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FEATURES 10

The C ataleptic Fish Pier A nd O ther Kindred Catastrophes.

B y John Taylor.

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D o w nto w n Parking Nightmares.

By Chris Stewart.

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W hatever Happened To Barbara DiNinno?

By Colin Sargent.

DEPARTMENTS 1

On The Town: Perform ing A rts And E ntertainm ent Listings.

By M ichael Hughes.

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The W aterfront: The Eagle Is Coming!

B y M argarete C. Schnauck.

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The A rts: Yvonne Jacquette’s “ Tokyo N ightview s,” Ita lo Scanga’s “ M eta” Figures.

B y Seaver Leslie.

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C om m ercial Real Estate: Steve Gilman.

By Richard Bennett.

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Restaurant Review: Cafe Always.

By George Benington.

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Style: G ourm et Smoked Fish From D u cktra p River.

B y K endall M erriam .

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M overs A nd Shakers: Private Secretaries T o The CEO’s.

B y M arcia Feller.

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Fiction: Ziggy Stardust Is A live A nd Living In P ortland, Maine.

B y Dan Domench.

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July, 1986 Volume 1, No. 4

Cover Photo: “ M ackerel,” ©1986 b y Peter Ficksman.

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O N THE TOW N D eadline for listings is six w eeks in advance of publica­ tion date. Please send m aterials to Michael Hughes, Listings Editor, P ortland Monthly, 154 Middle St., Port­ land, Maine 04101. Please include date, time, place, c o n ta ct person, telep h o n e num ber, cost an d a descrip­ tion of your event. If you have any questions, please call Portland M onthly at 775-4339.

_____________ M U S IC _____________ The Red Clay R am blers, o n e of the so u th ’s great string bands. Thursday, July 3,8 p.m., Portland Perform­ ing Arts Center. $10. 774-0465.

R obert Palm er c eleb rates Independence Day a t the C um berland County Civic Center on July 4 at 7:30 p.m. $13.50/$ 14.50. 775-3458. .38 S p ecia l brings their high caliber rock n ’ roll to the C um berland C ounty Civic Center on Tuesday, July 8.

For ticket information, call 775-3458.

B ach’s “G o ld b erg ” V ariations, p resen ted as part of the University of Maine at Farmington’s Early Music W orkshop Faculty Concerts. John Corrie, harpsichord.

N ordica Auditorium at UMF, Thursday, July 10 a t 7:30 p.m. $3/$1.50/free to UMF students. For m ore informa­ tion, call Phillip Carlsen at 778-3501, x260, o r 778-2594.

The Atlanta V irtuosi, one of th e nation’s prem ier young cham ber ensem bles, perform s th e works of Bach, Mozart, Schubert, B eethoven, and Copland (to nam e a few) in c o n ce rts taking p lace July 12,15,19,24, and 25 at B ates Chapel, College St., Lewiston. Free recitals by stu d en ts of th e A tlanta Virtuosi at Bates Chapel, July 22 and 23. 786-6330.

B aroq ue M usic for R ecorder, V iols and H arpsi­ chord, also part of the University of Maine a t Farming­ to n ’s Early Music W orkshop Faculty Concerts. Nordica Auditorium at UMF, Saturday, July 12 a t 7:30 p:m. $3/$1.50/free to UMF stu d en ts. For m ore information, call Phillip Carlsen at 778-3501, x260, o r 778-2594.

E ddie M urphy brings his funnybone to th e Cumber­ land C ounty Civic C enter on Saturday, July 19 a t 7:30 p.m. Reserved seating, $17.50. 775-3458.

O detta, a ch arter m em ber of th e 60’s folk revival, brings her brand of folk and blues to th e Portland Performing Arts C enter on Saturday, July 19 at 8 p.m. $10.

Sum m erjazz!, in its third season, is one of New Eng­ land’s m ost sp ectacu lar sum m ertim e jazz events. On Sunday, July 6, Summerjazz! p resen ts Tom my Flana­ gan, p ossibly th e finest b ebop pianist alive. Flanagan’s perform ing credentials include stints w ith Miles Davis and John C oltrane am ong m any o th e r giants of jazz; for the last fifteen years he has led his ow n group. As Billboard editor Bill G oodm an wrote, “Flanagan should be forced to will his body to science so w e might discover how he always gets th e things th at are in his h eart o u t through his hands.” The Amina Myers Trio, on Saturday, July 12, takes its ro o ts from the black church and the blues tradition, and, with Myers’ trem endous pow er as a singer and perform er, transform s tradition into one of th e h o tte st jazz acts presently performing.

On Tuesday, July 22 a t 8 p.m., the John Hicks-David Murray Duo performs. Hicks, w ho has perform ed with B etty C arter and Pharoah Sanders, brings his acclaimed lyrical talen t to his partnership with Murray. On Tues­ day, July 29 at 8 p.m., Buddy Tate (a soulful tenor saxophonist in the ballad style who has played with C ount Basie and Benny G oodm an) joins forces with the Alan D awson Trio. Tickets are $12.50. For m ore infor­ m ation about the Summerjazz! series at the Portland Performing Arts Center, call 774-0465.

T he P resco tt Park Arts Festival, Portsm outh, New H ampshire, features a wide-ranging series of musical e vents in July. On Sundays a t 7 p.m., th e Festival pre­ s en ts the Sunday Heritage Concert Series. Events include Sunday in th e Park with John Evans Concert Band (July 6); Ladies Sing th e Blues with Valerie Wel­ lington, Sem enya McCord and Jean Jones (July 13); From California to th e New York Island: A Tribute to W oody Guthrie, featuring local folk artists (July 20); and The A ristocrats of Jazz, featuring five classic jazz m usicians (July 27). And th a t’s only the beginning. The 2

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1986 sum m er music program includes: The Memorial Bridge All-Stars (Friday, July 4 a t 5:30); Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick (Saturday, July 5 at 5:30); the John Melisi Trio (Friday, July 11 a t 5:30); the California Air National Guard Band (T uesday, July 15 a t 6:30); the Jamie Baum Q uintet (Friday, July 18 at 5:30); the George Gritzbach Band (Saturday, July 19 a t 5:30); Ben Baldwin and the Big Note (Friday, July 25 a t 5:30); the John Saxe Duo (Saturday, July 26 a t 5:30); the Air Force Band of New England (T uesday, July 29 at 6:30); and the Sleepy LaBeef Band (Friday, A ugust 1 at 5:30). For m ore infor­ mation, call 603-436-2848.

The B ow doin Sum m er M usic Festival and Music School incorporates a concert series of eight programs, a music school for talented young artists, and the Charles E. G am per Festival of C ontem porary Music (s e e below). The sum m er concert series is supported in p art by g rants from the Maine S tate Commission on th e Arts and the Humanities and the National Endow­ m ent for the Arts. A series of six cham ber music con­ certs, from July 3 to August 7, features such interna­ tionally acclaim ed perform ers as clarinetist Charles Neidich, flutists Thom as Nyfenger, The Bowdoin Trio, violist Paul Doktor, violinist Sidney Harth, and pianist Richard Goode. Resident perform ers are drawn from the Aeolian Chamber Players, the Razoumovsky Quartet, and m em bers of the Festival faculty. C oncerts will be held each Thursday evening from July 3 to August 7 at 8 p.m. in the First Parish C hurch adjacent to the Bowdoin cam pus. Two special outdoor perform ances, at the Visual Arts Center shell, are scheduled: Sunday, July 6, at 4 p.m., featuring Robert J. Lurtsem a (of WGBH’s Morning Pro M usica fam e) narrating “Peter and the Wolf,” and for Saturday, July 26, at 8 p.m., featuring pianist Russell Sherman. In addition to th e se concerts, top-notch stu dent perform ances will take place each Sunday and Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. at Kresge Auditorium on the Bowdoin cam pus at the cost of only $1. Tickets for the T hursday evening perform ances and special co n certs are $8. 725-8731, x5417.

The Sum m er M usic S e r ie s at the McArthur Public Library, Biddeford. The concerts: July 10, Northeast Winds; July 16, Painchaud’s Band; July 25, Heritage C ham ber Ensem ble, and July 31, White M ountain Blue­ grass. The perform ances begin at 7:30; for more infor­ mation, call 284-4181.

C oncerts at the B allpark in Old O rchard Beach. On July 11, the legendary M oody Blues; on July 13, the inimitable Willie Nelson. $15. For m ore information, call 934-4561.

Sebago-Long Lake R egion C ham ber M usic Festi­ val, Bridgton A cademy Chapel, Rt. 117, North Bridgton.

Laurie and Jam es Kennedy of the Portland Symphony O rchestra will be directing the five scheduled concerts.

C oncerts begin at 8 p.m. July 15: Bach, Brahms, Bartok, Nancarow, M endelssohn, Strauss; July 29: Jacquet de la Guerre, Haydn, G ebauer, Martinu; A ugust 5: Bach, B eethoven, Poulenc, Spohr; August 12: Bach, Mozart and M endelssohn. Tickets available at the door ($7.00) o r by th e season ($30.00). For m ore information call 647-2849.

BY THE SEA

The 1986 C harles E. G am per Festival o f Contem ­ porary M usic, in conjunction with the Bowdoin Sum­ m er Music Festival, takes place a t Bowdoin College, Brunswick, on July 30, and August 1 and 2. Composersin-residence for the G am per Festival include Pulitzer Prize-winners George Crumb and Richard Wernick, as well as guest com posers and conductors. $3.00. For detailed schedule information, call 725-8731, x5417.

By the sea Dorotennis swimwear and sleek shapes and solar colors perfect for workouts, watersports or just for fun. Available only at Amaryllis.

The Portland Sym phony O rchestra, under the direc­ tion of co n d u cto r B ruce Hangen, presents its annual series of sum m er concerts: Friday, July 4, 7 p.m., Plea­ san t M ountain, Bridgton. Saturday, July 5 ,8 p.m., “Lib­ erty Pops,” Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth. (P re­ ced ed by a drill p resen ted by the 1st New Market Militia, this co ncert will be followed by fireworks.) Sun­ day, July 6, 7 p.m., Bok A m phitheatre, Camden. Wed­ nesday, July 23, 7:30 p.m., The Ball Park, Old O rchard Beach. Saturday, July 26, 6 p.m., CMVTI, Lake Auburn Shore. (This program includes guest artists Schooner Fare as well as Tchaikovsky’s “ 1812 O verture” with can n o n s fired by the Maine National G uard.) Sunday,

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July 27,8 p.m., Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth, with guest artists S chooner Fare. Saturday, A ugust 2 ,4 p.m., Sugarloaf M ountain, C arrabassett Valley. Saturday, August 9 ,8 p.m., “All Tchaikovsky”, Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth. For tickets an d m ore information, call the Portland Sym phony O rchestra a t 773-8191.

Machias Bay C ham ber C o n certs o p e n s its sum m er concert series on July 8 with th e Bangor Symphony Consort, featuring Susan Heath, flute; Lurene Ekwurtzel, cello; and Susan Aceto, piano. July 15, The Kneisel Hall Cham ber Players with Edm und Battersby, piano; Roman T otenberg, violin; Barbara Stein Mallow, cello.

July 22, Leslie Parnas, cello, accom panied by Edm und Battersby. July 29, th e renow ned Vermeer Q uartet with Shmul Ashkenasi, violin; Pierre M enard, violin. Richard Young, viola; Marc Johnson, cello; an d Ann H obson Pilot, harp; Prentice Pilot, bass; P aulette Bowes, cla­ rinet; Thom as Wolf, flute. A ugust 5, th e M assachusetts Brass Q uintet with Dennis Alves, trum pet; Gregory Whi­ taker, trum pet; Laura Klock, horn; R ebecca Bower, trom bone; Stephen Perry, tuba. For further information call (207) 255-3889 o r (207) 255-8685.

Noontim e P erform ance S e r ie s, p resen ted by the Intown P ortland Exchange, offers som e of Maine’s fin­ est perform ers in a series of ou td o o r co n certs at a variety of intown locations. The series: Martin Steingesser, Tuesday, July 1, W harf St.; Jackson Gilman, W ednesday, July 2, M onum ent Square; Anni Clark, Thursday, July 3, Tom m y’s Park; The Bellam y Jazz Band. M onday, July 7, Maine National Plaza; Jeff Aumuller, Tuesday, July 8, Congress Square; Gary Krinsky, W ednesday, July 9, Maine Savings Plaza; Jenny Menna Q uartet, Thursday, July 10, M onum ent Square; Randy Judkins, Friday, July 11, Tom m y’s Park; The Occasional String Band, M onday, July 14, Tom m y’s Park; Joy Spring Jazz Band, Tuesday, July 15, Maine National Plaza; Peter Gallway & th e Proof, Thursday, July 17, Congress Square Plaza; Sam Kilbourn, Monday, July 21, Tom m y’s Park; The Bellamy Jazz Band, T u es­ day, July 22, M onum ent Square; T he East End Q uartet, W ednesday, July 23, C ongress Square; The Jenny Menna Q uartet, Thursday, July 24, Tom m y’s Park; The Occasional String Band, Friday, July 25, W harf St.; The Munjoy Hillbillies, M onday, July 28, M onum ent Square; Anni Clark, Tuesday, July 29, M aine Savings Plaza; Gary Krinsky, W ednesday, July 30, C ongress Square; and The East End Q uartet, Thursday, July 31, Maine National Plaza. For m ore information, call 772-6828.

Fridays After Five, also p resen ted by Intown Portland Exchange, p re sen ts perform ances each Friday after­ noon in the sum m er from 5 to 6:30 in M onum ent Square in Portland. On July 11, th e Jenny M enna Q uartet per­ forms, on July 18, th e Joy Spring Jazz Band plays, and the Jeff A um uller Q uartet takes th e Square o n July 25.

For more information, call 772-6828.

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Music in th e Sq uare, C astonguay Square, Waterville, provides free live m usic for p assersb y every W ednes­ day from noon to 2. July 9, New England Music Camp Stage Band; July 16, T he Sandy River Ram blers; July 23, Maine Jazz Camp Band; July 30, Joy Spring Quartet.

MUSEUM SHOWS/TOURS/ SPECIAL SHOWS_______ Faculty Show , University of Southern Maine, Portland Campus, Student Center. M onday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday an d Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Through August. Free. 780-4076.

Robert Abbe M useum o f Stone A ge A ntiquities, Sieur de M onts Spring, Bar Harbor. T he exhibits feature Native American prehistoric and ethnographic artifacts, including baskets, quillwork, ornam ents, pottery, and stone and bo n e tools. O pen through mid-October. In June, 10 to 4; July an d A ugust, 9 to 5; S eptem ber to mid-October, 10 to 4. 288-3519.

S h eep scot R iver A rtisans G uild Rt. 218, Kings Mills, Whitefield. An exhibit by area artists, including paint­ ings, drawings, sculpture, prints, photographs and quilts. Tuesday through Saturday 10 to 5. 549-5751.

Maine Photo B ie n n ie l T our, 1985-86, A juried exhibit of 30 Maine artists including prizew inners Katie Fagan and William T huss. The to u r is a t th e Stanley M useum in Kingfield (265-5541) through July 28, and show s at the Old O rchard Beach Town Hall from July 29 to August 26.

The Seamen’s Club N ew ly re n o v a te d , o p e n d a ily for lu n c h , d in n e r u n til c lo s in g a n d still se rv in g th e f re s h e s t fish in P o rtla n d .

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S e n i o r E d ito r E d ito r ia l A s s i s t a n t A rt D i r e c t o r A d v e r tis in g D ir e c to r A d v e r tis in g

Colin S argent M argarete C. S chnauck S u san Garry, Fit T o Print Bobbi L. G oodm an E lizabeth W illiam s-C oates

C o n tr ib u tin g E d ito r s O n T h e T ow n M ichael H ughes M overs & S h ak ers M arcia Feller R e sta u ra n t Review s G eorge B enington Flash M arjory Mills C om m ercial & Resi­ d en tial Real E sta te R ichard B en n ett T h e A rts Juris U bans T h e W aterfro n t Jo h n T aylor Style M adeline M cTurck At L arge K endall M erriam

B agaduce M usic L ending Library, Blue Hill, features a collection of 300,000 items, including choral, key­ board, reference, instrum ental and vocal music, and an ongoing exhibit of Maine music and music by Maine com posers. Tuesday, W ednesday and Friday, 10 to 3; or by appointm ent. 374-5454.

B o w d o in C o lleg e M useum of Art, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Hunt Slonem: C ucuruchos (through August 17), works by a New York artist often labeled an “exoticist”; Yvonne Jacquette: Tokyo (through August 24), p astels and oils of Tokyo a t night; and M akers ’86 (th ro u g h August 24—see separate listing). A series of W ednesday Gallery Talks, a t 12:30 p.m., is offered in conjunction with the exhibitions: June 18, Hunt Slonem: Cucuruchos, by John Coffey, c u rato r of the Bowdoin College M useum of Art; July 9, Yvonne Jacquette: Tokyo Nightviews, also by John Coffey; July 30, M akers ’86, by Carolyn Hecker, executive director of the Maine Crafts Association; A ugust 6, New Acquisition: Andrew W yeth’s “Night Hauling,” K atharine W atson, Director of th e Museum; and, on August 13, Winslow Homer: The Private Life of a Private Man, also by K atharine W atson.

T uesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sun­ day 2 to 5. Closed M ondays and holidays. 725-8731, x253.

C enter for th e Arts, at the C hocolate Church, 804 W ashington St., Bath. Through July 12, Salon des Inde­ pendents, a juried show of Maine painters, printm akers and sculptors. From July 18 to August 30, Inside/O utside, an o th er juried show open to Maine painters, printm akers and sculptors. Entries due on July 15, betw een 10 and 4 p.m., a t th e C hocolate Church Art Gallery; opening reception, Friday, July 18, 5 to 7 p.m.

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic M useum , Hubbard Hall, Bow­ doin College, Brunswick. Continuing exhibits from the collections, including artifacts, carvings, costum es and paintings of the tw o famed arctic explorers. Tuesday through Saturday 10 to 8; and Sunday 2 to 5. Closed M ondays and holidays. 725-8731, x253.

H aw thorne-L ongfellow Library, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Special selections from the H aw thorne Col­ lection (through mid-September). Botanical Drawings from Kate Furbish (m id July through A ugust) From Homer to Suetonius: Sixteen Classical Authors (midJuly through Septem ber), New England Book Show Award W inners (July 28 through A ugust 25). M onday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 725-8731, x253.

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July 1986, Vol. 1, No. 4, copyright 1986 by Portland Monthly. All rights reserved. Application to mail to second-class ra te s pending a t Portland, ME 04101.

(ISSN: 0887-5340) Opinions expressed in articles are those of a u th o rs an d do n o t rep resen t editorial positions of Portland Monthly. L etters to the editor are welcom e and will b e tre a te d as unconditionally assigned for publication an d copyright p u rp o ses and as subject to P ortland M onthly’s unrestricted right to edit and com ­ m ent editorially. Nothing in this issue may be reprinted in w hole o r in p art w ithout w ritten perm ission from th e publishers. Postm aster: Send a d d ress changes to: 154 Middle Street, Portland, Maine 04101. Return postage m ust acco m p an y all m anuscripts and photographs subm itted if th ey are to b e returned, and no responsibil­ ity can be assum ed for unsolicited materials.

M aine M aritime M useum , 963 W ashington St., Bath.

The M useum offers the visitor a com prehensive expe­ rience of nineteenth century seacoast life, a time w hen half of all m erchant vessels flying the United States flag w ere built in Bath. The M useum ’s collections include ships’ paintings, m odels, navigational instrum ents, fish­ ing gear, antique tools, period furnishings, family p or­ traits, foreign trade item s and o th e r memorabilia, and an outstanding collection of over a half million docu­ m ents, acco u n t books, ships’ logs, ships’ plans, maps and charts. The M useum ’s A pprenticeshop c onstructs and resto res w ooden boats using techniques and tools from the golden age of shipbuilding. For m ore informa­ tion, call 443-6311.

M aine State B uild ing and All S o u ls C hapel, Poland Spring, off R oute 26. Built by the state at Chicago’s 1893 Columbian Exposition, the Maine State Building was disassem bled and rebuilt on the grounds of the Poland Spring Resort; the building features photographs and artifacts of the Fair and the Resort. The All Souls Chapel, built of solid granite, has beautifully crafted stained glass windows and a 1926 Skinner pipe organ.

July to August, M onday and Friday from 9:30 to 3:30; Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 to noon. September, week­ ends only. $1. For m ore information, call 998-4311.

M akers ’86, Maine’s second bienniel exhibition of crafts a t the Bowdoin College M useum of Art, Bruns­ wick. The juried exhibition represents selections m ade from a field of over 130 Maine craftspeople. Of those selected, three will receive cash aw ards for top honors.

A docu m entary catalogue will depict at least one piece from each accepted craftsperson. Sponsored by the Maine Crafts Association. Through August 24.348-2535.

M useum o f Yarm outh H istory, upstairs in Merrill Memorial Library, Main St., Yarmouth. The m useum features collections of objects, photographs and m anu­ scripts relating to the Yarmouth area. Tuesday and

Thursday 3 to 5, and 6 to 8; or by appointment.

846-6259.

O w ls H ead T ransportation M useum, 2 miles south of Rockland on R oute 73 a t the Knox C ounty Airport, Owls Head. The m useum features one of the country’s finest collections of antique aircraft, autom obiles and engines, as well as a rare, restored Maine-built sailing glider, believed to be the only one of its design in the world. On Saturday, July 5, and Sunday, July 6, the M useum features the Military Aviation Airshow and the High Perform ance Auto Show. The special two-day tribute to military aviation features WWI and WWII fighterplanes, daily aerobatic shows, and rides and refreshm ents. On Sunday, July 20, the M useum pre­ sen ts an auction of antique engines and m echanical collectibles. On Sunday, July 27, it’s the Antique Truck Meet & Airshow, a tribute to com m ercial vehicles fea­ turing over 100 pre-1960 antique trucks, an airshow, and rides and refreshm ents. Open 7 days a week, 10 to 5. 594-4418.

Joan W hitney P ayson G allery of Art, W estbrook College, Stevens Avenue, Portland. The gallery’s tradi­ tional sum m er show of m asterw orks from the perm a­ nent collection includes work by Chagall, Courbet, Daumier, Degas, Gauguin, Glackens, Hofmann, Homer, Ingres, M arquet, Monet, Nevelson, Picasso, Pendergast, Renoir, Reynolds, Robinson, Rousseau, Sargent, Sisley, Soutine, van Gogh, W histler and Wyeth. Through A ugust 24. T uesday to Friday, 10 to 4; w eekends, 1 to 5.

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P e n o b sc o t N ation M useum , C enter St., Indian Island, Old Town. The P enobscot Tribal M useum displays tra­ ditional and contem porary northeast Indian arts and crafts, including basketry, w ood carvings, stone sculp­ ture, and prehistoric stone im plem ents. Paintings, arti­ facts and costum es are also on display. M onday through Friday, 12 to 4. Mornings by appointm ent. $l/$.50. 827-6545.

Portland M useum o f Art, 7 Congress Square, Port­ land. America Observed: W ood Engravings by Winslow H om er (through August 13); Winslow Homer: The Charles Shipman Payson Collection (through Septem­ b e r 7); and Selections from the Joan W hitney Payson Collection (June 24 to August 31). (Free staff gallery talks on “The Art of Winslow Homer” are offered at the M useum on T uesday, July 15 and Thursday, July 17 at 12:30 p.m .) On the Line: The New Color Photojournal­ ism (through Septem ber 7) features twelve interna­ tionally recognized photographers w hose work bridges the gap betw een p hotography as fine art and as p hoto­ journalism . Each photographer is represented by an ‘essay’ of ten photographs. These include compelling, often poignant evocations of American urban and rural culture, such as Michel Folco’s graphic photographs “H ouston, Texas, Capital of Crime”; Mary Ellen Mark’s extensive series depicting life in Miami, never before publicly exhibited; selections from Jeff Jacobsen’s lyri­ cal series, “American D ream s”; and David B urnett’s look at m inor league baseball. European W orks From a Private Collection (through A ugust 31) is an exhibition of paintings and sculpture, lent anonym ously, drawn from the collection created by the late Joan W hitney Payson. Works range from a luminous early Corot, V7ew o f the Forum, Rome, of 1826, to Paul Gauguin’s bril­ liantly colored Te Poi Poi of 1892, one of the artist’s Tahitian paintings. The exhibition includes paintings by R ousseau, Delacroix, Daumier and Sargent, as well as bronzes by Degas, M atisse and Picasso, am ong others.

Museum admission $3/$2/$l. Tuesday to Saturday, 10 to 5; T hursday to 9; and Sunday 12 to 5. Free admission Thursdays, 5 to 9. 775-6148.

Portland Public Library, 5 M onum ent Square, Port­ land. July 7 through 19 “In Celebration of Children’s Literature: Original Art Work from the de Grummond Collection,” a traveling exhibit that features original illustrations from contem porary children’s books. July 23 through August 14, “First Light: Sojourns with People in Rem ote Places; Photographs by Ethan Hubbard,” featuring black and white photographs of the O uter Hebrides, the Sierra M adre and the Himalayas. Monday, W ednesday and Friday, 9 to 6; T uesday and Thursday, noon to 9; and Saturday 9 to 5. 773-4761, x l 10.

Portland S ch ool o f Art, Baxter Gallery, 619 Congress St., Portland. Donald Sultan Prints: 1979-1985. The show runs through August 10. M onday through Friday, 10 to 5; Thursday, 10 to 7; and Sunday 1 to 5. Free.

761-1771.

C astine W ilso n M useum , Castine. Exhibits include pre-historic artifacts from N orth and South America, Europe and Africa; a series of exhibits illustrating the grow th of m an ’s ability to fashion tools, from th e early Paleolithic, through th e Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. 2 to 5 daily except M ondays. Free 326-8753.

HEAD FOR THE SHED for fine clothing and sporting goods.

Sabbathday Lake Shaker M useum , Route 26, New G loucester. The M useum features displays of Shaker furniture, tin and w oodenw are, folk and decorative arts, early American tools and farm im plem ents, textiles, and an exhibit of historical Shaker photographs entitled In Time & E ternity: M aine Shakers in the Ind u strial Age

(sup p o rted by th e Maine Humanities Council). M onday to Saturday, 10 to 4:30, through O ctober 13. Guided tours $3/$ 1.50.

W ellehan Library , Standish. The Library p re sen ts an exhibit of Lucile P age’s Tole paintings. T ole Painting is the term th at has b een used historically for decorative painting on tin surfaces, especially in New England and

by Pennsylvania Germans. M onday to Friday, 8 to 4. For more information, call Sister Kathleen Smith at 892-6788.

W illow b rook at N ew field is th e only com plete 19th century resto red village of its kind in the country. A blacksm ith, cobbler, h arn ess shop, cream ery, w eaving room, schoolhouse, tw o hom esteads, and m ore are located off R oute 11,30 m iles w est of Portland. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is charged. 793-2784.

___________SERVICES___________ The C um berland C ounty Child A buse and N eglect C ouncil h as been newly organized as a non-profit social service with offices in Preble Chapel, 331 Cum­ berland Ave., Portland. The group functions as an advocate for children an d as a voice for a com m unity.

For m ore information, call 774-0046.

The Rotary H o u se Fund, a com m unity service of th e Portland Rotary Club, m akes housing available, at no cost, to families w ho m ust com e to Portland from dis­ tant areas for hospital care. Hospitals participating in the program include Maine Medical Center, M ercy Hospital and the O steopathic Hospital of Maine. For more inform ation, w rite R otary Club of Portland, ME *177, 142 High St., Room 619, P.O. Box 1755, Portland, ME, 04104; o r call 773-7157.

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Art for A m erica G allery, N ew castle Square. Newcas­ tle. July 4 through July 21. "The N ude,” G eorge Burke, Dewitt Hardy and Kornelia Spragg. “Simple Expres­ sions,” featuring w orks of naivete by Sally Caldwell Fisher and Philip Barter. Reception: July 11, 5 to 1.

M onday through Saturday 10 to 5, Sunday 12 to 4.

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A ustralia H o u se, 44 Exchange St., Portland. With the increased interest in primitive art, and the fact th at many Australian Aboriginals are returning to their tradi­ tional arts and crafts, a wide selection of dram atic art awaits the Australian Gallery visitor. Traditional Bark Paintings, W ood Carvings and Sculptures, Pandanus m ats and baskets, didgeridoos, and Papunyas (c o n ­ tem porary re p resen tatio n s of cerem onial san d paint­ ings). Open by appointm ent or by chance.

B arridoff G a lle r ie s, 4 City Center, Portland. Selec­ tions by Gallery artists and selected 19th an d 20th century e sta te paintings. M onday to Friday, 10 to 5; Saturday 12 to 4. 772-5011.

Cafe A lw ays, 47 Middle St., Portland. R ecent works by Carrie Lenard, including drawings, collages, an d co n ­ structions. T uesday to Saturday, 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 774-9399.

C on gress Square G allery, 594 C ongress St., Portland.

“W omen of Congress Square,” featuring w orks by Erica Bogin, Jane Gilbert, W endy Kindred, Sherry Miller, and R ebecca Raye, through July 10. Selections by John Dehlinger, Hill Hoy, Carlton Plum m er and o th ers will be

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Frost G ully G allery, 25 Forest Ave., Portland. Exhibi­ tions of recen t works by artists rep resen ted by the Gallery. M onday to Friday, 12 to 6. 773-2555.

D avid H itch cock G allery, 602 C ongress St., Portland.

C ontem porary Maine artists and w orks from th e Hitch­ cock Collection. M onday through Saturday, 12 to 5; Thursdays till 9. 774-8919.

H obe Sou nd G a lle r ie s North, 1 Milk St., Portland.

T hrough July 12, paintings by Robert Eric Moore, and photograp h s by B erenice Abbott. Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30 to 5. 773-2755. Don Stone, a realist painter who works in oils, w atercolors, and egg tem pera; opening Wed. July 16 5-7 p.m. Showing through Aug. 19.

J o n e s G allery o f G la ss and C eram ics, off Route 107, Sebago, Maine. The Gallery w as founded in 1978 to further th e study of art in glass and ceram ics, preserve representative pieces, and provide public opportunities to experience th e decorative arts of glass and ceram ics from all ages. With an extensive research library and a collection which presently n um bers over 4,000 pieces, it is the only m useum of its kind in th e country. Current exhibits: Glass and Ceram ics from the Homes of Standish Residents (th ro u g h August 17); “But is it Sandwich Glass?" showing known exam ples of Sandwich con­ tra ste d with o th e r New England factories and other pieces th at are frequently confused with Sandwich (th ro u g h A ugust 16); and “A T hread of G lass” (all seaso n ). M onday to Saturday, 9:30 to 5; Sunday 1 to 5.

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uly is a funny month for Port­ landers—as Linda Pastan has said, we all “become tourists in our own lives.” It’s summer again, and the Port­ land Headlight Victoria Mansion Long­ fellow House predictability of it all never ceases to astonish me.

Gary Merrill will be seen this sum­ mer—yawn—again! playing golf in a skirt at Portland Country Club.

I love it.

Everybody at PCC has strict instruc­ tions (not) to look at Mr. Merrill when he’s dressed in this manner, so they

spend a good deal of time (not) look­ ing at him with all their might.

Just for Gary’s sake, I’ll drop my jaw in shock, too.

Tourist guides with puffins on the cover will be scattered everywhere, even though there are as many puffins in Rio de Janeiro as there are in Portland—zero.

And culture in Portland becomes tendersweet fried (e.g., the Warhol soupcans here are Portland Headlight, the Portland Observatory, and other placemat banalities), smooching red lips at us like the Marilyn Monroes they are.

Still, the idiotic gentility of scenic landmarks is grounded in romance. We embrace this city with our eyes wide open. So many summers are going on at once, with an instant art simulta­ neity: Ancient HuShang Exchange sum­ mers. Breezy Foreside Town Landing Market summers . .. and we still can’t find a tie-up slip for our Portland Monthly photographic skiff. Call us if you know of any openings, and mean­ while, enjoy this issue.

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LETTERS NEWSCASTERS To The Editor: Just a note to say how much I enjoyed the new issue—and to thank you for giving us such prom inent coverage.

I see tremendous growth over the April edition—you’re really moving.

Here’s to you!

Morgan James Anchor/Reporter WMTW-TV, Channel 8 Auburn POINTEDLY IGNORED To The Editor: “Movers and Shakers” columnist Marcia Feller’s cover story on the newsmakers left me shaken, not moved.

In rapid order, Ms. Feller mistakenly placed WMTW’s studio in Lewiston (it’s Auburn, Marcia, rem em ber?), pointedly ignored TV-8 meteorologist Cliff Michaelsen and sportscaster Craig Pushard (they weren’t even invited to the cover photo session), and got my name wrong.

Feller did m ention the “we try harder” spirit in the TV-8 newsroom; looks like you could use a little of the same.

Peter Weyl News Director WMTW, Channel 8 Auburn 1 5 4 MIDDLE STREET To The Editor: Good good luck in your classy new digs!

Your first two issues are excellent!

Keep up the great w ork... May you all grow and prosper.

Fritzi Cohen Portland WATCH OUT, VOID To The Editor: Your new magazine is exciting and fills avoid once present in the Portland business and cultural community.

Best wishes.

Kathy L. Castonguay Falmouth

__________ CITIBANK__________ To The Editor: Congratulations! Please know that we at Citibank (Maine), N.A., want to wish you the best with your new Port­ land Monthly. We all enjoy your arti­ cles and look forward to many more exciting issues. Once again, much suc­ cess to you!

Claire Tremblay Branch Manager, Citibank Portland SOMEONE LIKE “ BENNINGTON" To The Editor: Why would you—ever—have some­ one like “Bennington” (sic) do any res­ taurant reviews? He took in several subjects and also mentioned his favor­ ite restaurant—that really wasn’t called for in an article such as this.

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ATTRACTING ATTENTION To The Editor: Portland Monthly looks super!

From what I can tell, it’s attracting a lot of attention around town—I’m hear­ ing people commenting about it prac­ tically everywhere I turn. Your enthu­ siasm for Portland and for the magazine is contagious! Can’t tell you how im­ pressed I am with what you’ve done since your return to Maine.

Congratulations.

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nie Lehman, m iniature tapestries and wall pieces; David Keator, tables of w ood and ceram ics and ceram ic p lat­ ters; glass jew elry by Jane Nyhus and Denise Bloch.

M onday to Saturday, 10 to 9; and S unday from 11 to 6.

775-3822.

T he M arketplace, 101 Exchange St., Portland, features the works of American craftsm en, with an em phasis on New England-made items. New artists are w elcom e.

M onday to Saturday, 10 to 5. 773-6064.

N opo G allery, 60 York St., Portland. T hrough July 5, a rare opportunity to view su ch a variety of sculpture.

Bronze, ceram ics, inflatables, and w elded sculptures.

Constructivist and reductivist techniques by Joanne Agrillo, Mike Danko, Frank Gatchell, Stephen Lindsay, Lynn Lizberger, Laurie Lundquist, Liz Moberg, Patrick Plourde, Paul W olcott, and G eorge York. From July 5 through August 5, a group show of paintings and sculp­ tures. Thursday to Saturday, 12 to 5. 774-4407.

The Pine T ree Sh op and B ayview G allery, 75 Market St., Portland. From July 1 to July 31, the Gallery’s Second Annual C ontem porary Marine Show. M onday to Saturday, 9:30 to 5:30. 773-3007.

Portland W ine and C h e e se C o., 8 Forest Avenue.

Cut-outs work by G eorge Mason. W orks on view through August. M onday through Friday 9-6; Saturday 10-5.

P o ste r s P lus G a lleries, 146 Middle St., Portland.

Featuring original prints by Rockwell Kent, M argaret Babbitt, Peyton Higgison, R.C. Gorman, Will Barnet, Nancy Jones, Carol Collette, Harold Altman, Alan M agee, Jim Dine and m any more. M onday to Saturday, 10:30 to 5:30. 772-2693.

T he Stein G lass G allery, 20 Milk St., Portland. From July 10 through A ugust 18, a show of w orks by Fred W idmer and Charles Correll. Opening reception on Thursday, July 10, from 5 to 7. M onday to Saturday, 10 to 6; Sunday 10 to 6; and by appointm ent. 772-9072.

T im es Ten, 420 Fore St., Portland. Fine functional crafts from ten Maine craftspersons, including clocks

by Ron Burke, earthenw are pottery and tiles by Libby Seigars, and handw oven rugs by Sara Hotchkiss. Mon­ day to Saturday, 10 to 6. 761-1553.

Tracy J o h n so n Fine Jew elry, 62 M arket St., Portland.

Featuring th e work of Tracy Johnson, Cindy Edwards and Janice Gryzb. One-of-a-kind, c ustom designs and w edding rings are a specialty. T uesday to Saturday, 12 to 6, or by appointm ent. 775-2468.

__________ THEATER__________ B runsw ick M usic T heater, Pickard T heater, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. This season will mark the 28th consecutive season of the Brunswick Music T heater, the only professional resident sto ck music th e a ter remaining in the country. July 1 through July 13 the T h eater p re sen ts th e Rodgers and Hart classic, On Y our T oes, featuring the well-known jazz ballet “Slaughter on T enth Avenue;” from July 15 through July 27, My Fair Lady; from July 29 to August 10, Little Me. Tuesday to S aturday evenings at 8 p.m.; W ednes­ day, Friday and Sunday m atinees a t 2 p.m. $8 to $15, with group rates available. 725-8769.

Hackm atack P la y h o u se, on R oute 9, Beaver Dam, Berwick, p re sen ts its Fifteenth season. The season: JULY 1986

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Forum (July 1 to July 5); Black C om edy (July 8 to July 12, July 15 to July 19); G rea se (July 22 to 26, July 29 to August 2); Laura (A ugust 5 to August 9, August 12 to August 16); and C am elot (A ugust 19 to A ugust 23, A ugust 25 to 31). Curtain tim e is 8 p.m.; T hursday m atinee is 2 p.m. $6 to $8. For ticket information, call 698-1807.

Sanford M aine Stage C om pany, Little T heatre at N asson College, Springvale. The acclaim ed SMC pre­ sents a sum m er season of com edy and musical comedy.

The season: The M ikado, by Gilbert and Sullivan (July 2 to July 19), G uys and D o lls (July 23 to A ugust 9), C om pany (August 13 to August 30), and Noel Coward’s Private Lives (S eptem ber 3 to Septem ber 14). For m ore information, call 636-2222.

M aine T heatre, W aynflete School, 360 Spring St., Port­ land. O ne of Maine’s m ost innovative com panies, Maine T heatre has received critical and popular acclaim for its challenging productions over th e p ast seven years.

T hrough July 6, Maine T heatre p resen ts David M am et’s A m erican B uffalo, th e Obie Award-winning study of th e darkly com ic relationship am ong th ree greedy los­ ers. From July 16 through A ugust 3, Maine Theatre p resents A Day in th e D eath o f J o e Egg, a Tony Award-winning, devastatingly funny look a t a very serious situation. W ednesdays through Sundays at 8 p.m. Ticket range is $5 to $10; for m ore information, call the box office a t 871-7101 from T uesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or, on days of perform ances, until curtain time.

The O gunquit P la y h o u se, a tradition unique to sum m ers in Maine, p resen ts J e s u s C hrist Superstar through July 5. July 7 to July 12, stars to be announced for Neil Simon’s T he Odd C ouple. Conrad Bain stars in Country C ops, playing July 14 through July 19. O pen­ ing July 21 and continuing until August 2 is A C horus Line. 646-5511.

R u ssell Square Sum m er T heatre, Russell Hall on the University of Southern M aine’s Gorham cam pus. Marry Me a Little (July 1 to July 12) interw eaves 17 Stephen Sondheim songs into an am using and touching musical dram a ab o u t tw o single New Yorkers toughing o u t a lonely Saturday night. The production features anim a­ tion and p rojected scenic wizardry. King o f H earts (July 15 to August 2) is based on th e 1967 Philippe DeBorca cult film ab o u t a WWI soldier w ho stum bles into a French village which has been overrun by e scap ­ ees from th e local insane asylum . W alter Stum p directs both Marry Me and King o f H earts. Directed by M ichael Rafkin, N o is e s Off (A ugust 5 to August 16) is Michael Frayn’s com edy about a spectacularly disas­ trous production, both on and off stage, of a touring British sex farce. For ticket and perform ance informa­ tion, call 780-5483.

S tudio T heatre o f Bath, a t th e C hocolate Church, 804 W ashington St., Bath, p resen ts End o f the W orld, a re c en t play by A rthur Kopit. Directed by Priscilla M ont­ gomery. July 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25 & 26 at 8 p.m. $6/$4.

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T he T heater at M onm outh, C um ston Hall, Mon­ m outh. The T h eater’s sev en teen th sum m er season includes five plays on a rotating schedule from July 2 to A ugust 30. The season: The M iser, by Moliere (July 2, 3 ,5 ,6 ,1 1 ,1 6 ,1 8 ,2 4 & 27, August 9,14,19 & 29 at 8 p.m.; m atinees A ugust 6 & 23 at 2 p.m.); T he Lion in W inter,

by Jam es G oldm an (July 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 26 & 30, August 5,10 & 27 at 8 p.m.; M atinees August 16 & 20 at 2 p.m.); And a N ightingale Sang, by C.P. Taylor (July 19, 20,23,25 & 29, August 2, 7,15, 20, 23 & 24 at 8 p.m.; m atinees August 13 & 30 at 2 p.m.); The Merry W ives o f W ind sor by Shakespeare (July 31, August 1, 3 ,6 ,8 , 12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 26, 28 & 30 a t 8 p.m.; m atinees August 9 «&27 at 2 p.m.); and B eauty and the B east, a children’s show on A ugust 12,15,17, 22 & 26 at 2 p.m.

For ticket information and group rates, call 933-2952.

York C ounty P la y h o u se and D inn er T heatre, 4 Berwick St., Sanford, offers food, m usicals and a “Sing­ ing W aiter R evue” in a relaxed, cabaret-style atm os­ p h ere (din n er is optional). Perform ances take place W ednesday through Saturday evenings; dinner is served from 6:30 to 7:30; th e Singing W aiters hold forth at 7:15; and the m ainstage musical curtain is at 8 p.m. The season: T intypes (through July 5); Gilbert and Sulli­ v an’s The P irates o f Penzance (July 9 to July 26); Baby (July 30 to August 9); and Evita (August 13 to August 30). The Playhouse also offers a Children’s 8

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T heatre Program of fairy tales on Friday m ornings at 11 in July and August. For reservations and ticket informa­ tion, call 324-2664.

FILM M useum M atinee: The Art o f A nim ation, Thursday, July 10 at 3 p.m. a t the P ortland M useum of Art. This series of short, anim ated Films for children exposes children to the art of anim ation and features a variety of animation techniques. The 45-minute program is free with M useum admission. 775-6148.

D inn er at Eight, the first in the Portland M useum of A rt’s Summ er Camp film series, Thursday, July 10 a t 7 p.m. In this film version of the G eorge S. K aufman/Edna Ferber stage hit, socially am bitious Billy Burke throw s a dinner party and an all-star cast is invited: Marie D ressier is the dowager, and W allace Beery and Jean Harlow are the crude millionaire and his lascivious wife. $3.00/$2.50 M useum m em bers. 775-6148.

An Evening w ith Rudy Burckhardt, on Thursday, July 17,7 p.m. a t the P ortland M useum of Art. Since the 1930’s, Burckhardt has been making Films in which the m ysterious crosses p aths with the hilarious. For this special evening, he will bring a selection of his Films and d iscuss his long and productive career in experimental Film. $3/$2.50 M useum m em bers. 775-6148.

I’m No A ngel, p art of the P ortland M useum of A rt’s Sum m er Camp film series, on Thursday, July 24 at 7 p.m. This baw dy 1933 Mae West com edy stars the cam py femme fatale as a lion tam er. $3/$2.50 M useum members. 775-6148.

The W om en, a 1939 film adaptation of Clare Booth Luce’s stinging com edy about divorce and female friendship, show s at the Portland M useum of Art on Thursday, July 31 at 7 p.m. as part of the M useum ’s Sum m er Camp film series. $3/$2.50 M useum members.

C inem a City, W estbrook Plaza, W estbrook. 854-8116.

M aine Mall C inem a, Maine Mall Road, South Port­ land. 774-1022.

The M ovies at Exchange Street, 10 Exchange St., Portland. 772-9600.

N ick elo d eo n C inem a, Tem ple and Middle Streets, Portland. 772-9751.

___________FESTIVALS___________ D ow neast D ulcim er F estival features folk music with workshops, instrum ent m akers, a co n tra dance and a co n cert of dulcim ers. The concert and dance will be held at the YMCA, Mt. D esert St., and the w orkshops, song sharing and instrum ent b ooths all happen in the Village Green Park, Main St., Bar Harbor. July 11, con­ cert at 7:30 p.m., $4.00. July 12, dance a t 8:00 p.m. $3.00.

July 12 and 13, w orkshops and booths, free. For more information co n ta ct Song of the Sea, 47 W est St., Bar Harbor. 288-5653.

T he R ockport Folk Festival takes place in the lovely Rockport O pera H ouse on July 11 and 12. On Friday, July 11, the program features storyteller/singer Kendall M orse, dow neast cow boy star Yodelin’ Slim Clark, Irish instrum entalists Frankie Kennedy and Mary O’Mooney, and Vermont folksinger M argaret MacArthur. On Sat­ urday, July 12, the Festival offers ragtim e piano wizard Glenn Jenks, songw riter Bob Zentz, Rick and Lorraine Lee, and Different Shoes, one of Maine’s finest tradi­ tionally oriented groups. Both evening concerts begin at 8 p.m. The Festival also offers a Saturday w orkshop at 1 p.m. The concerts are $7.50. For m ore information, call Glenn Jenks at 236-2789.

The Portland Rotary C lub’s 12th A nnual Crafts F estival, Saturday, July 12, dow ntow n Portland. The Festival involves over 200 craftspeople and artisans in a daylong sidewalk exhibit. For registration information, call 773-7157.

The 21st Annual Yarmouth Clam Festival, July 18, 19 an d 20. T here’s nothing like w atching your ord er of fresh, juicy, S tate of Maine clam s cooked with care and tradition right before your eyes, while squeals of delight from th e midway and the harm ony of a barbershop q u a rte t on the bandstand drift tow ard you. A parade kicks off the fun on Friday afternoon, a craft show takes place all w eekend, and annual favorites such as the Firemen’s M uster and jazz concerts are also scheduled.

The W hole T hing ’86, a ten day festival in W aldoboro,

runs from July 18 to July 27. The festival is organized in th re e parts: The M oods of Rhythm c oncert series, A rt for Life exhibition and craft show, and Creative L iving tours and w orkshops. The c oncert series p re s e n ts a n opportunity to hear musicians from a wide v a rie ty o f cultures perform on rarely heard instrum ents. T h e m usics represented include Balinese, Bolivian, B ra z il­ ian, African, Indian, as well as W estern folk and c la s s i­ cal. The exhibitions feature artists and c ra fts p e o p le from across the eastern seaboard. The w o rk s h o p s cover dance, m usical instrum ent making and p la y in g , natural healing and w ellness. Seminars on Maine’s a b o ­ riginal cultures, n ature walks, bike rides, boat e x c u r ­ sions, lob ster and clam bakes and international d in n e r s are also planned. For more information, contact R y p h o n Gray at 832-7770.

Franco-A m erican Festival in Lewiston’s K e n n ed y Park, from July 20 to July 28. The Festival features d a ily c repe breakfasts at 6 a.m., an outdoor cafe, F rancoAmerican cuisine, arts and crafts dem onstrations, a fiddle c o n te st a t 6 p.m. on July 26, and a parade at n o o n on July 27.

The D eerin g O aks Fam ily Festival, July 22 to July 27, is Portland’s biggest sum m ertim e family event. T he Festival features a kickoff parade, a carnival, food booths, crafts shows, live entertainm ent, and special “R estaurant Nights” at the city’s restaurants. For m ore information, call the G reater Portland C ham ber of Com m erce at 772-2811.

The Two-Cent Bridge Festival, Saturday, August 2 in dow ntow n W aterville. Aqua City’s all day celebration, featuring music, ethnic food and fun n’ gam es for the entire family. For m ore information, call the Mid-Maine Cham ber of Commerce at 873-3315.

The M aine Festival. T he tenth annual Maine Festival, a gala celebration of Maine’s creative spirit, takes p la c e on the Bowdoin cam pus on A ugust 1, 2 and 3. O pen each day from noon to 11:00 p.m., the Festival is M aine’s outstanding show case for regional artists, craftsm en, dancers, actors, singers, musicians, filmmakers, d e ­ signers, architects, poets, and folk artists. Quick gourm et and international foods are available, as well as th e w ares of the sta te ’s finest craftspeople and co ttag e industries. Each day’s events are capped off with e v e ­ ning concerts featuring musical styles ranging from country and w estern to rock n ’ roll to contem porary. A highlight of the tenth anniversary Festival is “Current Events,” a com m issioned series of collaborative w orks incorporating the visual and performing arts. Ticket prices: adults, noon to 8 p.m., $6.00; adults, 4 p.m. through evening concert, $10.00; adults, all day includ­ ing evening concert, $13.00; children, $3.00, except on Friday, $1.00; seniors, $3.00; seniors and children, $5.00 in the evenings.

T he T opsham Fair, A ugust 3 to August 9, one of Maine’s largest traditional agricultural fairs, features harness racing, entertainm ent, a carnival, livestock judging and craft and food com petitions. Topsham Fairgrounds. 725-8797.

COURSES/WORKSHOPS The B irthplace Fam ily Education Program at Mercy Hospital. The B irthplace’s classes are held in the Hospi­ ta l’s Medical Staff Memorial Auditorium, 144 State St., Portland. C lasses and tours are open to all families, w hether or not they plan to have their babies a t Mercy.

To register, o r for m ore information, call 879-3550, and leave a m essage for Peggy Wenzka. In July: A public to u r of The B irthplace is offered on Monday, July 7, a t 7 p.m. Interested parents-to-be m ay also view a slide show. The next two Lamaze Prepared Childbirth Classes a t Mercy start on Tuesday, July 8 and W ednesday, July 9. C lasses m eet from 7 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday or W ednesday for eight w eeks. On Monday, July 14 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., The Birthplace offers an Early Preg­ nancy Class to couples in the first half of pregnancy.

The Sibling Education Class, on M onday, July 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., is for siblings of all ages an d their parents.

The class helps siblings prepare for the new baby; a second class will be scheduled for siblings who are to be present a t the birth. A Breast-Feeding Class, on Monday, July 21 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., covers all aspects of breast-feeding, and is open to pregnant or nursing m others and interested families.

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T he In n ’s spacious suites and cottages offer luxury n o t available o n the Maine Coast until now . . . all are exquisitely furnished w ith one or tw o b edroom s, living room , balcony or p o rc h overlooking the bay, and fully stocked kitchen and bar. O th er features include the m arble e n try way and lobby, extensive original

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BY JOHN TAYLOR PHOTOGRAPHS BY RHONDA FARNHAM

1 want some seafood, Mama.

Hold tight, hold tight.

— Fats W aller

hink of it as the condo for fish: spanking new palace complete with central air conditioning that never quits (all new arrivals insist on 33°F, though after a few days in residence they cease to care), waterfront loca­ tion, splendid view of the harbor, dock space, off-street parking, easy swim to the Old Port—if cod and their kin are tormented by the same longings that developers divine in the rest of us, then

the Portland Fish Exchange stands as a monument to the gratification of ich­ thyoid desire.

As a certified fish freak who would live entirely off the deep if seafood were any less costly, I embrace a ven­ ture of this sort. The more fish the better, and if this new-found increase in local supply can, as promised, pro­ mote higher quality, then we are fortu­ nate indeed. Much fuss has been made JULY 1986

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about the new sales procedure, namely, the “display” auction which affords buyers the opportunity to inspect the fish on offer before buying, instead of having to settle as they would else­ where for a porgy in a poke. To ordi­ nary folk this arrangement might seem 12

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less to do with the future of the Exchange than the devotion of the people involved. Jim Salisbury, the general manager, has assembled a work force of impressively energetic young men and women. With a fish boat to unload I watched them give their task the whole nine yards, like so

many shad striving upstream. Their performance makes it seem likely that in the long run human effort will prove decisive, rather than some new wrinkle in sales.

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inquiring reporter I have made it my business to search the fish pier high and low. Shiny new equipment every­ where, but to my utter consternation I have only scandal to report: THERE IS NO CAT. 1 am, of course, prepared for your questions. Why, the plain people of Portland will ask, after conning us 14

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into spending such a fearful lump of money do you now say we must buy a cat? What, pray, have cats to do with the price or quality of fish? The short answer, as any cat knows, is Every­ thing. Having hung out at fish markets Continued on page 17

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In that year, John Paul Jones em barked from Kittery, Maine, on the 18-gun sloop Ranger and sailed on to defeat the British man-of-war Drake in one of the most dramatic victories of the Revolution. .

Since its founding in 1884, * Bath Iron Works has added many “firsts” to Maine’s record of maritime achievements. We’re proud that during our long and close participation in our country’s naval defense system, the U.S. Navy has learned to trust the “Bath-built” hallmark as a signal of shipbuilding excellence.

Thanks, Maine, for a great shipbuilding tradition.

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ON THE TOWN Continued from page 8 L ifeline, a com prehensive series of adult fitness pro­ gram s offered by the University of Southern Maine.

Encom passing prevention, intervention and rehabilita­ tion, th e program s are designed to prom ote positive lifestyle changes through education and exercise. Pro­ gram s include fitness testing, stress and lifestyle, sm ok­ ing clinics, aerobic exercise, aerobic dance, bodyshop, yoga, cardiac and pulm onary rehabilitation, senior life­ line and various recreation services. C lasses in various program s are offered throughout the year; information on registration, schedules, tim es and fees can be obtained by calling the Lifeline Office at 780-4170.

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T he B ates C o lle g e D ance Festival presents ou t­ standing national dance artists in a variety of perform­ ances. From D ance T heater of Harlem te a ch e r Homer Bryant (July 14), to dance critics Suzanne Levy and Elizabeth Zimmer (July 9), to perform ers Dan W agoner an d Stephanie Skura (July 10), to B ates’ ow n students of dance (July 18), plus m any more. 786-6400.

S cottish Country D ancing, with Paul Sarvis, a profes­ sional d an cer w ho has taught m aster classes and work­ sh o p s in Scottish dance throughout the U.S. and Can­ ada. Every W ednesday evening a t 7:30 at Williston W est Church, 32 Thom as St., Portland. 775-4019.

In 1765 John H annon, an Irish immigrant, was the first man to bring chocolate m anufacture to N orth America. H annon’s chocolate-making venture brought the O ld W orld stan­ dard o f high quality chocolate to the New W orld. A lthough the business prospered, John H annon was not long in enjoy­ ing his success. In 1779 he em barked on a sailing voyage and was never heard from again.

We, at the John H annon Com pany, pledge to bring you the finest chocolates and candies from Europe, Canada, the U nited States and our own fudge kitchens. A nd in keeping with our proud name, we would like to extend to you the same guarantee that John H annon offered his custom ers in 1777: " I f th e C h o c o la te does n o t

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TRAVEL/TRANSPORTATION B a llo o n R ides available in the Portland are a from Balloon Sports (772-4401), Fantasy Ballooning Com­ pany (929-3200 in Hollis), and Hot Fun (761-1735).

L on gfellow C ruise Line, offers 5 trips daily from Long Wharf on the P ortland w aterfront to the Islands of Casco Bay. The Longfellow follows old steam boat ro u tes and offers passengers a close up look at Port­ land Head Light, Civil W ar forts, island coves with Victo­ rian sum m er cottages, seals, and Portland’s working w aterfront. Cruises leave a t 10 a.m.; and 12:05, 1:30, 3:30, a n d 7:30 p.m . R ese rv a tio n s reco m m e n d ed .

774-3578.

Bay E x p ress W ater Taxi C om pany, offers yearround, twenty-four hour service from Portland to the Casco Bay Islands. For $20 to $40, this unique taxi service m akes it possible to reach th e Islands or the m ainland quickly and conveniently. The com pany is on call 24 h o u rs a d ay and is also available for ch arte r on an hourly basis. For m ore information, call Lionel Plante A ssociates, 766-2508.

S co tia Prince, cruises and tours to Y armouth, Nova Scotia and back to Portland on Prince of Fundy Cruises.

A wide variety of to u r packages available, from a 23ho u r round trip to several days’ layover in Nova Scotia.

For m ore information, call (M aine only) 1-800-482-0955 or (Portland only) 775-5616.

OTHER EVENTS O F INTEREST Cam den Race Days offer a s tre et dance on July 3, the fam ous Great Schooner Race (m ore than a dozen twoand th ree-m asted schooners can b e seen completing their race a t the breakw ater n ear th e S am oset R esort) on July 4, and fireworks on July 6. A bike race, sailboard com petition, the ultim ate yacht building and racing co n test, a barbeque, and fun for the kids round out the excitem ent. 236-4404.

25th A nnual B ow doinham Chicken B arbecue, fea­ turing food, music, a parade, an auction, livestock, and, naturally, lots of chicken. July 4, Bowdoinham Com­ munity School grounds. 725-8797.

Schooners on W ednesday, July 9, followed by band concerts, a lobster stew sup p er a t the United M ethodist Church, an arts and crafts show on the library lawn, and fireworks at dusk; and, on Thursday, July 10, the depar­ tu re of the schooners. For m ore information, call 633-2353.

T he Great D ow n east Laugh Off, hosted by “Mr. W onderful,” C.W. Richards. Friday and Saturday, July 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. T heater of Fantasy, 50 D anforth St., Portland. $8. 775-5957.

Peter Ott’s 10th A nnual T en n is T ournam ent at the Cam den Snow Bowl in Camden. W om en’s and m en’s singles, mixed doubles. July 12 and 13. Application with $5 fee m ust be e n tered by July 4. For m ore information, call 236-4032.

D ow n east D o llh o u se S h ow and Sale, Sunday, July 13, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Boothbay Region Elem entary School. 633-2353.

M iss M aine Day Fundraiser, to benefit the Miss Maine Scholarship Program, noon to 4 on Sunday, July 13 a t T hom as Point Beach. The Fundraiser features a talent show with Miss Maine and local titleholders, a mini-pageant and coronation of the 1986 “Mini-Miss Maine” (3-5 years of age), and “Little Miss Maine” (6-8 years of age). For registration information, call 729-0604.

10th A nnual Arts and Crafts Show , with over 100 professional artists and craftsm en displaying and sell­ ing their works, takes place July 20 a t Bok A mphitheatre in Camden, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. 236-4404.

22nd A nnual A ntique Auto S h ow at Boothbay Rail­ w ay Village on Rt. 27, on July 19 and 20, features over 250 restored and running antique autos. Sponsored in cooperation with the Maine O bsolete Auto League.

Don’t miss the parade on Sunday, July 20. 633-2353.

O cea n sid e ’86 C orvette S h ow and Sh ine, featuring over 100 c ustom and stock Corvettes as well as awards and entertainm ent. Sunday, July 20, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. $1/$1.50. 725-4108.

Intow n Artfest, featuring festivities all day in down­ tow n Waterville, on July 26. For m ore information, con­ ta c t the Mid Maine Cham ber of Com m erce at (207) 873-3315.

B ailey Island F ishing T ournam ent, an annual tour­ nam ent held a t Mackerel Cove, Bailey Island. July 21 to July 26. 833-6656 The M aine A ntique Paper and A dvertising Show, the second annual show and sale, featuring historical ephem era, broadsides, m anuscripts, autographs, photographica, postcards, trade cards, periodicals, pam ­ phlets, Civil War, postal history, natural history, fine prints, illustrations, views, ledgers, journals, catalogues, rare books, out-of-print books, stocks & bonds, Valen­ tines, label art, new spapers, rew ards of merit, maps, charts, com m ercial paper, railroad, autom obile, medi­ cine, architecture, music, theatre, reference books, engravings, posters, docum ents, currency, lithographs, genealogy, expositions, calendars, menus, tickets, pro­ grams, atlases, cookbooks, fashion, aviation, nautical, political, military, baseball, sports, hunting & fishing, science fiction, p ap er dolls, lDisney, children’s books, com ic characters, puzzles, games, toys, advertising signs, trays, tins, glass containers, country store, auto agency, pharm acy, kitchen, soda fountain, brewery, tobacco, circus, display cabinets, clocks. And m uch more! Portland Exposition Building, Saturday, July 26, noon to 5, and Sunday, July 27, 10 to 3. $3. 594-7016.

M aine C oast Art W orkshops, a series of w orkshops under the direction of som e of the country’s finest painters. July w orkshop leaders include Virginia Cobb (July 7 to July 11), Charles Movalli (July 14 to July 18), J. Everett D raper (July 21 to July 25), and Barbara Nechis (July 28 to August 1). For m ore information, w rite P.O. Box 236, Port Clyde, ME 04855; or call 372-8200.

T he K ennebec River W hatever R ace is the highlight of a w eeklong celebration sponsored by the K ennebec Valley C ham ber of Commerce. The race features h u n d red s of floats (n o m otorized v essels perm itted) in a gentle six mile float from A ugusta to Gardiner. Partici­ p an ts are w elcom e to enter anything th at will float; past race entries have featured fire trucks, aircraft carriers and backhoes. This year the race will be held on July 5 starting a t 3:15 p.m. For information regarding sched­ ules and registration, co n ta ct The Great Kennebec River W hatever Week and Race; P.O. Box E, Augusta, Maine 04330, or call (207) 623-4559.

Sk ow h egan S ch o o l o f Painting and Sculpture, in Skowhegan, presents a sum m er artists lecture series featuring m any of the country’s leading artists. The schedule: July 2, Emma Amos; July 5, Berenice Abbott; July 7, Peter Saul; July 9, Judy Pfaff; July 11, Robert Arneson; July 25, Philip Pearlstein; July 31, Lawrence Gowing; and August 8, D eborah Butterfield. Lectures

W indjam m er D ays in B oothbay H arbor on July 8, 9 and 10. Events include the Miss W indjammer Pageant o n Tuesday, July 8; a parade heralding the arrival of the

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FISH PIER Continued from page 14 all my life, Fulton not least among them, 1can testify that they need cats as much as fish, that it is folly to traffic in finney prey without benefit of the feline factor. Let me explain.

It has long been established among catologists that cats even more than pigs are given to reverie, that catdreams lend substance to the local atmosphere, that the field of force generated by feline felicity can actu­ ally create a fish market where instead there might be nothing more than a dismal tub of cold Boston mackerel.

And what does a fish market cat dream of? Silver mullet, tile fish, spots, croak­ ers, butterfish, whiting, haddock, hali­ but, yellowtail flounder, pollock, bluefish, sea trout, sturgeon, plaice, cusk, swordfish, mako, turbot, striped bass, salmon, jacks, red snapper, Sheepshead porgy, monkfish, Spanish mack­ erel, drum, sand shark, hake, pompano, tuna, herring, perch, king fish, dabs, mahi mahi, salmon trout, eel, Dover sole, sea bass, skate, and carp to say nothing of blue crab, lobster, squid, little necks, mussels, oysters, conch, cherrystones, sea urchin, scallops, shrimp, steamers, and periwinkle. Alive, alive oh! Amen.

Cats make me sneeze and for this reason I am less fond than I might oth­ erwise be, but even so 1give them full marks for setting an example all of us should follow. No seasoned, worldly wise cat, if sober, would trifle with a Big Mac. Cats, being gastronomes, know how to eat and during their daydreams in between meals they demonstrate the truth of Brillat-Savarin’s observa­ tion that “fish, taken collectively in all its species, is to the philosopher an endless source of meditation and sur­ prise.” A resident philosopher is, in­ dubitably, what every fish market needs and the Portland Fish Exchange most particularly. Shocking though it may seem since they have only just opened their doors, it is already time for reform.

------HORSEFEATHERS In the C en ter of North C o n w a y V illa g e W h ere w e sta rte d in A m e ric a 's B ic e n te n n ia l y e a r . C e le b ra tin g o u r 10th a n n iv e r s a iy . w e re s t ill th e p la c e fo r S u s te n a n c e .

M e rrim e n t & C heer in Mt. W a sh in g to n V a lle y .

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HORSEFEATHERS Top of the Old Port Our n e w e st (s in c e 1981) and la rg e st H o rs e fe a th e rs c o m b in e s a ll Ihe b est of o u r e x p e rie n c e .

S u p p in g s M enu fe a tu re s A m e ric a n R e g io n a l C o o kin g W in e S. C h am p a g n e , e n te rta in m e n t n ig h tly .

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HORSEFEATHERS On the U pp er S q u a re Our se c o n d re s ta u ra n t q u ic k ly b ecam e the 'n eighb o rh o o d e a te r y " in the NH b u s in e s s belt.

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To p of the H ill Our c h a n c e to tr y so m e n e w c o n ­ c e p ts: A w a rd w in n in g p iz z a , sa la d b a r, s u m m e r d e c k & n o w S u n d a y a fte rn o o n J a z z . N ig h tly e n te rta in ­ m en t. w in e & c h a m p a g n e , fre sh -fish b la c k b o a rd s p e c ia ls .

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ON THE TOWN Continued from page 16 begin at 8 or 8:30 p.m. and are held in th e Fresco Barn; it is suggested th at lecture tim es be confirm ed in advance by phone. Free. 474-9345.

Sou thw orth P lanetarium , in th e Science Building at th e University of Southern M aine’s Portland cam pus.

Public evening show s include Dawn of Astronomy, Tour of the Solar System, and Birth and D eath of Stars.

Sunday, W ednesday and Friday at 7:30 p.m. Reserva­ tions recom m ended. $2.50/$1.50/USM stu d en ts free.

780-4249.

The M aine A quarium , 783 Portland Rd., Saco, has recently becom e th e hom e of six Magellanic penguins, collected by a special perm it granted by the Chilean governm ent. In addition to its num erous finned deni­ zens, the Aquarium has recently begun a fundraising program to add a live dolphin exhibit at its Rt. 1 site. For m ore information ab o u t th e Aquarium, co n tact Joseph T erra at 284-4511.

The M aine A udubon S o ciety is located on Gilsland Farm, off R oute 1 in Falmouth. O pen year-round for self-guided and guided tours, th e beautiful saltw ater farm is a sanctuary of 60 acres bordering th e Presum psco t River. The Farm is also the location of the Society’s N ature Store, an Art Gallery, and Solar Build­ ings which display c o ntem porary applications of solar and wind technologies. In Scarborough, the Scarbo­ rough Marsh, on th e Pine Point Road, is a 3,000 acre salt m arsh with tw o rivers, th e D unstan and th e N onesuch, running through it. The m arsh is rem arkable for its scenery and is also an im portant wildlife habitat. Volun­ teers are needed for th e sum m er at th e Scarborough Marsh. For m ore information, call 781-2330.

M onday M orning Bird Walk, with Ray Riciputi, A sso­ ciate P rofessor of Biological Sciences at the University of Southern Maine. Scheduled to m eet and leave from in front of Bailey Hall on the University’s G orham cam ­ pus on M onday mornings at 6:30 a.m. Free. 780-4076.

Sum m er Program s at th e C hildren’s M useum o f M aine include ‘Movie Time,’ Tuesdays a t 2 p.m., and ‘Story H ours’ on T hursdays at 2 p.m., through July and August. From July 14 to July 18, Art Classes are offered in tw o sessions. Session I, for 3 to 5 y ear olds, takes place from 10 to 11 a.m. and teach es drawing, painting and sculpture. Session II, for 6 to 8 year olds, takes place from 1 to 2 p.m. For m ore information, call 797-5483.

Springtim e in the Park, a series of o utdoor program s a t Wolf Neck W oods State Park in Freeport with natural­ ist Pat Bailey, Sundays a t 2 p.m. Those interested should m eet at th e gates; w hen th e Park gate is open, m eet at th e end of th e seco n d parking area by the three large interpretive panels. No fee until Memorial Day. For m ore information, call Pat Bailey at 865-4465 or 688-4712.

Kids W alking Tour o f Portland. A self-guided tour for children and adults of over 25 of Portland’s attractions in less than one mile. Highlights include th e book under Longfellow’s chair in Longfellow Square, th e Portland M useum of Art, and th e sp ectacu lar trom pe l’oeil mural in Tom m y’s Park. For m ore information, write: Old Port Publications, 235 Commercial St., Portland, Maine 04101.

__________ RESTAURANTS A lberta’s. 21 P leasant Street, Portland. All the selec­ tions from A lberta’s ever-changing m enu are cooked to o rder over their m esquite charcoal grill. Steaks, seafood, and butterflied leg of Iamb are accom panied by hom e­ m ade soups, breads, and desserts, including “D eath by C hocolate.” Lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. Major credit cards. 774-5408.

Afghan R estaurant. 629 C ongress Street, Portland.

Delicious and exotic Afghani cuisine in a family setting.

A tm osphere includes paintings by ow ner with fun p er­ spectives. 773-3431.

A m igo’s. 9 Dana Street, Portland. A wide selection of Mexican food in a relaxed setting. Enchiladas, tacos, burritos, everything m ade from scratch. Brings th e Mex­ ican experience to th e Old Port. Lunch and dinner T uesdays through Saturdays, closed Sunday and Mon­ day. 772-0772.

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European cooking, veal, fish, toum edos, hom em ade chow ders, soups, stew s including bouillabaisse are available, as well as fresh breads and pastries from upstairs. Local artists exhibit occasionally. Major credit cards. 775-0303.

B o o n e ’s. Custom H ouse Wharf, Portland. They’ve been serving an extraordinary range of seafood since 1898.

Portland memorabilia and antiques are displayed in the heavy-beam ed dining room , and there are nightly spe­ cials in addition to the extensive m enu. Lunch and dinner daily, all major credit cards. 774-5725.

Bram hall Pub. 769 Congress Street, Portland. Soups and sandw iches in a p retty brick-walled setting beneath th e Roma Cafe. 773-8329.

Cafe A lw ays. 47 Middle Street, Portland. One of Port­ land’s new est restaurants. Features strong, ambitious m enu and a rom antic atm osphere. Note: Cafe Always reviewed in this issue. 774-9399.

C afe C ornerb rook . C ornerbrook shopping plaza, opposite the Maine Mall, South Portland. The theatre kitchen serves up such specialties as sauteed soft-shell crab, philo pie, seafood and p asta salads. Q uiches and so u p s are created daily; jazz bands play nightly. Break­ fast, lunch, and dinner, Saturday and Sunday brunch.

772-3224.

Camp H am m ond. 74 Main Street, Yarmouth. Lunch and dinner are served in four room s of a beautiful Victorian home. Veal and lamb are featured on a m enu th at ch an g es weekly; steaks and seafood are great, too.

M arble fireplaces warm the room s of this historic build­ ing, and conference sp ace is available. Reservations suggested. 846-3895.

Carbur’s. 123 Middle Street, Portland. C arbur’s is fun, from the m enu to the antique advertisem ents, to the “Kitchen Sink Club,” a sandw ich accom panied by a parade of the restau ran t staff. A lthough the m enu fea­ tu res sandw iches, soups and salads are hom em ade and inventive, too. C arbur’s h a s a new banquet room with a special menu, and they have a prim e rib special Thurs­ day, Friday, and Saturday nights. Lunch and dinner, major credit cards. 772-7794.

C hannel C rossing. 23 Front Street, South Portland. An elegant restaurant with an elegant view of Portland from its perch on the water. Teriaki sirloin is a favorite, as is “Fresh Catch,” the very freshest fish available each day.

Lunch and dinner, Sunday brunch, major credit cards.

799-5552.

C hristopher’s. 688 Forest Avenue, Portland. Greek wines can be had with the baked lamb in tom ato sauce and o th e r Greek specialties. Philo pies and stuffed grape leaves lead crisply into th e fresh baklava and other desserts. A relaxed, spacious restaurant. Lunch and d inner M onday through Friday, dinner only on Saturday, closed Sunday. Major credit cards. 772-6877.

D eli O ne. 106 E xchange Street, Portland. Spinach and sausage pie, pasta, om elets, deli sandw iches are among the international attractions in this cozy place. The soups and chow ders are intriguing as well. A sunny patio w hen season perm its. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Sunday brunch. Art exhibits by local talent. MC, V. 772-7115.

D iM illo’s Floating Restaurant. Long Wharf, Portland.

Unique floating restaurant has steaks, seafood, Italian cuisine, ribs, and, always, lobster. Fine wines, nightly chef’s specials, and entertainm ent. Lunch and dinner daily, Sunday brunch. Major credit cards. 772-2216.

D ock Fore. 336 Fore Street, Portland. Daily specials in this cozy Old Port setting include burgers, quiches, soups, chow ders, fresh fish, steam ers, and mussels.

Lunch and dinner. 772-8619.

El M irador. 50 W harf Street, Portland. The true taste of Mexico com es to the Old Port. Direct from New York City, El Mirador is one of P ortland’s new est and finest restau­ rant additions. A uthentic Mexican recipes are created from th e freshest ingredients daily. Dine in the Ixtapa, C hapultapec, or Veracruz Rooms. Linger over a margarita in o ur exciting Cantina. Or enjoy those warm sum m er nights on the Patio. Open for Lunch and Dinner. Call for reservations. 781-0050.

The G alley. 215 Foreside Road, Falmouth. Located at Handy Boat Yard, The Galley offers a beautiful view of C lapboard and Chebeague Islands plus sleek racing y ach ts and an impressive, varied m enu of seafood spe­

cialties. Cocktail lounge on upper deck. A m ust for the yachting set. 781-4262.

T he G ood Egg Cafe. 705 Congress Street, Portland Breakfast is the specialty in this com fortable cafe. House favorites are the hom em ade hash, English muffins, anc multi-grain pancakes. The egg variations are endless and there are herbal teas and fresh ground coffee M onthly exhibits by student artists. W eekdays 6-12 Saturday 7-2, Sunday 8-2. 773-0801.

G orham Station. 29 Elm Street, Gorham. A lovely full-service restau ran t in a restored railroad station.

Steak and seafood; American favorites. 839-3354.

T he Great Lost Bear. 540 Forest Avenue, Portland. The exotic burgers, the friendly service, the etched glass, the hilarious m enu m ake T he Bear a special spot. There’s also award-winning chili, ribs, chicken, and steak, and of course, the hom em ade Toll House Cookie Pie. For sum m er days, there is a patio in Bearidise Alley, and for Sundays, a cham pagne brunch. Lunch and dinner 7days served right to 11:30. 772-0300.

G reen M ountain C offee R oasters. 15 Temple Street, Portland. Exotic coffees and teas, interesting conversa­ tions, great location near One City Center and Nickelo­ deon movie theatres. Open late in the evenings.

773-4475.

H am ilton’s India R estaurant. 43 Middle Street, Port­ land. N orthern and Central Indian cuisine by chef Hamil­ ton Ash. MC/VISA/Am. Express. 773-4498.

H o r se fe a th e r s. 193 M iddle Street, Portland. The award-winning m enu offers fresh char-broiled fish, stir fries, steaks, veal Oscar, as well as notorious “Horse fries” and nachos. Many daily specials, served by < cheery, creative staff. Elegant and fun. Entertainmen nightly. Lunch and dinner, 11:00 to 11:45 daily. Majo credit cards. 773-3501.

H uShang II. 11 Brown Street, Portland. Award-winnim Szechuan, Shanghai, Mandarin, and Hunan cuisine Spicy and inventive. A Portland mainstay. Lunch anc dinner daily. 774-0800.

Hu Shang III. 29 Exchange Street, Portland. Shrimp ir black bean sauce, cashew chicken are am ong the Sze chuan, Hunan, Shanghai, and Mandarin dishes offered Daily luncheon specials, hom em ade Chinese soups Two brick and glass dining rooms. Lunch and dinner Major credit cards. 773-0300.

J’s O yster Bar. 5 Portland Pier, Portland. Delicious w aterfront sp o t for seafood lovers. O ysters, steamec clams, very fresh seafood. 772-4828.

J a m e so n Tavern. 115 Main Street, Freeport. Steaks veal, seafood, and daily chef’s specials. Veal sauteec with proscuitto, provolone, and m ushroom s is a favorite served in an historical colonial home. Lunch and dinner Sunday brunch. 865-4196.

J u stin ’s Restaurant. 645 Congress Street, Portland D electable array of seafood, beef, poultry and ver> specialized veal entrees. O ur luncheon m enu includesa choice of creative, fresh salads and a variety of sand wiches. Elegant pastries and desserts are created daily along with our freshly baked breads. Breakfast, Lunch <S Dinner. Candlelight dining with Roy Frazee at the piano 773-5166.

L’A ntibes. 27 Forest Avenue, Portland. Elegant French cuisine served in the Portland Performing Arts Center.

Perfect spot before and after Portland Stage productions and other Arts Center events. Extensive wine list.

772-0453.

La Salsa. 444 Fore Street, Portland. Spicy, new-age restaurant features Chile verde enchiladas, Indian blue corn tortillas and tam ales, Colache burritos, distinctive soups, and New Mexican and South American fish dishes. New location sports high-design interior, daily specials. Also: lamb dishes and Mexican bread pudding.

775-5674.

L obster Shack. 246 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth.

Striking ocean view and picnic seafood to match. Great spot to w atch Portland and Centerboard Yacht Club events. 799-1677.

Maria’s R istorante. 337 Cumberland Avenue, Port­ land. Formal dining, good wines, and fine Italian cuisine.

O wner and chef, A nthony Napolitano specializes in veal dishes, including veal scallopini m arsala, and there is an em phasis on fresh seafood, as well. Dinner 5-10 week­ days, 5-11 weekends. MC, VISA. 772-9232.

M ichel’s at Exit 8. 202 Larrabee Road, W estbrook.

Seafood and steak s in a pretty, plant-filled diningroom .

Among the selections are a tw o-pound prim e rib, baked haddock, and Sicilian scallops. The portions are large, dinner specials change every tw o w eeks, lunch specials every day. Lunch and dinner. Major credit cards.

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Pagoda. 5 Forest Avenue, Portland. Chinese food by Danny Wong in a p retty new location. 773-5071.

Portland W ine and C h eese. 8 Forest Avenue, Port­ land. Pates, im ported ch eeses an d m eats, sandw iches, soups, and salad s to tak e o u t o r enjoy a t a window table.

Open 10-3 w eekdays, 9-6 w eekends. Major credit cards.

772-4647.

Rib R oom . Sonesta Hotel Portland. 157 High Street, Portland. Elegant dining with im pressive full-service m enu (p a te s, m ussels in basil an d lem on sauce, steaks, seafood dishes w ith a ccen ts on rare flavorings), an d a highly rom antic atm osphere. Also, try The G reenhouse and the newly rem odeled Top of th e East lounge for cocktails and a stunning city view. R eservations and major credit cards accepted. 775-5411.

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Ruby’s C h oice. 116 Free Street, Portland. T he W orld’s greatest ham burgers. 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. 773-9099.

Sap poro R estaurant. 24 Free Street, Portland. Port­ land’s new Jap an ese restau ran t excites th e tasteb u d s w ithcolorful sushi dishes and o th er traditional favorites.

Beautiful w aterw alk into restaurant. 772-1233.

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S e a s o n s. 363 Maine Mall Road, South Portland. The Sheraton’s pride and joy, Seasons features a w ide variety of seasonally changing A merican favorites as well as live entertainm ent and fashion shows. 775-0555.

S eou l H ouse. Route 77, Cape Elizabeth. A uthentic Korean favorites. Intim ate atm o sp h ere and delicious, unusual food. Lunch and d inner T uesday through Sat­ urday. 799-4031.

Sm ith Farm. 226 Gray Road, W est Falm outh. The Roast Turkey Feast is a special attractio n in this post-andbeam family restaurant, as are th e desserts: T he Indian pudding, apple pan dowdy, and sh o rtcak es are all hom em ade. The staff w ears overalls an d sings on th e w eekends. Breakfast, lunch, an d dinner, clo sed Mon­ days. MC, VISA. 797-3034.

S n ow Sq uall. 18 O cean Avenue, South Portland. Plants and sunshine, and a view of th e w aterfront by day, candlelight by night. All th e seafood, veal, chicken, and beef is prep ared from scratch. Lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch. Major credit cards, reservations accepted.

799-2232.

S p ortsm an’s G rill. 905 Congress Street, Portland. Ital­ ian and American favorites in four hom ey dining room s.

Spaghetti, of course, lasagne, b readed veal cutlets. Daily specials. Lunch and dinner. 772-9324.

34 E xch ange Street. Old Port Exchange. French Con­ tinental cuisine and fine wines served in tw o Victorian dining room s. The m enu of beef, seafood, chicken, and veal changes often with th e exception of the Beef Well­ ington. Dinner 5:30-10:00, reservations suggested. Major credit cards. 775-1100.

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V alle’s. 1150 Brighton Avenue, Portland. First-rate steaks and seafood at reaso n ab le prices in a family atm osphere. A favorite for many Portlanders for decades.

Just off Exit 8. 774-4551.

T he Vinyard. I l l Middle Street, Portland. Seafood Diablo and baked quail are am ong th e specialties of this beautiful restaurant. The em phasis is on French and Italian cuisine, with an extensive wine list to match. The m enu changes bi-monthly. Lunch and dinner w eekdays, dinner only Saturdays, closed Sundays. 773-5424.

T he W est Sid e. 59 Pine Street, Portland. Hom em ade delights in a stylish little neighborhood cafe with great breads, pastries, specials, and a seasonal patio. Menu alw ays fresh, original. 773-8223.

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VERTICAL SOLUTIONS ON THE HORIZON Relief may be on the way. Additional garage parking is slated for Portland in the coming months at four sites. Construction of the Cumberland County Courthouse garage extending from the Public Safety Building toward Pearl Street (a $2.6 million project) is set to begin this fall with completion in 8 to 10 months. It will add between 400 and 450 sp aces. .. Pending expected City approval, Oxford Development Associates plans to build a 450-car parking garage on a 2.1 acre parcel bounded by Oxford, Lancaster, and Chestnut Streets. Projected cost is $ 3 million. .. With a mix of city and federal funds, a third project (known as “The Casco Bay Garage” ) is slated to be built near the junction of Commercial Street and Franklin Street Arterial—former loca­ tion of the Maine Fish Pier. The four-story structure with 350 spaces (190 of which are to be reserved for island ferry users) comes with an anticipated pricetag of $2.8 million. Bids for construction may go out in Ju ly ... Finally, a tentatively privately financed $ 3 million project may be in store for the Government Services Administration lot at Pearl and Fore Streets. If long­ term discussions between the City and the GSA lead to a sales offer from the GSA, plans will move forward for a 400-car multi-story garage. At present, those plans call for 60 spaces to be reserved for the GSA.

clear of my dreams. My space—a quick block from H orsefeathers— seemed forever protected, accessible, and open. When friends complained of tickets, tow trucks, and 10-block walks to work, I listened better than Ann Landers, content, believing it couldn’t happen to me. Now I empathize. Per­ sonal experience is a great teacher. My space is space, a 20-foot hole in the ground, a necessary precursor to the rise of One Portland Square. Landing a replacement may take time.

Forced by circumstance to confront a rootless commuter’s life, I panicked.

Would I be compelled to park on the sidewalk like the YMCA’s bus? Would I ever be able to laugh again when I read one of Mike Barnicle’s traffic horror tales in The Boston Globe? Would my feet blister hiking three (or as many as four) blocks to shop? To belay another anxiety attack, I consulted some ex­ perts. I haven’t found another space yet, but their answers offer hope. Today I consume less aspirin.

People familiar with parking in Port­ land say the problem is both real and illusory. On the side of reality, the number of spaces rented on a monthly basis for people working in the city falls short of demand. While there are 7,100 garage spaces, approximately half that total are reserved for daily users. These are known as “turnover” spaces. Garage owners determine what­ ever particular mix of monthly and turnover space suits them best, bear­ ing in mind that turnover spaces—if used—provide more income than rent­ ing to monthly customers.

Precisely how wide is the gulf twixt extant and needed monthly space is unclear. Yet there is a gulf. Christina A. White, executive vice president of Intown Portland Exchange, notes that every garage in the city has a waiting list for monthly parking.

“The perception is that there’s not sufficient parking downtown,” she ex­ plains, “but retailers believe there would be enough room for customer

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haunts the sleep of business people in the downtown peninsula. Call it “Night­ mare Off Elm & Most Other Streets.” It unfolds in several Stephen Kingesque variations, but key themes remain con­ stant.

A visitor drives toward the city U.S. News & World Report ranks the coun­ try’s 6th best for business conditions.

Here unemployment dips below 4 per­ cent and new buildings crowd a sky­ line framed by the ocean. Here MBA candidates flock to study a textbook success case for urban revitalization.

The driver grins, gliding smooth along a network of superhighways leading to the commercial, retail, and profes­ sional hub of the state. Accompanying music resembles Up With People’s Greatest Hits.

Then what’s this? Cruising in circles— block after traffic light—the driver’s smile fades to a tense frown. Each metered spot is occupied, every gar­ age has its “Full” sign glowing, and the empty dirt lot once a sure last resort is now occupied by a multi-million-dollar condo-office-restaurant complex . . .

“CONDOFFRES: IFYOU WORKED HERE, YOU’D BE EATING AT HOME BY NOW. AND VICE VERSA. TENANT PARKING ONLY. . . ” The driver remembers that super­ highways into the city wind back to suburban malls. Leaving Portland yell­ ing, “There’s no problem parking at the East Podunk Plazarama!” he grinds his elbow into the car’s horn. Legions of frustrated would-be clients, customers, and shoppers follow this example and a mass exodus ensues. Portland be­ comes as peaceful as Death Valley in August. Sleepers wake screaming.

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Portland’s Traffic Engineer, William Bray, agrees. “There is a need for long­

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term parking,” he says. “Now we’re using a lot of street space for long-term parking that should be used for short­ term. That’s a greater problem than affordability.”

The recent move to install 100 meters along Congress Street—sup­ ported by IPE—is one step to provide more turnover space, as are efforts to bring metered parking to specific dis-

tricts—such as the area near Market and Exchange Street—where expand­ ing retail businesses need customer access. The much abused parking meter plays no small role. The city has between 700 and 800 of them now.

Because studies show that one metered space generates $20,000 business yearly (White calls that figure “a con­ servative estimate”), its loss to an intown employee able to sprint back and forth hourly to the meter, or wil­ ling to risk parking tickets, isn’t a minor detail. Space, like time, is money.

And money, like space, presents another obstacle. While the rough daily $6 rate Portland garages charge con­ trasts well with Boston fares ( “You can pay $4 to $6 an hour down there,” the cashier at the Temple Street Garage points out), any fee seems steep com­ pared with free parking. And though a quick survey reveals a handful of monthly parkers shell out a top local price of $95 to deposit a car in inner Portland, that too compares well with the $200 a month my sister-in-law spends to keep her Toyota safe and dent-free in New York City. Judging by what her friends pay, she feels she has a bargain. But Big Apple residents, fed on the New York Post, customarily accept fiction for fact. Yuppyish or not, Portland people are Mainers who still expect to receive something they can wrap their fingers around in exchange for that much cash.

Turn now to the illusory side of park­ ing headaches that hinges on percep­ tions. Its logic mimics economics: If your buddy Fred loses his job, we’re in a recession; you lose yours, it’s a depression. Similarly, if the spot where I’m accustomed to park disappears, a parking crisis exists. Creatures of habit, we humans expect change to usher in the ugly. Enough philosophy. The point is basic Chicken Little. Damn the facts, we want believe the worst first.

“There’s the problem of simple per­ ception because, clearly, day to day, there are a good number of parking spots that go empty,” says John R. Hooper. I had to agree. Even though my favorite space had vanished, wear­ ily trudging around Portland on a busy weekday afternoon I was surprised to see unfilled m etered spaces and shocked when attendants at five gar­ ages said they had extra room but no takers. Tales confirming gruesome re­ peat of my space-loss plight didn’t materialize.

Hooper, the general manager for three Gannett newspapers, is one of

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thirty-five members of the Ad Hoc Port­ land Parking Task Force formed in February. This volunteer Task Force— including employers, employees, store owners, professionals, and business people—is examining the hypothesis that “the present shortfall of afforda­ ble, available parking for employees, customers, and clients is contributing to decisions of businesses large and small to move all or part of their busi­

clining property values and lost busi­ nesses.

This entire hypothesis is currently under study. Each participant has been asked to submit a twofold response— “How is parking a problem for your business?” and “How do you perceive parking to be a problem for others in the community?” After this informa­ tion has been compiled and analyzed, the Task Force hopes to recommend

“The point is basic Chicken Little. If your buddy Fred loses his job, we’re in a recession; you lose yours, it’s a depression. Similarly, if the spot where I’m accustomed to park disappears, a parking crisis exists.”

nesses off the peninsula.” If true this may lead to substantial first- and second-floor vacancies, a reduction of the num ber downtown em ployees (customers and clients themselves), and the halt of growth. And if this proves correct, it leads, in turn, to de­

short- and long-term solutions and implement the same.

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NOW , FO R T H E FU T U R E O F GREATER PO RTLA N D .

How a good idea brought two communities together.

“ The easiest way to build an office complex is to bring in the bulldozers and bring down the trees. In no time at all you’ve got wall-to-wall buildings — and acres of parking.

But that’s not how we want to see Greater Portland developed. So when we decided to build Maine’s first major planned office park, our idea was to do it right.

That means leaving as much as possible of the natural environment intact. It means underground utilities, widely separated buildings nestled in the trees, and parking areas and roads that blend into the wooded landscape.

That’s exactly what we’re doing at SouthBorough, a new 60-acre business community we’re building where South Portland and Scarborough meet just south of the Maine Mall.

Already, we have attracted one of Maine’s largest and most readily visible corporations to our community.

This happened when Union Mutual decided to expand their corporate office to SouthBorough.

We’re working hard to create a development that leaves the environment undisturbed. The result is a beautiful and uncrowded park like no place else in Maine.

We feel it’s the right thing to do to maintain the look and the feel of the Maine all of us love.”

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rather than later.”

Early reactions confirm parking com­ petition. “There’s a tug and pull in a changing market that varies from loca­ tion to location,” Hooper notes. “Gar­ ages want more turnover space, em­ ployers want more monthly space.

Employees who use metered spots take up retail and business space for customers. By the same token, em­ ployees need parking near where they work for safety and convenience.” Addi­ tionally, the Task Force grapples with issues of parking for the larger firms, parking garages ( “What works in one 10-block area might not in another,” Hooper says), and specific parking problems in specific inner city locales.

Meanwhile, efforts to alter the per­ ception of tough-to-park-in-Portland are underway. Others may follow the lead of the Spring Street Garage that en­ couraged its monthly parking custo­ mers to use its upper levels from this past Thanksgiving through Christmas.

As Steve Eckerson, controller for the Civic Center, explains, that experiment in opening lower levels to day-users was an attempt to help local busi­ nesses. Owing to insufficient publicity, it enjoyed mixed success. Whether it is repeated remains to be seen.

“Most monthly users were very co­ operative, but a few gave us a very hard time,” Eckerson says. “And be­ cause of the nature of our garage, it was more costly. We had to hire extra staff to physically rope off areas and police parking."

Being spaceless, I’ve tried to take advantage of existing alternatives when they come along. These days I ride the Metro buses more regularly (contrib­ uting my body to the yearly total of two million passengers this system transports), and when I park in gar­ ages I seek out “Park and Shop” busi­ nesses that validate my parking ticket for an hour’s free parking. There are bargains to be discovered. And when I find time I may even call “Ride Share” (871-TOOL) to see whether they can computer match me with another com­ muter. Most of all, I remember the advice from Ethel at the Temple Street garage: “People in Portland are lazy,” she says. “If they have to park half a yard from where they want to go, they won’t.” After all, a four-block hike isn’t such a long haul. Besides, I read some­ where that walking was good exercise.

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The Eagle in 1982, w hen she last m ade a spectacle o f herself in P ortland Harbor.

“She’s the nation’s only seagoing squarerigger, and sh e’ll sail into Portland harbor on August 2, ” says Lieutenant Paul Prusse of the Uni­ ted States Coast Guard Academ y’s tall ship Eagle, home-ported in New London, Connecticut.

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On July 4th the Eagle sailed into New York, leading the parade of sail for the salute to the Statue of Liberty. Lt. Prusse adds that a long list of VIPs were on board, including Governor O ’Neill of Connecticut, Walter Cronkite, and representatives from major television networks.

The Eagle will leave Portland and set sail for Portsmouth, N.H., on August 4.

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MYSTERY

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hatever happened to that ferred to MMA from the University of ink were devoted to the fact that she woman who got kicked Washington. An exceptional student, refused to wear the Maine Maritime out of Maine Maritime she’d won a scholarship to MMA from Academy uniform, but the issues behind Academy for not wearing the Seamen’s International Union, “and her protest actions were lost in the her uniform? Carelessly until her last week at MMA (she was shuffle. you crack open a Portland Press Herald expelled on October 29 of her junior Then, inexplicably, we run into this and let your eyes wander until a small year, 1985), she had only 7 demerits, anticlimactic little note listing her LOST black square floats exotically to your AT SEA, surfacing like a bottle with a with grades between 3.6 and 4.0, all A’s attention about 360 miles from land, message in it bobbing in an ocean and B’s,” says her husband, Ensign near the Indian Ocean port of Bahrain: Arthur J. DiNinno, U.S. Coast Guard, a devoid of context... Where was Jessica We can only guess 1985 MMAgraduate himat w h at h a p p e n ed , self.

Portland, Maine, Press Herald, T hursday, M arch 20, 1986 guess and wonder what Aweek later, Barbara was in the sealed enve­ DiNinno had accumu­ lope that was found lated 111 demerits (100 with Barbara DiNinno’s demerits and you’re his­ neatly packed belong­ tory), and her contro­ ings after she disap­ versy was being con­ peared on March 9 from siderably magnified by the decks of the Mil­ the media’s lens.

■By The Associated Press itary Sealift Command S h e p la n n e d to le a v e t h e s h ip A rth u r DiN inno’s A f o r m e r c a d e t w h o w a s e x p e lle d w h e n it r e a c h e d B a h r a i n , b u t o f f i­ ship Courier. I know story of Barbara Di­ f r o m M a in e M a r it im e A c a d e m y f o r c ia ls d id n o t k n o w w h y . what’s inside the sealed N inno’s tro u b le s at r e f u s in g t o w e a r t h e u n i f o r m is m is s ­ “ S h e w a s a q u ie t, p r iv a te p e r s o n ,” MMA reads like chap­ letter, but before we in g f r o m a T e x a s t a n k e r n e a r th e th e c a p t a i n s a id . “ S h e w a s th e o n ly steam it open, let’s hold ters out of Dress Gray: P e r s i a n G u l f a n d is p r e s u m e d lo s t a t f e m a le o n b o a r d ” in a c re w o f a b o u t s e a , a u t h o r itie s s a id .

25. it up to the light and “It started alm ost B a r b a r a D iN i n n o , w h o le ft th e D i N i n n o , a n a ti v e o f M is s o u r i, consider the person from Day 1,” say s j o i n e d th e C o u r i e r less t h a n a m o n t h a c a d e m y in D e c e m b e r , w a s w o r k in g Arthur DiNinno from his who addressed it. o n t h e S .S . C o u r i e r o u t o f H o u s to n , a fte r a H a n c o c k C o u n ty S u p e rio r station on Governors “It is to be noted C o u r t j u s ti c e h a d d e n ie d h e r r e q u e s t T e x a s , w h ic h h a d b e e n h ir e d b y th e N a v y to d e liv e r f u e l f r o m t h e M id d le f o r a n o r d e r to p o s t p o n e h e r e x p u l ­ Island, New York Har­ that no life rings, life E a s t c o u n t r y o f B a h r a in . s io n f r o m M M A . jackets, survival suits, bor, where he is Assis­ T h e c a p t a i n o f t h e v e s se l t o ld th e S h e h a d b e e n d is m is s e d O c t. 29 etc. are missing. If Ditant Water Pollution M ilita r y S e a lif t C o m m a n d in W a s h ­ a f t e r a c c u m u la ti n g e x c e s s iv e d e m e r ­ Response Officer for Ninno is overboard, i n g t o n t h a t D iN i n n o h a d b e e n se e n its f o r n o t w e a r in g h e r u n i f o r m a n d which appears obvious, the port of New York. l a s t o n S u n d a y , M a r c h 9, w h e n th e f o r n o t t a k i n g p a r t in r e g im e n ta l t a n k e r w a s a b o u t 3 6 0 m ile s f r o m fo rm a tio n s . S h e h a d c o n te n d e d th a t “Well, the issues she she is without any flo­ la n d . s h e w a s n o l o n g e r a m id s h ip m a n , b u t ta tio n a s s is ta n c e ,” raised, she had to raise S h e w a s r e p o r t e d m is s in g w h e n w a s a m e r c h a n t m a r i n e o f fic e r b y them. She had to do it. I w rites the Courier’s s h e f a ile d t o a p p e a r f o r w o r k in th e v ir tu e o f h a v i n g e a r n e d a U .S . C o a s t captain in his mishap truly believe in what e n g in e r o o m M o n d a y , M a r c h 10.

G u a r d lic e n s e la s t s u m m e r .

T h e c a p t a i n s a id h e f o u n d D i N i n n o ’s she was fighting for.

A c a d e m y o ffic ia ls m a in t a in e d t h a t report. lu g g a g e p a c k e d w ith a le t te r in it, b u t m e r e ly h o ld in g th e lic e n s e d id n o t “It really confronted It is also to be noted its c o n te n ts w e re n o t r e v e a le d . m a k e h e r a n o ffic e r. that this missing per­ her sense of right and wrong. The famous Nazi son is the same Bar­ salute incident—that was in the first Fletcher when we needed her? bara DiNinno whose controversial ex­ Barbara DiNinno’s public mystery week of school.” pulsion from Maine Maritime Academy began in August 1984 when she transAs a transfer student entering MMA in Castine was the subject of news­ at the beginning of her sophomore paper articles across the state from year, the 30-year-old DiNinno still had October through December. Miles of

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to undergo a late-summer orientation week before the academic year began, supervised by a cadre of Sophomore Strikers—MMA cadets who, like Bar­ bara DiNinno, were about to enter their sophomore year themselves, but, un­ like Barbara DiNinno, had spent their freshman year at Castine.

“You can imagine how laughable it must have been to a 30-year-old woman (world-traveled, with 11 years of com­ mercial merchant marine sea time to her credit), to watch these little 18- or 19-year-olds pushing their chests out and squeaking commands,” says Arthur DiNinno, who says that undetected by many MMA officials, some Sophomore Strikers at MMA have evolved into a bizarre quasi-military sub-cult with rules of its own and subtly identifiable ways of souping up their uniforms: “All the Strikers know about being drill sergeants is from what they’ve seen in the movies. If you’ve ever noticed a state trooper with mirror sunglasses and a high-pressure garri­ son cover pulled halfway down over his eyes, with his chest swelled out— that’s the look they’re imitating up there. It’s ridiculous.” The MMA regu­ lations call for proper, loose-fitting uni­ forms based on Naval Reserve officers’ uniforms, but this group of two dozen or so summer Strikers makes an ex­ treme interpretation of the uniform regulations, says DiNinno.

“One of the Strikers that first week, Shane Moykins, had Barbara’s group of incoming students all lined up in front of a field where the MMA football team was practicing. Then he said the words SiegHeil and ordered the formation to sieg heil with a Nazi salute in the direc­ tion of the football team. Barbara was appalled. She refused. She’s not Jew­ ish, but she’s an extremely sensitive person; she’d never think something like the Holocaust was an appropriate subject for humor or school spirit. She went through the chain of command in the student body and nothing hap­ pened.

“Then she went to the Admissions Officer at MMA, the person who’d brought her to this school and had talked with her days earlier when she arrived, and brought it to his attention.”

Moykins was reprimanded, and the Strikers were furious, says DiNinno.

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MMA gym.

“They told them, ‘Watch what Bar­ bara Malacek (her maiden name) is going to go through,’ ” says DiNinno.

“This is what happens when you put the heat on us!”

From then on, The Heat was on for Barbara Malacek. She was ostracized by many of the other cadets, even by some of the young corporate female midshipmen who may have been em­ barrassed by Barbara’s intensity and lack of polish (pride goes down smooth, like oysters on the half-shell—it takes a technique, one that Barbara never learned). As female cadet Eleish Hig­ gins told the Maine Sunday Telegram, “You have to go by the rules and regu­ lations of this place.”

“Of course Eleish Higgins would say that,” says DiNinno. Her father is a teacher in the school.” What the story also neglected to mention was that Eleish Higgins had been Barbara Di­ Ninno’s roommate.

Barbara DiNinno simply told the Telegram: “Who else is going to kick open the door for other women?”

Kicking open doors—that’s the dif­ ference between Barbara DiNinno and another media darling we got to know during the same period, Christa McAuliffe. They were famous during the same weeks. They disappeared during the sam e weeks. But Christa had opened her doors carefully, politely, biding her time in a way that pleased public sensibilities, while Barbara Di­ Ninno’s media persona emerged as a sort of inverse Christa from the wrong side of the tracks, a Christa McAuliffe with two black eyes.

“Maybe if she’d had a little more pizzazz and a little more personal abil­ ity to interact in polite society, she wouldn't have had to fight for the recognition she deserved, but the point is, she shouldn’t have had to fight for it anyway,” says her husband.

“Barbara was an extraordinary per­ son. She needed to be formally recog­ nized by an institution. She needed to be recognized by the system. She ached for it,” says DiNinno.

“She hurt. She hurt to be accepted and recognized. She needed the degree from MMA so she could ashore and always be able to work.”

Arthur DiNinno met Barbara Malacek “on a blind date of all things, early in the fall of 1984, right at MMA. Barbara

had just started at school.”

A female friend of DiNinno’s on the staff at MMA handed him a telephone and said, “Here, take this telephone.

This is a nice girl. She’s new here. She’s lonely. I want you to ask her out.”

“I’d describe our first date as non­ descript. Barbara was very neutral. She didn’t let you get to know her very easily. It was a slow, maturing process for me,” says DiNinno, 29. “Months later I asked Barbara, ‘What did you think of our first date?’ She thought for a while and said, ‘You were non­ threatening.’”

That understatement was quite a compliment considering the tough crowd Malacek had grown up with.

Born in 1955 on a dirt poor Missouri farm, she’d left home, married, and divorced by age 18.

Floating through a series of odd jobs that brought her to New Orleans, she finally wound up at Harry Lundberg’s School for Merchant Seamen, says Arthur DiNinno, “the kind of place where some people end up because a judge says, ‘You can be in jail in the morning or you can be at Harry Lund­ berg’s.’They came from the streets—a lot of minorities. There was high disci­ pline because of the urban street peo­ ple,” he says, adding that after Harry Lundberg’s School for Merchant Sea­ men and a decade of ship time, where she was invariably the only woman on the ships she served on, the white Wonderbread world of the Strikers seemed somewhat absurd.

“I didn’t know what I was getting into,” Barbara told the Maine Sunday Telegram while at MMA. “The whole idea here is to take people out of child­ hood and introduce them to adult­ hood. That wasn’t appropriate for me at all. I came here as an accomplished professional person. This was a second career for me.”

“She is an abrasive lady who from the start has threatened us,” coun­ tered Charles “Toro” Goodrich, a senior and regimental commander at the time of her dismissal.

“She didn’t trust us—she had no faith in us whatsoever,” a wounded regimental executive officer (cadet) Paul Giguere told the Maine Sunday Telegram in the same piece. “She could have come to us and gotten the regiment behind her. With the regi­ ment behind you, you can do anything.”

After the Nazi salute incident and the Turning On of The Heat, Barbara DiNinno became a public figure, alleg­ ing a series of MMA gender inequities and procedures on cruise assignments and commercial detailing options. In particular, she compiled a list of com­ mercial companies working with MMA who she maintained had a tacit agree­ ment never to be sent a woman for cadet cruises or duty after graduation; new women recruits are not told they have fewer billeting opportunities than male cadets. And she continued to receive excellent grades while stirring up all this “trouble.” Troublemaker?

Because of “abrasive lady” Barbara DiNinno, the MMA now sports an Af­ firmative Action Hearing Committee.

Then came the biggest hullabaloo.

In the summer of 1985, Barbara Di­ Ninno earned a Coast Guard Third Assistant Engineer license for steam vessels. New territory again for the school. The qualification officially granted her status as a licensed mer­ chant marine officer, effective Septem­ ber 13, 1985.

As a way to dramatize her other issues at MMA ( “the school had planned to simply let her graduate and have all her problems sail away,” her husband co n ten d s), she abruptly stopped wearing the MMA cadet uni­ form, citing regulations that stated she would be impersonating a cadet’s lower rank by wearing her old school clothes now that she’d earned an officer’s rank.

She asked the academy for authori­ zation to wear a uniform commensu­ rate with her license, was refused, and so she began to wear civilian clothes and pass up regimental functions.

The whole thing exploded into the predictable notorious woman/uniform media iceberg tip, and the other issues, in spite of her work with Ellsworth attorney Anthony Beardsley, disap­ peared beneath the headlines.

Now she’s lost at sea, reported miss­ ing 360 miles from exotic Bahrain before we can even take stock of what happened here in Castine.

“I still can’t believe she isn’t here.

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Valentine’s Day, when all the rioting was going on there. That’s the last time I heard her voice,” says DiNinno.

Did the controversy follow her onto the Courier? Was she pushed over the side at night—by someone who she pushed too far? swallowed by the sea with the phosphorescent wake of the Courier steaming for 18 hours before she was reported missing? She was quiet, private, stayed in her 6' x 8' stateroom.

The stateroom is getting smaller, she wrote to her husband in early March.

What’s in the letter, asks a reading public who likes to tie up mysteries in a neat red bow?

A number of newspapers have asked her husband what is in the letter, but he’s only told me, perhaps because I told him 1 knew male versions of Bar­ bara DiNinno while I went to the Naval Academy from 1973 to 1977, people who would speak up and get into a lot of trouble while I just glided on by and swallowed my pride. I admired them at the same time I feared to associate with them.

1 think of other notorious people who have fallen off ships in lore and legend, naughty Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous after bolting down 6 strawberry ice cream sodas— that was his crime! Abrasive lady—did we all think she somehow deserved to be lost at sea because she was so threatening to our high plumage cadets at MMA? “She was a truly gifted and respected engineer. She had many friends and supporters at MMA, like faculty mem­ bers Dr. Groves Herrick, Dr. Sue Loo­ mis, and Dr. Donna Fricke,” says her husband.

“Everyone was deeply moved at her untimely passing,” says MMA staff attorney Robert Reagan. “The Superin­ tendent himself, along with the Staff Executive Officer and a number of Academy employees, attended a mem­ orial ceremony for her in Castine,” he says.

“There are just over a dozen nontraditional students,” currently at MMA, reports attorney Reagan. “We were all very saddened for Arthur.”

“The MMA Commandant, Capt.

Steven Edwards, is the only person at MMA I hold strict malice towards,” says Arthur DiNinno. “The others (who 32

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opposed her) are just ignorant.”

After being expelled from MMA, she and attorney Beardsley unsuccessfully appealed the case to MMA’s board of trustees and then lost another attempt to be reinstated when Hancock County Superior Court Justice Robert L. Browne refused to order the MMA board of trustees to take her back.

“There were few clues about how or why DiNinno disappeared. . . ” On the plane to Bahrain to claim her belongings, Arthur DiNinno “read every one of Barbara’s letters 10,000 times.

Was there a trend? Should I have known something? She wrote me a let­ ter every day.”

The Ocean Carriers ship Courierwas a lonely, hard-working assignment, with DiNinno the only woman aboard in a crew of 25. “At sea it doesn’t take much to make your imagination run wild,” says Arthur DiNinno. “The dangers to a woman are very real. Barbara never went on a deck at night. She was always where she was supposed to be.

She truly had a distinct fear of being raped on a ship. She had to lock her door. She resented that she had to do that. She had to be very selective in the clothes she wore so they wouldn’t show feminine characteristics.”

The meticulous DiNinno never went to the crew’s lounge on the Courier to see movies at night, because she said it was filled with “cigarette smoke and rapist eyes.”

Sensing the dangers alone at sea, she worked out a coded system of tell­ ing her husband Arthur if she were in danger. “We agreed that if she wrote “Happy Birthday, A.J. ”to me in a letter and it wasn’t January 11, I’d know (that someone was out to hurt her),” says DiNinno.

At sea, when she wasn’t standing watch, “She was doing correspondence courses and also reading things like Family Circle. She was getting domes­ tic. We were talking about having children.

“Then, her reading material ran out,” says DiNinno.

“Next, she mentioned that feeling about her “6- x 8-foot stateroom get­ ting smaller.”

The irony is, a lot of good news was coming her way. In a February 20 letter she wrote excitedly to Arthur DiNinno: “I’m sailing as an Observing 3rd Assist­ ant, on my license.

“This also means that after only 3 months on here (I’ve already done almost 2) that I can sit for my diesel license.

“What pleases me even more is th at the Chief Engineer and the Captain did this (wrote recom m endations a n d listed her as a QMED, Observing 3rd Assistant) to help me on my way after the First Assistant had spoken to them about my struggles with MMA and m y determination to further my career. I had talked briefly with him one day, just conversation, about having been an MMA student and a bit about the lawsuit trouble.

“I don’t understand why, if so many people, people who I work for, teachers at school and people in Castine, have so many good things to say about me and go out of their way to help me, why do a few administrators and a bunch of boys at MMA think I’m as evil as the devil himself?”

“She was a living a Catch-22, a 3-way circle,” says her husband. “She was a very loving and warm person. She gave much of her money away to things like Greenpeace. She was not the kind of beautiful fashion model you see on TV, but she was the piece that was missing in my life. Today I was thinking about her, walking outside on a sunny day with the azaleas o u t... I remember the world being such a bright place when I found Barbara, and now I feel like the most miserable son of a bitch ever to walk the face of the earth.”

The contents of the sealed letter?

The red bow, the denouement, the Godiva chocolate you can pop into your mouth when you need that reas­ suring sense of closure?

Not this time. Barbara DiNinno doesn’t gift wrap very easily. With tears in his voice Arthur DiNinno has told me that Barbara’s letter didn’t say Happy Birthday A.J.; rather, it leads him to believe that in a moment of absolute sadness and depression, when she tired of fighting in a way that can’t be articulated here, she took her own life.

“Barbara was very sensitive person.

The more sensitive you are, the more you’re aware of the beauties of your surroundings, but on the other hand, it equally shows you the dark side of the world,” says Arthur DiNinno.

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n exhibition of pastels and oils depicting Tokyo at night will be on view at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick from June 27 to August 24.

Jacq u ette’s “Tokyo Nightviews” share the romantic and lonely aura common to some of the greatest night paintings: Van Gogh’s “Starry Night,” Hopper’s “Night Hawks,” O’Keefe’s “New York Night,” Sloan’s “City from Greenwich Village,” and Ryder’s “Tem­ ple of the Mind.”

“She was the quiet one who always hid in the back of the class”—a fellow painter recalls of Jacquette from their days at the Rhode Island School of Design. The Tokyo pictures suggest that she is still that pensive watcher.

Peace, loneliness, a floating-away-fromit-all feeling mark these works. The artist sits in a remote room in a high building, overlooking all the burning lights of the crass world below, bright signs, specks of people she will never know, dots of tail-lights. She sees in Tokyo a soundless ballet of light and color patterns.

These works are distinctly recogniz­ able as Jacquette’s; however, instead of capturing views of New York and San Francisco, as she did in earlier pic­ tures, here she takes us to Tokyo.

None of her previous work seems quite so dazzling, perhaps only because American cities cannot compete with the lushness of Tokyo’s electronics.

Although spangled with areas of intense color, these are dark paintings.

Caravaggio and De La Tour loved the drama of a candle or a flash of reflec­ tion in a dark space; Courbet actually began his deep forest paintings on a black ground. Jacquette has the ad­ vantage of depicting electrified neon, and she uses it—the pictures vibrate with color. From the dark backgrounds, the crisp brightness of the lit city blazes, and shapes of buildings emerge in the general glow.

We read the pictures somewhat the way we look at a wall of books: our eye m o v es o v e r g ra y s , c h a r c o a ls , blacks, mauves, and umbers, then darts to the lively rhythm made by popping m agentas, yellows, em eralds, and aquamarines strewn throughout. Jac­ quette used thousands of short strokes to delineate automobile lights on wet, shiny streets, taxi beacons, skyscraper and factory lights, garish signs, re-

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fleeted light flooding the sides of build­ ings and bouncing off metallic buses.

Jacquette’s work perhaps reflects a philosophy of painting bom in the 1950s, during which she was studying at art school. A group of artists known by the critics as “action painters” (the painters themselves belonged to no specific school, but included such moderns as Hans Hoffman and Franz Kline) began exploring and celebrat­ ing the “push-pull” principle, the name Hoffman gave to the thrusts and retreat of areas of the picture plane, the dynamic that animates a composition.

Like the work of some of the best paint­ ers of the ’50s, Jacquette’s pictures have strong directional motion and a compelling tension between comple­ mentary and contradictory colors. The greatest tension in Jacquette’s work comes from the juxtaposition of deep darkness and swatches of jumping gem-bright color. Her dark rooftops, the shape of the elevated expressway, streets of clustered headlights, and patchworks of brilliant billboards articu­ late an intense overall motion. Because the signs work as decorative punctua­ tion (particularly so for those of us who do not know the Japanese lan­ guage), and because we are separated from the swirl of activity, we see Tokyo as a luminous two-dimensional design.

Squint at any one of the pictures, so that three-dimensionality and repre­ sentation dissolve, and the images be­ com e finely textured, beautifully colored abstract compositions.

Appropriately, the way Jacquette’s im ages float quietly acro ss twodimensional space call to mind the Japanese “floating world”—the Ukiyoe wood block prints. This same floating quality imbues Frank Lloyd Wright’s work from the time of his first visit to Japan. The Imperial Hotel murals, its interior, and its facade possess a float­ ing quality achieved through deliber­ ately placed masses, windows, furni­ ture, decoration. In a sense, Wright was painting through his architecture the same dynamic that seems to have fascinated Jacquette in Japan.

She was perched in a window in a dark and quiet room, miles above the hubbub, the night shift, working by the available glow from the city beneath, occasionally using her flashlight to find a misplaced pastel stick. Yvonne Jacquette watched Tokyo, saw the gaudy and made it divine.

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M eta VI, 1986, oil p aint an d lacq u e r on w ood, found ob jects 81" x 28" x 38"

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Collection of S. Smedley-Scanga

Italo Scanga in th e studio.

La Jolla, 1986.

THE “META” FIGURES: Sculpture by Italo Scanga

n the lushly com posted garden behind his Cali­ fornia bungalow, within the sound of the Pacific, Italio Scanga pulls thick, pale leeks while he speaks. He de­ scribes the expression on the face of St. Lucy in the Veronese painting of her last Communion and martyrdom; he com pares the peaceful smile of her m artyrdom to th e expressions on the faces of som e traffic accident victims.

Scanga suddenly stops to direct us toward a peephole in his jasmine hedge; while we look through at a neighboring house designed by the modernist archi­ tect Rudolph Schindler, Scanga ex­ plodes in praise of his use of space, and begins to detail the relationship b e­ tween Schindler and his employer, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Arms full of leeks and arugola, Scanga walks back to the house, where his wife, Stephanie Smedley-Scanga, is opening a bottle of red wine and grat­ ing hard cheese for the dinner. I leave their house that night feeling chal­ lenged, am used, uplifted—just the way I feel after seeing his latest sculpture.

This exhibition, which will be at the art gallery at the University of South­ ern Maine in Gorham from July 6 through August 14, is Scanga’s first in Maine since 1972. He has risen to national fame since then, and those who appreciated the 1972 show as well as newcom ers to Scanga’s work should indulge in a visit to this lively show.

Scanga, who was born in the Italian province of Calabria in the depressed 1930s, followed his father to this coun­ try at the age of 15, after witnessing the horrors of the Mussolini government and th e German occupation of his vil­ lage. He w ent to work in an autom otive shop in Detroit while attending school

there. Eventually, Scanga went on to teach at the Tyler School of Art in Phila­ delphia, and he is now a professor of sculpture at the University of Califor­ nia at LaJolla, where he also has his studio.

Scanga is a passionate, robust, wildhum ored, and com plex man. His latest works, the “M eta” figures, are colorful w ooden assem blages adorned with occasional recycled paraphernalia, such as a croquet ball, a guitar, an oar, Dutch clogs, rope, or tools. Coloring sculpture is a different aesthetic chal­ lenge; Scanga is a m aster of it.

The Meta figures depict man with his vocational or recreational or spiritual baggage, poised on a platform, waiting for our reconsideration. Scanga’s pro­ tagonists seem to have trudged through the valley of the shadow of death bur­ dened with the symbolic and votive trappings of their particular plight. His characters em erge from a long look at humanity: som e have succeeded in accomplishing m iraculous goals, oth­ ers have com m itted grave errors. Each figure com pels the viewer to share an episode in its personal history, to feel com passion for the rom ance or traum a of each.

The collision betw een the spiritual life and the relentless secularism of 20th-century culture is one of Scanga’s long-tim e fascinations. It surfaced strongly in the sculpture he exhibited in the mid-1970s in New York. That was a series entitled “Restoration Pieces,” in which he incorporated into his work commercially cast, half-life-sized, ec­ clesiastical figures depicting the 14 Stations of the Cross. These he propped upside-down or on their side. He filed and rasped new contours, stuck on geom etric plaster shapes, and som e­ times, antlers, then splattered it all with wild colors and nervous brush­ strokes. The results were at once sacri­ legious and sacrosanct, idolatrous and devout.

The violent juxtapositions of Scan­ ga’s imagery from that period, and his lavish expenditure of emotion and m ate­

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rials, m ay well have nurtured the con­ tem porary neo-Expressionist m ove­ ment, which was then still incubating.

The work of Scanga and several of his of “offspring” was recently included in a show called “Primitivism in 20thCentury Art” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

In the M eta figures, the primitive edge seem s slightly polished, but the vitality that has always distinguished Scanga’s work is alive and well.

At first glance, Scanga’s recent sculp­ tures look like m odern art. His work pays hom age to Braque’s and Picas­ so ’s Cubism; reflects natural abstrac­ tion as does the work of GaudierBrzeska or John Storrs; flirts with the lurid and the psychological, bringing to mind Giorgio de Chirico; it even has certain formal qualities native to the revolutionary Russian Constructivists.

But don’t forget: the m odern mani­ festo shunned w hat m oderns consid­ ered the visual conservatism of “tab ­ leau histo ire” and sen tim en t—two strong currents in Italo Scanga’s work.

Scanga is graceful with, learned and respectful of, the plastic values of m odern art, yet his artistic soliloquy, like his conversation, and the interior of his bungalow, are passionately anec­ dotal. The “subject m atter” the m od­ erns condem ned is lit up by Scanga with w onder and gesticulation.

This tw ist of m odernism m akes Scanga’s work contradictory and dy­ namic; h e’s serving up deep psycho­ logical novels under the harlequin guise of o b jets d ’art. His carnival colors and shapes and the action of the application of his paint disarm and cajole the child in each of his figures and in each of us.

Seeing Scanga’s sculpture is a les­ son in the cross-currents of m odern art. Like all m oderns, Scanga borrows freely from past art from everywhere.

But unlike m ost m oderns, Scanga’s own emotional and intellectual palette and the m anner in which he recycles the m odern idiom give his work ex­ traordinary clarity.

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tion of marketing the state of Maine, Gilman has som e difficulty dealing with the perceptions offered by a high minimum wage, workers com pensa­ tion costs, and the impression of geo­ graphic isolation. He finds that he m ust continually bring out “the little old sta­ tistics that w e’re within a day’s truck­ ing of the major markets.”

Overcoming these hurdles certainly bring added challenges to Gilman’s already challenging profession. But it is in these difficult, even Darwinian, conditions of the marketplace that Gilman thrives. Richard G. Small, pres­ ident and chairman of the Greater Port­ land Building Fund, learned this fact when Steve Gilman and Tom Dunham rapidly retired the Fund’s oppressive debt burden from $2 million to $283,000.

The Fund was established in 1959 by a group of businessm en to spur growth by working with several Greater Port­ land communities to develop land for industrial parks, including the Airport, Riverside, Colonel Westbrook, and Five Star Industrial Parks, among others.

The Fund purchased the land and marketed it to business and industry, and the municipalities provided the m eans for the infrastructure, including roads and utilities.

According to Small, the area bene­ fits from the thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in tax revenue gener­ ated through the G reater P ortland Building Fund projects. But, in 1983, with the high interest rates and subse­ quent decline in com pany expansion and developm ent, the Fund was suffer­ ing under $2 million of debt. Also in 1983, longtime executive director Rob­ ert E. Cleaves retired, and the Fund’s board decided that they would look for outside help. “We sent out word to area brokerage firms asking for pro­ posals, and the MacBride-Dunham Group cam e up with the most aggres­ sive proposal of them all,” recalls

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i few m inutes with Steve Gil­ m an is a sufficient antidote to the idea th at the “silent” partner of MacBrideDunham is as quiet and reserved as his absence from the nam eplate might imply. Gilman is anything but invisible.

Although a full partner with Mac MacBride and Tom Dunham since Feb­ ruary of 1985, Gilman shows no inter­ est in any bold assertion of his station in th e com pany because “I frankly think that Mac and Tom started it” and “I do n ’t have that kind of an ego.” Still, one gets the impression that a fivesecond walk inside Steve Gilman’s brain is w orth thousands—to the right p erson—in m arket research fees, and probably a good deal more: By the way he com m unicates—in low, excited to n es—and by the reputa­ tion he has acquired, it is obvious that Gilman’s passion is in the process of creating opportunity through imagina­ tive ideas and assertive marketing.

This process involves much more than just selling property. When dealing with an established business relocat­ ing or expanding or diversifying, Gil­ man points out that a broker of indus­ trial property frequently finds himself serving as a kind of business consul­ tant or selling, in addition to the prop­ erty, an entire way of life.

“Selling a large piece of industrial property in Biddeford,” Gilman says, “we becom e salesm en for the state of Maine, for Biddeford-Saco, and then for the property itself. Our ambiance, atm osphere, and way of life here in Maine is som ething th at’s envied by people . . . But there are not many elective purchases of industrial prop­ erty. T hat’s a planned purchase, and people worry about pay, insurance, transportation costs, and so forth.”

W hen he finds himself in the posi­

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SHIRLEY S. CARSWELL Small. “With that, and their excellent reputation, our choice was clear.”

“They determ ined th at due to the times it was in their b est interest to obtain a private firm,” Gilman explains.

“With the high interest and high carry­ ing costs, they needed som eone with contacts and expertise in the current market. Our goal was to eliminate the debt. And our strategy was to sell large parcels, and not the sm aller lots as they had been doing.”

With the debt reduced to just oneseventh of its magnitude two years before, Small is extraordinarily pleased with the work of Gilman and MacBrideDunham. “They brought a lot of things together very quickly and under the gun. If Steve Gilman, or any of the three, make just an oral statem ent of w hat they will do . . . they will turn heaven and earth to see that commit­ ment through. They don’t just carry the ball, they follow through and tie it up just right.”

Gilman first arrived at MacBrideDunham in 1981, after having worked for a couple years as a residential real estate broker. He had been acquainted with Mac MacBride, however, since his boyhood days in Presque Isle. After attending high school in Gorham, Gil­ man w ent to the University of Maine at Orono to study econom ics and m an­ agement. He currently lives in Gorham with his wife, Ellen, and three children.

Tom Dunham, who shares the indus­ trial and commercial leasing and sales desk with Gilman at MacBride-Dunham, says that he and MacBride decided to make Gilman a partner because he proved himself to be a “trem endous team player.” He also brought “strong financial, selling skills and good m an­ agem ent skills” to the firm’s leader­ ship. “He’s people-oriented and sensi­ tive to individuals’ needs and w ants,” says Dunham. “You see that in a dayto-day m anagem ent of our office.”

For his part, Gilman sees his partners as “h o tsh o ts—great, super guys who are expert at what they do. Real estate, really, is our business,” he says, “but it’s a hobby, too.” Gilman has found particular enjoym ent over the years with watching and helping small com ­ panies take root and bloom. “It’s fun, it’s a rush to take a little com pany and see them grow. You help them not only find space. But sooner or later you becom e an ad h oc director of the com pany.”

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

CAFE ALWAYS

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clipped out of the Globe last week an advertisem ent which reads “Life is too short to eat boring food.” Now there is an aphorism w orthy of Oscar Wilde—a perfect blend of subtle truth and m eaninglessness. I mention this only to point out that my last expe­ rience at Cafe Always was exciting in that it was anything but boring.

Cafe Always defies easy categoriza­ tion. Its strengths seem s to be food carefully and innovatively prepared, an atm osphere of careful whimsicality and comfort, and service both conge­ nial and relatively low key. The cuisine is a blend of ethnic, regional American, Continental, and Nouvelle (whatever th at m eans now that it is nearly 10 years old), Mexican, Japanese, African, Italian, F ren c h ... never afraid to cross 42

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boundaries when the right seasoning or garnish is required.

Although I couldn’t help but wonder w hether the Cafe Always environment would appeal to a very broad range of ta s te s —with its brightly co lo red “everything,” paintings by Toni Wolfe (som e of her best), place settings of multi-colored flatware, and a triangu­ lar placem at not unlike a car floormat on a white paper table cloth over yel­ low plastic, drinks served with blue plastic marlins spearing the fruit or mermaids perched on the rim, and m odern music, not Pachelbel’s Kanon, at a m odest volum e—it couldn’t have been more to my liking.

1 don’t know how often the m enu changes, but one could make several

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trips and not get bored. I was a little disappointed that the potato-leek soup was hot rather than chilled.

The veal and pork pate I opened with was fresh—not nearly as dry as this country variety tends to be at other Portland restaurants—was made with sun-dried tom atoes, and was served with fresh pear chutney. I used the un toasted variety which came with the table. The sm oked turkey plate, an appetizer, served with several garn­ ishes, was distinguished by a unique and outstanding wasabi mayo—(for my taste it could have been stronger).

My first choice from the menu was the bluefish (being a big fan of Nodeldini’s in New York), but one of my din­ ing partners beat me to it, so I had the Steak Berbere. It was a strip sirloin

SPIROMETRICS, me. has recently received equity financing provided by pan-blackened pretty close to medium rare (a classification w hose definition varies widely according to taste), with a very non-urban strip of fat along one side. It was basted in an “African Spice Mix,” which tasted vaguely cajun, and was all tem pered with a cucum ber relish—a technique perhaps borrowed from the Raita of Indian cooking.

And I was fortunate enough to sam ­ ple som e of the scallops, which were really very close to perfectly cooked— braised at a high tem perature then rescued just in tim e—and which swam in a lake of pesto cream sauce. There was som ething visually appealing, too, about these little off-white cylinders bobbing in a green field. A thoroughly successful dish.

The bluefish was strong and gutsy, as it should be, and was well com ple­ m ented by Dijon m ustard. W hat I re­ m em ber of the to stad a was plenty of salsa, which was fairly mild, lettuce, tom atoes, red onions, and sour cream.

Dessert did not seem possible. But we did manage to try an exceptionally light, rich, chocolate m ousse, deco­ rated with two beautiful fresh rasp­ berries, mint leaves, and fresh whipped cream. I am not a very rabid fan of chocolate, but I could have easily had one to myself.

People have asked me to get to the point in these reviews and just give a thum bs up or thum bs down. That, as well as the star system , seem s a bit too narrow a definition of quality (sort of like the zodiac). My general impres­ sion of Cafe Always was overwhelm­ ingly positive. For some reason, though, I feel com pelled in these reviews to point out where things, in my opinion, fall short of perfection. No meal is perfect—as no movie, performance, work of art, book, piece of music, automobile, spouse, or Olympic vault can be. Some are just closer to perfect than others.

Our meal for four at Cafe Always, excluding wine, cam e to less than $100. Try to do that at a restaurant of com parable quality in Boston, New York, or Washington.

Apps range in price from $2.50-$4.75.

Entrees from $7.95-$ 13.95.

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p rom ise n o t to surprise y o u b y servin g a s e c r e t cu p of F olger’s Coffee.

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es Fitzgerald is the president, owner, and chief sales­ m an of the nine-year-old business. When Fitzgerald started in the operation, just raising trout, it was slow going. By selling the rainbows for the fresh table m arket in Maine he began building a following. People began taking them out of state. So when he began smoking a few in a tiny sm okehouse, he had a ready market for the new product.

The firm got good com m ents on the sm oked fish, and as Fitzgerald perfected the process, he added new species to the line and expanded his staff. Now there are eight full-time workers including an office manager, a production manager, a fulfiller, and several partners. He does m ost of the saleswork, by phone, to his custom ers up and down the Eastern seaboard and as far inland as the Midwest.

The first fish Fitzgerald sm oked was an Alaskan salm on while he lived in Alaska before he moved to Maine. His sm okehouse at that time was an old refrigerator. Now his sm okehouse is just part of the im pedimenta of the whole fish processing plant.

Actually, the two sm okers look like huge commercial refrigerators, their clean metal sides gleaming. A small sm oker is used mainly for shellfish and the large one for the fin fish. Besides the sm okers there is a processing room where the fish are cleaned, boned, and skinned. A cooler keeps the fresh fish sweet before they are sm oked and keeps them fresh after they have been smoked, for even though the sm oke is a partial preservative, all the Ducktrap products require refrigeration. Some can be frozen. Freezing will not change the taste but will affect the texture.

Though Des Fitzgerald tries to buy m uch of his product

line in Maine, som e things are necessarily im ported from other parts of the nation and the world. He buys his only frozen products, scallops, from Peru, which he says are consistently better than w hat he can get in Maine. His eastern salm on are brought in from Norway, his western salm on com e from Alaska. The mackerel com es already sm oked from Belgium, trout for smoking from Idaho and the bluefish from up and down the Atlantic coast, depending on the season.

He does get from Maine his haddock, cod, monkfish (which tastes like sturgeon) and his mussels. Though he used to use cultivated m ussels, he now has a diver who goes to special wild m ussel beds in Penobscot Bay. The diver handpicks young m ussels with sharp-edged shells. These m ussels are less likely to have pearls and other obstructions and m ore likely to be tender. Fitzgerald also sm okes Maine shrimp in season.

He is always looking for new products to expand his share of the market. He was smoking shad, an old variety of market fish which used to be in great dem and in Maine in the springtime. They are m uch like the alewives that can be bought, smoked, at Dam ariscotta Mills. The smell of the smoked fish there is as delicious as it is at Ducktrap.

In the building in Lincolnville, there is just a slight scent from the smokers. One worker is cleaning freshly caught trout, another em ployee is washing off the small Peruvian scallops. The elem ent that im pressed me m ost was how clean everything was. This is not traditional in Maine fish

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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hey are guardians to men empires they serve. As a group and women who control they have a great deal in com ­ mon. They are superbly organ­ b illio n s o f d o lla r s o f M aine’s economy. They main­ ized, h ig h ly skillful, poised, and tain lo w profiles but immerse com m and im m ediate respect. themselves into the very public They are the Private Secretaries live s o f the in d iv id u a ls and to the CEO’s.

B.J. Kennedy, M ichael Liberty’s executive secretary

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ust when you think you’ve heard everything you needed to know about L ib erty G r o u p , you run into one of their m ost carefully guarded secrets, B.J. K ennedy, M ic h a e l Lib­ e r ty ’s private secretary. This bubbly, anim ated Californian had only been east of Arizona once before moving to Maine—and that was to attend the Country Music Awards in Nashville with her boss, Merle Haggard.

“It’s all so strange,” she begins. “I was looking for a summer job in Bakers­

field, where I grew up. I was trying to earn extra m oney before I went on to college in the fall. So I got this job stuffing 45’s into packets to send to radio stations for a local country music star. I had no idea he was big back East.

It was just a small office. I did every­ thing, and Merle and I seem ed to get along OK; I m ean, I was only 19 at the time. When it was time to leave for school, he asked me to stay on. I was having such a good time—all the guys in the band were great to me, and I just

didn’t want to leave. My parents were d e v a sta te d th at I w a sn ’t going to school, but I never thought I would stay that long and planned to go to college a little later. Can you believe it?

1 stayed 814 years!

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ber even though I couldn’t rem em ber my own. Merle used to com e into the office with a cassette of his new est song. Lots of them were not very appealing to me, and I told him so. One day, after he won a gold record for “Oakie from Muskogee,” he cam e in and laughed, “B.J., you do your job and I’ll do mine!” I hadn’t liked that one too much, but it grew on me. In time, I developed an ear for country music.”

This good-natured wom an seem s to be enchanted by the adventure she has been on m ost of her adult life. She left Merle when he moved to Nashville and she w anted to remain in California.

A few years later she m et her husband, w hose family ran a boys’ cam p in Damariscotta. They moved to Maine three years ago.

“I have to tell you about my wed­ ding. We waited for the little cam pers to go hom e, and then in Septem ber we invited 500 people to camp for the wedding. They stayed in the cabins overnight; we got married at the camp chapel, which was on a point of land at the edge of the lake, and when it was over, we were whisked away in a friend’s sea plane. Can you believe this? T hat’s really just how it’s been.”

When she arrived on the Portland scene to go to job interviews, her arm was in a cast. She didn’t know m uch about the Liberty Group, and in fact, there were only eight em ployees then.

“I actually worked for both D a v id C o p e and Michael Liberty at first. As the com pany grew and the subsidiar­ ies developed, my job expanded. At one point, when we had grown to around 20 employees, I w ent in to see David to tell him th at I thought we needed an em ployee policy. David said, ‘You’re right. Take care of it. Let me look at it when you’re finished.’

T hat’s the kind of guys they are. They trust us and depend on us to do our jobs. You never know w hat is going to happen when you com e in in the morning.

“They started out building Farmers Home housing projects, so they have lots of contacts in Washington. We ran a fundraiser for Bob Dole at the farm (th e Embryo Transplant Farm in Gray) and another one for Bill Cohen. There’s the m anagem ent group, Katahdin Homes, and the developm ent group.

The one thing I have to say is although they get a lot of publicity for their rapid growth, they are both very conserva­ tive and never take on what they can’t deliver. They also surround them selves

with trem endous people.

“I had no idea it would be so exciting here in Maine. We drove cross country so I couldn’t bring Guacamole, my cat, with me. Fortunately a friend was fly­ ing east to Boston and brought her with him. I prom ised my cat a great life here. I picked her up at the apartm ent on Newbury Street and drove up. As we headed out of Damariscotta, my inlaws had lined the road with bal­ loons all the way to the camp. You know, th at’s just how it’s been for me ever since.”

t t (w ouldn't change Dot, even if 1 I could,” says J im M o o d y , chair­ man of the board of H a n n a fo r d B r o s., a conglom erate of supermarkets, drug stores, trucking, and real estate inter­ ests. “She has excellent judgment, sure equilibrium, and a highly devel­ oped sense of hum or—an original sense of humor. She can handle any­ thing, including my idiosyncrasies. 1 thoroughly enjoy working with her.”

D ot C levela n d chose the traditional path, working for a short time after high school and then settling into m ar­ riage and raising children. She was nervous about going back to work after being hom e for 17 years, but she landed an office m anager’s position at M em orial Junior High School and stayed for eight years. In 1980 she answered a Hannaford Bros, ad, but they didn’t actually hire her until a year later. After she spent one year with the d irec to r of G roceries and General Merchandise, Jim Moody, then presi­ dent of Hannaford Bros., personally requested her as his private secretary.

“Of course I was extrem ely flattered with my selection; there w ere so many good candidates to choose from. Mr. Moody is delightful to work for, always a gentleman. I have never seen him iose control, even though h e’s under a great deal of pressure. More impor­ tantly, it’s wonderful to work so closely with the top m anagem ent of such an aggressive organization. We’re grow­ ing constantly; soon we’ll be expand­ ing to New York and M assachusetts.

Every d ep a rtm en t is expanding, it seem s. There are literally hundreds of people involved in readying a new sto re—there is an energy and excite­ m ent about that. A few days before we opened Forest Avenue, the com pany arranged for buses and took everyone on a store tour. I don’t rem em ber how

many busloads went, but there were a num ber of them. T hat’s the kind of involvement and pride there is here.”

Dot is an elegant, energetic woman with a quiet, warm manner, but she’s also confident and direct. One officer in her organization remarks that Dot says things to the CEO that many oth­ ers would never think to say. That directness and candor, coupled with com plete respect for her fellow work­ ers, has built her a powerful reputation.

“I’ve actually been quite lucky. I am basically a quiet wom an who loves to spend time with my family and garden.

I grew up in South Portland and lived there m ost of my life.”

T hat’s rem arkably m odest for the woman who works closest to the man who controls an organization which reported over $800 million in sales last year.

Dot C leveland and Jam es M oody of Hannaford Brothers

t t ^ ^ u r family business celebrated V ^ i t s 100th Birthday on May 30th,” exclaims A n ita S tic k n e y , chairman of the board of D e e r in g Ic e C rea m .

“Most Mainers are aware of our res­ taurants and ice cream products, but not m any realize that we produce ice cream and specialty products for Hershey, Hendries, and Godiva, and dis­ tribute our products from Maine to Florida, Houston, Dallas, Washington, D.C., the Midwest, and of course New England. We hope to be national in a JULY 1986

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N ancy J . J o h n s o n and C h a rle s E. S tickney J r . of Deering Ice Cream

year or two. The growth has come pretty fast in the last year; it’s been dem anding and time-intensive. Stick ( C h a r lie S tic k n e y , president of Deer­ ing) and I share one secretary—she has to be incredibly organized to cope with us.”

She is referring to N ancy J o h n s o n , an effervescent Maine native who has been with the com pany for about a year. She w ent to work as a secretary for Keyes Fibre after high school grad­ uation. Two years, two m onths, two weeks, and two days later she gave her notice and headed for Becker Junior College. When she cam e hom e for sum m er vacation, she was offered a position working for a doctor who was a friend of the family. That was just the beginning of a 20-year career as a m ed­ ical secretary and technician. Along the way she worked for Dr. Stanley Beckerman, the first physician in Maine to do chem otherapy, and a 9-year stint with Dr. Albert Aranson, father to Port­ land’s District Attorney (Paul). During that time Dr. Aranson was appointed chief of medicine at Maine Medical Center, and Nancy assum ed additional duties there.

“I had an extraordinary career work­ ing with som e of the finest physicians in Maine,” begins Nancy. “But after so much time dealing with patients and illness, I w anted a change. This is such a happy opportunity—we make ice cream! Here’s a cake for you to take home. It has been frenetic from the m om ent I arrived. It seem ed like I was only here for a few weeks when Mr. and Mrs. took off on a three-week bus­ iness trip. They travel to Europe fre­ quently (th e Deering freezers are Dan­ 48

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ish, other equipment is Italian, and many specialty products are European influenced), and I try to hold down the fort. They both fly the com pany planes (Deering has two corporate jets in addition to a bi-plane) and I help main­ tain the jet book. It can get a little com plicated managing two chief offi­ cers. There is HIS calendar, HER calen­ dar, and THEIR calendar. In addition to their business interests, Mrs. Stickney is active in the prestigious Council of Two Hundred (the top 200 women executives in the U.S.), and Mr. Stick­ ney is very involved with the University and Westbrook College. All these fac­ tors make my position diverse, inter­ esting, fun.”

C olin H am p to n and his se c re ta ry T rish W akefield of Union M utual

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he view from C o lin H a m p t o n ’s office at One City Center defies des­ cription. If you were in New York or Boston, the 13th floor would mirror another sky scraper, but in Portland, the penthouse feels like Cinerama.

When T rish W akefield]oined U n io n m u tu a l in 1979, she had no idea of the path that lay before her. However, in chatting with her, she is so com forta­ ble in her role that she looks like she’s been there all her life.

She’s a Portland native who gradu­ ated from Westbrook College in 1972.

Within four years, she was working for Michael Petit, director of social plan­

ning at United Way. It was a position that groom ed her for, and exposed her to, a broad-based business community.

“M ichael was stim ulating to be around, a com plete professional and very involved in both the non-profit and political arenas. None of us was surprised when Joe Brennan took him to Augusta. After Michael left, I applied at Unionmutual and was hired as a clerk typist. After a few interim posi­ tions, Steve Center, our current Senior V.P., Employee Benefits Division, asked me to work for him. He was very dem anding—the departm ent operates at a whirlwind pace, and I thrived. 1like to work hard and be committed.”

Unionmutual’s CEO recognizes that commitment.

“Trish protects my m ost valuable com m odity . . . time. She screens my calls and mail, and makes certain that 1 see everything I need to see. She keeps me current—she knows everything that is going on in the com pany and makes certain I have all my tools to do my job.

She arranges my schedule, follows up on details, and keeps me properly pre­ pared. She has all the qualities and skills necessary to be superb adminis­ trative assistant to a CEO, but mostly it’s just great to work with her. She has a charming personality and style, and is a pleasure to deal with.”

If it sounds like a mutual admiration society, that is most likely because it is.

“Lots of people are impressed by power and position. I have the oppor­ tunity to know the man whose respon­ sibilities reach beyond the confines of our com pany. He sits on national boards, travels extensively, and is in demand constantly. The reality is, there is only one Colin Hampton, and every­ one wants access to him. In the quiet moments, we often com e in at 7:30 to get a head start on the day. I get to see the man who genuinely cares about the com pany and the people who work here. Three years ago, my husband becam e quite ill. Fortunately he’s fine now—th at’s behind us—but it was a time to re-evaluate my goals. Life is too short. You have to take risks and go after what you want. If I didn’t genu­ inely love what I was doing, I just wouldn’t be here.”

See you next m onth with more Mov­ ers and Shakers.

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wouldn’t talk less I was sure he was safe from you and anyone else who w ants a piece of him. 1 been thinking about Deana lately, and I’ll talk so she can read about the guy her father really was, and maybe is. The things people write are all the sam e made-up publicity stories over and over, th at’s all they are. I w ant to say to the public that Zig treated me with respect and even love, and he didn’t have to. I was nobody. This was at the height of his career.

Andy Warhol had com e out with this movie called HEAT. He w anted to show it in San Francisco and no one would give it a run. This was 1970, I think. I d on’t know for sure, you can look it up. There was only one artsy theater in the Bay Area at that time, the Cedar Cinema, and it was too small for w hat Andy had in mind. That w as why Catchwall called me. He worked for the Art Institute and he was kind of Warhol’s boy in San Francisco, if you know w hat I mean. I w ent to school with Catchwall at Sacred Heart and he knew my Uncle had a restaurant with an o b so lete movie th e a te r on the second floor th at he rented out for bachelor parties. He asked me to see about it and my uncle said h e’d do it for fifty bucks and 1 had to clean up the mess. My uncle had never heard of Andy Warhol and I didn’t go to too m uch trouble explaining who he was. 1 went to the restaurant after I got off work, at that time I had a terrible job painting fire escapes, and I set up som e tables and chairs and m ade it decent.

Catchwall borrowed a 16 mm projec­ tor from SF State. We w ere ready for this little party then HEAT got crazy rave reviews in the New York Times and the Portero w anted it and the Strand w anted it, but Andy said “no” in print in the SF Chronicle. They didn’t w ant the movie in the beginning so it was going to premier on the w est coast in the theater above my uncle’s restau­ rant. About lunchtime the next day my uncle called me telling me I should com e down there right away, there were guys in orange jum psuits unload­ ing a very large projector and sound gear and w hatever else into his second floor banquet room. And didn’t I think he sh o u ld ch arg e m ore th an fifty dollars.

It was O ctober and Ziggy was in San Francisco on tour prom oting the SPID-

NEW FICTION ERS FROM MARS album and he showed up at the HEAT premier. His hair was shiny silver that week. 1w atched from the projection booth with Catchwall and the projectionist from LA. This was a w ell-dressed and cool crowd, m ost of them w ere famous in one way or another. I tho u g h t fam ous peo p le would be all equal. It only took me a m inute though to see th at Ziggy was like a Bishop. During the seating every­ one tried not to look at him. The movie started and in the flickering light his hair seem ed to glow faintly electric. A lot of the stories you’ve heard are true.

I m ean, about the way he looked in the dark, about stuff like th at—the magic.

What happened right after the movie is jum bled up in my mind. Everything got a little hectic when Andy and his star Joe Delasandro answ ered ques­ tions about the movie from the stage. A blonde with a scarf on her head cam e into the projection booth and gave the projectionist a big hug and Catchwall had to tell me that she was Tuesday Weld. The projectionist and Tuesday talked like we w eren’t there. Intimate talk. Catchwall gave me a pint of Jack Daniels as a thank you, the people started leaving, and after awhile I was alone in the theater. I locked the doors from the inside and sat down at the sam e table that Andy Warhol had sat at. I drank and went over the events of the night, memorizing the questions people asked Andy, the way the famous acted, the certain way they walked around. I fixed everything in my mind.

I heard a noise behind me. I froze in my chair. The restaurant was closed

ZIGGY STARDUST IS ALIVE

AND LIVING IN PORTLAND, MAINE

BY DA N D O M E N C H

but m aybe my uncle cam e back or something. The place was a m ess and 1 was drunk. I turned around slowly and my breath got sucked right out of my lungs. Standing behind me, wrapped in a full-length cape like a vampire, star­ ing at me with sad sexy eyes was Ziggy Stardust.

Can you help me? was the first thing he said. 1 was in shock, me help him?

What a joke. It m ust have shown on my face because he said, please. And then he sat slowly down looking at me as if I was his last friend on earth.

You probably know som e of the rest.

He had gotten hold of a phone number.

It might be his ex’s and she might agree to let him see his daughter Deana, som eone had told him, she might have softened. I suppose she’d been affected by the lyrics of THE SPIDERS FROM MARS album. You hear that music and you get the feeling that the singer won’t be alive much longer. Ziggy and I spent the next three or four hours on the pay-phone in the stairwell tracking her down, getting her to allow him one visit with Deana. I took him to my apartm ent w here he changed his hair color to jet black and put on som e of my clothes. We taxied into Berkeley and there I rented a car. I drove up to Sacram ento while he slept in the seat beside me. It was dawn when we finally arrived in Reno. She had changed her mind by then and again it was phone calls and me pleading and assuring her that there was no one else with us. It was only me, one guy. A fire escape painter from San Francisco, that I didn’t have any plans, no plans to steal Deana away. By then the morning Chronicle had Ziggy the victim of pos­ sible foul play, and she read the paper and believed me. She agreed to let him see Deana. It was now two in the after­ noon and Ziggy had a show that night at Winterland back in SF. I suggested that maybe he call som eone, cancel or something. He put both his hands on my face like a blind man would and then he let his hands go limp and fall to his side. If I don’t play I might die, is w hat he said. And I got a feeling th at I can still feel in my bones right here right now. I felt in the presence of m adness and genius. I felt like there w as a way of living th at I knew nothing about, th at was like above or below everything else in the world and that to live in that place is the w orst thing and the best thing that can ever happen to a person. Ziggy Stardust was standing in front of me wearing my clothes, but he was millions of miles away. He JULY 1986

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didn’t w ant to be, he had to be. And at th e sam e time I felt that he was listen­ ing to me, th at he cared for me. All of these feelings, all at once. That was ZiggyWhen I saw Deana in the lobby of the Wedding Chapel where her m other m ade us meet, 1 saw that she was her father’s child. She was seven years old, dressed in a m an’s white em broidered Mexican shirt that w ent to her ankles with a white belt around her waist. Her cheeks were flushed red, and though she was confused about w hat she was doing dressed-up after school in a weird wedding chapel with weird organ music, m ore funeral than wedding music, in the background—she still w atched everything with that warm Stardust stare. Her m other was beauti­ ful but she rem inded me of an ice sculpture. Rigid and cold and tem po­ rary, like she wouldn’t hold for long. 1 waved outside to Ziggy that it was safe and he stepped inside the door. Dean a’s eyes lit up. Ziggy seem ed to lean back in the force of her look. Ziggy went to his knees. Deana walked over to him with her arm s out. His ex turned her head, disgusted. I lost my balance and leaned against the wall, the organ music in my ears.

I d o n ’t even know if Deana rem em ­ bers this. I’m putting it on the record now. I know that sh e’s made some rem arks about Ziggy abandoning her.

She should think about what he went through to see her. And I’m not saying her m other w as bad or wrong. Would you have let your daughter visit Ziggy or even see his shows? He had a power that adults protect children from th at’s all, and when it’s your own child th at’s being protected from you, well you can imagine. 1saw the tears up close. I know w hat he went through.

It was five o ’clock when the visit was over. I drove him to the airport while he sat in the backseat looking out the car window like a prisoner. We got the next flight into San Francisco and before we boarded the flight he m ade a call and told som eone his flight number.

We w ere sitting together in the back of th e plane and I w ondered out loud if I had lost my job. Ziggy looked at me and for the first time I saw him smile.

He took my hand in his and just held it tightly. Then he started to laugh a lit­ tle. You did this for me? he asked, didn’t you think I would pay you? I told him I didn’t think about it. He had asked for help and so I helped. He turned his face away from me, still holding my hand. He held my hand for 50

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a long time and sang something just under his breath.

At the airport it was bodyguards and executives. They pulled Ziggy away from me and I w atched him get swal­ lowed up in the crowd as it swept him toward the doors. The mob stopped suddenly. They turned and looked in my direction. Then 1saw Ziggy pushing people aside as he burst away and cam e walking toward me. Between me and the crowd he pulled his shirttails out and began to unbutton his jeans.

He stepped out of his shoes, the pants, the pants that he borrowed from me, and took off the shirt, my shirt. He threw the clothes at the people w atch­ ing him. He was naked except for strange red and white briefs, standing in front of me in the San Francisco airport. He howled like a coyote and shook himself, and then he zeroed in on my eyes with his eyes. He grabbed my arms and started pulling me toward his waiting entourage. As I joined the crowd I noticed the way they looked at me. With jealousy. And fear.

It was only an hour and a half later that he was putting on makeup back­ stage at Winterland. He wrote RENO WEDDING sometime in that hour and a half. Have you ever heard that song?

Well it’s a rom ance that hurts and makes you grateful at the sam e time.

He sang it that night, just him and an acoustic guitar, and dedicated it to me.

T hat’s what I rem em ber about that night but what m ost people rem em ber is that everyone in Winterland held hands and sang the last line of the chorus of ROCK AND ROLL SUICIDE over and over—you are not alone.

That had never happened before. I mean, he could get people to dance and light m atches and swing scarves in the air, but now they were holding hands. And anyway, you know w hat the press m ade of that.

The story is that I traveled for five years with Ziggy until, as he predicted in an interview with LIFE MAGAZINE, he was m urdered by the crowd at the Fillmore East, a m urder that was prob­ ably set up by the band or at least by the bass player. You know that story and you probably know that there are lots of questions about the body not being Ziggy’s.

Two years after his supposed death I s ta rte d receiving p o s tc a rd s p o s t­ marked: Portland, Maine. I know abso­ lutely no one in Maine. I was very busy in those years right after the tragedy due to making som e stinking invest­ m ents and working on getting rid of a

bad habit I had picked up on the road with Ziggy, so I didn’t think much about the postcards. They were the standard travel type cards except they were inscribed with little pieces of poet­ ry, not exactly som ething I couldn’t bear to toss away. But I rem em ber I got a creepy feeling reading them, because maybe my brain was picking up on som ething I was too dense to catch with my eyes. Anyway, the last one was a killer. The front was a picture of a woman crawling out of the surf covered with seaweed and wearing sunglasses.

On the back was written, boy in blue jeans/w ishes he was driving/through the Nevada night/lend him your last cigarette/he wants to hear you laugh/ he prays the painter escapes the fire.

That one did it. I realized that I got a card every October 10th like clock­ work. HEAT premiered on October 10th, the night 1m et Zig. That I used to paint fire escapes for a living was not something I bragged about in the press.

W hoever was writing these cards knew me.

After that card I caught a plane from LA, did a little business in New York, and heard myself tell people there I was going to visit som eone in Portland, Maine. I didn’t decide to com e looking for him, I just did it.

This was late O ctober and the trees surrounding the Portland airport were bright yellow and deep red. Stepping off the plane there was a bite in the wind that I hadn’t felt in New York.

Winter was bearing down on Maine. I got in a taxi and told him to circle the town and he did.

Where would I find him? Was he even there? I was sad inside, like at his funeral, desperate and powerless again as the cabby took me up a hill to the w estern edge of the city to the sea. He pointed out the islands: Peaks, Little Diamond, and other nam es 1 don’t remem ber. Would Ziggy choose an island? What would he look like now?

And a horrible thought wrestled its way into my mind, w hat if he didn’t w ant to see me, w hat if afterall, he turned away from me.

I asked the cab driver about the music business. W here are the night­ clubs, where do the rockers play? Is there a recording studio in town? I thought that Ziggy would be unable to stay away from the business. I fol­ lowed lead after lead all day with that cabby, asking every musician and tech­ nician I could where the talent was?

Did they know of som eone who could write wonderful songs quickly? Had

they ever been struck dum b by a per­ former in town, m aybe he was a new­ comer, som eone they hadn’t seen be­ fore? No, they said. No. No. No. It was eight at night and all I had eaten all day was a soggy cinnamon roll on the plane. I asked the driver to take me to a good restaurant and he pulled th e car over to the curb and stopped. He turned his head to face me. How good? he asked, with an expression of anticipation. Good, I said.

He turned back around and looked at me in the rear view mirror. He said, I been driving you all evening, this is seventy bucks already, you got a little m ore money, you w ant to eat the best food in the world?

W hat was he talking about, the best food in the world? 1 just left LA and New York. W hat kind of local boosterism w as this, I thought—the b est food in the world?

He took me to a little bistro, I don’t know what else you’d call it. It was about twice the size of a tour bus, no bigger than a roadside diner. This was a Monday night but there was a line at the door. From the style of dress these were not rich people. In fact, m ost of them looked like survivalists or som e­ thing: backpacks, hiking boots, wash and w ear outfits. There were also a few suits and ties in line, and a couple of b oater types standing in sockless deck shoes.

When the cabby told the people in line th at I was from New York and had never eaten there before, the seas parted and I was at a table with the crowd’s approval. That put me off bal­ ance enough, and it got more amazing.

Before I ordered anything the waiter placed on my table sm oked trout on flawless spinach leaves that seem ed grown under glass, chilled asparagus in a sauce th at left flavors sparking in my mouth, and lobstertail cut in the shape of a flower and broiled som e­ how over charcoal. The main course was ten d er scallops in herbs and white wine, a taste fresh and sweet. The plates kept coming and I was speech­ less. I had never nor since have I eaten a meal like that. It was the best food in the world.

I w anted to, no I had to, was com ­ pelled to rise from my seat and like I had seen o th er diners do, walk humbly into the kitchen to praise the person who could create such delights. The waiters were accustom ed to their cli­ ents walking in a daze tow ard the kit­ chen and though they w atched me carefully, no one m ade any attem pt to

stop me. 1stepped inside the swinging door. The arom a w rapped around me: a garden in summer, my grandm oth­ er’s soup on the stove, an ocean breeze, the sw eet serious sting of stew ­ ing wine and onions, and under it all so subtle was the persistent calling of dark chocolate.

Please, I said to a young blonde man preparing fresh vegetables, help m e— I’d like to thank the chef. He nodded, understanding perfectly how I felt, one of his hands rising gracefully to point to the back of a thin m an in a tall white hat who bent over a black hissing gas range. I stepped only a bit closer, 1was perhaps tw enty feet away, when the chef turned and looked at me. My brain began to scream gibberish, and I stiffened my m uscles to control myself as the sad sexy eyes looked at me not recognizing me at all just looking ready to accept the praise he knew was com ­ ing but thinking of the skillets on the stove, thinking of the next proper move for the food being prepared and I opened my m outh to speak but I could not.

He waited for a m om ent and then said, was everything all right? And he sm iled in a way I had never seen him smile in our years on the road together.

That is, if it was Ziggy Stardust, because I’m not saying it was and from the looks of his staff and waiters if it is I know h e ’s safer there than h e’s ever been in his life. They w atch out for him, you can see that. And frankly who cares anym ore about all the songs he w ould have written had he lived and the fighting over the royalties from the Stardust records and if Deana under­ stands or not. Maybe som e fall, Deana, you’ll visit Portland, Maine. Maybe you’ll take the local advice and eat at the place they recom m end. You thank the chef, m aybe stay around late, m aybe tell him your name. He looks like the kind of guy th a t’d do anything for you, give you the shirt off his back.

But even if you d o n ’t Deana, and even if som etim es late at night he still m isses you and feels bad, and even if he has to go on reading lies about Ziggy Stardust for the re st of his life, the thing is, th at I stood in front of him, like hundreds stand in front of him every night, and I finally spoke, like the others speak to him, and I included everything—from the night of the HEAT prem ier to the night he m ade me suffer through his d eath—when I said, like the others say every night, thank you very much, it was delicious.

DUCKTRAP Continued from page 45 processing as a whole. 1 distinctly rem em ber the stink and the gurry of the sardine and redfish plants in Rock­ land when I was growing up there. Des Fitzgerald says when inspectors com e from the State Departm ent of Agricul­ ture, they tell him they would like to bring other Maine food processors to show them how it should be done.

This attention to cleanliness and freshness has won the small com pany a growing share of the market. Re­ cently, at a Boston seafood show, Ducktrap products were competing with over 100 sm oked fish dealers.

Many of these were com panies which imported the world-famous Scotch and Irish salm on. But he said that his prod­ uct com pared favorably with the best imports. Fitzgerald says, “I think ours is the best sm oked seafood in the coun­ try.”

Fussy consum ers and specialty stores seem to agree as his business grows from m onth to month. The Whip and Spoon in Portland carries som e of his fish, and now the Hannaford super stores sell the Ducktrap line.

One of the things that the fish m an­ agers at Hannaford do is throw out any fish that hasn’t sold in a couple of days.

Fitzgerald does the sam e thing—any of his sm oked fish th at have not sold from the processing plant in a week he throw s out. Even though this may seem wasteful, it keeps the quality of the product high. He said that there is a high volum e of sm oked fish coming into the country, but m uch of it is low quality.

While I was there, he got a call from a southern catfish dealer who was try­ ing to figure out why anybody would want to eat “Northern sm oked cat­ fish.” To him it seem ed absurd, to Fitzgerald—the chance to tap a huge new market.

Several days after the interview, my wife and I w ent to the Side Door, the bar at 22 Lincoln. I ordered, out of duty, a terrine of fresh corn and basil with sm oked m ussel mayonnaise. The pate was a bit bland, but with just a small am ount of the mayonnaise, it was smoky and superb. I’m sure my grandm other would have approved.

If you can ’t find the fish in your area, write or call for brochures and order forms: Ducktrap River Fish Farm, Inc., RFD #2, Box 378, Lincolnville, Maine 04849. Tel. (207) 763-3960.

JULY 1986

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ARTIST ALBERT M . FINE s e e s n o m e r i t in d e p ic tin g th e h u m a n

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Maine NationalBank nowoffers homeowners for nothing.

Introducing the Equity Reserve that other banks charge up to $350 for.

At M aine N a tio n a l B ank, y o u c a n t u r n th e e q u ity in y o u r M aine hom e in to c a s h m o re econom ically, m ore easily, a n d m ore q u ic k ly th a n ever before w ith E q u ity Reserve.

You can open your E quity Reserve free of charge u n til A ugust 31.

We’ve e lim in a te d all th e legal fees, a p p ra isa l fees* a n d a p p lic atio n fees t h a t o th e r b a n k s c h a rg e u p to $350 for.

Only pay for your E quity Reserve w h en you u se it.

The in te re s t ra te is o n ly 1%% above th e p rim e ra te p u b lish e d on th e la s t b u s in e s s d ay of eac h m o n th in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. T h is r a te m ay chan g e m onthly.

Use your E quity Reserve sim p ly by w ritin g a check.

E njoy in s ta n t access to y o u r m oney. J u s t w rite a ch eck for u p to $1 0 0 ,0 0 0 o r m ore, d e p e n d in g o n th e e q u ity in y o u r hom e. A nd u se it for a n y n u m b e r of im p o rta n t e x p en ses, lik e tu itio n a n d h o m e im p ro v e­ m en ts, w ith flexible re p a y m e n t p lan s.

Application is easy.

We’ve stre a m lin e d th e a p p lic a tio n p ro cess. I n fact, we can u s u a lly approve y o u r a p p lic atio n in o nly 7 b u s in e s s days.

If y o u ’d lik e a q u ic k w ay to t u r n y o u r hom e e q u ity in to c a s h t h a t ’s easy, we c a n help. F o r m ore in fo rm a ­ tio n , j u s t call a P e rso n a l B a n k er a t y o u r n e a re st M aine N a tio n a l office.

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Left to right: D avid Cope, Partner - Liberty G roup, W illiam Webster, President - M orse Payson & Noyes Financial, M ichael Liberty, John G endron, M ayor Joseph Casale, Governor Joseph Brennan at the 700 M id dle Street Plaza groundbreaking ceremony.

I eal estate development demands a special kind of 1 ^ teamwork. Bringing together people with a common vision \.a n d complementary strengths is one of the most important parts of the process.

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All of us at Gendron wish them great success.

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