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Condemned to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena, cannot read or write. Arriving at the jail entirely alone, he appears younger and more fragile than the other convicts. He is 19 years old. Cornered by the leader of the Corsican gang currently ruling the prison, he is given a number of “missions” to carry out, toughening him up and gaining the gang leader’s confidence in the process. Malik is a fast learner and rises up the prison ranks, all the while secretly devising his own plans…

"Sensational, sweeping and precisely observed. A pitch-perfect film." - New York Times

"A Prophet really is the movie that reminds you why you love the movies. Especially movies like this one." - Los Angeles Times

R | 155 min

$8 in advance | $10 at the door | Call For Advanced Ticket Reservations: 725-5222

"You may know Tom Porter as the English voice on Maine public radio, but he will not be appearing at Frontier in his capacity as a news broadcaster. Tom will be here to indulge his passion for playing Jazz. A former professional jazz pianist in his native UK Tom has played with some of the top recording artists on both sides of the pond. On Friday May 21st he'll be joined by a superb collection of Maine-based musicians. Musical educators Frank Mauceri and Rick Nelson (from Bowdoin and UMA) will be joining him on saxophone and guitar. On bass is the hugely talented and experienced Sam Sherry (and he's not as old as that makes him sound!) Percussive accompaniment is provided by the subtle and creative drumming of Mark Barnette. They'll be performing a mixture of a old and new music, including some original material and several much-loved standards."

An evening with two soulful and bluesy singers!

Lynn Deeves Maine songwriter, Lynn Deeves is a former - rocker turned folkie.  Portland Press Herald says "...5 star stage presence...this gals' got a set of pipes..."  Deeves had performed with Ellis Paul, Janis Ian and Catie Curtis.

Colleen Sexton Two-time Boston Music Award nominee Colleen Sexton has shared stages with Richie Havens, brother Martin Sexton and Cheryl Wheeler.  "Bluesy, jazzy vocals with a rock solid groove."

$10 in advance | $12 at the door  | Call For Advanced Ticket Reservations: 725-5222

Songs & Stories From Around The World

Join us once a month with your little one for inspiring world music and stories with Janice O'Rourke - an actress, singer/songwriter and mom of two small boys. She has a passion for stories and songs that teach us about culture, language, and community from all parts of the world. Come in with your kids and 'go beyond.' This program is best suited for children six and under.

Free

Robert Hanson is a Copenhagen police officer who, following a nervous breakdown, is transferred to a small provincial town to be its new Marshall. Robert's big city temperament makes it impossible for him to fit in, or understand the uncivilized, bizarre behavior displayed by the townspeople. The story quickly spirals downward into an intense fable reminiscent of the Coen Brothers. TERRIBLY HAPPY displays a unique, often macabre vision of the darkest depths to which people will go to achieve a sense of security and belonging.

“A witty, expertly constructed psychological thriller.” - The New York Times

UR | 90m

Stages will be broadcast live each morning from 9-11:30am.  Two special prime time screenings...

Tuesday, July 20 | Stage 16 | Bagneres-de-Luchon > Pau | 7pm | Free

Thursday, July 22 | Stage 17 | Pau > Col de Tourmalet | 7pm | Free

Friday, July 23 | Stage 18 | Salies-de-Béarn > Bordeaux| 7pm | Free

Sponsored by: 

Kevin Norton: Renowned percussionist and composer Kevin Norton has performed and recorded with a wide array of musicians — from Anthony Braxton and David Krakauer to Milt Hinton and Fred Frith. His compositions are featured on several recordings, both with his own as well as other ensembles.

Tim O'Dell: Composer/Saxophonist/Educator Tim O'Dell has been called "...the composer of Chicago" (Beyond Coltrane) and ". . . a fine, new voice . . . loose and swinging and broadly expressive" (Cadence).

Tickets: $10 in advance | $12 day of show | Call for tickets 725-5222

An Official Selection at the Berlin Film Festival. Winner of 4 Golden Lolas, Germany's top film prize, for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Costume and Best Production Design.

A Film by Florian Gallenberger
NR, 134 Mins., Cantonese, Mandarin, German, Japanese, English & Ukrainian

Steve Slagle is a Grammy award winning saxophonist and world class artist. He is also a Manhattan School of Music faculty member in New York City. Steve has played at practically every major international jazz festival and concert hall on the planet, and has had an illustrious career performing and recording with musicians like Stevie Wonder, Joe Lovano, Jaco Pastorius, , Steve Kuhn, Milton Nascimento, Charles Mingus Big Band, Dave Stryker, and many others. The quartet for July 17th features Slagle playing music from his newest recording and  University of Maine faculty member Steve Grover on drums, NYC-based Maine natives Chris Van Voorst Van Beest on bass and Dave DeMotta on piano.

Please support live music and join us for a great evening!

Steve is joined by an all-star cast: 

Dave DeMotta (piano)

Chris Van Voorst Van Beest (bass)

Steve Grover (drums).

Mozart premiered "The Abduction from the Seraglio" in 1782, while a craze for all things Turkish, especially Turkish-style music, swept Western Europe. (Following "Abduction," Mozart composed Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, featuring the famous "rondo alla Turca.") The characterizations of Turkish characters in the libretto (written by Christoph Friedrich Bretzner and adapted by Gottlieb Stephanie) seem like insensitive caricatures to modern eyes. The cruel and boorish actions of the jailer Osmin are reflected in the "Turkish" percussion, which plays just when his behavior is the most repulsive. On the other hand, the European heroes of the opera are accompanied by music of classic Mozartean elegance. In many productions today, the entire Turkey vs. Western Europe premise is scrapped in favor of focusing on the true strengths of the opera (which transcend 18th century prejudices): beautiful melodies, inventive musical forms, fully developed characters, and a comedic plot, which is easily divorced from time and place.

Synopsis

Constanze, a noble Spanish lady, her English servant Blondchen, and Pedrillo, the servant of Constanze's fiancé Belmonte, have been abducted by Moorish pirates and handed over to the Pasha Selim, who imprisons them in his seraglio (a combination of a palace and living quarters for his harem). Selim soon falls in love with Constanze, while Osmin, their coarse, cruel jailer, attempts to woo Blondchen. Belmonte manages to enter the palace in a bid to rescue them. Just as the two couples are about to flee, they are captured by Selim. Rather than kill them, as Osmin suggests, the pasha chooses to set them free, as a way of proving how civilized he is.

Cast & Crew

Conductor: Ivor Bolton

Stage Director: Christof Loy

Stage and costume design: Herbert Murauer Lighting Design: Olaf Winter

Diana Damrau (Constanze)
Olga Peretyatko (Blondchen)
Christoph Strehl (Belmonte)
Norbert Ernst (Pedrillo)
Franz-Josef Selig (Osmin)
Christoph Quest (Selim)

For the first time in newly restored high definition, Akira Kurosawa’s epic masterpiece is back on the big screen to celebrate what would have been his 100th birthday. A decade-long dream (he had storyboarded the entire film in his own watercolors), Kurosawa’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s “King Lear” proved the master’s flair for epic sweep and stylistic innovation undimmed at the age of 75. The culmination of his career — clarified Kurosawa, “I said culmination, not conclusion.” Four Oscar nominations, including Best Director, Cinematography, and Art Direction, with Emi Wada winning for her dazzling, three-years-in-the-making costumes.

Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vanger's are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves.

Local Food & Farming fans: Listen up!

Maine Farmland Trust (MFT), a statewide non-profit which works to preserve farmland and keep Maine's farms farming, is hosting a showing of 8 short documentaries by Maine filmmakers Cecily Pingree and Jason Mann, which tell the diverse stories of eight Maine farms: from Aroostook to York, from potatoes to dairy, from large commercial operations to small farms that sell directly to local people.

John Piotti, Executive Director of Maine Farmland Trust, will be providing additional commentary to the films.

The films were recently shown at the Strand Theatre in Rockland to a packed house of over 350 people, and received a standing ovation. The films were hailed as "moving portraits", "incredible film work", and many guests agreed that "the energy the films created was exciting and emotional." Don't miss this opportunity to see what has farmers, chefs, food connoisseurs and farmland conservation supporters talking about "an unmistakable momentum."

Filmmakers Cecily Pingree and Jason Mann, of Pull-Start Pictures, shot and edited the films over the fall and winter of 2009-2010.

Spinning music on the spot, singers, Kathy Slack, Martin Swinger, Matt Loosigian and Fred White and Deb Hensley will offer up a musical cure for the spectator blues.

Throughout the evening, folks in the audience may be invited (never required) to offer melodic ideas, word prompts, and even their own voices to help create music onstage or off. By the end of the evening, expect to be more of a tribe than an audience.

Those present can expect the unexpected for sure, but they will also be treated to a wide range of prepared a cappella music --from Bobby McFerrin's soulful version of The 23rd Psalm, to a spunky presentation of Old Blue, to the more traditional Bring Me Little Water Sylvie, complete with body percussion. And a saucy new arrangement of a Quebecois "deedle" tune, The Cajun Stripper, is sure to cause a lot of toes to tap.

Prior to the concert Improvox will offer a FREE improv singing VORTEX workshop for concertgoers from 6-7 at Jai Yoga (3rd Floor Fort Andross). The VORTEX workshop (for all vocal levels) is an opportunity for adults and teens to share melodies, rhythms, acoustic textures and games that support vocal exploration in an uplifting and supportive atmosphere.

VORTEX participants will share a freeing vocal experience, liberating the voice and building community through spontaneous vocal exploration. ImproVox members guide you every step of the way during this exciting vocal journey.

Improvox explores vocal sound and harmony like a dancer explores space and rhythm, like a painter explores color and form, like s songbird explores the sunrise – the joyful anticipation of something wonderful on the horizon.

Improvox musicians come from around the state and various walks of life:  Dr. Fred white is a clinical psychologist who advocates singing as a healing activity. Deb Hensely is the Assistant Director for the center for Ecological Living and Learning and a consultant on the value of music and art in early education.  Kathy Slack is a vocalist, humorist, and teacher of communication, public speaking, and voice. Martin Swinger is a music educator teaching songwriting to elementary and middle school students.  Matt Loosigian is a children's music teacher, choir director and songwriter.

Concertgoers can expect to be surprised and delighted with the vocal creativity of this group "You guys totally rock. Anyone interested in vocal music, improvisation or otherwise, MUST hear this group." "The two times I have heard your group, I leave energized and full of song. Thank you for the inspiration you are."

"Could this be the funniest movie ever made? By any rational measure of comedy, this medieval romp from the Monty Python troupe certainly belongs on the short list of candidates. The sum of this madness is a movie that's beloved by anyone with a pulse and an irreverent sense of humor. If this movie doesn't make you laugh, you're almost certainly dead." -Jeff Shannon

"Beautiful, profound and, given the gathering tensions of its story, phenomenally full of life."
- Wall St. Journal

An extraordinarily empathetic humanistic drama, a film of love, joy, sadness and hope that understands how complex our emotions are and does beautiful justice to them."-Los Angeles Times

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance and a smash-hit at SXSW, STRONGMAN is the cinema verite tale of Stanless Steel--The Strongest Man in the World at Bending Steel and Metal. Equally comic and tragic, tender and tough, STRONGMAN has been hailed as one of the most singular American documentaries in years. It follows Stanless--part-time New Jersey scrap-metal hauler, rough-hewn philosopher, and the only person in the world who can legitimately bend a penny with his fingers---as he faces the tests of his Fellini-esque calling while simultaneously grappling with his advancing age, difficult personal relationships, and a world that seems constantly beyond his mighty grasp.

STRONGMAN is a film about faith, about believing in yourself and a film about never giving up. It is a film about weakness and a film about strength.

Articles

New York Times

Boston Globe

Portland Press Herald

"A strange and strangely beautiful movie." John Anderson, Variety

"Fascinating." Luke Thompson, LA Weekly

In 2004, 13 Indigenous Grandmothers from all four corners, moved by their concern for our planet, came together at a historic gathering, where they decided to form an alliance: The International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers. This is their story. Four years in-the-making and shot on location in the Amazon rainforest, the mountains of Mexico, North America, and at a private meeting with the Dalai Lama in India, For the Next 7 Generations follows what happens when these women unite. Facing a world in crisis, they share with us their visions of healing and a call for change now, before it's too late. This film documents their unparalleled journey and timely perspectives on a timeless wisdom.

"An inspiring and moving work that reaveals the importance of indigeneous knowledge for our own time" - Daniel Pinchback (Author of Breaking Open the Hand)

From the director of AMELIE comes a special effects-enhanced comedy about a homeless man who enlists a community of resourceful misfits to help him get revenge on a pair of arms merchants.

First it was a mine that exploded in the middle of the Moroccan desert. Years later, it was a stray bullet that lodged in his brain... Bazil doesn't have much luck with weapons. The first made him an orphan, the second holds him on the brink of sudden, instant death. Released from the hospital after his accident, Bazil is homeless. Luckily, our inspired and gentle—natured dreamer is quickly taken in by a motley crew of junkyard dealers living in a veritable Ali Baba's cave. The group's talents and aspirations are as surprising as they are diverse: Remington, Calculator, Buster, Slammer, Elastic Girl, Tiny Pete and Mama Chow. Then one day, walking by two huge buildings, Bazil recognizes the logos of the weapons manufacturers that caused all of his misfortune. He sets out to take revenge, with the help of his faithful gang of wacky friends. Underdogs battling heartless industrial giants, our gang relive the battle of David and Goliath, with all the imagination and fantasy of Buster Keaton...

A whimsical whirligig of a movie... What fun." - Los Angeles Times

Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

The popular French comic Dany Boon stars.

In French with English subtitles

1 hr 45 mins, rated R

Winner of numerous prizes at international festivals, including Best First Film at Venice and the Satyajit Ray Award at London, plus the Golden Snail at the Academy of Food and Film in Bologna, Mid-August Lunch is both warmly vibrant family drama and delicately balanced comedy of manners.

Directed by Gianni Di Gregorio

In Italian with English subtitles

1 hr 15 mins, rated NR

Jack Rebney is the most famous man you've never heard of — an RV salesman whose hilarious, foul-mouthed outbursts circulated underground on VHS tapes in the 90s before turning into a full-blown Internet phenomenon in 2005. Today, the "Winnebago Man" has been seen by more than 20 million people worldwide, and is regarded as one of the first and funniest viral videos. Filmmaker Ben Steinbauer goes in search of Rebney — and finds him living alone on a mountain top, unaware of his fame. WINNEBAGO MAN is a laugh-out-loud look at viral culture and an unexpectedly poignant tale of one man's response to unintended celebrity.

"One of the funniest documentaries ever made!" — Michael Moore

"Brilliantly encapsulates the transformative power of the online video boom." — indieWIRE

Pecha Kucha night consists of a series of fast-paced presentations on a specific topic such as an artistic vision, body of work, creative process, organization & mission, or business idea. Presenters each get 20 slides, with 20 seconds/slide to present. This edition of Pecha Kucha Brunswick, Volume 4, features a wide variety of speakers and is supported by Women Work & Community and Frontier.

Presenters:

Susan Horowitz: "Jingdezhen: a potter's paradise"

Maria Castellano-Usury: Acrylic painting & collage.

Margi Greenhut: Sculpture – ceramics.

Lee Cheever: Teaching art to young people.

Randall Williams: "Fireball Marketing."

Patty Olds-Arts Are Elementary.  www.artsareelementary.org

Maureen Block: Art and activism

Ari Kohorn: Crayfish Drawings.

Keith Spiro: Photographer.

Lisa Redfern: Musician. "How art saved my life"

For more information, contact Five Rivers Arts Alliance at 207-798-6964 to make a reservation.

The Portland Maine Film Festival features contemporary, entertaining and informative movies, as well as, panel discussions and networking opportunities for local filmmakers. Please join us for your first year and support the motion picture arts in Maine.

6:00 pm - Opening Reception

7:00 pm - Opening Night Film: Machotaildrop

See individual listing below

8:45 pm - One Hundred Mornings

See individual listing below

Visually rich, unique and artistic, this contemporary dark comedy is about a young man, who's dreams of becoming a pro skater turn true, when he joins the bizarre world of the Machotaildrop skate board company. One part Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, one part Royal Tenenbaums, this sphinx of a film is totally cool.

Set in a world upended by a complete breakdown of society, two couples hide out in a lakeside cabin hoping to survive the crisis. As resources run low and external threats increase, each of them faces a critical decision they never thought they'd have to make...

With compassion and psychological insight, Tamra Davis details the mysteries that surround this charismatic young man, an artist of enormous talent whose fortunes mirrored the rollercoaster quality of the downtown scene he seemed to embody. But it's Basquiat's own words in THE RADIANT CHILD that powerfully convey the mystique and allure of both the artist and the man.

Featuring interviews with Julian Schnabel, Larry Gagosian, Bruno Bischofberger, Tony Shafrazi, Fab 5 Freddy, Jeffrey Deitch, Glenn O'Brien, Maripol, Kai Eric, Nicholas Taylor, Fred Hoffmann, Michael Holman, Diego Cortez, Annina Nosei, Suzanne Mallouk, Rene Ricard, Kenny Scharf, among others.

"The man himself stares into Davis's lens, both confident and scared; for these moments alone, the movie is key." – Time Out New York

"Using clips from home movies, newsreels and public access TV, Davis does a heroic job of bringing the edgy and diffuse mixed-media New York art scene of the '80s back to life." – Boxoffice Magazine

"It places Basquiat's art in a cultural context with an enthusiasm and zest that make the many pictures shown come blazingly alive." – Stephen Holden, The New York Times

The traditional music of New England can be as warm and comforting as a winter fire or as potent and exhilarating as a summer thunderstorm. Fiddler and singer Lissa Schneckenburger is a master of both moods, a winsome, sweet-voiced singer who brings new life to old ballads and a skillful, dynamic fiddler who captures the driving rhythm and carefree joy of dance tunes old and new.

Raised in a small town in Maine and now living in Vermont, Lissa grew up with music. She began playing fiddle at the age of six, inspired by her mother's interest in folk music and a family friend who was a professional violinist. Soon she was studying with influential Maine fiddler Greg Boardman and sitting in with the Maine Country Dance Orchestra. By the time she was in high school she was playing concerts on her own, specializing in the sprightly New England dance tunes that combine influences from the British Isles and Quebec with homegrown twists that have been evolving since Colonial days. Another of her major influences was the diverse musical community that she found at fiddle camps, where she had a chance to play with and learn from a wide variety of musicians including noted Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser. In 2001 she graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music with a degree in contemporary improvisation, and since then has been performing around the US and internationally for a growing audience of enthusiastic listeners. She has recorded eight CDs, (five solo and three with various groups).

Lissa's fiddling is uplifting and lively, and her singing is gentle and evocative. Both in concert and in the studio she is regularly accompanied by some of New England's best musicians, including guitarist Bethany Waickman and accordion player Jeremiah McLane.

Recently she has been closely studying the roots of the Downeast traditional music that she first heard as a young girl. Her latest project is a pair of CDs dedicated to reintroducing some wonderful but largely forgotten songs and tunes from New England that she uncovered through archival research at the University of Maine and elsewhere. "Song", released in April 2008, contains ten timeless ballads that go back as far as the eighteenth century that she set to carefully crafted modern arrangements, while "Dance", to be released on September 8th, 2010, will feature fiddle tunes. "There is currently a lot of focus on traditional American music from the South", she explains, "and many bands are exploring and recording that repertoire, but no one is getting to hear all the amazing traditional music from the North. This is my attempt at getting some of that music out there for people to enjoy."

Whether playing for a folk club audience or a hall full of dancers, Lissa brings to the stage enthusiasm, energy, and the bright future of New England's musical traditions.

David will be talking about the Supreme Court's decision of January 2010 giving corporations additional freedoms to finance elections.

Sponsored by Merrymeeting Greens, PeaceWorks and Women's International League for Peace and  Freedom.  For additional information call 371-2077

Premiering in Maine in conjunction with National Honeybee Awareness Day, this film documents the mysterious disappearance of honeybees across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives. The documentary is narrated by Academy Award Nominee, Ellen Page. Following the screening, Christy Hemenway of Gold Star Honeybees will discuss our need to reexamine our approaches to beekeeping and pollination practices.

Filmed across the U.S., in Europe, Australia and Asia, the documentary examines the alarming disappearance of honeybees and the greater meaning it holds about the relationship between mankind and mother earth. As scientists puzzle over the cause, organic beekeepers indicate alternative reasons for this tragic loss. Conflicting opinions abound and after years of research, a definitive answer has not been found to this harrowing mystery.

The discussion, following the film, will be led by Christy Hemenway who is an advocate for natural beekeeping practices. She was recently published in The Natural Farmer and has spoken at many New England beekeeping associations and other eco-friendly venues.  Ms Hemenway will speak this summer at The American Community Gardening Association in Atlanta, The Northeast Organic Farmers Association in Amherst, and this fall at the Green Festival in Washington DC.

Paris 1913. At the Theatre Des Champs-Elysées, Igor Stravinsky premieres his "The Rite Of Spring." Coco Chanel attends the premiere and is mesmerized... But the revolutionary work is too modern, too radical: the enraged audience boos and jeers. A near riot ensues. Stravinsky is inconsolable. Seven years later, now rich, respected and successful, Coco Chanel meets Stravinsky again — a penniless refugee living in exile in Paris after the Russian Revolution. The attraction between them is immediate and electric. Coco offers Stravinsky the use of her villa in Garches so he will be able to work, and he moves in straight away, with his children and consumptive wife. And so a passionate, intense love affair between two creative giants begins...

Directed by Jan Kounan

French, Russian and English

2 hrs, rated R

Presented by Jocelyn Hubbell, Executive Director of Cornerstones of Science

Cornerstones of Science expands their program to Frontier! Parents, caregivers, and siblings are invited to bring young children (toddler to six years of age) for this bi-monthly program. Each session of this drop-in program includes songs, stories, a simple craft (either in-class or to take home), and interactive games or explorations that alight with the theme of the day. All events run from 10am-11am in the theater.

Visit Cornerstones of Science on the web - www.cornerstonesofscience.org Connecting children, teens and adults to science and technology

SONIC ORPHANS
lost music films 1965-87

Film Tramp Bill Daniel is back in the van on tour with a new program
of recently unearthed16mm footage.

SONIC ORPHANS is a compilation reel of lost and found clips projected
on 16mm, mostly silent, of some rare celluloid gems that have been
seen by almost no one and have never seen the light of youtube. Most
of this footage is truly orphaned film--- abandoned, lost, found, and
now presented raw without editing.
The presentation includes a discussion of "orphan films" as they are
called by archivists, and at some venues on tour, a one-night photo
exhibit.

Featuring: The Beatles/Avengers/Huns/Boy Problems/Sonic Youth/Butthole Surfers/Johnny Cash

There is a flavor of goofy nostalgia to much of the footage, but the
images are also haunting--- rock and roll ghosts, still singing,
pogoing, sneaking hits on cigarettes, making direct eye contact.  Some
of these scenes have audio, but some of the reels were long ago
separated from their sound tracks before they ever had a chance to be
edited and printed.

Each of the films has it's own story, like if a stray dog at the pound
could tell you how he got there. Part of the evening's presentation is
a telling of some of these stories, and a discussion on the
relationship between underground music and film cultures.

In Metropolis, a towering city of the future, society is divided into two classes: one of planners and management, who live high above the Earth in skyscrapers; and one of workers, who live and toil underground, slaves to the whistle of Metropolis's ten-hour clock. Freder Fredersen, the only son of Metropolis' ruler, lives a life of luxury. One day, he follows a beautiful girl down to the grim Lower City...

“…stunning… exhilaratingly modern.” – Time Out New York

A wickedly funny and surprisingly moving fable of family, fate and misfortune in American suburbia. The manicured lawns of 1980s New England imply an order that simply doesn't exist for the Conway family, headed by razor-tongued Gloria (Geena Davis). Youngest son Billy has been a witness to a series of tragic accidents, including one that fractured his whole family. Always the good boy, Billy takes up with the neighborhood troublemaker in acts of delirious delinquency. The ensuing collision of guilt, truth and self-discovery may be just what his family needs to move on.

An outwardly happy Australian couple journey to India to collect their adopted baby. When they arrive in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) they discover that the adoption arrangements have yet to be finalized. Soon the intoxicating mystic power of the city pulls them in separate and unexpected directions and the vulnerability of their marriage begins to reveal itself. The first Australian feature film to be shot entirely in India, THE WAITING CITY is an intimate, complex love story of transformation, set against the exhilarating epic backdrop of Kolkata, starring Radha Mitchell and Joel Edgerton.

CHARLIE & BOOTS had the best opening weekend for any Australian film in 2009 when it was released on Father's Day.

Four talented Maine songwriters perform in an intimate, unplugged setting in Frontier's theater for an evening of compelling songs and stories.

Lisa Redfern

David Dodson

Delilah Poupore

Merritt Turner

Me: I grew up in Omaha, Nebraska and was wowed at an early age by the songwriting of Simon Joyner. I started writing my own songs a few years later and finally, after several more years of trying to write and sound like a variety of people I thought were awesome, I realized that was not the point. That's when I started Run On Sentence in Portland Oregon. I tour extensively with and without the band and I really enjoy it. I've spent about 14 months on the road since 2007 and would like to continue touring, both in North America and abroad.

The Band: Early on, there were three of us but, as was the point of the name, there grew to be what is now a rotating cast of talented folks and currently Run On Sentence could be anywhere from 1-12 people, although it is usually (and ideally) 5-8.
We put out our first album Oh When the Wind Comes Down with Hush Records in the Fall of 2008 and have received a lot of positive response both in sales and reviews. Just before it came out we did a Daytrotter session and, earlier this year, the song "Stonewall" was chosen as NPR's Song of the Day.

may flowers grow in your footsteps,

-dustin hamman

"I like to be well informed when I vote," says Fred Horch, who is running for Representative and whose campaign is sponsoring the forums. "That's why I decided to use some of my clean elections funding to provide this opportunity for people to get to know their candidates for office and to learn more about important issues."

According to Horch campaign treasurer Dave Frans, both Jonathan Crimmins and Alex Cornell du Houx, the two other candidates in District 66 (which includes the half of Brunswick north of McKeen Street and Bath Road), have agreed to participate in each forum. Spending campaign money to host other candidates is an unorthodox move, but one that Horch believes serves the public interest.

"We are a clean elections campaign," notes Horch. "It just seems like the right thing to do to use that public funding to help voters become better informed."

The fall campaign season leading up to November's election traditionally starts on Labor Day. Holding these public forums in the middle of September gives voters—even those who plan to vote by absentee ballot in October—plenty of time to consider who they want to support, explains Horch. All three forums will be filmed so that local public access TV stations can broadcast them if they choose. In addition, Horch plans to post video excerpts on his campaign web site at www.FredHorch.org.

In 1956, Westbrook, Maine resident and television repair man Al Hawkes founded the Event Records label.  With his wife Barbara helping run the business and his friend Richard Greeley helping run the studio, Al began producing records by local Maine artists and popular musicians on tour in Maine "from away."   Throughout the 1950s and 60s, he created some of the most highly regarded country, Bluegrass, and rockabilly recordings – including songs by Dick Curless, Lenny Breau (as a teenage guitar virtuoso), Curtis Johnson, Hal Lone Pine and Betty Cody, Charile Bailey, the Lilly Brothers and Don Stover. Many of these artists were on the verge of national stardom, and many ultimately chose to not follow the path to Nashville but instead remained up north, creating a distinct regional sound on a distinctly independent label.

The Eventful Life of Al Hawkes tells the story of Event Records, and Al's own story as an accomplished musician and officially designated "First Generation Bluegrass Music Pioneer".  As Al works to preserve the thousands of recordings he has made and collected in the past sixty years, we learn how vital our musical history is to understanding the culture of our region.

Special live performance by Al Hawkes Trio following the screening.