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Actress LivTyler,19

ImaginegrowingupinPortland, Maine.It’sprettyeasyforalotof us.Butthenimaginewalking downExchangeStreetintheOld Portforsomeshoppingandseeing yourfaceuponmoviepostersasthefea¬ tureactressin StealingBeauty, theaward¬

winningBernardoBertoluccifilmwhere youplayoppositeJeremyIrons; Heavy, JamesMangold’smasterpieceoflow-tide dolorthatisdelightingthecriticswithits ambition,understatement,andcharm; and ThatThingYouDo, thesensational big-boxfunfestwhereyou’vestolenthe show as the lead female performer inamoviewrittenbyandstarringlorn Ilanks.

Imagineforasecondthatyou’reactress LivTyler,19.

Bythetime1,ivcomeshometoPortland “thisThanksgivingorChristmas-1can’t wait,”hercareerwillberocketingsofast she’llprobablysufferfromre-entryburn whenshetouchesdownhereinthecity sheloses.We’vereachedherbvtele¬ phoneatNewYork’sRitz-Carltonfor thisinterview,whereherpublicisthas instructedustoaskforheras“Mrs.Eogg.”

Nowthatyouknowyourwayaround Cannes, New York, and I lollywood, boss’doyouknowsvhenyou’reinPort¬ land?

LT Iknoss’I’minPortlandsshenI’m goingoserthatlittlebridgebytheairport andyoucansectheplanesononeside and(henuponthehillyoucanseethe WesternPromenade.Iabsolutelyconsid¬ erPortlandmyhometosvn.

Sothere’sabigemotionalconnection here?

LT Yes.

Heavy takesplaceinarass'NewEng¬ landsetting.Didyoudrass’uponyour Maineexperiencetocomeupsvithyour waitresscharacter?Theplacereminds meofPortland,butsomesvherealong thecoast,outsidethecity.

LT Mycharacterin Heavy ismaybe svhoIsvouldhavebeenifI’dnewerleft Maine.1feltlikehereshesvas,listin’here andkeepin’ittogether.Sotheressasalot ofMaineinthat.WhenIreadthatscreen¬ play,Ijustcriedandcried.

Wesasv Ileavy lastnight.

LT Oh,diditplayinthatlittleplace thatshosvsthemoviesonExchange Street?1lovethatplace!Weusedtogoin thereallthetime.Isvashopingthatsvas theplace.

ItellherthatSteveandJudyHalpert, ownersofTheMoviesonExchangeStreet, saythat StealingBeauty didmorebusiness thananyothermovielastsummer,andshe seemsdefinitelyhappyaboutthat.

LT Pardonme,butI’mgoingtohave acigarette.

Sheself-mockinglybreathesthewordsas ifwe’reinoldHollywoodandshe’spartof theStudioSystem.I’mdistractedbysome¬ oneinourofficepointingtothetelevision screen:“I ley, Liv’sthenewPantenegirl!”

LT Ijustkindoffeltlikesmokin’acig¬ arette.

Whatoriginallybroughtyouandyour momtoPortlandin1980?

LT Tobenearmyaunt,^nneNoyes (ofYarmouth,sshoismarriedtoTed NosesofNoyes&ChapmanInsurance,

andwhois,throughanotherdegreeof separation,brotherofNickNoyes,librari¬ anatMaineHistoricalSociety).Mywon¬ derful,wonderfulaunt.Iloveherso much!

InHeavy,peoplearcdrawntoaplace wherejetsarctakingoff.Itseemstocon¬ nectthemtoaworldbeyondtheirreach butatthesametimeisintimatelylocal. WasthereanyplaceinPortlandwhere you’dgojusttoreflectonthings?

LT Crowingup,atmyaunt’shousein Yannouth,1usedtogotoachickencoop shekeptinthebackyardwithabedand lx>xspringsinside.Itwasadumpwhere1 couldgothink.Ialsolikedtogointhe barn.See,Iwasreallyyoung.Iremember myfavoriteplacewasTwoLights.We usedtogoallthetime,andIusedtorun undergroundinwhatdoyoucallthose places?Yeah,coastalforts.Weraninthe shaftsbelowthecoastalforts.Catacombs. Ilaveyouconsideredbuyinganypr<>|>ertyinMaine-asagetaway?

LT Ihavemyaunt’splacenowasa retreatwhenIcometoMaine-agetaway place.

WhydidyoupickWaynfleteinsteadof KingMiddleSchoolleadinguptoPort¬ landHigh?

LT IwenttoWaynfletebecausemy dadofferedtopayforprivateschool.1ley! Kinda preppy, 1 know...When I was younger,weusedtoplayalotatthe Keichejunglegym.1gotliceatReichel Canyoubelieveit?Iwastakenuptoa specialroomandeverything.

YourmotherusedtoplayattheTree withherbands.HowdidyoulikeThe Treebackthen?

LT IrememberIlerbGideon.1lisson usedtolivenearus,andI’dplaywithhim. IlovedtheTree.It’sjustthatIloved Geno’sbetter,youknow,whereyougo downstairsbesidetheChineserestaurant?

ItellherwhathappenedtotheChinese restaurantonBrownStreet.

LT HuShang’sisclosed!Ican’tbelieve it.

Itellherthere'sstillaHuShang’son ExchangeStreet.

Didvouhaveafavoriterestaurant whilevouwerelivinghere?

LT MymomandIusedtolovegoing aroundtotheWoodfords’Cafeonthe comer,upthehillfromtheCivicCenter. Doyouknowthatlittleplace?Delicious andcheap.

Youwerehereduringtheholidayslast year,weren’tyou?

LT 1tookmyaunt’sVolvoandwentto theMalllastChristmasandwentshop¬ ping.Everythinghadchanged!Then1 sawJennyMurphy.“Muff!“1calledto her.Shelookedatmeandjustfroze. Thenshesmiled.Wehuggedandthen she took me to my friend Sasha Papacristo’s(87PineStreetinPortland’s WestEnd),andwesawSashaandher friends.ThenwewenttoJavaJoe’son ExchangeStrccct,andtherewerekids thereIhadn’tseenin5years. Diditseemodd?

LT Itwastotallyinsane.Therewasthis boyIusedtohaveacrushonandaskfor adateeveryday.Ihadallthesegreat boyfriends,notlikelovers.Iremember theirfaces,nottheirnames.Iwas12years oldwhenIleft,alittlekid.ImstChristmas 1alsosawBethBloodofSuitsmi.She usedtobabysitme.Iusedtolovetogoto herplacebecauseshehadkittenswith doublepaws.

Whereexactlydidyoulivewhenyou wereinPortland(1980-1990)?

Eirstwelivedon(34)ParkStreet,then welivedonHighStreet.Whatachange! ’IhcrearctwolittlebrownstonesonIligh Streetwithanirongateinfrontofthem andthey’recreamcolored?Welivedon theoneontheright.Inourgrayhouseon ParkStreet,weliveddownstairs.My friendsand1usedtogointheatticandgo througholdcansofhairsprayandjunk. Wewerelittlekids!Itwasfun.ThenI’d hopthefenceandgorunaroundour houseifIwantedtobealone.

Didyoueverdoanyactingwhileyou wereinMaine?AtWaynflete?

LT IneverdidamactinginMaine otherthanactinglikeanut.Myfirstaudi-

tionwasinCaliforniawhenIwas15. WhatwasitlikeworkingwithJeremy Ironsin StealingBeauty?

LTIlovedworkingwithJeremyIrons.1 lovedhiswife,SineadCusack,too,who waswithhimontheset.Allthosescenes, talkingwithhim,Iloveditsomuch.Itfelt likeitwasgoingwellevenwhilewewere acting.

You’veactedwithJeremyIrons,Tom Hanks,DebbieHarry,andShellyWin¬ tersnow.Didtheyhaveany'advicefor you?

LT Pcopledon’tgivemeadvice.You justwork,andthenattheendtheyhug youandsaydon’teverchange! Youcan’ttellmeShelleyWinters didn’thaveanyadviceforyou!

LT (Laughs)No.

You’veworkedwithdirectorsfrom BernardoBertolucci (Last Tango In Taris,TheLastEmperor,StealingBeau¬ ty) toTomHanksinhisdirectorial debutwith That Thing You Do. How werethetwoofthemdifferent?

LT Bernardoisamastermindoffilm¬ making.Everythingisinhishead.He doesn’tsleepatnightwhenhe’smakinga moviebecausehe’sthinkingaboutthe movieallnight.Sothey’retotallydiffer¬ ent.Theonlywaythey’resimilaristhat they’retotallyhonest.Botharccapable ofsaving“thatsucks”ifwhatyou’redoing isn’tworking.Tomisalwaysfunny.I wouldleaveattheendofeachdaywith mvjawachingfromlaughingsomuch. Hewasdefinitelydifferent,reallylight andfunny.Alwaysfunny.Well,almost always.IIe’sgotagreatsenseofmedium goingon.

What’svournextfilm?

20th Century Fox

LT 1madeanotherfilm, Inventingthe Abbotts. PatO’Connorwasthedirector. Hedid CircleofFriends? BillyCrudup wasagreatactor1workedwiththere.It’s comingoutthefirstofMarch.

Isthereanythingyou’dliketosayto thepeopleofMaineingeneral?

LTToMaine,I’dsay,‘Iloveyou!’Ijust loveMaine.1missitsomuch!

IthankLivforhertimeand,liketherest oftheworld,marvelathownatural, channing,andunspoiledsheis.Daughter ofmusician-modelBebeBuell(ofTheGar¬ goyleswhileinPortlandinthe1980sand covermodelformagazinessuchas Made¬ moiselle,Clamour,Ilarper’sBazaar, and Vogue), whomwefeaturedinourWinter¬ guide1989issue ofPortlandMagazine, andmega-rock-starSteveTylerofAero¬ smith,she’spartFlizahethMcGovern, partAudrey’Ilepbum,yetalloriginal.

Withtheinterviewataclose,Inoticethat myId-year-oldson,Colin,hasbeenstand¬ ingcloseby.Pmgladhe'stakingsuchan interestinthebusiness.Infact,heistaking, Imustsay,anunusualinterestinthisstory, and1askLivifhecantalkwithhera minute,becausehe’sarealfanandwould liketocongratulateher.

LT That’ssosweet!I’dbegladto.

Ididn’texpecthertosayyes,but1hand overthephoneandtheytalkforasurpris¬ ingamountoftime,hermusicalvoiceaud¬ iblehalfwayacrosstheroom.ThisisLiv’s realtestforbeingastar-morerevealing thananyquestionIcouldaskher-and she’spassingwithflyingcolors.Heresheis attheRitz,withaheavyscheduleand everybodyafterhertime,andshe’sfinding afewmomentsforahandsomeyoungIdyear-oldfanwithanewlyloweredvoice, stealing his beauty,asamatteroffact,and smartenoughtorealizethevalueofit.If kindnessisameasure,Livreallyisfrom Portland.“Whatdidshesay?"weaskCol¬ inashefinallyputsthephonedown. “Attheend?"hesmiles. “Yes.”

LT Thankyouverymuch.Youjust mademywholeday...I’mreallyblushing andhavingaheartattackorwhatever.

All we cansayis,don’teverchange. ByColinSargent

WilliamPOPE.L,41

Sohowwouldyoureactifyouwere strollingalongthroughSkowhegan onaswelteringlyhot98-degreeday andnearlytrippedoverablackman burieduptohisneckintheground, strainingmightilytoreachalargebowlof vanillaicecreamplacedtantalizinglyjust outofreach?Theanswerwasexactly whatBatesCollegeprofessorofTheater andRhetoricWilliamPOPE.Lsetoutto discoverwhenheusedhimselfasthe guineapiginthegruelingsix-hourordeal

entitled“SweetDesire”—allundergone inthenameofart—thispastAugust.“It wasanendurancepiece,sothestruggle waspartoftheimage,”heexplains,and thentranslates,“Theicecreamwasmy medium—justlikeoilpaint—andalsoa metaphorforminorities’struggletograsp whiteculture.That'swhyIusedvanilla— asopposedtochocolate—icecream.”

AndwasMainereadyforthiskindof highhchargedracialsvmbolism?“One mantauntedme,butmostlyitelicited feelingsofpity.1washelplesstodoany¬ thing,andpeoplewereconcernedthatI mightgetsickbecauseitwassohot.'1Tiey offeredmewaterandshade.”Carefully plottedpublicspectaclesaside,POPE.

L—whoselastnameisacombinationof his mother’s name and his father’s name—hasfoundthatinhisdaily'life merelybeingblack—ararityinMaine— isenoughinitselftoattractconstantlowlevelattention.“IfI'mwalkingdownthe streetduringrushhour,peoplewillyell outoftheircarwindowsatme.Itreminds youthatyou’rehereinawayotherpeo¬ plearenot.”

Allthesame,POPE.I.,aNewYorkerby birth,valuesthequietofMaine—”it allowsonemoreroomtothink”—and findstheworking-classrealityofI.ewiston awelcomecontrasttotherarefiedintel¬ lectualatmospheresurroundingBates, whereforthepastfiveyearshehastaught coursesinperformanceart,film,playwrit¬ ing,andblackplaywrights,aswellas directingdramaticproductions.This year’sofferingwillbeanon-traditional interpretationofRomeoandJulietsetin genericsuburbiaandtakingfulladvan¬ tageofthetremendousfreedomgranted toadventurousindividualssuchasPOPE. I,bythecollegecommunity,whichtends tobemuchmoretolerantthanthegener¬ alpublicaboutpassingjudgment.“It’s ironichowintheUnitedStateswevalue changeandnewnessinsomeareas,such astechnologyorthespaceprogram,but notinothers,likeart,”POPE.1,muses. Althoughhisowntrainingbeganinthe visualarts,POPE,.Lsoonbecameinter¬ estedinusingawiderrangeofmediato communicatemoredirectlywithpeople thanpaintingallowed.1Iestartedwriting whilestillanundergraduateatthePratt InstituteinNewYorkCity,andwenton topursuean“inter-disciplinary,collabora¬ tive”programofstudiesatMontclairState CollegeandRutgersUniversityinNew Jersey,aswellasspendingayearinNew YorkCityintheWhitneyMuseum’sinde¬ pendentstudyprogram,liefinds,asa rule,thatdetractorswhoaccusehimof misusinggrantmoneyaremorelikelyto bepeoplewhohaven’tseenhisperfor¬ mancesfirst-hand,andheisoftentorn betweentheneedtoaddresspeople’s questionsabouthisdisconcertingwork andthefearofexplainingawayallthe mysteryofit.Inthepasthehascompro¬ misedbyhandingoutexplanatorycards uponrequest,butthinksthatideallyhe’d liketoletaudiencesabsorbhispiecesfor themselves:“Peoplearesmartandhave theirownwaysofmakinguptheirminds, andItrytorespectthat.”

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Youmight,withgoodreason,as¬ sumethatanornateRomanesque stonechurchcalledSt.Lawrence thatboastsamassivebelltowerand pictorialrosewindowsmustbe RomanCatholic—oratleastEpisco¬ palian—innature;andyoumightalsorea¬ sonablyconjecturethatSaint1nw-renceis itspatron.Butifyoudid,you’dbewrong onbothcounts.Dominatingtheskylineof MunjoyHillinconjunctionwiththe PortlandObservatory,thehuge,gray, slate-turrctcdedificethatappearstohave droppedrightoutofaGrimm’sfain'tale ontothecornerofMunjoyStreetand CongressStreetinfactbelongstothe samedenominationasallthoseaustere, white,clcar-paned,clapboardmodelsof Congregationalrestraintthatonetendsto associatewithNewEngland.Moreover, itsharesitsnamenotwithsomevenerable martyr,butratherwiththestreet,ablock away,onwhichitwasoriginallylocated, alaStateStreetChurch.

Andifyouheardthatthisdecrepitbut stillbeautifulblock-longbuildinghad recentlybeenpurchasedfor$74,000,you mightsagelysuspectthatawealthyphil¬ anthropistwithplentyofcashtospareor agreedydeveloperwithaneyetoacquir¬ ingsomepost-hastewasbehindthetrans¬ action.Butonceagainyou’dbewayoff. Silly’srestaurantownerDeirdreNice— thewomanwhobecamethesolepropri-

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etorofthechurchlastDecemberwhen herbusinesspartneroftwo-and-a-half yearsabandonedtheenterprise—hopesto turnitintoacommunityartscenterand admitsfranklythatshecanillaffordthis precipitateventure.

“Everybody1knewthought1wasnuts,” sherecalls,kickingherwhitesneakers backandforthagainstthetongue-andgroovepanelingofthestageatthefrontof thesanctuarySheisperchedpossessively ontheedgeofitinfadedjeans,aroyal bluetanktop,andaDressCampbellflan¬ nelshirt.“Mydaddiedandleftme $10,000,andinsteadofgoingdowntothe stockexchangeorbuyinganapartment buildingtomakesomemoneyandpro¬ videsecurityformyself,Ithought,‘Well, heck,it’swithinmyreach!’anduseditfor adownpaymentonthisplace.” 1lowdidthechurchcometocastsuch aspelloverher?Granted,thisunusually shapedhexagonalroomwithitsdark woodwainscoting,gentlycurvingpews, andshimmeringfenestra!scenesofEaster liliesandtheGoodShepherddocsem¬ braceyouwithsurprisingwarmthfrom themomentyouenterit,but$74,000isa wholelottopayforsomethingpretty'to lookat.DocsDierdrehailfromMunjoy Hillherself?

No.Asitturnsout,shewasborninSau¬ diArabia,attendedDeeringHighSchool, andnowlivesinFalmouth.Butputtingin somuchtimeatSilly’s—locatedrightat thebaseofMunjoyHillfirstonCumber¬ land Street and now on Washington Avenue—shegrewstronglyattachedtoits environs and believes that the St. LawrenceChurchisasessentialtothe area’scharacterasisPortlandObservatory. “Itsitsrightinthebackyardsofeveryone drivingdowntotheEasternPromorwalk¬ ingtheirdogsonCongressStreet,andit’s onallthemajorbusroutesforthecityof Portland,”shesays.“AdamsSchoolisonly ablockaway,soit’swithineasywalking distanceforsomanykidswhoseparents mightnotbeabletodrivethemplaces. Thissmallstagewouldbegreatforkids,” shecontinues,“becauseit’ssuchanen¬ velopingspace,andyourvoiceprojectsso easily.Theacousticsareperfectfordra¬ maorchambermusic.Imagineaviolin playeruphere,andyou’refromMunjoy Hill,andyou’veneverheardaviolin before,”shesays.“It’salreadyhandi¬ capped-accessibleatstreetlevel,soit’svery welcoming.Youfeelathomerightawav. Therearenostairsorcorridorstogo

throughfirst.Assoonasyouopenthe door,you’rein.”

Deirdre’sultimategoalistore-sell thechurch—forexactlywhatshe paidforit—totheFriendsofthe St.LawrenceChurch,anascent non-profitcorporation(IRStaxexemptstatuspending)formedinFebru¬ aryof1996toraisefunds,restorethe building,andmanageitsfacilities,even¬ tuallymakingthespaceavailableona slidingscalebasistoneighborhoodgroups andnon-profitartsorganizationsforper¬ formancesandbenefits.Untilthisdream takesflight,however,Deirdreisallowing theFriendstooccupythechurchwithout alease.Norenthasbeenpaidtoheryet, andshe’llonlystartcharginghercosts (propertytaxes,etc.)whentheFriends canaffordtopaythem.“Ididn’tbuyitto ownit,”shesays.“Ican’taffordtoownit, andIneverreallyfeltlikeIownedit.I alwaysfeltmorelikeacaretakerorstew¬ ard.”(Andazealousoneatthat:ahand¬ writtensignprominentlypostedinthe vestibulereads:“Donottouchthiselectri¬ calpanelforanyreasonorIwillchop yourhandoff!—Deirdre.”)

“Everyoneelsewhowasinterestedin buyingitwantedtoselloffthepewsand thewindowsandbuildingmaterialsand gutitandmakeitintocondos,because there’sanoceanviewifyoubuildthree storieshigh,”sheexplains.Butthereces¬ sionputanendtothegrandiosedevelop¬ mentplansofthelawyerandarchitect whoboughtthechurchinthemid-80s andtried,unsuccessfully,topalmitoffon MadHorse'Hicatrcforamere$1million. NowDeirdre’splantounloaditatcost, whileconspicuouslyself-abnegating,may alsobemorerealistic.“Idon’twantthisto turnintoanotherChandler’sWharf, whereonlythepeoplewhocanaffordto liveinupscalecondoshaveexclusive rightstotheview,”shesass.“MunjoyIlill hasalwaysbeenaworkingclassneighbor¬ hood,andit’sstillawalkingcommunit}’. Whatifallthepeoplewalkingbycotdd comein—nottoasterile,genericenvi¬ ronmentlikeasupermarket,buttoa uniqueatmospherefullofart?”

Whatifindeed?As1discoveronatour ofthebuildingledbyBillMilliken,a casuallydressedFalmouthlawyerwhois theExecutiveDirectoroftheFriendsof theSt.LawrenceChurch,theatmos¬ phereofthisplacetrulyisart.Fromwith¬ outyoucanscarcelytellwherethe churchproperleasesoffandtheparish

hallbegins;andinside,allthesensuous decorativedetailsofthesanctuaryarecon¬ sistentlymaintainedthroughoutthemore functionalclassrooms,offices,andhall¬ waysintheadjacentparishhall.Eventhe basementkitchenistreatedtoitsfairshare of tonguc-and-groove woodwork and stainedglassfanlights—aswellasassorted restaurantdebrissuchasadeepfreeze belongingtoDeirdre.

Butwhat,praytell,isthis?Coveringone wholewallofthehigh-ceilingedvestryisa garishlycoloredmuralsomewhatBlakean instylethatappearstodepicttheSecond Coming,withChristastrideawhitehorse landingtriumphantlyontheseashorein themidstofaspaghettiwesternsunsetasa motleycrewofpeopleinbusinesssuits, neckties,glasses—evenayarmulkc!— streamhaphazardlytowardHim.Bill clearshisthroatandinformsmethatthe church’sformercongregation—beforeit disbandedasaresultofshrinkingtothe pointofoblivion—cherishedcertainrath¬ erunorthodoxreligiousbeliefs,“diremur¬ alwaspaintedintheearly1980s,andthe peopleinitaretheactual25membersof thecongregationbeingsummonedfrom theirgravesattheLastJudgment.”

Acongregationof25?Inabuilding thatscats500?AccordingtoBill, thechurchwentdefunctin1986 whenitshandfulofparishioners couldnolongeraffordtoheateven theparishhall.Theyhadalreadyforsaken thesanctuaryforthesamereasonandhad beenholdingservicesinthevestryfora numberofyearspriortodissolving. “When the church was built back in 1897,iVlunjoyHillwasmostlyinhabited byworking-classProtestants,”Billsays. “TheyhatedtheRomanCatholicimmi¬ grantswhobeganinfiltratingtheareanot longafterwards,becausethe}'thought the}'werestealingallthejobs,d’hat’swhy theyinsistedthattheRomanCatholic CathedraloftheImmaculateConception be built facing away from Congress Street—the}'didn’twanttolookatit.” dlrismisguidedattempttosteinthetideof theinevitableseemsespeciallyironicin lightofthefactthatMunjoyIfillremains predominantlyRomanCatholictothis day,whiletheCathedraloftheImmacu¬ lateConceptionisnowthemoststriking Portlandlandmarkvisibletothethou¬ sandsofcarszoomingupanddown1-295. Elsewhereonthetourwewitnessfurther tellingevidenceofthewagesofreligious bigotry.Arethecrumpledcoppergutters,

rottingflashing,andstainedglasswindows danglingbytheirleadsthatweglimpseas weclamberuptheswayingwoodenlad¬ derstothebelfry'directphysicalmanifes¬ tationsofthewrathofCodarousedbythis chronicexampleoffailuretoloveone’s neighbors?Well...maybemorelikepride goingbeforeafall.Billinformsmethat ArthurBatesJennings,theNewYorkCity architectresponsibleforthefanciful NorumbegacastleinCamden,wascho¬ sentodrawuptheplansfortheSt. Lawrence Church in part because he himselfwasaCongregationalist.Unfortu¬ nately,neitherhisreligiouspersuasionnor hisbackgroundinhomedesignforthe extremelyaffluenthadequippedhimto deviseachurchcapableofwithstanding therigorsofcoastalMainewinters.

'Ilieopen-airbelfryiscrowdedtocapac¬ itywiththeelevenbellsofitshundredyear-oldcarillon,andwrappedinachil¬ ling,impenetrablefog—butBillassures methat,weretheweatherfiner,we’dbe abletoseeCascoBay.Uethenpoints downtoseveralblocksofgranitethathave tumbledoutofthetowerwalltothe groundbelowandrevealsthatthisimpos¬ ingmasonryisreallyonlyafour-inchthickfacadeattachedtoawoodenframe. Allofthestonesneedtobepainstakingly removedandnumberedinordertobe repointedandthenreplacedinexactlythe samespots.Inthemeantime,everywinter morewaterseepsinthroughthecracksin themortartothespacebetweentheinner andouterwalls,whereitfreezes,expands, andcreatesahazardousfallingrockzone. Othermajordamagesareattributableto grossnegligenceonthepartoftheprevi¬ ousowners,whodidn’tbothertodrainthe wateroutofthepipesbeforeturningoff theheatonewinter,sothattheboiler cracked,floodingitsbasementchamber withseveralfeetofwater.Asiftoprovethe point,abigchunkofplasterpeelsoffthe wallandcrashestothegroundrightafter wehavesuccessfullynavigatedtheheav¬ ingfloorofthetowerandthegapingholes inthevestibulefloorboardstoreturnto therelativesafetyofthesanctuary.

“Ifyoucomeinhereduringarainstorm, youcanfeelwhattheproblemsare,”Bill says,butthenhastenstoreassuremethat thefoundationandbricksupportcolumns aresound,andmostofthecomplexisstill safeandusable.“It’lltake$10,000justto stabilizethestructure,andprobably$1to $2millionforacompleterestoration,but wecouldhaveatleastthevestryupand

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runningprettyeasilytogeneratesome rentincometofundtherestorationofthe sanctuary—wedon’thavetodoitallat once.Idlerealemergencynowisfinding atemporal}'heatsourcetocounteractthe frostinthewalls.Wcmayshrink-wrapthe severelydamagedportionsjustforthis winter,asakindofBand-Aidmeasure.” ntilthen,lessimmediatecon¬ cerns—suchasthe$4,000need¬ edtoremovethestainedglass windowsandthe$100,000re¬ quiredtore-lcadthemandre¬ placetheirrottenwoodframes—willhave towait.“We’dliketosponsorworkshops onstainedglassrestorationinordertoget some free labor and raise money,” Deirdre pipes up. “Americorps has inquiredaboutgettinginvolvedsomehe\>. andthecareerservicespeopleatSouthern MaineTechnicalCollegesuggestedset¬ tingupanapprenticeshipprogramlike theyhaveattheEpiscopalCathedralof St.JohntheDivineinNewYorkCity'.”

“Itwouldbeanexcellentopportunityfor them,”Billagrees,“becausethere’sa hugeamountofmasonry,plumbing,and electricalworktobedone,butit’smostly simplemaintenancestuff.TheCityof Portlandhasbeenveryhelpfulaboutpro¬ vidinginformation,”hecontinues,“but they’realreadybusyworkingonPortland ObservatoryandtheAbyssinianChurch. TheSt.LawrenceChurchhasbeenlist¬ edontheNationalRegisterofHistoric Placessince1979—whenitscondition wasdescribedas‘excellent’—butthatisn’t thepanaceamanypeoplethinkitis. ThankstoReagan’snewFederalism,you don’treceiveanyfederalfundingexcept foreducationalchildren’sstuff,butyoudo havetoobtainlotsofpermitsandadhere toallkindsofstrictregulations.”

AtthispointDeirdresighsheavily.“I definite!}'putmyselfinjeopardybvdoing this.Therearcdayswhen1wanttoknock myself over the head and say, ‘You should’vetakenthesecureroute.’”

Troubleis,sheseemstobeabornrisktaker.Billtellsme,oxerherprotestations, thatduringherfour-yeartermasoneof Maine’stwodelegatestotheDemocratic NationalCommittee,Deirdrecauseda lotofflackinthepartybystickingobsti¬ natelytoheroriginalpopulistcampaign reformplatforminsteadofdutifullycon¬ formingtostandardpartylinesonceshe waselected.ItseemsherfellowDemoc¬ ratsdidn’tlikeherbroadcastingthefact thattheDemocraticparty,whilepushing

forPresidentClinton’shealthplantobe financedbyatobaccotax,wasalsoaccept¬ ingfinancialcontributionsfromthe tobaccoindustry.Consequently,when DeirdreherselfabortivelyranagainstBill CohenfortheU.S.Senatein1995,she refusedtoacceptanycampaigncontribu¬ tionsover$100fromanyone.

“It’sagoodthinghedecidedtoretire,” shelaughs,“orIwould’vegonebank¬ rupt!”

“Atthe1992DemocraticNationalCon¬ vention,shewouldn’tevenshakeBill Clinton’shandforfearoflosingherper¬ spectiveandgettingco-optedbytheglam¬ ourofitall,”Billadds.“There’sariskof thathappeningtoeveryone,”hecon¬ cedes,“butIstillshookhishand.”

Deirdre,however—whoworkssixdaysa weekatSilly’sandathernewrestaurant, Bongo’sPizzaon147CumberlandAv¬ enue-recoiledfromtheprospectoftak¬ ingtimeofftoattendthe1996convention inChicago.“It’sbasicallyjustagreatbig coronationpart}',becauseClintonwasn’t evenchallenged,”shesays.“Therewere norealissuesbeingdiscussed.Ididn’tget involvedinpoliticsjustsoIcould schmoozeandhob-nobwithpeopleat parties.Itcostsover$1,000togo.”

Deirdrealso.Billconfides,oncesent SenatorGeorgeMitchelloffintoablue funkforanentireeveningbytellinghim howmuchsheadmiredhisspeechabout campaignreform—andhowsorryshewas heneverdidanythingaboutitwhilehe wasinoffice.

Deirdrejustshrugsandsmilesatthis.“1 electedhim—heworksforme.1had ever}'righttospeakmymind.ButI’mnot tryingtosaythisisanythinggreat,”she says.“1hadtogetoutofpoliticsafterbang¬ ingmyheadagainstthewallforfouryears asaprogressive.Restoringthischurchisa differentavenuetowardaccomplishing somethingpositiveforthecommunit}on abroaderscalethantheindividualstrug¬ gletoprotectandsupportmyselfandmy family.It’sanincredibleopportunityto reachfourorfivehundredpeoplewithan idea—whetherit’swords,ormusic,or whatever.”Sheshrugsagain.“Youdo whatyoucan.”

WhatDeirdrehasinfactdoneis marchbrazenlyinwheredevel¬ opers,philanthropists,andwellestablishedartsorganizations feartotread.SheandBillre¬ portthatlocalhistoricpreservationenthu¬ siastsarcallinfavorofsavingthechurch, On Portland’s Waterfront Enjoythesaltyatmosphereof Portland’swindowonthewater! Or—experiencetheviewandawhiff oftheseaonourwaterfrontpatio!

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butnotparticularlyinterestedinthecom¬ munityfocusoftheendeavorandhence somewhatreluctanttomakeanydefinite financial commitments. Nor has any wealthyfairygodmothersteppedfor¬ ward—possiblybecausethechurch’staxexemptstatushasyettobecomeofficial, thepapershavingbeenfiledwiththeIRS onlyafewmonthsago.(Donorswill,how¬ ever,gettax-incentivecreditsforinvesting inabuildingontheNationalRegister.)

“Atoneofourpublicmeetings,aperson fromMunjoyHillasked,‘Whatareyou havingthismeetingfor?There’snomon¬ eyontheHill.Whydon’tyouaskBetty NoyceorStephenKingforhelp?”’Bill recounts,andthenlaughsattheidea. “Hangingoutwithrichpeoplewhogive tocapitalcampaignsandaskingthemfor moneyisnotmyforte,”hesays.“Fortu¬ natelywe’vegotLeeUrban,whowasin chargeofthefundraisingforCityHall Auditoriumandforthetimeandtemper¬ atureclock,chairingourAdvisoryBoard andconductingafeasibility'surveytoseeif theRindsandtheinterestareouttherefor thisthingtofly.ButIthinkwe’reindan¬ gerifwetrytorelyonsomeknightinshin¬ ingarmortohandusabiglumpofdough. Weneedmorethanthat—weneedareal commitmenttothecommunity',andalot ofworkdowninthetrenches.”

Andwhataboutacommitmentfromthe community? How do the natives feel aboutallthis?“Well,we’vegotfifteen peopleonouradvisory'boardnow,andwe usuallygetaturnoutoffortytofifiy’atour publicmeetings,fromwhichwe’vedrawn acoregroupoftenvolunteers,”Billsays proudly,anddisplaysathicksheafof papers:theresultsoftheirinformalcom¬ munitysurvey,withpossibleusesugges¬ tionsrunningthegamutfromreligious revivalstodaycareforpets.(BothDeirdre andBill,however,areadamantabout avoidingany’religiousaffiliationinfiiturc, because“assoonasyoumakeitone denomination,youexcludeeverybody else.”)Butthetwooverwhelminglyrecur¬ rentrequestsarcforculturaleventsand programsforchildren—rightinlinewith theFriendsoftheSt.LawrenceChurch missionstatement,whichmaintainsthat “Anawarenessofcultureandtheartsis necessarytopromoteawell-roundedand informedpopulace,particularly'inthe socializationofourchildren.Developing children’sartisticabilitiesandanunder¬ standingoftheircultureisvitalincultivat¬ ingtheirself-worthandinhelpingthem

ontheroadtoadulthood.”

Highlyadmirable,ofcourse,andinfact allrespondentswerestronglyinfavorof saving the building. But when push comestoshove,aretheproject’sintended beneficiarieswillingtopartwithanyof theirhard-earnedcashtoaccomplishthis? Certainlynooneiswritingoutsix-figure personalchecks,buttheFriendshave beenreceivingsporadicdonationsinthe mail,andothergrassrootseffortshave beenremarkablysuccessfulonasmall scale.“AbenefitconcertgivenbyMaine musiciansSlaidCleavesandChrisMoore inthebackyardofSilly’sonAugust17net¬ ted$350,”Billsays,“andsincewesentout ourfirstpressreleasesinMay,we’veraised $100withabottledriveand$200-$300 justfromputtingoutchangejarsinlocal storeslikeSilly’s,Colucci’s,theWhole Grocer,GoodDayMarket,andPlayIt AgainSports—allinallabout$500per month.Cynicsscoffedatthosechange jarsatfirst,"headds,“butwe’vepaidall ourlightbills,phonebills,printingcosts, andpostagewiththem,andwe’vegot insurancenow.”

“Thischurchhasmadeanimpression oneveryoneonMunjoyHill,”Deirdre says,“butthevastmajorityofthemhave neverbeeninsideit.”

“Ifyouopenthedoors,Icanguarantee peoplewillwanderinandaskwhat’s goingon,”predictsBillwithgreatconfi¬ dence.

ItsoundslikesomethingoutofFieldof Dreams—“Ifyouopenit,theywill come!”—butaswestandchattingouton thefrontlawninthepalpablefog,Bill’s pronouncementisalmostimmediately provedtrue:adeeplytannedmailman withbulgingbicepsandsunglassestakes timeoutfromhisroutetoinquirewhythe doorsarcajar,andeagerlyacceptsBill’s invitationtosecforhimself.Neitherrain, norsnow,nordarkofnighthasthepower tokeepthisloyalmessengerfromhis appointedrounds,buttheopendoorofa quixoticallybeautifulbuildingontheIlill lureshiminwithitssweetsirensong.

Tosecforyourself,stopbyonanySat¬ urday(throughNovember)between10 a.m.andnoon,whenlocalstained-glass artisanMikeLorellowillbedonatinghis skillstotherestorationefforts,orattend oneofthepublicmeetingsheldonthe firstWednesdayofever}’monthat6:30 p.m.inthechurch.Formoreinforma¬ tion,contacttheFriendsoftheSt. LawrenceChurch,76CongressStreet,

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Inevernamedher.Ijustcallherthe royalprincess.I’mnotpoliticallycor¬ rect,1guess,”says50-year-oldTerry Lewisaboutthe3,100-year-oldEgy|> tianMummyhe’senclosedinglass insidehisNone-Such1louseantiqueem¬ poriumjustoffRoute1indowntownWis¬ casset.TheMainenativemaintainsa

themummywhenMorse’scollectionwas putupforauction.Lewishasdisplayedit sincebutnowwantstocashin.“1gota callfromtheMuseumofDeathinSan Diego,offeringtotrademefournew Harley-Davidson’sforthemummy-1was tempted!”Instead,Lewisisjugglingoffers ofupwardsof$30,000,butthenwhatwill heusetoenticevisitorsintohisantique shopifthemummyissentpacking?

“Hey,Ipickthedumpevery'day,andI gotoSotheby’sinNewYork,soyou’llfind everythingfromtheerotictotheexotic

senseofhumoraboutthesensationhis leatheryEgyptianprotegehasstirredever sincethenationalmediafromthewire here-andeverythingin-between!”

servicesto PeopleWeekly re]X>rtedonthe displayinearly'fall.“Thewholeworld’s havinganervousbreakdownoverthis, especiallythemedia.IevenhadEgypt’s chiefdirectorofantiquitiesputacurseon me!”U.SCustomsslappedaseizure noticeonthemummyaftermediareports raisedconcernsthatLewismightbevio¬ latingEgypt’snewerlawsforbiddingthe overseasshippingofraremummyfinds. LewissaysaMainestatehomicidedetec¬ tiveevenstoppedintomakesurehe wasn’tpassingoffamorerecently deceasedperson!

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“'Hiepersonwhomakeschangeisoften thefirsttogo.”FormerPortlandmayor

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sincehewasatthecenteroftheuproar.“1 toldtheboardofdirectorsIfelt1needed tomoveonbecauseIwastooattachedto thechargesourcriticsarestillbringing.” Specifically,O’Donnellpointstoformer PortlandWestconsultantBruceReeves, oustedtwoyearsagobyO’Donnellina nastypublicfightoverReeves’pay. “Therewerelegitimateconcernsabout howmuchReeveswasgettingcompensat¬ ed,butMr.Reevescontinuestowriteneg¬ ativelettersaboutmetoagenciesPortland Westraisesmoneyfrom.”Reevesbitterly refutesO’Donnell’sclaimshispaywas exorbitant,butthespatamongleadersof anagencydedicatedtofightingpoverty damagedPortlandWest’scredibility.So, O’Donnellwillstepdownthisfallandis alreadytalkingwithpotentialemployers. WhafsnextfortheformerstarofthePort¬ landcitycouncil?Maybemoreofthe same,sinceO’Donnellloxespoliticsand isev'erreadywithastumpspeech.“Ifyou lookatthefacts,PortlandWestserved 1,000low-incomeworkingpeoplethis year-teachinghighschooldropoutsto read,helpingdelinquentteensmakeresti¬ tution,andgivingaxoicetosinglemoth¬ ersox'erlookcdinthewelfarereform debate.”Hestillbelieveslocalgox’crnmentcanplay'abigroleifit’smoreflexi¬ ble.O’Donnellusesthesamelogicinhis jobsearch,suggestingpotentialemployers “gix'cmeacall,I’mlisted!”

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Gov. John McKernan, 48

“It’sgettingthere,althoughI’msureit willcomeclosetofallingapartseveral timesbeforeitfinallycomestogether!” Someonewho’dbeenoutofstatethelast twoyearsmightwonderifformerGov. JohnMcKernanistalkingaboutyet anotherprecariousbudgetdealonly'tobe pleasantlysurprizedtolearntheformer Governorispitchingadealthatmayyet save450preciousjobsinWaterville.It’s

McKernanwhostandsattheheadofthe privateefforttotakeovertheCT’.Ilath¬ awayshirtcompanybeforetheoperation ispcnnanentlyshutdownbyitscorporate owners Warnaco. McKernan convinced Wamacotoholdoffwhileheputtogether agroupofinvestorstosaveIlathaway.A mixoffederalandstategrantshasbeen pledgedtofinanceMcKernan’stakeover, butthere’sstillthestickyissueofworker concessions.“Ultimately,it’sallgoingto comedowntowhethertheunionswantto becompetitive.”Whilethere’sgrumbling aboutthecallforlowerpay,McKernan hasmostlybeencreditedwithmoving quickly'tosaveahouseholdMainename fromthecorporatebottomline.“Perhaps we’llsetthestandardforwhatshouldbe thenewcorporateethicforthe1990s-that youcansavejobsandstillrunaprofitable business.”Ifthedealgoesthroughas expected,hewillbechairmanofthenew 1lathaway.

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sicvalueofagoodliberalartseducation— toteachfivesectionsofsophomoreEng¬ lishatMt.AbramsHighSchoolinSalem, Maine,sevenmileswestofKingfield. Armedwitha1992NationalBookAward FinalistbyDorothyAllisonentitledBas¬ tardOutofCarolina—aswellasHuck Finn,Othello,OedipusRex,andother standardfarefromtheNationalCouncil ofEnglishTeachers’readinglist—Sin¬ clairsetouttotesthercredothat“School shouldultimatelyinspirestudentstolook atlifeasaneternaleducationalprocess.

Whenasuccessfulschoolshutsdownfor thesummer,thestudentsshouldn’tbe donewantingtolearn."Butnosoonerdid herstudentsindeedbecomeengagedwith classdiscussions,findingtheyhadagreat dealtosayandwriteaboutAllison’spow¬ erfultreatmentofpainfidtopicssuchas physicalandpsychologicalabuse—aswell asanewlyheightenedawarenessofthe myriadusesandmisusesofwordsintheir ownlives—thananangry'parentfdedan officialcomplaintabouttheauthor’s graphiclanguage,andtheSchoolBoard summarilywithdrewBastardOutofCar¬ olinafromthecurriculum.

Despitethefactthatthebookhad alreadybeenapprovedbyboththeprinci¬ palandtheSchoolBoard—withSinclair herselfencouragingherstudentsto chooseanotherbookinsteadiftheyhad anyobjectionstoBastardofCarolina’s content—shealonetookthefallfor parentaldiscontent,findingherselfoutof ajobattheendoftheyear,hercontract unrenewed.AlthoughSinclairciteshav¬ ing“fouroutoffivehighschoolEnglish teacherswhowerebeyondexcellent”as

oneofthemainreasonsshewentinto teachingherself,shenowfindsthather experienceinSalemhas“definitelyleft mesourasallget-outaboutpublicedu¬ cationinAmerica.Thesystemissick— that’snotnewstoanybody.It’sunfath¬ omablethatschoolboardmemberswho arenottrainedasteachersshouldhave thepowertodictateteachingmethodologyOntheotherhand,evenapracticeas barbaricandreactionaryasbook-banning isnotwithoutitspositiveboomerang effect.“It’sbeengreatforDorothyAlli¬ son,”Sinclairattests.“Shecametotown asaresultofallthenegativepublicity,and salesofBastardOutofCarolinahavecat¬ apultedtothepointthatthelocalbook¬ storehastore-stockitconstantly.”In addition,Sinclairherselfhasreceivedsev¬ eraljoboffers—towriteforlocalpublica¬ tions,todofree-lancebookediting,andto beaprivatetutor—asadirectresultofthe controversy.

Moreimportant,however,maybethe saga’seffectonSinclair’sstudents.She decided to teach Bastard Out of Carolina—as opposedtoJ.D.Salinger’s equallycontroversialadolescentclassic TheCatcherinthe Rye —because she thoughtabookthat“addresseshatredof thepoor,abuse,andlivinganisolatedlife whereeverythingaroundyoutellsyou you’restuckandcan’tgetout,yetdemon¬ strateshowyoucanstillconfronttheodds andmakechangesforyourself’would provemoreinspirationaltoherruralstu¬ dentbodythanastoryresolvingarounda dissatisfiedNewYorkCityprepschool studentonthelam.Sureenough,outdo¬ ingtheirpreppycounterpartsinthemovie DeadPoetsSociety— whoturnedJudasto amanontheirfavoriteteacheroncethe chipsweredown—byaheft)’margin,two ofSinclair’sstudentsweresufficientlygal¬ vanizedbyherplighttocollect141signa¬ turesfromtheirpeersinamatterof48 hoursandpresentthepetitiontokeepher inherjobatthenextschoolboardmeet¬ ing—butunfortunatelytonoavail. Allthesame,whenyouaskSinclairif— givenanotherchance—shewouldflyin thefaceoforthodoxyagain,sheanswers witharesoundingshout,“Absolutely!I stoodupforqualityineducationandin literatureandfortheneedsofthestudents inmyclassroom.Themannerinwhich1 didsomadesomepeopleaskmetosit down,butIhaven’tyet,andaseveryday passes,IunderstandbetterwhyIstoodup,

By Gwen Thompson

Robin Alden, 45

“Itwasdefinitelyanunpopulardeci¬ sion,”saysCommissionerofMarine ResourcesRobinAldenofherrecentvote toimposetimelimitsonthefishingof Maine’sseverelydepletedgroundfish suchascod,haddock,flounder,pollock, and hake. Amendment 7, which went intoeffectJuly1ofthisyear,willby1998 havereducedthenumberofdaysfisher¬ menareallowedtospendatseadragging

tohalfofthefleetaveragefor1993.“I hopeIdidn’tmakeanyenemies—itwas thetoughestvoteofmylife.Maine’s groundfishresourceshavefallentosuch lowlevelsthatwehavetodosomecutting backnowifwewanttobeabletocarryon inthefuture—Ihadtovoteforconserva¬ tion.”

Ilowever,z\klcnisstillnotentirelyhap¬ pyaboutthemannerinwhichthecutting backisbeingdone—butcouldonlyvote “aye”or“nay”onaplanthatwasdrafted beforeshetookoffice.Shebelievesthat protectingfishduringcrucialtimesin theirlifecycles(e.g.,spawning),insuring thatenoughfishoftherightageandsize forreproductionareleftuntouched,and closingoffcertainsusceptibleareaslike GeorgesBankentirelywouldbefarmore effectiveatmakingthefishingindustry operateinasustainableway.Although Amendment7doesclose6,000square milesofGeorgesBankcompletelyto draggers,gill-netters,andlong-liners,as wellasmandatingmonth-longclosed periodsforMassachusettsBay,Jefferson

Ledge,andPenobscotBay,someofthe latterrestrictionsarcmerci}’adaptationsof provisionsdesignedprimaril}toprotect harborporpoises,notgroundfish.

When you ask Commissioner Alden, whohailsoriginallyfromCambridge, Massachusetts,“What’sanicewoman likeyoudoingatthetopofamale-domi¬ natedindustrylikethis?”sheexplainsthat spendingsummersontheMainecoast inspiredhertotakeayearofffromcollege in1971towriteforaStoningtonnewspa¬ per,whereshedecidedthatsomemecha¬ nism w'as needed to bridge the gap betweengovernmentbureaucrats,scien¬ tists,andfishermen.“Beingtooyoungto knowyoucan’tstartapublication,Idid— and published Commercial Fisheries Newsfrom1973to1995.”InFebruaryof 1995Aldenwasappointedtohercurrent positionbyGovernorAngusKing.“It’s actuallyeasiertobeawomaninthisfield insomew'ays,”sheinsists.“'Ihefishennen don’tseeyouasathreat,soyoucanask themquestions,andthey’remorewilling toanswerthantheywouldbewithaman. Theythinkanymanworthhissaltshould beoutfishing.”

Andw'illheruniquestatusenableherto rocktheproverbialboatwithimpunity?In somewaysshealreadyhas.Aldenisproud ofwhatsheconsiders“alandmarkpiece oflobsterlegislation”underwhichseven councilsoffishermen—electedbyfellow fishermen—willoperatesevencoastal zoneswiththerighttodeterminefor themselveshow'manytrapstoallow below'thestate-widecapineachzone.“1 believethatfishermenarefundamentally conservationists,andifyouputthe responsibilityforresourcemanagementin theirhands,you’llgetthebestdecisions,” sheattests.“Weallhavetoco-existwithin thesamenaturalsystem,whichmeanswe needrulesthataresensiblebothforthe environmentandforbusiness.Also,the ecologyoflobstcringisdifferentinCasco BayfrominCutler,soitreallyisn’teffi¬ cienttocentralizetheregulator}'process. Ilowmanytimeshaveyouheardpeople sa}’,TlioseguysinAugustaandWashing¬ tondon’tknowwhatthey’retalking about!’?Ifwecangetfishermenworking withscientistsonascientificbasis,itwill breakthetraditionaldeadlockofregula¬ torsshouting‘No!’whilefishermenarc cryingYes!”’

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The Audubon Room at the Inn by the Sea on Route77inCapeElizabethcombinesbreathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean with culinary masterpiecesthatfeaturefreshlocalproduce, native seafood specialties, and exceptional homemade breads and desserts prepared on the premises. Some house favorites include Grilled SalmonwithanOrangeBasilVinaigrette,Sauteed Oysters with Porcini and Champagne, and Lemon CustardTartwithMaineBlueberries.Patiodining andcarry-outavailable.767-0888.

Knownforitsfineserviceandambiance, Baker’s Tableat434ForeStreetand41WharfStreetisan intimatebistrocompletewithanoutdoordeckand anopenkitchenthathasbeenservinguplobsters, shellfish,andfreshfishforover25years.Prime beefandfiletmignonarecookedtoperfection,and you can also sample fresh pastas, special vegetarian dishes, Tex-Mex, and ethnic dishes. There’safullbarandwines,andabakerywith dailybreadsanddesserts,aswellasgreatsoups, salads,andsandwichesservedfrom10a.m.to10 p.m. Call 775-0303. Fax orders: 761-4444. For partiescall773-3333.

Cafe Stroudwater,locatedintheEmbassySuites Hotel at the Portland Jetport, specializes in American bistro cuisine with an emphasis on nativeseafoodandprimecutsofmeat,butitis Chef William Boutwell’s creative touches—like shrimpandlobsterNapoleonwithgrilledeggplant, goat cheese, and red peppers served over a tomato coulis—that make this dining experience like no other in Portland. In addition to a spectacularSundaybrunch,theCafealsooffers winedinners,Portland’sonlyChef'sTable,anda fine selection of locally brewed beers. For reservationscall775-0032.

The Clay Oven, 565 Congress Street, serves authenticIndiancuisineinarelaxedatmosphere.

The moist kebabs are cooked on a slow charcoal fire,whilethecurriesarepreparedwithfreshly ground herbs and spices. Their exotic soups, fresh-bakedbreads,andsavoryricespecialties arealsosuretopleaseyourpalate.Openforlunch anddinner,withbeer,wine,andtake-outavailable. 773-1444.

At David’s Restaurant youcansamplefour-star entreesfeaturingfarm-freshproduceandnative products like seafood sausage, sesame and coriander crusted tuna, or goat cheese packets withgrilledvegetables(773-4340). David'satthe Oyster Club, setinaconvertedopen-airmarket building,boastsanabundantrawbar,20varieties ofseafood,lobster,freshpasta,microbrews,and Maine'slargestsinglemaltscotcheslist(7734340). Torino's Stone Oven Pizzeria combines wildmushrooms,prosciutto,artichokehearts,and freshherbstocreateauthenticgourmetpizzafrom

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Youcan'tbeatthelocationofDiMillo’sFloating Restaurant at 25 Long Wharf off Commercial StreetforfabulouswaterviewsofPortlandHarbor. Escapefromthehustleandbustleofthecityby watchingtheboatsgobyasyouenjoyfreshMaine lobsterservedyear-round,steak,seafooddishes, andmore.Open7daysaweekfrom11a.m.to11 p.m.,withachildren’smenuavailable.Fordrinks andalightermenu,trytheirPortsideLounge.7722216.

Welcome to F.ParkerReidy's,siteoftheoriginal Portland Savings Bank built in 1866 at 83 ExchangeStreet.Establishedin1976duringthe renaissance of the Old Port area, F. Parker Reidy’s has become a Portland fine dining tradition,specializinginsteaksandfreshseafood, butalsoofferingpasta,chicken,andsalads,with prime rib featured on weekends. Turn-of-thecentury decor, personalized service, and great food create a warm and congenial atmosphere popularforbothbusinessandintimatedining.7734731.

HeadovertoFresh Market Pastaat 43 Exchange Street/60 Market Street for the best homemade pastas and sauces in Portland—not to mention a varietyoffantasticItalianbreads,Italianwineand beers,espresso,cappuccino,biscotti,andother delicious desserts. Bring the whole family for lunch,dinner,andlatenightdining.773-7146.

Deep in the heart of the mysterious Woodfords areaat540ForestAvenueistheGreatLostBear, whereyou'llfindafullbarfeaturingover50(that's right,five-o)draughtbeers,predominantlyfrom local micro-breweries. Accompanying them is an enormous menu with everything from soups, salads,andsandwichestosteaksandribs,aswell as a large vegetarian selection and the best nachosandbuffalowingsintown.Discoverwhere thenativesgowhenthey’rerestless!Servingfrom 11:30a.m.to11:30p.m.sevendaysaweek.7720300.Visituson-lineat:http://www.ime.net/bear/

At the Market Street Grille in the Portland Regency Hotel, spectacular cuisine, Old Port charm, and impeccable service come together in an elegant yet casual environment. Along with dailyfreshspecialsfeaturingfoodsfromlandand sea,theGrille'schefpreparesunforgettablefeasts likeSeafoodFettucinewithlobster,shrimp,and mussels; Baked Lobster with seafood stuffing; SteakDianeTenderloin,andBlackAngussirloin. Visit31MarketStreetforbreakfast,lunch,and dinner.Reservationsaccepted.774-4200.

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trulyatasteoftheOldCountry.M.E.Curlyofthe PPHraves:“Ricetta’sisarguablythebestpizza westofRome.”Dine-in,take-out,delivery,and cateringareavailable,andtheall-you-can-eat gourmet lunch buffet includes pizzas, pastas, soups,andsalads.Afullselectionofbeerand wineisavailable,andkidseatFREEonMondays from3p.m.tillclosing.Locatedat29Western Avenue,SouthPortland.775-77400.

Saigon Thinh Thanh, 608 Congress Street, Portland. Just across Congress Square from the StateTheatreandthePortlandMuseumofArtis Maine’s—and probably New England's—finest Vietnameserestaurant.Four-star,spicy,exotic tastesjumpfromthedeliciousfish,pork,shrimp, and scallop dishes that include Vegetable Sate Rice Vermicelli, Bean Curd with Garlic Rice Vermicelli, Scallops with Snow Peas, and extraordinarycurriesandspecials.773-2932.

Freshlobsters,shellfish,salmon,andlocalfish havebeenspecialtiesatthehistoric Seamen’s Clubforoverthreegenerations,whileagedbeef, primerib,quiches,freshpasta,vegetarianand southwestern selections, home-baked breads and desserts,andfreshfruitsandvegetablesroundout the menu. The best weekend brunches on the planet include soups, turkey sandwiches, and salads,andafullbarisalwaysavailable.The Lunchand"Lite”menusareservedfrom11a.m.to 11p.m.inacomfortablesettingoverlookingthe harborat1ExchangeStreetand375ForeStreet in the hub of the Old Port. Call 772-7311. Fax orders: 761-4444. No room charges ever for banquetsandmeetings:773-3333.

Tabitha Jean’s Restaurant at 94 Free Street offersyouzestyAmericanregionalcuisineina casualsettingthatishandicappedaccessibleand convenienttotheStateTheatre,theCivicCenter, and the downtown arts district. Their fresh seafood,pasta,vegetariandishes,grilledentrees, homemadedesserts,andextensivewineselection receivedanenthusiasticfour-and-a-half-starrating fromMaine Sunday Telegram.Validatedparkingis available.780-8966.

TortillaFlat has been serving New Eng-landers fineMexicanfoodanddrinkforover25years.At 1871 Forest Avenue in Portland you can find favorites like nachos, fajitas, chimichangas, tamales,burritos,tacos,enchiladas,andfrozen margaritassevendaysaweek,aswellasseafood, steak, pork, and chicken cooked with a Mexican flair.Withlunchspecialsstartingat$3.95,a children’smenu,nightlyspecials,aChiliHap-py Hour,ascreened-indeck,andtake-out,Tortilla Flat is a memorable Mexican experience you can affordanytime.797-8729.

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Theater

Portland Stage Company, Portland Per¬ forming Arts Center, 27 Forest Avenue, Portland,presentszXndreiBelgradcrandShell)' Berc’smusicaladaptationofMolicre’sraucous 17th-centuryfarceScapin (through November 24).Andofcourseitjustwouldn’tbeholiday season without at least one production of Dickens’ much-loved A Christmas Carol playing in Portland (December 1-29). Performancesareat7:30p.m.Tuesday-Friday, 5pin.onSaturdays,and2p.m.onSundays, with an additional 9 p.m. show the first Saturdayandanextra7:30p.m.showthefirst Sunday.Ticketscost$18to$29.774-0465.

Mad Horse Theatre, 955F Forest zXvcnue, Portland. Opening December 5,lonelyPlanet byStevenDietz,isbilledasafunny,touching storyaboutfriendshipinthistimeofAIDS (through December 29 at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday,8p.m.Friday-Saturday,and5p.m. onSunday).Ticketsare$18foradultsand$16 forstudentsandseniors;Saturdayticketsare $20/$18.Previewtickets(December5)are$10; the Cala Opening and Press Night on December 6 costs $25, including a catered receptionwithbeverages;"PavWhatYouCan" night is December 8; and "Buy One Oct One Free”nightisDecember12.BoxOffice:7973338.

OakStreetTheatre,92OakStreet,Portland. Vintage Repertory Company stages Charlotte Keatley’s MyMother Said I Never Should,a Britishplaytracingthelivesoffourgenerations ofwomenseekingloseagainstthebackdropof enormous social change in this century (throughNovember24).Allperfonnancestake place at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and at 5 p.monSunday;allticketscost$12,withhalfpricenightonThursday.BoxOffice:775-5103.

Children’sTheatreofMaine,P.O.Box1011, Portland, invites cynics young and old to celebrate (or lament, as the case may be!) Election Day by attending their original musicalversionofTheEmperor'sNewClothes, HansChristianzXndcrson’sclassictaleofvain figureheads,cunningconartists,andspineless ves-mcn (through November 10 at 7 p.m. Fridays, 11 a m and 2 p.m Saturdays, and 2 p.m.Sundays).Tickets$5.Call874-0371.

Portland Players, 420 Cottage Road, South Portland Opening November 29, Mornings'at Seven by Paul Osbom is a wickedly charming portraitoffoursistersinsmall-townAmerica fiftysearsago(throughDecember14at8p.m.

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Friday-Saturdayandat2:30p.monSunday). Openingnightticketscost$10;allothershows are$13.Call799-7337.

Lyric Theater, 176 Sawyer Street, South Portland,ringsintheholidayseasonwithHere’s I,me, a musical based on the classic movie Miracle on 34th Street (November 22Deccmber6at8p.m.Friday-Saturdayandat 2:30p.m.onSunday).Ticketstoeveningshows cost$13,andmatineesarc$11.BoxOffice: 799-6509.

University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre,37CollegeAvenue,Gorham.William Hoffman’s Tony-nominated play As-Istakesa funnyandpoignantlookattwomenfacingtire realizationthatoneofthemhasAIDS(through November 17 on the Main Stage in Russell Hallat7:30p.m.Wednesday-Saturdayandat5 p.m. on Sunday). December 6-8 is the premiereofMiss Nowhere Diner, a humorous lookatthepoweroffaithandthelureofdeceit byUSMtheatermajorKathleenPotts(curtain isat7:30p.m.attheOakStreetTheatrein Portland).Tickctscost$8foradults,$6for seniors,and$4forstudents.BoxOffice:7805483.

The Theater Project, 14 School Street, Bmnswick.IntimateRelationsisJeanCocteau’s Tony Award-winning play about a dysfunctional French family’s scandalously confused loves (through November 24). Opening December 6 is Magic Beans, a collectionoflong,short,andwaggingtalesfor familiesandchildrenofallagesperfonnedby theYoungPeople’sTheatercompany,whichis celebrating its 25th anniversary this year (through December 14). Performances take placeat8p.m.Thursday-Saturdayandat3p.m. onSunday.Ticketscost$12foradultsand$10 forstudentsandseniors.BoxOffice:729-8584.

Saco River Grange Hall, Salmon Falls Road, BarMills.TheOriginalspresentLynnSiefert’s OnvteUgly—anexplosiveexam-inationofthe tragicomicconflictsandpassionsofarural Southwestern family —November 15-16 and 21-23at7:30p.mTicketsarc$9foradultsand $7forstudentsandseniors.Call929-6472.

'IliePublicTheatre,2GreatFallsPlaza,Box 7, Auburn. Opening December 6, Truman Capote’s Holiday Memories features warm boyhoodrecollectionssuitableforthewhole family (through December 15 at 8 p.m Thursday-Saturdayandat2p.m.onSundays). Ticketsare$12.50foradults,$10forstudents andseniors,and$8forchildren.ThePublic TheatreislocatedonthecomerofLisbonand MapleStreetsinLewiston.BoxOffice:7823200or(800)639-9575.

Bates College, 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston. CarylChurchill’s Cloud 9parodiesVictorian attitudestowardsexfrom1880tothecollapseof theBritishEmpire(throughNovember17at8

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pin.Friday-Saturdayandat2p.m.onSunday inSchaefferTheatre).Ticketscost$6foradults and$3forstudentsandseniors.BoxOffice: 786-6161.

Music

PortlandConcertAssociation,P.OBox1137, 100 Fore Street, Portland. Al 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 14 at the Cumberland CountyCivicCenter,Opera11laCartebrings tolifeGilbertandSullivan'sswashbuckling operettaThePiratesofPenzance(tickets$13, $23,and$32,withyouthdiscountsavailable). BoxOffice:772-8630or1-800-639-2707.

Tire IARK Society for Chamber Music, P.O. Box11,Portland,presentsthePortlandString Quartet playingPoem forStringQuartetby RebeccaClarke,Dvorak’sStringQuartetinAb, Op.105;andSchubert’sStringQuartetind.D 810 “Death and the Maiden" at 3 p.m on Sunday, November 24 at the State Street Church. There will be a free pre-concert lecturebyDrOliviaMattisandWill1lertz.at2 p.m.inthechurch,andareceptioncateredby Ricctta’s Brick Oven Pizzeria afterwards. Ticketscost$17.50foradults,$15forseniors, and$10forstudents.Forticketscall761-1522.

Choral/\rtSociety,P.O.Box8815,Portland, presents their annual “Christmas at the Cathedral”concerts—featuringtheChoralArt SocietySingers,thePortlandBrassQuintet, andthedebutperformanceoftheChoralArt Camcrata—onSaturday,December7at8pin. andonSunday,December8at2:30pm.and7 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (tickets $10 and $15). The program will include seasonal works by Rachmaninoff, Bruckner, Tavener, Stanford, Poston, Willcocks, and others. For more informationcall828-0043.

Portland Conservatory of Music, 44 Oak Street, Portland. The free Noonday Concert scriesonThursdaysfrom12:15to12:45pinat First Parish Unitarian Univcrsalist Church continues on November 14 with chamber music by Michelle Vigneau on oboe, Anthony /Mienonrecorder,andKurtKaufmanoncello, followedbytheLygoniaConsortonNovember 21, and the Windham Chamber Singers on December 5. On Friday, November 1 5 at 8

p in al the Conservator)', Bowdoin College professorElliottSchwartzandBowdoinsenior MattKuhrtwillplaySchubertpianomusicfor four-hands(free).Call775-3356.

University of Southern Maine Department of Music, 37 College Avenue, Gorham. The FacultyConcertSeriescontinueswithoboist Neil Boyer ami pianist Janet Reeves playing Sinigaglia’sVariationsonaThemebySchubert, Demasc’sR/w/wody,Telemann’sConcertoind, andRichardStrauss'ConcertoinD(ticketscost $9foradultsand$5forstudentsandseniors).

Box office: 780-5555. This year the Music Department’s annual costumed dinner and musicalgala,entitled“AWinter’sEveinSt. Petersburg,’’willtransportyoutoturn-of-thcccnturyRussiaviaauthenticcuisine,music, costumes,anddramafrom6p.m.to11p.m.on Friday, December 6 in the Radisson Eastland IlotelBallroom(ticketsare$60perperson,with proceedstobenefitmusicscholarships).For reservations,call780-4542byDecember2.

Bowdoin College, Brunswick. On Tuesday, November 12 at 8 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium, ProfessorElliottSchwartzandMatthewKuhrt ‘97willperformpianomusicfortwoandfour hands by Schubert, Brahms, Clara Schumann, VirgilThomson,andaworkforlargerensemble byIlent)'Cowell(free).NextBimbetta(three sopranos,onecellist,andoneharpsichordist)

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willperformaprogramofearlyBaroquemusic entitled“PowerandDesireintire17thCentury” in an innovative, 90s style at 7:30 p.m. on

Sunday, November 17 in Kresge Auditorium (ticketscost$10foradultsand$8forseniors). Followingthat,theBowdoinOrchestratackles Ives’T/reUnonswrcr/Question,C.P.E.Bach’s Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra, Purcell’sSonataforTrumpetandStrings,and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D at 7:30 p.m. on

Friday, November 22 in First Parish Church (free). Then the Bowdoin Chorus performs Dvorak’sSongsofNatureOp.63,Elgar’s“/\s torrentsinsummer,”theZulufolksong“Weare singing,”andBernstein’sChichesterPsalmsat 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 23 in the Chapel(free,butticketsrequiredduetolimited seating).Afterthat,themulti-talentedBowdoin Chamber Choir brings you Victoria’s Missa quarti toni, Ghanaian drumming in the Ewe tradition,Irishfiddling,part-songsbyBrahms, andliederbySchubert,Brahms,andBeethoven at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 7 in the Chapel(free,butticketsrequired).Call7253375.

Saco River Grange Hall, Salmon Falls Road, BarMills.TheOldTimeRadioGangreturnsat 7:30p.m.onSaturday,November30fortheir annualcountryhoc-downfeaturingthesounds ofbanjo,guitar,fiddle,dobro,bass,accordion, clogging,andyodeling(ticketscost$7foradults and$5forstudentsandseniors).Call929-6472.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 WashingtonStreet,Bath,presentsTimSample, Maine’s most popular down-east humorist, at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 30 (tickets cost$16inadvanceor$18atthedoor).Nextup isthevenerableBattlefieldBandplayingnew andtraditionalScottishmusicat7:30p.m.on Tuesday,December3(tickets$16/$18).Then

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Maine State Ballet, 91 Forest Street, Westbrook, presents their annual holiday production of 'Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker November 29-Dccembcr 1 and December 6-8 at Biddeford City Theater at 7:30 p.m on Frida),1:30p.m.and7:30pin.onSaturday, and1:30p.m.onSunday.Adultticketsare$18 and$24,andchildren’sticketsare$16and$22. Call856-1663.

Ram Island Dance, 25?\ Forest Avenue, PortlandTheIn-HouseDanceSeries“Alive&• Well” continues on Friday, November 15 at 7:30 p m. in the Portland Performing Arts Centerwithastudioshowfeaturingworks-inprogressandexperimentalpieceswrittenand performedbydancersandchoreographersfrom thecommunity'(free).Call773-2562.

Saco River Grange Hall, Salmon Falls Road, BarMills,offerscontra-dancingwithlivemusic formixers,reels,waltzes,polkas,andline dancesprovidedbytheversatileSeaSlugsat 7:30p.m.onthefirstSaturdayofeverymonth Beginnersandsinglesarewelcome;admission is$4foradultsand$2forchildren,witha$10 maximumperfamily.Call929-6472.

BatesCollege,2zXndrewsRoad,Lewiston.The AvalancheProject, choreographed by Michael hole)’89,featurestheBatesCollegeDancers and music by William Matthews at 8 p.m. on Thursday, December 5 and Fridas’, December 6inSchaeffer'Ilieatre(free).BoxOffice:7866161.

TIA Arts, 49 Lisbon Street. Lewiston. The MOMIX company of dancer-illusionists will conjureupaworldofsurrealisticimagesusing props, light, shadow, humor, and the human body at 8 p.m. on Saturday, November 16 in LewistonMiddleSchoolzXuditorium.Tickets are$16and$20foradults,and$14forstudents andseniors.Call782-7228or(800)639-2919 fortickets.

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Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. The "Portland Glass” exhibit showcases the manv patterns and forms producedbythecompanyduringitstenyears of operation in the 19th century (through November 24). Collective Vision: A Decade of Patronage from the Friends of the Collection”honorsthisgroupofsup|>ortersb\ focusing on Friends-assisted and FricndsconsenedacquisitionsbyartistssuchasGeorge Bellows, Harrison Bird Brown, Marsden Hartles,RobertHenri,WilliamMorrisHunt,

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Rockwell Kent, Charles Frederick Kimball, FitzHughlane,AndyWarhol,andMarguerite Zorach (through December 9). 'Tom Asunder: Collage in 20th-Century Art” explores the medium in question through twenty-five American and European works from the museum’scollections(throughDecember15). “Scaforms”isanexhibitionof(went)’ethereal glass sculptures and a large multi-piece installationbyDaleChihuly,thepre-eminent glass-blowerintheworld(throughJanuary12, 1997).'Hiemuseumisopen10a.m.to5p.m. Tuesday-Saturday,10a.m.to9p.m.ThursdayFrida;, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admissionis$6foradults,$5forseniorsand students,and$1forchildren6-12,withfree admissionforeveryoneFrida;'eveningsfrom5 to9p.m.Call775-ARTSor(800)659-4067.

Maine Historical Society Gallery, 489 CongressStreet,Portland.OpeningNovember 20,andmimingthroughMarch1997,arcthree exhibitionsonthehistoryofNativeAmerican caningandbasket-makinginMaine.“Growth Rings: 200 Years of Wabanaki Basketrv, Carving, and Enterprise" examines how Maine’s Native American peoples have made and marketed their arts from 1790 to the present.“TreeandTradition:BrownAshand Maine Native American Basket Making" displays more than 50 antique and modern basketsbyMalisect,Micmac,Passamaquoddy, andPenobscotbasket-makers.“Spiritsinthe Wood: Penobscot and Passamaquoddy Root Clubs”featuresover30oftheselittle-known artifactsthatevolvedfromweaponstoobjectsof beauty. The Gallery is open WednesdaySaturdayfromnoonto4p.m.Admissionis$2 foradultsand$1forchildrenunder12.For furtherinformation,call879-0427.

Wadsworth-Ixmgfellow House, 487 Congress Street,PortlandBeginningNovember30,the Wadsworth-Longfellow house, childhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, will be adorned with authentic 19th-century Christmas decorations and antiquegames,dolls,teddybears,sleds,and othertoysthatVictorianchildrenhopedtofind undertheirChristmastrees.Open11a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, and 11 a.m.-7 p.m.FridaysandSaturdaysthroughDecember 16. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for children.Forinformation,call879-0427.

Children’s Museum of Maine, 142 Free Street,Portland.Thefuniscontagiousatthe “HA! HA! HA! Laughter zVound the World” exhibit,whereyoucanlearnonceandforall justwhatthedifferenceisbetweenasnicker andachortle;basevourownguffawsmeasured byalaughometer;depositandwithdrawknock¬ knocks,riddles,andtongue-twistersatthejoke bank;ortrymakinganaudiencerollinthe aislesbygettingbehindthemikeatthecomeds circus (through September 1997). Open Wcdnesdav-Saturday 10-5, Sunday 12-5, and thefirstFridaveveningofevenmonth5-8(free

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Maine College of Art’s Baxter Gallery, 619 Congress Street, Portland. “Genius Loci: A Sense of Place" brings together works by regional painters Alix S. C. Bacon, Sarah Barnum, Margaret McCahn, John Jacobsmeyer, John Schmidt Berger, and Alexandra McGovernthatreflecttheinterconnectedness ofmemory,nature,andculture(throughDec¬ ember15).FreeandopentothepublicTues¬ day-Sunday11-4andThursday11-9.Formore information,call775-5152.

DanforthGallery,34DanforthStreet,Port¬ land.TireForestCityAnnualWoodSculpture Exhibition and Symposium showcases largescalepublicworksmadeofnativeMainewoods bysculptorsAnneAlexander,ElizabethEgbert, ChristopherFrost,DeborahKlotz-Paris,Creely Myatt,airdGaalShepherd.Thesculpturesare inspiredbythehistoryofPortlandandlocated atvarioussitesintheCongressStreetArts District(throughNovember).Meanwhile,“An American Collection” is a national juried exhibitionofrecentworkscreatedbyartistswith disabilitiesandselectedbyVer}'SpecialArtsof zXmcrica(throughNovember28).Thegalleryis open 11-5 on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday; 11-8 on Thursday; aird 12-5 on Sundav(freeadmission).Forinformation,call 775-6245.

Osher Map Library, Smith Center for Cartographic Education, 314 Forest Avenue, Portlaird.“TheCartographicCreationofNew England" chronicles the evolution of the region’s changing identity and conflicting place-namesviamapsdatingfromtheearliest European explorations of the coast through post-Civil War hunting expeditions led by Native American guides in the backwoods (throughzXpril27,1997).Libraryhoursarc14:30pm.and6-8p.m.onWednesday;9a.m.12:30p.m.and1-4:30pin.onThursday;and9 a.m.-12:30p.m.onSaturday.Admissionisfree. Call780-4850.

UniversityofSouthernMaineArtGallery,37 College Avenue, Gorham. "Representing Holocaust" by Judy Ellis Glickman and JonathanSharlinwillbeondisplaythrough December 20 in the USM Art Gallen-. "Being Heard: the Strength. Courage, and AIDS of Winnie MacDonald” features photographs by Jim Daniels and mns through December 13 in the Portland Campus Center. Gallen- hours: Tucsdav-Saturdav11-3orbyappointment(free admission).Call780-5409.

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season’sspecialexhibitsare"SteinsandRelated DrinkingVessels";“TheTurner’sArt:Mocha and Slip-Decorated Ware”; "Selections from the Moon Arrow Collection"; “From Their Images Shall Ye Know Them"; and “Gift Highlights from 1995.” Museum hours are Monday-Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 1-5 (through November 19). Admission is $5 for adults,$3forstudents,$3.75forseniorsand AAz\members,andfreeforchildren.Call7873370.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Bnmswick “The Studio Museum in Harlem: 25 Years of zVrican-Amcricanz\rt”includesworkscreated byrenownedartistssuchasRomareBearden, Ed Clark, Herbert Gentry, Sam Gilliam, Norman Lewis, Howardcna Pindell, Betye Saar, and William T. Williams between 1968 and 1993 (through December 1). "Exploring Extremes of Style and Story: Mannerism in SixteenthCenturyEurope”presentselaborately artificialdrawingsandprintsofallegories, sacredhistories,andviolentoreroticizedmyths (throughDecember8).'Hiegalleriesarcopen 10am.-5p.m.Tuesday-Saturdayand2-5p.m. onSunday(freeadmission).Call725-3275.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall,BowdoinCollege,Bnmswick,displaysthe furclothing,snowshoes,pickaxes,knives,guns, andoneofthefiscsledgesthatRobertE.Peary tooktotheNorthPole,aswellastheEskimo potsandlamps,ivoryandsoapstonecarvings, huntingweapons,clothing,andfull-sizeskin kayak that Donald B. MacMillan encountered onhisArcticexplorations.Ongoingexhibits include:“S.S'. Roosevelt: Model of Strength,” anadmiraltymodelofRobertE.Peary’sMainebuiltshipofexploration;"InuitArtTodayand Yesterday”;acariboudisplay;andacomputerdriven photography display of hand-colored glasslanternslidesof.Arcticexplorationsfrom 1880to1930.Thegalleriesarcopen10a.m.-5 p.mTuesday-Saturdayand2-5p.m.onSunday (freeadmission).Call725-3062.

Connections Fine Art Gallery, 56 Maine Street,Brunswick,features“Doors"(paintings byJovVaughan)and“IntotheMyth"(mystical photographic installations by Susan Mills) through November 23. Hours: Monday-Friday, 10a.m.-5p.m.Call725-1399.

Bates College Museum of Art, Bardwell and RussellStreets,Ix-wiston.“LuciaSalcmme:z\ Modernist'sViewofNewYorkCitv”features bold,abstractoilpaintingsandwatercolorsby oneofNewYork’searliestmodernistpainters (through January 8). “Contemporary Women Print-Makers”includesworksbvKikiSmith, Alison Saar, Annette Lemieux, Yvonne Jacquette, and Elizabeth Murray (through January 8). Highlights from the permanent collectionarealsoondisplaythroughJanuary 8, 1997. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10-5 and Sunday1-5(freeadmission).Forinformation, call786-6158.

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Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, Bath. “Tankers and Tramps” traces Maine’s history of building ocean-going steamships (through Spring 1997). Opening November 22, “z\ Sea-Going Dynasty: the Pattens of Bath” focuses on Bath’s first shipbuildingfamilyandtheirlargefleetof merchantsailingships(throughMay18.1997). Also opening November 22, “Seafaring from OldBath”chroniclestheshipsandshipbuilders of the Kennebec River from the end of the Napoleonic Wars until 1860 (ongoing). Museum hours are 9:30-5:00 every day. /Admissionis$7.50foradults,$4.75forchildren 6-17,and$21forafamilyofatleast2adults and2childrenFordetailscall443-1316.

Gold/Smith Gallery, 63 Commercial Street. Boothbay Harbor. “Mermaids of Maine” is an invitational exhibit featuring fantastical paintings,photographs,andsculpturesof"lady¬ fish”bvover50Maineartists,includingMarvel Wynn, Earl Barlow, Robert Shettcrlv, Brita Holmquist, William Lawrence, Marguerite Robichaux, and Albin Elskus (through December24).Call633-6252.

Farnsworth Art Museum, 19 Elm Street, Rockland. Opening November 10 is "Earl Cunningham: Painting art American Eden.” a retros|x-ctiveexhibitionof46oilpaintingsfrom the1920sto1977bytheEdgecombfolkartist (through February 2, 1997). The museum is open 10-5 Tuesdav-Salurday and 1-5 on Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors,arrd$3forchildrenages8-18.For furtherinformation,call596-6457.

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St. latke’s Cathedral, 143 State Street, Portland. The annual Holly Fair —held this vearonSaturdav,November23from9am.to 2pan.—featuresasilentauctionat9aananda live auction (including estate furniture, antiques,andcollectibles)at11:30am..aswell asatraditionalNewEnglandluncheon,used books,attictreasures,bakedgoods,knitsand crafts.Christmasdecorations,balsamwreaths, jewelry,achildren’scorner,andmore.Call 772-5434.

Cumberland Count) Civic Center, 1 Civic CenterSquare,Portland,bringsyouB.BKing inconcertwithspecialguestCorey1larrisat8 p m on Thursday November 21 । tickets $15, $20.and$25).ThenthePortlandPiratesice hockev season skates on with games against Springfield at “ 30 pm on Frida;. November 22; Providence at ~:30 p in on Saturdav, November 23; Fredericton at ~ pin. on Wednesday,November27,Springfieldagainat 7:30 p in. on Saturdav. November 30, and Adirondack at 7 p in on Wednesday. December4(tickets$5-$l3,Followingthat, preschoolerswon’twanttomiss"SesameStreet Live! —Let’s Be Friends” at 7 p in on Hnirsdas, December 5 and Friday. December 6, and at I and 4 30 p m on Saturday.

December 7 and Sunday, December 8 (tickets are$8.50and$10.50,witha$1.50discountfor childrenages1-10).BoxOffice:775-3458.

Maine Audubon Society, Gilsland Farm Environmental Center, Falmouth. Get a head start on your holiday shopping at Maine Audubon’s Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, November 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p in. at the Portland Expo, where over 100 New England artisans, crafters, and merchants will be peddlingtheirwares(freeadmission).Thenon Saturday.November23at9:30a.mtherewill be a nature walk focusing on wildlife adaptationsforwintersurvival($4),followedby aPortlandNaturalistsFonimfrom7to9p.m. on Monday, November 25 (free). For I informationandreservations,call781-2330.

School Around Us, 281 Log Cabin Road, Arundel,willholdtheirannualWinterFair from9a.m.to5p.m.onSaturday,November 23 at Kennebunk High School. /\ juried selectionoffineartandcraftswillbeondisplay; home-madegourmetluncheonanddessertwill beservedallday;andfolk,country,[»p,jazz, andholidaymusicwillbeplayedbytheduo SidebySide.Admissionis$1,andproceeds benefittheSchoolAroundUs,analternative, parent-nin,cooperativeschoolCall282-2023.

University of Southern Maine Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth Street, Portland. TakeatriptothestarswithoulleavingPortland! Every Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. there’sanastronomyshow,followedbyalaser fightconcertat8:30p.m.:andonSaturday afternoons at 3 p.m. there are Family Astronomy Shows such as “Mr Man in the Moon,"“TheLittleStarThatCould,”andSky Friends.” The exhibit area, which contains interactivecomputers,spaceart,andvideo displays,isopentothepublicTuesday-Friday from9am.to5p.m.atnocharge.Ticketsfor eithereveningshoware$4foradultsand$3for children,students,andseniors;ticketsforboth evening shows are $7/$5; and tickets for matineesarc$3foreveryone.Forcurrentshow titles(theyrotateweekly),call780-4249.

Comedy Connections, 434 Fore Street, Portland,mightbeagoodplacetotestout Reader’sDigest‘sassertionthat"LaughterIsthe BestMedicine”forwhateverailsyou.The126seatOldPortclubissetupcabaretstyleand bringsnationalcomicheadlinersfromallover thecountrytoPortlandeveryweekendat8:30 p.m.onThursdayandSunday(tickets$6),at9 p.m.onFriday($8)andat8p.m.and10p.m onSaturday($8).Thewaitstaffsenesdrinks and appetizers while performers such as Anthony Clark, Jonathan Katz, Dave Fitzgerald.MariaFalzonc,F.ddicBrill,Ed Regine. Mike McDonald. Mike Donvan, and Bob Sommerby (who once roomed with Al CoreandTomnnIceJones)struttheirstuffon stage.Call774-5554fortickets.

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