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FROM THE EDITOR By Colin W. Sargent
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A tasty blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow-Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong.
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“A HIGHER EDUCATION” By Tess Baldwin
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23 POP, POP, SIZZLE: MAINE ARTISTS AT AUCTION
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51 AGED IN WOOD By Clif Travers
67 GET OUT
103 FICTION
“REFLECTIONS IN A BUS WINDOW” By Clif Travers
89 TALKING WALLS
“THE SHOW PIECE” By Colin W. Sargent
96 NEW ENGLAND
Cover: Turbat’s Creek, Kennebunkport, inspired artist Louis D. Norton. Artists-at-auction, page 23.
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PORTLAND HIGH SCHOOL has at least two legendary graduates from the Class of 1873: Polar explorer Admiral Robert E. Peary and noted architect John Calvin Stevens. Imagine them sitting side by side in geography class. ey’re not just ‘almost famous’! Which brings us to legendary Hollywood director John Ford ( e Searchers). According to the Los Angeles Times, “after graduating from Portland High School in 1914 and being rejected by the U.S. Naval Academy, he boarded a train to California.” e rest is up on the big screen.
Deering High is pitch-perfect with actresses Anna Kendrick, Andrea Martin, and novelist Annie Proulx ( e Shipping News, Brokeback Mountain), all world-class talents. Did you know Bob Marley (Boondock Saints) was loyal to the purple?
Cape Elizabeth High gets its gold medal for marathon great Joan Benoit Samuelson.
Former Wayn ete students include Liv Tyler, Judd Nelson, Broadway’s Wicked-cool Christopher Fitzgerald, Michael Odokara-Okigbo (the singer-songwriter who’s performed at Lincoln Center and the White House), and Nicole Maines.
Like hoop dreams? At his homeroom desk in South Portland High, Brett Brown wondered if he could ever make the grade as head coach of the Philadel phia 76ers. Mission accomplished.
Who else has conquered the world? Kevin Eastman of Westbrook High School brought the universe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. How about croon er Rudy Vallée, known for the “Maine Stein Song”?
We’re such a boulevard of dreams. ere ought to be a board game for local adventurers present, past, and future. Oh, yes, there is one! Portland Monthly.
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Marguerite Thompson Zorach (1887-1968, Georgetown) Figures in Moonlight (Brunswick Mills), 36" x 28", oil on canvas. Sold: Hindman, Chicago, October 17, $8,820.
Winslow Homer (1836-1910, Prout’s Neck) Looking Over the Cliff, 21" x 14", watercolor and pencil on paper. Sold: Sotheby’s New York, January 19, $762,000.
N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945, Port Clyde) Good-bye, Mistress Friendly-Soul!, The Witch, book frontispiece illustration, 51" x 39", oil on canvas. Sold: Heritage Auctions, Dallas, November 17, $567,000.
Robert Henri (1865-1929, Monhegan Island) Spanish Gypsy (Dolores) 32" x 26", oil on canvas. Sold: Freeman’s, June 2, $57,150.
Stephen Morgan Etnier (1903-1984, Harpswell) Cannon, Nassau, 16" x 24", oil on board. Sold: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, November 12, $5,000.
Stephen Morgan Etnier (19031984, Harpswell) The Blue Boat, 14" x 23.25", oil on canvas. Sold: Grogan & Company, October 28, $1,800.
Lois Dodd (1927-, Cushing) Green Door and Bed, 44" x 50", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, March 13, $239,400.
Jamie Wyeth (1946-, Monhegan Island) Marsh Bales, 19.1" x 28.2", watercolor and gouache on paper. Sold: Sotheby’s New York, March 4, $35,560.
William Stanley Haseltine (18351900, Mount Desert Island) Off Newport, Rhode Island, 12.25" x 22.25", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, January 18, $52,920.
Waldo Peirce (1884-1970, Bangor) Family Group, 1949, 40" x 61", oil on canvas. Sold: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, November 12, $15,000.
Waldo Peirce (1884-1970, Bangor) The Doll; Jonathan and Karen, 35.5" x 21.5", oil on board. Sold: Bonhams New York, March 27 - April 4, $77.
Lynne Mapp Drexler (1928-1999, Monhegan Island) Flowering Judas, 2, 35" x 33.5", oil on canvas, Sold: Christie’s New York, November 9, $1,381,000.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953, Ogunquit) Toward Village, 16" x 12", oil on canvas. Sold: Mainichi Auction, February 3, $22,094.
Yasuo Kuniyoshi (18891953, Ogunquit) Woman at a Cafe, 11.5" x 8", lithograph. Sold: Clars Auction Gallery, September 15, $250.
Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837-1908, Mount Desert Island) Autumn Idyll, 20" x 40", oil on canvas. Sold: Hindman Chicago, May 16, $82,550.
Alfred Thompson Bricher (18371908, Mount Desert Island) Shoreline Scene with Island Home and Distant Steamer, 3.75" x 10", watercolor on paper. Sold: William A. Smith Auctions, July 1, $200.
Charles Herbert Woodbury (18641940, Ogunquit) Shadows on the Sand, 17" x 21", oil on canvas. Sold: Neal Auction Company, $8,960.
Charles Herbert Woodbury (18641940, Ogunquit) Cityscape - Paris Canal, 11" x 15", watercolor on heavy paper. Sold: Broward Auction Gallery, $100.
Georgia O’Keefe (1887-1986, York) Red Poppy, 36.25" x 30", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, May 16, $16,510,000.
William Zorach (18891966, Bath) Pumas: A Pair of Bronzes, 23" x 30", oil on canvas. Sold: Bonhams New York, November 7, $32,000.
David Clyde Driskell (1931-2020, Falmouth) During Eclipse, 50" x 39.75", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, April 18, $69,300.
Robert Indiana (1928-2018, Vinalhaven) LOVE (Red Outside Red Inside), 71.875" x 72" x 36", painted aluminum. Sold: Sotheby’s London, June 26, $1,590,604.
David Clyde Driskell (1931-2020, Falmouth) Spirits Watching, 21.5" x 29.75", lithograph. Sold: Black Art Auction, February 17, $900.
Alfred Chadbourn (1928-1999, Yarmouth) Untitled, 10" x 23", oil on canvas. Sold: Barridoff Galleries, April 13, $2,750.
Harrison Bird Brown (1831-1915, Portland) Climbing the Cliffs, Grand Manan, 30.5" x 58.5", oil on canvas. Sold: William A. Smith Auctions, May 29, $3,000.
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Untitled, 34" x 34", oil on linen. Sold: Barridoff Galleries, April 13, $21,000.
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Silver Nyika, 16" x 19", lithograph on paper. Sold: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, $1,100.
Louis Doyle Norton (1868-1940, Kennebunkport) Turbat’s Creek, 14" x 25", oil on canvas. Sold: William A. Smith Auctions, March 6, $475.
Vivian Milner Akers (1886-1966, Norway) Impressionist view of the titled church with the Alps in distance, 24.5" x 30.5", oil on canvas. Sold: Alderfer Auction, January 18, $425.
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James Edward Fitzgerald (1899-1971, Monhegan Island) Untitled, 18.25" x 23.625", watercolor on paper. Sold: Barridoff Galleries, April 13, $14,000.
Eric Hopkins (1951-, North Haven) Southern Harbor #1, 19.5" x 19.5", graphite and watercolor on paper. Sold: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, February 25, $3,750.
Berenice Abbott (1898-1991, Blanchard) Stone and William Street, Manhattan, 9.625" x 7.625", gelatin silver print. Sold: Sotheby’s New York, December 18, $27,940.
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Richard Estes (1932-, Mount Desert Island) Jone’s Diner, 36" x 48", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, November 10, $907,200.
Richard Estes (1932-, Mount Desert Island) Refection, 28" x 23.5", screenprint. Sold: Lion and Unicorn, September 28, $15.
Dozier Bell (1957-, Lewiston) Genetic Memory, 23" x 29", oil on linen. Sold: Bonhams Los Angeles, November 20, $1,664.
Dozier Bell (1957-, Lewiston) Map #4, 44" x 50", acrylic on canvas. Sold: Heritage Auctions, February 20, $938.
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Fairfeld Porter (1907-1975, Great Spruce Head Island) July, 60.25" x 48", oil on canvas. Sold: Sotheby’s New York, November 15, $736,600.
Fairfeld Porter (1907-1975, Great Spruce Head Island) Wild Roses, 9.625" x 6.5", oil on board. Sold: Rago Arts and Auction Center, March 13, $27,720.
Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924, Brooksville) Summer, 29.75" x 42.75", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, May 18, $378,000.
Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924, Brooksville) Figures on the Beach, 13.4" x 17.3", oil on board. Sold: David Duggleby, September 30, $98.
John Marin (1870-1953, Addison) The Day of Judgement, 33" x 48", oil on canvas. Sold: 1st Bid Auction, $160,000.
Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009, Allen Island) Spring Fed, 27.5" x 39.5", tempera on panel. Sold: Christie’s New York, November 9, $4,769,000.
Rockwell Kent (1882-1971, Monhegan Island) Tree Tops and Mountain Peaks, 28" x 34.25", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, April 18, $163,800.
Rockwell Kent (1882-1971, Monhegan Island) The End, 6.9" x 4.9", wood engraving. Sold: Eastbourne Auctions, October 19, $58.
These local businesswomen hit the foor—literally— when they’re not crashing into each other.
STORY BY CLIF TRAVERS
If you ’ ve seen the documentary Minnesota Mean (2023) or the lm Whip It (2009), you might think that roller derbies are all about girls getting aggressive and getting even. Little
do you know. Sticky Situation—aka Catia Cunha, age 31—is the head of public relations at Maine Roller Derby (MRD) and a department coordinator at Bowdoin College’s O ce of Annual Giving.
She thinks it’s more about sisterhood and the power of women. “We’re like a family. Even when we lose, we hang out with the opposing team, have some drinks, and share some roller-disaster stories. It’s intense. Sometimes, we get hurt during the bouts, but we’re all sisters in the end.”
And that power of sister hood is energizing. When the bout starts, there are ten women on the oor. ey crouch, ve on each side, anchoring themselves for the push. e ref—on skates and dressed in traditional black and white stripes— blows the whistle and the action begins. Initially, there’s not a lot of skating—ten bodies pushing against each other, making any move ment nearly impossible. Blockers—a wall of four arm-locked skaters—are keeping back the opposing pack, while the jammers (with the stars on their helmets) are doing their best to get around the human blockade. One of those jammers will get through and become the lead jammer, the scorer. ey have two minutes to skate past as many members of the opposing team as possible, scoring a point for each, before the buzzer sounds. at’s the simpli ed version. e list of rules is long.
and she ies on the outside, barely staying inside the line. But her foes are after her. And if the opposing jammer passes, she’s screwed in this scrimmage. e buzzer sounds, and
and “Yes” and “Get her.” irty minutes later, the bout is done.
So who are these women who give their time and money to skate, shove, and be splayed across a hardwood ey lead double lives, but they’re all just part of the team when they’re in the rink.
this one is over. Replacements rush in, and the play starts again. e events attract a wide range
It’s a high on wheels!
e rink is electric—there’s sizzle in the air. Fans press against the railing, shouting their encouragement to their team and their favorite players. One of the jammers—that skater with the star on her helmet— has found a hole in the opposing pack, thanks to her own blockers,
of derby lovers: kids, grandparents, and everyone in between. ey’re as supportive and boisterous as any fan base. “Cowbell,” someone yells when a score is made, and the crowd cheers. More scrimmages, more body-slamming, more cries of “Go!”
“We’re mothers, daughters, grandmothers, business executives, teachers, and lawyers,” Sticky says.
“But on the oor, we are skaters. We leave our working lives and our other identities outside. We range in age from 18 to over 50. e older ones know their stu and teach the newbies. ”
ugs Caitlin Klammer, 35— is an e-commerce specialist for the Cardboardbox Project in South Portland. “I manage websites for bands, mostly. But when I’m on the oor, I’m only thinking about the bout. As a jammer, I have two foes: the pack I’m trying to get around and that line I need to stay inside of. I’m focused on both.”
In every discussion with the players, two words recur: community and inclusivity.
“It’s a place where queer folks, people who self-identify as female, even non-athletes can be a part of something together,” Dash, 36, says. Heather Steeves, as she’s known beyond the rink, is the director of communications and marketing for Northern New England CrossFit in Massachussetts. As Dash, she’s been a jammer for nearly fteen years. “I always have about 70 folks on my side—on and o the oor.”
Slammin’, Tricia Jamial, 40, is
a program coordinator at Maine Cancer Foundation when she’s not jamming for the Shipwreckers. “Playing is fun on an individual level. at’s why we do it to begin with. But there’s something entirely di erent with derby that takes the sport up a notch.”
Betty B. Tough, 54, is a trainer, a jammer, and a blocker for MRD. “ at feeling of everyone belonging, that inclusivity, is huge for me.”
As one of the older members of the team, she sees the derby as the perfect t for her. “Where else in the world can a 45-year-old mother walk into a team sport and not hear someone say, ‘You’re too old. Go home.’ I think that’s the part that’s really magical about roller derby.”
Outside of the rink, she’s Christine Blais, a public drinking water and cannabis analyst for the State of Maine. “My co-workers say that my derby name is appropriate because I’m the enforcer—at work and on the oor.”
Even non-skaters are welcome to give it a whirl.
“Sometimes the newbies are the ones who stick with it and go all the way,” Betty says. “ ey train for six months before playing in a bout. We have a rubric we’re looking at, a certain skill set that has more to do with attitude and less about skating skills. Do they take criticism and instruction well? Do they get along with the team? Do they have the drive to go the long haul? Everyone is given an opportunity to learn, but it requires dedication. When we get to the physical part, some decide it isn’t for them. But that’s their decision to make.”
Any sport has its share of injuries, especially when it calls for signi cant body contact. Even with all the equipment—knee guards, elbow
pads, helmet—injuries happen. “Not that often,” according to ugs. As a jammer, she’s had one of the more serious mishaps. “Usually, it’s just a small thing, nothing to keep us out for long. But I broke my collarbone last season. I was out for about six months. I stayed involved, volunteering at the bouts and with the coordinating details. I learned so much more during that downtime about the game and the rules, stu I thought I knew but not quite. I’m slowly getting back into the play again, but I still have a plate in my clavicle.”
There are stories of concussions, broken ngers, other minor injuries that keep a player out for a few bouts, but still the women come back. Sticky explains their drive. “You have to learn how to fall and crash and take an impact. But then you get to your rst game, and it’s amazing. at’s why some of these women have been doing it for over ten years, even after injuries. It’s a high on wheels!”
Betty B. Tough hits it best. “ ere’s something about being able to slam yourself into someone else, legitimately. You get knocked down, you get pushed around, but you keep getting up. Where else can you do that? It’s fun! And I see it as a di erent kind of aggression. It’s physical, but there’s rules to it. We’re not allowed that in our regular lives. Every year I think maybe I should retire, and then I smack myself really hard. ‘You love it,’ I remind myself. ‘And you’re healthy.’ So, I guess I’ll be skating for as long as I can get myself up on the wheels."n
STORY BY CLIF TRAVERS
“What you make from a tree should be at least as miraculous as what you cut down.”
Richard Powers, The Overstory
Sculptor Travis Bullard listens to trees. “ ey’re still alive, long after they appear to be dead,” he says. “I don’t start out knowing what to carve. e wood tells me what it should be. I just listen.”
A tour through Bullard’s Woodford Street studio and workshop in Portland is a
lesson in history, dendrology, and art. Every piece has a story, a tale of recovery and discovery. “I nd
abandoned wood everywhere. Neighbors’ yards, along the side of the road, construction sites—all kinds of trees. Lindens, butternut, maple. Anything with a burl is what I’m looking for. e lindens carve like butter, but each has individual characteristics that need to be dealt with.” His recovered trunks weigh as much as 900 pounds, depending on age and species. But he doesn’t see his work as recycling. “It’s upcycling. I take a living thing that’s being discarded and give it more life.”
ese trees are already old when they nd their way to Bullard’s studio. “Some of them were nearly 1,000 years old when they were cut down.” He runs a loving hand across a piece in progress. His ngers trace the bumps and crevices of a white maple burl that holds the shapes he has yet to discover.
When a tree fragment arrives in his studio, a conversation begins. “ e tree tells you what it should be,” he says. “You can’t impose your vision on the wood. You may have a predetermined sense, but you need to be adaptable to what the tree wants.”
e sculptor’s studio speaks to the years of his devotion to wood. Massive chunks of various species crowd the active workspace—some un nished, others yet to be touched. ere’s an easy chair made from the trunk of a giant spruce that he’s carving to t his shape exactly. Its form heaves and rolls like the earth it grew from. Another piece-inprogress o ers two large burls that are slowly revealing their shapes under Bullard’s patient and careful chisel. Shelves over ow with un nished work that was abandoned temporarily, pieces that stopped “talking.” e walls are lined with chisels of all sizes, some he’s had for twenty years, others
looking less used—their metal blades shiny as a newly-pressed dime.
“Working with a chisel and mallet creates an intimate connection,” he says. “I need to be close to it to see the grain. Later, I’ll use sandpaper to smooth it, and then the oil to bring out the rings and the colors, making the work come alive and breathe.”
Becoming an artist was a natural path for Bullard. His mother is a painter, his dad a sculptor. ey encouraged him at an early age. “I think my rst sculpture was of a panther when I was ten. By 19, I was getting into larger pieces. en it just kept progressing from there.”
ere have been in uences,
established artists who have fed into the creative mind of the developing one. Bullard lists Alex Kanedsky, the New Hampshire painter, and Andy Goldsworthy, the site-speci c environmental sculptor from England, among them. But he credits his mentor, Gill Rogers, a New Hampshire woodworker and mason, for his understanding of wood and the tools he’s used to create the complex pieces he’s known for.
e artist’s support is still based in family. His wife, Brek, is a jewelry artist, and their shared o ce radiates their entwined creative energy. Her work requires less space, but its dynamism is no less powerful. Exploring their remodeled attic-turned-o ce is a peek into a world of innovation and
collaboration. Although their workspaces are separate, there’s a strong feeling of dialogue between two creative minds.
“ e third- oor studio space is where our professional and personal worlds meet,” Brek says. “It’s where we work, create, and play. Whether we’re sculpting, painting, making jewelry, 3D printing, or just tinkering with new projects, we’re always creating something up here.”
Many of Bullard’s sculptures express the female gure. “It’s hard to say whether it’s already there or if I’m just seeing it myself.” He’s in good company. e female gure has been an object of appreciation by painters and sculptors for centuries. “I think it has to do with the magic of life. Women are the givers, the goddesses, our Mother Earth.”
Each sculpture is as smooth and inviting as esh. e rings of growth create a topography, a landscape that speaks to the tree’s history. “Go ahead,” Bullard says. “You can touch the work. I encourage it.” And as with esh, there is a warmth to the wood, which is both surprising and expected—like any living thing. “ ere’s an energy there even after it’s cut down. Wood is always alive.” anks to the careful shaping by Bullard’s hand, the sculpted tree also speaks of a future, a life that will go beyond its roots.
But Bullard’s work is not easily viewed. He’s more passionate about the making than the showing. “Most galleries just want to sell, and that’s not what interests me.” He’s had a couple of shows at Mechanic’s Hall, and he does another about once a year. “I’d rather have my work someplace where people can see it, not necessarily buy it. I want them to be able to touch it and appreciate the
tree it came from.” He’s in the process of starting a leasing program for businesses and organizations. “ ey’ll be able to have the art on-site without having to purchase it. And it can be changed after a few months.”
Meanwhile, Bullard’s home and o ce remain showplaces for sculptures carved from all kinds of wood, the indigenous to the exotic. His family lives around the works as if the trees too are relatives, and I suppose they are. ey are living extensions of Bullard’s vision. And if his many works in progress are any indication, that extended family is about to have a growth spurt. We look forward to meeting them.
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STORY BY TESS BALDWIN
I’ m going to be one of the rst in the state—and the country—to have an accredited cannabis degree,” says Rebekah Hall, among Beal University’s rst students to earn an associate’s degree in Cannabis Business Administration
Program director Sarah Taylor-Laine, M.S., developed the curriculum with a focus on research, critical thinking, and communication skills to prepare students for the challenges of an industry still facing negative stigma and changing policies.
“Most of our students are entrepreneurial,” Taylor-Laine says. “A lot of them already work in cannabis, and they plan to go on and become managers, brand managers, and marketers.” Since cannabis studies are still growing their roots, it’s important
to her that courses foster students’ curiosities. “I try to push them into the realm of what we don’t know.” She poses questions to her students: “Everyone is familiar with cannabinoids
Humans and other organisms have endocannabi noid sys tems. What is this system, and what does it do?”
Prior to enrolling, Hall already had her bache lor’s degree in business from the University of Southern Maine, as well as previous industry experience. She started working as a budtender at Stoner & Co., where reviews from customers inspired her. “It’s gratifying when you recommend something and you get feedback
like, ‘ is helped me more than any medication,’ ‘ is helped me get out of bed,’ or ‘It helped me eat.’” From budtender, she moved into management and operations. Recently, she left her position as operational manager at Local Leaf to start her own bookkeeping business.
“I’m specializing in the business of cannabis. Everyone needs bookkeepers, but with cannabis, there are so many di erent tax codes that people aren’t used to. It requires a di erent expertise.”
Just like most college curricula, there are weekly readings, quizzes, essays, discussion forums, and grades. Hall particularly enjoyed the discussions. “I geek out about cannabis.”
Although the course meets online and has no live classes, most of the other students are also in Maine, making it an opportunity for networking. e online format has been helpful for Hall, since she also works a full-time job.
“My favorite class so far has been the dispensary operations class, which has us set up our perfect dispensary.” ink licenses, budtenders, marketing, and layout. But Hall’s classwork goes beyond a e Maine Woment’s Cannabiz Council, which goes to the statehouse to weigh in on legislative changes, has taken a couple of my essays with them to assist with the policymaking. It’s exciting to be able to help the community by providing them with resources. e council is dedicated to ensuring that cannabis remains a feasible business option in Maine, without ruining small businesses. A lot has been proposed that would have crushed the little guys.”n
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STORY BY CLIF TRAVERS
The season is soon upon us: the buses, the cruise ships, the lines of cars with plates from states to the south. ey are –the leaf peepers, arriving each fall in their quest for the brightest sprays against the bluest skies. And, as Mainers, we will do as we always have; we will nourish them with color and climate before sending them home.
But we disclose our treasures carefully, holding close to those that are “secret.” While the throngs barrel down highways with cameras clicking, we travel the back roads and waters to our favorite spots, drinking in the fall air and the palette of Maine’s autumn. Here are some spots suggested by our readers, writers, and lovers of Maine.
Jeff Tarling, Maine Audubon’s Urban Forestry
is is a time of life, the coming of new life, that will follow the present burning glory of owers and foliage.
from the poem “ e Zucchini Have Gone By” by Ellie
O’Leary
Education Specialist:
Locally, Baxter Woods has a nice sugar maple grove along Stevens Avenue. But I prefer the back roads for fall foliage. e Kezar Lake area is particularly nice, as are all of Maine’s scenic byways. A unique early fall foliage spot is Tupelo Grove at Ferry Beach State Park in Saco. Tupelos turn a really bright red, usually in early October. Bring a picnic.
Bill Stauffer, author and owner of Storrey Property Management, Portland:
My favorite is right here on Little Diamond Island. By fall, most of the summer islanders have moved o . It’s less than a half-mile walk under large oaks, birch, shagbark hickory, and American beech trees along the narrow dirt road from our house to catch the ferry into town. ere’s something cathartic about a walk through the changing leaves as part of one’s morning routine. ere’s no better way to start the day.
Brenda Grover, retired, Otis:
I have a place at Sugarloaf, and that drive in the fall is breathtaking—literally. Sometimes, I have to stop and take it in, breathe it in. It’s too much just to pass by. I travel along the Carrabassett River, and the mountains are like mounds of confetti re ected in the water. I never get
bored with it, even after twenty years. Bruce Pratt, author, musician, and adventurer, Bangor:
Ilove the Moosehead region, especially the northern end of the lake where we have a camp near Seboomook. My family has roots there since the 18th century. irty-plus years ago, before we moved to Maine full-time, I was leaving camp to return to Connecticut. It was an eight-hour drive, and the rst hour was on the dirt road to Rockwood. e early October trees were ablaze, and when I could see the lake again, I marveled at their re ections in the denim-blue water. I stopped at the high point of the road going out of Greenville and stared back at the lake and mountains. I memorized what I saw in those pre-cell-phone days and can see it as sharply now as I did then.
“It took me by surprise. The flight’s thematic significance and the aerial imagery coupling with Hunter’s inner landscape kept me alo —and horrified.”
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Grace Sleeman, poet, Portland: I’m from Alna, originally—a small Midcoast town—and my favorite place is along a dirt road where my mom lives. ere are very few houses, and we take long walks with the dogs when I visit. At the end is a sheep farm, which always has a plume of smoke winding up from the chimney. It’s one of my favorite
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experiences in the fall, walking down the road just before dusk with all the colors and that smell of woodsmoke.
Mayor Mark Dion, Portland:
I really enjoy the drive on Route 113 from Standish to Gilead. Beautiful views with all the colors. I end the drive with dinner in Bethel, then follow Route 26 back home.
Cynthia Charles, retired, Freeman Township:
I don’t need to go far from home to experience the best of fall. Since I live in a rural area, I need to drive 25 miles to do errands. On my way back from Farmington, I pass through Strong and then take Route 145 to Freeman Township. I pass majestic hills along the way and get the grand nale coasting down Foster Hill to home. Always spectacular.
Gracelyn Kilpatrick, artist, Biddeford:
For me, it ’ s walking through beach roses with the rose hips they get in the fall. My mother used to take me to Popham Beach and Diamond Cove. ose long sandy pathways were lined with rugosas. With their bright pink petals and orange hips, they cut through the blues, greens, and beige of the beach. ey still make me happy. ey’re like a welcome sign to a perfect autumn beach day!
Michael O’Malley, self-styled semi-retired grump, Belfast:
I don’t get it. What’s the big deal? A whole lot of people drive up here to take pictures like it’s a freakin’ anomaly. Come on, people! Happens every year. My favorite place to see it? From Traci’s Diner on Main Street, watching all the cars head south again. Bye-bye, folks. Come again! n
Do you have a favorite foliage spot? We’d love to hear about it. Please write us at staff@portlandmonthly.com.
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ArtBates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Neue Slowenische Kunst: Monumental Spectacular, to Oct. 5; Hartley & Hopper, to Oct. 5; Saul Steinberg, to Oct. 5. 786-6158.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Threads: Artists Weave their Worlds, to Oct. 13; Abigail DeVille: In the Fullness of Time, to Nov. 10; Empires of Liberty: Athena, America, and the Feminine Allegory of the State, to Nov. 10; Witnessing War: Ogawa Kazumasa and Visual Culture in Early Twentieth-Century Japan, to Dec. 15. 725-3275.
Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm St., Rockland. K. Min: Light Patch, Jeff Epstein: A Survey, Carol Sloane: Domestic Partners, & Jacque Rochester: New Work, to Oct. 20. 594-5935.
Carol L. Douglas Studio and Gallery, 394 Commercial St., Rockport. Landscape and marine paintings, workshops, and instruction. Watch-me-paint.com. (585) 201-1558.
Castine Historical Society, 17 School St. A History of Castine in 40 Objects, to Oct. 14. 326-4118.
Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Martha Diamond: Deep Time, to Oct. 13; Alive & Kicking, to Nov. 11; Eastman Johnson and Maine, to Dec. 8. 859-5600.
Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St. Life Line, to Sept. 14; David Driskell, to Sept. 21; WaterWays, to Sept. 28; Now Away, to Oct. 5; A Quiet Work, to Oct. 5; landforms::lightscapes, to Oct. 5. 808-8911.
David Lussier Gallery, 66 Wallingford Sq., Kittery. Gal-
Shemekia Copeland, Oct. 10 at One Longfellow Square
lery with works by artists including Benjamin Lussier, David Lussier, Pamela Lussier, & Jennifer Simpson. (860) 336-9051.
De’Bramble Art Gallery, 16 Middle St., Freeport. Art by Marilyn J. Welch and Friends. (510) 717-8427.
Denmark Arts Center, 50 W Main St. Sip n’ Clay Workshop, Oct. 1, 8, 15, & 22. 452-2412.
Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland. Emilie Stark-Menneg: Thread of Her Scent, to Sept. 22; Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled, to Sept. 28; Louise Nevelson: Dusk to Dawn, to Sept. 29; Magwintegwak: A Legacy of Penobscot Basketry, to Jan. 5, 2025. 596-6457.
First Friday Art Walks, Creative Portland, 84 Free St. Oct. 5. 370-4784.
Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Daniel Minter, to Sept. 28. 772-2693.
Kittery Art Association, 2 Walker St. Dawn Dusk Darkness, to Sept. 15; Monoprinting on Gelli Plate Workshop, Sept. 25; Personal Favorites, Sept. 19–Oct. 20. 451-9384.
Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. Art in the Garden, to Oct. 19; Music in Maine, to Dec. 31. 774-1822.
Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. Stitch Them Home, to Oct. 7; I’m a Jewish Mainer Youth Art Exhibition, to Nov. 1; Overlay, to Nov. 1. 773-2339.
Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Kindred Tides, to Sept. 29; Lost and Found, to Dec. 1; Sustaining Maine’s Waters, to Dec. 31. 443-1316.
Maine Sculpture Trail, Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. An outdoor exhibit of 34 sculptures over 200 miles Downeast. schoodicsculpture.org.
Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. 10x10 Show,
Sept. 13–Oct. 19. 865-0040.
Moss Galleries, 251 US-1, Falmouth. Laura Waller: Close In, to Sept. 21; Richard Keen: Two If By Sea, to Sept. 21. 781-2620.
Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Rd. Domestic Modernism, to Nov. 17; Geometries of Expression, to Nov. 17. 646-4909.
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, 9500 College Station, Brunswick. Northern Nightmares: Monsters in Inuit Art, to May 4, 2025; Collections and Recollections: Objects and the Stories They Tell & At Home In the North, to Jun. 1, 2025. 725-3416.
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. Jeremy Frey: Woven, to Sept. 15; Peggy Bacon: Biting, never Bitter, to Feb. 2, 2025. 775-6148.
Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH. Finishing Touches, to Oct. 14; The Matter of Memory, to Nov. 3. (603)436-8433.
Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Wanderings: Visions of Land & Sea, to Sept. 29; Scenes of Maine, Oct. 1–30. 712-1097.
River Arts, 36 Elm St, Damariscotta. Abstract, to Sept. 21; Artist’s Choice, Sept. 28–Nov. 9. 563-6868.
Saco Museum, 371 Main St. The Fabric of Their Lives: Textiles in the Lower Saco Valley, to Oct. 19. 283-3861.
Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Exhibition on Screen: Klimt & The Kiss, Sept. 10. 594-0070.
Ticonic Gallery & Studios, 93 Main St., Waterville. Community Draw, Sept. 11. 873-7000.
University of New England Art Galleries, UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave. The Numbers Game, to Oct. 13. 602-3000.
University of New England Art Galleries, Jack S. Ketchum Library, 11 Hills Beach Rd., Biddeford. Light and Shadow: Motherhood, Creativity, and the Discourse of Ability, to Oct. 20. 602-3000.
Maine Film Center, 93 Main St., Waterville. James and the Giant Peach, Sept. 15. 873-7000.
Stonington Opera House, 1 School St. Jamie Wyeth and the Unflinching Eye, Sept. 10; Manhattan Short Film Festival, Sept. 26. 367-2788.
Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Sept. 19. 594-0070.
Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Maine Outdoor Film Fest Selects Tour, Sept. 13; The Man from Hong Kong, Sept. 20. 975-6490.
Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St. Months on End, Oct. 11–20. 619-3256.
Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris. Ha Ha da Vinci, Sept. 14. 743-8452.
City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Oct. 4–20. 282-0849.
Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’, Sept. 26. 581-1755.
Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. The Book of Mormon, Sept. 27–28. 791-2200.
The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. A Killer Night at Club 85, Sept. 20; Curiosity Lab Productions presents: Now That You’ve Seen Me Naked… Relationships Uncovered, Oct. 4. 347-7177.
Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Madison. Screwball Comedy, Sept. 12–21. 474-7176.
Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sept. 20–Oct. 6. 799-1421.
Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. Little Shop of Horrors, to Sept. 21; My Best Friend’s Wedding, Sept. 26–Oct. 27. 646-5511.
Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Birthday Candles, Sept. 19–Oct. 6. 942-3333.
Portland Players Theater, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland. Legally Blonde The Musical, Sept. 13–29. 799-7337.
Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. Conscience, Sept. 25–Oct. 13. 774-0465.
Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Billy Mitchell: I’m still fine., Sept. 13. 929-6473.
Theater at Monmouth, Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. Always… Patsy Cline, Sept. 12–22. 933-9999. Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Tanglin’ Hearts, Sept. 28–Oct. 6. 975-6490.
Belfast Flying Shoes, see website for locations. First Friday Dance, Oct. 4; Square Dance Social, Oct. 6. 338-0979.
Blue, 650A Congress St. Shaken & Stirred Burlesque, Sept. 12; Salsa Nite, Sept. 27. 774-4111.
Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St., Berwick. Sunday Contra Dance, Oct. 6. 698-1807.
Vivid Motion, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Queer, Sept. 14. 347-7177.
Aura, 121 Center St. The Portland Yacht Rock Festival, Sept. 13; Bowling for Soup, Sept. 18; Switchfoot, Sept. 21; Dirty Honey, Sept. 27; Asking Alexandria, Oct. 9. 772-8274.
Blue, 650A Congress St. Songwriters in the Round, Sept. 10 & Oct. 8; Alive in the Root & Catnip Junkies, Sept. 14; John Powhida Infirmary & Tiger Bomb & Rick Barton Band, Sept. 19; Javier Rosario Trio, Sept. 21; Carl
Dimow Quartet, Sept. 28; Grief Mop & Gasoline Dream & Geeker, Oct. 5; Open Mic Variety Hours, every Tues.; Jazz Sesh, every Wed. 774-4111.
Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Sean Mencher & Hugh Bowden, Sept. 14; Bailey’s Mistake, Sept. 15; Joelle Morris, Sept. 20; Pat Colwell & The Soul Sensations, Sept. 21; Darlin’ Corey, Sept. 27; Denny Breau, Sept. 28; Dan Pelletier, Oct. 4; Kathie and the Kooltones, Oct. 5; James Fernando, Oct. 10. 560-5300.
Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Daniel Adam Maltz, Sept. 27; James Fernando Trio, Oct. 5. 236-7963.
Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris. The Gawler Family Band, Oct. 5. 743-8452.
Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Cheryl Wheeler with Kenny White, Sept. 14; Road Waves, Oct. 4. 442-8455.
Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Trem Das Cores, Sept. 13; Masterworks I: John Kimura Parker, Sept. 22; Breabach, Oct. 4–5; The Met Live: Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Oct. 5. 581-1755.
Denmark Arts Center, 50 W Main St. Free Range, Sept. 13; Sarah Tuttle & Songs From Here, Sept. 15. 452-2412.
Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Cosmic Kotzschmar, Sept. 14. 842-0800.
Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. MET LIVE: Les Contes D’Hoffmann, Oct. 5. 667-9500.
Hackmatack Playhouse , 538 School St., Berwick. Sundays at the Farm: Taylor Marie (Sept. 15), Green Heron & Little Wishbone (Sept. 22), Mike Maurice & Band (Sept. 29), Caitlin Piper (Oct. 6); Harsh, Sept. 28. 698-1807.
The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Shane MacGowan’s Teeth, Sept. 22; Bombay Rickey, Sept. 28. 347-7177.
Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Ian Millar, Sept. 12; The Shadow Riders, Sept. 13; The Linda Ronstadt Experience with Tristan McIntosh, Sept. 15; Memories of Patsy, Sept. 19; Shawn Phillips, Sept. 21; Jeff Pitchell, Claudette King, & Tyrone Vaughan, Sept. 27; Kashmir, Sept. 28; Tom DiMenna & Friends, Oct. 3. 646-4777.
Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. The Met Live: Les Contes D’Hoffmann (Offenbach), Oct. 5. 563-3424.
Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. Éilís Kennedy, Sept. 20; Diarmuid Ó Meachair & Sorcha Costello, Sept. 27. 780-0118.
Maine Savings Amphitheater, 1 Railroad St., Bangor. Cody Jinks, Sept. 12; Pitbull, Sept. 14; Post Malone, Sept. 16. 358-9327.
Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Norah Jones, Sept. 13; The Piano Guys, Sept. 18; Killer Queen, Sept. 26. 842-0800.
Mystic Theater, 49 Franklin St., Rumford. Harp Twins,
Sept. 25. 369-0129.
One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. Caroline Cotter & Sami Stevens, Sept. 12; Sam Shackleton, Sept. 13; Väsen, Sept. 14; David Wilcox, Sept. 15; The Wildwoods, Sept. 18; BLKBOK, Sept. 20; Divine Sweater with Benét, Sept. 21; Jon McLaughlin, Sept. 26; Daniel Champagne, Sept. 28; Leo Kottke, Oct. 1–2; Alash, Oct. 3; Louisa Stancioff, Eliza Edens, & Molly Parden, Oct. 4; Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Oct. 5; Seán Dagher & Sons of Town Hall, Oct. 9; Shemekia Copeland, Oct. 10. 761-1757.
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. California Guitar Trio, Sept. 14; Rodney Crowell, Sept. 20; The Langan Band, Sept. 25; Seth Glier, Vance Gilbert, & Crys Matthews, Sept. 26; Genticorum, Sept. 28; The Brothers Four, Oct. 3. 633-5159.
Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. Fruit Bats, Sept. 12; Maggie Rose, Sept. 13; Daniel Nunnelee, Sept. 14; Doom Flamingo, Sept. 18; Talisk, Sept. 23; Fruition, Sept. 25; The Heavy Heavy, Sept. 28; Tophouse, Sept. 29; Low Cut Connie, Oct. 8. 805-0134.
Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Beethoven’s 9th, Sept. 22–24; Community Sing-A-Long, Sept. 23; Roaring 20s: Rhapsody in Blue, Oct. 5–6; Yo-Yo Ma with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, Oct. 10. 842-0800.
Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Hiroya, Sept. 27. 929-6473.
State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Sierra Ferrell, Sept. 12; Buffalo Tom & Belly, Sept. 13; Glen Hansard, Sept. 14; Mitchell Tenpenny, Sept. 21; David Kushner, Sept. 24; Angel Olsen, Sept. 25; Hatebreed, Sept. 26; Briston Maroney, Oct. 1; Neko Case, Oct. 2; The Wonder Years & The Menzingers, Oct. 3; Chromeo & The Midnight, Oct. 5; Marcus King, Oct. 9; Gracie Abrams, Oct. 10. 956-6000.
Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Harry Manx, Sept. 13; Darin & Brooke Aldridge, Sept. 14; The Brigideens, Sept. 20; Heather Pierson, Sept. 27; Gibson Brothers, Sept. 28; Darrell Scott, Oct. 5. 935-7292.
Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Gentleman Brawlers, Sept. 21; Met Opera Live: Les Contes D’Hoffmann, Oct. 5. 594-0070.
Thompson’s Point, 10 Thompson’s Point. Band of Horses & City and Colour, Sept. 10; Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Sept. 17. 956-6000.
Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St. Pousette-Dart Duo, Sept. 20. 729-8515.
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd., Arundel. Band Beyond Description, Sept. 12; Tom Rush, Sept. 13; JULIA feat. Julia Gagnon, Sept. 14; Dulcé Sloan, Sept. 20; Eilen Jewell, Sept. 26; Live Bullet, Sept. 27; GoldenOak, Sept. 28; YellowHouse Blues Band, Oct. 5; Barely Dead, Oct. 10. 985-5552.
Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Start Making
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Sense, Sept. 13; Lorrie Morgan, Sept. 14; Glenn Miller Orchestra, Sept. 19; Five for Fighting with String Quartet, Oct. 6. 873-7000.
Aura, 121 Center St. New England’s Funniest Comedian, Sept. 12 & 14; And That’s Why We Drink, Sept. 26. 772-8274.
Blue, 650A Congress St. Comedy Open Mic, every Tues. 774-4111.
Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Bob Marley, Sept. 28. 581-1755.
The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Balderdash Academy’s Improv Jam, Sept. 17; Balderdash Academy’s Improve Live, Sept. 27. 347-7177.
Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. The Apprenticeshop presents Lin Pardey, Oct. 4. 236-7963.
Center Theatre, 20 E. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. Delicious Divas Lip Sync Smack Down, Sept. 14. 564-8943.
Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. The Price is Right Live!, Sept. 25; Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party, Oct. 4–6. 791-2200.
Golden Paw Awards, Royal Oak Room, 1 Bates St.,
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Maine Audubon, Fields Pond, 216 Fields Pond Rd., Holden. Fall Foliage 5K Trail Run 2024, Oct. 12. 781-2330.
Maine Audubon, Gilsland Farm, 20 Gilsland Farm Rd., Falmouth. Fall Frolic 2024, Sept. 21. 781-2330.
Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. Book Launch: Two Wheels to Freedom (Sept. 19) & Sabor Judeo: The Jewish American Cookbook (Sept. 29). 773-2339.
Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Story Time, Sept. 10 & Oct. 8; Dr. Robert Ballard, Sept. 20. 443-1316.
Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Wheel of Fortune Live!, Oct. 3. 842-0800.
Owls Head Transportation Museum, 117 Museum St. Foreign Auto Rendezvous, Sept. 21–22. 594-4418.
Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH. Revolutionary Portsmouth: The Raid on Fort William and Mary, Sept. 19; How to Research Your Historic Property, Oct. 6. (603)436-8433.
Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St. Rick Parker (Drafted), Sept. 24; Lena Valencia (Mystery Lights), Oct. 7. 536-4778.
Print: A Bookstore, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq. Jen Wang (Ash’s Cabin), Sept. 11. 536-4778.
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Stevens Ave. Zadie Smith (The Fraud), Sept. 18. 536-4778. Railway Village Museum, 586 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay. Celebrate our 60th Season!, Sept. 14; First Responders Appreciation Weekend, Sept. 28–29. 633-4727.
Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth. Fair House Tour, Sept. 21–22. (603)433-1100.
Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd., Arundel. Co-Conspirators presents: Stories Told Live, Sept. 21. 985-5552.
WW&F Railway, 97 Cross Rd., Alna. Pumpkin Pickin’ Train to SeaLyon Farm, Oct. 5, 14, 19, & 26. 882-4193.
Bangor Uncorked, Cross Insurance Center, 515 Main St. Sample dozens of fine wines from Maine & around the world, plus seltzers, beers, & signature cocktails, with live music, shopping, & spa services, Oct. 12. 561-8333.
Blue, 650A Congress St. Layne’s Wine Gig, Sept. 25. 774-4111.
Carousel Music Theater, 196 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. The Secret of Cell Block #7 Murder Mystery Dinner, to Sept. 16. 633-5297.
Denmark Arts Center, 50 W Main St. FallFest Dinner & Silent Auction Fundraiser, Sept. 28. 452-2412.
The Ecology School, Riverbend Farm, 184 Simpson Rd., Saco. The Art of Blending Tea, Oct. 9. 283-9951.
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Neue Slowenische Kunst | Monumental Spectacular
OPENING OCTOBER 24, 2024 and ON VIEW UNTIL MARCH 15, 2025
Across Common Grounds: Contemporary Art Outside the Center
Drawing upon diverse styles and media from traditional craftwork to digital art, this exhibition features works by approximately 20 artists living across America that expand, deepen, and challenge how we cultivate and connect to land, culture, art, and one another in rural places.
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The first of a three-part rotation highlighting the features a textile by Gibson (Mississippi Choctaw/ Cherokee) and a print by Rowe (Lakota/Ponca).
September–May: Mon, Wed 10–7:30; Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10–5
Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. Sabor Judeo: Mexican-Jewish Dinner at the Museum, Sept. 29. 773-2339.
Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Pints on the Pier 2024, Sept. 14; Exploring Maine’s Heritage Beans & Bean Suppah: History and Tasting, Oct. 6. 443-1316.
Maine Tasting Center, 506 Old Bath Rd., Wiscasset. Eat the Invasive: A Collaborative Green Crab Supper, Sept. 12; Tide to Table: Creative Home Cooking, Sept. 25; Maine Needham Festival, Sept. 28; Homestyle Indian Cooking Journey, Oct. 4. 558-5772.
Now You’re Cooking, 49 Front St., Bath. Oxbow Brewing Beer Tasting, Sept. 13; Brioche Cooking Class, Sept. 18; Easy Chinese Cooking Class, Sept. 23; Cooking Class to Benefit Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, Sept. 25; Brownie & Coffee Tasting, Sept. 28; Jewish Mexican Cooking Class, Oct. 6. 443-1402.
Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth. Vintage & Vine Festival, Sept. 12. (603)433-1100.
Camden International Film Festival, venues in Camden & Rockland. Celebrating its 20th edition, featuring a slate of boundary-pushing documentary films and filmmakers from across the globe, Sept. 12–15. 200-3171.
Common Ground Country Fair, 294 Crosby Brook Rd., Unity. Celebrate the organic and rural version of the good life and learn new things about farming. Agricultural demonstrations plus produce & crafts vendors, food, & music, Sept. 20–22. 568-4142.
Cumberland County Fair, Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd. All-American Rodeo, exhibition halls, animal shows, midway, livestock, animal pulls, demolition derby, & harness racing, Sept. 22–28. 829-5531.
Eliot Festival Day, Hammond Park & Eliot Elementary School, 1298 State Rd. Community event featuring a 5K road race, Donut & Pie Eatin’ Contests, live music, food, parade, colonial reenactment, & more, Sept. 28. eliotfestival.com.
Family Harvest Day, Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay. Celebrate the bounty of autumn at this old-fashioned, family friendly festival, Oct. 5. 633-4727.
Farmington Fair, 292 High St. Large midway, exhibit halls, livestock exhibits, animal pulling events, and harness racing, Sept. 15–21. 778-6083.
Freeport Fall Festival, L.L. Bean, 95 Main St. Over 200 of the best New England artists, makers, & local food producers, with live music, Oct. 4–6. freeportfallfestival.com.
Fryeburg Fair, 1154 Main St. Features livestock, agriculture, & farming exhibits, live entertainment, skillet & anvil throw, Woodsmen’s Field day, midway, & food, Sept. 29–Oct. 6. 935-3268.
Maine Lakes Brew Fest, HAM Complex, 40 Brag Way, Bridgton. The area’s largest annual sampling event features Maine-made beers, micro-brews, & wine; with food, live music, & Artisans Craft Show, Sept. 28. gblrcc.org/brewfest.
Maine Lobster Week, statewide. The state’s first weeklong celebration of lobster. Lobster shacks, diners, food trucks, & restaurants across the state will prepare Maine lobster in dishes ranging from classic lobster rolls to fine dining multi-course meals, Sept. 22–29. mainelobsterweek.com.
New Portland Lions Fair, 280 School St. Demolition derby, truck & tractor pulls, cornhole, & on-site camping, Sept. 12–15. 628-3171.
Old Orchard Beach Car Show, 11 First St. One of New England’s largest car shows highlighting cars in many different categories & classes. Friday Night Showcase & live music, Sept. 13–14. 934-2500.
Oxford County Fair, 67 Pottle Rd. Livestock shows, horse pulling, traditional farming & crafting demonstrations, live music, food, & woodsmen day competitions, Sept. 11–14. 739-2204.
Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Mine Oyster, 16 Wharf St. #1, Boothbay Harbor. A celebration of Damariscotta River Oysters with a shucking contest, educational exhibits, silent auction, & more, Sept. 28–29. pemaquidoysterfestival.com.
Puppets in Portland, various locations. City-wide festival of international puppetry, Sept. 13–22. puppetsinportland.org.
Sanford Airport Brew Fest, Pilots Cove, 199 Airport Rd. Good times, great brews, and live music, Sept. 14. 324-4280.
Southern Maine Steampunk Fair, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Maine’s only steampunk fair with vendors of Victorian-futuristic arts & crafts and Victorian lawn games, Sept. 21. 985-4802.
To submit an event listing: portlandmonthly.com/portmag/ submit-an-event/
Compiled by Bethany Palmer
Talk about multi-level marketing! The festa at Terlingua will have you sketching el jarabe
When you open the door at Terlingua Restaurant & Market, you expect to see a trendy Mexican restaurant with a rising reputation at 40 Washington Avenue. A Condé Nast Traveler kind of space.
e Terlingua experience is far more creative—and immediately more visually kinetic—than that. Pardon the expression, but baby got back. As you pass through the street-level array of tables and expectations, you’re surprised to continue through a rear corridor and descend toward the downtown skyline to see the outdoor spaces. Here, shaded by leafy trees, a waterfall of umbrella tables on dining levels gently guides your eye down the terraced slope of the hill with multiple plateaus, each with a di erent vibe and a di erent view. Perfect to match our Art Issue.
STORY BY COLIN W. SARGENT
is cantina opens up like Alice in Wonderland.
“I’ve been twice now,” a fellow diner tells us. “First, I went with friends; then I took my mother.
It’s amazing what you see in front compared to the di erence in back. It blew my mind. It’s one of the coolest vibes in Portland. It’s almost like you’re in a tree house.”
I count eight dining levels, o ered year-round and heated in winter, but Terlingua de nes them as e Deck, Margarita-Garden (dog-friendly), e Corral, Corral Bar, and Sunset
Patio (also dog-friendly).
With our Scottish terrier Dido (named for the queen of Carthage, but she can sing, too) along as a welcome dining companion, we start with a Hibiscus Margarita ($15) and an Extra Spicy Margarita ($14), accompanied by Guacamole and Salsa and Chips ($11, $7). e Baja Taco ($19), haddock straight from the dock, shredded cabbage, sriracha, cilantro, and crema, hits the spot, complemented by the glistening blue Morita Mussels ($18), a garlicky, lemony masterpiece with a splash of mezcal, dried smoked jalapeños, and a generous hunk of crusty rustic bread to soak up the sauce. Wait a minute. I feel a cold nose on my ankle. Dido is trying to tell us something: e chef res up the smoker every day at dawn.
Well, ne. We cave and order the “Brisket Tacos, please hold the Taco.” ey kindly reduce the price and bring just the melt-in-your-mouth brisket,
adjusting the charge down to $12. Pretty fantastic. Seems like everybody’s in a good mood here, and the smoked meats are all that.
For dessert, we share the Chocolate Pudding ($9), devilishly sweet and good. Even though it appears on the bill as “Pot de Crème,” it’s not the French kind but a child’s dream smothered with a deconstruction of whipped cream, sliced almonds, coconut shards, and chocolate chips. How fun!
is night in the new Portland is really taking o , transformative, without a re-entry burn. And that’s good, isn’t it?
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Over 200 rooms & suites, 2 indoor & 2 outdoor (in season) pools, oceanfront dining, and more, just 45 minutes from Portland and one hour from Boston.
Anthony’s Italian Kitchen 30 years of Old World recipes. Best meatballs in town. Milehigh lasagnas, fresh-filled cannoli pastries, 54 sandwiches, pizza. A timeless great family spot. Beer and wine. Free parking. 151 Middle St., Portland, AnthonysItalianKitchen. com, 774-8668.
Bandaloop has moved into a restored 1700s barn on Route 1 in Arundel. Since 2004 we have offered locally sourced, globally inspired, organic cuisine. Our new home has plenty of space, parking, outdoor seating, takeout, and an event space in the loft. We continue to offer something for every palate—from vegans to carnivores and everything in between. bandalooprestaurant.com
The Corner Room features bright, wideopen space with towering ceilings complemented by handcrafted woodwork. Patrons can expect a warm, comfortable atmosphere, marked by the rich aromas of housemade pastas, pizzas, antipasti and artisanal breads. Come and enjoy the taste of Venice in the heart of Portland, ME! 879-4747, 110 Exchange Street. Visit thecornerroomkitchenandbar.com for more information.
Boone’s A Portland landmark since 1898. Original home of Alexander Boone’s world-famous Baked Stuffed Lobster. Two waterfront decks, two full bars, two cozy dining rooms, fireside tables. Perfect setting to enjoy the finest seafood from Maine and the world. Steaks, chowder, lobster rolls, grilled dishes, daily features. Visit Boone’s for a romantic date, business luncheon, family gathering or large banquet. BoonesFishHouse.com
Bruno’s Voted Portland’s Best Italian Restaurant by Market Surveys of America, Bruno’s offers a delicious variety of classic Italian, American, and seafood dishes–and they make all of their pasta in-house. Great sandwiches, pizza, calzones, soups, chowders, and salads. Enjoy lunch or dinner in the dining room or the tavern. Casual dining at its best. 33 Allen Ave., 878-9511, https://www.restaurantji.com/me/ portland/brunos-restaurant-and-tavern-/ Maria’s Ristorante Portland’s original classic Italian restaurant. Greg & Tony Napolitano prepare classics: Zuppa di Pesce, Eggplant Parmigiana, Grilled Veal Sausages, Veal Chop Milanese, homemade cavatelli pastas, Pistachio Gelato & Maine’s Best Meatballs. See our own sauce in local stores. $11.95-$22.95. Open at 5 Wed.-Sat. Catering always avail. 1335 Congress Street 772-9232, mariasrestaurant.com.
Flatbread Company Portland Tucked between two wharves with picturesque waterfront views. Family-friendly restaurant w/ signature pizzas, weekly carne & veggie specials. Made w/ local ingredients, baked in woodfired, clay ovens. Everything’s homemade, organic, and nitrate-free. 24 local drafts & cocktails showcase all-local breweries & distilleries. 72 Commercial St., 772-8777, flatbreadcompany.com.
DiMillo’s On the Water Now’s the time to enjoy everything DiMillo’s has to offer: fabulous dishes prepared by Head Chef, Melissa Bouchard, voted one of Maine’s Chefs of the Year, plus Certified Angus Beef, Italian and the best lobster around. Our outside dining is unparalleled. Open Monday thru Saturday at noon, Commercial St., Old Port 772-2216. Always FREE PARKING while aboard.
Portland Lobster Company “Maine’s Best Lobster Roll,” lobster dinners, steamers, fried claims, chowder. Enjoy live music daily w/ ice-cold local beer or fine wine on our deck overlooking gorgeous Portland Harbor. 180 Commercial St., 775-2112, portlandlobstercompany.com.
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Nestled on the serene shores of Mount Deser t Island, this ex-
186 Lopaus Point Road, Tremont, Maine
Nestled on the serene shores of Mount Deser t Island, this ex-
tine proper ty and an amazing 2,700± feet of sandy and pebbly shoreline. This private haven, at the end of a secluded point, presents breathtaking westerly views across open waters, with the majestic mountains of Acadia National Park ser ving as your backdrop The proper ty is a unique blend of rustic charm and natural beauty, featuring several structures that add to
tine proper ty and an amazing 2,700± feet of sandy and pebbly shoreline This private haven, at the end of a secluded point, presents breathtaking westerly views across open waters, with the majestic mountains of Acadia National Park ser ving as your backdrop The proper ty is a unique blend of rustic charm and natural beauty, featuring several structures that add to
its allure There is an older home and numerous outbuildings
its allure There is an older home and numerous outbuildings
Located just 5 miles from the picturesque village of S outhwest Harbor and a mere 15-minute drive from the wonders of Acadia and the vibrant town of Bar Harbor, this estate is perfectly
Located just 5 miles from the picturesque village of S outhwest Harbor and a mere 15-minute drive from the wonders of Acadia and the vibrant town of Bar Harbor, this estate is perfectly
you are envisioning a tranquil retreat or a grand redesign, this oceanfront gem invites you to bring your architect and let your imagination run wild Selling p ri ce is $5.9 M
you are envisioning a tranquil retreat or a grand redesign, this oceanfront gem invites you to bring your architect and let your imagination run wild Selling p ri ce is $5.9 M
For over 100 years, downtown Portland had an answer to Ti any’s on 5th Avenue. It was Carter Bros. Jewelers, the legendary store at 519 Congress Street, where everyone bought their sparkly holiday presents. (Today, the retail space in Mechanics’ Hall is occupied by Portland fashion brand e Loquat Shop.) But where did Willis E. Carter
381 Danforth Street is one of our city’s hidden jewels. call home?
e landmark Arts & Crafts mansion at 381 Danforth Street was designed by noted Portland architect Frederick A. Tompson (1857-1919) in 1911. You’ve driven past it a million times but may never have seen it because its mysterious front hedge assures complete privacy.
LIFTING THE CURTAIN
Frank Lloyd Wright never designed
a house in Maine. But of all the dreamy abodes we’ve toured for our Talking Walls column, this stone and shingle mansion most resembles a jewel from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Oak Park period in Chicago. e ared gambrel roof with enormous overhangs puts an exclamation point on
the dwelling’s sense of style. More fascinating, few homes built in 1911 can hope to seem better than new in 2024. e sellers, Alex Beal and Brian Randall, have lived here since 2005 and conducted major restorations and updates so considered and period-sensitive that it exceeds the highest sense of being in good nick. ey’ve also investigated its spirit. What a job they’ve done!
According to his online bio, Beal, a past member of the board of Equality Maine, “is a VP and CMO-level marketing executive [of Wipro Fullstride Cloud] who brings deep cloud, AI, digital and IT services domain knowledge and broad, integrated marketing partnerships and martech experience to build businesses, drive revenue, and grow brands.”
Fellow architectural detective Brian Randall is an executive vice president of Lionbridge, a global translation rm that “guides and supports global brands to expand into new markets utilizing AI/MI, localization, personalized digital marketing, and dynamic CX technologies.”
Uniting their talents for research, they’ve built up a rare understanding of this property and magni ed the house as a mirror for its times.
For example, in addition to meticulous materials and systems restorations and upgrades, they’ve traced the owners across two centuries, a barometer for the Forest City thick and thin. ink of the Portland of 1964, when this magni cent house was listed as “Vacant.” e house was also vacant in 1971. At some point there’s a record of it having three apartments. In 1980, it was vacant again. ( anks a lot, Reaganomics.) When it was built, 381 Danforth was a wonder. Elements of its original
breakthrough conveniences include the ghost of a 1911 vintage central vacuum system.
e house includes the empty lot beside it. e structure is 3,929 square feet, with 3.5 baths (including a very thoughtfully added rst- oor bathroom), ve bedrooms, central air, luscious original woodworking, gourmet kitchen.
Speaking of details, we notice a Princeton University graduation chair in the deftly curated reading room on the second- oor landing. “Who went to school there?” we ask.
“I did,” Beal says.
“Was Brooke Shields there when you were there?”
“Yes, she was two years ahead.” is house is a rare nd, a distinctive moment in time. When you peek through the gap in the curtain, you get a sense of the unobstructed views of the Fore River you might have after a few intimate moments with a chainsaw.
en, with the river restored to your view, you can sit down to breakfast at Ti any’s. Reduced price is $2.595M. Taxes are $17,223.
designs@kennebunkkitchens.com 207-967-2819 | 169 Port Rd. Ste. 11 Kennebunk, ME 04043 kennebunkkitchens.com
“Since taking ownership at the start of the year, my wife and I are
- Mike & Brooke Joly, Owners
BRAND NEW WATERFRONT CONSTRUCTION on the Easter River. Contractors are currently working on the interior fnish work. Seller is fexible on working with a Buyer on fnal work. The Grey Wolf Camper is fully functional and set up on site for owner to live in while work is being completed then for guests in the summer. The Carriage house has what is referred by Seller as ‘’The Lodge’’ which is a separate guest room with an outdoor shower with seasonal water for more family and friends. The house itself offers an enclosed screened porch, outside deck, private outside shower, full walkout basement that could be fully fnished in the future. Call Julie Cromwell for your private viewing! 207-208-9311
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WATERFRONT HOME. Embden Maine. Year-Round waterfront home with 190 ft of shoreline! 3 bed 2 bath and den. Full basement. 2 car garage that’s heated with a rec room on second level. Lovely lawn and sandy beach. Dock and boat lift included. Swimming, boating and fshing for summer fun but also access to snowmobile and ATV trail. On demand generator! mls #1595980. $950,000
Beautiful western mountains of Maine. Cape on 80 acres of fields and forest! Dead end road in Salem Township. Fish Hatchery Rd. Fireplace. 3 bed, 2 baths plus additional large sunroom. Garage and building/ workshop. Fruit trees and berry bushes. $395,000
LOOKING FOR WATERFRONT? Here is one of our several waterfront listings. 4 bd 3 bath with ROW to water and near boat launch and public beach. $380,000. CSM has water front homes, camps and land in the beautiful western mtns of Maine. Spring Lake, Flagstaff Lake, Embden Pond and rivers and streams.
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James L. Eastlack, Owner Broker 207-864-5777 or 207-670-5058 | JLEastlack@gmail.com
Parmachenee A-Frame
SPRING LAKE – 6 Spring Lake Rd - Escape to nature and a wonderful waterfront property on a great remote body of water. Off grid w/generator, year round building, detached garage, Ice fish, hunt, enjoy all seasons! $495,000.
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2582 Main St - Wonderful commercial business on Main Street w/ 105' on Rangeley Lake, Marina/ Convenience Store, 25+ Slips, Gas, Shop, Downtown Commercial Zoning, High Traffic Location, $965,000.
Located close to the village with expansive southwest views of Rangeley Lake, 4 beds, 3.5 baths, very close to Saddleback Ski Area, snowmobile and ATV from your doorstep, heated garage! $639,000.
20 Vista Lane – RANGELEY LAKE – A rare offering, the Buena Vista Estate on 567 feet of deep water frontage,53 private acres w/south facing exposure, total privacy, development potential. $2,650,000. 277 Stephens Road – MOOSELOOK
RANGELEY LAKE – Lakeside Marina & Convenience - Wonderful business opportuinty in downtown commercial zoning, convenience store, 25 boat slips, gas, boat rental business, great waterfront location! $965,000.
First time on the open market! Wonderful architecturally designed A-Frame with 3 beds, 2 baths, and gas viewing Woodstove. This unit is being sold furnished and ofers great rental potential. Enjoy all 4 seasons with access to Saddleback Lake! Easy Ski-in-Ski-Out location of the Smelt Streamer trail and access to the South Branch Quad below. These A-Frame units are situated in a quiet, peaceful four acre parcel directly on the trail. This unit has radiant in foor heating on the frst level with polished concrete foors and baseboard heat on the second level. Experience Maine's Favorite Mountain this winter, call today! $895,000
RANGELEY LAKE VIEWS – 21 Pine Grove - 4 Beds, 3.5 Baths, Fully Furnished, SW facing views w/LOTS of sun, Snowmobile and ATV from your doorstep, Detached 32x32 garage fully heated, a must see! $639,000.
PROCTOR ROAD – Gorgeous VIEWS overlooking Rangeley Lake and Saddleback Ski Area, wonderful estate property located just outside the Rangeley village, 48.32 Acres,4 bed,4.5 bath home w/ guest quarters. $1,495,000.
Compact farm on the Royal River. Three bedroom, two bath home with open living area and separate bedroom wing on the first floor; finished walkout lower level with sunlit bedroom and bath (could also be family room or in-law apartment). Fully renovated over past 10 years including granite kitchen, hardwood floors, new septic. Eight acres with two barns, both with utilities; vegetable garden, pasture and woods, 200 foot riverfront. Previous owner kept horses and sheep. Opposite 70 acre Pra ’s Brook Park (with riding trails). $885,000.
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29 WOHOA BAY DRIVE, ADDISON, ME 04606
$1,795,000
Spectacular Oceanfront Estate with unspoiled views and cool breeezes of Wohoa Bay, nestled in the untouched beauty of Washington County. Four bdrm main house with an additional large room with half bath above the main house garage for private den or studio. An apartment over the second detached garage is perfect for guests or rentals, includes one large bdrm, open floor plan to sitting area, kitchen with full bath, outdoor shower and lovely deck with stunning views. The property comes mostly furnished and also includes a John Deaer Gator, riding lawn mower, tool shed, and John Deer X300 tractor with attachments on separate lot with canvas garage. Tastefully decorated with a seacoast cottage theme, wine cellar, comfortable outdoor furniture on a large deck, hot tub with new cover and lawn area that goes right to the water’s edge. All tied in to a new on demand generator with wifi access for monitoring. Also includes Starlink internet setup for new owner. Peninsula setting with private beach and ledge outcroppings on the ocean house lot but then there are also 5 additional lots that equate to just over 20 acres with great care to landscaping and grounds on the house lot. The Ingersol Preserve walking trails are located directly behind the property. A short ride to Machias for all the town amenities or day trips to Acadia’s Schoodic Peninsula or to Bar Harbor for the main Acadia Park.
STEVE SHELTON, BROKER
207.667.7423
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The boy is still, staring at himself. He runs an uncalloused nger along a hairless cheek.
“Do I look like Emma ompson right now?” he asks without turning from the glass.
e girl glances over and quickly returns to her magazine. “No. Not at all.”
“I feel as though I look like her in one of those movies where she’s staring out a window contemplatively.”
“Well, you don’t. Sorry.” e
sound of a turning page.
“But I feel as though I do.”
She turns another. “Nope.”
He ponders himself, tilting his head this way and that. A sigh. e bus slows and the driver yells out, “Brunswick next.”
e boy doesn’t move. He sees in the glass that the girl is now watching him, smiling.
“What?”
“What a weird thing to say—out of the blue like that. Emma ompson? My God!” She presses the maga-
zine against a giggle.
“But it was what I was feeling. We should be able to say what we’re thinking and feeling, shouldn’t we?” He turns to her and lightly rests a hand on her knee. “ at’s what I want for us.”
“Sure, I guess. Yeah, I want that too.” She sets the magazine aside, pats his hand. “But I should be able to laugh at what you’re thinking and feeling, shouldn’t I? And what I was thinking was how ridiculous your question was. I mean, if you can say
anything that pops into your brain, I should be able to laugh at it, shouldn’t I? Fair is fair, isn’t it?” Her last words are louder—other riders turn. She leans into him and whispers, “Come on! Emma ompson? at’s ridiculous!”
He considers. “For me, it wasn’t ridiculous. I felt it, a deep connection to Emma. But you’re right, fair is fair. I guess you should be able to laugh at me if you think I’m being silly. I don’t like it, but it’s only reasonable, I suppose.” He shifts back to the window. “I loved the feeling of looking like Emma ompson. I wish you could have felt it with me.”
Henry David Thoreau
She takes his hand and squeezes. “I’m sorry I couldn’t see Emma ompson. I get it now, how important it was to you. I shouldn’t have laughed. But to be honest, now that I’m catching your re ection more fully, you don’t look at all like Emma. Not a bit.” She scoots closer to get a better look. “But what I do see—who you’re looking exactly like in this moment—is Meryl Streep. Nearly identical to the way she looked in that sad movie where she’s gazing out at the ocean, day after day. You know the one. e French something.”
“Really? Meryl? You honestly think so?”
“Absolutely. Just like her. e eyes, the mouth, that searching, needy expression. Sad but hopeful. Yes, sweetie, you are very Meryl.”
His image remains poised in the glass as he shifts his head slightly, allowing his face to fall into a deeper sadness. “Yes, I can feel it now. I’m much more Meryl than Emma. Especially in that movie, that sad French one.” He grips her hand without turning. “ ank you, Honey.”
“You’re welcome, Sweetie.” She smiles as she regains her hand and goes back to the magazine, turning another page. n
