Portland Monthly Magazine November 1993

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MooseSightings

Isawoneoninfra-redonce.Iwas inaNavyP-3oversomelogging forestsonalongmission.Three a.m. We detected a big warm spot,thenclickedinonhim. Then we followed a trucker downalonelyloggingtrail.We clickeddownon him. The shape ofhisbody.Themillioningoftrees. Thenabrightcirclebyhisface.A fewmoreclicks.Coffeecup! OrdidIjustdreamthat? EvanRichertofMarketDecisions, Inc.,inSouthPortland,getsto quantifysuchdreamsaspartofhis statewideOmnibusmarketsurvey, which businesses may subscribe to-andaskquestionsof-for$2,000.

NotonlydidEvanhelpusgener¬ atethe10MostIntriguingPeople InMaineaspartofaseriesof94in¬ depthcallstothefarreachesof thestate,healsoprovidedsome balsam-scented secrets about Mainers, such as the answer to

“Have You Ever Really Seen A Moose?"

“Eighty-sevenpercentofMaine adultshaveseenamooseinthe wild,accordingtoourcalls,”says Richert,“62%ofthosewhilein cars. Three percent have seen moose while hunting, 24% while hiking,camping,orboating.”He skipsabeat.“Onepercentwhile sittinginchurch.”

What?

“Thatwasinaruralcommunity inSouthernMaine.Seventy-three percentofthosewithmoosesight¬ ingswerenorthernMainers,while 54%weresouthern.”

“Whataboutincome?”1askhim. “For whom do moose like to appear?”

“Ninety-twopercentofmoose¬ seersearnover$50,000ayear, while82%ofthoseearningless than$25,000haveseenone.”

Ah.Tellmeaboutyourfirst moose,Evan.

“Isawonerecently,whiledriving onRoute90atnight.Isawaflick¬ eringlikecartoonhoofsflashingat night.Itwasafamilyofmoose.By theway,”Richertadds,“Mainers among the 400 random state householdswecalledate4.86lob¬ stersonaveragelastyear.”

Ha!Fourpoint eight-six? Idon't eatthatgreenstuff,either.

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AsenthusiasticastheCityof PortlandisaboutPSC,1must correct a statement made in yourrecentarticlethat“nottoo longagothecitycameupwith $400,000topayoffanaccumu¬ latedPSCdeficit.”Thishas impliedtosometaxpayersthat the City of Portland con¬ tributedpublicfundstothis effort,whichisnotthecase. Impressively,allofthefunds came from private contribu¬ tions,restoringPSCtomuch firmer financial ground and assuringadiverse20thseason.

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BillySwift

Yes!SouthPortland’sBilly Swiftdid,indeed,win20games, justasyourOctoberissuepre¬ dicted, becoming the first native Mainer to enter the vaunted20-gamewincategory since Irv “Cy the Second” YoungofColumbiaFallsturned thetrickfortheoldBoston Bravesin1905.(Swiftendedhis 1993seasonwithasplendid218recordforSanFrancisco.)

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Itcontainedmetoreadyour Septemberissuedevotedtothe arts.Iimaginedsomethingfrom eacharticle.MostimportantI havebeenabletofurthercome togrips(practicingpatience) withmypersonaldilemmaafter readingabouttheinitialtribula¬ tionsandsubsequentbailout concerning Greg Leaming"BehindtheScenesatPortland Stage..."

Asanentrepreneurialalienin Portland,Ihavefoundthisbay citytobe,argumentatively,the world.Inmymind'seye,every¬ thingcomestoaboilatsur¬ vival’stemp.Theaudacityof peoplesendingvilelettersto'a body'makesmefirsttroubled andthtenreflective.Incontem¬ porarytimeshottempersare inevitablylinkedtocoldcash. ThoughI'mignorantofthedays surroundingPortlandStage,I can only say from my early experiencesinPortlandthat thereisavisibleamountofani¬ mosityengagedinthiscity's inertartisticcommunity.Any possible ethereal contempo¬ rary Renaissance (stemming from the '60s) is headlong baskedinawallofhardening cashshortages.

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James Michener did not write his firstbookuntilhewas40,andsince haspublishednearlyfourdozen.

Selfdescribedas“thefreestman youwillevermeet,”thisactive86year-oldheroisslowedonlybythe addition of a walking cane which acompanies him on nis frequent afternoonstrollaroundhisneighbor¬ hoodat5p.m.Duetoreturnfromhis cruisethismonth,hewillrestfora fewdaysbeforechargingoffona tourtopromotehisnewbook.His firststop?OfftoNewYorktoappear on"GoodMorningAmerica."

Themostdelightfulsurpriseisthat thereisnothingspectacularabout hisneighborhood-nofencesoriron gateswithsecurityalarms,noGreek statutesorfancywaterfountains. Just an ordinary, middle-income place.Akidrideshisbike,awoman jogspastathree-bedroomcape,a ranch,andatwo-storygarrisonwith anattachedgarage.Thetownhouses all look the same. A woman nextdoortellsmeheandhiswifeare “very neighborly,” nice people. Anotherneighbor,BowdoinCollege SociologyprofessorDanRussides, tellsmeheseeshimoftenonhisdai¬ lywalk.

Theyhavechattedseveraltimes. Once, Russides recalls, Michener toldhimastoryspicedwithlittleknown details about Alexander Hamilton’s struggles with Aaron Burr.

“Excuse,me.Haveyoueverseen Mr.Michenerdoingyardwork?”Iask anotherneighborasshepicksupher mail.“No,ofcoursenot,that’soneof thereasonswelivehere,sosome¬ oneelsecandoit!”sheexclaimswith aslygrin.

Shawn Walsh, 38 NCAADivisionIchampionship hockeycoach,U-Maine

cles commemorating last year’s nationalchampions.LeadingMaine

Thehardestthingtodoafterwin¬ ning the Division I NCAA Hockey Championship is to give as much timeasShawnWalshwouldliketo givetocongratulatoryfans.

“Ournumbersixrankinginthis year’snationalpollistoohigh,” CoachWalshwincesasheglancesup totheframedSportsIllustratedarti¬

toa42-1-2recordtookthisMichigan transplant10yearsofblood,sweat, andtearstoaccomplish.

Recently,Walshhasbeenluredto coachelsewhere,butMaineisnow hishomeandheseesnobenefitin leavingunless“therightsituation arises. That would take an awful goodoffer,likeamilliondollars,”he laughs.(Hecurrentlyearnsabout $70,000 at UMO). The unusually frankWalshaddsthatithastakenhimawhile,buthereallyhascome tolikeMaine,andheattributesthat mostlytothepeople.

Selfdescribedasanintensecom¬ petitorandnaturalleader,thisfor¬ mergoalielikestoreadbiographies offamouspeople.

Unabletorecallanyoneparticular personasamentor,heincorporates ideas from people he’s come to admirethroughouthislife.Walsh enjoysalotofgolfandsmokesan occasionalcigarwhileonthefairway. Beyondreviewingendlesshoursof game videotapes and scouting reports,Walshspendsalotoftime outsideoftheicearenaadvocating his hockey program. Speeches, fundraisers,andpartiesareallapart ofbuildingthemostsuccessfulhock¬ eyteaminMaine’shistory.

Thechallengeinassemblingagood teamisuncoveringwellrounded,tal¬ entedathletes.Maine’shockeypro¬ gram has a limited number of scholarships, and Coach Walsh hearsitall.Whenscoutingarecruit, helookspasttheparents’boastful storiesoftheirson’shockeyskills

andthepotentialdraftee'sownexag¬ gerations.Inadditiontoathletictal¬ ent,CoachWalshseeks players with mental toughness, guys who canhittheiceandplay thegameunconscious¬ ly. The best players have to be “smart, focused, and able to concentrate.Theyhave tohavetheabilityto block out everything aroundthem,”hesays. Right now Walsh’s interestisnottryingto meetlastyear’sperfor¬ mance,oreventolive uptothisyear’s6th placeranking;hisonlyconcernis thisafternoon’spractice.

Sen.MargaretChase Smith,95

AcclaimedLegislator

First Woman To Break The Sound Barrier(inanF-100)

First Woman Aboard A Nuclear Submarine

Self-describedasa“headlineread¬ er,”thissoon-to-be96-year-oldcan stillkeeppacewiththeroadrunner and,infact,unlikethecoyote,can easilyoutwithim.Slowedonlyby failingeyesight,shehashadtogive up driving, but sharply adds, “There’s nothing wrong with me exceptformyage,”whenIaskhow sheis.AnativeofSkowheganand theoldestofsixchildren,Margaret Chase Smith always “payed more attentiontowhathappenedoutside thehousethaninside.”Shebegan workingatage12ata5anddime store,laterworkingastintasatele¬ phoneoperator.

Supported by a foundation from Northwood University in Midland, Michigan,theMargaretChaseSmith LibraryreadslikeaWho’sWhocov¬ eringhercareerasaU.S.Senator. PhotographsofherwithCarolChan¬ ning,hergoodfriendBobHope,Pres¬ idents Nixon and Johnson, 93 honararydegrees,aminaturemodel oftheF-100Jetthatsheflewintobe thefirstwomantobreakthesound barrier,aphotographofhersetting

sailasthefirstwomaninaNuclearSubmarine (USS Permit), and of coursedetailsofhercelebratedDec¬ larationofConscienceSpeech.The headlinesoftheJune6,1950issueof the Washington Daily News reads: "SenatehasBecomeaForumofHate, SenatorSmithCharges."Sheisquite proudofherlifeaccomplishments andseemstobeparticularlytickled aboutherlibrary'.Hereffortsinhav¬ ing the rose named the National Flowerobviouslygaveheragreat dealofjoy.

Everydayshewearsafreshred rose,justasshedidintheSenate,

andaswespeak,avasefullofroses adornstheendtableinherliving room.Herhome,builtin1946(she alsohasasummerhomeinCundy’s Harbor),sitsatthetopofthehill overlookingtheriverinSkowhegan, withaviewofmooseanddeercross¬ ingoverherlawnontheirwayfora drink.She'sremarkablyaccessible, keeps a listed telephone number, entertainsfriends,toldme"I'mright uphere,ontopofthehill,"when1 mademyappointmentwithher.

Everydayshe’sdoingsomething different.“Idon’tthinkanyonehas anyideahowbusyIkeep,"shesays.

Wakingbefore6a.m.,she “does her morning rou¬ tine”by7andis“readyto go." The day before our interviewsheattendedthe Governor’s Economic De¬ velopment Conference in Bangor;today,according tohervisitorappointment book,shehasseenahalf dozenpeopleandit’sonly 1p.m.Sheretirestobed between 9 p.m. and mid¬ night but quickly adds, “JustbecauseIaminbed doesn’tmeanIamsleep¬ ing.”Shedoesn’thaveany onehobby-shelikestodo alotofthings-butshe’sbig on reading, especially newspapers.“Iwasalways agreatnewspaperreader; keepingupwiththenews is still one of my most favorite things to do.” Smithisquiteconcerned aboutthepoliticalclimate. “Iamnotsurepeopleare takingseriouslythepoliti¬ calsituationinourcoun¬ try.Ihavegivenitsome thoughtandIamstillnot surethatallthepeople votetheirconvictions,” shesays.

"Whatwasbreakingthe soundbarrierlike?"Iask, awareofhowoddlyfasci¬ natingthatsoundsherein northernMaine.

“Idon’tliketosaydisap¬ pointing.Ithoughtitwas goingtobeveryexciting,

rumbling,alotofnoiseand thatkindofthing,anditwasjustlike Iwasgoingacrossthestreet.Itwas notasspectacularasIthoughtit wouldbe.Wewentupinashotand flewbackandforthacrossthecoun¬ try.Itwasexcitingandveryinterest¬ ing of course,” understates the courageousSenatorintheredrose.

JulieParisien,22 OlympicSkiRacer VISA Spokesperson

"Vail has the best snow in the world,” says 1992 Olympic bronze

medalist and frequent World Cup winnerJulieParisien,whoappears onthisissue'scover.TheOlympian is home for a day of shopping beforeflyingofftoSanFranciscoand thenthestateofWashingtontofilm aseriesofcommercials.That’sright, thispetite,almond-eyedMaineris

theofficialspokespersonforVisa. Soonshewillbeappearingviacable, intoeveryhomeacrossthecountry.

Rankedthirdintheworld,Parisien isAmerica’sbestbettowinOlympic GoldthisFebruary.But,beforerac¬ ingintoourheartsatOslo,Norwayin '94,Parisienwillhavetotacklethe slopesofEurope.“Ilikebeingranked third,becausethepressureisoff.I canconcentratefreelyonmyevents, withoutworryingwhereIaminthe world.1knowIamupthere,soIcan justgoforit!”shesays.Clocked speeding down Sugarloaf Mountain at76MPH,Parisien’sfavoriteracing eventisslalom,“OnlybecauseIam thebestatitrightnow.GiantSlalom isalotoffun,reallyfunwhenyou're on,butatthesametimeitisthemost frustratingbecauseitissotechnical,” shesays.Parisienhasalwaysraced onRossignolskisandclaimsthey makeaparticularlygoodracingski for women. She uses 188’s for Slalom, 201’s for GS, 208’s for SuperGS,and215’sforDownhill.

Most of the races in Europe “Haven’tbeenthatchallengingfor me,”shesays.Vailhasthemostdif¬ ficult racing events because the mountainisverytechnicallyunfor-

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giving.“Onlythebestskierswin there.” The toughest mountain you’veeverskied?“Killington,partic¬ ularlythemogulfields,andSugarloaf, but,wenevergettoracethere,”she says.Whatbreedsgoodskiersisicy snow.“Ifyouwatchfreeskiersinthe EastandfreeskiersintheWest,you willseealotofbetterfreeskiersin theEast,”shesays.Why?Because Easternskiershavetolearnhowto skionavarietyofterrain,andthebig differenceisconstantlychanging snow conditions. How far does Parisien want the skiing to go? “WhenIgetbored.It’snotamatterof results;youcanalwaystakeasport toahigherlevel.Whenmentally1am notgoinganywhere,it’stimetoget out,” she says. When this young womanisnotracingtheslopesofthe world’smountains,sheisintensely readingclassics.Herfavoritenovel¬ istisJohnSteinbeck.Herboyfriend from UVM, whom she has been dat¬ ingforninemonths,mustbeaskier too,becausethereisnowaythata flatlandercouldkeepthislady’s attention.

StephenKing,46 Novelist

1wasinthelibrarylastmonthand overheardagroupofeighthgraders talkingaboutStephenKing.Boasting andexchangingstories,theirtales soonescalatedintoabettingfrenzy. Oneofthekidsclaimedtoknowthat Stephenwasafraidofthedarkand sleptatnightwiththelighton.

Idon’tknowifStephenKingis afraidofthedarkornot,but1do knowheisabaseballfanatic.Hebuilt thecityofBangoranofficial,fullsizedballfield.Themillion-dollar fieldiscalled“TheFieldofScreams." Kingalsoquiteoftensneaksoffto BostontocatchRedSoxgames.

Currently,hissecretarytellsme thathe’sbeeninNewYorkCitynego¬ tiatingsometypeofdealwithABC. Bigbusinessthesedays,particularly withhisconnectiontoCastleRock productioncompany("Seinfeld,"the movie "Malice"), King leaves his officebynoon,hasnopublicist,and doeseverythingforhimself.AsI writethis,Kingisbusyrewritinghis

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crisisintervention.“WhatItell youngblackpeopleisIamherenot becauseIhaveagoodflatblacknose, but because I have something upstairs.Don’tjudgemycharacter bylookingatthecolorofmyskin. Justlookatthecolorofmybrain. Thecolorofmybrainisbright!” Sebunya says. For Sebunya the issues between minorities and whitesaresociallyandeconomically based.Thesolutionasheseesitis economic empowerment for the minorities, because it has been neglectedforsolong.“Peopleforget onethingwhentheytalkaboutMar¬ tinLutherKing’s‘IHaveaDream' speech. The dream was not to march hand in hand with white women, the dream was to get the check (economic empowerment). That was what Martin Luther King wastalkingabout,andthecheckwas insufficient,’’hesays.AMuslimand formerschoolteacherfromUganda, Sebunya journeyed to the United States and Lewiston seven years

Keene,NH.Helovestoreadabout Blackissuesandsubscribestothe magazine"TheEconomist."Sebunya sitesDerrickBell’sbook,“ThePer¬ manencyofRacism”,ashavinginflu¬ encedhisviewpoints.

“Idon’tdrink,don’tsmoke,have never taken a drug other than aspirin.Igethighfromideas,on socialissues,"hesays.Don’taskhim ifheismarried,becausehewillonly answerwitharobustlaughandtell you,“Oh,that’ssomething1don’t evenwanttotalkabout!Oh,1don’t know,doyoumeanofficially?”

ago.Herehecompletedhisbache¬ lorsdegreeinPoliticalScienceattheUniversityofMaineAugusta,anddid an internship with the Portland Police Department. Remembering histimeinLewiston,helaughs,“I usedtotellpeopleallthetimethatI wouldbethefirstBlackmayorof Lewiston,butfirstIwouldhaveto changemylastnametoLessard,and be sure not to appear on TV" VicePresidentoftheNAACP'sMaine chapter, he is presently working towardhismastersdegreeinPoliti¬ calScienceatAntiochCollegein

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Forthelasttwoyears,Brennan has been associated with Verner, LipfertESQT,alawfirmbasedin Washington, DC. He goes down there“afewdaysaweektohelpthe firmwithstrategyinregardstobusi¬ ness and what they might do,” he says,buttoday,vigorousandoutfit¬ ted with a warm-up suit, a fully staffedcampaignoffice,andaphone numberof879-1994,heisalready symbolicallytellingmewhatdirec¬ tionhe'sheadingfor.

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“Well,Ithinkonethingatthis stageisthatpeopledon’thavea lot of trust in government. They are really looking for somebody who they can trust. People are deeplyconcernedaboutjobs,”he says. Sounding a bit more conservative than in years past, Gov. Brennan thinks “Government needs to change its attitude towards businesses by streamlining some of the processes in regard to en¬ vironmental permitting with¬ out surrendering our com¬ mitment to the environment.” He wants to consolidate the Turnpike Authority and the Department of Transportation and look at combining the courts.“Thesethingsneedto belookedatinordertogetthe mostoutofourdollar."

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Valleauratesattractingcruise shipbusinesstoPortlandashis biggestaccomplishmentandgreat¬ estpersonalsatisfactionin13years onthejob.

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Take the airline business. Back in 1980, when Valleau took on his present duties, 250,000 Portland passengers annually boarded airplanes operated by Delta, then the city’sonlyairline.NowUnited, USAir,andContinentalalsofly inandoutofPortlandInterna¬ tional Jetport, and Valleau wouldliketobringinAmerican Airlinesaswell.Some600,000 people now board airplanes hereeveryyeartoflysome¬ whereelse.

UnderValleau,Portland’snew ferry terminal has become a success, the International Marine Terminal has under¬ gone one major overhaul and may get another, the Fish Exchangeisthriving,andoil tankertrafficiswayupwith high-techoil-spillsafeguardsin place.Drycargobusinessat theMerrillMarineTerminalis booming,containershiptraffic now links Portland, Europe, andthePacificRim.Construc¬ tionofaPortlandrailroadter¬ minalisscheduledtostartnext springsopassengertrainscan link Portland, Boston, and beyondin1994.

Formanaging,withhisstaffof 30,thissweepingrangeofactiv¬ itiesanda$7millionbudget, Valleauearnshighmarksfrom City Manager Robert Ganley and Mayor Anne Pringle and $61,131 a year plus liberal fringebenefits,makinghimthe sixth-highest-paidcityofficial.

Dealingwithmaritimematters —thebiggestpartofhisjob— issecondnaturetoValleau,an ardentdeep-watersailor.He andhiswifePatriciaspenthis four-weekvacationthissum¬ mercruisingbetweenPortland and Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick,aboardtheir27-foot Columbiasloop, AmericanSpir¬ it. Inhisspaciousofficeinthe MarineTradeCenteroverlook-

ingtheharboraresailingship modelshehasmade. alleauwasborn57 yearsago(inEliza¬ beth,N.J.)butlooks atleasttenyears younger. “My hair never turned gray on schedule,” he explains.Fitnessal¬ sohelpsexplainhisyouthful goodlooks:Heexercisesthree morningsaweekatPortland’s BayClubbeforestartinganinehour,eat-at-the-deskworkday.

Valleau grew up in New Haven,Conn.,andBuffalo,N.Y., andattendedtheUniversityof BuffalobeforemigratingtoCol¬ oradotoskiandgraduatefrom theUniversityofColoradoat Boulder.AfterstudyattheUni¬ versityofChicago,hejoined the federal Department of Housing and Urban Develop¬ mentinPhiladelphia.

After a year, though, he bought a small motorbike in SanFranciscoandfromYoko¬ hamatouredtheFarEastand Indiabeforesellingthebikein Beirutandusingthemoneyto book passage to New York. Back at HUD in 1964, he was workingonaBaltimoreinner harbor housing project when heconcludedthatthewayto enjoy urban development wouldbetoworkatthelocal level,notforUncleSam.

Valleau answered a newspa¬ peradvertisementforanurban renewaldirectorinPortland, got the job, and moved to Maine in 1970. He became deputy city manager in 1977 andtransportationdirectorin 1980.Heworkedinitiallyat boostingtrafficatthejetport butin1987,afteraworking¬ waterfront referendum was passed, City Manager Ganley toldValleautofocusonthehar¬ bor.

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“Idecidedifyou’regoingto have a working waterfront, you’vegottohavemoreships,” hesays.

ValleaufiguredPortlandde¬ servedashareofthegrowing cruise ship business, and, armed with a $2,000 Maine DepartmentofTransportation grant,wentshiphunting.He trackeddownthecruiseship BermudaStar andshemadeher firstPortlandvisitin1989.

Lastyearwasaban¬ nercruiseshipyear forValleauandPort¬ land, with 17 port calls. The drop to 14 this year, says Valleau,cameabout when RoyalViking Sun, a673-foot,38,000-ton,740passengersuper-luxuryship, wasrepositionedtoChinathis summer.Thevesselhadcalled inPortlandfivetimesin1991 andthreetimeslastyear.

While building Portland’s cruiseshipbusiness,Valleau hasalsoorganizedafour-state, six-provinceU.S.-Canadiancon¬ sortium,NewFrontier,tolure moreshiptraffictotheNew Englandcoast.Itispooling information and contacts to establish a data base for increasedbusinessin1994and 1995.

Ifthecruiseshipbusinesshas slumpedthisyear,therestof Portland’swaterfrontbusiness is booming under Valleau’s direction.Recreationalboating is thriving, with more than 1,000boatmooringsinthehar¬ borandninemarinasproviding services.AndyachtsmanVal¬ leauhasattractedtoPortland more transient business — mariners cruising the Maine coast.

BringingHapag-LloydAmeri¬ can,Inc.anditscontainership YankeeClipper toPortlandin March 1991 has been one of Valleau’s major accomplish¬ ments.The270-footvesselhas beencarrying35to40contain¬ ersinandoutofPortlandweek¬ ly,toHalifax,whenceabigger containershiphastakenitscar¬ gotoEuropeanports.

ArrivinginPortlandinthebig boxes have been everything fromsteelwire;carpetsand antiques;German,Dutch,and Englishbeer;andFrenchand Germanwinetoprocessedsea¬ weedfromIndonesia,Denmark, andIreland,whichaRockland company, FMC, converts into anadditiveusedinhamburgers andicecream.

Outbound have gone fish, canoes, wire communications cable,Nikeshoes,paperpulp, apples,fish,shrimp,lumber, automotive pumps, and parts andspecialtypapersfromS.D. Warren.

In October, Hapag-Lloyd beganrotatingitscontainer shipments through New York, usinga250-footbarge, Colum¬ bia, withnearlythreetimesthe capacityof YankeeClipper. FromNewYork,onehugecon¬ tainercarriescargotoEurope andanother,afterstopsinNor¬ folk,Savannah,andLosAnge¬ les, crosses the Pacific to Japan,Taiwan,andHongKong.

The change will boost Port¬ land’scontainershipbusiness byone-thirdandhasprompted Valleautoseeka$5.25million state grant to expand the 69,000-square-footcontainer yard on Commercial Street whilealsoenlargingtheInterna¬ tionalMarineTerminalparking lotandbuildinganadditionto theterminalusedbyM.V.Sco¬ tiaPrince,whichmakesdaily trips between Portland and Yarmouth,NovaScotia.

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Valleauconcedesthepropos¬ alisiffysinceitdependson state approval and Guilford Transportation Industries’ agreeingtosellthecityfive acres west of the Portland Bridgetoenlargethecontainer yard.Themarineterminaldock gota$3millionoverhaulthis summerthatreplaceditsrot¬ ting wooden structure with concrete.

Anotherbigfactorincargo continues to be the Merrill MarineTerminal.Some500,000 tonsofcoal,scrapmetal,lum¬ ber,andothercargoespassin andoutofityearly.

Morethan400oiltankersand bargesvisitPortlandyearly, bringinginsome70millionbar¬ relsofoilayear,halfofittothe Portland Pipe Line, which sendsitnorthtoMontreal. Should Portlanders wor¬ ryaboutoilspills?Val¬ leau says no. The PortlandPipeLineCor¬ poration checks each inbound tanker, he says,theapproachto Portlandharborisrela¬ tivelyeasy,andPortland’svet¬ eranpilotstrainconstantly.

“Therehasn’tbeenamajor spillsincethetanker Tamano hitSoldier’sLedgeinHussey Soundin1972,”saysValleau.“I feelnowwe’reintheforefront intakingthekindofprecau¬ tionsweoughttobetaking.”

Afterthe ExxonValdez disas¬ ter,theoilindustry,underfed¬ eral prodding, moved to preventorcleanupspills.The industry’soil-spillresponse vessel,thestate-of-theart,208foot MaineResponder, isbased inPortland.TheCleanCasco Bayorganization,aconsortium ofoilhandlersintheport,has bought a half-dozen 40-foot barge-likeoilskimmersthat canhandleminormishaps.

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whichValleauandothercity officialsestablishedin1986 onlytoseeitnearlyfail,then revive,isoneofthewaterfront facilitiesValleauisproudestof.

“Idon’tthinktheindustry coulddowithoutit,”saysVal¬ leau.“Itisprobablytheleading wholesalefishcenterinNew England."

Theexchangeanditsfishauc¬ tionsdraw200boatseveryyear from a wide region and is expanding Portland’s market shareoffishbusinessatthe expenseofNewBedford,Mass., andPointJudith,R.I.Whenthe exchangerecorded3.6million poundsoffishboughtandsold inMay,itsetarecordforthe facility.

With $12 million in grants fromthecityandthestate, Portlandbought15waterfront acres and built the 30,000square-footrefrigeratedauc¬ tion hall and its pier on speculation. European-style auctionruleswereestablished, and the exchange opened for business.

Thebusinesswassoslowin coming,however,thatValleau wasreadytogiveup.CityMan¬ agerGanleythoughtitcouldbe savedandwasvindicatedafter fishermenpooledtheirmoney tokeepitafloat.Sincethenit hasprospered.

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ishonestweightandfairmea¬ sure,completeaccountingand fullpayment,graduallymore andmorearemakingthedeci¬ sionthatourwayisthebetter way,”saysValleau.

With the threat of federal restrictionsoncatchesorgear, thefishingindustryfacesprob¬ lems,butValleauisconvinced the exchange has a bright future.

Acrosstownatthejetport, Valleauisoverseeinga$12mil¬ lionexpansionoffacilitiestobe paidforthroughapassenger facilitiestax—anadditional$3 onaticketprice—andabond issuehandledthroughprivate lenders.Toitspresentthreejet gatesthecityisaddingthree more—thefirsttobefinished thismonthprimarilyforConti¬ nentalAirlines.Nextyearasec¬ ondstorywillbeaddedtothe parking garage, and during 1994-95gateswillbebuiltfor USAirandUnited.

Althoughrecession-hitair¬ linesarecuttingback,passen¬ gerboardingsatPortlandare forecasttoincreaseby3per¬ centayearoverthenext10 years.Proceedsfromtheticket tax,saysValleau,willretirethe debt on the proposed bond. Thenewgatefacilitieswillbe designedbothforjetaircraft andthesmallerturbopropair¬ planestheaircarriersareusing hereincreasingly.Theexpan¬ sionwillgiveUSAirandUnited, whichrentfromDeltaAirlines and must work around its schedule,gatesoftheirown.

Valleau also plans a longrangestudynextyearofcorpo¬ rate,cargoandgeneralaviation facilitiesbyaKansasfirm, CauffmanAssociates.Itwill seektoaccommodatesmallair¬ craftwhileprovidingspacefor thefast-growingaircargobusi¬ nessdonebyFederalExpress andAirborneExpressforbig

shipperslikeL.L.Bean.Last year,7.5millionpoundsofcar¬ gowasflownoutofthejetport, upfrom5.3millionin1991and 2.3millionin1990.AsMaine inchestowardrevivingrailser¬ vice to Boston, Portland’s transportationchiefisamong theofficialsinvolvedinbuilding arailroadstationhere.Theesti¬ matedpricehasrisentonearly $2million,afigurethathas somecitycouncilorsgasping. Theirgoalistokeepthecity’s contributionto$600,000.Port¬ landisseekingfederalandstate fundingfortheterminal,and Valleauisoptimisticitwillbe builtandservicewillbeginnext year.

When he isn’t planningevents likePortExpo,a symposium on ocean commerce which was held hereonOctober 22, and next summer’sfifthwaterfrontfesti¬ val,Valleaupondersweightier concerns. The most pressing heseesismoremaintenanceof docks and other waterfront facilities,whichhesaysisinad¬ equate.

Valleauhasconsideredother, bigger,jobopportunitieshe’s heardaboutinSanFrancisco, Oakland,FortLauderdale,and Seattle.Hesaysthat10years agohemighthavegoneafter oneofthem,butnotnow.

“I’mverycontented,”hesays. “IlovePortland.I’mveryproud ofPortland.”

At 57, Tom Valleau dreams aboutretiringandsailing Amer¬ icanSpirit down the intra¬ coastalwaterwayandontothe Bahamas.

“Theorganizationneedsnew ideas,” he muses, “and when one person has been at the helmfor15,18years,it’stime toletnewpeoplehavetheir

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How does he sum up what he does?

“Thecityneedstohaveaface onthewaterfront,andI’mthat face, so private people who needtodealwiththecityon waterfrontissueshaveaper¬ sontheycancometo,”hesays.

In1980,250,000 Portlandpassengers boardedatthe Jetport.Now,under Valleau,thatfigure is600,000.Valleau earns$61,131ayear.

thinkthatthecity’s futureonthewater¬ frontisanentre¬ preneurialfuture. We’regoingtohave tolivebyrevenues thatwegenerate.

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Accordingtoanupdatepub¬ lishedbytheConventionand VisitorsBureau,anewvisitor centerwillopenhereinmid¬ Novemberaspartofaunique partnership between the CVB andtheCityofPortland.

Staffedsevendaysaweek from11a.m.tomidnight,the centerwillinfluencevisitors withdestinationtravelinforma¬ tion,"operateapublicaddress system,andmanageallground transportation including a check-inserviceforinquiring driversandpassengers."

New Finance Officer

JaneL.Towne,aWaterville resident,hasbeenselectedas financeofficerfortheLewis¬ ton-Auburn Economic Growth Council.Forthepastsixyears, Townehasbeenthecontroller fortheNorthAtlanticCapital CorporationinPortland.She wasresponsibleformanaging theaccountingandfinancial functionsofthe$25million venturecapitalinvestmentfirm with locations throughout northern New England. Towne oversawthedesignandimple¬ mentationofallaccountingand reporting systems, managed automatedsysteminstallation and upgrades, prepared cash forecasts, and managed the investmentportfolio.Shewas alsoinvolvedinduediligence researchonportfoliocompa¬ nies.

Priortoherpositionatthe NorthAtlanticCapitalCorpora¬ tion,shewasbusinessmanager attheMaineCollegeofArtin Portlandforthreeyears.She wasresponsibleforbusiness, accounting,andfinancialman¬ agementforthefineartscol¬ legewitha$1millionoperating budget. She has an MBA from Thomas College. I

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THE TEN (Continued from page 22) at38,andthat'showoldI'llbe when the Olympics come to Atlanta."

Olympia Snowe, 46 Congresswoman,2ndDistrict

TheformerOlympiaJeanBouchles, electedastheyoungestRepublican womanintheU.S.HouseofRepre¬ sentativesat31in1978,holdsgeo¬ graphicallythelargestCongressional districteastoftheMississippi.Rep. Snowisalsothemostseniorwoman inCongress.SheservesontheHouse BudgetCommitteeandistheranking RepublicanontheSubcommitteeon InternationalOperations,aswellas co-chairoftheCongressionalCaucus forWomen'sIssues.

Whenshecanescapefromthehigh pressuresofthebeltway,Rep.snow hasapassionfortennis,watching "classicblackandwhitemysteryand adventuremovies,readingbiogra¬ phies,andlisteningto1950srockand roll."

Shealsolovestodreamofhiding awayatHancockPointwithherhus¬ band, Gov. John McKernan, "where hespenthisboyhoodsummers,and where we now spend our summer vacations."

Shehasrecentlyattendedadinner withPresidentClintonandothercon¬ gressionalleaderstodiscussourfor¬ eignpolicywithRussia,andshehas met"withHillaryClintonnumerous times on health-care reform." ■

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Flying

anexhibitionofaerialpaintings at GALLERY HOUSE Nobleboro,Maine

November 13 - December 24

OPEN HOUSE Saturday, November 27, 1993 with GALLERY TALK from 2 - 3 pm

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THEATER MadHorseTheaterCompany, 955-F ForestAvenue,Portland.“Kingfish,"by MarleneMeyer,opensNovember26.For moreinformation,call797-3338.

PortlandStageCo., 27AForestAvenue, Portland,celebratesits20thAnniversary with"ArmsandtheMan,”theclassic comedybyGeorgeBernardShaw,dir¬ ectedbyPortlandStageCompanyartistic directorGregLearning,throughNovem¬ ber13."It'sthe100thanniversaryof Shaw’swittiestplay,"saysLearning,and theworkbringstogetherlove,romance, warfare,andpolitics.Next,it’s"Holiday Memories,”byTrumanCapote,Novem¬ ber21throughDecember19.Rushseats aresoldforhalftheregularpriceand madeavailable10minutesbeforecurtain atallregularlyscheduledperformances. Also,inanefforttomakethetheater accessibletoallmembersofthecom¬ munity,PortlandStagehasPay-WhatYou-Canperformancesforeachproduc¬ tion.Fiftyticketsarereservedforeach production.Fiftyticketsarereservedfor thefirstSaturday9p.m.performanceand canbepurchasedforanyamountthatthe patroncanafford.Ticketswillbelimited totwoperperson.CurtainCallDiscus¬ sionsarefreepost-performanceevents thatprovidealivelyforumfordialogue amongactors,theatergoers,andPortland StageCompanystaff.Forinformation, calltheboxofficeatthePortlandPer¬ formingArtsCenter,774-0465.

TheLyricTheater, 176SawyerStreet, SouthPortland.TheLyricpresents"A LittleNightMusic"November19,20,21, 26,27,28,andDecember3,4,5.Formore information,call799-1421or799-6509.

ThePortlandPlayers, 420Cottage Road,SouthPortland.OnNovember26, 27,28,andDecember3,4,5,10,and11, it’s"MusicalComedyMurdersof1940." 799-7337.

Penobscot Theatre Company, 183 MainStreet,Bangor.“Willi,anEveningof WildernessandSpirit,”byJohnPielmeier;and“BillyBishopGoestoWar,”by EricPeterson&JohnGray,willappearin rotatingrepertoryfromNovember4-28. MarkTorresisproducingartisticdirector. Formoreinformation,calltheboxoffice at942-3333.

GrandAuditoriumProductions, Main Street,Ellsworth.Thefallproductionwill be“HelloDolly!"DirectorKenStack, artisticdirectorofAcadiaRepertory Theatre,andmusicaldirectorRobert Bahrwillguidetheplaythroughper¬ formancedatesofNovember5,6,7,12,

13,14.Formoreinformation,call 667-5911.

L/APublicTheater, RitzTheater,Maple &LisbonStreets,Lewiston.ThePublic Theater,Lewiston/Auburnsprofessional theatercompany,kicksoffits1993-94 seasonatthenewlyrenovatedRitzThea¬ tre.ThroughNovemer7,seetherecent Broadwayhit“IHateHamlet,"byPaul Rudnick,screenwriterfor‘TheAddams FamilyII."Targetsincludeart,television, Shakespeare,sex,andstardom."Cros¬ singtheBrokenBridge"isnext,on November13.“It’sapowerfulandstirring theaterworkthatusesthelensofAfrican American-Jewishrelationstoexamine forcesthatdividethehumancommuni¬ ty."PerformedbyJohnO’NealandNaomi Newman.Formoreinformation,call7827228.OnNovember20,JulieGoellwill present her one-woman show, “Woman inaSuitcase.”Forticketinformation,call 782-3200.

ColbyCollege, StriderTheater,Water¬ ville.Thetheaterdepartmentpresents "TopGirls"onNovember11,13,17,and 19.“MuchAdoAboutNothing"ispre¬ sentedonNovember12,14,18,and20.In the Page Commons Room on November 12,13,and14,it’s“BroadwayMusical Revue."Forticketinformation,call 872-3358.

TheTheaterProject, 14SchoolStreet, Brunswick. From November 19-December4,see"PeterPan,"directedbyAl Miller.AYoungPeople’sTheaterand Secondstageproduction,thisshowwill appearonFridaysandSaturdaysat7:30 p.m.,SaturdayandSundayat2p.m.From January27-February13,AlMillerwill direct “Romeo and Juliet” For more information,calltheboxofficeat 729-8584.

UniversityofMaineatFarmington. OnSaturday,November20,at8p.m.,take in“E.S.P.NightwithRonnyRomm.Nor¬ dicaAuditorium,MerrillHall.OnDecem¬ ber2-5,it’stheplay“LuckySpot,”byBeth Henley.PresentedbyTheatreUMFand directedbyAndreaCastleSouthard,cur¬ tainrisesat7:30p.m.Formoreinforma¬ tion,call778-7465.

Vintage Repertory Company, 169 StateStreet,Portland.VintageRepertory Company opens its 1993-1994 season withEuripides’classicGreektragedy, “TheMedea,"writtenin431B.C.Directed bySkipEmerson,thecastof10-12in¬ cludesJaneBergeroninthetitlerole, DavidBlairadJason.ChristopherPriceas Creon,ChrisHortonasAegeus,andTavia Continuedonpage52

MOOSEHEAD!

slope”andcompletelyrestoredin thelastyeartoincludefivesuites, agreatroom,andaspiffingnew28seatrestaurant,thisextraordinary retreatlooksoutuponanastonish¬ ingviewofthelakeand,centrally, Squaw Mountain.

WStorybyColinSargent

henHenryDavidThoreau visited Moosehead Lake in1857,hefeltthesame incrediblefrissonthatvis¬ itorsgettodaywhenthe vast inland ocean bursts upon theirsight. Wow.

Accompanied by Edward Hoar andguidedbythePenobscotIndi¬ anJoePolis,America’sfirsttourist enjoyed,atlake’sedge,someellip¬ ticalconversationwithJoeaswell asabreakfastof“hardbread,pork, andstrongcoffee,wellsweetened.”

Thusfortified,thetriostartedout forMountKineobycanoe,laterto walkabovecloudlevelalongthe unseenledgesoftheprecipice.

Joewouldlanda3-poundtogue, which they enjoyed for dinner. Wakinguponabedoffirboughs, Henry would the next day head deeperintotheMaineWoods,tak¬ ingnotesandbringinghisBoston readerswithhimintoforestsdark

asducksauce.

It’sagoodthingThoreaudidall thatbackthen...

Becauseifhewenttheretoday, he’dnevergetpastthesumptuous¬ ly refurbished Lodge At Moose¬ headLake.

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Thesecondyouenteryouknow that owners Roger and Jennifer Cauchiareinspiredinnkeepers. ThereistheauthenticTwigfur¬ niture.Therearethesignificant fishingantiquesthatdeftlycreatea “River Runs Through It” decor. And then there are the guests— Germans,Parisians,NewZealan¬ ders, Neapolitans, Canadians, ConchyKeyWestians,andArizo¬ nansall—whoaddintheirstrange¬ nesstothebackhandednobilityof theplace.

Bangers.Theyserverealbangers sausageshereforbreakfastatwhat really seems, in the middle of nowhere,tobeafour-starrestau¬ rant.Infact,manyvisitorsscared andenchantedbythevastnessof Mooseheadfirstcometotrythe restaurant and endupasrepeat guests.

Roger’sfamily isMaltese.Born andeducatedin England,hehas workedinhotels from Nice and Cannes to the New York Hil¬ ton,where,start¬ ing as a page boy,heascend¬ edinHiltonmanagementandgot toworkwithsomeofthemen“who

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really influenced the hotel industry”inthe1960s.Heis charmingandpersonallyatten¬ tive, able to coax the good nature out of any guest. “A rosebetweenthetwothorns,” hesmiles,seatingmywifeNan¬ cy between my son and me at dinner.Consideratetoare¬ markabledegree,beforelong heislisteningtoyourlifestory.

Possessing an unplaceable BritishColonialaccent somewhere between Alec Guinness and Marlon Brando (or should one reallybeabletosay,‘Oh,of course,Malta!”uponhearing him),heentertainsmy11-yearoldsonwiththesentimental story about two Maltese biplaneswhoheldofftheentire GermanLuftwaffeinWorldWar IIandthusalteredthecourseof thewar.

Hedelightsvisitorsbytelling themabouttheexploitsoffor¬ mer owners of Greenslope, includingtheFormula1racer Dan Gurney, who owned the houseinthe50’sand60s.

“Italkedtohiswifeonthe telephone,”Rogersays.“She saidheabsolutelyloveditup here.Hewasverywellknown here.”

Jennifer,herselfaveteran hotelier, says, “Owning our owninnwasalwaysintheback of our minds. We’ve been together16yearsnow,andwe made notes constantly about theplacesweliked.TheRitzin Paris.Thatjustputmeright overthetop.Bedsturneddown in pure white, monograms on pillowcases,blanketsofwhite mohair.Whitesatineiderdown. Whenyouslippedintothatyou finallyfelt,well,youwerethe whatever.”

Hercreativetouches,manyof them ingenious, are every¬ whereintheLodge(different baked chocolate snacks on

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■ yourpilloweverynight,casual horsd’oeuvresservedat5:30 inthegreatroomtoovernight guests,abedspreadwiththe blackandwhitespotsmatching thoseonaloon’sneck,afasci¬ nating European wooden game calledCathedral,beautifulgas fireplaces in each room, an acclaimedcollectionofbooks, andsoon),andRogerisquick togivehercredit.

“I am the front man,” he laughsmodestly,“whileJen¬ niferisresponsibleforthe decorandthebusinessofthe inn.”

Itshows,spectacularly. “Food,”saysJennifer.“We’re constantlygoingthroughthe magazines. Moosehead is a verycasualarea.We’redealing withalittledifferentstandard here.Executives,businessown¬ ers,retiredpeoplefromthe corporateworldwhoareused tohavingeverysinglecreature comfort assured them in advance.”

Outside the window the passenger boat Katahdin,builtbyBathIron Works in 1914, advan¬ cesacrossthelakebe¬ hind Squirrel and Peanut Islandslikeapiecerippedout ofacuckooclock.Seaplanes bythedozensaregivingrides (wewilllaterflyalloverthe lakeinabrightyellow1955 DeHavilandBear,thetakeoff andlandingallbutinaudibleto ourastonishment,yes,allover thelake,andoverKineo,and over the vertigo-inducing, deserted,guttedpaleyellow VictorianMt.KineoResortat reasonable prices to points north and map islands like “Island 14”—you can catch them everywhere in Green¬ ville),andthewindisplayingin littlepatchesoverthebranch¬ eslikeapieceofmusic,first one section stirring, then

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another.“It’slikeatthesym¬ phony,”mysonagrees,“when differentsectionsplay.”

Thiswinter,themysterious andtalentedRogerassuresme, addressingTheView,isalso the winter that many knowl¬ edgeableskierswilltrySquaw Mountainagain,whichsports new ownership and increased snowmakingcapabilities.

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eshowsuseachofthe five suites. The Bear Roomwiththeskinofa Maine Black Bear ac¬ quiredwithpoliticalcor¬ rectness(“huntersbringthese thingsin(toataxidermist)with adepositandthenneverpick themup”);theLoonRoomwith thespeckledbedspread,deer¬ skin,andloon-speckledtables, as well as a matching loonspeckled mirror, the Trout Room, with its Trout Lamps, and trout-speckled bedding andcurtains;TheMooseRoom withitsattendantmoosiness; andtheTotemroom,wherethe four-posterbediswonderfully carved,asareallthecentral motiffurnishingsineachroom, by Greenville craftsman Joe Bolf.

“Itwasouridea,”Rogersays ofthetotempolebeds,loon beds,troutbeds.“Wewentin toaskhimtomakearoadsign. Threehourslaterwehadthe originaldesignsforallfive beds.”

“Andisthereamatching totemmirrorinhere?”Iask, openingthebathroomdoorto thefuntotemroom.

“Canyoudoubtit?”laughs Roger,whoexplainsthatall two-nightguests,ifregistering withover24-hoursnotice,are givenhand-madedeerskinmoc¬ casinsontheirarrival.

Thesesuitesaretriumphant, relaxed, and combine both restraintandflair.Whirlpool bathsthroughout.

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Jenniferexplainsthat“inthe Loon Room, during construc¬ tion,theyliftedsomethresh¬ oldsandonthebottomofone itsaid“1916”and“TheSloper Job.” They were also marked CPR,forCanadianPacificRail¬ road.Allthewoodintheorigi¬ nalhousecameherebytrain fromCanadianPacific.”

WenodasRogerdisappears downstairstohelpaguestask¬ ing about tea. He responds, flourishingtwopolishedwood¬ en boxes. You know there is incredibleteawithin.“Doyou wanttherealstuffortheimita¬ tionstuff?”heteases.

He appears with matching chinainaswirlofmallardsChi¬ nese ducks pheasants Canada geesearoundandaroundwhile heexplainsthattheLodgeisa simple three-leg drive from Portland. “It’s 50 miles to Augusta,50milestoNewport, and50milestotheLodge,”he says,theLodgewithitsflag¬ stonefireplaceandhalf-moon shutters,thelodgeperchedso highabovethelakeitseems you’reflying.

Thereissomethingaboutthis place.

Thingsyouhaven’tthought aboutforyearscomesneaking back to you here, quiet as canoes.

Inthediningroomofthe LakeviewRestaurant,underthe guidance of Chef Mark Cler¬ mont,youaretreatedtoPor¬ tuguesebread(“just a basic lard,salt,sugar,water,and yeast,” Mark demurs) and a spangleoffreshtreatsbaked eachday.EntreesincludeEng¬ lishMixedGrill(lambchop, pork chop, sausage, bacon), Chicken Dijon, Scrod Bel¬ vedere,VealMarsala,andCo¬ quilleSt.Jacques,allperfectly prepared.Scarything,this,a lodgethatcanchangeyourlife. Therearenightlyorientaland

PORTLAND" ^WSTAGE^ COMPANY

ArmsandtheMan

byGeorgeBernardShaw

October 17 - November 13

HolidayMemories

by Truman Capote

StageVersionbyRussellVandenbroucke

November 21 - December 19

ThreePostcards

byCraigLucasandCraigCarnelia

January2-29

HappyDays

bySamuelBeckett

February6-March5

Oleanna

by David Mamet

March13-April9

LosingFather'sBody

by Constance Congdon

April17-May14

BoxOffice•774-0465

Portland Performing Arts Center 25A Forest Avenue • Portland

pasta specials, as well as dreamydessertselectionsfrom theChocolateMooseCart.

JazzyNewAgeandclassical musicinthebackgroundsets the vaulting, high-beamed blonde enclosure in motion, withlooncallsorwolflaments successfullyblendedin.

And,ofcourse,theMoose image is everywhere, not just here on the dessertcartbutevery¬ whereinthelakefront townofGreenville,terminus sincethe19thcenturyforall thingsMoosehead,thepointof departure to the unmapped— flamboyamoosewithhyperex¬ tended front legs that seem almosthuman,RadioCity.

Outintown,atFlatlander’s, you can watch the seaplanes overabowlofcrabbisqueand countryribsorenjoysomeof theirjustifiablyfamousbreast¬ ed chicken and a glass of Mooseheadbeer.Athree-piece broasted chicken dinner, includingfrenchfries,slaw,roll &butter,willcostyouallof $5.95.

Afour-stargreasyspoon! Greenville...Bulkheadtoinfin¬ ity,seaplaneslanding,theferry comingin,Indiantraditions,the Moosehead Marine Museum.

ThebigFolsom’sDC-3sea plane,actuallyanoldconvert¬ ed Army Air Corps 8th Air Force C-47 fitted with pon¬ toons—whichstillflies!Then outagain,tothesoundofout¬ landers’jawsdroppingatthe scenery,tothesoundofbrisk commerceinIndianleathers, weaves, and moccasins being soldinadozenIndiantrading posts,seaplanesdisappearing into reflected blue. M

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Brasherasthenurse.Theshowwillfeature periodmusicplayedbyguestartistAnthony Allen,knownforhisworkwiththeEarlyMusic Consort.November3and10.Forreservations, call772-8114.

MUSIC

PortlandSymphonyOrchestra, CityHall Auditorium,Portland.773-8191.

PortlandConcertAssociation presentsOn Novembers,there'sOndekoza.Ifyoulovedthe Kodo drummers, you’ll be mesmerized by Ondekoza, the highly acclaimed "demon drummers"ofJapan.Ondekozacreatesamagical soundenvironmentthroughthereverberations producedbytheirgiantdrums.“GuitarSum¬ mit,”withJoePass,LeoKottke,PepeRomero& PacoPena.PresentedbythePortlandConcert AssociationinPortlandonNovember18.Jazz guitaristJoePasshasbeencalled“quite possibly...theall-aroundgreatestguitarist whoeverlived.”—SanFranciscoExaminer. LeoKottkeisoneofthemostinnovative acousticguitaristsofalltime,inspiringmusic schoolstooffercoursesinthe"Kottkestyle." TheNewYorkTimessaysofclassicalguitarist PepeRomero:"TocallPepeRomeroasuperb

guitarististounderstatethecase."Andof flamencoguitaristPacoPena,TheNewYork Timessays,“Thislistenercannotrecallhear¬ inganyguitaristwithamoreassuredmastery ofhisinstrument.Forinformation,call7728630or800-639-2707onawonderfulseason whichwillincludeYoYoMa,“MadamaButter¬ fly,”andtheLincolnCenterJazzOrchestra.

Bates College, Lewiston, Maine. On Friday,November5,seeDance:PolanskyStokoe/Dean,astringbandontourfromNew Yorkstate,whichperformsforaneveningof traditionalNewEnglandcontraandcouple dancingfeaturingMainecallerTedSannella. ChaseHallLounge.FromNovember5-7,seea theaterproductionof“AsYouLikeIt,"directed byBatestheaterprofessorMartinAndrucki. SchaefferTheatre.OnNovember11,at8p.m., there’saconcertfeaturingnotedclassical pianistMichaelAmowitt.Hewillperform CharlesIves’epic"ConcordSonata,”amusical tributetoauthorsThoreau,Emerson,Haw¬ thorne,andtheAlcotts—allofConcord, Massachusetts—enhancedbyselectedread¬ ingsfromtheirworks.01inArtsCenterConcert Hall.

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ThereisaBusinesstoBusinessShowcaseand BusinessAfterHourssponsoredbytheRock¬ port-Camden-Lincolnville and RocklandThomastonChambersofCommerce,working togethertoprovideauniqueopportunityto workwiththemid-coastarea.November10. OnDecember3-5,it’stheSeventhAnnual ChristmasByTheSeaweekendcelebration. Eventsforthewholefamily,includingholiday music,shopping,theater,Santa,fun.HI

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Inthedistanceshesawtwo darkshapesliftingoutofthe enormous waves and crashing backagain.Humpbackwhales. Theyroseagainandagain;first oneburstfreeoftheocean, thentheotherbreachedbefore thefirsthadfallenback.They wereclearlytogetherinthis, andsheknewshewastheonly humantowitnessit.Everyone elsehadretreatedtosafety.

yW va was expecting / * the house to col/ lapse, just not so soon.Shehadseen I ~ thewaveresponsiI .blewhenitwasas 7 far out as the whales. The wave built as it came, and as it nearedtheshoreitbeganto churn,foamingwhite.Whenit hitandthehousepitchedfor¬ ward,Evawasthrownintothe air,herarmsthrustingoutfrom hershoulderslikeflippers.As shesailedinthesweetmoaning air,shefeltweightless—almost asifshewerealreadydead. Shesawthehousebreakingup on the rocks below, but she was still flying.

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