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Deadline for listings is six weeks in advance of publication date. Please send materials to Michael Hughes, Listings Editor, Portland Monthly, 154 Middle Street, Portland, Maine 04101. Please include date, time, place, contact person, telephone number, cost and a description of your event. If you have any questions, please call Portland Monthly al 775-4339.
Pianist Martin Perry performs on Sunday, March 1 at 3 p.m. in the Walker Art Building, Bowdoin College, Bruns¬ wick. 725-3253.
Maine’s folk laureate Gordon Bok bnngs his traditional and original sea songs, ballads, world music and virtuoso instrumental skills to the Winter St. Center in Bath for a performance on Sunday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. S8. 442-8455.
Violist Paul Neubauer performs as part of the Portland Concert Association’s Museum Series on Thursday, March 5, 7:30 p.m., Portland Museum of Art. 772-8630. The New Music Consort presents a program including chamber works by Copland, Cage and Crumb. Friday, March 6, 8:15 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center concert hall, Russell St., Bates College, Lewiston. S6/S3. Reservations/ information 786-6135. The concert will be preceded by a free talk at 4 p.m. by William Matthews, associate profes¬ sor of music at Bates, in the Olin Arts Center, Room 128. Jazz percussionist Thurman Barker comes to the Port¬ land Museum of Art as part of the Musuem’s continuing jazz series. Sunday, March 8, 3 p.m., Portland Museum of Art. Free with Museum admission. 775-6148.
Devonsquare, Maine’s most popular contemporary acous¬ tic trio, perform a benefit concert for the Maine Nuclear Referendum Committee on Saturday, March 14,8 p.m., at Westbrook College’s Ludcke Auditorium in Portland. Opening for Devonsquare will be singer-songwrit er Doug Lewis and cellist Deborah Sawyer. Tickets available for $7.50 in advance in Portland at Amadeus Music, Buck¬ dancer’s Choice, and Gallery Music. $8 at the door. 773-9549.
Flutist James Galway, the masterful and entertaining Irish flutist, performs as part of the Portland Concert Associa¬ tion’s Great Performers Series on Thursday, March 19. at 7:30 p.m. in Portland City Hall Auditorium. 772-8630. The world premiere of O Cecilia, a multi-media work by composer William Matthews, associate professor of music at Bates College, commissioned in celebration of the Olin Arts Center's inaugural year. Inspired by the legend of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music, the work incorporates voices, instruments, electronic music and slides. Featured soloists include soprano Serena Kanig and baritone Peter Allen. Saturday, March 21, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 22, at 2 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center concert hall, Russell St., Bates College, Lewiston. $3/$l .50. Reservations/information 786-6135.
Violist Paul Neubauer in concert on Sunday, M arch 22,8
p.m., in Chase Hal! Lounge, Campus Ave., Bates College, Lewiston. Sponsored by LPL Plus APL. $5/$2.50. 7827228.
The New England Piano Quartette, one of the country’s premier chamber ensembles, performs on Wednesday, March 25, 8 p.m., at Ludcke Auditorium, Westbrook College, Portland. $10. 797-7261.
The Choral Art Society, under the direction of Robert Russell, in concert with The Elmer Iseler Singers on Thursday, March 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Portland City Hall Auditorium. The concert is co-sponsored by the Portland Concert Association. 772-2173.
Bill Staines, champion yodeler and accomplished singer¬ songwriter, appears on Saturday, March 28, 8 p.m., at Woodfords Congregational church in Portland. Jennifer Craven will open the evening with contemporary and tradi¬ tional folksong. Tickets available in advance for $7.50 in Portland at Amadeus Music, Buckdancer’s Choice and Gallery Music. $8 at the door. Sponsored by the Portland Folk Club, a non-profit community based organization ded¬ icated to the promotion of traditional music and dance in the Portland area. 773-9549.
The New England Piano Quartette, pianist Frank Glazer, violinist Werner Torkanowsky, violist Scott Wool¬ weaver, and cellist George Sopkin, perform at the United Methodist Church in Bath on Sunday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. $8. 442-8455.
The College Room at the University of Maine’s Campus Center in Portland present? an innovative series of alter¬ native music, film, TV leavings and other miscellaneous offerings. In March, the College Room presents: El Trez, Latin jazz featuring virtuoso guitarist Carlos Cuellar (Mon¬ day, March 2, 5 to 7 p.m.); MikeTurk Quartet, led by the renowned sax and harmonica jazzman (Thursday, March 5, 5 to 7 p.m.); champion fingerstyle guitarist Chris Proc¬ tor (Monday, March 9, 5 to 7 p.m.); New Age electronical space music from Dervish (Thursday, March 12, 5 to 8 p.m.); original episodes of Batman and Robin (Monday. March 16, 5 to 7 p.m.); one of New England’s finest straightahead jazz ensembles, Joy Springg (Thursday, March 19, 5 to 7 p.m.); and experimental electronic music from Data Bank A (Wednesday, March 25, 5 to 8 p.m.). All performances are free. For more information about the series, call 780-4090. Other Campus Center events in March are: Architectural Metaphor, multi-media perfor¬ mance art. on Wednesday, March 11, from 12 to 4 p.m.; and the Warehouse Action Dance Party with music by DJ Kris Klark from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday. March 11. The Portland Symphony offers a vanety of concerts in March: On Sunday, March 1, a Candlelight Concert with the Portland Symphony Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Toshiyuki Shimada, presents Amadeus, featuring John Boden, french horn, and narrator Russell Burleigh, in the Eastland Ballroom of the Sonesta Hotel in Portland at 3:30 and 7 p.m. ($11); on Saturday, March 7 at 8:30 p.m., and Sunday, March 8 at 3 p.m., a Pops Series concert, March¬ ing Along with Sousa, with guest conductor Keith Brion in PortlandCity Hall Auditorium ($ 17/$14/$l l/$7); and on Tuesday, March 17 at 7:45 p.m., a Classical Series concert featuring violinist Nadja Salemo-Sonnenberg and organist Gerald McGee in Portland City Hall Auditorium ($18/S15/ $ll/$7). 773-8191. _
Dance_
Portland Dance Center offers a Free Kids' Afternoon, a movement workshop for children, on Saturday, March 7. On Friday, March 13, the Center presents Live From Studio 1, a performance of new works and works-inprogress from local choreographers. Located in the Port¬ land Performing Arts Center at 25A Forest Avenue, the Portland Dance Center also offers an ongoing variety of dance classes, workshops and special events. For course schedules and more information, call 773-2562. Bates Modem Dance Company Annual Spring Produc¬ tion. Thursday, Fnday and Saturday, March 26. 27 and 28, at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 29, at 2 p.m. Schaeffer Theatre, College St., Bates College, Lewiston. S3/S1.50. 786-6161.
Ram I sland Dance Company, Portland’s dance ambassa¬ dors, return to their home stage at the Portland Performing Arts Center with a program of premiere dances by Artistic Director Daniel McCusker and other contemporary cho¬ reographers, and the revival of classic works. April 2 to April 5. Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m. 773-2562.
Valle’s-Portland
Valle’s famous restaurant is the best place for your meal whether breakfast, lunch or dinner. You’ll find the fare and the prices well worthwhile. Thick hand-cut sirloin steaks, prime ribs of beef, delicious lobster, and tender giant shrimp are part of a sump¬ tuous menu selection that includes crisp tossed salads, baked on the premises rolls, pies and pastries.
Valle’s has a special menu for children and is open every day including holidays. Reserva¬ tions and American Express, MasterCard and Visa are accepted. The private banquet rooms, completely redecorated, are ideal settings for successful meetings and memorable functions.
Marcel Marceau, acclaimed as the world’s greatest pantomimist, comes to Portland on Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 p.m., Portland City Hall Auditorium. In addition to his performance, Mr. Marceau will conduct a workshop. For information, call Portland Concert Association at 7728630.
The University Student Theatre Ensemble presents Baby With the Bathwater, a comedy by Christopher Durang, author of Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You. Baby With the Bathwater, a gleefully scathing satire on parental infantilism, opens Friday, March 20, at 8 p.m. in Luther Bonney Auditorium on the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine. The production runs through March 28. Performances on March 20, 21, 25, 26, 27 and 28 are at 8 p.m.; a 2 p.m. matinee takes place on Sunday, March 23. S6/$4/$3. 780-4089.
The Russell Square Players present their production of Moliere’s Tartuffe, the classic French spoof of the clergy. The production is on stage at Russell Hall on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine through March 7. Performances take place nightly at 8 p.m.; matinee Sunday at 2 p.m. $6. For more information, or reservations, call the box office at 780-5483, or the Theater Department at 780-5480.
Portland Stage Company presents the world premiere of Israel Horovitz’s Year of the Duck. A group of community theater actors in Gloucester, Massachusetts, rehearse for a production of Ibsen’s The Wild Duck. In the process of this topsy-turvy comedy, the player’s own lives start to get entangled with the lives of their characters. The play will be directed by Stephen Zuckerman who directed Portable Pio¬ neer and Prarie Show for PSC two seasons ago. Year of the Duck runs from March 7 through March 29 at the Portland Performing Arts Center, 25A Forest Avenue in Portland. Performances take place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs¬ day at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. $8 to $ 17. For more informa¬ tion, call the Portland Stage Company box office at 774-0465.
_ Film_
La Bete humaine, Sunday, March 1, 7:30 p.m. Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Part of Bowdoin’s Jean Renoir Film Series. Free. 725-3253.
La Regie du jeu, Sunday, March 8, 7:30 p.m. Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Part of Bowdoin’s Jean Renoir Film Series. Free. 725-3253.
Bath. Wednesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m., at the Patten Free Library, 33 Summer St., Bath. Museum members free/$2 non-members. 443-1316.
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Linus Pauling appears at Bates College as part of the Du Pont Eminent Scientist Seminar Series. Dr. Pauling will present a talk on “Vitamins and Health” on Thursday, March 26 at 8 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center concert hall, Russell St., Bates College, Lewis¬ ton. Free. 786-6330.
Robert Bergman, diirector of Walters Art Gallery, Balti¬ more, presents a discussion of “Medieval Amalfi Art and Prosperity on the Mediterranean Frontier.” Friday, March 27, 8 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center, Russell St., Bates College, Lewiston. Free. 786-6330.
Aaron Lansky, noted archivist of Yiddish literature, will speak on Yiddish language and culture. Tuesday, March 31. 7:30 p.m. in Chase Hall Lounge, Campus Avenue, Bates College, Lewiston. Free. 786-6330.
Museum Shows/Tours/ _ Special Shows_
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Building A Collection: Recent Acquisitions in Photography (through March 15); Visions, Dreams, and Ecstasies in Renaissance and Baroque Art (through April 19); Hot Off the Press: Graphics of the ’80s (through April 26). Tuesday through Friday, 10 to 4; Saturday, 10 to 5; Sunday, 2 to 5. Closed Mondays and holidays. 725-3253.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall, Bow¬ doin College, Brunswick. Continuing exhibits from the col¬ lections, including artifacts, carvings, costumes and paint¬ ings of the two famous explorers. Tuesday through Friday, 10 to 4; Saturday, 10 to 5; Sunday, 2 to 5. Closed Mon¬ days and holidays. 725-8731, x253.
Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, Bowdoin College, Bruns¬ wick. Showing through April: Bricks and Benefactors: Campus Buildings, and Famous Names: Letters from the Lyman Abbott Autograph Collection. Monday to Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to midnight; Sunday, 10 a.m. to midnight. 725-8731, x253.
Maine Maritime Museum, 963 Washington St., Bath. The museum offers the visitor a comprehensive experience of nineteenth century seacoast life, a time when half of all merchant vessels flying the United States flag were built in Bath. The Museum’s collections include ships’ paintings, models, navigational instruments, fishing gear, antique tools, period furnishings, family portraits, foreign trade items and other memorabilia, and an outstanding collection of over a half-million documents, account books, ships’ logs, ships’ plans, maps and charts. The Museum’s Appren¬ ticeshop constructs and restores wooden boats using tech¬ niques and tools from the golden age of shipbuilding. The Museum also has a Children’s Room. Winter hours are 10 to 3, Monday to Saturday; 1 to 4, Sunday and holidays. Sewall House and Apprenticeshop open only in the winter. $2/$l. For more information, call 443-1316.
Three Women, Thursday, March 19, 7 p.m. Portland Museum of Art Auditorium. Part of the Museum’s Robert Altman Film Series. $2.50/$3. 775-6148.
Secret Honor, Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m. Portland Museum of Art Auditorium. The concluding film in the Museum’s Robert Altman Film Series. S2.50/S3. 7756148.
_
Lectures/Readings_
James Loder, professor of Christian education at Princeton Theological Seminary, presents Bates College’s annual Zerby lecture. Monday, March 2 at 7 p.m. in Chase Hall Lounge, Campus Avenue, Bates College, Lewiston. Free. 786-6330.
The Murals of Fort Popham, by Diane Longley, of Woolwich, and Larry Rakovan, of Brunswick. Part of the Winter Lecture Series of the Maine Maritime Museum of
Joan Witney Payson Gallery of Art, Westbrook College, Stevens Ave., Portland. Through March 8, the Gallery presents Selections From Maine Corporate Collections. An increasing number of Maine’s businesses are supporting the arts and artists by commissioning or purchasing work for their offices. Drawing objects from all over the state, this exhibition will show what the business community has col¬ lected. From March 14 through April 26, the Gallery pre¬ sents the extraordinary work of Susan Groce, a young artist on the faculty of the University of Maine at Orono. Groce makes immense drawings that seem to be about ancient sites, but are really about looking at sites. They require the viewer to constantly re-evaluate his point of view. Also on exhibition will be Groce’s mixed-media prints, which also demonstrate that her art is about risk and innovation. Tues¬ day toFriday, 10 to4; Saturday andSunday, 1 to5.Closed Mondays, holidays and between exhibitions. 797-9546. Penobscot Nation Museum, Center St., Indian Island, Old Town. The Penobscot Tribal Museum displays tradi¬ tional and contemporary northeast Indian arts and crafts, including basketry, wood carvings, stone sculpture, and prehistoric stone implements. Paintings, artifacts and cos¬ tumes are also on display. Monday through Friday, 12 to 4. Mornings by appointment. $1/$1.50. 827-6545.
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. The Rothschild Collection of African Sculpture (through
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March 15); Image and Memory: Photographs From the Permanent Collection (through March 15); The Eye of the Past: Portland’s History by Portland’s Artists (ongo¬ ing); and Modem Masters/New Talent, a show of works by seventeen American artists organized by the Portland Museum of Art exploring the Modernist tradition in painting and sculpture from the 1950s to the 1980s. Included in the show are works by Fritz Bultman, James Brooks, Frank Lobdell, Elaine Kurtz, John Hultberg and Louise Nevelson. The show runs through May 24. John Holverson, Director of the Museum, will offer two Gallery Talks on the Modern Masters/New Talent exhibition on Wednesday, March 1 1 at 12:30 p.m., and on Saturday, March 14 at 12:30 p.m. The talks are free with Museum admission. Museum admission: $3/$2/$l. Tuesday to Saturday, 10 to 5; Thursday to 9; and Sunday 12 to 5. Free admission Thurs¬ days 5 to 9. 775-6148.
Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland. Quilts and Quilted Objects, an exhibit of quilts, wall hangings, dolls and clothing by members of the Casco Bay Quilters. Through March 30. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 to 6; Tuesday and Thursday, 12 to 9; Saturdays, 9 to 5. Closed Sundays and major holidays. 773-4761.
Portland School of Art, Baxter Gallery, 619 Congress St., Portland. Divisions, Crossroads, Turns of Mind: Some New Irish Art (through March 22). On Tuesday, March 24 at 7:30 p.m., PSA presents Maureen Empfield, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Einstein College of Medicine, New York. Ms. Empfield will offer a talk on “The Psychological Origins and Purposes of Art.” Monday through Friday, 10 to 5; Thursday, 10 to 7; Sunday, 11 to 4. Free. 775-3052.
Castine Wilson Museum, Castine. Exhibits include pre¬ historic artifacts from North and South America, Europe and Africa, and a series of exhibits illustrating the growth of man’s ability to fashion tools. Open daily, except Mondays, from 2 to 5. Free. 326-8753.
University of Southern Maine Art Gallery, Gorham campus.
_ Courses/Workshops_
Workshop on Caulking by John Maritato, acknowledged master of his craft. Part of the Winter Boatbuilding Work¬ shop series sponsored by the Apprenticeshop of the Maine Maritime Museum of Bath. Wednesday and Thursday, March 11 and 12, 7 to 10 p.m., at the Apprenticeshop, 279 Washington St., Bath. S25 for Museum members/$35 for non-members. Preregistration through the Museum, Washington St., Bath, 443-1316.
_ WinterSports_
The Ski Maine Association provides a complete roundup of races and other special events on the slopes of Maine’s mountains. For a complete listing of the many events taking place throughout the winter, write the Ski Maine Associa¬ tion at 21 Elm St., Camden, Maine, 04083; or call 2368645. Special events in March include: Finals in the Plea¬ sant Mountain Challenge Series (March 1); Eastern Free¬ style Championships (Sugarloaf, March 6-8); 4th Annual Mardi Gras (Sunday River, March 7 & 8); and the Bronco Buster Downhill Challenge (Saddleback, March 21 & 22). For more information on these and many other events, call the respective resorts, or the Association at 236-8645. The Casco Bay Bicycle Club, a family-oriented bikeclub, meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Portland Public Safety Building (the Portland Police Sta¬ tion) on Middle St. in Portland. If you’re curious to see what bicyclists do when there’s snow on the ground, help plan for
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Deli One. 106 Exchange Street, Portland. Spinach and sausage pie, pasta, omelets, deli sandwiches are among the international attractions in this cozy place. The soups and chowders are intriguing as well. A sunny patio when season permits. Breaklast, lunch, and dinner. Sunday brunch. Art exhibits by local talent. MC,V. 772-7115.
DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant. Long Wharf, Portland. Unique floating restaurant has steaks, seafood, Italian cui¬ sine, ribs, and, always, lobster. Fine wines, nightly chefs specials, and entertainment. Lunch and dinner daily. Sun¬ day brunch. Major credit cards. 772-2216.
Dock Fore. 336 Fore Street, Portland. Daily specials in this cozy Old Port setting include burgers, quiches, soups, chowders, fresh fish, steamers, and mussels. Lunch and dinner. 772-8619.
El Mirador. 50 Wharf Street, Portland. The true taste of Mexico comes to the Old Port. Direct from New York City, El Mirador is one of Portland’s newest and finest restaurant additions. Authentic Mexican recipes are created from the freshest ingredients daily. Dine in the Ixtapa, Chapultapec, or Veracruz Rooms. Linger over a margarita in our exciting Cantina. Outdoor dining seasonal on our Patio. Open for lunch and dinner. Call for reservations. 781-0050.
F.Parker Reidy’s. 83 Exchange Street, Portland. Great steaks, seafood, soups, and American favorites are staples at this popular restaurant, a favorite with Portland’s law community. 773-4731.
The Galley. 215 Foreside Road, Falmouth. Located at Handy Boat Yard, The Galley offers a beautiful view of Clapboard and Chebeague Islands plus sleek racing yachts and an impressive, varied menu of seafood specialties. Cocktail lounge on upper deck. A must for the yachting set. 781-4262.
The Good Egg Cafe. 705 Congress Street, Portland. Breakfast is the specially in this comfortable cafe. House favorites are the homemade hash, English muffins, and multi-grain pancakes. The egg variations are endless, and there are herbal teas and fresh ground coffees. Monthly exhibits by student artists. Weekdays 6-12, Saturday 7-2, Sunday 8-2. 773-0801.
Gorham Station. 29 Elm Street, Gorham. A lovely full¬ service restaurant in a restored railroad station. Steak and seafood, American favorites. 839-3354.
The Great Lost Bear. 540 Forest Avenue, Portland. The exotic burgers, the friendly service, the etched glass, the hilarious menu make The Bear a special spot. There’s also the award-winning chili, ribs, chicken, and steak, and of course, the homemadeToll House Cookie Pie. For summery days, there is a patio in Bearidise Alley, and for Sundays, a champagne brunch. Lunch and dinner 7 days served right to 11:30. 772-0300.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. 15 Temple Street, Portland. Exotic coffees and teas, interesting conversa¬ tions, great location near One City Certer and Nickelodeon movie theatres. Open late in the evenings. 773-4475.
Hamilton’s India Restaurant. 43 Middle Street, Portland. Northern and Central Indian cuisine by chef Hamilton Ash. Spicy, inventive, excellent. MC/VISA/Am. Express. 773-4498.
Horsefeathers. 193 Miadle Street, Portland. The award¬ winning menu offers fresh char-broiled fish, stir-fries, steaks, veal Oscar, as well as notorious “Horse-fries” and nachos. Many daily special >, served by a cheery, creative staff. Elegant and fun. Entertainment nightly. Lunch and dinner, 11 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. daily. Major credit cards. 773-3501.
HuShang II. 11 Brown Street, Portland. Award-winning Szechuan, Shanghai, Mandarin, and Hunan cuisine. A Portland mainstay. Lunch and dinner daily. 774-0800.
HuShang III. 29 Exchange Street, Portland. Shrimp in black bean sauce, cashew chicken are among the Sze¬ chuan, Hunan, Sh inghai, and Mandarin dishes offered. ’Daily luncheon specials, homemade Chinese soups. Two brick and-glass dining rooms. Lunch and dinner. Major credit cards. 773-0300.
J’s Oyster Bar. 5 Portland Pier, Portland. Delicious water¬ front spot for seafood lovers. Oysters, steamed clams, very fresh seafood. 772-4828.
Jameson Tavern. 115 Main Street, Freeport. Steaks, veal, eafood, and daily chefs specials. Veal sauteed with pros¬ ciutto, provolone, and mushrooms is a favorite, served in an historical colonial home. Lunch and dinner. Sunday brunch.
865-4196.
Justin’s Restaurant. 645 Congress Street, Portland. Delectable array of seafood, beef, poultry, and very' special¬ ized veal entrees. Our luncheon menu includes a choice of creative, fresh salads and a variety of sandwiches. Elegant pastries and desserts are created daily along with our freshly baked breads. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Candlelight dining with Roy Frazee at the piano. 773-5166.
L’Antibes. 27 Forest Avenue, Portland. Elegant French cuisine served in the Portland Performing Arts Center. Perfect spot before and after Portland Stage productions and other Portland Performing Arts Center events. Exten¬ sive wine list. 772-0453.
La Salsa. 444 Fore Street, Portland. Spicy, new-age res¬ taurant features chile verde enchiladas, Indian blue corn tortillas and tamales, Colache burritos, distinctive soups, and New Mexican and South American fish dishes. New location sports high-design interior, daily specials. Also: lamb dishes and Mexican bread pudding. 775-5674.
Luna D’Oro. 41 Middle Street, Portland. “Italian cuisine so delightful it makes you fall in love — all over again.” This colorful new addition to Restaurant Row (it’s adjacent to Cafe Always and Hamilton’s India Restaurant) features Chianti bottles as table lamps, complete with decorative melting wax; red-checkered tablecloths; a fine range of traditional and unusual Italian specialties (veal, pasta, fish, shrimp, and beef all beautifully handled); great antipasto; crusty homebaked bread; and an ineffable charm that is both polished and ingenuous — a little like Portland itself. A welcome addition. 774-2972.
Lobster Shack. 246 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth. Striking ocean view and picnic seafood to match. Great spot to watch Portland and Centerboard Yacht Club events. 799-1677.
Maria’s Ristorante. 337 Cumberland Avenue, Portland. Formal dining, good wines, and fine Italian cuisine. Owner and chef Anthony Napolitano specializes in veal dishes, including veal scallopini marsala, and there is an emphasis on fresh seafood as well. Dinner 5-10 weekdays, 5-11 weekends. MC.V1SA. 772-9232.
The Madd Apple Cafe. 23 Forest Avenue, Portland. An intimate American bist.o located in the Portland Perform¬ ing Arts Center. Offering a changing menu; specialties include Carolina Chopped Pork BBQ, Shrimp Remoulade, tournedos Marchand ou Vin, and Bananas Foster. Lunch and dinner. Major credit cards. 774-9698.
Michel's at Exit 8. 202 Larrabee Road, Westbrook. Sea¬ food and steaks in a pretty, plant-filled dining room. Among the selections are a two-pound prime rib, baked haddock, and Sicilian s wallops. The portions are large, dinner specials change every two weeks, lunch specials every day. Lunch and dinner. Major credit cards. 854-9496.
New Portland Deli. 88 Middle Street, Portland. A swank new deli with all the traditional specialties plus a beautiful view of 100 Middle Street Plaza as it approaches its late1987 completion date. Cafeteria style with breakfast, lunch, dinner served Monday through Saturday. Tasty international flavors, quick service, easy parking, and a clean, Eurostyle decor. 775-7141.
Old Port Tavern. 11 Moulton Street, Portland. Steaks, seafood, salad bar, and live music in the heart of the Old Port. Award-winning Bloody Mary’s. 774-0444.
The Oyster Club. 164 Middle Street, Portland. It’s Lewis Carroll with a dash of horseradish — an elegant new dining experience with a smashing array of lobster, seafood, steak, and chops entrees. Major credit cards. 773-3760.
Rib Room. Sonesta Hotel Portland. 157 HighStreet, Port¬ land. Elegant dining with impressive full-service menu (pates, mussels in basil and lemon sauce, steaks, seafood dishes with accents on rare flavorings), and a highly roman¬ tic atmosphere. Also, try The Greenhouse and the newly remodeled Top of the East lounge for cocktails and a stunning city view. Reservations and major credit cards accepted. 775-5411.
The Right Banque Cafe. 225 Federal Street, Portland. Delicious lasagne, quiches, sandwiches, salads, homemade ice creams, and fresh baked goods. Eat in or take out. 774-3074.
Valle’s. 1150 Brighton A venue, Portland. First-rate steaks and seafood at reasonable prices in a family atmosphere. A favorite for many Portlanders for decades. Just off Exit 8. 774-4551.
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the upcoming season, and see what the Club’s benefits are, you’re invited to drop in. For more information, call the Portland Bicycle Exchange (772-4137) daytime, or call Tony or Bonnie Scarpelli at 772-9823 after 5:30 p.m.
The Maine Audubon Society offers Winter Walks through the end of March.-Schools, scouts, garden clubs, and other groups of all ages are invited to participate in the walks at the Society’s Gilsland Farm Sanctuary in Fal¬ mouth. The walks are an hour and a half long and are given by appointment all day Tuesdays and Thursdays, mornings only on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The fee for the Winter Walks is $2 per person, with a minimum charge of $15 per group. For reservations, contact Carol LeMere in the Environmental Education Department of Maine Audubon at 781-2330.
_ Galleries_
Abacus Handcrafters Gallery, 44 Exchange St., Port¬ land. Contemporary American crafts and museum-quality jewelry. Monday to Wednesday, 9:30 to 6; Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 9;30 to 8; Sunday 12 to 5. 772-4880.
Art For America Gallery, Newcastle Square, Newcastle. The Gallery presents “A Celebration of Gallery Artists,” and also features the dry point etchings of Norman Merritt, lithographs by Grevis Melville, and linoleum pnnts by Holly Berry. Monday to Friday, 10 to 5; or by appointment. 563-1009.
Barridoff Galleries. 4 City Center. Portland. Selections by Gallery artists and selected nineteenth and twentieth cen¬ tury estate paintings. Monday to Friday, 10 to 5; Saturday 12 to 4. 772-501 1.
Cafe Always, 47 Middle St., Portland. Dining and viewing hours. Tuesday to Sunday, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Closed Monday. 774-9399.
Congress Square Gallery, 594 Congress St., Portland. A changing exhibit of Gallery artists, including Sin Beck¬ mann, Jill Hoy, Howard Fussiner and Phil Barter. Monday to Saturday, 10 to 6. 774-3369.
Frost Gully Gallery, 25 Forest Ave., Portland. Exhibitions of recent works by artists represented by the Gallery. Mon¬ day to Friday, 12 to 6. 773-2555.
Hitchcock Art Dealers, 602 Congress St., second floor suite 204, Portland. Contemporary Maine art by over 40 artists, including paintings by Michael Willis, Phil Barter, Howard Rackcliffe and Katherine Bradford, and sculpture by Patrick Plourde, Betsy Meyer, Sharon Townshend and Laurie Lundquist. Monday through Friday, 10 to 6 (until 9 on Thursdays), Sunday 12:30 to 5; or by appointment. 774-8919.
Hobe Sound Galleries North, 1 Milk St., Portland. Tues¬ day to Saturday, 10:30 to 5. 773-2755.
Maine Potters Market, 9 Moulton St., Portland. Stone¬ ware, porcelain and earthenware by 14 Maine craftspersons. Monday through Saturday, 10:30 to 5:30. 7741633.
Maple Hill Gallery, 367 Fore St., Portland, and Perkin's Cove, Ogunquit. From February 28 to April 5, the Gallery presents an exhibit of wedding bands featuring the work of Ron Pearson, Glenda Arentzen, Ross Coppelman, Alan Revere, S. Ann Krupp & Allen Bryan, Stephani Briggs, David Virtue, Frank Trozzo, Whitney Boin and Janice Grzyb. An opening reception takes place at the Gallery on Saturday, February 28, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 10 to 6; and Sunday from 12 to 5. 775-3822. O’Farrell Gallery, 46 Maine St., Brunswick. Tuesday to Saturday, 10 to 5. 729-8228.
The Pine Tree Shop and Bayview Gallery, 75 Market St., Portland. Monday to Saturday, 9:30 to 5:30. 773-3007.
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Evenwithalloftheseamenities,bus¬ inesshassloweddownsinceAugustof 1985,whenpornwasbecomingpasse. Eastman commented that because peoplecanbuyandrenttheirownVCR tapes,ithashurtbusinesssomewhat. According to Eastman, Associated TheaterManagementInc.’sleaseex¬ piresonDecember31,1989andthey can’trenewit.Hasanyoneexpressed aninterestineitherbuyingorrenovat¬ ingthetheater?“Thepeoplefrom Landmarks have been in.” William Richerseemstobeanotherpartyinter¬ estedintheState.“He’sanavyman; everytimehehasaleaveheandhis wifecomeinhereandtakepicturesof everything,”saysEastman.Maybea developmentcorporationwillbuyitand turnthespaceintoagroupofSpanishstyledcondominiums.Comingattrac¬ tionsforJanuary1,1990?AsIwas leavingIlookedatthetapestryonthe wallinthelobbyandwondered.
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Posters Plus Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland. Featur¬ ing original prints by Franklin Galambos, Kozo, Harvey Peterson, Ron Bolt, Thomas McKnight, Tomoe Yokoi, Rockwell Kent, Margaret Babbitt, Peyton Higgison, R.C. Gorman, Will Barnet, Nancy Jones, Carol Collette, Harold Altman, Alan Magee, Jim Dine and others. Monday to Saturday, 10:30 to 5:30. 772-2693.
TheSteinGlassGallery, 20 Milk St., Portland. Through April 30, Gallery artists in a changing collection of contem¬ porary studio and experimental sculptural glass. Monday to Saturday, 10:30 to 6; Sunday 1 to 4. 772-9072.
Times Ten, 420 Fore St., Portland. Fine functional crafts from ten Maine craftspersons, including clocks by Ron Burke, earthenware pottery and tiles by Libby Seigars, and handwoven rugs by Sara Hotchkiss. Monday to Saturday, 10 to 6. 761-1553.
Tracy Johnson Fine Jewelry, 62 Market St., Portland. Featured jewelry artists include Tracy Johnson, Karen Hennessey, Cindy Edwards and Kit Carson. One-of-a-kind custom designs and fine watches are a specialty of the house. Tuesday to Saturday, 12 to 6; or by appointment. 775-2468.
_ Restaurants_
Alberta’s. 21 Pleasant Street, Portland. All the selections from Alberta’s ever-changing menu are cooked to order over their mesquite charcoal grill. Steaks, seafood, and butterflied leg of lamb are accompanied by homemade soups, breads, and desserts, including “Death by Choco¬ late.” Lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. Major credit cards. 774-5408.
AfghanRestaurant. 629 Congress Street, Portland. Deli¬ cious and exotic Afghani cuisine in a family setting. Atmos¬ phere includes paintings by owner with fun perspectives. 773-3431.
Amigo’s. 9 Dana Street, Portland. A wide selection of Mexican food in a relaxed setting. Enchiladas, tacos, burri¬ tos, everything made from scratch. Brings the Mexican experience to the Old Port. Lunch and dinner Tuesdays through Saturdays, closed Sunday and Monday. 772-0772.
The Baker’s Table. 434 Fore Street, Portland. Relaxed bistro beneath the Old Port Bakehouse offers diverse Euro¬ pean cooking, veal, fish, tournedos, homemade chowders, soups, stews, including bouillabaisse are available, as well as fresh breads and pastries from upstairs. Local artists exhibit occasionally. Major credit cards. 775-0303.
The Blue Moon. 425 Fore Street, Portland. Portland’s new jazz club restaurant features Ie jazz hot — live — nightly as well as an entertaining dinner menu. A strong addition to Portland's nightlife. 871-0663.
Boone’s. Custom House Wharf, Portland. They’ve been serving an extraordinary range of seafood since 1898. Portland memorabilia and antiques are displayed in the heavy-beamed dining room, and there are nightly specials in addition to the extensive menu. Lunch and dinner daily, all major credit cards. 774-5725.
Bramhall Pub. 769 Congress Street, Portland. Soups and sandwiches in a pretty brick-walled setting beneath the Roma Cafe. 773-8329.
CafeAlways. 47 Middle Street, Portland. One of Port¬ land’s newest restaurants. Features strong, ambitious menu and a romantic atmosphere. 774-9399.
Cafe Comerbrook. Cornerbrook shopping plaza, opposite the Maine Mall, South Portland. The theatre kitchen serves up such specialties as sauteed soft-shell crab, philo pie, seafood and pasta salads. Quiches and soups are created daily; jazz bands play nightly. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Saturday and Sunday brunch. 772-3224.
Camp Hammond. 74 Main Street, Yarmouth. Lunch and dinner are served in four rooms of a beautiful Victorian home. Veal and lamb are featured on a menu that changes weekly; steaks and seafood are great, too. Marble firepla¬ ces warm the rooms of this historic building, and conference space is available. Reservations suggested. 846-3895.
Carbur’s. 123 Middle Street, Portland. Carbur’s is fun, from the menu to the antique advertisements, to the “Kit¬ chen Sink Club,” a sandwich accompan-ied by a parade of the restaurant staff. Although the menu features sand¬ wiches, soups and salads are homemade and inventive, too. Carbur s has a new banquet room with a special menu, and they have a prime rib special Thursday, Friday, and Satur¬ day nights. Lunch and dinner, major credit cards. 772-7794.
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The McCourt Company, Inc., is planningforlatesummer-1987com¬ pletionofTheBreakwatersatSpring Point,their8-storey,154-unitbrick condominium mid-rise and 20-unit townhousedevelopmenttakingshape onthespotwheretheLibertyShips were born. The German submarines aregonenow—sunk,mostly—but themildewedremnantsofthen-prime cementbunkerspacehadtobewrestled apartinordertobeginconstruction.
DesignedbyTerrienArchitectsof Portland,withgeneralconstructionby thePizzagallicompany,TheBreak¬ waterswillinclude99one-bedroomand 55two-bedroomunitsinthemid-rise, priced from $70,000 to $145,000, withmorethanhalfoftheunitsunder $100,000.
The 20 townhouses down on the water’sedgewillbethree-storey,threebedroomshinglehomes,withgarage parking,spaciousfloorplans,andenoughdecksandturretstoinspireany waterfrontpoetwithbetween$215,000 and$260,000toinvestinasaltwater domicile.
Wallace McGrew of the Portland Pipelineviewsthefutureofthewater¬ frontdifferently.Hiscommentsbefore MayorDiPietroandtheSouthPortland CityCouncilweretothepoint.
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BarneyBurrall,46,partner,Town& ShoreAssociates,hasworkedclosely withSotheby’swithagooddealofsuc¬ cess: Town & Shore “as a company handedover$40million,”with7sales in the $500,000+ market. “Two of thosewereSotheby’slistings,and1 believeallsevenofthemhadocean views.”
Horowitzisoneofthemost-oftenproducedplaywrightsincontemporary theater. His THE INDIAN WANTS THE BRONX, written in 1968 and mountedfirstwiththethen-unknownAl Pacinoasitsleadingactor,maybethe best-knownofhis60scripts.Horowitz andPacinoworkedtogetheragainon the 1982 film AUTHOR, AUTHOR, saidtobebasedonthesingle-parenting experiencesofthethrice-marriedwriter. HisLINE,whichopenedin1967with RichardDreyfussmakinghisNewYork stagedebut,raninManhattanfor9 years,inParisfor10,andinBrussels for7.Alifelongwriter,hisfirstnovel wascompletedwhenhewas13.Israel Horowitzhasseen50ofhisplayspro¬ ducedallovertheworldandin20lan¬ guages.Hisawardshaveincludedan Emmy,twoObies,fellowshipsofall descriptions,andlastyear’sElliotNor¬ tonAward.Heisoneoftheveryfew playwrightsinthiscountry,orinthe world,whohashisowntheater,The GloucesterStageCompanyinMassa¬ chusetts,foundedin1980.AfterYEAR OFTHEDUCKpremieresinPortland, itwillbeproducedinGloucester.With lotsofhardworkandalittlebitofluck, NewYorkmayfollow.
1 read YEAR OF THE DUCK before Iphoneditsauthorandfoundittobea veryfunny,tender,incisive,fascinat¬ inglyrealaccountofagroupofcom¬ munitytheateractors,TheWingaersheekPlayers,preparingtopresent Henrik Ibsen’s THE WILD DUCK. Rosofftoldmethatafterthestaged readinglastsummershefeltlikeyoudo attheendofaSpielbergmovie...like “Wow!Isn’tlifewonderful!”Shedes¬ cribesitasagentle,optimistic,sweet
Iaskedtheplaywrighttodescribehis play.Hesaid“Yes,itisaboutan oldamateurtheatregroupputting on a production of THE WILD DUCK inGloucester.Itisaplayabouttheneed forillusionandfantasyinordinarylives. Twoofthecharacters,fatherand daughter,discoverthattheirlivesare caughtupintheparallelcharactersof THEWILDDUCK.Thisplayispartof my‘Gloucestercycle’whichincludes SUNDAY RUNNERS IN THE RAIN; PARK YOUR CAR IN HARVARD YARD; THE WIDOW’S BLIND DATE(whichisscheduledtobedone inNewYorkstarringKathleenTurner); NORTH SHORE FISH, HENRY LUMPER, and FIGHTING OVER BEVERLY.Withthiscycleofplays1 wanttochroniclewhatlifeislikeinour timeonourlittlespotoftheplanet Earth.”HeaddedthatYEAROFTHE DUCK“willnotreplacenightbaseball
Horowitzisconcernedwiththe qualityoflifeinGloucesterand whatuniversaltruthscanbe drawnfromit.IknowthatPortlandwill bereceptivetothiswork.Maine,like Massachusetts,andindeedallofNew England,hasmanyold,successfulcom¬ munitytheatresalivewithworking-class peoplewhodotheclassicsandlove themdearly.Whetherornottheyunder¬ standthemorinterpretthemcorrectlyis hardly important. YEAR OF THE DUCKpaintsthispicturewithunflinch¬ ingtruth,love,honesty,anddelicious humor.Thecharactersrecallmomen¬ touseventsintheirlivesbywhatplays theywereinvolvedinatthetime. Communitytheatreplayerswillclearly relatetothat.
Thereisfriction,too,andperhaps controversialrelationships,butinPort¬ landStageCompany’shistorytheplays thathavedrawnthelargestaudiences havebeenthehardesthitting,mostcon¬ troversialofferings,likeCLOUDNINE and THE CURSE OF THE STARV¬ INGCLASS.Rosoffsaysyou’ve“got tohavefrictioninordertohaveexcite¬ ment.Whatmakesaspark?Friction! Youneedthegritintheoystertomake thepearl!”
FollowingpreviewsonMarch7,8, and 10, YEAR OFTHE DUCK opens onMarch11thtorunthroughMarch 29th at Portland Stage Company. Rosoffwilldirect,andHorowitzwillbe thereduringrehearsals,workingwith hereverystepoftheway.Asdirector Rosoffsays,“Heworkshard.Keepup orgetcreamed!”AsdirectorJohn,in theplay,says,“Wehaveaplayto rehearse.Weputonplays.It’swhowe are.It’swhatwedo.”Asacharacterin Tom Stoppard’s THE REAL THING says,“Keepyourknickerson.It’sonly abloodyplay.”Sincethisismycolumn, I say that this YEAR OF THE DUCK ismorethanjustabloodyplayandthis IsraelHorowitzismorethanjusta playwright.Thissplendidlytalented artisthaspresenteduswithaloving portraitofourselvesandourneighbors, andwewillcelebrateitwithcheersand applause.
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»And6CityCenter,a26,000-square^ foothistoricbuildingdirectlyacross fromOneCityCenter,wasrecently] sold to a partnership formed by] McGoldrick. | ■The$2millionprojectwillundergo substantialrehabilitationthisspring.] The3rdand4thFloorsofthebuilding] willbeoccupiedbyFriedmanandBab-! cockinJuly,1987.HaroldFriedmarJ andErnieBabcockareMcGoldrick’s] partners in the acquisition. ; eThebuildingisnow80%leased,with onlyone2,400-square-footretailspace andone2,000-square-footofficeavail] able.CommercialProperties,Inc.isthe exclusiveleasingagentfortheproperty! !AlsounderwayisMcGoldrick’sTurn] EiIndustrialPark,where60-percent respacehasbeenquicklysoldinthe fewmonths.
he MacBride Dunham Group alsoisconcentratingitsexper¬ tiseoncommercialandindus¬ trialdevelopmentawayfromthePort¬ landpeninsula,withprojectslikethe LarrabeeComplexatExit8,South¬ boroughneartheMaineMall,shopping centersinFalmouthandWindham,and theHermanShoeplantinScarborough. PartnerMacMacBridesays,“Youdo Continued on page 44 ismuchmore awarenessintheneighborhood iaboutdevelopmentanditspoten¬ tialimpact,andthepoliticianshaveto beconcerned,”hesays.Whateverthe trends,GregBoulosthinksthereis plentyofdevelopingtokeeptheBoulos Company busy.
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Andthefactthatmanyofthemlook, andrun,betterthancarshalftheirage and younger says much about the Volvo 122S — and perhaps more aboutthepersonwhoownsanddrives one.
AlanProsseristheproprietorof AlanAuto,aVolvospecialtyshopin Portland,andishimselftheownerof morethan20Volvosofvaryingmod¬ els. He has gotten many Amazons backontotheroad.Heexplainsthatthe 122Siscurrentlyundergoingatransi¬ tion“fromthemundanetothecollec¬ tible.”
Excitingwhennew,amodelofcaris prosaicwhenfamiliar,andregardedas justanotherusedcar;butastime passes,Prossersays,“itincreasespeo¬ ple’ssensitivity(toaparticularcar) whentheyrealizethey’renolonger available,soIthinktherearethosethat arecomingoutofthewoodwork,soto speak” — Amazons that had been storedorleftfordeadandarenowbeing refurbishedforuse.
As the average Volvo 122S has gonefrombeingadecrepit,rusty-butloyalbeastwithaGratefulDeadsticker onthebumpertoasharpandshinylittle gem,sohasitstypicalownerchanged. Partsarepriceyandthecarsthem¬ selvesaregettingthatway;Zimetpaid $3,300forhers,andProssermentions one122Swhoseownerwantednearly $10,000forthecar.Soaffluenceisone likelycharacteristicofthetypical“new” 122Sowner.
The end of 1986 saw a lot of downward pressure on the stock market as investors sold to take advantage of long¬ term capital gains and to reposition to accommodate the new tax reform.
With selling pressures behind us, the first part of 1987 has started up with the Dow closing over 2000 for the first time ever. As a result, many stocks have reached new highs or have come off the bottom of their established trading ranges.
The following is the list of Maine stocks or stocks of local interest and their 12-month trading ranges as of the date this publication went to the presses.
Bangor Hydro Electric Co.
Bank of Boston (Casco Northern)
Bank of N.E. (Maine National)
Central Maine Power
Coastal Savings Bank
Consumers Water Co.
Data General Fleet Financial (Merrill Bank)
Hannaford Brothers
Key Corp.
Maine Public Service Co.
Maxaxam
Norstar Bancorp
One Bancorp
Patten
Peoples Heritage Bank Shaws Supermarkets
Sugarloaf Mountain Corp.
Unum Corp.
Ventrex Labs Inc.
Since Portland Monthly’s last publication. Bank of Bos¬ ton (Casco Northern), Peoples Heritage Bank, and UNUM Corp, have established new highs. Maxaxam. on the other hand, established a new low due to some negative press by the Boston Globe, according to company sources.
Afewpointsofinterest
SugarloafOnTheRebound
For years, Sugarloaf USA has been one of Maines premiere ski resorts and year-round tourist destinations. Sugarloaf grew with some very aggressive expansion efforts, but it was also this same aggressiveness that led to someofitsfinancialdifficulties.
On March 23, 1986, Sugarloaf Mountain Corp, filed for protection from its creditors under Chapter 11.1 o remain financially viable, according to Bob Turner, Chief F inancial Officer of Sugarloaf, the company sold two real estate projects still under development to the Dartmouth Corp, for $2 million. In addition, they were successful in securing a working capital loan for $2.5 million guaranteed by nine individuals.
Sugarloaf then restructured its management team. Warren Cook, formerly on the Board, was brought in as president, and Jerry Muth, formerly with Vail & Cooper Mountain in Colorado, was hired as executive vice presi¬ dent and general manager. Mr. Muth has also acted on a consultant basis for a number of Western ski areas, includ¬ ing Steamboat. Jerry Muth, according to I urner, brings with him over 25 years of ski business experience. With working capital and new management in place, the com¬ pany has begun to upgrade its facilities to attract more people. One key investment was a $1.7 million expansion to Sugarloaf’s snow-making facilities.
In last month’s issue, Guilford Industries was listed as a Maine-based company. Since the writing of that article the company agreed to be acquired by Debron, USA, a British company and a subsidiary of Interface flooring systems. The merger took place for $17.25 per share.
Wheredowegofromhere?
I have been asked by many investors how much further can the stock market go? The classical bull markets throughout history often display a three-legged pattern, distinguished by three major moves upward interrupted by two intermediate, downside corrections.
According to Ray Worsedk, Vice President, Economist, and Manager of Economic Research with A. G. Edwards, “As reflected in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the stock market has shown a remarkable similarity of rhythm with the 1920s bull market. Once we see a second correc¬ tion, a possible third leg of this classic pattern lies ahead. Market trends tend to last much longer than most people believe is possible. The risk isn’t getting out of the market too late. 1 he real disappointment is in getting out too soon."
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Jk Continued from page 40 ’ Z» what you feel /r more comfortable developing, r We don’t do high-rise construc¬ tion.Yougravitatetowardwhatyoudo best,andwegravitatetothesuburban market.”
Continued from page 45 Queen,theimagingcomputeraprod¬ uctoftechnologyusedfirstinthearchi¬ tecturalandengineeringfields,saysDr. Hill,whosays“Theneedarosebecause it’sverydifficulttogivepatientsagood ideaofwhatthey’lllooklikeafterward. Before,wehadtosay‘Thisissortof whatyou’lllooklike,’usingaPolaroid shotwherewe’ddrawthenose without thehumponit.”
All of us here at PortlandMonthly were deeply saddened to learn of the recent death of Dr. Hill, a talented, witty, and intelligent man who, according to American Health maga¬ zine, was one of a handful of specialists nationwide using this computer imaging technology. We are happy to say that a fellow plastic surgeon and Louise LaLiberte Hill will continue the spirit and work he pioneered.
LUNA D’ORO
By George Benington
Restaurant Row, in case you are not yet familiar with the moniker, is on Middle Street across from Jordan’s Meats (a nice counterpoint), and is composed of Cafe Always, Hamilton’s, and its most recent addition, Luna D'oro. Nowhere else in Portland is so much culinary diversity packed into so few square feet. Most of the diversity results from adventurous crossings of traditional boundaries — chefs coming from unique backgrounds, often different from the style of their respective restaurants. In this case, Chef Alain of Luna D’oro is French.
Luna D’oro is a romantic little place, with seats for 25 or 30 in one L-shaped and another tiny room. Each table has an appealingly cliched Chianti bottle candle dripping with wax. Even when the place is full, it is very private and cozy.
The night we went, the whole mood and spirit of the place was much in line with our own. The service was unfortu¬ nate. Our waiter, after having dismissed his colleagues, was alone in a full house. Too, the chef was apparently dis¬ tracted that evening: We ordered one entree and were served another in its place. The menu is broad and interest¬ ing with a distinctly Northern Italian selection and features some amusing ideas about letter capitalization. The wine list has a much more interesting selection of Italian wines than most Maine Italian restaurants. The baked snails in garlic butter were served in the shell and had a hint of Sambuca. The garlic bread was good. The entrees are a standard selection of linguine, fettuccine, pesto, Alfredo, several preparations of veal, chicken, calamari, and shrimp. Each Specialita is served with a side of Fettucine Alfredo. We managed to convince our waiter to serve one of ours with Linguine al pesto. The pesto seemed fresh, but had rather imperfect balance: a bit too basily. It was, however, better than one finds in most New England restaurants. We'll never know what the chicken Piccata was like because, although we ordered it, we were served the chicken with shallots, artichokes, mushrooms, and red wine. It was good, tender, but it suffered from an excess of oil and butter in which it floated: a flaw several of the entrees shared. The Veal Saltimbocca was probably the best item we tried, and was certainly better than any other I have had in Portland. The veal was fresh, tender, it was served with whole sage leaves and fairly high quality prosciutto. Again, it swam too much in oil. The salad was wonderful except that we had to ask for it after we finished our entrees (a practice actually preferred in most Continental restaurants but not intended here). The greens were tart and had zing and the dressing was a house vinaigrette.
Luna D’oro is charming in some ways because of its innocence, its atmosphere, and the manner in which the food is prepared and presented. Other Portland and Maine Italian restaurants are more static, as if they feel their reputations are secure—no need to experiment. Luna D’oro is certainly worth a try.
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in the ARTS this month
SteveHighcontinueshisseriesof excellentexhibitionsattheBaxter Gallery,PortlandSchoolofArt,with “Divisions, Crossroads, Turns of Mind: Some New Irish Art.” Pic¬ turedleftisaworkfromtheexhibi¬ tionbyBrianMaguiretitled“Hester Got Sacked and Died, Was She Murdered?” The exhibition, curated by Lucy R. Lippard,will remain at the Gallery through March 22.
Katie Fagan, who was awarded the jury prize at the 1985 Maine Photo Biennial,willhaveherfirstsolo exhibition March 1 thru 26,1987 at the University of Southern Maine Art Gallery (Gorham Campus). The photograph at right is an example ofherrecentwork.Thereisan openingreceptionfortheartiston Sunday, March 1,1-3 p.m. at the Gallery.
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