September 2010

Features

31 Women on the Verge of a Breakthrough
Two MECA graduates use the same medium to create very
different results.
By Karen E. Hofreiter

33 Creature Feature
Stars from Deadliest Catch sail into Merrill Auditorium.
Interview by Robyn Foley

35 Welliver’s Travels
Auction records confirm:
One can do worse than be
a painter
of birches.
By Sarah Cumming Cecil

37 Dream Studios
Über spaces, eureka moments
By Leah Whalen

39 American Chop Suey
Eddie Hopper & the Chop Suey of Portland
By Colin W. Sargent

41 Marquee Marks
Films aside, our resident cinephile
ranks local theaters on their own merits.
By Peter Weyl

55 The Goal Standard
Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard is ready for your best shot.
Interview by Amber Cronin

14 From the Editor

16 Letters

18 Imperatifs

20 Night Galleries
Walking the Walk

21 Goings On
30 Days to a Creative You

29 Chowder

47 Cuiscene
Lobster Stew

50 Dining Guide

51 Restaurant Review
Chebeague Island Inn

56 2010 Guide to Wellness

79 House of the Month
Falmouth Cape and Studio

80 New England
Homes & Living

95 Fiction
“Hieroglyphs”

96 Flash

Cover: Portland’s First Friday Art Walk
By Jesse Groening & David B. Merritt