Wednesday, February 27, 2013

'I Hate This Job!'

Mike Corthell, Editor & Publsher

I hate doing this... It stresses me out... It's sooo boring... 

Every time  I hear one or all of these from someone about their work, I want to say and sometimes do, "Who cares?"


But then I remember that I say and think these things at times too - really!  And because I want to give people the break I want to be given ... I back off most of the time and turn it on myself...

I remind myself that I want to live a complaint-less and be ego-less. I want my life and work to be about making good things happen for other people and in turn, make good things happen for myself.

You see that guy in the bucket to the left?

He was de-icing a plane at the Portland International Jetport. I'm pretty confident it's not very exciting or enjoyable work. But it needs to be done. As do most of those pieces of your work (and my work) that we find boring, don't enjoy or stress us out.

So how do we get over ourselves more and remember our obligation to that bigger-than-ourselves picture (We're here to make good things happen for other people.)? Maybe we think a little less of ourselves and a little more of others. Maybe we remember more often that most of us are pretty lucky.

Maybe we acknowledge that we're not entitled to everything being perfectly wonderful at all times. Maybe we remember that just because we don't enjoy every minute of our work doesn't mean we can't be more enjoyable (and valuable) to the people around us.

Maybe we realize more often that the opportunity to work (to be of service to others) is a good thing.

I hope you're having a good week. 

One more thought...

I was thinking about those jobs that we sometimes envy; professional athletes, musicians, writers & artists, creative roles, leadership, etc. They all have their unenviable  stressful, and boring components, don't they?
  • Professional athletes ... the drills, the practice, the pounding.
  • Rock stars ... the practice, the travel, the changing tastes of audiences, the redundancy (imagine how excited Bruce Springsteen is about singing Born in the U.S.A.).
  • Writers, artists, creatives ... the continued need for something new, the dependence on market acceptance, the criticism, the work behind the scenes that never gets seen in order to create the things that are seen.
  • Leaders ... being seen, judged, and held to a higher standard, having the right vision, being responsible for the things that go wrong, making the right decisions and remaining confident when they're wrong.
And remember, those who make it to the top of their profession ... most dealt well with many many years of difficulty and challenge before they got there. 

Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center Upcoming Events and Tickets




Roomful of Blues!

3/1/2013
7:30 PM
For over 41 years Roomful of Blues has been pleasing crowds around the world. Even though Roomful of Blues’ lineup has changed over the years, the band has always been one of the tightest, most joyful blues ensembles in the world, filling dance floors and theaters with fans! Currently an eight-piece unit led by guitarist Chris Vachon, the band has never sounded fresher or stronger. We are thrilled to have them back!  Visit their website or check out one of their videos on You Tube.
Tickets: $22.50-Adults, $20-Seniors (65+) and $10 for students - SPECIAL $5 for FA Students!
Enjoy wonderful treats prior to the show provided by Lake Region Caterers!  Tonight in addition to their delicious snacks and desserts they will be offering:
Soup of the Day: - Corn Chowder w/bread - $5.00
Cheese and Fruit Plate - $6.00

Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 

The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Presents: Parsifal
3/2/2013
12:00 PM to 5:40 PM
Jonas Kaufmann stars in the title role of the innocent who finds wisdom in François Girard's new vision for Wagner's final masterpiece. His fellow Wagnerian luminaries include Katarina Dalayman as the mysterious Kundry, Peter Mattei as the ailing Amfortas, Evgeny Nikitin as the wicked Klingsor, and René Pape as the noble knight Gurnemanz. Daniele Gatti conducts.   The lunch being served by Lake Region Caterers includes:
Sandwich of the Day: - Ham and Cheese w/green and Honey Dijon - $6.50
Soup of the Day: - Corn Chowder w/bread - $5.00
Quiche of the Day: - Cheddar Broccoli - $4.50
They will also have Cheese and Fruit Plates, a variety of sweets and snacks, in addition to wine, beer, soft drinks, coffee and tea.
Reservations are requested in advance. You may contact Lake Region Caterers at (207) 787-3327 or lrcjv@fairpoint.net
Tickets: $26-Adults, $23-Seniors (65+) and $18-Students
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 

Fryeburg Academy One-Act Competition Team Performance
3/6/2013
7:00 PM
Join us as we enjoy the dress rehearsal of Noel Coward’s Private Lives. Our competition team will be taking their performance to the regional competition this weekend and we think this is a great way to send them off! We will start the evening with some of our student films from the Fryeburg Academy Film Workshop.
Tickets: $3 per person - available at the door.
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
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Peter Yarrow Concert
3/7/2013
7:30 PM
We are very excited to bring you an evening of wonderful music with Peter Yarrow!  We're sure you all know this American singer who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. We probably don't need to say much more!  This will be an evening of songs from Peter that you will most likely want to sing along with!  Visit his website or check out some videos on You Tube.
Tickets: $25-Adults, $20- Seniors (65+), and $15-students
Enjoy wonderful treats prior to the show provided by Lake Region Caterers! Tonight in addition to their delicious snacks and desserts they will be offering:
Soup of the Day: -TBD- $5.00
Cheese and Fruit Plate - $6.00
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 
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The Valley's Got Talent
3/9/2013
7:00 PM
The Valley’s Got Talent is a fundraiser in support of the White Mountain Community Health Center. Don't miss this fun event and see how many talented people we have in the Valley! First Place-$500, Second Place-$250, and the Fan Fave-Gift basket valued at $100! For additional information about The Valley’s Got Talent, call 603-315-1674
Tickets will be available at the door, but may be purchased in advanced at Northway Bank locations in Conway, North Conway and Intervale and at White Mountain Community Health Center in Conway. For more information you may also email info@WhiteMountainHealth.org
 
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
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Fryeburg Academy Lectures: The Opera Series 
3/13/2013
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Fryeburg Academy's own Joe DeVito will give us an inside look at our upcoming opera in The Metropolitan Opera's Live! in HD Series. This evening he will discussFrancesca da Rimini.No fee, although donations are appreciated.
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 

Fryeburg Academy Jazz Cabaret - Instrumentals
3/13/2013
7:30 PM
Fryeburg Academy's own talented students take the stage for an evening of fabulous jazz! Tonight you will enjoy the instrumental jazz combos and big band. These students have been working very hard to prepare for their competition season. Some of them have already competed at the Berklee High School Jazz Festival earlier this month.  All of them have their State competition later this week, and what better way to send them off! Save the date next month for the Vocal Jazz Cabaret, Tuesday, April 3, featuring not only our FA Vocal Jazz and Eklectic Jazz Choirs, but also the Vocal Jazz Choir from USM featuring many FA Alumni!
Tickets: $8-Adults and $5-Seniors (65+) and Students. 
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 

The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Presents: Francesca da Rimini
3/16/2013
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Zandonai's compelling opera, inspired by an episode from Dante's Inferno, returns in the Met's ravishingly beautiful production, last seen in 1986. Dramatic soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek and tenor Marcello Giordani are the doomed lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts. The lunch being served by Lake Region Caterers includes:
Sandwich of the Day: - $6.00
Soup of the Day: - $4.50
Quiche of the Day: - $4.50
They will also have Cheese and Fruit Plates, a variety of sweets and snacks, in addition to wine, beer, soft drinks, coffee and tea.
Reservations are requested in advance. You may contact Lake Region Caterers at (207) 787-3327 or lrcjv@fairpoint.net
Tickets: $26-Adults, $23-Seniors (65+) and $18-Students
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 

Purple Rock Puppets Presents: Ecological Logic 
3/29/2013
7:00 PM
FREE PERFORMANCE!
This is the story of a man who litters, throwing his garbage into the ocean. He falls asleep on the beach and dreams that the ocean turns to plastic and all of the garbage he has thrown in comes to life! When he awakens, he sees a sea turtle swallow a plastic bag that he threw away. He jumps in to save the turtle. Once the sea turtle swims away, the man starts to drown but the sea turtle comes and saves him!
Due to a generous donation from Poland Spring and a grants from the Maine Community Foundation and The Gibson/Woodbury Foundation, there is no charge for this wonderful production!  We do recommend that you reserve your free tickets early by contacting the Box Office or clicking on the below button.
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 

Fryeburg Academy Jazz Cabaret - Vocals
4/3/2013
7:30 PM
Fryeburg Academy's own talented students take the stage for an evening of fabulous jazz! Tonight you will enjoy the vocal jazz choirs of Fryeburg Academy as well as USM. These students have been working very hard to prepare for their competition season. Some of them competed earlier this spring at the Berklee High School Jazz Festival.  Their state competition is later this week, and what better way to send them off!  Hopefully you were here for the night of instrumental combos on March 13!
Tickets: $8-Adults and $5-Seniors (65+) and Students.
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 

Portland Symphony Kinderkonzert!
4/5/2013
10:30 AM
Strings KinderKonzerts: Four Seasons
Tomorrow’s weather forecast calls for clear skies, drizzle, sleet, and snow! You can hear different kinds of weather in music – plucking violin strings might make you think of gentle rain while the deep sounds of the double bass may conjure up a thunderstorm! Did you know a composer named Vivaldi wrote music that sounds like the weather? Join the PSO string quintet as they demonstrate how different kinds of weather can be recreated in music.  Tickets purchased for the original date (2/8/13) will be honored for this date
Tickets: $4 per person
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 
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The Saco River Festival Association Presents: The New England Tenors
4/6/2013
2:00 PM
The Saco River Festival Association’s mission is to present the best in music through performances by major artists, encourage and nurture community appreciation of the arts, and develop the musical interests of school-age children through meaningful educational programs. These talented performers will not disappoint!
Tickets: $15-Available at the door or by calling (207) 625-0921
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater

The Fryeburg Academy International Club Annual Fashion Show 
4/8/2013
7:00 PM
Mark your calendars for this wonderful evening of fashion from around the world as our boarding students gather to share a little of their homelands. More information to follow!
Tickets available at the door.
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater

Fryeburg Academy Lectures: The Opera Series 
4/24/2013
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
Fryeburg Academy's own Joe DeVito will give us an inside look at our upcoming opera in The Metropolitan Opera's Live! in HD Series. This evening he will discussGiulio Cesare.No fee, although donations are appreciated.
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 

Roderick Russell Hypnotist!
4/26/2013
7:00 PM
Give yourself a break from the mud-season blues and support a good cause at the same time! Roderick Russell is bringing his award-winning and hilarious stage hypnosis show to Fryeburg in support of the Sophomore Class of Fryeburg Academy! The show is appropriate for families. On-stage participants are strictly volunteer (don’t worry, Roderick won’t force you on stage! He’ll only suggest it…). Come and watch the show, or be part of it and create memories to last a lifetime! Tickets available at the door the night of the show. Contact the PAC Box Office to reserve your tickets in advance or purchase them that night at the door.
Tickets: $10 per person
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 
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The Metropolitan Opera Live in HD Presents: Giulio Cesare
4/27/2013
12:00 PM to 4:30 PM
The opera that conquered London in Handel’s time comes to the Met in David McVicar’s lively production. The world’s leading countertenor, David Daniels, sings the title role opposite Natalie Dessay as an irresistibly exotic Cleopatra. Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts.  The lunch being served by Lake Region Caterers includes:
Sandwich of the Day: - $6.00
Soup of the Day: - $4.50
Quiche of the Day: - $4.50
They will also have Cheese and Fruit Plates, a variety of sweets and snacks, in addition to wine, beer, soft drinks, coffee and tea.
Reservations are requested in advance. You may contact Lake Region Caterers at (207) 787-3327 or lrcjv@fairpoint.net
Tickets: $26-Adults, $23-Seniors (65+) and $18-Students
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 

Juggler and Comedian Brent McCoy
5/4/2013
7:00 PM
Don’t miss this evening of fun for the whole family! Since 2003, Brent has been performing world-class comedy, circus, and physical theater. He lives in Vermont, but he works all over the world, and we were lucky to grab him! Come celebrate the beginning of summer with the whole family!
Tickets: $8-Adults, $4-Students, 2 and under free. Group Rates available upon request.
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 

Fryeburg Academy’s Annual Spring Concert
5/8/2013
7:30 PM
Fryeburg Academy's band and chorus members take the stage once more in an evening to showcase their hard work throughout the school year! This is a wonderful evening that showcases so many of our talented students. Many of our senior fine arts students are given awards on this evening, thanking them for their hard work while here at Fryeburg Academy.
There is no need to reserve tickets, and no charge for the concert, just come on out for a great show!
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater

The Second Annual Fryeburg Academy Awards!
5/10/2013
7:00 PM
Join us for a truly exciting evening highlighting our talented students. Show starts at 7pm as our performers arrive by limo and exotic cars to walk down the red carpet so bring your cameras! This is an award show fashioned after Hollywood’s own Academy Awards, with a talented Master of Ceremonies from our own Academy faculty! The evening will be full of comedy, great student films, live music, surprise guests and closes with a rock concert by the new Punkapalooza!
Tickets available at the door only. Suggested $5 donation.

Portland Symphony Kinderkonzert!
5/17/2013
10:30 AM
Percussion KinderKonzerts: Goin’ to the Zoo
We’re going to the zoo, how about you? At the Percussion zoo you will hear shakers, beaters, and melody makers and see instruments of all sizes and varieties. You’ll have a roaring good time with the PSO Percussion Trio as we discover a wild kingdom of rhythms and beats.
Tickets: $4 per person
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater
Contact: Sarah 

White Mountain Musical Arts Presents: The Seacoast Wind Ensemble 
5/26/2013
7:30 PM
Brought to us each year by White Mountain Musical Arts, we are happy to be joined again by The Seacoast Wind Ensemble. In the style of a Sousa Band, The Seacoast Wind Ensemble will be honoring area Veterans and providing a musical salute to thank those that served in the armed forces to preserve our nation and insure our freedom.
As always, there is no charge for this concert, but donations are appreciated!
 
Location: Eastman Performing Arts Center- Theater

Fryeburg Water Hearing March 7




To the editor: The Fryeburg Water Company and the Nestlé Corporation, owner of the Poland Springs Bottling Company, have proposed an agreement to extract large amounts of groundwater from Fryeburg over the next 45 years. No municipal water supplier in the United States is known to have such a long-term contract.

The proposed agreement acknowledges that there could be severe water shortages. Even when these shortages are aggravated by Nestlé’s heavy water withdrawals, the agreement requires the Fryeburg Water Company to curtail or even stop supplying water to all its local business customers as well as Nestle. While Nestlé can easily extract water from its other worldwide sources, where will Fryeburg’s businesses get their water? This deal grossly favors Nestlé, which does not reside in Fryeburg, over the local businesses the Fryeburg Water Company is supposed to serve.

Ground water studies done years ago don’t answer the question of whether the aquifer underlying Fryeburg can handle multiple generations’ worth of large-scale water removal. There is no way to know whether climate and rainfall between now and 2058 will support large-scale water exports without also lowering stream and pond levels and leaving wells and farm fields dry. Why accept these risks for the sake of a super-long contract that benefi ts Nestlé at local citizens’ expense?

The Fryeburg Water Company admits it is deeply in debt. The public deserves to know if this deal with Nestlé, by far the more powerful party, will help the Fryeburg Water Company resolve its problems or will jeopardize its ability to supply quality drinking water for the long run to its local customers.

Due to these and other concerns expressed by many in Fryeburg and the surrounding towns that depend on the same aquifer for their water, the Maine Public Utilities Commission is holding a public hearing Thursday, March 7 at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Hall. The Hall is located on Bradley St. off Main St. (Rt. 302) near Fryeburg Academy. The Commission wants to gauge public concern. We urge all citizens from the area to come, ask questions and especially share their views.

On behalf of Community Water Justice of Fryeburg, Nickie Sekera, Fryeburg Doug Bowen, Porter, Maine