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Bottoms Up Tony Perner, 55, was critically injured when a small plane hit him on the runway of an airstrip in East Moriches, New York, while he was mooning the pilot. The pilot, Frederick Spadaro, told police that he didn't see Perner while taking off because it was
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been able to replenish the thousands of shoes confiscated when Smoke Screen she and her husband fled the According to documents country. "You'd be surprised," she released last fall by the Food and said. "I have more shoes now Drug Administration, officials of U.S. Tobacco, the largest maker than before." |||jlN ||f||§ yof chewing tobacco, advocated overcoming concerns about the No Teddy Bear Picnics dangers of smoking by marketing Australia's New South Wales edible nicotine. "We must sell the state government announced a use of tobacco in the mouth and ban on koala cuddling in zoos appeal to young people," Vice and wildlife parks. "Passing koalas President L.F. Bantle was quoted JJ *»« /->.-*•« r-400
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GUTTER REACTION Earlier today, I sat d o w n at a
movies" behind the Ethan Allen Shopping C e n t e r are no longer cheap, there aren't any
local establishment to enjoy a
foreign films or so-called "art films" offered at
bowl of s o u p a n d read Seven
any theater, and this week seven movies are
Days. Inside Track was great a n d
showing at two theaters. Perhaps there are still
then I read Cecil Adams'
m o r e screens than Burlington can support, but
ZELDA REVISITED With a Burlington-born Fitzgerald
Straight D o p e article a b o u t m e n
Hoyts should consider that Burlington's
feeling sleepy (Seven Days,
movie-goers w a n t variety. At least this movie-
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I was so disgusted to think
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ership. It certainly stoops to the
Sensibility and Othello, currently showing in
gutter.
other parts of the country, would find an
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audience here. By the way, I am thankful I
By Ron Powers
o f f e n d e d a n d will let you know.
had a chance to see Persuasion during its short
V e r m o n t is too beautiful a place
run at the Nick, b u t wonder at the likelihood
to live to be represented by such
of similar films returning. I decided to write this letter after discover-
this week, despite the schedule the kind Hoyts
GRIN AND BEAR IT A Vermont game dinner
is no place for the faint
Vermont poet Martha
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Artsletter, a quarterly publication
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video store that m a d e it their priority to cater
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departments
to customers' tastes and requests. Instead,
that Burlingtonians are interested in more
news
Blockbuster — or "ballbuster," as some of us
than two prints of Bio-Dome,
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mm Dear Cecil, £ Does Cecil have an explanation lor the sudden gridiron success of Northwestern, e.g, recruiting violations, swapping uniforms? = - Russell Clemings, Fresno, California
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A 47-year rebuilding effort is your idea of sudden? Get serious. But I'll admit that the 34-game losing streak in the early '80s sure lulled the opposition into a false sense of security. The way I see it, Northwestern's success can be attributed to one of several things: 1) Support from the loyal alumni in Chicago. Before you can have fair-weather fans you have to have fa]r weather. 2) The approaching millennium. They say it'll be accompanied by signs and wonders. After you've seen NU in the Rose Bowl, who's going to be surprised by the second coming of Christ? (3) Money, drugs and ice picks. They worked on Illinois, they worked on Michigan, and if it hadn't been for that creep at airport security they'd have worked on Southern Cal too. Waif till next year.
% Join us Saturday, January 20th, from noon to 5 pm, for an Open House celebration of our new facility. Take a break from your winter for an exciting look at the new home of Long Trail Brewing Company.
Dear Cecil, Ever heard the expression mono e mono? I thought it meant "one on one," My brother and his wife vehemently argue that it's spelled mano e mano and means "hand to hand" I think I'm right, but then again, I'm only ( p g by what the villain said to James Bond in The Man With the Golden Gun. The bad guy challenged Bond 'to a duel "mono e mono, one-on-one/'Who's right? My brother and his wifeor m$ ~ ^ . , . Virtr^ri^liJ' - Richard A. Galichon, Chicago
If you've been to our old brewery, you know what we mean, When we say our new place is a sight to be seen. Though in distance we moved down just two miles of road, Our new home, you will find, is worlds away from our old. We're now above-ground, and our building looks tall, But we're still the same brewery, still independent, still small. We've added some staff, and adjusted our name, But we made very sure that our beer tastes the same.
Hone of you, which is par for the course. But they're closer than you, v since all they did was misspell it. Mano a mano is Spanish for "hand to hand." Since hand-to-hand combat typically pits two individuals against each other, the expression is often understood to, but doesn't literally, mean oneon-one. My assistant, little Ed, made a similar mistake. Having read about the testosterone-driven naming of Grand Teton mountain (look it up), he had for years a giddy idea of the meaning of tete-a-tete. Imagine his disappointment upon discovering it merely meant "head to head."
In our Visitors Center, sample eight beers on draft, Then check out our Brewery and learn of our craft. So come enjoy music, some beer, food and fun, And celebrate with us: Our new building is done!
SICK OF CHOCOLATE I was intrigued by your column on chocolate poisoning in dogs December 27, but don't you think we have an overeating problem here rather than one of poisoning perse? You mention a toxic threshold of two ounces of milk
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T h e first two weeks of the winter showdown have had more laughs than a barrel of blonde jokes. We've had impeachment fever, a celebrity pregnancy, a ticked off governor claiming he's not "liked" by certain "usual suspects" in the state senate, and a conservative Republican out to raise taxes. Prominent in the Statehouse scuttlebutt of late was the lead story seen on W C A X - T V last week. O n e senator described it as "Ch. 3 taking a chainsaw to T h e Self Righteous Brothers." Not that they don't deserve it. Reporter Brian Joyce (with a little help from the sarcastic smirk on the puss of Marselis Parsons), checked out the call by Progressive Reps. Terry Bouricius and _
Dean Corren to impeach Gov. Howard Dean. Joyce artfully sashayed into the acknowledgment of the two 500-pound gorillas named Hypocrisy and Denial who plod along behind our two favorite Burlington lawmakers like Secret Service Agents. He reported that while badmouthing everyone else on their Ch. 17 cable gig as "corrupt," the dynamic duo made out like bandits on their Montpelier apartment scam two years ago. Then Brian popped the question: Will you release your income tax records to assure the people of Vermont you reported your profitable expense money as income?
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Fact — Judge Kroger made secret tape recordings of meetings and conversations with county employees. Fact — Judge Kroger lied under oath. Fact — Judge Kroger got caught fair and square. But the distinguished leadership of the Vermont Legislature does not consider the case of a former legislator gone bonkers on the bench one that merits their attention. (Neither does the A.G., for that matter. But didn't the same Jeff Amestoy do a superb J. Edgar Hoover on Assistant Judge Jane Wheel 10 years ago? Obviously, our chief law enforcement officer's political career is a lot more secure these days.) O u r elected officials in Montpelier protest their time is too valuable to spend it on "Chittenden County's problem." How valuable, you say? Thought you'd never ask. In recent years our courtiers' valuable time has been spent on miscalculating Vermont's tax revenue with remarkable consistency; overspending the public purse with determined zeal and running the states books into a sea of red ink with glee. While their jaws have flapped faster than the wings of a mosquito on several matters that could actually benefit the people of Vermont — like health care reform and property tax reform — they haven't delivered on either one. Yup, they're much too busy to deal with the case of a public official who's turned the state's judiciary into a freak show.
appear, they might have a prayer. They don't. Watching them operate in the Statehouse is a gas. Few dare sit with them in the cafeteria. You'd think they had cooties. Every carnival needs a few good sideshows, and luckily we've got T h e Self Righteous Brothers performing again this year. Hallelujah! Battling them for customers under the Big
Top — Althea the H u n and Her Merry Band of Lobbyists! Step right up and get your tickets. After all, what's a Vermont side judge supposed to do when she's been caught lying in public? Give up?
No way. Hire Kimbell, Sherman & Ellis. It's the O.J. strategy. After all this is not about holding public officials responsible for their deeds — hell, no. This is about schmoozing. It's about who you know, playing the insiders game, trading favors, renewing old acquaintances, pats on the back and spinning the press corps. And if they're good enough for Hydro Quebec, WalMart and Peter Clavelle, Kimbell, Sherman & Ellis are good enough for Althea.
Time out. Reality check: Fact: Assistant Judge Althea Kroger publicly made false allegations of wrongdoing and mismanagement aimed at Assistant Judge J aElizabeth n u a r y Gretkowski 17, 1 9and 9 6 the county court staff. evil Fact spirits — inJudge the courthouse. Kroger claimed there were
Megabucks Alert — Until now Rep. Bob Spain of Bradford's most notable legislative achievement was getting called an "asshole" by the • H ^ t • • ^ t e , great Ralph Wright. > I ^ I Now Roberto's sponsoring a I • • state LIHEAP bill and he's I M I damn proud of it. T h e pro• W ^ WMM posal would raise $3.5 million to keep poor Vermonters from freezing to death. Where's the money coming from? According to Spain, Vermont's 5 percent sales tax would be expanded to include lottery tickets. Can y'all say "a dollar five and a dream"? But time out — this is Bob "No New Taxes" Spain. Republican stalwart. "I said I'd never do it," Spain confessed to Inside Track, "but never's a tough word. When we developed the funding I was a little nervous, but sometimes you've got to do things that are not necessarily the most popular thing in the world. If it's a thing that gets me into trouble and I don't get reelected, then I guess I did the wrong thing." So c m o n down to Montpeculiar and catch the show. But, please, don't drink the water. Worse Than Hillary? — It took a Nixonian columnist to call Hillary Clinton a "congenital liar," and it took the state of Vermont to give the President's old lady some solace in her hour of need. According to T h e Vermonter Poll conducted last month by UVM's Center for Rural Studies, Hillary the Great Satan's favorability rating has dropped significantly, according to the scientific poll of 705 Vermonters. T h e Witch of Whitewater went from a 63.6 percent favorability rating in 1993 (four points higher than her old man), to a 50.7 rating today. But Barbara Snelling dropped even more. Babs plummeted from a 61.2 to a 45. Think it's a payoff for killing property tax reform? •
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i Harlem. But Tammy j Fletcher a n d T h e { Disciples are m a k i n g ] fast tracks u p t o w n . O n ! S u n d a y the all-white ; V e r m o n t - m a d e soul ! band will be featured in j the historic "Amateur N i g h t at the Apollo" that launched the | careers of countless black musicians. "I a m flabbergasted a n d ! h o n o r e d that they would even ask us with all the talent o u t ; there," says Fletcher, w h o has never even been to N e w York ! City. " W h y they would w a n t little old us f r o m u p here in j Hooterville?" S o m e t h i n g in the way she belts? Fletcher is not j big o n self-promotion. T h e Apollo f o u n d her thanks to a d e m o ! tape sent on the sly by the guy w h o engineered her last album, j Roger Stauss of Granville-based N o t e w o r t h y Studios doubles as ! a sound m a n for the Apollo. T h e gig is "almost like a contest," ; Fletcher explains, that is taped for television. Fletcher is limited ! to one song — " N o Ways Tired" b r o u g h t the crowd to its feet J two weeks ago at Ira Allen Chapel. "If the audience likes me, I j come back a n d sing again," Fletcher says. H o p e f u l l y the same ! rule applies here in Vermont. |
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W-. continued from page 1 Born in 1900 in Montgomery, Alabama, Zelda Sayre became F.1 Scott Fitzgerald's adoring bride when she was barely past her teens. For much of the 1920s — the era dubbed "the Jazz Age" by Scott, the golden couple seemed to have everything. Both were blond and good• looking — they reportedly looked like brother and sister — infectiously lively, and addicted to smashing good times. T h e y spent the money from Scott's early, best-sell-
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Paper dolls may not be the stuff of critically acclaimed art, but the figures and costumes in the Fleming exhibit are dramatically flamboyant in the manner of theatrical design. Some display Zelda's delightful sense of the absurd: a Big Bad Wolf with an armful of weapons, or tarted up in £ diaphanous white dress. Most of Zelda's figures — except for the nonh u m a n s — are fairhaired, glamorous, strongly built, and
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T h e text is signigicant because it corresponds both to Zelda's uniquely vivid, cross-sensual descriptions — she wrote as if feeling, seeing, hearing, tasting and smelling with words — and to the fact that none of her illustrated characters seem to touch the ground, either. T h e y float — or, perhaps, dance. What's more, nearly all the figures in her paintings have chins tilted up, exposing their necks. W h e t h e r this can be read as vulnerability, glamour, supplication, or simply the mien Zelda liked best, the resulting slit-eyed, long-lashed faces appear sexually and/or spiritually blissful. Even more captivating than the paper dolls are Zelda's mid-'40s narrative illustrations for children's tales, such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or nursery rhymes like " T h e Three Little Kittens." Jaunty in mood, coloring and composition, they seem to have a life of their own. " W h o Stole the Tarts?" — featuring a stern King and Queen of Hearts, Alice, the W h i t e Rabbit, other creatures and a pack of cards — conveys the perfect Carrollian balance of dreamlike menace and silliness. In "Puppeufee," dancing figures seem to. explode out of the paintings as if shot out of a c a n n o n and t h r o u g h a t i m e - t u n n e l to an ageless now. C o h e n points out that m u c h of "Portfolio" will appeal to children — after all, it was created for a child, and the recurrent dancing figures give it gaiety. But the city scenes indicate fondly recalled landmarks in Zelda's life. "Fifth Avenue," for instance, recalls her marriage to Scott in St. Patrick's Cathedral in 1920. Amusingly, Zelda has painted a parade of bouquets and top hats to symbolize wedding guests. A large, disembodied pair of hands overhead showers theater ticket upon the crowd like confetti. T h e painting perfectly illustrates the privilege and high spirits of the Jazz Age, over which Zelda and Scott prevailed. Taken together, this selection of Zelda's work gives the impression that past and present, fact and fiction are all of a piece. A n d perhaps they are. T h e show represents Zelda's periptetic journey through time, space and layers of reality and recalls one of her wryly prophetic comments: "I hate a room without an open suitcase in it. It seems so permanent." •
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n this wintry winter, while our giddy ski industry provides a healthy release for the snow-bound, local theaters present a more primal catharsis: murder. Call it coincidence, or chalk it up to cabin fever, but both the c o m m u n i t y and professional sectors are determined to slay 'em this m o n t h with mysteries. Theatre Factory stages the red-herring-filled
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Sleuth. With Rehearsal, director Candy Peate opens her company's fifth season with its first stab at mystery — D. D . Brooke's stage adaptation of the 1982 television play by Richard Levinson and William Link. Heavy on talk and light on action, this play initially captures the audience with its tale of a playwright who has devised a play-within-a-play trap to snare his lover's killer. But attention fades as viewers wait for this chatty piece to kick into gear. O n c e moving, it gets mired in lengthy expositions and belabored explanations of the obvious. T h e result is a tiresome, stop-start story line which even its most clever twist can't save. Despite it all, the brave cast gives a playful performance, with some nice m o m e n t s from Michele Dee, Veronica Blount,
Michael Gills and Chris Jarvis. Kent Casella is relaxed and appealing as Alex Dennison, the grieved writer. But the stage belongs to Craig Bailey, who, in a small role, stands out as a pro in this community-level production. Bailey's every move and expression defines his character with precision. T h r o u g h o u t , Peate's direction is spotty. While she gets the most out of her largely inexperienced cast, and nicely supports relationships through movement, she misses opportunities to steer scenes toward climaxes. Lovers have no chemistry, and players lack sufficient stage business to compensate for the sluggish script. In all, it's an uneven night of theater — fun for the company and its fans, but a poor choice to showcase Theatre Factory's everevolving abilities. Up the hill at the University of Vermont, Vermont Stage Rehearsal for Murder, adapted by D.D. Brooke, produced by Theatre Factory, d i r e c t e d by Candy Peate. Mann Hall Auditorium. T r i n i t y College, Burlington, January 18-21. Sleuth, by Anthony S h a f f e r , produced by Vermont Stage Co.. d i r e c t e d by Blake Robison. Royal! Tyler Theatre, U n i v e r s i t y of Vermont, Burlington, January 17-21.
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Fully exploiting Royall Tyler Theatre's thrust stage with a stunning set from Jeff Modereger, this production transports us to the wellappointed English country estate of twisted game-player Andrew Wyke. James H o r a n creates a no-holds-barred Wyke — delivering the extremes of this multi-layered character we love to hate. O n e m o m e n t a pouting boy, the next a menac-
ing stalker, H o r a n takes comm a n d of his character's numerous facets. Wyke is an actor's dream role. T h e perfect opposite to swaggering Wyke is meek Milo Tindle, played to the hilt by Ethan T. Bowen. Paced and poised, Bowen finds the subtle strengths of this fool, and exhibits impressive range in a seemingly one-dimensional part. Director Blake Robison expertly handles his fine cast, only faltering briefly — yet notably — in his failure to steer them toward class-based motivations. W i t h o u t the constant presence of class inequality — a given for the play's original British viewers — an American audience is hard-pressed to believe Tindle would meet with Wyke, let alone put up with his initial invasive demands. Horan's playboy approach to the elite Wyke, and middle-class Tindle's spinelessness are on target, but they're only half the story. But a solidly-crafted script, quick-fire dialogue and VSC's polished presentation woo the audience into accepting this production's shaky premise. Exacting timing, fun pyrotechnics and beautiful lighting design — which even an occasional stiff hand on the lightboard can't overshadow — and terrifically detailed prop work make this a first-rate show. •
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kids SCIENCE FOR PRE-SCHOOLERS: Create a snowstorm and learn how to dress for winter. Discovery Museum, Essex Junction, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. $4.25. Register, 879-7773. STORY TIME: Kids of all ages hear stories at Kids Town, S. Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 862-2807. PARENTS ANONYMOUS: Terrible twos or teens? Get support for parenting while your kids play next door. Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800639-4014.
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ENDOMETRIOSIS SUPPORT GROUP: Women with uterine problems share their experiences. Board room, Fanny Allen Hospital, Colchester, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 878-5036. 'HOMEBIRTH': Childbirth educators, midwives, experienced mothers and others interested in birth discuss the myths and realities of homebirth. Friends Meeting House, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6885. V E R M O N T CONSULTANTS NETWORK: Peter Kreisel and Wayne Segear consider the challenges of "Dealing with Income Taxes." Hampton Inn, Colchester, 7:30 a.m. $10. Register, 351-0285. O U T R I G H T MEN'S GROUP: Gay and bisexual men under 23 talk about their issues. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-9677. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: People dealing with cancer get support based on the work of the National Wellness Communities. Cancer Wellness Center, Chace Mill, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Register, 865-3434.
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theater 'SLEUTH': Vermont Stage Company performs the Tony Award-winning thriller by Anthony SchafFer. Royall Tyler Theatre, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 863-5966. LYRIC THEATRE AUDITIONS: Try out for the spring production of Oklahoma!Singing, dancing and reading workshops are held at the same time as auditions. S. Burlington High School, 710 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2443.
film ROAD FILMS: Snow-bound Vermonters get a month of traveling flicks. Jem Cohens Buried in Light is an avant-garde exploration of Central and Eastern Europe. Which Way is East, by Lynne Sachs, follows two women through Vietnam. Billings Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658.0245.
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BAND REHEARSAL: Can you play a tuba, trumpet or bassoon — or any other instrument? The Johnson State College Community Concert Band is seeking musicians for a spring concert. Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 6352356 ext. 310.
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dance LIMON DANCE COMPANY: See January 19. DANCES O F UNIVERSAL PEACE: Simple, joyful, meditative circle dances celebrate world unity. Learn them at the Tai Chi Studio, Chace Mill, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 658-2447C O N T R A DANCE: Steve Zakon Anderson calls for Nightengale. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8-11 p.m. $5. Info, 426-3734. BALLROOM DANCE: The one-hour lesson starts at 7:30 p.m. Waltz the night away The Fleming Elementary School in Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $7. Info, 6555962.
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UVM BAROQUE C O N C E R T : Four of the five members of this classical ensemble have been playing together for 33 years. They perform works by Bach, Telemann, Morel and Pez. St. Paul's Cathedral, Burlington, 3 p.m. $10. Info, 656-2005.
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a rt ARTIST SESSION: Artists and photographers get a new angle on their art with a live model. 150 Elm St., Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-5253.
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S T O W E W I N T E R CARNIVAL: See January 19. A take-off on "Hollywood Squares," "Zany Stowe Squares," starts at the Rusty Nail at 8 p.m. $5. C O L C H E S T E R LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST: State reps discuss the effect upcoming legislation could have on the local economy. Hampton Inn, Colchester, 7:30-9 a.m. $5 if you're not a Colchester resident. Register, 655-1418. CAMERA CLUB M E E T I N G : Gina Carrera and Joe Bornstein present two slide show travelogues. Room 201, Delahanty Hall, Trinity College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6485. PREGNANCY FORUM: The Department of Health answers questions for expectant women, their partners and friends. Wheeler School, Burlington, noon - 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-7323. FAIRBANKS M U S E U M M E E T I N G : The annual meeting features dinner, awards presentations and a talk by Will and Jane Curtis on the nature of Siberian tigers. Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury, 5:30 p.m. $20. Reservations, 748-2372. E M O T I O N S A N O N Y M O U S : Postholiday blues? People with depression,
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O * BREAST TEST: Daryl Lindstrom was 37 when she died of breast cancer. Her last play, Purple Breasts, documents her disease with drama — and humor. Nothing funny about the title, however, which makes reference to the purple particulars of radiation therapy. T h e performance is Saturday at St. Michael's College.
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anxiety and other emotional problems meet at the O'Brien Civic Center, S. Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 660-9036. TEEN HEALTH CLINIC: Teens get information, supplies, screening and treatment for sexually-related problems. Planned Parenthood, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Pregnancy testing is free. Info, 8636326.
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k i d s WALDORF OBSERVATION DAY: Curioys about Waldorf education? Parents are invited to sit in on classrooms and join in a question-and-answer session. Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 8:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 9852827. STORY TIME: The under two-and-ahalf crowd listens at the Fletcher Library, Burlington, 10:30-10:55 or 11-11:25 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
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k i d s 'ANIMAL ANTICS': Learn to track, and make a cold weather feathered friend at the Discovery Museum, Essex Junction, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. $4.25. Register, 879-7773. STORY TIME: Children of all ages hear stories at Kids Town, S. Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 862-2807. STORYTIME: Listen at the Children's Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537. STORY HOUR: Kids between three and five engage in artful educational activities. Milton Public Library, 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Free. Info, 893-4644.
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WINDOWS & DOS: Monday, January 22, 6-8 p.m. Burlington College. Free to Old North End residents. Register, 860-4057. Learn how to IKEBANA: Five Tuesdays starting interact with computers. January 23, 7-9 p.m. Burlington INTRO T O COMPUTERS I: Shambala Center. $90. Register, 985Wednesday, January 24, 6-8 p.m. 3961. The Japanese art offlower arrangDepartment of Employment & ing is taught by a graduate of the oldest Training, Burlington. Free to Old classicalflower school ofJapan. _ North End residents. Register, 860- . MEDITATION: First & third Sundays, 4057. Start with the 'on button, shake 10 a.m. - noon. Burlington Shambala hands with the mouse, and take it from Center. Free. Info. 658-6795. Non-secthere. tarian and Tibetan Buddhist practices are % ! ® l l < taught. iiSi MEDITATION: Sunday mornings, 1010:50 a.m. Burlington Yoga Studio, 174 MODERN/JAZZ: Slow-intermediate, Main St., Burlington. Info, 658-YOGA. Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Intermediate-advanced, Bill Petrow leads Vipaassana meditation Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Olympiad, .70 Farrell St. S. Burlington. $9. Info, 9855216. fane Selzer leads an ongoing class. CUBAN-HAITIAN DANCE: Tuesdays, 5:30-7 p.m. Hinesburg Town 'USING T H E INTERNET FOR MULTI-CULTURAL STORYHall. $8. Info, 865-0068. Diana Doll BUSINESS': Tuesday, January 23, TELLING: Sunday, January 21, 2:30-6 teaches with live rhythm accompaniment. 3:30-5 p.m. 187 St. Paul St., p.m. Flynn Educational Space, Burlington. Free. Register, 655-4300. Burlington. $25. Register, 863-8778. Businesses for Social Responsibility hosts a French-Canadian, Cherokee and Southern computer group discussion. BEGINNING SPANISH: Seven weeks storytellers offer six workshops; pick two to MARKETING DISCUSSION: of Tuesdays & Thursdays, starting attend Wednesday, January 24, 3:30-5 p.m. January 16. Complete beginners, noon Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, 1 p.m. or 6-7:10 p.m. Advanced beginWaterbury. Free. Register, 655-4300. ners, 7:20-8:30 p.m. Escuela Latina, PRODUCTION SKILLS: Thursday, Businesses for Social Responsibility tells Burlington. $225. Register, 865-3047. January 18, Advanced Field Production. how to increase your distribution in the Learn conversational Spanish from a Tuesday, January 23, Audio 101. 6:30naturalfoods market. native instructor in a class of six or less. 8:30 p.m. Channel 17, Burlington. CONVERSATIONAL SPANISH: Free. Register, 862-3966. Build on Basic Advanced, 7 Mondays starting January Field Production, or learn to record sound 15, 6:10-8:30 p.m. Intermediate, 7 WOMEN HELPING BATTERED worth hearing. Mondays & Wednesdays, 8-9 a.m. WOMEN: January 19-21, Friday 5:30Escuela Latina, Burlington. $225. 9:15 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Register, 865-3047. Learn from a native Sunday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Burlington. YOGA: The Burlington Yoga Studio, instructor in a class of six or less. Donations. Register, 658-3131. Get 174 Main St., Burlington. Info, 658trained to answer the hotline or help shelYOGA. Daily classes are offered in tered women and children who are escapIyengar, Kripalu and Kuruialini styles. ing abuse. PLAYBACK THEATRE: Saturday, January 20, 1-5 p.m. Chace Mill, Burlington. $ 10. Register, 863-5053.
CRAFTS: Winter session starts January 22 at the Shelburne Craft School. Register, 985-3648. Take classes in drawing, clay or woodworking. Monday night painting classes are held in a new studio space. WOODWORKING: January and February at the Wood School, Burlington. Info, 864-4454. Timothy Clark, cabinetmaker and chairwright, teaches how to make mallets, pine tool boxes, Windsor high stools and bag dryers. PRINTMAKING: Saturday, January 20, 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Music Rehearsal Hall, Middlebury College Center for the Arts. Free. Register, 3883711 ext. 5007. Inspired by the Durer exhibit, visiting artist Lawrence J. Philip teaches the process.
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artha Ramsey, an awardw i n n i n g poet w h o lives in the Brattleboro area, was raped at 13 b y a stranger o n a c o u n t r y road. But because she immediately distanced herself f r o m the ordeal, deciding bravely, "I w o u l d be o n e of the people w h o came o u t fine," it was n o t until two decades later that she could ask herself this simple question: " T h e r o o m of rape — w h a t was it like in there?" T h e answering of that question — and thus her o w n process of r e m e m b e r i n g — led her to write an e l o q u e n t m e m oir, which evokes in multi-layered detail the rape and the ways in which it shaped her life. In " M e m o r y , " the first and most compelling of the book's three sections, Ramsey applies her considerable lyrical gifts and u n f l i n c h i n g honesty to her own autobiography, b e g i n n i n g with the day of the rape. In achingly clear, vivid prose, she describes the brilliant s u m m e r day, the long bike ride she h a d planned, the favorite red dress she wore (and h o w sexy and g r o w n - u p she felt in it). A n d then h o w s u d d e n l y the day went wrong: T h e m a n w h o appeared by the side of the road ("he looked like a cost u m e d figure, a character in a circus..."), the rock he held in his h a n d , his threats, her fear that he would kill her, the rape. The rape would deeply effect her dysfunctional family, causing a rift that lasted most of Ramsey's life. O n r e t u r n i n g h o m e , Ramsey was startled to
t h i n k of her parents: " T h e y d o n o t k n o w w h a t to do." H e r alcohdlic father, for example, offered her the only solace he k n e w — a drink. T h o u g h concerned, her parents also exhibited ' 'a strange formality" a b o u t the rape; and so Ramsey never displayed the "simple childish grief" she so wished to. H e r only childish behavior was to ask her m o t h e r if she could get a new Barbie doll. Luckily, Ramsey's parents s u p p o r t e d her d u r i n g the seco n d ordeal, that of police questioning a n d the trial of the rapist. But n o t h i n g could pro-
SURVIVAL SKILLS: Martha Ramsey writes healing words. tect her f r o m feeling isolated and exhibited on the witness stand, worrying that her dress was "too attractive," or a b o u t the defense lawyer's suggestive line of questioning. W h e n the rapist, Frank Miller, was sentenced to prison, Ramsey resolved to p u t the rape behind her. But the rape, having scarred her sense of her own sexuality, remained as a powerful force in her life — most notably in her
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Vermont poet Martha Ramsey reclaims her innocence in a vivid memoir confused belief that the rapist h a d ' 'taught" her sex. As a teenager, she vacillated between shame at boys whispering about her ordeal to a blustering pride in her so-called sexual experience. In college this ambivalence translated into sexual promiscuity, w h e n she searched for a m a n w h o could "unrape" her.
raped as a y o u n g w o m a n , yet whose o w n n u m b n e s s had m a d e her unable to truly face, m u c h less alleviate, her d a u g h ter's pain. Ramsey finally faced her multi-faceted rage — at the rapist, at her m o t h e r , at herself — claiming, ih the book's seco n d section, "Recognition": "in this rage is m y resurrection."
W h e n she learned that Miller, on leaving prison, had raped another y o u n g girl — b u t this time killing her — Ramsey grew only m o r e n u m b to her secret rage. T u r n i n g this anger against herself, she had a relationship with a sadistic, violent m a n .
T h e final section, " R e t u r n , " meticulously tracks Ramsey's painful past — this time t h r o u g h the eyes of others. After returning to her h o m e town in N e w Jersey to "talk with people a b o u t h o w they r e m e m b e r e d the rape a n d the trial," Ramsey includes interviews with her alcohol-weakened father, a neighbor and a police detective w h o had been assigned to Ramsey's case and later, horrified by the y o u n g girl's suffering, had a breakd o w n . Ramsey also includes transcripts of her trial lawyer's s u m m a t i o n — w h i c h her par-
Fearful for her physical and emotional well-being, she m a n aged to leave him, and turned to her writing as a form of therapy. T h r o u g h the honesty her confessional poetry d e m a n d e d , she uncovered longsuppressed rage towards her m o t h e r — w h o had also been
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ents h a d n o t allowed her to hear — a n d those of the days in c o u r t she had missed. These sources p o i g n a n t l y reveal her vulnerable, 13-year-old self caught in a cold, dangerous process — a n d m a k e her p r o u d to have survived as well as she did. T h r o u g h o u t , Ramsey wisely relies o n her sensibility a n d skill as a poet to expose the t r u t h of her ordeal: "You will n o t be 'healed' — cured. But y o u r consciousness can e m b r a c e the whole of y o u r h u r t self." T h i s beautifully written b o o k d e m o n s t r a t e s the power of such consciousness, a n d the solace it can provide. •
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I bring this up, Leo, because your life lately has resembled the first few minutes after the clothespins have been applied to the nipples. O n the other hand, your life in the next week will be like the first rush of endorphins kicking in. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Today as I was in the check-out line skimming the horoscopes in the National Enquirer, an almost unbearably attractive creature with a witty mouth and jalapeno eyes sidled up to me and said, "Hey, aren't you the sweetheart who writes the horoscopes?" Being in the presence of supernatural beauty flummoxed my speech. "Yum," I stammered, though I'd meant to say, "I am." "Would you put a special message in the Virgo horoscope for me?" my hypnotizer cooed. "Yum," I countered, though I'd intended to say, "Yup." "Tell Virgos that this is the year they get the chance to master the Path of the Lover." "Yummy," I replied, eager to do anything my mystery guest required of me. LIBRA ( Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Omens to look for (or create!) that will ensure a charmed week: 1) a strand of silk drifting in mid-air; 2) the phone ringing at the moment the water begins to boil; 3) a song sung in a half-whisper; 4) pine needles spelling out a message; 5) sipping a hot drink out under the rain or snow; 6) making love while the sound of late-night talk-radio drones in the background; 7) a dream of riding in a car made of pizza and diamonds. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Santa Cruz and San Jose have recently been visited by a lovable loon who calls himself Mr. Twister. He dresses up in full clown regalia and goes around putting coins in expired parking meters next to strangers' cars. I don't know the guy's sign, but almost certainly he's not a Scorpio. You Scorpios never do a good deed unless there's something in it for you, or unless it's woven into an elaborate hidden agenda. Of course, I suppose it's possible Mr. Twister is driven by the egotistical urge to be perceived as a saint. Or perhaps he's angling for the splashy publicity that will land him a role in films or commercials. O n second thought, maybe Mr. Iwister is a Scorpio who's doing exactly what I think you should do this week: Combine altruism with selfishness. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Pour vodka and orange juice into a glass. Stir briefly and delicately. What do you get? A two-tiered drink in which the liquids don't mix. But stir them energetically for a longer time and they'll thoroughly blend. The way I see it, these two possibilities are metaphors for the choice you have ahead of you. Will you jiggle the "orange juice" and "vodka" of your life so strenuously that they'll be completely mixed? Or will you try to keep them segregated within the same container? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): God wants you to be rich! And so do I! Just one question remains: Do you want yourself to be rich? 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