Portland Monthly Magazine December 1999

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17MillenniumIssue

Areviewofthelastthousandsears alongtlieeoastof.Maine, featuringwatershedachiesementsinthearts,commerce, science,andtechnologs’. EromRudsValleeto W.E.B.DuboistoMolls Spotted141k,Joan Benoit.Marguerite Yourcenar,theJSloop Ranger, and Madam Wood,

Maine’sfirstnoselist,thissmorgasbordofbreakthrough accomplishmentsandimagesisdesignedtohelptake theedgeofftheEdge.

FromStaff&WireReportsandIndividualContributorsWilliam&DebraBarry, HerbertAdams.GeraldTalbot,TishaEadie&SarahKatz.

By Diane Hudson

Diane Hudson

By Daniel Burbank-Domench

InThisNewM.

FCOURSE1don’ttrustit,this newM.Notyet.It’sasifwe’re abouttocrossarustvsetofrail¬ roadtracksthatseparatesthe worldwelovefromanewworld asbarrenandfrozenasthebumpypotato fieldsofAroostookCounty.

Orspace.

FrankSinatrawon’tbethere.Neither willmyparentsandgrandparents,orBil¬ lieHolliday,forthatmatter.

Sweetness,RudyVallee,WilliamBlake, SalvadorDali,MadameMurasaki,and ManRaywouldbeagoodpossetotake intothenewM.,butthey’renotgoingto makeiteither,atleastcorporeally.

NowI’mnotsayingit’llbebad,this newM„it’sjustsomethinganyonewith anysensewouldhesitatetotry,like pineapplepizza.Thenagain,maybewe oughttobelikethosefree-spiritedbuck-

naked Polar Bear swimmers who meet every New Year’s Day on East End Beachandcrashrightin.

Ofcourse1knowwhatit’lllooklike, becauseI’vegrownuppreparingforit. l’veseentheartists’conceptions.It’llbe flyingMustangfastbacksfromPortland MotorSalescarryingpeoplefromhouse tohousesuspendedintheairbyanti¬ gravitydevices.Relaxed,attractive,silver lame-cladpostpcoplewilldelivermail withjctpacksontheirbacks.

Whoops,I’msorry.Bythenwe’llbea “paperlesssociety.”Exceptforourpaper clothes,whichIsupposewillbedispos¬ ablebutnotnecessarilyrecyclable.

Thepointis,whilewedon’tknowwhat thefutureholds,wedolovetocelebrate, sohere’sanissueincelebrationofwhat we’releavingbehind:

TheLafayetteElmfloatinglikeagreen cloudoverthecommonbesidetheStor¬ erMansioninKennebunkport.

ThePlantersPeanutmanwhousedto walkupanddownCongressStreetand accidentallyscareyoungchildren.

EdnaSt.VincentMillay,BoothTark¬ ington,theMaineFestivalhostedby MarshallDodge.

Nope,I’mnotquiteread}-tocrossover yetintothisnewM.becauseitmightbe bogusyesit’sbogusIreallythinkitmight bewhatdoyouthink.

Iley,I’vegotanidea.Yougofirst.

FROM THE EDITOR

hoo,soldfriedclamstocustomerswith theblackfeetandbeardsstillinthem (theclams,Imean),writtenintentionally confusinglegislation,foundfingernails intheirsalads,slashedanyone’stires, killedanyone,deludedanyone,listedall theaffiliatestationsof.\IPBN(WMED Calais,et.al.),conductedan“athon,” servedlobsterstewwithonlyclawmeat, pretendedtobroadcastradionewswhile consultingthenewspaperontheirlaps, triedtoscareanyoneaboutV2Kforprof¬ it,hurtanyone’sfeelings.Foramoment everyonewillhaveabrandnewchance. AnythingisPossible.

AnythingisPossible.

Anything’sPossible

IMAGINE waking up at sunrise on alakesideretreatandwalkingtothe edge of a lake no one has ever touchedbefore,whereallofasud¬ den you aretheindigenouspeople, you areThoreau,andeverythingseems possible.

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RockwellKentwasvisionaryenoughto conjureupthemillennialimplications ofuntouchedlakeswhenhevisitedthe Arcticcirclewithhissonin1919: “Rightandleftwesawdeepvistas,and straightaheadabroadandsunlitspace,a valleybetweenhills;therelaythelake.It wasareallake,broadandclean,ofmany acresinextent,andthewholemountain¬ sidelaymirroredinitwiththepurple zenithskyatourfeet.Notabreathdis¬ turbedthesurface,notaripplebroke alongthepebblybeach;itwasdeadsilent herebutformaybethefaroffsoundof surf...”Doyouseeit?Steadynow,into thecanoe.Canyoubelievethosestars? Justliebackasecondwhilewepushoff. It’sgoingtobebeautiful.

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The Maine 100

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YourOctober1999editionfeaturing TheMaine100incorrectkstatesthat 1lannafordBrotherswill“transferown¬ ershiptoFoodLion,basedinChar¬ lotte,NorthCarolina..."andthat “IlannafordBros.PresidentIhighFar¬ ringtonwillbecomeaFoodLionvice presidentoncethe8x6billiondealis complete."

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Further, under the terms of the agreement. Hannaford CEO Hugh Farrington,willjointheDelhaiz.c AmericaBoardofDirectorsas\ice Chairmanandwillcontinuetooper¬ ate1lannafordBros.Co.asCEO. Portland.Magazine isafinepublica¬ tionandI’msureyouvalueaccuracv inyourreporting.Ifvouhaveam'ques¬ tions,pleasedonothesitatetocontact meat(207)SS5-Ms2.

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lieStateofMaine,aswenowknowit,isspunofmany strandsandthisculturaloverviewiscomposedofour ownpeculiarsetofcolorfulpointsonthedeseloping pattern.Ourtourismostlyforfun.butwekeeptocer¬ tainstandards.PlacingWinslowHomer’smasterfuloil painting,ASummer Night,1890,onthelistwithRudvVallee’s

arrangementofthe“SteinSong,”1929-1930,mayseemirregu¬ laruntilyouconsiderthatRudy’snumberonehitprobably reachedandinfluencedmorepeoplethanthepaintingever has.Ontheotherhand,don’texpecttoomuchofusatfin-desiecle;we'veworkedhardtoensurethatsomeoftheseevents andimagesrisetothesurfaceofthisstory’likewordsfroma

shakeneightball. Thatbringsnstothe pictures.Ablithe spiritisatwork,here, too.Wliiletheevents arerestrainedbya certainchronology, ourphotographsare proudlyimstuckin time,morelikethe endofthefireworks displayonthisissue’s frontcoverandbest describedbyCole Porter'sprophesyof “anythinggoes.” Asalways,weinvite everyonetosendin hisorhercorrec¬ tions,reportsofomis¬ sion,anddeclara¬ tionsofoutrageforth¬ with(thoughwe don'tevenjokingly supposewecould cover1,000years withamaccuracy)wepromisetoprint themwithoutdelav inourvery next mil¬ lenniumissue.IIa[>pyNewYear!- Ed.

Before1500.

The number one slotisheldbvgenera¬ tionsofmenand women who tor morethan10,000 yearsformtheNative Americantribalcul¬ turesofDawnland. Theirsustainingcos¬ mologiesandwavsof lifeallowthemto enduretheonrushof Huropeanculture beginninginthe ISOOs.Iheirinven¬ tionolthebirchbark It’s1910,andHoudiniisinPortland,Maine(seehistriumphantarmthrustoutof thewater,encircled),delightingthousandsbyjumpingintotheicywatersofthe ForeRiverfromthetopofthebridgethatwouldonedaybereplacedbythe MillionDollarBridge.Itwasthegreatmagician'sonlyvisittoPortland, butmillennialistsexpecthimtoreturn...soon. canoegivesthema tech-nologicaledgeoxerthenewcomersthatlastsseveralcen¬ turies.I'Aentuallxthecanoejoinstalcsof thetricksterheroGluskapaspartofthe surroundingculture,thoughthe abilityoftheAbenakitoendureleads toaculturalregenerationandland settlementattheendofthe 20thcentun.

1524

InMaxof1524theItaliannavigator GiovannidaVerrazzano(c.1485-1528) makesthefirstrecordedlandfallon whatisnowthecoastofMaine. Afternumerouswarmwelcomesfrom theCarolinastoRhodeIsland,the

courtkexplorerisgreetedb\'bloodcur¬ dlingshouts,derisivelaughter,bared bottoms,andaleisurelyvolley ofarrows.Callingit“TheLand ofBadPeople."heleases inahuffandsetsthestagefor thesubsequentlove-hate

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relationshipbetweennativesand peoplefromaway.

1604

Thefirsttimethatpeoplehomaway(in thisinstancePrance)putdownperma¬ nentrootsisatSt.Croix(nowDochet Island)ontheSt.CroixRiver.Though thesettlementwillmoveacrosstheBay ofEundvafteraruggedwinter,thisisthe startoftheErenchcolonyotAcadia.Ilie second in command. Samuel de Cham¬

plain(e.1567-1635),exploresthecoastof Maine,writesaboutit.andmakesthe firstvisualrecords,includinghisviewof aDawnlandvillageatthemouthofthe SacoRiver.

1607

IhenextEuropeanstoattemptsettle¬ mentinMaineareEnglishmenrepre¬ sentingthePhmouthCompany.In Augustof1607thecolonistsarriveatthe mouthottheKennebecRiverandcon¬

structPortSt.Georgeandtheso-called PophamColony.Afteramildwinter, duringwhichthevbuildavessel,the leadertakesthecolonistshomeinorder tosecureaninheritance.The“prettylit¬ tlepinnace" Virginia isthefirstofmany EnglishvesselsbuiltinAmerica.

1616

Pneumonia,tvphus.vellowfever,and dvsentenareonlvafewdiseasesintro¬ ducedtotheNativeAmericanpeopleby

theEuropeans.In16)6diseasebecomes fluentintheWabanakivillagesofMaine andXewBrunswick.Betweentwo-thirds andthree-fourthsolthetribediefrom theinfedouskillers.'IheWabanakipop¬ ulationofZO.OOOinMaineand\\estern XewBrunswickisdramaticallyreduced to5,500.

1639

In1639SirFerdinando(forges(156516-1.)ismadelordofanewProvinceof

Maine,afterseveralfailures.Hisnephew, alawyer,foundsthecitvofGcorgeana (York)andestablishesaviablecolons. Wlienheleasesin164?.thetownsof York,Wells,andKitteryelecttheirown governorandfunctionasatinsrepublic untilabsorbedbyMassachusetts inthe1650s.

1672

In1672JohnJosselynpublishesXeivEnglandRaritiesDiscovered, adelightful illustratedbookaboutplants, animals,andIndian medicine.Josselvn spendsosernine searsinXewEng¬ land,mostlyin BlackPoint (Scarbor¬ ough).Also thisscar,he bringsout anotherclas¬ sic, Two \ovagesto Neii' England. Bothworks proside unique,literate entryintoearls' Englishsettlement beforetheFrench andIndianWars.

InSeptember,1689. Maj. Beniamin Church andhisMassachusetts militiabattleseveral hundredIndiansandFrenchOffi-

InL,4,JosephF.W.DesBarres(I”221824)beginspublication ofTheAtlantic \eptune. thegreatmaritimeatlasofthe castcoastofXorthAmerica.Justintime fortheAmericanResolution,theRosal Xa\yhaschartsandunrisallcdimagesof theMainecoastfromMachiastoFal¬ mouthtothePiscataqua.

()nJanuaryI,1785,Maine'sfirst newspaper,the EahnouthGazetteand WeeklyAdvertiser, ispublishedin Falmouth(nowPortland)bv Thomas B. Wait and BenjaminTitcomb,Jr.

In1786,Wait's pressissuesthe firstbook publishedand bound in Maine, 'Ihe Universal Spelling Rook,orA Xew and EasyGuide tothe English Language, bs Daniel Feiming,"late School-Masterof Falmouth, Casco (Bav.)"

OnOctober18th,1775,a 12-hourbombardmentbs Captain1lenrvMowatfs BritishfleetlevelsoldFal¬ mouthtown.Oser400ofits500homes Maine'sfirstnovelist Madam Wood

cersonthetidalestuaivintoday'sDeer¬ ingOaksPark;the"FiteatFalmouth” costsChurchonly10deadorwounded.

In1.24.Fr.SebastianRales(16571.24)iskilledandscalpedinaraidon theAbenakitownofXorridgewock,end¬ ingaonemanculturalinterlude.The brilliantJesuithasnotonlsbroughthis religiontotheXativeAmericansbut begunadictionaryintheirlanguage, composedmusic,anddesignedanddec¬ oratedthemissionchurch.

In166.asubscription]ibrancontain¬ ing93solumesisfoundedatFalmouth Xeck(nowPortland).Allbooksarcprint¬ edinEurope.1hecollectionofthis gentlemen’slibrarygrowsuntilitis destroyedintheRoyalXawbombard¬ mentof1“~5.

lieinashes.GeorgeWashington denouncestheattackas"anoutrage exceedinginBarbarityandcrueltyevery hostileactpracticedamongcivilized Xations."

Maine-bornRufusKing(1755-1827) becomesasigneroftheUnitedStates Constitutionin1787.IIebeginsliis careerinMassachusetts,including Maine,senesintheCongress,andin 1.89mowstoXew'lorkandinaprece¬ dentfollowedbvRobertKennedy,and possiblybvthecurrentFirstLids',runs forandwinsascatintheSenate.

MachiasisunderfireinI --- from Britishattack.Mamofthesoldierswho taketheAmericanfortarenotEuropean butinsteadarcMachias-areanatives.

Despitetheirvalianteffortstosave MachiasfromtheBritisli,thePenobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseetand Micmac Indiansareonlyrewardedwithempty promisesoflandfromthegovernment. Instead,thegovernmentrewardsitsCau¬ casiansoldierslandinBethelandother partsofthestatethatrightfullybelongto theIndianpeople.

In1787,JosephBarnardopensMaine’s firststagelinefromPortlandto Portsmouth,atwo-horsespringless buckboardthatdepartsPortland Saturdaymorningandreaches Portsmouth Monday noon“expeditions,cheap,and commodious."

SailorThomasBird,convictedof murderontheHighSeas,ishangedon BramhallHillJune25th,1790,thefirst executioninhistoryforacapitalcrime underthetermsofthetwo-year-old UnitedStatesConstitution.

1791-ThebeaconofPortlandHead Light,thefirstlighthouseinMaine andthefirstbuiltbytheBirstCongress ofthenewUnitedStates,islightedfor thefirsttimeonJanuary10th.Keeper JamesCrecnleaftendsitswhaleoil lampsbyhand.

o In1794thefederalgovernmentplaces othePassamaquoddyIndiansofMaineon greservations.Alandthatoffersanewlife □isdestroyinganoldlifeintheprocess.

2OnJune21.1796,agroupoflocalsea

captainsformsthePortlandMarine Societyto“promotetheknowledgeof navigationandseamanship...andfor thereliefofdecayedanddisabled‘ seamen,andtheirpoorwidowsand orphans.”Today'oneoftheoldestsuch societiesinAmerica,itstillsponsorsan endowment to the Maine Maritime zXcadcmy“topromotetheknowledge ofnavigation.”

allySaywardBarrellWood,also known as Madam Wood (17591854),anativeofYork,Maine, publishesMaine’sfirstnovel, Julia andtheIlluminatedBaron (1800).

Hergothicstoriesculminatewith 'Bales oftheblight, an1827fusionofhertwo stories“StormsandSunshine"and

“TheHermitage.”Nationally famous, Madam Wood isknownasthe “GrandLadyof thebustlingsea¬ porttown,” oftenwear¬ ingahightur¬ banorplainblack bonnetthatalmost hidesherfeatures.She challengesEuropeanwriters

Americancalltoarms:“Wliyweshould notaimatindependencewithrespectto ourmajorenjoyments?Iknownot.”New copies ofTalesoftheblight havebeen publishedaspartoftheMaineWomen WritersCollectionandmaybeordered bycallingWestbrookCollege.

1806-NathanielParkerWillis,Jr.,

becomesthefirsteditorinMainetobe

jailed for libel, for his political , editiorialsinthe EasternArgus inthe 1806campaign.Aworld-classpoetand critic,Willisdefiantlyeditsthepaper fromjail.

OnFebruary27,1807,Henry' WadsworthLongfellowisborninbis aunt’shouseonForeStreet,Portland. Heisnamedforhisuncle,I,t.IIcnry Wadsworth,recentlylostintheU.S. Man’ssiegeofTripoliin1804,ledby Portlander Commodore Edward Preble,firstcaptainofthefrigateUSS Constitution.

AhealerbelongingtotheWabanaki tribeofMaine,MollyOckett useshernursing abilitytosave apromi-

nent member of Mainesociety.Inthe winterof1810while travelingtoParis,Maine,Ockettfinds shelteronParisHillwiththeHamlin family.Duringherstay,shehealsthe Hamlin’sillinfant,1lannibal.Hannibal HamlinbecomesagovernorofMaine andavicepresidentofthezXmerican republicunderPresidentzXbraham Lincoln.

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Lindbergh flyingoverOldOrchard Beach, 1927.

ObservatoryisbuiltatopMunjoyHill byCaptainLemuelMoody,flyingflags to“signalize”whatshipsareentering theharbor.Itstelescopeisthelargestin Maine.

InJuly,1817,PortlandinventorJohn HancockHalldemonstrateshisnewcre¬ ation-standard-made,interchangeable rifleparts-toPresidentJaniesMonroeat FortPreble.(MonroemakesHalldirec¬ toroftheU.S.arsenalatHarper’sFerry.)

Thefirstregularstageserviceopensin 1818betweenPortlandandBostondown theformerKing’sHighway.TTic “Express"leasesElmTavern,Portland, at2a.m.andreachesBostonat10p.m.

AsaresultoftheMissouriCompro¬ mise,Mainebecomesastate,freetopur¬ sueitsowndestiny,in1820.Statehood papersaresignedintheJamesonTavern, Freeport.

enryWadsworthLongfellow’s firstpublishedpoem,“TheBat¬ tleofLovell’sPond”appearsin 1820onpage1of ThePortland Gazette, November21st.Henrv is13.Hesignsthepoem“H.”

Breakingatreat}'signedin1794,the stategovernmentauthorizestheharvest¬ ingoftimberfromlandgiventothe Passamaquoddiesfrom1821to1839.

1822-CharlesCodman(c.1SOO1842),anornamentalartist,arrivesin Portlandandwithinashorttime becomesMaine’sfirstprofessionalland¬ scapepainterandastronginfluenceon agenerationofsuccessfullocalpainters.

InJune,1822,thefirststeam-powered1 Portlaiidferryboatopeiisservicetothe islandsofCascoBav.Christenedthe Kennebec (butvilifiedbylocalsasthe “HornedHog*)thelittlesteameroften stallsoutandpassengersmustmarchon herpaddlcboardstomakehermove along.

“Ispentthehappiestyearsofmylifein Raymond,”NathanielHawthornewrites ashereflectsonhischildhooddavsin thesmallMainetownfrom1813-1821. Hawthorne’swidowedmothermovesthe

familytotheshoresofSebagoLike becauseofNathaniel’spoorhealthand depressednature.Sheonlyintendsto liveinRaymondforonesummerbut stayswhentheyoungmanbecomes amazinglyhealthyandhappy.Sebago Lakeanditssurroundingcommunity becometheinspirationformam'of Jlawthorne’stalcs. TheScarletletter is writtenwhileHawthornefloatsonScba-

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goLikenearhishome.'1heHawthorne House,locatedonHawthorneRoadin.$ Raymond,isrenovatedin1963torcpli-■ catetheoriginalinteriorofthehouse

owdoinCollege,foundedin179-1, willturnoutextraordinarygradu¬ atesincludingpolarexplorer RADM Robert E. Pean, USN: 1louseSpeakerCongressman ThomasBrackettReed,andPresident FranklinPierce.Noclasswasmoreillusin1S13.RelativelyuncelebfatfTTi nowgamingrecognitionasahistoric■ landmarkthatgivesvisitorsapersonal lookintotheliteoftheauthorwhospcnF his“happiestdays”ontheshoresof SebagoI,ake.

triousthatthatof1825,however,which includesacongressman,painters,and twoladswhowillbecome,America’s mostpopularpoetandthefinestnovelist ofhisage.HennWadsworthLongfellow (180/-1882)andNathaniel1lawthomc (1804-1864).

Portland-bornnovelist,attorney',and gadflyJohnNeal(1793-1876)publishes

Maine’spioneerliteraryjournal, The Yankee, in1828.'Iheshort-lived Yankee promotesgymnastics,equali¬ ty'forwomen,andpublishesorpro¬ motestheworksofWhittier, Hawthorne,LongfellowandPoe. ’Hielatter’spoem Tamerlane isdedi¬ catedtoNeal.Nealbuildsagranite townhouseonStateStreetnear LongfellowSquarethatstandsto thisdav.

1826-James Brown Russwurm (1799-1851)becomesthethird African-Americantograduatefrom collegeinAmericaandthe firsttograduate

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fromBowdoin.Befriendedbyupperclass¬ menLongfellowandHawthorne,RusswurmmovestoPortland(hislandmark whiteclapboardFederalhousestill standson238OceanAvenue,across fromCheverusHighSchool)before goingontofound Freedom’sjournal in NewYorkandlaterremovingtoLiberia.

OnSeptember15,1826,sixblack menspeakoutinthe Eastern Argus becauseblackshavebeen deniedseatinginchurches exceptinthebackcomers.They takethispositionbecausetheyare protestingthishpeoftreatmentandfeel itiswrongandtimeforblackpeopleto starttheirownchurches.Manyblack peopleacrossthenortharetakingthe samestepforthesamereason,therefore, anewchurchtakesthenameAbyssinian, anancienttermforpeopleofcolor,and isbuiltonNewburyStreetonMunjoy HillinPortlandin1828.Itbecomesa strongMeetinghouseforblackpeople andalsoacenterpieceforMaine’s UndergroundRailroad,whichhelped blackslavesgettofreedom.In1891, anotherchurch,nowknownasthe GreenMemorialAMLZion,wasbuilt, andtheAbyssinianMeetinghouseleftits placeandjoinedthem.Becauseofthis, the Green Memorial AME Zion church hasandisthestrengthoftheblackcom¬ munityandnowisopentopeopleofall walksoflife.

Buckfield’sownSebaSmith(17921868)publishes TheLifeandWritingof MajorJackDowning (1833)andforthe firsttimepopularizestheclassicdown eastcharacterandsymbolofJacksonian America.FirstcreatedduringSmith’s editorshipofthedaily PortlandCourier, thefirstdailyinthestate,MajorJackwas co-optedandreanimatedbvotherwriters andcartoonistsoftheday.'Hiecharacter txpewasreinventedandevolvedby ArtemusWard,BillNye,Marshall Dodge,et.al.

In1833,fourtownshipsaretakenfrom thePenobscotpeopleinMaine,includ¬ ingextensiveterritoryalongthePenobscot River.Someofthelandbecomesthesite fortheUniversityofMaineatOrono.

In1836,RobertBenjaminLewis(b.? died1859),anAfrican-Americanmech¬ anicandinventorfromHallowell,exults

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ashisbook LightandTruth ispublished by D.C. Colesworthy of Portland. Now consideredthefirstAfro-centrichistory'in America,itremainsfascinatingreading.

Foundedin1815,theMaineCharita¬ bleMechanicAssociationbeganlargescaleexhibitionsasearlyas1826,butitis in1838thattheyfirstfocusseriouslyon thefineaswellasmechanicalartsand bringoutacatalogueunderthedirection ofAmerica’sfirstartcritic,JohnNeal. Fromthispointon,artexhibitions becomepopulardowneast.

BominSangerville,Maine,on February5,1840,HiramStevens Maxim becomes the mind behind thefirstpracticalautomatic machine gun. His Maxim Gun usestherecoiltoserveasameansof reloadingtheweapon,firing11roundsa minutefromonebarrelandrevolutioniz¬ ingwarfare.HisbrotherHudson(18531927)inventssmokelesspowder.Hiram alsoattemptsdevelopmentofadvanced explosivesandheavier-than-airairplanes. IlemovestoEnglandin1880andbe¬ comesaBritishsubject.Hiramisknight¬ edbyQueenVictoriain1901anddies onNovember24,1916.

1841- rPheClarkandSewallyardat Bathlauncheswhatthevbelievetobe thelargestsailingvesselintheworldtheRappahannock,179feetlong,37feet abeam,and1,133tons.Accordingtoone proudaccount,she’s“oneofthelargest merchantmenbuiltintheWesternworld sincetheRomanslaunchedtheirgreat graincarriersatthetimeofChrist.”

June27,1847,isthedatetraditionally assignedtotheinventionofthedough¬ nut(ormorepreciselytheholeinthe dough)byHansonCrockettGregory (1832-1921)ofCamden.Aship’scook andlateramaster,youngGregoryfinds thatfryingdoughusuallyleavesthecen¬ tersoggy,sohesimplycutsitout.Inthe firsthalfofthe20thcentury,sculptor VictorKahili(creatoroffamousLobster¬ man monument) plans a mammoth Statue-of-Liberty-sizedmonumentofCapt. Gregoryholdingadoughnuttowardthe risingsun.Happilyitisnevertobe.

1852-HarrietBeecherStowe’snovel UncleTom'sCabin ispublished,person¬ alizingtheissueofslaveryandmaking

thewifeof;iBowdoinCollegeProfessor ahouseholdname.

PaulineElizabethIlopkins(1859-1930) isborninPortland.Maine.Shewillsoon movewithherfamilytoBoston,where shewillbecomeaplavwright,author,and editorof ColoredAmerican magazine.

'IhecelebratedlandscapepainterFred¬ ericIf.Church(1826-1900)paints“Twi¬ lightintheWilderness"inI860,his symphonictributetotheMainewoods whichheexploredbetween1852and 18/9.\owattheClevelandMuseumof Art,itisanAmericanicon.

KastmanJohnson(1824-1906),aI.ovell boy,achievesnationalfameasanartist andreturnstotheFrveburgareatopaint “Corn1lusking,I860,anenduringview ofruralMainelife.1Iefollowsupwitha wonderfulseriesofpaintingsshowing maplesugaroperationsinMaine.

Theexactstartingdateisunknown, buttheUndergroundRailroadis aspecialwayforblackstoescape .slavervandgettofreedom.Inthe caseofescapingthroughMaine, runawaysarcseekingfreedominCanada andalongtheAtlanticRim.Thatmeans humanitarianpeopleofallkindsuse theirhomes,barns,andwhatevertohide blackpeopleduringtheday,andatnight theygivethemfoodandclothessothev canmakeittothenextstop,sometimes leadingthemontofreedom.Kromthe mid1800suntilslavervisstopped,Maine playsaveryimportantpartinblackfree¬ dom.Someoftheslaves’descendants stillliveinCanadaandsomehave movedbacktoMaine.TheBrewer1IistoricalSocietyhasdocumentedoxer125 "stations"(safeplacesforslavestohide) throughoutMaine.Thevarealsointhe processofraisingfundstoerectastatue ofarunawayslavewhichwillstandin ChamberlainFreedomParkinBrewer.

ConfederateraidersslipintoPortland Harboron26June1863,stealtheUS RevenueCutter CalebCushing, and blowitupoffPortlandIleadKight.The rebelsarecapturedbyenragedPort¬ landersandjailedatKortPreble.

On4July1866,\\illiamRubviswalk¬ ingalongCommercialStreetonthe waterfront.AshewalksbvMapleStreet

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near].B.Brown’ssmokehouse,he noticessmokeandfire.Hetakesaction, becomingthefirstpersontosetoffthe alarm.Acarelesslytossedfirecrackerhas ignitedPortland’sGreatFire.Because thefiredepartmentcannotcontrolit, Portlandburnsfor17straighthours, destroyingathirdoftheentirecity':over 1500buildingsareleveled;12,000peo¬ plearelefthomeless,and$12million worthofpropertyisleftinruins.City' 1lall,8churches,3libraries,andevery' bank,hotel,newspaper,andlawyer’s officeisdestroyed.Oser2,000peoplelive insurplusarmytentsontheEastern Prom.Congressappropriates$50,000in emergency'relief.UntiltheGreatChica¬ goFireof1870,itisthemostdevastating fireinUShistory'.

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ItisatThomastonStatePrison, March12,1869,whenanunedu¬ catedblackteenagernamed CliftonHarris,whohasbeengiv¬ enthedeathpenalty,ishungfora murderinAuburn.PeopleofMaine haveneverbeencomfortablewiththe deathpenalty,andthisonesparksa debateoncapitalpunishmentthathas lastedforover100years.Atroubled debatethentakesplacebetweenGover¬ norJoshuaChamberlainandtheState Legislatureoveran1837lawwhich requiresthatafteraconvictedfelon spendsayearinsolitary'confinementa governorhastosignadeathwarrantin orderfortheexecutiontotakeplace.The legislatureandthegovernorcannotand donotcometoanagreement.Then, Harrisissentencedtohangaheadof11 whitemen,includingfivekillersanda childmurderer,whowaitondeathrow aheadofhim.QuestionsabouttheHanis caseremainunansweredtothisday',and theReverendGeorgeWashington Quimbysays,“Formany,thehangingof Harrisleftastainonthestate’smoral fiber.”

1872-z\.S.Ellsworthinvents the Needham - Maine’s Candy-a con¬ fectionmadewithpotatoes,coconut, andcoveredwithchocolate.Still producedbySeavey’sandLenLibby, itisastateclassic.

Thefirstregulartransoceanic passengersteamer,the SarqSands, puffsintoPortlandfromLiverpoolin 1873andisgreetedwithcannon

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nFebruary,1875,TheMostRev¬ erendJamesA.Healeyreachesthe pinnacleofhiscareerwithhis ordinationasabishopinthe RomanCatholicChurchandhis calltoserviceinMaine.Ileisthefirst blackbishopintheUnitedStates.Bom inGeorgia,hisfather,MichaelMorris Healey,wasaRoscommonIrishman whohadmarriedMar}-Elia,a16-yearoldmulattoslavewhoborehimtenchil¬ dren.Atthistime,Mainehasonly300 blacks.BishopHealeyisespeciallycon¬ cernedforthelessfortunateamonghis youngparishioners,andchildrenarehis specialjoy.Hislegacytohisfollowersis animpressiveone,with66churches,79 missions,20schools,threeIndian schools,andseveralconventsandwelfare institutions,allbuiltduringhisyearsas bishop.Onhis25thanniversaryasbish¬ op,in1900,justbeforehisdeath,Rome recognizeshismanyaccomplishmentsfor thechurchbyawardinghimthetitle AssistanttothePapalThrone.

In1876,CardinerinventorGeorge BernardGrant(1849-1917)displaysthe firstpracticalmechanicalcalculator, Grant’sDifferenceEngine,atthe PhiladelphiaCentennialExhibtion.

In1876,Portland’sJohnKnowlesPaine (1839-1906)iscommissionedtoset musicto Whittier’sHymn toopenthe CentennialExposition.Paineisthefirst headofHarvard’smusicdepartmentand oneofAmerica’sfirstimportantcom¬ posers.

Farmington’sfavoriteson,Chester Greenwood(1858-1937)inventsear¬ muffsin1876,leadingtoendlesscelebra¬ tions,Mainejokes,and,ofcourse, warmears.

In1882,TirePortlandSocietyofArt isfoundedbyHarrisonBirdBrown, JamesPhinnevBaxter,andothersafter apaintingtriptotheWhiteMountains. Thislong-runningorganization eventuallysplitsintoanationally praisedschoolforfineartists(the MaineCollegeofArt)andthe PortlandMuseumofArt.

In1883,F.E.(1859-1918)andF.O. (1858-1940)StanleyofKingfieldperfect andmarketthedryplatephotographic process,whichislatersoldtoEastman Kodak.Thetwinssubsequentlymanufac¬ turesteamdrivenautomobilesknownto theworldasTheStanleySteamer.

ArchitectJohnCalvinStevens(18551940)designsahomeforhimselfat52 BowdoinStreet,Portland,in1883,usher¬ inginhiscontributionstotheShingle StyleinMaine.

Uisstrongthrowingabilitiesandphen¬ omenalbaseballskillsearnOldTown’s LouisFrancisSockalexisanoutfieldposi¬ tionwiththeClevelandNationalsbase¬ ballteaminthe1890s.Hiscareerlastsa briefthreeseasons,butSockalexisleases amarkinbaseballandAmericanhistory bybeingthefirstAmericanIndianprofes¬ sionalbaseballplayer.In1914acontest isheldbyaClevelandnewspaperto renametheClevelandteam.Tirewin¬ ningentryis“Indians”inhonorofLouis FrancisSockalexis,soClevelandandthe nationwillnotforgetthefirstPenobscot Indianballplayer.Sockalexisdiesin 1913andisburiedonthePenobscot IndianReservationinOldTown.

1892-1894-Tirearchitecturalfirmof McKim, Mead, and White - remember StanfordWhiteinE.L.Doctorow’sbook and movie Ragtime (playedbyNorman Mailer?)-designstheWalkerArtMuse¬ umatBowdoinCollege.Thoughartcol¬ lectionsexistelsewhere,thisisthefirst permanentmuseumfacilityinMaine.

OnJune24,1988,UnionStation, Portland’snew,elaborate,chateau-like trainterminal,openstoadmiring thousandsonouterCongressStreet. OnAugust10,1988,thecornerstoneof St.Dominic’sChurchonDanforthSt. islaidbyBishopJamesAugustine Healy,Maine’sFirstAfrican-American Irish Churchman, before an enormous crowdofparishioners.OnSeptember 28,thestatueofpoetHenrv WadsworthLongfellowisdedicated beforeabrassbandandthousandsof PortlandersinOldStateStreetSquare. Itisthefirstpieceofpublicbronze statuary'inMaineandcarriesatime capsuleinitsbase.The Portland Advertiser hailsthesethreeeventsasa symbolof“Portlandasthecity

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Winslow1lomer(1836-1910)paintsA SummerNight, (1890),oneofaseriesof marinemasterpiecespaintedathis Prout’sNeckstudiobetween1884and 1910.Homerisoneofthefirstgreat artiststofindthecoastapressure-free summerworkarea.

In1890,AdmiralAlfredThayerMahan (1840-1914)writeshisclassicwork, Influ¬ enceofSeaPowerUponHistory, whilein residenceatBarHarbor.Thebookhas anenormousimpactonthegovernments oftheworld,particularlythosein Europe,andleadstothegreatraceto buildthebiggestnavy.

Writer-gardenerCeliaThaxter(18351894)andpainterChildeHassam(18591935)combinetheirtalentsontheIsles ofShoalstoproducethebeautifulvol¬ umeAzi IslandCarden, whichincludes chromolithgraphicillustrationsand enjoyesmanyreprints,includingafac¬ simileeditioninthe1990s.Fordecades Thaxter’spresencedrawswriters, painters,andmusicianstotheisles.

SarahOrneJewett(1849-1909),ofBux¬ ton,writes CountryofthePointedFirs in 1896,perhapsthefinestgroupofshort storieseversetinMaine.

In1902,artcriticandpainterHamilton EasterField(1873-1922)visitsOgunquit, findsartistCharlesWoodburyalready there,teachingpaintingclasses,andsoon helpsestablishtheartcolonyasasum¬ merhavenformodernistsincludingPeg¬ gs’Bacon,RobertLaurent,WaltKuhn, YausoKuniyoshi,andbriefly,Georgia O’Keeffe.Inthefollowingyear,Robert Henri(1865-1929)‘discovers’Monhegan,whichwilldrawsuchdiverse artistsatRockwellKent,GeorgeBellows, JamieWyeth,andWilliamManning.

On18August1912,thefirstwomanin Mainetoflyinanairplane,Georgina Casey,awaitress,goesaloftwithaviator HarryT.zXtwoodoverChebeagueIsland. OnSeptember7,thefirstairplaneflies overPortland-aWright-likebiplane pilotedbyaviatorGeorgeA.Gray.

In1915,theMaine-builtwindjammer WilliamB.Frye isthefirstAmerican

Threeyounglocalladiesarriveat WhitehallInnontheeveningof August29,1912,tofindthe verandabrightlystrungwith Japaneselanterns,andwaltzes echoingfromthemusichall.Summer guestsareholdingamasqueradeballto thankthewaitstaffatCamden’slargest summerresort.WaitressesHazelHall, NormaMillay,andNorma’soldersister Vincentavoidthemainentranceand sneakinthroughttheside.Normagrabs hersisterandleadsheronawaltzinto theroom.Theygracefullyminglewith costumedfishermen,buccaneers,and clowns,exchangingpartners.

Whenawardsforthemostinteresting costumesareannounced,VincentMillay ischosenforthe“prettiest”intheoutfit Normahasdesignedforher,alavender Pierrettecostume.

Duringintenuission,summerguests Mrs.FrancisCarpenter,Mrs.Caroline B.Dow,Mrs.ElishaDillinghamBangs, Mrs.Gibson,andotherswonderwhattal¬ entstheyoungtownieshaveinstorefor them.Thereareafewskits;Hazel scrapesthroughaconcertaria,andVin¬ centpiavsseveraloriginalragtimesongs onthehotel’sstrictoldbabygrand,’Ilien Nonnawhisperssomethingtoemcee WalterGeierandathisbiddingthesmall purplePierretteturnsaroundtofacethe audience.ItisEdnaSt.VincentMillay’s firstreadingof“Renascence”infrontof anyone,letaloneanadultcrowd,and theseguestsrepresenttoheracosmopoli¬ tanlifestyleunreachablefromCamden.

Sherecitesherpoeminspiredbymorn¬ ingswhenshewakesbeforeanyother soulandclimbsupMt.Megunticookin thedarkwithanappleinherhandtosee thesunriseoverPenobscotBay.The audienceisstunned.

Mr.Willey,aliteraryagentfromNew York,askstoreturnwithsomeofher work.Vincentisaskedtocomebackand readthenextnightandgivenimitations toguests’residencesalloverthecountry.

ThenwealthyMrs.CarolinaB.Dow, the1880Vassaralumnawhohasdone graduateworkinmusicatColumbia UniversityaswellasinPariswithEdward MacDowell,risesfromherwickerchair andwhisperssomethingtoVincent whichmakeshereyespopopen.Mrs. DowisgoingtoputVincentthrough

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InJulyof1953duringafivedaycelebration ofMillay'sworks,aroomisdedicatedtoherin theWhitehallInn.Theroomremainstoday, withportraitsofher,thepianoonwhichshe perfonned,photographsandletters,evenalock ofherredhair.

1918 — The schooner Dorothy B. Bartlett ofBathisshelledandsunkbya GermanU-boatoffCapeMay,N.J., thelastAmericanmerchantvesselto belostinWorldWarI.

EdwinArlingtonRobinson(1869-1935) ofHeadTidebecomesthefirstMaine nativetowinaPulitzerin1922,ayear beforeEdnaSt.VincentMillay.Tire awardforhis CollectedPoems isfollowed byPulitzersin1925and1928.Though muchofhisworkiscurrentlyoutoffash¬ ion,hisshorterworks,particularlypoems abouttheinhabitantsoffictionalTilbury Town,arepartoftheAmericangrain.

Kennebunkport’sBoothTarkington, thenovelistandplaywrightknownforhis nearblindness,sparklingwit,andemper¬ orcigarettes,winsPulitzersfor TheMag¬ nificentAmbersons (1919,tiremoviestars HelenHayes)and AliceAdams (1922, KatharineHepburn).

On2June1924,Congressgrantsciti¬ zenshiptoallIndianpeoplenativetothe UnitedStates.Sincetherighttovoteis governedbystatelawitisnotrequiredfor individualstatestogivevotingrightsto thenewAmericans.Maineisoneofthe laststatestolettheNativeAmericansinto thevotingpolls.Inaninterviewwith HenryMitchellofMaineinthe1930s, Maine’sanimositytowardtheIndianvot¬ ersbaresitsteeth:“AnAmericanIndian wenttotheOldTownpollstovoteand anofficialturnedtohimandsaid,‘We don’twantyourpeopleoverhere.You haveyourownelectionsontireisland, andifyouwanttovote,gooverthere.’” In1953thestateofMainefinallybestows nationalvotingrightsonitsnativeciti-

zens.Itisn’tuntil1967thatMaine allowstheIndianpeopletovotein stateelections.

AgraduateofHarvard,W.E.B.DuBois publishesavolumeofessaysentitled The SoulsofBlackFolks. Heisoneofthe greatthinkersandmoversofpeople goingintothenewcentury.In1905he foundstheNiagaraMovementandin 1909isoneofsevenpeoplewhoestablish theNationalAssociationfortheAdvance¬ mentofColoredPeople,NAACP.He firstvisitsMaineasayoungmanand stopsinOldOrchardBeachandtalksto Rose Cummings, who runs a rooming housethere.Hewantstofindoutifpeo¬ plelikeherselfarehavingtrouble becauseoftheircolor,becausehewants towriteabook.Shesays“no,”butthat herchildrenare.Asthedaygoesby,he sitsinaKennedychair,wapsablanket aroundit,relaxes,watchespeople,is serveddinnerat4p.m.,andwindsupvis¬ itingMaineonretreateverysummeras partoftherarelydocumentedCam¬ bridgeGunandRodClub,anelitegath¬ eringofAfrican-Americanintellectuals andprofessionalswholoveMaineand visititeveryyear,untilhisdeath.

1925 - WCSH Radio (For “Congress SquareHotel,”itsPortlandStudio) Maine’sfirstcommercialradiostation, goesontheairJuly13,withaspeech byMaineGovernorOwenBrewster.It broadcastsat500watts.

OnSunday,July24,1927,Charles Lindburgh,freshfromhissoloflight acrosstheAtlantic,motorstoDeering Oaksandaddressesacheeringcrowd of25,000.(FoggedoutofoldScarboro AirField,helandsonOldOrchard Beachinstead.)TheEastlandHotel, whereLindberghstays,andtheState Theatrebuildingalsoappearonthe Portlandskylineduringthispartofthe RoaringTwenties,shortyearsbefore thestockmarketcrash.

1927-TheFirstPeaksIsland-toPortland2.5mileswimisheld.(The swimdiesoutafterWorldWarIIbutis revivedin1982.)

Hi-Ho,Everybody,Hi-Ho!Crooner RudyVallee(1901-1986)whohasgrown upinWestbrookandbecomeknownto Mainersas“theboywiththesingingsax-

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ingsear.Vallee,performinginParis,isso besiegedbventhusiasticcrowdsthathe picksupamegaphonesothathissinging canbeheardabovetheroar.

Kennebunk’sKennethRoberts (1885-1957),withalittlehelpon plottingfromhisneighborBooth Tarkington,pioneersthemodern historicalnovelwith Arundel in 1930.Inthemorethanhalfadozensolninesthatfolloss,Robertsbecomesone ofourfirstssriterswiththecourageto depictAmerica’scolonialpastascompli¬ cated(BenedictArnoldandsympathetic Ton'characterssuchasRoberts’s Oliver Wiswell areoftenheroicandcertainls' notallbad,forexample)andoften unpleasant,ssithmenandssomenwho donotconformtoconsentionalimages.

In1932,PortEairfield'sDickCurlcss (1932-1995),isborn.Ilishit“ATomb¬ stoneEscrvMile”svilltopthechartsin 1965.

MCANradio(EorGannettPublishing Co.)Portland'ssecondcommercialradio station,beginsregularbroadcastsAugust 28th,1932,ssiththeEirstMaineState MarathonatOldOrchardBeach.

hi1937,thetosseringJ-SloopRanger, designedbsBathIronMorks,captures theworldsimagination,andtheAmeri¬ ca’sCup,ssithincomparablegrace.

1,essiston-bornNlarsdcn1lartles-(1S -,19431takesaneight-das-paintingsisitto MountKatahdinin1939andproduces someofhisgreatestwork.Thoughfrequentlvinmotion.1lartlesendsupin

Corea.Maine.Mostcriticsbelievehim tobe(liegreatestnativepainterofthe 20thcentrin'.

IntheOctoberfallweatherof 1942,theUSOCenterforCol¬ oredSoldiersisdedicatedinBan¬ gor.Morethan100peopleare presentforthededicationatthe formerCARbuildingonColumbia Street;RewMiltonR.Cearvischairman ofthelocaladministrativecommitteefor thecenter.AfterWorldWarIIendsin 1945,tinsstrongcenterbecomesthe ColumbiaStreetCommunityCenter, wherethc\establishanInterracialChor¬ usand'IhePenobscotInter-Racial Forum.TheUSOCenterforColored Soldiers,whichbeginsbecauseofdis¬ crimination,isasolidrockofthefuture fortheyoungandtheelderly.Intheeark 1950s,aftertheblackcommunitvhasgot¬ tensmallerbecauseofpeoplemoving awaytocolleges,marriages,andemplovment.thecenterisclosedandeventualk torndown.Itsmemoriesandhistorvwil] alwaysbepresent.

MoxiedirectorJohnb'ord(1894-1973) winsa1942AcadcmvAwardandaPur¬ ple1leartforhisworkforhisdocumcntarvoftheBattleofMidwaw11isrecord ofsixOscarshasneverbeenbeaten.Oth¬ erMainersinIlollvwoodhaveincluded IliramAbrams,WilliamandDustinFar¬ num,RudvVallee,PhvllisThaxtcr, AndreaMartin,JuddNelson,andLiv Tvlcr.

June,1944-TheU.S.Navy'sentire NorthAtlanticIdectisanchoredinsecret inLongIslandSound,snuggledamong theCascoBavislandsoffPortlandand protectedbvsubmarinenetsthatwillone daybetakenupandtossedinthecenter ofPortCorgcsinPortland1larbor.Next stop:D-DavandNormandvBeach.

TheSkowheganSchoolofPainting andSculptureisfoundedin1946bv WillardW.Cummings,IlenrvVarnum Poor,andothersatRedRann.Coverned byartistsforartists,ithasbecomeoneof themostsuccessfulsummerresidenev programs,attractingthelikesofI,ouise Nevelson,BenShahn.BernardLmglais, RobertIndiana,andDavidDriskell.

In1952.BeverlyE.Dodge,aPortland HighStudentandwinneroftheDargood

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Citizenshipaward,isbarredfrompartici¬ patinginaclasstriptoaWashington. D.C..hotelbecauseoftheracecodes. Theclassconsidersnotgoingonthetrip; however,theinterventionofSenatorMar¬ garetChaseSmithandGovernorFreder¬ ickG.Payne"dentthecolorline”and Bevcrlvaccompaniedherschoolmates. BeverlvDodgeBowansgoesontoacareer inmedicine.

InJannarv,1953,WA1BinBangor goesontheairandMaineenters thetelevisionera.Intheearlydays localstationsincludetheirown programming,withsuchcelebri¬ tiesasFddieDriscoll,Capt.Lloyd Knight,DaveAstor.OlgaI-emke,Clif Reynolds,andDonMacW'illiams.Next. WPMT-TV (for Portland. Maine. Tele¬ vision)Portland'sfirstTVstation(and Maine'ssecond),goesontheair August30th.Theshort-livedUIIFsta¬ tion,Channel53.broadcastsfromthe Columbia I Intel, now the USM dorm on Congress St. On December 20, 1953, WCSI1-TV (Channel 6) Maine’s fourthtelevisionstation,racesontothe air.broadcastingfromatopthe CongressSquareHotel.Portland.Itis theoldestPortland'IVstationstill broadcasting today . WGAX-IV (Chan-

nel13)goesontheair .May16th.Afterabitter fightwithcompetitors, newspaperpublisher

Guy Gannett wins the lastmajor'IA'frequency inPortland,broadcast¬ ingfromhisown Press 1lerald buildingon CongressStreet. WM'IW-IA', Channel 8(For".MountWash¬ ington,”itsbroadcast site)goesontheair September25th,1953. Atop New England's highestpeak,itssignal reaches Maine, New Ilampshire,andVer¬ mont.Itsmostfamous ownertodateisfunnv, acid-tonguedJackPaar, knowntotheworldas theformerhostof NBC's “Tonight Show" beforeJayLenoand Johnnv Carson.

In 1955, the birthplace of Henry WadsworthLongfellow,onForeStreet, Portland,istorndowntomakewayfora parkinglotforanironfoundry.

ComposerWalterPiston(1894-1976) ofRocklandwinsasecondPulitzerin 1961for SymphonyNo. 7,havingbeen similarlyhonoredin1947.Brilliantbut neverprolific,hededicateshisfinalwork tothePortlandStringQuartet.

OnJuly11,thefirsttransatlanticTV broadcastviasatelitteconnectsFrance andthe“TelstarEarthStation”in Andover,Maine.Thefirsttelevision imagerelayedshowsaU.S.flagflying overthepinetreesof“SpaceHill”in Andover,OxfordCount}’,Maine. OnAugust1,1962,theSeattle World’sFairisofficiallyopenedbya signaltriggeredatAndoverEarth Station,Maine,viaTelstarsatelitte,to theSeattleSpaceNeedle.

On August 15, Maine governor John Reedcalls12Europeancountriesvia theTelstarsatellitefromameetingof thePortlandRotaryChibatthe EastlandHotel.

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Carson(1907-1964)in1962,virtually defineecologyinthepublicmind.Writ¬ tenatSouthportIsland,itisoneofthe 20thcenturiesdefiningbooks.

N"ovember”,1972-GeraldE. Talbot,anativeofBangorand typographerattheGuvGannett Publishingcompany,becomes thefirstAfricanAmericanelect¬ edtotheMaineI.egislature(1972-1978). ErnestBuderyvasthefirstblacktobe electedtoapublicofficeinMaine,yyhen heyvaselectedaErankfortTownSelect¬ manin1949.Mainehaselectedtyvo blackmayors:WilliamBurnevofAugus¬ taandJohnJenkinsofI,eyyiston.Jill DusonofPortlandbecamethefirstblack womantobeelectedtopublicofficein MaineyyhensheyvaselectedtothePort¬ landSchoolCommitteein1998.

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7 heMillennium'sfinalsolareclipseiscapturedinthis rareshothrphotographerJackKcnnealyofCape Elizabeth.Printscanbeorderedthroughhiswebsite. kennealv.com.

Maine’sproximitytoEurope leadstothechoiceofPresque Isleasastartingpointforthe firsttrans-Atlanticballoon flight.August12-1 -.1978.by MaxieAnderson,BenAbruzzoandL^irn Xcyvman.In1984JoeW.Kittingertakes offfromCaribou.Maineandmakesthe firstsolocrossing.

'Torevery.MalePenobscotIndian aboyetheageofIwelveYears,thatshall betakenwithinthetimeaforesaidand

IbroughttoBoston, fiftypounds. Forevery IscalpofaMalePenobscotIndianabove theageaforesaid,broughtinasevidence oftheirbeingkilledasaforesaid, forty pounds. Forever}'femalePenobscot Indiantakenandbroughtinasaforesaid. andforeveryMaleIndianprisoner undertheageofTwelveYears,takenand broughtinasaforesaid, twenty-five pounds. ForeveryscalpofeachFemale IndianorMaleIndianundertheageof twelveyears,thatshallbekilledand broughtinasevidenceoftheirbeing killedasaforesaid,20 pounds.”

The above is a direct quote from a 1755proclamationbyKing GeorgeII.Beyondthis,the MainestategovernmentcontinuouslvbroketreatieswithMaine’s |NativeAmericansuntil1980,whenthe Penobscot,PassamaquoddyandMale|seettribessuedthestateofMaineby petitioningthefederalgovernmentfor thenullandvoidtreatiesofyearsago.In 1980asettlementwasreachedfor$54.41 millionandatrustfundof$27million fortheAmericanIndiansofMaine thoughtheoriginalclaimwasfor$25bil¬ lion.4hismoneywasusedbythetribes। forlandandpropertvinvestments.While nofullrestitutioncaneverbemade,the 1980rulingisseenasabreakthrough judgmentnotonlyonappreciatingthe rightsofMaineIndians,butalsotheir culture.PicturedaboveisPenobscotwrit-I er,dancer,andactressMollySpottedElk,' whoalongwithJosephineBakercreated asensationinParisinthe1920s.

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In1982,authorMargueriteYourcenar 11903-1987).alongtimeresidentof MountDesert,Mainebecomesthefirst womenelectedtothezAcademieFracaise,France’shighestliteraryhonor.

OnJulv10,1984,theKenduskeag StreamofBangoristhesiteof thebrutalmurderofCharlesO. Howard.1towardisthrowninto thestreamafterthreeaccused teenagersbeathimbecauseofhishomo¬ sexuality.1lowarddrownedshortlyafter; hisbodywasfoundbvfirefighterstwo hourslater.In1984,theBangorSchool CommitteevotestoacceptaRespecting Differencespolicy,stating"public schoolsshouldrespectdifferingideas thatreflectvariousvaluesandlifestyles," aswellas“allpeopleshouldbefree fromharrassmentandphysicalabuse." Thepolicyisoneofthefirststeps madetowardsalternativelifestyle understanding.

Aftersettingaworldrecordatthe BostonMarathonwithatimeof2hours.

On 19 October. 1985, Maine \ictnam Vet22minutesand4sseconds.CapeEliza¬ beth’sJoanBenoit winsanhistoric goldmedalat thefirstwornen’sOlympic Marathonin the1984 Olympic GamesinUis Angeles.

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al-footsilhouetteinsteeloftwo soldierssupportingacomrade-is dedicatedamidsolemnceremoniesin CapitolPark.Augusta.

InNovember.1992,Portlandsavsnoto discrimination. The Gav-Rights Ordi¬ nanceissecuredbvvotersinPortlandpre¬ ventingdiscriminationfromtouchingthe homosexualpopulationinthecitv.The

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gay-rightsordinancepermitsvictimsof sexualorientationdiscriminationtosue theaccusedviolatorinPortland.

OnFebruary12,1996,gayand lesbianstudentsaregivenliving quartersbvtheUniversityof MaineatOrono.TheUniversi¬ tybecomestheseventhcollege inthecountrytorestrictadormitoryliv¬ ingspaceforhomosexuals.Theten-room wingofKnoxHallisreservedforstudents ofsame-sexsexualpreferencesothatthey might“pursueacademicswithsupportof thosewithsimilarlifestyles.”

In October the Khines-Thomas FamilysellsWCSIl-TVtomediagiant GannettCo.Inc.ofChicago(not relatedtoGuyGannettCo.of Portland)endingtheoldestfamily businesscontractwithNBCnetwork inbroadcasthistory.

ThepassageofLD1116protects “thepublichealth,safety,and welfare..”ofallofMaine’speople. OnFridayNlay16,1997Gover¬ norAngusKingsignsTheActto PresentDiscrimination.Theactbans discrimination“onaccountsofrace,col¬ or,sexandsexualorientation.”Itisthe firstgayrightslegislationpassedinMaine sincethefirstwasintroducedin1977. Maineisthe10thstateinthenationto enactlegislationpresentingdiscrimina¬ tiononbasisofsexualpreference.On Feb.10,1998,however,theMainepub¬ licsotestovetothelegislationpresented bvAngusKing.

AfteraninitialinfluxofAsian-AmcricanstoMaineneartheturnofthe centurv, Maine welcomes new waves ofarrivalsastheturnoftheMillen¬ nium approaches. In 1997, Cong Van Nguyen,27.becomesthefirstAsian/KmcricanpoliceofficerinPortland history when Chief Michael Chitwood swearshimintotheforceinAugust.

Late1990s-the/AbyssinianRestora¬ tionCommitteecompletespurchaseof theoldAbsssianChurchbuildingon NewburvStreetinPortland.The Churchwasfoundedin1827-28and svasthefirstAfrican-AmericanCongre¬ gationinMaine.Thestructureis believedthethirdoldestofitstype intheU.S.

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didn'tintendtogetintothereal estatebusiness;itjusthappened." savsWvear-oldMattOrne.Port¬ land’snewestvisionarywitha growingportfolioofeclecticand welllovedbuildingswhosenamesare rarelvreferredtobvtheirstreetnumbers becausetheirtenantsaresowellknown:

TheGongressSquarePudding.home oftheStateTheatre.TheIlavPudding, hometoStarbuckscoffeeandthepopu¬ larnewIlavGallery.ThePavilionPudd¬ ing.hometoPlack'lieGaterers. 11is newestpurchaseis GatewayGarage. nearanildeartotheEastlandIlotel. andonandon.

“1boughtmxfirstbuild¬ ingbackin1994.justas tlicmarketwasstartingto turnaround,”Ornesays. It’safamiliarlandmark thatsitsonthecornerof Exchange and Middle Streets.I’orbetterorworse, anddespiteitsVictorian pedigree,it’snowknownas theStarbucksBuilding.

“WhenIpurchasedit, thefirstfloortenantwas Citibank.\ervshortlyafter Iassumedownership.I wascontactedbvStar¬ bucksaskingtoleasethe groundfloorspace.Iwas surprisedbutsadtodisap¬ pointthem,becauseit lookedasthoughCitibank wasgoingtobetherefora longtime.”

Starbuckssaidthev wouldkeepintouch,and thentheshiftingmarket steppedin.“Citibank soldouttoAtlanticBank; Starbuckscalledagain andItoldthem'thebanks stillhere.'"

WlienPeople’sIleritage boughtoutAtlantic,"I askedthemifthevmight liketoreleasethespace, giventhatthebank'smain officeswereonlyacouple ofblocksawav.People's washappytodoso,and, eighteenmonthsafter theirfirstcall,Ilearned thatStarbuckswaseagerto movein.”

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Orneasurprisingproposi¬ tion:along-termleaseinthe IlavBuildingonCongress Square,alongwithtotally subsidizingtherestorationof thebuilding,itonlvhe wouldbinit.

Ayearlater,withafirst-raterenovation bvM.R.Brewercomplete,itlooksasif evenone’sawinner.

SittingintheIlavBuildingtoday, enjovingStarbucks’grandeicedlattee. Ornelooksacrossthesquareatoneofhis newergems,theCongressSquareBuild¬ ing,andreflectsonhowhegottowhere

lieisandwhereliehopeslie’sgoing.

“1wasborninNewJersey,attended schoolsinConnecticutandupstate NewYork,butmydad(thelatePeter Oruc,owneroftworadiostationsin Rockland,whosadlvlosthislifeina single-enginefloatplanecrashon SaddleIslandinPenobscotBavlast August)wasborninRocklandandwe spentalloursummershere.

“MvfirstjobswereinNewYorkCitv. allintheadvertisingbusiness.Myfamily isinthebroadcastingbusinessandIjust figuredthat'swhatvondo-sellads.

“1wasterribleatit:ifIhadbeenmv boss,I’dhavefiredmelongbeforeIleft.

“MywifeandIspentallofourtimein NewYorkworkingoutlongweekends andvacationstospendinMaine.In Decemberof‘89,afterthreeyearsof thinkingaboutit,Idecidedtomoveup here,toCamden;Michellejoinedme about6monthslater.

“1startedatravelbusinesswithmv father,andabusinesscalled“Mid-coast Limo,"ashuttleservicemodeledafter similarservicesinNewYorkandCon¬ necticut.Iranandownedthosebusiness¬ esthrough1997."

Today,Ornestotalcareertimeistaken upwiththeoperationofhissignificant holdingswithinthecitvofPortland. Michelle,atelecommuter,worksoutof their1827brickcapeatthefootofMt.

BattieinCamdenasafashiondesigner foracompanyinNew'iorkCity:"I,ast vearshedesigned$38millionworthof Christmassweaters-she’stherealbrains ofthefamily,”sassMatt.Theyalsoenjov thecompanyoftheirtwochildren,Jack, 31/2,Katherine.11/2,andathird,a bov.tobeborninFebruary.

Portlandeyesarecurrentlyfocusedon Matt’splansforthehistoricandhighly publicizedStateTheater.

"1havetoremindmvselfallthetime thatIamintherealestatebusiness.IfI weretotrvtorunacoffeestoreorform anartsvenueorwhateverotherbusiness¬ esmvtenantsarein.Iwouldendupget¬ tingdistractedandnotconcentratingon whatIthinkIdofairlywell,whichis findbuildings,renovatethem,keep themingoodrepair,andlocategood peopletorentspaceinthem.1neverfor aminutethought'I'llruntheStateThe¬ ater.'Assoonasthiswholethingcame upfromdavoneIstartedlookingforthe rightpersontocomeinandmakethat spacework.

"TheStateiscertainlyapsychological anchortothisendofCongressStreetif notarealbusinessanchor.It’sabigspace inabigbuilding.Thelastthinginthe world1wanttodoistoheatitinthewin¬ terifthere’snothinggoingoninthere,or toletitsitthereemptyandletitgodark becausethatwouldlookbadfortherest ofthebuilding,andtheneighborhood."

o,OrucmetwithGrantWilsonof theStoneCoastBrewerywhowas atthetimethelargestuserofthe State:“IIehadbeenputtingonsell¬ outshowsthereforawhile,knew theplace,andseemedtohavetheinter¬ estandabilitytooperateitproperly,so weputtogetheradeal.1Ietookitover thedasoftheclosing.Isignedthe papers,handedhimthekevs,andI’mnot sureI’vebeeninsince.

\\1ienaskedif theStateisin needofgreat repairs,Orne becomesani¬ matedabout howsurprised hewastodis¬ coveritssuperi¬ orstructural soundness.

andinvestmoneyintheStale."Oncewe bothrealizeditwasessentiallyanon¬ issue,therestoftheprocesswaspretty smooth,’'Ornesavs.

Asforhavingaparticularstrategyin mindoraplanfordevelopingamthing inaspecificareaofPortland.Ornemus¬ es,“It'sallpretlvmucha‘bytheseatoi impaiits’kindofthing.IIeadds:"There iscertainlysomeplanninginvolved.I wasn’tgoingtobmtheCongressSquare buildingwithI()(),()()()squareleetol officespaceonthisendoltownwithout beingabletoofferparkingtomvtenants, soIarrangedtobmtheGatewayParking GaragefromMaineMedicalCenter. MMChasleasedbackanumberofthose spaces,butwehavetheabilityIomakea lotofparkingavailableforcurrentand futuretenantsinmvbuilding.”

"TheStateiscertainly apsychologicalanchor tothisendofCongress Streetifnotareal businessanchor.It'sa bigspaceinabigbuilding.

"Therewasaperceptionthattheplace wasfallingdown,allfromthatoneinci¬ dentoftheplasterfallingfromtheceiling duringashow."Werevoueverinthere tosecthedamage?“Therewashardlv anydamage.Itwasacrisiscreatedbvthe mediaandlawvers.

"Itgotoutofhandanddidallsortsof damagetothetheater’sreputationthat wasunfounded.Ihadheardthesame rumors,andwhenthebuildingwas broughttomvattentionasapotential purchasemvreactionwasthesameas everyoneelse's.‘Isn'tthatplacefalling down?'"

“Iknewitwouldbedifficulttofinance becauseofitshistory.Thefirstthingwe didwasgothroughtherewithengineers andpicktheplaceapart.Itwasfunny: theStateTheaterportionofthebuilding gotravereviews.Structurallyitwasin bettershapethantherestofthebuilding andtherestofthebuildingisinpretty goodshape.TheSlatesufferedfrom deferredmaintenanceissues,butthere wasneverammajorshortcomingthat threatenedtheintegrityofthestructure.

ChantWilson,alsoinfluencedbythe negativepress,washesitanttosignalease

Orneisconfi¬ dentthatPort¬ land’sgrowth willcenternext aroundtheCongressSquare area.“.Mostof therestofthe citvisalready lull,andthere’s notalolofnew constructiongoingon.Itsstillmuch cheapertorenovateandmoveinfoolder buildingsthantomoveintonewones. So,Ithinkbeforeanyoneisgoingtostart buildingnewstructures,someoftheold¬ eronesaregoingtogetmajorfacelifts andimprovementsandit’sgoingIobe greatforthecilv."

IIeishoping,however,thatpeople don’tlookathisCongressBuildingpro¬ jectasbeinginanywaysimilartothatof theIlavBuilding.

“Idon’thaveStarbuckssubsidizingthe renovations,andthereareover100ten¬ antstoconsider.Mvbusinessisasmuch asmallbusinessasalotofthebusinesses intownare.\\chavecashissuesevery monthjustlikeeveryoneelse,hiorderto accumulatetheamountofrealestate thatweown,wehavehadtomortgage ourkidsandeverythingelse.Someclayit willbeagreatwavtoretire,buttillthen itwillbealotofhardwork,afewslce]>lessnights,andalotofsweatandproba¬ blyalotoftears."

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Acorn Productions and Portland Stage Com¬ pany. 25A forest Avenue, Portland. Between ChristinasandNewYear’sAcornwillbeoffering nineperformancesbymastersofphysicaltheatre and comedy in an exciting festival entitled Phvzvi".' Plan time between December 26-30 to enjov a r.ire opportunitv to be entertained bv internationally renowned Peaks Island resident Avner the Eccentric; the nationally-touring Brunswick based juggling duo “blink;" Maine’s master of character comedy Randv Judkins; one ofthefinestclose-upmagiciansinthecountry.

Magical Mystical Michael; and “W oman in A Suitcase” creator Julie Goell who will be presenting her new show "Opening Night." (207)761-061”

I'he Children’s Theatre of Maine. Portland. “The Dian of Anne Erank” arrives January 4-16. Showtimesandlocationsvan.Ihedeadlinefor the 9th Annual Young Playwrights Contest is January15.(207)S“S-2 -"4.

Mad Horse Theatre Company, 92 Oak Street, Portland.“Skylight.”byDavid1Lire,willrim from January 12-30. Who’s right and who’s wrong when the practical world of business collides with the idealistic vision of social progress?Cantwolong-partedloversrekindlea flameextinguishedbvsuchdifferentviewsofthe world?Andwhatterribletruthdrovethemapart? Performances are 7:30 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays. S p.m. Eridavs and Saturdays, and 5 p.m. Sundays. (207) S2S-1270.

Oak Street Theatre. 92 Oak Street. Portland. December"bringsthefinalperformanceinthis year'sWorldofMusicseries.Markvourcalendar for the burgeoning open poetry reading hosted by Steve Luttrell and Cafe Review. December 27.Aprogramofstudentone-actplavspresented by the University of Southern Maine Theater Department is scheduled for December >-11 and "A Child’s Christmas in Wales" performed by Vintage Repertory Theater Co. shows December16-24.<20"i""5-5103.

Portland Players. 420 Cottage Road. South Portland. Don't miss Schooner Eair’s Annual Holiday Benefit performance for the Portland Plavers on December 26 at "30 p.m. "A Eunnv thing Happened on the W ay to the Eorum.“ opens January 2S. continuing to Ecbruarv 12. i207)"6T620S.

Portland Stage Company. Portland Performing Arts ('enter. 27 Idrcst Avenue. Portland. Cel¬ ebratingits100thbirthday.PortlandStagepre¬ sents Charles Dickens’ magical “A Christmas Carol.”yvarmingheartsofallages.Showsalmost daily through December 24; early reservations suggested t the 2 p.m. performance on Sunday. Dccemlx-r12,issoldout1.1207i4-0465.

The Public Theatre. 2 Great Ealls Plaza. Auburn. “A Christmas Carol." bv Charles

Dickens, adapted bv Christopher Schario, inventivelytoldbvsixactorsandafiddler,stars Monmouth favorite. Michael O'Brien as Scrooge. Performance dates are December 10-

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'I'he 'Theater Project. 14 School Street. Brunswick. "A Holiday I estival." December 10 to19providesacollectionolholidaytalesand

music. Al Miller guides you through “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” “A Cajun Night Before Christmas,"andotherstories,usinganensemble ofvotingmimestotellthestoreofhowalittle

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Portland.Iwostudentwrittenone-actplaysshow from December 3-11. ‘Tixin’ Amos" bv K. J. Carpenter,directedbvAssuntaKent,isarollicking embalming room comedy with a most definite Maine flare. The second plav. a more serious dramaentitled"RestSlop,"byLliasA.Bresnick. directed bv Eminamiellc Chaulct, follows the evrhls in the lives of teenage runaways hitchhikingfrom Texas to Arizona and gives a dis¬ turbing loo^a this increasing segment of voung Americanlife.(21 "80-5151.

(’enter for Cultural ExchaBgc^2>A f orest Avenue, Portland. 1 he irrcpressiljh^lcnry Sapoznikandhisall-starquartetalongwiththe Casco Bay Tummlers present a klezincr^Hanukkah concert in a special celebration of th<^ Festival of Lights on December 4 al 8 p.m. Dierdre Golding, a virtuoso Irish step-dancer, who recently completed a tour as a principal dancer in Rherc/unce offers workshops on the dance on December 8 and 9. Puerto Rican

land’s premier ensemble, Balaton on December 10 at 8 p.m. Boston violin maker Robert diikls has made instruments for some of America’s greatfiddlers,whohaveformedanorchestrain hishonor.JazztiddlerMattGlaseerandCeltic ace Susie Dornticld plav in this eclectic ensemble, December 11 al S p.m. ). D.^tcele, a powerhouse for African-American gospel music , presents a gospel singing workshop onTInirsdav, December 16 at 7:30 p.m. On December 17. the sinuous, bubbling of Congolcs/soukos,bril¬ liantly performed by singer I shibangu Kadima andhisband,offersecstaticmifsictordancing.

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kGreat Performances. Merrill Auditorium. Sind. Ring^n the 21 st century with the rn (if STOMP>Jmiuary 14 through 16. ng Auyic, dance’. m&iti^and performance the|)lke and Olivie^Xwjrd-w inning I Portland favoritc/The^Lx di; ig QgailjWxJlows, on January 29Vk .....nancewillinclude pig #4. a new work 1 Lionll bv a consortium of New lentcl that includes PCA (heat

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Portland String Quartet. Portland. Winners of the Portland String Quartet Youth Competition will perform with the quartet on Sundaw December 1 1 at 3 p.m. at the W oodfords Congregational Church. 202 Woodford Street in Portland

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Saco River range Hall. Salmon Halls Road. Bar1 i 1 Is. ‘The Angel Band," appears December 3 fallowed bv the "Manchester Brass Quintet,” Dec^nber 1 L (207 i 929-64"

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Bates College Museum of Art, Andrews Road, Lewiston, presents Xu Bing, a MacArthur genius grant award-winner and a Chinese dissident, through December 18. Museum hoursareTuesdaytoSaturday10a.m.to5p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 pm. (207)786-6158.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick. Continuingexhibitsinclude“Portraitsfromthe Permanent Collection,” "Art and Life in the Ancient Mediterranean,” and Asian and European art from the permanent collection. Current shows include 'Abelardo Morell and the Camera’s Eye,” through December 12. The exhibitionpresentsMorell’sthreemajorareas of photographic investigation from the past decade: “Optical Phenomena and Everyday Occurrences," the “Camera Obscura," and "Books and Maps." This exhibition of work by Morell, the Cuban-born artist whose photographs transform everyday objects and occurrences into mesmerizing, almost magical images, was organized by the Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego and is the first majortravelingexhibitiontoconsiderthefull extent of his work. “The Sexual Child,” shows through December 12. Spanning over a century, the photographs in this exhibition confront us with children who are at once transfixing!}-beautifulandjetcuriouslyremote, strange to us and our accustomed ways of seeing them. Collective!}- the; invite us to considerthestorieswenowtellourselvesabout children, adults, and sex: to wonder in particular about our fascination with the undisplaved sides of childhood; and why, fin¬ ally,ithasbecomeremarkablydifficult(notto say dangerous) to think of children as beings possessedofeventiresmallestdegreeofsexual agency. Artists include Julia Margaret Cam¬ eron, Larry- Clark, Sally Mann, Jock Sturges and Weegee. The galleries are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday' and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. onSunday(freeadmission).(207)725-3275.

Center for Maine History, 489 Congress Street. Portland. Opening December 10 is “E Phirihus Unum: Maine and the Making of a Nation; gallery hours are Tuesday to Saturday from10a.m.to5p.m.Aspecialholidayexhibit entitled“APatrioticChristmas”isscheduledto take place at the Wadsworth-lxingfellow House on December 10-12 and December 17-10 from 12 noon until 4 p.m. The Longfellow House will also be open on New Year's Eve from 10 a.m.to2p.m.(207)879-0247.

Colbv College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill, Waterville. Ongoing exhibits are “The Art of Alex Katz,” in the Paul J. Schupf Gallery and “Ancient Art,” from Colby’s permanent collection in the Jette Callery . The museum is open to the public (freeofcharge)10a.m.to4:50p.m.Mondayto

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Farnsworth Art Museum, 352 Main Street, Rockland. The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 12-5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission includes the museum, the Wyeth Center, the I lomestead, and the Olson House. Exhibits include “Nevelson at 100,” through March 12 and "Ralph Rosenberg,”through January2.(207)596-6457.

ForeStreetGallery,366ForeStreet,Portland. Ongoing group show to December 31 includes photography by Nancy and Matthew Sleeth, Rodney Paulson and paintings by Tom Maciag, K. Dana Nelson, Marcia Baker, Sylvia Dyer, Richard Roflow, Phil Paratorc, Paul Bonneau, Kit Semmes, June Griffin, and Joe Muir. Hours: Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 12-5p.m. (207) 874-8084.

Institute of Contemporary Art, 522 Congress Street, Portland. "Rez Williams: Steel Walls and Waterlines” offers a unique depiction of the fishing vessels of New Bedford and Fairhaven,Massachusetts.'Hiislarge-scalebody of work includes vibrantly colored six by ten foot canvases, monumentalizing the subject matter with reverence and an eye toward the unpredictable.Theseportraitsofworkingboats, icons of the often-unromantic reality of the fishingindustry,canbeviewedatICAthrough December 21. (207) 879-5742.

Ixrcal 188 Gallery and Tapas Bar, 188 State Street, Portland. Eclectic shows and mixed media. Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to closing; tapas available from 4 p.m.; Sunday breakfastavailableinthegalleryfrom9a.m.to 3p.m.(207)761-7909.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall,BowdoinCollege,Brunswick,displaysthe furclothing,snowshoes,pickaxes,knives,guns, andoneofthefivesledgesthatRobertE.Peary took to the North Pole, as well as the Eskimo pots and lamps, ivory and soapstone carvings, hunting weapons, clothing, and full-size skin kayak that Donald B. MacMillan encountered on his Arctic explorations. Ongoing exhibits include:“8.S.Rooseve/f:ModelofStrength,” an admiralty model of Robert E. Peary's Mainebuiltshipofexploration;“InuitzVtTodayand Yesterday”; a caribou display; and a computerdriven photography display of hand-colored glasslanternslidesofArcticexplorationsfrom 1880to1930.(207)725-3062.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. Throughout the month of December, the museum offers its annual Holiday Festival of Music, featuring daily caroling and in¬ strumental performances by area school¬ children and community groups. Visit the mu¬ seumduringthistimealsotoviewtheSolsticeTree, decorated with original art objects made by living artists from the United States and

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abroad. By including multiple, personal meditations on the meaning of the holiday season,tireinstallationrecognizesandincludes themanydifferentkindsofcelebrationswhich coincidearoundtireshortestdayofsunlightin tireyear,thewintersolstice.ThroughDecem¬ ber12onviewwillbethephotographsofDavid “Chim” Seymour, an important early photo¬ journalist and founding father (along with Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and George Rodger) of the influential Magnum Photo Agency. “Cut from the Cloth of Life: The Fabric Collages of Elizabeth B. Noyce,” offers the first comprehensive exhibition of Noyce's artworks, appliquded pictures that perceptively record such events as garden parties, art openings, and quiltings. “Escape from the Vault: Works on Paper from the Collection”consistingofmorethan40prints, draw ings and photographs from the museum’s collectionofover8,000suchworks,willbeon display through December 5. “The Grand Moving Panorama of Bunyan’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,”throughJanuary2,2000,providesan opportunit}' to see a section of an 859-foot panorama depicting scenes of John Bunyan’s religiousallegoryPilgrim’sProgressthatwaslost for more than 100 years. The museum is open 10a.m.to5p.m.TuesdaythroughSaturday,10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday-Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Free admission Friday eveningsfrom5p.m.to9p.m.(207)773-zARTS or(800)639-4067.

Sawyer Street Studios, 131 Sawyer Street, Portland. Don’t miss the annual holiday show and sale of these fine potters, sculptors and artists.December4from10a.m.to5p.m.and December 5 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. There will be open gallery' hours every weekend through December 24. (207) 767-4394.

The Stein Gallery, 195 Middle Street, Portland. “Perfume Bottles and Jewelry:” from Bobby Burch’s simply elegant to Ellie Burke’s funk) exotic, this show features the perfume bottlesofthirtynationallyrecognizedstudio glassartistsandcanbeseenthroughJanuary17. (207)772-9072.

University of Maine at Farmington, 102 Main Street, Farmington. Through December 13, "In Perspective: Images and Poetry from LING House” celebrates the poetry and painting of adults with mental illness. Ron Hutt, Joseph Nechvatal and Jan Piribeck appear in “polvAlteritv: New Cyberworks” from January 27 through March 9. (207) 778-7002.

University of Southern Maine Art Gallery, Gorham. “Seven Years of Living Art: Linda Montano” and “Nine Nights: Banaries Re¬ collected,”aninstallationbyKatarinaWeslien, two exhibits, two views of the hindu, arc on view through December 18. Montano presents interactive meditation stations based on chakras, a Hindu concept for 7 energy centers ofthebodv.Weslien’sinstallationisbasedon

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theHindufestivalofNavaratri.(207)780-5009. Victoria Mansion, (Morse-Libby House) 109 Danforth Street, Portland. Come experience Christmas in the Victorian Era! New England’s finest home and collections of the High Victorian period celebrates the holiday featuring the theme, “A Turn of the Century Christmas 1899.’’ Tour the mansion’s intact Victorian interior with hand-carved Gustave Herter furniture, stained glass, painted wall decorations,spectacidargaslightingfixtures, porcelain and sumptuous textiles transformed foratum-of-the-ccnturyChristmascelebration. (207)772-4841.

Wadsworth-Ixmgfellow House, 487 Congress Street, Portland, childhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The house containsoriginalfittingsandfurnishingsthat illustrate family life from the days of the American Revolution to the Victorian era. Open for the special holiday exhibit “z\ Patriotic Christmas” on December 10-12 and December 17-19 from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Also open New Year’s Esc from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (207)879-0427.

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Center for Cultural I’Achange, One Long¬ fellow Square, presents dance parties even’ Friday night starting at 7:00 p.m. Admission variesandisatthedoorandscheduleissubject tochangesopleasecallahead,(207)761-1545. Dance Friday schedule for each month throughouttheyearisasfollows:1stFriday, Mediterranean (Greek, Italian, Balkan); 2nd Friday, Latin (Mexican, Puerto Rican); 3rd Friday,AfricanandAfro-Caribbean;4thFridas’, Celtic (Irish, French-Canadian) and 5th Friday.Indian.

Kennebunk]x>rt Business ztssociation, Kenne¬ bunkport, presents the 18th annual Kenne¬ bunkport Christmas Prelude, December 10-12. A magical season of shopping and special events, the many festivities are especially exciting as this otherwise summertime des¬ tination rolls out its welcome carpet during thesechill;winterdays.Mans’eventsincluding ablueberrypancakebreakfast,craftfair,holiday concerts,‘\Vassail-by4he-Sea."Choralz\itsCamcrataConcert,hayrides,cloggingexhibi-tion,a roastbeefdinnerandSantaarrivingbvlobster boat.(207)967-0857.

’Ilie Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad. Portland. Specially decorated for the season, the Maine Narrow Gauge continues its rides through the new year, running hourly from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.ssiththemuseumhoursfrom10a.m.to5 p.m.(207)828-0814.

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Maine Writers and Publishers zMliance, 12 Pleasant Street, Brunswick. Each season, MWPA offers workshops in fiction, poetry, creativenonfiction,children’sliterature,and publishing.(207)729-6333.

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Oak Street Theatre, 92 Oak Street, Portland. OngoingeventsatOakStreetincludeaseriesof openpoetry’readingshostedbySteveLuttrellof Cafe Review magazine at 8 p.m. on the last Monday of ever}' month, zkdmission for the readingis$2.(207)775-5103.

Portland Parks and Recreation, Portland, is offeringaseriesofwintertimeeventsincluding skatingpartieswithmusicandhotchocolateat DeeringOaksonFridayevenings,January’7,14 and 21 from 6 to 8 p.m. (207) 874-8793 or (207)756-8130.

Portland Pottery, 118 Washington Avenue, Portland. “Eighth Annual Show and Sale,” December11-12.Don’tmissthisopportunityto findthattrulyuniquepresent,foryourselfand thoseonyourgiftlist.(207)772-4334.

Southern Maine Volkssport /Association, P.O. Box 722, Westbrook. If walking is your thing, then the Millennium Medley in Portland is for you. At 10 a.in. on Friday, December 31, a seriesof10kilometerwalkswillbegininthe PortlandareaallstartingfromtheSusseChaletDowntown, just off 1-295 at exit 5. z\ 3 p.m. yvalkonthe31stwillallowwalkerstoparticipate inNewYear’sPortlandataspecialdiscounted rate,aswellaswalkintothenewyearfinishing aftermidnight.Therewillalsobeanafternoon 300-mcter swim at the YMCA. (207)725-1479.

University of Southern Maine Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth Street, Portland. TakeatriptothestarswithoutleavingPortland!

Every Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. there'sanastronomy-show,followedbvalaser light concert at 8:30 p.m.; and on Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m. there are Family Astronomy Shows such as “Mr. Man in the Moon,.I'he Little Star That Could,” and "Sky Friends.” The exhibit area, which contains interactive computers, space art, and video displays, is open to the public Monday-Friday from 9 a m. to 5 p.m. For current show titles (they rotate weekly), (207) 780-4249; for infonnationonthenightsky,(207)780-4719.

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TheAudubonRoom attheInnbytheSeaonRoute 77inCapeElizabeth.BreathtakingviewsoftheAtlantic Oceanftculinarymasterpiecesfeaturingfreshlocalpro¬ duce,nativeseafoodspecialties,ftexceptionalhandmade breadsftdesserts.Grilledcrabftmacadamiaencrusted swordfishw/orangepepperbasilcoulisftsauteofMaine lobsterftvealonfreshangelhairw/roastedtomato beurreblanc.Patiodiningftoffpremisecateringavail¬ able.Servingbreakfast,lunchftdinnerdaily.767-0888. Barbara'sKitchenandCafe, 388CottageRoad, SouthPortland,acrossfromthePortlandPlayersTheater, headingtoFortWilliams.Casual,creative,amodestly pricedcuisineforintimatediningbysunlightforbreak¬ fast,candlelightfordinner.Vegetarianscansavorour BlackBeanftHabaneroPepperRavioli.NYstylesteakw/ PortabelloMushroomsftdemi-glazeisafavoriteofcar¬ nivores."Therosemaryfocacciaisreasonalonetopaya visit,"-Downeast. Selectedwinesavailable.Reservations 767-6313. \

Bintliff'sAmericanCafe, Portland'sonlyall-day/\ everydayBrunchHousefeaturingBenedict'sBelgian\ Waffles,Omelets,HomemadeGranola,ftotherfine AmericanCuisine-daily,7am-2pm.DinnerservedM-Sa, 5:30-9pmincludingRoastedPrimeRib,SauteedShrimp ftMusselssimmeredinatomato,garlicftfennelsaffron broth,ftRisottoofbutternutsquash.Homemadebreads, pastas,ftdeserts.Fullbar.Extensivewinelist;allin warmsurroundings.98PortlandSt.(acrossfrompost office).774-0005.

Bray'sBrewpubandEatery, theLakeRegion’sonly brewpubservingrhefreshestalesftheartyNewEngland lunches,dinnersftpubfair,fromburgersftribstopetit filetsftTuscanstyleseafoodonpasta,allinacharming Victorianfarmhouseonly45minutesfromPortlandon Route302atRoute35inNaples.Seasonaloutdoorbeer gardenfeaturesacousticentertainmentonweekends,a‘ superbar-becuemenuftagreatplacetorelax.Open year-round.693-6806.

TheCannery offersavarietyofdiningexperiences fromouroutdoorcovereddecktotheloftoverlooking thediningroombelowfttheriver.“CoastofMaine”; lobster,clams,crabcakesftchowderaswellasaselec¬ tionofcreativepasta,chicken,steakftfishspecialties. Functionroomavailable.LowerFallsLanding,Yarmouth. Majorcreditcards/reservationsaccepted.846-1226.

CafeStroudwater, specializesinaneclecticbistro¬ stylecuisinewithanemphasisonnativeMaineseafood andprimecutsofbeef.Itisfive-starChefChristian Struck'screativetouchesthatmakethisdiningexperi¬ encelikenootherinPortland.Inadditiontoaspectacu¬ larGrandSundayBrunch,CafeStroudwaterserves breakfast,lunchanddinnerdaily.TheCafealsooffers Portland'sonlyChefsTable.LocatedintheEmbassy SuitesHotel,reservationssuggested.775-0032

CricketsRestaurantinFreeport. Deliciousfoodat reasonableprices.Freshlocalseafood,lobster,weekend primerib,steaks,fajitas,pasta,salads,specialtysand¬ wiches,vegetarianselections,dailyblackboardspecials. Privatefunctionroom.Fullservicelounge.Mainemicro¬ brewsontap.Easyparkingonly1/2milesouthofLL Bean.BreakfastSat.ftSun.BrunchSun.,11-3.Main Street,Freeport.865-4005.Reservations/majorcredit cardsaccepted.

David'sCreativeCuisine After15yearsasan acclaimedchef-ownerinPlymouth,Boston,Newburyport

andMiddleStreetinPortland,DavidTurinhasopened David'sCreativeCuisineat22MonumentSquare.The.. menuincludessuchnewcreationsandoldfavoritesas CrispyHerbedGoatCheesePackets,ShitakeMushroom RavioliandWhiteChocolateMousseAlmondNapoleon fordessert.Fullbar,openfordinner7nights.Lunch weekdays11:30-4.ForReservations:773-4340. Youcan'tbeatthelocationof DiMiIio'sFloating 1

Restaurant at25LongWharfoffCommercialStreetfor fabulouswaterviewsofPortlandHarbor.Escapefromthe hustleftbustleofthecity.Watchtheboatsgoby.Enjoy freshMainelobsteryear-round,steak,seafooddishes,ft more.Open7daysaweekfromI1am-llpm.Children's menuavailable.Fordrinksftalightermenu,tryour PortsideLounge.772-2216.

EmptyPocketsLiveIrishMusicPub showcasesthe bestmusiciansfromNewEnglandftbeyondfeaturing worldclassIrishmusicaswellaslivejazz,swing,ft blues.ThemenuincludeshomemadeIrishScones, GuinnessStew,ftIrishSodaBread.SeewhytheCBW callsusPortland's"warm,comfyworld."27ForestAve, Portland.ParkingacrossthestreetatGatewayGarage. 207-774-1100.Tues.-Sat.,5pm-1am;Sun.,3pm-lam. Dinnerservednightlyuntil10p.m.

offeringacomfortableplaceforeasydining.Thebuilding .-isthesiteofthesigningoftheconstitutionforthestate '"ofMainewhenitbrokeawayfromMassachusetts,the roombeingpreservedftavailableforviewingatthe -Tavern.Classicpreparationsservedinagracefulftele¬ gantsettingmaketheJamesonTavernafineretreat ,fromfrenziedoutletshopping.115MainSt,Freeport, J . - - . •

865-4196.Creditcardsaccepted;reservationsrecom¬ mended. 'f. t | r ' ; 1 ' v + f Katahdin, atSpringftHigh,oppositetheartmuseum. Comfortablefoodacrossatantalizingculinaryrange,

comfortableatmosphereftwaitstaff,ftcomfortable prices.Itsidentifiablyloyalclienteleestablishesitscredi¬ bilityftpopularity.Trythefishchowder($2.95/3.95), crabcakes($13.95),grilledseascallopsw/spicylimeft vegetablevinaigrette($14.95)orthechefsBluePlate Special($10.95).Allhomemadedessertsincludingtheir ownicecreamftsorbets.Tu-Th,5-9:30pm;FftSa, 5-10:30.774-7140.

TheLobsterCookerRestaurant islocatedinthe heartofFreeport'sshoppingdistrictjustablockfromLL Bean.Fast,friendlyservicefeaturinglobster,crabmeat, scallops,shrimp,award-winningheartychowders,sand¬ wiches,beer,wine,fttakeoutOpeneveryday,year round.EnjoyaMainetraditionintheirhistoric1860barn orbaskonthesundrenchedgardenpatio.Theirfish chowderhaswon1stplaceintheannualFreeportGreat ChowdahChallengein'96,'97,ft'98,aswellasBest OverallChowderin1998.865-4349.t .•:A. " ^5 5 It's"MextotheMax!"at MargaritasMexican•'> ....Restaurantsft WateringHole!Twogreatlocationsin Portland,othersinLewiston,Augusta,OronoftjvY 'Portsmouth,Margaritasservesup"oversized"mealsft 4 colossal-sizeddrinks!There'salwaysfreehotchipsft |salsa,ftdownrightlegendarymargaritas,ftthehouse jspecialtyisthesizzlingfajita!HappyhourM-F,4-7pm, '£freehotappetizers.InPortlandat242StJohnSt,Union 4 StationPlaza,874-6444ft11BrownStneartheCivic Center,774-9398.LunchatBrownSt,W-F. r'.*"./.•' Maria'sRistorante, est.1960byowner/chefAnthony

,Napolitano,offersexquisiteItaliancuisineplusalarge •'varietyofItalianwinesbytheglass.Spacious,beautiful, Italiandecorateddiningrooms.Privateroomsavailable forlargeparties.Vealsaltimboca,lobsteralfredoorfra

ownpistachiogelato.Lunch:$5-$8,tu-F,11:30am-2 pm.Dinner:$10-$19,Tues-Sat.from5pm.337 CumberlandAve.,parking.Tel:772-9232.

RealJerkChicken?InahiddencornerbehindShaw's MillCreek?Hardtobelieve,butawholerangeof

Welcome to F.ParkerReidy's, siteoftheoriginal cotta,chocolateamarettofudgecake,ftNapolitano's finediningtradition,specializinginsteaksftfresh seafood,butalsoofferingpasta,chicken,ftsalads,w/ primeribfeaturedonweekends.Turn-of-the-century decor,personalizedservice,ftgreatfoodcreateawarm ftcongenialatmospherepopularforbothbusinessft intimatedining.773-4731.

"JamaicanExperience”canbeyoursfor$5or$6atthe MillcreekCafe ownedftoperatedbyCaribbean nativeStoneMcFarquer.Breakfastspecialtiesinclude "funkyomelets"w/innovativespiceftseasoningmixes; dinnerspecialtiesmayincludeOxtailStewftchicken curry.Breakfast-lunchsevendaysstartingat7am;din¬ ner,Wed.-Sat.,5-10pm.9QStreetinSouthPortland's WaterfrontMarket.Tel:767-0887

PortlandSavingsBankbuiltin1866at83Exchange'/ Street.Establishedin1976duringtherenaissanceofthe- c . . ^nn5 OldPortarea,EParkerReidy'shasbecome_aPortland DeepintheheartofthemysteriousWoodfordsareaat 540ForestAvenueisthe GreatLostBear, whereyou'll findafullbarfeaturingover50draughtbeers,predomi¬ nantlyfromlocalmicro-breweries.Accompanyingthem isanenormousmenuw/everythingfromsoups,salads, ftsandwichestosteaksftribs,aswellasalargevegetar¬ ianselectionftthebestnachosEtbuffalowingsintown. Discoverwherethenativesgowhenthey'rerestless! Serving from 11:30am-U :30pm 7 days a week. 772- \ 0300.Visituson-lineat:www.greatlostbear.com<V. HansonBrosSeafoodCafe mixesanextraordinary seafoodretailbusinessw/anoutstandingrestaurantF spaceinPortland'sinvigoratingnewPublicMarket.r. Dinerscanchoosefromaclassicmenuofseafoodchoic-,«:■ es(plussomechickenftbeef)ftarawbarguaranteedto pleasethemostpersnicketyoystereater.OpenM-Sa,/r 11-7;Su,12-5w/Mainemicrobrewsahousespecialtyft Fridays,5-8pm,afreeselectedseafoodappetizerhappy hourftbeerspecial.TrytheirawardwinningLobster Bisquew/chunksoffreshpickedlobstermeat!PrebleSt., 228-2010.

Hugo'sPortlandBistro, accessiblylocatedatthe intersectionofMiddleStreetftFranklinArtery,was PortlandDiningGuide's1996GoldMedalWinner.The innovativemenuchangesmonthlyftfeaturesfresh seafoodftinterestingvegetariandishes.Crabcakesarea housespecialty,ftparkingisavailable!Servingdinner onlyTuesday-Saturday,w/livepianomusicnightly.For reservationscall774-8538.

JamesonTavern. Consistsoftwowelcomingparts,a casualbarftloungeftamoreformaldiningroomeach

ThePepperclub isaprize-winningrestaurant("Best Vegetarian"ft"BestValue”inFrommer'sGuidetoNew England)featuringcreativeworldcuisine.Itsblackboard menutypicallylistsfivevegetarian,threefish,ftthree meatentrees,includingasuperborganicbeefburger. Peppercluboffersrelaxed,colorful,unusuallyaffordable diningontheedgeoftheOldPortw/easy,freeparkingc ftgoodwinesftbeers.Opennightlyat5p.m.;credit.> cardsaccepted.78MiddleStreet,nearFranklinArtery? 772-0531. , ’ Vv Ricetta'sBrickOvenPizzeria, voted"BestPizzain Maine"since1990bythePPHftCBW,Ricetta'sistrulya tasteoftheoldcountry.M.E.CurlyofthePPHraves: "Ricetta'sisarguablythebestpizzawestofRomp."Dinein,take-out,delivery,ftcateringareavailable,Theallyou-can-eatgourmetlunchbuffetincludespizza,pasta, soup,ftsalad.KidseatFREEduringSundaylunchbuffet ftMondaysfrom3pmuntilclosing.29WesternAvenue, SouthPortland.775-7400.

SaigonThinhThanh. 608CongressStreet,Portland. "Ofthe137restaurantslistedinthe1996-97edition, SaigonThinThanhisafour-starrestaurantrankedfirst invalue.SaigonThinThanhisMaine's-andprobably

NewEngland's—finestVietnameserestaurant."-Portland DiningGuide."Fourstarsforfood,service,ftvaluefor. money.Withgood,healthy,flavorfulfood&quickset-’ viceinapleasant,cleanatmosphere,SaigonThinThanh isworthinvestigating."—PressHerald.773-2932..

SebagoBrewingCompany. Agreatrawbar.boating motifdecorftitsownbeer(youcanwatchitbeing madehere)aresomeofthefeaturesofthisunique micro-breweryrestaurantnestledintheunlikelyenvi¬ ronsofMaineMallnexttoFilene'sBasement.Trythe LobsterQuesadilla,NativeMusselssteamedinhouse brewedaleorMaine's#1PastramiSandwich.Entrees featuredailyfreshcatch,perfectlygrilledNYSirloin, chicken,heartypastasftampleinventivesalads.Single maltscotch,goodwines.ServingI1am-1am,happy hourM-F,4-7ft10-close.879-ALES(2537)./

Silly's. Therestaurantthatdefiesdescription.Theyhave everythingfromcharbroiledburgersftshishkabob,hand cutfries,BBQftjerkchicken,toawildvarietyofpizza, vegetarianplates,milkshakes,desserts,fttheirfamous rolledupabdullahs-allmadew/freshingredientsdaily. Alivelyftfunkyatmospherew/apatiooutback.Beer, wineftoccasionallylivemusic.FreedeliverytoPortland ftRt1/Rt88Falmouth.M-Sa,l0am-10pm.40Wash¬ ingtonAve.,Portland.Creditcardsaccepted.772-0360. SnowSquall, knownforgreatMaineseafoodft lobster,alsoservessteaks,chicken,veal,filetofbeef ftvegetarianselections.Offeringcasualdiningaswell asfulldinners,luncheoninthepatioordiningroom, M-F,11:30am-9:30pm.Happyhourdaily4-6,double drinkssinglepriced,wineftbeerspecials,free munchies.Earlydinners$7.95:M-Sa,4:30-6ftSu, 2-6.FamousSundaybrunchbuffet,11-2.Locatedin SouthPortlandwaterfrontmarketat18OceanStreet, ampleparking.799-2232or800-568-3260.

StoneCoastBrewingCompany isamajormicro operationofferingfullrestaurantfacilitiesaswellas fantasticbrewsonitssubstantialpremisesintheOld Port.Itsrestaurant,openfrom11:30amdaily,offers everythingfromsteaktolobster,ftyoudon'tneedto leavethebuildingtoenjoysomeofthebestlivemusic inPortland-it'sjustupstairs.At14York,thejunctionof Pleasant,YorkftForeStreets,w/plentyoffreeparking. Call 773-BEER. "

TamarindTreeCookery offersadailychangingarray ofmulti-cultural,fourstarcuisine.Everythingismade fromscratch,usingfineall-naturalingredients.Lunchis servedMondaythroughFriday,11:0-3pm.Mealscanbe enjoyedinthediningroom,courtyardorastakeout Sundaybrunch9-2,foodforspecialfunctionsLocated at151NewburySt.,Portland-justofftheFranklin Arterial&MiddleSt.intersection,betweenIndiaft HampshireStreets.Weekdays8-5.(207)780-9607.

TonyRoma's "FamousForRibs"isconvenientlylocat¬ edattheendofExit7oftheMaineTurnpike,adjacent totheHowardJohnson'sinSouthPortlandftjustmin¬ utesfromtheMaineMall.TonyRoma'sacrossthecoun¬ tryspecializeinthebestbarbecueribsw/ouroriginal sauce.Thegrillisalwaysfiredupforafullmenuof chicken,primerib,steaks,seafood,ftsandwiches,ftour famousloafofonionrings.Breakfastbuffetopensat 7am.Lunchftdinner7daysaweek.Enjoythecasual atmosphere of Tony Roma's. > ,y TortillaFlat hasbeenservingNewEnglandersfine Mexicanfoodftdrinkforover25years.At1871Forest AvenueinPortlandyoucanfindfavoriteslikenachos, fajitas,chimichangas,tamales,burritos,tacos,enchil¬ adas,ftfrozenmargaritassevendaysaweek,aswellas seafood,steak,porkftchickencookedw/aMexican flair.Withlunchspecialsstartingat$3.95,achildren's menu,nightlyspecials,aChiliHappyHour,ascreened-in deck,fttake-out,TortillaFlatisamemorableMexican experienceyoucanaffordanytime.797-8729. Valle’s. Servingtravelersftlocalresidentssince1933, greatfoodatreasonableprices:freshMainelobster; theirownthickhandcutsirloins;juicyprimeribs;tender giantshrimpftmuchmore.Familyownedftoperated forthreegenerations.VisittheGenerations3loungefor dancingftliveentertainmenteveryFridayftSaturday evening.Discoverforyourselfwhythismostpopular restaurantisa“MaineTradition."1140BrightonAve,, Route25AtExit8,MaineTurnpike.Allmajorcredits> cards,ampleparking.Open7daysaweek.774-4551.

WindowsontheWater

ElevatedCuisine

ThepricesatWindowsontheWater, aperennialfavoritesnuggledintoa hillsidewithcommandingviewsofthe Kenne-bunkRiser,reflectitsgeograph¬ icelevationaswellasitswealthof decidedlygourmetcuisine. Here,acupofvegetablesoup(fennel andonion)costs$4.95;entreesstartat $18.95forVeg-ctableBouillabaisseand climbquickivthroughPanSearedSal¬ monFilletRolledinaCrustofFresh Sorrel($21.95),GrilledDiverScallops onSaffronPotatoPedestalswitha Blackberry-PortReduction($24.95), andChar-GrilledFilet Mignonwithaged StiltonCheeseand 1lorscradishGratin ($28.95)toapeakof $36.95forthe1obster dishes:Califomia-style 1xjbstcrRavioliina house-madetomatochivepasta,andHiaiStvlc,withcoco-nutmilk,ginger,dried orangerind,andcurriedsweetcream. Influencedbvthelong-standingrepu¬ tationofWindowsontheWater’s 1obstcrStuffedPotato($10.95),we decidedonitforourstarterandfound itdelightful.

F.ntreesincludeachoiceofHouseor Caesarsalad,bothofwhicharenotto bemissed.Hiefreshmixedgreensin thehousesaladareservedwitharoast¬ edshallot,almondpralineandpome-

granulevinaigretteantisprinkledwith goldenraisinsandcranberries.'Ilie Caesarsaladisasgoodasitgets.

Theabsolutefirst-classqualityofboth ofourdinners,theRoastedRackof Limbencrustedwithfreshherbsand Dijon,servedwithatrulymarvelous Madeira-DemiGlaceandaKalamata ol-ivetapenade($28.95)andthe GrilledVealLointoppedwithgrilled FoieGras,garnishedwithProsciutto andfennelanddrizzledinaheavenlv merlot-shallotsauce($25.95)wastotal¬ lymatchedbythewarmqualityof theservice.

Alldessertsaremadeon-site;our CremeBailee($6.95)wasthekindyou dreamabout,andtheDoubleChoc¬ olateMochaMousse Tortisa2-yearwinner attheannual ChocolateLosers Fling. Thereisalsoan amplewinelistwith over80selections, morethan50ofthem availablebytheglass.

TocelebratetheMillennium,Win¬ dowsontheWaterisofferingaspecial five-coursedinnerforguestsonDec¬ ember31,includingfourexcellent winesamplings,at$200perperson.

Wecancertainlythinkofmorediffi¬ cultwavstowelcometheadventofthe 21stcentury-thisstopisoneofMaine's veryfinest.12ChaseIlillRoad,Kenne¬ bunk.Openforlunch&’dinnerdaily. (207)967-3313;(800)773-3313.

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IIedropstohiskneesonthesidewalkin Imnlofanelderlywomanwhoside-steps aroundhim.Sheseemstoknowhim.

wild-eved.andtoldmehelosthiscar. Ittookusalldavtofinditparkedin thewoodsbehindtherailroadtracksoff EorestAvenue.Ikeptaskinghim,itwas tooweird,“Ilowdidyoulosesourcar?" IIedidn'tknow.

Suddenly he's back on Congress.Ilesitsdowninthe doorwayofausedmusicstore andlooksupateachpasser¬ by.Hisfaceislockedina worriedexpressionthatisso tenseit’sgoofy.Ilesings,“Go on,walkaway,I'mnogoodfor vou."It'sunavoidable.I'mgo¬ ingtowalkrightbyhim.

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patshimontheshoulder.Ilejumpsup asifsomeonecalledhisnameandsprints downPrebleStreettowardCumberland .Are. Iamrelievedandguilty.

Phe summer before col¬ legemvdadgotmeajobdri¬ vingabobtailtruckdownto Kitteryandbackhaulingpar¬ celpost.WTrenitwastimeto leave for school mv boss askedmetofindareplace¬ ment. 1 took Ben on the routetoseeifhewantedthe job.Afathmamothflew intothecabofthetruck. WhenItriedtoswatit,Ben screamed.Hecapturedthe moth in his cupped hands andmademeslowthetruck downsohecouldsetitfree. 'PhiswastheguvIusedto killfrogswith,spearingthem withsharpenedwillowsticks.

ToavoidtheVietnamwar,Iwentto college.Toavoidhomework,Itookeasv classes.Toavoidjobinterviews.Isold lifeinsurance.Scrapinga]ivingoffthe percentages.Butat8:45a.m.,afew minutesfromnow.Iwillbehiredasan InvestmentPlannerforabrandname brokeragehouse.Afriendgotmethe position,hesaid.“They’relookingfora ‘ves’man."Isaid,"That'sme."Ilesaid, "IknowArealsalary.Benefits.AllIdo isshowupandfollowinstructions.Iam

Itwasthestructureofhighschool:the classschedules,theathleticgames,the detentions,thedances,alltheritualsof thatprimaryAmericantraditionthat kepthimsafeforfour\ears.1legota car.HedatedasunsuccessfullyasIdid. Ilefoughtwithhisparents.Soordinary andblessed.Thenonehotnight,the summeraftergraduation,hetoldmehe oftenheardmvvoiceonhiscarradio. Eorawhile1thoughtitmightbetrue. Mavbc someone had taped mv voice andwasplavingtricks.Thenonemorn¬ inghecametomvhouse,soberbut

'IhatnightinKitten'inadditiontoa loadofregularmailwealsopickedup fourcardboardboxesofbabychickens: 48chickstoacase,192peepingchicks smellingofammonia.Wepulledinto thePortlandPostOfficeyardabout2 a.m.Livebirdsarcnotalloweddown theloadingchutes,soasusual1leftthe chicksontheloadingdock.

ButBenwassurethechickswerein danger.Hewouldn'tleavethem.After anhourofuselessarguing.Isurren¬ deredandwroteanoteontheloading dockdoor:"1havethechickens.”I parkedthetruck,putthechicksinmy caranddroveawaywithBen.

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'I'hedarkcanvasisrotted.Iseehisdirtv toes.I'hefootwearofaloony.Iamonly tenfeetaway.

Benwouldnotletthechicksoutof hissight.1lethimtakethechicksinto hishouseandIwenthometobed.Itc letthemloose,ofcourse.1lismother andfatherwokeupandfoundtheir housefullofpeepingpuffsofyellow down.ThevfoundBenasleeponhis bedcoveredwithbabychicks.

At mv house, mv father shook me awakewithtwoboredpostalinspectors behindhim.Federaloffense.Tamper¬ ingwiththemail.

Closenow,thewrinklesonhisfaceare deep.Iliseyesareglazedbywhatever drugstheymanagetogetinhim.He grimacesatatriangleofreflectedlight thatscootsalongtheconcreteandhis teethPashyellowandblack.Heis dying.Ilisbodyinahurrytogetthis overwith.

Afterhisfatherdied,theyputhimin a home with others like him and a counselor.Ivisitedhimacoupletimes when I was home from college, but thenIstopped.IIewouldgetexcited andtalkincoherentlywithsuchdes¬ perateemotionIcouldn’thandleit anymore.Ihadtoforgethim.

IIedoesn'tlookupasIpass.Hesays, "ChickenThief."

AndIstartlaughingandhereach¬ esupandpullsmedownnext tohim.Ilestinksandhishands areallovermeandheistalking nonsenseandIdon'tcare,'this isBenMateoIamsittingwith.Ilook intohisevesandseeauniverseofpain Icouldnotsurvivenotforamoment. 11cpushesandpullsatmeandlaughs likeamaniac.

And it s such a simple thing to spend the morning with him. I buy himshoesandcoffeeandsomefood. Thejobatthebrokeragehousedrifts awav in the smoke of our Swisher Sweets.Foronceinmylife,Iamnot acoward.

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