Earlier this afternoon, about 250 people hand-delivered letters to Representative Tom Allen's Exchange Street office, calling for Allen to vote for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney. The letters, written by the Maine Campaign to Impeach, included these key points:

· Bush lied to Congress to start a war without legitimate reasons

The Soundpost, the 108 High St. venue that’s brought a wide array of homegrown and visiting folk and alternative acts to Portland most Sundays in 2007, hosts its final show on September 23rd (see details in 8 Days a Week). Matt Rock and Kate Cox began opening their studio space (fondly remembered by many in its previous incarnation as the old Stillhouse Studio Theatre) to public performances at the end of last year.