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Arts Calendar: Dec. 12-23

Greater Portland Auditions & Calls for Art Portland Children's Festival is seeking entries to the Young Filmmakers Contest, April 4-7, 2013, open to students in kindergarten through high school from Portland and surrounding comm...

Community Calendar: Dec. 12-23

Greater Portland Benefits Greely Hockey Boosters, raffle fundraiser, drawing Jan.1 at Dudley Cup Tournament, tickets $10 each or 3 for $20, 831-9014. Bulletin Board

Falmouth Town Hall hours adjusted

FALMOUTH — Town Hall will be closed for Christmas on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24 and 25. Because of the holiday closure, Town Hall, which is normally closed Fridays, will be open on Friday, Dec. 28, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Out & About: Monster and magician top holiday fare

Holiday A&E fare takes some unusual forms this week. Most intriguing is an original play, “The Legend of the Golem,” written by longtime Portland theater activist Michael Levine. The Golem is a benevolent monster-like creature who saved thousands of Jews in 16th-century Eur...

The Universal Notebook: Welcome to Redneck Nation

Does anyone seriously doubt that race played a major role in the past election? Of course it did. But, despite how pronounced the racial divisions were among voters, the elements of racism for the most part remain subtle and insidious rather than blatant and obvious. To begin with, ...

The View From Away: My friend, my teacher

One of my writers’ group colleagues asked me at last week’s meeting if I have to censor my writing for The Forecaster. The question got me thinking about how many of my assumptions I have had to change since coming to Maine. I thought censorship would be a significant issue, gi...

Unsung Hero: Jim Pinfold, from South Portland to Sri Lanka, with love

SOUTH PORTLAND — Why would an ordinary citizen endure a 20-hour trip every spring to go to hot and humid Sri Lanka? The answer begins with birds or, more accurately, bird-watching. In the mid-1990s, Jim Pinfold, who works as a buyer for Bull Moose, began taking bird-watching trips to...

Letter: Rebecca Grover is grateful for community response

I am at a loss of words to show my gratitude to the entire Falmouth (and beyond) community for reaching out to Lily, Eli and me during this time of need. Thank you to the Falmouth school community for all your help in the planning and implementation of the celebration of Kevin's life and y...

Letter: High school productions pay dividends

Thank you for publishing the front-page article about the area high school theatre programs. Amber Cronin did an excellent job highlighting the benefits that the arts programs like these offer to a large number of students, both on stage and behind the scenes. As the parent of three students in t...