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ITLOOKSLIKEAMADcartoon¬ ist’svisionofadesolate,psy¬ chedelicplanet:technicolor lumpsofplasticineverysize andshapeimaginable—some pittedandcrateredlikemoonrocks, othersrough-hewnandjagged,even some that are smoothly faceted — haphazardlypokingtheirwayupout ofthepileofordinaryrocksanddirt ineveryshadeoftherainbowlike somefantasticrockquarryatDisney¬ land.Theeffectisasjarringlycom¬ pellingtopassers-byasthegarish displaysofcheapplasticatToys’R’ Usaretoyoungchildren,andgetting closeenoughtotouchtheseoddities onlyincreasestheirfascination,for thestrangeobjectsaresurprisingly lightweightconsideringtheirstrong resemblancetorocks,anddisturb¬ inglysharp-edgedforpiecesofplas¬ tic.Scatteredinsmallerpilesnearby aretheremainsofgiantconchshells nearlyhalfafootlong,theirmulti-col¬ oredmother-of-pearlinteriorsspark¬ linginthesunlightandtheiredges preciselyandevenlyscallopedasif somegiantseacreaturewithcurved incisorshadbeensnackingonthem anddevourednearlyalloftheirspi¬ ralexteriors,leavingbehindonlythe twistedcores.Bothoftheseother¬ worldly refuse heaps are located outsidealarge,five-storywooden building right in downtown Wal¬ doboro,butifyouhappenedtomiss thesignoutfront,you’dprobably never guess what the two have in commonorrealizethatyou’reexam¬ iningthewasteproductsoftheWal¬ doborobuttonfactory.Thatwasthe scene as it appeared two summers ago,butsincethefactoryclosedfor goodinthefallof1993,theplastic hasbeenhauledawayandincinerat¬ edforenvironmentalreasons,al¬ though a few small piles of the biodegradableshellsstillremain.Ac¬ cordingtoformerfactorychemist andmanagerJimEaton,iftheplastic isburnedlongenoughattheright temperature,theresinsit’smade fromwillbreakdownintoCO2and H20withoutreleasinganyharmful chlorine,sincethecolorfuldyesare onlyaminimalportionoftheprod¬ uct.
firstplace?VirginiaJackson,who workedinthefactoryofficefor30 years, explains that the strange lumpsofplasticareactuallymiscel¬ laneoussolidifieddrippingsemptied fromthebucketsthatwereusedto pourpigmentedresinmixturesinto rotatingcylindersthatgelledtheliquid resins until they were hard enoughtobecutintosheetsofplas¬ tic.Apunchpresswasthenusedto cut out the button blanks, which were subsequently hardened in a tankofcalciumchlorideandwater solutionheatedto250°Fahrenheit. Afterwardstheblankswerepumiced andpolishedintumblingmachines, thensenttothefacinganddrilling
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machines to have holes drilled through them and patterns — such asringsorbevellededgesorfacets —cutintotheirfaces,followedbya finaltumblingandsortingoutof defectives.Mrs.Jacksondescribesa similarprocessformakingshellbut¬ tons,exceptthattheshellshadtobe soakedinsulfuricacid“sothatthe littlecrittersinsideweregoodand dead” before they were hand-cut usingmachineswithone-holesaws.
Thefactorybuildingwasconstruct¬ ed by the town of Waldoboro in hopesofattractinganindustrialbuy¬ er,anditwasinitiallyusedformanu¬ facturingshoesandthenpants.By 1920itwasfirmlyestablishedasa buttonfactory,whichitremained, throughoutmanychangesofowner¬ shipandname,untilitclosed.Inthe earlyyearstheworkersmademili¬ taryshirtbuttonsoutofshells,but by1960conchshellshadgrowntoo hard to come by, and the owners
convertedcompletelytoplastic,spe¬ cializinginfancybuttonsandshoe buckles.Atvarioustimestheplant also produced backgammon pieces, pokerchips,andplasticrodsthat wouldelsewherebecutintodice. Duringitsmostprosperousperiodin thelate1950stherewere125em¬ ployeesworkingthreefullshifts,but bythetimeitclosedlastfallthere was just one shift with only 42 employees staffing seven depart¬ ments. Similarly, production had declinedfromover$1milliongross per year in the early 1980s to $750,000grossperyearin1993. Whatledtothefactory’sdemise? AccordingtoJimEaton,successive absenteeownersfromNewYorkleft thefactoryorphanedinMainewith¬ outcleardirectionastowhatkindof buttonmarkettopursue(e.g.,stan¬ dardwhite,specialty,pearl,etc.). Mrs. Jackson’s daughter, Donna Daniel—whoworkedformorethan 20yearsinproduction,qualitycon¬ trol, and plant management — is convincedthatinalabor-intensive industrywithsuchalowprofitmar¬ gin there was no way they could compete with the huge factories overseas, where labor is so much cheaper than in Maine: “We could produceagrossofmen’sshirtbut¬ tonsfor70<rwholesale,transporta¬ tionnotincluded.Importingagross fromtheFarEastonlycosts 35t, includingshipping.”Periodicbutton¬ lessfashiontrendswerealsoaprob¬ lem,causingadropindemandthat loweredbuttonpricesworldwide, whileheatingcostsandlaborcosts inMainecontinuedtorise.However, thedifficultiesfacedbytheWal¬ doboro plant were not unique to Maine:inthe1950stherewere15-20 buttonfactoriesinoperationinthe UnitedStates,butbythetimethe Waldoborofactoryshutdownthere wereonlysevenleft.
Severalpossiblenewusesforthe 100year-oldbuildinghavebeencon¬ sidered (a woodworking school, a paperprocessingplant),butsofar noneofthemhascometofruition, eventhoughthefactoryisinvery goodshapeforitsageandhasre¬ centlyhadextensiverepairs.“Ithink itwouldbeadarnshameifitwere justlefttofallapart,”saysMrs.Jack-
son.“Itwouldbeafinebuildingfor anykindofmanufacturingorevena mini-mall.”Butbecausethefactory issituatedrightontheMedomakRiv¬ er(theimportedshellsusedtoarrive byshipinWaldoboroHarbor),her daughterhopesthatthebuildingwill beputonlytonon-chemicalusein the future. “We were always very carefulaboutthat,becausewe’vegot peopleclammingbacktherefortheir livelihood,”Mrs.Danielexplains,tak¬ ingarathercynicalviewofthebuild¬ ing’schancesforrebirth:“Itwas therefor50yearsandnobodygavea hoot.Idon’tknowwhyanyonewould beinterestedinitnow.”
ButMr.Eatonemphasizesthevoid thatwasleftinthecommunitywhen thefactoryshutdown:“Itwasthe secondbiggestemployerinWaldo¬ boroforalongtime,anditprovided astableworksourceofunskilledor semi-skilledlabor.ItwasaWaldo¬ boro landmark, and now that it’s gone,nothingreplacesit,sopeople havetolookelsewhereforthatkind of work.” Moreover, Mrs. Jackson regretslosingallthesocialbenefits of a large company with many em¬ ployees:“Whenyouworkwithpeo¬ pleforsomanyyearsthey’rejustlike family.Isuredidlikeworkingthere, andIfeelsadthatit’snolongerthere, because people don’t know what goesintomakingbuttons.Ittakes oneweektomakeameaslylittleplas¬ ticshirtbutton,butpeoplethinkthey justpopoutlikepopcorn.”
-Tmaginethis:It’sSundayafter¬ noonandyou’vegoneoutfora drivealongtheshoresofPleas¬ antRiverandPleasantBay.As -_l_you meander down West Side RoadinAddison,youpassaherdof llamasgrazingonagrassyknollover¬ lookingthewater...Waitaminute!Lla¬ mas?InMaine?Youbrake,reverse, andpullover.Ifyougetoutofthecar torubyoureyesandtakeacloser look,youwon’tbealone—infact, you’llprobablyfindyourselfstanding
among half a dozen other people doingexactlythesamething.“We ususallyhave30-50peopledriveby perday,”remarksJoanYeaton,who, with her husband Leon, owns and runsthePleasantBayBedandBreak¬ fastLlamaKeep.Withthirty-fivella¬ mas pastured on their 110 acres, that’smorethanonespectatorper llama.
How did a former school teacher whosoldrealestateandherhus¬ bandwhoworkedininsurancewind upraisingllamasatabedandbreak¬ fastinMaine?“Afteroursixkidsleft home,Leesaidwecoulddoanything now,andIsuggestedllamas,”Joan explains.“I’dseenthemwhileIwas onaworkprojectinPeru,andIjust lovedthem.”Theyalsothoughtit wouldbegreattogetoutoftherat raceinExeter,NewHampshireand dosomethingphysicalinthecoun¬ try,sotheyreturnedtoMaine,where theirfamilyoriginated.“Havinga largefamilywasgoodpracticefor runningabedandbreakfast,”Joan remarks.
TheYeatonspurchasedtheirorigi¬ nalllamasfromfarmsinMontana, Wyoming, Colorado, New York, and Massachusetts,althoughitisalso possibletobuyimportedllamasfrom ChileandBolivia.Intheprocess,they traveledto50differentllamafarmsin ordertofindwell-rounded,sturdy, reliable,good-naturedllamaslikethe onesusedandreveredbytheIncas inPeru,whosewordforllamameans “speechlessbrother.”“Isawthem doingeverythingthere,”Joancom¬ ments.“Theyareknownas‘thetruck oftheAndes’.”
Now the Yeatons breed their own orbreedtheirswithothersfornew bloodlines.Ayoung,geldedmalecan besoldfor$1,000,andbreedingani¬ malsareworth$2-10,000.“Ifwehad more llamas, maybe 100 or so, we couldprobablymakealivingjuston llamas,”Joanfigures.Theircustom¬ ersareusuallyontheEastCoast, with the most here in Maine, and quiteafewinRhodeIsland,Con¬ necticut,andNewYork.Theysellor leasetheirllamastootherbreeders andascompanionanimalsorguards for sheep and other herd animals thataresubjecttocoyotepredation. Duringlambingseason,guardllamas
—whohaveastrongterritorialsense aswellasveryacuteeyesandears— become highly protective of new¬ born sheep and will spit at any coyotesthattrytoapproachthem. “Coyoteshatetobespiton,justlike everybodyelse,”Joaninsists.“It’sa greatindignity,evenifyou’reacoy¬ ote.”
TheYeatonsalsosellllamastospin¬ ners and weavers who use llama fiberandwantareadysupplyofwool all the time. A llama sheds 6-10 poundsofwoolperyear,andsince thereisnolanolininit,thewoolis verysoft,non-allergenic,doesn’titch orshrink,andcanbeharvestedwith abrush.Anotherreasonforllama fiber’spopularityisthatthelight-col¬ ored wool can be dyed, while the manydifferentearthtones(rust, gray,silver,charcoal,black,white, cream,brown,andcalico)cansim¬ plybeusedasis.
Oddlyenough,thellamasarevery compatible with the Yeatons’ bed andbreakfast.“Sincetheydon’tkick orbite,theymakeverysafecompan¬ ionsforvisitors,”Joanattests.“Many ofourguestsliketobrushthemand takethemforwalksoronpicnics.” Thegentlellamaswillfollowona leashlikedogs,andJoanisnotalone inbeingfascinatedbythetremen¬ dousvarietyofexpressionstheani¬ malscreatewiththeirgracefulnecks, mobile ears, smiling mouths, and longeyelashes.Thisfeelingofinter¬ estisoftenreciprocatedwhenguests whoventureoutintothefieldsto readorrelaxlookuptofindthem¬ selvesbeingcloselycontemplatedby a curious llama chewing its cud. Anotherintriguingaspectofllamasis thewaytheyhumsoftlytoeachoth¬ erasasignofcontentment,togive directions,andtobondwiththeir babies.“Youcantellsomeofthem apart by how they hum,” Joan asserts,andaddsthatbecausetheir hummingsoundsratherlikeareli¬ gious chant and they go down on theirkneeslikecamels,llamasare sometimescalled“theprayingani¬ mals.”
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browsers,subsistinglargelyonadiet ofhay,grass,andweedsthatonly needs to be supplemented with grainsfornursingmothersandba¬ bies.Thus,theyarefarlessexpen¬ sivethanhorsestofeedandcanbe keptthreeorfourtoanacrewithno trouble.Inaddition,sincetheyonly useonespotforadungpile,llamas areverycleanandodorless.Theyare alsoeasytotransport,becausethey lovetotravelandwillliedowninthe backofastationwagon.TheYeatons givetheirllamasfreeaccesstothe barnsandpastures,whichareen¬ closedwithelectricsheepfencing,so theycancomeinandgooutasthey please to seek shade or get away from bugs or bad weather. “They don’t mind cold or snow or warm rain,buttheyhatefreezingrainand sleet,”Joanobserves.“Mainehasa goodclimateforllamas,buttheheat bothersthem,soyou’dneedtoshear themifyoulivedinthesouth.”Even in Addison the llamas love to go swimming in the summer, and they come running and line up to have theirlegssprayedwithcoolwater wheneverahoseisinuse.
Joanestimatesthatthereare25-30 owners of more than one llama in Maine and says that other llama breedersareusuallyverysupportive andcooperativewithreferrals,med¬ ical problems, and breeding. Al¬ thoughllamasaresomewhatunusual farm animals, the Yeatons have foundthatmostveterinariansare familiarwithllamasandeagerto workwiththem.Inaddition,their neighborsaremorethanwillingto take care of the llamas when the Yeatonsgoawayonvacation.How¬ ever,accordingtoJoan,“Thereal beautyofraisingllamasisthatIlove raisinglivestockIdon’thavetokillto makealiving,sincellamasaremore valuablealivethandeadinthiscoun¬ try.”(InSouthAmerica,however,lla¬ masareoftenusedforfood,andJoan describestheirmeatasveryleanand tastingsomewhereinbetweenlamb andbeef.)Moreover,sincellamasare sointelligent,theyaremuchmore personalthanotherlivestock.All35 oftheYeatons’llamashavenames thattheylearnedbythetimethey weresixoreightmonthsold.Howev¬ er,thismakesitallthemoresad
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“TT’S HARD TO DECIDE which is moreremarkable:theexistence ofa50-acrefarmintheheartof Freeportorthefactthatinside __l_thebarnistheworkshopofone ofonlythreeorfourpeopleinthe wholecountrywhoearntheirliveli¬ hoods by building wooden-frame pianos. “Somewhere along the way there’sanunavoidablegeneticcom¬ ponent,”suggestsRodRegier,the shop’sproprietor,andanamateur pianistsinceageseven.“Allmyfami¬ lymemberswhoaren’tmusiciansdo woodworking.” Regier, who tried unsuccessfullytoescapehisdestiny bystudyingwaterresourcesengi¬ neeringincollege,hasfoundhissci¬ entifictrainingusefulmostlyfor fixingtheplumbinginhisearly19thcentury farmhouse, which he des¬ cribesas“a10-yearfix-upproject nowinits15thyear.”Hewasalso abletoputittousebyworkingparttimeinoceanographyatJohnsHop¬ kinsinordertocapitalizehisforte¬ pianoshopwhenhefirststartedout inBaltimoreinthe1970s.“Ihadmy mid-lifecrisisattwenty-five,”hesays ofhissomewhatdifficultdecisionto give up oceanography in favor of fortepianos.
Although fortepianos make up about75-80percentofhisshop’spre¬ sentoutput,hisworkactuallyen¬ compassesa200-yearrangeofkey¬ boardinstruments,fromearly17thcenturyharpsichordstoearly19thcentury pianos, all with wooden frames. (Modern piano frames are madeofcastiron.)“Ispecifically don’townawrenchwithwhich1can tune a modern piano,” he boasts. “Wepayapianotunertocomeand tuneShirley’sSteinway.”Shirley
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Mathews,Rod’swife,isakeyboardist whospecializesinmusicfromthe late18thcentury,whentheharpsi¬ chordandfortepianobrieflyco-exist¬ ed.Duringthistransitionalperiod, keyboardcomposerswereessential¬ lyinventingperformanceandcom¬ positiontechniquesforthenewer instrument.“Manypeopledon’treal¬ izethatBeethovenknewonlywood¬ en-framepianos,”Regierisquickto pointout.“Themodernpianodidn’t existuntilthelate19thcenturyatthe endofBrahms’sandLiszt’slives.” Butwhatexactlyisthedifference betweenafortepianoandapiano¬ forte?Tobeginwith,afortepiano uses400poundsofstructuralwood tomaintainfivetonsofcasetension onitsstrings.Onamodernpianothe stringsareheldtautbyacast-iron frameandsteeltuningpins.Inaddi¬ tion,whilemodernpianoshave88 keys,earlyfortepianos(frombefore 1800) have no more than 63 notes andlaterones(after1800)haveonly 78.Furthermore,wheremodernpi¬ anoshavethreefootpedalsinthe center,fortepianosmayhaveinstead eitherhand-drawnstops,kneelev¬ ers,orfootpedalslocatedonthe sidesnearthelegs.Thetoneand touchofafortepianoarealsoquite different,fallingsomewherebetween amodernpianoandaharpsichord. Sohowdoesonefigureouthowto buildanewfortepiano?Bystudying anoldone,ofcourse!Regierlearned his trade working in harpsichord shopsinCambridge,Massachusetts and Kent, England, where he had ampleopportunitytostudyandplay 175-year-oldinstrumentseveryeven¬ ingafterwork.NowheandShirley takeperiodicpleasurablebusiness tripsinordertostudyantiqueinstru¬ mentsscatteredaroundtheworldin museums and private collections. “Wespendacoupleofdaysupside downonourbackstearingtheinstru¬ mentapart,”Regierexplains.“Then togetafeelforhowitsoundswe needapieceofmusicthat'seasy enoughtoplayonauto-pilot,sowe canpayattentiontoourearsrather thanourfingers.”
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merwhenthere’sfreshair.Atthe moment,however,there’satleasta three-yearwaitforanewinstrument. ForalthoughRegier’sbusinesshas grownrelativelyslowly,he’sdone nothing but make musical instru¬ mentssince1979,andhe’sbuiltnoth¬ ingonspeculationsince1980.Sofar allofhiscustomersfornewinstru¬ mentshavebeenfromout-of-state, exceptforarecentorderfromalocal collegethatwillbecompletedintwo years. How do you convince some¬ onetobuya$15-830,000harpsichord ora$20-$30,000fortepiano?Very simple:youdon’t.Regierinsiststhat hismostvaluableadvertisingoccurs wheneveroneofhisinstrumentsis usedforarecordingoraperfor¬ mance,becauseit’salwayspartof thecontractthathebegivenacredit line.Hefeelsthatbeingcitedbyper¬ formersofthecaliberoftheAcade¬ my of Ancient Music or Anthony NewmanonrecordlabelslikeHarmoniaMundiandDeccalendscredi¬ bilitytowhateverprintedadvertising he puts out. However, he doesn’t botherputtingoutmuch,sinceno seriousperformerwouldeverbuyan instrumentonimpulseanyway,and printedadvertisementsonlyserveas catalyststofurtherinvestigation.
When Rod and Shirley finally movedtoMaineafterenjoyingmany summershere,theironlyrequire¬ mentswerethattherebeahardware store,anairport,andsomecolleges withactivemusicdepartmentsnear¬ by.SofarFreeporthasprovedsatis¬ factoryinallrespects,althoughRod doescomplainabouthishightele¬ phonebills.Anotheraggravationwas a10-monthstrugglewiththetown
planning board when he wanted to getazoningchangeinordertoex¬ pandhisshopbeyondtheconfinesof thebarn.“Ihadtoexplainmysolid wastedisposalprocedurestothem inaformalreviewprocess,”hegrins. “Basically,thewoodchipsgointo thegardenandthescrapwoodgoes intothestovetoheattheshop.”In hisfreetimeRodlikestoplayinthe woods,prunepinetrees,andreadan enormous amount. He also takes advantageofMaine’smanyopportu¬ nitiesforsnowshoeingandcanoeing, andwhenaskedifheplanstostay putinFreeport,hereplies,“Ican’t movenow—Ijustboughtapieceof equipment that weighs a ton!” Besides,livinginasmalltowndoes haveitsadvantages:“I’vehadthings comehereaddressedto“PianoMan, Freeport,”’Regierreminisceswith greatsatisfaction.
VENINMAINE,thetimesare a-changing.SalsahasrecentHly replaced ketchup as themostpopularAmerican _^condiment, and Mexican foodisnowthefastestgrowingeth¬ niccuisineinthiscountry.AnnTenpennyofTex’sTortillasinPortland iswellawareofthetrendandconfi¬ dentthatitbodeswellforherbusi¬ ness.Still,whywouldanyonedecide toopenatortillafactoryinMaine,of allplaces?That’saboutasfaraway fromMexicoasyoucanget,isn’tit? Well,notquite—whenshewasfirst married,Ann,anativeTexan,livedin Alaska.“ButIneverboughttortillas outside of Texas,” she declares. “WheneverIwenthometoAustin,I broughtasuitcasefulloftortillas fromthefactorynearmyfamily’s housebackwithme.”
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likehavinganewchildwho’sallwon¬ derfulandexcitingatfirst;thenyou livewithitforawhileanditgoes through adolescence. This middle partgetsallmurky,andyouwonder if the design will ever make it through,justlikeachild,butyou stickwithit,giveityourall,andthen the design will come to form and life,”shesays,though,likeanyartist, sheadmitstoafairnumberoffail¬ ures. For every one good design thereareninethatdidn’tmakethe grade,” she says. “Sometimes a designcanbesobeautifulinitself, it’slikewritingawonderfulsentence, butyoujustcan’tplugitinany¬ where.” So Daunis has a chest of drawersfilledwitherrors,dressers filledwithideasthatwentnowhere. Sometimesshecan’tseetheforest forthetreesandjusthastoputan ideaawayforayearortwo.Then, lateatnight,afterherstaffhasleft herstudio,she'llfindthequiet momentssheneedstoturntosome¬ thingnew.
AnAuburnnative,Daunis,42,was educatedattheRhodeIslandSchool ofDesign,whereshefirstmether husbandof20years.Nowresidingin Brunswick, she commutes to Port¬ landdaily,oftenbeatingthemorning trafficsoshecanbesureyoungSam¬ myarrivesatnurseryschoolby8 a.m.Daunis’shusbandof20years, WilliamDunning,“makesitallhap¬ pen”;heisthebusinessmanager. Daunis checks every design over with him for approval. “He’s the sculptor,soheisverysensitiveto three-dimensionaldesign.Hewon’t letmegetawaywithahalf-baked idea.”
Who does she create the pieces for?“Iliketovisualizemyclients,” shesays.“Mywholesaleclientsare independentstoreslikeCrossJewel¬ ry and Edgecomb Pottery” who respondtohercatalogbusinessin locationsasdiverseas“Japan,Van¬ couver,Bermuda,Mexico,Califor¬ nia, Sarasota, New York, and At¬ lanta.” Unlike major department storeswho“don’thaveaclearfocus onwhotheyareserving,”indepen¬ dents like these know their cus¬ tomers.“Theyarealwaysthinking aboutwhowillwearwhatsortofa design,”Daunissays.
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making,firstasanapprenticeinNew YorkCity,andthenlaterbeginninga partnershipwithafriend.Goodsoon realizedthatthepartnershipwas fixedtofail,soheboughthispartner out and moved the business to Aroostook County. Presently em¬ ploying12people,Goodworksoutof astudiolocatedacrossthestreet fromLibby’sChevroletonRouteOne inCamden.
Although many of his craftsmen choosetobeginworkaround6a.m., Goodbeginshisdaybetween9and 10.Thisallowshimaspotoftimein thelateafternoonwhenhecanwork aloneafterhisstaffhasgone.“WhenI wasyoungerIoftenlikedtoworklate intothenight.ButnowIworkwhenit isphysicallyconvenient.”ForGood, creativity has always come easy. “Inspirationissomethingthatjust comes;itissomethingyouhaveor youdon’thave.Idon’tthinkitcanbe taught.Ithinkitissimplyawayof lookingattheworld,”hesays.H
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Portland Stage Company, Portland Performing Arts Center. 27 Forest Avenue, Portland. Heading up their 1994-95 season Is TheIllusion, one of the few comedies written by Pierre Corneille, the 17thcentury master tragedian of the French neo-classical theater. This free adaptation by the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner adds an anarchic sense of humor to the revealing tale of a repentant nobleman who seeks the aid of a powerful magician to locate his estranged son, only to discover much more than he bargained for. Previews are October 23, 25, and 26, after which the play will run from October 27 through November 19. Box Office: 774-0465.
Mad Horse Theatre, 955F Forest Avenue, Portland. Thanks to over 600 businesses and individuals who helped raise the $75,000 needed by the theater to survive another season. Mad Horse is still alive and kicking off 1994-95 with the modern classicOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Dale Wasserman from the novel by Ken Kesey. The famous clash between Randle Patrick McMurphy and Nurse Ratchet will continue through October 16. Box Office: 797-3338.
Oak Street Theatre, 92 Oak Street, Portland. Following successful engagements in Waterville and Belfast, the In Spite of Life Players are now preparing for the Portland debut of Anna Freeman's playGeneric Women, which dramatizes some of the changes women underwent from the 70s Into the 90s in terms of their relationships with men (October 13-15; tickets $10). Closer to home, jazz guitarist Vai Mollineaux from Munjoy Hill will give a lecture and slide show on Duke Ellington at 2 p.m. on October 16 (tickets $6). Later on, Missouri comes to Maine via Richard Cary’s one-man show "And Now Mark Twain," In which Cary brings the great American humorist to life by impersonating him reading from his writings (October 20-23; tickets $10). Then the sky’s the limit at “The Aero Show." when Stanley Allen Sherman — a virtuoso paper¬ airplane maker and New Vaudeville clown from New York City — takes on all four branches of the Armed Service at 8 p.m. October 27-29 and at 2 p.m. October30;tickets$10.Call775-5103.
PortlandPlayers, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland, will be hosting “Death Drop." their second annual audience participation murder mystery, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 29. Come In costume to the “Gum Drop Ball" for an early Halloween celebration and try to figure out who killed Drury Droppelmeyer. the Gum Drop King. The evening will include re¬ freshments for all and prizes for the best detective. Tickets are $10 in advance and $13 at the door. Call 799-7337.
StateTheatre, 609 Congress Street. Portland. This month the State is offering audiences country, comedy, and social commentary. On Thursday, October 13 at 8 p.m. tune into Joan Kennedy opening for John Anderson, then on Friday. October 14 at 8 p.m. laugh with Sinbad the comedian, star of the TV show “A Different World." And on Friday, October 21 at 8 p.m. Eric Bogosian of “Talk Radio" will hopefully survive his brilliant one-man production entitled "Pounding Nails into the Floor
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with My Forehead." Call 773-5540 for tickets. CumberlandCountyCivicCenter, 1 Civic Center Square. Portland. A wicked witch, a handsome prince, lots of cute little animals, and seven dwarves — what child could ask for anything more when Walt Disney’s World on Ice brings Snow White to life?Showtimesare7p.m.October12-14;11;30a.m., 3:30 p.m.. and 7:30 p.m. October 15; and 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. October 16. Unfortunately for basketball fans, the Boston Celtics vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves game at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. October 17 Is already sold out, but for those who prefer Ice hockey, the Portland Pirates will be playing Worcester at 7:30 p.m. on October 21, Springfield at 7 p.m. on November 2, and Providence at 7:30 p.m. on November 5 and at 4 p.m. on November 6. For tickets call 775-3458.
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PortlandSymphonyOrchestra, 30 Myrtle Street, Portland. Puttin’ On the Ritz, a four-member vocal/dance ensemble, will join the PSO for two pops concerts featuring “The Music of Irving Berlin" at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 15. and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. October 16 at City Hall Auditorium. Highlights will include “Steppin’ Out with My Baby." "Cheek to Cheek." “Alexander’s Ragtime Band." and "Always." In a more classical vein, trumpeter John Schnell will solo with the Portland Symphony Chamber Orchestra in Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto at 6 p.m. on Saturday. October 29 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. October 30 at the State Theater. At these two concerts the orchestra will also perform Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2, and Leopold Mozart's Toy Symphony. Moving Into the Romantic period, on Tuesday. November 8 the PSO will play Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 (“Erolca"), Richard Strauss’sDeath and Transfiguration, and Honegger’s Pacific 231 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall with a free concert preview at 6:30.Call773-8191or1-80IF639-2309fortickets.
PortlandConcertAssociation, 262 Cumberland Avenue. Portland, has gone all-out this fall, offering five major performances In five different musical genreswithinthespaceoffiveweeks.First,at8p.m. on Friday, October 14 at City Hall Auditorium, eleven of the jazz world’s greatest performers will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the legendary Newport Jazz Festival. Then at 8 p.m. on Friday. October 21 you can encounter love, lust, seduction, revenge, comedy, and the stone guest at City Hall, when the San Francisco Western Opera Theater puts on Mozart's Don Giouanni fully staged with orchestra. Next, the violinist Shlomo Mintz will both conduct and solo with the Israel Chamber Orchestra in a program of Mozart. Schubert, Hindemith, and Stravinsky at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. October 25 at City Hall Auditorium. On the lighter side. Opera a la Carte will perform Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular comic masterpiece. The Mikado, fully staged with orchestra at City Hall on Wednesday, November 2 at 7:30 p.m. Lastly, the first installment of the PCA's "Great Plano x 3" series will be an encore performance by the Indonesian-born pianist Eduardus Halim at Portland High School Theater on Sunday, November 6 at 3 p.m. To order tickets, call 772-8630 or 1-800-639-2707.
PortlandPerformingArts, 25?\ Forest Avenue, Portland. This time around the "Big Sounds from All Over" will cover the two largest ethnic groups here in Maine — the French and the Irish — when leading Interpreters of Irish and Quebecois music collaborate to demonstrate the affinities between these two rich musical traditions. Don’t miss contemporary Irish super-group Patrick Street joining forces with La Bottine Souriante. French Canada’s premiere folk orchestra, at 8 p.m. on Saturday. November 5 at the State Theatre. Tickets cost$16.Call761-0591.
FriendsoftheKotzschmarOrgan, 389 Congress Street. Portland, present the municipal organist of Portland’s sister city — Archangel. Russia — in concert on the mighty Kotzschmar at City Hall
TheonlyAfghanRestaurantinNewEnglandis locatedrightintheheartoftheOldPortat88 Exchange Street, where the Habibzai family bringstraditionalAfghancuisinetoPortlandusing ingredientssuchasBasmatirice,lamb,chicken, beef, spinach, eggplant, green beans, and pumpkin. The results — including vegetarian dishes—aredeliciousbutnottoospicy,and attractcustomersfromasfarawayasBostonand Bangor.TheAfghanRestauranthasreceived31/2starsoutoffourand“TheBestEthnicFood" awardfromCascoBayWeekly. 773-3431.
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SavorfinediningatCafeBrix,GreaterPortland's premierfive-stargourmetrestaurantfeaturing classiccontinentalcuisineinterpretedwitha moderntouch.Enjoyelegantpresentationsina sophisticatedatmosphere.Anoutstandingwine listisavailabletocomplementthemenu,withan extensive by-the-glass selection. Full bar. Reservations suggested: 773-2262. At Cornerbrook,343GorhamRoad,SouthPortland.
Carbur's Restaurant offers great food in a casualandrelaxedatmosphere.Takesometime toenjoyyourfavoritecocktailorsoftdrinkasyou readovertheextensivemenuwithselections ranging from Teriyaki Sirloin or Chicken to Fish'n’ChipstoStuffedPotatoes,nottomention themunchiesandsalads.Ifit'sasandwichyou seek, you've found the right place: over 70 outrageous “Grandwich” combinations are available.123MiddleStreet,Portland.772-7794.
Portland Savings Bank built in 1866 at 83 ExchangeStreet.Establishedin1976duringthe Renaissance ol the Old Port area, F. Parker Reidy's has become a Portland fine dining tradition,specializinginsteaksandfreshseafood, withprimeribfeaturedonweekends.Turn-of-thecenturydecor,personalizedservice,andgreat food create a warm and congenial atmosphere popularforbothbusinessandintimatedining. 773-4731.
DeepintheheartofthemysteriousWoodfords area at 540 Forest Avenue is The Great Lost Bear,whereyou'llfindafullbarfeaturing50 (that'sright,five-o)draughtbeers,predominantly fromlocalmicrobreweries.Accompanyingthemis anenormousmenuwitheverythingfromsoups, salads,andsandwichestosteaksandribs,as wellasalargevegetarianselectionandthebest nachos and buffalo wings in town. Discover where the natives go when they're restless! Serving from 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. seven daysaweek.772-0300.
The diner is reborn in the Old Port at Home Plate.5DanaStreet,Portland.Surroundedonall foursidesbyagiantwallmuralofaYankees-Red Sox game in the 1940s, families can dine out affordably,businesspeoplecantakeadvantage of lunchtime soup and sandwich specials, and thoseonalatenightoutcandropinanytime from11p.m.straightthroughto3p.m.ThursdaySaturday.Ofcoursetheyserveballparkfood, withlotsmorebesides,includingbreakfastallday from5:30a.m.to3p.m.761-9567.
At the Market Street Grille in the Portland Regency Hotel, spectacular cuisine. Old Port charm,andimpeccableservicecometogetherin anelegantyetcasualenvironment.Alongwith dailyfreshspecialsfeaturingfoodsfromlandand sea,theGrille'schefpreparesunforgettable feastslikeSeafoodFettucinewithlobster,shrimp, and mussels; Baked Lobster with seafood stuffing; Steak Diane Tenderloin; and Veal Scaloppini.Visit31MarketStreetforbreakfast, lunchanddinner.Reservationsaccepted.7744200.
Saigon Thinh Thanh, 608 Congress Street, Portland. 773-2932. Just across Congress SquarefromtheSonestaHotelandthePortland
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The Snow Squall Restaurant, located at 18 OceanStreetonSouthPortland'swaterfront, servesfreshseafoodaswellaschicken,veal, andagedwesternbeef.Letthechefchallenge your palate with menu offerings such as Herb Raviolifilledwithsummergreensandservedwith tomatocoulis;GrilledSalmonFilletwithwasabi andpickledginger;NewYorkSirloingrilledto order; Smoked Maine Crabcakes served with tropical fruit chutney; and of course Maine Lobster.Servingdinner7daysaweek,lunch Monday-Friday,andSundaybrunch.799-2232.
CelebratefoodatSquireMorgan’s,whereyou'll find home cooking with a dash of ethnic specialties,freshseafood,andfish.Situatedin theheartoftheOldPortinfrontofthePortland Regency Inn, Squire Morgan's features their famousvolcanowings,awidevarietyofsummer salads,homemadesoups,rolls,andfreshroast turkey.46MarketStreet.774-5246.
TortillaFlathasbeenservingNewEnglanders fineMexicanfoodanddrinkforover23years.At 1871 Forest Avenue in Portland you can find favoriteslikenachos,fajitas,chimichangas, tamales,burritos,tacos,enchiladas,andfrozen margaritas seven days a week, as well as seafood,steak,pork,andchickencookedwitha Mexicanflair.Withlunchspecialsstartingat $2.95,achildren'smenu,nightlyspecials,anda ChiliHappyHour,TortillaFlatisamemorable Mexican experience you can afford any time. 797-8729.
The entrees we chose were the Tandoori Mixed Grill ($11.95) and Keema Multer ($8.45). Tan¬ doorireferstothepitcher-shaped oventhatistheprideofShalimaras wellastothefoodcookedinit, much like barbecue. Included in themixedgrillwereTandoorichick¬ en,fresh,moist,andtypicallyred; veryflavorfulnubsoftender,high¬ lyseasonedgroundlamb;roasted shrimpjumpingwithflavor;cubes oflambthatwereabittoodry;and anotherpieceofchickenthatwas boned,yellow,andimbuedwitha yogurtymarinade.TheKeemamul¬ terwasathickstewofgroundlamb andpeasseasonedwithcoriander andginger.Itwasrich,flavorful, wonderful.
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UniversityofSouthernMaine, 37 College Avenue, Gorham. As part of the Music Department's Faculty Concert Series, PSO concertmaster Lawrence Golan and pianist Martin Perry will give a joint recital on Friday, October 21 at 8 p.m. in Corthell Concert Hall. The program will feature sonatas for violin and piano by Mozart and Brahms, as well as solo piano and solo violin selections, including a Fantasia composed and performed by Mr. Golan. Tickets are $8 for the general public and $4 for students, seniors, and USM faculty and staff. 780-5555.
BowdolnCollege, Brunswick. This year there will be a double feature in the Chapel for Homecoming on Saturday, October 22: at 2 p.m. the Chorus will perform excerpts from Rachmaninoffs Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom; then at 3 p.m. the versatile Chamber Choir will sing a moresca by Orlando de Lassus, several contemporary arrangements of spirituals, and a Jimi Hendrix tune. Both concerts are free and open to the public. On Wednesday, November 2 violinist Adele Auriol and pianist Bernard Fauchet will play a concert of music by Beethoven, Mozart, Poulenc, and Ravel at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. The French duo has toured Europe, India, and the Middle East, and is based at the Conservatoire Claude Debussy. Tickets are $10 for the general public. $8 for seniors 65 or over, and free with a Bowdoin ID. 725-3375.
MaineCenterfor the Arts, University of Maine. Orono. The season gala on Saturday, October 15 features world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman in concert with pianist Samuel Sanders at 8 p.m. in Hutchins Concert Hall. A benefit dinner (menu by Mr. Perlman) and reception are also planned for the evening. To order tickets for any or all of the above, call 581-1755 or 1-800-MCA-TIXX (1-80(^22-8499).
Jonathan’sUpstairs, 2 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit, has a diverse line-up of musical performances scheduled for this fall. On October 14 Northern Lights will provide their listeners with “the finest bluegrass in the region," followed on October 22 by Northeast Winds, a group of roving Irish minstrels. Then on October 28 jazz saxophonist Greg Abate will perform with the Chuck Chaplin Trio, and on November 5 singer-songwriters Cris Williamson and Tret Fure will demonstrate their special blend of folk and rock'n’roll. Shows start at 9:15, and the doors open for dinner at 7:30. Call 646-4777 for tickets.
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Colin Sargent will be reading from Undertow, his newest book of poetry, on Saturday, October 8, 35:30 p.m. at Gulf of Maine Books, where there will be a publication party. On Friday. October 14, at 7 p.m., he will be reading at Kennebunk Bookport. Of Sargent’s work, Carolyn Chute has said. “In these rich and highly charged poems the reader feels taken to a great height where the self becomes large and Earth small. Poems of fishes, towers, forests, pilots, the sky. the sea. Everything is racing, speeding, falling through distance, time and space, through passion and meditative silence. And yet throughout all, the single voice, the low and ordinary human voice-the father, the child." Sargent’s second book. Blush, was Pick of the Month. May 1988, InSmall Press Review and was published with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, as was his first book. Luftwaffe Snowshoes. 1984. A 1995 Maine Touring Artist sponsored by the Maine Commission for the Arts, he was feature reader at the Writer's Center in Washington. D.C. this past September 25 and at Bookland at Maine Mall Plaza on September 9. as well as at Raffles Cafe in Portland on September 21. Janwlllem van de Wetering says of Undertow: “GOOD STUFF inspiring-makes one rethink one's own Maine (and other) moments aptly, rhythmically, beautifully." Since 1988, Sargent has researched undertow and rip current case histories across the state to garner information for the book,
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November 5). Two doors down at 489 Congress Street, the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s childhood home, is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday lor its 93rd season of guided tours. The $4 admission charge (children under 12 and MHS members are free) includes a guided tour of the house, a film on Longfellow’s career, and entrance to the exhibits at the Maine History Gallery (through October 31). For further information,call774-1822or879-0427.
VictoriaSocietyofMaine, 109 Danforth Street, Portland. Victoria Mansion, built between 1858 and I860,isopentothepublicforitsfifty-firstseason10 a.m.-l p.m. Friday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays through October 16. This historic house museum
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searching for "that little dark pull" that is designed to take each poem beyond the shadow line ol everyday experience. He is the founding editor of Portland Magazine and has read his poetry nationwide on PBS. Undertow is available through Coyote Love Press, 597 Sawyer Street, South Portland. ME 04106. for $9.95 plus $1 shipping. Within Maine please add 60 cents tax. Eor a schedule of upcoming readings, call 775-4339.
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. Selections from the PMA's extensive collection of works by Maine printmaker Peggy Bacon will be on view in the lobby through November 20. Although she is primarily known for her humorous drypoint caricatures of individuals and groups. Bacon also drew cartoons for magazines, wrote and published poems and stories, andillustratedbooks.Also,forthefirsttimeinthree years the Hamilton Easter Field Art Foundation Collectionwillbedisplayedinitsentirety,providing a glimpse of the interconnected worlds of art in New’ York and Maine during the first half of this century. The exhibit will include fifty-three w’orks by modern masters such as Marsden Hartley and Stuart Davis who were associated with Hamilton Easter Field and the Ogunquit art colony (through January 8. 1995). Call 775-6148 for museum hours and admission.
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Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free Street, Portland. Discover the culture of the Ancient Egyptians by experiencing it firsthand at the Tomb of Queen Mama Fi. where you can get mummified, dress up in ancient garb, try making jewelry and writing hieroglyphics, and watch wall murals being painted (through December 31). On Saturday. October 29 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday. October 30 from 12 to 5 p.m. you can go to a real old-fashioned Halloween party and fund-raiser featuring a haunted Egyptian tomb. Egyptian fortune telling, spooky ghost tales, scarecrow building and pumpkin decorating contests, and a costume parade at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is $5 for non¬ members and free for members. For recorded information call 828-1234.
MaineHistoricalSociety, 485 Congress Street, Portland. Say one last farewell to summer by learning more about boats and baseball: “A Goodly Vessel: Ships and Shipbuilding on Casco Bay" exhibition displays a wide variety of marine artifacts, including models, nautical instruments, paintings, photographs, and original manuscript materials relating to shipbuilders and their craft (through October 31): and the multi-media "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" exhibit celebrates Maine’s contribution to the game of baseball from the 1860s uptothearrivalofthePortlandSeaDogsviavintage uniforms, bats, balls, and gloves: baseball cards: photographs and posters; and videotaped interviews with Maine baseball figures (through November 5). Two doors down at 489 Congress Street, the Wadsworth-Longfellow House. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's childhood home, is open 10 a.m.-4 p in. Tuesday-Sunday for its 93rd season of guided tours. The $4 admission charge (children under 12 and MHS members are free) includes a guided tour of the house, a film on Longfellow's career, and entrance to the exhibits at the Maine History Gallery (through October 31). For further information,call774-1822or879-0427.
VictoriaSocietyofMaine, 109 Danforth Street. Portland. Victoria Mansion, built between 1858 and I860,isopentothepublicforitsfifty-firstseason10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m. on Sundays through October 16. This historic house museum
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DanforthGallery,34 Danforth Street, Portland. "Photographs in Sequence" is a national photo¬ graphy exhibition juried by Duane Michals, with slide submissions from over 100 photographers nation-wide, from which about a dozen sequences will be selected for display (through October 29). For more information, call 775-6245.
Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street. Bath. A retrospective exhibition of the legendary ship models of John P. Gardner — a long-time resident of Castine who has spent a lifetime working on or near the water — will bring together more than a dozen of Gardner's major works, most of which are privately owned and have never before been publicly displayed. Included will be realistically detailed passenger steamers, cruising and racing sailboats, motor yachts, and pinky schooners (through April 2, 1995). The Nautical Folk Art exhibit Includes outstanding examples of decorative carved wooden nameboards and figureheads, ship models, toy boats, scrimshaw, hooked rugs and floor mats, painted sea chests, shadowboxes, ship-portraits, and sailors’ manu¬ scripts from public and private collections across the state (through October 30). 443-1316.
FarnsworthArtMuseum, 19ElmStreet.Rockland,is inaugurating their newly opened NevelsonBerllawsky Gallery for 20th-century art with an exhibition of forty paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures spanning the long career of Rockland artist Louise Nevelson, Including several early paintings which have never before been publicly shown. Also featured in the exhibit will be a selection of the artist’s personal jewelry, which she created out of found wood with brass or silver overlay (through October 30). 596-6457.
MaineMall,346 Maine Mall Road, South Portland, will be hosting their first annual Fall for the Arts Festival October 16-23. Designed as a fundraiser to benefit non-profit Maine arts organizations such as the Children’s Museum and the Maine State Ballet (among others), the festival will begin with special shopping hours on Sunday. October 16 from 6 to 9:30 p.m., during which time the Mall will only be open to people purchasing tickets to the event. For $5 shoppers can enjoy live entertainment (including a performance by Tim Sample), prize giveaways, and special discounts available only at this time. Tickets are available from participating arts organizations, who will keep all the proceeds from the tickets they sell. There will also be mid-week appearances by DevonSquare, the Bellamy Jazz Band. Randy Judkins. Don Campbell, and magician Philip Smith. For more Information call 774-0303.
Swedenborglan Church, 302 Stevens Avenue, Portland. In contrast to traditional “youth fairy tales" that tend to portray a very black and white conflict between good and evil, the “adult fairy tales" from around the world that Ron Hager of "Options Unlimited" will discuss at the Swedenborgian Church on Saturday, October 15 explore the gray areas of the human condition in hopes of discovering what happens after you live happily ever after. The workshop will run from 8:30 a.m. untilnoon;thefeeis$20perperson.828-4643.
Maine Audubon Society, Gllsland Farm Environmental Center, Falmouth. On Apple Day (Saturday. October 15. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.) the whole family can celebrate autumn by pressing and tasting cider, learning about different kinds of apples, exploring the world of the honey bee. entering the apple pie baking contest, or joining in the sanctuary scavenger hunt (admission is free). Other fall program topics include migration (October 16). huskies (October 23). wreath-making (November 5), and Maine owls (November 6). Regular weekend programs at the visitor's center start at 1 p.m. on Saturdays. 2 p.m. on Sundays for $3 per member and $4 per non-member. 781-2330. Bl
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ItwasawarmOctoberafternoon; the kind of afternoon that lasts forever when you are twelve. The twoboysweresittingintheshade ofatreeonthebankofalake.A largebrookranintothelakehere. Atthistimeofyearthelakewaters were down a little, and the brook bubbled over a sand bar before it disappearedintothelake.
Itwasagoodspottofish,andthe boys weresortoffishing;atleast theirbobbersfloatedplacidlyout thereonthemirroroflake.Earlier, theyhadthrownrocksatthequite visiblesandbar,onesideofwhich seemed now to grow like a lum¬ inous mountain range under a magnifying glass; it was a very revelatorysandbar.
Steviewasspeaking.“RememberI told you about levitation—from where I read about it in my brother’smagazine?"
“Yeah,”repliedTony.“Itriedfora longtimetoraiseupoffthebed andfloatuptotheceiling.Once,I thought 1 was getting a little lighter,butmaybeIwasjustdizzy fromthinkingtoohard.”
“Itdidn’tworkforme,either.But let’s try it now. Maybe it would workifwetriedittogether.”
The boys lay back on the nearly red grass and shut their eyes. There was a short period of brow furrowing and hand clenching— thentheysatbackup.
“We could try to move some¬ thing,"saidSteve.“Thatwasinthe magazine, too.” He indicated a small gray rock on the sandy lake shore below them. “Let’s move that.”
The boys squinted and pointed mightilyattherock,tonoavail.
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“That rock is no good,” said Tony. “I’m going to try another one.Seethatkindofflatbrownish one over there?” He pointed to a spot on the bank about ten yards tohisleft.“I’msure1canmoveit fromhere.”
“Wow. Go ahead. I want to see this."
Tony pointed and squinted for a moment, then he picked up a stick andthrewitattherock.Thestick landedinthesandnexttotherock and the rock suddenly sprouted a head and legs and scrambled into thewater.
Theysattherelookingatthelake for a while; then Stevie said, “Therewasoneotherthinginthat magazine—a story about traveling in time. This guy built a machine andwentintothefuturewithit.”
“That would be great. We could see what kind of tests Miss Craig was going to give us. We could go way ahead and see what kind of carstheyhaveinthefuture.”Tony thought for a moment. “Maybe we coulddoitwithoutamachine,like the way they said to levitate and movethings.”
“You mean, just think about it realhard?”
“Yeah,let’stryit.”
Theboyslaybackandshuttheir eyes. The warm afternoon lulled themtosleep.
Tony opened his eyes. He was sitting at a small table with the remainsofamealinfrontofhim. Across the table was a woman of about forty who looked a lot like his mother, but wasn’t. She was saying, in an exasperated voice, “Asleepatlunchagain?”
He glanced around in confusion. He saw a mirror on the wall reflecting the table. The woman was looking at a lean old gray¬ hairedmansittingacrossthetable from her. The man was staring backathim.
“After lunch I want you to help me clean up the garage,” said the woman. She continued. “Honestly, Pop, 1 don't know what to do with you. Always daydreaming. When areyougoingtolearnthatlifeis not a dream?" ■
