Portland Monthly Magazine - September 2023

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The Art of Baseball

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Must be nice to have Van Gogh’s Irises over your mantel while a ball game roars on your Sony Trinitron in the background. What masterpiece doesn’t look great over a brew and a BLT? For our September 1996 issue, I asked gallery owner extraordinaire John Whitney Payson what it was like to be a regular Maine kid just like the rest of us—except for the part where your mom owns the New York Mets.

“I was 22 when my mother [Joan Whitney Payson] started the Mets [in 1962],” John said. “It was before the free agencies. Most players didn’t even have agents. I got to know Ed Kranepool and Bud Harrelson pretty well. My mother and I used to go to their spring training games at St. Pete.

“In New York, in the owners’ box, my mom was superstitious! If the team was behind, everybody had to change seats. If they were ahead and someone in our box changed seats, she’d go around the bend. ‘Don’t do that!’ she’d say. She loved her team.

“When Tom Seaver got an agent, she was heartbroken. ‘Tom, how could you!’ He laughed, because they all adored her. In 1975, after she died, my father gave team stock to my sister and me with the idea that we run the team for him. My sister took the lead role, but once team management asked for an owner pep talk in the locker room. Of course, my sister couldn’t go!

“So there I was, feeling a bit uncomfortable. I went back and chatted them up a bit. I don’t know how well I did at it! I can’t even remember what I said. I knew a few of the players, so they made me feel welcome.”

Time flies so fast we now need spoiler alerts for the past as well as the future.

Spoiler alert: In 1969, the New York Mets won the World Series.

Spoiler alert: In 1987, Sotheby’s auctioned Irises for a world record $53.9 million. It had been on loan to the Joan Whitney Payson Gallery at Westbrook College (now University of New England) for a decade, but the story went that the insurance costs had become astronomical. An upstart magazine named Portland Monthly came from out of left field to break the story, leaving the New Yorker and the New York Times scrambling for follow-up coverage well after our readers caught it first on our front cover.

Now you yourself can watch a baseball game on your cell phone while sitting in front of Irises at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, but no BLTs allowed. Heed the sign.

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Letters

FIVE STARS

I can hardly wait to spend some quality time looking through this stunning-looking presentation of yours. Congrats to you!

How I wish I could be visiting and dining at all the wonderful eateries in Maine this summer, but I’m putting my first coffee table book [Centennial: 100 Years of West Hollywood] to bed over the next couple of months. Not bad for a guy from Gardiner! In it, I've included many of my friends: Wolfgang Puck, David Hockney, the late Warhol superstar Holly Woodlawn…

But enough about me, and on to reading the fabulous Summerguide—yay!

Gregory Firlotte, Los Angeles, California

YACHTS ROCK

Miles Berry, you did a much better job writing for the yacht article [“Super Yacht Spotting,” July/August 2023] than anyone has done in years previous. Thanks!

Jill Blackwood, South Portland

COVER DREAMS

As always, a great-looking cover [July/August 2023]. Keep it coming!

Trevor Paul Roberson, Lansing, Michigan

MUSIC TO MY EYES

Now I want an online supplement to [“Maine Refrains,” February/March 2022] so I can hear some of that camp singing you so delightfully describe in the piece!

Diane Hudson, Portland

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I Need ’Em!

It’s only taken 150 years for this quirky culinary tradition to rate a day of its own. Celebrate Maine’s sweetest new holiday at the first annual Maine Needham Festival in Wiscasset on September 30th.

Get Outside

When celebrity chef Brad Leone visits Maine, he’s literally forced outside his comfort zone, venturing onto the waters of Casco Bay in quest of kelp and skiing through the woods of Oxford County to quench his thirst for Maine beer in his YouTube series Local Legends.

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The Munchies

The Henry is holding forth in Bull Feeney’s old haunts, surrounded by back-to-back weed shops on Fore Street. Meanwhile, Wills Dowd of Bird & Co. is cooking up something new for the Old Port Tavern space—stay tuned.

Mainers often claim there’s a mountain lion in their backyard, but it’s more likely to be a lynx or a bobcat. There are around 1,000 Lynx in the state of Maine: not to be mistaken with your household Maine Coon with

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Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) created more than 11,000 works in his astonishing, seven-decade career, yet only a fraction of these have ever been exhibited. That’s about to change!

Thanks to an incredible new partnership between the Wyeth Foundation for American Art, the Brandywine Museum of Art in Chadds Ford, PA, and the Farnsworth Art Museum, never-before-seen works by Andrew Wyeth will be on view at the Farnsworth, inviting visitors to discover an unknown side of this celebrated artist.

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Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), Starflowers, 2004, Watercolor on paper, 20 x 14 inches

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Up From The Woods, Carolyn Wyeth

The “Other” Wyeths

Pat Nixon’s portrait found its place on a White House wall with hardly a whisper. Her long-seasoned humility was on full view outside the Diplomatic Reception Room across from Betty Ford’s portrait. We see the former first lady wearing a simple yet dignified light blue dress, sitting in a three-quarter pose. Besides her fashionably period-though-practical coiffure, she is wearing a three-strand pearl necklace. Her posture is relaxed—possibly a bit fatigued— and her gaze is direct. It’s a listening pose.

The background is indistinct, adorned only by a plant with a single hibiscus, the pistil of which fires back across the otherwise vertically stroked image to form a dynamic circuit. The subject might at first appear still and posing, but she quickly becomes energized through the swirling heartbeat of the painting’s visual rhythm.

The painter of this work was one of America’s leading portraitists, who was also asked to paint President Nixon’s official portrait but refused, ultimately, because the disgraced statesman, reeling from his resignation during the Watergate scandal four years earlier, wouldn’t sit for

You knew N.C., Andrew, and Jamie, but have you met Carolyn, Ann, Anna B., and Henriette?

BY DANIEL KANY

the painting. The artist was the eldest of N. C. Wyeth’s five children—not Andrew, who was ten years her junior, but Henriette Wyeth Hurd (1907-1997).

Henriette was hardly a capricious choice. Her portrait of her brother, Andrew, had graced the cover of TIME magazine in December 1963; and President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Man of the Year cover in January 1965, painted by Henriette and her husband, Peter Hurd (1904–1984), was TIME ’s first collaborative cover portrait. At one point, Andrew said his eldest sister was the most talented of the Wyeth children—a vast compliment considering the extent to which he and his sisters Ann and Carolyn were accomplished.

Their father, N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945), is widely held to be one of America’s great illustrators. I believe, however, that he was also one of America’s greatest painters—in terms of storytelling, draftsmanship, stroke, and color. It might be easy to write off his style as out of date, but his work ethic, skill, and eye will undoubt-

edly stand as a benchmark in the history of American art. N. C. was also the consummate pedagogue who emphasized hard work and attention to drawing.

Portrait of Pat Nixon, Henriette Wyeth

Two of N. C.’s daughters married his two most promising students. Henriette married Peter Hurd, an artist of note who introduced the family to the tempera painting so notable in works such as Andrew’s Christina’s World. Ann (1915-2005)—a composer and pianist as well as a watercolorist—married John McCoy (1910-1989). Ann’s musical compositions were often inspired by works of art, including a number of her father’s paintings. Carolyn (1909-1994) had her own career as a painter, which included teaching and mentoring her nieces, Anna B. McCoy (b. 1940) and Maude Robin McCoy (b. 1944) of Spruce Head (Ann’s daughters), as well as her superstar nephew, Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946), Andrew’s son and one of only two painters taken into Andy Warhol’s studio to live and work, along with Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988).

The Wyeths are seen

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as a northeast crew, since the Massachusetts-born N. C. went to study and teach in Pennsylvania, where he created the family’s presence in Chadds Ford, which would come to alternate with Maine, where Rockland has become the base of this artistic dynasty.

Currently the Farnsworth Art Museum is the go-to place to see the work of N. C. and Andrew Wyeth. It is also where viewers can take in the work of the currently active Wyeth artists.

Ifirst saw Anna B. McCoy’s work at Dowling Walsh Gallery about ten years ago. I was struck by her mastery not only of the brush, but of classical modes (including “tronies”: recognizable tropes such as a smoker, a crone, a reveler, etc.). I didn’t know about or see the Wyeth connection until much later, by which point I had come to see her brushwork as unsurpassed. In a seemingly simple still life, an onion sits with a largely cropped knife. The flaking skin of the onion struck me as one of the best passages of painting I had ever seen (and my favorites include Van Dyck and Sargent). In her hands, a tomato, a bowl, or an apple will come across as almost comfortably exact, yet the closer look reveals brushwork that is succinct, confident, precise, calm, and meditative, yet ineffably luxurious. When you see one of her works in person, do not be surprised to find yourself merely inches away, completely caught up in the feathery flow of her brush, which doesn’t produce rhythms, but passages that are limpidly peaceful and poetically profound.

When it comes to N. C.’s legacy, Anna B. is the real McCoy. In fact, I have her right here on the phone:

Who is your favorite of the Wyeth women painters?

Of all the painters in the family, I find Henriette the most extraordinary. All artists are uneven, of course, but she had a sense of whimsy. She had an imagination. To me, her

work has a sadness. It’s so moving. It can make me weep. I like to keep my personal knowledge of them away and just look at the paintings. What a worker! Yet her brush is so free and graceful that it never looks like that. She could take that—and me—to unexpected places. Her work is amazing, just amazing! Jamie agrees with me.

Do you think of “uneven” as positive or negative—or something else?

If you don’t fail, you’re not going to learn. When I say Henriette’s work was “unevenish,” that’s not a bad thing. Some [works] bounce out and some not quite so. Somebody else might do it the exact opposite way. I don’t like preconceived ideas. I prefer paintings that unfold through the process— that’s how you find new visual ideas. When their works aren’t uneven, it means people aren’t experimenting.

Do you have favorite brushes, favorite tools?

I will never be so sure of my tools that I would forget them entirely. I want them to do what I am putting on the canvas or linen or whatever. If you don’t know your tools, they can interrupt your process. I was given some handmade sable brushes from Paris that I particularly like, and I was given my father’s old brushes and watercolors. I think we all have favorite brushes.

Your work seems to follow passages more than technical strategy. How do you get “into” a painting? There are so many passages and places in a

painting where I think, “How did I do that?”

I was talking to my mom one day about this, and my uncle Andy was great about this. He said he’d be there in five minutes—and he was. It was encouraging. He and I would talk about things. He said, “It’s so important— what you leave out.” I’d ask my mom, “How did you do this?” “Oh,” she’d say, “I did that without looking.” That’s the place you want to go, but you can’t go on purpose. It’s where I want to go. You can’t articulate it. It’s an amazing place. What’s the plan? I have no clue. Yet I count on this in life. I don’t want to clutter my mind. I want to be free. When I work, I listen to classical music. Even Beethoven or the Spanish composers.

How do you conclude or finish a painting?

I always stop before I think I’m finished. I don’t work with a sense of the finished product. I guess I like to leave the party at the top of the party. I don’t know what the end is going to look like—ever—before I stop. I want to leave magic there. I want to leave something for the viewer.

I was blown away by Vessel (see p. 15). Tell us about it. Vessel—I loved doing it. It feels like so many things, like the smell of memory, the feel of memory. I was five when my grandfather was killed; he smelled like sweet tobacco. You smell that apple. You pick that pistol up; it has the smell of its own history. I love antiques. I smell everything when I buy it. It’s the same

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I guess I like to leave the party at the top of the party.

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Rocky Shoreline, Ann Wyeth McCoy

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thing. Painting things, you have to go after that part of them. To hell if it looks like them. I love people talking when they pose.

My uncle Andy was very encouraging, even though he was a tough critic. We were talking about one of my portraits—a three-quarter pose—and there was this ear. I was excited about that ear. He said, “It doesn’t have to be the focus, but it’s so important since it holds the sound of the wind, the sound of Beethoven.” He was wonderful. Vessel has this sense of experience: touch, sight, smell, taste, sound—the five senses. All the different things that glass can do, or the skin of an apple. Vessel, for me, achieves this. It has the feel of memory, of history, of something that has long been a witness to a place in the light of a window.

Daniel Kany is an art historian and writer from Maine who currently lives and works in Saudi Arabia. n

of Selling The Heart

INTERVIEW BY COLIN W. SARGENT

Even after the Kennebunkport Playhouse burned to the ground, Arundel Opera Theatre was razed, and Lyric Theatre was downgraded to a gift shop, there was plenty of theater left in the Kennebunks. A lot of it was happening at J. J. Keating Auctioneers, with the late Jim Keating (1946–2020) and Rich Keating directing the show.

Jim was the wild card, an angel and a devil, the entertainer of the two. Rich played the straight man, the art expert, the numbers guy. Sadly, the auction house closed last summer; Richard lifts the tent flap to share a last look:

What’s been your biggest coup in positively identifying a painting with otherwise murky provenance?

My daughter identified it. It was darkened by time, with varnish over it. It was a ship painting, but it was dead in the water, unsigned.

You’re talking about $1,000. I knew it was a high-level painting, quite a step up from a Jacobsen, but I didn’t have the ability to say what I hoped it was. My daughter Annie held it up and looked at it from an unusual angle. There it was, Samuel Walters! If you’d looked straight on, you’d never have seen it. You could only see it from this angle, tilted just so. The Walters painting sold for over $20,000.

As soon as it was sold, Annie came up to me at the podium. “How’d I do, Dad?”

My brother Jimmy was amazed. “So Annie’s the one who found that. Pretty cool! She came in with the fresh view.”

What’s the biggest steal ever scorred at Keating Auctions? It was back in our very early days. The painting was by a German artist. It showed a younger couple from a high-end family, 19th century. The guy kept calling me, asking about it, and he crested the bidding before flipping it in Europe: $1,500 in Kennebunk, $20,000 in Stuttgart.

As an auctioneer, who was your favorite painter from the Ogunquit Art Colony, and why?

It’s always been John Joseph Enneking. You don’t have to have the ruggedest shoreline. From painting to painting, everything he did was different. Enneking was the exact opposite of a Harrison Ford of painters. No matter what Harrison Ford’s role is, you know how

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he’s going to play it.

How about other Ogunquit and Kennebunk painters? It depends on what they’re painting. Louis Norton would do cactuses out west. Who would care about that? I’ve seen too many Woodburys.

But in the Kennebunks, I’ve always liked Peggy Bacon. Prosper Senat had a studio on Ocean Avenue. Frank Hanlon passed away at 106. Of course Gordon Robinson’s watercolors. Don Stone and I were very good friends. He’d come by on a Friday night, bring some beers. Don’s son Caleb is going to be very well known.

Who are five dark-horse Maine painters of the 20th century you’d recommend to young and emerging collectors?

Stephen Etnier—he’s great. DeWitt Hardy. His caliber should be more recognized, because he’s in the upper scale. Beverly Hallam. Waldo Peirce. Of course, it helps to love the paintings you’re collecting. It’s complicated. I don’t think some people buy a painting for its value, but for what they like. Me, I want something different. One rocky coast is almost the same to me as another. I’ve mentioned Peggy Bacon because even with all the books she did, she’s underestimated. Interesting lady. Alexander “Sandy” Brook, her husband, was the editor of the local newspaper, the York County Coast Star

What’s your favorite Abbott Graves auction story?

It was exciting when his floral doors took off. Thirty-five years ago we had a still life of some kind at an on-site auction at The Tamaracks in Kennebunkport. I was holding the painting as the bidding went from $5,000 to $10,000 to $21,000. You could hear the crowd rising. My father-in-law whispered beside me: Don’t worry, Dick. I’ll hold it up for you.

Who were you most stunned to see turn up unexpectedly at one of your auctions?

Nineteen eighty-four. I’ve just come back from China. I head over to an auction we’re holding down at the Roman Catholic church. The place is mobbed. I’m wondering, What do you have, the Pope here? The crowd eddied around a staffer from the White House. He was accompanied by Albert Sack, who was bidding for him. Why would they be here? Turns out, the lot they were interested in was two porcelain tiebacks featuring 1820s

(Continued on page 91)

Maine Artists at Auction Our 2023 Catalog

Let household names and jaw-dropping numbers blow you away, but don’t forget to look for a steal—some of Maine’s lustrous artists are only a few hundred dollars away from your walls.

Alex Katz (1927–, Lincolnville) Red Band (detail), 72" x 47.75", oil on linen. Sold: Christie’s New York, May 11, $2,470,000.

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Keep your eye on Stephen Morgan Etnier. His 2023 auction prices were almost bargain bin. Charged with a subtle modernism, one of Etnier’s waterfront scenes could be just the thing to bring a room together—and it won’t break the bank. Looking for more on Maine’s own “Bad-Boy Artist”? Check out our article on his South Harpswell home in Winterguide 2014.

Lois Dodd (1927–, Cushing) Burning House with Clapboards, 46" x 64", oil on linen. Sold: Phillips New York, May 16, $215,900.

Robert Henri (1865–1929, Monhegan Island) Conchita, 41.5" x 33", oil on canvas. Sold: Sotheby’s New York, May 17, $762,000.

William Stanley Haseltine (1835–1900, Mount Desert Island) Rocks at Halibut Point, Cape Ann, Massachusetts, 18" x 32", oil on canvas. Sold: Sotheby’s New York, January 18, $69,300.

N. C. Wyeth (1882–1945, Port Clyde)

Jetty Tree, 48" x 40", oil on canvas. Sold: Freeman’s, June 4, $2,450,000.

Neil Welliver (1929–2005, Lincolnville) Little Marsh, 29.5" x 30.875", color woodcut. Sold: Doyle New York, April 25, $3,465.

Robert Indiana (1928–2018, Vinalhaven) Love (Gold Blue), 36" x 36" x 18", aluminum polychrome. Sold: AstaGuru Auction House, November 29, $586,614.

Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986, York) White Rose with Larkspur No. I, 36" x 30", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, November 9, $26,725,000.

Stephen Morgan Etnier (1903–1984, Harpswell) On Orr’s Island, 24.5" x 33.5", oil on canvas. Sold: Barridoff Auctions, April 1, $1,800.

Stephen Morgan Etnier (1903–1984, Harpswell) Village in Maine, 16" x 20", oil on canvas. Sold: Bonhams Skinner Marlborough, September 21, $2,295.

Stephen Morgan Etnier (1903–1984, Harpswell) The Cradle, 16" x 26", oil on canvas. Sold: Grogan & Company, November 5, $1,200.

Stephen Morgan Etnier (1903–1984, Harpswell) Front St. Portland, 29" x 23.5", oil on canvas. Sold: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, February 26, $2,000.

Stephen Morgan Etnier (1903–1984, Harpswell) Sailboat at Sunset, 19.5" x 27.5", oil on board. Sold: Casco Bay Auctions, May 6, $1,000.

Rockwell Kent (1812–1971, Monhegan Island) Waldo Peirce, 9.75" x 7.25", lithograph. Sold: Rachel Davis Fine Arts, June 3, $425.

WHERE’S WALDO

Do the soft blue-green hues of Penobscot Gals look familiar? Sold for $28,050 ten months ago, Waldo Peirce’s classic Maine scene won’t stay off the auction block. Five years ago, the oil on canvas was put up for auction by Peirce’s nephew, Hayford, a science-fiction writer who passed away tragically in 2020: https://tinyurl.com/yc2dyzjk. Read about the $31,720 sale in “So Much More Than Waldo’s Wives” in our September 2018 issue.

Rockwell

Asgaard, October, 28" x 34", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, April 21, $151,200.

Waldo Peirce (1884–1970, Bangor) The Return of the Native, 7" x 10.5", ink on paper. Sold: Bonhams New York, December 6, $242.

Waldo Peirce (1884–1970, Bangor) Penobscot Gals, 43.375" x 31.125", oil on canvas. Sold: Bonhams New York, November 17, $28,050.

Kent (1812–1971, Monhegan Island)

Fairfield Porter (1907–1975, Great Spruce Head Island) Girl in a Landscape, 45.75" x 44", oil on canvas. Sold: Sotheby’s New York, May 19, $2,843,000.

Maurice Prendergast (1858–1924, Ogunquit) Under the Trees, 19" x 24", oil on canvas. Sold: Sotheby’s New York, May 17, $381,000.

Marguerite Thompson Zorach (1887–1968, Georgetown) Flower Market, France, 12.5" x 15.5", oil on board. Sold: Grogan & Company, May 6, $62,500.

Walden’s Purpose, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 48”

Sound

acrylic on canvas, 20” x 20”

Dreamscape, acrylic on canvas, 30” x 40”

Dozier Bell (1957–, Lewiston) Tower, 60" x 82", acrylics on canvas. Sold: Swann Auction Galleries, September 22, $13,750.

Jamie Wyeth (1946–, Monhegan Island) The Warning, 34"x 48", mixed media on paper. Sold: Christie’s New York, April 21, $176,400.

Alfred Chadbourn (1921–1998, Yarmouth) View of Menton, 18" x 25.75", oil on canvas. Sold: Barridoff Auctions, April 1, $1,000.

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Richard Estes (1932–, Mount Desert Island) Gifts of Nature, 36" x 80", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, March 10, $1,284,000.

Vivian Milner Akers (1886–1966, Norway) Town Farm Medow Brook, Norway ME - Landscape, 8" x 6", oil on board. Sold: Broward Auction Gallery, February 12, $550.

Winslow Homer (1836–1910, Scarborough) On the Beach at Marshfield, 13.125" x 21.625", oil on canvas. Sold: Sotheby’s New York, April 19, $4,295,000.

Harrison Bird Brown (1831–1915, Portland) The Old Mill Pond, 19" x 35", oil on canvas. Sold: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, November 13, $1,600.

Images (top to bottom): Tony Abeyta, Citadel. The Lunder Collection, 2021.246; Oscar Berninghaus, Desert Nocturne (Indian Nocturne), 1919. The Lunder Collection, 008.2011

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Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009, Cushing) Day Dream, 19" x 27.25", tempera on panel. Sold: Christie’s New York, November 9, $23,290,000.

Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1893–1953, Ogunquit) Deserted stone quarry, 10.125" x 19", casein on board. Sold: Mainichi Auction, Tokyo, April 29, $32,073.

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desire, and what it means to be free but at the heart of the book is a gloriously human depiction of one woman’s extraordinary life. A tale from last century and a warning for this one, Red Hands is a novel of rare power that teaches us much about romania and even more about ourselves.’

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Red Hands is a deeply compelling tale of a woman caught inside the destruction of a regime. iordana is a normal girl, brought up with all the perks of romania’s corrupt communist regime. Then she falls in love and marries the eldest son of her parents’ arch-rival, romania’s monstrous dictator nicolae Ceausescu. They become the inlaws from hell, but she brings them their only grandson. And then there’s the 1989 revolution, when crowds will kill anyone with the Ceausescu name. in all the blood and chaos, can iordana keep her little son alive? drawn from eight hundred hours of unique interviews with iordana Ceausescu, and told in her voice.

novelist Colin W. sargent is the author of The Boston Castrato and Museum of Human Beings He is the founding editor and publisher of Portland graduate of the United Academy, he has an MFA and a Phd in Creative Lancaster University. He William & Mary.

“Brilliant. If the novel is Macbeth then it is Romeo and Juliet too, for the pounding heart of the book is a great love story that never fails to move. A tale from last century and a warning for this one, Red Hands is a novel of rare power that teaches us much about Romania and even more about ourselves.”

—D.D. Johnston

“Poignant, frightening.” Kirkus

TRENDS

Dianna Anderson Fine Art

Studio & Gallery

Oil Paintings

May to October open Saturdays 1:00 - 4:00 PM Or by Chance or Appointment / 207-651-1043

32 Brown Street, Kennebunk, Maine

www.DiannaAndersonArt.com

Jonathan Borofsky (1942–, Ogunquit) Man With a Briefcase (C), 90.25" x 37.25", Unique monumental woodcut in colors, on La Paloma handmade paper with collage. Sold: Phillips New York, February 15, $11,340.

Alfred Chadbourn (1921–1998, Yarmouth) Roussillon, France, 28" x 49", oil on canvas. Sold: Barridoff Auctions, April 1, $1,700.

Under Sail, Oil on Linen, 20x24 in.

Boothbay Region Art Foundation

Boothbay Region Art Foundation

One Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, Maine www.boothbayartists.org

One Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538 www.boothbayartists.org • boothbayartists@gmail.com

Open daily May through October

Open daily May through October

morph Gallery & Emporium whimiscal l elegant l unexpected l cherishable 155 Port Road, Kennebunk l 207-967-2900 ample customer parking

We are a non-profit gallery, showcasing 120 regional artists in four major shows.

We are a non-profit gallery, showcasing 120 regional artists in four major shows.

TRENDS

Through October 7, 2023 Who Are They? Who Am I?

Portraits of Artists and Artists Self-Portraits from the Permanent Collection 175 works in many media, including actors, authors, composers, dancers, fashion designers, filmmakers, musicians, and visual artists, + a space to create a portrait or self-portrait.

Through October 7, 2023 Selections from the Diversify the Collection Program

Art acquisitions that strengthen holdings of art by artists from underrepresented cultures and populations, made with support of this groundbreaking fund, which was initiated in 2015.

October 27, 2023 - March 4, 2024

Exploding Native Inevitable

+ An exhibition by indigenous artists of a land we now call America +

Lynne Mapp Drexler (1928–1999, Monhegan Island) Summer Blossom, 30" x 25", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, May 18, $1,381,000.

Includes thirteen contemporary artists and one collaborative ranging from emerging to elders, who are amazing voices, make compelling art, and have important things to say. They build on cultural traditions, push new creative boundaries, and represent some of the extraordinary work being created by Indigenous artists across the land.

William Zorach (1887–1966, Bath) Autumn, 19.875" x 24.125", oil on canvas. Sold: Bonhams New York, November 17, $31,875.

October 27, 2023 - March 4, 2024

Brad Kahlhamer: Nomadic Studio, Maine Camp

An exhibition of many of Brad Kahlhamer’s sketchbooks, accompanied by a selection of related work. The Nomadic Studio sketchbooks are a pictorial travelogue of sorts, and also a journey through the artist’s imagination and oeuvre.

Brad Kahlhamer, (Indigenous ancestry, b. 1956 Tucson, Arizona, lives in New York and Mesa, Arizona), page spread from 91+ sketchbook Nomadic Studio, ca. 2000 –, 8 1/4 x 10 ¼ inches, Courtesy of the artist and Garth Greenan Gallery, New York

Museum of Art

Charles Herbert Woodbury (1864–1940,

Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St., Lewiston, Maine 04240 Mon, Wed 10am-7:30pm, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat 10am-5pm and by appointment bates.edu/museum for updates and programming information

Ogunquit) Studio Interior, 10" x 12", oil on canvas. Sold: Bonhams New York, January 25, $5,100.

Mali Obomsawin (Abenaki First Nation, b. 1995, Stratford, New Hampshire; lives in Portland, Maine) Wawasint8da, 2022, 5:59 minutes (stills) courtesy of the artist

John Marin (1870–1953, Addison) Lobster Boat, Cape Split, Maine, 22" x 28", oil on canvas. Sold: Christie’s New York, April 21, $1,925,500.

John Hultberg (1922–2005, Monhegan Island) Roofs, 32" x 39", oil on canvas. Sold: Swann Auction Galleries, September 22, $1,500.

Berenice Abbott (1898–1991, Monson) Gasoline Station, 10" x 7.875", gelatin silver print. Sold: Phillips New York, April 4, $17,780.

By Virginia Souza

TRENDS

David Clyde Driskell (1931–2020, Falmouth) Path through the Landscape (untitled), 20.5" x 16.25", oil on canvas. Sold: Black Art Auction, February 25, $6,000.

Eric Hopkins (1951–, Rockland) Water and Sky Currents, 22" x 29", watercolor and graphite on paper. Sold: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, July 9, $9,000.

Inka Essenhigh (1969–, Tenants Harbor) Kate Dancing, 56" x 54", oil on panel. Sold: Sotheby’s New York, June 21, $13,970.

to BR: Scout & Bean, Carol Sullivan, Elizabeth Jerome, Rogue Life Maine, Sail Locker, Paul Sampson, Island Institute, Christina Vincent, Michelle Leclerc

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James Edward Fitzgerald Nude, 30" x 22", watercolor and ink on Arches paper. Sold: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, July 9, $1,700.

TRENDS

Jonathan Borofsky (1942–, Ogunquit) Stickman, 52.25" x 37.5", color lithograph. Sold: Stockholms Auktionsverk, March 30, $265.

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James Edward Fitzgerald Panning for Gold, 17.75" x 21", photo lithograph. Sold: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, July 7, $250. n

Charles Herbert Woodbury (1864–1940, Ogunquit) Rogue Wave, 14.5" x 20.5", watercolor on paper. Sold: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, February 26, $2,100.

Vivian Milner Akers (1886–1966, Norway) Pennesseewassee Lake, Norway, Maine, 16.5" x 13.75", oil on canvas board. Sold: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, February 26th, $300.

Liquid Assets

Okay, Leaf Peepers, here’s an eye-opener—assuming you dare to think outside the Moxie. Maine’s cannabis companies want to upgrade your leafer madness to the dreamiest of states if you quench your thirst in the most exhilarating way possible—with their THC-infused drinks.

It’s an emerging craft, and Matt Hawes of Novel Beverage Co. of Scarborough is one of those setting the standard. He’s the “alchemist” who transformed Shipyard’s Pumpkinhead Ale into a THC star in 2021, for example.

Two years later, what are your lessons learned from Shipyard’s Pumpkinhead THC Elixir?

“I think our biggest inside the beverage market is that current consumer preferences are for much simpler drinks, liquids they

BY

already understand. The idea of drinking cannabis is already a novel idea, so we’re finding it’s great to keep it simple.”

They already know and love Shipyard, so that works.

“Root beer is another example. We’ve found success with seltzers, lemonades, and traditional sodas, but the craftier and more complex it gets,” the less consumer recognition you have working for you. No wonder DC Comics are driving so many movies these days.

Which leads us to Moxie. I imagine you all sitting around a custom-crafted conference table, having a meeting about Moxie.

“We thought about Moxie because we’re Mainers.”

And it’s so thrillingly local. “But there would be complex licensing and royalty payments.”

But just to be clear, you guys could light up Moxie if you wanted to.

“Oh, sure. We have a great emulsion technology we can put into any drink. Moxie would actually be an excellent fit.”

Maybe they’ll call you.

“Contact Info@ noblebeverages.com.”

In the last two years, what’s the biggest change in the industry?

“Supply has finally outpaced demand, which means the consumer is going to be seeing more options with better pricing.”

We love seeing Portland Monthly come out each month. When we hold a new issue hot off the presses, we feel proud. What makes you proud?

“We feel that with our Pine + Star brand of THC-infused sparkling juiced drinks and our Buzzy brand of cane-sugar sodas with THC.”

What makes these intensely local?

“In the Pine + Star brand we have a blueberry lemonade that is all Maine-sourced blueberry juice. We recently launched Cape Cod Cranberry with 100 percent Massachusetts-sourced cranberries.”

Nice to have a drink with a kick that knows where you’re coming from. n

If fall is a cocktail, why not shake it up with THC?

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Fall in love again with Cape Porpoise Harbor.

BY COLIN W. SARGENT

Ultramar, the new seafood grill in Kennebunkport, graces the end of Pier Road, where all the lobster boats hang out.

We slip in on a Monday night, park right next to the front door, and step through the wood and bronze double threshold, which opens to the bar. We’d requested a table near the window, and sure enough, we are led to the best.

The interior here is a constellation of intimate spaces, with dark walls, large semicircular booths set back-to-back in the center, and tables of various sizes scattered around the grand fireplace and along the perimeter with stunning views of the business end of the

harbor, Government Wharf, as it unrolls to the sea.

Because we “love all things Italian,” and because we’ve taken joyrides by land and by sea to this perfect spot since we were 25 years old, this is a convergence zone for us, a dream date. In fact, we came to this spot on the night of 9/11, just trying to hang on in case the future got rough. Is there such a thing as One Evening in Maine?

We start with glasses of prosecco ($11, Carletto, Italy) and Buried Cane cabernet sauvignon ($13, Washington state) while we share a deep, dark, crispy-edged, grillsmoked Hen of the Woods appetizer with herb vinaigrette ($18). Next comes the whole Branzino Salmoriglio, beautifully presented. The European sea bass is deboned and butterflied on the plate, head removed,

tail intact, herbs sprinkled over the olive oil and lemon sauce on the delicate white fish ($44). The fourteen-year-old in me insists on the Spaghetti Lobster ($39), spectacular with its bright red lobster tail. We look down on the docks as the lobster fleet settles in for the night, dories and rowboats still but always in motion, lifting and falling, softly negotiating. Two dark dogs and a pal in silhouette trot down to the floats. What a crew! They seem happy to be out there.  Dessert is two perfect cappuccinos ($6.50 each). We sip them while we split the Blood Orange Panna Cotta ($12), glazed bright,

Lobsters, Crabs & Clams unloaded fresh daily from our boats! Ice packs are available for your convenience

served with long dessert spoons.

Huh. Now the guy and the two dogs have returned to the floats below. I thought their night was over, but crazily they reboard their launch and zip around the harbor, the dogs lifting their noses to feel the night wind. What heedless pleasure. How lucky we are to see this. Isn’t it too late for a joyride? Heading for Goat Island, they disappear around the moon.

Total for the magic evening is $162 and worth it. n

SELECT AREA RESTAURANTS

Anthony’s Italian Kitchen 30 years of Old World recipes. Best meatballs in town. Milehigh lasagnas, fresh-filled cannoli pastries, 54 sandwiches, pizza. A timeless great family spot. Beer and wine. Free parking. 151 Middle St., Portland, AnthonysItalianKitchen. com, 774-8668.

J’s Oyster Premier seafood destination & locals’ favorite w/indoor & outdoor waterfront seating on a scenic Portland pier. Since 1977, classic favorites, friendly service. Named by Coastal Living one of “America’s Best Seafood Dives 2016.” 722-4828.

Bandaloop has moved into a restored 1700s barn on Route 1 in Arundel. Since 2004 we have offered locally sourced, globally inspired, organic cuisine. Our new home has plenty of space, parking, outdoor seating, takeout, and an event space in the loft. We continue to offer something for every palate— from vegans to carnivores and everything in between. bandalooprestaurant.com

The Corner Room features bright, wideopen space with towering ceilings complemented by handcrafted woodwork. Patrons can expect a warm, comfortable atmosphere, marked by the rich aromas of house-made pastas, pizzas, antipasti and artisanal breads. Come and enjoy the taste of Venice in the

heart of Portland, ME! 879-4747, 110 Exchange Street. Visit thecornerroomkitchenandbar.com for more information.

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

Bruno’s Voted Portland’s Best Italian Restaurant by Market Surveys of America, Bruno’s offers a delicious variety of classic Italian, American, and seafood dishes–and they make all of their pasta in-house. Great sandwiches, pizza, calzones, soups, chowders, and salads. Enjoy lunch or dinner in the dining room or the tavern. Casual dining at its best. 33 Allen Ave., 878-9511, https://www.restaurantji.com/ me/portland/brunos-restaurant-and-tavern-/ Maria’s Ristorante Portland’s original classic Italian restaurant. Greg & Tony Napolitano prepare classics: Zuppa di Pesce, Eggplant Parmigiana, Grilled Veal Sausages, Veal Chop Milanese, homemade cavatelli pastas, Pistachio Gelato & Maine’s Best Meatballs. See our own sauce in local stores. $11.95$22.95. Open at 5 Wed.-Sat. Catering always

avail. 1335 Congress Street 772-9232, mariasrestaurant.com.

Flatbread Company Portland Tucked between two wharves with picturesque waterfront views. Family-friendly restaurant w/ signature pizzas, weekly carne & veggie specials. Made w/ local ingredients, baked in wood-fired, clay ovens. Everything’s homemade, organic, and nitrate-free. 24 local drafts & cocktails showcase all-local breweries & distilleries. 72 Commercial St., 7728777, flatbreadcompany.com.

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VISUAL SOUNDS

Eckart Preu, Music Director

ChoralArt Masterworks

George GERSHWIN: An American in Paris

Ralph VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Serenade to Music

Giuseppe VERDI: “Va, Penierso” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco

Giuseppe VERDI: “Coro di Zingari” Anvil Chorus from The Troubadour

Modest MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Maurice Ravel)

KINGS OF SOUL

Matthew Scinto, guest conductor

Michael Lynche, vocals

Chester Gregory, vocals

Darren Lorenzo, vocals

A dazzling performance honoring the kings of classic soul, including tributes to legendary artists such as Marvin Gaye, James Brown, The Temptations, and Al Green.

MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS

Eckart Preu, Music Director

Susie Pepper, vocals

Magic of Christmas Chorus

James Kennerley, organ

12 Performances | Preview Show! Friday, Dec 8 at 2 PM

BEETHOVEN’S 5TH Compositions of Resistance

Eckart Preu, Music Director

Camille Thomas, violoncello

Mykola LYSENKO: Overture to Taras Bulba

Valentin SILVESTROV: The Messenger

Fazil SAY: Never give up:

Concerto for cello and orchestra

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5, op. 67

THE

Eckart Preu, Music Director

Music Director Eckart Preu and your PSO honor one of the most iconic film composers of all time—the great John Williams. Experience his critically acclaimed works live, including selections from Jurassic Park , Star Wars

Artemis Gallery, 1 Old Firehouse Ln., Northeast Harbor. Annie Curtis, Tamara Gonda, Diana Roper McDowell, Gina Sawin, through Sept. 13. 276-3001.

Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Selections from the Diversify the Collection Program, through Oct. 7; Who Are They? Who Am I?: Portraits of Artists and Artist Self-Portraits, through Oct. 7. 786-6158.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick.

People Watching: Contemporary Photography Since 1965, through Nov. 5; Re|Framing the Collection: New Considerations in European and American Art, 1475–1875, through Dec. 31; 725-3275.

Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Pastel Society of Maine International Show, through Dec. 20. 985-4802.

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

Castine Historical Society, 17

School St. Clark Fitz-Gerald: Castine’s Celebrated Sculptor in Residence, through Oct. 9. 326-4118.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland.

Shinique Smith: Continuous Poem, through Sept. 10. 701-5005.

Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville.

Whistler: Streetscapes, Urban Change, through Oct. 22; Come Closer: Selections from the Collection, 1978–1994, through Nov. 26; Constellations: Forming the Collection, 1973–2023, through Nov. 26; Bill Morrison: Cycles and Loops, through Dec. 31; Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village, through Jul. 28, 2024. 859-5600.

Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St. Sarah

K. Khan: Pleasure & Defiance, through Oct. 7; John Walker: Selected Prints, through Jan. 31, 2024. 808-8911.

David Lussier Gallery, 66 Wallingford Sq., Kittery. Gallery with works by artists including Benjamin Lussier, David Lussier, George Van Hook, and Pamela Lussier. (860)336-9051.

De’Bramble Art Gallery, 16 Middle St., Freeport. Figuratively Speaking, through September 30. (510) 717-8427.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W.

Main St. Sip n’ Clay Workshops: for Beginners (Tuesdays in Oct.); for Advanced (Thursdays in Oct.). 452-2412.

Dowling Walsh Gallery, 365 Main St., Rockland. Cig Harvey, through Sept. 30; Tollef Runquist, through Sept. 30; Erik Weisenburger: New Work, through Sept. 30; Joanna Logue, Oct. 6–28; Rachel Gloria Adams: Tidal Bloom, Oct. 6–28. 596-0084.

Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland. Maine in America 2023: Celebrating the Alex Katz Foundation, through Sept. 24;

Alvaro’s World: Andrew Wyeth and the Olson House, through Oct. 29; The Farnsworth at 75, through Dec. 31; Louise Nevelson: Dusk to Dawn, through Sept. 29, 2024. 596-6457.

First Friday Art Walks, Creative Portland, 84 Free St. Oct. 6. 370-4784.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Alison Goodwin Solo Exhibition, through Sept. 30; Nancy Morgan Barnes Solo Exhibition, Oct. 5–28. 772-2693.

Kittery Art Association, 2 Walker St. En Plein Air: All Member Exhibit, through Oct. 1; Seacoast Moderns

Group Show, Oct. 5–29. 451-9384. Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. Selections from the Collections: Memorable Picks from the Maine Historical Society, through Oct. 7; CODE RED: Climate, Justice & Natural History Collections, through Dec. 30. 774-1822.

Mainely Gallery & Studio, 181 Searsport Ave., Belfast. Plant Imprinting on Canvas with Sandi Cirillo, Sept. 16; Teapots the 2nd with Kafkaesque Cafe, Sept. 22. 338-1828.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Women Behind the Lens: The Photography of Emma D. Sewall, Josephine Ginn Banks, and Abbie F. Minott, through Nov. 1; SeaChange: Darkness and Light in the Gulf of Maine, through Dec. 31. 443-1316.

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

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Peter Wallis’ Mythic and Quotidian, through Oct. 26. 879-4629.

Moss Galleries, 251 US-1, Falmouth. David Wolfe, through Oct.

All Aboard!

The Mountaineer offers a supremely scenic journey over Crawford Notch.

Travel in style on the Mountaineer in our beautiful Vista Dome Leslie Ann

14. 781-2620.

Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Rd. Joe Wardwell Mural Commission, through Nov. 12; Networks of Modernism: 1898–1968, through Nov. 12; The Architect of a Museum, through Nov. 12; Spontaneous Generation: The Work of Liam Lee, through Nov. 12; Ever Bladwin: Down the Line, through Nov. 12; Meg Webster: Site-Specific Work, through Nov. 12. 646-4909.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, 9500 College Station, Brunswick. Iñuit Qiñiġaaŋi: Contemporary Inuuit Photography, Collections and Recollections: Objects and the Stories They Tell, & At Home In the North, all through May 26, 2024. 725-3416.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. Fragments of Epic Memory, Oct. 6–Jan. 7, 2024; Alex Katz, Wedding Dress, through Jun. 2, 2024. 775-6148.

Portsmouth Historical Society, 10 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH. Reinventing Portsmouth, through Oct. 9; A Sense of Place, through Oct. 28. (603)436-8433.

Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Curators Choice: A Group Exhibition of Visual Art, through Sept. 29; Scenes of Maine, Oct. 1–30. 712-1097.

Saco Museum, 371 Main St. Maine Plein Air Painters: Of Land and Sea, through Oct. 13. 283-3861.

Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth, NH. Portsmouth Possessions: Objects that Shaped the City, through Oct. 31. (603)433-1100.

University of New England Art Galleries, UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave. Rose Marasco: Camera Lucida, through Oct. 8. 602-3000.

University of New England Art Galleries, Jack S. Ketchum Library, 11 Hills Beach Rd., Biddeford. Images of Neuroscience, Images of Transcendence: Work from UNE Imaging and Paintings by Honour Mack, through Sept. 29. 602-3000.

Theater

Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St. A Festival of One-Act Plays, Oct. 6–14. 619-3256.

Center Theatre, 20 E. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. National

Theatre Live: Frankenstein, Oct. 6–9. 564-8943.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Love, Loss, And What I Wore, Sept. 29–Oct. 15. 282-0849.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. NT

Live Broadcast: Good, Oct. 12. 581-1755.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W. Main St. Dead Girls the Musical with Lynne McGhee, Sept. 22. 452-2412.

Good Theater, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Fireflies, Oct. 11–29. 835-0895.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. What We Get To Keep, through Sept. 23. 347-7177.

Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Madison. Lafferty’s Wake, Sept. 14–23. 474-7176.

Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. POTUS, Sept. 21–Oct. 15. 747-4148.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Tophat Productions’ The Phantom of the Opera, Oct. 6–7. 879-4629.

Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. The Da Vinci Code, through Sept. 23; Tootsie, Sept. 28–Oct. 29. 646-5511.

Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Crimes of the Heart, through Sept. 24. 942-3333.

Portland Players Theater, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland. Spamalot, Sept. 15–Oct. 1. 799-7337.

Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. Saint Dad, Oct. 25–Nov. 19. 774-0465.

Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. Paint Night, Oct. 20–29. 782-3200.

Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. The Originals Present Outside Mullingar, Oct. 27–Nov. 4. 929-6473. Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Naughty Bits, Oct. 13–14. 594-0070.

Theater at Monmouth, Cumston Hall, 796 Main St. A Celebration of Gilbert & Sullivan feat. Cox & Box, Sept. 14–24. 933-9999.

Dance

Belfast Flying Shoes, First Church in Belfast UCC Fellowship Hall, 8 Court St. Flying Shoes on First Fridays, Oct. 6. 338-0979. The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Steamy Nights, Sept. 29. 775-5568. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. The Maine State: Burlesque, Drag & Flow, Sept. 23–24; Lindsey Bourassa Flamenco, Sept. 30. 879-4629.

Music

1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St., Bar Harbor. Henry Rollins, Sept. 21. 288-0829.

Aura, 121 Center St. Emo Night Portland, Sept. 29; Helmet, Sept. 30; Common Kings, Oct. 1; Tusk, Oct. 5; The Motet, Oct. 14. 772-8274.

Blue, 650A Congress St. Paul Cummings, Sept. 23; Bloodybelly Blues, Sept. 29; Foreside Funk, Oct. 13; Jazz sesh, every Wed. 774-4111.

Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. James Fernando, Sept. 22; Southside Blues, Sept. 23; The Jerry Barry/Jason St. Pierre Jazz Group, Sept. 29; Kendall Dean, Sept. 30; Seagrass, Oct. 6;

Heather Pierson Trio, Oct. 14. 560-5300.

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. The Blue Café: David Rogers, Sept. 22; Once an Outlaw, Sept. 23; Sweet Baby James, Oct. 14. 236-7963.

Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris. The Gawler Family Band, Sept. 30. 743-8452.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath.

Peter Yarrow, Sept. 16; John Gorka with Cliff Eberhardt, Sept. 23; Alana MacDonald, Sept. 29; Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus, Sept. 30. 442-8455.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Seraph Brass, Sept. 10; Rhiannon Giddens, Sept. 23; Bangor Symphony Orchestra, Oct. 1. 581-1755.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W. Main St. Julian Loida-Giverny, Sept. 15; Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, Sept. 28. 452-2412.

Hackmatack Playhouse, 539 School St., Berwick. Tim O’Brien with Jan Fabricius, Oct. 1. 698-1807.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Look, Stop, Listen Reunion, Sept. 25; Dirty Cello, Oct. 7. 347-7177.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Aztec Two-Step 2.0, Sept. 15; Deep Blue C Studio Orchestra, Sept. 17; Tom Chapin, Sept. 22; The Patsy Cline Tribute Show, Sept. 23; Martin Barre, Oct. 3. 646-4777.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. The Met Live in HD: Dead Man Walking, Oct. 21. 563-3424.

Maine Savings Amphitheater, 1 Railroad St., Bangor. Shinedown, Sept. 21; Dropkick Murphys, Sept. 27; Goo Goo Dolls, Sept. 29. 358-9327.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Ryan Adams, Sept. 20;

What a week we have planned for you!

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Loreena McKennitt, Oct. 11. 842-0800.

Mystic Theater, 49 Franklin St., Rumford. Harp Twins, Sept. 28. 369-0129.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. Guy Davis, Sept. 21 & Oct. 19; Daniel Champagne, Sept. 26; Micromassé, Sept. 28; Jonatha Brooke, Sept. 29; Kim Richey, Oct. 4; Caroline Cotter, Oct. 6; Goldings, Bernstein, & Stewart Organ Trio, Oct. 9. 761-1757.

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Don Campbell Band, Sept. 16; Skerryvore, Sept. 23. 633-5159.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. Elder with Rezn & Lord Buffalo, Sept. 22; Gina and the Red Eye Flight Crew, Mondays through Sept. 25; The Nude Party, Sept. 26; Emo Night Brooklyn, Sept. 29; Rayland Baxter, Oct. 26. 805-0134.

Portland Ovations, Hannaford Hall, USM Portland Campus, 88 Bedford St. Ustad Shafaat Khan Trio, Oct. 26. 842-0800.

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Opening Night: Visual Sounds, Sept. 30–Oct. 1; Musical Landscapes, Oct. 17. 842-0800.

Rockport Harbor, 111 Pascal Ave. Pine Street Flyers with Springtide, Sept. 17. 236-0676.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. The Devil Makes Three, Sept. 21; The Happy Fits, Sept. 22; Lady Lamb, Sept. 23; Clannad, Sept. 24; YES, Sept. 25; Ben Folds, Sept. 28; Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Oct. 3; Ethel Cain, Oct. 4; Joy Oladokun, Oct. 5; Victor Wooten & the Wooten Brothers, Oct. 8; Buddy Guy, Oct. 10. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield.

Valerie June, Sept. 15; Steve ‘n’ Seagulls, Sept. 17; The Harlem

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Gospel Travelers, Sept. 22; Duke Robillard Band, Sept. 30; Alison Brown, Oct. 7; Kathy Mattea, Oct. 20. 935-7292.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Kaleta & Super Yamba Band, Sept. 22; Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto, Oct. 8; Dar Williams, Oct. 20. 594-0070.

Sun Tiki Studios, 375 Forest Ave. Michael Corleto Band & The Gravel Project, Sept. 15. 808-8080.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, 1 Middle St. Magic 8 Ball, Sept. 30; Sally Rogers & Claudia Schmidt, Oct. 28. 729-8515.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd., Arundel. Call for events. 985-5552.

Waldo Theatre, 916 Main St., Waldoboro. Roger McGuinn, Sept. 13; Henry Rollins, Sept. 20. 975-6490.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Start Making Sense, Sept. 15; Ricky Nelson Remembered, Sept. 17; Ani DiFranco, Sept. 19; Macy Gray, Oct. 7; Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt, Oct. 16. 873-7000.

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Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Heather Cox Richardson, Oct. 26. 236-7963.

Castine Historical Society, 17 School St. Castine Walking Tours, every Fri., Sat., & Mon. through Oct. 9; Hidden Legacies: A Walking Tour of Castine’s African-American History, Oct. 14. 326-4118. Center Theatre, 20 E. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. Delicious Diva Drag Show, Oct. 20. 564-8943.

Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Mad Hatter’s Cocktail Party, Oct. 20; MOMIX’s Alice, Oct. 20. 581-1755. Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. HealthyMaine

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Expo, Sept. 16–17; Jibe Cycling 4th Annual Spinathon Benefitting Maine Cancer Foundation, Sept. 30; Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party, Oct. 13–15. 791-2200.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W. Main St. Authors Series: Amy

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Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry “Act Two” Fill the Seats, Sept. 15. 667-9500.

Libby Memorial Library, 27 Staples St, Old Orchard Beach. Colin W. Sargent Red Hands Reading and Book Signing, Sept. 22 at 5pm.

Maine Savings Amphitheater, 1 Railroad St., Bangor.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga on the Stage, Sept. 13. 358-9327.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Disney Junior Live On Tour: Costume Palooza, Sept. 13; Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour, Sept. 27. 842-0800.

New England Craft Fairs, Augusta Armory, 179 Western Ave., Augusta. 40th Annual Fall/Halloween Arts & Craft Show, Oct. 21–22. Newenglandcraftfairs.com.

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Federal eagles, an early United States seal. It went for thousands.

No one plays “embarrassed” as well as you. You guys were the Click and Clack of the Maine auction scene. What’s is the biggest trick Jim ever played on you?

When I’d just married Mary, Jim said on the microphone between lots, “Let me introduce you to Mary, Richard’s most recent wife.”

Another time, we’re at a tent auction. I’m at the podium. Jim and Kent [Driscoll, a longtime auctioneer with Keating Auctions] worked this out. The first thing I see is a big quilt displayed on a dowel that two runners are carrying. It blocks out nearly the whole crowd. Then another runner, a newbie, comes behind carrying a big tray of crystal stemware. I don’t see it, but I hear what I’ve been led to believe is that tray crashing—an enormous whoosh-

ing sound with deadly tinkling. I lost it. I flew off the podium and started running over. I was worried someone was hurt. What’s wrong, what’s wrong?!

It was just a big box of glass shards that Jimmy and Kent were shaking to set me up.

See poor Richard run and watch the fun!

Jimmy and Kent liked a trick called the alley-oop. Ahead of the auction every now and then, they’d pick out a showy piece of cut glass. Jimmy would pretend to drop it or throw it, and Kent would catch it. Jimmy could always entertain. Antiques were our profession, but we depended entirely on our audience to make it a happening.

Who are the three most important women artists with Maine connections you’ve auctioned across the years? Margaret Patterson, Louise Nevelson, Marguerite Zorach.

How about otherwise?

Elizabeth Nourse. I’m a fan of her still lifes.

Henry David Thoreau

VANISHING MAINE

What’s the boomerang lot that you’ve laughed to see come back to you again and again?

I can see it now. Yikes–a huge, heavy, Jacobean dining room set with a heavy, heavy sideboard! Clunky. We sold it four times.

What’s your biggest barn find?

We went to a barn filled with a lot of books about Quakers. Inside, among the books, we opened some trunks, pushed aside some rags as we reached inside, and then hit a clunk. It was like being in the movie Friendly Persuasion with Gary Cooper. The Quakers hid musical instruments behind some trunks and rags in the barns, just in case the elders checked in, looking for contraband. “That’s the Quakers,” Jim said when he held up the Regina music box we found.

Paintings aside, what are some thrilling lots you and Jim auctioned?

A Bailey Banks & Biddle tea set. A former servant was selling it. This lady seemed a little hard up. We thought it would go for three or four thousand, but two private parties began competing in the bidding and ran it up to $12,000. Jim and I were crazy happy. “This time, the buyer’s premium is enough for me.” When a person is so thrilled, it doesn’t just make my day—it makes my month.

Then there was a certain high-end Brunswick period pool table in Biddeford. To move it out, we pulled the rug out from under it. It was so dirty you couldn’t tell what it was. I put in the driveway and went after it with my broom. Washed the rug down. Short story long, the pool table went for $3,500. The

he last auction we held, Kent had COVID, so he was out of commission. Rusty from Americana Workshop sweetly filled in. When there were just 35 items left, I walked up to Rusty and said, “Rusty, I want to have my daughter Annie take over. I want somebody from the family to finish the auction.” She came on, and it was spellbinding. Annie almost had Jimmy’s cadence. That is a moment that’ll be in my mind forever. A tearjerker. No

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Awhite seaplane lifts from Long Lake in Naples. Passing Rick’s Café and the Songo River Queen, we follow Route 302 up the western shore of the lake until we discover the ghost of an old children’s camp on 300 feet of shore frontage at 34 Big Bear Point. Consulting the 1957 color postcard we’ve brought along, we know we’ve reached the former location of Camp Boyland, once run by the Christian Brothers of Instruction, who still operate in Alfred.

“There aren’t many signs of the camp that was here before,” says realtor John Hatcher, who loves to peel back the layers of a property he’s listing to better understand it. “But this old stone wall at the water’s edge was surely part of it,” along

with the sea stairs that provide a dignified path into the lake. “It’s a good guess that this rare 50-foot sand beach dates to the camp, because you wouldn’t be allowed to bring that sand in now!”

LOCAL HERO

Hatcher isn’t the only detective. “John F. Chase of the Westbrook Police Department was a decorated detective who was also a developer and builder.” Chase went into real estate in a big way, “founding Chase Custom Homes in 1986. I knew him. How he enjoyed taking visitors all over this compound in a golf cart,” showing off his private miracle. “He created all of this in 2003 and lived here with his family until he died of a sudden heart attack at age 58” on September 16, 2022.

THE CHASE DREAM

Here on Big Bear Point, dreams were

not deferred. The craftsmanship isn’t just attention to detail—it’s devotion to detail. “There was a master plan” that serves and protects the entire estate—almost a supervening intelligence. “A forest buffer around the retreat assures privacy, and a buried 1,000-gallon propane tank supports all the structures on the estate, along with a 16-bedroom septic tank.”

The manicured, nearly five acres of rolling lawn were presided over by his two beloved retrievers, Mercedes and Benz.

THE SHAPE OF THINGS

The 6,000-square-foot main residence is a contemporary classic with spectacular game-side (Chase was a big Red Sox and Patriots fan) views of the lake and beach. The showstopper: a two-story exposed fieldstone fireplace. “There are two primary bedrooms here,” one connected to an octagon tower that

The world is your camp if you own Big Bear Point.

seems to fly over the lake.

Inside one of the four matching 1,600-square-foot classic cottages, which impress with their cherry floors, natural light, vaulted ceilings, flying beams, and vibes of contemporary nostalgia, we enter a viewing room that makes you feel you’re in a movie that stars the mesmerizing lake. Hatcher steps away to let me take it in, then returns. “What a place to watch a snowstorm.”

There’s also a modern carriage house with conference space above and parking below. “Across the property, there’s indoor parking for seven cars.”

Who might buy this 13,534-square-foot, 13-bedroom luxury enclave? Hatcher says, “The owners of a wellness center, a recovery center, or a company in search of a corporate retreat.”

Then you have the wild-card buyers.

“It’s always been a fantasy of mine to buy a former camp like this,” a friend says. “I’d invite my friends as guests, march them down to the waterfront at 6:30 a.m., blow my whistle, and make them jump into the freezing water to complete my childhood terror.”

Whatever. Did someone say yoga? In a place so wildly beautiful, who wouldn’t want to stretch out here?

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Pleasant Brunswick home in desirable McKeen Street neighborhood. Very green. Close to downtown and Bowdoin College. Three bedrooms, two baths. Living room with fireplace. One floor living with an open plan, kitchen, dining area, living room with full dry basement. Direct entry from the garage to the laundry room on main floor. Listed at: $495,000

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Your very own Quintessential Midcoast Maine experience on an island close to Wiscasset, “the prettiest village in Maine,” with beautiful westerly views of the Back River and enchanting sunsets. This recently completed “Arched Cabin” with wrap around deck perfect for those summer evening gatherings is less than an hour to Portland jetport, 25 minutes to Brunswick’s Amtrak station, 45 minutes to the Camden area and 25 minutes to the Boothbay peninsula. Westport Island has it all!! A local potter, yoga studio, alpacas and a brewery with organic gardens not to mention the necessary lobster co-op and hiking trails on land preserves. Call Julie direct 207-208-9311. Price $399,900.

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Picturesque setting that offers old New England charm yet modern day upgrades, systems and barn. The house is a restored antique cape with 36 acres, attached garage/ barn, stone walls, flower perennial flower beds and a chestnut tree! There are multiple work area/buildings that included a heated breezeway There large barn/arena/office/2 bd apartment. Has been used for rasing sheep. It’s a dead end road. The property is in Farmland Trust. Sugarloaf Ski/Golf Resort is 25 mins away. Call for more details.

LOOKING FOR WATERFRONT? Here is one of our several waterfront listings. 4 bd 3 bath with ROW to water and near boat launch and public beach. $380,000. CSM has water front homes, camps and land in the beautiful western mtns of Maine. Spring Lake, Flagstaff Lake, Embden Pond and rivers and streams.

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New to the market in Kennebunkport, just under 2 miles to Goose Rocks Beach! Relax and unwind at this picture-perfect oasis. Located at the end of a private road sits this modern farmhouse with beautiful tidal views of marshlands and open ocean. Features a 'post and beam' style, this exquisite property offers an open floor plan, ideal for family gatherings and endless entertaining.

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Restored waterfront log home upriver from Castine with art studio/gallery and guest cottage.

5.5 miles up the Bagaduce River from Penobscot Bay and Castine. One-of-a-kind home on over 10 acres of woodlands and fields with 600’ of waterfront on Johnson Point Narrows. Perfect for an artist or craftsperson, includes a custom 2,500 sq. ft. studio full of natural light and linear, full-spectrum track lighting. In 1980 the original log home was lovingly restored, and in 1998 a contemporary addition was created to provide spacious, open living/kitchen/dining, and fabulous master suite with a sitting area. Waterfront guest cottage, rolling lawns, gardens, campfire area, and a two-story tree house.

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MLS #1563012 Sturtevant Pond - New Construction - 2274 sq ft 4bd 2.5ba Lodge, 300' of Waterfront, Great Room, Granite Countertops, Thor appliances, Viessmann Radiant Heating, 12 x 25 screened porch, 26 x 26 garage. A true Sportsman’s Paradise and very welcoming for entertaining and your entire family. $849,000

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MLS # 1556591 Meticulously maintained home on desirable Mingo Loop Rd. Quiet country living with all the amenities close by. 3 BR/2BA. Oversized attached garage with large living space above. $489,000.

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Game Changer

BY: ALEXIS RAYMOND

Can we take a break?” I’m panting from exhaustion. “My knee is killing me.”

Keith turns around on his heels with his arms inflated like he has something important to say. “You need us to slow down so you can keep up, little lady?”

I grit my teeth at him. It’s not like it wasn’t hard for everyone else too. “Why do you guys always have to comment on how I’m doing? It’s getting old.” The lines on the court feel like battle lines, I behind mine and the men behind theirs.

I’d found the team by accident. A friend of a friend mentioned in passing that his basketball team, The Rockets, needed a woman on it so they could compete in the local league.

A quick Google search told me about the available teams in Southern Maine. Though most were separated by gender; a few, like flag football, kickball, and basketball, were coed. The Portland Rec leagues require at least one woman to be on each team, or you can't compete. It doesn’t matter who it is; if you’re short a woman before a game, you just have to stand on the sidewalk and ask until you find someone willing to come to the gym with you. The rules lack meaning and take away the essence of being on a team. However, I was

excited to play. I was excited for the challenge of being the only Black woman on an all-white men’s basketball team in Portland. Little did I know there was a revolving door of women before me.

My sense of worth as a person and my ability to compete are heavily intertwined. But this has to be thrown to the side as I step onto the court with four men who are all a foot taller than me, able to press their fingers against the hoop and secure a point with just a small jump in the air.

Today in practice we were doing drills for nearly two hours, and I could see them glaring at me and looking at each other every time I made an error. The men act as though we’re the Celtics getting paid millions of dollars to play. Sometimes, when tensions are high, like at the practice before semi-finals, I fall under attack, so I keep to myself during halftime and stretch alone outside. The sun is hot, and the air smells like sweat and damp grass. Deering High School, where we play, is in a quieter part of Portland where you can hear the birds chirping all around you. The isolation feels good. I stare at the court peeking through the gym doors propped open by a broken, weather-washed brick. I can hear sneakers squeaking on the floor and the echo of the ball.

I nearly jump out of my skin when Owen sits beside me.

“Hey,” he says. “It’s tough in there, isn't it?”

“Yeah,” I mumble back, remembering the first time I saw Space Jam. I had no idea who Michael Jordan was, and I was too young to grow up with Bugs Bunny and the rest of the gang. It sticks out to me as the first time I had ever seen a Black person positively portrayed on TV. That was when my mind naturally began to connect sports with being thought well of as a Black woman. Serena Williams was not just the most powerful woman in tennis; she was someone who looked like me.

“Well, I just want you to know that we see you trying your best out there. It’s hard to break through when you’re playing against boys, but we’re all rooting for you.”

My teammates often talk about how they don’t see race or the deeper issues that face us in this league. How they grew up with diverse backgrounds because they went to prep schools. These conversations always take on a patronizing overtone that I can’t quite put my finger on. Growing up, basketball was a large part of my childhood. It was something that helped me find my identity. I want my skin to be noticed. It tells my story. It’s something I fight to be proud of every day.

The team disbanded after this. No one wanted to pay the $60 cover charge to play for a team who didn’t believe in each other. Not only that but the $60 for a team jersey that you never got. n

No one wanted to play for a team who didn’t believe in each other.

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