Portland, ME

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Food lovers, set your sights, or better yet....your taste buds on the 2nd Annual Harvest On The Harbor in Portland, Maine, October 22-24. Deemed Maine's Premier Food and Wine Experience, the Harvest will feature three days of delightful foods and flavors for us all to enjoy, as the Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau once again shares the great works of our area restaurants and chefs.

After last years inaugural event, Harvest On The Harbor received recognition by Coastal Living Magazine as one of the Top Ten U.S. Seafood & Wine Festivals. Again, this years event will kick off at the Ocean Gateway Pier with the Grand Tasting on the Harbor Thursday evening at 5pm. Here you can sample some of the finest foods from many of Portland's great restaurants and chefs while enjoying an evening on the oceanfront. Friday will feature Maine's Lobster Chef of the Year Competition, Gourmet on a Budget with Peter Berley, and Italian Cooking and The American Table with Lucinda Scala Quinn.

Saturday will feature the premier experience, the Food & Wine Marketplace from 12-4 at the Ocean Gateway Pier where there will be over 100 exhibitors, including wineries, breweries, distilleries, and food artisans. A Taste of Maine exhibit will feature local wine, cheese, and seafood for food loving visitors, while a Man Cave will allow attendees to sample beers and learn the fine art of grilling.

The food experience will come to a close with Harvest Uncorked, a grand finale celebration at The Landing at Pine Point in Scarborough, featuring more great food and wines to sample, a cash bar, and dancing. Sounds like fun for all!

Over the entire weekend, area restaurants will also have special dishes featured for visitors looking to enjoy something different and delightful, and to showcase the quality and preparation of great food here in Portland.

For more information on Harvest On The Harbor, please check out their website; HarvestOnTheHarbor.com Schedule

To purchase tickets to the event - Harvest On The Harbor Tickets

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Ladies...the event you have been waiting for is here!

Dash of Diva: A Girls' Night Out will be the place to be on Thursday, October 29, from 4:30pm-9:30pm as the Holiday Inn By The Bay at 88 Spring Street, Portland, will host an event you will not want to miss.

While you sample the products and services of more than 45 area vendors, there will be a variety of entertainment including; music, a fashion show, psychic readings from Spirit Messenger Vicki Monroe, Zumba and Belly Dancing Lessons, and Comedy by Maine's Funniest Mom Karen Morgan. Wine, beer, and vodka tastings will be available to help take the edge off after a long week, and a dance floor to unwind.

For more information on Dash of Diva: Girls' Night Out and to purchase tickets, please visit DashOfDiva.com site.

Tickets are only $7 in advance and $10 at the door. A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to the Maine Women's Fund and The Press for Higher Education Scholarship Fund. Attendees may also drop off gently worn professional clothing to be donated to Dress For Success. The Portland Press Herald and Maine Sunday Telegram will be awarding the "Dash of Inspiration – Women Motivating Women" award, and will honor the Top 10 nominees at the Dash of Diva event.

The residential real estate market in Portland Maine posted solid results for the 3 months ending August 2009.

A total of 186 properties which includes condos and single family homes in Portland sold compared to 230 a year prior and thus representing a volume drop of about 20%. Median home prices, although stabalizing month over month, were down about 8% compared with the year prior and clocked in at 203K compared with 222K. The meidan days on market for a home was 46 days.

Thanks for reading,

John Herrigel

Maine Buyers Broker

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