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Itwouldbebeautiful,wouldn’tit? City manager Bob Ganley told me aboutthesameideain1989.
Ofcourse,todoittherightway would cost some money. Don Mat¬ thewsoftheParksDepartment,who overseestheoutdoorfloodingof Deering Oaks and Payson Park, says,“Whentheyfirstbuilttheplaza inthe1970s,theyweregoingtodo this,withrefrigerationandZambo¬ nistokeeptheiceingoodshape, buttheynevergotaroundtoit.”
Butcouldwedoitnow,onashoe¬ string?
Weatherpermitting,yes.“Icould go up there and put some black plastic down with some sand and two-by-fours,and1couldgiveyou someice,twoorthreeinches.Ifyou diditduringthelastpartofDecem¬ berandintothedeepfreezeofJan¬ uary,you’dhaveanicelittlerink there.”
RememberCaryGrantandLoretta Youngskatingtogetherinthemov¬ ies(whereadoublestepsinforCary and does a Dick Button impres¬ sion?)That’sthekindoffigure-skat¬ ingrinkwe’retalkingabout. Withoutrefrigeration,extending therinkintoFebruarywouldbejust about unthinkable, because “the stoneworkwoulddrawheatoutof thesun.WhenDeeringOaksstarts tobreakup,younoticeit’saround thestonewallfirst.Then,onceyou havewaterontheice,it’slikeamag¬ nifyingglass.”
Still,hesays,oncewegetthree straightdaysof17-belowweather, it’spossibletocreateacharming downtownskatingrink“withagar¬ den hose.” We could see people skatingrighthere this year-without costlystudies-beforedecidingon therefrigeration,security,andbond issues.
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I dug your story about Tony Irace’sfather(“Romanceofthe ItalianU-Boat,”November1995, byColinSargent),andIhaveafew commentsonitforyou.
Do you know Tony holds—the lastIheard—theCheverusrecord formostpointsscoredinatrack (and,ofcourse,field)career? That’squiteanachievementwhen youconsiderJeffBannisterand GaryKingwentthere.
Tony(wecalledhim“Ira”)went totheUniversityofMaine,andI gottoknowhimjustalittle.A quirkofhisthatsticksinmymem¬ orywashisfondnessfortalkingin rhyme.Iguesshewasanearly rapper or maybe a late Nipsey Russell.Irememberhewentsofar astomispronouncehisnameto makearhymework:
The other comment concerns TonyPalestini.Heusedtowork —maybe still does—with Jon¬ athan Oakes at Tilcon Warren. Bryan Speirs worked with him, too. Most of the Tony Pales¬ tinistoriesI’veheardcamefrom Speirsy.
Tonysaidhewasdrivingasub¬ marineinWorldWar11,beached it,andsurrenderedtotheAmer¬ icans.Thankyou(Ithink)for straightening me out on that one.
1workedwithhisex-wifePhilom¬ enaPalestini—andwasthereever a more euphonious name?—on thecensusin1980.1don’tknowif hewasremarriedatthattime,but Idorememberhepreferredolder womentoyoungerones.Hesaid, “Theoldchickenmakesthegood soup.”
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Maine residents have long had an association withChinathroughtheim¬ portationanduseofChi¬ nese wares. Although knownfamiliarlyastheChinaTrade, thisshippingnetworkincludedAsian ports,suchasCalcuttaandBombay,
ByLauraFecychSprague
India,andJava,Indonesia,aswellas the better-known Chinese port of Canton.Maine’sshipstradedexten¬ sivelywiththeseports;indeed,the AmericanChinaTradeisintertwined withMaine’smaritimehistory.
Chinese goods came to Maine by way of London, where the British EastIndiaCompanycontrolledall tradewithChina.Maineresidents acquiredteas,porcelains,andsilks ofequalluxurytothosefoundinany othercolonialtown.Thereisample documentationofthistrade,particu-
larlyofChineseexportporcelain. Archaeologicalexcavationsofhis¬ toricsites,suchasPemaquid’sFort Frederick(1729-1759),haveyielded fragmentsofChineseblue-decorated, Imari,andfamilleroseteawares, plates,andbowls.AvisittoTate House Museum in Stroudwater re¬ vealsotherChineseexportporce¬ lainsusedincolonialPortland.Brit¬ ishofficersandsettlersmay havebeenisolatedonthe Mainefrontier,butthey didn’tgowithoutthe luxury of teaandthe porcelains with whichtoserveit.
AftertheRevolu¬ tion,ChinaTradegoodscontinued tobeavailableinMaineasthey wereelsewhereintheNewRepublic. Thetrade,however,wasnolonger controlled by the British. China allowedtheUnitedStatestotrade directlywithhermerchantsatCan¬ ton.The EmpressofChina, thefirst AmericanvesseltotradewithCan¬ tonin1784,wastheresultof tremendous private invest¬ ment,takenatenormousrisk. WhattotradewithChina, however,posedanessen¬ tialproblem.Theself-suffi¬ cientChinesehadlittle interest in Western goods.Theywerewilling totradeforfurs,ginseng, a medicinal root, and cash. This imbalance forced American traders tomakefrequentstopsin Pacificportstocollectgoods to trade in Canton. A more unfortunateresultbythe1830s wasthemassiveandillegaltrade inopium,whichtheBritishcon¬ trolledfromIndia.'
Buoyedbythevastpotential, enterprisingmerchantsand shipownersintheDistrictof Maine built and launched “EastIndiamen”fordirect tradewithCantonorBombay,justas merchantsdidinthelargemaritime centersofSalem,Boston,andPhila¬ delphia.Theship Portland isMaine’s earliest documented example. The astoundingsuccessofSalem’s Grand Turk, ownedbyEliasHasketDerby
(1739-1818),provedagreatincentive onitsreturnvoyagetoSalemin1787. TwoPortlandmerchantsdetermined toenterthecompetitionwereEb¬ enezerPreble(1757-1817),EliasHasketDerby’sbrother-in-law,andJos¬ ephJewett(1749-1796).Theyper¬ suadedWilliamGray,Jr.,aSalem, Massachusetts,resident,andPort¬ land,Maine,propertyowner,tobe thethirdinvestor.“Billy _ Gray, one of the
NewRepublic’sgreatestship-own¬ ers,hadmanyofhisvesselsbuiltin Maine, and backed a number of Maine merchants. Gray’s ropewalk onParkStreetmanufacturedcord¬ age,andthelargequantitiesrequired forthe Portland's riggingundoubted¬ lycamefromGray’snewfactory. 2 Launchedinthespringof1796,the ship Portland isestimatedtohave weighed about 500 tons, and was
builtatacostinexcessof$60,000. HistorianWilliamGoold’slate19thcenturywritings,compiledinhis ScrapbookatMaineHistoricalSoci¬ ety,areanimportantsourceofinfor¬ mationonthisearlyEastIndiaman. Theoutgoingcargoofthefirst1796 voyage has not been documented, butmayhavebeensimilartothat of the second voyage in 1797-oak and barrel staves;barrelsofbeef, saltcod,andpickled salmon;andhogsheads of sugar. This cargo wastaken,notstraight totheOrient,butthe Mediterranean port of Cadizwhereitwassold and exchanged for wine andspeciefortradeinthe Asian ports. The return voyageof1797isdocument¬ edbyalogbookattheMaine HistoricalSociety.The Port¬ land’s cargo,soldinBoston, included1,531bagsofsugar, 113balesofsilkandcotton goods,and26tonsofginger. SethStorer,one-thirdowner, may have sold the goods shippedonhisaccountinthe shopofhisbrother,EbenStor¬ er.Anadvertisementinthe Ori¬ entalTrumpet (October 3, 1797) announced: “Just Re¬ ceived,andforSalebyE. Storer,athisstoreinMiddle Street,cornerofUnionStreet, IndiaCottons,Bandanna,Muslin andCheckHandkerchiefs,direct from India.” Bandanna handker¬ chiefswereredoryellowsilk,usually ayardsquare,andcouldhavebeen printed or resist-dyed, such as tie-and-dyed.Othertextileslisted as part of the cargo have the
Called“oneoftheclassicsoftheold ChinaTrade”bymaritimehistorian WilliamHutchinsonRowe,the209tonship Atahualpa waslaunchedon July 21, 1800, from Kennebunk’s Bourneshipyard.TheodoreLyman, OliverKeating,andDixeyWildes were among her owners. Her voy¬ agesaredocumentedbyextraordi¬ narylogbooksinthecollectionofthe Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria,Oregon,andinYaleUniver¬ sity’sBeineckeLibrary.CaptainDix¬ ey Wildes of Arundel agreed on August25,1800,totaketheshipto thenorthwestcoasttocollectsea otterfurs,thenontheCantonfor “teasandnankins[cottons].”The shipsailedfromBostononSeptem¬ ber1,1800,andarrivedatQueen CharlotteIslandonthenorthwest coastonMarch19,1801.According toherlog,shewasinthenorthwest coastuntilOctober1,1802,whenshe departedforChina.CaptainWildes tookapilotoffthecoastofChinaon December 8, 1802, to anchor at Whampoa. The Chinese required thatforeignvesselsremainanchored atWhampoa,twelvemilesdownthe Canton(Pearl)RiverfromCanton, andthe Atahualpa remained there until February 7, 1803, when she weighedanchorforthereturnvoy¬ ageviatheCapeofGoodHope.She returnedtoMassachusettsinJune 1803.Acompanionvessel,the211ton Guatimozin, wasalsolaunchedin KennebunkinJuly1800.References toherappearinthe Atahualpa log, butdetailsofhervoyagestoChina remaintobeidentified.Theseships werenamedaftertwoSouthAmeri¬ cans, Atahualpa, anIncaruler,and Guatemozin (alsoCuauhtemoc),an Aztecemperor,whowerebothexe¬ cutedbytheSpanishintheearly 1500s. 4
WilliamGoold’sScrapbook writingsalsorelatethe storyofthesecondship Portland, launched by Portland merchants Asa Clapp (1762-1848) and Matthew Cobb(1757-1824)aftertheWarof 1812.ShewasbuiltbyDanielHerrick,
Matthew Cobb, China Trade merchant, livedinaneleganthousedesignedby AlexanderParrisin1801.Itwasonthe site now occupied by the Charles S. PaysonBuildingofthePortlandMuseum ofArt.Courtesy,MaineHistoricalSociety.
“FromSouchongTeastoCanton Silks:TheExoticChinaTradein EverydayMaine,1760-1900,” the exhibition at the Maine History Gallery which this article celebrates, opens November 29, 1995, and closes March 30, 1996. The exhibition was made possible by a generous grant from Shaw’s Supermarkets. The author gratefully acknowledges the generous assistance of Nicholas Deane and the staff of the Maine Historical Society Library.
Indiamen, but they should not be perceivedasmorenortherlyexam¬ plesofSalem,Massachusetts.The DistrictofMaine’spopulationbase didnotsupportthedistributionof
entireshiploadsofgoods,andasa result, cargoes from these Maine shipswereoffloadedinotherports. China Trade goods made their way toMainebybeingtransshippedfrom
Boston,orotherlargerports. 6Excep¬ tions to this were wares brought fromtheOrientbyshipcaptains,or supercargoes,asspecialgiftsorsou¬ venirs. Many China Trade goods wereephemeral,however,andlittle tangibletraceofthemremains.Teas andspiceswereconsumed,fragile silksworeout,fireworkswereex¬ ploded, and old cotton cloth was recycledintoragpaper.Porcelains, althoughbreakable,weremoredur¬ able,andmanyexamplesareknown fromMainefamilies.
YorkHistoricalSociety.Someob¬ jects,suchastheportraitsofLucy and Putnam’s ship Roman, were commissioned by Canton artists. Carved ivory, lacquerwares, and RoseMedallionporcelains,however, werestandardgoodsreadilyavail¬ ableintheport.
GeorgeHenryPreble(1816-1885)of 162DanforthStreet,Portland,served intheU.S.Navyonmissionsinthe FarEast.Hisextraordinarylettersto hiswife,SusanCox,werepublished in1962andprovidevaluableobser¬ vationsonpeople,politics,andlifein China. From April 1853 to August 1856,Prebleservedaboardthe USS
Macedonian, in Commodore Matthew C.Perry’sEastIndiesExpedition. Havingreceivedadaguerreotypeof hisfamilyinSeptember1854,Preble tookittoaCantonartisttohaveit copiedontoivory.Hereportedthat theartist“hasthedressespainted butthefacesofallbutFannieand Lizzieareyetblank.EllenandAdeline haveonablacksilk,youalilacdress, Fannyalightblue,Lizzieswhite,and Henryhasonaplaidjacket.Ihope thepainterwillbeabletosecurea goodlikenessofall,ashesayshe can.” In October, George Preble “went shopping and bought you a crimson crape [crepe] shawl for which1paidtwentyfivedollars.I thinkitwillsuityourtaste.”He relates in detail the design and
away from the Chinese porcelains andsilksandIndiantextilesthathad been so sought after. American households replaced these goods withtheproductsofBritish,French, and American manufacturers. The
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AstheIndustrialRevolutiontook holdintheearly1800s,cargoesin the American China trade shifted
tradesawfurtherchangewiththe endoftheOpiumWarandthe1842 TreatyofNankingwherebytheBrit¬ ishforcedtheChinesetoopenmore ports to foreign trade. The 1844 TreatyofWangHiyagaveAmericans thesametradingrightstheBritish hadwon.MajorChineseforcesalso changed the face of the American
ChinaTrade.Eventsrelatedtothe T’aiP’ingRebellion(1850-1864)dis¬ ruptedthesupplyofexportedgoods. George Henry Preble noted these events in December 1854 when he reported from Canton that “this countryisinasadlydisturbedstate and1canseenoprospectforany improvement for years to come. Tradeisnowentirelycutoff,notea orsilkbeingallowedtocomefrom theinteriorwithoutapaymentofso heavyablackmailastoamounttoa prohibition.AtShanghai,onthecon¬ trary,tradehasneverbeensoactive
Maineshipsnowtradedin awiderrangeofgoods. They made numerous trans-oceanic voyages, stoppingatportsacross Asia, and around the world. Tea wasstillamajortradeitem,but porcelainsandsilkluxurieswere replacedbymoreutilitariantrade goods.Buffalohides,jute,linseed andshellac,andevenguanofilled ships’ holds, made the voyages profitable,andbenefitedMaine’s investorsandeconomy.Theriseof Malaysian ports saw increased tradeinrubberandtin.After1850 Maine saw a marked rise in this trade,notablyintheshipbuilding centersofBathandSearsport.The papersoftheSewallfamilyofBath, inthecollectionoftheMaineMar¬ itime Museum and recently cata¬ loguedbyElizabethMaule,area valuablesourceforthistrade.A studyofthecollection’sindex, alone,revealstheextentofthese voyages. One example is William Sewall’s ship Holyhead, which waslaunchedin1854.ItleftNew OrleansinJune1855,andtooka loadofcottontoLiverpool,arriving inJuly.FromLiverpoolthe Holy-
INDIA Coltons, Bandanna, Mnflin and Check Handkcrchieb, di- ' reft from India:—Alfn, A variety ot ENGLISH & WESTINDIA GOODS, as ufual. Portland,Obi. 4,
EbenStorer’sadvertisementforIndian cottonsshippedonboardthePortland appearedinthetown’snewspaper, OrientalTrumpet,October3,1797. head sailedtoCalcuttawhereit loadedanewcargoofrice,sugar, cowhides,jute,andshellac.It droppedthiscargoatNewOrleans inthespringof1857andloaded morecottonforLiverpool.Ashort voyagebetweenLiverpoolandLon¬ don took place prior to another departureforCalcuttainAugust 1858.ThecargofromCalcuttawas broughtintoBostoninSeptember
George Shaw, a “Young China Merchant,” advertisedhisnewChinaTeaStoreat135 MiddleStreet,PortlandinthePortland DailyAdvertiser(July,1860).Shawfound - a market for the specialized importandsaleoftea. XO. 135 MIDDLE MTRKET, van* VI WALL in, OM K11D A LLM1 VaaiVTT or CHOICE TEAS AND COFFEES. OurTea*ar*allMtoctedby M:R . AR 8 H O W E , the CmVoq Tc*Merchant,and Um for«ra Gund Tea eta atallUroeabeauraofjeulofthefeoaloearticleataaIo* J OCX? II 110 WAXD. Mayor. P'<tUDd, May 1°. IMO- m-yll
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1859. 10 Maineportsdidnotseethe exchangeofthesecargoes,butthe state’seconomybenefiteddirectly fromthebuilding,outfitting,owner¬ ship,andcommandofasizeablepor¬ tionofAmerica’sshippingfleet. Many other shipowners, including CaptainRichardTucker,Sr.,ofWis¬ casset,simplyhadnointerestin tradinginFarEasternports.Why taketheriskofsuchlongvoyages when there was so much money to be made hauling cotton in the Atlantic?Theporcelains,maps,cos¬ tumes,documents,andotherobjects inMaineHistorical’sexhibitionatits MaineHistoryGalleryamplyillus¬ tratethestate’spresenceintheChi¬ naTrade.Datingfrom1760to1880, theobjectsonvieweitherhavehis¬ toriesinMainefamiliesorareofthe typedocumentedtoMainethrough
variouswrittensources.Theexhibi¬ tionisofferedasafirstinquiryinto thiscomplexandfascinatingsubject. ItistheSociety’shopethatthisexhi¬ bitionwillinspirefurtherresearchon theChinaTrade,andthusbringaddi¬ tional materials to light. I Laura Fecych Sprague is the guest curator for the China Trade shout now at the Maine Historical Society through March 30, 1996.
CafeAlwayshasjustpassed itstenthanniversary,and that’scertainlyreasonfor Portlandtocelebrate.This is one of the outstand¬ ingkitchensinthecityforcreativ¬ ity,presentation,andpreparation. One of chef Cheryl Lewis’s strengthsisherimaginativeand innovativeuseofseasonalingre¬ dients.Ourrecentdinnerwasan excellent example. We started withaMoroccansalad($6.50)and a warm parmesan-parsnip flan ($7). The salad contained ro¬ maine,endive,oranges,walnuts, almonds, and dates and was dressedwithwalnutoilandor¬ angeflowerwater.Thecombina¬ tionwasverylight,slightlysweet, andfruity.Theflanwasastand¬ out,asavoryeggcustardwith grated parsnips and parmesan cheese, served warm, with braisedsweetpeppersandfennel. Forentrees,weorderedtheTus¬ canbeef($18)andarabbitterrine ($20). The Tuscan beef was a deceptivelysimplepreparation. Filetmignon,poundedthinfor quickcooking,wasrubbedwith oliveoilandgarlic,thenlightly pan-seared.Themeatwasperfect¬ lypinkandmoistontheinside andverytender.Thiswasserved withshreddedarugulaandradic¬ chio,verylightlydressedwith oliveoil,piledoverthemeat.
is a savory mixture of ground meatsandherbs.Thiswasmade fromfreshgroundMainerabbit mixedwithprunes,apples,and herbs,andmoistenedwithastock reductionmadefromtherabbit bones. The mixture was then bakedinapanlinedwithbacon. Thetexturewasmoistandslightly coarse,thetasteanicebalance betweenthefruitandthepleasant gaminessoftherabbit.Ouren¬ treeswereservedwithatrioof wintervegetables:searedkale,a coarsepureeofbeetsandceleri¬ ac,andthinslicesofpotatoes bakedinduckfat,thendrained andbrowned-allinall,amealto warmyouonacoldwinter’snight. Beersarebythebottlewithsev¬ erallocalbrewsrepresented.The winelistisvariedandwellchosen withmanyselectionsavailableby theglass.Wechoseabottleof 1993RobertMondaviPinotNoir ($30) which complemented our foodchoiceswell.
Serviceisalwaysprofessional, courteous,friendly,andknowl¬ edgeable,andthisnightwasno exception.However,someofthe tablesareplacedsothatoneof theseatsisinaccessible.Conse¬ quently,servingandclearingre¬ quiresareachacrossotherdiners and can feel awkward. My only otherquibbleiswiththesheetsof butcherpaperusedtocoverthe tablelinen.Mysleevesalways seemtogethungupontheedges.
Desserts are all made on the premises.Theselectionincludes somelighterchoicesifyoufeel you’veindulgedenough.Wesplit asliceofchocolatetorte($6)with ourcoffee.Thetortewasvery denseandrich,everythingIcould everwishforinadessert.
CafeAlwayssetsaconsistently highstandardfordining.Afterten years,neithertheenthusiasmnor thecreativityofthisteamhas waned. We look forward to the next ten years. M
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Portland Stage Company, PortlandPer¬ formingArtsCenter,27ForestAvenue, Portland.Masterstorytellerandbanjo player Steven Wade's one-man show Banjo Dancing—subtitled “The 48th AnnualSquittersMountainSong,Dance, Folklore Convention and Banjo Con¬ test...and How I Lost”—is the fifth longest running show in American Theaterhistory(throughDecember24). BoxOffice:774-0465.
Mad Horse Theatre, 955FForestAven¬ ue,Portland. Keely and Du exploresthe controversial issue of reproductive freedom by tracing the story of a pregnant woman who is abducted out¬
Oak Street Theatre, 92OakStreet, Portland.AmericanRenaissanceThea¬ terkicksofftheirseasonwithShakes¬ peare'svaledictorymasterpiece The Tem¬ pest (through December 17 at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and at 5 p.m. on Sunday;tickets$10).Meanwhile,Oak Street’sFamilySeriesofSaturdayand Sunday2p.m.matineescontinueswith “Stand-Up Juggler" Michael Miclon performingoutrageous“BitsandPieces” ofjuggling,slapstick,andcharacter sketches(throughDecember10);tickets are$5forallagesor$15forafamilyof four. Then December 19-24 Vintage RepertoryCompany'sperennialholiday renditionofDylanThomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales welcomes in the seasonwithrich,poeticreminiscences interspersedwithtraditionalEnglish Christmas carols sung in four-part harmony.BoxOffice:775-5103.
Children’s Theatre of Maine, P.O. Box 1011, Portland, is celebrating the holidays with a collage of seasonal poems,shortstories,andcarolsnew and old accompanied by live music.
PerformancestakeplaceatDeeringHigh School December 9-10 and 15-17 at 7 p.m.onFriday,at10:30a.m.and2p.m. onSaturday,andat1p.m.onSunday; ticketsare$4forkidsand$5foradults. Call874-0371.
University of Southern Maine De¬ partment of Theatre, 37CollegeAv¬ enue, Gorham, presents two original one-actplaysbyUSMtheaterstudents JenniferBoisland (And Sometimes We Just Listen to Each Other Breathe) and Guy Durichek (Birchmarks') through December10at7:30p.m.Friday-Sat¬ urdayandat5p.m.onSundayinthe Russel)HallLabTheatre.Ticketsfor theseproductionscost$7foradults,$6 forseniors,and$4forstudents.Box Office:780-5483.
Saco River Grange Hall, SalmonFalls Road.BarMills.December8-9and14-16 at7:30p.m.theOriginalspresent The 1940s Radio Hour, a heart-warming holiday musical comedy set during a liveradiobroadcastonChristmasEve 1941andfeaturinglivemusic,sound effects,andvintageradiocommercials. Ticketsare$9foradultsand$7for studentsandseniors,withapay-whatyou-cannightDecember14.Call9296472.
Freeport Players, P.O. Box 151, Freeport,present Amahl and the Night Visitors, Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera aboutapoorboy'sencounterwiththree kingsandsomeshepherdsontheirway toBethlehemtovisitanewbornbaby. Performances take place on Friday, January5at7p.m.andonSaturday, January 6 at 3 p.m. at First Parish CongregationalChurchonMainStreetin Freeport;therewillalsobea3p.m. performance on Sunday, January 7 at theCongregationalChurchonRoute9in CumberlandCenter.Ticketscost$5for adultsand$3forstudentsandchildren, andtherewillbeareceptionwiththe castaftereachperformance.Call8656041.
Theater Project, 14SchoolStreet, Brunswick. Holiday Memories features recollectionsoftheholidaysbypeople inthecommunityandactorsfromthe TheaterProjectplus AChild’sChristmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas (December 15-17).BoxOffice:729-8584.
PublicTheatre, 2GreatFallsPlaza,Box 7, Auburn. Christopher Schario’s adaptationofDickens'A Christmas Carol is a new twist on an old favorite inventivelyperformedbysixactorsand a fiddler for audiences of all ages (through December 10). Tickets are $12.50foradults.$10forstudentsand “CRECHE” Hand
L/AArts, 234LisbonStreet,Lewiston.“A CelebrationofSpirit"istheresultofa two-monthcollaborativeeffortonthe partoflocalyoungpeopleandtheater professionalstocreateanoriginalwork ofstorytellingtheaterthatpresentsnew perspectivesonthebeauty—aswellas theimperfections—ofthecommunityin whichtheyliveandwork(Thursday, December 14 at 8 p.m. in Schaeffer TheatreatBatesCollege;ticketscost $12foradultsand$10forstudentsand seniors).ThenonSaturday,December 16at2p.m.atLewistonMiddleSchool, RadicalRadioperformsafun-filled holidayshowchock-fulloforiginalnew music—everythingfromfunkygospel, country,androck'n’rolltotraditional holidayfavorites—angels,elves.Mrs. Claus,andmore(ticketscost$5).Call 782-7228or(800)039-2919fortickets.
BatesCollege, Lewiston,Maine.“Revue Eranco-Amdricaine"featureswriters, comedians, musicians, singers, and dancerscelebratingtraditionaland contemporaryFranco-Americanculture as Lewiston marks its 200th year (Saturday,December9at2p.m.and8 p.m.andSunday,December10at2p.m. inSchaefferTheatre).Ticketscost$6for adultsand$3forstudentsandseniors. BoxOffice:780-6161.
Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 WashingtonStreet.Bath.OnSunday. December 17 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. American Family Theatre presents a musicaladaptationofDickens'classic A Christmas Carol (tickets$10inadvance or$12atthedoor).Call442-8455.
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Portland Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box3573,100ForeStreet,Portland.The PSO's16thannual“MagicofChristmas” concerts—featuring guest vocalists Sarah Knapp and Robert Randle, the Southern Maine Boys and Ciirls Chorales,andtheMagicofChristmas Chorusperformingholidayfavoritesand leadingthetraditionalcarolsing-along— willbeheldDecember14-17at7:30p.m. Thursday-Fridayamiat2p.m.and7:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday at the Cum¬ berlandCountyCivicCenter.Portland municipalorganistRayCornilswillplay arecitalofseasonalmusiconehour beforetheconcert.Call773-8191or1800-639-2309fortickets.
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1137, 100 Fore Street, Portland. On Tuesday,December12at7:30p.m.at the State Theatre the world-famous Vienna Choir Boys will perform a holidayconcertforallagesfeaturing music by Schubert, Mendelssohn, and JohannStrauss(tickets$28and$20). ThenonThursday,January11at7:30 p.m.attheStateTheatrethemusical ForeverPlaid chroniclesa1950smusical group’s post-mortem return to earth (tickets$28and$20).Toordertickets, call772-8630or1-800-639-2707.
Portland Performing Arts, 25AForest Avenue,Portland.TheAfrican-American women’s a cappella quintet Sweet Honey in the Rock returns for an eveningofholidaysongsfocusingon peaceandsocialjusticeat8p.m.on Saturday, December 16 at the State Theatre(tickets$19).Call761-0591.
Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 WashingtonStreet,Bath.OnSaturday, January 6 Schooner Fare brings its irresistiblecombinationof“Yankeefolk” andhomespunhumortolifeat7:30p.m. (tickets$15inadvanceor$18atthe door). Then on Sunday, January 7 children'sfavoriteRickCharetteandthe BubblegumBandwillbeperformingtwo showsoftheirnationallyknownhitsat1 p.m.and4p.m.(tickets$8/$10).Call 442-8455.
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir, 20B West MainStreet,Yarmouth,presentsitsfirst annualChristmasconcertofMedieval, Renaissance, and twentieth-century carols by Hildegard von Bingen, Praetorius,Scheidt,Tallis,Tye,Victoria, Mathias,Walton,Holst,andothersat8 p.m.onFriday,December15atFirst Congregational Church on Route 1 in Wiscasset.Ticketsare$10,witha$2 discountforstudentsandseniors,and may be purchased at Macbean's Music inBrunswickandatTreatsinWiscasset. Forfurtherinformation,call846-5891.
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Maine State Ballet, 91ForestStreet, Westbrook.Thisyear’slavish Nutcracker spectacular—accompanied by the MaineStateBalletOrchestra—featuresa new gingerbread house for Mother GingerandaChristmastreethatgrows. PerformancesrunthroughDecember10 at7:30p.m.Friday-Saturdayandat1:30
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p.m. Saturday-Sunday at the State Theatre;ticketscost$10to$25,witha $2discountforchildrenandseniors. Call856-1663forreservations.
Portland Ballet Company, 25AForest Avenue, Portland, will be joined by Elena Solovyova-Legat and Valery LantratovofRussia'sBolshoiBalletfor an opulent classical production of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker set in Portland's Victoria Mansion with costumes inspired by the home’s originalowners(throughDecember17 inPortlandHighSchoolAuditoriumat6 p.m.onThursday.7p.m.onFriday,1 p.m.and7p.m.onSaturday,and1p.m. onSunday,withanadditional6p.m. performanceonDecember17).Tickets cost$18foradultsand$14forstudents, seniors,andchildren.Call772-9671.
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Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square,Portland.“Perspectives:The DissonantHeart”juxtaposesapoemby Wesley McNair with thirteen photo collages created by Dozier Bell in responsetotheissuesaddressedinthe poem (through December 10). “After Art: Rethinking 150 Years of Photography" surveys the history of photography with landscape, urban, imageworld,expressionist-surrealist, typological, and abstract works by BereniceAbbott,AnselAdams,Robert Mapplethorpe,EdwardSteichen,Alfred Stieglitz,PaulStrand.WilliamWegman, andothers(throughJanuary14,1996).
The complementary “Looking at Photographs" exhibit uses examples from the museum’s permanent collec¬ tionstoillustrateandexplainthemajor photographicprocessesandthevisual decisionsphotographersmake(through January 31, 1996). Throughout the month of December the Museum’s annua!HolidayFestivalofMusicfea¬ turesdailycarolingandinstrumental performances at noontime by local schoolandcommunitygroups.Inaddi¬ tion,theMcLellanHousehasbeenmag¬ nificentlydecoratedfortheholiday seasonwithfruitanddriedflowerar¬ rangements and Federal furnishings (dailytoursat2p.m.throughDecember 10).Call775-6148formuseumhoursand admission.
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Maine Historical Society Gallery, 489 Congress Street, Portland. “China: ExploringtheInterior,1903-1904"offers arareglimpseoftheremoteinteriorof pre-revolutionaryChinaasseenthrough the camera lens of Maine native R. HarveySargentofSedgwick(through January20,1996).Inconjunctionwith thisexhibit.“FromSouchongTeasto CantonSilks:TheExoticChinaTradein EverydayMaine,1700-1900"explores thestrongtradetiesbetweenMaine communitiesandChinathroughChina tradegoodssuchasclothing,accessories, ceramics,andotherdecorativearts drawnfromMainecollections(through March2,1996).Forfurtherinformation, call879-0427.
Wadsworth-Longfellow House, 487 CongressStreet,Portland,childhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,willbeopenDecember8-10 and15-17from12to2p.m.onFriday andfrom10a.m.to5p.m.onSaturday and Sunday for an 1890s Portland Christmascelebrationcompletewith authenticVictorianholidaydecorations, seasonal quotes from Longfellow’s poetrythroughoutthehouse,andvisits fromthepoethimselfandfromAnne Longfellow Pierce, the last family membertoliveinthehousebeforeit becameamuseum.Admissionis$4for adultsand$1forchildrenunder12.For furtherinformationcall879-0427.
Children's Museum of Maine, 142Free Street, Portland. Meet an Egyptian laborer’sfamily,takeawalkalongthe Nile,introduceyourselftoaSphinx,or trytomoveacolossalpyramidstoneall byyourselfwhenyouvisitthespecial exhibit“PyramidPower:TheCivilization ThatBuilttheGreatPyramids"(through December 31). Kids can also make holiday crafts from 1 to 3 p.m. on December 14 and 21; create a gingerbreadhousewithhelpfromBig Sky Bakery and Portland Landmarks from1to3p.m.onDecember16;listen to“AFeastofFables"asrelatedby Maine storyteller Robin Mello on December28at11:30a.m.,12:30p.m.. 2:30p.m.,and3:30p.m.;andlearnhow mummiesweremadeat11a.m.,12p.m., 2p.m.,and3p.m.onDecember26.27, 30,and31.Forrecordedinformationcall 828-1234.
VictoriaSocietyofMaine, 109Danforth Street.Portland.TheMorse-LibbyHouse has been transformed into a 19thcenturyNewOrleansChristmasdelight with lavish decorations created by designers,florists,andartistsfromthe GreaterPortlandareainhonorofthe southern city where Mr. Morse—the originalownerofthemansion—earned hisfortuneandspenthiswinters.You canviewthefrescoedwallsandceilings, elaboratecarvingsandplasterwork, andstainedglasswindowsDecember610and13-17from1to7p.m.;admission is$6foradultsand$2forchildrenunder 12.Call772^1841.
University of Southern Maine Art Gallery, 37 College Avenue. Gorham. USM’s annual Faculty Show runs through December 22. In the Area GalleryofthePortlandCampusCenter, “ParkingLots"byMichaelLibbywillbe ondisplaythroughJanuary5.1996.For museumhoursandinformation,call7805409.
Bowdoln College Museum of Art, Brunswick. “Contemporary Art: Sel¬ ectionsfromthePermanentCollection” illustratesthevarietyofartisticde¬ velopmentsintheUnitedStatesfrom the1950stotherecentpastwithworks rangingfromtheNewYorkSchoolof AbstractExpressionismtoPopArtof the 1960s to more recent trends (through December 22). “Miss Rumphius:PaintingsbyBarbaraCooney"isa specialholidayexhibitfeaturingthe originalpaintingsforCooney'sMaine-set children'sbook Miss Kumphius (through January28,1995).Call725-3275.
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Bates College Museum of Art, Bardwell andRussellStreets,Lewiston.Thisfall theuppergalleryhasbeentransformed intoafunctionalprintshopinwhich visitorscanlearnhowetchings,wood¬ cuts,andmonotypesaremade(through December 17). Meanwhile, the lower gallery features an exhibit of preColumbianritualceramicsandburial objectsprimarilyfromtheNazcaand MocheculturesofColombiaandPeru (throughMarch1996).Call786-6158.
Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Wash¬ ingtonStreet,Bath.Duringthe19th centuryshipportraitsevolvedfrom animatedportrayalsofman’sstruggle withtheforcesofnatureintostatic renditions that provided accurate documentation for ship owners and shipmasters;“TheEvolutionofMarine Painting 1800-1925” traces these changes through the work of some of thegreat“pierheadpainters”ofalltime, includingJamesButtersworth,Antonio Jacobsen, John Hughes, Antonio De Simone,andCharlesRobertPatterson (throughJanuary14,1996).Formuseum hoursandadmission,call443-1316.
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Farnsworth Art Museum, 19ElmStreet, Rockland.“N.C.Wyeth:Experimentand Invention,1925-1935"featurestwentyfourlarge-scalepaintingsinwhichthe artistexperimentedwithcontemporary artforms(throughJanuary28.1996). Forfurtherinformation,call596-6457.
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State Theatre, 609CongressStreet, Portland,ushersintheholidayswith seasonalfilmfavorites White Christmas (December20at7:50p.m.,December21 at5:50p.m.,andDecember22at7:50 p.m.)andtheoriginal Miracle on 34th Street (December 20 at 5:30 p.m., December21at8:05p.m.,andDecember 22at5:30p.m.)shownonthelargest indoorscreeninMaine.Thenthe“Willy Wonka Film Festival" December 27-30 celebrates the 25th anniversary of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with
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Cumberland County Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Square, Portland. Dec¬ ember9-10istheUnitedMaineCrafts¬ men 18th Annual Holiday Craft Show
from10a.m.to5p.m.(admission$2). NextupisPhishinconcertat7:30p.m. onMonday,December11(tickets$20). Then the Portland Pirates take on Worcesterat7:30p.m.onDecember23, Springfieldat7p.m.onDecember27, Worcester again at 7:30 p.m. on De¬ cember30,andProvidenceat2p.m.on December31(ticketscost$5-$13).Box Office:775-3458.
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Say,don’tyouhavemenusin this place?” The waiter, dressedinagrayMaotunic andsandals,lookedasif he’dspenthisentirelife wantingtobeChinese.Hebowed again.
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Mason didn’t think the foodatTheGoldenDrag¬ on was very good. He hadcomebackasecond time only because he thoughtthecashierwaspossibly themostbeautifulgirlhe’dever seeninhislife.Hewatchedhertilt herheadtoonesidetokeepher long,straightyhairoutofherface
assheconcentratedonthekeys ofthecashregister,pushingthem oneatatimebetweenglancesat thecustomercheck.Itwasovera week since Mason had been here-herfirstnightonthejob,she confided-andshewasstillclearly struggling.Thewhite-shirtedown¬ er,mostofhistietuckedbetween hisshirtbuttons,hadtocomeout fromthekitchentohelpherring upeveryothercheck.Theyspoke togetherinbadEnglish,soMason guessed she was probably not Chinese,maybeKorean;tootall, hedecided,tobeVietnamese.
Mason thought it was sad the waysheconstantlyglancedupat theclock,liftedaslatoftheVene¬ tianblindtolookoutintothe parkinglot,andpacedthefew stepsbetweenthecashregister andthedoor,wobblingdanger¬ ously on her high heels. She seemed uncomfortable in her long,tightredpolyesterdress. ShelookedatMasonoftenwith herbright,erraticsmile.
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Byfiveinthemorning,the Algerianswerealreadyup, waitingonlyforthefirst tracesofdaylighttostart work.Theywereallcon¬ structionworkers,allowedinto France by the government as immigrantlaborers.Theirwives were not allowed to accompany them.Aconstructioncrewoffif¬ teen or twenty men erecting a high-rise condominium complex wouldquicklycompleteasingle ground-floorroomofthebuilding inwhichtheywouldalllivewhile theyworkedforayearormoreto completetheremainingtenorfif¬ teenstoreys.
Theygatheredforbreakfastata TunisiancafejustoffAvenueJean Medecin,wheretheydrankstrong coffeeandateNorthAfricanpas¬ triesthatweredippedinhoney, then coated with ground al¬ monds.Fromatinyradionextto thecashregister,themournful wailsofanoudandaquavering singer wafted just above the hushedvoicesofthecustomers. Twowallsoftheroomwerepaint¬ edinacontinuoussceneofsea andclouds.Thethirdwallhada fewwhitestuccobuildings,alone, grazingcamel,andthreepyra¬ mids.Thefourthwallwasthewin¬ dowthatfacedtheavenue,which wasdesertedatthathourofthe morning.
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The silence held another moment, then Abdul began to laugh.Russelllookedaroundthe cafe.Themenallsmiledandnod¬ ded. Russell wondered exactly whatpartofhisanswerhadso pleasedthem,andheguessedit must have been the part about going nowhere near the women they’dleftalonebackhometo receivetheirlaborers’checks.M
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