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22 Twenty-five Years At The Movies 11 Rising Son

For a quarter of a century, Steve and Judy Halpert have been getting good word of mouth out of that darkness.

By Diane Hudson.

Jud Strunk’s hit song “Daisy A Day” made him the ajiotheosis of the unplugged performer. With his Resort Sports Network, son Ron’ Strunk is the apotheosis of the plugged. By Elizabeth James.

31 Harry s Place For Sale: The ‘Ixrst’ Portland Studio of Harrison Bird Brown.

By Colin Sargent.

36 Scotty Too Hotty: Lord of the Ring We love our sports heroes, like Joan BenoitSamuelson, Julie Parisien, and Ian Crocker.

But what rough beast is slouching out of Westbrook to lie bom? By Dan Sargent.

From The Editor 7 Letters 38 Restaurants 39 Review: Commissary 40 Calendar 8t Ski Resorts 43 New England Homes 47 “Shelter,” Fiction By Kendall Merriam

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Dr. Bcrrv tells me that volcanic pressure thrust Whitehead into the Iapetus Ocean (ves, there was an entirely different ocean here before the .Atlantic) 560 million y ears ago to 440 million years ago. 'I wo continents colliding just 400 million y ears ago metamorphosed it into gneiss, a type of rock that’s more weather-resistant than any other ty pe of

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efore the 1 limalayas. before the Alps, before the first lobsterboat was here, even before the /Atlantic Oeean was here, Whitehead Cliff w as here, formed 471 million t ears ago on the north end of Cushing Island in Portland Harbor as a volcanic consequence of the Acadian Mountainbuikling Episode, to use the understated language of geologists like Dr. Hcnrv Bern, physical geologist at X lainc Geological Survey. w ho likes to keep track of such things.

And some people sav the 'cappuccino episode' on Xllx McBeu/ was a big deal!

No wonder I larrison Bird Brown (sec our ston on page 8 1 and 11is oil painting. "\ lorning Mist. Portland Harbor." right) was so hypnotized by it.

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■ LETTERS ■ Anything for Celina I read with great interest vour March 2000 article about Captain Russell Jenkins’s home. Mv father has a painting of one of his ships, the Celina, built in 1883. Ah great grandfather, Capt. Alonzo K. I lodglon, was master of that vessel. I lis daughter, Celina I lodglon. was born on that ship. M\ great grandfather, Capt. Alonzo I,.

I lodglon, also sailed on her as a voting man. Also, I think that mv great grandfather s sister was married to Capt. Rcwcs. I ler name was Man I lodglon. I think thev all lit cd in Boothbav at one time. If am of vour readers has additional information on the Celina, I’d greatlv appreciate the opportunih to hear it.

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Your November 2000 issue telling of “The 10 Most Intriguing People in Maine" was of great interest to me.

I lie article on Neana Neptune was the one that pleased me the most.

I ’.ven though I believe it to be a good article in that it describes Neana w ell, 1 take exception to “Neana hit the national newsw ires last vear when she approached the Daughters of the American Revolution." Neana Neptune was accepted into NSDAR in Max of 1986 and she hit the newswires in Max’and June of 1986.

She w as front-page news of the Portland Press I lerald on Max' 5, 1986, article done Iw Anna I lost. This was followed b\ articles in Bangor Daily Xews lw Claxton Beal on June 16.

1986, Maine Weekend on June 21-22, 1986, article bx Toin W eber. the Boston Globe, etc.

In 1990, NSDAR published a small booklet on Minority in The MilitarvService in 1776. and in the foreword it tells of Neana and her ancestor John Neptune! So, Neana has been a bclox ed daughter of the NSDAR for 14 x ears. and we take pride in having her as a member.

Your article is well done and it pleases me to sec her verx specialness recognized. She usualk’ keeps such a low profile, it is great someone recognized how much more there is to her.

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pumping; vol ire itching to tn it xoiirscll.

You cun almost feci the cold wind whipping across sour face as von can e volir wax dow n the mountain. But for now , vou’lI lune to stop surfing the web, turn off the computer, and get back to work.

The Resort Sports Network w ill still be there w hen you’re done. ory Strunk. 39-xear-old skier turned media mogul, created Resort Sports Network in 1985 and its website. RSN.com, in 1995. as a wax to bridge that sometimes expansixe gap betw een the daily I mmdruin of the workw eek and the exhilaration of the mountain resort playground. With its website and network ol 29 IV stations, RSN is the place to turn for u]>lo-date information about weather and snow conditions, resort happenings, package deals, and helpful tips for just about even outdoor sport imaginable.

Por the outdoor enthusiast, it’s the next best thing to actually being there.

In his expansixe digs In the I J.S. Custom I louse on Commercial Street, Ron w anders through a maze of cubicles, not so much like an executive oxersceing his underlings, but rather like a kid in a lox store. I Ie pops his head into a darkened office and peers up al a IV screen, where an energetic voting man, decked out in pajamas, skips around the snow-covcrcd slopes. Ron- laughs and continues blithcl\ down the hall, past the I'oosball table, the bulletin boards coxcred w ith photographs of smiling employees, and the brightly lit offices w here his arms'of ski fanatics taps awax at Apple iBooks.

I Ic stops to \ isit producers CSliris I mini and Peter Domingos, who arc buss editing a segment of RSNs Clear Up. w hich informs gear heads about the ven latest in equipment and outdoor apparel. The three men huddle around the television screen, watching and laughing as the show’s host, Paul I lochman, dances to the sound of a beeping beacon designed tor locating lost gear on the slopes. This is what tlicx do exen dax here at RSN. In Ron ’s own words, RS\ is “a IV business tn ing to reach an audience that doesn’t watch a lot of'IV.” Ron ’s understated office is just another example of the paradoxical nature of this ebullient, but serious business of technogeeks catering to ski jocks. A giant potted cactus sits next to framed photographs of si low-cox cred mountains. Ron 's beat-up laptop computer, decorated w ith a sticker

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proclaiming the words "Peace, I ,ove. Snow,” sits high atop a shelf in stark contrast to the fanes' x ideo editing eqiiipment found all oxer the rest of the building. I Ie max drixe a Chew Blazer in the winter, but he still keeps an orange WX’ “’I liing" in his garage to use during the summer. hi fact his whole existence is alive with contradictions. W'hilc Ron is the apotheosis of a ‘plugged in’ potentate of digital media, he is actuallx' descended from consummate 1970s unplugged folk singer Juel Strunk. But, from opposite ends of the electronic specRSW new office space in the . I,. Hlake liut/dtno on Commercial Street. trum, both Strunks subscribe to Thoreau's ate television stations stretching from I iikc exhortation "simplifv, simplify." In fact, I ahoc to Bethel, and a website that Ron rcxels in the notion that the w hole receives more than a million hits a month. concept of his company can be summari‘T’rom mom,” saxs Ron ,“I got a bit of l\ stated with the words: "Come Out and that crossover between art and business.”

Plax ," the mantra Ron and his Nctxvork Mom agrees. "I'd sav he takes after his scud out in pulses daily to the outdoor mom because of that business side of sports-loving world. him,” she saxs.

Ron ’s affinity for the outdoors is practiNot to mention the crcatix itv and callv encoded in his DNA. I le grew up in entrepreneurial spirit ~ I’armington and went to Mt. Blue I ligh passed down from 11 is School. “The great thing about banningfather, the late ton is that it's one of the precious few singer/songj communities in Maine that actuallx runs x\ c r J11 d X J its ow n ski area. I started skiing when I Strunk, w hose ■ U ■ w as about three. 1 grew up al Sugarloaf, A Daisy a W ■ % so Sugarloaf is nw home mountain...

Day reached Sugarloaf, that’s m\ anchor," he saxs. As a number 14 on child, Rorv traveled with his dad; mom Billboard’s pop Martha Strunk, today an artist and an music charts in 1973 (Steinnkeeper at Kawanhec Inn Lakeside vie Wonder’s You are the Sunshine Lodge in \\ eld; and brothers Joel and of my hfe was HU. WWW R Jeff, now 36 and 38; to the mountains Oespite the inherent ” ™ ™ ■ •* during the w inter and to the coast during differences between being plugged in to the slimmer. “\\ e lived off the outdoors. the media world and being an acoustic When we weren’t in'school or working, artist, mom Martha still sees a similarity between Jud and Rory . "The wax I see it, w e alw avs did something active. We didn't watch a lot of'lW Roiv was a skier and he got an idea. The Besides a profound los e of the outdoors. idea had nothing to do with music but it Rory 's parents also endow ed him w ith was a creative idea. I Ie's an entrepreneur other talents that would proxe useful later like his father. I le likes to take risks." on as he guided Resort Sports Network To Ron, there are similarities and there from its infancx to its current position as a arc differences between him and his nationw ide media consortium, w ith affilifather. "Dad was able to create stuff that

to pcrionn ;n me i\ca Stallion Inn in Carrabassctl. Soon Maine became Jud's adopted home and Mainers returned the favor In adopting Jud as their oxx n. Jud permanently relocated to I'armington, .Maine where he would raise his three sons; Ron. Jeff, and Joel.

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connected to people and I knew that we had to do that here on a dav to dax basis.

We share that in common because that’s how I’ve built the business," he savs. "But we’re quite different in the world today.

To make this business work, we have to be absolutely connected in a much more omnipresent wav."

Back in the days before webcams and cable 'I V, Jud Strunk connected to people through his music and poetn . Born in Jamestown. New York, in 1936.

Jud's first brush w ith fame was in the second grade w hen he won first prize at a community hall talent contest, placing the spoons and tap dancing. As a teenager, Juel made frequent appearances reciting poetn and singing in nearbe clubs. While a student at the Virginia Military Institute, Jud became interested in w riling and plax ing the banjo. I Ic decided, like his sons would after him. to pursue his passion, w hich was to become a full-time entertainer.

As a 24-\ear-old. Jud toured I'.urope as a one-man show for the U.S. Armed forces. In 1961. Mainers got their first taste of Jud Strunk’s talent w hen lie came

Rags." was an ode to the d\ ing culture of the American railwax hobo, w ith lyrics in part derived from his own experiences riding the rails. An orange \A\ “Tiling" that he gave Ron for his eighteenth birth day inspired another song, this one aptlx named "’I he Orange Thing." Sacs Ron, "I have been around the connin' three times in the Thing and currently use it as me summer car. It is safelv stored in me garage for the winter." esides his music, Jud was also loved for his sense of humor and the quips w ith w hich he peppered his performances (“My grandfather left the shortest w ill in the history of the state ot Maine. It contained only eight words. ‘Being of sound mind, I spent it all.’”) 11 is fans also admired his general good-natured, roll-witli-thcpunchcs attitude. Once, w hen Jud was performing in South Paris, the 1 ,iquor Commission told him that in a class A restaurant, he could sing, but he couldn’t tell jokes. “So I sang mv entire act from top to bottom and that was acceptable," Jud recounted afterward.

By 19 -0, Jud released his first album.

Downcast Viewpoint. and his career began to take oft. 11 is most acclaimed album, Jones' G eneral Store, w as released in ] 9” 3 and contained the hit single A Daisv a Dav, which brought Jud national recognition. The song, w ith its touching h rics - I’ll gixe vou a daisy a dav. Dear/I’ll Give vou a daisy a day /I ll los e you until

me Iiy er inns sun/, mu me loin w unis we know. blow away" - remained on the Pop 40 Charts lor 10 w eeks and on the Top 100 tor 16 w eeks. A I )aisv a I )av rounded out 19,3 in the 1 14l 11 position on the y ear-end pop charts, sharing the ranks with such hits as Had Had I^rov Hrown,

by Jim Croce; Crocodile Kock, by I',lion John; and let’s Cel it On, bv Manin Caxe.

But the hit song w as just a part of Jud’s rise to stardom. I Ie appeared scxeral limes on Rowan and Martin's Cin^h-ln and on the Merv Crilfin Show. w hich led the Maine Sunday Telegram Io proclaim in

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September 1972 that "Jud Strunk has all the makings of a big star and now he’s getting his big chance.” Men Griffin even came out to Jud’s 11igli Street home in I'armington and Jud’s family got to watch him film an episode of the Merv Criffln Show on their front porch. Jud also appeared on episodes of / lee I law and Hewitched. had scxeral “Jud Strunk Specials" on ABC, and loured w ith Andy Williams and Petula Clark.

In addition to being an entertainer. Jud w as also a civic-minded, socially conscious activist, though his protests still bore the quiiitesscnlial Jud Strunk mark of humor. I Ie once serenaded the Maine Public I 'tilities Commission in an effort to get it to approxc a railroad sen ice at Carrabassctl. 1 Ie succeeded in w inning its favor if nothing else w hen the Pl 'C members joined him bv singing, dancing.

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t ■s fud Strunk in 1965 skiing at Sugarloaf. I he t 'S' S'W l eant patch on his jacket is front his days heading up the I S' SW l earn s fundraising effort (19641967). Pat Weaver, former president of \BC. gave jud his big I lollvwood break after meeting fud at a team fundraiser.

We ll never realk know how far Jud would have gone as an entertainer. As \\ avne Jancik writes in his 1998 book

t he Millboard hook of One-Hit W onders, "people were just getting to know and appreciate who this store-telling, banjopicking. folkie-cum-countn man was." though his work still suniees through his children. Saes Ron; “Me dad's music and poems are timeless and a legace that I can pass on to the next Strunk generation."

We can also look to his sons to see ee idence ot the Strunk talent. “Me brothers are both musicians. Joel plaes the piano.

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I Ie’s one of the nine finalists in the Academy Award Screenwriting Contest.

Forts-two thousand scripts from 69 countries and he actually got two scripts in the top 20 w hich might be a precedent for the Academy.”

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Ron came up w ith the idea for the inresort 'IV network in 19S5, while still a journalism major at the I Inisersih ot A laine. Ron’ was working weekends at the time as a freestyle ski coach during the day and as a bus boy at the Truffle I found Restaurant at night, Earls’ in the mornings he helped the Sugarloaf Ski Corporation do ski and weather reports and put programming on the air.

"I got the concept that this’IA' station could do a lot more programming and there was potential to take it to a whole new lescl," says Ron; I Ie knew there was a market out there. In fact, Ron himself was a part of that s en audience of outdoor sports los ers he wanted to reach, f or them, Ron wanted to create a network that was much more about the sports' participants than about the star athletes and the spectators.

"I felt that sidco and music and sight and sound were a missing ingredient in terms of this target audience. Wlis

RSX \ .Ann - in/erwciwng ev/rerne skier (J'en Plake at the X-^ames.

couldn’t I put together a network of these 'I A' stations and go out into the marketplace and sell adsertising?” he asked himself. And that’s exactly w hat he did.

I Ie and former girlfriend Jennifer Sanger put together a proposal and began to seek out ads ertising. "I think the first s ear our adsertisers were Audi, Benadryl cold medicine, and Kastlc Skis. And so that reaffirmed that there was something there that people thought was saluable and gasc us the motivation to start building a network. ” Ron recalls.

From there the business continued to gross , piece bs piece, from it’s humble beginnings in the studio in Sugarloaf. In 19S6, RSX mosed to Portland and opened a home office on Spruce Street.

“The office was realls just a kitchen table," laughs Ron; “Back then, the challenge was sustaining sourself.. .groceries in the refrigerator, gas for the car, and rent." Ron did that Iw working at Channel 6 News as a photographer. Esen other available hour of the das; he spent doing csenthing from producing reels, to putting together presentation kits, to cold calling countless ads ertisers to gel them on board.

"I really w as w earing all hats at that point in time. It was sen much a shoestring, go-w ith-the-gut perseverance and a slow kind of organic grow th. One market at a time. One account at a time. I hat first s ear we had three clients and did mas be SsO.OOO of business.” Ron sas s.

Bs 1990, RSX had its first full-time emplosee, as well as its first real office, right abose the old fern’ terminal. "Iliat office was just a good little open space with creaks floorboards and the smell of fried fish coming up from the Porthole Restaurant," Ron remembers.

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land team lias been housed here up until now. despite the fact that it looks as if they’ve bards’ unpacked. Even so, RSX will be packing up again this month. The shelves and shelves of video tapes, the video equipment, the skis and snowboards propped against the cornflower blue walls, all of it will be packed up and moved across the street to the ncwlv renovated W.L. Blake Building, designed bv Das id 1 ,lovd of Archctvpc and located at the corner of Custom I louse Street and Commercial Street.

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Aside from its friendly appearance, the new office space is large enough to hold the ever expanding RSX enterprise. As recently as the spring of 1999. RSX employed only 56 people. It now boasts a roster of 185 people and has offices in L.A., XcwYork, and San braucisco. in addition to the one in Portland. The RSX network includes 29 'IV stations, eight of w hich RSX ow ns or operates. It lias more that 100 RSX Resort Cams', so people sitting at home or in the office can log on to the website and see for themselves the conditions at their fax cerite resorts. In addition. RSX also provides the RSX Outdoor Update for CXX 1 leadline Xews in seven metro markets, and is the source of mountain and outdoor sports information for the \\ eather Channel, weather.com, and America Online.

Though mum's the w ord w hen it comes to recent corporate revenues. Ron docs note “w e bas e some ol the top tier blue chip advertisers from A IT and Sprint, to J cep and Chew '1 ruck and Kodak. W e’ve built a national brand that's recognized both bv consumers and bv national advertisers as kind of an

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expert in reaching the active outdoor audience.” ut this wasn't always the case. Like mans’ Maine business people.

Ron sometimes found it difficult to convince others that a Maine corporation can actually be successful. “It's a Catch-22 because anything that’s a mvsten often creates curiosity.

That can be an attraction and an advantage. But mystery is also something that can work against sou." Ron’ sas s. People would question w hether Ron could actually hire people w ho would be w illing to move to Maine, w hether there could actualls be a major media brand from Maine, and esen w hether it w ere possible to build a business in Maine at all.

"I’m sure l ed I timer confronted the same thing because if sou think about it.

20 sears ago when CW was getting its juices going. Atlanta wasn't quite on the map." sass Ron . "South Dakota and Seattle. these were not core locations at the time Catewas Computers and Microsoft w ere started. They were often seen as fringe markets."

But Ron w asn't ever reads concerned w ith other people's opinions. "I think w hen sou're an entrepreneur, sou're often in a mode where sou're not afraid

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of the unknow n, the unknoss n is actualls kind of a curious thing. You’re confident that once sou're in the unknow n sou’ll be able to figure it out," sass Ron. Xor does Rors’ worn much about the competition. Though oniv a fess people have tried to build a 'I A’ network targeting the resort audience, mans bas e tried to eke out a w eb presence in the outdoor sports market. "We're finding that most of our competitors are going out of business in the online space." Ron’ sass, "f ifteen s ears of building a foundation, building a management team, and creating a brand has real staving pow er."

With their histon and svith new ss eb and w ireless technologies. RSX has tried to create more enticing wavs to connect with consumers. "It s added a new dimension. a new depth to our product. A good example of this is that w e're starling to branch out. Por example, we’re starting to do things on water conditions for Casco Bas and ris er conditions for all the major ris er ss stems in Maine. We're starting to csolse into a sear-round source for outdoor information." Rors sass. And people are taking notice.

“Recently. 1 was up in Sugarbusli. in Vermont. and 1 ssas in a grocers store line and 1 w as talking to this gus who said he

was on the ski patrol at Sugarbusli and he asked me what I did and I said. ‘1 started RSX. Do you know RSX?' and he goes, 'Oh, s eah, I los e RSX and because of s ou I started kasaking because of all the kasaking films that you show.' I thought that was prettx -powerful."

This is just one of the benefits that comes with being able to connect sour passion ss ith sour work. "I think a big part of doing this comes from the community that sou feel embodies what sou do.” T hat community, according to Rors, is much more than just the demographics - welleducated. mean income SW.OOO. average age 34 — "it s reallv about mindsets," Ron insists. "It s much broader than the demographic. It reallv is all about the community and connecting to the outdoors."

And it is members of this community that occupy the cubicles and offices at Commercial Street. The evidence is everywhere. "You see it on the walls," says Rorv pointing to the hanging photographs of skiers. "You see it in the pictures of the employ ees that we hang around the office. We hay e our internal 6-inch rule, w hich savs that if there is a 6-inch dump somew here in our direct vicinity, we tn to get w hoever is available to make a

break noni work and mt me slopes.

Even as the business has grown and expanded. RSX has managed to maintain its fun-loving personality. "We celebrate w hat we do here every day in some form or fashion. People are the most important asset von have,” Ron savs. And as thanks for their work, RSX rewards its employees w ith lift tiekets and discounts on gear. "The marketplace is changing all the time and there's kind of a frenetic pace at some dotcoms.” Ron saws. "Our pace is tied around our daily creative programming and there's a business pace that’s scry important, but I think we keep a good perspective here with a combination of hard work and hard plav."

Rory himself, in addition to being the Chief Vision Officer of RSX (a title that he says refers to spotting trends and new opportunities for the business), finds the time to get out there and stir it up on the slopes, especially since he hired Bill Burke as CF.O this past April. Burke, son of Portland Sea Dogs owner. Daniel Burke, joined RSX after working as president and CF.O Xcws and Information at 'l ime W arner Digital Media and president of the I BS Superstation and Turncr South. “With that transition, IXc been able to get back into the creative side of the business on the distribution front," Roiv savs. In other words, he spends less time in the office and more time at the resorts. esides skiing. Ron likes to bike, wakeboard, snowboard, kavak and cook. 1 Ie even found time to get married this past October in Castine, Maine. " I he best SO seconds of mx life." he saws, his exes filling up with tears, "w ere looking at mx wife comingdown the aisle at the church." Xow matter how hectic his life gets, he and his w ife, Linda, an Associate Dean of Admissions at Bates College, wifi alwax s make the time to get out and awax from their w aterfront home off Shore Road in Cape Elizabeth.

“I love skiingall oxer Maine. It s hard to beat the trees. ’I he tree skiing of Sunday River for instance is awesome. In Portland. there are these coastal storms and sometimes Shawnee Peak w ill get a great dump, and there's night skiing there, and it's so much fun to ski fresh snow at night. And Saddleback is aw esome. In a wax it s like taking a step back into a precious time w hen it wasn't all marketing and hype." Ron sass.

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r ji i me i \ screen hanging I Ie remembers the fun and the teasing. in the corner of And the reason he wrote her this song his office, a I’ll give you a daisy a day snow report I’ll give you a daisy a day I’ll love you until the rivers run still flashes across And the jour winds ire know blow awav. the screen.

Thev would walk down the street in the evening, Roi a gets visibly And for years I would see them go by anxious to leave And their love that was more the office, even than the clothes that they wore. though the Could be seen in the gleam of their eye; report refers to As a kid they would take me for candy, a resort all the And I loved to go tagging along, wax' in MinWe'd hold hands while ice walked to the corner nesota. “Ooooh, And the old man would shit! her his sone. look it s snowN'mc he walks down the street in the evening And he stops by the old candy store ing. look at that And I somehow believe lie’s believing I Ie remembers the first time he met her, .. .aaaaaahhhI Ie's holding her hand like before.

I Ie remembers the first thing she said. hh... and that’s I'or he feels all her love walking with him 1 Ie remembers the first time he held her, a ski area too."

And he smiles at the things she might sav And the night that she came to his bed, In terms of Then the old man walks up to the hilltop lie remembers her sweet way of singing.

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And gives her a daisy a day. and resorts nationwide, Ron savs patrons can expect new sports wider range of activities for all family adding tubing, funks sleds, skating and tins war and in the future. “'I lie resort members. Whether sou re talking Sugarmore wavs to enjov the mountain experibusiness in general is trying to find wavs loaf or Sunday Ris er, or possibly even the ence," savs Ron . “I think people forget to increase the resort experience so that smaller resorts, skiing and snow boarding that the technologs of the equipment has it’s more convenient and so that there is a are still a huge part of it. but thcv'rc changed so much, that the gear is lighter.

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RSX already provides tips on new activities at resorts across the country, such as alpine sliding (“a cross between the luge and a roller coaster"), hot air ballooning, water parks, horseback riding, parasailing, gliding ("the next best thing to being born with wings") and white water rafting. And expect RSX to add more information about sports such as snowshoeing and a new sport called kite-surfing.

“I have a few friends who are going to be experimenting with kites and snowboards on lakes and frozen golf courses this w inter. You can actually steer the kite so von can go dow nw ind or flip it around to go upw ind. Then all of a sudden the kite lifts vou into the air and von go 10, 1 5, 20 feet in the air and just hang there and drift slowly back to the ground, savs Ron. It probably won’t be the biggest sport to take over Maine, but Ron expects there will be a few brave souls out there. hatever vour pleasure. RSX will keep vou on top of the latest resort news. If you're a fan of Sugarloaf and Sunday River. you can expect RSX to provide a webcam v iew ot the slopes, dailv updates about resort events, snow conditions, weather, and travel packages, as w ell as information about other activities available at the resorts vear round. While at the resorts, the RSX Television Network will entertain vou with resort and snow reports, new extreme sports, entertainment and dining information, films from the Banff Mountain f ilm l-’cstival. classic skiing films, and highlights from the last two decades of ski racing. And be sure to check out RSX.com’s Sport Tips for advice about skiing, snow boarding, flv fishing, golfing, mountain biking, kavakingand much much more.

Ron Strunk and RSX mav be at the forefront of the Internet age and the ever- changing world of resort sports, but the message couldn't be simpler, hi fact, it remains essentially unchanged since the dav s of Jud Strunk - just take a peek at the orange \A\’ Thing waiting out the winter in Rorv’s garage. \t the verv least, make sure vou find the time to leave the office, get awav from the computers and televisions, and get out and plav this w inter.

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lie is ucduuiui ini a i ui iland couple who grew up here and have devoted their lives figuring out wavs to make life beautiful for the rest of us, their lucks neighbors. W avs like makiiig 'I he Movies on Exchange Street a destination for 25 sears. Like bringing to light some of Maine's best photographic artists long before the medium was deemed acceptable for showing at area galleries and museums. Like helping to bring to Maine some of the finest music.

'I bat couple is Stere and Judx I lalpert. known to mam as “The .Mox ies couple."

Judx was born on Xorth Street on Munjov I lill. then moxed to Morning Street, where she grew up going to Shaxlcr School, Emerson School. Jack Jr. 11igh (when it was two r ears old I. and then Portland I ligh.

"I knew nothing else, had mv crowd on the hill. X l\' two older sisters and I plaxcd on the Promenade.

“I remember during World War II the servicemen used to come to our bouse and mx mom would cook dinner for them. W e w ere one of the host families for the I ISO Communitv Center. I was nine or ten s ears old, seeing the ships in the harbor.

"I had a xerv happx childhood. Although mx familx' was Jewish, all nix' friends w ere Irish, and I used to loxe to go to confession with them exen- Saturday Oh xes. I exen kissed the Bishop's ring! I wanted to be a nun, but then I fell in loxe."

She glances at Stexe. anil Stexe sas s, "Yes. s ou took the priest awax."

"1 met Stex e when I w as 12. I Ie w ent to Deering I ligh and lixed in W oodfords. w hich I thought was x erx upscale." Judx saxs. "Our families knew each other, as thex' were part of an actixe Jewish Communitx and had mutual friends."

Judx s mother was born in Russia and came to Portland in 1906. 1 ler father was born in Portland, and thex fell in loxe on I lampshire Street. "That’s where all the immigrants lixed." notes Judx . "1 hex were Lithuanians and lixed from the I lill on down to Gorhams Corner (near the statue of John l ord todaxi." Judxs parents w ere the first to be married in the Shaarex Tphiloh sx nagogue on Xewburx' Street.

1 tCl IdUICl WUIMU ill II IL | A Ml UiilkV, "also surrounded bva big Irish population like the I lill.”

We all came here from a little s illagc through I lalifax and St. John. Xone ol tis came bs was of Ellis Island. "So. sou see, we are not Yankees, but are indeed aristocrats.

“Grandmom didn't shop Congress Street as she never spoke English. She went to all the shops around I lampshire

ing and studx ing at the Xew England School of Art. She’d just finished a xcar studs ing in Xew 1 ork at the Traphagcr School of Eashion Design, because “I wanted to be like the fashion illustrator.it Porteous, w here I worked. _ “I saw an ad lor A. X

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Years At street, w here the Pepperchib is and across the street where there’s a bank. At that time there were tw o butcher shops ow ned lw the Blumenthal brothers. I hex didn't speak to each other."

Stex e s parents started their Portland life in the Metropolitan Apartments, next to I irst Parish Church aboxe Eolex 's bakerv.

I lis father was in the English department at Brow n, then taught at Ducksbun I ligh School in Cape Cod. I Ie taught Erench, English. I^itin. historx . and directed the school orchestra for a hefts S2S a week, the janitor at that school earning S55 a week. I hex came to Portland based on Stexe’s grandfather's assessment of Portland as a "stable kind of communitv where a familx could surx ixe well despite the Depression."

I hex opened the Mill End Shop, "mill end” connoting the idea of “good deal."

T he shop w as a qualitx' shop, how ex er. w ith no cheap products, offering upscale and customized draperies. The name was later changed to I be Custom Shop.

Judx and Stexe didn't haxc their real first date until after thex re-met at a friend’s wedding in the carls 1950s. Stexe

W ithin a s car she decided she’d reallx rather be an artist, "a re; artist,” so she mox ed to Boston.

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nex er had matching shoes and nex cr bad nix' hair done." ()fgreat interest to both and Juds is music.

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Judxs loxe of opera stems from her parents, but Stexe was more drawn to jazz.

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It was tough, he found, Irving to practice piano in the home of his father, an accomplished pianist who didn't have patience to j hear any rattling around the keyboard.

At brown. Steve majored in Knglish.

"Thought I was going to be a writer.” Krom there, he joined the Air Korce and lived for two years in I .imestone. Maine. I Ie married Judv and “had children slraight-awav."

Alter three vears in I .imestone they had extreme cabin fever and out of the blue came up with the idea of traveling to Itak .

“There we were, w ith two kids, ages I and 2, and we took a boat - took us 3 weeks to get there,” recalls Steve. “Mv father said wc looked like immigrants going in the wrong direction. You should have seen the cabin.

'I his was in the davs before disposable diapers. N ou know those pictures vou sec with the clothes hanging out between the tenement houses? That’s how our cabin looked." “\\ e spent a vear in Itak and saw Ixi Dolce Vita being filmed in the streets,” remembers Judv.

“Steve got to dub Knglish for a film there.

Wc thought max be he would get a chance to write, but w e spent the year and our savings and then tried Xcw York Citv, w here he could study journalism. Wc soon returned to Portland, deciding Xcw York was not where we wanted to raise our kids.”

After a y ear's stint at the Custom Shop, Steve, w ho hated it at first but soon started to gel comfortable, knew he had to quit. “I felt I would relive my father's frustrations.”

I Ie went to I larvard, to graduate school, and in 1961 came back and began teaching at Deering I ligh School with a salary of S3.900 a vear.

I wo years, later he took a position at Westbrook College, w here he continues to teach literature, film, and vv riling courses to this day. In that year they also bought their home on Craigie Street (for SI7,000).

And Judv began her non-stop work w ith the I ,ark Society, now in its 34th vear. “I he I .ark is mv great passion.

Mv involvement goes back to the dav when I met Steve Keckcmcthv , the first violinist for Portland String Quartet, on December 19, 1967. at Angeloni's Pizza. That was the dav mv 4th child was bom. I vventvfivc years ago Judv also became involved with the Portland Concert Association.

I “I had a big old station wagon,” she I explains, and "was the onlv one available ! w ho could take the American Brass Quintet I around when thev were in tow n. They

clTNCll Illi IU UI Ull ll IL UWdHI cHIU I I I c I V V. been a sort of star schlepper ever since.

"I love nn work with the PCA. 1 am on the artist selection committee, and I get to pick the artists up when thev come to Portland."

Judv’s newest music involvement is w ith the Portland Chamber Music Festival, now in its sixth vear. hile Judv became increasingk engaged in supporting quality music performances in Maine, Steve worked untiringly at generating the respect for the photographv medium as art that has developed dramaticalk in .Maine over the past 30 years.

Significantly. he has created breaktlirougli Maine shows for world-class artists from Berenice .Abbott to F.ugene Atget, (airtier Bresson, I .isette Modell, and 'I odd \\ ebb.

And somew here in-between for Steve and Judv, thev combined their passions and saved something for a shimmering new entih, "The Movies on 1 Achange."

"Steve and I started to do theater together in the 1960s, at about the time he started teaching at \\ estbrook," recalls Judv.

“There was T ihn F.ducation’ at Gorham on 'I hursdav nights, a brainchild of Juris I Tans, chair of the Art Department at the University ol Southern Maine. Juris realk got a lot of us excited w ith the Thursday i film nights w hich grew into the Film Studv Center in the Old Port, on the corner of f ederal and F.xchange. ‘ \\ e never missed a Fridav night."

"W hen the ('enter became more crowded and the need became apparent for another venue to exhibit alternative, classical and foreign films, out popped the commercial venture. "I lie Movies in the F.xchange.’ founded in 1976 bv Lenin Telson, Mark DeSalle, and Jem Robinov.

“Opening that theater was the birth of the Old Port. W ith it came the restaurants, starting with the Board of Trade w hich became the Mustache Cup and then the elegant Gas I .iglit w hich became 34 F.xchange (all in the building now housing Serendipity I. i People would dine there and see the beautiful mosaic floor and suddenk sense the elegance of the F.xchange Street buildings.

Rents got higher and higher. Along came the boutiques and more restaurants and out went the artisans, the potters. I had a stu- I dent at MF.CA who bad a huge, lovek apartment for S50 a month."

Wlien. in 19S0, the original owners oi "The Movies in the Fxchangc” decided to sell the business, Steve and Judv jumped at it.

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"Steve had also presented a number of film festivals at the Portland .Museum of Art and in the basement of the McClellan Sweat building, in the 1970s, when John Pancoast w as director of the Museum.

In purchasing "The Movies.” the I lalperts realized their dream.

And, in spite of rents going up all around them s ear alter vear, thev report great fortune in bas ing longterm reasonable leases provided bv the building’s ow ner, Joe Soles; 'I bis adsantagc has allowed them to take the risks required bs an arts oriented mosiebouse showing a large percent of films out of the mainstream. Tlics’ also continue to pass the savings on to their patrons, a losal group consisting of manv students, artists, and folks to whom a fess dollars sased can mean a difference. (Passes, for example can still be bought with 10 mosies for STS or 1 5 for $45.)

Much about ! he Mos ies has stased amazingls unaltered oser the scars. I he monthls' calendar design is cxactls' as it was at its inception. “Steve has the mails' hard job here.” sass Juds; "I le writes up all the movie descriptions esers month.”

And that calendar is as recognizable to mans' Mainers as is the face of Charlie Chaplin or Woods' Allen. The familiar calendars hasc probabls' graced as mans refrigerator doors as magnets that bas e been purchased for such displays.

For sears 1 he Mos ies made do w ith its old 16mm projector until the issue of their not ow ning a 35mm surfaced in a store in the local papers. T hen, out of the blue, the I lalperts got a call from a total stranger in California who said he thought be could help solse their problem. W ithin dass, dozens of boxes arrised. all separatcls. And then Ralph Morin appeared and personalis assembled it all. did the maintenance, and ran the projector for the next few scars to help break it in. Todas , the 35mm projector is more than 50 sears old. Recentls Stes e was los ing with the idea of bus ing

a new ci one ano was ioici mat n nc cikiii i get a projector at least 20 years old. it wouldn’t be as good as the one he has.

I Ie figures he’ll stav with the older one, given that “the principle developed in 1 SOS is the same one in use todax."

There are a lot of perks that make T he Mox ies a unique movie-lovers haven.

Over the years Steve and Judv have had, whenever possible, the filmmaker, producer or other persons associated with the film appear personallx for a “0 & A”

" W'c love doing this," savs Judv. "and the intimate space makes for some verv active discussions. The first guest we ewer had was Michael I'itzgerald. producer of Wise Plood. a John I luston film based on Elanncrv O’Connor’s first novel.

"Another time, in 19S1, a fellow called us up and told us wanted to rent our place to see a film he had made. Inside of fix e minutes we knew we w anted to run this movie.

"I Ie was a novice filmmaker who’d set out to capture the building of a 19th centurx tvpe clipper ship in Camden and its maiden xoxagc, loaded with lumber, to Jamaica, sailing out of Camden. The ship and crew got as far as I ,ong Island, Xew York, and sank. The filmmaker lost all his equipment, but managed tosax e the film.

Coaster was gripping, for all of us.

“At around the same time, we got a call from novelist Daxid Compton, w ho was living in Scarborough at the time. 1 Ie had a moxie made from one of his books and w anted to know if he could use our theater to see it. show ing it to a few friends. When w e discoxcrcd it was directed bx P rance’s famed Bertram Tavernier with a cast inchiding I lancx Keitel. Ronn Schneider, and Max Von Sxdow, we told him, Torget about booking the space - let’s book Death Watch'.

"One of our more colorful ex enings began w ith the showing of Doug Saunders' 19S7 film. Sketches of a Dream. a biographical film about actor Garv Mer¬

lin, w no was 11 \ mg in vapc i .ii/.aocm ai the time. The Moxies showed it with. \// About I.’ve and asked Merrill to join Doug and the audience for an aftcrmox ic session. ” Stexe warik waited outside the theater for Merrill, and less than fixe minutes before showtime, “I Ie pulls up in front of the theater and jumps out, barefoot and wearing a skirt and a straw hat."

Merrill laughed: “What. did sou think I wasn't going to make it?"

“The filmmaker John O'Brien (\ ermont is for I .overs) came in 1996 to a showing of his film Man with a Plan, accompanied bx his subject for the piece, I red Tuttle. The film features an eklerlx' gux in Vermont who decides to run for office against the major political partv selection, this without aux experience or political exposure."

O'Brien had such a good time he slaxed a few daxs w ith the I lalperts at their summer cottage on Branch Pond in Naples.

“We were surprised at our screening of I 'ireon the Mountain, about the Tenth Mountain Dixision of the U.S. Arms , consisting of guxs w ho w ere trained for high altitude winter warfare.

"In 1996 we had the narrator of the film come to lead an audience discussion. and that evening three other guxs in the audience had actualk been in the lentil Mountain Dixision. These are the gux s who created the Sierra Club, Nike Shoes, Aspen, Vale, and the Outward Bound program.

“Wlien we placed the basketball film / loop Dreams, we noticed the entire audience was at least a foot taller, and then lieyond the Mat, a film about wrestling, produced an cxcessixc number of rather large necks. Professional wrestlcr Robbie Kilis, perhaps better know n as art dealer Rob Elowitch, was our O A A feature for that film.”

Another unexpected bonus is that sometimes 'sleeper' moxies that later turn out realk big get their first show ing here.

Life is Peautiful comes to mind.

"Studios don't expect mox ies like that to be successful. Most anxthing with subtitles w ill come our wax' first." Stexe explains.

"People flocked to Li/e is Peautiful, and the Italian w ith subtitles did not deter them." Stexe leels that when the mox ie was reissued without the subtitles, dubbed in English, it was “a real miscalculation on their part.”

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Once thev show ed Rocky I lorror Picture Shtw. I hex re still cleaning bits of raw egg from their screen. ”ow. w ith VCRs and the geometric progression of theater screens (up to 26) in Portland, there is a pressure to rex cal the new. the unexpected. The Mox ies rose to the challenge long ago, ncx er worrx ing about potential losses but rather concentrating on finding films, and ideas, to fit the new niche.

One of the films that comes to mind during this transition is the 19S4unlikel\ bit Perlin Alexanderplalz directed bx \\ enter fassbender.

"Who would haxe thought that a 1 5plus-hour moxie would fill the seats?"

Stexe muses. "It certainlv did. plaxing in fixe parts, w ith mam xiewers staking a claim to their seats. The show ing ended up with a weekend marathon, w ith the w hole 16 hours up lor x iew ing. and participants clamoring for a reunion."

"Then there was the film Ruddies. about how an AIDS patient was assigned to a person to be his buddx throughout the d\ ing process. In the earlx 1 VSOs. none of Ilie major studios would touch it. Ruddies was the first dramatic mox ie dealing w ith aids that had am theater distribution, l or its show ing at 1 he Mox ies, we had the director, and subject of the film. Arthur J. Bressard. Jr., come for the audience discussion. I remember going to the airport. to pick Arthur up. I he flight came in. ex en bods got off the plane and dispersed. As more and more people left. I began to think he had probablx not been on that plane. 1‘ inallx it got dow n to just two ol us. standing there. 1 looked at him. and he was big. broad shouldered - looked like a lootball plaxer.

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"This brings to mind probabk the most embarrassing moments The Mox ies has had to live through to date.

"It was 1982. We had planned an event featuring Maine filmmakers Abbott Meader, Walter Easton, Bruce W'illiams. and I Inev. The plaee was paeked with the filmmakers, friends, strangers, mam driving long distancesto see the latest creations of this talented grot ip of artists.

"W ell, w e couldn’t get the sound to work. Nothing w e did could fix it. We finalk had to ask evervone to leas e, offering the hope of rescheduling the event.

“Meader broke evervone up when he acknowledged it was his fault, saving something like: A\ henever 1 go to screenings for mv ow n movies, the sound never works.’

I he 1 lalpcrts “can’t possible sav our favorite movies," but can indicate what thev like bv categories.

“W oods'.Allen’s earls' movies. Eastern European cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, Japanese and Chinese films, Indian films of the 1960s, small English films, and, oh ses. the French. Oh what can sou sav, the French continue to make the intimate small movie. and our theater is just the right size for these films."

And, do thes base am difficulty is agreeing on films to book, or do they has e am -great differences as to what thev enjos' most?

"Absolutclv not," sass Juds'.

"I don’t think either of us lias ewer gone to a mos ie that the other hasn't seen. W'e never go separatek."

"Oh, I do remember one. Saturday Tight I'erer. I went to that one ssith ms friend Annette Elowitch.”

And, if sou bas e a hankering to see a poster from aim one of the thousands of mos ies shown at 1 he Moxies os er these 25 sears, just gise Steve a call, l ie has cverx poster from es ers mos ic, stored in their basement at Craigie Street.

“Ms' mother sas s Stes e can’t throw anstbing awas because he loses his lite and memories so much lie wants to keep everything with him." Juds sas s.

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Then Neal walked in one afternoon, turned his nose up at some rudimentary portraits 1 larrv had done in his spare time, and was halfway out the door when lie noticed a stack of landscapes leaning against the wall in a far corner of the room. What. Neal demanded to know, were these?

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ineeis me sea, a x.oidx cmiicgc monograph from a 1960s show reveals. Yes, but does the Portland studio still exist” I Ip until recent weeks, most Portlanders could onk guess w here Brow n’s aforementioned “studio” on Danforth Street might bar e been. Xow. it’s a revelation for some to learn it's a Victorian gem on 400 Danforth Street that’s for sale today for 8850,000 as one of the lew ocean-view mansions in the West End. David Shaw of IDEXX and his family are the sellers. "As a rule I prefer contemporary art." Shaw. who purchased a few Brow ns through Barridoff Galleries after bin ing the house, explains. “So I’m kind of an accidental Brow n collector, fl I he w ater view was a much more 1 important factor. It s a verv rural, I water-oriented setting for being in I the middle of Portland."

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But there’s Efe*! tragedv here. too. happened to I larrison Bird Brown, one has to understand the world view, or at least the painter-view, he lived in.

1 larrison Bird Brow n became one of the hottest society landscape painters in New England bs discovering ideal vistas and painting them w ith uncanns beautv.

But Modernism was coming. A few miles south, Charles Woodburn was painting Mid Ocean, where, as George Young w rites, 'There’s nowhere to stand.

Von teel sour hands grasping for an imaginary rail." Mid-Ocean was a revolutionary change of perspective, like slipping straight from Locke right into Nietzsche. Meanwhile, Impressionism was taking hold in Europe. \\1icrc did that lease Portland native I larrison Bird Brown?

Of course, there’s something to be said for pretty seashores and a safe, drv place to stand. And perhaps it’s no accident that I larrison Bird Brown's own home offers the same sense of sccuritv, perched atop a bluff in the West End looking down at the Eore Ris er.

But his world changed when his daughter married an Englishman and mosed to London. Lonels, he left his Portland house in 1891. follow ed her across the ocean, saw how he’d been left behind, and “misintcq^rctcd Impressionism.” sass Rob Elowitch of Barridoff Galleries. “It’s too bad. because people still underrate him a great deal. In his earls period of the 1860s he was better than some of the great masters of the 1 ludson Ris er School and the Luminist School. These earlier paintings were s cry personal and s en- poetic. 11 is later efforts were brownish, mushier paintings. They were considerabk less attractive."

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"Earls on, in the I 860s. Brow n was as good a painter as Alfred Bricher. Bricher is more mainstream in today's interest than I larrison Brow n became, because I larrison Brow n s career was shorter than mans . But w hen I think of Brown in ms mind’s es c. I think of surprisingly personal, sen beautiful paintings earls on."

"Some of the coastal scenes and White Mountain scenes are just wonderful,” agrees George Young. "I le could be included as a I .uminist. The problem w ith 1 larrison Bird Brown is some of his later paintings of the cliffs and w ater beating against the sea are pcrfuncton.

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We love our sports heroes like Joan BenoitSamuelson, Julie Parisien, and Ian Crocker. But what rough beast is slouching out of Westbrook to be born?

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aine lox es her heroes. from Sen. George Mitehell to Andrew Wxeth. But were these guvs ever stars ol their ow n video-games or the models for action figures?

Seott Tavlor, w ho grew up in \\ esthrook as unknow n and unheralded Seott Garland, is. as tar as we know , the onh Mainer ever to have won both distinctions. In tact, as major eharac-

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ter in both Sons’ Plaxstation and Nintendo games, the WA\T’ w restling superstar is earning international renow n, not to mention a small fortune in rovalties, but in spile of this, most Mainers don't know w ho he is.

It might lune remained that wax alwaxs, but lor a lightning stroke of fate. Young Scott Garland, barek a freshman at Westbrook I ligli. climbed into the ring on a dark Noxember evening in 1989 for his professional debut against another largek unheralded and brilliantk underpromoted local opponent, Stcxe Ramsey.

“I lost!" laughs Garland. “But it didn’t matter. Winner or loser, wc both got paid the same!"

B\ 1991, Scott, still in high school, had worked his wax into a part-time contract w ith the \\A\T’ and was beginning his quest for fame as “Too I lot” Scott Taxlor.

But his new lx developed skills didn’t exadk translate into interscholastic success. \\ 1 IS w restling coach Dennis Walch remembers the afternoon Scott w alked

into the gxm for a tr\out. “I Ie wrestled for half an hour," Walch sax’s, and deadpans for a moment. "I Ie’s a nice, tough kid, but wc tried him out at about 5'9”, 175 pounds against a 119-pound wrestler of ours and our gux flattened Scott, ex en though he was giving up 60 pounds to him. Scott’s a great kid - a friend of mx son’s, but he w as no wrestler!”

It must be quite a shock to sec where Scott is todax’.

As he improx ed, he began to venture outside of Maine, w restling independentk. ‘T’or the first couple of xears I w resiled in Boston and other places...niostk’ New Knglancl," Scott saxs. W'itli encouragement from Pat Patterson, one of the W orld Wrestling f ederation’s top talent scouts. Scott landed enough assignments to bods slam his more modest earnings al the Windham Kentuckx Pried Ghickcn.

On the other hand. Kentuckx Pried Ghickcn offered a far more attractive bonus - ‘ T hat’s where we first met!" saxs Scott’s w ife of tw o x ears. Terri Garland.

"W e worked there together. I wasn’t a fan of w restling back then, but l i e alwass been a fan of Scott's.”

In the mid-1990s, the young wrestler was working daws as a bank teller at Fleet Bank at the former Maine Sasings Plaza on Congress Street, Portland. “I remember w hen he was at Fleet.” saws Roberta W'rigl11, an eseiits planning staffer at Cumberland Counts Cisics Center. “I Ie was such a sweet gux. and so naturallx' friendlw that w hen I made the deposit each das; 1 found mssclf sw itching lanes just to talk to him. I Ie told me he wanted to become a profe sional w restler, and I didn’t know w hat to sax' - he was onls' 5' 9". 1 Ie realls' was just a little guw But there was a sparkle in his exes that showed a real passion for what he was doing. And month bs' month 1 watched as he bulked up, getting stronger and stronger. One das' I walked in and he was oserjosed, jumping up and down like crazs. 'I hat was the dav he was accepted with the WWl-1 ’ full-time."

Scott worked at UXUM during the next scar to hedge his bets. "I hated it. If all this hadn't happened. I probablx would still be stuck in some lame job like at UXUM." By 1997, Scott’s agility, breakdancing skills, and malignantls effervescent sense of humor (no one, but no one. is more fun to watch win or lose than Scotts 'I oo 1 lottx ) were fulls appreciated bs the WA\ 1 ’ and spotlighted in the ring as part of the 'I ag1 cam " l oo Much." With his prospects zooming, Scott and tag-team partner Brian Christopher became “Too Cool." one of the WAVTs most popular and talented teams, in carls 1999. w ith Scott’s transformation into "Scotts 'I oo I lottv."

I he pair has won mans matches, but nothing compared to the night Too Cool danced, jised, to]>rope-dosc, and hi]>

hop-dropped their was to the I 'ndispnled (well, nothing is undisputed in the WWT’) World Wrestling Federation Tag'I cam 'Titles. “I was so excited, being in the ring and holding that tag-team bell - I didn't know w hat to think.” Though the pair lost the titles in an extremels close match about Iwo months later. Too Cool is ciitircls' focused on w inning the title back.

Until justice is restored. Scott continues to w in crowds ox er ss ith his finishing mosc, “The Worm."

“It’s probablx the

that gets the • crowd the most excited,” he sass, "that and the dancing Brian and I do in the ring." With Ins energs' and audience appeal, there’s no doubt that Scott will again be a champion in the near future. he life of a professional wrestler is a grueling one - oxer 250 class on the road everv sear.

Ksen though he and his wife, both natise Mainers, los e the warmer climates of the California and I 'lorida shores, thes still lis e in Maine. In fact, most of Scott’s fam ils still Uses here - his parents still lis t- at the same street address in Westbrook, on Duck Pond Road near Pride’s Comer.

Scott and I erri lisc in nearbs Windham. W hen he comes back to Maine. “I just want to go home!" he laughs. "1 come home esers week to see ms ss ife.”

'ton might alrcads hase bumped into them. “Ms iasorite restaurant is Ibrlilla 1'111." And during the beantihil Maine summers, con might find Scott relaxing at Pine Point Beach. "1 lox cd Io go to the beach as a kid - I still like Io go."

Just this season, Scott was honored at a Portland I hat was the first promotion that I sc done in Maine, as Scotts' Too I lolls ,” A great start, but Maine needs to see more of its local w restling hero in the months and s ears Io come.

As much as Scott and 'I erri lose Maine, thes' lose to s isil other places, loo. Terri, a nurse at the Barron CJentcr in Portland, accompanies Scott on the road whcncser she can - moslls to warmer states. "\\ c go to the Disncs parks w hen we re in the area,” Carland laughs. F,\en after Scott leases wrestling, (lies' w ill probabls' still be trascling often. Though Scott declines to tell us his income from wrestling, the Scotty l oo I lolls' action figure, and the sidco game rosalties, he does admit looking into bin ing a house in I' lorida. and In ing half in Maine and half in Florida when I retire... in just 10 years!"

"It was amazing to see ms former bank teller, who could barcls get his head abose the counter, cheered bs thousands on the center of the ice w hen he was featured at the Portland Pirates game,” sass Roberta W right. “Xow we weren’t waiting in line to make a deposit. I Ie had the longest line of people waiting for 1 tis autograph that I sc escr seen." JFV WlNTERGLIDE • PORTIAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE • 37

The Armory Restaurant in the Portland Regency Hotel.

Spectacular cuisine, Old Port charm, Et impeccable service in an elegant yet casual atmosphere w/ fresh dinner specials from land Et sea. Unforgettable house specialties— Seafood Fettuccine w/ lobster, shrimp, crab, Et mussels; Steak Diane, Et Black Angus Sirloin. Also open for breakfast Et lunch. Reservations recommended. 774-4200.

sirloin and chicken served along with salad, homemade bread and the chefs choice of a side dish and vegetable.

The Casa Napoli prides itself on an extravagant wine list of whites and reds, imported and domestic. Lunch is served from 11:3O-2 Mon.-Fri; dinner from 5-9 Sun.Thurs., 5-10 Fri. and Sat. Res. highly rec. Sun.-Thurs., reqired Friday-Sat. 781-3342. <

Aubergine Bistro/Wine Bar, a Parisien bistro in Portland's New Arts District Taste the cooking of the Gascony region, done with a modern accent. Fish, shellfish, duck, lamb, Et always steak with succulent sauces Et amazing accompaniments. Elizabeth's raw milk cheeses or David's wonderful desserts to finish. Magnifique! 555 Congress St. 874-0680. Dinner Tu-Sa, 5:3O-dose. Pretheater menu available.

Take advantage of 5-star chef Christian Struck's creative touches at Cafe Stroudwater at the Embassy Suites Hotel. With an emphasis on Maine native seafood Et prime cuts of beef, Cafe Stroudwater offers eclectic bistrostyle cuisine Et a variety of select fine wines. For a most unique dining experience, reserve a place at Portland's only chef’s table, where you Et your guests will be pampered by Chef Struck Et his staff while enjoying a 6-course meal prepared esp. for you. Breakfast, lunch, Et dinner daily - w/ a spectacular Grand Sunday Brunch every 3rd Sun. of the month. Maj. credit cards, res. suggested. 775-OO32.T

The Audubon Room at the Inn by the Sea on Route 77 in Cape Elizabeth. Breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean Et culinary masterpieces featuring fresh local produce, native seafood specialties, Et exceptional handmade breads Et desserts. Grilled crab Et macadamia encrusted swordfish w/ orange pepper basil coulis Et saute of Maine lobster Et veal on fresh angel hair w/ roasted tomato beurre blanc. Patio dining Et off premise catering available. Serving breakfast, lunch Et dinner daily. 767-0888.

Katahdin, at Spring Et High, opposite the art museum.

Comfortable food across a tantalizing culinary range, comfortable atmosphere Et wait staff, Et comfortable prices. Its identiftably loyal clientele establishes its credibility Et popularity. Try the fish chowder ($2.95/3.95), crabcakes ($13.95), grilled sea scallops w/ spicy lime Et .vegetable vinaigrette ($14.95) or the chefs Blue Plate Special ($10.95). All homemade desserts including their own ice cream Et sorbets. Tu-Th, 5-9:30pm; F Et Sa, 5-10:30. 774-1740.

Benkay Restaurant's - "visual Et culinary works of art" prepared by professionally trained chefs from Japan, w/ a "knowledgable Et enthusiastic wait staff." An "overthe-top taste experience" - Maine Sunday Telegram.

Enjoy our superb sushi bar or an elaborate dinner cooked at the table. Enjoy our NY Strip, Shabu-Shabu, Sukiyaki Et tofu, or tempura teriyaki. Appetizers, soups, salad, noodles, chicken Et vegetarian selections. Full bar, sake Et wine list. 2 India Street, free parking. 773-5555.

The Cannery offers a variety of dining experiences from our outdoor covered deck to the loft overlooking the dining room below Et the river. "Coast of Maine"; lobster, clams, crabcakes Et chowder as well as a selection of creative pasta, chicken, steak Et fish specialties.

Function room available. Lower Falls Landing.

Yarmouth. Major credit cards/reservations accepted.

846-1226. www.thecanneryrestaurant.com Dimitri's is a restaurant owned by native-born Greeks who have brought their homeland here in food and music. Specialties include Souvlaki (skewered pork), Avgolemono (egg and lemon soup), Mousaka, Mama's Spanakopita, Lamb Shanks Mytilini, and wood-grilled fish of the day. The Greek-style mussels are fantastic and the grilled banana dessert unique. Minutes from Portland at 185 Route One in Scarborough. Open 7 days, lunch 12-2:30 and dinner from 5 p.m. 883-9800.

Falmouth’s landmark Italian restaurant is the awardwinning Casa Napoli Ristorante featuring multi-regional authentic Italian specialties. Choices for lunch consist of soups, salads and simple pasta dishes. Dinner entrees include traditional pasta dishes, pesce or seafood, veal,

Deep in the heart of the mysterious Woodfords area at 540 Forest Avenue is the Great Lost Bear, where you'll find a full bar featuring over 50 draught beers, predominantly from local micro-breweries. Accompanying them is an enormous menu w/ everything from soups, salads, Et sandwiches to vegetarian items Et steaks, as well as a large vegetarian selection Et the best nachos Et buffalo wings in town. Discover where the natives go when they're restless! Serving 11:30am-11:30pm 7 days/week.

772-0300. Visit us on-line at: www.greatlostbear.com Hugo's Restaurant, accessibly located at the intersection of Middle Street Et Franklin Artery. The innovative menu changes seasonally and features fresh local ingredients. The restaurant is chef-owned and operated.

Please come in and try the newly renovated bar, which has its own unique menu. Parking is available. Serving dinner only, Tues.-Sat., with live music nightly. For reservations, call 774-8538.

• Jameson Tavern. Consists of two welcoming parts, a casual bar Et lounge Et a more formal dining room each offering a comfortable place for easy dining. 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 Et elegant setting make the Jameson Tavern a fine retreat from frenzied outlet shopping. 115 Main St, Freeport, 865-4196. Credit cards accepted; reservations recommended.

Barbara's Kitchen and Cafe, 388 Cottage Road, South Portland, across from the Portland Players Theater, heading to Fort Williams. Casual, creative, Et modestly priced cuisine for intimate dining by sunlight for breakfast, candlelight for dinner. Vegetarians can savor our Black Bean Et Eggplant Ravioli with a Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce. NY strip steak w/ Portabello Mushrooms Et demi-glaze is a favorite of carnivores. ’The rosemary focaccia is reason albne to pay a visit."-Downeost.

Selected wines available. Reservations 767-6313. www.barbaraskitchen.com '

Bintliff's American Cafe, Portland's only all-day/ everyday Brunch House featuring Benedict’s Belgian Waffles, Omelets, Homemade Granola, Et other fine American Cuisine-daily, 7am-2pm. Dinner served M-Sa, 5;30-9pm including Roasted Prime Rib, Sauteed Shrimp Et Mussels simmered in a tomato, garlic Et fennel saffron broth, Et Risotto of butternut squash. Homemade breads, pastas, Et desserts. Full bar. Extensive wine list; all in warm surroundings. 98 Portland St. (across from post office). 774-0005.

Bank built in 1866 at 83 Exchange Street. Established in ■ 1976 during the renaissance of the Old Port area, F. Parker Reidy's is a Portland fine dining tradition, specializing in steaks Et fresh seafood, but also offering pasta, chicken, Et salads, w/ prime rib featured on weekends.

Turn-of-the-century decor, personalized service, Et great food create a warm Et congenial atmosphere popular for both business Et intimate dining. Lunch 6 days. Dinner Sun-Th 4:30-10, Fr Et Sat 4:30-11. 773-4731.

Crickets Restaurant in Freeport Delicious food at reasonable prices. Fresh local seafood, lobster, weekend prime rib, steaks, fajitas, pasta, salads, specialty sandwiches, vegetarian selections, daily blackboard specials.

Private function room. Full service lounge. Maine microbrews on tap. Easy parking only 1/2 mile south of LL"-Bean. Breakfast Sat. Et Sun. Brunch Sun., 11-3. Main Street, Freeport. 865-4005. Reservations/major credit cards accepted.

David's Creative Cuisine After 15 years as an acclaimed । chef-owner in Plymouth, Boston, Newburyport and Middle Street in Portland, David Turin has opened David's Creative Cuisine at 22 Monument Square. The W menu includes such new creations and old favorites as: Crispy Herbed Goat Cheese Packets, Shitake Mushroom Ravioli and White Chocolate Mousse Almond Napoleon for dessert. Full bar, open for dinner 7 nights. Lunch weekdays 11:30-4. For Reservations: 773-4340.

You can't beat the location of DiMillo's Floating Restaurant at 25 Long Wharf off Commercial Street for fabulous water views of Portland Harbor. Escape from the hustle Et bustle of the city. Watch the boats go by.

Enjoy fresh Maine lobster year-round, steak, seafood dishes, Et more. Open 7 days a week from 11am-11pm.

Children's menu available. For drinks Et a lighter menu, try our Portside Lounge. 772-2216.

F. Parker Reidy's, site of the original Portland Savings

The Lobster Cooker Restaurant is located in the heart of Freeport's shopping district just a block from LL Bean. Fast, friendly service featuring lobster, crabmeat, scallops, shrimp, award-winning hearty chowders, sandwiches, beer, wine, Et takeout. Open every day, year round. Enjoy a Maine tradition in their historic 1860 barn or bask on the sun drenched garden patio. Their fish chowder has won 1st place in the annual Freeport Great Chowdah Challenge in '96, '97, '98, '99. Et 2000 as well as Best Overall Chowder, 1998. 865-4349.

It's "Mex to the Max!" at Margaritas Mexican Restaurants Et Watering Hole! Two great locations in Portland, others in Lewiston, Augusta, Orono Et Portsmouth, Margaritas serves up "oversized” meals Et colossal-sized drinks! There's always free hot chips Et salsa, Et downright legendary margaritas, Et the house specialty is the sizzling fajita! Happy hour M-F, 4-7pm, free hot appetizers. In Portland at 242 St John St, Union Station Plaza, 874-6444 Et 11 Brown St near the Civic Center, 774-9398. Lunch at Brown St Fridays only.

Maria's Ristorante, est 1960 by owner/chef Anthony Napolitano, offers Portland's finest Italian cuisine with a very good Italian wine selection. Spacious, beautiful, Italian decorated dining rooms. Private rooms available for large groups. Veal saltimboca, fettucinie toscano, zuppa de pesce. Classic Italian desserts, Anthony's own pistachio gelato. Lunch: $5-$8, Tu-F, 11:30am-2 pm.

Dinner: $9-$18, Tues.-Sat. from 5pm. 337 Cumberland Ave., free parking available. Tel: 772-9232.

The Pepperclub is a prize-winning restaurant (“Best Vegetarian" Et "Best Value” in Frommer's Guide to New

England) featuring creative world cuisine. Its blackboard menu typically lists five vegetarian, three fish, Et three meat entrees, including a superb organic beef burger.

Pepperclub offers relaxed, colorful, unusually affordable dining on the edge of the Old Port w/ easy, free parking Et good wines Et beers. Open nightly at 5 p.m.; credit cards accepted. 78 Middle Street, near Franklin Artery.

772-0531.

Ricetta’s Brick Oven Pizzeria, voted "Best Pizza in Maine” since 1990 by the PPH Et CBW, Ricetta’s is truly a taste of the old country. M. E. Curly of the PPH raves: “Ricetta’s is arguably the best pizza west of Rome."

Dine-in, take-out, delivery, Et catering are available. The all-you-can-eat gourmet lunch buffet includes pizza, pasta, soup, Et salad. Kids eat FREE during Sunday lunch buffet Et Mondays from 3 pm until closing. 29 Western Avenue, South Portland, 775-7400; 240 US Route 1, Falmouth, 781-3100.

Saigon Thinh Thanh, 608 Congress Street, Portland.

“Of the 137 restaurants listed in the 1996-97 edition, Saigon Thin Thanh is a four-star restaurant ranked first in value. Saigon Thin Thanh is Maine’s-and probably New England's—finest Vietnamese restaurant."—Portland Dining Guide. “Four stars for food, service, Et value for money. With good, healthy, flavorful food Et quick service in a pleasant, clean atmosphere, Saigon Thin Thanh is worth investigating.”—Press Herold. 773-2932.

Silly’s. The restaurant that defies description. They have everything from charbroiled burgers Et shish kabob, hand cut fries, BBQ Et jerk chicken, to a wild variety of pizza, vegetarian plates, milkshakes, desserts, Et their famous rolled up abdullahs-all made w/ fresh ingredients daily.

A lively Et funky atmosphere w/ a patio out back. Beer, wine Et occasionally live music. Free delivery to Portland Et Rt 1 /Rt 88 Falmouth. M-Sa,10am-10pm. 40 Washington Ave., Portland. Credit cards accepted. 772-0360.

Snow Squall, known for great Maine seafood Et lobster, also serves steaks, chicken, veal, filet of beef Et vegetarian selections. Offering casual dining as well as full dinners, luncheon in the patio or dining room, M-F, 1l:30am-9:30pm. Happy hour daily 4-6, double drinks single priced, wine Et beer specials, free munchies. Early dinners $7.95: M-Sa, 4:30-6 Et Su, 2-6. Famous Sunday brunch buffet, 11-2. Located in South Portland waterfront market at 18 Ocean Street, ample parking. 799-2232 or 800-568-3260.

Stone Coast Brewing Company is a major micro operation offering full restaurant facilities as well as fantas- k tic brews on its substantial premises in the Old Port. Its restaurant, open from 11:30am daily, offers everything from steak to lobster, Et you don't need to leave the building to enjoy some of the best live music in Portland—it's just upstairs. At 14 York, the junction of Pleasant, York Et Fore Streets, w/ plenty of free parking.

Call 773-BEER. Tony Roma’s “Famous For Ribs" is conveniently located at the end of Exit 7 of the Maine Turnpike, adjacent to the Howard Johnson's in South Portland Et just minutes from the Maine Mall. Tony Roma's across the country specialize in the best barbecue ribs w/ our original sauce. The grill is always fired up for a full menu of chicken, prime rib, steaks, seafood, Et sandwiches, Et our famous loaf of onion rings. Breakfast buffet opens at 7am. Lunch Et dinner 7 days a week. Enjoy the casual atmosphere of Tony Roma's.

Tortilla Flat has been serving New Englanders fine Mexican food Et drink for nearly 30 years. At 1871 Forest Avenue in Portland you can find favorites like nachos, fajitas, chimichangas, tamales, burritos, tacos, enchil-adas, Et frozen margaritas seven days a week, as well as seafood, steak, pork Et chicken cooked w/ a Mexican flair. With lunch specials starting at $4.95, a children’s menu, nightly specials, a Chili Happy Hour, a screened-in deck, Et take-out. Tortilla Flat is a . memorable Mexican experience you can afford any time. 797-8729.

althew Kinnev, a highly acclaimed Manhattan restaurateur w ho grew up in Searsport, Maine, has established an anchor to windward in the Portland Public Market with his new Commissary, the most highly anticipated eatery to be launched here in some time.

If Kinnev s four thriving restaurants in New York (frequented by denizens from Brooke Shields to David Bowie) arc anv indication, the Libra Foundation, backers of the Market, will have made a significant coup in luring the talented restaurateur into business here.

So far, manager I,any Hahn (formerly of Embassy Suites in South Portland) reports that lunch crowds arc averaging 70 to 90 people, with a similar strong showing for dinner.

Commissars features Market delights w henever possible, including freerange poultry from Market Roost; allnatural meats and game, including, on the evening of our dining, a wonderful roast venison loin, from The Game Table; freshly baked breads from Borealis. Standard and Big Sky bakeries; herbs, seasonings, and spices from Maine’s Pantry and Portland Spice; local organic vegetables such as the

Maine bine potato from Maine I larvcst; .Maine lobster, scallops, crab, mussels, sole, anti tuna from Public Seafood; dairy products from Smiling 1 lill barm; and an incredible array of cheeses from 1 lorton’s Specialty Foods.

The servers at Commissary are unbelievably helpful. 1 lahn savs that “if von don’t leave here feeling cared for, then we hat e not done our job.”

An appetizer we all enjoved was the warm Maine Coat Cheese Tart w ith Fig Jam and Aged Balsamic ($8), but the Damariscotta Oysters with Riesling Mignonette (S10) were as fresh and clean as any we’ve had. The Eoie Gras Elorchon with Pomegranate and Brioche (SI2) was elegant and generous. My partner’s idea for an appetizer was splendid: order the cheeses from the dessert menu. ITcsc included Morbicr. Fontina Mal D'aosta, Great Hill Blue, Ossau Irah, and D’affinois (S6 for three and S10 for five). And if vou like good wine with good cheese, this is the place for vou. with hundreds of wines to choose from ranging from $18 to $240. I'he entree we most enjoved was the Wood Roasted Arctic Char, Fingerlings, and Almond Pesto ($19). The Grilled Beef Sirloin with Red Onion Jam and Commissar}' Fries ($21) was tasty and tender, and cooked exactly as ordered. Ilie warm baked chocolate mousse cake ($7) is one of the best desserts Fye ever had, and 1 am not a great chocolate fan. Commissary’s pastrv chef, Jessica Lansbury, known to man\ for her creations at Fore Street, w ill be the reason why wc alway s save room for dessert here.

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Theater Portland Lyric Theater, 176 Sawy er Street, South Portland. All shows are performed on Eridavsand Saturdays at S p.m. and Sunday s at 2:30 p.m. Iloir /o Succeed in Business without Keullv Irving, a rollicking and robust show lull of romance and revelry in corporate America, opens Lehman 23. (207) ”99-1421.

Portland Placers. 420 Cottage Road, South Portland. Celebrate Portland Plaxcrs' 70th season! Season continues with the zany musical spoof. Something's Afoot, directed bv David Goulet. Watch this one unfold as ten people gather lor a w eekend at a country estate and soon find themselves in a musical murder mvstcry.

As victims pile up in the library , the survivors frantically search among themselves for the culprit, Eebruarv 2 to Eebruarv IS. (207) 799-7337.

Black Mountain of Maine. Ruinlord. Black Mountain's popularity grows as a winter

PCA GREAT PERFORMANCES presentation of Carmen at Auditor urn on Wednesday February 7.

Mt. Abram. 1 xieke Mills. Mt. Abram aims to please with a highly enthusiastic new management team, 'l oil’ll find ample snowmaking and a newly renovated base lodge. On the mountain, you'll enjoy w ide open trails, glades, steep bumps, and premier learning terrain at Westside.

1 x>ok for special events on the slopes from through March. (20" i S75-5OOO.

Portland Stage Company. Portland Performing Arts Center, 2” Eorcst .Venue.

Portland. (Celebrating its 27th season Portland Stage continues w ith leaving Queens, book and h rics bv Kate Moira Rvan and music bv Kim D. Sherman, opening on January 30, w ith performances to l ;ebruar\ IS. (207) 774-0465.

The Theater Project, 14 School Street, Brunsw ick. \\ inter (.Cabaret, a combination of funnv theater, wonderful music, and decadent desserts have made this annual event a welcome escape from the mid-w inter blues. The theater is transformed into a cabaret, complete with candle lit cafe tables and comfortable surroundings. This y ear’s cabaret includes a revival of last 'ear's show stopper. “ I hev arc Naked and I hev Do Dance.''

Performances arc from January 19 to Eebruarv 11. Plan to see “ I he 1 .eft 1 lii id 1 eg of a Rabbit & More” on January 20. This charming program is Al Miller's and Abram Rosenthal’s collection of stories and songs sure to get children of all ages laughing, singing, and tapping their feet.

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<Ski Qewits The Balsams Wilderness, Dixvillc Notch. New 1 lampshire. Operating since just after the (Civil War. the Balsams offers dow nhill skiing, crosscountry skiing, and snow shoeing on 52 trails w ith breathtaking view s and one of the world's loveliest dav/uighl skating rinks. A four-star restaurant beckons from this Shaiigri-Li of the Great North W oods. SOO-255-0S00.

Bigrock Ski Area. Mars I till. This popular ski mountain has been operating since 1961. A strong snow making program and deep natural snowfall insure a long ski season. Bigrock is the largest ski area in northern Maine and oilers a true big mountain skiing experience, draw ing skiing families from iicarbv Presque Isle.

1 loulton, and Bangor. Bigrock has something for even ability level. (20T 425-6"! 1.

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1207) 4T2666 I x>st Valiev. Auburn, flexible ticketing'' has been one of the recent innovations at this ski area. I x>st Valley's tried and true success has been built on the huge number of organized programs for juniors jin the afternoon and adults at night. I x>sl Jahey was a pioneer in Maine snowmaking W and. today, 1007? of its slopes are Fat covered with powerful snow guns.

I lere is a classic lamik ski area ottering I programs and facilities to make skiing I and snowboarding easy. safe, and It 'N! I Eor the 2000/01 season, the managc1 incut team w ill continue to bring new programs to the slopes, most notable, naming ()lympic skier Julie Parisicu as Junior Racing Program Director.

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1 he lift-serviced snow tubing park offers one of Maine's most exciting rides! W ell groomed trails, extensive Nordic facilities, and night skiing make Black Mountain the place to be in w inter. Black Mountain has become a favorite site for mam high school ski meets. (207) 346-S977.

Camden Snow Bowl. (Camden. Where else can von eujova view of the ocean from the slopes?

Offering more than skiing, the Snow Bow l features ice skating and a tubing area.

Snowmaking is the kev in this coastal environment, but don't be surprised w hen a Nor'easter hits, kora complete thrill, tn Maine’s onh toboggan chute which is located at the Snow Bowl. In fact, the ILS. National Toboggan (Championships are held here, attracting 300 teams from across the country. (20”) 236-441S. baton Mountain. Skowhegan. Eaton Mountain begins snowmaking carlv in the season and continues into the heart of w inter. This area really docs otlcr it all with trails tor even ski ability, including glades and a snowboard park.

I .ights cover the mountain for night skiing on its full 622 vertical feet. 1 he base lodge includes a restaurant, lounge, game room, and ski equipment rentals. Eor more information, call

Mt. Jefferson. Lee. Mt. Jefferson is a familv-oricntcd ski area owned and operated bv the Delano Eamilv. Mt. Jefferson otters 12 trails, a snowboard park and a half-pipe. Night skiing is a\ailable several evenings, as well as half-dav tickets.

Though Mt. Jefferson still relies on Mother Nature for snow, skiers/riders have come to trust the history of w ellgroomed trails. Enjov picturesque views of Mt. Katahdin or the tranquillity of the forest on the half-mile Granm I rail, w hich takes a nice gradual path around the mountain. I .ocatcd only one hour north of the Bangor area, it's worth vour skiing dollars!

New I lermon Mountain, I lermon. The installation of Ml. 1 lermon's first chairlift simplifies the ride to the lop. On the wav dow n, 1607? snowmaking covers the trails and halfpipe.

At night, lights make the mountain come alive tor skiers of every age. Multi-week ski programs and popular leam-to-ski and snow board packages arc affordably priced. The ski area is located close to downtow n Bangor, offering a convenient ski experience to thousands of Maine skiers. ' 207. S4S-5192.

Saddleback Mountain. Rangelev. Overlooking the Rangcley I xikcs Region. Saddleback offers spectacular alpine view s. Its location deep in Maine's snow belt creates exceptional snow conditions. Nearly 200 inches of snow fall each winter on this huge mountain. Skiers enjoy uncrowded, well-groomed trails and discover the challenge of glade skiing, uniracked pow der, and natural snow trails. 1 o]>to-bottom snowmaking insures a deep snow pack w ell into April. I he surprising 1 .S30 foot vertical drop at this mountain places it among Maine's largest.

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Seacoast Snow Park. \\ iudluim. 'This Snow Park is a 600 toot premier snowtubing hill and a learning and practice facility. It offers a terrain garden with multiple elements for snowboarders and the latest rage in ski cquipmenl-skiboards. Luarndo snow board and -skiboard packages arc available.

Kids of all ages enjoy incredible winter fun at Sea Coast Snow Park. (20") 892-5952.

Shawnee Peak. Bridgton. I lerc is a mountain that is suqirisingly big and close to Southern Maine. I wo base lodges and 1.500 foot vertical drop give skiers a big-mouulaiu skiing experience. A wide variety of terrain satisfies any skier - from challenging steeps and wooded glades, to ideal beginner practice slopes. 99*% snowmaking and the "Afternoon (’.room’ keep the mountain in great shape for dav and night skiing. Shaw nee Peak's lights flood the mountain top to bottom on 1” trails, earning its reputation as having the most night skiing in Xcw l .iigland. 120”) 64 ”-8444.

Sugarloaf/CSA. Carrabassett Valiev. Sugarloaf/l ’SA celebrates its 50th Anniversary Season this year! And w hile the pioneering spirit that Sugarloaf/l 'SA was founded upon remains intact, the mountain itself looks quite different than it did 50 years ago. Todav.

Sugarloaf/l’SA is know n throughout the world as a premier vacation destination. There arc 126 trails and glades to choose from and over 1,400 Boundarvto-Boundarv acres open to the public. With a 2.820 foot vertical drop, Sugarloaf/l SA also stands out as one of the biggest ski mountains in Xorth America.

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Sunday River. Bethel. This is Maine's largest ski area. The numbers arc staggering: 126 trails and glades. 48 miles of groomed terrain on S mountain peaks, and IS lilts (9 arc quadsj. I lie snow quality is legendary, thanks to Xcw Rugland's largest snowmaking system, supporting 1.500 snowguns. \ typical ski season lasts for ” months! It is no surprise that Sundav River continues its phenomenal grow th. 1'caturing 1 5 on-mountain restaurants and pubs. 2 full-service hotels, and all the excitement of the Xitc Cap 1 un (’enter. Sundav River offers skiers and riders mountains of possibilities. (20“ i S24-5OOO Titcomb Mountain, larmington. I he ski area has operated since 1958 and offers family fun al an affordable price, l-.xpandcd snowmaking now covers . 5*% of the trails, and extensive grooming results in superb conditions for alpine, snowboard and Xordic activities. Skiers will find a full range of terrain, including a snowboard half pipe and more than IS km of Xordic trails. The l armington Ski (Tib owns and operates the ski area and membership is strong because of the wonderful family atmosphere. Xight skiing is available, and our group rates make for a terrific, affordable evening. (207) ””8-9051.

Music & Dance Portland Symphonv Orchestra. Congress Street. Merrill Auditorium. Portland. On Januan 9 the orchestra performs the inspirational work of three distinct composers, drawn to timeless instils

and legends: I an I nm s Iimgon ana I noenix.

Roussel's Kacchus el Ariane: Suite No. 2 and Beethoven's Svm/ihom No. s i I .'roicai. Januan 21 brings 1 tanre^acree et profane tor harp and strings, one of IXImssy’s most lustrous works, to the .Merrill Auditorium. "An (frchestral Showcase" is offered on I'ehruan 6. Icaluring guest conductor Joseph Silverstein. Boston Ssmphom Concertmaster lor 22 years. i2l)"i S42-(IS00.

PC\(Teat Performances. Merrill Auditorium.

Portland. Showboat, the Xational Broadway l our, shows januan- HI and 11 at 2 and 8 p in.

"Anonymous 4." an exceptional group of singers concentrating on earlx music vocals, appears on Januan 26. 120” i 842-0800. www.pcagrcatperformances.com Portland Conservatory of Music. 1 16 l ice Street.

Portland, offers an exciting and eclectic selection of "Xoonday (Concerts." performed Thursdays through April 5 at the I irst Parish I 'mtarian Meetinghouse, 425 Congress Street from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.

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Portland Siring Quartet. Portland. Performances on March 4 at 5 p.m, at the Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodford Street in Portland include the String Quartet hi b Minor, Op. 29. Xo. 5 bv Franz Joseph I lavdn; String Quartet Xo. 8. Op. 110 bv Dmitri Shoslakov itch; and String Quartet in C Minor, Op. IS. Xo. 4. bv Ludwig van Beethoven. A local restaurant caters a reception following the performance and admission is free for all under 21J2O”, “61-1 522.

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“American 20th Ccnturv W atercolors from the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute" is on exhibit in the Jamien Morehouse Wing. The collection features watercolors bv Charles Burchfield, (diaries Dem nth, and John \ larin among others and show s through February 4. <207) 596-645".

I lie Eore Street (fallen, 866 l ore Street, Portland. Enjov Lore Street’s annual group show as well as featured works bv artists Cynthia McMullin and Charlton Plummer through March. (20") S’TSOSA I lav Gallery. 594 Congress Street, Portland.

1207 i ”73-2513. “\ew Work," featuring photographer Jack Montgomery's portraits of women of all ages, life experience and nationality and “Fine Art Jewelry" by I .auren Ecnsterstock open January 16 w ith a public reception on January 19 from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 1207) 778-2518.

Local 188 Gallery and T apas Bar, 188 State Street, Portland. Eclectic shows and mixed media. I uesdav to Saturday from 11 a.m. to closing: tapas available from 4 p.m.; Sunday breakfast available in the gallcrv from 9 a.m. Io 3 p.m. (207) ”61-"909.

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Portland Museum of Art. 7 Congress Square, Portland, in the Charles shipman Pavson Wing.’Tn Memoriam” commemorates the lives and works of six notable artists important to art in the stale of Maine who died within the past year: Leonard Baskin, Lvnn Drexler, Murray llantman. John Heliker. Jacob Lawrence and T odd W ebb. "W ill Barnet: A T imclcss W orld" shows through February IS with an opportunitv to meet the artist in the gallcrv for a discussion at 12:80 p.m. on T uesdav.

January 16. “In Search of the Promised Land: Erederic Edwin Church and Exploration” opens January IS and includes 50 paintings survey ing the artists' prevailing interests in geography , the natural sciences, and traveling as translated into dominate artistic themes. “\ew Acquisitions 200” opens on January 2” exhibiting the highlights from the past year’s array of gifts, bequests, and purchases for the museum's collection. Of special interest is Marsden Hartley 's Kinsman kails as well as paintings bv Stephen Etnicr. Alice I larmon Shaw. Veil W ellivcr. and Marguerite Zorach. f or more information on upcoming events and programs, call the museum at < 20, i “8ART’S or (800) 689-406".

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Rudv Damroch reminded his teenagers, once again, that the police station was just around the corner, half a block awav.

This was something he had done for the past thirty nights because it paid not very well, but something for his cigars and a few books and lunch at the local pizza and Italian sandw ich joint.

I Ie could not remember w hat he had used for money before that - just less of everything, he guessed.

The cold in the cellar was penetrating. I Ie wore heavy socks and boots, wool pants, an Irish fisherman’s sweater, and an old policeman's coat w ith double rows of gold plated buttons that came down to his knees. It had been meant to keep some policeman warm before the w ar. before dow n parkas. Now the cold was forced through it bv the loud music being plaxed on the tape deck, accompanied bv Rav on his ven complete drum set.

It was difficult for Rudv to tell which was most annoying - the sound, the cold, or the dim flickering of the fluorescent lights, also shi\ering in the cold.

1 Ie just knew that it was a long wav to spring and he wasn’t going to make it.

The kids insisted that it be open even evening, and he could find no one else to substitute for him in the dank place.

1 le knew some of the music but didn't care for it. 1 le preferred to hear women s voices like Joan, Joni, and Judv. but these high school students

w ere up with the newest acid rock and the speakers w ere huge. I le imagined the sound crumbling the cellar walls, or at least setting fire to the books upstairs. Nothing led him to believe he would easily escape from this particularly icv version of 1 lell.

1 le didn't have to open the shelter until 6 p.m.. w hen the library- closed, so he got to spend some of the dav outside. So far. January was brilliantly sunnvand piercingly cold with almost no snow or cloud cover of any kind to moderate the Canadian highs that came dryiv sweeping in dav after dav.

11 is bodv almost rebelled each dav at fiv e-thirty as he dressed for work. 1 le had read somewhere that a man, tortured in cold water in a Nazi experiment, survived onlv because w hen he was brought back to the barracks he was sandwiched between two heavy women who warmed him with their bodies. Rudv had an electric blanket and his slim wife. but that didn’t take awav the dread.

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C'onkl he tell these august businessmen their children preferred nearly freezing to death at the shelter to a comfortable living room w ith the latest ’IV flickering brilliantly? Oniki he tell them that their kids preferred his company to theirs?

1 Ie did not know w hat to tell them. I Ie hadn't prepared anything. 'I'licx had specifically asked him to "sax a few words," and for that he would get a meal and perhaps some understanding. I le remembered w hen he first came to tow n and made a motion in town meeting, the town wag had gotten up to make an amendment that the town appropriate S5 "to give this guv a haircut." I'.venbodv in the gvm laughed. \\ 1 lat wasn’t quite so funny was when he got back to his yellow Beetle; he found two of the tires slashed.

On the thirty -first night of his job he got to the shelter five minutes earl} and there were already a dozen highschoolers standing around waiting for him. “Hey. hey Rudv! Let us in, it's fucking freezing out here!"

“I lev, hev vourself. It’s colder in there, always has been, always will be," he laughed as he turned the key.

Bor some reason he felt good. Perhaps it was the anxiety about the speech that plaved off the cold, the music and the w hacked out lighting system. I le settled dow n on the old ripped-up plastic couch that served as furniture and w atched some of the children - for they w ere children, in spite of their surface sophistication - dance rapid!} to the car-splitting music.

1 Ie didn't check the boiler room much that night, considering it unimportant compared to his ow n euphoria.

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over. Surely , sonic religious person would do it. wanting to save the souls but not understanding that despite their little sins, these kids w ere pure in Cod s eves and I Ie would require no further sacrifice from them.

The next das he w as up bv ten, carefulk remembering to take his pills first, trimming his moustache, shaving, and dressing in his shelter “uniform. ” The man from the Rotary (dub was coming to pick him up at 11 TO sharp for the short ride to the other part of town w here the restaurant was located.

There in the banquet room were twenty or so middle-aged men w ith hair shorter than his w ho eagerly waited to partake of the lunch of Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes and gravy , string beans, and Boston Cream pic for dessert. Rudy ate slowly. putting off the speech as long as he could. \\ hen the two waitresses had cleared the tables, the club member who had brought him to the warm room in a heated auto got up for the introduction. “Some of you may not be acquainted with \lr. Damroch, but y ou can rest assured that your teenagers are, and he w ill talk about them to y ou."

The applause was surprisingly warm. 1 Ie had no idea what he had said, though he rcmcmbeicd using the word love several times, something he would not ordinarily do w ith an audience of hardheaded businessmen. The club president gay e him a certificate and the sponsor gay e him a ride back home and shook his hand.

1 he sponsor said, just before Rudv got out of the car. “I think all the club membes are in agreement that you are the right person to run the shelter and w e hope y ou w ill keep doing so tor mam months; it’s doing so much to keep the kids off the streets and out of trouble."

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