M AY 2 0 1 8 2 1 Clockwise from top left: courtesy photos; deering high photo by corey templeton Taking reservations now: Salt and Sauce, a new community platform offering family-style dinners from the managers of LB Kitchen. Over a three-course meal, chefs will walk diners through their meal. “There’s so much to learn about what goes into cook- ing, sourcing, preparation, and drink pairing, but there re- ally isn’t a venue or group that offered all of it,” says Chloe Kessell, co-founder with Cecelia Bye. The first dinner was held in March by LB Kitchen chef and owner Lee Farmington and Mike Francis of South Portland Wine Co. To make a reservation, visit the events page at lbkitchenportlandme.com. Uncle Sam’s got new kicks. New Balance, which operates three Maine factories in Norway, Skow- hegan, and Norridgewock, will put nearly 1,000 Mainers to work manufacturing sneakers for the military. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, along with Representative Bruce Poliquin, have pushed for shoes to be included in the 1941 Berry Amendment, which requires military members to wear American-made uni- forms. The $17.3 million contract will last for 18 months. Dinner & Conversation Architectural Digest says Deering High School is a true stunnah. The school has been honored as Maine’s most beautiful public high school, along with 49 others from each state. The Stevens Avenue school was built in 1922 by Maine architect John P. Thomas in the Tudor Revival style, which incorpo- rates Medieval English design traditions. Deering boasts a star-studded alumni, including actress- es Anna Kendrick and Andrea Martin, as well as writer Annie Proulx. Two Portland Monthly staff- ers are also Deering graduates, our founding edi- tor/publisher Colin W. Sargent and design director Meaghan Maurice. World War One may have ended in 1918, but it changed society forever. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the WWI armistice, The Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk will show From the Kennebunks to the Argonne Forest: The Great War that Changed Us through 2018. “This is something that affected small towns like Kennebunk and Kennebunkport,” says executive director Cynthia Walk- er. “We’ve written the exhibition script to include the overarching changes that happened during the war [civil and women’s rights, immigration reform, etc.] while also focusing on personal stories of those that lived here.” Ram Pride A Wells candle company lights the way to Europe. Village Candles is taking its Maine-famous scents to the U.K. and the rest of conti- nental Europe. Company president Jeanne Hulit ex- pects international sales to double in the next two years as scented candles grow ever more popular overseas, according to the Portland Press Herald. The factory currently employs around 60 full-time employees and pro- duces 35,000 candles a day. Hulit says Eu- ropeans favor natural scents such as florals, while Americans prefer the aroma of fresh baked blueberry muffins wafting through the house. TheVillage Expands The Great War