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Features

22ThroughHerLens,Lightly

How uwdd BereniceAbbottshoot metropolitanPortland?

ByColinSargent

28Saints8<Strangers: The10MostIntriguing People in Maine

FrancesAuclair,Christopher Campbell,StockardChanning, AsherahCinnamon,Huey, LukeMuzzy,ShalomOdokara, EricWeinrich,OwenWells,and SethWescott

51 H0J0 Mojo

Scratchthesurfaceofsomeofthemost unlikelyhotspotsandyou'llfindthe familiarblazeorange.ByJustinLatici

55 Fortune Rocks

AuthorAnitaShrevefindsinspiration inBiddefordPool.ByJudithGaines

67 Holiday Guide 2006-2007

Somuchcelebrating,solittletime. 107Fiction

"It'sMyParty"byLizGotthelf

Departments

12Fromtheeditor 13Letters 17 Chowder 58Cuiscene 61Insidestory 62 Threads

65 Restaurant review

78 Goings on 84 House of the month 88 Maine unique homes

90 New England homes & living 110Flash

Recycling Christmas

Sometimesit'swhatyoumiss.Halston’sdead.SoisTrumanCapote.Afterall.theoldplaecis justadooronadarkstreet,aplacetomentiononabustour.

Sowhatbusinessdidaveryplainbrownwrenthinkshehad(lying,atthicketheight,back andforthinfrontofourcabinatHighlandLakeinFalmouthformonthsonendthisyear?And whywerewesobusyignoringher'?

Onesideofherroutewastheblindsideofourcottage,wherethehillissteepandslippery withpineneedlesasitdropsofftothelake.She'dziparoundthecornerpastourrustyproptine bottlesanddisappear.

Forgettablefromthestart,nottomentionshewasvastlyovershadowedbytheeaglesthat swoopedalongtheedgeofthelakeattreelevelontheheelsoftheevening,hunting.One night,abaldeaglelandedonatoweringpineaboveourbackporchandfrozeintoposition.For sixhourshesatonasinglebranch,wellintothedarkness,waiting,hisgazefixedonthespot overwhichourScottishterrierpresides.

Wetriedtospooktheeagleawaywithflashlights.Weshouted.Buthetookthoselong lowHapsandblendedintothenightonlyafterwe'ddespairedofhiseverleaving.Talkabout razzle-dazzle.

Throughthewhirlwindofcelebrations,snowstorms,andfootballgamesonTV.infact longafterwe'ddoneeverythingwecouldwiththeholidays,thewrenkeptflyingtotheblind sideofthecabinandthenuptoaplacesnuggledbetweentheraftersoxerourfrontporch,out ofsight,outofmind.

1don'tknowwhatmadeusfinallykx>kupthere.Butwhenwedid.werealizedthatamidall thehixipla.thiswrenhadpainstakinglypulledstrandafterstrandoffadedtinselfromlastyear's forgottenChristmastree,exposedfromsnowmelt,whichI'dtossedwithoutceremonythewinter beforeintothatno-man's-landbelowthepropanebottles,belowthethresholdofmemory.

Andhere,northofnowhere,withsolemnceremony,sparklingandshimmeringinawhorl ofstardustupintherafters,wasatiny,perfectlycoiffednestthisresourcefulcreaturehad fashionedoutoftwigs,bitsofgreenmoss,andsilversparklesrightoutofStudio54.

Holidaysbrinywhatyoumakeofthem.MarthaStewarthasnothingonthislittlerecycler.

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PORTLAND

LETTERS

MustLoveDogs

Avery;verycoolstory'["WilliamWegman's Maine,"October2006,by'JudithGaines], aboutpeoplewhoadoreandappreciate Maine,theiranimalsas'friends,'andmak¬ ingusawareofthecreative,uniquepeople livingallaroundusaswell.Keepitup! lisarl&'niaine.rr.cotn

Wonderfulstory!I'vealwaysfoundWilliam Wegman'sphotography'very'compelling butneverknewhehadaMaineconnection. Nicetoknowthatandtoknowwhathap¬ penedtoManRay,Fay'Ray,etal.,andwhat thenextgenerationisupto.Thanks! pnioses(<i>inaine.rr.coni

Justlovethetalent-excellentanddown-toEarth.Real.

AnnaMarieVinnacoinbe,Deerfield

Thesestoriesaregreattoread.It'swonder¬ fultoknowallthesepeoplewhocometo Maineandbringsuchinterestingstories abouttheirlives.

1lovedogsmyselfandwouldlovetogo toRangeleyandmeetthisfamily.Maybe somedayI'llventureupthatway'andfind thisinterestingfamily'.Thanksforthearticle andkeepupthegoodwork.

JeannineWheeling,Raymond

Justsawthissite[aroundmaine.com]adver¬ tisedonCNNanddecidedtocheckitout. Muchtomy'delightwasyourwonderful story'aboutWilliamWegmanandhiswon¬ derfulweimaraners.

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I'velongbeenfascinatedwithWilliaim Wegman's'friends.'Icouldalwaystellhis photoswereneverdonewithharmtothe animals;infact,Ifeelthatoftenthedogsare verywillingmodels.Itwasnicetoknowa bitabouttheartistandlearnthatheenjoys Maine,too.

SusanDrummond,Pittsfield

Ijustlovethesedogs.1haveonenamed Madison,andshe'stheloveofmyfamily's lives.1enjoyedthisarticleandpictures. Thesedogsaresomuchlikepeople.GladI sawit.

SusanHibbard,NorthYarmouth

Ilikethis,enjoyedknowingaboutMr.Weg¬ man'sfamily.Hequiterecentlyarrangedfor mygrandson,whohasAsperger's,toreceive amuch-appreciatedCDaboutaHardly Boyssleuthingadventure...mygrandson hasagreatfemaleweimaraner.Wheremight IpurchasemoreoftheseWegmanCDs?[1] hopeMr.Wegmancontinuestoproduce them.Thanksforcarryingthisstory!

MarjorieScott,Raymond,Maine

LionTimeAgain

Ihadenjoyedreminiscingwithwriter EsmeDeprezonthephonerecentlybut wascompletelyunpreparedtoseethe coveroflastmonth's Portland Magazine ["NightLion,"September2006]andto readthegenerousarticleshewroteabout mylifeinMaineandbeyond.

Yourmagazinemustbegoinggang¬ busters,asIhaveheardfromdozensofold friendssinceyourlastissuehitthestands. Andmostimportant,asfarasIamcon¬ cerned,mymotherlikedit.

Thereisnoplacelikehome.

CynthiaMcFadden,NewYorkCity

IwouldlikeEsme(Deprez]toknowthatI enjoyedthispiece-goodjob!Igrewupdown thewayfromCundy'sHarborontheNew MeadowsRiver.Gorgeousarea.

MorganShepard,Portland

LovedthearticleonCynthiaMcFadden.We needmorestorieslikethisandnotallthe smutwe'refacedwith.

mobrienl2&''maine.rr.com,Portland

Freakin'Out

Iwasincensed...Itwasnotbadenoughthat

"Freak"wasusedinthetitleofthearticle ["FreakShow,"Summerguide2006],but thecallous,insensitive|useof]...thewords "deformities,""aberrant,""accident,"and "mutants"todescribecreatureswithalbi¬ nism[makesitseem]asif[you]wereonsome personalcrusadetodenigratedifference.The articleimpliesthatawholesegmentofour societyarefreaks,also.

1havelitejoyofbabysittingforalittletot withalbinism,andeverytime1lookatthis exotic,unique,beautiful,lovingchild,Imar¬ velatthewonderanddiversityofNature.

Ijusthopethisloving,joyfulspiritof hersisnotdiminished,asshewillhaveto contendwithasocietyinfluencedbyinsen¬ sitiveauthors,editors,scriptwriters,and novelistswhoportraypeoplewithalbinism associopaths,derangedvillains,andfreaks andwho,whentheyseedifferenceasbeing freakish,canmoreeasilyshootandstuffthe targetratherthanallowingthebeingtolive inpeaceasawonder,notafreak,ofnature. Shameonyouall.

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HeSaid,SheSaid

1readyourarticleabouttheKennedys in Maine |"Camelot Downeast," Summerguide20061.I'mnowfromSeattle andamvisitingmylong-timefriendand Portlandresident,SallyTussell.JmetSally thefallof1977whileattendingBoston University-rightaftercompletingmy OutwardBoundexperienceatHurricane Islandthesummerof1977.

John-JohnandIwereontheisland atthesametime,buthewasinthelong programandIwasintheshortprogram. Atthetime,Iwasdatingapilotwhoflew withtheAirNationalGuard.Iknewhe wasgoingtoflyoverHurricaneIslandand giveafantasticairshowjustforme.How romantic.Theshowwentasplanned,and itwasprettythrilling,withlotsofloops, etc.ButsinceJohn-Johnwasontheisland, itwasassumedthattheshowwasfor himl (Myboyfrienddidn'tevenknowJohnJohnwasontheisland!)

Everyonewastalkingabouthowgreat "John-John'sairshow"was,soIdidn't evenbothertellingthemthatitwasreally anairshowforme.John-JohnandIshared anairshow,anditremainedmylittlesecret untiltoday! VenicllSutherland,vsutherland&athemque.com

to; Mai

Promises madeTpromises kept.^ Since November 4,2005* we’ve given back tothestateofMaineintheformof:

150 new jobs in the City of Bangor

$2.3million to supplement Hamess Purses ’

$719,000 to the Sire Stakes Fund

$719,000 to the Agricultural Support Fund

$2.3million to Healthy Maine

$479,000 to the University of Maine Scholarship

$239,000 to Maine Community College

$959,000 to encourage racing at Maine

$479,000 to stabilize Off-Track Betting facilities

$845,000 to the City of Bangor

What the scale says remains unspoken

Eatwhat's already

AtaWeightWatchersmeeting, yourweigh-inisconfidential. No other member knows your weightunlessyouwanttoshare howmuchyou'velost.What's more,peoplewhoattendWeight Watchersmeetingslose3times more weight than those who goitalone.Thesooneryouget started,thesooneryou'llsee results.

AtWeightWatchers,youdon’t needtobuyspecialfoods.In fact,youcaneatwhatyour familyeats.What'smore,people who attend Weight Watchers meetingslose3timesmore weightthanthosewhogoit alone.’Thesooneryouget started,thesooneryou'llsee results.VisitourMeetingFinder at WeightWatchersmaine.com or call

ButCanSheGetIt Wholesale?

SpottedattheMaineAntiqueDealersShow:BarbraStreisand, withasmallentourageand"alittlefluffywhitedog,"says FalmouthdealerChrisConsidine."Shewalkedrightintomy stand,puttwothingsonhold,andbought themtwohourslater."Considine,who saysStreisandaskedquestions"like a knowledgeable buyer," shippedherfinds,including this1825Pennsylvaniacor¬ nercupboard,toherMalibu home. "They came in a yacht andtiedupatDiMillo's," Considinesays,adding, "JamesBrolinwasn'twith her."Considinecan'tremem¬ berifitwasaclearday...

To Wong Fu, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar

AsyouenterMissMaineDineratU.S.Route1inWells, there'saraftofcelebrityphotosthatwouldmakethe restaurateuroftheon-the-roadmoviestarringPatrick SwayzeandWesleySnipesenvious.Butnoneofthe 8x10glossiescanmatchtheprepossessingstareofrecent visitorLarryThomas,theSoupNaziofSeinfeldfame."Idid thefemaleversionofThe Odd CouplewithBarbaraEdenin Bangorinearly2003,"hesays.Nodoubthestoppedatthe Wellseaterywhilepassingthrough.'Thatwastheonlytime [I'vebeentoMaine];Idon'tknowanyone[here].Noteven StephenKing!"TheSoupNazilivesinHollywoodnowand, viaeBay,willpersonallydenyyousoupaspartofaphoto emblazoned, "No Soup for You!"

SilverBells

"We'resendingahundredofour Christmasornamentstothesol¬ diersinAfghanistan,"JeffClapp saysofhisBellsFromEverest project.ClapptravelstoNepal topickupoxygencylinders discardedonMt.Everestby climbers,turningtheminto bowls,bells,and-usingmetal

shavings-treeornaments. Clapp'slatestventurewas creatingbellsfromtheSouth PortlandFireDepartment's oxygencylinders."Idonated theminhonoroftheirfallen comrades."Veryappra/ing. www.bellsfromeverest.com Bellssellfor S1,600-S3,000, bowlsfor5500$1,000,and ornaments(not pictured)for515.

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"Sureit'sEauvist,"saysCindy McIntyreofherurbansend-upsof lobstertraps,baitboxes,andlobster buoys,"butwithaMainetwist." CallingAndyWarhol.

"Myoriginalphotographsareblack andwhite,printedinthedarkroom onsilvergelatinphotographicpaper. Then,Ipainttheindividuallobster cratesinPrismacolorPencils.There's oneunpaintedcrate[hint:it'sthegray one].Thedigitaldarkroomallowsmeto supersaturatethecolorevenmorefrom thealreadyvividoriginals,"and voila, MarilvnMonroemeetsTimSample. www.cindvmcintyre.com

Double Your 4 Pleasure, I En Pointe T

IdenticaltwinballetstarsSaraand’ LeighAnnEstyofGorhamhaveleft MaineStateBallettodancewiththe MiamiCityBallet."Theballetworldisso differentfromtherealworld,"Sarasays,so whynotcatchatanwhiletheir careerswarmup?Notthat momanddadareworried abouthowtheirdaughters willhandleMiamivice: "Theymadesuretheydidn't raisebubble-headedballe¬ rinas,"Saralaughs.Theduo toursthisfallin DonQuixote, Gisele,hitheUpperRoom, and The Nutcracker. -Robyn Burnham

Fogelberg's Nether Land

Seen dining at the The Robinhood Free Meeting house this summer: SeventiesrockiconDanFogelberg, whosehitsinclude"Longer," "Ghosts,"and"TheReach."Glad toseehe'snotat"LooseEnds."

Ferry

Christmas

Springer'sJewelers' 19thannual PortlandLand¬ markChristmas ornamentis inspiredby CascoBay's Aucocisco III ferry.

"A great,

affordablegiftfora stockingstufferat$25," KathyPlourdesays.

"Coincidently,theferry servicestartedin1870, thesameyearSpringer's wasfounded."It'snever toolatetostartyour collection;Springers (580CongressStreet, Portland)keepsthecom¬ pleteseriesofgoldand „enamelonbrasslaserXetchedtreasuresinstock incaseyoumissedout thefirsttimearound.

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Pharography 101

ItsonethingtoruntheBeachtoBeaconrace. Butpharographer[therootofwhichisPharos, theEgyptianlighthouseofantiquity]FujioMino runsthe Beaconto Beaconrace,jet-settingacross theglobetophotographthemostbeautifullight¬ housesintheworld.

"AnumberofwhichareinMaine,"hesays, "particularlyPortlandHeadLight"

JustasWesternersdreamofvisitingpagodas, sodo"manypeopleinmycountryfeeltheallure ofNewEnglandlighthouses,"theKanagawa, Japan,residentsays."It'snowacelebratedtourin JapanfortravelerstoflytoBostonjusttofollow thelighthousesalongthecoastthroughMaine onbustours,"someofwhichhehaspersonally conducted.Luckyforus,wedon'tkeepourlight underabushel,www.pharographer. com _

It'sFitz Henry

Camden Mountains from the South Entrance to theHarbor(above)byFitzHenry(neeFitzHugh) LaneisonviewattheFarnsworthMuseumin Rockland,partofa1Oth-anniversarycelebration ofElizabethNoyce'sbequestof67works. farnsworthmuseum.org

Monkee Do

Hey,hey,he'saMonkee.Peter Tork'srecentgigattheKennebunk Coffeehouse"soldout,"saysdirector ShawnHenderson,"thoughtheaudi¬ encewasmostly45to50.Alotofpeople toldus,'Peter was my favorite Monkee.'" Oh,come on:Davy was so cute! www.kennebunkcoffeehouse.com

WhenyouchannelBereniceAbbott,the ForestCityisagreatstand-inforGotham

BY COLIN SARGENT

BereniceAbbott'slegendaryNew YorkCitypanoramasofthe1930s didfortheeyewhat Rhapsodyin Blue doesfortheear-therushof verticality,thevaultingambition,thegal¬ axyoftwinklinglights.

Themarvelis,withafewtricksofscale,if

onlyforaninstant,weenjoyflashesofsimi¬ larurbantableauxinMaine'slargestcitythat aresoftminiatureechoesofthemetropolis. Sincetheholidayseason'srushingtoward us,callthempocketfulsofmiracles.

Abbott,whobeganhercareerasMan Ray'sdark-roomassistantinParisin1923,

feltdrawntothewildernessheretoward theendofherlifeanddiedinMonson, Maine,inDecember1991,havingdocu¬ mentedthestatewithextraordinarycoun¬ tryimagesfromcubistlobstertrapsto emptymailboxestophotosoflonelyroads thatwouldhavegivenevenRobertFrost

Farleft,fullpage,blackandwhite:Thisis "ColumbusCircle,No.35,"oneof97stunningpho¬ tosthatBereniceAbbottprovidedforChanging New York(1939,E.P.Dutton),takenwitha large-formatcamera,capturingtheviewlooking northtowardthecircleshowingCentralPark South,whereitmeets8thAvenueandBroadway. IndividualelementsincludetheBaltimoreand OhioMotorCoachStation,theMayflowerHotel, andintheforeground,thestatueofChristopher Columbusand,peekingthroughthesignatright, thesouthwesterncornerofCentralPark.Abbott's NewYorkphotographsweretakenfrom19351939aspartoftheFederalArtProjectwiththe WorksProjectAdministration.

Left:Thismoderncolorphotowastaken"from thefourthfloorof602CongressStreet-thesame buildingwhereMichaelWatermankeepshis studio,"saysphotographerJesseStenbak,looking downonForestCitytrafficasitebbsandflows aroundtheHayBuildingonCongressSquare, withavanishingpointapproachingMonument Square.It'sanhouraftertwilightonaMonday, shotthroughanopenwindow."Ikepttheshutter openonlyasecondortwo."

f This page: One of many scenes from Wall Street , taken from high atop : Broadway. Abbott was averse to heights and was frustrated when trying to gain access to roofs. Facing page, bottom: *1 had to sign a safety waiver* says pho¬ tographer Sarah Halstead of her quest to gain access to the roof of the Time & Temperature building.

j Facing page, top left: "Broadway to the Battery* near the comer of Rector Street and Broadway, with a view of the Hudson River beyond. Abbott enjoyed the contrast between 19th- and 20th-century architecture.

Top right: Sarah Halstead returned to the Time & Temperature building for thisshotoftheharbor."An executive from Time Warner Cable let me shoot from his 10th-floor office*

thewillies.

Truculentlyoriginal,shespentherlife unveilingaworldthathadneverbeen seenbefore,evenifitwasrightinfront

ofoureyes.Alwaysfightingthecon¬ spiracyofperspectivethatlimitsustoa worldphotographedfromfourtosixfeet high(acameraheldbyaprosaic,stand-

Truculentlyoriginal,the pricklyMissAbbott spentherlifeunveiling aworldthathadnever beenseenbefore, evenifitwasrightin frontofoureyes.

InParis,Abbottwas ManRay'sdark¬ roomassistantinhis Montparnasse por¬ traitstudio."Tobe 'done'byManRay orBereniceAbbott meantyouratedas somebody." -SylviaBeach

inghuman),thediminutiveAbbottdid whateverittook-whetheritwasleaping tallbuildingsinasingleframeorshoot¬ ingfromthemouthsofParisiansewers-to delivertheshockofthenew.

"Nobody'severtakenagoodpicture ofPortland,"thepricklyMissAbbotttold PortlandMagazine notlongbeforeshedied,

Farleft:Takenin1938,"CityArabesque"isoneof threeshotsAbbotttookfromatop60WallTower, theCitiesServiceBuilding,thenthetallestbuildingin lowerManhattan.Inthedistance,Abbottcouldsee CityHallPark,theMunicipalBuilding,andtheramp totheBrooklynBridge.Left:PhotographerSarah HalsteadclimbedtothetopofMariner'sChurch BanquetCenteratForeandMarket."Theelevator wascreaky,"shesays,"andIstillhadtoclimbupto thebalconyandleanoverashortwall."

Bottomleft:Abbott'sphotoofBowlingGreen,near theWallStreetdistrictBatteryParkisjustbehind andtotheleftofthevantagepointHerphotos documentedthepost-WorldWarIbuildingboom, seenbehindGeorgeEdwinBissell’sbronzestatue ofAbrahamDePeyster-NewAmsterdam'smayor inthelateseventeenthcentury.Bottomright:"Half lying,halfkneelingontheground,Ipositioned thecameralookingupatMaineBank&Trustand theTimeandTemperaturebuildinginMonument Square,"saysSarahHalstead."Itimedtheshot aroundthepedestrianswholookedatmeasthough Iwerecrazy."

"becausetheyletthelighthousesandlob¬ sterboatsgetintheway."

Whichovertimegivesrisetoafur¬ therquestion,andhenceourstory:"Ifwe couldturnbacktimeandassignMaine's mostfamousphotographertodocument thiscity, whatwouldBerenicedo?"■

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kCATHY'GENTHNER, LANCE TAPLEY, AMY LOUISE BARNETT iu. <" %. .J. a - ■*** * dijgfF/^ ' *

SethWescott,30 .OlympicGoldJVIedalSnowboarder,Carrabassett_Valley _?BesseOwensracedagainsthorsesafterhewonhisgoldmedals.MarkSpitzbecame ISowhat'sMaine'sSeth"Torque"Wescottdoingafterwjnningthefirstgoldmedalever J awardedforsnowboardinglastwinterSttheTu^n^JyrfipicS?

He'sstarringhiajnoviewheretheyheli-drop,himonkilterAlaskanmountainpeakstohotdogwhere.

“Thefilmiscalled OffTheGrid, andthe slopesI'mdroppedonarearoundCordova, Alaska,"partoftheChugachNationalForest betweenAnchorageandJuneau.It'ssavage territory,bathedin theauroraborealis. That's right,Maine'sOlympicherohasbecomea humansacrificetorealitycinema.

What'sitlikeknowingtheseuncharted mountainsmighteatyoualive,withonlya chopperhoveringaboveasawitness?

Wescottducksthisquestion,shredding throughthesurfacedetails.

"It'sfilmedbyaEuropeanfilmgroup. I'vebeentoldbysomepeoplewho'veseen themovie[inpre-production]that.../ look prettygood."

Meanwhile,beforethepremiere,"I'llbe homeinMaineforalittlewhile.TheWorld CupstartsupinDecemberinEurope,and I'llbetheretocompete,"thoughhe'llbriefly touchdownbackhome"fortheholidays."

Butreally,howfairisittomakeWescott skiinsidethemurderousjawsoftheChugach whilefellow2006teammateandhalf-pipe goldmedalistShaun"TheFlyingTomato" White,20,isonthe EntertainmentTonight whirlwind,rubbingelbowswithmoviestars, appearingonthecoversof RollingStone and SportsIllustrated, flirtingwithOlympicfigure skaterSashaCohen,andevencookingwith MarthaStewart?Seth,haven'tyoufound yourselfintheloneliestmountainsonearth wondering,whyamIwrestlingwiththebig whitecrocodilewhenShaunisreportedly "sharinganintimatenighttogether"atNew York'sBunglaow8withLindsayLohan?

"Actually,"Wescottsays, "I'm dating someonerightnow.She'sAmerican,arecre¬ ationalsnowboarder."

Okay,butdoes she comeoutandwatch youcompeteagainsttheuniverse? Dude. Aren'tyousimplyafraidofbeingkilled?

"She'sdoneafewtripswithme,"Wescott saysquietly."Oncecompetitionstarts,it's easierformetotravelalone."

Shalom Odokara, 47

Executive Director, Women In NeedIndustries,Portland ShalomOdokarafrequentlyencounterspeo¬ plewhothinkshe'sfromaway-far away."My parentscametoAmericaasstudentsfrom Nigeria,broughtherebyMennonitemis¬ sionaries.Actually,IwasborninKansas." Well,maybenotsofar,afterall.

"Myfatherwasinvolvedwithcivilrights

movements,Nigerianindependencein1960, UNESCO.Allmysummersgrowingup,I traveledbackandforthtoAfricawithmy parents,"bothofwhombecameprofessorsin theU.S.,specializingineducation."Myfather helpedbuildtheuniversityinNigeria."

Likehermother,OdokarastudiedatMcPhersonCollege,nearWichita."Ihave abachelorsininternationalstudiesandeco¬ nomics,andtwomastersdegrees-oneinpsy¬ chologyfromtheUniversityofMaryland, andoneinAdlerianpsychologyfromBowie [StateUniversityinMaryland]."Aftercol¬ lege,"IwantedtogetawayasfastasIcould. IbackpackedthroughEuropeforsixmonths; myparentswereshocked.I'vealwayshada wanderingspirit;I'malwaystraveling."

OdokarawanderedintoWashington, DC,where"Igotintopolitics,didintern¬ ships,anddidalotforwomen'sorgani¬ zationsinvolvedwithdomesticviolence, embassies,internationalorganizations.With mybiculturalupbringing,Ifeltaneedtofind outwhoIwas."

In1995,Odokaraco-foundedWomenIn NeedIndustries"toactasaresourcehub,to advocateforwomen,todoworkresponding todomesticviolence.Iwasatrainingspecial¬ istwiththeWorldBank,advocatingdiver¬ sity,culturalcompetency'.Idecidedtoleave thebankwhenourgroupdecidedtomake WINImorenationalthaninternational."

Sevenyearslater,Odokaramovedthe organizationtoPortland."Ididn'twantto liveinWashington,"shesays,"andMaine keptcomingup:oneofmycolleagueswas hiredatUSM,andtheywantedmetocome heretospeak.Itbecamearunningjoke:'Did blackpeople live inMaine?'Iwantedasmall town,quiet,solid,wherethekidsandthe parentskneweverybody."

Odokarachannelsherspiritualityfrom herfatherandgrandfather."Henevercon¬ vertedtoChristianitylikemy'father-hewas ashaman.Istandontheshouldersofmy ancestors.ThewayIseetheworldisvery African:helping,verygroup-oriented.In orderfor me towin,everybody'aroundme mustwin."

Odokara'skineticlifeflowsbetween Washington,Boston,Ireland,Trinidad,and Nigeria.ShelivesinPortlandwithherson, Michael,16,aWaynfletestudent,but"we livedin25countriesbythetimehewas10," shesays."Hisfather1ivesinNigeria.Michael says,'IneedtotouchNigeriansoil,'soImake surewevisitatleastonceayear."

Shesayscollegeforeveryoneisauniver¬ salnecessity,notanoption.“Educationisan equalizer;it'ssoimportant.I'mreallyfighting forgirlstogotoschool.It'scriticaltothesur¬ vivalofAfrica."

Approaching2007,WINIisbreaking newground."We'reopeningfactories. ManyElandsinAuburnwillpackagespices. InPortland,ExquisiteStitcheswillspecialize incontractcommercialsewingforcorporate clientssuchashotelsandbanks.They're allfor-profitentities,growingoutofWINI. ButWINIitselfwillalwaysbesmall."The WINIprogramDoorwaytoHopecontinues toprovidetransitionalhousingforwomen releasedfromincarceration.

ThemostvisibleprogramWINIpresents isthehighlysuccessfulFestivalofNations, heldinDeeringOaksParkeachsummer. "Wewantedafestivalofculturesthathave beenherebeforeaswellasthoseofnew immigrants.Also,youcangetoutyourmes¬ sagewherepeoplearegathered,soweinvite

othernonprofitstoparticipate.Ourhealth garden,forexample,focusesonpreventative health.Alotofwomenandchildrenloved thefestival,butwemissedseeingyoung men,soweaddedasoccertournament.In 2006,ourfourthyear,wehad15,000people attending."Abighighlightwasashimmer¬ ingopen-airconcertintireOaksfeaturingDJ Smokie&Kinglliabash,BorealTordu,Grupo Esperanza,NigerianMasquerades,and PAMASdancersfromthePhilippines.

"We'vebecomearesourcehubforcli¬ entsandothernonprofits,withaninterac¬ tivedatabaseandtheopportunityforfree exchangeofideas,"effectivelyachamber ofcommerceforthedisenfranchised."It's notjustracial,it'salsoclass.Peopleassume becauseyou'rewhiteandthepersonacross fromvouiswhite,youunderstandeach other.WhenIfirstgothere,everybody wantedmetosaywespecializeinrefugee women.Wespecializein women. Ninetytwopercentofthewomenwehelp|would beconsideredinthe]mainstream."

Witha$250,000annualbudget,WINI's goalis"tomodelourselvesafterEuropean nonprofits,tobecomeself-sustainableinfive years.We'retryingtopushthefestivalout tobecomeitsownentity'.DoorwaytoHope isalsobecomingitsownentity'.Weseeour¬ selvesasincubators.Ourmissionistohelp womensustainthemselves."

SoOdokarapacksherbags,kissesherson goodbye,andfliesofftospeakingengage¬ mentsacrossthetheglobe."Peoplelisten," shesays,"becauseItalkaboutstories.In Africa,alotofstoriesarehandeddownby' oraltradition.1wasalwaysthechildwho wantedtoknoweverything,soI'dcling tothosestories.Ifeelcharmed,livingmy' dream.Everydayisagift."

ParticularlyinNewEngland."Maineis wonderful-afterlivingallovertheworld,I thinkMaineisajewel."

She'ssurenotinKansasanymore.

-Ami/LouiseBarnett

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■ INTRIGUING PEOPLE

Stockard Channing, 62

Oscar-Nominated Actress Question:/ lowmiviyfirstladiescanMainelay claimto,ifevenperipherally?

Answer: Four.There'sBarbaraBush,Laura Bush,KarenBaldacci,and...

StockardChanning,staroftelevision's TheWestWing asformerFirstLadyAbigail Bartlett,isverymuchathomeinhersnug coastalretreatinGeorgetown,Maine, thankyou!

BornonFebruary13,1944,the1965 Radcliffegrad,whomajoredinhistoryand literature,cutherteethinBoston'savantgardeuniversitytheaterscene(withcon¬ temporariesJohnLithgow,JamesWoods, andTommyLeeJones)beforetouching stardustat32,playingtoughgirlRizzointhe Paramountfilm Grease (formerco-starJohn Travoltaisnowwithinboatingdistanceon nearbyIslesboro).

ATonywinnerfor ADayintheDeath ofjoeEgg, shewonanotherTonyandan Oscarnominationforherstunningturnsin theaterandcinemaasaManhattanmaven in SixDegreesofSeparation.

AsDr.AbigailBartletton TheWestWing, she'sbeencapable,icycool,andimpossible tooverlook;downshiftingforhersitcom Ont ofPractice, shewasfunnyandpunchy,with agiftfortimingsodeadlyitearnedheran Emmythisyear-evenaftertheCBSshow wascancelled.

Accordingtowww.superiorpics.com, sheandpartnerDanielGillham(cinema¬ tographerforlastyear's The Thing About MyFolks, starringPeterFalk,PaulReiser, OlympiaDukakis,andElizabethPerkins) fellinlovewhilefilming ATimeofDestiny in1988andhavebeentogethereversince. "Theyhavetwodogs,namedNabbyAdams andBishop,bothadoptedstraysfromfilm productions."

Still,whvMaine?Besidesbeingtheper¬ fectgetawayfromassignmentsinNewYork andHollywood,herplacenearRobinhood Covehereprovidesastrongconnection tothesea,andpossiblytomemoriesofher father,awealthyshippingexecutivewho diedofcancerwhenshewasjust6.As Channingconfidedto TV Week Australia in2001,"1guessmvfather’sdeath...made memoreresilientandmoreindependent.I becameprettvwillfulandrebelliousduring thattime."

Inanycase,formonthsonend,she'shere andverymuchoneofus.Georgetown's

townclerkandtaxcollectorCathyCollins says,"Well,I'veseenhervotinghereonce, butnowshevotesbyabsentee.She'sbeena

residentheresince1980,andshe'sbeencom¬ ingherespring,summer,fall,andwinter, wheneverherschedulepermits."

Owen Wells, 63

LibraFoundationPresident, Falmouth Foreside

ApplicationforGrantofApproval

To:Maine(Especially,Portland)Public Opinion

From:OwenWells

Date:November2006

Applicant'sTitleandOrganization:President, LibraFoundation,Maine’slargestcharity Yearorganized:1989

Address:3CanalPlaza,Portland,Maine Assistancerequested:Nofinancialassistance needed.Wehave8250million.Wejustwanttobe lovedinspiteofourclosingthePortlandPublic Marketthisyear,ourmajorphilanthropyfor Portlandyuppies.

Actually,onegetstheimpressionfrom

OwenWells,ashesitsinhispinstripesand purpletieandgazesonthewaterfrontfrom hissleekoffices,thathedoesn'tfeelhehas muchexplainingtodoaboutclosingthe popular,eight-year-oldPublicMarketandits foodboutiques-oraboutanythingelse.He comesacrossasself-assuredandpractical.

"Itwaslosingamilliondollarsayear,"he says,quietly,ofthemarket."Itwastimeto moveon."

HementionsthatwhenLibraFoundation soldthemarkettoaNewYorkrealestate firm,GuggenheimInvestmentProperties, inAugust,Libraprofited$20milliononthe deal,mostofthatfromtheassociatedsale offourotherdowntownbuildings-includingthethreeCanalPlazastructures-and twoparkinggarages.Endofargument. Wellsmaybeado-gooderfoundationpresi¬ dent,creditedwithmidwifingtherebirthof downtown,buthe'salsoabusinessman,one

ofMaine'smostpowerful.

Businesslike isthewayElizabeth"Betty" Noycewantedhermoneydealtwith,Wells makesclear.Noyce,whoatherdeathin 1996leftmostofher$200-million-plus fortunetoLibra,wastheformerwifeof IntelCorporationfounderRobertNoyce, co-inventorofthecomputermicrochip.In the1970s,sheleftNoycetoliveinBremen, Maine,wherethey'dsharedasummer home.ThankstoCalifornia'scommunity¬ propertydivorcelaw,shebroughtwith herhalfofherex'swealth.Thesecondshe crossedtheborder,shebecametherichest womaninMaine.

Backthen,Wells,now63withclose¬ croppedwhitehair,wasayoungPortland corporatelawyer,volunteer-moonlighting asanaggressiveboardmemberofPortland MuseumofArt.Afterhe,BrockHornbynowafederaljudge-andthen-museum-

AtCalypsoyou'llfinddesignerclothingthat'ssurprisingly affordable-andverywearable.Manyofourdesignerswill customtailortheircreationsforCalypsoclients.Lookingforthe perfectholidayensemble?Letusmakeonecutjustforyou. Calypso.Wherestyleevolves.

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directorJohnHolversonbeguiled17 WinslowHomersfromtheeccentricCharles ShipmanPayson-ashechattedwithhim athisFalmouthestate,Wellssays,Payson wouldconstantlyspitintoacan-theytalked himintodonating$10millionforthenew I.M.PeiwingonCongressSquare,which wasdedicatedin1983.Thosefeatsgothim usedtoaskingrichpeopleforlotsofmoney. Wellswasnottothemansionbom.From amiddle-classupbringinginKittery,he wenttotheUniversityofMaineandGeorge WashingtonUniversityLawSchool.After lawschool,hefoundhimselfsittinginthe now-long-defunctPuritanRestauranton CongressStreet,"rifflingthroughtheyel¬ lowpages"tofindajobwithalawfirm.His firstcallatthepayphonewastowhatisnow PerkinsThompson,where"theyhiredme onthespot."(Heisstill"ofcounsel,"hesays, buthasnoownershipinterestinthefirm.)

AfterPayson,Wells'snextbigtargetfor themuseumwasBettyNoyce,whomhe'd nevermet.He'dheardshe'dgivenmoneyto theUniversityofMaine.

"1calledherup.Wehititoff,"hesays. Thatwasin1980."She'dalwaysbeenin theshadowofherhusband,"Wellssays,but shewantedtoemergefromhercocoon,and shehadtinemeanstofly.

WhichshedidunderWells'stutelage.He quicklybecameherartconsultant,lawyer, andfinancialadviser.

"Wetalkedonthetelephonevirtually everyday."

WhenWellsmarriedin1985-atage42-to AnnaHosmer,thethreeofthemtraveled thestateandthecountrytogether.(Wells andhiswife,whoarechildless,livenearthe shoreinFalmouth.)

WellsalsobecameNoyce'sadviseron philanthropicmatters.

"Onceyoustartgivingawaymoney, everybodyandhisbrotherwantssome," heobserves.

Thewaytoendthose11p.m.phonecalls, hesuggestedtoNoyce,wastocreateafoun¬ dation,whichwasnamedafterherzodiac sign,althoughshedidn'tbelieveinastrol¬ ogy.Beforeshedied,NoyceandLibrahad givenaway$75milliontoMainenonprofits, towhichLibrarestricteditself.

NoycebecameenamoredofMaineas her community.Wellsshowedherimaginative waystoinvestinthiscommunity'. Intheearly'1990srecession,forexample, seeinglotsofbanksfounderingandbank-

Wellswasnottothe mansionborn.After lawschool,hisfirstcall wastowhatisnow PerkinsThompson, where"theyhiredme onthespot."

ingtalentlanguishing,Wellssuggested, "Whydon'tyouthinkaboutstartingyour mon bank?Allittakesismoney."(Theseatof-the-pantsWellsdoesn'tbelieveinfeasi¬ bilitystudies.)

"Well,let'sdoit,"shesaid.

ThusbeganthesuccessfulsagaofMaine BankandTrust,Portland's1990sbanking phenomenon,whichwassoldin2000toa Vermontbankfora$32-millionprofit.

"Shewasboredstiffatbankmeetings," WellsrecountsofNoyce."Butsheloved owningabank,goingintoit,andhavingthe tellersrecognizeher."

Theearlynineties,too,wasagoodtime, heconcluded,forNoycetobuyPortland realestate.Therewereafewbig,half-empty downtownbuildingsthatsomeinsurance companieswantedtosell.Tobuythem, Wellsformedareal-estateholdingcompany, theOctoberCorporation.

Toenhancethisinvestment,Wellswant¬ ednotonlytofixupthebuildings,butalso, "Istartedthinking:Howdoyou rejuvenate a downtown?"

OneideahehadwastohaveMaine'ssig¬ naturebrand,L.L.Bean,locatethere.Driving fromaspeechinRangeley,herangupLeon Gorman,Bean'sCEO.Anoutletstoresoon materializedonCongressStreet.

DuringavisittoSeattle,heandhiswife discovereditsfamousPikePlaceMarket.

"1calledBettyandsaid,Tthinkweshould startapublicmarketinPortland.'" He'ssilentforamoment.

"Theynevermakeanymoney,"hesays, punchinguphisMaineaccent.

WhenBettyNoycediedunexpectedly, probablyfromaheartattack,atage65—"I wasblownaway,"hesays-Wellswoundup beingrequiredbylawtogiveaway$10to$20 million eachyear, orfivepercent,ofthesud¬ denly-richly-endowedfoundation'sassets.

"1calledAngus[King,thengovernor] andsaid,'Let'shaveaBlaineHousebreak¬ fastandinvitesomepeopletobrainstorm.'"

Inthepastsixyears,Wells,BettyNoyce's daughterPendredNoyce,retiredbanker Henry'Brooks,andBanknorthCEOWilliam J.Ry'an-Libra'sfourtrustees-havegiven away',withbreathtakinginformality',an averageof$14millionayear.Thegrants rangefromaslargeasseveralmillion($2mil¬ lionrecently'totheNewEnglandForestry Foundation)andassmallas$500(inapro¬ gramthatbenefitstiny'enterprises).

AlthoughWellsisobviouslyarisk-taker, hebetray'stheothersideofhisarchetypal Yankeecharacterwhendiscussingthefrugal administrationofhisbigfoundation.

"Wehaveonly'sixpeoplehere"-he sweepshishandaroundLibra'soffices."At theMaineCommunityFoundation,they7're halfoursizeandthey'have20onstaff."

So,howdoeshe know thatLibra'smoney iswellspent?

"Wedon't,"heblurtsout.Thenhecor¬ rectshimself:"Butweknowsomebodyon thoseboards,"hesays,speakingofthenon¬ profitsinthissmallstate.Hecancheckwith oneofhisfriends.

(WhenaskedhisincomefromLibraactiv¬ ity,Wellshastocheckwithanemployee: $260,000ayear.)

Libradoesn'tjustrespondtopeoplewho showupatitsdoorwithhatinhand.Wells intendstodomoretopreserveMaine's environmentandtostrengthenitsprivate colleges,publicuniversities,andAroostook County'agriculture.Recently',Libraplunged intohelpingredevelopthetownofNorway.

Hementionsthesummercamps("Inever wenttosummercamp")thatLibrasupports every'yearby'giving$1,000vouchersto5,000 kidsfromPortland,Lewiston,andBangor. Hemurmursapprovalthatmembersofthe immigrantSudanesecommunityinsouth¬ ernMainehaveusedthismoney'tofashiona campinwhichtheycanteachtheirchildren aboutSudaneseculture.

Hedescribesas"economicphilanthro¬ py'"Libra'scombinationofdoingwellwith investmentsthatalsodogood.Noycewas fascinated,hesays,withusinghermoneyto createjobsinthispoorstate.

Libra'sinvestmentinMainepeoplebegins early.Stimulatedby'hisfriendshipwithfor¬ merFirstLadyBarbaraBush-hermissionis increasingliteracy-Wellscreatedaprogram togivechildren'sbookstoallparentsofnew¬ bornsinMaineandtocontinuetogivethem totheparentsasthey'bringtheirchildrento well-childclinics.Closetoamillionbooks

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(Wellsisaserialname-dropper.Heis proudofhishigh-flyingfriends,butitisdif¬ ficulttoaccusethismanofpretentiousness. Hisplain-speaking,engagingdemeanor revealshowhe'sabletocharmeccentricor shyrichpeopleoutofvastsumsfortheir ownandthepublicgood.Thenameshe dropsare,simply,thepeopleinhiscircle.)

"JohnBaldaccicalledme,andwegave $600,000totheGreatNorthernemployees' healthinsurancewhentiremillshutdown," hesays.AndLibraacquiescedtoanother gubernatorialrequestwhenitgave$300,000 totheLincolnpapermillworkerswhen their millclosed.

Thesedonationsare"stuffthegovern¬ mentoughttobedoing,"Wellssays,raising hiseyebrows.

Inspiteofhisintimacywithgovern¬ mentfigures,"Idon'tgetinvolvedwith politicsanymore,"hesays.He'saregistered Republican,andquintessentiallyMainemoderate.

Whenhesayshedoesn'tdopolitics"any¬ more,"he'sreferringtohisandNoyce's1993 successfulstatewideinitiativecampaign(68 percentofvotersapproved)toforceterm limitsonlegislators.Althoughthegrum¬ blinginAugustahasneverceased,hesees theStateHouseturnoveras"veryhealthy" andsayshehasnoregrets:"1thinkitwould passagain,overwhelmingly."

Libra'sbiggestinvestmentsinrecent yearshaveincludedestablishingwinter sportscentersinFortKentandPresque Isle,turningtheseremotecommunitiesinto cross-county-skiand,especially,world-class biathlonmeccas:"Nowwehave8,000kids oncross-countryskisinMaine."

ThebiggestLibraproject-wherethere alsoiscross-countyskiing-isthe$100-million-and-countingtransformationofNew Gloucester's5,000-acrePinelandCenter,the formerstatehospitalforthementallydis¬ abled,intoPinelandFarms,asetofinnova¬ tiveagriculturaloperationsandacampus forbusinessoffices.

Inthemixofallthesediversifiedinterests, doesLibrahaveanythinginmindfordowntowmPortland?

"Weweretoomuchintorealestate,"he firstexplainsofthepropertiesLibrarecently unloaded.And,speakinglikethebusiness¬ manheis:"Themarketwasveryup."He alreadyhadsoldfourdowntownbuildings in2002.

AsforPortland'sfuture,hehasnogrand scheme."We'lljustlookattheopportuni¬ ties,"hesays.

Infact,Libraisfarfromabandoningthe city.Itjustdonated$250,000toPROP,the community-actionagencyforpoorpeople. ButI’ortlandersshouldunderstandthatWells andLibrathinkintermsoftheentirestate.

Thecitywillsurvivequitewell,hefeels, withoutthepublicmarket,whichovertime heconsideredduplicatedinpartbycompe¬ titionfromhealth-foodstores-and"Look whatHannafordhasdoneintheirBack Covestore,"hesays."They'vecopiedthe publicmarket."

Whatabouthisownfuture?Wellsseems atthetopofhisgamewhenothersofhis generationarebeginningtosignontoSocial Security.Posedthisquestion,hefallssilent andlooksdownattheconferencetable.

"Idon'tknow,"hefinallysays.Headds onlythatheexpectsoneofhistwovice-pres-

"IcalledBettyand said,'Ithinkwe shouldstartapublic marketinPortand.'" He'ssilentfora moment. 'They never make any money."

identstosucceedhim.

Theinterviewnearaclose,hestandsup toleaveforanappointment.

It'srainingoutside.Intheouteroffice,he half-apologizesforputtingonrubbersover hiswingtips.

"IguessI'moldfashioned,"Wellssays.

Yes,he'sold-fashionedinhisold-shoe exemplificationofashrewdPortlandYankee elitewith noblesseoblige. Hejokesthathe's combinedcapitalistgreedwithcharitable practice.Yes,butthisshrewdandenergetic middle-classoldboyfromKitteryseems farmoreoriented,inhisconversationand actions,togivingasopposedtotaking-and Maineisthebetterforit.

Portlanderscanli\-ewithoutthepublic market.IfyouwantOwenWellstomakea similarinvestmentindowntown,justpres¬ enthimwithagoodidea.Butmakesureit's awinner. -LanceTapley

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Asherah Cinnamon, 61 Therapist,Artist,Survivor

It'sNovember1938.ThestreetsofGermain/and AustriaaremobbedasJewsareattacked,syna¬ goguesareburned,windowsaresmashed-anight thatcomestobecalled Kristallnacht, or"Night ofBrokenGlass."Withindays,30,000Jewsare arrestedandsenttoconcentrationcamps.Amid thismadness,widelybelievedtomarkthebegin¬ ningoftheHolocaust,closeto20,000Jewsfleeto safetyinShanghai.MelittaSommerfrenndand BrunoMeyerowitzareamongthem.

"Shanghaiwasanopenport;visaswere easytoget,"saysAsherahCinnamon,daugh¬ tertoSommerfrenndandMeyerowitz."My parentsmetandmarriedthere,inChina."

Cinnamon'spaternalgrandparents weren'tsolucky."Theywerekilledinthe concentrationcamps,alongwithmymater¬ nalgrandfather.Mymother'sbrotherhad alreadymadeittoShanghai,somymother andgrandmotherwenttobewithhim."

AdriftandbereavedintheFarEast,"My mother,whohadstudiedatVienna'sSchool ofDesign,landedajobcreatingwomen's loungewear.''Threeyearslater,"whenthe JapanesebombedPearlHarbor,allofthe JewishfamiliesinShanghaiwereherded intoaghettobyJapanesetroops.1wascon¬ ceivedandborntherejustafterthewar."

CinnamonstayedinChinauntilshewas atoddler,thenmovedwithherfamilyto thelushjunglesofPanama,finally'settling inNewYork.Thoughshedidn'treturnto Chinauntil2004,"1grewupwithmypar¬ ents,grandparents,aunts,andunclestelling stories"ofherlostchildhoodintheFarEast. "Everythingthey'ownedwastakenfrom themwhenthey'leftEurope,and[theirpos¬ sessionswerestrippedawayagain]when theJapaneseinvadedShanghai."Thesum ofallthesefearshasresultedinCinnamon's abidingfascinationwithChineseart. Cinnamon'sparentsdivorcedwhenshe was10."1wantedtoattendtheNewYork

1iighSchoolofMusicandArt.Iwasrejected, soIputpackedawaymybrushesandpen¬ cilsandheadedinnewdirections."

Sheearnedabachelorsinphilosophy fromtheUniversityofWisconsin,married, studiedcriminologyinEngland,firstmoved toMainein1971,andworkedfor20years "inthefieldofinterpersonalcommunica¬ tions.Afterdivorcing,Iearnedmymasters insocialworkatBostonUniversityin1979 andheadedbacktoPortland,whereIbegan workasafeministtherapist.

"1becameoneofthefoundingmembers ofTheNationalCoalitionBuildingInstitute throughmyaffiliationwithCherieBrown." Infact,shefoundedtheMainechapter."We dealtwithissuesofinclusionandunder¬ standing...sexualidentity,race,culture,eco¬ nomicclass,gender."Spiralingdemandsof theinstituteeventuallyledhertoanassign¬ mentinTennessee.

Cinnamonremarriedin1987,toDr. RonaldBreazeale(pronounced'Brazil'),a clinicalpsychologist."Ihome-schooledmy daughter,Rosalba,inTennesseeforsixth andseventhgrades.Thenwemovedbackto Mainein2003."

Today,thoughherprimary'residenceisin SouthPortland,she'sproudtosaythat"I've keptanoldplaceinLimingtonfor25years." She'sevenbuildingastudiothere,because it'ssuchanemotionaltouchstoneforher. "MaineistheonlyhomeI'veeverhadthat's really felt likehome."

Andwithherhusbandanddaughter, Cinnamonisopeningthedooragaintobegin anewchapterinherlife."I'minmyjunior yearatMECA,headingtowardsaBFAin sculpture,"andalreadyherworkedisbeing tappedforinternationalrenown.

Mostvisibly,shehascollaboratedwith MECAcomradeScottFulleronasculpture beingconsideredforthe2008BeijingOlympics [see"RingsofFire"inChowder,October 2006],"Wewantedtireformtobereminiscent ofChinesecalligraphyandtiregraceinvolved inmasteringit,"shesays."Our[26-foot-high] gatewaysbringtomindtwoChinesecharac¬ tersinparticular, people and enter."

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LukeMuzzywasfeaturedlastspringina commercialpromotingPlumCreek'scon¬ troversialdevelopmentonMooseheadLake, thelargestofitskindinMainehistory. So controversial,infact,thatintheaftermath, Muzzy'srealestateofficeinGreenvillewas spray-paintedwithphrasessuchas"Scum Creek"andother,morepungent,epithets.

Totopitoff,hefoundtheupperhalfofa deadraccoonwaitingforhimontheporch whenheranintocallthepolice.Thebottom halfturnedupwhenhewenttoworkathis realestateofficeinFairfield.

Murder She Wrote, meet Caddyshack. Weren'tthesepeoplehisfriends?Was Muzzyscared?

"No,butmywifeanddaughterwere," saysMuzzy,whowashiredbyPlumCreek inApril2005astheirSeniorLandAsset ManagerforMaine."Andthecountis two deadraccoons,notone.Duringonespree, vandalshitsixdifferentplacesatthesame timeandlefttheircallingcard."

ButasPlumCreekscaleddownthesize ofitsdevelopmentplan,thecontroversy,at leastforMuzzy,quieteddownaswell.

"Lastsummer|2005]wasemotional,and alotofpeoplewerecreatingopinionswith¬ outhavingthefacts.[Anumberof]people upherearequitesupportiveaboutPlum Creek.NorthernMainehassomerealissues, andwehavetofindawayofpreservingour characteryetmakealiving.Uphere,we havetwoassets-ourworkingforestsand tourism.Thisplanisbuiltaroundpreserv¬ ingourworkingforest.

"Ihaveadaughterwho'saseniorand asonwho'sasophomoreinhighschool. Greenvillehasabout20kidsineachclass. Ifwecontinueatthispace,wewon't beabletoaffordtooperateaschooland thekidswillhavetogo50milesaway," hesays."Everyonetalksaboutthisplan changingthecharacterofthetown,but

whenyoulosefamilies,isn'tthatabigger characterchange?"

Backinthelateseventies,Muzzysays, thingsweredifferent.TheskiareaonMoose Mountain(formerlySquawMountain)was infulloperation."Everyweekend,trains wouldcomeinfromCanada,withmore visitorsfromallover.1justwanttoseeusget backtothatlevel."

Muzzy'sfamilyhasbeenworkingin tourismandtheforest"forgenerations.My grandmotherbuilttheIndianHillMoteland IndianHillTradingPost,"whichMuzzyused toown"alongwithmyfatherandbrother.

"I'maseventh-generationGreenville residentandproudofit,"saysMuzzy, whowenttograduateschoolinplanning forayearinRhodeIslandandreturnedto Greenvillebecause"thereisnoplacelike home.TheexperienceoflivinginRhode Islanddrewmebackhere,andbesides,I neededajob.Someoneintherealestatebusi¬ nessaskedmetoworkforthem,so1started inthefallof1984.1boughttheCentury21 officeinGreenvillein1986."

Hetransferredowndershipoftheoffice bearinghisnameinMay2005.Sohasthe visibilitybeenworthit,giventhefur-lined welcomemats?

"Lastfallwewentalloverthestateand listenedtowhatpeoplehadtosay,which includedfourpublicmeetingsthatthestate puton.And,werevampedtheplan,"he saysofPlumCreek."Thefirstplanprovided for10,000acresofconservation.Whenallis saidanddone,therewillbe400,000acresof conservation.Wemadeanewplanthatfits theneedsofmostpeople.Andtherehasn't beenacontroversy.There'saspiritofcol¬ laborationonmakingaplanworkforthis areatoenhanceconservationandtourism."

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Maine's First Female General j FrancesAuclairjoinedtheranksofground¬ breakerslikeSenatorMargaretChaseSmith andCornelia"Flyrod"Crosbywhenshe| becameMaine'sfirstfemale general. । AtaceremonyattheBangorAirNational GuardBaseearlierthisyear,Auclairwas promotedtoBrigadierGeneraloftheAir NationalGuard.

"Itmakesmefeelprettyspecial,"she says."It'sbeenaver}'interestingcareer.I've donealot,I'veseenalot,andI'vetraveleda lot.Themilitaryaffordedmetheabilitytodo thethingsIlikedoing."

Auclair,wholivesinMedway,onthe banksofthePenobscotRiver,wasbornin Lewistonin1951toamilitaryfamily."Both myparentsservedinWorldWar11inthe Army-myfatherasacookandmymother asaclerktypistinthePhilippines.

"OfcourseIgrewupduringVietnam. InBoston,especiallyduringmyjunior vear,weweredoingmoreprotestingthan anythingelseanditwashardtogoto school.So,1workedasanurses'aideback home.Oneday,1wentbytherecruiter's officeinLewistonand[quitespontaneous¬ ly]joinedtheNavy.Iwasatypicalyoung personwhowantedtogetoutofMaine andseetheworld."

Thatwasbackin1972."Istartedwork¬ ingasanurseatanavalhospitalinChelsea, Massachusetts."Hernewassignmentwas justafewhoursfromhome.Sometimesit wasroughsledding.

"1wasjust21,workingatwhatwaspri¬ marilyanorthopedichospital.Manyofthe patientscomingbackweremenmyageor youngerwithnolimbs.Istillhavememories ofthat,"shesays.

Afterservingfouryearsasahospital corpsman,sheleftthemilitary'andfinished herdegreeattheUniversityofSouthern Maine,graduatingwithadegreeinelemen¬ taryeducationin1977.Auclairjoinedthe NationalGuardin1979,"whentherewas stillabaseinSouthPortland."Beginningin theenlistedranks,shewascommissionedas anofficertwoyearslater.

Now,toherdelight,shegottoseethe world."Aftermilitaryschools,includ¬ ingSquadronOfficerSchoolandAirWar College,inMontgomery,Alabama,Igot totraveltoEngland,Spain,Brazil,Chile, Argentina,andalmostalloftheUnited States.Oneofmyrecenttripstookmetothe

GulfCoast,followingthedevastationcaused byHurricaneKatrina."

BasedatTyndallAirForceBasein PanamaCity,Florida,herimmediatesuper¬ visorwasinchargeoftheairspaceoverthe nightmarelandscape.

"Iwasinchargeofcivi1engineering,sani¬ tation,andpublichealth,"Auclairexplains. "Weweresettinguplargetentcities-heoin NewOrleans.Wewerealsorestoringthe NewOrleansairport.I'veneverseenanatu¬ raleventcreatesuchdevastation.Flyingover thedamage,wesawthewholecoastwas washedaway.Youcouldactually see how farthat20-footwavewentinland.Thesalt fromtheoceankilledeverything.Thefew buildingsstillstanding[hadbeenguttedof theirinteriorwalls].Wheretherewereonce entiretowns,therewasnow...nothing.".

Herpresentassignmentisaschiefof stafffortheMaineAirNationalGuard, althoughnowsheispart-time,working oneweekendamonthand30to60davsa year.Shespendsherfreetimeonherporch overlookingthePenobscot.

"Ilikesittingouthereintheearlymorn¬ ing,watchingthesnappingturtlesbreak thesurface,walkup,andlaytheireggsin myyard,"shesays."Itfascinatesmeto watchtheirdetermination."There'sapause. "I'llretiresomeday,butnotrightnow." -CathyGentimer

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EricWeinrich,39

AssistantCoach,PortlandPirates

After18yearsintheNationalHockey League,EricWeinrichisouttoproveyou can gohomeagain.

"WewerealwayscomingbacktoMaine inthesummer,soweknowPortlandalittle bit,"theformerNorthYarmouthAcademy phenomunderstates."Andalotofmy friendshavemoved back toMaine.Sothis meansalottomepersonally.Eighteenyears intheNHLisapretty'goodrun.Thenice thingformeisthatitwas my decisiontostop playing;Iwasn'tforcedintoit-1thought longandhardaboutit."

Weinrichfinishedhisstarry’on-icecareer

withtheVancouverCanucks,havingplayed in1,157gameswith70goalsand318assists. Overthesummer,Weinrichandhiswife, Tracv,alongwithchildrenBen,12,andEmily, 10,leftNewJerseyforCousinsIslandafter hanginguphissticks.

"Oneofthefirstthingswedidwastositon ourbackpatioandwatchthelobsterboatsgo by,"saysWeinrich."There are nolobsterboats downinNewJersey,"helaughs,asthough he'dspentsometimelooking.

Asforhisnewassignment,the2006-2007 hockeyseasonforthePortlandPiratesisinfull swing. Not lacingup,forWeinrich,hasbeen anadjustment.

"Ihaveahardtimewatchingtheguys trainandskateandnotbeinvolvedinthatin thesamewayanymore.ButI'mrealexcited aboutthewaythisteamisevolvingthisyear andknowingthatIamapartofit.It'sexciting toknowthatallyourexperiencesmighthelp someone else developintoaplayer."

Weinrich'sinsightsintosharingtinelimelight wereshapedinpartwhileplayingontheU.S. HockeyTeamintine1988OlympicsinCalgary.

"Actually,that'swhyIleftschool[Uni¬ versityofMaine],"saysWeinrich,whonever graduatedbutplansgethisdegreenow thathe'sbackinMaine."Thewaywecame togetherwasaonce-in-a-lifetimeexperience. RepresentingtheUnitedStateswasabigpart ofitandtobearoundthatclassofathletes-it's prettyhumblingandsohardtodescribe..."

HowdidtheU.S.Hockeyteamperform?

"Wedidn'tdoverywell,"hesaysquietly, notneedingtoadd,"Youlearnfromthat,too."

Duringthecomingmonths,"1'11beonthe roadwiththisteam,butitwillbeprimarily ontireweekends.Today,I'mgettingreadyto goseemyson'sfootballgame.Mydaughter's involvedindanceandswimming,andI'llbe abletoseethat,too-thingsIwas neverableto see before."

Weinrichalsoplanstospendmore timeonhischarity-raisingmoneytofight Alzheimer'sdisease,"whichclaimedthelife ofmygrandfather.Istartedacharitygolf tournamentandauctioneightyearsago,rais¬ ing$100,000atthetournamentandauction attheWoodlandsinFalmouth.

"Inmyteens,mygoalwastoplayonthe U.S.OlympicHockeyTeam.As1wasgoing atit,IknewIhadachancetoplayprofes¬ sionally,"saysWeinrich."Mygoalnowis tobethebestfather,husband,andcoachI canpossiblybe."Callitaface-offwithlove.

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Huey, 58

Independent Filmmaker

Youknowyou'vereallymadeitwhenyou areknownonlybyyourfirstname.Just askCher,Madonna,Sting and-yes-Huey, Portland'sindomitableindependentfilm¬ maker.Hueymaynothavethefameorfor¬ tuneasotherone-namewonders,buthe's madeovertwodozenfilmssincehestarted shootingamongMaine'sslopesandpine treesinthe1970s.

TheNashua,NewHampshire,native was"thefirstmemberofmyworking-class familytoevenattendcollege,"hesays."My fatherwaspartownerofawholesalebusi¬ nessfortobacco,candy,andpapergoods My'motherworkedasabookkeeperand homemaker.IwenttoColbyCollegein Waterville,graduatingwithadegreein philosophy'andreligion.

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professoratColbyandanindependentfilm¬ makerfromtheundergroundfilmmove¬ mentofthe1960s.

"Backthen,youcouldn'tgetafilm degreeuphere."ButHueywashooked.

Today,he'sbasedinPortlandwithhis wife,JudithWentzell(hehasthreegrown children),andisdirectoroftheMaine StudentFilmandVideoFestival,aprogram thatencouragesstudentsK-12toproduce theirownfilms,nowenteringits30thyear.

Here,heloveswatchingthestudents' rawenergymorphintodramatic,universal presentations.

"Intheeditingroom,youbringitall together.Ateverystageofthefilm,there'sa newandengrossingtaskathand."

Huey'sfilmshavebeenshownatfesti¬ valsintheU.S.,onI’BS,andontelevisionin Europe.InMarch2002,hewastheepony¬ mouswinnerofthefirst"Huey"award fromtheMaineFilmCommission,present¬ edtohimbyMaine'sthen-firstlady,Mary Herman.TheHueyAwardisgivenannually toaMaineresidentwhoexhibits"exception¬ alcontributionstofilm,video,andmotion mediainMaine."

Summer2006sawthereleaseofhis newestfilm, Tom/ Montanaro, Theatre & Inspiration. In2002hereleased Wilderness &Spirit:AMountainCalledKatahdin, which wasshownonMainePBSandsoldatL.L. Bean.Hehopestoreleaseafollow-upcalled StoriesfromKatahdin nextyearand,in2009, a90-minutefilmonHenryDavidThoreau, SurveyoroftheSoni.

"Wilderness & Spirit hadasection onThoreau.It'sanoutgrowthofthat. Documentariesareabouthowpeoplelive andthink.Ilookforthespiritualmotiva¬ tionbehindthat.

"Nature,"hesays,"isacharacterin itself.Itputsyouincontactwiththingsyou don'tencounterineverydaylife.Ispenda lotoftimeinnature,hikingatBaxter.When wewereyounger,wetookthekidsupto Baxtereveryyearandclimbedjustabout everj'mountain."

Hueyelectsnottorevealhisrealname, butsaysfortherightpricehe'llauctionitoff. Infact,afriendfromColby,PatCushman, helpedhimraisefundsbyauctioningoff thestoryof holt’ Hueygothisnameinthe 1960swheneveryone,itseems,wastaking notesfromtheunderground.Interestedbid¬ derscane-mailHuey@filmsbyhuey.com. -CathyGenthner

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Christopher r Campbell, 42 ;

Architect,ArtsImpressario lustgimmealittleSPACE.Thengimmejust.( little bit more. < ChristopherCampbellnotonlydesignv buildingsthatareworksofart,he'sthv owneroftwoVictorianbuildingsinPortlan, that house works of art. c Sevenyearsago,hebought"TheStudiit Building"at534,536,and538CongresI Street,hometo35differentartiststudio;i TheSPACEGalleryisat538Congress.i Then,thispastsummer,hesnappedu:1 theLongfellowSquarebuildingfor"abott $700,000,"whoseformertenantwasth1 CenterforCulturalExchange[see"Cultur Club,"February/March2006]."1sawwhac happenedinBoston,inplacesjustoutsidecc SomervilleandCambridge-placesthathad। lotofartandgotturnedoverintocondosoi therentswentuptoohighforartists.When< movedup here, Ithought,let'sputastronge ? footholdforartintheCongressStreetarea.1

"Ihaveacareer,whichisinarchitecture> sorealestateisn'twhereIthinkofmakin;J money.Oneofthethingsimportanttome andwhyImoveduptoPortland,istobein.< strong arts-based environment. 1

"At536Congress,with35artistscomI ingandgoing,youcanfindoutthedifferen‘ directionspeoplearetaking.It'sexcitingti bepartofit.Itmakesitalotoffun.Justbein'‘ inthatkindofenvironmentisfantastic.It'- 1 atwo-waystreet.Itisn'tjustmehelpingthI artists-theyhelp me inawonderfulway,toe

Peopleareexperimentingwithcolorand shapesandprintwork,andallofasudden youlearnstuff."

InthecaseoftheLongfellowbuilding, Campbell,42,actuallyteamedupwithone ofhistenants,StephenBenensen,apainter withastudioat536Congress,tomakethe veryvisiblepurchase.

"Stephenand1discoveredwewereinter¬ estedinthesamething,sowedecidedto takeanotherstabatanarts-basedbuilding. [TheLongfellowbuildinglpresentsexcit¬ ingpossibilities.We'reabletogetnonprof¬ its,arts-based,andcultural-basedgroups. Thesecondfloorisallnonprofits."Asforits erstwhileowner,"theCenterforCultural Exchangeiscomplete!}'movedout.

"Iwasinterestedinthebuildingbecause ofitslocationatthebeginningofthearts district."Expresslyforthebuildingitself, hesays,"I'mlookingatstartinganentityto manageitinthevenueofthearts.Anumber ofpeoplehavecalled-thePortlandSocietyof Architects,musicpeople,thenewdirectorof thePortlandSymphony-groupsinterested inperformingandrenting.Rightnow,we're .justgettingstarted."

AlthoughCampbellistechnically from ,away, hehasMaineroots."Mymaternal grandparentsownedadairyfarminAina [justnorthofWiscasset],andIspentsummers atourfamilycamponDamariscottaLake."

Onthepersonalside,he's"finishingup abarn-stylehomeonNorthHaven.Ialso designfurniture,"someofwhichisondis¬ playattheMessierGallery'inRockport.

Regardingfuturerealestatepurchases, "I'malittleoverwhelmedwithwhatI'm doingrightnow.ButI'malwayslookingfor arts-basedentities."

Campbell'saddictionforartistheresult ofgenetics and environment."Myfatherwas anarthistorian,andwe'dtravelwithhimin Europe.IrememberstudyingtireRenaissance andspendingtimepokingthroughItaly." Campbellholdsbachelorsandmasters degreesfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania.

BeforePortland,Campbelldidcorporate designsinNewHaven,theninBoston."After Boston,1wantedtodomorefunstuff-residential-whereyougettoknowyourclient," hesays."Ireallylikebuildingsandspaces, and1lovetheideaofhousingpeople'slives."

Campbelldisclosessomethingfewpeo¬ pleknowabouthim:"/ canrideaunicycle."

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gFrenchTwist:Rola'ndeau'sonRoute100 |inAuburnisaformerHowardJohnson's pthatnowservesdeliciousFrancoEAmericanspecialties.

I"Below:.Rolandeau's'founde7Roland Nadeautowersoveramodelofhis ;restaurant's£recursor.„ 1X' _

Recentlyoverheardinthediningroom ofthetrendyForesideTavernin Falmouth:"Thisplaceusedtobea HowardJohnson's? Really?"

Thenthederisivesnort."Howcould you not knowthat?Areyoublind?"

Somesidewalkarchaeologistsamong uscaneasilydetectaformerHojo'sin sheep'sclothing,whileotherperfectlysane individualslivetoomuchinthemoment tocare.Butscratchthesurfaceofmany restaurantroofsinMaineandyou'llfind, inday-gloorange,evidenceofaformer civilization-ourown.

InFalmouth,theghostoftheHoward Johnson'sonRoute1indeedstillstands, inplainsight,asagatewaytoeverything northofPortland.Peelawaythepresent ForesideTavern,andMooseCrossing

restaurantbeforeit,andthereisstillthe palpablepresenceoftheoriginalestablish¬ ment,runbythefriendlyghostofthelate JohnJohnson,whoalsoownedtheBerliner Bear,apopularGermanrestaurant,halfa miletothenorth.

AfterFalmouth'sorangeroofdisap¬ pearedinourrearviewmirrors,theever¬ greentreesseemedtocloseinandRoute1 simplifiedastravelersnavigatedtheirway furtherdowneast.

Rolandeau'sinAuburn,oneofMaine's finestFranco-Americanrestaurants,isalso abizarroHowardJohnson's."Ithasallthe originalwoodwork,"saysmanagerNick Talarico."Thecupola'sstillhere,andthe windowsinfrontarestilltheoriginals." Talariconevervisitedhisownrestaurant whenitwasaHojo's,butsays,"Manyof their dinershavebecomeourregularcus¬ tomersovertheyears."

OverinSouthPortland,Hacienda PanchoVillarestaurant,neeTonyRoma's, usedtobeckontoRoute1automobilesasa popularHojos.Thenthere'stheFriendly's atExit8,anotherrelicfromtheHoward Johnson'sera:

"EveryWednesdayinthesummerthey hadachickenfryhere,"saysRussGlidden. "EveryFriday,itwasfish."

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Gliddensitsinfrontofthelargestonefire¬ placeinthelobbyoftheHowardJohnson's Hotelat155RiversideStreetinPortlandand talksaboutwarmNovembereveningsthirty yearsago.

"Backthenmygrandmotherwould comeoutandacoupleofbuddiesand1 wouldpileintohercarandheadoverfor theall-you-can-eatspecials.Sheusedtoget suchakickoutofthat,"hechuckles."All theseyoungguysstuffin'themselvesfull onchickenandfish,andthewholething didn'tcosthermore'ntenbucks."

TodaysGlidden,inchargeofthebuild¬ ingandgroundsofthemotel,stillconjures theHojo'sinteriorfromhismind'seye. "Theyhadoneofthosewide,sweeping counterswiththestools,andy'oucouldsee intothekitchen.Therewereabouttwenty stalls,andofcourse,theHojocolors,"he says,gesturingoverhisshouldertohid¬ dentintsthatliebeneaththeFriendly's Restaurant.

"SinceFriendly'smovedin,theonly thingsleftthesamearethewalls."

Yougetthefeelingthatthere'ssome¬ thingelsehewantstosay,buthisvoice trailsoff.

Gliddenisn'ttheonly'onetakinga sentimentaljourney.In1940therewere200 newHojo'srestaurants.BytheEisenhower years,theHojofranchiseexplodedtoovera thousandroadsideeateriesacrossthecoun¬ try',drawingadefiningorangelinethrough Maine[seesidebar],only'to...disappear?

"Alloftheoldroofsweremadewith bakedenamelmetaltile.Nothingremoves bakedenamel,sothenewplacesjustpaint overit,butthepaintneversticksvery well,"Hojo'senthusiastWaltMann,the leadingcollectorworldwide,says."You canusually'spottheoldorange,ifyoulook closeenough."

Why' is thissoimportant?

AsBobSeegersaid, "Iwish1didn'tknow nowwhat1didn'tknowthen. "Innocenceand experienceasdialectic-intheformofan eternalchainoftendersweetfriedclams.

Bothliterally'andfiguratively',Bangor istheendofthelineforHoward Johnson'srestaurants.Straightoutof TheTwilightZone, 336OdlinRoadinBangor isoneofonlyfiveHowardJohnson's Restaurantsleft anywhereontheplanet.

Atsixa.m.sharp,theregularsstart pouringin.Almosteveryoneontheday

staffisaveteran,greetingguestsbyname.

"IstartedhereMay18,1966,thedaywe openedourdoors,"waitressKatheJewett says."Firstupisthecounterservice-we callitthebreakfastclub-peoplecatchupon events,swapstories,getabite,andheadoff tostarttheirday."Regularschatandchew withtheunderstatedtonesanddryhumor thispartofMaineisfamousfor.

"It'slikeafamily,youknow?It'swhy I'vebeenherefortyyears."

Changes have beenmadeattheOdlin Road Howard Johnson's across the decades.Thehallmarkorangeroofisgone, andtheinteriorisasedatemochabrown. Outback,a1970sgreenhousehasbeen attachedformoreseating.

Otherthingsareexactlythesame,like thecopperfumehoodwherethewaitstaff picksuporders,andtheicecreamfreez¬ erswheretheheartofallformerHoward Johnson'srestaurantscanalmostbeheard tobeattheir28-flavortattoo.

Thecarpetisworn,theboothsstarting toshowtheyears.It'salmostanedible sadnesshere,inapridefulway,preserving thesimpleintegrityofourdailyexistence. Whoknewtherewasacoatofgrease ontheNorthStar?■

Navigating the Vanished Howard Johnson's Restaurants

A Tendersweet Past: Augusta:WesternAvenue,MaineTurnpike. NowaFriendly's.

Augusta:1-95atthejunctionofU.S.Rte.27and Community Drive. Now a Ground Round. Bangor:336OdlinRd.(theonlyHowardJohn¬ son'srestaurantleftinMaine,1of5intheU.S.). Brunswick:154PleasantSt,nowaMcDonald's. Falmouth:270U.S.Rte1.NowForesideTavern. Gardiner: I-95n Now aBurgerKing. Gray: I-95n Mile 57e Now aBurgerKing. Gray:l-95sMile56wNowaBurgerKing. Kennebunk: I-95n Now Popeye'sChicken. Kennebunk:l-95sNowSbarroPizza. Naples:BrandypondandLongLakeRoad. NowCharlie'sattheCausewayrestaurant. Portland:155RiversideSt.(Exit8from1-95). NowaFriendly's.

•463ForestAve.,nowForestAve.Plaza,LLC. •630CongressSt,nowNat'lKidneyFdn. SouthPortland:675MainSt,nowtheHacienda PonchoVilla.

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AwaitingAprilpublicationofhernewnovelBodySurfing,setinMaine,Oprahliterary starAnitaShreveislivingthelifeinanoceanfrontdreamhouseinBiddefordPool

BY JUDITH GAINES

Thathouse. Therewas-andstillis-somethingutterlycaptivatingaboutitto authorAnitaShreve.Itsitsincon¬ tentedblissonabluffoverlookingOrewater onthesoutherncoastofMaine,anditisno exaggerationtosaythateversinceShreve firstsawitnearlyadecadeago,shehasnot beenquitethesame.

“Itwasoneofthemostbeautifulhouses

I'deverseen,"sheexplains."Itwastwosto¬ rieshigh,ofwhiteclapboards,andithada Mansardroofwithdozensofdormerwin¬ dowspokingoutofit.Itwassurrounded byawraparoundporchonwhichsattwo woodenrockerslookingouttosea.The househadakindofgraciousnessandseren¬ itythatwasexceptional,andIthinkitisfair tosaythatIfellinlovewiththehouse."

Whenshesawanearbyconvent,nowthe

Marie-JosephSpiritualCenterinBiddeford Pool,shemergedthehousewiththeconventinherimagination.Theresultbecame ahomeforcharactersinthreeofhermost highlyacclaimednovels.

It'sthehousewhereKathrynLyons,in ThePilot'sWife, hearsthehorrificnewsthat herhusbandhasbeenkilledinanairplane disaster-andwhereshetriestohealafter learningthat,formorethanfouryears,he

hasledadoublelife.

It'sthehousewhereOlympiaBiddeford, in Fortune'sHocks, isdiscoveredhavingan affairwithanolder,marriedman-adevas¬ tatinghumiliationshestrugglestoovercome byconvertingitintoahomeforunwed mothersandtheirchildren.

It'sthehousein SeaClass thatruinsthe marriageofHonoraandSextonBeecher, aftertheyunwiselypouralltheirsavings intothemortgage.

Andnowit'sthesettingforShreve'slat¬ estnovel, BodySurfing, dueoutinApril.

"Sostrongwasthehouse'sholdonme thatIwasloathetoletitgo,"shesays,even aftershe'dletgooftheothernovels.Now,in BodySurfing, it'sthehousewhere"a29-yearoldwomanishiredbyafamilytotutora verysweet,slightlyslowteenagegirltopre¬ pareherfortheSATs,"thestandardadmis¬ siontestsrequiredbymostcolleges."When thistutorentersthefamily,shebecomes invokedwiththegirl'stwoolderbrothers." Thereinhangsthetale.

InShreve'snovels,sheclaimsthatthis exceptionalhousesitsontheNewHampshire coastinacommunitycalledFortune'sRocks. ButFortune'sRocksisactuallyasectionof BiddefordI’wl,insouthernMaine.

"Here'sthedeal,"shesays,whenasked whyshegivesNewHampshirecreditfor somethingthatisdeeplyapartofMaine. "I'mnottryingtobecoyaboutit.Fortune's RocksisarealplaceinMaine,butthat isn't my Fortune'sRocks.Itbearssome geographicresemblances.ButI'mnot doingjournalismanymore.Thisisfiction. Imovedahouseontothebeach;Imerged ahomeandaconvent;Imovedatownto anotherstate.Icreatedlotsofthingsthat workformystories.1didn'twanttobe hamperedbythefacts."

Still,localsinterviewedinBiddefordPool savtheyareproudofShreve'saccomplish¬ mentsandhappytohavebeentheinspira¬ tionforsomuchofherwork."We'reall fascinatedbyher,"saysEveMcl’heeters, anownerofagiftshoptherecalledTheRed Geranium."It'salwavsinterestingtosee howshebringsinallthelocalcolor."

Andthey'repleased,too,thatthefamous authorhasboughtahomeintheirvillage,a summercolonypoisedonanarrowarcof landwithalargetidalpoolononesideand theoceanontheother.

Shreve'shomeisamodem,oddlyshaped building,aquirkyhexagonabouttwoanda

halfstorieshighandorientedsothatthefront dooropensontooneoftwobroaddecksfac¬ ingthesea.Grassysanddunescomeright uptothefoundation,andatangleofbeach rosesandotherfloweryshrubsgracethe backyard.Anovalmarkeremblazoned ononewall,justaboveaflowerboxfullot redgeraniums,proclaimsthenameshehas giventhishouse:Fortune'sRocks.

"It'sawonderfulplacewithfabulous views,"Shrevesays."Weallgatherasafam¬ ily;mykidsbringtheirfriends.Myofficeis

InhernewnovelBody

Surfing,"a29-year-old womanishiredbya familytotutoravery sweet,slightlyslow teenagegirl...When thistutorentersthe family,shebecomes involvedwiththegirl's twoolderbrothers."

partofmybedroom,andIcansitforhours staringoutatthesea.It'ssublime.Very peaceful.Agreatplacetowork."

Whethershe'satBiddefordPoolorinher primaryhomeinwesternMassachusetts, nearSpringfield,Shreve'sworkingroutine isalwaysthesame."1writeinthemorning from7:30untilnoon,intotalsilence,"she says."1writewithapeninanotebookand thentransposethatontoacomputer.ThenI printoutthedraftandedititbyhand.Somy computerjustfunctionsasasecretary."

It'sbeenafabulouscareerforher,she continues,notonlybecausewritingfictionis somethingshealwayswantedtodo,butalso becauseitallowedhertobeathomewith herchildrenastheygrewup."Itailoredmy worklifetomychildren'sschedules.Infact, untiltheywereolder1don'tthinktheyeven knewwhatIdidforaliving,"shequips."I wasalwaysthere,athome."

Shehasadaughterandsonofherown andthreestepdaughtersfromhercurrent husband,JohnOsborn,aninsuranceagent. Herchildrensometimeshelpwithcharac¬ terizationsinherbooks,andherhusband is"agiftedreader,"shehaswritten,"who alwayshasfirstlookatanymanuscriptand

whoconsistentlymanagestosteermeeve sogentlyintherightdirection."

Shreveherselfisatall,slimwoman,will blondehairandblueeyesinwhatwouk becalledahandsomeface.Herancestry shesays,is"straight-upEnglish."Bornii Dedham,Massachusetts,in1946,shewa raisedinafamilywithtwosisters.He fatherwasanairlinepilot,hermother, homemaker-bothnowdeceased.Shegrad uatedfromTuftsUniversity'withamajo inEnglishin1968andtaughtEnglishfor: whileattwohighschoolsinMassachusetts Shealsowroteshortstories,butsheworriec thatdoingthiswouldneverbesufficienth lucrative-eventhoughoneofherfirstpub lishedpieces,"PasttheIsland,Drifting, wontheO.Henry'Awardforshortstor fictionin1976.

So,forawhile,sheoptedforwhatseemec likeamorepracticalcareer,injournalism Sheworkedasawriterand/oreditorfor: rangeofmagazines,including Quest,U‘ Newsweek,Esquire, and TheNeroYorkTime SundayMagazine, aswellas Viva inNairobi Kenya.Aftersuccessfully'expandingtw< magazinearticlesintononfictionbooks RemakingMotherhood:HowWorkingMother areShapingOurChildren'sFuture; and Woma Together,WomenAlone:TheLegacyofHn Consciousness-RaisingMovement, shedecider tohaveagoatfictionagain.Thesuccesso: herfirstnovel, EdenClose, publishedin1989 convincedhertodevoteherselftofictior full-time.

Now,17y'earsand12novelslater,sheit unquestionably'afinancialsuccess.Severa ofherbookshavebeennationalorinter¬ nationalbestsellers. ThePilot'sWife wasar OprahpickthatresultedinaLion'sGate/ CBSfilmofthesamenamestarringChristine Lahti,CampbellScott,andJohnHeard,and TheWeightofWater wonthe1998PEN/L WinshipAwardforthebestnovelwith l NewEnglandconnection.Atleastfiveofher bookshavebeenoptionedforfilmsatone timeoranother.Shealsoreceivedthe1995 NewEnglandBookAwardforfictionfrom theNewEnglandBooksellers'Association. Ifthere'sacommonthemethatrunt throughherwork,shesays,it's"lifeintense¬ ly'felt."Sheexploresmomentsofextreme emotion-frequentlyviolenceoreroticpassion-thatcanchangeaperson'slifefor¬ ever.Shesay'ssheoftenasks,"Ifyoutakea womanandpushhertotheedge,howwill shebehave?"Shealsolikestoextendthe

suspenseinherbooksbyweavingasecond storythroughthemaintext.Althoughshe isayssheidentitiesmostwiththesensibili:tiesofsomeofhermalecharacters(Andrew in EdenClose, Thomasin TheLastTimeThey :Met, 1rarrisonin AWeddinginDecember), her narratorusuallyisawoman.And,notsur¬ prisinglyforanauthorwithfourdaughters, herstoriesofteninvolveateenagegirl.

Forfunandasaplayfulbonustoloyal readers,shealsorepeatedlyinsertscertain smalldetailsintohernovels.Hermain characterslikethepaintingsofClaude Legny,forinstance,anartistsheinvented, aswellasChildeHassam,whomshedid not.Andmanyofthemexpressafondness forbaconsandwiches.

Askedhowshemakesthesesandwiches, Shrevereplies:"Ideally,youtaketwopieces ofbreadandtoastthemoveranopenfire. Crispthebaconinacast-ironfryingpan. Thenpressitalltogether."Nomayoorlet¬ tuceandtomato?"No,absolutelynot,"she insists."Justbaconandtoast."

Againandagain,hercharactershave

strongtiestoMaineortheNewEngland coast.Asachild,sheoftensummeredin Maine,and"I'vealwaysfeltastrongcon¬ nectiontothesea,"shesays."I'mfascinated bytheMaineseacoast,itsrichloreandleg¬ end.IespeciallylikedtheBiddefordarea"

Shreverepeatedly insertscertainsmall detailsintohernovels... manyofhercharacters expressafondnessfor baconsandwiches.

becauseitcombinesacoastalcommunity withamilltownslightlyinland. “Fortune's Rock's and SeaGlass bothdealwiththatmill town,andIwasjustasfascinatedwiththe lifeoftheverypoorFrench-Canadianimmi¬ grantsasIwaswiththesummercolonyat BiddefordPool."

TheIslesofShoals,inMaineandNew

Hampshire,providedthebleak,barrenset¬ tingfor TheWeightofWater. InJonesport, Maine,whichinspired StrangeFitsofPassion, shewasintriguedbythetownspeople-the lobstermen,aguywhoranthegeneralstore, andotherswhomshetriedtodescribeinall theirgrittyhumanity.Shewonderedwhat lifewaslikeinaplacethatwas"aboutasfar northandeastasyoucouldgointhiscoun¬ try'.Itseemedliketheedgeoftheuniverse."

Shrevesaysshe'sreluctanttodiscuss futureplansortosayanythingaboutan upcomingnoveluntilit'sfinished."Ihavea fearthatif1describethebookandsomeone looksaskance,1won'tbeabletogoon.Orif 1letoutwhatit'sabout,someofthefizzwill gooutofthebottle."

Butshewillsay'thatshemay'writeyet anotherbooksetinthatsamestunninghouse shecreatedinBiddefordPool,inherversion ofFortune'sRocks."It'sanopenquestion," shesays.Thereareanumberofperiodsin thehistory'ofthehouse"thatI'veleftdelib¬ eratelyopen."

Ithasn'treleaseditsholdonhery'et.■

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ittinginhersmallshopinherhome onIndianIslandinthePenobscot River,BarbaraD.Francis,amember ofthePenobscotNation,issurroundedby thefruitsofherownharvestcelebration. Adorningherwallsandtablesarebaskets shapedlikeearsofcorn,fruitandbread baskets,eggbaskets,acorn-shapedbaskets, napkinbaskets,beanjarvases,basketsthat looklikepinecones,andmore.

Soonherhusband,PenobscotelderMarty Francis,willbegingatheringandpounding thebrownashthatsheweaves,alongwith strandsofsweetgrass,tomakemorevessels likethese,usingtechniqueshergrandmoth-

erandothertribalwomentaughthermore than20yearsago.

FewmembersofthePenobscottribe farmanymore,butliketheFrancisfamily, theycelebratetheharvestintheirownways. "Makingbasketsisaformofharvesting," BarbaraFrancissays."Whatyoumakecel¬ ebrateswhatthebrownashhasinsideit."

Shecontinues:"1lovethistimeofyear becausethere'ssomuchgrownlocallythat youcanenjoy.Everythingthatripens,you canuse.It'sallacelebrationofnature."

Francis,whohasbeenavisitingscholar attheSmithsonianInstitutionrepresent¬ ingPenobscotculture,knowsthatto someNativeAmericans,harvesttimeand Thanksgivinginpar¬ ticularseemtobea mixed bless¬ ing.

Tothem,it'satime forenjoyingseasonal cropsbutalsoformourn¬ inghowthePilgrimsmistreatedIndians whosharedtheirbountywiththem.Others, likeFrancis,haveadifferentview.

"Ican'tspeakforanyoneelse,butIdon't feelanimosityforsomethingthatcan'tbe changednow,"sheexplains."It'smyability tomakethemostofmyselfthatIreallycare about,and1don'tthinkanythingthathap¬ penedinthepastcanholdmebackunless1 letit.Somepeoplewalkamuchmoreclearly definedlineofIndianversusnon-Indian.But Idon'tliketobeputinthatposition-tobestereotyped-soItry'nottodoittoanyoneelse." Thisyear,shesays,she'llhaveatra¬ ditionalThanksgiving,turkey'andall. SheenjoysNativeAmericandishes"like hulledcornsoup,bakedbeans,frybread, cornbread,deerandmoosemeat,blueber¬ ry'cake,pumpkinpie."

Sheadds,withabrightlaugh,"Iespe¬ ciallylikesquashes-bakedwithalittle cinnamonandbutter.AndIdon'tliketo washdishes,soIeatthemrightoutof theirskins."■

GAINES

NativeAmericanFryBread

FrybreadisoneofthemosttraditionalNative 'Americanfoodsandastapleoftriballife aroundthecountry.Buteveryoneseemsto 11 haveaslightlydifferentwayofmakingit, ’ e withsmallvariationsintheingredientsand yhowthey'rehandled.Thekeyistoproduce 'eanindividual-sizedpieceofbreadthatislight >andpuffy,anddoingthisisanartformwith ] techniques handed down through generations, yHere'sonewaytotry:

it t 2cupsall-purposeflour ,3tsp.bakingpowder 1tsp.salt

J'optional:1tbsp,lardoroilforthebatter ' 3/4 cup lukewarm water

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Mixthedryingredients—flour,bakingpowder, andsalt.Ifyouwanttoaddlardorvegetable -oiltothebatter,workthatinnext.Addthe □waterandkneadthedoughsothatitissoft, notsticky.Coverandrefrigeratethedoughat ieast15minutes.

Flouryourhandsandpinchoffaportionof thedoughaboutthesizeofanegg.Nowroll orshapethedoughintoadiscaboutaquarter ofaninchthick.

Heatatleastaninchofoilinafryingpan untilitishotbutnotsmoking,oruseafryolater setat375degrees.Frythepiecesofbreadone atatime,onbothsides,untiltheyaregolden andpuffy.

Serveimmediatelywhilethebreadiswarm.

-Judith Gaines

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ChairLift

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AudreyHepbumturnedupin outfitslikethisin Charade. Here intheParisoftheNortheast, CalypsointheOldPortand BoothbayHarbordelightswith "everythingfromcasual[wear] todressingmothersofthe bride,"saysownerLindy Bragg."Weworkreally hardtomakesure eachcustomerhasan “enjoyableshopping experience."Pictured, ;etat$275

Taste of Honey

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Cats wasonBroadwayfor18years,so PortlandStageCo.'s AChristmasCarol isdefinitelyclosingwithitseleventh seasonthisyear.PaulBarry,75,issetto transformtheroleofScrooge."He'ssuch agem!"saysPSC'sAnitaStewart."He'll shiftthewholedynamicoftheplay." November30-December24.774-0465or www.portlandstage.com

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YouSleighMe!Grabasleighridethroughthe streetsofPortlandFridays,Saturdays,andSundays November24-December22.Pick-upanddrop-of everyhalf-hourinMonumentSquare.

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The6thAnnualFestivalofTreesatthe Westbrook/WarrenCongregationalChurch,810 MainStreetfeaturesapproximately50trees sponsoredbylocalbusinessesanddifferent eventseachnightAdmissionisfree;nominalfee formeals,allproceedsgotocharity.December19.Formoreinformation,854-4147.

Lighting of the Nubble on November 25 has somethingforeveryone.Freeshuttleserviceto SawyerPark3:30-7:00.Thecountdowntothe lightingbeginsat5:00.AChristmasLighthouse? OnlyinMaine.Formoreinformation call363-1040.

Celebrate the Season by the Sea in Old OrchardBeachonDecember3.Eventsincludea treelightingceremony,pictureswithSantaand Mrs.Claus,visitsfromFrostyandRudolph, abonfireandcarolingonthebeach,andhay rides.OldOrchardBeachChamberofCommerce, 934-2500.

ChristmascomesearlytotheBrunswickTree LightingattheTownMallonNovember24. Holidaymusicandhotchocolatearefree,andthe kidscanmeetSantaandFrosty,www.brunswickdowntown.com or 729-4439.

IfyouwanttomixthegrindofChristmasshop¬ pingwithpleasure,visitFreeportonDecember 1-3forSparkleWeekend.Takingplaceatvari¬ ouslocationsthroughoutdowntownFreeport, therewillbeaMagicParadeofLights,atalking Christmastree,carolers,andhorse-drawncarriage rides.865-1212.

"Inthe1850s,Christmasornamentsweresimpler thantoday,"saysCarolinCollinsofWadsworthLongfellow House, 489 Congress Street HolidaytoursbeginDecember1andthere'sa FamilyChristmasactivityprogramDecember10 from10to1.Stringpopcorn,createanornament totakehome,shareinrefreshments.Reservations

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Galleries

Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. American Indian Beadwork and the 2006 Waponahki Student Art Show through November 18. 288-3519 or www.abbemuseum.org

AcadiaNationalParkMuseum,BarHarbor.His¬ toricaltreasuresatparkheadquarters.288-3338.

ArtGalleryatUNE,WestbrookCollegeCampus, UniversityofNewEngland,716StevensAvenue, Portland.JohnMuenchtoNovember19,Robert ShetterlyopensNovember29.221-4499or www.une.edu/artgallery

AtriumArtsGallery,UniversityofSouthern Maine,Lewiston-AuburnCollege,Lewiston.

Natasha Mayers November 8-December 15. www.laarts.org

Aucocisco Gallery, 615A Congress Street, Portland.MaryHartinNovember,Grace DeGennaro in December. 775-2222 or www.aucocisco.com

Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston. CharlieHewittcontinues.786-6158. www.bates.edu/museum.xml

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 RussellAvenue,RockportMainePrintmakersto December 18. 236-2875 or www.artsmaine.org

Children's Museum of Maine, 142 Free Street,Portland.ActivitiesincludeImagination Station,StageStories,BakeandTake.828-1234 or www.childrensmuseumofme.org

TheClown,123MiddleStreet,Portland. Albina Colden November 2-30. 756-7399 or www.the-clown.com

Colby College Museum of Art, 4353 May¬ flowerHill,Waterville.AlexKatz,JohnMarin. 872-3228 or www.colby.edu/museum

EricHopkinsGallery,NorthHavenIsland. , 867-2229 or www.erichopkins.com

Farnsworth Museum of Art, Main Street, Rockland.JonathanFisherandAndrewWyeth continue, James Wyeth opens November 13, ;SharetheWonder:ASeasonalCelebration • opens November 23. 596-6457 or www.farn. sworthmuseum.org

ForeStreetGallery,372ForeStreet,Portland. PaulBlack,SylviaDyer,CarltonPlummercontin¬ ue. 874-8084 or www.forestreetgallery.com

FrostGullyGallery,1159U.S.Route1,Freeport ThomasCrotty,StephenEtnier,LaurenceSisson, e DahlovIpcar,JanetC.Manyan.865-4505or ;'■'vww.frostgullygallery.com

rGaleyrieFineArt,240U.S.Route1,Falmouth. PatPlourde,RichardGarrigus,CherylBoykinBryant toNovember18,followedby2006Holiday Show.781-3555.

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Holiday Show opens December 7. 772-2693 or www.greenhutgalleries.com

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine CollegeofArt,522CongressStreet,Portland MecaArtAuctionNovember10withpreview November 7-10. Robert Indiana opens Novembe 22,HolidaySaleDecember1-3.775-3052or www.meca.edu

Jameson Gallery, 305 Commercial Street, Portland. Dennis Boudreau November 6December 2. 772-5522 or www.jamesongallery.com

JuneFitzpatrickGallery,112HighStreetanc 522CongressStreet,Portland.MainePrintsat High Street and Abby Shahn November 3-25. 772-1961 or www.junefitzpatrickgallery.com

Lincoln County Historical Association, FederalStreet,Wiscasset.HistoryofLincoln County. 882-6817 or www.lincolncountyhistory.org

Local 188 Gallery and Tapas Bar, 188 StateStreet,Portland.KyleDurrie,PatCorrigan, JenniferGardiner,GarryBowcott.761-7909.

Maine Historical Society Museum, 489 CongressStreet,Portland.Historythroughthe Collector'sEyetoDecember30,Longfellow House open for tours through November. 774-1822 or www.mainehistory.org

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street,Bath.AShipyardinMaine,Maritime HistoryofMaine.443-1316or www.bathmaine.com/programs.asp

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum,58ForeStreet,Portland.SantaFest November 24-26 and December 1-3. 828-0814 or www.mngrr.org

Maine State Museum, 87 State House Station, Augusta. Maine Gems, Made in Maine ReflectionsofMaine.287-2304or www.state.me.us/museum/

The Maine Women Writers Collection, WestbrookCollegeCampus,UniversityofNev,

England,StevensAvenue,Portland.Personal papers,manuscripts,artifacts,andrecordingsof Maine women authors. 797-7688, ext. 4324. www.une.edu

Museum of African Culture, 122 Spring ?Street,Portland.SpiritsofIgboTribeanddrumming/chantingonFirstFridayArtwalk.871-7188 or www.africantribalartmuseum.org

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall,BowdoinCollege,Brunswick.Suppliesand artifactsfromRobertE.PearyandDonaldB. MacMillan'sarcticexplorations.725-3062

c Penobscot Marine Museum, 5 Church Street,Searsport.HistoryofPenobscotBayand themaritimehistoryofMaine.548-2529or www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org

PortlandMuseumofArt,7CongressSquare, Portland.ContemporaryPhotographsfromthe CollectiontoNovember26,MainePrintsto December10,Childhoodin19th-CenturyAmerica opensNovember2,NewAcquisitions2006 opensDecember2.773-ARTS,(800)639-4067or . www.portlandmuseum.com

Portland Harbor Museum, Fort Road, SMCC campus,SouthPortland.JeremyD'Entremont lecture"HistoryoftheFlyingSantaofthe Lighthouses" November 12. 799-6337 or www.portlandharbormuseum.org

Saco Museum, 371 Main Street, Saco. Saco iBayArtistsJuriedExhibitiontoNovember12, HomefortheHolidays:AFestivalofTrees November 25-December 10. 283-3861. www.sacomuseum.org

SaltGallery,110ExchangeStreet,Portland. ICrossingBoundaries:TeenageImmigrantGirls inMainetoNovember18,SaltAlumniCorner through November. 761-0660 or www.salt.edu/gallery.html

e Seashore Trolley Museum, Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport. Operated by the New England ElectricRailwayHistoricalSociety,hometo theNationalCollectionofHistoricAmerican A Streetcars.967-2712

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University of Maine Museum of Art, 40HarlowStreet,Bangor.BereniceAbbot, MarsdenHartley,WinslowHomer,Carl Sprinchorn, Andrew Wyeth. 561-3350 or www umma.umaine.edu

Tom Veilleux Gallery, 75 Market Street, Portland.WilliamandMargueriteZorach, WilliamGlackens,JamesFitzgerald,GuyPene DuBois.RockwellKent,GeorgeBellows, WinslowHomer,WillBarnett.828-0784or www.tomveilleux.com

Whitney Art Works, 45 York Street. Portland. Allison Cooke Brown and Amy Robinson to November 18, Holiday Mixer November 29December 23. 780-0700. www.whitneyartworks.com

Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 67 Main Street, Wiscasset.AutumnArrivalstoNovember24. 882-7682. www.wiscassetbaygallery.com

ZeroStation,AndersonStreet,Portland.Zero Portfoliocontinuesatthewebsiteandthegal¬ lery. 347-7000 www.zerostation.com

Dance

PortlandBallet,Portland.TheVictorian Nutcracker December16attheSchaeffer

TheatreinLewiston,andattheMerrill Auditorium December 22-23. 842-0800 or www.portlandballet.org

Maine State Ballet, Portland Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker November 25-26 and December 13attheMerrillAuditorium.842-0800or www.mainestateballet.org

St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street,Portland.Nutcracker Burlesque 2006 December 20-23. 775-5568 or www.stlawrencearts.org

Theater

The Children's Theatre 317 Marginal Way, Portland.MaineDramaticInstitute,workshops forchildren3-18.878-2774or www.childrenstheatremaine.org

GaslightTheater,Hallowell.The Mousetrap November 2-11.626-3698 or www.gaslighttheater.org

GoodTheater,St.LawrenceArtsCenter, 76CongressStreet,Portland.Into the Woods November2-12,MaineHystericalSociety November 24-25. 775-5568 or www.stlawrencearts.org

Portland Stage Company, Forest Avenue,

Portland.Two Rooms to November 19,A ChristmasCarol November 30-December 24. 774-0465 or www.portlandstage.com

Music

Bay Chamber Concerts, Camden. Sean Curran Company at the Strom Auditorium November 19, Get Up and Dance! at Camden HillsRegionalHighSchoolNovember18, CherishtheLadiesCelticChristmasatRockport Opera House December 2. www.baychamberconcerts.org or 236-2823 ChoralArtsSociety,Portland.Christmas attheCathedralattheCathedraloftheIm¬ maculate Conception December 2-3, Messiah Sing-Along December 11, Choral Art Camerata inChristmaswithCornils,December19at MerrillAuditorium.828-0043or www.choralart.org

Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland Trans-SiberianOrchestraNovember22.7753458, 775-3331 or www.ticketmaster.com or www.thecivicccenter.com

Friends of the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ,MerrillAuditorium,Portland.Christmas with Cornils December 19. www.foko.org

LAArts,Lewiston.LifeandOtherSongsby Three Coastal WomenattheHiltonGarden Inn,AuburnRiverwatch,November17. 782-7228, (800) 639-2919 or www.laarts.org.

PCA Great Performances, Merrill Auditorium,Portland.The Producers November 10-12, Jeremy Denk November 16, Christmas withChanticleerNovember27.842-0800or www.pcagreatperformances.com

Portland String Quartet, Woodfords CongregationalChurch,WoodfordStreet, Portland.Gershwin,Brahms,andSchubert December 3. 761-1522 or www.portlandstringquartet.org

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium,Portland.MozartPianoConcerto November 14,Magic of Christmas December 8. 842-0800, 842-0812 TTY or www.portlandsymphony.com

St.LawrenceArtsCenter,76CongressStreet Portland.SattumaFamilyFolkBandNovember6. 775-5568 or www.stlawrencearts.org

University of Southern Maine, Portland and Gorham campuses. USM Youth Ensembles November15,JoyousSoundsforaFestive SeasonatImmanuelBaptistChurchinPortland November28,16thAnnualHolidayGalaat theAbromsonCenterinPortlandDecember1.

780-5003 or www.usm.maine.edu/music

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FilmFestivaloftheSpirit,theStrand Theatre,Rockland.First-runandrepertory filmsfromculturesaroundtheglobeNovember 10-12. 230-0232 or www.filmspirit.org

Maine Audubon, 20 Gisland Farm Road, Falmouth. Winter Ecology November 7-December 9,Beginners'BirdWalkNovember11,Nature Walk:FallIntoWinterNovember18,Naturalists' ForumNovember27,FallNightSkyFamilyPro¬ gram November 29, Snowshoe Under Full Moon December1,WinterBirdFeedingDecember2. 781 -2330 or www.maineaudubon.org

Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, 318GlickmanFamilyLibrary,Universityof SouthernMaine,314ForestAve,Portland. Writers Read third Wednesday of each month inPortland.Workshopsinfiction,poetry,nonfic¬ tion,children'sliterature,andpublishing.3861400 or www.mainewriters.org

Osher Map and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, 314 Forest Avenue, Portland.Originalmaps,atlases,geographies, andglobesspanning1475tothepresent,with 20,000maps,asseparatesheetsorboundin

morethan1,500rarebooksandatlases.7804850 or www.usm.maine.edu/-maps

Portland Camera Club, American Legion Hall,413Broadway,SouthPortland.Meetings everyMondayevening,monthlycolorslide competition,blackandwhiteprintandcolor printcompetition,digitalnightthe4thMonday of the month, www.portlandcameraclub.org

Portland Pottery and Metalsmithing Studio, 118 Washington Avenue, Portland. Pottery,jewelrymaking,sculptureclassesand workshops, Holiday Sale December 15-17. 7724334 or www.portlandpottery.com

PortlandTrails,OneIndiaStreet,Portland. Boardmeetingat305CommercialStreet November 15. 775-2411 or www.trails.org

University of Southern Maine Southworth Planetarium, 96 Falmouth Street,Portland.ShowsincludeAurora,Comet, Dinosaurs,MarsQuest,StarStealers,Worldsin motion. 780-4749 or www.usm.maine.edu/~planet/.

Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth Street, Portland.ChristmasatVictoriaMansion November 24-December 31, Holiday Gala November 30. 772-6290 or www.victoriamansion.org.

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Andthenthere'stheview.“Itcommands oneofthetwohighestspotsontheNeck, overlookingtheocean,"Prattsays.Rightin yourextendedfrontyard,afteraplungeof greenlawn,manicuredshrubs,anddesigner trees,is“theyachtclub,theanchoragewhere youcouldsec*yourboat,awhitesandbeach everyonehasaccessto,thebreakwater,and thechannelwherethelargefishingcommu¬ nitycomesinandoutoftheFerryPeachsec¬ tionofProutsNeck."

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"Yeah,andshewaswayhotterinper¬ sonthanonTV'andshit."

"Really."ItookaStevieWonderalbum outofitscovertoinspectit.Scratched. "Iwaitedaftertheshowandgottosee herwalktohertourbus.Iwaslike,'Hi, Tiffany,'andshewasall,'Hi.'Shelooked rightatme.Madeeyecontact."

Ifeltahandonmyshoulderandturned around.SomeguyIdidn'tknowwith shaggybrownhairleanedin."Hey,Ithink Ifoundthatthingyouwerelookingfor." "Huh?"

"Justcomewithme,andI'llshowyou whatIwastalkingabout."

"Okay."1followedhim.Infrontofa tableofknock-offTommyHilfigershe saidtome,"1thoughtyoumightneeda rescue."

"Oh."TheTiffanyguywaspretty weird,butmaybehe'dhavecutmeadeal. "So,doyoucomeherealot?"

"No,Iwasjustlookingforapresentfor myfriendDave."

"Yourboyfriend?"

"No,justafriend."

Henodded."Icomeheretolookfor stuffsometimes.Iliketomakecollages. Doyoudoanyart?"

"I'mmoreofanaficionado.Idomake stuffwithducttapesometimes."

"Youshouldsellithere.Thatstuffishot." "Yeah,but1don'thavemuchofan attentionspan."

Henodded.

"Youlookkindafamiliar,"Isaid. "Really?"

Itookinhisdarkbrowneyesandreal¬ izedheremindedmeofSparky,adog1 onceowned."Yeah,"1said."Youremind meofsomebody."

"Doyouwannahangoutsometime?" heasked.

Heborrowedapencilwithachewedofferaserfromanold-timersellingelec¬ tricalparts.Weexchangednumberson scrapsofpaper.Ilookedbackas1leftand sawhimsalivatingoversomevintage Plm/boys. 1turnedbeforehecouldseeme lookathim.

Afewdayslaterthephonerang.Avery formalvoiceinquired,"Hello,mayIspeak toMissAllison?"

"ThisisAllison."

"Why,hellothere,Allison,thisis

GeofferyHughes,"saidthevoiceinafartoo-cheerytone.

Hecorrectlyreadmysilenceforconfusion.

"It'sJeff,thedudeyoumetattheflea markettheotherday,"hesaid,reverting tothevoiceIknewfromafewdaysprior.

"Oh,yeah,how'sitgoing?"

Wemetforcoffeeafewdayslater.He worethesameoutfithe'dwornthedayI methim,browncorduroysandagraylogo shirtheworeinsideout.

Wesatdownatatableanddrankour lattes."Hey,Imadeyousomething,"he said.HepulledaCDfromhisbackpack. "It'samixtape.There'ssomesongson thereIthoughtyoumightlike."

"Thanks,"1said,holdingitupmomen¬ tarily.Onthecoverhe'ddrawnapicture ofacassettetapeandwritten mixtape on itinbigblackletters.1smiledandputit inmybag.

"Ithoughtyou'dlikeit."

Alterthat,hecalledafewtimes,leav¬ inggoofymessagesonmyanswering machineinvoicesthatresembledcartoon charactersormaybealiens.I'dlisten,then pressdelete.

Iranintohimacoupleofmonthslater, atthelibrary.Hewassittingatatable acrossfromahomelessguy,readinga newspaper."Hey,"hesaid.

"Hi."1walkedovertohistable. Somethingsmelledbad,thesourceuncer¬ tain.Jefflookedupfromhispaper."I calledyou."

1noddedandcoughed.Thesmellwas prettybad.Itookastepback.

"Younevercalledback."Heturnedthe pageofhisnewspaper.Therewasanad forbodyhairremoval.

"You'reniceandall,but..."Istam¬ mered,"IguessIwasn'tinterested."

The homeless guy muttered a few obscenities,gotup,andwalkedaway.I shiftedmyeyestothedoor.

"ButImadeyouamixtape."Jefffoldedthe newspaperandputitacrossthetable,motion¬ ingformetositindienewlvvacantseat.

"Technically,itwasamixCD."

"Whatever,1madeyouamixCD. Doesn'tthatmeananything?"

"They'rejustsongs."

"ButIpickedthemoutforyou.Mv wholelife'sinthere."

"That'sthetragedy,"Isaid."I'mout here."■

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