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IMPERFECT BUT CARING Peter Freyne is nothing if not consistent. Once again, he fails to develop an interest-sustaining perspective on the issue of homosexuality [Inside Track, February 2]. He clearly has deep-seated personal issues with the Catholic Church, which he never hesitates to disparage. Only someone stuck with an adolescent understanding of life and religion could be so predictable. The big news this week: There are homosexual priests and some of them die from AIDS. Horrors! It is a "blind spot" for Bishop Kenneth Angell, a "dark secret," a "lie," writes Mr. Freyne. Grow up, Mr. Freyne! In the great big, grown-up, adult world, we know that priests have faults. Those of us who are faithful to the Magisterium love our priests and we support them. We expect neither our priests nor the Church they serve to be perfect, but we also know that imperfections do not invalidate the sacredness of the sacraments they so selflessly administer. As the single largest caregiver in the world to patients afflicted with AIDS (and many other diseases that get little attention and funding from our sexobsessed culture), the Catholic Church certainly cannot rightly be accused of failing its Christian duty of caring for those in need. Unfortunately for the readers of Seven Days, Mr. Freyne mistakenly listed the Web site of the Kansas City Star,

the newspaper that ran the three-part series on AIDS in the priesthood, as www.ksstar.com. The correct Internet address is www.kcstar.com. Readers who would like a more informed (though certainly not unquestionably accurate) perspective on the matter would do well to go to the site and read for themselves what some priests have to say about the issues involved. As one priest there writes, "If a priest tragically falls into sin, please do not blame his vow of celibacy. A wholesome, unselfish life of charity in ministry, grounded in the love of God, is the healthiest and holiest way for priests to remain faithful to their sacred vocation," You see, Mr. Freyne, there are very good people in this world who aspire to something greater than the lowest common denominator. — Irving Shelby Smith Burlington

MARRIAGE NOT THREATENED People in committed homosexual relationships are, in most ways, no different from us married people. They work. They pay taxes. They are our neighbors, and many of them raise children — a reality that Vermont law already recognizes. Contemplating what they do in their bedrooms makes many people (sometimes including me) uncomfortable, but it is only a part — and often a minor part — of

their relationships, just as sex is for us. The only difference is that they find members of the same sex attractive. That this is an inborn, immutable characteristic at the core of their being is undeniable by anyone who has ever paid close attention to such relationships. On the occasions when two members of my extended family (a male cousin and a sister-in-law) discovered their sexual identities, the realization in each case was an anguished, protracted process, because it is so immensely difficult a fact to accept and live with in our culture. Clearly, they did not choose to be who they are. Nobody would ever voluntarily go through what they did. Their lives are their lives, not a "lifestyle." Some contend that, while homosexual people may be unable to alter how they feel, they could choose not to express their feelings in behavior. Of course they could. Priests and nuns have proven for centuries that heterosexual people can be celibate — but they haven't proven that everyone can be, or that it would be good if they were. Even if children were produced in test tubes, nobody would suggest that all heterosexuals should be celibate, and it wouldn't happen if they did. It is no more reasonable to decree that all homosexual people ought to ignore such an essential part of their character. I have been married for 26 years, and to hear it said that same-sex marriage threatens the institution of mar-

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riage is laughable. There is no guarantee that my marriage will last another 26 years, but if it doesn't, it won't be because pairs of men or women can get married. In her dissenting opinion, Supreme Court Justice Denise Brown recommended that the Legislature simply provide marriage as an option for same-sex couples, rather than struggling to create an equivalent-but-different domestic partnership law. That clearly is the only practical course. Among the many serious defects of domestic partnership legislation is that it would probably be impossible to prevent heterosexual couples who don't feel ready to marry from taking advantage of it, which both businesses arid state government would find exceedingly expensive.

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Christmas Day. According to the police affidavit, Ms. Baker had tossed a log through the glass windows of the front door. So much for the old Christmas spirit. Burlington Police Officer Bonnie Beck Tuesday, down behind the brick-and-glass wrote in her affidavit that when she asked Ms. College Street facade of the state's largest newsBaker why she broke the window, "she stated paper, a very important meeting was on the schedule, according to Mickey Hirten, executive that she felt betrayed that her boyfriend was at the home of his ex-wife." editor of The Burlington Free Press. The purMs. Baker was due to report for arraignment pose? To deal with the conundrum the papers last Thursday but failed to appear, thus the facing in determining a "policy" for handling bench warrant was issued. According to court political candidates with criminal records. records, if Ms. Baker gets picked up by police Hirten told Seven Days the question is one of somewhere out there on the "fairness." Queen City campaign trail, Hello? Fairness to criminals she'll be required to post or fairness to candidates or fair$300 bail to get released. ness to readers who've been So if you run into Bradi kept in the dark? later today, you might want to The bacon hit the frying do her a little favor and tell pan last week when the Freeps her to get her butt over the ran a preview of the Ward 2 the Palace of Justice on city council race between the Cherry Street and sign in Progressive incumbent, Bill please! Stahl, and his Democrat chalBecause if she waits until lenger, Bradi Baker. Many she reads about it in The noted the glaring omission in Burlington Free Press, it might city hall reporter Leslie be too late. Wright's story — no mention Men in Black — Last of Ms. Baker's December 28 Thursday afternoon on the arrest on charges of domestic Statehouse steps, yours truly assault and unlawful mischief, was surrounded by 100 men reported here two weeks ago. in black — and not one of Too newsy? them looked like Johnny Word on the street in Cash. Most were priests of Progressive circles last week was that the local daily had a policy BY P E T E R F R E Y N E the Roman Catholic diocese of Vermont. Apparently it was against reporting crimes by a men-only protest, since we didn't see any nuns candidates. That meant, said the Progs, Ms. present. Holy Mother Church has always had a Wright would not be mentioning the 1998 problem with treating women as equals. domestic assault conviction of Ward 3 indeIt was quite a remarkable event in the frosty, pendent Eric Brenner, either. frigid air. We haven't seen that many starched But, Mr. Hirten told us Monday, that's not collars since our former days in a Catholic semithe case. There is no policy — yet. Mickey the nary outside Chicago. Yes, yours truly was once Maestro expressed the view that it would be en route to becoming an official man in black, unfair to report just one candidate's criminal too. And yours truly remembers many a civil record and omit others. And the problem in rights march or an anti-war march of those turVermont is, he explained, criminal records are bulent '60s where the men and women of the maintained in the various county district courts cloth were quite a common sight. around the state and tracking that down isn't But this bunch gathered in protest last week easy. was cut from a different cloth. They're the ones We suggested that life experience indicates that one who seeks public office while harboring who stayed with the sinking ship. They were a criminal past inevitably gets ratted out by one's there, in uniform, to stand united against the law of our land. To stand against civil rights for enemies — and in politics, everyone has enemies. One solution would be to just ask the can- gay and lesbian Catholics, Protestants, Jews and Vermonters. Against the democratic principles didates directly — "Have you got a record?" that our democratic republic was founded on. Adoption of that approach led to our learnAnd rock-solid against the fundamental message ing that both the Ward 3 candidates have of Jesus Christ: Love thy neighbor as thyself. records, Brenner's got the 1998 domestic assault Instead, Roman Catholic Bishop Ken Angell and Progressive candidate, Phil Fiermonte, has a told the crowd it's "the law of God" that must 1985 misdemeanor conviction in San Francisco be adhered to here. Like an Iranian mullah profrom a protest against U.S. policy in Central claiming women cannot show their faces or America. 'Course, Fiermonte also has the attend school, Vermont's Bingo Bishop would endorsement of the Burlington police union. impose the law of his God upon all Vermont, Cool. believers and non-believers alike. Rather than "don't ask, don't tell," Seven "As important as the commandment to love Days has adopted the "ask and they will tell" is," said Angell, "[Jesus] also taught us that love approach. includes obedience to the laws of God." However, Mickey the Maestro suggested a Yeah, right, like where in the laws of God more specific policy was required. So stay tuned does it say to run bingo games? Where does it as the great minds of Vermont journalism wrestell the pope to cozy up to Adolph Hitler? tle with this one down at the Gannett-chain Where does it say altar boys exist for the pleasoutpost. ure of the pastor? Meanwhile, we'll proceed with our policy of The Catholic Church today is a fruit witherjust reporting the facts as we learn them, and ing on the vine. It's aging clergy shrinking daily. Tuesday we learned of another sad chapter Yours truly recalls the church when it was unfolding in the saga of the Shaw's Supermarket Queen, Bradi Baker. Seven Days obtained a copy vibrant and the pews were full, when it focused on social justice and peace. Sadness swept over of the arrest warrant issued for Ms. Baker last me at the memory of priests like Fr. Daniel Thursday by Judge Brian Burgess. Berrigan S.J., whose non-violent protests against You'll recall we reported on Mr. Baker's arrest for domestic assault and unlawful mischief the Vietnam War landed him in many a jail cell. And my freshman prefect, Fr. Thomas Peyton stemming from a December 28 incident at an Appletree Point residence. As we reported, Baker M.M., who marched with Dr. Martin Luther pled not guilty to both charges. But we've now learned Baker had also been Inside Track continued on page 40 arrested three days earlier at 6:30 p.m. on

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per shift. Federal Court Justice Andrew MacKay ruled that Silion may reapply to enter Canada at any time — provided that she has another job offer and the requisite experience removing all of her clothes, and not just her top.

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Strange Conditions Scotland's Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary acknowledged that two men, one British and one German, each had a healthy leg amputated at their request, even though nothing was physically wrong with them. Hospital officials said the men suffer from a psychological condition called body dysmorphic disorder, in which patients focus on a perceived imperfection that they find overwhelming. • Italian police said that two men charged with murdering factory worker Tiziano Castellari, 34, were hired for the job by the victim, who was depressed over a failed love affair and paid two friends he had met in a bar to shoot him and make it look like a Mafia killing. Another friend, Adriano Pignedoli, revealed that Castellari had attempted suicide several times before, explaining, "Once he said that he would purposely pick up only those hitchhikers who looked dodgy. He would walk around with a pocketful of money, hoping that he

After Bryan Loudermilk's body was found in a specially built pit beneath a board that was underneath a rear wheel of his sports utility vehicle, police in Okeechobee, Florida, concluded from interviewing his widow that the victim became sexually excited from being run over. This time, however, a mishap proved fatal.

Shell Games Police arrested an Estonian sailor at London's Gatwick Airport who tried to pay for cigarettes at a duty-free shop with a rare tortoise. Officers who detained the man and his drunken companions confiscated 21 tortoises and seven chameleons from their luggage. • Customs officers at Miami International Airport caught Rodney Carrington, a pet shop owner from Barbados, trying to smuggle 55 rare red-footed tortoises, each 4 inches long, into the country stuffed between two pairs of pants he was wearing. The officials said they became suspicious after noticing his pants were wriggling and had "ominous bulges in unusual places."

Bottom Line A Canadian judge upheld an immigration decision denying a Romanian woman a work permit to be a striptease dancer in Toronto because she does not possess the necessary skills to dance nude. Loredana Silion, 24, had experience as an exotic dancer in a nightclub in Brasov, but the job involved taking off only her top, not the rest of her garments. Dancing topless was found to be insufficient training for her job in Toronto's Sunset Strip club, where she was expected to perform striptease nude stage shows — three songs per show — and nude table dance shows, a maximum of five songs

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Tiie Ewe of the Revolution? participation in civic life were right in Austria with hysteriy recent column on once used to keep blacks in cal references to Nazism, but the Bible and sameslavery and women from havwhen the same ugliness and sex marriage earned ing the vote. Stanton once hatred surface in our own me more reader mail than boycotted a suffrage meeting country the pundits gasp at I've had in a year, almost all that had scheduled "Guide George W. Bush's "stunning of it from conservative Us, O Thou Great Jehovah" comeback." As Stanton Christians hoping that one as its opening hymn, on the wrote, "I am dismayed and day I'll see the light. I had asked a simple question — "Where in the Bible does he same arguments and texts now , Jesus forbid the love of one man for another or one used to bar gav men and women from woman for another?" — and, while the answers were somefull participation in civic life were times ingenious, they all nee used to keep blacks in slaver referred me to books in the Bible where Jesus does not and women from having the vote. appear. Either they went back to Genesis, Leviticus and Deuteronomy, or they went grounds that Jehovah "never disgusted, and feel like mak-' forward to St. Paul, not took any active part in the ing an attack on some new known for his stability on suffrage movement." Would quarter of the enemies' sexual matters. that there were more like her domain." One writer did make the today. Thankfully, the Vermont point that "when Jesus was "The Bible teaches that Legislature has already done on Earth, he acknowledged woman brought sin and that for me. On the day my the truth of all scripture, not death into the world," marriage column appeared, just the parts we like." Stanton wrote, "that she prethe House Judiciary ComBearing in mind that this cipitated the fall of the race, mittee decided not to include isn't true — Jesus rejected all that she was arraigned before same-sex couples in a revision three strains of priestly the judgment seat of Heaven, of the marriage code, but Judaism and overturned tried, condemned and senrather to develop a new ancient Hebrew strictures tenced. Marriage for her was "domestic partnership" bill in against ritual impurity, assoto be a condition of bondage, order to fulfill the Supreme ciation with women, divorce maternity a period of sufferCourt's directive that sameand much else besides — the ing and anguish... Here is sex unions be recognized and issue currently confronting protected equally under the the Bible position of woman our legislators in Montpelier briefly summed up." law. Gay and lesbian activists concerns civil marriage, to seem disappointed by this Stanton forgot to add which anyone is entitled decision, but for my money that, until the early church regardless of religious faith. I — and I think Stanton fathers mucked around with can believe that the world would agree — domestic the texts, the message of Jesus rests on the back of a giant partnership is a far more radwas wholly egalitarian — turtle and still obtain a marical and liberating concept what you might call genderriage license from the state, than "gay" marriage ever neutral. Anyone despised and provided I intend to marry a could be. reviled by the larger commuperson of the opposite sex. nity was welcome under his Just think — a whole So we're right back where we tent. This was, precisely, the new category of lawful started on that one. "revolutionary" aspect of human relations, entered into Christianity. True, women Here's another odd thing: freely and equally by both were not among the original None of my correspondents parties with explicit under12 disciples, but they were signed their names or gave a standing of what their com- the first to see the resurrected return address. The letters mitment entails. Talk about a Christ and thus the first to came from "A Christian," "A revolution! This is why spread the Gospel. All that Friend," "One Who Cares," Randall Terry and his band stuff about submitting and etc., giving the impression of collared freaks have moved keeping quiet and being subthat Christ's flock are still lock, stock and barrel to ject to your husband was scuttling around Rome hidVermont. They know that cooked up later in an effort ing from the lions, when in gay marriage won't pass in to consolidate power. It is fact they're poisoning the this state, but that domestic notable also that no women wells of public policy, teachpartnership will. were among Christ's betrayers ing "creationism" in the "Our politicians are calm and deniers. schools, frightening little and complacent under our children with stories of fire but the clergy jump I'm hammering on this damnation and attempting 'round like parched peas on a theme because what people more seriously than ever to call Judeo-Christian morality hot shovel," Stanton deny women the right to observed. still has such a lock on our autonomy over their bodies thinking and our institutions. Is it too much to ask of and lives. One look at the results of the the gay and lesbian commupresidential primary in South This being Seven Days' nity to wait and see what the Carolina demonstrates that women's issue, I wonder how legislature develops before the will to theocracy is alive many women are familiar denouncing domestic partin this country, and that any with Elizabeth Cady nership as unacceptable? For fool with the word "Savior" Stanton's Woman's Bible, a women as well as homosexuon his lips has the support of national best-seller in 1895. als, it just might be the ticket bigots, racists and hoodlums The same arguments and out of 2000 years of tyranny, en bloc. It's amazing how we texts now used to bar gay to which I say Amen, God condemn the rise of the far men and women from full bless and all that. ®

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begun when Bond — who has devoted a good part of her career to cultivating meaningful communication — proved herself to be the interviewer's dream subject. My tape recorder failed, and she hurried down the hall to borrow one from a colleague. When she spoke, her words were laid out in such coherent paragraphs that they might have appeared APPLIED ACADEMICS Lynne Bond in her office at UVM rehearsed — if they hadn't responded so well to my questions. itself as a catalyst. Much of Bond's work is based on the premise that In the just-launched study of "under-engaged" people we're always making assumptions about how other people in Burlington's Old North End, for example, the very learn, that these assumptions shape the way we behave process of working with the investigation's subjects "helps towards others, and that this behavior elicits reactions that them become more engaged," Bond points out. tend to reinforce our original assumptions. Something like: I think you're dumb, so I dumb down my conversation around you, robbing you of the chance to learn, and making forking within a non-traditional approach is part you — at least in this context — dumb. But if I think of you of Bond's family tradition. The child of two as someone with the potential to learn, and I take the time to social workers who met at New York City's semireally talk to you, I can set up a dialogue that will leave both nal Henry Street Settlement, Bond was born in Riverside,, of us smarter and more self-assured. California — at the time, hardly more than orange groves "If we really want to support and facilitate developand a small Mexican-American migrant farm worker comment," the psychologist believes, "we need to focus not on munity. "My parents literally helped to build this little training individual skills and strategies for doing things, adobe settlement house," she reports. "The whole settle- •• but rather on creating settings that encourage the particiment notion was that this was a place where people could pants to discover the power of their own voices and take charge of their lives, develop skills, have opportunities minds, and that give them opportunities to practice and to think about carving the kind of life they wanted. I can't cultivate the potential they have." For Bond, pursuing this help but think that somewhere this got enmeshed in me." end doesn't mean simply publishing her findings and leavAfter studying psychology as an undergraduate at ing it to others to do the heavy lifting of putting the ideas Wheaton College and earning her doctorate at Tufts into practice. University in social, developmental and cognitive psycholTraditional researchers carefully distance themselves ogy, Bond spent a summer in two tiny Mayan villages in from the subject under investigation. Bond prefers a paraChiapas, Mexico. She and her co-investigator wanted to digm known as "participatory action research," where see how Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget's findings about everyone involved in the investigation — the researchers, early learning — which were based on studies of North the subjects and those who may be affected by the inquiry American and European children — applied to children — participates in carrying out the study. Instead of maingrowing up in a very different cultural environment. They taining a neutral stance and trying to preserve the status did find differences. "But the most interesting results," quo, participatory action research deliberately attempts to Bond says, "were that we were asking questions that didn't make social change happen, using the research process make sense to them because of our language differences."

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doctor and to get his homework for him.' You're helping them acknowledge what they did." The idea of the Listening Partners wasn't for the facilitators to do these things for the group, but for everyone to learn to help each other, Bond adds. "It was very powerful." The lessons learned about mothers and children in the Northeast Kingdom study also hold true in classroom settings, among friends and government-citizen relations, Bond believes.

ond's work with marginalized moms in the Northeast Kingdom caught the attention of Gail Shampnois, government-relations liaison at the University of Vermont. The school had received federal money in the form of an Outreach Partnership Centers grant to improve relations between higher-ed institutions and their host cities. "Even though Burlington has a high percentage of people who get involved, there are a lot of people we consistently don't hear from," Shampnois

streamline these groups. Another aim is to build better leaders. Bond and Ahladas won't know exactly what needs doing until they've found out more about what people want. But strategies are likely to range from helping recognized leaders broaden participation, to providing how-to help in the design and operation of constructive meetings, to cultivating selfconfidence in residents who can't even begin to imagine themselves participating in a public forum. Bond guesses that this last group "might want skills focused more around issues like, 'How do I even have the courage to stand up and speak what's on my mind? How do I figure out what. I think about things?'" More closely related to the psychologist's previous work is an effort to bring individuals traditionally underrepresented in community decision-making into the public process. Bond and Ahladas will begin by interviewing people of color, recent immigrants from Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe, young, elderly and other Old North Enders who have been identified as left out of mainstream forms of civic engagement. "We'll be talking to them about how they define I community," says Bond, "and how they see themselves involved in supporting their communities. And to the degree that they're not involved in ways that they'd like to be, what seem to be some of the barriers, and what are some of the incentives?" Helping Bond and Ahladas in this effort will be a group of graduate students engaged in "service learning" — benefiting the community while pursuing more standard academic activities, V like reading and writing papers and attending seminars. Before coming to UVM, President Ramaley helped institute service learning at Portland State. At a time when scarce housing, noise problems and the recent hazing debacle dominate the local town-gown dialogue, programs like service learning — and the entire Community Outreach collaboration — are considered potentially healing. Ahladas calls the process "like being a bridge-builder." She describes Bond as "fabulous, very thoughtful and caring. She really lives and believes the work she's doing. All the things she espouses, she walks." And Ahladas commends the project on the whole as "a fabulous opportunity for the community and the city," adding, "the people we're working with at the university give me great hope that we can make changes." Bond has also been impressed by what she's learned about the city, particularly the high level of expertise at CEDO and the commitment of neighborhood residents. "There's a real devotion to the idea of drawing in diverse groups of neighbors in decision-making," she finds, "a real dedication to saying we have to keep working to get in more voices. This outlook means much more to Bond than simply getting more neighbors to show up at meetings. Its also the basis for sustaining a healthy democracy — and that, in turn, is the basis for cultivating contexts in which people can develop to their fullest potential. "Does everyone have to speak up? No," says Bond. "That's part of a democracy, too. But I will go out on a limb and say that the more voices we hear, the better the outcome." (7)

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ined. In December, Sister Wendy Beckett, the 69-year-old British nun who stars in public TV programs about art, picked McKenzies painting, "Jesus of the People," from 1678 entries as the winner of NCR's international art competition. McKenzie won $2000, and her work was published on the cover of a special Christmas edition of the magazine. A publicity blitz shortly ensued, and practically overnight McKenzie went from relative obscurity in Vermont's remote Northeast Kingdom to international renown. Thousands of people have sent supportive â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or excoriating â&#x20AC;&#x201D; e-mails to NCR. This is a painting that, like the idea of same-sex marriage, doesn't evoke middle-ofthe-road reactions: People either

love it or love to hate it. "Jesus" has received both responses at McKenzie's Albany show, "Saints and Martyrs," at the Visions Gallery of the Catholic Diocese Pastoral Center. A simultaneous exhibit of her work appeared at the Fulton Street Gallery in nearby Troy. McKenzie, 51, is unaccustomed to being at the vortex of public attention. She has worked full-time as a painter for three decades, quietly selling about 20 paintings a year through galleries on the East and West coasts. Her medium is oil, her style is direct and intensely realistic, and her subject is invariably women. While she's dabbled in religious art before, this was the first time she had attempted a painting of Jesus. For the contest, McKenzie

ignored historical images and, with a courage she didn't know she had, tapped into her own vision of Christ. The painting was barely dry when she sent it overnight to NCR. Even though she used a female model to bring out Christ's gentler, feminine side, the work still depicts a powerful male. "Jesus of the People" is fresh and inspiring because of what it's not. This Jesus is nothing like the one in, say, Hurlbuti--Story of the BiblfyV[\s arms aren't wide open, ready to embrace the world, there are no adoring children at his feet, and his countenance isn't miraculously bathed in sunlight. McKenzie's Jesus is not only black and androgynous, he also appears less certain of human redemption. His face is full of doubt, pain and a Zen-like acceptance. The faintest of smiles escapes his lips. He clutches his robe to his chest. "Someone asked me, 'Why would you paint Jesus all wrapped up and holding himself like that? Jesus is supposed to be like this,'" McKenzie recalls, holding her arms outstretched. "And I said, 'No I don't think so. We've had every opportunity for 2000 years to love one another and we really haven't done a very good job. And so you see him holding all this darkness to him because it's questioning. There is an aspect of doubt.'" Continued on next page

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For most of her career, McKenzie has gravitated toward girl-power images of saints, goddess types and beauties. But about five years ago, McKenzie had an epiphany. She suddenly that realized Elliot, her 10-yearold, African-American nephew, couldn't find himself in her work. That's when she made a conscious decision to become more inclusive. She began painting an African-American woman she'd seen regularly at auctions in Vermont. "She embraced a certain kind of dignity and youthfulness," McKenzie says, "everything I look for in the women I paint." A few years later, McKenzie found herself drawn to sacred, mostly Christian, icons and subjects, even though she doesn't profess belief in any particular religious faith. Her first sacred painting was for a church in Island Pond. The pastor loved it, and from that point on McKenzie gave herself, as she puts it, "permission to work with sacred subjects." Since then she has painted the Madonna and Child, saints and spiritual guides.

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McKenzie is nonplussed by the slew of e-mail she's received from admirers and detractors. Young black people have written her saying, "This Jesus looks like me." Others call the painting blasphemous. She shakes her head as she flips through e-mails from all over the United States and Australia and is amazed at how "Jesus of the People" has resonated — with people. "I simply feel the work was meant to exist and I'm the vehicle for its existence," McKenzie says. "Because the reaction has been so enormous, it's as though this work of art just opened everybody up. Everyone had something to say in reaction to it." ® "Jesus of the People" will be shown in an exhibit of50 of the Jesus 2000 entries at the Schimmel Center for the Arts at PACE University in New York City in May and June. The Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester is featuring McKenzie's secular and sacred work in "Women, Voices, Across Time" through March 8. Info, 802-362-1405.

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nos/ cellist and harpsichordist possess dazzling musical skills mat are only more obvious under the pop-concert lighting they favor. When Bimbetta appear next week at the University of Vermont Recital Hall and the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph, they'll be performing a program called "Power and Desire in the 17th Century," an allItalian repertoire that explores images of women, power and desire — then and now. "We like to think of this collection as women's night out with composers Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, d'India and a couple of other guys who don't know what hit them," flaunts the group's Web site. It's the program founder Sonja Rasmussen says Bimbetta will probably take next to the studio, and it will surely give fresh — in every sense of the word — voice to the works of composers who lived in the time of Shakespeare. For now, the group's only CD, from 1997, is War of Love. While other early-music recordings might be decorated with floral patterns or cherubim, this one features a brightly lipsticked, disembodied mouth with teeth

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ome critics say the babe thing has gone far enough. That classical recitals and Mtv have no business rubbing shoulders with each other. Those are the same narrow-minded souls who will miss what Bimbetta are all about: not only breathing 21st-century life into 400-year-old music but making it — gasp — fun. The five women in Bimbetta, ages twentysomething to fortysomething, have been touted as "babes going for baroque," as the "Spice Girls of the baroque world (with talent)." What's more, they wear hip clothes and hipper attitudes; on stage, they're likely to display audience cue cards with irreverent translations

to an Italian love song, to lift barbells, vamp coquettishly, dance aerobically or even turn somersaults. To some near-pious admirers of 17th-century music, such antics are nothing short of heretical. That hasn't stopped Bimbetta — whose very name suggests saucy double meanings — from merrily blurring the boundaries between high and low art, nor from garnering rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. And that's because, for all the potentially over-the-top theatrics, these women are astoundingly good. The kind of good that seems effortless, but really results from the most rigorous rehearsing. Classically trained at the University of Indiana's Early Music Institute, the three sopra-

Indeed, composers of the day were no less impassioned about romance than their pop-crooning successors several centuries later; as one reviewer noted, they're "dying for love every five minutes." What better music to bring to a modern audience of young — or maybe slightly aging — lovers? Bimbettas affection for early music is evident, and only by knowing it so well could they liberate it from the constraints of the starchy classical concert. A decade ago, Rasmussen was ready to loosen up, and began to notice other musicians who seemed to feel the same. For instance, she remembers one recital in which soprano Andrea Fullington and harpsichordist Katherine Shao featured a juggler. "Part of my thinking in asking people to join was both how they were as individuals and how adventuresome they were," Rasmussen recalls. "We got together and said, 'Lets lay down those expectations about what is usually done...and find out what's done in other kinds of music.'" Taking some colorful cues from pop, blues, cabaret and, yes, Mtv videos, the quintet chose a

performed fn'auditoriums fgr children — "really a hoot" — and even in a Bloomington nightclub. "We decided we were ready for a bar gig," Rasmussen quips. No smoking allowed, though. Perhaps inevitably, a part of the group's evolution has been the loss, and replacement, of original members. Unlike the trauma often suffered in, say, a rock band, though, Bimbetta has taken the transitions in stride. Harpsichordist Shao has been replaced by Holly Chatham; Swedish cellist Joanna Blendulf has taken the place of Shelley Taylor; and soprano Catherine Webster has filled in for Allison Zelles. Fullington continues to hang in there, though she has a two-year-old. But family duties do make touring difficult, and with current members living on both coasts — Rasmussen's the only one still in Bloomington — rehearsing is a logistical challenge, too. None of which appears to rattle Bimbetta very much, and their jaunts of up to 15 dates per year are ambitious enough for women who also have day jobs. O, what hast time wrought, a 17th-century guy might have penned, that

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name which literally translates "baby girl" in Italian. They rehearsed their new persona and burst forth. Bimbetta, of course, is still "an evolving thing — we're open to all kinds of influences," Rasmussen says. While stages like UVMs Recital Hall and the Chandler are still the most typical types of venues, Bimbetta has

ladies such as these exist, and sing my verse? Chances are even fusty old Henry Purcell — five of whose songs Bimbetta perform on War of Love — would begrudgingly agree: These musical babes are to swoon for. Resistance is but vain, indeed. ®

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Curiosity killed the cat, but I'm more than a dumb pussy. What would you do i f I reached out to you, fumbling, buttons undone, and licked your kitty fur; stroked you with my paws, and nuzzled your neck with my cold, wet nose? Would you purr, moan your meow out through clenched teeth, shudder and shake your tail? Would you give me a saucer of milk, and invite me into your lap? Or would you scoot me through the door like a stray? Award me a diamond-studded collar on a leash, or at least a Saturday invitation for tuna. We could meet in the alley, and let our cat calls ring through the city streets. Or, I could curl up to you each night And rest my head At your feet.

i hold your head in my hand cupping it urging you to trust me more n' more til til i can hold your whole weight the water smoothes through your hair n hits the white porcelain clawfoot tub laden with black n' i continue leading the water along your pale scalp til it runs grey then clear but her hair remains black black like my hands black like tonight black like those pupils of yours that I can trust my reflection in

Most of the writing in Secrets Between Girls is impassioned, deeply personal, raw, vital — and what your ninth-grade English teacher might say is not exactly proper. After all, there is often little attention to the conventions of standard English. But the writing style is, says Resmer, consistent with a generation accustomed to the informal, rule-free and often abbreviated prose of electronic communication. "A lot of the contributors are familiar with 'zine culture and Internet e-mail culture," she says. "There's a kind of shorthand that occurs — 'cuz' for because, 'n' for and — and the disappearance of capital letters and apostrophes." Semantically,

Roll over, e.e. cummings; heads up, bell hooks: Add to a freestyle writing aesthetic the topical inclinations of "young queer women" and you've got a mini-genre that stands proud — and couldn't care less about literary criticism. With four issues under its belt, Secrets Between Girls is practically an institution, as 'zines go. After the first issue, it has been "published" under the aegis of Burlington's Minimal Press, a loose collective founded by Marc Awodey. True to its name, Minimal Press is an example of guerrilla publishing at its most gloriously anarchic — pretty much anyone can hobble togeth-

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er a collection of writings and put the Minimal Press name on it. The advantage of this informal imprimatur is acceptance within the growing "underground" network of readers, venues and Poetry Vending Machines, which has stretched as far as New York City. "By putting Minimal Press on it, it has some recognition elsewhere," says Resmer. "If you think you have something worth publishing, you can link it to this larger movement...other poets distribute my work and I distribute theirs. We're all in it together." The first two issues of SBG were tiny chapbooks, which of course are not exactly new; at least since the Beats, the dogeared, self-released booklets have been common currency lor poets, most of whom find it near impossible to get "legitimate" publishing deals in this country. The third and fourth issues of SBG grew in dimension and visual embellishment — playbillsized, stapled books with coloredpaper covers. The combination of photos and found or clip art is mostly the handiwork of Hannah Hafter, a South Burlington High School senior who interned for SBG and puts out her own occasional 'zine, titled Wallflower Rebellion. Hafter anticipates continuing her writing after she goes to Mount Holyoke next year — the Massachusetts college has its own queer 'zine, called Flip of the Tongue. "I really value independent publishing, it's the best and most appropriate way to get what you want to say out," she says. "Everyone has access to it with Xerox at Kinko's. And there aren't any real attachments to it in terms of money or trying to please people. I think it's important to take charge of your own work."

She agrees with Resmer's description of the unique young, queer 'zine style. "Part of what makes it unique is, all the older people have had all this training. Secrets Between Girls is a lot more raw and I like that. We have typos and that's not the biggest deal to us," Hafter says. "We'd like to have more time to edit, but it's the way it came out of whoever wrote it. That has as much to do with independent

Anyone who has ever tasted the bitter anticipation of parental disapproval will be as anxious as Hafter was to hear her mother's response. . Knowing that every writer in Secrets Between Girls has probably had similar experiences, similar inner turmoil, gives this 'zine an edge; it is simultaneously crushingly vulnerable and amazingly tough. As if coming out as a writer wasn't scary enough. ®

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but it's compelling, direct, honest and as gripping as any psychological thriller. publishing as with age." Hafter's own "No More Secrets" is one of the most wrenchingly personal contributions to SBG, one which echoes in ways large and small throughout the 'zine's four issues. Her essay describes coming out, on the occasion of her 16th birthday, to her mother. The first paragraph alone palpitates with a young girl's fear — and determination — as she braces for the reaction. Censorship? Disappointment? Denial? Understanding? Compassion? Call it confessional lit, but it's compelling, direct, honest and as gripping as any psychological thriller.

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We don't have enough equality or justice yet, but we are getting there. Passing a Freedom to Marry act will take a great deal of bravery, but it will be the just thing to do. _V — Walter Frost Calais A STAND FOR TOLERANCE Sitting through [the] public hearing on same-sex marriage, I was struck by how the majority of the comments of those opposed were based on Biblical and fundamentalist Christian interpretations of morality. In their opinion, the issue was clear-cut: God condemns the "sin of homosexuality" and so must we, or else. It was a sobering experience. I truly fail to understand why fundamentalist religious folks become so focused and rattled regarding homosexuality. We all know we'd never see such massive turnouts for hearings on poverty or feeding the hungry, topics that rightly get a lot more attention in the Bibles quoted that night. The comments of the religious opposition were perhaps the most compelling argument I could ever make as to why gays seek the legal protection of civil rights to counter these strongly held religious sentiments. When Randall Terry, leader of the national anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, is standing outside our Statehouse telling folks they should stop same-sex marriage "at all costs," I get a little nervous. Isn't this the same guy who "understood" why people might want to shoot abortion doctors? Trust me, the real motivation behind the so-called "homosexual agenda" is the instinct for self-preservation. I believe that from a purely civilrights perspective, a good number of you would agree (even if only in your own hearts) that extending the rights of civil marriage to committed and loving lesbian and gay couples is the fait and just thing to do. %he fact is, the civil rights of some Vermonters are on the line here! Either we stand up together to the religious zealots who wish to enshrine in civil law their version of morality (and their version of Biblical interpretation), or we don't. The religious right may have a point when they say this is a moral

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COME OUT' AND SPEAK UP I was at my food co-op the other day and I saw a friend who remarked on how he had been riveted to the gaymarriage hearings at the Statehouse. Then he asked if I'd noticed how few heterosexual men had testified in favor of the bill. I said I hadn't thought of that. Then he asked, "I wonder why that is?" The guy behind the counter said, "Because we're colossal cowards, that's why." Could it be true? Could most of us heterosexual men who support gay marriage just happen not to express our support publicly because we are afraid? That little encounter at the co-op got me wondering about my own silence, and it motivated me to write this letter, to "come out" and speak up publicly and say that here is yet another person — a heterosexual man — who supports gay marriage, who thinks the domestic partners solution is no solution at all, who believes that separate is not equal and never was. — David Budbill Wolcott

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JENNI JOHNSON (jazz vocals), Leunig's, 7 p.m. NC. KARAOKE KAPERS W/CHERIE TARTT (hosts Bob Bolyard & Eric Brenner), 135 Pearl, 9:30 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. WIGGLE (DJs Patti &C Tricky Pat), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $3. JOHN LACKARD BLUES BAND, Nectar's, 9 p.m. NC. HIP-HOP NIGHT (DJs), Rasputin's, 9:30 p.m. NC. BANG (DJ Rob Psychotrope; house/techno), Millennium Nightclub, 9 p.m. NC/$2. OPEN MIKE, Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J.P.'s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/MATT & BONNIE DRAKE, Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. ART EDELSTEIN (Celtic acoustic guitar), Tavern, Inn at Essex, 6 p.m. NC. BOBBY HACKNEY (reggae), Good Times Cafe, 7:30 p.m. $2. OPEN MIKE, Thirsty Turtle, 8 p.m. NC. DJ TORRY MARRS, Mountain Roadhouse, 9 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Charlie O's, 9 p.m. NC.

ents in the jazz world. The planet he came from is called Earth, but give a listen to his work with the Monkey Orchestra and you begin to suspect alien influences. Actually, it's Chinese folk music married to Afro-American jazz that is nothing if not astonishing — and often political. Ho is not only a consummate composer and saxophonist, he's also an activist who believes in the use of music to promote social change. You can meet him at Signal to Noise at 416 Pine Street this Thursday, stay for the Q&A after the concert Saturday at the Flynn, or check out his multicultural residency this week at local schools. Whatever you do, don't miss this musical intersection of East and West.

CHAD (pop rock), Nightspot Outback, 3 p.m. NC, followed by CASEY & JOE (acoustic rock), 9 p.m. NC. MAGGIE PIERCE & DJ, Toadstool Harrys, 9 p.m. NC. MIL0 Z (funk), Wobbly Barn, 9 p.m. $6-8.

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GUY C0LASACC0 (singer-songwriter), Jake's, 6:30 p.m. NC. ELLEN POWELL & MARK VAN GULDEN (jazz), Leunig's, 7 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE W/D. DAVIS, Cactus Cafe, 9 p.m. NC. RETRO NIGHT (DJ), Club 156, 9 p.m. NC. 18+. THE MIGHT LOONS (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. REWIND W/FATTIE B. (DJs, farewell party for DJ Craig Mitchell; hiphop, funk, disco, soul), Club Metronome, 10 p.m. $3. V0RCZA TRIO (jazz/lounge/funk), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. MAD MOUNTAIN SCRAMBLES (bluegrass), Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 9 p.m. NC. i REGGAE NIGHT (DJ), J.P.'s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. DEF JAM PARTY (DJs Joey K &c Bobby Sparks; hip-hop/r&sb)^ dtHHU Millennium Nightclub, 9 p.m..: <' NC/$2. B0X0 BLAIR (rock), Trackside Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. j * STRANGEF0LK (groove rock), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $10/15. Sold out. OPEN MIKE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC.

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DIVINE GUIDANCE JAZZ BAND (New Orleansstyle^s^ ,r Henry's Pub, 7 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/ MATT & BONNIE DRAKE, Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. MELISSA DAVIS (acoustic favorites), Windjammer, 6 p.m. NC. DANCIN' DEAN (country line dance &C instruction), Cobbweb, 7:30 p.m. $5. JENNI JOHNSON (jazz vocals), Chow! Bella, 6 p.m. NC. WOLF LARSON (rock), James Moore Tavern, 8 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE/JAM, Live Art at the Wood Gallery, 7:30 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, Swany's, 9 p.m. NC. TNT KARAOKE, Thirsty Turtle, 9 p.m. NC. REGGAE DJ, Matterhorn, 9 p.m. NC. MIGHTY BLUES WORKSHOP, Mountain Roadhouse, 9 p.m. NC. MILO Z (funk), Wobbly Barn, 9 p.m. $6-8. SINATRA LOUNGE (DJ), Toadstool Harrys, 9 p.m. NC. DR. JONES (acoustic duo), Nightspot Outback, 9 p.m. $5-7.

FRIDAY CLYDE STATS (jazz), Windjammer, 5:30 p.m. NC. RODNEY & FRIENDS (acoustic), Ri Ra, 6 p.m. NC. TAMMY FLETCHER & THE DISCIPLES (soul/blues), Dockside, 7 p.m. NC. SPECTRUM DANCE PARTY, 242 Main, 8 p.m. $5. PAUL DOUSE (singer-songwriter), Borders, 8 p.m. NC. CHRIS GIBBS &,GUEST v (acoustic), Sweetwaters, 9 p.m. NC. MOPEN'IKE, Red Square, 7 p.m., followed BEAT DOWN SOUND (beatbox), 9:30 p.m. NC. DJS FROSTEE & LITTLE MAR-

TIN, 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. $4/5. PERRY NUNN (acoustic), RubenJames,. 5 p.nu NC, followed by TOP HAT bin 1 p.m. NC. DJ JAZZ (house/techno), Club 156, 9 p.m. $3/4. 18+. CULTURAL BUNKER (DJ Melo Grant), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $3. THE NATURALS (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. FRI-2K (r&b/hip-hop; DJs Frostee &C Robbie J.), Millennium Nightclub, 9 p.m. $3/5. OPIUS (groove rock), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9:30 p.m. NC. RUSS & CO. (rock), Alley Cats, 9 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $8.

RUN FOR COVER (rock), Henry's Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. QUADRA (classic rock), f Trackside Tavern, 9 p.m. $3. STRANGEFOLK (groove rock), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $10/15. Sold out. KARAOKE W/MATT & BONNIE DRAKE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. NIGHT SHIFT (rock), Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. JOHN CASSEL (jazz piano), Tavern at the Inn at Essex, 7 p.m. NC. LIVE JAZZ, Diamond Jim's Grille, 7:30 p.m. NC. JENNI JOHNSON (jazz vocals), Jake's, 7 p.m. NC. JIMMY T & THE COBRAS (rock), Franny O's, 9 p.m. NC. JOSH BROOKS (singer-songwriter), Bridge St. Cafe, 6 p.m. NC. PATTI CASEY (acoustic), James Moore Tavern, 8 p.m. NC. HARD LUCK (rock), City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. JOHNNY DEVIL BAND (rock), Swany's, 9 p.m. NC. MR. FRENCH (rock), Thirsty Turtle, 9 p.m. $3. JAMES HARVEY TRIO (jazz), Villa Tragara, 6:30 p.m. $5 with dinner. TIN PAN ALLEY (acoustic rock), Charlie B's, Stoweflake, 8:30

p.m. NC. JOEY LEONE & CHOP SHOP (blues-rock), Mountain Roadhouse, 9 p.m. NC. THE DETONATORS (r&b/blues), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. $3-5. FELIX BROWN (Top 40 dance band), Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. $5. EAMES BROS. TRIO (acoustic), Adams Apple, 8 p.m. NC. DAVE KELLER BLUES BAND, Mad Mountain Tavern, 9 p.m. $4. LUCY KAPLANSKY, GREG RYAN (singer-songwriters), Mad River Unplugged, Valley Players Theater, 8 p.m. $12/15. PICTURE THIS (jazz), J.P. Morgan's, 7:30 p.m. NC. BLUES BUSTERS, Charlie O's, 9 p.m. NC. RICK COLE (acoustic), Three Mountain Lodge, 6 p.m. NC. SPOGGA (acoustic), Nightspot Outback, 3 p.m, NC, followed by SIRSY (rock), 9 p.m. $5-7. DJ JASON TERRY (from KROC), Toadstool Harry's, 9 p.m. $3. THE WALLBANGERS (Vegas rock), Wobbly Barn, 9 p.m. $6-8.

SATURDAY DAWN DECKER (jazz), Dockside, 7 p.m. NC. FRED HO & THE MONKEY ORCHESTRA (jazz), Flynn Theatre, 8 p.m. $18-25. TOPCATS (male a cappella), Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, 8 p.m. $4/5. DAYVE HUCKETT (jazz guitar), Sweetwaters, 9 p.m. NC. KATE MCDONNELL (singer-songwriter), Burlington Coffeehouse, Rhombus, 8 p.m. $10. LITTLE MARTIN (DJ) 135 Pearl, 10 p.m. $4/5. THE DOG CATCHERS (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. DJ BUTCH & GUESTS, Club 156, 9 p.m. $3/4. 18+. ROBERT GORDON & THE LUSTER KINGS (rockabilly) Club

Metronome, 8 p.m. $12, followed by RETRONOME (DJ), 10:30 p.m. $3. RICO & GRIPPO (rap meets funk), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J.P's Pub, 9 p.m. NC. DJS TIM DIAZ & RUGGER (hiphop/r&b), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. FLASHBACK ( 80s DJ), • Rasputinis, 10 p.rn. NC. URBAN DJ NETWORK (DJs Spin & Irie; hip-hop/house), Millennium Nightclub, 9 p.m. $3/5. CHRIS GIBBS, DAN SEIDEN QUARTET (rock/jam) Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9:30 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m.

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titled CD demonstrates some solid playing and time invested, but ultimately comes off as a bit uninspired. Jeremy Sicely plays drums and sings with brothers Brett and Seth Greaves on bass and guitar/vocals, respectively. I was amused that they named their publishing company Greavance Music, particularly since most of these songs seem to be griping about something. Thing is, the gripes don't seem too serious — "Why do you refuse to buy my CD," Seth sings in "De Seco Oday," and in "Color Code" he "spilled coffee all the way to work today." I'm sure songwriters Jeremy and Seth are as tortured as the next artist, but I'm not that convinced. "Everybody Told Her So" is probably the strongest track overall and, despite a busyness most evident on "De Seco Oday," all these songs have their moments. I liked the rewed-up finale on "I Get By" and the emerging guitar lead towards the end of "Color Code." Production by Joe Egan at Eclipse is bright and clean. You can hear everything — even Brett's bass sits high in the mix. But the overall sound is a little cold at times, and Sicely's hissing, open hi-hat cymbals have a tendency to wash over the rest of the mix. When Nigel Guy hit their stride, they're a cool-sounding band. With some stronger songs and vocal work, these youths are bound to come up with more of the menace and/or melody the best rock requires. — Paul Gibson

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• Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." JEH KULU: The local Afro-inspired drum and dance troupe performs at the school where they have been in residency. Cambridge Elementary School, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 644-2233. VAUGHAN RECITAL SERIES: The Holland-based Barton Workshop plays a concert of modern works. Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422. FARMERS' N I G H T CONCERT: After a light supper, the Landell Family performs at the State House, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2245.

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Guatemala and make a journey through Mexico to Los Angeles. Part of the Spanish/Latin American film series. 427 Waterman Building, U V M , Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3196. ' S C H I N D L E R ' S LIST': Steven Spielberg's Oscar winner zooms in on an industrialist who tries to save his Jewish workers from the concentration camps. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $6. Info, 603646-2422.

art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. FIGURE DRAWING: The human figure motivates aspiring and accomplished artists in a weekly drawing session at the Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-7165.

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'FLASH FICTION 500': Writers offer original short stories in the poet-1 ry slam tradition, allowing audience judges to keep score. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-0569.

kids SONG & STORYTIME: Threes are company at this singing read-along. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1010:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. S T O R Y T I M E : Young readers ages three to five learn from lighthearted literature, songs and activities at the S. Burlington Community Library, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 652-7080. ' T I N Y T O T ' STORYTIME: The three-and-under crowd hears stories read aloud. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

chairman of the sword: Zatoichi has been called the "Japanese Indiana Jones," but he m i g h t have more in c o m m o n with C o l u m b o . T h e itinerant masseur-gambler-swordsman lacks social status in the rigid feudal system of 1800s Japan and is plagued by guilt for his legacy of violence. He's also blind — but that doesn't stop him from battling the bad guys. T h e fictional film character is a favorite in Japan, where there are over 2 0 Zatoichi movies in circulation. H e saves a town overrun by yakuza in the 1965 installment, Zatoichi, the Blind Swordsman's Vengeance, presented as part of the Japanese Film Series.

Thursday, February 24. 113 St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7-9:30p.m. Free. Info, 654-2621.

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Friday, February 25- Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 7:30p.m. $18-51- Info, 863-5966.

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H o w did broomball originate? T h a t depends on w h o m you ask. Some trace it back to bored tram drivers on lunch break; others to a soccer team looking for winter action. C a n a d i a n feminist theory attributes it to w a n n a b e w o m e n hockey players left out in the cold. Whatever its history, this enduring winter sport has resisted evolution. O n c e played w i t h actual brooms dipped in water that froze to make a hockey-style wedge, the modern sport uses a stick that strangely resembles a high-tech ice scraper. Local college students battle it out in a Broomball Extravaganza — and give C h u r c h Street a clean sweep in the process.

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Rosemary Bray attended a Unitarian C h u r c h for the first time with her black Universalist husband — "a very rare combination," as she puts it. T h e sermon sank in deep. T h e church appealed to the former editor of the New York Times Book Review because she saw it as a "welcome alternative to the antigay, anti-freedom agenda of the right wing." Not to mention its sense of social justice and c o m m i t m e n t to freedom of thought. She decided to become a minister. Bray has written a memoir, Unafraid of the Dark, and a children's biography of M a r t i n Luther King. She signs her works and speaks about her ordination experience in two u p c o m i n g appearances.

Saturday, February 26. Book signing, Borders, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. Talk, Unitarian Universalist Church, Burlington, 7:30p.m. Free. Info, 862-5630.

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Fair-weather friends aren't m u c h use in Vermont. Luckily M a r k Sustic, founder of the C h a m p l a i n Folk Festival, has friends that give all winter, too. Sustic's 14-year-old son Tom has a rare form of leukemia — he needs a bone marrow transplant, but none of the two million people tested so far are a match. C h e m o t h e r a p y is costly, and to defray the family's expenses, national folk acts are coming together for a benefit concert. Scheduled are BeauSoleil, the Savoy Doucet C a j u n Band, Big Table, Memphis-raised singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester, Irish-American musicians M i c k Moloney, J i m m y Keane and Robbie O ' C o n n e l l and members of La Bottine Souriante. N o w that's something to smile about.

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Sunday, February 27. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 7p.m. $25. Info, 863-5966. s k i d o : T h e Stowe Derby started in 1945, as a challenge between two men: cross-country ski c h a m p ; Sepp Ruschp and mountaineer Erling Strom. T h e competition took them from the top of the Toll Road on M o u n t Mansfield down to the village of Stowe. O n l y one set of skis was allowed for the tricky route. Soon other people got in on the action, and the hair-raising downhill became an annual event — until 1955, w h e n the popularity of cross-country skiing lost out to alpine style. Dusted off in the '70s, the Derby is now one of the wildest citizen ski races in the country. There are freestyle and classical sections, and an experts-only chance to do both in the "Derby Meister" division. But one thing hasn't changed — a single pair of skis takes participants the whole 16K.

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• Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." JAZZ SET: Pianist Lar Duggan joins valve trombonist George Voland for an hour of lyrical and swinging jazz. Hansen & Son Pianos, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-8961. JORGE M A R T I N : T h e Cuban-born composer discusses how he set poetry

to music in The Glass Hammer song cycle. Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231. JEH KULU: The local Afro-inspired dance and drum troupe hosts a meetand-beat session open to everyone. Cambridge Elementary School, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 644-2233. OPEN MIKE: Bring your own talent to a performance potluck at the T.W. Wood Art Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9494.

drama A T E M P E S T ' : Students stage Aime Cesaire's colonial inversion of the Shakespeare classic. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $8. Info, 603-646-2422.

JAPANESE FILM SERIES: A blind masseur-gambler-swordsman tries to save a dying man from robbers in

Zatoichi, The Blind Swordsman's Revenge. See "to do" list, this issue. 113 St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2621. ' M I FAMILIA': Gregory Nava's 1994 film follows an immigrant Mexican family over a 60-year period in Los Angeles. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. A B B O T T A N D ATGET: A SENSE OF PLACE': Diane Gabriel and Devra Steinfeld discuss the respective visions of the two photographers. Helen Day A t Center, Stowe, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 253-8358.

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kids 'NEW BOOK' STORY TIME: The four-and-up crowd hears the story of a grouchy dog in Don't Need Friends. Barnes &C Noble, S. Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. STORY & CRAFT TIME: Kids three and up engage in artful educational activities. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

sport GROUP SKI: Hit the trails with ski and snowshoe enthusiasts at the Highland Lodge, Greensboro, 9:45 a.m. Free. Register, 533-2647.

etc 'MOUNTAINEERING FOR MORTALS': Berne Broudy and Mike Donohue share slides and stories of climbing Peru's Cordillera. Billings Theater, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-0190. SKATE PARK PLANNING: Join Parks and Rec staffers, the Skatepark Taskforce and area skaters and BMXers to learn about the completion of the project. Edmunds Middle School Gymnasium, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7248. CO-OP HOUSING TALK: Why rent when you can co-op? People committed to building community through housing convene at Burlington Community Land Trust, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6244. 'VERMONT HUMOR: IS THERE SUCH A THING?': Political science prof Frank Bryan looks for laughs in the Green

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GROUP: Three million Americans suffer from this still-incurable liver disease. A support group meets at Burgess Assembly, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5532. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS GROUP: Victims of violence support and educate their peers. Puffer United Methodist Church, Morrisville, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 888-5256.

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film BLACK HISTORY FILM SERIES: Spike Lee's Oscar-nominated Four Little Girls is about the bombing of a Baptist church at the height of the civil rights struggle. Pavilion Auditorium, Montpelier, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 828-4060.

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music • Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." PARIS PIANO TRIO: Violinist Regis Pasquier, cellist Roland Pidoux and pianist Jean-Claude Pennetier play chamber works, including The Quartet for the End of Time — a piece written in a concentration camp by Olivier Messiaen. First Congregational Church, Burlington, 8 p.m. $18. Info, 862-7352. 'THE MAGIC FLUTE': The London City Opera interprets Mozart's classic comic fantasy opera in English. See "to do" list, this issue. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $18-51. Info, 863-5966. NATTERJACK: The spirited Celtic group incorporate Latin percussion in a performance at the Stowe Community Church, 7 p.m. $6. Info, 888-1251. PAUL DOUSE: The local singersongwriter and Burlington Coffeehouse regular performs at Borders, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. JAMES HARVEY TRIO: Pianist James Harvey, bassist John Rivers and drummer Gabe Jarrett cook up hot jazz for diners. Villa Tragara, Waterbury Center, 6:30 p.m. $5. Info, 244-5288.

SONG & STORYTIME: See February 23, 10:15-10:45 a.m. 'READING RAINBOW PAJAMARAMA': Vermont Public Television staffers put on pajamas to read winning Vermont entries in the Reading Rainbow contest. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

sport 'ICE AGES': Students and staff perform to popular music in an impressive display of skating skill. Kenyon Arena, Middlebury College, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 443-6433.

etc 'A TASTE OF RUSSIA': A fundraising dinner and silent auction benefit the Vermont-Russian Professional Women's Exchange. Hauke Family Campus Center, Champlain College, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $50. Info, 879-9580. 'EVEREST: GRAND CIRCLE': A team member from an expedition that climbed alpine-style up Mount Everest shares slides from the trip. Billings Theater, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. $7. Info, 244-7037. 'ON STAGE W I T H PIRANDELLO': Sue Sweterlitsch reflects on the playwright's life in Fascist Italy at the S. Burlington Community Library, 3 p.m. $5. Info, 658-4398. TRACKING WORKSHOP: Sue

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WINTER CARNIVAL: Hot cider and cocoa keep snow sculptors and relay racers warm. Battell Dormitory, Middlebury College, 25 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. 'VERMONT'S ONLY VENOMOUS REPTILE': A field naturalist and veterinarian discusses the dangers, history and ecology of the Eastern Timber Rattlesnake. Vermont Leadership Center, E. Charleston, 7-9 p.m. $5. Info, 723-4705. GLBTQ SUPPORT GROUP: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth make new friends and get support. Outright Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 800-452-2428.

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dance BENEFIT DANCE: The resident dance troupe of the Movement Center takes steps to help the Committee on Temporary Shelter. Winooski High School, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 878-4213. LATINO DANCE PARTY: Deejay Hector "El Salsero" Cobeo spins discs at a spicy shakedown for Latin lovers. Lincoln Inn, Essex Junction, 10 p.m. - 1 p.m. $5. Info, 862-5082. CONTRA DANCE: Rachel Nevitt calls for the LaMoin Rhythm Kings at this northern-style community hoe-down. Holley Hall, Bristol, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 388-4548.

drama A TEMPEST': See February 24. 'MARX IN SOHO': Socialist actor-activist Brian Jones performs Howard Zinn's play about social criticism. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4172.

film 'FELICIA'S JOURNEY': Canadian director Atom Egoyan explores themes of fate in the story of an Irish girl who travels to England to find her sweetheart. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

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kids 'ARTHUR' STORYTIME: Young readers are entertained by the aard-

vark's antics on paper — and in person — at Borders, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. 'SAFE KIDS'WINTERFEST: Kids learn about safety the fun way, with snowshoe demos, a relay race and a snow angel field. Bolton Valley Ski Resort, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 434-3444. 'SHILOH 2': The adventures of a wandering canine keep small cinema goers entertained as part of the Winter Children's Series at the Savoy Theater, Montpelier, 11 a.m. $4. Info, 229-0598.

sport 'ICE AGES': See February 25, 2 p.m. BROOMBALL EXTRAVAGANZA: Students compete on the street for prizes and a place in the March tournament. See "to do" list, this issue. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4483. CROSS-COUNTRY SKI: Intrepid skiers join the Montpelier section of the Green Mountain Club on the trails of the Craftsbury Ski Center. Meet at Montpelier High School, 8:30 a.m. $10. Register, 479-2304. LUGE CHALLENGE: Winter sports fans get a wild ride after a mini-training session with Olympic luge coaches and team members. Waterville Valley Ski Resort, N.H., 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-236-8311.

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New York Times Book Review editor speaks about her choice to be ordained as a Unitarian minister. See "to do" list, this issue. Book signing, Borders, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. Talk, Unitarian Universalist Church, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5630. DOG CARICATURES: Artist Mark Hughes makes silly sketches

of posing pooches to benefit Save the Greyhound Dogs. Pet Food Warehouse, S. Burlington, 10:30 a.m. $10. Info, 862-5514. ANIMAL ADOPTION DAY: Prospective pets from the North Country Animal League meet potential owners at Pet Food Warehouse, Williston, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5514. RADIO AND ELECTRONICS SHOW: Electronics enthusiasts link up for an equipment auction, forums on digital communications and amateur radio rules and license exams. Milton High School, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. $3. Info, 879-6589. GRAD SCHOOL PRACTICE TESTS: Wannabe graduate students get a feel for the real thing in a practice session of the MCAT. Burlington Kaplan Center, Woolen Mill, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 800-527-8378. AGENT ORANGE MEETING: At a public hearing, Rep. Bernie Sanders speaks about the dangerous defoliant used during the Vietnam War. State House, Montpelier, 2 p.m. Free. Info. 225-4115. 'FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD': A special planetarium show retraces the steps of American slaves who used the Big Dipper to escape to the North. Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 p.m. $2. Info, 748-2372. TRACKING WORKSHOP: Search for signs of local wildlife in a secluded Danville woodland with naturalists from the Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury, 8:30 a.m. noon. $10. Register, 748-2372. BRANDON TRAINING SCHOOL REUNION: A candle lighting service, dinner and dance celebrate strides since the school closed seven years ago. American Legion Hall, Brandon, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 888-268-4860. TERMINAL ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP: Caregivers of people who are terminally ill and others coping with death convene at the Vermont Respite House, 1110 Prim

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tuesday • Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." RADIO TARIFA: The southern Spanish group draws on musical influences from Egypt, Greece, Italy and Gypsy cultures. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, 8 p.m. $18.50. Info, 603-646-2422.

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BURLINGTON WRITERS GROUP: Bring pencil, paper and the will to be inspired to this writerly gathering at the Daily Planet, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free..,, Info, 862-9647.

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aikido AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adults, Monday through Friday, 5:456:45 p.m. and 7-8:15 p.m., Saturdays, 9-11:45 a.m. Children, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4-5 p.m. Aikido of Champlain Valley, 17 E. Allen St., Winooski. $55/month, $120/three months, intro specials. Info, 654-6999 or www.aikidovt.org. Study this graceful, flowing martial art to develop flexibility, confidence and self-defense skills. AIKIDO OF VERMONT: Ongoing classes Monday through Friday, 6-7 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., Saturday, 9-10:30 a.m., Sunday, 10-11:30 a.m. Above Onion River Co-op, 274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info, 862-9785. Practice the art of Aikido in a safe and supportive environment.

aromatherapy SPA NIGHT: Thursday, February 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Star Root, Battery St., Burlington. $10-15. Register, 8624421. Pamper yourself for a night — seated massage, foot reflexology and facials will be available.

art INTRO TO EGG TEMPERA: Saturday, February 26, 10 a.m. - noon. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $15. Info, 865-7166. Tad Spurgeon teaches basicpainting.techniques using this straightforward and subtle medium. WATERCOLOR: Six Wednesdays, March 1 through April 5, 7-9 p.m. Cyclone Grist Mill, Bristol. $80. Register, 453-5885. Explore still-life watercolor painting while studying color, light, form and composition. 'DRAWING FOR PAINTERS': Saturday, March 4, 10 a.m. - noon. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $15. Info, 865-7166. Develop a more personal and painterly draiving style. INTERMEDIATE WATERCOLOR: Six Thursdays, March 9 through April 13, 7-9 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $100. Info, 865-7166. Explore color and design theory as applied to watercolor technique with fean Cannon. OIL PAINTING: Six Mondays, March 13 through April 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Bristol. $60. Register, 453-5885. Reed Prescott III teaches painting with oil, including color-mixing theory and working from toned canvases. ART, COMMERCE & SPIRIT': Saturday, March 18, 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $45. Info, 865-7166. Janet Fredericks discusses setting goals, dealing with money, galleries and dealers and other topics of concern to artists looking to sell their work. 'BOREDOM BUSTER ART CLASSES': Classes running February through May. Artists' Mediums, Taft Farm Village Ctr., Williston. Info, 879-1236. Take classes in block printing, matting and framing, mixed-media acrylics, pastels, ivatercolor and airbrushing.

astrology 'ASTROLOGY, THE BASIC LANGUAGE': Eight Tuesdays, February 29 through April 18, 6-8 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $195. Info, 660-8060. Learn the language of astrology as you work ivith your own chart and others'.

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'YOUR BUSINESS ON THE WEB': Thursdays, 6-9 p.m. Elwood Turner Co., Morrisville. $40/session. Info, 888-3375 or turnertoys.com. Learn how to build and promote a Web site to help grow your business on a limited budget. 'GETTING SERIOUS': Three Wednesdays and Thursday, March 1, 8, 15 and 27. Women's Small Business Program, Trinity College, Burlington. $115, grants available. Info, 846-7160. Explore the possibilities and realities of business ownership, assess your skills and interests and develop a business idea. 'NUTS AND BOLTS OF BUSINESS LAW': Tuesday, March 14, 1-5 p.m. Women's Small Business Program, Trinity College, Burlington. $75, grants available. Info, 846-7160. Learn the basics of business law while you discuss taxes, recordkeeping and financing options. 'EMPLOYMENT LAW ISSUES FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS': Saturday, March 25, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Women's Small Business Program, Trinity College, Burlington. $100, grants available. Info, 846-7160. Small business owners learn about state and federal employment laws and approaches to hiring and firing.

computer COMPUTERS: Ongoing classes, Monday through Saturday. New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, 257 Pine St., Burlington. Info, 800734-3374. Over 65 classes are offered on various computer topics.

cooking 'BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH CREATIONS': Monday, February 28, 6-9 p.m. Isabel's On the Waterfront, 112 Lake St., Burlington. $40. Register, 865-2522. Learn recipes for breakfast and brunch — great fuel for weekend ski days. BREAD BAKING: Wednesday, March 29, 10 a.m. - noon and 6:30-8:30 p.m. Memorial Auditorium, Burlington. Free. Info, 800-827-6836. Aspiring bakers learn about basic bread science, shaping techniques and making rustic and sourdough breads.

craft HAND-BUILDING WITH CLAY: Wednesdays through March 1, Kids, 35 p.m., Adults, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Blue Plate Ceramic Cafe, 119 College St., Burlington. Free. Info, 652-0102. This course covers coil, pinch pot and slab construction as well as painting and glazing. POTTERY & SCULPTURE: All ages and abilities, group classes, private lessons, studio rental. Day, evening and weekend offerings. Vermont Clay Studio, 2802 Rt. 100, Waterbury Center. Register, 224-1126 ext. 41. Enjoy the pleasures and challenges of ivorking with clay, ivh ether you've had a lot, a little or no experience.

dance SWING: Classes in February. Burlington. $40/person. Info, 8629033. Learn Hollywood-style swing in this six-week series. 'ECSTATIC DANCE, GABRIELLE ROTH'S WAVES': March 31 through April 2. Burlington. Info, 864-6263. "Sweat your prayers" in this moving meditation workout for body and soul. BALLROOM, LATIN & SWING: Ongoing Classes. Swing Etc. in Burlington, Williston and St. Albans. Info, 864-7953. Beginners and experienced dancers get prof essional instruction. AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: Ongoing Thursdays, 10:15 a.m. noon. Capital City Grange, Montpelier. Ongoing Fridays, 5:30-7 p.m. Twin

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healing 'CREATING THE LIFE YOU WANT': Friday through Sunday, March 31 through April 2. The Lilac Inn, Brandon. $175. Register, 800-2210720. Take steps to increase passion and purpose in your l i f e .

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herbs 'HOW THE BODYWORKS, THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM': Monday, March 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Purple Shutter Herbs, Main St., Burlington. $18. Info, 865-HERB. Get a feel for ivhat fuels muscles and how to keep them ivorking well.

intimacy 'COUPLES WEEKEND': Friday through Sunday, March 3 through 5. The Lilac Inn, Brandon. $425/couple. Register, 800-221-0720. Make your most important relationship a priority. 'DEVELOPING INTIMACY': Friday through Sunday, March 24 through 26. The Lilac Inn, Brandon. $125. Register, 800-221-0720. Learn to better understand yourself and your partner, and let go of unreasonable romantic ideals.

juggling JUGGLING CLUB: Ongoing Mondays, 5-7 p.m. Basement of Memorial Auditorium, Burlington. Free. Info, 863-4969. Beginner-to-expert jugglers and unicyclists convene.

kendo KENDO: Ongoing Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 6:45-8:30 p.m. Warren Town Hall. Donations. Info, 496-4669. Develop focus, control andpoiver through this Japanese samurai sword-fencing martial art.

language ITALIAN: Group and individual instruction, beginner through advanced, all ages. Middlebury area. 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. ITALIAN: Ongoing individual and group classes, beginner to advanced, adults and children. Burlington. Info,

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leadership 'THE AUTHENTIC LEADER': Friday through Sunday, March 17 through 19. The Lilac Inn, Brandon. $245. Register, 800-221-0720. Engage and liberate your inner leader.

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music DIDGERIDOO WORKSHOP: Saturday, February 19, noon - 2 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $12. Info, 660-8060. Learn the history and playing techniques of this aboriginal instrument.

photography PHOTOGRAPHY: Private or group. Info, 372-3104. Take workshops in winter landscape photography, join a women's group or take classes in creative and technical camera and darkroom skills.

self-defense KICK-BOXING: Ongoing classes for adults and kids. Mondays, 8-9 p.m., Saturdays, 2-3 p.m. Body Garage, Burlington. $8/hour. Info, 862-7018. Refine your balance and sharpen your reflexes — learn kick-boxing for selfdefense. BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Ongoing classes for men, women and children, Monday through Saturday. Vermont Brazilian jiu-jitsu Academy, 4 Howard St., Burlington. Info, 660-4072 or 2539730. Escape fear with an integrated selfdefense system based on technique, not size, strength or speed.

four of your past lives in group regressions and learn about the healing benefits of past-life exploration.

support groups VT. RESOLVE INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUP: Wednesday, March 1, 6-8 p.m. New England Federal Credit Union, Taft Corner, Williston. Info, V 657-2542. Talk with others about infertility issues. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 863-2655. Overeaters meet for support around food and health issues. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 658-4221. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the first step — of 12 — and join a group in your area. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Ongoing daily groups. Various locations in Burlington, S. Burlington and Plattsburgh. Free. Info, 862-4516. If you're ready to stop using drugs, this group of recovering addicts can o f f e r inspiration. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: Sundays, 7 p.m. Free. Info, write to P.O. Box 5843, Burlington, VT 05402. Get help at this weekly 12-step program.

wine ZINFANDEL TASTING: Friday, February 25, 6:30 p.m. Wine Works, 133 St. Paul St., Burlington. $20. Info, 951-WINE. Taste and trace the history of this American grape.

women 'BEFRIENDING THE BODY': Friday through Sunday, March 10 through 12. The Lilac Inn, Brandon. $175. Register, 800-221-0720. Women address body-image issues to recognize

woodworking SHAKER BENCH, CUTTING DOVETAILS BY HAND: Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Wood School, Waltham. $200. Info, 877-1058 or www.timothyclark.com. Learn hand-tool techniques while building your own cherry bench.

yoga BURLINGTON YOGA: Ongoing Mondays, 5:30 p.m. Corner of Howard and Pine Sts. Info, 658-3013. Practice yoga for body and mind. UNION STREET STUDIO: Daily classes for all levels. 306 S. Union St., Burlington. Info, 860-3991. Practice Astanga, Kali Ray and Kripalu styles with certified instructors Arlene Griffin and Lisa Limoge. YMCA YOGA: Ongoing classes. YMCA, College St., Burlington. Info, 862-9622. Take classes in various yoga styles. YOGA VERMONT: Daily classes, noon, 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Chace Mill, Burlington. Info, 660-9718 or yogavermont.com. Astanga style "power" yoga classes o f f e r sweaty fun for all Levels of experience.

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spirit 'AURA PHOTOGRAPHY': Saturday, March 4, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $25. Info, 660-8060. Gain aioareness of your "energy field." 'DISCOVER YOUR PAST LIVES': Saturday, February 26, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.. Rising Sun, 35 King St., Burlington. $50. Register, 860-7286. Experience

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etc JOB EXPO: Local, regional and national employers recruit while the college Office of Career Services offers interview and resume tips. Marsh Dining Hall, U V M , Burlington, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3450. RACISM TALK: Phyl Newbeck's discussion of laws banning interracial marriage is titled "Virginia Hasn't Always Been For Lovers." 115 Living-Learning Commons, U V M , Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 656-5800. W.T.O.TEACH-IN: A panel of speakers and footage from Seattle raise awareness about the World Trade Organization. 207 Bentley Building, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2494. HEALING ARTS LECTURE SERIES: Learn the "energy field balancing" systems of Reiki and lightwork from a master. 177 Dewey Campus Center, Johnson State College, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1386. FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUP: Freshen up your French, with a Quebecois accent, in this informal social cercle at

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drama 'AS YOU LIKE IT': Disguised as a man, Rosalind makes sport of her suitor in Shakespeare's playful romantic comedy. Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 656-2094.

film 'DANZON': Maria Novaro's film tells the story of a ballroom-dancing single mother and her pursuit of a partner in modern Mexico. 427 Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3196. 'DIBDEN (THE MOVIE)': Student Mark Carbonneau's localcelebrity-filled film tells tales of a ghost that haunts the building. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1386. 'UNFORGIVEN': Clint Eastwood won an Oscar for directing this Western, in which he plays a reformed murderer who goes for one more bounty. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:45 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. FIGURE DRAWING: See February 23.

LUNCHTIME LECTURE: Andean textile specialist Libby Van Buskirk gives a talk entitled "Descendants of the Incas: Weaving the Structures of Life." Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. $3. Info, 656-0750.

words POETRY READING: Read, relax and respond at this open reading. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-0569.

FARMERS' NIGHT PROGRAM: Pint-sized performers from the international youth circus group Circus Smirkus deliver highvoltage entertainment at the State House, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2245. INFERTILITY SUPPORT GROUP: Wannabe parents hear about in vitro fertilization, adoption and sperm and egg donation. New England Federal Credit Union, Taft Corner, Williston, 6-8p.m. Free. Info, 657-2542.

kids STORYTIME: See February 23. 'TINY TOT' STORYTIME: See February 23. FISH PRINTING: Bring a clean white shirt, pillowcase or bag to a fanciful fish printing program. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington,-^" 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216.

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etc REIKI CLINIC: See February 23. 'BURLINGTON HARBOR' SERIES: It may not be the Bermuda Triangle, but there are plenty of shipwrecks in our own front yard. A slide show details the destruction. Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $3. Info, 864-1848. ANIMAL TALK: Wayne Pacelle of the U.S. Humane Society speaks about animal rights. 207 Lafayette Building, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3044.

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works by Central Vermont students. T.W. Wood Art Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier, 828-8743. Reception February 25, 5-7 p.m. SIDE SHOW, works-in-progress by

seven local artists. Flynndog Gallery, Burlington, 864-3684. Reception Saturday, February 26, 5-7 p.m. SOUL SEARCHING, montages by

of works by local preschoolers. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 865-7166. Through February.

10TH ANNUAL BROKEN HEART

SHOW, featuring artwork by more than 20 local artists with heart. Daily Planet, Burlington, 8647528. Through February.

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created from recycled materials by Chittenden County high schoolers. Frog Hollow, Burlington, 8728111. Through March 19. AC HARD, an exhibit of abstract color photographs. Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, 862-3654. Through February 27.

BURLINGTON AREA CELESTE FORCIER, works in

watercolor and appliqued rice paper. St. Paul's Cathedral, Burlington, 864-0471. Through March 4. BLACK ICE, recent paintings by Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr. Bread & Beyond Cafe, Williston, 8991106. March 1-April 1. EXHIBIT, featuring the works of local elementary school students. Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall, 865-7166. Through February. ROLAND BATTEN: ARCHITECT,

plans and photographs of community projects, private residences and unbuilt works. Living/Learning Gallery, UVM, Burlington, 656-4200. Through March 16. :

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paintings. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 983-3848. Through March 28. HEAD SHOTS, recent figurative paintings by Ethan Murrow. Art Space 150 at The Mens Room, Burlington, 864-2088. Through April. AHISNA, recent photographs by Lee Butler. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-2711. March 1-31.

Stephen Marc. Colburn Gallery, UVM, Burlington, 656-2014. Lecture & reception March 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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CREATIVE REUSE SHOWCASE, art

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photographs by Betsy Melvin from her new book. Also LIVY HITCHCOCK, landscapes in pastel and watercolor. Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski. 655-0231. Through February. A WRITER'S VISION: Prints, drawings and watercolors by Nobel Prize-winning writer Giinter Grass. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750. Through June 4. MARTHA 0GDEN BENJAMIN, an

exhibition of paintings by the Jericho artist. Better Bagel, Tafts Corners, Williston. 879-2808. Through April.

MICHAEL SMITH, acrylic and

mixed media paintings with a twist of surrealism. Rhombus Gallery, Burlington, 865-3144. Daily Bread, Richmond, 434-3148. Both through February. Waters Craft Gallery, Jericho, 899-2003. Through March. PORTRAITS, black-and-white photographs by Joan Barker. Colburn Gallery, UVM, Burlington, 6562014. Through February 25. PROCESS/PROGRESS, 10 artists create works in mixed media all month long at the gallery. Also, an installation by Delia Robinson. Firehouse Center For Visual Arts, Burlington, 865-7165. Through March 19. ART FROM THE HEART, paintings

created by children patients at Fletcher Allen Health Care, and ART & THE COMMUNITY, works by Vermont Common School students. Fletcher and Pickering Rooms, respectively. Fletcher Free Library, 865-7211. Through February. SPIKE HORN, an installation

sculpture by Bill Davison with Ed Owre. One-Wall Gallery, Seven Days, Burlington, 864-5684. Through March 15. LAKE ICE, handmade linoblock and woodblock prints, lithographs and monoprints by Roy Newton. Red Onion Cafe, Burlington, 3725386. Through March 28. ORNAMENT AND DECORATION/ MATERIALS AND MOTIFS: An

exhibit of multi-cultural, everyday

objects that show theories of ornamentation and decoration. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750. Through June 4. SMALL ART QUILTS, decorative

quilts by Annette Hansen. Dorothy Ailing Memorial Library, Williston, 878-4918. Through February 28. RICK SUTTA, representational oil

paintings. Rick Sutta Gallery, Burlington, 860-7506. Ongoing.

FIFTY YEARS: FACULTY ART AT

MIDDLEBURY, works by current and past professors. Christian A. Johnson Memorial Gallery, Center For the Arts, Middlebury College, 443-5007. Through April 16.

SCRAP-BASED ARTS & CRAFTS,

featuring re-constructed objects of all kinds by area artists. The Restore, Montpelier, 229-1930. Ongoing.

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Valentine's show by Stephen Huneck, featuring sculptures, rugs, mugs, prints and more. Dogs welcome. Stephen Huneck Gallery, Woodstock, 457-3206. Through February 27.

N0RIHERN VERNER REED, photographs from

Life and Vermont Life magazines. East Gallery, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. February 26-April 1.

CLOSE TO THE HEART, pottery

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and mixed-media by the allwomen's group Wo men work. Ferrisburgh Artisans' Guild, 8773668. Through February.

an MFA thesis by Carol Hinrichsen. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1310. Through March 2.

USE IT UP, WEAR IT OUT, MAKE IT DO OR DO WITHOUT: Our Lives

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in the 1930s and '40s, featuring oral histories, photographs, artifacts and music exploring Addison County life in those decades. Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, 388-2117. Through March 10.

of Paris by Eugene Atget and of New York by Berenice Abbott. Also, AMBUSH IN THE STREETS,

photographs of Parisian stencil art by Jules Backus. West Gallery, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through April 1. DYNAMIC MOVEMENT, mixed-

COASTAL FUNCTIONAL, an exhibi-

tion of works by six Maine clay artists. Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, 244-1126. March 1-31. THREE CHEERS FOR KIDS' ART,

an exhibition of works by students in public and private schools of central Vermont. -Chaffee Center^, for the Visual Arts, Rutland, 7750356. Through March 26.

media paintings by Donna Stafford. Union Bank, Stowe Village, 253-2505. Through February. 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ARTISTS, including

landscape paintings by Vermont artists Kathleen Kolb, Thomas Curtin, Cynthia Price and more. Clarke Galleries, Stowe, 2537116. Ongoing.

AN APPETITE FOR ABSTRACT,

paintings by Dorothy Martinez. Mist Grill Gallery, Waterbury, 244-2233. Through April 1. 'VERMONT LIFE' RETROSPEC-

TIVE, an exhibit of 50 years of covers from the state's magazine. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 7289878. Through March 19. AXEL ST0HLBERG, an exhibition

of paintings and drawings. Montpelier City Hall, 244-7801. Through February.

DIANE FINE, books, prints and

paintings. Burke Gallery, Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, 518564-2288. February 25-April 3. GAUGIN TO TOULOUSE-LAUTREC,

featuring 75 French art prints from the 1890s. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Benaiah Gibb Pavilion, 514-285-1600. Through April 16.

FINDING THE SACRED IN THE

A CONGO CHRONICLE: PATRICE LUMUMBA IN URBAN ART, fea-

ORDINARY, quilts and their stories, by Kathie Alyce and Maggie Thompson. Sacred Space Gallery, Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 223-3631. Through February.

turing works by 1970s Congo folk artist Tshibumba Kanda-Matulu. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2426. Through March 12.

NUESTR0 PUEBLO, paintings and

THOUGHTFUL MECHANISMS: THE LYRICAL ENGINEERING OF ARTHUR GANS0N, featuring the

monoprints by Helen Maffei Bongiovanni inspired by the Chaco region of New Mexico. Phoenix Rising, Montpelier, 2290522. Through February. CREATIVE AND DIVERSE TAL-

ENTS, pottery ceramic works by the studio faculty. Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, 2441126. Through February. VERMONT HAND CRAFTERS:

Work by local artisans. Vermont By Design Gallery, Waterbury, 244-7566. Ongoing. LOCAL ARTISANS, works by

Vermont potters, sculptors and quiltmakers. Blinking Light Gallery, Plainfield, 454-1571. Ongoing. ALICE ECKLES, a permanent

changing exhibit of selected paintings and prints. The Old School House Common, Marshfield, 456-8993. Ongoing.

New Englander's whimsical mechanical sculptures. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603646-2426. Through March 12. TRIUMPHS OF THE BAROQUE,

architectural models of 17th- and 18th-century European buildings. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,. Benaiah Gibb Pavilion, 514-2851600. Through April 9. PLEASE NOTE: Seven Days is unable to accommodate all of the displays in our readership area, thus these listings must be restricted to exhibits in truly public viewing places. Art in business o f f i c e s , lobbies and private residences or studios, with occasional exceptions, will not be accepted. Send your listings to galleries @ sevendaysvt.com.

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eaning on a grand piano, "Mason" has an aristocratic air, while the dwarfish pug at his feet is clad in a dainty bow. He looks directly out from the canvas, as if waiting to hear something he plans to dismiss. "Mason" is one of 15 new paintings by Alice Murdoch currently exhibited at Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in her home town of Shelburne. Other pieces range from a pair of African wild dogs to "Pool Boy," a teenager in sunglasses who might be just as vicious, to "EfFie," the portrait of a little dog much more endearing than the pug. All these are well painted and finely composed, but Murdochs enduring talent is for her portraits of post-middleaged, blue-blood socialites she depicts in their natural environs. With these unique figures, lost in the ennui of barren affluence, she has created a distinctive niche among Vermont's first-rate contemporary painters. 'Phil," by Alice Murdoch Murdoch captures the psychology of her subjects by carefully balancing shapes and colors with minor gestures and ing and seems to have drawn the seemingly insignificant details. forms with cool, colored outlines "Mason" is no bored, or boring, that are only partially painted caricature. His eyebrows and Murdoch's enduring talent the handkerchief in the is for her portraits of postpocket are as important as middle-aged, blue-blood the man's possocialites she depicts in ture for implying his their natural environs. story. In addition to his air of indifference, he wears white over. This sort of technical shoes and a white blazer over a familiarity with oil paint creates black shirt. The grand piano is tense energy within the placid a passage of flat geometry, and expressions of her subjects. the background is simply a "Early Birds," another comhorizon line dividing lavender positionally complex piece, is from light blue, devoid of extra- ostensibly a painting of a couple neous specifics. at a restaurant table with Though Murdoch has been Cornish hens and asparagus on mining this territory since at their plates. A t another level, least the early 1990s, she conhowever, it is an acerbic bit of tinues to grow as an artist. social commentary. The lady "Phil," a gentleman who somewears a fur coat over her shoulwhat resembles E.G. Marshall, ders and leans t o speak to her sits alone at a table in an empty weary-looking companion wearrestaurant. He wears a gray suit ing a gray shirt and bow tie. He and spectacles, and looks direct- seems to be the sort who can . ly at the viewer over the tables only say "yes, dear" if, pr when, in the foreground. Lilac napkins he gets a chance to speak at all. and yellow dinner rolls lead the On the right of the painting is eye into a dark-brown room another table veering off the toward Phil and his crimson corner of the picture plane, necktie. where a man in a dark suit ; . looks beyond the edge of the Murdoch layered her pigcanvas in the background. ment from a yellow underpaint-

While Murdoch's linear organization is reminiscent of Manet, her colors have the intensity of pop art. Walls are magenta, plates are purple, green grapes are keyed more closely to yellow than is the viridian asparagus. Throughout there are finely sliced variations of flat color that paradoxically add to the paintings' overall dimensionality. Murdoch includes more than large-scaled portraits in this show. Among the smaller works is an intimate piece in a broad black frame, titled "Good Girl," in which a figure wearing what seems to be a hospital gown is propped in a dark brown chair surrounded by a bright, yellow-white background. W h i l e the face seems youngish as a result of indistinct brushwork, the body seems elderly. Perhaps she's in the state of what Shakespeare called "the second childhood" â&#x20AC;&#x201D; infirm and totally dependent. This piece seems to have an intensely personal meaning to the artist that is not disclosed. Such is often the case in Murdochs works â&#x20AC;&#x201D; her comments are w r y and more complex than they appear at first glance. Which is to say, these are portraits worth looking at again and again. (D >"..."^-T

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another professional killer. Amanda Peet and Harland Williams also co-star in the roles of hitpersons. Which means The Whole Nine Yards may very well have the most impressive laugh-to-serial-murderer ratio in movie history. The film's structure and tone resemble those of an old-fashioned screwball comedy, but with more dead bodies. Mobsters play one another for patsies, contracts are taken out left and right, and a mighty sum of money turns out to be at the center of it all. When Perry and his new best buddy's wife (Natasha Henstridge) find themselves alone and liquored up in a Chicago hotel room, the result gives new meaning to the concept of unsafe sex. Director Jonathan Lynn is carving out a niche all his own with a Wurlitzer approach to comedy, blending the sensibilities of Carrey, Sandler and the Farrellys with those of more traditional filmmakers like Carl Reiner and Herbert Ross (whose 1990 Steve Martin vehicle My Blue Heaven may have been the first modern mob comedy). The end result is mainstream mayhem with a hint of dada and a dash of darkness. Now, I'm not saying I enjoyed the whole thing. Arquette, for example, stinks up the place as a tedious, chainsmoking harpy with a pathetic French-Canadian accent. Personally, I can't believe she continues to find employment. So maybe I can only really recomend six or seven of the picture's possible yards. That's not bad, though, for a movie as blissfully half-witted as The Whole Nine Yards. ®

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CINEMA NINE Shelburne Road, S. Burlington,.864-5610. What Planet Are You From?* 7 (Sat. only). Reindeer Games* 12:05, 2:35, 4:55, 7:20, 9:45. Hanging Up 12:15, 2:20, 4:40, 7 (not Sat.), 9:25. The Whole Nine Yards 12:10, 2:25, 4:45, 7:05, 9:35. Scream 3 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:55. Snow Day 12:20, 2:40, 4:50, 7:10, 9:20. The Tigger Movie 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30, 8:30. The Beach 12:40, 3:30, 6:45, 9:40. Angela's Ashes 12:10, 3:20, 6:30, 9:25. Galaxy Quest 12. The Talented Mr. Ripley 12, 3:10, 6:35, 9:30. All shows daily unless otherwise indicated.

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BIJOU CINEPLEX 1-2-3-4 Rt. 100, Morrisville, 888-3293. The Beach 1:30, 6:30, 8:50. Reindeer Games* 1:40, 4, 6:50, 9. Snow Day 1:20, 3:20, 6:40, 8:45. The Tigger Movie 1, 2:40, 4:15, 7. Scream 3 8:30. Stuart Little 3:50. Matinees Sat.-Sun. only, late show Fri.-Sat. only.

T H E SAVOY Main Street, Montpelier, 229-0509. End of the Affair 1:30 (Sat-Sun only), 6:30, 8:40. Shiloh 2 11 (Sat only). Train of Life 4 (Sat-Sun. only). The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 4 (Thurs. only). Schedules for the following theaters are not available at press time.

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Judd and Tommy Lee Jones are teamed for the saga of a woman who's wrongly imprisoned for murdering her husband, and rightly miffed when she learns he's actually alive and living with another woman. When she gets out, she figures that, as long as she can't be tried for the same crime twice, she might as well commit it once. So she packs some heat and pays him a visit. (R)

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AMERICAN BEAUTY****"2 Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening play the heads of a nuclear family in the process of meltdown in the feature debut from from white-hot Broadway director Sam (The Blue Room) Mendes. (R) THE BEACH*** The Blue Lagoon meets Lord of the Flies in the latest from Trainspotting director Danny Boyle, the story of an American drifter who travels to a tropical island in search of paradise, but finds a world of trouble instead. Leonardo DiCaprio and Virginie Ledoyen star.

(R) BOILER ROOM**** The feature debut from writer-director Ben Younger is a sort of twentysomething Glengarry Glen Ross about a crooked brokerage firm and the conflicted young man who yearns to break away. Starring Giovanni Ribisi, Ben Affleck and Nia Long. (R) HANGING UP**"2 Sisters Delia and Nora Ephron scripted this comedy about sisters working out the kinks in their relationship after their father falls ill. Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan and Lisa Kudrow star. Keaton also directs. (PG-13)

PITCH BLACK***12 Radha Mitchell and Vin Diesel star in this sci-fi saga concerning a pilot and crew who crash land on a planet which appears uninhabited — at least until nightfall. With Rhiana Griffith. (R) TRAIN OF LIFE Romanian director Radu Mahaileanu tells the story of Schlomo the Dreamer, a village idiot who sparks a plan to save his neighbors from the Nazis. (NR) THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE John Huston's 1948 study of the effects of greed on three penniless prospectors features one of Humphrey Bogart's finest performances. (NR) SHILOH 2 Based on the award-winning novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, the film continues the celebrated adventures of a boy and his big-hearted beagle. Zachary Browne stars. FOUR LITTLE GIRLS CCV's Black History Month series concludes with a screening of Spike Lee's 1997 Oscarnominated documentary about the deaths of four young girls in a 1963 church bombing. 2/25. The Pavilion Auditorium, Montpelier. (NR)

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SCREAM 3*"2 Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette are back with more cutsie, self-referential but hardly ever horrifying horror for you. Wes Craven is hinting he might direct a fourth installment. Now that's a scary thought. (R) SNOW DAY*** School's out and the kids want it to stay that way in this comedy about an uprising against the neighborhood snowplow guy (Chris Elliott). Chevy Chase and Iggy Pop co-star. (PG-13) THE TIGGER MOVIE***"2 The latest animated adventure from Disney follows everybody's favorite tiger's search for his roots. Old pals Pooh and Roo co-star. (G) ANGELA'S ASHES**** Alan Parker brings Frank McCourt's best-selling memoir about growing up poor in Ireland to the big screen, with a little help from Robert Carlyle and Emily Watson. (R) HURRICANE**** Denzel Washington stars in the true story of'60s middleweight boxing champ Rubin "Hurricane" Carter whose false imprisonment on a trumped-up triple murder charge was rectified in part by a Bob Dylan tune and a 15-yearold boy's efforts. Norman Jewison directs. (R) THE END OF THE AFFAIR**** Neil Jor4an offers this adaptation of the 1951 Graham Greene novel about an unfaithful wife whose lover is injured in WWII and the promise she makes to God which allows him to live. Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore star. (R) THE CIDER HOUSE RULES***"2 Lasse (What's Eating Gilbert Graper) Hallstrom brings the beloved John Irving bestseller about a WWII-era orphan to the big screen with a little help from Tobey Maguire, Michael Caine and Irving himself, who wrote the screenplay. (PG-13) GALAXY QUEST***"2 Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver play has-been stars of a '70s sci-fi series who get the call for real when an alien race in need of help looks Earthward. Alan Rickman and Tony Shalhoub co-star. (PG) THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY**** The new film from The English Patient director Anthony Minghella wasn't even in wide release yet and it was knee-deep in Golden Globe nominations. A good sign there's

more to this star-studded saga of social climbing than meets the eye. Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law star. (R) THE GREEN MILE***"2 Director Frank (The Shawshank Redemption) Darabont is back in jail again, this time for the story of a prison guard and the death row giant he believes to be innocent. Starring Tom Hanks, David Morse and Michael Clarke Duncan. (R) STUART LITTLE***"2 From the codirector of The Lion King and the visual-effects guru behind the original Star Wars comes the story of a dapper, well-spoken and extremely high-tech rodent. Geena Davis, Michael J. Fox and Gene Wilder star in this adaptation of the E. B. White classic. (PG) DOGMA**"2 Clerks director Kevin Smith is stirring up the usual hysteria among the religious right with his new comedy. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon play angels who come to Earth and then try to scam their way back into heaven. Filmmaker Terrence McNally has already received his first death threat. (R) SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS*** David Gutterson's 1994 best-seller provides the basis for Scott (Shine) Hicks' visually sumptuous look at the forces which strained relations between Caucasion and JapaneseAmericans in the '40s and '50s. Ethan Hauke and Youki Kudoh star.

Once again we've selected scenes from four well-known movies and, through the magic of Film Quiz Technology, zapped the famous faces of their stars right out of the picture. Your job, as always, is to identify the four films, anyway, minus their stars and with only a single clue-ridden scene apiece to go on.

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ow that we finally have snow in Vermont, it may seem odd to recommend driving to Canada for the skating, snowshoeing or cross-country skiing. But if you're going anyway — or our snow gets rained out — it's a wonderful way to mingle with Montrealers and offers a healthy diversion in the middle of a busy, food-filled ^ weekend. If your kids like playing in snow, they'll love this. Skating is everywhere in Montreal during the winter. There are 168 outdoor rinks, managed either by the city or by neighborhood associations. Most parks have small rinks — usually taken over by marauding, peewee hockey players — but there are also spots reserved for pleasure skaters. Neighborhood rinks are often lit for evening skating, and most have warming huts. An excellent listing by region in French is available at www.vile.Montreal.qc.ca/loisirs/02_hiver/hiver.htm. The InfoTouriste office at Peel Street between Ste-Catherine and Rene Levesque can also help with maps and directions to nearby patinoires exterieures and other sites mentioned in this article. For sedate skating with an extraordinary view of the river and Old Montreal, try the Old Port. The lagoon, a.k.a. bassin,

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breaks only when the Zamboni crew moved us off. Young fathers were skating backwards to teach their tiny sons how to glide. A pair of punks in leather skated arm-in-arm like a Victorian couple. A huge Chinese family cheered as Mama wobbled by. It's a scene, er, scene, not to be missed. My second-favorite urban skating spot is Pare Lafontaine, between Sherbrooke East and Rue Rachel. A ^ frozen lagoon winds | through the park, and a circuit takes about 10 minutes at a leisurely pace. Up the steep hillsides from the lagoon you can see the Victorian townhouses lining Rue Pare Lafontaine. The late afternoon sun casts blue shadows on family groups and friends skating and chatting, making the most of a clear winter day. A warming hut on an "island" in the frozen lake provides snacks and hot drinks. Another great outdoor site is at the very top of Mont Royal at Lac Aux Castors, where you can bring your own or rent skates. This also offers a warm-up pavilion and snack bar. In the deep of winter, Lac Aux Castors is frozen solid and you can skate its entire length — a nice, un-urban thing to do.

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alent of the grand Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan invoking Malcolm X. It doesn't pass the straight-face test. We realize that with church attendance dropping, the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church is currently sucking up big-time to Dr. King, in stark contrast to the low esteem they held him in when he was alive. Still, Big Bish, you should show a little respect for what the man actually stood for. Martin Luther King Jr. stood for equality, for civil rights and human rights. For judging people by the content of their character and not the size of their investment portfolio, the color of their skin or their choice of whom to love. Please, dear Bishop, don't take his name in vain again! It's in such bad taste. Political Web Site Watch — State Sen. Elizabeth Ready, candidate for state auditor, is up and running on the Internet. Just punch up www.readyvt.com and catch the Addison County brunette biking in the west of Ireland. Chainsaw Liz had posted three newspaper stories: a puff-piece from Vermont Times that told her life story, and two environmental stories from the Freeps. But Chainsaw, chair of the 'Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee, made the mistake of calling the Freeps to ask for permission. " She said the powers that be told her "no." Editor Hirten noted their stuff is copyrighted. "It's a question of ownership of the material," he told Seven Days. We pointed out that we've noticed Free Press stories posted on other Web sites. "God, they shouldn't," said Hirten. "If I find out, I'll call them." Uh, Mickey, the number to call is (202) 225-4115. That's the Capitol Hill office of Congressman Bernie Sanders. The congressman's PR machine loves posting articles and news scripts that include OF Bernardo's name. You'll recognize a few from the Freeps. Bernie's press secretary, David Sirota, assured Seven Days this week that everything's kosher. "There's a House ethics rule permitting the use of material," said Sirota, "that is considered educational and germane to the activities a member of congress is working on." Stay tuned on that one. Also, Hirten tells Seven Daysthe Freeps will be on-line with news content "by midyear. Imagine being able to read Sam Hemingway, Stephen Kiernan and Debbie Salomon, Sally Pollak and Chris Bohjalian on-line in the privacy of one's home. We'll all be able to cancel our subscriptions, right? ®

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HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST The Human Resources Department is looking for a motivated self-starter to fill the role of Generalist with a concentration in compensation issues. This position is responsible for interacting with city employees, department heads, commission members, and elected officials on a wide variety of human resources matters including, but not limited to, contract and policy interpretation, conflict resolution, job classification, compensation matters, etc. Min. qualifications include a Bachelors Degree and two years experience in human resources, law, public administration or related field, ability to interpret contract language and communicate meanings in a clear and effective manner, and the ability to work with a diverse group of staff, management, elected officials, and community groups. For a complete description, or to apply, contact Human Resources at 802/865-7145. If interested, send resume, cover lettter and City of Burlington Application by March 8, 2000 to: HR Dept. Rm 33 City Hall, Burlington, V T 05401. Available in alternative formats for persons with disabilities. For disability access information, or to request an application, contact Human Resources at 802/865-7145 or 865-7142 (TTY). Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply. EOE

Seeking a Residential Counselor: 30 hour fulltime benefited position. Schedule: Th & Fri 3pm-llpm and Saturday 9am-llpm. To work in a small and innovative staffed home. Work with talented team. Fun and supportive environment. Work with 2 teenage boys considered high-risk. Perfect position for full-time student who wants experience in the field or someone looking for part-time work with full-time benefits. If interested, contact Scott at 985-3584..

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Townscape Youth Activity Specialists Immediate opening for PT & FT positions to plan and lead after-school and summer activities for 5-8th grade youths at Barre Town Middle & Elementary School's Townscape program (BTMES). Qualifications: experience working with youth, education/recreation background, initiative and creativity, ability to work as part of a team, driver's license. "Townscape" represents a consortium of BTMES, Washington County Youth Services Bureau/ Boys & Girls Club, Onion River Arts Council, New Directions, Barre Town Recreation Board, parents and youth. Please submit resume & three references by March 3, 2000 to: Carole Wageman, Townscape Project Director c/o WCYSB/B&GC PO Box 627 Montpelier, VT05601

Social Worker Wake Robin, a lively retirement community that integrates independent living with the availability of long term care, is seeking a full-time Social Services professional to work primarily with Health Center skilled nursing residents and, as time allows, with assisted living and independent residents. This is a unique opportunity for a creative and versatile Social Worker to become part of the Linden Health Center Interdisciplinary Care Planning Team. Our ideal candidate will be a Social Worker, Case Manager, Registered Nurse or other health care professional with a background which meets the State of Vermont qualifying requirements for a Social Worker on a Medicare certified skilled nursing unit. In addition, you must posess outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and have at least two years of professional experience providing social services to older adults, preferably in a long term care setting. Knowledge of Medicare documentation, admissions and discharge planning strongly desired. We offer outstanding benefits, very competitive pay and a wonderful community in which to work. To be considered please complete an application at our Community Center, 200 Wake Robin Dr., Shelburne, Vermont, 05482 or fax cover letter and resume to Human Resources at (802)985-8452. We are on the CCTA bus route EOE

CARPOOL PROGRAM MANAGER Experienced program manager needed to establish a new carpool/vanpool program, CommuteShare. Must be a creative self-starter, organized and detail oriented. Fast moving program — we're growing! Competitive salary commensurate with experience + many benefits. Come be part of our unique transportation program for low-income people! Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Send resume to:

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DATA ENTRY— Nationwide billing service seeks full/parttime medical biller. Salary at $46k per year. PC required. No experience needed. Will train. Call, 888-646-5724. (AAN CAN) DO YOU LOVE CANDLES? Earn as much as $20/hr.+ in your spare time. Set your own schedule & be your own boss. Call Annette, 878-3122. FAMILY LIFE COUNSELOR, 3-5 hrs./wk., $15/hr. Contact Bob Aldrich, King Street Youth Center, 862-6736.

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INTERIOR FINISH PAINTER 2 years experience, pay determined by ability. Local work w/friendly crew. Call Paul, 863-5397. INTERSTED IN A POLITICAL career? Apply for the 2000 Democratic Campaign Mgmt. Program. Housing and living stipend. Learn the nuts and bolts of campaigning from top political consultants while electing progressive Democrats to Congress. Qualified graduates placed in full-time, salaried positions around the country. Call Jill at 847-864-1008. (AAN CAN) OFFICE ASSISTANT, fulltime. Computer experience necessary, invoices, filing, accounts receivable. Send resume to Dock Beverage, 67 Depot Rd., Colchester, VT 05446 or Fax: 872-0525.

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Residential Counselor needed for a residential treatment program for young women and their infants. Full time awake overnight position. Bachelors degree in relevant field, experience with adolescents and flexibility a must. Members of diverse cultural groups and minorities are encouraged to apply. EOE/EE/AA. Please send resume to Sheila Joyal or Courtney Fitzpatrick, Supervisors. Lund Family Center, PO Box 4009, Burlington, Vermont 0 5 4 0 1 .

RETAIL: SPRINGMAIDWamsutta Factory Outlet now hiring!! Part-time with possibility of full-time. Springs Industry, Inc., a leading manufacturer of linens and home furnishings, is seeking Part-Time Associates (w/ possibility of full-time work w/ benefits). Hours: MondayFriday (days) with some evening and weekend work possible. SpringmaidWamsutta Factory Store, Essex Outlet Center, 21 Essex Way, Suite 115, Essex Jet., VT 05452, 878-2990. This is a great opportunity for those individuals who have retail sales experience; are fully flexible; enjoy working with the public; and would like to become an integral part of a retail store. Pay is negotiable depending upon experience. Please apply in person MondayFriday at the address above or fax your resume to 8784233. An Equal Opportunity Employer. Springs Industries.

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BURLINGTON TO WILLISTON: I am looking for a ride from Shelburne Rd. to Wlliston. My hours are l l a m - 7 p m . M - F (3254)

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MILTON to BURLINGTON or ESSEX JUNCTION: I am seeking a ride temporarily. I work in Burlington, but can take the bus from Essex Jet. if someone is heading out that way. My hours are very f l e x i b l e — I can be in anytime between 7 : 3 0 and 9 : 0 0 a m and leave anytime between 4 : 0 0 and 6 : 0 0 p m , M-F. (3249)

RTE. 15 (COLCH/ESSEX) to B U R L I N G T O N : I work an irregular s c h e d u l e and need a ride to work. I hope to be able to share driving in the near future. I work

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BURLINGTON to RANDOLPH: I work in R a n d o l p h 2 days/wk. and w o u l d like to share driving w/ someone. My hours are 9 - 5 and the days vary. Please call 652-5199.

COLCHESTER to COLCHESTER: H e l p ! I need a ride to my job. It's a short trip, but too far to walk. My hours are M - F & S u n . , 9-6 p.m. (3233)

GRAND ISLE to MONTPELIER: I'm looking to share driving with someone. I work 4 days/wk, 8 4:45 p.m. (1210)

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BURLINGTON to SO. BURLINGT O N : I ' m looking for a ride to the U Mall. My hrs. are 6 a . m . 10 a . m . , M - F . I really need a ride to work if someone c o u l d j u s t take me one way. ( 3 2 2 9 )

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sive muffler? -Kevin RAY: No, you shouldn't, Kevin. I wouldn't get an expensive ANYTHING for this car, to tell you the truth. Except maybe an expensive football helmet. TOM: I don't think the muffler is your problem. I think the problem is "dieseling," or "runon." These cars are famous for it. They run so hot that even after the ignition is turned off, it's possible for the combustion process to continue — sometimes for many seconds! RAY: A friend of mine had a '65 Corvair, and we kept turning the idle speed down ... and down ... and down in an effort to get it to stop dieseling. We turned it down to half of what it should be and still, every time he shut off the car, it would keep sputtering for about 15 or 20 seconds — "budup bu bup bup bup, budup bup bup." Of course, we were living in Texas, where it was 108 degrees in the shade, so that didn't help. TOM: When the engine sputters like that, gasoline continues to get sucked into the cylinders. Some of it burns, but most of it does not. And when the unburned gas finds its way into the exhaust system and reaches a critical mass in the hot muffler — KABOOM! RAY Run-on is usually caused by an idle speed that's too high, engine, operating temperature

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the front seats — which we also advise against, by the way. RAY: The solution is obvious, Susan. You need to accelerate the arrival of global warming in Colorado. You can start by driving around spraying an aerosol can out your window at all times. TOM: Don't say that!! We're going to get more hate mail than you've ever seen! RAY: All right, forget that, Susan. Here's my real suggestion. First, replace your old heater boxes and repair the duct work, if necessary. The heater in this car didn't work very well when it was new, but it did provide some heat. And your heater boxes probably just rusted away. Plus, your vents may not be connected tightly. So that's the first thing I'd do — get whatever heat you can out of the original technology. TOM: And then I'd go and buy myself the warmest pair of Bronko Nagurski long underwear you can find. Seriously, you need to dress more warmly. I know it's not high tech, but at least it's safe. New heater boxes, a set of long johns, warm gloves and pair of electric socks ought to keep you nice and toasty without attracting the attention of the local fire department. Good luck, Susan. Got a question about cars? Write to Click and Clack in care of this newspaper, or e-mail them by visiting the Car Talk section of cars.com on the World Wide Web.

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HINESBURG: NS neat professional to share my 5bdrm. home on 14 acres. $600/mo.+ utils. and 1 month security deposit. Respond, in writing, to Ms. Phillips, 115 College St., Burlington, VT 05401. Please include 3 landlord references. Slobs and snobs need not reply. Avail. 3/1. No pets.

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Dear Cecil, This friend of mine is taking a homeopathic remedy for a cold. He explained that it's "the vibration of the molecides of the plant" that is the active remedy here. What's up with this? —foanne Keefe, Albuquerque, New Mexico Homeopathy! I can't believe this has made a comeback. The last time homeopathy was big, Ulysses S. Grant was president. Now here it is, two months into the year 2000, and you walk into one of these pricey organic supermarkets and see aisles full of homeopathic nostrums, all of which have a proven effectiveness on a par with eye of newt. So, recognizing the complete futility of the effort, I feel obliged to state for the record: Come on, folks, this is nuts. Homeopathy was founded by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843). He enunciated what remain today the guiding principles of homeopathic medicine, the foremost of which is the Law of Similars: If a large amount of medicine produces a given symptom, then a small amount of the medicine will stimulate the body to combat that symptom. This isn't a completely crazy concept; modern vaccines use the same basic idea. The twist with homeopathic medicines is that they reverse the usual understanding of dose effectiveness. Mainstream science holds that, generally speaking, the potency of a drug increases with the dose. Homeopathy — in particular, the Law of Infinitesimals — says the medicine's effectiveness decreases with the dose. The less you use, the better it works! Which would lead one to conclude that it works best if you don't use any at all. Homeopaths don't say that, of course, but it's the practical impact of the fantastic dilutions they employ. Two scales are used, X and C. A IX solution means the original medicine (the "mother tincture") was diluted with water, alcohol or whatever to one part

in 10, or 1/10; 2X is 1/100; 3X is 1/1,000; etc. A 1C solution is 1/100, 2C is 1/10,000, 3 C is 1/1,000,000, and so on. Most homeopathic remedies range from 6X to 30X. At 30X, chances are that a given dose of the medicine doesn't contain a single molecule of the original, but some dilutions go a lot higher than that. I've heard of one cold remedy with a dilution of 200C, which mathematically is less than one molecule per all the known matter in the universe. How, then, can homeopathy possibly work? Apologists fall back on far-fetched explanations involving energy and vibrations and so on. A key step in the manufacture of homeopathic medicines is "succussion," in which the mixture is vigorously shaken at each stage of the dilution process. This miraculously unlocks the healing power of the medicinal substance. Could be just my Catholic background talking, but to me that sounds like making holy water. Homeopathic remedies can legally be sold as drugs in the U.S. owing to an odd circumstance — one of the key sponsors of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act of 1938 was a homeopathic physician, and he was able to get the entire homeopathic pharmacopoeia (nux vomica, arsenicum album, et al.) officially recognized. Homeopathy has enjoyed a quasi-protected status ever since, with federal regulators generally taking the view that the practice is harmless and that any attempt to suppress it would likely have political repercussions. There have even been studies in journals with varying degrees of credibility purporting to show that homeopathy actually works. These have been roundly criticized on methodological grounds, and the universal view among scientists is that any perceived benefit is simply a placebo effect — you think something is going to help you, so it does. Why does belief in homeopathy persist? Well, for most routine, common-cold-type health complaints, it's not noticeably less effective than mainstream medicine, or noticeably different in its therapeutic approach. People catch "bugs" that are never diagnosed (and which, if viral, have no cure anyway), take some overthe-counter remedy that claims to address the symptoms, and eventually get better. Did the over-the-counter remedy help? Who knows? It's silly to believe in homeopathic cures, but I'm not seeing that it's smarter to place your faith in Sudafed instead.

— CECIL ADAMS

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TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): In his New Year's Eve show, TV talk show host Larry King did an interview with the Dalai Lama. "In your Muslim religion," Larry asked His Holiness early on, "how do you regard Jesus Christ?" It was the first of many signs that he had not prepared very well for the honor of conversing with one of the world's most radiant personages. I'd like Mr. King to serve as your anti-role model this week, Taurus. Be the exact opposite of him. Make sure you've done your homework so that when you get your chance to engage greatness — and I predict that you will have such a momentous encounter — you'll be totally ready.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): The Biblical book of Isaiah prophesies a future time of undreamed-of harmony and cooperation. "The wolf shall live with the lamb.. .and the calf and the young lion will feed together, with a little child to tend them. The cow and the bear will be friends.. .and the infant will play over the cobra's hole." I have it on good authority, Gemini, that you're now eligible for a minipreview of this paradisiacal state. To receive your free introductory offer,

you need only meet one condition. You must vow not to harm any living thing — not even a cockroach. Not even the person you love best.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): For most people, the word healing means "to cure what's sick." But I also believe in a second kind of healing: to supercharge what's already healthy; to lift up what's merely good to a state of sublime blessing. It is this variety that I exhort you to seek in the coming weeks, Cancerian. You can pursue this in any way that captivates your imagination, of course, but here's my suggestion. Decide first what aspect of your life you want to boost to the next level, then meditate about what actions you can take to accomplish that. Next, incubate a dream. Before sleep on three consecutive nights, lovingly tell your subconscious mind that you want to receive a nocturnal oracle that will awaken brainstorms about how to attract divine help and favor. More next week. L E O (July 23-Aug. 22): Extreme kissing. You're almost ready to discover this surprising technique; all you have to do is acknowledge that you're not a know-it-all when it comes to the arts of love. The psyehosexual "trigger point. "Now's the time to go hunting for it — both in your own body and your lover's. Earthquake-level temblors of bliss. Are you brave enough to allow yourself to slip beyond the limits of pleasure that you've accepted before? Spiritually sexy secrets. Wise love plus liberated lust will mysteriously lift the veil that has been hiding the solution to your knottiest problem.

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They say it indicates that the dreamer is full of "infantile grandiosity" — overestimating his own power, importance, and entitlement. I agree that both these skeptical evaluations may sometimes be true — but not for you right now, Scorpio. I predict you'll soon be flying in your dreams for all the best reasons: because you're transcending your frustrations, you're discovering new ways to be free, and you're covering a lot of ground in a big hurry.

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Dec. 21): Should you try to slay the monstrous dragon that guards the treasure you want so much? Or should you use stealth and magic — sweet-tasting knock-out potion placed in a jeweled bowl near the mouth of the cave, perhaps, or an entrancing lullabye that soothes it to sleep? You can decide for yourself the best approach, Sagittarius, but here's my biased opinion: Take after the ancient Greek musician Orpheus, one of the only legendary heroes whose fame did not result from his exploits during war. He sang and played the lyre with such riveting grace that even savage beasts grew calm and pliant.

the opinion of psychologist James Hillman, we can actually get sick from "intolerable images." I agree. The psychic garbage we take in from the media sometimes poisons our mental hygiene in a way that can degrade our physical health. But that's not the only threat. As we try to explain to ourselves our most challenging experiences, we sometimes allow our imaginations to conjure up ugly and alienating pictures. Perhaps if we had more self-love and mental discipline, we would protect ourselves with greater vigilance, both from the careless nihilism of the media and the inner fount that oozes toxic visions. Come to think of it, Libra, this is a perfect moment to step up your efforts to do just that.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Some therapists believe that flying in your dreams is not a good sign. They theorize it's overcompensation for your inability to "soar" in waking life. Stymied by a lack of concrete success — so the argument goes — you indulge desperately in an unreal substitute. Other therapists mistrust dream flights for a different reason.

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Jan. 19): In formulating your oracle this week, I've been inspired by Genius Chidzikwe, a tennis player from Zimbabwe who plays for the Southern Methodist University team. Seems his father gave him his exhilarating first name in the belief that it would spur him to live up to it. According to Genius' coach, the young man has done just that. "He's a smart kid," Carl Neufeld told the Dallas Morning News. In this spirit, Capricorn, and in accordance with the astrological aspects, which suggest

your I.Q. is primed to increase, hereby nickname you Einstein" — at least for the 1 next 22 days. Please inform your friends and loved ones that your astrologer urged them to use it exclusively.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your cells are vibrating iri harmony with all money everywhere. Brilliant ideas for marketing yourself and your product will no doubt come to you in dreams. You'll be prone to sudden flashes of insight into the psyches of people who could help you get richer quicker. I'm not an expert in crass materialism, but I do believe the money god will be very receptive to your prayers. For the most spectacular results possible, try chanting the following supplication 100 times a day for the next 15 days: Give me what I want/Exactly when I want it/ ForeverlNowlOnce upon a time.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): How do you feel about making 180degree turns on a dime, Pisces? Do you enjoy the way such challenges allow you to show off your quick reflexes and earn good karma for being so adaptable? If so, this week will be tremendously fulfilling. In fact, you'll probably get the chance to pull off several 180-degree turns on a dime. To avoid whiplash and kneejerk reactions, keep your turn signal on at all times and putter around on lightly traveled roads. (7)

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I HATE COFFEE SHOPS AND WALKS ON the beach. Not Snow White. I don't want prince charming. Beautiful cynic. Seeking same. Just quit smoking. Sort of grumpy. 22 YO. No promises. 1807 YOU: 35-45, TALL, ENERGETIC, KID-LOVING, financially secure, something missing in your life. Me: 35, single Mom, contented with life, but think there could be more. Want to walk the path of discovery with me? 1812 DWPF, 34, 5'4", 115 LBS., MODERN WOMAN seeking traditional courtship with NS, nontraditional gentleman. Are you athletic, independent, educated, honest, friendly? Do you have joi de vivre and a sense of humor? 1814 • . DWPF, 39, LOOKING FOR A FIT, EDUCATED professional with a sense of humor. 1761

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HONEST, NICE-LOOKING, FUN-LOVING, SWM, 26, likes the outdoors and has many interests. ISO attractive SF who is honest and wants to meet someone real and true. 1980 SEEKING ROMANCE. SWM, 35, THIN, Burlington. I like biking, horses, sunshine, travel, romance. If this sounds like your type, let's try. Kids OK. 1998 LOVE IS ONLY GOOD IF YOU GIVE IT AWAY. I know...SWPCM, 37, ISO open-minded, SWCF, 27-41, to share with. I have M.S. and a lot of love to give. 1994 SEEKING EVERYTHING, 32, SWPM, 5'io", 185 lbs., ISO F to whom I can relate. She is talented, intelligent, educated, successful, attractive, cultured. Orlando, not Ophelia; Miranda, not Madonna. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, EARLY 50S, attractive and physically fit. I am into the art world. I have a house in Sante Fe and a lakeside VT farm. ISO F companion and friend w/ cozy fire and heart. 1986 . •• '' • -

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37, DWPM, HANDSOME, FUN; STABLE, LIKES music, dancing, bookshops, travel, conversation, skiing. ISO smart, attractive, SWF, 35+/-, w/ similar interests for friendship/LTR. 1947 ARE Y O U O U T THERE? SDF, 27-40, WHO wants to share some memorable times. Walks, movies, music, quiet evenings, snuggling, watching the sun rise. LTR possible with the right person. Waiting. 1953 THE FUN STUFF IS EASY. WILL Y O U RUN when there is a problem? D, 50, 6*2", country dancing, massage, gardening, NS. Heal, laugh, love—tall is good, not necessary. 1943 BEST OF THE BEST. BiWM ISO BiF FOR LTR & more. Me: handsome, straight, 51 yrs. young & physically fit. You: sexy, desirable & know when you have it all! Any race welcome, will answer all. 1945 COMMITMENT-MINDED, SWM 46, 5'6", 180 lbs., attractive, fun-loving, outgoing, faithful, very loyal. Sensitive, marriage-minded ISO honest, in shape F, 25-45, romantic, caring, very loving, sexy, faithful. Loving relationship desired. Enjoys warm weather sports & quiet nights at home. 1861 UPBEAT, FUN-LOVING, JOYOUS, ECLECTIC, wants to share craft shows, Mozart, art, Ella Fitzgerald, Bach, silk pillows, candles, flowers, water, books, travel, spiritual, religious, tolerant, ISO 45+, NS, PF. 1901 SWPM, NS, EARLY 30S, ATTRACTIVE, FIT, romantic, fun, & impulsive. Many varied interests indoors & outdoors. ISO similar to share in friendship and LTR. 1898

I WANT IT ALL: LOVE, PASSION, ROMANCE, LTR built on friendship, companionship, commitment. DWM, 54, 225 lbs., 6', blue-eyed ISO honest, attractive, slender, sensual SWF, 45-55. NS, humor. 1888 SWM, SINGLE DAD, 38, FIT, metaphysically oriented, alternative spirituality, strong outdoor/nature connection, interested in creation/manifestation process, emotionally and physically available, heart-centered, passion/intensity for living ISO passionate, fit, D/SF. 1886 SWM, 33, 5'9", 155 LBS. HEALTHY, CUTE, emotionally available. ISO non-complicated relationship w/ non-complicated, petite counterpart. Marriage? Children? Having sex? S-l-o-w down! 20 questions sucks! Heartfelt conversation always breaks barriers. 1884 SIMPLY SCRUMPTIOUS, MEETS CARACTICUS Potts. February 14th meets April 1st. I'll be a fool for you, if you'll be a sweetheart for me. (Winged car optional). SWM, 38, ND, NS. LTR? 1885 DEPENDABLE, CARING, SWJM, YOUNG, 65, 6', 195 lbs., Canadian, NS, NA. Second home in NE/NY. Enjoys theatre, music, auctions +. ISO compatable, NS, SWF, under 55, to share good times in LTR. 188232, M FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY ISO LADY, 25-38, start out as friends and see where it goes from there. I enjoy dinner out, dancing, going for rides along the water in summer. 1857 SWPM, 40S, BLONDISH/BLUE, 6'2", younger, slender, attractive, kind, funny, gentle, secure, listens. Likes: sports, outdoors, film, music, dining! Seeks S/DF, 30s, slender, fit, cute, kind, honest, secure, smiles. Redhead a plus. Still want a love of my life, kids, and champagne, lingerie and steamy nights! How about you? 1817 6', 185 LBS., BLUE EYES, 39, SALT & PEPPER hair, very active with large, warm hands, seeks partner to hold hands. 1818

DID NOT PASS GO, SEPARATED, CHILD support, no license, two jobs, heavily fined, fit as fiddle, college degree, can't complete crosswords, and a Red Sox fan. Outlook: good. Future: positive. 1840

I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL An outdoor lover that's warm, kind, compassionate, sensual, petite, and has a good sense of humor. If this sounds like you, this 40 YO would like to hear from you! 1815

MY TRACTOR'S SEXY. SWM, 49, 5 ' u " , 170 lbs., fit, handsome, ambitious, hardworking, NS, ND. Likes animals, country, hiking, movies, Sunday drives. ISO attractive, fit, healthy, sexy, ambitious, honest F for LTR. 1842

STOUT, HARDY LEGS TO DANCE, BIKE, HIKE. Strong, gentle hands to touch, mold, hold. Head of wisdom to think, laugh and fool. What about you? ISO LTR w/ active WPF, 40s.

ME: EARLY 40s, CARING, SMART, REAL, AND not crazy about dating. You: could but needn't be alluring, savvy or like what I like. However, you must know something about giving and receiving from the heart. 1843 SWM, 28, 6', ISO A FRIEND & MAYBE MORE. If you love the outdoors, sport in general, good conversation & sometimes a quiet eve. at home, you've found your match. 1855 20-SOMETHING PROFESSIONAL, SOCIABLY conscious, politically inclined, athletically built and fun-loving ISO woman w/ brains for good conversation, Bohemian living and possible romance. Athleticism & short hair strongly encouraged. 1838 LOVE 2000. SM, 44, 5'8", FIT, EDUCATED, sense of humor. Seeks good times, romance with caring, intelligent, liberal woman. Enjoy rock/folk/blues, outdoors, movies, dancing, travel, time together. Chittenden Co. 1795 SWM, 34, 5'10". EASY-GOING, FUNNY. LOOKING for a peaceful, attractive F to enjoy movies, laughter and small cafes. Race unimportant. 1772 FRIENDSHIP FOR LIFE CAN BE SHARED WITH this DWM, 5'io", 165 lbs. Fit, active, hardworking, happy and dedicated person seeking same to share life's pleasures. 1794 PAIR OF DWM, LIFE-LONG FRIENDS, 6' & 6'i", early-40s, no graying, no balding, attractive. We're spontaneous and adventurous. First time ad/new to the field. Seeking like-minded F buddies for companionship and more. 1796 BORED INTELLECTUAL TEDDY BEAR SEEKS SF to keep life interesting — movies, music, quiet time, conversations that last all night, jokes and fun. Me: SWM, 23, ex-smoker. You: SF, 18-25, NS. 1759 SENSITIVE, INTELLIGENT, SUCCESSFUL, middle-aged M. Positive attitude. Seeks charming, class-act lady w/ good self-esteem for interesting, adventurous lifestyle. Comfortable relationship. Letters appreciated. Telephone fine. Will reply to all. 1797 HAPPY, PLAYFUL, LOVER-OF-LIFE SWM, 38, 6*5", 250 lbs., ex-football player, blond/blue, Aries — hiking & biking, music & dancing, laughing, Ctrl. VT - ISO SBF with positive attitude. 1798

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NO SENSE OF HUMOR, 5'io", 170 LBS., goodiooking, fit, NS, divorced, young 50, but w/ hair & teeth. Barnes & Noble, skiing, dining, waterfront. ISO good-looking lady w/ hair/teeth and a sense of humor. 1764 WHERE'S THE SNOW? SWM, 39, 6', SKIER waiting for winter, seeks like-minded SWF for xc- & downhill skiing, hiking, tennis, boating, travel, dining. Positive attitude, humor, ambition & active lifestyle. 1765 PREFER CANOES TO COMPUTERS, mountains to malls. DWM, 43, lean, fit, active, sensitive, bearded, reasonable, organic runner type. Looking for someone in touch with their own personal ecology. 1768 SINCE FEELING IS FIRST... Teacher and writer, 45, never married, gentle, ironic, trusting, leftward-leaning, NS, ND, very fit but not outdoorsy, ISO someone similar, trim, maybe younger, to love. 17701 43, HANDSOME, SELF-EMPLOYED ORGANIC farmer, naturalist type, seeking natural beauty, 32-42 YO, who's interested in same, loves dogs, dirt, water, rocks and herself. Good business mind a plus! 1725 BEAUTY, HEALTH, HAPPINESS & WISDOM radiate from a highly evolving spirit divinely created, complete; not needing anybody or anything. I am as you are: a reflection/balance. 1729 VERY ATTRACTIVE DWPM SEEKS SLENDER, pretty girl, 23-42, for good times, laughs and possible LTR. I'm NS, no kids or baggage. Prefer the same, but kids might be OK. 1730 BUSY GUY, 5'io", SEEKS COMPANION TO see film, drama, music, dance, art. Biting wit, cynical humor and idealistic love of untouched beauty essential. 1731

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BiWM, 23, SEEKS GIRLS WHO CAN PLAY AS tough as the boys. 1809

MWF, BI-CURIOUS, 37, BLONDE, ATTRACTIVE, ISO someone to teach me or learn with the mysteries of another woman's body. Discretion needed and given. Like reading outdoors, kids, friendship first. 1908

IF Y O U CAN IMAGINE YOUR LOVER, STRONG but gentle, in control (not controlling), playful, someone who appreciated your moods, desires, fantasies... you might want to try this SWMP seeking pretty SWF, 27-37. 1810 ROMANTIC SWPM, FUNNY, LOVING, ACTIVE, fit, enjoys biking, dining out, good conversation, writing love letters. Seeking active, fit F, 35-45, to share same and lots more. 1813

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24-YEAR-OLD ROCKET SCIENTIST W/ GOOD looks, a hot motorcycle, and a few internal inconsistencies. In search of a woman. 1753

SINGLE (NEVER MARRIED), SINGULAR (NO offspring) JPM, 41 (look less), ISO feminine F for fun, future. Am educated, artistic, athletic, attractive, well-travelled, very easy to be with. Letters OK, too. 1806

INTELLIGENT, 6'4", BLUE EYES, 40S, DWM, secure, attractive, professional, in shape, like dining out, sports, dancing, boating and nights at home. Seek slim, in-shape SW, attractive, 28-40, who loves to have fun & explore new ideas. 1816

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WANTED: CUTE/ATTRACTIVE BI-FEMME FOR friendship, fun & creativity. 26, blonde, intelligent and cute. Position will be filled quickly ...beat the rush. 1899 I'M A BiSF, 20. BROWN EYES, ISO GF, 20-31, must be honest, love music, cuddlinjg, movies and not a racist. 1802 WGF, 23, DUMB JOCK W/ DRY SENSE OF humor ISO my young drama dork. Wete so different, but the same. You know who you are, now I'll find you. 1751

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Mokinqmon GWM, 50S, ISO BiM, 18-50, FOR FUN TIMES write about yourself, phone #, let's talk/meet in Stowe to Newport area. J.S.C. student very welcome. Will travel, all races welcome. 1984 ACTIVE, QUALITY MAN, 52, REGISTERS above average in fitness/appearance, NS, possesses intelligence, adventurous spirit, varied interests. ISO similar gay men only, 35-60, for social interaction, potential friendship. Fitness important! 2001 STRAIGHT/ VERY BiCURIOUS M, 35, 6', 190 lbs., very fit. ISO only other straight/ bicurious M, 25-40, to try things. No head games. Discretion a must. 1989 SKANKY ITALIAN MAN W/ ACQUIRED AROMA ISO men w/similar interests and smells. Lack of hygiene a plus. 1935 BRIGHT, 41, COLLEGE STUDENT, STRONGLY believes in personal integrity, emotional growth, communication, and an education. Outgoing, loves the outdoors and dancing. Athletic, NS, NA, looking for a man w/ similar values and behaviors. 5' 8 1/2", 160 lbs., brown hair, brown eyes. 1949 28, BROWN/BLUE, 180 LBS., s ' i o " , romantic heart ISO attractive, fit GPM, under 36, who enjoys conversation w/dinner, laughter over coffee and cuddling during movies. Fate needs a helping hand. 1954 SGWM, 53, 5'4", 145 LBS., ISOS. NEW T O gay experience. Need love, not one-night stands. But whatever, fun guy. Lets meet and see what happens. Burlington, St. Albans area. 1941 WM, 42, 205 LBS., 6'4", SENSITIVE AND sincere, ISO a regular, muscular, GM to know inside and out. Likes include: working-out, travel, x-country skiing & being a best friend. Letters okay. 1894

HIGH-ENERGY, LOW-MAINTENANCE, UPfront, down-to-earth GM, 62. Distinguished looks. Leo sensitivity. Interests range: hockey to yockney, cabaret to Cabernet. ISO kindred spirit, masculine, solidly based younger M, 30-45, to hang w/ & care about. 1844 PLATTSBURGH GM. NJ NATIVE, MODERATELY tattooed & pierced, creative, dry sense of humor, sarcastic, fun-loving, outgoing and sensitive t'boot. ISO same. Let's play. 1907 GWM, 28, BROWN HAIR AND EYES, WEIGHS 160, 5'8". Looking to meet Bi/GM 19-32, for fun times and friendship. 1847 269 LBS. OF SWEAT AND LOVE. LOVES leisurely waiks on the beach and long, romantic night talks. ISO smaller gentleman friend w/ similar interests. Preferably of Indian descent, looking for LTR. 1848 BEAR SEEKS AGGRESSIVE TRAPPERS. Submissive but masculine, Central VT growler. 5 ' u " , 190, balding, bearded, hairy chest. ISO dominant men for hot, kinky, BD/SM play. I have toys and will travel. I'm not hibernating this winter. All scenes considered — all replies answered. 1856 BiWM, 5oS, 5'9", 225 LBS., WOULD LIKE T O meet Bi/GMs for day & weekend fun at my place. Clean & discreet. Let's talk about it. Rutland area. Call me. 1799 GMCU LOOKING FOR A 3RD, YOUNG, FIT GUY to join us in our fantasy of a three-way pleasure session. Safe & discreet, in Ctrl. VT.

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I T S NEVER TOO LATE FOR ASKING SOMEONE out on a date. Happy Millennium, Guys. Don't remain distant when offered this chance: a date of your choice in this millennium. 1748 IN SHAPE, MIDDLE-AGE MALE, 45, 5*7", 150 lbs. Experienced top/Dad negotiates and explores partner's limits, in words and actions—"toy chest," role play, discipline, uniforms, firm but respectful. Interested? 1749

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to respond to a personal ad call 1-900-370-7127 we're open 24 hours a day! ATTACHED WPM, 28, ATTRACTIVE W/ athteteic build. Blond, blue eyes, ISO F for discreet relationship. I am very sexual, cleancut and D/D free. I promise you won't be disappointed. 1859 EXPERIENCED HIMALAYAN ADVENTURER ISO expedition financer, My experience + my gear + your money + your desire = Himalayan expedition to 7000 meters. 1988 SEXY, HILARIOUS NIMFO. HEALTHY D/D FREE, and discreet. If you have some needs that need to be met, then let them not be denied. Send photo. Please make only serious inquiries. 1962

ORGANIZING A "MUNCH." CASUAL, SOCIAL gathering of mature adults interested in dominance and submission. One Sunday afternoon monthly in Lebanon, NH, public place. Contact for details. 1895 DISGUSTING, UGLY BRIDGE TROLL, NASTY disposition, totally lacking in character, stubborn, opinionated, aggressive, argumentative, unsophisticated, domineering bastard with an infinite selection of bad habits. Come and get it! 1801

LONELY MaPWM, 30, HANDSOME AND IN good shape. Sexually unsatisfied but still in love. Would like to dip toes in new water. ISO MaF who feels same. Very discreet. 1995 MaWM, 29, CLEAN, CUTE AND IN GOOD shape. Caged monkey ISO a Ma/SF zoo keeper to help set me free. Short-term. / Morns./afternoons good. Very discreet. 1996

MARRIED WOMEN! Let this SWM be your best friend. Any problems, talk to me. Kind, gentle, affectionate. Will cook for you. Spend your nights, weekends with me. Private romance. 1762

SWM, 40S, SMART, GOOD-LOOKING, attentive ISO not one but two older women, 55+, for erotic encounters. Everybody smiles. 1983

SUBMISSIVE WM, 30, 6', 155 LBS. SEEKS dominant F into S&M, B&D, feminization, etc. Discreet. Age unimportant. Please help me be a slave for you. I will obey. 1755

STOCKINGS AND HEELS! 37, WM, 5'8", 170 lbs. ISO adventurous lady who loves wearing sheer stockings and spike heel pumps while playing naughty adult games. No strings, just hot fun. 1948

MaWCU, EARLY 40S, ISO SEXY, FULL-FIGURED BiF, 30-45, for fun and fantasy fulfillment. Clean, discreet, ND. 1763

SUBMISSIVE M, 31, 6', 195 LBS., LOOKING for an attractive, dominant F(s) into light bondage and S&M. I need training in pleasing a woman, can you teach me? 1766

HEART OF GOLD ISO SAME. 36, F DESIRES kind, open, honest, sexy M or F for LT open Relationship. Jealous or petty need not respond. 1887

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EARLY 30S, COMPASSIONATE, FUNNY F seeking M inspired by social justice causes. Interests: fair trade, art, hiking and conserving the planet's resources. Looking for relationship and/or friend. Box 674

SWM, 35, ISO F ADVENTURER TO XC-SKI, snowshoe, hike, canoe. Intelligent, fit, fun, exploring types only. NY or VT area. I'll bring the wine, cheese and cookies! Letters please. 1992 CANASTA CRAZY? SWF, 31. DO YOU LOVE TO play canasta, but have a hard time finding players? Me, too! Seeking people of all ages for 2- or 4-player gaming. Let's search for those red threes together. 1811

JULIAN. I LOVE YOUR ORANGE LAUGHTER. I am moved by the sight of you sleeping. That's why I love you and yet not know why. This is contiferous. 1985 MARY, IT'S MORE THAN THE SEARS HAT OR Boomer Girls or Scar Vegas. You linger in my mind, again. Turn to me before they catch you stealing books. Jeffrey. 1928 JADED BLOND, GAS JOCKEY, AT N. HAVEN Mobil. Me: dreads and tatooed. Curious 'bout an adventure, why not, eh? Life needs more insanity. 2000

WiWF, 73, GEMINI, BLOND/GREEN, 5*4, plussized, sensitive, caring, employed, loves music/big bands, dancing, dining out, concerts, travel and an invigorating discussion. ISO M friend, correspondence first. Box 660 ATTENTION TALL TEDDY BEARS: SWF, 52, Cancer/Sagittarius, 5'8", szi8, blond/blue, NA, NS, offbeat, utilitarian, creative, artistic, fanciful, ticklish, musically eclectic, books, animals, movies, concerts, museums, dancing. ISO soulmate. Box 662

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WARM, INTELLIGENT DWF GEMINI, 44, ISO D/SWM Libra, early 50s, w/ initial "T" in name or career. I heard you're mine and I'm yours. Want to test the theory? Box 675

HIPPIE CHICK ISO COOL DUDE, WHO LOVES the awesomeness of existence, to share honest to goodness, simple, down-to-solidearth real times with. Have 1 child, yupper. Box 698 _

WANTED! GOOD-HEARTED MAN. CTRL. VT lady, 40s, seeks M, NS, values honesty, communication, easy-going, humor, enjoys antique shops, museums, quiet times. ISO soulmate. Will answer all. Box 676

SWDF, 40S, GREEN EYED, FULL-FIGURED, blonde, college educated, w/ sense of humor. ISO M, 40s, intelligent, sense of humor and must be open-minded. Prefer men w/ hair. Box 699

LIBERAL, SLIM, FIT, A BIT JADED AND JUST 50, loves travel, jazz and good books. My country nest in Ctrl. VT is emptying. Seeking healthy companionship and possible commitment. Box 668

DWF ISO DWM FOR FRIENDSHIP, MAYBE more? Me: smoker, early 40s, mother (kids full-grown). Enjoy games, coffee, talking, movies', music & snuggling. Why not take a chance? Box 690

SWPM, 26, TALL, FUN-HOUND SEEKS GRRRL friend for fun and adventures. Spring is coming and I'm getting back out! Happy with myself & having fun. Let's start something great. Box 703

ASIAN LADY, 47, DIVORCED, SEEKS PM, 5070, for friendship, maybe more. Slim, healthy, likes cooking. Patience a must. Limited English. All letters answered. Thank you. Box 670

DWF, 60, ISO WM, 55-65, LIKES MUSIC, dancing, dining out, flea markets, craft shows, quiet eves at home. I am a follower, need a leader, are you that man? Box 686

NICE LOOKING, NICE GUY. DSWM, 6'i", 175 lbs., 36, Lt. brown hair, blue eyes. Enjoys boating, travel, nice restaurants & family activities. ISO nice-looking, great girl. Picture a plus. Box 704

SWF SEEKING AUTHENTIC CM, NOT AFRAID to seek and extoll truth. Aware of the world, both real, illusive and the import of the days we tive in. Age unimportant; spiritual preparedness is. Box 665

WELL-EDUCATED, READS FICTION, DOES outdoor b&w photography, software entrepreneur. ISO light-hearted, fit, conscious F, 4554+/-, who has had & wants a LTR & would thrive with somewhat older, late fifties man who is nurturing of creativity. Photo appreciated. Box 705

WWIF, JEWISH PROFESSIONAL SEEKING MY "beshairt," 60-705, for love, travel, laughter. Box 678 ' CLASSICAL MUSICIAN/TEACHER, FUN-LOVING, bright, well-read, nature lover w/ varied nterests; son, grown & gone. Tired of walking alone. Looking for enjoyable company; possible LTR. Would welcome your letter. Box 682

LIBERAL, SPIRITUAL DWPF, WRITER, 40, seeks best friend for thoughtful conversations, long walks, good meals and general adventuring, possible LTR. Empathy and strong self-esteem a must. Photo appreciated. Box 659

SWPM, 29, DARK-HAIR, 72", 2,600 OZ., cyclist, poet, endeavoring, simple liver with dehydrated sense of humor seeks SWF, 2432, for sharing fresh air, wanderlust, art and our interior designs. Box 701

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YOGA VERMONT, MYSORE CLASS, YOU: blonde and lithe. Me: sweaty with shaved head, Our eyes and smiles met during asanas. Please be my Valentine! 1905 KIRSTINH LOOKING HIGH 8l LOW TO NO avail. Want to finish what we started. We'll leave the men at home this time. Call me. .1900

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I'M ON PAROLE, BUT DONT STOP HERE. I have a great job, a great apt. but I am lonely. My life is back together, forever. Take a chance on me, 44. Box 693 JSWM PRISONER ISO FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE. Honest, warm, caring, gentleman ISO the special someone to share life with. Old-fashioned lady desired to whom religion, marriage and children are important. Box 695 ROMANTIC, ADVENTUROUS SWM. INTERSTS: travel, theater, museums, astronomy, outdoors, flying, Trivial Pursuit, more! I'm 5'io", 245 lbs., 49, ISO adventurous, NS F, 18-45, who believes life's joys were meant to be shared. Box 691 SWM, 22, 5'u", BROWN HAIR, GREEN EYES, ISO attractive, female, 18-30, race not an issue. Enjoy movies, walks, camping, music, animals, kids. For dating/LTR. Include photo. Box 688 SWM, 18, 6', BROWN HAIR, BROWN EYES, ISO attractive female, 18-26, race unimportant. Enjoy movies, walks, old cars, camping, nature, kids. For dating or LTR. Include photo. Box 689 SWM, 22, ATTRACTIVE, NUMEROUS LOVES: sports, movies, & having fun. ISO F, any age. Love a woman in nylons & Spandex for sex & LTR. Will travel, answer all. Box 687. SWM, 30, 5'io", 180 LBS., BROWN EYES, dark brown hair. I would like to meet a F, 18-40, for dating or LTR. Box 685

womsn M&kinq womm SPL ISO ANOTHER WHO WANTS TO DEVELOP a relationship — friendship w/ mutual respect and honesty. It takes willingness and courage to find the jewel behind the fears of intimacy. Box 694

mm M&kinq mm LOOKING FOR A DATE? WILL YOU DATE ME? I have brown eyes and hair, 200 lbs. I like to do everthing a man likes to do in many ways. Box 700 KINDA SWEET BUT NOT TOO PETITE. GWPM, 32, NS, hibernatingly shy and bored silly, ISO 28-38M for chilling on weekends and doing the usual (or unusual). Friendship first, naturally. Box 696

oihsui INCARCERATED SUBMISSIVE WM 6'i", 28. ISO full-figured dominant F for erotic times through mail. I will sumbit to your every fan tasy. 19+ only please. Box 697

TAKE FRIENDSHIP, ADD WATER AND STIR. Where the S. Burlington mall buildings are blue I will meet you. Think music. M, 50's, ISO SF, NS, for friendship. Let's visit. Box 692

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