{"id":761,"date":"2009-07-23T10:31:28","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T17:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=761"},"modified":"2010-02-23T11:00:10","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T18:00:10","slug":"july-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/july-august-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"July \/ August 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ja09-cover-for-web\"Features<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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40 <\/span><\/strong>Swept Away<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>Forget New Guinea\u2013Margaret Mead should have documented the bizarre subculture of Main Line Philadelphians who still sail 21-foot knockabouts in Winter Harbor. <\/span>
\n<\/span>By Donna Stuart <\/em><\/p>\n

43 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Are You Getting<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fresh With ME?<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>Sometimes, \u2018yesterday\u2019s catch\u2019 <\/span>
\n<\/span>just doesn\u2019t cut the mustard.<\/span>
\n<\/span>By Rachael Hayden<\/em><\/p>\n

44 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Sometimes a <\/span>Great Kitchen\u2026<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>Are period-perfect kitchens <\/span>the drive-in movies of our <\/span>gastro-centric lifestyles?<\/span>
\n<\/span>By Donna Stuart<\/em><\/p>\n

46 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Painting the Sea<\/span>
\n<\/strong><\/span>Louise Frechette is part of a <\/span>
\n<\/span>rich tradition of Mainers capturing the infinite.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Interview by Colin Sargent<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>51 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Pardon My French<\/span>
\n<\/span>A mother and daughter enjoys a shopping spree in Freeport and Portland\u2013speaking only in French and Spanish<\/em>\u2013to see if the customer is always right. <\/span>
\n<\/span>By Rhea C\u00f4t\u00e9 Robbins & <\/em>
\n<\/span>Bridget T. Robbins<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>73 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Dangerous When Wet<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/span>Ian Crocker: Chapter 2<\/span>
\n<\/span>Interview by Michelle Susan Twomey<\/em><\/p>\n

In Every Issue<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>20 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>From the Editor<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201dEye of the Needle\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>By Colin Sargent<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>24 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Letters<\/span>
\n<\/span>We hear from the green roommate in Star Trek<\/em>, a Witch\u2019s Head familiar, and your basic Jersey girl.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>32 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Goings On<\/p>\n

<\/span>37 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Chowder<\/span>
\n<\/span>A tasty blend of the fabulous, <\/span>
\n<\/span>noteworthy, and absurd.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>68 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Restaurant Review<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201dPresidential Range\u201d It\u2019s a Yankee Olympus at Cape Arundel <\/span>
\n<\/span>Inn, above clouds of sea roses.<\/span>
\n<\/span>By Diane Hudson<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>68 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Dining Guide<\/p>\n

<\/span>94 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>House of the Month<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cFront Row Ticket\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>For sale\u2013a yachting paradise <\/span>
\n<\/span>on the Kennebunk River.<\/span><\/p>\n

98 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>New England
\n<\/span>Homes & Living<\/p>\n

<\/span>115 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Fiction<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cLorelei\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>By Kathryn Perry <\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>120 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Flash<\/p>\n

Departments<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>26 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>2009 Summer <\/span>
\n<\/span>Festivals Guide<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201dAnimal Magnetism\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>Six Native American powwows <\/span>
\n<\/span>highlight a panoply of over 100 <\/span>
\n<\/span>festivals drawing crowds this summer. <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>55 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Cuiscene<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cBurnin\u2019 Love\u201d<\/span> <\/em>
\n<\/span>Some like it hot, especially the East End purveyors of Captain Mowatt\u2019s hot sauces. <\/span>
\n<\/span>By Judith Gaines<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>59 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Personal Shopper<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cNo Grain, No Gain!\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>If you\u2019re seeking surfboards as<\/span>
\n<\/span>functional art, this cedar house rules!<\/span>
\n<\/span>By Amy Louise Reynolds<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>62 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Market Watch<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cWicker Man\u201d <\/span>
\n<\/span>Bar Harbor Wicker was never made in Bar Harbor. Discuss<\/em>.<\/span>
\n<\/span>By Sarah Cumming Cecil <\/em><\/p>\n

<\/span>65 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>Performance<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u201cFrom Bulgaria With Love\u201d <\/a>
\n<\/span>Project Greenlight <\/em>winner Kyle Rankin lights up the Maine International Film Festival.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Interview by Todd M. Richard<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>76 <\/span><\/strong><\/span>2009 Guide to Wellness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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