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Featuring original works of fine art photography and limited-edition prints by regional and local artists. 372 Fore Street Portland Maine 04101 207 874-8084 www.forestreetgallery.com Fore Street Shadows 14x11 oil on canvas by Madeleine Hopkins Featuring original works of fine art photography and limited-edition prints by regional and local artists. 372 Fore Street Portland Maine 04101 207 874-8084 www.forestreetgallery.com Monhegan Morning Paul Black 11 x 14 oil Celebrating 20 Years f o l i a j e w e l r y. c o m Celebrating 20 Years 50EXCHANGE STREET PORTLAND MAINE 207.761.4432 Custom designs our specialty f o l i a j e w e l r y. c o m Celebrating 20 Years 50EXCHANGE STREET PORTLAND MAINE 207.761.4432 Custom designs our specialty Celebrating 20 Years f o l i a j e w e l r y. c o m Celebrating 20 Years 50EXCHANGE STREET PORTLAND MAINE 207.761.4432 Custom designs our specialty f o l i a j e w e l r y. c o m Celebrating 20 Years 50EXCHANGE STREET PORTLAND MAINE 207.761.4432 Custom designs our specialty f o l i a j e w e l r y. c o m Celebrating 20 Years 50EXCHANGE STREET PORTLAND MAINE 207.761.4432 Custom designs our specialty 8 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine Editorial Colin W. Sargent Editor Publisher Urban Legends E ven Christmas trash is sublimetinsel andglitterstuffedintothebarrelbeside the still-shocked tree. Which brings us toNewYearsEvewhenweringinthenew.As we count down to the moment of truth here are some urban legendsboth trash and trea- surethat we should either embrace or delete by then. See if you can guess if theyre true or false before you seek the answer. No. 1. When Natalie Merchant asked local artist Michael Waterman if she could see the paintings in his garret studio he turned her down flat. True. When Waterman learned shed bought two of his paintings and wanted to see more his reaction was I dont have to meet her do I The Grammy-winning singercomposer Carnival Wonder and former lead singer of 10000 Maniacs came in after doing some recordings at Gateway Studios and was about to perform at State Theatre says former Aucocisco Galleries owner Andy Verzosa. She was in and out all week rehearsing. But now something caught her eye. Is this for sale she asked Verzosa of Watermans extraordinary Woman With a Fish. Its 2400 Verzosa said. Ill take it she said andsmiledamazedherself.ItsthefirstpaintingIveeverboughtfromagallery.CanIseesome more of his work After buying a second painting she said I want to be his biggest patron. Is there any way I can meet him Worried about losing more painting time yapping Waterman 86d the tte--tte. When you live la vie bohme youve got to walk the walk. No. 2. Vikings visited the coast of Maine. True per Time Magazine. On August 18 1957 the Maine penny was discovered by Guy Melgren while sifting through Native-American digs at Penobscot Bay on Naskeag Point. According to Wikipedia the Norwegian silver coin dates to the reign of Olaf Kyrre King of Norway 1067-1093 AD. To some its sparkling evidence of Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact. To others its heads or tails. No. 3. Portland turned down the USS Constitution as a mascot ship. True. She was tied up at a Portland wharf in 1930 begging for a home. The city fathers said no. We had a shot at Old Ironsides but we were soft in the head. No. 4. Frank Sinatra once sang in a Portland nightclub. True. He floated into the Morocco Lounge in the Wadsworth Hotel at 30 Preble Street in late August 1940 after a stop at Old Orchard Beach Pier see our story Near East Downeast September 2013 which is noted on Sinatras Wikipedia page. The Forest City has authentic Rat Pack credentials. No. 5. Giovanni da Verrazzano was mooned by Native Americans as his ships sailed along the coast of Maine. True. We so often extend this courtesy to visitors from away. In 1524 Verrazzanos men were mooned by jeering Indians who gathered offshore.The French and Indian War Alfred A. Cave 2004. On a subsequent visit to the West Indies Verrazzano was set upon butchered and eaten by members of the Carib nation. Maine The Wilder Half of New England Wil- liam David Barry 2012. True at first light these legends will surely crystallize as fact or fiction on New Years Eve night. Were starting the countdown. Heres to challenging more assumptions in 2016.