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Selected Exhibitions 2019-2020

THROUGH OCTOBER 5, 2019

THROUGH OCTOBER 5, 2019

DeWitt Hardy: Master of Watercolor

Uncovered: Selected Works from the Collection

Master watercolorist DeWitt Hardy [1940-2017] painted the coast of southern Maine, its interior woods and fields, houses and factories, and its denizens, after the tourists had left. This exhibition spans over fifty years and includes loans from museums and distinguished private collections.

Uncovered focuses on larger and seldom seen contemporary art from the museum’s increasingly diverse permanent collection.

Artists from around the world to Maine, include Christian Boltanski, Chiaki Shuji, Judy Chicago, Lalla Essaydi, Barbara Goodbody, Michelle Grabner, Charlie Hewitt, Robert Indiana, Bernard Langlais, Elizabeth Murray, Martin Puryear, Alison Saar, Keith Sonnier, Aaron Stephan, Xiaoze Xie.

Curated by Robert Flynn Johnson, Curator Emeritus, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

White Blossoms (Lilies in an Interior), ca. 1999, watercolor on paper.

Estate of the artist, courtesy of Modernism Inc., San Francisco

Joyce Tenneson, Mythological Trees, 2015, archival pigment print on metallic paper. Gift of Kevin Debbs

OCTOBER 25, 2019—MARCH 28, 2020

Vanessa German: Miracles and Glory Abound

This exhibition explores the power of stories. How do myths and alterations of the truth affect our understanding of history? Multi-media and performance artist Vanessa German (American, b. 1976) explores the power of stories through an installation that draws from both the visual composition and emotional concept of Emanuel Leutze iconic Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851). Using her sculpted power-figures to imitate Leutze’s composition, German injects the mythic tale with a new narrative. *Vanessa German will perform Friday, October 25 at 5 p.m. in the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall.

Free and open to the public.

Organized by the Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan, Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa, and Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, Maine.

Vanessa German, Miracles and Glory Abound, 2019, mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation: Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA

OCTOBER 25, 2019—MARCH 28, 2020

Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Stages for Being

During the course of two decades, Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1925 – 1972) created enigmatic images that consciously challenged the concept of the camera as a mere recorder of the world and secured his place in the history of photography.

Meatyard used abandoned homes as sets and directed his wife, children, and friends in scenes that suggest both ritual and theater, creating mood with natural lighting, masks, dolls, and unsettling props. With Over 80 vintage prints Stages for Being celebrates the legacy of this important photographer, whose works are seldom seen in Maine.

Curated by Janie M. Welker and organized by the University of Kentucky Art Museum

Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled, 1962, gelatin silver print, 6 x 6 3/4 inches. © The Estate Of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco Funded in part by the Friends of Bates Museum of Art Please visit the website for programming information and updates

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“Let Us Feast and Festival” EMERGE rolls out the films– and the red carpet.

By Olivia Gunn Kotsishevskaya “Starry Nights” Two-star Michelin chef Ryan McCaskey dishes on his freshest new creation, Acadia House Provisions.

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Twenty select area restaurants strut their stuff.

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“Repast Present” Date night revisited at Ogunquit’s Old Village Inn.

By Colin W. Sargent

Charles Deering’s lost years have found an enchanted new audience.

By Colin W. Sargent What happens when a Franco-American artist looks in the mirror?

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“Gallery of Friends” The Mast Cove Galleries house in Kennebunkport is a magnet.

By Colin W. Sargent Exciting Real Estate listings, innovative products, and exacting artisans to make your fantasy of a home in Maine come true.

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18 From the Editor

The year’s art auction stunners.

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A tasty blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow-Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong.

25 Fall Guide

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Your backstage tickets to the best fall ever.

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ere’s a mystery. Ever wonder why George W. Bush (“43”) isn’t set upon by local reporters for quotes about the world situation whenever he flies into Portland International Jetport on his way to Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport?

He lands somewhere else, very quietly.

We realize this while lunching on a shrimp po boy and a lobster roll in Pilots Cove Cafe at Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport. The reggae in this new bistro is breezy.

Sam Adams umbrellas flutter at tables outside. We see a gorgeous $65M Gulf Stream 6 taxi by, call sign N313RG. An executive jet like this comes with Rolls Royce engines and 22 seats.

“Who’s flying in that?” we ask Taylor, our server.

“One moment,” Taylor says. She disappears into the kitchen and returns. “It’s the Bushes.”

“Which Bush?” Maine is still on edge, missing the late George H. W. Bush (“41”) and Barbara Bush. We’ve never experienced a summer up here without the vague sense of them enjoying it with us, too. Until now.

“It’s George W. Bush and family. I’m told they fly in and out of here all the time.”

There’s an invisible Maine, where the elite slip in and out without our knowing it. The Sanford airport dates to the early 1930s, a private strip created for the pleasure of Goodall mills, creators of Palm Beach clothing. The U.S. Navy expanded it into an auxiliary Navy airfield in 1942-43. During the next two years, they trained British naval aviators to fly Vought F4U Corsair fighters here (sending them back to England with the planes they’d trained in)– even painting a mock carrier deck with arresting gear, according to seacoastonline.com.

That’s why one of Sanford’s runways is 150 feet wide–far wider than the smaller aircraft that frequent it today require. This place is dear to me because it’s where I learned to fly at 21. (I still remember making a bad cross-wind correction and skittering off the huge runway, causing the rescue truck to rush to my side, siren screaming.) What a sweet spot, with Mt. Agamenticus guarding over the airstrip and, when you’re in the flight pattern, views that roll out to the sea and the white-sand beaches.

Not that all Maine mysteries can be solved. Here’s my next one: How is it that a hot-dog bun–if you put lobster in it and raise the price to $24–turns into a roll in front of your very eyes? Who’s getting rolled here? Here’s to our state’s nuances, our invisibilities, our slights (or flights) of mind.

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[Just a note]–the Eastport Historical Society [should be] The Border Historical Society in Eastport.

H.H. Price, Portland I really enjoyed the articles in [July/August 2019], including the one on the Green Book and the German [U-Boat] prisoners. You know, Virginia Beach had German prisoners at Thalia.

Pam Kloeppel, Portsmouth, VA Subtext The U-Boat article [see “The Former Enemy Below,” July/August 2019] is a lot of fun to read, particularly with your family connection woven in.

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his 1807 creamware pitcher excited crowds during an auction at Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians at press time. The key decodes flags warning citizens of enemy combatants, friendly smugglers, and revenue cutters coming into port.

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Fall Guide

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Art

Able Baker Contemporary, 29 Forest Ave. Shift, Sept. 27-Nov. 1.

Anderson Gallery, 342 Fore St. (978) 500-3661.

Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. DeWitt Hardy: Master of Watercolor, through Oct. 5th; Uncovered, through Oct. 5. 786-6158.

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. In the Round: Ancient Art from All Sides, through Oct. 13; Let’s Get Lost and Listening Glass, through Sept. 29; Bowdoin Collects: Chinese Ceramics, Jades, and Paintings, through Jan. 5, 2020; Object Lessons for the Liberal Arts, through Nov. 10; Emerging Modernisms, Jan. 5, 2020. 725-3275.

Casco Bay Artisans, 68 Commercial St. 536-1577.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter Street, Rockland. Tectonic Industries : Dreams Can Come True, through Oct. 6; Ann Craven: Birds We Know, through Oct. 13; Dan Mills, Human Topographies, through Oct. 13; Andrew Elijah Edwards: Monochromatic, through Oct. 6. 701-5005.

Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Theaster Gates: Facsimile Cabinet of Women Origin Stories, through September 8; Occupy Colby: Artists Need to Create on the Same Scale That Society Has the Capacity to Destroy, though Jan. 5, 2020; Wíwənikan… the beauty we carry, though Jan. 12, 2020; Alex Katz: Moby Dick, through March 1, 2020. 859-5600.

Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove

Mountain views of early bursts of foliage light up the forest like gunshots. (Maybe this isn’t your mom’s fall playbook.) From festivals to edgy shows (SPACE is featuring HUMP! Film Fest, short erotic films), After Dark attractions, and the best ways to take in nature’s gorgeous palette here’s your experiential guide to make this season count.

Street. Strange Histories: Ian Trask, through Sept. 13; Charlie Hewitt: Left of the Turnpike, through Oct. 4.

808-8911.

Creative Portland, 84 Free Street. Music events and a rotating gallery. 370-4784.

Dowling Walsh Gallery, 365 Main St, Rockland.

Alexandra Tyng, Made-

leine Morlet, Alan Magee, Sept. 6-28.

Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 251 US-1, Falmouth. Laura Waller, Sept. 5-Oct. 5 Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland.

The Screen Show, through September 22; Slab City Rendezvous, through Feb. 9, 2020; Katharine Cobey:

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EMERGE Film Festival celebrates its fifth year by rolling out the red carpet. Bringing together filmmakers and audiences from across the state, this festival is a statement event for Lewiston/Auburn and showcases the creative spirit, “réalité,” and stout heart of the mill towns. From October 3-5, catch Maine films at a variety of charismatic venues, including Franco Center Heritage Hall and Heritage Park.

In between films, take a critic’s break at Bear Bones Beer on Lisbon Street in Lewiston. Fall brews include the The Rufus Porter, a coffee stout, and New Dead, a smoked IPA. Before leaving L.A., take in the flavors at Fish Bones Grill, a staple in the area for over 20 years. Bright cocktails overflow with color; twists on classic sea fare counterpoint the warm, rustic interior of the renovated Bates Mill surroundings. Local oysters ($3 each) salute the coast. For a real taste of home, don’t miss the Fish Bones Sea Chowder ($5 a cup). To finish, because one should never miss the opportunity, try the Grilled Atlantic Swordfish ($28).

A Different Voice, Oct. 5-April 12, 2020.

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Fore River Art Gallery, 87 Market St. 791-2723.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Maine. Colin Page: Color Notes, Sept.

5-28; Jeff Bye: American Roots, Oct. 3-26. 772-2693.

Maine Art Hill, 14 Western Ave, Kennebunk. Ellen Welch Granter, Richard Remsen, David Witbeck & David Peterson, through Sept. 26.

Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. Holding Up the Sky: Wabanaki People, Culture, History & Art, through Feb. 1, 2020.

774-1822.

Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. Mark Baum, Jessyca Broekman, Mixed Media, Sept.-Oct. 773-2339.

MECA, 522 Congress St.

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Husson University’s Robert E. White Gallery, Peabody Hall, 1 College Circle, Bangor. 992-4925.

Kittery Art Association, 8 Coleman Ave., Kittery.

Group Show: Seacoast Moderns, Sept. 5-Oct. 13; All Member Show: En Plein Air, Oct. 17-Nov. 24.

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Maine Antiques Exposition, 8 Thompson’s Point Rd., Portland. Exciting antiques, art, and design show and sale featuring over 60 dealers, Sept. 14-15. goosefareantiques.com.

Christopher Columbus!

Nao Santa Maria glides into Portland Harbor Sept. 19-22. Visit her.

Also, showcase your new fleece and flannel at Portland Harvest Festival (Sept. 29) in Deering Oaks Park. Food vendors, carriage rides, live performances, and paintings.

Discover the “unseen” with Roots: The Other Half of the Story at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

Artist Steve Tobin’s monumental metal castings showcase twisted tree root systems while photographer Jim Richardson’s 14-foot images offer closer looks at the “complexity of grass roots.”

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Darkness and the Light, through Sept. 20.

699-5025.

Ocean House Gallery, 299 Ocean House Rd., Cape Elizabeth. John David O’Shaughnessy, through Sept. 14; Larinda Meade, Sept. 20-Oct. 19.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. In the Vanguard, through Sept.

8; The Expansion of Cubism, through Oct. 6; OpenEnded, through Oct. 20.

775-6148.

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Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island.

From a Woman’s Perspective, through Sept. 29.

712-1097 River Arts, 241 US-1, Damariscotta. Wild Things, through Sept. 14; Artist’s Choice, Sept. 20-Oct. 19.

563-1507.

Saco Museum, 371 Main St., Saco. 19th International Juried Exhibition “Pastels

Gallery Glow When’s the last time you strolled through East Bayside? It’s time you made a date of it. With galleries, breweries, and falafel—there’s no wrong turn.

We suggest starting out on Cove Street, where you can visit the newest brew baby, Brewery Extrava. Featuring Belgian-style beers international twists, stop by for a flight ($12 for five) before heading across the street to Cove Street Arts for Maine artist Charlie Hewitt’s Left of the Turnpike–an exhibit of sculptures, paintings, neon works, and prints inspired by Hewitt’s connection to Lewiston.

If that’s not enough, the masterpieces at Baharat will surely satisfy your cravings. Go “All In” for two, and let the kitchen dazzle you with the bright, fresh spread: pickles, kebabs, sauces, Iraqi flatbread… a never ending tableau of colors and flavors. $45.

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SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. Mark Licari: Vintage Vibrato Mural, through Oct. 5. 828-5600.

Speedwell Projects, 630 Forest Avenue. Tiny Pricks Project, Sept. 14-Nov. 3.

Two Diamond Art Farm, 98 Hearn Road, Saco. (978) 427-8329.

Experience University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St., Bangor.

Nina Jerome: Entangled, Joan Belmar: Way Stations, Sept. 13-Dec. 21. 581-3300.

Fall Festivals

Acadia Night Sky Festival, various locations in Bar Harbor. Night hikes, paddling in a bioluminescent bay, science presentations, and film screenings, Sept. 25-29. 801-2566.

Acadia’s Oktoberfest & Food Festival, 20 Main St., Southwest Harbor.

Maine-based brewfest, locally sourced food, and crafts, Oct. 11-12. acadiaoktoberfest.com

University of New England Museum of Art, 2693, 716 Stevens Ave. 221-4449.

Yarmouth Frame & Gallery, 720 US-1, Yarmouth.

Celebrate Community, Freedom, and Mother Earth, through Sept. 28.

Apple Festival, 18-24 Main St., Cornish. Craft and produce vendors, applepie baking competition, food booths with apple and non-apple offerings, and live entertainment, Sept. 28. 625-4993.

Apple Pumpkin Festival, Livermore Falls. Food, music, kids’ activities, crafts, Sept. 28. 500-2464.

Cumberland County Fair, Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd. Exhi-

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Experience bition halls, midway, livestock, animal pulls, demolition derby, and harness racing, Sept.

22-28. 829-5531.

Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta, Damariscotta. Pumpkin-boat regatta and derby, pumpkin catapulting, giant pumpkin art, pumpkin-pie eating, and parade, Oct. 6-Oct. 14. 677-3087.

Eliot Festival Day, Hammond Park and Eliot Elementary School, 1298 State Rd. Community event featuring a 5K road race, crafts, food, parade, and colonial reenactment, Sept. 28.

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Fall Foliage Festival, Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay. Train rides, music, and a children’s corner. Oct. 6-8. 633-4727.

Family Harvest Days, Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay. Celebrate the bounty of autumn at this old-fashioned, family friendly festival with traditional cooking demonstrations and tastings, farm animals, butter churning, antique tractors, a pumpkin hayride and more, Sept. 29 and 30. 633-4727.

Farmington Fair, 292 High St. Large midway, exhibit halls, livestock exhibits, animal pulling events and harness racing, Sept. 1521. 778-6083.

Fright Night at the Fort, 740 Fort Knox Road, Prospect. This annual “haunted house” is a major fundraising event held by the Friends of

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Experience Fort Knox, Oct. 12, 18-19, 25-26. 469-6553.

Fryeburg Fair, 1154 Main St. Features livestock, agriculture and farming exhibitions with over 3,000 large animals, as well as rides and food, Sept. 29-Oct. 6. 935-3268.

Harvestfest, Short Sands Beach, York. Traditional fall harvest food, kids activities, crafts, and music, Oct. 19. 363-4422.

Harvest on the Harbor, Ocean Gateway, Portland. 9th annual food and wine festival (21+ only). Chef demonstrations, lobster chef competition, Brews & Blues BBQ, tasting events, Oct. 17-20. Harvestontheharbor.com.

Life Happens Outside Festival, L.L. Bean, 95 Main St., Freeport. A celebration of active and outdoor lifestyles in Maine communities with a storytelling event, film festival, outdoor demonstrations and workshops, happy hour and more, Sept. 20-21. 725-0800.

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Maine Brew Fest September Session, Sunday River Resort, 15 South Ridge Rd., Newry.

Kicks off with a beer dinner at the mid-mountain Peak Lodge, followed by beer sampling from as many as 100 Maine craft brews, oyster tasting event, Sept. 13-15. (800) 543-2754.

Maine Crafts Guild Scarborough Show, Camp Ketcha, 336 Black Point Rd. Approximately 40 of Maine’s artisans present their heirloom quality crafts, Sept. 14-15.

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Oxford County Fair, 67 Pottle Rd. Livestock shows, horse pulling, traditional farming and crafting demonstrations, live music, food, and more, Sept. 11-14. 739-2204.

Pemaquid Oyster Festival, Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina, 40 Main St., Damariscotta. More than 10,000 oysters served annually to benefit the Edward A. Myers Marine Conservation Fund. Entertainment stage, Sept. 29. Pemaquidoysters.com.

Pumpkin Valley Farm, 125 Union Falls Rd, Dayton. Celebrating the fall season every weekend, Sept. 21-Oct. 26 929-4088.

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Punkinfiddle Family Festival and National Estuaries Day Celebration, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Live music, traditional arts demonstrations, sheepdogs, and farm animals gather to celebrate the beauty and value of Maine’s estuaries, and to foster environmental stewardship, Sept. 28. 646-1555.

River Jam, various locations in Biddeford.

Biddeford and Saco celebrate a combined festival with a 5k race, fringe fest, live music, food trucks, local brews and more on the banks of the Saco River. Sept. 21. 284-8520.

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Androscoggin Riverlands, Center Bridge Road off Rt. 4, Turner. 998-4104.

Bar Harbor Pelagic Trip, 1 West St., Bar Harbor.

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Bradbury State Park, 528 Hallowell RoadPownal. Views of surrounding forests and the Casco Bay’s Calendar Islands. Full color peaks September to mid-October. 688-4712.

Camden Hills State Park, 280 Belfast Rd., Camden. Catch views of fall foliage from the top of Mt. Battie or hiking trails on Mt. Megunticook and Bald Rock Mountain. 236-0849.

Guided Forest Bathing Therapy Walk, Bradbury Mountain State Park 528 Hallowell Road, Pownal. Encourages participants to activate all their senses to foster an immersive experience with the natural world, Sept. 29. 370-7011.

Ferry Beach State Park, 95 Bayview Road Saco. Tupelo or blackgum trees reach peak coloration in late September or early October.

283-0067.

Peaks-Kenny State Park, 401 State Park Rd. 564-2003.

Wolfe’s Neck State Park, 426 Wolfe’s Neck Rd., Freeport. Vibrant yellow foliage peaks in mid-October. 865-4465.

Theater

Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Foundation, 371 Sawyer Rd., Greene. So You Think You Know Maine?, Sept. 27. 946-5311.

Carousel Music Theater, 196 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Where Have All The Hippies Gone?, through Sept. 14; The Maine Comedy All Stars, Sept. 20. 633-5297.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford, Noises Off, Oct. 11-27. 282-0849.

The Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. Cribstone. Camelot, Sept. 6-8 and 13-15. 442-8455.

Deertrees Theater, 156 Deertrees Rd., Harrison. FORTUNE, through Aug. 23. 583-6747.

Everyman Repertory Theatre, Camden Hills Regional High School. The Threepenny Opera, Nov. 1-16. 236-0173.

Gaslight Theater, 1 Winthrop St., Hallowell.

Agatha Christie’s Spider’s Web, Nov. 15-17, 22-24. 626-3698.

ImprovAcadia,15 Cottage St., Bar Harbor.

Improv shows through Oct. 19. 288-2503.

Lakewood Theater, 75 Theater Rd., Chicago, through Aug. 24; The Vultures, Aug. 29-31, Sept. 4-7; Touch and Go, Sept. 12-14, 19-21.

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Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Radiant Vermin, Sept. 26-Oct. 13; Mary Jane, Nov. 7-24. 747-4148.

Maine State Ballet, 348 U.S. Route One, Falmouth. The Firebird and Paquita, Sept. 28Oct. 6. 781-3587.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo Street. Bourassa Dance Student Showcase, Sept. 21. 879-4629.

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Experience The Carole King Musical, Oct. 4-5. 842-0800.

Milkweed Puppet Theater, Farmington Public Library, 117 Academy St, Farmington. The Dandelion Girl, Sept. 28. 778-4312.

Nasson Little Theatre, 457 Main St. Where Love Takes You, Sept. 20-22; America, Oct. 1920. 842-0800.

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Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St., Ogunquit.

Kinky Boots, Sept. 18-Oct. 27. 646-5511.

Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave. The Clean House, Sept. 24-Oct. 13. 774-0465.

Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Rd., Standish. Catch Me If You Can, Sept. 26-Oct. 6.

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Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth. Sense and Sensibility, Sept. 12-22.

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Waterville Opera House, 93 Main St. 3rd Flr., Waterville. School Show: Hansel and Gretel, Oct. 4; Variety, Oct. 19. 873-7000.

Music

Andy’s Old Port Pub, 94 Commercial St. Live acoustic style music every single night of the week with no cover charge. 874-2639.

Araxine Wilkins Sawyer Foundation, 371 Sawyer Rd., Banjoist Peter Mezoian, Sept. 13.

946-5311.

Belfast Flying Shoes, 143 Church St., Belfast. The Community Dance features Chrissy Fowler calling with the All Comers Band, open to all musicians and instruments, every first Friday. 338-0979.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Worst Day of the Week, every Mon. Irish Nights, every Wed.; The Happy Hour Music Series, every Thurs.; Jazz at BLUE, every Sat. 774-4111.

Bull Feeney’s, 375 Fore St. Irish Session, every Sun.; Irish and Scottish Drinking Songs, every Wed; live music every Fri. and Sat. 221-1122.

Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. Satori, Sept.

20; The Renovators, Sept. 21; Colour My Worlds: Chicago tribute band, Sept. 27. cadenzafreeport.com.

The Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. The Alchemy Tour, Sept. 20. 791-2200.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W Main St, Denmark. Bruce Marshall, Sept. 7; Patsy Cline, Sept. 21; Ari and Maria, Sept. 27. 452-2412.

Frog & Turtle, 3 Bridge St., Westbrook. Live music every Friday. 591-4185.

Frontier, 14 Main St. Mill 3 Fort Andross, Brunswick. 725-5222.

Gather, 189 Main St., Yarmouth. Gather Rounders, every Sun. 847-3250.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln., Ogunquit. Jon Butcher 360, Sept. 13; Suzy Bogguss Sept. 19; Tom Rush, Sept. 28. 646-4777.

Maine Savings Pavilion at Rock Row, 59 Westbrook Arterial. Chris Young, Sept. 28.

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Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Half Moon Jug Band, Sept. 28. 879-4629.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. James Kennerley & the Kotzschmar Brass, Sept. 13; Taylor Mac, Sept. 19; Portland Symphony Orchestra, Sept. 22-23; Jens Korndoerfer Guest Organist, Sept. 27. 842-0800.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. Ana Popovic, Sept. 11; Sam Baker, Sept. 12; Portland Jazz Orchestra, Sept. 19; Jonathan Edwards, Sept. 20; Väsen, Sept. 25; Poppa Chubby, Sept. 27; Chris Roth, Sept. 28. 761-1757.

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor.Skerryvore, Sept. 21; Seth Glier, Sept. 28. 633-5159.

OTTO, 576 Congress St. Bluegrass Night, every Mon. 358-7090.

Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St. Bailen, Sept. 15; Julian Lage Trio, Sept. 17; Com Truise, Sept. 20; The Feelies, Sept 21; Bad Suns, Sept. 22; Beyday, Sept. 27; Guided By Voices, Sept. 28. 956-6000.

Portland House of Music and Events, 25 Temple St. Maine Dead Project, Sept. 4; Tom Faunce and Friends: Tribute to Pink Floyd, Sept. 6; The Sheila Divine, Sept. 7; Gina and the Red Eye Flight Crew, Sept. 9; Jon Stickley Trio, Sept. 10; Kitchen Dwellers, Sept. 12; Fogcutters, Sept. 13; Van Dammesel, Sept. 14; Bella’s Bartok, Sept. 20; Lauren Crosby, Sept.

26; Samuel James, Sept. 27. 805-0134.

Porthole Restaurant & Pub, 20 Custom House Wharf. Pat Foley Band, Sept. 15; Dan Merrill and Darren Whitney, Sept. 17; Joan Kennedy, Sept. 18; Quiet Riot Act, Sept. 19; CIEE House Band, Sept. 20; Tilden Katz, Sept.

21; Isaiah Bennett, Sept. 25. 773-4653.

Salvage BBQ, 919 Congress St. Live music every Fri. and Sat. 553-2100.

Saco River Theater, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. CJ Chenier, Sept. 12; Clare Longendyke, Sept. 15; Novel Jazz Septet, Sept. 21. 929-6472.

Schoodic Arts for All, Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor. Claude Bourbon, Sept. 27. 963-2569.

Space Gallery, 538 Congress. Mega Bog, Sept. 13; Guerilla Toss, Sept. 19; Moor Mother, Sept. 24; Xiu Xiu, Sept. 28. 828-5600.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Gov’t Mule, Sept. 12; Lucinda Williams, Sept. 17; Taylor Mac, Sept. 19; Josh Ritter, Sept. 20; Nahko and Medicine for the People, Sept. 21; Built to Spill, Sept. 23; Illenium, Sept. 26; Bianca Del Rio, Sept. 30. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Ferro Gaita, Sept. 13; Steve ‘N’ Seagulls, Sept. 14; Mountain Top’s 4th Annual Majuedstic Gala, Sept. 15; Oliver the Crow, Sept. 19; Suzy Bogguss, Sept. 20; GoldenOak, Sept. 26; Keller Williams, Sept. 27. 935-7292.

Thompson’s Point, 5 Thompson’s Point. Shakey Graves and Dr. Dog, Sept. 18. 747-5288.

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Waterville Opera House, 93 Main St. 3rd Flr., Waterville. Jonny Lang, Sept. 13; Keller Williams, Sep. 26. 873-7000.

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Vinegar Hill Music Theater, 53 Old Post Rd, Arundel. Bob Seger Tribute: Live Bullett, Sept.

13; Naturally 7, Sept. 14; One Night in Memphis, Sept. 21; The Four C Notes, Sept. 27; Piano Men, Sept. 28. 985-5552.

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Film

Center Theatre for the Arts, 20 East Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. 564-8943.

Criterion Theater, 35 Cottage St., Bar Harbor.

288-0829.

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Frontier, 14 Main St. Mill 3 Fort Andross, Brunswick. 725-5222.

Hump Festival, SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. The festival features short dirty movies— each less than five minutes—all created by people who aren’t porn stars but want to be one for a weekend, Sept. 14-15. 828-5600.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta.

Maiden, Sept. 6-12; Tintoretto: A Rebel in Venice, Sept. 18 and 20. 563-3424.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square.

Honeyland, Sept. 20-22, 25; El Lobo y La Paloma, Sept. 26; We Were an Island, Sept. 29.

775-6148.

The Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland.

The Farewell, through Sept. 12. 701-5053.

Literary Events

Bard Coffee, 185 Middle St. “Silent” Book Club, a book club with no assigned reading where members meet to read silently, share book recommendations, and socialize over coffee and tea. Every fourth Tuesday. 899-4788.

Recreation

LFK, 188A State St. Word Portland, a monthly reading series featuring original writing from authors on first Mondays. 899-3277.

Longfellow Books, Monument Square. Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry, Sept. 16; Portland Public Library Literary Lunch, Sept. 25.

772.4045.

Tandem Coffee and Bakery, 742 Congress St. “Silent” Book Club, a book club with no assigned reading where like-minded people meet to read silently, share book recommendations, and socialize over coffee and tea.

Every second Sunday. 805-1887.

Restaurants

Tasty Events

Byrnes’ Irish Pub, 16 Station Ave., Brunswick.

Irish Breakfast, every Thursday. 729-9400.

Damariscotta River Cruises, 40 Main St., Damariscotta. Oyster and wine tasting cruises, every Saturday, through Oct. 19. 315-5544.

Land, Sea to Fork Food Tour, 390 Congress Street. Taste Maine’s bounty and explore the story behind the plate. A three hour walking culinary tour of Portland’s historic Old Port, through Oct. 26. 619-2075.

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Lolita Vinoteca + Asador, 90 Congress St. Tapas Mondays with wine pairings. 775-5652.

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Rosemont Markets, Portland and Yarmouth.

Tasting events on Fri. Call for dates. 774-8129.

Rising Tide Brewing Company, 103 Fox St. Food trucks on Fri., Sat. and Sun., BYOF (Bring Your Own Food) to enjoy while drinking locally crafted beer, wine, and cider, or visit the Tasting Room for Maine Made Pub Snacks and Lebbit & Son’s Soup. 370-2337.

Sebago Center Stone Barn Dinners, 278 Whites Bridge Rd., Standish. Stone barn dinners, Thurs. evenings.

Sichuan Kitchen, 612 Congress St. Hot Pot Wednesdays, every Weds. Reservations recommended. 536-7226.

Sweetgrass Farm Old Port Tasting Room, 324 Fore St. Tasting bar is open year-round for Maine-made wines and spirits. 761-8GIN. Wine and Food Walks, Portland. Join Sommelier Erica Archer for a themed walk through a Portland neighborhood with wine and spirit tastings paired with delicious foods, every Sat. 619-4630.

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P e r sp ective Works by Charles Deering Left: portrait of his step-mother, Clara Barbour Cummings (Hamilton) Deering.

Below, in profile: portrait of his father-in-law, BVT. Major General William Denison Whipple.

“…Little else of Charles Deering’s art is known to remain today other than some sketchbooks detailing images of his travels and drawings sent with correspondence to friends. Reports of Deering’s displeasure with his own work include rumors of him destroying his pieces.” –Bethany Gray, curatorial manager at The Deering Estate, Miami

Portrait of Charles Deering by John Singer Sargent.

“Nude Girl,” etching by Charles Deering, 1876.

Pine Tree Bohemia Portrait of the Industrialist as a Young Man Charles Deering—the Maine artist you never heard of.

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s a dashing young naval officer and budding painter, Charles Deering (1852-1927) of South Paris, Maine, swept through Europe with some fast company–painter Anders Zorn, sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and painter John Singer Sargent.

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These pals laughed together, drank together, critiqued each other’s work, and traveled together. Were they living a charmed life? Certainly they were never going to get old. During an interlude, Sargent dashed off a romantic oil painting of Deering (a Kents Hill School grad who

ranked second in the Class of 1873 at the U. S. Naval Academy) a la bohème. This mysterious likeness–or at least an image of it–was reproduced as part of a major Sargent retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2015, but even the curator suggested the location of the early oil reSeptember 2019 41

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We were driving the coast, so to speak, I think maybe in a station wagon. He fell in love with wherever we went, and now he’d fallen in love with Maine. We talked excitedly in the car. We were looking for a house on the water. We did examine the place! We kept driving north along the water until I don’t really remember the name of the town. We went quite a ways up, actually, because it was so beautiful. To John, each place was more beautiful than the last."

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mained a mystery.

Until now. The oil of Charles in 1876 “is owned by the Deering family,” says curator Stephanie Herdrich at The Met. “During a show last year at the Art Institute of Chicago, the portrait was unearthed from deep from among the Deering family and was exhibited as part of ‘an anonymous loan.’” To be accepted in a crowd that included Zorn, Saint-Gaudens, and Sargent, “Deering obviously had a lot of talent, but there may have been tension from his family” to abandon painting and make his mark in business.

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hen Deering returned to the U.S., he switched careers. Business agreed with him. With a little help from J.P. Morgan, Charles shook the pillars of the aggie universe when he became the chairman of the board of International Harvester. Today, he’s in the pantheon of influential business people born in Maine–not for his painting but for his financial artistry.

Many plutocrats are changed by their wealth, but Charles never lost his boho world view. He never forgot his old friends.

He sponsored shows for them, collected their work, bailed them out, encouraged them, kept in touch. He became an internationally renowned art collector and kept his collection in Maricel, a castle-like “art pal4 2 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e

from left: John Singer Sargent. Portrait of CHarles Deering, 1917. The Art Institute of Chicago; the deering estate

“Sargent employs a loose technique to create a sympathetic portrait of his aging friend [Deering] among the coconut palms, capturing the dazzling effect of sunlight on his bright white suit. Here, Sargent’s fluid handling of oil paint has the ease and apparent spontaneity of a watercolor.” —The Met

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ace” he built near Barcelona, Spain.

He hosted his buddies’ visits there and to the U.S. across many years.

Forty-one years after they first met, Sargent visited Deering at The Deering Estate– his mansion in Miami–and painted a new, spectacular canvas of his dear friend. It, too, was among the starring paintings at the Sargent retrospective at The Met. After the show, the portrait disappeared from public view into the hands of a private collector. But the sense of friendship that vibrates in every brush stroke was so strong it startled viewers.

Charles Deering was “a cousin [to the Deerings of Portland], of course, but at sixth cousin three-times removed–not very close,” says Deering family member Nick Noyes, curator of library collections at Maine Historical Society.

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Marguerite Robichaux (1950-, Stratton) The Cranberry Peak Triptych, 36" x 72" open, 36" x 36" closed, oil on hinged birch panels.

Sold: Barridoff Galleries, 2019, $2,440.

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A lucky bidder snapped up this Marguerite Robichaux triptych for $2,440.

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Marguerite Zorach (1887-1968, Georgetown) The Picnic, 34" x 44", oil on canvas.

Sold: Christie’s New York, 2018, $150,000.

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Dahlov Ipcar (1917-2017, Georgetown) Tigers and Moon Tree, 48" x 24", oil on canvas. Sold: Doyle, New York, 2019, $15,000. “[Tigers and Moon Tree] is one of five Ipcar works in oil featuring two tigers—one white and one orange—in a natural setting…Only two oil paintings in Dahlov Ipcar’s body of work feature a moon tree…The sale through Doyle continues the trend we have seen since Ipcar’s death of her work going for more than double (often triple) the estimates at auction.”

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Alex Katz (1927-, Lincolnville) Ada and Louise, 71.85" x 96.26", oil on canvas.

Sold: Christie’s London, 2019, $2,243,270.

Maurice Prendergast (1858-1924, Brooksville, Ogunquit) Early Beach, 14.13" x 12.50", watercolor and pencil on paper.

Sold: Sotheby’s New York, 2019, $400,000.

William Zorach (1887-1966, Bath) Birth, 20" x 14", oil on canvas. Sold: Heritage Auctions, 2018, $22,500.

Jonathan Borofsky (1942-, Ogunquit) Palestine, 30.12" x 59.84", oil on canvas. Sold: Bukowski Stockholm, 2019, $4,291.

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John Marin (1870-1953, Addison) Small Point, Maine, 18.50" x 24", watercolor on paper.

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Neil Welliver (1929-2005, Lincolnville) Islands Allagash, 24" x 24", oil on canvas.

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Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986, York) Wave, 19" x 25", pastel on paper. Sold: Christie’s New York, 2019, $495,000.

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Eric Hopkins (1951-, North Haven) Island View #15, 5-16-85, 14" x 20", watercolor on paper. Sold: Barridoff Galleries, 2019, $3,660.

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Robert Indiana (1928-2018, Vinalhaven) Love, 12" x 12", oil on canvas.

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Alfred Thompson Bricher (1837-1908, Monhegan Island) New England Coast, 15.25" x 33", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s Online, 2018, $100,000.

Richard Estes (1932-, Mount Desert Island) Storefront Reflections Miami, 35.24" x 43.78", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s London, 2018, $114,840. n 5 8 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e

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Jamie Wyeth (1946-, Monhegan Island) Rosa Rugosa, 20.5" x 28", watercolor and pencil on paper. Sold: Christie’s New York, 2019, $137,500.

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eleste Roberge, who is of Irish and French heritage, says that her artwork is more informed by geography than by culture. “Literary works or music have an easier task by telling a story—originating from an oral culture.” Still, her series of sculptures Views of the Head from Behind is informed/inspired by the culture. They are suggested by the Catholic elements of her life. She considers herself a North American continent artist—Maine, Quebec and the Maritimes—where she has studied, visited, lived and exhibited her art.

We reminisce about an art exhibit she guest curated, Migrant Within II, first mounted at Carnegie Gallery at the University of Maine in 1992, then at Portland’s Danforth Gallery in 1994. The influential exhibit featured Franco-American artists— we were both among the project’s cura-

tors. Thus connected, we traveled through the state of Maine and into Quebec. Did the show’s theme change our art, or did we shape the theme? Stories surrounded us— the origins, the upbringing, the formation experiences, the geography, adherence to certain rituals, modern sensibilities or the traditional, folk practices. When your brain is dancing, does it matter who’s playing the music?

At the time of the Danforth Gallery’s exhibit, I developed the theory that the relationship one developed with artifacts, rituals, or people defined what was FrancoAmerican. Another participant in the process of choosing artists for the exhibit completely rejected the museum quality art as representative of the Franco-American experience. She went home, photographed her mothers’ walls, and called that Franco-

Celeste Roberge (1951-, Biddeford) Dreamhouse, 29.5" x 21", steel, lead, wood, copper, aluminum, and glass.

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Now that the first season of McCaskey’s debut of the seasonal Acadia House Provisions is in full swing (closing on Indigenous Peoples’ Day weekend), I stop by to

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see how his long-held dream of opening a restaurant in Maine is faring in practice.

“I’ve been coming to Deer Isle for 35 years,” McCaskey says. “Still, I’m not one of them. I don’t want to alienate anyone, so it’s important to get things right. Move in slowly.”

And slowly he goes—right from the get-go. He had a hundred people booked for opening night. Three times. The first two opening nights had to be cancelled.

“It’s just taking a lot to get this thing off the ground.”

When you’re charting your course toward perfect (his work at Acadia garnered a Michelin star after only nine months of operating, and two stars four years later), you need to take the helm with a sure hand, continuing to move forward, addressing each challenge as it comes to light.

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Hun g ry E ye from Chicago, and there is a huge cultural adjustment. They’re not used to living on an island. There is a need to carry themselves in a certain way, as they are representing the restaurant in this small community. The locals love working with us, but when they were putting in ten-hour days, the parents were not happy. We’ve had to do a lot of juggling with this.

“Then there’s the small stuff, like building issues. This space was never intended to be for what we’re doing. We had to adjust, change for what is here. Like when we put in lighting, we had this flickering. We just need to do more work, find the right combination for it all. For the most part I’m pleased. Every week, we get a little bit better.” And with a ten-year lease in tow, McCaskey has a good many weeks to reach the perfection he traditionally seeks and maintains.

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wo years into the Acadia venture in Chicago, McCaskey started thinking about the current project. “Our numbers really drop off in Chicago in the summer. People are going to festivals, outside entertainment. In fact, we shut down completely for our summer break.” That’s when the chef, for the past five years, brings 16-25 members of his Acadia staff to Deer Isle for the classic summer Maine experience, including a traditional lobster bake on the beach.

“So Acadia House Provisions is a good revenue booster. We’re booked through the season, doing an average of 200 people a day. There are 26 reserved seats upstairs, and walk-ins are accommodated by 32 seats on the patio, seven at the bar and eight in a little lounge area.

“The reception has been very good. We get about equal amounts of locals and tourists, just what I’d hoped for. And we have regular diners who come for both lunch and dinner. The price point is exactly where I thought it should be—very different from Chicago where the average is $300 to $400 compared to $40 to $45 here. But in Chicago, because of the Michelin stars, we get a lot of international diners. All they do is go to restaurants and write and blog about it.

But with summer people, it’s different.”

For McCaskey, the balance between cooking styles at both venues is rewarding.

“We are coming from the same culture, using the same technique and integrity that you see in Chicago. The Maine style is chef-

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driven, simple food, good chicken and vegetables, halibut in a stew. It’s food people can wrap their heads around while saying, ‘Wow, these chefs have a high pedigree of cooking.’ It’s just a little on the simpler side.

It gives me great pleasure to stretch my creative muscles out in these two ways to make people happy.” And the most popular entrees so far? “Seafood, anything seafood.

It’s crazy. Weekly, we easily go through hundreds of pounds of oysters, mussels, 200 pounds of lobster, halibut.”

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n this season’s menu, McCaskey says, “We have introduced an heirloom tomato salad, a great first course with a glass of bubbly on the deck.

And flatbread. I wanted to see how it would sell, as kind of a preview to pizza on the patio next year. It’s garlic oil, prosciutto, provolone cheese, crimini mushrooms, summer truffles, and Four Seasons Farm’s arugula.”

As for comparing his life this summer to his many years visiting Deer Isle? “My whole life I have loved it. My childhood was hanging out in the kitchen at Goose Cove Lodge, the tidal pools, dating, playing, and just being here. Maybe that is a romanticized version, but I was looking at it from that perspective. It’s not the same, living here as a businessman. It’s different from how I remembered it. It’s adjusting to what is out there. I want us all to thrive, to be creative. I’m super glad we did it.

“The other night I just sat on my porch (at his summer home on Burnt Cove) and played acoustic guitar. I was here. I tried to absorb it. I just sat, decompressing and remembering the things I really love about being here.” That same evening, most likely diners at Acadia House Provisions were celebrating the newest of the things they love about being here. n

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Barnacle Billy’s Luxury lobster, steamed clams, lusty drinks, BBQ chicken, homemade clam chowder, lobster rolls & stew. Indoor & sundeck seating to enjoy both the beautiful harbor & ocean beyond. Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, 6465575, barnbilly.com BlueFin North Atlantic Seafood Chef Gil Plaster creates the quintessential Old Port dining experience: classic, contemporary dishes w/ fresh, locally-caught seafood & seasonal ingredients. Break., lun., din., or your favorite cocktail in comfortable elegance or out on the patio w/ fire pit. 468 Fore Street 775-9090. bluefinportland.com Boone’s Fish House & Oyster Room Native seafood–fresh Maine lobster steamed over rockweed, a variety of oysters & wood-grilled fish, steaks & chops. Baked Stuffed Lobster invented here by Alexander Boone right here on the Portland Waterfront in 1898. 774-5725 86 Commercial St., Portland boonesfishhouse.com Bull Feeney’s Authentic hearty Irish fare: from-scratch sandwiches, steaks, seafood.

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Pedro’s Simple yet full-flavored Mexican & Latino food. Tacos, burritos & impressive array of margaritas, sangria, beer & wine. Especiales de la semana (weekly specials) keep the menu fresh & showcase different Latino cultures. Seasonal outdoor dining avail. Noon-10. 181 Port Rd., Kennebunk 967-5544, pedrosmaine.com.

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n November 1980, Nancy and I stopped for supper at the endearing and fun Old Village Inn in Ogunquit during our honeymoon. What I wore that night is thankfully lost to time, because she wore a vivid garnet shade that flashed like the dazzling beaches on Prince Edward Island.

During our fabled first visit to this inn, we sensed the future watching us (“Now wait a minute. Isn’t that presque vu?”). Five years later, we would take another plunge. We launched Portland Monthly in 1985.

Tonight, just four short decades later, we’re back for dinner before a show at Ogunquit Playhouse. Seated near the brick fireplace (is this where we sat before?), we sip Monte Antico Sangiovese red wine ($6 per glass) while we enjoy the feeling of ‘then’ cutting in for a romantic dance with ‘now.’

A charmed attraction on the King’s Highway (U.S. Route 1) since 1833, this lucky spot has been a favorite stop for travelers including Paul Newman and Joanne Woodword, Kitty Carlisle, Maureen O’Sullivan, Sally Struthers. The Inn is so romantic it made the front cover of the Saturday Evening Post in 1947.

When Nancy says, “I always wanted to run away with you and still do,” I admit I’m having a great time! The baconwrapped scallops are delicious over a salad served on a six-inch scallop shell. A real shell. “It’s a diver-scallop dish we got from friends in Gloucester,” says our server Marcia Goodman, a member of the ownership team who’s worked here for “37 years. The bar is in a different position from when you came in the first time, but everything else is very much the same.” I

know we’ve stumbled into Shangri-La (except there’s parking here out back!) when she says, “We don’t embrace change here.”

What a place to shoot a Quentin Tarantino film. Remember those wonderful days of décor when using a ship model as a room divider was the style? More magic:

Tonight’s special is a Twin Lobster Dinner ($28) for the price of a single lobster roll outside these doors.

“Is there such a thing as neo-retro?”

Nancy asks. “All these things like blue-cheese and bacon-stuffed mushroom caps– nobody serves mushroom caps!” I order them instantly and savor them.

They’re served piping hot in a steel au gratin dish–straight from the 1970s. Our entrées are Prime Rib served with horseradish and a heavenly popover ($23) and Seafood Stuffed Haddock ($22) with green beans and carrots. A lemon slice tucked in a cheesecloth sachet to catch the seeds still says “we care.”

We finish by splitting the Chocolate Lava Cake. Cost for the entire meal is $103–a pomegranate cocktail, two glasses of wine, two appetizers, two entrées, a shared desert, and coffee with refills.

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Dining Guide Lobster Roll,” lobster dinners, steamers, fried claims, chowder. Enjoy live music daily w/ ice-cold local beer or fine wine on our deck overlooking gorgeous Portland Harbor. 180 Commercial St., 775-2112, portlandlobstercompany.com.

Ricetta’s Brick Oven Ristorante Modern, familyfriendly. Award-winning brick oven pizzas, pasta, grill, gluten-free pizza & pasta, seafood & Italian entrees w/ locally sourced ingredients, Dine-in, take-home, delivery or have us cater. Kids eat free Mons.! Sun.-Thurs. 11:30-9, Fri. & Sat. 11:30-10.

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Sea Glass at Inn by the Sea Chef Chadwick’s seasonally sourced, innovative taste of Maine.

Spectacular ocean views inside the intimate restaurant or on the decks. Creative vegan dishes w/ produce & seafood from local farms & sea. (Wine Spectator “Best of” Award of Excellence) 40 Bowery Beach Rd., Cape Elizabeth. 799-3134 innbythesea.com Shay’s Pub & Grill Heart of Portland. Local favorite since 2005. Pub fare specialities: sweet & spicy chicken sandwich, fish & chips, seasonal salads. Famous $5 martini menu & daily specials. Outdoor seating. 18 Monument Sq., M-Tues. 11:30-9, W-Sat. 11:30-10, Sun. closed. Schedule your private event with us!

772-2626, shaysgrillpub.com Twenty Milk Street Warm, intimate décor w/ a lovely brick fireplace. In the historic Portland Regency Hotel. Sunday brunch, breakfast, lunch & dinner, specializing in modern American dishes w/ a New England flourish. Local produce, seafood & beef, pork, chicken, & turkey from our own farm! 774-4200.

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Mast Cove Galleries has been a lovely addition to the Maine art community “for 40 years,” says owner/operator Jean Briggs.

“For myself, it’s time for something new.”

The asking price is $995,000.

Inviting gallery spaces adorn the firstfloor chambers, along with a baby grand piano. Briggs offers jazz and music recitals most Wednesdays to deepen visitors’ appreciation of the artworks. As we tour the gallery, Briggs points to a corner where shafts of sunlight seem to lift the room and put it in motion. “The late Richie Havens (1941-2013) performed in exactly this spot for our guests.” All 6’ 6” of him. “He was in town one January, visiting a friend. I recognized him and ended up chatting with him for hours at Alisson’s Restaurant in Dock Square. He came back to the gallery and played ‘Here Comes the Sun’ among many of his hits.” She closes her eyes and listens. You can almost hear his pounding acoustic guitar vibrating among the paintings and sculpture.

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The 4,033-square-foot house sits on a .34-acre lot with tidal views of the water, two fireplaces, four bedrooms, two and a half baths, hardwood floors, a courtyard and artist’s studio, and the sense of occupying the past, present, and future at once.

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irectors must satisfy an audience’s expectation of spectacle using crude tools: guns, cars, make-up, sex, dance, romance, melodrama; but only the great auteurs acknowledge this anticipation directly honoring what we know in our guts to be true, that we are watching animation—a cartoon.”

I was 19 when I wrote that line in one of a series of movie reviews published in the student newspaper of the college I attended in California. Somehow these alcohol-fueled arrogant articles resulted in my sitting across from a famous art critic in the dark living room of his home in the Oakland hills as he read that sentence out loud.

He exhaled cigarette smoke showing teeth and leaned back in the leather couch, his long body more coiled than relaxed. The sedation from the pint of Southern Comfort I nearly finished driving up the hills to his Spanishstyle house was no longer tamping my anxiety. I lit a cigarette of my own. I had prepared for this by reading his most recent book, underlining phrases to break down his paragraph-long sentences. I stuffed his last two essays from ARTnews and the New York Re-

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view of Books into my mind. His intense writing seemed to communicate something important about society that I could not always follow, but it was clear the work of the artists he analyzed was secondary to his larger truths. This hot summer afternoon he was interviewing me for a paid fellowship at UC Berkeley in art criticism, and we were two hours into the conversation.

“Your reviews strive to entertain,” he said, “and this effort encourages me to like you. But what if you focused on just one of the ideas you throw around, no matter how absurd? Apply the idea to literature, painting, any art form. Then research and write a book raising yourself above the fray, telling readers why your idea matters, how it illustrates the mess we live in today. How

far, for example, could you push your idea that great directors are con men manipulating society for money and status to no good end?”

“I never said directors are con men,” I said. “I think it’s clear I love film. I just want it to be good.”

“Love,” he said, “and wanting. And here you are. You’ve made no effort to mention my work or try to convince me that you’re interested in being a colleague or even a friend. You want me to think you are simple in your thoughts, but twice you used phrases from my last book and looked at me to see if I recognized them. And you drank alcohol in your car in my driveway where you knew I could see you and stood close enough so that I could smell it on you which only dramatizes a weakness serving as an excuse for future betrayal. You present yourself as an innocent and that makes you dangerous. I’m sure you’ll write about me and this interview and my ridiculousness.”

“I won’t do that,” I said, “and I won’t pursue this further.”

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