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Anita Stewart’s star shines brightly at Portland Stage. By Diane Hudson
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Food&Drink 54 eat, drink, restaurant Week Your table awaits. By Claire Z. Cramer
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gress Square Hotel, the broadcast site where Portland’s downtown NBC affiliate first hit the airwaves in 1953. I remember thinking, Oh, now I get it! Just a few days ago, I began to suspect the street where I grew up in Portland– Albion Street–was really named for Albion Parris Chapman, for whom Chapman School was dedicated. (In 1984, Chapman School became Breakwater School.) Because the Albion Street of my childhood connected to Brighton Avenue, I’d always believed the ‘Albion’ was an obscure reference to the lost England of William Blake. It’s never too early or too late for an ‘aha!’ moment. A nest of Anglophiles. If you’re driving near the University of Southern Maine campus, you’ll see, successively, streets named William, Pitt, and Fessenden. William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869) was a U.S. senator from Maine as well as Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of the Treasury. As your tires whisper across these streets, you’ve evoked his name. Now for the mystery of David Road and Mayer Road off Brighton Avenue, and Pya Road in Back Cove. In the 1950s, developers Mitchell and Nathan Cope, of the firm MiNat, developed these suburbs and named these roads for children of the next generation. If you followed realestate development in Portland in the 1980s, you know who David Cope is. It was a memorable project when the glass negative photographs from the Portland Press Herald collection were re-scanned by Maine Historical Society. Another fascinating exploration was conducted decades ago by Norm and Althea Green with their The Origins Of The Street Names Of The City Of Portland, Maine. A copy exists for urban detectives to peruse in the Portland Room of Portland Public Library. Eight hundred and fifty streets are deciphered in this resource. Here are two examples that tickled the Portland Press Herald in a 2015 story: “Abbe Lane in North Deering. ‘For popular radio and TV singer, and wife of, the band leader Xavier Cugat and personal friend of the developer.’” Of course, that was B.C. (before Charo). Then there’s “Holwell Street. ‘Edward Deering Noyes of Portland named this street after his greatgreat grandfather, British Major John Z. Holwell, the hero of The Black Hole of Calcutta.’” Updating a project like this could give wandering Portland high-schoolers real street cred. It’s fun to discover how each street got its name, so we’ll know where we’ve been as well as where we’re going.
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Paper Tigers What do you get if you 3D print an email? A letter. a new exhibition of 100 rarely seen drawings, prints, watercolors, and photographs, Masterworks on Paper: Highlights from the Portland Museum of Art, lifts a veil on the 2-dimensional. From the museum’s personal collection, here are works created in the past 175 years by Édouard Manet, edward hopper, helen Frankenthaler, yvonne Jacquette, roy Lichtenstein, ellsworth Kelly, and (shown, from top) Winslow homer, chuck close, and alice Spencer. The scope and variety are a wonderful first taste of the multi-year unfolding of Your Museum, Reimagined, an ambitious effort to shed fresh light on the depths of PMa’s assets. Through June 5; portlandmuseum.org.
Bread Crumbs Not Included Snackerty Hollow Cottages spring from the imagination of Patricia Woodbridge. “I’ve made at least 80,” she says of her unique garden sculptures that never exceed 18” x 24”. “They’re made of real cedar, real stucco, real thatch, real slate.” Just like tiny real estate. “I like the old European style.” A woman brings a snapshot from Ireland–she makes a replica of the cottage she saw there. “I made a man his grandmother’s house so he could remember her in his garden.” Catch them at the Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival in Wells, Sept. 1011, or call 603-608-9916
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It’s Spring Somewhere
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ConneCtiCut FloweR & gaRden SHow, connecticut convention center, 100 columbia Blvd., hartford, Feb. 18-21,
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BatH antique SHow & Sale, Bath Middle School, congress Ave., Bath, Mar. 13, Apr. 10, 582-5908 bathantiquesshows.com
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21St annual HoMe & leiSuRe SHow, Mount Blue high School, Farmington, Mar. 19, 778-4215 franklincountymaine.org
tHe Maine HoMe SHow, The Androscoggin Bank colisee, 190 Birch St., Lewiston, Mar. 19-20, mainehomeshow.com
SeaCoaSt HoMe & gaRden SHow, Whittemore center Arena, Durham, Nh, Apr. 2-3, newenglandexpos.com
weSteRn MaSSaCHuSettS HoMe & gaRden SHow, Eastern States Expo, West Springfield, Mass., Mar. 17-20 westernmasshomeshow.com
BangoR HoMe SHow, cross Insurance center, Apr. 1-3, homeshow.com
daFFodil daYS Begin, Blithewold Mansion & Arboretum, Bristol, rhode Island., Mar. 31, blithewold.org/exhibits
Boothbay–a Blooming Miracle
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens opens for the season April 15. The 270 acres of tidal shoreland in Boothbay, officially opened in 2007, are natural and landscaped, with paths, gardens, and sculpture. Enjoy guided walking, cart, and boat tours, as well as exhibits and workshops. Free admission for Maine residents on Maine Days–May 28, 29 & 30. Visit mainegardens.org.
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lilac sunday at arnold arBoretum, harvard University, Cambridge, mass., may 8, arboretum.harvard.edu
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lilac festiVal, mclaughlin garden & homestead, 97 main St. (hwy. 26) South Paris, may 20-22, 743-8820, mclaughlingarden.org
annual plant sale, Perennials plus some vegetable seedlings & annuals, Wolfe’s neck Farm, 184 Burnett Rd., Freeport, may 21, 865-4469, wolfesneckfarm.org
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s annual celebration of spring–with nasturtium cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and viewing of the hanging nasturtiums display in the courtyard–commemorates Isabella’s favorite flower and her birthday in 1840. 25 Evans Way, Boston, Mass. April 6, 6:50 p.m. Reservations: 617-264-6045, gardnermuseum.org
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Garden Clubs Around Portland
LongfeLLow garden CLub The Longfellow garden Club was “created in 1924 to promote and maintain the Longfellow Garden on the campus of the Maine Historical Society in downtown Portland, ME. The Colonial Revival Garden was completely replanted in 2009 following construction on the Brown Memorial Library. The garden is located behind the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, the childhood home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.” March 8: Woodfords Congregational Church, 11 a.m. “Hostas, Hydrangeas and Hellebores: Heavenly Gardens to Visit.” Insights from Beth Addison and Shirley Helfrich. april 20: Woodfords Congregational, 11 a.m. ”FOODSCAPING: Cultivating plants that are both edible and ornamental.” Featuring “Charlie Nardozzi, Nationally recognized garden writer, speaker, radio and television personality. His new book of the same title will be available for purchase and signing following the program. The guest fee will be $10, payable at the door.” Reservations: LongfellowGardenClub@gmail.com. There’s a “light luncheon” after the show.
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Cape eLizabeTh garden CLub “Founded in 1948, the club maintains the gardens at the Keeper’s House of the Portland Head Lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth.” March 2, 1 p.m., “at the newly rebuilt Thomas Memorial Library in CE. Speaker Clay Kirby from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Service will do a PowerPoint presentation on ‘Garden Pests and How to Control Them.’ Non-members are invited.” gorhaM garden CLub
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The Gorham Garden Club “usually meets on the last Tuesday evening of the month with the exception of July and August” at 7 pm at the First Parish Church, 1 Church Street, Gorham. Dues are $15. “The club maintains the Baxter Museum Garden, the Monument Garden and the Welcome to Gorham sign.” Information Source: MaineGardenClubs.org/ For information on more of Maine’s garden clubs, visit MaineGardenClubs.org.
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the newport Flower Show has the good fortune to be held at Rosecliff, one of newport’s most spectacular waterfront mansions. enjoy judged horticultural specimens, floral designs, exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, special luncheons, and kids’ activities. this year’s theme is “gilded: artful living, June 24-26. newportFlowerShow.org
deer isle lupine festival, Deer isle, Jun. 17-19, deerisle.com
annual wells antiques show and sale, 342 laudholm Farm Rd., Wells, Jun. 26, 800-641-6908, goosefareantiques.com
hidden Gardens of Munjoy hill, Portland’s land’s east end, Jul. 10; the annual opportunity to behold the hill’s flowers, easternpromenade.org
celebration of lupine, throughout the new hampshire communities of Franconia, easton, Sugar hill, Bethlehem, Bretton Woods, littleton, lisbon, lincoln, north Woodstock, and Whitefield, Jun. 1-30, franconianotch.org
annual iris show, auburn middle School, 38 Falcon Dr., auburn, Jun. 11, irisgarden.org newport flower show, gilded: artful living, Rosecliff, Bellevue ave., newport, Rhode island Jun. 24-26, newportmansions.org
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The annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show on the Rockland waterfront is aug. 12-14, maineboats.com/boatshow
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Garden Music At Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University June 4: Keeping In Tune With The Environment–enjoy a concert by Palaver Strings in the Leventritt Shrub & Vine garden. June 12: Inuksuit percussion ensemble performs in the meadow at the conifer collection, June 12. 617-524-1718, arboretum.harvard.edu
Garden Clubs Camden Garden Club’s House & Garden Tour The 2015 House and Garden Tour celebrated the Camden Garden Club’s 100th anniversary. This year features homes and gardens from the turn of the 20th century, updated for the 21st century–many are old favorites that haven’t been on the tour in years, and many are waterfront, with panoramic views of the harbor and refreshing sea breezes. . Visit the home of the club’s first president in 1915 and the site of the first club meeting. July 21, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., camdengardenclub.com
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Camden House & Garden tour, Celebrating the club’s 100th anniversary. See some of the most lovely gardens and homes from the turn of the 20th century, updated for the 21st., including the club’s first president’s home in 1915, July.21, camdengardenclub.com Camden-roCkport HistoriCal soCiety antiques sHoW, Camden-Rockport high School, July.23-24, conwayhousemuseum.org BootHBay HarBor antiques sHoW, Boothbay Commons, Boothbay, Jul. 30, goosefareantiques.com
kenneBunk antiques sHoW & sale, Kennebunk high School, aug. 6-7, animalwelfaresociety.org
13tH annual maine Boats, Homes & HarBors sHoW, harbor Park, Rockland, aug. 12-14, maineboats.com/boatshow RECLAIMED CUSTOM PLANKING: TORRIFIED RED OAK, POPLAR & ASH FSC-CERTIFIED HARDWOODS
laudHolm nature Crafts festival, laudholm Reserve, Wells. more than 100 artisans, music food. Sept. 10-11, wellsreserve.org maine antiques exposition, at thompson’s Point, Portland. new Show! oct. 15-16, goosefareantiques.com (Continued on page 24)
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Kitchen Garden Dinner Series Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay hosts guest chefs from some of Maine’s most renowned restaurants for a series of dinners in the Kitchen Garden Cafe within the Gardens throughout spring, summer, and fall. 633-8000, coastalmainebotanicalgardens.org
May 18: Chef Melody Wolfertz of In Good Company, Rockland May 31: Chef Mitchell Kaldrovitch of MK Kitchen, Gorham June 16: Chef Raj Mandekar of Tulsi Indian Restaurant, Kittery
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Sept. 29: Chef Jay Villani of Local 188, Portland Oct. 19: Chef Masa Miyake of Miyake, Portland Nov. 10: Chef David Ross of 50 Local, Kennebunk
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The Ballroom Thieves bring their “revival tent” folk/rock style to join forces with the Maine Youth Rock Orchestra–a 25-piece string ensemble of 12-to-18-year-olds from the Maine Academy of Modern Music rock school–to kick off a multi-state tour at Port City Music Hall, April 15. portcitymusichall.com
ThEaTEr
Belfast Maskers/Cold Comfort Theater, see website for locations and upcoming season. 930-7244 coldcomforttheater.com Children’s Museum & Theater of Maine, 142 Free St., Portland. Stage stories, daily; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Feb. 12-21; The circus Ship, april. 828-1234 kitetails.org
Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. bill T. Jones/arnie Zane Dance company, Feb. 24; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Feb. 26-27; Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Sound of Music, March 2; The Illusionists broadway National Tour, apr. 15-16. 842-0800 porttix.com
Maine State Ballet Theater, 348 u.S. rte. 1, Falmouth. Masquerade ball and auction, Mar. 5; Sleeping Beauty, apr. 1-17. 781-7672 mainestateballet.org
GallEriEs
Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. What Rhymes with America, Mar. 11-20; Crossing Delancey, May 6-15. 782-3200 thepublictheatre.org
Bates College Museum of Art, Olin arts center, 75 russell St., Lewiston. Maine collected, The View Out the Window (and in his mind’s eye), thru Mar.; The art of Occupy: The Occuprint Portfolio, thru Mar. 786-6158 bates.edu/museum
Schoolhouse Arts Center, rte. 114, Sebago Lake Village. Truly Talented Kids, Mar. 18-19; The Mennonite & The Bartender, apr. 2-3; Brighton Beach Memoirs, apr. 10-26. 642-3743 schoolhousearts.org
City Theater in Biddeford, 205 Main St. Next to Normal, March 11-20. 282-0849 citytheater.org Good Theater at St. Lawrence arts, 76 congress St., Portland. Shear Madness: Portland’s hilarious Whodunit, thru Mar. 20; Act One, apr. 6-May 1. 885-5883 goodtheater.com
Portland Stage, 25 Forest ave. The Hound of the Baskervilles, thru Feb. 21; Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods, Mar. 1-20. 774-0645 portlandstage.org
Art Gallery at UNE, 716 Stevens ave., Portland. Wonder, through Mar. 13. 221-4499 une.edu/artgallery
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 1 bath rd., brunswick. earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the arts
in africa, through Mar. 6; To count art an Intimate Friend: highlights from the bowdoin collections 1794 to Present, through June 5; elise ansel: Studies in beauty, Jan. 15 -apr. 24; Picturing Dissent in the 1960s: The Photography of Ken Thompson, Jan. 26- apr. 3. 725-3275 bowdoin.edu/art-museum Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower hill Dr., Waterville. alex Katz: a Singular Vision, thru May; alec Sloth: Summer Nights at the Dollar Tree, Feb. 2-Jun. 5. 8595600 colby.edu Alex Katz: A Singular Vision, at the Colby College Museum of Art, through May.
The Saltzburg Marionettes perform The Sound of Music at Merrill Auditorium, March 2.
Portland Ballet, at Westbrook Performing arts center. ballet Gallery: The choreographers’ Work, Mar. 11, 12, 18, 19. 7729671 portlandballet.org February/March 2016 27
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Portland in love, Feb. 13-14; metropolis (silent film with Peter Krasinski, organist); Rachmaninoff’s third, mar. 13; the music of ola gjeilo, mar. 20; true Blues and the Campbell Brothers, mar. 25; Straight no Chaser, mar. 31; the Capitol Steps, apr. 1; Puscifer, apr. 8. 842-0800 porttix.com one longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. noam Pikelny, Feb. 11; David Wilcox, Feb. 12; Blues Prophets, Feb. 13; mipso, Feb. 14; tribute to Bob Dylan and the Band, Feb. 19; the Portland Jazz orchestra, Feb. 25, mar. 17; matt Flinner trio, Feb. 26; Richard Shindell, mar. 12; habana Sax, mar. 19; James montgomery, mar. 26; Basia Bulat, apr. 3. 761-1757 onelongfellowsquare.com
The Harlem Globetrotters return to the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, March 18.
Farnsworth art Museum, 16 museum St., Rockland. andrew Wyeth: Fall and Winter exhibition, thru apr. 17; maine Collects: treasures from maine’s Private Collections, thru mar. 6; Picturing maine, through mar. 27. 596-6457 farnsworthmuseum.org First Friday art Walk, downtown Portland. Visit local galleries, studios, and museums, mar. 4; apr. 1. firstfridayartwalk.com Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. imbued with hues: maine
historical Society Photographs Colored by artist Patty allison, thru Feb. 27; 400 years of new mainers, through apr. 2. 774-1822 mainehistory.org Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St., Portland. Jon edwards: Photography, thru mar. 6; henry isaacs, opens mar. 10. mainejewishmuseum.org portland Museum of art, 7 Congress Sq., Portland. me, mona and mao, thru Feb. 21; masterworks on Paper: highlights from the Portland museum of art, thru Jun. 5; Duncan hewitt: turning Strange, thru Sep. 4; edward Curtis, Feb. 26-may 29. 775-6148 portlandmuseum.org
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asylum, 121 Center St., Portland. Rap and Karaoke, every Wed.; Retro night, every thur.; Plague, every F.; g-nome Project, Feb. 14; Chippendales’ Break the Rules, Feb. 18; the Wailers, Feb. 19; aaron Carter, Feb. 20; Rival See Neko Case, March 1 at the State Theatre 2 8 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
Sons, Feb. 24; Parmalee, Feb. 25; hawthorne heights with the ataris, mest, handguns and london Falling, mar. 11; glenn hughes, mar. 12; Classic Rock night, mar. 19; the expendables, mar. 27. portlandasylum.com Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. acoustic Jam, every tues.; irish music night, every Wed.; See website for more listings. 774-4111. portcityblue.com Cross Insurance arena, 1 Center Street, Portland. Cage the elephant headlines Spring Fling, mar. 31. 775-3458 crossarenaportland.com dogfish Bar & Grille, 128 Free St., Portland. acoustic open mic, every Wed.; Jazz happy hour with travis James humphrey & guests, every Fri.; live music Wed.-Sat. every week. See website for more listings. 772-5483 thedogfishcompany.com Empire, 575 Congress St., Portland. the Couch open mic, comedy and game nights, every Sun; Clash of the titans, every Wed. See website for more listings. 747-5063 portlandempire.com
portland House of Music, 57 temple St., Portland. tRVP nite, every Sun.; Funky mondays,
port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland.
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Taste & Learn Wine Wise events in Portland Wine & food walk: Natural Wines, Feb. 20 Wine & food walk: Delicious Red Blends, Feb. 27 Bourbon Walk: Bourbon & the Cocktail, Feb. 28 Walks are 2:45-5:00 p.m., $59 in advance winewiseevents.com
every mon; Wednesday happy hour, afro Beat music night, every Weds. See website for more listings. 805-0134. portlandhouseofmusic. com
Jonathan’s, 92 Bournes ln., ogunquit. James montgomery Band, Feb. 13; adam ezra Band, Feb. 14; Jorma Kaukonen, apr. 1; Crystal Bowersox, apr. 2; Judy Collins, apr. 10. 646-4526 jonathansogunquit.com Merrill auditorium, 20 myrtle St., Portland.
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caspian, Feb. 12; John hughes radio, Feb. 13; bruce in the uSa, Feb. 14; Twiddle, Feb. 18; boombox, Feb. 19; The Keller Williams Kwahtro, Feb. 25; Stephen Kellogg, Feb. 27; Girls rock!, Mar. 4; Driveby Truckers, Mar. 10; Sister Sparrow & the Dirty birds, Mar. 11; Martin Sexton, Mar. 12; Deer Tick, Mar. 14; enter the haggis, Mar. 17; Jukebox the Ghost, Mar. 18; Max creek, Mar. 19; Percy hill, Mar. 25; Turkuaz, Mar. 26; ezra Furman, Mar. 30; rising appalachia, Mar. 31. 956-6000 portcitymusichall.com State Theatre, 609 congress St., Portland. Vance Joy, Feb. 10; Joe russo’s almost Dead, Feb. 13; carnage, Feb. 14; r5, Feb. 26; The robert cray band, Feb. 27; Neko case, Mar. 1; Logic, Mar. 11; Mayday Parade with The Maine, Mar. 20; Lake Street Dive, Mar. 26. 956-6000 statetheatreportland.com
Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way rd., brownfield. barn burner with Girls, Guns and Glory, Feb. 13; Stone Mountain Valentine’s Wine Dinner, Feb. 14; barn burner with Jesse Dee, Feb. 19; cheryl Wheeler, Feb. 20; Waltzing for Dreamers Free Music Series, Feb. 21; rustic Overtones, Feb. 26; Mallett brothers, Mar. 5; Wynonna & The big Noise, Mar. 6; Los Lobos, Mar. 8; “a Lotta Folk Music” with christine Lavin, Don White and Vance Gilbert, Mar. 18; rose cousins and carol Noonan in concert, Mar. 19.; Nh fiddle ensemble, apr. 10. 935-7292 stonemountainartscenter.com
TasTy EvEnTs About Buildings, celebrating architecture and design, is on exhibit at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland throughout this year. Above: Yvonne Jacquette (b. 1934), Southeast View from World Trade Center #1. farnsworthmuseum.org
Browne Trading Company, 262 commercial St., Portland. Wine tastings, one or more Sat. every month, 1-5 pm. 775-7560
brownetrading.com Brunswick Hotel & Tavern, 4 Noble St., brunswick. Scotch tasting: classic Scottish malts paired with delicious bites, Feb. 21, 2-4 pm brunswickhotelandtavern.com Craft Beer Cellar, 111 commercial St., Portland. craft beer tastings every Fri. 956-7322 craftbeercellar.com Flanagan Farm, 668 Narragansett Trail (rt. 202), buxton. benefit dinners prepared by local chefs to benefit Maine Farmland Trust. 2016 is “Word Play: The color Series.” red: amanda hallowell of Nebo Lodge and David Turin of the David’s empire, Feb. 27; yellow: Krista Kern Desjarlais of bresca & The honey bee and The Purple house and Josh Potocki of 158 Picket Street café, apr. 30. flanaganstable.com Flavors of Freeport
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local Sprouts, 649 Congress St., Portland. music
lolita Vinoteca + asador, 90 Congress St., Portland. tapas mondays, every mon. 3-11 p.m.; wines &
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Maine restaurant Week, statewide. Prix-fixe menus, tastings, pairings and more–see page 57–mar. 1-12.
old port Wine Merchants, 223 Commercial St., Portland. Wine tastings every third Wed. 772-9463 oldportwine.com
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in her evocative new novel Written on My Heart (Penguin/Random house, $17) Morgan Callan rogers brings back Florine gilham, the young heroine of her best-seller Red Ruby Heart in a Deep Blue Sweetgrass Farm old Sea. Florine, now a new bride port tasting room, living with husband Bud on 324 Fore St., Portland. the Point, the small maine maine-made wine, bittown where they grew up, is ters, and spirit tastings all haunted by the memory of her the time. 761-8446 mother, who vanished when sweetgrasswinery.com Florine was 12. “i added the Point to several fishing villages located on the Phippsburg/ Don’t Miss Small Point peninsula,” says Cross Insurance arena, 1 Center Street, Portland. the Bath native. 26th annual maine home meet the author and check out & Remodeling Show, Feb. the book at longfellow Books 13-14; harlem globetrot- in Portland Feb. 25 at 7 pm. For ters, mar. 18; Stars on other appearances visit morice 2016 tour, apr. 17. gancallanrogers.com. otherside deli, 164 Veranda St., Portland. Wine tasting every first tues. 761-9650 othersidedeli.com
Cage the Elephant highlights Spring Fling at Portland’s Cross Insurance Arena March 31 with Silversun Pickups, Foals &Bear Hands.
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Weekend, Freeport. Sample the area’s finest cuisine and kick back at the Flavors ice Bar, Feb. 19-21. freeportusa.com
775-3458 crossarenaportland.com Maine Lakes Winter Carnival, highland Lake and other locations, bridgeton. embrace the cold with the Freezin’ for a reason Polar dip, table tennis tournament, horse-drawn wagon rides and dog sledding, Feb. 20. mainelakeswintercarnival.com Portland Science Center, 68 commercial St. Space: a Journey to Our Future, and The robot Zoo, through March. portlandsciencecenter.com Sugarloaf, 5092 access rd., carrabasset Valley. 5th annual New england blind & VI Ski Festival; rail Jam, Feb. 19; uSSa holeshot Tour, Feb. 29-Mar. 3; Demo Days with Powe Snowboards, Mar. 5-6; annual Sugarloaf Social, Mar. 5; see website for more entertainment listings. sugarloaf.com Sunday River, Sunday river rd., Newry. Maine adaptive Ski-a-Thon; Parrothead Festival, apr. 2-3; see website for more entertainment listings. sundayriver.com Vintage One Lunger 100 Race, rt. 117 and Parish rd., Turner. See vintage snowmobiles on display and in racing heats all day long; accompanied by warm drinks and tasty food, Feb. 20. turnerridgeriders.com –Compiled by Jeanee Dudley
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The graffiti on the Free Street side of the Asylum club and sports bar on Center Street is an underground landmark. Recently, rumor had it that plans filed with the City of Portland showed an addition to the building would eliminate the colorful wall. Not so! “We support local art,” says Asylum co-owner Krista Newman. “That wall’s been there 18 years. We’re working on the best way to continue the tradition while we make exciting new changes inside.”
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Whoopi Pie It was just another 3 a.m. Sunday morning when Caryn Elaine Johnson walked into Dysart’s Diner in Hermon, Maine–near Bangor. You may know her as Whoopi Goldberg, film and TV star. She was on her way south from a performance at Moncton’s Casino New Brunswick. ”I looked at her and thought, that’s Whoopi effin’ Goldberg!” says Cody Osborne, who was on shift at the time. Osborne notes that Whoopi is hardly the first celebrity ever to visit the Penobscot County landmark. “The week prior,” he says, “We had Nikki Sixx [of Mötley Crüe].”
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“Every year, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife holds a contest to select artwork for the Maine Migratory Waterfowl Hunting postage stamp,” says Michael Loring of IFW. The contest began in 1984 and is open to Maine residents 18 or older. Stamp sales are committed to waterfowl preservation programs. The species chosen for the 2016 contest is the blue-winged teal. All entries must be submitted by March 25. The winner will be announced April 1 at the Maine Sportsman Show at Augusta Civic Center. http://www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife/pdfs/2016DuckStampRules.pdf
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urviving a long New England winter can be hard, especially after the dazzle of holiday lights and soft cover of pristine fresh-fallen snow give way to dark, dreary March evenings and slush-squishy sidewalks. When you need to infuse a little sparkle into your monochrome early-spring days and nights, swap the flannel and Bean boots for something a bit more couture and head into the city for an evening of glamour, Maine-style. At Crooners & Cocktails (90 Exchange St., Portland, 536-0469, croonersandcock-
tails.com), they roll out the red carpet–literally. As you waltz to the door, the gray March evening morphs into dusky red walls and a retro interior that at once recalls the elegance and restrained raucousness of a Mad Men-era haunt. Frank Sinatra is the patron saint to whom homage is paid with (soon-to-be regular) live jazz and healthy pours of Jack. There are no anachronisms at this throw-back supperclub, especially when it comes to the menu of exclusively classic cocktails—no fussy nouveau concoctions allowed. “Our ‘signature drink’ would have to be the Old-Fashioned,” says co-owner February/March 2016 35
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Chris Harris. “When it comes to cocktails, it seems everyone is trying to reinvent the wheel. Our approach is to do them straight up and perfectly classic.” And what does one wear to an establishment “straight out of the original Ocean’s 11”? Well, one could wear jeans, but why would you want to? Says Harris. “There’s no official dress code, but fedoras and heels will never be out of style here.” Uptown downton Flair f your idea of exquisite and polished evokes the charms of the Victorian era, the elaborate soirees held by the Gaslight League (gaslightleague. com; victoriamansion.org; 772-4841) will have you swooning. From a Shakespearean mid-summer night fete to glittery masked Mardi Gras balls to black-tie New Year’s Eve galas (the most recent theme was “Elegant Espionage”), ladies in floor-length gowns and high-swept hair and men in crisp tuxes sip champagne and mingle against the backdrop of the opulent Victoria Mansion. “There’s live music–for New Year’s it was Gershwin piano classics–we just booked the State Street Traditional Jazz Band for Mardi
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svetlana Gras.” The cocktails are typically appropriate for the theme and historic period,” says Sam Heck, director of development and member of the League’s steering committee. While you must be a member to attend the multiple events held throughout the year, anyone can join, and membership dues go toward supporting the Victoria Mansion.
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HigH Notes & tastiNg Notes Women will find that girls’ night out has been given a new meaning by the Portland Spirits Society (portlandspiritssociety.com), and it has nothing to do with pastel-colored drinks. Sophisticated events like a bourbon
There’s no official dress code, but fedoras and heels will never be out of style here.
–Chris Harris
and chocolate truffle tasting held at classy venues like Grace (recently named one of America’s Ten Most Beautiful Restaurants by TABÉlog) are opportunities for learning about and enjoying spirits with like-minded women (and a reason to get reacquainted with the dark, fancy depths of your closet). But why no men? “I’m interested in providing a safe and approachable space for women to learn more about alcohol, and I find
that having ladies-only events does just that,” says founder Kate McCarty. “Our tagline is ‘Drink like a Lady’.” Men and women are welcome at the Symphony + Spirits event series (portlandsymphony.org). The evenings begin with a Portland Symphony Orchestra concert at Merrill Auditorium followed by cocktails at one of Portland’s premier restaurants and bars. The ultimate PSO not-to-be-missed event is the Annual Wine Dinner & Auction (April 6, Harraseeket Inn, Freeport; tickets/information 773-6128), an evening of award-winning food and wine by some of Maine’s best chefs. This year, Harraseeket chef Troy Mains will be joined by colleagues from Fore Street, Evo, Union, and the Honey Paw, and the wine will be from Spain. Of course, any PSO evening is one to don the wingtips and pearls, especially when followed afterward by a chai chocolate tart and cordial across the street at Union restaurant in the Press Hotel (390 Congress Street, Portland; 808-8700; unionportland.com). And perhaps you’ll need something fabulous–and preferably new–to wear. Enter Tavecchia (52 Exchange Street, Portland, 772-1699, tavecchiaboutique.com), a women’s boutique offering party garments and accessories for everything fancy from weddings to proms to for-the-heck-of-it. n
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Grand Illusions Sets by Anita Stewart include the Portland Stage productions of (clockwise from above) Center of Gravity, Red, and Love/Sick.
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Anita Stewart’s Play Me a Story program teaches Portland school children the magic of collaboration along with theater skills.
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As the dream weaver at Portland Stage, Anita Stewart is an ever rising star.
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hen Portland Stage Executive and Artistic Director Anita Stewart looks back on her first visits here in the 1990s, it’s not about beach lounging or lobsters. Somehow she “always managed” to get hired to work on shows rehearsing in December, in tech in January. “So I was here for New Year’s, and I went to the fireworks right downtown–massive fireworks you felt like were right over you, blasting away. I sort of got the picture of how Portland burned down a couple of times. It felt pretty extreme–fabulous, so full of life and color and so cold and everybody just dealt with it.” And she remembers going to the Porthole: “It was a place where fishermen would come off the boats wearing these giant yellow waders and they would come in to eat, sloshing water all over the floor, and smelling of fish, fresh fish. It was local color, real color.” For Anita, Portland was “real people living a real life.” February/March 2016 39
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Finding Home t the time, Stewart was a free-lance theater designer, doing shows in “Seattle, Dallas, Chicago, Minneapolis, Atlanta, all over,” and each gig required a stay of several weeks. “You really get a sense of what it’s like to
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live in the city where you’re working.” Increasingly, Portland became “one of the few places that, coming out of a New York base,” she could see herself moving to. “It was inspiring to my work.” The other draw was “the theater space itself. It’s just this jewel box. There’s not a
bad seat in the house. It’s one of the best theater spaces in the country, and I’ve worked at a lot of them.” While an undergraduate at Yale, Stewart studied architecture. But the thought of building something that would be standing 50 or 100 years from now made her stomach tie up in knots, “triple and quadruple knots.” When she looked at things she’d done in the past, very few of those ideas seemed to her to be the best they could be. It was always, “Well, if I had done it this way, it would be even better.” For her, theater solves this problem. “It gives you something here, in the moment, right now.” It’s “the best thing ever,” and then it becomes “a memory.” Another problem with architecture. When doing a mock-up for a design, she’d invent people who lived in it and a back story that made her design something other than just abstract space. “This was really set design, but it just took me a while to figure it out. When she did, she plunged wholeheartedly into the Yale School of Drama, where she found her mentors, master teachers Ming Cho Lee (sets) and Jennifer Tipton (lighting).
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Anita Stewart in a playful moment at her home studio, below left; on stage during Our Man in Havana, above; and with a colleague creating props for the forthcoming Lost Boy Found in Whole Foods.
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yearly donation is significant and the proceeds all go to the cure for women’s cancer. Diane was introduced to breast cancer early in life when her mother had a radical mastectomy. She remembers her mother’s doctor telling her sister and her “one of you will have cancer.” Not a pleasant thought at the time, but it stuck with Diane and saved her life. Twice, after the normal tests and screenings for cancer, Diane received a clean bill of health and relatively soon after, while doing a self-examination, found a lump. Not once but twice! Fortunately they were found in time, and Diane is doing fine, but she wants to get the message out that as important as it is to get regular screenings, it is equally as important to be your own advocate and make double sure with a self-examination. So when you see the pink Eastern van go by, remember it’s just Diane reminding you even if you have had the tests be your own advocate and make a regular self-examination part of your life because it could save it. It did for Diane!
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women in Portland’s radio scene. I wanted to meet them, talk to them, hear what they had to say off air, and ask why radio? Be it the laughs they offer or the stories they share, these women greet you every morning, pull you through each afternoon, and keep you posted on the drive home. They
are the voices in your car, a neighboring cubicle, and the corner bar. They’re brought to you every day and night over the rolling airwaves. Even at your loneliest hour, there is someone to keep you company on the dial. They are the voices of Portland radio, and these are their faces. February/March 2016 45
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I have a different story than most. I got into the office end of radio in the ’80s at WBLM by answering a newspaper ad for a traffic manager. I was 21 or 22 at the time. Eventually I asked if I could be on the radio, and they said no. Because I had no radio experience. I asked how I’d get it, and they said, Don’t know, don’t care. I went and worked at WMPG [at USM] and did the very enviable midnight-to-6 a.m. Sunday morning slot. Once I’d been on the radio six months, [BLM] gave me a weekend shift and changed my name to Paula Roque. That’s when I realized working in radio sucks, because you make minimum wage and it ruins your weekends.” Eventually you moved on…
It was ’92 or ’93. That’s when Randi Kirshbaum called me up. I’d gone to a wedding for someone at WMGX, and you know, you have a few drinks and you’re funny as hell and Randi’s thinking, Why not? She asked if I wanted to do mornings on WMGX (Coast 93.1). That was ’93. I 4 6 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
left there in ’99 and have been here (the Q) ever since. What’s the best thing about working morning radio?
You have no idea what the day is going to be like. I absolutely love making people laugh. That’s what’s fun about working with other people. If I were doing this alone, I wouldn’t know if anyone was laughing. I’m laughing, but I’m my best audience.
I’ve offended many people…Every once in a while you’ll step in it.
show. Your opinion does matter. I’ve offended many people by accident. Every once in a while you’ll step in it. And radio is such a personal medium. You’re talking one-onone with somebody, so if you’re saying something about something someone really cares about and you don’t agree, it’s going to really offend someone. Proudest moments?
We do a giant charity event in October for breast cancer. I lost my mom to breast cancer, and who doesn’t know someone who has cancer? It’s a giant disease that affects a lot of people. I’m proud of it because of the listener involvement. We raised $50,000 this past October, which is a giant chunk of money for radio. We did it a nickel at a time collecting cans. Over a million bottles and cans. Most memorable moment?
Do you ever worry about being liked?
I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, and I can’t try to be. Otherwise, I lose who I am. How do you deal with critics?
The bottom line is, we’re an entertainment
The first person I ever co-hosted with was Willy Rich. I remember when he quit and I felt like my dad was leaving. That was a big moment. And I came out on the air. I was so afraid. Scared to death because I’d been in the closet on air for 19 years. It
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lori Voornas, WJBQ, 97.9 How did you get your start in radio?
was like living a double life, sort of… The reason I came out is because I got married and everyone was coming to the wedding. I guess I was expecting backlash. But I didn’t hear one negative thing. And everyone knew. It was the worst-kept secret ever. How has radio changed?
Technically everything is so different…We used to have to–
Who is Randi Kirshbaum?
Put records on?
No, not records, you little shit. But CDs definitely. And to record a phone call, reel to reel? Do you know what that is? It’s tape. A call comes in and you start a tape recorder that has two giant reels. You say Hey listener, congratulations–and they say Oh, hot goddam shit! Well, you’ve got to take out the profanity. You take the tape, cut it with a razor blade, tape it together, and cue it back up. What do you want for your career?
I want to remain relevant and entertaining. I want people to say I was cracking up in my car, I can’t believe you said that, I love this radio show. I want to hear that until they
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early all the women interviewed for this story mention her influence on their way up in radio. Presently the brand manager and listener advocate for 98.9 WcLZ and coast 93.1, Kirshbaum was a pioneer. She was 16 when she walked into KQrS, her favorite station in Minneapolis–where they played hendrix, Joplin, and the Doors–and said, “you bill yourselves as a progressive radio station but have no women on air. Why don’t you hire me?” She got the job as the first female disc jockey in the Twin cities, even though her program director at the time told her not to expect to make a career out of it. That was 46 years ago. “I was very persistent. I didn’t think then I wanted to get into radio and do it the rest of my life. I just knew I wanted to be on that particular radio station, and I worked hard to get hired… I had the radio bug; I was one of the nerdy kids who’d go to bed with a transistor radio under my pillow and listen to WLS out of chicago. I’ve loved radio my whole life.” randi took jobs in baltimore and D.c. for several years before reaching WbcN, then boston’s classic rock station. “That was the pinnacle as far as I was concerned.” “My hero at WbcN was a woman named Maxanne, and she was the only woman in boston. There was another one in San Francisco. Then other cities starting having one or two.” There was an overall belief then that men didn’t want to listen to women and women didn’t want to listen to women. and if men did have to listen to a woman, she had to be someone they envisioned as sexy. “I was 16–petite, short curly hair–and when men would meet me they’d say, ‘Oh, I thought you were tall and blonde.’” after spending summers in Maine, she decided she’d make the move to a smaller market for a better quality of life. “I took a giant pay cut, but it was for the lifestyle.” Kirshbaum has been at Portland radio Group for 35 years. In 2006, she was inducted into the Maine radio hall of Fame. February/March 2016 47
Loc aL coLo r wheel me out and I’m talking through my little voice box.
What is the best part of your job today?
When a listener comes up to me and tells me I listen to you every morning. I can be talking to somebody on the other side of the radio–maybe they have nobody or no one, just my voice. That’s the best part about being on the radio, the listeners.
Sarah Sullivan, Wpor, 101.9 As a co-host of the WPOR morning show, do you feel like part of the local community?
There will always be a connection with local radio because we shop at the same shops, go to the same places, eat at the same restaurants. There will always be that connection of I know her.
patty Wight, MpBn, 90.1 What drives you as a news producer?
I love sound. Some people say radio is the most visual medium, and I think there is some truth to that. When a radio story is done well, it engages you in a different way.
When did you first connect with radio?
I was about eight…and I remember listening to a station in Nashua. They had some guy on who threw out the phone number, so I picked up the phone and said, Hi, can you play Andy ‘Glibb’? He got on the air and said, I want to say hi to Sarah…And I freaked out. I couldn’t believe he actually said my name on the radio. When did you know you’d work in radio?
“I’ve always loved radio. I was a music major in college. My dad was a musician. We always had the radio on. I studied vocal performance. I was going to be an opera singer, but you can’t make a living in New Hampshire as an opera singer.”
Patty Wight You were eventually at WHOB where you did the morning show with Jeff Paradise. Was it hard having this career and being a parent?
I was a single mom. Did it all. Bought a house, raised a kid, worked morning radio. Woo-hoo. Where’s my emblem? Where’s my cape? Where’s my prize?”
Did you always want to be in radio?
I went to school for wildlife biology and I loved it, but I was not a scientist at heart. I had a National Geographic, romantic vi-
I want people to say ‘I can’t believe you said that!’
So it was hard?
I always had the radio on behind me. Charles Laquidara was on at the time on WBCN in Boston, and he sounded like the biggest idiot. I thought, “I could probably do that.” There was another guy who was highly influential on Boston. His name was Dale Dorman. Uncle Dale. He would say things that were R rated if you thought of them that way, but to a little kid they were like, oh yeah. What was your first on-air gig?
“I went to the Connecticut School of Broadcasting in Wellesley Hills, Mass. I got my first job as an intern at Rock 101 WGIR in Manchester. I interned for a little while, and then I thought I should get paid. I went to WSMN in Nashua.
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No. I jump into things before I know what the consequences are. That’s kind of a characteristic of mine. It’s worked to my advantage and to my disadvantage… It was never really hard. You do what you have to do because you have to do it. It was just me and my son for a long time. Were there many women working with you in radio in the beginning?
When I first got into radio, it was all guys. Certainly now in morning radio there are more females, but it never used to be that way. There was a specific formula to radio. You’d have room for one female on staff and that was it. That was ‘enough.’ Wasn’t there a time when you couldn’t play two female singers back to back?
When I did the music for a Top 40 station in the ’90s, that was the time when Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, when it broke. Because all of these blonde, young singers had hits and it was virtually impossible to create a music log without putting to females back to back.”
sion of it. I got an internship at Maine Audubon, so I thought I’d stay in Maine for the fall and go out West to explore. I happened to meet my now-husband, so that’s why I’m here, but I also started to listen to public radio… I thought, wow, this seems really fun. It’s what I wanted out of the National Geographic dream. It’s an adventurous job where things are different every day, learning new things, meeting new people. You free-lanced for a while after graduating from the SALT Institute. What was the transition like from freelance to a job at MPBN?
It was an adjustment to learn how to do a story in a day. You’ve got to go along with your gut. But there are times when I may be more happy with the results than a longer story. When did it all click for you?
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story you feel really good about. I covered Kaci Hickox, which was really exciting. Every day it’s interesting to think, okay, what will happen? What was it like hearing yourself for the first time?
It’s a combination of excitement and that it’s hard to hear yourself. Some complained I had vocal fry. It was hard to hear, but there was also some truth to it. I think this issue is very focused on women, but men can do it, too. I wanted to improve my voice on air and that led to it. When a big story isn’t breaking, how do you keep the job interesting?
Whenever you look into something, even things that may not be initially that exciting, there’s always something. It’s trying to find a different angle or a new development. Radio seems to be regaining popularity, especially shows like This American Life and podcasts. What do you hope happens in the industry?
It’s great that so many people love radio, and I want that excitement to continue because when other people are interested, either as listeners or by doing it, it will push radio forward and keep it evolving. Heidi KnigHt, FRAnK FM, 107.5 How did you get your start?
I was working at a dentist’s office, and I actually knew the host of the show, Bill Fox, because I sold Mary Kay cosmetics with his wife. He called me one day and said, “We’re looking for someone to be my morning show partner. Would you be interested?” Well, I was in line to order at Dairy
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think when people listen, they think it’s easy. I was one of those people. But they don’t realize everything that goes into what we do behind the microphone. How everything is timed, how you have to be ready to jump in. If someone forgets what they’re saying or doing, you’ve got to be ready to pick up that ball and run.
We talk about ourselves and what happens in our lives. When I first started, I was in a relationship that went south very quickly, and I tried to keep that from my job, but eventually I had to put it out there. I had to share. As a listener, you can tell if somebody is not their normal self. Listeners went through my daughter’s wedding with me; they went through my divorce with me. I found a man. Thought he was great. He was having an affair. I shared all of that. I live my life through that microphone.
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There have to be good days and bad days when you’re on air every day.
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I’m not dumb. I can be ditzy–it’s part of my charm. How do you deal on air with real-life tragedies–for example, the Paris attacks?
You have to address it. You have to talk about it. It’s on everyone’s minds; it’s on television. To not acknowledge it would be foolish. In something like the Paris attacks or
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I’ve had people say to me, You’re annoying. I hate your laugh. Other people tell me, I love your laugh. It can get in your head, because people can be mean. But you’re getting paid to do a job. It wouldn’t be an interesting show if everyone agreed. There are some days when I swear I could say it’s raining oranges outside, and everybody listening would say, Yeah, she’s right. I’m seein’ it over here in Poland. I got a few in Westbrook.
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shootings at schools, you have to do it in a very human way. You address it, and you move on. They’re getting it everywhere else. We’ve got to give them what they’re used to hearing, and we’ve got to make them laugh. Sometimes it’s hard. You have to come up with something to distract them. It’s what we’re paid to do. What are some of your best moments on air?
I’d say my proudest moments at Frank have happened working with the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital. We meet these kids–you really take them with you. We’re there for three days and the next Monday you come back to work, drive by the hospital, and you think, Oh, surgery today, I hope it’s okay. Or, Oh, they get to go home today. It’s difficult, but it’s the highlight of my job. Where do you see yourself in five years?
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adio is volatile. Nobody gets into radio thinking they’re going to not be doing radio. It all goes by. Your ratings. They could say tomorrow they’re changing to a country station. We all know that coming in, so you ride that wave as long as you can. I hope I don’t get too old and become irrelevant. I don’t know how relevant I’d be going back to the workforce. It’s frightening. I couldn’t do nine-to-five again. I’m up at 2:30 in the morning ready to go. Eva MattEson, Coast 93.1
You’ve been at Coast, now as co-host of the morning show with Blake and Eva, for 11 years.
I can honestly say I love my job. That’s not to say I haven’t had periods when I felt stuck, out of gas, or unfocused. When Blake joined the show two years ago, he brought an intensity of passion and ideas that recharged me and made me realize if I lose that desire to learn, grow, or improve, I’m probably done. How did you get into radio?
I fell into this ass backwards. I always dealt with radio peripherally. I did pop-promotion in Los Angeles, where I grew up, and
You bill yourselves as a progressive radio station but have no women on air.
Why don’t you hire me?
then I moved to Nashville to oversee a country music chart, which involved me compiling charts based on country radio airplay [for the music industry trade magazine Gavin Report]. When the magazine closed in 2002, I got a call from a radio station in Oklahoma City and they said, “You know everybody in town and you go to all the stuff, and you know what’s going on… Can you be our [on-air] Eva the Country Diva?’ I called in to the station every day [during a live show] and did a country music report for them. I hadn’t realized what my life had been like as a music magazine editor in Nashville. I mean, I went to parties at Reba’s house. I was in the studio with Shania… Another station called and asked about the Country Diva reports, so I ended up with five or six stations. Then one of my mentors got a job at WSM FM [in Nashville], which are legendary call letters. He said he had a guy coming to do afternoons, and If you can stand to be in the same room as him, you could do an amazing show. Of course, I lasted about nine months and I got fired. Which, everyone in radio can attest, you gotta get fired. And I did. You know, they were going in a different direction… I remember lying in bed, thinking, I don’t know what I’m going to do. So I got out a book, Creative Visualization–it’s about visualizing what you want. I wanted a radio partner I liked, a company that valued me, and I wanted to live back near the water. Within five days, I got a call from Randi Kirshbaum at WMGX. Six days later, I drove up here and arrived January 21st, 2005, right before a huge blizzard. Do you think radio found you? It’s a place where
you’re able to have this big personality…
Especially when you’re allowed to. I can’t speak for other companies, but from the day I got here I’ve been allowed to be myself –I’ve never been told to tone it down or dial it back. It’s better to get in trouble than to not do something because you’re worried about getting in trouble. How does it feel to have people consider you a friend just from hearing you on air?
I didn’t get hired because I have a great voice or production skills. I got hired because I have a personality, and for whatever reason, I engage people. God gives everyone their gifts, and I got the engagement gift. I think people kind of relate to me. I’ll ask a question that might not be the smartest…but someone in their car is going, I didn’t know that. I know I’m not dumb–I can be ditzy, it’s part of my charm. I’m never embarrassed to say I don’t know something. Proudest moment on air?
In October of my first year, I had a mammogram, went back for more imaging, had to have a biopsy. [Matteson was diagnosed with breast cancer and shared all of this with her listeners.] Luckily, all my doctors came on air and talked about it. A lot of people went on that journey with me. That was maybe my one chance I got to do something of real value. That was something you can’t manipulate. When do you feel you’re where you’re meant to be?
My validation comes when I meet people and they say, I love listening to your laugh, or, I love you and Blake, or How’s your sister? These are people who have very busy lives, but for some reason, they’ve connected with us. n February/March 2016 51
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“Maine is my second home,” says Michael C. White. His new novel Resting Places hijacks readers across the country and keeps them up at night. Inte rvIeW By ClaIre Z. Cramer
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esting Places opens in the middle of a hectic day in the life of successful Connecticut attorney Elizabeth Gerlacher. She’s juggling her career, her pro-bono legal work, her unresolved grief over the accidental death of her 21-year-old son Luke a year earlier in New Mexico, and her drinking problem. A series of encounters propels Elizabeth “to go deep into what she was not even aware she possessed–her soul,” says author Michael C. White. “Her story becomes that of a journey-quest… As in all quest stories, her journey is aided by strangers.” When he’s not writing on the coast of Maine in the summer, White is a professor of English and the founder and director of Fairfield University’s MFA Creative Writing Program. A prolific writer and author of six novels including Soul Catcher and Beautiful Assassin, he was on the faculty at USM’s Stonecoast MFA program. His novel A Brother’s Blood shows he knows and loves Maine to the bone. He keeps a summer cottage in Boothbay Harbor.
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How did you choose a parent’s loss of a child as the cornerstone of Resting Places?
Fortunately, I’ve never had to experience the death of a child. The essence of the story came to me many years ago when I began to notice those little crosses people put up– roadside memorials marking where a loved one has been killed in an accident. At first, I simply thought they were odd. Then I began to wonder what sorts of people put up memorials–in Spanish, descansos, or “resting places”–and what the memorials say both about the dead and those who have put them up. Finally, I drove cross country–as my character Elizabeth does–and stopped at hundreds of memorials, all dealing, as Elizabeth must, with the death of a loved one. While some of the memorials consist of just a simple cross, most tell entire stories.
Michael White country: Moosehead Lake for fishing and Boothbay, where he has a cottage. Anita Shreve says Resting Places is “remarkably moving.” Jacquelyn Mitchard calls it “a lovely, searing book.” Michael C. White
The crosses on the descansos in the story–and on the cover–suggest a Christian theme, but Resting Places cannot be so easily pegged.
I intend Resting Places to be about the broader questions of faith and spirituality. What Elizabeth learns along the way and what she comes to understand at the end is far from what she thinks she’ll get when she begins. It takes Elizabeth some time to learn to travel beyond her own assumptions. Were you just a little hard on her?
That’s an interesting notion–an author being too hard on his characters! However, I’ve known a lot of Elizabeths–smart, professionally successful people who are unhap-
py in their personal lives because of some major flaw in their character. They are often so blind or righteous or stubborn that they hurt others as well as themselves. I was hard on Elizabeth because she is so hard on herself. She has to learn to forgive herself. Where is your peaceful place of renewal when you visit Maine?
I love Moosehead Lake, to camp and to hike. And I feel at home when I’m writing in Maine. The woods, the sea, the mountains, the very air–all inspire me. n Resting Places (OpenBooksPress, 2016, $16.95 paperback) is available March 1. February/March 2016 53
eat, Drink, S It’s the official sign that winter is over. By Claire Z. Cramer
ay what you will, Maine Restaurant Week buzzes when the calendar flips to March. It catches you when you may be hibernating just a little too much, hooks you with prix-fixe menus that surprise with fabulous meals in restaurants you might not otherwise consider. It’s a chance for dinner at Tempo Dulu or Back Bay Grill for $45. Or how about a southern-style feast starting with shrimp and grits followed by tenderloin tips with mashed potatoes and
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gravy, finished off with apple cobbler for $25 at Hot Suppa? This year, Maine Restaurant Week (MRW) is March 1 to 12, with additional ticketed events taking place just before and after those dates. Dozens of restaurants will offer three-course dinners for $25, $35, $45, or $55, some with additional lunch specials. It’s not just for Portland–Fishbones American Grill and Fuel in Lewiston are regular participants, and so are 40 Paper, Natalie’s, and the Hartstone Inn in Camden, to name a few out of town.
“What we hear over and over,” says Jim Britt of G Britt PR, the founders (in 2009) and curators of MRW, “is that Maine Restaurant Week is different from other cities. It’s a celebrate event, not a deal event. We don’t require just one price for a threecourse dinner. It’s four-tiered.” To participate, a restaurant pays a registration fee ($495) in exchange for a (selfmanaged) page on the MRW website to display the menu(s), hours, and prices; color posters; color cards to include in guest checks; and inclusion in MRW promotions
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including social media and a phone app. The fee also contributes to MRW’s social conscience: “To date, MRW has donated more than $60,000 to Preble Street, United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine, and others,” according to the website. PercePtions “Restaurant Week has always been a great value for us,” says Josh Hixson, who coowns, with Tara Barker, the restaurants 3 Crow in Rockland and 40 Paper in Camden. “We see our business more than double
Restaurant Weeks are a reminder that dining out is a feast for the senses. Clockwise from top left: A smokin’ spread at Salvage BBQ, ordering a brew at Federal Jack’s in Kennebunk, and salmon with a beet salad at New York’s Tribeca Grill. February/March 2016 55
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during it, and it’s an opportunity for guests to visit us and get a great three-course dinner for phenomenal value. “It’s also really difficult for us to advertise as broadly and effectively as MRW is able to do. I’ve seen coverage for Restaurant Week on TV, radio, print, and internet. The Rock Coast (what we call Rockland, Rockport, and Camden) has so many great restaurants (92 at last count) that I would love to see more local participation.” lthough Portland has many eager participants, a good number of which sign up every year, there are others who apparently aren’t inclined. Only one of Zagat’s supposed top 10 restaurants in Portland this year–Timber–had signed up for MRW at press time. It would be hard to make a case that Zagat’s analysis matters, though, considering that MRW has some of Portland’s most successful restaurateurs signed up as repeat participants: Harding Lee Smith with all three of his Rooms restaurants plus Boone’s; Jay Villani is in again with Sonny’s, Salvage BBQ, and Local 188; and Michelle and Steve Corry have signed up 555 and Point 5 Lounge. So is MRW a must–or not? “I think it may be a little bit of both,” says chef Peter Sueltenfuss, who has cooked locally at Miyake and Fore Street, and was execu-
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tive chef at Grace before opening his gourmet Otherside Deli on Veranda Street last year. “From an owner’s perspective, it’s a pretty hefty entrance fee, and then you’re obliged to offer a discounted three-course menu on top of it. It’s very well promoted, and I realize promotion does cost money” and that the arrangement can be beneficial. “It definitely brings people out, no question,” he says. “But a lot of the people, you may only ever see once. At Grace, we didn’t participate in the official restaurant week, but we ran a special menu then, and the owner set aside a percentage of profits and donated it to No Kid Hungry.” they’re everywhere here are restaurant weeks in every major city and quite a few non-major ones, too, like Savannah, Annapolis, Indianapolis, Hoboken, and Raleigh.
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The concept was invented in New York City in 1992, where it’s a much larger and more regimented affair. There are now two restaurant weeks there per year–one each in winter and summer. “This winter, we have 372 restaurants participating, serving 34 cuisines in 41 neighborhoods throughout the five boroughs,” says committee chairman Tracy Nieporent. He and his brother Drew Nieporent are legendary restaurateurs in New York’s competitive dining scene, and seats at their Nobu, Tribeca Grill, and Batard restaurants are in hot demand year-round. In New York, restaurants don’t just sign up the way they do here–they have to apply and undergo rigorous screening. “There are 14 criteria” to be met for a restaurant to be accepted on their restaurant week roster, “which include Zagat and other culinary ratings, critical press/reviews, critically acclaimed chef/owner, and notable affiliations.” Nieporent declined to disclose the registration fee. The set three-course meal prices are sur-
Natalies at Camden Harbour Inn, camden Point 5 Lounge, Portland Ri Ra Irish Pub, Portland Royal River Grill House, yarmouth Saltwater Grille, South Portland Salvage BBQ, Portland Sea Dog Brewing Company, Topsham Sea Dog Brewing Company, bangor Sea Dog Brewing Company, South Portland Sea Glass Restaurant, cape elizabeth Sebago Brewing Company, Portland Sebago Brewing Company, Scarborough Shipyard Brew Pub, eliot Sonnys, Portland Sur Lie, Portland Tempo Dulu, Portland Timber Steakhouse & Rotisserie, Portland TIQA, Portland Tuscan Brick Oven Bistro, Freeport Twenty Milk Street, Portland Union Restaurant, Portland
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prisingly modest for New York–$38 for dinner, $25 for lunch–which is lower than some of the MRW menus here. The prices, says Nieporent, represent “a genuine value. At the best of times, restaurants hope to make a dime on the dollar– that’s not much, but if you attract a healthy volume of guests, you have a lot of dimes. After every Restaurant Week, we do a thorough review of the results.” aybe so, but a 35-year resident of New York’s Soho neighborhood who dines out at every winter NYC Restaurant Week says, “I often feel anger and apathy from the kitchen. Last year we went to Lafayette, and I thought the food was cookie-cutter prepped, with uninspired, skimpy portions. And the wait staff
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“We’ve got a lot of restaurants–and we’ve got a lot of foodies,” says Kathy Britzius, executive director of the Greater Charleston Restaurant Association. Holding restaurant week in winter (this year January 6 to 17) “really helps a slow time of year.” There is a second restaurant week in the summer. Membership in the GCRA is $300 per year; participation in the January week is an additional $300, plus $250 worth of gift cards for the association to hand out as promotion for the week. “We have about 140 resFried plantains at Sonny’s pair wonderfully with a juicy Jaycito cocktail. taurants participating.” “I was at David’s for nine years before I Back Home Charleston’s bit of learned came to Tiqa, so I’ve been in [MRW] from Tiqa had only been open a few weeks when wisdom: “In the beginning, we structured the get-go.” Morang is a fan. He’s got Tiqa it signed up for its first restaurant week in the meal prices, but now we let each place do signed up for “all three special events this 2015. “We had a great time,” says general its own thing. This works so much better.” year.” There’s the extremely popular breakmanager Patrick Morang. This year, they’re As a result, you might have a two-course fast cook-off event at Seadog Brewing Co. signed up for lunch and dinner, and dinner lunch for $12 at the Lowcountry Bistro, $15 in South Portland on February 28, which means an exotic three-course Mediterracocktail/food pairings at The Gin Joint, or a PortlandMagMarch:Layout 1 2/2/16 5:48 PM Page 1 serves as the official kick-off of the week; a nean feast for $35. three-course dinner at Circa 1886 for $45.
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Dining guiDe Bayside american Café (formerly Bintliff’s) has been owned and run by Joe & Diane Catoggio since 2003. their craveable menu includes simple to decadently delicious items like housemade smoked salmon, corned beef hash, crab cakes, sandwiches, salads, Benedicts, and more. Come enjoy the food and drinks, and discover why customers love Bayside american Café. Breakfast, brunch, and lunch are served daily starting at 7am. 774-0005 . 98 Portland St., Portland, baysideamericancafe.com. Bueno loco offers a unique mexican experience in Falmouth. We use only the freshest ingredients and make the best house-infused margaritas! open daily for lunch and dinner. happy hour 4-6 pm. live music thursdays 6-9 pm. Kids’ menu. Dine in or take out. Plenty of free parking! View our full menu at buenoloco. net. 240 U.S. Rt. 1, Falmouth, 619-7057. Brea lu Cafe has been serving up breakfast & lunch for 25 years! Favorite menu choices include 12 speciality omelettes, build-your-own breakfast burritos, Belgian waffles with fruit, eggs Benedict & homemade corned beef hash. enjoy a pint sized bloody mary, mimosa, or irish coffee while you feast on your favorite breakfast. open daily, 7am-2pm. 428 Forest ave., Portland, 772-9202. 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 ave., 878-9511. Bull Feeney’s authentic irish pub & restaurant, serving delicious from-scratch 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 Crooners & Cocktails Dine in style surrounded by the sounds of Frank Sinatra and Dean martin at Portland’s only supper club throwback. enjoy a high energy atmosphere with traditional american cuisine, classic cocktails, and great music celebrating a classic era. We are open 6 days a week for dinner tues.-Sat. 4pm-1am and Sunday brunch 10am-4pm. 90 exchange St., Portland. 536-0469, croonersandcocktails.com diMillo’s January through march is loCalS’ SeaSon at Dimillo’s with fabulous winter dishes,
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El Rodeo, an incredibly authentic Mexican restaurant and bar, is locally-owned and familyoperated at their convenient South Portland location. Open 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. Tableside guacamole, sizzling fajitas, delicious margaritas, and live Latin music are to be enjoyed. See Facebook for daily specials. 147 Western ave., South Portland, 773-8851 Eve’s at the Garden, an oasis of calm and great food in the middle of the Old Port. The perfect spot for meetings, special occasions, and a cocktail. Ingredients from Maine’s waters and farms: jumbo scallops, natural, sustainable pork, beef, fish, and shellfish, and Maine lobster. home to the annual Ice bar, eve’s garden is perfect for outdoor dining in season. happy hour Mon. Fri.; free valet parking. Lunch 11:30am-2pm, Dinner 5-9:30pm. 468 Fore St., Portland, 7759090, evesatthegarden.com Great Lost Bear a full bar with 70 beer taps of Maine & american craft breweries & a large belgian selection. Menu features salads, burgers, a large vegetarian selection & the best nachos & buffalo wings in town. Discover where the natives go when they’re restless! every day 11:30am-11:30pm. 540 Forest ave., in the Woodfords area of Portland, 772-0300, greatlostbear.com Kon Asian Bistro Steakhouse & Sushi Bar is upscale asian with modern flair. Japanese, Sushi, Thai, chinese–or try our hibachi tables. Our private party room accommodates groups from business meetings to birthday parties. choose fresh, delicious items and enjoy our entertaining chefs preparing your meal in front of you. Family friendly; open Mon.-Thurs. 11:30am-10pm, Fri. to 11pm, Sat. 1pm-11:00pm, Sun. 11:30am-9:30pm. 874-0000, konasianbistrome.com Maria’s Ristorante is Portland’s original classic Italian restaurant. Greg and Tony Napolitano are always in house preparing classics like Zuppa de Pesce, eggplant Parmigian, Grilled Veal Sausages, Veal chop Milanese, homemade cavatelli pastas, Pistachio Gelato, Limoncello cake, and Maine’s best Meatballs. Prices $11.95 - $22.95. Tue.-Sat. starting at 5pm. catering always available. 337 cumberland ave. 772-9232, mariasrestaurant.com
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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, 12pm-10pm. 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 yearround. 77 Pier rd., Kennebunkport, 967-8500, pier77restaurant.com * Rivalries Sports Pub & Grill an upscale sports bar serving creative pub food in a fun and comfortable atmosphere. Known for some of Portland’s best casual food, rivalries’ menu has something for everyone. and with 30+ hD TVs and every major pro and college sports package, you won’t miss a game! conveniently located in Portland’s historic Old Port District. 774-6044, rivalriesmaine.com *reservations recommended
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This impressive Cumberland Foreside estate, once owned by the Paysons, has a complicated trajectory.
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hen Marion Payson (1896-1999) looked out the windows of her Cumberland Foreside estate to see the new Central Maine Power station on Cousin’s Island across Broad Cove, she called up CMP and sent paint to the plant at her expense so they could brush the bottom half like the island and the top half like the sunset. Or at least that’s how another Payson story goes. It is a miracle of elevated perspective if she thought she could do this, and an even deeper miracle that CMP complied. If you live on Route 88 and are a Payson, you get to do things like this, mixing roaring plenitude with intimate gesture. Both of which come together in her house at 179 Foreside Road, for sale for $2.450M with 9.5 oceanfront acres. Designed by society architects Perry, Shaw & Hepburn (with A. E. Hodson the builder) and completed in 1938 with grass tennis court and equestrian sta-
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The barn (above and left) has its own distinctive style elements. Extensive, mature landscaping and gardens, and pickled paneling in the library are only two of the Payson mansion’s old-school enchantments.
bles, this is one of those Georgian Colonial Revivals most travelers suspect exists along Route 88 but haven’t dared to sneak a peek at. The name Perry, Shaw & Hepburn rings a carillon of bells. John D. Rockefeller used them to envision, restore, and design all of Colonial Williamsburg. They designed the Jordan Marsh store in Boston. The extended Payson family along Foreside Road and Cumberland, some of whom owned the New York Mets, worked with nothing but the best.
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Street in Portland (close to Waynflete) and summers here on the Foreside. Besides, they had to oversee the starry equestrian career of their daughter Merrill, who competed in jumping contests on her chestnut stallion Skyrocket (16.5 hands tall) between classes at Waynflete and Smith College. Merrill’s older brother Eliot took to the air, too. He went to St. Paul’s School and Williams College. In World War II, he flew P-51 Mustang fighters in combat. A career executive at S.D. Warren–some of it in the ad game– Eliot Brown Payson died in Falmouth at age 90 on September 2, 2012. Merrill Payson Robbins died here in Cumberland on April 22, 2012 after having been predeceased by her husband, Dr. Peter
Robbins, who himself was on the faculty of Harvard Medical School after winning the Bronze Star for bravery under fire as a Navy surgeon assigned to a Marine Corps battalion during the Korean War. Masters of the Universe, Maine-style. errill and Peter’s son, Peter E. Robbins, was first casually described to me by a Falmouth resident as “an accountant.” That’s strictly correct. Harvard grad (Economics) Peter E. Robbins, CFA, is the CEO and Chief Investment Officer of H.M. Payson. He’s also co-manager of the Payson Total Return Fund. We’ve touched on the “Who,” but there’s plenty of “What” about 179 Foreside Road. It’s very much in the news. When the Pay-
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sons’ heirs sold the entire larger parcel that includes this house in 2014–over 104 acres, including a stunning sand beach and dock– to developer David Bateman (who envisioned, restored, and marketed Fort McKinley and Diamond Cove on Great Diamond Island); his son, Nathan Bateman; and Yarmouth designer/developer Peter Anastos, the trio of investors established 179 Foreside LLC and quickly negotiated with the Town of Cumberland to create a lofty new development above the mansion close to Foreside Road called “Spears Hill.” Driving along Route 88, you can see the sign. What’s in it for us? the Town asked. To secure the Town’s permission for this development, which involves selling 10 luxF e b r u a r y / M a r c h 2016 83
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mansion. The pristine sweep of sand is “contiguous with Wildwood Beach,” Piper says. he beach’s status as public property creates a stunning new public attraction for Cumberland. Presently, visitors can’t park cars at sand’s edge, but you can unload your friends and coolers and then jog back after parking on Route 88. Which is John Q. wonderful but not a situation necessarily anticipated by the Payson heirs. Nonplussed, members of the heirs filed lawsuits, with the Portland Press Herald in hot pursuit of the details: “Cumberland now owns what is supposed to be its first public beach, but the for-
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ury lots (at press time, five are sold) and building luxury homes worthy of their elegant views of the ocean and cove, “[The investment trio has] sold the beach to the Town, along with the long strip of oceanfront land fronting the house below the lowest stone wall, and is donating $150,000 to improve the original dock, a figure that will
be matched by the Town, in order to allow association members to have a level of access beyond the public [a private float off the dock] where they can tie up their dinghies,” says Teddy Piper of the David M. Banks Real Estate Team of Re/Max By The Bay, who makes it clear that the real-estate firm represents the developer in the sale of this
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mer owners are trying to block the town’s controversial, voter-approved plan in court. A development company, 179 Foreside LLC, bought 104 acres of the Payson estate in Cumberland Foreside on Friday, then immediately sold 25 acres of prime woodland and Casco Bay waterfront to the town. Voters decided in November to borrow $3 million to finance the deal. Following contentious local campaigns, the vote was 2,372 to 2,126, or 53 percent in favor. Town officials hope to allow limited public access as early as Memorial Day [2014], though the heirs of Marion Payson filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block public access to the beach.” Long story longer, the Payson heirs didn’t win that aspect of the contest, though there are follow-up court disputes. None of which reduces the beauty of the mansion at 179 Foreside Road as a dream structure itself. In a sense, the process unveils it. I lived for several years in Falmouth Foreside, and I’d never seen it before. But the longer you look at it, the more unforgettable it is. Enough pre-tour whispers. Let’s go inside.
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alking through lush gardens to the front door from the newly created road to the beach, the house and its symmetry start things off right. Inside–and it’s a mark of any truly great house in the Foreside–visitors can see blue water sparkling through the windows of the entire house. With 16 rooms and nine bedrooms tucked within 7,888 square feet of unmatched charm, this house on Spears Hill is a decorator’s paradise. For those who are disappointed with a single floating spiral staircase, there are two. The entertaining rooms, including entry and salon, are high formal Georgian in dreamy, creamy paint. After the stunning center hallway, there’s a completely paneled, pickled library with built-ins and wood-burning fireplace that is the envy of all who see it. Looking for privacy? There’s a telephone room. Annunciators, original tiling, inimitable millwork by artisans, and porcelain fixtures in the baths lend to the sense of time travel. Flying two floors up a stairwell, a wallpaper pattern with a bird motif is in perfect condition. It’s likely original and likely from a top-notch decorator who oversaw finishes and touches during the original construc-
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Bill Robbins and his sister, Jen, loved visiting their grandparents’ house. among the guests who’d come here to see marion and Phillips Payson was “amelia earhart,” Bill says. earhart was friends with fellow aviation legend Phillips Payson, a World War i aviator who founded Portland airport. “there’s a photograph of my grandfather standing with Charles lindbergh” when he visited the airport. “my grandfather flew a two-seater De havilland Dh4 bomber, a biplane with an observer in back, in World War i. he flew for the 166th aero Squadron.” a De havilland Dh4 is on display at the national air & Space museum of the Smithsonian institution. years afterward, here in maine, “my grandfather kept a Stearman biplane in the cove below the house. he gave it to the navy during World War ii. that Stearman was used quite a bit when the north atlantic Fleet anchored in long island Sound,” before the fleet headed across the atlantic for D-Day. Before this house was built, during Prohibition, “there was a Bootlegger’s Path to Broad Cove,” Bill says. “once, some officials floated over to the grassy fields to check the site, and they approached young eliot,” Phillips’s son. “‘Do you know where your father is?’ they asked. ‘yes,’ eliot said. ‘he’s out in the field with some men shoving bottles into haystacks.’”
tion. As a counterpoint, the eat-in kitchen with island is airy, snappy, and remodeled with stainless appliances and Deer Isle granite counters. Generous window seats put guests in contact with the outdoors and the mammoth views, the lawn spilling down from an original slate terrace to stone walls near the waterline. Near but not to the waterline. Another concession to the Town. But really, from this incredible house, it’s de facto shorefront. The listing sheet says “2,000 feet of waterfront shared, 0 feet of waterfront owned.” Upstairs, six bedrooms charm with wood-burning fireplaces, some with entire walls in exquisite high-register ‘country’ wood paneling with matching crown molding, the other walls in plaster. Even the fragrant, russet attic has a bay window that lights up the space with striking, unforgettable views. Marketed separately is the original
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type of behavior that had made her dislike him in high school–rusty cars full of beer cans, cheating on his girlfriends, growing ridiculous mustaches–now made her want to get in the truck with him. Hurtling down 127 with the goat pressed against the rear window of the cab, Marian thought of the stories her husband, Franklin, had told her about working with Jimmy (walking away from half-finished jobs, shoddy work). Jimmy continued to talk about the goat, and for a moment she almost believed him. A man and his girlfriend, hiding from the feds on Stinson Island (drugs, Jimmy said) and using the goat for cover. She didn’t believe the people existed at all, but she didn’t care. Better than an afternoon at work where her boss, Mr. Ingersoll, the lawyer in Bath (in case you made the mis-
take of underestimating his importance, the degree from Harvard hung on the wall to the right of his desk) hummed all day as he chewed typing paper. When she couldn’t sleep at night, which was often, she heard his teeth grinding. At the harbor, the goat eyed her warily from its left eye and blinked. Or winked. A tinkling sound alerted her to the goat’s leather collar. Natalie, a tag said. “Are you sure this goat belongs to drug dealers?” she asked. “What? Yes.” He tied the goat to the center console of the boat, and they sped upriver toward Montsweag Bay. She hadn’t been this way since before her husband drowned. Jimmy nosed the boat up to the beach of the small island, cut the engine, and tossed the anchor. Then he started to take off his shoes and pants. “Don’t want to get my jeans wet.” He smiled. She took off her shoes and pants, leaving on her shirt and underwear, and hopped into the shallows. The goat stomped. “She must be afraid of the water,” Marian said. “She had to swim ashore to get off this F e b r u a r y / M a r c h 2016 93
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