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Mr. Hall was “a Yale senior, who asked her to marry him,” writes Charlotte Chandler of Bette in her biography The Girl Who Walked Home Alone. Actually, “Bette worked as a waitress at Betty Doon’s on Shore Road,” contends Mel Weiner, 86. “It’s now part of Sparhawk Hall.”

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True: Bette Davis married Gary Merrill after starring with him in All About Eve in 1950. The happy couple moved to “Witch Way” in Cape Elizabeth and held court here for almost 10 years. But Bette’s first brushes with Maine during the early 1920s disappear like a summer fog. “She was a lifeguard here,” says Mary Littlefield of Ogunquit Memorial Library. “See, here’s a picture of her. She was pretty small and has one of those rubber caps they used to Nowwear.” this is true (see photo below), and Littlefield ought to know–Littlefields settled in these parts before the first seagull. Still, can you imagine the future movie star ditching her cigarette and stinger and crashing into the water after you? “My sister-in-law worked with her as a chambermaid,” Littlefield continues. Sure, but didn’t Bette also work in “Mrs. Johnson’s Tea Room”? As Barbara Leaming, author of Bette Davis, has it: “Every afternoon when Bette finished her chores at Mrs. Johnson’s sedate establishment on the Marginal Way, Francis Lewis ‘Fritz’ Hall of Portland would roar up on his motorcycle Bette called ‘the two-wheeled devil’ to take her

“I don’t remember hearing that, which is not to say it isn’t true,” says Barbara Hilty, 88, who works at the Ogunquit Museum of Modern Art and whose family once owned Dunelawn. “She worked at the Beachmere as a waitress. The Beachmere is still in busi ness, very successful, right at the mouth of the Ogunquit River. Bette and her younger sister, Bobby, lived off Beach Street in one of the Perkins houses. Ogunquit was real tiny then, just a village. I was just 10 years old.

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“She was a friend of my older sister’s,” Hilty says. “My sister’s husband was an actor, and when they lived out in Hollywood they renewed their friendship with Bette. But early on here in Ogunquit, Bette was in plays at the Village Studio, which claims to be–but wasn’t–the original Ogunquit Playhouse. It was just another theater, that’s all. Bennett Kilpack was a director there. There’s a story from back then that he refused to use her in a particular play. He was an English actor, an old radio actor known to his audience as Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons…”

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SHOOTING STARS to “Night of the Stars” [December 2007]. This drips of sympathy for Mr. LaPointe, and this infuriates Apparently Mr. Sargent is from Massachusetts and wealthy. His comment on page 32, third paragraph, under the heading ‘The Ripples Spread,’ states, “There’s no crime in being wealthy, a cliché, or even from Massachusetts.” like him that the I’m not prejudiced toward “out of staters,”

LaPointe seem like the victim. Last I knew he was still alive. I don’t care if he owns property in Maine or not; he was drunk the night of this tragedy, should have known better, and deserves whatever sentence he gets. With any luck, a judge or jury will see this for what it really is: a case of a wealthy “out-of-stater” thinking he can get away with anything because he is wealthy and from another state. There is no excuse for what happened; perhaps others realize how pointless it is to drink and operate any sort of motorized vehicle. towle234@yahoo.comFortherecord:Iwasbornin Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary, two blocks from our editorial offices. I admit to having visited Massachusetts, though.–Ed. MOST INTRIGUING PEOPLE

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What a great article! Loved hearing about the diverse people with roots in Maine. Love to read your stuff. Wendy Betts, Casco Extremely interesting and informative.

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Marilynn Bonenfant, Presque Isle Great article. Enjoyed reading about these folks. Everyone has a story, and it’s nice to see good things in print for wonderful reading.

While catching up with my reading of your October 2007 issue, [I flipped to] the “House of the Month” and was pleasantly taken by the impressive photo of several Opti sailboats being towed on the river. My grandson was the junior sailing instructor

Patty LeBlanc, Presque Isle Chris O’Donnell over Andrew Card [“The 10 Most Intriguing People in Maine,” Nov ember 2007]? Come on, you can do better than that! klebel@exploremaine.com Congratulations are in order to Donna Lor ing for her upcoming book, In the Shadow of the Eagle. This book is required reading for every person who wants to be a leader or an educator in Maine, and anywhere in the world. It is required reading for all the state legislators and the governors of Maine. Thank you, Donna, for believing in yourself in the face of adversity, generations deep.

Beverly Paca, Simpsonville, South Carolina, and Harpswell, Maine RIPPLES ON THE LAKE I enjoyed this article [“Lady of the Lake,” interview with Joan Lunden, July/August 2007] very much. Over the years, I’ve had a connection to Takajo. Every summer, I used to save a large sheepskin for the camp to use to make a shield [on which they’d] print the campers’ names. I remember looking forward to it each year. Good memories, enjoyable reading. William (Bill) Lyons, South Portland

Sue Hinkel, Johnson City, Tennessee AUTUM UPDATE By chance do you guys still have contact with Autum Aquino [“Autum in Spring,” February/March 2003]? I remember her story very well and was just wondering if, other than the update you did on her, there was any other recent news you had on her?

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TOMFOOLERY We’re renewing our subscription for one more year. We like your magazine–a lot, except for the [September 2007] cover. [It’s] such blatant tomfoolery on your front cover [to refer] to us ‘from away’ to go home and stay home! Such a downgrade to your otherwise great magazine. Please do not do that again.

Citizens of Cynthia1921HumanityDenimSteffeTrueReligionRachelPallyLineaPelleHaleBobBrightonLuckyMillyCustoVince FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 25 LETTERS editor@portlandmonthly.com at the Arundel Yacht Club in the summer of 2006, and I wondered if that photo was taken then and if he was doing the towing. Angela Fox, Cumberland NURSERY RHYMES Thank you so much for your contribution to The Children’s Nursery School’s Board Bazaar and silent auction. We so appreciate the generous donation of a year’s subscription to the magazine. The auction was a huge success and has enabled CNS to have an assistant teacher as well as wonderful school supplies for the children. All the best for a happy 2008! Perryn Children’sFerrisNursery School, Portland YOU CAN’T GET THERE FROM HERE Kennebago River Kamps are not part of Kennebago Lake Camps that the article [“Escape From L.A.,” interview with Kurt Russell, February/March 2007] mentioned. They’re on the road north of Big Kennebago Lake and are not reachable by Bud Russell Road. Ken Gregware, kgregware@comcast.net

PEPPERRELL POINT Congrats to Daryl Hall [“Preservation Hall,” July/August 2007] on his fine purchase [of the oldest house in Maine, the John Bray House, built in 1662, which he’s restoring], and I look forward to seeing an update on his great find. There once was a house in my life I wished my family had bought, below Caterpillar Hill near Sedgwick. It’s been long torn down and dismantled, but that house held so many fond memories for me as a child. I love what Mr. Hall said about people living in villages, where they should get to know each other and be connected to the land.

I’d love to hear more about how this strongwilled, beautiful young lady is doing. She’s a hero in many people’s eyes.

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Thank you for including a photo of my patio at Richard Kelman’s home in your December 2006 article [“Scotch on the Rocks”]. I have built over 50 landscape installations, mostly on MDI, since 1999. It would be my pleasure to show you more work or my portfolio.

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Southwest Harbor SHUDDER TO THINK I just read the letter to the editor in your December 2007 issue regarding “Shudder Island [October 2004]” and have purchased and read the article. The “Maine School for the Feeble Minded” was actually the Pownal School for the Feeble Minded, or Pineland, and is located in New Glouces ter. The Gray-New Gloucester school dis trict purchased one of the old Pineland buildings and renovated it into an elemen taryMyschool.son’s fourth-grade class learned about Malaga Island last year. There’s an interesting novel about it, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, by Gary D. Schmidt, which they read as a class. Then they took a field trip to Pineland and viewed the graves.

Kate $155NeonSpadeCoalBag, “ ‘To achieve style, begin by affecting late E.B. White, of Brooklin, Maine, and New York City (who as editor of The Elements of Style got in on the ground floor of less is more) is more or less Kate Spade’s indispensableBeanraners…Wegman’sincluding“enduringupspareennetheLittlehero.wonderdesigndoypraisesotherproductsherefortheirstyle”–“Williamweima[the]L.L.rubberboot–for outdoors men and urban preppies,” and “the L.L. Bean tote bag (1944)”–as inspirations in her standard-setting Style (Simon & Schuster, 2003). “Sixty years ago the L.L. Bean tote bag was made to carry ice.” Even if it’s iced wine you’re carrying in your Kate Spade today, the message is still elemental–beauty is all the more beautiful for having a purpose. in Spades

After our recent story on the private life of artist Harrison Bird Brown [“Home Town Brown,” February/March 2007], a Kennebunk reader called Richard Keating of J.J. Keating Auctioneers in Kennebunk with a surprise. “She said, ‘I’m look ing at the paintings in this story, and I think I have a Harrison Bird Brown of my own!’” Keating says. “‘Could you sell it?’” After authentication and in spite of some lost paint, the 10" x 16" oil “sold for $1,600” plus buyer's premium.

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Moody News Toshi Who? Hunky new PSO Music Director Robert Moody, 40, has swept into town on a wave of charisma. “I hope not only to bring world-renowned artists to perform with Portland Symphony, but also to engage rising stars,” the Furman University and Eastman School of Music (master’s in con ducting) graduate says. “PSO can become more of a pres ence throughout Maine, even New England.” In the near future: “We’ll explore non-traditional musi cal collaborations, including music of Asia, Africa, [and] South America [woven] into the texture of orchestral music.” Beyond a kaleidoscope of classical music, “If you were to take a look at my i-pod, you’d see that my tastes are all over the map! In the past few years, I’ve seen Bon Jovi, Reba McEntire, David Wilcox (folk music), Nickel Creek, Billy Joel, and Prince in concert.” What’s that? Er, no, he’s not mar ried. Housewise, we hear he’s looking for a new place on Back Cove.

Seized in Pittston by Kennebec County Sheriff’s Dept. during a drug bust: “a beautiful 1966 Shelby Mustang in metallic blue, a pair of boxing gloves signed by Muhammad Ali, and then–stockpiled, not displayed in a neat or orderly manner–Hitler’s dinnerware,” says Staff Sergeant Michael Tuminaro. “I recognized the eagle when I looked at it. There was a Christmas card from Hitler to one of his upper-ech elon [staffers], an SS officer’s ring. Michael Jordan and Cindy Blodgett-autographed basketballs, and quite a bit of cash. We’re not sure what [homeowner] Robert James’s interest in them was, other than to keep the value of the money. He’s presently not in custody now, but he faces charges of unlawful trafficking.”

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Dancing ForTheir Lives Spirit of Uganda brings traditional music and dance to the Merrill Auditorium the afternoon of March 30. “Twenty-two children ages eight to 18–who have lost one or both parents to AIDS–present music and dancing for an hour and a half,” says Empower African Children executive director Alexis Hefley. The message is , “they can make a difference in their own lives as well as those of other children.” Empower African Children operates programs to benefit Ugandan orphans, including the music and dance troupe. Visit pcagreatperformances.org .

Aviation buffs watched with interest as two old Lockheed Super Constellations, popular to visitors at Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport, hit the block in “as is” condition at Keenan Auctions as part of bankruptcy proceedings. Their even tual destination? “A museum run by Lufthansa Airlines,” says auctioneer Steve Keenan “Three registered buyers were in attendance at the Office of the U.S. Trustee, with two buyers online and one absentee bidder.” Hammer price was “$225,000 each.” Best of all, “Mainers will be able to see them fixed. The buzz right now is that they’ll build a hangar, fix the planes in Maine, and fly them across the Atlantic.” Which brings new meaning to the term Berlin Airlift.

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By definition, you can’t purchase a piece of performance art. But now the fruits of a performance piece are available from artists Christopher Sullivan and Derek Lobley through Whitney Art Works in Portland. Sullivan says, “We were playing with the idea of met aphorically killing off an artist to raise the price of the work.” So, Sullivan and Lobley shot a Bushmaster .223 at selfportraits, with results for sale on a sliding scale “from $4 for a miss to $12,455 for a bull’s-eye,” he says. Take aim on your next gallery purchase. Audience

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OBSESSIONS FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 39 Legacy trees that shaded famous Mainers like Henry LongfellowWadsworthliveonto give us their shade today.

–Edmund Waller, 1606–1687

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BY DONNA STUART cross the U.S. and in Portland, the “Forest City,” trees stand as the last witnesses to events long past and the people who shaped our nation’s his tory. They’ve sheltered the famous and the infamous, inspired painters and poets, and shaded soldiers and citizens. When we lose even one of these historic trees, we lose a connection to our past. In Portland, an historic lilac planted by poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow won’t bloom this spring in the garden behind his Congress Street home (pictured), but it’s not gone forever. Displaced by construction of the Maine Historical Society’s Research (Continued 72)MHS A In such green palaces the first kings reign’d, slept in their shades, and angels entertain’d.

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BY BEN MCCANNA

North Star Music Café

T ucked behind a potted plant on the rear wall of the North Star Music Café, you’ll find a chalkboard. The owners’ mission statement fills this dusty slate to its mar gins, but it’s still tempting to call the North Star Music Café a tabula rasa; the residents of Portland seem determined to craft the café’s identity on their own. North Star Music Café is housed within a small brick building at the foot of Munjoy Hill. Inside is a clean, well-lighted place: bright wood floors meet lime green and pumpkin walls; cherry tables and chairs share floor space with comfy leather couches; and the scene is lit by soft, low-wattage bulbs that dot the ceil ing like Christmas lights. A pleasing mix of strong coffee, toasted bread, and patchouli permeates the air. Tonight the room resonates with the confident sound of live tango. On the dance floor, high heels and cocktail dresses mingle incongruously with flatsoled shoes and blue jeans, yet no one looks out of place. “When you hear ‘tango’ most people think of ballroom dancing, but An Argentinian revolution is brewing at the base of Munjoy Hill. Put on your dancing shoes and come down to learn the tango–or have a cup of coffee and listen to stories.

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The promotional aspect comes easy. “Between the live music, the sensuality of the tango embrace, and the swoosh of dancers’ feet, it’s hard not to be pulled in,” says Valerie Green, violinist for the provocatively named Tango Mucha

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Laura Balladur, a PortTango organizer, agrees: “If you go by what you see, tango can be very intimidating. You have to realize tango is a feeling. You can’t see a feeling, but you can capture that feeling with the simplest walk. If you can capture that feeling…it just transcends everything.”

Clockwise from top left: Who does she think she is! A roving tango club from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, shows up at North Star for a surprise dance-off–Anna Gilbert (arms raised) and Jean Armstrong (arms crossed) pick up the beat; (from left) Laura Balladur (a lecturer in French at Bates College), David Merrill, and Anna Gilbert (VP of sales & development for Sandbaggers golf shoes) hit the dance floor; Balladur’s dancing shoes begin a spin; refreshments add zing to the festivities; (from left) Tango Mucha Labia performers Valerie Green (web pro gramming teacher at Portland Arts & Technology High School), Mike Arciero (assis tant professor of mathematics at UNE), Tina Holt (family practice physician at Maine Medical Center), and Elizabeth Trice (housing consultant and Cumberland County project coordinator) delight regulars and newcomers with Argentine tango music; Laura Balladur takes a moment to rest between songs. this isn’t anything like that,” says Paul Bavineau, dance instructor for PortTango’s bimonthly events at the North Star. “Our tango–Argentine tango–is totally improvised. There are no actual steps. It’s really just a different form of walking.”

According to their website, “PortTango is an informal and inclusive group of dancers and musicians in and around Portland, Maine, who encourage, promote, and enjoy Argentine tango as a social activity.”

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Twelve Cragmoor telescopes to “seem less solid as you move toward the water.”

V 44 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE INSIDE STORY iewed from the center of Portland Harbor’s shipping channel, the new house at 12 Cragmoor evokes the silhou ette of a ship or tugboat on land. This striking sensation atop a ledge in Cape Elizabeth is accomplished by using “form and fenes tration to give the feeling of motion,” says architect Phil Kaplan. “I’ve designed the house to make it seem less solid as you move toward the water.” These ghostly dynamics are the result of a creative partnership of consulting architect Michael Chestnutt, Kaplan, and his client, owner/developer Matt Wogan, who last year razed a 1940s Cape on the site to grab some of the area’s most interesting views. Looking out from the signature tower topped by a copper fish weather vane, visi tors delight in a panorama that sweeps from Falmouth Foreside on the left to Peaks and Cushing Islands on center stage, where red and green buoys guide tankers and plea sure craft in and out of Portland Harbor. To the right, Ram Island Light looms above neighboring rooftops, an exclamation point against the soft resolution of ocean and sky. Inside, the main living spaces and the master suite face the water, too, ensuring the harbor is a welcome guest everywhere. Which only builds excitement for the big show in the tower room, since “views get better as you go taller. We knew it would be a special space on the third floor, with killer views.” The room is spacious enough (approximately 20 by 26 feet) for some seri ousAlthoughparties. it’s not large at 3,300 square feet, the house compensates with luxury. The floors are distressed, hand-scraped Abo (Continued on page 78)

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B ob Leeman glides through the attics of City Hall with the ease and familiarity of a man providing a tour of his own home. The Director of Public Buildings in Portland, he is inti mately familiar with dark places where the dust and memories of the city There.reside.Leaning against a wooden beam along the floor, an aged painting stands cast in shadow. The glass and ornate frame are caked with decades of grime, but at one time, this was a gift from Three centuries of forgotten treasures beckon from behind all those dusty files in City Hall.

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I n romance, as in real estate, it’s all about location, location, location. Popular restau rants and bistros never fail to say that every seat is the best seat in the house, but who’s kidding who? Some seats are more equal than others.

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Local 188, which features live music on weekend nights, is pure fun. Just make sure to ask for Table 5. “It’s my favorite spot,” says waitress Robin Wiesner. “It’s a corner seat at the banquette, complete with a couple of big, cozy cushions. A few nights ago, a couple snuggled into a lovely four-course dinner here, from tapas to our signature desserts, and they were here nearly all night!” Good news for those finding their dates going famous ly: “We find many couples still sitting in that corner long after the kitchen is closed, but we promise not to lock you in at the end of the night.”

If you’re an oddsmaker, you’ve got to love Table 13 at

Johnny Robinson, owner of Finch’s, directs patrons to the “much-sought-after Table 11.”

The sweet spots in your favorite bistro might surprise you.

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“One nice couple comes in once a week, and they always ask to sit at the corner ‘L’ of our bar,” says Cindy Allison, hostess of Caiola’s on Pine Street in the West End. “They’ve told us it’s their favorite spot in Portland. We call it ‘anniversary corner.’” Many of their diners gravitate to it, “because it’s a place they can be intimate but still connected to the bartender and the rest of the house atmosphere. We get calls from people in the neigh borhood checking just to see if those seats are open, and if so, they rush right over!”

Today, he makes more than 30 kinds of pickles–cucumber pickles, pickled garlic cloves, hot pickled jalapeños, sweet corn relish, pickled fiddleheads, sweet and spicy carrots, pickled brussels sprouts, green tomato pickles, and more. It’s his own vegetable kingdom–plus pickled eggs and even pickled sau sage–floating in spiced vinegar and imprisoned in lovely, oldfashioned Mason jars.

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ike Henderson won’t enter his pickles in any specialty food contests. He worries that the results can be rigged, and, in any case, he doesn’t care about that sort of chi-chi acclaim. He says he wants to be known as “the people’s pickler.”

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If Mike’s Maine Pickles aren’t winning culinary awards, they nonetheless have a loyal following among fans who appreciate their crisp, crunchy taste, the lack of chemical preservatives, and the price–which at $3.99 to $5.99 for a 16-oz. jar is often consider ably less than his competitors in the artisanal market.

Mike’s Maine Pickles whet our appetites for summers to come.

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Henderson says the Mason jars evoke his memories of growing up on a potato farm in Aroostook County, where pick ling was a cherished way to preserve a summer’s bounty. “My mother, aunts, and grandmother were always making pickles,” he recalls. There were pickles in a crock pot in the kitchen and in Mason jars in a pantry downstairs–all kinds of pickled wonders, even pickled eggs from chickens he raised. Pickles punctuated almost every family meal. “I was surrounded by pick les,” he says. He graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a degree in psychol ogy and worked over the years at all sorts of jobs. He served as a guidance counselor and taught at three Maine high schools (he calls them “the good, the bad, and the ugly.”) He worked as a contractor, an insurance adjust er, a tobacco distributor, even opened his own car wash. But none of these occupations “took care of my inner psyche,” he says. “I wasn’t following my dreams.

So, in 1995 he converted an 8-by-20-foot workshop in the back of his Presque Isle home into a kitchen and began making lots of pickles, using old family recipes plus a few of his own creations. “I had an old 1982 Lincoln Town Car, a real bomb. I threw the pickles in the back and headed down Route 1 with my wife, Susan, selling two or three jars wherever we could.” They stopped at Mom ‘n’ Pop grocer ies, delis, convenience stores, natural food stores–any place that seemed promising. With his reddish face, white beard, and pick le-green baseball cap, he was an arresting figure, and he loved hamming up the sales. “I’m a natural actor,” he says. “I tell people, I’m the only guy the judge tells to go home and get Mikepickled.”alsooffered proprietors a

Arrayed in their iconic containers, Mike’s pickles have a humble, satisfying beauty: The dilly beans line up inside the bottle, like soldiers all standing erect; the sweet pickle chips have silver seeds that look like stars in a dark-green constellation; the brussels sprouts show off their suggestive swirls.

“I turned 50 and thought: I always liked to cook and eat, always had a garden, always enjoyed making pickles on the side.” Perhaps he could find a market for his own “Mainemade” pickles. He quipped that he would be “a potato picker turned pickle packer.”

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Although people around him are talking about retirement, Henderson, now 62, says “I’m just getting wound up.” And he has some surprises in the works. When the makers of Cold River Vodka in Freeport decided they wanted some starshaped sweet-potato pickles for a designer cocktail, they came to Henderson. Now he’s experimenting with other potato pickles, as well as pickled clams and mussels. And he’d love to offer his customers an organic option, if he could find an organic farmer who would team up with him. “I’m a very blessed man,” he says. “I have a wonderful wife and family. I’m living in the best part of the world. I meet incredible people. I have absolute, total pride in what I do. And I’m even making a little bit of money at it.”

Gradually, he began to find his niche. Now the business has expanded into an old restaurant building in Easton, where, with the help of three grandsons and his wife, he turns out 85,000 jars of pickles annually. He sells them mainly in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. He says he only has to buy back “about a hundred jars a year.” He started his little company with $5,000 and a dream that many people said would never work in remote Aroostook County. This year, wholesale sales of his pickles hit $250,000, “quite an affirmation,” HendersonAssays.befits “pickles for the people,” Hen derson’s products don’t have fancy labels, just a small black-and-white printed rect angle on the lid of each jar. “Expensive labels cover up the product. I go back to the basics,” he says, popping pickled gar lic cloves into his mouth one after the other “like candy,” he says. “I could eat a whole jar of these every night.”

n You can buy Mike’s Maine Pickles at Pat’s Meat Market in Portland (772-3961), DiPietro Market in South Portland (799-2839), Lois’s Natural Marketplace in Scarborough (885-0602), Royal River Natural Foods in Freeport (865-0046), Morning Glory Natural Foods in Brunswick (729-0546), Windy Hill Farm Market in Windham (8922793),

deal. “I said, ‘if you don’t sell this in a few months, I’ll buy it back.’”

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Admiral Robert Peary used it for exactly that purpose when he pre sented his wife, Josephine, with a luscious green Maine tourmaline neck lace set in Swift River gold after tongues began to wag that he’d kept company with an Inuit girl while flirting with the discovery of the North Pole.

DiamondsIjustwantsomethingtoholdonto…andalittleofthathumantouch.

Other designers can’t resist wrapping tourmaline in silver, though “it’s the stone that really makes our pieces unique,” says Jason Eggleston of Fairbanks, Frost, and Low Fine Jewelers and Goldsmiths in Freeport.

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–Bruce Springsteen

T ourmaline–what a beautiful way to say I’m sorry.

“It’s a complex gem that can adapt to whoever wears it,” he says. “We don’t say ‘semi-precious,’ by the way,” he cautions. “The term is antiquated and was dropped by the industry 20 years ago.”

“Individual tourmalines almost tell us how to design around them,” says Ron Gelinas of Mainestone Jewelry in Farmington. “I take pride in knowing where each piece comes from. My favorite design is an all-Maine production–a ring with a blue-green tourmaline cabachon bezel-set in 14k yel low gold with two natural gold nuggets from the Swift River in Byron.”

At the very base of our love affair with tourmaline is our sense of its ability to “personify mankind” and mirror its flaws, says Phil McCrillis of Mt. Mica Rarities in Greenwood.

From clear, pink, green, blue, and black tourmalines to striking shades of watermelon, we are indebted to Elijah Hamlin and Ezekiel Holmes. The two students discovered the first shimmers of green tourmaline at Mt. Mica in Paris in 1820. This magnificent find led to the discovery of the mother lode in 1972, when a series of large gem pockets flashed into view at the Dunton Mine Pit in Newry. Hundreds of pounds of varicolor tourmaline were unearthed, including the 10-inch crystal, ‘The Jolly Green Giant.’

“Regardless of the grade of tourmalines, they continue to fascinate,” says Annette Evans of R.D. Allen Jewelers

“There are many more flawless diamonds than tourmalines in the world, maybe even millions more,” which makes the purest of our Maine state gemstones (as of 1971) nobody’s diamonds: “very rare, much more so than diamonds, amethysts, topaz, garnets and other similar stones,” McCrillis says. Not that imperfec tions aren’t valuable in themselves: “In watermelon or bi-color tourmaline,” it’s not only desirable but artistic “to allow flaws and inclusions at times, because when the two colors of tourmaline come together in one stone,“ the results are dramatic and lend themselves to asymmetrical creations.

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History buffs, enthralled by the dramatic 1588 battle scenes between the English fleet and the Spanish Armada in Cate Blanchett’s most recent screen incarnation as Elizabeth I [Elizabeth: The Golden Age], had a chance to purchase what’s thought to be a genuine Armada chest for $2,240 at a recent auction by Hap Moore Antiques-Auctions in York.

Dead Man’s Chest

Iron clad and weighing more than 400 pounds, the chest boasts seven locks, only one of which serves to open it. While the exterior has the impenetrable appearance of your stereo typical Disney pirate chest, the relic, when opened, reveals a massive security system tucked under the lid behind a plate featuring a griffin design.

This chest, believed to have once held booty from the Spanish Armada, is a treasure itself–at auction.

Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg’s 1796 Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 8 August 1588 depicts the savagery of the Battle of Gravelines.

The curiosity was the property of a local Maine historian “who claimed it was one of the chests removed by the English from the Spanish Armada,” according to auctioneer Hap Moore. “It cer tainly once contained something of value, perhaps gold.”

Aided by unprecedented storms at sea, Spanish wrecks were strewn for great distances along the coasts of England, Scotland, Norway, and Ireland. At least fifty of the Spanish vessels, which had claimed dominion of the seas, were awash upon the rocky coasts. The ships were salvaged by the English, and among the valuables saved were these so-called “Armada chests.” Buyer beware, however–the term has become somewhat generic, and there are “Armada chests” on the market that never saw a Spanish galleon. Many of these are old, painted strongboxes made in Germany and the Netherlands for use by officers at sea during the 16th and 17th centuries. “I have no provenance or actual proof with respect to the one sold,” says Moore, “but inquiring bidders at the auction asked specific questions about features of the chest and felt it was authentic.” Moore adds that after the battle of 1588, the English distributed the true Spanish Armada chests around the Colonies, particularly to local treasuries. This one wound up in TheMaine.chest’s purchaser, a young collector vacationing with his family in York, just happened to go online during his visit and discovered the chest was coming up for auc tion. He’d always wanted one, and so he left an absentee

56 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE MARKET WATCH Sarah Cumming Cecil

PAINT POTEHT Experience Maine’s most knowledgeable and professional paint and decorating staff. This West End house features paint from The Paint Pot www.paintpotportland.com • 772-2371 1236 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04102 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 57 Chest: Sold by a Maine historian who believes “ it was one of the chests removed by the English from the Spanish Armada,” this ironclad trunk, 30x17x17 inches, sold for $2,240. Purse: This rare 14k gold Victorian Chatelaine mesh purse encrusted with precious stones also drew praise at Hap Moore Antiques-Auctions in York, selling for $1,568. AUCTIONSANTIQUESMOOREHAPWIKIPEDIA;LEFT:TOPFROMCLOCKWISE2 ) ballot and got the chest. While there were no ancient gold coins in the chest, gold items in general did well at the auction, with gold selling for more than $800 an ounce right now. “Gold just flew,” says Moore. “And silver flatware went through the roof.” Included in the sale was a Victorian gold mesh purse, decorated with diamonds and emeralds, which sold for $1,568. Moore discovered it while on a house visit to a local family who had no idea of its value. It was in a shoebox full of costume jewelry designated for children’s games of dress-up. n Sarah Cumming Cecil, a principal in the interior design firm Rose Cumming (www.rosecummingdesign.com), writes frequently on art, antiques, and interior design. Her work has appeared in ARTnews, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Connoisseur, and The New York Times.

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58 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE IN TUNE Todd M. Richard

Refusing to get “lost in the mix,” Kristina Kentigian’s new work flirts with complexities beyond “sex, love, heartache, [and] dancing in the club.” Tin Pan Alley’s loss is Portland’s gain.

Survivor

A fter years as the lone female in the local hip hop group Ill Natural, soulful vocalist Kristina Kentigian–known previously by her stage alias K Soul–is now taking her career to a new level as a solo artist. Kentigian, 27, has banged around southern Maine long enough to put a realistic edge to her ballads, grounding her work in rough insights with a smooth delivery. Her new CD, Real Life in Red Notebooks, is due out from Milled Pavement mid-year.

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 59 Kristina Kentigian–greatly influ enced by R&B and soul music–has struck out on her own with a new CD, Real Life in Red Notebooks.SANTERREJOHN

[I’m] working on finding my own sound, one I can stand by with confidence. This is one of the reasons it’s taken so long to finish. However, I’ve never felt closer to achieving it than very recently. I love electronic music and the feel of

On The Dock Of The Bay” or “Midnight Train To Georgia,” and I’d be really drawn to it. I loved the vocal riffs and trills, the emotion behind the delivery. As a little girl, I’d practice trying to sing like they did. I’d keep repeating a part until I got it just right. Somewhere along the way, I think it just all comes together…your life’s music. You manipulate the sound in your own way, without trying too hard to think about how it might fit on the Billboard charts. It just is what it is in the end. Your own.

You have a sense of soul without being too similar to any thing else happening right now. How’d this come about?

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Soul music, especially old R&B like Otis Redding or Donny Hathaway, is where I really find myself connecting the most, but there isn’t much music of any kind that I don’t like. No one in my family was especially into soul as I was growing up. Sometimes, I’d catch a song on the radio, something like “Sitting

As opposed to what you hear on the radio now?

When you think of some of the great song writers today, their music takes you on a journey with lyrics that can be extremely descriptive or more poetic and open for inter pretation. But it’s really not as common that you hear lyrics like that in today’s Top 40 R&B. Typically, you hear one of just a few topics: Sex, love, heartache, or dancing in the club. It just makes me enjoy even more those R&B and soul artists who try to push those lyrical concepts and venture out into a less than formulated content. How do I fit into it all? I really am striv ing to create something unique. I want my music to be relatable and catchy but still experimental, lyrically and instrumentally. I have no interest these days in creating an R&B sound that’s so identifiable that I can get lost in the mix of it all. I want to play with stories and ideas that may not fit into the standard topics of the genre but instead relate to me personally and tell my story. As much as I love singing and performing, it’s what I want to share and speak on that really drives me. What is that voice you’re creating?

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How do you see Maine as a home for your music? Is Portland ready for what you are offering? [Growing up], I’d get frustrated being here sometimes. I had this common grand delu sion that Maine was behind the times…and that I needed to be in a mecca like NYC or Boston. I moved away for a little while and discovered there wasn’t really any place I’d rather be right now than here. Portland is such a hip little city with people eager to get on board with a great idea. I’ve come to real ize no matter where you are, you get back what you put in. n Look for Kentigian and her new band, Dreamosaic, to surface at Empire Dine & Dance in the coming weeks as she finishes her debut solo album.

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Do you miss Ill Natural, going on your own? It’s both exciting and scary to be suddenly independent and in charge of your own ideas and decisions. I always had a certain aspect of attention in Ill Natural, being the only vocalist and the only female, but there still was a certain comfort and safety in the numbers. Even then, I wrote lyrics that relat ed to my life and experience, but now I have a certain freedom; a free reign over ideas. I am able to really explore the ideas that live in me and can write freely about my life and tell my story in a different way.

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Café Stroudwater has been an award-winning local favorite for many years. Chef Paul L’Heureux features delicious local cuisine using local products based on the season. For a truly unique experience, reserve a “Chef’s Table,” where you and your guest will be seated right in the kitchen while the Chef prepares your sixcourse meal accompanied by select wines. * 1050 Westbrook Street in the Embassy Suites, Portland. 775-0032 Castine Inn, a perfect getaway in one of the most beautiful villages in New England, overlooking a perennial garden and Castine Harbor. Enjoy Chef Tom Gutow’s unique and refined cuisine in a casually elegant setting. Both á la carte and tasting menus available at one of Food & Wine magazine’s 50 top hotel restaurants in the U.S. June through September. www.castineinn.com 326-4365 Cinque Terre, Portland’s destination for authentic Italian cuisine, located in the Historic Old Port. Both á la carte and fixed-price menu selections available in a casually elegant setting. Sample hand-made pasta, ravioli, and gelatos. Enjoy the best local fish, meat, and finest Italian wines from our Wine Spectator award-winning list. Summer patio seating, dining room open 7 days from 5 p.m. * 36 Wharf Street, Portland, cinqueterremaine.com 347-6154

Jameson Tavern, with a casual bar, lounge & dining room. The building is the site of the signing of the Constitution for the state of Maine when it broke away from Massachusetts. Classic preparations served in a graceful & elegant setting make this a fine retreat from frenzied outlet shopping. 115 Main Street, Freeport. * 865-4196

Clayton’s Cafe 447 Route 1, Yarmouth. This family-owned gourmet deli, coffee shop, and bakery specializes in sandwiches for no mean appetite. Enjoy a fresh brewed ice tea and the Famous chicken salad on the outdoor patio. Also featuring soups and salads and a full array of take-home dinners, menu rotating daily. Monday-Friday, 7:00-7:00 & Saturday, 8:305:00. www.claytonscafe.com. 846-1117

Becky’s at 390 Commercial Street, featured in Esquire and recommended by Rachael Ray, is “a slice of diner heaven,” according to Gourmet. Serving classic diner fare within the call of gulls, it’s Maine’s best family-friendly place to keep it real. Open 4 a.m.-9 p.m., 7 days a week. 773-7070

3 Dollar Dewey’s in the heart of Portland’s Old Port is not to be missed. Pub fare includes chowder, appetizers–including beer-battered shrimp, buffalo wings, and glorious nachos–as well as chili, salads, seafood, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, and build-your-own pizzas. A beer-lover’s heaven with 36 draft beers and 42 bottled beers. Open every day 11:30 a.m.-1:00 a.m. 241 Commercial Street. www.3dollardeweys.com 772-3310

Crab Louie an institution at 127 Commercial Street in Portland, has fried seafood and sandwiches–the best you’ve ever tasted. The owner fished for 15 years and knows how to cook seafood right! Family friendly. Sunday-Wednesday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. ThursdaySaturday 11a.m.- Midnight. THE place for late-night eating when you’re out in the Old Port. 772-6200

DiMillo’s Floating Restaurant at 25 Long Wharf off Commercial Street. You can’t beat the location for fabulous water views of Portland Harbor. Escape the hustle & bustle of the city. Watch the boats go by. Enjoy fresh Maine lobster year-round, steak, seafood dishes, & more. Serving 7 days from 11:00 a.m. Children’s menu available. For drinks & a lighter menu, try our Portside Lounge. 772-2216

BiBo’s Madd Apple Cafe, 23 Forest Avenue, Portland, in the heart of the Arts District. Focusing on creative, affordable cuisine with an eclectic wine list to match, served in a bright casual atmosphere. Lunch Wed.-Fri. 11:30-2; brunch Sun. 11-2; dinner Wed.-Sat. from 5:30 and Sundays 4-8. Menus change with the local growing season. Menus online at blog.myspace.com/bibosmadapplecafe. * 774-9698

“Great food, drink, and service in a casual and unpretentious atmosphere.” The Café (Monday-Saturday lunch and dinner, and now serving Sunday Brunch) offers a more intimate setting while the Bar & Grille (open 7 days a week at 11:30 a.m.) offers live music Wednesday-Saturday nights. For a real local feel, reasonable prices, and great food, check out either one or both! www. thedogfishcompany.com Eve’s At The Garden, 468 Fore Street, Portland, promises a unique experience and a fresh local approach to food. Chef Jeff Landry and his team utilize products from Maine’s coastal waters and farms: jumbo diver-harvested scallops, Maine-raised organic pork, line-caught Atlantic halibut, freerange chicken, and fresh Maine lobster prepared several different ways. Free valet parking. Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Dinner 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. 523-2040

Francisco’s Blue House Café serves brunch from a highly extensive menu Wednesday-Sunday 8 a.m.-2 p.m., featuring classic, international, and regional omelets, waffles, salads, sandwiches, and paninis. Dinner WednesdaySaturday from 5:30 p.m. Try the Mongolian hot pot–a coconut-herb broth with Asian-style noodles served in a flaming hot pot–or the caramelized salmon over truffled mushroom risotto. 1081 Brighton Avenue, Portland. www.franciscosportland.com 347-6196

The Great Impasta, Premier Italian Restaurant in Brunswick, recognized as one of the “Top 25 Italian Restaurants in all of New England.” Intimate dining room setting, fun and varied wine list, and creative Italian & Mediterranean-inspired dishes at surprisingly reasonable prices. Open for lunch and dinner, Monday through Saturday. 42 Maine Street, www.thegreatimpasta.comBrunswick.729-5858

Beale Street Barbeque continues a tradition of eclectic American cuisine at their new location in South Portland. Still serving the best hardwood smoked and grilled meats, poultry, fish and seafood as well as tasty appetizers, specialty sandwiches, salads, and creative daily lunch and dinner specials. Full bar featuring Maine microbrews on tap. No reservations needed, children welcome. Open all day, every day at 725 Broadway in South Portland. www.mainebbq.com 767-0130

Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill, 209 Western Avenue, South Portland, with distinctly Californian décor. Famous for sweet pork, made-to-order smothered burritos, savory desserts, and chicken salads with creamy tomatillo ranch dressing, Costa Vida prepares everything fresh on the premises–and the food is addicting! Entrées $5-$9. Monday–Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Catering available. www.CostaVidaNewEngland.com 772-VIDA or take it to go: 772-TOGO.

Fine Dining in Maine

73 Mile Road Wells, ME 04090 207-646-2252 www.wellsbeachsteakhouse.com216MileRoadWells,ME04090 207-646-7558 www.billyschowderhouse.com60MileRoadWells,ME04090 207-641-8550 www.varanos.com EGENDS LCONTINUETRADITIONSBEGIN 62 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE DINING GUIDE

Lucky Thai. Come experience the only Thai cuisine in Gorham, at 25 Elm Street. Serving fresh cuisine and many vegetarian entrées. Our chefs use only fresh herbs and spices that will satisfy your appetite. Beer and wine are available. Dine in or take out. Open 7 days a week. 839-6999

Margaritas Mexican Restaurants & Watering Hole! Two locations in Portland, others in Lewiston, Augusta, Orono & Portsmouth, serving oversized meals & colossal drinks. Always free hot chips & salsa, legendary margaritas, & the house specialty, the sizzling fajita. Happy hour M-F, 4-7 p.m., free hot appetizers. In Portland at 242 St. John Street, Union Station Plaza, 874-6444 & 11 Brown Street near the Civic Center. 774-9398

La Familia–best Latin American cuisine north of the border. Classic appetizers like empañadas and ceviche, and generously plated entrées: jumbo pan-fried shrimp in butter with garlic and onion served with fried plantains and salad, and rotisserie chicken with Latin seasonings. Try homemade flan for dessert. Lunch and dinner Monday-Thursday noon-8 p.m, Friday noon-10 p.m. Saturday noon.-8 p.m. 906 Brighton Avenue, Portland. 761-5865

Maria’s Ristorante, est. 1960, 337 Cumberland Avenue, Portland. Portland’s Finest Italian Cusine. Maine Sunday Telegram’s Four-Star Italian Restaurant. Wonderful Italian wines, with exclusives. Lunch and Dinner Served TuesdaySaturday. Price range $12-$24. Homemade ricotta gnocchi, New

The Dogfish Bar & Grille 128 Free Street, Portland 772-5483, and The Dogfish Café, 953 Congress Street, Portland, 253-5400.

Lotus Chinese and Japanese Restaurant, 251 US Rt. 1 Falmouth, Maine (Falmouth Shopping Plaza). We feature full-service bar and lounge area, sushi bar, Chinese traditional food not available outside of Boston, friendly atmosphere and courteous service. 781-3453

Anthony’s Italian Kitchen, 151 Middle Street, lower level, Portland. Voted “Best in Portland” three years in a row. Pizza, pasta, and sandwiches. All homemade recipes including lasagna, chicken parmesan, eggplant parmesan, meatballs, and Italian sausages. No item over $10. Beer and wine. Friday and Saturday night live Broadway review includes five-course dinner for $35/pp. Catering available. * 774-8668

Great Lost Bear 540 Forest Avenue in the Woodfords area of Portland. A full bar with over 50 draught beers, predominantly from local micro-breweries, an enormous menu with soups, salads, sandwiches, steaks, a large vegetarian selection, the best nachos & buffalo wings in town. Discover where the natives go when they’re restless! Every day 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. www. greatlostbear.com 772-0300

Jacqueline’s Tea Room and Gift Shop, experience authentic Afternoon Tea in an exquisite English setting. Select from over 70 of the finest quality loose-leaf teas to accompany your four-course luncheon of scones with Devon cream, preserves and lemon curd, finger sandwiches of all kinds, and desserts. Great for intimate conversations and parties. 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and alternating weekends. 201 Main Street, Freeport. Reservations only. * www.jacquelinestearoom.com 865-2123

Music while you dine Thursdays in October & December. Open Wednesday - Saturday for Dinner ~ Reservations starting at 6pm. Visit our Website for Cooking Class Information * www. seagrassbistro.com 846-3885

Twenty Milk Street, in the Portland Regency Hotel, is proud to be the only restaurant in Maine to serve exclusively U.S.D.A. prime steaks, combining award-winning classic American Cuisine with fine wines in a warm and inviting atmosphere. Featuring Regency Crab Cakes, Baked Escargo, 20-oz. Porterhouse Steak, Sesame Tuna, homemade breads, and desserts. Dinner seven nights a week; also serving breakfast, lunch and brunch. Complimentary Valet Parking. 774-4200 Una Tapas Winebar Lounge, Portland’s destination for unique and exciting food, wine, and cocktails. Weekday Happy Hours, interesting and eclectic wines, signature cocktails, flavorful tapas plates, and special music events with live jazz two days a week. “Best Martini Bar”–Press-Herald and Casco Bay Weekly. Near Downtown, the waterfront, and the Old Port at 505 Fore Street. www.unawinebar.com 828-0300 Uncle Billy’s is a welcome oasis–a reminder that life is good. Owner/chef Jonathan St. Laurent’s famous barbeque with Quebecois flair: Grilled Skirt Steak with Frites á la Francais, mussels steamed in beer, melt-in-your-mouth beef brisket, and braised lamb with polenta and mushrooms. Blues-age décor, jukebox of funky tunes, live music, full bar, and Happy Hour–beers from Lambics to Schlitz. 653 Congress Street, Tuesday-Saturday 5-close, Sunday 12-close. 761-5930 Walter’s, 15 Exchange Street, Portland. Cuisine with “worldly” influences–casual fine dining with a metropolitan flair. Menu changes seasonally with popular blackboard specials. Bar manager Steven Lovenguth’s wine list complements Chef Jeff Buerhaus’s menu selections. Interesting cocktails and dessert drinks, also. Open Mon-Sat 11:30-2:30 for lunch; dinner from 5:00 seven nights a week. Private room available for up to 26 guests. www.walterscafe.com 871-9258 Wells Beach Steakhouse and T-Bone Lounge serves prime steaks, fresh seafood, and delicious salads, featuring Kobe sirloin steaks, stuffed smoked salmon and grilled swordfish in an upscale, plush atmosphere. Enjoy a selection from the highly allocated new world wine list, or a signature 28-ounce Wells Beach martini under the starry ‘sky’ of the lounge. 73 Mile Road, Wells. www. wellsbeachsteakhouse.com 646-2252 Yosaku, at 1 Danforth Street, is an authentic Japanese culinary experience, designed by owner Sato Takahiro and lead chef Matsuyama Masahiro. Premium sushi, sashimi, and rolls, including Yosaku roll, spicy scallop roll, Godzilla roll, and traditional cooked Japanese cuisine for the sushi-shy. Enjoy a bento box beside a tranquil Japanese waterfall. Lunch Monday-Friday 11:30-2, Saturday-Sunday 12-3. Dinner 5-9:30, Friday-Saturday 5-10:30. 780-0880 Diane Hudson

MJ’s Grille and Tavern offers casual fine dining in a comfortable environment, with a variety of dishes–from small plates and seasonal salads to steak and local seafood. Handcrafted wooden bar offers a wide selection of beers from around the world, local beers, fine wines, and martinis. Private rooms for parties. Downstairs Tavern open Friday and Saturday nights with DJs and bands. 94 Maine Street, Brunswick. www. mjsgrille.com 729-6574

WINTERGUIDE 2008 63 England’s finest veal dishes, Sirloin Pizziola, Zuppa De Pesce, Homemade Gelatos. “Preserving the Authentic Italian Dining Experience.” www.mariasrestaurant.com 772-9232

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Next, we dip into full flavored Red Bliss “Potato Corn Bacon Soup ($7),” robust and unforgettable with Old Smoke House bacon. From our first spoonful it’s obvious that soups are going to be celebri ties here. The menu also features chicken vegetable ($7) and inviting homemade seafood chowder ($9). For entreés, I enjoy a perfectly seared duck breast ($17) with mashed potatoes and a rich very berry blackberry merlot reduc tion that is close your eyes wonderful. My partner devours a pleasing portion of classic fish and chips ($17). The crispy, non greasy coating lends sizzle and snap to the fish, which arrives in such generous pro portions that the dish overflows. The inclu sion of shrimp in this traditional dish tickles us–their texture is perfect for dipping into Tranchemontagne’s specialty sauce while we drink in the music. Our dessert is a delicious finale to the evening: an assorted cheese plate, featuring Camembert from Silver Moon Creamery, a smooth goat cheese from Heart Song Farm, and Berkshire blue cheese, all served with apples, Gardiner’s Honey of Maine, a balsami co (vinaigrette), nuts, and toast points. Oh yes, as this is a pub, there are lots of creative cocktails as well as good wines and beers to be enjoyed. Foxbrook Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, at $5 per elegant glass, pairs with our dinners nicely. Or try “The Swamp” if you dare. n

During our recent stop, the joint is jump ing. Recent live music performers here, on Fridays from 9 to 11 p.m., include Jenny Woodman, Rachel Griffin, and Adam Waxman. Tonight, Mitch Alden (from “Now is Now”) is onstage with his drummer, NeilFirstCarroll.toreach our table is a truly mag nificent pâté plate, with homemade pickles, sweet marinated onions, hot mustard, and tasty toast points ($7). Tranchemontagne’s pâté is made with pork, chicken liver, chick en, and a little bacon. It is sautéed in duck fat with onions, garlic, and spices. After it’s cooled, he blends it with more butter and duck fat. “The pickles are a variation from my mother’s recipe,” he says. He strips down the spices to promote and simplify the sweet/sour taste. “This helps the mouth taste the cheese better.”

Transforming Chicky’s Fine Diner night club on Bridge Street, Tranchemontagne has named his new enterprise the “Frog and Turtle”−a marriage of liveliness and leisure−and billed it as a “gastro pub.”

The Frog & Turtle in Westbrook delights diners’ senses with fine fare and dazzling live entertainment. View from the Bridge

The Pepperclub is a prize-winning restaurant (“Best Vegetarian” & “Best Value” in Frommer’s Guide to New England) with creative world cuisine. Blackboard menu lists five vegetarian, three fish, & three meat entrées, including an organic beef burger. Relaxed, affordable dining on the edge of the Old Port w/free parking. Open nightly at 5 p.m. 78 Middle Street. 772-0531

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O’Naturals serves natural and organic flatbread sandwiches, tossed salads, Asian noodles, soups, and kids’ meals. Quick service, but our leather couches, wireless internet, and comfortable atmos phere will entice you to stay. Flatbread pizza after 4 p.m. and pesto chicken, roast beef, wild bison meatloaf, wild Alaskan salmon, and many vegetarian items–something for everyone. Portland 3212050 and Falmouth 781-8889

The Frog and Turtle, 3 Bridge Street, Westbrook, 591-4185. Open Tues. to Sun., 4 to 9, and Sun. brunch, 9 to 1 p.m. www.thefrogandturtle.com

C hef James Tranchemontagne of Uffa! fame revels in a neighborhood dining scene, so, when he moved to Westbrook, he packed up his popular Portland restaurant and took it with him.

North Star Music Café, 225 Congress Street, at the base of Munjoy Hill in Portland. A coffee shop and café offering soups, sandwiches, salads, and specials made from scratch. Eat by our sunny windows or take your food to go. A full coffee bar, sodas, beer, and wine available. Music most nights. Check www. northstarcafe.net for calendar and hours. 699-2994

SeaGrass Bistro, 30 Forest Falls Drive, Yarmouth, an intimate 40-seat dining room with an open kitchen. Chef Stephanie’s style of American Bistro Cuisine, with Asian, French, and Tuscan influences, uses fresh local ingredients. Menu changes frequently.

Above left: Joan Baez touches down at Waterville Opera House March 24, 8 p.m., $35.50-$45.50. Visit liveattheoperahouse.com or call 873-7000. Top, right: Verdi’s La Traviata excites at Merrill AuditoriumMarch5,7:30p.m.,$38-$53,students$15.Visitpcagreatperformances.orgorcall842-0800.Center:Blast!explodesontotheMerrillAuditoriumstageonMarch12thand13that7:30p.m.Fortickets,visitpcagreatperformances.orgorcall842-0800.Bottom,right:TwentyfourBillyJoelclassicsleaptolifewhen Movin’ Out’s National Tour moves in to Merrill Auditorium March 25-27th at 7:30 p.m. Visit pcagreatperformances.org or call 842-0800 for tickets. AGENDA GOINGS ON Events Calendar 64 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE

Great Eclectic Work s Great Conversation s Good Fun COOPER JACKSON GALLERYs Invited & Gallery Artists Contemporary Floral Still Life: Real and Abstract February 2008 70 India Street Portland, 207-772-2108ME cooperjacksongallery.com Ronnie WilsonJohn Wissmann Portland Feb 08.indd 1 1/5/08 3:37:58 PM FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 65 Galleries Abbe Museum , Bar Harbor. “Weaving Traditions of the Darien Jungle: the Basket Collection of Chuck and Pat McClure” continues to March 14; Journeys West: The David and Peggy Rockefeller American Indian Art collection to June 15. 288-3519 or www.abbemuseum.org Acadia National Park Museum , Bar Harbor. Historical treasures housed in a building at park headquarters. 288-3338. Art Gallery at UNE , Westbrook College Campus, University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland. “Wall Envy: Two Passionate Collectors” opens February 5. 797-7261 or www.une.edu/artgallery Atrium Arts Gallery , University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn College, Lewiston. “Educate and Create: Maine Art Education Association” to March 28. http://usm.maine.edu/lac/art/ PERFORMANCESGREATPCAHOUSE;OPERAILLEWATELEFT:FROMRV ( 3 )

Carolyn Walton Gallery, 39 Pleasant Hill Road, Freeport. Works of Carolyn Walton. 865-1585 or carolynwalton.com

A Fine Thing: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts , 25 Forest Avenue, Portland. Kate Sullivan to February 29, Leonard Baskin and Francisco Zuniga to March 31, “IMPACT: The Poster” opens March 7, Woodcut Show opens April 4. 699-2919 or www.edpollackfinearts.com/ Fore Street Gallery , 372 Fore Street, Portland. Paul Black, Sylvia Dyers, Carlton Plummer continue. 874-8084 or www.forestreetgallery.com

Eric Hopkins Gallery , North Haven Island. Visit the artist at North Haven, 867-2229, or the year-round gallery in Rockland. 594-1996 or www.erichopkins.com Fa rnsworth Museum of Art , Main Street, Rockland. Contemporary Glass, Louise Nevelson, and Alex Katz to February 17; Kosti Ruohomaa to March 9; Andrew Wyeth and James Wyeth con tinue. 596-6457 or www.farnsworthmuseum.org

Aucocisco Gallery , 615A Congress Street, Portland. “Only Connect” to March 1, exhibit of Gallery Artists opens with a reception on First Friday Art Walk, March 7. 775-2222 or www.aucocisco.com Bates College Museum of Art , Lewiston. “Wildness Within, Wildness Without” to March 4. 786-6158. www.bates.edu/museum.xml

Filament Gallery , 181 Congress Street, Portland. Jill Dalton and Ernest Paterno, including Cyroni Glass continue. 774-0932 or www.filamentgallery.com

Frost Gully Gallery , 1159 U.S. Route 1, Freeport. Thomas Crotty, Stephen Etnier, Laurence Sisson, Dahlov Ipcar, Janet C. Manyan. 865-4505 or www.frostgullygallery.com

Cooper Jack son Gallery , 70 India Street, Portland. Still Life Floral Group Show February 1-29, Geoffrey Drew March 7-29. 772-2108 or www.cooperjacksongallery.com

Bowdoin College Museum of Art , Walker Art Building, Brunswick. “Modern Times: Alumni Collect” and “Great Graphics: 1470-1979” to March 7. 725-3275 or www.bowdoin.edu/art-museum/

Children’s Museum of Maine , 142 Free Street, Portland. Imagination Station, Stage Stories, Cool Science, Big Messy Art. 828-1234 or www.childrensmuseumofme.org

Galeyrie Fine Art , 240 US Route 1, Falmouth. Gallery Artists’

Show continues. 781-3555. Greenhut Gallery , 146 Middle Street, Portland. For almost 50 years,we’ve been protecting the nature ofMaine,including • keeping the Penobscot River’s spectacular West Branch wild and free-flowing • leading the campaign that put cleaner cars on Maine roads • convincing law makers to pass a law setting up recycling centers to protect families from toxic chemicals in computers and TV sets • protecting the character and future ofMaine’s North Woods Join us today! 3 Wade Street • Augusta, Maine 04330 Take care ofyour “home”for generations to come. Join the Natural Resources Council ofMaine! We are the state’s leading organization working to protect Maine’s air,waters,and forests. Photo: Beth Dimond Home is Where Your Heart is: MAINE Learn more about us at www.nrcm.org or by calling us at (800) 287-2345. Learn more about us at www.nrcm.org or by calling us at (800) 287-2345. 66 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE GOINGS ON Events Calendar

Center for Maine Contemporary Art , 162 Russell Avenue, Rockport. Frances Hodsdon to February 23, Benjamin Rush and Michael Waterman to March 15, “Portals: Art and Spirit” to March 22. 236-2875 or www.cmcanow.org

Colby College Museum of Art , Mayflower Hill, Waterville. Amy Stacey Curtis to April 13. 872-3228 or www.colby.edu/museum

African Humanities Gallery includes a col ThorntonAcademy207-282-3361,ext. 202 438 Main St., www.thorntonacademy.orgSaco Serving grades 6-12 Preparing students for a changing world since 1811 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 67

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art , 522 Congress Street, Portland. Winter Exhibition Series to March 16. 775-3052 or www.meca.edu

Daniel Kany Gallery , 89 Exchange Street, Portland. Maine photographers to February 16. 514-7475 or www.kany.net Linco ln County Historical Association , Federal Street, Wiscasset. History of Lincoln County, including the Pownalborough Courthouse and the Old Jail in Wiscasset. The Pownalborough Courthouse Museum is located on Route 128 in Dresden, off Route 27. 882-6817 or www.lincolncountyhistory.org

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum , 58 Fore Street, Portland. The only Maine two-foot gauge parlor car, built in 1901 for the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad, and the Pondicherry and Mt. Pleasant, two coaches built for the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad in the early 1880s. 828-0814 or www.mngrr.org Maine State Museum , 87 State House Station, Augusta. “Maine Gems,” “Struggle for Identity,” “Reflections of Maine” continue. 287-2304 or www.state.me.us/museum/ The Maine Women Writers Collection , Westbrook College Campus, University of New England, Stevens Avenue, Portland. Correspondence, photographs, manuscripts, artifacts, and audio recordings of more than 500 Maine women authors. 797-7688, ext. 4324 or www.une.edu Museum of African Culture , 13 Brown Street, Portland. “The Seven Spirits and Masks” contin ues, “Malaga Island of Maine” through February with a lecture by Daniel Minter on February 8. Documentary film Amazing Grace Fridays during February.

Holly Ready Gallery , 146 High Street, Portland. Paintings by Holly Ready. 632-1027 or www.hollyready.com

Maine Historical Society Museum , 489 Congress Street, Portland. Maine Indian Artforms from the Hudson Museum opens February 15. 774-1822 or www.mainehistory.org Maine Maritime Museum , 243 Washington Street, Bath. “Lobstering & the Maine Coast,” “Distant Lands of Palm and Spice: Maine Ships and Mariners in Deepwater Commerce,” “Clipper Snow Squall Exhibit” continue. 443-1316 or www.mainemaritimemuseum.org/calendar

Jameson Gallery , 305 Commercial Street, Portland. 772-5522 or www.jamesongallery.com

30th Anniversary “Painters Who Teach” to March 1, John Whalley March 6-29, Margaret Gerding opens April 3. 772-2693 or www.greenhutgalleries.com

June Fitzpatrick Gallery , 522 Congress Street, Portland. CMCA is Portland group exhibit February 1-29, Paul Heroux opens March 5. At 112 High Street: “Works on Paper” February 1-March 29. 772-1961 or www.junefitzpatrickgallery.com

Penobscot Marine Museum , 5 Church Street, Searsport. History of Penobscot Bay and the maritime history of Maine, including eight National Historic Register Buildings and the mod ern Stephen Phillips Memorial Library with mari time, photographic, and genealogical holdings. Furnishings, artifacts, ship models, paintings, pho tographs, China Trade art, and small craft. 548-2529 or www.penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Saco Museum , 371 Main Street, Saco. Paintings, furnishings, and household objects with documented histories of ownership in the Saco Valley in the 18th and 19th centuries. 283-3861. www.sacomuseum.org

Tom Veilleux Gallery , 75 Market Street, Portland. William and Marguerite Zorach, William Glackens, James Fitzgerald, Guy Pene Du Bois. Rockwell Kent, George Bellows, Winslow Homer, Will Barnett. 828-0784 or www.tomveilleux.com

Seashore Trolley Museum , Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport. Museum of mass transit vehicles operated by the New England Electric Railway Historical Society. 967-2712 or www.trolleymuseum.org

University of Maine Museum of Art , 40 Harlow Street, Bangor. Berenice Abbot, Marsden Hartley, Winslow Homer, Carl Sprinchorn, Andrew Wyeth. 561-3350 or www.umma.umaine.edu

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Supplies that Robert E. Peary took to the North Pole, and artifacts that Donald B. MacMillan encountered on his arctic explorations. 725-3062

Susan Maasch Fine Art , 29 Forest Avenue, Portland. Richard Estes, Richard Haas, David Kapp, Todd Watts, Rackstraw Downes, to February 29; Berenice Abbott opens with a reception on March 7, to March 31. 699-2966 or www.susanmaaschfineart.com

Salt Gallery , 110 Exchange Street, Portland.

lection of artifacts and stories of courage from 15 Sub-Saharan African cultures. 871-7188 or www.africantribalartmuseum.org

Portland Museum of Art , 7 Congress Square, Portland. Lola Alvarez Bravo to March 16, John Bisbee to March 23. 773-ARTS, (800) 639-4067 or www.portlandmuseum.com

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Whitney Art Works Projects , 45 York Street. Portland. Nathan Eldridge, David Ross, John McNeil to March 1; Matt Cote and Justin Richel March 5-29; “The Diptich Collective” opens April 2. 780-0700 or www.whitneyartworks.com Maine’s Full Service Scandinavian Importer 75 Market Street, Portland • 874-6768 www.simplyscandinavian.com

University of Southern Maine Art Galleries , Gorham campus. Michael G. Moore to February 29. 780-5008 or www.usm.maine.edu/~gallery

Student Show continues to March. 761-0660 or www.salt.edu

Vox Photographs , Chestnut Street, Portland. David Puntel through February, gallery artists open March 1. 323-1214 or www.voxphotographs.com

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The Children’s Theatre , 142 Free Street, Portland. Ferdinand the Bull opens March 28. Maine Dramatic Institute holds workshops for children 3-18. 878-2774, 828-0617 or www.childrenstheatremaine.org

Cho ral Art Society , Portland. Brahms’s

Wiscasse t Bay Gallery , 67 Main Street, Wiscasset. 882-7682. American and European Art through March. 882-7682 or www.wiscassetbaygallery.com

Portland Players , South Portland. Performances of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, are from March 1 to April 6 followed by Crazy for You, May 16 to June 1. www.portlandplayers.org Portland Stage Company , Forest Avenue, Portland. Its fabulous downtown location makes this theater the perfect stop on a “dinner and a show” evening. The season continues with Much Ado About Nothing, February 26 to March 23 followed by Magnetic North, April 1 to April 20 and Doubt, April 29 to May 25. 774-0465 or www.portlandstage.com

Maine State Ballet , 348 U.S. Route One, Falmouth. Paquita & Firebird February 29March 8, Coppelia opens April 4. 781-7672 or Theaterwww.mainestateballet.org

USM Theatre , University of Southern Maine, Russell Hall, Gorham. To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday February 14-17, City of Angels opens March 14. 780-5151 or Musicwww.usm.maine.edu/theater

Requiem and Haydn’s Te Deum with Portland Symphony Orchestra March 8. 828-0043 or www.choralart.org Cumberland County Civic Center , Portland. Toby Keith February 14, Blue Man Group February 19, Harlem Globetrotters March 27. 775-3458, 775-3331 or www.ticketmaster. com or www.theciviccenter.com Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ , Merrill Auditorium, Portland. The Kotzschmar Annual Bach Birthday Bash with the Portland Ballet Company March 11. 883-4234 or www.foko.org L/A Arts , 221 Lisbon Street, Lewiston. Jonathan Edwards March 6, Little Red Riding Hood April 5. 297 Forest Avenue Portland, ME Monday through Saturday 9am to 5pm Just off I-295 Exit 6B p: 207.772.3843 f: 207.773.2849 www.Bradfordsruggallery.comOuhshakCollection oriental contemporary sisal broadloom appraisals cleaning padding FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 69

Zero Station , Anderson Street, Portland. “Zero Portfolio” at the website and in flat-files at the gallery. 347-7000 Dancewww.zerostation.com

Portland Ballet , Portland. Kotzschmar Annual Bach Birthday Bash March 11. 842-0800 or www.portlandballet.org

St. Lawrence Arts Center , 76 Congress Street, Portland. Prelude to A Kiss February 14-March 9. 775-5568 or www.stlawrencearts.org

70 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE GOINGS ON Events Calendar 782-7228, (800) 639-2919 or www.laarts.org Mai ne Music Society , 215 Lisbon Street, Lewiston. Wine Tasting with Your Valentine at Graziano’s Casa Mia Restaurant (Route 196, Lisbon) February 10, Sounds Divine at the Franco-American Heritage Center April 6. 7821403 or www.mainemusicsociety.org Portland Conservatory of Music , First Parish Church, 425 Congress Street, Portland. Free Noonday Concerts feature faculty and friends of the PCM performing Tuesdays at noon through April. 775-3356 or www.portlandconservatory.net PCA Great Performances , Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Pianist Ingrid Fliter February 6, Limon Dance Company February 27, La Traviata March 5, Pink Martini March 7, Blast! national tour March 12-13, Movin’ Out national tour March 25-27, Spirit of Uganda March 30. 773-3150 or www.pcagreatperformances.org Portland String Quartet , Woodfords Congregational Church, Woodford Street, Portland. Stravinsky, Ravel, and Franck, with guest artist Cheryl Tschanz, March 2. 761-1522 or www.portlandstringquartet.org Portland Symphony Orchestra , Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Vocal Valentine February 16-17, Beethoven Piano Concerto February 24, A German Requiem March 4, Music of Henry Mancini March 15, Wine Dinner and Auction March 31 at Harraseeket Inn in Freeport, Spirit of Russia April 1. 842-0800, 842-0812 TTY, or www.portlandsymphony.com Stacy Mitchell discusses her controversial bestseller Big-Box Swindle, one of Booklist’s top ten business books of the year, on March 20 from 7-9 p.m. at Westbrook College Campus, University of New England.

The Black Tie Market & Bistro From ourtokitchenyourhome Dinner Éntrees • Delicious Desserts Select Salads & Side Dishes • Deli Meats Freshly Baked Breads & Pastries Also serving light breakfast & take-out lunches for 2 to 200 - Free on-site parking - Seating available -Catering for breakfast & luncheon -Delivery available -Fresh cheese, produce, wine, beer & grocery items Located at One Union Wharf Commercial Street in Portland, Maine PH (207) 756-6230 • FAX (207) 699-2519 One Union Wharf, Portland, Maine 04101 207-761-6665 • www.theblacktieco.com The Harbor View At Jones Landing FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 71 St. Lawrence Arts Center , 76 Congress Street, Portland. Judy Garland Songbook through February 10. 775-5568 or www.stlawrencearts.org Waterville Opera House , 1 Common Street, Waterville. Joan Baez March 24. 873-7000 or Don’twww.operahouse.commiss Maine Audubon , 20 Gisland Farm Road, Falmouth. Nature Book Discussion: The Iambics of Newfoundland February 11, Good Night Nature, February 14, Spring Anyone? February 23, Spring Yoga Mondays through March and April, Birdwalk Thursday mornings, Nature Book Discussion: The Control of Nature by John McPhee March 10, Designing Landscape for Wildlife March 11 and 18, Family Nature Walk: Full Moon Ramble March 22, Naturalists’ Forum: The Polar Bears of Churchill March 31. 781-2330 or www.maineaudubon.org Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance , 318 Glickman Family Library, University of Southern Maine, 314 Forest Ave, Portland. “Writers Read” third Wednesday each month. Maine Literary Awards ceremony April 3. 228-8263 or www.mainewriters.org Maine Women Writers Collection , Westbrook College Campus, University of New England, Stevens Avenue, Portland. Literary, cultural, and social history by and about more than 500 Maine woman writers open by appointment. Author’s Program: Elizabeth De Wolfe March 6, Stacy Mitchell March 20, Monica Wood April 3. 221-4324 or www.une.edu/mwwc Movies on Exchange , 16 Exchange Street , Portland. Pete Seeger: The Power of Song February 13-19, Starting Out in the Evening February 20-26. 772-8041 or www.moviesonexchange.com Portland Pottery and Metalsmithing Studio , 118 Washington Avenue, Portland. Offering pottery, jewelry making, sculpture and a wide assortment of classes and workshops. 772-4334 or www.portlandpottery.com Portand Public Library , Congress Street, Portland. Brown Bag Lectures Wednesdays noon to 1 in the Rines Auditorium. Page to Stage interactive discussions with Portland Stage Company, noon to 1 Tuesdays: Much Ado About Nothing March 4, Magnetic North April 8. www.portlandpubliclibrary.com Southern Maine Community College , Jewett Auditorium, 77 Fort Road, South Portland. “Living in a Multicultural World” March 5 and April 8. 741-5500. University of Southern Maine South worth Planetarium , 96 Falmouth Street, Portland. Total Lunar Eclipse presentation from 8 p.m. February 20. 780-4749 or www.usm.maine.edu/planet/ –Compiled by Diane HudsonSERIESAUTHORSPRING2008COLLECTIONWRITERSWOMENMAINE

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“It’sgarden.theone original plant we know the poet planted,” says Betsy Umbel, president of the Longfellow Garden Club, which was organized in 1924 to restore, finance, and manage the garden. Umbel continues: “When the garden reopens, it won’t be as large, but we’ll be planting what’s historically correct, including the Longfellow lilac. The Garden Club will continue to take care of the garden, and the Club has stipulated that there’s never to be an admission to see the garden. It’s such a wonderful place in a small city for children to visit and people to come, sit, enjoy their lunch and the Longfellowsurroundings.”drewinspiration from the hardy lilacs in his dooryard, writing, “The lilacs are in bloom, and the apple trees. The whole world is a flower garden; and all the birds are singing, singing, singing.” Lilacs inspired novelist Sarah Orne Jewett, too. Jewett lived most of her life at her family’s 1774 Georgian home in South Berwick, where old, well-pruned lilacs flank the front door, their sweet spring scent wafting upward to her second-story study. In 1901, an interviewer quoted the author as saying, “I was born here and I hope to die here, leav ing the lilac bushes still green and growing, and all the chairs in their places.”

These white pines, now more than 200 years old, would have been just pasture pines in 1775 when Benedict Arnold first saw them.

Library, the old-fashioned pale purple lilac, which once stood 10 to 12 feet high, is being cared for miles away at O’Donal’s Nursery in Gorham.Nursery owner Jeff O’Donal was sur prised at first when told which of the lilacs on the property he’d be caring for. “We dug the tree up in December 2006. It was very old, tall, and scraggly. There were other lilacs in the garden—some of which were more attractive—but they insisted that this was the one.” O’Donal says that the plant, which is fully dormant, is being held in mulch, irri gated, and fed, awaiting the call to return it to the

Some sources say Hawthorne was fined, as well—but we’re welcome to stroll the loop trail through the Pines year-round. A stone’s throw away from the Pines is the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and an

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Debb Freedman, an organizer and hostess for the MOOSE Maine Storytellers, did just that. “I went in one day and said, ‘Yep, this is it!’ We’d done events at other places–Java Joe’s, people’s houses–but we didn’t have a home. Then North Star opened up and it was a perfect fit. The café is as intimate as the storytelling, so it’s really just a wonder ful match. People go there to listen. Imagine it! Speakers and musicians aren’t fighting against the chat.”

Tango deserves some credit for drawing passersby into the café, but it’s clear that the North Star has a gravitational pull of its own. Organizers for groups as diverse as the MOOSE Maine Storytellers, Maine Songwriters’ Association, Acoustic Spoken Word, Flatline (a goth dance party), and a monthly tarot-card reading have all cho sen to make the café a home base for their regular“Thatevents.wasalways part of our plan,” says North Star co-owner Kim Anderson. “We wanted to let the community decide what this space was going to be. We let the com munity come to us and say, ‘We love this space, we want to do this.’”

“It’s a listening room,” says co-owner Anna Maria Tocci. It’s true. During a Friday event show casing two classical guitarists, the audience is so quiet, so rapt, you feel compelled to whisper your drink orders, and you feel guilty for flushing the toilet. No one in the audience so much as coughs, and nary a cell phone rings.

“I think the dedicated stage is the key,” Tocci says. “It brings a sense of perma nence–a sense that this is a place of music–and that’s something you don’t always find at coffeeTherehouses.”wasn’talways a dedicated stage in this space, however. As recently as summer 2006, the building was inhabited by an alto gether different beast.

“We made a decision to close it,” says for mer city councilor Peter O’Donnell. “There It’s Tango Night at the North Star Café

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“Bottomz Up was here before us,” Tocci says. “It was kind of a divey bar. There was some sketchy stuff behind their closing.”

76 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE EXCURSIONS Labia–the house band for PortTango’s events. “When you have that much energy in a space, it’s like a magnet. That’s when you see people peering through the win dows and coming inside.”

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 77 was some pretty extreme violence.”

According to an article in the Portland Press Herald, problems at Bottomz Up includ ed “employees overserving patrons and fights and attacks.” In one incident, “police had to draw their guns on a suspect who had threatened people with a knife.” Before it was Bottomz Up, the building had housed another bastion of urban blight. “Back in the seventies and early eighties, it was a strip joint called Stardust,” says O’Donnell. “But it’s changed dramatically since then. I was going to school at USM last summer, and I heard some people say they were going to the North Star for a show. There was a part of me that chuckled and thought, ‘Who would have believed the old Stardust would end up being a destination for Currentacademics?’”councilor for Munjoy Hill, Kevin J. Donoghue, is similarly impressed by the change. “North Star is an excellent addition to the neighborhood. It’s the sort of place where people can come in with their baby stroller, but also meet friends. It’s a welcom ing environment, and I’m pleased to have it there. Anything that can satisfy the social needs of Munjoy Hill without having to cross the Franklin Arterial is welcome in my book.” Yes, but does the councilor tango? “Indeed,” says Donoghue after the slight est of pauses. “I’ve taken a lesson.” And how did he fare? “Can I plead the Fifth?” asks instructor Paul Bavineau, laughing. “Kevin could do well with some practice, but that goes for anyone. Every single week I work on it. I’m practicing all the time. It’s just like medita tion: it’s something you practice your whole life, but you never master. Tango is the same way. You’re never going to master it; you just practice it and practice it, and get better andInbetter.”themeantime, the North Star continues to grow. “It just keeps building,” says Tocci. “Every time I think I’ve seen everybody in Portland, an event will bring in a wave of newAndfaces.”with each new wave, the chalkboard at the back of the room will great them. “Welcome home.” n North Star Music Café is at 225 Congress Street. Their calendar of events can be found at www.northstarmusiccafe.com. Tango nights are the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Lessons begin at 7 p.m., and Tango Mucha Labia takes the stage at 9.

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INSIDE STORY Above the Mist (continued solid maple. The ceilings are nine feet high. A wood-burning fireplace warms the great room. Windows in every room are gener ously proportioned. In the kitchen, the Sub-Zero refrigera tor, GE Monogram cooktop, and GE ovens gleam in stainless steel. The custom-built wood cabinets are painted in soft white, with flush inset doors and drawers. Matching wood panels disguise the Fisher & Paykel dishwasher drawers. Honed marble coun tertops and brushed bronze hardware, along with the deep farmhouse sink, evoke a time less cottage Contrastingfeel.with the marble, the island’s countertop is dark granite above rich mahog any. The cooktop and pot-filler/faucet are set against a washed-stone backsplash, echo ing stones on the nearby beach. On the second floor, the master bedroom, with copious amounts of glass, opens to a deck. The fully tiled master bath boasts a free-standing pedestal tub as well as a shower with an elegant frameless glass door. His-and-hers closets complete the suite. Two other second-floor bedrooms enjoy private baths as well. The basement includes a fitness room, a media room, and a room that almost audibly suggests a wine cellar.

Another special design element spring ing directly from the peculiarities of the Ushaped site is the drive-through garage, with overhead doors on opposite sides allowing for easy entry and exit. “When both doors are open, it really adds to the vitality of the site,” Kaplan says. The garage is toasty with radiant floor heat, adding to the overall com fort of the Re/Maxhouse.ByThe Bay’s Mary Herbert, the listing agent who is offering this home along with an adjacent lot, loves to bring clients here because the view is “always changing, like watching a movie!” A front-row ticket costs $2.2 million. n

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“It looks like it’s slicing into the top of a pineapple,” Cohen says. “I’ve had it since I got here, but nobody ever told me what it was.”

For years, City Clerk Linda Cohen has sat at a desk with an odd metal dagger looming above her on a cluttered shelf.

The dagger is more than a foot tall, and its

The painting depicts the landscape of a city across the country, but to see it, more rubbing is required and a bit of squinting doesn’t hurt. “A lot of these were displayed at one time, but they ran out of room,” says Leeman, who looks unimpressed among the vast array of boxes, ledgers, and strange forms in this attic of age and shadows. “There used to be more. We’ve hauled away between thirty and forty tons of stuff from up here.” The attics of Portland are both literal and figurative. Leeman presides over the literal portions. But figuratively, the trin kets that mark the memories of Portland areYouscattered.willnot find a police badge designed for Elvis Presley among the narrow nooks and low crawl spaces above City Hall, but one exists nonetheless. Bill McClaran can tell you about it with a tone of shrugging resign and just a hint of regret.

“It was no secret that Elvis collected police badges,” says McClaran, Portland police chief when Presley was coming to the city in 1977. “I had one made up for him. It’s a chief’s badge. I was supposed to meet his plane at the airport and present the badge to him on behalf of the City of Portland. It was all set Here,up.”how could the former chief help but frown at the small case that houses the badge meant for The King, who died two days before his scheduled concert at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

“Fate took a turn,” McClaran says. The badge, still gleaming as it sits among others from various parts of the country, could have landed in Graceland. Instead, it resides in McClaran’s office at Southern Maine Community College, where he teach es criminal justice.

The plaque gone, the dagger remains on Cohen’s shelf, it’s original significance for gotten like those of many city artifacts.

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In various places throughout City Hall are gifts from Portland’s many sister cities. Some are displayed in public parts of the building; many are not. At the end of a hall, in a small office occu pied by Mayor’s Assistant Linda Pinard, trinkets are displayed on shelves while oth ers are tucked into drawers and cupboards. On a low shelf near Pinard’s desk, a pair of carved, wooden horses shares space with two wine goblets and a straw doll with a brocade gown. The horses, with ornate painted designs and straw manes, are from a visitor from Scandinavia, as is the doll, with her golden gown and tiny arms and head. The goblets are from Argyle, Nova Scotia. The items exist on a shelf coated with a patina of dust, seen only by the few who enter the mayor’s office, their precise histories forgotten. “A lot of this has been here longer than I was supposed to meet Elvis’s plane at the airport and present this police badge to him on behalf of the City of Portland It was all set up

Back in the attics, the dusty rows of paint ings and portraits lean together on floors, haunted faces staring out from battered frames. One severe, bearded face belongs to that of George H. Libby, treasurer and collec tor between 1890 and 1903. If paintings and portraits dominate the floor space, city records from bygone times rule the shelves above. Here, a visi tor can peruse payroll records dating back to 1936, when the city shelled out $51 to its employees. There are massive, leatherbound volumes of city engineering news, cemetery records, maps of the sewers, and enough prosaic Portland history to fill many“Theafternoons.innerbeing of Portland is in there. It’s like the soul of the city,” says Michael

“I was able to hold it in my arms around 1998 or so,” he says. “It was in an ordinary cardboard box. It’s a huge flag, battered and dusty. I remember the open-weave wool was very Adamsscratchy.”suspects the flag was ultimately donated to a World War II museum in Texas after spending time in Portland storage.

It’s not only the histories and identities of gift presenters that have been lost. Adams suspects there is an abundance of treasures that have been moved around so often, city leaders have forgotten where they are.

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Such is the case with many relics from the USS Portland, which launched in 1932, got hammered by a torpedo in 1942, and was decommissioned in 1946. Nobody seems to recall what happened to the silver tea set from the ship known as Sweet Pea. Same with the World War II flag that flew above it for a time. Adams knows the flag exists, though nobody could say for sure where it ended up.

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OUT THERE I have,” says Pinard, who has occupied the office for 17 years. “A lot of them are from visiting delegations. Almost every time we have that kind of visitor, they bring a gift. It’s hard to track the history sometimes.”

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The object he refers to is a commonplace shovel that ascended to glory, at least for a time.“Itwas presented for the ground break ing at Hadlock Field,” Leeman says. “It was painted the Sea Dog colors.” That was in 1993, when construction of the field and stadium got underway. For a time, the shovel was held high as a symbol of baseball’s return to the city. Soon after, it ended up in the gloomy time capsule of the“Weattic.were up there clearing out some stuff, and we came across it,” Leeman says. “We gave it to the Sea Dogs. It means more to them than it does to us.” McClaran, the former police chief, has the Elvis Presley police badge he can look at any time. Cohen can spin in her chair and look up at the strange dagger above her desk. But few dispute that the most fantas tic treasures from the city’s past are locked away in forgotten darkness, revealing themselves not even to one who is specifi cally looking for them. Leeman prowls the darkest corners of the city, but only to ensure that space is ample and to haul away items that can be destroyed. He doesn’t often get wistful, but it’s hard not to in a place crammed with such remnants of time. At the end of the tour, he pokes at a vinyl record that seems freakishly large, too large for any current turntable. It is unknown to which segment of Portland’s history this strange record of music belongs. He inspects it briefly, tries to squint through the dust, and then moves on. “We do have some strange stuff up here,” Leeman says. Then he turns off lights.

Bobinsky, Director of Public Works. “It’s standard information, but it’s interesting in the context of the city’s history.” Interesting it is, but also nebulous. A trea sure here one day might be gone the next as space becomes a commodity and time dulls the vitality of a particular item. In the long attic crammed with boxes and hastily constructed shelves, Leeman stands just inside the doorway. The Director is up here a lot. Now, he looks around and ges tures toward an area that is as dreary and unremarkable as any other in this place few people see. “It was right here, leaning against the wall,” he says.

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Finch’s owner Johnny Robinson says of a table for two in the far left corner of his popular Falmouth bistro. Here, you can sit with your date and survey the dining room and all the guests coming in. Nestled almost inside a mural of Naples, Italy, with views of Castel d’Ovo in the distance, it’s pretty clear the world is your oyster. “I don’t know when it started, but there is something about this table,” Robinson says, “the way it’s tucked out of the way. For the longest time, two couples–friends who live in the same condominium complex who’d never seen each other eating here before–didn’t know they were always beating each other out for Table 11. Then they ran into each other at the door.” So it’s you! As a tip of the hat, the win ners of Table 11 that night “sent their neigh bors a bottle of wine.”

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Those few steps into the garden “gave him a chance to [relieve] the pressure” and savor the moment. “Within the past couple of months, we’ve had three propos als at this table. I haven’t seen anyone get turned“We’redown!”inluck. It looks like I can guide you to the much-sought-after Table 11,”

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Eve’s at Portland Harbor Hotel. Not only has it become a perfect place to ask the big question–no one’s ever been refused there! “It’s the table against the windows look ing into the gardens, right by the doors,” reveals bartender Rani Williamson. “Right there, we had a proposal recently with champagne set up at that table. The guy who was popping the question opened up the doors to the garden and offered her the ring there. It was absolutely beautiful.”

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If hidden nooks don’t make you look, head over to Table 26 at Fore Street for a kind of culinary Broadway. Perched on the upper level in the main dining room, you can watch as the chef chops ingredients and plates all of his delicious fare. “We’re known for our dynamic atmosphere,” says Abbie Couture, “and at Table 26 you can watch the bread being sliced, hear the chef calling out to his wait staff when orders are up. It puts you right in the middle of the action!” Wharf Street’s Italian oasis Cinque Terre beckons from two extremes–twin corner banquettes Chef Lee Skawinski calls “ideal vantage-point tables with views of the kitchen, mezzanine, diners,” and, below, through the windows, the cobbled vignettes of Wharf Street.” Immerse yourself in warm colors and dynamic atmosphere as you enjoy a glass of fine Tramin Sauvignon Blanc and drink in your sweetheart’s company at Table 4 or 5. Then there’s the Front Room on Munjoy Hill, where “there’s a long wooden bench that stretches against the wall, with nice pillows to sit on,” says bartender Colleen Foley. “Table 2 is closest to the back, where you’re right in view of the open kitchen so you can watch” the cook staff in action at the Salamander reach-in oven. “We’re happy to let people hang out there until we absolutely have to close, so couples don’t feel rushed out.” And if you’re in the mood for an elaborate presentation, the Front Room is happy to help. One of their din ers recently “talked to Harding [Smith, the chef/owner] ahead of time to plan his pro posal. Just at the right moment, we brought out the ring–circling the tip of one of the asparagus spears.” n Caiola’s, 58 Pine Street, Portland, 772-1110. Local 188, 685 Congress Street, Portland, 761-7909. Eve’s, 468 Fore Street, Portland, 775-9090. Top of the East, Eastland Park Hotel, 157 High Street, Portland, 7755411. Walter’s Cafe, 15 Exchange Street, Portland, 8719258. Fore Street, 288 Fore Street, Portland, 775-2717. Cinque Terre, 36 Wharf Street, Portland, 347-6154. The Front Room, 73 Congress Street, Portland, 773-3366. Finch’s, 204 U.S. 1, Falmouth,

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My favorite place in Sea Cliff is the breakfast nook. Where else can you share a glass of orange juice with Portland Head Light?” says Diane Shevenell of Legacy Properties, listing agent for the mansion that has been the envy of Cape Elizabeth since it was built in 1914 for Col. Samuel Grant Shartle, former commander of nearby Fort Williams, and his wife, “the former Marion Carter Chapman, daughter of Charles Chapman, mayor of Portland from 1886 to 1888.”

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“It was for sale a few years ago [for $3.575 million–see our story “Written in Stone,” Winterguide 2003], and now it’s returning to the market this spring from the same seller, Arlan Marshall, for $5.995 million,” Shevenell says. “In the last year, he’s done a lot of improvements.” First, “he’s in the process of putting in brand new windows to match the original style of the structure.” Then there’s the new stonework: “There’s a new patio on

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 87 The views from Sea Cliff are so arresting that L.L. Bean has shot catalog photographs from its expansive porch. Built in 1914 from local blue granite for the former commanding officer of Fort Williams, Sea Cliff offers stunning views of five lighthouses. REALTYINT’LPROPERTIES/SOTHEBY’SPEDDIGTON/LEGACYGARY

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Prior to Marshall’s purchase, Sea Cliff was owned by Dr. Stanley Block, founder of Jackson Brook Institute. Artist Jon Legere and other tenants lived here too during the intervening years, drawn en masse up the first-floor grand staircase to “the fantastic living room (48-feet by 20 feet), with its two corner fireplaces and french doors leading to a granite path to the tops of the cliffs over looking the ocean,” Shevenell says. “The formal dining room, stately library, and cheerful sunroom all have fireplaces. The gourmet kitchen boasts a six-burner Viking stove, Deer Isle granite counters, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and an entertaining deck.” Another of the house’s four bedrooms with bath finishes this level. “I also love the master suite,” Shevenell says, a princely third-floor space with marble bath, gas fireplace, french doors, observation deck,” and fantasy views of no fewer than five lighthouses across 600 feet of bold ocean frontage: “Ram Island Light, Two Lights, Portland Head Light, and Halfway Rock.” Yes, but who will buy it? “I believe that our buyer will be from the Eastern Seaboard–someone from New York or Connecticut or greater Boston who is active in business right now, maybe someone who already has a portfolio of beautiful properties who’ll fall in love with this situation…crashing surf, a terrific location, and a very charming house so convenient to Portland Jetport.” beget sequels; we await fur ther installments for this lovely property. $22,900 in 2003, $35,044 today.

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Crosby Manor Estates Selling A 3-story luxury condominium just 250 ft. from the water's edge. Upper and lower decks. Approximately 3,000 sq. ft. +/-, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, master-bedroom suite. Come make final plans. Starting price $549,000 Pre-selling Duplex. Starting price $350,000 Resale An outstanding 4-bedroom year-round luxury oceanfront home just 75' from the ocean’s edge. Price $649,000 Lovely 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths. Open floor plan and room to expand. Price $310,000 Maine McLean Group, LLC 49 Bayside Dr., Belfast, Maine 04915 Phone: 207-338-3311 Visit our website www.oceancondo.com Convenient In-City Location - A few blocks from a large regional hospital and city park. Short walking distance to markets, shops, restaurants, and downtown waterfront. Minutes to golf course and tennis courts. Guest moorings available. Visit us by boat or by car off Route 1. •310-Ft. Dock/Pier for Owners and Guests. Moorings permitted. A distinctive condominium community on Penobscot Bay in Belfast, Maine. Our best waterfront sites available now. Fax: 207-338-4422 Toll Free: 1-888-438-4422 info@oceancondo.com Brokers Welcome 08-008_CrosbyManorFebPM_FNL:Portland Magazine 1/11/08 4:39 PM Page 1 240 Maine Street • Brunswick, ME 04011 • (207) 729-1863 For Properties, Open Houses,Visual Tours - www.mainere.com Consummate: adj.1. Complete or perfect in every respect BRUNSWICK - This stately home was constructed in 1998 by a premier local contractor on a privately situated 1.26 AC lot in a quiet neighborhood within walking distance of downtown and Bowdoin College. Designed for himself and his family, it includes the very best of everything from design and elements of construction to special amenities, and superb landscaping. The 5,650 sq. foot residence includes a magnificent kitchen with top-of-the line appliances, formal and informal living and dining areas, a first floor master bedroom suite with gas fireplace, three additional bedrooms, 2 ½ additional baths, reading room, home office, and attached three-car garage with spacious all-purpose room overhead. It is priced at $893,000 and must be seen to be believed! Please call Michol Perry for more detailed information. NEW ENGLAND HOMES & LIVING 92 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE

Bangor • Belfast • Camden dover-foxCroft • ellsworth hampden • pittsfield • roCkland skowhegan ELLSWORTH: Unlock the door to your own spectacular island getaway! 6,500 square foot French Country Estate style home has 4 bedrooms, 5 baths, beautiful in-ground pool with pool house and glorious gardens surrounded by beautiful Branch Lake. #866647 $1,795,000 Russ Harrington 800-639-4905 rkh@tcreal.com BANGOR: Graceful & elegant living in this 14 room, 7-bedroom, Colonial. Beautiful freplaces, moldings & HW foors. 3-car garage. #876054 $249,000 Russ Harrington 942-6711 RKH@tcreal.com HAMPDEN: Custom-built, 4800 sq ft, 4-BR home on 2.45 acres. Master & guest suites on 1st foor. Ideal for entertaining. #836607 $649,000 Keith 207-942-6711 kgreenlaw@tcreal.com EXETER: New, custom-built log home on 5 acres. Open construction with full log walls with v-match pine on interior walls. #860590 $114,900 Matt 207-277-3183 info@buckscrossingmaine.com www.tCreal.com/portlandfebmarch2008 GLENBURN: Beautifully appointed, 3-level, 4300 sf home. Hardwood foors, sunroom with FP, lower level offce, 3-car garage. 2.4 acres. #839770 $389,000 Keith 207-942-6711 kgreenlaw@tcreal.com PALMYRA: Private estate or subdivide. Farm house, 73 acres, 2700’ road frontage, 2 car garage, 80’x40’ 2-story barn, 20’x30’ workshop. #867865 $385,000 Dwayne 207-487-3221 ames@tcreal.com HOLDEN: Richly detailed, distinctive 4-BR home with magnifcent hilltop views. Two MBR suites, gourmet kitchen & 3 FPs #868134 $975,000 Joan 207-942-6711 joano@tcreal.com TROY: Close to the Midcoast! Majestic, country estate features private drive, freplace & Jacuzzi in master suite and a large, airy sunroom. #869989 $419,000 Monica 207-948-6512 monicamurphy@tcreal.com PITTSFIELD: Fairway Estates Condominiums offer countryside, maintenance free living. Golf course, & trails available. Model on site. #870852 From $179,900. Dwayne 207-487-3221 ames@tcreal.com Virtual Tour View Virtual Tours when you visit www.TCREAL.com/PortlandFebMarch2008 and enter the MLS# from this ad in the property search. Virtual TourVirtual Tour Virtual Tour ROCKLAND: John Calvin Stevens-designed, 1905 home on Broadway, close to downtown! Fireplace, beautifully landscaped & more. #875125 $399,500 Lorrie 800-310-6371 lorriez@midcoast.com NORTHPORT: Quintessential 5-BR cottage is a great gathering place! Nestled in Saturday Cove with 103’ on Penobscot Bay. #867478 $675,000 Pat 800-233-7250 patjones@tcreal.com

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Midcoast Maine – Outstanding oceanfront property. One of the finest locations in the State of Maine. Within easy walking dis tance to the Marshall Point Lighthouse, Drift Inn Beach and an association’s protected wharf. Well-manicured 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath Cape style year-round home with additional two bedrooms and bath in a carriage house. All on 2.6 acres of land with 260 feet (+/-) of lovely ocean front. Panoramic 180-degree views of the ocean, islands, sailing schooners and local lobstermen tending their traps. The property offers privacy with eleven lush flowering gardens, many tall whispering spruce trees and a pond with water lilies and a charming footbridge. On the ocean side of the residence is a large ‘L-shaped’ patio ideal for evenings of quiet entertaining with friends and family. Located on the rocky shoreline is a smaller patio ideal for intimate moments with the ocean and wildlife. $1,499,000 Go to this link to view the property: http://www.soundvest.com/listing.cfm?ID=7679&listingType=4 558 Main Street - Rockland, ME 04861 • (207) 596-7478 Visit our website at www.soundvest.com Each office independently owned and operated SR Realty_Portland Mag_11_27r1.indd 1 11/28/07 3:16:24 PM NEW ENGLAND HOMES & LIVING FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 95

www.tindalandcallahan.com 32 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 • 207-633-6711 Custom-designed 4-bedroom, 4.5-bath home on 4+ acres with a private deep-water dock. Custom kitchen, master suite, great room, and family room w/fireplaces, screened-in porch, open decks, 2-car attached garage. $2,450,000 3-bedroom home on 2.48 acres boasts 350'+ deep waterfront. Includes 2 seasonal bedrooms w/living room fireplace, kitchen, and bath. Winterized master suite w/kitchenette, living area, bath. Spectacular views to the islands and open ocean. $990,000 Rare offering of 2 lots on protected deepwater. Approximately 2+ acres each with 170'+ waterfront. Spectacular views of outer Boothbay Harbor and the islands beyond. House sites are cleared, road is in to each lot. Surveyed and soils tested. $1,250,000 ea. Located at the end of a deadend road, this 2.07 acre building lot features long frontage on Townsend Gut. Soils tested and surveyed. Ready for your year-round or vacation home. $495,000 Boothbay Region Waterfront Osprey Landing—Southport Damariscotta River Estate–Boothbay Christmas Cove—Southport WaterfrontLot—SouthportBuilding (800)244-5549 • www.mainlinefence.comm 272 Middle Rd. P.O. Box 27A Cumberland, ME 04021 When you buy a fence from Main Line Fence, our experience means you will get a high-quality fence that will last for many years! NEW ENGLAND HOMES & LIVING 96 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE

Cumberland $595,000 Tish Whipple 523-8104 Falmouth $1,150,000 Mark Fortier 523-8108 Portland $645,000 Edie Boothby 523-8111 New Gloucester $279,900 Chris Jackson 523-8116 Falmouth $1,595,000 Steve Parkhurst 523-8102 Cape Elizabeth $1,975,000 Cindy Landrigan 523-8106 Yarmouth $1,595,000 Susanne Lamb 523-8105 North Yarmouth $680,000 Gail Landry 523-8115 Falmouth $950,000 Sandy Johnson 523-8110 Freeport $575,000 Deb Kroot 523-8109 Yarmouth $675,000 Rowan Morse 523-8107 Yarmouth $1,595,000 Bob Knecht 523-8114 Stonybrook $749,000 Dianne Maskewitz 523-8112 NEW ENGLAND HOMES & LIVING FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 97

WINTHROP – Impeccable Colonial w/3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, wood & tiled floors, formal dining, den, basement family room, attached garage & breezeway, front & rear decks. Large corner lot w/lawn & fields. Beautiful! $259,900 AUGUSTA – Unique & massive in-town Ranch on 14 sprawling acres. Long driveway, 2 fireplaces, 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, attached garage, screened porch. WOW! $279,900 W. GARDINER – Beautiful 3-bedroom home in desired Rockwood Estates Subdivision. Hardwood floors throughout. Cathedral ceilings, jacuzzi tub, daylight basement, farmers porch in front & large deck on back. Fully insulated & finished. $199,900 W. GARDINER – Stunning Colonial in prestigious Rockwood Estates. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, hardwood & tile floors, maple cupboards, security system, master bedroom w/garden tub. Stone fireplace, 28x28 garage, deck, porch, paved drive. The best of everything! $349,900 NORRIDGEWOCK – Full-service convenience store offers gas & full menu of pizza, sandwiches, fried food, grocery items & even a tanning booth! Fully equipped w/walk-in cooler. Property also includes a 1984 single-wide w/2 car garage. Nice setup for a family business! $299,900 WASHINGTON – WATERFRONT – Cozy Cottage on Washington Pond offers many possibilities! 3 bedrooms w/loft, 2 baths. 2-car garage with 3/4 bath & partially finished apartment above. Level lot to beach area, private boat launch. $289,500 AUGUSTA – 3600+ SF distribution/production building ready for your business. High traffic count & easy access to I-95. Renovated in 2002, former ice cream distribution center w/3 phase electric, loading dock, cooler area & office/retail space. $299,900 HALLOWELL – Gorgeous Cape-style home. Large oak kitchen w/new appliances opens to dining room, 1st-floor den, formal living, new cathedral family w/beams & lots of glass. 3 bedrooms, 1-3/4 baths, 2-car garage, 3 acres, subdivision. Just perfect! $274,900 SOMERVILLE – WATERFRONT – Contemporary Ranch-style home w/400' of frontage on Long Pond. Cathedral ceilings, brick fireplace, wraparound deck, screened-in porch. Detached 2-car garage w/finished rooms above, perfect for weekend guests. $394,900 FARMINGDALE – Serious square footage in this impeccably kept building. Two floors of open space consisting of 3600 SF on each floor, totaling 7200 SF. Upstairs has 4 gorgeous apartments. First-floor loading dock, cedar siding, new roof. FARMINGDALE$549,900 – Best spot in the Heights! 100% privacy in this 10-room, 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath Colonial. Cherry floors, sunken family w/fireplace, massive cathedral family room, huge kitchen, glassed-in breakfast nook, decks, porch, pool & hot tub. Incredible! $359,900 FARMINGDALE – Spacious 4-bedroom, 3-bath split-entry on quiet dead-end street in desirable Hayford Heights neighborhood. Hardwood floors, fireplace, master bedroom w/bath, lower-level family room. Fabulous screened porch w/skylights, deck & more. $199,900 AUGUSTA – WATERFRONT – Own the whole point! Spectacular views & private beach on Togus Pond. 3-bedroom cottage at water’s edge. Vaulted ceilings, fireplace, glass porch. 400' of prime frontage! $224,900 FARMINGDALE – New Townhouse-style Condos w/3 bedrooms & 1.5 baths. Kitchen w/ dining area & glass door to private patio area, living room w/gas stove, central air & 2-car attached garage. Great location & ready for you to move in! $229,900 NEW ENGLAND HOMES & LIVING 98 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE

FALMOUTH - Spacious contemporary cape on 1.8 acres tucked away at the end of a cul-de-sac in Falmouth Country Club. Featuring vaulted ceilings, oil heat, gas stove in living room, eat-in kitchen, and 4 bedrooms. Offered at FALMOUTH$469,900.-Premier condominiums currently under construction at the Woodlands Country Club, offering generous allowances and custom options. O ne-level living with 9 ft. ceilings, full basement, and views of pond and green. Priced from $499,900. FALMOUTH - Custom designed home situated on a private lot w/views of the 5th green. H ome features gourmet kitchen, cherry woodwork, great room w/stone fireplace, master suite w/fireplace & luxurious bath, and so much more! Offered at $1,349,000. FALMOUTH - Wonderful sunlit home w/large windows, hardwood and tile floors, deck w/gazebo overlooking a wonderful yard. Featuring a family room w/fireplace and 1st-floor laundry. Additional amenities include irrigation and security system. Offered at $449,900. FALMOUTH - Wonderful 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath openconcept style home located in Falmouth on a private, well landscaped lot. Features include formal living room w/fireplace, kitchen w/granite island, deck, and 3-car garage. Offered at $498,000. DAVID BANKS TEAM 207.553.7302 DIRECT 970 Baxter Boulevard Portland, ME 04103 207.773.2345 www.HomesInMaine.comOFFICE WINDHAM - Custom log home to be built on Little Sebago w/prime water views and sandy beach. Fine craftsmanship throughout featuring cherry kitchen w/ Viking appliances, Andersen windows, 2 gas fireplaces, and screened porch. Offered at $1,350,000. NORTH YARMOUTH - Newly constructed cottage style home on 6+ acres. A ttention to detail includes hardwood floors, white maple cabinetry, high-end appliances, California closets, and master suite w/walk-in closet & deep soaking tub. Offered at $620,000. FALMOUTH - Home offers 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, ideal in-law suite, hardwood floors, and finished basement with Pergo & Corning walls. Family room has skylights, vaulted ceiling & back staircase to kitchen. Offered at $619,000. FALMOUTH - Private waterfront setting on 5.8 acres. Features include 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 1st-floor master bedroom suite, award wining 2006 “Viking kitchen,” tiled floors, skylights, 3-car garage and heated barn/storage. Offered at $1,395,000. NEW ENGLAND HOMES & LIVING FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 99

NEW ENGLAND HOMES & LIVING COPLIN PLANTATION - CARTULO ROAD - Newly con structed home, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, with partial daylight basement sitting on a wooded 1.1-acre lot at the end of the road. Living area has a cathedral ceiling with access to large 12x12 deck. Offers convenience to Sugarloaf Moun tain, Flagstaff Lake, and ITS snowmobile trail. $259,000 TIMBERS - HARDWOOD RIDGE ROAD - A rare find on spectacular Hardwood Ridge Road! This ski in/ski out Tim bers Townhouse has 4 bedrooms, 3½ baths, a fabulous cultured stone fireplace (gas), granite countertops, stain less appliances, and many special features. This exceptional property is being sold in “turnkey” condition and is ready for a family of skiers to move in and enjoy! $489,000 BIGELOW - BEECH ROAD - Updated 3-plus-bedroom condo minium on Beech Road. Open living on main floor with wood fireplace, Rinnai heat. Ski in on Stub’s Glade. $419,000 SNOWFLOWER - 3-bedroom, 3-bath, top-floor unit with lots of sun. Sugarloaf view, wood-burning fireplace, screened porch, and in excellent condition. $309,000 TIMBERWIND - Exceptional location at a great price! This charming studio condominium is located adjacent to the Snubber chairlift mid-station and directly across the street from the Sports and Fitness Center. Very well-maintained property with a Murphy bed, pull-out sofa, full bath, full kitchen, and very economical heating costs. An exceptional value at $110,000 SPRUCE CREEK - 4-bedroom, 3-bath townhouse. Great ski in/ski out location, wonderful layout with fireplace, deck, views. A rare opportunity–a special property. $395,000 BIRCHWOOD III - 3-bedroom condominium with openconcept living area and propane stove. Short walk or ski to mid-station Snubber chair and Sugarloaf Sports and Fitness Center. Great location. $295,000 NORTH WOODS - MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD - Elegant interior exposed beams grace this custom-built three-story home, along with many more quality amenities. Wet bar in the family room, big screen television, spacious mudroom, open living, dining, and kitchen area. Master bedroom suite, 3 bedrooms, 3½ baths. Exterior hot tub on the deck. S$585,000NOWBROOK VILLAGE - TROUT BROOK LANE - This 1- bedroom-plus-loft, 2-bath condominium has lots of sun and a great view of Sugarloaf. The Snubber Chairlift is close by and the development has its own indoor pool, sauna, and hot tubs. $229,000 VILLAGE ON THE GREEN - New construction 4-bedroom, 3½-bath home. Spacious, sunny, and bright! Beautiful kitch en, living area with cathedral ceiling, stone fireplace, and lots of windows. Includes 2-car garage and extra family room. A must-see. $550,000 RIVERSIDE - KENNEBEC CIRCLE - “Unique Antique Repro duction Home” ideally located close to the trail. Exposed beams, open living, dining, kitchen, & fireplace. Parlor stove, 4 bedrooms, 2½ baths, including master suite with cathedral ceiling; jacuzzi tub, and heated garage with ski-tuning area. All of this sited on a beautifully landscaped lot with great perennial gardens. A rare opportunity! $635,000 WOODY CREEK - SPRING STREET - Charming 3-bedroom ski home in Woody Creek development, within walking dis tance to Snubber Chairlift. House boasts a great family room and private tiled hot-tub room in basement level. Furnished, all at $399,000 100 PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE

GREAT POND - Gorgeous year-round home, 4 bedroom, 3 baths, family room, custom kitchen, cathedral ceilings, sky lights, and deck on 2.5 acres and 270+/- feet of wonderful frontage. Just a short drive to Belgrade Lakes Village. $1,380,000 McGRATH POND Stunning 5-bedroom, 3-bath custom-built chalet with 280 feet of secluded waterfront on 8.7 acres. Features include: vast cedar decking with fabulous views, striking cultured stone fireplace, granite counter tops, extensive landscap ing, great room and master bedroom suite. GREAT$749,000POND - Waterfront condominium community on Great Pond featuring 2-bed room plus loft, 1.5-bath cottage at water’s edge. Beautiful sunsets, private dock with great shallow swim area, screened-in porch & deck to enjoy your summers relaxing! $385,000 GREAT POND - Cute cottage with kitchen, living room overlooking the lake. Screened-in porch, year-round access, dock, 2 bedrooms, level lot, BIG vistas, and plenty of room to enjoy waterfront ac tivities. Nicely priced! $399,900 LONG POND - Wonderful lakeside cot tage on Long Pond with sandy beach & deck at water’s edge. Recently remod eled featuring feldstone freplace, large screened porch, nice front lawn & 2-car garage with room above. Open-concept kitchen, living room & dining room. One of a kind! MESSALONSKEE$650,000 LAKE - Beautiful year-round custom-built home with 4 bed rooms and 2 baths on Messalonskee Lake with 100+/- feet of frontage. Multi-level decks, family room, living room with gas freplace and 2-car garage. Watch the sun sets from your gorgeous decks! $659,000 Lakepoint REAL ESTATE (207) 495-3700 Gail Rizzo cell: (207) gailrizzo@belgradelakepoint.com242-8119 1-888-495-3711 www.belgradelakepoint.com Pat Donahue cell: (207) patdonahue@adelphia.net730-2331 221 Main Street, Belgrade Lakes, Maine 04918 Your Residential Specialist in Greater Portland Helping you achieve your real estate dreams is the best part of working with you Fabulous$159,000WestEnd Studio MLS # 855873 $369,000 1st Floor 1825 ft Unit MLS # 852859 $239,000 Light Filled West End Unit MLS# 871313 Unique$259,000OldPort Unit MLS # 869626 $275,000 Casco Bay View Condo MLS# 829360 $387,000 West End Big Space Condo MLS# www.edgardner.info844195 151 Newbury Street, Portland, Maine 04101 207-773-1919 Deering$209,0003Bdrm Ranch MLS # 867214 $159,000 2 Bdrm Intown Condo MLS # 859816 Peaks$425,000IslandCondoMLS#859042 Ed Gardner NEW ENGLAND HOMES & LIVING FEBRUARY/MARCH 2008 101

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BOB’S TEACHER Come on in, Bob. Have a seat. (beat) Anywhere. Well, maybe a little closer. It’s just you and me. (beat) Okay. So then. Your poem. Now the kids would really like to publish it in “WordsWorth” this year, but they felt that it just needs a little touch-up. (She takes out the poem.)

BOB’S TEACHER (Continued) Remember when we workshopped it in class? I felt the others had some very valid points–and like I always say to you guys, everything can be replaced. The title, for instance–also some, you know, small, nitpicky points. “The wind.” See, right here. “The wind howls.” Wonderful. “Howls.” You can almost hear it. You can feel it. “Howls.” But, see, you’ve got, “The wind howls…like a hammer.” A carpenter’s tool. (a pointed beat) The wind howls like a carpenter’s tool. (beat) No, I’m not suggesting– But think now. “Hammer.” A hard, banging, steel thing. As opposed to the wind howling like what?

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The bridge at midnight trembles, The country doctor rambles, Bankers’ nieces seek perfection, Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring. The wind howls like a hammer, The night blows cold and rainy, My love she’s like some raven, At my window with a broken wing. –Love Minus Zero/No Limit

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Bob, we can’t say “hell” in “Words-Worth.” It’s not a big deal, just– See, you’ve got a simile here. When you use a figure of speech likening one thing to another using the words “like” or “as,” it’s called– Yeah, you remember. Had you said, “The wind is a hammer,” that would be what? Well, okay, a lie, but literarily speaking, a…metaphor. So… No, I’m not suggesting you make it “The wind is a hammer,” I’m just trying to point out– Okay. What do we know that actually howls? Let’s take that approach. What do we know besides the wind that howls? Not a hammer, but… (beat) Let’s get away from the hand tools. In fact, okay, we’ll just leave the wind for the time being. Now…your title. “Love Minus Zero”–slash–“No Limit.” Some of the kids had issues with that. Well, just that there’s too much confusion, I guess you’d say. “Love minus zero.” Got that. We take nothing away from love, and we get, what? Love. Excellent. Very clever. But “No Limit.” So, what you’re saying is– I don’t know, Bob, I get the feel ing something’s happening here, but… (She laughs.) Well, one of us must know. Tell you what… Let’s just–(With a red pen, she scratches out a word or two.)

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With their beaks, I imagine. But, see, Poe’s raven actually enters. (beat) I don’t know, Poe lets him in. No, I wouldn’t, either– But Poe does, and what does his raven say? One word: “Nevermore.” (beat) Good point, good point. But that’s what we call “poetic license.” (beat) Maybe he did consider making it a parrot. But see how his poem would lose its essential darkness: “Ghastly grim and ancient parrot wandering from the nightly shore.” See? Not the same. “Quoth the parrot, `Nevermore’”?

It’s… Yes, I know parrots can be taught to speak– Okay. Okay. (She gets up and starts walking purposefully, maybe to the chalkboard, then stops and returns. Sits again, smiles patiently.)

BOB’S Another(Continued)TEACHERthingsome of the kids were concerned with was rhyming. Now, we didn’t all agree. I told them that poetry doesn’t always have to rhyme. But see, up here you’ve got: “My love she speaks like silence, Without ideals or violence.” Everyone loved that. “Silence.” “Violence.” Wonderful, the way you set up a rhyming structure. But then we come back to: “The wind howls like a hammer. The night blows rainy.” Can you think of anything that rhymes with–Not “slammer?” I don’t mean–Yup, “Pajama,” but can you–Okay. Okay. Bob, stop! (She gets up again. Smiles. Checks the time.)

I believe it’s time for us to quit, Bob. Let’s just– Wildcat? Wildcat. Exactly! Wildcat! (sitting again; writing) “The wind howls like a wildcat”–Or, okay, Coyote. Excellent! Which one, Bob? No, it’s not my decision. It’s your poem. You must pick one

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BOB’S TEACHER (Continued) Okay? “Love Minus Zero.” Bang. Isn’t that much better? But don’t agree just to agree. How does it FEEL? Good. See, now I feel like we’re really getting to the essence of this thing. So then, how about that wind? Howls like what? Howls like… (beat) I suppose, yup, a circular saw does howl, but can we get away from–okay, sander, planer–but no. No tools, Bob, let me just– Okay. Just for kicks… “The wind howls like a banshee.” I know it’s a cliché, but see how much better it works than “hammer?” Good. Can you think of anything else–something wild and alive–that howls? A dog! Excellent! And what kind–what wild species of dog roams the night? “The wind howls like…?” Okay, a German Shepherd. But–(beat) Here, let’s look at what follows: “The wind howls like a…whatever. The night blows rainy.” Good. Atmosphere. Very dark. And then: “My love she’s like some raven. At my window with a broken wing.” (beat) I love your imagery at the end: The raven. Wonderful. She can’t fly. She’s asking to be let in, just like whose raven? Whose raven comes tap-tap-tapping at his door? Come on, Bob, you know: Tap-tap-tapping. Oh, I’m surprised. The answer, my friend, is Poe. Edgar Allen Poe. You remember. But your raven–with the broken wing? I’d almost like to see your raven come knock-knock-knock ing at the window. See what that does to the reader? “Knock-knock-knocking.” You’re left with an ominous feeling like, “Go away. Go away from my”–(beat) No, it wouldn’t be plagiarizing. Your raven comes knocking at your window, Poe’s raven taps at his door–(beat)

BOB’S TEACHER (Continued) “The wind howls like a coyote. The night blows like…” Don Quixote. Very interest ing choice. But, really, when you think about it, what does Don Quixote have to do– No, Don Quixote is definitely better than “crosseyed pirate.” Or “gray-flannel dwarf.” What the hell, let’s just go with–(She writes it in.) There. “Blows like Don Quixote.” Another literary reference, which of course leads directly into… “My love, she’s like some raven.” Not parrot. Don Quixote and love and I think it’s finished. (standing) No, Bob, I’m sure it doesn’t need any more work. (Smiling, she watches him leave. Once he’s gone, her smile gives way to exhaustion, futility. She sits at her desk again.)

BOB’S TEACHER Howls like a hammer. (She resumes her paperwork.) (A moment later, she looks up, looks off to the door.) Fade lights. n

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