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FEATU RES Style: AFewRevolutionary Details
ByJoyceK.Bibber
Portlandiana: Deering Mansion ByBillBarry& Randolph Dominic
Maine Coast: WithaLittleHelp FromMyFriends ByJohnN.Cole
Album: Dreaming of Houses ByBonnieBrown
People: Coming to America Babak “Bobby" NejadEscapesIran ByBryantCarpenter
Business: InstantLandmarks Salvage ByColinSargent
Dance: RAM Island Dances The Winter Away
DEPARTMENTS Openers: Tongue In Groove ByColinSargent
TheSpiritOfMaine: WilyAsaClapp. View From A Paraplane
32 Discoveries To Enhance The Home By Maria Hazen
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Talk: NotThisOldHouse ByBryanRiffle
Fiction: Grounded By Cindy Thompson-Rumple
It'sremarkable—theresurgenceof Neo NeoColonialismandtherecyclingofqualitymaterialshaspro¬ foundlyalteredthewayhomesarebeingconstructed,orreevalu¬ ated,inMaine.Inthisissue,JoyceBibbertreatsustoAFewRevolu¬ tionaryDetails(Page12).RandolphDominicandWilliamDavid BarrysneakusintothebackdooroftheDeeringMansion(Page15) andAina'sLesFosselbeatsalloddsbydiscoveringendangered Revolutionary-Wareraantiquehomesandrelocatingthemonthe lotofyourchoice.Asthesayinggoes."Themorethingschange,the moretheystaythesame"CoverphotobyFrancisDiFalco.
Openers TongueInGroove It’sactuallytongue andgroove. Woodbecameasortofcrambointhe 1980swhenbusinesspeoplespokeof "dovetailing”memostogetherand stuff.Ikeptlookingfortheflaring tenonsandmortises.Inanagewhen everythingwasfluid,woodwassolid. "Istoodstillandwasatreeamidthe wood.”It’sthefundamentalbuilding material,aholythingtocarpenters. Italsomeans"crazy”ifyoupeelback thelayersfarenough.
NickNoyes,LibrarianfortheMaine HistoricalSociety,grewupinthe DeeringMansion (seephotoand story,page15)andisdescendedfrom theDeeringfamily.Lookingatthe photoofthehousewherehegrewup (whichwastorndownin1953),Iwas wistfulforthewonderfulelmtrees ontheestateandrememberedthat, withtheyearssimplifyingandclari¬ fyingthingsabit,thedistinguishing characteristicofoldsuburbanPort¬ landwastheelm.
Today,whenNickdrivesbythe site,nowpartoftheUSMCampus neartheSciencebuilding("the curvedpathstillexists,"hesays),he mustfeellikeTheLastEmperor.The EmperorofElmTrees.
Ihaveanidea.TheJapanesehave developedareplacementelmvariant thatdoesn’tcatchDutchElmdisease. It’scalledzelkova.Nowifoursister cityofShinegawaeverwishestogive uspresents,wellactuallyknowwhat toaskfor.Wecouldreplenishthecity withzirconelms.Theycouldgrow again,everywhere,everywhere.
The WPA ToTheEditor:
Ireadwithgreatinterestyourarti¬ cleinDecember’sissueontheWPA inMaine.AlthoughIwastooyoung atthetimefortheWPA,Ididjointhe CivilianConservationCorps(CCC) andservedtwoyearsincampsat Bridgton,Jefferson,andSouthwest Harbor.TheCCCbuiltmanytrails, repairedroads,andfoughtgypsy mothsandforestfires.
Mostofthemoney(averageS30 permonth)wassenthometothe parents,butasmallamountwas giventotheenlistedtouseincan¬ teensandforpersonaluse.
ThereisanactivechapterinPort¬ landthatmeetsoftenatSMVTIin SouthPortland.Guestspeakersin thepasthavebeenCongressman JosephE.BrennanandSpeakerofthe HouseJohnnyMartin.Thereare manymembersalloverMaine,even thoughthis(CCC)wasmanyyears ago.
NateCohen Portland YWCA Bashing ToTheEditor:
Ihavereadyourpublicationfrom timetotimeforanumberofyears andgenerallyenjoyedit.Butthe enclosedarticlecalled’’HaveYour IronandJacuzziToo”isembarrass¬ inginitslackofresearch.Thereare presentlytwenty-threehealthclubs ofvarioussizesandamenitiesinthe SMSAofPortland.Your"TheTop Eight”isabsurd:TheIronhouseis outofbusiness;noonehaseverheard oftheMuscleConnection;Woman’s Worldhassoldoneclubandtheother isforsale;theEorestAvenueFitness Centerafledgling,smallfitnesscen¬ terwithverylimitedamenities, and the YWCA is in terrible
condition.
SuchclubsasTennisofMaine, TennisRacket,YMCA,NewEngland HealthandRacquetClub,Lifelineat USMarelightyearsaheadofthe aboveclubsinfacilities,staff,equip¬ ment,andprogramming.
Thearticlewaspoorlyresearched andwritten.Yourpublicationlosesa greatdealofcredibilitywithanarti¬ clelikethis.
RobertFisk,Jr. TennisofMaine
Editor'snote:Ironhousereplies...
Rumors of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated 1finditironicthatMr.Fiskwould criticizeyourarticleasbeing poorlyresearched,yethewritesquite erroneouslythat’’TheIronhouseis outofbusiness.”lnreality,Ironhouse hasservedhundredsofmembersfora numberofyears,andhasinfactjust recentlyrenewedalong-termlease. Perhapsitisnotthecredibilityof PortlandMagazinethatshouldbe questioned.
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ThatwastheyeartheFlanger,builtbyBathIronWorksfor
HaroldS.Vanderbilt,defeatedtheBritish challenger,EndeavorII,infour straightraces.
Justfouryearslater,in 1941,theFlanger went X? on to fight a greater A/QFZXJj// battleinour yf Wt/l/Kr •'1. country’s _ rSi *
^(^bneuca ing sloop was scrapped and the 110 tonsofleadinherkeelbecameaval¬ uablepartoftherawmaterialofthe J. American war effort. y (
It’s all part of Maine’s great > x maritimeheritage.AndweatBath IronWorksareproudtosharemanyofits finestmoments.
■■■F A modelofthe Ranger isondisplay f intheBathIronWorksExhibitatthe MaineMaritimeMuseuminBath.
THE hephrase"GreatWealth”isgener¬ allyusedratherloosely.Inthecaseof AsaClappittakesonaratherprecise meaning.Ithasbeenaccurately statedthathebecamePortland’s richestinhabitantduringhislife¬ time. He accumulated a sub¬ stantialfortunethroughmaritimecommerce,ship¬ building,andrealestate.
HewasbornonMarch15,1762inMansfield, Massachusetts,thesonofAbielandBathshebaClapp. Hisfatherwasasuccessfulfarmer,magistrate,and militiaofficer.Asa’sformaleducationwaslessthan briefduetotheearlydeathofhisfather.
WhentheRevolutionaryWarbrokeoutAsaatthe ageof16servedin
paignsagainstBrit-
ishforcesinRhode
Island.Subse-
quentlyhesigned
Mr.AsaClapp on
-;- board the ten-gun privateer Charming N. U* SallyoutofBoston.Clappwaswounded _during a brutal but successful battle with the26-gunBritishshipBlazeCastle. In1783hebeganaseriesofsuccessfulcommercialvoyages totheWestIndiesasamerchantshipcaptain.Anexpert seamanandacannytraderClappsoonprospered.After accumulatingamodestsufficiencyhemarriedElizabeth WendallQuincyofBostonin1787.
Clappspentthenextnineyearsconstantlyatsea,primar¬ ilyintheWestIndies.DespitetheBlackrebellioninHaitihe carriedaloadoflumbertoPort-au-Princein1791.And,as onemightexpect,hewasarrested.WithgreatdifficultyAsa obtainedanaudiencewiththeBlackdictatorGeneralTous¬ saintL’Ouverture.Upondiscoveringthatthegeneraldidnot readEnglishhepresentedtheship’scertificateofregistry signedbyPresidentGeorgeWashingtonandproceededto inventfromitfulsomepraiseofHaiti’snewruler.This "personalmessage"sodelightedL’Ouverturethathehad Clapp'sshipoff-loadedandfilledwithacargoofsugarand coffee.WithhisvesselclosetofounderingAsasailedfor home.Thenetprofitfromthisvoyageamountedto$80,000.
In1794heandhisshipwereseizedoffthecoastofFrance byCaptainWilliamSidneySmith'sHMS Diamondfrigate. AfterbeingdetainedinEnglandforseveralmonthshewas permittedtosailhisvesselhome,withoutthe"contraband” cargo.ClappwaseventuallycompensatedbytheBritish governmentforhislosses.
FouryearslaterhemovedhisfamilytoPortland.Ina remarkablyshortperiodoftimeAsabecameoneofthemost prosperousmerchant-shipownersintown.Despitesome eccentricitiesofmannerandthealmosttotallackofeduca-
tionhewassoonthesecondlargest tax-payerinPortland.Onlyhisocca¬ sionalpartnerMatthew“King”Cobb paidalargersum.HeandCobb ownedandoperatedalargerope¬ walknearwhatisnowCongressand St.Johnstreets,wheretheymade heavycordagefromRussianhemp.
Throughouttheneutralprofits’ era,attheendofthecentury,his shipswerefoundinEuropeanports, theOrient,theEastandWestIndies, aswellasSouthAmerica.Duringthe QuasiWarwithFranceoneofhis merchantmensucceededinfighting offtwoprivateers,CuideDieuand PetduDiable.
AstaunchDemocrat,Clappstrong¬ lysupportedJeffersonandMadison. Duringtheembargoera,despite seriousfinanciallosses,hedidnot waverinhisloyalty.Apparentlyhe didnotlackassets.In1808,when HughMedianlosthisfinebrickresi¬ denceatthecornerofSpringand HighstreetstotheMaineBank, Clapppurchaseditfor54,500.Ithad costMcLellan520,000tobuild.
Asa’spoliticalpreferencewasnot withoutcostatthehandsoftheFed¬ eralists.TheDemocraticPortland newspaper EasternArgusreported onMarch30,1809:"...respectedand opulentcitizenCaptainAsaClapp fordaringtospeakfavorablyofthe GovernmentofhisCountry,was refusedanelectionevenonthe CommitteeofAccountsandwasdis¬ placedevenfromthelistofFire Wards.”
Intheyearsofmaritimeconflict thatfollowedtheembargoerahis shipswereconstantlyemployed, oftenatgreatrisk.TheDanesseized someofhisvesselsfortradingwith Russia.Hesuffereddamagesfor which,in1831,hesubmittedaclaim totaling,withinterest,5124,520.50.
WhenwarwithEnglandbrokeout in1812hesupportedtheadministra¬ tion,investinghalfhisfortunein governmentsecurities.Likemany otherYankeeshefitted-outprivat¬ eers,prosperinguntiltheywere
APortlandIndex NumberofstudentsatThePortland SchoolofArt:“Justover300”
NumberoftrashlinersusedbyMaineMedicalCenterinayear:"1,698,000
AveragesellingpriceofahomeinPortlandduringthefirstthreequartersof1988. $118,187
Averageamountoftimeonthemarket:62days
Numbersoldduringthisperiodin1988:300
AveragesellingpriceofahomeinPortlandduringthefirstthreequartersof1989: $117,502
Averageamountoftimeonthemarket:89days
Numbersoldduringthisperiodin1989:253
NumberofrollsoftoiletpaperusedbyMaineMedicalCenterinayear:75,984
NumberofpaperclipsusedbyMaineMedicalCenterinayear:528,000
YearThePortlandSchoolofArtwasfounded:1882
Numberofpens,pencils,andmarkersusedbyMMCinayear:528,000
Sources:PortlandSchoolofArt;InstituteforRealEstateResearchandEduca¬ tion,USM;MaterialsManagement,MaineMedicalCenter
sweptfromtheseasbythemightof theBritishnavy.Ultimatelymostof hisshipswerelaid-upforthedura¬ tion.DuringPortland’sinvasion scareofSeptember1814heshoul¬ deredamusketandhelpedgarrison theearthworksonMunjoyHill.
Afterthewarhecontinuedtocher¬ ishhissupportoftheDemocratic Party.Inspiteofthat,in1816hewas oneofthecommissionappointedto obtainsubscriptionstothecapital stockoftheUnitedStatesBankand wasthelargestsubscribertothat institutioninMaine.
Havingstrenuouslysupportedthe separationofMainefromMassachu¬ settsformanyyears,Clappwas chosenasadelegatetotheconstitu¬ tionalconventionheldinPortland’s FirstParishChurch,OldJerusalem, inOctober1819.Fromtherecordsit wouldappearthathedidnotplaya prominentrole.HerepresentedPort¬ landinthestatelegislaturefrom 1820to1823.
AsPortland'swealthiestcitizenhe wasfamousasanextravagantdis¬
penserofhospitality.In1804Clapp hadpurchasedfor59,500thelarge homeofDanielDavisthatstoodat thecornerofElmandCongress streets.Heemployedthefamous architectAlexanderParristocarry outvariousalterationsnottheleast ofwhichwastheadditionofathird storyandalargecupola.
Thismagnificentresidencewasthe sceneofmanylavishsocialevents. Overtheyearsheentertainedsuch visitingnotablesasVicePresident AaronBurr,PresidentJamesMon¬ roe,andPresidentJamesK.Polk withhisSecretaryofStateJames Buchanan, and the ubiquitous Lafayette.
AsaClappdiedinanauraofaffec¬ tionaterespectonApril17,1848at theageofeighty-six,withthepossi¬ bleexceptionofhisdaughter,Mary Jane Emerson Clapp, who left instructionsinherwillthathishouse bedemolishedandanofficebuilding be built upon the site. ■ —ByWilliamB.Jordan,Jr.
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Spirit The Cure For PARAnoia: The ParaPlane LEONARDO Da Vinci suspected mancouldfallsafelythroughtheair attachedtoapieceofcloth,conse¬ quentlyinventingtheparachute. Ascent,however,washisstumbling block.Hewasmissingthemotor. Overthecourseofthenext500years, plentyofmotorsweredevelopedand attachedtovariousformsofsuccess¬ fulflyingmachines.ItwasSteve Snyder,whoin1976begantomerge DaVincidreamsandthemodern motortodeveloptheflyingpara¬ chuteorParaPlane.
Thereareafewhobbiesonecan masterinanhour.Andifsomeone toldyouflyingwasoneofthemyou’d probablysay,"That’simpossible." Well,it’snot.They’reavailablevia mailorderforaround$6,000apop.A flexiblewingaerialvehicleallows justaboutanyonetoexperiencethe thrillofsafepoweredflightafteran hourlesson.
TheParaPlane’sinventor,Steve Snyder,isrenownedforcreatingthe automaticopeningparachute,aswell asmanagingtocompletetheworld's firstbatonpassviaparachutein 1958.SnyderdevelopedtheParaPlane afterhebeganusingenginestolessen thedescentangleofrectangular,glid¬ ingparachutes.Herealizedthatwith morepowerhecouldmakethepara¬ chuteflylevelandevenclimb.In 1976heappliedthistechnologytoa remote-controlpoweredparachute thatheusedforaerialcamerasurveil¬ lancepurposes.
Duringthelate70s,whileSnyder andhisassociateswatchedtheUltra¬ lightaircraftbusinessboom,they consideredcapitalizingontheaerial recreationalvehiclecrazewitha poweredparachute.LikeUltralights,
whichmeetwiththelimitations prescribedinFederalAirRegula¬ tions103,theParaPlanedoesnot requireapilot’slicenseinordertobe operated.Afterseveralyearsoftrials SnyderfinallyintroducedthePara¬ Planetothepublicin1983.Snyderis pleasedtosaythattheParaPlanehas anunblemishedsafetyrecord,unlike theUltralightswhicharenotorious fortheirfatalflaws.
TheParaPlaneflysbecausepro¬ pellersgenerateathrustforcethat overcomesthedragforceofagliding parachute,causingthechutetotilt, thuspropellingthemachineupward. Threesimpleprinciplesaretobe rememberedwhileintheair.First, thethrottlecontrolsaltitude;conse¬ quently,morepowercausesyoutogo up,andlesspowercausesyoutodes¬ cend.Second,whenyourleftfoot pressestheleftsteeringcontrol, you’llturnleft.Third,andsimilarly, therightsteeringcontrolmovesyou right.That’sallthereistoit.
Theonlyfactorasidefrompara¬ noiathatcanaffectflightiswind. Snyder’scompanybrochurestates thattheParaPlaneissafetoflyin breezesofupto15m.p.h.Cainhas flownina30m.p.h.wind,however, heflewbackwardsratherthanfor¬ wards.Aselfdefeatingflight,yes,but helivestotalkaboutit.
"It’sverysafeintherightcondi¬ tions,”saysCain."Theonlytimewe hadaproblemwaswhenafewinex¬ periencedpilotsflewtheParaPlane intotrees.”
Snyderclaimsthatover32,000 peoplehavesafelyexperiencedsolo flight.”
SofarSnyder’scompanyhassold over2,000ParaPlanesthroughout theworld.There’saMexicangeneral interestedinusingtheParaPlaneto spotmarijuanafields,andthecom¬ panyisadaptingthecraftforcrop dustingthatcouldprovevaluableto thirdworldfarmingcommunities thatcannotaffordconventional aircraft.
ThentakealookatBenny,the
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TheParaPlaneissafebecause unlikeafixedwingaircraftitcannot stallorspin.Itisaflexiblewingand constantspeedvehicle.Whenthe flexiblewingmovesforwarditforces airintothecellsalongthewing’s leadingedge,pressurizingitand holdingitsshape.Becausethewingis designedtoflyatthesamespeedand angleofattack,whichistheangleat whichtheairmeetsthewing,thereis littlechanceoftheParaPlanestalling orspinning.Whereaswhenafixedwingaircraftfliesattoolargean angleofattack,pointingthenosein thesky,theairnolongerflows smoothlyoverthewingandtheair
craftstalls;ineffecttheliftofthe wingisbroken,whichmeansthereis notenoughairflowoverthewingto supporttheplane’sflight.
Intheeventofastallthepilotmust decreasetheangleofattack,pointing thenoseoftheplanedowntoward thehorizon,soevenairflowcanoccur again.Aspinwilloccurwhenanair¬ craftlosesliftinaturnwhereone wingstallsfirstandtheplanefallsoff inthatdirection.
IntheParaPlanetherearenostalls orspins.Evenifagustofwind swingsthecarttooneside,gravity willswingitintopositionbelowthe wingbecauseit’sstabilizedbyapen¬ dulumeffect.Thisactionkeepsthe winglevel;theParaPlaneproceedsin aforward-movingdirection.
SaysoneParaPlanepilot,"It’slike flying a rocking chair.” ■
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AFewRevolutionaryDetails Mainehasagoodnumberofhouses fromthe1770sand1780s,butmost donotcomewithlabelsthattellyou theireraofconstruction,Revolu¬ tionary(moreoftenstyledGeorgian orColonial).Andalthoughhouses thatpre-datetheRevolutionhad manyfeaturesincommon,mosthave beenaltered.Somebuildershave modernizedtomakestructuresnew; othershavede-modernizedtomake themold.Eitherway,thelayersof changeobscuretheoriginalhouse.
Doors & Windows Smallerhousesseldomhadspace betweenthedoorandtheeavesfor thetriangularpedimentsfoundon thefrontentrances,buttherectangu¬ lartransomprovidedlightforthe entryandwasregularlyemployed.In general,earlierwindowshadmore panespersashandheaviermuntins separatingthepanes.Twelvepanes intheuppersashandnineinthe lowerwerecommon.The'inthing” bytheendofthecenturywastohave nomorethansixpanespersash,with narrower,lessobtrusivemuntins.
Under The Eaves Onelaboratehouses,suchasthe LadyPepperrellinKittery,carved modillionsoratleastarowofdentils (likedentalworklocatedjustunder theroof)oftenappear;whilethe moreordinaryhousehasaneatstrip ofheavybedmoldingundertheover¬ hangoffrontandreareaves.The gableendsoftenhadnooverhangat allexceptforanarrowboardoutlin¬ ingthe"rake,”withanarrowerone setonitsupperedge.Roofboards andshingleswereappliedtoextend overtime.
Likeotherdetails,eavesweresub¬ jecttoalterationsasheaviereaves cameintovogueinthesecondquarter ofthenineteenthcentury;butthe buildersleftclues.Theendoftheir extensionsarevisibleintheattic.
Alltooften,proofofanalteration canbefoundonlyunderlatertrimor undertheclapboarding(roofpitch, forexample,tendedtobehigherin theeighteenthcenturythaninthe earlynineteenth).Structuresthat includesuchdetailsontheirexteriors arelikelytopossesssimilarstyleson theinterior.
The Chimney TheLadyPepperrellhouseshows whatwaspossibleintheolderset¬ tlements.Ithadcornerquoinswhere mostlocalbuildersusedless-stylish narrowcornerboards;anditsfour endchimneyswerealsounusualfor theperiod,beingofatypewidely usedfortytofiftyyearslater.
Themostcommonchimneyofthe
periodwasplacedinthecenter,as foundinthe1755homeoftheFal¬ mouthmastagent,GeorgeTate.The masonrymasscouldabsorbheatfrom numerousfireplaces(thereareeight inTate’s).Centralchimneyswere commonforanotherfiftyorsixty years;theirutilityappealedevento amanwhocamefromthemother country,whereevenmoreandsmaller chimneys(likeLadyPepperrell’s) wereinvogue.Colonialdwellings werearoundahalf-centurybehind Londoninstyling.
Ascommonasthecenter-chimney homewas,itpreventeduseofthe later-stylestaircase.Therewasn’t roomforit;thoughsomedetermined builderssqueezedacircularstaircase aroundthechimney.
Staircase InRevolutionaryyears,theareain frontofthechimneywasordinarily filledwithathree-runsetofstairs withheavy,turnedbalustersand,in themorefancyversions,aheavyrail shapedtosweepupwardattheupper newels.Thesweepmightberepeated bythetopofwainscottingonthe stair'sinnerwall.Whereasthisshap¬ ingcontinuedtobeusedlater,plain lighterbalusters(roundedorrectan¬ gular)typifythelaterperiod.
Theareajustbelowthestairswas panelled.Themainroomsalsowere panelled.Thisiswhattrulysetsthe Georgianhouseapart.Conservatives continuedtoemploysomepanelling inlateryears,butitwasthetypeof featureeasytoomitfromahouse, beingmoreexpensivebythenthan theplasteredwallwhichreplacedit. However,atleastupuntiltheRevo¬
lution,individualsinvariablyhad woodenpanelsinstallednearthe fireplace—ontheentirefireplace wall,ifpossible,butcertainlyonthe areainfrontofthechimney.
Walls & Floors Thewideovermantelpanelswere formedofoneboard,andthatraises questionsoflegitimacysinceitis knownthattheEnglishkingand navyclaimedall"masttrees"inthe colonies—thetallpineswhichwere overtwofeetattheirbases—nomat¬ teronwhoselandtheygrew.Itisthus reasonedthatanyboardmeasuring overtwenty-fourinchesinwidth musthavebeenimproperlyobtained. However,allthicktreeswerenot straightandperfect.Moreover,atree destinedtobecomeamastwassome¬ timesbrokenwhilebeingcutdownor transported,makingituseless-
foritsoriginalpurpose,thoughstill good for lumber. Independentmindedcolonistsdidstealtheking’s trees,ofcourse;butthereislittle needforraisedeyebrowsaboutthe widepanelinmastagentGeorge Tate’sparlor.
Becausefloorboardsdidnotalways reachacrosstheroom,itwascom¬ monforthebuildertoinstalla numberofthemallreachingtothe samefloorjoist:Alineofboardends onafloordoesnotnecessarilyindi¬ catetheone-timepresenceofawall oratrapdoor.
Intheearlyyears,whenlumber wasmoreeasilyobtainedthanplas¬ ter,interiorwallsweregenerally constructedwithverticalboards,fit¬ tedwithearlyversionsoftongueand groove,usuallywithoneboard shapedtomake"tongues”onboth sidesandtheadjoiningonewithtwo grooves.Suchwallsneededbebutone boardthick,andcouldbeattractive oneitherside.However,manywere meanttobeplasteredoverinthe formalrooms,whilekitchensand backchambersideswerejustpainted.
Laterplasteringmaycompletely hidesuchwallstoday.Itdidnottake manyyearsforthepanellooktobe outmoded,andsomemodernowners havebeenamazedtodiscoverwhatto themweregorgeouspanelsunderthe plaster.
Shutters On The Inside Windowshutterswereseldomif everhungontheoutsideofbuildings. Theywereontheinsidetokeepout unwelcomesunshineandheatin summer,andcoldinwinter.They alsoprovidedprivacy.
Sometimesshuttersfoldedbackto thesidesofwindowreveals.More commoninsimplerhomeswerethe shutterswhichslidtothesidesand intothewallsonspecialtracks.
Althoughreferredtobymanyas "IndianShutters,"hadtheybeen usedtokeepouttheIndiansthey wouldn’t have worked. ■ —JoyceK.Bibber
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AnthonyBrackettbuiltafarmandplantedan In1904Portlandmer¬ chantJamesDeering erectedastatelytwostoryhomeonahill aboveWestbrookPoint nearBackCove,separ¬ atedfromtownbyhis-
Deering 1IZ/ , , in Bengal and flaunted it in England, looked w hO WOTS these upon inherited wealth with some disdain,
probablymixedwith envy.ButJamesdif¬ feredfrommostofhis peers.IfDeeringwas notthewealthiest localmerchant,heran closetothetop.With
orchardonthefarsideofWareCreek,nearthesiteofthe futureDeeringMansion.AtthetimeBrackett’sfarmwas thefrontier,theleadingedgeofEnglishsettlement.
In1689Brackett'sfarmandtheshoresofWareCreek werethebattlegroundfortheAbnakisandMajorBenjamin Church’sMassachusettsVolunteermilitia.Aplaquein DeeringOaksmarksthespotwhereBrackettandten settlersfell.Brackett’slandpassedtohissonwhofarmedit untilthewholeareawasabandonedtotheFrenchand Indiansduringthe1690s.In1740thedescendantssoldthe BrackettfarmtoJamesDeering(1766-1850),butin1802, onlytheorchardandthecellarholeremained.
James'sgrandmother,Anna(Dunn)Deering,hadmar¬ riedDeaconJamesMilkin1762.Thiswasasecondmar¬ riageforboth,andtheirchildrenbytheearlierunionshitit off.Nathaniel,John,andMaryDeeringwed,respectively, Doris,Eunice,andJamesMilk,Jr.DeaconMilkhadbeena majorlandownerinFalmouth,andbytheRevolution,the Deeringswereapowerfulandrespectedpartofthelocal hierarchy.
Nathaniel’sson,JamesDeering,wasatalented,unique andsomewhatenigmaticfigure,whocametomaturityata timewhenmembersoftheoldcolonialelitewerebeing rapidlyeclipsedbythenewlymademerchantsoftheRevo¬ lution.Thesemen,generallycalled"Nabobs”inreference toBritishEastIndiaCompanyofficialswhomadeafortune
ClappandCobb,hewasoneofthefewtosurvivethe embargofailuresof1807.
Jameswas"aregularbredmerchant”buthealsorepres¬ entedsomethingofthemodernbusinessman,inthathe wasamongthefirsttodiscoverthevalueofleisuretime. Whereonefoundmostofthe"Nabobs"laboringfrom dawnuntildusk,onefoundthewholeDeeringtribehaving fun.Asearlyas1819,Jamesownedatwenty-eightfoot schooner-riggedboat.Thisfamous"boatwithoutaname" wasmooredinWareCreekandputinchargeofanoldsalt namedHarryHomer,whotookpartiesdowntheBay.
Homesoftenreflectthepersonality,wealth,andaspira¬ tionsoftheirowners.ThiswastrueofMr.Deeringwhose "mansion”mightbetermedanexampleofconspicious understatement.Itwastwostorieshighinanagethat usuallyrequiredthree.Locatedontheedgeoftown,his housewasthatofacountrysquire,firstandforemosta comfortabledwellingforthefamilyandonlysecondarilya showcase.Ithadtwelvewellappointedprincipalrooms andawarrenofpantries,chinaclosets,andworkorstorage areas.Asthefamilygrewsodidthebuilding,untilit becameaprimeexampleof"connectedarchitecture.” Whilethehousewasprobablytheproductoflocalhouse weights,theadjacentbarnwastheworkofthenotedMaine architectAlexanderParris,wholaterdesignedtheQuincy MarketinBoston.
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WhileJamessettherefined,but low-keytenorofthehousehold,his childrenandtheirdescendantscon¬ tinuedthetradition.Hisnotedson Nathaniel(1791-1881)inheritedthe housethatwasthenpassedontohis children,andeventuallylandedinthe handsofEdwardNoyes,Jr.in1944. Untilitsdemolitionin1953,follow¬ ingsignificantfiredamagetothe structure,thehousewaslivedinby theDeeringfamilyandtheirNoyes descendants.
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Duringthenineteenthcentury, which was witness to numerous changesintownlinesandnames,the Deeringfamily’sgenerositytothe cityofPortlandwasformidable.At anearlydatetheydonatedsome ninety-fiveacresoflandtoMunjoy HillforstreetsandtheEastern Promenadegreen-belt.Theirbest knowngift,andthisiswhywehear thefamilyname,camein1879when theDeeringsdonatedDeeringOaks (onthePortlandsideoftheold Creek)asapark.Additionalland purchasesin1922expandedthemost popularofin-townparkstoover fifty-threeacres.WareCreekwas filledincompletely.Thecurrently land-lockedDuckPondisanancient armofBackCoveandthesea.I —WilliamDavidBarry &RandolphDominic
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With A Little Help From My Friends "Welivedinsawdust...Bythetimethelastnailwashammeredandthe last shrub was set in place, more than ninety young men and women hadputinatleastonefulldayonthejob,andmosthadworkedmuch longer.’’
IT’SAPROJECTthatwouldnot worktoday.Buttwentyyears agowhenJeanandIandoursix childrenbegantalkingabout designingandbuildingourownnew home,noonesaiditcouldn’tbedone. Oh,thereweresomesceptics,but theirreservationsweregentle,and mostweremoreconcernedwiththe depthofourcommitmentthanwith ourabilitytodothejob.Therewasn’t muchdebateaboutcouldwe,but someaboutwouldwe.
Thedoubtersneedn’thavewor¬ ried.I’mastubbornguy,andonce we'dboughttheland—asplendid, waterfrontpointwhichalmostno one1knowcouldevenaffordin 1990s’ Maine—I charged ahead. Afterall,Itoldmyselfandthefamily, therewasatimenottoolongago whenmostAmericansbuilttheir ownhomes.Onlytherichcould affordtohandthejobovertoothers;
andtherewerenotthatmanywealthy folksseveralgenerationsback.
Weaskedforsomehelpfroman architectwhenwebeganPlanA,but whenwesawwhatthatproduced,we scrappedallofitandIbeganworkon PlanB.I’mnoarchitect,sothedesign hadtobesimple,direct,andinexpen¬ sive.Butweweren’tabouttosacrifice thesplendorofthesite:south-facing withasweepingviewofthebay.The resultofseveralmonthsofsketching andmodelbuildingwasatall,shed¬ roofstructure,some100-feetlong andabout30-feetwide,withtwo staggeredset-backsthatdefinedthe structure’sthreebasicfunctions— thecentral,andlargest,sectionfor socializing,cookinganddining,and eachofthetwowingsdesignedas sleepingspaces.Wethrewinanextra livingroomforourseveralteenage sonsandtheirfriends,primarilyso theycouldhavespaceoftheirown.
Itseemedonlyjust.Afterall,we wereaskingeachofthosehigh¬ schoolseniorsandjuniorstohelp buildournewhome.Bythetimethe lastnailwashammeredandthelast shrubwassetinplace,morethan ninetyyoungmenandwomenhad putinatleastonefulldayonthejob, andmosthadworkedmuchlonger. Therewere,ofcourse,someprofes¬ sionalsinvited:electricalwiringwas notonanyone’sresume,norwasbigtimeplumbingortheinstallationofa modernheatingsystem.Butaside fromthosetechnicalbasics,theama¬ teurcrewdiditall.
We began building from the groundupinJuneandwereunderour new roof before Thanksgiving— whichdoesn'tmeantheplacewasfin¬ ished;welivedwithsawdustfor anotherthreemonths.Thatwasfol¬ lowedbyasolidtenyearsofhappi¬ nessandendlessdaysofsunlight
floodingthatwonderfulhousefrom thehigh-reachingwindowsonthe southwall,whichlookedoutonthe brilliantsweepofoneofcoastal Maine'sloveliestbays.
Attheendofthosetenyearsthe boyshadbecomemenandthegirls women;justJeanand1wereleft,and theemptyspaceswereareminderof whathadbeen,notwhatcouldbe.So weleftthehomewebuiltourselves andmovedfromthatblessedplaceto themodest,in-townstreetwherewe stillare.
I’mastubbornguy, and once we’d bought the land—a splendid,waterfront pointwhichalmost nooneIknowcould evenaffordin1990s’ Maine—I charged ahead.
Ihavelivedmanyplaces;it’sbeen thenatureofmyworkandlife.But nonehasbeenasfulfillingasthat homewebuiltforourselves.Shortly afterwemoved,anewownerordered theplaceburnedtothegroundand hadacontractorbuildhimabignew housewhereoursoncestood.The homethatwebuiltisashes,butour memoriesofitareallgoodones,and immortal.
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“My parents’ house is my dream house. It’s an old farmhouse that they restored by hand. They turned something old into something comforta¬ ble, warm,and homey.”
House: Route 113 West Hiram, ME. Martha Clark Portland
“My dream house would be City Hall because it has a lot of marble. And I like the stairs on the front.”
House: City Hall, Congress Street, Portland.
Craig Cerrier Portland
begged, and bor¬ rowed to buy a cot¬ tage on Cape Eliza¬ beth. It used to be a
place on the ocean, huge, probably ten bedrooms...you could have the whole summer cottage. It is eight miles from town, but secluded, off Two Lights Road.
I’ve done a lot of the carpentry and paint¬ ing. Things are better for me financially now. I’m doing more renovations, and I’m getting married.”
House: Two Lights Road (3rd house down from lobster
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John Saint-Amour Cape Elizabeth
family there. I have a bigfamily.It’san outrageous view, a brick house with pillars.”
House: Shore Drive, Cape Elizabeth (before Headlight). Donna Fitzgerald Portland
Album “My dream house is originally a summer house that has been remodeled. It has an
“For me it’s the Vic¬ toria Mansion. It’s old, and hopefully it’s haunted and has ocean view. It’s old, and I love the loca¬ tion on the beach.” House: Higgins Beach(corner of Pearl and Bayview).
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Marilyn Landry Portland a ghost! It’s one of the most interesting houses in Portland.” House: Danforth Street.
“I have always wanted to live in that lighthouse at Two Lights Terrace in Cape Elizabeth...it’s right near the ocean ...it’sbeautifuland full of charm.”
Virginia Snow Portland
“The condos. Down byDiMillo’s... because they’re close to town, and I’d always have a place for my boat.”
Jim Pochepan Portland
“I like Mike Emmons’ house—it’s right on the water and one whole side of it is just windows. It’s on a point, and it over¬ looks the ocean. The kitchen is so huge...you could party in it with 100 people.”
House: Mike Emmons, Shore Road, Cape Elizabeth.
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“It is a 210-year-old farmhouse, and our practice is here. We restored the house and turned the ell into the veterinary clinic. It is connected from the house to the barn. We moved here sixteen years ago from Ohio, and we reallylikeit.”
House: 212 Greely Road, Cumberland, ME.
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Thestorystillbringsateartothe eyesofMinooNejad,eventhough she’sprobablyhearditcountless timesbefore.
Aquick,quiettearrunsdownher cheekashersonBabakrecountsbits andpiecesofanodysseythatbegan morethantwoyearsagoininflamed, war-torn,fundamentalIslamicIran, endingthispastsummerandhalfa worldlaterinPortland,Maine.
BabakNejad,adark-hairedand sunny-naturedyoungmanof18,tells
TheCourageousStoryOf PortlandHighSchoolStudentBabakNejad thetaleinminutedetail.Itwas,ashe says,his"nightmare.”Butthrough thatnightmareBabakandhisparents realizedadreamofescapingfromthe repressionandwarwreakedupon theircountrybythereligiouszealotry ofAyatollahRuhollahKhomeiniand hisfollowers.
BeforeKhomeinicametopower throughtheIslamicrevolutionof 1979,Babaksaysheenjoyedachild¬ hoodthatheimagineswasalotlike manyinAmerica:funandcarefree. Hegrewupinatownoutsideof Teheran,thecapitalcity.Hisfather, Mohammed,wasanofficerinthe IranianAirForce.Thesewerethe days of Shah Mohammed Reza Palavi,thelastofIran’s446kings. Undertheshah,Babakandhisfather
believethatIran prospered.The
nation’svastpetroleumresources helpedfuelanimmensemilitary build-up,aswellasconsiderable industrialandagriculturalgrowth. ButIran’smodernization,coupled withtheharshsupressionofIslamic riotsthathadtheirrootsinastate attackontheexiledKhomeini, sparkedananti-westernbacklash thatresultedinrevolution.Incame Khomeini and, Mohammed Nejad says,backwentthecountry100years. Thegainsinstitutedundertheshah wereerasedandtherepressionof religiousfanaticismtooktheirplace.
AsMohammedremembersit,the atmosphere under Khomeini was Orwellian.Fearanddeathpervaded: brotherturnedinbrotherfor"un¬ Muslim”tendencies;womenwere beatenandevenkilledforfailingto adheretoorthodoxIslamicdress codes.Andjustifyingitall,Moham¬ medsays,wasthenameofAllah, whichwassavagelytwistedtodefend thebutcheryofthestate,particularly itswarwithIraq.
"Thebestwaytofoolpeopleis withreligion,isitnot?”Mohammed says."Letmetellyou,becauseIhave beenwoundedbyreligion."
jPnvaie Functions Holiday ons Banquets Asthe"HolyWar”withIraqraged onduringthe1980s,childrenas youngasninewerebeingrecruitedto fight.Theywerepromisedmartyr¬ dom,Mohammedsaid,butwhatthey gotwasprematuredeath,manywhile beingusedasguineapigstodetect minefields.Twelveofthemhadbeen schoolmatesofBabak,andtherewas pressureonhimtogofightaswell. Khomeini’srevolutionaryguards paidvisitstohisschool.Theyletthe kidsplaywithunloadedgunsto generateenthusiasm.Thosewho didn’tsignupwereostracized.
"Thiswarwascrazy,”Babaksaid. "Youngpeopleweregettingkilled.I didn’twanttogetkilled.”
Underground Railroad Still,Babakcavedintothepres¬ sure.Buthisparents,bitterlyop¬ posedtothewar,refusedtogivehim permissiontofight.Anditwasthen, Mohammedsaid,thatheknewBabak wouldhavetoleavethecountry. Becauseofthezealotrythatfueled thewar,hesaid,Babakwouldhave beenpersecutedfortherestofhislife fornotfighting.Moreover,lifein Khomeini’sIranmeantpeoplehadto getonwaitinglistsforvirtuallyall consumergoods,frombreadtocars. Thefirstsharesweredoledoutto familieswhohadlostoneoftheir rankinthewar.Anobjectorlike Babak,Mohammedsaid,wouldhave beengrudginglyleftthecrumbs.
SoMohammedandMinooresorted todesperatemeasures.Theypulled Babakoutofschoolandgotintouch withagroupthatsmuggledpeople outofthecountry.Theyweretoldto
bringtheirsontoRezaiyeh,atown onalakeofthesamenamenearthe Turkishborder.ButBabak’sjourney almostendedonthebusridethere whenrevolutionaryguardsstopped thevehicleandsearchedit.They wereonthelookoutfor,among others,youngladswhohadyettodo theirmilitaryduty.Somehow,they didnotspotBabak.
OnceinRezaiyeh,theNejadsmet upwiththeircontactperson.He accepteda$2,000paymentandtold MohammedandMinootosayaquick farewelltotheirson.
"Hesaidifyouwanttocry,say goodbye,sayitnow,becauseweare goingsomewhereandBabakisgoing alone,”Mohammadrecalls.
TheNejadshadbeentoldBabak wouldbeinTurkeyinfivedays. Threeweekslatertheyhadyetto hearanything—notfromBabak,not fromthesmugglers.Thenightsgrew anxious.Then,21daysafterparting withBabak,thephonerangalittle pastmidnightinaneighboring apartment.Avoicehissedoutfroma darkenedbalcony:"Nejad,itisfor you.”
Thedaysthatimmediatelyfol¬ lowed Babak’s departure were froughtwithdelays.FromRezaiyeh, hehadbeentakentoanearbyvillage wherehestayedwithanoldman whosesonwastoleadhimoutofIran. Fivedayslater—whenhewasduein Turkey—theguidehadyettoshow. Babak complained, but got no explanations.Then,onthefifth night,theguideshowed.Butheonly ledBabakbacktoRezaiyehtothe homeofanotherguide.Thiswould notbethefirsttimetheguideswould beswitched,thesestrangersinwhom Babakandhisparentsputtheirutter trust.
Combined,theseguidesledBabak andseveralothersintoTurkey.They gottherebywalking—a150-mile tripthatwasaccomplishedinfive days.Theterrainwasnotaccom¬ modating.Thelandinthatneckof theworldisextremelymountainous
and,eventhoughitwassummer, snowstillcrownedthepeaks.The travellerscarriednosupplies,Babak said,nofoodorwater.Forclothes, theyjusthadwhatwasontheirbacks, whichwasusuallyinsufficientto shelterthemfromthecold.Theytrav¬ elledbynightandsleptbyday.
Thefirstobstacletoovercomewas
People thebordercrossing.Becauseofthe war,itwasheavilyguarded.Thearea Babakandhispartycrossedwas watchedbyapatrolinthehighmoun¬ tainplain.Thelandwaswideopen. Yetevenwithoutcovertoshield themfromprobingspotlights,they managedtosneakacross.
"Idon’tknowhowtheydidn’tsee
BabakoutsidehishomeinTeheranbeforehislongtrek.
BabakandhisparentsonLakeRezaiyehthedaybeforetheysaidgoodbye.
us,”Babaksaid."Thatwasreallyvery strange.1amsuresomebodymust havebeenthere.”
Babakwascertainlynotthefirst Iraniantoillegalyfleefromhis homelandthisdecade.Turkeywas crawlingwithrefugees,whichmade travelhazardousforthe16-yearold. AnyrefugeecaughtbytheTurkish armyorpoliceriskedbeingsentback home.ItisforthisreasonthatBabak gothungupforninedaysinaKur¬ dishvillageineasternTurkey.Tur¬ kishsoldierswereonmaneuversin thearea,andtheguideatthetimefelt hecouldn’ttrustthevillagers.
"Nobodycantrustnobodythere,” Babaksaid."Doyoutrustyourneighbor
ifyouwanttodosomethingillegal? Especiallyoverthere,becausethey arepoorandwillingtodoanything formoney.”
Babakandanotherrefugeewere stashedawayintheguide’sbarn. Theyweresuppliedwithfoodbyday andbriefedbytheguideatnight.He toldthemhewaswaitingforyet anotherguideatnight.Sofornine daysBabakgotstuckalongthechain ofescape,achaininwhichsomeone differentwaspostedateachlink waitingtodotheirpartandgettheir cut.
Thelogjamendedwhentheguide securedatruckthatdroveBabaktoa village100milesfromtheeastern
TurkishcityofVan.Fromthereacar tookhimintothecityviabackroads toavoidcheckpointsmannedbythe Turkisharmy.Thecarpulledinto Vanatmidnight,wellaftercurfew. Thedrivercameuponacheckpoint andsloweddown.Then,asguards approached,heroaredonintothe night—themomentoftheodyssey thatwasmostterrifyinghadpassed. Afterdodgingpolicecars,Babakand hispartywerebroughttoahouse wheretheyspentthenight.Thenext daytheyboardedabusforIstanbul. ThebusridefromVantoIstanbul covers250miles.Enroute,Babakand hisfellowrefugeesdidnotuttera wordforfearofrevealingtheir
More ATMs than yoi nationality.Twotimesthebuswas stoppedandsearchedbypoliceand soldiers.Ononeofthesearches policeaskedpassengerstoshow identification.Justtworowsfrom Babak,theystopped.
"Wedidn’ttalktoanybodyonthe bus,butwhenwegottoIstanbulthey allknewwewereIranians,”Babak said."WhenwegottoIstanbulmost peoplecongratulatedus.”
BabakarrivedinIstanbul"21days, 10hoursandfiveminutes”aftersay¬ inggoodbyetohisfolksinRezaiyeh. Now,hehadonemorecontactto meet:hissister.Buttheguidewould nottakehimthere,andthetaxi driverheflaggeddowndidnotknow
theway.Heeventuallymadeittoher doorstepwellafterdark.Butevenas hestoodthereringingthebelldanger lurkednearby.Twopolicemenac¬ costedhim.Fortunately,Babaksaid, hisbrother-in-lawwasabletocall themoff,thanksinparttofriendshe hadatthelocalprecinct.Several hourslater,afteralongbath,Babak putinaphonecallbacktoIran.
Babaknowgoesbyawesternized versionofhisname:Bobby.He learnedfluentFrenchinMontreal, wherehisschoolworkearnedhima high-schoolequivalencydiploma.He nowattendsclassesatDeeringHigh School,mainlytoimprovehisEng¬ lish.Healsoplayedontheschool’s
soccerteam.Bobbyisnowtryingto getintotheUniversityofSouthern Maine,wherehewantstostudy medicine—afarcryfromhisschool daysinIran,whenthesubjectwas war.Now,heisfarsaferinhisPort¬ landhome.Bobbywaxespoeticonhis longjourney.
"Sometimes,nowwhenIthink aboutwhathappenedtome,itwas kindoflikeanightmare,”Bobbysaid. "Icannotbelievemyfeetwereableto walkallthatwayinthemountains.I cannotbelievemyselftonoteatany¬ thingfortwo,threedays.ButI did...andthathasmadeallthe difference.”
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Carvedrosettes,feather-edgedpinepaneling, plategrooves,walk-inChinaclosets,turnedbal¬ usters,mustard-coloredpaint—thesearethe stockandtradeofLesFosselofAina,Maine (Route218nearWiscasset),amanwhosaves endangeredhistoricallandmarks,CapeCods, mostly,fromsuredestructionbyeithermoving theminone,breathtakingpieceforanewowner orpainstakinglydisassemblingthem,marking everybeamandtakingextensivephotographs, storingeverythinginhishugebarnuntilabuyer canbefound.
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Business andwhatyougetisdecidedlynota reproduction.
Choosing by Name What’samazingisthescaleofthe endeavor.Youcanevenaskfora housebyname,say,"I’dlikethe Richard Codman House, please, ($14,000disassembled)”orperhaps you’dliketheThomasPageHouse (1765—$20,000disassembled).
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"ThemostI’vepaidforahouseis $4,000.”
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Architectural Salvage Carl Burnham: 839-2071, wide attic boards, old doors,etc.
Phil Conroy: 772-4930,1455 Congress St., Portland. Newelposts,stairs.
David Vaughn: 839-2252 Fireplacemantels.
Griffins & Gargoyles: (603) 926-3744 North Hampton, NH(justbeforeSalisbury).
Restoration Resources: 586-5690. Route 218, Aina Center, ME 04535. Old doors, windows, latches, post and beam frames, etc. LeslieT.Fossel.
Daddy’s Barn: Route 202 (between Alfred and Waterboro).
The Church Antiques: Route 26 (one block west of Gray). Old windows, doors, knobs, mantles, stained glass.
A. W. Baker Restorations, (617) 633-3272. 29 Drift Road, Westport, MA 02790. Recycled buildings and house parts.
Historic Architecture: 2 School Street, P.O. Box G, West Brookfield, MA 01585. Dismantled houses, parts, and hardware.
Roberts Farm.$24,000 Asuperbinteriorwithacorner cupboard and 4 other built-in cupboards, crown moldings, 5 paneldoorsandawonderfullycarved mantel,uiltcirca1765,theright halfincludeda'beverlyjog.’
1790 Maine Cape.$16,000 Extensivewoodwork,including2 roomsofbeadedsheathing.Massive frame (8-inch x 8-inch joists). Complete diagrams.
1765 Thomas Page House .$20,000
Very early cape with extensive woodwork(featheredge,beadedsheathing, wainscot), including a China cupboard—most with the original
1785 Saltwater Cape .... $18,000 Nosurfacehasbeenpaintedin thishouseinthelast115years. Featheredgeandwainscot,plusa good frame.
Old Stagecoach Inn.$5,000 Arazedcape,frameonly, photosonly.
Richard Codman House .$14,000 2stories,oneroomdeep,frame andphotosonly.
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Thecompanyhasitsoriginsin MillicentMonks’visionforperform¬ ingactivityin1968.Monks’finan¬ cialinvestmentpaidoffin1973with thehiringofafull-timeartistic directorandthecompany’smove fromRamIslandFarmtoalofton ExchangeStreet.In1973thePort¬ landPerformingArtsopenedand provided a new home for RID, thoughfinanciallythecompanywas onitsown.Ithadtosinkorswim.It swamanddanced.
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Forthoseinsearchofadefinition ofcontemporarydance,Michael Pettee,RID’smanagingdirector, offers,“Itisapresent-dayexpres¬ sionofanearlycentury-oldAmeri¬ canmoderndancetraditionbased onindividualapproachestodance andmovementstylestailor-madeto choreographicintentions.Contem¬ porarydancefocusesonthemetho¬ dologyofcreatingdance,indepen¬ dentoftheformalitiesandspecifics ofjazzandballet—althoughitmay shareelementswiththeseforms. Thebestcontemporarydanceisa productofindividualexpression andaimstostimulateandinform.”
InthelasttwoyearsRIDhas workedonaseriesofprojectswith visualartistKatrinaWeslien.Danny
McCuster,RID’sartisticdirector, andWeslienhavecreateddance withtremendousvisualimpact. Theycreated Pentimento (April, 1988),apiecethatemploysimages projectedontoscrims,objects,cos¬ tumes,dancers,andthemanipula¬ tionofstagespace. Pentimento, McCusker’searlier vantagepoints (November, 1986), a heralded danceperformedthroughoutthe galleriesofthePortlandMuseumof Art,andthenew ABookofHours (March,1990),areafewworksthat havehelpedtopushthecompanyin newdirections.
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ThegolddustoftheEight¬ ieshassettledandis behindus.Youngcouples whobelievedthemselves tobeatthedoorstepofthe American Dream Home are now makingcompromises.Duringthe pastdecademeanincomesincreased 50percent,yetinthegreaterBoston housingmarketaskingpricessky¬ rocketed140percent.
Manyyoungcouplesfledtheurban struggleofeasternMassachusetts, movingtoPortlandtoseekcalmer lifestyles,friendly(oratleastcivil) neighbors and neighborhoods, brusheswithnature,hopesofcom¬ petitivewages,andmostimpor¬ tantly,affordablehousing.
Especiallynow—inthis'soft market,’wherethehueandcryfrom Mainerealestatefirmsisthatthere aretoomanylistingsandtoofew buyerstoshowaround—yes!this mustbetheopportunetimeforpur¬ chasingthatidyllicMainestarter home,isn’tit?Theonewiththe whitetrellisandthefix-it,wrapa¬ roundporch?DougandDeedeehad punchedalltherightticketsontheir waytoage29,but,asnewhousehun¬ tersthisspringincoastalMaine,the curioussituationisthatthey,and manyotherslikethem,aren’teven gettingtolookatthefineprint.
Oucchit!”Deedeeexclaimedafter hittingherheadforthethirdtimeon aceilingbeam."Doug,thisdollhouse justwon’tdoatall.Imean,I’monly 5’10”.Theycrouchedthroughthe doorwayofahomewhichwouldbe spaciousformidgetsandchildren. TheyturnedtoRuth,theirrealestate broker/provideroftheAmerican Dream.
"Well,weknewthisonemight havesomeproblems,butitwasworth alook.Ifonlyyoucouldspendalittle more...”Ruthsighedasshelooked throughherso-thinsectionofhomes under$100,000.
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At Large AoMhis Old House program through the FHA, am I right?”shesaidcheerily."Witha maximumloanavailabletoyouof $101,000,there’salotofcompetition fortheseadorablestarterhomes!
"Look,Iunderstandyoursituation. Hey,Ihearthisstoryallthetime,but Idon’tsettheprices.Theboommay beover,but...ahha!Let’stakealook atthis."Theyoungcouplegotinto Ruth’scarandexchangedhopeful, questioningglances.Wasn’tPortland supposedtobeaffordable;moreso thanBoston,anyway?Wasn’titpos¬ sibletogetsomethinglikeathreebedroomCapewithjustalittlebitof landandprivacywithoutajourney intothewoods?
"Hereweare!”Deedee’smouth gapedopen,"It’spurple.”Doug’s eyesrolled."It’sneonpurplewith brightgreentrim,thelotisamess, theroofmayneedtobereplaced,and wecanaffordit,”hemutteredashe gotoutofthecar.Let’stakealook.
Wecanalwayspaintit.”Thetwo glancedatthelistingsheetasthey approached the bungalow-style house."Twobedrooms,living,fam¬ ily,breakfastnook,allapplianceswe careabout,unfinishedsecondfloor, sunnybackyard...italllooksokay here,Honey,”Dougcautiouslysaid. AsDeedee’sfootwentpartially throughthesecondstepofthe entrywaytheyeyedoneanother."We canfixthateasily,”Dougquickly answeredherunposedquestion."We bothknowthatwe'llhavetodosome workonwhateverweget.Ifallit needsissomepaintandafewnew steps...”
"Wecanworkonthatlater.Let’s seethisfloor,thefinishedone.”They notedthedirtyyellowonce-tallshag ruginthelivingroom,walkedtoa corner,andpulled."It’shardwood underhere!See,itgetsbetterallthe time.Anddidyouseethefireplacein thefamilyroom?It’sbeautiful.”
"Butthechimney’sunlinedandit hasn’tbeenusedin17years.There mustbesomethingwrongwithit.” Comeon.Theowner’solderand doesn’twanttodealwiththatkindof hassle.Italsomeansthefurnacemust begood,right?”
Doughadignoredhiswife’sen¬ treatyandwasdejectedlyeyeingthe flower-patternedlinoleumcounters andwallsinakitchenrightoutof "TheWonderYears.”Theapplian¬ ces,thoughprobablyallinfinework¬ ingorder,alsowereperiodpieces. "Onelastchance,”hethought,"Ifthe backyardissunnyandprivate,maybe wecanfixthisoldplaceup."He openedthereardoorandstaredinto hisprospectiveneighbor’skitchen. Theywereseparatedonlybysun¬ beams."Deedee,let’sgetoutof here!”Theypausedonlylongenough toglanceintothecloset-sizedmaster bedroombeforetheyleftthehouse andhoppedintoRuth’sbackseat. "Noluck?”Ruthasked."Well,don’t worry.Ifoundanewlistingonthe pondinCapeElizabeththatlooks perfect.Youofallpeopleknowthat househuntingtakestime,timing, compromise,andpersistence.You wereinrealestatesalesyourself, Deedee!Manyyoungcouplesjump intothingswithoutthebenefitof parentswhogivethem'gifts’asyours did.Especiallyinyoursituation, Deedee,withyourincomenotbeing verifiablebecauseyou’reaninde¬ pendentcontractor.
"Ah,hereweareatlast!”shesaid, zoomingthrougha"pink”stoplight. WelookedattheneatgreyCapewith whitetrim.Indeed,itoverlooked waterandhadplentyofroomfor Odin,ourdog,toexercise.Threebed¬ rooms,hardwoodfloors,fireplace, carport,inourpricerange(well,just alittleabove,butdose!)...andthen oureyestookintherealtor’ssignoff totheside.Ourdreamhousewas here,butourhopeswereagainshat¬ tered. What we saw were these dreadedwords:UnderContract.I —ByBryanRiffle
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MUSIC BatesCollegeConcertSeries, BatesCol¬ lege,Lewiston.Friday,March9,8:15p.m.:The prize-winning BorealisWindQuartet has quicklyestablisheditselfatthetop.Theirpro¬ gramincludes Samuel Barber’s Summer Music and CarlNielsen’s greatQuintet. Thursday,April5,8:15p.m.: GilbertKalish &JoelKrosnick,pianoandalto. Kalish,a pianistof"spellbindingpowerandcontrol" (BostonGlobe),andKrosnick,cellistforthe Jui11iardStringQuartet,joinforalovelyrecital of19thand20thcenturyworks.Individual Concerts$8GeneralAdmission,$5Students and Senior Citizens. Group Discounts. 786-6135.
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Portland Symphony Orchestra, Portland CityHallAuditorium,Portland. Toshiyuki Shimada, MusicDirectorandConductor. ClassicalSeries: Tuesday,February27,7:45 p.m. — Thomas Murray, organ. Mendels¬ sohn Midsummernight’s Dream: Four Pieces, Poulenc Organ Concerto, Vaughan Williams Symphony 7 (Antarc¬ tica). Tuesday,March13,7:45p.m. —Ivan Moravec, piano. Ravel PianoConcertoinG Major, Franck SymphonicVariations, Hin¬ demith Symphonic Metamorphoses of Themes by Weber. Tuesday,April24,7:45 p.m.— ChoralArtSociety,RobertRussell, director, Cynthia Anderson mezzosoprano. Shareintheexcitementofthisevening’s finale. Prokofiev’s AlexanderNevsky"has earnedaplaceasoneofthe20thcentury’smost powerfulworks." Beethoven LeonoreOver¬ tureNo.3, Brahms AltoRhapsody, Proko¬ fiev AlexanderNevsky.Encoreperformance April25.Tickets$25,$21,$15and$10. Can¬ dlelightConcertSeries, 2p.m.and6p.m.at theSonestaHotel’sEastlandBallroom. Strauss,R.Serenade,Op.7,Strauss,R. Sextet,from“Capriccio,”SchubertOctet. Sunday,March4 —Maine-lyMozart.Han¬ del ConcertoGrosso,Op.6,No.9, Mozart SerenadeNo.ll,andSymphonyNo.39.Sun¬ day,April /—Stephanie Chase, violin. Vivaldi TheFourSeasons, Bizet Symphony No.1.Ticketsare$15. PopsSeries, Saturday, February10at8:30p.m.andSunday,February 7/at3p.m.atthePortlandCityHallAudito¬ rium. Bolcom & Morris — pianodexterity andskillfulvocalsilluminatemelodicgemsof Americanmusicaltheater.April7and8 -Chet Atkins,guitar. Havingprofoundlyinfluenced jazzandrockmusic, ChetAtkins hasearned thetitleof"theworld’smostfamousguitar player."Tickets$25,$21,$15,and$10.7738191.Forreservationscall773-8191.
Friday,March9,8 p.m.—Jean Pierre Rampal. A favorite with Portland audiences, the legendaryflutist returns.Tickets$25, $20,$14,$9. PortlandCityHall Auditorium. 772-8630.
University ofSouthern Maine Q Important Dates for Your Calendar Feb. 12 From Disgrace to Amazing Grace Joe Clark—New Jersey High Schoolprincipalspeaksonlough no-nonsenseapproachlodisci¬ plineandlearning.
March 1 Star Trekking with Sulu HI George Takei will describe the fascinatingsagaof“StarTrek”
March 2 Integrated Management USM's10-wcckinstitutefor emerging managers
March 17 A Healthy Day for Men Afulldayofworkshopsonhealthrelatedissues
March 29-30 In Search of Excellence Atwo-dayconferencefocusing on health care management issues
April 5 An Evening with Robert Fulghum Author ofAllIReallyNeedto Know I [^earned in Kindergarten andItIPason Fire When I Lay Down on It
April 11-12 Women in Management 11 th Annual Conference Keynote speaker Shirley Chisholm(April12)
May 3 Spring Office Conference "SeminaratSea,"aconferencefor officesupportstafftobeheldon theScotiaPrince
May 10-11 Cardiovascular Update for IB Health Professionals 2nd Annual Conference
May 16 Training in the 90s HI A conference on trends in training and development
May 23 Robert II. Waterman, Jr. . , Lecture by the author ofThe Renewal Factor andco-authorof InSearchofExcellence
Lifeline enrolls every business day, 780-4170
DivisionofContinuingStudies Forinformationontheseprograms,please call Pat Walker at 780-4510
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Events USMFacultyConcertSeries, CorthellHall, USMGorhamcampus.S7forthegeneralpub¬ lic,$4forstudents.780-5555.
PortlandConcertAssociation, CityHall, February22, 7:30 p.m — BeauxArtsTrio, violin,cello,piano.Performancebyoneofthe world'smostacclaimedchamberensembles. Program of Haydn, Ravel, Beethoven. Tickets$25,$20,$14,$9.Thursday,March1,4 and8p.m.:Theoriginallyscheduled Peking Acrobats werenotallowedtotraveloutside Chinaandwillbereplacedbya Russian Acrobatic/Gymnastic Team. Tickets$18, $15,$11,$8fortheeveningperformance,$17, $14,$10,$7intheafternoon.Friday,March9, 8p.m —JeanPierreRampal,Flute. Afavor¬ itewithPortlandaudiences,thelegendaryflu¬ tistreturns.Tickets$25,$20,$14,$9.Tuesday, March21,7:30p.m.— HoraciaGutierrez, piano. RecitalbythisacclaimedCubanpian¬ ist.Tickets$20,$16,$12,$8.Wednesday, April4,7:30p.m. —H.M.S.Pinafore, Texas OperaTheater. Gilbert&Sullivan’s capri¬ ciouscomicoperettaperformedbythetouring armofthe Houston Grand Opera. Tickets $25,$20,$14,$9.CityHall.772-8630.
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Raoul’sRoadsideAttraction, 865Forest Avenue,Portland.OnthesecondMondayof every month the newly formed Southern MaineBluesSocietyholdsitsmeetingat7 p.m.,followedbyaBluesjamopentothepub¬ lic.774-1441.
TheTreeCafe, 45DanforthStreet,Portland, bringsyougreatReggaeRockandnational recordingacts.Call774-1441.
The Chocolate Church, 804 Washington Street,Bath.Thiscelebratedcenterforthearts presents: Saturday,March10,8p.m.- The RaphaelTrio. Classical.Gracingthisstage forasecondtime,theTrioisextraordinary.In theirhands,themusicofthemasterswillstir yoursoul.$10/8.Saturday,March24,7p.m. and9p.m. — Tom Rush, famousfolksinger. Tickets$15/12.
Bay Chamber Concerts attheRockport OperaHouse,Rockport,Me.Thursday,March 15—TheAspenWindQuartet:BarliNugent, flute;ClaudiaCoonce,oboe;DavidKrakauer, clarinet;Celeste-MarieRoy,bassoon;Kaitilin Mahony,horn.SuiteinGJ.Rameau.Wood¬ windQuintetA.Zemlinsky.QuintetinEflat Major,Op.4Beethoven.Theseconcertsare madepossibleinpartbygrantsfromthe NationalEndowmentfortheArts,TheMaine ArtsCommission,TheNewEnglandFounda-
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tionfortheArtsandTheUnumCharitable Foundation.Ticketsare$8/adults,$4stu¬ dents.MC/VISAorcheckspayabletoBay ChamberConcerts,Box191,Camden,Me. 04843.236-2823.
GALLERIES BarridoffGalleries, 26FreeStreet,Port¬ land.Groupshowofselectednewworksby artistsrepresentedbythegallery.March2-31, UTILITI:GalleryArtistscreateFunctional Objects.OpeningreceptionMarch2from5-7 p.m.Also,19thandearly20thcenturypaint¬ ings.MondaythroughFriday,10to5;Satur¬ day,12to4.772-5011.
DestinationHimalaya, 27WharfStreet, Portland.ArtfromtheHimalayanCultures. MondaythroughSaturday,9to6.761-0303.
LirosGallery, MainStreet,BlueHill.Fineold paintings,RussianIcons,OldMaps.Monday throughFriday,9to5.374-5370.
ThePlainsGallery, 28ExchangeStreet,Por¬ tland.SpecializinginuniqueFineArtsofthe Southwest.IndianArt—Artifacts—Jewelry —Pottery.774-7500.
NancyMargolisGallery, 367ForeStreet, Portland.Exhibitsofgalleryartistswhowork inceramics,jewelry,glass,wood,andmetal. MondaythroughSaturday10-6.775-3822.
WiscassetBayGallery, WaterStreet,Wis¬ casset.PaintingsandsculpturebyMaine Artists. Openbychanceorappointment. 882-7682.
O’FarrellGallery, 46MaineStreet,Bruns¬ wick:PrintsandMultiplesby Andy Warhol, Alex Katz, Neil Welliver andothers ThroughMarch,duringthefifthanniversary ofthegalleryinBrunswick,therewillbea showofdrawingsbygalleryartistsespecially fortheoccasion.TuesdaythroughSaturday,10 -5andbyappointment.729-8228.
PortlandMuseumofArt, SevenCongress Square,Portland.Tuesday-Saturday,10-5; Thursdayuntil9;Sunday,noon-5.$3.50 adults;$2.50seniorcitizens;$1forchildren under18.FreeadmissionThursdayevenings5 -9.775-6148.
ElementsGallery, 56MaineStreet,Bruns¬ wick. Through March 9 — Furnituremak¬ ers. Thisgroupshowofcontemporaryand traditionalfurnitureandaccessoriesbyMaine
versatile:Capableofeverycookingtech¬ nique.Fast:Example...boils2literswaterin 3minutes;reheatsleftoversinminutes. Simple:Noknobsordials.Timesaving: Cooksavarietyoffoodssimultaneously. Forever:Handcraftedcastirontolastalife¬ time.Choiceof7enamelcolors.Customas¬ sembledinyourhome.
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woodworkersiscomplementedbypaintedsilk wallhangings,wallsculptures,andarchitectu¬ ralceramiclamps.TuesdaythroughSaturday, 10-6;Sundayafternoon,2-5.729-1108.
GreenhutGalleries, 146MiddleStreet,Por¬ tland.ThroughFebruary28-Originalartwork bylocalartists:AnneGresinger,Connie Hayes,ChrisNielsen,JaneDahmen,Peyton Higgison,andJoSpiller.Othergalleryartists includeKatjeOxman,ThomasMcKnightJim Petchkiss,andTheodoreJeremenko.Monday throughSaturday10:30to5:30.772-2693.
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Abacus handcraftersgallery,44Exchange Street,Portland.
R.W.OliverGallery, Auctioneers,Apprais¬ ers,PlazaOne,Kennebunk,Me.Classicwater¬ fowldecoys,itemsrelatedtodecoyssuchas paintings,prints,miniaturecarvings.Doll houses,periodtoys,dollsandgames.Victoriana,memorabilia.985-3600.
TheSteinGallery, ContemporaryGlass,20 MilkStreet,Portland. ThroughFebruary28 —RobertWillson, laudedasprovidingthe firstnewconceptinglassdesignforcenturies,’ createsworkwhosejoyoususeofcolor,design, andtechniqueprovidespositiveaccentsforour surroundings.The77-year-oldWillson'spie¬ cesrangeinweightfrom20-60lbs.andfea¬ ture a variety of molding techniques. 772-90072.
ThePhotoGallery, PortlandSchoolofArt, 619CongressStreet,Portland.ThroughMarch 30: PhotographsbyLarryFink. Monday throughThursday,8a.m-9:30p.m.;Friday,8 a.m.-5p.m.;Sunday,11-4p.m. TheBaxter Gallery, ThroughMarch10: MadeinMaine: Contemporary Prints. Monday through Friday,10to5(Thursdayeveninguntil7);and Sunday,11to4.Admissionfree.
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Events SawyerStreetStudiosandGallery, 131 SawyerStreet,So.Portland.(EastonBroad¬ way,leftonSawyer,watchforpizzasliceon thebuilding).Worksby Sharon Towns¬ hend,AbbyHuntoon,LynnDuryea,Mar¬ ianBaker,NancyNevergole,NancyCar¬ roll. Byappointment.767-7113.
Gould Academy, P.O.Box860,Bethel,Me. 04217. Through March 2 — Leonardo da Vinci: InventionsandWorkingModels.For in-depthinformationcallKirkSiegel,Direc¬ torofPublicAffairsat824-2196.
MISCELLANY PortlandPublicLibrary, Five Monument Square,Portland.Exhibitsscheduledforthe LewisGallery attheLibrary: February2— 21: SolitaryBridge. Paintingsby Bernie Beckman.
University of Maine, Orono, Hudson Museum,MaineCenterfortheArts.Wednes¬ day,February21at12:30and4:30: Nlai,The StoryofaIKungWoman. Filmfundedbya grantfromtheMaineHumanitiesCounciland theNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities. 581-1901. WestSideStory, musicalby Bern¬ steinandSondheim,8 p.m.February22,23. 24:andat2p.m.onSaturday,February24and Sunday,February23.HauckAuditorium.381 1133.Saturday.March11,10a.m.Storyhour: TheDwarfWizardofUxmal 50centsper child. March21,12:10and4:30p.m.:Film TrobriandCricket, fundedbyagrantfrom theMaineHumanitiesCouncilandtheNa¬ tional Endowment for the Humanities. 581-1901.
Maine Maritime Museum. 243Washington Street,Bath. Continuingexhibits: "AMari¬ timeHistoryofMaine,""FamilyFleets,"The BuildingofaWoodenShip,"and"Lobstering andtheMaineCoast.”9:30-5daily,except majorholidays.Otherlecturesinthewinter seriesinclude:TheEconomicImpactofthe Kennebec,March13- $5members,$15nonmembers.Formoreinformationcallthe museumat443-1316.
Cumberland County Civic Center, Por¬ tland.Sunday,February23— IceCapades. Sunday.April13— BrianBoitano’s produc¬ tionof Skating StarringBrianBoitanoand KaterinaWitt.BoxOffice775-3458or1-800382-8080. Brunswick Armory Antique Show, BrunswickArmory,features65dealers fromMaineandNev.'England.10a.m.-3p.m. April1.
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Museum of Art, OlinArtsCenter,Russell Street,Lewiston. Through March9 —Italy: One Hundred Years of Photography A centuryofromanticismandrealismstudied throughtheimpartiallensofthecamera— peasantfarmingtohighfashion.7-9p.m. Tuesday;Saturday10-4;Sunday1-5.Free admission.786-6158.Informaltoursofthe EdmundS.MuskieArchives areavailableat nochargeonawalk-inbasisbetween9and4 p.m.weekdays.786-6354.
GeneralTheologicalCenter, 159State Street,Portland.Thegeneralpubliciswel¬ cometousethecenter's45,000volumetheo¬ logicallibrarycollection.S35/S2Ostudents andretirees.Thelibraryalsolendsbooksby mailthroughoutMaineandtheUnitedStates. MondaythroughSaturday9-4.Forinforma¬ tionaboutlecturesandworkshopsrelatedto religion,ethicsandspiritualitycallJonathan Burnsat874-2214orwritetothecenter.
PortlandSchoolofArt, 97SpringStreet, Portland. Architalx LectureSeries: William BrownandMichaelSardina,landscapearchi¬ tectsoftheSWAGroup,Boston,winnerof numerous ASLA Honor Awards: "Current Works."Wednesday,February14,6:30-9:30 p.m.attheBaxterBldg.Freeadmission.
DyerLibrary,YorkInstituteMuseum, 371 MainStreet,Saco.Currentexhibition: Fitfor aNobleman—CoastalMaineInteriors, 1780-1830. WinterhoursthroughApril: TuesdayandWednesday1-4p.m.,Thursday1 -8p.m.283-3681.
ColbyCollege, Waterville,attheWhitney Room,RobertsUnion:February4■March5: ManandHisImage. WorksdrawnfromCol¬ by’spermanentcollection.Mondaythrough Saturday10-12noonand1p.m.-4:30p.m., Sunday2-4:30p.m.
University of Maine at Farmington — DiscussionsonWomen’sLiteratureand SuchSeries. OngoingFridaysat12-12:50 p.m.,FiresideLounge,OlsenMemorialStu-
Events dentCenter.Bringlunch,coffee/teaprovided. Forinfocall778-3501,Ext.328.
MeditationInstructionandDiscussion. OngoingFridays,7-9p.m.Freeandopento thepublic.628-3221.
UMO, HudsonMuseum.Inconjunctionwith theuniversity'scelebrationofWomen’sHis¬ toryWeek, themuseumwillhosta Quilt Show throughMarch18.TheUniversityis interestedinlocatingvaluablequilts,oldand new.Interestedlendersmaycall581-1901.
NortheastMetaphysics, 33HighRd.,Cor¬ nish.Ongoing1stFridayeveningeachmonth: Group Dynamics Night. Meetotherswho sharemetaphysical,spiritual,new-ageand/or psychicinterest.7p.m.Donationswelcome. DiscoverthePowerwithin Discoveryour trueidentity,thelatentcreativepowerwithin andyourconnectionwithuniversallaw.7-9 p.m.eachnight.$20. Celebrationofthe Goddesswithin. Fourweekworkshoppres¬ entedby NorthStar, SenecaNativeAmerican. 7-9p.m.$50(or$15pernight).February18Beadingyourinnercolors. NorthStar teacheshowtobeadamulets,etc.intheSeneca IndianWay.10a.m.-4p.m.Bringlunch. $20/yousupplymaterialsor$25/materials supplied.625-7447.
A Journal Writing Workshop, taughtby AlfredDePew, willbeheldaspartofthe SaturdaySeriesattheMaineWriter'sCenter. Includesexercisestofacilitatewriting,written dialogsandfreewriting.S25forMWPA members,$30non-members.Topreregister call729-6333,orsenddeposittoMWPA,19 MasonStreet,Brunswick,Maine,04011.
WolfNeckWoodsStatePark inFreeport willbeholdingguided Winterwalks again thisyearduringFebruaryat2p.m.onSundays. Learnhowanimalsandplantssurvivethewin¬ ter;takepartintheactivities.Pleasepark besidethepasture,notinthegatearea(fire lane).FormoreinfocallPatBaileyat289-3821 or268-4737.
POETRY InCelebration ofBorisPasternak’sbirthday, areadinginbothRussianandEnglishat Gulf ofMainebooks, 61MaineStreet,Brunswick. February10at7:30p.m.729-5083.
TheTheaterProject, SchoolStreet,Bruns¬ wick.February16,7:30p.m.Poetryreadingby GaryLawless,KateBarnes,ColinSargent, and Emily Eaton. Forinformation,call 729-5083.
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Events Open Poetry Readings, heldonthelast Tuesdayofeverymonth,7p.m.,atthePort¬ landMagazineoffice,578CongressStreet, Portland.Signupatthereading.Prosealso welcome.773-5250.
OpenPoetryReadings, heldonthesecond Tuesdayofeverymonth,7p.m.,atWoodford's Cafe,129SpringStreet,Portland.Signupat thereading.772-1374.
DANCE LAArts, 36OakStreet,Lewiston.Saturday, March24atLewistonJr.HighSchool'. The JamisonProject. DanceSuperstarJudith Jamison's new company opened to rave reviewslastseason.Therepertoireofthis groupofpassionateandelectrifyingdancersis nottobemissed.8p.m.Tickets$12/10;students/seniors$2discount.
Ram Island Dance atthePortlandPerform¬ ingArtsCenter,25AForestAvenue,Portland presents A Book of Hours byDanielMc¬ Cusker,KatarinaWeslien,andnationally knownpoetDianeWakoski. ABookofHours wascreatedduringaresidencyprogramfunded bytheMaineArtsCommission.MarchIS,16 and/7at8p.m.TicketsareSl1/$9.50students andseniors.773-2562.
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THEATER Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Avenue,Portland.March6■25 DrivingMiss Daisy by AlfredUhry.This1988Pulitzer PrizeWinnerisaboutamostunlikelyfriend¬ shipbetweena72-yearoldjewishwomanand herproudblackchauffeursetinAtlanta,Geor¬ gia.Their25-yearrelationshipspanstheCivil Rightsera,revealingthesubtle,yetdeepseatedbarriersthatcontinuetodivideour society.HowMissDaisyandHokefindmutual
Events respectandkinshipisthesubjectofthistouch¬ ingandhumorousplay. Richard Hamburger isartisticdirector.Formoreinformationcall 774-0465.MCandVISA.Student/group/seniordiscounts. Housesales offersprivate PSCperformancesforfundraisersandlarge groups.Speciallisteningdevicesareavailable forthehearingimpaired,freeofcharge. HumanitiesDiscussionsfollowthefirstSun¬ daymatinees,andCurtainCallDiscussionsfol¬ lowthesecondSundaymatinees,freeandopen tothepublic.
MadHorseTheatre, 955-FForestAvenue, Portland.ThroughFebruary25: Morocco. Far fromhome,anAmericanarchitectisshocked whenhiswifeisarrested.Internationaland maritaltensionsarerevealedinthisnewplay by AlanHavis. Curtainisat8p.m.onThurs¬ day,FridayandSaturday;7p.m.onSunday. Ticketsare$10-$14.
LAArts, 36OakStreet,Lewiston.Saturday, February24attheBatesSchaefferTheatre: FiguresofSpeechTheater presents Whosis, atheatricalpuzzleaboutayounggirlwho hastwofathers:onearomanticsailorlostat sea,theotheralovelessmonster.Especially commissioned by LAArts.Whosis brings music,actorsandstunningtwo-foot-high puppetstogetherinapowerfultaleoffamily.8 p.m.Tickets$10;students/seniors$2dis¬ count.782-7228.
The Chocolate Church, 804 Washington Street,Bath. ArsenicandOldLace byJoseph Kesselring.Eversincethefirstcurtainwentup onthisseriousplay,they’vebeenlaughingat AuntAbbyandAuntMarthaandtheirelder¬ berrywine. StudioTheater offersthisplay freshfromitssmash-hitrevivalonBroadway. Twoweeekends—February23-23andMarch 2-4.8p.m.onFridayandSaturday,3p.m.on Sunday.Tickets$10/8. NorseSideStory, March17at2p.m. Karen Nelson andthe Norwegian Puppet Show arethenewest additionstothecastandrepertoireofthe internationallyrenowned FiguresofSpeech Theatre. NorseSideStory isagentleretel¬ lingofaNorwegianmythsetinGramma’s attic.Tickets$7,$3.50children12andunder.
AgathaChristie’s TheMousetrap,presented byTheMysticTheaterCompanyonFebruary 23,24,and25.CashBar6:30p.m.,dinner7 p.m.,performance8p.m.Ticketsavailableat OneCityCenter(foodcourt)orbycalling7730218.Tickets$27.50.Tableofeight$200.Per¬ formancetakesplaceatThePortlandClub,156 StateStreet,Portland,ME.
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Grounded "I'd imagine that we were maintaining radio silence as we left enemy territory, that the patches of fog we some¬ times ran into were no prob¬ lem because we could fly by instruments alone. But my fantasy would come crashing down as soon as we had to haul Dad's dead weight from thecar.’’
HEN1WASaboy,I spentmanynightsin bars.Icametoknow onlytoowelltheir neon,come-onexter¬ iors,theirimitation-leatherinteriors. 1gotusedtotheforcedbrillianceof therevolvingclocksadvertising brandsofbeer,andIlearnedto expectthesmokethatrolledtoward measiffireworkshadjustexploded.
I’dliketosayIwasenjoying myself,sneakingoutofthehouse, doingsomefasttalkingsobartenders wouldletmejoinwhatpassedfor gaietyinthosebackroomsoflife.But
itwasn’tlikethatatall.
Iwaswithmyoldersister,search¬ ingformyfather.
Mymother,yousee,wasthetypeof personwhoarrangedtheAdirondack chairsjustsoonthelawnofourbrick ranchhome.Shehungplantsfrom themetalpostsoftheclotheslineout backandboughtclamshellstouseas soapdishesinthebathrooms.Alco¬ holwasabitofchaosthatdidn’tfit intoherlife.Soassoonasmysister hadherdriver’slicense,Momsentus torescueDadfromhisbinges.
"Thecarisn’tjustforyourconven¬ ience,”MomtoldTina."It’snotjust forFridaynightsoutwithyour girlfriends.”
Thefirsttimewewentlookingfor Dadwasexciting;Iadmitit.Tinagot meoutofbedtogowithher,andI dressedinthedark,pretendingthere wasawartimeblackout.Idbeen readingaboutWorldWarIIairbat¬ tlesinthePacific,soIimaginedwe wereonamissionandIwasnaviga¬ tor.WhenTinastartedthecar,the droneofitsenginewastheroarofa Corsair,andwhenwebackedoutof thegarage,thegraveldrivebecamea coralrunway.
Themission,thatfirstnight,was brief.WefoundDadonourfirsttry, drinkingatarestaurantbar.Hewas stillinthejovialstagesofhisbinge, touslingmyhair,throwinganarm aroundTina,joking,"Itmustbe toughraisingparents.”Thatwasthe father1lovedandunderstood:the manwhoboughtmemyfirstP-40 model-airplanekit,whoexplained abouttheshark’smouthonitsengine cowling,whotaughtmeaboutexotic placeslikeBougainvilleandGuadal¬ canal.Thatwasthefatherwhobuilt modelshipsinbottles—clippers, multi-mastedschooners—andgave themnameslikeLadyHarmony.
Butothermissionsweretougher. Dadwasn’tatanyoftheusualplaces, andwe’dpullovertoaphonebooth inadarkparkinglottolookinthe YellowPagesforaddressesofunfa¬ miliarbars.ThenI'dleanoverinthe
seataswedrove,shiningaflashlight onamap,piecingourroutetogether inchbyinch.Andinthebars,I’dtake onyetanotherrole,becomingTina’s wingman, looking strange men straightintheeye,tryingtoprotect herfromtheoneswhogazedtoo openly,whosaidthingslike,"I’llbe yourdaddy,honey.”
Onthosetrips,oncewe’dfindDad, he’dbefirmlyentrenchedinthebel¬ ligerentstage,unresponsivetomy bestlost-sheeplook.Tinawould pleadwithhim,andI’dwander around,thelightsoverthebarturn¬ ingtosparklesasmyeyeswatered fromthesmoke.Finally,somehow, he’dagreetoleave,andwe’dstagger out,TinaandIsupportinghis weight,navigatinghimpastthecash register,coatrack,cigarettemachine andoutsidetothesardine-parked cars.
Idon’tknowwhatTinausedto thinkaboutonthoselongrideshome. Dadwouldfallasleepinthebackseat, andshe’dbecomequiet,herhands steadyonthewheel.I’dimaginethat weweremaintainingradiosilenceas weleftenemyterritory,thatthe patchesoffogwesometimesraninto werenoproblembecausewecouldfly byinstrumentsalone.Butmyfantasy wouldcomecrashingdownassoonas wehadtohaulDad’sdeadweight fromthecar.
Itbecameharderandhardertorec¬ oncilethedadofthenextdaywiththe oneofthenightbefore.Inhiswork¬ shoponaSaturday,cheerful,calling "Comein,Bub,”hewasthemasterof dexterity,allhandandeyecoordina¬ tionasheusedasteelrodandtweez¬ erstofitashipintoabottleandpull themastsupright.1wantedtotell himthenthattheotherfatherscared me,theonewhosemouthandhands andwholebodywobbled,theonewho felllikealiquidbrickwallovermy shoulderswhen1triedtomovehim tosafety.
Iwantedtotellhim,but1didn't.I
—By Cindy Thompson-Rumple
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