/HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING interiordesignerCandiceThorntonforlunch theotherday.HerMilkStreetbusinessis thriving,butshesadlynotedtherecentpassingof TheConservatoryandTheMysteriousEast.(A strollintheOldPortyieldsotherghostboutiques: John Hannon Chocolatier, Jones & Co., Top Drawer,TheRedSnapper,HobeSoundGalleries North,DockSquareClothiers,Fretz&Young, andonandon.)
IameditorofCastleRock, theStephenKing Newsletter,whichispublishedmonthlyformore than 2,000 King fans around the world. I am interestedinobtainingreprintpermissionforan articleappearinginyourmostrecentissue.The articlewasaninterviewwithKingconductedby DaveBrightoftheBangor Daily News.
Ispoketoyouafewweeksago,inquiringafter the particulars of the used-book stores you recommendedinyourmagazinearticle.1have since,withmyhusband,enjoyedvisitingseveral ofthem,andspentdelightfulafternoons.
HavingbeenacontestantonWCBB’s“SoYou Think You Know Maine,” one of the gifts 1 receivedwasayear’ssubscriptiontoyourmaga¬ zine.Havingneverreadit,1wasinterestedtosee whatitwasabout.
Contributing Editors: Derek Nelson. Kendall Merriam. Henry Paper. David Swartzentruber. Dan Domench. Anthony Pearson. Dennis Gilbert, Charlie Brown, John N. Cole. Tom Hanrahan Publishers: Colin And Nancy Sargent
PORTLAND IS THE METROPOLIS OFTHE NORTHeast;werollupthestreetshereat9p.m.,” saysClaremont,N.H.,ChamberofCom¬ merceDirectorMichaelQuinn.ButPortlanders mightbetakinganewinterestinthewesternNew Hampshire town. The reason? An Amtrak sta¬ tionopensthereinlateMarch—goodnewsfor peopleridingtherailsnorthtoMontrealorsouth toWashington,D.C.andsundryU.S.pointsser¬ vicedbythenationalrailsystem.
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Twoyearsago,officialsinClaremont,whichis aboutatwo-hourdrivefromPortland,appliedfor an in-town stop along Amtrak’s “Montrealer” route.Privatesubscriptionsraisedthe$15,000 necessarytoerectashelter,platformandwalk¬ wayatthetown’sexistingtrainstation—nowThe ClaremontRailroadJunctionRestaurant.
Incomparison,roundtripairfarebetweenPort¬ landandMontrealrangesfrom$148to$168; while a Delta ticket to Washington, D.C.’s NationalAirportcostsupto$298.
JourneyerswillbeabletopurchaseAmtrak ticketsthroughtravelagentsoronboardthetrain, accordingtoQuinn.“We’renotlookingatgreat numbers of passengers, maybe about 1,000 a year.Butwereexcitedaboutit.We’reonlyabout 24milesfromtheMountSunapeelakeandski
According to Stanley Barringer, owner of Claremont’s Ascutney Travel and a longtime proponentofbringingAmtraktothetown,tickets toMontrealwillcostapproximately$50round¬ trip,whiletheroundtrippricetoWashington, D.C.isabout$83.AroundtriptoNewOrleansis $149,andfor$249,youcanbuyan“AllOver America”ticketgoodfor45daysontherails.
SueMartin,ofAmtrak’spublicaffairsdepart¬ mentinWashington,saysAmtrakhasnoplans toextendrailserviceintoMaine.Butthatpossibil¬ ityisopen,accordingtoRussellSpinney,deputy commissioner of the Maine Department of Transportation(DOT).“Wehaveagoodoppor¬ tunityofgettingAmtrakwhenthetimeisright,” hesaid.“It’scertainlypossiblewecouldget
Amtrakduringthe1990s.”
But before obtaining Amtrak, Maine would havetoparticipateinademonstrationproject, i.e.,actuallyrunningapassengerrailservice whilecoveringhalfthecostsandhalfthelosses. “Youonlygettheopportunityonce;ifthedemon¬ strationprojectfails,youdon’tgetanother chance with Amtrak,” Spinney explains. “Too manystatesjumpedinforAmtrakandfailed;now theycan’tgetitback.Nothingpaysforitselfin passengerrailservice,sowedon'twanttojump intoit.ThebiggestprobleminMaineisthatfacili¬ tiessuchasstationsandconveniencesforpas¬ sengersaren’tavailable.Andittakespublic commitment,becauseyouneedaconstantclien¬ teleofrepeatriders.”
Although Maine DOT has negotiated with BathIronWorks(B1W)forfinancialhelpfora Brunswick-Thomaston route—which could carry commuting BIW employees—that idea might not comeoff.“Thereareallsortsofplans,”pointed outBIWPublicAffairsSpokesmanJimMcGregor.
Bob Steele, publisher of The Kennebec ObserverinGardiner,ismoreoptimistic.Steele heads up the Downeast Railroad Company, whichadvocatesstate-subsidizedrailservice. “Railoperationisfeasibleincertainareas,”he observes.“We’reintheprocessofacquiringthree carsandalocomotiveforanexcursiontrain between Gardiner and Brunswick beginning as earlyasnextsummer.WebelieveaPortlandBostonrailconnectionisanatural,andthere’sa lotofinterestinthePortlandareaforrenewedrail service.Plus,thecloserAmtrakgetstoMaine, themorefeasibleitbecomes.”
THE HEAVILY FORTRESSED Peaks Island World War II bunker officially dubbed“MinedCaseMate,”andknowntoislandlocalsasBigDaddy,”has foundanewlifeasaprivateresidence.
AfterparishionersofMt.Desert’s• SealHarborCongregationalChurch• unitedwithalargercongregationin• BarHarbor,theirchapelwentonthe• real-estate block. Enter summer • residentFinleyMathesonofMiami,• whopurchasedthe1910churchand• transformeditintoaresidencemain-• tainingdesignandhistoricintegrity.• MathesonhiredBelfastarchitect• Chris Fasoldt, whose blueprints • turnedthechapelintoacozythree-• bedroom home complete with • cathedral ceilings and working • organ.(“Theacousticsinsideare• fantastic,” Fasoldt says.) • The organ was moved and a bal- • conyaddedtocreatetheopen,second-• floormasterbedroom.Thechurch’s• indoor woodwork is cypress, and • Mathesonoptedtousecypress(both• new,andexistinginpews)forthe• interiorredesign.Additionalstone-• work was obtained from the Mt. • Desertquarrysupplyingthechurch’s• originalgranite.Toprovidemore• light,Fasoldttookdownsomeplas-• ter walls and installed windows. • “Thehomecanbeusedcomforta-• bly through October,” explains • Fasoldt.“Thehighroofismainly• boards.” • Owner Matheson, who rents the • propertyeachsummerthroughCar-• ter’s Real Estate in Bar Harbor, • receivedaU.S.Departmentofthe• Interiortaxcreditforthechange-of-•
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Coastland’s Southrise Condos
“Compatible without being overly derivative,” is how Earle Shettleworth, Jr., director of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, describes the Southrise Condominiums at Dan¬ forth and Vaughan Streets(above) in Portland. The project was expressly constructed to blend in with the architectural consistency of the Western Promenade. Developed by Kenne¬ bunk’s Coastland Corporation, the complex consists of four units appearing to be a converted cottage-style house.
As viewed from Commercial Street, Southrise appears perchedonaprecipice;fromDanforthStreet,itnestlesintothe sloping hillside. Each unit provides a commanding view of the Fore River. Coastland Corporation owner Jason Steams lives ’inthelargestunit.
“Zoning regulations would have allowed us to build three or four more units, but we didn’t want to do that because of the neighborhood views and because we didn’t want to overbuild ” the site,” explains Coastland’s Stephen Jordan.
The site was railroad property from 1860 to 1985. Coast¬ land purchased it in 1986.
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PeaksIsland continued from page 9 houseandassumingtheresponsibilitiesofgeneralcontractor.
“We knew how to do it, so we weren’t that excitedaboutdoingitagain—it’salotofwork,” says Bambi. “We supervised the pouring instead—mucheasier!”
Additionally,thehusband-and-wifeteambuilt theirowncabinetsandbathroomshowerstallcompletewithcedarclapboards—andthehomeis airyandlight.Outside,theirpropertyisbounded by the 13,000-acre Whitefield-JeffersonStateGameSanctuary.Thedrivewayisonequarter-milelong.
Oneminorglitchintheirdesignwasthediscov¬ ery of radon in the basement. An air exchangerwasinstalled,however,andtheprob¬ lemhasbeenmore-or-lesscorrected.
ON A BRIDGED ISLAND BELOW BATH, atthewater’sedge,sitsahousecom¬ mandingawonderfulvistaofthelower KennebecRiverwiththespireofthePhippsburg churchanchoringthewesternshore.Builtona given-grandfathered foundation, this house reflectsthepersonalityandvaluesofitsdesiger/ owner,JohnD.McLaughlin,aPortlandpsycho¬ therapist-affirmingandcelebratingacommun¬ ion with nature. The design is not an ego statement,rather,itmanifestsadialoguebetween light,wind,water,andtheowner’sspirit.
Scandinavianinfeeling,theMclaughlinhome isfurnishedwithcomfortable,simplefurniture. Thisislandhomedependsuponthesurrounding natural panorama for its richness and ever¬ changingbeauty.
Althoughveryknowledgeableaboutthearts and widely traveled, McLaughlin includes no worksofarttodistracttheinnerspirit.Decorative colorandpatternisprovidedbythenaturalwood andshelvesofbooksliningthestudy,andpartsof
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Inthe1630s,CardinalRichelieu,ineffect, ruledFrance;Charles1wasicingofEngland.TheI greatageofCaribbeanbuccaneeringwasyettoSkS come.SeaportsalongtheAtlanticcoastwerenot W yet the havens for pirates, privatee/s, and 7 smugglers they became!during the next 100 years . W i $!
MainewasbeingsettledbyProtestantEnglish £ I I 1 1 andCatholicFrenchcolonistS|oftenatoddsover 4. landclaims.Europeanfishingcrewsdriedandjwi storedtheircatchesalongourcxiastfromJanuai*^M through August, then sailedthome. llumlerid^ff wasalreadyanindustry,asAVjsfurtracingvHtfr™| somewhatwarybutstillfriendlyIndians^Strirg’-wj^ glingsettlementswiththatcheil-l'oofdwellingsjfi hugged the coast. |^|
The Pilgrims from Plymouth Plantation mannedatradingpostatCas^n^thenknownas Penobscot.AndPemaquid,ther^calledJames-^^ townbytheEnglish,wasoneaoF^ewEngland’s busiesttradingcenters,completewithastockade a calledShurt’sFort,builtin1630andnamed4ftervj| !traderAbrahamShurt.Atthat 84/fami!ies^jj $ plus seasonal fishermen, liv^a^P^u^uid;^i J between500-600EnglishlivedmthePemaquid“Bristolarea.Shurtwasquitefriendlywiththe Frenchcoloniststotheeast,oftensupplyingnews
J Vowing revenge, Bull recruited about 15 ^wandererstohisowncrewoffourorfive,and managedtogetanothersmallboat.Thatsummer andfall,hesailedalongtheMainecoast,looking for the Frenchmen who robbed him—or any Frenchmentorob.Runningshortofsupplies,Bull turnedpirate,capturingtwoorthreesmallboats ownedbycolonialtraderssuchashimself.Healso coercedseveralmenfromthosevesselstojoinhis band.
Meanwhile,amessagealertedGovernorJohn Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay Colony “that DixeyBullandfifteenmoreoftheEnglish,who kept about the east, were turned pirates.”
Three of Bull’s crewmembers who deserted— possiblytheRichmondIslandtrio—claimedthe piratesjoinedtheFrench.CaptainRogerClapof DorchesterwrotethatBull’screwdispersedintothe
ButaccordingtotherecordsoftheSkinner’s Guild,onNovember4,1648,“DixieBulllate ApprenticewithSeathBullhavingservedthefull terminhisIndenturesispreferredtothefreedom” ofbecomingamemberofthemerchantfraternity. Bullprobablyreturnedtohispreviousoccupation through the good auspices of Sir Ferdinando Gorges,whowasnofriendofthePuritancolonists inMassachusettsBayanddistrustfulofcolonial plantationsotherthanhisown.
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Theyturnscrews.Theysolder.Theyglue. They make identical machine parts. They put togethercomputerprintribboncartridges.They don’tbitchaboutworkingtoohardornothaving company-paidhealthinsurance.They’renever sick;theywon’tstrike.
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“Getstheworkdoneinhalfthetime...Nomore scrapafteryouhavemachinedthefirstpartcor¬ rectly...Twoheavy-dutycomputer-controlled powerfeeds turn your manual milling machine intoapowerfulproductionunit.”
The 1990s are almost upon us, but most workers need not worry about the future. “Attemptstocompletelyrobotizehavelostbil¬ lionsofdollars,”explainsJeffNichols,Nu-Tech’s businessmanager.“Youneedacombinationof peopleandrobotstooptimizeoutputandeffi¬ ciency.Therearealwaysthingspeoplewilldo better.Robotscanleadtopersistentassembly¬ linestandards,freeinghumansformoreproduc¬ tivetasks.”
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• • sales director; Neil Portnoy, also •generalmanager;andLeeCaron, •promotiondirector.Needlessto •say,everybodywearsalotmore , * hats than*indicated bv their jobSf | « ,titles?At 40, Neil is member,
(Transmittingfromthe.eSo ?*ro3^hannel 24 has^b^deast 12,nnles—to Yar Scarboroughin *; i^ ^nd inland to Gorham HHpPi a*^Cumberland. “We re not the sameastheother2,200TVsta•lionsintheUnitedStates,”says ■ • Portnoy. “This is what local TV «canbeanddo.”,
To the northeast of the home, up a wooded ledge,isatwo-cargaragewithguestquarters above. The design of the McLaughlin home is aboutdirectnessandsimplicitly,perfectlysuiting theneedsofitssingleowner:awelcomingretreat foracultivatedspirit.
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Peaks Island Continuedfrompage11 houseandbunkerwerepaintedinadarkchar¬ coal,withatingleofblue,whichnotonlytiesthe twopiecestogetherbuttendstoblendthehighprofilestructureintothesky.Theheavilytextured charcoalroofshingles,reminiscentofslate,were selectedtobreakuptheoverallmass.
Togainmuch-neededprivacy,thehousesits backonthebunker,surroundedbywhite-trimmed porches and decks. There’s even a roof-top gardenthatTomgrewtomatoesandpeppersin thispastsummer.Theporchesprovideasenseof privacywhiletheviewsremainaccessiblefrom everyroominthehouse.Theonlychangetothe fortificationitselfwastheremovaloftwobomb blastshaftcoversontheroofofthebunker.Ittook two men two weeks to jackhammer and cut throughthesteelreinforcedconcrete.
Thelawsuit,docketnumber88-969,wasfiled byThePochebitCompanyInc.,thegeneralcon¬ tractorresponsibleforthestylish$600,000reno¬ vationofBenoit’snewstoreat188MiddleStreet. TheaffidavitwasgivenbyF.GordonHamlin, president of The Dartmouth Company, which ownstheMiddleStreetbuilding,formerlyknown astheCanalBankBuilding.“Iamconcernedthat ifwedonotobtainanimmediateattachmentex partethatassetsofBenoit’swillbetransferredor otherwisewillbemadeunavailabletosatisfyany judgmentDartmouthobtainsagainstBenoit’s.”
AtriptothenewMiddleStreetstoreduringa weekdayluncheonhourfoundthestorenearly empty.Thestoreitselfisveryhandsome,catering to men on the ground floor—replete with the bank’soldvault,currentlyusedtostoreshoes—
andtowomenonthesurroundingbalcony.
Despitea50-percentdiscountsaleonaSatur¬ dayafternooninlateJanuary,thestorewasnot terriblybusyandsomeclerksinthestoreadmitted privatelythattheChristmasseasonwasadisap¬ pointingone.Benoit’sleftitsownbuildingon MonumentWaylastyearandopenedtheMiddle Streetstore,whichitleasesfromtheDartmouth Company, on June 29, 1988. Casco Northern Bankalsoisinvolvedinthelawsuit,asithasa mortgageonthebuilding.
At stake in the legal proceeding is $293,208.80inunpaidbills,accordingtoGray¬ don Stevens, a Pochebit attorney. Pochebit recordeditslienclaiminAugust1988,notlong afterthenewstoreat188MiddleStreetopen¬ edforbusiness.
“They gambled and lost,”saidasourceinthe Portlandfinancialcom¬ munity. “The store hoped this new look would work wonders and it just didn’t. Christmas was a bad time.”
Jay Hibbard, of the Intown Portland Ex¬ change,declinedtocommentontheBenoit’ssale. Healsodeclinedtomakeanystatementregarding theimpactofaBenoit’ssaleonthedowntown economy.
“Thestorehasnotbeendoingwellforacoupleof years,”saidanotherOld Portclothingimpresa¬ rio.‘Tmnotreallysure why.Myphilosophyis that good stores are goodforeveryone,andI wasneverparticularly fearfulofBenoit’sasa competitor.Ithinkif someone were to come inandbuythestoreand operateitbetter,then that would be a good thing for Port¬ landandreally,agoodthingforme.”
Lenore didn’t answer. She was scratchingforalivingthen,andwhile thepracticalpartofherbraintoldher thatpoorpeoplecan’taffordtobe rude,anotherpartofherknewthat everyoneneedssomekindofluxury somewherealongtheline.ForLenore, makingenemieswasheroneextrava¬ gance. The word “housekeeper” was loaded with sexual innuendo. The storyhadreallyhurt.
Butalittlemorethantenyearslater, onecoldclearWednesdaynightinlate October.Lenorewasdressingupfora visittoCharlotte’s.She’ddrivendown toBangortogetapantsuitatCortellSegal.Itwasgoingtobeaspecial occasion. While it wouldn’t be Lenore’sfirstvisittothebigcolonial houseonMainStreet,tonight,forthefirsttime, Charlottewasgoingtocallher“sister,”outloud andinfrontoffriends.Ofcourse,atthesupport groupmeeting,theconceptof“sisterhood”had nothingtodowithblood-tiesorSanfordMarden. Ittookthepickupagoodfiveminutestowarm upenoughtomakethesteepdirtdriveupthe road.She’dbealittlelate.Letthemwait,she thought.
TherewassomethingverywrongwithLenore, butCharlotte,newlydivorced,waslonely.She neededthekindoffriendwhowasn’ttiedtofamily andhome,someonewhocouldstopbyatnighton shortnotice.Still,shewondered,howcould anyone name a company with some dirty word pickedupfromthedumbFrench-Canadiansinthe woods?
“That’swhattheyusedtocallme,”explained Lenore.Ithadsomethingtodowithbeingtall, lanky.ItwassomethinglikebeinganIchabod Crane, perhaps. Maybe Charlotte was right— “escagriffe”wasnocompliment,but therewasaffectioninthesoundofit, Lenorewassure.ItwaswhatMarie usedtocallher,laughing.“Well,it maybeadirtyword,”sheagreed.“1 can’treallysaylorsurethatitisn’t.”
HowcouldCharlotteunderstand,or theseotherwomenwhowerewaiting tomeether,womenwithstyledhair andcleannails.“WhyEscagriffe?”Is that what they’d ask, these women who were waiting for her at Charlotte’s?
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Lenorehadwaited.Thesocialthawmighthave begunwhensheexecutedthedocumentforPro¬ bate Court, but real social acceptance was
“Why Escagriffe?” and “What madeyoudecidetobealogger?”If theyaskmethattonight,shallItell them?shewondered.ThatI’dgrown asusedtothewelfarechecksasthe Old Man had. We didn’t have much, butwegotby.1tookcareofhimand the money came every month and suddenly he was dead and I had no placetogo.
Should 1 tell them how Charlotte’s lawyer showedupandtoldmeI’dhavetogetout?The shackwastobetorndownandout-of-statepeople weregoingtobuytheland.Charlottecameand tooktheoldclunkerandthefurniture,hopingthe shabbytableandchairswouldturnouttobe antiques.WhenCharlotteandthelawyerwere gone, Lenore looked around and there was nothingleftexcepttheaxeandthechainsaw sittingoutbackwhereshe'dbeencuttingupfire¬ wood.Lenorehadgoneoutbackandclaimedher Continuedonpage27
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ByChristopherFahy
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PULP PAPERBACK WITH A TITLE like EternalBliss is not what I had expected when asked to review a new novelbyChristopherFahy.Ialreadyhadread and enjoyed two books of his short stories, Greengroundtown and One Day In The Short Happy Life of Anna Banana, which won the Maine Writers and Publishers chapbook competition.Perhapsweallreallyshouldbepre¬ paredforEternalBliss, buttomeitcameasa surprise.
Doyourememberthestoryofthefather-andson-survivalist mountain men who came down out of the Tetons and kidnapped a female Olympianhopeful,shootingherintheprocess, anddraggedherofftobecomethebrideofthe younger mountain man? Add to this story the combined lives of Brooke Shields and Jodie Foster—thechildactress,themodelingcareer, thepushymothercreatingacareerforherdaugh¬ ter,andtheIvyLeaguecollege.Thenmovethe setting to Bowdoin College. Brunswick. Maine,andwehaveBlissMarshall,ourheroine, aBowdoincoedcurrentlyonthecoverofVogue, abouttoshootforVanityFair,andstarringina new movie(Marooned,anappropriatetitle).
ButallisnotwellforBliss.Anisland-dwelling psycho named Alan Swan, a spurred fan, is obsessedwithherimage.Hedecidestokidnap Bliss(whilesheisjogging)andcarryherofftohis private world—his own island in Casco Bay. Alan’sobsessionwithBlissoriginallycomesfrom seeingherinamoviecalledHelpless:
1can’tfigureitout,either.Icantfigureoutwhy ChrisFahywrotethisbook,orwhothereaders aresupposedtobe.Imcertainlynotcomfortable readingthisdrawn-outtortureandabuseofa young woman. It feels to me to have a mean misogyniststreak.Thesecondarycharacters,the fishermen,Dodiethemother,thestepfather,seem flat, all surface. There are moments of uncomfortable sexism, racism, and vulgar stupidity.Perhapsthisisthecharactersspeaking, great,butI’muncomfortablewiththewholetone ofthebook.Itseemstobewrittenasescapist fictionforwomen-hatingmen,andfrommyyears ofworkinginbookstores,Iknowthatthereis,in fact,alargemarketforsuchwork.AlthoughBliss issupposedtobeaheroine,Idoubtthatthebook willhavealargefemalereadership.Andthen thereisthe“realMaine”connection.Swandoes goouttoBooklandtobuyhisfanmagazines,and toSears,andDodiedescribesBrunswick:
Therewereafewstationwagonsparkedin front of Charlotte’s house. This was what Marden’s$200,000hadbought.Ofcourse,the Statehadmovedrightinandtakensomeofitto paybackthewelfarewhilepeoplewhispered aboutwherethemoneyhadcomefromandwhy Mardenhadneverusedit.Theytalkedabout payoffs,aboutloggingcampsburneddown,rail¬ roadtracksblownuponthewaytothemill.
Charlotteopenedthedoor.Lenorecouldsee theguestsinthelivingroom,drinkingwineand passingaroundthecrackersandcheese.“1want to say good night to the children.” Lenore excusedherselfandheadedstraightupthestairs. ShewouldneverhaveputupwithCharlotte,she toldherself,ifitweren’tforthelittlegirls.Didshe lovethem?shewondered.
“How do you keep them from interfering?” askedJeanneClarkson.
“Ifyoutrainthemright,itdoesn’tmatter.Like withmyAllegra.Shethoughtaboutthatoneall week. And come Sunday, she tells her grand¬ mother,‘Nana,1thinkI’dliketohaveababyafter all,aslongasIcanthrowitinthebackofthe truck.’”
Lenorerememberedthatshedidn’tmuchcare forwomen.WhentheOldManlostbothhislegs tocancer—ararecase,thedoctorhadsaid,to have lost both—she certainly hadn’t thought twice.She’dwalkedoutonhermotherandmoved totheshack.
There was no way she would share with Alma—or anyone—the way she (elt in the woods.Itwasinherblood,itwas.Lenoredidn't understandpeople,shedidn’tknowhowtojudge them;butsheknew,inapersonal,intuitivesense, whenatreehadarottencenter.Shealwaysknew whenadeadbranchwasabouttofall.Shewas goodatherworkandsheknewit.Thatfact thrilledanddistressedher.
The women exchanged glances. “Socialism hassomegoodideas...”beganJeanneClarkson hesitantlyandthenshutup.
What could these women understand of the long cold winters working for Crossman? There’dbeenthedislocatedshoulder,thebouts withpneumoniaoutattherottenshanty,lotsof expensesforchainsandgasandoilandhardly
enoughmoneytopaythebills.Theonlywayshe wasabletomakeitwasbynothavingahome. Howdidthemensurvive,shealwayswondered, withfamiliestosupport?Onweekendsandbad weatherdaysshestayedoutinthewoodsatthe shanty because she had no place else to go, exceptonce,whentheybrokeformudseason, MarieandClaudehadtakenherhomewiththem, toMarie’sparentsinSt.Pamphile,uptherein Quebec.TheFrenchweren’tlikeshe’dalways heard.Theytookbathsandwashedtheirclothes andwatchedTVatnightjustlikeeveryoneelse. She missed them, Marie and Claude. He had hisownoutfitnow,ontheothersideoftheborder. Hewasn’tanillegalalienintheMainewoods anymore. They had children now, and a new pre-fabhomeoftheirown.AndifLenorehadever respectedawoman,itwasMarie.Mariewasn’ta troublemakerbynature,justagoodwife,butshe haddefiedimmigrationscontrolandthepaper companies.She’dslippedintothewoodsandhid¬ denthere,breakingalltherulessoshecouldbe withClaude.She’dcookedforthewholecrew.At night,she’dfillLenore’splatewithporkandbeans orpotatoesandstewandshe’dtousleherhair. “Escagriffe,”she’dsay.
They’dallcomeupintheworldsincethedays withCrossman,butalotofitwasfalsefront.Only anotherloggercouldhaveguessedthekindof monthly payments Lenore had on her $35,000 skidderandonthetrucks.Buttherewasnorea¬ sontoletpeopleknow.Lenoreletpeopleintown thinkshewasrich.Sheneverarrangedherfinan¬ ceslocally—anotherthrowbacktotheOldMan. Inthewinter,sheclosedupthethetopfloorof thehousetosaveonheat.Shedrainedallthe pipessotheywouldn’tfreezeandburst.She’dbe abletoinsulatethiswinter—theEnergyOffice was helping—but what she really needed was centralheating,anoilfurnace.Someday.Anda picturewindow,filledwithceramicanimals,even thoughherhousedidn’tlookoutontheroad. Thingswouldkeepgettingbetter.
Thewomenwereshockedbytheilltreatmentof the woodcutters. They asked her about the unions.Theywantedtohearmoreaboutinjured menbeingtakenoutofthewoodsonthebacksof Continuedonpage 57
SUCH IS THE ENIGMA OF EXCITEMENT prevailingatKennebunkport’sShawmut InnsinceNovember8.“Itbeganright aftertheelection,”saysinnGeneralManagerJim Kitchen.“SteveNelson,theengineeringsupervisor fromCBS,calledfirstaskingaboutroomsfor Thanksgiving weekend.”
Andsotheycame.Theycamewithtruckloads ofcomputers,transmittingequipmentandtele¬ phones,andseteverythinguponrowsofbanquet tablesintheColonialRoom,afireplaced,2,300square-footfunctionroomonthegroundfloor, witheasyaccessandanoceanview.Twoweeks before Thanksgiving, New England Telephone beganinstalling54newlinestoaccommodatethe media’scommunicationsneeds.Alocalelectrical contractor,RobbieEmmons,wascalledintorun yardsofnewwiringtoservicetheextraordinary power demands.
ThefirstmediacontingentarrivedtheFriday beforeThanksgiving.Therewasasecondmedia onslaught on November 22, and the next day manyoftheirfamilymembersjoinedthem.“We served340Thanksgivingdinners,”saysKitchen. “Ourstaffingwasdownfortheseason,sowewere stretched.Atonepoint,Iwasbussingtables.But 1thinkeveryonewassatisfied.Severalofthe guestssaidiftheycouldn’tbehomefortheholi¬ day,there’snoplacethey’dratherbe.”
Amongtheguestsenjoyingthetraditionaltur¬ keydinnerandthespectacularAtlanticviewfrom theShawmut’sdiningroomwererepresentatives from CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, the Associated Press, the Washington Post, London Times, TimeandNewsweek, twodozenfamilymembers and about 50 transient guests who seemed to enjoywatchingnationalnewsfootagebeingshot ontheinn’ssweepingfrontlawn.
“We had sold a Thanksgiving package not anticipatingthisdelugeofreservationsfromthe media,soabout25roomsalreadyhadbeentaken
when CBS called,” recalls Candace Sanborn, directorofsalesandmarketing.
Therestoftheinn’s70winterroomswerefilled bymembersofthepress.(TheShawmuthasan additional 35 seasonal rooms open April 15 throughOctober10.)SanbornandKitchenantic¬ ipatethatthedemandforroomsduringPresident Bush’svisitstoKennebunkportwillincreaseas timegoeson,especiallyiftheShawmutInnis designatedasBush’sofficialBriefingCenter.
“Thatannouncementwillbemadesometimeafter the inauguration,” says Kitchen. “About 300 peoplenormallytravelwithhim,butthePresiden-
RightoutofJessica Fletcher:Thesprawling, mixed-vintagestandof buildingscomprisingthe Shawmut Inn presents a notablecontrast tothemedia’s formerheadquartersin SantaBarbara
with NBC and CBS for a block of rooms for Easter, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day and Thanksgiving weekends, and for the last two weeksofAugust,”saysSanborn,“andweexpect tobesigningsimilaragreementswithABCand CNN.”
“Thanksgivingwasmoreorlessatestforus,” says Kitchen. “We wanted to see if we could handleitandifwecouldcapturethedesignation as press headquarters. We seem to have suc¬ ceededindoingthat,sowerepleased.Theyhada lotofneeds—wedidalotmoreroomservicethan usual—buttheywerecourteousandflexibleand verywellorganized.”
Adds Sanborn, “Everything went a lot more smoothlythanweanticipated.Thepresshelped usdoourjobbynotifyingusoftheirneedsin advance.Andtheyseemedtoappreciatethefact thatwewereorganized,too.”
Briefingcenterorno,it’sclearthatthemedia hasdecidedwhereitwillspenditsassignmentsin Kennebunkport. “We have signed agreements
TheShawmut’smeetingroomsandproximity toWalker’sPointarecertainlymajorselling pointsfortheinn’sdesignationaspressheadquar¬ ters,andperhapsaspresidentialbriefingcenter, butthereareotherfactorsaswell.SaysKitchen, “We’retheonlyyear-round,full-serviceresortof thissizeinKennebunkport.Theyravedaboutour food—they ate most of their meals here—and theyevenlikedourwinelist,whichIwaspleased aboutbecausethey’vespentalotoftimeinCali¬ forniaforthelasteightyears.”
Thesprawling,mixed-vintagestandofbuild¬ ingscomprisingtheShawmutInnpresentsanot¬ ablecontrasttothemedia’sformerheadquarters inSantaBarbara’sSheratonHotel,withits179 luxuryguestroomsand13,000squarefeetof meeting space. The Shawmut’s rooms, though comfortable,aremodestbycomparision,andthe pressisexpectedtotakeovermostoftheinn’s 8,200squarefeetofmeetingrooms.TheShaw¬ mut’s amenities—an aging, outdoor saltwater
Shawmut Inn owners Mark Kearns and Jim Waterman, who have successfully developed severalotherrecreationalpropertiesinsouthern Mainethroughtheirfirm,theOceanGroup,are notinvolvedintheinn’sday-to-dayoperations. Thedetailsofwooingandaccommodatingthe presshavefallentoKitchenandSanborn,along withaccountexecutivePatO’Connor,frontoffice manager Paul Pierce, reservations manager BrendaGoodwin,andengineerRogerSibley.
AI EW WINES FROM NEW PRODUCERS Ilf and production areas are zipping through • ■ early 1989 like so many taxis. Keep your eyes peeled for these Portland-area
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Maitreq’EstRed—/Thesecondlabelproduced Red produced bythefamousChateauCosd’Estournel,anexcel¬ lentvalueinBordeauxred:$6-$7.
Peter Lehman Shiraz—An Australian winner producedfromgrapesoriginallyfoundinthe Rhone.Spicy,smooth,andround:$5.
Marcel Guigal, Cotes du Rhone—From one of theRhone’sgreatwinemakers,aforthrightCotes duRhone,verywellmade:$8.
Joseph Drouhin, LaForet Bourgogne—The truequalitiesofPinotNoirshowthrough:$8-$9. LaVielleFerme—FromthelowerRhone,fruity andwell-balanced:$5.
Restaurantsarelistedasacourtesyin thissectionas spaceallows.Toguaranteeinclusionofyourlistinglor thenextyear,callPortlandMonthlyClassifieds,578 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101. (207) 775-4339.
Alberta’s. 21PleasantStreet,Portland.Also27A ForestAvenue,Portland.AlltheselectionsfromAlber¬ ta’sever-changingmenuarecookedtoorderovertheir mesquitecharcoalgrill.Steaks,seafood,andbutterflied leg of lamb are accompanied by homemade soups, breads,anddesserts.”Lunch,dinner.Majorcredit cards.774-5408.
The Baker’s Table. 434 Fore Street, Portland. RelaxedbistrobeneaththeOldPortBakehouseoffers diverse European cooking—veal, fish, tournedos, homemadechowders,soups,andstews,includingbouil¬ labaisse,areavailable,aswellasfreshbreadsandpas¬ triesfromupstairs.Localartistsexhibitoccasionally. Majorcreditcards.775-0303.
The Blue Moon.425ForeStreet,Portland.Portland's newjazzclubrestaurantfeatureslejazzhot—livenightlyaswellasanentertainingdinnermenu.Astrong additiontoPortland’snightlife.871-0663.
Cafe Always. 47 Middle Street, Portland. One of Portland’smostimaginativeeateries.Featuresstrong, international menu and a romantic atmosphere. 774-9399.
ElMirador.50WharfStreet,Portland.Thetruetaste ofMexicocomestotheOldPort.DirectfromNewYork City,ElMiradorpreparesauthenticMexicanfoodfrom thefreshestingredientsdaily.DineintheIxtapa,Chapultapec,orVeracruzRooms.Lingeroveramargaritain our exciting Cantina. Or enjoy those warm summer nightsonthepatio.Openforlunchanddinner.Callfor reservations.781-0050.
For me, the question of where togoforlunchintheOldPortisoftenas difficulttoanswerastheperennialtourist query about where to get good seafood. It shouldn’tbesuchaconundrum,ofcourse;con¬ sideringtheenormousvarietyofrestaurantsin thisquarterandtheircollectiveabove-average quality,youcangetjustaboutanykindoffood youwant.Andshouldyoudecidetowalkintothe firsteateryyoucometo,chancesareyouwillbe servedanenjoyablemealinapleasantsetting.In theanticipation,though—perhapsbecauseitis notuntilyouenteradiningroomandsettleinthat youknowforcertainwhetheryouhave madetherightchoice—itofteniseasy toruleouteveryrestaurantthatcomes tomind:toocrowded,tooslow,too expensive,toostiff,toospicyforthis earlyintheday,andsoon.Ifyouare everfacedwiththisproblem,orifyou simplycraveachangefromyourcus¬ tomary haunts, 1 suggest you head straightawaytoDockForeinBoothby Square.
Fromtheoutsidelookingin,Dock Forelooksmorelikeaneighborhood tavernthanarestaurant.Thereisa largeandwell-stockedbar.Thereare countersagainstthewallssetwith stoolsandacoupleoftablesatthe backofasmallishroom.Thisimpres¬ sion,aswellasthenotionofbar food—slicesofpizzaandham&cheese sandwiches—as being the sort of heavyandunappetizingfoodserved withincouldnotbemorewrong.
Actually,DockForeisoneofthemorecomfor¬ tablediningroomsintown,aslongasyoudon't haveyourheartsetonaprivatetablesetwith linen,etc.Ithasaveryfriendlyandeasyairtoit, thequalityofbeingcozyandlivelyatthesame time,andifitstillseemslikeaneighborhood tavernonceyou’vetakenaseat,itisavery hospitableone:thesenseofbeingnowonthe insidelookingoutmakesyoufeelasmuchat home as any regular. Then, once you have orderedandbeenservedyourfood,thecomparisionisforgottenentirely.
Butthisisonlytheprintedmenu.DockFore alsooffersalistofdailydinnerspecials.Whenwe dinedthere,thelistincludedbroiledhaddockwith lemonsauce,aNewYorksirloinsteaksandwich, apan-blackenedchickensandwich,andmeatloaf withpotatoesandgravy.Thesoupofthedaywas acreamofspinachmadewithabechamelsauce basethickwiththemeatyflavoroffreshspinach. Like much of the food served here, the
knackoftherestaurantisfashionedbythatbal¬ ancewheresubstanceandsmoothnesscoexistin thesamedish.WealsotriedtheDockForebacon burger,leangroundbeefnicelypittsburghedon theoutsideand,unexpectedly,themedium-rare wehadorderedontheinside.Thisburgeris served with sauteed mushrooms and onions, browned but not simply wilted. The pan¬ blackenedchickensandwichisanow-and-again specialthatoftencomesupintherotation.It consistsofaheftybreastfiletcoatedwithCajun spicesandsauteed,andisservedwithlettuce(not iceberg),tomatoes,andacoolingsour-cream sauce that checks and complements the flare of the pepper. The lobster stew,alsoaregular,wason thespecialsboardaswell. At$7.50(priceddaily), thisisthemostexpensive itemonthecardandmight bealittlepriceyforthe lunch budget, especially becauseitisamealserved inabowl.Infact,itisoneof thebestbuysintown.Asit shouldbe,thelobsterstew is simply made—milk, cream,alittlesherryand paprika,andanunusually generousportionoflobster knuckle and claw meat— andtheflavoristheflavor ofnaturalaffinities:lobster andcream.
Indeed,thecharacterof DockForeingeneraltakesitscuefromthesuc¬ cessofsuchnaturalaffinities—combiningthespir¬ ited and welcoming atmosphere of the public housewiththeconsistencyandvalueandstyle andcarewealwaysfindinthoserestaurants, homespun or haute cuisine, we consider our favorities.
Dennis Gilbert, whose restaurant reviews appearineachissueof PortlandMonthly,isa formerchefwhocontributedtoTime-Life’sGreat MealsinMinutesseries.
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OfNote Tom’sSpeakeasyReturns
HE MOOD AND TIMES OF 1920S PORTLAND rematerializesonSaturday,April1,when the Portland Club (156 State Street) becomes “Tom’s Speakeasy” (or a night (or a fundraisersponsoredbytheMaineHistorical Society.InRoaring’Twenties’Portland,Tom’s wasoneanswertothe“heavyburden”o(prohibi¬ tion,whichwasawayoflifeinMainebeforethe restofAmerica“feltitssting.”
Portland—andtherestofthenation—wasreel¬ ing from sweeping changes: Model-Ts, “Lucky Lindbergh’s transatlantic flight, radio, jazz, and women’s rights. Prohibitionwasonewayof keepingthe20thcenturyat bay,especiallyinMaine,which hadbeen“dry”since1851.
The‘'dries’—thosewhosuported prohibition—rallied around Cumberland County Deputy Sheriff Emerson Doughty.Buying,selling,or evenhavingathimblefullof liquormeantpossessionand sixmonthsinjail.
In 1980, Harold Boyle, Maine Sunday Telegram columnist,recalledthe“rum
which Tom’s Speakeasy flourished; when many peopleseemedtowantProhibitionaslongasit didnotinterferewiththeirrightsoftakingan occasionaldrink.Theflappers,thematineeidols, thefairCityofPortlandchangingwiththetimes, diligentDeputyDoughty...andTom’s.
TheMaineHistoricalSocietymountsitsreen¬ actmentofTom’sSpeakeasyasafundraiserfor the Society. “Tom’s Speakeasy, A Night of Temptations” features all the trappings: a bounceratthefrontdoor(whomustbegiventhe rightpasswordoryoudon’tgetin!),dancingto livemusic,gamesofchance and card playing, a coat¬ checkgirlwhocan“getcha coat,honey?,”localperson¬ alitieshostingmusicofthe period,abanquetoffood, andprofessionaldancersdis¬ playing the rhythms and dancesoftheera.
Thisuniqueeventisthe second in what has become theMaineHistoricalSocie¬ ty’smajorannualfundraising gala.
“Lastyear,werecreated Lafayette’svisittoPortland in1825,atleastthedinner room” in the Cumberland CountyCourtbuilding.Asa youngreporterfortheoldPortlandDailyNews, Boylewouldwatchdeputiestestliquortofindout ifitwasillegal(abovethealcohollimitsetbylaw). “Theywouldspillabouttwoteaspoonsfullonthe floor,”hewroteina1980column(some50-odd yearslater),“andlightamatchtoseeifitwould burn.Ifitdid.itmeantsixmonthsinjail;ifit didn’t,theyapologizedandlettheownergo.”
And il you recognize that car¬ ing for children is probably the most critically important job you ’ll ever do,
You might be just the Nanny we’relookingfor.
The Arts
Beingaseriousinquiryintotherightreverendgroundswellof Portlandsnaturalismandsupernaturalismasitmanifestsitselfinthe formofearlyfernbars,nutsandberriesboutiques,theatre,galleries, jazz,lectures,specialevents,performanceart,dance,poetry,andthe subsidiaryterritoryremainingunderthecurve.Forinclusion,send informationtoListingsEditor,PortlandMonthly,578Congress Street,Portland,(207)-773-5250. OUR MAINE P E R F
THEATER
Center for the Arts at the Chocolate Church, 804 WashingtonStreet,Bath.TheChurch’sStudioTheater presentsIrvingBerlin’szany“CallMeMadam”onFeb¬ ruary24-16andMarch3-5.DirectedbyPriscillaMont¬ gomery,this1940smusicalextravaganzashouldtickle theater-goers.Showtimesare8p.m.Fridayand3p.m. and8p.m.Saturday.Ticketsonly$10and$8.Call 442-8455.
Hackmatack Playhouse, Cocheco Falls, Dover, N.H. TheultimateElizabethansex-is-deathlovetragedy: “RomeoandJuliet”playsduringMarch.Theproduction runs the first three weeks of the month, Thursday throughSunday.Curtaintimes:8p.m.Thursday,Friday andSaturday(witha2p.m.Saturdaymatinee),andat7 p.m.Sunday.Thursdaynighttickets:$8,Fridaythrough Sundaynights:$10,andSaturdaymatineescost$6.
Mad Horse Theatre Company, Theatre of Fantasy, 50 DanforthStreet,Portland.Thecompany’sfourthseason offering,runningMatch30throughApril23,is“not recommended for the whole family.” It’s “The Crackwalker,” by Judith Thompson, a “shocking, uncompromisingstoryofaretardedgirl’sstruggleto surviveinaviolentstreetculture.”Ticketsare$10(or Thursdays and Sundays, $12 for Fridays and Satur¬ days.ThursdaythroughSaturdayperformancesbeginat 8 p.m., Sundays at 7 p.m. Call the Box Office at 775-5657.
Portland Lyric Theater, 176 Sawyer Street, South Portland.“CadsandCasanovascompetewithcavaliers andtheinventivenessofinnocenceduckingcupid’s darts”in“TheAmorousFlea,”amusicalcreatedby JerryDevineandBruceMontgomery.Soundslikeperi¬ wigged amour. Showings on February 17-19, 24-26, andMarch3-5,10,11.Showtimesare8p.m.evenings and2:30p.m.Sundays.Tickets:$9.50.Call799-1421.
The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland.Thecurtainriseson“InherittheWind,”the masterpieceabouttheScopesTrial,onMarch17,18, 19,24,25,and31,andApril1and2.Tickets:$10for FridayAndSaturdayevenings(performancesbeginat8 p.m.)and$7forSundaymatinees.Call799-7337or 799-7338toreserveyourseats.
Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Avenue, Portland.“InsideOut”runsMarch7-26,withaccom¬ panying humanities discussion on Sunday, March 12 andcurtain-calldiscussiononSunday,March19.Willy Holtzman’s play revolves around two women—white andblack—meetinginthelibraryofatoughBigApple highschool.Thesparksflyinthisregionaltheaterpre¬ miereofadeeplymovingproduction.
Performances are as follows: 7:30 p.m.Tuesday throughThursday;8p.m.Friday;5and9p.m.Satur¬ day;and2p.m.Sunday.Tickets:$9and$7forTuesday andWednesdayPreviews,$13.50and$10forregular Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday performances, $19 and$16forFridayand5p.m.Saturday,$15and$12 for9p.m.Saturdayand2p.m.Sundayshows.Senior citizenandstudentdiscountsavailable.Tocharge,dial 774-0465.
Portsmouth Academy of Performing Arts, 125 Bow Street,Portsmouth,N.H.ShowingthroughFebruary26, the dark comedy “Harold and Maude.” And March 30 throughApril9,thealways-popular“ManofLaMan¬ cha.”Curtaintimesareat8p.m.,Thursdaythrough Saturday,7p.m.onSunday.Ticketsare$10forThurs¬ day, Friday and Sunday, and $12 on Saturday. Call 603/433-4472 or 433-4793 for reservations. The Academyalsoofferscoursesinacting,playwriting,oil painting,etc.CallDianeBradfordat603/433-4472for aschedule.
TheTheaterProject,14SchoolStreet,Brunswick. “TilburyTown,”anadaptationofMainepoetEdward ArlingtonRobinson’sworks,opensFriday,February17, runningthroughMarch5.Performancesbeginat8p.m., Thursday through Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $6 Thursday and Sunday, $8 on Friday and
Saturday.Call729-8584.
MUSIC
Center for the Arts at the Chocolate Church, 804 WashingtonStreet,Bath.JazzgreatAhmadJarmal’s Quartetbringtheirspecialblendofimpressionisticfree¬ formtothestageat8p.m.Saturday,March11.Tickets: $20/$18.At8p.m.thefollowingSaturday,March18, violinistMariaBachmannandpianistJonKlibonoffper¬ form works by Beethoven, George Rochberg and Franck.Tickets:$10/$8.Andat8p.m.Saturday,April 1,theWoodlandCollaborativeplaysfolkmusicand country rock. Tickets: $10/$8. Call 442-8455 for reservationsandinformation.
LA Arts, 36 Oak Street, Lewiston, sponsors the AndroscogginChorale’spresentationofHaydn’s“The Creation”at8p.m.Saturday,March18atTheChurch ofSts.Peter&Paul.Admission:$6/$8.Call782-7228.
PilobolusDanceTheatrereturnstoForestCityat7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 29. Described as “movement initsmostgloriousform,’’thetroupeisnotedforwit, imagination,originality,andvisualaesthetics.Cost: $17/$ll/$5.
TheAssociation’s1988/89GreatPerformersSeries concludes with a performance by the Gewandhaus OrchestraofLeipzigconductedbyKurtMasurat7:30 p.m.Wednesday,April5.The245-year-oldorchestra continuestoenhanceitsbrilliantreputationforgedby pastmusicdirectorsincludingFelixMendelssohn,Gus¬ tavMahlerandBrunoWalter—threeacesfor‘ya,boy. Seatsrangefrom$34to$85.ForConcertAssociation reservations,call772-8630.
ArrivingatPortland’sFirstParishChurchat8p.m. Saturday, March 18 is Boston’s Fred Small, whose songsinclude“ThermalUnderwear,”“IWantAHug,” and“Love’sGonnaCarryUs.”JenniferCavenopens. Call 773-9549.
Andat8p.m.onAprilFool'sDay,catchtheMissouri folk-singing duo Cathy Barton and Dave Para at Portland’sFirstParishChurch.Call773-9549.
PortlandStringQuartetcontinuesitsseriesofBee¬ thoven’s17quartetsonSt.Patrick'sDay,Friday,March 17 with Opus 130 and Opus59#l atlmmanuel Baptist ChurchonHighStreetinPortland.Thekaleidoscopeof soundbeginsat8p.m.CalltheLARKSocietyforChamber Music: 761-1522.
Portland Symphony Orchestra. The members of ToshiyukiShimada’shardworkingorchestrahaveatyp¬ icallyfullMarchschedule—andthatmeansgoodnews for music lovers. To wit: On Saturday and Sunday, March4-5,theorchestrafiresoff“MusicWithALatin Beat”atPortlandCityHallAuditorium.Saturday’sper¬ formance begins at 8:30 p.m., Sunday’s at 3 p.m. Tickets:$23,$19,$14,and$9.Call773-8191.
At 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, March 12, the PSO takesovertheSonestaHotelwithguestpianistFrederick Moyer.It’llbemostlyabaroqueconcertfeaturingmelo¬ diesbyLully,Mozart,andR.Strauss.Tickets:$13.Call 773-8191.
CityHallAuditoriumagainhoststhePSOat7:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21 when the orchestra per¬ forms Benjamin Britten’s imposing “War Requiem" alongwiththeChoralArtSociety.Tickets:$23,$19, $14,and$9.Call773-8191.
tor/Bates’ sophomore Kevin Wetmore. Performances: at8p.m.Thursday,March2throughSaturday,March 4, and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at Gannett Theater, PettigrewHallonCollegeStreet.Ticketsare$4/$2.The proceeds benefit Amnesty International. Call 786-6161.
At 8:15 p.m. Friday, March 3, the Bates Concert Series presents Ramon de los Reyes Spanish Dance Theater at the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall in an eveningofgypsyandSpanishfolkdancesclimaxingwith “CaudroFlamenco.”Ticketsare$8/$5.Call786-6135 forreservations.
AlsoonFriday,theWhistlingThievesprovidelive musicforatraditionalNewEnglandCountryDanceat 8:30 p.m. in Chase Hall Lounge on Campus Avenue. Cost:$3.
At8p.m.Saturday,March18,seniormusicmajor DavidHindle—assistedbyotherstudentinstrumentalists— presents a program of his compositions and other chamberworks.FreeattheOlinArtsCenterConcert Hall.
MusicbyGershwinandBeethovenperformedbythe BatesCollegeCommunityChamberOrchestraunderthe directionofWilliamMatthewsfillsOlinArtsCenter ConcertHallat8p.m.Saturday,March25and2p.m. Sunday,March26.At7:30p.m.onWednesday,March 29,theconcerthallfeaturesIrishmusicbyScartaglen,a five-member band performing on a dozen different instrumentswith“spiritedvocalharmonies.”Cost: $4/$2. Call 786-6135.
Bowdoin College, Brunswick. The HawthorneLongfellowLibrary,namedforalumnusNathanielHaw¬ thorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Class of 1825,averygoodyear),houses710,000volumesand isconnectedbyundergroundtunneltoHubbardHall,the collegelibraryfrom1903-1965.Thespecialcollections suiteonthethirdfloorcontainsBowdoin’srarebooks andmanuscripts.Onexhibitonthesecondfloor:“Spe¬ cial Collections Sampler: A Second Look” (through March) and the “History of Afro-American Society" (throughMay).Hours:8:30a.m.tomidnight,Monday throughSaturday.
University of Maine, Orono. Upcoming at the Maine CenterfortheArts: March2—MastersoftheFolkViolin:Anationaltour bysixtruemastersofAmericanfiddlestyles:including Jazz,Cajun,Bluegrass,Irish,WesternLongbowand Cape Breton. March 15-19—Jim Henson’s Muppet
The Arts
Babies in an all-new stage production, “Where's Animal?” April 2—New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra withIgorKipnis,harpsichord.AndonSunday,April3, The Flying Karamazov Brothers! The 3 p.m. show is soldoutthoughspaceisstillavailablefortheadded secondperformanceat7p.m.Reserveyourtickets($10$14)forairbornelunacybycalling581-1755.
At 8 p.m. on Friday, March 31, soprano Nancy Ogle performsartandoperaticsongs;Tickets:$6.Beginning Thursday,March30andrunningthroughApril2,the PavilionTheaterSeriescontinueswithaproduction showcasingmastersdegreecandidatesinperformance anddirection.Tickets:only$4;showsbeginat8p.m. ThursdaythroughSaturday,andat2p.m.Monday.
University of Southern Maine, Gorham Campus. The MusicFacultyConcertSeriescontinuesat8p.m.Friday, March 24, with The Southern Maine Winds conducted by Peter Martin. The program includes: Mozart’s “Serenade No. 12,” the “Serenade for Wind instru¬ ments"byArthurBird,andtheJeanFrancaix“9Pieces Caracteristiques.”TheperformancewillbeheldinCorthellConcertHall.Tickets:$7public,$4students/seniors/faculty/staff.Call780-5555.
DANCE
Portland Dance Center, 25A Forest Avenue, Port¬ land. Appearing at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday,March2,3,and4atChapelHallintheState Street Church, Sam Costa & Dancers will showcase Costa’s mecuria! choreography. Admission: $10.50/ adults,$8/studentsandseniorcitizens.Call773-2562 fortickets.
and singles are welcome. Admission: $4. Call 428-3986.
GALLERIES
ArtisansGallery,334ForestAvenue,Portland,fea¬ tures contemporary Maine artists. On display from March8-24:NedMorse’sbrightwatercolorlandscapes from Casco Bay’s Chebeague Island. From March 24April14,it’sMarjorieVaughan'scolorphotographsof “religious rituals and human endurance.” And from April19-May10,AlWaterman’straditionaloilportraits andMainelandscapesadornthegallery’swalls.
BarridoffGalleries,26FreeStreet,Portland,special¬ izes in 19th and early 20th-century American art. Through March 31: an exhibition by contemporary artistsPatHardy,RobertSolotaireandStuartRoss, hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays.Call772-5011.
Chocolate Church Gallery, 804 Washington Street, Bath.Aninvitationalshowofsculptureandpaintings goesondisplaythroughApril4.FromApril7through May3,thegallery’sSpringJuriedShowfeaturesall mediaexceptphotography.Hours:10a.m.to4p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. Call 442-8455.
Gallery127,127MiddleStreet,Portland,specializesin Maine contemporary art. Showing through March, groupshowsshowcaseEricGreen(whojustdesignedthe labelfortheBrazilianbeerXingu),NickSnow,John Swan, Michael Waterman, C. Michael Lewis, John Hultberg,GaryHavenSmith,LynneDrexler,Graydon Mayer,JohnDehlinger,andDianaArcadipone.Hours are10a.m.to6p.m.,MondaythroughSaturday.
GreenhutGalleries,146MiddleStreet,Portland.Run¬ ningthroughMarch,originalworkbyAnneGresinger, JohnStockwell,FrederickMcDuff,RockwellKentand many more. Call 772-2693.
HitchcockArtDealers,602CongressStreet,Portland. Through February and March: works by Paul Plante. Call774-8919.
Always the focal pointof anyroom,thisstairis available in 5', 6', or 8'6" diameters. Impeccably crafted in Red Oak or Honduran Mahogany. Other hardwoods are available on a custom basis. For a free color brochure write YorkSpiralStair Dept. PM, No. Vassalboro, ME 04962 (207)872-5558
SteinGlassGallery,20 MilkStreet,Portland. Maine’s premierglassgalleryhasadoubleshowthroughFebru¬ ary28featuringNealDrobni’slarge,colorfulformsplus Lisa Schwartz and Kurt Swanson’s “Hot Colors and FantasticShapes.”FromMarch1throughApril29,the galleryhighlights“BrightColorsandNewGraphics”by BrucePizzichillo,blownandcastedconstructionswith graphics.HoursareMonday,Wednesday-Saturday,11 a.m.to5p.m.Call772-9072.
MUSEUMS
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College, Brunswick.LocatedintheWalkerArtBuilding,oneof thefinestsmallmuseumsinthenationcountsamongits holdingsaWinslowHomercollection;anoutstanding groupofAmericancolonialandfederalportraitsinclud¬ ingworksbyFeke,Copley,andStuart;acollectionofold masterprintsanddrawings;fineexamplesofGreekand Romanartandartifacts;andimportantworksbymajor 19th and 20th-century artists. On display through March26:“Liberte,Egalite,Fraternite:FrenchPrintsat theTimeoftheRevolution”(celebratingthatbicenten¬ nial). Recent paintings by 1977 Bowdoin grad Riley BrewsteronexhibitMarch28-May7.
FarnsworthMuseum,19 ElmStreet,Rockland.This excellent mid-coast museum’s permanent collection includes works by Andrew Wyeth. Upcoming special exhibits:ThroughMarch19,“TheArtofPrintmaking: AHistoryofTechniques”fromthe16thcenturytothe present;March12toApril9,“RecentPhotographsby the Knox County Camera Club”; March 26 to May 7, “UpRiverandDowntotheSea:GlimpsesofMaineLife PhotographedbyOlivePierce,”adocumentaryofthree Mainefishingfamilies.Hours:10a.m.to5p.m.,Tues¬ daythroughSaturday,1p.m.to5p.m.Sunday.Call 596-6457.
The Joan Whitney Payson Gallery of Art, Westbrook College,716StevensAvenue,Portland.“TheFloating World:JapanesePrintsfromSpringfield”runsthrough April9.Thisexhibitof18thand19th-centurywood¬ blockprintsillustratingurbanrecreation,thelandscape, and the daily lives of people helped inspire Impressionism.FromApril15throughMay21,sculptor
BerniceGlixman’ssmalllyricalbronzesgoondisplay— thefirstone-womanshowinMaineforthisPortland¬ basedartist.AlsofromApril15throughMay21:Selec¬ tions from the gallery’s permanent collection. Hours:Tuesday,Wednesday,andFriday,10a.m.to4 p.m.,Thursday10a.m.to9p.m.,SaturdayandSun¬ day,1to5p.m.FreeAdmission.
Peary-MacMillanArcticMuseum, Hubbard Hall, BowdoinCollege,Brunswick.CreatedinhonorofBowdoin alumnus Admirals Robert E. Peary (1877) and Donald B. MacMillan (1888), the museum exhibits objectsrelatingtoarcticexploration,ecologyand EskimoCulture.Continuingexhibitsfromthecollections includingartifacts,carvings,costumesandpaintingsare on permanent display. Currently featured: “Arctic Acquisitions 1987-1988.” Hours: Tuesday through Friday,10a.m.to4p.m.,Saturday10a.m.to5p.m., Sunday,2p.m.to5p.m.
Maine Maritime Museum, 963 WashingtonStreet, Bath. This museum offers visitors a comprehensive experienceof19th-centuryseacoastlife,anerawhen halfofallvesselsflyingtheU.S.flagwerebuiltinBath. Collectionsincludemaritimepaintings,models,naviga¬ tionalinstruments,fishinggear,periodfurnishings,and morethanahalf-milliondocuments,ship’slogs,plans, maps,charts,etc.TheMuseum’sApprenticeshopres¬ toreswoodenboatsusingtechniquesandtoolsofthe goldenageofshipbuilding.ReopeningMarch6isthe museum’slibraryinanewfacilityoverlookingtheKen¬ nebecRiver.UntilJune,whenthemuseumopensitsnew MaritimeHistoryBuilding,exhibitsonshipbuilding, shipbuilders,andotherseafaringsubjectsmaybevisited intheSewallHouse.AndthefinalexhibitattheSewall Housesoundslikeagoodone:“Sin,SailorsandSalva¬ tion:SeaportSeductionsandSocialReformintheAgeof Sail.” Admission: $2/adults, $l/children. Call 443-1316.
Maine State Museum, Library-Museum-Archives Building,StateHouseComplex,Augusta.Ourownstate museumcontainsfascinatingexhibitsdepictingMaine’s naturalhistoryandmanufacturingheritage.Nowondis¬ play:“ThisLandCalledMaine,”fivenaturalhistory scenes(woodland,mountains,inlandwaters,marsh¬ land,rockycoastandsaltwatermarsh)plusgemsand minerals;“MadeinMaine,”anexhibitof19th-century manufacturingincludingawater-poweredwoodworking millandmorethan1,000Maineproducts;plusongoing exhibitsonshipbuilding,agriculture,fishing,granite quarrying,iceharvestingandlumbering.
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland.Australiaisfeaturedatthemuseumthrough April.“ContemporaryAustralianArt:Selectionsfrom theLotiandVictorSmorgonCollection”openedtothe publiconValentine’sDay.Theexhibit,runningthrough April30,contains37large-scaleworksdoneduringthe 1980sbyemergingAustralianartistsincludingImants TillersandPeterBooth.At5:15p.m.,February16,and at12:30p.m.,February17,freestaffgallerytalkswill supplementtheexhibit.
Oy!Goodflicksinconjunctionwiththisshow:Austral¬ ianfilmsat7p.m.onThursdaynights!Ticketsare$3for museum members and $3.50 nonmembers. Here’s the schedule:
“MadMax”(thefirstofMelGibson’saction-packed roadwarriorseries)onFebruary16;“BreakerMorant" (Boer War tale with Edward Woodward) on February 23;“PicnicatHangingRock”(directedbyPeterWeir) onMarch2;“Newsfront”(aboutnewsreelmakers)on March 16; and “The Getting of Wisdom” (young girl entersVictorianboardingschool)onMarch30.
OnThursday,March23,anexhibitioncalled“Per¬ spectives:MichaelMoore,RoseMarasco,andDuncan Hewitt” opens. All three artists are USM faculty members.
Also at the museum: “Sunlight and Shadow,” a gallerytalkbyDonLounsburyregardingthemuseum’s collectionat12:30p.m.,Wednesday,February22,and Friday,February24.Museumadmissionrequired.From 10:30a.m.tonoononSunday,March5,a“Blockand BagelsConcert”fillsthegreathallwithchambermusic and light refreshments. Tickets are $3 for museum members,$5fornonmembers,and$1forchildren.
Beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, the museum hosts “Family Day—Art From All Directions” includinggallerygames,demonstrations,programs, workshops,andfilmsuntil4p.m.Freewithadmission.
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At 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, a “Maine New Music NetworkConcert”takesplace;theoriginalelectronic musiclastsuntil3p.m.Freewithadmission. Andfrom10:30a.m.untilnoononSaturday,March 18,themuseumholdsitsannualspringworkshopfor children.Participantswilllearnavarietyofeggdecorat¬ ingtechniques(justintimeforEaster);attendeesmust bringtheirownhard-boiledorhollow(!)eggs.Theclass is $5 for museum members and $7 for nonmembers. Becauseoflimitedspace,earlyregistrationisadvised; call775-6148.
Portland Public Library, Five Monument Square, Portland.RunningthroughFebruary23,landscapeand still-life paintings by Robin McCarthy and Sandra Quinn,two1987graduatesofthePortlandSchoolof Art.FromFebruary27throughMarch25,“Printingand theFrenchRevolution,”atravelingexhibitionilluminat¬ inghowtheprintingpresshelpspreadrevolutionary ideasintheFranceofLouisXVIandMarieAntoinette. Accompanyingtheexhibitisavideotapeavailablefor viewing at the library. Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday,9a.m.to6p.m.,TuesdayandThursday,noon to9p.m.,andSaturday,9a.m.to5p.m.
PortlandSchoolofArt,97SpringStreet,Portland.On display through March 15: “Emily Nelligan: Maine Drawings,”atThePhotoGallery,619CongressStreet. Hours:8a.m.to9:30p.m.,MondaythroughThursday, 8a.m.to5p.m.Friday,and11a.m.to4p.m.Sunday. Free.
Wilhelm Reich Museum, Orgonon, Rangeley. Reflect¬ ingthelifeandworkoftherenowned/controversial physician-scientist Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957), the museumofferstours,exhibitsofexperimentsandinven¬ tions,Reich’spaintingsandmemorabilia.Therealsoisa naturalhistorytrailonthemuseumgrounds.Open1 p.m.to5p.m.,TuesdaythroughSundayduringJulyand August; Sundays only during September. For winter information,call864-3443.
York Institute Museum, Dyer Library, 371 Main Street,Saco.Currentdisplays:“GibeonEldenBradbury: PainterandNaturalist,”“TheArtofCharlesHenry Granger(1812-1895)”plusselectionsfromthemuse¬ um’scollectionofearlyMainepaintinganddecorative arts.Hours:1p.m.to4p.m.,TuesdayandWednesday, 1p.m.to8p.m.,Thursday.Call282-3031.
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Exquisite Spanish mission located in the Central Maine community of Dex ter. This outstanding property is easily accessible from 1-95 as well as the Dexter Regional Airport, which is only a few minutes away. Bangor Interna tional Airport is only about a half hour away. Built about 1910, when crafts¬ manship and quality materials were brought together with spectacular results Among just a few of the special features which this unique property has to offer arc leaded glass windows, hardwood floors, fircplaccd den and master bedroom, breathtaking foyer with sweeping, spiral staircase, con temporary kitchen with dining wainscoting, beams and trimwork. The inground swimming pool, the spacious, tree-covered lot. and die wrap around porch blend to make this a most inviting place fora family, restaurant, or bed and breakfast establishment. Offered at 245,000.
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Continued from page 46 the Dome Theater at Southworth Planetarium on the UniversityofSouthernMainecampus.Twoshows,“The DarkSideoftheMoon”(accompaniedbyPinkFloyd’s music) and “Son of the Well-Tempered Laser” (featuringmusicbyCopeland,Grieg,Mozart,Brahms, Wagner, Stravinsky and other great composers), are heldat7:30p.m.and8:30p.m.respectively.Tickets are$3/adultsand$2/seniorcitizensandchildrenaged 7-16.Reservationsrequested.Call780-4249.
ARCHITALX Architectural Lecture Series continues with “Circumstance & Humor” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March8atthePortlandSchoolofArt.LecturerisPeter BohlinofBohlinPowellCywinsky.Call775-3052for moreinformation.
Jewish Community Center, 57 Ashmont Street, Port¬ land. Upcoming on Sunday, March 19—costumes, refreshments,musicandgamesforallagesduringthe PurimCarnival.Festivitiesbeginat12:30p.m.OnSat¬ urday,March25,it’sMonteCarloNightcompletewith gamesofchance,rafflesandrefreshmentsbeginningat 7:30p.m.AndonSunday,April2,aBabyFairfeatures expertsonhealthcare,toys,children'sliterature,educa¬ tion and more. Admission: $2. For more information abouttheseandotherevents,call772-1959.
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