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When J. Geils performs April 2 at The Landing at Pine Point in Scarborough, he will most likely have some devoted followers in the audience.

The J. Geils Band topped the list of readers' picks for overlooked artists who deserve induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in response to my March 10 column. That's not surprising - the Boston-based group was one of the most successful blues-rock bands to come out of the 1970s, and they spent many a formative year gigging around New England.

In fact, blues-based rock bands dominated the list overall, with readers deeming Steppenwolf, Deep Purple, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Doobie Broth­ers, The Steve Miller Band and Grand Funk Railroad as worthy inductees.

Progressive rock - which, as I pointed out in my earlier column, is a category that has been all but ignored by the hall - also got a lot of votes, with Jethro lull, Yes and The Moody Blues topping the list.

No. 1 on Jim Williams' list is Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens: "Whenever I hear DJs playing Sheryl Crow's version of 'The First Cut is the Deepest' and then saying, 'That's Sheryl Crow's version of Rod Stewart's classic,' I yell at radio... 'It's a Cat Stevens song!'"

I agree with you, Jim. However, I have a suspicion that Stevens' conversion to Islam and his comments regarding Salman Rushdie in the 1980s are keeping him out of the hall. I'm not saying it's right, but politics and personal biases have been known to keep people out before. (Case in point: The Ronettes and Darlene Love being barred from induction by Phil Spector until his arrest and subsequent conviction on murder charges removed him from the hall's board of gover­nors.)

I'm also pretty sure that KISS and Ted Nugent, two of Gray resident Bruce Murchie's picks, are being kept out of the rock hall for mostly political reasons. Gene Simmons has never been shy about telling the hall where to go, and Nugent is well-known for his conservative views.

Not surprisingly, zydeco and soul artists were noted by Dave Babb, a D J for the community radio station WMPG-FM who goes by the moniker "The Blues Doc­tor." According to Babb, Johnnie Taylor, Tyrone Davis, Clifton Chenier and Beau Jocque are more worthy than any of the recent inductees.

"Johnnie Taylor and Tyrone Davis were both great singers whose careers in soul music spanned four decades with many many hits..." Babb wrote. "Clifton Chenier invented modern zydeco music in the '50s and performed up until his death in 1987. He won a Grammy too. Beau Jocque invented the new style zydeco popular in the world today."

I don't agree with Paul Cate's artist of choice, though I'm not sure he was serious: "If only for their contribu­tions to karaoke experiences everywhere, I would love to see Sonny & Cher inducted."

To each his own, Paul. However, I will close by saying that if Sonny & Cher - or even Cher by herself- are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, I will personally burn a copy of "Believe" on the steps of the hall while wearing a T-shirt that reads: "Sonny chose a tree over listening to this."

Rock on.

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COUNTRY

Inspired by Hank Jr., WaylonJennings and more, DierksBentley brings his brand ofrockin' country music to theColisee in Lewiston.

ByRAYROUTHIERStaffWriter

ierks Bentley thinks countrymusic can rock on its own.

He plays electric guitar as loudas anyone, and even covered U2's"Pride (In the Name of Love)" onone of his albums.

But don't talk to him aboutcrossing over to the rock or popcharts.

"There is an emerging trend tomake country sound like classicrock, but I try to avoid that," saidBentley, 35, in a phone interview."I think country can rock on itsown without stealing AC/DC riffs.Country rocks with Telecastersand steel guitars."

Bentley will bring his rockin'country side - along with a deepfondness for bluegrass - to the

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Deal on admission,and that's no jokeTHE COMEDY CONNECTION oftendoes a half-priced showon Thursday nights withcomedians who are playingthere over the weekend.Tonight, it's comedy vet-eran Charlie Wiener, knownas "The Funniest Man witha Mortgage."WHEN: 8:30 p.m. todayWHERE: The Comedy Con-nection, 16 Custom HouseWharf, PortlandHOW MUCH: $7.50INFO: 774-5554;mainecomedy.com

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One more week, and we can give Marchthe boot. I still don't trust that we'renot in for one more winter walloping,

but I do know one thing: Jon Lester will betaking the mound at a certain ballpark onApril 8 vs. the Yankees, and it will launchthe annual battle of wills between me andmy editor. The one where he says, "Umyeah, Aimsel, it's a music column," and Isay "Well, technically, that's true."

Speaking of music, I had best get to itor I'll be in the doghouse before the firstpitch is even thrown. This week, I've gotshows for you at Space, One LongfellowSquare and Port City Music Hall. Slide- head first - into one of these.

N ew Jersey's Titus Androni-cus headlines at Space on

Tuesday night. From what I'vesurmised (and listened to), lastyear's record, "Monitor," is abig deal, and after 26 minutesspent at www.myspace.com/titusandronicus, I can appreci-ate why.

"A More Perfect Union" startsoff with excerpts from AbrahamLincoln's "Lyceum" speechbefore giving way to the fuzz of an electricguitar. Lyrics like "Tramps like us, babywe were born to die" are sung with thekind of raspy vocals that will make youthink happy thoughts about The Replace-ments.

"Four Score and Seven" is a lonesomesong, complete with harmonica: "Whenthey see the kind of person that you reallyare, you won't be laughing so hard" isrepeated enough times to drive the pointhome, and it makes for a fantastic song.Horns bellow in halfway through and withan almost carnival-like feel, but they soondepart. The pounding of drums and guitartake over, and you can almost see thespit coming out of singer Patrick Sickle'smouth as he amps up the angst. AmyKlein's guitar is 12 shades of awesome, asare Eric Harm's drums.

Long story short: killer band. Openingthe evening are Portland's indie-rockersBrenda, and sandwiched in between is Di-nowalrus, a psychedelic synth-punk bandfrom Brooklyn.

Titus Andronicus with Brenda andDinowalrus. 8 p.m. Tuesday. Space Gal-lery, 538 Congress St., Portland. Ages 18and older. Tickets at Bull Moose loca-tions and www.space538.org.

So this dude named Ray Mason e-mailsme a few weeks ago and says he's a

friend of Jose Ayerve, and Jose said heshould get in touch with me. To which Ireplied, "Any friend of Jose's is a friend ofmine." And it's true, because he's neversteered me wrong.

Mason will be performing solo with histrusty 1965 Sears Silvertone electric gui-tar as the opening act for his friend SteveForbert at One Longfellow Square. Hislatest CD is "Like Bugs Chewing on Pa-per." Give a listen at www.myspace.com/

Aimsel PontiFace the Music

theraymasonband. Mason's been touringsince 1982, and started his first band in1966 (when his guitar was a year old!).After a string of cassette-only releases,his first "official" CD was released in 1994,and there have been several subsequentones from this tireless rock 'if roll, pop-smart, vintage-guitar-slinging singer-songwriter. Oh, and Steve Forbert ain't tooshabby, either.

Steve Forbert with Ray Mason. 8 p.m.Friday. One Longfellow Square, Port-land. $18 in advance; $20 at the door.www.onelongfellowsquare.com

M aybe you're bummin' 'causethe Jeff Tweedy show's all

sold out and you aren't clutch-ing a ticket in your hand. Fearnot, my friends - help is on theway just a few blocks down Con-gress Street. (Or you can zipon down after Tweedy lets out.)Although Dangermuffin soundslike something you'd say uponarriving at a bakery on the firstday of your diet, it's actuallythe name of a roots-rock triofrom Folly Beach (real place),

S.C. I love their 10-word bio: "Organic,sand-blasted roots rock, with a sweetjam spread." The group's latest record iscalled "Moonscapes," and the tour sched-ule has stretched from coast to coast. Digin at www.myspace.com/dangermunin.

Dangermuffin with Twiddle. 8 p.m.Saturday. Port City Music Hall, 504Congress St., Portland. Ages 21 andolder. $7 in advance; $10 at the door.www.portcitymusichall.com

Now here's a Clash of the Titans to bereckoned with: The Cure vs. Joy Divi-

sion. Both bands formed in England in1976. However, Joy Division only releasedtwo records, the second after singerIan Curtis' suicide in 1980. That record,"Closer," is home to one of the most quint-essential early alternative music songsever to come out of England, "Love WillTear Us Apart." "She's Lost Control" isanother gem.

The Cure, well, where do I begin? Al-though I haven't kept close tabs on themin, well, at least 15 years, I still adore themand think that "The Head On the Door" isone of life's finest albums. The good newsis that both collectives of local luminar-ies who will become these two bands forWednesday night's clash will do right bythem. Of that you can be sure, even ifyou're not sure that the head on the doorwas a dream. Oh, oh, oh.

Clash of the Titans: The Cure vs. JoyDivision. 9 p.m. Wednesday. Port CityMusic Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland.Ages 18 and older. $5. www.portcitymusichall.com

Aimsel Ponti is a Portland freelance writer. Contacther at:

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cd REVIEW

It's Kage & Pallaso, so just get up and out on the dance floor

By MIKE OLCOTT Pius Mayanja, aka Pallaso, has traveled

quite a ways in his young life, honing his reggae/Afro-beat/hip-hop stylings all the way from Ugandan slums and landing in a pretty plum Portland music scene to put his big beats to work. His latest, the "Now You Know Mixtape" with Kage, is a clubby indulgence, making up in machis­mo what it lacks in originality.

The mixtape title track busts out of the box with whirlwind bluster and in a Spo-sian moment calls Portland, Maine, out as though it were in the 213. That's fun enough, but what's more fun is the edgy, crunknasty beat that ensues out of the speakers. A spare piano nods approv­ingly as these goofy MCs make noise to the ladies. Nevertheless, this track can and will get your hands up in the air, and should be echoing off the Atlantic for many a rum-swizzled night this July.

The mixtape features ample '90s R&B samples, hooks cruelly dehumanized with Auto-Tune (there has to be a better

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way!), and some Deltron-style goofrap to fill the verses. It's not horrible, but it's not particularly special, either. Then again, it's not clear if Kage and Pallaso want to create something memorable or just get butts on the dance floor.

Seekers of substance need not apply here, but haters are haters, and Pallaso and Kage seem to be setting it off just right in the particular space they occupy. You just have to put your T-Pain hat on and commit. Jell-0 shots, anybody?

Mike Olcott is a freelance writer who lives in Portland

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On sale noon Saturday - The Melvins, 9 p.m. June 3, Paradise Rock Club, Boston. $26.50. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 On sale noon Tuesday - k.d. lang., 7:30 p.m. July 12, The Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $75 to $115. Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400

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Apri l 1 - Del McCoury Band, 8 p.m., Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield. $60. Stonemountainartscenter.com; 935-7292 Apri l 1 - Sara Bareilles, 8 p.m., State Theatre, Portland. Sold out. Statetheatre portland.com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Civic Center box office Apri l 2 - David Sedaris, 8 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $45 to $55. 842-0800; Porttix.com; Portlandovations.org Apri l 2 - J. Geils with Jeff Pritchell, Gerry Beaudoin and The Texas Flood, 8 p.m., The Landing at Pine Point, Scarborough. $30 to $40. www.thelandingatpinepoint. com; 774-4527 Apri l 3 - Steve Tyrell and His Band, 8 p.m., The Landing at Pine Point, Scarborough. $40 to $50. www.thelandingatpinepoint. com; 774-4527 Apri l 5 - The Dirty Heads, 7 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $15 to $28. Portcitymusichall.com; 899-4990 Apri l 7 - Kenny Chesney, 7:30 p.m., Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. Sold out. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000 Apri l 8 - Chris Smither, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $22/$25. Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 Apri l 8 - Smucker's Stars on Ice, 7:30 p.m., Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. $25 to $125. www.theciviccenter.com; (800) 745-3000 Apri l 9 - The Spampinato Brothers, 8 p.m., One Longfellow Square, Portland. $15/$18. Onelongfellowsquare.com; 761-1757 Apri l 9 - Bronze Radio Return, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland. $10 to $20. Portcitymusichall.com; 899-4990 Apri l 9 - George Winston, 8 p.m., Jonathan's, Ogunquit. $3750/$42.50. Jonathansrestaurant.com; 646-4526

Get outta town Friday - Mavis Staples, 8 p.m., The Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $38 to $50. Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400 Friday - Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, 7 p.m., House of Blues, Boston. $32.70 to $47.90. Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000 Sunday - Gaelic Storm, 7 p.m., The Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $23 to $34.

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n CONCERTSTODAYMavis Staples, gospel/R&B, with Neko Case, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfi eld. $85.stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.Livingston Taylor, folk, 21-plus; The Landing at Pine Point, Scarborough. $30. thelandingatpinepoint.com. 7:30 p.m.Dierks Bentley, country, with Josh Thompson and Sean Patrick McGraw, Androscoggin Bank Colisee, Lewiston. $31.50 to $37.50. thecolisee.com. 7:30 p.m.Jimmy Dority and Friends, piano, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donations. localsproutscooperative.com. 7 p.m.Sara Grey and Kieron Means, Scottish musicians, Camden Public Library. $8; $6 for seniors. 7 p.m.

FRIDAYLeon Redbone, ragtime/jazz, Jonathan’s Restaurant, Ogunquit. $32.50 in advance, $35.50 day of show. 646-4777. 8 p.m.Ruthie Foster, blues, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfi eld, $30. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m.Assembly of Dust, rock/jam band, 21-plus; Port City Music Hall, Portland. $18 in advance; $20 at door; $25 VIP seated. portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.Steve Forbert, folk, with Ray Mason, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $18, $20. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m.Tricky Britches, bluegrass, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free/donation. localsprouts

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cooperative.com. 7:30 p.m.“All Together Now,” Beatles tribute show and interactive multimedia experience, Nasson Community Center (Little Theatre), Springvale. $15. 324-5657. 7 p.m.Cabin Fever Reliever Concert with Alan Gerber, boogie-woogie, Unity Center for the Performing Arts. Free. unityme.org. 7:30 p.m.

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At ease with tease: Meet the burlesque 'dishes'I t might be the laughs, the lingerie or

the ribald and randy audience, butsomething about burlesque hits the

spot for our isolated little corner of thecountry.

After GO'S (ahem) expose of the ris-ing subculture last week, we wanted todig a little deeper into what motivatesthe Portland burlesque performer andgauge how the calls of the crowd fuel andinspire the sexy slinking.

This week, we sat down with the saucyprovocateurs in TheDirty Dishes Bur-lesque Revue to findout just what getsthe cat outta the bagevery night.

Where did theidea for the DirtyDishes come from?Mike Olcott

Making NoiseI had performedburlesque together

as The Damsels in Burlesque back in2006, and were craving a new beginning.Ophelia Heiny had recently moved toMaine and was looking for a troupe toget involved with. Wiley I. Crisis and theladybeast were searching for a new styleof performance. The group began muchlarger, about 10 women, and eventuallysolidified as five Dirty Dishes.

You've mentioned you aim to providea "safe space" for both audience andperformers. What about burlesque ispotentially unsafe?

Victoria von: Burlesque explores andplays with sexuality in ways that haven'tbeen done before by and for peoplewhose desires, sexualities and genderexpressions are not represented in main-stream media and performance. Whenwe say we want to provide a "safe space,"we aim to create an environment that al-lows people to be themselves, both on thestage and in the audience, a space that issafe for queer or taboo or alternative rep-resentations of sexuality. Burlesque hasthe ability to literally create a space thatdoes not generally exist in the world, foranybody who does not fit the traditionalimage of what is sexy.

Rosie Rimjob: It's important for theshow to be comfortable for everyone. Sexand anything pertaining to it has the po-tential to hold a lot of animosity. For any-body new to burlesque, as a performer oraudience member, just a hint of unease isenough to keep people away.

How does a Dirty Dishes show easethe burden of self-consciousness?

Victoria von: We work hard to booka diverse lineup of performers for ourshows. This means a wide array of dif-ferences are represented on the stage,so that audience members can connectto people who look like them or havethe same fetishes. So you'll see differentbody types, gender expressions and skincolors. And burlesque, by definition, is amockery, so it allows performers to playwith bodies and sex and poke fun at the

Photo by August Dalrymple

The Dirty Dishes Burlesque Revue started as The Damsels in Burlesque in2006, expanded to 10 women and now comprises a core of five performers.

awkwardness and seriousness oftenattached to sexual expression and inter-action.

What's the wildest thing that everhappened during a performance?

Victoria von: It's normal for us to... lugstrange props around (a toilet, a kiddiepool, cardboard sarcophagi). Onstage,the wildest we've gotten is smearing eachother with pie and fake blood, respec-tively. Offstage, backstage, the collectivechaos is wild in this fantastical way. Hugewigs, layers of bright makeup, amazinglycrafted costumes, glitter everywhere,random props and snacks and bits ofperformances being rehearsed.

Rosie Rimjob: I think my favoritemoments are just before we get on the

stage, particularly to do a dance with twostrawberry pies and say, "OK, the pieis only going to get on the table and ourfaces." Four minutes later, you suddenlyrealize there is pie in your hair, all overyour body, scattered all across the stage,pie everywhere except for our faces andthe table. This has also happened withwhipped cream.

How do you answer critics who de-scribe what you do as anti-feminist?

Victoria von: This question breaks downto an argument about what feminism isand is not. First, it's important to acknowl-edge that there are many feminisms andways of being feminist; feminism meansdifferent things to different people. Not allburlesque performers identify as feminist,

iPodTOPIO(Or, Dirty Dishes' top 10 performances, inno particular order):"Be Our Guest" from Disney's "Beauty &the Beast" soundrack: "We serve up a four-course meal on our brassieres and finishwith dessert.""Human Fly," The Cramps: "Spider & Fly.Ophelia Heiny mauled by the ladybeast.""Apple Pie," The Bastard Fairies: "RosieRimjob and Victoria von show off theirdomestic goddessness with a side of pie inthe face.""Pink Elephants on Parade," fromDisney's "Dumbo" soundtrack: "Paperparasols and a chance of pink...?""It's A Man's Man's Man's World," JamesBrown: "Ophelia Heiny and Rosie Rimjobdrag it out man-style, with a reversetease.""Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man AfterMidnight)," ABBA: "Wiley I. Crisis hawksgender-defender potion and then finds herown gender bending.""Apocalyptic Tea Party," mash-up withVenus in Furs, Velvet Underground, Sick ofIt All and The Toy Dolls: "Tableau tea partywith the Absinthe Fairy.""Brick House," Rob Zombie: "Mummies insarcophagi break it down and unfurl theirwrappings.""Allegro from Spring," Vivaldi: "Aninterpretive striptease tribute to the great,great, great, great, great Isadora Duncan.""Come See About Me," The Supremes:Mermaids gone wrong, fish heads insteadof fins...a radio drama."

and some strongly assert that they are notfeminist. For the Dirty Dishes, feminismhas influenced how we understand our-selves as sexual beings and how we thinkabout performance, presentation of ourbodies and representations of sex, genderand sexuality. Our burlesque is informedby our own particular experiences withfeminism, and we understand that ourexperiences are not the same as those ofother feminists.

Why is burlesque important?Victoria von: Too many reasons to list.

Burlesque breaks down boundaries of

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MUSICContinued from Page E9

Orono. $32 to $52. collinscenterforthearts.com.8 p.m.Jeff Tweedy, rock, State Theatre, Portland. Soldout. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m.Kevin Burke, Irish fiddler, with Cal Scott, OneLongfellow Square, Portland. $20 in advance; $23at door. 761-1757. onelongfellowsquare.com.8 p.m.Dance Party with Colorblind, 21-plus; TheLanding at Pine Point, Scarborough. $10, $15.thelandingatpinepoint.com. 8 p.m.Phil Keaggy, Christian music, with RandyStonehill, Fryeburg Academy (Leura HillEastman Performing Arts Center), Fryeburg.$25; $20 seniors; $15 students. 935-9232.www.fryeburgacademy.org. 7:30 p.m.Bluegrass Show to benefit Wilf Clark and DottyFarell, Community Center, Hartland. Donations.277-3365. 3 p.m.Maine Handbell Festival Concert with almost 100ringers, Greely Middle School, Cumberland. Free.829-4815. 4:30 p.m.Dangermuffin, roots rock, Port City Music Hall,Portland. $7 in advance; $10 at door; $20 VIPseated, portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.

SUNDAYYoung@Heart Chorus, ensemble with vocalistsaged 73 to 89 performing rock 'n' roll and more;benefits Volunteers of America and NortheastHearing and Speech; Merrill Auditorium, Portland.$27 to $100. Porttix.com. 2:30 p.m.Jazz Breakfast with Delta Knights, PortlandMuseum of Art. Breakfast items available forpurchase; concert free with museum admission:$4 to $10; free for children under age 6. 775-6148. 10:30 a.m. to noon.Country Homecoming Show, presented by theDown East Country Music Association, Silver Spur,Mechanic Falls. $5, $6. thesilverspurclub.com.Noon (doors at 11:30 a.m.)

TUESDAYNavy Band Sea Chanters, presented by theMahoosuc Arts Council, Gould Academy(Bingham Auditorium), Bethel. Free;

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ticket reservations required. 824-3575.mahoosucarts.org. 7 p.m.Gordon Lightfoot, singer-songwriter, MerrillAuditorium, Portland. $52 to $72. porttix.com.8 p.m.

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mainecomedy.com. 8:30 p.m.Open Mic Comedy hosted by Brian Brinegarwith When Particles Collide and The Gloaming,Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 8 p.m.

FRIDAYPaula Poundstone, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $35.594-0070. 8 p.m.Charlie Wiener with Vince Martin, ComedyConnection, Portland. $15. mainecomedy.com.8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.Brent McCoy, comedy, variety show and theater,Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. $10; $5children under 18. boothbayoperahouse.com.7:30 p.m.

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conventional ideas surrounding sexuality:what is sexy, which types of people andbodies can be sexy, how can they be sexu-al. Lots of people find the representationof body types to be important, especiallywith the bombardment of the thin, tonedbodies that populate the mainstreammedia. Burlesque explores sex in a reallyfun and exciting and glittery way. It's kindof like a fantasy world come true. Youdon't have to grow up to get a 9 to 5 joband get married and have babies and bakechickens. People shouldn't need a reasonto have fun, but sometimes grown-upsdo. Burlesque is a reason to play, to makecostumes and props, to play dress-up andbe silly. And if you're into it, you can addlayers of thought.

How will The Dirty Dishes dreamcontinue to grow?

Victoria von: We put on shows thatexpand conventional notions of sexual-ity, and continue to create spaces forall types of sexual and personal expres-sion through burlesque. Fall of 2011,

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we traverse the country, performing invarious arts venues and spreading glitteryfeminism across the U.S. of A. In threeyears, we will open up our very own cafe:The Dirty Dish. In five years, we will com-mandeer an exquisite five-story buildinginto which we will put The Dirty Dish cafealong with a burlesque club with mag-nificent stage and a real green room, anall-gender strip club, our offices and ourpenthouse artist collective.

Rosie Rimjob: We will also be comingout with a line of burlesque business wearin 2014.

Mike Olcott is a freelance writer who lives in Portlandand Boston.

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Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewistontonight. Josh Thompson ("Beer on theTable") opens.

Bentley grew up with an appreciationfor country music's roots. When he wasa child in Arizona, his father listenedto traditional country artists of the '80sand '90s such as George Straight andRandy Travis, as well as country musiclegend Hank Williams.

Bentley liked that music, but as ayoung teenager, he was also very fondof the guitar licks and screaming vocalsof Van Halen and Billy Idol. He didn'tsettle on rockin' country until he turned17 and started playing electric guitar.

"I think that's when I discovered Hank(Williams) Jr., and that music spoketo me. Waylon Jennings, too. Countrymusic with substance," he said.

Bentley seems to have the substancecountry music fans crave nowadays.He's had seven singles go to No. 1 onthe country music chart since 2003,including "What Was I Thinkin'" and"Sideways." Five more singles have hitthe Top 10.

It wasn't something that happenedovernight. Bentley left Arizona as ateenager and moved to Nashville in1994 to pursue his musical career. Heworked his way up the musical ladderand started releasing recordings on anational scale about a decade later.

One of the things he's seen change in

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a roller-coaster ride."Dierks Bentley,

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the time he's been in Nashville is howmost stars make their money.

"It used to be, somebody would sellmillions of albums, had hit songs, andthey made a lot of money," said Bentley."But with iTunes and things like that,it's a lot harder. Now the only way tomake a lot of money is touring. Luckyfor me, I love touring."

As an adult, he's gained an apprecia-tion for bluegrass and now calls it "themost authentic music." He has record-ed with and toured with Del McCoury'sband, one of the best-known bluegrassoutfits working today.

Bentley doesn't like to be too predict-able. So when he plays live, he'll dosome electric stuff, some acoustic stuffand some party songs.

"I don't like to do the same show everytime. That's not fun for me," said Bent-ley. "I want people to come along withme on a roller-coaster ride."

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The Portland Press Herald/ Thursday, March 24, 2011 | GO E13

In "Maya," a young actress checks herself into a mental institution in preparation for a role and walks a thin line between acting and nnadness. Photos courtesy MJFF

By BOB KEYES StaffWriter

In the past, the folks who organize the Maine Jewish Film Fes­tival have tried to build their program around a theme.

One year, films in the festival focused on labor. Another year, they were about coming of age.

This year, festival director Kari Wagner-Peck and her movie selection committee decided to let the audience weigh in.

"We do an online survey, and our response rate has been great. We have a vocal audience base," Wagner-Peck said. "This year, they said, 'We want more feature films.' They felt that in the past, the festival maybe was too documentary-heavy"

Ask and you shall receive. The festival, now in its 14th year, opens Saturday and contin­

ues through March 31 with an emphasis on feature films and niche movies that likely would only get a screening at a festival like this.

The heartbreaking "Anita" is a good example of the kind of film the festival will feature this year.

The movie is based on a bombing of a Jewish neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Anita has Down syndrome and lives with her mother. When the nearby Argentine Israelite Mutual Associa­tion is bombed, she ends up lost and on the streets. The movie

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This year's festival, the 14th annual, puts the focus on feature-length films and unique niche flicks.

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The Maine Jewish Film Festival lineup includes "Simon Konianski," an oddball comedy out of Belgium, above, and "Anita," from Argentina, the story of a young woman with Down syndrome.

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"SUCKER PUNCH" (PG-13) Stars Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens and Abbie Cornish. Directed by Zack Snyder. A young girl is institutionalized by her wicked stepfather. Retreating to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the facility. Thematic material involv­ing sexuality, violence and combat sequences, and for language.

Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Fri-Wed 1:30, 4:10,6:50,9:30; Cinemagic Westbrook Fri-Wed 12:20, 3:20, 7, 9:40; Cinemagic Saco IMAX Fri-Wed 12:45, 3:15, 7,9:20; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:10, 7, 9:30; Brunswick 10 Fri-Wed 1:10, 4, 7:20, 10; Falmouth 10 Fri 4:40, 7:20,10 Sat 2,4:40, 7:20,10 Sun 2, 4:40, 7:20 Mon-Wed 4:40, 7:20

"DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES" (PG) Stars Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick and Robert Cap-ron. Directed by David Bowers. Back in middle school

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"THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU" (1:39) PG-13) Stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. Directed by George Nolfi. The affair between a politician and a ballerina is affected by mysterious forces, keeping the lovers apart. Brief strong language, some sexually and a violent image.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 1:45,4:30, 7, 9:30 Fri 2, 4:45, 7:20, 9:45 Sat 2,4:45 Sun 9:45 Mon-Tue 2, 9:45 Wed 2; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 12, 2:20, 4:50, 7:30, 9:50 Fri-Wed 12, 2:20, 7:30; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed 12, 2:30,4:50, 7:20, 9:50; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:20, 2:30, 4:40, 7, 9:15; Falmouth 10 Today 4:35, 7:15 Fri 4:20, 7:25 Sat-Sun 1:50,4:20, 7:25 Mon-Wed 4:20, 7:25; Brunswick 10 Today 1:35, 4:15, 7:25,10 Fri-Wed 1:50,4:25, 7:30, 9:50

"ANOTHER YEAR" (2:09) (PG-13) Stars Jim Broad-bent, Ruth Sheen and Lesley Manville. Directed by Mike Leigh. A look at four season in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends who are all quite miserable. Some language.

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"BATTLE: LOS ANGELES" (1:56) (PG-13) Stars Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez and Bridget Moynahan. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman. As a full-scale alien

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Girl power:Action heroines pack a 'Punch1

By RAFER GUZMANMcClatchy Newspapers

NEW YORK — Black undies? Or white?It was a choice that confronted writer-

director Zack Snyder while making"Sucker Punch," a mostly female ac-tion-fantasy starring Emily Browningas a gun-toting, sword-swinging killerdeceptively named Babydoll. She dis-patches zombies and robots with the kindof brutality that made Snyder's mostlymale "300" a hit in 2007, but she alsowears a thigh-high skirt that, as viewerswill discover when "Sucker Punch" opensFriday, can be rather revealing.

The underwear question involved morethan just aesthetics. As it turns out,Snyder wanted the color to downplay anytitillation, not increase it.

"I did make a concession to say, 'Let'smake her underwear black,'" Snydersays. "Otherwise I'm noticing it too much.If it was white, you see it. But those arethe kinds of things we did, because Ididn't want the movie to be about that."

It's a small but important point thatunderscores the tricky nature of a moviewhose sexual politics are as multi layeredas its plot. A three-tiered narrative thatunfolds in an insane asylum, a brotheland the escapist fantasies of its belea-guered heroine, "Sucker Punch" is a vi-sual blend of pulp comics, steampunk andvideo-game violence, all shot in Snyder'ssignature heightened style. One minuteits female characters are invincible war-riors, the next they're chattel. And almostalways, they are thoroughly rouged andsuggestively dressed.

"It was difficult, at first, to convince thestudio, not because it's about all-femaleaction characters but because it was sodifferent," says Snyder's wife, Deborah,who helped produce the film for WarnerBros. "You usually pitch them a set ofcomps" - that is, clips of comparablemovies - "but there were no comps fora movie like this. That was both excitingand scary."

What has been done before is therewed-up mix of female-driven actionand overt sexuality. The 1970s televisionshow "Charlie's Angels" was famousfor strategically jiggling its heroines;RUSS Meyer's 1965 cult classic "Faster,Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" featured womenwith aggressive personalities and outsizebosoms. More recently, Angelina Jolie'sLara Croft character often wore combatboots and little else.

"You have to recognize that we aremaking a genre movie, a movie that haselements of, say, Japanese anime," saysCarla Gugino, who plays the brothel'smother hen, Madam Gorski. "In '300,'the men wore less clothing than we'rewearing! It is absolutely embracing thatwomen can be sexy, strong, smart, all ofthose things."

"Sucker Punch" features five youngactresses cast somewhat against type.Browning (Babydoll) starred in the kids'

Warner Bros.From left, Abbie Cornish as SweetPea, Jena Malone as Rocket, EmilyBrowning as Babydoll, Scott Glenn asthe Wise Man, Vanessa Hudgens asBlondie and Jamie Chung as Amber in"Sucker Punch."

PREVIEW"SUCKER PUNCH," starring Abbie Cornish,Jena Malone, Emily Browning, VanessaHudgens, Jamie Chung and ScottGlenn. Directed by Zach Snyder. RatedPG-13 for thematic material involvingsexuality, violence and combatsequences, and for language. Runningtime: 2:00.

film "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Un-fortunate Events." Abbie Cornish (SweetPea) played John Keats' love interest inthe costume drama "Bright Star." JamieChung (Amber) recently had an eye-can-dy role in Adam Sandier's "Grown Ups."Jena Malone (Rocket) is known for indiefilms like "Bastard Out of Carolina." AndVanessa Hudgens (Blondie) is a dimpledtween idol from Disney's "High SchoolMusical" franchise.

For "Sucker Punch," however, theypracticed martial arts, trained with as-sault rifles and worked out under LoganHood, a former Navy SEAL who alsowrangled Snyder's actors on "300." Malo-ne, for one, piled 10 pounds of muscle onher 5-foot-6-inch frame and eventuallypushed her rack dead-lift weight to 300pounds.

"I get incredible work as an actor,"Malone says. "But no one ever says,'When I look at you I see someone whocan kill 40 men with heavy artillery.'Never had I had anyone instill that beliefin me. It was incredible."

The film goes so far as to exclude menentirely from the main cast. There are no"boyfriend" roles at all, and most of themale characters are villains, from Baby-doll's abusive stepfather to brothel ownerBlue (Oscar Isaac, "Robin Hood"). ScottGlenn plays the Wise Man, a benevolentfather figure who sends the women intobattle; he is the film's only "redemptive"male, according to Snyder.

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I Shall Not HateA Gaza doctor's journey on the road

to peace and human dignity

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"This story is a necessary lesson against hatred and revenge."—Elie Wiesel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish lost three daughters and a niece inthe Gaza War, 2008-2009. This remarkable man's ability totranscend personal tragedy inspires the search for harmonyand peace rather than hatred and revenge.

Dr. Izzeldin AbuelaishThursday, March 31, 2011

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USM, Portland Campus

I lost three beautifuldaughters and a wonderful,loving niece. I cannot bringthem back.... [But] let usask each other, "Whereare we going?" "What arcwe doing?" ... III couldknow that my daughterswere the last sa crificc onthe road to peace..., then Iwould accept their loss....Peace can only come aboutafter an internal shift—onboth sides. What we needis respect, and the innerstrength to refuse to hate.Then we will achievepeace. And my daughterswill have been die last priceanyone in this region hasto pay. (235)- horn I Shall Not Hate

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"Precious Life" is an Israeli documentary about a Palestinian infantwhose only hope for survival is a bone marrow transplant in an Israelihospital. A panel discussion will follow Sunday's screening.

Jewish Film Festiva takesMainers around the world

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There are times when it seems themovie industry considers Maine afar-off frozen wasteland, like an Arctic

research station where people would beglad just to have anything to watch, nomatter how bland or outdated, simply todistract us from our imminent deaths bypolar bear.

Maine film fans are a sophisticatedbunch, however, clamoring for more inter-esting and adventurous fare than what thebig chains deign to send our way. We wantthe best and the newest, the weirdest and

most challenging.And thanks to

like-minded areatheaters, festivalsand groups, the realfilm aficionados intown have options.

Especially thisweek.

The 14th annualMaine Jewish FilmFestival is back,and from Saturdaythrough March 31,

this yearly roster is, as the mission state-ment states, "a forum for the presentationof films to enrich, educate and entertaina diverse community about the Jewishexperience."

Or, as Kari Wagner-Peck, MJFF'sexecutive and artistic director, furtherexplained: "The festival curates a pro-gram of films that explore the Jewishexperience in Maine and globally throughfeatures, documentaries and shorts.

"Over the last 14 years, we have pre-sented global and diverse perspectives onthe Jewish experience, about communi-ties and individuals from all walks of life,from Africa, the Middle East, Eastern andWestern Europe, North and South Ameri-ca, gay, straight, disabled, persecuted andtriumphant," she added. "Ultimately, this

Dennis PerkinsIndie Film

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vast diversity is a reflection of the humanexperience."

Growing from six films screened onVHS at Congregation Bet Ha'am in SouthPortland, the MJFF now can boast almosttwo dozen films screening at NickelodeonCinemas and several other venues, andhas sold more than 28,000 tickets in itshistory.

In addition to the impressive films on

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display, this year's MJFF boasts severalspecial events, kicking off with opening-night appetizers and drinks at GreenhutGalleries on Saturday.

On Monday, the Salt Institute for Docu-mentary Studies will host a screeningof the new documentary "The Way Up,"an insightful and moving portrait of anorphaned Romanian girl.

Adopted by an Israeli family, the girlcomes out as a lesbian, runs away fromhome and spends three years on thestreets of Tel Aviv. Following the film, SaltExecutive Director Donna Galluzzo willfacilitate a panel including filmmakers

Yoav Kosh, Alexandra Daley-Clark andDovid Muyderman.

And Tuesday, Salt hosts an LGBT FilmForum followed by a screening of theFrench comedy "He's My Girl" (about agay Jewish clarinetist trying to cope withhis sexuality, career and Orthodox family)at Nickelodeon Cinemas.

Clearly, the MJFF has a broad vision forthe films it chooses.

"We screen independent films thatwould not otherwise be shown in thestate," Wagner-Peck said. And MJFFcaters to "a large, diverse audience thatloves independent film."

And I say Maine film fans of all faithsshould be grateful.

Dennis Perkins is a freelance writer who lives inPortland.

"Nora's Will," aMexican film, isa dark comedyinvolvinga divorcedwoman'ssuicide, her ex-husband anda mysteriousphotograph.

by Lionel Goldstein

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SATURDAY"Nora's Will" (Mexico): A divorcedwoman's suicide, an intricate set ofinstructions for a Seder left to theex-husband who'd left her, and amysterious photograph all make upthis beguiling dark comedy.

SUNDAY"Camera Obscura" (Argentina): Atthe beginning of the 20th century,a shy woman married to a Jewishrancher is drawn to a traveling Frenchphotographer."Eli and Ben" (Israel): A mischievousyoung boy sees his beloved fathercharged with taking bribes and setsout to prove his innocence, andperhaps loses his own in the process."Precious Life" (Israel): Harrowingdocumentary about a Palestinianinfant whose only hope for survivalis a bone marrow transplant in anIsraeli hospital and the ability of twoperpetually suspicious cultures to dothe right thing. Followed by a paneldiscussion including Dr. Natan Kahn ofDoctors Without Borders.

MONDAY"Arab Labor" - Season 2 (Israel): Fourepisodes of this TV series about Arabcitizens of Israel."Anita" (Argentina): When a Jewishneighborhood in Buenos Aires isbombed, a sheltered young womanwith Down syndrome is left wanderingfor days, unable to remember where

she lives but touching the lives ofeveryone she meets.

TUESDAY"The MJFF Shortish Film Festival":Six short(ish) films at the Nick.Favorite title: "Yiddish Hillbillies."

WEDNESDAY"Simon Konianski" (Belgium): When35-year-old Simon gets dumped, hemoves in with his elderly father andvarious family members who proceedto drive each other nuts in this oddballcomedy. Preceded by the shorts "TheLighthouse: Against the Grain" and"For the Children.""The Klezmatics" (U.S.): Infectiousmusical documentary about thetitular klezmer/world music bandwhose enduring struggle to keep thistraditional Jewish musical form alivemakes for a joyous time."Human Resources Manager" (Israel):Tragi-comedy about a beleagueredexecutive of a Jewish bakery takingthe ashes of an employee back to hernative Romania.

THURSDAY"Duck Soup" (U.S.): The MarxBrothers run roughshod overFreedonia when Groucho is electedpresident. Seeing this classic comedyon a full screen is a rare treat not tobe missed!"Maya" (Israel): Drama about anactress' perilous descent into madnessas she checks herself into a mentalinstitution in preparation for a role.

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is about her journey and the people she touches who cross her path.

"You want to make your audience happy, whether they have been coming 14 years or one year," Wagner-Peck said. "People are saying they love the crowd-pleasers, but they really want to see the films that filmmakers make that you would only see at a film festival."

The festival began in 1988. That first year, films - videos, actually - were shown in a local congregation.

Since then, the festival has upgraded its presentation and scope. This year, most films will be screened at Nickelodeon Cinemas in downtown Portland.

Over the years, the festival has shown more than 250 domestic and foreign films and attracted more than 70 artists from across the globe.

Attendance is up, and so is the prestige of the festival. It's among the smaller Jew­ish film festivals in the country, but it's done a good job landing important films and luring directors to town to talk about their work.

Success can be defined in a lot of ways.

The quality of the films is one barometer, but a universal measuring stick is atten­dance.

Wagner-Peck said attendance at the Portland festival is up steadily, and last year it jumped 15 percent, suggesting a surge among new audience members. She expects to sell between 2,800 and 2,900 individual tickets this year.

According to festival statistics, each person who attends the festival sees an average of six films throughout the week.

"Those new audience members want independent films. Our tried and true does as well, but people want to feel like they are on the inside of something. The festival offers that," Wagner-Peck said.

"They want independent films, and these are people who are not necessarily Jewish. They are film buffs, and that is their motivation. They like our mission, and they are interested in the Jewish experience.

"But they really want independent films, and that is what they want us to give them."

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This 'Wimpy Kid' posts low score on the giggle meter

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By ROGER MOORE McClatchy Newspapers

"Diary of a Wimpy Kind: Rodrick Rules" takes our intrepid wimpy hero through seventh grade - more struggles to be "popular," more efforts to make his unaffected, unpretentious and childish pal Rowley less of an embarrassment. It makes more of an effort to connect the big screen "Kid" with the Jeff Kinney "Diary" books - lots more animation in the Kinney stick-figure style.

It just takes a very long time to get going. Apparently seventh grade doesn't pack as much potential for amusing, scarred-for-life trauma as sixth grade.

The problems of Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) lie much closer to home, this time around. His baby brother Manny is old enough to talk and old enough to rat him out. And older brother Rodrick (Devon Bostick) has become "the king of laziness, except when it comes to tortur­ing me."

Thus Greg's academic career is hampered by teachers who tar him with the same brush as his underachieving sibling. Greg's crush on the willowy new blond model-classmate, Holly Hills (Pey­ton List), is doomed by Rodrick's pranks at the skating rink and at church.

Thankfully, Mom (Rachael Harris) has noticed the boys aren't getting along. A delusional self-help newspaper colum­nist, she concocts a scheme to pay them to get along.

"Having a brother's one of the most important relationships of your life," she lectures.

Rodrick manipulates this do-goodiness into a way to pay for gas for his van while he continues to trick and torment Greg and steal mom's eye-liner so he can look the part of a rock drummer in his band, Loded Diper.

The sibling rivalry doesn't have much to offer until late in the film, when Rodrick starts passing on his "rules" for getting by to the wimpy kid: "Don't be good at something you don't want to do" - say washing Dad's car. "Always lower Mom and Dad's expectations."

Another Mom trick, forcing the boys to spend the weekend with their grandpa in a retirement home, leads to a funny chase-in-his-underwear memory for Greg.

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Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon, right) and best pal Rowley (Robert Capron) have an eventful sleepover in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules."

REVIEW "DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES," starring Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, Rachel Harris and Steve Zahn. Directed by David Bower. Rated PG for some mild rude humor and mischief. Running time: 1:38

But, as in the first "Wimpy Kid," school holds more promise for comedy as Greg creates a cruel "nobody sees you" game for his classmate Chirag (Karan Brar, hit­ting the affected Indian accent too hard). There are weak gags involving the gross classmate Fregley and goofball Rowley (Robert Capron) inadvertently teaches Greg how to lip-sync to Kei$ha and to be himself, not try so hard to fit in.

As kids' entertainment, "Rodrick Rules" is harmless enough. But it's less broad than the first film and less funny. Anima­tor-turned-director David Bowers has little to work with in this script and once again no money to spend on funnier actors in supporting roles. Steve Zahn, playing the dad who is wise to the ways of sneaky throw-a-party-while-the-parents-are-away boys, manages a laugh here and there, as does Harris as the smother­ing-hovering mom. But no funny teach­ers, and most of the Westmore Middle School classmates seem to have aged out of their amusing years.

Without more giggles, this "Wimpy" sequel simply wimps out.

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At the same time, Snyder wanted his female characters to embrace certain traditional sexual archetypes - "the nurse, the French maid, the school­girl," he says - and simultaneously take control of them. Such archetypes are common in movies with explicit sexual content, he notes, yet "Sucker Punch"

seems destined to cause some hand-wringing even though it contains no sex scenes at all.

"The most dangerous place to go, I think, with female sexuality, is when people are conscious of their own sexual­ity and it becomes a tool," Snyder says. "The power of it, when they're aware of it - that's dangerous. Society is not into that, for whatever reason. I thought we had a sexual revolution and everyone is cool with that. But apparently it's still a hot-button issue."

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"BEASTLY" (1:33) (PG-13) Stars Alex Pettyfer, Van­essa Hudgens and Mary-Kate Olsen. Directed by Daniel Barnz. A modern day take on "Beauty and the Beast" in which a New York teen is transformed into a hideous monster in order to find true love. Language including crude comments, brief violence and some thematic material.

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"CARMEN IN 3D" (2:50) (NR) Stars Christine Rice, Bryan Hymel, Aris Argiris, Maija Kovalevska, Dawid Kimberg. Directed by Julian Napier. Based on Georges Bizet's opera, filmed in 3-D during two performances at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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"CEDAR RAPIDS" (1:26) (R) Stars Ed Helms, John C. Reilly and Anne Heche. Directed by Miguel Arteta. Naive small-town guy Tim Lippe has no idea what he's in for when he's sent to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to repre­sent his company in an annual insurance convention, where he soon finds himself under the "guidance" of three convention veterans. Crude and sexual content, language and drug use.

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"THE COMPANY MEN" (1:49) (R) Stars Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones. Directed by John Wells. A drama centered on a year in the lives of three businessmen who look to see what's next in their lives after being laid off by their company. Language and brief nudity.

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"GNOMEO & JULIET" (1:24) (G) Animated with the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt and Maggie Smith. Directed by Kelly Asbury. An animated version of Shakespeare's play in which Gnomeo and Juliet are would-be lovers from rival garden-based families.

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"THE TOURIST," starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. Effective as both a travelogue and a genre-spanning caper, this leisurely paced but quite satisfying film finds unassuming math teacher Depp suddenly embroiled in a dizzy­ing and criminal situation when he makes the acquaintance of the beautiful and enigmatic Elise (Jolie) while vacationing in Venice. A refreshingly grown-up sort of popcorn movie with a great supporting cast to boot, featuring Paul Bettany, Timothy Dalton and Rufus Sewall. Rated PG-13. Running time: 1:43

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"YOGI BEAR," animated with the voices of Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake. Putting aside the fact that whoever cast the voices for Yogi and Boo-Boo apparently put a bunch of random celebrity names in a hat and blindly drew two, this goofy revamp of the popular Hanna-Barbera cartoon manages to keep the light-hearted antics of the pic-a-nic basket-stealing bear intact. Pixar it ain't, but enjoyable nonetheless. Rated PG. Running time: 1:20

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Reese Witherspoon and Paul Rudd in "How Do You Know."

brilliance as both a lead guitarist and a song­writer, the late George Harrison all too often got lost in the shuffle whenever the Beatles were discussed due to his reserved demeanor. This excellent, heartfelt 2003 star-studded perfor­mance goes a long way towards remedying that, with fellow Beatles Paul and Ringo on hand to eulogize their friend, joined by such legends as Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne and even members of the Monty Python troupe, of whom Harrison was a longtime supporter and fan. Not rated, nothing objectionable. Running time: 2:00

Suggested retail price: $34.98

"STAND BY ME: 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDI­TION," starring Will Wheaton and River Phoenix. Once you snap out of the deep depression caused by the realization that it came out 25 years ago, stop by and pick up a copy of this coming-of-age 1986 classic, directed by Rob Reiner in top form and based on a short story by Stephen King. The key to the film's enduring suc­cess, however, is in one of the best casts of child actors in American film. The late Phoenix is a standout as the self-assured leader of the group, but Wheaton, Corey Feldman and a near-unrec­ognizable (and scene-stealing) Jerry O'Connell as the put-upon Vern are all equally memorable. Rated R. Running time: 1:29.

Suggested retail price: $24.95.

V IDEOPORT PICKS "DERAILROADED: INSIDE THE MIND OF LARRY

'WILD MAN' FISCHER," documentary. This affectionate and occasionally disturbing 2005 documentary focuses on late '60s tunesmith Fischer, a talented if vocally challenged trouba­dour whose crazed busking caught the eye and ear of Frank Zappa, leading to an ill-fated record deal and an unfortunate downward spiral. Not rated, contains language and thematic material. Running time: 1:26

Suggested retail price: $16.95

"PUNCHING THE CLOWN," directed by Gregori Viens. A tongue-in-cheek biography of singer/ comedian Henry Phillips, who plays himself, this dark comedy won the Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival and mines the comedic gold found in the workings of Tinseltown's music scene. Phillips' songs are hilarious, the script's fine sense of humor is spot-on, and despite the Hollywood setting, more than a few of us will recognize and have to laugh at the clueless deni­zens around the music biz. Not rated, contains language and thematic material. Running time: 1:31

Suggested retail price: $19.99

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Our picks for your bestentertainment this week

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Livingston TaylorHe may not be as famous as hisbrother James, but LivingstonTaylor is a pretty talented guyhimself, as evidenced by his morethan 30 years as a recording andtouring musician. He'll bring hisgentle folk sound to The Land-ing at Pine Point. For info, go toThelandingatpinepoint. comor call 774-4527.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m.WHERE: The Landing at PinePoint, 353 Pine Point Road,ScarboroughHOW MUCH: $20 to $30

'Killer Joe'Graphic violence, nudity andstrong adult content. Get it all inthis play by Pulitzer-winner TracyLetts that delves into the trailer-trash world of a Texas family thathires a contract killer to murderMom for her insurance money.It's shocking, intense and funny,and you have to be at least 18 tosee it.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday,Saturday and March 31WHERE: Space Gallery, 538Congress St., PortlandHOW MUCH: $12; $10 members;space538.org

'A Chorus Line'Seventeen dancers and only eightspots in a Broadway chorus. "AChorus Line" has been a favoritesince it debuted in 1976, and youhave two more chances to seePortland Players' version of themusical.

WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursday, 2:30p.m. SundayWHERE: Portland Players, 420Cottage Road, South Port-landHOW MUCH: $20 adults; $18seniors; $15 students.799-7337

'Kings of Pastry'Follow Jacquy Pfeiffer, an award-winning chef from Alsace, onhis journey to the prestigiousMeilleurs Ouvriers de Francecompetition. From the folks whobrought you Stephanopoulos("The War Room") and Dylan("Don't Look Back.")

WHEN: 5:30 p.m.; free pastrytasting from 4 to 5:15 p.m.WHERE: The Strand Theater,345 Main St., RocklandHOW MUCH: $8.50 generaladmission; $7.50 for seniorsand children 12 and under.Advance tickets available atbox office 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.;ticket sales start at 4 p.m.day of show.

Maine MapleSunday

Talk about a sweet deal. MaineMaple Sunday is the annualday when farms and sugar-houses around Maine openfor free tours, demonstra-tions and samples. Gotomainemapleproducers. comor getrealmaine.com for loca-tions.

WHEN: All dayWHERE: Sugarhouses andfarms throughout the state.HOW MUCH: Free admission;pancakes and syrup for sale.

Young at Heart

You're never too old to rock 'n'roll. That's the message behindthe Young at Heart Chorus, withperformers aged 73 to 89 doingtunes from Radiohead, TalkingHeads and other hard-rock-ing outfits. For tickets, go toPorttix.com or 842-O8OO.

WHEN: 2:30 p.m.WHERE: Merrill Auditorium, 20Myrtle St., PortlandHOW MUCH: $32 to $52

DecompressionChamber Music

Care to sample a little classicalmusic on your way home fromwork? One Longfellow Squarehosts the Decompression Cham-ber Music series featuring musicby Schubert and the ensemble'sviolin player, Mark Berger. Musiclasts about an hour, featuring PiotrBuczek, Colin Davis, Mark Bergerand Decompression Chamber Mu-sic creator Priscilla Hayes Taylor.

WHEN: 6 p.m.WHERE: One LongfellowSquare, 181 State St., PortlandHOW MUCH: $10 in advance,$12 at the door;onelongfello wsquare. com

'Halpern &Johnson'

Nothing inspires drama quite likea love triangle. Portland StageCompany's "Halpern & Johnson"tells the story of two very differ-ent men who share an unusualcommon bond: a half-century oflove for the same woman. Thisaward-winning drama exploresthe complex nuances of mar-riage and friendship. Show runsthrough April 14. More info atportlandstage. org.

WHEN: 7:30 p.m.WHERE: Portland StageCompany, 25A Forest Ave.,PortlandHOW MUCH: $28 to $37

Italia 150

Two WheelsFor many in America, the bicycleis for fun and recreation. Forthese five people scatteredaround the globe, it means somuch more. Follow their storiesin the documentary film "WithMy Own Two Wheels" and findout how a bike can change theworld.

WHEN: 6 and 7:30 p.m.WHERE: Frontier Cafe &Cinema, 14 Maine St., 3 FortAndross, BrunswickHOW MUCH: $7;explorefrontier. com

Celebrate the 150th anniver-sary of the unification of Italywith a five-course Italian dinnerprepared by Lee Skawinski, chefat Cinque Terre and Vignola.Then feast your eyes on Ital-ian-inspired art installations andfashion and design products.Top off the evening with a danceparty.

WHEN: Doors open at 6 p.m.for dinner, or 8 p.m. for thefashion and design show,wine and cocktails, and danc-ing.WHERE: The Portland Com-pany, 58 Fore St., PortlandHOW MUCH: $55 for the entireevening, or $15 for every-thing but dinner (includesa glass of prosecco);Italia ISOportland. com

Maine Festival ofthe Book

Authors with Maine roots andthose from around the countrydescend on Portland for theMaine Festival of Book. Thefestival affirms our culture's loveaffair with the written word,and offers fans of literature thechance to mingle with famousauthors, mid-career writers andthose trying to find their way.

WHEN: Various times April 1through April 3WHERE: University of SouthernMaine, PortlandHOW MUCH: Most events arefree; mainereads.org

Hockey benefitIt's time to fear the bear. A teamof former Boston Bruins greatscomes to Portland for a charityhockey game against an all-starteam of high school players fromMaine. Proceeds benefit the Port-land Firefighters Association.

WHEN: 7 p.m. FridayWHERE: Cumberland CountyCivic Center, PortlandHOW MUCH: Donations at thedoor

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David SedarisSeasonal employment at adepartment store paid off bigtime for best-selling author andhumorist David Sedaris. At least,the mocking of said employmentpaid off. Sedaris, who authored"Me Talk Pretty One Day," "DressYour Family in Corduroy andDenim" and "Santaland Dia-ries" returns to Portland for anevening of recollections andreadings.

WHEN: 8 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: Merrill Auditorium, 20Myrtle St., PortlandHOW MUCH: $45 to $55;portlandstage.org

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MOVIESContinued from Page E20

Angeles, Mickey Haller (McConaughey) is a criminaldefense attorney who operates out of the back seat ofhis Lincoln Town Car. And while his latest case could behis most high-paying in years, it also brings him closeto unexpected evil. Some violence, sexual content andlanguage.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:25, 3,6:55, 9:25; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today-Wed 12:20, 3, 7, 9:40; Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed12:30,3:10, 7, 9:40; Brunswick 10 Today 1:10,4:20, 7:10,9:50 Fri-Wed 1, 3:40, 7, 9:40; Falmouth 10 Today 4:40,7:20 Fri 4:10, 7, 9:40 Sat 1:30, 4:10, 7, 9:40 Sun 1:30,4:10,7 Mon-Wed 4:10, 7

"MARS NEEDS MOMS" (1:28) (PG) Stars Seth Green,Joan Cusack and Dan Fogler. Directed by Simon Wells.A young boy named Milo gains a deeper appreciationfor his mom after Martians come to Earth to take heraway. Sci-fi action and peril.

Showing at: Brunswick 10 Today 1:45,4:25, 7:05 (3D),9:20 (3D) Fri-Wed 1:25, 3:35; Falmouth 10 Today4:10 (3D), 6:45 (3D); Cinemagic Westbrook Today-Wed12:10, 2:30, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30; Cinemagic Grand (SouthPortland) Today 12:10,2:20,4:30,7,9:10; CinemagicSaco Today 12:15 (IMAX), 12:30, 2:25 (IMAX), 2:40,4:40 (IMAX), 4:50, 7 (IMAX), 9 (IMAX) Fri-Wed 12:30,2:40, 4:50

"PAUL" (1:34) (R) Stars Simon Pegg, Nick Frost,Seth Rogen. Directed by Greg Mottola. Two Britishcomic-book geeks (Pegg and Frost) traveling acrossthe U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51, and withtheir unexpected new companion aboard their RV, theyfind themselves chased by federal agents - as well asthe father of the young woman the trio accidentallykidnaps. Language including sexual references, andsome drug use.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today-Wed 1,3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 9:55; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:25,3, 6:55, 9:25; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today-Wed 12:30, 3:20, 7:10, 9:50; Cinemagic WestbrookToday-Wed 12:10, 3, 7, 9:40; Brunswick 10 Today 1:40,

4:10, 7:30,10:05 Fri-Wed 1:20,3:45, 7:35,10:05; Fal-mouth 10 Today 5, 7:40 Fri 4:55, 7:40,10:10 Sat 2:25,4:55, 7:40,10:10 Sun 2:25,4:55, 7:40 Mon-Wed 4:55,7:40

"RANGO" (1:47) (PG) Animated with the voicesof Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher and Timothy Olyphant.Directed by Gore Verbinski. A chameleon that aspiresto be a swashbuckling hero finds himself in a Westerntown plagued by bandits and is forced to literally playthe role in order to protect it. Rude humor, language,action and smoking.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 1:30,4:15,6:50, 9:10; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today-Wed 12,2:30, 5, 7:30,10; Cinemagic Westbrook Today12:10,12:30, 3, 3:20, 6:40, 9:10 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:20,6:40, 9:10; Cinemagic Saco Today-Wed 12:50, 3:40,7:05, 9:25; Falmouth 10 Today 4, 6:55 Fri 4, 6:55, 9:45Sat 1:40, 4, 6:55, 9:45 Sun 1:40,4, 6:55 Mon-Wed 4,6:55; Brunswick 10 Today 1:20, 4, 6:50, 9:30 Fri-Wed1:30,4:10,6:50,9:25

"RED RIDING HOOD" (PG-13) Stars Amanda Seyfried,Lukas Haas and Gary Oldman. Directed by CatherineHardwicke. Set in a Medieval village that is hauntedby a werewolf, a young girl falls for an orphaned wood-cutter, much to her family's displeasure. Violence andcreature terror, and some sensuality.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Today 1:40,4:45,7:15, 9:40; Brunswick 10 Today 1:25, 4:05, 7:15, 9:55 Fri-Wed 1, 3:30, 6:45, 9:35; Falmouth 10 Today 4:50, 7:35Fri-Sat 10:05; Cinemagic Westbrook Today 11:50 a.m.,2:10, 4:30, 7:10, 9:50 Fri-Wed 12:30, 3:10, 6:30, 9:10;Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Today 12:20, 2:40, 5,7:20, 9:40 Fri-Wed 5, 9:40; Cinemagic Saco Today 12:15,2:25, 4:30, 7:10, 9:25 Fri-Wed 12:15, 2:25, 4:30, 7:10, 9:30

"TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT" (1:37) (R) Stars TopherGrace, Anna Paris and Don Fogler. Directed by MichaelDowse. Follows an aimless college grad who pursueshis dream girl at a wild Labor Day weekend party. He,his twin sister and their best friend struggle with theirburgeoning adulthood over the course of the night.Language, sexual content and drug use.

Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Today 6:30, 9:10

- Movie listings are subject to change

MUSICContinued from Page Ell

Rik & Bee, acoustic, Blue, Portland.portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.Samuel James and Dana Gross, roots/blues, Blue,Portland, portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.

FRIDAYFriday Night Jazz with Cinder Conk, Solo Bistro,Bath. 443-3373. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Sessions Americana, Americana, The Oak and theAx, Biddeford. $8. theoakandtheax.blogspot.com.8 p.m.Sasquatch and The Sick-A-Billys, punk rockabilly,with The Outsiders, Geno's, Portland. Call fortime: 221-2382.Charlie Sheen Party, with Charlie Sheen look-alike contest, tiger blood shots, Charlie moviesand DJs Jay-C and Tony B, 51 Wharf, Portland.774-1151. 9 p.m.Happy Hour with Meghan Yates &The ReverieMachine, Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 5 to 7 p.m.James Keys CD Release Party with MouthWashington, Tree Streets and The Rattlesnakes,Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 9 p.m.The Potato Pickers, bluegrass, Andy's Old PortPub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 8:30 p.m.Arthur Webster, acoustic, Montsweag Roadhouse,Woolwich. 443-6563. 6 to 9 p.m.John Linscott and The Mainestream Jazzmasters,jam session, singers welcome; The Local Buzz,Cape Elizabeth, capelocalbuzz.com. 6 p.m.Kristen Graves, folk/pop, The Local Buzz, CapeElizabeth, capelocalbuzz.com. 8 p.m.Maine Radio Project Benefit Show, performersTBA, 21-plus; Empire Dine & Dance, Portland.

portlandempire.com. 8 p.m.Kenya Hall Band, Stevie Wonder tribute, Big Easy,Portland, bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m.Elizabeth Lorrey, acoustic rock, Blue, Portland.portcityblue.com. 8 p.m.Jose Ayerve, acoustic, Blue, Portland.portcityblue.com. 10 p.m.Travis James Humphrey Band, country/rock, Ri RaIrish Pub, Portland. 10 p.m.

SATURDAYEpilepsy Fundraiser with special guest FlashAllen, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth. Donation.capelocalbuzz.com. 6 p.m."Bad Seeds" with Dead Man's Clothes, PandaBandits and Dirty Dishes Burlesque Revue, TheOak and the Ax, Biddeford. $10. theoakandtheax.blogspot.com. 7:30 p.m.Dead Season, hard rock, 21-plus; Trade WindsMotor Inn, Rockland. 596-6661. 8 p.m. (doors).Cat's 40th Birthday Party with Dark City, Hessianand Suns of Thunder, 21-plus; Geno's, Portland.$5. 221-2382. 9:30 p.m.Beat Happenings, house/techno, Slainte, Portland.828-0900. 9 p.m.Rhythmic Cypher, poetry slam, Slainte, Portland.828-0900. 7 p.m.Dave Packard, acoustic, Run of the Mill Brewpub,Saco. 571-9652. 8 to 11 p.m.Jeff Cusack, acoustic rock, Andy's Old Port Pub,Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 8:30 p.m.Arthur Webster &The Holy Mackerels, roots/Americana, Easy Street Lounge, Hallowell. 622-3360. 8:30 p.m.Murcielago, acid rock, with Roadshow andGOZU, Empire Dine & Dance, Portland.portlandempire.com. 9 p.m.

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Photos courtesy PMA

Works by Thomas Rowlandson, Edward Lear and James Holland.

"EUROPEAN DRAWINGS AT THE PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART" WHERE: Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square WHEN: Opens Saturday; on view through May 22

ADMISSION: $10 adults; $8 seniors and students; $4 ages 6 to 17; free for ages 5 and younger; free for all after 5 p.m. Fridays. INFO: 775-6148; www.portlandmuseum.org

The Portland Museum kicks off a statewide series of drawing shows for 2011. From staff reports

he big draw is well under way in Maine.

Museums across the state are dedicating much of their calendar in 2011 to exhibitions that highlight the fine art and great tradition of drawing. A lot of commercial galleries are joining the fun, too.

On Saturday, the Portland Museum of Art opens "European Drawings at the Portland Museum of Art." The show, which remains on view

through May 22, includes more than two dozen works from the museum col­lection, as well as pieces on loan from collectors.

The Portland show is part of "Where to Draw the Line: The Maine Draw­ing Project," a statewide collabora­tion of arts organizations that will feature drawing shows throughout the year. The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, the museums at Colby and Bowdoin colleges, and the Area Gallery at the University of Southern Maine in Portland all have drawing shows on

view as well. At the Portland museum, visitors will

see work that ranges from portraits and figure studies to landscapes and architectural studies. The exhibition will demonstrate how drawings were used for many different purposes long ago, and will highlight the work of French artists Jean Francois Millet and Honore Daumier, British master Samuel Prout, German Expressionist George Grosz and others.

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'Avenue Q' at Merrill tonight BETTER NOT bring the kids: there is full puppet nudity in "Avenue Q."

Portland Ovations presents the national touring production of the Broadway hit about real life in New York City. WHEN: 7:30 tonight WHERE: Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland HOW MUCH: $45 to $60 through PortTix; porttix.com or 842-0800 INFO: portlandovations.org

'Empty Bowls' event to benefit hungry "EMPTY BOWLS" by the Southern Maine Clay Guild is part of an international movement to increase awareness of hunger and raise money to aid organizations that feed hungry families. The clay guild enlisted the help of student potters from York High School to make bowls to sell, and local restaurants have volunteered to fill the bowls with a sampling of soups and breads. Proceeds benefit the York Food Pantry. WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday WHERE: York Art Association, 394 York St. (Route 1A) HOW MUCH: $15 adults; $10 children. INFO: yorkartassociation.com

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CLASSICAL MUSIC TODAY Noonday Concerts with Christina Astrachan and friends, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

SATURDAY Nikolai Lugansky, Russian pianist, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $34; $10 for students. porttix.com. 3 p.m. Saturday; pre-concert lecture at 1:30 p.m. with Laura Kargul and piano students. "My Favorite Bach" with the Maine Music Society, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $16, $18; $9 for students. mainemusicsociety.org. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday.

SUNDAY Pineland Suzuki School concert, classical, folk and fiddle music performed by students from the Pineland Suzuki School; Messalonskee High School (J. Duke Albanese Performing Arts Center), Oakland. $10 to $12; $5 for students and seniors; free for children under 6. pinelandsuzuki.org. 2 p.m. "Curtis On Tour: Spring, Solzhenitsyn and Stars" with pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn and rising stars from the Curtis Institute of Music, Rockport Opera House. $25 to $45; $8 ages 18 and younger. baychamberconcerts.org. 2:30 p.m. St. Mary Schola, early music ensemble, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Falmouth. $20 at door. stmaryschola.org. 4 p.m.

MONDAY Kolosko Dimow Duo, classical music, world music and jazz, Topsham Public Library. Free. 725-1727. 2 p.m. Decompression Chamber Music Series, small classical ensembles, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12 at door; $10 in advance. 761-1 757. Mark Berger and Schubert, 6 p.m. KinderKonzert, for ages 3 to 7, Oxford Elementary School. $4. 773-6128. "Brass: Brought to You By the Letter 'B,' " 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

TUESDAY Noonday Concert with voice students of John Corrie, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free. 786-6135. 12:30 p.m. KinderKonzert, for ages 3 to 7, East End Community School, Portland. $4. 773-6128. "Brass: Brought to You By the Letter 'B,' " 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. KinderKonzert, for ages 3 to 7, Reiche School, Portland. $4. 773-6128. "Brass: Brought to You By the Letter 'B,' " 1 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Midor i , violinist, University of Maine (Fox Auditorium), Fort Kent. $20 concert only; $35 for concert and champagne reception. Reservations required: 834-7800. 7 p.m.

DANCE "Sleeping Beauty," presented by Maine State Ballet Theater, Falmouth. $15 to $20. 781-3587. mainestateballet.org. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through April 10. "By Request," Portland Ballet Company's 30th-anniversary performance of favorite dances, Portland High School. $15 to $40. portlandballet.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Courtesy Farnsworth Art Museum

"Mind to Hand: Drawings from the Farnsworth," which includes John Trumbull's circa 1803 pencil "Portrait of the Artist's Wife," continues through April 3 at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland.

THEATER "Avenue Q," national Broadway tour of musical featuring puppets (not appropriate for children), Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $45 to $60. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. today. "Humble Boy," comedy about family relationships following the death of a beekeeping patriarch, Public Theatre, Lewiston. $16 to $18; $5 ages 18 and younger, thepublictheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. "Bedroom Farce," comedy about four couples by Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $15 to $25. goodtheater.com. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through April 3. "The Late Henry Moss," Maine premier of Sam Shepard drama by Mad Horse Theatre Company, Lucid Stage, Portland. $18, $20. Iucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. today; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. "You're Killing Me. . . , " original one-act play written by a student, Freeport Performing Arts Center. Pay what you can. fpac.rsu5.org. 7:30 p.m. today. "The Boy Friend," presented by Waynflete School Drama, Waynflete School, Portland. Free. waynflete.org. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday. "Antigone," student production, Greely High School, Cumberland Center. $6; $5 for students and seniors, thenorth.com/greelydinnertheatre. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday; optional dinner available at 6 p.m. Saturday by reservation only through website ($12, $15). "A Chorus Line," drama about dancers competing for a spot in a Broadway chorus line, Portland Players, South Portland. $18, $20. 799-7337. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. "Sleeping Beauty," presented by the National Marionette Theatre, Lewiston Middle School. $5 to $7. 782-7228. 7 p.m. Friday. "Holes," A Company of Girls production based on the Newbery Award-winning novel, Portland Stage Company (Studio Theater). $5; seating limited. 874-2107. 7 p.m. Friday; 1:15 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 1:15 p.m. Sunday. "TheTerminal Bar," Maine Playwright's Series comedy by David E. Butler, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. $10, $12. rivertreearts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

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As part of the PMA show, Portland artistKimberly Convery will lead a session forchildren and family from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday. "The Big Draw" will encouragekids to experiment with various drawingtools. Participants will make their owndrawings, then combine them into one tocreate an oversized instant masterpiece.

The program is free with museum ad-mission, and registration is not requiredin advance.

Convery is also showing a selection ofdrawings at Aucocisco Galleries on Ex-change Street in Portland.

Meanwhile, Portland gallerist JuneFitzpatrick plans to focus on drawing ina series of exhibitions that begin in Aprilwith work by August Ventimiglia at theFitzpatrick gallery at Maine College ofArt, 522 Congress St..

Throughout the year, both Fitzpatrickgalleries - the one at MECA and her HighStreet gallery across from the museum- will show work by significant draftsmenas well as promising newcomers.

Work will range from Emily Nelligan'scharcoal drawings of Cranberry Islandand Carl Klimt's small drawings on news-print to Susan Grace's large graphite andmixed-media drawings on paper.

Richard Wilson's small graphite draw-ings of foreboding interiors will juxtaposewith Thomas Cornell's monumental hu-

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"Heat" (detail) by August Ventimiglia,from his upcoming exhibition at theJune Fitzpatrick Gallery at the MaineCollege of Art in Portland.

STATE OF THE ARTSFOR MORE COVERAGE of Maine's artand theater scene, read Audienceevery Sunday in the Maine SundayTelegram.

man landscape drawings. Greg Parker'searly drawings from an extended stayin Asia will hang beside Noa Warren'sdrawings on panel, and early drawings byLeonard Baskin will be paired with pagesfrom Tom Hall's sketch book.

Fitzpatrick said she arranged her cal-endar to allow for a range of work, fromabstract to representational, and fromformal to experimental.

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Continued from Page E26"Pinocchio," presented by the NationalMarionette Theatre, Lewiston Middle School. $5to $7. 782-7228. 2 p.m. Saturday."ATribute to Do-Wop," dinner theaterperformance with The Juke Box Five, Anthony'sDinner Theater, Portland. $39.95 (includesdinner). 221-2267. 7 p.m. Saturday."The Wizard of Oz," Fiddlehead Center for Artand Science production, Gray-New GloucesterHigh School, Gray. $6 to $9. www.fiddleheadcenter.org. 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday."Halpern & Johnson," drama about two men wholove the same woman, Portland Stage Company.$28 to $37. 774-0465. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday andWednesday. Through April 24.

AUDITIONS"Narnia," roles for adults and children, beprepared to sing a Broadway-style song;Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. 642-3743.1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

ART MUSEUMSOPENINGS/RECEPTIONS"European Drawings," portraits, figurestudies, landscapes and architectural studiesby various artists, Portland Museum of Art.portlandmuseum.org. Opens Saturday. ThroughMay 22.

CONTINUING"Bound to Art: Illustrated Books from theEdmund S. Muskie Archives and SpecialCollections Library," Bates College (Museum ofArt), Lewiston. 786-6158. Through Friday."Dialogue: A Video Series," artists' videos rotatethroughout the exhibit's run, Bates College

(Museum of Art), Lewiston. 786-6158. ThroughFriday."Selections from the Collection of the OgunquitMuseum of American Art," modern andcontemporary art, Bates College (Museum of Art),Lewiston. 786-6158. Through Friday.Winter Exhibits: "Fear and Play," paintings byJonathan Lux; "The Gesture Contained," sculptureby Joshua Enck; and "New York, New York,"photographs from the museum's collection-University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor.561-3350. Through Saturday."Strangers," portraits by Natalia Martinez ofcontemporary South Africa, Museum of AfricanCulture, Portland. 871-7188. Through Wednesday."The Wreck of the Nottingham Galley," exhibit ofitems related to or recovered from the NottinghamGalley, Maine State Museum, Augusta.mainestatemuseum.org. Through March 31."Tom Butler: The Grotesques," Susan MaaschFine Art, Portland. 699-2966. Through March 31.Youth Art Month Exhibit, Portland Museum of Art.portlandmuseum.org. Through April 3."Aunt Lu: The Story of Princess Watahwaso,"photographs and objects, Abbe Museum, BarHarbor, abbemuseum.org. Through April 4."Andrew Wyeth: Winter Exhibition,"paintings, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland.farnsworthmuseum.org. Through April 3."Mind to Hand: Drawings from theFarnsworth," Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland.farnsworthmuseum.org. Through April 3."Sailors'Valentines: Celebrating the Revival ofa Maritime Folk Art," Kennebunkport HistoricalSociety. 967-2751. kporthistory.org. Through April14."Celebrate Student Art: RSU 23 Art Show," SacoMuseum and Dyer Library, Saco. 283-3861.Through April 22."Waldo County Through Eastern's Eye,"black-and-white historic photographs from the

of Portland Ballet Company

March 25th & 26th, 2011 at 7:30pmJohn Ford Theater at Portland High School

Celebrate Portland Ballet's 30th Anniversarywith an evening of audience favorites,

featuring BOLERO!

Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.comor 1-800-838-3006 or at the door

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Penobscot Marine Museum's Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. collection, University of Maine (Hutchinson Center), Belfast. 548-2529. Through April 30. "Arts, Artists, and Personalities in 1930s Maine," Maine Historical Society, Portland. mainehistory.org. Through May 2. "The Lay of the Land," work from the museum's permanent collection, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through May 8. "First People: M i ikmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy," exhibit of Native American history and culture, University of Maine (Acadian Archives), Fort Kent, umfk.maine.edu/archives/ default.cfm. Through May 31 . "Displaced Persons," black-and-white photographs of World War II refugees by Clemens Kalischer, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through June 12. "Joan Whitney Payson Collect ion," works on loan from the Portland Museum of Art with pieces from the permanent collection, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. Through June 12. "Susan Hil ler:The J Street Project," photographs of places in Germany that still show evidence of Jewish inhabitants, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through June 12. "James Fitzgerald and The Elizabeth Howard," paintings by Fitzgerald of the schooner Elizabeth Howard and its crew, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, farnsworthmuseum.org. Through June 26.

"Cold Waters, Cold War: The 20th Century Navy in Ma ine," artifacts and photos of U.S.-Soviet naval operations, Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. 443-1 31 6. Through Aug. 7. "Learning is an Ornament: The History of Kennebunk's Schools," replica installations, historic images and more, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk. brickstoremuseum.org. Through Sept. 6.

"Inspired by Buddhism: Ancient Art f rom the Permanent Col lect ion," objects from Cambodia, China, Tibet, Korea and Japan, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2. "Li t t le Elegies: The Art of Nineteenth-Century Mourning," paintings, texts and objects created to assuage grief and memorialize the dead, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2. "Alex Katz: Drawings," ink and oil sketches and graphite drawings, Colby College (Museum of Art), Waterville. colby.edu. Through Oct. 2. "Imagination Takes Shape: Canadian Inuit Art from the Robert and Judith Toll Col lect ion," Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick, bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum. Through Dec. 6.

ART GALLERIES OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

Femme Fatile Studio, group exhibit of relief bronze, fused glass, hand-painted ceramic and sculpted clay tiles, River Suite, Kennebunk. 229-8388. Reception 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Through April 1. "Frozen in Time," still life, L/A Arts Gallery 5, Lewiston. 782-7228. Opens Saturday. Through May 28. "Tom Hall: New Prints," June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland. 772-1961. Artist in the gallery, noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through April 23.

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Student Art Exhibition, works by Greely High School and North Yarmouth Academy, 317 Main Street Community Music Center, Yarmouth. 317mainst.org.Through Friday. "March Forth," selected Maine art, Greenhut

Galleries, Portland. 772-2693.Through Friday. "Burn the Lot," print show by Cannonball Press, Space Gallery, Portland, space538.org. Through Saturday. "Journeys to the Interior," paintings by Robert Nason, Addison Wool ley Gallery, Portland. 450-8499. addisonwoolley.com. Through Saturday. Southern Maine Clay Guild Pottery Show and Sale, York Art Association, York Harbor. 363-4049. Through Saturday. "A Conference of Birds I I , " work by Scott Kelley, Jeff Barrett, Andreas von Huene and others, Gleason Fine Art, Portland, gleasonfineart.com. Through Saturday. "Young at Art," work by elementary and middle school students, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org.Through Saturday. "44N 69W: Radius Belfast," Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. 338-0001. Through Sunday. "The Colors of W inter," works by Spindleworks artists, Thornton Oaks, Brunswick. thorntonoaks.com. Through Tuesday. "Aerial Views of the Maine Coast in Wax" by encaustic artist Rick Green, Maine Charitable Mechanics Library, Portland. 773-8396. Through Wednesday. "Bio-Geo Luminescence," drawings by Josh Dallaire, Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland. 773-6011. Through March 3 1 . "Hardware," black-and-white analog photography by Wayne Frederick, The Green Hand Bookshop, Portland. 450-6695. Through March 3 1 . "Spring Light," hand-blown glass byTerrill and Charlie Jenkins of Tandem Glass in Dresden, Markings Gallery, Bath. 443-1499. Through March 3 1 . Faculty exhibit, works by Stephen Burt and Sarah Gorham, University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford. une.edu. Through March 31 . "Pop-ups! They're not JUST for kids!," pop­up books from the 1,800-volume Goralnick Collection, Bowdoin College (Hawthorne Longfellow Library), Brunswick, bowdoin.edu. Through April 1. "The Jar Project," installation of 60 art-filled jars made by 60 artists with connections to Maine, Whitney Art Works, Portland, jarproject.net. Limited dates through April 2. "The Feathered Hand," installations, drawings and prints by Alison Derby Hildreth, University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland, une.edu/ artgallery. Through April 3. "Think Spring!", Maine Women in the Arts exhibit, Hallway Gallery, North Dam Mills, Biddeford. Through April 9. "Audi t ion," group exhibit, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. 775-2222. Through April 9. "Fracturing the Burning Glass: Between Mirror and Meaning," work by Gwenael Belanger, Susan Leopold, Daniel Rozin and Alyson Shotz, Maine College of Art (Institute of Contemporary Art), Portland, meca.edu. Through April 10. "Jerry Day Mason: A Backwards Look," retrospective of works by Maine artist, Chocolate Church Arts Center (Gallery), Bath. 442-8455. Through April 16. "Local Color," works by Sally Loughridge, Prentiss Weiss, Kevin Mizner and Karen Dominguez-Brann; Bayview Gallery, Brunswick. 729-5500. Through April 16. "The Orb and the Octopus," black-and-white drawings by Amy Ray and John Jennison, University of Southern Maine (Area Gallery), Portland. 780-5008. Through April 28. "Max Ascrizzi: New Sculptures," Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 930-0464. Through May 8. Oi l Paintings by Norma Torti, Red Door Pottery Studio and Gallery Shop, Kittery. 439-5671. Through May 10. "Celebrate Artists from Freeport," group show, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. thosmoser.com. Through May 14. "Cherished Spaces," group exhibit, Haley Art Gallery, Kittery. 439-2669. Through May 28.

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DOCKS SEAFOOD WHERE: 15 Evans St., South Portland; 899-4433. Docks does not yet have a website, but it does offer free Wi-Fi. HOURS: The kitchen is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The market is open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. CHEAPEST GRUB: $2.50 for a grilled hot dog. Least-expensive seafood item is clam or fish chowder for $3.99. WAIT: We had our food within five minutes. PARKING: Plenty of parking on site. HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE: Yes RATING: *Based on a five-star scale

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International food at CeleSoiree Friday INTERNATIONAL FOOD pai red with live African drumming, flamenco dancing and a silent auction will be the highlights of the 7th Annual CeleSoiree: Celebrating Immigration Through the Arts. Proceeds will help pay for legal aid for Maine's immigrant community. WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday WHERE: Portland Company, 58 Fore St., Portland HOW MUCH: $30 in advance; $35 at the door; free for ages 12 and under INFO: 780-1593; ilapmaine.org

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WHEN YOU SEE THE FOOD AT DOCKS, YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO EAT IT. John Ewing/Staff Photographer

Docks Seafood in South Portland is both restaurant and fish market.

pening a seafood res­taurant in the Portland area must be in­timidating. It's not like there aren't already a bunch of good ones.

If you do it, you'd better do it well. Docks Seafood on Evans Street in

South Portland does it well. It's a newly opened local fish place that's afford­able, and it serves fresh seafood in a variety of formats and styles.

We stopped in for lunch over the weekend and were pleased with the quality of the food, the friendly and

efficient service and - last but not least - the price.

Docks occupies an interesting geo­graphical location in the local res­taurant scene. It sits at the corner of Evans and Broadway in a building that has become something of a turnstile for local eateries in recent years.

Before Docks, it was Three Broth­ers. Before that, it was J.P Thornton's. Thornton's, of course, moved down the street to a new development closer to Knightville, where it seems to be thriv­ing.

Docks should enjoy success at this location. In addition to its operation as a restaurant, it's also a fish market with a full line of fresh seafood, so there is great opportunity for building a fol­

lowing and a committed local customer base, especially among folks headed home after work or those looking for a quick lunch.

Docks is operated by Bob Copper­smith. For years, he owned Bob's Sea­food in North Windham. Coppersmith has sold his Windham store, and hopes to replicate the success he had there.

For lunch, we ordered a variety of dishes, including a spectacular fish taco, a fried haddock sandwich and a bowl of clam chowder. All met or exceeded our hopes.

The taco ($4.99) was my favorite. The haddock meat came in small chucks smothered in coleslaw and wrapped in

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On a roll: King Arthur on pastries, more KING ARTHUR FLOUR'S "Bak ing Across America" program stops in Portland to teach Mainers how to make perfect flaky pie crusts, cinnamon rolls, breads and tarts. Learn from the experts at these two-hour baking demonstrations that include baking tips, recipes and door prizes. WHEN: Noon Friday pies and tarts; 7 p.m. Friday sweet yeast bread WHERE: Holiday Inn By the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland HOW MUCH: Free INFO: (800) 827-6836; kingarthurflour.com/baking

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50 Loca's upscale offerings embrace the seasonsBy ELISA DOUCETTE

Fresh off a third-place finish at the sec-ond annual Cold River Vodka Bartend-ers Bash, 50 Local is drawing attention

from all over southern Maine - not onlyfor its decadent local menu, but also forits creative offering of original drinks andlocal beers.

When owners David Ross and Mer-rilee Paul were looking for a place tosettle down with their family and open arestaurant, they were living and workingin Boston. Kennebunk's 50 Main St. wasonce a bakery with pink and grey vinylflooring, but the couple saw potential inthe space.

They transformed it into a modern bis-tro with a black-and-white color scheme,with accents coming from splashes ofbright yellow vases, artwork and thesignature canary cocktail napkins.

The two best places to have a drink ifyou are not planning to eat dinner as wellare the bar and the lounge. In the lounge,you can have a quiet conversation whilesitting on the plush wall benches remi-niscent of daybeds with cushions and pil-lows. If benches are not your thing, pullone of the leather ottoman seats to thelow tables, which are perfect for placing afew martinis or pint glasses.

The white metal bar offers about adozen seats and a view to the kitchenthrough a window cut into the wall. Oryou can sit mesmerized by the antiquemetal sign above the bar, spelling out"Local" in small white bulbs.

The bar menu at 50 Local is alwayschanging, depending on the season andnew discoveries. While there aren't anydraft beers, there is a good beer selection($3 to $6), including St. Pauli Girl Non-Ale, Samuel Smith's Taddy Porter andAllagash Dubbel Ale. At Paul's sugges-tion, I tried the Baxter Pamola XTRA Ale($4), brewed in Lewiston and distributedin cans.

The wine menu has an even represen-tation of whites and reds ($6 to $13 perglass). The most popular selection tends

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Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400Sunday - Ronan Tynan, 3 p.m., WilburTheatre, Boston. $38.55 to $64.10.Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000Sunday - Todd Rundgren, 7:30 p.m.,Berklee Performance Center, Boston. $35to $95. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000Wednesday - Rod Stewart and StevieNicks, 7:30 p.m., TD Garden, Boston. $95to $149.50. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000April 1 - Yes, 8 p.m., Casino Ballroom,Hampton Beach, N.H. $36 to $61.Casinoballroom.com; (603) 929-4100April 2 - Brian Regan, 7 and 9:45 p.m.,Wilbur Theatre, Boston. $45 to $68.20.Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000

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Merrilee Paul, co-owner of 50 Local in Kennebunk, mixes a cocktail. Paul saysthe food and drink menus are constantly in flux with the changing climate totake advantage of the best local ingredients.

to be chardonnay, including a 2007 ClosLaChance chardonnay from Monterrey($8).

"Chardonnay is a great wine that pairswell with many of our dishes, but we hopeto expand our patrons' experience bysometimes suggesting something differ-ent to try," said Paul, a former front-of-house manager in Boston.

"We are constantly educating ourbartenders and waitstaff about the winesand drinks we offer so that they can haveinformed conversations and people canleave with an appreciation for somethingnew if they want."

Since the owners use many local re-sources, the bar drinks at 50 Local are of-ten dictated by the seasonality of flavorsand the outside climate. In the summer,

April 3 - Amos Lee, 8 p.m., WilburTheatre, Boston. $30.35 to $41.60.Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000April 8 - Rebirth Brass Band, 8 p.m.,The Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $20 to$32. Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400April 8 - Old 97s, 5:30 p.m., RoyaleBoston, Boston. $24.70. Ticketmaster.com;(800) 745-3000April 9 - Chris Cornell, 8 p.m., BerkleePerformance Center, Boston. $39.50 to$48.35. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000April 10 - House of Pain, 8 p.m., ParadiseRock Club, Boston. $22.50 to $30.50.Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000April 12 - Ke$ha, 7 p.m., House of Blues,Boston. $39.50 to $49.50. Livenation.com;(800) 745-3000April 13 - Black Veil Brides, Destroy

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people like light and fun drinks such asthe Local Greyhound (Cold River vodka,roasted grapefruit and Clementines witha sugared rim), which was featured at the2011 Cold River Bartenders Bash. In thewinter, people prefer heavy and heartierdrinks like The Remedy ($9; bourbon,lemon juice, ginger and cayenne simplesyrup). If you want something straightup, try the Oban 14-year single maltscotch ($14).

Watching all the delicious food go pastyou to people who are dining by the plate-glass windows, you may feel the need toput something in your belly. Although themenu changes daily, a few appetizers arefeatured frequently.

If you are looking for something thatyou know, try either the spring rolls ($9;

50 LOCALWHERE: 50 Main St., Kennebunk. 985-0850; www.localkennebunk.comHOURS: 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday throughThursday; 5 to 10 p.m. Friday andSaturday; 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. SundayPARKING: Free parking on the street infront and a full lot behind the building.If you park in the lot, continue on tothe front of the building. (There arenot many signs giving directions.)PEOPLE-WATCHING: Definitely a spot forgrown-ups (though kids are welcome).The high caliber of food and drinkattracts both the local crowd lookingfor a place to meet a friend after workand the tourist looking for someplaceto sit down to a delicious meal with aglass of wine.BARSTOOLCOMFORT: Tall chrome chairswith ladder backs get three out of fivestars.I-SPY: Waitstaff dresses in full blackaccented by bright yellow canvassneakers.GUILTY PLEASURE: Mai Tai for Dave ($8a glass; $35 a pitcher) uses TraderVic's original recipe so you get a drinkloaded with alcohol, not mixed with abunch of fruit juices.

chicken confit, sesame and orange aioli)or the mussel frites ($10; mussels withgarlic, white wine and mustard). If youare looking to try something a little moredaring, Paul suggests the parfait ($12;layers of veal liver, crostini and pickles),because everybody loves parfait.

Whether you're looking to try someoriginal cocktails or class up a night outon the town, 50 Local is certainly worththe drive.

Elisa Doucette is a freelance writer who lives inPortland.

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Flavors of Freeport, tastings, demonstrations, block party and more, variouslocations, Freeport. flavorsoffreeport.com. Friday.Trivia Night with drink specials, free munchies and prizes, JamesonTavern, Freeport. 865-4196. 4 to 6 p.m., followed by entertainment Friday.

Cafe Chocolat!, chocolate treats, music by the OHCHS StringEnsemble and a slideshow of the French countryside, Norway

Memorial Library. Free. 743-5309, Ext. 1. norway.lib.me.us.7 p.m. Friday.Wine Tasting, Rosemont Market, Yarmouth. Free. 774-8129.Spanish wines, 4 to 7 p.m. Friday; Spanish wines, TBA Saturday.

Savor the Flavor, progressive dinner starting at 215 Saco Ave.,Old Orchard Beach. Stops include Strike Zone, The Brunswick,

Yellowtin, Dunegrass, Dickinson's Candy and Jimmy The Greek's. $45.4:45 p.m. Saturday.

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Spring bringsthe tastesof summer

I t's just barely spring, and already weare looking forward to summer.

Geary's Summer Ale is about to hitthe stores in a fresh new packaging de-signed by Morgan DiPietro, a student atMaine College of Art.

DiPietro is glad she won - notonly for the $5,000 prize forthe design contest, but so shecan drink Geary's again thissummer.

"A friend, another student atMECA, and I entered last year,and we didn't win," DiPietrosaid. "And another friend saidthat she wasn't going to drinkGeary's that summer in honorof me, and that I could win itthis year."

Partway through the summer,she tried to talk them out of it.

"That is the part that killed us," shesaid. "Geary's is our beer of choice everysummer."

Geary's Summer Ale is a German-stylekolsch, an ale that is conditioned in cooltemperatures like a lager. It has a pleas-ant and not overpowering hoppiness, anda bit of sweetness at the front.

DiPietro's design features a brightorange box covered in words associatedwith summer.

"I didn't want to do a typical Mainescene or setting or lighthouse or oneiconic image," DiPietro said. "I wantedto touch what summer was all about,and went back to listing the things I likeabout summer, and decided to put themon the box in a graphic design instead ofan image."

She said she and her friends are plan-ning to use the box as a checklist forthings to do this year.

DiPietro attended Bentley Universityon a basketball scholarship. After earningher degree in business communications,she worked with the AmeriCorps VISTAin Rhode Island. Since returning toMaine to attend MECA, she has internedwith designer Angela Adams and at Port-land Color.

David Geary, owner and founder ofGeary's, said this is the 13th year he has

Tom AtwellWhat Ales You

Geary's Summer Ale comes with adesign that tells what summer is allabout thanks to Morgan DiPietro.

conducted a contest at MECA to pick adesign.

GEARY'S ISN'T the only local brew-ery looking forward to an early summer.Shipyard is holding the release party for

Shipyard Summer from 5 to 8p.m. March 31 at Three DollarDewey's, 241 CommercialSt., Portland, with $2.75 pints.The Shipyard Summer is anAmerican wheat beer at 4.8percent alcohol. It's a crispbeer with a floral hops.

TASTINGSWith it being deck weather,

we tasted a couple of beersover the weekend.

I had my first taste of All-agash Odyssey, an oak-barrel-

aged wheat beer coming in at 10 percentalcohol. It was rich, dark and heavilytextured, but I didn't taste the oak asmuch as I had expected. It was a com-plex, almost wine-like beer, and it wentgreat with lamb burgers.

I also tried the Samuel Adams Latitude48IPA. It was a good, hoppy IPA with abit of sweetness up front, but nothingseemed to separate it from the pack ofIPAs.

Tom Atwell can be contacted at 791-6362 or at:tatwell@pressherald.com

SamuelAdamsLatitude48 IPA andAllagashOdyssey, anoak-barrel-aged wheatbeer with10 percentalcohol.

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Local designers turn trash to treasures for charity show.

By AVERY YALE KAMILA StaffWriter

rash will be trans­formed into haute couture during the first-ever Blue Wrap Project Runway event.

Slated for Wednesday night at the Portland Museum of Art, the event - complete with food, drinks and music - showcases the creativity of local fashion designers and the charitable work of Part­ners for World Health.

The fashion show grew out of Scarborough-based Partners for World Health's efforts to take discarded hospital supplies that are still usable (and often have never been opened from their original packaging) and distribute them to health-care facili­ties in the developing world.

The supplies range from sterile syringes and stetho­scopes to exam tables and X-ray machines. However, blue wrap is one medical item the organization has collected which has no use in the developing world.

Blue wrap is a disposal synthetic fabric that is used in the U.S. to wrap medi­cal instruments before placing them in a sterilizer. Once

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Beth Schneider models a blue wrap headdress designed by Gabriella Sturchio.

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Dancer to give Brown Bag Lecture THE ARTS can change lives. Classical dancer Jacques d'Amboise says they changed his. A former prin­cipal dancer with the New York City Ballet, dAmboise writes about his life in dance in his memoir "I Was a Dancer." Hear him speak about his life and his book as part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series. WHEN: 1 p.m. Tuesday WHERE: Portland Public Li­brary, Monument Square HOW MUCH: Free; bring lunch INFO: portlandlibrary.com

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Prepare for spring with Garden Day GET READY for spring during Maine Garden Day, where more than 30 workshops dig into topics rang­ing from gardening on a budget to preserving the harvest. WHEN: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Lewiston High School, 156 East Ave. HOW MUCH: $50 INFO: umaine.edu/ garden ing/maine-garden-day

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Empty Bowls Supper, buy a locally handcrafted bowl and fill with homemade soup, chowder or chil i ; benefits The Gathering Place and Women's Alliance; Unitarian Universalist Church, Brunswick. $15. 5 to 7 p.m. CeleSoiree, international cuisine, live African drumming by Jordan Benissan, flamenco dancing and rhythms by Olas and a silent auction; benefits Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project; Portland Company Complex. $30 in advance; $35 at door; free for ages 12 and under. 780-1593. 5 to 9 p.m.

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SATURDAY Ski-a-Thon, benefits Maine Handicapped Skiing; Sunday River Ski Resort, Newry. skimhs.org. All day Saturday. March Madness, bake and rummage sales and raffle to benefit the Maine Children's Cancer Program; Saco Grange, sacogrange@yahoo.com. 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Auction for Action, silent and live auctions, music and refreshments to benefit Rural Community Action Ministries; Leeds Community Church. 524-5095. 6 to 9 p.m. Auction, cash bar and complimentary hors d'oeuvres to benefit the Theater Project, Brunswick Inn on Park Row, Brunswick. $10. 729-8584. theaterproject.com. 6 p.m. Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fundraiser, live music by The Mallett Brothers, Amanda Gervasi, Dan Capaldi, Jacob Augustine and Joshua Madore; benefits UNE student Aaron Martinuzzie; Big Easy, Portland. 602-2362. 8 p.m. (plus a 5K run along Back Cove at 9 a.m.) $25; all runners receive a T-shirt.

SUNDAY Sitting Pretty Charity Auction, Freeport Community Center. $10; $25 per family. 865-3985. 4 to 6:30 p.m.

FAIRS/FESTIVALS La Fite du Printemps, Franco-American festival celebrating arts and culture with music, theater and folk art, City Theater, Biddeford. Free. Iafeteduprintemps.org. Various times Friday to Sunday. Mid-Coast Model Festival, Owls Head Transportation Museum. $12; free for ages 17 and under. 594-4418. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Maine Maple Sunday, tastings of maple syrup, breakfasts, demonstrations and more at participating sugar houses statewide. getrealmaine.com. Various times Sunday.

SPECIAL EVENTS TODAY 3D Photos wi th John Root, Rockland Public Library. Free, rocklandlibrary.org. 6:30 p.m.

"Pirates in Popular Culture," speaker Tom "Captain Crudbeard"Tomlinson of the Pirates of the Dark Rose speaks on the portrayal of pirates in theater and fi lm, Freeport Community Library. Free/donations, freeportlibrary.com. 7 p.m.

"A History of Puppetry" with Carol and John Farrell from Figures of Speech Theatre, Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall, Portland. 874-8200. Lecture prior to the musical "Avenue Q," 6 to 7 p.m.

13th Cookie Social with music by blues guitarist Samuel James, Joshua's Tavern, Brunswick. 725-7981. 6 to 8:30 p.m.

"Grow Orchids at Home" with Bill Cullina, photography and facts from his book "Understanding Orchids," Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. $10, $12. mainegardens.org. 6 to 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Spirit Mask Discussion and Performance, Museum of African Culture, Portland. $30; reservations required. 871-7188. 6:30 p.m. ARRL Convention and Hamfest, amateur radio

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Former Sen. Margaret Chase Smith arrives at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco in 1964. Smith is the subject of a Women's History Month program Saturday at the Bethel Historical Society.

convention, Ramada Inn and Conference Center, Lewiston. $7; free for ages 17 and under, wl npp.org. 7 to 9 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday. Solar Shows, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland. $4 to $6. 780-4249. "Images of the Infinite and Ring World," 7 and 8:30 p.m. Friday; "Two Pieces of Glass," 3 p.m. Saturday; "Rusty Rocket," 3 p.m. Sunday. Kids Night Out, games, movies, swimming, rock climbing, and arts and crafts for ages 7 to 13, St. Joseph's College (Harold Alfond Center), Standish. $9; $6 for additional child. 893-7723. 5:30 to 9 p.m.

SATURDAY EqualityMaine Foundation Awards Dinner, annual awards by the state's largest and oldest LGBT political advocacy organization, Holiday Inn By the Bay, Portland. $75. equalitymaine.org. 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.

"Maine's Margaret Chase Smith," Women's History Month program with Stanley Howe, Bethel Historical Society (Moses Mason House), Bethel. Free. 824-2908. 2 p.m. Popcorn Saturday, children's program for preschool through grade 5, River Tree Arts, Kennebunk. $5; $20 per family. 967-9120. Children's Museum and Theater of Maine Day, 10:30 a.m.

Puppet Show by the Children's Puppet Workshop, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, mayostreetarts.org. $3 children; $5 adults. 11 a.m. 18th Annual Maine Garden Day, trade show and workshops presented by University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Lewiston High School. $50; space is limited. 743-6329. umaine.edu/ gardening/maine. 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gardening Workshops, Skillins Greenhouse, Brunswick and Cumberland. Free; registration required. (800) 339-8111. "Vegetable Gardening," 9 a.m. Saturday; "Growing a Kitchen Garden," 2 p.m. Saturday; "What's New," 2 p.m. Sunday.

SUNDAY Eat the Heat Chili Cookoff and Firefighters' Race, Sunday River (White Cap Lodge), Newry. sundayriver.com. 10 a.m. Antique Paper Show, postcards, calendars and other paper collectibles, more than 40 exhibitors, Holiday Inn West, Portland. $4. 828-8065. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. "Winter Delivery," exhibit of horse-drawn vehicles as an oil delivery wagon, school bus sleigh and city and country sleighs, Skyline Farm, North Yarmouth. Donation, skylinefarm.org. 1 to 4 p.m.

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Maine Naple Sunday: There's a sap for that

Courtesy Megquier Hill Farm

The sugar house at Megquier Hill Farm in Poland wi l l be hopp ing on Sunday.

Nothing says spring like billows of steam puffing from a sugar house on a chilly March morning.

Sunday is the day Maine maple producers open up their farms to the public so people can watch the process of making real maple syrup - and taste the delicious results as well, of course.

Some places will be serving up pancakes and ice cream smothered in syrup; others will be showcasing their maple cotton candy or "sugar on snow."

There are farm tours, hay rides and even maple antiques and minia­ture horses. Scan this list, or visit www.getrealmaine.com to find a farm near you and check their hours. Some farms are open Saturday as well.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY Harvest Hill Farms, 5 Harvest Hill Way, Mechanic Falls; 998-5485 Jilson's Farm Sugarhouse, 143 Jordan Bridge Road, Sabattus; 375-4486 Maple Ridge Farm and Fishery, 558 Sutherland Pond Road, Sabattus; 375-9090 Megquier Hill Farm, 260 Megquier Hill Road, Poland; 998-5485 Nezinscot Farm, 284 Turner Center Road, Route 117, Turner; 225-3231 West Minot Sugarhouse, 758 West Minot Road, West Minot; 966-3643

AROOSTOOK COUNTY Goughan Farms, 872 Fort Fairfield Road, Caribou; 496-1731 Spring Break Maple & Honey, 3315 Route 2, Smyrna Mills; 757-7373

CUMBERLAND COUNTY Balsam Ridge Christmas Tree Farm, 140 Egypt Road, Raymond; 655-4474 Cooper's Maple Products, 81 Chute Road, Windham; 892-727 Grandpa Joe's Sugar House, 103 Murch Road, North Baldwin; 787-3300 Greene Maple Farm, East Sebago; 787-2424 Jackson Mountain Farm, 73 Sisquisic Trail, Yarmouth; 846-4570 Jo's Sugarhouse at The Hartwell Farm, 19 N. Gorham Road, Gorham; 892-3783 Kyle's Maple Syrup Shack, West Baldwin; 625-4605 Lovers Lane Sugar House, 89C Lovers Lane, Gorham; 839-2921 Nash Valley Farm, 79 Nash Road, Windham; 892-7019 Sebago Lake Ranch, 443 Sebago Lake Road, Gorham; 892-2586 The Lockman Place, 274 N. Gorham Road, Gorham; 892-9342

FRANKLIN COUNTY Bunnell's Maple Syrup, Route 1, Madrid; 639-3457 Day Mountain Maple Products, 143 Greenwood Ave., Farmington; 778-2716 Hall Farms Maple Products, East Dixfield; 645-2862 Hoon's Maple Syrup, Farmington

Falls; 778-4879 Maple Hill Farm, 390 Titcomb Hill Road, Farmington; 625-8920 Maple Valley Farms Inc., 41 Master-man Road, Jay; 645-2328 River Run Farm Maple Products, Strong; 684-4733 Sweet Maple Farm, 391 Weld Road, Wilton; 645-4596

KENNEBEC COUNTY Bacon Farm Maple Products, 415 Goodhue Road, Sidney; 547-5053 Lawrence Farms, 1246 Wiscasset Road, Pittston; 582-6006 Mike's Maple Sugar House, 8 Gayton Lane, Winthrop; 377-2501 Sugar Brook Maple Farm, 54 Blake Hill Road, Mount Vernon; 293-2831 Wilson Family Maple Syrup, 652 Benton Road, Albion; 453-6969

KNOX COUNTY Freyenhagen's Family Farm, 51 Wotton's Mill Road, Union; 785-4559 Golden Nugget Sugar Shack, 328 Gurney Town Road, Appleton; 785-2518 Maine Gold Maple Products, 555 Commercial St., Rockport; 236-2717 Rock Maple Acres, 2565 Burkettville Road, Appleton; 845-2865

LINCOLN COUNTY Goranson Farm, 250 River Road, Dresden; 737-8834 Rice Farms Maple Syrup, 36 Split Rock Road, Walpole; 563-6023 Sproul Homestead, Walpole; 563-5316 Spruce Bush Farm, 101 Old Madden Road, Jefferson; 549-7448

OXFORD COUNTY A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm, 106 Black Mountain Road, Sumner; 212-4058 Cabane a Sucre Bergeron, 431 Merrill Hill Road, Hebron; 966-2654 High Acres Maple Syrup at Oak Hill Farm, 14 Husky Haven, South Hiram; 625-7151

Jackson's Sugar House & Vegetable Stand, 50 Hebron Road, Oxford; 539-4613 JL Dyke Farm, 93 Farrand Hill Road, Canton; 597-3124 McAllister Farms Sugarhouse & Farm Stand, 25A Five Kezars Road, Water-ford; 890-0318 Mountain Maple, 141 Hall Hill Road, Rumford; 364-8322 Oak Hill Farm, 14 Husky Haven off Tripptown Road, South Hiram; 625-7151 Smedberg's Crystal Spring Farm, 1413 Main St., Oxford; 743-6723 Swift Acres Farm, 61 Hebron Center Road, Hebron; 966-2010 Thurston Family Farm, 45 Mineral Springs Road, Peru; 562-7098 Weston's Farm, 48 River St., Frye-burg; 935-2567

PENOBSCOT COUNTY G&M Maple Products, 745 Main Road, Charleston; 285-3011 Nutkin Knoll Farm, 269 Chapman Road, Newburgh; 234-7268 Suga Hill Suga Bush, 47 Colony Court, Lee; 738-3393 The Sugar Shack, 9 Northern Cruise Trial, Millinocket; 746-3780

PISCATAQUIS COUNTY Baker's Maple Syrup, Shirley Mills; 695-2460 Bob's Sugarhouse, 252 E. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft; 564-2145 Breakneck Ridge Farm, 160 Mountain Road, Blanchard Township; 997-3922

SAGADAHOC COUNTY Mitchell & Savage Maple Products, 485 West Burrough Road, Bowdoin; 353-4090 Poppa's Sugar Shack, 688 Post Road, Bowdoinham; 666-8155

SOMERSET COUNTY Arnold Farm Sugarhouse, Sandy Bay; 668-4110 Atwood Hill Greenhouse & Nursery,

West New Portland; 628-4251 Brighton Farm, 590 Brighton Road, Athens; 654-3230 Dostie Farm Maple Syrup, 161 Back Road, Skowhegan Good Will Farm at Good Will-Hinck­ley, Hinckley; 238-4204 Haulk's Maple, 882 Lakewood Road, Madison; 474-8047 Luce's Pure Maine Maple Syrup/Luce Farm, 54 Sugar Maple Drive, Anson; 696-3732 Maine Maple Products, Inc., 449 Lakewood Road, Madison; (800) 310-3803 Maple Leaf Farms, 81 Bowman Road, Cornville; 242-6100 Pappy's Sugar Shack, 1452 Main St., Pittsfield; 416-8215 Smith Brothers Maple, 52 Rowe Road, Skowhegan; 474-3491 Strawberry Hill Farms, 163 Rowe Road, Skowhegan; 474-5262

WALDO COUNTY Kinney's Sugarhouse, 200 Abbott Road, Knox; 568-7576 Sugar Mountain Maple Farms, 1133 N. Palermo Road, Freedom; 993-6070 Wentworth Hill Farms, 1805 Webb Road, Knox; 322-3081 Winterport Hills Farm, 269 Goshen Road, Winterport; 223-5485

WASHINGTON COUNTY Auger Hill Farm, 81 Pumpkin Ridge Road, Marshfield; 255-4883 Chandler's Sugar Shack, Topsfield; 796-2724 Painted Pepper Farm, 55 Goods Point Road, Steuben; 546-9777

YORK COUNTY Brookridge Boilers, 2144 Alfred Road, Lyman; 490-2957 Clark Cole Family Pure Maple Syrup, 588 River Road, Sugar House at 13 Cole Farm Road, Dayton; 284-5019; 590-3221 Harris Farm, 280 Buzzell Road, Day­ton; 499-2472 Hilltop Boilers, 157 Elm St., Newfield; 793-8432 Morin's Maple Syrup, 45 Morin Road, Limerick; 793-8420 Notre Dame Institute, Alfred; 324-6612 Pingree Maple Products, 90 High Road, Cornish; 625-8584 Rail Trail Farm, 807 Hollis Road, Hol-lis; 929-5234 Ridley Farm, 9 Wilson Lane, Shap-leigh; 636-1068 Sugar Hill Pure Maine Maple Prod­ucts, Newfield; 793-2773 Thurston and Peters Sugarhouse, 299 Bond Spring Road, West Newfield; 793-8886 Triple C Farm, 1 Brock Road, Lyman; 247-6765

Source: Maine Department of Agriculture

MONDAY Knitting Group, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. Free, localsprouts cooperative.com. 6:30 p.m. NanoDays, for children in grades K-8 with an adult, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland. Free; tickets at gfletcher@usm.maine.edu. 4 to 6 p.m.

TUESDAY •'•The Titanic and Beyond: Lessons from the Deep Ocean," presentation by David Gallo, director of special projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Waynflete School, Portland. Free. waynflete.org. 7 to 9 p.m.

FILMS TODAY "Unleashed," new documentary by Marion Grace filmed at CD-release party at Port City Music Hall, followed by concert, One Longfellow Square, Portland. $8 in advance; $10 at door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Sagadahoc Preservation Dreamland Theater, film series, Winter Street Center, Bath. $5/donation. 443-2174. "Far and Away" (1992) and "Gangs of New York" (2002), 7 p.m.

"Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958-1968," Maine College of Art (Institute of Contemporary Art), Portland. Free, meca.edu. 6 p.m. Pizza and Social Concerns, film series of thought-provoking films coupled with pizza and discussion, Winthrop Center Friends Church, Winthrop. Free. 395-4790. "Food Inc." (2008), 6 p.m. "Who Does She Think She Is?" (2008), discussion follows screening, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Free. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY Ocean Videos, for all ages, Marine Environmental Research Institute, Blue Hi l l . $3. 374-2135. "Oceans," 7 p.m. Sierra Club Film Series, screening of the PBS documentary "Frogs: The Thin Green Line," First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Kennebunk. Free. 773-5747. 7 p.m. (dessert at 6:30 p.m.) Free Movie Night, Theater at Monmouth. $5/donation to cover snacks. theateratmonmouth.org. "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY "Kil ler Joe," Space, Portland. Ages 18 and older only: strong adult content, graphic violence and nudity. $10, $12. 828-5600. 7 p.m. Saturday. Maine Jewish Film Festival Opening Party, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. $35; includes screening, mjff.org. 6 p.m. Maine Jewish Film Festival, all films are Maine premieres, Nickelodeon Cinemas, Portland. $8 per screening ($6 for students and seniors ages 66 and older). mjff.org. "Nora's Wi l l , " 8 p.m. Saturday; "Camera Obscura," 1 p.m. Sunday; "Eli and Ben," free youth fi lm, 4 p.m. Sunday; "Precious Life," 6 p.m. Sunday; "Arab Labor, Season 2," 5 p.m. Monday; "Anita," 7 p.m. Monday; Several Short­ish Films, 5 p.m. Tuesday; "He's My

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America's Mattress Race at Shawnee Peak is one connpetition that's OK to take lying down.

Mattresses were once limited in use. You slept on them. That was it.

Sometimes you used them like trampolines, but only in rooms without ceiling fans.

When you got older, you might have cunningly tucked "adult reading material" in the hidden confines of a mattress' un­

dercarriage. Or, if you were a girl, a diary.

But realizing diversification is the key to any long-lasting business venture, mattresses soon expanded into new markets. Take banking: Consum­ers could store their hard-earned cash under the protective shield of a mattress's

flat belly. There were no ATM fees, which was nice, but the customer service wasn't great and no one would take checks from the "Bank of Sealy Posturepedic."

Later, mattresses branched out into the fort-building industry, since it was dis­covered that twin-sized cots were stable enough to be used as fort walls but light enough that a pair of 8-year-olds could easily maneuver them during a sleepless

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AMERICA'S MATTRESS RACE AT SHAWNEE PEAK WHEN: 11 a.m. Saturday WHERE: Shawnee Peak, Bridgton HOW MUCH: $5 mattress fee;

participants will also need a lift ticket or season pass INFO: shawneepeak.com

sleepover. The safety sector turned out to be lucra­

tive too. Consumers piled up mattresses in backyards to pad, for example, the inevitable crash of an amateur stunt-guy who liked to do incredibly stupid things with a bicycle and the roof of his parent's house.

Thanks to their multiple uses, mattress­es thrived for decades.

But oh, how the pillow-top fall. Along comes Mr. Memory Foam, with

his reach-out-and-touch-me polyure-thane build. Guy's got a memory like an elephant and the welcoming demeanor of a Jet-Puffed marshmallow Even his girl­friend loves him because he doesn't wake her up in the middle of the night when he gets up to use the bathroom.

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MAINE MAPLE SUN DA Y

from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 157 Elm Street • Newfield, Maine793-8432 • 793-8850 Please use for info on March 27thi

DIRECTIONS From Rt. 5 Limerick, turn onto Rt. 11 at the Shade Of The Elm and follow to where Rt. 11 curves left. Go straight at this point approx. 4 milesfrom Limerick Village (Stonehill Road) to Hilltop Boilers. From Alfred area, take Gore Road straight thru Ross Corner to where Rt. 11 crosses. Take a leftand then the first right to Newfield Center. Follow signs for Willowbrook Museum. Continue up the hill another 1/4 mile to Hilltop Boilers.

A celebration of Life and Spring will be kicking off at MaineMaple Sunday March 27, 2011 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Hilltop Boilers inNewfield Maine. Over 3,000 visitors enjoyed this annual celebration ofone of Maine's favorite activities last year. It truly signifies spring is justaround the corner.

Last year Hilltop Boilers sold nearly 200 dozen whoppie pies. This yeara portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Cancer Care Center ofYork County in Sanf ord in memory of Sandy Orr of North Waterboro.Terry A Sandy Orr have volunteered and helped the Bryant Family withthis event for over 25 years and are close friends of the family. Therewill be a tent in Sandy's honor celebrating her life.

For more information about this event please contact Hilltop Boilersat 793-8850 and for donations to the One Day At A Time Cancer CareCenter fund please contact Karen Pierce-Stewart, Executive Director

at 459-1606.

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FARM195 N. Gorham Rd.Gorham, Maine207-892-5061

Maine Maple SundayMarch 27, 2011 • 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Pancake Breakfast, Maple Cotton Candy,Maple Soft Serve Ice Cream, Maple

Cream and More Available to Purchase.Syrup Making Demonstration, BarnTours, Ox Demo, Display of Maple

Antiques...Visit Our 1900's Ice Houseand More! Portable Restroom.

Sweet Wiffiam'sinvites you to join us in celebrating

Maine Maple SundayMarch 27, 2011 9:00-4:00

Location: off Route 11,i4 mile S of the intersection

of Rtes. 11 and 85.William M. Symonds, Sugarmaker66 Spiller Road Casco, ME 04105

(207) 627-7362

Free balloons & face painting for the kids.

Pancake Breakfast 8:00-noon, at theCrescent Lake Community Hall, sponsoredby the Sunshine Club. Maple syrup donated

by Sweet William's.Located on Rte. 11, at the intersection of Rtes. 11 and 85,

just after Webb's Mills Variety

Come share in asweet taste of spring!

Learn from Sweet Williamthe art of maple syrup

making as he gives you adetailed, guided tour of the

entire process.

Lots of ways to enjoy ourpure maple syrup: maple

sundaes, maple bakedbeans, maple butter, maple

cotton candy, maple lol-lipops, maple popcorn and

more.

Fun for theentire family!

Maine Maple SundayMarch 27th, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (Sunday Only)

Tour the sugarhouse and see the operation.

Free Syrup on ice cream samples.

Product available for sale.

219 Back Nippen Rd • Buxton, Maine 04093 • (' ^/;-z29-9125

Hoons Maple Syrup

OPEN HOUSEMarch 27 9-3

FREE Coffee & Donuts& Baked BeansCome See Our

Piggybank Evaporator!Route 41, follow green signs from

Farmington Falls

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Girl," 7 p.m. Tuesday; "Simon Konianksi," 5 p.m. Wednesday; "The Klezmatics: On Holy Ground," 7 p.m. Wednesday; "The Human Resources Manager," 9 p.m. Wednesday. Through March 31 . "Kings of Pastry" (2009), Strand Theatre, Rockland. $7.50, $8.50. rocklandstrand.com. 5:30 p.m. Saturday; Atlantic Baking Company wil l host a complimentary pastry tasting prior to the film from 4 to 5:15 p.m. "The Vanishing of the Bees" (2009), award-winning documentary followed by Q&A, Thornton Academy, Saco. $5. thornton.saco.org. 3 p.m.

MONDAY Maine Jewish Film Festival, Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Portland, mjff.org. "The Way Up," documentary, 5 p.m. Monday; LGBT Film Forum reception, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

WEDNESDAY Teens through Time, film series with teen-cenric viewpoint, Portland Public Library. Free. 871-1700. 1970s: "Billy Jack" (1971), 4:30 p.m. Maine Jewish Film Festival, Maine Historical Society, Portland. 831-7495. mjff.org. "Simon Konianski" and short film "For the Children," 1 p.m. "Wi th My Own Two Wheels" (2010), documentary about the bicycle as a vehicle for change around the world; Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick. $7. explorefrontier.com. 6 and 7:30 p.m.

BOOKS/AUTHORS TODAY Poetry Reading with Erika Meitner, University of Maine (Olsen Student Center), Farmington. Free.

farmington.edu. 7:30 p.m. Language Arts Live, series of literary readings, Bates College (Chase Hall), Lewiston. Free. bates.edu. Poet Aracelis Girmay, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Cynthia Furlong Reynolds, children's book author, gives presentation "What Tools Do Writers Need?", York Public Library. Free. 363-2818. 7 p.m.

SATURDAY Maurissa Guibord, Ellen Booraem and Carrie Jones, popular juvenile and teen fantasy fiction authors, Bull Moose Music, Scarborough. Free. bullmoose.com. 2 to 4 p.m. "Death and Survival in the Civil War," series with presentations by authors/historians, Maine Historical Society, Portland. Free/donation. spiritsalive.org. "Dead Men's Pockets: Gettysburg Bodies and Other Stories" with Margaret Creighton, 10 a.m. Anne Serafin signs copies of "African Women Writ ing Resistance, Contemporary Voices," Museum of African Culture, Portland. Free. 871-7188. 5 p.m. Dramatic Reading of "Ancient Rage" with author Rev. Mary Lee Wile, Emily Vail and Diana Krauss; discussion follows the reading; Gulf of Maine Books, Brunswick. Free. 729-5083. 4 p.m.

MONDAY Phil Goldberg, author of "American Veda: How Indian Spirituality Changed the West," Maine College of Art (Porteous Building), Portland. Free. (800)699-1509. 7 p.m.

TUESDAY Brown Bag Lecture Series, Portland Public Library. Free; bring own lunch. 871-1710. Jacques

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Gile Family Farms MAINE MAPLE

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the items come out of the sterilizer, "theblue wrap is pulled out and thrown inthe trash," said Elizabeth McLellan, theorganization's president and founder. "It'snever exposed to blood or pathogens."

Medical facilities in developing nationsrely on reusable cotton towels to steril-ize their medical supplies, so blue wrapwould only present a disposal burden tothese cash-strapped health-care facilities.

As the material piled up in the Partnersfor World Health warehouse, McLellan,who is a nurse, decided to donate someto local art and fashion programs, hopingstudents could extend its useful life.

Once she saw the amazing items theywere creating, the idea for Blue WrapProject Runway was born.

Dozens of designers have createdblue-wrap fashion items for the show.They include students at the Universityof Southern Maine, the Maine College ofArt, Southern Maine Community College,the University of New England, PortlandArts and Technology High School and theQuimby Colony.

Individual designers donating fashionsfor the catwalk include Meredith Alex ofMadworld, Queen of Hats, Mardie Wei-don, Elynn Designs, Kathleen Daniels,Marietta Atiena, Kris Hall, Judy Gailen,Gianna Olsen, Julie Tao, Stephanie Har-mon, Eunice Wilcox and Jung's QualityAlterations.

In addition to the one-of-a-kind worksthat will hit the runway, partygoers willbe able to purchase their own handbags,neckties, wine totes and pillows in theevent's Blue Wrap Boutique.

"The goal is to raise $10,000," McLel-lan said. "We'll use the money to pay formedications for the Third World."

These medications will supplement thedonated medical supplies. Each year, thenonprofit ships at least two cargo con-tainers filled with up to 50,000 pounds ofmedical supplies to communities in need.

In addition, people who are travelingto developing nations to volunteer oftenhand-carry hundreds of pounds of sup-

BLUE WRAP PROJECT RUNWAYWHEN: 6 p.m. WednesdayWHERE: Portland Museum of Art,7 Congress SquareHOW MUCH: $50INFO: 885-1011

OTHER FASHION EVENTSINTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY FOOD &

FASHION SHOWENJOY A BUFFET of world cuisine, thenwatch a fashion show featuring looksfrom China, Japan, Cambodia, Liberia,Ghana, Vietnam, the Sudan, Burundi,Afghanistan, Iran, Poland, Peru, Brazil,the Philippines, Somalia, Rwanda andthe Democratic Republic of Congo.WHEN: 5 to 9 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: Catherine McAuley HighSchool, 631 Stevens Ave., PortlandHOW MUCH: $25INFO: Email iwdmaine.2011@gmail.com

VICTORIAN TEA & FASHION SHOWSIP TEA AND sample scones and daintysandwiches while enjoying a show offashions from 1810 through 1890.WHEN: Noon April 9WHERE: Dorothy Stevens CommunityCenter, West KennebunkHOW MUCH: $20 for adults; $10 forchildrenINFO: 650-9020; vintagefashionandtea.eventbrite.com

plies with them. Last year, individualsbrought medical supplies to 50 locationsaround the world.

The next cargo shipments will go toMexico, the Democratic Republic of theCongo and Cambodia.

Tickets to the event cost $50, and mustbe purchased in advance. Should youwant to get your hands on one of thosetickets, don't delay - earlier this week,there were only 80 tickets left.

Staff Writer Avery Yale Kamila can be contacted at791-6297 or at:

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d'Amboise, "\ Was a Dancer," noon to 1 p.m.Tuesday; James Nelson, "With Fire and Sword,noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday.

WEDNESDAYCaitlin Shetterly, author of "Made for Youand Me: Going West, Going Broke, FindingHome," Longfellow Books, Portland. Free.longfellowbooks.com. 7 p.m.

PARTICIPANT DANCEBallroom Dancing, Maplewood Dance Center,Portland. Call for price: 878-0584. 7 to 11 p.m.Friday and Wednesday; semi-formal dance party,7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday.Contradance, part of DownEast Country DanceFestival with bands Rock the Boat and Elixir, Mt.Ararat Middle School, Topsham. $12; $8 for ages11 to 21. 563-8953. deffa.org. 7:30 to midnight

Friday.Downcast Country Dance Festival, day-longcelebration of traditional dance and musicincluding workshops, performances and jamsessions, Mt. Ararat Middle School, Topsham.$28 full-day; $15 day session; $18 eveningsession. 563-8953. www.deffa.org. 10 a.m. tomidnight Saturday.Saturday Night Dance Party, American BallroomDance Academy, Portland. Call for cover: 671-7644. Argentine tango lesson at 6 p.m.; grouplesson 7 p.m.; dance party 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday.Family Contradance featuring the Two FiddlesBand with caller Dudley Laufman, CommunityHouse, Kennebunkport. $2, $7. 6:30 to 9 p.m.Saturday.

PRO SPORTSPortland Pirates, AHL hockey team, CumberlandCounty Civic Center, Portland. $11 to $17.828-4665. Vs. Bridgeport, 7 p.m. Friday; vs.Charlotte, 7 p.m. Saturday; vs. Providence,6:30 p.m. Tuesday; vs. Bridgeport, 6:30 p.m.Wednesday.

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51 Wharf's Charlie Sheen Party?It's rock star from Mars awesome

His parents originally called him Carlos.The TV-watching public has taken tocalling him "train wreck," "lunatic" or"celebrity circling the drain."

Whatever you callhim, Charlie Sheenhas been downrightentertaining lately.Sheen's seemingly un-hinged behavior couldbe a depressing delu-sion or a well-plannedploy. But people can'tget enough of the"Winning."

On Friday, 51 Wharfwill host a "That's How I Roll" CharlieSheen Party to honor the former-ac-tor-turned-warlock starting at 9 p.m.The event includes go-go goddesses,a Charlie Sheen look-alike contest and

SHEEN

EATContinued from Page E29

a soft tortilla. It truly was a splendid expe-rience because of the variety of tastes.The fish was fresh, moist and light, andthe slaw was tangy.

My only complaint was the tortilla. Itwas too small. I ended up eating most ofthe taco with a fork, because the tortillasimply couldn't holed the ingredients. Alarger tortilla would be helpful.

Similarly, I loved the chowder. For $3.99,we received a good-sized cup that waspacked with large chunks of clams anda creamy base. The haddock sandwich($6.99) was lightly breaded and fried, andalso very good. My fear when orderingfried haddock is the grease. I detectedvery little grease, and was pleasantlysurprised with the overall texture of thesandwich.

The menu is extensive. As I said, wewent for lunch, but dinner beckons. I lookforward to trying the whole-belly friedclams ($15.99), and my wife would like totry the coconut shrimp ($10.99). The lob-ster quesadilla and lobster nachos mightbe worth sampling ($12.99 each).

Charlie Sheen movies being shown on theprojector. And to take it to the ultimateCharlie Sheen level: Tiger blood shots.They're made from the same stuff run-ning through Charlie Sheen's veins (i.e.,alcohol and heaven knows what else).

It's a time to celebrate Charlie Sheen(or, more accurately, to shake your headin (dismayed bewilderment). Becauseyou're either in Sheen's corner or "you'rewith the trolls."

CHARLIE SHEEN PARTYWHEN: 9 p.m. FridayWHERE: 51 Wharf, 51 WharfSt., Portland

HOW MUCH: Call 774-1151 for coverINFO: On Facebook: on.fb.me/fyxUmS

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Brenda Mershimer prepares to serveseveral lunch orders fresh from Docks'kitchen. Besides seafood, Docks servesburgers, chicken, kids' meals andmore.

Docks also has burgers, chicken andhot dogs, along with chicken nuggets andgrilled cheese for children. Docks steamsclams, lobsters and mussels, as well aspeel-and-eat shrimp. It truly is a full-ser-vice seafood market.

Check it out. I doubt you will be disap-pointed.

The Features staff of The Portland Press Heraldanonymously samples meals for about $7.

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Rebuild and Until God Shows, 6 p.m.,Paradise Rock Club, Boston. $20.Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000April 15 - Bob Seger & The Silver BulletBand, 8 p.m., TD Garden, Boston. $75.Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000April 19-20 - Neil Young, 8 p.m., CitiPerforming Arts Center Wang Theatre,Boston. $55 to $250. Livenation.com;(800) 745-3000April 20 - James Blunt, 7 p.m., Houseof Blues, Boston. $42.50 to $50.95.Livenation.com; (800) 745-3000April 22 - Cedric the Entertainer, 10 p.m.

Wilbur Theatre, Boston. $50 to $84.60.Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000April 23 - Patty Larkin, 8 and 9:30 p.m.,The Music Hall, Portsmouth, N.H. $18 to$22. Themusichall.org; (603) 436-2400April 23 - Imagination Movers Live, 7:30p.m., Orpheum Theatre, Boston. $32.70 to$43.25. Livenation.com; (866) 448-7849April 23 - Atmosphere, 6 p.m., House ofBlues, Boston. $20 to $37. Livenation.com;(800) 745-3000April 25 - Coheed and Cambria, 8 p.m.,House of Blues, Boston. $26 and $36.LiveNation.com; (800) 745-3000April 28 - Jason Aldean with Eric Churchand JaneDear Girls, 7:30 p.m., VerizonWireless Arena, Manchester, N.H. $49.50to $70. Ticketmaster.com; (800) 745-3000

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MATTRESS Continued from Page E36

How does a mattress with coils for a brain even compete?

He branches out, that's how. Into down­hill sports.

On Saturday, mattresses of all sizes will take to the mountain at Shawnee Peak. They'll shirk their once-sedentary life­style for a chance to make like a toboggan and slide Shawnee's Main Slope - with a few riders on top clutching the edges in high-speed fear.

This marks year four for the annual America's Mattress Race, and teams are encouraged to drag out their old twin, double, queen or king. There's a four-person maximum on the mattress, but no limit to your decorative genius. You can even wrap it in plastic for extra speed - but no skis or anything that will elevate it.

No air mattresses or waterbeds, either. This race was made for mattresses with coil-spring hearts and an upholstered physique.

The course is about 150 to 200 yards in length, and mattress speeds have been known to reach 35 mph. Helmets, un­derstandably, are required. There's also plenty of hay and a barrier at the finish line to prevent any mattresses from sled­ding off into the parking lot.

The race winner gets a new queen-sized mattress and box spring from America's Mattress and Furniture Gallery (though I wouldn't mention that to the old mattress

CARDBOARD BOX RACE AT SADDLEBACK IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING to sacri f ice your own bedding - and the idea of using a mattress off the street doesn't appeal - Saddleback's Cardboard Box Race might be a better fit. The race pits cardboard construction against cardboard construction, with the help of some creativity and duct tape. WHEN: 1 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Saddleback Mountain, Rangeley HOW MUCH: Free; no lift ticket required to participate INFO: saddlebackmaine.com

until after the race. It'd just depress him).

Shawnee Peak will even dispose of all the mattresses after the race, which beats the alternative: leaving the mat­tress by the curb to sag and mold in the spring rain.

Is that the way to treat a mattress who's been by your side for all these years? Who's kept your magazines and/or personal journal safe from prying eyes? Who left you with a sprain rather than a compound fracture that time you tried to back-flip off your dresser?

Your mattress has been a good friend. Your mattress deserves better.

Staff Writer Shannon Bryan can be

contacted at 791-6333 or at:

sbryan@mainetoday. com

MUSIC Continued from Page E24

Lee Todd Lacks, music and spoken word, Blue, Portland, portcityblue.com. 8 p.m. Three Point Trio, jazz, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 10 p.m. Kilcollins Band, Irish music, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Portland. 10 p.m. Sylvain's Acadian Aces, Cajun music, Bayside Bowl, Portland. $5. baysidebowl.com. 8 p.m.

SUNDAY Steve Vellani Duo, jazz, The Liberal Cup, Hallowell. 623-2739. 5 to 8 p.m. Katy Moy, keyboards and vocals, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 5:30 p.m. The Couch, open mic with host John Nels and featured artist John Zack, 21-plus; Empire Dine & Dance, Portland, portlandempire.com. 8 p.m. Rick Charette, children's music, Sanford Memorial Gym. Free. 2 p.m.

MONDAY Trivia Night, Run of the Mil l Brewpub, Saco. 571-9652. 7 to 9 p.m. Zumba Clubbing, Club Texas, Auburn. clubtexas.info. 7 to 9 p.m. Trivia Night hosted by Ryan Prosser, Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 9 p.m. Open M ic wi th Alec Wall, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 8 p.m. The Stowaways, bluegrass, Empire Dine & Dance, Portland, portlandempire.com. 8 p.m.

TUESDAY Cover to Cover, original music and a favorite album performed by local musicians, Big Easy, Portland, bigeasyportland.com. LaVern Baker: "LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith" by Lady Zen, 9 p.m.

L.E.P. Night hosted by DJ APhilly8, Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 9 p.m. Open M ic Night with Slack Master, Run of the Mil l Brewpub, Saco. 571-9652. 8 to 11 p.m. Mike Krapovicky, acoustic rock, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland, andysoldportpub.com. 7 p.m. Titus Andronicus, alt-rock, with Brenda and Dinowalrus, 18-plus; Space, Portland. $10. space538.org. 8:30 p.m. (doors at 8). Chas Lester Trio, R&B/soul, Empire Dine & Dance, Portland, portlandempire.com. 8 p.m. TWO:Thommy and Dirty White Hats, Port City Music Hall, Portland. $2. portcitymusichall.com. 8 p.m.

Port Veritas, spoken word, Blue, Portland. portcityblue.com. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Marie Stella, indie rock, with Emowars and VCR, Geno's, Portland. Call for time: 221-2382. Open M ic, Slainte, Portland. 828-0900. 8 p.m. Hanry Jamison (of The Milkman's Union) and Adam Simon, Slainte, Portland. $10. 828-0900. 8 p.m. David Beam &The Boys, acoustic Americana, Andy's Old Port Pub, Portland. andysoldportpub.com. 7 p.m. Brzowski, emotronic/Southern rock, with AWOL One and Ceschi, Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m. The Local Buzzards, bebop jazz piano trio, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth, capelocalbuzz.com. 6 p.m. Jazzputin, jazz, Empire Dine & Dance, Portland. portlandempire.com. 8:30 p.m. Clash of the Titans, cover bands, Port City Music Hall, Portland. $5. portcitymusichall.com.The Cure vs. Joy Division, 9 p.m. Chuck Donnelly and Emma Walsh, Irish music, Blue, Portland, portcityblue.com. 8 p.m. Traditional Irish Session, Irish music, Blue, Portland, portcityblue.com. 9:30 p.m. J Biddy, acoustic, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Portland. 8 p.m.

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