Thursday, May 24, 2012   8:00 PM

Dr. Chris Oberholtzer and his 18 piece ensemble perform an evening of big band swing!

www.myspace.com/pjomaine

($5 students, seniors, and advance. $9 door)

The Duke Robillard Band

Friday, May 25, 2012   8:00 PM

Guitarist. Bandleader. Songwriter. Singer. Producer. Session musician. And a one-man cheering section for the blues, in all its forms and permutations. And every one of those names has shared recording studio space or stage time with a man who is a legend in the blues community.

The Blues Music Awards (formerly W.C. Handy Awards) have named Duke Robillard “Best Blues Guitarist” four years out of five (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004) making him the second most honored guitarist for that award! He was also nominated in that category in 2005, 2007 and 2008.

In 2007 Duke received a Grammy nomination for his Guitar Groove-a-rama CD and was also honored with the prestigious Rhode Island Pell Award for “excellence in the arts” along with actress Olympia Dukakis, actor Bob Colonna, and R.I. Choreographer/Festival Ballet director Mihailo “Misha” Djuric.The Pell award is named for Senator Claiborne Pell who help establish the the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities in 1965. Other awards over the last decade include three Canadian Maple Blues Awards in 2001, 2002, and 2003 for “Best International Blues Artist,” The Blues Foundation’s “Producer of the Year” award in 2004, The French Blues Association “Album of the Year” award in 2002 (Living with the Blues) and “Guitarist of the Year” awards in 1999 and 2002.

BB King himself has called Duke “One of the great players,” The Houston Post called him “one of God’s guitarists. And the New York Times says “Robillard is a soloist of stunning force and originality. But none of that goes to Robillard’s head. He’s still on the road, still playing as many as 250 dates a year. And still proving, night after night, that his true talent is bringing people out to hear the music, appreciate the show, and dance to the blues.

www.dukerobillard.com

Video! ($20 adv/$23 door)

An Evening with Arborea

Saturday, May 26, 2012   7:30 PM

Arborea is currently touring in support of the album Red Planet:
Rolling Stone ‘Best Under-the-Radar Albums of 2011′

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Top Ten Albums of 2011 Portland Phoenix Top Editors pick in the December issue of Guitar Player magazine Top vinyl pick in the December issue of Mojo Magazine.

Arborea, avant-folk duo from Maine, formed in the summer of 2005 by husband and wife Buck and Shanti Curran. Their music follows in the progressive folk rock tradition of artists Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley, Chris Whitley, and Pentangle. Buck plays guitar, slide guitars, bowed strings, flutes, banjo, and vocals. Shanti provides lead vocals, banjo, ukulele, bowed strings, harmonium, and percussion. Arborea is often joined by Helena Espvall on cello.

Their songs are, as described by George Parsons of Dream Magazine,” Low key intimate spellcasting affairs; the fact that they are a couple might help to explain the seamless organic blending of their music together. Conjuring truly transportational magic out of the simplest ingredients. Their songs might be a hundreds of years old, and there’s little here to lock them into any moment other than forever”.

Since 2006 Arborea has performed throughout the US, UK, and Europe…including radio sessions on the BBC, WXPN, and WNYC. In 2009 Arborea curated the ‘Leaves of Life’ compilation album to benefit the UN World Food Program, and in 2010 they curated the Robbie Basho tribute album ‘We Are All One, In the Sun’, which made Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s ‘Best Acoustic Albums of 2010′, glowing reviews from The Wire and Pitchfork, and Mojo Magazine 4 Stars. Their 4th album ‘Red Planet’ was released in 2011 by the Oregon label Strange Attractors Audio House. Equal parts psychedelia and backwater folk, inspired by Smithsonian field recordings, Arborea succeeds in creating a new folk form of breathtaking originality.

Dilly Dilly

Ok… A little about me. I grew up in Maine. I have been playing music for almost 20 years. Choda 1993-1994 red light city 1994-1999 cerberus shoal 2000-2006 sage francis backing band spring 2007 solo as dilly dilly 2005-present started off playing bass but now i’m a multi-instrumentals and play ukulele, guitar, banjo, saw, trumpet, drums/percussion, toy instruments gallore, mpc and have been hitting the piano lately. I produce, write play and sing… And after all is said and done… I love music and she has loved me back I love life and all she’s given and taken from me!

Having released his official debut album Songs of Praise and Scorn in February of 2012, Christopher Paul Stelling continues to tour relentlessly across America. Singing his songs with a pure uninhibited delivery, Stelling has become known for the intensity and passion of his live performances. Owing as much to the bards and troubadours of times long past as to his contemporaries, Stelling’s ever developing commitment to his craft is obvious.

www.facebook.com/Arborea

dillydilly.bandcamp.com/

christopherpaulstelling.wordpress.com

Arborea recently did an NPR Tiny Desk Concert that will be aired on May 21st, and have been confirmed for the 2012 Philadelphia Folk Festival. They were also the only Maine band to appear at SXSW this year.
NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Video! ($10 adv/$12 door, 7:30pm)
Christopher Paul Stelling opens at 7:30 followed by Dilly Dilly!

One Longfellow Square Dance Party
featuring: Verbalized Medicine

Saturday, May 26, 2012   11:30 PM

One Longfellow Square and Verbalized Medicine presents:
One Longfellow Square Dance Party.11PM to 1AM

Verbalized Medicine is new to the Portland Hip Hop scene, high-energy, fun and outrageously upbeat, with a touch of funk and blues. Not your average hip hop, not your average dance party!

The $3 service fee is not added to this show.

Please call 207-761-1757 for more information.

($5 at the door only, 11:00pm door)

The Guru Ganesha Band, Live in Concert

Thursday, May 31, 2012   7:30 PM

THE FUTURE OF MANTRA MUSIC IS HERE NOW
($15 adv/ $18 door. OLS is not selling tickets for this event. Tickets available online at www.showclix.com/even)

Imagine a great world beat concert—the whole room throbbing with sinuous grooves and mesmerizing tonal colors from all over the globe. Now imagine an uplifting evening of kirtan—devotional chanting. Feel yourself being led deeper and deeper into the blissful heart of ancient mantras by a group of experienced kirtan wallahs, a convocation of beautiful souls who have long trodden the spiritual path.

This is what it’s like to experience the GuruGanesha Band in concert. The group is led by world devotional music pioneer GuruGanesha Singh, renowned for his work with singers Snatam Kaur, Tina Malia and Nirinjan Kaur; widely respected as the founder of Spirit Voyage records. An avuncular figure in turban, kurta and long white beard, GuruGanesha handles his guitars with easygoing mastery, bouncing trippy, inventive, melodic leads off the ceiling and casting polyrhythmic glitter all over the grooves.

Grounding the GGB’s joyous earth beat are tabla ace Daniel Paul, a seasoned world percussion dynamo and first-rate harmony vocalist, and bassist Gurusangat Singh, a soulful jazzman with an exceptionally supple feel and cosmic connection to the supreme groove. These two lock in like Gemini rhythm twins, and before long the whole room is up and dancing. Daniel’s been on the kirtan scene for decades, playing with Jai Uttal, Jaya Lakshmi, Snatam Kaur and others. Gurusangat put aside studies in jazz guitar to man the bass for the GuruGanesha Band. From the way he’s taken to the instrument, it’s clear he’s got some serious bass karma.

Spicing the beat like a expert fusion chef is rhythm guitarist/backing vocalist Sat Kartar Singh, old friend, highly accomplished yogi and dapper counterpart to GuruGanesha. The deeply sympathetic way in which Sat Kartar blends his voice and guitar with those of GuruGanesha bespeaks an understatedly high level of musicianship and a lifelong brotherhood. GuruGanesha frequently jokes about how he and Sat Kartar are often mistaken for one another. But then GuruGanesha tells a lot of jokes over the course of an evening. He’s a bit of a divine prankster.

The GGB’s rainbow tapestry of sonic hues is magnificently enriched by multi-instrumentalist Hans Christian, who performs on cello, sarangi, sitara and nyckelharpa (Swedish keyed fiddle). Combining ancient instruments with modern electronics, he casts a potent spell with looped waves of shimmering beauty that echo into infinity. A much in-demand session musician, Hans has played with everyone from Robbie Robertson to RASA to Donna DeLory. To hear him perform live with a great band like the GGB is a rare and exceptional treat.

And then there’s Michelle Hurtado, the GuruGanesha Band’s divinely enchanting singer. Her unforgettable performances combine heartrending beauty, vocal virtuosity and a sense of total surrender to Spirit. Seated at a harmonium, dressed in flowing garments and gossamer shawl, she radiates from the stage like a present-day incarnation of Saraswati, goddess of music, art and wisdom. Michelle goes into a deeply meditative trance when she sings. She brings her entire life and soul to every note—her Cuban family background, her deep grounding in Kundalini yoga, her world travels, her ardent studies in everything from Sanskrit to flamenco dance. When the music moves her, she springs to her feet and launches into spontaneous, rapturous dance, her long dark hair flying in every direction, arms raised gracefully heavenward.

Michelle also calls herself by the name her grandmother gave her, Paloma—Spanish for dove—and when she sings, you understand why. Her voice soars as if it had wings. The dove is, after all, an age-old signifier for the Divine Spirit.

The music of the GuruGanesha Band is drawn from many sources—raga, gospel, rock, folk, even a touch of the blues. In performance, these myriad musical tributaries merge in a glistening, flowing river of sound. Much of their material is drawn from GuruGanesha’s 2011 album Kundalini Surjhee, but the band has also begun to incorporate some brand new compositions into its live performances. Their creativity seems as boundless as their onstage Kundalini energy.

Fresh from a triumphant inaugural tour of the West Coast, the GuruGanesha Band embarks on an East Coast tour that is sure to win many more new fans. Their concerts are an experience not to be missed. In the short time they’ve been together they’ve established themselves as a formidable new presence on the world devotional stage. For more information, visit www.guruganesha.com

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($15 adv/ $18 door. OLS is not selling tickets for this event. Tickets available online at www.showclix.com/even)

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Portland, Maine
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The carnival continues on Thursday and Friday beginning at 4 pm and will run until about 9:30pm. Bring the whole family down to the beautiful waterfront and enjoy food from our vendors and the live bands playing.  Enjoy the sounds of Kate and the Kindred on Thursday, and Sweatband on Friday as they entertain visitors on the Kennebec River boardwalk from 7pm to 10pm.

Plan on spending most of your day in Gardiner on Saturday, June 23.  Christ Church will be hosting a pancake breakfast to start things off, and Colossal Yard Sale from 8 to 3.  From 9am to 4pm the Gardiner Public Library will be holding its annual book sale with many great treasures to be discovered.  Downtown Water Street will be closed to vehicular traffic so we can celebrate the 10th Annual Gardiner Arts & Crafts Festival from 10am – 4pm.  There will be specialty food vendors, and wonderful arts and crafts from Maine artisans.  In front of Johnson Hall from 10 am to noon, children can work with artists from the Center for Maine Craft. to create art projects to take home.  Great live music and entertainment will be presented in Johnson Hall mini-park. At noon, Ampersand Academy of Dance will perform; at 1:15pm, Magician Bruce Johnson will amaze and entertain; and at 2:30pm, the Maranacook String Band plays bluegrass music.  In case of rain, the entertainment moves inside Johnson Hall.  From 12pm to 4pm, entertainer Rick Adam will wander from Water Street to the Waterfront and make you laugh with character comedy, clowning, balloon animals, stilt-walking, and more.

The Gardiner Waterfront is another fun place to be.  The carnival will be open all day and there are plenty of food vendors.  There will also be an opportunity to support many local non-profit organizations at their tables.  Fire Department demonstrations throughout the day are a new addition to the events. A Coast Guard vessel will be docked along the waterfront and it will be opened for tours all day.  The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Gardiner will be on hand from noon to 3 pm with children’s activities, face-painting and games.

Why go home for supper?  Restaurants downtown and food vendors at the waterfront will remain open all day.  The famous Johnson Hall Waterfront Talent Show, hosted by comedian Gary Crocker, will begin at 6:30PM.  Bring your blanket or chair and enjoy the sights and sounds of talented amateur performers from throughout our greater Kennebec Valley area.  There will be no need to move as the fabulous fireworks display, sponsored by Gardiner Federal Credit Union, will be launched from the river right by the stage.  Rain date for the Talent Show only, is Sunday, June 24 at 3PM in Gardiner Area High School Theater.

Don’t miss this wonderful festival!  Come to Gardiner, Maine and enjoy the beautiful waterfront, dine on some delicious local cuisine and support our local arts and culture. Shops and restaurants are open as well. Bring the whole family and stay for the day. There is plenty of designated parking and lots of entertainment. The event is organized by the GGRF Committee and brought to you by generous sponsors: The Bank of Maine, Central Maine Pyrotechnics, City of Gardiner, Gardiner Federal Credit Union, Eagles/Cobbossee Aerie #4330, Macdonald Page & Co., Kennebec Savings Bank, Pine State Beverage, Portland North Truck Center, Russ Williams Fuel, Country Fare, Inc., Chapman’s Fuel, American Legion Smith Wiley Post 4, Kennebec Tailoring and Mending, Fuller’s Market, Harvey’s Hardware, and The Depot Pub.  Please call the Gardiner Public Library at 207-582-3312 if you need more information.    ##

Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center
“Entertainment & More Since 1864″
280 Water Street, PO Box 777
Gardiner, ME 04345
(207) 582-7144
www.johnsonhall.org

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Dear Fellow Cinephiles:

OK… I understand that with spring a young man’s (or woman’s) fancy turns to thoughts of love and not sitting in a movie theater, watching an old, Japanese man making delicious sushi in a Tokyo subway station, or watching the heartbreak of kids and parents as a result of bullying. I get that. What you want is action, adventure, romance, trips to exotic places. You want a director like John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) and actors like Dame Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Tom Wilkinson and Slumdog Millionaire’s Dev Patel.

So come for the magic, the beauty, the romance and the fun of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. It will be spring and summer for months. But this film’s engagement is limited. See you at Marigold!

Jiro Dreams of Sushi
(PG)(81 minutes)
Directed by David Gelb
Starring Jiro Ono

Tontine Mall
149 Maine St.
(207) 729-5486
www.eveningstarcinema.com
All children under age 12
always $6.25
All matinee shows
(before 5:00 PM)
$6.75

Evening shows
Seniors 65+: $6.75
Regular adult: $8.00
Barry Norman
Eveningstar Cinema
(207) 729-6796

Eveningstar Cinema

Schedule for Friday, May 25, 2012 until Thursday, May 31, 2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel PG-13

Rated for sexual content and language
Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith – 118 minutes

A group of British retirees decide to “outsource” their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Though the new environment is less luxurious than imagined, they are forever transformed by their shared experiences.

Fri: (1:30), (4:00), 6:30, 9:00
Sat: (1:30), (4:00), 6:30, 9:00
Sun: (1:30), (4:00), 6:30, 9:00
Mon: (1:30), (4:00), 6:30
Tue: (1:30), (4:00), 6:30
Wed: (1:30), (4:00), 6:30
Thu: (1:30), (4:00), 6:30

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While it is a good idea to take preventive measures against ticks year-round, be extra vigilant in warmer months (April-September) when ticks are most active.

Avoid Direct Contact with Ticks

• Avoid wooded and bushy areas with high grass and leaf litter.
• Walk in the center of trails.

Repel Ticks with DEET or Permethrin

• Use repellents that contain 20% or more DEET (N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide) on the exposed skin for protection that lasts up to several hours. Always follow product instructions. Parents should apply this product to their children, avoiding hands, eyes, and mouth.
• Use products that contain permethrin on clothing. Treat clothing and gear, such as boots, pants, socks and tents. It remains protective through several washings. Pre-treated clothing is available and remains protective for up to 70 washings.
• Other repellents registered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may be found athttp://cfpub.epa.gov/oppref/insect/.

Find and Remove Ticks from Your Body

• Bathe or shower as soon as possible after coming indoors (preferably within two hours) to wash off and more easily find ticks that are crawling on you.
• Conduct a full-body tick check using a hand-held or full-length mirror to view all parts of your body upon return from tick-infested areas. Parents should check their children for ticks under the arms, in and around the ears, inside the belly button, behind the knees, between the legs, around the waist, and especially in their hair.
• Examine gear and pets. Ticks can ride into the home on clothing and pets, then attach to a person later, so carefully examine pets, coats, and day packs. Tumble clothes in a dryer on high heat for an hour to kill remaining ticks.

Preventing Ticks on Your Pets

Dogs are very susceptible to tick bites and tickborne diseases. Vaccines are not available for all the tickborne diseases that dogs can get, and they don’t keep the dogs from bringing ticks into your home. For these reasons, it’s important to use a tick preventive product on your dog.

Tick bites on dogs may be hard to detect. Signs of tickborne disease may not appear for 7-21 days or longer after a tick bite, so watch your dog closely for changes in behavior or appetite if you suspect that your pet has been bitten by a tick.

To reduce the chances that a tick will transmit disease to you or your pets:

• Check your pets for ticks daily, especially after they spend time outdoors.
• If you find a tick on your dog, remove it right away.
• Ask your veterinarian to conduct a tick check at each exam.
• Talk to your veterinarian about tickborne diseases in your area.
• Reduce tick habitat in your yard.
• Talk with your veterinarian about using tick preventives on your pet.

Note: Cats are extremely sensitive to a variety of chemicals. Do not apply any insect acaricides or repellents to your cats without first consulting your veterinarian!

Kill Ticks on Dogs

A pesticide product that kills ticks is known as an acaricide. Acaricides that can be used on dogs include dusts, impregnated collars, sprays, or topical treatments. Some acaricides kill the tick on contact. Others may be absorbed into the bloodstream of a dog and kill ticks that attach and feed.

Pros:

• Helps to reduce the number of ticks in the environment
• Prevents tickborne disease

Cons:

• Tick bites can cause a painful wound and may become infected.
• When bitten, a dog may become infected with a number of diseases. This depends on the type of tick, which diseases it is carrying (if any), and how quickly a product kills the feeding tick.

Examples of topically applied products (active ingredients):

• Fipronil
• Pyrethroids (permethrin, etc.)
• Amitraz

Repel Ticks on Dogs

A repellent product may prevent the tick from coming into contact with an animal at all or have anti-feeding effects once the tick comes into contact with the chemical, thus preventing a bite.

Pros:

• Prevents bite wounds and possible resulting infections
• Prevents tickborne disease

Cons:

• Will not reduce the number of ticks in the environment (doesn’t kill ticks)

Examples of topically applied products (active ingredients):

• Pyrethroids (permethrin, etc.)

Reference to any commercial entity or product or service on this page should not be construed as an endorsement by the Government of the company, its products, or its services.

Preventing Ticks in the Yard

Apply Pesticides Outdoors to Control Ticks

Pesticides for ticks, known as acaricides, can reduce the number of ticks in your yard. These benefits have been best-studied for Ixodes scapularis (the black-legged tick), and include:

• Consistent and timely pest control
• Easy to apply
• Relatively inexpensive
• Safe if applied according to the label

Only small amounts of acaricide applied at the right time of year are necessary. Application should focus on control of nymphal I. scapularis ticks, the stage most likely to transmit Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, and babesiosis, by spraying once in May or early June. An October application of acaricide may be used to control adult blacklegged ticks, however, they less commonly transmit disease. The use and timing of acaricides to control other ticks of public health concern is less well studied, but may still be helpful.

If you have health concerns about applying acaricides:

• Check with local health or agricultural officials about the best time to apply acaricide in your area.
• Identify rules and regulations related to pesticide application on residential properties (Environmental Protection Agency and your state determine the availability of pesticides).
• Consider using a professional pesticide company to apply pesticides at your home.

Create a Tick-safe Zone to Reduce Ticks in the Yard

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station has developed a comprehensive Tick Management Handbook [PDF - 8.53 MB] for preventing tick bites. Here are some simple landscaping techniques that can help reduce tick populations:

• Remove leaf litter.
• Clear tall grasses and brush around homes and at the edge of lawns.
• Place a 3-ft wide barrier of wood chips or gravel between lawns and wooded areas to restrict tick migration into recreational areas.
• Mow the lawn frequently.
• Stack wood neatly and in a dry area (discourages rodents).
• Keep playground equipment, decks, and patios away from yard edges and trees.
• Discourage unwelcome animals (such as deer, raccoons, and stray dogs) from entering your yard by constructing fences.
• Remove old furniture, mattresses, or trash from the yard that may give ticks a place to hide.

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Tick Removal

If you find a tick attached to your skin, there’s no need to panic. There are several tick removal devices on the market, but a plain set of fine-tipped tweezers will remove a tick quite effectively.

How to remove a tick

1. Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible.
2. Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Don’t twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the mouth-parts to break off and remain in the skin. If this happens, remove the mouth-parts with tweezers. If you are unable to remove the mouth easily with clean tweezers, leave it alone and let the skin heal.
3. After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol, an iodine scrub, or soap and water.

Avoid folklore remedies such as “painting” the tick with nail polish or petroleum jelly, or using heat to make the tick detach from the skin. Your goal is to remove the tick as quickly as possible–not waiting for it to detach.

Follow-up

If you develop a rash or fever within several weeks of removing a tick, see your doctor. Be sure to tell the doctor about your recent tick bite, when the bite occurred, and where you most likely acquired the tick.

Symptoms of Tickborne Illness

Many tickborne diseases can have similar signs and symptoms. If you have been bitten by a tick and develop the symptoms below within a few weeks, a health care provider should evaluate the following before deciding on a course of treatment:

• Your symptoms
• The geographic region in which you were bitten
• Diagnostic tests, if indicated by the symptoms and the region where you were bitten

The most common symptoms of tick-related illnesses are:

• Fever/chills: With all tickborne diseases, patients can experience fever at varying degrees and time of onset.
• Aches and pains: Tickborne disease symptoms include headache, fatigue, and muscle aches. With Lyme disease you may also experience joint pain. The severity and time of onset of these symptoms can depend on the disease and the patient’s personal tolerance level.
• Rash: Lyme disease, southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI), Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), ehrlichiosis, and tularemiacan result in distinctive rashes:
  • In Lyme disease, the rash may appear within 3-30 days, typically before the onset of fever. The Lyme disease rash is the first sign of infection and is usually a circular rash called erythema migrans or EM. This rash occurs in approximately 70-80% of infected persons and begins at the site of a tick bite. It may be warm, but is not usually painful. Some patients develop additional EM lesions in other areas of the body several days later.
  • The rash of (STARI) is nearly identical to that of Lyme disease, with a red, expanding “bulls eye” lesion that develops around the site of a lone star tick bite. Unlike Lyme disease, STARI has not been linked to any arthritic or neurologic symptoms.
  • The rash seen with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) varies greatly from person to person in appearance, location, and time of onset. About 10% of people with RMSF never develop a rash. Most often, the rash begins 2-5 days after the onset of fever as small, flat, pink, non-itchy spots (macules) on the wrists, forearms, and ankles and spreads to the trunk. It sometimes involves the palms and soles. The red to purple, spotted (petechial) rash of RMSF is usually not seen until the sixth day or later after onset of symptoms and occurs in 35-60% of patients with the infection.
  • In the most common form of tularemia, a skin ulcer appears at the site where the organism entered the body. The ulcer is accompanied by swelling of regional lymph glands, usually in the armpit or groin.
  • In about 30% of patients (and up to 60% of children), ehrlichiosis can cause a rash. The appearance of the rash ranges from macular to maculopapular to petechial, and may appear after the onset of fever.

Tickborne diseases can result in mild symptoms treatable at home to severe infections requiring hospitalization. Although easily treated with antibiotics, these diseases can be difficult for physicians to diagnose. However, early recognition and treatment of the infection decreases the risk of serious complications. So see your doctor immediately if you have been bitten by a tick and experience any of the symptoms described here.

“Target” lesion on patient with Lyme disease.

Patient with STARI.

1. Site of tick bite
2. Red, radial, expanding edge of rash
3. Central clearing

Photograph used with permission from the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Late (petechial) rash on hand and forearm in patient with Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

An ulcer caused by tularemia.

Tick paralysis is a rare disease thought to be caused by a toxin in tick saliva. The symptoms include acute, ascending, flaccid paralysis that is often confused with other neurologic disorders or diseases (e.g., Guillain-Barré syndrome or botulism). Within 24 hours of removing the tick, the paralysis typically subsides.

Geographic Distribution

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• American dog tick
• Blacklegged tick
• Brown dog tick
• Gulf Coast tick

• Lone star tick
• Rocky Mountain wood tick
• Western blacklegged tick

While adult ticks are the easiest to identify by species, immature stages of ticks may also transmit some pathogens. In addition, male and female ticks of the same species may look different.

Of the many different tick species found throughout the world, only a select few bite and transmit disease to humans.

These maps provide general insight into the expected distribution of ticks that cause disease in the contiguous United States. Populations of ticks may be found outside noted areas. Naturally occurring populations of the ticks described below do not occur in Alaska, however, the brown dog tick is endemic in Hawaii.

American dog tick

(Dermacentor variabilis)

American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is the most commonly identified species responsible for transmitting Rickettsia rickettsii, which causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans. The American dog tick can also transmit tularemia. This tick is widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains and also occurs in limited areas on the Pacific Coast. D. variabilis larvae and nymphs feed on small rodents. Dogs and medium-sized mammals are the preferred hosts of adult D. variabilis, although it feeds readily on other large mammals, including humans.

Approximate distribution of the American Dog tick. (Click for larger image)

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Blacklegged tick

(Ixodes scapularis)

The blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), commonly known as a “deer tick”, can transmit the organisms responsible foranaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Lyme disease. This tick is widely distributed in the northeastern and upper midwestern United States. I. scapularis larvae and nymphs feed on small mammals and birds, while adults feed on larger mammals and will bite humans on occasion. It is important to note that the pathogen that causes Lyme disease is maintained by wild rodent and other small mammal reservoirs, and is not transmitted everywhere that the blacklegged tick lives. In some regions, particularly in the southern U.S., the tick has very different feeding habits that make it an unlikely vector in the spread of human disease.

Approximate distribution of the Blacklegged tick. (Click for larger image)

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Brown dog tick

(Rhipicephalus sanguineus)

The brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) has recently been identified as a reservoir of R. rickettsii, causing Rocky Mountain spotted fever, in the southwestern U.S. and along the U.S-Mexico border. Brown dog ticks are found throughout the U.S. and the world. Dogs are the primary host for the brown dog tick for each of its life stages, although the tick may also bite humans or other mammals.

Approximate distribution of the Brown Dog tick. (Click for larger image)

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Gulf Coast tick

(Amblyomma maculatum)

The Gulf Coast tick resides in coastal areas of the United States along the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Coast tick can transmit Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, a form of spotted fever. A. maculatum larvae and nymphs feed on birds and small rodents, while adult ticks feed on deer and other wildlife. Adult ticks have been associated with transmission of R. parkeri to humans.

Approximate distribution of the Gulf Coast tick. (Click for larger image)

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Lone star tick

(Amblyomma americanum)

The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) transmits Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Ehrlichia ewingii, causing human ehrlichiosis,tularemia, and STARI. The lone star tick is primarily found in the southeastern and eastern United States. White-tailed deer are a major host of lone star ticks and appear to represent one natural reservoir for E. chaffeensis. A. americanum larvae and nymphs feed on birds and deer. Both nymphal and adult ticks may be associated with the transmission of pathogens to humans.

Approximate distribution of the Lone Star tick. (Click for larger image)

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Rocky Mountain wood tick

(Dermacentor andersoni)

Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) can transmitRocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia to humans. This tick is found in the Rocky Mountain states. Adult ticks feed primarily on large mammals. Larvae and nymphs feed on small rodents. Adult ticks are primarily associated with pathogen transmission to humans.

Approximate distribution of the Rocky Mountain Wood tick. (Click for larger image)

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Western blacklegged tick

(Ixodes pacificus)

The western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) can transmit the organisms responsible for causing anaplasmosis and Lyme disease in humans. Wild rodents and other mammals are likely reservoirs of these pathogens. This tick is distributed along the Pacific coast of the United States. Larvae and nymphs feed on birds and small rodents, while adult ticks feed on deer and other mammals. Adult ticks are primarily associated with pathogen transmission to humans.

Approximate distribution of the Western Blacklegged tick. (Click for larger image)

Life cycle of Hard Ticks that Spread Disease

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• How ticks survive
• How ticks find their hosts
• How ticks spread disease

How ticks survive

Most ticks go through four life stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph, and adult. After hatching from the eggs, ticks must eat blood at every stage to survive. Ticks that require this many hosts can take up to 3 years to complete their full life cycle, and most will die because they don’t find a host for their next feeding.

Relative sizes of several ticks at different life stages.

Ticks can feed on mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. Most ticks prefer to have a different host animal at each stage of their life, as shown below:

This diagram shows the life cycle of blacklegged ticks that can transmit anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Lyme disease.

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How ticks find their hosts

Ticks find their hosts by detecting animals´ breath and body odors, or by sensing body heat, moisture, and vibrations. Some species can even recognize a shadow. In addition, ticks pick a place to wait by identifying well-used paths. Then they wait for a host, resting on the tips of grasses and shrubs. Ticks can’t fly or jump, but many tick species wait in a position known as “questing”.

While questing, ticks hold onto leaves and grass by their third and fourth pair of legs. They hold the first pair of legs outstretched, waiting to climb on to the host. When a host brushes the spot where a tick is waiting, it quickly climbs aboard. Some ticks will attach quickly and others will wander, looking for places like the ear, or other areas where the skin is thinner.

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How ticks spread disease

Ticks transmit pathogens that cause disease through the process of feeding.

• Depending on the tick species and its stage of life, preparing to feed can take from 10 minutes to 2 hours. When the tick finds a feeding spot, it grasps the skin and cuts into the surface.
• The tick then inserts its feeding tube. Many species also secrete a cement-like substance that keeps them firmly attached during the meal. The feeding tube can have barbs which help keep the tick in place.
• Ticks also can secrete small amounts of saliva with anesthetic properties so that the animal or person can’t feel that the tick has attached itself. If the tick is in a sheltered spot, it can go unnoticed.
• A tick will suck the blood slowly for several days. If the host animal has a bloodborne infection, the tick will ingest the pathogens with the blood.
• Small amounts of saliva from the tick may also enter the skin of the host animal during the feeding process. If the tick contains a pathogen, the organism may be transmitted to the host animal in this way.
• After feeding, most ticks will drop off and prepare for the next life stage. At its next feeding, it can then transmit an acquired disease to the new host.

Tickborne Diseases of the U.S.

In the United States, some ticks carry pathogens that can cause human disease, including:

• Anaplasmosis is transmitted to humans by tick bites primarily from the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) in the northeastern and upper midwestern U.S. and the western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) along the Pacific coast.
• Babesiosis is caused by microscopic parasites that infect red blood cells. Most human cases of babesiosis in the United States are caused by Babesia microti. Babesia microti is transmitted by the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) and is found primarily in the Northeast and upper Midwest.
• Colorado Tick Fever Colorado tick fever is an acute viral infection spread by the bite of the Dermacentor andersoni wood tick.
• Ehrlichiosis is transmitted to humans by the lone star tick (Ambylomma americanum), found primarily in the southcentral and eastern U.S.
• Lyme disease is transmitted by the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) in the northeastern U.S. and upper Midwestern U.S. and the western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus) along the Pacific coast.
• Powassan encephalitis Powassan (POW) virus is transmitted to humans by infected ticks.
• Rickettsia parkeri Rickettsiosis is transmitted to humans by the Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum).
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is transmitted by the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni), and the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sangunineus) in the U.S. The brown dog tick and other tick species are associated with RMSF in Central and South America.
• STARI (Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness) is transmitted via bites from the lone star tick (Ambylomma americanum), found in the southeastern and eastern U.S.
• Tickborne relapsing fever (TBRF) is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected soft ticks. TBRF has been reported in 15 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming and is associated with sleeping in rustic cabins and vacation homes.
• Tularemia is transmitted to humans by the dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis), the wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni), and the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). Tularemia occurs throughout the U.S.
• 364D Rickettsiosis (Rickettsia phillipi, proposed) is transmitted to humans by the Pacific Coast tick (Dermacentor occidentalis ticks). This is a new disease that has been found in California.

Contact Us:

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Resources

Curriculum for Teachers

Don’t Let the Ticks Bite Print-ready files, a limited number of curriculum materials, and tick ID cards are available free of charge from the California Department of Public Health.

Free Webinar CME course

Recognizing and Treating Tick-Borne Diseases
Sponsored by MO Dept of Health and Senior Services and DEET Education Program. Free registration required.

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Reader Supplied Approach to Tick Removal

NOTE: This is NOT an officially approved approach by the scientific community.

This might come in handy during tick season folks.
Sounds better than twisting, burning and pulling.

Tick removal

Summer is here and the ticks will soon be showing their heads. Here is a good way to get them off you, your children, or your pets. Give it a try.

Please forward to anyone with children…. or hunters or dogs, or anyone who even steps outside in summer!!

A School Nurse has written the info below — good enough to share — And it really works!

“I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places where it’s some times difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc.”

“Apply a blob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20), the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away. This technique has worked every time I’ve used it (and that was frequently, and it’s much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me.” “Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can’t see that this would be damaging in any way.

I even had my doctor’s wife call me for advice because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn’t reach it with tweezers. She used this method and immediately called me back to say,
“It worked!”

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Town After Town saying “No Red Carpet Here”

Since the Legislature declared Maine a prime target for industrial wind power in 2008, over two dozen towns have examined what it would mean for them.  The findings:  not as great as we thought.

Sumner Voters Decide: Protect Our Community

The town of Sumner, located between Rumford and Auburn, has joined a growing list of communities adopting an Industrial Wind Development Ordinance. Sumner residents packed the town’s fire barn last week for a special town meeting and by a 2 to 1 vote, the ordinance was approved. Sumner’s Industrial Wind Power Ordinance Committee spent nearly a year researching the topic and crafted an ordinance that would give the town and its citizens additional protections above and beyond the State’s minimal standards.

Kudos to the residents of Sumner for being proactive and adopting an ordinance that protects citizens, property values and Maine’s Quality of Place. The process was sometimes contentious, but as we have seen in 25 other Maine communities, residents did their homework and decided that they – not the wind developers – are in charge of reconciling the promised benefits of wind power with the impacts.

No Home Rule, But Citizens Still Organize

While Peru and Dixfield are researching ordinances too, Highland Plantation, which lies in the Unorganized Territory, cannot enact local ordinances. But the people of Highland have taken a stand. A majority of Highland citizens signed a petition stating their opposition to the industrial wind development proposed by Angus King and Rob Gardiner of Independence Wind.   Please check out this letter submitted to Maine newspapers by long-time residents and taxpayers Jay and Rose Staton.

FMM supports residents who wish to have a say in the future of their communities, regardless of whether they reside in an organized town. We add our voice to Highland’s in asking that Independence Wind accept the will of the people and the conclusions drawn by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. The Highland Wind project should be abandoned.

QUICK LINKS

I Think My Town Might Need a Wind Ordinance…

…where do we begin?

Click HERE for a list of issues to consider.

My Husband Still Thinks Wind Power is Green…

…what can I do???

While this is a tragic condition, the marriage can be saved.

Click HERE to win him back.

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PO Box 60
Weld, Maine 04285

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Playing the final game of the day are (left) Carl Gowan, Lily Coombs, Tony Willman and Edith Falcone

SPECTRUM GENERATONS’ William S. Cohen Community Center announces today that 32 local cribbage players participated in the Second Annual Cribbage-A-Thon benefit held at the Cohen Center located at 22 Town Farm Road in Hallowell on Friday, May 18, 2012. Since early April, participants sought out sponsors and collected donations totaling $1,638.00 for the event.

All proceeds benefit Spectrum Generations’ Cohen Community Center’s Health & Wellness Program. Prizes of gift certificates to local businesses were award in seven categories.  Lydia Day raised the most funds; Priscilla Wescott and Arden Clement had the highest overall score; Tony Willman and Carl Gowen came in second and Edith Falcone and Lily Coombs placed third. Theresa Couture won highest hand in game three and Donna Magras won highest hand for game eight.

Special thanks to Ken Morrison for helping us organize and run this event. According to Maggie Tardiff, Center Director at the Cohen Center, “Once again our card players in the Second AnnualCribbage-A-Thon fundraiser put their best foot forward and secured donations from family and friends to help keep Spectrum Generations’ programs running strong! The continued support of our community for this event never ceases to amaze me.” Cribbage is played at the Cohen Center each Monday from 1:00 to 4:00 PM and is open to the public.

For more information about events and activities taking place at the Cohen Center please call 626-7777 or email cohen@spectrumgenerations.org.

Spectrum Generations, serving central Maine adults from the state line to the coast line, helps people live their best lives by fostering independence and promoting a healthy lifestyle. We offer easy-to-understand information and support for all ages and abilities. For more information about Spectrum Generations, call  1-800-639-1553, or go online at www.spectrumgenerations.org.

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May 23 – June 16

Previews:
May 23 2:30 and 8:00pm
May 24 2:30

Opening Night
May 24 8:00pm

Down home country humor, true emotion and unforgettable hits of Country Music Mega Star Patsy Cline converge in this inspirational show told through the letters of her friend Louise Segar, portrayed by Emmy Award winning actress Sally Struthers in the star performance that started her love affair with the Ogunquit Playhouse 10 years ago! This funny and touching tribute celebrates the career and life of the singer of who died tragically in a plane crash in 1963.Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams andWalking After Midnight are just a few of the 27 featured songs!

About the Show:

Always…Patsy Cline is based on the true story of Patsy Cline’s friendship with Houston housewife Louise Seger.

Upon hearing Patsy Cline on the “Arthur Godfrey Show” for the first time in 1957, Louise Seger became an immediate and avid fan of Cline’s. She constantly hounded the local disc jockey to play Cline’s records on the radio.
In 1961 when Cline went to Houston for a show, Seger and her buddies arrived about an hour-and-a-half early and, by coincidence, met Cline who was traveling alone. The two women struck up a friendship that was to culminate in Cline spending the night at Seger’s house–a friendship that lasted until Cline’s untimely death in a plane crash in 1963.

The relationship, which began as fan worship evolved into one of mutual respect. It is the kind of relationship that many fans would like to have with their heroes.

Over a pot of strong coffee, the two women chatted about their common concerns. When Cline finally left for Dallas, her next job, the two women had exchanged addresses and telephone numbers. Seger never expected to hear from Cline again, but soon after she left, Seger received the first of many letters and phone calls from Cline. The pen-pal relationship provides much of the plot of the show.

The play focuses on the fateful evening at Houston’s Esquire Ballroom when Seger hears of Cline’s death in a plane crash. Seger supplies a narrative while Cline floats in and out of the set singing tunes that made her famous–Anytime, Walkin’ After Midnight, She’s Got You, Sweet Dreams, andCrazy–to name a few.

The show combines humor, sadness and reality. It offers fans who remember Cline while she was alive a chance to look back, while giving new fans an idea of what seeing her was like and what she meant to her original fans.

“Sweet dreams again”
-USA Today
“A song-filled valentine”
-Los Angeles Times
“Always…Patsy Cline. Always a hit.”
-Biloxi Sun Herald

Our Box Office is Now Open!

Call 207.646.5511

Ogunquit Playhouse Hours

In Season Hours (5/19-10/21)

• Monday: 9am-6pm
• Tuesday-Saturday: 9am to show or to 6pm when no evening performance
• Sunday: 10am to show or to 5pm when no evening performance
• Open at 9am on Sunday dates with 10am show

Pre-Season Hours

• Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm

Winter Hours

• Monday-Friday: 9am-5pm

* Open at 9am on Sunday dates with a 10am show

Ticket Policies:

• All sales are final. No refunds.
• Tickets may be exchanged for a different date for the same show only. An exchange fee of $5 per ticket will be assessed to your order along with any applicable price difference ($2 per ticket for Children’s Theatre tickets.)
• All exchanges must be made 24 hours prior to show time.
• All Mainstage ticket purchases are subject to a $3.50 per order fee.
• All Children’s Theatre ticket orders are subject to a $1.75 Order Fee (All order fees are applied to phone AND online orders.)
• A $2.00 per ticket phone charge is applied to phone orders.
• A $2.00 per ticket internet charge is applied to online orders.
• A paid ticket is required for ages 2 years and over. Please refer to our Visitor Info page for more details.

We look forward to seeing you at the 80th Season of John Lane’s Ogunquit Playhouse!

Tuesday-Saturday: 9am to show or to 5pm when no evening performance

Contact the Ogunquit Playhouse

Ogunquit Playhouse
10 Main Street
Ogunquit, ME

Box Office
207.646.5511
boxoffice@ogunquitplayhouse.org

Group Sales
207.646.2402 ext. 252
groups@ogunquitplayhouse.org

Box Office & Subscription Manager
Clare Richard
PO Box 915
Ogunquit, ME 03907
207.646.2402 ext 201
crichard@ogunquitplayhouse.org

In Season Hours (5/14-10/23)

• Monday 9am-6pm
• Tuesday-Saturday 9am to showtime or to 6pm when no evening performance
• Sunday 10am to showtime or
  to 6pm when no evening performance*

Pre-Season Hours (4/4-5/13)

• Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

Winter Box Office
42 Main Street, Ogunquit, ME
Just north of the Playhouse on Rte 1

Winter Hours (11/1-4/1)

• Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

* Open at 9am on Sunday dates
with a 10am show

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An Annual all-Day Party Celebrating the Heritage of Our Families, Our Neighbors, and Our City.
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 from 7am – 11pm
at the Franco-American Heritage Center
46 Cedar Street, Lewiston, ME

PHOTO: Musique Tout Partout

Festival Franco Fun Tickets: $10 for all-day pass. Kids under 12 free with Adult ticket purchase.

Tickets Available at francocenter.org, by calling 689.2000, or in person.

Crepe Breakfast: From 7am -10am | $6
Lunch and Dinner: From 11am – close | $1 – $7
Bean Supper: From 4:30pm – 6pm | $7

Entertainment Schedule:

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Dennis Labbe as Mr. Magic

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Storytelling with Michael Parent

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Musique Tout Partout

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM Present Company

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM  Joelle Morris

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Tinpanic

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Norm Gagnon et Le Groupe de Joie

9:00 PM – 11:00 PM C’était Si Bon

Many Thanks to Our Season Sponsors:

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The Franco-American Heritage Center is pleased to announce the activities for its annual Festival Franco Fun. this yearly celebration of Franco-American music, food, and culture will be happening at the Franco Center on Saturday, June 2nd.

Festivities begin at 7am, with a Family Crepe Breakfast open to the public. Following breakfast, there will be a special Children’s Entertainment program, where children under 12 are admitted free with the purchase of an adult Festival ticket. Magical Wonders Entertainment presents Magician Dennis Labbe, followed by the regarded story teller Michael Parent.

The early entertainment is followed by lunch, featuring many Franco favorites, including: poutine, boudin, and meat, salmon pies. Also available will be burgers, hot dogs, lobster rolls, and many other summer staples. A slate of afternoon performers includes the French folk of Musique Tout Partout, the decades of pop and vocal music from Present Company, and the outstanding mezzo-soprano Joelle Morris.

The Bean Supper, served at 4:30, is a Festival tradition. The evening entertainment continues, showcasing the stellar pan band Tinpanic, and Norm Gagnon and his Groupe de Joie. The final performance of the night is C’etait Si Bon, a reuniting of several members of the popular band C’est Si Bon.

Performer Bios

C’etait Si Bon is a tongue-in-cheek reference to C’est Si Bon which was one of the more popular and busy performing groups of French music in the Maine and the New England area during the years from around 1975 through the year 2000.  C’est Si Bon performed in all of the Franco-American festivals in Maine and New England, including, Rhode island, massachusetts and Connecticut, They also performed  New York and Canada. They performed four times at the Quebec Winter carnival held each February in Quebec and well as one time at an International Festival in Albany, New York. For several years, they were the house band at Indian Head Resort in Lincoln, New Hampshire for Canadian artists performing there. The group recorded 5 albums and Cassettes over the years. The group disbanded on New Years Eve 2000.

Nel Meservier and Eddie Boucher are original members of C’est Si Bon having organized the group with Paul Boucher and Ray Chouinard.

This year, four former members of C’est Si Bon are reuniting for the purpose of performing at this year’s Francofun  Festival. Former members Eddie Boucher, Gerry Meservier, Don Leblanc and Nel Meservier will be joined by Diane Meservier, a long time member of the group Present Company.

The group will be performing songs of C’est Si Bon including specialty dances such as La Danse Des Canards, Aga Dou and La Danse du Peteux, along with Folklore songs from over the years.

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A native Mainer of French-Canadian descent, Michael Parent has performed as a storyteller, singer, (and actor-playwright), in both English and French, throughout  the United States, as well as in Canada, France, New Zealand, Ireland, Costa Rica, and Brazil.

After living in Virginia for many years, where he was a co-founder of, and frequent performer at Live Arts, a thriving alternative theater in Charlottesville, Michael returned to his home state of Maine in July, 1998, and now lives in Portland. He received  the National Storytelling Network’s “Circle of Excellence” Award in 1999, and was a keynote speaker at the 2001 National Storytelling Conference in Providence, R.I.

Michael has produced the award winning CD “Sundays at Grandma’s – Dimanches chez Memère,” and has co-authored, along with Julien Olivier, “Of Kings and Fools,” translated and retold stories from the Franco-American tradition (August House Publishers).

Michael’s original stories have been included in various anthologies, including a collection titled “Heroes and Villains in American Literature” (Amsco Publications).   His bilingual CD, “Chantons, Let’s Sing,” in collaboration with Greg Boardman, includes songs from the Franco-American culture, sung in an alternating French-English pattern.

“Our stories and songs affirm and celebrate our Franco-American cultural identity. When we tell our stories and sing our songs, we acknowledge our past and help insure our future.”

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The Tinpanic Steel Band, a 14-piece steel drum orchestra, is known to bring audiences to their feet with high-energy calypso rhythms and a big band sound.  Their crowd-pleasing repertoire includes swing and pop favorites, along with the island party music for which the steel pan is popularly recognized.  Tinpanic is based in Auburn and has developed a fan base across the state of Maine by playing at community celebrations, sailing regattas, private parties and charitable events.

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Present Company is Diane, Marge, and Lorna. This trio consisting of two singers and a keyboardist live in Central Maine and entertain throughout the region and beyond, celebrating over 20 years in entertainment.

They are a living, breathing active encyclopedia of musical heritage through contemporary music, beginning at the Great Depression era and winding through the music of the several decades since. Their music spans country, early rock and roll, pop music from the 40s-60s, ballads, standards, Irish and French favorites, Gospel music, and more.

The group has been a regular feature at some of Maine’s largest outdoor fairs and festivals, including: Fryeburg Fair. Winsor Fair, Monmouth Fair, Common Ground, Great Fall Balloon Festival, and Festival de Joie

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Norm Gagnon, accordionist extraordinaire, will be returning with his ensembles, Groupe de Joie, as part of the Franco Center’s festivities. Norm and le Groupe have been favorites of the festival for countless years, and are sure to please the crowds with their renditions of traditional French folk music.

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Based in Boothbay Harbor and dedicated to keeping traditional Quebecois French music and culture alive, Tout Partout perform spicy Cajun dance tunes and songs from the Maritime folk tradition. Tout Partout is an expression that turns up in certain French songs and means “all around.”

Members of Musique Tout Partout have performed in a variety of settings, ranging from high school French groups to charitable fundraisers. Musique Tout Partout has played at La Kermesse, the French festival in Biddeford, Annual Alewife Festival in Damariscotta, Annual Boat Builders Festival in Boothbay, Kennebec River Run festival in Augusta, Community Suppers, Library Lawns and craft fairs.

Vocalists Dolly Rollins and Isabelle Lewis both grew up in traditional French households in Maine. Born

near the Canadian border in Jackman, Isabelle’s first language was French. She performed folk music for

many years with a group called “The Relatives.” Dolly’s family roots in Quebec take her back there often.

Jim admits he gave up the accordion in the 1950′s largely because it wasn’t cool. After years of playing

guitar and a stint with a Mexican band, Jim re-discovered the beauty of his original instrument. “I like fast songs with a heavy beat.”

Jim discovered rhythm guitarist Mike Colbert in a guitar workshop. Mike not only kept a steady beat, he had a french name. Mike soon graduated from Johnny Cash ballads to French dance tunes.

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Dennis Labbe is a magician from Steep Falls, Maine that performs classical and comical magic that is guaranteed to entertain to create an unforgettable experience children and adults alike.

He started practicing magic at the young age of seven. Now Dennis has been performing the magic arts professionally for the past 22 years.

Dennis’ presentations are carefully tailored to suit any age group. Children, teens, adults and seniors are captivated by his magical wonders.

He has performed for corporations, grade schools to colleges, campgrounds, libraries and nightclubs as well as countless private parties all over New England.

Dennis has the perfect style of entertainment. He combines magic and illusion for your mind and comedy for your funny bone.

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An accomplished mezzo-soprano, Joelle Morris uses her dramatic voice and musical understanding to consistently bring passion, depth and clarity to her performances regardless of genre. From opera’s darkest arias to jazz’s most memorable tunes to Broadway’s greatest hits, Morris controls the power of her voice while finding subtleties within her songs.

Morris graduated in 2003 with a Master’s degree in vocal performance from the University of Colorado’s Lamont Conservatory of Music in Denver. A finalist in the Metropolitan Opera Audition in Denver in that year, she has performed as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro, Dorabella in Cosi fan Tutte, and Rosina in The Barber of Seville for a variety of theatre companies.

Morris is not only a performer, but also a teacher and conductor. During a recent residence in Evian, France, she performed regular recitals within the region, and was a member of the jazz group, “The Jean-Marie Reboul Trio,” which performed throughout France, as well as Geneva, Switzerland. She also conducted an established 60-person choir based in Thonon-les-Bains, as well as a 16-member choir, “Double Croche,” which she formed in 2006. She has also taught voice to adults and children through her private studio for many years.

At a progressive school on the coast of Maine, children are given the chance to explore themselves and the world around them through video.  Riley School, The Movie 2011-2012 is a feature-length collection of documentary and fictional work produced by Riley students as part of their school day.

Guaranteed fun for all ages, come lose yourself in the creative, hilarious world of youth-powered film!

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Show Dates & Times:

5/23/12 – Wednesday
5:00 pm

Admission: Free

Category:

• One Night Only

• Special Events

A CAFE SCIENTIFIQUE: CHANGING SEAS, HUMAN CHALLENGES

Presented by Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences

Bigelow Laboratory For Ocean Sciences Presents- Cafe Scientifique: “Changing Seas – Human Challenges — A Conversation Between a Scientist and a Journalist.”  Join Bigelow Laboratory Executive Director Dr. Graham Shimmield, and Colin Woodard, author of Ocean’s End and American Nations, for an open discussion about the vital connection between the ocean and our lives.

This event is FREE an open to the public. Come join the conversation!

About The Laboratory: The laboratory has been part of the international Café Scientifique movement since the 1990’s.  There are more that 150 active cafes in over 40 countries.

For a complete program an more information on this event, call (207)747-3255 or visit www. bigelow.org

Show Dates & Times:

5/24/12 – Thursday
6:00 pm

Admission: Free

Category:

• Lectures

HEADHUNTERS
(2011)

Fans of the Stieg Larsson Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy will appreciate this latest Scandi-noir based on the bestselling book by author Jo Nesbø.  Headhunters is an intense action thriller, as well as a provocative investigation into questions of betrayal, revenge and deadly ambition. The talented Aksel Hennie (Max Manus) stars as Roger, a charming scoundrel and Norway’s most accomplished corporate headhunter. Roger is living a life of luxury well beyond his means, and has begun stealing art to subsidize his expensive lifestyle. At a gallery opening, his wife introduces him to Clas Greve (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, “Game of Thrones”). Not only is he a perfect candidate for the CEO position Roger is currently recruiting for, he is also in possession of a very valuable painting. Roger sees his chance to become financially independent, and starts planning his biggest hit ever, risking it all to get his hands on the painting. When Roger breaks into Greve’s house, he finds something that changes his life completely, and soon forces him to run for his life. The headhunt has begun! (Fully subtitled)

2011/Norway/Directed by Morten Tyldum

1 hr 40 min / Rated R

See Roger Eberts review here.

Official Site

Show Dates & Times:

5/25/12 – Friday
5:30 pm

5/26/12 – Saturday
5:30 pm

5/27/12 – Sunday
6:00 pm

5/28/12 – Monday
7:00 pm

5/29/12 – Tuesday
1:00 pm, 7:00 pm

5/30/12 – Wednesday
7:00 pm

Category:

• New Releases

MARLEY

Special Showing: 2 Nights Only!

Bob Marley’s universal appeal, impact on music history and role as a social and political prophet is both unique and unparalleled. Director Kevin MacDonald’s (One Day In September, The Last King of Scotland) documentary Marley is the definitive life story of the musician, revolutionary, and legend, from his early days to his rise to international superstardom. Made with the support of the Marley family, the film features rare footage, incredible performances and revelatory interviews with the people that knew him best. Marley is the story of a towering figure of musical history, whose music and message has transcended different cultures, languages and creeds to resonate around the world today as powerfully as when he was alive.

“If you’re not familiar with the life and work of reggae icon Bob Marley, then MARLEY WILL BE A REVELATION. If you are already a fan, it will play as AN ELOQUENT, EYE-OPENING CELEBRATION.”-Miami Herald

“AMAZING IN ITS SCOPE, DETAIL AND BEAUTY.”-Seattle Times

“It may, finally, be the best and last word on the man, his music and his myth that we ever get on film — an estimable achievement in itself.”-The Oregonian

“SEE IT IN A THEATER, AND SIT ON THE AISLE SO YOU HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM TO DANCE. FASCINATING. It packs enough new revelations to satisfy the most die-hard Marley know-it-alls, and those new to his story will be riveted throughout.”-Wired

2012/US/UK

PG-13, 2hrs 25min

Directed by: Kevin MacDonald

Cast: Bob Marley (archival footage), Ziggy Marley, Cedella Marley, Rita Marley, Neville Bunny Wailer, Chris Blackwell

Official Site

Show Dates & Times:

5/25/12 – Friday
8:00 pm

5/26/12 – Saturday
8:00 pm

Category:

• New Releases

Met Opera Encore: SIEGFRIED

Part of The Met Opera’s Complete Ring Cycle Encore

Part three of the Ring follows the journey of Siegfried, son of Siegmund and Sieglinde, from naive fearless boy to supreme hero. With the re-forged sword of his father, he conquers magical obstacles to reach his prize, Brünnhilde. Jay Hunter Morris took over the title role, one of the most demanding in the repertoire, days before the production’s premiere and reprised his acclaimed portrayal in this live transmission the following week. Deborah Voigt is Brünnhilde and Bryn Terfel sings the Wanderer.RUNTIME: 4 hours, 18min. (1 intermission)

Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Cast: Deborah Voigt, Patricia Bardon; Jay Hunter Morris, Gerhard Siegel, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens

This spring, the Met’s Live in HD presentations of Wagner’s four-part Der Ring des Nibelungen return to movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada as a complete cycle, in Robert Lepage’s groundbreaking production. Met Music Director James Levine conducts the first two installments, Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, and Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi is on the podium for Siegfried and Götterdämmerung.

Show Dates & Times:

5/27/12 – Sunday
12:30 pm

Admission:

$23 – General Admission
Tickets only available for purchase day of show at the box office window beginning at 11:30pm.

Category:

• Met Opera in HD

MID COAST MAINE HAS TALENT…OR NOT

A Variety Show Presented by The Strand & Rockland Main St, Inc & Paul Benjamin

Get ready for an evening of fabulous local talent performed on the Strand stage! This fun annual event is a fundraiser for Rockalnd Maine Street Inc.

Hosting the show will be Paul Benjamin who has lined up 14 great local talented Singers, Comedy Acts and Dancers including:
Lynn Frey , singer songwriter; Aaron Clark / Cole Barbour, Jazz; Beth McKinney, comedy; Alice Limoges singer; Anabel Parker, young singer; Tom Albury , singer; Lynn Archer, singer; Bill Maddox , comedy; Rockport Dance Conservatory; KorinnsDance; Scott Simmons; Johnny & Louise; David and the Lowdown featuring: David Dodson, Mac Ferris, Stefan Low, Mike Nickerson.

Paul Benjamin will also premiere “Men in Suits”, an act not to be missed! Men In Suits are: Paul” Bluesman” Benjamin, Bryan “Honeyboy” Austin,  Michael”MoJo” Leonard,  Pat “Oilman” O’Brien,  Will”Boogie Woogie “Clayton,  Ken” Memphis Slim” Gardiner,  Jeff “Loan Shark” Charland, Sandy” Hound Dog” Cox,  Peter ” Big Horn” Horch.  You know all these men, now see them on the Big Stage !

“This our second year to showcase local talent, we are very excited about the great lineup!” said Lorain Francis, Executive Director of Rockland Main Street, Inc. “We are very pleased to have Paul Benjamin, North Atlantic Blues Festival hold his fun evening of entertainment as a fundraiser for Rockland Main Street, Inc.”

Tickets are available at: Grasshopper Shop, Fiore Olive Oils & Vinegars, and at the door the evening of the performance $15 Adults, $10 Students

Come out and support our local talent and Rockland Maine Street!

Hosting the show will be Paul Benjamin of the Nort Atlantic Blues Festival, who has recruited a fantastic line up of local singers, dancers and musicians!

For information on performing at the Talent Show contact Paul Benjamin: 207 596 6055 or bluesman@midcoast.com

Show Dates & Times:

5/31/12 – Thursday

6:00 pm

Admission:

$15 Adults
$10 Students under 18

Category:

• Special Events

Buy Tickets
http://www.rocklandstrand.com/content/box-office-how-buy-tickets

Strand Theatre
345 Main Street
Rockland, Maine 04841

Theatre Information Line: 207-594-0070
FAX: 207-594-6106

e-mail us at:info@rocklandstrand.com

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Electricity Maine, a locally owned and operated electricity supply company, was launched in July 2011 and reached 100,000 customers in March 2012. The company’s rate for residential and small business customers is .0707 cents per kWh.

The Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting on Thursday, June 7 will be held at the Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union (located at the intersection of Route 202 and Highland Avenue in Winthrop). The cost is $5 per person, to be paid at the door. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:15 am and the meeting will start at 7:30 am and end promptly at 8:30 am. The meeting, which is generously sponsored by Brian S. Berry & Associates, CPAs, is open to the public. No reservations are required.

For more detailed information about this event and/or the Winthrop Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, please go to www.winthropchamber.org, call 207-377-8020, or send an email to info@winthropchamber.org.

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B-52 Bomber Ejection Seat

AUGUSTA,Maine– A Maine Forest Service forest ranger out hunting last fall came across a strange object he found right in the middle of an old, overgrown logging road on Elephant Mountain. That object has been identified as an ejection seat from the infamous B-52 Stratofortress-C crash that killed seven airmen almost 50 years ago north of Greenville.

Maine Forest Service District Ranger Bruce Reed, who found the ejection seat, will lead a recovery team on Thursday to retrieve the seat from Elephant Mountain southwest of the crash site and take it to a local snowmobile clubhouse.

The ejection seat from the B-52 most likely is the seat that saved the life of either the jet’s pilot or its navigator, according to officials.

“The seat was lying upside down in the middle of that road,” Reed recalled about finding the object. “I had a pretty good idea of what it was, and it was kind of eerie finding something like this in the middle of the wilderness, knowing what happened almost 50 years ago.”

B-52 Stratofortress-C

Reed returned to the logging road this past Saturday, once again found the ejection seat, marked the GPS location, took photos, and took down all identification numbers. He confirmed the information with Pete Pratt of the Moosehead Rider’s Snowmobile Club, which has spearheaded the creation of a permanent memorial for the crash remains.

Later this week, Reed will lead a four-person carry operation with MFS forest rangers using a cargo net to bring the seat down the mountain.

The ejection seat has held up “remarkably well for being there for 49 years,” the MFS forest ranger said. There is some damage to the top part of the seat around the head rest, he said.

“Once we get it off the mountain and in the presence of those who know its true history, it will generate significant interest,” Reed said.

The crash took place Thursday, Jan. 24, 1963, as the B-52 Stratofortress-C was practicing routine low-level navigation, part of its training to avoid Soviet radar technology, in bitter winter weather.

The huge, unarmed jet left Westover Air Force Base in Massachusetts and was carrying nine crew members. The jet was traveling at about 500 feet about the ground when it encountered turbulence, and pilot Lt. Col. Dante E. Buli tried to climb to avoid it.

A loud noise like an explosion was heard, and the jet went into a 40-degreee right turn, its nose pointing down. Buli tried to level the plane, but when he couldn’t, he ordered the crew to eject.

Three crew members, including Buli, the navigator, Capt. Gerald J. Adler, and the co-pilot, Maj. Robert J. Morrison, had time to eject.  Six crew members were killed in the crash; Morrison was killed when his parachute hit a tree.

Numerous rescuers went to the scene and saved the two survivors, Buli and Adler, who had endured serious injuries and frigid temperatures reaching minus 28 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the night. The crash later was found to be caused by a structural problem.

The crash site since has been turned into a memorial, and it is undergoing improvements for the anticipated 50th anniversary of the accident. A salvaged jet engine and one ejection seat can be viewed at the Moosehead Rider’s Snowmobile Clubhouse. The tail section of the jet, which fell off the aircraft before it crashed, still can be seen at the mountain site.

For more information about the crash, go to: http://www.moosehead.net/history/B-f2.html

For more information about the MFS Forest Rangers, go to: http://www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/ffchome.htm

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Olympian Seth Wescott

Spectrum Generations Muskie Center’s Meals on Wheels program will hold its 10^th annual golf tournament on Monday, June 11, 2012 at the Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro.  Foursome are available for $300; $75 for individual players; $60 for Natanis members and plenty of sponsorship opportunities to showcase your business.

Various awards for winners including men and women prizes for closest to pin, longest drive, and accuracy drive.  Olympic Gold Medalist Seth Wescott will be swinging out again this year in support of ending hunger among seniors and adults with disabilities.

After golf enjoy food and beverages during the awards ceremony.   Registration deadline is May 31^st.  For more information call (207) 873-4745 or go to www.spectrumgenerations.org.

Spectrum Generations
38 Gold Street
Waterville, ME  04901
(207) 873-4745
(207) 872-6168 (fax)
www.spectrumgenerations.org

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Digital History: Stories from Maine Memory Network

Online Exhibit: Summer’s Favorite Game

Cabot Mill Baseball Team, Brunswick, ca. 1930. MMN #9236

It’s that time of year again; we’re heading out to the stadiums to watch our favorite baseball teams in action, be it the Red Sox or a local Little League chapter. We revel in the smells, the sounds, and the history. Baseball has been part of American society for several centuries. It is that universal appeal that makes baseball so much a part of many peoples’ experiences of summer. This online exhibit features images from many Maine Memory contributing partners throughout our state, all of whom share the spirit of the game. View online exhibit.

Join us on Saturday, June 30th at Fort Williams park for an exciting 19th century baseball game series. The Essex Base Ball Organization team of Massachusetts will square up against Augusta’s Dirigo Base Ball club. Learn more about this program here.

This Week 

Thursday, May 24, 7pm

The Mysterious Penobscot Belle: Early Photography & A Forgotten Wabanaki Encampment in Portland in the mid-1800s

Speakers: Harald E. L. Prins & Bunny McBride, Kansas State University

The noted anthropologists will explore the story behind a mid-19th century engraving of Mary Louise, a beautiful Penobscot Indian woman, originally published as a “Fashion Plate” in a popular women’s magazine. This is the seventh and final program in the Richard D’Abate Lectures: Conversations About History, Art, and Literature.Series details.

To see a full list of upcoming programs, please click here.

Public programs at MHS are sponsored, in part, by the Margaret E. Burnham Charitable Trust.

Seen at MHS

Our annual gala, the Mad Hatter Affair, was a great success this year. Friends enjoyed a festive evening and we paid tribute to Richard D’Abate, who leaves his post as Executive Director of MHS on June 2.

Photographer Rene Minnis captured some great shots of everyone!  Visit this link to view her photos of the event.

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Based on the recommendations of a bi-partisan, independent study committee, the legislation replaces the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) with a new land-use board and refocuses its mission on both conservation and economic development. The new agency, which is a division under the Maine Department of Conservation, also focuses on local input and improved permitting processes.

“We have found common ground,” said Gov. Paul LePage, in signing L.D. 1798 into law. “We have retained planning and permitting in theUnorganizedTerritories, yet we also have replaced reactive rezoning with forward-looking planning.

“Best of all, this is a bi-partisan outcome that should stand the test of time,” the Governor said.

“The signing of L.D. 1798 provides a great opportunity to set aside old battles that often pitted landowners against those who see the Great Maine Woods as a public good,” Conservation Commissioner Bill Beardsley said. “L.D. 1798 is a major step toward a shared vision of ruralMaine.”

“We are ready to implement this important directive from the Maine Legislature,” said Samantha Horn Olsen, LURC acting director. “As we move forward, we will be mindful that success can only happen with the involvement of individuals and organizations in the areas that the Commission serves.”

The Maine Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC) was created by the Maine Legislature in 1971 to serve as the planning, zoning and permitting authority for areas that do not have the capacity to administer land use controls, known as the Unorganized Territories (UT). The Commission was charged with comprehensive planning, zoning and issuing permits for most development activities, including business and wind-power projects.

Governor LePage, Maine Senate President Kevin Raye, and Maine House Speaker Robert Nutting last year appointed a 13-member commission to study reforms to the agency. The commission last fall presented a unified report with reform recommendations that resulted in legislation.

As a result, L.D. 1798 establishes a new land use board, the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, with nine members, rather than the current seven, nominated by both the Governor and the eight counties with the most unorganized areas. The Commission members serve for four years.

The purpose and scope of the new Commission is expanded to include “the well-planned and well-managed multiple use, including conservation, of land and resources and to encourage and facilitate regional economic vitality.”

Other directives include:

• To hold Commission meetings in a location within the Commission’s jurisdiction, with project-review meetings to be held as close as possible to the project site;
• To move land-use staff out ofAugustainto field offices closer to the Commission’s jurisdiction;
• To reform the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) for the UT. to reflect the new legislation;
• To identify areas of the UT that display significant potential for economic investment and job creation;
• To provide an annual report to the legislative oversight committee.

Grid-scale wind projects in the UT now will be reviewed and permitted by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. Regulation of forestry activities in the UT will be handled by the Maine Forest Service.

In addition, one environmental specialist will be transferred from LURC to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

Commissioner Beardsley outlined several steps already being taken to initiate reform. Some LURC staff offices have been moved closer to the UT; State Planning Office planners have been moved to offices adjacent to MDOC planners: and the department is in conversation with numerous UT landowners and residents, counties and other organizations.

“Our goal is to engage these individuals and organizations that have their feet on the ground,” the commissioner stressed, “then build a comprehensive land use plan and develop prospective zoning and permitting processes that reflect the aspirations of the UT.”

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"Since 1963 the Harlow Gallery in downtown Hallowell has been a cultural resource for the greater central Maine community. Pictured are students from the Augusta school district's gifted and talented program, who visited the Harlow Gallery on May 9th to view and discuss art."

The Kennebec Valley Art Association (KVAA) recently received a $3,430 grant from the Kay E. Dopp Fund of the Maine Community Foundation for a proposal entitled “Building the capacity of the KVAA and the Harlow Gallery through investments in programming, planning and sustainability”.

The funding will allow the KVAA board of directors to update the organization’s strategic plan. The planning process is especially significant for the nonprofit arts group this year since the group will soon be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Harlow Gallery. During the planning process the board and staff will solicit feedback and participation from the general community and  will integrate ideas for events in 2013 to mark and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Harlow Gallery in 1963.

Kennebec Valley Art Association board and staff are strong believers in the power of planning.  The organization has experienced dramatic growth and change dating from the drafting of their first ever strategic plan in 2005. Since then the Harlow Gallery’s growing reputation as a vibrant and inclusive community arts center has meant increased audience and more supporters, donors and volunteers. Membership has risen dramatically from less than 80 in 2004 to about 350 community and artist members today. The art association’s operating budget has more than tripled over the same time period, and the group successfully raised funds to make major improvements to their historic building at 160 Water Street in 2006-2009. Executive Director Deborah Fahy said that “…managing the Harlow’s growth curve has been, at times, extraordinarily challenging but also a very exciting and fulfilling process for everyone involved.”

The Kennebec Valley Art Association has been an integral part of the cultural life of central Maine for decades, and a positive economic agent from the very beginning. 2013 will mark the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Harlow Gallery in downtown historic Hallowell, an event that, in 1963, acted as a catalyst in Hallowell s urban renewal, and helped shape the city into the vibrant arts and cultural destination it is today. According to Fahy, “The current board and staff feel extremely privileged to be playing a part in furthering the 50 year legacy of the KVAA. Just like before, I expect the process of strategic planning will be a great team building process.  The board works with staff to forge a new, collective vision for the future of the organization.  We’ll end up with a road map to the future as we embark on the the Harlow’s next 50 years!”

The Kennebec Valley Art Association, a 501(c) membership based nonprofit, was founded in 1958 in Augusta and opened the Harlow Gallery in downtown Hallowell in 1963.  Its mission is to connect and celebratory art, artists and community.  Find out how to get involved at www.harlowgallery.org.

A statewide organization with office in Ellsworth and Portland, the Maine Community Foundation partners with donors and nonprofits to strengthen Maine Communities.  For more information visit www.mainecf.org or call 1-877-700-6800.

Harlow Gallery
Kennebec Valley Art Association
160 Water Street
Hallowell, ME 04347
207-622-3813

website: www.harlowgallery.org
Facebook profile: www.facebook.com/theHarlow
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/harlowgallery
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Open Memorial Day: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Beginning Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, the Museum
will be open on Mondays from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.

Final Days

Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist 

On view through May 28

“Edgar Degas, bristly, embittered, and occasionally misanthropic, may not have been an easy man to know. But there’s something extraordinarily intimate and compelling about ‘Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist’…”  –The Boston Globe

Portland, Paris, Giverny, and back again!

In this week’s Museum blog learn how a trip to Giverny inspired the the interactive spaces in the exhibition From Portland to Paris: Mildred Burrage’s Years in France.

Movies at the Museum

Dinner and a Movie! Enjoy a light dinner before a movie! Visit the Museum Café by Aurora Provisions for seasonally inspired soups and salads, gourmet sandwiches, and creative entrées. Beer and wine served. No admission required to dine. Free Wi-Fi. Menu changes daily.

Monsieur Lazhar 

Friday, May 25, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 26, 2 p.m.

Sunday, May 27, 2 p.m.

PG-13

In Montreal, a school teacher dies abruptly. Having learned of the incident in the newspaper, a 55-year-old immigrant goes to the school to offer his services as a substitute teacher. Quickly hired to replace the deceased, he finds himself in an establishment in crisis, while going through his own personal tragedy.

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North Atlantic Blues Festival
Rockland, Maine

Saturday July 14 , 2012

11:00 AM Music Begins

Randy Oxford Band

Albert Castiglia

Royal Southern Brotherhood
featuring Cyril Neville, Mike Zito, Devon Allman, Charlie Wooton & Mean Willie Green

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats

Tribute to Koko Taylor With The Blues Machine, Nora Jean Wallace, Melvia “Chick” Rogers and Jackie Scott

Tab Benoit

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SIDE STAGE  playing  Sat and Sun

Mark Lavoie and Dave Keller will be playing between acts

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Sunday July 15, 2012

11:00 AM Music begins

Charlie A’Court 

Anthony Gomes

Ana Popovic 

John Mayall

Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band

Tickets available on line

Advance prices: (ending July 9th)

$25.00 single day

$50.00 two day

$100.00 VIP seat  (6 left)

At Gates:

$35.00 single day

$70.00 two day

Ticket outlets listed on the website

Info hotline : 207-691-2248

Check the North Atlantic Blues Festival website for more information.

Hope to see you this year,

Paul E Benjamin & Jamie Issacson
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Extra Events for the Festival weekend

Friday July 13 Pre- festival with Blues played in many locations in Rockland

Sat night July 14 ” Famous Club Crawl” 22 spots hosting Maine Blues Bands

Sunday July 15th  Brunch served at The Tradewinds and Time Out Pub

Sunday evening  Post- festival jams at The Tradewinds and Time Out Pub

North Atlantic Blues Festival | 70 Lake Ave | Rockland | ME | 04841

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Ticket price:  Optional suggested donation

Traditional Irish band The Ivy Leaf will be celebrating their debut album release with a concert at Blue in Portland on Wednesday, May 30 at 8:00 PM. There is an optional, suggested donation. CDs will be available for purchase and raffle.  Uilleann piper Joey Abarta will open.

The Ivy Leaf is a young traditional Irish quartet that came together through the Boston session scene.  Featuring fiddles, flute & whistle, concertina, vocals and bouzouki and guitar accompaniment, the group’s influences are a blend of the old and new, taking on centuries old dance music and giving it a modern vigor.  Among their influences are many of the local musicians who define the sound of Irish music in Boston and Providence.  Enriching that tradition is an intense curiosity for old, isolated, or obscure forms of music, arming the group with an array of tunes from jigs to polkas to hornpipes, along with songs of both Irish and American origin.

It was Lindsay Straw (bouzouki/guitar/vocals) who first reached out to Caroline O’Shea (flute/whistles/vocals) and Daniel Accardi (fiddle/concertina) to explore the older traditions of Irish music. After the addition of friend and fellow musician Armand Aromin (fiddle/whistle) in 2010, The Ivy Leaf was born. The group released their debut album “The Ivy Leaf: Traditional Irish Music” in March 2012, available on CDBaby and iTunes starting March 29, 2012.

Uilleann piper Joey Abarta will open for the band.  Joey is an astounding young piper, with many years of touring and an All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil championship under his belt.  A recent addition to the Northeast, Joey hails from Los Angeles, CA and is now based in Boston.

Join The Ivy Leaf in celebrating the release of their first album and for an evening of traditional Irish music and songs at Blue on May 30 at 8:00 PM. For information, call207-774-4111, email tom@boghat.com or visit www.portcityblue.com.  For more information on The Ivy Leaf, visit their website at www.ivyleafmusic.com or email ivyleafmusic@gmail.com.

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Gardiner, Maine -

This family friendly event begins with a bicycle parade through Historic Downtown Gardiner, followed shortly thereafter by a motorcycle parade from Mike’s Water Street Grill, around Gardiner, to Waterfront Park.  Waterfront Park is reserved for motorcycle and bicycle parking only.

“The summer season is about spending time outdoors with family and friends.  I can’t think of a better way to officially usher in summer in Maine than on the beautiful Kennebec River.”  Says Patrick Wright, Executive Director of Gardiner Main Street.  “To arrive in style on the two-wheeled vehicle of your choice is just icing on the cake.”

All are welcome to participate in the parades, pre-registration is not necessary.

Some of Downtown Gardiner’s great restaurants will again be vying for the coveted title of “Gardiner’s Best Pizza”.  The format for this competition is a “walkabout”.  Registrants will be able to purchase a ballot for $8 at Waterfront Park, Johnson Park, and at participating restaurants.  Merchants will punch the ballot once the participant receives a pizza sample.  Ballots will include a map of Downtown Gardiner showing location of participating restaurants.  Complete ballots will be accepted at a table located in Waterfront Park.

Spaces in Waterfront Park will are available for other food and novelty vendors, and the National Guard will again showcase their inflatable obstacle course.  Several nonprofit organizations such as the Kennebec River Rail Trail, Bicycle Coalition of Maine, and The Dempsey Challenge will be presenting information about their organizations.  New in 2012, beginning at 6:30pm, The Nikki Hunt Band will entertain crowds as they gather for Maine’s Largest Fireworks display at dusk.

Schedule of Events:

4:00pm – Gardiner Police Department’s annual “Bike Rodeo” – Gardiner’s Safety Officer will be hosting bicycle and helmet checks, along with safety training and a biking obstacle course.  (Hannaford Parking Lot near Rail Trail Kiosk)

5:30pm -   Bicycle parade from Rail Trail (Hannaford parking lot), Right onto Maine Av., Right through Arcade Parking Lot, Left onto Water Street, Left onto Maine Av and into Waterfront Park. (Lineup at 5:20pm) – Brought to you by The Dempsey Challenge

5:30pm – 7:30pm – 3^rd Annual “Gardiner’s Best Pizza” people’s choice competition.  Participating restaurants in 2012 include Gerards Pizza, Dennis’ Pizza, Red’s Pizza, Water Street Café, Sweet Love, and Mike’s Water Street Grill.  Ballots can be purchased at participating restaurants and at two central locations (Waterfront Park and Johnson Park). – Brought to you by Kennebec Savings Bank.

6:00pm – Motorcycle parade from Mike’s Water Street Grill (469 Water Street), Left onto Water Street, Right onto Brunswick Ave (US 201), Right onto (I-295 exit 49), Right onto Lewiston Rd. (US 126 exit 51), through Historic Water Street, Left onto Maine Av, Right into Waterfront Park.  (Lineup at 5:50pm) – Brought to you by North Country Harley Davidson.

6:30pm – 8:30pm – Nikki Hunt Band at Waterfront Park. – Brought to you by Quirk Ford and The Depot Pub.

9:00pm (ish) – Maine’s Largest Fireworks show, at Waterfront Park. – Brought to you by Pyro City.

This event is made possible by generous sponsorships from Pyro City, Quirk Ford, Kennebec Savings Bank, The Dempsey Challenge, North Country Harley Davidson, Lisa’s Legit Burritos, Dennis’ Pizza, Gerard’s Pizza, Mathieu’s Cycle and Fitness, and Auclair Cycle and Ski.  Mix 107.9 is the official media sponsor.  Gardiner Main Street is a non-profit organization committed to revitalizing Downtown Gardiner, Maine as a regional commercial, civic, and cultural hub.  For more information, visit www.gardinermainstreet.org , email info@gardinermainstreet.org, or call 582-3100.

Patrick Wright, Executive Director
Gardiner Main Street
207.582.3100
director@gardinermainstreet.org
www.gardinermainstreet.org

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Registration: 11:00-11:45 a.m.
Lunch: 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Final Instr.: 12:45 p.m.

Tee Off: 1:00 p.m. $35.00 incl. lunch
Tee Off: 3:45 p.m. $30.00 no lunch

Prizes, Raffles, 50-50
Mulligans Putting Competition
Closest to the Pin

Dance/Jam to Follow

Anyone wishing to donate raffle items please call Tim or Jeff
Event is open to 16 teams of 4 for the 1:00 p.m. Tee Off
And 6 teams of 4 for the 3:45 p.m. Tee Off

Handicapped Carts limited to 1 per foursome or as needed if available.
All fees and team entry forms are due no later than June 1st.
No refunds due to bad weather

Western View will issue rain checks to everyone who has paid for the scramble.
Slots will fill up fast so the first teams that paid are in.
Confirm your spot ASAP – Minimal space left, SIGN UP NOW!

For more info contact:
Tim Rodrigue
Tel: (207) 314-9857
Jeff KendallTel: (207) 215-3575

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