Marine Room, Ocean Terrace and The Porch Live Music thursday, friday & saturday 5-7pm Dining noon - 9:30 pm 207-967-3331 thecolonyhotel.com 140 Ocean Ave, Kennebunkport, ME Oceanfront Lodging, Dining & Gatherings M AY 2 0 1 8 6 5 one point the couple goes to the Palace Diner to take part in a Christmas tradi- tion they call ‘building a pyramid,’” Nick- les says. “It's basically a plate of ascend- ing whoopie pies. Originally I think it was pizza or something, but I added the whoopie pies because everyone here is so in love with them.” The director now holds screenwrit- ing and filmmaking workshops for Maine teens, including the Project Aware Sum- mer Film Institute on Aug. 13-17. “The challenge now is to convince other pro- ducers and financiers to shoot here, be- cause there isn't a tax incentive,” Nickles says. “A filmmaker might love the state for creative reasons, but if it doesn't make sense on the money side, the project will go elsewhere. For Maine it would bring money for goods and services and labor.” Nickles hopes audiences will be able to enjoy Holly Star in time for the next holiday season. “With any luck, it will have a suc- cessful theatrical run in addition to being available on platforms like iTunes, Amazon, and Netflix.” n