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The Ice Bar is back.  And so is Portland207 (after a brief 4 month hiatus).  The ever popular Ice Bar at the Portland Harbor Hotel opened last evening.  This year comes with a $10 cover, half of which goes to charity.  I suppose that the Portland Harbor is pocketing the other $5 to offset the skyrocketing price of frozen water.  A few ice bars and sculptures are scattered about the patio of the hotel.  Martinis dispensed through ice and Makers Mark cocktails are poured over ice in return for $8 drink tickets, while Sebago beers clock in at $4.  Opening night seemed to bring out Portland’s limited young professional crowd.  All eager to mingle among the ice, propane heaters and chimeneas, though most ended up inside after 15 minutes or so.  The patio and bar area at the hotel and undeniably swank, though the various rooms with the appetizer stations had the feeling of a bar mitzvah at the Holliday Inn.  Complete with chocolate fountain.

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