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For Now And Ever

A Most Unusual Gift of Love

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The drawing you see above is called For Now and Ever. It is completely composed of dots of ink. After writing the poem, I worked with a quill pen and placed thousands of these dots, one at a time, to create this gift in honor of the love of two of my dearest friends.

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THE POEM READS:

“There is no moment of my life when you are not a part of me; you hold my heart; you guard my soul; you guide my dreams so tenderly. And if my will might be done, and all I long for could come true, with perfect joy I would choose to share eternity with you.”

Loomings

Moby Dick begins with “Call me Ishmael.” Every body knows that. Except it isn’t true.

Ahead of those words is Chapter 1’s title, “Loomings.” Melville warns that distortion and magic lie ahead. A looming is a nautical mirage, a mete orological act of ction created by bending light. Once I watched Boon Island Light and the rocks below it levitate to a point that seemed 20 feet above the horizon.

I’ve seen arctic sea smoke appear to li in the air like this too, as well as lobster boats and spectacularly, de cades ago, the Scotia Prince A looming is also known

as a superior mirage. It almost makes you sorry for an inferior mirage.

In the Italian language, this trick of the eye is known as Fata Morgana. Accord ing to farmersalmanac.com, “Fata Morga na is a type of mirage, one that is normal ly associated with the open ocean but can also be seen at times on land. It takes its name from Arthurian legend, named for the sorceress Morgan le Fay, who was said to use these images with her witchcra to lure unwitting sailors in to her traps.” youtube.com/ watch?v=Uy9adgmxQ_A Dictionary.com de nes a looming as a “mirage in which objects below the horizon seem to be raised above their true positions.”

Under carefully controlled scienti c conditions, we’ve created a looming right in our o ce at Portland Magazine. We try to make words li o a page to o er you extraordinary perspective.

Let’s just hope the end of COVID is tru ly on the horizon and not just a mirage.

Please share your looming pics with us at sta @portlandmonthly.com.

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HEAVENLY RIDE

Dear Mustang Sally, Saw you down there making deliveries. Just thought you’d like to know I released that hit in 1966, same year as your car.

Fondly, Wilson Pickett, e Cloud

BLUEBIRD ON MY SHOULDER

Oh hey!

Shout on the roo op! I tasted my won derful Yorkshire Tea for the rst time in 2 years and 2 months last week [see “Senses & Sensibility,” December 2021]. Earth-shak ing, and I am ecstatic!!!

Diane Hudson, Portland

SPUD ON

“Potato Blossoms” looked fantastic in Summerguide 2022. e little girl was perfect—just the right tone.

Dan Domench, Union

CAMELOT OOB

I liked “ e Kennedy Connection” [Sum merguide 2022] and told my kids about how JFK’s parents met in Old Orchard Beach, where we live.

Steve Tucker, Tucker and Tucker Associates, Scarborough

BEACHY KEEN

ank you so much for [“Beach Babies,” July/August 2022]. I am in need of a hedge plant and may be giving a beach plum or two a trial run—though sidewalk salt and dogs will be a challenge to anything.

Nancy English, Portland

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Take a licking on airfare and get a Mt. Desert Island Ice Cream cone in , Japan (economy from PWM to TYO $1,881 to $2,008). Or snap one up in Portland at 51 Exchange Street or at 7 Firefly Lane in Bar Harbor. In Maine, ice cream is a yearround treat.

PLAQUE ATTACK

PUFFIN SUMMER

Ornithologist Je Wells has reported a “mega-rarity” on Matini cus Island, famous for its Mainecore crowd of Atlantic pu ns: a vis it from a Paci c tu ed pu n. As he and Allison Wells wrote in the Boothbay Register, “To get the full sense of how unusual it is to nd a tu ed pu n here in the Gulf of Maine, consider its known breeding range: from the coast of northern California to the coast of northern Alaska and across to the coast of Russia south to northern Japan.”

Zombi

GoThe Zom Rom Com that stars the city of Port land, Night of the Living Deb, is now available for screening on Amazon Prime. Pictured: Co-star Ray Wise (Twin Peaks the living room at 150 Western Prom. Overheard from Wise during shooting after we mowed the lawn: “I love the smell of freshcut grass in the morning.”

Great to see that sufrage pioneer Augusta Hunt’s landmark brick townhouse at 165 State Street (also our own headquarters for a dozen years) now has a striking plaque that commemorates her remarkable courage. On the TMZ front, her direct descendant is Oscar-winning actress Helen Hunt

Language

Jenny Van West is sitting in a warm orange studio, chatting with a group of people who have come to share music with her.

“See? It’s this exible structure that’s allowing us to make these connections,” the Portland-based Americana and Roots Music songwriter says.

With two records released, Something Real and Happiness to Burn, Van West has played venues across the world, received nu merous awards, and spent time on American and European charts. She’s the founder of the Immigrant Music Connection, teaching music and leading community concerts for new Mainers, as well as curating the Interna tional Open Mic.

What led you to create IMC Portland? Meeting somebody and then meeting a whole mess of people. ere was this young guy walking in the other direction on Con gress Street. I had my ddle and guitar with me, and I said hi. He turned around and said, “Hi, is that a guitar?”

We started to talk, and I found out he was from Kinshasa, Democratic Re public of the Congo, and had only been in the country for three weeks. is was the rst time I’d had the opportunity to meet someone seeking asylum.

I started to learn about the process of asylum, and I thought, “Oh my God! ere’s so much that can go wrong in a year or 18 months if someone is here

without their family!” Especially if they are coming from a culture where family is everything.

I started getting to know people and helping out, basically in exchange for an opportunity to eat food together and learn about one another. We invited a bunch of people over for a potluck and played some music. We just had a great time. at began this journey of getting

In terms of learning English, I don’t know the science of it, but music does short-circuit trauma . One of the big gest problems facing people learning English is the e ects of trauma on learn ing. Music is a great way to get the brain to do something new, because you got to get your brain and your hands to talk to each other. I tell people,“You’ve got strong hands, you’ve got really capable minds, but right now your neurology is getting updated.” e fact that we’re not pointing at English and being like “OK, today we’re going to learn English” also helps. We’re pointing at a guitar, and the English is sort of second to all of that.

How do you plan your classes?

to know people from all over sub-Saha ran Africa, from the Middle East, and a bunch of guys from Congo. It became a great way to have a reason to have a con versation with more people.

I’ll never know what it’s like to be an immigrant and be new in a country, pos sibly on the spur of the moment a er traumatic events. But with music, I don’t cry about people’s stories. I’m not a so cial worker, I’m not a therapist, but mu sic gives us an opportunity to connect and talk to each other.

I have a wonderful colleague, Aaron Seglin. Together, we usually open the doors, and people show up and they bring their friends. We’ve been able to coalesce groups around particular songs: whoever is the rst per son, we ask them, “OK, what do you want to learn?” All right, so we’re going to be learn ing “Stay” by Rihanna. Next week, when a couple students come back, we’re working on this song. is keeps the ownership and the excitement alive for the students.

What do you think that Maine legislators should know to better serve new Mainers?

Anything that can be done to support people in preserving their cultures is im portant. When I do family research, I don’t

INTERVIEW BY SOFIE BROWN

I like searching for the stories of people’s lives through music.

Where the Heart Is

THOMPSON

You’ve nailed the catchy title! How did you come up with Night of the Living Rez?

That ’ s actually the title of the rst story I wrote for the whole collection back in 2015. In an early dra the character Paige wasn’t a zombie, but she was comatose because of her addictions. I did wonder about public ity and marketing, because I didn’t want people to pick it up and think it was a Ste phen King type book. Some people have put it on Goodreads in lists of horror c tion, and people leave a comment like, “ is isn’t horror!”

Did you have much input into the cover art? It catches eyes everywhere I’ve been reading it. I woke up one morning from a dream of what the cover looked like, and I got up and drew this really bad picture of it and sent it to my publishers. I don’t know if they were like, “Oh my god, look at this piece of crap!” but the night sky and the stars that ended up on the cover were part of that original image.

Short stories can be a hard sell. Can you pin point any doors that opened to take your book to a much wider audience than you anticipated?

I have to

give a lot of credit to Tin House, my pub lisher. ey sent the book everywhere they could, and the New York Times has reviewed it, the Wall Street Journal—all these places have said nice things about it, and I didn’t see any of that coming my way. At the New Eng land Independent Booksellers Association convention in Portland in April, I was one of three keynote speakers onstage, and I made really strong connections there. Who knows how the book would have done if there hadn’t been live events coming out of the pandemic at this time?

Have you been doing a lot of touring since your book came out in July? Is there a question you always get asked? Yesterday I was in Denmark, to morrow I go to Bar Harbor, and then I go down to Rhode Is land the rest of this week.

I have Maine Public’s All Books Considered Book Club tonight. It’s really those surface-level gener al questions: What inspired you to write this book? How long did it take? What’s the next thing you’re going to do? You’re probably like: Shit, I asked

that question too! But I never mind answer ing them.

Authors writing in frst person inevitably get asked how autobiographical their work is, particularly when the set ting overlaps with their own lives. Where do you draw the line between fact and fction?

When it comes down to real-life things that have happened to us, maybe we can pull it o as

Morgan Talty’s near to us, and he’s written Esquire’s “Best Book of 2022 So Far.”

INTERVIEW BY GWEN

JESSE STENBAK; BACKGROUND IMAGE OF PENOBSCOT INDIAN RESERVE FROM GOOGLEMAPS

non- ction, but there’s always the ques tion of what happens if I turn this into c tion? When my mother was alive she had se vere depression and would o en go to cri sis stabilization units, and I’d always go and have lunch or co ee there and hang out with her. One time when I was bringing her ciga rettes, I saw her have a seizure. When I went home that day, I wrote everything down as I could remember it, and had this piece of non- ction so grounded in scene, it would be a shame to break away into exposition. Can I make it more powerful as ction? At one of my rst events, Donna Loring was moderator at the Bangor Public Library, and she spoke about how this story, “Safe Harbor,” had broken her, because that scene brought her back to her mother, who had severe epilepsy.

In your book there’s a lot of back and forth across the Indian Island bridge, which of course really exists, but also screams symbolism. What’s the biggest difference between life on and off the reservation for you? I’ll default to the writerly answer, which is for me it was just a bridge. I just got lucky in that the bridge was there, so I didn’t have to invent it. e biggest thing is when you’re on the reservation and you live there, every body’s native and everybody knows they’re native, but I can walk anywhere else and no body would know I’m indigenous, just be cause I’m not dark.

Has that identifcation been constant throughout your life, or were there times you found it useful to “pass”?

Even as a small boy when I lived in Connecticut before we moved to Maine, my mom always called me her native boy, and I would make trips to the reservation to visit family, so I grew up knowing that’s what I was. But I know I walk around with a privilege other indig enous people don’t have—that I can pass as white—and I don’t know if I use it to my advantage. Perhaps in a subconscious way? But I feel native.

Where do you live now, and where else have you lived?

My wife and I are building a house in Levant. I lived in Maine most of my life, but I spent

a summer in Costa Rica living with a host family, and a semester in France with a host family, and I lived for a semester in Ireland. Oh, and New Hampshire, for my four years of undergrad.

Did you see a lot of differences between Maine and New Hampshire?

When I went to Dartmouth, with the woods and stu it didn’t feel like I le Maine at all. Hanover is this very quaint little town and not very far o is West Lebanon, and you can see the poverty that’s there in the same way that exists in Maine.

My cousins up in the County don’t think southern Maine really counts as Maine. Where do you feel most deeply connected to?

e only place that comes to mind for me is Old Orchard Beach. Growing up, my dad would meet us there for vacations a er my mom and him got divorced, and I always had good memories of that time, except the water always being cold. Old Orchard Beach is Maine. e rest of it, I’ll agree with the County folk—Portland isn’t a part of Maine.

It’s famously diffcult to make a living as a writer. What do you think is the ideal day job?

I wish there was a great profession for writ ers! Maybe if you take a salary job working for somebody who doesn’t know how to use technology and your sole purpose is to print stu out for them, maybe that would be the best job? If writing was bringing in the majority of my income, I could still see myself teaching in some capacity. I like to see writers succeed, so teaching is a natu ral place for me to be.

Where do you teach, and what have you learned by teaching?

I recently joined the University of Maine at Orono as an Assistant Professor of English, so I now have my rst full-time teaching job. Be fore that it had been a scattering of everything I could do to make money, and it was exhausting. Teach ing writing keeps me grounded. I’m always discover ing something new about some sim ple cra element I thought I knew a

lot about. I’m going to start my semesters o telling folks, “You guys are paying for my education.” I’m still very early in my career, but I can’t wait until a former stu dent has a book coming out and I’ve seen a version of it or a couple stories in it.

What’s your writing rhythm like?

I’ll get up and pace, and then I’ll come back and do a paragraph, then pace, then write a new paragraph, just to get me moving and thinking. I swear to God the best ideas come when you can’t write—when you don’t have a pen or you’re running away from a bear— so I kind of trick myself into thinking I’m away from anywhere that I can write, but I’m really just in my living room.

The best ideas always come in the car or in the shower, right? at’s how I wrote a lot of these stories. In the morning I’d bring my wife to work, and it was a 25-minute drive there and a 25-min ute drive back, and the whole way there I’d be ghting the urge to think about the story I was working on. But then when I was driv ing back, I was like, All right, let whatever may come, come to me and I’d get home and I’d have all these ideas.

A lot of moose meat gets eaten in your book. Does it taste more like venison, elk, or buffalo?

I’ve never had those. I have a friend who when he gets a moose he tenderizes it. at’s all he does all day long. He’ll take it out of the bag and tenderize it and put it back in with whatever marinade sauce he made, and then later on he’ll tenderize it again. It’s real ly, really tough, but it’s good.

What are some of your favorite books and authors?

Everybody should read e Lesser Blessed by Richard Van Camp, A Calm and Nor mal Heart by Chelsea T. Hicks, Raymond Carver, Denis Johnson, Alice Munro, Louise Erdrich—so many books! Ev erybody should read everything. Just read voraciously. n

Block Party

Picasso painted with a flashflight. Carol Schiller paints with communities.

BY DIANE HUDSON

hen Car ol Schil ler founded the University Neighborhood Organization in 2005, Longfellow Park lay awash in darkness.

A divide existed between students and faculty who lived in the neighborhood and residents who considered them vaguely threatening transients. “There was a lot of negativity towards the USM students, so we formed this organization to welcome them. We are open to everybody and want them to be part of the neighborhood. We asked the students ‘What do you want?’ A popular re sponse was ‘To come to your house for din ner.’ So we got together and made a big feast of Louisiana jambalaya. It was a big hit.

“We do blood drives, Christmas caroling, spring festivals, the Oakdale Arts Festival. We host community events in Longfellow Park, and on the USM Portland campus we do political forums, block parties, Hallow

Ween fire-prevention festivals, art festivals and poetry readings.”

Wait. Longfellow Park? I tell her I’ve nev er heard of it. (I’ve reached out to dozens of long-time Portlanders, and in every instance have had the same reaction—where is Long fellow Park?)

Turns out, it’s more of Schiller’s backyard improvement philosophy (the park is kittycorner to her home) and part of her “I can and will make it happen” vision.

“In 1931 this [green space] was on the front page of the Press Herald as one of the stand-out parks in the city.” Schiller shows me a copy of the article.

“By the time I came here, it had fallen so far that it wasn’t even on the list of the city’s parks. The walkways were crumbled, people would fall. I got the city sustainability direc tor to meet me here. The benches were old concrete, all slanted so you couldn’t sit on them. ‘Why don’t you sit on one?’ I asked. I was told, ‘Nobody even comes to this park. Why should we invest in it?’

“I remember thinking, I am going to bring

peo ple to this park

“The effects of the park’s disrepair were felt by people with disabilities, the elderly, and kids,” Schiller says. “It was unsafe. I wit nessed my own kids tripping in ruts in the walkways. I got fed up when I saw one of my friends in a wheelchair struggling to navi gate through the park. This led me on an al

Oh yeah, it is pretty dark right now!

Do you think the park needs lighting here?

Is that a dog on your leash?

most decade-long crusade to make Longfel low Park safer and accessible. We advocated for ADA compliant walkways, new bench es, electricity, and lighting.

“Nothing has been easy here. Advocat ing for electricity and for ADA compliance, we had neighbors show up at the park say ing, ‘We don’t want improvements— keep your money.’ ey ‘d call the police on us. But we just kept doing our events. Our mis sion is about making people feel included, utilizing the park.

“In the fall of 2015 we got the electric ity installed back in the park. We had to get 70% of the signatures from people who live around here. ere was pushback. Im provements to a park means people will use it. People will come. ey liked the park not to be used; I had a totally di er ent vision. I don’t like people struggling at night, like you can’t see the dog poop. Peo ple don’t have yards here, so they come to Longfellow Park, even a er dark.

“When we got the bookmobile to come to

the park, it had a little light on, like a magi cal omnibus—like something from Harry Potter. I thought, Why can’t we have beauti ful lighting like this everywhere. So people can walk down the pathways at night.” at goal tickled Schiller’s mind, cul minating in her applying for and winning a grant from H&R Block and NextDoor’s Make Every Block Better program. Her Longfellow Park Project is one of only eleven neighborhood-led improvement initiatives selected nationwide.

e H&R Block challenge asks res idents to identify their communities’ needs and submit project ideas that bring people together and ultimately make their neighbors’ lives better. Her idea? Let there be light!

Carol’s Longfellow Park Project grant was

one of 11 nationwide.

Her proposal was to get lighting installed in the park and bring neighbors together during a celebration of the park’s 95th anniversary. She hired metal artist eo Darvin (whom she has known since he was three), to create unique design structures which were wrapped in colorful lights by outdoor lighting designer Brent McHale of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay. A large, amiable crowd gathered to enjoy performances by Casco Bay Movers, salsa lessons with Wendy Edwards, and the “gotta dance” sounds of Primo Cubano. When the magical lights were turned on—VOOMPF!—eliciting a palpable response of joy and wonder from the crowd, it was clear that Carol’s determination to “bring people to this park” had been realized.

Naysayers are no longer critical, says Schiller, who now daily sees people using the park. “One fellow drove by in a truck the other day and yelled out, “It’s beautiful!” Yeah, she’s got that. n

DIANE HUDSON

Shake Up

When was your frst time in Maine?

I’ ve been up in Maine a few times as a tourist, but my more interac tive time was when I was [work ing] at the Ford Foundation and the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance was one of my grantees, so I came up to visit them and go to the basket fairs [in Bar Harbor].

Are you looking forward to reconnecting with the basket-weaving community?

Absolutely. You should see in my o ce that I’m sitting in right now, I collect baskets by contemporary Native weavers and am real ly proud of the incredible baskets I have by Wabanaki weavers such as eresa Secord, Fred Tomah, and Mary and Donald Sani pass. eresa Secord, Jennifer Neptune, and Jeremy Frey taught me how to make “basket start” bookmarks which I still have.

The Abbe is affliated with the Smithsonian. How do you see Maine’s Wabanki people and the Abbe as contribut ing to the greater museum network?

e idea of a museum committed to de colonization with a lot of native represen tation both on the board and with a sepa rate council that is led by tribal leaders in Maine—that voice being part of the Smith

sonian community is really important.

As a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, how will you repre sent and support the citizens of the Wabanaki Nations that this museum showcases?

Really this is about listening to them. I see myself having a great respect for tribal sov ereignty and a great respect for individu al tribal culture and language. We as na tive people understand that we don’t want to be glossed over as just “native” but [in stead seen] as citizens of sovereign nations and what comes with that. I have lots of ideas, I consider myself a very creative per son, but a lot of the exciting decolonization work that the Abbe is doing is about shar ing agency with native communities, so I’m going to be listening to them.

Do you have a motto you live by?

My late mother, Betty Walkingstick, would o en remind me that everything is a gi .

What is something you are absolutely sure nobody up here knows about you?

I actually auditioned to play Chakotay on Star Trek. I didn’t get the role, of course. ey couldn’t decide if he was going to be a male or female character at that point, and I wasn’t really acting, but I got a call

from some agent. I didn’t have an agent, and they were just like, “I’ve heard of you, they might want to see you,” and I was like, “I’m not auditioning for anything, I’m not trying to have an acting career, but for this one… yes!”

Tell us about your time in the theater world. I have an MFA in arts/theater management from Yale Drama School, and as far as any one can tell, I was the rst Native Ameri can graduate (there are now four of us to tal). I also direct and dramaturg (I have a BFA from NYU) with a focus on devel oping the works of Native American play wrights. My work as a cultural producer and Native advocate evolved from solely theater to include work in museums, philanthropy, media, arts, and social justice, as well as theater.

What’s your favorite show on Broadway right now?

e rst and only show I’ve seen since theaters opened again was Hadestown. I was delighted that I got to see one of the great André De Shields's nal performances in that run. e last show I saw before the pan demic was one that I helped produce the impact campaign for Kerry Washington’s production of American Son n

Betsy Richards, new executive director and senior partner with Wabanaki Nations at the Abbe Museum: “My late mother, Betty Walkingstick, would often remind me that everything is a gift.”

INTERVIEW BY LILY RANDALL

REAL MAINE POINSETTIAS

Photo by Courtney Elizabeth

Taking Lead the

INTERVIEW BY SIONA HENZE

We looked through Yarmouth school alumni databases and couldn’t fnd you anywhere. Where did you go to school?

Maybe because I bare ly graduated?! Yarmouth High School for sure. Graduated 1985.

What’s your favorite memory from growing up in Maine?

Cousins Island was the local spot. e big beach trip was going to Popham. I also played a lot of wi e ball and watched every single Red Sox game. Randomly, I was ob sessed with weeding dandelions. Playing in the snow was a delight. e food, of course,

is a sublime memory. e freedom I had as a kid and teen was pretty amazing and not something my kids have experienced out here in Los Angeles.

Do you visit often?

My mom and my dad are both still faith ful Mainers. My best friends from high school are back in Maine, so seeing them and watching all of our kids together is just a huge joy. We try to get back every summer and stay for a good chunk of time. My sons consider themselves to be “Half Mainer.”

What do you when you’re here?

Getting out on the water is an absolute must. I always try to put my hand in the water if on a small enough cra , as I used to do as a child. It brings me right back. As soon as we get to Maine everyone wants to stu us with lobster, so we happily oblige. I really try to explore the things that I missed as a kid. Taking my family to a lighthouse was something I never did, so that was a great experience. Visiting the shipyard in Bath and the Maritime Museum with my kids and their Granddad.

What’s your favorite Maine restaurant?

Gather in Yarmouth and So lo Italiano on the Portland wa terfront. Becky’s Diner is an absolute necessity—the hash is beyond words. We also love UNION at e Press Hotel.

In Yarmouth, Pat’s Pizza has been a favor ite since childhood. e Garrison is really lovely—sits right on the rolling falls of the Royal River.

How did you and Stephen Stills frst meet? His daughter and I were friends, and the rest is history!

How do you balance Stephen’s fame with private family life?

Most of his fans are very sweet. Stephen ab solutely adores Maine, and everyone is so kind to him here. We get lots of fun invites when visiting—mostly from people who want to take us out on their boats—so that’s a wonderful perk!

Tell us about Henry.

He was born in 1996 and was not diagnosed with autism until age three. ere were signs much earlier that are now commonly known as “stimming” or self-stimulating behaviors. He’d stare at the nipple of his bottle and ick it constantly at 6 months old. Later, he’d try to spin anything that had wheels and stare intently at whatever was spinning.

I was in absolute shock when the Region al Center called me and gave me Henry’s di agnosis over the phone. I don’t think I’ve ev er felt so alone. I actually called Neil Young’s wife, who had a special-needs child. She knew a little bit about autism, but a lot more about what these moments feel like to par

ents. At the point of diagnosis they have typically been struggling already to gure out what is going on with their child. But there’s also tremendous grief and sadness when you hear the words for the rst time. I’ve been fortunate to be able to help many parents over the years in navigating those rst di cult weeks, months, and sometimes years.

What has been the most challenging thing about raising Henry?

In the beginning it was the lack of information and the way that some educators

Yarmouth’s Kristen Stills clings to Maine as a family touchstone.

Kristen and Stephen Stills at Cape Porpoise Pier

Many parents are often very relieved to have a diagnosis, because then they have something to work with and can get on a path to solutions.

Line

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more. My friend Dana actually ran a read ing where she invited a lot of us to read old writing of ours from a young age. Every sin gle one of us cringed at some point while we were reading from our younger selves.

What brought you here and when?

I came to Portland in 2017 for the master's in social work program along with the cer ti cate of applied arts and social justice at the University of New England

I like the artistic community here in Maine and I like how walkable the city of Portland is. I also like seeing how the writ ing community is growing.

Your poetry doesn’t shrink from rough times. What sources do you draw inspiration from?

How’d you fnd out you were Portland’s 2022 Poet Laureate?

Through the former Poet Laureate Linda Aldrich. I wanted the position quite badly. It’s a form of civic en gagement. I work with the Portland Public Library to implement com munity-related programs around poetry. Each Poet Laureate has done that di erently. I’ve been doing it by facilitating workshops and creating a database for trans artists and do ing a community hub and open mic. My term started July 2021, and I’ll be serving until 2024.

Where exactly do you live?

I live in the East End of Portland at 44 Emerson Street in Apartment 1 with my roommate, who is an incredible playwright and librarian. One of my favorite spaces is the living room, be cause of the big red couch and a paint ing of me performing.

Tell us about family. Where were you 10 years ago?

I attempted suicide at 15. Navigating how to stay alive for myself has been an ongoing and nonlinear journey. Some folks can’t wake up in the morning because life is so hard.

“Oh, how dare you want to hurt yourself? How dare you think these thoughts when you have this good life? You’re so ungrateful!” It only makes it worse.

I draw inspiration from reading other poets and from my lived experience with mental health and grief.

What helped you fgure out you were trans? Living on my own.

What’s the relationship between poetry and your master's degree in community-focused social work?

how many of us are more pressured into leaving our urgent questions unanswered?

how many of us are more pressured into leaving our urgent healing underwhelmed?

I have three sib lings, and I am the oldest. I like to joke that I don’t have kids because I raised my siblings. My parents divorced when I was ve, and I was raised primarily by my mom. We moved around quite a bit, from Maryland to Georgia to North Carolina, where I lived for eight

how many of us are more pressured into staying alive quietly? how many of us are more pressured into staying alive than not?

years before coming to Maine.

Do you still have any of the poems you wrote as a child? ere’s this notebook I have from around h grade that I try not to look at any

I have a master's in poetry as well. e master's in social work helps me connect with people through art. I’m very grateful for the applied arts and social justice concentration during my time at UNE, because I got to work at Maine Inside Out. ey’re a great organization that uses theater to work with incarcerated youth and at-risk youth.

What do you do when you’re not writing poetry?

Watch movies: Dead Poets Society and Im itation of Life. A recent favorite is the lm

INTERVIEW BY SIONA HENZE

Maya Williams, Portland Poet Laureate, wants to make your brain dance.

based on the viral video “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.”

Which poets inspire you? Do you have a favorite poet or author?

Anis Mojgani, Mia S. Willis, Kaveh Ak bar, H. H. Lewis, Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye, Wanda Coleman and Amiri Baraka, so many to name. Also Samaa Abdurraqib. Mia has been my best friend since we both started our freshman year at East Carolina University on the same spoken word team, Word of Mouth. Samaa Ab durraqib has been a friend and collabora tor since I moved to Maine. Kaveh Akbar and Paige Lewis are two of the four men tors I had in my MFA program at Ran dolph College. It’s very important to know living poets!

What fve poets have had the most impact on you?

Chen Chen, Anis Mojgani, R.A. Villanueva, and Sarah Kay, because I’ve known her work since I was 15. Also Yanyi e Year of

Blue Water is a really good prose poetry book. It talks about gender and grief.

What do you think makes a good poem?

Honesty and speci city. Too o en you hear the myth that the more broad you are in a poem the more it reaches people. It’s not true. e more speci c you are, the more it reaches people, the more it resonates with people.

Where are your favorite places in Maine for inspiration?

My partner’s family lives in Alna, and I en joy that drive from Portland to and from Alna. I like North Street Park [in Wa terville], and I love my o ce space at the Equality Community Center because I work there for MaineTransNet full time.

What is MaineTransNet and what work do you do?

MaineTransNet is a nonpro t led by trans people, for trans people. I’ve been their community care program coor dinator since May 2020, working with trans survivors of violence and working in education on trauma-informed care with trans folks.

Have you ever been to Portland’s city islands?

I’ve been to Peaks Island. My partner and I went to the Umbrella Cover Museum. It’s my favorite thing to explain: “No no no, it’s not an umbrella museum—it’s an umbrella cover museum.”

Favorite quick bite?

I’ll say Shay’s. e food is really good, but it’s also been a matter of convenience be cause of where I work. N to Tail is very good as well. My favorite menu item is the Korean fried chicken.

Favorite sound bite—your 30 favorite seconds as a poet?

Performing at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York. After a long day of seeing the city, it felt good to be on stage after a lot of anticipation from waiting and traveling

Thirty most embarrassing seconds as a poet?

It was de nitely something slam related, probably when I was in college. I might have repressed the memory to the point where I can’t be speci c.

What musician comes closest to the way you dream, the way you write?

Stacy Barthe. I love her song “Me Versus Me.” It’s my go-to song.

How do you feel you’re most understood?

When someone is actively listening rather than immediately interjecting.

What’s your favorite fxed form in poetry and why? e sestina. You have six di erent ending words, and you switch them up every stan za. e last stanza is three lines including all six words. It’s the longest to work on, and there’s di erent ways to play with the repetition that I appreciate.

How kind a city is Portland?

A lot of kind folks in a small city.

What’s the most uplifting thing you’ve discovered here?

Capisic Pond. ere are so many di er ent things that happen there. You have these double-crested cormorants on the pond, and there was a group that hung fab ric written prayers on the tree and created a box for folks to write their own prayers on. I don’t think they’re up there anymore, but it is very nice to see.

What’s the most disappointing?

Racism. ere’s an attempt to be subtle, and it doesn’t work. And then there are other times that [the racism] is so overt that the person doesn’t recognize how overt it is.

What doesn’t Portland know about itself?

I’m pretty sure it knows a lot. Even when it pretends it doesn’t know, it knows a lot. It knows what it is. Like it pretends “We’re not racist, we’re better than the South.” ere’s more racial diversity in the South, and when it comes to racism there, at least people are honest about it.

Seven years ago, the Old Port scene was described as a battle between the hipsters and the bros. A lot has changed. What and where is the battle now? Why a battle? Why a binary?

Mainers celebrated our 200th anniversary of statehood in 2020, but fewer considered that our statehood came at the price of the Missouri Compromise. What’s your take on that?

I don’t nd there’s a lot to celebrate when this land was stolen from Wabanaki people.

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It ’ s like an Ayn Rand sto ry. You’re born in Lewiston, Maine, and grow up speak ing exclusively French.

At eight, your family moves to California. You’ve always been a dreamer. You love to climb rocks and fancy bumming around in an old van. Now you’re the bil lionaire Yvon Chouinard of the outdoorsy retailer Patagonia, which has strapped cram pons onto the world. You appear to be a true free spirit. Embarrassed when Forbes lists you as one of the wealthiest men in the world (and likely the wealthiest native Main er), you give your company away.

Away-ish. Patagonia Inc. as a compa ny will keep on climbing into the retail re cord books, but “in the end, the brand and its founder [have] worked out a semi-com plicated solution,” GQ reports. “ e Choui nard family’s block of voting stock (2% of all shares) will be donated to a new vehicle called the Patagonia Purpose Trust… made up of a panel of family members and ‘their closest advisers,’ the Times details.

“ is group will continue to play a role in approving the company’s big decisions and will oversee the donation of its pro ts to or ganizations ghting the climate crisis. e

Yvon Chouinard craves a higher peak.

Brave Heart

hat did your Presidential Scholar from your high school class do a er graduation?

Cape Elizabeth’s Kristin Amerling, Esq., Class of 1983, is the Chief Counsel of the bi partisan House Select Committee to Investi gate the January 6thAttack on the U.S. Capi tol. What she is doing in this high-visibility position is changing history. e Washing ton, D.C. resident is under high security and not allowed to give any interviews.

A 1987 Harvard graduate, she earned her J.D. at the University of California Berkeley

WSchool of Law in 1995.

Fortunately, she’s used to the hot seat. e onetime press secretary (1990-1992) for Sen. George Mitchell (D-ME) while he was Senate Majority Leader, has risen to more high-impact responsibilities including Chief Counsel of the House Oversight and Gov ernment Reform Committee (2007-2009); Chief Counsel of the House Energy and Commerce Committee; executive director of Taxpayers Against Fraud (2012-2013); Chief Investigative Counsel/Oversight Director of the Senate Commerce, Science and Trans portation Committee (2013-2014); Deputy General Counsel to the U.S. Department of

Transportation (2014-2016); and Counsel to Co-Equal (2018-2021).

According to January 6th. house.gov, “in these Congres sional roles, she helped lead high-pro le investigations in to and oversight of the federal government’s mismanagement of Hurricane Katrina, the War in Iraq, and the 2008 nancial market meltdown.”

In July 2022, while we were cooling our jets in Vacationland, she was facing down Steve Bannon across a hot microphone in Congress for not turning over documents per the select committee’s subpoena. While being attacked even for the book club she belonged to.

What’s going to happen? e updates are ashing in minute by minute. Many are watching her watching out for us.

For those of you playing the home ver sion of Insanity, Kristin is the daughter of former WGAN-TV reporter Joan Amerling and John Amerling.

—From Staff & Wire Reports

Hollywood Calling

the bad guy be a clown...America has had its ll of evil clowns.”

Joe Hill ’ s 2004 high con cept horror story, “ e Black Phone” shows a powerful imagination at work. e 2022 screenplay of the same name has a small but signi cant word change: the villain is a part-time magician.

Hill told Vanity Fair, “It would be a mistake to let

Hill is a nom de plume, perhaps based on the 1960s Joan Baez song “I Dreamed I Saw Joe Hill Last Night,” likely some mu sic Hill heard his parents, Stephen and Tabitha King, playing during his child hood behind the famous black iron gates on West Broadway in Bangor. Hill is already an accomplished writer across many genres, but Black Phone may be his Shaw shack Redemption, which was also based on a short story. Hill now rockets into the hot Hollywood talent stratosphere as this adap tation has grossed $161M and counting on a $16M production budget.

It’s also been a breakthrough for Ethan Hawke, who had never gone “full villain” before taking on this role: “I think that one of the main reasons why I wanted to go to

Ethan rst is that Ethan has one of the most distinctive-sounding voices of any actor,” di rector Scott Derrickson told indiewire.com. “I don’t think that people really take ad vantage of how unique his voice is. It’s got a very distinctive tone, but not only that, it has incredible range. He can talk in a very high range very naturally, and he can talk in a very low, menacing, growly range very naturally. He made use of that skillset with e Grabber, and I think you real ly feel it behind a mask. You feel the light, almost vulnerable things he will say and then the re ally growly, angry things he’ll say and how he shi s between them so easily. It’s very unnerving.”

Especially when you consider that we’re all wearing masks.

JEFF BYE

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INTRIGUERS: (2 ND ) ACTOR

Cindy Lou Who?

Hey, Gossip Girl, what inspired you to move here?

I’ d been coming to New Hampshire to rehearse with the band since its incarnation [in 2009]. At some point, I just got tired of living on couches and in hotels. I’ve always loved the vibe of Maine, so I decided to get a house here. I just love it.

Life in Maine is a little slower than NY and L.A. It’s like hitting the emergency brake in a sports car.

Describe your island house on the Midcoast. It started as a bar that the shermen and lobstermen could just pull up to on their boats. en, oddly enough, it became a doctor’s o ce until it was converted into a home. It’s very Maine.

Do you enjoy performing in Portland? e audiences are wild in the best way.

How does acting differ from creating music?

ey occupy two completely di erent lanes. One (music) is my own art and my vehicle for artistic expression. e other (acting), you’re more of an instrument for someone else’s creation.

Before playing Jenny Humphrey in Gossip Girls (20072012), you were Cindy Lou Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).

I was just a child, so it was really just a fun and eye-opening time. e costumes and other actors were a joy for a kid to be around. Jim Carrey le a mark as a true artist in his cra , and being in a recording studio for the rst time really set me on the path I’m on now from an early age.

What’s new musically?

We’re nally touring on our last record, Death By Rock and Roll that came out during the pandemic. We recorded it in Maine to much success, so I’m guessing the next record will see us in a studio in Maine again soon! n

—Interview

by Milena Calcagni

“Island Girl” Taylor Momsen, 29, lead singer of The Pretty Reckless, rocks her world off the coast of Maine.

Secrets of the Deep

On May 16, 1944, two young British naval officers launched their two F-4 Corsairs from Brunswick Naval Air Station on a training mission over Sebago Lake. This—and perhaps only this—part of the legend is undisputed.

BY COLIN W. SARGENT

The bodies of the pi lots who went down with their planes 50 fathoms below the surface of Sebago have never been recovered. But whether they remain in their aircra , now deemed watery ‘graves,’ is murky.

CBS News reported in 1999 that the British government and U. S. courts ruled the planes are war graves and must

not be disturbed.

“ e aircra are on the bottom of the lake at a depth of 325 feet and both pilots have remained entombed in them since,” according to Sub-Lieutenant Knott’s list ing in the Grantham Matters news site’s Hall of Fame archives. Knott attend ed Grantham King’s School before ight training in Britain and Canada that led to his assignment in Maine.

Alfred “Fred” Hagen of Aero Archaeol ogy disagrees. “I don’t think [Sub-Lieuten ant Knott] was strapped in.” On impact or

during descent, “He was probably catapult ed out. ey never oated. He might have gone into a mummi ed position inside his ight suit.”

e pilots, Vaughan Reginald Gill and Raymond Laurence Knott, are both com memorated on a Commonwealth War Graves Commission tablet in England. Ac cording to cwgc.org, “ e principal base of the Fleet Air Arm, Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, was chosen as the site for the memorial to almost 2,000 men of that ser vice who died during the Second World War

and who have no known grave.”

And yet it is well known that these heroes rest far from their homes and families in our own Sebago Lake (which provides 20 percent of the water for the population of Maine).

Following eyewitness stories and corrob orating with side-scan sonar and underwa ter detection devices, Hagen, a commercial builder headquartered in Bethlehem, Penn sylvania, and an experienced warbird salvag er, pinpointed the wrecks at the turn of this century with underwater remotes. He was on a barge on Sebago, prepared to recover the wrecked aircraft and, most respectfully, anything that was left of the flyers’ remains, but his efforts were thwarted by orders of the State of Maine, the United States, and Great Britain.

See Hagen’s compelling video of one of the Corsairs online: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=3yYNd6Msp9s.

A CLICK CLOSER

Sub-Lieutenant Knott, just 19 when he lost his life, was born in Walton Gardens, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. His Cor sair was part of a four—or possi bly six—plane formation that lifted off from Brunswick Naval Air Station. We know from the Grantham yearbook that Knott loved athletics and electrical engineering. His fa ther’s name was Laurence Henry Knott, and his mother was Matilda Rose Knott.

Sub-Lieutenant Gill, 24, hailed from the lovely waterfront community at Riv erside House, Thames-Street, Sunbury-onThames, Middlesex, the eldest of three sib lings born to George T. Gill (1881-1963) and Annie Vera Gill (1884-1956). His brother David (1921-2004) was born in Middlesex. Vaughan and his sister Rosemary (19242011) were born in India, where we conclude that his Dad was stationed for a number of years. (See family photo, right.)

WHAT HAPPENED?

“As the formation was passing over the water, one aircraft suddenly dropped and struck the lake sending up a large plume of water that was struck by the second, causing it too to crash. Both aircraft, one contain ing Sub-Lieutenant Gill, and the other, SubLieutenant Knott, immediately sank in over 300 feet of water and disappeared. Despite a search conducted immediately afterward [by a U.S. Navy diving bell], neither the air

a U.S. maritime attorney, James Goold of Washington, D.C., to represent them. ey held the suit in the courthouse right in Port land. All these lawyers and o cials. To in troduce themselves, they went around the room. ‘Who do you represent?’” All these lo y connections. “When they got to me, I said, ‘I’m Fred Hagen. I represent the two pilots.’ is seemed to incense Goold. He said, ‘How could you say you’re representing these pilots?’

“I said, ‘I’ve located eight aircra , most in the South Paci c, and 18 airmen. Dur ing the course of this I’ve met hundreds of World War II veterans. We’re talking about two young men. ey gave up more than just lives. Dying that young, they gave up the fullness of their lives. e chance to go home, the chance to fall in love and have children, the chance to tell their stories to their grandchildren. ese two boys have been forgotten by men and time. ey were ying very rare aircra [the early birdcage model of the gull-winged F-4U Corsair. On the underwater images, you can see the birdcages covering the cockpits]. Preserva tion of these two artifacts could be a me morial to these two men. You can’t tell me if they could speak, the two pilots wouldn’t want to be understood and remembered.’

I looked around. ‘No one on Earth could convince me of that.

planes or the pilots were found,” according to New England Aviation History.

Two other stories making the rounds here in Maine, however, are that during low-level maneuvers practice the two col lided midair, or that one hit the water with a wing, and like a toy jack ipped up and hit the other.

e pilots were declared MIA. We were unable to locate any conclusion to an o cial accident investigation.

HIGHTECH CONTROVERSY

A worldwide adventurer who has prov en he cares about lost warbirds and their crews, Hagen values not just the airframes but the crews’ backstories. He feels for the two lost pilots because he believes there is a fraternity/sorority of the air.

I get that. I’m a former U.S. Navy pilot. Gill and Knott aren’t just statistics or re mains. ey had favorite playlists. What

special back home?

And why must they stay, without cere mony, at the bottom of Sebago Lake when what was perhaps not feasible in wartime seems do able now?

LAW & ORDER

Alfred Hagen was entangled in legal pro ceedings on Nov. 24, 2003, when he sought the right to recover the planes and repatriate the bodies. We asked Hagen, “Why do you think the British didn’t want their boys back?”

“I got hoodwinked by the Brits. ey sent

The last time we were all together

No one in this room.’

“Now here’s the scary part” to this high drama in the Portland courthouse: “Goold met with me during a break. ‘ e UK has led a suit, and you have led a countersuit. If you drop your suit, I’ll drop our suit. I’ll get back to the UK and recom mend that they work with you to get a per mit for you to do the salvage operation.’

“I agreed to that. I called my lawyer. Time kept passing. When are we going to receive a fax? is was 2003, and we’re still faxing them.” 20 years later.

Who is this James Goold, anyway? “He’s a U.S. lawyer and maritime legal author ity representing Britain. I’m not saying that he screwed me. He said he could promise me that he would recommend that I do that. He seemed very sincere. I believe he recom mended that.”

According to the 1999 CBS News cover age, “Commander Colin Sharp of the Royal Navy has said in the past that the British gov ernment prefers the pilots’ watery graves not be disturbed. ‘But if the remains can be re covered, the men will be buried with full mil itary honors.’”

According to Hagen, in 2003 Britain’s party line was: “‘We have determined that it is still sacred ground’ and it can’t be touched, though this is still controversial.”

Seth Brewster, an attorney from Fal mouth, also represented the British Govern ment during the proceedings. We asked him if the families of the deceased pilots played a part in the decision. “Not that I remember. is was determined to be a war grave, and the site belonged to the British Government and shouldn’t be disturbed. I am not sure if the position of the UK has changed.”

On one hand, it’s always about money. In his complaint Hagen asked for title to the aircra as part of the deal. CBS report ed that one of these Corsairs, in good con dition, would fetch roughly $1M today. On the other hand, that’s how the salvage busi ness works.

According to the court transcript, Ear le Shettleworth, Jr., representing the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, submit ted a declaration that “the remains of the Aircra are ‘eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.’”

REALITY CHECK

Military repatriation and funeral pro tocol for bringing heroes home for inter

ment in their own countries in places dear to their families is a big deal. Example from the National Funeral Directors As sociation: “Bodies of those who die in Af ghanistan, or elsewhere as a result of the war, will be repatriated—returned to the United States—as soon as possible.”

Were the families involved in this deci sion to leave their loved ones on foreign soil? Hagen says, “I was in contact with the sister of Sub-Lieutenant Gill. She wanted him re covered and brought home.”

FATHOMS DEEP

Sebago Lake is the deepest lake in Maine, built on a granite shelf. It’s so profoundly dark and deep that when the Department of En ergy was casting about for places to store nuclear waste a few decades ago, the geologists suggested Sebago Lake in Maine. It was nixed as the publicity posed a threat to tourism.

Hagen says, “It was a hot summer day. Canopies open. Flight suits were likely unzipped. Ice cold down there. It’s dark, so little light. e pilots’ remains would most likely be remarkably preserved. We found the aircra and the debris eld with an ROV (remote operating vehicle) that I rented for the occasion.”

But was it such a summery day? Accord

ing to NOAA Online (weather data provid ed by weather.gov), the temperature on May 14, 1944 hit 75 degrees. e average temper ature that day was nearly 10 degrees higher than normal. It could have felt like an oven under the canopy.

Flight crews’ bodies have reportedly been preserved for decades, but underwater mummi cation in a lake is news.

Certainly there is eerie preservation in arid desert conditions, the most famous ex ample being the Lady Be Good, the B-24D Liberator that crashed in the dunes of North Africa while returning to its base in Libya af ter a bombing raid on German-held Naples, Italy in April 1943.

Hagen says, “I’ve seen Lady Be Good. I met with Muammar Gadda , twice. e purpose of my meeting was to try to salvage her. Now it’s in Tobruk. ere has never been a museum. I gave him a proposal, and he agreed. is was during the Arab Spring, in December 2010 or so. We went over site se lections. We were thinking of Tobruk, along the ocean. Gadda said he’d donate the land if we’d put up the funds.”

He didn’t condescend to meet Hagen in his palace. Too showy and not warrior-like enough. In royal Bedouin style, “he met me in a tent, which had all female bodyguards. Beautiful girls with machine guns. ere were cartons of Marlboro reds everywhere.

“I said, ‘I understand you’d consider this Europeans ghting on your land. But for posterity, with so many war machines kept dry by desert conditions, an incredible mu seum for the ages might happen here. A world attraction.’

“Gadda said, ‘If your proposal has mer it, I’ll give you an equal share with the other countries’” that engaged in World War II.

Hagen’s next recovery operation? “I’m heading to Croatia to check on a sunken Ro man vessel.”

ILLUSIONS OF SANCTITY

It’s November 2022 now. We’ve witnessed that a drought causing the water level in Lake

Mead, Hoover Dam’s reservoir on the Col orado River, to drop 15 percent is possible. We know water-depth reportings can uctu ate. Some sources claim Sebago’s aircra are in 200 feet of water (the court documents); some say 325. We now are only too aware that what happens in a lake doesn’t necessari ly stay in a lake. ere’s always the possibility of a reveal or a disturbance.

A private letter to the Gill family from a fellow service member con des that the two planes did not collide. We are still wait ing to hear back from Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, who heads the Commonwealth War Graves Commission; his aviator father crashed in to a cli in 1942 while ying over northern Scotland—his remains were recovered. May be it is time to ful ll Commander Sharp’s [of the Royal Navy] vow to render full military honors to Sebago’s heroes.

When these two British allies were train ing here in Maine in 1944, my father was in England, ying 35 missions in B-17s and B-24s from Lavenham air base. I believe he would have wanted us to take another look at this case. is one’s for you, Dad. n

Andy’s Old Port Pub…Best traditional lobster roll on Portland’s waterfront, extraordinary pizza (even create your own!) and pub fare. Local fresh seafood. Live acoustic music. Never a cover. Lo cal brews and waterfront style cocktails, 94 Com mercial Street, Portland, 874-2639

Anthony’s Italian Kitchen 30 years of Old World recipes. Best meatballs in town. Mile-high lasagnas, fresh-filled cannoli pastries, 54 sand wiches, 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 of fer something for every palate—from vegans to carnivores and everything in between. ban dalooprestaurant.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 din ner in the dining room or the tavern. Casual din

ing at its best. 33 Allen Ave., 878-9511

Bull Feeney’s, authentic Irish pub and restau rant. Hearty Irish fare, from-scratch sandwiches, local seafood. Maine craft & premium imported brews. Maine’s most extensive single malt, Irish & Bourbon whiskey selection. 375 Fore St. 7737210, bullfeeneys.com

El Corazon Mexican food from the heart. Au thentic family recipes passed down through generations & “oversized tequila selection.” Try our “Marisco”—a Mexican seafood cocktail of shrimp, bay scallops, clams, octopus & Maine lobster. Lun. & din., Mon.–Thurs. 11–10. Fri.-Sat. till 11. Sun. 9–9. 190 State St. 536-1354, elcorazon portland.com.

Fish Bones Grill Creative American Cuisine beside the historic Bates Mill canal in the heart of downtown Lewiston. Serving Dinner, Tues day – Saturday from 4:00 PM. Get hooked at 70 Lincoln St. in Bates Mill No. 6! Reserv.: 333-3663, fshbonesgrill.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 wood-fired, clay ovens. Everything’s homemade, organic, and nitratefree. 24 local drafts & cocktails showcase all-local

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breweries & distilleries. 72 Commercial St., 7728777, flatbreadcompany.com.

Hurricane Restuarant New England cuisine with an international twist. Lobster & blueberry pie! Local produce and seafood, full bar, awardwinning wine list, in-house dessert chef. Sunday brunch. Live music Wednesday nights. Lunch and dinner seven days a week. Bar menu always available. Good restaurants come and go. Great restaurants get better and better. Reservations suggested. 29 Dock Square, Kennebunkport. 967-9111, hurricanrestaurant.com

J’s Oyster Premier seafood destination & locals’ favorite w/indoor & outdoor waterfront seating on a scenic Portland pier. Since 1977, classic favorites, friendly service. Named by Coastal Liv ing one of “America’s Best Seafood Dives 2016.” 722-4828.

Maria’s Ristorante Portland’s original clas sic 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.

Po’ Boys & Pickles..Small, easygoing joint

constructing oversized po’boy sandwiches along with other hearty cajun eats! CAJUN... CREOLE...SANDWICHES...BURGERS...SEA FOOD...WINGS. 1124 Forest Ave, Portland, 518-9735.

Profenno’s has been fixture on Main Street in Westbrook since established in 1962. Wheth er it’s good food you crave, a kid’s menu for the family, or some good entertainment, Pro fenno’s is the place to be! 934 Maine Street, Westbrook, 856-0033

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Moonlight

Sonata

BY COLIN W. SARGENT

In 2021, Old Orchard Beach’s grand dame of spe cial occasions, Joseph’s by the Sea, su ered a devestat ing re

Many predicted this institution would go to Maine restaurant heaven, joining the likes of e Grist Mill, Windows on the Water, and Cascades. Few busi nesses recover from the additional blow of incin eration during the CO VID era; most become a fond memory.

Jump-cut to a whirl wind transformation. Picture this: night dress es up Old Orchard Beach, bathed in moonlight. When we reach 55 West Grand Avenue, we’re al ready excited by the idea of a romantic roo op meal. e previous restaurateurs had already installed the deck when the new owners purchased it at the beginning of 2021. As we’re led to our seats with fan tastic views of the Hunter’s Moon, we ask

our server why we were so lucky to have this beautiful place come back from the dead.

“ e owners, Scott and Barb, are resil ient,” she says. “It was an 11-month restora tion from last July to this June. It made us more of a family.”

Bravo!

We warm our hands with a hot buttered rum ($13) and our hearts with a glass of Piattelli Malbec ($15). e beach is pristine, cool, and dramatically lit from this high vantage. Our personal celestial orb races through the gath ering wisps of clouds ac companied by an aston ishingly bright Jupiter. We’re on a cruise ship in the opening scene of a lm noir, looking out into eternity.

For starters, we enjoy an Autumn Salad of roasted red beets and parsnips, candied walnuts, spinach and arugula, dried cran berries, and gorgonzola crumbles with ma ple balsamic vinaigrette ($9) and Lobster

Potato Pancakes ($18) with green onions and a chipotle crème fraîche. en the rst nostalgic song comes on: “Lowdown,” from the Silk Degrees album by Boz Scaggs, and the evening picks up. I enjoy the Pasta Maison ($30), with shrimp, scallops, salmon, mussels, sun-dried to matoes, and spinach in garlic-herb cream. It’s exquisitely cooked and perfect, the blue mussel shells artistically placed on the four corners of a blinding white tray. We also or der the Baked Stu ed Haddock ($28), with seafood stu ng, lemon-dill beurre blanc, and long-grain rice. We trade plates back and forth, twice.

All the while we're hypnotized by the moon that re ects on the waves below and draws a magic sparkle path to our eyes. My wife says, “It’s called a moonglade.” We’re here, but the path of light isn’t really there; we see it only because we’re here to see it.

Isn’t all beauty subjective?

Dessert is Key Lime Pie ($10), an espres so, and a cappuccino, all barista-worthy.

e moon’s rays follow us down an outdoor stairway that lets us walk back to our car without ever re-entering the indoor restau rant, beautiful and new as it is. Genius.

“See you on the roof deck!” n

Joseph’s by the Sea brings romance back to the seashore.

FROM TOP: STAFF; LEXIE MICHAELS

A Brief History of (High) Time

You’re right. Marijuana is a made-up word.

BY SIONA HENZE

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Starting in 1827, phar maceutical giant ParkeDavis had 43 prepara tions of cannabis that were found in home medicine cabinets,” says orthopedic surgeon and cannabis advocate Dr. Eric Mitchell of Livermore Falls.

Before that, “cannabis was used from a medicinal standpoint for 8,000 years.” It was basically the Advil of the 19th century. Kpbs.org reports that the British and Spanish brought hemp ber to the New World to produce sails and ropes.

Mitchell says, “Pilgrims were legal ly mandated to grow hemp: it was their clothes, it was their paper.” Hemp was so widespread that according to canna biseducationposters.org, founding fathers

omas Je erson, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington grew it on large plan tations and Betsy Ross used the ber to weave the rst American ag in 1777. “Our Constitution was written on hemp.” ough our country was literal-

ly founded on the cannabis plant, history took a turn in 1910 when the Mexican Revolution caused waves of Mexicans to immigrate to the United States to escape political upheaval. Npr.org reports that when the Great Depression hit several decades later, anti-Mexican sentiment gained momentum as Americans looked for a scapegoat to explain economic difculties. Soon the traditional Mexican practice of smoking cannabis was targeted as “foreign” and “dangerous.” e Academy of Medical Cannabis identi es Harry Anslinger (1892-1975), founding director of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from 1930 to 1962, as the gure who took advantage of these existing racial biases in his campaign against cannabis by creating and popularizing the “Spanish-sounding” term “marihuana,” or “marijuana.”

As Dr. Mitchell says, “Marijuana is a made-up word they used to criminalize the Mexican-Americans who were using the same stu that Parke-Davis was.” at’s likely why many cannabis retail ers in Maine steer away from ever using the word marijuana.

We may think of our state as having a progressive attitude towards cannabis, but according to mainecannabis.org, Maine actually pioneered cannabis criminaliza tion, banning recreational cannabis in 1913. e Bangor Daily News reports that Maine State Senator James Chamberlain (R-Brewer) made Maine’s laws even more extreme in 1939 when he spearheaded a bill mandating a life sentence for anyone caught possessing cannabis. Our state’s hard stance began to reverse in 1976 when we became the third state to legalize pos session of cannabis in small quantities, and the fourth state to start a Medical Canna bis program in 1999.

Mitchell is grati ed to see that “as Maine has gone, so has the country. Most of the country now has either a medical program or a recreational program.”

And Maine is far from nished trying to right cannabis’s troubled past. On May 2nd of this year, the Maine O ce of Can nabis Policy passed an act to replace the term “marijuana” with “cannabis” because of marijuana’s “historical connections to prohibition, stigma, and prejudice.” n

Pale

Ale Tales

It all begins with Geary’s.

BY JASON SINGER & PETE LYONS

Way back in the 1980s, Maine beer drink ers had limited choices.

Many of us turned to homebrewing to upgrade from the Budweiser/Miller Lite/ Old Milwaukee trinity that dominated the beer aisle.

But in 1986, when Geary Brewing Company became the rst cra brewer in New England , all those plastic buckets and tubing became obsolete, and the biggest pots in Maine kitchens could go back to boiling lobsters. Geary beer was not only delicious, it was brewed right here in town on Industrial Way.

Geary’s is still deli cious and still brewed in the same Port land Industrial Park.

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tured on the bottle of Geary Original Pale Ale (5.2% ABV) still produces the warm an ticipatory feelings inspired by a crisp, clas sic English pale ale, clean and dry, with a hop blend mixing with a slight fruitiness. e Hampshire Special Ale (7% ABV) is a toasty, malty, classic strong ale, still avail able wherever you buy your beer in the win ter months (the tagline in the 1990s was “only available when the weather sucks”).

Another heritage line mainstay is Geary’s Summer Ale (6% ABV), a fruity yet refreshing, moderately strong golden.

Newer to the lineup, the Riverside American IPA (7.2% ABV) is hazy and bit ter like we’ve come to expect from our IPAs, and the Razzle Dazzle Raspberry Sour La ger (4.8%) is crisp and tart.

Hops, grain, and yeast are crucial, and Geary’s mixes them perfectly, but a huge advantage that Port land breweries have is the quality of the water. Since anks giving Day in 1869, beautiful, pristine Sebago Lake has provided the city of Portland with its drinking water. And since the 1970s when the Portland Wa ter Department be gan its current lake monitoring program —which monitors and regularly tests 11 major streams and rivers that ow into Sebago Lake— Portland has boast

o get more in touch with the genesis of our city’s beer repu tation, walk the Sebago to Sea Trail before visiting Geary’s.

e Sebago to the Sea Trail is approximately 28 miles beginning at Seba go Lake and ending at Casco Bay by East End Beach, following the path of the Pre sumpscot River much of the way. Start at the Lake and “hike” (it’s relatively at), stop ping for an Original Pale Ale at the brew ery. You’ll have more than 20 miles in the books by then. Still thirsty? Have a Summer Ale. en maybe a Riverside American IPA. en maybe an Uber for the ride home. Twenty miles is plenty. Finish the hike on another day.

Geary’s tasting room is comfortable and cozy. When the Lapoints took over from founder David Geary, they converted an employee break room into a tasting room jammed with beer and merchandise. Dur ing our visit, a young man who recently

moved here from Georgia held down one of the bar stools, working through a tast ing ight and marveling at the quality of Maine beer and Portland’s extensive trail network. He’d been for a walk on the trail across the street.

Don’t miss the beautiful beer garden. ree picnic tables and a handful of plas tic Adirondack chairs rest in the dappled shade of a stand of pines. What a place to re lax and try a London Porter (4.2% ABV). Like the rest of Geary’s classics, the London Porter would be at home in any British pub. Maltier and sweeter than imperial stouts, and minus the nitro factor Guinness drink ers expect, porters are a niche beer, and Geary’s does them justice.

Decades have gone by since the days when we stopped by Geary Brewing on a Friday a ernoon to pet the owners’ black labs and buy a case of Pale Ale, Summer Ale, or Hampshire Special Ale (HSA) to get us through the weekend. Sipping our London Porter in the peaceful bliss of the Geary beer garden, we marvel as we travel to the future. n

Rendezvous

Holiday Happenings

Auburn’s Christmas Shop ping Village, Main Street Fes tival Plaza, downtown Auburn. Experience Auburn’s version of a European Christmas Market with small “pop-up shop” sheds nestled around the Christmas tree, Dec. 3–24. goauburn.me/ christmas-village.

Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St., Belfast. The Best Christmas Pag eant Ever, Dec. 3–10. 619-3256.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Pat Colwell & The Soul Sensations Motown Christmas, Nov. 26; Nefesh Mountain Ha nukkah Show, Nov. 27; Swingin’ Christmas with the Volunteers Jazz Band, Dec. 2; KindKids Holiday Concert, Dec. 3; Còig,

Dec. 9; Primo Cubano Latin Christmas, Dec. 16. 442-8455.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Christmas My Way: A Sinatra Holiday Bash, Dec. 2–18. 282-0849.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 105 Botanical Gar dens Drive, Boothbay. Gar dens Aglow, Nov. 19–Dec. 31. 633-8000.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Yuletide Celebration, Dec. 4; Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas, Dec. 6; Nutcracker, Dec. 17–18; The Doo Wop Project: A Doo Wop Christ mas, Dec. 22. 581-1755.

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civ ic Center Sq. WWE Holiday Tour Supershow, Nov. 27. 791-2200.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W.

Main St. Jolly Holiday Homemade Bazaar, Nov. 12. 452-2412.

Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. A Musical Christmas Carol, Dec. 9–18. 667-9500.

Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. Scrooge: The Musical, Dec. 2–18. 799-1421.

Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. Elf The Musical, Nov. 30–Dec. 18. 646-5511.

Penobscot Theatre Com pany, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Another Kick in Your Dickens, Dec. 7–23. 942-3333.

Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Holiday Open House and Showcase, Nov. 26. 985-4802.

Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Free port. Heather Pierson Plays Vince Guaraldi’s Charlie Brown Christ

mas, Dec. 2; Pat Cowell & The Soul Sensations Mowtown Christ mas, Dec. 17. 560-5300.

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Lúnasa: Irish Christmas, Dec. 10. 236-7963.

Center Theatre, 20 E. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. Bangor Ballet: Nutcracker in a Nutshell, Dec. 4. 564-8943.

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Christmas with Ken nerley, Dec. 19 (on-demand Dec. 22–Jan. 21, 2023). 553-4363.

Gracie Theatre, 1 College Cir., Bangor. The 3 Redneck Tenors Christmas Spec-Tac-Yule-Ar!, Nov. 26; Christmas Chronicles by Cel lophane Flowers, Dec. 4; Bangor Ballet: Nutcracker in a Nutshell, Dec. 10–11. 941-7888.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92

Bourne Ln. Chris Collins & Boulder Canyon: A John Denver Christ mas, Dec. 9. 646-4777.

Kittery Art Association, 2 Walker St. KAA Annual Holiday Show and artisan gift bazaar, Dec. 1–18. 451-9384.

Maine State Ballet, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Nutcracker, Nov. 25–Dec. 4. 842-0800.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Four Phantoms: A Holiday Concert, Nov. 16. 842-0800.

Mystic Theater, 49 Franklin St., Rumford. Cassie and Maggie Celtic Christmas Concert, Dec. 2; Còig Celtic Christmas Concert, Dec. 11. 369-0129.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. A Charlie Brown Christ mas w/ Heather Pierson Trio, Dec. 4; Winter Solstice Mini-Fest

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featuring Matt Flinner & Low Lily, Dec. 8; Lúnasa: An Irish Solstice Celebration, Dec. 11; Portland Jazz Orchestra Swingin’ Holiday Show, Dec. 15. 761-1757.

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Gingerbread House Building Class, Nov. 16; Paul Sullivan Holiday Concert, Dec. 3; Sons of Serendip Holi day Concert, Dec. 9; John McCutcheon Winter’s Solstice Virtual Concert, Dec. 11; Gingerbread Spectacular, Dec. 16–18. 633-5159.

Portland Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. A Victorian Nutcracker, Dec. 17–23. 857-3860.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of the Beatles for Kids & More: Holiday Concert, Dec. 18. 805-0134.

Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. A Tuna Christmas, Nov. 30–Dec. 24. 774-0465.

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Magic of Christmas, Dec. 9–18 (on-de mand Dec. 16–Jan. 1, 2023). 842-0800.

Railway Village Museum, 586 Wiscasset Rd. (Route 7), Boothbay. North Pole Express, Dec. 3–4, 10–11, & 17–18. 633-4733.

Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Holiday Offerings, Dec. 2–31. 712-1097.

Saco Museum, 371 Main St. The 18th Annual Festi val of Trees, Nov. 25–Dec. 29. 283-3861.

Saco River Theater, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Neil McGarry’s A Christmas Carol, Dec. 17. 929-6473.

Snowflake Trail, Downtown Limington, Limerick, and Newfield. Annual open house for small businesses, Nov. 11–13. thesnowflaketrail.com.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Nutcracker! Magic of Christmas, Nov. 15; A Drag Queen Christmas, Nov. 20; Twiddle New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31. 956-6000.

St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St. Welcome to Maine Yuletide Yuhts Christmas Comedy Show, Dec. 22; Magic 8 Ball, Dec. 23. 775-5568.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Kat Edmonson Holiday Show, Dec. 3; Stone Mountain Annual Christmas Craft Fair, Dec. 4; Taste of Christmas Rooster Luncheon, Dec. 7; Dana Cunningham and Carol Noonan Annual Christmas Concert, Dec. 9; Stone Mountain LIVE for Christmas, Dec. 16–17; Shem ekia Copeland for NYE, Dec. 31. 935-7292.

Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth, NH. Candlelight Stroll, Dec. 3–18. (603)433-1100.

United Maine Craftsmen, see website for locations. 47th Annual Thanksgiving Arts and Crafts Show, Nov. 25–26; 44th Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Show, Dec. 3–4. Unitedmainecraftsmen.com.

Vivid Motion, St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St. ‘Twas the Night Before… Burlesque, Dec. 9–11 & 14–18. 775-5568.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. The Nut cracker, Dec. 9–11. 873-7000.

Wells Christmas Parade, Route 1. The 37th Annual Christmas Parade, beginning at Wells Plaza and

2022 ARTS & CRAFT SHOWS

Augusta Armory

179 Western Ave., Rt. 202 (I-95 Exit 109)

Oct 22 & 23 | Dec 17 & 18

Fireside Inn & Suites

81 Riverside St. , Portland, ME 04103

Nov 5 & 6 | Dec 3 & 4

Wescustago Hall & Community Center

120 Memorial Highway, North Yarmouth Nov 12 & 13

Waterville National Guard Armory

74 Drummond Ave

Nov 19 & 20 | Dec 10 & 11

Augusta Civic Center

76 Community Drive, (I-95 Exit 112) Nov. 26 & 27 (Thanksgiving Weekend)

For more information or to join the Arts & Crafts Fair season call Steven Taylor 207-946-7079 or Lois Taylor 706-843-9188 Email us at LTpromo@aol.com

https://www.newenglandcraftfairs.com

Holiday Headliner

Kennebunkport Prelude, December 1-11 Ride on trolley cars through the world’s most beloved holiday town. Sing carols in scenic Dock Square. Greet Santa Claus as he arrives in the Port via lobsterboat. And don’t miss these special events:

12/2 Lobster Trap Tree Lighting, Cape Porpoise

12/2 Tree Lighting in Dock Square

12/3 17th Annual Hat Parade

12/3 Candelight Caroling, Franciscan Monastery

12/4 Santa arrives by Lobsterboat

For updates and times visit Christmasprelude.com

Insider’s Tip

It’s always warm inside Vinegar Hill Music eatre. “We have a full slate of amazing programming for Kennebunkport Christ mas Prelude including multiple perfor mances and holiday classic lms.” Visit vinhillmusic.com

Discover our historic Victorian B&B on the waterfront in lovely Boothbay Harbor, one of Maine’s prettiest harbors. Steps away from acclaimed shops, galleries, boat trips, and restaurants, the Inn is an ideal launching point for several days of coastal exploration. Welcoming visitors with true Maine warmth and unique style for generations. Please call for seasonal rates & specials.

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ending at the Wells Junior High School. wellschristmasparade.com.

Windswept Gardens, 1709 Broadway, Bangor. Windswept Gardens 2nd Annual Winter Market, Dec. 3–4. 941-9898.

WW&F Railway, 97 Cross Rd., Alna. Christmastime Train to Sealyon Farm, Nov. 26, Dec. 3 & 10. 882-4193.

Theater

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Fully Committed, Nov. 25–Dec. 4. 442-8455.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. The Met Live in HD: La Traviata, Nov. 5; NT Live Broad cast: Prima Facie, Nov. 17; Legally Blonde: The Musical Nov. 29; NT Live Broadcast: Straight Line Crazy 581-1755.

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. CoCom elon Live, Nov. 30; Disney on Ice: Let’s Celebrate 15–18. 791-2200.

Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Carousel, Nov. 9–Dec. 4. 835-0895.

Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. MET LIVE: Traviata (Verdi), Nov. 5; MET LIVE: The Hours, Dec. 10. 667-9500.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. The Met Live in HD: Magic Flute (Motzart), Dec. 3; NT Live: Much Ado About Nothing, Dec. 8–9; The Met Live in HD: The

Hiding in Maine. With Us.

to the Dracu grandson!”

In terror, Iordana Ceausescu of Romania disappeared in secret to Old Orchard Beach with her son while the world searched for them. She s of unique interviews with Iordana. Colin W. Sargent’s Red Hands— “an astounding account of the Romanian revolution in the voice of Ceausescu’s daughter-in law.”

–Martin Goodman in the Morning Star

“Brilliant. If the novel is Macbeth then it is Romeo and Juliet too, for the pounding heart of the book is a great love story that never fails to move. A tale from last century and a warning for this one, Red Hands is a novel of rare power that teaches us much about Romania and even more about ourselves.”

–D. D. Johnston

Hours (Kevin Puts), Dec. 10. 563-3424.

Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Straight White Men, Nov. 17–Dec. 11. 747-4148.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. King Friday’s Dungeon Puppet Slam, Nov. 18–19. 879-4629.

Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Peter and the Starcatcher, Dec. 1–29. 942-3333.

Portland Players Theater, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland. Rent, Nov. 4–20. 799-7337.

Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure, through Nov. 3 (on-demand Nov. 9–27). 774-0465.

Saco River Theater, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Bella, An Immigrant’s Tale, Dec. 2. 929-6473.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Met Opera Encore: Verdi’s La Traviata, Nov. 15; NTLive: Much Ado About Nothing, Dec. 1; Met Opera Live: Put’s The Hours, Dec. 10; Met Opera Encore: Put’s The Hours, Dec. 20. 594-0070.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Met Opera Encore: Medea (Cherubini), Nov. 5; The Sound of Music, Nov. 11–20. 873-7000.

Dance

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. Cold, Cold Night Burlesque and Ragtime Rebellion, Dec. 3. 805-0134.

Rockport Opera House, 6 Central St. Contra Dance with Belfast Flying Shoes, Nov. 19. 542-0836.

Comedy

Aura, 121 Center St. Juston McKinney, Nov. 18. 772-8274.

St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St. Hey Party Peo ple!, Nov. 29. 775-5568.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Paula Poundstone, Nov. 18; Comedian Bob Marley, Dec. 14. 935-7292.

Tasty

Earth at Hidden Pond, 354 Goose Rocks Rd., Ken nebunkport. Earth Mixology Class, Nov. 12 & Dec. 3; Bitters & Sweets: The Art of Amaro, Nov. 18; Cheese & Wine: The Classic Pairing, Nov. 19. 967-6550.

Now You’re Cooking, 49 Front St., Bath. Facebook Live cooking demos with a rotating list of staff & local chefs, every Thu. 443-1402.

Film

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Docu mentary Film: Hungry Now, Nov. 13. 581-1755.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. Baby Face, Nov. 3–4; Red Headed Woman, Dec. 1–2. 563-3424.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Magic Hour, Nov. 4; Warren Miller’s Daymaker, Nov. 19. 956-6000.

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Aura, 121 Center St. Guided By Voices, Nov. 25; For eigners Journey, Nov. 26; Tusk, Dec. 29. 772-8274.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Choro Louco, Nov. 18; Frank Fotusky, Nov. 24; Soggy Po’ Boys, Dec. 3; The Mill Burn ers, Dec. 15; Samuel James, Dec. 23; Jazz Sesh, every Tue; Irish Session, every Wed. 774-4111.

Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Anni Clark, Nov. 18; Bess Jacques, Nov. 19; Mama Tried, Nov. 25; South side Blues, Nov. 26; Blues on Sunday with Nelson Checkoway, Per Hanson & Jon Ross, Nov. 27; Katie Daggett & Ed DesJardins, Dec. 3; Ocean Ave Band, Dec. 15. 560-5300.

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Tannahill Weav ers, Nov. 12; Oshima Brothers with Lulu Moss, Nov. 19. 236-7963.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Livingston Taylor, Nov. 6; Cheryl Wheeler, Nov. 18; Ellis Paul, Nov. 19; Yellow Brick Road; Dec. 10. 442-8455.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Masterworks II: Tchaikovsky’s 6th, Nov. 20; Symphonic Band, Dec. 1. 581-1755.

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. Trey Anas tasio Band & Goose, Nov. 9. 791-2200.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W. Main St. Sky Blue Ca noe, Dec. 9. 452-2412.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. The Peacheat ers, Nov. 4; Dueling Pianos, Nov. 12; Judy Collins, Dec. 16–17. 646-4777.

Mystic Theater, 49 Franklin St., Rumford. Dueling Pia nos, Nov. 17. 369-0129.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. Heather Pier son Duo, Nov. 15; USM Student Jazz Combo Night, Nov. 16; Portland Jazz Orchestra, Nov. 17; The Bad Plus w/ Billy Martin, Nov. 30; Tom Rush with Matt Nakoa, Dec. 1; Tom DiMenna, Dec. 10; Chris Pureka, Dec. 20. 761-1757.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. Letters to Cleo, Nov. 17; Love By Numb3rs, Nov. 19; The Rock and Roll Playhouse plays Music of Talking Heads for Kids, Nov. 20; Machine Head, Dec. 1; Kat Wright & GoldenOak, Dec. 2; Moon Hooch, Dec. 7–8; An Evening of the Music of Fleetwood Mac, Dec. 9–10; Pokey LaFarge, Dec. 11; Bonny Light Horseman, Dec. 17; Maine Dead Project; Dec. 30–31. 805-0134.

Portland Ovations, Hannaford Hall, USM Port land Campus, 88 Bedford St. Janice Carissa, Dec. 10. 842-0800.

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Violins of Hope: Verdi’s Requiem, ondemand Nov. 2–Dec. 2; Thomas Wilkins Conducts Your PSO, Nov. 20. 842-0800.

Saco River Theater, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Novel Jazz Septet, Nov. 13; Rhythm Future Quartet, Nov. 18; Erica Brown and the Bluegrass Connection, Nov. 26; Duke Robillard, Dec. 9. 929-6473.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Bright Eyes, Nov. 13; The Lone Bellow, Nov. 16; Palaver Strings: Zo diac, Nov. 17; Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Nov.

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Dec. 1; The Mallett Brothers Band, Dec. 3; The Ballroom Thieves, Dec. 9; Foals, Dec. 18; Dark Star Orchestra, Dec. 28–29. 956-6000.

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Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. WÖR, Nov. 12; Jake Shimabukuro, Nov. 19; The Clements Brothers, Nov. 25; Peter Wolf and the Midnight Travelers, Nov. 26. 935-7292.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Fiesta with Flor, Nov. 19; Jake Shimabukuro, Nov. 20. 594-0070. Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St. Christine Lavin, Nov. 19. 729-8515.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd., Arun del. Sans Souci: Tribute to Jerry Garcia Band, Nov. 18; The Jason Spooner Band, Nov. 19. 985-5552.

ArtBates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lew iston. And So Did Pleasure Take the Hand of Sorrow and They Wandered Through the Land of Joy, through Mar. 18, 2023; Expressions of Compassion: Selections from the Barbara Morris Goodbody Photography Col lection, through Mar. 18, 2023. 786-6158.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Antiquity & America: The Ancient Mediterranean in the United States, through Feb. 5,

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2023; Helen Frankenthaler and Jo Sandman: Without Limits, through Mar. 12, 2023; In Light of Rome: Early photography in the Capital of the World: 1842-1871, Dec. 8–Jun. 4, 2023; Turn of Phrase: Language and Translation in Global Contemporary Art, Dec. 15–Jun. 4, 2023; Masks of Memories: Art and Ceremony in Nineteenth Century Oceania, through Jul. 9, 2023; Re|Framing the Collection: New Considerations in European and American Art, 1475–1875, through Dec. 31, 2023. 725-3275.

Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Sea of Stories: History Through Art & Archives, through Dec. 31; The Great State of Illustration in Maine, through Feb. 28, 2023. 985-4802.

Carol L. Douglas Studio and Gallery, 394 Commercial St., Rockport. Landscape and marine paintings, workshops and instruction. Watch-mepaint.com. 585-201-1558.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland. Ian Trask: Mind Loops, through Jan. 8, 2023; Elijah Ober: Calcium/Your Future Ex Squirrel friend, through Jan. 8, 2023; Daniel Minter & Eneida Sanches: Through This to That, through Jan. 8, 2023; Interior, through Jan. 8, 2023. 701-5005.

Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Sarah Cain: hand in hand, through Dec. 11; Light on Maine Street, Dec. 17–Jan. 23, 2023; Alex Katz: Theater and Dance, through Feb. 19, 2023;

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Naeem Mohaiemen: grace, Nov. 10–Apr. 23, 2023; Time and Tide Flow Wide: The Collection in Context, 1959-1973, through Jun. 11, 2023; All in One: Selec tions from the Alex Katz Foundation Collection, through Jun. 11, 2023. 859-5600.

Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St. Portland Debuts, through Nov. 19; Stay Black & Die, through Nov. 26; Matt Black well: Worry Later, through Dec. 3; Stephanie Rayner: The Boat of Eternal Return, through Dec. 31. 808-8911.

David Lussier Gallery, 66 Wallingford Sq., Kittery. Gallery with works by artists including Benjamin Lussier, David Lussier, George Van Hook, and Pamela Lussier. 860-336-9051.

Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rock land. Farnsworth Forward: The Farnsworth Collection, through Dec. 31; Ashley Bryan: Beauty in Return, through Dec. 31; Andrew Wyeth: Islands in Maine, through Dec. 31; Andrew Wyeth: Early Temperas, Dec. 31; Leonard Baskin: I Hold the Cracked Mirror Up to Man, through Jan. 15, 2023; Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk, through Dec. 31, 2024. 596-6457.

First Friday Art Walks, Creative Portland, 84 Free St. Nov. 4; Dec. 2. 370-4784.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Jeff Bye Solo Exhibition, Nov. 3–26. 772-2693.

Kittery Art Association, 2 Walker St. En Plein Air, through Nov. 27. 451-9384.

Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. Northern Threads: Two Centuries of Dress at Maine Historical Society, Part II: Clothing circa 1890–1980, through Dec. 31; Chansonetta Stanley Emmons: Staging the Past, through Mar. 31, 2023; Fashion for the People: Maine’s Graphic Tees, through Apr. 8, 2023. 774-1822.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Looking for Winslow Homer, through Nov. 27; Sustaining Maine’s Waters: Understanding the Chang ing Gulf of Maine, through Dec. 31; Shipwrecks & Salvage, through Dec. 31. 443-1316.

Maine Sculpture Trail, Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. An outdoor exhibit of 34 sculp tures spanning over 273 miles along the coastal region of Downeast Maine. schoodicsculpture.org.

Moss Galleries, 100 Fore St. Jaap Helder, through Nov. 26; Nick Benfey, Dec. 4–Jan. 12, 2023. 804-0459.

Moss Galleries, 251 US-1, Falmouth. John Santoro & Torrie Dorsey, through Jan. 7, 2023. 781-2620.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. The Draftsman in Society: German Expressionist Prints, through Dec. 11; Presence: The Photography Collection of Judy Glickman Lauder, through Jan. 15, 2023; Kathy Butterly: Out of one, many / Headscapes, Nov. 4–Mar. 5, 2023. 775-6148.

Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Serenity, through Nov. 27. 712-1097.

River Arts, 36 Elm St, Damariscotta. Artist’s Choice, through Nov. 19; Celebration, Nov. 19–Dec. 30. 563-6868.

University of New England Art Galleries, UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave. Michael Kolster: Home and Other Realms and Work from the Stephen K. Halp ert Collection of Photography, through Jan. 22, 2023. 602-3000.

University of New England Art Galleries, Jack S. Ketchum Library, 11 Hills Beach Rd., Biddeford. River to the Sea: UNE Faculty Exhibition, through Dec. 16. 602-3000.

Don’t Miss

9th Annual Veterans Day 5K Road Race, Wells Elk Lodge, 356 Bald Hill Rd. Race starts and ends at the Wells Elk Lodge, Nov. 12. 646-2451.

Maine Harvest Festival, Cross Insurance Center, Ban gor. A delicious celebration of Maine’s small farms and their bounty with over 150 vendors on display, featuring artisans, bakers, & vintners, Nov. 19–20. 561-8300. Windswept Gardens, 1709 Broadway, Bangor. Windswept Gardens 2nd Annual Harvest Fest, Nov. 5–6. 941-9898.

To submit an event listing: portlandmonthly.com/port mag/submit-an-event/ Compiled by Bethany Palmer

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When you’re going through traumat ic transitions, you nd that culture is a part of humanity that we can’t always see but that is criti cal to the health and well-being of any person. ere are things that culture can help with that other things that are argu ably and understandably higher on the list (like healthcare, housing, clothing, food) can’t.

It also gives us a hinge to connect and harmonize communities when we have big in uxes of people whose languages or cultures we may not understand ini tially. Not just, “Oh yeah, bring your cul ture” but showing up at a show and hav ing someone from Burundi sing “Hotel California.” People singing Michael Jack son or whatever. We share these things and we have a lot more in common than we realize.

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I follow the music. Cultivating Studio 224 and the Immigrant Music Connec tion is really important. I teach. That’s how I’m making my living right now: teaching lessons and playing some gigs. I think there’s an EP [extended play] that I want to make, and there’s anoth er full-length record. One is going to be more reflective of Maine, and the oth er is going to be more reflective of this new national and international presence I’ve been able to cultivate. My internal guides are saying take your time with this. Get to know people and then see where things go. n

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Chouinard has a place in Ventura, CA, and no doubt on a host of dreamy moun tains scattered across the universe.

Might he make a big move back to Maine? He loves peaks but also rivers. We’re certainly on his mind: in 2020, he wrote a letter to the editor of the Lewiston Sun Jour nal in support of environmental candidate Sara Gideon. Chouinard and Patagonia have already been the driving force behind the deconstruction of the Edwards Dam on the Kennebec River, which spilled over in to a national trend. ousands of dams have since been removed. “I’m a lover of wild riv ers,” he’s told wildsalmon.org. n

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BY COLIN W. SARGENT

The fire was spot ted 3.4 miles away by a lookout at the Fletcher’s Neck Life-Saving Station in Biddeford Pool

By the time the screeching ladder trucks and pumpers reached the 33 wave-splashed acres of Hoyt’s Neck, the billowing plumes of acrid smoke and 40-foot-high ames had engulfed the hilltop palace. “Granite Point,” commissioned in 1913 by Manhattan stock broker, nancier, railroad owner, and dab bler in the new-fangled movie industry Crawford W. Livingston, Jr., was one of the most signi cant summer “cottages” in the Northeast. Now it was the eye of an inferno. By the time the blaze burned out, the garage, which had been moved onto the causeway

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in the 1950s, was the only intact structure standing. All that was le of the magni cent main house was a blackened skeleton with no roof. Lost forever were the 20 gra cious rooms, including not one but two ball rooms decorated with murals, a 50-squarefoot salon, at least 6 baths, the marvelous new “steam heat,” and examples of Maine’s rst “picture windows” that captured the surrounding storybook ocean views. Our very own Xanadu had come to a most inglo rious end.

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Crawford Livingston Sr. was one of four men (including a Mr. Wells and a Mr. Fargo) to found American Express. Craw ford Jr. was head trustee of Northern Pa ci c Railroad; lit up the Midwest with a host of new electric power companies; and

“made a fortune in the early days of silent motion pictures,” writes Adelbert M. Jake man, Jr., who covered the sensational blaze for the Biddeford-Saco Journal. “He is re ported to have been the rst man in the United States to lure Charles Chaplin as an actor. It is also said he le an estate of some $80M, compared to [Kennebunkport radio czar] Atwater Kent’s $8M.”

Livingston Jr’s investments in multiple lm studios included Triangle Pictures, which connected him to D. W. Gri th; Mack Sennett; Lillian Gish (who made her last movie, e Whales of August, in 1987 in Maine); and Douglas Fairbanks.

Livingston Jr. and his wife, Mary Steele Potts Livingston, spent a dozen or so idyl lic summers at their beloved summer seaside cottage, though he spent much of his time in the Waldorf Astoria making deals and even

launching a Wall Street brokerage with his son. Even so, Crawford delighted in his ma ny happy returns to Maine and felt trans ported during his walks along the ocean and in the gardens. A signature touch, ac cording to his granddaughter, who has written a monograph on the family’s times at Granite Point: he loved “a ower in his buttonhole. Pat, his decidedly Irish gar dener, grew small button dahlias on ei ther side of the long driveway on Granite Point [that were] perfect for this. I can see Grandfather walking down this road with his handsome gold-headed cane, admiring the owers and drinking in the sea air.” On the ip side, “Grandfather had a pix ie-like, slightly sadistic sense of humor.” Sounds like a keeper.

Mary Livingston died at their summer idyll in 1925 on July 28 at age 76. She’d been back in For tune’s Rocks for just over three weeks. Her body was transported to their winter home in St. Paul, Min nesota, in a private train car with fam ily members aboard—a Biddeford cor tege. Her husband followed her to the great beyond a few months later.

“By 1938 the various members of the family had gone their sepa rate ways, and a tax lien was applied against the property. By April 1940, the unpaid taxes totaled $2,160 and in June of that year the City of Bidd eford acquired title, according to the Registry of Deeds,” Jakeman reports. In November 1940, attorney Richard Spitz bought Granite Point from the city. Spitz owned it until he sold it in 1957 to Kirkland and Ruth Gourley of Wellesley, Massachussetts, who subdi vided the 33 acres to sell to post-World

War II vacationers. e dismantling of the grandeur of Granite Point was set in motion well before the con agration with a monster auction attended by bidders from all over New England. By 1965, stripped of its furniture, tapestries, and Chinese carpets, the enormous cottage was already in the process of being permanently dismantled by the owners and sold for scrap and parts.

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Well before the re, the garage—which had been expanded from the original one bay to two bays with caretaker’s quarters above, and which was attached to the main mansion by a colonnade—was moved 500 yards away. It was remodeled completely in to a separate home with the addition of a smart new entryway with portico that re called the original Granite Point, with an octagonal great room added to the mix. In one direction, it has a perfect views of the beach as it curves to Biddeford Pool. Turn the other way, there’s a road and another gorgeous white beach headed toward Goose Rocks. A ddler on the roof would pinch himself to have scored frontrow tickets to both big light shows. Here are the perfect views of sun rise and sunset that the world is waiting for. is home with an ad dress of 1 Sea Spray Drive is for sale today for $3,999,999.

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According to Biddeford town documents, Kennebunkport developer Tim Harrington bought 1 Sea Spray Drive for $2.4M on Ju ly 31, 2020. “He owned it for a nanosecond,” says Rosane Hirschy, associate broker of the Simon Says team. “He bought it, painted it [from dri wood gray to white on the outside], and immediately sold it. Basically, he ipped it.”

It appeared in the MLS by August 12, 2020, and on September 13, 2020, Har rington closed the sale to Beach Dogs KPT LLC for $2.895M

Hirschy (“He’s Simon, and I’m Says,”) walks out to the incredible beach and takes some photographs. “All of this is Horseshoe Cove.” She points out the other beach. “ at’s New Barn Cove. And then you’ve got the marsh!” Egrets only. Right now we see sev en of them in residence.

I tell her that when we arrived we saw a harrier hawk, with the telltale white band ahead of its tail feathers, land on the pine tree that looks over the ocean.

Inside, there’s plenty of comfort but little trace of 1915. ere are four bedrooms and four baths in 3,390 square feet of contem porary living space. e basement is knotty pine—probably dating from the 1950s reno vation. e two oors have show-stopping views; the decorating emphasizes coastal liv ing with an open-concept kitchen taking full advantage of the staggering scenery.

ere’s oil-fueled hot-water baseboard heating. e house is on .66 acres with a $600 HOA.

When I ask if the house has a name (or, considering the front porch, a soubriquet), she says, “Maybe Linda, the seller, has a name for it.”

I call Linda, and she doesn’t have one. She’s aware of the glamorous but garagey history but has given her historical binder to the realtor. “Maybe we should call it Sea side Carriage House?”

Linda says her favorite book she’s read here is e Winter of Our Discontent by John Steinbeck. “It’s such a great place to read. It’s really pretty peaceful. Be prepared to be re laxed. You are in a zone.”

e lot includes deeded access to “over 200 feet of private beach in front of your home,” unheard of these days, and I ask which of the house’s (actually three) perfect views do you like best, sunrise or sunset?

“ ey’re both di erent. My husband likes the sunrises; I like the sunsets. It’s so peaceful when the water’s like that. When the sun sets it goes from colorful to black and white, and all of the houses on the Neck light up.”

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misinterpreted my son’s behavior. I was once told that he was very disrespectful in class. I had to have a long sit-down with the teacher to explain that it took everything he had in him to sit in that chair for 40 minutes.

I was also ignorant myself in my parenting approach. It took me years to educate myself about my son’s special neurology. e absolute worst part was that he got teased a lot.

In 2007, Autism: The Musical won an Emmy for Outstanding Nonfction Special.

I was one of the executive producers, and that lm project was birthed in my living room. It was originally the idea of Hen ry’s godmother, a lm director who want ed to make a documentary about him. I felt strongly that we should include several kids as subjects to show the wide range of the spectrum.

One of the best parts was getting to wit ness all of these kids grow, blossom, and create their own story through musical theater. ey were just so proud on open ing night. Meeting Elaine Hall and the other lmakers who guided and direct ed the process was also a magical gi . e Emmy win was a total shock but certainly the icing on the cake!

You organized a “Light Up the Blues” concert to raise money for Autism Speaks that featured Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, Beck, and The War on Drugs, with Jack Black as emcee.

Another homespun project. We were en couraged by Stephen’s publicist to think about doing something signi cant for World Autism Awareness Day. His man ager at the time suggested doing a ben e t concert, so we chose to partner with Autism Speaks. We had a really wonder ful show the rst time out and were able to feature not just renowned artists but art ists on the autism spectrum who were rela tively unknown. We have done ve shows total, growing our audience each time. We intend to do many more.

I can’t make any announcements just yet, but please stay tuned in the new year!

Will we be seeing you this fall?

You bet! Hopefully I will catch the fall foli age when I go to see my parents. n

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was born, my husband worked full-time too, as a mechanic. en, about a year ago, a car fell o the jack while he was working on it, and his le arm was crushed. Now he stays home and takes care of the baby while I work. I’d like to stay home and take care of my girl, but I have to pay for everything now. I see her on the weekends, though, when Rob works at a shop cleaning tools. I sometimes joke that he spends more on soap cleaning himself a er work than he earns from doing the job.

One Friday night I was walking home later than usual. ere’d been a birthday party at the restaurant, and everyone got drunk. ey spent more on alcohol than six months of my rent and gave me a $5 tip. On the walk back it all started boiling up inside me. e fact that it was raining didn't help. Usually when I’m angry it gets worn out of me climbing the eight ights of stairs to our rooms. is time those stairs only fanned the ames. e rst thing I did when I threw open the door was yell at Rob, ask him why he was such a useless bum, why we lived in this apartment, why we were poor, why everything. He just sat there and looked at his feet while I let out the frustration I’d accumulated over a lifetime of struggle.

When I could barely hear myself over the din of the neighbors yelling at me to shut up, I elbowed my way out through the glar ing group on the landing and ran down the stairs. I tripped down the last ight but got up and kept running. It was a cold Novem ber night, and the rain was still falling. e streets were quiet.

I stood on the sidewalk, panting as I gazed up at the gray sky. “Why?” My voice croaked. “Why is life so hard?” I lay down on the sidewalk and felt the cold pavement under my head as the rain soaked through my clothes again. Gradually my breath ing slowed. en I heard a sound. Rob was walking toward me, holding Maisie on his good arm. “Are you all right?” he asked. Maisie stretched out her arms to me. I picked up my baby girl and held her close. ere was no mention of wet dogs. Rob put his arm around me, and we walked back home in the cool night air. n

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BY LOUIS SIGAUD

My name is Amelia Wood. I am thir ty-eight years old, I wait tables for a living, and I hate the rain.

Many people think it's weird to hate the

rain. ose people have clearly never been without a car. My commute forces me to walk on the shoulder of a busy road, and the cars almost always splash me as they pass. at means that I arrive at work wet at the very least, and sometimes soaked if a big truck or bus passes me. When that hap pens I get yelled at by Matt, the owner and

manager of e Scarlet Peacock in Lewis ton, where I work. He says that when I’m soaked I smell like a wet dog, and custom ers don’t want to be served by a wet dog.

at's why I hate the rain.

I have a husband, Rob, and a ninemonth-old daughter, Maisie. Before Maisie

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