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And it is! If you are so Maine, you likely know the “State of Maine Song,” written in 1931 by Roger Vinton Snow Sr. (1890–1953) of Falmouth. He was the first president of the Portland Players, also established in 1931 as the Portland Dramatic Guild, one of America’s oldest community theaters. (Snow starred that year in Green Chartreuse.)

Art conservator Nancy Lee Snow, 94, picks up the phone on the first ring. “Yes, my father-in-law wrote the ‘State of Maine Song.’”

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Roger Jr. (1918–2006) was a towering figure (six foot four) during his terms with the Maine State Legislature. “We’re Democrats,” Nancy says. “I didn’t know Roger’s father, because he died before Roger and I were married. He was a lawyer who didn’t spend too much time practicing the law...because he was married to a Payson.”

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“Roger Sr. was an athlete—a golfer.” She shrugs over the phone. “He was known for his handsome legs.”

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On July 8, 1929, American pilots Roger Q. Williams and Lewis Yancey took off from Old Orchard Beach in the Bellanca Pathfinder on a daring trans-Atlantic flight. Their calculations through the fog were guided by this Longines pocket chronometer, which they presented on arrival in Rome to fellow aviator Italo Balbo, Mussolini’s General of the Air Force. Good souvenir, controversial recipient: Mussolini’s potential rival died when his plane was shot down under “friendly fire” during World War II. At a Christie’s auction, this beach baby sold in a lot for 68,750 Swiss Francs ($81,099).

Buttery Burls Portland sculptor Travis Bullard conjures figures from the trunks of linden trees using a simple mallet and chisel. “They carve like butter. The images are already there by nature.” Stay tuned for more on the linden trees circling Back Cove.

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Westerly Horizon Turtle Head Waterfront Building Lot Exceptional western water views of upper Penobscot Bay from 2.6 acres of mixed hard and soft wood and fern glades with 185 feet of bold water frontage and gravel beaches. Deep water access, suitable for a dock. Subdivision restrictions and green buffer easement assure quality, density, and privacy. Soils test available.

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summers offer swimming and staring into a sky of a zillion stars. “On rainy days, we enjoy sitting in the original cabin around the stone fireplace and reading stories written by the Butterfields many, many decades ago,” says Ben Sholl, the current owner.

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“Front Row Seats” Oak Island, $129K

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embers of the Abenaki Nation lived in Skowhegan before European settlers came, using nearby islands as guides on their annual trip to the seacoast. Oak Island offered an important stopping place.

It was where they could fish and plant and harvest corn on their return from the ocean,” according to Maine Memory Network.

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Thick with lush pine trees and surrounded by 5,000 feet of water frontage, Oak Island is just a short distance from downtown Skowhegan and “a third of a mile to the boat launch,” says John Blouin of Vallee Harwood & Blouin Real Estate. Enjoy Skowhegan’s magic connection to the Kennebec River. You’re just a 15-minute drive from Lakewood Theatre and 40 miles from Sangerville.

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Over the span of forty years, we planted every single tree on that island,” says owner Elizabeth Ann Arey. On Greer Island, barely a warm swim from Vinalhaven, Elizabeth and Jim cultivated a deep connection with

each other. They married in 1960. “It was our family conservation project. It makes me very proud to see something we gave back to the land. How our family loved the wildflowers, the sweet and tender wild strawberries, and views of Saddleback Lighthouse. You grow to have such an appreciation for the sky on an island like this, where you can see the stars and the Milky Way.

You get a sense of how little you are, how massive the universe is, and how lucky you are to experience its beauty.

It has been a source of joy, peace, and tranquility for our family for centuries. I lost my husband to cancer years ago. I just think it’s time, since I’m in my eighties, to give it over to another family who will love it and enjoy it as we have.” Taxes are $3,582.

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hen you live on an island, you don’t need to build a moat.

“High on a stone ledge just inches from the water, through the windows of this cottage, you get the ‘Audubon experience,’” says owner Jay Bailey. “There are ospreys, hawks, egrets, herons, different species of ducks, and loons.

There’s a great fishing spot nearby, and it’s the favorite place for loons to dive for them, as well. Hummingbirds—so many—battle over the feeders we put out for them.” Phoebe Island puts you in direct contact with wild birds. “For years, from my front porch, I watched a new set of eaglets learn to fly. First, the babies just sat on branches near the nest. Then they flew a little farther until finally, they were making regular trips out over the water.” Phoebe Island is part of a larger parcel that is for sale for $1.5M. Taxes are $2,000 including the 22 acre parcel.

1491 INDIAN RIVER ROAD JONESPORT, ME 04649 $1,800,000

120 US ROUTE 1GOULDSBORO, ME 04607 $489,000

Riverside Farm and West Wind Farm have been combined into one spectacular Oceanfront parcel of over 44 acres and almost 4000’ of frontage on the Indian River Bay. A very charming mid 1800’s farmhouse has been tastefully restored and a wonderfully restored 1700 sq ft attached barn and shop. Plenty of areas for multiple other homes on the water along with blueberry fields and open pastures.

This contemporary and authentic Maine log cabin situated on 20 acres offers beautiful views across Frenchman’s Bay of Mt. Desert Island and Bar Harbor lights. This home is turnkey, with 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, plus an additional large bonus Master Bedroom in the finished basement.

373 SEAL POINT RD, LAMOINE, ME 04605 | $849,000

62 SOLS CLIFF ROAD, BAR HARBOR, ME 04609 | $7,400,000

Very private post and beam sitting in a tranquil cove off the Seal Point Road in Lamoine. Great location close to MDI/Acadia and Ellsworth and beautiful water frontage with exposed ledges at low tide and plenty of wildlife. Two bedrooms down with shared bath and another large loft upstairs that could be turned into a primary bedroom suite and bath or just use it as a loft. Completely remodeled the winter of 23/24 with new kitchen, new flooring and paint, new appliances and boiler (also existing wood boiler that is tied into the system).

Large screen room on water side and 16 x 16 workshop/shed. Attached two car garage that used to have another bathroom in it and could again.

The classic New England cottage perched high above Frenchman Bay on Sols Cliff has views from the Porcupine islands to the Egg Rock lighthouse and beyond. Enjoy watching cruise ships and whale watch boats passing just below the oversized 130-foot granite and bluestone terrace with outdoor kitchen and granite fireplace. The 4 bedroom main house is a John Libby timber frame with a three story cathedral living area that boasts a granite fireplace and stonework. Beautiful master suite with views of the bay and islands; master bath with walk-in shower area with soaking tub and just around the corner is your own gym area. The second floor of the carriage house is a two bedroom apartment with a kid’s bunk room and play loft above.

STEVE SHELTON, BROKER 207.667.7423 ph 207.669.8310 fx www.masiello.com 193 Main Street, Ellsworth, Maine 04605

Bramble Island $629K

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he island faces southwest, so you’re looking at trust land where there’s nothing, not one light,” says agent James L. Eastlack real estate agent of Morton & Furbish Real Estate. “There’s no light pollution, nothing at all to interfere with the clear view from the cottage’s covered porch.”

Bramble Island features a 650-squarefoot, two-bedroom cottage with a red roof so bright you can see it from outer space. Don’t forget the adorable ring of pine trees and a “good-sized” boathouse.

Pulling off Bald Mountain Road, you can park at your 1.15-acre mainland lot and set off towards your private oasis. “This is a seasonal property. The owners open it in mid-May and close in mid-October.” Taxes are $3,080.

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Comfort Inn Brunswick Interior corridor 75-room hotel with a well-established clientele and great location off I-295.

Renovations and upgrades underway to maintain franchise affiliation.

Harraseeket Inn - Freeport Premier full-service hotel and conference facility. The resort-like campus includes upscale accommodations - deluxe rooms, suites, townhouses, and an award-winning restaurant.

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Gorges Grant - Ogunquit Resort hotel with varied accommodations including luxury suites, resort amenities including indoor/outdoor pools is wellestablished as one of Ogunquit’s preeminent hotels.

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Midcoast Restaurant Popular Mid-coast Breakfast/Lunch restaurant has ample seating, enjoys ocean views, a strong following, and with additional upside potential. Sale includes two freestanding buildings.

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Upscale Southern Maine Coastal Inn Small luxury Inn with varied accommodations nearby to beaches.

Interior public space includes deck with water views and lends itself to expansion of event business. On-site owner’s/manager’s apartment.

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Seaside Suites - Old Orchard Beach Ideally located just steps away from the beach and the pier. Two freestanding buildings offer varied accommodations. Easy to manage, this unique property benefits from stylish updates and renovations.

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Offering a wide selection that is constantly being updated and changed - puzzles, books, puppets, games and toys for both indoors and outdoors.

Visit us on Facebook for updates on new merchandise, promotions and events!

Monday through Saturday 10-5 • Closed Tuesdays • Sunday 10-4

26 Main Street, Cornish • 207-625-3322 • atonceallagog.com

www.Morton-Furbish.com James L. Eastlack, Owner Broker 207-864-5777 or 207-670-5058 | JLEastlack@gmail.com

Bramble Island

SPRING LAKE – Escape to–nature andLAKE a wonderful 1322 Main Street – BEAVER parkwaterfront likePine, setting, RANGELEY LAKE VIEWS 100MTN. Proctor Rd –- AShadow a property on a great remote body of water.

Off grid w/generator, extremely private location, 3 beds, 2.5 baths, 596 feet of one of a kind property with 48.32 acres, Saddleback Mtn Views, year roundLake building, detached garage, fish, enjoyaddition all Rangeley Views, 6 beds,detached 6 baths,Ice5+ carhunt, garages, waterfront, attached garage, garage, potential 40 acres available for purchase! $1,495,000. seasons! $495,000. guest cottage. $775,000.

631 Bald Mtn. Road –Located MOOSELOOK LAKE – A commercial rare offering, PINE GROVE LANE the village with expansive RANGELEY LAKE – –2582 Mainclose St - to Wonderful 4southwest bed, 4.5 bath contemporary lakefront home w/beach, detached views of Rangeley Lake, 4 beds, 3.5 baths, very close business on Main Street w/ 105' on Rangeley Lake, Marina/ garage AND private island w/2 bedroom cottage, to Saddleback Ski Area, andguest ATV from your 3.56 doorstep, Convenience Store, 25+snowmobile Slips, Gas, Shop, Downtown Commercial Zoning, High Traffic Location, $965,000.

Acres! $1,899,000. heated garage! $639,000.

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An amazing opportunity to own a private island on Mooselookmeguntic Lake PLUS a 1.15 Acre Building LOT on the mainland.

Located off the Bald Mountain Road with deeded access to Parking AND ability RANGELEY LAKE –Spring Lakeside Marina &AConvenience Wonderful for–– DOCK toLake access The-island 20 VistaLAKE Lane LAKE rare offering, the SPRING 6RANGELEY Rd -–property.

Escape to nature andBuena a offers a 2 bedroom cottage in immaculate business opportuinty in downtown commercial zoning, Vista Estate on 567 feet of deep water frontage,53 private acres wonderful waterfront property on a great remote body convenience of water. with aprivacy, small kitchenette, store, 25w/generator, boatcondition slips, gas, rental business, great waterfront Off grid yearboat round building, detached garage, Ice w/south facing exposure, total development potential. incinerating and an outdoor shower. fish, hunt,$965,000. enjoy all seasons!toilet $495,000. location! $2,650,000.

Fully powered with electricity, propane stove and hot water heater, all the comforts you can imagine! Wonderful covered porch, new aluminum dock and good sized boathouse for storage of all your toys. This island offers miles of views across the lake at nothing but conservation land and no light pollution. If you are looking for the ultimate summer 277 Stephens Road – MOOSELOOK LAKE-–call facing PROCTOR ROAD –VIEWS Gorgeous overlooking Rangeley Lake cottage...look no further, today RANGELEY LAKE – 21VIEWS Pine Grove 4West Beds, 3.5for Baths, Sandy Beach frontage, 4 bed, 3 bath home w/attached 3 car and Saddleback Ski Area, wonderful estate property located just a private showing!

A Private Island, A Fully Furnished, SW facing views w/LOTS of sun, Snowmobile Building Lot....48.32 CALL TODAY! heated and detached 3Detached car garage w/large bonus room!w/ outside the Rangeley village, Acres,4 bed,4.5 bath home and ATVgarage from your doorstep, 32x32 garage fully

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Lamson Island $2.25M

Sandy Pond, Freedom, 12 acres

Made in Maine

Visit us this summer, there’s lots to explore!

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was kayaking one evening just as the sun was setting.

As I paddled around the pond, a flotilla of four loons slipped behind me.

They stayed with me as I paddled to the back of the island. There I saw a doe and her fawn emerge

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BELGRADE LAKES VILLAGE

SKOWHEGAN Own your own island in Maine on the Kennebec River. A 16 acre island with 5000 feet of water frontage.

The island seems remote but is close to town and all the recreational opportunities in Maine. MLS 1578743 $129,000 John Blouin 207-446-7708

This home sits on .55 acres with water views. Located near shops, restaurants, a golf course, and lake access.

The home has a one bedroom apartment on the 2nd floor with a deck and water views. This house is both commercial and residential. MLS 1589714 $450,000 Julie Peacock 207-446-7227

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Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum

ROME •GREAT POND

Year-round home offering stunning west-facing sunset views. This beautiful colonial-style home boasting 4BD4BA across three full floors of living space is both spacious and elegant. The 2-car attached garage, hardwood and tile floors on the main and lower levels. A wood-burning fireplace in the living room and wood stove in the lower-level family room. MLS 1586543 1,350,000 Shelly Kilmer 207-441-4488 Explore legacy, loyalty, and leadership in the home of Gettysburg hero and Maine Governor, Joshua Chamberlain, and his artistic wife Fanny.

Skolfield-Whittier House LITCHFIELD • WOODBURY POND Lakefront lot consists of 6.6 acres with 620 feet of pristine water frontage on the last remaining open cove on Woodbury Pond. The waterfront along the shore is just perfect with level approach and good water depth at private dock. It is 10 miles to the 295 and the Maine Turnpike.

MLS 1590643 $900,000 John Blouin 207-446-7708

WINTHROP 13-acre parcel of land offers a unique opportunity to create a retreat on the shores of the stunning Annabessacook Lake. Expansive property provides an idyllic setting for a family compound or a private reserve.

MLS 1579942 $420,000 John Blouin 207-446-7708

MONMOUTH

Perfect spot on a Maine lake to build your dream home on the waterfront. A camper with septic system already in place! This amazing 12.74 acre level waterfront lot on Annabessacook Lake is a rare find and has over 1500 feet. There is a circular drive and trails on the property.

MLS 1584146 $550,000 John Blouin 207-446-7708

CONCORD

Just Completed a new access point to this marvelous property. The seller just completed a parking lot and a new bridge over the stream on its own land. Solitude and privacy on your 100 acres. Tremendous opportunity for your own private compound in coveted Bingham area.

MLS 1576333 $350,000 John Blouin 207-446-7708

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Exhibit & Research Center

Through July: “Eye of the Beholder: Seeing Art Anew” Opening August 10: “Crime, Punishment & Justice”

GARDINER Colonial masterpiece. 6 bedrooms, 2 offices, a great room and 3 full baths. High coffered ceilings in the dining room with original woodwork along with chestnut & walnut doors. Rare opportunity to own a piece of history in a breathtaking setting. MLS 1585637 $750,000 Shelly Kilmer 207-441-4488

Travel more than a century through time in this ca. 1860 Victorian mansion showcasing three generations of a New England Family.

Groundbreakers in shipbuilding, medicine, forensics, politics, and women’s issues--but also complicit in the slave economy.

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R E A L E STAT E from the woods and swim to the mainland. The loons and I continued our trip until they eventually drifted away, and I returned home. A stunning evening,” the owner says.

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sea of maples, oaks, and pines surrounds the year-round log Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Magazine home here. FeaturMarch/April 2024 • Issue 187 • AD PROOF ing views of “a rocky focalPlease point across thevery beach, or checking especially for spelling, grammatical, and factual errors. Please pay close attention to review thisfrom printout carefully, telephone fax numbers, andalong to all the details in physical, e-mail, and web site addresses. Please note that any colors shown are merely longer viewsanddown the pond approximations of ink printed on paper. We make every effort to be 100% error free. However, we cannot be held responsible for errors once the 3,750 feet of shoreline, this you have approved this printout. Please check the appropriate box below, sign, and return to: retreat is your own private world,” Corcoran • Maine Boats, Homes saysJulie Annie Kassler of Camden Real & Harbors, Inc. • 218 South Main St., Ste. 300 • P.O. Box 566 • Rockland, ME 04841 Estate Company. It’s accessible by 207-594-8622 • Fax: 207-593-0026 a causeway, although a small dock in front of the home invites the adventurous to coast in by kayak or canoe. It’s your call. The loons are waiting. Taxes are $15,024.

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with some blasts from our spirited past. Thanks to the Maine Law of 1851, Mainers—unlike the rest of U.S. citizens who only endured Prohibition from 1920 to 1934—had 83 years to ponder our mistake and build up a mighty thirst we still haven’t quenched. Here are four cocktails that were created during Maine’s dry years, updated slightly to appeal to a contemporary palate while embracing the plethora of Maine-made spirits.

Easy to make, easy to quaff.

Cucumber Rickey

Beyond Betty

The gin rickey is a riff on the whiskey rickey favored by the late-19th-century lobbyist Colonel Joe Rickey and his fellow denizens of Shoomaker’s, a dive bar popular among politicos in Washington, D.C. The gin version that soon became ascendant is featured in The Great Gatsby when Daisy and Gatsby refresh themselves with “long, greedy swallows.” Refresh is the operative word for this one.

Scared of scurvy? The British Navy has you covered.

Named after Royal Navy surgeon Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Gimlette, the gimlet (originally made with gin) was the doctor’s means of getting. vitamin C from citrus into his shipmates. In the TV series Mad Men, a vodka gimlet was Betty Draper’s favorite tipple, but we’ve spiced it up a bit. We think she’d approve.

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In a shaker: Muddle 3 slices of fresh cucumber and a sprig of dill.

Add: Juice of 1 freshly squeezed lime or lemon (¾ oz.) ½ oz. light agave syrup 2 oz. Hardshore Original Gin Fill the shaker with ice and shake vigorously.

Strain into a tall, chilled glass with fresh ice.

Top with seltzer and stir.

Garnish with a cucumber slice and a sprig of dill.

In a shaker: Muddle 3 basil leaves and 1 or 2 slices red jalapeño.

Add: Juice of 1 freshly squeezed lime (¾ oz.) ¾ oz. simple syrup 3 oz. Cold River Vodka Shake vigorously and strain into a large cocktail glass.

Garnish with a ring of jalapeño floated on a sprig of basil.

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K'port Sour Maine has a long history with rum, dating back to the 18th century when Portland was producing more molasses than any other city in the country, and there were seven rum distilleries on the waterfront.

To honor this legacy, we’re mixing up a new take on a whiskey cocktail created in the late 19th century by an innovative barkeep in Chicago.

It was eventually called a New York Sour due its popularity in that city, and it makes a cameo in the first episode of the fourth season of Boardwalk Empire as Alma’s drink of choice. But we have a local version we consider even better.

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In a shaker: Combine ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice ¾ oz. simple syrup 2 oz. Three of Strong Spirits Stone Pier Rum 1 egg white (½ oz) Dry shake hard with no ice, then add ice and shake again.

Strain over fresh ice cubes.

Top with a float of Bluet Wild Blueberry Sparkling Wine, gently pouring it over the back of a spoon onto the foam, and garnish with a spear of three blueberries.

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Enjoy the Maine wine experience -- with award-winning wines made in Maine. We look forward to beating your expectations.

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Clerico, the way life should be.

The sun is bright, and the wine is white. We need a pitcher of something to chill this day down. Let’s go with a cooler inspired by the south but refined for the north.

Clerico is a gift from Argentina, similar to a sangria but lighter and even more quaffable. It was a favorite of the British in the 1800s when the South American heat proved to be too much for their genteel natures. As you will see, this drink does its work on internal temperatures, both physical and mental.

In a bowl combine: 1 halved and sliced lime 1 cup of blueberries 1 cup of cranberries 4 sliced strawberries 1 sliced and quartered orange ¼ cup of light agave Stir well and allow to sit in the fridge for 2 hours.

In a large pitcher, combine: 3/4 cup of fruit mix ½ bottle of Martinelli’s Sparkling Cider 1 750ml bottle of Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc Stir, and pour into a large wine glass filled with ice.

Best enjoyed on a deck in the sun with a view of water.

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Beaches with a Past Get to know the sand below your toes.

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hat’s in a name? Not much, according to Shakespeare. But if we’re talking beaches, their names can tell us a lot. Our seaside monikers often speak to legacies, historical figures, and pivotal moments in time.

Here are eight of our favorite beaches with names that made us wonder Who? and Why?

Popham Beach

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Higgins Beach

T "I found a piece of coal from the Howard W. Middleton when I was about ten years old.”

—Screenwriter Brian Daly, Portland & Higgins Beach

ucked away in a quiet corner of Scarborough, Higgins Beach was once part of a 130-acre farm belonging to Hiram Higgins, who rented out thirty or forty cottages on the property in the 19th century. In the 1920s, his son Edward Higgins expanded the eight-room house where he’d been accommodating overflow guests from the one hotel in town into the thirty-room hotel now known as the Higgins Beach Inn. Look closely through the sand and you’ll see the remains of the Howard W. Middleton, a coal schooner built in 1882 that sank on August 10, 1897, after striking a rock ledge near the beach. Parts of the hull are still visible, half buried in the sand.

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Willard Beach Once known as Gurry (fish guts) Cove, Willard Beach in South Portland now takes its name from the family of fishermen and seafarers who owned the slice of land between what’s now Willard Street and Deake Street. From the early 1800s, the Willard homestead functioned variously as a farm, a boardinghouse, a bathhouse, a “tourist camp” with rental cottages, the Willard Haven Inn, and the Willard Pavilion (a restaurant and dance hall), which fell prey to the 1898 fire that destroyed the trolley company’s Willard Casino (another restaurant and dance hall) across the street.

But the most recent losses are the beach’s famous fishing shacks, which were swept away by a winter storm and a record high tide this past January. The two (or three, depending

on how you count them) remaining shacks had been used as storage buildings for buoys and nets for 150 years, predating the city itself.

Fortunately, South Portland Historical Society had already partnered

with SMRT Architects & Engineers to create architectural plans and 360-degree, 3-D photographs in case the shacks were ever destroyed, and they intend to move forward with their reconstruction.

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etween 1873 and 1885, brothers George and Charles Parsons purchased large parcels of these windswept dunes in Kennebunk cradled by the Mousam River. There, composer and songwriter Cole Porter spent his school vacations from Yale with his friend and classmate Humphrey Parsons, Charles’s grandson, and wrote a song about Humphrey’s aunt Llewellyn Parsons. “Porter’s ‘Llewellyn’…was sung in the 1912 Yale Dramat[ic Association] ‘smoker’ [college burlesque] And the Villain Still Pursued Her. He wrote most of the score for The Pot of Gold while visiting the Parsons family in the summer of 1912,” writes Robert Kimball for Yale Alumni Magazine.

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Popham Beach Maybe you know Popham Beach in Phippsburg as the filming location for the 1999 movie Message in a Bottle, but it has a long history. According to The Independent, George Popham, a former pirate captain, “led the first English attempt to colonize New England, 13 years before the Pilgrim Fathers dropped anchor at Plymouth Rock in the Mayflower in 1620.” Though Popham’s colony failed as an early settlement, it has succeeded in becoming Maine’s busiest beach state park.

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his beach in Kennebunkport is named for its early inhabitants.

According to Kennebunkport Historical Society, “Before the beach became densely populated by human summer bathers that scared them away, these rocks were home to thousands of wild geese.” A debate ensued over the name.

On July 12, 1893, an announcement appeared in Kennebunkport’s summer newspaper, The Wave: “It is not the proper thing now to speak of going to Goose Rocks. That locality is now known as Forest Beach. It is very old-fashioned to refer to it by its old and awkward name.” However, Forest was short-lived; in 1895 it was changed to Beachwood, which lasted till 1929.

In 1930, the Town of Kennebunkport voted to change the name back to Goose Rocks Beach.

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D I S C OV E RY Rogers’s “Garden by the Sea” was a well-known landmark to mariners and cartographers for over a century.

Although the Rogers home burned down and the family fled to Kittery during King Philip’s War in 1675, their orchard endured as a beacon for sailors and a free range for local cattle, referred to as “the Old Orchard.”

“Beach” was added to the name in 1929, and this popular tourist spot has increased in fame ever since.

On July 24, 1927, the beach became a landing strip for Charles Lindbergh when his original destination, Scarborough airfield, got fogged in. In 2017, a 15-year-old OOB highschool student named Chase Walker organized a commemorative fly-in fundraiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with a parade of fifteen small planes duplicating the legendary landing to the cheers of five thousand plus spectators. No sun worshippers were injured during the execution of any of the landings.

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im Messina, known for his work with Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and Loggins and Messina, will bring his latest tour to Maine with a concert at Vinegar Hill Music Theatre in Arundel on July 22. With over five decades in the industry as engineer, producer, performer, songwriter, and mentor, Messina knows the business. Some might call him a

lucky guy, but he counters this with: “Luck is when opportunity knocks, and you’re prepared.”

When were you in Maine last?

I was there last November, at Vinegar Hill. It’s a good state to play, and I love the venue.

Do you still enjoy the road?

I still love it, and I’m loving this tour, having a great time. The audience is

unbelievable. They’re on their feet and really digging it.

How do you blend the old and new?

We’re bringing back tunes from Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and Loggins and Messina. I usually start with “Thinking of You,” “Growin’,” and “Pooh Corner.” I joke, “I’m having some trouble remembering— help me out a little.” Songs like “Mama Don’t Dance” really get them S U M M E R G U I D E 2 02 4 93

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Who will you be playing with in Maine?

This is a new group, and I’m excited to be working with them. When I moved to Franklin [Tennessee], it was too cumbersome to get everyone to come there and rehearse, so I managed to put together people from around Nashville—a great group of talented musicians.

In your mid-seventies, what’s different?

My voice is actually getting better.

When I got COVID for the second time, I went to a great doctor. He said, “Your vocal cords look like a twenty-year-old’s.” And the reason for that is I don’t sing out of my range. I know what feels comfortable, and I stick with it. I’ve taken care of my voice over the years, and it’s paid off.

Road or studio?

Definitely road, right now. When I was producing as a way of life, I felt like I was helping folks make their music, but I wasn’t putting that kind of intensity into myself. I was at a point when I didn’t want to go into a situation where everyone was high, and that’s what it had become. I’m not a party person. I don’t hang with the rich and famous. My friends are my neighbors, and that’s how I like it.

So, I started working with my own group of people to produce my albums with me. But the road is still my favorite part of the business.

How’d you get your start?

I was fifteen or sixteen, still in high school, when I started a band called Jim Messina & His Jesters.

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California, and we did some excellent guitar work on that album. I think it was around 1964. It was fun. We were just a bunch of kids playing music we loved.

I had that album as a kid.

I loved it.

Seriously? No way!

It’s true. In fact, I just bought it again on eBay. A little pricier now, but worth it.

That’s wild. Glad you still love it.

Since you’re a mentor now, who was yours? live Davis, definitely. I admire his intuitiveness and appreciation of talent. He has a keen eye for performers. He took me under his wing and taught me so much about making music, recognizing others’ talent, and getting the best out of them.

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That was when Loggins and Messina started, right?

Yup. I was producing with Clive, and I was asked to take a look at this guy he was considering. We set up a meeting and in walks this tall, lanky kid with long hair and braces. He didn’t even have a guitar with him, so I loaned him one of mine. He wrote his own songs, and he did a few of them for me. By the end, we decided to produce an album for him, and Clive asked me to back him up. It turned out that I was on every song, so Clive suggested I team up with him. I did, reluctantly at first, but it worked out. For seven albums!

How’s your relationship with Kenny now?

Some duos don’t have amicable splits.

I know, but we’re really good friends still. When we split, it was just a

matter of each of us having our own vision. It felt kind of like a competition at the end. But we parted on good terms, and I think we’re even better friends now. We’ve done tours together.

We’re still close.

You used to engage in Gestalt. Did you find that it changed your work?

It has. For about four or five years, I studied under Chris Rice, a leader in Gestalt therapy. It’s designed to lead you toward your conflict and confront it. It’s about identifying your emotions. It was helpful at the time. I practice something a little different now. I took what I learned and made it fit better for me now. Gestalt is a study. What I do is more of a method. It’s still about identifying an emotion, but then it’s a matter of putting words to it.

Does that help in the studio?

It does. I like being a calming influence, and my practice helps with that.

What do you do to wind down?

I’m a painter, for one thing. In fact, I just had an exhibit in Nashville, and I want to do more of that. I also dabble in metal and wood. Those are the things that I love. I’m inspired by art. It energizes me, and I use it.

What’s next?

I’m heading back to Nashville for a while. I got some equipment, and I’m preparing for the next album—new material. I’m calling it The Roadsters for now. It’s going to be a mixture of genres, similar to what we’ll be doing at Vinegar Hill in July.

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going. They know all the words.

They’re singing everything with me.

“Be Free” always gets a standing ovation. Then we move into the new stuff, and they’re loving that too. We usually wind up with “She’s Gotta Rock,” a fun way to end the show.

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Watching over it all, Mt. Katahdin.

As for Native American cultural influence, “It’s all Penobscot until Baxter State Park. We’re fifteen minutes from the entrance. On the other side of the park is Passamaquoddy.

Shin Pond, for instance.”

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for up to four people, and a mature tree absorbs 48 pounds of carbon dioxide per year from the atmosphere.

Ollie, my loyal mutt and confidant, is charged with steering us both toward the most healing places Portland has to offer. Today he heads us down Forest Avenue toward Deering Oaks, a park that speaks to this city’s appreciation of nature and the need to preserve it. Portland boasts over 20,000 trees, but few are as magnificent as those we find here.

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FROM THE ASHES It was the mid-1800s, and Portland was booming, largely due to the shipping trade. But in 1866, the largest city fire the United States had ever seen destroyed nearly 1,800 buildings in the center of the city, displacing approximately 10,000 people, according to portlandlandmarks.org. Since most of the charred structures were wood, the reconstruction was done with brick and granite, both local resources. Streets were being paved, front yards were disappearing, and the developers recognized a need for green space.

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oxygen and negative ions, and purifying the air we breathe.

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THE “BREEZY DOME” Nathaniel Deering II owned a 260-acre farm on the outskirts of town that had already become a gathering space for city dwellers needing to escape the heat of summer. It held a small pond and a grove of oaks where people picnicked and relaxed under the green canopy.

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“Fortunately, I’m not alone in this.

We have horticulture crews, forestry crews, and park rangers. We’re pruning in the winter and planting in the spring. About 150 to 200 trees are planted every year around the city.”

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nlike the formal parks of Europe, the design was to be true to the landscape, a “public breathing space,” as city engineer William Goodwin put it, with carriage roads curved to accommodate existing trees that are “of much greater value than a strip of rolled gravel or macadam however broad and smooth.” Goodwin considered the oaks themselves to be the park’s central feature, recommending that “No tree should be cut, even in trimming without a deep sense of responsibility and a conviction of necessity.” He envisioned a park that 104 P O R T L A N D M A G A Z I N E

would be designed by generations, not the work of one architect, like the parks of Frederick Law Olmsted in Boston. Instead, Deering Oaks evolved over decades through the imaginations of city engineers and commissioners, adding a garden or bridge or walkway. Standing near one of the grandest trees in the park, we breathe deeply. Good job, Mr. Goodwin.

A TOWERING CANOPY One tree that commands our attention, affectionately called the Candelabra Tree by Portlanders, is the largest pin oak in Maine. It soars to 89 feet, with a crown spread of 106 feet, the largest on the Maine Register of Big Trees. In winter, it’s decorated with illuminated ornaments that dangle like colorful jewels on the limbs of royalty.

When I ask Portland’s city arborist, Mark Reiland, about the trees here, his voice brightens. “Some of these wonders are two hundred years old, so there’s concern about damage, especially after the recent storms. There’s always cleanup to do.”

Reiland has been in the horticultural game for most of his life, but he’s only

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A few times a month, my talkative beast expresses a need for some off-leash play. “It’s quarry day,” he’ll say. It’s useless to argue.

Dog runs can be crowded and uninteresting for an intelligent pup like Ollie, and Portland’s beaches have set new off-leash restrictions, even in winter. So when he’s in need of stimulation, we venture to Quarry Run Dog Park at 1026 Ocean Avenue. It’s about a ten-minute drive from the peninsula, but it’s well worth it for both of us.

There are rules posted clearly at the gate, and Ollie pauses to read them.

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property, and if the Deerings had accepted a generous offer of $50,000, the park we now know as Deering Oaks would have become a train yard for Eastern Railroad of Boston.

Thankfully, in 1879 the Deering family gave the land to Portland’s citizens in exchange for the freezing of taxes on their properties for ten years, saving themselves just over $10,000.

“Seems like a good deal,” Ollie says. He’s a pup who recognizes the bartering system of treats for tricks.

TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF SHADE Heading deeper into the park, we take the path that winds through a grove of red and white oaks, many of which were part of the original Deering farm in the 1800s. Ollie noses us toward them, sniffing at each root, but even he knows better than to pee on royalty. The towering grove covers nearly half of the fifty-five acres of “green shade” where generations came to relax and socialize well before it became a park.

We head south, past the mill pond with its 1887 duck house and modern fountain, and across the arched footbridge, another Goodwin feature from the late 19th century, replaced in 1911. It’s easy to imagine the park as it was in the early years. Some things don’t change. Kids toss bits of bread toward the greedy ducks, and picnics are spread across checkered tablecloths. In winter, there’ll be skaters on the pond, an even clearer remembrance of decades past. The ducks will fly south, the fountain will be quelled, but it will all return come spring.

“Humans and their rules!” he says with equal parts love and disdain. I can’t disagree. However irksome, rules seem necessary for the environment and for safety.

“We’ve had some problems in the past with aggressive dogs.” Nina and her excited poodle-mix named Chelsea stand by the gate as I read through the list of Do’s and Don’ts. “Some new owners don’t know their dog’s temperament enough before they bring them here. It’s a place for dogs to hang out and play, but if a dog hasn’t been socialized, it’s a problem. You ever try to break up a dog fight? It’s no fun, believe me.”

We enter the first gate and then the second before I set Ollie free. As if on an arranged playdate, he bolts toward a French bulldog named Billy, who’s waiting to do the thing I’m happy to leave to dogs.

Three trails branch from the entrance: a rocky, hilly trail to the right; a smoother trail directly ahead; and a wooded path to the left. They wind through woods and over a stream, ending at a clearing where pups chase each other like kids in a playground. There’s a covered picnic table where their humans gather to watch. The play might get a little rough for smaller dogs, so there’s a fenced-in area for them.

“Every day,” says Billy’s human, Samantha, when I ask her how often she takes advantage of the sprawling park. “There’s no other park like this that lets dogs be dogs.” As if to prove it, Ollie and Billy are heading up the hill without us. No problem. There’s a fence enclosing the ten acres of trails and hills.

Waste bags are still required. Even in this doggy oasis, there’s a $250 fine for those who neglect to pick up their dog’s waste.

“Welcome to the community,” a man calls to me as he follows his golden retriever up a hill. “It’s a happy place for the dogs and their people.”

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fter a long morning of sniffing, playing, and peeing (all Ollie’s work), we make our way home through the Arts District. Anyone who rambles through Congress Square can’t miss Seven, a Robert Indiana creation in front of Portland Museum of Art. It’s eight feet high and the color of a cast-iron griddle left out in the rain. While I investigate the formidable number, Ollie does the same with the neighboring birch trees.

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chased Seven in 2014, Indiana was still alive and residing at his home in Vinalhaven. He died in 2018, and since then the sculpture that was purchased for an undisclosed fortune—partially funded by an anonymous donation of $400,000—has only skyrocketed in value despite the rust.

“We lobbied to get that sculpture for obvious reasons,” says a veteran employee of the museum.

“It’s our address, you know: 7 Congress Square.”

Ollie sniffs the piece too closely, and his nose comes away with an orange patina, begging the question, “Did Indiana intend for the sculpture to rust?”

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Well aware of the problems businesses in the area have with tagging, I ask if that’s been an issue for Seven.

“It’s been tagged tons of times. A team is helicoptered in to remove the graffiti. There’s a special process for cleaning Cor-ten steel, so it’s not something we could do ourselves.”

When I ask how much that removal process costs, he won’t divulge a figure. It seems fair to say that a lot of money—money that could be spent on more art or more employees (a concern in light of recent layoffs)—is spent undoing the damage done by vandals. The only tag I’d like to see on SEVEN is a price tag—for curiosity’s sake, of course.

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we’re examining the piece, a few other art lovers join us. They circle it, laughing as they give it a good up-and-down assessment.

“What do you think?” I ask.

Tracy from Farmington giggles.

“It’s not very pretty, is it? It looks like a rusty piece of metal to me.”

Even when I mention the special steel and the celebrity status of the artist, she’s not impressed.

“I hope there’s better stuff inside.” She nods at the entrance and leads her group toward the museum’s door.

We inspect the sculpture again, amazed at the power of a single number. I whisper to Ollie, “The PMA’s lucky their address isn’t longer.”

Ollie considers. “I don’t get it,” he says.

We walk in silence toward home.

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axophonist, singer, and songwriter Vanessa Collier is only in her early thirties, but she’s already a legend in the blues and jazz world, winning three Blues Music Awards and recording five albums. This summer, she takes time out from her Keep It Saxy Tour to bring her gutsy vocals and multiple saxes to Rockland for the North Atlantic Blues Festival on July 13.

Have you played the festival before?

Once in 2018. We played early, and it was a fantastic set. The best part was meeting all the other folks I’d been admiring for years. Being in the early lineup meant I got to chat and make friends. This year I have a better slot, later in the day. I’m excited to be in Maine again!

You picked up the sax at age 9. Why? I’d played piano for eight months, and it didn’t go well. The teacher used to hit my hands with a ruler if I made any mistakes. Why would I want to play something that got my hands hit all the time?

We used to watch Two of a Kind, starring the Olsen twins after school.

In one episode, the dad went up to his attic and pulled out a sax. When he played it, I was like, “What is that sound?” I bugged my mom for about

six months to buy one for me. She figured I’d give up on that too, but thankfully, she gave me a second chance. By day one, it was a part of me. I was in fourth grade, and my teachers were impressed that I took to it so quickly.

I started in jazz band, and Chris Vadala came and played with us for a week. One of my teachers suggested I audition for him, so I did. “She’s too young,” Vadala said. I mean, I was only a sixth grader, but my band director pestered him, and he finally gave in.

I studied with him for six years. He gave me so much—classical techniques and the whole bag. We’d play jazz, blues, R&B. “You have to be versatile,” he kept saying. I’m so lucky—when things go well, I land well.

Is the rest of your family musical?

My mom is. She played flute in high school. She’s in the finance field and a professor, but she’s very creative.

My two sisters are both musical— both talented—but they’re still young. I’m the oldest.

You double-majored in performance and music production at Berklee College of Music. How has that worked for you?

My high school had music-technology courses that gave me a jump on Berklee. I was able to skip some of the requirements and go deeper into what I wanted. I’d gotten interested in technology—I love the math—so I took a shot at telling the school what I wanted from them, and they went along.

Knowing about production has been a huge plus. I speak the language and I get what I’m looking for across to the production team They’re the ones you don’t want to offend.

Knowing their language helps.

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That was with Joe Louis Walker.

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So I stayed up for the whole second set, and then he asked me to go on tour, even in Turkey. Touring with him gave me a taste of the life, and I realized, “I want to do this.”

with music. There’s an Off-Broadway show about that. It’s inspirational for any girls thinking about picking up the horn.

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When you’re performing, how many do you bring on stage?

It depends. At one point I played three saxes in a performance. Now I’m bringing in guitar. I bought a resonator guitar a few years ago, and I just picked up a Mule guitar, which is very cool. It has a metal body, but [it’s] electric. It really depends on what I’m feeling for the show. Sometimes I don’t know what I’ll be playing, and I’ll bring up everything just in case.

Which women musicians do you look up to for inspiration? andy Dulfer, for sure.

She’s a sax player from Holland. Deanna Bogart, a singer and pianist, used to live in Maryland, and she’d play as a guest with my high school band. There used to be a lot more women in music. In fact, during WWII, women filled in for the men in the bands. Kind of a “Rosie the Riveter” situation, but

How many instruments do you play?

Drums, bass guitar, flute, clarinet, all the saxes, and I sing— nine altogether.

ou’ve got a heavy schedule this year between your Keep It Saxy Tour and multiple blues fests. What does your downtime look like?

I just got home to South Carolina yesterday. I’m here finishing a record. This is my time to get the vocal tracks down. My family’s here, so it’s not all work. I love being with them—we’re close.

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Sunday, July 28 at 2:30 p.m., the stage at Merrill Auditorium will be magically transformed into ancient Egypt with sets designed by Germán Cárdenas-Alaminos, lighting by James Lawler, projections by Camilla Tassi, and costumes by Millie Hiibel for what Vaughn calls the

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Vaughn says the sets and costumes will be as impressive as any in the company’s history, as befits Aida’s pageantry and high emotion. “The acoustics in Merrill are extraordinary, which makes it a perfect venue for this production.” The opera will be sung in Italian with English supertitles projected above the stage and performed with one intermission by an orchestra of nearly fifty musicians, a chorus of more than a hundred voices both on- and offstage, and dozens of supernumeraries. (Also known as “spear-carriers,” the “supers” in opera are non-singing, walk-on roles equivalent to the “extras” in crowd scenes in films.)

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The music in Aida is legendary for its power and passion. Even opera neophytes may recognize the melodies of its best-known arias, such as “Celeste Aida,” “O patria mia,” and “Ritorna vincitor!” And thanks to a generous gift from a friend of the opera company, four trumpet players will be stationed among the audience to create literal “surround sound” for the spectacular “Triumphal March” at the end of Act II. Opera Maine has been consistently lauded for its quality productions, including yearly praise from Opera News. “We may be even better known nationally and internationally than we are in Maine,” Vaughn says. “Singers from some of the top companies in the world, including the Met, have performed for us, and many more have expressed an interest in singing for us at Merrill, as the Auditorium is a world-class venue.”

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Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St. Bat Boy: The Musical, Jul. 11–21; Playboy of the Western World, Aug. 23–Sept. 1.

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Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. CBT: Cats: Young Actors Edition, Aug. 15. 236-7963.

Carousel Music Theater, 196 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Dominic’s Diner, Jul. 5–Aug. 3; Motown Moves, Aug. 6–28. 633-5297.

Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris. To Bee or Not to Bee, Jul. 27. 743-8452.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Oklahoma, Jul. 19–Aug. 4. 282-0849.

Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy St., Auburn.

The Prom, Aug. 9–18. 783-0958.

Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Rd., Harrison. The Producers, Jul. 26–28 & Aug. 2–4; Monsters! A Midlife Musical, Aug. 16–18. 583-6747.

Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St., Berwick.

Into The Woods, Jul. 5–20; Proof, Jul. 25–Aug. 10; Little Women, Aug. 15–31. 698-1807.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Out There Theater Company Presents: The 39 Steps, through Jul. 7. 347-7177.

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Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Madison.

Moonlight Sinatra, Jul. 4–13; Over the Moon, Jul. 18–27; Something Rotten, Aug. 1–10; Mrs. Parliament’s Night

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Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. NT Live: NYE, Jul. 11–12. 563-3424.

Maine State Music Theatre, 1 Bath Rd., Brunswick.

Funny Girl, through Jul. 13; White Christmas, Jul. 17–Aug. 3; The Story of the Nutcracker, Jul. 22; Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Aug. 7–24; The Wizard of Oz, Aug. 12. 842-0800.

Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. Seussical, Jul. 6–9; Crazy for You, through Jul. 13; A Little Night Music, Jul. 18–Aug. 17; Disney’s Camp Rock, Aug. 10–13; Little Shop of Horrors, Aug. 22–Sept. 21. 646-5511.

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Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Little Shop of Horrors, through Jul. 14.

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Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. Late and Alone: Ann Intimate Portrait of Johnny Cash, Jul. 13–14.

782-3200.

Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. The Originals Present: Private Lives, Jul. 19–28. 929-6473.

Stonington Opera House, 1 School St. Robert Frost: This Verse Business, Jul. 19–20; Cyrano, Aug. 8–18.

367-2788.

Theater at Monmouth, Cumston Hall, 796 Main St.

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Maine State Ballet will perform A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Aug. 1–10.

Souvenir, Jul. 5–Aug. 9; Shakespeare’s Will, Jul. 11–Aug. 10; The School for Husbands, Jul. 18–Aug. 10; Much Ado About Nothing, through Aug. 11. 933-9999.

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Bates Dance Festival, various locations, see website.

Jul. 12–Aug. 2. batesdancefestival.org.

Belfast Flying Shoes, First Church in Belfast UCC, 8 Court St., Belfast. First Friday Dances, Jul. 5. 338-0979.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Salsa Nite, Jul. 26. 774-4111.

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Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris. Vulture Sister Song, Jul. 13. 743-8452.

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Sunday Contra Dance, Jul. 7, Aug. 4. 698-1807.

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Maine State Ballet, Lopez Theater, 348 U.S. Route 1, Falmouth. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Aug. 1–10.

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Wells Jr. High 1470 Post Rd, Rt 1 Wells June 22 & 23 | August 10 & 11

Vivid Motion, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Eclipse & Helen of Troy, Aug. 2–4. 347-7177.

Augusta Armory 179 Western Ave., Augusta Oct 19 & 20 | Nov 9 & 10 | Dec 14 & 15 | Dec 21 & 22

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Fireside Inn & Suites 81 Riverside St. , Portland Nov 2 & 3

The 40th Annual Moxie Festival, MTM Community Center Park, 18 School St, Lisbon Falls. July 12-14. Julia Gagnon, July 13, 1:30pm. (207) 353-2289 1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St., Bar Harbor.

Howie Day, Jul. 20. 288-0829.

Aura, 121 Center St. Priscilla Block, Jul. 6; Dopapod, Jul. 12; Billy Bragg, Jul. 24; The Record Company, Jul. 31; Cooper Alan, Aug. 23. 772-8274.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Javier Rosario Trio, Jul. 5; Songwriters in the Round, Jul. 9 & Aug. 13; Sophie Patenaude & Friends, Jul. 19; Carl Dimow Quartet & Madou Sidiki Diabaté, Jul. 27; Pythagoras & Haki N Dem, Aug. 3; Ryan Herbert & Eleanor and The Tasties, Aug. 16; Open Mic Variety Hours, every Tues.; Jazz Sesh, every Wed. 774-4111.

Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. The Collins Duo, Jul. 13; Memphis Lightning, Jul. 18 & Aug. 15; Half Moon Jug Band, Jul. 19. 560-5300.

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Camden Opera House, Camden Snow Bowl, 20 Barnestown Rd. Summer Sounds: The Right Track (Aug. 4), Primo Cubano (Aug. 11), Billy Wylder (Aug. 18), Midnight Breakfast (Aug. 25). 236-7963.

Center Theatre, 20 E. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. Denny Breau, Jul. 13. 564-8943.

Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Rd., Harrison. Tartan Terrors, Jul. 5–6; The Cobblestones Donor/Sponsor Party, Jul. 13; Camp Encore Coda Staff Concert, Jul. 15; Sebago Long Lake Music Festival, Tuesdays Jul. 16–Aug. 13; Piano Bar & Open Mic, Jul. 18 & Aug. 22; SLANE, Jul. 20; Susie Pepper & Mixology, Aug. 9; Music of The Carpenters, Aug. 11; The Shadow Riders, Aug. 23. 583-6747.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W Main St. Half Moon Jug Band, Jul. 5; Al Hospers & the Band, Jul. 12; Black Cat Road, Jul. 19; Will Woodson & Caitlin Finley, Aug. 2; Elan Duo, Aug. 4; Choro Louco, Aug. 9; Jamie Balmer, Aug. 25. 452-2412.

Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Fiddles & Pipes, Jul. 13. 842-0800.

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Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St., Berwick.

Sundays at the Farm: River City Jazz (Jul. 7), George Brown and the SoulLifters (Jul. 14), Fox & Roy (Jul. 21), El Grande (Jul. 28), Cedar Mountain Bluegrass (Aug. 4), Gnarly Darling (Aug. 11), Claudia Landell & Some Familiar Faces (Aug. 18), The Reconstructed (Aug. 25); Tim O’Brien & Band, Aug. 18. 698-1807.

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Maine Savings Amphitheater, 1 Railroad St., Bangor. Tyler Childers, Jul. 5; Jason Mraz, Jul. 7; Slightly Stoopid & Dirty Heads, Jul. 13; Joe Bonamassa, Jul. 19; Hozier, Jul. 24; Godsmack, Jul. 26; Kidz Bop, Jul. 28; Foreigner & Styx, Aug. 3; The Smashing Pumpkins, Aug. 4; Lamb of God & Mastodon, Aug. 6; Dan & Shay, Aug. 11; Kenny Chesney, Aug. 15; Whiskey Myers, Aug. 16; Luke Combs, Aug. 22. 358-9327.

Maine State Music Theatre, 1 Bath Rd., Brunswick.

Wonderful Crazy Night, Jul. 7–8; Great Balls of Fire, Jul. 28–29; Floydian Trip, Aug. 19. 842-0800.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Regina Spektor, Aug. 2. 842-0800.

North Atlantic Blues Festival, Pubic Landing, Rockland. All-day live entertainment, food, drinks, and crafts, Jul. 13–14. 691-2604.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. Big Yellow Taxi, Jul. 12; Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman, Jul. 13; Tommy Prine & Kindred Valley, Jul. 18; Hiss Golden Messenger, Jul. 20–21; David Wax Museum, Aug. 1; Jonah

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GET OUT Kagen, Aug. 8; Jorma Kaukonen, Aug. 23; Dalton & the Sheriffs, Aug. 29. 761-1757.

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Tapestry Vocal Ensemble, Jul. 5; US Army Band’s Soldiers’ Chorus, Jul. 7; Canadian Brass, Jul. 12; The Contenders, Jul. 17; The Hot Sardines, Jul. 18; Patty Griffin, Jul. 20; Larry & Joe, Jul. 25; Teada, Aug. 1; Kevin Kiley & Friends, Aug. 3; Stillhouse Junkies, Aug. 9; Eileen Ivers, Aug. 16; The Jerry Douglas Band, Aug. 21; Bob milne, Aug. 22; The Clements Brothers, Aug. 24; US Navy Band Country Currents, Aug. 29. 633-5159.

Opera Maine, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Main St. Verdi’s Aida, Jul. 25–28. 842-0800.

Portland Chamber Music Festival, Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St. Perfect Fifths, Aug. 8; Musique Fantastique, Aug. 10; Nate’s World: Songs of Love, Aug. 11; Universal Resonance, Aug. 15; Virtuosity, Aug. 17. 320-0257.

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Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. Wayne Graham, Jul. 6; Sons of The East, Jul. 7; Illiterate Light, Jul. 12; The Thing, Jul. 13; Duane Betts & Palmetto Motel, Jul. 18; Chaparelle, Jul. 19; Kind Hearted Strangers, Jul. 25; Mannequin Pussy, Jul. 30; The Aristocrats, Aug. 4; Stolen Gin, Aug. 9; Bumpin Uglies, Aug. 10; Mo Lowda & The Humble, Aug. 17; Stop Light Observations, Aug. 18; Perpetual Groove, Aug. 27; Bearly Dead, Wednesdays through Sept. 4. 805-0134.

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Seaside Pavilion, 8 6th St., Old Orchard Beach. Symphonic Con, Jul. 13.

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State Theatre, 609 Congress St. The Used, Jul. 3; Umphrey’s McGee, Jul. 6; Old Crow Medicine Show, Jul. 19; The Crane Wives, Jul. 20; Mannequin Pussy, Jul. 30; Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew, Aug. 1; The Struts, Aug. 6; Guster On The Ocean, Aug. 9; Dweezil Zappa, Aug. 24; Waxahatchee, Aug. 30. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Peter Wold, Jul. 5–6; Johnny Nicholas & Hell Bent, Jul. 12; Freddy and Francine, Jul. 13; Patty Griffin, Jul. 19; The Rough and Tumble, Jul. 20; Rhiannon Giddens, Jul. 26; Bill Kirchen Band, Jul. 27; Lori McKenna, Jul. 28; Keb’ Mo’, Aug. 3; Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Aug. 7; Ward Hayden and the Outliers, Aug. 10; Brothers Comatose, Aug. 14; Tom Rush, Aug. 16; Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Aug. 22; Enter the Haggis, Aug. 23. 935-7292.

Stonington Opera House, 1 School St. Halcyon String Quartet, Jul. 9; Deer Isle Jazz Festival, Jul. 13–14; DownEast New Music, Jul. 17; Broadway Comes to Stonington, Jul. 22 & 25. 367-2788.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Soggy Po’ Boys, Jul. 20. 594-0070.

Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth. Tuesdays on the Terrace: 2 of Us (Jul. 2), Kid’s Night (Jul. 9 & Aug. 20), Ben Baldwin & Kent Allyn (Jul. 16), Zoe & Cloyd (Jul. 23), Cormac McCarthy (Jul. 30), Truffle (Aug. 6), Sidewalk Boys (Aug. 13), Liz & Dan Faiella (Aug. 27). (603)433-1100.

Thomas Point Beach, 29 Meadow Rd., Brunswick.

Maine Folk, Jul. 4–7. 725-6009.

Thompson’s Point, 10 Thompson’s Point. Counting Crows, Jul. 14; The Flaming Lips, Jul. 25; Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Aug. 2; Iration & Pepper, Aug. 4; Still Woozy, Aug.

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Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd., Arundel. Caroline Rhea, Jul. 5; Primal Soup, Jul. 6; Soggy Po’ Boys, Jul. 12; Linda Eder, Jul. 18; Classic Rock Orchestra, Jul. 19; Higher Ground: A Tribute to Stevie Wonder, Jul. 20; Chris Pureka, Jul. 21; Jim Messina, Jul. 22; Zach Nugent’s Dead Set, Aug. 1; Muse: A Salute to Divas of Rock, Aug. 2; The Stray Horses, Aug, 8; Martin Sexton, Aug. 16; Wake Up Mama, Aug. 24. 985-5552.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Hiss Golden Messenger, Jul. 19; Community Center, Jul. 21; Heather Pierson Trio, Jul. 28; Sun Ra Arkestra, Aug. 4; Rebels, Aug. 10. 975-6490.

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Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Broadway’s Rock of Ages Band, Jul. 28; Tom Rush & Matt Nakoa, Aug. 15. 873-7000.

Waterville Opera House, Head of the Falls. Waterville Rocks: Rustic Overtones with Muddy Ruckus (Jul. 12), Breakin’ Strings (Jul. 26), 12/OC (Aug. 2), Assembly of Dust (Aug. 9). 873-7000.

WW&F Railway, 97 Cross Rd., Alna. Music on the Railway: Breakin’ Strings (Jul. 14) & Little Wishbone (Aug. 11). 882-4193.

Comedy

1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St., Bar Harbor.

Brad Williams, Jul. 25. 288-0829.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Comedy Open Mic, Jul. 9 & Aug. 13; In Utero, Jul. 12. 774-4111.

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Bob Marley, Aug. 10. 236-7963.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Balderdash Academy’s Improv Jam, Jul. 16 & Aug. 20; Balderdash Academy’s Improv Live, Jul. 19. 347-7177.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Paula Poundstone, Jul. 12; Jimmie JJ Walker, Jul. 18; Steve Sweeney, Aug. 8. 646-4777.

Maine Savings Amphitheater, 1 Railroad St., Bangor. Impractical Jokers, Jul. 27. 358-9327.

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Garrison Keillor Tonight, Aug. 8. 633-5159.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Trey Kennedy, Jul. 11; Jeff Arcuri, Jul. 13. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Bob Marley, Aug. 8. 935-7292.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Peter Antoniou, Aug. 9. 975-6490.

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Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Neue Slowenische Kunst: Monumental Spectacular, through Oct. 5; Hartley & Hopper, through Oct. 5; Saul Steinberg, through Oct. 5. 786-6158.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. The Book of Two Hemispheres: “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in the United States and Europe, through Jul. 21;

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GET OUT Tom Burckhardt: Informal Worship, through Aug. 18; Threads: Artists Weave their Worlds, through Oct. 13; Abigail DeVille: In the Fullness of Time, through Nov. 3.

725-3275.

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

Castine Historical Society, 17 School St. A History of Castine in 40 Objects, through Oct. 14. 326-4118.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland. On This Island, through Sept. 8; Nature Cult, Seeded, through Sept. 8; Bronlyn Jones & Robert Bauer, through Sept. 8; To Whom Keeps a Record, through Sept.

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Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village, through Jul. 28; Martha Diamond: Deep Time, Jul. 13–Oct. 13; Alive & Kicking, through Nov. 11; Eastman Johnson and Maine, through Dec. 8. 859-5600.

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Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St. Making an Impression, through Jul. 13; Gravité, through Jul. 20; The Missing Pictures, through Jul. 27; Abstract Thoughts, Aug. 3; Touch of Grey, through Aug. 3. 808-8911.

David Lussier Gallery, 66 Wallingford Sq., Kittery.

2024 Annual Monhegan Workshop, Jul. 22–26 & Jul. 29–Aug. 2. 860-336-9051.

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De’Bramble Art Gallery, 16 Middle St., Freeport. Art

by Marilyn J. Welch and Friends. (510) 717-8427.

Dowling Walsh Gallery, 365 Main St., Rockland.

Will Sears: Intervales, through Jul. 27. 596-0084.

Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland.

Andrew Wyeth: Tempera Paintings, through Sept. 8; Abstract Flash: Unseen Andrew Wyeth, through Sept. 8; Marsden Hartley and the Sea, through Sept. 8; Emilie Stark-Menneg: Thread of Her Scent, through Sept. 22; Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled, Jul. 4–Sept. 28; Louise Nevelson: Dusk to Dawn, through Sept. 29. 596-6457.

First Friday Art Walks, Creative Portland, 84 Free St. Jul. 5 & Aug. 2. 370-4784.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Thomas Connolly, Jul. 4–27; John Whalley, Aug. 1–31. 772-2693.

Kittery Art Association, 2 Walker St. Travels and Trails, Jul. 11–Aug. 11; Introduction to Soft Pastel Painting Workshop, every Wed. Jul. 10–Aug. 14. 451-9384.

Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood, through Aug. 10; Music in Maine, through Dec. 31. 774-1822.

Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. Summer in the Museum Garden Series, through Aug. 14; All About Water, Jul. 11–Aug. 23. 773-2339.

PO Box 301, Lord’s Cove, New Brunswick E5V 1W2

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath.

Lost and Found: Sounds of the Maine Coast by Dianne Ballon, through Nov. 30; Sustaining Maine’s Waters:

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Maine Sculpture Trail is an outdoor exhibit of 34 sculptures over 200 miles Downeast.

Understanding the Changing Gulf of Maine, through Dec. 31. 443-1316.

Maine Sculpture Trail, Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. An outdoor exhibit of 34 sculptures over 200 miles Downeast. schoodicsculpture.org.

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Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Rd. Anthony Cudahy: Spinneret, through Jul. 21; Domestic Modernism, Aug. 1–Nov. 17; Geometries of Expression, Aug. 1–Nov. 17. 646-4909.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, 9500 College Station, Brunswick. Northern Nightmares: Monsters in Inuit Art, through May 4, 2025; Collections and Recollections: Objects and the Stories They Tell & At Home In the North, through Jun. 1, 2025. 725-3416.

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Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. Jeremy Frey: Woven, through Sept. 15. 775-6148.

Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH. Finishing Touches, through Oct. 14; The Matter of Memory, through Nov. 3. (603)436-8433.

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

Curator’s Choice, Jul. 1–30; A Group Exhibition of Original Paintings, Aug. 1–30. 712-1097.

Scenic Railriders

River Arts, 36 Elm St, Damariscotta. Land & Sea, Jul. 6–Aug. 10; Abstract, Aug. 17–Sept. 21. 563-6868.

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Ticonic Gallery & Studios, 93 Main St., Waterville. At Play: Works by Tom Jessen, through Aug. 26. 873-7000.

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Maine Outdoor Film Festival will be screening in Portland, Jul. 24–28.

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Center Theatre, 20 E. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. Woman Rising, Jul. 27; Gremlins, Jul. 31. 564-8943.

Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Rd., Harrison. Kids Movie, Jul. 3; Movie Night, Aug. 20. 583-6747.

Maine Outdoor Film Festival (MOFF). Outdoor film screenings in Portland, Jul. 24–28. moff.film.

Stonington Opera House, 1 School St. Maine Masters Film Festival, Aug. 23–25. 367-2788.

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Castine Historical Society, 17 School St. 15th Annual Deborah Pulliam Memorial Lecture, Aug. 8. 326-4118.

Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris. The Early Evening Show, Jul. 6, Aug. 3 & 24; A Nerdy Gay Juggling Show, Aug. 10; The Spectacular, Aug. 17. 743-8452.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Andy Gross, Aug. 24. 282-0849.

Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. Jurassic Quest, Aug. 23–25. 791-2200.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W Main St. Peter Boie, Jul. 20; Author Series: Betty Culley (Jul. 21) & Meghan Gilliss (Aug. 11). 452-2412.

The Ecology School, Riverbend Farm, 184 Simpson Rd., Saco. The Maine Farm & Sea to School Institute, Jul. 22–24. 283-9951.

Fete Market, 257 Main St., Biddeford. Fete Biddeford, Aug. 1. 303-9145.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Project Dragology Round 3, Jul. 13; The Amazing AcroCats & the Rock Cats, Aug. 14–Sept. 1. 347-7177.

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Maine Audubon, Scarborough Marsh, 92 Pine Point Rd. Exploring Nature Through Art, Jul. 9; Cat Tales Story Hour, Jul. 18; Nature Pottery for Kids, Jul. 23; Tiny Tot Tour, Jul. 25; Nature Sketching by Canoe, Jul. 27; Snowy Egret Day, Aug. 10. 781-2330.

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Owls Head Transportation Museum, 117 Museum St. American Dream Machines, Jul. 6–7; Antique Truck Show, Jul. 20–21; Rally 2024 Tribute, Aug. 3–4; 46th Annual New England Auto Auction, Aug. 21. 594-4418.

Portland Ovations, Cumberland Fairgrounds, 197 Blanchard Rd. Circus Smirkus, Aug. 5–6. 842-0800.

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Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH. Loyalist to Liberty Walking Tour, Jul. 5 & 19; Colonial Field Day, Jul. 13. (603)436-8433.

Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St. Ben Shattuck (The History of Sound), Jul. 18; Rufi Thorpe, Clare Beams, & Tessa Fontaine, Jul. 20; J. Courtney Sullivan (The Cliffs), Jul. 24; Lynne Spriggs O’Connor (Elk Love), Aug. 1; Peter Heller (Burn), Aug. 13. 536-4778.

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WW&F Railway, 97 Cross Rd., Alna. Lavender Pickin’ Train to SeaLyon Farm, Jul. 6, 13, 20, & 27. 882-4193.

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The Burleigh, Kennebunkport Inn, 1 Dock Sq. Botanical Bar, through Sept. 1. 204-9668.

Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Rd., Harrison. Tacos and Trivia, Jul. 9. 583-6747.

Makers Guild of Maine, Searsport Shores Oceanfront Campground, 216 W Main St. Armenian Picnic, Jul. 28. makersguildmaine.org.

Now You’re Cooking, 49 Front St., Bath. Lacto Fermentation Cooking Class, Jul. 28; Charcuterie Board Class, Aug. 6; Mocktails Class, Aug. 7; Wine Tasting with Village Wines, Aug. 8; Absolem Cider Tasting, Aug. 16; Dinner for 2 Cooking Class, Aug. 22. 443-1402.

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This iteration of the sheltering space with the enormous stone fireplaces and warm wooden beams and trim is in its fourth season. We are

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Here, seafood is celebrated in its many different forms, including rawbar seafood towers and an oyster bar with a stunning array from the deep, documented by name. Tonight’s lineup: Little Beach, Spinney Creek, Monhegan Cliff, Pemaquid, and Flying Point, all from Maine.

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C O R N E R TA B L E soned with bits of chorizo. The Zolo Malbec from Argentina ($13) makes a luscious pairing.

The Maine Crabcakes ($19), nestled on a bed of pea sprouts with lemon aioli, are finely textured and delicately seasoned. We ask our server about the source of the succulent crab.

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The Pan-Seared Halibut ($36), a special tonight, is presented on parsnip puree with broccoli rabe.

It’s snow white and towers two full inches high in a lemony light seafood velouté. Wow. The Blackened Seafood Trio ($38) of salmon, shrimp, and scallops is masterfully seared on the outside, moist on the inside, served on a bed of spinach with parmesan, cubed root vegetables, and garlic sauce. The malbec also goes well with this.

Aha! Scanning the menu for what we’ll order next time, we spot Mabel’s Lobster Savannah (MP), another decoding clue. Is there a connection between Mabel’s Lobster Claw in Kennebunkport—famous for this entrée that goes back at least to the early 1960s—and The Maine Catch?

“Same owner,” our friendly server says. “His name is Sonny.”

Both restaurants, remarkable for their differences, are fantastic attractions.

Of course, we end with a generous slice of blueberry pie ($10) in a rustic crust. The tiny blueberries don’t need any decoding. They’re from Maine and out of this world.

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he first owner of this primrose-yellow mansion with white trim at 104 Summer Street was globe-trotting ship captain George Washington Bourne (1801-1856), of nearby Bourne and Kingsbury Shipyard on the banks of the Kennebunk River. A “fourth-generation shipbuilder” of the Kennebunks, according to the house’s website, George grew up in the manse now known as the Waldo Emerson Inn (1753) at 108 Summer Street.

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In the mid-1820s, George proposed to Jane Jefferds, heiress to the fortune of Captain Samuel Jefferds, Jr., of Jefferds Tavern fame in Wells. Anticipating the helicopter-parent trend by two centuries, George’s merchant-prince

Determined to see the sunset from the summit, Lizzie refused to turn back. father built the newlyweds a residence on the adjacent property in 1825 as a wedding present to make sure his son and daughter-in-law lived next door.

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During a European junket, George visited Milan Cathedral and fell in love with its gothic adornments. Begun in 1386, the Duomo di Milano rivals St. Peter’s in Vatican City. In 1852, George commissioned local ship’s carpenters Thomas Durrell and other neighborhood shipwrights to give his entire Federal mansion a fanciful facelift

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Gables, buttresses, and pinnacles came together in a whimsical homage to the gothic carvings of Milan Cathedral. If you visit Milan to channel the Kennebunks, squint and you’ll see the resemblance.

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According to meandermaine. com, on September 14, 1855, George and Jane undertook a much-anticipated train trip from Saco to Mt. Washington with their daughter Lucy and their 23-year-old niece, Lizzie Bourne, who insisted they hike to the summit before nightfall, even though it was already 2 p.m. by the time they set off on the eight-mile trek from their hotel at the base of the mountain. Uncle George and Lucy gamely agreed, but by 4 p.m., they’d only reached the Halfway House, where they were warned a storm was S U M M E R G U I D E 2 0 2 4 19 5

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In 1955, the mansion had a particular magic moment in a history of many. Actress Claudette Colbert (It Happened One Night) accompanied legendary society painter Channing Hare (18991976) of Palm Beach and Ogunquit to see the Wedding Cake House while she was appearing in an Ogunquit Playhouse production of A Mighty Man Is He. It wasn’t just a lark. Hare fancied the landmark and likely boasted of trying to buy it, but it was Palm Beach art dealer James Hunt Barker, 27—who’d tagged along during the excursion—who fell in love.

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Forty-three years later, in 1998, “Jimmy” Barker, at age 70, was still enamored of the house and for $650,000, bought it from Mary Burnett, who’d purchased it from the Bournes in 1983 and thoroughly restored it. Barker filled it with antiques and society portraits, many by Hare.

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When Jimmy Barker died on October 10, 2020, the Wedding Cake House was plunged into limbo until Barker’s nephew, Hunt Edwards, emerged as the new owner from the settlement process with the estate of Barker’s partner, Kenneth Douglass. In the interim, it had become a beautiful ruin. Someone had left the cake out in the rain.

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“When I came up after the settlement with Ken Douglass’s estate, I found that the sump pump

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Sadly, the basement was where Barker had stored his collection of priceless artworks, many by Channing Hare.

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Talk about staging. The ghostly green vintage Bentley parked in front of the Wedding Cake House this summer was once Jimmy’s.

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Located on 6.35+/- acres with 968+/- feet of deepwater shorefront and a dock with 3 moorings on Somes Sound, Westcliffe has a year-round 5 bedroom, 7 bath main house with 7,291+/- sft, and a 2 bedroom, 2 full bath guest house with 1,984+/- sft, over a 4-bay garage. Views cover the full range of South to North of Somes Sound and Acadia’s mountains. Modern conveniences throughout such as European heating units and AC makes year-round living a true pleasure. “Westcliffe” shares grace, elegance, and privacy all together with Acadia’s gift of the land, ocean, and mountains.

Stretching along the bold granite coast of Seal Harbor and the Eastern Way, lies Wanakiwin. Evocative of Acadia National Park in so many ways, this peaceful 6.03 +/- acre property flows naturally through pristine woods and cool green mossy glades to pink granite ledges on the shore. The perfectly sited year-round house provides lofty panoramic vistas of the outer islands and open ocean. With dramatic granite outcrops, lush native gardens, towering evergreens as well as sun-splashed lawns.

$7,400,000 MLS#1560331

$17,000,000 MLS#1572617

Waypoint Northeast Harbor

Fog House Bar Harbor

Nestled next to the 10th Tee of the Northeast Harbor Golf Course, this attractive, well-maintained, year-round, 4 bedroom, 3 bath Garrison-style home is ready for its next owner. Expansive living area on the first level is delightfully accompanied by high ceilings and four skylights. Freshly finished lower level offers additional bedrooms. Publicly accessible trail networks into Acadia National Park within a short distance from the front door!

Named for its proximity to the fog horn that was once located just off-shore, this home captures dramatic surf views from various vantage points Nestled in it’s own cove overlooking Schooner Head and Egg Rock Lighthouse, this property offers 2.4+/- acres bordering Acadia National Park with215.9+/feet of accessible shore. The house is a Roc Caivano designed home with a mix of contemporary and traditional lines.

$1,100,000 MLS#1580820

$3,950,000 MLS#1574188

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Year-round sunset & ocean views over Harpswell Sound in meticulously maintained, timber-framed home in Harpswell's Dipper Cove neighborhood. First time to market, this beautifully constructed, 3 bdrm, 2.5 ba Timberpeg contemp. offers 1flr living, open kitchen, dining area, & sunken living room w/cathedral ceilings & skylights, giving an open, airy feeling. A community clubhouse, deep-water dock, and protected mooring are also included. A boater's paradise.

Beautifully maintained 3 bdrm Victorian home fts a private country setting, while being walking distance away from DT Freeport. Home offers original wood floors, character, & charm; offered for your consideration for the first time since the 80's. Incl. lg 2c garage w/space above, perfect for an office, art studio or workout room!

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Enjoy living in the coastal fishing community of Harpswell. This 2 bdrm, 1 ba home has an open concept kitchen, dining and living area that most buyers will want to update. First flr bdrm & loft w/laundry hook-up. Sit on your waterside deck and watch the boats pass by.

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Enjoy a year-round waterfront home that boasts open concept living, dining & kitchen area. Special fts. incl. granite counters in kitchen, electric-induction stove, lg wlk-in pantry, multiple heat zones, one way window film, 1st flr laundry w/soaking sink, private 2nd flr primary bdrm & ba w/waterside deck ft ocean views. Leave from your common dock, from your boat, kayak or canoe and explore Card Cove, Quahog Bay and out to open ocean.

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This tastefully renovated condo on Bailey Island is being offered completely turnkey. Ready for you to enjoy this summer, or fully equipped for your next summer rental property. 1 bedroom, 1 bath, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and completely full of EVERYTHING you need! There is nothing these sellers have missed!

Boasting views into the iconic Mackerel Cove, walking distance to local lobster wharfs and Mackerel Cove Beach!

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Rare offering of 4.63+/- acre parcel of land to call your own. This attractive property offers 1,000+ft of tidal water frontage on a peninsula setting overlooking upper Card Cove, which offers access to Quahog Bay & open ocean. Relax & absorb the charm of the coast w/being minutes from Cook's Corner, Maine St Brunswick & all of Harpswell's amenities. There may be a possibility of division or a family compound. Expired, permitted, 3-bedroom septic design on file.

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Little River Way | $1,950,000 Kennebunkport, ME 04046 • 5 Beds, 3 Baths • MLS #1499123

8 New Biddeford Road, Goose Rocks Beach, Kennebunkport - $1,595,000.00

15 Wildwood Avenue, Goose Rocks Beach, Kennebunkport - $2,295,000.00

Charming, spacious setting, just a short stroll to Goose Rocks Beach, with water access to side yard creek! Entering the home, you are greeted by a cozy family room featuring a propane stove, beam ceilings, and access to the private backyard oasis.

Illuminated with natural light, the kitchen is equipped with a large granite eat-in island and sliding doors to the back deck. Attached 2-car garage includes a workshop area and a second story, offering space for possible expansion or storage.

Well-manicured gardens, this property encompasses a peaceful, private outdoor space, perfect for entertaining after a long day at the beach. Relax and unwind by the fire pit, overlooking the tranquil creek accessed directly from the property.

Enjoy direct access for kayaking and paddleboarding.

Steps from the white sands of Goose Rocks Beach sits this spacious home.

Ample space for family and friends, this light-filled, expansive home is a true GRB gem! Brought down to the studs and completely redone, this attractive, property features 7 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms. Two generous living areas - one for the kids to ‘’be kids’’ and one for the adults to relax and enjoy peaceful conversation. The open kitchen and dining area with access to the large back deck, will accommodate everyone for those lobster bakes and summer BBQ. The beach is calling you - move into your new home just in time for summer!

New to the market in Kennebunkport, just under 2 miles to Goose Rocks Beach! Relax and unwind at this picture-perfect oasis.

Located at the end of a private road sits this modern farmhouse with beautiful tidal views of marshlands and open ocean. Features a 'post and beam' style, this exquisite property offers an open floor plan, ideal for family gatherings and endless entertaining.

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24 Harraseeket Road, Freeport, Maine

Restored 1854 Federalist home looking over the Harraseeket River. The main floor includes a formal dining room, kitchen, family room, and office (or downstairs bedroom). This well maintained home has 4 bedrooms and 2 full baths. The attached barn has ample storage on 2 floors. Located near the end of a dead end road for privacy and slow traffic. Many new windows and front door. $1,495,000

61 Dipper Cove Road, Harpswell, Maine

3 bedroom. 2.5 bath Timberpeg contemporary overlooking the ocean. One-floor living, an open kitchen, dining area and a sunken living room with cathedral ceiling. Hardwood and tile flooring, pantry, automatic back-up generator, and underground power. Primary bedroom with private bathroom, walk-through closet, and water-view deck. Beautiful landscaping with stone wall and croquet court overlooking the ocean. SOLD FOR $1,186,000

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Riven Rock 481 Seawall Road, Southwest Harbor, ME Beloved water’s edge estate near Acadia Park & Southwest Harbor.

Architect designed classic New England architecture. Stunning sunrises overlooking the Western Way w/Great Cranberry Isle backdrop. A perfect setting to watch ocean activity. Additional 4-bedroom guest quarters over detached garage. MLS 1588038 | $2,250,000

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Kerrwood 123/132 Parker Lane, Blue Hill, ME Stunning stone & shingled 10,000 sqft, turn of the century, yearround home. 1225’ deep water shorefront, enchanting native gardens, winding pathways, a whimsical gazebo, spacious deck, w/a large stone patio provide wonderful spaces to entertain family & guests.

Includes a private dock & four moorings. MLS 1588038 | $5,895,000

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Impressive Waterfront Opportunity Lighthouse Watch | Cape Elizabeth, ME 7.27± acres | 162’± of Shorefront | $3.8M Set on a private road along the shoreline of Cape Elizabeth, the property offers two or three large lots with access to a private cove and a sandy beach. The front lot offers 2.63± acres and currently has a wonderful cottage with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and 120-degree stunning water views across Whaleback Rock and onto the far end of Casco Bay. The views are highlighted by the view of Portland Head Light. Beyond the rare front lot, there is an additional 4.64± acre lot that perhaps could be subdivided with approval.

It has private access to the beach and all the benefits of the private deeded road.

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On May 14, 1933, the Sunday Press Herald—as the Maine Sunday Telegram was called back then—ran a story titled “Quirk of Fate Ended Dancer’s Career.” Sitting in her new Preble Street home, acclaimed ballet dancer Mademoiselle Ysobel Arnold related to Press Herald writer W. Widden Johnson how she had unwittingly made a career-ending decision backstage at the Colony Theater in New York City. Ysobel preferred her pointe shoes soft, so she put on some comfy ones she’d already worn several times before, rather than the stiff new pair delivered to her dressing room. A few minutes into the ballet, Ysobel felt her lucky shoes collapse and her toes break. On the day of the Press Herald interview, she was contemplating a return to the stage at the Chicago World’s Fair later in the year, but that engagement never happened, and Maine became Ysobel’s forever home.

This is her story.

Ysobel grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and fell in love with dance the night her parents took her to see a ballet at Chicago Civic Opera, where she sat enthralled by a young ballerina who inspired her to enroll in ballet classes. Three years later, at the age of twelve, Ysobel was sent to New York to train with the great Russian emigré dancer and choreographer Mikhail Fokine, living like

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nce upon a time, there was a beautiful ballerina.

She twirled with some of the greatest dancers and companies of her time and was adored by many for her grace and skill. But the world turns— sometimes on the best of us.

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loss, of determination, stardom, and a plummeting fall from a great height.

It is the story of a dedicated dancer and how she kept her head high as she tumbled down the social ladder that was her life’s station. This is the story of my grandmother, Mademoiselle Ysobel Arnold, a woman who danced to survive.

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Now.” The Los Angeles Examiner and Wisconsin State Journal ran stories on the young ballerina working “to restore wealth for former Chicago banker father.” But the crowds had left the great venues of ballet, and with them went the money that had backed the troupe. Ysobel joined the Orpheum Circuit with composer Anatol Friedland. Touring the country as part of a traveling vaudeville act, she performed multiple daily matinees and every evening

Eloise at The Plaza Hotel under the watch of the trusted family chauffeur who had shepherded her there.

After training with Fokine, Ysobel began her professional career with the Chicago Civic Opera, and at sixteen became a principal dancer with the Pavley-Oukrainsky Ballet Company, which choreographed and performed the dances for the Civic Opera, as well as traveling to New York, Boston, San Francisco, London, and Paris, where the great Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova saw the troupe and asked them to join Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.

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too. It was exhausting, but she hardly cared—she was dancing!

Ysobel married fellow vaudevillian Sidney Lee Russell at the Little Church Around the Corner (aka the Church of the Transfiguration) in New York City. Afterward, she was thrilled to rejoin Pavley and Oukrainsky, but it was a brief reunion, her career ending the night she chose to wear the soft pointe shoes. Eventually she moved her family to Portland before settling

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ademoiselle Ysobel Arnold was also one heck of a grandmother. She took Cousin Gail to Shea Stadium to hear the Beatles, and reserved the highest room she could book at the Eastland Park Hotel for her and my sister Liza to spend the weekend together. She taught my sister Lynn to play tennis, and I will never forget the image of her leaping over the ditch in the backyard, a wooden gun slung over her shoulder, as she followed my brother into the woods to play “hunting.”

I danced with Nana my entire life; so did half the children in town.

One summer she set a trunk of her old costumes out on our front lawn for us to play dress-up with. We six little sylphides and swans, flitting here and there to attract customers to our lemonade stand, had no idea we were wearing outfits designed by Serge Oukrainsky and worn in the greatest ballets in the greatest venues the world over.

Before I send her archives to the San Francisco Museum of Performance + Design, which has accepted them for its library, I wanted to write this story of Nana’s life for Portlanders, Mainers, and my family.

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