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PAGE 2 TOURIST NEWS, MAY 4 – 17, 2017

Kennebunk Hosts 19th May Day FestivalIn Kennebunk, a favor-

ite spring tradition* is the May Day Festival to be held this year on Saturday, May 6. This marks the 19th year for families, friends and visitors to enjoy the day-long festival through-out the downtown sections and parks of the town.

All are welcome to start the day at Duffy’s Tavern & Grill, which will once again host a breakfast to benefit the May Day Festi-val. The breakfast includes pancakes and bacon, coffee and juice, served from 8 to 10 AM by some familiar volunteers.

Afterwards, there will be plenty of activities for all ages. The Kennebunk Free Library hosts a book sale, Faerie Festival and exhibits by many nonprofit organi-zations in the community.

Next door, the historic First Parish Church will host a f lower-making workshop, from 9:30 to

at 1:30 PM with traditional favorites – Little Leaguers, mascots, antique and clas-sic cars, members of the Shoestring Puppet Theater, members of the Portland School of Ballet, the Gym Dandies, marching bands, Shriners and more.

After the parade, Lafay-ette Park will provide the setting for live music by The Ketchfish Band and a benefit pig roast by Ned's Lobster Bake & BBQ.

Mainestage Shakespeare will stage "flash mobs" downtown and perform scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream at Lafayette Park. There will be food and beverages at several locations.

All downtown shops and restaurants will be open. Maps will be avail-able along Main Street. For a complete schedule of events and list of sponsors, visit www.kennebunk-maine.us/mayday.

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scene of a craft market,

" D a n c e D o m e " bounce house, and games and contests for kids.

The popular Maypole Dance will take place in Lafayette Park, led by members of the Portland School of Ballet. There will also be a pottery wheel demonstration by Al and Ellen Pelletier. The 207 Blues Band will per-form at the park at 11 AM.

The May Day Parade on Main Street will begin

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8 AM to 10 AM ~ Pancake Breakfast to benefit May Day, Duffy's Tavern & Grill, 4 Main Street.8 AM to 1 PM ~ Opening day for Kennebunk Farmers’ Market, Garden Street parking lot a block west of Main Steet. Now in its 23rd year, the market features fresh local produce, flowers, eggs, meats, herbs, cheeses and more. 8 AM to 3 PM ~ Craft Markets at the Waterhouse Center on Main Street, Rotary Park on Water Street and Lafayette Park on Storer Street.8 AM to 3 PM ~ Community Nonprofit Exhibits, Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street. 8:30 AM to 1 PM ~ Book Sale, Kennebunk Free Library. Sponsored by Friends of the Kennebunk Library. 9AM to Noon ~ Shakespeare Flash Mobs with Mainestage Shakespeare, Downtown Kennebunk.9 AM to 1 PM ~ Children's Fun Zone with Chalk Art, games and contests, Rotary Park, 16 Water Street. Sponsored by KKA Chamber of Commerce.9 AM to 1 PM ~ Paper Hat Making, York County Coast Star, Rotary Park, 16 Water Street.9 AM to 2 PM ~ Drinking Water Week open house by KK&W Water District, 92 Main Street.9:30 to 11 AM ~ Paper Flower Making, Unitarian Universalist Church, 114 Main Street.9:30 to 11 AM ~ Faerie Festival at the Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street. 10 AM ~ Bounce Dance Dome, Giant Jenga and Hoops Games, presented by Sharp Pencil Creative, Rotary Park, Water Street.10 to 11:30 AM ~ Larry and Betty with Special Guests, Main Street Plaza.

10 AM to Noon ~ Free Wagon Rides from the Waterhouse Center.10 AM to 1 PM ~ Safety Expo by the Kennebunk Police/Fire Rescue in the back lot of 64 Main Street.10 AM to 1 PM ~ Make-your-own May Basket at the Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street. 10 AM to 1 PM ~ Rock Climbing Wall, Waterhouse Center, Main Street (small fee after 1 PM).10 AM to 2 PM ~ Free Photo Booth with social media station, Waterhouse Center, Main Street. 10 AM to 2 PM ~ Balloon Twisting Fun, Gorham Savings Bank, 30 Main Street. 10:15 to 10:45 AM ~ Scenes from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" performed by Mainestage Shake-speare, Lafayette Park, Storer Street.10:30 to 11:30 AM ~ Kids' Dance Party, Unitarian Universalist Church, 114 Main Street.11 AM to Noon ~ "207 Blues Band," Lafayette Park, Storer Street.11 AM to Noon ~Faerie Door Crafts, Rotary Park, Water Street.11 AM to 1 PM ~ Brian Hutchins Musicals, Cole Harrison Insurance, 83 Main Street.11 AM to 1 PM ~ Pottery Wheel Demonstration, Lafayette Park, Storer Street.11:30 AM to 1 PM ~ Kennebunk River Band, Main Street Plaza.12 noon ~ Maypole Dancing led by the Portland School of Ballet, Lafayette Park, Storer Street.1:30 PM ~ May Day Parade on Main Street featuring, antique and classic cars, members of the Shoe-string Theater, Portland School of Ballet, Gym Dandies, Dunlap Highland Band and the Shriners. 2:30 PM ~ BBQ Lunch/Dinner by Ned's Lobster Bake & BBQ, Lafayette Park, Storer Street. 2:30 PM ~ Concert by The Ketchfish Band, Lafayette Park, Storer St.7:30 PM ~ "My American Songbook" piano concert, Unitarian Universalist Church, 114 Main Street.

Event Highlights

11 AM. Across the street, the Brick S t o r e M u -seum will o f f e r a M a k e -y o u r -o w n M a y Basket e v e n t from 10 AM to 1 PM.

There’s an open house at KK&W Water Dis-trict, which will be cel-ebrating “Drinking Water Week” with some fun wa-ter games.

May Day is opening day for the Kennebunk Farm-ers’ Market, located this year in the Garden Street parking lot, a block west of Main Street.

The Waterhouse Center activities include a rock-climbing wall (25 feet high with 5 climbing paths),

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by Dana PearsonToo often, home-

o w n e r s s u r r e n d e r shady sections of their property to moss or whatever grows there naturally. They’ll cre-ate gardens in the sun, but won’t bother plant-ing anything under the canopies of trees or along the northern side of their houses. And if they do, they choose the predictable rho-dodendrons, azaleas and hostas. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. But there’s so much more.

Astilbe do well in the shade, and they’re beautiful. A hardy pe-rennial known for its airy upright blooms, as-tilbes come in many va-rieties, so that you can have various shades of pink, purple, red, and blue (not to mention white) unfurling throughout most of the growing season. While the foliage is typi-cally green, some varieties have deep red, bronze, or blue-green leaves, adding even more interest to the shade garden.

I had never heard of to-renia until last year, when I discovered them in a local

nursery. One advantage of browsing nurseries in your neighborhood is that the proprietor knows what grows here, and you’ll of-ten be introduced to flow-

ers and shrubs you never knew existed.

People tend to get into routines about what they plant, year to year; some-times it’s fun to shake

things up. Torenia, also called the wishbone flower, will do just that. These low-growing, viola-like annuals cre-ate a carpet of brightly colored blooms (lav-ender, blue, pink, yel-low, etc.) that last from spring through frost and need little, if any, deadheading. I planted a pair of these flowers in a one-by-two-foot copper basin, which they quickly filled; the dividends paid off for six months.

Lady’s mantle is a low-maintenance pe-rennial with two love-ly features: chartreuse blooms in early June (popular for flower ar-rangements), and wide, serrated olive-green leaves that catch and hold raindrops. This

sturdy, low-growing plant (a foot tall, two feet wide) does well in shade or sun,

Bloomers Sure to Brighten the Shady Places

Astilbe's feathery plumes of white, pink, lavender or red flowers add color and texture to shady landscapes.

Foxglove is a shade-loving biennial that re-seeds itself.

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Shadycontinued from page 3so if you want to divide it and distribute it around your gardens, do so in the spring or early fall.

It may not have an at-tractive name, but lung-wort makes an attractive addition to a shade garden.

Several varieties pros-per in Zone 5, with the shared characteristics of being low-growers (up to a foot tall, with a slightly wider spread) and spring bloomers of white, pink, blue, or raspberry (some-times a plant will boast multiple hues). Their sil-very foliage lends beauty when not in bloom.

Most foxgloves are shade-loving biennials. Their first year is spent growing foliage; they bloom their second year and die. Doesn’t sound much better than an an-nual, but here’s the thing:

foxgloves reseed constant-ly, so you usually end up getting flowers every year.

There are perennial va-rieties, too, with all types making tall, striking spec-imens (three feet tall is average). Colors of the long, bell-shaped blooms include yellow, white, bur-gundy, rose, purple, and raspberry.

While many of the hun-dreds of varieties of prim-rose are notoriously diffi-cult to grow, the ones you’ll find at your local nursery have been stocked because they’ll do fine here.

The standard alpine primroses are bold yel-low, but other colors are available. These perennials need shade and moist soil to thrive; they’ll reach an average of one foot tall.

Shade-loving ShrubsRhododendrons (which

include azaleas in their family) are popular shade-

loving blooming shrubs for several reasons: they’re sturdy, they’re fast grow-ers, their flowers come in different colors, and their glossy evergreen leaves stand out in the winter.

But there are other choices out there, such as the following:

Pieris japonica (Japanese andromeda) is a broadleaf evergreen that, if given shelter from the wind, will reward you with hanging masses of lily-of-the-valley type white blooms in early spring.

Later , new fo l iage emerges a brilliant red-dish-orange before turning deep green. These upright shrubs can get up to ten feet tall.

The snowberry is a de-ciduous shrub in the hon-eysuckle family that, as its name indicates, produces snowy white berries late in the summer. A medium-sized, airy shrub, it grows up to five feet tall and wide.

Virginia sweetspires reach four feet in height, but can send out suckers and spread, so give them room. In late summer, these native shrubs blos-som in long white spikes.

Above: Japanese andromeda has lily-of-

the-valley type white blooms in early spring.

Right: Lady’s mantle is a low-maintenance

perennial that is perfect for June floral arrangements.

There are many more flowering shrubs for shady areas. Check your local nurs-ery for more suggestions.

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Shorebirds, specifically the semipalmated sand-piper, will be the subject of a talk at the Mather Audi-torium at the Wells Reserve on Tuesday, May 16, at 7 PM. Dr. Shiloh Schulte will lead the presentation entitled "From the Arctic to

Bees work hard: they visit least 2000 flowers a day, beat their wing 10,000 time per minute, carry pollen, and make honey. No wonder bees get thirsty. They try to find the nearest water source, but water is not always available. Adding to the challenge, they need very shallow water, such as a puddle, which evaporates quickly.

A birdbath doesn't work because birds are nearby and the water is not shal-low enough; a gust of wind can push a bee into wa-ter, especially if the bee is weighted down with pol-len. Rivers and lakes pres-

Brazil by way of the Coast of Maine."

Shorebirds are showing the most dramatic declines of any group of birds. Spe-cies that undertake hemi-spheric migrations rely on specific habitats and food sources to survive,

but these resources are increasingly under threat from human disturbance – habitat loss and degra-dation, over-harvesting, increasing predation and climate change.

York County Audubon has stepped up its involve-

ment with shorebirds, hir-ing piping plover monitors who help educate the pub-lic at area beaches.

Some YCA members are participating in shore-bird surveys, have hosted piping plover workshops with children in schools and day camps, led shore-bird-focused field trips, and conducted a shorebird workshop for birders.

Kennebunk resident Shiloh Schulte has been on the forefront of the Manomet Shorebird Re-covery Program. He has worked extensively with the American oystercatch-er, a distinctive shorebird that has become a model of conservation success.

The Shorebird Recovery Program continues. Dr. Schulte will discuss work with shorebirds more com-monly seen on beaches.

Semipalmated sandpip-ers were once the most widespread and abundant shorebird in the Western Hemisphere. In recent de-cades their numbers have declined sharply, particu-larly in the eastern United States and Canada.

Dr. Schulte will discuss recent research about their decline and what can be done to improve the situ-ation. This program is free and open to the public.

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The semipalmated sandpiper is among the shorebirds whoe population is declining.

ent similar problems. along with hungry frogs and fish.

There is a simple solu-tion to provide safe drink-ing water for bees. Fill a shallow bowl with wa-ter and glass beads. The

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A shallow bowl filled with water and glass beads provides a safe source of drinking water for bees. The beads should be rinsed thoroughly once a week.

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Engine, a gallery and performance space in downtown Biddeford, will present a performance of David Kaye’s award-win-ning play, “How I Brought Peace to the Middle East: A Tragicomedy,” on Sat-urday, May 6, at 7:30 PM. Doors will open at 6:30 PM. Kaye tells the story of moving his small family to Israel for six months in 2012 to teach on a Ful-bright Scholarship. With missiles flying and his wife and children complaining, Kaye had high hopes of settling the turmoil over-seas once and for all.

This humorous and evocative one-man show follows Kaye’s misadven-tures from New England to the Holy Land. The true story of a naïve Vermonter on a mission, the play re-veals one man’s optimism put to the ultimate test.

Kaye won a Spotlight on the Arts Award for best new play, and performed the piece as an official se-lection at the United Solo Festival in New York City, as well as the Holocaust and Human Rights Center

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Kaye currently serves as chair of the department of theatre and dance at the University of New Hampshire. He has worked throughout the United States as a professional actor and director for such

companies as the Texas Shakespeare Festival, the Theater at Monmouth in Maine, the National The-atre of the Performing Arts in NYC, Boston Chamber Theatre, and Stages Reper-tory Theatre in Houston, Texas.

Tickets for the perfor-mance are $15 plus a fee

if purchased online with credit card and $20 at the door. They are available on Eventbrite: peace-to-the-middle-east.eventbrite.com.

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David Kaye wrote the award-winning play based on his own experience.

“Allure of Nature,” an exhibit of photographs by Aja Dyer, will be on display at the Kennebunk Free Library in the Speers Gallery from Monday, May 1 to Wednesday, May 31.

In his 20s, Dyer attended the Maine College of Art in Portland, but, he says, "After a year, I found my passion didn’t serve me well in a college setting and I chose to continue studying art through books, travel and museums. The Portland Museum of Art is one of my favorites.”

Dyer does most of his work as digital photography now, but he also enjoys creating images with 35 mm black and white film.

There will be an opening reception to meet the artist on Monday, May 8, from 5 to 7 PM. The public is invited to view the exhibit during regular library hours: Monday and Tuesday 9:30 AM to 8 PM; Wednesday 12:30 to 8 PM, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9:30 AM to 5 PM.

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Flower Kaleidoscope by Aja Dyer

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Sumptuous fabrics, vi-brant colors and textures, masses of elaborate trims – all are defining elements of fashionable Victorian women’s clothing – the subject of an exhibit open-ing at the Saco Museum on Saturday, May 13.

"Embellishments in Vic-torian Fashion" focuses on how 19th century aesthet-ics influenced women’s clothing design and con-struction.

Nineteenth century de-signers had very definite ideas of what constituted beauty, and these concepts had a widespread impact on art and design.

The exhibit features 50 garments from five in-stitutions in Maine and New Hampshire: the Saco Museum, the Irma Bowen Textile Collection of the University of New Hamp-shire, the Portsmouth His-torical Society, Strawbery Banke Museum, and the Woodman Institute of Do-ver, New Hampshire.

A variety of Victorian design concepts are exam-ined in detail, including trim, color and texture con-trasts, ruching, pleating, ribbon work and asym-metry.

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There will be an open-ing reception at the Saco Museum on Friday, May 12, from 5:30 to 7 :30 PM. Related program will be offered throughtout the season.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 3Faerie Houses at Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main St., Kennebunk. Last day for children to submit their creations to the library. Some building materials are available at the children's room. Display continues until May 20. FMI 985-2173 or kennebunklibrary.org.

Ogunquit Museum of American Art Open for the Season, daily 10 AM to 5 PM, 543 Shore Rd., Ogunquit. $10, seniors and students $9, kids under 12 free. For current exhibits, see OMAA listing in the Amusements section, which starts on page 12. FMI 646-4909.

Kathy Clark, May's featured artist, Just Us Chickens Gallery, 156 State Rd., Kittery. Clark is a local potter, and works in both hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery. Gallery hours are: Monday through Saturday, 10 AM to 5:30 PM. Continues to May 31. FMI 439-4209.

THURSDAY MAY 4Volunteer Luncheon, noon, Pasco Center, 125 North St., Kennebunkport for anyone interested in volunteering at the center. Meet the staff and other volunteers. Lunch will be served. FMI or RSVP 967-2751.

York Art Association Open House, 4 to 6 PM, Sentry Hill, 2 Victoria Court, York. Appetizers, food and beverages will be served. Door prizes, local artists meet and greet. Event is free. FMI info@yorkartassociation.com or 363-4049.

FRIDAY, MAY 5Lunch and Learn at the Wells Library, noon, honeybees with farmer Frank Ferrucci from Maple Moon Farms in Lebanon. Free admission. 1434 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Wells. FMI 646-8181.

Live Folk Rock Music by the Keenans, 4 to 8 PM, Billy's Chow-der House, 216 Mile Rd., Wells. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo; no cover charge. FMI 646-7558 or billyschowderhouse.com.

Meet the Artist Reception, 5 to 7 PM. Sanford Art Associa-tion, 917 Main St., Sanford. This members juried show, "My Favorite Things" runs May 3 through May 3, during gallery hours. FMI 490-0543 or sanfordspringvaleart.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 6Car "Boot" Sale and Car Wash. 8 to 11 AM, St. David's Episcopal Church, 138 York St. (Rte. 1 south), Kennebunk. Treasured items, quality used clothing, bric-a-brac, kids’ sports equipment, toys, car wash and more. Hot and cold snacks and baked goods available for purchase. Proceeds to benefit St. David’s. FMI 985-3073.

Kennebunk Farmers Market opens for the 2017 season, 8 AM to 1 PM, Garden St. municipal parking lot, downtown Kennebunk. Continues every Saturday, rain or shine.

Annual May Day Celebration in Downtown Kennebunk, 8 AM to 3 PM. See story on page 2 for details.

8th Annual Wells Spring Car Show, 9 AM to 1 PM, Messiah Christian Church, 2700 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Wells. Registration 8 to 11 AM; 60 awards in 18 categories. Admission $5/$10 to show. Rain date Saturday, May 13. FMI Terry Barron, 707-310-0360.

Making Bark Baskets, 10 to 11:30 AM, Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Wells. This is an easy and fun craft well suited to beginners. Children welcome. Materials and tools provided. $7/$5 or $15 per family. FMI 646-1555 wellsreserve.org.

May Day  Fair with vendors and crafters, 10 AM to 2 PM, Duffy’s Restaurant, 168 Saco Rd., Old Orchard Beach. Pro-ceeds benefit the OOB Community Food Pantry.

History Walk and Talk: Our Farms, 10 AM, Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit, 938 Post Rd., Wells. Featured: Chick Farm, Spiller Farm and Chase Farm. $5/members free. Res-ervations required. FMI 646-4775 or info@wohisgtory.org.

Mother & Daughter Yoga Retreat, 10 AM to noon, Parsons Memorial Library, 27 Saco Rd., Alfred. Hosted by Christie Hall, the event includes yoga moves, music and a craft. For girls ages 4 to 8 accompanied by mother, grandmother or aunt; 20$ per family. Advance registration required by Wednesday, May. Payment is due at the event. Register at the library or by email: christieslittleyogis@yahoo.com. All proceeds benefit the Parsons Library.

History Games for Families, 10 AM to 1 PM, Meetinghouse Museum, Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit, 938 Post Rd., Wells. Make old fashioned games, projects and crafts. $4 per family. FMI info@wohisgtory.org or 646-4775.

Save the Brain National Volunteer Day, 10 AM to 3 PM, Libby Memorial Library, 27 Staples St., Old Orchard Beach. Features kids fun zone, raffles, bounce house, hamburgers and hot dogs, cotton candy, free bike helmet fitting and giveaway and more. All proceeds donated to the Brain Injury Association of America. FMI 934-4351.

York Artists Open Their Home Studios, 10 AM to 4 PM. Event includes 10 studios and a stop at York Art Association for refreshments and demonstrations in woodworking and painting. Tickets $25. Benefit under-served children and the arts. FMI and tickets yorkartassociation.com or 363-4049.

Norman West Estate Sale, 10 AM to 4 PM, Barn Gallery, Shore Rd. and Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. Paintings, prints and works of art by the late Norman West and other artists will be for sale. Part of the proceeds benefit the non-profit Ogunquit Arts Collaborative/Barn Gallery. FMI 646-8400.

Ogunquit River Trail Network Opening, 2 to 4 PM, Hilton-Winn Farm, Cape Neddick. Tour the new trail network devel-oped by Hilton-Winn Farm and Great Works Regional Land Trust. FMI and to RSVP 646-3604 or info@gwrlt.org.

Murder Mystery Dinner "Death by Chocolate," 6 PM, at the Bar Mills Community Church, 13 Hermit Thrush Dr., Buxton. $10 per person. Reservations required; space is limited. Proceeds benefit the BMCC Scholarship Fund. FMI barmillscommunitychurch.org/death-by-chocolate or Lori, 207-807-0821.

Concert: Evening of Spirituals and Heavenly Broadway, presented by Seaglass Performing Arts under the direction of Jean Strazdes, 7 PM, Christ Church, Dane St., Kennebunk. Tickets $15; $12 seniors and students. Continues Sunday, May 7, 3 PM, Wells High School Auditorium, 200 Sanford Rd. (Rte 109), Wells. FMI and tickets seaglass@gwi.net, 985-8747 and Morse Hardware, Post Rd., Wells. How I Brought Peace to the Middle East: A Tragicomedy, doors 6:30 PM, starts 7:30 PM, The Engine, 128 Main St., Bid-deford. Tickets $15 online plus fee or $20 at the door. For online tickets https://peace-to-the-middle-east.eventbrite.com. FMI 370-9130 or feedtheengine.org.

SUNDAY, MAY 7Resiliency Forum, noon to 2 PM. Round table conversations with facilitators about coping and thriving in today's chal-lenging political environment. Topics include meditation, creative expression, spiritual practice, political activism and social outlets. Free admission. Brick Store Museum Program Center,  4 Dane St., Kennebunk.

Spring Film Series: La La Land, 3 PM, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd., York. FMI 363-2818 or ypl@york.lib.me.us.

MONDAY, MAY 8Opening Reception, "Allure of Nature" photography exhibit by Aja Dyer, 5 to 7 PM, Kennebunk Library, Spear Gallery, 112 Main St., Kennebunk. Continues May 1 through May 31, during library hours. FMI 985-2173 or kennebunklibrary.org.

TUESDAY, MAY 9Birds of Spring presentation, 6 PM, Kennebunk Library, 112 Main St., Kennebunk. Naturalist, birder and wild food enthu-siast Josh Fecteau will show photos and talk about 12 differ-ent spring birds. This event is free to the public and wheel chair accessible. FMI 985-2173 or kennebunklibrary.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10Weeding Wednesdays, 10 AM to noon, Hamilton House gardens, 40 Vaughan's Lane, South Berwick. Work includes seasonally appropriate tasks. Drop-ins welcome. Continues the second Wednesday of each month. FMI 384-5269.

Paint Night with Barbara Lisa, 6 to 8 PM, Atlantic Hill, Cape Porpoise. Limit 20 artists. All supplies, light refreshments and beverages included. FMI and online registration patscape@gmail.com or 967-1357.

THURSDAY, MAY 11Wednesday Wandering, Botany ID Walk, 9 to 11 AM, Orris Falls Conservation Area, Thurrel Rd., South Berwick. Horti-culturalist Hannah Ward and botanist Brenna, the outreach coordinator for Great Works Regional Land Trust, will lead the walk. Bug spray and/or bug nets recommended. Easy/moderate level 2-mile walk, moving at a slower pace to stop and observe flowers. Suggested donation $5 or $10 per family. FMI and reservations 646-3604 or info@gwrlt.org.

Democratic Committee Meeting of the Kennebunks and Arundel, 6:30 PM, Town Hall, 3rd floor, Kennebunk. Open to all; focus health care legislation. FMI 391-5710.

FRIDAY, MAY 1239th Annual Student Art Show Opening Reception , 4 to 6 PM, Barn Gallery, Bourne Lane and Shore Rd., Ogunquit. The show continues May 13 and 14, 1 to 4 PM. Sponsored by Gary W. Tirrell in memory of Norman West. FMI 646-8400 or barngallery.org. Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, City Theater, 205 Main St, Biddeford. Runs Fridays and Saturdays, May 12 to 27, 7:30 PM; Sundays, May 14 and 21, 2 PM. Tickets $20. FMI and reservations, 282-0849 or citytheater.org.

SATURDAY, MAY 13Dudley and Jacqueline Laufman, "Two Fiddles," 8 AM to 1 PM, Kennebunk Farmers Market, Garden St. municipal park-ing lot. Dudley is a National Heritage Fellow. Two Fiddles play traditional New Barn Dancing music. FMI 205-9870.

Porch Sale, 9 am to noon, The Center, 175 Port Rd. (Rte. 35), Kennebunk Lower Village. Carlisle clothing and accessories, furniture, collectibles, housewares, books and more. Rain or shine. FMI 967-8514.

"Dress a Girl," 9 AM to 2 PM, St. Christopher's Church, 4 Bar-rel Lane, York. Sew-a-Thon to make T-shirt dresses for girls in developing countries. FMI dressagirlsmaine2@gmail.com

"Your Civil War Ancestors" with researcher Clay Feeter, 10 AM, Kennebunk Library, 112 Main St., Kennebunk. Family -friendly event. Bring family history notes, genealogy books, artifacts and letters of discharge papers to share. Hosted by the Genealogy Group. Admission is free and library is wheel chair accessible. FMI 985-2173 or kennebunklibrary.org.

Meetinghouse Museum Tours, 10 AM to 1 PM, Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit, 938 Post Rd., Wells. Free guided tour. FMI 646-4775 or info@wohisgtory.org.

Make a Wool Quillie Ornament Workshop, 10 AM to finish, Alfred Shaker Museum, 118 Shaker Hill Rd., Alfred. $25. FMI and to register, Linda Aaskov, 490-5709.

Deadline to Register to participate in a Mini Maker Fair, Saturday, August 19. Crafters, inventors, builders and anyone who makes things are eligible to participate in 90-minute slots. Register online or pick up a form at the front desk of Libby Memorial Library, 27 Staples St., Old Orchard Beach. FMI ooblibrary.org.

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Moana, Family Film Series, 6:30 PM, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd., York. FMI 363-2818 or ypl@york.lib.me.us.

The Second Coming of Joan of Arc, 7:30 to 9 PM, Saco River Theater, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. A "girl power epic" by Maine lesbian feminist playwright Carolyn Gage. Tickets $20/$18. FMI and reservations 929-6472.

SUNDAY, MAY 14 Mother's Day Brunch and Service. Service, 9:30 AM, brunch 11:15 AM, Messiah Christian Church, 2700 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Wells. Free, all welcome. FMI 985-9287.

Artist Talk with Gloria Gustafson, 2 to 3 PM, York Art As-sociation. 394 York St., York. FMI info@yorkartassociation.com or 363-4049.

Lion, Spring Film Series, 3 PM, York Public Library, 15 Long Sands Rd., York. FMI 363-2818 or ypl@york.lib.me.us.

TUESDAY, MAY 16Pre School Story Hour, 10:30 to 11:30 AM, Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Wells. An introduction to animals through a sto-rybook reading, a short trail walk, and a related craft project. This month, Faraway Fox by Jolene and Justin Thompson. Ages 3 to 5. Free. FMI 646-1555 wellsreserve.org.

Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience, 8:30 AM to 4 PM, Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Wells. Learn about green infrastructure, landscape conservation, living shorelines and decision support tools. $25. FMI 646-1555 wellsreserve.org.

Garden Intervention, outdoor fiber arts project with artist Pamela Mouton, 10 AM, Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Rd., Ogunquit. Visitor participation encouraged. FMI 646-4909.

Trivia Night, 6 PM, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Rd., Wells. Teams of 3 to 6 people will compete against each other for the chance to win prizes. The theme for the evening is "All Things Maine" including Maine history, famous Maine resi-dents, Maine pastimes and more. Registration is requested. FMI and to register, Andrea Kazilionis, akazilionis@wellstown.org or 646-8181.

"From the Arctic to Brazil" by way of the coast of Maine, 7 PM, Mather Auditorium, Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Wells. Dr. Shiloh Schulte will take participants on the semipalmated sandpiper's journey, and will address his work with shorebirds. This program is free and open to the public and is sponsored by York County Audubon. FMI 646-1555 wellsreserve.org.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 178th Annual Southern Maine Coastal Classic, four days of AKC All Breed Dog Shows and Obedience and Rally Tri-als. Activities begin daily at 8 AM, outdoors, rain or shine. Wassamki Springs Campground, 56 Saco St., Scarborough. Sponsored by York County Kennel Club of Maine, Inc. and Vacationland Dog Club, Inc. Public welcome; $5 per vehicle. Ample parking, snack bars and vendors. Event continues through Sunday, May 21. FMI vacationlanddogclub.org; yorkcountykennelclub.org; wamssamkisprings.com.

Patterns of Spring: Arrival of Maine Migratory Breeding Birds, 6 to 7:30 PM, Wells Reserve at Laudholm, Wells. See story on this page.

On Wednesday, May 17, there will be a presen-tation at the Wells Reserve at Laudholm about the changing patterns of mi-grating birds in Maine. The presentation by professor of bioscience Herb Wilson will be from 6 to 7:30 PM.

Over the past 22 years, Dr. Wilson has been co-ordinating a citizen-sci-ence project to monitor the spring-time arrival of more than 100 species of migra-tory breeding birds that nest in Maine.

This research has pro-vided insight into the tim-ing of migratory arrivals over different parts of the state. The data is also rel-evant to monitoring the impacts of global climate change.

Using data from the turn of the 20th century, Wilson has examined how arrival dates have changed over the past 100 years. Year-to-year variability in spring-time temperatures and variability in the North Atlantic oscillation influ-ence the arrival of migra-tory birds.

Some groups of birds are more responsive to this interannual variability. In the lecture, Wilson will summarize the findings of this volunteer-based research project.

Wilson, a native of North Carolina, studied at the University before earning his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University. He did post-doctoral work at the Harbor Branch Foundation, Dalhousie University and at the Manomet Bird Ob-

servatory in Massachusetts. Dr. Wilson returned to

New England in 1990 when he accepted a faculty posi-tion at Colby College where he is the Arey Professor of Biosciences.

The suggested dona-tion for the event is $5 per person. Support for the Ted Exford Climate Stewards lecture series is provided by Dave and Loretta (Ex-ford) Hoglund. The Wells Reserve is at 342 Laudholm Farm Road in Wells.

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Several species of warblers are among the migratory breeding birds that nest in Maine.

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by Dana PearsonWhether its snowdrifts

are shoulder-deep or ankle-high, its sidewalks per-petually icy or bare, and its winds bone-chilling or tolerably fair, the Maine winter is guaranteed to be long enough to make everyone rejoice in its de-parture.

Who doesn’t issue a sigh of relief and feel a lightening of the soul upon witnessing the browns and grays of the winter land-scape gradually surrender-ing to the greens of spring?

Green – its many shades are pleasing to the eye, whether in a richly fertil-ized lawn, a row of arbor-vitaes, or the glossy leaves of a rhododendron.

There’s nothing quite as exciting – to gardeners and non-gardeners alike – as watching the colors burst forth from shrubs throughout the precious seven-month stretch of the Maine growing season.

There are plenty of flow-ering shrubs that thrive here in Zone 5 (where win-ter temperatures can dip as low as -20 degrees Fahr-enheit).

Combining a few com-mon examples with a cou-ple you may have to look for, and including the first and last bloomers of the year, here are five shrubs that provide color and beauty in south coastal Maine.

ForsythiaEighteenth century Scot-

tish botanist and founding member of the Royal Hor-ticultural Society, William Forsyth had the honor of having a shrub named after him. And not just any old shrub.

In Maine, the blooming of forsythia is as much a harbinger of spring as are the mating calls of peepers.

As every other shrub is slowly emerging from its winter slumber, for-sythia explode in various shades of yellow at the end of April, their arching branches aching under the weight of profusions of bell-shaped blossoms. Unless, of course, they’ve been pruned.

Many people trim away dead branches from their

forsythia, allowing them to reach their maximum height and width (roughly 10 feet in each direction) as standalone specimens or sentries at the entry of their driveways or corners of their garages or barns.

But because the multi-ple shoots of forsythia lend themselves to pruning and are prolific growers (up to two feet per year), you’ll often see them spaced ap-proximately six feet apart and shaped into hedge-rows. Once the blooms give way to the leaves, the property is lined with thick green walls.

WeigelaThe weigela is a beau-

tiful May bloomer that was imported from Japan in the 1860s. Performing best in full sun (though its fine with four hours of direct sunlight), weigela delights with bell-shaped pink blooms that last a few weeks.

This old fashioned shrub can be found in various shades of pink, although the darker the hue, the more likely you’ll find hummingbirds hover-ing from flower to flower, seeking their sweet nectar.

Hybrids abound, some with variegated leaves, providing even more color after the blossoms have dropped.

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They make lovely speci-mens, spreading out to 12 feet wide and reaching to 10 feet in height. Like forsythia, you’ll often find them planted in hardy hedgerows; their degree of formality depends on how severely they’ve been pruned.

BeautybushSometimes mistaken

for honeysuckle, the beau-tybush lives up to its name usually between late May and mid-June. From a dis-tance, this vase-shaped shrub, which can grow to over 10 feet tall, appears pink in bloom.

Upon close inspection, though, the bell-shaped flowers, growing in dense clusters on the arching branches, have a webbed butterscotch-colored de-sign inside the whitish, pale pink blooms.

Beautybush, native to western China, have a striking delicacy about them, and are typically found alone as a specimen, or featured in a garden, standing high above other shrubs and flowers. The bark on older shrubs’ thick-er stems will peel, making them more visually inter-esting in the off-season.

DeutziaJohan van der Deutz

may not have been a pro-fessional botanist like Wil-liam Forsyth, but this 18th century amateur from Am-sterdam nonetheless had a shrub named after him. And it’s a June beauty.

Though a smaller shrub than most, the slender deutzia, in the hydrangea family, is a true dazzler (just ask the bees). There are pink varieties, but most are white, and grow two to three feet high and just as wide.

When they’re in bloom in the full sun, they’re a showy mound of bright white, the stems dripping with tiny flowers that last

about two weeks. You’ll often see them along the front edge of a garden.

Pee Gee HydrangeaFor end-of-the-season

color, the Pee Gee hydran-gea is generous. Its com-mon name derived from its botanical name (paniculata “Grandiflora”), this shrub is usually grafted onto a trunk or pruned into a tree shape, with long arching branches ending in large panicles of white flowers.

Often the centerpiece of a front lawn, the Pee Gee hydrangea, which also came from Japan about the same time as the wei-gela, grows to 12 feet high and wide when growing

in full sun. If the shrub is pruned properly, the ob-long blooms can grow to 18 inches long, although they’re usually half that length.

The fascinating aspect of the Pee Gee hydrangea (besides being the only hy-drangea that can be pruned into a tree form) is how the white blooms that come out late in the summer gradually turn pink, then purplish-pink, until finally turning copper by Septem-ber and October.

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Pee Gee hydrangea is known for its large panicles of white flowers. With skillful pruning, this shrub can produce flower clusters measuring up to 18 inches in length.

An easy-to-grow, fast-growing flowering shrub, the beautybush has a fountain-like spray of pink blossoms. Blooming later than many others (from late spring into summer), it is a perfect landscape accent shrub to keep color in your yard. Striking deep green foliage continues into summer, then turns reddish for in the fall.

Variegated weigela has pink trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom in late spring to early summer and again in fall. The blooms are enhanced by the distinctive green and white foliage. Weigela will attract hummingbirds and butterflies to your yard.

Deutzia is a dense, rounded, deciduous shrub with slender, broadly spreading stems. Its tiny, fragrant, bell-shaped white flowers appear in spring in numerous loose racemes, which cover the shrub for about two weeks.

With its profusion of yellow blooms and graceful, arching branches, forsythia is a welcome harbinger of spring. It is a fast-growing, hardy shrub that blooms early and brightens the landscape.

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by Dana Pearson All mischief aside, Robert Frost was onto something

when he wrote “Mending Wall” in 1914. What is the pur-pose of a wall? Why divide ourselves from our neighbors?

The same questions apply to hedges. Why do people create them?

“The primary reason for installing a hedge is for pri-vacy,” says Paul Cotton. He’s been the nursery manager at Focal Point Gardens in Arundel since it opened in 2006 and is the former owner of Mapes Nursery in Kennebunk.

“Most of the time,” he says, “people want an ever-green hedge, so they have protection all year. Arborvitae is the most common, due to growth habit and cost, yet spruce and hemlock can be used if space permits. If win-ter screening isn’t a concern, then the choices are many. Lilacs, hydrangeas, privet, and forsythia are probably the most common.”

For those considering a natural hedge, one needs only to drive or walk around the neighborhood to see what works on other properties; this will also pretty much guarantee that they’ll grow in your yard as well. Most people love to talk about what they’ve planted, so ask them about their hedges. Why did they choose what they did? How long did it take to grow? Were there any special considerations?

Aesthetics plays a large role in choosing plants for a hedge. It’s all well and good if a row of arborvitaes will

block the view of your neighbor’s outdoor swimming pool, but if the sight of them (the arborvitaes, not your neighbors) doesn’t please you, it’s best to keep looking.

Aside from the popular choices mentioned by Cotton, deciduous hedges can also be created using beach roses (their tendency to send out suckers is outweighed by their awesome scent), viburnum (many varieties, most of them fast-growing and with lovely blooms), and burning bush (the compact variety gets up to nearly 10 feet tall and wide; the standard ones are the monsters you’ll see on the sides of highways; both have that eye-catching fall foliage).

For evergreen hedges, other options include yews, boxwood, holly, and juniper. Yews come in upright, conical and spreading forms and are easily pruned into formal or fanciful shapes.

Boxwood are slow-growing and relatively expensive. They are usually found lining the walkways of gardens, but are also used for hedges. Not only do they have beautiful, shiny green leaves, their scent is intoxicating. Provided you make sure to purchase male and female specimens, holly bushes will reward you with their clas-sic bright red berries.

When it comes to tall evergreen hedges, though, usually the choice boils down to arborvitaes or junipers. The former are mostly pyramidal, keep their shape while young, and tend to open up when mature. Some can grow as tall as 70 feet, and are usually in shades of green, yellow, or blue. Pyramidal varieties of junipers (in similar colors as arborvitaes, plus silver), may reach 50 feet tall, but with vigilant pruning can stay smaller and keep their shapes better.

Cotton says another big reason for a hedge, especially for homes by a busy road, is to provide a sound barrier. In that case, evergreen hedges make the most sense (unless it’s a seasonal dwelling). But as he pointed out earlier, some hedges can be planted only if space permits. What if space doesn’t permit?

That’s where a fence could come in handy. Though a fence can be only so high (usually six or eight feet; check your local zoning ordinance), it can be erected overnight, which is great for people who’d rather not wait years for a hedge to reach maturity. That being said, an arborvitae hedge will grow considerably taller than any fence, if that’s the priority.

“Appearance and ultimate size seem to be the big-gest advantage” to a hedge over a fence, says Cotton. However, the “advantage to a fence can be it’s less main-tenance and takes up less space in the yard. In a small in-town lot, a fence can leave more yard for other uses.”

Though children have been known to scale fences, Dominic Romero at Anchor Fence in Kennebunk points out they’re excellent for containing smaller children and pets.

Another advantage, he says, is that fences can be designed so that sections may be removed, should the homeowner desire. And fences can be designed to blend in with the landscape.

Good Hedges (and Fences) Make Good Neighbors

Winter red hollies have a very high tolerance for freezing temperatures as well as heavy layers of ice and snow.

Perrenials planted behind a trimmed boxwood hedge adds color and texture.

If a chain link fence is essential for privacy, security or to safely contain pets or children, soften the look with a row of cedar or aborvitea.

Black and galvanized steel chain link are popular choices, as are vinyl models. However, Romero says most people go with cedar, which can last on average from 10 to 15 years. Virtually maintenance-free, they fade to gray upon being exposed to the elements. Those sections can be made on site to the customers’ specifications.

It’s difficult to say which is more expensive to install: a hedge or a fence. That’s because there are numerous styles and qualities of fences in various materials, just as there are countless varieties, sizes, and qualities of shrubs and trees to choose from. It all depends on what the homeowner wants and is willing to pay for.

But back to Robert Frost’s question, which Cotton answers rationally: “It seems to work better if the neigh-bor knows what’s going to happen and why. A hedge could, and should, be a benefit to both.”

Since 1976, dragonflies from the Wells Chamber of Commerce have helped homeowners in southern Maine keep their yards free of mosquitoes.

The chamber began selling dragonfly nymphs that year. The program has been a very successful “green” solution to biting insect control, and pro-vides an environmentally friendly alternative to chemical spraying.

Dragonfly nymphs are the beginning stage of the com-monly called “Devil’s Darning Needle” or “Mosquito Hawk,” which is native to the woodland ponds and swampy areas of the world. There are more than 450 species of dragonflies native to North America.

The nymphs de-velop when buried in the muddy shal-lows where they

Wells Chamber Offers “Green” Pest Controlconsume huge numbers of mosquitoes and other insects. They do not sting and do not bite humans.

Nymphs can be intro-duced to ponds, marshes, swamps and other slow-moving waterways where they complete their meta-morphosis into adults and continue to prey upon mos-quitoes, devouring large quantities of them.

The nymphs climb out of the water onto waterside vegetation and hatch. The females mate and lay eggs in the area surrounding the water, and the cycle continues.

Each household will be limited to 50 nymphs for an initial order. Fifty nymphs are $58, plus a 5.5 percent sale tax of $3.19. The total charge per order is $61.19.

Orders will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

FMI or to order dragonfly nymphs, c o n t a c t t h e W e l l s Chamber of Com-merce at 207-646-2451. An order form can be downloaded from the web site www.wells-chamber.org.

The deadline for ordering is Friday, May 5; delivery is scheduled for two Fri-days and Saturdays: May 19 and 20 and May 26 and 27.

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He only says, “Good fences make good neighbors.”Spring is the mischief in me, and I wonderIf I could put a notion in his head:“Why do they make good neighbors? Isn’t itWhere there are cows? But here there are no cows.Before I built a wall I’d ask to knowWhat I was walling in or walling out,And to whom I was like to give offence.Something there is that doesn’t love a wall,That wants it down.”

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ClassiC Car EvEnts Bentley’s Saloon, Rte.1, Arundel, Tuesdays, 5 PM to dusk, May 16 to September 19. FMI bentleysaloon.com or 985-8966.Blast from the Past, 114 Sokokis Trail (Rte. 5), East Water-boro, Fridays, 5 to 8 PM, May 19 to September 1. FMI blast-fromthepastme.com or 247-8005.Eliot Commons, Rte. 236, Eliot, last Saturday of the month, 4 PM, May through September. For vehicles1972 and older. Hosted by Kruise Knights. FMI Kruise Knights Facebook page or 252-1976.Sanford Sound Monthly Cruise Night and Meet-Up, 1458 Main St.,Sanford, second Saturday of the month, 5 to 8 PM, May 13 through September 9. FMI sanfordsound.com or 490-4900. TJ's Pizza Weekly Cruise-In, 366 Elm St., Biddeford, Thurs-days, 5 to 7 PM, May 4 through September 28. FMI 284-6133.

Community salEsBook Sale at the Book Shed of the Libby Memorial Li-brary, 27 Staples St., Old Orchard Beach. Tuesday–Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 3 PM. FMI 934-4351.Gently used books, DVDs, CDs and other items. Proceeds benefit library programs and acquisitions. Book Sale, Wells Public Library, 1434 Post Rd., Wells. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Tuesday and Thursday, 1 to 8 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 1 PM. Collection updated weekly; books, 25 cents to $5. FMI wellslibrary.org or 646-8181.Cargo Shop at the Church on the Cape, 3 Langsford Rd., Cape Porpoise. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 to 4 PM, April through November, plus Saturdays,10 AM to noon, June through November. Affordable clothing, household items, white-elephant articles, linens, collectibles, books and games. FMI 967-5787.

EquinE EvEnts BlixxHorses educational programs, including individual-ized horse therapy. Learn about horse behavior, care and communication. Kennebunk. By appointment only. FMI blixxhorses.org or BlixxHorses Facebook page or 985-1994.Women and Horses Workshop, a hands-on learning experi-ence, Ever After Mustang Rescue, 463 West St., Biddeford, Mondays, 6 to 7:30 PM. FMI and/or to register, 284-7721.

Women and Horses Workshop, a hands-on learning ex-perience, After Mustang Rescue, 463 West St., Biddeford, Mondays, 6 to 7:30 PM. FMI about fee, and/or to register, 284-7721.

Fun and GamEsBingo, Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody, 300 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Moody. Senior center. Starting May 10; for dates and details, wocam.org or 646-7775. Must be over 16 to play. Bingo, Ramsdell Rogers American Legion Post 56, Meadowbrook Plaza, Rte.1, York, every Monday, 7 PM. Doors open 6 PM. FMI ramsdellrogers56.com or 363-9827.Duplicate Bridge (ACBL-Sanctioned), Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody, 300 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Moody, Tuesdays, noon to 3:30 PM. If a partner is needed, arrive by 11:45 AM. FMI wocam.org or 646-7775.Cribbage Club, Louis T. Graves Memorial Public Library,18 Maine St., Kennebunkport, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1 PM. All ages and levels welcome. Bring your own boards. FMI graveslibrary.org or 967-2778.Square Dancing and Round Dancing, Alfred Square and Round Dancers, Alfred Town Hall, 16 Saco Road, Alfred, Fridays, 6:30 to 9:30 PM, October 1 through May 30. Round dance lessons, 6:30 to 7:30 PM, square dance lessons, 7:30 to 9:30 PM. Casual dress. FMI Denise Carbonell 608-1333.Square Dancing, Nubble Lighthouse Keepers Square Dance Club, Wells Activity Center,113 Sanford Road, (Rte. 109), Wells. Sundays,1:30 to 5 PM, September through May; 7 to 9:30 PM, June through August. FMI nubblelighthousekeep-ers.squaredanceme.us or Don Braun 312-8114.

GallEriEs and arts aCtivitiEsBiddeford + Saco ArtWalk, venues downtown and in the mills, last Friday of the month, 5 to 8 PM, April 28 through October 27. FMI biddefordsacoartwalk.com or 370-9130.

Fiber Arts Group, Wells Library, 1434 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Wells, Fridays, 10:30 AM to noon. Open to all needleworkers, all ages and abilities. FMI amosey@wellstown.org or 646-8181.Knitting and Crafting Group, Thursdays, April, 13, 20 and 27, 1:30 to 4 PM,. Drop-ins always welcome to knit, crochet, embroider, hook rugs, or another crraft project. Deering Room, Dyer Library, Rte. 1, Saco. FMI 283-3861. Painting Group, Engine, 128 Main St., Biddeford. Saturdays, 11 AM to 1 PM. Bring your own supplies; $10 fee. Beginners welcome. Amanda Hawkins, instructor. FMI and/or to register, arts@feedtheengine.org or 370-9130.Maine Women in the Arts meets the first Thursday of the month, alternating between an 8 AM and 7 PM meeting. A business meeting about upcoming art shows is often followed by a discussion or program. Open to the public. Meeting location TBA. FMI www.mainewomenarts.com.Saco Bay Artists invites artists to join. Meetings are held at The Pines, 20 Manor St., Ocean Park, second Monday of the month. Meetings alternate between noon and 6:30 PM. (Noon meeting May 8.) FMI sacobayartists.org or 937-2125.

KiD StuffPreschool story and adventure hour, Animal Welfare Society, 46 Holland Rd., West Kennebunk, Thursdays, 10 to 11 AM, through June 15. Free; donations accepted. FMI animalwelfaresociety.org or 985-3244.

liGhthousEsBoon island Lighthouse. Six miles northeast of Cape Neddick in York. First commissioned as a beacon in 1799; lighthouse built in 1811, then rebuilt in 1855. 133 ft. tower. The island was the site of the 1710 shipwreck of the British ship Nottingham Galley, which was the subject of Kenneth’s Roberts’ novel Boon Island. Not open to the public. Visible from Long Sands Beach or Sohier Park in York, or by boat. FMI newenglandlighthouses.net.

Goat island Lighthouse, Cape Porpoise harbor, Pier Rd., Kennebunkport. Established in 1833 and rebuilt in 1859. 25 ft. tower. Close to shore, and can be viewed from Cape Porpoise pier or visited by boat. If home, lighthouse keepers will give tour. Owned and maintained by Kennebunkport Conservation Trust. FMI kporttrust.org. FMI on boat tours, 831-3663; for kayaking rental information, 888-925-7496 or 967-6065.

Nubble Light, off Cape Neddick, York. Lighthouse built on small island near shore in 1879. Not open to the public. 41 ft. tower. Visible from Sohier Park on Nubble Rd. “The Nubble” is said to be the most photographed lighthouse in the country. Owned by the town of York. Friends of Nubble Light operate a visitors’ center and gift shop in Sohier Park. Gift shop and center open mid-April through October. Open daily 9 AM to 4 PM to mid-May; 9 AM to 7 PM through October. FMI newenglandlighthouses.net. FMI for boat trip, finestkindcruises.com or 646-5227.

Wood island Light, Biddeford. Two miles east of mouth of Saco River. Visible from East Point Sanctuary, end of Lester B. Orcutt Blvd., Biddeford Pool. Built in 1808, and rebuilt in 1858. 47 ft. tower. Accessible by boat. The Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse offers tours from Vines Landing, Biddeford Pool, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10 and 11 AM; and Thursdays, 5 and 6 PM, June through August. Reservations required. Fifteen-minute boat ride to island. Free; donations appreciated to Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse. FMI woodislandlighthouse.org. or 200-4552.

musEumsAlfred Shaker Museum, 118 Shaker Hill Rd., Alfred. Restored buildings of former Shaker community. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 1 to 4 PM, May to October. FMI alfredshakermu-seum.org or 324-8669 or 324-7650.

Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Housed in a block of restored 19th century buildings. Open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday, 10 AM to 8 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM, Sunday, noon to 4 PM. There are ongoing exhibits that showcase the area's history. Admission: adults $7.50; seniors $6; children, ages 6 to 16, $3; under age 6, free. On weekends there is a family rate of $10 for up to six members. Admission is free for museum members. FMI brickstoremuseum.org or 985-4802.

Counting House Museum in South Berwick, on Main (Rte. 4) and Liberty Sts., formerly a cotton factory built beside the Salmon Falls River in the 1830s.The brick building is the headquarters of the Old Berwick Historical Society, which owns and maintains the property. The building contains one of northern New England’s last textile mill ballrooms. The museum has a permanent collection of artifacts, photographs and documents, and hosts regular exhibitions showcasing the heritage of this area, which was the site of the first permanent settlement in Maine. Open 1 to 4 PM on Saturdays and Sundays, May through October. Admission is free. FMI obhs.net or 384-0000. Kittery Historical and Naval Museum, 200 Rogers Rd. Ext., Kittery. Items and artifacts that reflect Kittery’s rich historical and maritime past, including shipbuilding, toys, archaeological finds and household artifacts. Special programs offered year-round. Open Saturday and Sundays, 10 AM to 4 PM, mid-April through Columbus Day. Adults, $3; children 7 to 15, $1.50; under 7, free. FMI kitterymuseum.com or 439-3080. Ogunquit Fire Company Fire Museum, Firemen’s Park, 86 Obed’s Lane, Ogunquit. On view 24 hours a day. View the steam pumper, firefighting memorabilia and memorials.Ogunquit Museum of American Art , 543 Shore Rd.,Ogunquit,10 AM to 5 PM, May through October. Exhibitions, recent acquisitions and works from the museum’s permanent collection. Current exhibits: May 1 through 29 – "James Linehan: Schoodic," May 1 through June 28 – "Dahlov Ipcar: Creative Growth," May 1 through June 28 – Carl Austin Hyatt: Salt/Sea/Stone," May 1 through October 31 – "Gary Haven Smith," May 1 through October 31 – "Ernest Hemingway and Henry Strater," May 1 through October 31 – "Tradition and Excellence: Art and Ogunquit, 1914-1918." FMI ogunquitmuseum.org or 646-4909.

Pasco Exhibit Center, Kennebunkport Historical Society, 125 North St., Kennebunkport. Monday–Friday, 9 AM to 3 PM, year-round. Admission $5; free for KHS members. FMI kennebunkporthistoricalsociety.org or 967-2751.Saco Museum, 371 Main St. (Rte. 1), Saco. Tuesday–Thursday, noon to 4 PM; Friday, noon to 8 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; also Sunday, noon to 4 PM, June through December. Adults $5, seniors and students $3, children 7 to 18, $2, 6 and under free. Free admission, Fridays, after 4 PM. FMI dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org or 283-3861.

Seashore trolley Museum, 195 Log Cabin Rd., Kennebunk-port. Largest electric railway museum in the world. Opens May 6. Saturdays and Sundays only until Memorial Day, then open daily through Columbus Day. Open Saturdays and Sundays through October 29. 10 AM to 5 PM. FMI trol-leymuseum.org or 967-2800.Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Restored furnished houses, exhibits, historic landscapes and gardens, and costumed role players on 10-acre site. Open daily, 10 AM to 5 PM, May 1 through October 1. Adults $20, children 5 to17 years $10, family $50. Children under 5 and museum members, free. FMI strawberybanke.org or 603-433-1100.White Columns (formerly known as the Nott House), 8 Maine Street, Kennebunkport. Historic 1853 Greek Revival home with restored gardens and gift shop, owned and maintained by the Kennebunkport Historical Society. Open Wednesday–Saturday, May through August. Open Saturdays only, September through Columbus Day. 10 AM to 4 PM. Adults $10, under 12, free. FMI kennebunkporthistoricalso-ciety.org or 967-2751.

outdoor aCtivitiEsBirding Watching. Various locations, sponsored by York County Audubon, Wednesdays, 8 AM, May through Sep-tember. Bring your own scope. Members $5, non-members $8. FMI York County Audubon Facebook page or 391-8071.Cliff Walk,York Harbor. The one-mile walk starts at the public parking lot (parking permit required) beside the Stage Neck Inn, off Route 1A. Free parking is available on Rte 1A. The walk winds along the edge of rock cliffs, and offers dramatic views of the crashing surf. Also offers views of some of York’s most beautiful estates. The trail is narrow and rocky, and without a guardrail in places. Rubber-soled shoes are advised.

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Cycling. Maine Coast Cycling Club leads rides from Ken-nebunkport Bicycle Company, 34 Arundel Rd., Kennebunk-port, Sundays, 8 AM and Tuesdays, 5:45 PM, May through October. FMI mainecoastcycling.com or 205-7159.East Point Sanctuary, end of Lester B. Orcutt Blvd., Bidd-eford Pool. A water and shore bird-watching haven, with views of Wood Island Light. No dogs. Open year-round. FMI maineaudubon.org.ferry Beach State Park, Bayview Rd. (Rte. 9), Saco. Includes picnic area, nature trails and nature center. Open 9 AM to sun-set, Memorial Day to Labor Day. Also can be visited off-sea-son, by parking outside the locked gate and walking in. Dogs prohibited on beach April 1 to September 30. Adults (ages 12 to 64), Maine residents, $5; non-residents, $7. Seniors (65+), Maine residents, free; non-residents, $2. Children 5 to 11, $1; under 5, free. FMI maine.gov or 283-0067.

Fisherman’s Walk and Wiggly Bridge, York. The walk is three-quarters of a mile, and starts at the George Mar-shall Store on Lindsay Road, near Hancock Wharf. It leads through Steedman Woods Preserve to the Wiggly Bridge, a 75-foot-long mini-suspension pedestrian bridge, then crosses Route 103 to the Sayward-Wheeler House, and ends at Edward’s Harborside Inn on Stage Neck Road. Marginal Way, Ogunquit, is a one-mile paved walkway that follows the shore from Perkins Cove to Shore Road. A favorite spot for artists and photographers, because of its scenic overlook of surf and rocky outcroppings. Parking is available at Perkins Cove. Mount Agamenticus in York, elev. 692, (also known as “The Big A”) is the tallest hill on the Atlantic seaboard between Florida and Mount Desert in Acadia National Park. On a clear day, panoramic views extend along the Maine coast, west to Mount Washington in New Hampshire and south to Boston. A variety of trails available for hikers and mountain bikers. The summit is a popular site in the fall for watching migrating hawks, including peregrine falcons, bald eagles and osprey. Access from Mountain Road, off Route 1. FMI agamenticus.org or 363-1102.Scarborough Marsh, 92 Pine Point Rd. Scarborough. State’s largest salt marsh (3100 acres) has guided and self-guided walks, kayaking and canoe trips. Includes na-ture center. Hosts many programs and events. The prop-erty is open year-round. The Audubon Center is open May through September. FMI maineaudubon.org or 883-5100, summer season; 781-2330, off-season.

Self-guided nature walks at Wells Reserve at Laudholm Farm, Laudholm Farm Rd., Wells. Seven miles of trails through fields, forests and marshes, and ocean beach. Trails are open daily, 7 AM to dusk, year-round. Visitor Center has exhibits and gift shop. Open Monday–Friday, 10 AM to 4 PM, off-season; 10 AM to 4 PM seven days, Memorial Day weekend to Columbus Day. Admission charged late May to Columbus Day. Over age 16, $5; ages 6 to 16, $1; under age 6, free. Members free. FMI wellsreserve.org or 646-1555.

Self-guided nature walks, Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge, Rte. 9, Wells. “Carson Trail,” a one-mile walking trail, handicapped-accessible, open daily, dawn to dusk, year-round. Free. Headquarters open Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4:30 PM. Free nature programs and guided walks, Saturdays, 10 AM, July and August. FMI 646-9226.

Vaughan Woods Memorial State Park, 28 Old Fields Rd., South Berwick. 165-acre park near Salmon Falls River fea-tures walking trails through old growth forest. Picnic fa-cilities. 9 AM to sunset, Memorial Day to Labor Day. Access off-season by parking outside locked gate and walking in. Adults (ages 12 to 64), Maine residents,$3; non-residents,$4. Seniors (65+), Maine residents, free; non-residents, $1. Chil-dren 5 to 11, $1; under 5, free. FMI maine.gov or 384-5160, summer season; 490-4079, off-season.

Points oF intErEstBeach Plum Farm, Rte. 1, Ogunquit. Preserved farmhouse and barn on 22-acre saltwater farm, near the Ogunquit River. Includes the Roby Littlefield Museum. Beach Plum Farm also serves as headquarters of the Great Works Regional Land Trust. Open dawn to dusk, year-round; free admission. FMI 646-3604.Fort McClary State Park, Rte 103, Kittery Point, Kittery. Revolutionary-era fort, manned during five wars, near the mouth of the Piscataqua River. The fort is named for New Hampshire native Major Andrew McClary, who died in the Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston during the Revolutionary War. The buildings at Fort McClary represent several different periods of construction; the fort was upgraded and modified to meet changing defensive needs. The site was manned during the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World War I. Half-mile trail; leashed dogs allowed. Picnic tables. Open year-round, dawn to dusk. (Buildings are closed in the off-season.) Regular season, Memorial Day to September 30. Small admission fee. FMI fortmclary.org or 490-4079 or 439-2845.Franciscan Monastery, 28 Beach Ave., Kennebunk. Active monastery features well-tended gardens, trails and park along the Kennebunk River. Grounds designed by Frederick Law Olmstead. Open between sunrise and sunset, year-round. Free admission. FMI 967-2011.Walker’s Point, the family compound of former President George Herbert Walker Bush, can be viewed from Ocean Avenue, Kennebunkport. There is limited parking along the road; best viewing and easiest access is by foot or bicycle. Follow Ocean Avenue, two miles from Dock Square.The Wedding Cake House, 105 Summer Street, Kennebunk, is one of the most photographed structures in the area. On the National Register of Historic Places, this distinctive Federal-style brick house was built in 1825 by shipbuilder George Bourne. Bourne added the lavish, ornamental “frosting” about 25 years later. It is a private home so viewing is from the roadside only.

sCiEnCE FunAstronomy Classes, New School, 38 York St, (Rte.1 South), Kennebunk. The Astronomical Society of Northern New England offers beginner classes at 6:45 PM, the first Friday of the month. ASNNE regular meeting follows at 7:30 PM. Classes are free; $5 for non-members if there is a guest speaker. FMI asnne.astronomy@gmail.com or asnne.org.

Starfield Observatory, 918 Alewive Rd. (Rte 35), Ken-nebunk. The observatory is home to the Astronomical So-ciety of Northern New England, which hosts a monthly star party, open to the public. Private star parties can also be scheduled. ASNNE also hosts other programs. FMI asnne.astronomy@gmail.com or asnne.org.

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sEniors' aCtivitiEsthe Center, 175 Port Rd., Kennebunk. The senior center offers a variety of programs, including exercise and wellness classes, recreational activities (including bridge, cribbage and mah jong) and luncheons. Open Monday–Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM; Fridays, 9 AM to 1 PM. FMI seniorcenterkennebunk.org or 967-8514.

the Memory Cafe, Bradford Common Bistro, Huntington Common, Huntington Common Dr., Kennebunk. Mary-Lou Boucouvalas, director of Louis T. Graves Memorial Library, Kennebunkport, offers an afternoon of stories, games, music, art and activities for people and families dealing with memory loss. Every other Saturday, 12:45 to 2 PM. Free. FMI 967-2778.

Wells-Ogunquit Center at Moody, 300 Post Rd. (Rte. 1), Moody. The senior center offers many educational, fitness and recreational programs, including bridge and cribbage.

Monday–Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM. Current Activities: Wednesday, May 10 – Bingo Opening Night, Wednesdays, doors open at 4:30 PM. Bingo starts at 6 PM. Burgers, hotdogs and snack food available. Must be over 16 to play. Saturday, May 13 – Pancake Breakfast Opener; every Saturday through October, from 8 to 11 AM. All you can eat $5 includes blueberry or buttermilk pancakes, 2 sausages, orange juice and coffee. FMI wocam.org or 646-7775.

thEatErsBiddeford City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Restored 1860 opera house, hosts plays and other arts events. FMI citytheater.org or 282-0849. Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St. (Rte. 9), Berwick. Summer theater hosts several productions from mid-June through Labor Day, Wednesdays – Saturdays. Wednesday and Thursday, adults, $25; seniors (65+), $20; students (18 and younger), $10. Fridays and Saturdays, adults, $30;

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seniors, $25; students, $10. FMI hackmatack.org or 698-1807. Leavitt Theatre, 295 Main St. (Rte.1), Ogunquit. 580-seat historic theater. Features films and other entertainment, May through September. FMI leavittheatre.com or 646-3123. Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. (Rte.1), Ogunquit. Historic summer playhouse. Open mid-July through Labor Day. FMI ogunquitplayhouse.org or 646-5511.Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Open most of the year. Hosts a variety of events, including live music, dance, and plays presented by The Originals, the theater’s resident company. FMI sacorivertheatre.org or 929-6472.

toursBrewery Tours, Kennebunkport Brewery, the Shipyard Shops, 8 Western Ave., Lower Village, Kennebunk. See local ale being brewed. By appointment, preferably 24 hours in advance. Year-round. FMI 967-1261.

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The Gallery on The Green in Alfred will host its first artists’ reception of the season on Friday, May 5, from 5 to 7 PM. The gal-lery is an artists’ coopera-tive that exhibits the work of four southern Maine artists, Annaclette and Susan Mesick of Alfred, Sheila O’Neil Clough from Waterboro and Kathleen King of Lebanon.

The gallery is participat-ing in The Maine Pottery Tour, Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7, and there will be demonstrations by sev-eral southern Maine potters throughout the weekend. Visitors will have an oppor-tunity to maker a hanging wall vase.

Regular gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, noon to 5 PM. During the pottery tour weekend, the hours will be 10 AM to 5 PM. The gallery is located on Route 202 next to the Oak Street Bistro.

Norman West Estate Sale at Barn Gallery

Paintings, prints and works of art by the late Norman West and other artists will be for sale on Saturday, May 6, 10 AM to 4 PM, at Barn Gallery, corner of Shore Road and Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. Part of the proceeds will be do-nated to the nonprofit Ogunquit Arts Collab-orative/Barn Gallery. FMI 207-646-8400.

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There will be a recep-tion to meet the young artists and their families on Friday, May 12, from 4 to 6 PM.

The show is open to students from elemen-tary grades through high school and includes their imaginative paintings, photographs, collages, prints, sculpture and mixed media pieces.

The students try many different media and tech-niques and are delighted to have their artwork on the walls of a ‘real’ gallery.

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The York Art Association and Sentry Hill will host an open house on Thursday, May 4, at Sentry Hill from 4 to 6 PM. Sentry Hill is a retirement community at 2 Victoria Court in York Harbor.

Artwork by YAA member will be on display and there will be a presentation about the association's new youth outreach program. Appetizers , wine and live piano music will be provided by Sentry Hill.

Pictured at right is Harborside, Monhegan by Russ Peter-son, one of the YAA artists whose work will be exhibited.

Kathy Clark is the featured artist for the month of May at Just Us Chickens Gallery in Kittery. Clark is a potter from Raymond, New Hampshire. She works in hand-built and wheel-thrown pottery, using various techniques, and experiments with textures, carving and glazes. Her pieces are functioanl as well as decorative. The gallery is at 156A State Road. It is open Monday through Sat-urday, 10 AM to 5:30 PM. FMI 207-439-4209.

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Annual Plant Sale, Saturday, May 20, from 9 AM until sold out, Grant House, Goodrich Park, 200 Route 1, York. Hundreds of plants, mostly perennial flower-ing species grown in club members’ gardens, select garden ornaments and plants from local nurseries will be available for sale at bargain prices, plus silent auction of choice plants. Held rain or shine; free parking is available. Presented by Old York Garden Club.

Plant and Pie Sale, Saturday, May 27, 8:30 AM, Port Hardware, Route 35, Ken-nebunk Lower Village. Presented by Seacoast Garden Club. If raining, held at nearby Washington Hose Fire Company. FMI Elsa vanBergen 207-423-3781.

Plant Sale, Sunday, May 28, 8 to 11 AM, Atlantic Hall, Cape Porpoise Square, in conjunction with annual Memorial Day Weekend Lawn Sale and Pancake Breakfast.

31st Annual Scarborough Garden Club Plant Sale and Garden Boutique, Saturday, May 27, 8 to 11 AM, historic Hunnewell House, 81 Black Point Rd., Scarborough. Rain or shine. FMI Barb at 207-956-2753.

Plant Sale, Saturday, June 3, 9 AM to noon or until sold out, Dyer Library parking lot and Saco Museum lawn, 371 Main Street (Route 1), Saco, rain or shine. Locally grown perennials and a selection of vegetable seedlings. Pre-sented by the Saco Bay Garden Club.

Annual Plant Sales Benefit Many Local Groups as Well as Gardeners

Day lilies are ubiquitous at plant sales.

There will be plenty of plants to choose from at sales taking place in May and June.

Spring Perennial Plant Sale, Saturday, May 13, 10 AM to 2 PM, Hamilton House, 40 Vaughan’s Lane, South Berwick. Perennials divided from plants in the historic Hamilton House gardens. The event takes place at the garden cottage, rain or shine. Members of Berwick Academy and Lebanon High School crew teams will be at the site for a crew scrimmage beginning at 11 AM. Free admission. FMI call 207-384-2454 or visit www.HistoricNewEngland.org.

Master Gardeners’ Annual Plant Sale, Saturday, May 20, 8:30 AM to noon, Uni-versity of Maine Cooperative Extension office outdoor patio, 21 Bradeen Street, Springvale. The sale includes annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, some trees and shrubs, houseplants, and “gently used items” featuring gardening books and tools. There will be a multiple prizes raffle featuring many garden related items. Master Gardener volunteers will be available to advise and make garden sugges-tions throughout the event.

Horticulturalist Heath-er McCargo of Portland has made it her mission to educate people about the importance of growing na-tive plants in all landscape settings in Maine. McCa-rgo believes that the de-velopment of wild spaces and the use of non-native plants are leading to the disappearance of native plants.

Two years ago McCargo, a former staff member of the New England Wild-flower Society, start-ed the non-profit Wild Seed Project in order to connect to others who share her concern.

What is the im-portance of native plants? Biologists say they are essen-tial to preserving ecosystems, protect-

ing habitat for wildlife, encouraging adaptation to climate change and ensur-ing biodiversity. Native plants also create corridors for pollinators and migrat-ing insects.

Wild Seed Project volun-

teers collect seeds of wild and uncultivated forms of seeds. They also meet with scientists, landscape designers, gardeners, land trusts, schools and ecolo-gists to share information.

The organization pub-lishes an annual magazine called Wild Seed, sells 60 varieties of seeds, and gives talks, walks and workshops throughout the state. An online blog provides tips on growing plants.

The magazine is avail-able at bookstores and or-ganic food stores. FMI wild-seedproject.net.

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Note: The number for each high and low tide indicates the height in feet above or below sea level. This chart shows tides for the mid-coast of York County; tide times are a few minutes earlier to the north (Old Orchard Beach) and a few minutes later to the south (York Beach). Tides are affected by the weather and cycles of the moon; the actual times and tide heights can differ slightly from the predictions above.

May 3 ~ May 17Tide Chart

Wednesday, May 3High .........5:45 AM ..... 9.6Low ........12:11 PM ..... 0.2High .........6:34 PM ..... 8.8Sunrise: 5:32 AMSunset: 7:45 PM

Thursday, May 4Low ........12:33 AM ..... 1.0High .........6:55 AM ..... 9.4Low ..........1:18 PM ..... 0.2High .........7:39 PM ..... 8.9Sunrise: 5:31 AMSunset: 7:46 PM

Friday, May 5Low ..........1:41 AM ..... 0.9High .........8:00 AM ..... 9.4Low ..........2:18 PM ..... 0.2High .........8:37 PM ..... 9.2Sunrise: 5:30AMSunset: 7:47 PM

Saturday, May 6Low ..........2:42 AM ..... 0.6High .........8:58 AM ..... 9.4Low ..........3:11 PM ..... 0.2High .........9:28 PM ..... 9.4Sunrise: 5:28 AMSunset: 7:49 PM

Sunday, May 7Low ..........3:35 AM ..... 0.4High .........9:49 AM ..... 9.4Low ..........3:57 PM ..... 0.2High .......10:12 PM ..... 9.6Sunrise: 5:27 AMSunset: 7:50 PM

Monday, May 8Low ..........4:21 AM ..... 0.2High .......10:34 AM ..... 9.4Low ..........4:39 PM ..... 0.2High .......10:52 PM ..... 9.7Sunrise: 5:26 AMSunset: 7:51 PM

Tuesday, May 9Low ..........5:03 AM ..... 0.1High .......11:15 AM ..... 9.3Low ..........5:17 PM ..... 0.4High .......11:29 PM ..... 9.7Sunrise: 5:25 AMSunset: 7:52 PM

Wednesday, May 10Low ..........5:43 AM ..... 0.1High .......11:54 AM ..... 9.1Low ..........5:53 PM ..... 0.5Sunrise: 5:23 AMSunset: 7:53 PMFull Moon: 5:44 PM

Thursday, May 11High .......12:04 AM ..... 9.7Low ..........6:20 AM ..... 0.1High .......12:32 PM ..... 8.9Low ..........6:28 PM ..... 0.7Sunrise: 5:22 AMSunset: 7:54 PM

Friday, May 12High .......12:40 AM ..... 9.6Low ..........6:57 AM ..... 0.3High .........1:10 PM ..... 8.7Low ..........7:05 PM ..... 1.0Sunrise: 5:21 AMSunset: 7:55 PM

Saturday, May 13High .........1:17 AM ..... 9.4Low ..........7:35 AM ..... 0.5High .........1:50 PM ..... 8.4Low ..........7:43 PM ..... 1.2Sunrise: 5:20AMSunset: 7:56 PM

Sunday, May 14High .........1:56 AM ..... 9.2Low ..........8:15 AM ..... 0.7High .........2:33 PM ..... 8.2Low ..........8:24 PM ..... 1.5Sunrise: 5:19 AMSunset: 7:57 PM

Monday, May 15High .........2:38 AM ..... 8.9Low ..........8:57 AM ..... 1.0High .........3:19 PM ..... 7.9Low ..........9:08 PM ..... 1.8Sunrise: 5:18 AMSunset: 7:59 PM

Tuesday, May 16High .........3:24 AM ..... 8.7Low ..........9:43 AM ..... 1.2High .........4:07 PM ..... 7.8Low ..........9:55 PM ..... 2.0Sunrise: 5:17 AMSunset: 8:00 PM

Wednesday, May 17High .........4:13 AM ..... 8.6Low ........10:32 AM ..... 1.3High .........4:57 PM ..... 7.8Low ........10:47 PM ..... 2.0Sunrise: 5:16 AMSunset: 8:01 PM

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Community market of the Kennebunks, Saturdays, 9 AM to 2 PM, Water-house Center, 51 Main St., downtown Kennebunk. The market welcomes farm-ers, fishermen, florists, foragers, artists, craftsmen, creameries, chefs, canners, carpenters, chocolatiers, weavers, beaders, butchers, bakers, photographers, roasters, musicians, metal smiths, needle workers, herbalists, painters, knit-ters, quilters, nonprofits and volunteers. Open May to October. FMI Linda John-son, 604-1341 or cmok@kennebunkmaine.us

Kennebunk Farmers’ market, Saturdays, 8 AM to 1 PM, Garden Street park-ing lot, just west of Rte. 1. Fresh local fruits and vegetables, organic produce, meats, baked goods, flowers, eggs, maple syrup, fresh and dried herbs, chees-es, potted plants and yarn. Open from May 6 to November 18, rain or shine. www.kennebunkfarmersmarket.org

Newfield Farmer and Artisans Market, Saturdays, 9 AM to 1 PM, 637 Water St., Newfield, in front of the library and town office. On rainy days the market moves inside the barn beside the post office on Willowbrook Village. Market features SNAP/EBT. Products include fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables, an-nual and perennial flowers, beef, pork, chicken, eggs, baked goods, wood prod-ucts and more. Open May to October. www.mainefarmersmarkets.org/market

north Berwick Farmers’ market, Fridays, 3 to 6 PM, Town Hall parking lot, 21 Main Street, North Berwick. Offers local vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy and baked goods by area farmers, bakers and artisans. Accepts SNAP/EBT. Open May to October, rain or shine. www.northberwickfarmersmarket.org

saco Farmers' market, Saturdays, 7 AM to Noon, open May 13 through Oc-tober; Wednesdays, June through September, Saco Valley Shopping Center, corner of Spring and Scammon streets. Saco. Rain or shine. Seasonal veg-etables/fruits, glass bottled milk, grass fed beef/veal, lobsters/steamers, herbal products, baked goods, perennials/annuals, whole wheat flour, cut flowers, or-ganic dog treats, goat cheese, butter/eggs, apples/cider, fresh and dried herbs, vegetable seedlings and crafts. www.sacofarmersmarket.com

saco river market, Saturdays, 9 AM to 12:30 PM, year-round, Pepperell Event Center, 40 Main St., Saco. Locally grown agricultural products, specialty foods and local arts and crafts. 207-294-2074

sanford Farmers’ market, Saturdays, 8 AM to noon and Wednesdays, 3 to 6 PM, Central Park, Main St., Sanford. Fresh fruits and vegetables, flowers, plants, shrubs, herbs and cheeses. SNAP/EBT, credit and debit cards accept-ed. Saturday market runs May 6 to October 28 and November 18; Wednesday market runs May 31 to September 27. www.sanfordfarmersmarket.org

springvale Farmers’ market, Wednesdays, open May through Columbus Day Weekend, 1 to 5 PM, Fresh produce, eggs, goat cheeses, plants and seed-lings, cut flowers, annual and perennials, jams and jellies and baked goods. SNAP/EBT, credit and debit cards accepted. Rite-Aid parking lot in Springvale Square, 474 Main St., Springvale.

The blade of the canoe paddle bites into the river, and my canoe shoots for-ward on the stroke. There’s a meditative quality in the repetitive action of paddling a canoe. There’s a constant, although most times un-conscious, zenlike pursuit of perfection in each stroke.

The morning sun slowly rises behind the trees, and

ture's bounty in a few hours and stash some fiddleheads in the freezer to enjoy with a winter night’s meal.

The fiddlehead is an im-mature unfurled frond of the ostrich fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris.) It looks like the graceful curled scroll of a fiddle. The frond has a thin brown papery sheath protecting it, and the stalk has a distinctive channel, or groove, much like the shape of a stalk of celery. I avoid the other ferns with a whitish or red fuzzy coat-ings, or with stalks that lack the ‘u’ shaped channel of the ostrich fern.

Ostrich ferns grow to full maturity by middle to late May in southern Maine and reach maturity in the north by mid-June. Fiddleheads have a two to three-week availability, putting the harvest season middle April to early May.

A two-hour drive up I-95, from around Water-ville and north, adds anoth-er week or two to the har-vest season. Consequently, we see fiddleheads on the shelves in the produce sec-tion of our grocery stores into late May.

The ostrich fern prefers moist soil along sandy or gravelly banks of brooks and rivers. I spot the dark brown stalks standing stoi-cally among last year’s fallen ferns. I ease the canoe along the bank, and tie it to an alder branch.

These are the fertile fronds of the ostrich fern. They hold the spore for this season’s growth of ma-ture fronds. At the base, a clump of black leaves clus-ter around the new growth of this year’s bright green buds. The best ones for the plate measure from two to eight inches tall.

Each fiddlehead eas-ily snaps off at its base. I leave some of the buds, otherwise that clump will not produce for next year’s growth and it will die.

I feel a slight sting of cold air on exposed skin. Two fat brook trout lie in the creel, and now I search for fiddleheads and wild leeks for a traditional Maine meal pairing.

April might be too early for fiddleheads, but the season is extremely short. Vigilance is the key to a suc-cessful harvest. I'll enjoy na-

A half-pound of fiddle-heads is enough for two, so I head back to where I left the truck.

In the kitchen, while waiting for a pot of water to come to a boil, I clean off the thin brown paper-like coating by gently rubbing the buds and stems in a bowl of water.

I blanch the fiddleheads in boiling water for three minutes. This batch can be stored in the freezer. Tonight, there is a different plan for them. The next step depends on which fiddle-head recipe I choose.

RJ Mere is a Master Maine guide, avid fisherman and passionate “foodie” who lives in Kennebunk. www.rjmere.com

Paddling, Fishing and Foraging for Fiddleheads by RJ Mere

I N G R E D I E N T S

P R E P A R A T I O N

RJ’s Cream of Fiddlehead Soup

1 pound blanched fiddleheads1 medium potato, peeled and diced1 small onion, diced1 small clove garlic, diced4 cups chicken stock or water1 cup heavy cream Salt and pepper to taste

Add all ingredients, except the cream, to a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil until the potato is cooked through. Remove from heat, add the cream and puree until smooth. Season to taste. Serves four. Hint: Can be made without cream by making a rue. Heat over medium heat to thicken.

I N G R E D I E N T S

Add blanched fiddleheads to a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil for five minutes. Drain, toss in butter, season and serve. Serves two to four.

Fiddleheads with Butter

1 pound blanched fiddleheads 1 tablespoon butter, meltedSalt and pepper to taste P R E P A R A T I O N

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Fiddleheads refer to immature ferns whose curled up fronds resemble the head of a fiddle. The edible fiddle-head is the ostrich fern, pictured at right, identified by the brown, papery covering on the sides of the furl and the deep groove inside the stem. Other kinds, such as the bracken fern, at left, can be toxic. Studies have shown that bracken fern is carcinogenic.

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The Kennebunk Free Library Genealogy Group will host researcher Clay Feeter on Saturday, May 13, at 10 AM. This is a family-friendly event with audience participation; all ages are welcome.

Feeter's presentation is aimed at helping the audi-ence to "customize their personal War of the Rebel-lion.” His talk is followed by a question and answer session on the subject.

Says Feeter, “Your Civil War ancestors’ stories are

always much deeper than the few lines about them that you might – or might not – find in your family genealogy book.”

Guests are encouraged to bring in family history notes, genealogy books, artifacts and letters of dis-charge papers to share at this “Ancestors Road Show” type event.

Feeter, who lives in York, has performed more than 2300 Civil War ances-tor searches over the past 20 years. His goal is to

Civil War Expert Will Speak at Librarybring not just your soldier-ancestor’s stories to life, but to help descendants understand and discover more about the suffering and challenges brought about by The War of the Rebellion.

The event is free. The Genealogy Group meets nine times a year. New members and guests are welcome. FMI visit www.kennebunklibrary.org or call 207-985-2173. The li-brary is at 112 Main Street in Kennebunk.

Clay Feeter seeks to broaden understanding about the impact of the Civil War among the descendants of those who experienced it, directly and indirectly.

The story of martyr and saint Joan of Arc is told through a radical lesbian and feminist lens in the The Second Coming of Joan of Arc, to be performed at Saco River Theatre in Buxton, Sat-urday, May 13, 7:30 to 9 PM.

Maine playwright Caro-lyn Gage created the one-woman show, which has been touring nationally and internationally for 22 years, to offer her perspec-tive on this historical fig-ure who dates back seven centuries.

Joan of Arc was a young French peasant who led an all-male army against the country’s oppressive regime, only to be tortured and burned at the stake by her followers.

Gage’s Joan, portrayed by Julia Reddy of Boston, is a contemporary figure returned from the grave, who discusses political, pa-triarchal, gender and sexual identity issues she faced during her heroic quest.

The award-winning play has become part of many gender and women’s studies college curricu-lums. It is the title work of an anthology that earned Gage a Lambda Literary Award in Drama in 2008. Gage, who lives in Port-land, is a prolific writer,

with 12 books and 75 plays to her credit. She is also performs in some of her productions, and she is a lesbian activist who tours nationally as a speaker and workshop facilitator on

lesbian culture and history.Tickets are $20 for

adults; $18 for students and senior. To order tick-ets, sacorivertheatre.org or 929-6472. The theatre is at 29 Salmon Falls Road.

Play Offers Contemporary View on Joan of Arc

Julia Reddy is St. Joan in The Second Coming of Joan of Arc to be performed at the Saco River Theatre.

Two southern York County land preserva-tion organizations and a privately owned conser-vation area will celebrate their collaboration in cre-ating a new 3.5-mile trail system at a public recep-tion Saturday, May 6, 1 to 3 PM at the Hilton-Winn Farm in Cape Neddick.

The new trail, called the Ogunquit Trail Network, traverses 280 acres and links the organizations and their properties.

The properties abut each other in a region also known as the Tatnic area, where South Berwick, North Berwick, Cape Ned-dick and Ogunquit over-lap. They include the Kim-ball Farm North Preserve, owned by the Great Works Regional Land Trust, the Hilton-Winn Farm, owned

by Nancy Breen, and York Land Trust’s Hilton-Winn Preserve.

Says Darrell DeTour, stewardship director of GWRLT, “This project is an example of what can be accomplished when people work together: three organizations, three properties, four towns and a new trail network that connects them all. It’s all about the collaboration and connections.”

The Ogunquit Trail Network features six in-terconnected trails that wend through a variety of habitats including open field, upland forest, wet-lands, and the riparian cor-ridors along Tatnic Brook and the Ogunquit River. It also includes a portion of historic Hilton Lane.

The trail network in-

cludes parking areas, information kiosks and color-coordinated trail signs. Property maps are also available online.

The reception will fea-ture speakers from the three organizations, fol-lowed by a tour of the trail system. Refreshments will be served. All are wel-come. The Hilton-Winn Farm is located at 189 Ogunquit Road in Cape Neddick.

All three properties are part of the Mount Aga-menticus to the Sea Con-servation Region (MtA2C). GRWLT and YLT are also part of the Mount Aga-menticus to the Sea Con-servation Initiative.

FMI: www.gwrlt.org, www.yorklandtrust.org, and www.hilton-win-nfarm.org.

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plantings include flourishing rhododendrons. Open be-tween sunrise and sunset; free admission. FMI 967-2011.

Sanford Parks, Main Street, Sanford. Two parks de-signed by noted Boston landscape architect Arthur Schurcliff in the 1930s: Gowen Memorial Park, site of an impressive stone gazebo, and Central Park, featur-ing a statue of local mill owner Thomas Goodall. Open sunrise to sunset.

Sarah Orne Jewett House, 5 Portland Street, South Berwick. Features a garden in back and an herb garden at one side. Grounds are open daily dawn to dusk. FMI 207-384-2454 or www.HistoricNewEngland.org.

Spring Point Shoreway Arboretum, Southern Maine Community College, Fort Road, South Portland. On the college campus, this one-acre arboretum overlooking Casco Bay is maintained by the college and runs along the shoreline of Willard Beach. It features 70 species of trees, shrubs, vines and groundcovers including many kinds of salt-tolerant specimen.

Stone House Gardens, 642 Wolf Neck Road, Freeport. Former estate is now a University of Southern Maine conference center and demonstration center for organic gardening. It features hundreds of heathers, as well as perennials, day lilies, azaleas, peonies and iris gardens with views of the Harraseeket River and Freeport Har-bor. The Maine Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society maintains a rhododendron display garden with more than 40 species and hybrids. Open daily year-round, from dawn to dusk.

Lush Gardens Welcome VisitorsNothing inspires the aspiring gardener like viewing lush, blooming beds, plots and landscapes

created and maintained by experts. For those who don’t choose to wield a hoe or spade, a stroll through a beautiful garden can still provide a rewarding experience. Listed below are gardens from South Berwick to Boothbay that welcome visitors. Some have an admission fee, but others can be enjoyed free of charge.

The Hamilton House in South Berwick has a restored early 20th century formal garden.

Well-tended gardens dot the grounds of St. Anthony’s Franciscan Monastery in Kennebunk Lower Village where walking paths meander through woodlands and along the banks of the Kennebunk River.

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, 132 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay. The largest botanical garden in New England boasts 270 acres featuring display gardens, orna-mental gardens, waterfalls, incomparable stonework and sculpture, native plant collections, a library and visitors’ center, plus miles of trails to experience the tidal shore frontage and woodlands. Open April 15 through October 31, 9 AM to 5 PM. Admission – members and children under 3 free; adults $16; seniors (65+) $14; children (3 to 17) $8. FMI 633-8000 or www.mainegardens.org.

Gilsland Farm, Maine Audubon Society, Route 1, Fal-mouth. The farm is known for its more than seven acres of June-blooming peonies growing “wild” in the fields and woods of the sanctuary as well as in five neat beds near the environmental center. Property/trails open free of charge every day from dawn to dusk. Environmental Center Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 4 PM; Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM; Sunday, noon to 4 PM. FMI: 781-2330 or www.maineaudubon.org.

Hamilton House, 40 Vaughan’s Lane, South Berwick. A National Historic Landmark, the c. 1785 Hamilton House is sited on 50 acres of grounds above the Salmon Falls Riv-er and includes remnants of an early 20th century formal garden, now renovated. Grounds are open dawn to dusk. FMI 207-384-5269 or www.HistoricNewEngland.org.

Longfellow Arboretum, Payson Park, Ocean Avenue and Baxter Boulevard, Portland. Three acres of trees not native to Maine planted in 1976 by the Longfellow Garden Club and the City of Portland.

Longfellow Garden, Wad-sworth-Longfellow House, 489 Congress Street, Port-land. Colonial Revival Longfellow Garden is on the grounds of the child-hood home of Henry Wad-sworth Longfellow, now the headquarters for the Center for Maine History. The garden is free and open to the public, May through October, 10 AM to 5 PM. FMI 207-774-1822 or www.mainehistory.org.

Marrett House, 40 Os-sipee Trail East (Route 25), Standish. An extensive Victorian perennial gar-den, created by the Marrett sisters in the 1920s and 1930s, has been restored at this historic 1789 home.

Grounds open dawn to dusk. FMI 207-642-3032 or www.HistoricNewEngland.org.

White Columns Garden, 8 Maine Street, Kennebunk-port. Owned by the Kennebunkport Historical Society, the period garden at the 1853 White Columns, also known as the Nott House, was restored by the society after two years of historical research to create an ap-propriate scheme. The garden is open from sunup to sundown, and there is no admission charge. FMI 967-2751 or www.kporthistory.org.

Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit. Museum grounds feature three acres of landscaped gardens, lawn and oceanfront ledge, includ-ing numerous large sculptures, a reflecting pool and secluded benches for quiet contemplation. Museum is open from May 1 to October 31. FMI 207-646-4909 or www.ogunquitmuseum.org.

Rose Circle, Deering Oaks Park, High and State streets, Portland. A 51-acre city park features an award-winning rose garden with more than 600 species of roses. FMI 207-874-8793 or www.mainerosesociety.com.

St. Anthony’s Franciscan Monastery Grounds, Beach Avenue, Kennebunk Lower Village. Bordering the Kennebunk River, this former estate with an elegant Tudor house is now home to Lithuanian Franciscans. The grounds feature an English-style park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. There are gardens and shrines and a network of trails with river and harbor views. The

by Pim BingenYears ago, I admired

a stand of bottlebrush in bloom at a public garden. I didn’t know it was bottle-brush and no labels were provided. I asked a waiter at the café overlooking the garden how to find out what the tall hedgy plants were. The waiter replied I might want to look at the book they kept nearby.

It turns out they had solved the home gardener’s documentation dilemma. A single sheet per plant, each in a plastic sleeve, as-sumbled back-to-back in a three-ring notebook. Six items of data, listed below the descriptor “location” and above that, a photo of the plant in season. That’s it.

I have used that simple

system to document my own ornamentals for 20 years.

A personal garden cata-log can replace labels and provide more pleasure than garden memoirs. I have several shelves filled w i t h v i n -tage garden memoirs.

C l a s s i c garden writ-ers Helena Rutherfurd-E l y , L . H . Bai ley and Frances Dana Parsons ex-t o l l e d t h e benefi ts of not only nur-turing plants but knowing their identity.

Found alongside these works are later, well-worn copies of Katherine White’s Onward and Upward in the Garden and Eleanor Pere-nyi‘s Green Thoughts, both written mid-century.

A key question answered by a memoir is: What am I planting and why?

A l a r g e garden can c h a l l e n g e t h e s h a r p -est memory. T a x o n o m y can change, t o o . C i m i -c i fuga , for e x a m p l e , was recently renamed Ac-taea.

What happens over time when we document a gar-den, however, is that some of the Latin references stick. And master gardeners (I am not one) know that calling the invader aegopodium instead of goutweed won’t help gardeners feel better. What may help, however, is learning which aegopo-dium is edible and then eat the weed (it can substitute for parsley) into oblivion.

The ornamental garden is an art form. Noted Maine artist Winslow Homer did not attach labels on his canvasses identifying the colors in his palette. Like most gardeners who es-chew labels, I improvised for many years.

I have asked more knowl-edgeable friends to come

and distinguish the vibur-num from the enkianthus.

I have buried a plastic tag, written on in perma-nent ink, nearby. Then that disappears. I have made maps. Even created spread-sheets. And that starts to feel like a tedious job – not the fun that the garden, the real deal, provides.

It’s a joy to look at an archived garden’s catalog in the off season because there are photos – primar-ily of the garden’s own inventory – in addition to basic plant data.

There is still the mat-ter of keeping what can amount to hundreds of plant pages organized. If files entitled “Printed”, “Needs Data,“ “Needs Pho-to,” and “To Be Printed”

Start a Personal Garden Inventory and Toss Away Those Labelsare created, then not much else is needed. There is am-ple research online and in garden books to add data on cultivation and history to a plant’s page.

This is now the 'gar-dening' that I do in winter instead of perusing com-mercial catalogs. It’s easy to create a personal garden inventory over time.

As I await the next gardening season, I enjoy browsing through my own garden inventory pages, perhaps adding details from new research and planning future plantings.

Pim Bingen is a serious amateur Maine shade gardener whose mission is to inspire other gardeners to document their garden.

Callistemon is commonly referred to as bottlebrush because of its appearance.

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dine inside or out on our waterfront deck

overlooking Cape Porpoise Harbor

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serving beer & wine

Lunch & Dinner 11 AM to close Daily

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92 Bourne Lane • 207-646-4777Just around the corner from the Ogunquit Playhouse

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OTTMAR LieBeRT & LunA neGRA - 5/18KARLA BOnOFF - 5/14

by Dana PearsonWhen the subject of root

vegetables comes up in conversation – as it in-variably does – potatoes and onions top the list, followed closely by garlic, yams, carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes and beets. Radishes are often over-looked, dismissed as a barely edible garnish. In fact, they have more to offer.

Nowhere are radishes more appreciated than in Oaxaca, Mexico, where they enjoy their own holi-day. Seriously. The Spanish colonists brought radishes (native to Southeast Asia) over to Mexico, where they became popular as snacks and side dishes.

At some point, they be-came a marketing tool dur-ing the Christmas season, when merchants and farm-ers would carve them into fanciful figures to attract people to their stalls in the town square.

With support from the priests, root-carvers could create entire Nativity scenes out of radishes with-

tive Extension in Spring-vale, says radishes prefer well-drained soil with high organic matter, full sun to part shade exposure, with a pH level between 5.8 and 6.8 (if the soil is too acidic, the growth and flavor of the radishes can be nega-tively affected).

Most important, though, Wertheim warns people against planting radish seeds along with the rest of their vegetable gardens, typically done in mid- to late-May.

“Radishes germinate quickly,” he says, “and do best with shorter, cooler days. The best range is 50 to 65 degrees. If you plant them too late, pretty soon it’s June, July, and it’s too hot.”

When radishes bolt (grow leggy and produce flowers), Wertheim says “their flavor goes south. They should be pungent, but sweet.”

And because they’re a popular crop for children to grow – radishes are ready to harvest usually in four to five weeks – they risk being removed from their list of favorite vegeta-bles if planted improperly.

“Early May would be a good time to plant,” sug-gests Wertheim. “But a fall crop would be sweeter. Late August, early Septem-ber. They have the shorter, cooler days, and they’re hardy and frost-tolerant.”

Once harvested, they’ll last weeks in the fridge and even longer in a root cellar.

Generally speaking, the health benefits of a food are inversely proportional to their popularity. So rad-ishes must be really good for us, right? Right.

That spicy flavor is a good thing in that radishes clear the sinuses and soothe sore throats . Because they’re high in roughage, are mostly water, and are low in digestible carbohy-drates, radishes are good

for digestion, hydration, weight loss, cleaning out kidneys, and helping to treat urinary conditions.

Packed with antioxidants and anthocyanins (which give radishes their color), radishes can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and help prevent and fight various forms of

Dining

I N G R E D I E N T S

P R E P A R A T I O N

20 radishes, ends trimmed, cut in half1 tablespoon butterSalt and pepper

Melt butter in heavy skillet on low heat. Place radishes in skillet, flat-side down, and cook until they’re browned and softened (about 10 minutes). Salt and pepper to taste.

Sautéed Radishes

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P R E P A R A T I O N

20 radishes1½ tablespoon olive oilKosher salt2 tablespoons unsalted butter1 teaspoon lemon juice

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Brush a shallow baking pan with olive oil. Cut off the green radish tops, rinse, chop, and set aside. Cut radishes lengthwise in half, put in a medium bowl, add olive oil, and toss to coat. Place radishes flat-side down on baking pan and sprinkle with salt. Roast about 18 minutes, until they’re crispy outside and tender inside.Melt the butter in a small heavy skillet, add a pinch of salt, and cook until the butter browns; swirl to keep the butter from burning (about 3 minutes). Remove from heat, add lemon juice.Place the roasted radishes in a warm serving bowl and drizzle with the brown butter. Sprinkle with the chopped radish tops and serve.

Roasted Radishes

Grilled, Roasted or Sautéed, Radishes Earn New Respect as Side Dishesout feeling sacrilegious.

The formal competi-tion, Noche de Rábanos, was officially established in 1897, and since then has been held every December 23. Holidays being what they are, The Night of the Radishes took on a life of its own and has become a wildly popular and com-mercial event.

Hundreds of partici-pants compete for prizes, with thousands traveling from all over to file past the cre-a t i o n s (of not only the Na-tivity but also ani-mals, people, food, and mythical creatures), often waiting up to five hours for the privilege.

The Night of the Rad-ishes sounds like a 1950s sci-fi B-movie about a little-known result of atomic testing. And no wonder. As Oaxaca grew, farmland shrank, forcing the town leaders to set aside acre-

age for the sole purpose of growing monster radishes for the event.

The radishes are over-fertilized, doused with chemicals, and left in the ground until way past reg-ular harvest time. They are meant not for human con-sumption, but for human enjoyment; these freak radishes grow up to 20 inches long and four inches wide, sometimes weighing over six pounds.

Where radishes are not given the steroid

t r e a t m e n t , they are consid-e r a b l y smaller, usually an inch

or so long. There are many varieties, including Wa-termelon, Round Black, Hailstone, and Daikon.

The most popular one in American supermarkets is Cherry Belle, red-skinned with a bright white inte-rior. Usually we slice them up and add them to our salads, raw. They have a sharp, peppery flavor, which can be mellowed by grilling, roasting, or sauté-ing (see recipes).

If you want to grow them, buy seeds at your local garden center or on-line from Maine compa-nies like Johnny’s Selected Seeds of Winslow and Pinetree Garden Seeds of New Gloucester.

Frank Wertheim, Exten-sion Educator at the Uni-versity of Maine Coopera-

Radishescontinued on page 21

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Public Suppers & BreakfastsONGOINGPancake Breakfast, 8 to 11 AM, Senior Center, 300 Post Rd., Wells. All-you-can-eat $5 includes blueberry or buttermilk pancakes, 2 sausages, orange juice and coffee. Every Saturday, May through October. FMI 646-7775 or www.wocam.org.

Friendship Lunch, a free lunch held the second Monday of every month at 12 noon. Homemade food. Holy Cross Lutheran Church, corner of Storer and Lord streets, Kennebunk. Resumes in June. FMI call 985-4803.

Share the Bounty, a free bean supper, held the first Saturday of every month at 4 PM. Homemade beans, cole slaw, hotdogs, bread and homemade pies. Holy Cross Lutheran Church, corner of Storer and Lord streets, Kennebunk. FMI 985-4803.

All You Can Eat Baked Bean Supper, 5 to 6:30 PM, West Kennebunk United Methodist Church, 160 Alfred Rd., West Kennebunk. Two kinds of baked beans, three kinds of salad, hot dogs, buns, beverages and homemade desserts. $8 adults, $3 children ages 5-12. Resumes on May 6 and continues the first Sat-urday of the month through October 7.

Baked Bean and American Chop Suey Supper, 4:30 to 6 PM, Ober Hall at the First Congregational Church of Kennebunkport. Church members will serve baked beans, hotdogs, American chop suey, coleslaw, bread, beverage and dessert. $8 adults, $4 children under age 12. The suppers are held the last Saturday of the month through October. The church is 1.5 miles south of the Seacoast Trolley Museum where Log Cabin Rd. becomes North St., next to Arundel Cemetery.

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I N G R E D I E N T S

P R E P A R A T I O N

1 tablespoon vegetable oil (plus more for the grill)½ cup unsalted room temperature butter1 teaspoon black pepper (plus more)½ teaspoon kosher salt (plus more)1½ pound flank, hanger, or skirt steak20 radishes with greens, halvedSea saltLemon wedges

Set grill at medium-high. Lightly oil the grate. Mix butter, teaspoon pepper, and ½ teaspoon kosher salt in small bowl and set aside.Season the steak with salt and pepper. Grill, turning occasionally; 7-10 minutes for medium-rare. Set aside for 5 minutes, then top with the pepper butter.Mix the radishes with a tablespoon of oil in a medium bowl, season with salt and pepper, and toss. Grill the radishes until crisp-tender (2 minutes per side). Season the steak with salt, slice, and serve with radishes and lemon wedges.

Grilled Steak and Radishescancer. Their potassium content is good for lowering blood pressure, and their Vitamin C content improves one’s health in myriad ways, including the strengthen-ing of the immune system against disease and regulat-ing metabolism.

As if that weren’t enough, radishes have also been found to help treat jaundice, fevers, bronchitis, asthma, diabetes, insect bites, gall stones, and skin disorders.

Not only are they good for us, they’re good for other vegetables. Radishes are often planted alongside other crops to help aerate the soil.

For example, Wertheim says, they make a good companion crop for carrots,

which have slow-growing tap roots. Radishes, with their fast-growing tap roots, can be planted at the same time, but then “pulled out of the ground so that the carrots can take advantage of the space left behind.”

Tillage radishes, which are not meant to be eaten, have even deeper tap roots, which can “break up hard soil and make room for worms.”

So now you know. Rad-ishes are much more than a colorful garnish or salad filler. Here are a few recipes to entice you to give them a try as a delicious – and healthy – side dish.

Dana Pearson is a writer who lives in Kennebunk. His books can be found at www.amazon.com/author/danapearson

Radishescontinued from page 20

City Theater in Biddeford will present Robert Harling’s southern comedy-drama Steel Magnolias in May.

The play is a hilari-ous and touching story of

Steel Magnolias Will Be Performed at City Theaterlove, loss, and enduring friendship.

It is set in the 1980s in Louisiana with the action set primarily at Truvy’s beauty shop, where the

motto is: “There is no such thing as natural beauty.”

Through clouds of hair-spray and over the buzz of blow dryers, six sassy south-ern women gather each

week to gossip and support each other through thick and thin. But those bonds are tested when the ladies face a life-changing event.

The ensemble cast in-cludes Jessica Dunton Fi-dalgo as Truvy Jones, Eliza-beth Lester as Annelle Du-puy-Desoto, Mary Boucher as Clairee Belcher, Maddy Jarvis as Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie, Rebecca Cole as M’Lynn Eatenton and Can-dace Jamerson as Ouiser Boudreaux.

Steel Magnolias perfor-mances are from Friday, May 12, to Saturday, May 27. Shows are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM and Sunday at 2 PM.

Ticket prices are $20 and can be purchased by calling the theatre at 207-282-0849 or ordered online at www.citytheater.org.

Cast members of Steel Magnolias are, left to right: Clairee (Mary Boucher), Ouiser (Candy Jamerson), M’Lynn (Rebecca Cole), Shelby (Maddy Jarvis), Annelle (Elizabeth Lester) and Truvy (Jessica Dunton Fidalgo). photo by Audra Hatch

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M e s s i a h C h r i s t i a n Church in Wells will host its 8th Annual Spring Car Show on Saturday, May 6, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Tickets are $5 for admission and $10 to show (for the driver and one passenger).

Registration is from 8 to 11 AM. Breakfast and lunch are provided; no alcohol is allowed on the premises. Rain date for the event is Saturday, May 13, at the same time. The church is located at 2700 Post Road (Route 1) near the Ken-nebunk-Wells town line.

More than 150 cars are expected to be on display at the show organized by Mike Lowell and Terry Baron. Sixty awards will be presented in 18 categories, including: Muscle Cars; Antiques; Best of Show;

Spring Car Show in Wells to Benefit Community

Lowell, of Saco, who puts on 20 to 25 car shows in Maine and New Hamp-shire annually, says. “You never know who’s going to show up. Sometimes it’s bikers riding through, or it’s car show people, or those who are just curious about all those old cars and

The 8th Annual Spring Car Show will take place on Saturday, May 6, at the Messiah Christian Church on Route 1 in Wells.

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Lunch and Dinner Daily from 11:30 AM

People’s Choice; Custom; Best of the ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s; Work in Progress; and Motorcycles.

motorcycles prettied up in one place.”

Proceeds from the event benefit Messiah Christian Church’s Community Out-reach Programs, such as the food pantry, free sup-port groups (e.g. Grief Share, Divorce Care), and the SonDance program.

Open Daily May thru Oct.

134 Harbor Road • Wells Harbor207-646-8780 • www.fishermanscatchwells.com

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Seafood Prepared with Care. Served with a View!

Extraordinary Food ~ Ocean Views

Happy Hour Daily 3 – 6 PM

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Bird Watching in Southern Maine

These sightings were reported by the customers of Nature’s Gifts, Route 1, Kennebunk.

E-mail your bird sightings to:touristnews@roadrunner.com

or amy@naturesgiftsmaine.com

If you find an injured bird or a baby that has fallen out of its nest, call the Center for Wildlife in York at 207-361-1400.

This is an exciting time of year for bird watchers. Our year-round birds like cardinals, nuthatches, finches and chickadees are joined by an abun-dance of summer nesters. Keep an eye out for:Brown-headed CowbirdRed-winged BlackbirdWhite-crowned SparrowTree SwallowPine WarblerGreat Crested FlycatcherBrown CreeperBlack and White WarblerGrackleStarlingJuncoEastern BluebirdPurple Finch

PhoebeSong SparrowFox SparrowGray CatbirdHummingbirdsBaltimore OriolesRose-breasted GrosbeakEastern TowheeUndigo BuntingScarlet TanagerChipping Sparrow Pine Sisken

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DiningThose living in and visiting southern Maine need not travel very far for some great bird watching. Some of the best locales are described below. Directions to most locations can be found at www.mainebirdingtrail.com/Brochure.pdf.

The Maine Audubon Bird Sanctuary located at 20 Gilsland Farm Road in Falmouth, just north of Portland, offers over two miles of easy-going pathways for birders. The area is a stopover spot for migrating Canada geese and year-round home to finches, thrushes, eagles and red-tailed hawks, among others.

Fort Foster in Kittery sits on Gerrish Island overlooking a large expanse of ocean and tidal river. This is an excel-lent vantage point for viewing migrating species in both spring and fall. Off-season the park gate is closed but visi-tors may park and walk in. A fee is charged in summer.

Mt. Agamenticus in York is one of Maine’s best hawk- watching sites especially on southern breezes in the spring. During breeding season, the surrounding wood-land trails are full of songbirds.

Marginal Way in Ogunquit is a narrow, paved, mile-long footpath that hugs the rocky shoreline. The path is lined with low shrubs, making it ideal for sparrows, mockingbirds, cardinals and many migrating species in spring and fall.

Bare branches of early spring offer opti-mum viewing for birdwatchers. Pictured above is a phoeobe.

The Eastern Point Sanctuary in Biddeford Pool attracts many waterfowl and shorebirds – both migrating species and those native to the area. Wood Island Light can be seen from the northeast side.

Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm Farm offers a trail system with seven miles of hiking through diverse habitats. Eastern towhees and brown thrashers flourish around the fields while piping plovers and least terns nest on the beach.

Kennebunk Plains' blueberry barrens and habitats sup-port several bird species that are rare or endangered in Maine, including the grasshopper sparrow, upland sand-piper, vesper sparrow and horned lark. In late summer, the plains are filled with the spectacular purple blooms of the northern blazing star.

Biddeford Pool has a mile-long tidal pool that attracts ducks, waders and shorebirds. East Point Sanctuary is a Maine Audubon property with paths that wander cliffside over 30 acres.

The Sanford Lagoons may seem an unlikely spot for visitors because of its proximity to the sewage treatment plant, but the area is a magnet for birdwatchers; over 200 species of birds have been seen there. Located just off Route 4 in south Sanford.

Scarborough Marsh encompasses over 3000 acres of estuarine salt marsh where glossy ibises, great blue her-ons and snowy egrets are common. The seasonal Maine Audubon Nature Center offers maps, information and regularly scheduled nature walks in season.

Birdwatching Venues Abound in Southern Maine

Rte. 1 North • WellsLunch & Dinner from 11 a.m.

Sunday Breakfast Buffet 8-11 a.m.207-646-8467

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Since 1973

Join Us for Mother's day, Sunday, May 14

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Served with Choice of Potato & Vegetable of the Day(age 55 and up)Senior Menu $895

Maine Shrimp Casserole • Chicken Short Cake • Maine MeatloafGrilled Pork Chop • Open-faced Prime Rib Sandwich

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Port Lobster Co.Fresh Fish Daily

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Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily • www.portlobster.com

Our Lobsters cooked free.

Lobster ~ The Best Gift from Maine!Lobsters packed for travel. Next day air service available.

Gift certificates availableOur own Homemade entreés featuring fresh local seafood

LOBSTER ROLLS freshly made with our own hand-picked lobster meat

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Lunch & Dinner: 7 Days, 11:30 am–Closing Prix Fixe Dinner: Wednesdays ~ 3 Courses for $39.95High Wine Dinner: Thursdays ~ Reservations RequiredSunday Brunch: 11:30 am–4 pmBar Menu: Lighter Fare • Late Night Lounge MenuPiano Bar: Saturdays

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