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May / June 2019 Newsletter

Snowdrops, crocuses, daffodils, and robins – all signs of Spring! We delight in the occasional 60 degree day, but it is still chilly, rainy, windy, and the weather is testing our patience. Weather is often the topic of conversation here and we never seem to be content. Best to enjoy one day at a time and be grateful for where we live, even if we don’t have a real Spring here in Maine.

May 18th, International Migratory Bird Day Come enjoy an early morning walk at Timber Point with our very own expert birder, Ann Hastings. Meet at Ann’s home, 7am, 855 Pool Street, (Rt.9 shortly after Granite Point Road), to carpool to the Point as parking is limited. Migration should be in full swing for an enjoyable walk and opportunity to see a variety of birds. Questions? Call Sue Maccalous @ 617-671-5977 or xraychic17@yahoo.com.

May 27th, Memorial Day Buttermilk Pancake Breakfast Upstairs at the Community Center

8:30am – 10:30am All you can eat! $8.00

Plain or Blueberry Pancakes With Sausage, Orange Juice, and Real Maple Syrup!

Coastal Mixer scheduled for June 23 has been rescheduled for August 18t

Details in Summer Newsletter

Possible Popcorn & a Movie in June. Date and movie still to be determined.

Look for posters and email reminder. Summer Save The Dates:

July 4th – Parade and PBVFD Cook-Out July 13th - Seaside Fair - 10am – 2pm August 2,3,4, - Artists By The Sea Exhibition and Sale August 18th - Coastal Mixer Cocktail Party August 25th - Tom Snow Jazz Trio - changed from August 11th.

Please note: The monthly minutes form the BPCC Board meeting is now available

on our website biddefordpoolcommunitycenter.orn

Creative Studio

BPCC Creative Studio – Art Classes

Calling All Artists! The weekly open studio style painting classes with Russel Whitten are ongoing – now in our 5th year - at the Community Center, or at plein air locations when the weather is hospitable. Artists at all levels are welcome.

The Community Center space and Russel’s schedule are such that we offer a 3-hour class on Thursdays (1:00pm to 4:00pm). We run the classes in successive 5-week sessions. Tuition is $125 for each full session. Although continuous attendance is preferred, for those who may not be able to commit to the full five-week schedule, “drop-ins” are accepted at $30 per class.

The open studio format allows artists to work in any medium and to pursue their own projects with Russel’s assistance, or to paint weekly set-ups designed to explore a particular concept. Each class in the session is self-standing. The 5-week blocks are strictly to enable us to plan the financial side of our operation.

Please contact Brad Coupe if you are interested and let us know when you would like to begin.

We hope you will find the prospect of a weekly art class right here in the Pool to be of interest and we look forward to seeing you there.

Send your response to: Brad Coupe - bcoupe@maine.rr.com or call 207-229-9402

Save the Date! July 9th - Poetry Reading - 7:00 PM At Biddeford Pool Community Center

A Poetry Reading to celebrate the publication of Margo Taft Stever’s latest collection of poems entitled Cracked Piano. She will be accompanied by poet and author John Perrault, former poet laureate of Portsmouth, NH and author Lisa Barstow.

Juggling Life, Work, and Caregiving: A conversation with Amy Goyer, AARP Expert and Author

Wednesday, May 8, 2:30 PM Harold Alfond Forum, Rooms 230/231

Amy Goyer, AARP’s Family and Caregiving expert and author of “Juggling Life, Work, and Caregiving” is a nationally know expert on aging and families, specializing in family caregiving, grandparenting and multi-generational issues. A caregiver most of her adult life, Amy has spent more than 30 years advocating for and serving older adults and families. A recognized media authority she has appeared on Good Morning America, Today, CBS This Morning and numerous other broadcast and print media outlets.

Co-sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Aging and Health and AARP Maine, in collaboration with the Biddeford Pool Community Center and UNE’s Department of Occupational Therapy, Psychology, and Social Work.

Registration not necessary any questions contact Heather Davis heatherd@maine.rr.com 282 8096.

Exhibit space in the Library/Gallery The Library/Gallery exhibit space will need some new Art Works. It can be a group show or solo exhibit up for about 6 weeks or more. If you are interested, please contact Diane Noble at dbmn27@maine.rr.com.

Artists By the Sea 2019 ~ Friday, Aug. 2nd - Sunday, August 4th

Call to Artists

The Biddeford Pool Community Center is proud to once again present, “Artists by the Sea”, a non-juried group show and sale featuring paintings, drawings, original prints (i.e. woodcuts, etchings, silkscreen, etc.), by local artists. This year the show is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 2, 3 & 4.

Your continued support by participating in this exhibition is deeply appreciated. Proceeds go to support the exhibition and the BPCC and it's many inspiring programs.

ENTRY FEE SCHEDULES Registration Fee = $15 Commission on art sold = 15%

If you would like more information, please contact Eileen Foley at emfoley1@gmail.com.

Open Bridge

Monday drop-in bridge continues into the spring/summer so long as we have enough folks to play.

The time is 2 - 4 pm at BPCC. $1 donation is requested. All levels are welcome!

Questions? Please contact Debbie Melican burnsmelican@gmail.com or Carol Bassett cjobmaine@gmail.com.

Hope to see you soon.

Biddeford Pool Community Historical Society

Vintage photographs and reproductions are presently on display in the BPCC Library.

Come browse and be amazed at how things have changed. It’s a great exhibit and some are even for sale!

For a preview of the entire collection, you can always check out bpoolphotos.com.

LIBRARY NEWS Now that the construction is complete, the Library is OPEN again on Thursday mornings from 10 - 12. This schedule will continue until toward the end of June when hours will hopefully increase allowing for open hours Monday through Friday. This schedule is dependent on the availability of volunteers. If you might be interested in becoming a library volunteer, please contact Sue Mac-calous at info posted below. This is an enjoyable way to participate in a community service at Biddeford Pool. The work is not complicated, the environment a pleasure to be in especially if you love being surrounded by books as well as the opportunity to meet others who live and or vacation in the community.

STORY HOUR Summer 2019 For many years people have enjoyed bringing their children to the Monday evening Story Hour program. Michelle Foster has graciously again volunteered to head up this effort as she has done for the past several years. As we know nothing stays the same forever. That said, Michelle has indicated that this will be her final year to offer her time to this program. I encourage anyone who may have an interest in learning about this volunteer oppor-tunity beginning in the summer of 2020 to speak with either Michelle or me during these next several months. The program will not continue in the community if there is no interest from a volunteer( s). On the same subject, Sarah Beanland who has headed up the crafting portion of Story Hour for many years has decided to step away from the program. She has done a great job and will be missed each Monday. So yes, we need someone or a few someone’s to consider volunteering for this por-tion of the program. The projects sometimes relate to the stories of the evening or are simp-ly a fun craft to do. We definitely need help to have this portion of Story Hour to remain. Please contact Sue Maccalous for more info or to volunteer.

Contact info for Sue Maccalous: email xraychic17@yahoo.com or 207-283-1743 leave message

BOOK REVIEW: Tom Bancroft’s piece this month speaks to Modern Classics and is con-tained in this Newsletter.

LIBRARY PLEASE DO’S and PLEASE DONT’S

DO visit your library often for a great read. DO return books as soon as finished. We still have many, many UNRETURNED books. DON’T forget to look around for what belongs to BPCC. DO make suggestions for new titles. DO offer donations of books. They are gratefully received by contacting Sue Maccalous first. DON’T simply drop them off as we cannot always keep everything that may be offered due to space or duplication. Thank you all so much for making the Library an important part of our community.

BPCC LIBRARY

Modern Classics in the Biddeford Pool Library

What is it that constitutes a literary classic? Mark Twain, in one of his more cynical moments defined a classic as “A book which

people praise and don’t read.” (Think of ULYSSES by James Joyce). A better definition, to me, is one that embraces and amplifies

universal themes -love, loss, married life with all its stressors and infidelities, and death. This coupled with peerless prose. There are

timeless classics- from authors such as Homer, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Dante. Then there are “modern” classics, like most of

Faulkner, a lot of Hemingway, and some of Roth and Updike. So, if we say that PORTNOY’S COMPLAINT by Roth, and RABBIT,RUN

by Updike, both written 55 years ago, are classics that meet all of the above criteria (and they do) is it possible to further update

the “classics”? I think we can. The time period for acceptance into the canon seems to be fifty years. Put another way, the book in

question has been in continuous print, and is still in demand.

Let’s up the ante. Let us say that a modern classic is one that has been read for two generations. Now, what if we try to anticipate

those books, while only a generation (or less) old, that will be read twenty years hence?

To summarize:

1. A classic expresses artistic quality

2. A classic has a universal appeal.

3. A classic may influence the reader’s understanding of life, or shift their views.

4. Finally, a classic must possess lasting value.

It will only be #4 that we will disregard in our quest. A personal test for the newer “classic” might be would you reread it? Forth-

with, my selections, from many that we may consider:

POSSESSION, A.S.Byatt, 1990; If imitation is an indication of merit, then Possession is very influential. The first in what has come to

be a long line of literary quests, two young scholars, (intelligent, witty, good-looking-one senses a sub-plot) independently research

a pair of Victorian poets, and discover new and startling facts, about them and themselves.

THE THINGS THEY CARRIED, Tim O’Brien, 1990; This novel has already stood the test of time, as it is generally regarded as the fin-

est testament to the Vietnam experience. This is a series of stories, which may be read independently, but have recurring charac-

ters throughout, that link it together. This classic is much more than a war story, in that O’Brien guides us into the souls of the sol-

diers, weighed down from carrying loss, grief, and guilt.

PLAINSONG, Kent Haruf, 1999; Summarizing this simple masterpiece does not do it justice: two elderly brothers, both bachelors,

work their farm, reliant on only each other, and take in a pregnant teenager. What ensues is the essence of literature; dependen-

cy, the stirrings of love, and lives changed forever. Not to mention beautiful, clean writing.

ATONEMENT, Ian McEwan, 2001, This, chosen from many in this English artist’s oeuvres of lasting value, including the Booker-Prize

winning AMSTERDAM, This classic may be, next to

THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, the ultimate revenge novel. The payback, in this case a lie, is perpetrated by a thirteen year old, and will forever change the lives of the protagonists at the center of the novel. Does atonement ensue?

Thus, my few picks. I would invite readers to choose their favorites for our future Hall of Fame.

Bear in mind the admonition of one of my favorite critics, “Popularity is as different from importance as enjoyment is from joy”.

News Flash!

Our first nominations from our readership into our pantheon are from Nancy Bancroft, to wit:

A YELLOW RAFT IN BLUE WATER, Michael Dorriss,1987; THE RED TENT, Anita Diamant1997; THE POISONWOOD BIBLE, Barbara Kingsolver,1998

BPCC Summer Exercise Class Descriptions

FITNESS: 7:30-8:30am M/W/F - Location: BPCC, Instructor Barbara Lisa (CFT) Achieve a state of health & well-being, strength, balance & over all conditioning. You will feel energized to carry out your day! Wear sneakers & comfortable clothes. Bring water & yoga mat. Walk-ins welcome! Weekly rate $30 per person. Drop in rate $12 per class per person.

Questions? Contact Barbara Lisa: barbaralisa6@gmail.com.

BEACH YOGA: 7:00-7:45am T/TH Location: BATH HOUSE BEACH BPOOL

Instructor Barbara Lisa (200 RYT). A multi-level mix of slow-flow movement followed by soothing re-storative postures. Relax, renew & restore the nervous system. Release deeply held tensions from the body & mind through breath and postures. Wear comfortable clothes. Bring a mat & beach towel. Sug-gested donation $12 per class. No classes if it’s raining. Questions?

Contact Barbara Lisa: barbaralisa6@gmail.com.

ZUMBA: 9:00-9:50am Tuesdays. Location: BPCC. Instructor Margot Anderson Class is 50 minutes of moderate to high level dance. The steps are easy to follow. Students are encour-aged to go at their own level. Latin and International songs mixed with favorite current pop music. Wear loose fitting clothes and sneakers. All are welcome. All you have to do is smile, breathe and DANCE! Sug-gested donation $5-$10/class to benefit BPCC Education Fund. Class runs from June 25-Aug 27. Ques-tions? Contact Margot: 207 284-2620.

YOGA:9:45-10:45am M/W. Location: BPCC. Instructor Mindy Miller Muse ERYT500 Gentle to moderate yoga. Pre-register by emailing Mindymuseyoga@gmail.com or call 207- 838-9684. Mon. & Wed. (8 wks) pre-paid is $192. One class per week (8 wks) pre-paid is $104. Drop-ins are $15/class. Mail checks to Mindy Muse @ PO Box 7445 Cape Porpoise, ME 04014. Class runs from July 1st -August 21st.

STRENGTH & CARDIO*: 8:30-9:30am M&F. Location: BPCC, Instr. Tracy Callahan Multi-level fit-ness class. Research shows that doing both strength and cardio decreases bodyfat significantly more than each method alone. Bring water, a towel or mat, & weights optional.

PIYO*: Sundays 9:15-10am, Location: The Lawn at BPCC. Instructor Tracy Callahan A blend of Pilates and yoga flow. All levels welcome. Bring water and a towel or mat. Class is held outdoors. Inside BPCC in bad weather.

BOOTCAMP*: Thursdays 9-10am, Location: Yates St. Park. Instructor Tracy Callahan An interval training class that mixes calisthenics and body weight exercises with cardio and strength training. Each class is designed to be different and push you out of your comfort zone. Classes will be held indoors at BPCC In bad weather. All levels welcome. Bring water and a towel or mat. This class may not be offered every week.

*Classes with Tracy start June 30th-through Labor Day. $100 donation- unlimited classes with Tracy, $60 punch card for 8 classes, $10 donation drop-in. All donations will benefit BPCC Education Fund. Ques-tions? Contact Tracy at gtfamily@comcast.net.

Exercise Offerings - BPCC for Summer 2019

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

7:00-7:45

Beach Yoga Barbara

7:00-7:45

Beach Yoga Barbara

7:30-8:30

Fitness

7:30-8:30

Fitness

7:30-8:30

Fitness

9:15 - 10

Piyo Flow BPCC

Lawn Tracy

8:30-9:30

Strength & Cardio Tracy

9:00-10

Zumba

9:00-10

Bootcamp in the Park

Tracy

*selected weeks

8:30-9:30

Strength & Cardio

Tracy

9:45-10:45

Yoga

9:45-10:45

Yoga

Saturday, July 13 - Seaside Fair 10 am – 2pm

The Biddeford Pool Community Center. See attached application form at end of newsletter.

Call For Raffle Prize Helpers, Deadline June 1

The 2019 Seaside Fair is scheduled for July 13 at the BP Community Center and the Raffle Table prize

organization is already underway. We need some very specific items and hope to find people who will make things happen either in full or in part, partner with friends! If you wish, we can help make your donations display ready. Items needed should have a value of $25 or more and be new. Another way to contribute to the raffle is to ask your favorite local business (outside of Biddeford Pool) for a $25+ gift certificate. The businesses in Biddeford Pool are on my to-do list. Please avoid children’s clothing, perishable food (gift certificates only), and gender specific items.

If you can help, have questions, suggestions, please contact me ASAP via a reply to this email. In order to avoid duplicate offerings, we would like to know what to expect for the table by June 1, the earlier the better. Items will be collected between June 29 and July 7.

Thank you, you help is appreciated.

Adrienne LaVallee ProfLaVallee@Yahoo.com Seaside Fair Raffle Coordinator (2018 and 2019)

Help needed with the following requests: -Craft/Specialty Beer Variety Box with a value of $50+ -Artisan Cheese Basket with a value of 50+ -Beginner Bird Watchers “Kit” with a value of $35 + We need expert help! -Golden brand Open Acrylic “Landscape” paint set Golden Open Acrylic Landscape, Set Of 8 Multi -A Basket filled with gifts for a dog or cat! 50+ value -BP area Seaglass/Beach Glass Priceless! Several people needed, I will supply the bottle. -A large and lovely piece of Maine Driftwood Priceless! Please, not much larger than three feet in any direction. -gender neutral Legos Kit $50+/- Here is a suggestion, LEGO Classic Large Creative Brick Box 10698 -popular, gender neutral Children’s Toys and Plush Animals $25+

Please share your idea for a great sports, epicurean, creative, child’s, or practical gift with a value of $25 or more that you or your team can make happen?

**Calling All College Students** Joan Beaudry Memorial Education Award Joan was a longtime Biddeford Pool resident and passionate educator. This award was created in her memory to provide assistance for any college student who has ties to Biddeford Pool Community Center. Applicants’ immediate family shall be

members of BPCC (grandchildren of active members are also eligible).

Candidates interested in applying MUST have applications completed and

submitted no later than JUNE 1st, or forfeit eligibility for the year.

The application can now be submitted online and includes a 500 word essay describing personal goals and objectives and addressing what the student perceives his/her role in the community to be. All award recipients will be asked to give back to the Biddeford Pool community by completing some community service (minimum 2 hours). A sample list of volunteer opportunities will be available on the website by April 1st. The amount of the reward is based on available funds and will be no more than $1,000 per year. Complete eligibility guidelines, application process and online application can be found on the BPCC website http://biddefordpoolcommunitycenter.org/education-fund/. Any questions can be directed to co-chairs Tracy Callahan gtfamily@comcast.net and Greg Tarbox gftbox@gmail.com.

Calling all walkers! Please consider joining us for Hope 2-Day, a two-day, ten mile a day

fundraising walk to benefit Seeds of Hope Neighborhood Center.

The walk will take place on June 1 & 2.

The first Hope 2-Day event (June, 2018) was a great success with fourteen walkers

raising over $15,000! You can help us achieve our goal of doubling the number of

participants.

Each walker is asked to commit to raising $800, the cost of feeding our neighbors for a week. Your $50 registration fee will cover walk expenses so that all of the money raised will go directly to Seeds of Hope.

Ready to walk? Please contact Laura Cobb, lcobb82@gmail.com. For more information about Seeds of Hope, please visit seedsofhope4me.org

Long Range 2019 Functions’ Plans - Save the Dates!

May 18th - International Migratory Bird Walk with Ann Hastings May 27th - Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast July 4th - Parade & BPVFD Cook-Out July 13th - Seaside Fair August 2,3,4, - Artists By The Sea August 18th - Area Coastal Mixer August 25th - Tom Snow Jazz Concert September 28th - Baked Bean Supper October 18th - Annual Meeting / Pot Luck Supper November 16th – International Dinner December 4th - Annual Christmas Tea & Union Church Cookie Walk December 22nd - Annual Christmas Party

BIDDEFORD POOL COMMUNITY CENTER

Seaside Fair application

Saturday, July 13, 2019 10AM – 2PM

Corner of Mile Stretch Road and Yates Street

The Biddeford Pool Community Center is a small, nonprofit organization

established in 1937. Its purpose is to promote the social and general welfare

of the residents and community of Biddeford Pool, and surrounding areas.

The Seaside Fair is one of the many events sponsored by the Center which aids in supporting

the Center's community- based mission.

The Seaside Fair features artisans (mostly local), lunch, baked goods, and raffle items.

Artisan space is limited and available in the downstairs hall and in the fenced-in lawn area.

Spaces are first come first serve. If we cannot accommodate your request, we will let you know.

Cost is $50 per space, payable to BPCC. If you need a table, there will be a charge of $10 for a 30” x 72” table.

Children’s crafts and other artwork are welcome for $5 per space.

Children must provide their own small table.

Participants are responsible for their own work and may set up between 8 and 9 AM.

Parking is available on McPheeters’ lawn (at the top of the hill) after unloading.

Again, the Seaside Fair is a very popular event with limited space availability,

early applications recommended.

Please return application to:

Renee Messier,

73 Old Pool Road, Biddeford, ME 04005.

For more information, call (207) 502.0050 or email oldpool@maine.rr.com.

NAME: ________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________

PHONE: __________________________EMAIL:_________________________________________

MEDIUM: _______________________________AMOUNT ENCLOSED: $______________

_________ I will need a table - add $10

__________ I will NOT need a table

__________ I prefer to be outside on the lawn

__________ I prefer to be inside

__________ Children's table