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Just read the article “The W.E.B. Du Bois Files” in the February/March issue. When I was approached for the [use of my] photo of Lake Cobbosseecontee, I had no idea what the story was [about]. Imagine my surprise when I read it yesterday for the first time. For a minute I thought I was reading about my in-laws! [They’re members] of an African-American sportsman club that owns property on [the lake]. The club is the Sportsman’s Club of Greater Boston; their camp on the lake is Camp Armstrong. Although I am from Maine myself, I’d never heard of Lake Cobbossecontee until I started visiting the camp with my family. Thanks again! The coincidence is funny. Nicole Janey, Dorchester, Massachusetts
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I am the daughter of John Irace, who passed away last November. I have just now learned about Montebello Ice and the story of the Vortice [“Romance of the Italian U-Boat,” February/March 2014]. As you can probably imagine, my family (especially my mom) is eager to learn more about this screenplay and any developments about a possible movie. There are so many layers to my parents’ story, and we are all curious as to which ones made the cut in your screenplay! At any rate, I can’t express to you the level of thrill and anticipation this has given us all. Thanks for writing about my dad. Joanne Irace Tibbetts, Scarborough
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PoRtlAnD seA DoGs HoMe oPeneR vs. new britain Rock cats Hadlock Field. 6 p.m., $5-$10, 879-9500, milb.com
23 sHRineRs ciRcus the 61st Annual. Apr. 21-23, cumberland county civic center. $5-$10, theciviccenter.com
soMeWHeRe MAine: the Marijuana Musical. state theatre, 609 congress st., Portland. 4 p.m., $29-$99, statetheatreportland.com
Recent Acquisitions & selections From the collection. through June 15, une Art Gallery, 716 stevens Ave., Portland. Free, 221-4499 une.edu/artgallery
ARcHitAlx lecture: Progressive Design. Portland Museum of Art. April 3, 10, 17, 24, 6 p.m., $15 www.architalx.org
cAlico quilt sHoW April 26-27, Rowe school, 52 school st, yarmouth. $5, mainequilts.org
29 tHe sAVAnnAH DisPutAtion through May 18, Portland stage, 25A Forest Ave, Portland. $35-$45, 7740465, portlandstage.org
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24 blue WRAP RunWAy sHoW Fashions from surgical blue wrap, to benefit Partners for World Health efforts in Africa. Gala, entertainment, cocktails. usM’s Hannaford Hall, Portland. 6 p.m., $50, 653-0365, partnersforworldhealth.org
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stARs on ice olympians Ashley Wagner, Gracie Gold, Jeremy Abbott, Gold Medalists Meryl Davis & charlie White. cumberland county civic center. 7:30 p.m., $49-$88, stars-on-ice-portland.ticketsw.com
25 RoDRiGo y GAbRielA state theater, 609 congress st., Portland. 8 p.m., $25-$45, statetheatreportland.com
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Colby College Museum of art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Histories of Now: Six Artists from Cairo, through Jun. 8; Julianne Swartz: Affirmation, through Jun. 8; The Lunder Collection, through Jun. 8; American Weathervanes, through Jun. 8. 859-5600 colby.edu
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portland Museum of art, 7 Congress Sq., Portland. Preserving Creative Spaces: The Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios Program, through Jun. 15; Circa: Andrea Sulzer, opens Apr. 26; Richard Estes’ Realism, opens May 22. 775-6148 portlandmuseum.org Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St., Portland. Mansion as Muse: Contemporary Art at Victoria Mansion, an exhibit inspired by the mansion’s incomparable interiors, through May 21. 772-4841 victoriamansion.org
music asylum, 121 Center St., Portland. Karaoke, every W; Retro Night, every Th; Sidecar Radio, Apr. 11; Hall & Oates Tribute Show, Apr. 18; Blue Oyster Cult, Apr. 19; Local H, Apr. 25; Frankie Ballard, Apr. 26; Sebastian Bach, Apr. 27; Sevendust Acoustic, May 9; Parmalee, May 16. portlandasylum.com Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. Cumberland Crossing, Bluegrass Jam, Apr. 10; Acadian Aces, Apr. 11; Truth or Dare with Heather Styka, Apr. 17; Shanna in the Round, Gunther Brown, Apr. 18; Sean Mencher & His Rhythm Kings, Apr. 19; Samuel James & Dana Gross, Apr. 24; The Renovators, Matt Meyer & the Gumption Junction, LQH, Apr. 25; Hardy Brothers Jazz Jam, Apr. 26. 774-4111 portcityblue.com Chocolate Church arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Apr. 12; Greg Brown, Jun. 14. 442-8455 chocolatechurch.com darling’s Waterfront pavilion, Bangor. Rise Above Fest, May 10, Celtic Woman, May 30; Dave Matthews Band, Jun. 6. waterfrontconcerts.com
Dogfish Bar & Grille, 128 Free St., Portland. Tombstone PD, Apr. 10, May 8; Dapper Gents, Apr. 17, May 15; The Bridge Walkers, Apr. 26, May 24; Max Ater, Apr. 24, May 22; Larsen, Apr. 3, Jun. 5; Matt Meyer & Gumption Junction, Apr. 5, May 3, Jun. 7; Sean Mencher & His Rhythm Kings, Apr. 12, May 10. 772-5483 thedogfishcompany.com Empire, 575 Congress St., Portland. Clash of the Titans: Mariah Carey vs. Whitney Houston, Apr. 9; Clash of the Titans: The National vs The Walkmen, Apr. 16; Clash of the Titans: Spice Girls vs. Backstreet Boys, Apr. 22; Clash of the Titans: Radiohead vs. Pink Floyd, Apr. 30. 747-5063 portlandempire.com
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Chocolate Church arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. The Cherry Orchard, Apr. 25-27; May 2-4. 442-8455 chocolatechurch.com City theater in Biddeford, 205 Main St. You Can’t Take it With You, May 16. 642-7840 citytheater.org Freeport Community players, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook Rd., Freeport. The Wizard of Oz, Jul. 17-27. 865-5505 fcponline.org Freeport theater of awesome, 5 Depot St., Freeport. See website for updates. theaterofawesome.com Gaslight theater, 1 Winthrop St., Hallowell. Morning’s at Seven, spring; The Bat, early summer. See website for updates. 626-3698 gaslighttheater.org Good theater, 76 Congress St., Portland. Underwater Guy, Apr. 2-13. 885-5883 goodtheater.com portland players, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, May 16-Jun. 1. 7997337 portlandplayers.org portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave. Tribes, through Apr. 13; The Savannah Disputation, Apr. 22May 18. Studio Theater: 25th Annual Little Festival of the Unexpected, May 6-10. 774-0465 portlandstage.org public theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. Good People, Mar. 14-23; Moonlight & Magnolias, May 2-11. 782-3200 thepublictheatre.org Snowlion repertory Company, at Portland Stage Studio Theater, 25A Forest Ave. The Elephant Piece, Apr. 11-20. 782-3200 snowlionrep.org St. lawrence arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. Maine Playwrights Festival Apr. 21-May 4. 347-3075 stlawrencearts.org theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth. My Father’s Dragon, Apr. 21-May 24. 933-9999 theateratmonmouth.org USM theater, Russell Hall, College Ave., Gorham. In the Underworld, a powerful, satirical operetta. Apr. 18 27. 780-5151 usm.maine.edu/theatre
tasty events Browne trading Company, 262 Commercial St., Portland. Wine tasting every first and third Sa, 1-5pm. 775-7560 brownetrading.com Chocolate lovers’ Fling, Holiday Inn by the Bay, 88 Spring St., Portland. Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Main fundraiser featuring treats from dozens of local chocolatiers, Apr. 6. 828-1035 chocolateloversfling.org Flanagan Farm, 668 Narragansett Trail (Rt. 202), Buxton. Farm Land Trust Dinner: Benefit dinners prepared by 1 8 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
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Old Port Wine Merchants, 223 Commercial St., Portland. Wine tasting every third W. 772-9463 oldportwine.com Salt Exchange, 245 Commercial St., Portland. Bourbon tastings, first F of every month. 347-5687 thesaltexchangerestaurant.com The West End Deli & Catering, 545 Congress St., Portland. Wine tastings every first F, 6-8pm. 774-6426 thewestenddeli.com Sweetgrass Farm Old Port Tasting Room, 324 Fore St., Portland. Taste Maine-distilled spirits with smoked seafood from Sullivan Harbor Smokehouse, Apr. 19. 761-8446 sweetgrasswinery.com
Don’t Miss Architalx, 26th annual lecture series on progressive design at the Portland Museum of Art. Apr. 3, 10, 17, and 24. architalx.org Lewiston Auburn Film Festival, various locations in Auburn and Lewiston. Apr. 4-6. lafilmfestival.org Colin Sargent, poet, novelist, editor, and publisher, reading at The Hive, 84 Main St., Kennebunk. May 7, 7p.m. thehivekennebunk.com Maine Menus: From Chop Suey to Washington Pie, Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. Through April. mainehistory.org Record Store Day, Annual day to support independent record stores, Apr. 19. recordStoreDay.com Shriners Circus, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. Apr. 21-23. theciviccenter.com/events Stars on Ice, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. U.S. Olympic Figure Skating team exhibition, just back from Sochi, Apr. 19. theciviccenter.com/events Sugarloaf, 5092 Access Rd., Carrabassett Valley. Annual Bud Light Reggae Fest, Apr. 10-13; East Coast Pond Skimming Championships, Apr. 20; Annual Sugarloaf Marathon, May 18. 800-843-5623 sugarloaf.com
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Writer, editor, and UMaine English professor Sanford Phippen will read from his latest book, Sturge, May 7 at 5:00 p.m. at USM’s Glickman Library on Forest Avenue, Portland. The mixedmedia memoir–a biography and homage, including essays by others, photographs, cartoons, and drawings–recalls his fellow writer, friend, and colleague Sturgis Haskins (1940-2012). For more information: 780-4269, usm.maine.edu. Find Sturge also in bookstores ($30) or contact sanphip@aol.com.
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“In my years of tracking down Morse and Libby descendents and pawing through their possessions, I never found her,” says Victoria Mansion’s curator Arlene Palmer Schwind of the long-lost porcelain figure of Rebekah, Biblical wife of Isaac, listed on an 1894 inventory of the mansion’s furnishings. After a long quest, though, she’s found a near match at auction, a 20-inch English factory porcelain replica from 1851–”only the Copeland factory made a Rebekah”–of the marble statue by British sculptor William Theed. Admire her in the mansion’s sitting room. victoriamansion.org
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Catch Maine vocalist tess Collins as she sets China’s stages on fire with the hot stylings so frowned upon during the Cultural revolution.
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t’s a long way from Caribou to Hong Kong, but 27-year-old, newly engaged Tess Collins makes the crossing several times a year. It’s one thing to take the plunge and study at the University of Hartford’s prestigious Hartt School of Music; it’s another to put your money where your mouth is on stage. And not just any stage. This star can often be found in front of an intimate crowd of 20,000 people at Happy Valley Racecourse in the center of glittering Hong Kong, “the noisiest place on Earth, where anything is possible.” Think of it: a Maine Yankee in Leung ChunYing’s Qūyu.
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Collins’s aunt, Sen. Susan Collins (RMaine), just named one of Washington’s most powerful women by ELLE Magazine, certainly has the world’s ear. But “Baby Tess,” as her fellow musicians have nicknamed her in Hong Kong, is exploring a different, very bluesy, dimension all her own. We caught up with her when she was back in Maine for a week.
Are you still the headliner at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong?
I haven’t done hotels for three years. I manage myself. I’m my own agent. I represent myself and do huge events for clients like BMW, Infiniti, Ferrari, Chanel,
Omega, and Piaget watches in Shanghai, Beijing, even Chengdu, home of the panda bear. Six nights a week in a hotel–it can get hard. It can get lonely in a hotel. One of my biggest shows is the famous Hong Kong Jockey Club. It goes back to 1884. Horse racing is huge for the Chinese. You’ll see 20,000 people there every Wednesday night. I sing a song with my band between every horse race. Everybody loves the atmosphere. Gambling, drinking–that’s their relaxation. There’s so much money. The Hong Kong Jockey Club has been such a big advocate for performers, too, because they make sure you’re on TV. You get exposure you April
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than How do you do? After all my songs I say xiéxie nǐmen. It’s their slang for thank you, everybody. Is there a fascination for Western jazz in China, and do you know some Chinese performers who specialize in it?
wouldn’t get otherwise. What other jazz clubs do you perform in Hong Kong?
Salon De Ning is the deco jazz club on the lowest level of the iconic Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong, which dates to 1929. Lucky Room 888 is where the Japanese signed the treaty to end World War II. I’ve loved singing at Salon De Ning and became friendly with some of the staff members who are superstitious. In the old days, officers would come here and meet their Chinese women. Mrs. Ning haunts the place. Lights switch on when they’re supposed to be off. The microphone turns on and off. Then there’s the elevator. Sometimes it bypasses all the floors to the basement and you can hear the ghosts of soldiers marching. It’s actually where the soldiers did train. How about beyond Hong Kong?
I’ve performed in Aria, the jazz club in Beijing, and Atmosphere, on the top floor of a skyscraper with sweeping views of Beijing. I was just in Guangzhou this past weekend, doing a show for BMW. They flew me in to sing two songs. They put me up. I perform for the CEOs and top executives as they announce the new models they’re unveiling. For BMW I sang “Hall of 2 4 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
Fame,” by The Script. “Living in the hall of fame; everybody knows your name.” I sang jazz at an “007” theme event for Sennheiser’s high-end microphones and headphones [prices start at 2,000 euros]. Their first market was Europe, but now they’ve recognized Asia is the place to go. You’re…living in a movie.
Sometimes I feel surreal, making a living as a musician and getting respect for my talent. In the U.S., sometimes, unless you’re a superstar, people say, “Oh, you’re a musician…” In China, they love Western people, and you get treated like a superstar. I was hungry after a show recently. I said to my driver, I want to get some food. He didn’t speak much English, but he wanted so much to take me to what he considered American food. He took me to KFC, but I said no thanks. Then he brightened and wrote a big M on his hands. He thought, as a Gweilo (“white ghost”), that’s what I wanted to eat. We’re in the audience now, watching you. What’s the first thing you say to us when you address the audience?
If I’m in a small club, I say, How y’all doing? Everybody thinks I’m from the South. It’s somehow more engaging and more relaxed
Locals sing jazz, but they’ll be singing in Chinese. If they’re famous, they’ll sing Canto pop. Hong Kong is so international–many native Hong Kong residents send their kids to England, the U.S., or Canada. So if some local musicians play jazz amazingly, it’s because they’ve learned how to play it in, say, New York. In The Last Emperor, the young Westernized emperor noodles around with “Am I Blue.” When do you slide into scat?
“Blue Skies,” by Ella Fitzgerald. “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love.” It depends on the vibe. If you’re inspired by the musicians around you, you tend to take more chances. There’s a YouTube of you at Old Orchard Beach, improvising: “Tell Tess Collins three words to sing and see what happens.” [To listen, follow our link on portlandmonthly.com]
I have to have that taken down. One of my talents is to be on the spot. It doesn’t hurt if you can start singing about the audience members or tell a story. It gets them more involved. Takes us to your apartment.
I live in the Mid-Levels, on the island, in Central Hong Kong. You can hear everything, buses. You get woken up by drilling. Our actual wall shakes. It’s a very noisy city, even at 5 a.m. I’ve heard someone say it’s like New York in the 1980s, so much hustle and bustle. People out all the time. I can’t see the harbor, which would cost me a lot more money, but you can see spots of the water. Happy Valley seems dreamlike. What’s it like, seeing posters of yourself as the featured performer amid Chinese characters? Is it like Being John Malkovitch, except it’s you?
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The first time I was taken aback, I was in Beijing with two friends from Caribou. We had gone to the Great Wall. We went downstairs in our hotel to take money out. By the ATM was my picture, bigger than I am. That was the moment. Everybody taking money out. Then there’s the superscript at the horse races, seeing my name with Chinese characters beside it flashing in the sky while I’m singing. How’s your Chinese?
In Cantonese I can hail 截的士 for a cab ride. But everyone speaks English. In mainland China I’ve had to learn more. I know enough to greet people, make fun of myself, and make them laugh. Olivia, my assistant, goes with me when I do the big shows in China. Do you consider yourself an expat? What would it take for you to consider yourself one?
I am for sure an expat in Hong Kong, which has a huge expat community. To be a resident in Hong Kong, you have to be there at least seven years. There’s a huge expat community. In that respect, it can be a small city, like we all go to the same places. Dating-wise, there are plenty of young men who are driven. Everyone has a dream. I’ve never met a boring person in Hong Kong. You can do anything in Hong Kong. The party scene is great. You can go to bars at 7 a.m. You can party all night long and meet people. But it’s also very transient. I’m not single now, but it can be very lonely amid the thrill of all this. In Portland you can go anywhere and make a friend. In Hong Kong, you don’t know if it’s to help them with a contact or it’s genuine.
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What’s the dating scene like in Hong Kong?
“On a swaying bridge between two worlds.”
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e Mainers can’t resist playing tour guide for visiting friends from away. Is it because we’re fascinated with the strangers in ourselves? With feigned detachment, we count the stars that rate the finest hotels and inns around us on the Maine Coast. Here’s a look at some of these top destination attractions as the outside press is touting them:
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colors) to the classic Thank You (embroidered lobster pillows and an airy seafoam and powder blue New England aesthetic)… A central lodge functions as the official clubhouse, with a simple rectangular pool and a fire pit where there’s a nightly bonfire (singing optional).” Hidden Pond’s James Beard Awardwinner Ken Oringer is on the premises, rolling out fresh pasta; wood-grilling pizzas and native seafood; and composing gemlike, just-picked organic salads at Earth restaurant. Fancy camp has its rewards. But BTW, if it’s an ocean view you crave without having to take a one-mile complimentary retro Schwinn bike ride to get there, no matter how charming, and you’d rather
include an enormous veranda with inviting rooms and suites…one of the state’s best wicker rockers, scenic 18-hole golf course, restaurant’s, Seaglass…a fantastic beach… and the nearby Cliff Walk, a rocky one-mile secluded yet just a 10-minute drive from trail where Winslow Homer liked to take in Portland’s historic waterfront.” Olmsted the seascapes …” may not have stayed long–he was comNostalgia for old-fashioned, no-nonpletely dazzled by a “unique lobster prosense Yankee values clings like a gauzy ilgram where guests can go out on a working lusion to the national press’s perception of boat and catch their own, followed by a Maine. Boston Magazine’s New England 5-course gourmet lobster dinner.” These Travel Guide series hails the time-warp Maine resorts–what will they think of next? charm of the Asticou Inn in Northeast HarFrommer’s applies a more white-glove, persnickety-Yankee stanThe Spruce Point Inn Resort & Spa, Boothbay Harbor dard. The Claremont Hotel ★★★ Frommers in Southwest Harbor makes the cut among their Best Country Inns because “this waterside lodge has
Bar Harbor’s West Street Hotel faces lively Stewman’s Lobster Pound. ★★★★ TripAdvisor.com
wear earrings and heels when you gaze out at the crashing surf, Travel & Leisure’s Colleen Clark notes in her Best Affordable Beach Resorts list that the Tides Beach Club is “a renovated pink Victorian on Goose Rocks Beach…showing off a new preppyglam look…with…the occasional zebra rug. A jewel-box bar serves oysters and bubbly and lobster service at fish-stick prices.”
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ForbesTravelGuides.com became a formidable player in travel writing and rating after taking over Mobil Travel Guides’ long-running book series in 2011. Writer Larry Olmsted names Cape Elizabeth’s Inn by the Sea to Forbes’s Hotels of the Year 2013 list, asserting, “Everyone loves the Maine coast as a tourist destination, and the Inn By The Sea is the best place to stay here. It has great 2 8 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
everything a Victorian resort should, including sparely decorated rooms, creaky floorboards in the halls, great views of the water and mountains, and a croquet pitch.” Kennebunk’s White Barn Inn makes the same list because among other things it offers guests a buffer from, well, Mainers. “Much of the…staff hails from Europe, and they treat guests graciously.” Travel & Leisure is hung up on uptight, too. Their take on the Black Point Inn: “…an old-fashioned grandeur still infuses the lodge’s 25 rooms and suites, and etiquette is still taken seriously here; jackets are required for men in the formal dining room at dinner (which often includes regional standbys like New England clam chowder or butter-poached lobster). The inn’s outdoor assets are even more captivating–they
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bor: “Located far from the riffraff of Bar Harbor, this classic resort is a throwback to a time when summer was a verb. Dating to 1883, it’s surrounded by formal Englishand Japanese-style flowerbeds against a backdrop of craggy granite.” No wonder the “riffraff” among us have been known, lovingly, to call it Asti-cuckoo. The Camden Harbour Inn is given “the antidote to overly cutesy New England style” award: “Overstuffed wingbacks and Laura Ashley, begone. The…inn swaps the antiques and bric-a-brac for a northern European, contemporary approach to décor.” As in all the rich people’s homes in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo movie? The Lonely Planet guides still swear by a
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5-star hotel rating system, but sometimes it’s sworn at. All the hotels on Portland’s peninsula are given 3 stars (although the new Westin is not yet included). Only Kennebunk’s White Barn Inn and the Holiday Inn Regency in Bar Harbor make it to four stars. Fodor’s Travel online labels a handful of Maine hotels “Fodor’s Choice,” including the Blair Hill Inn in Greenville, the Bar Harbor Inn; the midcoast Norumbega Inn, Samoset Resort, Sebasco Harbor Resort; and the Captain Lord Mansion, and Colony Hotel further south. These are discerning choices of undeniably fine accommodations. But
ishly bestowed and stars bitterly withheld on the net, the distilled median opinions of uncredentialed, unknown Yelp/Tripadvisor/Expedia know-it-alls. Type Portland Westin Harborview into your search box and behold the star skirmish among the raters. Five stars from Expedia, but only 3 from Google Reviews. Who, or should I say whom, do you trust?
Traveler vs. TourisT Stars bring up another issue about hotel ratings. “It’s really what you’re
four-diamond Portland Harbor Hotel. How many tons, exactly? Not too long ago, if you were visiting Portland and you learned from your trusted guidebook about a hotel bar called the Top of the East–the highest roof bar north of Boston, so high it offered a view of the entire city–you’d go check out that glittering skyline yourself. You wouldn’t consult your smartphone first for opinions about the service and drink prices.
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the Fodor’s of 2014 may be just a bit too “awesome,” as it provides little opinion or nuance beyond the predictable “fabulous views” and praise of room and bath size. Why have their descriptions become autotuned and robotic? An explanation of the Fodor’s Choice ranking reveals that input from readers figures in the equation. And they’ve added something separate called “Fodorite Reviews,” which are just comments from anyone with an opinion and a need to share it. ot to single out Fodor’s for depending on random contributions, though, since ratings of hotels and restaurants online have all been forever changed (infected? corrupted?) by the internet. You can find stars lav-
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used to,” says Cindy Cosmos at AAA Northern New England’s Portland office. “It’s a case-by-case scenario.” In other words, after a night at a Motel 6 in Schenectady on your way here, the Holiday Inn by the Bay will feel like the Taj Mahal. Isn’t that why we travel? Triple A (American Automobile Association) guidebooks use a five-diamond rating system, but if you don’t see a hotel on a list, it doesn’t indicate unworthiness; it just means Triple-A hasn’t been there. Triple-A is pretty much just-thefacts: Restaurant on the premises? Pets OK? Room service? Phones in the rooms? A/C? But once in a while, they rave: You’ll find “luxurious guest rooms and tons of amenities” at the
Where to stay, according to folks from away. but is the internet subverting the star system?
And speaking of opinions, shouldn’t the raters actually know the territory before dealing out the stars? Michelin, once the cultural arbiter of travel–the publisher of precise, concise, skinny red-and-green guidebooks and attendant street maps for all of Europe and beyond–has posted some eye-opening opinions about Portland. On the viamichelin.com website, the perfectly respectable Residence Inn in Scarborough is awarded the highest three-star rating, but the Inn by the Sea with its beautiful beach setting and excellent restaurant, is given just two. On the travel. michelin.com website, the Old Port is given two stars, but “downtown” is dismissed with just one: “The central downtown area is bounded by the Willamette River on the east and the curve of I-405 on the other sides… ” Sounds like someone took a wrong turn and ended up in Portland, Oregon. How was the pinot noir, guys? n April
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was on the crew that put the first Time & Temperature sign” on the roof of the Forest City skyline, says John Roberts, owner of Jayar Neon Signs of South Portland, who’s lit up commercial Portland “since 1955. The Time & Temperature was 1965 or 1966. It was incandescent, though I’ve spent 57 years of my life working in neon. Before final assembly, it was 15 pieces, each five-by-seven feet. Each weighed 500 pounds.” Anticipation across the city was high. “The steel workers were up on the roof of 477 Congress Street because they were adding two floors. We had to wait for them to finish, so the sign pieces sat in the yard down at Coyne Sign Co. all summer long.” It seemed like forever. “Everyone asked, when are we going to put it up? “We started taking it up on the roof on Armistice Day, November 11. I watched the Veteran’s Day Parade from up on the roof. We worked on the giant sign all through
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the winter, until May, putting it up. The wind was always blowing from Mount Washington all across Back Bay. Sometimes it was icy cold, whipping into our faces, almost unbearable. There were three of us on the crew, sometimes four. We mounted a crane on the roof and left it there so we could put fresh light bulbs in when we needed to. We’d go up in a bosun’s chair and be pulled up to change them.” Imagine the vertigo. Changing bulbs while swaying dizzily over the shimmering downtown, “We used to hang over the street,” with Porteous and the traffic swirling below. “Fifteen stories over the street in a bosun’s chair.” Roberts is still creating a buzz: “I did the Great Lost Bear sign. Bull Moose. Gilbert’s Chowder House. Bayside Bowl.” n
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ou’ve got to dig Jackie Tapley, Maine’s grand dame of swimming pool excavation. She started Aquatic Development by Tapley 52 years ago. Now, she’s on the leading edge of edgelessness. “Infinity edge, negative edge, vanishing edge–they’re called by many names,” she says of the design. “After we first brought the beautiful vanishing-edge pools to our clients, word got around. Now, more and more clients are asking for them.” In the dark days before there was such a pool in Maine, “We showed our first customer, a gentleman from Castine, pictures from France” to get the idea across. When his creation leapt like a blue gem
into the Atlantic, the buzz started and landscape designers started driving slowly by. “Suddenly my son, Lani Tapley,” was tapped to design negative-edge pools for celebrity builders from “the Knickerbocker Group in Boothbay and Wright-Ryan Construction in Portland.”
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The trick is, “the water travels over the dam wall and into the catch pool. The overflowing water can be slow (over the invisible edge) or
very fast (sheer sheeting over the dam wall).” It works best when clients get to see “the areas of the lawn where it doesn’t vanish” in order to better appreciate where it does.” When the magic hits you like a stun gun, “the water looks as if the ocean or lake is touching the pool.” Top: This mid-century modern Rockhouse in Cape Neddick was built in the 1950s and stunningly renovated with the addition of the pool, among other things, in the 21st century. Below, left: The infinite view from the Rockhouse pool. Right: Penobscot Bay negotiates a clean line with the pool at the Inn at Ocean’s Edge in Lincolnville. April
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The cost of sheer elegance starts at “$129,000, the least expensive project we’ve done,” and rises to “over $500,000. These numbers are for just the pools, streams, spas, and equipment connected to them.” If a project includes further illusion-reinforcing underpinnings “such as landscaping, rock walls, and underground caves for filters, it could go over a million.” On Route 88, one of her negative-edge pools surprises with “three waterfalls on one side” as the shimmer renews itself, fountainlike, from the catch pool. If the occasion presented itself, what sort of edgeless book might Tapley recommend to her clients to read beside their edgeless pools? “The kind that keeps you reading all night until you finish it.”
in the more feverish states of religious experiences including trances and the like–are ways of erasing the painfully limited boundaries of being an individual in the vast universe in which we, with more and more awareness, are briefly alive… “Infinity pools serve multiple purposes as architectural and experiential art. They are beautiful in their simplicity and a status symbol for the owner. They are, it seems by looking at them, capable of immersing one in an environment where the boundaries are, by design, eliminated and yes, they create an element of danger because they present us with the experiential possibility of going too far, going over the edge. Who doesn’t want to flirt with the infinite? Who doesn’t want to experience endlessness?”
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Psychologist Frank Luongo of Portland is intrigued by what’s behind this flirting with being and nothingness: “Art of all kinds expresses the spirit of the times in which it is created and symbolizes human yearnings and desires. “Think of the imposing and stately buildings of the Federal period with their massive and impressive facades…” America was a new country, a bit unsure of itself; what you need to project, you design. “Think of the ornate buildings and architecture of the Victorian era which communicate a sense of wealth and fanciful artistry. “Modern designs in architecture reflect yearnings of the human spirit for a unification with the universal, with the infinite, with that which does not restrict or limit us, with that in which there are no boundaries. “Such yearnings are expressed in different ways throughout history. Religious feelings–of unification with the divine, cosmic consciousness, the loss of individual identity
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When luminaries of the arts came to Bar Harbor: Ballet legend Vaslav Nijinski, shown here as Pan in his très risqué Rite of Spring costume. At right, pianist Vladimir Horowitz.
y 1888, when the Kebo Valley Golf Club–then only the eighth golf club in America–was founded, Bar Harbor had become an international destination. The clubhouse was a new social center away from the hotels, where the cottagers often found themselves mixing, to their distaste, with the hoi polloi. In addition to golf and tennis, the clubhouse’s sweeping lawns and elegant verandas provided a place for Society to promenade in the afternoon, and a theater provided a spot for performances and balls. In 1899, the clubhouse burned. A new one was built, but without a theater. By 1905, this absence was felt, and a few leaders of the summer community decided to build for the Arts a facility as fine as those already provided for the Amusements (Yachting, Drinking, Golf, and Tennis). A site was chosen at the edge of the Kebo’s putting green, which would double as an outdoor amphitheater. April
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ive members of the summer colony financed the project: Mrs. Henry Dimock; George W. Vanderbilt; George B. Dorr, who would later found Acadia National Park; Henry Lane Eno, whose forebears built New York’s original Fifth Avenue Hotel; and Mrs. Robert Abbe. For the design, the group commissioned Guy Lowell, architect of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The original theatre at Kebo Valley had been in the Shingle Style, but taste had changed, and it was decided that a Greek temple under the pine trees would provide the most appropriate setting for the arts.
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Unlike the ancient structures that inspired it, this temple was not built of marble, but stucco, “finished to represent Parian marble.” According to The New York Times, the red Venetian tile roof was supported by “the largest wooden columns ever turned in Maine.” Copies of the Parthenon friezes were imported from Paris and mounted on the facade. Inside, the walls and ceiling of the stage and proscenium adapted principles of sounding boards in the great German concert halls, and natural lighting was provided “from the top after the manner of the ancient Greek shrines.
Minimalist New England seating meets classical magnificence in the performance hall; Polish composer, pianist, and nationalist Ignacy Jan Paderewski (above) was among the international stars who came Bar Harbor.
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borough portrait, Miss Mary Canfield and John J. Emery Jr. portrayed a Watteau shepherd and shepherdess. Mrs. Ernest Schelling enacted a Polish farm scene with costumes she’d brought from Poland, and familyproud Albert Eugene Gallatin posed as his own grandfather’s portrait by Gilbert Stuart. Before Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony lay idle in the summer, and so a number of the musicians, as the Boston Symphony Players, were engaged to accompany the morning swim at the Swimming Club and to play at parties in the evening. The Symphony Players franchise received serious competition within a few years when a young bandleader named Meyer Davis broke onto the Bar Harbor scene; his eventually became the orchestra of choice from Bar Harbor to Palm Beach.
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cles in The Architectural Review as well as Century Magazine and The New York Times. The opening concert on June 13, 1907, featuring the great soprano Emma Eames was followed over the years by many more of the world’s musical greats, perhaps more than any other hall in Maine except Portland’s City Hall. Among those who came were violinists Kreisler, Zimbalist, and Kneisel; singers Alma Gluck and Roger de Bruyn; pianists Paderewski, Schelling, Horowitz, and Iturbe; conductors Damrosch and Stokowski, and even monologists Ruth Draper and Cornelia Otis Skinner. In addition to music, the building hosted ‘serious’ lectures and art exhibits, and presented theatrical troupes including the Washington Square Players, The Theatre Workshop, and the local Surry Players, whose numbers included a young actor named Henry Fonda. Society has always loved dress-up, and in the early years many amateur tableaux were performed there, including a 1909 Greek pageant arranged by Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney, mother of the saloniste Natalie Barney. One hundred and fifty prominent members of the summer colony danced about the grounds dressed in diaphanous garb as nymphs and shepherdesses (it was the age of Isadora Duncan) to interpret the tale of the love of Egeria for the mortal Strephon. Another tableau featured socialites recreating favorite portraits. Mrs. John Jacob Astor IV was a Reynolds beauty in picture hat, a Miss Maull balanced Mrs. Astor as a Gains-
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hat international spices can we find in Maine? How can our global embrace be locally approached? Creatively, it appears.
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“We toast a lot of chiles here,” says Matt Burns, in the kitchen at Zapoteca on Fore Street. “Arbols, anchos, pasillas, mulattos, and not as often as you’d think, chipotles. We toast them, cool ’em down, seed them, and grind them into our own powders. This is always better than any powder you can buy. All you need is a coffee grinder or a good blender. We make a lot of adobos and moles, so we’re toasting or rehydrating chiles every day.” Maine farmers grow many
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In the gin: You may be surprised to learn it’s not just juniper. Coriander, cardamom, anise seeds, cassia bark, orris root, rosemary, lavender, cinnamon, star anise, fennel, nutmeg, mace, and angelica can also be found in the gins of the world. They’re on display at Sweetgrass Farm Winery & Distillery‘s tasting room at 324 Fore Street. The recipe for their own Back River Gin is, however, “a secret. “
varieties of peppers now, including hot chiles, and Burns uses these too. “In season, we take the two-minute walk up to Monument Square to see what they’ve got on Wednesdays. Occasionally, local farmers dry out some chiles–it’s more hobbying and toying around, but we’re always willing to try them when they’re available.” “We address this challenge in several ways,” says David Levi, chef/owner of Vinland, the Portland restaurant strictly dedicated to fresh and local everything. “We use native-grown [herbs and] spices, including ginger, turmeric, coriander,
cayenne, anise hyssop, and lemongrass. We seek out exceptionally flavorful ingredients rather than assuming–falsely–that a carrot is just a carrot, a turnip is a turnip. We use wild herbs and spices like juniper, white pine, black trumpet [mushroom], and chaga [an edible fungus that grows on birch trees]… We find ways to highlight the intrinsic ‘spiciness’ of certain foods…like the intense pepperiness of bolted arugula.”
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land Spice Co. in the bygone Portland tics of where they’re grown,” says Public Market, believes in the power Christine Pistole of Dresden, a Gryfof spice. fon Ridge Spice merchant. “My absolute favorite peppercorn OK, so can we dry the hard, round is tellicherry–really pungent, not bitter, seeds produced in the fall by our backand the best texture for allowing you yard cilantro and end up with corianto control the grind size. White pepder seeds? per’s hotter; its bright, hot tones are the “You can. I’ve done it. But they just bridge to lift flavors that might otherwon’t taste quite the same. Most herbs wise be heavy on the palette. People and spices come from Asia–they’ve think it’s only for cream sauces begot the heat and dry soil. We just don’t cause it doesn’t show black flecks. But have that kind of growing season in it’s essential to something like hot-andMaine. I’ve grown cumin plants a few sour soup.” times and harvested the seeds and Regina Spices hit the market in they’re fine, but not as intense. And Horton’s Fine Food on the first floor in there’s nowhere near the quantity I the Public Market House in Monuneed [for her business]. ment Square. “I go through about 500 pounds of Clockwise from above: Vinland’s chef David Levi seasons locally; fiery dried Thai chilies from Portland’s Mittapheap Market; white peppercorns from Gryffon Ridge; “Spices and herbs are a low entrance cumin seeds in a year, but in small into fancier–and healthier–cooking,” batches. I toast and grind the seeds John Watts harvests Maine Sea Salt . says Moore. “It’s an easy way to start myself [for every spice she sells in raising the bar to make your food more ground or powdered form]. As soon as interesting. I always say, if you can you toast and grind, you’re releasing roast a chicken breast, you can give it the essential oils in the seed, so you some spice.” want it to be as fresh as possible. My “We get our spices from a place in batches are small enough to keep the Boston,” says Manu Singh at Tandoor flavors so much brighter than superrestaurant on Exchange Street. He ofmarket jars.” fers a glimpse into what may explain The other wild card is a commercial the Tandoor’s 20 years on a street drying facility. “We don’t have one in where trendy cafés come and go. “It’s Maine. The state just doesn’t grow the same coriander and cumin and enough spice or herbs to make one curry spices anyone can get. But you practical. And seeds and chiles need to mix your own masala. The way you mix be dried as soon as possible for freshGryffon supplies Whole Foods markets in it makes it yours.” Aha. ness. Some are slow-dried, some require the Northeast, along with many indepensome smoking. If fresh spice comes from dent stores in Maine such as Rosemont MarAsia, the first stop is California, and they do the pOLitiCS OF SALt ket, Browne Trading, and LeRoux Kitchen in have drying facilities. It’s not practical to If Maine can be said to have a truly native seaPortland and Bow Street Market in Freeport, send them all the way to Maine.” You can soning, it is salt. “Maine Sea Salt is the first mialong with other local accounts with sausage dry the seeds and chiles you grow yourself cro salt works in the continental U.S.,” says makers and butchers. the old-fashioned way–in the air in wellSteve Cook, who, with his wife Sharon, has ventilated conditions–but this doesn’t meet been drying pure, unadulterated sea salt commercial production regulations. from Atlantic seawater near their home in mixing it up Johnny’s Selected Seeds’ 2014 catalog is Washington County since 1998. (There are no “Everything I use in my blends is purproof that Maine’s herb sophistication continquantity restrictions on seawater.) “We prochased,” says pepper connoisseur Jessica ues–more than a dozen varieties of basil, an duce 40,000 pounds annually, [and] we’ve Moore of her Regina Spice line of spice, herb entire page of parsleys, lemongrass for Southbeen growing every year. It takes about four blends, and rubs which she manufactures at east Asian dishes. But there’s nothing intendgallons of sea water to make a pound of 179 Woodford Street in Portland. Her alcheed for planting here that will become an Maine Sea Salt. Sea salt is a food, and I have my combines the exotic and local into such actual spice, other than good old dill weed an FDA license.” The Cooks’ salts and Mt. mixes as Sweet Smoky Fire, an ancho-chipomaturing into dill seeds for our pickles. Desert Rock Sea Salt from Swan’s Island are tle-maple rub for meat. She grinds the seeds Pistole imports spice seeds and dried in retail stores throughout Maine. she uses and sticks to small batches. “I try for chiles–strictly organic varieties–to create Premium “finishing” salt, flavored salt, U.S.-grown if possible, and organic if possichile powders, spice rubs, and mixes. She and smoked salt are big business. Maine Sea ble, but I’ll take U.S. over organic if neceshas an extensive line, from whole pepperSalt has some flavored and smoked versary for something like garlic granules. They corns of many hues to ground Aleppo pepsions, Stonewall Kitchen carries salts, and really need to be fresh and pungent.” per and asofoetida to Saigon cinnamon. Moore, a founder 15 years ago of Port(Continued on page 77) 4 4 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
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“My favorite wedding featured a tented event for 400–sit-down, with wine service,” says Nonantum Resort sales director Tim Ames. It became a surf-andturf affair when “the bride and groom arrived by sailboat. It was a Goose Rocks family–the bride wanted a wedding for 80, but her mother didn’t want to leave anyone out!” Of course, it helps when your venue has a marina. “We can accommodate up to 200 guests indoors and 400 outdoors. Price itemization for on-site facility rental, including tent reception set-ups, starts at $2,500.” A great point of flexibility: “The best thing is that we don’t require a single room to be rented to host a wedding here.”
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The Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth, with its white-sand beach, nature walks, and romantic seaside charm, has a sweet rule to assure couples this really is their day: “There’s never more than one wedding here per day, and often only one per weekend,” says sales director Tracy Albert. Among the Inn’s reception packages, the Sea Breeze includes a planning and tasting session beforehand, a cocktail hour, a formal plated dinner including drinks and wine, a champagne toast, and two nights’ accommodation for the bride and groom for $219 per person (innbythesea.com).
Then, famously, “You’ve got the beach for photos.” Would Saturday be Saturday at Crescent Beach in the summertime without a barefoot, be-gowned bride and her bridesmaids skipping down the sea-grass path from the inn like goddesses trailed by groomsmen in Ray-Bans, to pose among the gulls and sunbathers? april
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Dreaming of reciting your vows overlooking Frenchman Bay and then dashing to your reception in the stained-glass-windowed Stone House with 130 of your closest friends, or at the Bar Harbor Club with twice as many friends? “We can accommodate anything from a few dozen guests to 300, even more under tents,” says Deb Jordan, director of sales and catering for Bar Harbor’s Harborside complex. “Guests stay at the Harborside or the West Street Hotel,” and the receptions are held at the Stone House and Club. “Bar Harbor is a destination–ninety-nine percent of our weddings come in from places all over the country. We have two types of packages for each venue. A hundred guests on a Saturday at the Stone House is a minimum $10,000, but smaller groups on other days can be less (theharborsidehotel.com). “It depends on what they want. Figure a base of $100 per person and more for addons. We had five big celebrations last year from Manhattan, and we flew a band up from New Orleans for another,” but small and intimate is also possible.
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Eliminating the stress of wedding planning frees you to enjoy 25 acres of hills, forest, and lakefront peace at the Bear Mountain Inn in Waterford. Knowing itemized charges ahead of time helps. The inn can accommodate small wedding ceremonies from a dozen to 64 people; the wedding packages are geared toward the bride and groom. Select your suite and the base package will include champagne and fresh flowers upon arrival, breakfasts, afternoon tea and treats, use of the hot tub, complimentary kayaks, canoes, and paddle boat on Bear Lake, hiking trails, and Adirondack chairs on the deck overlooking the lake. For a two-night stay in summer or fall, this ranges from $700 for the 4 8 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
Bear Paw Suite and $800 for the Great Grizzly (bearmtninn.com). There are optional add-ons, some of which might not have occurred to you–how
about a sleigh ride for two (in winter) pulled by Belgian horses ($100)? Or a justice of the peace, $125; photography services, $200; a bridal bouquet and boutonniere for the ceremony, $115; 75-minute massage, $115; chocolate-dipped strawberries at check-in, $20; small wedding cake, $50. Dreamy views are free.
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“No cookie-cutter weddings on Cow,” says program director Adam Shepherd of Rippleffect, a community-based youth development organization specializing in adventure and wilderness experiences. He’s referring to Cow Island, an uninhabited little dot on Casco Bay, just off the northern tip of Great Diamond Island. Shepherd is also the wedding planner if you’re lucky enough to schedule a summer wedding on Cow Island (rippleffect.net). “We tailor it to whatever you want; the price will vary by what you’d like for the meal.” His price for 50 to 120 guests ranges from $11,000 to $15,700, and it includes the tents, tables, chairs, and complete service. “It can be a lobster
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Sebasco Harbor Resort has four different spaces on their premises where weddings and receptions may be held, including in the Pilot House restaurant or Clipper Barn, both accommodating up to 110; and the Cornelius Room for up to 220 guests. But there’s also something called an “Intimate Escape” elopement package for $550 (sebasco.com). “It’s a really nice add-on to a room for couples eloping or people renewing their vows,” says Jane Gagne. “We can be flexible for a very small wedding group; we keep it really simple.” Sebasco’s 500 photogenic waterfront acres in Phippsburg are wedding-ready, with lawns, ledges, a gazebo, and an upscale barn.
bake if that’s what they really want, but I tell them, you’re all dressed up and it gets messy!” The price also includes transportation by boat, which may be the sightseeing Bay View Lady, schooner Wendameen, or other craft, depending on party size. “Our ‘season’ for weddings is just July to September, and we do very few each summer. We have camping accommodations for up to 40 on the island if a group wants to spend the night, and we’ll pick up [the jubilant ‘survivors’] the next day. They’re great events, and they help underwrite Rippleffect’s outdoor programs.” n
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There’s no better place to celebrate your special day. DiMillo’s is famous for breathtaking views and exceptional service, making it the ideal destination for weddings and rehearsal dinners.
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The Bethel area has the views to make your guests’ jaws drop and the facilities to make your day perfect and personal. Whether you choose a village inn, a stunning mountain vacation home, a grand ballroom, or a field with a hillside backdrop, your guests will be talking about your big day for years to come. All the services you need are available locally – venues, caterers, florists, tent and supply rentals, officiants, spas, and salons – staffed with friendly, helpful folks who want to make your wedding just right. Your guests will be able to enjoy a wide variety of lodging options, from small B&Bs to fine hotels. They’ll stay entertained with all there is to do in the area – hiking, fishing, golfing, biking, skiing, paddling, perusing downtown shops, or getting pampered at a spa.
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The Beaches Motel & Cottages 207-216-4065 beachesofmaine.com
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Five-O Shore Road Restaurant 207-646-5001 five-oshoreroad.com
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May 3: Southern Maine AIDS Walk / 5K Run –
Registration starts at 9:30 am and the walk / run starts at 10am.
May 25-27: Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt – on display each day at the Dunaway Center, School Street.
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Sponsored by the NAMES Project Northern New England Chapter. 207-646-1195.
June 22: 4th Annual Ogunquit Lifeguard Dash – Noon start at Ogunquit Beach. Benefits Ogunquit Lifeguard
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Rescue equipment. 5K beach run. T-shirts for the 1st 300. Christianslifeguarddash.com. July 4: Fireworks! For more information: visitogunquit.org.
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August 21: 41st Annual Sidewalk Art Show and Sale –
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More than 70 artists showcase & sell their work on the sidewalks & parking lots of downtown Ogunquit. Rain date: August 22. August 24: Run for the Fallen – 5K Run/Walk, 207-6461125. runforthefallenmaine.org.
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August 30: Annual Labor Day Weekend Sidewalk Sale – Rain date of August 31. September 1-14: 24th Annual Capriccio – Two-week
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Rockmere Lodge
November 9: 6th Annual Celebrations by the Sea Wedding Expo – Variety of experienced local vendors and
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professionals to help you plan your special day by the sea. Live entertainment, refreshments, giveaways throughout the event & a special gift for the first 25 couples.
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caroling, restaurant tasting, beach bonfire, entertainment, shopping, Santa, and more.
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abbondante Enjoy traditional Italian family favorites steps from downtown Kennebunkport. Bistro seating, casual atmosphere, fresh handmade pastas–classics like spaghetti & meatballs and ravioli with ricotta filling and tagliatelle fra diavolo with clams, shrimp, lobster, and tomato sauce and bucatini alla lobster carbonara. Perfect for your rustic Italian cravings. Open year round and full menu available for takeout. 27 Western Avenue, Kennebunk, 967-2211, abbondanteme.com Barnacle Billy’s, known for luxury lobster, steamed clams, large lusty drinks, barbecued chicken, homemade clam chowder & of course, the lobster roll & lobster stew. Features extensive indoor & sundeck seating where guests can enjoy both the beauty of the harbor & the ocean beyond. Perkins Cove. barnbilly.com, 646-5575 Brea lu Cafe has been serving up breakfast & lunch for 23 years! Favorite menu choices include 12 specialty omelets, build-your-own breakfast burritos, Belgian waffles with fruit, eggs Benedict & homemade corned beef hash. Lunch features homemade chili, fresh madeto-order sandwiches, burgers & wraps. Open daily, 7am-2pm. 428 Forest Ave., Portland, 772-9202
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Bull Feeney’s Authentic Irish pub & restaurant, serving delicious scratch-made sandwiches, steaks, seafood & hearty Irish fare, pouring local craft & premium imported brews, as well as Maine’s most extensive selection of single malt Scotch & Irish whiskeys. Live music five nights. Open 7 days 11:30am-1am. Kitchen closes at 10pm. 375 Fore St., Old Port, 773-7210, bullfeeneys.com Bruno’s Voted Portland’s Best Italian Restaurant by Market Surveys of America, Bruno’s offers a delicious variety of classic Italian, American, and seafood dishes–and they make all of their pasta in-house. Great sandwiches, pizza, calzones, soups, chowders, and salads. Enjoy lunch or dinner in the dining room or the Tavern. Casual dining at its best. 33 Allen Avenue, 878-9511. david’s Kpt Portland Chef David Turin’s restaurant in The Boathouse Waterfront Hotel has panoramic windows on the harbor and al fresco dining in summer. Upscale twists on classics include steak and lobster white pizza with garlic butter, steak, lobster, roasted tomato, caramelized onion, goat cheese; and a lobster roll in a house-made focaccia roll. Popular happy hour and Sunday brunch. Open year round. 21 Ocean Ave., Kennebunkport, 967-8225, boathouseme.com/dining
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diMillo’s on the Water serves the freshest lobster, seafood, Black Angus cuts of beef, Italian fare & more. DiMillo’s offers fabulous views of the water in Portland Harbor from every table, Famous Lobster Rolls, clam chowder, haddock chowder, lobster stew & delicious salads. Serving from 11am. Commercial St., Old Port, 772-2216, dimillos.com
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lent shrimp and fresh, finely cut veggies burst with flavor. But the valley of amazement here is the Khao Soi ($15), a dish owner Pom says is “not found often enough at Thai restaurants in America.” A product of Thailand’s Chiang Mai region, it features melt-in-your-mouth braised beef short ribs over flat egg noodles, an exciting yellow curry sauce, and crispy noodles on top. Garnishes served alongside include red onion, pickled cabbage, and a lime wedge. Wow! The daily dessert special ($10) is edible art–a scalloped plate sparkles with fresh blackberries, whipped cream, strawberry sorbet, and two slices of fried New York cheesecake, all drizzled with an excellent dark chocolate sauce. n Orchid Thai–202 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth; lunch weekdays 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner weeknights 4-10 p.m.; open Sat. & Sun. noon -10 p.m., 747-8223, orchidthaifalmouth.com
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gavotte. Enchanted, Mrs. Davis made inquiries, and to her astonishment, discovered her mysterious stranger was the great dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. During World War I, unable to go to Europe, Sergei Diaghilev sent Nijinsky to spend the summer at Bar Harbor, hoping the fresh air and isolation would inspire the dancer to complete his new ballet, Till Eulenspiegel. Other than his gavotte at the Malvern, no record survives of a public performance by Nijinsky in Bar Harbor. The Building of Arts was his rehearsal space, and there the ballet was prepared for its opening in New York. Nijinsky was joined by the set and costume designer Robert Edmond Jones, who later remembered that “invitations to the great houses of Bar Harbor showered upon me like gold” from hostesses hoping that he could induce the great dancer to accompany him, but Nijinsky rarely went out, rehearsing by day and working on the designs by evening. Till Eulenspiegel opened in New York that winter. The ballet choreographed at the Building of Arts, remembered by Jones as “that beautiful temple overlooking the sea,” was Nijinsky’s last. During the Great Depression, the Building of Arts soldiered on. New donors and backers were found, impresario Timothee Adamowski continued to book first-string performers, but the clock was running out, and of course, it was never entirely about the art. When the Surry Players performed Aristophanes’ The Birds in the putting green/amphitheatre in July of 1935, the review in the next day’s New York Times was far more concerned with the audience–Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr., Mrs. Reginald De Koven, Mrs. J. West Roosevelt, writer Mary Rob-
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erts Rinehart, Mrs. Gerrish Milliken, and Edith Vanderbilt Fabbri–than with the performance. Notably absent from the audience were husbands, either back at their offices in New York, or on their yachts, or perhaps even on the golf course next to the amphitheatre. A 1941 exhibit was held for benefit of the American British Art Center’s war efforts. Cecil Beaton’s then unpublished series “London’s Honourable Scars,” recent London war posters and 25 sketches by J.M.W. Turner, were shown. By the next season, wartime gas rationing had made travel to remote Bar Harbor difficult, and the resort was a virtual ghost town, with many cottages shuttered that season. John D. Rockefeller Jr. was among those who had quietly made up the Building of Arts’ deficit for years. By 1941, the Building could no longer pay its taxes, and the town of Bar Harbor was about to foreclose on its liens. Rockefeller purchased the building for $500, hoping to secure its future as a center for culture. In 1944, he found that adequate support was not forthcoming, and the building was sold to Consuella de Sides, a follower of Indian spiritual master and self-proclaimed ‘Avatar’ Meher Baba. She intended to make it again a center of performance, but fate had other plans. In October 1947, Bar Harbor was swept by a devastating forest fire. The Building of Arts lay directly in its path, and the make-believe temple of plaster and wood was destroyed Kebo Valley Club itself survives. The famous 17th ‘Elbow Hole,’ where President Taft carded 27 in 1910 remains. In the grove behind, the steps to the Building of Arts remain, leading nowhere. n
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I met my fiancé out there. He’s from London. He’s a tall, dark, and handsome pilot for Cathay Pacific. I met him in Wan Chai on a random Monday night. He’s cool, calm, and collected. I would want him to be my pilot, let’s put it that way, right? At first we thought we might get married in an English castle, but it’s going to be here on the Maine coast. I come here to get out of the pollution and get some clean air. I feel I can relax when I’m back here. What’s the most recent time Sen. Collins saw you perform?
Christmas. She was singing along, too. We all gather around the piano with my grandparents and sing carols. [Before that] she came to see me at Pearl, in the Old Port. Her signature colors are red and blue. What’s yours?
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Gingko Blue. I’ve sung down at The Landing at Pine Point. The Lubec Jazz Festival. I’ve performed a lot with Tony Boffa. At the Frog and Turtle in Westbrook, I sat in with him. That’s something great about Maine. You can go where someone’s performing and they’re all going to invite you up to sing. Who’s your BFF from Maine who wants to know what you’re doing every waking moment?
Katie Tateishi, from Caribou. She’s come to see me twice in Hong Kong, once in Beijing. It’s getting late. What’s your closing number?
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It depends on the show. If it’s a listening audience, I’ll probably do a blues. Maybe “Love Me Like A Man.” It’s the story of a woman dating these different guys. It’s for someone to hear who will treat you like a princess, make you feel like the woman you are. Worst song you’ve ever been asked to sing in China?
The one I dread hearing as a request? “My Heart Will Go On.” The Chinese love that song. The Titanic going down. I don’t know why. n
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efore Mount Everest exploded into the roof of the world. “Before the Atlantic Ocean existed. Before the dinosaurs lived. Before the first land plants evolved,” the undifferentiated hunk of dark gneiss we know as Pulpit Rock stood, daring the glaciers to slide in and carve it into public art, according to the Maine Geological Survey. The survey dates the landmark, part of the “volcanic debris” collectively known as the Cushing Formation, as 471 million years old. But even a masterpiece needs an audience, and it took a dreamer like Candace Karu to design Sea Glass Cottage to make it follow you from room to room, to “bring Pulpit Rock into her kitchen, her living room, everywhere in the house,” says Brianne O’Donnell of the Swan Agency, which April
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HOUSEOFTHEMONTH Bitter cold on the coast of Maine often results in spectacular beauty. Sunrise and sea smoke combine to create a magical moment.
Guiding Spirit for Candace pilk Karu, 61, former editorial director for Running Times magazine, food blogger, runner, photographer, principal of karu decor, board member at maine writers & Publishers alliance, and past chair of the board of trustees of maine college of art, sea glass cottage is an extended conversation: ”i am, and always have been, completely besotted by the view of Pulpit rock.” the view of Pulpit Rock. I photograph the sunrise virtually every morning and the sunset many evenings, from my deck. If you check my Facebook photos (https://www.facebook.com/candacekaru) or my Instagram feed (http://instagram.com/candacekaru) you can see these images there. On the porch, when you look north toward Ram Island Light, it’s framed by two trees on a closer peninsula. The effect is striking. Do visitors comment on it? I think the overall view is so enchanting on first inspection that you have to be here a while to notice the nuances like the perfect framing of Ram Island by the trees. My mother, the artist Jean Pilk, has painted it several times. The quality of light affects how well you can see Ram Island; on clear days it looks close enough to swim to. As clouds move in, it looks much farther away.
Mother Nature also had a hand in Pulpit Rock. Your design seems aware of its mystical presence and brings it into the rooms. I am, and always have been, completely besotted by
You’re very close to the former site of Witch Way, the house where Bette Davis lived with Gary Merrill. Can you see Witch Way, or the building that’s replaced it, from Sea Glass Cottage? How often is Witch Way brought up by guests and visitors? I moved into my house not long before the Cape Elizabeth fire department burned Witch Way to the ground as a training exercise. Before that happened I went to the auction of the remaining possessions from the estate, and as Bette might have said: “What a dump!” By that time the structure was in terrible disrepair and re-
is listing it this spring. Want to talk to the rock? It’s a $3.495 million conversation. o get here, follow Route 77 until you turn left on Old Ocean House Road and left again on Pulpit Rock Road. Then leave the 1920s stone Tudor mansion Garrison Field [See “English Lessons,” October 2011] to your left as you race straight for the surf. The lawn is spangled with rose
gardens and seriously wonderful outdoor sculptures that are appropriate to Candace Karu’s position as past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Maine College of Art (MECA). Jeweled with blue mussel shells, the private beach that curves around the rock is out of this world. The original structure that forms the bones of Sea Glass Cottage “was built in
Cove Forest. The two unnamed metal sculptures farthest from the water are by Maine artist Sandy MacLeod, the stone sculpture on the south side of the house is by Gary Havens Smith, the metal kinetic sculpture closest to the water is entitled “Willow” by Jac Ouelette, and the tall driftwood standing on the northeast corner by the water is by Mother Nature, my favorite artist.
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portedly invaded by raccoons and other wildlife. Not many people I know are familiar with the story and history of the old house. I believe the house that was built on the site is currently on the market.
A happy harp seal stops for a bit of sun bathing on the rocks at Spring Cove, a perfect spo t to catch a few rays and take in the view.
>> (Continued on page 82) 1974,” O’Donnell says. In 1996, “it was moved here from the lot next door” by Candace and former husband Stuart E. Karu, who sold his successful Washington D.C. advertising agency, Henry J. Kaufman and Associates, to move here. A cosmic logic seemed afoot. Among Karu’s former clients: the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Your Sea Glass Cottage is so full of sunlight and visual adventures. Please describe the art installations surrounding the house. The sculptures will not convey with the property. I would be happy to sell them to an interested buyer, but otherwise they’ll come along with me to Spring
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Guiding Spirit (continued from page 80) Who designed your kitchen, and what were the considerations? Before I moved in, I completely gutted and remodeled the entire house. The kitchen was a top priority. I am a passionate cook and someone who has spent many years renovating and flipping houses, two aspects of my life that helped inform the process of creating this space. The kitchen is the culmination of all my past design experience; I am responsible for every detail, for better or worse. I believe the kitchen has the most beautiful view in the house. Even dishwashing becomes a meditation and a delight when you can take in this amazing view.
You’re a runner. You write about running. You live in Cape Elizabeth. So…has Joan Benoit Samuelson visited you here? Joanie is a very good friend who has been here many times. Every year on the first Thursday in August, before the Beach to Beacon 10K, we hold a party at the house for the B2B Organizing Committee as well as the invited athletes, their local host families, and VIP guests. The top runners of the world gather with friends and neighbors under a tent on the lawn or stroll on the beach to begin the festivities that will follow over the next three days. What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen looking toward the ocean? There is a fox den on the hill next to the house. In the spring, the foxes, often with new kits, go down to the water’s edge and snack on new baby ducks–Wild Kingdom comes to Spring Cove. Also it’s fun to see the occasional sunbathing seal on the rocks.
The wabi-sabi textures in your artworks and furnishings carry the tang of the sea. What are your decorating inspirations, and did you work with someone? My aesthetic is not everyone’s cup of tea, but the design of the house is mine alone. It is a bricolage of art, nature, and mementos of a life lived around the world. I’m drawn to texture and contrast. I celebrate the quirky and the idiosyncratic, but I am also a classicist at heart. Tell us something unforgettable a visiting artist has said at a reception or dinner here that helps tell the house’s story. I am the daughter and granddaughter of artists and have been on the board of Maine College of Art for more than 21 years, so I consider Sea Glass Cottage a haven for artists and the artistically inclined. If the house has an arts-related narrative, it might be that it is, itself, a work of art and a vessel for art. The house was moved from the lot next door to its existing location in 1996. It was again transformed when I renovated it in 2001, continually being reinvented and re-imagined over time. I feel like the spirit of the many artists who have visited Spring Cove and stayed at Sea
What’s next for you? We understand you’re building something new in Cape Elizabeth. I’m building a barn in the woods near Sea Glass Cottage. It’s my first big design project that I’m working on
The Captain’s Room has some of the best views in Seaglass Cottage. The loft beds delight young house guests and offer an even better view from the cupola.
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with my daughter, Tyler Karu, who is a trained interior designer. We’ve worked on smaller projects before, and we’ve already had a great time conceptualizing this one. I will miss the incredible beauty of this place, but am excited for a new adventure.
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“See the beams here?” O’Donnell says. “They were walls,” since opened to capture the view. By now we’ve walked to the ocean side and are counting the Calendar Islands. Crowning touches of the 4,000-squarefoot interior include Candace’s Sub-Zero and G.E. Monogram kitchen, which hangs nearly into the surf to grab an eyeful of Pulpit Rock. Except the bedroom en suite above the kitchen may have an even better view. “She has to kick guests out of here,” O’Donnell says. The master bedroom suite, front and center on the beach, is on the first floor. Candace’s daughter Tyler, an interior decorator, designed one of the three upstairs quarters, “The Captain’s Room,” with a nautical motif trimmed in brass and mahogany, with a soaring bunk bed and window seat that makes you feel as though you’ve overnighted on the Shamrock V. Speaking of guests, they’ll love the parties you could throw here, supported by a caterer’s kitchen in the basement as well as a sitting room, office/studio, and bedroom. Distressed furniture in oceanic textures speaks to the sea. Even the fireplaces join in. Each has been “curated by Candace.” The smooth beach boulders are so carefully picked they’re nearly musical, accented by stones in the shape of lucky hearts. n
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Marjorie: You do love ginger ale.
Louis: Okay then. Marjorie: Don’t say okay if you don’t like ginger ale. Just tell me you don’t like it. Louis: All right.
Marjorie: All right what, Louis? Louis: I don’t like ginger ale.
Marjorie: Why didn’t you say so? Louis: Didn’t I?
Marjorie: When I ordered it. Louis: I said, “No, thank you.”
Marjorie: You didn’t say you didn’t like it. Louis: I thought you knew I didn’t. Marjorie: When I said, “You love it,” that’s when you should have said, “No, I don’t. I don’t like ginger ale at all.” Then everything would be clear. Instead of murky. Louis: (aware that they’re overheard) Okay, Marjorie.
Marjorie: Please don’t “okay” me in that dismissive tone. I am trying to help you. Louis: I’m sorry. You’re right. (She studies him.) Marjorie: The sun is purple today.
Louis: That’s unusual. Most of the time it’s so bright it’s a wonder you could discern a color at all. Marjorie: Purple is the color of the sun today! Louis: Of course, you should never look directly into the sun– Marjorie: (over) Purple. With lime-green stripes. Louis: Candy-cane stripes?
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Marjorie: (standing) It’s time to go. Louis: Shh, shh.
Marjorie: (calling to waitperson) Hello? Excuse me? Please
cancel our ginger ale. Something has come up. Thank you. Louis: I’m sorry.
Marjorie: I’m standing.
Louis: Okay. Okay. (Louis stands. Marjorie sits.)
Marjorie: (with disgust) Sometimes… Louis: We’re staying then–?
Marjorie: When I say something you don’t agree with, I want you to disagree. Louis: (sitting) Good. Okay. Now. How would you like to proceed?
Marjorie: I’ll say something you don’t agree with– Louis: And we’ll argue. Marjorie: We will have a disagreement. That’s right. Louis: That’s wrong. Marjorie: You are being very bad.
Louis: I’m trying to do as you ask. Marjorie: Tell me you’re not being bad! Louis: I am not being bad… I am being bad?
Marjorie: You are being monstrous! Louis: Sh, sh, sh, sh. You know I don’t like to argue with you. Marjorie: You love to argue. You’re doing it now. Louis: I suppose I am. You’re right. (Marjorie glares.) Marjorie: You are being so very hateful. Tell me you’re not. Louis: I am… not. Marjorie: You are being a perfect shit!
(Louis stands.)
Louis: Would you like to go? Marjorie? Marjorie: When I asked you if you’d like to come here with me, you promised to behave. Didn’t you? Louis: I said it sounded nice. Marjorie: You promised to be agreeable.
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Louis: If I’m not mistaken, I said something to this effect: “That sounds nice. If that’s where you would like to go.”
Marjorie: A long time ago I’m saying. Not an hour ago. A long time ago you promised to try harder. Don’t you lie. Louis: I said I’d try harder?
Marjorie: You promised to try harder–to be agreeable. Louis: And disagree? Is that what you’d like, Marjorie?
(Louis sits. Beat.)
Marjorie: (wistfully) Do you remember our walks on the beach? Louis? Louis: Hampton?
Marjorie: Mmm. Hampton. Marconi. Rye. Those long, long walks, and the way we’d talk about, oh, anything. The world, the clouds, the future. We’d talk and talk. Remember, Louis?
Louis: Mm. (beat) Future’s not what it used to be.
Marjorie: (to waitperson o.s.) Hello? Yes, two glasses of ginger ale, please. Louis: Do I like ginger ale?
Marjorie: You love the fizz. Louis: And the sugar?
Marjorie: Sugar is sweet. All humans love sweetness.
Louis: Then it must be the taste, the ginger that I don’t like. Marjorie: How do you know?
Louis: That I don’t like the taste? That’s difficult to say. I suppose when the flavor of ginger hits my tongue, a part of my brain that associates taste with pleasure tells me that the taste of ginger fails to please me as much as other flavors.
Louis: How would it be… I’d like to propose that we both stand at the same time.
Marjorie: Louis, if you’re ready to leave, simply stand, push in your chair, and we’ll go. Louis: Very well. (standing) I am standing.
Marjorie: What is your great big hurry? (Louis sits.) Oh. This must be Elizabeth day.
Louis: This is Monday, unless I’m mistaken. Marjorie: And whom do we see every Monday? Louis: Monday afternoon?
Marjorie: Why are you so afraid to say her name? Louis: I know how much it bothers you.
Marjorie: I’m sorry. Are you saying you think I’m bothered when you say the name “Elizabeth?” Louis: It does seem that way.
Marjorie: How interesting that you’d think that. Louis: It’s more a feeling.
Marjorie: A feeling of impropriety, perhaps, that she might prefer you address her as “Doctor?” Louis: Oh, I don’t feel that way at all. I find Lizzie refreshingly informal. Don’t you?
Marjorie: Which of these is not like the others? Root beer? Sarsaparilla? Orange Crush? Or ginger ale? Louis: Is it ginger ale you’d like to discuss? Or Elizabeth?
Marjorie: Three of them–root beer, sarsaparilla, and ginger ale– Louis: (over) I said her name.
Marjorie: (over) –are made from parts of trees. I know you did. Louis: (over) Twice. “Elizabeth.”
Marjorie: Such as?
Marjorie: (over) Whereas Orange Crush–
Marjorie: Orange is a fruit… which grows on trees.
Marjorie: (over) Also from trees.
Marjorie: Ginger is a root. Which–
Marjorie: (over) And how many actual oranges do you suppose go into a bottle of Orange Crush?
Louis: An orange.
Louis: (over) That’s three. “Elizabeth”–
Louis: And agrees with me.
Louis: (over) Yes, from the branches, the fruit, the nut–
Louis: –disagrees.
Marjorie: (over) –grows on trees.
Louis: (over) Beneath the ground, in the dark, in the dirt–I think we should go.
Marjorie: Whenever you’re ready, Louis. Louis: I am ready.
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Louis: (standing) Not the fibrous fungus-encrusted root that grows down in the dark with the worms! Grubs! Voles! Oh my God! Marjorie: (over) Shhh. Shh. Louis. Shh.
Louis: (over) Ginger ale. Ginger ale. Can’t we have one goddamned Monday without this–this relentless bickering!
Marjorie: (to waitperson o.s.) Cancel the ginger ale, please. (to Louis) If you find our bickering so disagreeable, Louis, why do you suppose we bicker? Louis: (ready to pull her chair out) I’d like to leave now.
Marjorie: (still sitting) I don’t like the color of your lips. I don’t mean you look ill. It’s that– that pink. I find it disagreeable to my eyes. Louis: You’re ready then?
Marjorie: Tell me, Louis, don’t you feel that Elizabeth might harbor a particular appreciation for a man who enjoys stimulating conversation? Louis: Yes, we’ve been over that, actually. Once or twice. You and I. And Elizabeth. The conversation about conversation. And now the conversation about the conversation about conversation. (Louis sits.) I daresay there exists only one possible conversation in all the universe that we have not, over these many years, torn to shreds. You and I. Marjorie: And that would be–?
Louis: No, we’d better save it for an emergency.
(beat)
Marjorie: I feel that Elizabeth smells like mildew.
Louis: Yes, as you’ve remarked. And rightfully so, that once. Her towel, she said. Her bath towel. Marjorie: And you believed her.
Louis: People don’t smell like mildew without a reason, do they, Marjorie?
(Marjorie starts to respond.)
(Marjorie starts to respond.)
Or perhaps they do. No, I suppose they do. Often. Or sometimes. Some men–and/or women– may or may not smell like mildew for whatever reason. And Elizabeth may well be one. Or not. As you choose. Marjorie: Would you like a drink of something fizzy? A soft drink of some kind?
Louis: No, no. No, I’m actually ready to leave, thanks. Of course, when it suits you. Marjorie: But you’re sitting again… Which strikes me as odd. Louis: Odd?
Marjorie: Why it’s so important to you, which of us stands first.
Louis: Oh. Well. I suppose it strikes me as odd, this need of one person to control an-
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(beat)
Marjorie: I’m sure you’ll choose the dung beetle. Louis: No, Dear. I’m going to trust your judgment on this one. So then. Where does that leave us?
(Marjorie stares at him.)
Louis: I’m sorry–?
(Marjorie lowers her eyes.)
Louis: (goading) You were about to say? Marjorie?
(Marjorie shakes her head, defeated.)
Marjorie: I don’t know. (They sit with their own thoughts for a long time, Marjorie with her eyes lowered, Louis studying her with concern.) Louis: Marjorie? (Louis reaches across the table and takes her hand, tenderly.) Louis: Margie. (Marjorie meets his eyes. Their gaze lingers… until Marjorie hails an o.s. waitperson.) Marjorie: I’m sorry? Ginger ale, please? Louis: No, thank you. (As we FADE LIGHTS DOWN…) Marjorie: Louis, you love ginger ale. Louis: If you say so. (beat) Marjorie: You do love ginger ale.
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