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AccordingtoSmithsonianmagazine's MichaelKernan,"studyingorchidsisnot forthefaintofheart."IIeaddsthatmore than30,000differentwildnativeorchid speciesgrowintheworld,andup to100,000hybrids.

ThehitmovieAdaptationwasbasedon SusanOrleansbookTheOrchidThief, anextensionofaNewYorkermagazine articleaboutanobsessiveorchidpoacher, JohnLaroche(playedbyChrisCooper, whowontheOscar).Oilcanmuses."1 wanttowantsomethingasmuchas peoplewanttheseplants.”

MorinadmiresOilcan'sbook(“Ex¬ tremelywell-written”)but"couldn’t stand”thefilm,saying,“Ithasnothingto dowithorchidcollecting.”

Thievescontinuetopilferendangered orchids,includingthelegendaryghost owhid-Dendrophylaxlindenii,theghost 1arochchuntedsofencntly.Withbrilliant white,lankypetalsonwillowyspikes,the leaflessflowerfloatslikeanapparition.'Lhc ghostisfertilizedatnightbvthesphinx moth,whichboastsasix-inchyyingspan andatongueatleastsixincheslong.It takesscyenyearstoreachbloomingsize.

variety,andcolor,”accordingtothe AmericanOrchidSocietywebsite.

Likeasirencallinthenight,“orchids feedthesoulwiththeirshape,fragrance.

Despiteitssturdyandresilientqualities, theorchidisimperiledbydeforestation andpoacherswhosellthemontheblack market,andmostsuchflowersdie.Entire forestshavebeenstrippedofmillionsof orchids,andMorinshowswithpridethe oneshe’srescued(legally)fromEcuador. 11isfavorite,theCattleva,istheworld's darlingoforchids.Eordecades,itwasthe Infieryhuesofpink, itopenswithenough sensualdramatosend

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InMaine,orchidsarehot,especiallyas awinterflower.TheMainemenwho collectfromhim-including“machinists, veterinary'assistants,lawyers,cabinetmak¬ ers,physicians,metal-partsclerks,in¬ vestmentconsultants,retiredchemistryprofessors,allkinds"-arcdiscovering themasasecretpassionandaproof againstthedarkestdavsofwinter.

I-adv’sslippers-ves,they’reorchids-are aprotectedspeciesinMaine.Itisillegal topicktheminthewild,butnurseries canpropagatethemandsellthemcom¬ pletewithrootsystems.Morinforhispart sellsonlythetropicalAsianspecies Paphiopedihnns.whileCypripediums. gorgeousindarkMainewoodlands,arc availableelsewhere.Individualplantsarc availablefrom$10to$100.

Yes,ves,butwhvorchids?“They’remy passion,”Morinsays.“Everyoneiscap¬ tivatedbytheirsheermystery;There’sno secrethandshake,werejustastoundedby themandlovetoshareinsomething almosttoobeautifultosetvoureyeson.”

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eorgiaLouiseDaviswasthefirst blackwomanevertoattend prepschoolinMaine,wanning IascholarshiptoFryeburgAcademyin i1947-“Iw’asjust15,”shesays.“Iwanted tobeadancer,apediatrician,allsortsof Lthings.1couldalsoplaythepiano,”she Islidesin.“Backthen,everybodywanted ItoplayRachmaninov’ssecondandthird ’concertos,Irememberworkingonan ^elementaryversionofChopin’sWarsaw jConcerto,”butitwashardtoconcealher Flovefor“FatsWaller,BillyErskinrememberTippingIn’?Igrewupwith «classicalmusicinmyhouse,butmy motheralsolovedjazz.”

Thefallof1947beganlikeanyother. SummerpeoplefromLovellandthe surroundinglakesandmountainshad alreadyheadedhome.Fannersracedthe frosttoharvesttheircropsbeforethe97th Fryeburg Fair. At Fryeburg Academy, | facultyandstudentsbegantheschool’s 155thyearofservingasboththelocal highschoolandaboardingschoolfor youngpeoplefromallovertheworld. Intothisrarefiedatmosphereentered five-foot-fourLouiseDavis,theeldest daughteroftwofacultymembersfromthe HamptonInstituteinHampton,Virginia. TTieyoungMissDavishadcaughtthe attentionofHildaFife,aUniversityof Maineprofessorwhotaughtsummer schoolintheDavises’hometown. Fearingthatthetheirdaughtermight nevergetanequaleducationinthe separate,all-blackschools,Davis’sparents

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ForastudentlikeDavisseekinga private-schooladvantage,therewereft choices.Boyscouldlooktoold-linepr schoolssuchasAndoverandExeter,b onlyfourschoolsintheEastwelcome blackgirls,andFryeburgAcademywa oneofthem.

Davis’sarrivalusheredinalong successionofpromisingyoungblack studentsthattwoyearslaterwould includehersisterJennie.Intheirwake hundredsofAfrican-Americanstudent haveplungedintostudyatFiyeburg,

compoundedbythegeographicleap, dauntingforanyyoungsterencounter^ aplacesoaustere[Fiyeburg,withits। withdiepositiveripplesstillspreading! out against time. 1

ForDavis,dieshiftinculturewas| soaringbeautyandthinair,isnotforft faintofspirit].

“Icriedalotinthebeginning,butgd overitafterawhile,”shesays.“Ileame toski,thoughmyparentscouldn’taffd fancyskiequipment.Because1wason scholarshipatFiyeburgandworkingif diningroomforspendingmoney,Idid nothavealotoftimeforreflection. Therewastoomuchgoingonatthe Academy,toomuchtodo.”

Alongwithhersheetmusic,shehad alsobroughtahealthyfearofdieun¬ expected.“Igrewupwiththecolored andwhitesignsintheSouthintherd rooms.Myparentsraisedustobe preparedforalifetimeofinsults,and}’ alwaystostrivetobebetterthanothers Instead,theAcademythrewmean unexpectedcurve.’’

Shewaswarmlywelcomed.“Ithink: firstitwasmyknowledgeandloveofji thatmademesomethingofacenterd

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“Iwasacceptedwithoutquestionand quicklypopularamongmynewFriends.” |InFact,thestartofherbrilliantcareerat Ftyeburgmightbebetterremembered |butforonesingularevent-the1947Fire, jwhichobliterated20,120acresoffield andforest.Wlioletownswentupin jtsinoke,aswellasthecompletehamletsof nearbyBrownfieldandEastBrownfield. Endangeredbyflameswhichclosedon theschoollikeawave,Fryeburgwas jclosedforaweekandstudentswere ^packedofftoneighboringstudents’ jhousestobeoutsidethefire’sreach.

Louise,assheisknowntoday,traveled tonearbyJackson,NewHampshire, duringthisdisturbing,nearlyapocalyptic interludeafterhavingbarelybegunher studies.Hertimeinthispeacefulretreat turnedouttobeoneofthemostbeautiful timesofherlife:

“MyfriendEleanorDavis’sfamilylived onaworkingfarmonthesideofBlack Mountain,adjacenttoMoody’sFarm (nowknownasWhitney’sInn).“Ihad onlybeeninMaineafewweeks,andI wasstillhomesick.Theymademefeel likeI’dknownthemforever.”

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Fryeburgstudentswerecalledbackto school.“Whenwereturned,wecould stillsmellthesmoke,”shesays. lasses(“oh,algebra!”)andyears sweptby.“BecauseIlivedsofar away,Icouldonlygohomeat Christmasandduringthesummer.”Not thattheNorfolkareabeckoned.“There wasoneblackbeachwewereallowedto visit.Iwasn’tallowedtosetfooton VirginiaBeach.Itwasamatteroflaw. Oneofthelastthingsmymotherever toldme-shediedat51-wasdon’tcome backhere.Shedidn’tmeandon’tvisit, butratherdon’tcomebacktoHampton Institutetoteach.Shewantedeverything forme.Doesthisgiveyouanideaofhow muchIwantedthingstoworkout atFryeburg?

“Thereweremanyopportunitiesand challenges;Irememberbeingaskedto playtheorganforourbaccalaureate ceremonies”inJune1949,“eventhough I’d.nevertouchedtheinstrumentbefore.”

Whichisn’ttosayherFryeburg experiencewasperfect.Therewasstilla promtocontendwith.

“Irememberthisniceboywhowasmy regularduetpartneronthepiano.With thedanceapproaching,aftermuch proddingfromotherkids,helosthis nerveandrefusedtoaskmetogo.1only gotitsecondhand,”Davissax's,“butguess thatforhim,theprospectofawhitefann boytakingtheonly‘Negro’intowntothe dancexxasgoingalittletoofar.”

Sheremembersotherembarrassments fromthefirstdayfouxard,anumberof themvergingontheabsurd,including headmasterElroyLaCasce sputteringuponfirstseeing her:“Look-afterallthe troublexvexventto,shelooks likeawhitechild-sheeven hasfreckles!”

“ButIdidgototheprom,” Davisinterruptsherselflaterin theinterview.“Infeet,theguyxvho tookmetotheprom,Earl,xx-rotea lettertotheschoolin2003and saidhewasdelightedtohave takenmeandsaidIxvasso pretty';Ixx-rotehimbackthis lastChristmas, thankinghim.”

Betxveengraduationand herfreshmanyearatColby College,musicfilteredinto herlifeagain“whena familyfriendtookmeto

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seeBirdlandon52ndStreetinNew York.”Thejazzmonumentfeaturing, CharlieParker,SarahVaughan,Stan Getz,andDizzyGillespiehadjust openedinDecember1949.Thesmok filledroomswereafarcryfromi WatervilleandColby,whereDavisi foundherselfafewmonthslater.“I rememberholingupinthelibrary', pagingthroughhundredsofNational Geographies.”Herrestlessnessisevidei withhercomment“Istudiedsociolog Totalwasteoftime.

“AftergraduatingfromColbyIwent ColumbiaUniversityandstudiedthen theNewYorkSchoolofSocialWork, 5thAvenue.Ihatedit,soIwenttowoi atanadagency,Botsford,Constantine andGardiner.Itwasonthe68thfloor theEmpireStateBuildingandIcoult evenlookoutthewindowbecauseI hateheights.”

Grabbinglunchfromtheautomats,: felttheironiesofcorporateAmerica: “Weweretheeast-coastbranchofaw coast-headquarteredfirm.Iremember laughingandworkingoncopyfor Jantzenbathingsuits”oneicywinter.

“Thewomanwhohiredmedidn’t knowIwasblack.1usetireword“blacl becauseitcarriespoliticalovertonestl arelostwithAfrican-American,which reducesidentitytoheritage.Shelookr atmeveryclosely.Shesaid‘you’retht mostbeautifulblackpersonI’ve evermet.’

“Igotmarriedandwemovedto WashingtonD.C.,whichhadonlytw agencies.Theygavemeapersonality test-justtoworkinanadagency.Iwa supposedtodrawamanandatree.I’ incensed,soIlabeledthemanandth tree,andthenlabeledindividualitem theman’sclothing.Iwasasmartass.”

Maybe self-aware is a better term,whenyouconsider! wayDavisupshiftedtoa triumphantcareerinwriting,editing, andjournalismwithcreditsincluding FeatureWriterandJazzColumnist, WashingtonPost;TheatreCriticand Columnist,WashingtonAfro-America andChicagoDailyDefender,movie reviewer,UTOPtelevision,Washing D.C.;contributingwriter,Contact Magazine;editor,Graduateand ProfessionalSchoolOpportunitiesfor MinorityStudents,publishedby EducationalTestingServices,Prince NewJersey;editor,Brandjwine

IWorkshop,artexhibitcatalogs;directorof ipublications,UniversityofDelaware; directorofpublications,NorthCarolina DepartmentofLabor;aswellas consultingforthePennsylvaniaCouncil fortheArts,DrexelMuseum,Drexel iUniversity,Philadanco,andmanyothers. xHerhusbandisChuckStone,79,a IjournalismprofessoratUNC-GhapelHill -yes,thesameChuckStonewhowas oneoftheTuskegeeAirmen,knew MartinLutherKing,MalcolmX,wasa TodayshowcommentatorforNBCas iwellasexecutiveassistanttoAdam ClaytonPowellforthelengthofhis politicalcareer.ChuckStone’s tastonishingcareerincludesbeinga fellowattheJohnF.KennedySchool atHarvardandfivehonorarydoctoral degrees,includingonefromhis undergradalma-mater,Wesleyan iCollege.He’stheauthorofTellItLike ItIs,BlackPoliticalPowerinAmerica, andKingStrut,anovel.He’swritten theafterwardforaDoonesburybook. Tliismaniseverywhere.

IButthenyouhaven’tmetthechildren, rDaughterKrishnaStone“worksinNew YorkforGayMen’sHealthCrisis.Sheis tsingleandraisingadaughter.My daughterAllegraisn’tmarried,either. Shegotherdegreeinnursingatthe Universit}’ofPennsylvania,gother master’sdegree,wenttopastryschool,isa jcomputerexecutiveforapharmaceutical firmmonitoringclinicaldrugtrials,andis

launchingherownpastrycateringfirm.I helpedherwithprintingthepromotional materials,menus,andbusinesscards.

“Myson,CharlesS.Stone111,isthe directorofthemoviesDrumline,Paidin Full,and,dueinApril,Mr.3000.He’sin LArightnow;BernieMacisthestar.It’s abaseballfilm.Youmayalsohaveheard ofmysonbecausehewroteanddirected theshortfilmthatBudweiserpurchased andranaseriesofcommercialsOn.He. cameupwiththeconceptandwriting, andBudw'eiserpaidhimtodirectallthe nationalcommercials.Heappearsinthe first10ofthem...youknow,Wassssup!” CharlesIIIispalswithSpikeLee.He’s oneofthemostpromisingfilmtalentsin thecountry.

“Ihaveneverreturnedtothecampusat FryeburgAcademy,”LouiseStonesays. “Inevertouchedskisbeforeoraftermy timeatFryeburg.”

AboutPortland,shesays,“WhenIwasa studentatFryeburg,Portlandwasa dump.Portlandisnowanentirelydiffer¬ entanimal.WhenIwasaconsultantfor Colbyrecentlyabouttheirpublications,I hadadayfreetovisitPortlandagain.I visitedyourlovelyMuseumofArt.”

Admittingasingleyoungwomaninto FryeburgAcademyin1947didn’tmake muchdifferenceafterall,didit?We hardlynoticedherinthehillsofWestern Maine.Butthefirebecomessmaller everyyearwhileLouiseDavisStone's’ impacthasonlybeguntogrow.

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LouiseStone’sson,directorChuck StoneIII,isingreatdemand.He’sdirector ofthefull-lengthfilmPaidInFull,admgdealerfilmthattrumpedNewJackCity andTrainingDaybyshiftingthefocus ‘fromtough-guyposturingandviolence chictoamorehumanandgrittyrealm.If |itfeelsmorereal,maybethatisbecauseit isbasedonthereal-lifestoryof1980s HarlemdrugdealersA.Z.,Alpo,andthe lateRichardPorter.Asitfollowsone man'stransformation,fromaclerkata dry-cleaningstoretoamajordruglord,it followsahumanbeingforcedtomake choicesthatwillimpacthislifeforever,’ |accordingtoBET.com. ;StonenextdirectedthehypnoticDrum Line,whichtookusintotheworldof show-stylecollegemarchingbands. “Stonesendshisinsiderbrandofwitoffto Blackcollege.Butdon'texpectthesexual hijinksorgross-outhumorseeninmost teencomedies.Stoneaimsforhigher entertainmentwiththemesofexcellence, |mastership,anddedication,”writesJames HillofBET.com.

Stone’snewestoffering,Mr.3000(due outinApril),isthestoryofanaging baseballstar(BemieMac)whodiscovers 'fseveralyearsafterhisretirementthathe neverquitereached3000hits.Now,at age47,he’sbackinthebigleaguesfrying toreachthatgoal.

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KarlRawstronisararitytheseclays:aPortlanderbuyingahousein hishomecitv.Rarerstill,he'sdoingsobyparticipatingintheMaineStateIlousingAuthority’sNewNeighborsprogram. Adecadeago.NewNeighborsattractedhundredsofhopeful homeowncrs-primarilvvoting,first-timehome-buyers—whoflocked totakeadvantageoftheprogram'slowinterestrates,financing assistance,andlowup-frontcashcontribution.Portland's1lomel’ort programhelpedmans'otherlow-income,would-behomeowners maketheirdreamscometruebyofferingsimilarincentives. Since1996.Portland's1lousingandNeighborhoodServices divisionhasadministered252NewNeighborsprojects,and Ilomel’orthashelpedroughly100othersbecomehomeowners. Theseprogramshavebeen"awavtoturnneighborhoodsaround, savsMarkAdelson,directorofthedivision,anditcertainlyhas helpedrevitalizepreviouslyblightedareasofPortland,particularly onthepeninsula.

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owever,thisturnaroundhasalso fosteredhigherpropertvvalues, whichnowmakeprogramslike NewNeighborsandIlomePortnearly obsolete.Inthelastfewwars,thetwo programshavebeenabletohelponlva handfulofpeople-threetofiveapplica each.Inresponsetothelighl,high-prio housingmarket,citvofficialshaveshiftt attentionandresourcesawayfrom

"Everybodyknowsthe pricesofhousesinPortland areridiculous,skyhigh,

wellover$200,000."

Sowhyistheceilingfor Portland'sNewNeighbors programjust$160,000? encouraginghomeownersliipandtow£ thecreationofaffordablerentalunits. Aspiringhomeownersbasetheirown responses,whichgenerallyinvolvevotir. withtheirfeet:givingupontheI’ortlam marketandsearchingforaffordable homesinsurroundingtowns.

PaulChamberlain,asl-vear-old musicianandgraphicdesigner,began lookingforahometobminPortland< severalyearsago.Ilwasashortsearch. “Icouldn'taffordPortland,soIstopp looking,"Chamberlainsavs."Isawsor| placesthatwerecool,butthevwereju| outofmvrange."Chamberlain'srangw wasbetweenSI50,000andS185,000, thepropertiesheconsideredattractivef exceededhisrangeby$60,000or। S”0,000.ThosePortlandproperties' withinhispricerange"wereeither Verbewtage oY GurrAe-cAani, Govrvt^ hesAdewts

UnityVillage33units(27affordable,Bmarket-rate)

IslandView70units(23affordable,41market-rate)

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TOTAL125

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YaleCourt80units(alaffordabie)MUestoyEstates45units(18affordable,27market-rate)

41StateStreet27units(14affordable,18market-rate)

OceanEast88imlts(43affordable,43market-rate)

TOTAL200

LoganPlace80units(alaffordable)

YMCAHighStreet82units(alaffordable)

PROPPhase114units(alaffordable)

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AlfordaNerentalunishaveasetrentwelbelowthemarketrate(whichtotherentmostlandfordscharge).

1 Icompletelybeatorreallysmall,withno i.land,"hesaxs.

pToparticipateintheIlomel’ort irprogram,thepurchasepriceofthe

upropertvcannotexceed$16(1,000.Aaron g tShapiro,Portland1lousingProgram .manager,saxstherearesomecondosthat cfallunderthatpricecapandafewsmall homesinEastBaxside,butnot muchelse.

“PeopleIknowwhohaxebought homeseithergotintoPortlandearlyor ^elidedupinW'estbrookorSouth Portland,"Chamberlainsays."Most peoplegotsodiscouragedthexjust ibandonedthenotion.”

ChamberlainoptedforWestbrook, .vherehefoundanaffordabletwo-unit propertyhenowoccupies.Ilaxingbuilt equitywiththatpurchase,hereccntlx rough!anothertwo-unitnextdoor. Rawstron,a34-xear-oldjanitor, experiencedthesamefrustrationsas Jhamberlainduringhissearchfora leccnthomeinPortland.“Exerxhodx mowsthepriceofhousesinPortlandare kliculous,skyhigh,wellover$200,000,” aysRawstron,who'sbeenrentingan ^partmentatthefootofMunjox1lill. ’ L^h' sl°0> s Imluckyenoughtoknow ifahousethat'sforsalewithoutrealk’

beingforsale,”hesavs. Thetrick:'Tinboxing mymom’shouse,”Rawstronsays.It’satwo-famik unitonWinterStreetin Portland’sWestEnd-the samehouseliegrewupin.

“Thisway,1canwork withinthefinancial parameters[oftheNew Neighborsprogram].My mom'shouseisnotrealk onthemarket.Therefore, she’snotplacingforthe highestbidder."

TheNewNeighbors programhasitsown property-costcaps.Those purchase-priceceilings wereraisedinAugustof 2003-thecapforatwofamik’homewasupped nearly$10,000,tojust oxer$212,000-but Adelsonsaysthatdoesn't necessarilyhelpwould-be home-buyers,asthe attendantmortgageona $200.000-pluspropertyis stillhigh,exenwiththeprogram’shelp.

TheNewNeighborsandUomePort programs“playamuchsmallerrole”in thecity’soxerallhousingefforts“because

says/Adelson.Asurvexin2000found xacancxrateshadsunkbelowone percent.Alarmedbxthis,citxofficials shiftedintooxerdrixetofosterthe dexelopmentofaffordablerentalhousing. SinceJanuaryof2000,413rentalunits haxebeeneithercompleted,areunder construction,orareintheplanningstage. Welloxerhalf,279,arebelow-marketrate,“affordable"units.

C2itvofficialsanticipatepropertyxalues inPortlandwillcontinuetobehighfor theforeseeablefuture.“Peopletalkabout thebubble."Adelsonsavsofhomeprices inPortland.'Willthebubbleburst?'they ask.Therateofincreasehasslowed,butI don’tthinkthebottomwilldropoutof themarket.”

Itmax’haxeslowed,butithasn't stopped.Risingpropertyxaluesarea regionalphenomenon,Adelsonand ShapirosawThesedays,Adelson says,“theWestbrookmarketisashot asPortland.”

IronicallythismayhelpChamberlain getbackintothemarketliewasshut outof.

"Ifitweren’tforthesecircumstances.I probabkwouldn’tchoosetolixein Wzestbrook,”Chamberlainsaxs.“It’sa littlequietouthere.1figureifIplaymy cardsright,1cangetbackintoPortlandin threeorfourxcars."

Formorethantwocentime ] Mainehasreceiveddistin-j guishedvisitors,fromprin ( andprelatestopilotsandj presidents.Butnotmans। visitorscausedasmuchofasensationp didCharlesLindberghwhenhelande^ hereinJuls1927,justweeksafterhis। worldfamousNew-York-toParisflightt ColonelCharlesAugustus“Lindy”[ 1andbergh(1902-1974),thesonofa c Swedish-Americancongressmanfrom], ■Minnesota,wasfascinatedwithaviatiof fromanearhage.Uematriculatedin mechanicalengineeringattheUnivcr a ofWisconsinbeforeenrollinginflvinr| ; schoolinLincoln,Nebraska,attheagip 20.Inthefallof1926,whileanainnai c pilotandMissouriAirNationalCuardc captain,Lindyheardofthe$25,000pm forthefirstNcw-York-to-ParisnonstopS flight.Iledecidedthatwasaworthygiw hesecuredfinancingandwithin60dm workersatRvanAsiationhadbuilthisii mascrickSpiritofSt.ixntisLindyseto speedrecordscrossingthecountryinib newplanebeforeleavingNewYorkC onMav20,1927,forParis.1lemadew I'rancein53hoursandwasfetedatp receptionsthroughoutI’ranceandCtiir Britain.LindberghwasanovernightS internationalhero.

Asapartofanationalpublicityand■ infonnationtour.CharlesLindberghI decidedtovisitall48statesinhisplanfl startingwithMaine,localpapersre-■ portedonJuls17,1927,that“Lucky| Linds”wouldaniseattheness-PortlarJ AirportinScarboroughonoraboutJuB 23rd.OnSunday,Juls’24(11,1,indssviF spottedoser\lainc.butaftertwohour) and45minutesintheairtryingtolam Scarborough,hesvasfinallyforcedto, atOldOrchardBeachbecausedense: hadosersshelmedmuchofthearea. Lindberghlandedlitcralkonthe beach,onarunsvayusedbytheIlazz. ShoeHsingCorporation,whichsvas headedbsMaineaviationheroCapU HarrsJones.Austin1homas.ameckil forJones,wasthefirsttogreetLindbej ashetriumphantlyexitedtheSpirito:■ I/mis.ScscralmechanicsinspectedM planebeforeitsvassafelylockedupm■ Jones’shangar.Then,afterphotoswe" taken.LindberghjumpedintoIlarry Jones’scar,svhichwastotakehimto4 Portlandaiqrortforareception.Buttk carbecame“stage-struck."asa

•newspaperreported,anditwouldn’trun. 'Jonesdeclared,“Iliecarwasallright ;untilsougotin,butitmusthavegot puftedupb\suchadistinguished passenger.”Otherarrangementswere 'quickiemadetotransportlands'toa ss'aitingpoliceescort.Thousandsofpeo¬ plethrongedthePortlandAirporttosee theirhero,andthes'weren’tdisappointed. ButaftermeetingwithPhilipDeering, chairmanoftheCats-Council,andother 1localdignitaries,liewas\\hiskedawaxto thecits.

ItseemedallofsouthernMainewas [■abuzzwithLinds'sarrisal.Trafficssas shackedupformilesasmotorcscle 5patrolmenclearedthessasforLinds's escorttotheposhnessEastland1lotel, (■completedin1927andthelargesthotel '[northofBoston.Apatrolmanssiththe >State1lighssasPolice.EugeneStesens, frtvashitbs'anautoduringthehubbub andbroughttothehospitalssithminor iinjuries.I.indberghsenthimacard,abox ofchocolates,andhsolargebouquets beforeheleftMaine.

AttheEastlandIlotel,5,000people waitedoutsideforhisarrisal.“Auto plates"shossedthatpeoplefrom24states, [includingenthusiastsfromasfarassasas SouthDakotaand'Iexas,hadmadethe

tripheretoseetheaxlationhero.1andss carpulleduptothehotelto"anoxerture ofshriekingpolicesirensandhonking horns."Lindxwaxedtothecrossdsand gavehisssinningsmilebeforeentering thehotelforarest.I,aterthatafternoon. 25,000greetedhimforaspeechat DeeringOaks.Butnotallsserethereto seeLindy.Almost$300ssaspickpocketcd fromthecrowdthatdas'.Intheesening, .00peopleattendedagalabanquetatthe hotelthrowninhishonor.

IhePortlandPressIleraldofficessas

swampedssith15,000callsaskingabout Lindbergh.Mans"sweetsoungthings" askedifLindssseremarried.Xo,hessas notmarried.Inladhewouldmeethis futuressife,AnneSpencerMorrow (1906-2001),laterthatscarinMexico, whereherlatherssastheAmerican ambassador.Morrow’slamilshada summerhomeinXorthIlasen,.Maine, fordecades.Linds'smaternalauntand undesserestavingatPolandSprings sshenhesisitedamigasethePressIlerald detailsolhisboxhood.

Withalittlehelpfromhisfriends,Lindygetshisplanereadyfortake-off

JustasMissAmericas' oftenbegintheir| nationaltourswitha< stopinPortland, Maine,sowasPortias Lindbergh’sfirststopJ afterhishistoric 1927soloflight 1 acrosstheAtlantic,j s CharlesLindberghwasimpressedw a thenewPortlandAirport,callingit"rt s markable,forsonewafield."During^ stayhestressedtheimportanceofaim a andsmallairportslikePortlands.11ch alsosaid,"Innoothercitvwherewef< havebeenhavethecrowdsbeenhan-f< diedaswellastheyhaveinPortland.'ft marvelhowvondidit.”MainersmarCrowdsstormthebeachtogetaglimpse■ of Lindy I

JveledatLindy-theWilliamB.Skerritt(a policeman)familyevennamedtheirson CharlesLindbergh,bornearlythenext davafterhisarrival.

Mainecouldn'tgetenoughofthe “world'sgreatesthero,”butfinallyhis Hvisitcametoanend.Afterflyingoutof thePortlandAirport,Lindvflewover thecity“towaveafarewelltothe citizensofthePine'freeStatebefore headingwestonhisnationaltour.”The nextstopwasConcord,NewHamp¬ shire.Halfanhourafterheleft,regular scheduledflightscommencedatthe ''airport.PerhapsthePressHeraldbest Mummeduphisvisit:'“We’came,‘We’ saw,‘We’conquered,andbothLindv '’andtheSpiritofSt.Louisleftbroken heartsbehindhimwhenheleftMaine, forbischarmandmodestvwonhim i-followerswhowillneverbeableto forgethim."

Baby Lindy

AChatWithCharlesLindbergh Skerritt,77,whowasbornand namedthedayafterthefamous aviatorvisitedPortland.

'1wassupposedtobebornMichael JosephSkerritt,butmyfatherwas apolicemanondutywhen LindberghcametoPortland,sothe otherpolicemennamedme.Itwas inthepaperthenextmorning,so myfatherkeptftthatway.From elementaryschoolon,Iwas'Lindy' tomyfriendsthoughIhadno Interesthiaviationwhatsoever.I was'Undy'atCheverus,too,class of1945.1wasaPortland firefighterfor27years."

"Butwedidgettonameourfirst sonMichaelJosephSkerritt,"says Skerriftwife,DorothySkerritt "He'sthemeatmanagerat Shaw'sinMillCreek. Agreatkid."

Whose Maine isitAnyway

IsMaineitselfbecoming...fromaway?

BY LANCE TAPLEY

incetheIce

Ageended, peoplefromMassachusetts andotherlandstothesouth andwesthaveimmigratedto Maine.Morerecently,aspoorMaine peopleleftthestatetoseekemployment, richerpeople‘fromawa/boughtup muchoftheseacoastandlakefrontfor /•secondandretirementhomes.Another immigrationwaveoccurredinthe1960s and1970s:Youngback-to-the-landersand otherurbanrefugeesresettledmany

ruralcommunities.

Nowanew,two-prongedincursioninto Maineisoccurring,accordingtoreal¬ estateagentsandpeoplewhoresearch suchtrends.YorkCountyisbecoming partlyabedroomcommunitytothe burgeoningtechnologicaleconomyof easternMassachusettsandsouthernNew Hampshire,althoughtirenumberof

inmigrantsisstillrelativehsmall.Andin YorkandCumberlandcounties,butalso lastalongthecoastandwitheffectsfar nland.thefirstsizeableplatoonsofa argenewinvasionofretiredpeoplehave ippeared.Hievarcbusingbothseasonal mdfull-timehomes.

Althoughout-migrationandin-migraionequaledeachotherasshortatime igoas1998,31,000peoplein2002 nosedhere,7,000morethanthosewho eft,accordingtoInternalResenue Servicedata.Massachusettswasthetop lonortoitsformerprosince,contributing >,400taxpasersin2002,follosscdlwNess' lampshiressith4.200,Eloridassith 1,600,andbymanyotherstatesconributingsignificantnumbers(1,400 CaliforniansmosedtoMainethatsear). Andtheflosshasbeenaccelerating. Asthesefolkssshoflockintosouthern >Lainedemandgoodsandservices,thes urtherdisidearclatisels-economicallsirosperoussouthfromanincreasinglsconomicallydejectednorth-svith decommunicationsasssellasssater desssshapingtheirdesires.Sescral northerncountieslostpopulationduring iclastdecade,accordingtothefederal CensusBureau.Telecommunicationsas ellasssatersicwsshapetheimmigrants’ esires,Eorinstance,“thefarthernorth, aelesstossnsarclikelytohasehighaccdInternetaccess,"andthisis nportantforpeoplecomingtoMaine, speciallythosesshotelecommute,sass hcrylGregoryinWinthrop,past residentoftheMaineAssociationof .ealtors.’1hisrequirementmakesit gnlikelytheyssillheadtoofarnorth.

^Bycontrast,CumberlandandYork countiesproduce70percentofstatesside roperty-salcssolume,thereal-estate idustrs’sass.

HousingconsultantfrankO’lLiraof tanningDecisionsinIlallosscllsees ugustaasthe“headoftide"forproperts

salesresultingfromtheeffectsofthe currentin-migration.NorthofAugusta, mans-homepricesinrecentscarshase actuallydropped,particularlythefarther northonesgoes.Thefarthersouth,the morepriceshaserisen,although"the south”asareal-estateentitsincludesthe coastalcorridorcasttoBelfastorI<llsssorth,liesass.

O’lLirahasdoneoneofthefess-studies toquantifybossrapidlsandeagerlsthe ncsstidesofpeoplearcssashingoserthe state.1IefoundthatincoastalIlarpssscll duringthelastthreesearsout-of-state busersrosefrom40to55percentofrealestatesalcs-andthatthespaidonaserage 50percentmorefortheirpurchasethan Maineresidents.

MichaelKleist,managerofCenturs21 AtlanticRcaltvinYork,haskeptrecords thatconfirmthesefindings.In2002and 2003,hisfirmmadethemajoritsofits salestoout-of-staters-about55percent, thesamefigureO’lLiradiscoscredin 1laqissscll.’1hirtvpercentcamefrom

Massachusetts,tenpercentfromNess 1lampshire,andtherestfrom“alloser.”

Extrapolatingfromthesefigures, homespunstandupcomicsmight concludethattheentirestateofMaine’s goingtobe‘fromassas-’inafessdecades. Espccialls-inthecoastaltossns,thede¬ mandforpropertsonthepartofmore affluentpeoplefromthesouthbidsup pricestosuchalesclthatsomelong-time Mainersssithloss-ormoderateincomes cannotaffordtobus-homesoraffordto pasthetaxesthatresultfrommarket¬ basedproperts-re-esaluations.This problemhasexistedformansscarsinthe coastaltossns.butitiscurrentlshelping fuelthetax-reformdebatepreoccupying theStateHouse.

Ancss-culturaldisisionisemerging, too-cspecialls’.inYorkCountsor "Yorkachusctts."asYorktossnplanner SteseBurnssaidheheardanatisecallhis homeland.Culturaldisisions,ofcourse, basecroppedupforalongtimebetsseen in-migrantsandnatiscs.Butthes-masbe February/March•PortlandMagazine•53

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exacerbatednowbecausesomeofthe a newresidentsarewell-offpeoplewho c connectiontothestateexistsonlydur t the nights and weekends. ( Thenewpeople“don’thavethehist andmoreaffluentpeoplecanpaythep taxesformoreservices,”saysBurns.1, Yorkcapinbuildingpermitsinstitute!: 2000,hesavs,waspromptedbythe newcomers.“Alotofpeoplewhomo.; herewanttokeepitasitis,butthea nativeshaveseenthechangesandthe moreacceptingofthcm”-and,p continuingalongtradition,maybeth-.i can make monev from them. d According to mans' rcaltd out-of-statersofevery: category'moveherep becauseoftheusual suspects:kayaks,pcbhhi shores,goldenponds,andmountains1 Butalso:safestreets,doctors,andschn Bothsetsof“outtastatas”frequentlyi mentionMaine’slowcrimeratc-or,iY “safetv,”withapost-9/11overtone.PH ourgoodschools,ourhealth-caresystI andouroutdoorrecreational opportunities.

Thenewimmigrantscontinueto waterfrontproperty.iftheycanafford it-orcloseaccesstothewater.Accessl PortlandandBostonarealsoimport* Nationalmagazinesconsistentlyrani Portlandasahotcitytomoveto. 1

Avearago,SteveandKatieSchind* movedfromStow,Massachusetts,to’ York,firstandforemosttogivetheirt votingchildrenabettereducation.’ “Wehadseriousissueswiththeseb inStow,”savsSteve.“Becauseoffun problems,thevwerecuttingartandr andtherewastoomuchteachingdo:' [exclusivchtowardsuccessin]the stateexams."

Afterthreemonthsinthe'Iorkschc hisnine-vcar-olddaughterMeghan composedathank-youtoher(cache! ‘“Nowmvheadisfullofstuff,and1' lotsoffriends,’’’shewrote,according toSteve.

"TheYorkschoolsarcincredibleit teachingtotheindividual." interjectsKatie.

Otherreasonsdrewthecouplefrot homeinsuburbanBostontoanbout and-a-quarterdailycommuteforStev cartohisjobassalesdirectorata Cambridgesoftwarecompany.Asa 'child,he’dsummeredonSclmoH* Katie'smotherlivesinYamrouth.Ki

ieandSteve,both39,wantedtoescapethe ^competitivematerialismof ituuiformlvupscaleStow.

(Katieisastay-at-homemom.) istz\ndthen,onedaywhentheywere iepokingaroundsouthernMaine,Stere TsawthekayakonYorkrealestateagent feBillDignan’sbusinesscard.

“IIelookedlikeagoodguy,"relates aStevc,whoenthusiasticallykayaks, nountainbikes,andskis.

lieDignanguidedtheSchindlerstoa >420.000,four-bedroom,brand-new thronseonthree-quartersofanacrein MiippoorwillEstatesoffRoute1.This illdevelopmentisarealneighborhood, Steresays,where"meetingpeopleisa nieceofcake."

AlthoughthersoldtheirMassachusetts bfiouscforaboutthesameprice,ithadthe nslisadvantagesofanolderplace,and hmovingtoYorkcuttheirpropertytaxes romapproximated$7,000to$3,000.

•_[Nowadays,Stereisonlva10-minute PIdrivetowherehelauncheshiskavakinto ,yheAtlanticOcean.

“Now1haretofindawaytonotharea ommutc,"hesays."MarbeIllopena falikeshophere."

rdOtherhomeburersinYorkinthelast »hrceorfourrears“harelargclrbeen itromoutofthearea,"reportsrealtor npignan.InYork,thestatisticson >irthplaceareexactlythereverseofthe idtateingeneral,townplannerBurnssavs. [oicvenhpercentoftheinhabitantsinhis rtommnnityof13,000wereborn 'iitsideMaine.

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ofPortland-to-Bostontrainsenicc-thtj. numberofBoston-area-boundcoming ershasundoubtedlyincreasedsince t | then.Between1990and2000,the s | numberofpeopleinthetownofYorl S( whospentoxer45minutesina n commutemorethandoubled.accordc tocensusdata.

nineofthenewpeoplefiriw, gooddealsonpropertyinj southernMaine,wherelai. pricesarecheaperthan, in suburban > Massachusetts-lhoughhousesaren't,; Dignancautions,fundamentally2 “they’remewinghereforqualityoflit,

1lampshire.ButinthetownofYorkfla¬ tcarsagoonewasalmostaslikelyto commutetoworkinBostonasin InsouthernMaine,realtorscitema:i casesofpeopleliketheSchindlers.T;; citeexamples,too,oftheotherbigin-3 migrantphenomenonmotivatedbyte qualityofMainelife:theretirees.Maj isgratingfast.InYork,comparedtoi„ folks,“wehaveonehalftoonethirds whatton'dexpectinthe18-to-351 category,plannerBurnssays.i 'Fhenewretireescanbefoundwell inland,too.Forexample,Beverlyand LirnSheehan,both68,acoupleinc Westwood,Newjersey,recentlybou.il for$38,000,3.5acresofwoodsinasm developmentnearLakeMaranacool^ Winthrop.ThevplantobuildahouM the $325,000 range. I ( 1arrv,aretiredbanker,hashadaIch affairwiththestateofMainesincehwasachild-“bcforctherewasaMair Turnpike.”heproudlynotes-andtht* couplehassummeredthroughouttlrt marriageinalogcabintheyownon'< WilsonPondinNorthMonmouth. c willselltheirNewJerseyhouseand< spendhalfthetearinMaineandth< s coldmonthsinacondominiumthe ownonFlorida’seastcoast. InWinthrop,theywillbenearasc 1 whoisalawterinPortland.Iheylik c “thepeacefulness”ofMaine,accord:’ toBcvcrlv,butthevalsolovePortlan “anexcitingcity.”They,too,areink' kavaks-aswellasgolfing,swimming fishing.TheyareingoodhealthbuP quitecognizantofMaine’slicalth-car facilities—particularlyBeverly,whostJ workspart-timeasanurse.Shewas pleasedthatCentralMaineMedical

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Inadditiontothedirecteffectsofpeople diketheSheehans,thereisanindirect ‘saleseffectoncentralandnorthern Mainefromthebriskreal-estatemarketto thesouth,accordingtoDavidLcdcw,a stategovernmentproperh-taxexpert.As ^somePortland-areapeoplesellhomesto newcomers,theybuycomparatively -cheappropertvinplaceslikeGardiner.

Andtheripjslcscontinue.“Inthetown 'ofAbbott,theirideaofpeople‘from twa\'ispeoplefromBangor,"hesavs. 1Butthemarketinthesouthiswhere mostoftheactionistakingplace.During SeptemberthroughNovember2003,the ■lumberofsmglc-familvhomessoldin CumberlandCountyrose12percent bverthesameperiodthepreviousvear. iccordingtotheMaineBealI 1’,state informationSwstcm.Thestate’smedian i;alcpricerose11percenttoSI60,000. 'Butwhilesalepricesincoastalcounties tendedtobeintheneighborhoodof 21200,000,themedianpriceinAroostook (CountywasS67.000.Andin‘TheCouny,’26percentfewerhomesweresoldin hisperiodthanintheec|uivalcntthree nonthsof2002.

IITheYorkCountvcommuterboomlet idiowsnosignsofdeflating,andmans ieal-estateexpertseagerlypointtoan almost-certainfuturegreatdemandfrom siut-of-statepeoplereachingretirement kge.Thispressurewillcomefromthe fcgingofthebaby-boomgeneration.“The lemandisgoingtogrowsimplvbecause chatpopulationisgrowing,"Rank iD’llarasavs.

ir1heCensusBureaupredictsthat Maines65-and-olderresidentswillgo h rom14to21percentofthepopulation i'etween2000and2025.That'san dditionalI32,000olderpeople,almost oublingtheirnumber.BillDignan estimatesthat,already,40to45percent ?fhisbuyersareempL-nesters. AsthosethousandsofMainemanuoicluringjobsdiedoxerthepastfew |ecades,onemightbasewondered:Just Thornwilltheremainingservice Torkersservice?Partoftheansweris:In additiontothetourists,(hexwillsene peoplewhoworkoutofstateand, [Ispecially,peoplewhoretirehere.Ina joadandever-increasingsenseofthe /ord,MaineisindeedVacationland. loreandmore,itisbecoming y<clusivelythat.

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Whenvouwalkordrivethrough SouthFreeportyouwill noticeapattern.Thehouses arespacedcloselytogetheronsmalllots, thevwerebuiltusingsimpleNew Englandforms,andmostofthemhave attachedbarns.'ThisisclassicMaineand evokesallthenostalgiaofabygoneera. Butnotallthesehouseswerebuiltinthe nineteenthcentury.Continueafew housespastthestopsignatMaiirStreet, looktovourright,andyouwillseethe houseWintonScottdesignedforhimself justafewvearsago.Itsitsonasmall, narrowlot,veryclosetoitsneighbors, usessimple,gabled-roofforms,andyes.it hasabarn.

Scott'sfirm,WintonScottArchitectsin Portland,isknownforitsinnovative,wellcrafted.moderndesigns.Scotthaslong beenfascinatedwiththeCarpenter GothicshleevidentthroughoutNew England,mostnotablyinthehirstParish ChurchinBrunswick.Ilerelishedthe opportunitvtoexploretherigorofthis “boardandbatten”aestheticonahouse forhimself.

“Boardandbattenisaninexpensiveway toBuild,andIlikedthenarrownessofit," hesays.Italsoseemsappropriatetohis narrowsiteandhisdesiretohavethe housestretchouttowardstheviewof Ilarrasccket1larbor.

Thehouse,asimpletwo-storyrectangle, haslivingspacesdownstairsandthebed¬ roomsupstairs.1hebarn,insmartred paint,isdetachedfromthehouse,form¬ ingasmallcourtyardbetweenthetwo. Therigor,asScottdescribesit,arisesfrom

thechallengetodesigneverything, includingthewindowplacements,tothe spacingofthebattens.1hebattensare spacedonefootoncenter,soallthe openingsandwindowshavetobesizedto fitwithinthisinterval.Scott’sgoalwasto buildthishouse,includingcabinetsand countertops,forunderSI00ascpiarefoot, remarkablewhenyouconsiderthe richnessoftheinteriorspaces.

Thesecondfloorisdesignedasone continuous,flowingspace.Thekitchen, diningarea,andlivingareaareopento oneothervisually,separatedonlybylow woodencabinetsandthefireplace.The cabinetsarcdesignedasasinglegesture: long,lowhorizontalscontrastingnicely withthetall\erticalsoftheexterior.Even thegrainofthephvoodisturnedonits sidetoaccentuatethehorizontal.

Evcrvthingthatneedstobecnclosedthefireplace,stereoequipment,firewood, kindling,books,potandpans,knivesand forks-iscontainedwithinsimplemaplcvenccrphxsoodcabinetssurmountedby blackslatecountertops.Eventheprefab¬ ricatedmetalfireplaceisfittedintoa woodencabinet,makingitfeelmorelike

furniturethanfireplace.

Thewoodfloorsaddawarm,richto: totheinterior.ThcvaremadewithVi namesePine,whichScottcameacres quitebvaccident.1lehadoriginally« lectcdanotherhardwoodbutcouldn't resistthe"unusual,sappy,streaky, tobacco-coloredwood”whenthesup offeredittohimforthesameprice.? woodflooringrunscontinuouslythro thefirstfloor,evenintothekitchen, makingtheroomsfeelmorespacious

ThelivingareaisthreestepsdownI thekitchen-diningareas,resultingin taller,moredramaticceilingwhereit mostdesired.

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ThefloorsoreVietnamesePine,whichWintonScottcameacrossquitebyaccident. IHe'doriginallyselectedanotherhardwoodbutcouldn'tresistthe"unusual,sappy, rstreaky,tobacco-coloredwood"whenthesupplierofferedittohimforthesameprice.*

threedifferentshadesofblue-grayinthelivingroom? d'heychangecolordependingonthetimeofdayandhow thesunlightreflectsoffthem.Incoolwinterlight,the wallsarealmostwhite.Intheearlymorningthesunrise turnsthemlavender.

Green-glassmosaictilesareusedasabacksplashabove thekitchencountertops.Stunninglybeautifulfroma distance,theyaddasplashofcolorandfurtherdefine thehorizontalformsofthecabinetry.Climbingthe stairstothesecondfloor,ayellow/grcenwall helpstohighlightthecarefullydetailedstair andhandrail.Inthemasterbedroom, yellowandlavenderwallsdislimn theformoftheceiling, creatinga naturalglow.

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Fly-tierand fishermanDan Tarkinsonhas developedafly¬ swappingnet¬ workto keepfit fishermen connectedduring thedarkestdavs ofwinter.

BxsigninguponTarkinson’swebsite, wwv.flvfishinginmaine.com,participants committotvingasmanyfliesasthereare peopleintheswap.Oncethedozen-or-so tiesarefinished,swappersmailthemto the"Swapmcistcr,"a.k.a.Tarkinson,who photographsthemandpoststheir "recipes’'onhissite.Ilethenredistributes thefliestoeverymemberoftheswap, alongwiththefly’shistory,anecdotes, and/ortipsfromitsmakeronhowtofish thefly.

Justasspringbeginstocall,members receiveapackageinthemailbrimming withcolorfulflicslikeChemohyleHopper andWoolyBugger:ajumpstartfor happvtimes.

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IfyoumissedMardiGrasthisyear, don’tdespair.ThebestofNewOr¬ leansjazzcomestoPortland’s MerrillAuditoriumwhenPCA GreatPerformancespresentsthe PreservationHallJazzBandMarch13at 8p.m.Thisall-starteamofmusicalelites hasbeentouringforover25 years-CamegieHall,BostonSymphony Hall,WolfTrap-whilemaintainingits homebaseinNewOrleans’shistoric PreservationHall.Aged31to88,these jazzgreatsshowcasehill-strengthversionsofthesoundthatisuniquelyAmerican andevocativeenoughtosendyouout searchingforthenearestbottleof Tabascosauce.CallPortTixat842-0800. Foradifferentkindofexcitement,PCA GreatPerformancesoffersthosetalented newvaudevilliansfromDownUnder, TheUmbilicalBrothers,intheirlongrunninghellzapoppin’hitThwak, March 30at7:30p.m.Comedians-cum-vocalistscum-acrobatssublime,performersDavid CollinsandShaneDundasmet16years agoinSydney,Australia.Fromacting schooltheywenttoactingout:Early stand-upcomedyappearancesledtoa FringeFestivalappearancein1996,a U.K.tourandfinally,ayear-longrunof ThwakinLondon’sWestEnd.Theysub¬ sequentlyenchantedLosAngelesand NewYorkcritics,whocalledtheUmbil¬ icalBrothersthe“thinkingman’sclowns”

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AttheStateTheatreinPortland,cele¬ brateSt.Patrick’sDayaweebitearly whenNewfoundland’sdiversetrouba¬ dours,GreatBigSea,headsouthfora March11,7:30p.m.,show(seeinterview byChrisBusby,page64).Alsoatthe State,theKansasCity-basedbandPuddle of Muddbringsitsblendofnu-metaland almost-grungeforoneperformanceon March20,at8p.m.Namedafterare¬ hearsalroomthatbecameaswampafter anovernightriverflood,thebandgota boostfromLimpBizkit’sFredDurst,who wasimpressedwithademotapeandgot themsignedtohisownFlawlesslabelin 2001.Theresultwasthesuccessful albumComeClean,followedbytheirhit thefollowingsummer,Blurry.Performers includefounder/vocalistWesScanlin, guitaristPaulPhillips,bassmanDouglas Ardito,anddrummerGregUpchurch. CalltheStateTheatreat780-8265or Ticketmasterat775-3331.

Nexttotheolives,he’sKalamata, Greece’s,mostfamousexport.Yanni bringshis“EthnicityTour”tothe CumberlandCountyCivicCenteron April4at7:30p.m.Themusicalpatron saintofOlympicgamesforthepast decade,masterofthemusicalsoftsell, andfonnerverysignificantotherof actressLindaEvans,Yannihastakenhis audience-friendlyactallovertheglobe sincetheearly1990s,playingtoan estimated250millionpeopleinIndia andChinaalone.Alongwithhisgiftof perfectpitch,theself-taughtpianistbrings

ahumanitarian’sheartandaphilan-. thropist’sfervor.He’shelpedpreserve TajMahal,broadcastatelevisionspa seenby65millionpeople,andtookti yearsofftoreflectonitallbeforecom backbiggerandbetterthanever.The currenttourcoincideswiththereleas hisEthnicityalbum,onewhichinclu lyricsaswellashistrademarkinstru¬ mentals.CalltheCivicCenterat775 3458orTicketmasterat775-3331. ThePortlandSymphonyOrchestra intheswingofthings-literally-withit BravoBigBand!shows,March27at p.m.andMarch28at2:30p.m.,at Portland’sMerrillAuditorium.Bring backthebelovedsoundsofGlennM theDorseyBrothers,Sinatra,NatKin Cole,andothers,thePSOhaslinedi

twoveryspecialguestartists.Vocalist LynnRobertsisthegenuinearticle,the onlyfemalesingertohaveperformed withallfiveofthemostrenownedbig bands,withstintsfrontingtheBenny Goodman,HarryJames,andCharlie SpivakbandsalongwithbothDorseys. She’sperformedwiththePiedPipersand jSammyKayeandheadlinedintop pistrossuchastheCoconutGroveand theRainbowRoom.Robertsisjoinedby Broadway’sMichaelMaguire,best knownforhisTony-winningBroadway ■debutasEnjolrasintheoriginalLesMiserables.MaguirehasaDramaDesk Inward,TheaterWorldAward,andnumer»usconcertappearancestohiscredit.Call ’ortTixat842-0800forticketavailability. Continuingtheirdecade-plustrack eeordofprofessionalEquitytheaterat '□argainprices,ThePublicTheatrein

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TheArmoryRestaurantinthePortlandRegencyHotel. Spectacularcuisine,OldPortcharm,&impeccableservice inanelegantyetcasualatmospherew/freshdinnerspecials fromland&sea.Unforgettablehousespecialties—Seafood Fettuccinew/lobster,shrimp,crab,&mussels;Steak Diane,&BlackAngusSirloin.Alsoopenforbreakfast& lunch.Reservationsrecommended.774-4200.

Barbara'sKitchenandCafe,388CottageRoad,South Portland,acrossfromthePortlandPlayersTheater, headingtoFortWilliams.Casual,creative,&modestly pricedcuisineforintimatediningbysunlightforbreakfast, candlelightfordinner.VegetarianscansavorourEggplant RavioliwithaRoastedRedPepperCreamSauce.NYstrip steakw/PortobelloMushrooms&demi-glazeisafavorite ofcarnivores.“Therosemaryfocacciaisreasonaloneto payavisit."—Downeast.Fullbaravailable.Reservations 767-6313.www.barbaraskitchen.com

CafeStroudwater.Takeadvantageof5-starchefAlex Gingrich'screativetouchesatCafeStroudwateratthe EmbassySuitesHotel.WithanemphasisonMainenative seafood&primecutsofbeef,CafeStroudwateroffers eclecticbistro-stylecuisine&avarietyofselectfine wines.Foramostuniquediningexperience,reservea placeatPortland’sonlychef'stable,whereyou&your guestswillbepamperedbyChefAnderson&hisstaff whileenjoyinga6-coursemealpreparedesp.foryou. Breakfast,lunch.&dinnerdaily.Callforinformation regardingHolidayGrandBuffets.Majorcreditcards, reservationssuggested.775-0032.

0iMiIlo'sFloatingRestaurantat25LongWharfoff CommercialStreet.Youcan'tbeatthelocationtor fabulouswaterviewsofPortlandHarbor.Escapefromthe hustle&bustleofthecity.Watchtheboatsgoby.Enjoy

freshMainelobsteryear-round,steak,seafooddishes,& more.Open7daysaweekfrom11am-11pm.Children's menuavailable.Fordrinks&alightermenu,tryour PortsideLounge.772-2216.

FlatbreadCompany,votedPortland's“BestNew Restaurant"isservingawardwinningallnaturalflatbread pizza,bakedinawood-firedearthenoven.Relaxandenjoy theshowastheFlatbreadcrewprepares,bakesand servesyourflatbreadfromanopenkitchen,placedinthe middleofthediningroom.LocatedintheOldPort,onthe water,inabeautifulwharfbuildingoverlookingtheCasco BayFerrydock.OpenMonthruSun11:30toclose.MC, Visa,AMEX.

GreatLostBear.Deepintheheartofthemysterious Woodfordsareaat540ForestAvenueistheGreatLost Bear,whereyou'llfindafullbarfeaturingover50draught beers,predominantlyfromlocalmicro-breweries. Accompanyingthemisanenormousmenuw/everything fromsoups,salads,&sandwichestovegetarianitems& steaks,aswellasalargevegetarianselection&thebest nachos&buffalowingsintown.Discoverwherethe nativesgowhenthey'rerestless!Serving 11:30am-11:30pm7days/week.772-0300.Visituson¬ lineat:www.greatlostbear.com.

JamesonTavernconsistsoftwowelcomingparts,a casualbar&lounge&amoreformaldiningroomeach offeringacomfortableplaceforeasydining.Thebuilding isthesiteofthesigningoftheconstitutionforthestateof MainewhenitbrokeawayfromMassachusetts.Classic preparationsservedinagraceful&elegantsettingmake theJamesonTavernafineretreatfromfrenziedoutlet shopping.115MainSt.Freeport.865-4196.Creditcards accepted:reservationsrecommended.

MargaritasMexicanRestaurants &WateringHole!It's“MextotheMax!”atMargate MexicanRestaurants&WateringHole!Twogreat locationsinPortland,othersinLewiston,Augusta.C&Portsmouth,Margaritasservesup“oversized”met colossal-sizeddrinks!There'salwaysfreehotchipst salsa.&downrightlegendarymargaritas.&thehons specialtyisthesizzlingfajita!HappyhourM-F,4-7p-c ] freehotappetizers.InPortlandat242StJohnSt.Ur, StationPlaza,874-6444&11BrownStneartheCm: 11 Center,774-9398.LunchatBrownStFridaysonly.C

ThePepperclubisaprize-winningrestaurant(“Best r Vegetarian"&“BestValue"inFrommer’sGuidetoNed England)featuringcreativeworldcuisine.Itsblacktop menutypicallylistsfivevegetarian,threefish,&three। entrees,includingasuperborganicbeefburger. Peppercluboffersrelaxed,colorful,unusuallyaffords: 1 diningontheedgeoftheOldPortw/easy,freepark-jj goodwines&beers.Opennightlyat5p.m.;creditci: accepted.78MiddleStreet,nearFranklinArtery.772-: 3 Woody'sBarandGrill43MiddleSt.Portland.Servr creative,fastfoodcuisine.Featuringlocalnaturalbe-:' chicken,andafocusonfreshlocalingredients.Mak?' totrythealreadyfamous“WoodyBurger",andthes?] tobefamousFishTacos.Dailyspecials,including olj steaks,vegetarianandvegandishes,soups,andsez.'. Thereisagreatselectionoffoodfriendlybeerandw' 1 There’salsogelatoandotherfreshdeserts.Woody; servesthisallupinarelaxed,cozy,andcasual,| atmosphere.“Aburgerjointinthebestsenseofthe word.”PortlandPressHerald.OpenforlunchTuescP thruFriday.DinnernightlyTuesdaythruSaturday.Cii (207)253-5251Checkusoutat: s www.woodysburgers.com

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2J’sOvster,apopularPortlandwaterfront 'rdcstinationsinceitsopeningin1977,has wonderfultraditionsincethattime: evenvear.fortheentiremonthofEebtruarv,J’shandsoutfreeoysterstoallofits ^diners.“It’s.shuckingunbelievable,” cavcvc heardoneovsterloversav,enjoying $hisfeast.Butdon’tenjovtheovstersand ynissthepearl:Thereissimplynoplace cinPortlandquitelikeJ’s.

$Sittingatthewindowrightatthehead 3fawharffilledwithwintcr\vrappcdpleasureboats,we ikavatchasthenight’s (darkeningilluminates ^hcwarmglowof K'.. . ’ f. fightsmsomeottire d.-csscls.Thefactthat IC(hereareno ^oluebloodcdoysters Mere(whenasked ,vhatvarietyofovsters ,vewereordering,the serversaidsimply, ’ChesapeakeBav’)isnota lampcrtotheexperience, ’ortlandershaveanumberofplaces ogoforthoselittlcncckclamsand rrcmiumovsterchoices,butJ’sresolancecomesfromitsbeingintheheart >ftheliving,workingwaterfrontfor27 cars,withsomeofPortland’smost

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J’smakesyonwanttotryalittleof everything.Mypartnerselectedapintof drattGuinness(S3.50)and1enjoyeda perfectdryBeefeatermartiniresplendent withoodlesofolives($5.50).Wetriedthe oystersintheirvarieddressings,oysters Mornav,Rockefeller,bakedstuffedand nudeandraw.Allarefunandfestive,the Rockefellerpreparationhavingagood amountoflastsfreshspinach.

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Theabsolutehighlightofourmeal,the ovsterstew($6.25,cup$<S.5().bowl), conjuredupmemoriesolafinemealat Treadwavinnforme.and,formv partner,thekindofdishthatwouldbe servedatanelegantturn-of-thc-centun hotel.I.uscious,buttery,creams,andso richinflavorastobeeminently unforgettable,thesubstantialdishwas literallyladenwithovsters.Servedwith thosewonderfultraditionalovster crackers(ves,thelittleroundonesthat comeinplasticbaggies),thisstewis nothingshortofsuperb.Iliefish chowder($4.95,$5.95)isanotherwinner. Wedevouredanentree,CrabbsJanice ($15.95),sportingamoundof spinachandcheese,cpiitealot ofbreadcrumbs,andlastv strandsofcrabmeat throughout,andscoredit nearlvashighasthestew.It wasservedwithawonderful freshsaladofslicedromaine lettuce,freshtomatoes,crisp cucumbers,andaverysatisfying BlueCheesedressing.Thewhite breadbunswerenicelvwarmed,served withgood,softpatsofbutter.Ascrump¬ tiousLobsterPernodwithfettuciniisan amazingvalueat$16.95.

Asthefullmenuisservedfrom11a.m. untilmidnight,J’s(nowservingwithout smoke!)offersagoodchoiceforeclecticmenu(fromhamburgers,$5,tosteamed clams,$9.95to$16.95,orafulllobster dinner)late-nightdininginPortland. /s Oyster,3PortlandPier.Portland.772--K28.

Portlandfinallyhasavenuethe rightsizeforGreatBigSea.The CanadianCeltic-folk-rockband plavedtheStoneCoastBrewing Companyseveraltimesinthe 1990s,recallsCBSguitarist,singer,and keyboardplayerAlanDoyle.Butonce thevwerepopularenoughtofillthat calendar

room,therewasnowhereelseto plav—untilnow.

GreatBigSeaplaysthe1,500-scatState Theatre(whichisownedbytheformer ownerofStoneCoast)onMarch11,in supportoftheforthcomingSomething Beautiful,“ourmost‘rockandroll'record vet,”savsDovle.

DovlerecallsPortlandfondly.“It’slike St.John’s,thecityinNewfoundlandnear mvhometownofPettyHarbour.Last

time1wasinPortland,Icaughta' PortlandPiratesgameandchecked vintageinstruments,”hesays,butheA especiallyexcitedtoplaybeforePortly musicfans,whomheconsidersamoC themostknowledgeableanywhere. “Thevknowthedifferencebctween< IrishandaPolishaccordionplayer,' Doylesays.“Bythetimewegothere, thev’llknowwhataNewfoundland{ accordionplaversoundslike,too.

_ galleries

Abbe Museum. Bar Harbor. "Layers of Time: 75 Years of Archaeology at the Abbe Museum" continues. "Worthy of Your Name." representing the work of a renowned Passamaquoddy basketmaking family, is on view through April. '>88-3519orwww.abbeniiiseum.org

b AucociscoGallery. 615A Congress Street and at Ithe Eastland Park Hotel. Portland. “Honour iMack: cite-site-sight" shows from March 4 to 27 with an opening reception on March 5. 874-2060 Iorwww4iucocisco.com.

BatesCollegeMuseumofArt. Lewiston.

"Documenting China: Contemporary Photography andSocialChange,"anexhibitfocusingonthe impactsofurbanizationandindustrializationin China, featuring documentary images by seven Chinese photographers, continues through March 28.786-6158.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Brunswick. Open Tuesday through Sunday, with free admission. 725-3275 or ww w.bowdoin.edu.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 Russell Avenue. Rockport. “Norman Tinker and Dudley Zopp: Discovering the Physical."

"Hidden Words: Artists' Books by Martha Hall and Calligraphic Work by Jan Owen.” and "The Figure Revealed." are on exhibit through February 29. "Faces of Maine: Photographs by Ben Magro” runs March 4 to April 4. 236-2875 ar www.artsmaine.org

ColbyCollegeMuseumofArt, Waterville. Currentexhibitsinclude"FacultyExhibition: Bevin Engman," through March 21. "Zen Art and Culture," through February 29. "Exhibiting Signs of Age." February 12 to March 28. and "The Joan Whitney Payson Collection." including works of Monet. Renoir, Sargent, and Whistler, from ^February 15 to June 6: 872-3228 or ■www.colby.edu/museum

*Farnsworth Museum of Art. Main Street. Rockland. Current exhibits include "The Stories ✓Fhey Tell: A Tribute to Robert McClosky." through May 9, "Recent Acquisitions." through ■May 16, and “Andrew Wy eth: Watercolors, ■Temperas, and Drawings" through May 21.596m>457 or w ww.farnsworthmuseum.org.

MuneFitzpatrickGallery, I12HighStreetand ^22 Congress Street. Portland. High Street exhibits include "Drawings and Sculpture by ^dwin Gamble and Bernard Langlais." through February 28 and "Drawings in Plaster by Jen 31ackstone," from March 3 to 27; Congress Street shows are “Group Exhibit: Drawings & Prints," hrough February 28 and "Sculpture by Roger O’rince." from March 3 to 27. 772-1961 or f’vww.junefitzpatrickgallerv.com ip

Q^oreStreetGallery. 372ForeStreet.Portland. Gallery Group Show" including Paul Black, >y I via Dyer, John Bickford, and Carlton Plummer en’ontinucs through May. 874-8084 or vww.forestreetgallery.com.

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GaleyrieFineArt. T he Shops at Falmouth Village. 240 U.S Route One. Falmouth. A । photography show runs through March. 781-3555.

GreenhutGallery. 146 Middle Street. Portk"GalleryArtists,”Toe-to-Toe.Ileart-to-HeanI Two Artist Couples" shows through Februan / "Reworking the Landscape: Charles DuBack.t Jon Imber" shows from March 4 to 27. withsl opening reception on March 4. 772-2693. or t www.greenhutgalleries.coni \

HayGallery. 594 Congress Street. Portland I "New Work on Paper: Don Hanson and Bren: 1 Hamilton" shows from March 2 to 28. ny-^L or w» w.haygallery .com v

InstituteofContemporaryArtat.MaineI’ CollegeofArt. 522CongressStreet.PortlancB The MECA Faculty Exhibition shows througl February 28 and "3 Curators Select." w orks tn emerging artists, show s from March It) to Apt 25 with an opening reception on March 18.8 5742 or w ww .meca.edu 1 P

MaineHistoricalSocietyMuseum. 489 p Congress Street. Portland. "The Camera's Cwt Historic Photographs of Maritime New Engl, opens on February 20 and continues to May -P 774-1822 or www.mainehistory .org. A :< MuseumofAfricanTribalArt. 122Spring>v Street.Portland.Admissiontothegalleryis 871-7188orafricantribalartmuseum.org.e A

MaineMaritimeMuseum. 243 Washington Street.Bath.Currentexhibitsinclude"Ocear/^ Commerce" and “A Maritime History of Maine." 443-1316 or www.bathinaiiie.com/programsaisp.* A

MaineStateMuseum. 87StateHouseStall 0 Augusta. Current show s include "200 Years Maine Furniture" and "Historic Flags and ’* Banners." 287-2304. ’* ?<

TheMaineWomenWritersCollection.' c Westbrook College Campus. University ofV" England. Stevens Axenue. Portland. This s[x >r collectionofliterary.cultural,andsocialhis: sources by and about women authors is open the public by appointment. 797-7688. ext.4"^ >o

PortlandMuseumofzkrt. 7 Congress Squ?' Portland. Current exhibits include "Flower Paintings from the Collection." through May "EliotPorter:TheColorofWildness."throvi March 21; and "Early Maine Architectural , Drawings." on exhibit through May 23. ' Admission is free Friday evenings. 773-ART’ (800) 639-4067or www.portlandmuseuinx'^a h

SacoMuseum. 371 Main Street. Saco. af "Passageways,” an exhibit ot found objects: J niDianeZaitlin.runsthroughMarch7.TheSt.. Art Show opens March 21.283-3861.

n UniversityofMaineMuseumofArt,40 HStreet. Bangor. Continuing through March-, "The Prospect of Light." "Draw ing as Think

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1. LyricMusicTheater. 176SawyerStreet.South :n:Portland.The51stseasoncontinueswithA/y/ air l!Ladv from February 20 to March 7. 799-1421 or www.lvricmusictheater.com

PenobscotTheaterCompany. 183 Main Street. uxBangor. Performances of Yasmina Reza's Art. ir 1998 winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, drun from March 10 to 21.947-6618 or \p www.penobscottheatre.org

8' ThePortlandPlayers. 120 Cottage Road. South Portland. The 73rd season continues with performances of Charles Busch's TheTaleofthe ■^.Allergist-sWife. March 19 to April 4. 799-7337. d. yPortlandStageCompany. Portland Performing Arts Center. 25A Forest Avenue. Portland. The eompany's 30th anniversary season continues i;withJamesStill's l.ookmyOverthePresident's ^vShonlder runs March 2 to 21 offering j,■ecollectionsofAlonzoFields.ChiefButlerinthe While House through the Hoover. Roosevelt. orTruman,andEisenhoweryears. American whiffalo. by David Mamet, opens March 30. 774)465orwww.portlandstage.com.

ThePublicTheatre.TwoGreatFallsPlaza. Auburn. Orphans byLyleKessler,runsMarch19 m o28. 782-3200 or www.thepublictheatre.org

rs st.LawrenceArtsCenter. 76 Congress Street. ’ortland. ToKillaMockingbirdintheKvcand iandy performed by Louis Gervais plays from -ebruary 19 to 29. Good Theater's production of f\>ame Time Amv Year opens March I I. 775-5568 ^or ww w.stlawrencearts.org.

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« m a : ।,„olbyCollege. Waterville. Music of Colby ^onccrtScriesincludesTheStriderConceit: nr^dvark Jazz Orchestra and the Colby College ChoraleperformingoriginaltunesaswellasDuke •Jlingtoncompositions.February28:“Musicof ^;apan.'Japaneseclassicalpiecesofthe17thcentury nd some 2()th century works. March 6; and "Colby infonietta." performance by the chamber ensemble deludingCopland's Appalachian Spring March 2.872-3236.

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MerrillAuditor.' Portland.Thenationaltourof SaturdaySift' I'ever on February 28 and 29. The nationally Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado March4,the, Preservation Hall Jazz Band. March 13. and ' Thwak - The Umbilical Brothers. March 30 |l 0S00orwww.pcagreatperformances.org.

PortlandConservatoryofMusic. Portland' * AcontinuesitsNoondayConcertsscriesattheft Parish Church with Richard Roberts, piano. ,T February26;SethWarner,lute.March4;Note,, Trio with Graybert Beacham, viola. Karen Beacham,clarinet,andCherylTschanz,piano. March11:ChristinaAstrachanwithDaPonte', Quartet. March 18; Mesa Cshubeck. piano. 25; and The Four Bags, April 1.775-3356. j. www.portlandconservaton.net

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PortlandStringQuartet, Portland. Thequ- c nowinits35thyear,performsattheWoodiy, Congregational Church on February 29. 761 orwww.portlandstringquartet.org.

PortlandSymphonyOrchestra. Merrill Auditorium. Portland. The Tuesday classical series continues with "Quint Plays Korngok' March 2. and "Brahms and Beethoven. Mar. "PSO pops!" series continues with "Bravo!: Band,” March 27 and 28. Classical Sundays continueswithanafternoonconcertsbyobc Neil Boyer on April 4. 773-6128 or www.portlandsyniphony.com.

St.LawrenceArtsCenter. 76 Congress Sr Portland. "Mom's Home Cookin'." music performedonguitars,banjos,fiddle,autoltf Appalachian dulcimer, and an array of pern gadgets. March 4; "Birdsongs of the Mesozt March 5; and James O'Brien performs alter folk/rock. March 6. 775-5568.

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IStateTheatre, 609CongressStreet. Portland.GreatBigSea,atraditional,diverse Newfoundland musical group, on March 11. 'land Puddle of Mudd on Msarch 20. ^(www.LiveAtTheState.coin.

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nCafeReview, attheCenterforCultural JtxExchange. Portland. Open poetry readings ;ontinueattheCenterforCulturalExchangelast ^Mondays of each month, beginning at 8 p.m. _www.theeafereview.com

1FriendsofCascoBay. South Portland. Casco .j.BayForum:CruiseShipPollutionPrevention. 'eaturingRossKlein,authorof CruiseShip/Hues. s scheduled for March 10 at the Southern Maine Community College Cafeteria from 6:30 to 8:30 ^xm. 799-8574 or mclellan@cascohay.org

x us MaineAudubon, 20 Gilsland Farm Road, Falmouth. Programs include family nature walks, iiscussiongroups.Fieldsketching,workshops. t tndfamilyfun.Callorvisitthewebsitefor .•ompletelistings,includingaFlowerShow special Friday, February 27. a Full Moon Hike Saturday, March 6, and a Signs of Spring family valk Saturday, March 13. 781-2330 or ar. . J .vww.maineaudubon.org.

1r ’ortlandPublicLibrary. 5 Monument Square. ’ortland. The popular Brow n Bag Lecture Series „ :ontinues w ith Amanda Ward on March 3. iU. vww.portlandlibrary.com.

MaineWritersandPublishersAlliance.1326

^Washington Street. Bath.MWPA offers Workshopsinfiction,poetry',creativenonfiction. ■hildren'sliterature,andpublishing. ■86-1400 or w ww.mainewriters.org.

*The Movies onExchange. Exchange Street. ’ortland. The Portland premiere of the French "TripletsofBelleville"andtheHungarian Hukkle" run February 18 to March 2, both w ith Englishsubtitles.Thewebsiteoffersdetailed escriptions of films. 772-9600 (recorded Schedule). 772-8041 (box office), or df rww.inoviesonexchange.com

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