Portland Monthly Magazine May 1989

FromNormanMailerToStanleyMarcus, BillMoyers,AndrewWyeth&RobertRedford

JohnCole’s GuideTo Summer Fauna

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SpiritofMaine: PortlandFirsts: A Lot Happened Here You Might Not Know About. Also: Watch Those NorthernLights Plus Bill Chmnock

FirstDistrict: Endangered Children A Column By Congressman Joseph E. Brennan

Business: Carrying on An ArchitecturalTradition: Portland's Paul Stevens Grandson of John CalvinStevensI By Thomas Verde

WorksInProgress: LocalArtists'Coop

Stalking Maine's Summer Fauna. DistinguishedjournalistJohnColerevealssomeoftheknownandnot-sowell-knownsummerresidentsofandfrequentvisitorstothePineTree State.Hey,thatwasn'treallyTomSelleckdrivingby.butitcouldhave beenRobertRedford,NormanMailer,orBillMoyers.Andwhydothe famouslikeithere?Maybeit'sbecauseMainepeopleleavetheir neighborsaloneandtreatthemjustlikethat:neighbors."That'show fameiskeptinbalanceinthissplendidstate,"saysCole.

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N 1 627, GEORGE CLEEVES, PORTland’sfirstsettler,returnedtoEngland andobtainedagrantforthepeninsulaon whichhehadbuilt,andotherneighbor¬ ing lands and islands from Sir Ferdinando Gorges,proprietorofthispartofMaine.Cleeves constructedPortland’sfirsthouseatapointalittle eastofthefootofHancockStreet,wherehe plantedcorn.

SPIRITOF

Cleevesparceledoutgrantsto

othersettlersandascattered

community,calledCasco,took rootuponthepeninsula.Long

APortlandIndex

NumberofresidentsinPortland:65,000

NumberofbooksinthePortlandPublicLibraryinMonumentSquare:297,516

NumberofseatsinMaineMallTheater;2,000

NumberofseatsintheMoviesonExchangeStreet:145

NumberofmassageservicesinPortland:14

NumberofhoursrequiredformassagetherapistcertificationatPortlandSchoolof Massage Therapy: 250

Averagecostofahalf-hourmassage:$30

Annual YMCA membership: $25

NumberofregisteredvehiclesinPortland:50,000

Averagenumberofparkingticketsgivenoutinanaverage24-hourperiodin Portland:650

Greatestnumberofparkingticketsgivenoutbyonepersoninoneday:300 HighestparkingfineinPortland:$50

Priceofatwo-and-a-half-poundlobsteronApril13.1989: atDiMillo'sinPortland:$29.95 atFlutiesinNewYorkCity:$56.50 atHarborFishinPortland:$21.47

Sources: Information from the Chamber of Commerce; NYNEX Yellow Pages; PortlandSchoolofMassageTherapy;HolisticHealthCenter;PortlandYMCA;City ofPortlandPoliceDepartment;DiMillo's,Fluties,andHarborFish.

withoutaformalgovernment,themoralsofthe newsettlementwerenotofthehighest.Most settlersdevotedthemselvestofishingandcheat¬ ingtheIndiansinthefurtrade.Theywereclad roughlyandfedcoarsely,livingintemporary sheltersoflogsfilledinwithclayorone-storey homeswiththatchedroofsandwoodenchimneys resemblingdwellingsinEngland.

In1658,Massachusettsusurpedthe'‘govern¬ ment’’ofthisterritoryandrenamedthetownFal¬ mouth.Thepeninsularcontinuedtobeknownas CascoNeckuntiltheincorporationofPortlandin 1786.

FirstWallpaper

ParsonThomasSmith,thefirstordainedminis¬ terinFalmouth,arrivedhereinJune1725,but waitedtwoyearsbeforemakingthetownhisresi¬ dence.Hishomewas,forsomeyears,thefinestin townandthefirsttohavewallpaper(affixedwith nails).Smith’shousewasdestroyedbyfireduring theattackbyBritishCaptainMowattin1775.

FirstLawyers

Before1762,nolawyerslivedinwhatisnow CumberlandCounty.Bostonattorneystraveled overterribleroadsorsailed“downEasttogetto theProvinceofMainetotrybothcriminaland

civilcases.AfterthecountiesofCumberlandand Lincolnwereestablishedin1760,twoHarvard graduateswereencouragedtosettleinPortland: Theophilus Bradbury (a former teacher from Newbury,Massachusetts)hungouthisshingleat MiddleandWillowStreetsintimefortheMay term of Cumberland County Court; the other attorneywasDavidWyer,anativeofCharles¬ town,Massachusetts.Beingtheonlytworesident lawyers, Bradbury and Wyer invariably were employedonoppositesides—andWyerevidently facedBradburyforthefirsttimeinthatMayterm eventhoughhewasn’tofficiallyadmittedtothe baruntilOctober.Bradburyissaidtohavebeen graveandjudicious;Wyerfullofwitandvivacity. BothmenwereadmittedtotheSuperiorCourtin 1765.

Inwritingtohiswifein1774,JohnAdams grumbledabouttheirsuccess:“Bradbury,they say,growsrichveryfast.”

FirstWeathercaster

ThePortlandObservatorywasthebrainchild ofCaptainLemuelMoody,oneofthecity’sfirst stockbrokers.HeformedacompanycalledThe Portland Monument Ground Association and sold96sharesofstockat$50ashare.

Aseafarer,Moodybuilthisobservatory(still standing)in1807onthehighestpointonMunjoy Hill,233feetabovesealevel,toreportonincom¬ ingshipsspiedthroughatelescope.Highupon hisperchoverlookingPortland,CaptainMoody triedhishandatweathercastingandbuiltupquite areputationforaccuracy,earningthetitle, “Portland’sfirstprivateweatherforecaster.”

FirstGasStreetLampLightedIn1850

OnNovember15,1850,Portland’sfirstgas street lamp was lighted. Immediately, many townspeoplethoughttheideawasdoomedtofail. Adelegationgatheredtoobserve“nightturned intoday”(asthemanufacturersclaimed).Many spectatorscarriednewspapersorbookstoseeif thisnew-fangledideahadmerit—couldtheyread bythelight?Despitewidespreadskepticism,the followingdaytheBoardofAidermenvotedto purchaseandinstall25lamps.By1864,there were297gasstreetlampsinPortland,making thecitysecondonlytoBostonintermsoflighted streets.

FirstChurch

In1675,theRev.GeorgeBurroughswassent

Continuednextpage

OfNote

WhateverHappenedToBillChinnock?

PERENNIAL NAME ONMAINE’S MUSIC SCENE

belongstooneWilliamChinnock(how’s thatfordodgingthe“Bill”or“Billy” hoopla?).Chinnockmovedherefromhishome inAsburyPark,N.J.,intheearly1970sand became the “Legend of the North Country”— releasingalbumsonhisownindependentlabel andbookingandpromotinghimself.Chinnock, who is married to Dick Curless’s daughter Terry,wasMaine’sveryownblue-collarBruce Springsteen.

TimeshavechangedandsohasBillChin¬ nock;he’solder,alotwiserbutstillthesame personableindividualhe’salwaysbeenashe metmeatthedoorofhis homeinFairfield.

“The Maine scene changed so much in the pastfewyears,”hesays whenaskedforanupdate onhiscareer,“that1feltI hadreachedasfaras1 couldasaregionalartist. There was nowhere else togo...Wehadfilledall theplacesweweregoing tofill,fromNewJerseyto Maine. We had done all thatwecouldreallydo.”

right, too, because he was signed to CBS Recordsonthestrengthofthatdisc.CBSrereleasedCowboysandissuedBill’snextalbum, LearningtoSurviveintheModernAge. Thatseconddiscdidn’t(areaswell,butitdid haveonebrightspot:asonghewrotecalled “Somewhere In The Night” became the theme fortheNBCsoap“SearchforTomorrow.”The songwonaDaytimeEmmyforBillaswellas substantial rotation on MTV — and also sparkedanewchapterinhiscareerascreatorof televisionsoundtracks.(“Oneofmysongsison “AsTheWorldTurns,”and“21JumpStreet” isusingsongsoffanunreleasedalbum.”That workhe’sbeendoinghere inMaine.)

After two hard years tryingtogetoutofhis contractwithCBS,Bill gotanoffertogotoCali¬ forniaandworkwiththe DoobieBrothers(“actu¬ allyreplacingMikeMac¬ Donald in the band”) from November 1987 through May 1988.

BillChinnock

AcoupleoffersarrivedfromNashville,soBill headedSouthandhookedupwithLeonRussell andhisorganization.(“IworkedwithLeon, cowrotesomestuffandweevenrecordedsome duets.”)

WhileinTennessee,Billrecordedthealbum Rock ‘N’ Roll Cowboys,releasedonRussell’s ParadiseRecordslabel.Billsaystherecord drewalotofflackfromMainefanswhothought hehad“gonecountryonthem.”Butitwasan albumhesayshehadtomaketo“breakthat damnedNewJerseystereotype”thatplagued himsincethebeginning.

BillcallsRock ‘N’ Roll Cowboys themost successfulofallhisalbums.He’sprobably

Nowweareuptothe present,butChinnockis stillwayaheadofus.He’s gettingreadytoreturntoNashvillewherethere’s talkofanotherrecorddealandanotherLP, Tornado Season,inthecan.

“It’slikeEricClaptonandtheEaglesmeetin Nashville,”Billquipswithachuckle.

“It’sontheedgeofwhatNashvilleisevolving into,”hecontinues.“Butthat meansgoingback thereforsometime.”

Andasfarasthefuture,don’tbesurprisedif BillChinnockheadsinyetanotherdirection: videoandcomputeranimation,forhehasa definitetwinkleinhiseyesashetalksabout computer-generatedgraphicsandthelike.

—Text and Photo by Lucky Clark

byMassachusetts’Puritanstotakeapastoratein Falmouth(nowPortland),andtheresidentsbuilt thefirstmeetinghouseonthesiteofwhatwould laterbeThePortlandCompany.

Burroughs,describedasextremelystrong, amiableandgenerous,becameaheroduringthe FrenchandIndianWars,when34villagefamilies weremassacred.Burroughsledtheescapeesto Cushing’sIsland,wheretheywaited10daystobe rescued.Later,hewasorderedtoSalemwhereit was proclaimed that his remarkable feats of strength must have been derived from “The PrinceofEvil.”In1692,Burroughswashanged asaconvictedwizardonthetestimonyof12year-oldMargaretJacobs—wholaterconfessed tolying.

FirstEditorImprisoned

NathanielWillis,publisheroftheEastern Argus,wasthefirsteditorimprisonedinMaine becauseofsentimentsheutteredthroughthe press.Willislostalibelsuitstemmingfroma politicalcampaign,and,unabletopaythefine, waslockedupinthecountyjailforatleast89 days—duringwhichtimehecontinuededitingthe Argus.Willis,fatherofpoetN.P.Willis,also issuedthefirstreligiousnewspaperpermanently establishedinNorthAmerica.

FirstTavern

Falmouth’s (Portland’s) first tavern was openedin1681,licensedtosellspiritousliquors: “theintercourseuptothistimehavingbeenso limitedthatnoinnwasneeded.”

Later, pre-Revolutionary Falmouth Neck boastedthreebustlingtaverns,themostfamous of which was owned by Mrs. Alice Greele (or Greeley).“WidowGreele”openedherestablish¬ mentonCongressandHampshireStreetsseveral yearsbeforetheRevolution,anditbecamea favoritegatheringspotforclubsandsocials.

Thaddeus Broad’s Tavern dated from 1771. Hissecondstructureonthesite(143Westbrook Street),builtin1782,becameacelebratedstop alongthestageroutefromPortlandtoYorkto Boston.Anunusualfeatureofthetavernwasa giantelmstandingbeforeit,knownastheBar¬ roomElm.TheinnovativeBroadbuiltstepsup thetreetoaplatforminthebrancheswhere patronscouldenjoytheirlibations.Thetreewas laterrenamedtheLafayetteElminhonorofthe famousFrenchmanwhostoppedtheretoquench histhirstin1825. —Beatrice Comas

Inthatyear,colonistsbuilttheirfirstocean-goingvessel. Christened theVirginia of Sagadahock,itsailedfromalittle shipyardjusttwelvemilesdownriver fromthepresentsiteoftheBath IronWorks.

Sinceitsfounding in1884.BathIron Works has added many“firsts"toMaines catalogueofmaritime achievements. And throughtheyears, we've made the hallmark Bath-built"asynonymfor shipbuildingexcellence.

Intheyearstocome,wewill buildshipsinBathandrepairothers inPortlandAndeachshipwillcarry

apartofMame'sproudmaritimeheritagetotheoceansoftheworld. Thanks.Mame,foragreatshipbuildingtradition.

PORTLANDIANA

Portlandfireof1866:LookingupExchangeStreetfromForeStreet.CustomHouseandCityHallinthebackground.PhotographedJuly12, 13,and14,1866forSoule’sStereoscopicViews.FromthecollectionsoftheMaineHistoricalSociety.

PortlandAsPompeii

/F YOU WERE A SMALL BOY, AN OLD MAN, OR A WOMAN OF MEANS, theviewupPortland’sExchangeStreetthatwouldhavegreetedyouon themorningofJuly5,1866,wouldhavebeenthesame:Ruins.

Three-hundred-and-twenty-twoacres—theheartofPortland—layinashes onthatmorning;1,500buildingsdestroyed.Fivemilliondollarsindamagein oneday:July4,1866.

SomesaythatdatemarkedtheturningpointinPortland’s19th-century economicandculturalgrowth.Theyearsfollowing,theypointedout, spawnedasenseof“provincialism”thathungoverthecitywellintotheearly 1900s.

HenryWadsworthLongfellowvisitedthecityofhisbirthshortlyafterthe fireandwrote,“IhavebeeninPortland...Desolation!Desolation!Itreminds meofPompeii...”

ThedayofthefirebeganmuchlikeotherIndependenceDays.Thisone markedayearfreeoftheburdensoftheCivilWar.Boysplayed.Girls watched. Men celebrated. Women watched.

Aspectaculareveningwithagreatfire-worksdisplaywasplanned.

Thefirestartedthatafternooninapileofsawdustdownbythedocks(itwas laterjudged).Thefiregrew,becameawhirlwind.Andconsumedmuchofthe oldcity.AsWilliamDavidBarrywroteinDown East magazine (November 1979),“ashesrainedontheneighboringtownofFalmouth,andonthe followingdayburnedmoneywasfoundblowingaboutBrunswick,some30 milesaway.Likethekegsofnailslaterdiscoveredfusedintomoltenlumps,no barrierofstoneorbrickremainedimpervioustothefire.”

Asmorningcame,thefireburneditselfoutagainsttheslopesofMunjoy Hillsome15hoursafteritbegan.

Perhapsthatboy,thatoldman,andthatwomanofmeanspassingon ExchangeStreetonthatsmokymorninghadoneotherthingincommon. Perhapseachwashomelessalongwith13,000othersthatday.

MichaelDonohue isdirectorofdevelopmentfortheMaineHistorical Society,485CongressStreet,Portland.

FIRST DISTRICT D

uringmanytownmeetingsanddaytodayencounterswithMainepeople,Iam repeatedly impressed by the deep and genuineconcernthatisraised(orthefutureof Maine’schildren,fortheirmentalandphysical well-beingaswellastheireducationaloppor¬ tunities.

AsaCongressmanandasaGovernor,Ihave visitedanumberofexcellentorganizationsprovid¬ ingcareforMainechildren.HeadStart,the nationally-acclaimedChildCareServicesand ChildandFamilyInstituteattheUniversityof SouthernMaine,theYorkCountyHealthServices inSaco,publicschools,andprogramsfortroubled childrenareafewexamples.Manyprofessionals andvolunteersaroundMainearedoingagreatjob. Despitetheirefforts,however,andtheeffortsand concernsofparents,andIbelieve,mostcitizens,a disturbingtrendhasemergedinrecentyears.

Children have become the nation’s poorest group.OneoutofeveryfivechildrenintheUnited Statestodayisgrowinguppoor.Thisrateisthe highestamongeightindustrializednationsinclud¬ ingGreatBritain,Sweden,Switzerland,andWest Germany.Inplainterms,therichestindustrialized countryintheworldisraisingthepoorestchildren. Poorchildrenarenotreceivingthehealthcare andmedicalattentiontheyneed.Anestimated 40,000babiesintheUnitedStatesdieannually— beforetheirfirstbirthday.Sixin10children youngerthanfourhavenotreceivedbasicimmuni¬ zations.TwelvemillionAmericanchildrenhaveno healthinsurance.

Arecentnationalstudyhasconnectedsubstance abusebyparentstotheneglectandabuseoftheir children.Betweentwoandfivethousandchildren diefromabuseandneglecteachyear.

TheseproblemshaveappearedinMaineaswell. Eighty-onepercentofMaineteachersreportthat thereareundernourishedchildrenintheirclass¬ rooms.Ninety-sixpercentsaychildabuseandneg¬ lectareproblemsintheirschools.

Nationally,politicalleadersproclaimthatchild-

BY JOE BRENNAN

renareourgreatestresource,yetfederalfunding forchildren’sprogramshasbeenslashedby40 percentduringthepasteightyears.Cutshave occurred despite acknowledgement that these programshelppoorchildrenbuildhealthier,more productivelives.Thehollowrhetoricisagreat disservicetoourchildrenandthenation.

HeadStartreachesonly16percentofeligible children. This program has been proven to improve the chances for a child from a lowincomefamilytoearnahighschooldegree,finda job,andavoidjailandteenagepregnancy.

TheWomen,Infants,andChildrenNutrition (W1C)programservesonly50percentofeligible womenandchildren.W1Cprovidesprenatalcare forpregnantwomenandimmunizationsforchild¬ renduringthecriticalfirstmonthsoflife.Ithas beendramaticallysuccessfulinpreventingpre¬ maturebirths,birthdefects,andinfantdiseases.

Only50percentofthechildrenlivinginpov¬ ertyarecoveredbyMedicaidhealthinsurance.

Today,100,000childrenarehomeless.Fed¬ eralaffordablehousingprogramswereslashedby 70to75percentduringthepasteightyears.

Investinginourchildrentodaywillavertlong¬ termproblemsforAmericansociety.According totheCenterforNationalPolicy,“$3issavedin avoidedhospitalcostsforeveryfederaldollar investedinW1C.Foreverydollarinvestedin preschooleducation,$6issavedinreduced cnme,specialeducation,andwelfareexpenditures.” Asidefromdollarsavings,preventingcrimewill avoidhumansufferingandpain.

Thefederalgovernment’sretreatfromcaring forthenation’syoungpeopleisagreatshame.As awealthyandprosperousnation,weoweittoour childrentoprovidethemwithasolidfoundationof propernutrition,medicalcare,andeducationto givethemthebestpossiblechanceforahappy future.

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AKE A WALK THROUGH PORTLAND’S WestSide(oralongjustaboutanymajor thoroughfareinthecityforthatmatter) andyou’dbehardpressednottobumpintoa buildingdesignedbyfamedarchitectJohnCalvin Stevensoroneofhisdescendants.Threegenera¬ tionsofStevenses—JohnCalvin1,JohnHoward, andJohnCalvinII—haveblessedPortlandwith suchlastingarchitecturalvictoriesasCityHall, theJ.B.BrownBlockonCongressStreet,the L.D.M.SweatMemorialattachedtothePortland MuseumofArt,andtheUnitedStatesPostOffice onForestAvenue.

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TakeawalkthroughthedoorofStevensMor¬ ton Rose & Thompson at 73 Oak Street and you’relikelytobumpintoamemberofthefourth andlatestgenerationofStevensarchitectsto draw a drafting pencil across the Portland skyline—PaulS.Stevens.Likehisfather,his grandfatherbeforehim,andhisgreat-grand¬ father,Stevenshasspenthislifedesigning schools,correctionalfacilities,health-carefacili¬ ties,civicstructures,andresidencesinPortland andthroughoutthestate.

“1didn’tintendtostayinPortland,”saysPaul Stevens,adistinguished,articulate,andaffable manwithagreyingmoustacheandgoateesimilar tothoseofgreatgranddad.

“IwenttogradschoolattheUniversityof Pennsylvaniaandwasworkingwithaprofessorof minethereaftergraduatingin1962.Fouryears later,myfathergotinvolvedinabigprojectin Portlandandaskedmetocomehometohelphim. Iwasjustgoingtohelphimoutandthenreturn righttoPennsylvania;1hadevenleftalotofmy stuffbackthere.ButbeforeIknewit,Iwasinthe firmandIjustneverleftagain.Igotmarried,too. Thatalsohadsomethingtodowithit,1suppose," hesayswithasmile.

Since1883,theStevensfamilyhasbeeninthe architecturebusinessinPortland.Since1966, PaulStevenshasbeenquietlyandquitecapably carryingonthattraditionoftheStevenspedigree. Amongtheprojectsheandhisfirmhaveworked on are the new Casco Bay Ferry Terminal, Seventy-FiveStateStreet(asix-story,53-unit

CarryingonPortland’s ArchitecturalTradition

carefacilityfortheelderly),andTheHenleyon Broadway(a22-unitcondominiumconversionof aschoolinSouthPortland).Projectsintheworks includethenew,proposed$17-millionCumber¬ landCountyJailandCourthouse.

ButStevens’visionforPortlandandMaine oftengoesmuchfurtherthanthewallsofhospitals orprisonfacilities.Heremembersatimewhen thereprobablywere10architecturalfirmsinthe entirestate,whenCongressStreetwasthecenter oftownandPortlandingeneralwas“aprettydull placetolive.”Sincethattime,hehaswatchedthe pendulumofbusinessactivityandbuildingswing fromCongressStreet,outtotheMaineMall,into theOldPortand,mostrecently;backtotheCon¬ gressSquarearea.

“Thatiswherethenextboomwilltakeplace,” Stevenspredictsconfidently.“TheOldPorthas beendevelopedaboutasmuchasitcanbe.Itis now creeping up Munjoy Hill and beyond. The CongressStreetcorridorisready.”

TheCongressStreetcounterparttotheIntown PortlandExchangeisagroupofmerchantscalled Uptown & Company. This group has approached Stevens’firmandaskedforastudyofthearea

aroundCongressSquare.

“It’sthefirstinstancethatIknowofamer¬ chants association doing a major planning study,”saysStevens.“Whatwe’vefoundisthat ForestAvenuetrulyisthegatewaytothecity, andwethinkthisareaneedstobefocusedupon more.IthasalotgoingforitwithDeeringOaks beingrightthere.Itisamajoraccesspointand needstobemoreattractivethanitisnow.”

Stevensisnotonetoagreewiththecriticism thatdevelopmentinPortlandhasreacheditspeak andcanstandnomore.Hethinksthatthejere¬ miadof“neverbeingabletofillmorespace”isan “oldargument”onehearseverytimeanewoffice complexisbuilt.Hemakesanexceptiontothis, however,whenitcomestoOneCityCenter.

“Theplaceisnotasuccessbecauseofthe buildingitself,”hesays.“There’scertainly nothingwrongwiththelocation.Butit’saninac¬ cessiblebuilding;itdoesn’tdrawyouintoit.Itsort ofsitstherelikeafortressandit’sahardbuilding tofindyourwayinto.Onceinside,youdon’t reallyfeellikeyou’reinNewEngland.Allthat marblemakesitaverycold,veryhardspace.”

Otherboo-boosinPortland’splanninghistory,

PaulStevensathisBowdoinStreethome.PaulandhiswifeDodohavetwosons,John CalvinStevensIII(nine)andNathanielShawStevens(six).

accordingtoStevens,aretheHolidayInnandthe SpringStreetexpansion.

“Everyonethoughtitwouldbringbigtaxdol¬ larsintotown,”hesaysofPortland’sbigwhite elephantonthehill.“TheHolidayInnhadsome sortofrulesthatthehotelhadtofrontsomany lanesoftraffic.Theytoredownsomebeautifulold buildingsonSpringStreettodothis.Itwasallpart ofaschemetocreatearingroadaroundPortland. TheFranklinarterialwasonelinkthatwould connect with Cumberland Avenue, continue to StateStreetandendupatSpring.Thiswasgoing tobethemajorroadthatwouldencirclethecity. WheneveryonerealizedwhatagashtheSpring Streetexpansionputinthecity,theprojectwas abandoned.”

But Stevens admits that the Cumberland CountyCivicCenterwasonepositivethingto comefromthisrupturingofwhatusedtobeoneof Portland’sniceststreets.Heisconcerned,how¬ ever,aboutdrasticmistakesbeingmadeagainin theweavingofPortland’sarchitecturalfabric.

“1wastalkingabouthistoricalpreservationto theplanningboard20yearsago,”herecalls.“Of

course,backthenallanyonewantedtodowas teardownandbuildoveragain.Whathasbeen luckilysavedandrevivedhasbeendoneinspite ofthefactthatthiscityhasyettoadoptanykind ofpreservationordinance."

StevensapplaudstheeffortsofCityCouncilor Pamela Plumb, Portland Landmarks Director DebAndrewsandotherscurrentlyworkingonthe passageofsuchanordinance.Hesays,however, thatsuchlegislationmustbecarefullywritten.

“LookattheCustomHouse,”hesuggests.“If there had been an ordinance on the books a hundredyearsagothatstatedanynewbuilding mustbeconstructedfromthesamekindsofmate¬ rialsastheonessurroundingit,youwouldnever haveseentheCustomHousebuilt.Yethavingno ordinanceatallhasresultedinabuildinglikethe HolidayInn.Thewordingofapreservationordi¬ nanceisveryimportant.”

WhenStevensisn'tbusyworkingonthefirm's projectsorwatchingPortlandgothroughitsgrow¬ ingpains,heiskeptfairlyoccupiedwiththe remodelingofhishouseat40BowdoinStreet—a housethathisgreat-grandfatherdesigned.Bow¬

doinStreetisavirtualshowcaseofJohnCalvin Stevenshouses,boththe“Shinglestyle”whichhe pioneeredandwhatisknownas“formalcolon¬ ial.”Thirteenofthe15housesonBowdoinStreet were designed by the Stevens patriarch. The famedarchitect’sownhomeisat52Bowdoin, severaldoorsdownfromPaulStevens’house.

“HediscoveredtheShinglestyleattheChicago World’sFairinthelate1800s,”saysStevensof JohnCalvinI.“Itwasadepartureforhimfrom theveryformal,verysymmetricaldesignsof housesinthatday.Itwasmorepicturesqueand natural.Thisstylegavewaylatertothecolonial revivalismoftheearly1900sandthiswastheera inwhichmygrandfather,JohnHoward,grewup. ExamplesofhisworkarethePortlandBoysClub on Cumberland Avenue and the Post Office on Forest.Myfather,JohnCalvinII,wasinvolvedin colonialrevivalism,too,butlatergotcaughtupin themodernmovementanddesignedthingslike Baxter School for the Deaf on Mackworth Island.”

Inordertoopenupthebackpartofhishouseto Continuednextpage

SelectedPortlandBuildingsDesignedbyJohnCalvinStevensI

92 Exchange Street (S.H. Colesworthy Block, ColonialRevival,1889)

JohnCalvinStevensandAlbertWinslowCobb

142-150MiddleStreet(StorerBrothers’Block, Queen Anne, 1881)

FrancisH.FassettandJohnCalvinStevens

183-187MiddleStreet(OxfordBlock,Roman¬ esqueRevival,1886-1887)

JohnCalvinStevens

163 Danforth Street (Joseph Holt IngrahamEliasThomasHouse,Federal/ColonialRevival remodel,1902)

JohnCalvinStevens

111 High Street (Portland Museum of Art, ColonialRevival,1911-1912)

JohnCalvinStevensandJohnHowardStearns

120-122and124-126SpringStreet(WilliamH. StevensBlocks,ColonialRevival,1892)

JohnCalvinStevens

131 State Street (William E. Gould House, Romanesque Revival, 1884)

JohnCalvinStevens

148-150StateStreet(GeorgeWarren-DanielF. Emery, Sr., House, Federal/Colonial Revival remodel,1883)

FrancisH.FassettandJohnCalvinStevens

156StateStreet(RichardHunnewellHouse/PortlandClub,Federal/ColonialRevivalremodel, 1923)

JohnCalvinStevens,JohnHowardStearns,E. LeanderHiggins

Continuednextpage

morelight,Stevenshastornouthalfoftheold kitchen.Whilethisprocesshasbeengoingon,he andhisfamilyhavebeensortofcampingoutina veryattractive,veryformaldiningroomthatnow servesastheircooking/eatingarea.

“It’sactuallyagoodthingforme,”admits Stevenswithasmirk.“Inowgetanideaofwhata pain-in-the-neckitisforclientswhosehomesI haveredesigned.”

ThomasVerdeisalifestylereporterfor The KennebecJournal.

PaulStevens’popularitywithPuffin(dog) andFrosty(cat)isevident.

AStevensSampler(Continued)

159StateStreet(CongregationalChurch,Gothic Revivalfacaderemodel,1893)

JohnCalvinStevens

165StateStreet(NathanielCrockett-GeorgeS. Hunt House, Federal and Colonial Revival remodel,1927)

JohnCalvinStevensandJohnHowardStearns

188StateStreet(LeightonApartmentHouseand Store,ColonialRevival,1915)

JohnCalvinStevensandJohnHowardStearns

723CongressStreet(Dr.E.EugeneHoltHouse, Romanesque Revival, 1883-1884)

JohnCalvinStevens

743CongressStreet(SamuelT.PickardHouse, Queen Anne, 1884)

JohnCalvinStevens

749CongressStreet(MellenE.BolsterHouse, Italianate,1881)

FrancisE.FassettandJohnCalvinStevens

23DeeringStreet(FredE.AllenHouse,Colonial Revival,1898)

JohnCalvinStevens

52DeeringStreet(WilliamH.ThaxterHouse, ShingleStyle,1884)

JohnCalvinStevens

14MellenStreet(JonathanF.ClarkHouse,Ital¬ ianate,1880)

FrancisH.FassettandJohnCalvinStevens

15 Mellen Street (William H. Roberts, Jr., House,ColonialRevival,1898)

JohnCalvinStevens

24 Mellen Street (Malcolm F. Hammond House, Queen Anne, 1882)

FrancisH.FassettandJohnCalvinStevens

30 Mellen Street (George S. Payson House, ColonialRevival,1898)

JohnCalvinStevens

235StateStreet(Mrs.A.T.JonesHouse,Queen Anne, 1883)

FrancisH.FassettandJohnCalvinStevens

6 Bowdoin Street (Edward H. Daveis House, ColonialRevival,1890)

JohnCalvinStevensandAlbertWinslowCobb

9BowdoinStreet(NathanCliffordBrownHouse, ColonialRevival,1902)

JohnCalvinStevens

28BowdoinStreet(FranklinC.PaysonHouse, ColonialRevival,1901)

JohnCalvinStevens

29BowdoinStreet(RichardWebbHouse,Colon¬ ialRevival,1907)

JohnCalvinStevensandJohnHowardStearns

36 Bowdoin Street (Henry H. Houghton House, ShingleStyle,1887)

JohnCalvinStevens

40 Bowdoin Street (Lucius M. Clark House, ShingleStyle,1887)

JohnCalvinStevens

44 Bowdoin Street (Montgomery S. Gibson House,ShingleStyle,1885-1886)

JohnCalvinStevens

52BowdoinStreet(JohnCalvinStevensHouse, ShingleStyle,1884)

JohnCalvinStevens

Editor'sNote:Portland’sWestEndisashowcase ofarchitecturebyJohnCalvinStevensIandhis associates. These are a few of the Portland region’smanybuildingsdesignedinwholeorpart by Stevens, who worked on more than 1,000 projects.OurthankstoGreaterPortlandLand¬ marksforprovidinganextensivelist.

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The following craftspeople are just a few amongmanyfinefurniture-makersinMaine:

C.H.Becksvoort, ofNewGloucester,began learningcabinetmakingin1965anhasbeenin thebusinessformorethan15years.“1tryto match furniture to suit my customers. For instance,ifI’mbuildingforaverytallorheavy person,”saysBecksvoort,“1canaccommodate them.”Heenjoysdoinganassortmentofpiecesin anygivenweek,fromchestsofdrawerstosleighs. Becksvoortprefersworkingwithcherry,and commentsthathisstyleisplainbutsubtle:“My piecescanfitintoavarietyofsettings.”

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inComfort(11yearsold,inSouthPortland)and Bradco Manufacturing Company (30 years old, inLisbon).Bothcompaniessharethesamefac¬ toryinLisbon.FurniturefromConceptsismade mainlyofspruce;it’sfunctional,sturdy,andinex¬ pensive.Bradcoisknownforitschairs,built mostlyfromashandpine.“Thecustomercomes first,”saysPriscilla,“andwestriveforsatisfac¬ tion.”TheAmbrosescalltheirwork“functional art.”TheirSouthPortlandshowroomfeatures

furniturefrombothcompanies.

WalkingintoDimoraonExchangeStreetcan becomparedtoexperiencingareallyfunart gallery.OwnersGregLipton,SaraCrisp,and GiorgiFidesofferone-of-a-kindpiecesandrepli¬ cas in contemporary classic designs. Mainly cherryandashareused.“Weworkdirectlywith ourcustomers,”saysFides,whonotesthattheir clientele ranges from Bangor to Boston and beyond.Infact,99percentofLipton’ssalesare madeout-of-state.Lipton,whoreceiveda1988 awardfromtheGuildAmericanCraftAwardsfor hisstandingmirror,says,“1feelI’vedonethese designsbeforeinanotherlifetime;they’real) familiartome.”

DimoraalsooffersEuropeanlightingandhome accessoriesrangingfromclockstofunkypieces forthemantle.Displaysinthisdelightfulstore changemonthly.

Susan Mack and Kevin Rodel of Mack and RodelCabinetmakers inPownaljoinedinbusi¬ nesstwoyearsago;however,eachhasbeenbuild¬ ingformorethanadecade.Theymakeevery¬ thingfromtraditionalShakertocontemporary designs.TheircustomersliveasfarawayasWis¬ consin,andMackandRodelgenerallyworkwith cherry and maple. “We enjoy helping people createthatspecialpiecethey’vealwayswantedor justdesigningsomethingnewforthem,”Mack says.

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RobertStuart,PaulTownsend,andChristian Carrfounded StuartTownsendCarr in1986. The company manufactures a range of finelymadefunctionalhardwoodfurnituresuchasa revolving bookcase—their most popular item. StuartrecallsanexampleoftheirL.L.Bean-like customerservicepolicy:“AladyfromNewYork Cityaskedtohaveabookcasemailedintimefora friend’sChristmas.Wegotitthere,butitturned

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WhenGaryMerrillandBetteDavislivedat WitchwayinCapeElizabeth,theyinvitedfriends suchasJeanArthurandClaudeRainstobringa touchofauthenticHollywoodstardomtoGreater Portland,anditisthoseheadytimesthatarestill remembered whenever Gary is spotted on the PortlandCountryClubgolfcourse.Actorsand actresses,likepoliticians,havealwaysbeenpar¬ tialtothisopen,unaffectedstatethatrespects privacyandtakescelebritiesastheycome.Andy Wharholmayhavesaid,“Everyoneisfamousfor 15minutes,”buthecouldnothavehadMainein mind.Here,nooneis“famous”intheglitzysense thewordhasrecentlyacquired.

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By JONATHAN WHITE

PhotographsBy FRANCIS DIFALCO

I /ALK THR0UCH THE FR0NT doorof 1/I/ 49NealStreetandyouenterahavenof

■ ■ eclectic elegance—The Pomegranate Inn.Followingasix-monthtransformation,the Barbour-MillikenHouse(builtin1884)isnowa bed&breakfast.

“Urbanbed&breakfastsarerelativelynew,” observes Alan Smiles, who with wife Isabel packed up and moved to Portland from Green¬ wich,Connecticut,inFebruary1988.Alan’srich voicecarriestheintonationsofAlbion;rearedin Belfast,NorthernIreland,andschooledinGreat Britain,heemigrated(“withoutmuchurging”)to theUnitedStatestojointheNewYorkCityoffice ofhisfamily’stextilefirmin1953.

MovingtoPortlandconstitutedanewbegin¬ ningforAlanandIsabel.“We’veonlybeenmar¬ riedfive-and-a-halfyears,”sheexplains.“Alan’s wilewasmybestfriend,andshedied.Andthen myhusbanddied...”,

“Andhereweare,”Alaninterjects,“coming hereandstartingawholenewlifetogether,start¬ ingsomethingfresh.”Thecouple’sextendedfam¬ ilyoffivechildren,alllivingout-of-state,are beginningtorefertoPortlandas“home.Every timetheycome,theytendtolikeitabitmore,” Alannotes,“whichiseasytounderstand.”

AlanandIsabelSmilesseatedbeforethe"Passerby”—aseriesof18intaglioprintsbyNew YorkartistSergioGonzalezTorneroadoringtheirstairwaywall.Alanisthegreat-grandson ofScottishsurgeon/socialreformerSamuelSmiles(1812-1904),whoseworksinclude Self-Help,PhysicalEducation,Character,Thrift,andDuty.

BeforesettlinginPortland,theSmileses searchedforjusttherightsmallcity—Richmond, Virginia,wasonepossibility.ButPortland’s architectureandnearnesstotheseadecidedthe outcome.BeforebuyingintheWestEnd,they consideredseveralhousesinPortland,including oneonPleasantStreetownedbyarchitectPaul StevensandanotherontheEasternProm.“We wantedsomethingalreadyzonedforthis,”says Alan.“AndthisareaofPortlandislikeatotal timewarp;everythingisprettymuchthewayit waswhenthesehomeswerebuiltinthe1880s and 1890s.”

“Whenwelookedatthishouse,Ijustthoughtit

lookedlikealittlecityhotel,homey,homey,” saysIsabel.

“It’stheneighborhood,notjustthehouse, althoughwhatIsabelhasdonewiththishouse makesitevenmorecompatiblewiththeneighbor¬ hood.”

WhatIsabelhasdonewiththehouseistocom¬ binenaturallight,dazzlingcolorschemes,abitof newconstruction,andthecouple’sextensivecol¬ lectionofantiques,orientalrugs,andartworkto createavisuallyaestheticfeast.EveryVictorian angleofthehomeprovidesaninterestingperspec¬ tive,somenewdelight—whetherit’saglimpseof avividportraitviewedthroughadoorway,china

adorning a mantlepiece, or a painted 19thcenturyItalianstandingscreenmountedona wall.Greatcareandaloveofbeautifulthings intriguinglyarrangedininterestingspacialrela¬ tionshipsmakewalkingthroughThePomegran¬ ateInnaseriesofpleasurablediscoveries.

TheSmiles’sobjetsd’artreflectextensive tastes—from enameled boxes to Abby Shahn wallhangings.“Artisourweakness,”Isabel admits.“Wedriveoldcars;wedon’thavefur coats,butwedoliketobuyart.That’soneofthe reasonswehadtogetabiggerhouse—tohang everythingin.Ilikeoperatingabed&breakfast becausealotofpeoplewillbeabletoenjoyour simplecollection.Wedon’tcollectanyoneperiod oranyonestyle;webuyartbecausewelikeit,not becauseofthenameoftheartist.”

Below, cinnamon-brown walls with blush accents dominate this bedroom designed by HeidiGerquest.That’sareproductionmahogany four-posterbedandteal-bluechinoiserietable andchair,bedsideChippendaletableanda19thcenturyItalianstandingscreen.

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Andthenthere’sthecolorscheme.Somewhat oddforahouse,thecolorshangtogetherasan integratedandultimatelyimpressiveeyeful.The downstairsandupstairshallwaysarepainted (fourcoats,hand-rubbed,andvarnished)asortof burnishedorangethatIsabeldoesn’tlikedes¬ cribed“asorangeorburntsiennaorange;it’snot atall.”Whatevertheshade,augmentedbynatu¬ ralwindowlightanddiscreetlyplacedceiling lighting,thecolorbrightensandenlivenswhat must have been two somewhat gloomy upstairs corridors.“I’mnotabigcurtainfan,”saysIsabel, “butyouneedprivacyonthefirstfloor,sowehad interiorshuttersbuiltin.”

Eachofthenineguestrooms,identifiedby brassnumerals,isdifferent,mostwithwallshandpaintedbylocalartistHeidiGerquest.Color schemesvaryfrompurpleandbrowntolavender yellows and greens to Williamsburg green to brickspaintedblackwithredslashesto...Most roomsfeaturestencil-likedesignspaintedfree¬ handbyHeidi,whomIsabelaskedtoautograph everyroomjustasanartistsignsapainting.Some wallpaperalsoisused.

The beds—heaped with pillows—range from four-posters to pineapple beds. Isabel, who ownedanantiqueandinteriordecoratingbusi¬ nessinGreenwich,boughtonebedroomsetwitha grape-leafmotif(includingchairsandsidetables) forjust$65ataF.O.Baileysale,“but1hadto paintit.”

Fivebathroomswere“tuckedin”inadditionto fouralreadyinplace.Existingclaw-footbathtubs weremaintained,newtubsand“Italianshowers” installed,sinkspurchasedfromAquaonIndia Street. Bathroom floors are Grecian marble. (“My son imports marble from Greece,” says Isabel,“andhesaid,‘Mom,you have tohave marblebathrooms.’”)

Black,high-techtelevisionsmountedonpillars add contemporary touches amid the paintings andglowingwalls.

“Wedidn’thavetodoalotofmajorconstruc¬ tion,”Isabelrecalls.“AlthoughlastSeptember, thingswereprettydepressingaroundhere.We hadtotearthingsallaparttoputinthesystems the City of Portland said we had to.” Those Continuednextpage

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“Likealloldhouses,onceyoutouchanything, then you’ve got to do a major job,” Alan observes. “This was always a single-family house,butit’stoobigforusjusttocomeinand live;wehadtoturnitintoanincome-producing property.Fortunately,thewayit’slaidout,notwo bedroomsabuteachother.”

“What’samazingto meisthatalltheserugsand otherthingswereinstorage whilethepaintingwas goingon,butIsabelwas abletocarryinher headthetotalconceptof howthehousewouldbe...”

“Itwasawonderfulexperienceforustowork withallthesecraftspeople,”saysIsabel.One craftsperson was her daughter Amy Russack, whocamefromConnecticuttopaintfauxfinishes onthemoldings.Thedownstairswoodenmold¬ ing, once Wedgewood blue, now appears as green-veinedmarblethankstoAmy’sskillwith paintandbrush.“Thehousewaspinkandblue, andthey’renotmycolors,”laughsIsabel.The couplerepaintedthehome’sexterior,covered with Portland cement in 1952, a grey-brown; addedasmalldeckandstairwayonthedriveway side,andenlargedanexistingkitchendoor/wall into a sliding glass door beneath a leaded window—providinglightandabackyardviewto theSmiles’swhite-walledlivingarea.

“What’samazingtome,”saysAlan,“isthat alltheserugsandotherthingswereinstorage whilethepaintingwasgoingon,butIsabelwas abletocarryinherheadthetotalconceptofhow thehousewouldbe.So,wheneverythingcame outofstorage,weweren’tgoingaroundwithpie¬ cesoffabricsaying,‘Well,thiswillgohere...’”

“Alan’smybestfriendandfan,”saysIsabel. “He’scolor-blind;maybethat’swhy!ButIliketo —Continued on page 34

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Continuedfrompage32 usecolorsandpeoplerespondtothem.”

Room rates at The Pomegranate, which opened(orbusinessEasterweekend,are$85per night,$95duringthesummerseason.(Standard rooms at the Spring Street Holiday Inn cost $69/single,$79/double;withking-sizebedsit’s $75/single,$85double.)

“Portlandisnotadestinationresort,”Alan pointsout.“Mostbed&breakfastsareplaces peoplecometoescapefromtheworld.Thisisnot thattypeo(installation;it’saplace(orpeoplewho havetobeinPortlandonbusinessorwhatever, eachroomhasatelephone,cabletelevision,pri¬ vatebathroom.”

AlanandIsabelsharethebreakfastcooking. “Thebeautyofthisplaceisthatyoudon’thaveto runitasahotel,”Alanpointsout.“Thereare wonderfulrestaurantsinPortland,andyoucan walktoallofthemfromhere.”

“Wehopetogetrepeatguestswhoappreciate thishouseandwhowillwanttocomebackto Portland,”saysIsabel.“Wehopethatabusiness personwillfeelsocomfortablethatthenexttime heorshecomestoPortland,theirsignificantother alsowillcometostay.”

JonathanWhiteiseditorofPortlandMonthly. FrancisDiFalcoisaprofessionalphotographer basedinLisbon,Maine.

Topright,thewallsofthePomegranateInn’s third-floorsittingroomarepaintedadeepgreen. “Ireallythrewinwhateverwasleftover,”says Isabel,whodecoratedtheroomwithnumerous paintings,primitive-artbooks,acowhiderug, Chinese Chippendale, and a pair of English Windsorchairs.Shecoveredthefootstoolswith anoldfurcoatpurchasedatafleamarket.

Right,artistHeidiGerquest’sdesignsforthis bedroomwereinspiredbyHenriMatisse.Isabel boughttheI930’sbedroomsetforjust$65ata F.O.Baileysale,thenpainteditadarkbrown withpurplehints.Theflooriscoveredwith“an oldChineserug.’’ Apairofsilver-lustrecandle¬ sticksandChineseroostersadornthemantle¬ piece,andthebedisdrapedwithIrishlinen damask.TheSmilesesboughttheentirestockof Pomegranate-scented soap from New York’s Caswell-Masseyfirmtopresenttotheirguests.

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BEST NEW RESTAURANT

Hugo's(Portland);ImperialChina(SouthPortland);Margaritaville(Portland).

Runner-up:Panda House(Portland)

Commentary:“ElaboratepresentationandrubinevegetablescutintheshapeofcactiisreplacingthetraditionalsteamedriceundersilverdomesinPortland’s nouveauoriental.

BEST SEAFOOD

ChannelCrossing(SouthPortland);DiMillo’s(Portland);Seamen’s Club(Portland).

Commentary:“WhoarethepeoplewhogototheSnow Squall?” “MostPromising: Fhe‘New’Galley”(Falmouth).

BEST

LATE NIGHT

F.ParkerReidy's(Portland);Horseleathers(Portland);OldPortTavern(Portland). Runner-up:Mickio’s(Portland).

Commentary:“MickiosistheonlyplaceIknowthatwillstillserveyouasteakat10p.m.whilethebandiswarmingupandbemostgraciousaboutit.”

BEST INTERNATIONAL

Thai Gardens(Portland);Taj Mahal(Portland);Trojan Horse/Panda House(Portland).

Commentary:“theneatestthingabout1988wastheproliferationofThairestaurantsinPortland.Wehavemaybefourorfivenow.”

WORTH THE DRIVE

22Lincoln (Brunswick); WindomsontheWater (Kennebunk); The Oide House(Bridgton). Runner-up: TheLibrary(Portsmouth).

BEST DINER FOOD

MissPortlandDiner(Portland):Moody's Diner (Waldoboro);DayAlter(Portland). Commentary:“IjustwishMissPortlandDinerwereopen24hourslikeintheolddays.”

BEST BREAKFAST/BRUNCH

WestSide(Portland)/Si/eerShell(SouthPortland):TieforFirstPlace. ThirdPlace:GoodEggCale.

BEST FAMILY

VillageCale(Portland);Boone's(Portland);Valle's(Portland). Runner-up:Ruby'sChoice(Portland).

Commentary onRuby'sChoice:“StillPortland’sbestburgerbyamile!”

BEST DESSERTS

BrattleStreet(Portland);Sonesta(Portland);Albertas(Portland).

Commentary onAlbertas: “1hankGodthey’vebroughtbackDeathbyChocolate."

MOST ROMANTIC

Madd Apple Cafe(Portland);CapeArundelInn (Kennebunkport):Albertas(Portland).

Commentary:“CapeArundelInnisalsothebestplacetospyonWalker'sPoint.”

BEST OVERALL RESTAURANT

Albertas(Portland):Madd Apple Cafe(Portland);Back Bay Grill/Cafe Always(Portland).

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Liquid Assets

Playing

Formostofus,gonearethedays ofbuildingsandcastles;however,formsof adultplaythatcanbemuseandstimulate. Inthesensoryfield,oneofthemostinnocuousis discoveringunusualfoodandwinecombinations. Manypeoplehesitatetoplay,perhapsintimi¬ datedbytheoldrubric,“whitewinewithfishand chicken,redwinewithmeat,”or,“1don’tknow much about wine.” The food-wine game is for havingfunwhileyoulearn;inthismilieu,ignor¬ anceisanasset.Anunfetteredpalateisthemain ticket,unfettered,thatis,fromprejudiceand preconceptions.

Take,forexample,friedchicken.Asimple, all-Americandish.Butinmyexperience,amatch withazestyredwinesuchasCaliforniaZinfandel, particularlyifthechickenwasdippedinabatter filledwithspices.Spicyfoodscurrentlyarevery popular, whether barbeque, Tex-Mex or Sze-

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chuan.Whatwinescomplementthesefoods?My experimentationsuggeststhataspicywinewill accompanysuchfood.InCalifornia,lookfora spicy off-dry Gewurztraminer (just say “Gewurz”) or a rose made from Grenache. A TavelrosefromtheRhoneValleyofFrancealso would be good and perhaps an Alsatian “Gewurz.”

OnegeneralrulethatIusuallyfollowis:“The simplerthedish,thesimplerthewine.”Forexam¬ ple,asimplebroiledfishwouldbeoverpowered byanoakyChardonnay,whereasafishmiredina richsauceeasilycouldtakethecomplexitiesofan expensive, oaky Chardonnay. One of the most interestingexperiencesI’vehadoccurredwhenI attendedanInglenook-NapaValleytastingand enjoyed chocolate paired with Cabernet Sauvignon—agreatmatch.Also,adeeplyfla¬ voredMerlotwouldscorewellwithchocolate.

d & Wine

Certaindishes,suchassweetbreadsorpork, haveaneutralcharacterandreallyderivetheir flavorfromthesauceorthemannerofprepara¬ tion.Sweetbreadsinabrownsauceoftenarebest withPinotPinororalighterBordeaux;prepare them in a cream sauce and they go well with Chardonnay or White Burgundy.

Thereareafewfood-winepublicationsthat explorethesubject.IrecommendFood and Wine magazine,particularlyarticlesbyDavidRosengartenappearinginThe WineSpectator.

Ifyouhaveunusualfoodandwinepairings, please send them to me in care of Portland Monthly, 578CongressStreet,Portland,Maine 04101. The best ones, based on my judgment, willreceiverecognitioninthiscolumn.

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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,including“DeathbyChocolate.” Lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. Major credit 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.

Boone’s. Custom House Wharf, Portland. They’ve beenservinganextraordinaryrangeofseafoodsince 1898.Portlandmemorabiliaandantiquesaredisplayed intheheavy-beameddiningroom,andtherearenightly specialsinadditiontotheextensivemenu.Lunchand dinnerdaily,allmajorcreditcards.774-5725.

Cafe Always. 47MiddleStreet,Portland.Oneof Portland’smostimaginativeeateries.Featuresastrong, ambitiousmenuandaromanticatmosphere.774-9399.

ChannelCrossing. 23FrontStreet,SouthPortland. AnelegantrestaurantwithansparklingviewofPortland fromitsperchacrosstheharbor.Teriyakisirloinisa favorite,asis“FreshCatch,”theveryfreshestfishavail¬ ableeachday.Lunchanddinner.Sundaybrunch,major creditcards.799-5552.

DockFore.336ForeStreet,Portland.Dailyspecials inthiscozyOldPortsettingincludeburgers,quiches, soups,chowders,freshfish,steamers,andmussels. Lunchanddinner.772-8619.

Forefathers’ Tavern. Log Cabin Road, Kennebunk¬ port.Opennightlytillmidnight,thisK-porttradition continueswiththetavern’spopularPizzaNightonTues¬ days.Seafood,steaks,andnightlyspecials.967-3458.

The Madd Apple Cafe.23 ForestAvenue,Portland. AnintimateAmericanbistrolocatedinthePortland PerformingArtsCenter.Offeringachangingmenu;spe¬ cialtiesincludeCarolinaChoppedPorkBBQ,Shrimp Remoulade, tournedos Marchand du Vin, and Bananas Foster. Lunch and dinner. Major credit cards. 774-9698.

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CEILING VENT CONTINUALLY

blewcoolair.Notcoldairexactly,butat theendofAprilonehardlyneededcoolair onthebackoftheneckandshoulders.Maybehe shouldmovehisdesksoasnottobedirectlyunder thevent,buttherealproblemwasthe“floor” thermostat,asinglecontrollocatedinacloset nearthetoilets.Howcouldathermostatina closettellhowcolditwasinhisoffice?

landlordwasaburden.There’dbetheusualreas¬ surances,avisitbyoneofthepropertymanager’s crewtostareattheventsandlectureonsome technicalaspectoftheheating-coolingsystem, andnothingwouldchange.There’dbecoolair stillblowingintohisofficethenextday.

middle-agedmanwithafailingbusinesswho’d queriedhiswifesodesperately:“Howdoesone becomesecond-rate?”

Hestaredatthephone.Itwouldn’tring,andhe couldn’tbringhimselftomaketheusualroundof salescalls.Theusualseriesofnot-ins,notavailables,saythey’llcallbackbutdon’t.Howdo salesmenstayatit?Howdotheytakealltheno’s, alltherejection,alltheegobuffetingbetween sales?Itwasallwellandgoodtosaythatyou need10or20or100“ups”beforeoneclicks,or thatthesaleisn’tmadeonthefirstcontact,butthe fourthorfifthorsixth.Easytosay,buthowdoesa humanbeingmanageit?

Betternottostarttheprocess.Nothingwould changesavehe’dhaveevenmoreaggravation. Hestaredagainatthephone.Wasthathowhe analyzedallthecallshecouldmake,should make?Didtheyallseemtohimdoomedtobad result,suretoonlyreinforcehisfailure,hisguilt?

StateofMind

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Brian Arsenault

Hewasnosalesman.Whatevertheyhad,he didn’t.Hewasbeginningtowonderifeverybody hadsomethinghedidn’t.Heshriveledatmaking thecalls,yettheywereindesperateneedofsome payingclients.Itwasanimmediateterrortocall, alingeringonenotto.

And,ontopofallthat,itwasuncomfortably coolinhisofficeby10a.m.Evencallingthe

Theclockindicated10:30.Hisparalysisdeep¬ ened,hisanxietyincreased.Hethoughtthat maybe this was what going insane was like. Thingsonlygetworseifyoudon’tdosomething, butyoucan’tfigureoutwhattodobecauseyou don’treallythinkthere’sanythingthatwillwork. Work. That was what he was a failure at. Work. Making work work. Stop it. He really wouldgonutsthinkinglikethat.Toanalyzethe situationcorrectlyandthentoactappropriately. Butwhenhetriedtothink,hismindonlyfedback aninterminglingoffear,anxiety,anddepression. Andsohedidnothingbeyondafewroutineper¬ sonalcallswhichmeantnoworkandnomoney, justamildeasingoftime’spassage.

Hethoughtofthefilmhe’dseenaboutthe

Tothatpointinthefilm,he’dheldthecharacter insomecontemptasanoverbearinguppermiddle¬ classbusinesstype,moreboringthanthreaten¬ ing,arathercrudehustlerpreyingonevenhis ownfamily.Butwhenthatlinewasspoken,he waschilled.Thatfatbastardwasthecharacter whospoketowherehewasinlife;nottheyoung ladinthefilmcomingofageorthesuccessful brotherstrivingtobalanceanactiveprofessional andfamilylifewithhiswanderinglibido.No,it wastheboor,thefailure,thedrowningmanchar¬ acterwhospoketohim.Orwasitforhim?

He’d watched films for years, identifying alwayswiththenew-lifecharacter,thecharacter findinghisownway,challengingauthority.

Heknewhealwaysidentifiedwiththattypeof characterbecausethat'swhohewasinhisown mind’seye:arebel,afreethinker,atalented maverick ready to make his own place in the world.

Howdoesonechange?Howdoesfearreplace expectation?

Grabbing substitutes for grand ambition; youthfulenergytochangetheworldtransformsto agrowingsuspicionanddislikeofmankind's affairs.Orisitself-loathing?

Howdoesonebecomesecond-rate?

Thephonerang.Alternatingbetweennausea andhopefulness,hepickeditup.Itwasacom¬ panyrephe’dsentaletterto,notsayingyesorno, butindicatingtheremightbeaprojectforhisfirm inthenearfuture.

Noimmediatework.Noquickchecktomollify abankerwhoextendedcreditlikeaconstipated gorillagrunts.No,thecallwasn’tasuccess,butit wasenough.

Hecouldgotolunchandfeignconfidenceand prosperity,slidethroughtheafternoonwithalittle designwork.Inshort,afewhoursofeasedten¬ sionandpressure.

Untiltomorrowandthetelephone.

BrianArsenault, aformeradexecutive,political consultant and newspaper reporter, owns and operatesaPortlandcommunicationsfirm.

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The Arts

PERFOR MING ARTS

Beingaseriousinquiryintotherightreverendgroundswellof Portland’snaturalismandsupernaturalismasitmanifestsitselfinthe formofearlyfernbars,nutsandberriesboutiques,theatre,galleries, jazz,lectures,specialevents,performanceart,dance,poetry,andthe subsidiaryterritoryremainingunderthecurve.Forinclusion,send informationtoListingsEditor,PortlandMonthly, 578Congress Street,Portland,(207)-773-5250.

THEATER

Center for the Arts at the Chocolate Church, 804 Washington Street, Bath. 442-8455. For two consecutiveweekends(June23-24andJune30-JulyI), theworldpremiereof“RulesofEngagement,”writtten by Studio Theater’s Thomas Watson. The comedy¬ drama,directedbyPriscillaMontgomery,isbasedon Watson'sexperiencesasaNavypilotintheVietnam conflict.Tickets:$10/58.

Hackmatack Playhouse, Cocheco Falls, Dover, N.H. Call (603) 749-3996.

During May, Hackmatack presents “On Golden Pond.”TheshowplaysthefirstthreeweeksofMay. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday,andat7p.m.Sunday.There’salsoa2p.m. Saturdaymatinee.Tickets:$8Thursday,$10FridaySunday,$6matinee.

Mad Horse Theatre Company, The Theatre of Fantasy,50DanforthStreet,Portland.Call775-5657. The last show of Mad Horse’s 1988-89 season, “One ForAll,”isaneveningofshortpiecesfeaturingtheentire ensemble.Thiscollectionofone-actplays,monologues, andsongsisdescribedas“funny,sad,strange,and wonderful.” Performances, running May 25-June 18, areat8p.m.Thursday,Friday,andSaturday,andat7 p.m.Sunday.Tickets:$10ThursdayandSundays;$12 FridaysandSaturdays.

Maine State Music Theatre, Pickard Theater, BowdoinCollege,Brunswick.Maine’spremieremusic theater,underthedirectionofVictoriaCrandall,kicks offitslatestseasonwith“Brigadoon,”runningJune13 throughJune25.Call725-8769.

The Portland Players, Thaxter Theater, 420

Cottage Road, South Portland. Call 799-7337 or 799-7338. “Company,” with music and lyrics by StephenSondheim,bookbyGeorgeFaith,ispresented onMay19,20,21,26,27,28andJune2,3,4,9,10, and 11. The play won a 1971 Tony Award. Performancesareat8p.m.FridaysandSaturdays, andat2:30p.m.Sundays.Tickets:$10,or$7forthe Sundaymatinee.

TheTheaterProject,14SchoolStreet,Brunswick. Call729-8584.“OntheVerge”premieresMay5,and runs through May 21. Performances are at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets for Thursday and Sunday cost $6; $8 for Friday and Saturdayshows.

MUSIC

Center for the Arts at the Chocolate Church, 804 WashingtonStreet,Bath.Cail442-8455.

On Saturday, May 27, Different Shoes, a group composedofAnneDodsonandthreeMainemusicians, performtheirownsongsaswellastraditionalfolkpieces. Ticketsforthe8p.m.performanceare$10and$8.

PortlandFolkClub’sspringconcertseriescontinues onSaturday,May13withajointconcertbyEdTrickett, Gordon Bok, and Ann Mayo Muir. Look forward to hearingsongsfromthesea,themountainsandrivers; traditional songs from many cultures and original compositions.The8p.m.concertwillbeheldattheFirst ParishUnitarianChurchinBrunswick.Ticketsavailable atAmadeusMusic,Buckdancer'sChoice,andGallery MusicinPortlandandatMacBeansMusicinBrunswick. Call773-9549.

SandyandCarolinePaton,sponsoredbytheBathBrunswick Folk Club, appear at Bath’s Chocolate ChurchonSaturday,May20.MarieDufresneperforms the 8 p.m. opening set. Tickets: $6/advance and $8/door.Call729-3185.

PortlandFolkClubMusicSwapsoccurat7:30p.m. everyfirstandthirdTuesdayofthemonth.Location: aboardtheLongfellowII dockedatLongWharf.A$1 donationisrequested.Call773-9549.

RiverTreeArtsMusicSwapsareheldinYorkCounty everythirdFriday.Admission:$2.Call985-4343. AndeverysecondandfourthSunday,theOldPorts GrittyMcDuff’sBrewHouse(396ForeStreet)isthesite forIrishMusicSessions.Theemphasisisontunes,but singingandlisteningarealsowelcome.Sessionsbeginat 2p.m.Call772-2739andshoutforRichard!

The Good Life Music Village, Helen and Scott Nearing’sGoodLifeCenter,CapeRosier(BlueHill). TheJune11-16get-together/retreatonPenobscotBay embracesinstrumentsandvoicesofalltheworld’s musicaltraditions:folk,symphonic,tribal,rock, homemade,andanimal.HostsfortheeventareHelen NearingandPaulWinter.ClimaxingtheweekisaJune 16thTributeConcertattheGrandAuditoriumin

Typesettingandtranslationfromdisk,modem,orhard copyonVarityper6400.CallforlowestquotesinMaine. Wewillnotbeundersold.Overnightjobsacceptedby appointment.773-5250.

Trouser pleats have returned f/ of same ).

Wearepleasedtonotethattrouserpleatsaremakingacomebackofsorts. Notthatpleatsshouldneverhavebeencastintheroleofastyle manifestationofanothertime.Thereason,however,seemsvalid.

Itappearsthatpleats,likecuffs(astoryinitself),wereacasualtyof WorldWarII.Followingthepleatlessausterityofwartime,wesimply forgotwhatpleatshaddoneforus,namely,allowedustositrelaxed withouthavingourthighscompressedbydrum-tightfabric.Standingerect, wehadthesmallsatisfactionofknowingthat,thankstopleats,ourtrousers assumedaclean,naturaldrape,addingtheillusionofslimnessandlength.

Wehavealwaysthoughtthatpleatsmakegoodsense.Youwillfind, wearecertain,thattheircontributiontocomfortandsuperiorappearanceis perfectlyexpressedinourCorbintrousers.

Overdiecourseofhalfacentury,Corbinhasmasteredtheskillof shapingtwo-dimensionalfabrictofitthatodd-shaped,threedimensional object—thehumanseat.

TheCorbinpenchantfortraditionalqualityincludesmetalzippers,lock stitchingforastronger,moreflexiblefit,andpocketsoffinestmercerized cotton,sewnwithroundedcomerssolintandsmallcoinshavenoplaceto hide.Selectioninmodelsandsizes30shortto40longandwithpleatsin fullforce.

Alsoavailable,wearequicktoadd,inplainfrontstylingforthose inuredtoamilitarybearing.

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AKE ON Communal

uilding;addfourclaywareartists;stirinnew electricalandheatingsystems,plumbing,and walls;mixwithsupportiveneighborsandyou’vegot: Artventure,Inc.,acommunalartists’cooperativethat’s aPortlandfirstinmanyways.

Thefourentrepreneurialartists(lefttoright)are:Lynn Duryea(whocreatesterra-cottabowlsandplattersusing liquidclayandpapercollages),AbbyHuntoon(who specializesinearthenwaresculp¬ ture),SharonTownshend(whose large-scalefigurativeworkscanbe seeninthisphoto),andMarian Baker(whoformsearthenware sculpture).

Thefourceramicartistspur¬ chasedSouthPortland’sformer ChannelDeliat131SawyerStreet asawayofminimizingthefinan¬ cialburdenofoperatingrentedstu¬ dios.“It’saclaystudio,”Abby explains.“Wesharekilnsandthe abilitytomixandstoreglazes.By bandingtogether,artistscanbuytheir ownbuildings.It’sbeendoneinother ycities,butnotuntilnowinPortland. We know someone won’t come along .toTiiketherentorturnthisinto onices.”

tvanlurewasincorporatedby L^hnandSharonfouryearsagoir e)asSharonexplains,“abuilding ,_becameavailable,we’dhavetheability tojumponit;thegroundworkalready wouldhavebeendone.”

SinceclosingontheirmortgageJanuary 5,thefour—aidedbyassortedfinishcarpenters,plumbers,and electricians—havetransformedthebuilding’sinterior:tearingdownand erectingwallstocreatefourstudiospaces,agalleryarea, kilnroom,glazemixarea,andsoforth.Afifthstudiospacewillberentedtotwoother clayworkers,andthegalleryopensbysummer.

Whenthefourhadtroublewiththezoningboard(“Theywantedtozoneusaslight industrybecauseartistsaren’tclassifiedunderzoningregulations”),thewomenpetiti¬ onedtheneighborhood.“Thisbuildinghasbeenaneyesorefortwoyears,andtheneigh¬ borsarewonderfullysupportive,”Abbysays.“Someshowedupatthezoningappeal,andwe wereclassifiedasaneducationalfacilitybecauseweplantoofferceramicsclassesandneigh¬ borhoodartshows.”

“Artistsarecreativeinalotofwaysbesidestheirwork,addsLynn.Andaffordablespace isarealissue.Butartistshaverealpowerandabilitieswhentheygettogether.Sometimesyoudon’t realizehowvaluableyourexperienceisofrunningagallerybusinessorteachingorrenovatinga buildinguntilitcanbebroughtintoplaylikethis.”

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Perspective,” color photographs by Daniel Rossborough,plus“PorcelainsinNewEngland,”anexhibit bythePorcelainArtGuild.FromJune2-June29,“One YearLater:TheClosingofPenobscotPoultry,”apho¬ tographdocumentarybyCedricChatterly.

SteinGallery,20MilkStreet,Portland.Portland’scon¬ temporaryglassgallerydisplaysChrisHeilman’sand JoyceRoessler’scoralreefunderwaterscenesinthe lampworkingtechniquethroughJune15.FromJune15 throughJuly30,it’sKathleenMulcahy’slargeblown glassandwoodconstructions.Call772-9072

MUSEUMS

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College, Brunswick.LocatedintheWalkerArtBuilding,oneof thefinestsmallmuseumsinthenationcountsamongits holdingsaWinslowHomercollection;anoutstanding group of American colonial and federal portraits includingworksbyFeke,Copley,andStuart;acollection ofoldmasterprintsanddrawings;fineexamplesof GreekandRomanartandartifacts;andimportantworks by19th-and20th-centuryartists.

Farnsworth Museum, 19 Elm Street, Rockland. This excellent mid-coast museum’s permanent collection includesworksbyAndrewWyeth.Ondisplaythrough June25,“ArtistsoftheBook,”anexhibitionof60 one-of-a-kindlimitededitionbooksilluminatingtheartof bookbinding,printmaking,etc.7hroughoutthesummer startinginJune,themuseum’sWyethFamilyCollection goesondisplay,showingtherelationshipstoMaine's midcoast region employed by three generations of Wyeth artists including N.C., Andrew, and Jaime Wyeth. The exhibit is supplemented by family photographs.

The Joan Whitney Payson Gallery of Art, Westbrook College, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland. Throughout the summer, the gallery presents its permanentcollectionincludingworksbyKollwitz,Klee, Whistler,Prendergast,Homer,andRenoiraugmented byspecialloansofworksbyCassatt,Wyeth,Rousseau, Picasso,Courbet,Degasandothers.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Created in honor of BowdoinalumnusAdmiralsRobertE.Peary(1877)and Donald B. MacMillan (1888), the museum exhibits objectsrelatingtoarcticexploration,ecology,and Eskimoculture.Continuingexhibitsfromthecollections includeartifacts,carvings,clothing,andpaintings.

The Arts

Hours: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday,10a.m.to5p.m.;Sunday,2to5p.m.

Maine Maritime Museum, 963 Washington Street, Bath. This museum offers visitors a comprehensive experienceof19th-centuryseacoastlife,anderawhen halfofthevesselsflyingtheU.S.flagwerebuiltinBath. Collections include maritime paintings, models, navigational instruments, fishing gear, period furnishings,andmorethanahalf-milliondocuments such as ship’s charts and logs. The Museum’s Apprenticeshoprestoreswoodenboatsusingtechniques andtoolsofthegoldenageofshipbuilding.Admission: $2/adults,$1/children.Call443-1316.

Maine State Museum, Library-Museum-Archives Building,StateHouseComplex,Augusta.Ourownstate museumcontainsfascinatingexhibitsdepictingMaine’s naturalhistoryandmanufactunngheritage.Onegreat specialexhibitis“TheDefenseStory1779—Fragments ofaDisasterinPenobscotBay”(artifactsrecovered fromaRevolutionaryWarprivateer).Admission:Free! Hours:MondaythroughFriday,9a.m.to5p.m.;Satur¬ day,10a.m.to4p.m.;Sunday,1to4p.m.

Penobscot Nation Museum, Center Street, Indian Island,OldTown.ThePenobscotTribalMuseumdis¬ playstraditionalandcontemporarynortheastIndianarts andcraftsincludingbasketry,woodcarvings,stone sculptures,prehistoricimplements,paintings,artifacts andclothing.MondaythroughFriday,noonto4p.m. Mornings by appointment. Cost: $l/$1.50. Call 827-6545.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland.ThroughJuly16,“ItalyRealandImagined: EtchingsbyPiranesiandtheVillaBittricciofDavid Giese.”Virtuosodraftsman/architectGiovanni-Battista Piranesi(1720-1778)alsowasoneoftheworld’sgrea¬ testprintmakers.Thisexhibitpresentsprintsdrawnfrom twoofhismajorseries.“VillaBitricci”isbycontempor¬ aryIdahoartistDavidGiese,andreconstructstheenvir¬ onmentofanancientRomanvilla.

FromJune1throughJuly30,theMuseumalsoexhib¬ its“Perspectives:LisaAllen,”anewbodyofworkof stridentlyexpressivecanvassesanddrawingscreatedin Roswell, New Mexico. From June 13 through August 20,it’s“Skowhegan‘89:WorksbyFaculty,”piecesby the staff at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.

Wilhelm Reich Museum, Orgonon, Rangeley. Reflectingthelifeandworkoftherenowned/controver-

sialphysician-scientistWilhelmReich(1897-1957),the museumofferstours,exhibitsofexperimentsandinven¬ tions,Reich’spaintingsandmemorabilia.Therealsoisa naturalhistorytrailonthemuseumgrounds.Open1 p.m.to5p.m.,TuesdaythroughSundayduringJulyand August.Call864-3443.

York Institute Museum, Dyer Library, 371 Main Street,Saco.Currentdisplays:“GibeonEldenBradbury: PainterandNaturalist,”“TheArtofCharlesHenry Granger (1812-1895).” Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday andWednesday;1to8p.m.Thursday.Call282-3031.

AND DON'T MISS

MaineGroupSierraClubOutings.Saturday,May20: SpeckledMountainHike,anintermediate,eight-mile hike in Evans Notch along the Maine-New Hampshire line. Contact Sarah Conly on 353-4601. Cost: $2/members, S3/nonmembers.

Saturday,June3:SaddlebbackMountainHike.The trekcoversaspectacularsectionoftheAppalachian Trail.ContactSarahConlyon353-4601.Registration: $2/members, S3/nonmembers.

Saturday,June10:MountWashingtonAlpineFlora Hike.Catchthebriefexplosionofalpinewildflowerson thenortheast’shighestmountainduringafulldayof hiking.Thewalkwilloccuratamoderatebutsteady pace,withfrequentstopsforwildflowerphotosandiden¬ tification. Contact Joe Rankin on 645-3677. Cost: $2/members, $3/nonmembers.

Saturday,June10:SugarloafMountainTrailMain¬ tenance Trip. The Maine Group's annual blowdownremovaltripalongascenictwo-milestretchofthe AppalachianTrailrisingfromtheCarrabassettRiverto thetopofSugarloafMountain.Noexperienceneces¬ sary;toolsprovided.Ifyou’dliketoparticipate,contact BillHineon562-9278.Nofee.

SouthworthPlanetarium,96FalmouthStreet,Univer¬ sityofSouthernMaine,Portland,presentslaserlight showsonSaturdaynights.At6:30p.m.,it’s“Sonofthe Well-Tempered Laser” featuring music by Mozart, Brahms,Copeland,Straussandothers.At7:30p.m., top-40musicisofferedalongwiththevisualeffects.At 8:30p.m.,themusicisbyPinkFloyd,i.e.,“DarkSideof theMoon.”Allshowsfeaturefull-colormotioneffects. Admission:$3/adults,$2youngpeopleandseniorciti¬ zens.Call780-4249.

Open Poetry Readings atPortlandMonthly magazine at7p.m.onthelastTuesdayofeverymonth—fiction readers welcome, too. Come share your work. Spon¬ soredbyPortlandWritersNetwork.Free!

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RETURN OF

LEO TOLSTOY DIED THIS AUTUMN, NOT IN A RAILROAD STATION, notinRussia,butinthelittletownofRichmond,Maine.Ofcourse,hewasn’t therealTolstoy,buthelookedahellofalotlikehim.OnceIcouldn’tresist:he waswalkingalongwithtwoelderlyladiesandIliftedmystrawhatandsaidin aloudvoice,“Hullo,Tolstoy!”

Hedidn’tmissabeatashehissedinavoiceloudenoughformetohear, “Soviet!”ThenallthreewalkedsmilingontowardPierce’sCountryStoreto buytheirkashaandothersupplies.

Butthatseemedtobreakthesocialice.Afterthat,wheneverwemetonthe street,1wouldbowandhewouldraisehishandinsalutation.Now,Imisshim verymuch—hewithhislongwhitebeardandstoopedfigureclothedinawhite peasantshirt,blacktrousersandtallboots,andmewithmydreamsofRussia slowlydying.

THE NATIVE

WhenIfirstmovedtoRichmondin1974,therewasaRussianrestaurant, aRussianbootmaker,threechurches—twoOrthodoxRussianandUkrain¬ ian,ascatteringofOldBelieversandRussianBaptists.Onecouldlieinbedin ourfrontroomandhearthebabushka’stalkinginRussianontheirwayto church—achurchweonlyattendedonRussianEastertoobservethecolorful ceremonyandthestrongfaiththatkeptitalive.

RUSSIAN

RICHMOND

Inthepast,thenumberofRussians,Byelorussians,andUkrainiansinthe areanumberedinthehundreds;now,theynumberinthedozens.Their numberseemstoshrinkmonthbymonth.

MostofthosewhocametoRichmondescapedEasternEuropewiththe Germansandgotintodisplaced—personscampsafterthewar.Theywaited thereuntiltheycouldgetsponsorstotheUnitedStateswheretheydidallsorts ofjobsfromchoppingcottontonursing.

The reason they came to Maine is that it very much resembled partsofRussia.FirstherewasBaronVonPushenthal,whosenamesounds PrussianbutisRussian.HefoundRichmondandmanyofitshousesforsale atcheapprices.Itisnotclearwhetherheboughtthemoutrightortookoptions onthem,but,inanyregard,headvertizedinthevariousSlavic-language newspapersaroundthecountry,sayinghousesandlandwerecheap,there weresturgeonintherivers,therewasgoodearth,andtheclimatewasmuch likethelosthomeland.

Theseadsandwordofmouthbroughtthehundreds,frompeasantsto princesseswhosettledonfarmsandinthetownsofRichmond,Dresden, Pittston,andBowdoinham.Theybuiltthechurches,hadatheatergroup, heldregularorganizedgatheringswithpicnicsanddances.Butmostofthatis gonenow,oneofthechurchesisclosed,theSlavophileSocietyseldommeets, andonlytheUkrainiansareaddingmoreactivities.In10years,itcouldwell bethattheSlavicpresencewillbealmosteffacedfromtheRichmondregion.

ThatiswhythedeathofNicholasZemliansky,at91—heanOldBeliever whoresembledandpersonifiedthelivingTolstoyforme—wasaverysad passing.Hewasoneofthelastvestigesofanoldculturethatfewcan rememberandwhichnowlivesonlyinbooks.

—Kendall Merriam

StandinginfrontofRichmond’sAlexanderNevskyChurch,threeRich¬ mondHighSchoolstudents(fromleft:MarciGuiou,ShanaGoodall,and JeanneFredsall)lookforwardtoattendingthefirstSamanthaSmith WorldPeaceCampatPolandSpringsthissummer.Jeannewillgofrom theMainecamptotheUSSR’sCampArtekforafour-weekmultinational campingexperiencethissummer;MarciandShanawilllikelyvisitRussia nextyear. MerrymeetingStandardphoto.

An old-fashioned barn-raising in Hanover,Pennsylvania(above)at¬ tractedseveralMainefirmsincluding BARN Masters Inc., of Freeport. Members of the Timber Framers GuildofNorthAmericaconstructed twohousesforlow-incomefamiliesin a70-hourperiod.

Portland State Company Artistic DirectorRichardHamburgerbefore

Bringalittleromanceintoyourlife.Candlelightdinnersfrom 2to4preparedandservedinyourhomebyyourownpersonal butler.Thecostofthisventureisonlylimitedbyyourimagination. Gift certificates available. Call 934-7888

Ask for Wayne i____. _

ChristineMar¬ shallplayed MarilynMon¬ roe in Port StarProduc¬ tionspresen¬ tationof“Wil¬ helmReichIn

thestriking stagesetfor the c o mpany’sfinal production ofthe15th season, “Breaking the Si¬ lence.’’ Hell,”whichenjoyedawell-received runatPortland’sTreeCafe.Mark Mannettedirected.(LisaReidPizzo photo)

Thekeytoasuccessfulbusinesssiteislocation,accessibilityandvisibility. EnjoyyoursuccessatEaglebrook—Maine’snewestplannedbusinesspark.

LocatedalongbothsidesoftheMaineTurnpikedirectlybetween Exit6A,Exit7andtheproposedExit6(ScarboroughDowns),Eaglebrookoffers aperfectgrowthopportunityforavarietyofbusinessuses.

Plannedamenitiesinclude:on-sitechilddaycarecenter,fitnessfacility, jogging/naturetrails,woodednaturalsurroundings,allpublicutilities,unlimited parkingandeasyaccesstothejetport,MaineMallandPortlandarea.

BecomeapartofEaglebrook.Youdeserveabusinesslocationthat reflectsyoursuccess.

Formoreinformation,call(207)772-8554.

DINING

Albertas, 27 Forest Avenue . 774-5408

Chase’sIceCreamParlor&Coffee Shop, Inc., 581 Congress Street. 775-4441

DeeringFamilyRestaurant, 103 Maine Savings Plaza. 773-9416

Denan’s Hourglass, 133 Free Street. 774-4237

Madd Apple Cafe, 23 Forest Avenue. 774-9698

PortlandWine&Cheese, 8 Forest Avenue. 772-4647

RafflesCafeBookstore,555Congress Street. 761-3930

SHOPPING

Central Yarn Shop, 53 Oak Street. 775-0852

CongressOpticians,576CongressStreet....773-3102

Gallery Music, 21 Forest Avenue. 775-1304

G.M.PollackandSons, 549 Congress Street. 775-3701

Harmon’sFlowers,Inc., 584 Congress Street. 774-5946

PearleVisionCenterFranchise, 600 Congress Street. 772-8386

PetersonandCompanyFine

Jewelers, 541 Congress Street. 774-5919

VincentBonomoApparel&Tailoring, 49 Oak Street . 773-6056

Springer’sJewelers,580CongressStreet....772-5404

ARTS

BaxterGalleryofPortland School of Art, 619 Congress Street. 775-5152

Frost Gully Gallery, 25 Forest Avenue. 773-2555

PortlandPublicLibrary, 5 Monument Square. 773-4761

PortlandMuseumofArt, 7 Congress Street. 773-2787

PortlandStageCompany, 25A Forest Avenue. 774-0465

SERVICES

BRQ Printing, 498 Congress Street. 772-4970

Fotoshops, 517 Congress Street. 773-6461

NorthAtlanticLeatherandSilver, 579 Congress Street. 772-3063

People’sHeritageBank, 1 Portland Square. 761-8500

USMDivisionofContinuingStudies, 68 High Street. 874-6515

fromWhereWeSit, TheFutureLooksGrsat1

The Keeley Construction crane you see onthePortlandskylineistransforming 16,500tonsofconcreteintothe15story superstructureforBackBayTowers.For allofusinGreaterPortland,itmeans continued progress and growth.

Working as we do to build new environ¬ mentsandrehabilitatemanyothers,the Keeleyteamisconstantlyremindedthat wearefortunatetobeanintegralpartof a remarkable community. From our van¬ tagepoint-thefuturelooksverygood, indeed.

The Team That’s Building Portland's Future

Onanisland offthecoastofMaine

AsyoustepontoGreat DiamondIsland,you’llfeelit. There’sanunmistakabletranquilitytoan island.McKinleyEstates,therestorationof19th centuryFortMcKinley, offersthissensationjust 20minutesfromPortland acrossCascoBay.While therealworldisheldata comfortabledistanceby amileofsaltwater.

McKinleyEstates: theonlyisland townhomesbuilt likeabrick fortress.

TheU.S.Gov'ernment sparednoexpenseforthe quartersatFortMcKinley.

Granitefoundations,foot-thickbrickxvalls,slateroofs,

elegantstairwaysandgrandporchesarestandard throughoutthisprivate,193-acrecompound.

We'verestoredalloftheNationalRegisterdetails, upgradedtheelectricalandpublicwaterservices,and addedsuchmodernamenitiesasmicrowaxesand Jacuzzibaths.

Anumberofhomesites,severalattheoutersedge, mayalsobecomeavailablethissummer.

Belivingtheislandlifethissummer.

Yourspectacularislanddayscanbeginthisyear

asalimited numberof completed residences remain available for ’ summeroccupancy.

You’llbeenjoyingGreatDiamond’sfourbeaches, heatedswimmingpool,tenniscourtsanddeep wateranchorage.Portland’shistoricOldPortisa veryshortwalk—andadelightfulferryride—from yourMcKinleyEstateshome.Infact,theferryruns regularlyfromyourprivatedockatDiamondCove. Year-roundsecurity,optionalfurnishingpackages andimpeccablegroundskeeping,ofcourse.And constructionisunderwayforacommunity recreationcenter.

McKinleyEstates isreadyforyourinspection.

WeinviteyoutoseethisexclusiveCascoBay communityforyourself.McKinleyEstatesisjusttwo hoursfromBoston,andour boatrunsyear-round.Call usforatour. Andwhenfriendsand associatesaskwhereyou summer,you’llsay“onan islandoffthecoastofMaine.” Erom$180,000.