PORTLAND MONTHLY

PORTLAND

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Colin Sargent Nancy D. Sargent Jonathan White Bobbi L. Goodman Sam Greene Sandy Joel Jeanne McGovern Sally White Rhonda Farnham Andrew Knowles Kelley Buckley Sil.ndra.Scibelli

ContributJng Editors John Taylor Derek Nelson

Kendall Merriam Henry Paper

David Swartzentruber Dan Domench .

Anthony Pearso~· Dennis Gilbert Charlie Brown J. P. Sttndish Grant.l4"OdRice

Publishers: Nancy and Colin Sargent. Portland Monthly is published by Portland Monthly, Inc., 578 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101. All correspondence should be addressed to 578 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101.

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JunelJuly 1988, Vol. 3, No.5, copyright 1988 by Portland Monthly, Inc. All rights reserved. Portland Monthly is mailed at second-class pending mail rates in Portland, ME 04101. (ISSN: 0887-5340). Opinions expressed in articles are those of authors and do not represent editorial positions of Portland Monthly. editor are welcome and will ditionally assigned for publicat copyright purposes and as subject to Por Monthly's unrestricted right to edit and comment editorially. Nothing in this issue may be reprinted in whole or in part without written permission from the publishers. Postmaster: Send address changes to: 578 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101. Return postage must accompany all manuscripts and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and no responsibility can be assumed for unsolicited materials.

Portland Monthly is published 10 times annually by Portland Monthly, Inc., 578 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101, in February, March, April, May, June, July, September, October, November, and December.

FEATURES

8 Maine Soul: Portland's Own Hairspray: The Dave Astor Show. By Derek Nelson. 16 Maine Soul: Little Armenia. ByJack C. Barnes. 20 Maine Soul: The Kennebunk River Indians. By Colin Sargent. 34 Maine Soul: LIFE: The Early Expeditions. By Colin Sargent. 37 Maine Soul: The Beans Of Portland, Maine. By Andrea Ronning. 39 Maine Soul: Maine Soul Food: By Beatrice Comas. 44 Maine Soul: Erebus: The Building That Smuggled The 1960s To Portland. By Andrea Ronning. 46 The Waterfront: Safe Harbors. 47 The Waterfront: Up Against The Wall: Portland's Original Seawall. ByJonathan White.

DEPARTMENTS

2 Letter From The Editor. 3 Showing: Our Guide To Maine's Performing Arts And Entertainment. 24 New Fiction: Something To Do With You. By Dan Domench. 26 The Arts: Works In Progress. ByJ.P. Standish. 33 Restaurant Review: One City Center's Thai Gardens. By Dennis Gilbert. 48 Real Estate Classifieds: 54 Real Estate: Has Anybody Seen Tom Selleck? ByJonathan White. 56 Flash.

ON THE COVER: "Portland Harbor," copyright 1988 by Jonathan White.