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An audience is treated to French music at the Venue on Forest Avenue. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Venue co-owner: ‘I’d like to see the arts expand across all of Portland’ VENUE from page 7
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"But this is the first time we've been able to mount one of the plays," he said. "I'd like to see the arts expand across all of Portland. This should be seen as the northern terminus of art and culture in New England, like a Nashville of the north," said Roper, who channels these thoughts into OMNI, his think-tank company which stands for Open Minds, New Ideas. The Ropers have been married for 47 years, and they have seen their share of varied professions. From 1989 to 2007, they owned and operated a summer camp in Poland Springs. Once Camp Pesquasawasis, run by the Diocese of Portland, the site next became the Samantha Smith World Peace Camp, named for the Maine youth who wrote to Yuri Andropov, then Soviet Premier, telling of her fears of a nuclear war between their countries. By then, the Ropers were involved. Their daughter, Jane, visited the Soviet Union in 1988, and the following year 26 Soviet campers came here. Their son, Kevin, is
in a band called "The Project" and is beginning to teach music. He's trained in the Suzuki method and will be likewise showing his students how to play by ear. Betsy says she is supposed to be retired, but she stays busy with family, activities, some of the accounting, photography, and genealogy. A couple of younger kids who attended the dinner-theater were asked what they thought of it. "There were some familiar melodies," Ryan said. "I liked the way their stories were weaved in," said Natalie. The Venue, located at 865 Forest Ave., almost across from Baxter Woods, goes by the tagline, "The New Venue," a reference to a same-named business that preceded it.
Venue schedule Sunday — jazz luncheon Monday — sports/wing night Tuesday — Best of Portland (open mic) Wednesday — Blues Jam Thursday — 18+ club night Friday — 207 DJ light show Saturday — live local bands
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is pizza, a calzone, a steak sandwich, or even a Reuben. I’ve had caretakers of people in hospice who call in for a tongue or chopped liver sandwich for someone who can barely eat.” Knowing Full Belly Deli can’t rest on laurels of sandwiches gone by (typically these straightforward classic creations were never on white bread and never, ever with mayo), Rosen plans to keep his generationally well-balanced menu items intact. “Everything is made fresh here and it’s the best quality we can find. We just have to keep people coming in, old and new.” The Down Low: The last time I rode past Wolfie’s, it was an adult entertainment establishment with a menu for different tastes. Gone are the walls plastered with head shots of celebrities, gone are are the dog-eared
menus and crammed tables, gone are schmaltz smeared aprons on cranky, ancient (even then!) servers, and gone are the cases upon cases of desserts. My memories of the sensory experience aren’t gone, though, and come rushing back when I pull into The Full Belly Deli parking lot. Check out www.savethedeli.com. Overseen by deli fanatic, David Sax, it will make your mouth water just to share his observations. Sodium intake aside, you’ll wish you were a dining companion on his globe-trotting, deli seeking road trip. (Natalie Ladd is a columnist for the Portland Daily Sun. She has over 30 continuous years of corporate and fine-dining experience in all front-ofthe-house management, hourly and under-the-table positions. She can be reached at natalie@portlanddailysun.me.)