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B cells or B lymphocytes are a type of lymphocyte in the humoral immunity of the adaptive immune system. B cells can be distinguished from other lymphocytes, such as T cells and natural killer cells (NK cells), by the presence of a protein on the B cell's outer surface known as a B cell receptor (BCR). This specialized receptor protein allows a B cell to bind to a specific antigen. In birds, B cells mature in the bursa of Fabricius (the name of "B" cells comes from the name of this organ).[1] In mammals, immature B cells are formed in the bone marrow.[2]
The principal functions of B cells are to make antibodies in response to antigens, to perform the role of antigen-presenting cells (APCs), and to develop into memory B cells after activation by antigen interaction. B cells also release cytokines (proteins), which are used for signaling immune regulatory functions.[3]
B cell development occurs through several stages, each stage representing a change in the genome content at the antibody loci. An antibody is composed of two identical light (L) and two identical heavy (H) chains, and the genes specifying them are found in the 'V' (Variable) region and the 'C' (Constant) region. In the heavy-chain 'V' region, there are three segments; V, D, and J, which recombine randomly, in a process called VDJ recombination, to produce a unique variable domain in the immunoglobulin of each individual B cell. Similar rearrangements occur for light-chain 'V' region, except there are only two segments involved: V and J.
A Pre-B cell is a precursor to the development of B cells.[4] Certain leukemias/lymphomas are associated with immature B cells, and observing pre-B cell populations can be useful in the identification of these conditions. It expresses CD19 and CD127, and the immunoglobulin heavy chain is rearranged, but the immunoglobulin light chain is not yet rearranged at this stage.
The list below describes the process of immunoglobulin formation at the different stages of B cell development.
|Heavy chain
|Light chain
|IL-7 receptor?
|Progenitor (or pre-pro) B cells
|Early Pro (or pre-pre)-B cells
|undergoes D-J rearrangement
|Late Pro (or pre-pre)-B cells
|undergoes V-DJ rearrangement
|Large Pre-B cells
|is VDJ rearranged
|IgM in cytoplasm and surface (IgH + pseudo light chain)
|Small Pre-B cells
|is VDJ rearranged
|undergoes V-J rearrangement
|IgM in cytoplasm and surface
|Immature B cells
|is VDJ rearranged
|VJ rearranged
|IgM on surface
|Mature B cells
|is VDJ rearranged
|VJ rearranged
|IgM and IgD on surface
When the B cell fails in any step of the maturation process, it will die by a mechanism called apoptosis, here called clonal deletion.[7] B cells are continuously produced in the bone marrow. When the B cell receptor, on the surface of the cell, matches the detected antigens present in the body, the B cell proliferates and secretes a free form of those receptors (antibodies) with identical binding sites as the ones on the original cell surface. After activation, the cell proliferates and B memory cells would form to recognize the same antigen. This information would then be used as a part of the adaptive immune system for a more efficient and more powerful immune response for future encounters with that antigen.
B cell membrane receptors evolve and change throughout the B cell lifespan.[8] The proteins TACI, BCMA, and BAFF-R (B cell-activating factor receptor) are present on both immature B cells and mature B cells. Belimumab is a monoclonal inhibitor of the soluble form of B cell-activating factor (BAFF), whereas blisibimod is an inhibitor of both membrane and soluble forms of BAFF. CD20 is expressed on all stages of B cell development except the first and last; it is present from pre-B cells through memory cells, but not on either pre-pro-B cells or plasma cells.[9]
Immune tolerance
Like their fellow lymphocytes the T cells, immature B cells are tested for auto-reactivity by the immune system before leaving the bone marrow. In the bone marrow (the central lymphoid organ), central tolerance is produced. The immature B cells whose B cell receptors (BCRs) bind too strongly to self antigens will not be allowed to mature. If B cells are found to be highly reactive to self, three mechanisms can occur.
- Clonal deletion: the removal, usually by apoptosis, of B cells of a particular self antigen specificity.
- Receptor editing: The BCRs of self reactive B cells are given an opportunity to rearrange their conformation. This process occurs via the continued expression of the Recombination activating gene (RAG). Through the help of RAG, receptor editing involves light chain gene rearrangement of the B cell receptor. If receptor editing fails to produce a BCR that is less autoreactive, apoptosis will occur. Note that defects in the RAG-1 and RAG-2 genes are implicated in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). The inability to recombine and generate new receptors lead to failure of maturity for both B cells and T cells.
- Anergy: B cells enter a state of permanent unresponsiveness when they bind with weakly cross-linking self antigens that are small and soluble.
The human body makes millions of different types of B cells each day that circulate in the blood and lymphatic system performing the role of immune surveillance. They do not produce antibodies until they become fully activated. Each B cell has a unique receptor protein (referred to as the B cell receptor (BCR)) on its surface that will bind to one particular antigen. The BCR is a membrane-bound immunoglobulin, and it is this molecule that allows the distinction of B cells from other types of lymphocyte, as well as being the main protein involved in B cell activation. Once a B cell encounters its cognate antigen and receives an additional signal from a T helper cell, it can further differentiate into one of the two types of B cells: plasma B cells and memory B cells. The B cell may either become one of these cell types directly or undergo an intermediate differentiation step, the germinal center reaction, where the B cell will hypermutate the variable region of its immunoglobulin gene ("somatic hypermutation") and possibly undergo class switching. Other functions for B cells include antigen presentation, cytokine production, and lymphoid tissue organization.
B cells exist as clones. All B cells derive from a particular cell, and, thus, the antibodies that their differentiated progenies (see below) produce can recognize and/or bind the same specific surface components composed of biological macromolecules (epitope) of given antigen. Such clonality has important consequences, as immunogenic memory relies on it. The great diversity in immune response comes about because there are up to 109 clones with specificities for recognizing different antigens. A single B cell or a clone of cells with shared specificity, upon encountering its specific antigen, divides to produce many B cells. Most of such B cells differentiate into plasma cells that secrete antibodies into blood that bind the same epitope that elicited proliferation in the first place. A small minority survives as memory cells that can recognize only the same epitope. However, with each cycle, the number of surviving memory cells increases. The increase is accompanied by affinity maturation, which induces the survival of B cells that bind to the particular antigen with high affinity. This subsequent amplification with improved specificity of immune response is known as secondary immune response. B cells that have not been activated by antigen are known as naive lymphocytes; those that have met their antigen become activated, and have differentiated further into fully functional lymphocytes are known as effector B lymphocytes.
B cell types
- Plasma B cells (also known as plasma cells, plasmocytes, and effector B cells) are large B cells that have been exposed to antigen and produce and secrete large amounts of antibodies, which assist in the destruction of microbes by binding to them and making them easier targets for phagocytes and activation of the complement system. They are sometimes referred to as antibody factories. An electron micrograph of these cells reveals large amounts of rough endoplasmic reticulum, responsible for synthesizing the antibody, in the cell's cytoplasm. These are short-lived cells and undergo apoptosis when the inciting agent that induced immune response is eliminated. This occurs because of cessation of continuous exposure to various colony-stimulating factors, which is required for survival.
- Memory B cells differentiate from activated B cells predominantly from a germinal center and are specific to the antigen encountered during the primary immune response. These cells are able to live for a long time, and can respond quickly following a second exposure to the same antigen.
- B-1 cells express IgM in greater quantities than IgG and their receptors show polyspecificity, meaning that they have low affinities for many different antigens. Polyspecific immunoglobulins often have a preference for other immunoglobulins, self antigens, and common bacterial polysaccharides. B-1 cells are present in low numbers in the lymph nodes and spleen and are instead found predominantly in the peritoneal and pleural cavities.[10][11]
- B-2 cells are the cells intended when using the unqualified "B cell."
- Marginal-zone B cells
- Follicular B Cells
- Regulatory B cells (Bregs) are B-cells involved in immune regulation via various mechanism including secretion of IL-10 and TGFbeta.[12] Subset of Bregs are found both within the B-1 and B-2 cell population. the two best-described phenotypes are the B10 (CD5+CD1d+) subset and the T2-MZP B cells (CD21+CD23+CD24+CD93+) subset in mice and the CD24+CD38+ subset in humans. But a lot of controversity still exists regarding surface markers.[13]
Antigen recognition
A critical difference between B cells and T cells is how each lymphocyte recognizes its antigen. B cells recognize their cognate antigen in its native form. They recognize free (soluble) antigen in the blood or lymph using their BCR or membrane bound-immunoglobulin. In contrast, T cells recognize their cognate antigen in a processed form, as a peptide fragment presented by an antigen-presenting cell's MHC molecule to the T cell receptor.
B cell recognition of antigen is not the only element necessary for B cell activation (a combination of clonal proliferation and terminal differentiation into plasma cells). B cells can be activated in a T cell-dependent or -independent manner.
T cell-dependent activation
Once a pathogen is ingested by an antigen-presenting cell such as a macrophage or dendritic cell, the pathogen's proteins are then digested to peptides and attached to a class II MHC protein. This complex is then moved to the outside of the cell membrane. The macrophage is now activated to deliver multiple signals to a specific T cell that recognizes the peptide presented. The T cell is then stimulated to produce autocrines, resulting in the proliferation or differentiation to effector or memory T cells. A certain portion of the resulting effector T cells then activate specific B cells through a phenomenon known as an Immunological synapse. Activated B cells subsequently produce antibodies that assist in inhibiting pathogens until phagocytes (i.e., macrophages, neutrophils) or the complement system, for example, clears the host of the pathogen(s).
Most antigens are T-dependent, meaning T cell help is required for maximal antibody production. With a T-dependent antigen, the first signal comes from antigen's cross-linking the B cell receptor (BCR), and the second signal comes from co-stimulation provided by a T cell. T-dependent antigens consist of peptides mounted on B cell Class II MHC to be presented to one of two distinct subtypes of T cells: (i) follicular helper T cells (TFH cells) or (ii) Th2 cell. When a B cell processes and presents the same antigen to the primed Th cell, the T cell secretes cytokines that activate the B cell. These cytokines trigger B cell proliferation and differentiation into plasma cells. Isotype switching to IgG, IgA, and IgE and memory cell generation occur in response to T-dependent antigens. This isotype switching is known as Class Switch Recombination (CSR). Once this switch has occurred, that particular B cell will usually no longer make the earlier isotypes, IgM or IgD.
T cell-independent activation
There are two types of T cell-independent activation: Type 1 T cell-independent (polyclonal) activation, and type 2 T cell-independent activation. An advantage of forgoing T cell involvement is that an expedited immune response can be mobilized, however germinal center formation, isotype switching and affinity maturation do not occur during this form of activation. Also, because almost all memory B cells are derived from germinal centers, effective antibody-mediated memory is compromised by T-independent B cell activation. Most important antibodies produced (by T cell-independent activation) against polysaccharide capsules of encapsulated bacteria (most commonly Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae) are IgG2 (most common) and IgG3.[14]
Type 1 T cell-independent activation occurs when a B cell binds to an antigen and receives secondary activation by toll-like receptors, such as TLR4 for LPS and TLR9 for DNA. The resulting activated B cell is restricted to IgM antibodies that are specific to the TLR-binding antigen.
Type 2 T cell-independent activation occurs when antigens that are expressed on the surface of pathogens with an organized and repetitive form can activate specific B cells by the cross-linking of antigen receptors in a multivalent fashion. Many bacteria have repeating carbohydrate epitopes that stimulate B cells, cross-linking their IgM antigen receptors, leading to IgM synthesis in the absence of T cell stimulation.
Many antigens are T cell-independent in that they can deliver both of the signals to the B cell. Mice without a thymus (nude or athymic mice that do not produce any T cells) can respond to T-independent antigens. Conjugate vaccines are made to provide a stronger immune response against these foreign molecules.
In 2011, it was discovered that immortalized rhesus monkey B cells may be activated by the binding of monoamine ligands to TAAR1, a recently discovered GPCR. They found that methamphetamine, a potent TAAR1 agonist, signals PKA and PKC activation following ligand binding to TAAR1.[15] Although it is largely recognized as an important regulator of monoaminergic systems, TAAR1 has only recently been characterized as being important for T cell-independent lymphocyte activation.
Ancestral roots
In an October 2006 issue of Nature Immunology, certain B cells of basal vertebrates (like fish and amphibians) were shown to be capable of phagocytosis, a function usually associated with cells of the innate immune system. The authors postulate that these phagocytic B cells represent the ancestral history shared between macrophages and lymphocytes. B cells may have evolved from macrophage-like cells during the formation of the adaptive immune system.[16]
B cells in humans (and other vertebrates) are nevertheless able to endocytose antibody-fixed pathogens, and it is through this route that MHC Class II presentation by B cells is possible, allowing Th2 help and stimulation of B cell proliferation. This is purely for the benefit of MHC Class II presentation, not as a significant method of reducing the pathogen load.
The abbreviation "B" in B cell originally came from Bursa of Fabricius, an organ in birds in which avian B cells mature.[1] When it was discovered that in most mammals immature B cells are formed in bone marrow, the word B cell continued to be used, although other blood cells also originate from pluripotent stem cells in the bone marrow.[17]
Aberrant antibody production by B cells is implicated in many autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Therefore, therapy modalities that selectively affect B-cells are helpful to treat autoimmune diseases.[18] Malignant transformation of B cells is responsible for the most common form of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in adults, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.[19]
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See also
- Affinity maturation
- Antibody
- B-cell lymphoma
- Clonal selection
- Original antigenic sin
- Pre-B-cell leukemia homeobox
- ^ a b Bursa of Fabricius
- ^ Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts k, Walter P (2002) Molecular Biology of the Cell. Garland Science: New York, NY pg 1367. "T cells and B cells derive their names from the organs in which they develop. T cells develop in the thymus, and B cells, in mammals, develop in the bone marrow in adults or the liver in fetuses."
- ^ Mauri, Claudia; Bosma, Anneleen (2012). "Immune Regulatory Function of B Cells". Annual Review of Immunology 30: 221–41. PMID 22224776. doi:10.1146/annurev-immunol-020711-074934.
- ^ Rossi B, Espeli M, Schiff C, Gauthier L (July 2006). "Clustering of pre-B cell integrins induces galectin-1-dependent pre-B cell receptor relocalization and activation". J. Immunol. 177 (2): 796–803. PMID 16818733. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.177.2.796.
- ^ "B Cell Development". Archived from the original on 2008-05-30. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "Immunology, Biology 328". Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ Parham, P. (2005). The Immune System, Garland Science Publishing, New York, NY.[page needed]
- ^ "Hyperactive_Blymphocytes_lifespan_receptors". Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ Bona, Constantin; Francisco A. Bonilla (1996). "5". Textbook of Immunology. Martin Soohoo (2 ed.). CRC Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-3-7186-0596-5.
- ^ Montecino-Rodriguez, Encarnacion; Dorshkind, Kenneth (2006). "New perspectives in B-1 B cell development and function". Trends in Immunology 27 (9): 428–33. PMID 16861037. doi:10.1016/j.it.2006.07.005.
- ^ Tung, James W; Herzenberg, Leonore A (2007). "Unraveling B-1 progenitors". Current Opinion in Immunology 19 (2): 150–5. PMID 17303402. doi:10.1016/j.coi.2007.02.012.
- ^ Yang, M.; Rui, K.; Wang, S.; Lu, L. (2013). "Regulatory B cells in autoimmune diseases". Cellular and Molecular Immunology 10 (2): 122–132. PMID 23292280. doi:10.1038/cmi.2012.60.
- ^ Immune regulatory function of B cells, Claudia Mauri and Anneleen Bosma
- ^ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC524781/
- ^ Panas, Michael W.; Xie, Zhihua; Panas, Helen N.; Hoener, Marius C.; Vallender, Eric J.; Miller, Gregory M. (2011). "Trace Amine Associated Receptor 1 Signaling in Activated Lymphocytes". Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology 7 (4): 866–76. PMC 3593117. PMID 22038157. doi:10.1007/s11481-011-9321-4.
- ^ Li, Jun; Barreda, Daniel R; Zhang, Yong-An; Boshra, Hani; Gelman, Andrew E; Lapatra, Scott; Tort, Lluis; Sunyer, J Oriol (2006). "B lymphocytes from early vertebrates have potent phagocytic and microbicidal abilities". Nature Immunology 7 (10): 1116–24. PMID 16980980. doi:10.1038/ni1389.
- ^ http://www.albrecht-kossel-institut.de/en/4_publications/2006/Mix_J_Neurol_2006.pdf page V/12 top-left column
- ^ Böhm I. Increased peripheral blood B-cells expressing the CD5 molecules in association to autoantibodies in patients with lupus erythematosus and evidence to selectively down-modulate them. Biomed & Pharmacother 2004;58:338 - 343
- ^ The Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Classification Project, 3909-18 (1997). "A clinical evaluation of the International Lymphoma Study Group classification of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Classification Project". Blood 89 (11). PMID 9166827.
- ^ Goldsby, Richard A.; Kindt, Thomas J.; Osborne, Barbara A.; Kuby, Janis (2003). "Somatic Hypermutation Adds Diversity in Already-rearranged Gene Segments". Immunology (5th ed.). New York: W. H. Freeman. pp. 199–20. ISBN 978-0-7167-4947-9.
Activation of B Lymphocytes by T-Independent Antigens. Gary Kaiser. American Society for Microbiology. July 2005.
External links
- B-Lymphocytes at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- B Cells and T Cells
- B Cell Development and Generation of Lymphocyte Diversity
- Interactive Animation of B Cell Maturation (requires Flash video software)
- A Tale of Two SHEPherds (from Beaker Blog)
- Educational Resource on the Biology of Antibody Cells


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China's Factory Demand Good Sign for Economy
The HSBC Purchasing Managers Index for January is the latest sign of a rebound in China's economy. The WSJ's Aaron Back explains what is driving the recent turnaround.
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I ... the the ... is actually sector has accelerated to a two-year high for the month of January ... I'm Deborah con joining me now is reporter and back from Beijing ... Candace is the preliminary HSBC purchasing managers index ... which says that manufacturing is on the way of a good sign for the economy ... I guess there really a positive ... so it's a survey of manufacturers ... it is only a preliminary reading ... for she get a final reading in about a week's time ... but it's very often rose to two month high in January ... it shows that ... the Chinese economy coming off a strong fourth quarter last year ... still has all the momentum going into the new year ... I have to say I was that I was a bit surprised that the figures are still on the rise given the fact that ... can I mean just yesterday was speaking to add ... a manufacturers said he's starting to move up manufacturing outside of China because of the higher labor costs ... so ... what what how do you explain that time the higher figure ... well yet but I mean for small this survey just measures sort of month to month fluctuations ... in ... manufacturing activity is this just means that ... you know ... of many factions in January was a little bit stronger in December ... we're talking about is ... kind of a very long term trend has been putting out ... for the last year or so or ... you know actually the last few years ... which is that ... people who when gauging very well when manufacturing ... are starting to ship capacity to places like Vietnam and Indonesia ... so ... we're talking about ... a very short term trend this is a very long term trend ... in terms of that ... trade in the manufacturing sector ... I think what China has to hope ... is that as a will when manufacturing people making sneakers and things like that Forbes abroad ... that sort of high-end legal high tech manufacturing ... or you know things like services sector activity ... comes in to pick up the slack ... that's happening I don't think we can Mr. intelligence from one months to ... the family certainly seen in the semi reliance on external demands ... on on as strong as wedding use to the sale of our is the higher manufacturing and is is there a way to tell whether it's it's more due to domestic demand and versus external or ... in a lot of our are the bad numbers picking up with with external demand as well ... so if you look at this of ... in January the index ... they have a sub index for export orders ... which ticked up slightly ... of but wasn't as strong as the overall index ... so ... the takeaway is that ... you know exports are still not great ... and what is driving this turnaround manufacturing appears to be domestic ... and cake thanks Fran that's and back training us from Beijing ... for more ... for more news on the economy get it WS J dot com I'm Deborah con ...

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"He had some athletic ability in him and he was a go-getter, too. You could pretty much see, from young freshman all the way, he was going to be physically active."
Beneitone said athletic prowess was a must for the Hotshots. "That's what it takes. You gotta be very physically fit, and you gotta like it, gotta like the hard work."
Ashcraft, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was honored to be a member of the Hotshot crew, and "he just had a really sweet spirit about him," Elise Smith, a Prescott, Ariz., resident, told The Deseret News of Salt Lake City.
Ashcraft left behind a wife, Juliann, and four children, the newspaper reported.
Friends characterized Robert Caldwell, 23, as the smart man in the bunch.
"He was really smart, he had a good sense of humor," said Chase Madrid, worked as a Hotshot for two years, but sat this year out.
"He was one of the smart guys in the crew who could get the weather, figure out the mathematics. It was just natural for him," Madrid said.
It was Caldwell's intelligence and know-how that got him appointed as a squad boss.
"Bob was a really good friend," added Gina Martinez, who knew many of the Hotshots.
At Captain Crossfit, a gym near the firehouse where the Hotshots were stationed, Travis Carter was known as the strongest one out of the crew — but also the most humble.
"No one could beat him," trainer Janine Pereira said. "But the thing about him, was he would never brag about it. He would just kill everyone and then go and start helping someone else finish."
Carter, 31, was famous for once holding a plank for 45 minutes, and he was notorious for making up brutal workouts.
The crew recently did a five mile run during wilderness training, then he made them go to Captain Crossfit in the afternoon for another really hard workout.
"The other guys who came in here always said that even though he was in charge, he was always the first one at the fire, the first one in action," Pereira said.
Dustin DeFord, 24, tried out for the Hotshot crew in January 2012, telling friends on Twitter that he had passed the physical fitness test and asking for prayers as he moved on to the interview stage of the process.
He moved to Arizona from Montana after he was hired, and he worked to improve his skills on the climbing wall at a gym near the firehouse.
"He listened very well. He was very respectful," said Tony Burris, a trainer at Captain Crossfit. "He kind of had a dry sense of humor."
Another trainer, Janine Pereira, echoed that sentiment.
"You would say something to him, and he would respond with a crack, which was funny because he was so shy," she said.
Soon after he interviewed for the Hotshots, DeFord signed up for the Spartan Race, a rugged, eight-mile challenge through the mud and around various obstacles in Chandler, a suburb of Phoenix.
"I am being amazing," he wrote on Twitter, in reference to the race.
Several months later, in June 2012, he tweeted: "First Fire of the season."
An avid snowboarder, 30-year-old Chris MacKenzie grew up in California's San Jacinto Valley, where he was a 2001 graduate of Hemet High School and a former member of the town's fire department. He joined the U.S. Forest Service in 2004, then transferred two years ago to the Prescott Fire Department, longtime friend Dav Fulford-Brown told The Riverside Press-Enterprise.
MacKenzie, like at least one other member of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, had followed his father into firefighting. Michael MacKenzie, a former Moreno Valley Fire Department captain, confirmed that he had been informed of his son's death.
"I can't talk about it," he said.
Fulford-Brown, also a former firefighter, feared for the worst as soon as he heard the news of the Arizona firefighters. "I said, 'Oh my God, that's Chris' crew.' I started calling him and calling him and got no answer," he told The Press-Enterprise. MacKenzie, he said, "lived life to the fullest ... and was fighting fire just like his dad."
"He was finishing his credentials to get promoted and loved the people. It's an insane tragedy.
Eric Marsh, 43, was an avid mountain biker who grew up in Ashe County, N.C., but became hooked on firefighting while studying biology at Arizona State University, said Leanna Racquer, the ex-wife of his cousin. Marsh lived with Racquer and her then-husband during the winters from 1992 through 1996 in North Carolina, but kept returning to Arizona during fire season.
After college, he kept working as a firefighter, eventually landing a full-time job and settling in northern Arizona. He even moved his parents to the state, she said. Marsh was superintendent of the Hotshot crew and the oldest of the 19 who died.
"He's was great — he was the best at what he did," Racquer said. "He is awesome and well-loved and they are hurting," she said of his family.
Marsh was married but had no children, said his cousin, Scott Marsh of Pisgah Forest, N.C. His father, John Marsh, told the Jefferson Post newspaper in Jefferson, N.C., that his only child "was a great son."
"He was compassionate and caring about his crew."
Sean Misner, 26, leaves behind a wife who is seven months pregnant, said Mark Swanitz, principal of Santa Ynez Valley Union High School in Santa Barbara County, where Misner graduated in 2005.
Misner played varsity football and also participated in the school's sports medicine program where he wrapped sprained ankles and took care of sidelined athletes.
"He was a team player, a real helper," Swanitz told The Associated Press on Monday.
In high school, Misner played several positions including wide receiver and defensive back. He was slim for a high school football player, but that didn't stop him from tackling his opponents, recalled retired football coach Ken Gruendyke.
"He played with tremendous heart and desire," Gruendyke said. "He wasn't the biggest or fastest guy on the team but he played with great emotion and intensity."
Scott Norris, 28, was known around Prescott through his part-time job at Bucky O'Neill Guns.
"Here in Arizona the gun shops are a lot like barbershops. Sometimes you don't go in there to buy anything at all, you just go to talk," said resident William O'Hara. "I never heard a dirty word out of the guy. He was the kind of guy who if he dated your daughter, you'd be OK with it.
"He was just a model of a young, ideal American gentleman."
O'Hara's son Ryan, 19, said Norris' life and tragic death had inspired him to live a more meaningful life.
"He was a loving guy. He loved life. And I've been guilty of not looking as happy as I should, and letting things get to me, and Scott wasn't like that at all."
At 22, Wade Parker had just joined the Hotshots team. His father works for the nearby Chino Valley Fire Department, said retired Prescott Fire Department Capt. Jeff Knotek, who had known Wade since he was "just a little guy."
The younger Parker had been very excited about being part of the Hotshot crew, Knotek said.
"He was another guy who wanted to be a second generation firefighter," Knotek said. "Big, athletic kid who loved it, aggressive, assertive and in great shape."
"It's just a shame to see this happen," Knotek said.
He loved baseball and had an unforgettable laugh. In his aunt's eyes, John Percin Jr. was, simply, "an amazing young man."
"He was probably the strongest and bravest young man I have ever met in my life," Donna Percin Pederson said in an interview with The Associated Press from her home in Portland, Ore.
John Percin Sr., declined to comment Monday. "It's not a good time right now."
Percin, 24, was a multisport high school athlete who graduated in 2007 from West Linn High School, southeast of Portland.
Geoff McEvers grew up playing baseball with Percin and remembered Percin as a fun-loving guy with an unforgettable laugh, The Oregonian newspaper reported.
McEvers said he learned about the Percin's death through friends.
"It's already tragic when you hear about those who died," McEvers told the newspaper, "but when you find out it's someone you know personally, it's tough."
Anthony Rose, 23, was one of the youngest victims. He grew up in Wisconsin and previously worked as a firefighter in nearby Crown King before moving on to become a Hotshot.
Retired Crown King firefighter Greg Flores said Rose "just blossomed in the fire department. He did so well and helped so much in Crown King. We were all so very proud of him."
Flores said the town was planning a fundraiser for Rose and hoped to also have a memorial to honor him.
"He was the kind of guy that his smile lit up the whole room and everyone would just rally around him," he said. "He loved what he was doing, and that brings me some peace of heart."
Jesse Steed, 36, was one of the older members of the crew. He spent the last two years as the captain of the Hotshots.
Renton, Wash., police officer Cassidy Steed said his brother served in the Marine Corps before becoming a firefighter. He "always put his life on the line for people who he knew he would never meet."
Cassidy Steed added that his brother "loved his job very much" and sacrificed time with his family and his own personal interests to pursue it.
Known as "Turby" among crew members, Travis Turbyfill got a fulltime position with the Hotshots when another member's girlfriend asked him to quit.
Turbyfill, 27, often worked with other Hotshots at Captain Crossfit, a warehouse filled with mats, obstacle courses, climbing walls and acrobatic rings near the firehouse. He would train in the morning and then return in the afternoon with his wife and kids.
Trainer Janine Pereira said she recently kidded Turbyfill for skipping workouts. His excuse was that he wanted to spend some quality time at Dairy Queen.
"He was telling me that it's because it was Blizzard week, and he was just going to eat a Blizzard every night," she said.
Tony Burris, another trainer, said he enjoyed watching Turby with his two daughters.
"Because he's this big, huge Marine, Hotshot guy, and he has two little girls, reddish, blonde curly hair, and they just loved their dad," he said.
Billy Warneke, 25, and his wife, Roxanne, were expecting their first child in December, his grandmother, Nancy Warneke, told The Press-Enterprise newspaper in Riverside, Calif. Warneke grew up in Hemet, Calif., along with his fellow Granite Mountain hotshot, Chris MacKenzie. He was a four-year Marine Corps veteran who served a tour in Iraq and had joined the hotshot crew in April, buying a property in Prescott, near where his sister lived, the newspaper reported.
Nancy Warneke said she called her sister after seeing the fire on the news.
"She said, 'He's gone. They're all gone,'" Nancy Warneke told The Press-Enterprise. "Even though it's a tragedy for the whole family, he was doing what he loved to do. He loved nature and was helping preserve nature."
Full of heart and determination, Clayton Whitted, 28, might not have been the biggest guy around, but he was among the hardest-working. His former Prescott High School coach, Lou Beneitone, said Whitted was a "wonderful kid" who always had a big smile on his face. Whitted played for the football team as an offensive and defensive lineman.
"He was a smart young man with a great personality, just a wonderful personality," said Beneitone. "When he walked into a room, he could really light it up."
Beneitone said Whitted loved being a firefighter and was well-respected among his crew. He says he ran into Whitted about two months ago and they shook hands and hugged, and talked about the upcoming fire season.
"I told him to be careful," Beneitone said.
For 21-year-old Kevin Woyjeck, the fire station was always a second home. His father, Capt. Joe Woyjeck, is a nearly 30-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Keith Mora, an inspector with that agency, said Kevin often accompanied his dad to the station and on ride-alongs, and always intended to follow in his footsteps.
"He wanted to become a firefighter like his dad and hopefully work hand-in-hand," Mora said Monday outside of the fire station in Seal Beach, Calif., where the Woyjeck family lives.
Mora remembered the younger Woyjeck as a "joy to be around," a man who always had a smile on his face. He had been trained as an EMT and worked as an Explorer, which is a mentorship training program to become a professional firefighter.
"He was a great kid. Unbelievable sense of humor, work ethic that was not parallel to many kids I've seen at that age. He wanted to work very hard."
As he spoke, Mora stood before an American flag that had been lowered to half-staff. His own fire badge was covered with a black elastic band, a show of respect and mourning for those lost in the line of duty.
Stories still to come:
— GrantMcKee, 21
— Joe Thurston, 32
— Garret Zuppiger, 27
Associated Press reporters Raquel Maria Dillon in Seal Beach, Calif., Sue Manning in Los Angeles; and Felicia Fonseca and Hannah Dreier in Prescott contributed to this story.


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Thursday, October 7, 2010
Child's Play-Garden Failure
Additionally, this garden is located in San Francisco, where the scarce water supply will have to be used to irrigate all of that grass. And some poor schmuck will risk a nasty fall every time he mows the hill.
The ASLA gave this garden a big award, despite their very own code of ethics, which states that "The profession of landscape architecture, so named in 1867, was built on the foundation of several principles: dedication to the public health, safety and welfare, and recognition and protection of the land and its resources." This is a perfect example of artists losing sight of everything except aesthetics. Being a product of art school myself, all I can do is sigh. How very typical.
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- MrILoveTheAnts said...
Maybe their children wear safety helmets?
- October 8, 2010 at 12:11 AM
I really liked your comments, so true on design. Architects, often design for awards, even though they would never consciously admit to it.I know having gotten a few awards myself. It is so alluring, but a play area, which I have also designed three public playgrounds for the firm I worked for, has to be about safety and kids first and foremost. I wish I would have given it a pick of 5. My mistake. So this is for the next reader. Give this post a 5.
- October 8, 2010 at 8:27 AM
- Michelle said...
Thanks Gardenwalk! I still haven't figured out what "picks" are all about. I think that feature of Blotanical is busted for me. I would love to see pictures of the playgrounds that you designed! Are they up somewhere online?
MrILoveTheAnts - you made me laugh!
- October 8, 2010 at 8:54 AM
- Molly said...
I want to know if these people actually have children or if they just decided that a steep hill must be made fun by adding a slide?
- October 8, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- BlushandBees said...
Thanks for the post Michelle. What a silly thing to design. As someone who has sprained her ankle mowing a slippery hill, I can empathize with the crew that has to maintain that lawn. Thanks also for linking to northcoast gardening, she's pretty much in my zone so it's good info for me!
- October 8, 2010 at 2:37 PM
- Genevieve said...
Michelle, thanks so much for linking to that post. It's insane the variety of comments it's gotten - most recently a fellow who seemed to feel we were bashing on all of landscape architecture by finding fault with this one garden. It's funny how the safety and sustainability issues are obvious to us but not to Garden Design Magazine or the ASLA.
Your comment on art school was spot-on - my partner Trevor went to art school and experienced that kind of thing first hand.
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"Illustrated Passages," Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. maineartgallery.org. Artists chose a piece of text to accompany their art. Through Aug. 19.
"The Draw of the Normandy Coast (1860–1960)," European and American paintings and works on paper, Portland Museum of Art. 775-6148; portlandmuseum.org. Through Sept. 3.
"Maine Sublime: Frederic Edwin Church's Landscapes of Mount Desert and Mount Katahdin," Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org. Through Sept. 30.
"Urban Scene," Maine Artists Collective show, Constellation Gallery, Portland. constellationart.com. Through Aug. 20.
"The Private World of Robert M. Wilson," photography, Sanford-Springvale Historical Museum, Sanford. 490-1028. Through Aug. 25.
"Rock and Jazz," Mark Herrington and Joseph Haroutunian, Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor. littlefieldgallery.com. Through Wednesday.
"Continuing Connections: Printmakers of Maine," Karl Schrag and Barbara Sullivan, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. sacomuseum.org. Through Aug. 25.
New Works, Janice Anthony, Diane Dahlke, Tom Crotty, Robert Dyer, Margaret Gill, Tom Glover, Dahlov Ipcar, Janet C. Manyan, Frank Metz, Laurence Sisson and Ted Wengren, Frost Gully Gallery, Thomaston. frostgullygallery.com. Through Sept. 8.
Annie Lemieux, photographs of the "Way Way Store," Saco Museum. sacomuseum.org. Through Sept. 9.
"The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim's Progress," 800-foot 19th-century painted scroll based on the 17th-century John Bunyan book, Saco Museum, also at Pepperell Mills Museum, Biddeford. 283-3861; sacomuseum.org. Through Nov. 10.
Daniel E. Davis, "Here and There," photographs, Glickman Library, fifth floor, USM Portland campus. usm.maine.edu. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
"Painted Details," artists interpret Kennebunk's historic architecture, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk. brickstoremuseum.org. Through Sept. 8.
"Use It Up, Wear It Out, Make It Do or Do Without: The Material Culture of World War II," Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk. brickstoremuseum.org. Through Aug. 31.
"Three Town Artists," Carlo Pittore, Bryce Muir and Carter Smith, Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham. merrymeetingartscenter.org. Through Sept. 23.
"Into the Kitchen," artful kitchen elements featuring Nan Kilbourn-Tara, Ann Prescott, Mark Irving and Maggie's Farms, Markings Gallery, Bath. markingsgallery.com. Through Aug. 31.
Barbara Brady, "reMarks," Yvette Torres Fine Art, Rockland. yvettetorresfineart.com. Through Sept. 2.
Tim Beavis Retrospective, paintings, York Public Library. york.lib.me.us. Through Aug. 28.
"Anne's Garden," Falmouth Community Programs art exhibit, Falmouth Memorial Library. falmouthmemoriallibrary.org. Through Monday.
Harold Garde, "People, Places and Things," paintings, Emery Community Arts Center, Farmington. emeryarts.umf.maine.edu/calendar. Sunday.
"Currents: Celebrating the Working Waterfront," paintings, sculptures, photography and mixed media, George Marshall Store Gallery, York. 351-1083. Through Aug. 19.
Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts Exhibition, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Booth- bay, $12, $6 children. mainegardens.org. Through Aug. 31.
Pamela Hetherly, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Oil paintings. Through Sept. 7.
"Alex Katz: Maine/New York," paintings and one multi-part sculpture, Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville. 859-5609. Through Dec. 30.
"Secret Garden," garden-inspired art, Haley Farm Gallery, Kittery. 439-7612. Through Aug. 30.
"On the Wing," sculpture exhibition and sale inspired by birds, curated by June LaCombe Sculpture, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay. mainegardens.org; junelacombesculpture.com. Also at Maine Audubon, Falmouth. Through Sept. 30.
Cushing Arts In The Barn featuring Barbara Harold and Lynne Schultz, cushingmainehistoricalsociety.org, Sunday.
Duane Paluska, new paintings and sculpture, Icon Contemporary Art, Brunswick. 725-8157. Through Sept. 8.
The Artisans Collective, encaustics, acrylics, oils, pastels, photography, digital art, floor cloths and ceramics, The Royal Bean, Yarmouth. 846-1009. Through Aug. 23.
"Mythologies," Lucinda Bliss, Stephen Burt, Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Carrie Scanga, Todd Watts and Timothy Wilson, Rose Contemporary, Portland. 780-0700. Through Aug. 25.
"Chebeague Through Artists' Eyes," Museum of Chebeague History, Chebeague Island. 846-5237. Through Sept. 3.
"L'ArtCADIE," highlighting 400th anniversary of founding of Acadia, University of Maine (Acadian Archives), Fort Kent. 834-7536. Through Aug. 15.
"Upon Reflection," photographs by Judy Ellis Glickman over a 35-year period, University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland, free. une.edu/artgallery. Through Sept. 30.
"Culture on Cloth," Inuit wall hangings and sculpture, Portland Public Library. portlandlibrary.com. Through Aug. 31.
Brita Holmquist and Lesia Sochor, paintings, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. elizabethmossgalleries.com. Through Aug. 26.
"Landscape Languages," Barbara Vanderbilt, Cynthia White and Mary Boothby. Downtown Gallery, Washington. 845-2225. Sunday.
"Landscapes," 20 local artists and an array of media, Macpage LLC, South Portland. macpage.com. Through Oct. 19.
Chris Polson, paintings, Twin Brooks Stretchers, Lincolnville. 763-4271. Through Sept. 14.
"Viewpoints," group exhibit, Marguerite Robichaux, Elise Ansel, Tom Curry, Michele Dangelo, Kate Emlen and many others. Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. 865-4519. Through Sept. 24.
Barbara Ernst Prey: "Forty Years of Painting," Blue Water Fine Arts, Port Clyde. bluewaterfinearts.com. Through Aug. 31.
New Works, painters Judy Belasco, Ragna Bruno, Tom Curry, Gregory Dunham, Rosie Moore and Colin Page, and sculptors Kazumi Hoshino and Mark Kindschi, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth. courthousegallery.com. Sunday.
"Fuse," works by 19 Maine encaustic artists, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Through Aug. 25.
Jacqueline Hickey, homage to Portland, Maine Potters Market, Portland. mainepottersmarket.com. Through Aug. 29.
"Portland: Capturing a Changing Neighborhood," Rush Brown paintings, Maine Jewish Museum, Portland. mainejewishmuseum.org. Through Friday.
"Different Strokes," paintings by Richard Field and Jan Zaremba, Lyceum Gallery, Lewiston. 576-4805. Through Friday.
"Katahdin to Cadillac: Scenes of Maine," oils and watercolors by Frances Pratt Caswell, Gallery Framing, Brunswick. 729-9108. Through Aug. 30.
"Art Quilt Odyssey," Carol Ann Powley, mixed-media art quilts, York Public Library. www.york.lib.me.us. Through Sept. 5.
Denise Brown, watercolor and acrylic artist, Just Us Chickens Gallery, Kittery. justuschickens.net. Friday. Through Aug. 31.
William Irvine and John Neville, new works, Courthouse Gallery Fine Art, Ellsworth. courthousegallery.com. Sunday.
Hannah Ineson, paintings, Savory Maine, Damariscotta. savorymainedining.com. Through Aug. 21.
Leon Vanella, photography, Rising Tide Community Market, Damariscotta. risingtide.coop. Through Aug. 25.
"The Plate and the Print," Karl Schrag and Barbara Sullivan, Turtle Gallery, Deer Isle. turtlegallery.com. Through Aug. 25.
"Three Colorists," Tom Curry, Henry Isaacs and Andrea Peters, Gleason Fine Art, Boothbay Harbor. gleasonfineart.com. Through Sept. 4.
"Architectural Elements," hooked work by Roslyn Logsdon, Maine Fiberarts, Topsham. mainefiberarts.org. Through Sept. 29.
Mike Fletcher, paintings; also showing work of Kevin Johnson, Mark Kelly, Richard Mann, Wesley Reddick and Willy Reddick. Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. aarhusgallery.com. Through Aug. 26.
"My Studio Without Walls: Maine and Beyond," watercolors by Tony van Hasselt, Maine Art Gallery, Wiscasset. maineartgallery.org. Through Aug. 31.
"Arboretum," Jane Banquer and "Ink & Pixel," Ed Zelinsky, woodcuts, paintings, drawings, prints and video, Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland. addisonwoolley.com. Through Sept. 1.
"Series," Ogunquit Art Association Showcase, Terry Downs and others, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit. barngallery.org. Through Sept. 8.
"Through the Eyes of America," America Martin, Carver Hill Gallery, Rockland. carverhillgallery.com. Friday through Sept. 12.
"Search for Form," Tom Paiement mixed media, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. greenhutgalleries.com. Through Sept. 1.
"Spectrum 2012 – From the Ocean to Cornfields to Flowers," Jeanne O'Toole Hayman, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. richardboydpottery.com. Through Aug. 31.
Wood Island Lighthouse Exhibit, paintings and photographs of the original lighthouse, University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford. woodislandlighthouse.org. Through Aug. 31.
6th Annual Local Art Exhibit, West Buxton Public Library, 727-5898. Through Aug. 30.
"Quarrying Form: The Paintings of Helen Marie Allen," Bangor Public Library. www.bpl.lib.me.us. 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday. Through Aug. 30.
"Maine-ly Marco," oils on canvas by nine women artists from Maine and Florida, Harmon's & Barton's Gallery, Portland. harmonsbartons.com. Through Aug. 31.
"Life Drawings," by Randall Harris, Heron Point Gallery, Portland. heronpointgallery.com. Through Sept. 29.
"tiny," small paintings, encaustics, sculpture and fiber works, Whatnot Gallery, Spindle- works, Brunswick. spindleworks.org. Through Aug. 31.
"Mid-Summer Perspectives," John Bowdren, William Hallett and Gayl McNally, Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery. 846-7777. Through Sept. 30.
"Counterpoint III," "Here from There" and "Intercept," paintings, sculptures, works on paper, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport. www.cmcanow.org. Through Sept. 22.
"Mirrors," paintings by Jesus Emmanuel Villarreal, Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. haynesgalleries.com. Through Aug. 28.
"Four Figurative Artists," Ryan Brown, Ellen Cooper, Renee Foulks and Lea Collie Wight, Haynes Galleries, Thomaston. haynesgalleries.com. Through Aug. 28.
"This Field," paintings by Megan Chase, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0555. Through Sept. 23.
Mario Francesconi, Italian modernist paintings, Gold/Smith Gallery, Boothbay Harbor. Through Sept. 4.
"install 2," three Maine artists, selections of objects and furniture from the gallery, and photographs by Sally Mann from a private collection, Corey Daniels Gallery, Wells. coreydanielsgallery.com. Through Sept. 15.
"Beauty Everyday – The Floral Series," photographs by Annie Lemieux, Kennebunk Free Library. kennebunklibrary.org. Through Aug. 31.
"Geometry Meets Nature," Frederick Lynch and James Linehan, Littlefield Gallery, Winter Harbor. littlefieldgallery.com. Through Oct. 15.
"Deer Park Lodge," variety of images from a historic Maine camp, Schoolhouse Gallery, Kingfield. 939-6518. Through Aug. 30.
"Tuscany to Pompeii and Beyond," Condon and Georgeann Kuhl, paper pulp paintings, mixed media, Gallery at Widgeon Cove, Harpswell. widgeoncove.com. Through Sept. 7.
Jean Kigel, Asian brush paintings and watercolors, River Arts Gallery II, Damariscotta. riverartsme.org. Through Aug. 22.
Art Openings
"Wonderful Water," multi-media show, York Art Association, York Harbor. yorkartassociation.com. Opening reception, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Through Sept. 2.
"40 Years Celebrating Maine," Joellyn Duesberry oil paintings and monotypes, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. 699-5599. Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. Friday. Through Sept. 29.
Cushing Arts In The Barn, "Journeys" with Trish Weisbrot and Pat Ryan, cushingmainehistoricalsociety.org, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Ed Botkin 8th Annual Show, realistic Maine scenes in oil, Ocean View Grange, St. George. 372-6369. 5 to 7 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Through Aug. 19.
Fundraiser for Aurora theater shooting victims, North Saco Congregational Christian Church, donations. 332-6174. Coffeehouse open mic and performances by Kelia Ingraham and Abbe Anderson, 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Golf Tournament for Northern York County Family YMCA, player entry fee covers green fees, golf cart rental, lunch and dinner, refreshments and a special gift bag, Dunegrass, Old Orchard Beach, $100. 283-0100. Thursday.
Golf Classic to benefit Leavitt's Mill Free Health Center, Dutch Elm Golf Club, Arundel. $110, $400 for teams. Prizes, awards, silent auction, barbecue. 282-9850. Rain date Aug. 23. Noon Thursday.
"Jazzing Up The Shipyard," Marcus Printup Jazz Quartet, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, silent auction, Boothbay Region Land Trust fundraiser, Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, $125. bbrlt.org. 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Appraisals and Auction to Benefit Elijah Kellogg Church, Elijah Kellogg Church, Harpswell, $5 per item. 725-7715. Appraisals by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, 3 to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Blueberry Gala, loads of refreshments, live entertainment and a silent auction. West Gorham Union Church. 839-5946. westgorhamchurch.org. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Helping the Homeless 5K Run/Walk, Project Blessing, register at www.coolrunning.com, Shaw Gym, Gorham, $18 advance, $23 day of. 286-7042. 9:15 a.m. Saturday.
Paddle for Pine Tree Camp Challenge, Winslow Park, Freeport. pinetreesociety.org. Two kayak routes are established for all skill levels and abilities, 8 a.m. Saturday.
Books and Authors
Port Veritas Spoken Word Night, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland, donations welcome. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Max Alexander, author of "Bright Lights, No City," Longfellow Books, Portland. longfellowbooks.com. 7 p.m. Thursday.
David Morse and Steve Hrehovcik, author and illustrator of "Julie's Climb," Louis T. Graves Library, Kennebunkport. graveslibrary.org. 7 p.m. Thursday.
Barbara Duke, author of "Growing Up in Brooklyn," Portland Public Library, Portland. portlandlibrary.com. Noon Friday.
John Ford Sr., author of "Suddenly the Cider Didn't Taste So Good: Adventures of a Game Warden in Maine," York's Book Store, Houlton. 532-3354. 10 a.m. Saturday.
Classical Music
Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, "Russian Finale," Deertrees Theatre, Harrison, $25. sebagomusicfestival.org. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Salt Bay Chamberfest, Schubert, Foss and Brahms, Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm, Damariscotta, $30, $100 for all four concerts, students free. saltbaychamberfest.org. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, "Russian Finale," Fryeburg Academy Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, $20, $15 seniors, $10 students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival, "Dreams and Passions," works from the classical, romantic and modern periods. Violinist Livia Sohn and Stephen Prutsman from the St. Lawrence String Quartet. Rockport Opera House, $30-$40, $8 for 18 and under. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m. Thursday.
Portland Chamber Music Festival, Abromson Center, University of Southern Maine, Portland, $30. pcmf.org. Telemann, Michael Rose and Brahms, 8 p.m. Thursday; Mozart, Sebastian Currier and Copland, 8 p.m. Saturday.
Bay Chamber Summer Music Festival, "An Uncommon Affair," works by Spanish composer Joaquin Turina, Pascal Hall, Rockport, $75, includes drinks and desserts. baychamberconcerts.org. 8 p.m. Friday.
VentiCordi Chamber Music, chamber music for winds and strings featuring Brahms Horn Trio and guest artists, South Congregational Church, Kennebunkport, $15-$20, $5 for 18 and under. 286-6688. venticordi.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Lincoln Festival Chorus and the Mozart Mentors Orchestra with Sean Fleming, Handel's Te Deum and Jubilate for the Peace of Utrecht, Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, $15, free for 12 and under. lincolnartsfestival.net. 8 p.m. Friday.
Salt Bay Chamberfest, "Fragments: Connecting Past and Present," Darrows Barn at Round Top Farm, Damariscotta, $30, $100 for all four concerts, students free. saltbaychamberfest.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Through Aug. 24.
Olde Bristol Days, Colonial Pemaquid Historic Site, New Harbor. 677-2423. Historical activities including an artisan exhibition, All day Sunday.
Schoodic Arts Festival, Winter Harbor. 963-2569. Performances and workshops throughout the peninsula celebrating arts and culture in downeast Maine. Check schoodicartsforall.org for schedule. Sunday.
Topsham Fair, Topsham Fair- grounds, www.topshamfair.net. Agricultural exhibits, animal pulling events, 4-H exhibitors, crafters, midway and harness racing. Today.
Skowhegan State Fair, music, vendors, harness racing, animal competitions, agricultural exhibits and midway. www.skowheganstatefair.com. Sunday.
Native American Pow Wow, visit with representatives of several Maine and New England tribes during event that includes native dancers, drummers, crafters and traditional food. www.maine.gov/ifw/education/wildlifepark/events.htm, Maine Wildlife Park, Gray. Sunday.
Rangeley Region Outdoor Sporting Heritage Day, Maine Guides flycasting competition, game meals, exhibits and children's activities, Oquossoc Clubhouse, Rangeley. Tuesday.
Belfast Harbor Fest, music, children's activities, National Boatbuilding Challenge and more. Free. www.belfastharborfest.com. Friday.
Great Falls Balloon Festival, Lewiston/Auburn's annual hot air balloon festival featuring concerts, exhibits, children's activities, entertainment, crafts; tethered balloon rides available, Simard-Payne Memorial Park, Lewiston. greatfallsballoonfestival.org. Friday through Aug. 19.
Arts and Artisans Fair, 60 artists and artisans, benefits the Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, New Suncook School, Lovell, free. 925-1135. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Maine Highland Games and Scottish Festival, music from Celtic rock band Prydein, pipe band performances, vendors, dancing, workshops, competitions, parade and more, Topsham Fairgrounds, $18, $5 for 6 to 12 years old. www.mainehighlandgames.org. Gates open 8 a.m. Saturday.
Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival, work by more than 90 artists, including crafts, sculpture, paintings, photography, mixed media and more. Activities for children, music and performances by theater groups, Brunswick mall. brunswickdowntown.com/events. Saturday.
Union Fair, harness racing, pig scramble, baking and eating contests, animal pulling events, 4-H exhibits, entertainment and crowning of the Maine Wild Blueberry Queen, Union Fairgrounds. www.unionfair.org. Saturday.
Summer Film Series, York Public Library, free. www.york.lib.me.us. "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (R), 7 p.m. Sunday.
"Shut Up and Play The Hits: The Last Days of LCD Soundsystem," Space, Portland, $8. space538.org. Documentary about LCD Soundsystem's final show, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Movies in the Amphitheatre, bring your own seating. Rain location is the Camden Public Library, Bok Amphitheatre in Harbor Park, Camden, free. 236-3440. "A Knight's Tale" (2001, PG-13), sunset Tuesday.
"Mission of Mermaids: A Love Letter to the Ocean," College of the Atlantic (Gates Center), Bar Harbor. 288-5015. Documentary by Susan Cohn Rockefeller about the beauty and current plight of the ocean, 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Summer Documentary Film Series, Portland Public Library, free. portlandlibrary.com. "Reportero," 5:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Art Videos at the Gallery, Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, free. 646-7055. Lois Dodd, Maine master plus Italian Renaissance and baroque painting, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
"The Rolling Stones: Some Girls, Live in Texas" in HD, Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta, $15, $5 for under 18. atthelincoln.org. 1978 concert film, 7 p.m. Thursday.
"Sliding Doors," Rockland Public Library, free. 594-0310. Film and discussion, 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
"Finding Donn Fendler: 'Lost on a Mountain in Maine' 72 Years Later," with filmmaker Ryan Cook, Harrison Village Library, free. 583-2970. Noon Saturday.
Food and Drink
A Wine Walk in the Old Port, the Many Styles of Chardonnay, The Merry Table, Portland, $39 advance, $45 day of, 21-plus. winewiseevents.com. Sommelier Erica Archer leads wine and food pairing tour to four local restaurants, 3 p.m. Saturday.
For Children
The Berenstain Bears On Stage, Ogunquit Playhouse, $16-$20. ogunquitplayhouse.org. Berenstain Bears stories are presented and commented on by guitar-strumming Cowboy Joe, 10 a.m. Sunday.
"Day Out With Thomas," Mystery on the Rails Tour 2012," Boothbay Railway Village, $18. railwayvillage.org. Rides on replica of Thomas the Tank Engine with Thomas-themed activities, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
"Mad Science: Fire and Ice," interactive educational experience, University of Southern Maine Southworth Planetarium, Portland, $10, $8 children. 780-4249.1 p.m. Monday.
"Summer Transportation: From Horse to Horseless," Skyline Farm Carriage Museum, North Yarmouth, free, donations welcome. skylinefarm.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Through Aug. 19.
Girl Scouts: Celebrating One Hundred Years, Maine State Museum, Augusta. mainestatemuseum.org. Vintage period uniforms, pins, patches, ephemeras, cookie merchandise, camping gear. Through Aug. 31.
"Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine," Maine Historical Society, Portland. mainehistory.org. Ongoing.
"Promenade: A Walk in Style Through Pejepscot's Past," Pejepscot Historical Society Museum, Brunswick. pejepscothistorical.org. Clothing, shoes and accessories worn by past Pejepscot residents. Through Sept. 4.
Tate House Museum Architectural Tour, Portland, $10, $8 seniors, $6 for 6 to 12. 774-6177. From the cellar to the attic of an 18th-century house, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Thursday.
Historic Old Port Walking Tours, Maine Historical Society, Portland, $10. mainehistory.org. 90-minute tours by trained guides, include maritime and social history, not recommended for children under 12. 10:30 and 1 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Through Sept. 2.
John Linscott and The Mainestream Jazzmasters, jazz jam, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth. capelocalbuzz.com.11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection, North New Portland Community Church, $10, $25 for family. 562-4445. 7 p.m. Sunday.
Cowboy Junkies, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $63. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Sunday.
Pearl and the Beard, three voices with cello, guitar, glockenspiel, melodica, drums and accordion, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $10 advance, $12 day of. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Sunday.
Jon Shain, North Carolina songwriter and guitarist, Pine Crest Bed and Breakfast, Gorham. 839-5843. 3 p.m. Sunday.
Summer Concert Series, Coastal Sound, dance numbers from the '20s through the '70s, Colony Hotel, Kennebunkport, $5. 985-8759. 5 p.m. Sunday.
The Outerspace Band, Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 7 p.m. Sunday.
Mary Chapin Carpenter, folk and country, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $95. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
The Nogar Family Band, double CD release show with Stormin' Norman and Suzy, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $8 advance, $10 day of. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Monday.
Summer Concerts in the Park, Village Park, Falmouth, free. town.falmouth.me.us. Erica Brown & The Bluegrass Connection, 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The Brian Collins Band, country, folk rock and Americana, The Brickhouse, Scarborough, $15. 233-6755. 8 p.m. Monday.
The Maine Marimba Ensemble, El Rayo Taqueria, Portland. elrayotaqueria.com. Zimbabwean marimba music, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Summer Music Series, Congress Square, Portland, free. 772-6828. Meghan Yates, mystic music, noon Tuesday; Pitch Black Ribbons, noon Friday.
The Mahoosuc Skye Celtic Series, Cillian Vallely and Ryan McGiver, Gould Academy (Bingham Auditorium), Bethel. $20, $15 seniors, $10 for 12 and under. necelticarts.com. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Music in the Park, Sykler (country rock), Shevenell Park, Main Street, Biddeford. 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Summer Music Series, Kit Soden with violinist Aliza Thibodeau, Bangor Public Library. 947-8336, ext. 111. 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Dave Gutter, Jeff Beam and Mighty Tiny, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, $8. theoakand theax.blogspot.com. 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Sunset Folk Series, Western Promenade Park, Curt Bessette and Kenn Kurtz, Portland. 756-8130. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Summer Concerts at Mill Creek Park, The Time Pilots ('80s covers), South Portland, free. 767-7650. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Music on the Mall, Anne Sparling (kids' night, bring percussion instruments), Brunswick, free. 729-4439. 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Old Time Music Jam, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland, donations welcome. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Ed Gerhard, six-string, slide guitar and acoustic Hawaian lap slide, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, $18 advance, $22 day of. boothbayoperahouse.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Girl Talk, samples and mash-ups from DJ Greg Gillis, State Theatre, Portland, $25 advance, $30 day of. statetheatreportland.com. 8:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Portland Jazz Orchestra, Dr. Chris Oberholtzer and his 18-piece ensemble perform an evening of big band swing, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $9, $5 tudents, seniors. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Thursday.
Cool Sounds Concert Series and Outdoor Market, Veayo Twins (modern alternative), Bangor downtown, free. downtownbangor.com. Market 5 to 8 p.m., concert at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Summer Concert Series, Billy Libby and Band (singer-songwriter), Lithgow Public Library, Augusta, free. www.lithgow.lib.me.us. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Shemekia Copeland, blues singer, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $25. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Thursday.
Alive at Five Summer Music Series, McCarthys (country, roots rock) and Amy Allen (singer-songwriter), Monument Square, Portland. portlandmaine.com. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Friends of Eastern Promenade Concert Series, Fort Allen Park, Portland. 756-8130. Don Campbell Band, 7 p.m. Thursday.
Belfast Summer Nights Weekly Music Series, Emilia Dahlin and The Colorados, Heritage Park, free. 322-7123. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Hot Summer Nights Music Series, Central School, South Berwick, free, donations welcome. 384-5846. Will Daily, folk and pop, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Summer Concert Series, Maine Marimba Ensemble, Fountain Park, Lewiston, free. www.laarts.org. Noon Thursday.
Anthony Joe Lewis, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m. Thursday.
Jazz at St. Peter's by the Sea Concert, Eric Andrews Ensemble followed by wine and cheese reception, all funds raised go to the preservation fund of the 115-year-old parish chapel of the Episcopal Church, Cape Neddick, $15. st-peters-by-the-sea.org. 5 p.m. Thursday.
Town Founder, Empire Dine and Dance, Portland, 21-plus. portlandempire.com. 9 p.m. Thursday.
Novel Jazz Septet, songs from the Great American songbook, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, $13, $10 seniors, $5 for ages 12-18, free for under 12 accompanied by a parent. 563-5513. 7 p.m. Thursday.
Open Mic Night, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth, free, all ages. 846-9555. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Kristin Hersh, singer-songwriter, formerly of Throwing Muses, Empire Dine and Dance, Portland, $12 advance, $15 day of, 21-plus. portlandempire.com. 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Sara Hallie Richardson, singer-songwriter, CD release show, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $8 advance, $10 day of. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
Blues Barn Burner Music Series with Monkey Junk, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $15. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
Open Mic Night, Jakeman Hall, Ocean Park, free. 934-9068. www.oceanpark.org. 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Rally, a Sweet Adeline quartet, Jordan Hall, Ocean Park, $5. oceanpark.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, featuring Tom Faunce, Harley Smith, Tim Sullivan, Kenya Hall, Chas Lester, Ron Palmer, Jason Oullette, Roger Sampson, Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m. Friday.
Sam Lardner, folk, Marine Environmental Research Institute, Blue Hill, free, family concert. meriresearch.org. 4 p.m. Friday.
Flash! in the Pans Steel Drum Band Concert, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, $20, $15 for members. mainegardens.org. Noon Friday.
Seth Glier, singer-songwriter and pianist, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, $14 advance, $18 day of. boothbayoperahouse.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
Laura Cortese Acoustic Project, supergroup of American fiddle players, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $15 advance, $18 day of. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Southside Johnny and the Poor Fools, stripped down journey through Johnny Lyon's eclectic version of the great American songbook, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, $25 advance, $30 day of. boothbayoperahouse.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Summer Concert Series in the Hope Hobbs Gazebo, Harbor Park, Wells. 646-5596. The Spectras (rock, soul, rhythm and blues, dance music), rain location is Ward Gym at Wells Junior High School, 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Summer in the Park Concert Series, Chatham County Line (bluegrass) with This Way (roots rock), L.L. Bean Discovery Park, Freeport. www.llbean.com/summer/?nav=hp-hundredth. 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Ocean Sol, jazz, bebop, jazz, samba and bossa nova, Local Sprouts Cooperative, Portland. localsprouts.coop. 7 p.m. Saturday.
Ben Taylor, singer-songwriter, Bull Moose Music, Portland, free. bullmoose.com. 3 p.m. Saturday.
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, American roots blues band, Empire Dine and Dance, Portland, $8 to $10, 21-plus. portlandempire.com. 9 p.m. Saturday.
Mingo Fishtrap, Big Easy, Portland. bigeasyportland.com. 9 p.m. Saturday.
Irish Sessioniers, Deer Run Tavern, Yarmouth, free, all ages. 846-9555. 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday.
Pro Sports
Sea Dogs Game, Minor League baseball, Hadlock Field, Portland. seadogs.com. Altoona, 7 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 6 p.m. Thursday; New Britain, 7 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday.
Special Events
Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors Show, Harbor & Buoy Parks, Rockland, $12, free for 12 and under. maineboats.com/boatshow. Boats, fine furniture, arts, home wares, architecture, food and more, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The Smoke and Mirror Circus, Geno's Rock Club, Portland, $8, 21-plus. 221-2382. Unique combination of circus, theater and performance art, 9 p.m. Sunday.
Angel Reading Dinner with Ruth Kramer, Clay Hill Farm Restaurant, Cape Neddick, $10. 361-2272. clayhillfarm.com. Three-course dinner and personal reading, 6 p.m. Monday.
Touch the Sky, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $15. 743-5569. Presented by Debi Irons and Art Moves as a tribute to Niles Ford, choreographer and deejay, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
"Live for $5 Wednesday Night Series," Robert McCloskey stories (16 mm films), Stonington Opera House, $5. operahousearts.org. 7 p.m. Wednesday.
2012 Summer Met Opera in HD Encore Series, Strauss' "Der Kosenkavalier," University of Maine, Collins Center for the Arts, Orono, $18. collinscenter forthearts.com. 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Lively Lunches at Johnson Hall Mini-Park, Dale Robin Goodman, American folk songs and stories, rain location inside Johnson Hall, Gardiner, free, donations welcome. johnsonhall.org. Noon Wednesday.
Touch the Sky, Oxford Hills High School, South Paris, $10 advance, $15 day of show. 743-5569. Presented by Debi Irons and Art Moves as a tribute to Niles Ford, choreographer and deejay, 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Kotzschmar Centennial Festival, six-day festival of pops, silent film and classical concerts, daily pass $140, pops festival $185, classical festival $385, full festival $495. foko.org for individual event pricing, Merrill Auditorium and other locations, Portland. Friday through Aug. 22.
"Speedy," silent film with Tom Trenney on the Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $15. foko.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
"Forever Frank," Reindeer Theatre Company, Louis Philippe and cast of talented young singers, benefit for Reindeer's Alternative Music Program, American Legion Hall, Westbrook, $15. reindeergroup.com. 6 p.m. Friday.
R and R Spinners, demonstration of traditional skills, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, New Gloucester, free. 926-4597. 10 a.m. Saturday.
"Damn Yankees," musical, Ogunquit Playhouse, $29 to $74. ogunquitplayhouse.org. 2 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Tuesday; 2:30 and 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday; 3:30 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show," musical, Arundel Barn Playhouse, Arundel, $30 to $41. arundelbarnplayhouse.com. 8 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday; 2 and 8 p.m. Wednesday; 8 p.m. Thursday; 2 and 8 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday.
"The Little Prince," children's show, Theater at Monmouth, $12. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Sunday, Thursday and Friday.
"42nd Street," Maine State Music Theatre, Bowdoin College (Pickard Theater), Brunswick, $36-$59. msmt.org. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Monday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through Aug. 25.
"The Maine Quartet," theater piece comprised of four short plays by acclaimed playwright Robert Manns, Lucid Stage, Portland, $15, $12 seniors and students. lucidstage.com. 2 p.m. Sunday.
Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Verona," adventure of love, desire and disguise, Theater at Monmouth, $10-$26. theateratmonmouth.org. 7 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
"Romeo and Juliet," contemporary music, dance and costumes, presented by Harborside Shakespeare Company. College of the Atlantic (Gates Center), Bar Harbor. $12; $10 seniors, students; $8 for children under 12. 939-6929. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida," musical, Community Little Theatre, Auburn, $18. laclt.com. 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
"Burt Dow, Deep Water Man," musical version of the classic downeast tale, Stonington Opera House, $25-$35. operahousearts.org. 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Through Aug. 19.
Moliere's "Tartuffe," high-jinks and physical comedy, Theater at Monmouth, $10-$26. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Tuesday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Through Aug. 19.
Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie," drama, Theater at Monmouth, $10-$26. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
"Once Upon a Mattress," musical comedy, Boothbay Playhouse, $20. 633-3379. 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
"Charlotte's Web, The Musical," presented by Arts in Motion Theater, Fryeburg Academy (Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center), $12, $10 seniors, children. artsinmotiontheater.com. 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday.
Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," performed by teenagers under the direction of Eileen Avery, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish, $10, $8 students and seniors. schoolhousearts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through Aug. 19.
Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Theater at Monmouth, $10-$28. theateratmonmouth.org. 1 p.m. Saturday.
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Entertainment Tonight went behind the scenes with the cast and crew of The Hunger Games. Aside from learning that Elizabeth Banks is very, very excited to play Effie Trinket, we see some behind the scenes shots from inside the Hunger Games arena — complete with a few fiery explosions. Plus, we see Peeta's allegedly romantic bread-throwing scene, and Peeta and Katniss waiting on a certain chariot, decked out in black, but not (yet) on fire.
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Christina Aguilera is returning to her "Drrty" roots.
"The Voice" mentor and pop star is steaming things up on the October cover of Maxim magazine, posing in an open white men's shirt that gives way (in a major way) to expose her black bra and ample bosom.
Inside the mag, the slimmed-down starlet sizzles in a smoking-hot red dress and vintage bikini paired with stilettos.
"Your Body," indeed.
"I'm such a down-to-earth girl," she told Maxim. "I'm comfortable in just a jersey and boy's underwear. Trying too hard to be sexy is the worst thing you can do. Sexiness should be effortless."
The spread is a departure from the "Feel This Moment" songstress' comedic turn as the butt of jokes on the NBC singing competition a few seasons ago. Her fluctuating weight and excessive makeup on "The Voice" were points of frequent teasing.
Aguilera, who took time off to work on her "Lotus" album last season, pranced around in body-con outfits in her video for "Your Body" in September 2012. She turned heads at the show's Season 4 premiere in March, when she made a surprise appearance on the red carpet.
The 32-year-old also showed off her trim physique at the Time 100 gala in April and, a few days ago, showcased her slim-down in her "Let There Be Love" music video. All that almost overshadows the fact that she was declared the worst National Anthem singer in a survey released in July.
At least the single mom still has that sex kitten thing going on.
"The only place I don't need to be in control is the bedroom," Aguilera said. "Sometimes being sexual with my partner is a great way to blow off steam at the end of a hard day's work. I'm not the girl who's going to be too tired."
The pop diva filed for divorce from music exec Jordan Bratman in October 2010. The two married in 2005 and have a son named Max Liron Bratman together. She's since been linked to Matt Rutler, a set assistant she met on her film "Burlesque," and opened up to the magazine about what she's looking for in the opposite sex.
"I love genuine guys; that's why I pretty much stay away from celebrities. I don't care about money, because, trust me, I can support myself," she said.
"The best date for me would be if I came home from work and was greeted with a homemade — no, not takeout — grilled cheese sandwich and a glass of wine," she said. "You set up that little tablecloth and some flowers and light one candle. The simpler, the sexier."
Aguilera also dished on her Mickey Mouse Club cohorts, who included Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling, but refused to say who she thought was cooler.
"They were both very charismatic, but I think I have to shy away from the question. I don't want this to bite me in the butt later. They were tight, you know. They'd walk around together all the time, same as me and Britney [Spears] would. Now look at us. It's funny how that played out."
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Banging a bulky couch up three narrow flights of stairs, scraping paint and shins along the way. Hauling box after back-breaking box through the late-summer heat, chaos all around. Somehow, the minivan is still half-full.
For college students and their families, move-in day is an emotional rite of passage, and usually a physically draining one as well. But as students return to the Boston area for the fall term, schools are lending a hand — along with carts and dollies — to make the stressful experience more manageable and get the school year off to a smooth start.
Northeastern University and Fisher College in the Back Bay even provide private movers and maintenance workers to transport student belongings to the dorm.
"It's like a NASCAR situation," said Thomas McGovern, Fisher's president, likening movers' quick, cohesive action to pit stops. "The parents are very grateful."
At Simmons College in the Fenway, move-in teams from the school greet new students and their families right at the car, industrial-size bins at the ready for bulk transit. Boston University calls upon its "Scarlet Squad" — a group of red-shirted upperclassmen and college staff — to welcome newcomers and help unload, while down the road, Boston College's "Welcome Wagon" has hundreds of volunteers on hand to help unpack cars.
The effort is in keeping with colleges' ongoing push to ease what can be a delicate transition to college life with a display of community spirit, and part of the growing range of amenities they provide to sweeten the campus experience.
"The day is so fraught with emotion for students and their families," said Sarah Neill, dean of student life at Simmons. "We're trying to do whatever we can do to make it more pleasant."
Some critics dismiss this type of help as coddling, another example of how colleges pamper students and try to win over parents so they feel as if they are getting their money's worth.
But colleges say students and families are thrilled, and often visibly relieved, by the assistance.
That was on display Wednesday at Northeastern, where movers greeted road-weary families at their cars and unloaded their belongings. Parents and students alike looked as if a weight had been lifted, as indeed it had.
Sungnam Choi, who was dropping off his daughter Joanne, figured he was in for at least an hour of unpacking. Before he knew it, two young men were filling up large bins. He hardly had to lift a finger.
"I thought I'd be carrying all the boxes, back and forth, back and forth," Choi said as he walked down the street to his daughter's high-rise dorm. "This is really nice. Wonderful hospitality. A great way to start the year."
Kwame Bidi, a mover at Northeastern, said many parents and students were initially taken aback by the offer to help, but then couldn't thank him enough.
"I had to explain that we were hired by the university," he said. "But then they said, 'Oh this is great!' "
Part of the reason Fisher hires movers is to minimize disruption to neighbors and quickly clear cars off Beacon Street, McGovern said. As soon as their cars are unloaded, parents are directed to the underground parking lot at Boston Common.
But at a time of intense competition among colleges, particularly in the Boston area, the perk is also meant to set the small school apart and send a message that it is willing to go the extra mile.
"We're not BU or BC," McGovern said. "We have to work harder."
Kevin Kruger, president of NASPA, a professional group of college student affairs administrators, said the moving-day help reflects the way colleges seek to present an accommodating, supportive image and ease parents' concerns about leaving their children.
"It's all part of making a good first impression," he said. "You want the parents to feel their children are in good hands."
It also shows the lengths colleges are willing to go to win parents over and reflects a shift in expectations among parents. The more they are expected to pay, the more they expect.
"It fits into a customer service philosophy people have about college today," Kruger said. "As tuition has increased, so have expectations."
At many schools, the assistance extends beyond move-in-day. Texas Tech University, for instance, provides students free taxi rides home from anywhere within the city limits, a service paid for through student fees. Davidson College in North Carolina has long provided free laundry service.
At Emerson College downtown, where 900 new students moved in earlier this week, each family is greeted at the curb by a enthusiastic band of orientation leaders who begin singing and chanting the student's name in welcome. As music blares from the sidewalk in front of residence halls, the returning students start carrying suitcases into the dorm.
In Chestnut Hill, where BC freshmen arrived this week, student volunteers rush to greet arriving students. While new arrivals go off to sign in and get their room key, volunteers start unloading cars and labeling boxes and bins with masking tape. The drivers, usually fathers who are only too happy to avoid a long stretch of heavy lifting, are then sent off to park.
"By the time he gets to the room, Mom's already making the bed," said Monica St. Louis, the college's assistant director for community standards.
Parents have on occasion tried to give tips to the student volunteers, but they are not allowed to accept them, she said.
There is one downside to all the helping hands. For parents who aren't quite ready to say goodbye, sometimes the moving process feels a little too fast.
"Some definitely want to linger," Neill said.Peter Schworm can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @globepete.