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ThePortlandMountainCatswillfeatureeverythingfrom 7’7”Manute Bol,thetallestplayerinthehistoryoftheNBA, tonegotiationswithretired7’4”starRalph Sampson totryoutsforpromisinglocals.
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TheFirst Mountain Cat: Portland-bound Manute Bol has playedforthe Washington Bullets,Golden StateWarriors, MiamiHeat,and Philadelphia Seventy-Sixers. He’sthe7thalltimeshotblocker inNational Basketball Association
WHEN THE POKTI AND Mountain Cats take thecourtforthefirst timeonMay10,199(5. theywillhopetotap intotheenthusiasmwhichthe cityhasshownforthePirates and the Sea Dogs. Maine's ownUnitedStatesBasketball League team will showcase bothfamiliarnames,aswellas potentialstarsofthefuture,in thirteenCivicCentergames
“Manute Bol a Portland resident! The thought of his PROMOTIONAL ATTIRE. But the real
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during May and June. The team’s principal owner and GeneralManager,nightcluben¬ trepreneurMarkMcClure,is enthusiasticaboutthecoming ofprobasketballtoPortland andpointstothesuccessof thehockeyandbaseballfran¬ chisesasproofthatthetimeis ripeforminorleaguesportsin Maine.
arkMcClurewelcomes meheartilytohissix¬ teenth-floorpenthouse in Back Bay Towers, apologizing for the
lackoffurnishings.“We’rejust movingin,”hesays.Thereis onebig,comfortablelooking couch,setfacingtheTV.Con-
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testantson“ThePriceisRight”shout out at me as my eyes fix on the screen.Afewscatteredpiecesofcol¬ orfulmodernartadorntheotherwise blankwalls.ThetiniestdogI’veever seen peeps out from behind the couch.1reachdowntopetit,butit backsoff,quiveringwithfear.
“That’smyfiancee’spuppy,”he says,andthengetsdowntobusiness withaspectacularannouncement.
McCluretellsmehe’sfinishingup negotiationstosign7’7”Sudanese centerManuteBol,aveteranoften NBAseasons,mostrecentlywiththe
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GoldenStateWarriors.ManuteBola Portlandresident!Thethoughtofhis headskimmingtheceilingsofvari¬ ousOldPorteateriesticklesmyim¬ aginationasMcClurerushesoffto get me the USBL press guide and some Mountain Cats promotional attire.There’snoquestionaboutBol beingabigattraction.Instead,asthe secondstickby,Irealizethatthereal questionis,whathaspossessedthe 28-year-oldMcCluretotrytopullall ofthisoff?
Hisabsencegivesmeachanceto sneakaviewfromthepicturewin¬ dowthatsweepsfromthejetportto Portland Observatory to downtown rooftopstoFortGorges.Ontopof theTVisaframedphotoofMcClure andhisfianceeleaningonthehood ofawhiteMercedes.
Returning,hehandsmeaT-shirt andhatemblazonedwiththeMoun-
tainCatslogo,alongwithapress guide.“Lookatthis!”hesaysand pointstoaphotoofBolstanding behind5’7”guardSpudWebbonthe cover of the pamphlet. The cover tellsmethatthiswillbetheUSBL’s tenthanniversaryseason.
McClureisaCapeElizabethnative whose father, Eugene McClure, teachesSocialStudiesatLincolnMid¬ dleSchoolinPortland.Hegraduated in 1986 from Fryeburg Academy, whereheplayedbothbasketballand baseball.AfterastintatTylerJunior CollegeinTyler,Texas,hereturned toPortlandtofinishupatUSM.“I’m stillsixcreditsshortofgraduating.”
Part owner of the Middle Street nightclubThePavilion,he’salso founderofThePenguinintheOld Port,aswellasanewclubcalledThe EdgeonWharfStreet.Todayhe’son his way to Bangor to oversee the openingofasecondPavilionclub there.
AccordingtoMcClure,thetimeis rightforprobasketballinPortland. ThesuccessofthePiratesandSea Dogshasdemonstratedthatthere’sa marketforminorleaguesportsin Maine.Ifanything,hesays,there should be more response to the MountainCatsbecauseofthepres¬ ence of big-name players on the court.“There’salotofhighquality talentatthesub-NBAlevel,”hesays. “Peopleknowwhotheseplayersare because college hoops is so much biggerthancollegehockeyorbase¬ ball.”
Infact,it’sgenerallyacknowledged thatbasketballisthehardestpro sporttomakeittothetopin.There isasmallnumberofplayersonNBA rosters,soevensomeofthebestcol¬ legeballplayersareleftoutofthe league.Theprospectofmakingitout ofthecityforghettokidscontributes tothelargenumbersofNBAhope¬ fuls.FormerNCAAstarswhoarebor¬ derlineNBAquality,aswellasyoung proslookingforoff-seasoncompeti¬ tion,thriveintheUSBL.
The league includes such pro standoutsasAnthonyMason,Muggsy Bogues,CharlieWard,andJohn“Hot Rod” Williams among its alumni. Many other players have used the USBLasaspringboardintotheNBA, notable among them is McClure’s
firstacquisition,ManuteBol.
AmemberoftheDinkaTribein theSudan,Bolmacleaname forhimselfin1985whenhe firstappearedinanNBAuni¬ formwiththeWashingtonBul¬ lets.AtthattimeManutewasthe tallestplayerinleaguehistory,adis¬ tinctionhenowshareswithcurrent players Georghe Muresan and Sean Bradley. He immediately turned headswithhisshot-blockingability, whilehisoffensiveskillsleftalotto bedesired.Inhisrookieyear,Boltal¬ liedthesecondhighestseasonshot blocktotalever.The1985-1986De¬ fensivePlayeroftheYearvotingsaw BolfinishsecondbehindAlvinRob¬ ertson.HewentontoplayforPhil¬ adelphia,Miami,andGoldenState duringaten-yearNBAcareer,and currentlystandsseventhincareer shotblocking.
Before his much-publicized NBA debut,Manutehonedhisskillsinthe USBLwiththeRhodeIslandGulls. Evenafterhiscareerhadtakenoff, Bolreturnedtoplayoff-seasonball eachyearwiththeGulls.Now,after atwo-yearhiatusfromtheUSBL,Bol returnstotheleague,thistimeasa PortlandMountainCat.Alongwith NBAexperience,hebringsrecogni¬ tiontotheneworganization.
ThefirstMountainCatisreportedly excitedaboutcomingtoPortland. “Manuteisveryenthusiasticabout returningtotheUSBLbecausethat’s wherehestartedhiscareer,”says Bol’sagent,FrankCatapanoofBos¬ ton.Manuteiscurrentlyplayingfor theFloridaBeachDogsoftheConti¬ nentalBasketballAssociation.
Also being negotiated is an NBA affiliationwiththeBostonCeltics. “ManyUSBLteamshaveanNBAaffil¬ iation,”McCluresays.“Forexample, there’stheLongIslandSurf,which servesasafarmteamfortheNew YorkKnicks.”Oftenthelowerendof theNBAteam’srosterissenttoits affiliateUSBLteamforseasoningat theendoftheNBAcampaign.“M.L. Carrisenthusiasticaboutthepros¬ pects,”McCluresays,referringto Boston’sheadcoachanddirectorof basketballoperations.
McClureseemstothriveonnegoti¬ ating.InanarticleinthePortland PressHerald, McClure’smotherre-
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centlyidentifiedDonaldTrumpand MichaelMilkenashisboyhoodidols. Judging by the enthusiasm with whichherevealshispendingdealsto me,thisisnosurprise.Infact,Mc¬ Clureissobusythesedayshehadto postpone his October wedding to AmieSpears,23,ofScarborough,un¬ tilafuturedate.
Despitehisintensebusiness attitude,McClureisnotyour typicalsportsfranchiseown¬ er.Untilthismonthhewasliv¬ ingathomewithhisparentsin CapeElizabeth.Infact,McClureisa self-proclaimed “leg-work man” whoseventuresareprimarilysup¬ ported by a number of investors. These include personnel direc¬ tor Jeff O’Sullivan of Hampden and Guy Nedeau of Biddeford, Mc¬ Clure’sprincipalpartnersinthe Mountain Cats endeavor, which is fundedbyatotalof10investors.
Togainacceptanceintotheleague, McClureandhisassociatesfirsthad toputupa$200,000entrancefee. Once this was accomplished, he hiredheadcoachKevinMackey,the manresponsibleforbringingBolto America.McClureaddedtothelocal excitementlastDecember17,when heheldtryoutsatSouthernMaine TechnicalCollegetotrytodiscover promisingregionalplayers.
TheUSBLallowsteamstotryout 200players,inadditiontoitsmid¬ AprildraftofcollegeandCBAplay¬ ers.“TheplayersareallofNBAcal¬ iber,butI’dliketofeatureonelocal playerifpossible,”McCluresays, “maybetwo.
“Beyondthat,I’msettingmysights on signing Ralph Sampson. Think about that-7’4” Sampson and 7’7” Manutedownlow.”
The USBL has a salary cap of $40,000to$42,000.“Thatmightnot soundlikemuch,butkeepinmind thatit’sonlyatwomonthseason,”he says.Standardleaguewagesare$300 aweek.“It’stheNBAexposurethat’s mostimportanthere.Noneofthese playersarelookingtobecomemil¬ lionairesoffthis.Youcanpayyour marquee players more than the leaguewillallow,though.”
Contractsareprimarilysignedona yeartoyearbasisbecauseplayers areintheleaguemainlytogetlooked
atbyvariousproleagues,notjust theNBA,butforeignproteamsas well.“Obviouslyifaplayergets calleduptotheNBA,thattakespre¬ cedenceoveranycontractwemight havebindingthem.”
I ask McClure about the name he haschosen,theMountainCats,andit obviouslytouchesasorespot.He getsupoffthecouchandwalksto theTVwhereoneofBarker’sbeau¬ tiesisbusyextollingthefinerpoints ofWhirlpool’slatesttechnology.He flicksofftheTV,andturnsback towardme.“I’vecaughtalotofflak forthatinthepress,youknow.”So muchflakthatitpromptedMcClure towriteaninflamedletterdefending thechoice.Theletterwaspublished intheNovember16issueofCasco BayWeekly.“Peoplesaythereareno mountainlionsinMaine,butthere are,it’sbeenproven,they’vebeen seen.”
According to McClure, peo¬ ple shouldn’t get hung up on the name, anyway. “I mean, how many Bengals do youthinkthereareinCincin¬ nati?Wereallyjustwantedanorigi¬ nalnamethathasn’tbeenusedin sports,andthatreflectedsomething aboutMaine.Ifyouthinkaboutit,it’s anoriginalname.Youlookataname likethePirates,andyou’vegotthe PittsburghPirates.TheSeaDogsthat’sanoriginalname,anditreflects themaritimelifestyle.”
TheMountainCatsneedtoaverage 3,500fansintheir13CivicCenter appearances to make the endeavor worthwhile.Bycomparison,thePir¬ atesaveragebetweensixandseven thousandfanspergameinthe7,000 seatarena.McClureisconfidentthat theteamwillbeabletodrawsuffi¬ cientnumbers.
Ileavetheapartmentwithahand¬ shakeandabiddingtowearmynew MountainCatsshirtwithpride.Head¬ ingfortheelevator,Ithinkabout “ThePriceisRight.”Apparentlyit’s ManuteBol’sfavoriteshow,too.AsI hitthe“lobby”button1picturethe Dinka tribesman and his new boss bondingover“ThePriceisRight,”as McClureand1did.Then1hitthe street,turn,andlookskyward.I
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Whatcouldbemorepeace¬ fulonahecticwinterday thanwalkingthroughwin¬ terwoodsonthreefeetof snow,quietasthoselast stragglingleavesthatdriftalong thewhitesurfaceoftheearth? Snowshoeingmaybetheultimate wintersport:mildlyexerting,con¬ templative,yetalwaysinpacewith thewoods’ownrhythms.
It’snotclearjusthow,whenor where snowshoes were invented; probablynativepeoplesindiffer¬ entchillycountriesdevisedthem independentlyofeachother.There isevidencethatsomesortofsnow¬ shoewasbeingusedaslongassix thousandyearsagoinCentralAsia, however,andmusthaveplayeda majorroleinhumanmigrationsto suchnortherlylandsaspresent¬
dayCanada,Scandinavia,andSi¬ beria.Wintertravelinthosere¬ gionssimplywouldn’thavebeen possiblewithouttheshoes.
But not every snowshoe is the same,notatall.Theteardrop¬ shapedshoeofaMainer’schild¬ hoodwouldlookabitstrangeto, say,anativeAlaskan.Andthesedif¬ ferencesweren’tmerelydecora¬ tive.Eachchangewasworkedout overyearsoftrialanderrorforthe specialwinterterrainandweather conditionsofaparticularregion. Here’saquickguidetowhathave evolvedasthehalf-dozenorso most common forms of snowshoe inNorthAmerica:
Bear paws, whose nearly round shape give them their curious
name,arethemostpracticalsnow¬ shoesfordifficultterrain.Theyare theshortestsnowshoes,andthus theeasiesttoturnindensefoliage 0haveclamberedthroughmanya dense alder swamp without a scratchusingbearpaws);theyare extremelylight;andtheyarethe cheapestsnowshoestopurchase. Theywill,however,tipovermore readilythananyotherstyle.
GreenMountainshoesareawide¬ lyimitatedmodificationoftheorig¬ inalbearpawidea.Theseshoes aren’troundbutratheroval,and theirnosesarealsoslightlyturned up.Theresultisashoethat’sless likelytotipoverthanroundbear paws.
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Mainesnowshoes,roundattheir frontendandtaperedtoalong
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Thisdesignhaschangedsome¬ what over time. Old-fashioned Maine snowshoes were quite heavy;youneededtheheartand lungs of a marathon runner to strapthemon,astheheavytails made for quite a workout. The modern-dayincarnationsofthis shoearelighterandlessawkward, however;someevendoawaywith thetail.
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Andyet,thispartof1-295isnotone ofthe10MostDangerousStretches OfRoadInMaine,accordingtothe MaineDepartmentofTransportation’s PotentialHighAccidentLocationList¬ ing,1992-1994,soeverythingIhaveto sayabouticyroadsshouldbetaken withagrainofsalt.
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1.TheAugustaRotary.According totheMaineDepartmentofTrans¬ portation’sPotentialHighAccident LocationListings,1992-1994,three hundred and fifty-four accidents happened on the East Rotary near theStateHousefrom1992-1994.
Now,1knowthiscircleverywell. Myguesswasthatsomepeopleget ontherotarybeforedecidingwhich exittotake,andthatotherscom¬ pound the problem by becoming mesmerized by the Capitol dome. Who knew? Maybe still others are madabouttheirtaxesordreaming about the legendary brunch they serveatTheSenatorInnupahead. Whatever the reason, the Augusta Rotaryfaroutweighsanyotherloca¬ tioninthestateforsheernumberof accidents,thoughthankfullynoone waskilledtherebetweem1992and 1994.
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“Ifyouknowthat’stheproblem, howcanyoufixit?”
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4.Portland,thecornerofFranklin ArteryandMarginalWay.One hun¬ dredandtwoaccidentsof$500dam¬ ageormoreoccurredherebetween 1992-1994.SergeantStephenMazziottisays,“Mostoftheminvolvecars headingoutofPortlandontheFrank¬ linArterial,moreoftenduringrush hourthannot.”Carsbuggingoutof workintheOldPortcomewhipping downthehillandthendecidetoturn leftontoMarginalWay,oftenagainst thelightandopposingtraffic,orneg¬ lectingtoyieldrightofwaytothe
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5.Auburn.Ninety-eightaccidents occuredintheCenterStreetwest¬ bound ramp to the Vietnam Vets MemorialBridgetoLewiston.
6. Auburn. Eighty-fouraccidents wereloggedontheeastboundramp fromCenterStreettotheVietnam VetsMemorialBridgetoLewiston.
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8. Auburn. CenterStreet,atthe entrancetoShaw’sSupermarketand Kmart,hosted69accidentsduring ourobservationperiod.
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6.Portland. Corner of Kennebec andElm.
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EVER THOUGHT IT would be greattoownaskiarea?You liketoski.Youlikepeople. Youdon’tmindalotofwork. Howdifficultcoulditbe?
Thataboutdescribesthethought processthatChetHomer,one-year ownerofShawneePeakinBridg¬ ton,andRickHoddinott,two-year ownerofMt.AbraminLockeMills, wentthroughbeforetheybecame skiareaowners.
Ofcourse,theybothdidtheir financial homework before they
jumpedintoit-afterall,theyare businessmen.Homerisanexecu¬ tivewiththenaturalproductscom¬ pany,Tom’sofMaine,inKenne¬ bunk,andHoddinottisapartnerin the rafting company, Downeast Whitewater.Butthere’snoques¬ tionthateachofthemwouldhave definitelyputachecknextto“like skiing,”“likepeople,”“likework” onanyskiareaownerquestion¬ naire.
Well,lastwintertheyfoundout exactlyhowdifficultitcouldbe.A
devastating January thaw-“We calleditthe‘June-uarythaw,’”Hod¬ dinottsays-allbutbroughtthe199495skiseasontoahalt.
The warm spell included four straightdaysof50-degree-plus weatherandcloseddownMt.Ab¬ ramwhenitlostsnowcoveronits summitduetoaninversion.Shaw¬ neePeaksurvivedthethawwith¬ outclosing,buttheunseasonal weathersentsportsenthusiasts outgolfinginsteadofskiing.
“InFebruary,theteetimeswere
allbookedatthecoursesonCape Cod,”Homersayswithashakeof hishead.“Youcan’tcompeteagainstthat.”
Ski-area operators also soon foundthere’snowaytolurethem backtotheslopesoncethey’ve beenoutonthoselinks.
“Withthemiracleofsnowmaking, wewereupandrunningagainwith¬ inaweek,butweneverrecouped theseason,”Hoddinottsays.
And,asif50-degreeweatherin Januarydoesn’tsoundbadenough
Shawnee Peak, locatedonRoute302 inBridgton,isMaine’sthirdlargestski area,offering202acresofskiing,a 1,300-footverticaldrop,31trails, includingthemountain’snewadvanced intermediatetrail,YeeHa,and4lifts,1 tripleand3doubles.Theskiarea, formerlyknownasPleasantMountain, hasbeeninbusinessfor closeto60years.
Celebratingits35thbirthday, Mt. Abram islocatedonHoweHiliRoad, offRoute26,approximately65miles fromPortland.Theareaoffers135 acresofskiterrain,a1,030-foot verticaldrop,5lifts,and35trails.
ForinformationaboutShawneePeak, call(207)647-2444,andformoreaboutMt.Abram, call(207)875-2003.
to a ski area operator, Homer recalledthatitrainedatleastone oftheweekenddaysthefirstsix weekendsthattheywereopenlast year.“Thatwasprettytoughto take,”Homersays,whoactually laughsaboutitnow.
“1thoughttheraftingbusiness was weather dependent,” Hoddi¬ nottsayswithachuckle.“It’snot evenclosetoskiing-it’stotally weatherdependent.Youcanpro¬ videanexcellentskiingproduct, butiftheweatherisn’tgood,you
won’tgettheskiers.”
“Evenwithallthesnowmaking,” Homersays,“theweatherisstill thedecidingfactor.”
Theironyisthatitisn’talways goodevenifitsnows,ontheweek¬ endsthatis.“Snowwillkeepthem away,”Hoddinottsays,“theydon’t liketodriveinit;theydon’tliketo skiinit.”
Infact,eventhoughnaturalsnow isarealblessing,savingskiarea owners money on snowmaking costs,HoddinottandHomerwould
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almost prefer it snowed where skierscomefromratherthanin themountains.
“Itstillcomesdownto‘ifthey don’tseeitintheirbackyards...’” Hoddinottsays.
Homer and Hoddinott are amongthefewindependent ownersofrelativelysmall skiareasinoneofthemost competitivebusinessesin theworld,inwhichconsolidation andincreasedsizeseemtobethe governingfactors.Thenumbersof smallerskiareashavebeenstead¬ ilydecliningoverthepast20 years,ascompetinginskiing’s new high-tech environment of high-speedquads,stateoftheart snowmaking and wall-to-wall groominghasbecomeincreasing¬ lydifficult.
Infact,both,inessence,rescued theirskiareas.Hoddinottpur¬ chased a badly run-down Mt. Abram in June, 1993 from the Crossfamily,whofoundedtheski areain1960.HomerboughtShaw¬ nee Peak in September, 1994, when its parent company faced bankruptcy (although Shawnee Peak had always proved prof¬ itable,thePennsylvaniaowners hadhadextensiverealestateloss¬ esintheirhomestateduringthe late1980sandearly1990s).
Homerhasspentlotsofmoney onwhathecalls“deferredmain¬ tenance,”andHoddinottsayshis mainfocushasbeento“resurrect abusinessthathasbeendriven intotheground.”
Bothareinthepositionofcom¬ petingwiththemega-resortsof Sunday River and Sugarloaf-in fact,Mt.Abramskiersonlyhave todrivedowntheroadafewmiles toNewryandtheycanfindthe eight-peak,morethan100trail Sunday River. Shawnee Peak is stillclosestofthefourtoitsmain draw,Portland,butSundayRiv¬ er’sLesOttenhassunkmorethan $16millionintoskiinginthe
MountWashingtonValley,which isjust20moremilesofdrivingfor itsskiers.
Bothmenalsoworksevendaysa week.Bothjuggleresponsibilities attwobusinesses.
Sowhyarethesemenlaughing? Whyaretheysoexcitedfortheski season?Whyaretheyenthusiastic abouttheirwork?
“Itwasarealsurprisetomehow importantMt.Abramistofolks,” Hoddinottsays.“Peoplereally wantthismountaintothrive.”
“Wehaveaveryloyalcustomer base,” Homer says. “They want themountaintosucceed.”
Eventheirbigneighborsareon theirside.
“Forallthecompetitivenessyou readaboutbetweenskiareas,I’ve hadnothingbutsupportanden¬ couragementfromSugarloafand SundayRiver,”Homersays,add¬ ing,“Bigareasarenotinbusiness toputlittleareasoutofbusiness-thebigskiareasneedthe feederskiareas.”
Hoddinottevennotedthathav¬ ing Sunday River nearby was a boontohismountain.“Wehavea lotofpeoplewhoskiSundayRiver onedayandusthenext,”hesays.
Though both noted that they wereallcompetingforthesame relativelysmallnumberofskiers, theyemphasizedthatwhatthey offeredatMt.AbramandShawnee Peakwasdecidedlydifferentthan whatSugarloafandSundayRiver offered.
“Noteveryonehastoskiatthe biggestmountain,”Homersays, mentioningthosejuststartingout inthesportandthosewithyoung children,wholiketobeableto keeptabsonthemthroughoutthe day.
“Wedon’tcompetewithSunday RiverorSugarloaf,”Hoddinott says.“Thisisanalternative.We’re findingthatskierswholearned hereaschildrenarecomingback againwiththeirfamilies.”
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dowithit-ShawneePeakcostsan adult$34toskionaweekendor holiday,Mt.Abram,$28,while SugarloafandSundayRiverarein the$40-plusrange.
“Alotofpeoplecan’taffordto skiSundayRiverorSugarloafall thetime,”Hoddinottsays.
Butbothemphasizedthat,al¬ though they don’t have high¬ speed quads or more than one peak,theybothprovidequality snowconditions.
“Wecontinuetoprovideasgood snowconditionsthatpeoplecan possibly find-as good as any¬ whereelse,”Homersays,whohas investedheavilyinsnowmaking and grooming at his mountain, doublingtheskiarea’ssnowmak¬ ing capacity and buying three $150,000-plusgroomingvehicles.
Hoddinott, who has also in¬ creased his area’s snowmaking capacity and bought a new flex tillergroomer,jokesthatthehalfa milliondollarshe’sspentonim¬ provementsatMt.Abramoverthe pasttwoyearsprobablywouldn’t even pay for the carpet at the SummitHotelatSundayRiver,but they’ve“reallymadeadifference” forhisskiers’experience.
“Theconfidenceinthemountain hasbeenrestored,”hesays.
Andskierinterestisup,too. Both Homer and Hoddinott are happy with season pass sales, whichareupfortheirareas,and earlysnowfallontheheelsofthe lastyear’sbadseasonhasevery¬ oneanxioustohittheslopes.
So,despitecomingoffawinter that “couldn’t have been much worse,” according to Homer, and at first made Hoddinott“wanttositdown andcry,”bothoftheseentrepre¬ neursareupbeatandlookingfor¬ wardtoanotheryearofworking andlearningandanotheryearof skiing.
Botharecommittedtosticking itoutoverthelonghaulandboth
expectthattheirenterpriseswill provetobeprofitable.
“It’sanewbusiness[forme],” Homersays,whonotesthatheis there every weekend and often comesupduringtheweektotake a few runs and check in with what’sgoingon,“soIamvery intriguedbyit.Ithinkitwillprove tobeasoundbusinessinvest¬ ment.”
“We’rerightonschedulewith ourfive-yearplan,andI’mvery optimistic,”Hoddinottsays.“And, yeah,Iworksevendaysaweek, butIdon’tworkanyofthemvery hard.”
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BatesCollege,Lewiston,Maine. Let'sTalkabout AIDS isamusicalcomedybySandraDeerabout raging hormones, romantic fantasy, and personalresponsibilitythatwillbepresented February3-4at11a.m.and2p.m.atthe BenjaminMaysCenter(tickets$3).Following that,theNewEnglandpremiereof beforeItHits Home byCherylWestrevealstheeffectsofAIDS onayoungblackjazzmusicianFebruary2-11at 8p.m.Friday-Saturdayandat2p.m.onSundays inGannettTheater(ticketscost$6foradults and$3forstudentsandseniors).BoxOffice: 786-6161.
ChocolateChurchArtsCenter,804Washington Street,Bath.TheLittleTheatreoftheDeaf— comprisingfiveperformersfromtheNational TheatreoftheDeaf—challengesaudiencesboth tohear and toseeeverywordofthefamiliar storiesthey’llbepresentingat2p.m.on Saturday,January20(ticketsare$8inadvance and$10atthedoor).Call4-12-8455.
PortlandSymphonyOrchestra,P.O.Box3573, 100ForeStreet,Portland.OnTuesday,January9 andWednesday,January10at7:30p.m.,the PSO’s“MysterybeforeIntermission"concert willfeatureBerlioz’ RomeoandJuliet-—«complete withactorsDeborahHallandMichaelRafkin enactingthebalconyscene—andanothertorrid, romanticworkthatwillremainundisclosed untiltheperformance(tickets$15to$35).Next theChamberOrchestraconcertsonSaturday, January27at 6:30 p.m.andSunday,January28 at2p.m.willtuneintothepassionofstrings withFinzi’sRomanceforStrings,selectionsfrom TheCypresses byDvorak/Suk,Rossini’sSonata No.1inGforStrings,andVivaldi’s The Four Seasons (tickets$25to$45).ThenonTuesday, February6andWednesday,February7at7:30 p.m.,thePSOwillcelebrateToshi's10th anniversary as conductor with Japanese composer Mayuzumi's bugaku: Part I (a translationofatraditionalJapanesecourtdance towesterninstruments);Mozart’sSinfonia Concertante,K.364(includingararejoint appearancebysistersAniandIdaKavafianon violinandviola);andDvorak’sSymphonyNo.8 (tickets$25to$35).Lastly,bringsomeoneyou lovetothisyear’sValentinePopsconcert entitled“It’sAlmostLikeBeinginLove"and cuddleuptotheromanticBroadwaymelodies ofLernerandLoewesungbythePortland Community Chorus with soloists Victoria Casella,FrankReam,andLeeVeltaat7:30p.m. onSaturday,February10andat2:30p.m.on Sunday,February11(tickets$15to$35).All
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TheLARKSocietyforChamberMask,P.O.Box II,Portland.ThePortlandStringQuartetwill performRichardStrauss’StringQuartetinA, Op.2;Kreisler’sStringQuartetina;and Mendelssohn’sStringQuartetinD.Op.44No.1 at3p.m.onSunday,February11atWoodfords CongregationalChurch.Ticketscost$17.50for adults,$15forseniors,and$10forstudents,and therewillbeareceptionforartistsandguestsin thechurchatriumaftertheconcert.Fortickets call761-1522.
ChoralArtsSociety,P.O.Box8815,Portland, payshomagetoSt.Valentinewithaprogram called“HearttoHeart:LoveSongsNewand Classic”at3p.m.onSunday,February11in PortlandHighSchoolAuditorium(tickets$12). Formoreinformationcall828-0043.
StateTheatre,609CongressStreet,Portland. PlayingonFriday,January26at8p.m.,the gospelmusical“Mahalia"isajoyouscelebration ofthelifeandmusicofMahaliaJackson,the world’sgreatestgospelsinger.NextonFriday, February2at8p.m.,theCapitolSteps—atroupe offormercongressionalstafferswhoareeven funnierthanCongress—mercilesslysatirizethe peopleandinstitutionsthatonceemployed them.ThenonSunday,February4at7p.m.,the legendaryLouRawlsperformssoulfulAmerican standardsfromhismanygoldandplatinum albums.Call773-5540fortickets,anddon’tmiss PortlandMonthly photographerKevinLeDuc’s exhibitofbackstageandperformancephotosof actsfromBoDiddleytoBobDylanwhohave appearedattheStatesinceearly1994(onview’ Monday-Friday9:30-5:00and10-4onSaturdays).
UniversityofSouthernMaineDepartmentof Music,37CollegeAvenue,Gorham.Thenext installmentintheUSMFacultyConcertSeries featuresEllenChickeringsingingthew’orld premiereofBruceFithian's Kinderlieder, accompanied by Jara Goodrich on harp, GraybertBeachamonviola,CatherinePayneon flute,andNancySmithonpercussionat8p.m. onFriday,February2inCorthellConcertHall. AlsoontheprogramareGinastera’s Cantosdel Tucumun (basedonArgentinianfolksongs)and rarelyheardariasfromVerdi’s Medora and Donizetti’s (lemmadiVergy (ticketscost$9for adultsand$5forstudentsandseniors).Box office:780-5555.
Bowdoln College, Brunswick. On Sunday, February18theBowdoinChamberChoirand Chorustaketheirshowontheroadfora2:30 p.m.performanceattheCathedralofthe ImmaculateConceptioninPortland.Their programof“MusicoftheHispanicWorld"will includeworksbyVictoria,Encina,andthe Quechuan people, Missa Criolla byAriel
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BangkokCityThaiandSeafoodRestaurant,One City Center. Formerly known as That Garden Restaurant,thefinestThairestaurantinMaineisnow openundernewmanagementwithanewreducedpricemenu.Specializinginseafooddishesandother authenticThairecipespreparedbyanexperienced chef,BangkokCityisopenfordinnersevendaysa weekwithalunchbuffetMonday-Friday.Catering, take-out.delivery($20minimumorder),andfreeonehourparkingatOneCityCenterParkingGarageare available.Forreservationscall772-1118.
CafeStroudwater,locatedintheEmbassySuites HotelatthePortlandJetport,specializesinAmerican bistrocuisinewithanemphasisonnativeseafoodand primecutsofmeat,butitisChefWilliamBoutwell's creativetouches—likeshrimpandlobsterNapoleon withgrilledeggplant,goatcheese,andredpeppers servedoveratomatocoulis—thatmakethisdining experiencelikenootherinPortland.Inadditiontoa spectacularSundaybrunch,theCafealsoofferswine dinners.Portland'sonlyChef'sTable,andafine selectionoflocallybrewedbeers.Forreservationscall 775-0032.
Carbur'sRestaurant,123MiddleStreet,Portland, offersgreatfoodinacasualandrelaxedatmosphere. Takesometimetoenjoyyourfavoritecocktailorsoft drinkasyoureadovertheextensivemenuwith selectionsrangingfromTeriyakiSirloinorChickento Fish’n’Chips.nottomentionthemunchiesandsalads. Andifit’sasandwichyouseek,you'vefoundtheright place:over70outrageous“Grandwich"combinations areavailable.772-7794.
TheClayOven,565CongressStreet,servesauthentic Indiancuisineinarelaxedatmosphere.Themoist kebabsarecookedonaslowcharcoalfire,whilethe curriesarepreparedwithfreshlygroundherbsand spices.Theirexoticsoups,fresh-bakedbreads,and savoryricespecialtiesarealsosuretopleaseyour palate.TheClayOvenisopenforlunchanddinner, andbeer,wine,andtake-outareavailable.773-1444 AtDavid'sRestaurantyoucansamplefour-star
entr6esfeaturingfarm-freshproduceandnative productslikeseafoodsausage,sesameandcoriander crustedtuna,orgoatcheesepacketswithgrilled vegetables(773-4340).David'sattheOysterClub, setinaconvertedopenairmarketbuilding,boastsan abundantrawbar.20varietiesofseafood,lobster, freshpasta,microbrews,andMaine’slargestsingle maltscotcheslist(773-4340).Turino’sStoneOven Pizzeriacombineswildmushrooms,prosciutto, artichokehearts,andfreshherbstocreateauthentic gourmetpizzafromoldNaples(780-6600).Allthree restaurantsarelocatedat164MiddleStreet.
Youcan’tbeatthelocationofDiMillo'sFloating Restaurantat25LongWharfoffCommercialStreetfor fabulouswaterfrontviewsofPortlandHarbor.Escape fromthehustleandbustleofthecitybywatchingthe boatsgobyasyouenjoyfreshMainelobsterserved year-round,steak,seafooddishes,andmore.Open7 daysaweekfrom11a.m.to11p.m..withachildren’s menuavailable.Fordrinksandalightermenu,trytheir PortsideLounge.772-2216.
WelcometoF.ParkerReidy’s,siteoftheoriginal PortlandSavingsBankbuiltin1866at83Exchange Street.Establishedin1976duringtheRenaissanceof theOldPortarea,F.ParkerReidy’shasbecomea Portlandfinediningtradition,specializinginsteaksand freshseafood,butalsoofferingpasta,chicken,and salads,withprimeribfeaturedonweekends.Turn-ofthe-centurydecor,personalizedservice,andgreatfood createawarmandcongenialatmospherepopularfor bothbusinessandintimatedining.773-4731.
HeadovertoFreshMarketPastaat43Exchange Street/60MarketStreetforthebesthomemadepastas andsaucesinPortland,nottomentionavarietyof fantasticItalianbreads.Italianwineandbeers, espresso,cappuccino,biscotti,andotherdelicious desserts.Bringthewholefamilyforlunch,dinner,and latenightdining.773-7146.
DeepintheheartofthemysteriousWoodfordsareaat 540ForestAvenueisTheGreatLostBear,where you’llfindafullbarfeaturingover50(that’sright,five-o) draught beers, predominantly from local microbrewenes.Accompanyingthemisanenormous menuwitheverythingfromsoups,salads,and sandwichestosteaksandribs,aswellasalarge vegetarianselectionandthebestnachosandbuffalo wingsintown.Discoverwherethenativesgowhen they’rerestless!Servingfrom11:30am.to11:30p.m. sevendaysaweek.772-0300.Visitusonlineat: httpY/www.mainehnk.neVbear/
AttheMarketStreetGrilleinthePortlandRegency Hotel,spectacularcuisine.OldPortcharm,and impeccableservicecometogetherinanelegantyet casualenvironment.Alongwithdailyfreshspecials featuringfoodsfromlandandsea.theGrille'schef preparesunforgettablefeastslikeSeafoodFettucine withlobster,shrimp,andmussels;BakedLobsterwith seafoodstuffing:SteakDianeTenderloin;andVeal Scaloppim.Visit31MarketStreetforbreakfast,lunch anddinner.Reservationsaccepted774-4200.
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SaigonThinhThanh,608CongressStreetPortlandJust acrossCongressSquarefromtheSonestaHotelandthe PortlandMuseumofArtisMaine’s—andprobablyNew England's—finestVietnameserestaurant.Four-star,spicy, exotictastesjumpfromthedeliciousfish,pork,sfYirp,and scallopdishesthatincludeVegetableSateReeVermicelli. BeanCurdwithGarlicRiceVermicelli.ScallopswithSnow Peas,andextraordinarycumesandspedais.773-2932.
Freshlobsters,shellfish,salmon,andlocalfishhave beenspecialtiesatthehistoricSeamen'sClubforover threegenerations,whileagedbeef,primerib.quiches, freshpasta,vegetarianandsouthwesternselections, home-bakedbreadsanddesserts,andfreshfruitsand vegetablesroundoutthemenu.Thebestweekend brunchesontheplanetincludesoups,turkey sandwiches,andsalads,andafullbarisalways available.TheLunchand“Lite"menusareservedfrom 11a.m.to11p.m.inacomfortablesettingoverlooking theharborat1ExchangeStreetand375ForeStreetin thehuboftheOldPort.Call772-7311.Faxorders: 761-4444.Noroomchargeseverforbanquetsand meetings:773-3333.
CelebratefoodatSquireMorgan's,whereyou'llfind homecookinginarelaxedatmosphere.Lunchspecials startat$4.95andincludeawidevarietyofsoups, salads,chowders,sandwiches,burgers,andfresh¬ doughpizzaDinnerspecialsfeaturefreshgrilled seafoodinmanydifferentethnicstyles,aswellas vegetarianandpastadishes.Selectionsfromtheir uniquewinelistareavailablebytheglassorthebottle. Stopby46MarketStreetinfrontofthePortland RegencyforgreatfoodanddrinkintheheartoftheOld Port.774-5246.
TabithaJean’sRestaurantat94FreeStreetoffers youzestyAmericanregionalcuisineinacasualsetting thatishandicappedaccessibleandconvenienttothe StateTheatre,theCivicCenter,andthedowntownarts district.Theirfreshseafood,pasta,vegetariandishes, grilledGntrees.homemadedesserts,andextensive wineselectionreceivedanenthusiasticfour-and-a-halfstarratingfrom Mame Sunday Telegram. Validated parkingisavailable.780-8966.
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Mid-Coast Jazz Society, 3 Breckan Road. Brunswick.TheMid-CoastJazzAnnualJanuary Bashwilltakeplaceat2pm.onSunday, January21attheNewMeadowsInninWest Bath,wheretheVERYbriefannualmeetingand electionofofficerswillbefollowedbymusic, music,andmoremusiccourtesyoftheTracey McLeanTrio(ofCrickets,Freeportfame)and theRagtimeRazcals,aNewOrieans-styleband fromtheWiscassetarea.Admissionis$5for members,$7.50fornon-members,and$2.50for students.Formoreinformation,call729-7152.
ChocolateChurchArtsCenter,804Washington Street,Bath.TherapidlyrisingstaroftheYing StringQuartetfromJesup,Iowawillbetouching down briefly in Maine for a 7:30 p.m. performanceonSaturday,January27(tickets are$12inadvanceand$15atthedoor).Then Maine’s own Dave Mallett returns from Nashvilleforamid-winterfolkconcertat7:30 p.m.onSaturday,February3(tickets$12/$15). Call442-8-155.
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L/AArts,234LisbonStreet,Lewiston.On Saturday,February10at8p.m.intheKirkGym atCentralMaineTechnicalCollegeinAuburn, BeauSoleilavecMichaelDoucetwillcombine Cajunandzydecomusicwithblues,country, Tex-Mex,Caribbean,androckinarousing celebrationoftheirculturethatcontainsequal partstraditionalandcontemporarysoundsand spirit(tickets$16/$12/$14).Call782-7228or (800)639-2919fortickets.
PortlandConcertAssociation,P.O.Box1137, 100ForeStreet.Portland.TheelectrifyingPaul Taylor Dance Company demonstrates their cutting edge choreography on Tuesday, February13at7:30p.m.attheStateTheatre (tickets$30and$22).BoxOffice;772-8630or1800-639-2707.
SacoRiverGrangeHall,SalmonFallsRoad,Bar Mills.Contra-dancingwithliveacousticmusic providedbytheversatileSeaSlugscontinueson thefirstSaturdayofeverymonthat7:30p.m. Admissionis$4foradultsand$2forchildren, witha$10maximumperfamily(beginnersand singlesarewelcome).Call929-6472.
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Bowdoln College, Brunswick. On Friday, February3at8p.m.inPickardTheater. "No(thingSoPowerfulAs)Truth" isVillageVoice Obieaward-winnerDanHurlin’sexplorationof thelifeofWilliamLoeb,ownerandpublisherof theultra-conservativeManchester,NH Union Leader for35years(tickets$8).Call725-3375.
L/AArts,234LisbonStreet.Lewiston.Even thosewhomaythinktheydislikemoderndance aresuretobeamazedandintriguedbythe ParsonsDanceCompany’sthrilling,acrobatic, andalmostdangerouschoreographyonFriday. January28at8p.m.inLewistonMiddleSchool Auditorium(tickets$18/$16/$12).Call782-7228 or(800)639-2919fortickets.
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Portland.“AfterArt:Rethinking150Yearsof Photography"surveysthehistoryofphoto¬ graphywithlandscape,urban,imageworld, expressionist-surrealist,typological,and abstractworksbyBereniceAbbott,Ansel Adams,RobertMapplethorpe,ManRay,Edward Steichen,AlfredStieglitz,PaulStrand,William Wegman,andothers(throughJanuary14,1996). Thecomplementary“LookingatPhotographs" exhibit uses examples from the museum’s permanentcollectionstoillustrateandexplain themajorphotographicprocessesandthe visualdecisionsphotographersmake(through January31,1996).Inaddition,thirty-twoentries withfiveawardwinnersfromtheMaineChapter oftheAmericanInstituteofArchitects1995 BiennialDesignAwardswillbeonviewinthe SweatMemorialGalleriesthroughJanuary31. Lastly,“AGraphicInfluence:WinslowHomer andJaponisme"explorestheinfluenceof JapaneseprintsontheevolutionofHomer’s graphicstyle(throughFebruary25).The museumisopen10a.m.to5p.m.TuesdaySaturday,10a.m.to9p.m.onThursdays,and noonto5p.m.onSunday;admissionis$6for adults,$5forseniorsandstudents,and$1for children6-12,withfreeadmissionforeveryone Thursdayeveningsfrom5p.m.to9p.m.andon thefirstSaturdaymorningofeachmonthfrom 10a.m.tonoon.Call775-6148.
MaineHistoricalSocietyGallery,489Congress Street,Portland.“China:ExploringtheInterior, 1903-1904"offersarareglimpseoftheremote interiorofpre-revolutionaryChinaasseen throughthecameralensofMainenativeR. HarveySargentofSedgwick(throughJanuary 20,1996).Inconjunctionwiththisexhibit,“From SouchongTeastoCantonSilks:TheExotic ChinaTradeinEverydayMaine,1700-1900" exploresthestrongtradetiesbetweenMaine communitiesandChinathroughChinatrade goodssuchcisclothing,accessories,ceramics, andotherdecorativeartsdrawnfromMaine collections(throughMarch30,1996).The GalleryisopenWednesday-Saturdayfromnoon to4p.m.;admissionis$2foradultsand$1for childrenunder12.Forfurtherinformation,call 879-0427.
Children’sMuseumofMaine,142FreeStreet, Portland.OpeningFebruary8,thenew“Bug Builders"exhibitcomparesinsectandhuman architecturebyallowingvisitorstoclimbintoa giantspiderweb,viewaleafchopperant colony,watchbeekeepingdemonstrations,and crawlinsideamodelbeehive(throughJune16). MuseumhoursareWednesday-Saturday10a.m to5p.m.,Fridayevenings5p.m.to8p.m.(free admission), and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.; admissionis$4perperson.Forrecorded informationcall828-123-1.
MaineCollegeofArt’sBaxterGallery,619 CongressStreet,Portland.OwningJanuary18is anexhibitionofnewworkbyMainepainter Roger Winter (through February 18); the openingreceptionfrom5p.m.to7p.m.on Thursday,January18willbefollowedbythe artist'slecturefrom7p.m.to8p.m.Thegallery isfreeandopentothepublicTuesday-Sunday 11a.m.to4p.m.andThursdays11a.m.to9p.m. Formoreinformation,call775-5152.
DanforthGallery,34DanforthStreet,Portland. At1p.m.onSunday,January14,DorisHomer willgiveatalkonWinslowHomerinpreparation
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forthearrivaloftheNationalGallery’straveling exhibitiononWinslowHomerattheMuseumof Fine Art in Boston in February ($10 for members, $12 for non-members). Opening February14is“MyFunnyValentine,"aspecial Valentine’sDayinstallationfeaturingtheworkof tenpoetsandtenvisualartistsincludingBetsy Sholl,GaryLawless,KateBarnes,Richard Wilson,RebeccaGoodale,andNancyNevergole (throughMarch6).ThethirdannualFebruary PhotographyForumfeaturesphotographers ChuckFeil,PaulD’Mato.RoseMarasco,and JohnCaponigrodiscussingslidesoftheirwork at7p.m.eachThursdayinFebruary.Thegallery isopen11a.m.to5p.m.onWednesday,Friday, andSaturday;11a.m.to8p.m,onThursday; andnoonto5p.m.onSunday(freeadmission). Formoreinformation,call775-6245.
BowdolnCollegeMuseumofArt,Brunswick. “MissRumphius:PaintingsbyBarbaraCooney" showcasestheoriginalpaintingsforCooney’s .Maine-setchildren’sbookAftss Rumphius (throughJanuary28,KHJ5).OpeningFebruary6, “RosaBonheur’sAcclaiminAmerica"explores theFrenchpainter’sstronglyrealisticimagesof fiercefindpowerfulanimals(throughMarch17). Museumhours:Tuesday-Saturday10a.m.to5 p.m.andSunday2p.m.to5p.m.;freead¬ mission.Call725-3275.
Peary-MacMIHanArcticMuseum,HubbardHall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. “Arctic Ac¬ quisitions1992-1995:InuitArtTodayand Yesterday"runsthroughMarch30.Alsoon displayarethefurclothing,snowshoes,pick¬ axes,knives,guns,andoneofthefivesledges thatRobertE.PearytooktotheNorthPole,as wellastheEskimopotsandlamps,ivoryand soapstonecarvings,huntingweapons,clothing, andfull-sizeskinkayakthatDonaldB,MacMillan encounteredonhisArcticex-plorations.The galknesareopen10a.m.to5p.m.TuesdaySaturdayand2p.m.to5p.m.onSunday(free admission).Call725-3062.
BatesCollegeMuseumofArt,Bardwelland RussellStreets,Lewiston.OpeningJanuary19Is aseriesofarchitectonicsculptureinstallations createdbyAnnReichlinusingbamboo,wire, andmesh(throughMarch15).Meanwhile,the lowergalleryfeaturesanexhibitofpre-Col¬ umbianritualceramicsandburialobjects primarilyfromtheNazcaandMocheculturesof ColombiaandPeru(throughMarch).Museum hours:Tuesday-Saturday10a.m.to5p.m.and Sunday1p.m.to5p.m.;freeadmission.Call7866158.
Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street.Bath.Duringthe19thcenturyshippor¬ traitsevolvedfromanimatedportrayalsof man’sstrugglewiththeforcesofnatureinto staticrenditionsthatprovidedaccurate documentation for ship owners and ship¬ masters;“TheEvolutionofMarinePainting18001925"tracesthesechangesthroughtheworkof someofthegreat“pierheadpainters"ofalltime, including James Buttersworth. Antonio Jacobsen,JohnHughes,AntonioDeSimone,and CharlesRobertPatterson(throughJanuary14. 1996).Museumhoursare9:30a.m.to5p.m. everyday;admissionIs$7.50foradults,$4.75 forchildrenages6-17,and$21forafamilyofat least2adultsand2children.Fordetailscall4431316.
Farnsworth Art Museum, 19 Elm Street, Rockland.“NC.Wyeth:ExperimentandIn-
vention,1925-1935"featurestwenty-fourlargescalepaintingsinwhichtheartistexperimented withcontemporaryartforms(throughJanuary 28).OpeningFebruary4is“Sun.Stones,and Silence,"acollectionoffiftynever-before-ex¬ hibitedphotographsofJapan,Ireland,the AmericanSouthwest,andMainebyPaulCaponigro,oneofAmerica’sgreatestlandscape photographers (through March 17). The museumisopen10a.m.to5p.m.TuesdaySaturdayand1p.m.to5p.m.onSundays; admissionis$5foradults,$4forseniors,and$3 forchildrenages8-18.Forfurtherinformation, call596-6457.
Maine Audubon Society, Gilsland Farm Environmental Center, Falmouth, demon¬ stratesonceagainthatneithersnow,norsleet, norwinterchillwillkeeptruenaturelovers fromenjoyingtheoutdoors!Whilemeeker soulsshiverbytheradiator,die-hardfresh-air fiendscanstillenjoyawildlifewalkat9a.m. onSaturday,January13($3formembers,$4 fornon-members);awinterbotanywalkat2 p.m.onSunday,January21($3/$4);aslide showondogsleddinginAntarcticaand/Maska at2p.m.onSunday,January28($4/$5);winter bird-feedingpointersat9a.m.onSaturday, February3($5/$7);andcross-country“nature" skiingat9a.m.onSaturday,February10 ($3/$4).Birdwatcherscanalsotakeadvantage ofthe“WingsofWinter"seriesoffieldtripsto various prime spotting sites around Cum¬ berlandCounty(Saturday,January13from9 a.m. to noon; $10/$12), Penobscot Bay (Saturday,January20from9a.m.tonoon; $10/$12),andYorkCounty(Saturday,January 27from8a.m.to1p.m,;$10/$12).Otherfield tripsincludewinterwildlifetrackingat HedgehogMountaininFreeportonSaturday, February3from8:30a.m.tonoon($8/$10)and anintroductiontobasicdog-sleddingin OxfordonSaturday,February10from9a.m.to 5 p.m. ($120/3130). For information and reservations,call781-2330.
Cumberland County Civic Center, 1 Civic CenterSquare.Portland.ThePortlandPirates takeonProvidenceat7:30p.m.onSaturday, January13(tickets$5-$13).ThenonSunday, January14from11a.m.to5p.m.istheMaine BridalShow’(admission$3),followedbythe PortlandHomeShowJanuary19-21,open4p.m.9p.m.onFriday,10a.m.-9p.m.onSaturday,and 10a.m.-5p.m.onSunday(admissionis$3for adults,$2forseniors,andfreeforchildren under12).TheTourofOlympicandWorld FigureSkatingChampionsat7:30p.m.on Thursday,January25isalreadysoldout.but you can still see the Pirates challenge FrederictononFriday,January26at7:30p.m. (tickets$5-$13).Nextupafterthatisthe NickelodeonMegaMess-A-ManiaLiveTourat1 p.m.and4:30p.m.onSaturday,January27and at1p.m.onSunday,January28($11and$15). Forticketscall775-3-158.
2ndAnnualWarmUpFestival,Portland.Maine CollegeofArt,thePortlandMuseumofArt,and theChildren’sMuseumofMaineteamupto chaseawaythechillswithfamilyactivitiesand artdemonstrationsatallthreelocationsfrom10 a.m.to3p.m.onSaturday,February10.Call7755098formoreinformation.
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Steppingstones.Evensomeofthe husbandsweresteppingstones. Three months. That’s how long Jackhadbeenthere.Threemonths on the Dead and Kennebec and Penobscot. Three months on old schoolbuses,drivingthroughsyl¬ vantractsofcutspruceandhem¬ lockandwhitepinetogetdownto therivers.Threemonthsoflisten¬ ingtopeoplewhowerealotlike Jackhadbeen.Undefeated.Callow. Steady.ButbeinginJackman,a guideonriversinsteadofonsoft blue computer terminals, made Jacklookatpeopleinadifferent light.
“Jack!Iwanttositbackbyyou!” shesaidassheclimbedintothe raft.
Jacklookedbackatherhusband. He laughed up on the big rock about something with the man fromSyracuse.
“Hedoesn’tcare,”Jackheardthe womansaybehindhim.
t26Jackfeltanenormous powerinhimself.Hewasfit and muscular, and after three months on the Dead Riverthesunhadbrought outtherootsofhishairblond.He had to ignore the women there, though. The ones who’d hide behind the fir and watch as he hungthewetsuits.Thewaythey’d touchhisarmwhentheysetthem¬
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Heturnedandlookedatheratthe backoftheraft.Shestoodtherein herblueandyellowwetsuitper¬ fectlydefeated.Shewasblonde andthinandgauntandterriblyflat chested.Buttherewassomething abouther.Shewasafirstchildlike Jack,hecouldsenseit.Itwasinher eyes,thepain.Afuriousdepth openedtopoolsofemptiness.Jack hadseenittheminuteshewalked uptohiminthelodgeandintro¬ ducedherselfasKateLethem.Her eyesweresetbackandwerethe samecolorastheKennebec,blue likewhentheriverflattenedout aroundthecornerandcaughtthe lastlightoftheskyonitssurface.It unnerved him. Women usually didn’tunnerveJackWatson.
He helped the husband and the manfromSyracuseintotheraft andthenthesixhappycollegekids upfromNortheastern.Itwasdark andgraythatmorning,coldwhen Jackputonhiswetsuitinthetent.
Jacktookadeepbreath,untied theraftfromshore,andpushedoff, straightenedout,andmaneuvered
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“No!No!”.Jackshouted.“You’re notDennisConner.DowhatItold you!”
Themanlookedback.
“Sorry.Sorry.”
Quickly,theraftmovedonto therapidsandJackshouted commands he’d taught his novice crew back at the lodge. They moved through thegranitecanyonandoutinto the open river. Some days the wind would come in from the northandJackwouldsmellthe 1lierapidsgrew larger and more powerfuu1and! everyone smiled nervously lAe al a greatplay. bitterdecayofthepapermillupin thehills.Butthatmorningthe mistandcloudsbluntedthesmell fromcomingdown.
Thewoman,Kate,keptlooking back.Therapidsgrewlargerand more powerful and everyone smilednervouslylikeatagreat playoronarollercoaster.Jack shouted more commands as the water broke and crashed over them.Heturedstraighton,right forthebigtwelve-footrapid.He knewhehadtohititstraightor risktwistingover.
“Go!Go!”heshouted.Theyhit thewallandsunkdownintothe blackish-whitegulchandthenup theotherside.Jackfeltthewave inhisstomach.“Great!Great!”he yelledtothem.“Thatwasgreat. Perfect!Oh,thatwasperfect!”
Theydriftedawaydownriver, passingsomeotherraftcompa¬ niesnearthewaterfallwherethe Kennebecturnedflat.Jacktriedto ignorethewoman.Shekepttrying totalktohim,butitwasmean,
defensive,andhedidn’tsayany¬ thingtoher.
Jackwentaheadforanhourand then he put them on shore and tookthepassengersforawalk throughthewoodstogettheir legsback,passingoutsometrail mixhehadputtogetherthenight before-Chexcereal,raisins,wal¬ nuts, M&M’s, pecans, popcorn. ThemanfromSyracusewasflush andsweatyandhetookmorethan ahandful.Thewomantrailedbe¬ hindeveryoneelse.Jacksawher hairmatteddownandwetandshe hadcolorinhercheeksnow.
“Whatajobyouhave,”shesaid tohimaseveryonedriftedahead ofthem.“I’ddietohaveyourjob.”
“Iknow,”hesaid.“LastyearIwas inawindowlessroomwritingRPG forFidelityrightinBoston.”He sawherturnandlookathim.“My dad’sdream,”hesaid,smiling. “Not mine. That’s why I came here.”
“Oh,”shesaidandnodded.“I know.Idoaccounting.”
She stopped and the group ahead of them turned the corner.Jackbumpedintothe woman and she turned and lookedupathim.Hermouth wasgentleandtremblingandher eyesstaredupatJacklikeshehad alwaysknownhim.Hepretended itwasamistakeandtriedtowalk aroundher.
“Don’tyoubelieveinfate?”she said,hervoiceshakingnow.
ShereachedforJackandtook hishand.Hecouldfeelhershiver¬ ing.
“No,”Jacksaidverynervously.“I don’t.Notanymore.”
“Please?”shesaid.“I’venever... Allmylife-”
Jackpulledawayfromher,awet lindenbranchbrushinghischeek as he moved back. He trembled andtriednottolookather.He lookedaheadforthegroupbut theyweregone.
“Whatarewegoingtodo?”she said.“Whatarewegoingtodo?”
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Jackdroppedthebagoftrailrnix andslumpeddowntotheground. Hisfacefellintohishandsasthe windpickedupandthemistand water dripped down from the canopy of leaves and needles above them. The woman knelt downtothegroundbesideJack and she tried to put her arms around him but he pushed her back. She leaned into him and forcedhermouthupagainsthis neck.Butitwasonlyforasecond, andthentheyheardthevoicesof the husband and the man from Syracuseandthesixhappycol¬ legekidsfromNortheasterncom¬ ingbackdowntowardthem.
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