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67 Art&Style 19 Maine Classics 20 Goings On 36 Chowder 47 live Wire
Painter/professor Raphael DiLuzio illuminates the creative process in all things. Interview by Claire Z. Cramer
67 taking Flight
Portland’s Meghan Howland embraces her inner wild. Interview by Claire Z. Cramer
87 71 lads o’ the lake …a Creative Diary Celt-rockers Enter the Haggis create their latest CD on a Maine lake. By Trevor Lewington
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ms. BlAckwood’s lisT I live at the head of the ship channel in the Loveitts Field neighborhood [so I see a lot of yachts go by]. Best sighting of the summer was yesterday: Silver Shalis, owned by Larry Silverstein, billionaire real-estate tycoon in NYC and developer of the World Trade Center. In the background, you can see the entrance to Whitehead Passage between Peaks and Cushing islands. The white home, right, is on Cushing. Jill Blackwood, South Portland This hAnd, wArm And cApABle I’m hoping you can help me find an article published in the your magazine regarding the Portland Vietnam Vets who were killed in action. My uncle William Frank Olsen was in the story because his (and my) ancestor was Franklin B. Simmons, the sculptor for the Our Lady of Victory and the Longfellow monuments. My mother and a friend of my uncle’s were interviewed by the writer. I had the magazine for many years–I seem
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Training inTo Maine From September 18-25, 27 vintage, private railroad cars–painted in different railroad color schemes–will stretch through the countryside as the American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners brings its special [collective] train to its national convention in Portland. Our train departs Chicago and travels through Fort Wayne to Cleveland, on through Buffalo to Binghamton, then through Syracuse, Schenectady, and Rotterdam on the way to East Deerfield, MA. Then it’s on through Lowell and Haverhill on the way to the convention site in Portland. There, passengers will join other AAPRCO members Sept. 22-25 for the annual [get-together, with events held at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel]. Borden Black, AAPRCO, Columbus, GA
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PicTure worTh 1,000 words I bought your latest issue on the newsstand. The one with “Slab” on the cover, that says Market, Rescued in big letters. But there was no mention anywhere in the magazine. What a cheap tease. Carl Becks I don’t understand the cover photo and the “Market, Rescued” headline. I can’t find anything in the magazine that relates to this? What is it supposed to mean? Tim Hannan, Gray Mea culpa. “Market, Rescued” was intended to be asked and answered by the cover picture itself. The photo carries readers into our Portland After Dark coverage of Slab on page 51. For more on Slab, see page 75 in this issue, where we review the restaurant.–Ed.
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Front Seat to History In 1813, the U.S. Navy brig Enterprise captured the British brig, H.M.S. Boxer, within sight of the Maine coast, pictured above in a Patrick O’Brien oil painting. According to the Rhumb Line, Maine Maritime Museum’s newsletter, “A month after the battle, Boxer and its gear were auctioned off in Portland.” Lot 11, composed of “chairs, carpets and curtains,” went to a T. Collins, Jr. “Collins gave his five-year-old nephew, Samuel H. Colesworthy, a chair” because he helped move the furniture. Recently, Colesworthy’s “great-great-grandson, Peter Colesworthy, and his wife, Cheryl, donated the chair to MMM.” It’s remarkable to see a wardroom relic like this skitter across time.
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Farmington writer Bill Roorbach’s third novel, The Remedy For Love (Algonquin Books, $24.95) is, as he says, “about a couple of strangers who get trapped in a cabin together during a long, terrible blizzard.” Catch him reading and signing copies hot off the press on October 14 at Longfellow Books in Portland and October 16 at Jesup Library in Bar Harbor. “I don’t actually recall what I thought being a writer would be all those years ago,” says Roorbach. “I do remember a very romanticized vision of the writing life that I held through college, a sort of myth about the creaminess of fame. But it’s always the work–that’s the one thing that brings any pleasure. “ –Donna Stuart
According to owners Justin O’Connor and Rick Binet, Portland’s King’s Head Pub at 254 Commercial Street is built on debris that remained in 1775 after Capt. Henry Mowat shelled and burned the Old Port in the name of King George III. “This is not a PBR kind of place,” says Dan Jacques, manager of the building that also houses the Pierce Atwood law firm. “It caters to a beer drinker’s experience.” Pub food includes bangers & mash, fish & chips, and scotch eggs. The motto: “Great brew, local food, bad king.” thekingsheadportland.com –Anne Strand
Doors of Perception Is Abbott Graves (18591936), Kennebunkport’s legendary Impressionist, hot or not? In 2013, Rowing To Picnic Rock sold for $197,000 and In Bloom for $185,000. On the other hand, earlier this year, his St. Ives Harbor (boats on a beach) sold for just $5,280. Northeast Auctions estimated the August auction sale of A Garden Doorway (above), at $80,000 to $120,000. This oil on canvas did not meet its reserve and so remained unsold. September 2014 19
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Belfast Maskers/Cold Comfort theater, Dinner Theater, Oct.; A Fireside Christmas, Nov.; call for venues and dates. 930-7090 coldcomforttheater.com Boothbay playhouse, 275 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay. The Sunshine Boys, Oct. 3-11. 633-3379 boothbayplayhouse.com Carousel Music theater, 196 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Home Town USA, through Sept. 27. 633-5297 carouselmusictheater.org Children’s Museum & theater of Maine,142 Free Street, Portland. Stage stories, daily; Alice in Wonderland, Oct.. 828-1234 kitetails.org City theater in Biddeford, 205 Main St. The Full Monty, Jul. 20; The Mousetrap, Oct. 642-7840 citytheater.org Cumberland County Civic Center, 1 Center Street, Portland. Cirque Du Soleil, “Varekai,” Sep. 3-7; Sesame Street Live, Oct. 17-19. 775-3458 theciviccenter.com Freeport Community players, Freeport Performing Arts Center, 30 Holbrook Rd.. Almost, Maine, Sep. 17-27. 865-5505 fcponline.org
Gaslight theater, 1 Winthrop St., Hallowell. Boo!, Oct. 24- Nov. 3. 626-3698 gaslighttheater.org Good theater, St. Lawrence Arts Ctr., 76 Congress St., Portland. The Rainmaker, Oct. 1-19. 885-5883 goodtheater.com
lakewood theater, 75 Theater Rd., Madison. The Fall of the House of Usher, Aug. 28-Sep. 6; Don’t Dress for Dinner, Sep. 11-20. 474-7176 lakewoodtheater.org Maine State Ballet theater, 348 U.S. Rte. 1, Falmouth. The Firebird and Bach Concerti, Oct. 10-18. 799-7337 mainestateballet.org ogunquit playhouse, 10 Main St. Ogunquit. The Witches of Eastwick, A Musical Comedy, Sept. 3-27; The Addams Family, Oct. 1-26. 646-5511 ogunquitplayhouse.org portland players, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland.. Les Miserables, Sept. 26-Oct. 19. 781-3587 portlandplayers.org portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave. Brighton Beach
Glorious Gallery Show Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 67 Main St., Wiscasset. Realism & Impressionism in Belgium, France, and America, through Sept. 30. 882-7682 wiscassetbaygallery.com
At left, Georges Ferdinand Lemmers (1871-1944), In Her Boudoir
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Jamie Wyeth Retrospective Museum of Fine art, Boston. Jamie Wyeth’s first comprehensive retrospective examines his imaginative approach to realism over six decades, from childhood drawings through various recurring themes inspired by the people, places, and objects that fascinate him, through Dec. 28 mfa.org
Memoirs, Sept. 23-Oct. 19. portlandstage.org theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth. The Sorcerer, Sept. 18-28. 933-9999 theateratmonmouth.org USM theater, Russell Hall, Gorham Campus. Bus Stop, Oct 31-Nov. 9. usm.maine.edu/theater
galleries art Gallery at UnE, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland. Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational, thru Oct. 31; Making a New Whole: The Art of Collage, thru Sep. 28. 221-4499 une.edu/artgallery Bates College Museum of art, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Encountering Maine, from
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Music Asylum, 121 Center St., Portland. Karaoke, every W; Retro Night, every Th; Days of the New, Oct. 10; Twiztid, Oct. 21; Jon Pardi with Joey Hyde, Oct. 25; The Pretty Reckless, Nov. 6. portlandasylum.com
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Maine Fiberarts exhibition of Contemporary Maine Fiber Art runs through December 19 at USM’s Glickman Library on Forest Avenue in Portland. Works include hooked rugs, handmade paper, quilts, jewelry, artists’ books, and other works by members of the Topsham collective. mainefiberarts.org the museum’s permanent collection of Maine artists, thru Oct. 12; Convergence: Jazz, Films, and the Visual Arts, thru Dec. 7. 786-6158 bates.edu
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Biddeford Art Walk, downtown Biddeford. Visit local galleries, studios, and museums, Sep. 26, Oct. 31, special holiday event Dec. 5. biddefordsacoartwalk.com Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 1 Bath Rd., Brunswick. Selections from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, thru Sep. 14; Richard Tuttle: Print Retrospective, thru Oct. 19; The Jazz Photography of William P. Gottlieb, thru Sep. 14; Hendrik Goltzius: Mythology and Truth, opens Sep. 27. 725-3275 bowdoin.edu/art-museum Caldbeck Gallery,12 Elm St., Rockland. Lois Dodd: Laundry Paintings; David Dewey: Marshall Point–New Watercolors, both through Sep. 27. 594-5935 caldbeck.com Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Bernard Langlais, thru Jan. 4; Highlights from the Permanent Collection, through mid2015. 859-5600 colby.edu Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland. The Wyeths, Maine & the Sea, thru Dec.; The Shakers: From Mount Lebanon to the World, thru Jan. 5; From Impressionism to Modernism, thru Sep. 28.; Andrew Wyeth: Portrait Studies, Thru Nov. 9. 5966457 farnsworthmuseum.org First Friday Art Walk, downtown Portland. Visit local galleries, studios, and museums, Sep. 5, Oct. 3, Nov. 7. firstfridayartwalk.com
Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. Historical walking tours of Portland daily through Sep. 30; Home: The Longfellow House and the Emergence of Portland; The Taxman Cometh, a Snapshot of Portland–1924 Tax Record photographs. 774-1822 mainehistory.org Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland. Paintings and Sculpture by George Wardlaw, Sep. 5-Oct. 31. mainejewishmuseum.org Museum of Fine Art, Boston. Jamie Wyeth’s first comprehensive retrospective examines his imaginative approach to realism over six decades, from childhood drawings through various recurring themes inspired by the people, places, and objects that fascinate him, through Dec. 28 mfa.org Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Rd., Ogunquit. Henry Strater: Arizona Winters, 1933-1938, thru Oct. 31; Tradition & Excellence: The Permanent Collection, thru Oct. 31; Andrew Wyeth: The Linda Bean Collection, thru Oct. 31. 646-4909 ogunquitmuseum.org
The Black Lips Port City Music Hall Sept., 27, $20
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Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq., Portland. Richard Estes’ Realism, thru Sep. 7; Aaron T. Stephan: To Borrow, Cut, Copy and Steal, opens Sep. 6; Treasures of British Art: 1400-2000, opens Oct. 2. 775-6148 portlandmuseum.org Thos. Moser Gallery, 149 Main St., Freeport. A retrospective of 25 years of Monhegan Island Artists’ Residency work, through Oct. 14. 865-4519 thosmoser.com USM Art Galleries, Portland and Gorham campus galleries. Opposing Gestures, video art by Sama Alshaibi and Joseph Farbrook, Sep. 23-Dec. 10. 933-9999 theateratmonmouth.org Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 67 Main St., Wiscasset. Realism & Impressionism in Belgium,
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At right, A Coastal Landscape, Thomas Gainsborough (17271788); above, Elizabeth I, Hans Ewoth (ca. 1520-1573). Mencher & His Rhythm Kings, Gideon Forbes Quartet, Sep. 20; Welterweight, Samuel James & Dana Gross, Sep. 25; Mick & Jay, Lincoln Allen Trio, Sep. 26; Chris Klaxton Trio, Hardy Brothers Jazz Jam, Sep. 27. 774-4111 portcityblue.com Boothbay opera House, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. The Boneheads & The Holy Mackerels, Sep. 11; John Doyle, Nuala Kennedy, Eamon O’Leary, Sep. 19. 633-5159 boothbayoperahouse.com Cross Insurance arena (Cumberland County Civic Center), 1 Center Street, Portland. Five Finger Death Punch, Sep. 30. 775-3458 theciviccenter.com Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main St., Bangor. Brantley Gilbert, Sep. 28; Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Nov.
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Many Layers art Gallery at UnE, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland. Making A New Whole: The Art of Collage, thru Sept. 28. .221-4499 une.edu/artgallery
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Sweetgrass Farm old port tasting room, 324 Fore St., Portland. Maine-made wine, bitters, and spirit tastings all the time. 761-8446 sweetgrasswinery.com the West End deli & Catering, 545 Congress St., Portland. Wine tastings every first F, 6-8pm. 774-6426 thewestenddeli.com Sunset Sail in Casco Bay. Wines of Bordeaux, France, Sep. 3. winewiseevents.com
Don’t miss appleCycle orchard Hop, 224 Brock Rd., Lyman.Orchard-hop via bicycle distances of 17, 30, or 62 miles with rest stops at orchards for apples and cider, and conclude with a pizza party back at Bunganut Pond in Lyman, all to benefit Biddeford’s Community Bicycle Center youth programs, Oct. 5. BikeAppleCycle.com Boothbay Harbor Fest,. Celebration of music, food, races, restaurants, art, yard sale and local tradition, Through Sep. 7. Boothbayharborfest.com Common Ground Country Fair, Unity. All about living the good life: organic agriculture vendors, demonstrations, ani-
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Sunday River, 15 South Ridge Rd., Newry. Full Moon Dinner, Sep. 5; 4th Annual Open Darts Tournament, Sep. 12-14; Bethel Harvestfest & Chowdah Cookoff, Sep. 20-21; Fall Festival, Oct. 11; North American Wife Carrying Championship, Oct. 11; Blue Mountain Arts and Crafts Fair, Oct. 11-12. 824-3000 sundayriver.com United Maine Craftsmen’s Fall Festival of Arts & Crafts,.Smiling Hill Farm, Westbrook, Sept. 6. unitedmainecraftsmen.com
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“i felt elt like a citizen of the world, walking 500 miles in 32 days across an entire country [among global participants]… sketching every day. i miss it terribly. i long for that simple life as a walker/sketcher across an everchanging landscape, listening to birdsongs, having a café con leche with fellow pilgrims. the Camino is the nearest i’ve been to my real artist self.”
Monhegan Stuns through oct. 14 at thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: See 100 works created across a quarter century by dreamers in the Monhegan artists’ Residency program (MARC). “Each summer, two emerging Maine artists are selected to spend five-week residencies at our Monhegan island cottage/studios,” says MARC director Susan Daly. “it’s a real leg up.” “it seemed like a dream,” says Victoria Statsenko (left) of her residency this summer. the 2014 MECA grad’s paintings strive for “optical engagement” inspired by textiles. “i brought just paper and paint, a bag each of rice and beans. i used the stipend for provisions at the little store, and for books. i painted, hiked, and read.”
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A photograph of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-1892) recently discovered in the Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum in South Berwick by a USM graduate student has been verified as the work of early photo-pioneer Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879). Jewett, the Maine author of Country of the Pointed Firs and other novels, likely never met these accomplished Brits, but she knew of them via the Victorian social network–a publisher in Boston is thought to have sent her the photo. Stand There! She Shouted, a biography of Cameron by Susan Goldman Rubin, has just been published by Candlewick Press of Somerville, Mass. Dreamy illustrations by Bagram Ibatoulline and examples of Cameron’s photos are eerie and compelling. $16.99, candlewick.com
Advocating Women
Donna Loring (left)–former Maine legislative tribal rep, education reform advocate, and Vietnam vet–will be among the attendees when Rachel Talbot Ross, president of the Portland chapter of the NAACP, receives the Deborah Morton Award in a ceremony at UNE September 16. Loring was the Morton awardee in 2011; the two women’s friendship and multi-cultural advocacy span 20 years.
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Portland painter Jennifer Lawson [see “the Secret Sharer,” September 2013] recently returned from Spain’s Camino de Santiago:
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ticed as the immediate source of this healthy new look; even if within their field of view. But if the smile looks too white, or too flat, or too perfect the secret is given away and it draws attention immediately to the teeth; in which case they would appear fake. The secret to a perfect smile is by adding imperfections, but in the way that Mother Nature would. Look at the before and after pictures again. See if you can identify the natural teeth from the cosmetic bondings and porcelain crowns. The answer will be in next month’s issue.
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“In over 20 years of Practice I have learned that the best Aesthetic Dentistry occurs only in an imperfect world. I try my best to copy and maximize the beauty of that imperfect world. Rather than trying to make every tooth geometrically the same I try to lean in the direction that nature’s form and function takes me; unique to each individual. I purposely make teeth ever so slightly “imperfect” with tiny chips, waves, twists, and turns, but I do so in the way Mother Nature would make these teeth. The net result is a “perfect smile,” but not a fake smile.
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These photos were taken of an actual case completed in the office using Computer Assisted Design (CAD), and Computer Automated Milling (CAM) techniques. Temporaries that could easily fall off were not needed. This entire crown case was completed from start to finish in only One Day. Laser white fillings required less than 3 minutes per tooth because no wait time is needed for the patient to get numb. Plasma Arc bleaching helped to balance the colors prior to the start of treatment.
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In order to have a lasting affect, all Aesthetic Dentistry must start with quality Dental care, healthy gums, and proper hygiene. A comprehensive approach requires your willingness to get your teeth and gums into the best shape possible. This critical effort on your part will greatly increase the life of your Aesthetic Dentistry. Having a perfect smile is really specific to each individual. One smile cannot fit all. A perfect smile is subjective to the person who wants it, and the environment in which the person intends to be in.
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ometimes you wanna go where no one knows your name and they really couldn’t care if or why you came. Just get home safe and don’t make a scene. Here in Portland, that’s our Ruski’s. With no dress code (it’s fine if you don’t own a pair of Oxfords and oversized Wayfarer glasses), membership, or knowledge of the latest craft beer trend required, Ruski’s is the one bar in Portland with nothing to prove. It is what it is, serves what it serves, and if you ask no questions, you’ll be granted the same in return. I take a seat and am greeted with a smile and “We’ve got such-and-such IPA on tap and yada-yada-ya.” Nothing fancy, straight to the point, and my beer is placed in front of me in a matter of seconds. I’ve been to Ruski’s on a Saturday night with only standing room for a band that’s squeezed itself into a corner by the door, and then I’ve been to Ruski’s on a Saturday night when I’ve wondered if I should check September 2014 39
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“What was that? Did you just spit?” The culprit turns sheepishly to find Jess, one of the many women of Amigos whose bad list you hope to avoid. “There is a trash can right there. This is somebody’s living room.” Kyle, the spitter, apologizes and offers Jess a beer, which leads to yet another lesson of the Been-There-Done-Thats. It’s Shannen’s 25th birthday, and we arrived at Amigos around six for Taco Tuesday, one-dollar tacos until
seven. After six each (hey, they’re small!), we take a pitcher of PBR to the back patio where everyone enjoys a smoke. It would look like an episode of Mad Men were it not for the flannels and beards galore. Shannen has convinced us we must stay until close, and seeing it’s only 9 p.m., I’m getting a little antsy. That is until Jess offers Shannen a slice
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Choosing a spot to eat on Middle Street should never be hard. Throw a stone and it’s likely to land in someone’s good meal. There’s Duckfat, whose Belgian fries are legend, packed every day. You’ve got East Ender next door, with artwork brought to you on serving plates and rarely an open table. There are three more restaurants directly across the street. And on the corner at the very end of the street in a tiny storefront sits Ribollita. It’s nearly 8 p.m., and my family, who’s traveled all the way from Pennsylvania, is starving. My uncle wants a glass of Cabernet, my grandmother wants something authentic, my aunt wants to eat healthy, and my granddad just wants food, “darn it.” We pass by the (Continued on page 78)
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of birthday wisdom. “You’ve got two choices in this life. You can either feel, really feel, or you can put up a wall and not feel a thing.” I take another swig, having been completely unaware of the enlightenment Taco Tuesday can muster. After two hours, two pitchers, and one too many cigarettes, I’m ready to desert the birthday girl and call it a night, but now it’s 11 p.m., when the bar seems to come alive right before my eyes. It’s not the happy-hour crowd, the tourists, or the couples. It’s the bartenders and servers whose shifts just ended, and they’ve been waiting for a drink all night. Abby, our friend who just left work, barrels in practically ordering a beer while still on Dana Street. The back patio is finally filled, and we’re all counting down the minutes until midnight when we’ll down Washington Apples and play a rather rowdy game of “Never Have I Ever.” We’re the loudest crew at the bar, but no one seems to mid,
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e v i l e r i w Artist and USM professor Raphael DiLuzio juices the creative process from the studio to the world. in te r v i e w b y c l a i re Z. c ramer
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or years, Raphael DiLuzio was a man of two worlds. By day, he was a professor of Art and New Media at the University of Maine at Orono. By night, commuting back to his home in Portland, he enjoyed shocking his audiences with his video installation imagery. His 2007 show at the former Jameson Gallery included light projections of himself crouched and shivering inside a huge block of ice on Commercial Street. (Perfect for startling tourists walking by on a First Friday night.) Then came the night in 2007 of his daring “Light House,” where he projected his video images onto the Cousins Island power station, accompanied by an original musical score broadcast live on WCLZ-FM. Fate, not art, turned 2008 upside down. His life was shattered when a 16-wheel truck smashed into the rear end of his Honda on I-95. His slow recovery from the collision and severe concussion took nearly two years. He had to restore his ability to speak
The three-dimensional interactive “Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx” exhibit at Portland Museum of Art in 2013 featured DiLuzio’s work. September 2014 47
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from scratch. “I was told I’d never speak again, would never recover my ‘higher words’ again,” he says. “Doctors make everything the lowest common denominator” to avoid disappointments–“or malpractice lawsuits.” “My thoughts came back, but everything was disorganized. Nothing was where it belonged. I spent months in my brain, my ‘memory palace,’ rearranging the furniture.” Somehow, though, in the process of healing his brain, DiLuzio found creative perspectives he hadn’t considered before. Everything is new. Your development as an artist began very traditionally with a BFA from the University of California at Long Beach (1987) and MFA (University of Pennsylvania, 1991).
I trained as a painter. I was doing graduate work at Cornell when I met Neil Welliver, Maine’s great landscape painter. He knew 4 8 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
my work and convinced me to come to Penn, where he ran the program, which I did. Some people say he was gruff or crusty. To me, he had the most generous heart. He was my mentor, and it’s because of Neil I ended up in Maine. Even as I went off with all the digital things, my connection to the landscape’s always been there. Since recovering from your injury, you’ve turned up as a tenured professor at USM, not UMO.
About eight years ago, people at Stanford developed something they call ‘entrepreneurial based research’ as a way to bring creativity and science together. I was at Orono, and when I started talking with [Former UMaine Systems Chancellor] Richard Patenaude and [Provost] Joe Wood about this, they were interested. Then, the accident, the injury. Fast-forward five years. I wrote a white paper about ‘design science’ called CI2 [Creative Intel-
ligence, Innovation, Collaboration]. Patenaude liked it. Selma Botman [USM president at the time] said, ‘Let’s build a CI2 lab here.’ The idea was to be creative and cross-disciplinary. This is what I’ve been doing for the past three years. At Orono they said, ‘Hey, you’re leaving?’ And I had to tell them that, yes, Orono’s the scientific flagship in the system, but Portland is the hub of Maine, and this should be in Portland. Our university system is crazy to separate so many campuses. We don’t have enough students. At USM, I wrote a CI2 grant proposal for the National Science Foundation about the collaboration between fine art, science, and technology. I’ve written many, many art grant proposals, but I’d never written a science grant. I figured I didn’t have a chance. Let’s face it, artists don’t have to produce facts and evidence to support their work the way scientists do. But it was accepted.
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DiLuzio works in many media, including, clockwise from far right: The painting My Dinner With Andy; a still from the video Half Empty; and the light projections Message in the Bottle and You Are My Sunshine.
Culture • Nightlife • Legends • Style You’ve somehow created a department within the art department at a time when USM is budgetcutting like crazy.
My proposal was for creative-process training courses for STEM professors to incorporate into their programs. It’s not art; it’s not about making people into artists. We held a six-day workshop with the Maine Center for Creativity up in Rockport. People from L.L. Bean, WEX, Idexx, and Unum attended. Sprague Energy now wants to talk about this training program. Making art is not just about making fine art. The creative process doesn’t belong just to artists. It’s important to science. It’s all based on the seven steps of creative thinking. This stuff goes back to Plato. What goes on in the university’s CI2 lab?
Students come to explore something they’re interested in. There are no classes. All I ask is that they work collaboratively and collectively. They can receive credit, and some can be paid a stipend, thanks to the NSF grant. These are undergraduates, and there are some smart kids. Sometimes professors come in from other departments with a group of students on a project. I’ve got students who are developing apps for real money. I have the most creative students around. We have a group now who are looking at the technology of the prosthetic foot, for amputees. It costs about $40,000 to replace a human foot. My students are working on building one for under $10,000. There are towers out in the desert collecting energy; they’re called solar intake transfer centers. Students here are working on the math to create a home model using a Dyson vacuum cleaner engine. There’s a group developing a program they call PlowMaine to make snow plowing routes more efficient. Don’t laugh. One-800Got-Junk tried to buy them. A student cinematographer/videographer is working for a marketing firm here in town. Another student is developing a game; he has a job waiting when he graduates. What’s your role?
I’m the curator. I want the students to create something, start companies in Maine, succeed in Maine. I get so tired of hearing, ‘Oh, it’s Maine.
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ne, two, three–five, six, seven. One, two, three– five, six seven. Hips sway, skirts swish. One, two, three–five, six, seven. We’re all bound by count yet free to explore a rhythm all our own. The room is hot, the air heavy with music, and the pulse of the couples thumps–ba, ba, ba–ba, ba, ba. It feels as though everyone in the room is on the dance floor,
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but if you look closely–no, not there but back here, testing the water–you’ll find me. ’ve wanted to be part of this scene since the day I arrived at Empire to see Primo Cubano and walked into a room full of vibrant salsa dancers, a completely unexpected thrill. They twirled and shuffled across the floor, disguising mistakes as shines or personal quirks. Salsa was like abstract art to me, colorful and erotic, but
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I could only visit the gallery so many times before I’d need to paint myself. That’s when I call Wendy Edwards, doña of the Portland salsa mafia. She arrives around 7:30 p.m. and doesn’t waste a minute. With her mixed CD playing, she begins, and I simply follow. She claims having two babies back-to-back has slowed down her social dancing, but believe me, Wendy’s still got it.
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Members of the dance troupe Rumba y Timbal perform at Pearl. In the photos at right and on the following page, Portland’s salsa mafia–a loose band of ringers and enthusiastic newcomers–takes over the floor at Pearl.
“You’re nervous.” “I’m not comfortable with people.” She takes no note of this. Before I can misstep, she leads me into a turn. “Always back with your right. On forward, we’ll turn.” As she leaves, I ask Wendy what to do if someone asks me to dance. “Unless they’re hurting you or hitting on you, don’t be rude.” With that, she’s gone. I’m left feeling like Cinderella as her fairy
godmother fades into thin air. Stepping Out “You don’t have to salsa, you just have to move.” Olivia Crupi, 24 and all smiles, coaxes everyone onto the floor. Now it’s my turn. Though I know my basic steps, there’s still that overwhelming feeling that all eyes will be on me and my two left feet. Primo Cubano is hot tonight, and for
a Thursday, Empire has pulled in a decent number of regulars. Olivia points out one of the fancier couples. “That’s Colleen and Fred. They’re dance partners. And married. You’ll see them at El Rayo.” An hour or two and a beer or more into the night, I’m out on the floor with my girls. There’s plenty of room, but I’m close to the stage, listening for the counts. Back, together, forward, together. I even toss in a few side September 2014 53
steps all my own. It feels good, and I’ve come to the conclusion that if they’re watching me, I must be doing something interesting. chips and salsa “It’s not even raining,” says Ryan, looking up as fierce clouds roll in above us. El Rayo has cancelled, and four very antsy dancers are left with nowhere to cha-cha-cha. “Well,” Olivia smiles, “we can always go to Brendan’s.” It’s humid in the third-story apartment, and the fan seems to blow back only hot air, but there with the mattress pushed against 5 4 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
the wall and heat lightning striking outside, we dance. Ryan, handsome and warm, leads Cheena, a fun-loving beauty, in bachata. And it’s here–with no lights, stage, or DJ–that I come closest to the roots of salsa.
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stroke: merengue, bachata, or salsa. There is a purpose tonight. It’s not leaving with someone, it’s not outshining or even drinking. We’re all here to dance because we just can’t stop and no one wants to wait for tomorrow. The dance scene will never be big enough for the truly passionate ones like Colleen and Fred, Olivia, and Wendy. They’d be happy for a big salsa wave in Portland, to have a spot for every night of the week. But I’m a tiny fish in this pond, so I’ll just keep stepping back with my right and forward with my left any chance I get. n
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From our second-floor window booth at the East Ender on Middle Street, we’ve got a nice view of Nova Star’s bow and a slice of the harbor. We’ve come for chicken, and we discover we’ve also lucked into “Wine-down” Wednesday. A platter arrives, heaped with half a mahogany-skinned chicken set on a smear of sweet-sour mustard barbecue sauce. Hush puppies stand adjacent with a ramekin of maple sour cream for dipping. There’s tangle of sautéed spinach–the fresh farm kind with actual stems–garnished with paper-thin slices of seared prosciutto. This feast, simply “smoked hen” on the menu, is enough for two to share; it’s $20, and tonight our half-price bottle of French white burgundy is $18. How is it that so many local restaurants
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are working so hard to make a star out of chicken just now? Owner Meg Schroeter is proud to reveal her secret. “Last weekend, the chef and sous-chef drove up to Rumford and brought back 30 from Roaring Lion Farm.” The hens spend a day soaking in a brine of spices, bay leaves, and honey before a “low and slow” spell in the restaurant’s
smoker. They’re finished on the grill. This chicken is meaty and juicy, tasting of each step it’s undergone in East Ender’s kitchen. The hush puppies–crusted, cakelike, and golden with yellow cornmeal–may have just knocked Salvage BBQ’s out of first place. When you start asking around about chicken sourcing, you get a lot of different answers but absolutely no indifference. Chefs are as serious about chicken as anything they serve. And diners care. No more dried-out boneless breast fillet orphaned at the bottom of the menu. At Timber on upper Exchange Street, whole golden chickens revolve slowly in a fridge-sized rotisserie oven. It’s a tempting sight through the window on the door. “I don’t think I ever ordered chicken in September 2014 57
H u n gry EyE Chicken’s always been in style on Fore Street’s wood-fired rotisserie; below, the hen and hush puppies at the East Ender. Previous page: A rotisserie bird at Timber, along with a close-up at East Ender’s bar.
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Timber sources two-and-a-half-pound Patuxent Farm chickens (a brand of natural bird distributed to–but not from–Maine) which are offered as half or whole birds with a choice of dipping sauces including bearnaise, lemon garlic, Thai peanut, and bacon/ blue cheese. “These chickens come in fresh. We brine them with salt, a little sugar, fresh herbs, chicken stock, and a bit of bourbon,” says Timber’s chef Casey Christensen. “We rotisserie them slowly, at about 275 degrees.” A half-chicken ($18) comes out on a platter garnished with spears of fresh rosemary and thyme and a whole lemon that’s been halved and charred on the grill, adding depth to the lemon flavor. The chicken’s been brined so subtly it’s indiscernible–except for the juicy effect it’s had on the meat. You may forget that Timber is a steakhouse as you eat this chicken with your fingers. “We make our fried buffalo croquettes from rotisserie chicken, pulled off the bones
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and minced with onions and blue cheese,” says Christensen. Drizzled in spicy buffalo sauce and served with celery sticks and blue cheese dip, these crumb-crusted treats are just the thing at happy hour for $5 with a glass of $4 local brew. At Lolita, “We spatchcock game hens or poussins by removing the backbone and pressing them flat before grilling,” says chef Guy Hernandez. And what a grill–it’s cuisine as theater, woodfired with adjustable racks visible to curious diners. “Just before serving the whole bird [$24], we cut it in two so it’s easy to share.” His birds are supplied by “Provisions International–they find us NewYork-state poussins and Cavendish Farm quail from Vermont”–and other quality farm birds around the Northeast as available.
“We use organic Bell & Evans chickens,” says Paige Gould, who owns Central Provisions with her husband, Chris. Their dazzling Chicken Bo Ssam ($21) electrifies with green papaya and Thai condiments.
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Her grandfather almost smoked Fidel Castro. Her father smoked seafood as founder of Ducktrap River. Now, Caitlin FitzGerald is smoking hot in front of the cameras.
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esmond FitzGerald (19101967) was a senior official in the CIA during the John Fitzgerald Kennedy years, an insider to the intrigues following the Cuban Missile Crisis, with Fidel Castro reportedly on his hit list. Eventually, the Harvard graduate would become Deputy Director of the CIA. Frances FitzGerald (b.1940), his daughter,
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is journalism royalty, up there with Woodward and Bernstein. She won the Pulitzer Prize as well as a National Book Award for her masterpiece Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam (1972). Desmond Sr.’s son, Desmond FitzGerald Jr., is a local hero in Maine. The beloved founder of Ducktrap River of Maine Smoked Seafood took his Cinderella firm from two employees in Lincolnville to over
100 in Belfast. Mainers take pride in the international reputation Ducktrap enjoys but may not realize FitzGerald sold the company years ago. Since 2012, he’s been Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Maine Venture Fund. Still fewer could have guessed that his dad was in the War Room for many Earth-shaking decisions during Camelot and before. Even the IMDb bio of Caitlin FitzGerald, 31, the actress who first attracted raves September 2014 61
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I s n ’ t th at … as Meryl Streep’s daughter in It’s Complicated (2009), likewise missed the Camelot connection. But with two films in post-production and a starring role in Showtime’s Masters of Sex wrapped up for the second season, this graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts isn’t just Maine’s anymore but an emerging figure on the national stage. We guessed you might have been one of “those” Fitzgeralds when we realized you went to Concord Academy, the same prep school Caroline Kennedy attended.
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No, we’re different FitzGeralds, with an upper case “G.” It’s confusing, because my grandfather was in the Kennedy administration. Even though you weren’t yet born while your famous grandfather was alive, he must guide your spirit. He was an old Far East hand among diplomats and operatives. Are there any family heirloom mementos from China?
Well, there’s a photo of my dad as a little kid dressed in a kimono when they lived in Japan. But my grandfather died when my dad was only 15. He was deputy director of the CIA then, so my dad’s memories are of life in DC. I don’t know that much about family history. But I do know my grandfather’s prized heirloom is a backgammon set. We’re all backgammon players. What was it like working with Meryl Streep or Alec Baldwin or Steve Martin?
It was surreal! And Meryl Streep is amazing. She’s so professional and nice; she’s everything you’d want her to be. Shooting lasted about five months. I learned so much
Scenes from Masters of Sex: Lizzy Caplan, left, as ambitious Virginia Johnson, Dr. William Masters’s assistant in human sexuality research, shares a drink with the doctor’s wife, Libby Masters, played by Caitlin FitzGerald. FitzGerald’s Libby is frustrated by her husband’s clinical interest in sex despite his apparent personal antipathy to it; she masks her resentment with an elegant facade.
from just watching her. I tried hard to keep my fan-girl in check.
leaving Hollywood to film.
What is location shooting like, living in hotels and just working, working?
You sound so sweet. But sometimes you have to play the bad guy, right? Your character Kat in Adult Beginners (2014) “dumps Jake after his start-up fails.”
It’s kind of fun, like summer camp with too much coffee. Masters of Sex films in L.A., though, which is unusual now. Everyone’s
You never want to judge your characters. Nobody thinks they’re a bad guy. But Kat just didn’t want to be married to someone
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“…The person who could provide the liaison between Robert Kennedy and the newly recruited assassin was Desmond FitzGerald [senior],” writes Edward Jay Epstein, former Harvard and MIT professor and author of The Assassination Chronicles: Inquest, Counterplot, and Legend (1992). “FitzGerald was the chief of the CIA’s Special Affairs Section (SAS), which carried out Special Group…tasks. He was also a personal friend of both Robert and John Kennedy, [and] was often mistaken… [for] a relative of the Kennedy family. According to FitzGerald’s superior in the CIA, Richard Helms, FitzGerald [was] allowed…to bypass the CIA’s chain of command…about covert operations against Castro. So Cubela’s extraordinary request for a meeting with Robert Kennedy was immediately brought to the attention of FitzGerald.”
From left: Caitlin’s father, Des FitzGerald, Jr., founded Ducktrap River of Maine; her aunt, Frances FitzGerald, is a journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner; her grandfather, Desmond Fitzgerald, was Deputy Director of the CIA in the Kennedy administration.
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I s n ’ t t hat … who wasn’t successful. In Manhattan Romance (2014), you’re the “unattainable” Theresa whom Danny chases. Are there tricks to conveying…unattainable?
The key is not to play negative. She just wants to be free to do her own thing. She isn’t rejecting him. It isn’t about him. No one is just one type of person. We’re all different people at different times. You have to tap into different parts of yourself. Do you know any of the other actors from Maine out there working now, like Anna Kendrick, or Greg Finley, or Tim Simons, who’s on Veep?
I don’t know Anna or Greg, but I have met Tim Simons. We were introduced at a party–he’s really fun and funny and kind. Out here, whenever there are two people from Maine at a party, everyone wants to make sure they meet each other. What acting insight did you learn at Stella Adler Studio that you still carry around?
Discipline. If we weren’t exactly on time for class, we were often not allowed in–as a lesson on being punctual. ‘You cannot be late to auditions or a job.’ And I never, ever am. Being an actor requires being able to really structure your time and do a lot of work that you won’t be paid for. [Laughs.] College really prepared me for that. What was it like being a Maine Yankee at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London?
My dad’s mother was English. She went to RADA, so it felt really good to be there. I never got to know her, and attending RADA felt like a nice full-circle moment. Tell us about your mom’s, Pam Allen’s, book, Knitting For Dummies. Do you knit?
I do. Not very well, but I do. My mother is currently running her own small business in Portland called Quince & Co. that sells beautiful, American-made wool yarns. Have your parents ever tried acting?
Only in a very amateur way, and not for ages. I think my mother is still sort of amazed I can go to auditions, that I can get up on stages and face strangers. Considering your aunt Frances, did you ever consider journalism as a career?
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no, I never considered journalism. I knew I wanted to act from my first school play. My parents were always supportive. How do you convince yourself you’re in Maine when you come back for visits?
All it takes is stepping out of the car and breathing the air.
Coming Attractions Watch for Caitlin FitzGerald in two new films opening in 2014: Manhattan Romance Danny, a documentary filmmaker, is shooting a relationship study while navigating the relationships in his own life. Will he chase the unattainable theresa, a hippie New Age dancer (Caitlin FitzGerald), or will he finally admit he’s in love with his best friend Carla (Katherine Waterston)? An insightful look at contemporary life in manhattan that explores New Age ideas and open relationships as well as true friendship. –ImDb Adult Beginners Kat, the girlfriend of Jake (Nick Kroll) dumps him after his tech startup fails and he moves back to his family home. –Aceshowbiz
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The mid-coast has incredible food options. Probably my favorite restaurant is Shepherd’s Pie in Rockport. The cheeseburger is not to be missed. My mother lives in Portland, so I always come through Portland when I come back. She has a warehouse and employs about 11 people. She lives in the West End. I like Local 188 a lot, and Aurora Provisions, Caiola’s. If I could do my work in Portland I’d move there in a heartbeat. It’s the perfectsize city. n
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The artist with Merge (2014) at the opening of her group exhibit at the Nancy Margolis Gallery in New York in June. “I was astounded by her enormous gift,” says New York gallery owner Nancy Margolis. “This young artist, working quietly…away from the influence and pressure of the larger art world, was carving out a unique identity–powerful, edgy, sensual, intense, and imaginative…”
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aking a living as a full-time fine-art painter in Portland is a trick Meghan Howland pulls off with quiet grace. “I love Portland, I think it’s a great place for artists. I wish there were more of us,” says Howland, 28. Her work–oil paintings–took off in a group show this summer at the Nancy Margolis Gallery in New York’s Chelsea district. She’s been repre-
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sented for three years by the Bowersock Gallery in Provincetown, Mass., where a show of her work runs through September 15. “To be that young, and show that much depth already!” says Lisa Bernstein of the Bowersock Gallery, “Who knows how far she’ll go?” Pretty far already, it seems. “Georgina Chapman and Harvey Weinstein have just commissioned their second painting from
Meghan,” says gallery owner Steve Bowersock. “She’s an artist who already has a clear voice. Most artists don’t develop this until they’re 40 or so.” How did you end up in Portland?
I was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and I grew up in Kingston, New Hampshire. But my family’s from Maine; I have ties here. After art school, I headed straight here, about September 2014 67
Th e aRTs five years ago. It’s my home now. You have family here?
I have an ancestor who founded Howland, Maine. It’s kind of a funny story. He came over on the Mayflower–he’s the one who fell overboard. Howlands are traditionally klutzy. Do you mean you descend from John Howland (1592-1672), who was sent by Governor William Bradford to found a hunting and trapping outpost in the Maine woods on the Penobscot River? [See “Maine’s Patron Stranger,” November 2013.]
Yup. But the only artist in the family before I came along was my great-greatgrandfather, Russell Langley. He served in World War I. Instead of fighting, his job was to take pen and ink to the front, draw battle scenes, and send them to Washington. And he survived! Which brings us to you.
I wanted to be an artist from the time I was eight. I was going to work for Disney, I wanted to be an animator. I painted a short cartoon–they still drew everything back then–my mother filmed each still, and we packed it all up and mailed it to Disney with a letter. They actually responded and said that I would need some art instruction first. So my mother said, ‘OK, it looks like we’ll be finding you an art school.’ My family’s always been very supportive. That’s counted a lot. I have a BFA from the New Hampshire Institute of Art. How have you evolved?
I used to paint from life. I started with landscapes–I’d get right out there and paint a view from start to finish. If it rained, I’d set up a tarp. I’m drawn to nature, so my paints usually have birds or plants in them. Now I usually work from photographs. You sometimes put birds over people’s faces–is this intended as malevolent symbolism, or a little Carlos Castaneda?
It’s not meant to be malevolent at all, but some people take it that way. I combine the chaos of nature with people’s stories. Nightmarishly, beautifully. Take us closer. “Her work is beautiful, stunning, and always ambiguous,” says gallery owner Steve Bowersock. See Birds (2011), 24˝x24˝, left, and Folly (2013), 34˝x24˝, above. Opposite is Worrier (2014), 30˝x40˝. 6 8 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
Well, my paintings sell in galleries for prices from about $1,000 to $15,000. I also get commissions to paint por-
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traits. I have three commissions to do this winter. I have a small studio at the Mayo Street Arts Center. I’ve collaborated on fabric design with the Marchesa fashion house in New York, and I’m also starting to hand-paint commmercial signs. I just like them–painting a sign brings a newness to an old thing but it respects the past. That’s why I like oil paint. Some people say oil painting’s dead, but it’s not. Sacrificing aesthetics for convenience is a problem. A lot of people fall into that trap. I was lucky. Nancy Margolis’s assistant
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he Toronto-based Celtic-roots rock band, Enter The Haggis, recorded its eighth album in the Portland area in recent weeks. ETH’s sound is rocking, mystical, sweet, electric, and thumpingly fun. They stayed at a nearby lakeside cottage and recorded in a barn studio with local producer Jonathan Wyman. The band’s guitarist/vocalist/songwriter, Trevor Lewington, shares the experience with us here. Look for the album’s release this fall and catch the band live
November 1 at Port City Music Hall.
Wham! Our van tires hit the first pot-
hole as we negotiate our way down snaking, gravelly Huston Road shortly after 10 p.m. Craig, Bruce, and I had left Toronto with our van and trailer mid-morning and are relieved to be almost at our destination. We roll the windows down and are greeted with an instant organic waft–pine, cedar, moss, and dirt. We’d rented the cottage called September 2014 71
M u sic Pine Cone on Highland Lake just outside Portland for the month to record a new album at a nearby studio with local producer Jonathan Wyman. Our preceding albums had been recorded in Lexington; Ottawa; Toronto; and Kingston, New York; so this was another new approach to the old challenge of capturing a snapshot of our sound.
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e hunt for the key under the cottage welcome mat with the use of an iPhone and upon entry go directly to the fridge for a cold beer. Our bass player, Mark, who now lives in Freeport, had come by the cottage earlier to bestow upon us some local libations–Gritty’s and Shipyard.
legend Behind the name Enter the Haggis on Robert Burns night (January 25), traditionally, the chef enters with great fanfare, carrying the haggis on a silver platter behind a bagpiper. he’s followed by the poet or troubadour who will “address the haggis.” haggis is a mixture of minced sheep’s offal, oats, and suet encased in a sheep’s stomach casing.
Later this month we will pay visits to Allagash and Bissell Brothers breweries to sample their wares. The three of us stay up for a couple of hours to unwind, sharing our thoughts on how we’d like to approach the recording process, then get some rest after a brief-butcomical interlude where we lock ourselves out on the second floor balcony.
With a pair of well-traveled running shoes
in my hand, I step out onto the east-facing deck of the cottage. Highland Lake had been lost in the darkness of our arrival last night, so it’s my first chance to appreciate the beauty of our accommodations. I am determined to run every day I’ll be in Maine, so I lace up my sneakers and start down Huston Road
Mark Abraham on the bass guitar and eyebrow.
Craig and Brian talk through a tricky bit. [Oscar Wilde on bagpipes: “Thank Heaven there is no smell.”]
to explore the area by foot. It’s the perfect morning for a run–cool but with breaths of warm air off the lake, rustling the freshly sprung leaves. Over the course of the month I will find myself running to the tops of hills with stunning views, ducking branches through the woods and cooling down afterward with a swim off the dock. The only disappointment about living at Pine Cone is that I’m not able to bring along my wife and two young boys. My kids were born ready to tromp through the woods, turning over rocks and poking things with sticks. When I’m out on my morning runs I see plenty of things that would pique their interest. One morning there are two deer that I somehow manage to get within 20 feet of without spooking. Their sweaty skin twitches to deter insects as they tear fiddleheads and lush grasses. Time seems to stand still. I forget about my run and absorb the moment until they eventually move deeper into the woods. Another morning I stand by Pine Cone’s lake-facing windows, eating a bowl of cereal. Looking down, I’m surprised to see several large brown trout swimming just offshore in Highland Lake’s crystal-clear water. We’re recording tomorrow morning. Will our new album capture us in the moment?
We arrive for the first
time at our studio at about 10 a.m. Without precise directions, The studio upright piano is wide open and ready to go.
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we’d have missed it as it’s built into a century-old barn with no sign to advertise its presence. Before meeting Jonathan Wyman, we are greeted by his sidekick, a sweet brown dog named Roxy (after the Police song “Roxanne,” of course). Roxy doesn’t get too involved in the recording process, but if she feels strongly enough about a musical idea she either wags her tail or leaves the room. We shake hands with Jonathan, whose arm is wrapped in plastic after some fresh ink, exchange pleasantries, and get down to business. Today day we write and record a song totally from scratch before the arrival of our last bandmate, Brian, who flies in tomorrow. The project begins with the authoritative crack of a starting pistol. Roxy’s tail twitches.
We’ve raised all of the funds
to record this album through a crowd funding campaign, whereby people purchase anything from a signed copy of the forthcoming release to the opportunity to come to the studio to sing on the record. Our next day in the studio is the day we’ve scheduled to have these fans come and join us. We pull into the parking lot and greet 5 fans from Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, Illinois, Maryland, Vermont, and even as far away as New Mexico. Our multi-talented Jonathan has told us he also does catering and offers to fire up his BBQ for a feast of ribs and various salads around supper time, which we graciously accept. The modest-sized studio space is snug with the extra bodies, but we are fortunate to have great weather and spend time socializing with fans in the parking lot, getting high off of the pillow of sweet rib smoke dancing around our heads. Inside the studio we give folks a taste of the music we’ve been working on, which is mildly stressful as we’ve poured our hearts into it for three weeks. To our relief, there are bobbing heads, tapping feet,
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and smiles as we gather around the monitor speakers in the control room.
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e then position with our fans around a Telefunken U-48 microphone and shout and clap our hands. The effect of a crowd singing together in a room lends raw energy and character to some of the songs.
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Staying at Pine Cone is a great way to step
away from the studio every night and to come back with fresh ears in the morning. On the few days off that we take, we either fly home or take a trip into Portland. One night, at a friend’s recommendation, we go to Zapoteca for dinner. To say that Zapoteca is a Mexican restaurant is like saying we’re a Celtic band. It’s as though someone is running with a tray of Mexican food, trips over a lobster trap, and is hit by a tuk-tuk… Gastronomically speaking, there’s a lot going on. We’re with a party of 15 or so, so there is enough of the menu sampled to see all they have to offer. The service and presentation are spot-on.
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He’s back! Stephen Lanzalotta lights up the former Portland Public Market.
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ot, delicious Slab has transformed the erstwhile Portland Public Market (1998-2006) with a stab at Sicilian vivacity. Celebrity baker Stephen Lanzalotta has teamed up with Jason Loring, Matt Moran, and Tobey Moulton of Nosh Kitchen Bar to create a stunning interior design that takes advantage of the 30-foot ceilings with a balcony and bold, hot colors. Italian tiles cover a curved entryway to the kitchen. The cafe tables in the grotto outside are often vibrating with live music. Given Lanzalotta’s impeccable reputation as a baker and as an Italian cook–and the popular and tasty scene at Nosh–we come expecting much and are not disappointed. Bar manager Emily Kingsbury’s created an outstanding but accessible variety of brews; delicious wine offerings (Cantele Primitivo, $8/32, Neirano Prosecco, $9); and intriguing cocktails (“Confession”– Grappa, Aperol, Luxardo, maraschino, bub-
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Pedro’s focuses on simple yet full-flavored mexican and Latino food. Offering tacos, burritos and an impressive array of margaritas, sangria, beer and wine. especiales de la semana (specials of the week) keep the menu varied and fresh and showcase different Latino cultures. Seasonal outdoor dining available. Open daily, 12-10. 181 port rd., Kennebunk, 967-5544, pedrosmaine.com Pier 77 & The Ramp Bar & Grill are owned & managed by Kate & Chef peter morency. pier 77 has a formal dining room with stunning views of Cape porpoise Harbor & live music each weekend, while the ramp is more casual, with its own bar menu at hard-to-beat prices. Open year-round. 77 pier rd., Kennebunkport, 967-8500, pier77restaurant.com * The Tides Beach Club Coastal chic ambiance overlooking Goose rocks beach. Local seafood is the focal point: maine lobster roll with drawn butter or herbed mayo; crispy fried clams with house tartar; marinated grilled tuna with house-made kimchee, soba noodles, and wasabi. Specialty cocktails with fresh local juices and herbs, artisanal beers, and an extensive wine list. Open may-Oct. 254 Goose rocks rd., Kennebunkport, 967-3757, tidesbeachclubmaine.com *reservations recommended
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of North Africa.” Lanzalotta, who grew up near Providence, Rhode Island, learned authentic Italian cooking from his Neapolitan grandmother. Contrary to popular perception, he’s never been to Sicily; his dishes are “all my research and imagination, plus some help from a Sicilian friend.” We find exquisite flavors in the Caponata ($9). A perfectly baked, slightly crisped luna bread “sole” is topped with a divine mixture of eggplant, capers, onions, celery, olives, and melted cheeses in a deep, dark, semi-sweet sauce. It’s joyously vegetarian and universally appealing. It goes well with the Salumi (5) appetizer ($7), and the Slaw ($6), a “crisp shaved Sicilian salad” of green cabbage, bulb fennel, red onion, sheared romaine hearts, julienned carrots and golden beets, and fresh basil leaves dressed with a creamy curry-orange-cumin dressing. Sicilian Jerk Chicken (2) is a whole leg quarter delightfully seasoned with the moist meat falling off the bone. Accom-
panying grilled orange slices complete the magic. Craving more of that insanely delicious bread–which is nothing like pizza dough– we’re captivated by the Sausage Raab Shoe Bianca ($9) served with a side of “slab gravy.” Crumbled, tender sausage meat is mixed with lots of quality cheeses and tasty, bright green broccoli raab, all tucked into that dreamy pillow of luna lusciousness (3). Do make time for dessert here because it’s another Lanzalotta forte. Sharing an ice cream cone cannoli ($6), a delicate cocoa waffle cone filled with stupendous orange pistachio house-made ricotta cheese (4) is simply splendid. We top it off with Coffee By Design’s Sophia’s Blend coffee. This Sicilian vision’s worth sharing and celebrating, a generous slab of heaven on earth. Grazie. n Slab, 25 Preble St., Portland. Monday through Saturday 11 a.m.-1 a.m. 245-3088, slabportland.com. Visit Restaurant Reviews at portlandmonthly.com/portmag/category/reviews.
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crowds of hungry folks waiting at Duckfat and East Ender, and I’m hoping Ribollita isn’t the same. I don’t know how long my grandparents can go on empty stomachs without drawing the attention of locals. “Hi, there’s five of us…” I wait for the hostess to give me a half hour, but instead she leads us to a table outside, brings ice cold water and fresh bread. Thank the Family Road Trip gods. Our server confesses that the food will take a bit longer than usual– he’s been busy making cappuccinos–but it’s certainly on it’s way. Because of hospitality, the wine, and all-around family feel of the place, my own family is surprisingly fine with the wait. Where there would normally be complaints, tonight it’s laughter and love, and when the food arrives (North End Linguine, White Bean and Romano Ravioli, Penne Arrabiata, and Fettuccine Alfredo) we’re busy passing, sharing, and indulging. I take a look at the hungry diners waiting in line for the hip spots that sometimes offer too little food and too much hype. “They look hungry,” my granddad says between mouthfuls of ravioli and gulps of Shipyard. He smiles at me before my uncle goes into another family story. The night is perfect, filled with the excitement any vacation brings, and I can already tell it’s going be a wonderful visit.
offs and a leopard-print top, I’ve just spent the last hour listening to Springsteen, and now nobody is in the mood for Bubba’s. A last-minute change of plans is made, and I’m off to Rosie’s, rather begrudgingly. The Fore Street bar is reeking of stale popcorn and crammed with college students. Our small group joins a larger group in the back, and I’m introduced to nobody as they nod and continue telling inside jokes from their days at Colby. Here I am looking like Stevie Nicks’s and Tom Petty’s long-lost love child while everyone else is wearing salmon colored Bermudas and Sperrys. There is nothing special about Rosie’s for me, and I’m sorry for that fact because so many people love to drink here. It isn’t a warm environment, the bar is too small, and the tables are always sticky. Granted, I’ve only been here after 11 p.m. Behind me a young man attempts to teach two girls how to throw darts, and I have a bad feeling I may be heading home with an eye patch. True, this would only add to my get-up, but I’ll spare myself. “Guys, let’s have an adventure tonight.” We’ve hopped from bar to bar, from Rosie’s to Pearl, and we’re on our way to Bull Feeney’s when I get another idea, maybe a way to change it up and give these Colby grads a good time. “Let’s go buy some beer and go to the pier.” “The pier?” “We’re in Portland, aren’t we?” With two six-packs in tow, we’re six 20-somethings on a mission, about to make a life-long memory. I can’t disclose our exact location because that’s half the fun, but the water is still as the moon barely hovers over it. DiMillo’s rests against the backdrop, and our whispers and stifled laughs drift subtly through the harbor. “Who wants to swim?” Before I can even decline, three bare bodies zoom past and are in the water. It’s a surreal moment, one from the movies: a group of friends, several still strangers, skinny-dipping and drinking beer on a New England dock. Maybe it’s not one for an audience, but if I’m going to give you an honest, genuine Portland After Dark moment, this is it. The gutsy swimmers grow cold, and it’s already past 2 a.m. After cleaning up our traces, we part ways on an empty street. Heading home, I’m almost positive I see the moon smiling over the Old Port. n
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no and vocal performance of all of the new material she’s been writing. Although my morning runs are supposed to be a way to clear my head of the recording process, more often than not I ended up going over parts in my head. One morning I write all of the lyrics for a song called “Astray,” booting it back to the cottage to scribble out the words.
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as Eclectic Indie Rock. About 15 years ago, when most of us were teenagers, we played pretty straight-up Celtic party rock, with bagpipes, fiddle, bass, drums, and electric guitar. Most of our recent catalogue still has a similar energy and danceability, but the songwriting is more diverse, and Craig now plays a good bit of trumpet and harmonica in addition to bagpipes. On the album we record in Portland we experiment with synths, run vocals through effects pedals, and play the fiddle through a Leslie rotary speaker. We want to take advantage of the unusual things that you can do in the studio setting instead of simply capturing our live sound with great microphones and pre-amps. Songwriting is my personal focus, and this album is especially challenging as we are basing every song off of letters that have been mailed to us by our fans. I remember reading a quote from Gordon Lightfoot saying that he felt that his strongest songs came only after he started writing from other people’s perspectives. Personally, I feel like we’ve just recorded some of the best songs I’ve ever written, and I think that’s thanks to the diversity and emotion of the letters we received.
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wife and two boys, I live four hours north of Toronto, where I run, swim, and make robot costumes out of liquor boxes. Brian Buchanan writes songs, sings, plays fiddle, keys, and electric guitar. He lives in Guelph, Ontario, where he plays video games and reads Leonard Cohen poetry. Mark Abraham plays bass and lives in
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Freeport, Maine, with his family. In his spare time he fishes, makes pasta, and drinks zinfandel. Bruce McCarthy plays drums and lives in Toronto. When he’s not touring or recording with ETH, he can be found making kale smoothies, running marathons, and smoking Cubans. Craig Downie writes songs and plays pipes, trumpet, whistle, harmonica, keys, and guitar. He posts juvenile things on Facebook and practices a Russian martial art called Sistema.
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it up with the local bankers, retailers, and publishing and insurance execs who lived out here, even helping to found a “shinny” hockey league, “The Icemanship Society of Cape Elizabeth,” which played games on a lovely oval pond at Witch Way that’s still here, waiting for them to return. iquid refreshments, it is rumored, were involved. Though the late Bob Porteous, of the family that owned Porteous, Mitchell & Braun department store (now MECA), has denied this to us. “It wasn’t any big drinking club. I don’t think we had anything more than beer.” Other league players: Hank Payson, Parker Poole, John Robinson, Sonny Morrill. “I was the only gypsy,” wrote Merrill in his 1988 autobiography Bette, Rita, and the Rest of My Life.
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The talented actor (Twelve O’Clock High) continued to live in the area after he and Bette broke up until his death in Falmouth at 74. “From 1980 to 1985, Bette did not speak to Gary,” writes Matt Barker in “Bette’s Maine Interlude,” Portland Magazine, April 2002. “She broke the silence when Merrill, Press Herald photographer in tow, stood outside Falmouth Book Review with a sign urging people not to purchase My Mother’s Keeper. “Ironically, a year later Bette bumped into Merrill on an airplane when she came to Portland to film The Whales of August.”
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