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EXHIBIT N O T REALLY "OPEN" For the Firehouse Gallery "Open Exhibition" ["Open Season," May 26), Marc Awodey states, "A few weaker pieces can be tolerated in such an egalitarian exhibit." Come on, Mr. Awodey — egalitarian? That depends on the definition. As it was, the open show was for only able-bodied individuals lucky enough to have gotten in the waiting line. I know of some individuals who could not have been in that line: a quadriplegic person who is confined to bed and could not arrange to have his attendant or someone else bring his work; a young autistic person who would not be able to communicate; another man who was not able to "stand" in line as a result of traumatic brain injury; and a woman from the Waterbury psych ward who also had no one to bring in her work.

exhibit, I suggest that Burlington City Arts have a true "egalitarian" open call. — Kristina Borowski Williston LUCIONI ETCHINGS OVERLOOKED Your art critic, Kevin J. Kelley, missed the most accessible and to many of us, the most desirable aspect of Luigi Lucioni's work: his etchings ["An Italian in Vermont, May 5]. Taken from his favorite paintings, they are dramatic, and many reflect the highly changeable Vermont weather, with typical swirling clouds filling the sky. Some of my favorites were done as Christmas cards, with personal inscriptions to his friends. These cards were much smaller than his normal-sized etchings and are highly collectable. I only wish my photographs could capture the reality of his etchings of Vermont landscapes — sometimes stark and oftentimes somber in mood — but still beautiful. They are also affordable to many of us who aren't in the same $12,000 to $90,000 per piece league of his paintings. — Peter J. Coleman Charlotte

SUGARBUSH N O T NIXING NIGHTLIFE In reading your "Backtalk" column in the 6/16/99 issue of Seven Days, I was concerned that your comment about Sugarbush may appear to indicate that the locals have intentions to "nix the nightlife." I am not aware of any effort by any party to rein in the music. The Fayston Board of Selectman, on which I serve, has been satisfied with the staging of concerts, although the Phish appearance was almost overwhelming, and we appreciate that Sugarbush has always been willing to address any of our concerns.

screens. I and others I know have simply skipped over reading his "always skeptical celluloid streams of consciousness," or switched the TV channel every time I/we trip over another failed witty attempt to pick-apart a movie project he has proclaimed as another in a long list of Hollywood Schlock. Hey, Rick — remember, movies were and are intended to...entertain. When was the last time you actually enjoyed a movie, or, even worse, enjoyed it soo much you forgot you were there to review it? I find it next to impossible... to believe that after pumping out all your acerbic, critical observations time and again...you still don't seem to really enjoy very many movies, on any merit.

I am disappointed that they will not be hosting a series of concerts this summer, and hold out Maybe the reviewing business, hope that in the future they will like anything else, takes its toll and develop an outdoor amphitheater leads to "reviewer's burnout." at Mount Ellen. — Dave Boileau Might I/we even suggest to you Fayston and the Seven Days editorial staff Many others with disabilities Editor's Note: That "nightlife nixing" that, since summer is here...take a (and some without) would feel this vacation, a long one. Maybe, even, line was describing residents not in was not an "open" opportunity. Sugarbush but Stowe, where towns- just for fun, take in a movie to For reasons of time conflict, a people pulled the plug on the summer help escape the day-in-and-day-out number of other people would feel concert series. Our apologies for any grind of the workplace? I hear... this event was in no way "open." movies can be fun! confusion. People with disabilities and — Jim Nichols their advocates view the world in Burlington KISONAK NEEDS A terms of accessibility, and the VACATION "open" call for artists proved to be I am writing in response to the * Letters P o l i c y : SEVEN DAYS wants SWINGING FROM THE START an inaccessible event. Even the reactions to Rick Kisonak's recent The New York Times recendy , your rants and raves, in 2 5 0 words - Firehouse ^Gallery i t s # is ^pacc^i$ ran a page-one article on the reviews [Seven Days, June2.&;-9]. I ' J s ble to sottieitThe ^rt in the "back i or less. Letters are only accepted "Return of the Big Bands." The . wo uld like tKe opportunity to room" requires the ability, to crar • v % r T. ^ ^ n m s t r . i run only add my opinions, but also to that respond to content in SEVEN Discover Jazz Festival, since its verse two steps up and down. No thank Seven Days for taking the inception some 16 years ago, has DAYS. Include your full name and a person using a wheelchair or time to finally print "our reviews" featured on the Church Street mobility appliance could safely daytime phone number and send to: of his performance. Marketplace school bands from manage that. I suggest that the SEVEN DAYS, P.O. Box 1 1 6 4 , No, this is not another "get City of Burlington "build a bridge" Vermont reprising Big Band Swing from the '40s era. Was the Rick letter." I too have been won(between those steps) to make the Burling-ton, VT 0 5 4 0 2 - 1 1 6 4 . fax: Burlington festival ahead of its dering for years how Mr. Kisonak Firehouse Gallery's back room 865-1015 time? has become the Champlain Valley's ADA-compliant and accessible to — John Cunavelis "self-appointed" guru of all things e-mail: sevenday@together.net everyone. For a future "open" Burlington that flicker on the big and small

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Howard Dean strode over to shake hands Congressman Bernie Sanders at the heated with House Speaker Michael Obuchowski and Montpelier Town Meeting a few Ed Flanagan, our state audiweeks back as he answered the tor. Secretary of State Deb shouts of protesters condemning Markowitz was the emcee, him as a "sell-out" and an "impeand she peered over the podirialist" for supporting the NATO um to declare, "There's somestrike on Yugoslavia. thing each one of us in the Their shouts ring hollow room owes Gov. Dean thanks today. for. And next year, after the In fact, the small local choir 2000 election, we'll owe him of righteous lefties who serenade the same thanks, because this one another in cyberspace on man is the only person UVM's ANTIWAR listserv have between us and — think of moved on to more pressing this — Gov. Ruth Dwyer!" issues, like "Free Mumia" and the Needless to say, that virtue of a new Shaw's supermarbrought down the house. ket on Pine Street. Ruthless Ruth painted HoIn Washington, the Ho as a "liberal" in her latest Republicans chose to make the fund-raising letter, something war in Yugoslavia "Clintons Howie Wowie is not now, and War." Blinded by hatred, they never has been. And G O P still can't believe Bill Clinton Chairman Patrick Garahan survived Peckergate. The GOP's recently spanked our "liberal" pest-control specialist and House governor Dean for his perforWhip, Tom Delay of Texas, didBY PETER FREYNE mance on transportation n't want any part of the NATO issues. crackdown on Milosevic. No rallying 'round the "The roads you drive," wrote Garahan in flag for the G O P this time. Instead, our another G O P fund-raising letter, "are riddled Republican patriots secretly prayed — while with potholes, and the bridges you cross are kneeling before the Ten Commandments, no dilapidated and dangerous." doubt — that the war would go badly for our Careful, Pat. Some folks remember that a few side. Probably would have been delighted if a few years ago you were a loyal member of the Dean i^OfcF-16 s got shot down. If U.S. casualties had administration. nStt^ted. A few more G.I. s taken prisoner. A "You know the interesting part of all that talk carrier sunk. Anything to make Bill Clinton look of my being a big liberal," said Ho-Ho, "is it bad. This time the party, which under Richard came from my former transportation secretary. Nixon and Ronald Reagan perfected the art of So if I'm such a big liberal," asked Dean, "what wrapping itself in the flag, spat on it. They grievwas he doing in my cabinet? And how come he ously miscalculated while our troops were in neglected the roads all those years?" harm's way. Shame on them. Patrick the Republican told Inside Track this Sanders was up front and out front. He was week, "If I had it to do over again, that language part of the congressional delegation that negotiat- wouldn't have been in there." Garahan said he ed with the Russians and a Milosevic envoy in "may have some political differences with the Vienna in early May. That agreement turned out governor, but I still think he has a lot of good to be the blueprint for the peace. attributes both personally and politically." How ironic it is that the first Kosovar refugee In fact, Garahan was the original point man to arrive in Vermont landed a few houses down on Ho-Ho's Choo-Choo, the Burlington-tothe street from Sanders' hacienda. Twenty-threeCharlotte commuter rail scheme. "I still think it's year-old Emin Bakiu was visiting friends in a pretty good idea," noted Patrick the Pristina when Milosevic's Gestapo produced their Republican. own remake of Schindler's List. Thousands of Media Notes — Last week WCAX-TV "clariKosovars were rounded up and packed like cattle fied" the recent Anson "For the Birds" Tebbetts onto trains for shipment to the Macedonian borhatchet job on State Senator and Essex County der. Back in his hometown, Bakiu's family fled State's Attorney Vince Illuzzi. According to the into the mountains. Two weeks ago he arrived at transcript posted on the WCAX Web site the home of John and Sarah Burchard. Last week Marsillyis, er, Marselis Parsons told viewers last the congressman, his wife Jane and son David Wednesday, "We reported that an Island Pond paid a visit. family was upset with Illuzzi's conduct in a crimi"He had just found out that day," said nal case and were taking their complaints to the Sanders, "that his family was alive. He's a wonProfessional Conduct Board. We reported that derful young man who's gone through a hell no attorney Veronica Ciambra had filed the comyoung person should have to go through." plaint on the behalf of the Tardiff family. But the "To hear his stories first-hand," said Jane complaint was actually filed by the Tardiffs and Sanders, "was heart-wrenching. His parting not Ciambra. We apologize for the confusion." words were that he wants to thank America. He's Yeah, damn factual errors can be so confusso thankful that there were enough good people ing. But when it comes to Vince the Prince, Ch. to stand up to do something." 3 won't let the facts get in the way. The fact is, Another 21 Kosovar refugees are due to arrive the TardifF "complaint" was bogus from the getthis week, says Burchard. Wonder if any of our go, and the board said as much. The publicity righteous anti-war protesters from Ivory Tower forced Illuzzi to turn the Tardiff case over to Land will dare to tell them face-to-face that the Caledonia County State's Attorney Dale Gray. United States should have looked the other way? And over the weekend, WCAX's poster boy, 19Also new in Bernie Land is the arrival of a year-old Darrel TardifF, was cited into court on new chief of staff. 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one pale blonde from another in the Gwyneth Paltrow years. I'm ashamed of this now, because everyone tells me Renee is a really good actress and comedian, and of course I had no idea she'd be coming to town. Renee, if you're reading this, please forgive me. I didn't mean a word of it. I haven't seen your last movie, One True Thing, but only because I couldn't bear the thought of Meryl Streep playing a kooky m o m with cancer. I've barely recovered from the Dingo, and that was 10 years ago! One True Thing is based on a book by Anna Q u i n d len, who used to be a sharp political commentator for The New York Times but now writes winsome novels about white women in crisis —

he tell, I wonder? Normally, my memory is like a steel trap, but when I suggested The Siege the other night for the 15th time in a row, John said, "This has got to stop!" Renee, have I seen The Siege? It's got Bruce, Denzel and Annette Bening, another fine actress with nothing to do. Bruce and Denzel are battling something — aliens? terrorists? the government? I don't recall. Things go from bad to worse before everything starts to explode. This goes on for about an hour, after which the good are alive and the bad dead, just like in real life. O f course, I may be thinking of Enemy of the State, in which the.Denzel part is played by Will Smith, the next Tom Hanks, and Bruce's character is replaced by Gene Hackman, as a security and surveillance wizard who helps Will fight Jon Voight. Jon is a j .-.: National Security

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Anyway, at Borders, Renee bought a couple of videos. I know what they were but I'm not going to tell you — I have to protect my sources. Renee paid for Sj her purchases by check. "She O has big puffy handwriting," said the sales clerk. I refrained from asking if she drew little hearts when dotting her "is," because, frankly, I don't want to know , every detail pf Renee s pri-Vfttelifc. Ra*Uy, I don't. I i took a swipe at her once in this column, writing about m y inability to distinguish

confronting work, facing death, caught in adultery, getting divorced. I'm glad these issues have finally found a literary outlet — " H a p p y families are all alike," says my friend C o u n t Tolstoy. "Each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" — but Quindlen is so ruefully wise and ironic you want to pop her one. Give me an adulteress under a train any day of the week. T h e point is, Renee, I've seen at least one of your films, maybe two. I just can't remember what they were. T h i s is a problem I have, and it's only getting worse. M y partner and better half, may he live forever, assures m e whenever we go to the video store that whatever I've picked out is something we've already seen. H o w can

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A ndy Brodericks family recently ^ ^ ^ decided to sell their three-bedj | ^ ^ ^ room home on Ludwig Court, behind the Shelburne Road Dunkin Donuts, for $135,000. Figuring it would take at least a couple of weeks to find a buyer, the Brodericks placed a pricey, multi-day ad in The Burlington Free Press. They got 32 inquiries in two days. T h e house quickly went under contract, at the full asking price, to one of the first lucky callers. "It was unbelievable," says Broderick. "We knew this was a good time to be selling, but we had no idea there'd be such a wild response."

T h e shortage of existing homes for sale has become self-perpetuating. Bill Supple, co-publisher of Picket Fence Preview, likens the situation to "a game of musical chairs. People see this rush going on," says the founder of the monthly digest of homes for sale by owners, "and they're reluctant to put their own properties on the market, because they're worried they won't find anything themselves." Tightening the squeeze to the popping point is the absence of new housing in both the affordable and mid-priced ranges. Plenty of homes are being built for the $200,000-and-above market, notes Jenkins. Indeed, she knows of one new home erected on the site of a million-dollar house that the new owner tore down.

People are "reluctant to put their own properties on the market, because they're worried they won't find anything themselves." - Bill Supple, Picket Fence Preview Jessica Oski, Assistant City Attorney for Burlington, has been looking for a home within biking distance of downtown for the past two months. She had initially hoped to buy a two-bedroom house for around $110,000. But the more Oski looked, the higher her price range crept — to a current maximum of "$120,000, maybe $125,000." She says she might have considered the Broderick home, had she heard about it before it was too late. The experiences of Oski and the Brodericks are being repeated throughout the Burlington area as an already-sizzling housing market begins to overheat. Veteran realtors describe the current competition for reasonably priced housing as the fiercest they've ever seen. What's feeding the frenzy? According to economists and brokers, it's a simple dynamic of demand vastly exceeding supply. In today's flush economy — which, until recently, featured very low mortgage rates — many Burlington-area residents can afford to become first-time homeowners, as in Oski's case, or they can move up to more spacious, pricier quarters, as the Brodericks are doing. In addition, some market analysts think a growing number of young professionals are moving to Chittenden County from the flatlands, further swelling the ranks of potential buyers. "It's a beautiful place to live," notes Ron Bouchard, sales director for Homestead Design and president of the Northwest Vermont Board of Realtors. "People already here tend to stay, and a lot of others want to come here." "We seem to be seeing an influx of Internet commuters," observes Nancy Jenkins, realtor-extraordinaire for Coldwell Banker. "Demographically, there's this group that can afford trophy homes and who can live anywhere they want." At the same time that demand is soaring, the supply of available homes is shrinking. In February 1977, notes Jenkins, 776 homes were for sale in Chittenden County; as recently as February 1998, the total was still around 00. But in the same month this year, the inventory had fallen to 400.

ing for the same thing we are," says Steinmetz, who works for Magic Hat Brewery. "And a lot of what's on the market in that area is in pretty bad shape."

ny Hill Section or South End home not requiring extensive renovations and priced for less than $175,000 will be snapped up almost overnight, local realtors report. "There's a phenomenon of increasing urbanism," observes Andy Broderick, who works for a local nonprofit housing agency. "It seems ^ ^ ^

I onflicting views, strongly held, sometimes by the same people" 'often prevent construction of lowand mid-priced homes, says Wayne Senville, chairman of the Burlington Planning Commission. Recognition of the need for more housing regularly collides with the desire to preserve open space, Senville explains, noting that he himself feels torn between these two considerations. In practice, specific neighborhoods — even those that have demonstrated a social conscience — will usually opt for open space when a developer tries to build a multi-home project in a vacant lot or hay field. Opposition to the influx of several new neighbors regularly i i l l -it

The purchaser liked the grand vista, but he didn't care for the architecture of the existing house, Jenkins explains. Similarly, she reports that the Burlington area now boasts at least one 10,000-square-foot home. "And more are on the way." Jenkins herself expects to sell $35 million worth of properties this year. Not all of them will be at the current Charlotte average of $350,000; Jenkins brokers deals on many moderate-priced houses as well. But she won't be finding buyers for ' ^ any newly built homes in that price category, since there are literally none availBurlingtc&|Gtea^ most a< able. N o single-family housing construc/Working in par&srs) tion is underway in the Burlington area Vemrilit Housing Finano that will be affordable to a four-person sought to build 220 affordab} family earning $50,000 — the median Dorset Streerin South Burlington J S ^ f c household income in Chittenden County. 1700-square-foot units were intended to T h e cheapest local homes now nearing sell for $117,000, but legal challenges to completion will cost $186,000, Jenkins the project made its original conception says. prohibitively expensive, Milot relates. Surprisingly, however, overall sales VHFA withdrew from the deal as the prices in the county have increased only homes' projected sales prices climbed. about 4 percent in each of the past two Milot finally managed to build the housyears, notes Ron Bouchard. In 1997, the es, but they re now priced between average home sold for $153,675; last $150,000 and $200,000 "due to the regyear's figure was just short of $160,000. ulatory process," he says. Bouchard attributes this "decent" rate Even at that level, however, "they're ", of inflation to "savvy buyers." Homes that going fast." are overpriced "still don't sell," he Typically, Milot notes, "it will take observes. "Vermonters aren't going to let two to four years" for a proposed multithemselves pay more for something than unit development to reach completion, it's worth." But if current conditions per"depending on whether the developer is sist, sharper price hikes will become opposed. And it's very likely, anywhere in inevitable, he concedes. Chittenden County, to receive opposiIt's already tough to find even a convetion from neighbors." niendy located older home — including Vermont is one of the few states that ones that need work — in the $159,000allows court challenges of proposed pro$179,000 range, Jenkins says. "Houses jects that have been reviewed and acted like that are getting to be a rarity. And so upon by local planning commissions, the pinch is being felt most by buyers in Senville observes. In Burlington, he says, the middle." "you've got a situation where with every Stacy Steinmetz and her partner, for major project, whoever loses before the example, have been searching for "an Planning Commission is going to go to older Victorian that we could fix up, that court. has a backyard, and that isn't completely Senville acknowledges that such prosurrounded by students." Steinmetz, now living in a Colchester duplex, had origitracted battles can make it too expensive nally hoped to find something in the for developers to build affordable hous$ 130,000s in the Loomis Street area of ing. At the same time, he expresses Burlington. But she's not seen much that's empathy for "the hundreds of people suitable for even $150,000 or higher. who show up at public hearings to make their voices heard." They have a right to "The problem is that everyone is lookbe concerned about a project that may

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significantly alter the character of their community, Senville says. State and local permitting processes are also identified by builders and their political allies as huge impediments to building homes for average-income Vermonters. "There's lots of duplication, with both Che state and towns conducting environmental reviews," complains Ron Bouchard, president of the Northwest Vermont Board of Realtors. Developers must pay for extensive engineering work in order to obtain "the myriad permits" required for a housing development, Bouchard says. Milot estimates that a builder has to spend around $250,000 for various land and water studies just to initiate the perprocess.

rental projects, t ^jEn other states wh< Richardson says, "one offices is d< u can focus your efforts there, ugh, you have to go back and for forth." • • v*. Taking a seemingly Progressive Burlington. Clavelle agrees that the ] ting process can be needlessly and prohibitively expensive for developers. Bureaucratic entanglements require builders to make "a very substantial outlay of money at the front end while also intensifying the element of risk for them,1"-says Clavelle. As a result, "small developers are becoming extinct." Could Burlington itself do more to encourage construction of affordable 1 • •> « » 1 1 I •»•<••*«-' W V* H e notes t b planning, zo

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in the nonexistent case of new construction). N o t surprisingly, V H F A is receiving "a very large number" of applications, says spokeswoman Cathleen Gent. Unfortunately, she adds, "we can get them the money, but we can't get them the house." Even if affordable homes were being built, they probably wouldn't be in located in Burlington, realtors say. Little land is available in the city for constructing multi-unit projects. And in the rare case of a potentially suitable parcel, its neighbors are likely to object vociferously and to delay a development for years, as has occurred with McCauley Square, a proposed 91-unit project on Mansfield Avenue. If the affordable-housing crunch is to be eased significantly, it will have to happen in the outer suburbs, not in Burlington or Winooski, notes Ron Bouchard. But many of the communities surrounding the urban core "continue to have exclusionary practices," says Burlington Mayor Peter Clavelle.

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Though each show will follow the same basic format as tonights, he knows from experience that every performance will surprise him in some way. It may be the girl who retains the hypnotic idea that her boyfriend has pinched another girl's butt, and remains furious with him long after the show ends. O r it may be the audience member who pays such close attention that she reacts to the hypnotists triggers more animatedly than anyone on stage. Its this element of the unknown that makes Taubman's routine a labor of love. "To me," he says, "the whole idea of hypnotism is more amazing than anything else. I'm still kind of tickled by it." ®

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ormer Secretary of State Henry Kissinger once said that "power is the ultimate aphrodisiac." As unlikely a spokesperson as he might have been for sexual potency in the pre-Viagra era, his one deft phrase captures why history's power-brokers are forever getting caught in the wrong beds. Indeed, one of the more popular arguments against moving to impeach our sitting President was the prevalence of sexual dalliance in the corridors of governmental power. Well, maybe not in the corridors, per se... Two current theatrical productions testify to the corruption that attends the powerful, and why it's so alluring. The Lure of the Bad Boy may explain why some people find sexy a doughy, gameshow-host-coifed former Arkansas governor who couldn't tell the truth if national security depended on it. In the St. Michael's Playhouse production of the rock-opera Jesus Christ Superstar, that bad boy — in case you aren't up on your gospels — turns out to be a good guy. His power exposes corruption among the false kings and kingdoms threatened by a free-thinking prophet.

The status quo also takes a few knocks in Lost Nation Theater's staging of the Kurt Weill-Bertolt Brecht musical The Threepenny Opera, in which the villainous MacHeath, aka "Mack the Knife," presides over a seamy underworld of street criminals. But any message about the haves and havenots here is swept aside in the magnetic Mackie's effort to cheat justice — and anything else he encounters — one more time. The lead characters in both plays are studies in charisma. As Jesus of Nazareth,

Edward M. Barker is cool personified — serene amid throngs of the spiritually confused, calm in the face of danger. That his healing touch can cure lepers and cripples is a bonus. Smiling ironically as he's hassled by the cops, speaking evenly as he questions others' presumed dominion over him and his followers, Barker successfully contemporizes Jesus Christ in this interpretation of his final days. J.C. comes across as an ordinary man questioning an authority we recognize — baddies in business suits, others in camouflage, one in a terrycloth robe. His charm emanates as much from his unflappability as from his wisdom. O r maybe the two go hand in hand. While Barker is a strong vocalist, Jesus Christ Superstar suffers in parts from minor technical difficulties brought on by microphones worn by some actors. Vocal volumes fluctuate from one character to the next and, during some numbers, from one musical passage to the next. While the effect does not undermine the uniformly high level of vocal talent among the cast — Gerard Lebeda's Judas is the most impressive, and Glenn Peter's Pontias Pilate also shines — the inconsistencies are sometimes distracting. Threepenny's acoustic production, in contrast, lays the talent bare. As in Jesus Christ Superstar, leading man Boynton is solid, but supporting cast members shine most brightly in the musical numbers. Playing Mrs. Celia Peachum, mother to Mack's conquest Polly Peachum, opera singer Lisa Jablow is formidable. As Polly, Sharron Bower displays confidence and control in equal measure. But the most memorable turn comes from Marsha Gillette, playing prostitute Jenny — described by Mack as "a companion in a

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darker time." Her story is a sad one, and every disappointment, dead end and broken dream comes through in her plaintive melodies. While both productions enjoy fairly consistent performances from their casts, each makes a greater achievement in creating a mood. In Jesus Christ Superstar, scenic, lighting and costume design — the handiwork of David Fortuna, Michael Lounsbery, K.J. Gilmer and crew — evoke a wasteland, or possibly a desert. T h e world of Christ and his apostles is full of shadows, with minimal props — a screen here, a table there — to clutter what is equally a story of interior and exterior conflicts. Dressed in khakis, shorts and earthtoned T-shirts, Christ and his apostles cut the image of Mad Max extras on their way home from a Phish show. T h e trim-bearded Judas, wearing a linen jacket, pleated slacks and sandals, suggests a Hollywood deal-maker, just the kind of guy who'll sell you out for a briefcase full of cash. King Herod's get-up is more outrageous — a sequined, vaudeville-style number — but Mika Duncan makes it work with a schmaltzy bit of song-and-dance. His Monica Lewinsky-esque sidekicks, however, seem out of place as they wield cigars, dressed identically in berets and blue dresses. Alas, some touches seem too contemporary for their own good. Lost Nation's scenic innovation involves turning the entire second floor of

the City Hall Arts Center theater into the Octopus Arms pub, where Mackie meets his matches. Between acts, the players and audience mingle freely, while during the show a backstage area is visible beyond an elevated, circular stage. T h e set allows for quick scene changes as cast members tote props onto the platform from all sides. T h e overall effect — the joint effort of

ask why/Oh, don't ask w h y . . . " T h o u g h K e e n a j ^ p a r t is r e l a t i v e ^ j p a l l , tier periodic appearances have a way of pointing u p the dark edges of this often-comical tale. O f the two shows, Jesus Christ Superstar is clearly the darker — just trust me, if you don't know how it ends. Being an "opera" — not a spoken line in the play, mind you — it is an ambitious

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Dressed in khakis, shorts and earth-toned T-shirts, Christ and his apostles cut the image of , Mad Max extras on their way home from a Phish show. dramaturge Tim Tavcar and choreographer Danielle Sertz — is loose, cabaret-like. Playing the Singer, Kathleen Keenan reinforces that feeling, performing a song at the top of each act, including the Bobby Darin hit "Mack the Knife" to start the show, and a little number sure to take audience members of a certain vintage back to their Doors phase: "Oh, show us the way to the next whiskey bar/Oh, don't

undertaking. O n the whole, it works, thanks also in part to tight choreography by Lizzyann Lucena-Moore and Doris O'Brien. Perhaps the only disquieting element is that Christ's role seems a bit on the small side. Picking up his story at the height of his powers, we are left to wonder

Jesus Christ Superstar, produced by St. Michael's Playhouse, McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, June 23-26. PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS Kathleen Keenan as The Singer.

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Vermont "hair banc!" 8084 finds fame far afield By Pamela Polston

hen they first formed in 1982, 8084 set two goals: One, to become the highest-paid band on the commercial circuit; two, with the money they make, to build a studio and record their own songs. They achieved both. Throughout the

THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW 8084 in 1989, above, and last week, left.

'80s, 8084 — named after a thenrevolutionary computer chip — traveled in ever-widening loops from the Northeast to as far as Florida and the Midwest. They put out three albums of all-original material, to some critical acclaim, won a North American "band search" contest in Montreal, and got a distribution deal. Things were looking good. Before Phish signed to Elektra, says lead singer Randy Smith, "we were the band that maybe was going to make it out of Vermont." With road-seasoned musical chops and infamously high-energy stage presence — not to mention very big hair and very tight pants — 8084 had every reason to harbor the rock 'n' roll fantasy: hordes of fans, fame and financial reward. They just didn't think it would come true 10 years later . . . overseas. Not now, in 1999, when the band members have settled into day jobs, family life and mortgage payments. In fact 8084 realized two-thirds of their dream; it's just that the fame is outside the United States, and the fans have never even seen the object of their considerable affection. Since creating

their Web site, 8084 has received adoring email from Europe, Australia, Japan. That distribution deal, cut with Holland-based Semaphore Records when the band was young and naive? Tens of thousands of copies of the LPs 8084, Love & War and Satisfaction Guaranteed have sold in Europe, where classic AOR — album-oriented rock — continues to thrive. They haven't seen a penny in royalties. On the strength of those record sales and the band's continuing popularity across the pond, New York's GB Records is now negotiating with European and Japanese labels, as well as with distributors in England and Italy. And this time, 8084 have a good lawyer. "So at least someone will make some money," suggests guitarist Andre Maquera, the resident wit of the band. "They somehow got a hold of our older material and liked it," Smith says of the European-based labels. "So GB is now shopping that old material — stuff we'd put out on our own. We took the best

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unusual — make that one-of-a-kind — bit of Vermont music history last Wednesday: Sandra Wright performing each of the eight finalists for the State Song. Last week I wrote that the event was to take place on the lawn; in fact it was moved inside the State House, making it even more...stately. Only the legislatures more controversial hearings probably get the roomfull of attentive listeners that the State Song attracted. How many times in ones life, in'a millennium, does one get to vote on a new tune to represent the homeland? Never, basically — the old one was chosen by Gov. George Aiken.

For that matter, how many times have you even heard, much less sung, the old one? Exactly, declared the legislature last year. Josephine Hovey Perry's 1938 "Hail, Vermont!" was nice and all, but it's about as musty as any song that starts with the word "hail," which has sadly fallen into disuse except in the occasional weather report. More to the point, it's virtually unsingable to anyone who isn't Sandra Wright. So in their infinite wisdom — and '90s PR smarts — the legislature put it to the Vermont Arts Council, who in turn put it to a <x>mmittee, who in turn puts it upon us, the

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East Fairfield ("Vermont My Home"), Gene Childers of

Middlebury ("Vermont Is a State I Love"), Carol Leddy Abair of

Colchester ("My Home Is Vermont"), Meg Devlin Irish of

Waterbury ("This Is Vermont, My Home"), Diane Martin of Plainfield ("These Green Mountains"), Lisa McCormick of Putney ("At Home in Vermont") and the children in grades 3-5 at Founders Memorial School, Essex Junction ("We Love Where We Are"). Actually, the last one was written some years ago, with the help of folkie Jon Gailmor — those students are about to graduate high school now, and some of them attended the revue to hear Wright belt out their jaunty jingle. (Come to think of it, the tune reminded me somehow of "Jingle Bells.") You may have noticed a preponderance of the words "Vermont" and "Home" in the song titles. While it would seem to indicate a singular lack of imagination, given the purpose of the song I suppose it's forgivable. The interesting thing is hearing what the composers thought a state song should comprise. Inspiration.

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Sentimentality. Raves about the state's beauty. Nearly jingoistic loyalty. And in one entry, a sense of stewardship of the land. Definitely the "amber waves of grain" school; no post-modern hipster folk, and certainly no rock 'n' roll. After all, both legislators and schoolchildren will have to be able to sing the darn thing. I'm not going to reveal my top pick here — the one that made me swell, I confess, with a bit of Vermont pride — but here's how you can cast your own vote: Log on to the VAC's Web site at www.state.vt.us/vermont-arts, give the tunes a listen, and follow instructions for how to send in your preference. If your computer doesn't have audio capability, you can vote on the basis of lyrics alone, or listen to broadcasts of the songs on Vermont Public Television on July 1 at 7:30 p.m., or on Vermont Public Radio during morning "drive time" July 6, 7 and 8. You can also cast your vote by calling 1-800-823-0639, emailing VAC at info@arts.vca.state.vt.us, or snail-mailing to Vermont Arts Council, 136 State St., Montpelier, VT 05663. The voting ends at noon on July 15, and VPT will announce the results that evening (check listings). Don't miss your chance to shape musical history.

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SINGLE TRACKS That lower Church Street institution Rasputin's has finally got itself a weekly band. New-onthe-scene Wigglefoot enliven Thursday nights with jazzy rock . . . Meanwhile, Chicken Bone wants to go Jamaican on Saturday nights, with a skankin' deejay or live reggae band. Interested in gigging, call Steve at 864-9674 . . . Capacitor is cranking: The Burlington design firm headed by JOSh Brown just keeps on snagging high-profile gigs. The latest are design samples chosen for the musicstore set up an upcoming film Next Friday, starring that budding thespi-

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years tickling voodoo boogie from the ivories. If you're too young to remem-

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CaleMia 23 Wednesday drama 'JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR': St. Michael's Playhouse preaches the gospel according to Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber — in rockopera form. See review, this issue. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 8 p.m. $19-21. Info, 654-2281. ' T H E TEMPEST': Vermont Stage mounts Shakespeare's mystical tale of a sorcerer who rules over villains, clowns, sprites and lovers. Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m. $16. Info, 656-2094. 'THREEPENNY OPERA': Lost Nation Theater recasts the Kurt Weill-Bertolt Brecht collaboration that made "Mack the Knife" a musical hit. See review, this issue. City

Hall Arts Center, Montpelier, 1:30 & 8 p.m. $10. Info, 229-0492, 'AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN': Douglas Carter Beane's comical Off Broadway hit explores our not-sohealthy appetites for style, glitz and celebrity. Catch the buzz at Dorset Playhouse, 2 & 8 p.m. $20-32. Info, 867-5777. 'CAMELOT': Stowe Theatre Guild makes your knight with this classic musical about the court of King Arthur. Town Hall Theatre, Stowe, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 253-3961.

film 'GODS AND MONSTERS': Director Bill Condons 1998 drama explores the complex relationship between a gay man and his straight gardener. This screening benefits the Crossroads Arts Council. Rudand Plaza Movieplex, 7 p.m. $7. Info, 775-5413.

SHAKESPEARE DOUBLE FE TURE: Kenneth Branagh dire acts in an adaptation of the Ba whimsical romantic comedy MtI Ado About Nothing. The Oscar-i ning Shakespeare in Love looks I the scenes of the playwright's years. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth Hanover, NJH., 6:45 & 9 p.m.] Info, 603-646-2422.

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A I i j^Hl ^ player in the world of pop 'n' roll, Bruce 1 ^ J i Hornsby is a Vermont favorite. The award-winning I i, ^ H ^ l songwriter has racked up numerous hits for other 1 : a r t i s t s , toured with his own band The Range, and I . earned a reputation as a collaborator extraordinaire 1 including with Don Henley, Crosby, Stills 6? Nash, r Cowboy Junkies, Shawn Colvin and Bonnie Raitt. fe Hornsby was a part-time member of The Grateful J l l l j ^ ^ ^ ^ ® Dead in the early *90s and has written for filmmakers Spike Lee and Ron Howard. As the only pianist who switches from bbegrass to rock to jazz to symphonic with ease, Hornsby is a wildly dazzling performer all on his own.

SPZN DOCTORS: BRIDE AND JOY Their first album in three years, Here r-—Comes the Bride, suggests Spin Doctors have I -j been spending some time at the altar. Ifil I Actually, they've just altered their lineup. Fj^^^JP Ivan Neville brings his famous family name •H^H^t^^L^J and N'Awlins keyboard chops, and Eran ^HMpjKf Tabib joins in on guitar. ^ m m ^ g * mm^mrn The new album follows the Grammy^^^^^g^^KKB/B nominated Pocket Full of Kryptonite, Turn It Upside Down and You've Got to Believe in Something, and promises more of the Docs' musical prescription.- jazz, funk, pop, rock, Latin - and a heaping dose of soul. Benefits: banishes blues. Side-effects: makes your head spin.

SHAWN COLVIN: VOICE OF CHOICE

Lots of Midwestern girls have dreams, but it's a rare one that goes to the Grammies...and wins. But Shawn Calvin's voice is as big as a South Dakota plain, and her unflinchingly honest, emotional and gorgeousfolk-popsongs have made her a sweetheart of America's musical rodeo.

Colvin's platinum-certified A Few Small Repairs fixed her place on television as well - the song "Nothin' On Me" from that CD was chosen as the theme musicfor"Suddenly Susan," starring Brooke Shields. amid the swelling ranks of female "Shawnartists Colvinin"Even ispop," a vibrant gushed original" People magazine,

TARIKA: INDIAN OCEAN COMMOTION

Situated off the coast of Africa, the island of Madagascar plays host to an exotic medley of cultures. It's also home to a world music sensation. | i n Tarika - their name literally means "the group" ^ j l a M j ^ y p ^ i ^ l - blend African, Arabian and Polynesian traditions into a uniquely stylish sound. W^&JZ^mmyRfM Perfect harmonies from sisters Hanitra and mbKMkL^^E^Mx^ N°ro soar over a percussive interplay of I indigenous and Vlfestern instruments, while a fflS£Jft' ^ ^ ^ d f l h l /1 s t r o n ^ social and spiritual consciousness • fmfitfr' underpins Tarika's delectably danceable island rhythms. Think globally, party locally!

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Growing up alongside craggy shores and K^^^m^BESBKBSto the inhospitable Atlantic, Newfoundland's ^Eg^Hr^BESpBgH Celticfolk-rockersprove geographic isolation is no hindrance to making music. The title of their latest release, Rant Roar, ^ I says it all: Great Big Sea's sound derives its HM^^^^R^B^fxJ energy and its soul from the sea-chantey / tradition - generations of immigrants inspired to sing about the island's stark beauty and its colorful history of sailors, pirates and ne'er-do-wells. Add to all that the volume and vitality of rock 'n' roll, and the band's sure to cause a Maritime mania south of the border. A pennywhistle never sounded so good. Oh, Canada! I I M TRM

ZOLA TURN: GRRLS HAVE MORE FUN

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JUST SOME OF THE GREAT HAPPENINGS TO DIG INTO AT THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL! ICE CREAM ACTION (2 fir 10) Act locally! Social action is as much a part of our festivals as ice cream. We encourage you to stop by one of our two Ice Cream Action stations. For 25 cents you can purchase a postcard and write a message to your preferred political representative about a topic of your choice, or an issue that we feel is important to our communities. This year our major focus includes efforts to reduce dioxins in the environment and our partnership with Greenpeace. Vfe are alsofeaturinglocal issues regarding the environment. Together, we can make a difference.

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The Ben &> Jerry's Foundation contributes nationally to nonprofit organizations dedicated to workingforprogressive change in the United States. Our Community Action Teams contribute small grants to community groups within Vermont. In the Ben Jerry's Foundation tent we're showcasing some of the Foundation's and the CAT'S most recent grant recipients: Concerned Citizens of Franklin County/Rural Vermont, Elder Art Program, The Greater Laurentian Wildlands Project, and Vermont CARES.

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Create a one-of-a-kind piece of art or jewelry from recycled telephone kwire & other fun stuff. For $2.00 you can make a pin, necklace, bracelet, wire sculpture, earrings and more. All you need is ' your imagination. The proceeds generated will be j!> donated to the Community On Temporary Shelter r (COTS) located in Burlington. It is a nonprofit V organization dedicated to serving the needs of those who find themselves without housing. In addition to operating two temporary emergency shelters, COTS offers a variety of integrated services to individuals and families who find themselves without homes/shelter.

FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS fir OTHER GOODIES (24) Bring home a memento to remind you of all the fun! This boothfeaturesfestivalhats, the Bluefish rendition of thefestivalbgo AND the official 1999 One World One Heart. Festival organic cotton, short-sleeved tee. Two locations: one at the Festival T-shirt Booth next to the entrance, and the second in the Craft Tent,featuringadditional Ben &> Jerry items!

INTERNET PAVILION (17) It's virtually the best internet presentation we've ever had! Come join in on the electronic fun at our Internet Pavillion. We'refeaturing6 brand new iMacs with more Ben Jerry's fun and info than you can click on. Play Ben 6? Jerry's e-games, or check out the virtual One World One Heart. Festivalfeaturedon our own WebSiteforthose who couldn't make it to join us in person. Check out our Annual Report on line. Step into the cyber-age of social action as we present electronic petitions, and an abbreviated Greenpeace website so you can surf the socially conscious waters in style. Youll definitely bookmark this festival activity in your "favorites" folder!

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Rail travel may still be a off in Chittenden County, but the train to irvana is coming 'round the bend. When the fountain Chew Chew pulls into town, all lave a chance to sample the state's cuisine as by premier restaurants and specialty food :s. Live music and performance add a pinch icle to the chocolate tiramisu, lobster bisque ken shahi koma. une 25, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Saturday & June 26 &27, 11 a.m. - 6p.m. Waterfront rlington. Nine tokens for $5. Info, 864-6674.

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We call them crazy, but the y be smarter than we think. According to a jnerican myth, the loon restored the sight of medicine man and received, in return, the e it wears to this day. More recent reports logists find a vital link between loon populad general environmental health. At two ig events — a slide show and a "loon safari" p — biologist Eric Hanson marshals ecoolks to take a gander at the diving birds. v, Friday, June 25. VINS, Woodstock, 7p. m. noe trip, Saturday, June 26. Lake Ninevah Mt. Holly 9:30 a.m. $19. Register, f9.

on a roll : Gentlewomen, start your engines. The second annual Ladies Car Rally finds women motorists revving up for a 150-mile tour through the Lake Champlain Valley. Men — but not significant others — can help navigate or go along for the leisurely ride, but a woman must sit in the driver's seat. Along with a lot of dust, the event raises funds to restore the century-old Vergennes Opera House. Saturday, June 26. Vergennes City Green, 9 a. m. Free. Info, 877-6737. foot loose:

Choreographer Mark Morris' work is considered the "most musical" in dance today — "not so much translations as extensions of the score," one critic wrote. At two upcoming performances, Morris himself joins his troupe in a program that extends music into the realms of music myth — as in the Cupid caper "A Spell" — and musical comedy, with the Broadway show tune-scored Dancing Honeymoon. Two other short works, "Love Song Waltzes" and "Grand Duo," add a touch of romance to the program, with scores by Brahms and contemporary composer Lou Harrison, respectively. Saturday, June 26, 8p.m. & Sunday, June 27, 7p.m. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., $22.50. Info, 603-646-2422.

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A horse is a horse. Unless, of course, it's a Morgan — the Vermont state animal. At an upcoming "Day in the Country," the sturdy steed — a Vermont native breed — is showcased along with a barnyard's worth of agricultural animals. Visitors can also sample farm-fresh food courtesy of the Vermont Fresh Network, a collaboration of farmers and restaurateurs, while they meet yet another farm phenom: "Vermontica," the official Vermont state calf. Sunday, June 27. American Morgan Horse Complex, Shelburne, 10 a.m. -4p.m. Free. Info, 985-8665.

hare the fruits of their literary labors t Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-3 1 44. AUTHORS ON THE GREEN': Poet Sydney Lea, author of Hunting All the Way Home, takes aim at illiteracy with a reading in City Park, Barre, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7321. LOVERS IN LOVE': This discusion looks at literary loves spurned nd spoofed, beginning with the omber Wuthering Heights. Warren Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, $96-3913.

(ids FABULOUS FUNNY FACES': foung readers ages five and up mix tories and face paint at this silly •xpression session. Fletcher Free -ibrary, Burlington, 10 a.m. - noon k 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. 50OKS AND COMPUTER TIME: Reading and computer fun iwait preschoolers and their families it the Hinesburg Elementary School, 5-4:40 p.m. Free. Info, 482-3502. ATCHKEY KIDS COURSE: Kids iges seven to 10 learn to make homeilone time fun and safe. Twin Oaks ports & Fitness, Kennedy Dr., S. Surlington, 10-11 a.m. $15. Register, >58-0001.

STORYTIME: Four- and five-yearolds enjoy stories, songs, finger plays and crafts. South Burlington Community Library, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 652-7080. STORIES: Litde listeners hear stories, snack and make crafts at the Children's Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537.

sport DAVID BREASHEARS: The Emmy Award-winning cinematographer was next on the mountain after the illfated Everest expedition three years ago. He shows slides at the Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 863-5966. OLYMPIC DAY CEREMONY: Former Lt. Governor Barbara Snelling is joined by Vermont Olympians in heralding the achievements of past, present and future athletes — part of an international day of recognition. State House, Montpelier, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0093.

etc FAMILY GARDENING PLAY: The Visiting Nurses Association lends a hand at this green-thumbed gathering for growing gardeners. Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 1:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0377.

HOMEOWNERSHIP ORIENTATION: Potential buyers learn how to shop — and pay — for a home at the Burlington Community Land Trust, 179 South Winooski Ave., 6 p.m. Free. Register, 660-0642. PARALEGAL LECTURE: Attorney Eric Benson discusses intellectual property law and introduces the course on Paralegal Studies at Burlington College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616. MARKETING MEANS BUSINESS': Stephanie Beck leads this workshop on "non-traditional" ways to boost your bottom line. 201 McAuley Hall, Trinity College, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $2. Info, 846-7160. 'TREE PLAN' MEETING: Urban foresters and tree lovers convene with arborists and architects to visualize a floral future. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-8245. ALZHEIMER'S TRAINING: The Vermont chapter of the Alzheimer's Association trains the public to take the group's message statewide. Alzheimer's Association, River St., Montpelier, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Register, 229-1022. COLLEGE OPEN HOUSE: Learn how to earn a bachelor s or graduate degree at night or on weekends

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'SERPICO': Al Pacino plays an undercover cop snitching on corrupt officers in this Sidney Lumetdirected drama based on true events. Loew Auditorium, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

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drama ' T H E TEMPEST': See June 23, $19. 'JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR': See June 23. 'CAMELOT': See June 23. •THREEPENNY OPERA': See June 23, 8 p.m. $10-16. 'AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN': See June 23, 8 p.m. 'A RAGE O F DREAMING SHEEP': Playwright David Moats' semi-historical play uncovers a conspiracy to assassinate the governor of turn-of-the-century Idaho. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $5-10. Info, 863-0091. 'ONCE O N THIS ISLAND': The majestic musical navigates Caribbean waters, visiting ports of love, loss and redemption — all to a calypso beat. Weston Playhouse, 8 p.m. $25. Info, 824-5288.

film 'TONGUES UNTIED': Marlon Riggs' documentary looks at language as pan of the "Diversity and Anti-Racism Film Series." UVM Library, Burlington, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-5800.

BERND HEINRICH: In his latest book, the UVM biology prof probes The Mind of the Raven, and gives new meaning to the term "bird brain." Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231. 'SECRETS' POETRY WORKSHOP: Poets take turns telling all at this revealing writing session. Ilsley Public Library, Main St., Middlebury, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 388-7523.

kids 'NEW TITLES' STORY TIME: Kids four and up benefit from new books while they learn how to build friendships through Brenda Shannon Yees Sand Castle. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. 'SUITCASE THEATER PAJAMARAMA': Storyteller Ernie Hemingway and his teen troupe perform The Emperor's New Clothes and The Enchanted Pajamas. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. ARTHUR AND DW: Everyone's favorite aardvark and his lovable sister treat kids to stories, snacks, face painting and balloons. Children's Pages, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231. ' T H E PRINCESS W H O COULD READ STARS': The Green Mountain Guild's whimsical fable transports a curious girl to a magical mountain in Morocco. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7 p.m. $5. Register, 872-0466.

STORY HOUR: Young readers learn from lighthearted literature in a country setting. Flying Pig Children's Books, Charlotte, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 425-2600. PARENTS ANONYMOUS: Parents gather for support and assistance around the challenges of chiidrearing. Babysitting goes with the program at two meetings in Burlington and Milton, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-4014.

this 12-step support group. Seneca Center, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 660-9036. CLOGGING CONCERT: The Kitchen Sync Cloggers and the Plumbers stomp the night away at this ground-shaking performance. Rusty Parker Park, Waterbury, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7352.

etc VERMONT VENTURE NETWORK: Adventurous Traveler bookseller Spencer Newman talks to investors about his online enterprise at the Radisson Hotel, Burlington, 8-10 a.m. $15. Info, 658-7830. CHAMBER MIXER: Business types mix and mingle at Vermont National Country Club, S. Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $12. Info, 863-3489. LAKE CHAMPLAIN HISTORY LECTURE: Art Cohn dredges up fascinating facts about Benedict Arnold, the Battle of Valcour Island and the last missing gunboat. See "to do" list, this issue. Basin Harbor Club, Ferrisburgh, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 475-2022. ROLFING DEMO: Advanced certified Rolfer Jeffry Galper touches on techniques used in this massage therapy at two demonstrations. Healthy Living, S. Burlington, 11 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 865-4770. Borders, Church St. Marketplace, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. HEPATITIS-C SUPPORT GROUP: Three million Americans suffer from this still-incurable liver ' disease. A support group meets at Burgess Assembly, Fletcher Allen Healthcare, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5532. EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS: Women suffering from depression, anxiety or any other mental or emotional problem find sorority in

drama ' T H E TEMPEST': See June 23, $19. 'A RAGE OF DREAMING SHEEP': See June 24. 'JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR': See June 23. 'CAMELOT': See June 23. 'THREEPENNY OPERA': See June 23, 8 p.m. $10-16. 'AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN': See June 23, 8 p.m. 'ONCE O N THIS ISLAND': See June 24.

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music • Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." DANA ROBINSON: The singer and multi-instrumentalist plays traditional American folk music in a rootsy groove. Borders, Church St. Marketplace, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. HIGHWAY 10: The folk-country fivesome rolls it out for book browsers at Deerleap Books, Bristol, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5684. CD RELEASE PARTY: Don Rhoades and the Back Porch Players whoop it up to celebrate their new bluegrass-based release. Dinner starts the show at the Lareau Farm Country Inn, Waitsfield, 5:30 p.m. $20. Info, 583-1092. HOWARD BROFSKY TRIO: Guitarist Jack Fragomeni and bassist Clyde Stats join the honored horn player for an evening of straight-ahead jazz. The Carving Studio, West Rutland, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 775-5413. / \ ^ V

dance LATINO DANCE PARTY: Deejay Hector "El Salsero" Cobeo spins discs at a spicy shakedown for Latin lovers. Lincoln Inn, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. - 1 p.m. $5. Info, 862-5082.

' T H E MATRIX': Keanu Reeves plays a hacker whose services are solicited by both a shadowy government and an anarchist cabal. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:45 & 9:30 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

words OPEN POETRY READING: Word wranglers join the "uncommon din" at this reading by regular folks. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6106.

kids 'MUSIC W I T H ROBERT RESNIK': Kids sing songs with the musical host of Vermont Public Radio's folk show "All the Traditions." Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216. 'ROARING W I T H RIK': Musician Rik Palieri takes kids five and up on a 'round-the-world musical journey. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. noon. Free. Register, 865-7216. HEALTHY SNACKS COURSE: Kids ages five to nine learn to make tasty treats while learning about nutrition at Twin Oaks Sports & Fitness, Kennedy Dr., S. Burlington, 11 a.m. - noon. $15. Register, 658-0001. STORY HOUR: Toddlers listen to

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sport M I D N I G H T BASKETBALL: Teen hoopsters put on the night moves at the Greater Burlington YMCA, 7 p.m - midnight. Free. Register, 862-9622. VERMONT VOLTAGE: The state's soccer stars get goal-oriented with the N.Y. Freedom team at Essex High School, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 229-6233. GOLF TOURNAMENT: Tee off to support local recreation efforts at the Enosburg Falls Country Club, noon. $25. Info, 933-2079. 'RELAY FOR LIFE': Teams run through the night to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Montpelier High School, 6:30 p.m. $10. Register, 658-0626.

etc EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS: See June 24. This co-ed section welcomes men. GREEN MOUNTAIN C H E W CHEW: Local food providers serve up Cajun, Vietnamese, Mexican and Indian at this annual feeding frenzy with live music. See "to do" list, this issue. Waterfront Park, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. Nine tokens for $5. Info, 864-6674. 4-H HORSE SHOW: Young riders compete in jumping, "equitation," trailblazing and showmanship at this horse happening. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 878-1215. FAMILY GARDENING PLAY: JL1 The Visiting Nurses Association lends a hand at this green-thumbed gathering for growing gardeners. Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0377. OPEN OBSERVATORY: Get a good look at the summer sky with members of the Vermont Astronomical Society. Overlook

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STOWE FLOWER & GARDEN FESTIVAL: Stop and smell the roses at this gardening gala that includes flower workshops, a craft fair, art exhibits and trolley tours. Venues around Stowe, 9 a.m. 9:30 p.m. $8-20. Info, 253-7321. BOOK SALE: Book bargain hunters search for compelling titles at the Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 425-6315. LOON SLIDE SHOW: Biologist Eric Hanson projects images in the cause of "Monitoring Vermont's Endangered Divers." See "to do" list, this issue. VINS, Woodstock, 7 p.m. Free. Register, 457-2779. GLBTQ SUPPORT GROUP: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth make new friends and get support. Outright Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 800-452-2428. BATTERED WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP: Women Helping Battered Women facilitates a group in Burlington, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-1996.

26 Saturday music • Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." DANA ROBINSON: See June 25,;^ Button Bay State Park, Ferrisburgh, 7:30 p.m. $2. Info, 241-3651. ONE WORLD, ONE HEART: Ben & Jerrys serves up local and national acts on simultaneous stages, including Bruce Hornsby, Shawn Colvin, Spin Doctors and Zola Turn. See four-page schedule, this issue. Mount Ellen, Sugarbush

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dance CONTRA DANCE: Lausanne Allen calls for the Cold River Band at this northern-style hoe-down sponsored by the Otter Creek Contras. Holley Hall, Bristol, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 388-4548. MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP: The "musical" modern dance troupe moves to everything from Brahms to Lou Harrison. See "to do" list, this issue. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $22.50. Info, 603-646-2422.

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film 'WAKING NED DEVINE': A tiny Irish village rallies to keep lottery officials from discovering the true identity of a big winner in their midst. Loew Auditorium, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. FINE ART FLEA MARKET: The visual version of the "farmer's market" offers affordable art in a wide range of media. Alley between Burlington City Hall and the Firehouse Gallery, noon - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

kids STORY TIME: Kids three and up listen to literature read aloud. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. STORYTIME: Young readers delve into classic and new tales at a laidback, literary happening. Borders, Church St. Marketplace, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. MATH TUTORIALS: Highschoolers take the "numb" out of numbers-crunching at this weekly session with Dr. Samuel J. Klein. Room 373, Jeanmarie Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 9 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 865-5039.

sport 'RELAY FOR LIFE': See June 25. BOAT DEMO DAY: Canoe and kayak workshops prep people planning to ply the summer waters. Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. $5. Info, 253-2317. VERMONT VOLTAGE: The state's soccer stars get goal-oriented with Rhode Island at Essex High School, 7:15 p.m. $5. Info, 229-6233. ALUMNI BASEBALL GAMES: Old-timers and recent Enosburg High School grads pitch in to make the day. Village Recreation Field, Enosburg Falls, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 933-2079. GOLF TOURNAMENT: Swingers chip in to assist the fundraising efforts of the local chamber of commerce. Sugarbush Resort, noon-6 p.m. $65. Register, 496-3409.

TRIATHLON: Sporty types swim, bike and run at this "Vermont Sun" contest. Branbury State Park, Middlebury, 8:30 a.m. $26. Register, 388-6888. LONG TRAIL HIKE: Enjoy the scenery along the Bolton Notch Road en route to Nebraska Notch with the Burlington chapter of the Green Mountain Club. Info, 223-5603. ADIRONDACK HIKE: The Burlington chapter of the Green Mountain Club leads a moderately paced trek along the Nun-Da-Gao Ridge. Info, 863-1145.

etc GREEN MOUNTAIN C H E W CHEW: See June 25, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. 4-H HORSE SHOW: See June 25. STOWE FLOWER AND GARDEN FESTIVAL: See June 25. SATELLITE PET ADOPTIONS: Reps from the Humane Society of Chittenden County match homeless cats and kittens with new owners at this drive-through event. Pet Food Warehouse, Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5514. USED BOOK SALE: Browse for second-hand fiction, beach books and hard-to-find hardbacks at a book sale that benefits the Friends of the Burnham Library. Old Firehouse, Colchester, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576. CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSPECTIONS: Bring your tot's car seat to this checkpoint to make sure it is safely installed. Berlin City's Car Center, Williston, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.J Free. Info, 241-5503. BIRDWALKS: Develop your appreciation for backyard sere- i i f naders at this avian identification outing. Shelburne Farms, 6:45-9 a.m. $5. Register, 985-8686. LADIES CAR RALLY: Gals gear up for a 150-mile drive through the Champlain Valley to benefit the Vergennes Opera House. See "to do" list, this issue. Vergennes

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FREIHOFER'S JAZZ FESTIVAL: See June 26, $27.50-43. Info, 518-587-3330. 'MUSIC IN T H E MEADOW': Deborah Henson-Conant puts her harp through the paces with a sampling of jazz, folk, comedy, flamenco, blues and pop. Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow, Stowe, 7 p.m. $18. Info, 253-7792. 4 0 T H ARMY BAND CONCERT: The military music-makers fill the summer skies with starspangled sounds on the Rochester Green, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-0480. BLUES, BREWS & JAZZ: Big Joe, Sandra Wright and Seth Yacovone belt it out for thirsty blues fans at Tunbridge World's Fairgrounds, 11:30 a.m. $6-12. Info, 746-7916. GREEN MOUNTAIN CHORUS: The local barbershoppers stage a harmonic convergence at the Haskell Opera House, Derby Line, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 723-6027. CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT: The Rochester Chamber Music Society performs Beethoven, Haydn and Brahms at the Rochester Federated Church, 4 p.m. Donations. 767-3012.

dance MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP: See June 26, 7 p.m.

drama 'THREEPENNY OPERA': See June 23, 7 p.m. 'ONCE O N THIS ISLAND': See June 24, 7 p.m. $22. 'AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN': See June 23, 8 p.m. « GREEN MOUNTAIN GUILD: Vermont playwright Rob Handel's double-bill comedy fare includes The Sorrows of Young Iggy, about two people afraid to leave home but not each other, and Adam and Eve on a Raft, about a road-tripping couple who overheat in a

diner. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10. Register, 872-0466. 'FOREVER PLAID' AUDITIONS: Calling all aspiring actors, singers and attention-seekers for a fall production of the retro musical revue. Town Hall Theater, Stowe, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 253-7353. JANICE PERRY: The lesbian comedienne, described as an "ecstatic cross between Doris Day and a high-velocity rifle," performs a comic solo piece, "Out From Underground." City Hall Theater, Montpelier, 2 p.m. $10-12. Info, 229-0492. 'HUMDRUM GLORIFICATION CABOODLE': Political pageantry, puppet shows, art and fresh bread make it worth a trip to Bread and Puppet Farm, Glover, 3 p.m. Donations. Info, 525-3031.

film WORLD WAR II DOUBLE FEATURE: Tom Hanks plays a World War II officer on a mission to find the sole surviving son of an American family — before it's too late — in Steven Spielbergs Saving Private Ryan. Nick Nolte heads up a cast of soldiers in The Thin Red Line, Terrence Malick's philosophical rumination on the nature of war. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 5 & 8:10 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

words POETRY SLAM: New York poet Guy LeCharles rouses audiences with his lyrical spoken-word rhythms and rhymes. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 7 p.m. $3-6. Info, 863-3109.

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Church St. Marketplace, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 8652711. 'DAVID WIESNER: The awardwinning children's book author churns out the chuckles for kids ages four and up. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 4 p.m Free. Info, 864-8001.

sport ALUMNI BASEBALL GAMES: See June 26. GOLF TOURNAMENT: See June 26.

LONG TRAIL HIKE: Take Route 118 to Corliss Camp on this 11mile tour with the Burlington section of the Green Mountain Club. Info, 879-1302. SUMMER BIATHLON: Running gunners take aim along this smokin' 5K race. Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, 9 a.m. $1218. Register, 654-7833.

etc GREEN MOUNTAIN C H E W CHEW: See June 25. 4-H HORSE SHOW: See June 25. USED BOOK SALE: See June 26, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT: See June 26. STOWE FLOWER AND GARDEN FESTIVAL : See June 25. FULL M O O N RITUAL: Bring food and a cushion to this pagan "Sonnensblot" ritual in celebration of the summer solstice. Unitarian Universalist Society, Burlington, 152 Pearl St., Burlington, 6 p.m. Donations. Info, 658-9689. RIVER TOUR: Naturalist Donna Higgins leads the way down the 1 Winooski on this wetlands-wise adventure. Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. $45. Info, 253-2317. CATHEDRAL SQUARE OPEN HOUSE: The subsidized rental pads for the 62-and-over set celebrate 20 years of housing. Take a

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aikido AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adults, Mondays - Fridays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. and 7-8:15 p.m., Saturdays, 9-11:45 a.m. Children, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m. Aikido of Champlain Valley, 17 E. Allen St., Winooski. $55/month, $120/three months, intro specials. Info, 654-6999. Study this graceful, flowing martial art to develop flexibility, confidence and self-defense skills. AIKIDO OF VERMONT: Monday through Friday, 6-7 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., Saturday, 9-10:30 a.m., Sunday, 10-11:30 a.m. Above Onion River Coop, 274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info, 862-9785. Practice the art of Aikido in a safe and supportive environment.

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dance SWING DANCING: Thursdays starting June 24, level II, 7-8 p.m., level I, 8-9 p.m., Swing Etc. at Jazzersize Dance Studio, Rt. 2A, Williston. Info, 860-7501. Keep up your momentum from the Jazz Festival swing classes. SALSA: Wednesdays starting June 23, level I, 7-8 p.m. Swing Etc. at Club Metronome, Burlington. Info, 860-7501. Heat up your summer with this spicy Latin dance. SWING DANCING: Classes start Sunday, July 11. Champlain Club, Burlington. Info, 862-9033. Learn balboa and lindy hop — the original style of swing.

hypnotherapy INTRO T O HYPNOSIS: Saturday, June 26, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. UVM Women's Center, 34 S. Williams St, Burlington. $99. Register, 228-7733. Learn to use self-hypnosis to lose weight, stop smoking or control pain.

SUMMER ARTS CAMPS: Weeklong camps from June 28 through August 6, 9 a.m. - noon. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Church St., Burlington. Register, 8657166. Six- to 16-year-olds learn KENDO: Ongoing Wednesdays bookmaking, sculpture, pairitihg; * - * * and Fridays, 6:45-8:30 p.m. printmaking or fiber arts. Warren Town Hall. Donations. Info, 496-4669. Develop focus, control and power through this Japanese 'GETTING SERIOUS': Thursday, samurai sword-fencing martial art. June 24, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Trinity College, Burlington. $115. Grants available. Info, 846-7160. Explore 'KIDS IN KAYAKS': Tuesday, June the possibilities and realities of busi29, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Ethan Allen ness ownership by developing an Homestead, Burlington. $40. Info, entrepreneurial idea through the 863-5744. Kids eight and up get an Women's Small Business Program intro to kayaking develop safe boating

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PHOTOGRAPHY: Private or group, basic and intermediate classes. Info, 372-3104. Take two-day workshops or a five-week class in black and white and Cibachrome printing or camera and composition skills; teens participate in one-week day camps.

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ITALIAN: Ongoing individual and group classes, beginner to advanced, adults and children. Burlington. Info, 865-4795. Learn to speak this beautiful language from a native speaker and experienced teacher. ESL: Ongoing small group classes, beginners and intermediates. Vermont Adult Learning, Sloan Hall, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. Free. Info, 654-8677. Improve your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in English as a second language. SPANISH: Ongoing individual and small group lessons. S. Burlington. Info, 864-6870. Get ready for that trip — learn the basics of Spanish conversation and grammar.

meditation ' T H E WAY OF T H E SUFI': Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. S. Burlington. Free. Info, 658-2447. This Sufi-style meditation incorporates breath, sound and movement. MEDITATION: First & third -. ' H \ Sundays, 10 a.m. - noon. Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave. Free. Info, 6586795. Instructors teach non-sectarian and Tibetan Buddhist meditations. MEDITATION: Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Green Mountain Learning Center, 13 Dorset Lane, Suite 203, Williston. Free. Info, 872-3797. Don't just do something, sit there! GUIDED MEDITATION: Sundays, 10:30 a.m. The Shelburne Athletic Club, Shelburne

USUI REIKI II: Saturday, June 26, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $150. Info, 660-8060. Commune with your "Reiki guide," discuss building a practice and get an attunement.

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drama TEDDY ROOSEVELT: Ted Zelewski saddles up to play the "Cowboy President" in this oneman show. Abbey Restaurant, Sheldon, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 933-2132.

kids STORYTIME: Children from three to five enjoy stories, songs, finger plays and crafts. South Burlington Community Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080.

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40TH ARMY BAND CONCERT: See June 27, Rusty Parker Park, Waterbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-0480.

drama AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN': See June 23, 8 p.m. 'ONCE ON THIS ISLAND': See June 24, 8 p.m. $22. 'THE FOREIGNER': Misunderstandings about a "foreign" British visitor to the back woods of Georgia lead to language-related laughs in the McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 8 p.m. $19-21. Info, 654-2281.

words 'ME! ME! ME! WRITING WORKSHOP: Memoirs, personal essays and lies of all size are fodder for creative writing at Borders, Church St. Marketplace, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. BURLINGTON WRITERS GROUP: Bring pencil, paper and the will to be inspired to this writerly gathering at the Daily Planet, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9647.

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kids DAVID WIESNER: See June 27. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 65-7216. INFANT-TODDLER PLAYGROUP: The under-three crowd crawls, climbs and colors while caregivers compare notes. Lunch is included at H.O. Wheeler School, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0377. HOMESCHOOLERS GYM AND CRAFTS: Stay-at-home students take part in extracurricular activities at the Burlington Boys and Girls Club, Oak St., Burlington, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $1. Info, 860-1299. 'MUSIC WITH ROBERT RESNIK': Kids sing songs with the musical host of Vermont Public Radio's folk show "All the Traditions." Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216. STORY TIME: Kids under three listen in at the South Burlington Community Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. STORY HOUR: Kids between three and five engage in artful educational activities. Milton Public Library, 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Free. Info, 893-4644.

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etc Y2K FORUM: Learn what people are doing to keep the millennium bug from taking a bite out of healthcare and social services. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7019.

»a endar HOLOCAUST STUDIES LECTURE SERIES: American University prof Richard Breitman reveals what western intelligence organizations knew about the Holocaust. 103 Rowell, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1492. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Compulsive eaters weigh in on body image issues at the First Congregational Church, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 644-8936. BATTERED WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP: Meet in Barre, 10:30 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 223-0855.

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'THE LAST STATION': Jerome Kilty stars as Leo Tolstoy in this stage adaptation of the literary bio by Middlebury's Jay Parini. Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m. $16. Info, 656-2094.

film 'AN AMERICAN IN PARIS': Gene Kelly plays a struggling artist singing and dancing his way into the heart of a young French girl. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:45 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

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drama 'THE FOREIGNER': See June 29. 'CAMELOT': See June 23. 'THREEPENNY OPERA': See June 23, 8 p.m. $10-16. 'AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN': See June 23'ONCE ON THIS ISLAND': See June 24, 3 & 8 p.m.

MAC PARKER: See June 29, 5:30 p.m. BETHANY'S BOOK GROUP: The monthly reading roundtable takes a swing at Snow Falling on Cedars. Borders, Church St. Marketplace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. WOMEN'S POETRY READING: Vermont versifiers Liz Powell, Angela Patten, Sue Burton and Ardie Kusserow share their ways with words. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. 'AUTHORS ON THE GREEN': Vermont Life editor Tom Slayton explains "Why I Love Barre" in City Park, Barre, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7321. FICTION READING: Vermont novelists Sue Miller and Shelby Hearon read from their respective works as part of the "Readings in' the Gallery" series. Victorian Art Gallery, St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. DAN NEARY: The Vermont journalist and photographer reads from Rage in the Hills, Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774.

ger plays and crafts. South Burlington Community Library, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 652-7080. STORIES: Litde listeners hear stories, snack and make crafts at the Children's Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537.

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A R T S ALIVE LECTURE SERIES, with Philip Parisi, Diane Gabriel and John Churchman. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 864-1557. June 23, 6:30-8 p.m. DREAM GARAGE, oversized photograph/collages by Hope Herman Wurmfeld, and SHADE, a mixedmedia installation by Jennifer Koch and Gregg Blasdel. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 8657165. Reception June 25, 6-8 p.m. FINE ART FLEA MART, featuring artists in the alley next to Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 865-7165. Every Saturday, 1-5 p.m. ART AND BLOOM, local floral designers' creations complementing artwork during the Stowe Flower Festival. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 2538358. June 25-27, noon - 5 p.m. S U M M E R MEDLEY '99, featuring two-dimensional works in mixed media by 15 Vermont artists. Furchgott SourdifFe Gallery, Shelburne, 985-3848. Reception June 26, 6:30-8 p.m. ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE, an introduction to the three artists working this summer on the Saint Michael's College campus: Jeffrey Whittle, Megan Lipke and Robin Michals. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 6542535. Slide show and reception June 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. YAROSLAVL ARTS COALITION, featuring works from Burlington's Sister City: photographs by Misha Makarov and watercolors by Yaroslavl youth ages nine to 15. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7211. Reception June 30, 6 p.m.

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CENTRAL V E R M O N T TRAMP ART, an exhibit of carved crafts, historic and new, made from found or scrap wood. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 3884964. June 26 - September 4. MARTHA DAGHLIAN, pastels by the 13-year-old artist. Green Bean Gallery, Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, 223-7800. Through June. ART, IMAGE AND TEXT, featuring a collection of art books, prints, paintings and text-driven imagery by Bonnie Christensen, Jean Cannon, Nate Freeman, Ken Leslie and Ann Lewis. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 828-8743. Through August 1. STORY LINES: Narrative Drawings of Memory and Dream, by Lynn Imperatore. T.W. Wood Gallery, South Gallery, Montpelier, 8288743. Through August 1. PHOTOGRAPHS by Jamie Cope, "Women Eight to Eighty," and Ken Aiken, "Venice: Three Perspectives." Vermont Arts Council Gallery, Montpelier, 828-3778. Through June. WEAVING TRADITION INTO A CHANGING WORLD: 200 Years of Abenaki Basketry, featuring a variety of baskets from the Northeast. Chimney Point State Historic Site, Addison, 759-2412. Through October 11. CLAY IN T H E GARDEN, HOME & GREENHOUSE, featuring pottery to live with and use. Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, 244-1126. Through July. CAROL BOUCHER, pastel landscape drawings. Mist Grill, Waterbury, 244-2233. Through June. ALICE ECKLES, recent paintings and prints. Katies Jewels, Montpelier, 456-8993. Through June. ARTISTS WORKING TOGETHER For Studio Place Arts. Works in two and three dimensions by artists interested in the development of the Barre arts center. Aldrich Library, Milne Gallery, Barre, 229-9446. Through June. PALETTEERS, paintings and works in mixed media by members, this week featuring Mary Jane Naylor. Art Gallery of Barre, 476-1030. Ongoing. FORESTS AND FIELDS, HILLS AND HOMES: 19th-Century Vermont Scenes by the Robinson Family, featuring pastoral landscapes by Rowland E. Robinson and his daughter Rachael Robinson Elmer. Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, 3882117. Through July. THE BIG PICTURE, featuring largeformat photography from European and American artists. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 443-2069. Through August 1. GENERATION OF CHANGE: VERMONT, 1820-1850, featuring artifacts and documents that examine how the state dealt with issues such as slavery, temperance, religious diversity and more. Vermont Historical Society, Pavilion Building, Montpelier, 828-2291. Ongoing. T H E NAIVE SPIRIT, fine examples of folk art from the permanent collection. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 828-8743. Through August 1. SILKSCREEN PRINTS by Sally Stetson. Shimmering Glass Gallery, Waterbury, 244-8134. Ongoing.

CONTEMPORARY ART, by painters Tom Merwin and Ellen Hoffman, sculptors Robert Ressler and Dan; George, photographer Suzanne Winterberger, and the Edinboro Bookarts Cooperative. Merwin Gallery, Casdeton, 468-2592. Ongoing. SCRAP-BASED ARTS & CRAFTS, featuring re-constructed objects of all kinds by area artists. The Restore, Montpelier, 229-1930. Ongoing. FURNISHINGS AND PAINTINGS by Ruth Pope. Ruth Pope Gallery, Montpelier, 229-5899. Ongoing.

NORTHERN CHAIRS, CHAIRS, CHAIRS, abstract oil paintings by Lorraine C. Manley. Sugar Mill Art Gallery, St. Albans, 527-0042. Through August. MIXED MEDIA: UNIQUELY COMBINED, a show in mixed media by Bill Botzow, John Houskeeper, Georgia Myer and Sumru Tekin. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through August 29. INSPIRED BY, watercolor paintings by Susan Wahlrab. Helen Day Art Center East Gallery, Stowe, 253-8358. Through July 25. IMPROMPTU, a group show in mixed media by members of Caravan Arts. Chow! Bella, St. Albans, 482-5275. Through July 12. 69TH A N N U A L JURIED ART SHOW of members of the Northern Artist Association, works in mixed media. Mary Bryan Memorial Art Gallery, Jeffersonville, 644-5100. Through July 11. BREAD & PUPPET masks, puppets and other artifacts from four decades. Bread & Puppet Museum, Glover, 525-6972. Through October. 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ARTISTS including landscape paintings by Vermont artists Kathleen Kolb, Thomas Curtin, Cynthia Price and more. Clarke Galleries, Stowe, 253-7116. Ongoing.

ELSEWHERE ESSEX QUILTS, featuring six locally made folk-art bedspreads on loan from Essex families. The Cupola House Gallery, Essex, 518-9637494. Through July 7. FROM RENOIR TO PICASSO: Masterpieces From the Musee de l'Orangerie, featuring 81 paintings by French European masters. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 514285-1600. Through October 15, 2000.

COSMOS: FROM ROMANTICISM TO T H E AVANT-GARDE, featuring 380 paintings, sculpture and works on paper from 17 countries demonstrating the human quest for new frontiers. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 514-285-1600. Through October 17. FOCUS ON T H E BODY, West African Body Ornaments of Brass. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2809. Through September 19. ON A L L FRONTS: Posters from the World Wars in the Dartmouth Collection, and SARAJEVO: RECENT WAR POSTERS, more than 100 original posters from World Wars I and II, and the siege of Sarajevo. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmough College, Hanover, N.H., 603-6462426. Through July 4. PLEASE NOTE: Seven Days is unable to accommodate all of the displays in our readership area, thus these listings must be restricted to exhibits in truly public viewing places. Art in business offices, lobbies and private residences or studios, with occasional exceptions, will not be accepted.

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B a c k on T r a c k continued from page 19 of those three albums and rerecorded it in digital, and that's what's being shopped abroad." "AOR is very big all over Europe," confirms GB's CEO, Gary Borress. "And among AOR fans, word of mouth is the reason the bands are popular. That's better than radio play, better than shows. This will give people the opportunity to hear [8084] again, see what they look like, read the liner notes." Ian Mcintosh is an 8084 supporter in Aberdeen, Scotland, and the proprietor of a Web site called AORBasement, which tracks artists like Molly Hatchet, Night Ranger and Blue Oyster Cult, along with contemporary heavies Stone Temple Pilots. Mcintosh suggests the worldwide fans of AOR music "feel deserted and let down by the major labels," and Web sites like his help them find recordings both new and vintage. The irony, of course, is that 8084, like most bands, doesn't particularly like their own old stuff. Smith cringes to hear himself sing, he says, on tracks that preceded his years of classical vocal training. Not that anyone else would notice; even on the eponymous debut album, his strong, soaring voice was easily one of the best in rock music — famous or not. "The older material is Top 40style rock 'n' roll," Smith explains. "We're not curing cancer...it's commercial, it's about youth, about love, the typical things rock bands write about." The newer songs — recorded at West Street Digital in Fairfield, owned by Maquera and bassist Frank Barnes — is appropriately more au courant, "more like Gin Blossoms, Matchbox 20, things like that," Smith says. "The goal is to get a record deal and cut an album of stuff we like now." Another thing 8084 would like, if it's not too much to ask, is a little respect in their own backyard. While their records were being re-ordered at stores in Europe, "we couldn't sell more than 10 or so at Pure Pop," Smith laments. "Here in Burlington, we were nobody still." Bands with hippie, punk or alternative stripes looked down their noses at the "hair bands," recalls Smith, who adds, "there's nothing too romantic about bagging groceries just because you don't want to play covers." That's about all the rancor you'll get out of him, though; 8084 could still have the last laugh, if they weren't such nice guys.

he founding members of 8084 (pronounced eight-oheight-four) were Smith, keyboardist Charlie Hawthorne — a descendant of early-American novelist Nathaniel — and drummer Gary Spaulding. A native of Greenfield, Massachusetts, Smith met Hawthorne and Spaulding through a mutual friend and began hatching plans for a band. "We played out for about six months with a different guitarist and bassist," Smith says in an interview at his 173-year^old home in St. Albans. "But we wanted to beef up the power." He met Maquera when the lat-

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ter was playing in another local outfit: The guitarist literally knocked a beer into Smith's lap when he jumped on his table. Despite the damp crotch, Smith liked his energy. "I made him wet," Maquera offers. Procuring bassist Barnes, whom Smith says was already "a legend," completed the lineup, and 8084 was on its way. The band first made its headquarters in Springfield, Vermont, and most of the members eventually moved, to the Burlington area. Though the five had uncanny camaraderie, Hawthorne seems to have been the glue. "He had a gift for finding what was special about anybody," Maquera recalls. "He was a great motivator — though he used too many Larry Bird analogies." Hawthorne masterminded the band's strategy for success, too. "We approached business a litde differently, and the music community rejected us," says Smith. "Yeah, we were prostitutes, a cover band. But it allowed us to make good money to not only survive but also build our studio and record. "Chuck said, 'Let's be the best we can be so we can afford to practice our own music,'" Smith summarizes. Along with other local acts like Downpour, Little Wing, Stone Cross and the Phil Abair Band, 8084 built their reputation playing venues like Burlington's Texas and Club New England. They soon became known for their on-stage antics as much as their high-decibel renditions of the Top-40 songs of the day. "The show was equally important as the music," explains Smith, whose Spandex-clad body — and near-psychic rapport with Maquera — was part of the appeal. "Some musicians forget they're entertainers." Wowing the crowd was something 8084 took seriously. Their excitement factor served them well in 1987, when the band was invited to participate in "Rock Search International" in Montreal. The four-day competition among 110 bands was held at Olympic Stadium, and attracted a tough 10,000 — many times larger than 8084 was used to. "We thought we'd get creamed up there," says Smith, recalling that a Canadian band preceding them on stage had been booed. "We decided, lets just do our normal thing." It worked: 8084 s "normal" scored high on the Richter scale. A half-hour after 8084 won the "Rock Search," they were surrounded by industry execs. The band had already recorded their first LP, 8084, with Boston producer Hirsh Gardner, a former member of the band New England. It was this album that Semaphore picked up, signaling the first tremor of interest from Europe. After the Montreal victory, 8084 signed a management and recording contract with MCM, an affiliate of CBS, and began work on a new recording. Famed producer Aldo Nova — his credits include Celine Dion, Cyndi Lauper and Jon Bon Jovi — was at the controls. Unfortunately, the project went out of control; due to circumstances Smith cautiously sums up as "legal reasons," the recording languished

and the band was dropped from the label. It was a classic rock 'n roll fiasco; after rubbing shoulders with industry bigwigs — "We'd go out to dinner with the president of CBS Canada," Smith remembers — 8084 ended up as a corporate tax write-off. "It was devastating," he says.

ture toward our fallen leader, and maybe on some level it was," Maquera muses. "But the truth is we just never looked. If Mr. Right ~ had walked in, we would have been a five-piece again. We wouldn't have been replacing Chuck, just the guy that played keys." In the early to mid-'90s, the

While their records were bein I re-ordered at stores in Europe, "we couldn't sell more than 10 Randy Smith 129 St. Paul Street, Burlington • 802.865.0133 • The bands first big blow was not their last. Recovering from their disappointment, 8084 continued to tour incessantly — "We played every state east of the Mississippi at least twice," Smith reports. Adding tracks to their incompleted Montreal project, they also released their second LP, Love & War, picked up a Coors sponsorship ("part of the corporate whore package," Maquera says) and acquired a surprising musical mentor in folk icon Richie Havens. O n Christmas Eve 1989, Smith fell asleep at the wheel on the way home from a gig in New Hampshire. He landed in a snowbank and had to hitch a ride home — still in his Spandex get-up, that took awhile. But the worst was yet to come. "When I finally got home I got a call from Frank that Chuck had gone off the road, too — and died. He'd fallen asleep at the wheel near his home. "Once again, less than two years later," continues Smith, "the world seemed to come to a shattering end." "A certain magic was lost when he died," adds Maquera. "It was just his strength of character and his personality. After that we had no direction; the business stuff faltered without Chuck." The band members tried to spread Hawthorne's roles amongst themselves, gradually pulling it together and continuing on. They never got another keyboardist. "I'd like to say it was some noble ges-

well-oiled 8084 machinery began to slow down, at least Stateside, despite the release of a third album, Satisfaction Guaranteed. Smith, now 39 and engaged, actually left the band for awhile — and took on a job managing employee benefits for the American Family Life Assurance Co. "It's hard to believe I wear a tie sometimes," he sighs. Barnes, 44, went back to school — he's in a graduate education program, on scholarship, at Bennington College. Maquera, 40 and the father of a 14-month-old son, records other bands and radio jingles at West Street Digital. All three have daughters from earlier relationships. In nearly Spinal Tap scale, the band's gone through 10 drummers over the years (none spontaneously combusted, but one did quit mid-tour). The current drummer is Scott Belisle, at 28 the "baby," and the only native Vermonter. The band is happily writing new songs, playing out two to four times a month, and can't help feeling buoyant about their new prospects overseas. But, even though their more famous counterparts like Ratt, Great White and Pat Benatar are staging comebacks, 8084 are not holding their collective breath. These rockers are too, well, mature ior that in 1999. "We're doing it on our own terms now," says Smith. "If we're really successful, great, but if we're not, that's fine, too — we still have our lives." ©

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he word-of-mouth is good on Christophe's, a restaurant on the village green in Vergennes: I'd heard that this seasonal restaurant run by a New York City caterer was among the best around. So my husband and I went with very high expectations last week, and found them mostly satisfied. Christophe's is a quiet, 34seat restaurant located in the building Vermont Pasta used to call home. Its country-French motif includes white trim ^Jt*"" accents, lemony yellow walls hung with plates and copper pots, and tables set with white linen and textured Villeroy & Boch plates. This decor is the handiwork of Pierre Hitier, a French interior designer who did Gascogne and Chez Jacqueline in New York. We were greeted at the door by Alice Hubbard Lissarrague, a Shelburne native who is married to, and runs the restaurant with, Basque-born chef Christophe Lissarrague. Several tables were available, and she graciously let us pick one by a window overlooking the green. T h e service matches the interior, which is both low-key and refined. T h e restaurant is staffed, according to a press release, by "a team of four recent college graduates chosen for their personality, grace, foreign language skills and lack of 'too much' restaurant experience." That's so they could be trained in "the art of table service." As my husband and I speak only English, we were not able to test our waitress on foreign languages, but we can report that her other skills were up to snuff. Dressed in the Christophe's uniform of white T-shirt and s

gingham skirt, she was knowledgeable, efficient and unobtrusive. We nibbled on pistachio nuts while contemplating the wine

list, which offers many selections in the $20 to $30 range — the outer limits of our personal price range — but none under. Asterisks are helpfully placed by the selections the chef recommends. We ordered an un-starred Sancerre for $23. The restaurant offers only beer and wine, as well as a "Christophe's House Cocktail" of white wine, champagne and citrus. Since we were trying Christophe's for the first time, we went for the prix fixe dinner, $34 per person, which includes a choice of any appetizer, entree and a cheese selection or dessert. Side orders of vegetables and potatoes are also offered a la carte for $4.50 each. We could have tried the tasting menu ($150 per couple, with "no substitutions," warns the menu), which consists of six courses served with halfglasses of selected wines. The Christophe's menu is the type in which dishes are described in elaborate detail, for example: "smoked and roasted free-range chicken with a leek and mushroom duxelle and sweet peppers." I liked the abundance of information, but the syntax was sometimes confusing. Does the "Maine Jonah crab, tomato confit and spinach lasagna" describe a dish of lasagna? O r is a tomato confit and spinach lasagna served with the crab? And I'm sorry to act like an English major, but I did notice at least three misspellings: arugula (spelled with an extra r), sorrel (minus an r) and gaufrette (an extra f)- Proof once again of the flaws in Spell-Check. Eight appetizers ($8.50 each a la carte) were on the menu, including oyster beignets, broccoli mousse, a terrine of smoked salmon, grilled vegetables and quinoa and broiled cherrystone clams with pistachio sauce. Being the kind of person who plants zucchini for the flower, which I like to batter and fry in olive oil,

I was delighted to see zucchini blossoms on the menu. These were served steamed and stuffed with a red-pepper-and-goatcheese mousse. Unfortunately I found them limp and unattractive, served around a pool of toosalty goat cheese sauce. My husband had much better luck with a lobster, baby fennel and green apple salad with a

had left was obscured by a sauce too heavy on the herbs. (I tasted rosemary and thyme, but the chef told me later it was "herbes de Provence," traditionally a mixture of those two herbs plus oregano, savory and marjoram.) I was expecting a powerful little punch from the garlic flan, which I found instead to be flaccid and slightly bitter.

I would have gone for the roasted amb just to taste the cattails, but he kitchen was out of them the dressing seasoned with woodruff. Its an herb I had never knowingly tasted before, and which I can only describe as having a kind of fresh, appealing, new-mown-hay flavor. The chef did not skimp on the lobster, either. Entrees ($22.50 on the h la carte menu) included roasted cod with basil pesto, caponata and saffron pasta; grilled halibut with braised scallions and potatoparsnip pur^e; the crab dish described above; duck brochettes with rhubarb sauce; the smoked and roasted chicken; and slowroasted lamb with new potatoes, braised cattails and sauteed arugula. I would have gone for the roasted lamb just to taste the cattails, but the kitchen was out of them the night we visited. I ordered instead the braised rabbit with mushrooms and tomatoes, which was served with a roasted garlic flan. I struck out again. The rabbit — which is Vermont-raised — was dry and overcooked, and what taste it

My husband, on the other hand, was delighted with his dish of striped bass, served with a ratatouille of perfectly cooked diced vegetables, a fluffy, savory rice pilaf and a delicate curry sauce that enhanced rather than disguised the fresh taste of the fish. Faced with the choice of cheese or dessert in the prix fixe line-up, I chose the cheese. I was allowed three substantial selections from the cheese tray, and chose a velvety Reblochon (from French cow's milk), a nutty Basque and a funky Roquefort. There were also several goat's milk cheeses to choose from. These my husband and I shared with a glass of Bordeaux, which, at $7.75, is the least expensive red wine-by-the-glass on the menu. (There are several white wines in the $6-per-glass range). My husband picked dessert, a chocolate brioche and bombe with homemade mint ice cream. It was the ice cream — forceful, fresh and creamy — that made

this dessert spectacular. Other choices (each $8 a la carte) included a ginger creme bruise recommended by our waitress, a mocha parfait with a roasted coffee bean crust, a terrine of Valencia oranges, strawberry soup, a nougatine mousse and a Basque dish called "taloa," described as corn cakes with a cherry glaze and whipped cream. T h e espresso was probably the best I've had in the state: strong and slightly frothy, served in traditionally tiny and preheated cups. T h e restaurant also serves an "espresso allonge" in a taller cup, which is, says % Lissarrague, "more like what many people are used to." T h e bill came to $114, excluding tip. In the kitchen we found Chef Lissarrague, a lively personality who opened Christophe's in July 1995. He is clearly a man with a concern for his ingredients; his fish come from a company of exacting sushi-purveyors. T h e chicken, purchased from Misty Knoll, along with the Laplatte River Natural Black Angus Beef, is raised just a few miles from Vergennes. Milk-fed lamb and veal — and sometimes pork — are purchased through Vermont Quality meats, a supplier to Manhattan's top restaurants. And an organic grower in Charlotte has reserved several of his greenhouses for the restaurant. Christophe's, with its understated atmosphere and sophisticated service, seems to me to be a "special occasion" dining experience. It is not flawless, but the atmosphere, service and overall quality of the food will put you in a forgiving mood. ®

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(Mar. 21-Apr- T9): "I call the high and light aspects of my being spirit," says Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, "and the dark and heavy aspects soul." To his formula I would add my notion that the spirit is about rising above and seeking what's most noble, while the soul is about diving in and wrestling with exactly what is. Neither realm is better or more important, though most people have a bias one way or the other. You Aries folk generally favor the spirit, especially in recent weeks, but I'd like to encourage you to shift your focus to the soul for awhile.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): "When I was young," poet James Tate wrote in the American Poetry Review, "I had the idea that if I was going to make a go of it as a poet I had better get out there in the world and have some big adventures so that I would have something to write about. And I did go out there and seek big adventures and found them aplenty. Sad to report that not one of them ever found its way into a poem...And so, today, a certain bird is more likely to find its way into a poem of mine than a train wreck I witnessed." Keep this thought in mind in the coming days, Taurus, as life slips you a flurry of small, almost inconspicuous miracles that are capable of thrilling your most lyrical instincts.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): I can predict with 99 percent certainty that in the coming week you will not suffer from multiple personality disorder, satanic ritual abuse or alien abduction. I also believe firmly that you will not get mixed up in a plot to assassinate a foreign head of state, nor will you go into debt with organized crime or find yourself possessed by the urge to spraypaint graffiti on church walls. So far, so good, right? There is a chance, however, that you will feel driven to rise at

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CANCER

(June 21-July 22): According to my staff's most recent inventory of my fan mail, I have received 732 marriage proposals in the last week alone. This far exceeds all previous records, and I can't help but think it's due to the delightfully inflationary astrological aspects that are beginning to bless all of us members of the Crab tribe. In the coming weeks, I fully expect that you too will see a spike in offers and invitations. Zillions of curious seekers will want to pick your brain, bathe in your feelings, and get in your pants. Keep in mind, though, that only a minority of them will smell really good to you. L E O (July 23-Aug. 22): I swear I'm going to crack someday. Across the street there are two little white terriers that yap all night. The rednecks next to them souped up their Harleys to ensure that the neighborhood regularly explodes like a war zone. The middle-aged blues-band drummer next door practices constantly in his garage, and there's even a damn rooster two houses down that has a knack for rousing me from delightful dreams I don't want to end. It occurs to me that maybe I should not keep pretending to tolerate these affronts until that desperate day when I suddenly go berserk. I should immediately put into action a measured plan to approach all my tormentors with a polite request delivered in

reasonable tones. This is good advice for you Leos, by the way. You can't afford to let the accumulating pressure reach critical mass.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I prophesied the fall of Communism. I predicted the repeat Superbowl victories of the Denver Broncos and the break-up of Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow. I foresaw menstruation for men, CIA sex slaves, the appearance of a psychic ham sandwich in commercials for orange juice, and mystics who claimed to channel the wisdom of rocks, not to mention the 900-number option for the 911 emergency line. Do not, therefore, take it lightly when I predict that you will soon master the Zen of temper tantrums and deliver a bolt of the most constructive anger you have ever perfected!

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may well have occasion to celebrate with caviar and champagne in the next few weeks. That's because I foresee the successful culmination of work you've been nursing along for some time. If you're planning on bubbly, I recommend the smooth, round-textured, mellow taste of Domaine Rossignol-Trapet. When shopping for caviar, go for the gray gold: the sturgeon roe of the Caspian Sea. An even better suggestion, though, would be to take the $ 1000 you'd spend on caviar and champagne and earmark it as seed money for your next big labor of love.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It'll be an excellent week to make an altar with Pez candy dispensers next to Tibetan prayer flags, or to fashion holy talismans out of mud while playing in the

sandbox, or to visualize your inner child being carried on the shoulders by a wildly dancing Buddha. In other words, Scorpio, it's high time to have a whole lot more fun with your spirituality; it's a perfect moment to summon deep reserves of uninhibited innocence as you seek more humorous contact with God.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Are you drinking enough water? Are you steeping yourself in enough baths and swimming pools and lakes? Are you making damn sure you open yourself wide to all the emotional riches you need? I'm telling you, Sagittarius, you need to be at least twice as wet as usual. It's crucial that neither your body nor your spirit become dehydrated in the next few weeks. Drinking 10 glasses of water every 24 hours is not too much. Nor is swimming through the underwater mazes of intimacy at least once a day, or soaking up the music and painting and writing of passionate artists, or regularly running through the sprinkler with the most unselfconscious people you know.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): In an act of random violence, playwright Samuel Beckett was once stabbed by a pimp on a Paris street. A stranger, the pianist Suzanne Deschevaux-Dumesnil, found him and made sure he got medical help. She visited him in the hospital, and the two decided to live together. Eventually they married. And what's that got to do with you? I happen to believe that sometime in the next couple weeks, many of you Capricorns will experience a lucky romantic accident that will be far less painful than Beckett's but just as serendipitous.

-Feb. 18): Here's a very mely joke for you, quarius. What's worse an biting into an apple d discovering a worm nside? The answer, of course, is biting into an apple and discovering half a. worm. And how does this relate to your life? Well, I'm predicting that in the coming week you'll have an experience very much like a serpent offering you a piece of fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you go ahead and take a bite as soon as you're offered, you'll encounter a whole worm. If you wait till next week or later to partake, you'll find a half.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-March 20): I remember all-too-well the review I got in the Santa Cruz Sentinel after my band Youth in Asia played its first gig. The writer concluded that with the talent I'd displayed, I should seriously consider a career in mobile home management. Fortunately, I didn't listen to him and continued plying my trade in the music business. Twelve years later my band World Entertainment War signed a management deal with Bill Graham Management and got a contract with a major record company. Let that be an inspiration to you, Pisces, when your exploratory initiatives in the next few weeks are criticized or dismissed. O n the other hand, don't let my story give you an inflated sense of progress. Recall that it took more than a decade for me to prove the Sentinel writer wrong. ® You can call Rob Brexsny, or night for your

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SHELBURNE to HINESBURG & HINESBURG to BURL.: I am seeking a ride to work in Hinesburg at 8 a.m., MWF, and a ride from work to Burl, at 11:30 a.m. ( 3 0 0 5 ) ST. ALBANS to BURLINGTON: I work in Burlington, 2 to 10, M-F, and am hoping to get a ride. I'm flexible and can leave St. Albans earlier than 1 p.m. and Burl, later than 10 p.m. if necessary. ( 3 1 5 5 )

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Dear Cecil, Are you going to print a retraction of your Straight Dope article concerning Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings /Return of the Straight Dope, pages 219-21]? The column called the evidence that Jefferson had an affair with his slave "dubious. "Is it still the contention of the Straight Dope that Jeffys relatives were the ones to blame? Will Cecil hire Johnny Cochran to refute the DNA evidence? — EdGeinl4, via AOL Time to bite the bullet. I was doubtful that Jefferson fathered children by his slave Sally Hemings, but the new genetic evidence creates a strong presumption that he did.

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However, at the risk of sounding like I'm in complete denial, there are parts of this story that still don't add up. To review: In 1802 James T. Callender, a disgruntled ex-employee of Jefferson's, publicly accused the president of a dalliance with Hemings that had apparently produced three children, the oldest of whom, Thomas, was then 12. What made the charge plausible was the strong resemblance between Jefferson and the light-skinned Hemings kids. Sally herself was only one-quarter African, allegedly the child of Jefferson's father-in-law and a half-white slave. That would make her half-sister to Jefferson's wife, Martha (who died before the supposed affair began). The real scandal wasn't so much that Jefferson had impregnated a slave — a common occurrence in those days — but that he'd kept her as his concubine in the midst of his white family. Privately Jefferson denied all, but he never publicly answered Calender's widely publicized charges, which have circulated ever since. The story got new life in 1873 when an ex-slave named Madison Hemings claimed to be Sally and Tom's son. Hemings' descendants have long believed the president is their ancestor, but white historians ignored or dismissed these claims, a few conjecturing that Hemings' kids were fathered by Samuel or Peter Carr, the randy sons of Jefferson's sister — hence the resemblance to Tom. In recent times the question came up for another look, and it occurred to some that genetic testing might shed some light. The Y (male) chromosome changes very little when transmitted from father to son. So pathologist Eugene Foster and others decided to take the Y-chromosome DNA of male-line descendants of Hemings' eldest son, Thomas Woodson (so surnamed because of a later owner), and her youngest son, Eston Hemings Jefferson, and compare it with the DNA of male-line descendants of Jefferson's paternal uncle (TJ had no surviving sons) and of Samuel and Peter Carr s grandfather. The results:

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ESSEX to BURLINGTON: I am looking for a ride to UHC. I work 3 to 11:30, M-F and alternate weekends. (3146) HUNTINGTON to IBM: I work the first shift and am looking to catch a ride to work with someone MF. ( 3 1 4 0 ) UNDERHILL/RICHMOND to MIDDLEBURY: Going my way? I would like to share the ride to and from work. My hours are 8 : 3 0 to 5 p.m., M-F. (3142) BRISTOL to BURLINGTON: I would like to share driving to work to cut down on the wear and tear on my car. I work 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., MF. ( 3 1 3 1 ) LINCOLN/BRISTOL to S. BURLINGTON: I'm looking to share driving 4 days/wk. My hrs. are 8 : 3 0 to 5 p.m. ( 3 1 2 6 ) JOHNSON to BURLINGTON: I am a student looking for a ride to school M-F, 8 to 4. I really need a ride TO school, I could arrange for a ride home if neces-

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• Thomas Woodson DNA and Eston Hemings Jefferson DNA versus Carr DNA. No match. • Thomas Woodson DNA versus Jefferson DNA. No match. • Eston Hemings Jefferson DNA versus Jefferson DNA. Match. More than that: dead match. It's all but certain that Jefferson or a close relative fathered Hemings' youngest son. True, it might not have been Jefferson. It could have been his brother Randolph, one of Randolph's five sons, etc. Looking at the bigger picture: it was a plantation, lots of sexual mixing went on — who knows how the bloodlines might have gotten crossed? O n the other hand: (1) it's been documented that Hemings and Jefferson were in the same place eight or nine months prior to each known birth; (2) there's the DNA evidence, (3) there's the Woodson oral history, (4) there's the Madison Hemings account; (5) Jefferson freed all the Hemings children at age 21, something he did for none of his other slaves; and (6) the Carr theory has been largely ruled out. So the simplest explanation is that TJ was the pop. Still, think where this leaves us. Hemings' youngest son wasn't born until 1808. The most obvious interpretation of the DNA results is that Jefferson didn't father Tom, the kid who inspired the initial rumor, but he did father the kid who was born six years after the scandal broke. Doesn't this seem odd? Uncertainty about Tom further confuses matters: Callender cited him by name, but Jefferson's records don't mention him, and other sources are contradictory. We aren't sure if Sally even had a son named Tom. So unanswered questions remain. Yet Cinder Stanton, senior research historian at Monticello, tells me the evidence of Jefferson's paternity seems "pretty convincing," and right now I have to agree. (?)

— CECIL

june 2 3 , 1 9 9 9

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SWPF SEEKING SWPM, 24-29, to help me shape up & spend time with. Enjoy tennis, hiking, boating &. "doing nothing" indoors. Looking for intelligent, attractive, fit, honest, outgoing M to share summer with, maybe longer. 3155

A SUMMER DATE: DJF, 37, 5'io", 132 lbs., long blonde hair, blue eyes. Grad student and teacher. Love music, especially opera and theater. ISO D/SM, 30-42, 5*10" or taller, and cat-free. 3102

DWF, MID-40S, SLIM, ACTIVE SMART-ASS, seeking tall, intelligent, blue-eyed M w/ good karma for hiking partner. Slightly skewed sense of humor imperative, good conversational skills important. Must provide own sandwiches. 3157

DWCF, 61, ISO S/DWCM, 55-68. I'm a good home cook with a sense of humor. I enjoy quiet evenings at times, entertaining, having fun, dining out, walks, travels, movies and church. ND, NS, NA. 3108

TALL, SKINNY DWF, 43, ISO A WEED-pulling, nature-loving, penny-pinching, goat-milking, early-rising, book-reading, atlernative-rocking, kind, funny D/SM, NS.ND, no TV. Southwestern VT. 3181

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ACTIVE LIFESTYLES GUY WANTED. Attractive, fit SWF, NS, enjoys biking, walking, boating, working out, skiing, travel, blading and more, seeks caring, adventurous, honest, fit, humorous SWM, NS, 35-45, with same interests. Photo appreciated. 3282 ATTENTION PLEASE: SWF, intelligent mind, caring soul, attractive, humorous, fit, fun, who lives to love and loves to live, seeks -• friend/lover/companion to share her heart/ .soul/life with. 3280 ~ •

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ARE YOU OPEN TO THE POSSIBILITIES? Seeking my soulmate in God to celebrate the mystery and share the joy. I'm 45, 5*6", blue/brown, love dancing, singing, nature walks and spiritual talks. ND NA, NS. 3188 PAINTER, GARDENER, BIRD WATCHER, reader antiquer, spiritual seeker. Interested in NS, 45+ M with a kind heart, quick laugh, creative spirit and time to share. 3259 RED-HEADED PF, 40, s'l", ISO STABILIZING force. Seeking fun, 40+ man with outdoor interests and love of life. You know who you are and like yourself. 3273 SETTLED DOWN W/ CAT & COMPUTER. Love to get lost in landscape with merry little breezes; woods, gardens, even cities. SF, 43, active ex-athlete. Love music, reading, food, sleeping. 3148 » -, 1950'S MODEL BUILT FOR COMFORT and sporty good looks. No rust, low mileage, low maintenance. ISO WM, NS. 45-55, with good driving record. 3149

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PETITE, ACTIVE, 50ISH DWF, ATTRACTIVE, Fit, intelligent, happy, adventurous, physically/mentally healthy, NS, ND. Enjoys walking, gardening, cooking, massage, laughter, talking, dancing, sharing intimacy, trying new things. Seeks similar male. 3052

GOOD COMMUNICATOR: DWCM, YOUNG 50S, 5'9", Italian/American, extrovert, NS. Financially & emotionally secure. Interests in church, dining, dancing, movies, social interaction. Seeks 40'ish active Christian lady over 5*2", proportional weight. 3266

SWF, 45, 5'2", CUTE, FUN, 2 TEENAGE boys, Waitsfield area, seeks SWM, 35-47, for possible LTR. I enjoy art, music, dancing, reading, movies, dining and relaxation. Interested? Call me. 3055

NUCLEAR PHYSICIST/MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST/ deconstructionist classical artist. Sane, handsome, articulate SWM, 43, 6' 175 lbs., understated, shy, cosmopolitan-hick. Seek interesting, attractive, stimulating S/DWF for fun, experiments & possible nuciear fusion. 3267

HIGH-ENERGY, GAP-CLIMBING DWF, 39, attractive, fit, triathlete, bolnd, blue-green eyes, ISO intelligent, athletic PM, 25-45. Call to bike through France while enjoying a fine Burgundy. 3019 HOMEBODY WHO UKES TO GO OUT ISO someone to share food, laughter, conversation, nature, music 81 movies with. DPF, 44, ISO a M, 38-50. 3023 EASILY AMUSED, CHARMING, INDEPENDENT, well-educated SPF, 42, into gardening, arts, biking, hiking, skiing, relaxing & enjoying cultural life of Burlington, seeking welladjusted, fun SPM, 35-47, for mutually supportive LTR. NS, ND, NA, please. 3027 SHIP'S CPT. ISO 1ST MATE, 28-38, to capture Piscean mermaid's heart. Must be athletic, patient, intelligent, willing to sail into romantic adventures. 3029

I'VE BEEN LONELY. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR you. I'm hoping, and that's all I can do. The love I'm sending, I'm hoping ifs making it through to your heart. 3271 DJM, 49, ABLE, WANTING, NEEDING TO love. Living in N. Ctrl. VT (will travel), multi-talented and funny, appreciate all kinds of beauty. NS, 5'9", ISO dance partner (both cosmic and/or swing). 3277 NEED A SHOULDER? NEED A FRIEND? A sympethetic ear, I'll lend. Need compassion? A warm embrace? The hard times, I'll help you face. SWM, 31, NS, non-professional. 3151 TOP GUN LOOKING FOR CO-PILOT, 35-45, for fun, friendship, adventure and romance. Enjoys boating, beaching, moonlight, smelling roses and much more. You will not be sorry you called. 3152

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SAILING PARTNER, NS, FOR SAIUNG ON Lake Champlain or Maine coast this summer. Sailing experience is not a requirement, but good physical condition and a sense of humor are a definite plus. 3279 MID-UFE WARRIOR WITH PEN AND PAPER AT hand and garden trowel to boot, seeks lovely woman connected to the spiritual world with room for jest. Canoe-can you? 3286 LOVE IS THE ANSWER. DWM, 40s, 5-9", 150 lbs., youthful, engaging, open-minded, appealing, proportionate. Likes outdoor activities, Burlington nightlife, laughing, movies, sunsets, travel, photography, crop circles. Seeking fun-loving companion. 3288

CONSCIOUS, AWAKE, SPIRITUAL, living an incredible adventure. DJPM, 45, health-conscious, fit, good-looking. Environmentalist, green businessman, loving synchronicity and the magic of life. You: 30+, intelligent, attractive, very awake. 3177 SWM, 27, ISO SWF/SBF, 25-30. "Calvin" to your "Suzie." Blonde, hazel-eyed, 190 lb. cartoonist into art, movies, music, walks, hikes and fun for friendship, possible LTR. 3170 TREMENDOUS GUY, DPM, 40, KIND & loving, awesome dad, slim & sexy, musical, , determined, seeks fabulous gal, 30-40, kind and loving, slim and sexy, good-natured, smart and fun, for fantastic times. 3154 DWM, 52, 5'u", MED. BUILD, blue/brown, ISO attractive F, 40-55, for dating, leading to LTR. Sincere/honest only. No headgames. Just a nice guy looking for a nice woman. 3171

SWPM, 29, SEEKS ATHLETIC F FOR meaningful releationship. 6', very athletic SHE'S OUT THERE: Elegant, sensual, intellirunner/hiker loves animals and long walks gent, kind-hearted, loves nature & healthy holding hands. Searching for SWF, 25-35, living. She's 37 47ish. Me: DWM, tall, goodwho is intelligent and athletic for LTR. 3184 looking, principled, out-going, mischievous &. passionate, enjoy culture^ health, nature. TALL, DARK, HANDSOME, SPIRITUAL, heftiest, Have zest for life and emotidria^ ai^HSbte. "mt^gerft.comfiwnftati^ SensuMany interests. 3289 ' „ "j " -." al, outdoor type, commitment-minded* prefers slender flymph, i&5«-i4o lbs., GIVE US A TRY. SWM who's fit, fun, active, " 35-45, likes her hair long, ascension conseeks SWF, 5*6" or less, 32-46, who likes scious, natural beauty, educated, compasdancing, dining, outdoor activities, who's sionate, jeans or silks, never had children, fun, fit, attractive. Kids welcome. For friendrelaxed, fit, and able to express all she feels, ship. 3291 unencumbered, joyfully spontaneous, curious LITERATE, MULTI-FARIOUS, OFF-THE-GRIDwhen enjoying non-verbal communication, living mountain male, 35, tall, trim, handchemistry! What makes you happy? 3185 some. ISO SF, 30-40, who enjoys ECLECTIC LIBERTARIAN, SKINNY WPM, 48, hiking/backpacking, skiing, gardening, her ISO mellow, caffeinated biker babe. Must work & life in general for conversation, comtwist own German, Italian metal. Love skiing panionship, and after building friendship: B.C. Prefer licentious Republican for raids, commitment. 3292 turn LTR iffy. No progressive whiners. 3121 I'M 43, DIVORCED FATHER OF 3 KIDS. I'm QUIET, SENSITIVE SM, 33, PHYSICIAN. New searching for friendship first, then love. I to the area. ISO younger hiking partner. would like to build a future together with Friends ist, maybe more? 3128 someone special. I'm 5'9", short brn. hair. I

LOOKING FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE. SM, 30, honest, caring, sincere and attractive. Likes active hobbies: biking, movies, running, boating. Looking for healthy SWF, 2538, honest, cares about other people, NS. Would you like to meet a nice guy? Friends first. 3257

ACTUALLY VOTED "BEST FRIEND" IN H.S. Tall, dark and handsome, more education than I'll ever use. ISO athletic, attractive & intelligent SF, 25-33, who reads these, but hasn't ever responded to one. 3264

BROWN-EYED BEAUTY. Me: DPF, loving, intuitive, spiritual, intelligent, artistic, passionate, centered. Love outdoors, arts, VPR, meditation, sailing, engaging conversation. You: 45-60, educated, communicative, spontaneous, sensual, secure, gentle, lover of the earth and living. 3098

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47. MODEL FORD-GOOD HEALTH WITH ALL my wheel covers and lug nuts. Looking for passengers who enjoy travel, beach, cuddling and more. Call before inspection 81 registration run out. 3261

ATTRACTIVE, SPONTANEOUS, FUN-LOVING, caring artist, striving-to-be-spiritual, professional grad student mom with one schoolage child seeks a M, 30-43, w/ a healthy mind & body for good conversation, friendship & dating. 3096

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WANTED: THE KIND OF PASSION THAT makes one stupid and goofy. This single guy, 37, seeks a gal to play dumb and act silly with. 2!5§

SEEKING "JAMES HERRIOT TYPE." SWF, 36, NS, enjoys hiking, animals, reading, baseball, travel and more. ISO positive, fun, attractive S/DWM, 32-40, to share adventures. 3093

SWF, ATTRACTIVE, ATHLETIC AND responsible brunette with sense of humor seeks funny, active, intelligent M for casual dating and possibly more. Enjoy golf, tennis, travel & dining out. 3138

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SM, 50S, SEEKING SF, VEGETARIAN, NS, for friendship, maybe more. Read the clue: Where the So. Burlington mall buildings are blue, I will meet you. Think music. 3300

A SPRING SUNFLOWER NEEDS WATERING. If you have the water, you can watch me grow. Would like to find a caregiver. 31, sweet and generous. Good-natured. 3083

PRETTY, SLENDER, GREEN-EYED blonde, 34, intelligent, sophisticated, independent, down-to-earth. Looking for a handsome, muscular, kind, sensual M, 23-34. Likes: romance, conversation, dancing, travel. 3122 OUT THERE: tall, good-looking, 43+, NS. He's principled, out-going, mischievous and passionate. Enjoys culture, has zest for life, is emotionally available. Me? DWF, talt, goodlooking. A fine woman: elegant, sensual, intelligent, kind-hearted, loves family, country and city. Many interests. 3124

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SPCF SEEKING PCM. NEW TO AREA. exploring it! Attractive, trim, 39. My things? Jesus, art, nature, creativity, ing, travel, good food, fun, and my little girl. 3127

SEEKING HIKING COMPANION FOR TRIPS TO the Adirondacks and the White Mountains. Other interests include cruising back roads, herbs, classic rock, VPB, reggae, camping, mtn. biking, climbing, mountainering. Looking for SWF, 25-40, physically fit, with similar interests, to have fun with. 3298

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I MTN. BIKE, SKI HARD, HIKE, BACKPACK, Rollerbalde, snowshoe, life, spin, cook and eat healthy. SWPF, 33, attractive. Let me know if you can keep up. 3303 LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO SHARE A MEAL or a laugh with. Sense of humor, NS, social drinker, interested in the arts — musical theater, movies, TV, music — a must. 3304 DWPF, 49, 5', SLENDER, RED HAIR, BLUE eyes, attractive, ISO active, fit DWPM, 45-55, to share good times and romance, not marriage. No children. Caring and sensitivity important. 3305

DO YOU BELIEVE IN MAGIC? I LIVE IT1 25, 5*6", sensual, green eyes, long dark curls cascading. ISO tall, 29-39, attractive moon gazer, earth worshipper. Photo/philosophy on life? 3118

TIRED OF MEN WITHOUT DIRECTION. SWF, 20, 120 lbs., independent mom of one, enjoys hunting, fishing, romancing. ISO responsible, professional, trustworthy SWM, 22-30, NA/ND, physically fit, old-fashioned gentleman for companionship. 3187

WANNA MAKE LOVE IN CLEAN WATER? SWF, 4oish, talt, rubenesque, swimmer, capaigning to outlaw motorboats on Lake Champlain, because majority of VT'ers don't own polluting motorboats. Musical, artistic, "hippy."

SOUTHERN DF, 32, DOWN-TO-EARTH, adventurous, sense of humor, enjoys walking & holding hands, talking & laughing, cooking together. Looking for sincere & honest, passionate & adventurous SM, 35-45.

READY TO RIDE? Fit SWPF, 32, enjoys mtn. biking, motorcycles, hockey, socializing, projects at home. Goal- & family-oriented. ISO fit, mature SW/BM to share these and other interests. 3111

OPTIMISM AND HUMOR. DWF, 45, 5'4", 145 lbs., brn, hair/eyes, looking for a LTR with kind-hearted, gentle soul: exploring, forest walks, dancing and sunsets. My passions: gardening and animals. 3179

*** U W W f 1 2 5 fes.^dftDE/BROWN, attractive, intelligent, sensual, romantic, fun" lovjng, healthy, seeks similar qualities in - ruggecf^BPM, 30+, muscular/stocky build, dancing, camping, beach, kids, kittens. Serious only. 3293

I'M INTELLIGENT, FUNNY, HEALTHY, attractive, open-minded SWPF, 38. You're tall, 3345, employed, articulate, trustworthy, available, kind to animals. I like being outdoors, food, dancing, art, creativity. Do you? 3301

REE SPIRIT, 43, LOVE TO RUN, WALK, fish, dance & go out to nice restaurants. I love to cook & bake. Looking for someone to do things with. Camping, swimming, pool, darts, whatever; I'm willing to learn. I'm a teacher & track coach. If interested, reply. 3112

FUN-LOVING COUNTRY GIRL, ENJOYS the great out, Rollerblading, skiing, hunting, fishing. Looking for M, 42-52, with sense of humor, honesty and energy. 3176

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LOOKING FOR A TICKET TO RIDE. DWPF, 43, seeks college-educated Harley owner for weekend and sunset cruising. 3110

ENDLESSLY CREATIVE, SEXY, CHARISMATIC SWF, 22, ISO handsome, tall, brilliant man ISO his muse. I'm one in 5 billion and so are you...right? 3159

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PETITE, 60ISH SWF. LOVES DANCING, outdoor activities, quiet evenings, traveling. ISO SWM, considerate, respectful and caring w/ similar qualities. If this sounds like you, let's get together soon. 3129

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SWM, 30, ATTRACTIVE, ENJOY TRAVELING 8l adventure, yet responsible ISO intelligent, athletic, attractive with a good sense of humor SFW, NS, 25-35, to be friends first, then take it from there. 3275

CENTRAL VT DWM, 44, SEEKING A SUM companion to share our mutual or differing interests. Mine are Corvettes, dogs, food, friends, hiking, etc. How about yours? 3130 SOULFUL SYNERGY. SWPM, 55. What's important? Friends, the country life, thoughts, values, passions, humor. ISO a kind woman who walks lightly on the sands of time. 3131 MYA-rS. WHAT'S YOURS? Adventurous, brilliant, creative, devoted, embraceable, funloving, grand, honest, intelligent, joyful, knowledgeable, loving, mature, nice, open, playful, quality, romantic, successful, thoughtful, unique, vibrant, wonderful, x-citing, yearning, zany. 3132 NICE GUYS CAN HAVE FUN, TOO. SWPM, 26, 5'7", attractive, fit, humorous, seeks witty, athletic, confident, passionate, fun-loving SWPF, 22-29, to enjoy summer in VT. 3135 DO rT THIS TIME! HOW COME? Tall, fit, attractive, 31. Like companionship, country life, active, outdoors. You: fun, attractive, fit. Weekend bedsharing? Silly? It's summer, why not? Your turn. 3137 6*2", 195 LB., WEALTHY GENTLEMAN looking for someone to share curious discharge, serious spankings and intimate moments with clowns. 3141 TRAGICALLY ROMANTIC SUICIDAL maniac seeks equally despondant other for impassioned grand finale. 3142 DOMINANT MISTRESS SOUGHT FOR wealthy, alcohol-dependant man. I've been naughty and want to pay you for my sins. No professionals, please. 3146 THE REAL THING! Looking for an attractive DWPM who really is a nice guy? Here 1 am! 6'2", 39, slender, easy-going and fun to be with. Attractive, NS females, 21-35. Apply now! 3101

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RUNNING MATE. ISO A PERSON WHO loves the outdoors and running the trails. ISO a SF, 19-31, fit, active and out-going. I'm 25, SM, hazel eyes, NS, looking for LTR. Let's run during the sunset. 3089 SWPM, 3 3 , FIT, ACTIVE & CAREER-ORIENTED, seeking same in F partner in crime. Having a good day means dick if you have no one to share it with. 3109

RETIRED SPAGHETTI-EATING CHAMPION, but no limp noodle—SM, 44. The water has to be really boiling before the real cooking starts. Call if hungry. 3091

AVID CYCLIST SEEKS WOMAN WHO loves to ride fast! 42, 6', fit, into live music, gardening, neat and groomed. I have an excellent life, let's hammer on the road together! 3113

WANT TO BE THE LEADING LADY IN MY film? DWM, 30, college-educated film student seeking playful playmate for auditioning. Let's mix business and pleasure. Romantics apply! 3092

WILD FLOWERS AND SUNSETS FOR YOU with me—SWM, 30, financially secure, collegeeducated. Seek sensual, creative adventurous female for talks, encounters, canoe paddles among the stars, dinner, drinks. 3117 SEEKING ASIAN LADIES. DWM, 3 5 , no children, seeks Asian lady, 21-35—kids OK, smokers OK, outdoors type and nights in. Will travel. 3120

SWPM, 31, NS, SELF-EMPLOYED, college grad, laid-back personality, slight disability, enjoys skiing, walking, the beach, movies, dancing. Seeks SF w / open heart, easy laugh and sense of adventure. 3099 ARE YOU ISO MOTHER NATURE, forests, streams, gardens, camp fires, camping, sunshine, homebody, romance, sex? Must love dogs, yours welcome. Freedom to run. 3031

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SWF, 21, ATTRACTIVE, INTELLIGENT, NEW TO Burlington, looking for an attractive femme SWF to spend some time with. A sense of humor is a must, no trendy. Wanna know more? 3268

IF YOU WERE TO WANT A GUY WHO really knows what to do, someone strong and supportive... Good-looking, in-shape SWPM seeks similar woman, 25-36, for outdoors/indoors. 3065

THE VERB "TO LOVE." LOVE IS ACTION, two souls dancing in harmony. I'm 33, tall, attractive, prof, creative, high IQ, genuine. Are you 25-30, believe same? Let the dance begin. 3042

CAGED & NEGLECTED, MID-30S MaWM, attractive and clean, with insatiable and unsatisfied appetite ISO slim, attractive, clean, unsatisfied F, 18-35. Let's fulfill our needs & desires. Discretion a must. 3074

YOU: PERCEPTIVE, PENSIVE, NIMBLE- witted, passionate, trenchant, droll, creat've, comely, curvaceous, slightly eccentric. Me: thoughtful, gifted, arts-oriented, good-looking, fit, 5oish, 6', imaginative, uniquely funny. Wanna dance? 3048

ECLECTIC, SPONTANEOUS GWF. Multi-lingual musician who loves animals, music, books, adventures, tired of trendy women. Seeks stable, reasonably feminine woman for friendship, companionship and...? 3115

WISHING WOMAN WANTON, WITTY, wispy, weird and wise. When not riding or wrestling, this wily wabbit, I'll whet with washings, wine and want. SWPM, gorgeous,

Bi-CURIOUS WF, 36, 5*10", 117 LBS., blonde/blue eyes, attractive & fun-loving. Seeks sexy BiF, 18-40, to show me the ropes. Lefs meet and begin my lessons.

BiWM, HONEST, CARING ISO A LADY who is the same. I'm 45, full of life. Let's be friends, and try for a LTR. I'm told I'm a woman's best friend. 3086 ADVENTURES AWAIT. SWM, 3 4 , 6 ' , 175 lbs., enjoys camping, mtn. biking, hiking, sunsets, full moons & most sports. Spontaneous, honest & sensitive. ISO SWF, 20-38, athletic, attractive, intelligent & fun-loving. 3087 BLACK/WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY, VAN Morrison, M&M's, rainy Sunday afternoons, the Netherlands, Chet Baker, Woody Allen, Tootsie Rolls, A.C. Jobim, Scandinavia, Spike Lee. SWPM, 40, seeks sentimental, sexy, sincere, sophisticated, sultry SF. 3088

ATHLETIC BLONDE, INTELLIGENT Norwegian who enjoys crafts, baseball, cuddling, outdoors, sun & gardening. ISO F, 25-45, who enjoys the same, is honest & sensitive. 3175

Bi-CURIOUS, ATTACHED PF ISO Bi-CURIOUS F, 21-35, for friendship and nights filled with pleasure. Explore your wild fantasies and fulfill ours. Hope to hear from you! 3123

ROMANTC BiF ISO F PLAYMATE TO accompany me on 10-day road trip. Lots of time to relax, and will be near Branson, MO. 3095

SWM, 4 0 , ISO HARDCORE F, 20-40, to hike & ski/ride last remains of winter at Stowe, Sugarbush 81 Tuckerman Ravine. Must like black labs, NS/ND. Bug spray's a cologne! HAVE FUN THIS S U M M E R - M A Y B E beyond with attractive, soish M with time & means to enjoy life. 3059 SICK OF BEING BURNED. Depressed SWM, 18, hardcore fiend, chain smoker, seeks loving embrace in which to drown out life's sorrows. 3060 LETS RUMBA, BABY. Fun and active SWPM, 37, 5 ' n " , 185 lbs., Antonio Banderas good looks, seeks sultry sweetheart, 25-37, for friendship & romance. Wild streaks OK. Femme fatales not. For LTR. 3022

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ME: GWF, 19, VOLUPTUOUS, FUNNY, STARlover, sunsets, long talks, writer, beautiful places, intelligent, philosophical, loud and quiet. You: GF, 18-26, large, unbound, soulful, witty, appreciative, intellectual...more! Come journey with me. 3269

PASSION, MUSIC, ROMANCE, gentleness sensuality, playfulness are the essence of my being. Handsome, health-conscious M ISO the beauty of a F to taste & savor the fruits of life. 3054

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NEAT FREAK WANTED. ME: 44, 6 ' l " , trim, very clean. You: fit, sensuous, like things neat & clean, physically appealing, highly driven, willing to be cherished & adored. Will answer all. 3033

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FORGET "STAR WARS," WATCH THE stars with me. Good-looking DWM, s'io", 165 lbs., blue eyes, 40+. Waterfront, dining, dancing, VSO. 10 mins. over coffee could change our lives. Strange galaxy, isn't it, Princess Leia? 3063

ONE-NIGHT STANDS CAN STAND OUT IN the rain. I'm 20, blue eyes, 130 lbs., collegebound, computer person. For hobbies I enjoy movies, computers, mountain biking & downhill skiing. 3079

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SOMETHING DIFFERENT. FIT, BiCURIOUS M, 26, 6', 185 lbs., looking for Bi-curious M, 2035, who wants to try something different. No strings. Discretion a must. No mail, please. 3276

BiWPM, EARLY 40S, 6', 180 LBS., seriously athletic, marathons, biking, hiking, camping, water skiing. Not into bar scene. ISO selfrespecting masc., fit Bi/GM, 25-45, for friendship and more. 3153

6', 175 LBS., BLK./BRN., LATE 30S, muscular, mod. attractive, intelligent & eclectic, looking for fun, outgoing guy, 25-35, collegeeducated, interested in hiking, biking, travelling & just hanging out. No college guys, please. 3047

GWM, MID-30S., SEEKING AFFECTIONATE guy for fun and romance. Me: 5'9", 175 lbs., br. hair and hazel eyes. Let's get together. 3158

YOUNG SEEKING YOUNG. BURLINGTON area, 23, brn./blue, 6', 150 lbs., attractive. Enjoys outdoors, oldies, sci-fi. No one over 25.

GWPM, THIN ISO CURIOUS 18-25 YO, any race, to watch videos and be watched. Nothing serious, just fun. Discretion expected and assured. 3161

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ARE YOU A DOMINANT M LOOKING FOR longlasting, discreet service-on-demand, maybe more? Prefer 30+. Morning days best. 3136 ISO A GWM, 250-300 LBS., give or take a few. Any age for fun 81 friendship. I'm 50, 215 lbs. Let me surprise you big-time. 3062 MAKE MY WEEKENDS, share my nights & touch. I'm white, prefer black/Asian men. No strings, but steady affair. I'm S, slim, 49, need affection. All ages, discreet, versatile. 2084 BIWM, 26, GEEK, SEEKS FAIRY PRINCE w / whom to share miscellaneous nerdy pursuits. Must be NS/ND, and enjoy film, art, music, & life in general. 3039 VICE-VERSA. GW LEATHERMAN, 40s, 5 ' n " , 190 lbs., balding, bearded, hairy-chested, seeks adventurous men for intense, erotic encounters. Experienced in dominant 81 submissive role play. All scenes considered. Call me and make it a long, hot summer! 3044

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Bi-CURIOUS S M , 31, ISO DOM. F (MAD to teach me how to be a good servant. Wanting to get into all aspects of lifestyle and maybe find a girlfriend who is into same. 3174 CTRL VT SUBMISSIVE S W M , 22, attractive, horny, kinky, into bondage, role- playing, cross-dressing, etc., wants to be a love slave to dominant F. I'm clean. So must you. Will answer all. 3061 YOUNG CU, 21 &22, ISO ANOTHER adventurous and open-minded CU for an erotic foursome! First time and eager to try! Clean, very discreet! 3038 HAVING FUN. CU LOOKING FOR YOUNG M, 2125, for love slave. No pain, just be submissive 81 have fun, serve & give body rubs. Clean & discreet. 3026 CU SEEKING F FOR THREESOME. HELP us fula fantasy. Must be clean, discreet, NS. We are 4oish. 3051

To respond to Letters Only ads: Seal your response in an envelope, write box # on the outside and place in another envelope with $5 for each response. Address to: PERSON TO PERSON c/o SEVEN DAYS, P.O. Box 1164, Burlington, VT 05402

IMPROVE US-CANADA RELATIONS. Cosmopolitan, ivy-league Montrealer, DWF, (jos, big brown eyes, many endearing quirks, baggage identified and sorted, seeks discerning long-term accomplice for bantering, loitering, mutual admiration. Box 546 ELEGANT BRUNETTE, 40'S, seeks ironic, sophisticated, tall gentleman, 46+. Foreign Sim, day trips to Montreal. Help me rake the jeach? Box 541

"WINDSLOW BOY," NICKELODEON, WED. You: wall seat. Me: aisle. Talked Knicks and movies. Talk again? 3299 ALEXIS, VIRGO, INTO EVERYTHING COOL w/ a personality to match. Do we have to be opposites? Give me the chance to make you happy. Taurus ISO the right one. 3285

WWF, 5 ' 3 " . 57. LOOKING FOR honest, serious male, 55-65, to dine, dance, and possible LTR. NS, ND, loves country music, dancing, walking. Box 532 37 YO YOUNGER SISTER OF BROTHER seeks older brother of sister(s), who exercises good udgment, is thoughtful, educated, athletic, witty 81 interested in an extraordinary relationship. Box 533

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SAT., 6/12, Y O U WERE RIDING YOUR BIKE west towards North Pomfret I was riding my bike east. Want to ride in the same direction next time? 3287

DO YOU LOVE MOVIE PREMIERES... ...black-tie events and stretch limos? Then you're the man for me. Pink Lemonade seeks male escort for nights on the town. Men thirsty for romance need only apply. Ad#4234

LISA!, U V M GRAD, MUSIC PERSON: You sound interesting, but you didn't leave your number! Please do so! (You left a message on 7/7-) 3128 CAT R O M SO. BURLINGTON! We met twice, briefly, at Sex Mob's Borders gig and later that night at Higher Ground (you made the guest list).Lefs talk, OK? Rick. 3278

BORN-TO-PLEASE Lemon Iced Tea seeks lovely lady to share hot afternoons. Very affectionate, sweet, with a surprise twist. Join me, won't you, for fun, fun, fun? Ad#l771

HANNAFORD'S, WILLISTON., SAT. 5/29. You: loading groceries into a trunk of a black car. Me: blonde hair, sunglasses, Jogbra with jean shirt. I commented about what a beautiful day it was. Are you single? Call me. 3 2 7 4

SORT OF SHY, CWWI, 50, PETITE, ISO man to walk in the woods or stroll on the beach. Likes: reading, working out, movies, kids. Box 526 ATTRACTIVE Wi ENJOYS LITERATURE, arts, outdoors. ISO like-minded gentleman, 60-70. Friendship only. Box 527 L O N E S O M E ANARCHIST, TREE-HUGGING cowgirl seeks a mischevous beau she can aid 81 abet. If you eschew unnecessary plastic objects and can dance like a monkey, I'm your girl. Box 528 W O M A N , 52, 5*5", 125 LBS., MOTHER of school-aged child, seeks kind man with welldeveloped sense of humor and liberal politics to share dinners, movies, summer music outdoors. Ctrl. VT/visit Burlington regularly. Balding dads welcome. Box 529

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HAVE YOU COME TO THE REALIZATION that the fairytale isn't about someone else saving you, yet still willing to look the fool for love? DWPM, 41, caring, intelligent, cute, athletic. Looking for LTR. Box 542 S M , 35, SEEKIS FIT, COMPANIONABLE female, 30-40, for summertime outdoor activities on land and water. Interests in sizzling intellectual pursuits and conversations a plus. Box

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I may not be the one you settle down with, but I will be the one you'll never forget.... Tough and tender Diet Raspberry Tea seeks female for crazy days and wild nights. Ad#7685 I'M A SUMMER FUNG WAITING TO HAPPEN!

WM, 32 (LOOK YOUNGER), 5*6", 125 lbs., seeking nice, honest, compatible, physically fit WM—good friend, not feminine or into drugs/drunkenness, who respects my individuality. Box 543

Summer Peach seeks bronzed god for love among the sand dunes. Sweet and sassy...I'll quench your thirst for love! And if all goes well, I'll still be seeing you in September. Ad#1915

LOOKING FOR REAL PEOPLE, A N Y RACE. GWM, 45. 5'7". 170 lbs., looking for friends first and maybe more. Like outdoors, flea marts, wood working, cooking and a lot more. Straight acting. Not into drugs. Box 536

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M A N . KIND, 36, 6', TRIM GWM, professional, thoughtful, honest, caring, creative, romantic, with sense of humor, NS, seeks kindred spirit in southern VT. Box 539

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