Coming Out Party
Lifestyle: Sightings
Bangor Metro photo of the Bangor Garden Show
Bangor Beautiful's annual Bangor Garden Show preview night is proof positive that spring has sprung.
“I can’t believe all the people that I know here,” says a woman between bites of a delicious-looking hors d’oeuvre. “It’s like Bangor’s coming out party.” That’s Preview Night all right. For 16 years, Bangor Beautiful has put on the much-anticipated Bangor Garden Show, and Preview Night is its chance to raise some extra money while giving spring-hungry attendees a glimpse of the garden show before the big crowds arrive.
Once again, Bangor Auditorium looked mighty fine, gussied up with all that color. This year, talented area landscape professionals created a little Appalachia, a scene with a waterfall and Indian teepee, suburban lawnscapes, bonsai landscapes, even a small kingdom governed by gnomes and nymphs. The place smelled mighty fine, too, with tempting culinary delights, prepared on-site by some of the area’s best chefs and caterers. It even sounded fine, with piano/trumpet duo Brian Catell and Brian Nadeau jamming in one corner, and singer/guitarist John Tercyak serenading in another
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Over 600 people enjoyed first dibs on the merchandise of area vendors, including large landscape equipment, garden-oriented clothing and jewelry, locally grown and preserved food, and, of course, landscaping pros, ready and able to cure the many attendees with spring fever.
LESLIE BOWMAN AND TORI BRITTON
R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983) was one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. This traveler on “spaceship Earth” found inspiration and renewal on his island home in Maine.
HENRY GARFIELD
UMaine’s Hemant Pendse is using Maine’s most prevalent natural resource to try to change the world’s energy future. So far, so good.
CRAIG IDLEBROOK
The spacious new Mt. View School is well designed, well equipped, and well attended—accommodating kindergarteners through high school seniors in one high-tech building.
CATHERINE SCHMITT
There’s more to Native American cooking than fresh veggies and wild game—there’s a rich history of survival that accompanies many a meal.
ANNALIESE JAKIMIDES
Susan Groce, dual citizen of Orono and Port Clyde, is accomplished in many ways—from delicate etching to creating a nontoxic workplace.
JOY HOLLOWELL
Ten million people in America have a sleeping disorder called sleep apnea and don’t even know it. The good news is, these sleep specialists near you can get you rested again.
NANCY GARLAND
Old Town’s Jim Page is driven to succeed. For the past 13 years, the unassuming leader has rolled up his sleeves and gotten down to business, guiding his family’s company beyond the Maine border.
CARRIE JONES AND SCOTT K FISH
Maine was one of 10 states to create the first cap-and-trade system in the country, hoping to influence national policy. Now that the U.S. Senate has proposed a nationwide cap-and-trade plan, it’s a good time to look back on what Maine has learned over the past year and weigh the options.
BRAD EDEN
Beavers are a crucial part of Maine’s ecosystem, but too much of a good thing can become a problem.
JONATHAN CARTER
High elevation wind farms are the antithesis of “going green.”
ANNALIESE JAKIMIDES
The flowering balls of tea did it. It’s time for a tea party.
MARK RICKETTS
Earl Hornswaggle -- the oldest man in Bangor.
PHOTOS BY JAMES WINTERS
