A Company of the 6th and Maine

The Maine State Library compiled Maine in the Civil War, a selected bibliography in recognition of the war’s sesquicentennial. This bibliography includes general resources; memoires, diaries and correspondence and regimental histories but is not inclusive of every Civil War-related item in the Maine State Library’s collection. In his introduction, Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr, Maine State Historian says, “To these categories, I would add that the Maine State Library and many other institutions have major holdings in Civil War period newspapers, which are an invaluable source of information about both the home front and the battle front between 1861 and 1865.” Shettleworth concludes with, “On the pages of this bibliography are the books which contain ‘the mystic cords of memory’ that link us to a defining moment in the history of our state and nation.”

Thanks to Emily Schroeder, reference librarian at the State Library, for compiling this list of resources, thanks to Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. for writing the introduction, and thanks to the Maine State Archives for sharing photos from their collection.

Maine in the Civil War is available online for any library, school or individual. Visit http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/genealogy/index.shtml, look on the right sidebar, below the Drummer Boys photo.

If you would like a print copy, please contact the Reference Department at 287-5613.

We hope you can come celebrate the release of our new CD. To celebrate with us, Martin Steingesser will bless us with one of his poems and we will accompany him with our music.  It’s sure to be a magical piece and night. Come celebrate the new year with us.

Much Love

Inanna

Tickets $15
Box Office
(207) 761-1757
or online at
One Longfellow Square
181 State Street, Portland, Maine

Martin Steingesser lives in Portland, ME, where he is the city’s first poet laureate. He has published a book of poems, Brothers of Morning, and a CD, The Thinking Heart,  a performance piece in two voices and cello. He was awarded Maine Alliance for Art Education’s Bill Bonyun Award 2006 for exemplified talent as an artist. He likes best that one of his  students thinks his work is beauty. “It moves you,” she said. “He brings you over the bridge to poetry.

Opportunity to study West African drumming with Annegret Baier

We will focus on Djembe technique and the melodic rhythm patterns of the 3 bass drums in the tradition of the Malinke percussion orchestra from Guinea, West Africa.

“DJEMBE INTENSIVE” WORKSHOPS on Saturdays
in February, March and April

The first workshop will take place on Saturday February 18.
Dates: Saturdays 2/18, 3/17 and 4/14
Time: 10am-2:30pm (we’ll break for lunch)
Cost: $70 per workshop

Location for all Classes and Workshops:

Portland Friends Meeting House,
1837 Outer Forest Ave., Portland, ME
Pre-registration required 871-8859 or

e-mail annegret@maine.rr.com.

Djembes are available for rent. Please indicate at registration! Drummers of all levels are welcome!

annegretbaier.com

Visit our Website

www.inanna.ws

In This Issue:

Inanna at One Longfellow Square with Special guest Martin Steingesser

New CD

Jewel In the Heart now available online and in local stores.

Opportunity to study West African drumming with Annegret Baier.

Buy Inanna’s Music

Online

Inanna’s Website
Click Here

Inanna’s FaceBook site Click on MusicStore

CD baby
Jewel in the Heart, Skin and Bone, Listen and Live CD Click Here

Beyond Tradition – Click Here

Stores:
Leapin Lizards Freeport and Portland ME

Bull Moose Locations
Enchantments Boothbay Harbor ME

Upcoming Events

Special Mother’s day workshop for Mother’s and daughters. A day of dance, song, hula hooping and drumming. We hope djembe’s will be given to the girls. We are working on raising the money for this so stay tuned.

Wednesday Feb. 15, Inanna will be on WMPG. Live performance. Tune in 90.1 or 104.1

The Gin Mill,
302 Water Street,
Augusta, Maine

The Gin Mill in Augusta hosts an Open Mic every Thursday between 7.30 – 10.30 PM

This fantastic bar has the worlds greatest food menu and the worlds greatest drinks array,in fact,this is the worlds greatest bar !!

The Open Mic is the perfect place to perform in whether you are a Musician,Poet,Comedian or the worlds greatest canoeist,personally I’ve always thought downhill canoeing easy,we want to see the uphill canoeist,especially the extreme waterfall canoeists !!

The evening is broken down into 20 minute slots,sign up is on the night,first come first served with a valid Maine driving license,a piece of string,notebook and a letter signed by Cher confirming your allowed out past 9.30pm in the evening.

We have the PA, leads, Mic’s you just need the instrument or water based incline of your choice.

Come along and have a fine evening in the Worlds greatest bar !!

Thur, February 8th

The Sweet Love open mic is particular special in that it is one of the very unique open mics that is available to all age groups. Since Sweet Love is not a bar, youthful musicians use this open mic as an opportunity to learn and hone new skills. A friend of mine was at last weeks open mic and said he was amazed at the amount of young talent that showed up and the interaction between them and some of the older players who come along.

If you are a player and are looking to improve you chops, you should drop by. They have a great turn-out and lots of talent will be in the room.

See you there!

Sweet Love
289 Water Street
Gardiner, ME, 04345

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Dear Fellow Cinephiles:

• Best Picture
• Best Actor (Jean Dujardin)
• Best Supporting Actress (Berenice Bejo)
• Best Director (Michael Hazanavicius)
• Best Original Screenplay (Michael Hazanavicius)
• Best Original Score, Best Cinematography
• Best Art Direction,
• Best Film Editing and…
• Best Costume Design

What’s It about? The silent, black-and-white feature follows Jean Dujardin as George Valentin, a silent movie star, who — after the premiere of his latest film — has a serendipitous run-in with a beautiful fan named Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo). Soon after, Valentin discovers that studios are no longer interested in financing his beloved silent flicks, opting instead for the futuristic “talkies.” And the new, up-and-coming star of these films? The aforementioned Peppy. Valentin spends the rest of the film trying to reclaim the stardom he once held with help from Peppy.

Why should you see it? Unless you were born at the turn of the 20th century, you will be told by people less sophisticated than you, that you should be uninterested in seeing a silent movie. However, don’t let that D.O.B. get in the way; after all, what makes this movie Oscar-worthy isn’t its lack of sound, but the compelling performances and terrific story. If that doesn’t sound good, perhaps you will be interested in the scene-stealing Jack Russell terrier (played by Uggie the dog).

The Artist
Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius
Starring: Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Bernice Bejo
(PG-13)(100 min)
TRAILER

The Artist (PG-13)
Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo
- 100 minutes
Fri: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Sat: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Sun: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Mon: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Tue: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Wed: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15
Thu: (1:30), (3:45), 6:00, 8:15

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

Listen to the Great Music of Christine Poulson at Roosters on Feb. 9th at Rooster's

Feb. 9th 5:30pm
Chris Poulson

Feb. 10th 5:30pm
Steve Vellani

Feb. 11th 5:30pm
Acoustic Chi

Description

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Address

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Phone

207-622-COAL (2625)

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Repeat Offenders will be in the House February 11 at Hoxter's

Wed, Feb 8
Open Mic w/John Hasnip

Thur, Feb 9
Air Hockey–come one, come all

Fri, Feb 10
Acoustic Chi
(Tina Charest and Jeff Noel) and
Shipyard Applehead promo 8-10

Sat, Feb 11
Repeat Offenders

Hoxter’s Music & Sports Bar
122 Water St,
Hallowell, ME 04347-1313

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Ari and Mia.

Bands from afar heading for second annual Community Folk Festival

Contradancing, workshops and performances by established musicians from as far away as Montana are among the attractions at the second annual Bates College Community Folk Festival, a two-day event beginning at 4:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, in Chase Hall Lounge, 56 Campus Ave.

The event is open to the public. Admission fees vary according to ability to pay, from $5 to $20 for one day, or $10 to $30 for both days (no one will be turned away for inability to pay). Tickets are available at the door. For more information, please contact freewillfolk@gmail.comor 952-913-0204.

The event is sponsored by the Freewill Folk Society, a student organization at Bates. Vouchers for meals in the Bates Commons will be for sale. See a full schedule for the festival.

The event opens Friday with an open mic featuring Bates musicians. Friday’s highlights include performances by Ari & Mia, from Boston; Sawyer Lawson, a Bates senior from Concord, Mass.; and the Tumbling Bones, from New York City. Contradances and a waltz session begin at 7 p.m., with supporting musicians including Ari & Mia, the Bates ensemble Chase the Fiddlers and the electro-folk Maine duo Perpetual e-Motion. Kim Roberts of Farmington calls the 7 p.m. contradance and Chrissy Fowler of Belfast calls the 10:30 contradance, with the waltz session in between.

The Press Gang is a Celtic-music trio based in Portland, Maine.

On Saturday, members of the Portland-based Celtic trio The Press Gang and Nicole Singer are among musicians presenting workshops from 11 a.m. to noon. The Press Gang offers a concert at 1 p.m., and a contradance follows at 2 p.m., with music by Montana’s Sassafras Stomp. Callers include Alex Krogh-Grabbe of Cambridge, Mass.; Andrew Stout of East Longmeadow, Mass.; and Tavi Merrill of Orono, Maine.

“The participatory nature of folk music is what sets it apart,” says Catherine Elliott, a Bates senior from Edina, Minn., and an organizer of the festival. “People are invited to partake in the singing and playing, or just listening, and there’s a common understanding that each person’s contribution is important.

“Folk isn’t about perfection and refined technique, but rather about creating the opportunity for people to experience music together.”

The festival made its debut in 2011. It came about in part because of research done by Kaitlin Webber of Cazenovia, N.Y., an anthropology major in the class of 2011 who was writing a senior thesis investigating the role of young people in contemporary contradance communities. (Contradancing is a form of social folk dancing found in the Northeast.)

“Kate organized the festival as an experiential component of her thesis,” says Elliott. “But those academic reasons aside, the festival is also a classic case of a big vision and a lot of hard work among several festival organizers.

“We’re excited to carry her idea forward this year.”

About the Performers

Ari & Mia are sisters who bring classical training in cello and violin to a wide range of genres with American folk music of the Southeast and Northeast at the heart. Their 2010 album Unruly Heart reached No. 2 on the national folk radio charts only two months after its release.

Chase the Fiddlers is a folk band composed of Bates students and faculty including Greg Boardman, of Auburn, a longtime presence in the Maine folk music scene.

Sawyer Lawson grew up singing and playing drums, fiddle and mandolin in his family band. A guitarist as well, he is concentrating these days on performing his own material.

Perpetual e-Motion consists of Ed Howe, playing electric fiddle, and John Coté, on electronically treated guitar, didgeridoo and foot percussion.

Shown in performance at She Doesn’t Like Guthrie’s, in Lewiston, are Perpetual e-Motion — Ed Howe and John Cote.

The Press Gang, composed of squeezebox player Christian “Junior” Stevens, fiddler Alden Robinson and guitarist Owen Marshall, perform all over the Northeast and into Atlantic Canada.

Sassafras Stomp, dedicated to original and traditional music emphasizing fiddle, are fiddler-banjoist Johanna Davis and guitarist-bassist Adam Nordell.

Tumbling Bones is a trio playing old-time American music on guitar, fiddle and banjo. Former members of the Powder Kegs, they are Peter Winne, Jake Hoffman and Sam McDougle.

As a solo artist and as the lead singer of The Babys and Bad English, John Waite was a fixture of album-oriented rock radio stations during the 70s and 80s. He had a talent for power ballads and driving arena rock, occasionally touching on new wave styled power pop as well. Several of Waite’s songs, including “Missing You,” The Babys’ “Isn’t It Time,” and Bad English’s “When I See You Smile” became radio staples.

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More info: www.johnwaitethesinger.com

Video: See a mix of old & new here!

CONTACT US

92 Bourne Lane
Ogunquit, Maine 03907
(207) 646-4777
FAX (207) 646-4526
MAILING ADDRESS
P.O. BOX 757
Ogunquit, Maine, 03907

Send us an email with any questions, concerns, or comments and we will respond as soon as possible!
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7:00pm until 10:00pm

Hurrah for Tuesdays !!

The Mad Dog Open Mic in Gardiner is held every Tuesday between 7 – 10pm.

Whether you like to jam,play on your own,tell jokes,read poetry or just like to be around some wonderful people,The Mad Dog is for you.

Everything is very relaxed, people love to come and enjoy Heidi’s excellent cuisine, enjoy Jeff’s fine beverage choices and listen to the wonderful talent on show.

Why not come along this Tuesday to Mad Dog’s Open Mic and have yourself a most enjoyable evening with us.

We look forward to seeing you

The Mad Dog pub
259 Water Street,
Gardiner, Maine

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~THIS WEEKS DRINKS SPECIALS~

—- DAILY SPECIALS @ THE BST! —–

SUNDAY: Closed Until Further Notice…. We Will  Be Using This Day &  Monday To Work On More Renovations at The Tavern to Better Serve You!. Thank You for Understanding. We Will be Posting in Advance as Soon as We Open Back Up On Sunday’s. Again…Thank you All For Your Support.   TUESDAY: Open @ 7:00pm…. $2.00 Tues. All Drafts, Bottles, Well Drinks & Well Shots! Just $2.00 From 7p-1a. DJ MAINE EVENT Spins ‘EM All night!~From 9p-1a.   WEDNESDAY: Open @ 7:00pm…. $1.50 Drafts & $2.75…

~HOURS~
MONDAY: CLOSED
TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY: 7pm -1am
FRIDAY -SATURDAY: 5pm-1am
SUNDAY :CLOSED until further notice

Monday~~
Monday The Bridge Street Tavern is CLOSED.

Tuesday~~
Tuesday Nights its TWO DOLLAR TUESDAYS ! hosted by DJ MAINE EVENT Spinning up the BeST of Billboards Top 100  R&B / Hip Hop ! All Drafts , Bottles , Well Drink & Well Shots are JUST $2.00  ! 9pm -1am. Always no cover ! . Come see why BST is the place to be on Tuesday Nights !check out our Facebook for upcoming events!

Wednesday~~
Wednesday eve is “TEN CENT CIRCUS” !! Live on stage ! This Wednesday and every Wednesday !  .. Show starts at  9pm -1am. Come on in ,listen to these guys rock the house .. always the place to be for live Central Maine Music .. BST is where its at !

Thursday~~
Thursday nights it’s   MAINES RAP OWNER *TONY TONE* 3RD ANNUAL BIRTHDAY BASH CELEBRATION!With Live….. Special Guest “PALLASO & KAGE, COLBY STILTZ.  Also…Fox 23 “DA BLOCK” will be there to film the event! !! MUSIC PROVIDED BY:

SPECIAL GUEST LIVE ACOUSTIC OPENER *ERIC WORTHING* OF WORTHY BONES & DOWNTIME!
THEN TWO LIVE DJS OF THE NIGHT(9:30PM-1AM): DJ MOEFIYA & W/ SPECIAL LIVE GUEST DJ *DJ TJ*
ARE YOU READY TO BE ON T.V?

THAT IS RIGHT ON TELEVISION, “FOX 23″ WILL BE LIVE IN THE BUILDING AS *DA BLOCK* WILL BE FILMING LIVE ALL NIGHT LONG!!!

LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM(10:30-12:30):
*J.HUGHUES
**JENNIFER MANZO***DA BLOCK
****COLBY STILTZ* (LEGAL ENTERTAINMENT) W/ SPECIAL GUEST LIVE DJ *DJ TJ*
*****PALLASO & KAGE*(DEEP ROOTS ENTERTAINMENT)
* COME EARLY & TAKE ADVANTAGE OF $3.00 DRINK SPECIALS: ALL DRAFTS, ALL BOTTLES, ALL WELL DRINKS & ALL WELL SHOTS JUST $3.00 ALL NIGHT!!!
** FREE GIVEAWAYS ALL NIGHT LONG
*** MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE ALL NIGHT LONG
**** FREE PARKING ALL NIGHT LONG

COME AND LET YOUR EARS RING FROM THE GREAT MUSIC OF THE NIGHT!!!. . Come see why the BST is the place to be. The BeST local & live music in Central Maine!

Friday~~
Friday night  Its ‘SMOKED SALMON’ lighting up the stage ! dont miss out on this great band at the BST and kick off your weekend here in great Downtown Augusta and enjoy your FRIDAY THE 13th in style !!..Show starts @ 9pm . No COVER!!…as always we invite you to take advantage of our great regular priced and specials going on … The Bridge Street Tavern is kicking off 2012 with an amazing lineup of live Central Maine bands , make sure to check out Facebook page for all these and more updates !

Saturday ~~
This Saturday on stage performing ‘DOCTOR FATFINGER’ suggest this show to your friends, lets make this one hell of a show for them..  and a rocking time at the BST ! No Cover Charge! Shows Start At 9pm  Come see whyBST is the BeST place For Great Live Music !!! .The BeST regular priced drinks in town , amazing staff…  new and old friends.. come see why everyone makes it to downtown Augusta for the BeST night out!

Sunday~
Sunday The Bridge Street Tavern is CLOSED .

18 Bridge Street
Augusta, ME 04330-5101
(207) 623-8561

TUES. 7th.

Ticket Tuesday!!! all day run a Food and Drink Tab and get a $1.00 Scratch Ticket for every $10.00 Dollars you spend ,spend $20.00 and get 2 $1.00 or a $2.00 Ticket. Ask server for DETAILS. (Tab must have food)

WED.8th.

This Wednesday Trivia with Roger Collins  from 7-9 come in and have some fun CASH PRIZES AND GIVEWAYS and the best part is you meet new friends! Trivia Players get 10 Wings for a 3 Bucks and everybody that plays gets a chance to win a $50.00 Gift Certificate at the end of the month.Who will win this Month!!! Honestly who does That!!!!!!!!!

THURS.9th.

We are Changing up and doin something out of the norm. For those who just want to come out and relax with Friends we are doing Music Trivia  From 7-9 with Roger Collins Followed by Dance Tunes and Karaoke till 11. $2.00 16oz. Domestic Drafts,$2.00 Domestic Bottles and $2.00 14oz. Well Drinks. Check out our Half Price Burger Specials.

FRI. 10th.

This Friday it’s Roger Collins W/ Performance Entertainment and the best light show in town Takin your Requests!!!! .50 cent Natty Light, PBR and Rolling Rock Drafts and $1.00 Dr.Shots from 9-11 What a Combo Let the Party Begin!!!!!!!!!!!!

SAT.11th.

Its Party Time with Crossing Mason Dixon  these guys rock the house. Get here early to grab a seat cuz ur gonna want to dance to the great entertainment and a Great Party Band 9-12:30

SUN.12th.

16inch one Topping Pizza Or 20 Wings any style And a Pitcher of Domestic Draft or Soda for $16.95

Watch for Upcoming Sporting Events At The Grill

Mike’s Water St Grill
463 Water Street,
Gardiner, ME 04345

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Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) Analysis of DEP Documents Related to the 2012 Report, “Implementing Product Stewardship in Maine” Yields Industry Paper Trail

Today, the Natural Resources Council of Maine released an analysis of documents that reveal how a recent Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) report was substantially influenced by representatives of out-of-state companies that opposed enactment of Maine’s product stewardship laws[1] in the first place, are working to defeat similar laws in other states, and who received easy and preferential access to top DEP officials in the new LePage Administration. The NRCM analysis is based on documents acquired under Maine’s Freedom of Access Act (FOAA) law.

The DEP report Implementing Product Stewardship in Maine, released in late December for public comment, addressed five product stewardship programs administered by the state that have reduced mercury and lead pollution to Maine’s environment, diverted millions of pounds of waste from Maine’s landfills and incinerators, and saved money for taxpayers and municipalities. The five product stewardship programs^[2]were adopted with overwhelming bi-partisan support.

But rather than focusing on the benefits of these programs to Maine people and the environment, DEP’s Product Stewardship report presents a surprising assault on the product stewardship programs, including a recommendation to consider their termination. NRCM reviewed hundreds of internal DEP emails, memos, and documents related to preparation of the Implementing Product Stewardship report.

“Our review shows that senior DEP officials have maintained an open door policy for out-of-state manufacturers interested in undermining Maine’s product stewardship programs and a closed door policy to all other stakeholders—including interested lawmakers, internal DEP staff who manage the programs, municipalities, and public interest organizations,” said Abby King, NRCM Product Stewardship Advocate.

“Industry representatives have been gunning to weaken product stewardship programs here in Maine so that they don’t face similar programs in other states,” added King. Findings from the NRCM analysis include the following:

·Senior DEP officials met with representatives of the Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) at least 10 times over the past year. TRC is comprised of Honeywell, GE, and Westinghouse, and they have long opposed Maine’s thermostat recycling program—even as Maine’s program has proven to be one of the most successful of its kind in the nation.

·In a response letter to State Rep. Melissa Walsh Innes (D-Yarmouth), then Acting DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho committed to supporting a “robust” stakeholder process on product stewardship—but no effort has been made by DEP to initiate such a process. Quite the contrary, the letter to Rep. Innes was sent two days after Aho met with TRC, and DEP held multiple additional meetings with TRC over the past seven months. No effort has been made to engage other stakeholders in a meaningful way.

·TRC recommended in February 2012 that DEP conduct a “review” of Maine’s thermostat recycling program. DEP launched such a review, receiving input through private channels from TRC throughout this review period. And when the review was complete, with a recommendation to possibly terminate some product stewardship programs (including possibly the thermostat program), TRC “fully supports” the effort to sunset the program.

·Senior DEP officials delegated the role of “reviewing” Maine’s product stewardship programs to a newly reassigned staff member, Kerri Malinowski, who was not previously familiar with the programs. DEP staff members who manage Maine’s product stewardship programs were deliberately excluded from providing information.

·DEP’s review of Maine’s product stewardship programs resulted in a seriously flawed report that is rife with inaccurate, unsubstantiated, inconsistent, and incomplete information, as demonstrated by the strong concerns voiced in public comments. More than 308 individuals and 34 organizations submitted comments in opposition to DEP’s report, compared with only seven letters of support—six of which were from out-of-state manufacturers.

Maine is not the only target of concerted attacks on product stewardship programs designed to shift some taxpayer-funded recycling costs to the manufacturers that produced the products.  Indeed, many of the very individuals who have been frequenting the offices of DEP this year have been traveling through the halls of state government elsewhere.

In California, for example, the Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) is fighting regulations that would impose collection rate standards on that state’s thermostat recycling program. “Policy-makers in California are looking to Maine’s thermostat program as a guideline for ways to improve our program,” says Annie Pham of Sierra Club California. “But TRC is working hard against us, even as their voluntary thermostat collection program shows a pitiful first-year collection rate of 3.2%.”

Similarly, in New York, the thermostat industry has spent $90,000 in the past two years lobbying to block passage of an effective thermostat collection program. “The pattern of the thermostat industry in New York is to cover up the success of Maine’s collection program and tout their voluntary collection program instead,” said Laura Haight, senior environmental associate with the New York Public Interest Research Group.

In 2008, according to TRC’s collection data, Maine’s per capita thermostat collection rate was the highest in the nation, and more than 20 times higher than New York’s. After 2008, TRC stopped making its data available to the public.

NRCM carefully reviewed public comments submitted to DEP by the January 16 deadline, and from that analysis created a long list of errors, omissions, and inconsistencies in DEP’s report. (Appendix D of the report)

“Although we’re not particularly surprised by the extent to which out-of-state lobbyists have been pounding down the doors at DEP, we are troubled to see how eager DEP has been to assist industry in trying to undo programs that are working well for Maine people,” said King.

“DEP’s product stewardship report presents such a flawed, incomplete, and biased view of Maine’s product stewardship programs that the report should be retracted,” said NRCM Advocacy Director Pete Didisheim. “The report’s content and conclusions are so obviously indefensible that the report’s continued appearance on the DEP website reflects poorly on the credibility of the DEP.”

1.Maine’s product stewardship programs, passed with overwhelming bi-partisan support, are focused on toxic and troublesome products in the waste stream and require manufacturers to establish collection systems to recycle or properly dispose of them.

2.The programs addressed:  mercury-added lamps; mercury switches in motor vehicle components; mercury-added thermostats; electronic waste (e-waste), and dry cell mercuric oxide and rechargeable batteries.

Judy Berk * Natural Resources Council of Maine * 3 Wade Street Augusta, ME 04330 * judy@nrcm.org * (207) 430-0103 * mobile (207) 462-2192 * 1(800) 287-2345 ext 203 * fax (207) 622-4343 * www.nrcm.org

[1] Maine’s product stewardship programs, passed with overwhelming bi-partisan support, are focused on toxic and troublesome products in the waste stream and require manufacturers to establish collection systems to recycle or properly dispose of them.

[2] The programs addressed:  mercury-added lamps; mercury switches in motor vehicle components; mercury-added thermostats; electronic waste (e-waste), and dry cell mercuric oxide and rechargeable batteries.

Max Garcia Conover CD Release Show with Sammie Francis – Friday February 10th at Mayo Street Arts.

About the CD:

Recorded with master engineer/producer Jonathan Wyman on that random snowy Saturday in October, Birches Lo is Max’s second official release. It’s a bare-bones, live EP that captures Max’s raw, energetic performance style, as well as his love of words and desire to connect to the natural world.

All profits from the sale of Birches Lo go to Chewonki, a Maine non-profit that offers a range of programs designed to foster an appreciation for the natural world and for working in community with others.

Feb 11: Second Saturday Swing Dance

The Joint is Jumpin’.

Second Saturday swing dance with WMPG’s DJPJ. Lesson at 7, dance 8-11. Admission $7.

About

Mayo Street Arts is a nonprofit center for art, music, and creative collaboration housed in an historic wooden church in Portland Maine. MSA offers a vibrant slate of music, dance, theater, and literary happenings. We support artists, artsgoers, and build community through the arts.

10 Mayo St Ptld ME 04101
email: info@mayostreetarts.org
Tel: 207.615.3609

http://mayostreetarts.org/calendar/

THURS Feb 9
Steve Jones Band
9 – 1

FRI  Feb 10
Happy Hour Band
5:30 – 8  then
Boneheads  9 – 1

SAT Feb 11
JT Lockwood Supergroup
9 – 1

SUN Feb 12
Open Jam w/ Chris Poulson
5 – 9

The Kennebec Wharf also offers a REALLY Pub Fare Menu!

We Appreciate Your Patronage!

132 Water St.,
Hallowell, Maine
622-9290

JT Lockwood will be in the house on Saturday, February 11th at Higher Grounds

Closed Sundays & Mondays!
Every Tuesday is Open Mic Night
Every Thursday is Ladies Night, featuring drink specials for ladies

February 8
Ed DesJardins

February 9
Sam Shain & DJ G

February 10
Paul Thibeault

February 11
JT Lockwood

Higher Grounds Coffee House
119 Water St,
Hallowell, ME 04347-1316

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A Gay Man’s Journey in Deaf Culture and this Crazy Place Called Life

Starring Dan Williams

Sunday, February 12, 2012; 4 pm

Snow Date: Sunday, February 26, 4 pm

Dialogues both comic and poignant, music, laughs and tears.  Call for tickets: 461-2213, after 3 pm. Email for information: knead24u@yahoo.com.   (Rental of Johnson Hall.)

$15 at door, $12, Seniors

Phone 461-2213, after 3 pm

Sierra Hull & Highway 111

News update!

In This Issue

Live@CMT

Jake Stargel joins band

Sound Engineer Caleb Gilbreath

Winter Village Bluegrass Festival

A message from Sierra

Hello friends! Hope this finds everyone enjoying the New Year! 2012 has been treating the band and I well so far with lots of exciting things already underway! Let me start by saying – We are so pleased to introduce you to our newest member of Highway 111, Mr. Jake Stargel on guitar and vocals! Jake’s been one of my favorite guitar players for a long time now, and I can’t even tell you guys how much fun we’ve had playing with him these past few weeks. We’ve already found ourselves at some really awesome venues and gigs this year and can’t wait to see where all 2012 will take us! We would love to see you guys out on the road, so check out the tour dates and maybe you can come hang out with us SOON at a show near you!

More dates posted at

Sierrahull.com

Winter wonderful!

Kicking off the New Year in style, Sierra Hull & Highway 111 have already been to Portland, OR for River City Music Festival; The beautiful Akron Civic Theatre in Akron, OH; and the Broyhill Civic Center in Lenoir, NC. Even more exciting is that Sierra and the band were in the CMT studios last week performing for a new online program, Live@CMT! Stay tuned for details. This weekend the band is headed to Upstate New York for the Winter Village Bluegrass Festival this Saturday, January 28.  They hope to see you there! (see article below for festival information).

Sierra Hull & Highway 111 on “Live @ CMT”!!

Sierra Hull & Highway 111 were in CMT’s Nashville studio last week, doing a live taping for a new online program called “Live @ CMT.” Stay tuned to the band’s FaceBook and web site for updates as to when the show will be featured at CMT.com. They did four tunes from Sierra’s Daybreak CD– “Bombshell,” “Best Buy,” “Daybreak,” and “Easy Come, Easy Go.” The photo at right was taken by CMT’s Brian Bayley during the performance. Sierra and the guys looked pretty snappy and their performance was outstanding. The CMT crowd loved ‘em!

Jake Stargel joins the band

Jake Stargel is the newest member of Sierra Hull & Highway 111, playing lead guitar. Jake is a native of Georgia, and at 21 years of age, has a phenomenal feel for his instrument. He is blazing a trail to become one of the masters of the genre. After being named the Georgia Flat-picking Champion as a very young teen, Jake first came to national attention with stints in The Lovell Sisters at the age of 15; later as a member of the Grammy nominated The Greencards; with the band Bearfoot; and most recently with Mountain Heart. Jake is featured in the March/April 2012 issue ofFlatpicking Guitar, which will be on newsstands sometime next month.

Sierra explains, “Jake has always been someone that I thought I would love to be able to play in a band with. He has amazing musical sensibility, which is really important when playing in a band. Hearing him play makes me only want to get better, and I think that’s the ideal band member in many ways – someone that makes you want to grow!”

In addition to the guitar, Jake also plays piano, mandolin, mandola and electric guitar. Jake’s intensity, fire, and unbelievable musicianship are the stuff legends are made of!

Jake Stargel

Meet Caleb Gilbreath

Caleb Gilbreath recently joined Sierra Hull & Highway 111 as the band’s sound engineer. He is originally from the small town of Waxahachie, Texas
and a 2011 graduate of Boston based Berklee College of Music. Caleb had a double major in Performance; and Music Production and Engineering. He is a talented percussionist as well.

Caleb completed Berklee’s five-year program in four years, and managed to continue studying both of his passions simultaneously, receiving awards from both the Percussion and Engineering departments along the way.

Sierra says, “Since Caleb began working with us in May of 2011, the band has taken on a whole new dynamic. He’s a ‘get it done’ kind of guy, and we are so grateful to have him join our team! He is not only a great engineer, but an amazing drummer and percussionist.” If you’ve been wondering why the band sounds so good lately, you can thank Caleb for that.

We are excited about playing in Ithaca, New York this weekend with the Gibson Brothers and Tony Trischka & Territory at the Winter Village Bluegrass Festival.  Band members will be teaching workshops Saturday morning and performing Saturday afternoon at La Tourelle Resort, a luxury hotel with a 150 seat performance area, then performing at the Big Show with Tony Trischka & Territory and Ithaca favorites Cornerstone on Saturday evening at the beautiful Hangar Theatre. If you are driving in to see us, you might consider spending the night at the Holiday Inn downtown (www.hiithaca.com; 607-272-1000), which is offering great festival rates of $99 for a double queen.  You can also get dinner before the Big Saturday Night Show at a Bluegrass ‘n BBQ event at the Finger Lakes Wine Center or a Bluegrass ‘n Black Beans at the renowned Moosewood vegetarian restaurant.  Both events have live bluegrass music and discounted prices.  For more detailed information visit www.wintervillagebluegrass.org- click on the blog for latest festival details and schedule. The Ithaca Journal has a feature about the festival in their entertainment section,“Ticket,” this weekend.

Help us name the van!
We need a name for our new van, and you can help us name it! Please submit your best van name to sierrahulladvance@gmail.com with the subject heading “NAME THE VAN.” All van names must be submitted no later than February 17th. The band will vote for their favorite and announce the winner on Feburary 24th from the stage at The Mockingbird in Staunton, VA, and we will post it on the band Facebook page as well.
The winner will receive Sierra’s Daybreak CD, plus
an autographed Daybreak poster.
You don’t have to be present to win.

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DATE: Thursday, February 16, 2012
SHOWTIME: 8:00 p.m. — Doors open at 6 p.m.

DINNER: Available by reservation before the show. (not included in ticket price). Click here forsample menu.
ADMISSION: $17.50 pp (plus $2.50 handling fee for concert )

 

GETAWAY PACKAGE: $350* for two -
One nights lodging with full country breakfast, a cozy dinner at the Inn before the show, roundtrip concert shuttle and of course two concert tickets with premier seating. Call 603-447-2120 to order your getaway package. Click for details. * prices do not include applicable tax.

If this is your first visit to SMAC, please read our

by the ways

” before you order.

To Order Tickets…

Order Online … Click to complete the Online Order Form provided including either Master Card or Visa credit card information. There is a handling fee charged for each ticket ordered. If you have any kind of discount pass or if you are a Stone Mountaineer… please let us know that too. Online ticket sales will close at noon the day of the show.

Arts Center Box Office … Tickets, gift certificate, SMAC memberships, logo items and Carol Noonan cds are all available for purchase by check or credit card at the Box Office open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until noon.

Questions?
Please call 1-207-935-7292 if you need assistance… someone will return your call promptly.

A few very important “by the ways” before you order
1. Please use cash or checks only when you come to a show…….
We do take credit cards for tickets only, but when you come here to the Arts Center we ask that you try to use cash or checks. We appreciate the convenience of using plastic for online purchasing, but we don’t want to raise our food and beverage prices to cover the cost of credit card processing. If it’s all ya got that night, we will take it of course…we have even taken IOU’s! We are very flexible.
2. Why is there a handling fee?
We get this question a lot. A handling fee is a necessary evil for us to collect what we need to bring the performer here, sell the tickets, and keep it personal which is what this experience is all about. We try to keep it a low as possible. We know you enjoy talking to Marlies or Katy or me to get your tickets or tell us some of your special requests. Like when you call to ask if you “made a dinner reservation” or “can we squeeze one more at our table”, or “what time is the show” or “I have a dietary issue”. You won’t get to do that anywhere else. That personal touch costs a little more, but I think you would agree its worth it and we would like to remain a place where you can talk to someone. Besides, a lot of venues with automated ticketing charge handling fees anyway….most much higher than us.

3. Our Dinner .…
Most nights our dinner menu consists of three specials which could include entrees like, chowder, chili, pasta, a meatloaf or a pork roast dinner, two to three pizzas and two salads that can be topped with seafood or chicken……anything that can be prepared and served quickly since we are often serving 150 people in about 45 minutes. We want it to be delicious, fast, affordable, and small to avoid waste (and that can limit our options). It is hard for us to do special orders, but if you have any dietary issues we welcome you to call us so we can try to accommodate you ahead of time.

Dinner is served most nights from 6 – 7:15 pm. The kitchen will stop taking orders forty-five minutes before the performance starts in order to avoid any disturbance while the artist performs. Because our space is limited, tables are generally for four, six, eight or ten. Tables for two are rare. You will likely make some new friends while you are here. If you prefer a table for just two, be sure to reserve a Table for Two with a View in our Balcony.

4. Can we bring children to the show?
I will never say you cannot bring your child to a show…but I will say, most shows are not appropriate for a small child or a baby who may not have the attention span of an adult. It is a rare young child who can sit through a concert without fussing….if you have one of those rare children, bring’em along by all means. But I have seen children here too young to even be up by the time the show starts, never mind sit through it…and the child has become understandably fussy. That fussiness will and has disturbed the folks around you who have spent their hard earned money to see a show in a distraction free environment. It will also totally stress you out. Our place is very intimate and very little noise can be times ten here. It is really just a matter of common sense and courtesy when it comes to deciding to bring your children or not.

5. Sponsors….
Sponsors are businesses that support a show financially in trade for advertising and exposure. They are a major organ to the intricate body that is SMAC…. and we never have enough of them. We have thousands of people locally and from away visiting  our site and our hall each month. Its a great way to reach them and support us at the same time. If you’d like more information about our advertising / sponsor opportunities, click here.

6. Ticket Prices.…..
Our ticket prices are based on the artist fee which is the same regardless of the venue seating capacity. If the ticket is high it is because the artist fee is high. Our choice is to charge what we charge to cover their fee or not bring that big artist here at all. We know our audience enjoys the unique experience of an up close and personal performance by their favorites yet we also try to have a variety of shows for a variety of pocketbooks.

7. Why do we do this?….
We do this because we wanted to bring music to the country. As residents  we felt there was a void in quality concert production, not only in our area but all over New England, and thought we could make a difference. We never imagined it would take off like it has, and “if you build it, people really will come”. We have tried and will continue to try to make this one of the most special concert experiences possible. If you keep comin’, we will keep strummin’ !
xoxoxoxoxo carol, jeff and crew.

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HOW DO WE GET THERE?

Gettin’ here….. We are located in the Foothills of the White Mountains, in a rural neighborhood. Our neighbors were kind enough to let us have this crazy thing up here, so we ask that you respect our neighborhood by driving slowly, responsibly, and quietly.

WARNING!! Do not use gps, google, mapquest, etc. to get here! Some of the old roads they will send you on are NOT passable. Please use these directions, and you will get here easily.

We have done our best to cover all the different places people may come from, but if we have overlooked you, email us ahead of time, and we will talk you in.

Make a selection for directions from your area.
From: Mass. Portland, Standish & Gorham Naples and Bridgton
North Conway, NH Tamworth, Effingham, Freedom, and Eaton, NH
Fryeburg and Lovell Cornish and Kezar Falls

From Massachusetts…

• Take I-95 North
• Soon After the Hampton Toll Booth, I-95 splits. When I-95 splits: take the White Mts, NH exit to the left (not the Maine one)
• Take Rte 16 North, White Mts. for 54 miles (approx. 1 hour)
• When you get to the intersection with Dunkin’ Donuts, Shop and Save (Hannaford) and Rite Aid, you are about ten minutes from the exit you need to take.
• Look for the exit for route 25 East (You will see signs for King Pine too on the way). Turn RIGHT on to 25 East for 5.3 miles (to 153)
• At blinking light, take LEFT on to 153 for 10 miles: After about 6 miles, you’ll pass King Pine Ski Area. Then about 3 more and the road will take a sharp right at a yellow inn.
• Less than a mile, you will see Crystal Lake, and a sign,” Conway, Snowville, Brownfield”……Take that RIGHT. Follow for 7.5 miles, and come to a four corners.
• Take RIGHT at the four corners(there’s a brownish red house on the corner) onto County Road where you’ll immediately go over a narrow wooden bridge. Travel on County Road about about a mile and a half
• You will climb the hill for most of it, and then start down…our road is the left at the bottom of the hill
• Just before our turn, you will see “Road Narrows” sign on right
• Take that left onto Dugway Rd. There may or may not be a road sign there (it always gets knocked down in the winter)
• You will immediately see a fork and a sign for the Walter Blake Road. (Dugway is left of the fork, Walter is right)
• Stay on Dugway by going straight up onto the dirt road. Pass the mailboxes. We’re about a block up on the dirt road. We are the second place on the left. The parking lot is the first driveway you see.
• For handicap parking take second driveway, and see designated area.

Stone Mountain Arts Center is:
15 minutes from North Conway NH
1.25 hours from Portland ME
2.5 hours from Boston MA
1.5 hours from Portsmouth NH

From Portland: (Standish and Gorham)

• Take route 25 towards Gorham, then Standish
• Go through Standish, and at the Two Trails Diner, take a right onto Route 113. Follow 113 about 25 minutes to Brownfield.
• In Brownfield you will come to G&S Grant’s Store and a junction of 113 and 160.
• Take a left at the store onto 160. (keep in mind you will not be staying on 160)
• At one point you will see a pretty white church, and 160 goes to the left. DON’T TAKE IT! Continue straight on that road.
• This is Main St. You will be on this road straight for about two miles. Continue straight on Main St.
• You will pass our Road, Dugway, but its best not to come in that way…an old country road!…so…..Keep going straight.
• Soon you will come to a fork in the road, there will be a sign pointing towards Conway, and West Brownfield. TAKE A LEFT AT THAT FORK UP ONTO MERRIL’S CORNER ROAD.(IT’S A HILL) (some of these roads may have signs, some may not)
• Go all the way to the top to the stop sign and turn LEFT onto County Road.
• You will climb the hill for a bit, and then start down…our road is the left at the bottom of the hill.
• Just before our turn, you will see “Road Narrows” sign on right
• Take that left onto Dugway Rd. There may or may not be a road sign there (it always gets knocked down in the winter)
• You will immediately see a fork and a sign for the Walter Blake Road. (Dugway is left of the fork, Walter is right)
• Stay on Dugway by going straight up onto the dirt road. Pass the mailboxes. We’re about a block up on the dirt road. We are the second place on the left. The parking lot is the first driveway you see.
• For handicap parking take second driveway, and see designated area.

From Naples and Bridgton:

• In Naples take a left onto 302 towards Bridgton
• Follow 302 toward Bridgton. You will see McDonald Motors on right, Lamprons, and then the Drive-In on the left. Soon after that before you get into the center of town, you will take a left onto 117. When you take a left onto that road, you should immediately see the Morning Dew Food store, and a carpet place if you are on the correct road.
• Follow that road about a block, and you will come to a stop sign. Take a left onto 117.
• Follow that road STRAIGHT all the way to Brownfield.
• In the center of Denmark, 117 takes a left….DON’T TAKE IT. Continue staying straight on that road…. it becomes 160, through Denmark, to Brownfield.
• You will get to the Brownfield bridge, and the Saco River, and soon after that you will come to a stop sign and blinking light at the junction of 113 and 160.
• Go straight across onto 160(just left of the store)
• This is Main St. (or the Conway Road, depending on who you talk to). You will be on this road straight for about two miles.
• At one point you will see a pretty white church, and 160 goes to the left. DON’T TAKE IT!
• Continue straight on Main St. You will pass our Road, Dugway, but its best not to come in that way…an old country road!…so…..Keep going straight.
• Soon you will come to a fork in the road, there will be a sign pointing towards Conway, and West Brownfield. TAKE A LEFT AT THAT FORK UP ONTO MERRIL’S CORNER ROAD.(IT’S A HILL) (some of these roads may have signs, some may not)
• Go all the way to the top to the stop sign and turn LEFT onto County Road.
• You will climb the hill for a bit, and then start down…our road is the left at the bottom of the hill.
• Just before our turn, you will see “Road Narrows” sign on right
• Take that left onto Dugway Rd. There may or may not be a road sign there (it always gets knocked down in the winter)
• You will immediately see a fork and a sign for the Walter Blake Road. (Dugway is left of the fork, Walter is right)
• Stay on Dugway by going straight up onto the dirt road. Pass the mailboxes. We’re about a block up on the dirt road. We are the second place on the left. The parking lot is the first driveway you see.
• For handicap parking take second driveway, and see designated area.

From North Conway, NH:

• Take 302 towards Fryeburg
• Pass the State Line Store into Maine
• Take a right onto Haley Town Road right before the Welcome to Maine info booth
• Follow that to the end, where there will be a stop sign at a four corners.
• Go straight across onto Old County Road
• You’ll immediately go over a narrow wooden bridge.
• Travel on County Road about about a mile and a half
• You will climb the hill for most of it, and then start down…our road is the left at the bottom of the hill.
• Just before our turn, you will see “Road Narrows” sign on right
• Take that left onto Dugway Rd. There maybe a road sign there (it always gets knocked down in the winter).
• You will immediately see a fork and a sign for the Walter Blake Road. (Dugway is left of the fork, Walter is right)
• Stay on Dugway by going straight up onto the dirt road. Pass the mailboxes. We’re about a block up on the dirt road. We are the second place on the left. The parking lot is the first driveway you see.
• For handicap parking take second driveway, and see designated area.

From Tamworth, Effingham, Freedom, and Eaton, NH:

• Take 25 to 153 towards Eaton NH
• Pass the King Pine Ski Area
• Then go about 3 more miles and the road will take a sharp right at The Inn at Crystal Lake (yellow inn)
• Less than a mile, you will see Crystal Lake, and the Eaton Private beach on the right. take a right there at the sign that says: ” Conway, Snowville, Brownfield”…… Follow for 7.5 miles, and come to a four corners.
• Turn RIGHT at the four corners (there’s a brownish red house on the corner) onto County Road and immediately go over a narrow wooden bridge.
• Travel on County Road about about a mile and a half. You will climb the hill for most of it, and then start down…our road is the left at the bottom of the hill.
• Just before our turn, you will see “Road Narrows” sign on right
• Take that left onto Dugway Rd. There may or may not be a road sign there (it always gets knocked down in the winter).
• You will immediately see a fork and a sign for the Walter Blake Road. (Dugway is left of the fork, Walter is right)
• Stay on Dugway by going straight up onto the dirt road. Pass the mailboxes. We’re about a block up on the dirt road. We are the second place on the left. The parking lot is the first driveway you see.
• For handicap parking take second driveway, and see designated area.

From Fryeburg and Lovell:

• Take 302 towards NH
• Just outside of Fryeburg village, take a left onto Haley Town Road directly after the Information booth
• Follow Haley Town to the end, where there will be a stop sign at a four corners.
• Go straight across onto Old County Road and immediately go over a narrow wooden bridge.
• Travel on County Road about about a mile and a half. You will climb the hill for most of it, and then start down…our road is the left at the bottom of the hill
• Just before our turn, you will see “Road Narrows” sign on right
• Take that left onto Dugway Rd. There may or may not be a road sign there (it always gets knocked down in the winter).
• You will immediately see a fork and a sign for the Walter Blake Road. (Dugway is left of the fork, Walter is right)
• Stay on Dugway by going straight up onto the dirt road. Pass the mailboxes. We’re about a block up on the dirt road. We are the second place on the left. The parking lot is the first driveway you see.
• For handicap parking take second driveway, and see designated area.

From Cornish and Kezar Falls:

• Take 160 all the way into Brownfield
• You will come to a Yield sign and a White Church on your left.
  Turn left onto Main St.
• Continue straight on Main St. and pass the Brownfield Historical Society.
  (Immediately following you will pass our road, Dugway, on the left, but its best not to come in that way…that entrance is an old narrow country road…so…..Keep going straight for a more civilized way in…..)
• Soon you will come to a fork in the road, there will be a sign pointing towards Conway, and West Brownfield. TAKE A LEFT AT THAT FORK UP ONTO MERRIL’S CORNER ROAD.(IT’S A HILL) (some of these roads may have signs, some may not)
• Go all the way to the top to the stop sign and turn LEFT onto County Road.
• You will climb the hill for a bit, and then start down…our road is the left at the bottom of the hill.
• Just before our turn, you will see “Road Narrows” sign on right
• Take that left onto Dugway Rd. -There maybe a road sign there (it always gets knocked down in the winter).
• You will immediately see a fork and a sign for the Walter Blake Road. (Dugway is left of the fork, Walter is right)
• Stay on Dugway by going straight up onto the dirt road. Pass the mailboxes. We’re about a block up on the dirt road. We are the second place on the left. The parking lot is the first driveway you see.
• For handicap parking take second driveway, and see designated area.

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CROOKLYN: Wed., Feb. 8
MALCOLM X: Wed., Feb. 15
DO THE RIGHT THING: Wed., Feb. 22

OVERVIEW

In association with Colby College’s Pugh Community Board, 3 films (when possible, screened in original 35mm prints!) by Spike Lee in anticipation of his Colby appearance:

Wed. Feb. 8: CROOKLYN: Lee’s nostalgic yet utterly unsemtimental remniscence of growing up in Brooklyn in the early 70s features a pre-pubescent female protagonist, a charmingly low-key but emotionally compelling storyline and a toe-tapping soundtrack of vintage soul music. PG-13. 112 Min.

Wed. Feb. 15: MALCOLM X: Powered by an unforgettable performance by Denzel Washington, Lee’s epic portrait of the slain activist who defined a tougher approach to racial equality is riveting, enthralling and amazing. PG-13. 205 Min.

Wed. Feb. 22: DO THE RIGHT THING: Lee helped define contemporary American cinema with this incredibly charged drama, diving head-first into a maelstrom of racial and social ills, using as his springboard the hottest day of the year on one block in Brooklyn, New York. R. 120 Min.

Albert Nobbs

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Starts Friday, Feb. 10

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Academy Award Nominee: Glenn Close, Best Actress!

Glenn Close’s slam-dunk Best Actress Academy Award Nomination is just one of three earned by this memorable film. “Delicate business is being transacted in this tight and engrossing drama of sexual identity. Set in 19th-century Ireland, the film focuses on a woman who passes as a male butler in a Dublin hotel just to survive. Glenn Close plays Albert with transcendent restraint. Close has a history with the role. She won an Obie for Simone Benmussa’s 1982 off-Broadway play based on a story by George Moore. Her range, energy, originality, humor and intelligence merit serious Oscar attention. And then there’s Janet McTeer, who is pure pow as Hubert, a house painter also passing as a man. There’s a difference. Hubert has made a life for himself with a wife, while Albert stays closeted. It’s Hubert who gives Albert the courage to court a hotel maid (Mia Wasikowska). As directed with grit and grace by Rodrigo García, this quietly devastating film goes bone-deep.”—Peter Travers, Rolling Stone. R. 114 Min.

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A Dangerous Method

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Coming Soon!

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Golden Globe nomination: Viggo Mortensen, Best Supporting Actor! “A drama that examines psychoanalysis in Zurich circa 1904 has no business being this riveting”—Us. “In this erotic mind-bender from director David Cronenberg, talk isn’t cheap, it’s what helped birth modern psychiatry at the start of the 20th century. Swiss therapist Carl Jung (an outstandingly good Michael Fassbender) is giving the “talking cure” to Russian Jew Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), a howling sexual hysteric with an itch to shrink heads herself and get the married Jung to spank her, for starters. This goes against the belief of Jung’s Viennese mentor, Sigmund Freud (a purring Viggo Mortensen has a high old time playing a man who likes to have the last word). Screenwriter Christopher Hampton sets up a duel between the men with Spielrein as prime instigator. Leave it to Cronenberg to make the cerebral sizzle.”—Peter Travers, Rolling Stone. R. 99 Min.

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Tim Sullivan with his trio will be entertaining you at The Liberal Cup on February 9th.

The Tim Sullivan Trio
2/9/2012
7-10pm

The Steve Vellani Duo
2/12/2012
5-8pm

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Hallowell, ME 04347
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