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TENT-BURNING FLAP Vermont can take pride in being the only state without [supporting] a Constitutional amendment making it a crime to burn the flag. The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights protects free speech even when its symbolism is disturbing. What Vermont clearly needs, though, is a Tent-Burning Amendment to make it a crime to set fires to tents and other dwellings. On the night of January 6-7, 2002, the tent dwelling of Lester was burned at the foot of "Colodny Hill" in Burlington after all his possessions were stolen, including the new radio Les had gotten for Christmas. Lester had lived peacefully at the foot of Colodny Hill for many months. A much larger tent had been destroyed in early December by whoever stole everything Les owned at that time. Les has been a homeless neighbor here for some years and has been burned out at least twice before. When he tried sleeping in a boxcar, he and two others were evicted by local police, who remained outside and let an unmuzzled, unleashed police dog do the work. Since Burlington law seems unable or unwilling to protect the homeless, Vermont plainly needs a Tent-Burning Amendment to add to the Vermont Constitution. — Ken Lawless Burlington

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REP. SHELTRA'S OBSESSION According to Webster's dictionary, an obsession is an idea that "haunts and troubles the mind." What seems to haunt Rep. Nancy Sheltra's mind is her obsession with homosexuality. Her latest target is a non-existent "agenda" to teach homosexuality in our schools. Like some latter-day Sen. Joe McCarthy, she sees things others don't see and pursues her crusades like a personal vendetta. Not content to'waste the time of our Legislature, she now wants to take her personal crusade to each of our town meetings by way of a vote on her bill to "protect" our schools. First off, I think the school board is the place to decide what should, or should not, be on the school agenda. More importantly, does anyone in their right mind really believe homosexuality is being "taught" in our schools? Tolerance for others, maybe, but let's get real. We can't keep our kids from trying smoking or drinking despite tons of instruction and money. Does anyone really think there's a secret conspiracy to teach homosexuality in schools that has somehow slipped under our radar screens? I don't think so... Please contact your town leaders and encourage them not to support Rep. Sheltra's fantasy life and waste more of our time on this silly issue. — Charles Kletecka Waterbury Center

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23]. I would like to make this observation and suggestion on the topic of Seven Days' headline pun abuse: The attempt to pun virtually every headline is a deadly trap and Seven Days has been caught. In the absence of an excessively large staff of very creative minds to come up with 10 or more new ones every week, the likelihood of failure increases in direct proportion to the effort expended. That is my observation and it appears to also be Mr. McDermott's. My suggestion is that Seven Days exercise some restraint, and if the week's headline puns do not cause convulsions and gales of laughter among the youthful staff, can them (the puns, not the staff), and go for the straight headline. When you do have a great one to share with your readers, their appreciation will be many times multipled by the noted absence of so many other dudlines. A pungent headline does not have to be a stinker. I will leave you with this, my nomination for the greatest headline pun in the history of American journalism. The time was the late 1930s and the subject was Gloria Vanderbilt, The Poor Little Rich Girl. Gloria was in London and she was not feeling well. Her guardian did not want her treated in what he perceived as a secondrate London hospital and so arranged to have her flown back to the U.S. as soon as possible. This headline appeared the next day in

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That was the word chosen by. "Vermont This Week" host Christopher Graff last weekend to describe the contents of e-mails from three very angry viewers of the previous week's show. They were incensed by yours truly's use of the word "Taliban" to describe the activist group of religious fundamentalist conservatives who have taken over the Chittenden County Republican Committee. Hey, if the shoe fits... In addition, there was a similarly outraged, twisted op-ed piece by Deborah Bucknam in the Caledonian Record last week condemning yours truly for thd same offense, and Vermont Public Television for allowing yours truly to say it on the air. What all four "outraged" screeches had in common was the fact that they all chose to completely ignore just who and what the Taliban really is. The Taliban is a Muslim fundamentalist sect made up of devout, scripture-quoting, superreligious folks who believe in a literal interpretation of their holy book, the Koran. In their view, the Koran contains the divine revelation of the Almighty. In the mid-1990s, the Taliban, trained in the madrassus, or ultra-conservative religious schools of Pakistan, ended the gulf between church and state in Afghanistan. Church law became state law. The effect of this religious fundamentalist rule on Afghan society was documented in countless media reports well before the September 11 terrorist strike on America. Following their faith and the dictates of their scripture, the totalitarian Taliban banned TV and radio and other forms of communication. Music was considered sinful. And women were subjugated to the status of chattel. They couldn't work or attend school, or even be seen in public unless accompanied by a male relative, and covered from head to toe in a burka. Hey, the Taliban were just carrying out God's will and saving society from the sins of secularism and modernism, right? For Americans, religious freedom is a cherished constitutional right. Religious fundamentalism, however, when mixed with politics is a cancer that afflicts all of the world's major groups, including Protestants, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists. The term "fundamentalism" arose in America in the early 20th century. Preacher Bob Jones, for whom the controversial South Carolina university is named, was one of the leaders of the movement. As is written on the Bob Jones University Web site, "We believe that whatever the Bible says is so." That probably explains the school's infamous ban on interracial dating. The fundamentalist political regime known as the Taliban provided cover and sanctuary for Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda terrorist network. After all, Osama portrayed himself as a devout, religious man committed to Islamic fundamentalism. Similarly, in our country, religious fundamentalism has provided cover and sanctuary for terrorists who've bombed women's health centers, gay nightclubs and assassinated doctors who performed abortions. Abortion is a legal medical procedure in America. To Christian fundamentalists, however, it is the equivalent of "murdering babies." Check out the FBI's current "Ten Most Wanted List," and you'll find Osama bin Laden and a gentleman named Eric Rudolph. Remember him? Mr. Rudolph is wanted for a series of terrorist bombings. One, at a women's health clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, killed a police officer and critically wounded a nurse. Another wounded 150 patrons of a gay nightclub in Atlanta. Another was the fatal bombing at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Olympics. The following year, Rudolph set two bombs at a

women's health clinic in Atlanta. According to federal authorities, the second device was deliberately siet to kill police, firefighters and paramedics who responded to the first explosion. Despite the promise of then-Attorney General Janet Reno "to keep searching until we find him," Rudolph, like Osama, remains at large. In Vermont, women's health centers have been threatened with anthrax and bombs. And a former St. Albans resident, James Kopp, is being held in France pending extradition for the assassination of a Buffalo gynecologist who performed abortions. Terrorism, clearly, is not a practice limited to fanatical Muslims on the other side of the world. On Vermont's political stage, especially in Chittenden County, religious fundamentalists have become increasingly muscular in the political arena. Led by Rev. David Stertzbach, pastor of Williston's Trinity Baptist Church, the local wing mounted a slate of Republican state senate candidates in 2000. All opposed abortion rights for women and civil rights for gays and lesbians.

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Guv's Schedule Update — The legal battle over Howard Dean's weekly schedule is progressing less than quickly, shall we say. The Rudand Herald/Times Argus and Seven Days filed suit almost a month ago. Judge Alan Cheever's been trying to get the lawyers representing the newspapers and those from the AG's office representing the Guv to agree on a schedule. But so far, no luck. According to the state public records statute, appeals of a state agency's refusal to release requested documents should be "expedited in every way." Stay tuned. La Food Fight — They say an army runs on its stomach. So does a city, especially if that city is Burlington, Vermont, the "most livable" city in America... without a supermarket in its central core. After prior missed deadlines and countless assurances that City Market would positively, definitely

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Curses, Foiled Again Marsha Reid, 19, was accused of stealing $900 worth of clothing from a Miami department store but managed to slip away from security guards. She was able to elude them until she ~ decided to hide by jumping into a parked car. The car belonged to two off-duty police officers. Best-Laid Plans Mary Palmieri, 44, of Enfield, Connecticut, let two pagan friends try to relieve her pain from a hiatal hernia by conducting a Wiccan ceremony. It involved writing down Palmieri's problems, then burning the piece of paper with a candle so her troubles would go away. Instead, the candle set fire to an upstairs bedroom and burned down the house. Palmieri insisted that she is through with Wiccan rituals. "From now on," she said, "I will go to my pastor."

Can Children Sue Parents for Failing to Have an Abortion? A Florida appeals court ruled that children have the right to sue their mothers for injuries caused by bad driving during pregnancy. • A court in Sweden ruled that a man who donat'ed sperm for artificial insemination so a lesbian couple could have three children must pay child support of $265 per month after the couple ended their 10-year relationship. • Massachusetts's highest court ruled that children who are conceived artificially after the father's death have the same inheritance rights as other youngsters.

Nobel Peace Prize Candidate Prime Minister Hun Sen reasserted his anti-vice crackdown by threatening Cambodia's rogue karaoke bars with a new weapon. "If we know of any karaoke parlor still open," Hun Sen instructed a military commander during a speech on state radio, "go to close it immediately and take tanks to knock it down."

Barnum Was Right Cole Bartiromo, 17, of Mission Viejo, California, raised more than $1 million on his Web site by persuading people to make risk-free bets on college and professional sporting events, guaranteeing returns of up to 2500 percent. The high-school student assured the more than 1000 investors whom he defrauded that he had a "team of bettors who were very good at what they did and only bet on sure things," Alexander Vasilescu, senior trial counsel for the Securities and Exchange Commission, told the

to drive to the groundhog site but must ride school buses. "We just never know what may pop up in these times," Levier said, "so we are getting prepared." • A heat-sensing camera that can detect liars could be used as an airport security tool, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic. In six of eight persons who lied, the high-resolution thermal-imaging camera detected a faint blushing around their eyes that the researchers said is evidence of deception. They indicated that such facial imaging could provide a quick and easy way to spot ter-

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New York Times. "It's fair to say that some people who invested weren't sophisticated." Defending the Homeland Pennsylvania authorities announced that troops will be deployed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on February 2 to guard groundhog Punxsutawney Phil. Protection measures will include state police, bomb-sniffing dogs and National Guard troops. State Police spokesperson Jamie Levier said that police will hand check all backpacks, and spectators will not be permitted

rorists at airports and border ' crossings. • The Philadelphia-based Monell Chemical Senses Center said it is helping the military develop a super stink bomb, which would make people want to flee in disgust. "What they would be interested in is something to keep people out of certain areas," researcher Pamela Dalton said. "We are going for odors that every culture has experienced and the experience is negative."

Hazards of New-Car Smell New car interiors emit high levels of toxic chemicals for up to six months, according to an Australian study, which found levels of volatile organic compounds up to 128 times higher than recommended exposure limits. "That's much higher than the levels we've seen in new buildings, including buildings where people get sick," said Steve Brown of the CSIRO, Australia's national research organization.

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that happens. So, God knows, although it's only January — what's a newsman to do? Actually, when I went to look it up, I found out that what Ginny had told me wasn't strictly true. No, sir, all kinds of things have been "happening" on the Chandra front since anyone but paid pundits and reporters thought about her. I exclude her parents, who are rightly upset by the precipitous decline in Chandra's "news quotient" since the war on terror began. I speak from experience, having been involved in a minor version of these televised scandals several years ago: My sister Barbara's appearance on NBC's "Dateline" was postponed for a week because Frank Sinatra died; meantime, she still can't remove the scuff marks left by Jane Pauley's shoes on her bathroom floor. But I digress: Somerfme

explore. I read something about this in The New York Times: "Even Die-Hard Foes of Taliban Balk at Cave Exploration," the headline read. In Afghan terms, Tora Bora is like Idaho — nobody goes there, and the only people who live there are guntoting renegades. Well, this gave us quite an idea: Could it be :— and if not, why not? — that all kinds of mysteriously unresolved people are lost in the caves of Tora Bora? Three months ago, did you even know there was a Tora Bora? And if you did, didn't you think it was an island in the South Pacific? So, why not? Let's put Chandra there, and Tina Brown while we're at it, since she has nowhere else to go. The mind staggers at the possibilities: Jimmy Hoffa, Judge Crater, all of the Romanovs, half of the Kennedy clan, the Lindbergh . baby, Kathie Lee Gifford, Roseanne, Irene Silverman — the overgenerous New York landlady whose stillmissing corpse nonetheless convicted Sante and Kenneth Kimes of her murder. Then there are every single one of the shapely girls who've made life miserable for our elected officials over the past 30 years: Donna Rice, Fanne Fox, Jessica Hahn, Rita Jenrette — can you tell the difference between one and the other? I thought not.

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between September 11 and this very moment, when Tina Brown and her ill-conceived magazine, Talk, went belly-up, one of Tina's silly girl reporters did a story about Chandra in which everything dealing with the missing intern was recycled and rehashed — mainly her love life. No "news" here, unless it's the usual thing about sex and sin in perfidious Washington. Try as they might, American media can't make a scandal out of Enron; the only kind of lying that sells is lying about sex. "She's sleeping with the fishes," Ginny said with a sigh. "She's wearing concrete boots." I don't remember which one of us said it first, Ginny or me. But our thought was the same: "Maybe she's in Tora Bora!" That is to say, Chandra Levy might, this instant, right now, be hidden underground in caves that even native Afghans won't

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ore than four months after the World Trade Center was destroyed, flags are still flying high in my neighborhood. Newsprint flags are taped to windows. A handpainted Old Glory is emblazoned with the headline, "These colors don't run." Red, white and blue bunting graces an attic dormer. In one of the cheeriest displays, a plump, plastic Santa perches on a porch roof with a flag sticking out of a hole punched into his molded body. I don't have a flag on my house, or a "United We Stand" sticker on my car or a bejeweled flag brooch on my lapel. The truth is, until very recently, all this exhibition of allegiance to a bit of colorful cloth sort of gave me the creeps. Don't get me wrong. Though I was proud to be living in the last state in the union without an anti-flag-desecration measure, and was sorry to see us lose what I saw as free-speech integrity, I'm no flag-burner. I pay my taxes, never miss a chance to vote, and can get goose bumps over "America the Beautiful." And though 1 haven't been moved these four months to unfurl my own flag, I'm hardly an al Qaeda supporter. Displayed on my refrigerator is a photo of two Afghani women flaunting their unveiled glee at the Taliban's fall. I read it as a sign of freedom's rebirth, and feel proud that the U.S. made it possible. But my love of country doesn't make me want to recolor my life red, white and blue any more than the flags I see around town make me feel prouder to be an American. Back in September, when we were all so stunned and scared, the first rising swell of this flag tsunami actually added to my fear. I don't claim to know why people are flying flags. I'm sure there are as many reasons as there are starred and striped products rolling off the assembly lines. Patriotism, anger, defiance, sorrow, solidarity; I felt many of these responses, too. But the uniformity of expression seemed ominously lockstep. Maybe because I had no impulse to fly a flag myself, the

message I heard was, "My country, right or wrong. You're either with us or against us, flag-waver or traitor, red-blooded American or terrorist foreigner. So stand straight and salute — or else." Flags haven't always disturbed me. At age 7, when my family was living in Paris, I was gung-ho for the American banner. My UNESCO-run school was a small world of multi-flavored students whose parents were diplomats, business types and academics on sabbatical. Some of my fellow Americans were military — kids who made a point of putting down the baguettes and croissants available at the local boulangeries as inferior to the Wonder Bread and Rice Krispies they bought at the PX on their

to crawl under the seats to the front of the bus, I was apprehended with one leg in the aisle. The crabby serveillante in charge of maintaining discipline hauled me out by the ankle and tossed me off the bus for a month. When I returned, everyone was sitting in assigned seats and there were no more air raid drills, combat missions or military songs. While I was in France worrying about my involvement with the miniature "Marine Corps," real U.S. military involvement was building in Vietnam. By the fall of 1966, when we returned to the States and I started fourth grade, the escalating war and intensifying opposition to it were inescapable/ As enthusiastically as I had demonstrated my alle-

love of countrv doesn't ake me want to recolor my more than the flags I see around town make me feel prouder to be an American. base. These same kids were the ones who enriched the school's Model United Nations curriculum with eye-opening vocabulary like "limey," "kraut" and "frog." The loudest and most elite of the Army brats were the boys at the back of the school bus. They called themselves the Marine Corps, and I was desperate to be one of them — no easy task for a girl. But I passed all the requirements: I was an American, I could name three famous presidents, and I knew how many stars and stripes were on the flag. So they let me join their club. For several enthralling weeks, we belted out raucous renditions of the "Air Force Song" and "The Marines' Hymn" and held "air raid drills" — huddling beside the back doors each time the bus passed through a tunnels My enlistment ended with a failed "combat mission." Ordered

giance to the flag in Paris, I now did what I could, at 9, to align myself with those demonstrating against the policies it had come to represent. I argued with my teacher about my Constitutional right to refrain from saluting the symbol of a war I barely understood, but knew I did not support. I cut the cuff off an old black sock to make an arm band, and fashioned a peace sign from a plastic bangle and some pieces of green yarn. By the time I'd reached junior high, Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy had been assassinated, Richard Nixon was in the White House, racial tensions and anti-war protests had risen to a violent crescendo, and I was wearing an Army surplus shirt with an American flag sewn on the back, upside down.

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moves on everyone's civil liberties. And what was with all the since I was 13. Last Fourth of flags? They weren't just on houses July, we actually flew a flag and cars, but also on picture beside our own front porch. "It's frames, coffee cups, M & M s , even our country, too!" we cheerfully — in a particularly twisted examreminded our embarrassed chilple of star-spangled banality — dren. "Why should we let the on a doormat. Had everyone lost right-wingers appropriate our their minds? O r was it just me? flag?" This sense of the surreal Then the World Trade Center increased in October, when we was attacked. I knew those builddrove to New Jersey for the ings from a distance. You could unveiling of my grandmother's see the New York skyline from gravestone. O n the New York the living room of the house side of the lake, we discovered where I grew up. We'd watched what Vermont's environmental the towers being built, and went laws had spared us: "God Bless to Windows on the World to celAmerica" billboards. And up and ebrate my grandmother's 70th down 1-87, every local business birthday. seemed to have joined the choI know lots of people who rus. '"PBones/God Bless •' live and work in the city, and America/Prime Rib," one diner ; several who know someone who . heralded. "We Have N F L died. But I didn't lose anyone, TKTS/God Bless America," a myself. Maybe that was partly Burger King announced. why I Wasn't getting with the As we approached New York program. Or maybe it was my City, the signs increased, along determination, those first few with my willingness to take them weeks, not to get sucked into at face value. In my brother's all-terrorism-all-the-time televineighborhood, where not even sion. one degree of separation came Each time I did tune into the between lots of folks and the media, I came away with the disWorld Trade Center victims, the turbing impression that everyone flags felt more beseeching than was operating under a heavy bellicose. A patriotic pinwheel hand of censorship — whether spun beside my brother's front self-imposed or not didn't matter. door. My sister-in-laws family It was as if, along with the buildfriend and former neighbor had ings and the unlucky people died in the towers. T h e woman inside them, our enlivening who cleaned house for my diversity of opinion had been grandmother for 40 years arrived obliterated as well. at the unveiling with a little flag This sudden single-mindedpinned to her jacket. She'd lost a ness confused me. Fear and grief niece and a friend. My aunt I understood. But why was described the smoke that kept George W. Bush — whom so drifting past her Manhattan many of us had recently doubted apartment, and the dust that was even legitimately elected — kept appearing no matter how suddenly soaring in the polls? often she wiped. What language were people From the distant safety of speaking when they talked about Vermont, stories like these, for all the terrorists? Heinous? Absolutetheir poignancy, had tended to ly. Evil and demented? Sure. But blend into the white noise of cowardly? I didn't get it. post-attack platitudes. Hearing It wasn't just Louisiana them now, from my own family, Congressman John Cooksey they became painfully personal warning anyone "wearing a diaand vivid. per on his head" could expect to be interrogated. People were getting stopped by police and beatn December, the kids and I en up by vigilante citizens had some free time to spend because they happened to look in New York City, and I sugvaguely Middle Eastern. Mosques gested we visit the site of the were beefing up security, World Trade Center. It was a Muslims were falling all over controversial proposal. I was themselves to explain their reliaccused of succumbing to media gion, and Attorney General John Ashcroft was making menacing

hype, of being morbid and voyeuristic, a rubber-necker at a crash site. That's not it, I protested. If we're going to be in the city at this moment in history, it would be wrong to act as if nothing happened. Even to my own ears, the argument sounded insufficient. W h y was I going? To grab a little glory from being able to say I'd been there? Was I seeking a perverse emotional thrill? Was I going to pray for the dead? If so, wouldn't my prayers be just as effective from home? . We met my aunt at the Port Authority and took the subway to Chambers Street. The freshly scrubbed station gleamed and was pungent with the bite of disinfectant. Up on the street, it wasn't hard to find our way. The viewing platforms were still under construction, but we just stepped into the crowd flowing past the boarded-up storefronts and the women selling souvenir flag pins and Fire Department T-

shirts until we arrived at the guarded gate and, beyond it, the broad, ruined space between the buildings. A few dozen tourists peered into the site, some carrying their kids on their shoulders, some taking pictures, some quietly crying, most just silently staring. What was there to see? A single arm of bent steel, maybe four stories high, rising from a mound of debris. An idle construction crane. Some d u m p trucks arriving empty and others leaving loaded with rubble. T h e charred facades of the surrounding buildings, some veiled with protective shrouds. To focus on these was to miss the point, though. W h a t we had come to see was literally nothing. We had come to pay our respects to a massive absence, its scale nearly impossible to absorb. Beyond this site, the world had moved on. Congress had returned to partisan debate, "Doonesbury" was back to baitvliJ^V

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to unravel, her interest in La Tour and the wolf girl intensifies, and she slips for hours into their imagined life. Like La Tour's paintings, Suzanne's daydreams have a transformative power. Her fantasies of La Tour and Vivienne as well as forays into her own memories take surprising turns, leading her to question what she knows about herself, her husband and the mysterious La Tour. These stories within stories make La Tour Dreams of the Wolf Girl a finely crafted montage of secrets, lies and often painful self-discovery. Although the competing narratives have the potential to create confusion, Huddle manages to skillfully maneuver the focus from present-day Burlington to France 300 years ago. Like La Tour, he creates focused, realistic portraits of his characters, choosing to concentrate on select episodes rather than track them step by step through their entire lives. The prose style is light on dialogue, heavy on explanation. This generally works for Huddle, who fills his mostly short sentences with revealing details. He writes of Suzanne: Quiet though she was, Suzanne always wanted to be close to somebody. .. On their birthdays, she sends her sisters cards, but they forget hers every year. At Christmas

she buys gifts for them and their kids, knowing that she will receive neither gifts nor thank-you notes. Describing Suzanne's first mental image of La Tour, Huddle writes: La Tour could ride in his carriage, but today he walks to let the town see how vigorous he is. For this outing he has had himself elaborately bathed and dressed and has selected his newest wig. This reliance on the authorial voice also allows Huddle to get inside Suzanne's head, a necessity given her inability to verbalize her feelings. He's especially good at conveying the tantalizing tension Suzanne feels but was unable to release during her own nude modeling sessions with an art professor when she was an undergraduate: Suddenly Suzanne realized that she had an abnormal awareness of B. Trent; it was as if she ivere wired to him. She knew where he was in the room; she could hear his sonorous baritone murmuring suggestions to this student, then the next. Less successful is Huddle's tendency to have Suzanne read faces. Remembering a visit to Jack's parents, she focuses, on a moment between Jack and herself. Jack's face told her "So now you see how it is. 1 can't tell you how

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Statu SCENES FROM A LIFE Admir Dobraca (left) urges haste in a rehearsal for Once Upon a Time... And Never Again. BY ERIK ESCKILSEN

t a rehearsal for the upcoming play, Once Upon a Time... and Never Again, an actor shows the cast how to flee sniper fire. "You're trying to trick him," he says, mimicking staggered sprints across the stage. He didn't pick this up in acting school. He lived it on the war-torn streets of Bosnia. "Reality can get you hurt," the director warns another young actor who attacks the same scene too aggressively a few moments later. The comment passes as a typical stage note — but the irony lingers a beat. No one needs to tell this cast what reality can get you. Until recently, four of the cast members were living in Bosnia or Croatian refugee camps. Once Upon a Time... and Never Again, which tells their stories, opens this week in their new hometown. The inspiration for the play struck when Admir Dobraca noticed stage lights stashed in a friend's garage. That friend, Paul Zuckerman, had previously been Dobraca's English tutor at Essex High School, helping him prepare for the exams that would eventually lead to the engineering program at the University of Vermont. When Dobraca inquired about the theater equipment, Zuckerman described his own experiences producing original plays for unique populations in special education, counseling and treatment contexts. Now the executive director of Our House, a child advocacy center in Barre, Zuckerman says that Dobraca became interested in using theater to tell the stories of his own unique population — the Bosnians whom he joined in Burlington three years ago. "We became a mutual admiration society," Zuckerman says with a laugh. «

Dobraca and his fellow Bosnians Kadina Malicbegovic and Melita Sedic began to develop the play in August 2000 — they dubbed the project bosniAct. Champlain Arts Theatre Company was enlisted to produce the play's Vermont run, with CATCo head Veronica Lopez in the directors chair. Zuckerman, the project coordinator, hopes to take the work out of state eventually, and has connected with the Regional Educational Television Network to document the project for broadcast.

Although Sedic dropped out of the production to have a child, hers is one of the autobiographical reflections on life in Bosnia and Burlington that weaves through Once Upon a Time. Sabina Mujic, a Burlington High School student who arrived in 1996, joined the cast more recently. Her story is not part of the play,

heightened visual dimension to the story as bodies sway with sorrow, reel in horror, lie lifelessly on stage. Sound enhances the effect — rock music yielding to a tinkling lullaby, a Muslim prayer call mixing with gunfire and air-raid sirens. But the play is not without its lighter moments, particularly in the second act, which is set in Burlington. Scenes depicting the challenges of adjusting to local life, and its attendant bureaucracies, sometimes strike a humorous note. Comical may be too strong a word to describe one in which a young Bosnian boy must translate for his mother on a visit to the gynecologist. Still, the play offers engaging insight into the refugee experience.

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.refugees on their iourne1\ to Vermont. but she can relate to many scenes, such as one involving a Bosnian family bidding farewell to the father they must leave behind, or translating for an elder whose health benefits are in jeopardy. Without a doubt, Once Upon a Time is a serious play based on serious stories. As Zuckerman recalls, the first significant funding contribution came from Burlington filmmaker Robin Lloyd, who posed the question, "How will you keep this from filling up with hate?" The answer is a series of stories more personal than political. While the set includes a church and a mosque, religious conflict is also only incidental to the plot — loose sketches, really, tracking a few young refugees on their journey to Vermont. Rather than probe geopolitical complexities, Once Upon a Time mines the feeling of being caught in the crossfire, literally and figuratively. Movement is as much a part of the play's vocabulary as words, bringing a

Insight, more than a polished theatrical production, is the intent of Once Upon a Time, Zuckerman emphasizes. Although he and Lopez have worked extensively in theater, he sees this play as a community-building project, an English-as-a-second-language exercise and a dramatic stage presentation. With a few exceptions, cast members lack formal acting training, but Lopez is still satisfied with the results, however uneven. "Technique was borne out of passion," she says, recalling the words of an acting mentor. "Nothing was ever borne out of technique." Non-Bosnian cast member Kym Mooney, one of the few trained actors aboard, agrees that the passion plays a vital role in Once Upon a Time. "Sometimes it's the amateur that brings the freshness, the innovativeness," she suggests. A graduate student in arts education at St. Michael's College, Mooney usually sticks to theater in a much lighter vein: She directs the comedy-improv group Soapflakes, and is currently directing Guys and Dolls for Edmunds Middle School.

Still, she appreciates what the Bosnian production offers the community. "It's always valuable to put a face to esoteric facts," she says. "You'll think about a person's reality." Actor Jacob Sirotkin, a New York State transplant, calls the theatrical experience nothing short of "enlightening." The 13year-old Hinesburg resident — and selfproclaimed Buddhist with Catholic and Jewish parents — embraces the opportunity to learn about a place rarely discussed at his school. For him, though, the big lesson has to do with getting along: "You can be coming from anywhere in the world," Sirotkin says, "but we can all relate to each other because we're all humans." "If you can communicate," Dobraca interjects. And that's a big if, as Once Upon a Time reveals. "Language is a commodity in the currency of displacement," as Zuckerman puts it. Dramatizing the communication breakdowns between Bosnians and Burlingtonians sometimes shows the host community in an unflattering light. Several scenes depict locals,-from public servants to grocery store patrons, as boorishly indifferent or downright inhospitable. These are characteristics of "a trala-la nation," Malicbegovic says, referring to the sheltered lives many Americans lead. Not that she is looking for sympathy: "I don't feel like I need someone to feel sorry for me," she says. "Just be cool... It doesn't matter that we're coming from the worst place in the world. We've got soul." Dobraca hopes the play will foster a deeper understanding of the Balkan conflict. "It's not just that we can't get along," he says. "It's the whole world that's responsible." Once Upon a Time... and Never Again promises a tapestry of original tales brought to life in bold visual and aural textures. If those production values prove too much for this modest production to execute seamlessly, the rough edges may convey the chaos of the refugee experience. As for messages in the play, none could be more positive than the simple fact that Burlington's Bosnian refugees have survived the trials of becoming our neighbors. Life in any community, after all, is a work in progress. ®

Once Upon a Time... and Never Again, produced by Champlain Arts Theatre Company, directed by Veronica Lopez. Thursday, January 31, 7:30 p.m. Champlain College Alumni Auditorium; Sunday, February 10, 6 p.m. Montpelier High School. page' 14avv: SEVEN'DA¥S<" january 30:,:2002 ( v;

Pulling Their Wait BY CATHERINE BODNAR

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production of Samuel Beckett's absurdist masterpiece, Waiting For Godot, director Mark Nash ingeniously invites audience participation. As they enter the blackbox FlynnSpace," theatergoers are instructed to put on the cotton "gowns" found on their seats — "to become part of the scenery," attendants explain. Once dutifully dressed, the audience becomes a circle of bleached muslin in a dark room, indistinguishable and somehow erased, like the nothingness that surrounds and penetrates the characters on stage in Waiting For Godot. "There's no lack of void," one asserts later, looking out at the crowd. That's just what Beckett would want, of course. After his 1953 Paris debut of Waiting for Godot, the suddenly famous playwright was plagued with what he called "philistines," so named for their pretentious, relentless quest to decode the play's symbols and meaning. He was annoyed that his audiences and critics were always questioning just who, or what, was this Godot? Beckett's answer: "If I knew I would have said so in the play!" Accordingly, Nash cautions his audience to "not try to figure it out," because this play "is best experienced rather than understood ... like poetry or music." There's plenty to experience in Beckett's tragicomedy in two acts. Two hoboes join company to wait day after day for someone named Godot. Meanwhile, two other wanderers cross their path and they all pass the time. That's it. The entire play. But it's the stalwart characters — misfits all — that engage the audience so deeply. The enigmatic Beckett became an overnight celebrity with this work, and ultimately won the Nobel Prize for Literature. More

playful than his other solipsistic dramas, Waiting for Godot balances man's existential predicament and his capacity for faith and courage; isolation and camaraderie; mindfulness and mindlessness; comedy and tragedy. This is characteristic of confrontational, Expressionist drama, which reacted against the humorless dramatic realism that had come before it. Beckett and other post-war playwrights, such as August Strindberg and Luigi Pirandello, replaced illusionistic staging and coherent action with' a new psychological dramaturgy, transforming bare stages into chambffs of the subconscious and narrative plot into free association. The influences of Freud and Jung were evident; people were encouraged to look inside themselves for answers. I've seen Waiting for Godot many times; some productions had music — tubular bells! — and some had Chaplinesque clowns. But Vermont Stage Company's poignant rendition has them all beat. Four strong actors — no weak links here — largely determine the success of this stark drama. Vladimir, nicknamed Didi, takes subtle shape with Andrew Sellon's deft range of emotional expressions, from red-eyed worry to big-smiling bravado. Didi nurtures and enables his memory-challenged buddy Estragon, or Gogo, a clownish, mindless character caught vividly by Steven Hauck. The pair's perfectly timed repartee is outstanding, never missing a beat, and moves the play seamlessly from comedy to tragedy and back again. Thanks to Nash's precise direction, Didi and Gogo wrap their existential ennui in a physical farce. For them, the body and the senses are sources of irritation and annoyance. Both have physical ailments: Didi seems to suffer from

an itchy head, and occasionally clutches his crotch — a prostate problem? Gogo's aching feet stink and his shins throb. Beckett is suggesting, perhaps, that our bodies fail us, too, along with our memory, our language and our gods. Contrasting with the Laurel and Hardy-esque Didi and Gogo is the master-slave duo of Pozzo and Lucky, who enter midway through each act. A dapper man of the world, Pozzo sports an ascot, monocle and watch fob, but his sadistic treatment of the ironically named Lucky, whom he leads on a rope, suggests an absent conscience. Yet he and his slave seem even more co-dependent than Gogo and Didi. John D. Alexander nails Pozzo with a mock-heroic hilarity. With a robust gift for comedy, he conveys both the pompous self-certainty and transparent inanity of men who thoughtlessly dominate and exploit the weak. It seems like just desserts when Pozzo becomes blind in the second act, and Lucky becomes the resilient one, guiding Pozzo. With this reversal Beckett offers the view that life's circumstances are random, an ever-turning wheel of fortune. It takes a moment to recognize VSC regular Kathryn Blume in Lucky's grungy costume. She plays an old, androgynous creature, face bruised and swollen, neck bloody from the rope, clothed in layers of fraying rags. Though otherwise nearly catatonic, Lucky is at one point compelled into a very funny dance performance, then a rote, rapid-fire discourse of physics equations and random Latin phrases. Blume plays it well, spouting a torrent of empty words like the Scarecrow in The Wizard ofOz. Like the other characters, Lucky suffers from synaptic disconnect. Nothing matches up here — not words and meaning, not action and words, not yesterday with today or today with tomorrow. While Lucky spits out his tirade, Pozzo, Didi and Gogo distort their bodies in agony, performing an innovative, grotesque and slow-motion dance. They find the meaningless chatter unbearable and writhe torturously, as if underwater, trying to make Lucky shut up. But none of the characters can shut up. "We always find something to give us the impression we exist," says Gogo, shoring up Didi. They try to pass the time, welcoming every minor diversion, caught as they are in a daily treadmill of repetition. They cleave to each other, as if sensing that all their broken parts combined might form one whole. They urge each other on with cliches like "too late to lose heart now" and "time will tell." They show optimism and wit in the face of murderous boredom. When Gogo suggests, "What about hanging ourselves?" Didi gamely replies, "Hmmm. It'd give us an erection." In the end, the sweetest part of Beckett's vision is that, as we pass the time expecting life to happen, we share our fires for a little while with others in the same predicament. Despite its dreary existential themes, this well-executed and heart-warming production makes the waiting worthwhile. ®

Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett. Produced by Vermont Stage Company, directed by Mark Nash. FlynnSpace, Burlington. January 30 through February 2, 7:30 p.m. February 3, 2 p.m.

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40 years later. "She mumbled a goodbye to my brother and hurried away. My brother was eager to hear the news from the old country... I'm afraid I answered him briefly. I was interested in the girl. Who was she?" She was Rose Calcagni, a 16-year-old Barre resident who worked in a millinery shop on Main Street. "For a week, I made it my business to pass that milliner's store every day," Bonazzi recalled. "I saw her, she saw me. She wouldn't even smile. I didn't have the courage to speak to her. I finally persuaded my brother to introduce us. We were married the following year." Much later, their daughter Evelyn — an only child — suggested to her parents that their romance had been "like a story in a book," Bonazzi confided to Tomasi. His love life assured, he concentrated on career. "I didn't start operating a granite shed of my own right away, although I could have," Bonazzi explained. "I wanted to learn more of this country and the way sheds did business. I did carving for a shed in Barre

we've put out plenty of memorials that we're proud of," he mused, later mentioning that a statue in Chicago called "Christ the Shepherd" had long been one of his favorite accomplishments. He also was commissioned to craft a monument for the James Bridger Portrait Gallery in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bonazzi remembered that "Little Margaret" — a child of about 9 or 10, depicted leaning on a railing with her chin cupped in one hand — caused some consternation when presented to her parents. "Her family had produced a full-length picture of her and asked me to make the statue identical in clothing, posture and so forth. I said it would be difficult, since the picture was a poor one, and faint, but I'd do my best... The mother cried and said it looked real. But in spite of their satisfaction, they hated to pay the price agreed upon. I admit it was a steep price, but it was good work, and hard, and they could afford it." Margaret's father complained that

onazzi's creative drive was apparently prodigious. While making statues, monuments and architectural details for his granite company, he also sculpted smaller pieces, designed plaster bas reliefs covered with silk or velvet, and painted in oil and other mediums. His sketchbooks reveal a man with talent to spare. "He was quite good and versatile, able to do pastels, charcoal, pen and ink and watercolor in addition to clay and stone," acknowledges the museum's Marcia Davis. "I think this is very unique compared to the other sculptors and carvers I know of." Justi died in the late 1920s from "stonecutters' tuberculosis," as Bonazzi called it. He was probably referring to silicosis, a lung disease commonly brought on by inhaling fine granite dust. Evelyn Bonazzi was educated locally before enrolling at what her father described as "a finishing school on the Hudson" in New York State. "She's married to an Irish boy from Barre. He's here with us now,

an undated oil of sailboats in a tranquil harbor. While some of his work reflects religious themes, nudes were not a no-no for a European man with a worldly outlook. A bas relief covered in pale bluegreen silk reveals a scantily clad female form with veils. Al Trono found "On the Waves," a signed plaster-of-Paris statue of a reclining woman, stored inside a metal breadbox. An Italian-English dictionary is inscribed with the name Giuseppe Bonazzi — perhaps Ettore's father. "To me," Dienno observes, "it shows the transition from Italy to Vermont."

oming-to-America stories like Bonazzi's are a vital part of the Vermont Granite Museum of Barre, which will be situated in the sprawling 30,000-square-foot complex on the 12-acre site of the Jones Brothers Company, a commercial enterprise in Barre from the 1890s

"He was . . . able to do pastels, charcoal, pen and ink and watercolor In addition to clay and stone. I think this is very unique compared to the other sculptors and carvers I know of." — MARCIA DAVIS, VERMONT GRANITE MUSEUM DIRECTOR

Newly discovered artifacts from an Italian stonecutter's life put a human face on the Vermont Granite Museum

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small, leather-bound Bible caught Adele Dienno's attention while she was browsing in a local second-hand shop three weeks ago. It had been published in 1889, the text was in Italian and Catholic Mass cards were inserted here and there. Then she noticed a lock of dark brown human hair pressed between two pages. "This is what got me all excited," Dienno says, thumbing through the old religious tome while seated in her Burlington living room. "It's very personal." The Bible was among related consignment items at Retrowearhouse on Pine Street, including the sepia-toned image of a mustachioed young man in a hat leaning against an enormous block of stone carved in a decorative pattern. This was somebody special, Dienno thought. A little detective work revealed that the handsome fellow in the photograph was the late Ettore Bonazzi, a Montpelier granite sculptor and painter in the early 1900s. Dienno also learned there were boxes of additional Bonazzi family heirlooms at the home of Al and Evelyn Trono. The Queen City couple was hoping to sell everything on behalf of the late artist's son-in-law, now 94 and living in Florida. Dienno, who is vice-president of the Vermont Italian Cultural Association, began to envision all the Bonazzi drawings, paintings, sculptures, tools, photographs, documents, suitcases, clothing and knick-knacks as disparate pieces of a puzzle. Once assembled, it might constitute a time capsule representing an ethnic community that helped shape Vermont a century ago — when European immigrants flocked to the BarreMontpelier area to work in the granite industry. She quickly realized that if the items were sold separately, a heritage would be lost. "I grew up with similar stuff," explains Dienno, a Philadelphia native who has been in Vermont for three decades. "My family

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came over to the United States in the same time period as Bonazzi." As for finding his "stuff" at Retrowearhouse, Dienno believes "it was meant to be." It didn't take her long to convince the Italian association to purchase the entire collection # and donate it to the Vermont Granite Museum of Barre. After some negotiations, she bought the Bonazzi treasure trove for $1500. The museum's executive director, Marcia Davis, appreciated the significance of the gift: Bonazzi was the artist who created "Little Margaret," the legendary granite statue of a Victorian girl that can still be seen over her grave in Montpelier's Green Mountain Cemetery. "This a great addition to the museum," Davis enthuses about the collection, which includes school books, sketch pads, tools, pastels, charcoals, models and bas reliefs. "Work-related items are particularly important to us," she says. "I'm so glad the family took care of these things and that Adele stumbled upon them. To have somebody recognize the meaning and make the connection that this is something to be preserved — it's a great synchronicity, a wonderful turn of events." The museum, scheduled to open in phases starting in August, will house exhibits that trace the state's granite industry back to its origins in the 1700s. The history of Vermont's quarries and stone-carving operations is entwined with the influx of immigrants to the region, and the Bonazzi legacy is but one of their stories. "Barre Gray" granite was world-famous. In fact, its reputation convinced Ettore Bonazzi, an educated and accomplished "statue cutter," to try his luck on this side of the Atlantic.

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onazzi grew up in the northern Italian village of Baveno, and later studied sculpture for eight years at Milan's prestigious Reale Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. He worked in his homeland for two years, and for another year in Spain. "There's always a demand for good carvers in both Italy and Spain, not only for memorials but for buildings," Bonazzi told Mari Tomasi, a Montpelier novelist who received a federal Works Progress Administration grant to document immigrant biographies in 1940. "The architecture in those countries is more ornate than here in the States. That's why talented young men who could afford it trained at good art academies. The schools emphasized fine, delicate carv»

ing. Accustomed to writing fiction, Tomasi regularly assigned pseudonyms to the real people she interviewed, according to Dienno. Bonazzi was dubbed Tognazzi, but the specific details of his life are unmistakable in Tomasi's anthropological account, which can be found on a WPA Internet site. Her extraordinary fieldwork incorporates so much oral history that the voice of the longdead "granite man" seems almost audible. Lured by the beauty of Barre Gray in

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(I. to r.) Personal items that belonged to Ettore Bonazzi; memorial sculpture of a young girl named Margaret in Montpelier's Green Mount cemetery; a young Ettore Bonazzi; Marcia Davis (top); Adele Dienno (bottom). the first year. The second year I went out to our Western granite states. I could compare the two localities then, and the granite. I found you could do better, more delicate work with the hard Barre stone." Ettore and Justi launched a granite shed business, Bonazzi & Bonazzi. In the collection now awaiting display at the museum, a company receipt bears a slogan intimating that good deals were available to thriftminded clients: "I'll take that discount." In 1940, a 61-year-old Ettore Bonazzi looked back wistfully at the endeavor. "We've had our ups and downs, as every business has, but we've made money and

Bonazzi had failed to precisely duplicate the photo of his daughter, as promised. The lifesized memorial depicts one shoe with a missing button, which he claimed was not the case in the picture. "It made me mad," Bonazzi said. "They were old-fashioned, high-buttoned shoes the girls wore at that time, and since the picture was so dim, I'd been careful to make sure of each detail. 'They are identical,' I told him. I held a magnifying glass over the picture and, sure enough, it showed one button missing on the shoe. Well, the short of it is, the man stopped quibbling and paid the price I'd asked."

until 1975. learning the granite business," Bonazzi said But the museum will also chronicle the of Danny Sullivan — that 94-year-old living geology, technology and history of the in Florida is the only surviving member of igneous rock formation from Native the family. American days through the Colonial era and Bonazzi built a duplex on River Street in Industrial Age to present times. Interactive Montpelier so that Danny and Eyelyn could exhibits will challenge visitors — estimated live next door to him after their 1932 wedat potentially 90,000 a year — to identify ding. The younger couple never had children. "mystery minerals." An in-house school for "I was like a daughter to them," says stone arts will allow novices to learn the Evelyn Trono, who was named after Evelyn tricks of the trade. j> Bonazzi. Now Trono is the museum's link to Mid-way through a $ 15 million capital understanding the genealogy associated with campaign, Davis dreams of resurrecting the the Bonazzi estate. "My grandmother was once-high profile of a town known as "the close to Rose and Ettore, who was very tall, granite capital of the world." Although very handsome. Danny still calls him 'Mr. Barre earned that title, Montpelier had a Bonazzi' to this day." transportation advantage when it came to After serving in the U.S. Army during moving large quantities of the ubiquitous World War II, Sullivan took over the granite stone. shed when his father-in-law died in 1947 at "Barre was closer to the quarries," age 68. He sold Bonazzi & Bonazzi 26 years Davis explains. "Montpelier was closer to * later, and retired. His wife Evelyn predethe railroad. Now, there are two or three ceased him in 1984. functioning granite companies in Early next month, the Tronos plan to Montpelier and more than 30 in Barre. visit Sullivan and record his answers to a list There are $100 million in annual granite of Bonazzi-related questions prepared by sales from the state." Davis. The tape, or a transcript, might be Davis points out that, even after three incorporated into the museum's exhibit. The centuries o£steady quarrying, the area still Tronos put the Bonazzi belongings up for contains a 4500-year supply of Barre Gray. sale before they knew there was a granite museum. The items were in storage for Those figures would have been music to about 20 years at Evelyn Trono's family Ettore Bonazzi's ears, even though he home in Montpelier. lamented certain changes during his 1940 session with Tomasi: "There isn't the profit "If these trunks could talk," Davis there used to be. In the old days, a roof over quips, when she spots the weathered suitcases — one with colorful foreign travel stickers the head, a good carver and good granite were about all that were necessary. Now pasted on its sides — temporarily stacked in there's too much overhead. Three or four Dienno's living room. taxes a year, machinery and all that expenGazing appreciatively at a box of Art sive dust-removing equipment." Deco compacts that were once part of her Bonazzi also expressed what sounds like namesake's makeup kit, Evelyn Trono notes: regret about the direction his life had taken. "She was elegant." "Of late I haven't done much carving," he Dienno is charmed by four tiny cellulose said. "I have enough to do taking care of the "Kewpie" dolls and a handmade nightgown business end of the shed." with a crocheted collar. "I remember the Italian women at my grandmother's house But the Bonazzi bonanza recently tatting, crocheting, knitting. They never just unearthed by Dienno is a testament to his sat and talked," she says, adding that a small artistry as well as to his business acumen. black change purse in the collection reminds "Once all of these things have found their her of how the old folks would pronounce way into the museum," she surmises, "there it: "A change-a purse-a." will be such a happy ending." © A pair of wire-rimmed eyeglasses causes a Founded in 1983, the Vermont Italian stir when everyone agrees that they must Cultural Association has about 150 members have been worn by the aging Ettore. He appears to be sporting the same spectacles in who gather for trips, lectures and culinary an undated photograph. events throughout the year. Its annual Masked "Carnevale" Ball takes place at the Radisson Two of Bonazzi's canvasses show idyllic Hotel in Burlington on Saturday, February 9. scenes: a 1931 pastel of a quaint house by Call 658-5720for reservations. a stream where swans gracefully glide, and

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IRISH SESSIONS, Radio Bean, 8 p.m. NC. KARAOKE KAPERS (host Bob Bolyard), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. NC. SPEAKEASY (groove-funk), Valencia, 10 p.m. NC.. WILL PATTON, DAVID GUSAKOV, STEVE BLAIR & TOM STEEL (jazz), Leunig's, 7:30 p.m. NC. LAST NIGHT'S JOY (Irish), Ri Rb Irish Pub, 7 p.m. NC. JAMES HARVEY QUARTET (jazz), Red Square, 10 p.m. NC. DAN PARKS & THE BLAME (rock), Nectar's, 9 p.m. NC. REGGAE NIGHT (Itation Sound, Full Spectrum Sound), Millennium Nightclub-Burlington, 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+ before 11p.m. OPEN MIKE W/JIMMY JAMS, Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. DJS SPARKS, RHINO & HI ROLLA (hiphop/reggae), Rasputin's, 10 p.m. NC/$7. 18+ BASHMENT (reggae DJ), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J.P.'s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. DJ A. DOG (hip-hop/acid jazz/lounge), Waiting Room, 11 p.m. NC. LARRY BRETT'S JUKEBOX (rock/urban DJ; DVDs), Sh-Na-Na's, 8 p.m. NC. VICTOR WOOTEN (funk-rock), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $15/17. 18+ KARAOKE W/ BONNIE DRAKE, Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. JRDA (progressive jazz), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. LADIES NIGHT KARAOKE, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC.

DOWN ON THE DELTA Corey Harris has the soul of an old-time bluesman, but he's out to update deep Southern blues with African rhythms and modern flourishes. His alchemy seems to have worked: In a few short years he went from singing on the streets of New Orleans to sharing stages with the likes of B.B. King and Billy Bragg. Harris returns Monday to Higher Ground. Burlington blues guy Jim Branca opens.

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BLUE JEWEL LIGHT (jazz), Upper Deck Pub at the Windjammer, 6:30 p.m. NC. LUGO & RAFAEL (acoustic), Radio Bean, 8:30 p.m. NC. IAN ALEXY TRIO (jazz), Valencia, 10 p.m. NC. ELLEN POWELL & MARK VAN GULDEN (jazz), Leunig's, 7:30 p.m. NC. ABBE JENNE (acoustic folk), Liquid Lounge, 9:30 p.m. NC. CONSTRUCTION JOE (alt-rock), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. SPEAKEASY (groove-funk), Nectar's, 9 p.m. NC. LADIES NIGHT (DJ trie; games & prizes), Millennium NightclubBurlington, 9 p.m. NC/$5. 18+ before 11 p.m. TOP HAT DJ, Rasputin's, 10 p.m. NC. 18+ MAD MOUNTAIN SCRAMBLERS (bluegrass), Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. REGGAE NIGHT (DJ), J.P.'s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. PICTURE THIS (jazz), Waiting Room, 11 p.m. NC. LIFTED W/D:FUSE, CRAIG MITCHELL (house/trance DJs), Higher Ground, 10 p.m. $12/14. 18+ KEN PEARLMAN W/JAMES STEVENS & NATHAN CURRY (folk), Cambridge Coffeehouse, 7 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE W/T-BONE, Backstage, 9 p.m. NC. JOHN CASSEL (jazz piano), Tavern at the Inn at Essex, 7 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/MATT & BONNIE DRAKE, Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/DAVID HARRISON, Sami's Harmony Pub, 8 p.m. NC. SETH YACOVONE BAND (blues), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC.

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KARAOKE W/FRANK, Franny O's, 9 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Otter Creek Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. JEFF PRATT & FRIENDS (acoustic), Mary's at Baldwin Creek, 8 p.m. NC. ROB WILLIAMS (singer-songwriter), Downtown Bistro, 6:30 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. NC. JOEY LEONE (blues-rock), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. $3-6. VORCZA (jazz-funk), Mad Mountain Tavern, 9 p.m. $3.

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WIZN BAR & GRILL (live radio show), Lincoln Inn Lounge, 4 p.m. NC, followed by DJ SUPERSOUNDS (dance party), 9 p.m. NC. PICTURE THIS (jazz), Upper Deck Pub at the Windjammer, 5:30 p.m. NC. DJ LITTLE MARTIN (techno/house), 135 Pearl, 10 p.m. $4. IAN ALEXY TRIO (jazz), Radio Bean, 9:30 p.m. NC. TURKEY BOUILLON MAFIA (funkygroove), Valencia, 10 p.m. NC. STAN (eclectic pop), Liquid Lounge, 9:30 p.m. NC. JOSH BROOKS (singer-songwriter), Sweetwaters, 9 p.m. NC. THE SANDRA WRIGHT BAND W/BIG JOE BURRELL-(blues), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. THE X-RAYS (rock/r&b), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Rasputin's, 6 p.m. NC, followed by TOP HAT DJ, 10 p.m. NC/$2. FUSION (hip-hop/reggae/dance; Djs Robbie J. & Toxic), Millennium NightclubBurlington, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+ before 11 p.m. LION'S DEN HI-FI SOUND SYSTEM (reggae DJs), Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. TOP HAT DJ (Top 40), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J.P.'s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. VORCZA (jazz-funk), Waiting Room, 11 p.m. NC. TRUE NORTH (rock), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9:30 p.m. NC. LARRY BRETT'S JUKEBOX (rock/urban DJ; DVDs), Sh-NaNa's, 8 p.m. $3.

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CHEERING CHARLIE A posse of local musicians is raising money, and a rockin' ruckus, in support of Blues For Breakfast's "Mr. Charlie" Frazier (pictured) next Wednesday night at, Higher Ground. The Jalapeno Brothers, Seth Yacovone Band, The John Tower Group, Dave Keller, Dr. Jones, Jim Branca and more will keep the tunes coming at a benefit concert to help defray Frazier's medical expenses resulting from an eye injury. Hey, what are friends for? ADAMS & EVE (rock), Henry's Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. CYLINDER (rock), Trackside Tavern, 9 p.m. $3. SCISSORFIGHT, 5 SECONDS EXPIRED, PUNY HUMAN, TORSION (punk, hardcore), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $8. AA KARAOKE W/PETER BOARDMAN, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. SMOKIN' GUN (rock), Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/BONNIE DRAKE, Kincade's, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, Sami's Harmony Pub, 9 p.m. NC. TYRONE SHAW & JERRY BOWERS (country-fried blues), Kept Writer, 7 p.m. Donations. AA

DREAMWEAVER (DJ), G Stop, 9 p.m. NC. THE MIGHTY LOONS (rock), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. MOO MOO & THE TIME RIDERS (rock), Franny O's, 9 p.m. NC. TOP HAT DANCE PARTY (DJ), City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. BLUES FOR BREAKFAST (bluesrock), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. $3-6. SHELLHOUSE (rock; formally Johnny Devil Band), Otter Creek Tavern, 9:30 p.m. NC. DISTANT THUNDER (rock), Angela's Pub, 9 p.m. NC. GRIPPO FUNK BAND, Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. $5. DR. JONES (rock), Mad Mountain Tavern, 9 p.m. $5.

DIRT CHEAP (rock), Farr's Roadhouse, 8 p.m. NC. JENNI JOHNSON & FRIENDS (jazz vocals), J. Morgan's, 7 p.m. NC. AUGUSTA BROWN (rock), Charlie O's, 10 p.m. NC. SPEAKEASY (groove-rock), Compost Art Ctr., 9 p.m. $5. AA STEAMROLLER PICNIC (rock), Pickle Barrel, 9 p.m. $8-10.

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softer side, and the more raucous "Come Close" and "Fall or Fly." Definitely not your average folk album. There's nothing trite here; it's an honest batch of strong songs played well and sung beautifully. Check out Edie Carey live this Saturday at the Burlington Coffeehouse. If Call Me Home is any indication, it should be quite a show. — Colin Clary

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live, it may seem to jaded ears that the band is hammering away at points they've already proved on earlier records. The lyrical and thematic content of Mantrapping is in typical Scissorfight fashion, but the — dare I say it? — "refinement" of the delivery belies a subversive educated undercurrent in the hillbilly-isms. Behind the heavy "stoner rock" din and dirge — simple, guitar driven, low-end heavy — you begin to see some irony. These guys are a lot smarter than they let on. After all, the big, bearded, angry man screaming on the record is studying for his Ph.D. in American Folklore. But he can still pen song titles like "New Hampshire's Alright if You Like Fighting" and "The Most Dangerous Animal is Me." Mantrapping for Sport and Profit reveals a bit of flair amidst th£ instrumental battery. Scissorfight might be slipping here — with a few fancier guitar leads and subversive, book-learned thoughts, they might get kicked out of their next pig roast or tractor pull. Their secret's safe as long as they stick to New Hampshire. We're just a bit quicker this side of the White River. — Simon Brody

THE BUCK DEWEY BIG BAND, WAR BONNET LOVE SONNET (Fruitpunch Records, CD) — O n The Buck Dewey Big Band's new CD, War Bonnet Love Sonnet, there are four principal songwriters. This makes for a varied and interesting batch of songs. Sonically, picture a more groove-inflected Squirrel Nut Zippers, with a heavy emphasis on horns and on individual songs. These guys really want you to move your feet when you're listening, and it's hard not to oblige. These tracks are tongue-in-cheek but full of energy and sass, and strong arrangements provide a peppy counterpoint to amusing lyrics and solid vocals. Lyrically

light-hearted, but not low-brow or bland, it's a fun ride. I particularly enjoy "Turpentine," a doo-wop number playing possum as a kiss-off. The combination of jaunty banjo and loopy clarinet gives it a nice twist, catchy and easy on the ears. Speaking of possum, "Fickle Mighty Possum," is a bit more spazzy and frenetic, with horns and backing vocals that act like additions to the horn section, which brightens up the mix. I love it when horn players sing; their melody choices reflect the way they might think with their fingers.

"The Speckled Trout Inn" is a great closer, featuring a really low bass vocal reminiscent of James Earl Jones in "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch," but with a gypsyish feel. "Jesus" plays the questing sinner card, rousing the stereo speakers like a country/Dixie spiritual, and its swell. At times this band — there is no one named Buck Dewey — gets a little political, with songs like "Atomic War" and "A Foreign Affair (We Got the Bombs)," neither of which quite do it for me, though they're still quite danceable. Overall, though, this is an upbeat and enjoyable record. Bad title, not-so-great cover art, kinda weak first track; but the rest of the collection really swings and the variety is welcome. If the notion of a Dixieland groove dance band with a suitcase full of catchy songs appeals to you, I recommend War Bonnet Love Sonnet. It's undeniably smile-inducing. Check out the real thing next time th^ band's in town. — Colin Clary

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TURKEY BOUILLON MAFIA (funkygroove), Valencia, 10 p.m. NC. DRAG KARAOKE, 135 Pearl, 8 p.m. NC, followed by DJ LITTLE MARTIN (techno/house), 10 p.m. $4. ADAM ROSENBERG (acoustic folk/rock), Liquid Lounge, 9 p.m. NC. TAMMY FLETCHER & THE DISCIPLES (soul/blues) Ri R£ Irish Pub, 10 p.m. $3. EDIE CAREY (singer-songwriter), Burlington Coffeehouse, 8 p.m. $6. AA THE X-RAYS (rock/r&b), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. SOULWORK (soul/funk) Red Square, 10 p.m. NC.

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KARAOKE, J.P.'s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. FLASHBACK ('80s Top Hat DJ), Rasputin's, 10 p.m. NC. CLUB MIX (hip-hop/house; DJs Irie, Robbie J. & Toxic), Millennium Nightclub-Burlington, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+ before 11 p.m. DIAZ & RUGGER (hip-hop/r&b DJs), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. HOLLYWOOD FRANKIE (rock/urban DJ; DVDs), Sh-Na-Na's, 8 p.m. $3. SPENCER LEWIS (acoustic power trio), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9 p.m. NC. TOSHIRO MIFUNE, DESTRUCT-A-THON, WATCHMAKER, INFANTIPHAGIA (metal), The Space, 7 p.m. $5. AA THE BILLIONAIRES (Western swing), Waiting Room, 11 p.m. NC. ADAMS & EVE (rock), Henry's Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. CYLINDER (rock), Trackside Tavern, 9 p.m. $3. APRIL WINE, COBALT BLUE (classic

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$16/18. 18+ EMPTY POCKETS (rock), Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. SMOKIN' GUN (rock), Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/DAVID HARRISON, Sami's Harmony Pub, 9 p.m. NC. JIM BRANCA (acoustic blues; CD recording party), Kept Writer, 7 p.m. Donations. AA DJ NIGHT, G Stop, 9 p.m. NC. 18+ LEON TUBBS (funky jazz-groove), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/FRANK, Franny O's, 9 p.m. NC. TOP HAT DANCE PARTY (DJ), City Limits, 9 p.rfi. NC. SHELLHOUSE (rock; formally Johnny Devil Band), Otter Creek Tavern, 9:30 p.m. NC. GYPSY REEL, OPEN MIKE (acoustic Celtic), Ripton Community

Coffeehouse, 7:30 p.m. $4/1.50. AA KARAOKE W/DAVID HARRISON, Sami's Harmony Pub, 8 p.m. NC. ABAIR BROS. & GUESTS (rock), Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. $5. LAMBSBREAD (reggae), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. $3-6. FUNKY MIRACLE (funk/jazz), Mad Mountain Tavern, 9 p.m. $5. DIRT CHEAP (rock), Farr's Roadhouse, 8 p.m. NC. GET GO (rock), Blue Tooth, 9:30 p.m. $4. DJ MESZENJAH (reggae DJ), Compost Art Ctr., 9 p.m. $5. AA ALLISON MANN & SWINGSET, FEATURING COLIN JAMES MCCAFFREY, STEVE WEINERT, TOMMY STEELE & WILL PATTON (swing dance), Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7 p.m. $10. STEAMROLLER PICNIC (rock), Pickle Barrel, 9 p.m. $8-10.

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SUNDAY JESSE NELSON & TRAVIS SHORES (multi-instrumental improv), Radio Bean, 8:30 p.m. NC. WOODCHUCK'S REVENGE (bluegrass/country/folk), Borders, 5 p.m. NC. AA JENNI JOHNSON (jazz vocals), Sweetwaters, 11:30 a.m. NC. LAST NIGHT'S JOY (Irish), R] Ra Irish Pub, 7 p.m. NC. DJ PATTI (hip-hop), Red Square, 10 p.m. NC. HIP-HOP DJ, Rasputin's, 10 p.m. NC/$7. 18+ BOB GAGNON TRIO (jazz), Waiting Room, 7 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/MATT & BONNIE DRAKE, Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC.* BLUE RODEO'S JIM CUDDY, THE JOHN TOWER GROUP (country-rock, rock), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. $10/12.

TUESDAY PRIM & PROPER (lounge jazz), Radio Bean, 8:30 p.m. NC. PAUL ASBELL & CLYDE STATS (jazz), Leunig's, 7 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Burlington Coffeehouse, 8 p.m. Donations. AA PUB QUIZ (trivia game w/prizes), Ri Ra, 8:30 p.m. NC. LINK UP (reggae; Flex DJs), Red Square, 10 p.m. NC. UNISON (DJ Aqua; house/techno), Millennium Nightclub-Burlington, 9 p.m. $2/10. 18+ before 11 p.m. TOP HAT DJ, Rasputin's, 10 p.m. $2/6. 18+ IAN ALEXY TRIO (jazz), Waiting Room, 10 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, Cactus Pete's, 9 p.m. NC.

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IRISH SESSIONS, Radio Bean, 8 p.m. NC. KARAOKE KAPERS (host Bob Bolyard), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. NC. TRYSTERO (groove-rock), Valencia, 10 p;m. NC. RANDY CROSBY, JOHN CREECH & WILL PATTON (jazz/swing), Leunig's, 7:30 p.m. NC. LAST NIGHT'S JOY (Irish), RI Ra Irish Pub, 7 p.m. NC. JAMES HARVEY QUARTET (jazz), Red Square, 10 p.m. NC. EXCLAMATE! (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC.

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DJ; DVDs), Sh-Na-Na's, 8 p.m. NC. BLUES FOR BREAKFAST, SETH YACOVONE, TAMMY FLETCHER, JALAPENO BROS., NOBBY REED PROJECT, DR. JONES, BILL SCHAFER BAND, JOHN TOWER GROUP, JIM BRANCA & GUESTS (blues, soul, jam-rock; benefit for Charlie Frazier), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $8. 18+ KARAOKE W/MATT & BONNIE DRAKE, Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. JAMIE NOTARTHOMAS (acoustic rock), Monopole, 9 p.m. NC. LADIES NIGHT KARAOKE, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Mad Mountain Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC. LINCOLN GAP (bluegrass), Good Times Cafe, 7:30 p.m. $2. AA HOUSE JAM, Charlie O's, 9 p.m. NC. 0

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'VISUAL WHOLENESS': Chester Higgins Jr., photojournalist and staff photographer for The New York Times, lectures in conjunction with the exhibit, "Reflections in Black: Smithsonian African American Photography: Art and Activism," February 1, 5 p.m. ARCHITECTURE LECTURE: Art historian professor Frazer Ward presents a talk about the ongoing work of Vito Acconci. Vermont College, Montpelier, February 3, 6:45 p.m.

ongoing BURLINGTON AREA DIVIDED SPACE, mixed-media work by art prof Tom Shea. Francis Colburn Gallery, UVM, Burlington, 656-2014. Through February 1. SOME GODDESSES, paintings and drawings by Michael Brown. Mirabelles, Burlington, 863-4649. Through February. CLARK RUSSELL, mixed-media metal wall sculptures, 3-D constructions, paintings, prints, watercolors and sound collage by RECON. L/L Gallery, Living/Learning Center, UVM, Burlington, 656-4200. Through February 15. FULL HOUSE, photography by Jeremy Fortin and Tamara Staples, and sculpture by Gordon Auchincloss, James Teuscher and Wilder Wheelock. Flynndog Gallery, Burlington, 865-9292. Companion exhibit of photography'artd'sculpture at SoHome in the 208 Flynn Ave. building, including above artists and Jeff Clarke, Arnold M. Gilbert, Shayne Lynn, Gerta Meyerhof, Peter Miller and H. Keith Wagner. Through February 21. MARC AWODEY, paintings, dining room; and JASON BODNER, paintings, bar. Daily Planet, Burlington, 8623779. Through February 13. PRE-COLUMBIAN ART, artifacts from tiny figurines to human and animal effigies, from the museum's permanent collection. Fleming Museum, Burlington, 656-0750. Through July 3. HOWARD ROMERO, pan-scenic photographs. Wine Works, Burlington, 865-7166. Through February. MICHAEL BROWN, paintings, and ROZ PAYNE, photographs from the '60s. Red Square, Burlington, 862-3779. Through February 15. A NATION IN THOUGHT, works of art by 15 artists to inspire world peace and understanding of religious and cultural diversity. Art Space 150 at the Men's Room, Burlington, 864-2088. Through February. PRESENCE, paintings, prints and drawings by Linda E. Jones and Susan Osgood. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, 652-4500. Through March 9. BRIGHT MOMENTS, handmade prints by Roy Newton. Red Onion Caf6, Burlington, 865-2563. Through February 5. THE COLLECTOR'S HOUSE, a new building envisioning the home of a 21stcentury folk art collector, designed by architect Adam Kalkin and decorated by Albert Hadley. Shelburne Museum, 985-3348. Through October 2003.

ELDER CREATIVITY & EXPRESSION, an Elder Art retrospective 1996-2001 features 40 area artists. Ferrisburgh Artisans Guild, 877-3668. Through February 5. CHARLES "TEENIE" HARRIS: A LEGACY IN BLACK AND WHITE, photographs by the late African-American photojour-

nalist. Also, DAVID BUMBECK: FIGURES OF THE IMAGINATION, recent sculptures, prints and drawings by the Middlebury College art professor. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 443-5007. Both through April 7. THE SPIRIT OF OBJECTS, an exhibit of items from the permanent collection that show how individuals interact with the past. Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, 388-2117. Through April.

CENTRAL VERMONT RYAN MAYS: MISSOURI LIFE, woodcut art. Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, 223-7800. Through February. WILMA LOVELY, wall-hung recycled art using TV set components, wire, broken stained glass and more. Spotlight Gallery, Vermont Art Council, Montpelier, 828-5422. Through February. FUNK & FUNCTIONALITY, watering cans by George Shumar. Chaplin Hall, Norwich University Dept. of Architecture, Northfield, 229-9416. Through February 15. RED HOT: HEATED WORKS, a group show in multi-media, and EXPLORING 1 PASTELS, featuring works by the students of Joy Huckins-Noss. Studio Place Arts, Barre, 479-7241 Through February 23. AXEL STOHLBERG, mixed-media landscapes and sculptures. Vermont Supreme Court lobby, Montpelier, 828-4784. Through February 8. FEATURED ARTISTS' EXHIBITION, including digital prints by Steven Goodman, paintings by Mike Mayone and Susan Raabe, pastels by Harriet Whitcomb and sculptures by Teresa Murray. Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts, Rutland, 775-0356. Through February 17. PHOTOGRAPHIC SCULPTURE: VERMONT ENVIRONS — SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, an installation by Orah Moore and Tari Prinster commissioned for Morrill Hall, Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, 828-5422. Ongoing. KENNETH P. OCHAB, new landscape oil paintings, and works by other Vermont artists Keith Davidson, Kathleen Bergeron, Gertrude Belloso and Joyce Kahn. Goldleaf Gallery, Waitsfield, 279-3824. Ongoing.

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o say that Burlington artist Clark Russell is a sculptor rather than an assemblage artist may be "a distinction without a difference." But maybe not. Assemblage is basically three-dimensional collage, an arranging of disparate elements into a unified artistic statement. Russell works with broken mirrots, ihan^ifik ftfice, oli£f icture frames, car parts and other found objects in his current exhibition at the University of Vermont's Living/Learning Center gallery. But he maintains the sensibilities of a sculptor as he works with them. While an assemblage artist might find a piece of cultural detritus and ask, "What can I make from this?" Russell seems to use whatever will work to create an image he already has in mind. If there is a difference between assemblage artist and sculptor, that's it. In Russell's 16 wall pieces, he uses objects that are relatively free of connotative baggage, eschewing cliches such as Barbie heads and bird wings. Three assemblages include mirrors, but Russell seems to use them as a formal device for reversing context — bringing the gallery into the art, so to speak. In "Epency," for example, the mirror serves as a mat around a chaotic mixed-media painting. Paint chips, shredded bits of a cartographic map, delaminated wood veneer and other bits of color are held together with glue and Pollock-esque splatters within the picture plane, while Russell's mirrored mat reflects the calm, clean gallery environment. It's a sly way of contrasting the artist's two worlds — gallery and studio.

Several of Russell's works are essentially paintings, but he approaches them as objects. From a distance, "Swath" appears to be an Abstract Expressionist painting. It has the dimensions and the frame of the kind of painting found over a bed in a motel room — but it's not a painting. Rather, "Swath" is a large sheet of scraped, dented and rusty sheet metal. The foundation of the piece is a lighter gray on one side and darker on the other, which appears to provide an "under painting" for the energetic matrix of lines created by the rust over this surface. "Sakhalin" is another "painting" that is not really quite two-dimensional. Oddly titled after an island in the Russian Far East, the piece is a smallframed oil abstraction on clear glass. The frame suspends the image a few inches away from the wall. The smears and blobs of black, white, gray, raw umber and sienna that comprise the nonobjeetive & image are augmented by shadows on the wall behind the piece. Shadows play an important role in most of Russell's works. "There's No Time for Art" is a framed 2-by-3-foot rectangle of chain-link fence. It's a very Dada sort of image, and little bits of tar cling to some of the wire squares of fencing to break the monotony of the design. Shadows double the pattern of linked squares. "Lester" is a wall piece made of the twisted sinews of steel contrasted with bales of wire and bent rods that vary the weight of his lines — literally and technically. The piece is like a great winged form, and at about 5 feet long it is one of the larger pieces in the show. Lines meander and overlap with greater and lesser density. Chunks of metal punctuate the piece, and ribbons of steel come together at either end. The ever-present shadow gives the sculpture an additional layer, as it were. " ' Russell's aesthetic is consistent across media. The sinewy, fiercely abstract lines of "Lester" also appear in passages of "Sakhalin" and many other pieces in the show. His sculptural approach is marked by astute uses of shadow and carefully controlled dimensionality — he seems to take into account how far different parts of the works hang from the wall. All of Russell's works are fundamentally objects, rather than a portrayal of objects. That's an important distinction with a difference that makes them sculpture in the most basic sense of the word. ®

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SIX GRACE ARTISTS, Rowena Burnor, Dot Kibbee, Merrill Densmore, T.J. Goodrich, Larry Bissonnette and Margo Russell, show seven pieces each. GRACE Gallery, Old Firehouse, Hardwick, 472-6857. Tuesday Thursday or by appointment through March 20. RICHARD GROSS, watercolors. Stowehof Inn & Resort, Edson Hill Rd., Stowe, 253-9722. Through March. HANDMADE BOOK EXHIBITION, featuring book works of Claire Van Vliet, Alexandra Jessup Altman and Tom Twetten. Sterling College Library, Craftsbury Common, 586-7711. Through March 9. FACES OF VERMONT, featuring portrait paintings from the collection of the Vermont Historical Society. Also, paintings by Charles Ryerson, East Gallery. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through April 6.

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"Plight" contains a "porthole" in the center of a large square mirror. There are vertical bars within the hole, behind which is just a blank wall. The hole leads nowhere, the bars keep nothing in or out, and the space in the mirror is an illusion. It is a technically simple and intellectually complex existential statement in visual form.

Clark Russell, mixed-media metal wall sculptures, 3-D constructions, paintings, prints, watercolors and sound collage. L/L Gallery, Living/Learning Center, UVM, Burlington. Through February 15.

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MEL KENDRICK: CORE SAMPLES, sculpture by the New York artist. Also, REFLECTIONS IN BLACK — SMITHSONIAN AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY: ART AND ACTIVISM, photos chronicling the African-American experience from the 1950s thro '90s. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603646-2808. Both through March 10. HERBERT LIST, featuring 223 prints by the German photographer (19031975), including portraits of artists, intimist scenes and photojournalism, through April 28. Also, THE LARGE MISERIES OF WAR BY JACQUES CALLOT, large-format etchings depicting the Thirty Years War in Europe, through February 3; and WEARABLE SCULPTURE, featuring 60 pieces of contemporary studio jewelry from the Liliane and David M. Stewart Collection, through March 24. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 514-285-2000.

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Vermont Historical use today. the author of Around Morristown (Arcadia, $19.99, 128 pages), a paperback pictorial history of Morristown, Vermont. He looks more like a choirboy than a hell-raiser. In fact, Bryer is a choirboy; he spoke about his new book over the phone during a recent tour with the St. Mike's Liturgical Choir, preparing that morning for a prayer service at Ground Zero in Manhattan. Bryer, a lifelong Morrisville resident, attributes his interest in local history to his

Memory, Spirit, and the Making of History, out this month from the University of New England Press ($24.95, 360 pages). Hemenway was a determined scribe who set out, in 1859, to record the early history of every town in Vermont. She faced numerous obstacles, writes Clifford, "from money and legal troubles, to floods and conflagrations." Not to mention sexism. Clifford, a former president of the Vermont Historical Society, reports that on the day Hemenway was to begin her journey, she received a discouraging letter from faculty members at Middlebury College. The professors regarded her plan as impractical and "not a suitable work for a woman. How could one woman expect to do what forty men had been trying for sixteen years and could not?" they demanded incredulously. It won't ruin the bookjto reveal that, despite their lack of faith, Hemenway succeeded in producing the illustrated five-volume Vermont Historical Gazetteer, still in use today. Clifford's book tells the story behind Hemenway's effort and excerpts highlights from the Gazetteer. She'll share some of these tales Friday, February 8, at the Vermont Leadership Center in East Charleston.

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THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS***172 From the creators of Rushmore comes this comedy about a dysfunctional family of neurotic geniuses. Wes Anderson

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Walk to Remember 1:20, 4:20, 7:10, 9:50. The Mothman Prophecies 1:15, 4:10, 7, 9:50. The Count of Monte Cristo 12:45, 3:45, 6:45, 9:45. Snow Dogs 1, 4, 7, 9:30. Black Hawk Down 12:15, 3:30, 6:30, 9:40. Orange County 1:10, 4:10, 7:10, 9:30. Beautiful Mind 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:40. Lord of the Rings 12:30, 4:15, 8.

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friday 1 — tuesday 5 I Am Sam 3:20, 6:40, 9:46. The Mothman Prophecies 12:15 (Sat-Sun. only) 4, 7:10, 10. Brotherhood of the Wolf 12 (Sat.-Sun. only), 3:10, 6:30, 9:40. In the Bedroom 12:30 (Sat.-Sun. only), 3:40, 7, 9:55. Gosford Park 11:50 (Sat.-Sun. only), 3, 6:20, 9:30. The Royal Tenenbaums 12:40 (Sat.-Sun. only) 3:50, 6:50, 9:20.

Wednesday 30 — thursday 31 The Majestic 4:15, 7:30. Kate and Leopold 4:05, 6:40, 9:10. Jimmy Neutron 4:30, 6:30, 8:30. Vanilla Sky 4, 6:50, 9:15. Behind Enemy Lines 4:10, 7, 9:20.

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Who needs live jazz in the dead of winter? Montpelier pianist Michael Arnowitt has come up with an alternative. "Forecast Jazz" is an informal party that invites you to B.Y.O.C. Bring Your Own Cut - from a favorite jazz album. A panel of professionals, including vocalist Lesley Becker, bassist Ellen Powell and deejay Tom Bruce, "is going to comment on the music we are listening to," Arnowitt says. "We may even play 'Stump the Chumps.'" Sounds a "hole" lot better than staying home on Groundhog Day.

Sleeping Beauty on Ice. Saturday, February 2. Flynn Center, Burlington, 2 & 8 p.m. $31-41. Info, 863-5966.

simple truth? "More, more, more" may be Americas mantra. But a few brave souls are saying "less, less, less." Practitioners of "simple living" strive to survive with minimal impact on the globe, according to Barbara Duncan of the Norwich-based Vermont Earth Institute. Simply put, she says, it's "living in keeping with your values. . . and not accumulating too much stuff." Her talk traces the trend from the first conscientious consumers — Henry David Thoreau was an early adherent — to national priority changes as a result of the recent terrorist attacks. It may be worth noting that "giving it up" suggests having had it in the first place. "Involuntary simplicity" is a much tougher sell.

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laughing all the way With alumni like Paul Reiser, Robin Williams and Bill Irwin to recommend it, Chicago City Limits needs no introduction. No safety net, either. The improvisational comedy troupe takes suggestions directly from the audience and crafts them into scenes on the spot: minimusicals, game shows. In Randolph, the local winner of an essay contest entitled "Why I think I'm funny enough to be on the stage with Chicago City Limits" will definitely be in on the action. Artistic director Paul Zuckerman describes his show of spontaneity as "the collective lunatic unconscious of both actors and audience." Chicago City Limits. Friday, February 1. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 8 p.m. $15-25. Info, 728-9878.

Simple Living Yesterday and Today. Thursday, January 31. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

nielson rating Unlike Brahms, Bach and Beethoven, Erik Nielson still needs his first name. But within local classical music circles, the Brookfield composer definitely scores. He's written numerous pieces for the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble, and last year unleashed a full-length opera called A Fleeting Animal. The world premiere of "A Momentary Opening" gives the Vermont Youth Orchestra something to boast about, along with soloists Maria Schwartz and Amy Robinson. Conductor Troy Peters says the concert is "is mainly about composers and their influences." Charles Ives weighs in with "Variations on America," Francois Borne offers a "Carmen Fantasy" and Johannes Brahms interprets a theme by Franz Joseph Haydn. The Mothman Prophecies, at Essex Outlet Cinemas, Nickelodeon p. 28a

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film 'WAKING LIFE': A young graduate student stumbles from one amazing conversation to another in this film by Richard Linklater. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6.50. Info, 748-2600. . DOUBLE FEATURE: World of Apu takes a gentle look at a young man accepting his responsibility to the world, 6:45 p.m. West Beirut is a remembrance of director Ziad Doureiri's school days during Lebanon's civil war, 8:45 p.m. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins • Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. $6. Info, 603646-2422.

art • Also, see art listings. FIGURE DRAWING: The v * human figure motivates aspiring and accomplished artists in a weekly drawing session at Memorial Auditorium, •Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. $3-5. Info, 865-7166.

words WRITING GROUP: Share ideas,, get feedback and try writing exercises at the Kept Writer Bookshop, St. Albans, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 527-6242. 'PLANNING THE GARDEN': Vermont Public Radio commentator Ron Krupp sows interest in his new gardening book, Woodchuck's Guide to Gardening. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

kids 'ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS': Homeschooled kids unearth the forest's mysterious plants and animals through games, hikes and crafts. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 9:30 a.m. noon. $40-50. Register, 229-6206. STORYTIME: Young readers aged 3 to 5 learn from lighthearted literature, songs and activities. S. Burlington Community Library, 10 a.m. Free. Register, 652-7080. 'TINY TOTS' STORYTIME: The 3-and-under crowd shares social time and stories. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. STORY AND CRAFT TIME: Preschoolers aged 3 to 6 dabble in designs and drama. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1010:45 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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etc COMMUNITY FORUM: Bring a vegetarian dish to a community discussion centering around the "Arab and Israeli Conflict." Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-2340. BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: Peaceful protestors stand together against violence and the War Against Terrorism. Unitarian Universalist Church, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345, ext. 5. BLOOD DRIVE: Share a pint with a stranger at Hauke Lounge, Champlain College, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-6428. MENTORING RECEPTION: Rusty DeWees speaks about his experiences as a mentor to young people at this reception. Radisson Hotel, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Register, 860-1677. JAZZ COLLOQUIUM: Painter, jazz journalist, biographer and fiction writer Sharony Andrews Green presents a talk entitled "Giant Steps: How Jazz Informs the Life of One Artist." John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill, UVM, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3166.

BACKCOUNTRY SKIING & WINTER TRAVEL SKILLS: Understand the basics of the backcountry including waxing, uphill techniques and self-rescue. Green Mountain Club Headquarters, Waterbury Center, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

drama 'WAITING FOR GODOT': See January 30. 'TRUE WEST': A Hollywood screenwriter wages a psychological battle with his estranged, drifter brother in this Sam Shepard play. City Hall Arts Center, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $19. Info, 229-0492. 'ONCE UPON A TIME...AND NEVER AGAIN': Members of Vermont's Bosnian refugee community perform an original theater piece based on their homeland tragedy. See story, this issue. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $8. Info, 863-5966.

film 'WAKING LIFE': See January 30. 'HYENAS': A wealthy woman returns to the decaying backwaters of Senegal, where she bribes the villagers to kill her former lover. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

art • Also, see art listings. 'DRAWING AND PAINTING FROM NATURE': Artist Susan Sawyer demonstrates different printmaking techniques at VINS North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 1-3 p.m. $8-12. Register, 229-6206.

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music • Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." ANDREW MANZE: Harpsichordist Richard Egarr joins the Grammy-nominated Baroque violinist for a performance of works

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etc BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See January 30. KORAN TALK: Religion professor Walid Saleh speaks on "Koranic Concepts of Justice" with a focus on the relationship between human and divine judgment. Farrell Room, Edmunds Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535. RESEARCH SEMINAR: The Center for Research on Vermont asks "Can Vermonters Regain Control of Vermont's Future?" Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4389. COMMUNITY MEETING: The Howard Center for Human Services is looking for feedback from clients, their families and the public about its mental illness services. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 4-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-6122.

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BALLROOM DANCE PARTY: Waltz your way through a night of social dancing at this weekly soiree. Jazzercize, Williston. Mini-lesson,

art • Also, see art listings. ARTIST TALK: Photojournalist Chester Higgins Jr. discusses "Visual Wholeness" in Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 5 p.m. Free. Info, 603646-2808.

words POETRY SLAM: Buddy Wakefield rocks the house before a tournament-style slam begins. Rhombus Gallery, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 863-2370.

kids 'MUSIC WITH ROBERT A N D GIGF: Kids sing songs with Robert Resnik and his fiddle-playing friend Gigi Weisman. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216.

sport TEEN SWIM: Teen-agers take the plunge in an indoor pool and experience the next best thing to summer. Greater Burlington YMCA, 8-9:45 p.m. $2. Info, 862-9622.

etc BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See January 30. OPEN HOUSE PARTY: Addison County Women in Crisis celebrates a name change — to WomenSafe — with a musical reception. Kirk Alumni Center, Middlebury College, 5-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-9180. BUSINESS GROUP: Local business owners convene to share stories of successes and frustrations. Scrumptious Cafe, Burlington, 8-9 a.m. Free. Info, 860-1417.

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'IOLANTHE': See February 1. THE HOLMES BROTHERS A N D ERIC BIBB: The bluesy brothers team up with the soulful guitarist for a concert of funk-flavored gospel. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $18.50.; Info, 603-448-0400. GREEN MOUTAIN JAZZ SERIES: Jazz-lovers come out of their holes for a Groundhog Day gathering to benefit future jazz concerts. See "7 Selects," this issue. Christ Church Parish Hall, Montpelier, 4-6 p.m. $7. Info, 229-0984. HOPSTOP: The folk songs and prose writing of Ruth Crawford Seeger are brought to life in a family program titled "Folk Traditions: Lets Build a Railroad." Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 11 a.m. Free. Info, 603646-2422. CAMBRIDGE COFFEEHOUSE: Acoustic musicians Ken Perlman, James Stephens and Nathan Curry play guitar, clawhammer banjo and fiddle at Dinners Dunn, Windridge Bakery, Jeffersonville, 7-9 p.m. Donations. Info, 644-5721. VILLAGE HARMONY: The internationally acclaimed Vermont choir sings shape-note songs along with Croatian and Bulgarian folk numbers at Bethany Church, Montpelier, 7 p.m. $8. Info, 4263210.

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film 'BREAD AND TULIPS': See February 1, 7 & 9 p.m. 'TOGETHER': This engaging comedy surveys the decidedly offbeat members of a hippie commune as they struggle and stay together. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603-6462422.

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art • Also, see art listings. ARTIST'S TALK: Artist Alisa Dworsky discusses sketches and drawings resulting from her recent sculpture installation, "Luminous Fields." Chandler Art Gallery, Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 728-6464. ART LECTURE: Photographer Jeff Gusky presents a talk entitled "The Presence of Absence" in conjunction with his exhibition of Holocaust-inspired images. Fleming Museum, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0750.

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BOOK DISCUSSION: Bookworms share their read on True Confessions of an Albino Terrorist, by Breyten Breytenbach. Varnum Library, Jeffersonville, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 644-5603.

'LEAVE NO TRACE' TRAINER COURSE: A two-day program educates campers and outdoor travelers on treading lightly in the backcountry. Green Mountain Club Headquarters, Waterbury Center, 9 a.m. $55-68. Register, 244-7037. SKI & SNOWSHOE: Take a guided trek along groomed trails before sitting down to a homecooked fireside dinner. Vermont Leadership Center, E. Charleston, 3 p.m. $8-13. Register, 723-6551. BIG JAY HABITAT MONITORING: The Vermont chapter of the Sierra Club leads a snowshoe hike on Big Jay. Meet at Eastern Mountain Sports, S.

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drama 'WAITING FOR GODOT': See January 30. 'TRUE WEST': See January 31, 6:30 p.m. $21. 'PATRIOT' READING: Pentangle Council on the Arts presents a reading of Otis Guernsey's play on passion. Town Hall Theater, Woodstock, 4 p.m. $10-20. Info, 457-3981.

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Sunday music • Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." VILLAGE HARMONY: See February 2, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Middlebury, 3 p.m. VERMONT YOUTH ORCHESTRA: Violinist Amy Robinson and flutist Maria Schwartz are featured in a concert of works by Ives, Bruch, Borne, Brahms and Vermonter Erik Nielson. See "7 Selects," this issue. Flynn Center, Burlington, 3 p.m. $10. Info, 863-5966. FIDDLE CONCERT: Sawyers convene for a monthly concert hosted by the Northeast Fiddlers Association. VFW Post, Morrisville, 1-5:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 244-8537. JAZZ ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON: Father-and-son duo Chris and Daniel Bakriges perform piano and violin with the Catamount Jazz Ensemble. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 4 p.m. $7. Info, 748-2870. WOODCHUCK'S REVENGE: The Pittsford-based bluegrass trio plays a lively mix of traditional and not-so-traditional tunes. Borders Cafe, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711.

CHOIR AUDITIONS: Kids pipe up for a place in the Encore Choir scheduled to perform this spring with the Vermont Youth Sinfonia Orchestra. Burlington, 1-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 660-4917.

sport 'LEAVE NO TRACE' TRAINER COURSE: See February 2, 4 p.m. SNOWSHOE WEEKEND: See February 2, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. 2002 SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Special Olympics athletes from across the state compete in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding and snowshoeing events. Bolton Valley Resort, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 8635222. SNOWSHOE CHALLENGE: Snowshoers stride for perfection in races of varying lengths. Smugglers' Notch Resort, Jeffersonville, 2K and 5K races, 10 a.m. Fun Run, 10:30 a.m. $15. Register, 644-1173. TEEN BASKETBALL: The indoor court makes hoop dreams come true for teens at the Greater Burlington YMCA, 4-5 p.m. $2. Info, 862-9622.

etc BABYSITTING COURSE: Preteens get a crash course in the characteristics and basic care of children. American Red Cross, 29 Mansfield Ave., Burlington, noon - 4 p.m. $25. Register, 660-9130. VOLUNTEER CELEBRATION: Friends, community members,

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dance SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING: Jig and reel with or without a partner during a night of traditional cavorting. First Congregational Church of Essex Junction, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $4. Info, 879-7618.

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kids SONG AND STORYTIME: Threes are company at this singing read-along for babies and toddlers. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10 & 11 , a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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etc BURLINGTON PEACE VIGIL: See January 30. ASTRONOMY MEETING: Stargazers of all abilities get a lesson in "Making Giant Binoculars." 413 Waterman, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 482-6887. BLACK HISTORY LECTURE: Music and art professor William Tortolano draws up the past in a lecture entitled "The Harlem Renaissance: Black Music, Film, Poetry and Art." Faith Methodist Church, S. Burlington, 3 p.m. $5. Info, 863-5980. BUSINESS CIRCLE: Business folks learn what's happening in the state house. Winooski Hydroelectric, Montpelier, noon - 1 p.m. $10. Register, 862-8347. NETWORKING GROUP: Employee hopefuls get job leads, connections, skills and support. Career Resource Center, Vermont Department of Employment & Training, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 652-0325. :

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kids MOTHER GOOSE TIME: See January 31. 'MUSIC WITH ROBERT A N D GIGI': See February 1. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: Tykes ages 3 to 5 get an early appreciation for literature. Carpenter Carse Library, Hinesburg, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 482-2878. STORYTIMES: Youngsters benefit from books read aloud. 1-3 years, 10 a.m. 4-5 years, 1 p.m. S. Burlington Community Library. Free. Info, 652-7080.

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art • Also, see art listings. FIGURE DRAWING: See January 30. ARCHITECTURE LECTURE: Art historian professor Frazer Ward presents a talk about the ongoing work of Vito Acconci. Vermont College, Montpelier, 6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8500.

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W O M E N ' S CREATIVE EXPRESSION ART GROUP: AUDITION WORKSHOP: Wednesdays, February 6 through Saturday, February 16, 12:30March 20, 9 a.m. - noon. Carol 5:30 p.m. Flynn Center for the MacDonald studio, 614 Macrae Performing Arts, Burlington. Road, Colchester. $l45-$225, Info, 652-4500 or www.flynncen sliding scale. Info, 862-9037. ter.org. New and experienced actors Women get support for personal get tips on how to give a strong, exploration of their creative voice. creative audition. EXPLORING ASPECTS OF DRAWING: Eight Wednesdays, February 27 through April 17, 6AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN 8 p.m. Bristol Clay Studio. $80. VALLEY: Adults, Monday Info, 453-5885 or www.bristol through Friday, 5:45-6:45 p.m. rec.org. Students experience everyand 7-8:15 p.m. Wednesdays, thing from pencil and ball-point noon - 1 p.m. Saturdays, 10:15pen to ink wash and wall installa11:15 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. tions. 12:30 p.m. Children, Tuesdays, FIREHOUSE CENTER FOR 4-5 p.m. and Saturdays, 9-10 T H E VISUAL ARTS: January a.m. Next intro series begins and February classes at Memorial Tuesday, February 5, 5:45 p.m. Auditorium in Burlington. Prices Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 vary. Info, 865-7166. Winter sesPine Street, Burlington. Info, sions include beginning and inter951-8900 or www.aikidovt.org. mediate watercolor, oil painting, We've relocated; come and visit our printmaking and figure drawing beautiful new space. classes, as well as basic drawing and AIKIDO OF VERMONT: art quilting. Ongoing classes Monday through STILL LIFE A N D INSPIRAFriday, 6-7 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. T I O N : Fridays, February 8 Saturday, 9-10:30 a.m. Sunday, through March 15, 6-9 p.m. 10-11:30 a.m. Above Onion Bristol Clay Studio. $90. Info, River Co-op, 274 N. Winooski 453-5885 or www.bristolrec.org. Ave., Burlington. Info, 862-9785. Explore the pleasures of painting Practice the art of Aikido in a safe still lifes in water-soluble oil paints; and supportive environment. for beginners to advanced, teens to adults. FERRISBURGH ARTISANS PRINTMAKING WORKGUILD: Ongoing classes in SHOP: Saturday, February 2, watercolor, welding, stained glass, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Firehouse pottery, kinder art, Saturday Center for the Visual Arts, morning clay and more. Info, Memorial Auditorium, Burling877-3668. Unleash your creativity ton. Info, 865-7166. Kate Temple with top-notch instructors. of New York's Lower East Side Printshop helps artists get acquainted with different printmaking tech' PROFESSIONAL BARTENDniques. I N G TRAINING: Day, evening SILK-SCREENING W I T H and weekend courses. Various D O N WILKINSON: Five locations. Info, 888-437-4657 or Wednesdays beginning February bartendingschool.com. Get certi6, 6-9 p.m. Firehouse Center for fied to make a mean martini, marthe Visual Arts, Memorial garita, manhattan or mai tai. Auditorium, Burlington. Info, 865-7166. Students review techniques and materials and learn START UP: Thursdays, February how to introduce rep eatable photo7 through May 16, 5-9 p.m. and graphic imagery, xerography, text Sundays, 3-7 p.m. Women's Small and mark-making into prints and Business Program, Burlington. paintings. $1250, grants available. Info, EXPLORING ART AGAIN: 846-7160. Learn valuable business Wednesdays, February 6 through and computer skills and develop a March 13, 9:30-11:30 a.m. plan for turning a business idea Bristol Clay Studio. $80. Info, into action. 453-5885 or bristolrec.org. Adults MARKET YOUR SMALL rediscover the joy of creating beauty BUSINESS: Six alternate through color pencil, watercolors, Thursdays, beginning February 7, oils, pastels and other media; Jan 6:30-8:30 p.m. New Directions Fead instructs. Studio, Burlington. $250. WATERCOLOR SKETCHRegister, 862-3888 or Karen@ BOOK JOURNAL: Thursdays, passionplaycoaching.com. February 7 through March 14, Professional coach Karen Steward 9:30-11:30 a.m. Bristol Clay Nolan helps participants create Studio. $80, includes materials. solid marketing plans and sharp Info, 453-5885 or bristolrec.org. publicity tools. Learn the tricks and techniques of using a portable journal to record the beauty that surrounds you. ROCK CLIMBING CLASSES: MAKE YOUR O W N PASTELS: Tuesdays through March 12, Three one-day workshops, 6:30-8:30 p.m. for co-ed adults. Saturdays February 9, March 9 & Thursdays through March 14, April 13, 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. 6:30-8:30 p.m. for women. Petra Bristol Clay Studio. $100/each. ClifFs Climbing Center, 105 Info, 453-5885 or www.bristol Briggs Street, Burlington. rec.org. Make 50 to 70 chalk pas$ 140/eight, $ 125/ members. tel sticks in vivid, rich, hard-toInfo, 657-3872. Learn to climb or find colors.

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cooking NECI CLASSES: Saturdays, 1011:30 a.m. or 3-4:30 p.m. New England Culinary Institute, 25 Church Street, Burlington. Prices vary. Register, 863-5150 ext. 38. Sharpen your culinary skills with top teachers. February 9: Chocolate Mask Making, morning; Creole Cooking, afternoon. February 16: Edible Aphrodisiacs, morning; Components of Wine, afternoon.

craft ADVENTURES IN BEADS: Ongoing Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Alter Ego, 237 Main Street, Vergennes. Register, 877-9964. Explore the many options of beadwork design and artistry. POTTERY PAINTING: Ongoing beginner-to-advanced classes. Blue Plate Ceramic Cafe, 119 College St., Burlington. Info, 652-0102. Learn the basics or fine techniques for painting ceramics to create gifts and other treasures. MAKE A RUSTIC C L O C K Saturday, February 2, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Mt. Abraham School Wood Shop, Bristol. $30, includes materials. Info, 453-5885 or www. bristolrec.org. Create your own simple rustic clock in a workshop led by Jim Cunningham of MooseMaple Rustic Furnishings. MAKING BOOKS & FOLDED PAPER PROJECTS: Wednesdays through February 6, 3-4:30 p.m. Bristol Elementary School Library. $15. Info, 453-5885 or www.bristolrec.org. Kids in grades 4-9 explore new ways to turn paper into books, boxes and other useful items.

dance CUBAN & NYC-STYLE SALSA: Four Tuesdays beginning February 12, Champlain Club, Crowley Street, Burlington. Intro to NYC-style and Cuban-style salsa at 6:30 p.m. Rueda practice sessions at 7:30. Level 1 Cuban salsa at 8:30. $10/class $5/practice session. Register, 864-7953. David Larson and Rebecca Brookes teach these sizzling dances. SALSA VALENTINE SOCIAL: Thursday, February 14, 7-9 p.m. Champlain Club, Crowley Street, Burlington. $5. Info, 864-7953. Dancers of all levels enjoy a nopressure opportunity to learn and practice salsa steps with David Larson and Rebecca Brookes. PERFORMANCE IMPROVI- â&#x20AC;&#x17E; SATION: Saturday, February 2, 2-5 p.m. and Sunday, February 3, noon - 3 p.m. Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington. $60. Info, 652-4500 or www. flynncenter.org. Dance improv blends a variety of training techniques with a specific focus on individuality and artistry, innovation and exploration. THURSDAY SALSA CLASSES: Four Thursdays beginning February 21. Multi-level NYCstyle salsa at 7:30 p.m. Level 1 Cuban style, an intermediate casion/Rueda class at 8:30 p.m.

Champlain Club, Crowley Street, Burlington. $10/class. Info, 864-7953. Competitive dancer David Larson helps students at all levels learn popular Latin dance moves.

drumming BEGINNING CONGA & DJEMBE: Wednesdays, starting January 23. Conga, 5:45-7:15 p.m. Djembe, 7:15-8:45 p.m. Taiko Studio, 208 Flynn Avenue, Burlington. $12/class. Ongoing Friday intermediate conga class, 4-5 p.m. Call for location. Info, 658-0658. Stuart Paton makes instruments available in this upbeat drumming class. BEGINNING TAIKO: Mondays, 5:30 p.m. Beginning adult class starts January 14. Monday kid class starts January 21, 3:30 p.m. Taiko Studio, 208 Flynn Avenue, Burlington. Thursday Taiko sessions ongoing at Capital City Grange, Montpelier. Kids, 4:15 p.m. Adults, 5:15 p.m. Info, 658-0658. Experience the power of taiko-jfy/* drumming.

fiber NEEDLE FELTING: Monday, February 18, Northeast Fiber Arts, Williston. Info, 288-8081. Learn to sculpt dolls, puppets,, critters and caricatures using 100 percent wool. N U N O FELTING: Saturday, February 16, Northeast Fiber Arts, Williston. Info, 288-8081. Learn a special technique for felting fine merino wool fabric and sew it into a hat, mittens or vest.

furniture CHAIR CANING BASICS: Thursdays, January 31 through March 7, or March 20 through April 24, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bristol. $40, plus $20 materials. Info, 453-5885 or www.bristolrec.org. Here's a chance to fix that beautiful porch rocker or chair using traditional, rush or split-caning techniques.

gardening SEED-STARTING BASICS: Saturday, February 16, 10 a.m. noon. Gardener's Supply Store, Intervale Road, Burlington. Free. Register, 660-3505. Start plants early from seed to get a specific variety of flowers in your garden.

glass SAND GLASS BLOWING: Wednesdays through February 6, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. & 6-9 p.m. Damon's Stardust Studios, Bristol. $120, includes materials. Individualized sessions offer basic techniques for blowing glass into hollow and solid sculptures.

health & fitness HEART-SAVERS CPR WORKSHOPS: CPR for adults: Thursday, February 7 or Thursday, March 7. CPR on infants and children: Thursday, February 14 or Thursday, March 14. All 710 p.m. Howden Hall, Bristol. Free. Info, 453-5885 or www.

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kids MUSIC SEEDS: MUSIC FOR T H E VERY YOUNG: Two Saturdays, February 2 & 9. ElleyLong Music Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester. Free. Register, 425-5954. Fun musical sessions encourage children 4 and under to sing and play with music. UNICYCLING A N D CIRCUS ARTS: Saturdays, February 2 through March 16, 10:30 a.m. noon. Holley Hall, Bristol. $48/six weeks. Info, 453-5885 or www.bristolrec.org. Kids 8 and up learn to ride a unicycle, juggle and walk on a globe ball. FLYNNARTS FEBRUARY VACATION CAMPS: Monday through Friday, February 25 March 1, Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington. Prices and times vary. Info, Info, 652-4500 or www.flynncenter .org. Vacationing students in grades 1 through 8 channel abundant energy and imagination into the arts. 'SECOND SATURDAY' THEATER PROJECT: Saturdays through March 9, 9-10:30 a.m. Holley Hall, Bristol. Free. Info, 453-5885 or www.bristolrec.org. Kids 8 and up rehearse for plays and skits on the "second Saturdays" of February 9 and March 9.

language SPANISH: Ongoing small .n; groups and individual classes. All ages and homeschoolers welcome. Prices vary. Info, 453-7996. Learn Spanish with a native Peruvian instructor who will share experiences and help plan trips to Peru. ITALIAN: Group and individual instruction, beginner to advanced, all ages. Middlebury area. Prices vary. Info, 545-2676. Immerse yourself in Italian to get ready for a trip abroad, or to better enjoy the country's music, art and cuisine. FRENCH MADE SIMPLE: Tuesdays, January 29 through March 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mt. Abraham Union High School, Bristol. $75. Info, 453-5885 or www.bristolrec.org. Learn grammar and conversation to enhance your next trip to Quebec, Martinique or France. ESL: Ongoing small group classes, beginners to intermediates. Vermont Adult Learning, Sloane Hall, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. Free. Info, 654-8677. Improve your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in English as a second language. ITALIAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE: Tuesdays, February 5 through April 16, 7-9 p.m. Mt. Abraham Union High School, Bristol. $125, plus $31.50 materials. After reviewing basic grammar and vocabulary, veteran Italian traveler Nicole Librandi fosters discussion ofa range of cultural topics.

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MOYYAT VING TSUN KUNG FU: Ongoing classes in Waitsfield; register now for Burlington classes beginning in January. All ages and levels. Info, 496-4661,425-6251 for Burlington classes, or www.kung fu-videos.com. Learn applicable fighting techniques while developing discipline and strength. The foundation principles of this ancient art are relaxation, centerline and efficiency of motion. BRISTOL MARTIAL ARTS: Six-week Monday sessions begin January 28 and March 18. Ages 6-11, 5-6 p.m. Ages 12 & up, 67 p.m. Holley Hall, Bristol. $60/six weeks. Info, 453-5885 or www.bristolrec.org. Instructor Bruce Lancer teaches classes in selfdefense. WING C H U N KUNG FU: Fridays, 6 p.m. Martial Way SelfDefense Center, 25 Raymond Road, Colchester. First class free. Info, 893-8893. This simple and practical martial art form was created by a woman and requires no special strength or size. ARNIS: Saturdays, 11:15 a.m. Martial Way Self-Defense Center, 25 Raymond Road, Colchester. First,class free. Info, 893-8893. This Filipino discipline combines the fluid movements of the escrima stick with graceful and dynamic footwork. TAEKWONDO: Beginning and advanced classes Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Saturdays, 11 a.ml t 3 p.m. The Blue Wave TaeKwonDo School, 182 Main Street, Burlington. Prices vary. Info, 658-3359 or info@bluewave tkd.com. Fifth-degree black belt • and former national team member Gordon W. White teaches the exciting art and Olympic sport of TaeKwonDo.

massage MASTER CLASS FOR MASSAGE THERAPISTS: Six Tuesdays beginning February 5, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $255. Shelburne. Info, 985-0109 ext. 1. Stephen ODwyer, CNMT, teaches structural and neuromuscular techniques for balancing the pelvis and treat- ing chronic back pain.

meditation ' T H E WAY OF T H E SUFI': . Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. S. Burlington. Free. Info, 658-2447. This " Sufi-style meditation incorporates ' breath, sound and movement. MEDITATION: Sundays, 9 a.m. - noon. Shambhala Center, 187 _ S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. • Free. Info, 658-6795. Instructors teach non-sectarian and Tibetan Buddhist meditations. GUIDED MEDITATION: ; Sundays, 10:30.a.m. The Shelburne Athletic Club, Shelburne Commons. Free. Info, 985-2229. Practice guided meditation for relaxation andfocus. WEEKLY MEDITATION & DISCUSSION: Tuesdays, 78:30 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books & Gifts, S. Winooski Avenue,

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Burlington. Donations. Info, 660-8060. The Green Mountain Learning Center sponsors this weekly session. MONTPELIER MEDITAT I O N : Ongoing Tuesdays, 67:45 p.m. Community Room, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier. Info, 229-1787. Sit together for Insight or Vipassana meditation sessions.

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tai chi TAI CHI IN SHELBURNE: Mondays, 7-8 p.m. and Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Shelburne Athletic Club, Shelburne. $10/ each or $90/10-class card. Info, 651-7575. Beginner classes explore balance, ease and awareness.

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VERTICAL FORMS WORKS H O P W I T H DIANE ROSENMILLER: Saturday and Sunday, February 9 & 10, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne Village. Info, 9853648 or www.shelburnecraft school.org. Build it tall. Learn how to stack thrown, coiled and bottled forms. HANDMADE TILE WORKSHOPS: Saturday, February 9 or Saturday, March 16, 1:30-4 p.m. Bristol Recreation Department. $30. Info, 453-5885 or www. bristolrec.org. Molly Beirne helps teens and adults get creative with tile.

AWAKENING CENTER YOGA/SHELBURNE: Mondays through February 25, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays through February 27, 7-8 a.m. Thursdays through February 7, 7-8 a.m. Awakening Center, Shelburne. $10/pre-register; $12/drop-in. Register, 425-4710. Students gain energy and inspiration with yoga at a convenient Shelburne village location. BEECHER HILL YOGA: Ongoing day and evening classes or private instruction and yoga therapy. Hinesburg. Info, 482-3191 or www.downstreet magazine.com/beecherhillyoga. Beecher Hill Yoga offers classes in Integrative Yoga, Yoga for Posture & Alignment, Therapeutic Yoga and Yoga-based Stress Reduction. BIKRAM YOGA: Ongoing daily classes for all levels. 257 Pine Street, Burlington. Info, 6518979. A heated studio facilitates deep stretching and detoxifying. BURLINGTON YOGA: Ongoing daily classes, 156 St. Paul Street, Burlington. Prices vary. Info, 658-YOGA (9642). Classes are designed to meet and challenge students at all levels. BRISTOL YOGA: Ongoing Astanga yoga classes, Sundays, 45:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-7 p.m. Old High School, Bristol. Info, 4825547. This classical form of yoga simultaneously works balance, strength and flexibility in a hot environment to steady the mind, strengthen the body and free the soul.

self-defense BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU A N D CARDIOBOXING: Ongoing classes Monday through Saturday for men, women and children. Vermont Brazilian jiu-jitsu Academy, 4 Howard St., Burlington. Prices vary. Info, 660-4072. Escape fear with an integrated selfdefense system based on technique, not size, strength or speed.

singing BURLINGTON C O M M U N I TY CHOIR: Wednesdays, 6:308 p.m. Community College of Vermont, Pearl Street, Burlington. $45. Info, 865-4422. Explore a variety of music including gospel, folk, jazz and "world" traditions.

skating KIDS' & ADULT FIGURE SKATING: Saturdays through March 2. Kids 10-11 a.m. Adults 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., weather permitting. Waterworks Property, Bristol. $30/six weeks. Info, 453-5885 or www.bristolrec.org. Instructor Kate McEvoy has been teaching for eight years and skates

SUNDAY YOGA CLASS: Sundays through February 17, 4:30-6 p.m. Yurt Sanctuary, Ten Stones Community, Charlotte. $10/pre-register; $12/drop-in Info, 425-4710. Stretch your mind and body with yoga in a very

peaceful setting. FRIDAY N I G H T COUPLES' YOGA: Friday, February 1, 7-9 p.m. Yurt Sanctuary, Ten Stones Community, Charlotte. $30/couple. Info, 425-4710. Gillian Kapteyn Comstock and Russell Comstock lead an inspiring session open to all levels. VALENTINE COUPLES' YOGA RETREAT: Saturday, February 16, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Yurt Sanctuary, Ten Stones Community, Charlotte. $115/couple. Info, 425-4710. Enjoy yoga and meditation practices and a catered organic vegetarian lunch in a nature sanctuary. YOGA VERMONT: Astanga classes every day. Jivamukti, Kripalu, Iyengar, Pre-natal, kids & senior classes weekly. Chace Mill, Burlington. Info, 660-9718 or www.yogavermont.com. Enjoy a range of yoga choices, including astanga-style "power"yoga classes that offer sweaty Jun for all levels of experience. Class listings are $ 1 5 per

REIKI CLINIC: Practitioners of all levels — and those who are just curious — learn " about the hands-on healing method. Fletcher Free Library, Burling-ton, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7225. C O - O P H O U S I N G ORIENTATION: Why rent when you can co-op? People inclined to participate in their housing convene at Burlington Community Land Trust, 179 S. Winooski Ave., noon & 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6244.

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Northeastern Family Institute Northeastern Family Institute, an expanding stateicide provider of mental health treatment services for children, adolescents and families, is seeking to fill the following position:

Residential Counselors Seeking Residential Counselors to work at our Residential programs. Work with a talented team in a fast-paced environment. Experience working with children with emotional and behavioral challenges desired. Full-time, benefited, competitive salary.

A w a k e Overnight Counselor NFI is seeking benefited Awake Overnight Counselor for its Residential Programs. Experience working with children and adolescents desired. Full time, benefited, competitive salary.

If you are interested in any of the above positions, please call Dave Melnick at 878-5390 ext. 602

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CAREGIVER Gentle, fun-loving 24-yr.-old man with developmental disabilities looking for individual or couple to provide live-in support in his new, fully accessible, furnsihed apartment in Essex Junction. He enjoys community activities and has a supported working situation out of the home for 6 hours each weekday. Qualifications: Dependability, gentleness, patience, honesty, excellent interpersonal skills, and a sense of humor. Most important is a strong belief that all persons have the right to participate in work and community life and be treated with dignity and respect. Must have a reliable and safe car and an excellent driving record. Generous tax-free compensation, low expenses.

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Surgical Services Are you interested in joining our OR team? We have a part-time position, 64 hours biweekly, on the day shift available immediately. Current VT license is required and 1 year of general hospital nursing experience as well as some OR experience is highly preferred. This position requires working a call schedule with some other members of the team, which averages 4-5 times per month. For further information about work and on-call schedules, and clinical aspects of this position, please contact Karin Morrow, Director of Ambulatory Nursing Services at (802)371-4354. As a member of our OR team you qualify for our flexible benefit program that offers options including health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. You will also be able to participate in our tuition assistance plan and generous paid time off accrual program. We offer a competitive salary, credit for past relevant experience, as well as shift, weekend, and holiday differentials and a short notice incentive. Please submit resume or a completed application and skills checklist to:

Bob O'Donnell Human Resources Department Central Vermont Medical Center PO Box 547 Barre, VT 05641 Fax: (802) 371-4494 www.cvmc.hitchcock.org

HearthStone, manufacturer of fine wood and gas heaters, is looking for a hard working, dependable individual to fill an immediate position in our manufacturing plant. Primary j o b responsibility will be working in our paint area preparing parts to be painted. Candidate must b e quality conscious, reliable, energetic, neat, organized, and a team player. Hours are Monday thru Friday 12:00 a i ^ t p 40 hoyr^a.week. , - r . . : . j Located in Lamoille County, HearthStone provides an energetic work environment. We offer medical, dental, and 4 0 I K benefits to our full time employees. f

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Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom A Vermont based telecommunications solutions provider• is seeking qualified individuals to join our staff:

Service Technician Responsibilities include installing, repairing and maintaining telephone and CATV equipment and lines, as well as broadband services including ISDN and DSL. Strong interpersonal and communications skills required. Strong computer skills necessary including familiarity with Windows 95, 98 and NT, as well as the ability to install, configure and maintain Network Interface Cards. Qualified applicants must possess a valid VT Driver's License as well as two or more years experience in the area of telephone installation, repair and maintenance; or related experience.

CATV Line Technician Responsibilities include outside plant coaxial cable splicing, activation, sweep and maintenance, as well as support of headend maintenance and converter programming. Strong troubleshooting, interpersonal and communications skills required, computer skills a plus. Qualified applicants must possess a valid VT Driver's License, as well as one to two years CATV installation, repair and maintenance work experience; or related experience. Please submit resumes to: Waitsfield/Champlain Valley Telecom Attn: Human Resources PO Box 9, 3898 Main Street Waitsfield, VT 05673 Fax: 802-496-8342 Email: HR@WCVT.COM EOE

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Emergency Department RN (Night - 12 Hour Shifts) Central Vermont Medical Center has a full-time night position for an RN to join our Emergency Department Team. 2-4 years experience in Emergency Department including cardiac care and trauma is preferred. Position involves 6 shifts, 72 hours per pay period with full-time benefits. Shift is 7 PM - 7 AM and requires working every other weekend. ACLS, TNCC, PALS & ENPC preferred, but not required. Our benefits package includes a flex benefit program with options for health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, as well as a very competitive paid time off program and tuition reimbursement plan. We offer a competitive salary, shift and weekend differentials, short notice incentive and .. unscheduled shift premium pay. For additional information you may contact Linda Libby, in the E.D. at (802) 371-4272. Please submit completed application and skills checklist and/or resume to: Bob O'Donnell Human Resources Department • Central Vermont Medical Center P O B o x 547 Barre, V T 05641 F a x : ( 8 0 2 ) 371-4494 . >/,V www.cvmc.hitchcock.org EOE

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II Community Outreach Coordinator Promote and enhance member/customer involvement and education, " develop and implement community events and activities, educate the community about City Market and cooperatives. This full-time position requires an ability to train and motivate other people, ability to create, design, organize, and follow through on | community/promotional events, outstanding communication skills and ability to work some nights and weekends. Knowledge of natural foods industry is helpful.

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This part-time position requires demonstrated excellence in customer service, outstanding communication and problem solving skills, knowledge of natural foods industry, computer proficiency, six months cash handling experience/serving the public and ability to work nights, weekends.

Assistant Produce Manager Support the Produce Manager to oversee late day and weekend operations of the Produce department and to achieve department objectives for sales, margin and labor goals. This position requires previous experience with Produce handling/retailing, computerized systems, ability to lead by example, train and motivate others, outstanding customer service and communication skills, must be able to work nights and weekends and lift up to 60 lbs.

Receiver Receive and process incoming grocery orders, help ensure the store is fully stocked, accurately priced and maintained in clean, orderly condition, work directly with buyers and stockers. This position requires experience with receiving, retailing and/or stocking, attention to detail and ability to problem solve, ability to work 5:30AM-1:30PM, plus a weekend shift, lift up to 50 lbs.

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LPN Applicants must have sound nursing techniques and ability to relate to at risk youth to assist in the medical care and treatment I of the students in the center. Responsible for conducting cursory examination and physicals, assist in the evaluation and treatment of students during sick call, performs phlebotomy procedures, and administering specific medications and notes times and amounts on patients' charts. Must have a high school diploma plus a Vermont LPN license. One years experience preferred.

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DELIVERY DRIVER — We're looking for a conscientious, reliable driver to service our customers. A friendly, service-oriented personality is an asset and this part-time (20-30 hours/week) opportunity has the potential to become full-time. Call 658-6771 to learn more.

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• Live-in mentor • Full and/or part-time Community Support individual/s A unicjue new program is currently being designed to assist a 13 year-old male, in Shelburne, Vermont. NFI will provide the housing, the support staff, and a generous compensation, with ample time off. We are looking for you to provide creativity and structure in this home. This position is ideal for you if you like working with adolescents, can work as part of a team, and are looking for a work environment with flexible hours. To become part of this exciting and new program, call Beth Relyea NFI-VT @ 878-5390, ext. 26 j: or email question/resumes to brelyea@nafi.com

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Montpelier Area Imagistics is committed to being the leading independent provider of enterprise office imaging and document solutions. W e provide world class customer support, service and satisfaction, thus building value for our customers, shareholders and our employees. W e have excellent opportunities throughout the Vermont a r e a . 1-3 years prior sales experience. Candidates must be confident in their ability to create a successful sales career with Imagistics and possess excellent communication, interpersonal and PC skills. History of success in competitive endeavors. W e provide salary plus commission, paid training, liberal benefits including educational reimbursement, 4 0 1 (k) plan and much more. To apply forward your resume to 8 0 2 - 8 6 0 - 3 9 0 5 . EOE

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UNIVERSITY °fVERMONT Graphic Design/Online Course Development - Support Role We are looking'for a talented individual to join UVM's Digital Media Development Lab's online course development team. The ideal candidate needs solid HTML skills, graphic sensibility, and experience with photoshop and Flash. We need someone who is comfortable working with UVM faculty and who has strong communication skills. At present, this is a part-time wages position and is not eligible for UVM benefits. For more information, please call Howard Davis, 656-0379 or email your resume and work samples to: Wendy Verrei-Berenback at

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B U R L I N G T O N S C H O O L DISTRICT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE R E M A I N D E R O F THE 2001/2002 S C H O O L YEAR • 1.0 FTE Special Educator needed immediately to complete the remainder of the 2001/2002 school year at Edmunds Middle School • Building Nurse needed for Barnes Elementary School. Experience working with children desired. Position is available immediately. • Para-educator positions available at all schools with varied hours depending on the needs of the school and students. Those positions of 30 hours or more include health and life insurance benefits after 45 working days. • H V A C - M i n i m u m two years H V A C experience, gas certified. Type S license preferred. Experience with enery management systems a plus. • Licensed Plumber - Journeyman license is minimum requirement. Two years experience dealing with commercial and industrial plumbing.

Please complete application or forward a cover letter, resume, and three current letters of reference no later than February 22nd to: Burlington Public Schools Human Resources 150 Colchester Avenue Burlington, V T 05401

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SUNDAY COOK To prepare meals for clients at the Food Shelf plus clean and maintain kitchen area. Broad base of basic cooking and food preparation with large quantity of food. Knowledge of nutritional requirements. Ability to deal courteously and efficiently with diverse populations. Ability to direct and oversee the work of volunteers. Good driving record/valid drivers license. Lift 50lbs. or more. Starting wage: $10:00 hour Hours: 5.5 per week Resumes to: Attn: Wanda Hines The Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf 228 N Winooski Ave., Burlington, VT 05401 open till filled Members o f minority and diverse cultural groups are encouraged to apply.

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• work wanted COMPANION FOR ELDERLY person. Light housekeeping, shopping, some meal prep. Info at 863-5217. PAINTING, TILE, PROPERTY maintenance, farm help, care taking and garden building. Call Mark at 425-6529.

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• commercial properties BURLINGTON: Located at corner of North St. and N. Winooski. 1500 sq. ft at $1300/mo. Avail, immediately. Call 862-2179.

• office space BURLINGTON: Office available to share 1+ days a week. Beautiful lake views, wood floors, tastefully furnished. Ideal for counselors, coaches, consultants. Waiting room plus large office accommodates up to groups of 8 comfortably. The New Directions Studio, Ellie Byers. Call 863-6983. BURLINGTON: Waterfront, affordable and healthy environment, Main Street Landing. Call 864-7999.

• space for rent HOLDING A COMMUNITY/ business/sales meeting? Elegantly restored room in historic Old North End building is available for use as a meeting room. Best rates in the city, and the food and coffee are absolutely Scrumptious. Call Scrumptious Cafe and Bakery at 864-9220.

• housing for rent BURLINGTON: 1, 2 & 3-bedroom apts. Close to downtown. Off-street parking, gas heat, on bus line. Avail. 2/1 and 3/1. Rent starting at $600-$ 1000. Call 864-4449. BURLINGTON: 1-2 bedroom duplex, close to downtown. W/D avail., pets ok. Avail, now. $825/mo. + dep. and utils. Call 878-6010, Iv msg. BURLINGTON: 1-bedroom apt. W/D, parking. Super sweet space, clean and quiet. Avail, now. $575/mo. + utils, refs/sec. dep. required. Call 651-7284.

BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom, 1 parking space, no pets. Avail, now. $900/mo., includes water, HW, laundry, garbage. Call 865-3672. BURLINGTON: 3-bedroom house in the South End. W/D, off-street parking, min. to marketplace. Avail, now. $1290/mo. + utils, lease/dep. and refs. Call 652-9099, anytime. BURLINGTON: 4 room, 2nd floor apt. 24 Decatur St. Avail now. $685/mo. Call 862-4613. BURLINGTON: 4-bedroom apt., downtown location, W/D, some pets allowed, inside like new, off- street parking, $1400/mo. + utils. Call 863-6940, ask for Andy. BURLINGTON: Beautiful, light, 1-bedroom in large 5room apt. in lovely small building. Hill section, newly . renovated, wood firs, high ceilings, new appliances, gas heat, storage, on-site parking, no dogs, credit check required. Avail. 2/2. $1000/mo. Call 425-4549. BURLINGTON: Hill section. 2-bedroom carriage house. Wood stove, large yard, private, parking, no pets. $900/mo. Call 864-7126. BURLINGTON: Semi-furnished efficiency. Large, fulltile bath, kitchen, full stove/oven, garbage disposal, cabinets, fridge. Avail. 2/15/1/02 (3-month lease). $590/mo. + utils, lease, refs. Call 652-9099, Iv msg. BURLINGTON: Unfurnished apt, downtown, large 1-bedroom, renovated, off-street parking, heat and HW included, attached porch, no pets/ smoking. Avail, now. $850/mo., refs required. Call 203-457-0028. HUNTINGTON: 2-bedroom, 1-bath, shed. 30-40 min. from Burlington, Middlebury and Montpelier. Min. 3-month lease. Pets possible. $1400/mo. includes utils and snow removal. Call Chris at 238-0065. JERICHO CENTER: 1-bedroom apt. No pets/smokers. Avail, now. $650/mo. + partial utils. Call 899-3441. RICHMOND: Large, 2-bedroom with porch. Avail. 2/1. $750/mo. + dep., heat included. Call 434-3796. S. BURLINGTON: 1-bedroom, country setting, great for single prof. No smoking/pets. $650/mo. + utils. Call 862-4602, after 6 p.m. S. BURLINGTON: 2-bedroom condo. Carport. No smoking, no pets. Available 2/1/02. $875/mo. + utils. Call 877-1019 SHELBURNE: Winterized lake cottage. Charming 1-bdrm house on Shel. Bay. Brand new kitchen, just painted. 10 min. to Burl. Huge yard, gardens, private lake access. Dogs/cats allowed! Avail. 3/1. $600/M0. + util. Call 355-9409 after 5 p.m.

WATERBURY: Refinished 2bedroom in nice neighborhood. New appliances, walk to downtown, no pets/smokers. Ready for move in. Avail. 2/1. $800/mo., includes electric and parking. Call 355-3133. WINOOSKI: 2-bedroom, very clean, eat-in kitchen, 3-season sun porch, fenced-in yard, non-smoking, dogs negotiable w/references. $925/mo. Call to see 654-8567 WINOOSKI: The Woolen Mill "Vermont's Most Unique Apartments". Spacious loft style apartments offering exposed brick and beams, river views, professional onsite management. Pool, racquetball court and health club included in rent. Studios, 1, 2, 2 + loft, parking. No pets. Call M-F, 9-5 for more information. (802)655-1186.

• sublets BURLINGTON: 2 rooms for rent in 7-bedroom house. College students preferred. Now to June 1. $342/mo. + utils. Call Kate at 207-862-2572 or Jessica at 727-726-2906.

• vacation rental FORT LAUDERDALE, FL: Sunny, 5-star resort, 1-bedroom, sleeps 4, full kitchen, living room, Jacuzzi, extensive pools, playground and family activities. Near golf and spa for adults. May 3-10. $900. Matt or Heather, 651-1072. KEELER BAY, S. HERO: Lake front lodge, all comforts, option packages. Can accommodate large parties. Booking rentals for summer 2002. Memorial Day thru fall foliage. Call 802-372-4581. NYC TIME SHARE: 1-bedroom in bright Upper West side courtyard apt. Eat-in kitchen, full-tile bath, convenient to several subways, parking garage, huge park across the street. Call to schedule, 212-780-2199. TOBAGO, land of the hummingbird. 1-bedroom cottage, beaches, Buccoo Reef snorkeling, scuba, rain forest. $275/wk. Call 802-685-3022. WAITSFIELD: Private Condo in woods 1-bdrm + sleeping loft, woodstove, laundry + sauna. 1 mile to Sugarbush Access Rd. Avail. 2/15-2/22. Call (802) 496-3353.

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CHITTENDEN COUNTY/ Central VT: Mature, prof, couple looking to rent a clean 12 bedroom house w/yard in country setting. Looking to rent around the end of March or beg. of Apr. Please call 951-2587. WESTFORD AREA: Seeking group living situation to join/create. Kindness, dirt road, sunlight, some shared meals, gardens. Have cat. NS, ND, minimal alcohol. Call 635-9245.

ALL AREAS: GreatRoommate.com. Browse hundreds of online listings with photos and maps. Find your roommate with a click of the mouse! Visit: 5 www.GreatRoommate.com. (AAN CAN) BURLINGTON: 1 roommate wanted to share house with 4 other profs, for at least one year. Off-street parking, must be clean, no pets. Avail, now. $400/mo. + utils. Serious inquiries only. Call 864-3255. BURLINGTON: 2 college guys looking for another to share 3bedroom. Off-street parking. $310/mo. + 1/3 utils. Call Josh or Eric at 859-3460. BURLINGTON: Female, NS, mature student/prof., semiveggie (fish and fowl ok) to share family home with 17 yo female and father. Master bedroom suite. Parking. $500/mo. includes utilities. Call 658-1244. BURLINGTON: Prof. M/F to share modern 2-bedroom with prof. M. Near downtown/ waterfront, W/D, parking. No smoking/pets. Avail, now. $425/mo. + utils and deposit; Call 862-3799. BURLINGTON: Red Rocks beauty. Share beautiful, large furnished home in the woods with access to shops, steps from Red Rocks park and the lake. Private bed/bath, Jacuzzi, parking and W/D. $600/mo. + utils. Call 864-0605. BURLINGTON: Share 2-bedroom apt., downtown. Heat, water, parking, W/D, digital cable, garbage included. Avail. 2/1. $500/mo. + 1/2 electric. Call 660-9379 or 660-9911, ask for Sean. GRAND ISLE: Location, location, share 2-bedroom, lakeshore house, farm setting, 2 mi. from ferry. $400/mo. + 1/2 utils. Call 860-2388 (days) or 372-3404 (evenings). HUNTINGTON: Mature, responsible, non-smoking F to share large home on 10 acres. Views, waterfall, privacy, garage, W/D. No pets. $350/mo. + 1/2 utils and dep. Call 434-4447. S. BURLINGTON: Mature, responsible person wanted to share spacious well-lit apt. on bus line. On-site laundry, covered parking, no pets/smoking. $450/mo. + 1/2 utils. Call Sam at 355-4204. SHELBURNE: 4-bedroom . house, quiet, convenient neighborhood. Use of master bedroom w/own bath and all house amenities incl. cable, garage, etc. Dogs welcomed. NS. $550/mo., incl. utilities. Call 985-2182.

• room for rent BURLINGTON: Beautiful, large, quiet room at Red Rocks. Near lake, 5 min. from schools, parking, laundry, shared kitchen/bath. $400/mo., includes utils. Call 865-3213 or e-mail: mgarrett.45@aol.com. BURLINGTON: WEEKLY RENTALS. Fully-furnished, full bath, cable tv, fridge and microwave, maid service. Free local calls, walk to grocery store, on bus line. Call 862-5786. HUNTINGTON: Room w/private bath and shower. Shared kitchen, no smoking/pets. Month-to-month lease. 30-40 min. from Burlington, Montpelier and Middlebury. $475/mo. includes utils. Refs required. Call 434-7650 SHELBURNE: Nonsmoking/drinking M/F for quiet home on Burlington line. 3 miles from downtown, W/D, bedroom with own living room, lake views, financially responsible. $367/mo. + 1/3 utils. Call 985-5655.

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Richmond Terrace, a 15 unit senior housing building is accepting applications for subsidized one bedroom and efficiency units. Resident manager opportunity available. Applicants must be at least 62 years old or disabled and be income eligible. Equal housing opportunity and equal opportunity employer. Contact Cathedral Square Corporation for an application at 863-2224. •

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• housemates • furniture • music SOUTH HERO: Nice sunny room, garden space. Looking for private and respectful person. No pets. Avail, now. $400/mo. + 1/2 utils. Call 372-5127. r-V STARKSBORO: Looking for person to share big, beautiful, country home on 30 acres. No smokers/pets/children. $400/mo. + $75/utils, deposit required. Call 453-5409. UNDERHILL: Nice, young, queer-friendly woman wanted to share 3-bedroom house. Snowy, quiet, w/dog and cat. No smoking/drugs. Avail. 2/2, $300/mo. + util. Call 899-2867 WINOOSKI: Community-oriented, 30+ person to share large 5-bedroom house with 3 prof. F who are into yoga, organic diets and living healthy. No cats. Avail. Feb. or Mar. $400/mo. + 1/4 utils. Call 655-5903.

• entertainment SPIRIT OF ETHAN ALLEN is seeking entertainers for our 2002 summer sailing schedule. Seeking 1 or 2 person entertaining acts to perform a variety of theme cruises on a Lake Champlain cruise ship. Call 862-8300.

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• professional services EVER THOUGHT ABOUT being a model? Female models, age 15 - 30 needed for a variety of assignments. Good opportunity to explore the possibilities of modeling as a career. Call Dave at David Russell Photography, 651-9493 for more information.

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• buy this stuff AFFORDABLE, CONVENIENT, Wolff Tanning Beds. Low :: monthly investments. Home delivery. FREE color catalog. Call today: 1-800-711-0158. www.np.etstan.com. PORTABLE DISHWASHER. Great condition, like new, great price. Must sell. Call 951-2587, ask for Jenny . WEDDING DRESS: Eden Bridals, Ivory, sleeveless, beaded bodice, criss-cross straps in back, chiffon skirt, size 10. Never worn, $500. Matching veil, $100. Call 658-9372.

• free CAT: 6 YO, neutered male needs a new home with no young children, and room to roam. Wary of strangers but with time will become a "cuddlepuss". Likes larger dogs, sunny window sills, and long naps at your feet. Has all shots. One month supply of food, dishes and toys will be provided. Please call 865-1013 (days) or 496-6659 (evenings).

GUITARS: Fender Stratocaster, hard case, $275. Washburn acoustic w/electric hook-up, hard case, $400. B.C. Rich Beast, NJ series, amazing hard rock/ metal guitar, hard case, $780. 233-2133. REMO DJEMBE. 16" Mondo Mo-Fa synthetic head. Excellent condition. Great bass. Comes with black carrying case and tuning wrench. Asking $250/B0. Call 860-6885. ROLAND VS 1880 18-track, brand new, digital hard disk recorder w/2 VS8F-2 stereo effect boards. $1800. Call Joel at 802-527-1311. SHEET MUSIC WANTED: Do you have sheet music sitting around? I will pay per song for single sheet pricing. Will also buy complete books for a reasonable price. Call Max at 865-1023 (day) or 860-3992.

• music services WANTED: Session players, all styles for various projects. Call 802-363-1867. www.newmusicreporter.com. Getting your music to the ears of industry. Call 323-465-9475, 323-465-3672. (AAN CAN)

• musicians wanted ATTENTION ORIGINAL bands. Submissions are being accepted for the 2nd annual Block Island music fest. For complete details on the fest and submissions check www.blockislandmusic.com. ATTN MUSICIANS: multidimensional players wanted. Bassist/Stick player, keyboardist, multi-instrumentalist (fiddle, etc.) for street-wise, higher calling, dance, funk project. Rehearse in Plainfield, all visionaries call 454-1549 for info. DRUMMERS, MUSICIANS & the rhythmically inclined are sought by Sambatucada!, a Burlington based Brazilian Carnival-style percussion group. Practice with the group for three hours once a week. Learn the intricate rhythms, the dance steps, wear crazy attire, and most importantly, have a blast. Join now and perform by Spring! No prior experience is necessary. Call Emery, 899-2422 or write to vemoore@gmavt.net. GUITARIST AND KEYboardist needed to complete band. Original songs ready to go. CD's completed. Adventurous mixture of pop and rock styles. Other instrumentalists welcome. Jeff 658-9657/Adam 363-8898.

• furniture BED: Pillowtop mattress, box and frame. Never used, must sell. $290. Cell phone, 598-0316. FUTON: Full-size, solid oak, 6' mattress, new in box. Cost $745, sell $350. Call 802-734-0788.

• music for sale AD ASTRA RECORDING as featured in the March 2001 issue of EQ magazine. Relax. Record. Get the tracks, website: www.adastrarecording.com Call 872-8583. ALESIS ADAT-XT digital 8track recorder w/LRC remote. Great for home or mobile recording studio. Low hours, mint condition. $850. Call Jeff at 879-8871. DJEMBES! DRUMS (from Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali). Djundjuns, Krin, Congos, Bata Drums, skins, rings and reskinning. Djembe rentals $30/mo. Call Stuart Paton at 658-0658. GUITAR: Gibson ES355 Lucille, Cherry finish, w/HSC. Sweet! $1750 will deliver. Call 518-562-8682.

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• music instruct. CONGAS, DJEMBE, bata and taiko. Do your hands hurt when you play? I can help. Call Stuart Paton at 658-0658. GUITAR: All styles/levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, Sklar/ Grippo, etc.), 862-7696. GUITAR: Berklee graduate with classical background offers lessons in guitar, theory, and ear training. Individualized, progressive approach. I enjoy teaching all ages/styles/levels. Call Rick Belford at 865-8071. PIANO: Learn to play or expand your skills. Convenient downtown location, NYC musician, CCV instructor. 1st lesson is free! Call Doug O'Brien at 658-1205. WANTED: Digital keyboard, minimum 60 keys, in good working order. Call 863-3618.

• legals CITY OF BURLINGTON In the Year Two Thousand Two An Ordinance in Relation to APPENDIX A, ZONING #2001-06 Residential High Density Bonus It is hereby Ordained by the City Council of the City of Burlington, as follows: That Appendix A, Zoning, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Sec. Sec. 5.2.6(b) thereof to read as follows: Sec. 5.2.6 Expectations to Maximum Density (1) As Written (2) As Written (3) As Written (4) In the RH district, within the area bordered on the north bv Main Street, on the south bv Maple Street, on the west bv Pine Street and on the east bv South Union Street (as per Map 5.2-A). an existing non-residential property mav be redeveloped for residential use at a density not to exceed 92 units per acre, inclusive of the inclusionarv bonus allowed in Article 14. subject to both conditional use approval and the following additional conditions: (A) Height: The height of any structure shall be that height permitted bv Article % unless otherwise allowed by this subsection. In no event shall the height of any structure in this District oxcood on absolute height of oixtv fivo (65) foot? six stories (Amended 01/22/02) Subject to such maximum, the following regulations shall apply: 1. Building height in excess of that permitted bv Article 5 hereof mav be allowed only if the height of the structure does not exceed sixtv-eight (668) feet above grade as measured from the mean level of the front of the building along the street having the lowest record grade, and (a) The height of the proposed building will not be more than the average height of existing buildings with frontage on the same block of the same street as the proposed building, measured by the standards of Section 5.3.19. plus an additional fifteen (15) feet: ' (b) A greater .height than that allowed in (a) mav be permitted if such greater height is set back from the property line along such street a minimum of twentv-five percent (25%) of the width of the street right-of-wav. and in no event less than fifteen (15) feet from the property line. 2. Notwithstanding (a) (1) above, in that portion of this District which is located between Pine and Church Streets, no building mav exceed fifty-five^S) feet above grade as measured from the mean level of the front of the building along the street having the lowest record grade, except as otherwise permitted bv the CBD-T District 3. The height allowance for frontage on one street shall not adversely impact the streetscape of an adjacent street, in the judgment of the Development Review Board. (B) Setback: ' 1. The portion of any building which is constructed to a height in excess of that height allowed under Article %. as allowed under (A) (1) and 12) above, must maintain a distance of fifty Percfent (50%) of that portion's height from adjacent residential structures. Such distance will be maintained as a setback only " for the portion of the building

immediately adjacent to an existing residential property. 2. Front yard setbacks shall be at least the lesser of ten (10) feet or the average setback of existing buildings with frontage on the block of the street, subject to the following exceptions: (a) UP to twentv-five percent (25%) of the building facade above the ground level storv on that street mav project into the front yard setback bv not more than fifty percent (50%) for the purpose of architectural merit/design excellence. (b) At the ground levelpatios. paved courtyards and sitting areas mav be allowed within the setbackSuch allowances are subject to approval bv the Development Review Board under the design review criteria of Article 6. If the Board deems it necessary. it mav impose a greater setback to be in compliance with Article 6. (C) Minimum Lot Size: Anv building to be constructed under the height criteria set forth in (A) (1) and (2) hereof shall be on a lot of at least one-half acre in size, and must be a single lot of record as of February 8. 2001. with the following exception: a half acre lot mav be combined with anv single or multiple contiguous surface parking lot(s) of anv size and receive the benefits of such an association as set forth in this amendment. Under no circumstances mav contiguous lots be combined to meet the minimum criteria for the den?ity bongs. (D) Construction Materials: ' Any new structure utilizing the height bonus provision as specified under this subsection shall be constructed of quality masonry materials or other comparable materials of similar durability on all elevations. The exterior material and windows shall also be of a type that the Development Review Board deems effective for sound buffering. (E) Parking Requirements: 1. There shall be at least one parking space per unit (exceptions for elderly and affordable housing, as outlined in Article 10. still

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CITY OF BURLINGTON TRAFFIC REGULATIONS The following items are enacted by the Public Works Commission as amendments to the City of Burlington's Code of Ordinances, Appendix C, Traffic Regulations:

In Re M.B. aka M.B.C. Family Court of Vermont Chittenden County Docket No. 164-3-01 CnJv

Attest Frederick Matthews Engineering Division

No person shall park any vehicle at any time in the following locations: (1) through (2) As Written. (3) [On the north side of Archibald Street between Hyde Street and North Winooski Avenue]. Reserved (4) through (5) As written. (6) On the west side of Hvde Street between North Street and Archibald Street[Reserved] (7) through (503) As Written

NOTICE OF HEARING TO: Tara Bessette, mother of M.B., aka M.B.C., you are hereby notified that a hearing to consider the termination of all of your parental rights to M.B. will be held on February 20, 2002 at 1:45 P.M., at the Family Court of Vermont, Chittenden County, 32 Cherry Street, Burlington Vermont. ' You are notified to appear in connection with this case.

STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. In Re M.B. aka M.B.C. Family Court of Vermont Chittenden County Docket No. 164-3-01 CnJv ORDER FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION Based upon the motion filed by the Commissioner of the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services dated January 16, 2002 and the accompanying affidavit, the court finds that services of process cannot, with due diligence, be made upon Tara Bessette other than by publication. It is, therefore, ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED that notice of a hearing to terminate all residual rights of Tara Bessette, mother of M.B.C., to be held on February 20, 2002 commencing at 1:45 P.M. at the Family Court of Vermont, Chittenden County, 32 Cherry Street, Burlington, Vermont, shall be published for two (2) consecutive weeks in SEVEN DAYS, (Burlington) a newspaper of general circulation reasonably calculated to give notice to Tara Bessette. A copy of this order shall be mailed to Tara Bessette if her address can be determined.

Adopted this day 9th of January 2002 by the board of Public Works Commissioners Attest Frederick Matthews Engineering Division CITY OF BURLINGTON TRAFFIC REGULATIONS The following items are enacted by the Public Works Commission as amendments to the City of Burlington's Code of Ordinances, Appendix C, Traffic Regulations: Sec. 17. Designation of parking meter zones (a) (1).through (13) As Written"' (b) Thirty-minute zones. The following streets or portions of streets are hereby designated as thirty-minute parking meter zones. (1) through (4) As Written (5) On the east ?ide of Center Street beginning approximate-

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• automotive AUDI 90 QUATTRO COUPE, 1990, black/tan Ithr, moonroof, pwr everything, A/C, cruise, alarm, studded snows, no rust, 155K mi. Retails for $8300, sell for $6200/bo. Call 233-7065. DONATE YOUR CAR. Be special, help disabled children. Call today 1-877GIVETOK(IDS) ext#2. Free, quick pick-up, IRS tax deduction, special kids fund, donate online www.specialkidsfund.org. (AAN CAN) EAGLES SUMMIT, 1989, mini, minivan. Great shape, runs well, 190K (highway), well maintained, synthetic oil, new autotrans, tires, blue, sliding door, hatchback. $1200. Burlington, 660-1982.

HONDA CIVIC DX, 1993, black, 4 dr, 5 spd. Exc. condition throughout. Best $3000 car you will find. Call 899-1375. LAND ROVER DISCOVERY, 1997, 4x4, PW, PL, cruise, stereo w/remote, roof rack, great condition. 58K miles. $15,900/OBO. Call 802-8636959(h), 802-734-8287(c). MERCURY SABLE, 1995, silver, auto, 4 dr, loaded. 49K mi. Grandma's Florida car. $5000. Call 899-1375. NISSAN PICKUP SE, 1990, King cab, 4X4, V6, 5 spd, all power, sunroof, good rubber, cap, very well maintained, all records. High mileage but lots of life. Great buy at $3950. (802) 238-6161.

TO: Terri Andrews, mother of D.A. you are hereby notified that a hearing to consider the termination of all your parental rights to M.B. will be held on March 6th, 2002 at 1:45 p.m. at the Family Court of Vermont, Chittenden County, 32 Cherry Street, Burlington, Vermont. You are notified to appear in connection with this case.

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SUBARU LEGACY L, 1996, wagon, 5 spd, roof rack, bike rack, ski pod, 12-cd changer, clean, 1 owner, all maintenance records, 89K mi. $8900/bo. Call Doug at 223-0815 (Middlesex). SUBARU SEDAN, 1989, 4 door. Good condition, current sticker. Replaced engine: 102k miles. New timing belts and tires. $950/0B0. Call Ed at 865-9918. TOYOTA CELICA GT 1997, black, leather, loaded, low mileage, excellent condition. Great dependable fun car. Asking $9750. Call 496-3257 or 496-6199. TOYOTA TERCEL, 1992, exc. cond., 120K mi., new studded snow tires, good stereo. $1600, must sell. Call 849-2977.

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Jan. 31- Feb. 6 ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): A slew of holidays is coming: Valentines Day, Mardi Gras, Carnival, Chinese New Year, the Jewish Purim, Lent, Black History Month and the pagan Brigit's Day, celebrating the return of the light. According to Chases Calendar of Events, February also brings I Hate Financial Planning Awareness Week, and is Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month, National Wild Bird Feeding Month and International Boost Self-Esteem Month. But even this plenitude of excuses to celebrate isn't enough for you, Aries. You need and deserve more. Why? Because you're bigger than life and hotter than sin right now. Luckily, February is Expand Your Web of Allies Month and Harvest the Fruits of Your Long-Term Hard Work Month — for Rams only.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): In 1979, my Taurus brother Tom began a gig as janitor at India Joze restaurant in Santa Cruz, California. Through hard work and charm, he ultimately traded his overalls for three-piece suits and became partowner of the place by 1984. I'm not predicting an ascent as spectacular or swift for you, beautiful Bull, but I do believe you will climb at least one rung up the ladder of success between now and March 15. Takefiveminutes right now to rehearse the exhilarated feelings that will course through you when you leap to the next level.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): When his royal cash flow slowed to a trickle, England's King Richard II (1367-1400) pawned his golden crown. When my financial health suffered a downturn a few years back, I panicked and raised some funds by selling my treasured baseball card collection from childhood. Now you, Gemini, may be tempted to lease your soul to a devil in disguise in order to buy some time. It's not my place to dictate how you should proceed, but I want you to know that

QUARIUS (Jan. 20you do not have to purchase as much of an extension as you might imagine. Besides, there is a cheaper option available. Shop around.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): French Impressionist painter Henri Matisse wanted his art to be "free from unsettling or disturbing subjects...soothing, a cerebral sedative as relaxing as a comfortable armchair." Spanish painter Pablo Picasso had a different opinion. "Art is offensive," he asserted. "At least, art should be allowed to be offensive. It ought to be forbidden to ignorant innocents, never allowed into contact with those not sufficiently prepared. Yes, art is dangerous." At most times, Cancerian, your effect on the world tends to be more like Matisse's. In the coming weeks, though, Picasso is a better role model. (But avoid going so far as to imitate Frank Zappa, who said, "My guitar wants to kill your mama.") L E O (July 23-Aug. 22): I'm offering you a new nickname, Leo: Ouverture. It's a French word that means "opening." Here's a little history of the person who had it before you. Toussaint Breda (1743-1803) was the leader of a slave rebellion in Haiti. He was called "L'Ouverture" because he had a talent for discovering openings in enemy lines. You currently possess that skill, as well as a knack for finding openings among friends and potential allies. My dear Ouverture, I believe you'll be able to get yourself invited anywhere you really need to be. Furthermore, you're primed to transform any situation in which you have been acting even a little bit like a slave.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): On behalf of Brigit, the goddess of gutsy communication, I hereby relieve you

of any tendency you might have to believe the lies everyone tells themselves. You are under no obligation to reinforce the wishful thinking your cohorts indulge in. Feel free to critique fantasies that are no closer to being fulfilled now than they were a year ago. But wait. There's more. You have a cosmic mandate not just to tell the truth, but to tell the righteous, pulsating, up-to-the-minute truth.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Ocr. 22): In Homer's epic tale, The Odyssey, he described nepenthe, a potion that induced forgetfulness of pain and trouble. At other times in your life, Libra, you could have really used a drink like that. But these days you'd benefit more from a different form of magical assistance: a tonic to stir up memories of all the experiences that have gone right in your life. Since there is currently no such elixir available, I suggest you do the next best thing: Spend quality meditation time ruminating on past events that have brought you happiness and fulfillment. That will serve my hidden agenda, which is to make you highly receptive to the wondrous secrets that are so close to spilling forth.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Let me direct your attention to the burgeoning "Slow Food" movement (www.slowfood.com). Created as an antidote to the global blight known as fast food (read Fast Food

Nation: The Dark Side of The AilAmerican Meal by Eric Schlosser), this alliance promotes the conviviality that blooms when we take time and care with the rituals surrounding food. A snail figures prominently in the Slow Food logo. I recommend you adopt this creature as your mascot for the next few weeks. May it inspire you to be luxurious and unhurried and devoted to the art of

living with good taste. Can I also convince you to try Slow Sleep, Slow Perception, and Slow Love? The stars recommend it.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Science writer Carl Sagan liked marijuana, according to Keay Davidson in the S.F. Examiner magazine. "[On] one occasion while high," Sagan is quoted as saying, "I had an idea on the origins and invalidities of racism in terms of Gaussian distribution curves. I went to write the idea down. One idea led to another, and at the end of an hour of hard work I had written 11 essays on a range of social, political, philosophical and biological topics...I have used them in public lectures and my books." I bring this up not to urge you to take drugs, Sagittarius, but rather to egg you into being edgier about where you get your information. The same old sources aren't rich enough to help you understand the changes you're going through.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22Jan. 19): Some piranhas are vegetarians. A few Christians really do love their enemies, as Jesus recommended. The Capricorn tribe isn't exactly renowned for fomenting revolution, yet some benevolent troublemakers have been born under your sign, like insurrectionary leader Benjamin Franklin, abolitionist and suffragette Lucretia Mott, muckraker I. F. Stone and civil rights champion Martin Luther King. I hope these role models inspire you to rebel freely in the coming week, Capricorn. This is one of those rare and anomalous moments when you will really benefit from finding the exception to every rule — especially the rules that desperately need their authority questioned.

eb. 18): Happy birthday, quarius. I Suggest you launch I new tradition this year: Celebrate your special day for at least two weeks. Throw little surprise parties for yourself continuously, always sweetly demanding gifts and handing out favors like key chains bearing your favorite Rumi poem or homemade comic books starring you as a superhero. Tell your co-workers you were born on, say, February 2, but make your buddies at the gym think it's February 4, while assuring various friends it's February 6 or 8 or 11 or 13. Only your mom will know when it really is. N o w here are my two presents for you: 1) the arrival of an ingredient that has been missing forever; 2) a wild card you can use to penetrate a circle that has previously been closed to you.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): My old girlfriend Elisa once dragged me to a psychic workshop. Arriving early, we found a roomful of people sighing loudly as they unleashed nonstop histrionic yawns. "Yawning opens up your telepathic faculties," Elisa explained. Though skeptical, I opened my mouth wide and joined the gang. Maybe it was the power of suggestion, but in a few minutes I was seeing auras and picking up what seemed to be the thoughts of nearby people. This yawning trick may be overkill for you Pisceans, since you're in the most psychic phase of your cycle and you're already the most psychic sign of the zodiac. But try it anyway. You can never have too much inside information, right?

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RECENTLY RETURNED T O BURLINGTON. SWPJM, 3 3 , 5'5", 140, cute, fit. Enjoy nature nature, hiking, s n o w s h o e i n g , running, live music, movies a n d cooking. ISO SF, similar age a n d interests for friendship, possible LTR. 8 6 3 2 H O P I N G FOR A BETTER NEW YEAR. S H Y artist, S W M , 2 4 , 5*11", 218 lbs., seeks cute, crazy F, 19-30, to help me get o v e r the w i n ter blues. Race/weight u n i m p o r t a n t . 8 6 3 0 S E R I O U S , PHILOSOPHICAL DPM, 45, SEEKS c o m p a n i o n for back-country skiing, hiking and other o u t d o o r adventures. Ultimately looking for LTR, but friends f i r s t . 8 6 2 9 I A M 29 Y O F R O M ITALY, H O T , FIT, 5 ' i o " , 190 lbs. I am very o u t g o i n g and fun. ISO a g o o d - l o o k i n g w o m a n to start a friendship with. That's h o w all g o o d things start. 8 6 2 5 V E R Y H A N D S O M E , 41, SUCCESSFUL IN FILM/ television world, part time Vermonter. My wife a n d I enjoy dating others. Works for us. ISO very attractive, fit, fun friend to pamper a bit. 8 6 1 3

TALL A N D A T T R A C T I V E S W P M , 45, E D U C A T ed, adventurous, DH skier. Enjoy hiking, biking, swimming. ISO attractive, romantic, SWF, 3 6 - 4 4 , with similar interests. For companionship, possible LTR. 8 6 0 3

S W M 45, SEEKS G R O U N D E D , EARTH-FRIENDly companion, 3 0 - 4 0 , loves g o o d food, rural home life, swimming, summer concerts, gardening, d o g s . Playful, intelligent, sensual and sexual spirit a m u s t . 8 5 6 2

CAPTURE M Y ECHOI H U M O R O U S , A T T R A C T ive, educated S W M seeks bright, attractive, gentle NS, SWF, 3 5 - 4 5 , to share wonder, warmth and whimsy. 8 6 5 3

S W P M , 38, LOOKING FOR A SLIM, A T T R A C tive, long-legged, educated w o m a n , 2 5 - 3 5 , w h o loves motorcycling, Bruce Springsteen and great sex. Call for details. 8 5 6 0

2 5 Y O S W M IN SEARCH O F A V E R A G E SIZE, 24-29 Y O F. Love for hiking, w o r k i n g , NS, ND, d o w n for life. Zyprexc. 8 6 5 0

NEED N O REPLY, JUST S T O P BY W H E R E T H E S. Burlington mall buildings are blue. I will meet y o u . Think music. M, 6 0 , ISO SF NS for friendship. Let's visit. 8 5 4 3

FRIENDSHIP FIRSTI H U M O R O U S , FIT, A C T I V E , college-educated, financially secure, S W P M seeks SWF, 3 3 - 4 4 to share gourmet cooking, lake swimming, hiking, motorcycling, meaningful conversation, love letters and possible LTR. 8 6 3 7

S W M , 46 AND FIT LIKE FIDDLE, 5 ' n " , 175 lbs. Not looking for a one night stand, nor a t w o night stand but for all o f the nights y o u can possibly stand. 8 5 3 5 M E : 5'8", FUNNY, H A N D S O M E , ROMANTIC, in shape. You: 2 0 - 3 5 Y O , pretty, in shape, funny, i n d e p e n d e n t , a n d uninhibited. Dinner? Movie? Drinks? Dancing in Montreal? Other? Drop me a l i n e . 8 5 2 0 READY, WILLING AND ABLE. S A V V Y , SINcere, cerebral, enjoys the g o o d things. ISO music a n d literature loving F. Mtns, seas, poetry breaths. Reach o u t and grab it.8519

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A T T R A C T I V E , FIT, 29 Y O W O M A N LOOKING for first time experience with attractive, fit, healthy w o m a n 2 4 - 3 2 . No commitments. Just wanting to explore h i d d e n desires. Lets meet over coffee or wine. 8 8 0 6

ISO M, 18-30, in healthy condition to teach me a few things about hot man-to-man contact! I will respond to all calls and am very submissive.

H O T , WELL-BUILT, MASCULINE W M , 32. Always hungry. ISO well hung, masculine men to service. Discrete. 8 8 2 1

27 Y O S W M H I P P Y - G U Y ISO 18-30 HIPPYchick s w f in Stowe area. Must be kind, sweet. Likes: hiking, swimming, sking, travel. Dislikes: bars, rude people, speeders, butt smokers. 8 6 0 4

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SAPPY S M A R T - A S S , PBiF, 29, W H O RANGES from baggy overalls to red velvet pants. Seeks kind soul, 2 5 - 3 4 , w h o inspires a d v e n ture and snuggling. No smokers or Republicans. 8 5 2 9

F U N - L O V I N G , INTELLIGENT, A T T R A C T I V E , 25 Y O S W P M ISO sexy, energetic S W F (Bi is a plus) to share g o o d times and travel. Frustrated Redhead y o u s o u n d PERFECT but haven't called yet. 8 6 0 5

OPEN A N D AFFECTIONATE S W M , Y O U N G 38, smoker, g o o d build and looks seeking slender w o m a n 2 8 - 4 5 w h o is fun, affectionate, passive, into cold beer, hemp-friendly, great times inside and out, kids f i n e . 8 6 5 4

ATTRACTIVE, SUCCESSFUL A T T O R N E Y . Generous to a fault, committed to the finer things in life, believer in adventure, wanderlust & cultural discovery. Looking for a very attractive F, 2 2 - 3 8 , for w h o m to give the moon, sun & the stars, & to travel the world. You won't be d i s a p p o i n t e d . 8 6 3 8

A T T R A C T I V E , FIT, BI-CURIOUS LOOKING FOR first time experience. Not looking for committed relationship. Just want to explore the beauties o f a woman's body. Must be fit, attractive, clean. 8 5 9 5

H O W IS DATING LIKE " A F O R T U I T O U S encounter", anyhbw?,..lt's simply the chance to get to know s o m e b o d y ! Interested in dating any guy w h o has a great sense o f humor, a l s o . 8 8 2 4

A W O N D E R F U L G U Y : S W M , 29, s ' l i " , BLUE eyes, brown hair. ISO SWF 2 9 - 4 5 YO, for relationship. Very active, love to play p o o l & have fun. Please call. 8 6 0 2

DWM, 50'S, 5'6", ISO A T T R A C T I V E , INTELligent w o m a n into sports, blading, skiing, skating, meditation, love, passion, a n d sex. Imagine! I'm not the only one. 8 6 3 9

I SPIED A RED FOX IT T O U C H E D M Y HEART a n d made me smile. I am h a p p y that y o u r dreams are coming true, see y o u at the ocean someday. 8 6 2 0

S W M , 37, T H I N , S. B U R L I N G T O N , SEEKS SF for friendship and/or LTR. Likes animals, travel, quiet times, v e r y romantic. Humor, bike path a n d just sitting in the sun. Kids ok. 8612

FIND LOVE FOR Y O U IN 2002. D W M , 47, 5'11", 165 lbs., fit, ambitious, healthy, g o o d looking, NS, ND, likes country, animals, family get togethers. Seeks attractive, fit, healthy F for LTR. 8 6 5 8

ATTRACTIVE, RESPONSIBLE, A F F E C T I O N A T E , athletic, musical, d o g lover, house, view, 3 7 SWM. Enjoys hiking,, biking, camping, country music, dancing, Sun. drives, friends, laughter. ISO SWF, 2 8 - 3 9 , attractive, responsible, fun for friendship, maybe more? 8 6 4 8

M A T U R E BIF, 40, F U N - L O V I N G , H O N E S T , looking for best friend for friendship and more. Lipstick Bi or lesbian only, no butch, need satisfaction only a w o m e n can give. Discretion please! 8 7 6 2

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G W M , 50, LOOKING T O M E E T M, 18-30, ANY race to have a g o o d time with. Washington, Lamoille a Franklin county areas, college welcome. Call for info. Same day reply. 8 8 1 8 18 Y O M, A LITTLE Bi-CURIOUS. ISO M, 183 0 , in healthy condition to teach me a few things about hot man-to-man contact! I will respond to all calls and am very submissive. 8815 S W M , 41, FIT 81 HEALTHY ISO GM, 38-45, for possible LTR. Great conversationalist, intellectual, fun, spiritually minded h o p i n g to find great friend/great lover! Martini anyone? 8761 RUMI SEEKS T H E LOVER, A N E M E R S O N T O roam through the forests o f Thoreau with. Perhaps if I am lucky e n o u g h this Joseph Campell will find his Carl J u n g . 8 7 5 9 20 Y O W M LOOKING FOR A N O T H E R M FOR fun erotic encounters. Age is unimportant. Discretion is a must. If y o u fit the description please contact me I am waiting. 8 7 5 8 LIKE T H E MARINES, I'M LOOKING FOR A few g o o d men. P W M into weights & guys w h o use 'em seeks physically-minded guys w h o "stand and deliver". Not into clubs, drugs or LTR. Just men w h o want men. 8 7 4 7 S U B M I S S I V E M, 39, SEARCHING FOR A raunchy guy for morning/day time fun. 8 7 2 3 HIGH-SPIRITED, H A N D S O M E , R T , 33 Y O , prof., GM. ISO similar individual, w h o enjoys hiking, skiing, and travel, interested in intelligent conversation and possible LTR. 8 6 7 9 NUBILE COLLEGE S T U D E N T SEEKS BEARDED, broad-shouldered, user-friendly male counterpart for company and conversation and quiet subversion o f the status quo. 8 6 7 7 G W M , 175 LBS., 42 Y O , ADIRONDACK AREA seeking GM, 150-180 lbs., 2 5 - 4 0 Y O , w h o likes wrestling, for fun times. No mail please.8655 PHILOSOPHICAL PLAGIARIST L O O K I N G FOR a Dostoevsky-esque figure w i t h a mind like broken glass for me to walk over. Literacy not required. Insanity a big plus. My horizons are t o o narrow. 8 5 5 7 B U R L I N G T O N HAS S O M A N Y H O T BOIS O U T there! Me: Cute 22 Y O boi looking for friends a n d anything else that might happen. W o u l d love to meet others a r o u n d my age!8554

S W M , 5 Y , 165. NICE, S T R A I G H T - A C T I N G , y o u n g - m i n d e d 4 5 Y O . ISO y o u n g , slender, easygoing S W M w h o enjoys cuddling on cold winter nights. Call s o o n . Winter's com

LADIES! EVER FANTASIZE A B O U T BEING t i e d - u p , or tying him up? Rose & T h o r n , VT's B D S M social g r o u p welcomes you! Nervous? Don't be, we're lead by a w o m a n . Privacy guaranteed. E-mail r e q . 8 6 8 7

ing!8544 G W M , 43, s'9", 160 LBS. I S O T H A T ROMANtic, masculine man interested in o u t d o o r s , movies, music, traveling, home time, someone to share life with. (25-45) LTR?8523

S M , 38, A T H L E T I C , FUNNY, SEEKS O P E N minded zaftig F, 3 5 - 4 5 , for adult fun a n d companionship. Must be ligh't-hearted. 8 8 4 4 LONELY CENTRAL V T 22 Y O W F W I T H M lover seeks BiF for sharing, caring, and fun. 8827 23 Y O , 2M ISO PLUS-SIZED W O M E N , 18-45 for discreet weekend, adult fun. Please let me massage and pleasure y o u . Central V T only. 8 7 8 9

G E N E R O U S , ROMANTIC, D O M I N A N T , 39 Y O , S W M seeks an Intelligent, Submissive SF into fantasy role play and receiving sensual and disciplinary spankings, and more. Asian and Black w o m e n encouraged. All answered. 8668 Y O U N G , A T T R A C T I V E C U ISO Y O U N G F, 182 5 . F (19) M (22). ISO WF to fulfill our fantasy. Straight, Bi, or gay is ok. Must be clean! We are a g o o d looking couple w h o likes to have fun! Willing to try pretty much anything. Just trying to have f u n ! 8 6 6 2 P A N T Y H O S E FETISH, S E X Y 24 Y O M SEEKS 18-45 Y O S/MaWF'S to get had in their sheerest hosiery. Very discreet, will travel, well h u n g . 8 6 5 1 W C u , EARLY 20'S, SEEKING BIF, 20-25, FOR sexual encounter. NS, must be honest, discreet a n d completely disease free. Anything goes t h o u g h safety is a must. Somewhat attractive a n d fit. 8 6 4 9

ISO, F, 25-45, LTR, W H O IS INTERESTED IN exploring a strongly intimate relationship. Call me slave or master. S W M , 4 0 , enjoys motorcycles, cooking and relaxation, just relax call or write. 8 7 8 6 Bi-CURIOUS W M , 19,165 LBS, 6'. ISO A male or female w h o is g o o d - l o o k i n g , a n d between 18-30 for g o o d hot fun, will respond to all messages that leave p h o n e number to reach y o u at. Will travel, to go to y o u r place. I will make all y o u r fantasies come true. 8 7 4 9 CLEAN AND DISCREET Cu ISO O T H E R Cu's a n d selected singles for clean, safe, erotic times a n d friendship. Ready to e x p a n d y o u r sexual horizon? Be honest. Discretion assured and r e q u e s t e d . 8 7 2 2 BIWM, 45, 5*8", 150 LBS, SEEKS Cu W I T H A BiM w h o w o u l d like a threesome. Must be safe, d e a n a n d discreet. 8 6 9 2 M A C U ISO Ma BiM, 30-45, FOR EXTRA pleasure for us all. Discreet, no strings, size does matter, looks a plus. 8 6 9 1

S W M , LATE 30's, U V M GRAD. G O T HERPES 2 years ago from ex-girlfriend. Single and d e p r e s s e d ever since. Looking for kind SF for responsible, passionate romping. I could eat a peach for hours. 8 6 2 7 V E R Y A T T R A C T I V E , O V E R EDUCATED, A T H letic couple, 4 0 , enjoy meeting fun and funny, fit, playmates. She loves younger, hip, smart guys a n d we both love girlfriends to spoil. 8 6 1 4 SWCu, A T T R A C T I V E , A T H L E T I C , PROF. COUpie searching for a F for erotic fun. Bi or straight is ok. Can be discreet if y o u like.

8551 V E R Y S E X Y A N D FORE FILLING 24 Y O M seeks 18-45 Y O S or MaWF's for daytime fun. I love sweaty sex, s h o w i n g off, heels and hosiery. No disappointments. 8 5 4 2 C R E A T I V E COLLEGE C U L O O K I N G FOR A N o p e n - m i n d e d F to please a n d pamper. W o u l d y o u like t o . b e spoiled? Give us a call. 8533

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BLACK FRINGED EYES V I S I T M Y DREAMS. Dreams of an alien girl for an earth wandering boy. You don't have to be a secret agent to fathom the mysteries of my heart. 8 8 3 5 ARE Y O U FREE? COFFEE O R DRINKS. Y O U use to serve me coffee, but you moved up the ladder. 1 mentioned,! thought y o u left the Co-op. You now work the Deli section, to shy to ask. S. 8 8 3 4 VALENCIA, 1/25: L O N G DREADS, HIP GLASSes: we chatted briefly after show regarding your sometimes job at Higher G. and the darkness of our music. Interested in samething random? 8 8 3 2 J. D U B B S : W H A T W O U L D I DO W I T H O U T that line at What Ales You? A year later and I can't imagine spending it with anyone else. Love you much babe, Manda-pants. 8 8 3 0 I S P Y T H E S T U D L Y , B L O N D E 6TH GRADE science teacher at S. Burlington. Can I interest y o u in s o m e extra credit? I'd do anything for a big " O o o o o h G o d " from you! 8 8 2 9

8839 I SPY Y O U A T T H E C O U N T E R OF BRIDGE S T . Cafe. You looked so cute with your legs curled underneath you. Let's talk Janet and see what we have in c o m m o n . 8 8 3 8 KRISTEN; RED S Q U A R E , FRI. 1/25. SORRY about making you s o angry, that really was not my intention. Call me and 1 will buy y o u a beer.8837 USDA-MAN A T RIRa's LUNCH S A T 01/19. Y O U were heading to Pure Pop. Available for Herbie Hancock? 8 8 3 6

"I A M T R Y I N G T O BE C O U R A G E O U S , B U T I T S easier to nervously smile". It's true, I think you've convinced me Essex isn't all bad, even if y o u do make up words. 8 8 2 8 A CURLY Q U E E N , B R O W N EYED A N G E L W H O lives in Burlington. Isn't there a s o n g about you? Coolest chick I know, 7 p.m. Wine Bar, Saturday the 3rd, Okay Sweetness and light? 8826 K E R O U A C - L O V I N ' , C L O V E S M O K I N G GAL with a pearl and punk. Is it true y o u prefer my hair dirty? I w o n survivor just to catch your eye! 8817

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LONGSHOT: Y O U ; ATTRACTIVE, VIVACIOUS, unusual, visionary, 35-42, dig the north country, want to farm organically, dreaming for an eco-centric, exhilarating man. He's compassionate, has c o m m o n sense and dreams of you. Box 1103 Y O U T H F U L , S W M , NS, 56, 5'7", 155 AND nice looking. Enjoy sailing, kayaking, biking and traveling. Seeking attractive, slender, SWF, N S for possible LTR. Box 1104 25 Y O S W M ISO PLUS-SIZED W O M E N , 18-30 for one-on-one meetings, possible LTR. No games. Box 1101 S W M , PROFESSOR/WRITER, 52, TALL, FIT, responsible, politically conservative, interested in arts, social issues, reading, quiet times, travel. ISO S/DF, 35-45, no children, for companionship. Box 1099 S W M , EARLY 30'S, EAGERLY SEEKS T H E company of a sophisticated/attractive older w o m a n (3o's/4o's) for fresh fun. Intelligence/ enthusiasm a must. NS. Box 1097 MaWM, 44, NA/ND (UB2), T E D D Y BEAR-TYPE ISO F for discreet, LTR of "morning delights" (can host) with blessing of sexually disinterested Wife. NY/VT/CDA. Box 1096. A N D R O G Y N O U S BISWM, 46, HAZEL EYES, smoker, social drinker. Into art, music, nudity, and sexual spirituality. ISO compatible, cute, bisexual chick (soulmate, lover, partner, etc.) Box 1091 S W M , 6', FIT, NA, LIGHT S M O K E R , NEW T O area. Enjoy dining out, shopping, rides, gym, walks, talks, etc. Seeks S F to share time with. Box 1090

OWARE REMATCH? SOON? PLEASE? ISLE O F view. 8814 S U N . , 1/21, RI-RA'S PUB, Y O U : EATING lunch with a friend and having an Amstel. Me: Black hair, glasses, and to shy to approach you. Maybe I can buy y o u drink sometime?88i3 I S P Y A BEAUTIFUL W O N D E R W O M A N , T H E most amazing thing I've ever seen. Dreadlocks to African virus/bacteria. I'm in love, S . 8 8 Q 9 A I R P O R T RESTAURANT, 1/23.10:30 A.M., You: Tall, curly hair, overheard me joking about winning the lottery, asked if I was single. Me: Tall, goatee, black jacket and single. Interested? 8 8 0 5 I C A N N O T S T O P SPYING T H E L O V E L Y S P U N K from the co-op down under. All this attention you deserve. You're beautiful with perfect hands. Your muse must make many fantasies.8804 HEY COFFEE O R G O N D O L A RIDEI SORRY I didn't respond to your ad, I was traveling and almost missed it completely. What a surprise to see an ad for me. It was sweet and made me laugh. Let's try to prolong another conversation. A 8 8 0 1 12/26/01 BURLINGTON SANDWICH CO. Y O U : glasses, green hat, made me a sandwich. M e ? Red coat, glasses. There was eye contact and comments about the tip jar. Intrigued? I w a s . 8 8 0 0

HONEST, OUTDOORSY, DOG-LOVING SWM, 54, hiker, mtn. biker, attractive, in shape, sky, humorous, non-religious, non-smoker, Van Morrisaon, sunsets, drinks on the deck. I S O similiar SWF, 35-50, weekend companionship, then? Box 1087 DWM, NS, ND, GREAT PERSONALITY, WELLknown. Seeks SF, 35-50, 1 child OK, who enjoys boating (2 w k s in FL winter) attractive, must love family. Box 1086 46 Y O , SPIRITUALLY M O T I V A T E D PHILANthropist. ISO healthy, wealthy and wise w o m a n to share love, life, God. Box 1084. S W M , EARLY 30'S, V E R Y CUTE, EDUCATED, ciean-cut, cynical. ISO attractive/intelligent, older, unmarried w o m a n for naughty encounters, possibly o n long-term basis. Box 1083 S W M , 40, 6', 200 LBS., BEARD, FROM NY state mtns. Physically fit and active, hardworking, honest, g o o d sense of humor, enjoy nature, animals, coffee and food. ISO S F w/similiar qualities for fun/ltr. Box 1082 W I N T E R IS COMING. I'LL KEEP Y O U W A R M IF you are a WF, 35-45, who is seeking a younger W M with warm hands and heart. 6', 160 lbs., very romantic, sincere and sexy] Box 1079 S W M , 46, 5'8", G O O D LOOKS, A V E R A G E build, affectionate, trust-worthy, NS. Seeks S/DF, slender, cute, 36-46, for walks in the w o o d s to fine wine and dining. Where are you? Box 1071 SEEKING P S , 18-38, FOR S E N S U A L M A S S A G E and discreet sexual encounters. All races and sizes encouraged to respond. Will answer all. Box 1078

BLONDIE: I ' M G O I N G T O MISS Y O U LIKE crazy. Know that these last few months have meant so much. I love you, babe. You're beautiful! Always your K u m q u a t . 8 7 9 9

I S P Y A O L C O M " T r e e g r o w e r s " : I M A Y BE technologically inept, but still interested in meeting you. Liked what I s a w and read. Hope to hear from y o u . 8 7 4 5

HEART, I EEEL LIKE T H E LUCKIEST P E R S O N in the world knowing y o u love me. I hope this feeling lasts forever. I love you. 8 7 6 0

K: BOLD & B E A U T I F U L P O E T O POLLINApollooza, Solar Fest, Three needs. Can y o u come out a n d play? You didn't return my email. maybe you'll answer this. -H 8 7 4 4

S P I D E R M O N K E Y , A FEW M O R E TRIPS T O T H E island and we'll have to get a bigger bowl. I can't wait. 8 7 5 6 KEEPING A LOW PROFILE? ENJOYING T H E I R human ways? Prepare for homeworld transmission, 02/02/02.8755 I'VE BEEN W A T C H I N G Y O U . LIKE ME, Y O U are a secret agent. I plan to contact you. Keep 02/02/02 free. 8 7 5 4 Y O U G O T M E Y O U BIG S C H M O O I T H E O N L Y thing that is not a surprise is how much I love you! It just keeps getting better, my bestest bear! 8 7 5 1 SUPER TALL, BLONDE, B L U E - E Y E D CASHIER at Hannafords. You're the sweet, quiet guy w h o never breaks my eggs. Are y o u single? 8750 TILL MIN TJEJ. I HELD Y O U T H A T FIRST night under the folds of rouge. We ate bread in the morning, baguettes in S a n Fran, sourd o u g h on the island. I love you. 8 7 4 8 T I M , REMEMBER MIDDLE S C H O O L , M U S I C class, y o u told me y o u loved me, I said "yeah right?" Well, I wish I had said the same to you. Love Jeremy.8746

S M , s ' s " , 140 LBS, CLEAN, SAFE A N D D i s creet. ISO dominant w o m e n to punish and humiliate me as their total slave. Will answer all w h o are interested. Box 1074 S W M , 40, 6', 200 LBS, BEARD, F R O M NY state mtns. Physically fit and active, hardworking, honest, g o o d sense of humor. Enjoy nature, animals, coffee, food. ISO S F w/similar qualities for fun, LTR. Box 1071 I A M A A C T I V E S W M , 38, S'LI", 160 LBS., brown hair/eyes. I enjoy just about everything but most of all I would love to enjoy you, an active SWF. Box 1066 D O W N - T O - E A R T H , Y O U N G (32), S W M , Robert Redford type seeks older F for dinner, massage & romance. Coffee first, dessert later? Discreet, safe, no strings. Photo preferred. Box 1070

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FOR P O O K , O N Y O U R 25th BIRTHDAY: CAN I dress y o u up a s David Bowie now that you're a big boy? Please? Moth. 8 7 4 3 Y O U ROCK S O HARD. Y O U W O R K IN V I T A mins, you're cute, kind, a n d although y o u smell like y o u have not showered in days, I'd still h o l d y o u through the night pumpkin. 8742 GEORGIA, 1/15 FF LIBRARY. O L D HS acquaintance, always wanted to get to know you. M i s s e d my chance again. Hoping for another one. Coffee? B K 8 7 4 1 MCDONALDS, 12/31, B U R L I N G T O N . Y O U : cute boy sitting alone. We gave y o u a toy. You have been the topic of conversation. Are you gay? Would love to h a n g out. 8 7 4 0 W A T E R F R O N T V I D E O : Y O U WERE A T T H E counter. Pony tail, tight retro striped shirt. Co-worker called y o u " B r o o k e " . Your a hot babe. We locked eyes. Hope your a dyke?

8736 N O T S O MUCH! Y O U : G O R G E O U S , FUNNY, kind. Me: Sorry I upset you. Your amazing, don't change. Always be the w o m a n I met at Indigo. Hugs X O . 8 7 3 4

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BiM, V E R Y S U B M I S S I V E . ISO IN S H A P E M E N to service. I'm 5*5", 140 lbs, clean, safe and discreet. Will answer all. free most weekends and evenings. B & D , S & M . Box 1088 FIRST T I M E , 42 Y O BIM, W A N T S SLENDER (under 160 lbs.) D-D-A-S free B i M for intimate playmate. Can host. All answered with detailed letter including: name, address and phone #. Box 1073 G W M , 5 ' i o " , 185 LBS., 49 Y O . LOOKING FOR a GM, 20-40 y o to help pass the long, cold winter nights. I am caring, generous and lonely. L o o k i n g for a friend and maybe more Box 1067.

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GWF, 42, PISCES, FIT, WORKER, H A N D Y woman, passionate, clown, smoker. ISO good-humored, good-hearted, old soul w/young heart, 35-45ish. Box 1081 W O M A N , 40, SEEKING T H O U G H T F U L W O M A N , 35-45, willing and able to do the work (and play!) of being in a relationship, should be reasonably (not fanatically) fit, enjoy hiking and other outdoor stuff. Box 1065

REMEMBER Q U I E T T I M E S , C O N V E R S A T I O N , soft music, warm back rubs? 4 6 YO bearded teddy bear S ' I O " , 2 3 0 lbs. I S O GM, 25-40 YO, clean, NS, ND, w h o still enjoys cuddling.

S U B M I S S I V E W M , 5 V , 140 LBS ISO A petite, dominate F w h o likes to have things her way a n d doesn't take no for an answer. Will answer all. Box 1094. M, 27 A N D F, 29, S E E K S T R A I G H T MALE FOR their fantasy fulfillment. Between ages, 2545, clean and discreet. Letter and picture for fast response. Box 1092. ISO B E A U T I F U L , S E D U C T I V E W O M A N FOR hire. I want to give my wife a seductive m a s s a g e a s a holiday gift from her husband, Will pay prevailing m a s s a g e rate. Box 1072. A V E R A G E PWCU, L A T E 40'S. I S O CLEAN, NS, NA, N D CU for discrete adult weekend fun. VT/NY, Lake Champlain area. Box 1070

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