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“Justcollegekids,someorthodox Jewish people, a couple of street people,it’severybody.Nicemix,really. Tonightwehadthenewrabbiintown come in with four people. Orthodox rabbi.Allthefoodhereiskosherunder thesupervisionofRabbiWilansky.
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NeitherOutFarNorInDeep
Ihe Other Woman loomsupat theendofDiMillo’sMarina, dwarfing the other yachts dockedthere.I,liketheothers clusteredbehindthesecurity fencethatseparatesushave-nots fromthehaves,havecometogawk.
Thestaffinthemarinaofficeis zip-lipped;theyofferonlytheowner’s name,EdwardCantor(whichsounds likeasmokescreen).TheysuggestI hangoutandseeifoneofthecrew happensbytheoffice.SoIwaitand listentothedockgossip.“Iheard they just unloaded a mini van.”
“Those two speed boats on the stern—Rivas—areworthafortune.” “IsthatMalcomForbes?”
1don’tmindwaitingsomuch;after all,it’simpolitetotrespass.ButasI watch,asteadystreamofsnoopers sneaksthroughthesecuritygate.And thenI,too,amsuckedintotheflow, nonchalantly passing through the gatesintradeforsomeonewhoexits. Ibounceouttotheendofthepier.
Swiftfootstepsbehindmeandan “excuse me, ma’am, do you own a boat down here?” (Caught. Don’t throwmeinjail,mister.1don’ttouch anything.Honest.)“No,Iwasjust lookingattheboat.”“Well,you’re goingtohavetoleave.It’slikegoing intosomeone’sbackyardandlook¬ ingintheirwindows.”
Fairenough.Justbecausesome¬ oneparksa192-footyachtinthe city’sbackyard,doesn’tgiveonethe licensetogopokingaround.Iam almost back to the gate when he catchesupwithmeagain.“Areyou thatreporter?Well,Igotyouan interview.”
storyelevatorwithsculpted,bur¬ nisheddoors.1aminstructedtode¬ positmyshoesinabasketinthe corner(Iamhopingmytoenailpol¬ ishisnottoochipped)andamledup aspiralstaircasebytheship’scap¬ tainintothespace-age-lookingsteer¬ ingcabin.AfterIhavebeenthor¬ oughlyinterrogated,Iampresented withathickpresskitandgivensome factsaboutthis,thelargestmotorsail yachtintheU.S.Mr.CantorisaNew Jerseyrealestatedeveloper;theship isonasix-weekcruisetoHalifax;it wasbuiltinBrisbane,Australia,was threeyearsintheplanningandthree inconstruction;it’sworth39million clamsandisforsale,perpetually,if anyonecancomeupwiththedough. Thankyouverymuch.Yourtimeis up. A complete tour will not be given—theownerdoesn'twanttobe disturbed.Iwillnotseethein-suite jacuzzibathrooms,thelibrary,the gallery,thegym,theskylounge,the industrial-sizedChagallmirrored overhisbed,ortheswimmingpool.I am suddenly spit back out on the dock like a seed, albeit a seed holdinghershoesandsocksinhand.
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ivinginacitythesizeofPortland, you can tend to feel there’s nothingnewlefttosee,nonovel experienceslefttobehad.Soit’s always a pleasure when you stumble(ortwo-step)intosomething unexpected.
1hadsuchanexperiencerecently when an Okie friend of mine and 1 attendedCountryandWesternNightat Sable’sinSouthPortland.Thetables werenearlyempty,andthedancefloor waspackedwithdancersinfulltack: bigbootsandbeltbuckles,fringed skirtsandshirts,and,ofcourse,cow¬ boyhats.Manyofthepartnerswore matching get-ups. (Who are these people?Isthisdancinglifeasecret identity?)
Theswirlingmassofdancersresem¬ bledahuge,human"Scrambler”mov¬ ing at slow speed—with all those small,precisecirclesoccurringwithin agreat,largerone.(“Thetricktothis
kindofdancing,”Iamtold,“isnotto rush.Youhavetotakeyourtime.”)I wasshownthedifferencebetweenthe two-step and the “Cotton-Eyed Joe (somethingtodowitharaisedknee and a kick).” I wanted to jump out thereandjointhem,butbeingthetype of person who can run over her own footwithashoppingcart,1remained contenttowatchfromthesidelines.
WhentheDJcalledforeveryoneto lineupforthe“TexasSlide,"thecrowd responded in boot-stompin’, hand¬ clappin’ form. We watched a number oftheselinedancesbeforeweleft. When1askedmycompanionifhehad enjoyedhimself,hepausesamoment. “Sure.Butit’skindoflikeifItookyou toalobsterbakeinOklahomaCity.”
Weareinatreehouse;wholesec¬ tionsoftheroofaregone.Lateafter¬ noon sunlight streams across the blackenedwallsandfloors.Thecarpet squishesbeneathmyfeet.1wanderout backtothekitchen.Anarrangementof driedflowersonthetable.Dirtydishes inthesink.Atoasterovenwiththedoor leftopen.Printsonthewalls.Butblack. Everythingisblack.
Inthefront,ateamoffriendsis baggingclothes,drinkingbeer,laugh¬ ing.Later,somenegativeswouldbe found, a couple of linoleum block prints,apairofboots,astackofJohn's silkscreenedT-shirtswithbigburn holesinthemthatwewillallwearat hisreliefparty.Johnisgoingthrougha pileofwarpedbooks.1askhimifhe hasfoundanyofhisartwork,thewhole bodyofwhichhadbeenstoredinthe room we are standing in that is no longeraroom.Helooksupthroughthe branchesoverheadandshrugs.“It’sall up there.” ■
Maine’sFall FoliageGetaways
Seasonticketstothebrightestleaveseverseen.
ByJoanDrake
TheScienceofMaineFoliage
As daylight hours dwindle in September and October, tree leavesarenolongerableto harness enough energy from thesuntoproducechlorophyll, the pigment that makes them green. Other “accessory” pigments in the leaves begin to be unmasked, and
enceratherthanstate-to-state. But“Vermonthasaggressivelygone afterthe(fallfoliage)businessand theyhavethefundstodoit,"explains Bowditch. Maine, with $350,000 to spend,ranks49thinthecountryinsize of marketing/tourism budget. Ver¬ montspendsover$1million,Massa¬ chusetts$3million,accordingtoBow¬ ditch.“Thatmakesitdifficulttocom¬ pete. Maine has good name recogni¬ tion, partly because of President Bush’shome,butthatstilldoesn’ttake uptheshortfall.”
Mainesimplydoesn’thaveenough moneytoattractthefallfoliagetourist in addition to summer vacationers. However,accordingtoBowditch,there has been some change in marketing andpromotionemphasisoverthepast threetofouryears.Whereinthepast effortsweregearedtotheperiodof MemorialDaythroughLaborDay,now itisJuly4ththroughColumbusDay. There are many good reasons for visitorstochooseMaineinthefall, saysBowditch.It’saquiettime,the weather is good—more constant— andthereislessfog.Andinsheer amountofacresofcolor,Mainewins hands-downoverneighboringstates.
When we asked Mainers about the bestplacetoviewthefallfoliage,there wasnoshortageofsuggestions.
JudyAdams,clerkforthetownof Naples,justminutesnorthwestofPort¬ land,recommendsboatersviewfall colors on a trip through the Songo Locks. “From Brandy Pond you take theSongoRivertothelocks,thenthe CrookedRiverintoBigSebagoLake,” directsAdams.“Thefoliagealongthe wayissimplybeautiful.
“Therearealsogreatviewsdriving up Route 302 along Long Lake from NaplestoBridgton,thenonRoute117 toHarrison,”saysAdams.
Zinchuk,whoisexecutivedirector of the Bethel Area Chamber of Com¬ merce,saysyoucanreceiveafall foliagepackageofinformationonthis areabywritingtoP.O.Box439,Bethel, ME04217.Youmayalsocall824-2282.
ThetrailtoSteepFallsisa“nice, easy20to25minutewalkthatbrings yououtonflatrocksbyWightBrook,” saysZinchuck.“Youcanlookoutover the Mahoosuc Range (Blue Moun¬ tains)betweenRoute2andtheRangeleyarea,andit’sagreatplacefora familypicnic.”
SpeakingofRangeley,leafpeep¬ erswill“getadoublewhammy” alongRoute16northeastoftown, accordingtoPhillisPhilbrickof the Rangeley Chamber of Com¬ merce.Theroadrunsalongthesouth branchofDeadRiverand“notonlydo youseethetrees,butalsotheirreflec¬ tioninthewater.
“AnyroadcomingintoRangeleyis prettymountainous,”saysPhilbrick. Route 17 from Rumford north to Oquossochasseveralscenicturnouts alongtheroute.Shealsomentioned thegreatviewfromSaddlebackLodge. Althoughtheskiarealiftsdon’trun untilthesnowflies,thosewhoenjoy hikingcanclimbupthemountainfor
ThescenerydrivingalongRoute201 from Bingham north to Caratunk is notedforitsbeauty,butBobHunne¬ well,firstselectmanforthetownof Bingham, suggests viewing from a slightlydifferentangle.CrosstheKen¬ nebecRiversouthoftownandhead northonthelocalroadthatrunsalong the west side of Wyman Lake. “From there you can look back across the laketothemountainsontheeastside ofthehighway,”saysHunnewell.He adds,“Thedifferenttypesofhardwood provide a mix of colors. Some stay greenlongerthanothersandcontrast withtheredsandyellows.”
“You’dbehardpressedtofindaflat area—it’sprettymuchallmountains,” saysMichaelPikewhendescribingthe Farmingtonarea,whereheisexecutive secretary of the Chamber of Com¬ merce.PikerecommendsVoterHilland MorrisonHill,twoofthehigherpoints westoftown,asthebestplacesfor panoramicviews.
Both spots can be reached using localroadsrunningsouthwestfrom Route43.“It'sreallyspectacular.You canseeformilesandthere’severy colorimaginable,”saysPike.
Katahdin/Moosehead
KarenMcNaughton,informationcen¬ ter manager at the Moosehead Lake Region Chamber of Commerce, des¬ cribesthreedifferenttransportation modesforseeingtheirfoliage: AdrivefromGreenvillenortheastto RipogenusDamfirstgoesthrougha
well wooded area, then changes to mountainous views, says McNaught¬ on. Once at the dam on the tip of RipogenusLake,“youcaneitherdrive acrossorparkyourcarandwalkout ontoittotakepictures.”
From there, McNaughton recom¬ mends heading east on a road along thewestbranchofthePenobscotRiver (and south border of Baxter State Park).“Therearelotsofnicenature walksandplacestopicnicalongthat route.It’sveryremoteandbeautiful.
“ClosertoGreenville,threeflying servicesofferseaplanefoliagerides whicharereallyspectacular—yousee so much,” McNaughton says. “The Chamber(695-2702)willbehappyto providemoreinformation.”
Andahiketothetopof3,196-foot Big Squaw Mountain, just six miles northwestofGreenville,affordsa360degree view including Moosehead LakeandMountKatahdinintheeast, thenLittleSquawMountain,andfinally BigelowandSugarloafMountainsoff tothewest.“Youshouldallowfive hoursforthe7.5-miletrip,”saysMc¬ Naughton.“It’snotdifficult—inter¬ mediatehikerswilldofine.”
Halfoftheviewisocean—thePen¬ obscot Bay including Monhegan and VinalhavenIslands,SouthwestandBar Harbors.“It’sablazeofcolor,”says Fullerton,“andthecontrastbetween thefallfoliageandbluewaterisin¬ credible.”
Tothewestisanother180-degree view of Ragged Mountain, Megunticook Lake and Camden Hills State Park. No wonder Camden’s motto is “wherethemountainsmeetthesea.”
Route9(AirlineRoad),thensouthon Route 179, which takes you down alongtheeastsideofthelaketothe startingpoint.
“You’reuponahill,sothere’sa (that word again!) panoramic view and the colors are so vivid,” says Eaton. “Through the forest you can catchglimpsesofthelake.”
t’s tough—almost anywhere intheBarHarborareaoffersa magic moment,” said Lynda Tyson,marketingdirectorfor the area Chamber of Com¬ merce. But her “Oh my gosh!” spots include a drive around Eagle Lake, completewithastoptoviewthelarge standofbirchtreesonthewestern shore.
ThevistaacrossJordanPondtoward the Bubble Mountains is another of Tyson’sfavorites,andshesuggestsa driveupCadillacMountain,whichhas severalsceniclookoutsinalldirec¬ tions.There’salsoaninterestinglook¬ out at Witch Hole Pond, where the water cascades under Duck Brook Bridge.
IntheSouthwestHarborareasshe suggestsdrivingtothetopofAcadia Mountainsoyoucanlookoutacross SomesSound.“There’sanicecontrast between the mix of evergreens and foliagecolor,thewhitebirchtrunks andthebluewater,”saysTyson.
Sunrise Country
“Allthroughhereispretty,”saysAlta Kilton of the Machias Chamber of Commerce, “but 1 like Black Woods Road.”Kiltondrivesthatway(Route 182)toEllsworthbecauseoftheter¬ rificviewinautumn.
"Atthethickestpart,thetreesgo over the road like an archway and between the trunks you can catch glimpses of lakes and ponds,” says Kilton.“It'sawindingroadandvery beautiful.”
Aroostook County
Maine’slargestcountyoffersnum¬ erousplacestoviewthefallfoliage:A drive through the St. John Valley betweenAllagashandVanBurentakes about“ahalfday,dependingonhow manytimesyoustop,”accordingto JeanHaley,executivesecretaryforthe Fort Kent Chamber of Commerce. “Anywherealongthevalleyyoucan driveuponahillforaspectacular
panoramicvista.Thereareevensome greatviewsfromthebackholesofthe golfcoursehereinFortKent.’’ Lotsofbeautifulfoliagecanbe found around Eagle Lake. Also, the LakeviewRestaurantinSt.Agathaof¬ fersagreatview,and,“ifyou’relucky, you’llgetatablebythewindow,”says Haley.
Headingsoutheast,“Justabout anyroadintheCaribouarea provides one gorgeous view afteranother,”accordingto VickiSmithofthelocalCham¬ ber of Commerce. “There’s so much opencountryandmanyrollinghills.”
Foratotallydifferentperspective,“A hotairballoonrideduringfoliage seasonisspectacular,"saysSmith. “There aren’t any big companies up here,”sheexplains,“butindividuals whoownballoonsdoofferridesand thechambercanprovidemoreinfor¬ mation(498-6156).”
AmongthesitesdescribedbyNancy Katch,executivedirectorofthecham¬ ber, is Watson Settlement Bridge, located off Route 1 between WoodstockandLittleton.Builtin1911,thisis thenorthernmostandyoungestcov¬ eredbridgeinthestate,builtoverthe MeduxnekeagRiver.
Thetourdirectionsalsosay“you mayspotwhite-taileddeer,moose,or possiblyabear”alongtherouteand advisethatyouexercisecautionaround these wild animals. ■
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Heisbusy,friendly,answeringafewquestionswhilehe preparesforScene47ofTheManWithoutAFace,ascene which deals with the lead character returning to New EnglandafterfightingintheVietnamWarin1965,ascenein whichoneofourstaffphotographers,KevinLeDuc,hasa partasavoicelessdark-hairedAmericanhippie.
DoyouhopetobeaPeterWeir-styledirector(with luminousAustraliancreditssuchas The Last Wave, Gallipoli,TheYearofLivingDangerously,and,inthe U.S.,Witness)oranAmericandirector?Oristherenota cleardivisionbetweenthetwo?
Exhausted would be the best word to describe how I feel lumberingintomycaratseven inthemorningtobeginmyhour andahalftreknorthonRoute1 from Brunswick to Rockland for the new Mel Gibson movie try-outs. Two friendshavecalledmeat6a.m.and 6:45a.m.toinformmethattheywere bothtootiredtomakethetrip.“Too tired!”1think,“tootiredforMel Gibson?Ohwell,”Iconclude.“I’mon myown.”Rumorhasitthathundreds ofpeoplewillalsobeauditioning,and Ipredictalengthywait,soIamanxious todepart.AsInearmydestination,I noticetrafficthickeningand1grow moreexcited.“JustwhatexactlyamI infor?”1askmywindshieldwipers,my cigarettelighter.Islidebyasignfor Route90toRockport.“NowisitRock¬ portorRockland?”Isay,repeatingthe befuddlementofthousands.Idecide tostayonRoute1as1clearlyrecollect thatafriendhasinstructedmetotake Route1A.
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MaineDoubleTakesAt The Man Without A Face
ByKatieGilbert&KevinLeDuc
fortherestroomattheauditionwillbe ofOlympicproportionsandtherefore decide to make a quick stop at Mc¬ Donald’s.Approximatelyonehundred anxiouspeoplehavesimilarthoughts, andarealsoinlineforthebathroom.It is chaotic, people dashing about, lookingjustasnervousandcuriousas Ifeel.Thistranscendstheeconomic slowdown the state has been exper¬ iencing.Infact,Idon’tknowexactly whatthisis.
“What luck is shining down on me today!”1thinkamomentlaterasIpull intowhatmustbetheonlyavailable spotleft.Iexitmycarfeelingabit frazzled,searchingfortheentrance.1 am quickly stopped by an enormous policeman and a woman. “Are you parkedintheparkinglot?”theyde¬ mand,lookingreadytohandcuffme. “Why,yes,1am,”Ireply.Theylook suprised,evenalittledisappointed. “Oh,okay,”theyreplywiththebegin¬ ningsofasmile.“Thengointhedoor aroundthecornertoyourleft.”Now1 amintrigued.“Whatisgoingtohappen whenIwalkin?”Mymindwindersinto fantasy—aspotlight,cheeringpeople, andMelexclaiming,“Yesyes!That’s theone!Theco-starI’vebeensearch¬ ingforallmylife!”IamlaughingasI walkdownadarkcorridorandquickly
adjustmyeyestoabrightlylitgymfull ofhundredsofhotandtiredpeople. “WheredoIgo?”Iasktwoteenage kidsworkingatthedoor.“Doyouhave anumber?”theyaskmesuspiciously. “Anumber"Ithinktomyself.“Am1 supposedtohaveanumber?ShouldI say I have a number even though I don’t?WilltheyrefusetoletmeinifI don’t?Wouldn’ttheextraordinarypros¬ pecttranscendnumbers?”
“No,Idon’thaveanumber”Ian¬ swer,slightlyirritablyatthispoint.The girlpromptlytellsmeto“gostand behindtheguywiththewhiteshirtand themuscles."“Hmmmm...whiteshirt andmuscles,”Irepeat,scanningthe room. “Aha. Found him!” I quickly whiskoverandbecomeastilllife.
Unfortunatelyheisutterlybaffled abouthispositioninline.“I’mnot standinghere,”hegrufflymumblesto hisgirlfriendandwandersoff."What now?"1wonder,ashehasbeenthe beginning person in forming a new line.1suddenlyfeelverylost,and1too wanderedoffandjoinedtheendofthe lineaheadofme.Ibegintounderstand whytheseauditionsarecalled“cattle calls.”"Isthisthelinetogetanum¬ ber?”Iaskthemaninfrontofme. “Yes”hereplies.Iamrelieved,andso are the other ten people who have
followedme,motionmyonlysignifi¬ cance,apparentlythinking1havea clue about what I am doing. The waitingbegins,andwewait,andwait, |andwait,aboutsixandahalfhoursby theendoftheday.Ibecomeprettywell acquaintedwithmywaitingmatesdur¬ ingthesesixandahalfhours.John,a 15-year-oldhighschoolstudentfrom Camdenwhosegirlfriendoccassionally comes by the gym and keeps him company;andVicky,anextremelyen¬ ergeticandenthusiasticmotheroftwo who is awaiting the arrival of her husbandandtwosons.Sheishoping that,intruevonTrappfashion,afamily auditionwillbeabonus,asthecasters arealwayslookingforwhatwasex¬ plainedtomeas“naturalfamilies"of extras. The three of us save each other’splacesinline,chat,andcon¬ tinuously estimate how much longer wewillhavetowaituntilournumbers arecalledandwewillbeallowedto passthroughthedoor,outofthegym, andintoanotherroom.Whatexactlyis pastthedoorwearenotsure,butwe arecertainthatonceyoucrossthat barrieryowarethenabletodosome¬ thingelsebesidesjustwait.Evety20 minutesorso,likeasinglelivingthing, thecrowdleapsupfromitssitting positon on the floor and shuffles about.Wefinallyfigureoutthatweare allactuallyinonelinethatcurvesup and down the room. Once a group of twentyiscalledin,weallmovefor¬ ward, with John exclaiming "We’re snaking,we’resnaking!”
Vickyisconcernedthatonceher husband arrives with her two children,hewilldemandthey allleave,disenchantedwiththe tediousprocess.Withafairy godmothersmilesheasksmeto“tell him that the line has been moving quicklywhenhecomes.”
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Hearrives,exclaimingthatthisis “thestupidestthing”hehaseverdone, andsoonleaveswiththeirtwoyoung boys.Iseemamagnetforchildren whilewaiting.Onetwo-year-oldocca¬ sionallybreaksloosefromhismother (thoughheisinaharness)andcon¬ tinuouslypropelshimselftowardme fullspeedinchucklesoflaughter. Vicky’stwosonsarealsointrigued withmypresence.AsIsitonthefloor theywrestleplayfullyabout,usingmy bodyandskirtasahurdle.Theyalso I take an interest in my back pack
You'restandingattheheadofthe snake.Youaregivenasheettofillout. You are about to “go through the door.”
Somehopefulsaredressedincos¬ tume(muchofthemovietakesplace circa1968),eachwithhisorherown interpretationofthesixties—spiked healsandblackleather,berets,vests, and tie dye. Now these mysterious sheetsofpaper.Wefilloutstandard information such as name and ad¬ dress,andoddquestionstoosuchas “Can you play chess?” and “Do you knowhowtorideaunicycle?”Infront ofeverybodywehavetomeasureour waists,hips,andbusts.Incaseof emergencyVickyjusthappenstocarry atapemeasureinherpurse.Thereare no questions about the Strassberg School.Wearenowbewilderedinthe absolute.“Idon’thavethis,Ican’tdo this,”wesay.Thewaitingforthisbig shiningmomentisexquisite,anheir¬ loom.Roomsfollow,andthenwemeet amanwhosejobseemstobeturning around and looking at us with a “Shhhh!”
We are now on stage. A boy who looksabout12whipsopenthecurtain andwefilein.Howhashemadeitto theinnersanctum?Wesitinahalf circle.Theytakeourquestionnaires. Twowomen(ofcourse,noMelGibson in sight) begin moving their eyes aroundthecircle,staringatpeople, whisperingtoeachother,andasking us questions about what we have written down. What do I mean by nearlybeingabletorideaunicycle. Two other younger women are fur¬ iouslytypingoncomputers.Eitherthey areeccentricortheyareenteringour data.
“Whichoneareyou?”Iamasked.“I can’ttellfromyourpicture.”Weare launchedintoanimpromptuexercise, pretendingweareatapicnic.Wefall intoapicnicdelirium,thoroughlyre¬ laxed,enjoyingourselves.Ilightup invisiblesparklersformyauditors.The twowomencontinuetowhisper,write things down, and then announce we
can“allgo."Theydon’tkeep fromourgrouptoreadlines.Ilook back and imagine I see the Hunter Graccus tracing a star beside my name. H
—KatieGilbert
Mel Gibson is about 20 yards away,surroundedbyacluster of onlookers, Bowdoin stu¬ dents,administrators,andhis locationscoutsfor The Man WithoutAFace.Suddenlyhelaysbelly¬ downonthegrass,peeringthroughhis director’sloopforabetterperspective oftheplayingfield.Next,loopinhand, heisclimbingthegatewaytoWhittier Fieldforanotherglimpseofthefuture. Where we see Bowdoin College, he seesamilitaryschool.
WhereweseeKristina’sRestaurant in Bath serving him crab cakes and cappuccino that same day, well, he sees the same thing, crab cakes at Christina’s,ageographicalMainer,at least temporarily. He seems to be drivingeverywhere,alloverthestate, inhiswhitevan.
Ican’tbelieveit,butImaynearly havea“focusrole"inhisfilm.Istarted walkingintoPortlandModelsGroup, whereKarenTrueshotphotosofme, tookdownmyapplication,andfaxedit tothecastingdirector.DeeCook,in Rockland. Why me, when hundreds of othersweregettingnowhere?Idon’t know.1havenoidea.Ihavenoidea.I havenoidea.Iaskedmywife.Shehas noidea.
Themantomyleft,namedLou,with ahugeblackbriefcasestuffedwith resumes and photographs of past actingcredits,blurtsout,“Ihavea unicycleandIcanrideit.I’vebrought onewithme.”
Thisguyisabitarrogant.Ilearnlater thatheisaprofessionalclown. We are asked to pretend we’re spending a day on the beach. The lifeguard,Lou,isanamateurclownas well.Thelifeguardisajerk.Thelife¬ guard bosses everybody around from atophisinvisiblechair.Iliedownin thehotsun,hatingthisguy.Then1get
up and play catch with two girls, tossinganimaginaryball.Red.Tri¬ colored.Idon’tknow.
1amtoldtoexpectacallfora wardrobefittingandahaircut.Shoot¬ ing will continue through mid-October,withtalkoflocationsinSears¬ port,Rockport,Brunswick,andpos¬ siblyBath.
Tf ohn Payson’s summer office is ■ located on the family's summer ■ estate on Mackerel Cove in FalHmouthForeside,reachedbyalong ■ driveway that winds through the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed grounds,pastahenhousewithadozen hensandonemalepeacock,asmall herdofbeefcattle,the1886John Calvin Stevens summer house, and ends in a weed-choked clay tennis court,clearlydisusedforyears.Vis¬ itorsareshownintothesmallframe building.
Paysonexplainsthatitwasonce usedbytennisplayersasaplacetoget outofthesunandsipbloodymarys. Herenovatedtheoldout-buildinga year ago when he closed his Hobe SoundNorthGalleryinBrunswickand neededaplacetoconducthissummer business. “I compared the cost of renovatingthetennishousetothecost ofrentingofficespaceoffthegrounds anddecidedtostayhere.”
Hisfaceistypicalofredheads— lightlyfreckledwithanoverallpink tinge.Hisredhairisneatlytrimmed andcombedbackseverely,addingthe effectofforwardmotion,aneffect stopped momentarily short by his oversizedclear-glasslensesinnon¬ descriptplasticframes,thenresumes again with his neatly trimmed and pointedgoatee.Hisappearancewould be considered neat but by no means theslickproductofprofessionalim¬ agemakers.Thevisageisunexciting butneverthelesscomforting.Itis,after all,youknow,hisown.
His simple wood desk is nearly covered with papers and art maga¬ zines.Nearlycovered—buteverybook andpaperiscorrectlyalignedatpre¬ cisely90-degreeanglesandparallel edges. He leans back in a swivel armchairpaddedwithtwocushions.
HismainbusinessistheMidtown PaysonGalleryinManhattan,andhe has an apartment in the city. His primaryhomeisinFlorida,wherehis HobeSoundgalleryistodaylittlemore thananadjuncttoMidtownPayson.
MidtownPaysonspecializesinAmer¬ icanpainting.Paysonpersonallycol¬ lects post-World War II American painting,whilewifeJoannespecial¬ izesinearliertwentieth-centurypaint¬ ing.
Frommid-JunetoSeptember,Payson comes to Falmouth, where he owns a “summer cottage.” Three or fourdaysaweekheoverseeshisart andbusinessinterestsfromthisre¬ modeledbuildingbythetenniscourts.
Paysonfeelsthattheartbusiness wasparticularlyhardhitbythereces¬ sion,notingtheclosingofBarridoff Galleries in Portland and several others.“Toomanycollectorstooka shellackingintherealestateboom.” Theshaking-outprocesswillcontinue forawhile,hebelieves.
HementionsMaryLeighSmart,ac¬ tiveinOgunquit’sBarnGallery;Eliza¬ bethNoyce,activeinPortlandMuseum of Art and Maine Maritime Museum; theCummingsfamily,particularlyin founding the Skowhegan School of
Painting and Sculpture; and Scott Black,acollectorwhohasloaneda substantialImpressionistcollectionto PMA.
“And of course, among the com¬ munityofartists,thecreativityhas neverceased.”
Onemajorpointofbusinessis overseeingthegrantsforthe JoanWhitneyandCharlesShip¬ man Payson Foundation. The foundationiswhollyprivate andadministeredinhisparents’mem¬ orybyhimself,hiswife,andhistwo grownchildrenbyapriormarriage, Heather Payson Camp, 28, and Charles,25.
Grantproposalsarereviewedand bound in book form by the Maine Community Foundation, and the fam¬ ilydiscusseseachrequestforfunds.
“Wetrytodividethegrantsequally between the arts in Maine—my moth¬ er’sfieldofinterest—andcoastalcon¬ servationandMaine'smaritimeher¬ itage—toreflectmyfather’sinterest.”
Annual grant disbursements from thisfoundationaverageapproximately $100,000.Thisyear’ssuccessfulappli¬ cantsincludeLAArtsforanoutreach program,SweetCharlotteMusicFes¬ tival,scholarshipsforPortlandSchool ofArtstudents,MaineArtsFestival,and avideodocumentaryentitled“Black Yankees”—a video history of Port¬ land’searlyBlackcommunity.
Heisparticularlyproudofagrantto ColbyCollegeforaschoolsoutreach program. He notes that during the semesterthattheJoanWhitneyPayson collectionvisitedColby,10,000people sawthecollection.“Mostofthoseare students who would never have seen thatlevelofartontheirown.”
Payson expressed reservations aboutjoiningtheboardatPMAwhen firstproposedin1991.“Asadealer, MTPcannottotallydivorceitselffrom all dealings with PMA—we wouldn’t befulfillingourobligationtorepresent
theartistsifwerefusedtodobusiness with museums.”
He joined PMA’s board with the understandingthathewouldnotper¬ sonallynegotiateanytransactionwith PMA—leaving that task to MTP’s New Yorkdirector,BridgetteMoore.“There cannotbeaconflictofinterest—that muchisobvious.ButIfeltthatwehad togobeyondthat—tothepointwhere therewasnoappearanceofconflictof interest.”
henPMAofficialsrequestedto borrowashowofpaintingsof flowersfromMTPlastspring, the gallery complied. “Of coursethepaintingswerefor sale.We’reinthebusinessofselling
Misunderstood? “You payyourdime and you take your heat—to mix a metaphor.I’vearrangedseveralsales. That’s my business. There are ele¬ ments who just assume that you’ve madeamisstep.Theyputyouinthe headlines.”Paysonacknowledgeshis reputationforaquicktemper.“Beinga redhead means that you tend to get madratherquickly,"helaughs,then self-consciouslypointstohishair. “Butyousee,there’realotofgray wheretheredusedtobe.”
Thehousewasbuiltin1886byJohn Calvin Stevens. The Olmsted firm designedthelandscape.Itwaspur¬ chasedbyhisparents,CharlesShip¬ man and Joan Whitney Payson, in 1941.Ithasadozenrooms,including six bedrooms. Under Payson family ownership, it has always been a summercottage.
Thelivingroomseemsamelangeof fadedEuropeansplendorandturn-ofthe-centuryMainesummer-houseele¬ gance.DarkportraitsofPaysonfore¬ bearshanghighonwallsabovelong, glassedbookcasesandpinepaneling darkenedbytimetoamahogany-like patina.Floorsarewoodwithnumer¬ ousrugs.Artbooksandmiscellaneous art objects are scattered here and there—seeminglyrandomlyandincon¬ gruously.Theroomhasacomfortable, lived-inlookdespiteitsdarkness.
As originallybuilt,themain porchadjoinedtheentrance¬ way,facingtheturn-aroundcir¬ cleattheendofthewinding carriageroad.OneSundaythe minister paid his parents an unex¬ pectedvisitafteranabsencefrom church. When he found the Paysons relaxingontheporch,bloodymarysin hand,Charlesorderedalterations;he wantednomoresuchsuprises.
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Shedoesn’tlikeflying;whenever possible, she and John travel by Amtrak.
ShecollectsAmericanpaintersof theearly20th-centuryandobserves most of her favorites seem to show influencesoftheItalianRenaissance. Hishobbiesincluderacingvintage roadstersinFlorida.“Ilikethefeelof thewindpressinginmyfaceandmy smilemarkgettingpushedback.”
While in Maine he enjoys family cruises in his 28-foot power boat Commedia della’ Arte. With many otherboats,theyanchoredoffFortWil¬ liamsParkforthePSOConcertlastJuly 4 and shared the showers of sparks andspentexplosivesthatraineddown onthefleetfromthefireworks.
Payson’senduringloveforautomo¬ bilesstilltakeshimouttoOxford Plains Speedway on Saturday even¬ ings,eatinghotdogsinthestandsand watching the crash-bash-crunch actiononthetrack.
His involvement with the PMA is constant.Itcomeswiththeterritory— afterall,themuseumishousedinan I.M.Pei-designedbuildingprovidedby, and named for, his father, Charles Shipman Payson.
Beforehismother’sdeath,thecol¬ lection that today bears her name resided mostly in his parent’s New York apartment—including Van Gogh’sLesIris, whichPaysonsoldat
Throughout his boyhood, when his parentswerealsoknownworldwideas the owners of the New York Mets baseballteam,someoftheartwaskept intheirFloridahome.Littlewasever keptinMaineuntilthecollectionwas putonpublicdisplayin1977.
He has not seen Irises sincethe auctionin1987.“Atfirst1occasionally dreamedofit.ButnotsinceI’veseen thegoodthatthesaleproceedshave done.”
Ofthoseremaininginthecollection, hispersonalfavoriteisthefamous Renoir“Confidences.”“Ofcourse,you wonder what they’re saying to each other,"hemusessmiling.Anotherfav¬ oriteisthePrendergastBostonPublic Gardenscene.
Therearefourcategoriesofowner¬ shipoftheJoanWhitneyPaysoncol¬ lectioninthePortlandMuseumofArt. Thestatusofeachisindicatedonits label. Some are owned outright by PMA,theresultofpreviousfamilygifts. Some are on loan from other family members; a few are now owned by othersandloanedanonymously.
The most intriguing category is labeled “Promised gift of John W. Payson.” Critics have suggested recentlythatPaysonmightrenegeon thepromise.“1havepromisedthatart tothePortlandMuseumeitherduring mylifetimeorbybequest,”hesays. “Thereare,ofcourse,someconditions— somestringsattached.”
Thesestrings,allthemorevisible since his departure from the PMA boardofdirectors,include,firstand foremost,severalfund-raisingtargets. Themuseummustraisesufficienten¬ dowmenttotakecareofthepaintings, includinganallowanceforfuturecon¬ servationsefforts,fundacuratorplus develop publications and outreach projects.
Another requires the museum to raisefundstorenovatetheSweatWing.
“Myoverridingconcernisthatthe collectionremaininMaine.Mymother leftmeascaretakerofherart.The museum is the arm of the Maine people. The basic condition of the endowmenttargetsisthatitremainthe arm of the Maine people.”
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Elena’s American and Romanian Cafeisanoffbeatplacelocated nearthecornerofCongressand HighStreet.Popularasanafterhoursbreakfastspot,thereisalso a dinner menu which includes 10 Romanianofferings.Cabbages,pota¬ toes,andsausagesfigureprominently inthecuisine.
Theappetizerselectionsinclude three salads from which we chose j BalkanSalad($3)andRomanianCole' Slaw($2).TheBalkanSaladisapotato' saladthatincludesblackolives,hand-; cookedeggs,andabedoflettucethat; shouldhavebeenomitted.Thedres¬ sing is sour, creamy, and seasoned withdill.TheRomanianColeSlawwas aheftyshowingofshreddedcarrots tossedwithmayonaisethathadbeen: liberallydoctoredwithpaprica.Both saladstastedfreshlymadeandgood.I
EntreesincludePeasantPie($6), CabbagealaCluj($4.75)andChickeni BreastinWhiteWine.ThePeasantPie■ isslicesofpotato,agoodtwoinchesofi ground beef, slices of tomato and j eggplant,andasmatteringofwhitej sauce.Theflavorofthebeefpredominated,butitwasalsonoticablypi-i quant.Theelementsofthepiewere' good, but the meat could have been scaledbackandthevegetablesand sauceincreasedbyafactoroften.The CabbagealaClujischoppedcabbage andonionsbraisedinatomatobrothi with the addition of a Polish-type I sausage. The Cabbage had the com- j fortingtasteandtextureoffoodthat! haslongbeensimmered,butthepro¬ cess seemed a bit unkind to the sausage, which lost some life. !
Elena's reminds me of the home¬ cookingIrememberatfriends’homes ofSlavicdescent,thusfillinganempty nicheamongPortland’sEthnicRes¬ taurants.Tryachillyfallevening, sturdybottleofwineathand,foran interesting evening at Elena’s. M
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InhisdaythePortlandborn musician John Knowles Paine (18391906)washailedasthe
“Dean of American com¬ posers,”“theoneclassical composer in America,” and even,“theFatherofAmerican Music.” Appleton'sCyclope¬ dia braggedthatamongGer¬ mancritics,“Prof.Paineis ranked among the formost livingcomposers.”Still,with¬ inafewdecadesofhisdeath, Paine’s ambitious composi¬ tions were seen as sapless historicalcuriositiesanddis¬ missedas“purelyaproductof Europeaninfluence.”Thefew scrapsoflaurelallowedthe man honored him as the founderofthemusicdepart¬ mentatHarvardCollegeand asanimportantinfluencein academicmusiceducation.
An Island Fantasy
SincetheBicentennialof theAmericanRevolution,the trendhasbeguntoreversein thecomposer’sfavor.In1976 thelateDr.FrancesWiggin usedPaine’syouthfulportrait onthejacketofher Maine Composers and Their Music, andin1980JohnC.Schmidt’sbiography, The Life and WordsofJohnKnowlesPaine (UMIResearchPress),made itsmuchneededappearance.NicholasSlonimskycalled themusician“oneofthemostnotablepioneersinAmerican musicaldevelopment,”and,significantly,Paine’swork begantobeplayedandrecordedagain.Areviewerfor American Music (Spring,1989)laudedtherecordingof Paine's chamber Music: “Recordings such as this—par¬ ticularlythesonata—provethatAmericancomposersbe¬ foreIvesandCopelandhadsomethingsignificanttosay, and,perhapsmoreclearlythanIves,knewhowtosayit.”
Strongstuffthis,suggestingthatinterestinPaine’smusic isanythingbutapassingfad.Indeed,likeCharlesIves,Paine was deeply rooted in New England and a long music tradition.AlargenumberofMainers—rich,middle-class, andpoor—livedandbreathedmusicthatwasanythingbut stuffy.ItistruethatbeforetheAmercianRevolutionMaine’s StandingOrderReligionfrownedonmusic.However,with religiousfreedomcamenewreligiousdenominations,and bythe1780snotonlywerehymnssung,butorgansand instruments were gracing most meeting houses and churches.Secularmusicgrewapace.In1785thepioneer composerSupplyBelchersettledinHallowellandthen movedontoFarmington.Hiscollection,The Harmony of Maine, was published in 1794. Portland and Hallowell becamecentersformusicpublicationsandevents,andby 1815JohnMerrickorganizedtheHandelSocietyofMaine. Portland boasted a Beethoven Society by 1819. Music
became not only an enjoy¬ mentbutanecessarypartof educationandfamilylife.It alsoprovidedoneofthefirst reasonstolinkpeopleinas¬ sociations throughtout the DistrictofMaine.
ThePaineswereamongthe mostmusicaloffamilies.The composer’sgrandfather,John K.H.Paine(1787-1835),lived inStandishandconstructed oneoftheregion’searliest churchorgans.Bythe1830s JohnandhissonJacob(18101856)movedtotheflourish¬ ingartcenterofPortland, which was home to such in¬ dividuals as the landscape painterCharlesCodman,por¬ traitpainterCharles0.Cole, writer Madam Wood, and “America’sfirstartcritic,” John Neal. Jacob opened a music store and became a founderanddirectorofthe city’sfirstband.Jacob’sbroth¬ ers David and William were alsomusicprofessionals,as were numerous cousins and in-laws.Themusicscenewas livelyindeedasGeorgeT.Ed¬ wards notes in his master¬ workMusicandMusiciansofMaine(1928):
“TheCascoSerenadingClubofPortlandwascomposed of 12 members. On moonlit nights the members took a square piano on a wagon body along with them and serenadedthepeopleofthetown.Eachmembercouldplay oneinstrumentandsingaswell.Itwasfamousinitsday. Theclubwouldbeginserenadingatabout11p.m.andkeep atituntil3inthemorning.
Otherlistenerswerenotsoreceptive.TheEasternArgus ofAugust19,1836stated,“Acorrespondentwhosigns himself‘BenPump’complainsofthe‘NightBands’and expresses a willingness to turn out and help put its members in the horse pond. We have no objections.” A three-partcartoonbyPortlandartistJosephT.Harrisdepicts aclashbetweenmidnighttroubadoursandoffendedciti¬ zens,sailors,andconstablesinfrontofOldSt.Paul’s.Itisa scenededicatedtoHarris’smusicianbrother,thepoet FrederickMellen,andJottandSethPaine.
Thoughnotquiteaprodigy,John Knowles made rapid progress under Kotzschmar’s mentor¬ ship.Bytheageof16Painehad completed a composition for stringquartetandtwoyearsaftermade hisfirstpublicappearanceasanor¬ ganist.Hisskillwasimmediatelyap¬ parent,sohismentorarrangedthree subscriptionconcertstoprovidePaine withafundtostudyinGermany.Heleft for Berlin in 1857 and became the pupilofKarlAugustHaupt,there¬ nownedorganist.Inhisthreeyears abroad, Paine studied theory and composition with leading masters, gaverecitalsthroughouttheregion, andwonanameforhimselfamongthe critics.Thehighpointwasarecital playedbeforeClaraSchumann.
Confidentinhisownskillandarmed with critical commendations, Paine sailedhometoPortlandin1861.Fit¬ tingly,hegavehisfirstreturnconcert beforefamilyandfriendsinhisbirth¬ place.ThenitwasontoBoston,where his concerts brought him immediate recognition.Dwight’sJournalofMusic gushed,“...somarkedwasthefree¬ dom,ease,andreposeofMr.Paine’s mannerofperformanceontheorgan thatonewasalmostledtooverlookthe exceedingbrilliancyofhisexecution.” Paine liked Boston as much as its listeningpubliclikedhim.Heaccep¬ tedapostasorganistatWestChurch andbeganaseriesofrecitalsonthe famous Walcker Organ which had cometoBoston’sMusicHallthrough Paine’searlierefforts.
Inthefollowingyear,Painecrossed the Charles to become director of musicatHarvardCollege.Thispost includedthedutiesofchoir-master, organist,andpart-timelecturer.Music wasnotconsideredafitpartofthe curriculumbythefacultyandadminis¬ tration,butPainelaboredtomakeit worthy.
Thingsbegantoimprovein1869,the year that Paine wed Mary Elizabeth Greely and the year that Harvard’s presidencywasassumedbythegreat
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Charles W. Eliot. The two became perfectalliesinhelpingPainelaythe groundworkforamusicdepartment. EliotgavePaineleavetoteachwithout pay,andMarybackedtheschemein spiteoftheirpoverty.
Soonafter,Yaleofferedhimasimilar positionwithpayandEliotwasableto shametheCorporationintoaction.In 1873 Paine was made an assistant professor.Hisbitterestenemyinthis movewasthefamoushistorianFrancis Parkman,amanrarelysympatheticto Mainers,whoendedeveryCorporation meetingwiththemotto:“Musicadelendaest(Musicmustbedestroyed).”
In1875Painemadeafullprofessor andoccupiedoneofthefirstchairsin musicatanAmericanuniversity.In doingsohejoinedaselectlistof DowneastDons,includingYork’sSte¬ phenSewall(ProfessorofHebrewand OrientalLanguages),Portland’sHenry Wadsworth Longfellow (Professor of ModernLanguagesandBelles-Lettres), andUnion’sJohnLangdonSibley(Lib¬ rarian and author of Biographical SketchesofGraduatesofHarvardUni¬ versity).Asoneadmirererputit,Paine was“thefirstinthiscountrytoteach music as an art and not a trade.” Largelythroughhiseffortsandthoseof thestudentsheinspired,musicbe¬ came an integral part of American formaleducation.
Paine’sexpandingroleasaneducatordidnotruleoutcreativity.In1867 hereturnedtoGermanytoconducthis Mass in D, and in 1873 he chose Portland’sgrandcityhalltointroduce his OratorioofSt.Peter.Thefirst oratorio by an American composer performedintheUnitedStateswas repeatedthenextseasoninBoston. DuringtheCentennialExpositionin Philadelphia, Paine was commis¬ sionedtowritetheopeningmusicto wordsbyJohnGreenleafWhittier.He laterwroteThe Columbus March and Hymn for Chicago’s World Columbian Expostionandthemusicalsettingfor theSt.LouisExpositionof1904.In 1880hisseriousworkcontinuedwitha second symphony,InTheSpring. The openinginBostonledtoatremendous outburstfromtheaudiencewiththe generallystaidcriticJohnS.Dwight observedstandinginhisseat,“fran¬ ticallyopeningandshuttinghisum¬ brellaasanexpressionofuncontrol¬ lableemotion.”Thenextyear,Paine
Paineandhiswifefoundanother nicheintheNewEnglandscenebe¬ sidesCambridgeandPortland.This wasAppledoreHouseontheIslesof Shoals,thosebeautiful,barrenout¬ riders that divide Maine and New Hampshire. It was the poet Celia Thaxter,withhersummersalonand famouscuttinggarden,thatdrewthe likesofactorEdwinBooth;authors Nathaniel Hawthorne, Sarah Orne Jewett,JohnGreenleafWhittier,and MarkTwain;paintersChildeHassam, William Morris Hunt, and Ernest Longfellow; and musicians William Mason,EdwardMcDowell,andPaine. Theblendofartists,writers,and musiciansthatmingledinThaxter’s cottagewaspotentindeed.Paine’s symphonic poemAn Island Fantasy (1888)tookflightnotonlyfromthe surroundingrocksandseabutfrom twopaintingsbyJohnAppletonBrown recentlyhunginCelia’srooms.Seem¬ inglyWhittierwasrightinsayingthat withoutCelia,theislandswouldhave remained “a mere pile of rocks, I imagine,deadastheMoon’soldvol¬ canicmountains.”
Similarly,Painegaveshapetowhat has been called the “Second New EnglandSchool”musichistory.Build¬ ingontheestablishedpopularityof music and New England music soci¬ eties,Painemadeitaseriousaca¬ demicpursuitandsetnumerousstu¬ dentsonthesamepath.
Furthermore,asCalebMasonrecent¬ lyobservedin TheIslesofShoals Remembered(CharlesE.Tuttle,Inc., 1992),“Unlikemostofhiscontempor¬ aries,thepassageoftimemayprove beneficialinevaluatingthemusical meritsofPaine’scompositions,asev¬ idencedinpartbythemanyrecent recording of his work.” Though An IslandFantasyisnotyetanavailable recording,onecannothelpbutwonder howitwillstanduptoorcomplement theworksofvisualartistsonthe Isles—particularlythepaintingsof ChildeHassam.Untilthen,itisa pleasuretoseetheworksofafellow Portlanderbeingappreciatedanew,in thecityandthroughouttheworld.H
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TheLakewoodTheaterofSkowheganpresents therecentBroadwayhitcomedy Lend me a Tenor, onthebillfor September10to13, and 16to19. Thisyear,thetheaterhasincludedan extraSundaymatineeintheperformancesched¬ ules,inadditiontotheregularshowtimesof8 p.m.,ThursdaythroughSaturday,andWed¬ nesdaymatinees.Informationaboutanyofthese eventscanbeobtainedbywriting"CurtainUp Enterprises,"atRFDI,Box1780,Skowhegan,ME 04976,orbycalling474-7176.
The60thanniversaryseasonoftheOgunquit Playhousecontinueswith Nunsense, starring Pat Carroll, through September 5. PerformancesareMondaythroughSaturdayat 8:30p.m.,withmatineesonWednesdayand Thursdayat2:30p.m.Ticketsare$19forall shows.Call646-5511forinformation.
MadHorseTheaterCompany,955-FForest Avenue,opensits92/93seasonwithEdward Albee’sPulitzerPrizewinner Whos's Afraid of Virginia Woolf September24. Subscriptions fortheentireseason,whichincludes The Red Address, Better Days, Betrayal, and House of Blue Leaves are$70.797-3338.
PortlandPlayers,420CottageRoad,So.Portland, presents Me and My Girl, in October. Tickets are$13,openingnight$10.Call799-7337for furtherinformation.
TheTheaterProject,14SchoolStreet,Brunswick, presents Torch Song Trilogy by Harvey Fierstein. September10-27. Proceedsto benefitMerrymeetingAIDSSupportServices& theAIDS.725-4955.
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Bowdoin College, Brunswick, presents Internation Folk Dancing, an evening of teachinganddancingofline,circle,andcouple dancesfromEasternEurope,theBalkans,Israel, Turkey,andScotland.Beginnerswelcome. Dancestaughtfrom7to8p.m.followedby requeststo9:30p.m. October 7,and October 21,intheMainLounge,MoultonUnion.Do¬ nation$3.725-3322.
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BowdoinCollege,Brunswick,presents Frank Morgan, jazzsaxophone, October3, 7:30atthe KresgeAuditorium,VisualArtsCenter.$10 public,$8seniors.The Bowdoin College Chamber Choir performs October24 at3in thechapel,andthe Bowdoin College Concert Band performs October24 at4attheKresge Auditorium.VisualArtsCenter. Orange Then Blue, a13-piecejazzensemble,knownforthe player'ssolosandfortheirexpertiseinthe historyofbigbandwritingandarrangingplays October20, attheKresgeAuditorium,7:30. 725-3322.
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TheJonesMuseumOfGlassandCeramics, DouglasHill,04024,presentsthe George O.
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TheMaineMaritimeMuseum,243Washing¬ tonStreet,Bath,presents When Bath Iron won the America’s Cup, anexhibitiondescribing theconstructionofthefamousJ-boatRanger builtbytheBathIronWorksforasuccessful defenseofthe1937Cupraces,and Born from Coasting: The Maine Art of John Leavitt. These exhibitswillrun througout the sum¬ mer; formoreinformation,call443-1316.
ThePortlandMuseumofArt,7CongressSquare, 04101,presentsseveralspecialexhibitsaswell astheregulargallerylatethissummer. Winslow Homer Watercolors and The May Family Collection throughSeptember6. The Art of Discovery opens September 19. The Impressionists and Other Masters: Artists you Love, The Elegant Auto: Fashion and Design in the 1930’s, The Holocaust, Endangered Landscapes: Coney Island and Other Bright Legends, The Scott M. Black Collection, American Galleries, and Silent Witness, areall ongoing. 775-6148
ColbyCollegeMuseumofArt,Waterville, 04901,presents Alex Katz at Colby College September20. Thiswillbeaselectionofsome ofthe240worksrecentlydonatedbyAlexKatzto Colby,aswellaspaintingsonextendedloan fromColbytrusteePaulJ.Schupf.Alsolookfor George Daniell: Photographs of John Marin and Georgia O 'Keeffe in their Worlds, October 4 through November8, and The Artist’s Eye October4 through November29.
BowdoinCollege,Brunswick,presents Looking at Prints September15 through November1, Vinalhaven at Bowdoin: One Press, Multiple
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Impressions September19 through November 29, and Exhibits from the Permanent Collection, ongoing, attheWalkerArtBuilding.Atthe Peary-MacmillanArcticMuseumyoucanstudy Highlights from the Alaskan Collection. 725-3275.
TheSpringPointMuseumatSouthernMaine TechnicalCollege,FortRoad,SouthPortland, 04106,presentsaspecial1992exhibitionis“Our SideofTown,"featuringthehistoryoftheunique neighborhoodsofSouthPortlandandCape Elizabeth.Thiscommunity-basedexhibitwill continuetodevelopandgrowinthecoming monthsaslocalresidentsandgroupssharewith visitorsvariousobjectsandimagestellingthe manystoriesoftheneighborhoodsandvillages which make up South Portland and Cape Elizabeth.Visitorswillalsobeguidedthrough thearchaeologicalconservationlaboratory whichdocumentsandpreservesthebowof SnowSquall, theworld'slastsurvivingex¬ ampleofanAmerican-builtclippership.Builtin CapeElizabethin1851,thisvesselwaspartially recoveredfromtheFalklandIslandsinthe1980s. 799-6337.
AttheBarnGallery,BourneLaneandShoreLane, Ogunquit,03907,catchtheexhibition Traditions Honored, September3 through 7, whichwill representtheworkoftheOgunquitArtAs¬ sociation,aswellasapaneldiscussion Personal Views and Public Visions: the OAA onSeptember 10.September3 through September27, potterGerryWilliams,isfeaturedinanexhibit Clay Spirit. 646-5370.
SouthworthPlanetarium,USM,90Falmouth Street,Portland,presentsseveral astronomy (A TouroftheSolarSystem,TheBirthandDeathof Stars,TheMarsShow,What’sUpandWhere)at7 p.m.and laser light concerts, includingPink Floyd's“DarkSideoftheMoon"and“Sonofthe Well-TemperedLaser,"featuringclassicalse¬ lectionsofBeethoven,Mozart,Copelandand othersat8:30onFridayandSaturdayevenings. TherearealsoSaturdayshowsforyoung children,suchas Stars, Dragons, and Me introducingtheplanetarium,and Alligator in the Elevator withmusicianRickCharetteat3p.m. Ticketsare$2.50/children,and$3/adults.
The Archangel Committee, P.O. Box 105, Portland,04112,presentsitsfirst Russian Art Auction, September26, featuringartfrom Archangel.846-3157.
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They relished its big buoyant cushionsandadmiredthesheen¬ ingmauvevelourofitsthun¬ derousarms,butdealingwithits flimsy,metamorphosinginsides each night had quietly upset their marriage.Hedemandedthatshelet himpullthethintwinmattressontothe floorbecausethenarrowcrossbarsof theframehurthisback;she,whenhe hadwontheargumentandyankedthe lumpylayerofwhiteofftheframe, began complaining of sleeping so closetothefloor,likeacollegekid again.“Let’sjustbuyarealbed,hon¬ ey,"Alicewouldultimately,rationally plead.Thoughwhenhelookedather, histilted,impatientfaceremindedher ofwhattheyhadsopreciselydeter¬ minedtogetherwithacomplimentary cloth tape measure from Sears: Any normalunbendingbedintheireffi¬ ciencyapartmentwouldfitonlyinthe walkspacebetweentherefrigerator and microwave.
Asectionedupstairscornerofa four-unitGreekRevivalhome,their apartmentprovedgreedilyconcocted intoamoney-makingunit;theypaid fivebillsamonthfortwosimilarsize roomswhosethickcentralconnecting wallframedneedlesslylarge,back-tobackornamentalfireplaces.Theplace lookedlikeashoppingmallshowcase ofcoloniallivingroomsets.Nonet¬ workofpassagessuggestinghome.No cozy side room in which to put a permanent bed. Nothing intimate. WhenhermothervisitedfromBoston recentlytoseewhatkindofplacethe newlyweds together had found and decorated,sheeagerlybustledinthe kitchen,cautiously[x)kedherhead intothetinysidebathroom,andgy¬ ratedbackintothelivingroom,her solemnfaceposingasshetookaplace onthesofa,Butwheredotheysleep?
The alcove kitchenette and empty widewallsinthefrontroomtendedto leadanyoneenteringtheirapartment
directlyintothebackroomwherethe sofaitselfandbutler’stablesuggested commonsocialdealings—TV,talking, tea,whatever.Soeveniftheyhad forcedspacehereforaregularhead¬ board bed, the thought of letting others—her family, his friend from work, the landlady downstairs—see wheretheymadelovethensleptutterly repulsedthem.Sotheinnovativesofa stayed,todecoratebyday,tofunction bynight.Butitsmechanicallumbering worsened, faltering from continual use:Thetossingandturningweightof hislegs,thoughtrimandshort,even¬ tuallyrippedthenylon-meshlining serving as a baseboard, and with a cornerofmattressfallingthrougha quadrantofthetransverseframework, his bare feet dangled, keeping him awake.
ThesofahadbecomeaJeckyll-Hyde pieceoffurniture,comfortableand attractivebyday,jabbingandskeletal by night. In the evenings, when he nappedonthesofa,hefoundthebroad sturdycushionsaheavenlysurface, efficacious,addicting.Sowhenshe appearedwearinganightshirtanda whiteacnemask,saying,“Okay,hon¬ ey,timetoundothebed,”heresis¬ ted—snapping, groaning, surrender¬ ingcushionsonlyifshetriedtosnatch themfrombeneathhim.Hot,heflung pillowsandcushionstowhereverthe puliofhisarmspointed,sothatfora moment he appeared manic, furious for depending upon such a contemp¬ tuous compact bed; unfolding this clankingcontraptionbyitsrearrunner¬ likelegshadbecomemoreeerieand undignifiedthandutifulorchivalrous, morearomanticsacrificethanmerely a trial of starting a home, more a sinistermutationthandeploymentof anaginginvention.Themagicalmo¬ tion of drawing, of expanding this intricatethreefoldbedfromthebellyof thesoftagreeablesofahadaltogether
lostitsmarvel.Morethanoncethe sheetsnaggedonaprotrudingpartof theframe,ripping.“Honey,helpme,” he would yell, the mushy mattress slippingfromhissqueezinghands. Upset because he was upset, she turnedunpleasant,exasperating.“Why areyoudoingthis,Mark.Can’twejust keepitonthebed.”
Hemuscledthemonstertothefloor, tooannoyedtoremindherofhisback. Oftenheforgottopositionthemat¬ tresssothatiftheceilinglightfixture fell,itwould-missthem.So,while waitingtofallasleep,hewouldeven¬ tuallynoticetheribbedglobehovering overhead,readytosmashhisfaceat4 o’clock in the morning, and would wakeher—lightson,swearing,drag¬ gingthemattressandAlicetwofeetor sototheleft.
ThemorninglightsuffusingtheVen¬ etianblindswouldexposethescat¬ teredinnardsoftheguttedsofa:the strewnpillowsandcushionscontend¬ inginthisorthatcorner;thepartly foldedbonesofthebedframe,withthe topthirdneitherwrappednorretract¬ ed,stiffanddeadinthemouthofthe sofa;andthebareblueskinofthe mattress where the bed sheet had unhooked, coarse against his legs. Wakingtowhatlookedlikeasofathat hadbarfedovernightspurredhimto hurryfromtheroom—wobblingsleep¬ ily,stumblingacrossthedisheveled pillows, stepping over her head—to dealwiththemessafterashower.
Waking, she quickly objected. “Come on, honey. Let’s put the bed away now.”
Stringy-hairedandgrouchy,Alice stood, stooped, and positioned her hands, waited for Mark to take the otherside,andwhenhedidso,they raised and carried and gratefully tossedthemattressontotheframe. Theyrestuffedthesofawithslapdash hasteoflaborerswhohadstackedthe samescrappileeachdayforyears; theytossedallfabricontothemat¬ tress—pilingsocks,sheets,quilts, blankets,whatever,onceateddybear shehadtakentobed—andshovedthe swollenmetaltrisectionintoplace, wedging and mashing the cushions
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But she noticed the careless lumpsandseamsalongthethree velourslabs,thebulgingmisfit corners—theoveralllookofun¬ tidyupholstery—andknewthey reallyoughtsomehowtoavoidsuchan ordeal.
Whatreallygrudgedhimwaswhen helaycomfortablyonthesofainthe eveningsand,wantingtocoverhim¬ self,realizedhehadlockedtheblank¬ etsandquiltsinside.Tonight,shehad comehomeastiredashe,andhearing himwhimperforablanketprompted her,bothirkedandcondoling,tolay herselfontothecushionsbesidehim. Andwhenherolledovertogiveher room,flatteninghisfrontagainstthe higharchingbackrest,hefoundthat she fit nicely beside him—wonder¬ fully,herwarmsoftbodyagainsthis, bothofthemsuspendedpainlesslyon thestrong,widecushions.Thislofty, loving position demanded savoring, likewadingintoahottub.
“Alice,let’snotevenusethatbed fromnowon,"heproposed,hisvoice risingfromtheexhilaratingcomfort. He hooked her heel with his foot, pulling her leg between his; she pressed and wiggled her upper body intohis,tofindtheprecisepositionfor theirshapestointerlock.
“...Okay.”Shedugherhandaround hiswaistandhugged.
“It’sbetterthisway.”Helaythinking of how every night for months the foldoutbedhadbotheredthem,wheth¬ erhurtinghisbackorclutteringthe roomorpresentingitselfasanendless job.“Thisisreallynice,isn'tit,”he offered,pullinghimselfintotheback¬ rest,givinghimasenseofhugging.
“Got enough room?” He pressed himselfforward,givingheranother inch.
“Plenty.” She nudged her head againsthis,earningsomeofthepillow.
Under them, the cushions stayed sublimelysturdyandlevel,aperfect surfaceforsleeping,andfartherbelow, theswollenswallowedbedactedasa kindofboxspring,unvaryingandcom¬ pact,supportingwithoutunfolding.HI
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