Portland Monthly Magazine September 2003

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FEATURES

GUERRILLA ARTISTS

HvervmorninginMaineisaguerrilla worldpremiere. ByRobertBlechl

HARMONY OF SPIRIT: WILL BARNET BvStephenMax

EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPES

ArtistsLisaPixley,AlanBray,Natasha Mayers,andEmilyNelligan. ByLanceTapley

STARS OF SCREEN & PORTLAND STAGE

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nineishometoacouplelistedamongthetop200artcollectorsin theworld,accordingtoARTnewsmagazine’sSummer2003issue.

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Alocalgalleryownertellsus,“IfyouweretogotoColbyMuseumofArt,you’llseethat theI,undcrshavedonatedanumberofworks.”Infact,PeterI.underisa1956Colbygrad, andbothheandPaulawereawardedhonoraryadvanceddegreesfromthecollege.The telephonedirectorylistsoneoftheiraddressesasAtlanticDrive,Scarborough,onthe groundsoftheformerAtlanticIlouse.ButtheirrealstompinggroundisWaterville.

“1IeownsDexterShoe.”aColbvCollegestafferwhispers.

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“Actually,weliketokeepavervlowprofilesowecandomoregoodworkforthestate ofMaine.Peterwasthatwavwithhisbusiness,too."

Ibinderretiredafewyearsagoaspresidentandco-ownerofDexterShoe.In2001the couplecreatedTheLunderEducationChairattheSmithsonianInstitution.TheLun¬ dcrswerekevsponsorsofthelandmarkEdwardIlopper:TheWatcreolorsshowatthe Smithsonian’sAmericanArtMuseuminlate1999,thefirstshowofsuchscopein40 years.T'heirgraciousgiftofthe$1.3-million,9,000-squarc-footLunderW'ingtoColby Collegehouses13galleries,includingtheJohnMarinCollection.Internationally renownedarchitectErcdericklusherdesignedthebrick,glass,andslatewing.

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someself-importantHollywoodstar andstarletwholiveinahousewith20 bedroomsdowiththeirtimeor[if they]thinkaboutMaineandblueberry jam[“KellvPreston:WhatAWoman Wants,”interview,byLouisB.Hob¬ son]?Perhapsyoushouldsendyour reportertodosomethingworthwhile withhisorhertime...say,visitthe RonaldMcDonaldHouseorinterview someofthelostkidsattheMaine YouthFarm,orwhatevertheState callsitnow./Xmericaissohungupon richpeopleandIlollywoodtypeswho donothingbutpushupthepropertv valuesfortherestofus.Ifvonhaveto interviewKellvPreston,askherabout thespecificsofthecharitiesshe supportsandlinkthatinformationto everydayMainelives.JohnTravolta andKellyPrestonmayhonestlybevery nice,kind,engagingpeople...butthis kindoffawningreporting,giventhe realproblemsintheworld(AIDSworldwide.Bushimperialistic presidency,environmentalrapeand ruin,etc.),isawasteofimportant brainpowerandisprettvbrainless.I betJohnTravoltaandKellyPreston,if theyarehalfassociallyawareasIthink theyare,wouldagree.

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It'sNotYourImagination,They'reEverywhere

The Mini Cooper may beasmallcar,butit'sgrowinghereinAlainc.InJanuary,there wereonly19registeredinthewholestate,butinthelasteightmonthsthenumberhasmore thantripled,to65.Nowadays,it'snotuncommontoseeany numberofMiniCoopersmotoringdownthestreetsof theWestEnd(one.\liniparkedonthecomerof VaughanandDanforthStreetcarriesthe\anity plate“Westic,"anothergoesby“Winnie”) orstoppedatthelightinMonument -$■.Square.Orexenscreamingdown thesidewalksoftheOldPort, jumpingfromwharftowharfala yi’heItalianJob.

'lirestartingpriceisaboutSI”,000. withtheclosestdealerinPeabody,Massachusetts.“IlieVohoused tobethecarofchoiceintheWestEnd,”anobsenersays.“Sixh-fixeMiniCoopers?Imust haxcseenall65ofthemintheWestEndthisweekend.” -AndrewColvin

EmpireBuilt On Sand

Powering29.25feetintothefirma¬ ment,whatmaxbetheworld'slargest sandcastlewasbuiltbyagroupof EalmouthresidentsinEalmouthCom¬ munityParkon\\innRoad.Using 900,000poundsofsand,engineerJohn Northrop,sculptorEdJarrett,and approximately100palsbuiltthecastlein justoverthreeweeks.Well,whatdidyou

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DiminuendoInBlack&White

Secthebluesinblackandwhite.ThephotographsofthelateLouOuzerarefeatured thismonthatGalcwrieLine/ArtinTheShopsatEalmouthVillage.Amongthe70 photographsinthecollectionarethoseofpianistsRudolphSerkin,\ladimirHorowitz, JoseIturbi.andGlennGould;yiolinistsEritz.Kreisler,RobertCasadesus,Yehudi Menuhin,ItzakPerlman.IsaacStern,andOaxidOistrakh;cellistYo-YoMa;singers MarionAnderson.JoanSutherland,JanPecrcc,LeontynePrice.LiuritzMelchior,and BexcrlySills;composersAramKhachaturian,IgorStraxinskwAaronCopland,andAlec Wilder;andconductorsLeopoldStokowski,DimitriMitropoulos,PierreMontcux,and MitchMiller.JazzgreatsincludeDukeEllington,LouisArmstrong,CountBasie,DaxeBrubeck,OscarPeterson.MarianMcPartland, VoodyIlerman.DizzyGillespie.StanGetz,GemMulligan.EllaEitzgerald,MelTorme,Lena1lorne,andPouxBennett.Ouzer's workhasappearedinLife.'lime.Xewsweek.BusinessWeek.U.S.News<5WorldReportandThe NewYork'Limes.Theresultisa symphonxfortheexes."Sl-3555.

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LeafingYou Breathless jl

RangerDickBeedysaysthe mostastonishingfoliagevistainMaine J is“intheCenterIlillPicnicArea, lookingdowntowardWebbI,ake.It’s rightatthefootofMt.Blue.”Wlienthe otherleasesaregreen,thefirstearlv explosionsofcolorlooklikegunshots.

MaineGuideRichardAspinall disagrees."YouhavetogotoBaxter StatePark.Youcandriverightby Grand Lake Matagamon on the BaxterParkPerimeter Road.Youwillnever forgetthewaythe bircheslookthere.”

GloriaIIcwey, ownerof Enchanted Outfitters,sassthe bestspotisan, outlookcalled“AttcanView, onRoute201,betweenWestPorksand Jackman.ItoverlooksAttcanLake.The reflectionsareabsolutelygorgeous."

BrettDamm,anotherMaine Guide,prefers“theheightofland offRoute17betweenRumford andOquossuc.Ithasa tremendousviewof Mooselookmegunnic Lake.

Sandy Thompson of Moxie Outdoor Adventuresrevealshersecretin“Moxie Falls.Itsa90-footwaterfall.Ithasbright, fantasticcolorsasthemosschangesalong withthefernsandtrees."

There’sfiveforvou.If\ourestill readingandnotrushingtovourcar...

Westbrook's Graceland

z\coupledrivesdownMonroe/Venue, aquiet,tree-linedstreetinsuburban W'estbrook,andslowstoacrawlasthev approachXo.36,awhite,two-storv homewithascreencd-inbreezewav, greenshutters,andredbrickstairs. Iheystopandturnofftheignition,asif thevcanstillhearthesoft,ethereal crooningofRudyVallee.

“Occasionalkfansdrivebv,"sawsJane Barnes,whopurchasedRudyVallee's bovhoodhome1”vearsago. "Sometimes,”shesaws,“thevevencome tothedoor."

Inside,athree-scar-oldboxerwagshis

tailandthenaffectionatelyshoveshis noseintomvcrotch.“That’sRudv,” Barneschuckles.

Shetakesapaintingoffthewall.“It'sa paintingoftheValleefamilydrugstore,” arelicfromtheformerowners,shesass. “Rudyleftsomerecordshere,too.It’sall hisownmusic...They’reallrecordings ofhimself.”

Upstairs,adoorknockerengraved YAIT,[Rndv’salmamater]guardshis oldbedroom.Theroom,smalland neat,revealsnofurthersecretsofthe /highest-paidsingerinAmericaduring the1930s. i'wenbodv.IIcighIlo. Still,thereis somethinghere thatis distinctly Vallee, thoughVallee himselfwouldn’t care.1Ieonce saidtowriterMax Millard[PORTL.WD AlAGAZIXi:, November 2000],‘Aonarcso predictableinsour cornyadmirationfor nostalgiaandthe past,howthe Helldovonever expecttorise abovevourlowly stateoffinance? ■..Jesus!!!"

forhertempestuousseascapesin softpastels,drenchedinvibranthues which quenches the most discriminating visualpalette. Originals/one-of-a-kindonly.Noprints. (Italian-madeframes,realrawsilkmattes. I '

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GotMilkman?

“Doyourememberyourneighborhood milkman?”askstheweirpageofArtJones. Dovouremembertheglassvmusicof milkbottlesbeingdeliveredtoyourback porch,inthebluehoursofmorning? Whethervoudoornot,Jonesand ToddNuttingarepreparedtodeliver memoriestoyourdoor.

1Ionicmilkdeliveryismakinga comebackinsouthern.Maine.Jones, eponvmousproprietorofJonesy’sHome Delivery,independentlydistributes OakhurstDairyproducts.Nutting deliversforIlarrisbarm,inDayton, whichprovidescustomerswithglassbottledmilk.Bothmendelivervear roundandlovewhattheydo.

“Peoplecanscheduletheirwatchesby me;1thinkthattheylikeknowingthat themilkanddairvwillgetthere,exactlv asordered,”saysJones.

AccordingtoNutting,“1getcustomers bvword-of-mouth.Thequalityofthe milkandtheconveniencearcwhatkeeps themcomingback.”

ToddNuttingisavailableforhome deliveryfromSacotoKittcrv.Ilecanbe contactedbycalling985-7768.ArtJones senesCapeElizabeth,Falmouth,Gor¬ ham,OldOrchardBeach,Portland, Scarborough,SouthPortland,West¬ brook,andWindhamandcanbe reachedat.99-5381.- Chrisjohnson

MaineSkiing HallOfFame

Maineskierswhohaveleftmoreof amarkontheslopesthanjust theirskitrackswillsoonbe recognizedwiththecreationofthe MaineSkiIkilloffame.

Inchidedonthelistofhonoreesare world-classathletesandcoaches,in¬ cludingOlvmpianW'endall“Chummv” Broomhall.aswellasothersnow pioneerslikeOttoWallingford,who revolutionizedsnowgrooming.A banquettohonortherecipientswillbe heldOctober24atI,ostValleyin Auburn.Newmemberswillbeinducted eachyear,andacollectionoftheir biographiesandphotographswillbe archivedattheSkiMuseumofMaine.

Ihefirst10honoreesareRobertBass. AureleLegere,AlMerrill,W'endall Broomhall,OttoWallingford,z\mos Winter,JohnBower.RalphDesRoches. W'esMarco,andRussIlaggett.Organ¬ izerDaveIronssavs,"bindingnew membersforthevearstocomeisnot goingtobeaproblem.”Cheatslike JulieParisienandKirstenClarkaresure tofollow.- AndrewColvin

BY ROBERT E

PHOTOGRAPHY

JOHN MCNEIL

U-HaulclatterstoahaltatCongressSquare.Uprolls thebackdoor,andouttumblesaSWATteamoffilm¬ makers,painters,photographers,musicians,anddancers trailedbyathrongofotherwiseinnocentpedestriansattractedby thesoundandthefury.Faze0.1,aSuper8filmwithoutaname, flickersontothenearestwall.Why?

“Becausewewantitto,”saysPortlandartistEliCayer.

“Fazeispartofasix-locationinstallationovertime.Location ZeroreferstoCongressSquare.The“.1”attheendofFaze 0.1denotesaguerrillaworldpremiere.”

Arthappens.Withoutanyone’spermissionandwithoutany advancenotice.InspiredbytheprojectedimagesofFaze0.1, thelivebandkicksintogear.

“Guerrillaartisanythingthatwillcatchyouoffguardand

takeyououtofyournormalsetting,”Cayersays.“It’sanything thattakessomeskillandhappensinarandomspot.Artinyour face,essentially.We’reherenow,wewon’tbeherelater.Alot hastodowithpent-upenergy.It’simpulsive:‘I’vegottodo this,I’vegottodothat,anddoitnow.’”

AsurprisingnumberofPortlandcivicorganizations,reeling fromgraffitiproblems,wouldratherhediditlaterornotatall,

all,atleastnotwith.spravcansonprivate property.Madawaskanativeand MassachusettsSchoolofArtgraduate Caver,29,ownerofRapid.Inc.,the Portlandbicvclcmessengerservice, acknowledgeshehasspenttimeinjail forspravpaintinginthepast.

"Withacanofspravpaintfreezingvour thumb,you’realwayslookingandafraid ofbeingcaught.Theadrcnelineis pumping.Youareinaheightenedstate ofexcitement.You’respravpaintingvour exteriorworldandvourinteriorworldas well.Yougetfreakedoutwithallthe chemicalsdumpingintovourblood.It’s addictive,”hesays.

“IwasusedtotagginginBostonwhere itwasn’tasnoticeable.[InPortland]I hadtopax'somefinesandwasinjail sevendays.OnereasonImovedherewas todealwithit.IpaidwhatIcould,did somecommunitvservice,andwason probationforayear.Igotoffprettyeasy.”

Thatwasadecadeago.Today,sixoEhis Fazeeventshavetranspiredthusfar, includingoneatLongfellowBooksand oneatThe1lub,Caycr'snow-defunct bicvclcrepairshop.liedescribeshisstop atCongressSquareas“themostguerrilla ofanyofourshows.”

Healsodescribesabroadmindedness onthepartofcitvofficialsthathas resultedinasurprisingpartnership. BecausePortlandrequiresparkevents tobeinsured,Cavertookhisunorthodox U-Ilaul“mobiles”throughthemostortho¬ doxroutepossible:“Wediditlegit.Itwas semi-guerrilla,butwewentthroughthecity. 'Iheyputusona$100,000policy.Idon't knowtooman}'citiesthatwoulddothat."

FazeisacollaborationofForbidden Artists,comprisedofCaver;Boston-born BobSmith,28,whoCavermetatMassArtinRoxbury,Massachusetts;andMaine CollegeofArtgraduateTimClorius,27, anativeof1leidclberg.Germany.

"Idrawinspirationfromthestreetart weallhadbeendoing,”saysClorius, whohasastudioonCongressStreet. “Bobisthedesigner,thedetailfreak.Eli istheonewhosetscvcivthingup.Graffiti isthethingthatconnectsusall.”

PHILSCHIRMER

September4-27,2003

OpeningReceptionThursday,September4,5-7p.m.

GREENHUT GALLERIES

HISSING CANS

Cloriuspoppedopenhisfirstspravcan 11tearsago.“Alienyoudosomething illegalandfast,conroll[spray]thewhole wallthenallyouneedtodoisfillinthe blocksquickly.Yousavepaintandtime thatway.”

Timeandpaintmaybe,butnotnec¬ essarilyyourhide.Cloriussoonclashed withthe1leidelbergauthorities.Not longafter,hepackedupforthissideof theAtlantic.

IIe'ssincemoyedbeyondtheillegal scenebutsaysliestillgetsthejonesforit. “Alienyouhaverootsingraffitilikewe baseit’shardtoletgo.”

Fortunatelyhedoesn'thaveto. Portlandofficialshaseapprovedtwo legalsitesforgraffiti:Thefourwallsbe¬ hindthc.AsvlumnightclubonCenter iStreetandthelengthywallbvthe EasternProm'ssewagetreatmentplant. AVecomeoutheretodohigh-quality graffiti,"Cloriussass.

Othersthinkso,too.

Asatestament.Clonus'scharacter piece"Time"hasremainedonthe EasternPromenadesinceearlyspring... andinthegraffitiworldthat’s,well,a longtime.

“Thegraffitisceneisanartscenewhere ifsomeonedoesn'tlikeyourworkthey crossitout,"Cloriussays.

Cloriusdrawsadistinctionbetween tagginggraffiti-“dogspissing,wccallit"andurbanart.“Urbanarthasanagenda, apoliticalorsocialstatement.Graffitihas noagenda,it'sforitself.”

Toteachmychildrenabout history,Iwouldbeginin... Myscorewouldn'tmatterifI spentadaygolfingin... ThenextpostcardIsendwill befrom...

WhenIfeeloverwhelmed,I imagine... IwishIcouldstrollthevine¬ yardsof...

Whatdifferentiatesthetwoisa“burner.” '\burnerbvdefinition,”explains Clorius,“isapiecewhereyouinvestalot oftimeandcleannesstomakeitstandout. Ithasabackgroundofsonicsort,some landscape,nicefills,allthedesigns,and lettersthathavegoodflow.Youhavea pieceandthenacharactertogoalongwith it.Background,character,piece-ifyou don’thavethosevondon'thaveaburner." IIecallsPortland’sstreetcanvas“an honestartworld."

“It’snotabout'whosellsthemostisthe best,’or‘whoattendsartschool'sthebest.’ Youdosomethingandwithinanhour peoplewillknow.Thecityisessentially thegallon-andevenone’sinthegallery allthetime.”

Thethingis,thatmeansCeleryisin thegallon-,too.

Inhisownwords

Celeryspeaksout

INTERVIEW BY ROBERT

BLECHL

I’ORUAXD MAGAZIXE passedtheworddownthe graffitigrapevine: w wantedtochatwithanactive tagger.Seedlesstosay.noonejumpedatouroffer. UntilonenightTimCloriusrangusup.Iim handedhiscellphonetosomeonewho-forobvious reasons-willonlyspeakanonymously.1Iegoes underoffbeathandle CELERY.

Ilowoldwerevonwhenvonsprayed vourfirstlag?

C:13.

Why?

C: When I was vounger it w as a i vengeancetowardthepower,the government,thepolice.I'dgooutanddo

ANNUAL ART AUCTION

ahundredtagsanight.Wasitforaccc|> tance,too?Ican’thonestlysaw1still don’tknow.1knowIenjovedit.1lived foritcvervsingledaw

Doyouhaveanyregrets?

'C:I’vedefinitelydonemvfairshareof damage.Ican’tsayImorallybelievein whatIdid,butitkeptmeawayfrom othernegativethings.Ithelpedturnme awayfromalifestyleofdrugs.Itstilldoes, eventoday.WlienIcan’trelaxI’llgotoa secludedwall-legalorillegal-and spendeightorninehourspainting.It’s IoneofthethingsIdotomellowout.It’s Irewardingforalongtime.I’llgoback andlookatitandrememberhowIwas feelingthenandthinkofthetimeand workIputintoit.

ThelasttimeIwentoutanddida hardcorebombingcampaignwasa fewyearsagowhenmycarwas towedoffCumberlandAvenue.Ithad carpentrytoolsinit,athousanddollars worth.Itputmeoutofwork.Iwas pissed.1wenttothepolicestationjustto getmvtoolsback.'Ilievwouldn’tlisten. FridasnightrolledaroundandIbombed theshitoutofthecity.Bridges,under¬ passes,everything.

ArePortlandtaggerssendingapolitical orsocialmessage?

C:Venrarclvisthatthemotivation. Nowadaysit’sacompetitionamong writers-whocanwritethemostandstav upthemostandgetrecognized.That’s whereaclean,consistenthandshle comesintoplawThegoalistoget recognizedasagraffitiwriter.It’savery small,closesubculture.

Cantaggingevolveintoart?

C:It’sevolvedintomvstickersand paintings.Imdoingastickercampaign now.agraffiti-influencedart.Theyreup onCongressStreet...onlightpostsand anabandonedstore.Iguessit’sborder¬ lineillegal.Withtagsand[vinvl]stickers thedriveistoberecognizedasagraffiti artist.Icansitandworkonadrawingfor threeandahalfweeks.Imakeascreenof itandIdon’thavetosellit.Icouldsellit. butit’sgone.They’reveryinvolved drawings,vervprecise.

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C:Fvcnbodvneedsajob.Ifitweren’t formethevwouldn’thaveajob.It’slike ifeveryonestoppedlitteringwhowould pavtheguvsthatpickuptrashallnight? Iftherewasnocrimewhatwouldcops ido?There’sapurposeforeventhing.

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Kaneistherecruitmentandaftercare managerforPortlandWest,thecon¬ tractorpaidto“unhappen’’someof Portland’s“happenings."1lehitsthe streetsonceaweek,aidedbvfourorfive southsearningouttheircommunitv scnice.

There'snomagicbalmtocounter graffiti,butKane'sgameplanissimplesheerpersistence.“Ifsoudon'tkeepafter it,itjustbegetsitself.It’satig,andifone answers,anotheranswersthat,andifyou’re notaggressiveit’llcoveresenthing.”

1Iesassthejun’sstilloutonwhether morelegalwallswillmakeitstop.“My guessisthatthere'salwaysgoingtobe graffiti,butitallboilsdossntothe communits’sattitude.Iliefastersoucan getitoff,thebetteryou’regoingtobe.You takeawavthejoyofit.Thegoodthing aboutPortlandisthatit’smanageable.”

PortlandWesthasheadedupremoval sinceautumn1994.Nineyearslater(as ofJune30),ithasvisited3,732sitesand wipedoutsome208,000squarefeetof graffiti.Soundsalittleabstract?ThenIrv visualizingthreeandahalffootballfields.

"Ihere’snotanvoneplacethcs’llsingle out,”sassKane,thoughnoting“itsmore in-townthansuburban.Thcvdon’tseem tocarewhosepropertyitisaslongasit’s highlyvisible.They’llhitpublicand privatepropertv.mailboxes,sidesof businesses,sidesofhomes.Youcansee theirrationale.They’retrsingtoputtheir signaturewherethesthinkpeoplexsillsee it,andthcvseemtoknowallthespots.”

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mailboxesoncorners,thegreenones particularly.Groundlevelgraffitiispar forthecourse,butiftheycanget somethinguphighthatseemstobea bonus."IIesavsthegraffitiasoflate“has beenalittlehardertokeepupwith,”but doubtsifitstemsfromdrugsorgangs.“It seemstobepurelycompetition."

AlthoughKanesayshe’llrunacross occasionalartwork-“inthealicv-tvpc areas,likeunderbridgeswheretheycan spendsometimeonit”-hesaysthe overwhelmingbulk“istrulyjusttags.”

“1wasinXorthcrnIrelandtwoorthree yearsago,”recountsKane,"andoxerthere it’smurals;they’reexpressingpolitical statements.Ilercit’sdifferent.Exceptfor thatlittlestintwiththeIraqWar,there’s ven-littlepoliticalexpression.[.Andhere] inthe1960s,withpeoplemakingpolitical statements,therewassomewittoit.1sec vervlittleofthatnow."

Kaneestimates25to>0complaints filterineachweek.“WTicnthe‘fwordis outtherevougetcallsimmediately, fortunatelywedon’tgetalotofnastv wordsandthankGodnoracism."

Ofcoursehe’sspeakingfrompersonal

experienceandnotfromthecity’s conscience.Considertheswastikas paintedoverthemonumentsintireMt. SinaicemetervonouterCongressStreet inMay2001.'

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Removalisacombinedeffortofthe city,PortlandWest,andthe PortlandDowntownDistrict.'Pom Portier,whoworksoutofthecity manager’soffice,cameonboardafew monthsback,afterPortlandWest requestedmanagingassistance.1lisroleis tocoordinatethethree.Theroleofthe downtowndistrictistocommunicate withbusinessesandidentifythesites.

PortiersavsPortlandW'estspent S34.000incleanuplastvear,themonev flowinginfromfederal,state,andcity grants.Theeihfurnishestheequipment, materials,andcover-uppaints,which totalabout55.000avear.

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surface.Kaneelaborates:“Ifit'sonahighglossmetalwehavechemicalsthatwilltake itoff.Ifitsonpaintedwoodwegetachip tomatchitandpaintoverit.Wedoalotof painting.Ifit’sonbrickorconcretetheonly w;wtodoitissandblasting.”

Thepaintingcrew,whichbreaksout thebrushesafewtimeseachweek,com¬ prisesthreetofixexolunteersalongwith anadultsupervisor.Kaneobtainshis' apprenticesandblastersfromYouth BuildingAlternatixes.

“Wethoughtitwouldbegoodworkfor kidswhohadtodocommunitx'servicefor thepolice.W'calsohaveanalternative schoolforhighschooldro|X)uts.'Iliesand¬ blastingisago<xlskillforthemtolearn.It seemsgtxxlforwhatwewanttoaccomplish.”

PortlandWestmightappearanodd candidateforgraffitierasure.Afterall.it startedasagrassrootsaggregateofWest Endneighborsseekingtoalleviatepoxertxandbolstercommunitybonds.One ofMainesoldestlow-incomehousing adxocates,itevolvedtoemphasizesouth programs.Todax,>5xcarslater,it’san inclusivesocialservicesagencywhich notonkprovidescommunitx'servicefor juvenileoffendersbutafamilyliteracy program,acommunitx'outreachcenter, andanafter-schoollearningcenter.It promotessclf-improxement,selfempowerment,anddixersitx'.Iteven sponsorsaneighborhoodartsprogram.

Sowhyintheworldwouldasocial servicesagenew-espcciallxonesteeped infreedomofexpression-getbusy blottingoutgraffiti?

RepliesKane:“Wehaxen’tforgotten whatourrootsareallabout-the communitx'andmakingPortlandagood placetoIkeforallpeople.EorJohnand JanePublicwalkingaround,[graffiti] doesn'tmakesoufeelsafe.Itmakesyou thinkofgangs.Youfindalotofrubbish atthesites,too."

Portierconcurs:“Unremovedgraffitiis notjustaneyesore,itsendsamessage thatnoonecaresandinvitesdisorder.”

Bothmenaddthatremovaltopped MavorRudolphGiuliani’slisttorev¬ italizeNewYorkCity.

“It’smorethanaprank,"addsKane. “It'scostlvtohomeownersandbusiness owners.Someoftheprolificoneshavecost thepublictensofthousandsofdollars.” baggers,however,areelusiveanimals. Rarelvaretheysnared.Andwhenthex are,sawsPortier,throwingthebookat them“doesn’tseemtostick.”

That’swhyFortierisspearheadingthe movementforstifferpenalties.“Once voubecomeinvokedvoubecome emotionallyinvolved.Voufindyourself lookingtoseeifit’sbeenhitagain.Ifit hasbeenhitit’sdevastating.”

AlthoughFortier'spresenteffortis removal-“24to48hoursisthe ultimategoal”-he’salsoIrvingto formulateamorecomprehensive approach.“I’dliketoconcentrateon educationpreventionandtalktoproperty ownersonhowtheycanreducegraffiti withincreasedlightingandbarriersto rooftops.I’mtryingtogetmorepeoplein thecommunitvtohelpout.Butoneof themostimportantgoalsformeis helpingpasslawsthatmakeiteasierto prosecutetaggers-itsendsthemessage it’savervseriousoffense.

“Weallworkhardtomaintainaqualitv oflifeinPortland.Portland'smottoisa lixablccits-andgraffitiisanactof vandalismthatthreatensthatwayoflife.”

Whenisitartandwhenisitvandalism?

Fortier:“It’sartwhenit'swanted,ac¬ cepted,andaskedforbvthecommunitv. Il’sgraffitiwhenit’sunsolicitedonsome¬ one’sproperty.It’sartwhenyouhave permissiontodemonstratetovourtalents. Ithinkrandomactsofartworkaregraffiti.”

Portierdoesacknowledgethe“beautiful art”atthetwolegalwalls,butsayssimilar artisunlawfulonanvunsanctionedwall.

"Justrandomlvbeingabletodisplay yourworkonprivateorpublicpropertv doesn’tconstituteart,butiscloserto disorderlyconductandchaos.”

Clorius:“Somepeoplethinkifvouuse aspraycanit’sautomaticallvvandalism. 4here’sanimmediateassociationwith crime.Butstreetartneedstobethereto enrichthecommunitv.Itbreakspeople outoftheirtunnelvisionandsleepwalk. Acommunityisdeadifitsartdoesn’t comefromitsvouth.”

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Overthecourseofa productivecareerspanning moretitansevendecades, WillBarnethasmadehis markasasaninnovative painter,pioneering printmaker,andrespectedteacher.Still goingstrongatage92,thispart-time Maineris rHicGrandOldManof Americanart.

BorninMassachusettsbutalong-time residentofNewYorkCitv,Barnetstres¬ sesthatNewEnglandisclosetohis heart.Eordecadeshehassummeredin

Maine,firstinChamberlainandmore recentlyinPhippsburg.“Mainehasbeen veryexcitingforme,”hesays.“We've cometolovetheplace.It’shome,al¬ thoughwealsoliveonGramercvPark,” inManhattan.

Gentleandgenerous,Barnetisadmired forhisqualitiesasahumanbeingaswell asanartist.1leisacclaimedbygenera¬ tionsofstudentsandartobserversforhis adherencetoclassicaltraditionsoforder, harmom;andstability,aswellashiscom¬ mitmenttoexperimentalformsofpor¬ traitureandgenre.

Drawingonawiderangeofinfluences includingElGreco.Picasso,Ilartlyc, Dove,andStuartDavis,plusByzantine andNativeAmericanart,oxertheyears hisoutputhasrangedfromtheSocialReal¬ ismofthe1930stoIndianSpaceandother abstractionsinthe‘40sandbeyondtothe domesticfigurationofrecentdecades.

Oneof/America’smostimportantlixing artists,Barnethascollectedboatloadsof honorsandawards.1IeisanAcademician oftheNationalAcadenwofDesignanda memberoftheAmericanAcademyof ArtsandLetters.lieisrepresentedin

prestigiousmuseumsalloverthecountry, includingtheFarnsworthArtMuseum andPortlandMuseumof/\rtinMaine, eachofwhichhashostedBarnet exhibitionsinrecentyears,lieis representedbvtheesteemedAlexandre CallervinNewYork.

BornincoastalBeverly,Massachusetts, in1911,thesonofRussianimmigrant parents,hegrewupabsorbingthepatri¬ oticheritageandmaritimetraditionsof thatregion.Ilewasavoraciousreaderasa voungstcr,begancreatingartinthecellar ofthefamilyhome,andreveledina householdfilledwithdogs,cats,andtalk¬ ingparrots,whooftenappearinhiswork. Afteracademictrainingatthe SchooloftheMuseumofFine ArtsinBoston,heconcludedthat "Bostonwastoosmall”and.atage18,set outforNewYorkbentonacareerasan artist.11cstudiedalongwithJackson PollockunderThomasIlartBentonand StuartDavisatthez\rtStudents’League. Becomingalargelyself-taughtmaster printerbyage23,Barnettaughtforsome 40vearsattheArtStudents’League.Bv

ThePurpleBottle.1989-1990 allaccountsaneffective,demanding, humane,andunfailinglyhelpfulinstruc¬ tor,hebecame,accordingtoGailStavisky,curatorattheMontclairArtMuse¬ um,"oneofthebestandmostinfluential teachersinAmerica.”Amonghis prominentpupilswereAudreyblack, Eva1lose.DonaldJudd,JamesRoscnquist,MarkRothko,CvTwomblv,and 'lornWesselman.

Beyondhisachievementsasanartist andteacher,Barnetiswidehadmiredfor hisinterestinpeopleingeneralandin

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AfterhisSocialRealistperiodinthelate 1940sand1950s,Barnetwasassociated withtheIndianSpacePainters,/Amer¬ icanmodernistswhocombinedavantgardetechniqueswithtwo-dimensional motifsfromNativeAmericanart,with someSurrealisttouches.1lealsoessayed ascriesofgreatlyadmiredpaintingsof biomorphicandgeometricforms.

Divorcedfromhisfirstwife,in1953 BarnetmarriedLithuanian-bornElena Ciurlvs,whobecamehisdevotedmuse andpartner,intheearly1970stheBarnetfamilybegansummeringinCham¬ berlain.Maine,nearNewIlarbor,rent¬ ingahouseperchedonarockyprom¬ ontorywithawideporchcommandinga clearviewoftheocean.Inspiredbvthis renewedexposuretoNewEnglandand thesea,theartisttookupnewsubjects.

“Maine,”Barnethaswritten,“withits monumentalprimordialrockycoastlincitstallpinetreessilhouettedagainstavast luminousskyandocean-itsdeep harborsandancientpiers,caughtmy visualimagination.Addedtothisis Maine’stranscendentalhistonandits manymUhs,whichstirredwithmea depthofdramaticfeelingandtension.”

OnenightinChamberlain,here¬ called,“1sawmvwifestandingaloneon

ourporch...Itwasduskandherfigure wassilhouettedagainstthesea.Itwasa momenttoremember."liepromptly beganagroupofenigmatic“Woman andtheSea"paintingsthatimmortalized asolitarywomanorgroupsofwomen standingbeforemorningandevening skiesandgazingsilentlyouttosea.

SuchfigurativeworksasDawn (1975)andWomanandTallTrees (1977),bothownedbvtheEarnsworth,andMaine(1977,Alexandre Gallen)arepaintedincoolgrawblue, andblacknocturnaltones,withthe addedinspirationofthearchitectureof earlycolonialNewEngland.Spring Morning(1985),acolorlithographinthe Eamsworthcollection,showsagroupof slimwomenincharacteristicallylong blackgowns,amidtall,leaflesstrees, framedagainstagrayskwWinterSky (1985),anoilpaintingownedbythe PortlandMuseum,combinessuchfavorite themesasblack-garbedfemalesandblack crowsstandingonsnowvground.

Lyricalandhauntinglymemorable,the “WomanandtheSea”scriesconvevsina modernidiomthetraditionaldepen¬ denceofMainewomenontheseaand thestrengthofsolitaryfemalesasthev awaitthereturnoffisherfolk.Barnetsecs theseriesas"myfinestwork,"andin¬ deed,itmavwellconstitutethemost enduringachievementofhiscareer.That wouldfulfilltheartist’sself-professedgoal ofcreating“avisualepicof/America,one rootedinsymbolismratherthanrealism." 1heseworksepitomizewhatEarnsworthdirectorGrosmanhadinmind whenhenotedthatBarnet’sart“strikes

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deep,resonantchordsofwhatwein MaineliketothinkofasNewEngland virtueshut,intruth,arevirtuesthat belongonlytotheartist-hestripsaway thesuperfluoustorevealtheverystruc¬ tureofstillness,silenceandclarity... [Thcv]alsoseemtosoundthatlow, solemnnotewehearalongtheMaine coastwhenfog-shroudedimagesbecome suddenlymysteriousandsomehownew.” z\relatedthemeisreflectedin Barnet’saffinityforthegraceandform ofcats,whosecurvesheseesas echoingthoseofwomen,asdocu¬ mentedinAprilNight,Maine(197275)fromtheFarnsworthcollection. 1Iealsoadmirescrows,another favoritesubject."CrowsinMainearc themostbeautifulintheworld,"

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TheTerrace,1994-2000 Barnetobserves,and"the}'arcthe mostintelligentofallbirds." ImagesofBarnet’shandsomewife, withherdistinctivealmond-shaped eves,hiscomelvbrunettedaughter Ona,andeventuallyhisgrowing grandchildrenhaveplayedmajorroles intheartist'soeuvreoverthelasthalf century.Manyofthesehavebeen translatedintowidelyadmiredprints. InrecentyearsBarnethasspentat leastpartofhissummersatdaughter Ona'sscenicwaterfrontproperty.Roc GardensInn,adjacenttoSebasco IlarborResortnearPhippsburg.There heentertainsadmiringvisitors,talking insightfullyabouthisartandthose whoinfluencedit,andrecallinghis contactswithsuchartistsasDavis. MarsdenHartley.andPollock.He glidesaroundthegroundsonagolf cartandstudiesviewsouttosea. Inthissettinghehasrecordedthe growthofhistwograndchildrenand theirrelationshipswiththeirmother andgrandmother.ThreeGenerations (1990)offersvignettesofBarnet’swife ElenawiththeirdaughterOnaasa

from the Eastland Park Hotel Free Parking in the Eastland Garage.

WillBarnet,MyDaughter,HerDaughter.1990 child,alongwithOnaasamotherwith oneofherinfantsandacontemporary viewofElenareadinginthefore¬ ground.Allthreegenerations,along withassortedanimals,aredepictedin theEgyptianfrieze-1ikeThreeChairs (1991-92).'Thesearesizeablecanvases, measuring x 54 inches and 4s x 53 IH inches,respectively.InMy Daughter.HerDaughter(1990)Barnet showsdaughterOnawithherdaughter Ellieposingforapaintinginprogress.

Inapaintingwithinapainting,'Ihe PurpleHottie(1989-90),Barnetboth paintsandhasanarmaroundhiswife

Elena.Sheholdsavividpurple decanter,whichaddstotheSurrealistic feelofthisdoublelikeness.InThe Terrace(1994-2000),theartistworksat aneaselonwhatlookslikethe Chamberlainhouseporch, accompaniedbvanumberofhis favoritehumanandanimalmodels.It isasplendidimage.

The Closed Window(2001),painted whenBarnetwas90,showshimfondly embracingawhitecat.whoewesacrowinflightoutsidethewindow.Theartist explainedthatliedidnothavea windowinmindwhenhestartedthe

painting,buteventuallyaddeditto givethepictureformandstructure. Barnet's clean-edged forms, flattenedperspectives,andadept useofcolorhelpthese affectionatecompositionscomesa universalscuseoftheimportanceof family.“WhatIwantedtocreate,"he declaredafewscarsago,"were paintingsthatwouldlast."Accessible setmssterious,ofteninfusedwiththe ambienceofcoastalMaine,hisworks castaspellthatlingerslongalterone siewsthem,suggestingthattheswill standthetestoftime.

Itisimpressivethatinhisnineties Barnetcontinuestoturnoutsomeof thefinestworkofhislongcareer.Asart criticLindaS.Pricesaidafewsears ago,“iftheUnitedStatesnamedits elderartistsNationalLisingTreasures, asthesdoinJapan,WillBarnetwould certainlsbeon[thelist|.”Ilisinspiring toanticipatefurtherrewardingart portrasingthespare,elegiacworldof thispart-timeMainer-avenerable iconofcontcmporars-art.

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Atseveralothergalleries,big.ironic, postmoderndosesofoilandacrylichad beensquirtedinourexes-globsof fancifullydistortedarthistoryas perceivedbv...ironic,postmodern studentsofarthistory.

Themostmasterful,lastingart,onthe otherhand,isnotjustreferential andsardonicbutthoroughly originalandseriouslyemotional.Wlrile it’softenRmandilluminatingtoseeart thatpokesfunatart,theviewingofironic arttendstobeanintellectualexercise. Attheriskofsoundingemotional,give mesomethingthatpunchesmeinthe gut.IrememberstrollingintotheYale artmuseumasayoungmanandbeing flooredbvthehugeblackblotchesof severalofRobertMotherwell’sElegiesto theSpanishRepublic.Ifeltlikecrying. z\ndthiswaspureabstractart.

WanderingaroundPortlandandafew otherMainelocales,Idon’texperience suchadramaticreactiontotheemo-

tionalartthatIfind.Nevertheless,Ican reportthatemotionalart-Imeansome¬ thingbroaderthanexpressionism-fixes andbreathesand,ofcourse,sometimes pantsandslobbersrighthereinourfair state./\nd,quiteoften,itsells.

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Forareadyexampleofemotionalart, there’s1,isaPixley,the24-year-old wunderkindofPortland’s1lay(fal¬ len.Whatemotion?IIcrcarcsome clues:theunboundphysicalityofthe nudesofherrecentcanvases;theextrax'agant,thicklyapplied,brightoils;thethe¬ atricalityof-totakeoneworkasanex¬ ample-fixingacomposition'sfocalpoint onapudendum;andthepredominance ofthesensationaloxerthepsychological. AnotherclueisthatPixleyisstillastu¬ dent.Althoughshehadaone-woman showattheIlaythisspring,shehasspent onlvayearatAlaincCollegeofArtanda vearatUSM.Sheisanemergingtalent. Sheistryingoutx’arioussubjectsandtech¬ niques-inquiring,exploring,grasping.

ApaintingattheIlay,6:47 Monday Morning-thesubject:twopeopleasleep inbed,coxcredinlightfromafanwindowismoresubtleincolorandapplicationof paintthanthenudes.Shehasgraspedhere atechnicalsubtlctx'thatfitsthedelicate andunusualintimacxofthesubject.

Pixlcw,ahigh-schooldropoutfroma rough-knuckledfamilx’inruralCon¬ necticut,hasalreadx’comealongway fromherteenagejobasawaitressinan all-niglitdiner.“1didn’thaxcmuchelse besidescreativity,”shesays.“Paintingfor meisaluxury.”

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Sheshowsit.Shedescribesherthick layersofoilasdrippinglikerichcakes andfruitpies.Shelikes"tousegrotesquenesstocreatelusciousness,”shesays. She’shungry.She’sambitious.She’s hopingtostudx-inFrance.

AXTiatword,then,describestheemotion

Above:NatashaMayerspaintingfeaturedinherrecentshowatAucocisoGalleries conxcwcdinherpaintings?Byauxchance,isit...desire?

“1’11gowiththatone,”shereplies. Desireistheappropriateemotionfora xoung,promisingartist.

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Didyouknoxx-thatoneofMaine’smost celebratedpainters,AlanBrax;a57-ycarold,down-homeMainenatixewhofixes onafirminSangcrxillc,isaphenomcnologist?ThathereadsFrenchphilosoph¬ icalauthorswithnameslikeBachclard andMcrleau-Ponty?Andthathegoes intothewoodsandjustsits,Zcn-likc,for hoursuntil"thelayersbegintopeel away”fromreality?

“’Ilieideaistotrytoforgetwhatyouknow aboutsomething,togotothesimplest fonns,"Braxsavsofphcnomcnologw"It

gavemeawax'tothinkaboutlandscape.” Perhapsabstrusephilosophyshould beexpectedfromamanknownfor his“mysticalrealism,”amanwho createssomeofthestrangestpaintings around.SuchasColdWarSky,with ominouscontrailsofjetscrisscrossingthe surreal,greenishspaceaboxcasolitary, giantBoarstoneMountainrisingoxera peculiarlyregular,orange-brownforest. Or AnAerie,anemptyhawk’snestina birchtreeamongotherbaretrees.The branchesreachupwardinasnakyman¬ ner,andthemouth-likeholesonthe trunksgixethetreesanalmostcartoonish, hauntedlook.

Braxismostfamousforhislandscapesof timberclcarcutsandofnaturedamaged inotherwavs,suchasb\fire.Therearc newerhumansinsight,justtheireffects.

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Uisworksrevealan“insistentmalig¬ nancy,”accordingtotheMaine Sunday Telegram’sPhilipIsaacson.Malignancyis popular.Braypullsinupto$15,000each forthe15orsopaintingshegenerates eachvear.1Iepaints“obsessively”-his word-intheancientmediumofcasein onwoodpanel,whichhelearnedin graduatestudyinItaly.

Sorrow?"Itstartedattheend ofAugust,1991.Ourneighborand dearfriend'sdaughterwaskilledin abusaccidentinCalifornia.In Marchof1992mynephewwas killed,andmysonwasinjured,ina hikingaccident.Thenmyfather-inlawdied.Duringthattimemy brotherwasdiagnosedwithAIDS. Iwaspreparingformyfirst showinNewYork,inJune,three monthslater.Itwasastretchof things.Itsnotsomuchthework wasadirectresponsetoit,butitall sortofgetsintherethroughtime andmemory."

Alan Bray's painting of a tree weighed down by snowisaproductotthatperiod.

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Don1laney countsDie Hard,Die HardII,andDie HardWithAVen¬ geance-asvvellas EightMenOut (withfellowPSC alumDavidStrath¬ aim),IheUntouchables,andCasualtiesof War(withMichaelJ.Fox,whohastagged alongtoPSCeventstowatchbuddies]x?rfomi)-amonghiscredits.

I,ikcfellowPSCalumTonyShalhoub. DonstartedattheUniversityofMich¬ iganandwentontoYaleDramaSchool. 1Ie'sjustfinishedshootingPlainsong,a IlalhnarkfilmwithAidanQuinn,dueon CBSthisfall.

dhispastFebruary,hetookabreakfrom movies,returnedtoPortland,andstarred inPSC'sproductionofTn/eWestbySam Shepard.Fromhishomein Ids Angeles, hetellsuswhy.

DH: d’hank(kxlforPortlandStageand theworktheydo.Inanidealworld,there wouldbeaminimumof20to25newplays everyyearandtheaterslikePSCwould introducethem.It’snoteasytogetgcxxl theateropportunities.

InNewYork,itseemstobeeitherDisnevorVegas,andit’sfillingtoregional theaterstodowhatNewdorkusedtodo. PortlandStageCompanyisthebestI've everseen.Theaudiencesherearereally receptive,notatalljaded,dheygetit. Andthatwonderfulrakedspace.

MvrecentTrueWestexperiencewas thefirstperformanceI’veeverdone whereIwascompletelysatisfiedeven lime1cameoffstage.1feltlike1leftmy wholeperformanceoutthere.

Formvpart,1wasdressedsortoflikea homelessperson-shinyblackdress pantsturninggreen,andanoldshirtthat wasreallytoobigandhungloose.

ThedirectorwasPaulMullins,who’s alsoanactor.1leplayedIagoinPSC’s productionofOthello.Paulisacrafts¬ manwhoreallywantstheactortoget involvedinwhathe’sdoing.Somedir¬ ectorsdon’twanttotalkwiththeactors: Paultalksabouteven-thingandIappre-

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WithTrueWest,youstartoffwithan immaculatekitchenandbvthetimethe plavends,thewholesetistrashed.Itwas hardtorehearsebecausetherearealotof props.Westartedoffrehearsingslowly andthengotuptospeed.Onceyougot allthewaythrough,itwasexhilarating. '1hat’snottosaytherewereno sttqjriscs.Wccouldalwayscountonthe toasterpoppingouttoastatoddmoments, andthechampagnebottlecork occasionallypoppedoutatthewrongtime. Withsomanypropsgettingthrownand smashed,I’mstillamazednoonegothurt! z\sforPortland,life[elsewhere]doesn’t comparetoMainelobstersandJ’sOyster Bar.SomedayI’dliketobuyahouse there.Butit’scold!Thewalkfrom PortlandStagetotheEastlandPark Hotel-itwasicy./\ndI’moriginally fromMichigan.

Ilowmuchwerevoupaid?

OH: Idon’trememberexactlywhatIwas paid,butitwasinthehundreds. Hareyoukeptupwithyourfellow playersfromTrueWest?

DH: 1sawRon[Botting]andBarbara .Mather]afewmonthsagowhenIwas back.1justsentToddacheckforthe triathlonhe’sdoinginNewYorktoraise moneyforleukemiaresearch.

FirstDieHard,nowTrueWest.Doyou simplyenjoydestroyingthingsonstage?

DH: MyfavoritemomentswerewhenI gottosmashthetypewriter,orperhaps whenBarbaramadeherentranceasthe motherandsawthedestructionofher kitchen.Nobodycouldgetalineout becausetheaudiencewasreactingfor suchalongtime.

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Roseman'PrinzdazzledPortlanders in1998withherperformanceas operadivaMariaCallasinTer¬ renceMcNally’sMasterClass./\ndtodav she’sdoingjustfine,thankyouvery much!Prinzfirstearneddaytimedrama fameinthelate1950s-whensoapswere broadcastlive-astheoriginalteen queen.PennyIlughes,onCBS’sstillrunningz\.sTheWorldTunis.

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“Idecidedtoruntheshowinthe constructofthreesmallertheatersin ordertohawabiggerappeal.1startedat PortlandStage,continuedtoGloucester Stage,andwouldfinishatasmalltheater inNewYork.1wantedtostartinPortland becauseitwasawryprofessionaltheatre, whichissounusualforatheaterthatfar fromNewYork.1wasalsodrawntothe can-doattitudePortlandStagepossessed. 1rememberagreatboardofdirectors therewhositaroundwithpizzaandsoda, andjustmakecallsfordonations.That’s howtheybuilttheirendowment...The seedswentinthegroundinthe1980s. Butthen,inbetweenPortlandand Gloucester,thedirectorofourshow, BarbaraRosoff,wenttoSundance,where shedecidedtogorockclimbing.Shehad anaccident;shefellfromacliffandtum¬ bledintoacoma.Itwassuchalossforus, andPortlandStage."

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DiMillolsFloatingRestaurant

Youcan'tbeatthelocationofDiMillo’sFloatingRestaurantat25LongWharf offCommercialStreetforfabulouswaterviewsofPortlandHarbor.Escape fromthehustle&bustieoftheaty.Watchtheboatsgoby.EnjoyfreshMame lobsteryear-round,steak,seafooddishes,&more.Open7daysaweekfrom tlam-11pm.Children'smenuavailable.Fordnnks&alightermenu,tryour Portside Lounge. 772-2216.

FlatbreadCompany

Ratbread Company voted Portland's ’Best New Restaurant’ is serving awardwinningallnaturalflatbreadpizza.bakedinawood-firedearthen oven. Relax and enjoy the show as the Ratbread crew prepares, bakes and servesyourflatbreadfromanopenkitcnen,placedinthemiddleofthe dningroomLocatedintheOWPort.onthewater,inabeautifulwharf building overlooking the Casco Bay Ferry dock. Open Mon thru Sun 11:30 to dose. MC. Visa. AMEX

FrenchMemory

ComevisitourcountryviSagecafemtheheartofFalmouth,offeringaunique casual doing expenence. Dinner ts served Wednesday through Saturday beginningat5.FavontecasualFrenchentrees,steakanofries,chicken cordonbleu,dinnercrepesandsalmonprovencalareofferedalongwih croissantancbaguettesandwiches.supersaladsandAmericasfavorite hamburgers,petiteorgrandeportionsareavailable.Breakfastandlunch serveddailyfrom8until2Designyourownomelette,quehe.crepesand

soufleealongwithfrenchtoastbelgianwafflesandPancakesareall homemadeandservedbeautifullywithcareinourcolorfulcafeatmosphere. Fullbarandwinelistavailable.Visa.Mastercard.DinersClubandAMEX accepted. 190 US Route One. Falmouth Telephone 207-347-5631

GreatLostBear

Deep in the heart of the mysterious Woodfords area at 540 Forest Avenue istheGreatLostBear,whereyou'llfindafullbarfeaturingover50draught beers, predominantly from local micro-breweries. Accompanying them is an enormous menu w- everything from soups, salads. & sandwiches to vegetarianitems&steaks,aswellasalargevegetarianselection&the best nachos & buffalo wings in town. Discover where the natives go when they're restless' Serving 11 ;30am-11:30pm 7 daysweek. 772-0300. Visit uson-lineat:wwwgreatlostbear.com

JamesonTavern

JamesonTavernconsistsoftwowelcomingparts,acasualbar&lounge&a moreformaldmingroomeachofferingacomfortableplacetoreasydining. ThebuildingisthesiteofthesigningoftheconstitutionforthestateofMaire whenitbrokeawayfromMassachusetts.Classicpreparationsservedina graceful&elegantsettingmaketheJamesonTavernafineretreatfrom frenziedoutletshopping.115MainStFreeport,865-4196.Creditcards accepted; reservations recommended.

MargaritasMexicanRestaurants&WateringHole! It's‘MextotheMax r at Margantas Mexican Restaurants & Watering Hole TwogreatlocationsinPortland,othersinLewiston,Augusta.Orono& Portsmouth,Margaritasservesup ’oversized*meals&cotossal-szeddrinks! There'salwaysfreenotchips&saisa.&downrightlegendarymargantas.& thehousespecialtyisthesizzlingfajita!HappyhourM-F,4-7pm,freehot appetizers.InPortlandat242StJohnStUnionStationPlaza,874-6444&11 BrownStneartheCivicCenter,774-9398.LunchatBrownStFridaysonly.

Maria’sRistorante

Maria'sRistorante,est.1960byowner/chefAnthonyNapolitano,offers Portland'sfinestItaliancuisinewithaverygoodItalianwineselection. Spacious,beautiful.Italiandecorateddiningrooms.Privateroomsavailable forlargegroups.Vealsafembocca,fecucinitoscano.zuppadepesce.Classc Italiandesserts,Anthony'sownpistachiogelato.Lunch:$5-$8.Tu-F, 11:30am-2 pm. Dinner: S9-$18. Tues.-Sat. from 5pm, 337 Cumberland Avefreeparkingavailable.Pleasecall772-9232.

ThePepperclub

ThePepperclubisaprize-winningrestaurant(‘BestVegetarian’&"Best Value’inFrommer'sGuidetoNewEngland)featunngcreativeworldcuisine. Itsblackboardmenutypicallylistsfivevegetarian,threefish.&threemeat' entries,includingasuperborganicbeefburger.Peppercluboffersrelaxed, colorful,unusuallyaffordablediningontheedgeoftheOldPortweasy,free parking&goodwines&beers.Opennightlyat5pm.;creditcaresaccepted 78MiddleStreet,nearFranklinArtery.772-0531.

SnowSquall

SnowSquallrestaurantvotedafavoritebythelocals;’Yougottatrythe restaurant'.SucculentDucktwoways.LargeLobsters,GrilledAtlantic salmonwithfrizzledleeks.BakedHaddock,andMaineCrabcakeswith GrainmustardAioli,arestandoutsonourwiderangingmenu.Dinneris servednightlyLunchMondaytoFridayandSundaybrunch11a.m.to1ot SundayDinnerfrom12noonto8p.m.Enjoyourcozyfiresidelounge, featunngalightermenuorthefulldinnermenuforcasualdining.Private rooms to accommodate 100. Reservation are always welcome at www.snowsquall.com or 799-2232

Wok Inn Szechuan, Hunan, Cantonese & Thai. Excellent food, fast and affordable.Choosefrommoreban130deliciousmenuitems.Eatinortake outDeliverytoCapeEl.zabeth,Cumberland..Falmouth.Gorham.Portianc. Scarborough, South Portland. Westbrook. Yarmouth Hours: Sun-M 11:30 an* -9:30pm.Th11am•11pm.F-Sa11am•2am.1209ForestAve., Portland 797-9052 or 797-9053

Woody'sBarandGnU43MiddleSt.Portland.Servingcreative,fastfood cuisine.Featuringfocalnaturalbeefandchicken,andafocusonfreshtoes ingredients.Makesuretotrythealreadyfamous'WoodyBurgerf.andthe soontobefamousFishTacos.Dailyspecials,includingnaturalsteaks, vegetarianandvegandishes,soups,andseafood.Thereisagreatsateen offoodfnendlyoeerandwine.There'salsogelatoandotherfreshdeserts. Woody'sservesthisallupinarelaxed,cozy,andcasualatmosphere.'A burgerjointinthebestsenseoftheword.’PortlandPressHerald.Openfor lunchTuesdaythruFrday.DinnernightlyTuesdaythruSaturday.Call(207) 253-5251 Check us out at wvvw.woodysburgers.com

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Mecan’timagineabetterpreludetoa PortlandStageeventthisfall.'61-0555.

Calypso,auniqueadditionto PortlandsOldPort.Locatedatthe cornerofMilk&Pearl. Featuringfineclothing,jewelry& accessoriesforwomen. leriencetheexquisitedifferenceof

Everyoneofthefinewoolensmadeby Casco TSay WoolWorksreflectsthequalityandstylepossible onlywhenapieceisindividuallyhand-crafted. 100%VirginWool.MadeinMaine.

ComevisitourretailoutletfeaturingCapes,Shawls, Blankets,Hats,Scarves,andSweaters.

RetailOutlet:10MoultonStreet inPortland'sOldPort atthefootofExchangeSt. Phone:879-9665

ichaelFlatley’sLordoftheDanceiscomingto Portland.Flatleypossesses“theworld’sfastestfeet,” accordingtothe GuinnessBookofRecords. He’salso thefirstAmericantowintheAllWorldChampionshipin IrishDance.Whilehewon’tbedisplayinghisfancyfootwork atthisPortlandperformance,heisstilltheartisticdirectorof theproduction.

LordoftheDance isthestoryofDonDorcha,theDark Lord,andhisconfrontationwiththeLordoftheDance.Be warned—thefinaldance-offbetweenthetwomain charactersisnotforthefaintofheart. LordoftheDance hits thestageWednesday,October1,2003,at7:30p.m.at MerrillAuditorium

galleries

AbbeMuseum. Bar1larbor.MaineNative Americanculturesareexplored,including"Layers ofTime:75YearsofArchaeologyattheAbbe Museum."288-3519.

AucociscoCallery, 615ACongressStreetandat theEastlandParkHotel.Portland.“Figurative PaintingsandWatercolors"and"TheTransition Years."worksbyGeorgeLloyd,areonexhibit throughOctober.874-2060or www.aucocisco.com.

HatesCollegeMuseumofArt. AndrewsRoad. Lewiston.NotedforitsworksbyMarsdenHartley, themuseumisfreeandopentothepublic.786-6158 orwww.bates.edu/adm/museum.

BowdoinCollegeMuseumofArt. Brunswick. Ongoingexhibitsinclude"Portraitsfromthe PermanentCollection."“ArtandLifeintheAncient Mediterranean.""AmericanMurals."andAsianand Europeanartfromthepermanentcollection. "Picasso.Matisse,andOtherModemMastersfrom theWilliamAlexanderCollection"continues throughSeptember19.OpenTuesdaythrough Sunday,withfreeadmission.725-3275.

CaldbeckGallery.12ElmStreet.Rockland.“Alan Bray:Paintings&Drawings.""AbbyShahn: Paintings.""CrisOsgixxl:NewWorkinOil."and "AnneAlexander:SculptureinAlabaster"show throughSeptember20.594-5935

TheArtGalleryatTheClown. 123MiddleStreet. Portland."BalanceandBeauty."featuringthework ofVickyMcMurrycontinuesthroughSeptember 29."Recentlandscapes.Differing/Approaches." featuringtheworkofJaniesO'NeilandKathleen Robbins,openswithareceptionandwinetastingon October2.756-7399or www.the-clown.com.

ColbyCollegeMuseumofArt. Waterville. "CherishedPossessions:ANewEnglandLegacy." fromtheSocietyforthePreservationofNew EnglandAntiquities,continuesthroughOctober27. 872-3228or www.colby.edu/museum

Elan Finearts. 8ElmStreet.Rockland.Maty FrankandJohnDehlingershowwithPeterAcorn. KarenBecker.AlexandraBottinelli.MajoKeleshian.andBuzzMastersSeptember17toOctober19. Forinformation,call596-9933.

FarnsworthMuseumofArt. MainStreet. Rockland.Currentexhibitsinclude"TheLucid Mark:15YearsofPaintingbyDennisPinette."5966457or www.farnsworthnuiseum.org.

JuneFitzpatrickGallery.1 12HighStreet. Portland."Sightings:PhotographsoftheMaine Coast,"featuringtheworkofPeterRalston,ison 'iewthroughSeptember27.772-1961.

Fore StreetGallery. 372ForeStreet,Portland. TheHeightofLand."anexhibitoftheworkof

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L.A.FrechetteGallery. 29WesternAvenue. Kennebunk.WorksbyLouiseA.Frechetteshow throughSeptember15.967-2422

GaleyrieFineArt.The ShopsatFalmouthVillage. 240U.SRouteOne.Falmouth."MusicinAvailable Light."featuringphotographybyLouisOuzer. continuesthroughOctober11,withanopening September6withmusicbythefourbags.781-3555

GoldsmithGallery, 41CommercialStreet, Boothbay."NewPaintingsbyJohnVander"opens onSeptember11.633-6252.

GreenhutGallery. 146MiddleStreet.Portland. RecentworkineggtemperabyRocklandartistPhil SchirmerisfeaturedforSeptember,followedbyan exhibitoftheworkofTomPaiement,openingwith apublicreceptiononOctober2.772-2693, orwww.greenhutgalleries.com

HayGallery. 594CongressStreet.Portland. "SignsforTravelers"featuringworkbyNicholas LamiacontinuesthroughSeptember28.773-2513 orwww.haygallery.com.

InstituteofContemporary.ArtatMaineCollege ofArt. 522CongressStreet.Portland.Anexhibition oftheworkoffacultyatSkowheganSchtxilof PaintingandSculptureisonviewthrough September28.879-5742or www.meca.edu.

laical188GalleryandTapasBar.1 88State Street.Portland.Thisrestaurantfeatureseclectic showsandmixedmedia.761-7909.

MuseumofAfricanTribalArt. I22SpringStreet. Portland."TheSpiritsofIgbos"isacollectionof masksandotherritualobjectsrepresentingmore thanI(XX)yearsofsub-SaharanAfricanartand history.Admissiontothegalleryisfree.871-7188 orafricantribalartmuseum.org.

PhotographicTraditionsofMaine.125 PrcsumpscotSt..Portland.Amuralshowoflocal artistsincludingWallyMason.LavenderMarsh, andJ.DaxidHathawayopenswithareceptionon September26.774-82(X).

PortlandMuseumofArt. 7CongressSquare. Portland.Currentexhibitsinclude“EdwardWeston: LifeWork."throughOctober19.and"ASolitudeof Space:ThePaintingsofThomasCrotty."opening September25.TheworkofCharlesFrederick KimballcontinuesthroughDecember7. AdmissionisfreeFridayevenings.773-ARTS or(800)639-4067.

MaineMaritimeMuseum. 243WashingtonStreetBath.Currentexhibitsinclude"ThePortlandGale: StormofInfamy.""AShipyardinMaine:Percy& SmallandtheGreatSchooners.""PortsofCall: MaineSeafarersVoyageAroundtheWorld." "TreasuresoftheSea."and"AMaritimeHistoryof calendar

Maine."443-1316or uww.bathniuine.coni/progninis.asp.

MaineNarrowGaugeRailroad&.Museum, locatedinthehistoricPortlandCompanybuildings (at58ForeStreetinPortland)wherehundredsof steamlocomotives,includingMainenarrowgauge engines,werebuilt.Opendaily,withtrainrideson thehour.828-0814.

MaineStateMuseum. 87StateHouseStation. Augusta.Currentshowsinclude"Outofthe Woods.""200YearsofMaineFurniture."and "HistoricFlagsandBanners."287-2304.

TheMaineWomenWritersCollection. WestbrookCollegeCampusoftheUniversityof NewEngland.StevensAvenue,Portland.This specialcollectionofpublishedandnon-published literary,cultural,andsocialhistorysources,byand aboutwomenauthors,eithernativeorresidentsof Maine,isopentothepublicbyappointment.7977688.ext.4324.

Pean-MacMillanArcticMuseum.HubbardHall. BowdoinCollege.Brunswick,displaystoolsand equipmentthatRobertE.PearytooktotheNorth Pole.725-3062.

PenobscotMarineMuseum. 5ChurchStreet. Searsport.Themuseumfeaturesthehistoryof PenobscotBayandthemaritimehistory'ofMaine. 548-2529or www.acadia.net/pmmuseum.

Plum.142HighStreet.Suite217,Portland.This galleryfeaturesaselectionofnationallyknown Maineartjewelersandmetalsmiths.450-3628.

PortlandHarborMuseum, atSpringPoint. SouthernMaineTechnicalCollege.FortRoad. SouthPortland.Theexhibit"ADayintheLifeof PortlandHarbor"continuesthroughSeptember.The museumiso|xmeveryday.799-6337.

RoundTopCenterfortheArts. RouteOne. Damariscotta."WallySchweighausen:Recent Series"continuesthroughSeptember28.563-1507 or www.roundtoparts.org.

SaltGallery.ExchangeStreet.Portland."Forgotten People"featuringthephotographyofThatcher HullennanCook.runsthroughSeptember20:"A TasteofWine.?\PinchofSalt."awine-tasting fundraiser,isonSeptember18;andopening October3.AucociscoRadio,acollaborative dtx'umentaryexhibitionofradioand photography.761-0660

StillhouseRun.HighStreet(overKatahdin Restaurant).Portland.Liveentertainmentruns Mondayevenings.879-5498.

fhoniasSpencerGallery. 360MaineStreet. Yarmouth."SusanGosselin:Paintings"shows throughSeptember27.846-3643

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Avenue.Portland.ArthurSzyk."Patriot: Paintings.Lithographs&Posters."showsthrough October25.797-7261.

UniversityofMaineMuseumofArt. 40Harlow Street,Bangor."MaryHart:RecentPaintings"and "GeorgeTice:UrbanLandscapes"showthrough September20.561-3350.

ZeroStation. AndersonStreet,Portland.“Zero Portfolio.”dedicatedtoprogressiveoriginalworkon paper,opensinOctoberonZeroStation'swebsite, andinflat-filesatthegallery."EgoStation,"an immersivedesignenvironment,opensinlate October.347-7000www.zerostation.com Children'sTheatreofMaine.3 17MarginalWay. Portland,legendofSleepyHollowopensOctober 10.828-0617orwww.childrenstheatre.biz

theater

GoodTheaterProductions. St.LawrenceArtsand CommunityCenter.76CongressStreet.Portland. Themusical.HabyrunsSeptember25toOctober 19.885-5883.

LyricMusicTheater. 176SawyerStreet.South Portland.TheLyricTheatercontinuesits51st seasonwithperformancesofWestSideStory.7991421.www,lyricmusictheater.com

MerrillAuditorium. Portland.JerrySeinfeld entertainsonSeptember10.withMichaelFlatley's LordoftheDoneeOctober1.842-08IX) orwww.[>ortti\.com.

ThePortlandPlayers. 120CottageRoad.South Portland.The73rdseasonopenswithGrease,with showsfromSeptember19toOctober5.799-7337.

PortlandStageCompany. PortlandPerforming ArtsCenter.25AForestAvenue.Portland.The ComedsofErrors,thefirstproductionofthe company’s30thanniversary'season,runsSeptember 23toOctober19th.Otherofferingsfortheseason includeProof. AChristmasCarol,hntdMeo Tenor.IjiokinyOverthePresident’sShoulder. AmericanHnlfalo.andUozncnandtheSea.7740465or www.portlandstage.com

TheIhiblicTheatre.TwoGreatFallsPlaza. Auburn.MichaelHollinger'swackyfilmnoir comedy,theRedHerring,playsfromOctober10to 19.782-3200orwww.thepublictheatre.org.

UltraLight, atPortlandStageinPortland. PenobscotTheater,Bangor,andTheGrandTheater. Ellsworth.PerformancesofUltraLiyht.dramatizing thebattlewithaddiction,runthroughSeptember20. 729-8584 www.ultra-light.org

St.LawrenceArtsCenter. 76CongressStreet. Portland.TheHurdy-GurdyPuppetShow,perfonns everySaturday,featuringTheAmazinyAdventures ofPierreintheAirinSeptember.TheWorldPuppet ShowreturnsSeptember9to14.followedbyThe calendar

PerformanceProject'spresentationofEleventhand lj>vefromSeptemberISto21.andGcxxlTheater's productionofRaby.September25toOctober19. 775-556S orwww.stlawrencearts.orp.

music

PCAGreatPerformances. MerrillAuditorium. Portland.Performancesofthenewproductionof TheMusicManOctober10and11feature choreographyfromSusanStromananddirectionby RayRtxlerick,adaptedfromStroman'sBroadway direction.UpcomingconcertsfeaturetheHerbie HancockQuartet.ParityandHess.Tosca. Moscow FestivalBallet,andNatalieMacMaster.842-0800 or www.pcagrcatpcrf.com.

PortlandStringQuartet. StateStreetChurch. Portland.ThequartetperformsworksbyMozart. Faure.Chausson.andSchumannonOctober19. GuestartistsareFrankGlazerandChristina Astrachan.761-1522or www.portlandstringquartet.org

PortlandSymphonyOrchestra. Merrill Auditorium.Portland."AFestiveOverture: AndreWatts.”featuresBrahms'sSecondPiano Concerto,onSeptember20.Upcomingevents include"ClassicalTuesdays.""Classical Sundays."America'sPops,andTheMagicof Christmas. 773-6128

dance

BallroomofCascadeInn. Saco.Greekdancewith livemusicbyKostasTaslis&HisOrchestra. presentedbytheHellenicSocietyPaideiaofMaine tobenefitculturalandeducationalprograms. September20.883-3019.883-3527,or771-0298.

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MaineWritersandPublishersAlliance. 1326 WashingtonStreet.Bath.Eachseason.MWPA offersworkshopsinfiction,poetry,creative nonfiction,children'sliterature,andpublishing. 386-1400orwww.mainewriters.org.

Wadsworth-LongfellowHouse. 487Congress Street.Portland,childhtxxlhomeofthepoetHenty WadsworthLongfellow,isopendaily10a.m.to4 Pm.forguidedtoursthroughthesummer. Admissionincludesaguidedtourofthehouse,an orientationfilmonLongfellow'scareer,and entrancetotheexhibitionsattheMaineHistory Gallerynextdtxtr.879-0427.

3ictoriaMansion(Morse-LibbyHouse).109 1 DanforthStreet.Portland.Guidedtoursareavailable TuesdaytoSaturday,from10a.mto4p.m.andon Sunday, from I to 5 p.m. and group tours by j reservation. 772-4841 or I "ww.victoriamansion.org.

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NEW ENGLAND HOMES & LIVING

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RANGELEY

Top-notch 3 bedroom. 1.5 baths customloghomebeautifullysituated on2+quietacreswithagrandviewof Saddleback Mtn. Hull foundation, porch,garage&thebestofeverything and convenient to all town and 4seasonactivities.$238,000.

RICHARDSON LAKE

OwnapieceofyesterdayI19thcentury BirchLodgeattheheadofRichardson Lake!Atrulyuniquepropertywaiting toberediscoveredwith792ft.of

Two main eamps, playhouse, boat house,garage,guidescampandother outbuildings steeped in charm and history.S775.IMM1.

Expansivemountainandlakeviewsfrom thismanicured45+/-acreparcelofopen fieldsandmaturewoodlandsituatedin the middle of the Rangeley region. Seasonalcabinwithdrilledwelland septic.1200ft.ofroadfrontage,anda pondofferspotentialforagreatcamp, homeorsubdivision.$449.5(X).

extensive inventory. \ isit our well site and see some of our windows on display there. We also earrv doors, mantels, lighting fixtures, furniture ami other antique ami architectural items.

Stately executive home in a private well planned neighborhood. Every amenity possible! 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, beautiful gas fireplaces, and many other luxury features. A spectacular residence! $399,000.

Kennebunkport s Newest Residential Community

avorallthatgraciousurbanlivinghastoofferinthis192WATEREROXTbrickhome.Inthemorning,strollthe EredcrickLawOlmstedparkwavatthefootofsourflagstone path;intheafternoon,kavak,windsurf,sail,orrowbeautifulBack Coveatsourfrontdoorstep;andintheeveningwalktoPortland PublicMarketfordinnerandaconcertatMerrillAuditorium.At night,watchthefireworksoxertheharborfromvourcoveredback porch.Enjovallthisfromoneofthefinestneighborhoods(within walkingdistanceofpublic&•privateschools,theunhersit\,and OldPortshopping)intheheartof “America'smostlivablecitv.”

Even-windowaffordsan incomparablewaterandcitvview.The 28-ft.livingroomhasfrenchdoors,a tudorfireplace,andarchwavsleading tothemediterranean-stviesolarium withtiledfloorandvaultedceiling. Ihespaciousmasterbedroomandthecozvdenbothhavegasfire¬ places.Thegourmetkitchenandbutler’spantrvleadingtothedining roomarc eleganth appointed withgran¬ itecount¬ ers,chcrrvcabinctn.tilefloors,andstainlesssteelappliancesincludingaJenn-Air modulargasgrillwithconvectionoven.Ihereare5bedrooms,31/2tiledbaths,anda1.x1 —-ft.artist'sstudiodesignedbvthefinnofJohnCalvinStevens.Ilieslateroofand copperflashingarenew,asarcthe carcfulkrecreatedwoodengutters, soffits.andnewcustominsulated windowswithinsidecleaningfeature. Ihefurnace(2003),circular drivewavwithisland,andgranite stepsarealsonew.Attachedgarage, built-ins.originalfixtures,securitv svstemeVrefinishedhardwoodfloors throughout.$6~3,000

NEW ENGLAND HOMES & LIVING

WaterfrontEslate Stonington . Maine

Incomparable contemporary design with a one-of-a-kind, custom-designed and built indoor-pool and great-room addition. This 1O.OOO-square-foot. year-round home on 4 9 acres with 340 feet of elevated, rocky shore frontage offers four bedrooms, four

Lovely contemporary home sited on a 5.5 +/- acre lot, boasting commanding views out northwest Harbor. Very well built, this well maintained, efficient, year round home provides gracious year round living in a very desirable area. Fully equipped with large open floor plan, the expansive home provides room for family

full baths, two one-half baths and four fireplaces. This residence is elegant and gracious, yet very comfortable and functional. Deeded rights to a shared deep-water dock. S2.750.000. #1133 and friends. 203' +/- of rocky shore-frontage with Anchorage offshore accessed by a large wooden dock and float system. Private setting with landscaped grounds, separate 3 bay garage and post & beam barn and approximately 4+/- acres of fenced-in land for pets and animals. S1.595,000 #1193

WINDHAM....LIVE ON SEBAGO LAKI

Hereisawonderfullakefrontpropertvinanextremelypeaceful settine.hnineconthesandybeachbydayandenjoythewarmthof therusticstonefireplaceonthosechillvsummerevenings.Skylights letinthesunshineandtwodecksoverkxikglisteningwaterviews. $499,900ClaireGanm797-8^8^xl13.

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YARMOUTH aprivate4.22acrelotoffersagraciouslifestyle.Chef kitchen,bedroomwine,cherryfloorsandathirdfloorstudio arcjustahintofthepleasurestobefoundhere. $699,000 1imrlaherb 797-8585x116.

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'Hiebestofbothworlds!SkiingandGolf![.ocatedonthefairwayofa toprankedRobertTrentJonesJrGolfCourse.Thistimberframed customhomehasagourmetkitchen.3-4BR+loft,2.5BA.3storv fieldstonefireplace,beautifuldetailsintheframing,viewsofgolf courseandmountainrange.Onthelovelydeckisahottubtoenjoy theviewamongthebirches.1’helocationissospecialbecauseyouare tuckedawavonalandscapedlot.forskiseasonyoucancrosscountry skiorsnowshoerightoutthedoorortaketheshuttlefordownhill skiing.$457,000

Formoreinformationonthislovelyhome CallJanetPeruffoatCSMRealEstate P.O.Box184,Kinsjfield.ME04947 207-265-4000 www.csmrealestate.com

MOOSELOOKMEGUNTIC LAKE.

Beautifulwaterfronthomeisprivatelysituatedon4+acreswith2(X)’ offrontageandsandyswimmingarea.Saltboxstylewithlarge additionandoversized2cargarage,thishomeoffersallthecomforts forenjoyablerelaxationwithfamily&friends.Startyourdaywith coffeeonthesouthdeckandenjoygreatsunsetsonthewesterndeckin theevening.Move-incondition,readyforoccupancy. $725,000.

NEW ENGLAND

SOUTHPORTLAND-Buildahomeonthisgreatpieceof waterfrontland.EnjoyviewsofthePortlandShipChannel. Existingbuildingpermitincluded.$685,000Kevinxl04

BEACH LANDING

SOUTHPORTLAND-CondominiuminoneofSouthPortland's finestnewdevelopments.Astone'sthrowfromWillardBeach! Manyamenities.Only1left!Kevinx!04

PORTLAND-Extremelyrare4BRhomeontheocean,hardwood floors,deadendstreet,formaldining,nearnewmarinaandmuch more!$435,000Kevinx104

SCARBOROUGH-DistinguishedHistoricHomesteadwithperiod charm.11+rooms,carriagehouseandbamwith5+acres. S998.000Sandrax101

OLDORCHARDBEACH-DantonTowers,extraordinary developer'sdoublepenthouse-spectacularviews.Balconies,marble baths,cedarclosets,andmanyextras!!!$895,000Sandrax1011

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NEW ENGLAND HOMES & LIVING

SULLIVAN:" Westwinds", an absolutely charming 5BR. waterfront cape.

WithviewsofTidalPalls,and110'of frontage on Sullivan Harbor. Verv peaceful.S385,000

STEUBEN: This enchanting cottage is tuckedawayonahillwithviewsof PigeonHillBayon2sides.Thishome has a sunroom, hot tub and eat-in kitchen.Walktotheocean. A truly unique property. SI59,500

BACK ON THE MARKET! Enjoy the views from the front porch of this log-sided home. Situated on 19 acreswithagranitefireplace,wood interior and more. SI35.000

BAR HARBOR: This property abutts the Fogg Farm land preserve. Lovely landscapinghidesitfromtheroad. Completely renovated, artsy, airy spacious light home. $269,000

SULLIVAN: Situated on a lovely wooded lot across the street from Flander's Pond. Custom built home with beautiful, natural woodwork. Quiet yearroundliving.SI69,900

GOULDSBORO: IDYLLIC! Look out to sea from the main house or guest cottage, across a working harbor and pink granite reaches to the open ocean. Porches.roses white picket fence and more. S425.000

FRANKLIN: GREAT SPOT! Deck almost to the water's edge. Furnished 1930's classic camp on George's Pond, western fir floors in a large livingroom. SI69,000

ADDISON: Country setting not far from Addison village. This mobile home has been recently remodeled with a bright country look. Not far from Machias for work or school. S52.OOO

ELLSWORTH: This lovely colonial with fourfireplacesisfullofcharm history.Believedtohavebeenbuiltby Benjamin Joy, an early Ellsworth settler.Newwiring,wallpaperetc.Pullof charm! SI86,500

GOULDSBORO: Three bedroom mobile home and large 2BR. apartment overthe2cargarage.Greatforfamily compound or extra income. Paved driveway for both homes nicely landscaped. SI29.900

FRANKLIN:

Westport West Bath

Thiscompletely renovated waterfronthome hasmanycustom featuresincluding 200+/-feelofwaler frontage,privacy.4 gasfireplaces,and dockandfloatwith electricity.NEW ADDITIONofa masterbedroomw/ bathand22X20garageiscurrentlyunderwayandwillbe completedthissummer. $474,000

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ExquisitedeepwaterandsweepingWesterlyviews.Open concept immaculate home with expansive deck, and excellentyard.Readyforbuyerswhowantaquality,turn keyhome. $699,000

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“ReadingColinSargent’spoetry islikeopeningadarkbagandhavingathreadleapout,then severalmorethreadsfusingtoluminousbandsofmusic,oneafter another,alongwithcrazypotatoes,aphonegrowinglikeablack plant,perhapsasodacandiscardedonthebeachoff Kennebunkport,Maine.InUndertow,hislatestbook,Sargent’s collocationsofthemagicalandthemundaneworktogether brilliantly.”

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MIRRORS

BY RHEA COTE ROBBINS

Iwouldlikeyoutowritean essay about who you are not. In otherwords,donottellmewho youarc,thepeople,placesand thingswhodefineyouasyou knowyourselftobeinthe community.Instead,give medark,beautifultales ofwhoyouarenot. Insertpassion whereverpassionis required.Anyques¬ tionsaboutwhatI wouldlikeyouto writeabout?”

Jeannette,inthe frontrow’,raisesher handandasksfor anexample.

“You’reFrancoAmcrican,right?”the instructorsays.

Jeannettenodsyes.

“Allright,then.IfIgoto thegrocerystore,where would1findtheFranco-American foodssection?Don’tlookthere. Wherearethetelltalesignsofbeing Franco-Amcricaninthistownthatdefine

Mixinrealmaplesyrupforinspiration. ShethinksofMamanandDadinthe cemeteryandallthosegraveswiththose Frenchnamesspelledwrongbecausethe accentsaremissing-how’sthatforan exampleofwhoweareandwhowcarc not?/Arcthereanystreetsorbuildings namedafteranyFrenchpeople? LikeMutty’Memorial,which shouldbespelledAlothe. r\ndwhataboutTante Blanchefromnorthern Maine?She’sthe Acadianherolike77ie Midwife’sTale woman.Thereisa statueandamuseum forherin Aladawaska. Thisassignmentre¬ mindsmeofthesign onthetractor-trailer tmeks:“Ifyoucan’t secmymirrors,1 can’tseeyou.”

“How’sitgoing today?”sheasksthe grocerystoreowner.His reflectionisbarelyvisiblein theglassbehindhim. “Paspire,paspire,”hereplies. “Toe.you?”

“Nothad,nothad,mecither,” sheanswers. you?Don’ttellme.See?Il’seasy.Think insteadofwhatdoesn’tdefinesou.Think ofthisassignmentasapassporttotheself. Seeyouailtomorrow."

Jeannettehasnotthoughtabouther cultureintermsofhercommunit}’: WTicrearetheFranco-Americansinthis town,andhowcanIavoidthem?She stopsatthelocalParadisIGA.Nottoo man\-lAcnchpeoplearoundhere;that’s whatotherpeoplethink.Jeannettepasses acouplefromNewBrunswick-over¬ hearingtheirFrench-getshergrocery cart,andheadsovertothefreshvege¬ tables.I’llmakesomeDynamitefor supper,shereflects.GoodHOTFrench Mainerecipe.Shethenheadsovertothe meatdepartmentandseesMailhot’sBest tourtiere,Cretans,andsalmonpieforsale. Foods“tellpeoplewhowcarc.”Blood sausage,saltedspareribswithfreshstring beans-Tricot!Dadwouldsay.Ployesfor Maman.Everythingwithlardsalefried,boiled,baked,orsteamed.She picksupapackageofBouchardFamily FannPloves.

“Areyougoingtoanyofthefestivalsthis year?Kermessc,FestivaldeJoie,the AcadianinMadawaska?”Shepushes“2” ontheautomaticpaymentmachinefor “Pran^ais.”JusttopracticeherFrench. “1ladnotthoughtaboutit,”he says.“You?”

“Iwasthinkingaboutgoingtoallof them,”shedecides.“Gogetmesomeof thatpontine!Seeyoulater.Bye-bye.”

Shedriveshomeandshe’srenaming thestreetsasshedrivesalong,past GagnonDrive,turningontoVeilleux Lane,takingaleftatGrandmaison Street,andarightontothecul-de-sac whereshelives.Jeannetteturnsinto herdrivewaystillthinkingabouther assignmentandshedecidessheis goingtowriteaboutNothing. Becauseyouarewhoyouareoryou arenothing.

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