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ODD, STRANGE, CURIOUS AND WEIRD BUT TRUE NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE Robbery,

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Italian police investigating a string of bank robberies around the country finally located their suspects — already behind bars. The eight inmates at the Volterra prison were part of a rehabilitation project that put on plays in various cities. Performances were at night, but during the day the actors robbed 11 banks and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a police spokesperson in Genova, who added, "They were real professionals." • Sergio Magnis, Ferdinando Attanasio and Antonio La Marra robbed at least five banks in two months last summer in broad daylight and wearing no masks. After each robbery, police arrested the men but had to release them under a 1993 Italian law that prohibits jailing people known to have the AIDS virus. The Washington Post reported only a small part of the $150,000 stolen by the men, dubbed "The Untouchables" by the Italian press, was recovered. At a press conference last August, the men recalled they met each other outside an AIDS treatment center and were discussing their hardships until Magnis said, "1 know where the money is." Although the men said they robbed banks only to draw attention to "our sickness," Turin's police chief, Giuseppe Grassi called the gang "three criminals who have lost any

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A Swedish veterinarian called to a farm at Linkoping to examine 2500 pigs described as "reeling drunk" told the newspaper Ostgoten that the farmer had unwittingly fed the swine fermented

juice, yogurt and milk. As a result, he said, they were behaving "just like humans." • Three sheep and a cow died from an overdose of marijuana in south Brazil when farmhand Paulo Sergio GouJart fed them what he thought was dried alfalfa. After finding bricks of plasticwrapped cannabis hidden in a. pen, Goulart told reporters he fed it to the animals, which soon began falling down, bleating and mooing. "It was a good thing that the cow wasn't giving milk," he said, "or people would have gotten stoned by just drinking it." • In England, Judge Alexander Butterfield ordered Jean Knowlson, 68, imprisoned for eight weeks for violating a court order not to feed birds in her yard.

Butterfield said the dramatic increase in the pigeon population around her home was the result of her feeding the birds up to 100 loaves of bread a week. • In inner Mongolia, 530 sheep and goats tried to commit suicide by jumping into a lake. Chinas Xinhua news agency said 20 herdsmen managed to save 281 of the animals during a three-hour rescue effort, which was hampered when some animals that had been pulled to shore tried to jump back in the water. • The Danish government began funding a two-year project to see how well ostriches tend Christmas trees. Denmark provides about 60 percent of the 150 million Christmas trees sold in Europe every year. Christian Moeller-Nielsen proposed using ostriches after the government last year banned many chemicals used in herbicides. Looking for an alternative, he discovered the big birds eat weeds but avoid fir needles, and their manure is a fertilizer,

Rabbit, Run • Announcing the development of an environmentally-friendly lawnmower powered by rabbits, scientists at Australian National University explainedjiiat they, couldn't get the rabbits to roll the contraption, essentially a wire rabbit run on wheels, around a

lawn until they figured out they ' should put two males inside. Earlier trials using a male and a female rabbit failed because the animals kept stopping to have sex. • A deadly experimental virus that escaped from a biohazard lab on a remote island off Australia's southern coast last October is being hailed on the mainland as a blessing. Authorities estimated that by February it had killed 95 percent of the wild rabbits in South Australia. Having multiplied from a mere dozen brought to Australia in 1859 to breed for sport shooting to 600 million by the 1940s, rabbits are considered pests by farmers and ranchers. Looking for a way to control* their numbers, researchers at Wardang Island had infected an isolated rabbit population with the calicivirus, but freak winds blew some of the insects that bit the rabbits to the mainland, where the virus spread. After National Parks and Wildlife officials counted 22 dead rabbits per acre and estimated many more had died under ground, ranger David Peacock termed the figure "horrendous," but added that with the rabbit-killing virus on the loose, "it s a bloody paradise. We may actually get some plants surviving to adulthood."

gist Erick Janssen, disputing claims to the contrary by the Netherlands Association for Sexual Reform. That research body, which advises the government on standards and sizes for condoms and also sells them, reported it had noticed a growing demand for larger sizes. Pointing out that Dutch men and women are getting bigger all the time because of improved diet and health care, the association concluded that penises must be getting bigger, too. Janssen, who was hired by an Amsterdam condom shop whose owner wanted to know whether it should be stocking a wider range of condom sizes, said the only way to answer the question was clinical measurements. He determined that the average circumference when erect is 4.84 inches — the same as a 1948 study found.

Barbie-qued Pittsburgh-area waitresses Sybil M . Peck, 30, and Julie L. Kelley, 29, filed a federal lawsuit against a restaurant they said fired them after they complained about a satanic ritual involving a Barbie Doll that was skewered, broiled and deep-fried. The women said some managers and workers routinely talked about "worshipping the devil" and played "blaring and repetitious music in the kitchen" regarding the "sacrificing and desecration of humans." •

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people most of us would prefer not to have to

"The poor shall always be

live next to?" Now I would imagine that there

with us" makes the Old North

are quite a few people who consider the term

End sound like an afflicted place

"affordable housing" to be a euphemism for

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just that. But certainly not Peter Clavelle.

Days, February 21). The fact is

Perhaps the Mayor could enlighten us as to just

that we all live in close proximity

what he means by "affordable housing," and

— working families, unemployed

why he believes Burlington has an overabun-

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community, we have had many suicides, some

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of them among our children. We cannot afford

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The Burlington Free Press (you know, the news-

to ignore the deep despair and loneliness which

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paper that people actually pay to read), Mayor

these people in our midst must feel; we risk los-

Peter Clavelle is of the opinion that Burlington

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has an overabundance of affordable housing.

there is only support for the strongest (in a nar-

What a remarkable statement! Could the

row sense of the word). We can fight this trend

Mayor possibly be of the opinion that what

by showing respect for each life, in our media

Burlington really needs is some ««-affordable

as well as in our interactions with each other.

housing ? Can we expect that Burlington's Progressive leadership will shortly be calling for construction of multi-million dollar palatial estates in the Old North End? Or could it be that Mayor Clavelle's defini-

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Re your column on taxes [February 7], I was curious about some of your conclusions. You say people making $50,000 to $75,000 paid $7.6 billion more [after the 1986 tax reform]. What was the average increase per person? Or was there an increase in the number of people in this bracket, which would have increased the total collected? How much was the tax increase on these people as a percentage of income? You don't say. In your conclusion you start with a supposition of a flat 20 percent rate {higher than any I've heard proposed) without any mention of the automatic exemption of the first $20,000 to $30,000, which would result in the poor paying no tax at all. I assume this was a lapse and not an act of deliberate mendacity. Yes, Forbes wants his faxes to go down. I want mine to go down too. Under every flat tax proposal I've heard (except yours), mine would go down dramatically. Doesn't mean I'm going to vote for Forbes, but right now I find him more honest than you. Can you explain why we should have a graduated tax system in the first place? Is it to make sure that everybody ends up with the same amount, regardless of effort? Isn't that called socialism? Following this logic, shouldn't rich people also pay more for everything else? Why not a sliding scale for bus fare, Big Macs, movie tickets, etc? After all, the rich can afford more. Why do we need an income tax in the first place? Why don't you consider would abolish the IRS? Jim MacQuarrie, via the Internet I Shows you what a great coun.., „ left-wingers are jerks, rightwingers are nuts, lo be kind though, tax reform is like a date with Julio Iglesias: it takes you a while to realize you've been screwed. Let me explain. Following the 1986 tax reform, the average income tax paid by somebody in the $50,000-$75,000 bracket indeed went down, and I mean way down - $1100. The total tax take for that bracket went up $7.6 billion because there were many more taxpayers in that range in 1987. Ha, you say, Cecil was using statistics to lie! Uh-uh. Fact is, taxes for virtually all fax brackets went down. Yet the total tax collected went up. How was this miracle accomplished? By eliminating many popular tax deductions. This forced millions of Americans into higher brackets, so they paid more tax. Example: elimination of the IRA deduction. If you and your spouse (a) both worked, (b) made a total of more than $50,000, and (c) had previously both taken the maximum IRA deduction, in 1987 your taxable income increased $4000 - even if your real income stayed the same. Assuming two kids, $53,000 in joint income, and $9000 in deductions in both '86 and '87, your taxes went up $862. Taxes went up for most affluent Americans. In 1987 they reported an additional $300 billion in income, of which maybe two-thirds stemmed from closed loopholes. As a result, people making from $50,000 to $1 million paid an extra $24 billion in tax. OK, nobody's bleeding for a $500,000-a-year lawyer. But look who paid less tax: those making under S50K (average tax cut: $5 to $867) and those making $1 million and up (average cut: $214,000). Like i say, some reform. Other points: (1) Forbes claims his flat-tax rate will be 17 percent. Most knowledgeable observers say if that happens the government will go broke. The real flat tax rate will have to be at least 20 percent. The working poor will get screwed because they wilt lose the earned-income credit, which lets them collect a tax refund greater than the amount of taxes withheld. You don't have to be a genius to figure out that if taxes for the Forbes crowd go down, they have to go up for somebody else. (2) The income tax is progressive for several reasons, the cynical one being that there are a lot more poor voters than rich ones, the practical reason is that a progressive income tax overcomes the regressivity of the sales tax, which (alls most heavily on the poor, and the property fax, which falls most heavily on the middle dass. Some analysts say total taxes as a percentage of income are about come looking for ...v„ p u „ „ „ . . , v „

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"To suggest someone like Bernie Sanders has a lot in common with Pat Buchanan is Its the top issue on today's agenda, and very, very wrong," he cautioned. "Pat the facts are not in dispute. "The average Buchanan is a conservative Republican who worker's weekly wage has fallen 18 percent has a long history of being anti-union." I since 1972," the candidate told reporters just That's a no-no to a guy who considers I the other day. "Sixty percent of U.S. families trade unionism one of the world's greatest made less in 1994 than in 1979, taking inflareligions. And there's plenty more. tion into account. Meanwhile, the richest 5 "How can Buchanan say to women," asks percent enjoyed a 40 percent increase in Sanders, "not only can you not have a legal income." he said. abortion, but you can't get an abortion even in the case of rape?" Yes, it is the economy, stupid. And despite his obvious relish for The After T h e Loose Buchanan struck pay dirt Loose Buchanan's economic analysis, Ol' in New Hampshire, Bob Dole, the darling of Bernardo offers comfort to his other sociopomainstream Vermont Republicans, sheepishly litical causes and constituencies. conceded that up until then he didn't realize "Pat Buchanan is "a homophobe," charged jobs and the economy were that important to Sanders. He "opposes national health care." folks. Hello? Anybody home? He's "made statement after statement which "Bob Dole is living in another world," the borders on racism and anti-semitism." candidate accurately pointed out. "The botBuchanan isn t a champion of the gay tom line is that, for ordinary people and the movement, the Israeli lobby, Affirmative middle class, the economy stinks. T h e confuAction, a woman's right to choose an aborsion is, the economy is doing very, very well tion, or the Million Man March. At least, love for upper-income people. Corporate profits him or hate him, you know where he stands are soaring. T h e stock market is at an all-time — just like Sanders. And lately Mr. "From the high. T h e C E O s who are laying off hundreds Right" has become a real pain of thousands of American in the neck — and elsewhere workers now earn over — for those "bloodless corpo200 times what the averrate butchers," as he calls the age worker earns. That's CEOs of blue-chip American the reality." capitalism and their "obscene This winter that viewsalaries." point has struck a chord Okay, we get the drift. across America as Saturday, during his quick Republicans jockey for swing through Burlington, Bob the right to take on Dole said he didn't think President Bill Clinton. Vermonters would subscribe to But the fact of the matter Buchanan's positions. Lt. Gov. is, those views are nothBarbara Snelling won't. ing new to the Green Attorney General Jeffrey Mountains. You see, the Amestoy won't. State Sen. candidate quoted above is Susan Sweetser won't. However, not the conservative the WPTZ-Rutland Herald Washington talk-show Vermont poll had Buchanan host who worked in the • • • neck-and-^edyvith DoIe t; c White House under both I m I Mainstream Democrats like Nixon and Reagan. T h e • • • Connecticut U.S. Sen. candidate quoted isn't I M • Christopher Dodd are quick to running for President this ^ J J b park The Loose Buchanan in year. He's running for reSatan's bullpen. O n Saturday, election to Congress. Dodd entertained a Those are the words of Democratic lovefest at Vermont's three-term Burlington's City Hall by comincumbent U.S. paring the four top Republican Congressman Bernie presidential hopefuls — Bob Sanders. W h o would Dole, Lamar Alexander, Steve Forbes and Pat have thought Bernie and Pat Buchanan Buchanan — to a quartet of monkeys: "See No would one day harmonize like the Everly Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, and Evil." Brothers? If Mr. Sanders, the godfather of the state's progressive movement, were to cast a ballot in "Buchanan thinks NAFTA has been a disthe Vermont presidential primary — hypoaster for the American worker. I agree," said thetically, of course — he'd be mightily Sanders last week. "He thinks that our trade tempted by the sight of those Republican balpolicy is wrong. I agree." lots stacked on the table. The Eugene Debs in Sanders is obviously relishing the fact that him would light up for one flash of a revolufinally, after decades of beating the bushes in tionary second — because we know whose an often lonely crusade against the "Big name he'd put the check-mark beside. Monied Interests" and 'Corporate America," Buchanan's tapped into the issue of haves vs. there's an echo on the national political stage, have nots. And it's an issue Ol' Bernardo albeit a less-than-perfect echo. wants to see embedded on the national politi"I'm delighted that an issue I have been cal stage. talking about for a number of years," said O l ' Hemp Update — T h e hemp bill that passed Bernardo, "is now beginning slowly to surface the Vermont House 108-32 sure does make in national discussion." He loves the message, for some strange bedfellows. Howard Dean but can't stomach the messenger. opposes it. So does State Sen. Susan Sweetser. "When you see the failure of the two-party T h e Self-Righteous Brothers voted for it, but system and of President Clinton and the corCongressman Bernie Sanders dissed the idea porate media to address the real economic last week. "It's not a priority," said Mr. Save problems facing the middle class and working the Family Farm. Then there's Lt. Gov. people," observed Sanders, "then you can Barbara Snelling. She's pro-farmer all the way. come up with demagogues like Pat Buchanan Interesting. who get a lot of attention and support Media Notes — Statehouse Lobbyist Will because at least he is saying, 'it's not true that Mikell is bagging his new lobbying gig for the the economy is booming for you. It's not true Ski Areas Association and returning to his old the jobs you have are seeing increased job as senior editor at WCAX-TV. "It's not income.' Buchanan is right on those issues." me," he told Inside Track. "I'm not very good But while Ol' Bernardo will give T h e at these games." • Loose Buchanan credit where credit is due,

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to imagine a chatty mime. Especially one who has stayed silent as long as Marcel Marceau. But Rob Mermin insists his former teacher is "a very eloquent speaker" who can dazzle as deftly in word as he does in gesture. T h e two mimes have stayed in touch ever since Mermin studied with Marceau in Paris, in 1969. Now the director of Circus Smirkus is hoping to author the Marceau biography. In the sample preface, Mermin wonders, "Will the art of Marceau develop beyond him, or will his legacy, like his silent figure of Bip, stand forever solo in the spotlight of his chosen art?" N o t if his big-top apprentices have anything to say about it. f ]

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sion authored by Juli Metzger and printed in the Free Press the following day. HIS STORY Teetor's article, titled "Burlington's minorities describe acts of racism," appeared at the top of the paper's Vermont section on March 30, 1993. It recounted the forum, hosted by Rodney Patterson, which had convened at the Lawrence Barnes School the previous evening. Patterson

At 9 p.m., Thornbur«r, who had just returned from a conference in Connecticut, called Teetor into t h e conference room and told him, "This is t h e end of t h e road. Your job as a reporter i s being terminated." Thornburg was threatened with a poor performance evaluation by Publisher James Carey in December 1993 and chose to resign the following month. He currently works for a paper in Ogden, Utah. Diebolt departed the following year, returning to a post at the Gannett-owned Detroit News. Metzger left in the spring of 1995 for a job at another Gannett paper in Ohio. This week they're reuniting in Burlington for the trial, sitting side-by-side at the defense table in the courtroom of Judge Alden Bryan. The witness list comprises a Who's Who of local government, media and academic personalities. Members of the original forum panel, such as WCAX-TV anchorman Marselis Parsons and Burlington Police Chief Kevin Scully, are expected to take the stand. So are University of Vermont Political Science Professor Garrison Nelson, State Rep. Bill Aswad, former president of the Burlington City Council, Deputy Secretary of State John Howland Jr., a former Free Press reporter, Rob Eley, the paper's metro editor, Free Press columnist Sam Hemingway and former Rutland Herald Managing Editor Steve Terry. Since Teetor's dismissal, the Vermont press has not exactly rallied to his side. Many fellow journalists consider him abra-

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not ask any Herald editors for references. Had he done so, he may have had second thoughts about hiring Teetor. According to performance evaluations conducted by Steve Terry — now a vice-president at Green Mountain Power — Teetor had problems with productivity. Terry also questioned his journalistic ethics; he accused Teetor of "picking sides" on a story before checking it out thoroughly. At the Free Press Teetor's initial performance evaluations were top-notch, but then began to slide. Once again, his lack of productivity was cited by superiors. He was criticized for obtaining press credentials to attend a UVM- women's basketball game even though sports was not his beat. He had been taken off probation a mere two weeks before his dismissal. But Teetor's attorneys, Ritchie Berger and Pietro Lynn, will argue that his dismissal did not follow proper procedures according to the Free Press Employees Handbook. They will note that he was never given an opportunity to defend himself, nor had Thornburg or Diebolt bothered to review the Channel 17 videotape of the community forum before firing him for alleged inaccuracies. Teetor's legal defense will be sure to compare their client's story of the minority forum with that of the "corrected" ver-

was at that time the pastor of the New Alpha Baptist Church as well as assistant to the mayor. He had been appointed to that post by Progressive Mayor Peter Clavelle a month earlier. Even though Clavelle lost the election on March 3, Patterson continued on the city payroll through the end of the fiscal year despite distancing himself from the new mayor, Republican Peter Brownell. Teetor's article reported that a white woman who spoke at the forum was "cut off" by Patterson: An hour into the forum, Patterson cut off a white ,, woman, Ellen Norton, ^ who was talking about how hard it is to grow up in Burlington without knowing ^ many blacks. "We \ don't know what black people are J about, but we're I not bad people, " | Norton said into a microphone. Patterson interrupted Norton. ™ "Ifyou're coming to % the mike, we want you to come as a person of color, to share your ethnic experiences," Patterson said. ' When Norton protested that she had the right to speak

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like everyone else, Patterson called for several volunteers, who escorted Norton out of the room where the forum was being held. "That was very rude, " said Phi Doane, a leader of the Vietnamese community. "People should be together, and everyone should be allowed to speak. " Norton, in tears, described the incident as "reverse racism, " and added: "It was advertised as a public forum, and it did not say blacks and Asians only. I was just trying to tell people to look at both sides of the issue, but I was basically told to shut up. " Teetor also reported: Shirley Boyd Hill told of an incident at a local supermarket in which a woman in line behind her said: "Niggers are always complaining. " "So I belted her, " Hill said, brandishing her cane. "I won't stand for it." THEIR STORY The next day, March 31, Assistant Managing Editor Juli Metzger authored a "clarification" article, also appearing at the top of the Vermont section's first page. It was headlined, "Burlington residents organize to fight racism — Free Press clarifies initial news story." Prior to writing the article, Metzger had watched a videotape of the forum shot by Channel 17, the local governmentaccess television station. Metzger claimed in her clarifica-

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tion that the Free Press "mischaracterized two incidents at Monday's meeting." Although the gathering was designed for people of color, whites were in the audience. One white pjoman, Ellen Norton, said she had lived in Burlington all her life and that she believed racism was bred of ignorance. "There are more black people in this room than I knew my entire life growing up, " Norton said. Each speaker was allotted three minutes. Afier that time, Rodney Patterson, who helped organize Monday's meeting, said: "Let me interrupt. I don't want to lose the essence of what the forum is about, "said Patterson, who is assistant to Mayor Peter Clavelle. "Tonight's forum is designed for the ethnic community to share feelings with the panel. " Patterson asked Norton to join a volunteer to continue relating her concerns that the ethnic community might "hate whites. " Tuesday's story in the Free Press incorrectly implied that Norton ivas led out of the meeting. An anecdote by Shirley Boyd Hill also was misleading in Tuesday's story. Hill said she had experienced racism at a local supermarket. She said she was in line talking to another woman, when yet another woman interrupted her and said, "Niggers are always complaining." "She stuck her mouth in a conversation that had nothing to do with her, " Hill explained. "I said, Excuse me.' She said: 'You heard me. Niggers are always complaining' I said, Are you calling me a nigger?' She said,' You're the only one standing there.' "I said, 'Well, since you're calling me a S: nigger> I'll show you what a nigger acts like,' and I belt, ed her. I am 1 50 years old, and I should not have to be - "

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during her remarks m The fact is, Metzger's story doesn't jibe with the videotape. Norton was interrupted after two minutes and 41 seconds, not three minutes. In fact, people of color were allowed by Patterson to exceed the time limit by several minutes. And the video clearly shows Hill waving her cane above her head. B L A C K A N D WHITE Teetor attorneys Berger and Lynn have obtained internal Free Press and Gannett documents that paint a disturbing picture of corporate policy. Minority "quotas" are applied uniformly to Gannett s 85 newspapers nationwide, regardless of whether they're located in Detroit, Michigan or Burlington, Vermont. According to those documents, The Burlington Free , Press has scored poorly on Gannett's so-called "AllAmerican" contest that annu-* ally measures minority hiring in the newsroom as well as minority coverage in the newspaper. A July 1992 letter from Thornburg to corporate headquarters demonstrates the pressure local management ^ ^ j i n d e r to comply with ISfjper managements politically-correct dictums. "In the past year," wrote Thornburg, "the Free Press has strengthened its commitment to Ail-American hiring and mainstreaming goals." He noted that Diebolt had been appointed head of the paper's Ail-American Committee. She had, he boasted: • "Visited Vermont's only black church to demonstrate our interest in news about the community." [the New Alpha Baptist Church, led by Rodney Patterson] • Appeared on a black cableaccess talk show to discuss Free Press editorial policy and urge black viewers to contact the Free Press about their stories and concerns." [Shirley Boyd Hill's show] • Dropped off wedding and engagement forms at ethnic grocery stores and restaurants where the minority community will find them more accessible." • "Sent a photographer to three minority business and political forums with the assignment of photographing every minority there. Those photos with phone numbers are now in our library files, so we can quickly obtain minority voices to react to major news events," Continued

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to establishment in the history of Vermont theater. As 1994 began, moving to Vermont was the farthest thing from Kathryn Blume's mind. The 26-year-old actor was parr of Seattle's thriving fringe scene, and enjoying the first glimmers of recognition for her work. Meanwhile, partner Mark Nash was leading an established life in the theater, as a director, teacher, playwright and veteran actor of over 50 shows. So when Nash suddenly inherited his childhood Vermont home and the couple decided to relocate, they knew it would mean restarting their careers from the bottom rung. What they didn't expect was that they'd have to build the ladder, too. Because, as Nash and Blume quickly learned, they had come to a state with no professional resident theater, a struggling fringe element, and a tiny audience base. Their new home was not going to provide the abundance of diverse roles they'd once known. "The whole paradigm shifted," Blume says. "Vermont doesn't have the opportunities Seattle has. There's no sense of upward mobility or forward motion here. New England

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actors have to be far more responsible for the direction of their careers, rather than going around to see where they can get cast." Blume and Nash hit the ground acting. Within two months of their move, they were cast in the Northern Stage

Blume, produced by — you guessed it — Mark Nash. All this in addition to day jobs: Nash works 30 hours a week as a waiter at Sweetwaters; Blume sells clothes part-time at the Vermont Trading Company. With their breakneck schedules in mind, I drove out to their Charlotte home last week, braced for an overstimulating afternoon with a power couple. Instead, I found two calm, downright reserved people who'd rather talk about their 30-acre homestead — its chickens, cats, dog, gardens and extensive renovations — than about theater. The down-toearth conversation seemed all the more notable when I considered where it was taking place. Until two years ago, this was the home of internationally known sculptor and pagan professor Paul Aschenbach — Nash's late stepfather. As many local artists recall, the ramshackle Aschenbach house hosted decades of raucous late-night debates, grandscale sculpting projects and infamous solstice bashes. It was in this lively atmosphere that Nash grew up. Both parents — his mother is Shelburne psychotherapist Sahra Aschenbach — were key players in the founding of the Vermont Council on the Arts, and of the state's first international sculpture symposia. While Nash speaks of his parents' accomplishments with pride, he does-

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n't trace his own artistic bent to their influence. "I sensed there was exciting, creative stuff happening, but it was such a chaotic and threatening form for a kid. I couldn't assimilate it," recalls Nash, 34, who spent most of his free time as a child watching television or reading comic books. Ironically, young Nash's desire to establish an identity outside his renowned artistic home landed him squarely on a creative path of his own. At 14, he happened into a school play rehearsal which hooked him, he sa^s, because "it seemed like they were having fun. From the moment I got involved, there Continued

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GALLERY TALK: How has the figure changed throughout the history of art? A lecture provides context for an exhibit at the Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 253-8358. DRAWING SESSION: Artists get inspiration from a live model. Artspace, Burlington, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 862-2898.

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Free. Info, 860-2700 ext. 2544. 'GENDER & SOCIETY IN T H E MIDDLE AGES': A series surveys contemporary film portrayals of the past. Watch The Lion in Winter tonight. 113 St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535.

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IROQUOIS SONG & DANCE: Akwesasne singers perform traditional Iroquois songs and dances. LivingLearning Fireplace Lounge, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4296.

words 'REFLECTIONS ON NATURE': Award-winning poets Jody Gladding and Galway Kinnell read from their respective — and respected — works. North Lounge, Billings, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 434-4077.

d a n c e CONTACT IMPROV: You need gravity — and guts — to participate in this weekly kinetic convergence. Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington, 7:15 p.m. $1. Info, 860-3674.

k i d s ' T H E RELIGIOUS LIFE OF CHILDREN': International speaker, educator and author Rene Querido takes a nondenominational approach to the subject of religious rearing. Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 7:30 p.m. $7. Info, 985-2827.

t h e a t e r 'WEST W I T H T H E N I G H T ' : Kathryn Blume plays record-setting daredevil pilot Beryl Markham. Northern Stage presents the one-woman play at Burlington City Hall, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 863-5966. 'ASSASSINS': Believe it or not, this amusing Sondheim musical is about successful and would-be presidential assassins. Royal 1 Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m. $9. Info, 656-2094. OPEN REHEARSAL: Watch the production of Lonely Planet evolve over the months. Big City Players rehearse at Burlington Square Mall, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5884.

'NEW DISCOVERIES IN MADHYA PRADESH': Indian art scholar Pramod Chandra shares the glorious results of his recent field research. 301 Williams Hall, UVM, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2014.

etc 'FROM DANTE T O DATA': "A question of access" is considered at this lecture about the humanities in the Information Age. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4383. 'WOMEN IN RUSSIA TODAY': Progress or regress? A Russian scholar compares Russian women today with their former Soviet selves. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2356. 'FINDING ONE'S OWN VOICE': Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald are the focus of a lecture about female identity in relationship. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. $2. Info, 6560750.

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JAPANESE FILM SERIES: Video Letter From Japan is subtitled Young Family and Options for Women at Midlife. Weathervane Dining Room, Living-Learning Commons, UVM, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4477. 'HEARTS AND HANDS': This video documents the westward journies of pioneer women through their quilts. Teleconference Room, Hauke Center, Champlain College, Burlington, 4 p.m.

FEMINIST TALK: Political science professor Carolyn Elliot offers an "assessment of the Beijing platform for action." Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building,

MARTHA RAMSEY READING: The author of Where I Stopped reads and signs her autobiographical book about sexual assault. Barnes & Noble Bookstore, S. Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 864-8001. 'FULL FRONTAL NUDITY': The local poetry performance group bares all — metaphorically. Crow Bookstore, 14 Church St., Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7453.

UVM, Burlington, 12:20 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4282. WOMEN'S COUNCIL OPEN HOUSE: Meet the new director of the Burlington Women's Council at an informational open house. Room 14, Burlington City Hall, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7200. CULTURAL TOURISM PRESENTATION: The state is under-utilizing its built environment as a tourist attraction. Glenn Andres illustrates his points at the Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2228. 'THE DATING GAME': Attention bachelors and bachelorettes: This updated stage version of the old television show offers free food, cheap beer and lots of laughs. Club Metronome, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5684. BLOOD DRIVE: Share a pint with a stranger. Billings Center, UVM, Burlington, 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-6400.

k i d s STORY TIME: Children of all ages hear stories at Kids Town, S. Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 862-2807. PARENTS ANONYMOUS: Terrible twos or teens? Get support for parenting while your kids play next door. Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-4014.

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t h e a t e r 'WEST WITH T H E NIGHT': £ee March 6. 'ASSASSINS': See March 6. ONE-WOMAN PLAY: Brooklyn Bridge builder Emily Roebling gets credit in So, Mrs. Roebling — What's Your Side of the Story? Auditorium, Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2005.

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and to see a historical refractor telescope donated to the University of Vermont. Cook Physical Sciences Building, U V M , 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0065. 'FEDERALISM IN RUSSIA': Sergei Verigin analyzes current issues of federalism and the position of Karelia in Russia. Severance Room, Kalkin, U V M , Burlington, noon. Info, 656-2005. F E M I N I S T SPEECH: Alice Walkers daughter Rebecca is a writer and activist. She discusses "Becoming the Third Wave: Young Activists Extend the Boundaries of Feminism." Billings Theater, U V M , Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7892. N O W M E E T I N G : The Central Vermont chapter of the National Organization for Women meets to organize around feminist issues. Montpelier City Hall, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9588. HERBAL O P E N H O U S E : Meet local natural healing practitioners, herbalists and growers. Herb Apothecary, Montpelier, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 223-0888. 'PASTA W I T H PASSION': The "Doll ars for Scholars" benefit serves it up — with sauce — at the Addison Career Development Center, 5 p.m. $6. Reservations, 388-3115. ORIENTAL M E D I C I N E : Learn about the natural flow of <7/ at Origanum, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 8639930. ADOPTION SUPPORT MEETING: The search and support group for adoption triad members discusses the pending Adoption Reform Bill. Methodist Church, Shelburne, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2464. NATURE EDUCATION VOLUNTEER T R A I N I N G : Learn how to tap with tots. Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center, Huntington, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3068. O U T R I G H T M E N ' S G R O U P : Gay and bisexual men under 23 talk about their issues. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-9677. C A N C E R S U P P O R T G R O U P : People dealing with cancer get support based on the work of the National Wellness Communities. Cancer Wellness Center, Chace Mill, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Register. 865-3434.

Ofriday m u s i c FLORILEGIUM: The English ensemble of mixed winds and strings performs music of the high baroque by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Telemann. Ira Allen Chapel, U V M , Burlington, 8 p.m. SI5. Info, 656-4455. 'A SPECIAL O C T E T EVENING': The Mozart Festival brings together the Alexander String Quartet and the Angeles String Quartet to perform octets by Shostakovich and Mendelssohn. First

Congregational Church, Burlington, 8 p.m. $17. Info, 862-7352. A talk begins at 7 p.m. LIBERTY C O L O N I A L BRASS Q U I N TET: Classics and popular music by Gabriel, Jacob, Gershwin and Sousa will be performed. Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Reservations, 3 8 8 - M I D D .

t h e a t e r ' W E S T W I T H T H E N I G H T ' : See • March 6. 'ASSASSINS': See March 6, $9.50. 'A P I C T U R E IS W O R T H N O T H I N G ' : The Rodney King beating is the subject of a documentary play staged by the Trinity College Theatre Company. Mann Hall, Trinity College, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 872-2738.

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A B O R T I O N FILM: Casting the First Stone is a documentary focusing on the stories of six women — three who consider abortion an inalienable right and three who consider it murder. Planned Parenthood sponsors the showing at Billings Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7892.

iv c r d s 'MAN O F T H E H O U S E ' : The latest from Stephen McCauley features an endearing gay man, his straight roommate and his roomie's ex. Catch the reading at Chassman & Bern Booksellers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-4332.

k i d s 'ATHENAEUM': An original musical fairytale created by Vermonters aged nine through 18 premieres at the Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 4 & 7 p.m. $7. Info, 863-5966. S O N G S & STORIES: Robert Resnik entertains at the Fletcher Library, Burlington, 11-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

862-9622. O U T R I G H T SUPPORT GROUP: Gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning youth are invited to an ongoing support group meeting. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-9677.

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VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: World-renowned pianist Benjamin Pasternack plays Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams and Chopin. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $18-31. Info, 800VSO-9293. A pre-performance lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. AUSTIN L O U N G E LIZARDS: The irreverent reptilians poke fun with "satirical bluegrass" at Barre Opera House, 8 p.m. $10-18. Info, 800-639-1383.

d a n c e BALLROOM DANCE: Cha cha cha lessons start at 8 p.m. Then dance dance dance until midnight. Eagles Club, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 862-5082. C O N T R A DANCE: Andy Davis calls for David Carpenter, Amy Cann and Pete Sutherland. Holly Hall, Bristol, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 453-4461.

t h e a t e r ' W E S T W I T H T H E N I G H T ' : See March 6. 'ASSASSINS': See March 6. 2 & 8 p.m., $9.50. ' T H E I D I O T VARIATIONS': Rinde Eckert blurs the line between genius and lunacy in a one-man show. Dance

KEY ROLE: World-renowned pianist Benjamin Pasternack plays Stravinsky, Chopin and Vaughan Williams in a Saturday concert with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra.

FREE GALLERY DAY: Today you don't have to pay to see "Body and Soul, The Figure in Art" and another exhibit at the Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, noon - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 253-8358. ART SESSION: Artists and photographers get a new angle on their art with a live model. 150 Elm St., Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-5253.

k i d s Y O U T H P R O G R A M : Kids learn to sing and clog simultaneously. Fletcher Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Donations. Info, 865-7216. 'EDUCATION T H R O U G H T H E ARTS': Watercolor painting and Eurythmy are covered in this experiential conference. Green Mountain Waldorf School, Wolcott, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. $35. Register, 888-2828.

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W O M E N ' S EXPO: Seminars on money, health and parenting, as well as booths greet expo-goers. Inn at Essex, 10 a.m. 3 p.m. $3. Info, 655-0093. H O M E BUYER FAIR: If you need affordable property and accessible financing, check out what the Vermont Housing Finance Agency has to offer. Joey the Clown entertains youngsters at the Hampton Inn, Colchester, 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Free. Info, 800-339-5866. H O M E S H O W : Over 100 booths address home improvement, energy saving, landscaping and new home building. Sheraton-Burlington, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Info, 800-237-6024. DOWSERS M E E T I N G : Lea Kachadorian speaks about how to use dowsing in everyday life. Hauke Center Dining Room, Champlain College, Burlington, 10 a.m. $2. Info, 879-3454. C A S I N O N I G H T & BENEFIT BALL: Prominent women host tables to benefit Women Helping Battered Women. A masked ball to Bloozotomy tunes starts at 10 p.m. Inn at Essex, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 863-2441. MONOPOLY TOURNAMENT: Players pit their real estate trading skills against the state champion and others in

etc B L O O D DRIVE: See March 6, Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. I N T E R N A T I O N A L W O M E N ' S DAY: Music and exhibits of women in history, politics and the arts celebrate "Women in Action Spanning the Globe." Billings Center, UVM, Burlington,-10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7892. T E A C H E R S TALK: Fran Stoddard presents a lecture entitled, "Getting MultiCultural Issues Into the School No Matter What You Teach or Where You Are." Hauke Dining Room, Champlain College, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 860-2700. FIELD NATURALIST TRIP: Field naturalists look for signs of insects under wet rocks and in frozen streams. Meet at 129 Marsh Life Science Building, UVM, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0423. S E N I O R S W I M : Folks over 50 exercise in an 86-degree pool. YMCA, Burlington, noon - 2 p.m. Free. Info,

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k i d s MIME SUBLIME: Silence is golden when Marcel Marceau takes the stage, Sunday at the Flynn Theatre. this benefit board game. Burlington Square Mall, 11 a.m. Free to watch; $50 in sponsorships to play. Info, 656-2887. BEAVER P O N D TRIP: Back-country skiiers explore a series of beaver ponds that are inaccessible in summer. Underhill State Park, 9:30 a.m. Free. Register, 878-6885.

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t h e a t e r ASSASSINS': See March 6, 2 p.m. MARCEL MARCEAU: The world's master mime fights with computers that don't work, brings a statue to life and tames lions at the Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 7 p.m. $16-28.50. Info, . 863-5966. ALL ABOUT YOU': Local performance artists converge for an "exploration of emotion" at Club Toast, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 660-2088.

t i l m 'MOTHERS OF T H E PLAZA DE MAYO': This Academy Award-nominated documentary tells how demonstrations by mothers of kidnapped people focused international attention on human-rights abuses in Argentina. Billings Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7892.

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MOVIES: Kids in kindergarten through fourth grade see an hour's worth of storybook-inspired flicks. Popcorn is provided. Jericho Library, 3 p.m. $1. Info, 8994686. ART MUSEUM EXPLORATION: Kids get inspired by works of art from the ancient world. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., noon - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2814.

etc H O M E SHOW: See March 9, 10 a.m. 5 p.m. 'EGYPTIAN MUMMIFICATION': Bob Brier used ancient methods to preserve a corpse, and National Geographic filmed it all. He shows slides at Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 656-0750. TIBETAN NATIONAL DAY: Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle joins leaders of the Tibetan community for a rally and peace march in recognition of the Lhasa uprising against the Chinese occupation ofTibet. Leaving from Burlington City Hall, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 660-8145. SUGAR-ON-SNOW PARTY: Tour the sugarbush, and check out the demos and exhibits. Sweet treats will be for sale. Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center Sugarhouse, Huntington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 434-3068. 'MEN ALIVE': Men looking for a safe space gather at Bishop Booth Conference Center, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 865-2247. PFLAG MEETING: Parents and Friends of Lebians And Gays meet for discussion at the First United Methodist Church, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 863-4285. SNOWSHOE TRIP: Dewey Mountain is a trailless peak south of Nebraska Notch. The six-mile round-trip snowshoe leaves from UVM Visitor Parking, Burlington, 8 a.m. Free. Register, 8931266.

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OPEN REHEARSAL: See March 6.

f i l m 'JOURNEY INTO COURAGE': Bess O'Brien introduces her film about women dealing with sexual and domestic violence. Billings Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 6567892.

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ITALIAN RENAISSANCE SERIES: Readers discuss the birth of humanism. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. , FICTION READING: Shelby Hearon reads at the Vermont Studio Center Lecture Hall, Johnson, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2727.

etc BLOOD DRIVE: See March 6, Vermont Department of Health, Burlington, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and B.F. Goodrich, Vergennes, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. IRISH HERITAGE FESTIVAL: Local dignitaries kick off the week-long celebration of Irish heritage at the opening of an exhibit commemorating the anniversary of the great Irish famine. Burlington City Hall, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 863-4906. 'POWERFUL WORKING WOMEN': Top ranking professionals in education, business and politics advise female students. 301 McAuley, Trinity College, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 6580337 ext. 297. LAKE CHAMPLAIN GEOLOGY SERIES: The opening lecture is entitled, "Geoarcheology: Past Peoples, Past Landscapes." 200 Perkins, UVM, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4411. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL WRITE-IN: Help save a life for the price of a stamp. Write a letter to oppose human rights abuses. All materials are provided at the Unitarian Church, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 8644838. SMALL BUSINESS MEETING: Business owners in the Mount Mansfield area network at Emma's Restaurant, Jericho, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 899-3274. OPEN HOUSE: Learn about hands-on programs in paralegal studies, mediation and community development. Woodbury College, Montpelier, 4:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0516. * ' - y •> BUSINESS BREAKFAST: Entrepreneurs share ideas over coffee. Cafe No No, Burlington, 7:30 a.m. Free. Info, 8651208.

t h e a t e r OPEN REHEARSAL: See March 6. SPALDING GRAY: The monologuist tries out his work-in-progress, It's a Slippery Slope, about learning to ski and becoming a father for the first time. Flynn Stage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $19. Info, 863-5966.

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etc BLOOD DRIVE: See March 6, Pepin Gym, Middlebury College, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. ORIENTAL MEDICINE: See March 7. Healthy Living, Dorset Square Mall, 7 p.m. BURLINGTON IRISH HERITAGE FESTIVAL: Rev. Jeremiah O'Callahan was described as a rough-and-tumble individual well-suited to the wilds of northern Vermont. He is the subject of an informative lecture at the Fletcher

'THE COLOR PURPLE': The movie version of the Alice Walker novel shows at Billings Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7892.

w o r d s 'BAT & GLOVE AS METAPHOR': This fourweek reading-and-discussion series takes a closer look at the sport that once defined American culture. Read Eight Men Out and other baseball books at Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m. Free. Register, 8786955. WRITERS WORKSHOP: Wordsmiths of all persuasions are invited to this weekly gathering. Cafe No No, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-5066.

k i d s FATHERS & CHILDREN TOGETHER': Kids and their fathers gather for food, field trips and fun. King Street Youth Center, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-4420. STORY TIME: Children of all ages hear stories at Kids Town, S. Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 862-2807. STORIES: Listen at the Children's Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537.

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'WOMEN IN BEIJING': Robin Lloyd shows her documentary film about the Vermont delegation of women in Beijing. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-2700. 'VIDEOGRAMS OF A REVOLUTION': Many amateurs contributed footage to this sobering analysis of the 1989 Romanian revolution. Billings Theater, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-3361.

w c r d s 'REFLECTIONS ON NATURE': See March 6. Poet Cynthia Huntington, author of The Fish Wife, reads tonight. VIOLENCE & WOMEN'S WRITING': Tomoko Kuribayashi discusses her book entitled, Creating Safe Space. 201 McAuley, Trinity College, Burlington, 11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 658-0337 ext. 297.

k i d s 'AMERICAN GIRL TEA PARTY': Kids in grades two through eight take a parent and make a "mob cap." S. Burlington Library, 3:30 p.m. Free. Register, 6589010. ' T H E WALDORF CLASSROOM': Parents discuss and experience the Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2834.

etc ' T H E DATING GAME': See March 6. BURLINGTON IRISH HERITAGE FESTIVAL: The week-long celebration of Irish culture focuses on a local Civil War hero of Irish descent. Fletcher Library, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 863-4906. Also, Irish poet Greg Delanty reads at Burlington College at 8 p.m. ADOPTION SUPPORT GROUP: Meet at All Saint's Church, S. Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1350.

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SINGLE MOTHERS MAGAZINE: Mondays, 10 a.m. - noon. Burlington College. Free. Register, 865-3258. Young moms explore creative writing and art. A new magazine, Our Lady of Welfare, ivill publish the best works.

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MEDITATION IN MOVEMENT & MUSIC: Tuesdays through March 20, 7-9 p.m. All Saints Church, S. Burlington. Free. Register, 658-2447. A study circle focuses on the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic. VIPAASSANA MEDITATION: 'CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN T H E Sundays, 10-10:50 a.m. Burlington Yoga WORKPLACE': March 14, 21 & 28, 9 Studio, Burlington. Free. Info, 658a.m. - noon. Woodbury College, MontYOGA. Bill Petrow guides the meditation. pelier. $100. Register, 229-0516. ManaMEDITATION: First & third Sundays, gers and employees learn to strengthen their 10 a.m. - noon. Burlington ShambaJa communication and problem-solving skills. Center. Free. Info, 658-6795. Non-sectarian and Tibetan Buddhist practices are taught. BALINESE MUSIC & DANCE: Thursday, March 7, 4:30-7 p.m. 147 Main St., Burlington, $20. Register, 863SONGWRITING: Saturday, March 9, 2 8778. Explore music techniques and learn p.m. Cow & Lizard Factory Outlet Store, an easy dance form while getting ideas for Montpelier. $10. Info, 800-639-1383. classroom studies. The Austin Lounge Lizards share their MODERN/JAZZ: Beginners, satirical bluegrass secrets. Thursdays, 7:15 p.m. Slow-intermediate, Tuesdays, 7 p.m. Intermediate-advanced, Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Olympiad, S. • EFFECTIVE PARENTING': Six Burlington, $9. Info, 985-5216. Jane Tuesdays starting March 12, 1:30-3:30 Selzer leads ongoing classes. p.m. Family Room, Wheeler School, Burlington. Free. Register, 860-4420. Parents of children under four learn skills. BAU-BIOLOGY WORKSHOP: LEARNING FROM OUR CHILSaturday, March 9, 1-3 p.m. Trinity DREN': Wednesday, March 13, 7-8:30 Church, Montpelier, $5. Register, 2236910. Stephen Parcell makes the connection p.m. Fletcher Library, Burlington. Free. Register, 865-7216. Iren Smolarski discussbetween the built environment, health and es the parent-child relationship. ecology 'CO-PARENTING T H R O U G H DIVORCE': Tuesday, March 12, 6:30-8 p.m. S. Burlington Central School. Free. HOLISTIC HEALTH: Tuesdays, startInfo, 865-9886. Associates in Couples ing March 12, 7-8:30 p.m. Waterfront Counseling offers key points. Holistic Health Center, 3 Main St., Burlington. Free. Info, 865-2756. Dr. Terry Shirvani discusses the relationship between holistic nutrition and weight man- 'PERFORMANCE AS A HEALING agement. ART': Eight Wednesdays starting March 13, 6:30 - 9 p.m. Awakening Center, Shelburne. Register, 453-2960. Deborah SPANISH: Seven weeks ofTuesdays & Lubar combines energy healing and theater Thursdays starting March 12. Beginners, skills for more powerful and fluid expression 6-7:10 p.m.; Advanced Beginners, 7:20in public speaking andperformaing arts. 8:30 p.m.. Escuela Latina, Burlington.

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shops. But not everyone is forecasting doom and gloom for downtown Burlington. "Normal cyclical churning" is how Marketplace Commission Director Molly Lambert accounts for the downturn. What ails Burlington is not a terminal disease, she suggests, but simple seasonal lethargy. Lambert counts five empty storefronts in the pedestrian zone itself, not including Miller's Landmark and Burlington Square Mall. That's two fewer than at the same time last year, according to Lambert's tally. She adds that Marketplace merchants registered a 6 percent increase in holiday sales volume, a figure well above the anemic national average. Burlington Square Mall enjoyed a strong January as well, reports general manager Liz Kelley. The halfdozen or so currently shuttered shops inside the Mall are also said to be within the range of the standard seasonal swing. The recent announcements of two big downtown construction projects have further dispelled the March malaise. Some 81 residential units are to rise on the northeast corner of Battery and College Streets, while an office and retail center is planned for the empty lot abutting Main Street a couple of blocks to the south. These

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national outlets." Along with the shift to franchise retailers like The Body Shop, Laura Ashley and Nature Company comes the danger of losing the "familiar faces and superior level

been taken as far as it can go. While the former Magram's has prospered in its craftsy reincarnation, Miller's Landmark, with four empty street-level shops, has not been the success its backers had hoped for. How many niche markets can Church Street find? Are there enough high-end shoppers to support still more glitz and chintz? Each of the failed ventures in his building had its own particular set of problems, Miller maintains. But office space, which accounts for more than three-quarters of the building's square-footage, is almost fully leased. He admits, though, that

How many niche markets can Church Street find?

The displacement of those two fixtures — and their possible impending replacement by an Eddie Bauer branch — highlights what Simoneau of Coburn & Feeley describes as Church Street's "continuing transformation from local to

of service" that Liz Kelley of Burlington Square Mall cites as one of downtown's key assets. Wal-Mart's presumed threat to Woolworth adds the risk of losing one of the last links between the Marketplace and Burlington's working-class neighborhoods. "Church Street needs to retain its discount retailer," says Simoneau. He predicts that Woolworth may well survive the onslaught of Wal-Mart, partly because of the "captive local constituency" that can't, or won't, travel to Williston in search of a few cents' savings.

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Are there enough high-end shoppers to support still more glitz and chintz? the northernmost block of the Marketplace still has trouble luring the walk-in trade, despite the generous investment Miller himself has made in improving the physical ambience. Rental charges all along the Marketplace have stagnated or

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ongoing CONTEMPORARY P R I N T S , limited-edition prints by 10 of America's leading artists, including Mark Innerst, Dennis Of leim, David Wojnarowicz and Kiki Smith. Julian Scott Memorial Ga lery, Johnson State College, 635-2356. through March. V E L V I S , group show of paintings on black velvet. Uncommon Grounds, Burlington, 865-6227. March 10-21. N EW DRAW INGS by Denis Versweyveld. The Gallery at 266 Pine St., Burlington, 862-9986. Through April 5. SURROUNDINGS: LANDSCAPE AND BEYOND Group show of traditional and nontraditional landscapes by local artists. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 860-4792. Through April 6. PART OF THE SOUL, abstract expressionist oil paintings by Pierre Eno. Wing Building, Burlington, 864-1557. Through March. SACRED SPACE : I N T E N T I O N , A T T E N T I O N , new paintings by Cameron Davis. Francis Colburn Gallery, University of Vermont, Burlington, 656-2014. Through March 15. A F I N E L I N E , drawings by Miriam Adams, Aron Tager, Karl Stuecklen and Richard Weis. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 985-3848. Through April 11. V E G G I E , MENU, D I N E R , limited edition prints by Adrienne Gilanian. Daily Planet, Burlington, 862-9647. Through March. NEW P A I N T I N G S by Tom Lawson. Last Elm Cafe, Burlington, 862-3361. Through March. THE ALPHABET S E R I E S , weaving? by Jill Waxman; D I S E N F R A N C H I S E D , abstract constructions from found objects by Anne Alhadef Caron; BALANCING A C T , sculpture by Chelsie Bush; and READERS , full-size sculpture by Ray Perry. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 863-3403. Through March. LIGHT RAYS, large-format holograms by Holographies North. Living/Learning Gallery, University of Vermont, Burlington, 656-4200. Through March 14; PHOTOGRAPHY by Heidi Kunkel. Cafe No No, Burlington, 865-5066. Through March 20. PUSHING 5 0 , a mini-retrospective ofsilkscreen and linoblock prints by Roy Newton. Red Onion, Burlington, 865-2563. Through March. L I T H O G R A P H S , P A I N T I N G S AND DRAWINGS by Elizabeth Mead. Samsara, Burlington, 862-1936. Through March. 10. M E D I T A T I V E IMAGES , pj^htings1 " b y ' ' R o & r g . ' . ^ b T O o r i k i ' " ^ ^ ^ Burlington, 899-4910. Through March. DRAW I NGS by Tony Sini. Cafe No No, Burlington, 865-5066. Through March 10. THE P R I N T AND BEYOND: ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG E D I T I O N S 1 9 7 0 - 1 9 9 5 , mixed-media exhibit by one of Americas most influential artists. Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington, 656-0750. Through April 19. WATER MOON ARTWORKS, watercolors by Marie Ahearn. Wing Building, Burlington, 658-4288. Through March 17. A PORTFOLIO OF FANTASY: THE ART OF ZELDA F I T Z G E R A L D . Pickering Room, Fleming Museum, Burlington, 656-0750. Through March 10. A R T I S T S OF COLOR H. Lawrence McCrory Gallery of Multicultural Art, Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington, 656-2023. Ongoing.. I N T R U S I O N AND HARMONY, Photographs of the Fantastic Landscape by Theodore Aguirre-Lagandre. Fleming Museum, Burlington, 656-0750. Through March 17. HERE COMES THE B R I D E , 19th-century wedding dresses from the permanent collection. Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington. Through October. I N HARMONY , turned wood vessels by A1 Stirt and monotypes by Alleyne Howell. Frog Hollow on the Marketplace, Burlington, 863-6458. Through March. MUD SEASON MADNESS. creations by student potters. Vermont State Craft Center at Frog Hollow, Middlebury, 388-3177. Through March 24. EUROPEAN ^ P A I N T I N G S FROM THE NEW YORK H I S T O R I C A L SOCI ETY, 18 works on loan, including a 14th-century altarpiece. Middlebury College Museum of Art, Middlebury, 388-3711. Through May 7. TEAPOTS, an invitational exhibit featuring eclectic, functional pots by Vermont ceramicists. Vermont Clay Studio, Montpelier, 223-4220. Through March. WALTER UNGERER: A R E T R O S P E C T I V E ; also Photographs by Andrew Kline; Prints, Portraits & Sketches from the Permanent Collection. Wood Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier, 828-8743. Through March 17. BODY AND .SOUL: THE F I G U R E I N A R T , multi-media show with seven Vermont artists. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through March 30. PERMANENT - E X H I B I T , showing the prints of Mel Hunter and ceramic I sculptures of Susan Smith-Hunter only. Smith-Hunter Gallery, Ferrisburgh, 877-3719. Drop in or by appointment anytime. UNBOUNDED U N I V E R S E , expressions of nature and design in mixed media by Sally Keefe, Sally Linder, Rae Newell and Martha Stein. ChafFee Center for the Visual Arts, Rutland, 775-0356. Through March 17. D I V I N E I N S P I R A T I O N : FROM B E N I N TO BAH I A . photographs by Phyllis Galembo. Also, Old Master and 19th-century European prints, contemporary prints and early modern art from the permanent collection. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2426. Through April 21.

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L I N E UP Drawing 101 teachers often tell their students, "There is no such thing as a straight line in nature." Maybe so, but who said a line had to be straight? The 28 drawings which comprise "A Fine Line" at Shelburnes Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery this month testify that lines are fine, and that following their trajectory around a piece of paper can be a pleasurable experience. The four artists represented here "push" lines around with quite different results. Richard Weis uses charcoal and pastels to dramatic effect in landscape drawings that could pass for abstractions of form and motion. Sensuous swoops of black suggest the C u r v e of river stones with water coursing over and between them. In "Taconic Vertical," Weis' most elegant work here, a shaft of sunlit blue-green into the "stones" enhances the elemental, organic effect. Miriam Adams' pencil illustrations of botanically exact flowers or wrinkly gloves are delicately understated. Her subjects exist unreferentially in white, groundless space; only the gloves, seemingly with minds of their own, suggest human behavior — especially the demure, ladylike gesture of a pale blue pair entitled "Grandma." Karl Stuecklen s landscapes are bold, frenetic jumbles of pastel and charcoal, but his figure drawings are solidly engaging. The sensuous delineation of facial features in a pair of graphite nudes, and the deft, spare charcoal portrait of a woman in a broad-brimmed hat suggest where Stuecklen's lines are better drawn. Aron Tager's dramatic studies in vibrant pastels, suitably entitled "Theater Portraits," make a grand, show-stealing entrance. Tager uses unexpected color in unexpected ways. Strokes of green, purple, fuschia, orange dart across faces and Elizabethan costumes, suggesting emotional drama as well as physical substance. While Tager's green-washed ink drawings are simple tableaux with a patina of history, his drawings are vivacious, eloquent and beautiful. They indicate an artist in love with the pageant of life — and worthy of a standing ovation. -Pamela Polston march

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white pigment. These seem to crackle like lightning, viv idly depicting unseen "energies and auras." Another piece, a relatively restrained and grid-bound canvas dominated by deep forest greens, further explores this mystic lexicon by including a portion of a tree trunk. Rotted and moss-covered, the humanoid branch creates a somber mood — perhaps in reference to a general malaise of both the artist and the natural world. A quasi-political thread of what Where much of Davis calls "the gift contemporary art is of crisis" lies at the merely art-historically core of this small but referential and attempts powerful exhibit. A to place itself in that self-described ecocontext, Davis' work is feminist, the artist intensely personal. She clearly feels the strives to do no less than Ik oppression of to find its place in the both women and universe. Her current the environment. exhibit at UVM's But her reaction Colburn Gallery, entitled to the lack of personal "Sacred Space: Intention, and spiritual meaning Attention," combines in so much contempountitled larg£:form'at, rary art is, she says, "a irregularly shaped canvaspolitics of hope, not es and clay and wood cynicism." Since the sculptural elements. The Untitled, " oil on canvas by Cami Davis advent of post-modwork explores gender, sexuernism, Davis believes, the art ality and, particularly, her own cleavage ringing the painting world has deconstructed the reinforce this notion and physical and spiritual "center." necessity for true personal provocatively eroticize the In the show's title, Davis means expression and disclosure. human center. Fascinated with "Intention" as the hope of "conDavis is not one to be afraid this inner space, Davis continunecting ultimately" her interior of personal disclosure. One parously conticularly startling example is a cerns herself with the push work in which a vaguely torsolike form, the victim of an artisand pull of solidity versus tic rib-spreader, lays itself, and the artist, wide open. Thickly emptiness. applied pigment in visceral hues "There is takes the viewer into a more litso much eral interior, while cooler blues space and shimmering metallic shades between the eddy and shift to reinforce the atoms in our metaphorical. This frankly vagibodies," nal image is a full disclosure of Davis self and the combined agony remarks, "and and ecstasy which accompanies and exterior selves, and I believe that what lies in those that gesture. "Attention" as her "grounded" spaces is our creativity." To

ainter Cameron Davis freely uses the cryptic language of the New Age. The University of Vermont art professor jokes about her '60s coming-of-age, and is apologetic when she fears she's being "too hokey." Words like "chakra" and "vibrations" fall freely from her lips. But this newspeak is not merely a feelgood smokescreen for a lack of substance in her painting; instead, it's a concerted attempt to discover her artistic and spiritual identity.

swirls of deep red and electric turquoise radiating symmetrically from the painting's central axis — or heart — like an otherworldly Rorschach test. Davis refers to this technique as a "body energy imprint," and it has the effect of being simultaneously abstract and a precisely literal rendering of the artist's inner life. Multiple clay casts of the artist's

Since the advent modernism, Davis the art world has deconstructed the necessity for true personal expression and disclosure. mental state as well as the physical reality of paint and canvas. In her work the two form a crossroads. For Davis the heart is a lifegiving organ and a metaphor for human emotion, both central to this exhibit. The intersection of these two functions of the body, in fact, drive Davis' work. One large, T-shaped oilon-masonite painting calls to mind a simplified human figure. Beyond this initial physical connection, the figure is also represented in the exuberant

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manifest this idea, the artist uses a highly geometric, minimalist grid in combination with loose, lively brushwork and a radiant pallette. Rendering the structures and the creative spaces in between, she infuses formalism with emotion. Like her predecessor and influence Vasily Kandinsky, Davis attempts in this recent work to uncover what she calls "a visual language for mysticism." One painting that speaks this language includes jagged scrawls of startlingly bright

By risking "being hokey," . Davis has paid a visit to her physical and emotional core, and successfully mapped this journey with an engrossing series of paintings. •

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nent law firm in the state — Downs Rachlin & Martin — to protect its interests. Bob Rachlin himself is personally heading up the defense team. Gannett, a multi-billiondollar media corporation, recently busted a strike at its Detroit operation. Giving in to a "problem employee" in Burlington, Vermont, would be a dent in its armor — and would set a bad example for its thousands of other employees.

Thornburgs stated goal was to have at least half those photographed for the papers "Vermont Voices" — a nowdefiinct person-in-the-streettype feature — to be "nonwhite minorities." This despite the fact that Vermont's population is far cry from 50 percent minorities. "Vermont Voices" increasingly became a target of public ridicule after redundant publication of the photos and views of the same prominent minority residents. Another Thornburg memo reveals that there was an editorial decision made not to run a photograph of a convicted murderer being led into court in manacles because he was black. Many observers question why the Teetor case has not been settled out of court. Indeed, a last-minute settlement on the courthouse steps still cannot be ruled out. But it's not likely. Gannett has hired the largest, most promi-

T h e trial, which is expected to last two to three weeks, won't do the Free Press any good — regardless of the outcome. As for Paul Teetor, if the jury does find that he was improperly dismissed, that his reputation was damaged by it, and that the Free Press "intentionally inflicted emotional distress" upon him, he will likely be in for a financial windfall. But if the jury believes he got just what he deserved, Paul Teetor's name is likely to survive only as the answer to a media trivia question, not as a byline —• at least not in Vermont. •

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was a sense of community. I was so isolated out here." By 1985, Nash had a bachelor's in theater from the University of Kansas, and started "bouncing around" the country. Over the next decade, he formed a theater in Chicago, ran Washington's Olympic College drama department, picked up an MFA from the University of California-Irvine, and won prestigious writing awards from Actors Theater of Louisville and the Seattle New City Playwright's Festival. All the while, he acted and directed in numerous professional and semi-pro shows. In 1992, Nash cast an enthusiastic 24-year-old in one of his plays. Just two years out of Yale, Kathryn Blume was determined to "save the planet single-handedly" with her combined drama-environment education. That optimism was the perfect counterpoint to what Nash calls his "enormous capacity to stress." It took no time to discover that this com-

bination worked — on and off stage. "When we are acting together, it's wonderful," says Blume, "because the level of trust you need is already established in spades. That tertiary sense about what the other

can inspire a young woman to, say, scrap a promising career in Seattle and move to Vermont. It can also give her the courage to put her work on hold a second time — Blume hopes to enter a graduate acting program in the fall. If all goes as planned, Vermont audiences will see less of Nash for a few years, too. His next project is building an actors' retreat on the couple's land, while devoting his creative energy to teaching. But regardless of what they're doing, Nash and Blume are glad to be in it together, and in Vermont. "It was time to come home," Nash says. "I spent 12 years in eight states, 26 addresses, looking for a home. And what do you know, it was right back here." •

As Nash and Blume quickly learned, they had come to a state with no professional resident theater. Their new home was not going to provide the abundance of diverse roles they'd once known. actor is doing is already there." Exposed to children's theater at an early age, Blume was always drawn to the spotlight. By the second grade, she "wanted more than anything to be a 'Zoom' kid." And while her Portland, Oregon upbringing was the picture of stability, her parents were "far more interested in having me follow my heart than in doing something lucrative or professionally upstanding." It's advice like that which

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TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): You're in a position similar to one I was in four years ago. My 1984 Chevy Malibu was workingfineexcept for one little problem with the transmission: It could no longer go in reverse. I regarded it as a metaphor for my life at that time, and now I'm taking it as a metaphor for yours. There's no turning back, my friend. Full speed ahead. Onward to the future. If you must park now and then, make sure its in spaces you don't have to back out of.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): One of my favorite quotes about the nature of truth came from the physicist Neils Bohc. "The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement," he said. "But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." Recendy I heard Native American prophet Robert Morningsky put it another way. "The Truth.is like the Bear," he mused. "Is it a gentle beast of nature, a model for the stuffed animal children love most? Or is it a vicious carnivore that'll rip you to shreds if you turn your back on it? The answer, of course, is that its both." Nothing could be more important for you to keep in mind during this weeks tests. Can you build a bridge and burn it at the same time? CANCER (June 21-July 22): As I muse on your role in this week's melodramas, my daydreams turn to that poignant moment in 1969 when Grace Slick got within an eyelash of dosing the drinks with LSD at a White House lawn party. I'm not recommending that you do anything quite so extreme, mind you. Ira just foreseeing that you'll have a load or cosmic help whenever you inject some mischievous, catalytic eneigy imp stuffy situations where the people are way too impressed with themselves. on you ifyou launch that same uproarious spirit towards your own most dogmatic opinions andfixedideas.)

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oa. 22): I must have been dazed onflumedication when I channeled last weeks horoscope. I mean it was astrotogically correct and everything. But I could have said it in a kinder, gender way. Of course, xfl had been sweeter, you probably wouldn't have gotten the shock you needed to bust out of your rut So maybe it was all for the best—just as the fblfowingadvioe will be: YouH have to work twice as hard as you did last week tofixwhat's not officially broke but which unofficially is very broke. SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov. 21): Twenty-six years ago, a swampy region of Malaysia called Sungei Siput hosted one of history'sfiercestorgies. Over 10,000 frogs showed up, as if on cue, to copulate nonstop for a week. Their ecstatic croaks could be heard at a distance of 25 miles. Now it so happens that the planetary configurations at di.u time had a certain similarity to those in the week ahead, and it further so happens that this new wave of cosmic eros will be bearing down most intensely on you Scorpios. My advice? Enjoy the hell out of yourself, but don't emulate the frogs, whose mating territory looked like a war zone when they were done. N v , ^ ^ SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec 21): Videotape this week for posjity Take , and move as if in luxurious slow motion. What's the occasion? lost love has returned. And who's your lost love? You! You're your own lost love! After all these centuries, a missing part of you hasfinallywandered back. Don't just stand there. Give yourself a big kiss and a new engagement ring and a torrent of hot promises about how you 11 never be parted again. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan. 19): If a horoscope columnist you respected told you that the decision you faced in the week ahead would be like having to choose between listening to Imelda Marcos singing "Feelings" and William Shatner crooning "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," how would you respond? Would you: (a) assume the horoscope columnist was drunk, and dismiss his advice out-of-hand; (b) slavishly take every word of the columnist to be gospel truth and start preparing for a bland torture; or (c) say to yourself, "Just in case he's right, I'm going to turn around and head in a direction opposite to die fork in the road that leads to Marcos and Shatner?"

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Evoked in glorious three dimensions, however, is South Africa itself. Panoramic shots of lush mountainous landscapes, the rigid European colonial society, or the black urban slums offer a kaleidoscopic view of the contradictory nation. The score offers another kind of European/ African hybrid: a bittersweet Western melody nicely interspersed with African hymns. The movie's finale also discovers a sort of harmony between European and African, white and black. But to be the truly great and relevant film it clearly aspired to, Cry, the Beloved Country could have done with more shades of gray. •

The young murder victim was the son of James Jarvis, the wealthy colonialist played by Harris with a volatile, fiery energy, whose estate, by chance, overlooks Kumalo's parish. Jarvish is an unabashed white supremacist whose successful business dealings left him little time or inclination to understand his son's liberal politics. These two very different mourning fathers, then, must confront each other during the trial. Though Absalom's crime was not premeditated, he is sentenced to the gallows. The fathers then return to outwardly peaceful Natal with their grief and a wrenching awareness of the other's existence. Whereas Jarvis eventually is

dramatically transformed by the tragedy — and experiences a full range of emotions in the process — Kumalo remains pretty much what he was at the beginning of the movie: a good, humble man, if an unlucky one. Though Jarvis is the one in need of redemption, the film's

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C R Y , THE BELOVED COUNTRY In the film that Nelson Mandela has called a monument to the times, a white and a black man in 1946 South Africa confront grief, racism and each other. See review page 22. THE B I RDCAGE Another trip to re-make city. This time Mike Nichols updates the cross-dressing classic La Cage aiix Folles. Robin Williams and Nathan Lane play a gay couple who go straight for the closet when Williams' son brings his fiancee and her conservative parents by for a visit. H E L L R A I S E R 4 : BLOODLINE The further adventures of that bald moron with all the pins stuck in his head. I F LUCY F E L L Eric Shaeffer and Sarah Jessica Parker star here as best friends who make a pact to j u m p off the Brooklyn Bridge if they don't fall in love by the end of the month. HOMEWARD BOUND 2 : LOST I N SAN FRANC I SCO Michael J. Fox reprises his role as the voice of Chance, one of three household pets who, despite being dearly beloved, keeps getting left behind in strange places. Sort of like Home Alone with fleas. -

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B U R L I N G T O N to IBM. I'm on the N 2 team now and I need rides to/from work at the Main Plant from St. Paul St. Can anyone help out? (1990)

MALLETTS BAY to B U R L I N G T O N . I'm RICHMOND B U R L I N G T O N . I need rides looking for a ride T O work to/from work, may be able to only M W F t o jus* off the provide car to the Old North Northern Connector. P/U End. O r could meet at the P/ around Prim/Lakeshore and drop off near Battery Park. R. I work 8:30-5, but very Wd. like to get to work by 7 flexible. (1945) a.m. Will pay. (1988) STARKSBORO to EXIT 16. I heard those ads on the radio and it makes sense to me to carpool. I see the same cars going my way every day but I don't know who you are. Let's see if we can carpool! (1975) WATERBURY C E N T E R FAHC, Burlington. I'd love a vanpool, but there just aren't enough of us. Do you want to . carpool for 8-4:30 workday | instead? (1937) \ ; ; , ; WATERBl WIN005

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W O M E N SEEKING M E N I HAVE GREAT SENSES; TOUCH IS IMPORTANT and kindness too. Picky about looks, and attitudes must be aligned. No macho men; that will be fine. For my creative lines! 64118 FEMALE FOOTBALL FAN ALSO INTO golf, surfing, sailing, dancing & hiking seeks intelligent, well-bred, financially & emotionally secure man, 25-45 into romance and strong, humorous women. 64147 AUTHENTIC, ADVENTUROUS, FUNLOVING, drug-free, sensitive male who appreciates antiques, dancing, culture, cooking, nature, massage and travel. 64115 TALL, TALENTED, LOVES ANIMALS AND daily walks with man's best friend. Looks are important but when it goes to your head, it's not. Spirit surrounds. 64118 SWF, 42, SLIM, ATTRACTIVE, ATHLETIC, N/S, mother of one. first-time personal. Recently back from Florida; not into bar scene. Looking for PSWM for companionship, long walks, good conversation, possible LTR. 64119 SWF, ZAFTIGLY ITALIAN, SEEKING SM, 30-40 for banter and enormously tactile activities. If you can devour this and laugh simultaneously, contact me immediately. 64143 SWF, 28, SEEKING THAT sensitive heart to help another heart to see what a life of togetherness would find each other. 64144 I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE CONSIDERATE, beautiful, fun and intelligent, with a touch of the darker side. A little tormented. 64154 ARE YOU GENTLE? Me:. 22, quiet, happy, sexy. You: 23-27, beautiful, funny, in love with life and yourself. N/S, ND. Don't need me, want me. 64187 ARE YOU AMBIGUOUS? THINK BUT DON'T ACT? EXPECT TO GO DUTCH? Then don't apply. SWF, 32, who's never done this, just wants a real date. 64190 SDNS. MAKE ME LAUGH. Active, outgoing professional looking for same. Likes movies, dancing, skiing, golf and dining out. Likes quiet times, too. 64192 23 YO LOOKING FOR FUNNY, TALL, OUTGOING, AWESOME guy who can deal with a strong, independent, 90s kind of woman. 64193 TALL/OUTDOORSY HIKER/SKIER wanted for fun/outrageous times w/ tall, slim, attractive, athletic 31 YO F. 64194 WARM, WITTY, ENGAGING SWF, 40, seeks good-hearted, intelligent, responsible N/S man, 40s to 60s to share mutual support, recreational interests, and life adventures. 64432 SWF, 27, 5'8", (PULP FICTION BEAUTY), witty, adventurous, sensitive girl who adores laughter, animals, and romance. Seeking a "man" of the same qualities, who is physically and spiritually fit, and who doesn't take life for granted or seriously. Trust me, you won't be disappointed. 64407 OUTGOING SWF LOOKING FOR NEW ADVENTURES, seeks adventurous, intelligent, secure, tall, dark-haired SWM, 23-30 for romance. 64434 SWF SEEKING 40ISH BIKER MAN FOR adventure and danger. Boots with buckles a must. I like tattoos... 64437 SEEKING SPONTANEITY! SWF, 20, likes local bands, coffee, talk. Looking for funny, open-minded SWM, 18-23 YO for hanging out with and seeing what happens. 64400 SWF, 21, LONG HAIR. BIG BROWN EYES, 5'6" looking for tall man, 21-29 who loves to laugh and make me laugh. 6445 8 SICK OF BEING SINGLE SWF. Very pretty, gorgeous smile, looking for tall, handsome man, 21-28. Personality, love of music very important. Give me a call. 6445 9 WANTED: STAR-GAZER, NATURE LOVER WITH sense of adventure. Must be tall, attractive, and sincere, LIKE ME! 64460

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STALLION BATALLION. NOT ONE BUT many and all at once. Come one come all for the ride of your LIFE. 64461 WAVY, LONG, DARK HAIR. WOOOVY HIPS, sparks fly off my fingertips. Don't be afraid of this witchy woman. Seeks eager mortal who's not afraid to ride on the wild side. 64462 I AM VERY FREE-SPIRITED, LOOKING FOR a male age 38-50 for friendship first and possibly a relationship after awhile. 64463 "MACINTOSH" woman with appealing "SOFTWARE" seeking "MACINTOSH" man with "HARD DRIVE." Let's stroll the "INTERNET," fly through "CYBERSPACE," then "CRASH." 64466 ARTISTIC VIRGO WWF, 5'5",hazel green eyes looking for Mr. Right to explore the universe. Let stars guide us together. 50s-60s. 64509 SWF, 21, SEEKS SOMEONE TO HAVE FUN, take walks, movies, shop, star gaze. So if you are 21/27 let's talk. Must love animals.64510 30 YO SWF SEEKS SWM TO SPEND TIME WITH when I have time! Totally committed to my children, but occasionally need companion to do things with. 64490 SWF LOOKING FOR A N/S MAN TO HELP ME get a life without getting into the bar scene. 26 YO. 64491 SEDUCTIVELY SMART, SVELTE, SUPER SUSAN seeking same sleek sweet singlemanto sensationally serenade serendipity. 64492 SWF. ARE YOU SILLY, SMART? Sexy? Healthy? Adventuresome? Party-animal? Spontaneous? Talkative? Super-duper? You've got it, babe! 64493 SWF, BLONDE, BLUE EYES, ENJOYS OUTDOORS, dancing and laughing. Looking for a kind, honest, financially secure white male with a sense of humor. 6449 4 LONELY DESIRABLE DRINKER SEEKS the lime in my vodka gimlet. 6449 5 I AM SICK OF PUTTING UP WITH BULLSH*T. I want someone who knows the meaning of self-respect & consideration for others. 64496 SIGOURNEY WEAVER, CATHERINE DENEUVE. Been told I look like both. DWPF, 40's, loves gardens, sports, outdoors, photography, beach & wind travel and adventure, hugs and conversaton, seeks NSM with twinkle in his eye, sense of humor, love of life and of me. 64507

M E N SEEKING W O M E N SINCERE, SPIRITED NS/NA 30YO SWM; homeowner, advocate, writer, photographer w/no kids (yet) and no STD's seeks passionate, caring woman for friendship, companionship, and possibly an LTR. Please leave name, address, and/or phone # when you call. 64145 YOUNG PROFESSOR, SWM, NS, 32, attractive, athletic professor of history who is new to Vermont seeks long-term relationship with female companion same age or younger. 64004 EDUCATED, PROFESSIONAL, ACTIVE 46 of moderate wealth and no obligations seeks similar soul mate. 64005 SHY, KIND-HEARTED 27 YO MALE full of love and kindness would like to go from there. Ages 20-40. 64074 SWM, 21, DASHING, DARING, DEFT, on the old side of young with a baby face. 6', 190 lbs. seeking SWF with spiritual bend. No Jesus freaks. 64076 I AM 26 YO, I LIKE THE OUTDOORS, hiking, camping. I like long walks at sunset. Hope to get together with someone with same interests. 64078 YOUNG MAN FULLY BLESSED SEEKING OPPOSITE SEX with all the options. Willing to experiment. 64079 LOOKING FOR SUGARBUSH skiing partner, very good skier. 64081 SM, 40ISH SEEKS ATTRACTIVE, FUN-LOVING SF for dating. Enjoy contra dancing, concerts, sports. Montpelier resident, hard worker, affectionate nice guy. 64082 SWM ENJOYS MUSIC, MOVIES, ART, TRAVEL, exercise & of course to party! 64084 A ROMANTIC COMEDY: Leading SWM N/S looking for leading lady to share laughter and romance if you're looking for fun and excitement, I'm it! 64108 SWM, 29, TALL, ATHLETIC, PROFESSIONAL seeks honest, outgoing, sincere, fit, attractive lady who enjoys laughing, fitness activities and relaxing times. 64106 SEEKING WORLD-CONSCIOUS, MULTICULTURAL-MINDED SF, 19-27, socially/environmentally-conscious, natural, healthy, compassionate, emotionally stable, progressive, fit, educated, cultured, sincere, open, humorous, adventurous NS. 64114

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TO DO YOU LIKE DINING OUT, THE OUTDOORS, WATCHING MOVIES? So do I. I am a SWM, 30, ISO lonely W for winter companion. 64113 WANTED: BEAUTIFUL, INTELLIGENT DOWN-TO-EARTH fun-loving, naughty-but-nice spontaneous W with bedroom eyes and in great shape ready to get busy! 64120

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A CRYSTAL VISION Blonde vixen with a Stevie Nicks persona all dressed in black velvet and lace at the Vermont C.A.R.E.S. ball. Looking tor ITs & F's into the she phenonomena. Nust be clean and discreet. 64505 - Personal of tl r week I wins dinner for two at ' Coyotes Tex-Mex Cafe! DWM, 41, INTO SKIING, HIKING, RUNNING AND other outdoor activities looking for F for fun and friendship. 64122 SEEKS TO RECREATE SPARKS LONG GONE, proceed down the path of reaching where we can compliment each other. Active walker & volunteer; CUT THE DECK. 64124 DWPM LOOKING FOR 25-35 YO S or DWF. Skier, outdoors-oriented preferred. Come with me and see what life has to offer. 64126 FREE-SPIRITED, FREE-THINKING YOUNG JOURNALIST - SWM, 22, looking for someone for spending days, nights, concerts, walks, talks, drives 8c quiet time. No mean people. 64130 SWM LOOKING FOR A FRIEND AND MAYBE more. Looking for 22-28 YO SWF that's into dancing. Me: attractive, blue eyes and athletic. Looking for LTR. 64131 30 YO WRITER STRUGGLING TO KEEP DAY JOB, into environmental issues. You are happy and interested in rock climbing and recycling. 64132 SWM, 51.1 LIKE TO dance, downhill ski. I am 5'8," 170 lbs. good personality, open-minded. Brown hair 6c blue eyes. 64142 CONFUSED, SHORT, HANDSOME? PWM, 34, seeking PF for fun times, warmth, companionship, and whatever else may come as a result of. 64156 SWM, 6'2", BLONDE HAIR, BLUE EYES seeks independent, long-legged hiker, 20-35 to enjoy adventures, romance, back-rubs with. Non-animal lovers need not apply. 64164 5'8" 200# 46 YO FORMER LIBERAL AND HOPELESS ROMANTIC turned middle-aged cynic. Don't mind laughing at my own foibles. ISO attractive fellow Curmudgeon. 64167 MID-40'S BACHELOR: BLUE EYES, FAIR HAIR, tall & handsome, professional seeks similar SWF to ski, skate, sail and enjoy life. 64168 SWM, 140 LB OUTDOOR TYPE SEEKS FRIEND FOR seasoned adventures. Dinners included. Do you like fat cats? 64169 DWM, TALL, DARK, AND HANDSOME, with rugged Banana Republic flair. Seeks SF who enjoys taking care of herself and will communicate. Catlike eyes a plus. 64188 SEEKING WOMAN WHO'S LOVING, BEST FRIEND, WORKS AT life, has what life takes. 64413 SWM ISO SF W H O LIKES MOVIES AT HOME AND out, pool, camping and long country drives. I don't mind cooking or doing my share. 64414 MUSICALLY-INCLINED, NOT AFRAID TO BE A DORK, comfortable in almost any situation. 25-40 W sought by sometimes-bearded, conversational man with dark eyes and a nifty smile. 64415 SEXY LATIN LOVER WITH A WINNING PERSONALITY, good looks and

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great sense of humor seeks a sweetie to keep me warm on cold winter nights. 6441 8 • SWM, FRONT-ROW RIGHT NEXT Wednesday night. Seeking SWF for fun. 6441 9 MAN SEARCHING FOR A LITTLE CUTIE for some cuddling, partying, and just having fun. You won't be disappointed. 6442 4 RECIPE FOR FUN: add skiing, travel, laughter, theatre, music. Mix with honesty, respect. Bake for however long it takes. 6442 5 SINCERE, WARM, SPIRITUAL SWM, 32, 5'10", enjoys sunsets, skiing, sailing, windsurfing, cycling, planting trees. ISO attractive, slender, athletic, intellectual, compassionate, politically progressive NS SWF, 25-30. 64438 SWPM, 36, SEEKING SWPF. Enjoy movies, sports, music, dancing and dining. Romantic, fun, independent, good sense of humor! Very active, dirty blonde hair, blue eyes, 5'11", 195 lbs. seeking a woman with the same qualities. If you're that woman, give me a call! 64435 SPRING FEVER DAYS with nights still cold. Walk with me on a sunny day and let's cuddle on a cold night. DWM, 42, professional, new in town seeks loving lady, 25-40 (kids are cool), fairly attractive, and classy yet down to earth with great sense of humor, for friendship and possible relationship. 64411 SPIRITUAL AND KIND-HEARTED, 36 YO veggie, attractive, communicative, active, into nature, Wicca, Siamese cats. Loves breadmaking and tea rituals. Seeks loving companion and goddess. 64433 SOME ONE WHO WANTS A long-term relationship, who likes to spend rime together, watch movies, likes animals. N/S, N/S. 64430 PROFESSIONAL SWM, 38, ATTRACTIVE, FIT, educated, honest, enjoys outdoors, films, books, travel, sports; seeks similar N/S, caring, intelligent, open-minded SWPF. 64455 FRESH STARt, DWM, 44. Sincere, attractive. Fit with mildly cynical Sense of humor. Interested in off-beat movies, music, books. Love walks in woods, trusting relationships, unconditional giving. ISO secure, outgoing, intelligent, compassionate SWF, 37-45 For friendship, possible LTR. 64456 SHM LOOKING FOR FUN times. 160 lbs, 5'11", black long hair, age doesn't matter. Snowboarding, good food, films. You: athletic, health-conscious but into good times.64454 SWM, 34 SEEKS SF. 25-33 W H O ENJOYS outdoors, hiking, running, skiing, blading, mtn. biking, etc...Looking for friendship leading to possible relationship. 64446 I ENJOY SPORTS, MOVIES, SUNSETS AND rises, ATVs and like trying new things. Looking for F who likes same and is petite, Med, built. 64448 OTHER HALFOUT THERE. SWPM, 26, looking for humorous, outgoing, SWPF to share sunsets, wine and dining and time. 21-29. Don't delay; you'll miss out. 64450 LOOKING FOR WILD WOMEN SKIERS, especially of the 3-pin kind. Just moved here from the wild, wild west and am looking for someone to make some turns with. 64451 NS SWM, 35, 57", 178 LBS., hazel eyes. Romantic, considerate, easy-going, downto-earth guy seeks LTR with NSF who loves cats, outdoors, good food & wine, is bright and healthy. I'm ready for a serious commitment. 64452 DWM, 35, SEEKING THE IMPOSSIBLE. Honest, tolerant, fun-loving, athletic, for whatever happens. Burned too many times. No head games, this might be it! 64453 ROMANTIC LAWYER (query: contradiction in terms?) questing for cherishable querida grail lady: professional, over-educated, willowy tomboy born in 50's. Compassionate, iconoclastic quester is quasi-literate, semi-cultured, emphatically outdoorsy, quietly vibrant liberal inhabiting 6'4" slim, N/SDWM, non-equine body. (Enough "q's" already!) Quoth the quetzal soul mate: "Evermore!" 64465 SWEET, STABLE, SECURE SWM, 31, seeks sultry sophisticated SWF, N?S, special someone to share with. Sensible, sense of humor, swift response. See you soon? 64468 SWM, 32, ISO A WOMAN, (looks not important), to hold & love. Are you looking for passion? Let's meet and discover. 64469 SWM, 28, SEEKS SWF, 24-28 TO share intellectual conversation, outdoor endeavors, and romantic trysts. Serious replies only, please! 64472 TALL ATHLETIC SINGLE PROFESSIONAL. Outgoing, spontaneous, enjoys

outdoors, good listener who likes to be always doing something. Seeks fun, outgoing athletic SF, 18-30. 64502 SWM (ATHLETIC, FINANCIALLY SECURE, GREAT SHAPE, 5'10"), sick of being single looking for SWF, 26-35 who's into having nothing but fun; windsurfing, fly fishing, camping, dining, movies, etc.64501 BIZARRE,HYPERACTIVE, DELUSIONAL SEX MANIAC seeks SF with similar qualities. 64503 I'M A SEMI HEALTH NUT WITH black curly hair and I love to travel. You are honest, drug-free N/S vibrant F with love for life. 64478 SWPM SEEKING SWF TO SPEND TIME WITH. Share stories, have fun inside or out, doesn't mind a traveler but will always come back to cuddle. 64479 ALL I WANT IS SOMEONE I CAN'T RESIST. I can't just give you the world, but we could earn it. Business partner/love. Let's go! 64480 MM SEEKING COMPANION FOR OVERNIGHTS IN BURLINGTON. Plenty of experience at the art of love. See you soon! 64481 DO YOU NEED A GUY TO WASH YOUR HAIR and give you a rose petal massage after a hard day? Call me! I'm waiting. 64482 MULTI-MILLIONARE W H O HAS EVERYTHING IN LIFE except you to fill the passenger seat in my Ferrari, Lear jet, etc. All inquiries'answered. 64483 BIKER, SMOKER, BROKEN HEART, BROKEN HARLEY. Need a woman to mend both. Harley is a '67, biker is a '62. 6448 4 SWM, LIKES ACTION, SPORTS, OUTDOORSY-ADVENTURE TYPE. Seeks F, 22-35 who shares my interests. Like dancing, dining, movies & theater. 6448 5 I LIKE/YOU LIKE: exercising, tan lines, thongs, hard bodies, smiles, sports, beaches, beer, travel, shopping, long wet kisses, driving, movies, almost all food. 64486 SWM, 22YO PROFESSIONAL SEEKS ACTIVE F willing to try most anything. I enjoy outdoor activities, yet enjoy renting a movie. Also enjoy partying and going out. 64487 ^ CONFIDENT, WELL-BUILT MALE WITH A PLETHORA OF INTERESTS wants to find a F with cooking skills. Stay at home and bear many children! 64488 BIG VT TEDDY BEAR SEEKING BEAR to help get over winter blues. 20-38 N/S. Size unimportant; it's what's inside that makes you beautiful. 64489 KNIGHT IN ARMOR! SWM, 19, romantic, caring and sensitive. I am looking for a woman who I can spoil.64506 BEARDED PIRATE (smoker) seeks petite, outgoing, fun to be with lassie, 24-40YO for boating, passion, beard rubs, much more. Good looks, good build. Call. 64512 HER BLUE EYES AND OLD HAIR, forged in the north with mine over a thousand past years. Her molten soul, come weld to mine. (20-37) 64511

W O M E N SEEKING W O M E N DANCING LIGHT seeks true love. N/S, ND, GPF, 48, spiritual, miracle-minded, passionate, artistic, self-aware, physically active, with present inner child. Seeking similar. 64474 SPIRITED, FUN-LOVING WOMAN SEEKS THE SAME for friendship and more. Woman would be N/S and would NOT be afraid of intimacy. Take a chance! 64480

M E N SEEKING M E N C L O S E T E D G W M , 27, 6', 160#, B R O W N / B L U E . ENJOY skiing, dancing, travel and just relaxing. Seeking 18-30 YO attractive gay or bi male for friendship and more. 64401

YOU ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN I'VE MET IN YEARS & I wish to see you more often. You're the best. Big B, I'm yours. I SPY A WOMAN IN RED. I know you want me. 64499 YOUR FACE LIGHTS MY LIFE ON FIRE. When I don't see you the fire lessens but won't quit. You're a nurse (RN) I'm just me. 64498 WE SPY A LONG-MANED STALLION WEARING RED PLAID. We were the three vixens in front of you. 64497 DA CAPO: I've told them all if I tell just one...by telling all I've told no one. UVT 64505

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MAILBOXES ONLY To respond to mailbox ads: Seal your response in an envelope, write box# on the outside and place in another envelope with $5 for each response and address to: PERSON T O PERSON do SEVEN DAYS, RO. Box 1164, Burlington, VT 05402

CENTERED, SMART, DAFFY & SWEET. DWPF, 40, looking for similarly wise, genuine man to share life. Trade stories, Laugh, ski, hike, cook - have adventures. Oh, the places we'll go! Box 002. SWF - PROFESSIONAL STYLIST IN NEW YORK + Vermont. Enjoys reading, movies, and deep conversations. Seeking new friendship in Vermont. 64457 5'10" SWF BLACK HAIR, HAZEL EYES, 140 lbs. Likes dancing, scuba diving,volleyball. Seeks M, 25-40 sincere, financially secure 6C humorous. 64085 SEEKING WITTY, ROMANTIC, POETIC AND INTELLECTUAL M . Must be sensual and have NO FEAR must love cats. 64087 FIRE'S LIT - COME ON IN! SWNSFintense, informed, imaginative and , tra-la, musical - seeks secure, bright, fit, loving man (45-55) for friendship and intimacy. 64467 SWPF, 24, INTERESTED IN too many things, (indoor + outdoor) seeking similar in fun, educated SWPM, 25-30, NS. 64088 I SEARCH THE SKIES FOR YOUR EYES. When you reach me I'll listen while you teach me. There's a place above for our love. 64089 WARM AND GENEROUS, HEART FUELED BY the magic of Native American ways looking for a man who shares spiritual self. Outdoors, quiet moments, cowboy way wanted. 64146 SWF, 22, SEEKS FUN-LOVING 20-26 ~ YO to stay home and entertain me. 64116

I LIKE LEATHER. I LIKE THE SMELL of a man after a good night of dancing. I don't like smoke. Possessiveness and jealousy should not be in your vocabulary if you want to answer this ad. 64117 SF, 29 YO DESIRES M INTERESTED IN fun and adventurous dating relationship. Young and self-directed males respond. I enjoy music, dancing, biking, tennis, volleyball. 64149 LIKE TO HAVE FUN SKINNY DIPPING in cold water, eat strawberries with white wine before and after. 64151 SWF LOOKING FOR A SEXY man who likes to play house. I'd like to take care of you. 64152 LOOKING FOR NON-LOSER w/ artsy flair. I'm a tall, upbeat Sagittarius w/a KILLER personality. 64155 LOVING, CARING ONLY IN MEMORY - strong lady seeking stronger, goodlooking guy who can fix cars and wash dishes. 64191 WOMAN OF TWO NATURES: ADVENTURER AND PHILOSOPHER, SYBARITE AND ASCETIC - seeks man, 40s, to satisfy both selves. Be brainy and built. Be funny and thoughtful. Be wild and shy. Be ready for anything and happy with tranquility. But don't be a smoker.64409 SWF, 34, XJC SKI RACING + OTHER outdoor fun. Laughing, travelling, foreign cooking, morning person. N/S.N/D, tall, thin. Let's ski at Trapp's. 64402

POLITICAL VEGETARIAN: IF YOU CARROT ALL about peas & justice, then lettuce get together see what may turnip. Income (celery) not important. 64166 POLISH PRINCE RECENTLY RETURNED FROM HIMALAYAN FORAY. 38YO SWM, heart-centered, athletically-inclined, conversationally fit, seeks inquisitive W (30s) possessing equal amounts of brains, beauty, and brazenness. 64170 LOOKING FOR PSWF NO KIDS for fun and good lines. I'm 32, 5'10", 180 lbs. 64121 SW CALVIN AND HOBBISH GUY who loves the unexpected searching for my Hobbes, someone who's up for anything, looking to create fun and craziness. Age 1925- 64073 36 YO, 6 FT, BLOND HAIR, BLUE EYES SEEKS a W from 30-40 who likes to take care of their man as I like to take care of them. 64125 NS, ROMANTIC, THRILL-SEEKING M who enjoys varied interests such as flying, snowboarding. ISO sincere, risk-taking W who loves life. 64128 TALL SKINNY WHITE BOY seeks an exciting girl who's not afraid to make mistakes. 64129 NEW TO THE AREA looking for friend for dining, movies, outdoor sports, romantic evenings. Nice personality, like to laugh, have fun and maybe more. 64157 28 YO M, YOUNG CHEF, Likes caring women, 21 to 35 YO. Like skating, outdoors and personal times alone to talk. 64158 SM, ENJOYABLE, LIKES GENUINE. Seeks the same. Every-day nice guy. To be more specific would be vague. 64416 23 YO AND I'VE LEARNED art is precious, love is fragile, and music makes everything beautiful. What have you learned? 64159 STALLIONS, ROMANCE, CANDLELIT DINNERS - 25 YO SWM ISO lady in red who enjoys above. Looking for a meaningful relationship. 64160 SWM SEEKING ALL NON-TRAMPS, 23-27. Must be good-looking and have healthy body and mind. 64161 ' F BETWEEN 35-40 LIKES QUALITY time at home, NS, light drinker who wants a long-lasting relationship. Healthy and drug-free. 64162 BIG GUY SEEKS LITTLE WOMAN Blonde, 5' 11", blue eyes, looking for a true

SWNSM, 32, SEEKS THE LOVE of slender SNSF under 45. 64070 SNOWBOARDER BOY SEEKING F, 1825 into snowboarding/skiing, whatever. I am a 22 YO UVM senior looking for the above described F. So if you want, look me up. 64071 HI, YOU, UM, ME. Like fun, wish for sun, hot dog bun. 64445 HI I AM JOHN, I AM looking for a nice woman to settle down with. I am 37 and I could put you in heaven. 64447 SWM, 35, 57", 165 LBS. Hiking, biking, dancing, dining! ISO S/DWF, 25-38 with old-fashioned values. 64449 SWM, LOTS OF FUN, ENJOYS SWIMMING, hiking, biking, all outdoor activities. Seeking SWF under 30 for companionship and romance. 64123

heart. Like just about any adventure, reruns. We'll become friends or more! 64420 SWM LIVES FOR THE NOW, die woods & the kindness of the world. 5'10", 175 lbs, good-looking, 22YO. 64412 SWM, 43, SEEKS SDW. Kids okay. 30-45 for LTR, dinners out, nights in, weekends on the road. You clean and I'll cook. 64422 DIVORCED, YOUNG, EARLY 40s likes water-skiing, eating out, walks, dogs, cars, travel. Fit, 6'2" ISO exciting, fit, sincere woman to share good times. 64163 OUTGOING, SENSITIVE, CONSIDERATE PARTY ANIMAL. Capricorn, not a player. Wish to meet woman that won't throw things at me, confident, open-minded with an analytical mind. 64077 LEAR JET SEEKING PASSENGER for the friendly skies. Must be willing to watch the movie while taking off. The sky is the limit. 64080 SWPM LONGS FOR FIT, ACTIVE, FUN-LOVING, sensual woman who enjoys laughter, movies &c music who I'll wine, dine &: massage. Write me your dream vacation or fantasy. 64075 BACHELOR GUY SEEKS BACHELORETTE for dinners, laughs, and possibly more. Class of 1973. Interests: performing & listening to music. Maybe some dancing. Box 001. SNOW COUNTRY VERMONT Nontraditional woman, 33+, sought to share non-traditional life of off-the-beaten track travel, adventure and romance. Box 003. DANCIN; PRANCIN; ROMANCIN,' Life's not a game. SBM, fit & strong, seeks F, the same (30-45). Work nights, ample time, write me, let's get fine! Photo. Box 005. 5'11", 170 LBS./GREEN EYES Love music, plays &C more &C cook & want my own kids & need a good friend & lover. 64427 YOUNGER MAN SEEKING AN OLDER WOMAN, 25-40. Must have nice eyes, very mature and athletic. Friendly, good sense of humor. Kids OK!!!! Must be able to spend some time alone without kids!!! Please respond; can't wait to hear from you. 64112 28 YO GUY. NOT ENOUGH space here to really say anything so let's get a drink at the pub. 64428. OUTDOOR FRIEND: DWM, 52, SEEKS female companion for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, bicycling

&c canoeing in the Adirondacks & Green Mountains. 64477 SWM, 40, NEVER MARRIED SEEKS SWT FOR intellectual pursuit of chamber music for flute and guitar. Guitars my gig. Clarinet or soprano sax works too! Box 007 URBAN TREEHUGGER SWM, 27, seeks peace on Earth, Megabucks, and an honest, grounded, bathed gal pal to share modest vices, quality time. Please write Box 009 ANYONE OUT THERE? SWM, college student, 21YO, N/S and fit, 5'10" with brown hair and eyes seeks SF who enjoys exercising, reading, hiking, laughing and being a bit unusual. Box 010

SEXY, SHY, SAVVY, SWEET, SOPHISTICATED, SPIRITUAL, creative, intelligent poet who thrives on the quest for knowledge, enlightenment and oneness whose eyes put me under a spell. 64110 FUN, CRITTER-LOVIN GAL seeks witty gal who likes to bike and hike. 64111 OUTDOOR TYPE, DOESN'T KNOW how to dance but is willing to learn. Slow dance is no problem. 64189

LOOKING FOR FRIENDS and potential. GWM, late thirties, with many and varied interests. Good person to talk with and share time. 64475 FUNNY, ROMANTIC, STRAIGHTACTING central VT GWM, 26, 5'11" 190 loves dinner, movies, dancing, walks. Seeks honest, intelligent, GWM, 20-30 for friendship and more.64476

VERMONT'S EXPANDED LOVE NETWORK IS A discussion/support group for those interested in creating thought-provoking, committed, multi-partner, loving relationships. Gay and straight welcome. Box 004. PARTY! We're planning a housewarming/bon-voyage party an dwould like to invite other interesting 30somethings. A brief note with details on what you'd bring gets an invite. Box 008

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