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Friend,agent,andfellowartistTomCrottyofFrostGullyGallerysaysof Laurent,"ThefamilyhaswithdrawntheworksofJolin'sthatI'vebeenoffering, soatleastforthemoment,you'dhavetoasktoseehisworkatthePortland Museum of Art or the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.
TirewebcamviewsofMaine[onyoursite, www.portlandmagazine.com], even in the darkof3:12a.m,calltome.Incredible Summerguide Vol. 20! Congrats on the Summerguide 2004's national award! You guysaredoingitright! laneSmith,ThousandPalms,California
Unanswered RhetoricalQuestion
Having long wondered why the RussoJapanesepeacetreaty’wasconcludedinPorts¬ mouth,asentenceinyoureditorial["Bully for Summer," Summerguide 2005] caught myeye:
Tounravelthistourismboondoggle,justfollowthefree lobsters.NewHampshirerailbaronJosephStickney cajoledpalGov.JohnMcLaneintoconvincingSec. StateJohnHaythatPortsmouthmightbecoolerthan steamyWashingtonforthelocation.Thedelegatesar¬ rivedaboardthe USS Galveston, Dolphin, and Mayflowerintimeforfive-stardinnersandpresiden¬ tialsuites-allcourtesyofHotelWentworth,wherethe armisticewassoonsigned.MaybeTeddyalsodidn't mindthattoursofthenewlyexpandedshipyardwould rubsaltintoRussianmemoriesofthelossoftheir BalticFleet.-Ed.
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Ienjoyyourmagazine.Yourarticlesfocus onwhatisrightwithourstate,andIappre¬ ciatethatgreatly.Lastyearyoufeatureda builderwhoseprojectlookedliketheWhite House, near the Wedding Cake House in Kennebunk [Summerguide 2004]. Could you tellmewhatheisdoingforhislatestproject? Doeshechoosedifferenttimeperiodsor interestingbuildingstomakereplicas? LisaKelley,lkellety@ntsad48.org
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Ihopeyou'llbeabletohelpme!I'mlooking foranarticleyourmagazinepublisheda fewyearsago.(I'vetriedsearchingyour onlinearchives,buthavehadnoluck.)It's about the owner of a record label-Mark Hellinski["GreatJobs,"May2003],1believe, was the name-and consisted of a nicely composedinterviewandprofileoftheman andwhathewasdoinginthePortlandarea. Doesthisringanybells?Wouldyoubeable tosend(oremail?)meacopy?
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The Patrick Dempsey interview ["What's Up,Doc?"May2005]articlereallymademe think,yaknow?Verywellwrittenforhis fans,really.I'vebeenwonderingmyself aboutpossiblyreturninghometoaplace that can maybe open up a side that goes deeperthanwesometimescanexpect.
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Theymightflywiththeeagles,butyourneighborhoodrobinswouldlovetotouchdowninoneof theseglambirdhousesbyNaturallyWoodinLimerick-theymightaswellhavebeendesignedby ChristopherWren.Modelsincludepagodas,logcabins,evenanavianconveniencestore.Pricesrange from $8 to more than $2,000. www.nlbbs.com/~natwd/ -Chea-YimLee
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RufusPorter[17921884],muralistand inventorfromBridg¬ ton,designedan800footairshipthat traveled from New YorktoCaliforniain threedaysduringthe19th century. "[The Fryeburg Academy grad] was a Renaissance man, ahead of histime,aYankeedaVinci,"saysBeth Cossey,presidentofthenewlyopened Rufus Porter Museum and Cultural HeritageCenterinBridgton,which features stunning original murals by theartist.67 NorthHighStreet,Bridgton,647-2828 or 647-3724. Open Thursday-Sunday noon-4 p.m. or by appointment. -MottPascarclla
Machias'sSealIslandisn't quite Maine. In1783,theTreatyofParisfailedto clarifythelegalboundariesbetween Novia Scotia and what was then Massachussetts, and our border has been indisputeeversince.Ifyouthink maintaininga170-year-oldlighthouse andawildlifesanctuarytheremakes you the owner, you agree with Canada.IfaWorldWarIIdefense oftheBayofFundybyU.S. Marinescountsforanything, thescalestip toward Maine. There'sa hardscrabble beautyouthere, with designer birds(including thered-tailed hawk,right), lobsterbeds, and views of Grand Manan, but fornowthisisland isn'texactly anywhere but indispute. -OliverEdwards
You Can Call Me A
BiographerJamesH.Joneswritesin Alfred C.Kinsey:APnblic/PrivateLife that "Kinsey's[finaltwo]yearsatBowdoin (1914-1916) ranked among the happiest of hisyouth."
The young Polar Bear completed a dou¬ blemajorinbiologyandpsychology,earn¬ ing19A'sandthreeB's.Moreimportantly, itseemstheauthorof SexualBehaviorinthe HumanMale (1948)and SexualBehaviorin theHumanFemale (1953) tookhisclassmates' yearbook advice to heart:"Ifyouloosenup abitmore,Al,youwill make quite a man."
Great Black-backed Gull. "He went rightformyeyeandtookachunkout ofmyeyelid,"herecounts.Suchisa perilofwhatheadmitsishis"obses¬ siveness"aboutpaintingbirds.
Hispassionforbirdshashatchedoneofthissummer'smost popularMaineartexhibitions,Gulls,RavensandaVulture: The Ornithological Paintings of James Wyeth, at the Wyeth Center,theformerchurchthattheFarnsworthArtMuseumin Rocklandhasconsecratedtothefamily'sart.Theexhibitruns
.Was^huge efforttobring [thedeadcow] totheisland.
OPENING PAINTING - CJAMES WYETH, SEA BATTLE. 2003. COMBINED MEDIUMS ON TWC PIECE HAND WOVE TONED PAPER. 29.5 X 43.5 IN. COLLECTION OF BEBE AND CROSBY KEV
TOP ■ CJAMES WYETH. THE ROOKERY. STUDY #1, 1977. WATERCOLOR ON TONED BOARD.' X 19.5 IN. COLLECTION OF JAMIE WYETH
ABOVE - CJAMES WYETH, SALTWATER ICE. 1997, OIL ON PANEL, 36.75 X 30.5 IN COLLEC' OF THE CAWLEY FAMILY
OPPOSITE - CJAMES WYETH, BIRD'S HOUSE. 1989, COMBINED MEDIUMS ON WHITE STRATHMORE PAPER, 30.25 X 21.5 IN COLLECTION OF THE CAWLEY FAMILY
CJAMES WYETH. DOUBLE DIP. 2003, COMBINED MEDIUMS ON HANDMADE WOVE PAPER. 29.5 X 43.5 IN. COLLECTION OF THE CAWLEY FAMILY untilOctober10.AdelsonGalleriesinNew Yorkwillthenshowaportionofthepaint¬ ingsuntilNovember26.
Tlie Farnsworth also has produced a
handsome hardbound book, which Wyeth helpeddesign,asanexhibitcatalogue.The museumisnegotiatingwithapublisherto distributeittobookstores.Thebookhas abouttwiceasmanyimagesastheshow's53 paintings(doneinoilandmixturesofmedia).
"Myfatherhasthesameobsessiveness," JamiesaysofAndrewWyeth,88andstill working. Jamie also draws a parallel to nineteenth-centurypainterThomasEakins. "1lovehisobsessivenesswiththehuman body,"hesays.Hehopeshisloveofani¬ mals"willbeasintense."TheFarnsworth showonlyhasaboutaquarterofhisbird paintings."I'mkindofaboringperson.I paintallthetime,"hesays.
Arealist-somecriticscallhimaromantic-Wyethisbestknownforhishumanpor¬ traits such as his very early Draft Age (1965),ofalouche,leather-clad,blondbiker type, and his posthumous rendering, in 1967,ofPresidentJohnKennedyinapen¬ sivemood.Butanotherearlysuccess,in 1970,wasPortraitofaPig.
GullsareasmuchaMaineartisticcliche aslighthouses."Ittakesgutstopainta gull," writes Chris Crosman, the Farns¬ worth'sformerdirector,inthecatalogue. HesuggeststhatWyethhasanironic,post¬ modernattitudeinhisbirdpaintings,espe¬ cially when he shows a gull next to a droppedice-creamconeortwogullsfight¬ ingoveracheeseburger.
What does he see? "They're kind of nasty birds. They're edgy. They have a toughside.Theireyesarelikesnakeeyes." Yet he finds eye contact with them "thrilling."(Yes,hehasbeenpoopedon, "andIwelcomedit,"hesaysplayfully.)
Ravensareadifferentmatter."Ican'tget closerthan10feetfromthem,"hesays.To getthatclose,hehadtocallupzoologist BemdHeinrich,authorof MindoftheRaven. Heinrich, who eventually wrote an essay aboutravensforthecatalogue,traveled fromhisFranklinCount}'hometoWyeth's island,whereheadvisedhimtogetacow carcassasamagnetforthescavengers.So thepainterputthewordout.One5a.m.he gotacallfromafarmerwithadeadcowon hishands."Itwasahugeefforttobringitto theisland,"Wyethrecalls,involvingabarge andafront-endloader.Itattractedravens justfine,butwhenthewindwaswrongit stankupTenantsHarbor.
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Continued from page 29 showsaravenonacoastalrockwithhis loot,includingalocketwitharepresenta¬ tionofahumaneye.Inhiscatalogueessay, HeinrichgentlytakesWyethtotaskbe¬ causeravensdonotkeeptheirlootinthe openorinoneplace."Poeticlicense,"the artistresponds.Asinmany'ofhisraven paintings,inthisworkadusky'lighthelps castamysteriousspell.
Hisvulturepicturesareofoneindivid¬ ual,anAmericanBlackVulturehenamed Culture Vulture. It was an abandoned nestlingthatafriendobtained,hesays,by stealingitfromananimalshelter."Thestat¬ uteoflimitationshaspassed,"hejokes WyethkeptitonhisfarmintheBrandy¬ wineValleyonthePennsylvania-Delaware stateline.
"ThearcticexplorerAdmiralRobertE.g Peary stayed here on numerous occasions? andislistedintheguestregisterinthefall? of 1913, four years after reaching the | NorthPole,"saysMarthaDeprez,historic? preservationconsultantonthisproject.^ Peary'ssignatureisallovertheoldleatherbound volume. p
"Apparently he always requested Room 14[alargecomerroomonthesecondfloor],| Buthealsosecuredroomsforhissleddogs| and an Eskimo accompanying him on atg least one occasion." |
SotheHuskyRoomisprobablyabitchilly,• too.OtherghostsoftheformerEverettI Chambers,builtin1903,nodoubtincluded to actorsJolinWilkesBooth,SarahBernhardt,g Ethel Barrymore, Lilly Langtree, and J Maude Adams, all of whom appeared C onstagejuststepsawayacrossFreeStreetin thelegendaryJeffersonTheatre(nowthe siteoftheSearswarehouse).
Thefive-story, Chicago-stylebrick walk-up once gleamed with wood andbrassacrossthe second-story lobby and the winding centralstaircase. bemoreevocativebackdropsforbudding artisticcareers.
TheEverett'sarchitect,FrederickTomp¬ son,alsocreatedthedesignsfortheEx¬ position Building, Deering High School, and the Portland Armory-now the Port¬ landRegencyHotel,apopulardestination attractionintheOldPort.
Rex Bell, cofounder and partner of NorthlandEnterprises,developerforthe
Thefive-story,Chicago-stylebrickwalk¬ uponcegleamedwithwoodandbrassacross the second-story lobby and the winding centralstaircase.
Afterfallingontohardtimesinthe1970s and1980s,theEverettservedasaweekly residence,low-incomehousingunit,youth hostel,andmostrecently,theOakLeafInn, billed simply' as "downtown, small and cozy,$70."Thoughthecentralstructureand afewdecorativeelementsremainedintact, apentimentoofgrimeobscuredany'other hintofitsformergrandeur.
"I'malwayslookingforprojectsthatcan berepositioned,andIlikeprojectswherea purposecanbeserved,"saysBell,whopur¬ chasedthebuildingjustayearago."We've maintainedvirtuallyallofthewoodwork inside.There'sagorgeous,veryornatefire¬ place[intheoldlobbyarea]thatwe've saved and are going to retain. We have copiesoftheoriginalplansofthebuilding, andwe'verestoredittothewayitoriginal¬ lylooked.Itfeelsgoodbecauseit'srestoring awonderfulbuildinganddoingsomegreat thingsfortheneighborhood."
Whilealltheupperfloorsarefreshly painted student dorm rooms, the store¬ frontsonthegroundlevel-Marcy'sDiner, Asmara Restaurant, and Herb's Gully¬ willcontinuejustasbefore,saveforafew modestrepairs.
Without extensive fanfare, the new Everetthasbeenrechristenedsimply51
OakStreet.
If Admiral Peary is pleased with the improvements, he'll no doubt make his opnions known to his new neighbors. Withinthewallsofabuildingasseasoned astheoldEverettChambers,it'slikelythat someone will.■
JohnO’Hurley?
L.L.Beanisn'ttheonly catalogkingfromMaine.
BY CHEA-YINN LEE
T ohn O'Hurley-remember J. Peterman on Seinfeld?/istalkingtousonhiscellphonerightnowashe /drivesoutofLoganAirport.Yes,it's'thevoice'-that unmistakablecombinationofmeasuredintonationsthat isatoncedebonair,sonorous,andpompouswithoutgiv¬ ingoffense,lendingweighttotheincomprehensible, burnishtotinepreposterous.TheKitterynative,49,daz¬ zledeveryoneon DancingwiththeStars. And now, with threemoviesandanewTVshowindevelopment,the worldishisoyster.Everything,itseems,isafootnoteto hisJ.Petermancatalog,ofwhichO'Hurleyisareal-life partowner.
Ilikethepants,ourmen'spantsareverygood;I'malso abigfanofourladies'perfumecollection,becauseit's sointeresting-ratherthanone,it'sfourfragrances reproducedfromrecipesdiscoveredina1918diary owned by a woman who traveled through Europe. Theyrerelatedtoherpersonalexperiencesandevery townshewentto.Backthenperfumeswerefresh,there werenoartificialpreservatives,sotheyweremadefrom whateverherbsandflowerstherewereinthearea.
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There was always a local perfumery she couldgotoforasouvenir.Sowhenyoubur theperfumeyoudon'tjustbuyone,you buythewholecollectionandwiththedian gettheexperience,too.
No,butmyfamilyalllivecloseby:Momand dad'up'or'down,'dependingonhowyou lookatit,intheCape;mytwinbrotherslive over the border in New Hampshire, one downinKent,Massachusetts;ayoungersis¬ terdowninAtlanta,Georgia;butweconsid¬ erourselvesveryperpetualNewEnglanders eventhoughwedon'tliveuphere.
IstillhavemybirthrightinMaine-Ilove lobster.I'vebeenaddictedtoiteversince myveryfirstbite.Itookmywifeuptc Kitteryrecently.Westoppedforlunchanc lobster-I have to have that or mv bod} chemistrygetsaskew.
WestayedattheHolidayInnwhenIwas12 yearsold,andtherewasarooftopswim¬ mingpoolwiththecoldestwaterIeverfelt inmvlife!Idon'tknowifitwasadeposito¬ ryforiceinthehotelorwhat,butIjumped inandtothisdayIrememberthebonechill ofthatfirstsplash.Idon'tknowiftheystill have it, but if they do I hope they've warmed it up. It's tough to remember somethingfromsolongago,butwhenit's that cold you remember. Of course I've beenbacksince.
Youdidanepisodeof DiagnosisMurder with VictoriaRowell,whoisalsofromMaine.Didyou bothrealizethatatthetime? Ididn'tknowshewasfromMaine!
What'sthequintessentialMainedog? Ilovelapdogs,butyoujustcan'thavealap doginMaine.I'mbigfanofIrishsetters, they'rebeautiful.Wiry?Ithinkittypifiesthe walk down Cumberland Lane.
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MistakeIsland,
Great Wass Archipelago, off Jonesport LikeMaine'sanswertoPitcairnIslandir MutinyontheBounty, 27-acreMistakeIs¬ landseemstovaporizelikelatemorning fog with your approach.
So many mariners have missed thi.treeless expanse-while sure down L their bones they were heading straighfor it down the passage beyond Knigh: Island-thatithasearnedthismostun¬ usual name.
Onceyou'vemissedit,thelegendgoeyou've really made a mistake. With t shorebreezeandthese12-foottides,th unsuspectingwillbesweptouttosea.
The subaqueous drama takes shap with the ebbing tide. Huge shelves c seaweed-draped granite begin to expos themselves.
A shaggy siren-sisters collection 0 rocksbetweenKnightandMistaketempt' the uninitiated with views of the sat harbor, and the soft sounds of wattfloodinglazilyintotheirtangledwrack-
It'scoldhere, the stunted bushes seem tosay, andit'sgoingtogetcolder.
A boardwalk takes you apparently no¬ whereuntilitdropsyouoffatthefootof lonely Moosepeak Lighthouse and fog¬ horn,wherethelow,doublenotewarnsof dangerandexaggeratesthesolitude.
"Itisabsolutelystill,"avisitorsays. "Youcanheareverybreathofthesealsas they are swimming around. Your heart¬ beatgetsveryloud."
Bright yellow against the sublime rockycliffsofMt.Kineo,theMt.Kineo
House, expanding from a small concern in 1848 to a staggering Colonial mon¬ strosityin1911aftertheMaineCentral Railroad bought it, entertaining the "train set" from New York and Mainline Philadelphia until it burned to the groundforgoodin1936,leavingonlythe enormousstaffresidencebesideitsmag¬ nificentabsence.
"Gosh, we used to walk around over thereandyoucouldstillseesomeofthe
mahogany and finished trimmings through theburned-outstructureoftheoldplace," DickWallingford,ownerofMt.KineoCab¬ insonMooseheadLake,reminisces.
In the 800-foot shadow of Mt. Kineo, thislostpalacewascalled"thelargestin¬ landwaterhotelinallAmerica."
"Kineowaslikeanoasisfortherich and famous," says Candy Russell of the Moosehead Historical Society. "There was nothing but woods around for miles, certainlynoonewiththatkindofmoney actuallylivedthere.Thenoneday,it[dis¬ appeared]."
Today, "There's not much left out here,"Wallingfordsaysoftheoldsite."A fewoftheoutbuildingsbecameprivately ownedatsomepoint.Thestaff'squarters stillstands.Everyonceinawhileamoose swims out here and wanders through the golf course. Around the eighth or ninth holethey'llveeroffandwanderacrossthe oldgrounds."AsthepeopleofKineocan attest,they'retheonlyvisitorswhokeep coming back.
5 Beacon Lane, Cape Elizabeth
Youcan'tgettherefromhere-but movie starGaryMerrill (TwelveO'clockHigh,All AboutEve) usedthedarkerofCapeEliz¬ abeth'sTwoLights-almostashysisterto thesnazzyeasternoneclosertoPortland
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: TheWurthMuseumCollection
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Bernard A. Osher Lecture
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The PMA welcomes ChristoandJeanne-Claudeto Portlandtospeakabouttheir uniqueworksofartandtheiryears ofcollaborationtogether.Logon to www.portlandmuseum.org formoreinformation.
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he havebeenmakingjewelryforthe past20years,sellingtoother jewelrystoresacrossthecountry. WenowcarryJineartglass,other fineamericancraftsandhavean outdoorsculpturegarden.
Harbor, made famous in paintings by Edward Hopper-as his own private bachelorpadafterhismarriagetoBette Davishittherocks.
Builtin1827,TwoLightswasthefirst twin lighthouse arrangement in Maine. Theideawasthatnavigatorscouldline themupforavisualfix,allowingforsafe passageintoPortlandandCascoBay'.
Theseday's,Kennedy'andMarthaLane ownthewesterntower.Discontinuedasa navigationtoolin1924,itwasalookout post during World War II before Gan Merrillsnappeditupin1971for$28,000. (Assessmentin2005forthe.38-acreprop¬ erty'is$657,200.)
OnDecember13th,1947,motoristsfirst began rolling down the newly laid 47 milesoftheMaineTurnpikefromKittery toPortland,signalinganeweraoftravel in the Pine Tree State. A new phenome¬ nonalsocroppedup:theroadsideeatery.
"The Howard Johnson at [the former] Exit3inKennebunkopenedshortly'after the highway' did," says former Howard Johnson manager Arthur Leblanc. "The design[forthestructure]wasbuiltinto
Christo & Jeanne-Claude,Surrounded Islands, Greater Miami, Florida 1983 (detail). Photo by Wolfgang Volz. OChristo 1983. Exhibition lent by the Museum Wurth Kunzelsau, Germany. Tour organized by theTrust for Museum Exhibitions, Washiribton, D.C.
thehighwayitself,completewithatun¬ nel running under the highway connect¬ ing both sides for pedestrians." Im¬ mediatelytheparkinglotfilledwithvin¬ tageFordsandBuicks.
"The restaurant was on the south¬ boundside,andthesnackbarwasonthe northboundside.Webuiltthetunnelto give people an option. The Howard
Johnson was more of a sit-down diner, thesnackareawasquickfood."
Perhapsforthefirsttimeever,asub¬ way existed in the North Woods. Under the wheels of northbound and south¬ bound drivers, people were moving sub¬ terraneanly,expeditiously.
"We hated it," Leblanc says. "Our facilities were located on the basement levelandwehadleachfields.Weweren't on town water or sewer then. Women's personal items would get flushed down thetoiletsandclogthepumps,andthen sewage would spill out and flood down thetunnel.Itwasawful.
"Therewasnoventilationdownthere, andthesmelljuststayed.Plustherewas alwaysgraffitionthewalls,andthelight¬ ingwasbad."Itwasthefirstexampleof the transient bycatch highways brought withthem.Afaster,lesselegantlifestyle.
"Itwasfinallyclosedoffsometimein themid-seventies,"BrucePelletierofthe Maine Turnpike Authority says. Today, nomads choose between Popeyes Chick¬ enononeside,Sbarroontheother.For thenorthboundtravelercravingpizza,or thesouthboundtravelercravingchicken, there can be no accommodation.
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The directions to the cabins at Libby Campsmightaswellreadsomethinglike this. Stepone: leavethecity'. Steptwo: take Interstate95NorthtoExit286(approxi¬ mately182milesnorthofPortland). Stef Three: ContinueonRoute212foranother 40 miles to Ashland, where y'ou vanish into logging and private roads viewed throughleaf-filteredsunandcontinuefor anotherhourandahalfuntilyouarrivein metropolitanTownship8,Range9.
StepFour: AsktheLibbysnicely(and pay'asmallfee),andthey'llgiveyoua liftintheirfloatplane. StepFive: Con¬ gratulations!You'vereachedthemiddle of nowhere, though someone was ahead ofyou.
ReflectedinClearLake,thesecabin?
werebuiltforJ.P.Morgan.Inthosedays youcouldn'tgettherefromhere,andit's evenlessaccessibletodaywhenyoufac¬ torintheroaringplenitudeittookMor¬ gantogethereinthefirstplace.First,he andhisfamilyhadtotakeatraintoNew Brunswick,Canada.Then,they'dcharter a boat along the St. John to the upper Allagash and follow the Allagash to where it connected with the Musquacook stream.Talkaboutheartofdarkness.The whole trip probably lasted four days. MattLibby,ownerofthecabinandLibby camps,explains.
"TheMorgans,theKohls,[wehad]alot of high society from Philadelphia and NewYork.Theyallcameupheretoavoid citydiseasesinthesummer.Infact,alotof our early advertising was based on the conceptoffreshairandwater.
"The effort to remove themselves fromtherestofthecivilizedworldmust havebeengreat.Theywantedthesecab¬ insbuiltruggedly,plate-glasswindows, extra rooms. Morgan family members carvednotesintothewallsaboutthefish they’dcaught."
No one, to our knowledge, recorded theonesthatgotaway.■
Dahlov Ipcar of Georgetown, Maine, was among the thou¬ sandsofartistscommissioned duringtheDepressiontocre¬ atepublicworksofart.In 1939,atjust18,Ipcarpaintedthemural On theShoresoftheLake fortheLaFollette, Tennessee,postofficethatisstilltheretoday. Forherlabor,"Ireceived $600," shesays.
Ipcarpaintedanothermuralin1941for theYukon,Oklahoma,postofficecalled The Run-April 22, 1889-TakingtheLead, depict¬ ingtheOklahomalandrush.
Seventyyearslater,at88,Ipcarstillcre¬ atesworksofartfromherfamilyfarmin Georgetown,whereherparents,renowned artists Marguerite and William Zorach, usedtospendsummersescapingthepres¬ suresofcitylife.They,too,createdmurals forpostoffices.MargueriteZorachpainteda muralfortheRipley,Tennessee,postoffice called Autumn, andWilliamZorachcreated two wood can'ings-Mmipoiecr and Natural Resources-for apostofficeandcourthousein Greenville,Tennessee.
"My mother did a mural for a court¬ houseinSanFrancisco,"saysIpcar."Itwas rejectedbythejudge,andwe'veneverbeen abletofindit.1'11tellyouonething;someof those murals, created by really famous artists,weresoldtoplumbers,whousedthe canvastowrappipes."
Tire mural depicts the Maine woods and lumberjacks-appropriatelychosentorepre¬ sentWestbrook'spapermillheritage.Peirce, thesonofaBangorlumberbaron,knewhis subjectwell.
Peircewaspaid$700forthemural.He calledit"a$700jack."Hisworkhasbecome aslegendaryasthepeoplehebefriended alongtheway.WhileworkinginParisfor the American Field Service ambulance corps, he met Ernest Hemingway. The two weresaidtohavehadalifelongfriendship. Peirceoftenfeaturedthetwoofthemtogeth¬ erinhispaintings,includingasspectatorsat therunningofthebullsinPamplonaand fishingtogetherintheGulfStream.
Peirce'swife,Alzira,alsopaintedamur¬ alforaMainepostoffice. ShipwreckatNight (1939)performsdailyattheSouthPortland PostOffice.Thepaintingdepictsthewreck ofthe Bohemian, aBritishsteamship,in1864, whichstruckaledgeoffofCapeElizabeth, drowning 42 of the 317 souls onboard.
Many of the lost were Irish immigrants makingtheirwaytoAmericaforanewlife. Area families took the survivors in and cared for them [see "Irish Spring," by MatthewBarker,February-March2005].
The Portland Post Office on Forest Avenue also has WPA artwork. Two works byartistHenryMattson-T/ie Sea and The RockyCoastofMaine [see PortlandMagazine's September 1999 story by Herbert Adams]werecreatedin1937andremainintheir originalplaces.
"Ithinkitkeptalotofpeoplegoing, althoughitwasn'tverypopularwiththe politicians,"saysauthor/historianWilliam DavidBarry."Itsavedalotofpeopleand kept them working and housed."
Anumberofdifferentguideandhistory books on Maine towns were written. Ac¬ cordingtoMatthewBarker,"Mygreatgrand¬ father,JamesLawrenceNewell,workedfor the WPA compiling information for the Maine Historical Society, where I now work as a reference librarian. Newell wasborninPortlandin1883,thesonof Irish immigrants, and died in 1948, be¬ fore I was born. However, I heard many stories about my great-grandfather from my grandmother.
owthatweinhabitthecornerles; universeoftheinternet,isthere suchathingasaboxtothinl outside anymore? These five Maineartiststakedelightinshapingcre¬ ationsthatsoardramaticallybeyondthe two-dimensional.
"TheScottishPlay ishardtodescribe,"say Gailen."It'safunnyplay,andbecauseit revolves around a production of Macbeth, therearelow-techspecialeffectslikeflaming
RememberthePortlandStageproduction of TrueWest, theSamShepardplay,withthe starry'nightabovetheconvertible?How about TheTurnoftheScrew,Armsandthe Man? Allhers.AtBowdoinCollege,she'san adjunctlecturerindesign.
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Abby Huntoon Sculptor
Abby Huntoon didn't always have a pas¬ sionforceramics.Sherecallsherfirstexpe rienceworkingwithclay."Youjustgotthis bigblob,and1thought,whatdoyoudo withablob?"
ButafteraliberalartseducationatTrin¬ ityCollegeinConnecticut,adegreefrom BostonUniversity'sgraduateprogramin artisanry,andtwodecades1ivingandwork¬ inginMaine,Huntoon,53,isnolongera victim of blob-block. The Providence RhodeIsland,nativeiscurrentlyhookedon "theconceptof'book.'"
Inastrikingway,itmovesusbeyond ourliteralsenseofbook-as-objectmuchin the way Judy Chicago extruded meaning fromplatesin TheDinnerParty.
"Three-D comes into your face more:
"Three-D comes into yourfacemore; voluptuous form reallygrabsme... Moving an object beyond its boundary givesitareallystrong presence.It'sniceto pushtheenvelope,to jumpoffthepage."
voluptuous form really grabs me," says Huntoon. "Moving an object beyond its boundarygivesitareallystrongpresence," shesays,addingthatbothsheandChicago employ"realcurvesopposedtoflatcurves" intheirwork.
"But while Chicago uses art to make socialstatements,mineismorepersonal," Huntoonsays."Thisismore,'mylifeona booksurface.'"
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Herdancepartnersincludeillusoryimag¬ erysuchasinflatableprops,signlanguage, and a giant paper crane. But Daielma Santos,Brazilian-bornballerina,keepsher feetfirmlyplantedinMaine.
'There'saSiouxproverb, The longest journey youwillmakeisfrom theheadtotheheart.' Everybody's going on thisjourneyinone wayoranother."
A principal dancer with the Opera PaulistaCompanyofSaoPaulo,Brazil,she has performed at the Kennedy Center and LincolnCenter,anddancedwithcompanies touringSingapore,Scotland,England,Wales, Switzerland,Chile,Morocco,Ireland,Japan, and Uruguay.
HereatthePortlandBalletstudio,Santos isputtingthefinishingtouchesonapiece called journey forCapriccio,aweek-long celebrationoftheartsonstageatOgunquit PlayhouseSeptember17.
"1gottheideafromabookI'mreading called TheHeartoftheSoul, by Gary Zukav and Linda Francis." The book quotes a Siouxsachemassaying,"Thelongestjour¬ neythatyouwillmakeinyourlifeisfrom yourheadtoyourheart."
"Everybody'sgoingonthisjourneyin onewayoranother,"saysSantos."It'sa way of creating a future, a movement toward wholeness."
With her hectic performance schedule and wedding bells in October to fiance TomDecker-"notadancer,aregularguy!"Santoshasonlyonecomplaint:"[It]doesn't givememuchtimetocleanmyhouse!"
Watch Santos bring the house down on September17. -Chea-YinnLee
Kim Bernard Sculptor
Kim Bernard's totems make viewers feel liketravelerssurprisedatthetopsofmoun¬ tains.Fullofmysticportent,hercairnsare thestuffofScottishlegend.
'Totemsorcairnsrelate to balance and body size,inspiredby naturalshapes."
BernardwithSubconscious Recesses(2003)
Encaustic and Color Theory along with CeramicSculptureattheUniversityofNew Hampshire."Iliketoteach.Itallowsmeto connect with creative people and share somethingI'mproficientat."
Bernard, who loves Maine, lives in NorthBerwick."It'sagreatlittletown...a smalltreasure.Maineisbeautifulandscenic andallowsartiststohavethespacethey need."Visithersiteatwww.kbemard.com -MnftPascarella Go-Ruder>, encaustic,mixedmedia,24x24"
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Through September 10: AlanBray,JohnWissemann,MelanieEssex Summer hours: Mon-Sat11-5,Sun1-5
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Reception:Wednesday,Sept14,6-8pm DAVID DEWEY, LOOKING UP AT MAIN WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 7" X 10" 12ElmStreet,RocklandMe04841•2075945935•www.caldbeck.com
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Freeport's environmentally responsible Harmony House is dramatic proof that it's easy being green.
BY PHIL KAPLAN, AIA, LEED
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essthanayearago,theFoxesfound themselvesinapositionfacedby many young Maine families these days. Tim, an emergency room physicianatSouthernMaineMed¬ icalCenter,andJen,aballetinstructor,were livingina100-year-oldhouseinSouthPort¬ land.Itwasthekindofclassicbutdrafty homewhereyoucouldn'tkeepacandlelit infrontofaclosedwindow.Foroverayear they searched for a more contemporary houseinFreeportwellsuitedtotheneeds oftheirfamilywiththreeyoungchildren. Wewanted,"saysTim,"somethingeffi¬ cient but not too big," something that wouldn'tbreakthebank.
60-percentcomplete.Ashorttimelaterthey werechattingwithbuilderJoshFedorkaof SymphonyConstructionon-siteatthe2,200square-foot Harmony House, and after a two-hour impassioned walk-through, "we werenotonlysold,wewereconverted."
Ifyou'veheardevenperipherallyofthe conceptofagreenorsustainableapproach to building a new home but aren't sure
exactlywhatitis,youaren'talone.Despite amajorfeaturein Time andappearancesby thegodfatherofgreen,thelatearchitect Samuel Mockbee, on Oprah and Nightline andin People magazine,theconceptisnew butcatchingonlikewildfire.
publiclyfundedstructuresbeformallycer¬ tifiedbytheUnitedStatesGreenBuilding Council (USGBC) in conjunction with a LEED(LeadershipinEnergyandEnviron¬ mentalDesign)-accreditedprofessional.As theUnitedStatespreparesforabrand-new LEEDcertificationprocessforhomesin 2006,thebuildingprofessionisscrambling toreadyitselfforthepush.
Followingthegreenparadigm,Fedorka and his partner, realtor Mony Hang of KellerWilliams,hiredChrisBrileyofTFH Architectstodesignthehouseaccordingto threeoverridingprinciples:"toleaveas smallanecologicalfootprintaspossible,to promote healthy building practices bv usingmaterialswithreducedtoxinlevels andmaximizingoccupantsaccesstofresh airandsunlight,andtoprovideanenergy¬ efficientdwellingthatiscomfortable,beau¬ tiful,andinsyncwithitssurroundings," Brileysays.
"We knew a bit about green building goingintoit,"TimFoxsay's."We'ddonea lotofresearchontheweb,sowewerefamil¬ iarwiththesystems.Thishousehaswhat I'dcallagoodlevelofgreentofunction properly.[Ontheotherhand,]wewerenot lookingforsomethingthatwas'off-tlie-grid [completelyindependentofpublicutilities] Wedon'twanttodropoutofsociety.
Although the house smartly combines charmandarchitecturalfeatureswithobvi¬ ousappeal-radiantflooringthroughout,a stonefireplace,copperflashing,awelldesignedkitchenwithsolidsurfacecoun¬ tertops,largedouble-hungwindows,and an open plan-it's the bottom line that unfailinglyresonateswitheveryone.
"Some people around here can spend almost $700 a month to heat a home," Fedorkajoinsin."That'smorethanwhat weestimatethiswillcostinpropaneinan entireyear."
"It'samatterofpositioning,too,"says JenFox."InMarchandAprilthesolariuir was regularly 78 degrees from the sur alone,andonhotdaystheair-circulatior systemhaskeptuscool.Wedon'thavear conditioning.Wedon'timagineeverneed¬ ingit."
It'salsoclearthatBriley'sdesignhi1 been complemented by Hang's discoven ofaproperty'that'sbecomevery'specialtc theFoxes."WhenIpullinmy'driveway flankedwithblueberriesandwildstraw¬ berries,1really,trulyleavetheworldbe¬ hind,"JenFoxsays."Itallowsmetono: thinkaboutgoingtothegrocerystoreorthe bank for a while. There's something sc wonderfulaboutthat."
Workingtogetherhasbeensosuccessful thatHang,Fedorka,andBriley(alsocur¬ rentlyintheprocessofopeninghisown architecturefirm,GreenDesignStudio) have formed a partnership called Green QualityHomes.Theywanttoredefinethe criteriaforchoosingapre-builthomeand are banking on the assumption that the Foxes'sentimentsaren'tunique.
"Whenpeopleshopforacar,"Fedorka says,"they'rewellawareofitsestimated milespergallon,emissionslevels,durabili¬ ty,andresalevalue,aswellascomfortand performance. Why do people stop short whenlookingforaplacetolive?"
"It'snotjustabouthowmuchgraniteI canputinmykitchen,"JenFoxsays."We bothwanttoletpeopleknowthatthere'san alternativeouthere,andit'sbetter.Ifmore homeswerebuiltlikethis,Ithinktheworld would be a better place. Now we can't imaginewhyanyonewouldbuilddifferent¬ lyIbelieveit'sthewaveofthefuture.And Imreallyproudofit."■
•1252MainStreetSanford. HAVE IT YOUR WAY’ CafeStroudwaterhasbeenanaward-winninglocal favoriteformanyyears.ChefPaulL'Heureuxfeatures deliciouslocalcuisineusinglocalproductsbasedonthe season.Foratrulyuniqueexperience,reservea"Chef's Table"whereyouandyourguestwillbeseatedrightinthe kitchenwhiletheChefpreparesyoursix-coursemeal accompaniedbyselectwines.*1050WestbrookStreetin theEmbassySuites.Portland.775-0032.
The Colony Hotel s Porch Dining Room Oceanside diningwithbreathtakingviewsinKennebunkport'spremier resort.Don'tmissourNapoleonofLobster,layersofseared lobsterandflakypastry,twosaucesofcognacandwhite wine;TwinTornadoesofBeefwithLobsterCakesandsauce Bernaise;and(new!)ourRackofLamb,roastedwithgarlic Unforgettabledining.140OceanAvenue,Kennnebunkport. 967-3331.www.thecolonyhotel.com
Lotus Chinese and Japanese Restaurant, 251USRt1 Falmouth,Mame(FalmouthShoppingPlaza).Wefeature full-servicebarandloungearea,sushibar,Chinese traditionalfoodnotavailableoutsideofBoston,friendly atmosphereandcourteousservice.781-3453
HouseSpecialsincludetheintriguing Chicken Snr/w-marinated chicken breast stuffedwithriceandpistachios,servedona bedofspinach,mashedpotatoes,andtar¬ ragonsauce($16.95); Musakka-pototo, egg¬ plant, onion, and cubed lamb baked in bechamelsauce($16.95);and Tiropita- ground beef,andlambsauteedwithonions,garlic, parsley,cheese,andherbsrolledinfillopas¬ try, baked and served with mushroom or redsauce($15.95).
A good selection of kababs beckons, includingbeef,lamb,kofta,Doner/Gyro, andmixedgrill($14.95to$22.95).Grilled lamb chops ($20.95) and salmon filet ($16.95)arealsoavailable.■
It'slegalbecause1getpermissiontodoit,no! tomentionit'sbecomingrecognizedasits ownartform.I'vebeenluckyenoughtc workwithsomeofthebiggestnamesinthe musicindustry,including50CentandSnoop Dogg. I also work as a Mix Show DJ or WRED-95.9, which means I take the musk that'sinrotationandmixitinaone-hoursc from5to6p.m.MondaythroughFriday.
It'smyfavoriteclubnightrightnow.Iget toutilizeallmyskillsasahiphopDJinan entirelynewway.Thatmeansscratching, mixing, and trick-mixing pop songs on actual wax! Unlike pop music of today, 1980s music is extremely diverse-some good,somehilarious,andsomesobadit's good.Ispendhourseven'weeklaughing, researchingmusic,andinventingtransi¬ tionsandroutines.Fortunately,peopleseem togetthejoke!
Wherecanwegotohearhiphoparoundtown?
ThehiphopcommunityinPortlandgoesto Free Street Taverna on Monday nights. Boondockshostsopenmichiphopthere.
Look for Aframe & Mic Clouds, Dirt Co¬ alition,MilledPavement,Brzowski,Ill Natural, Tommy Gunz, Lab 7, Don Nauts, Rob Banks, Solo, MaineHipHop.com, Dvnamo,Merk,andmanyothers,allofthem fromMaine,www.djjon.com■
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Herelegantshopat10MoultonStreetin theOldPortishometoallthesedesigns.It hasbeenincreasinglyprofitable;"soonwe'll beopeningasecondlocationinFreeport." The new store's name will be Casco Bay Wear."It'snotasrestrictingandallowsusto furthertestourlineextensionstoabroad¬ eraudience."
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Everytableat Pier17 andinthemoreintimate Lighthouse function roomhasaspectacularviewofCapePorpoiseHarbor.Themorecasual Ramp Bar & Grill isjuststepsawayfromtheworkinglobsterpier. CombinethisMainefeelingwithourchef/ownerPeterMoroney's creativemenu,andyouhavetheperfectplaceforimpromptudinners withfriendsoryourmostspecialoccasion.
PointsevenpercentofMaine'spop¬ ulationisHispanic/Latino,9,360 people,"studentfilmmakerMayra AlexandraAlvarado,ajuniorat Bowdoin College who has just completedthedocumentary TheLatinoCom।munityinPortland,Maine, says.
Center for Cultural Exchange isacom¬ munitycenterfortheexpressionoftraditional folkways and contemporary performance, hostingnumerousmulticulturalevents,many involvingLatinoandBrazilianmusicanddance. Check out the Afro-Caribbean ensemble Mango Blue in October. One Longfellow Square,Portland,761-1545, www.centerforculturalexchange.org DiadelaRazacelebration, October17. Sponsored by the Latino Community Council,
Echoes in the Wind isaPortland-based program on WMPG 90.0 /104.1fm Mondays 1130a.m.to1p.m.(echoesinthewind. homestead.com/index.html). Producer/DJ Valerie Cantonio (programdirector@wmpg.org featurestraditionalmusicfromindigenous peoplesinLatinAmerica,poetry,folklore, historynotes,news,anddebatesoncurrent events.Listentotheprogramonlineat www.wmpg.org
Hacienda Pancho Villa Restaurant and Cantina serveswhatcouldbethebestMexi¬ canfoodinmidcoastMaine.Fridayfeatures merengueandsalsadancingstartingat10p.rr intheBlueRoom.HaciendaPanchoVilla,110 PleasantStreet,Brunswick,729-0029.
La Bodega Latina isnotonlyagrocerystore andDominicancuisinerestaurant."It'salsothe headquartersaroundwhichHispaniceventsin thePortlandareaareorganizedandpub¬ licized,"Alvaradosays.Checkouttheboardstc findexcitingevents,likethecelebrationof CesarChavezandHispanicHeritageMonth. LaBodegaLatina,863-865CongressStreet, Portland,761-6661or541-4992.
Orchestra Esperanza, a talented 9-member ensemblefeaturedattheFestivalforCultural Exchange,willsetyouonfirewiththevivid sounds of mambo, son montuno, rumba, songo,bolero,danzon,samba,andsalsa.On September11,visitthemataMENSKevent aboardacruiseboatinPortlandHarbor;for moreinformationandotherdates,callRyan Hergenhan at 756-5884.
State Theatre. AfterwinningaGrammyfor theirsmashhit Heaven in2005,LosLonelyBoys teamedupwithrocklegendSantanaforan extensivetour.Don'tmisstheirexcitingblend of Tex-Mex country and blues with modern pop.September29at730p.m.attheState Theatre,609CongressStreet,775-3331 www.liveatthestate.com
The Station featuresDJOmarplayingthe latestLatingroovesandshowcasingbandshe invitestoperform."Alotofdifferentpeople cometoTheStationtosocializeanddance," Alvaradosays.TheStation,272St.JohnStreet, Portland,252-4723or773-3466.
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American Ballroom Dance Academy Salsa, merengue, mamba, cha-cha, and rumbaclassesinsix-weekcoursesforcouples andsingles.62ForestAvenue,Portland, 879-5761.
Casco Bay Movers BeginningsalsaTuesdays 7-8p.m.HitsonFire,salsaforalllevels,Satur¬ days3:30p.m.517ForestAvenue,Portland, 871-1013 www.cascobaymovers.com
Maine Ballroom Dance Salsa,rumba,chacha,merengue,Argentinetango,secondand fourthSundays,6-8p.m.,Argentinetango Wednesdays7-9p.m.614CongressStreet, Portland,773-0002 www.maineballroomdancing.com
Maplewood Dance Studio Tango lessons Wednesdays7:30-8:30p.m..Beginnersalsa lessonsThursdays7:30-8:25p.m.383Warren Avenue,Portland,878-0584 www.maplewooddancecenter.com
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Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project providesinformationandlegalassistanceto low-income Maine residents who need help. Alvaradosays,"SecondtopeoplefromAfrica, Latinoswerethegroupneedingmosthelp." ImmigrantLegalAdvocacyProject,309Cum¬ berlandAvenue,#201,Portland,780-1593, www.immigrantlegaladvocacy.org/
League of United Latin American Citizens, foundedin1929,istheoldestHis¬ paniccivilrightsorganizationintheUnited States.TheMainechapterworksonimmi¬ grationandworker-rightsissues,smallbusiness development,affordablemortgages,andthe historyofHispanicsinMaine.LeagueofUnited LatinAmericanCitizens,169OceanStreet, SouthPortland,767-3642,www.lulac.org/
Mano En Mano Hispanic Family Resource Center isalanguageandculturalcenterfor Spanish-speakingpeople,withfreeESLclasses andassistancewitheducational,medical,and socialserviceagencies.ManoEnMano("hand inhand")HispanicFamilyResourceCenter,6N. MainStreet,Milbridge,546-3006, donaanais@yahoo.com or mano_en_mano@yahoo.com
Tengo Voz ("Ihaveavoice")isagrassrootsgroup committedtoLatinawomenandtheirfamiliesin thePortlandarea.Projectsincludelanguagein¬ terpreting,women'sgroups,culturalsupport,and servicessuchasjobs,housing,social,and economicneeds.TengoVoz,156HighStreet, Portland,553-2252,asob45@aol.com.
Resources for Organizing and Social Change isanumbrellaorganizationforcul¬ tural,ethnic,andreligiousorganizations.Ifyou cannotfindwhatyouneedfromtheabove
Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. "Mocotaugan: TheStoryandArtoftheCrookedKnife" continues through December 31. 288-3519 or www.abbemuseum.org
Acadia National Park Museum, BarHarbor ChandeliersfromtheoldIslesfordHotelthat came down in 1914, Revolutionary War-era duelingpistols,shipmodels,andahoardof 20,000insectscollectedbytheheirtothe ProcterandGamblefortune.288-3338.
The Art Gallery at The Clown, 123Middle Street,Portland.ArthurThompsonthrough September 29, Marguerite Lawler October 129. 756-7399 or www.the-clown.com
Art Gallery at the University of New England, 716StevensAvenue,Portland.Artists of Southern Maine through September 26. 797-7261 or www.une.edu/artgallery/ Aucocisco Gallery, 615A Congress Street
andattheEastlandParkHotel.ToddWebb through September 24 and Richard Lethem throughNovemberatCongressStreet.Atthe Eastland, Vincent Hartgen through September 24,andRichardLethemandGeorgeDaniell through November. 775-2222 or www.aucocisco.com
Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston. "InnovationandOpportunity,""OfftheCoast," and"TheEnvironmentofLandscape."7866158. www.bates.edu
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Bruns¬ wick.ArtandLifeintheAncientMediterran¬ ean,AmericanMurals,AsianArtfromthePer¬ manentCollections.725-3275or www.bowdoin.edu
Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Avenue, Rockport. John Goodman throughOctober1,"WorkoftheHand"Octo¬ ber8-16,MainePhotographers,GideonBok, and Nancy Romines Walters October 22 to December 17. 236-2875 or www.artsmaine.org
Children's Museum of Maine, 142Free Street,Portland.CelebrationofRoaldDahl's birthdaySeptember8,CoolScienceSeptember 15,IceCreamConeCreationSeptember22, PetsStorytimeSeptember27.828-1234or
www.kitetails.com
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville. AlexKatzcollagesthroughSeptember28,Terry Winters through November 6. 872-3228 or www.colby.edu/museum
Farnsworth Museum of Art, MainStreet, Rockland. Andrew Wyeth through September 18,AlexKatzthroughOctober15.596-6457or www.farnsworthmuseum.org
FilamentGallery, 181CongressStreet, Portland.Ongoinggroupshowcontinues.7740932 or www.filamentgallery.com
ForeStreetGallery, 372ForeStreet,Port¬ land.PaulBlack,SylviaDyer,CarltonPlummer. 874-8084 or www.forestreetgallery.com
Greenhut Gallery, 146MiddleStreet, Portland.ThomasConnollythroughOctober1, Tom Paiement October 6-29. 772-2693, or www.greenhutgalleries.com
Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine CollegeofArt, 522CongressStreet,Portland. Michael Queenland through October 30. 7753052 or www.meca.edu
Jameson Gallery, 305CommercialStreet, Portland.DenisBoudreauthroughOctober1, Thomas Paquette October 3-29. 772-5522 or
www.jamesongallery.com
Lincoln County Historical Association, FederalStreet,Wiscasset.882-6817or www.lincolncountyhistory.org
Maine Historical Society Museum, 489 CongressStreet,Portland.ArtsandArtisansof Early19thCenturyPortlandtoDecember31. 774-1822 or www.mainehistory.org
Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street,Bath.PicnicintheYardSeptember8and 22,openingthePercy&SmallShipyard groundstothepublicforfreeeveningsofsea music,crafts,andactivities.Lobstering&the MaineCoast,MaineShipsandMarinersin Deepwater Commerce continue. 443-1316 or www.mainemaritimemuseum.org
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum, 58ForeStreet,Portland.Featuring theonlyMainetwofootgageparlorcar,this museumisopendaily.828-0814.
Maine State Museum, 87 State House Station,Augusta.ThisLandCalledMaine,Made inMaine,ReflectionsofMainecontinue.2872304 or www.state.me.us/museum/ Museum of African Culture, 122Spring Street,Portland.SpiritsofIgboTribecontinues.
An evening of drumming and chanting every FirstFridayArtwalkfrom5to8.871-7188or www.africantribalartmuseum.org
Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 183 Shore Road, Ogunquit. Edward Hopper, AssociatedPressArchives,andMemoriesof WorldWarIIthroughOctober15.646-4909.
Penobscot Marine Museum, 5 Church Street,Searsport.HistoryofPenobscotBayand maritimehistoryofMaine.548-2529or www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square,Portland.RockwellKentthrough October16,NeilWelllivertoNovember27. 773-ARTS, (800) 639-4067, or www.portlandmuseum.com
Portland Stage Company, ForestAvenue, Portland. LetticeandLovage September 27October 23 with 774-0465 or www.portlandstage.com
Sanford Maine Stage Company, 1HillTop Lane,Springvale. MurderattheVicarage September 16-30. 324-9691 or www.sanfordmainestage.org
Studio Theatre of Bath, 880 Washington Street,Bath. Swingin'DowntheLane September 23-October 2. 443-2418 or www.studiotheatreofbath.com
St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street,Portland. VisitingMr.Green September
22-October 16. 775-5568 or www.stlawrencearts.org
The Theater At Monmouth, Route132, Monmouth. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum September 22-October 2. 933-2952 or www.theateratmonmouth.org
Music
Bay Chamber Concerts, Rockport Opera House, Rockport. Shae Wo All Beethoven Program September 24. 236-2823 or www.baychamberconcerts.org
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland.AmericanIdolsLiveSeptember9. 775-3458, 775-3331 or www.theciviccenter.com.
Portland String Quartet, Portland. Newagen Workshop September 11-19 with a concert on September 11. 761-1522 or www.portlandstringquartet.org
SpaceGallery, 538CongressStreet,Portland
Cerberus Shoal and Barbez September 8, Micah Smaldone CD release September 23. 828-5600 or www.space538.org
September 18, Los Lonely Boys and Susan Tedeschi September 29, Derek Trucks Band November 16. 775-3331 or www.LiveAtTheState.com
St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street,Portlands Merman Martin Concert from Good Theater September 16-18, Visiting Mr.Green September 22-October 16. 7755568 or www.stlawrencearts.org
University of Southern Maine, 37College Avenue,Gorham.StolenJewels:AnEveningo; FrenchPleasuresSeptember30,TheFourBags October 1. 780-5555 or www.music@usm.maine.edu/music
HistoricHouse Museums
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, 226 Mare Street,Brunswick.CivilWarhero'spartially restored1820shomeopenTuesday-Friday,10 a.m.-4p.m.throughSeptember.729-6606.
Hamilton House, 40Vaughan'sLane,South Berwick.Theextensivegroundsofthis1785 houseincludeanenchantinggardenoverlooking theSalmonFallsRiver.384-2454.
Sarah Orne Jewett House, 5PortlandStreet, SouthBerwick.Georgianresidenceownedby Jewett'sfamilysince1819.Housetoursstarton thehourWednesday-Sunday11a.m.-4p.m.4363205 or 384-2454.
Francis W. Peabody Research Library, 165 StateStreet,Portland.Collectionofpreservation books,periodicals,andfiles.Monday-Friday9 a.m.-5p.m.(exceptholidays).774-5561.
Maine Audubon, 20 Gisland Farm Road, Falmouth.ReadingtheForestedLandscape September10,BaldEaglesofMerrymeeting Bay September 10, Moose Rut Weekend at Claybrook Mountain Lodge September 16-18, HawksoftheNortheastSeptember17,Wings of Autumn on Monhegan September 23-26, Monarch Watch September 24, Eighth Annual MaineArtistsAuctionSeptember30,Portland PotteryShowOctober1-2,AppleSaturdayat ShakerVillageOctober8.781-2330or www.maineaudubon.org
Maine WritersandPublishersAlliance, 1326 WashingtonStreet,Bath.FallRetreatSeptember 23-25. 386-1400 or www.mainewriters.org
You,too,canlivelikethe Countess da Gama at her formerWatchicLake manorinStandish, for$710,000.
Vasco da Gama explored the far reaches of the globe. But his descendantsdidn'tmakeitto22 HartfordLaneinStandish,onthe edgeofWatchicLake,untilWorldWarII. Whatbetterplacetowaitoutatumultuous timewhereyourloyaltiesareinconflict?
"TheCountessdaGamalivedheredur¬ ingthewar,withherson,"sayssellerBill Drummey. "Her picture's upstairs [see photo,left].Iheardthelegendfrommyparents-who bought the house in 1959. My neighborsfor45yearsstillspeculateabout it.FromeverythingI'veheard-andI'mnot suggestingthatyoutakeanyofthisatface value-theyoungmanwasacitizenspyfor theGermans,watchingalltheshippingin PortlandHarborandthendrivingbackina
The corners of his mouth turn up, WatchicLakesparklingbehindhim.
"Icanconfirmthismuch.Therewasalot ofoldwiringinaspiralalongtheperime¬ terofthesecondandthirdfloors-anindoor loopantennaforashort-waveradio.1saw itmyselfwhenmyson-in-lawandItookit down." Somehow the son [think John Tur¬ turrointhemovieversionofthisstory, Lauren Bacall as the countess] got the powerbycablefromacrossthelake.Who knows?TheinnkeeperatAppleRowacou¬ ple doors down told me, "He was too dumbtobeaspy."
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AttheHiltonGardenInn’PortlandAirport, you'llfindjustabouteverythingyouneed forarelaxingstay.Likearestaurant,24-hour convenience mart, cozy lounge, workout facility,heatedindoorpoolandwhirlpool. Pius, each guestroom features compli¬ mentary high-speed Internet access, a microwave, refrigerator and coffeemaker. ConvenientlylocatedatPortland InternationalAirport,justthreemiles from downtown and near the Mame Mall, thestate'slargestshoppingcenter. Everything. Right where you need it.
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ThereisawindingwalkwayleadingK theentrancethatalsoinvitesgueststostroL through the surprisingly lush garden.1 Strikingisthecurvedcementbulkheac with steps to the gradually deepening water.Thelittlecedararborleadingguest outtotheremovablepieristheperfect placetostealakiss.
1 But it is the double-decker glass-en•closedwraparoundporchesthatarethe mostsumptuous,atleast12feetwideand surroundingthehouseonthreesideson twofloors.It'snotenoughtocallthem sleepingporches;it'smoreaccuratetocall themdreamingporchesastheyglowwith spectacularviewsofthisquietlakeandthe whispering pines. These indoor/outdoor roomsaregraciousenoughtohostadozen¬ tablebridgechampionshiporarainyday ping-pongtournament.
The manicured grounds also include a wonderfultwo-storybaminoldredpaint. Theelectricity'hasbeenupdatatedtocircuit breakers and 220 volts, and-as though receivinganechoofthishome'sunique past-asatellitedish.
Wewatchedourchildrenplayhideand seek here," Drummey says, and now it's timetoleave.
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Ahockeygamestartednearshore, mostly fathers and sons and brothers,inplaidjacketsandblue caps,choosingsidesaccordingto size.Twoboyssetstonestwofeetapartasa goal.Ithadrainedandfrozenover,theend oftheseason,andtheicewassmooth.
One man raised his heavy arms and skated backwards with his eyes closed, drifting out and around a rocky point wherethewaterwasdeep,wherekidsin thesummerusedaropeswing.Heopened hiseyestothepineforest,turninginacircle, watchingthelakecomeintoview,thegray skyabove,andthetreesreturn.Thechirps , and scrapes of the hockey game drifted fromaroundthecornerasheskatedfarther joutandsawayounggirlsittingwithher stockingedkneespulledupandhermittens hoardedinherlap-JacobSmall'syoungest, Melissa,watchinghimskate.Thecrispair allbutswallowedacheer-someone'sgoalbeforeitreachedthisskaterwhohadjust headednorthwhenwithanabruptvanish¬ ingtheicegaveway.
Underwater, his body convulsed. He thrashedonce,buthisglovedfistonly grazedtheicebeforehislimbsgrewslug¬ gish.Heextendedhishand,palmup,ashe dideverydayatthestorewhereheworked, waitingforthecustomer'smoney,andhe sawwheretheicethinnedalongacrack leadingtotheholewherehehadfallen through.Butitwastoolateforthiskindof clarity.Theice,aluminousgraycap,pressed down, and he pictured Jacob Small's daughter,hersmalleyeswatchingthehole intlieicewherehehadvanished.Heknew shewouldnotcometotheedgeandreach intothewater;shewouldnotbeableto ■,withoutfallinginherself.Sheranerrandsto [thestoreforhermothereveryotherday, paying him for milk and bread, saying thank you. Otherwise he had known her onlyasagirlwaitingforthebuswiththe rest,maybestandingslightlyapart. MelissaSmallcouldnotstandup.Fora fewmoments,itwasasifshewereunder water.Shesatholdingherbreathandstaring
at the hole where Franklin Crawford had suddenlydisappeared.Shestood,readyto yell,butnoonewascloseenoughtohear her.Hernewblackbootscrunchedoverthe oldsnow,breakingthroughthethincrust andsnappingbranchesbeneathbeforeshe wasontireicytrailagainslippingdownthe gentleslopetowardthefieldbehindthe McKinleys' house, where shoulder-high grasses formed a column. She was only a hundred yards from the hockey game, but theycouldn'tseearoundthepoint.
Dennis,herbrother'sfriend,stoodinthe McKinleys'drivewaytothesideofthebarn kicking at something on the ground. He looked up when Melissa came into view andstaredrightatherasherarelydidat anyone,eventhegirlsinhisownclass,two yearsaboveMelissa.Shestoppedrunning withoutrealizingshehadandstaredathim. She had rarely spoken to him when he cameovertothehousetoseeherbrother. Dennisstartedrunningtowardheroverthe thicksnowofthefield,raisinghisknees
"1gottago,"Dennissaidandranoft towardthelake,leavingheralone.Herlegs wouldn't move. She saw the boys on the lakeweavingincircleschasingablackdot Mothersstoodbyacoffeethermossomeone had brought down to the edge. Melissa slippedonce,onthesnowbanknexttothe road.HermotherandfatherwerenowhereI insight;shesawherbrotherJamie,outon theice,hischeeksredandmouthgaping open,alookofabandonedexcitementinhis eyesashepreparedtodefendthegoal.
Avoiceontheothersideofthegame roseaboveallthenoise."Someonehasgonei undertheice.Someonehasgoneunder!” Everyone fled for shore and stumbled aroundinthesnowontheirskatesasit| suddenly crippled at the knees. Parent gropedthroughthecrowdfortheirchildreni whileafewofthemenbeganrunningfor theirtrucksandsomerope.Mrs.Johnson* lefttofindherothersonwhileMelissa stoodstilluntilhermothergrabbedherarm andshookher.
"You scare me!" her mother shouted,: eyesdartingaroundasifthelakemight reachoutandstealMelissafromtheshore. SomeoneshoutedFranklin'sname. Therewasnosignoftirebodyallwinter. Whentheicemelted,statepeopleappeared, withoutboardboatsanddivers-abigcom-1 motion-buttheyfoundnothing.Itonly’ rainedacoupletimesallspring.Whenthe airgrewwarminearlyJune,kidscollected bytineropeswingafterschool,thoughnot as many jumped because the water was lowMostlytheboysjumped.Theyclaimed toknowwheretherockswere.Melissatook
awalkafterschoolandsatdowninthe samespotwhereshehadseenFranklin.She wasthelastonetoseehimalive;noone knewthis.Howmuchtimehadpassed,she wondered, between the time she saw him go under and when she reached Mrs. Johnson? Ten minutes? She had moved so slowly,asifwalkingtoschool,ortotakein thelaundry,orwaist-deepthroughwaterat thebeachinthesummer.Itfeltasifshewas stillmovingthisslowly,stillarrivingtoolate.
OnthelastSaturdaybeforeschoolletout forthesummer,sheskippedbreakfastand startedwalkingalongtheedgeofthelake. Halfway around, she looked back across theflatwaterandsawherhouseandthe pebbledshoreofthetownlanding.Theyre¬ mindedherofnothingshehadknown.The tinyfiguresmovinglazilyalongtheshore mightbeherbrothers,butshecouldn'ttell.
Cars passed along the shore road. One parked at the landing, and someone got out.Itseemedlikeaplaceanyonemight live,nottheplacewhereshehadlived.
Shefollowedtheshorebackthewayshe hadcomeandarrivedinlessthananhour tostandattheedgeofthewoodsbythe McKinleys'fieldlookingacrosstherock beachnearherhouse.Dennisstoodbythe waterkickingatsomethingwiththetoeof his boot. He was dressed in his work clothes and had probably just finished workingforhisfather.Shewantedtocall outtohim,tohearhisvoicereturn,but somethinginherresistedandwatchedfor himtoraisehischinsoshecouldseethe lookofherabsenceonhisface.Awaveof heat passed up her body and washed throughhereyesasshewaitedforhimtoreal¬ izeshewasthere.Heturnedaroundand lookedup,asifatamountainpeakora descendingplane,buttherewasnothing aboveexceptalineofhighwhiteclouds pullingupoverthevalleylikeacoldsheet.■
BowdoingraduateJasonBrownwasa StegnerFellowandJonesLectureratStanford, andnowteachesintheMFAprogramatthe UniversityofArizona.Hisfirstbookofstories, DrivingtheHeartandOtherStories, was publishedbyW.W.Nortonin1999.Hisnew collection. Why The Devil Chose New England For HisWork(W. W.Norton,Fall2006),includes storiesthathaveappearedinthe Atlantic, Harper's, andelsewhere.Browninternedat PortlandMagazine in1989.
