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ODD, STRANGE, CURIOUS AND WEIRD BUT TRUE NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE RSES, FOILED AGAIN -; Fairfax County, Virginia, firefighters, responding to a carbon monoxide alarm, searched an unoccupied home for high levels of carbon monoxide. Finding none, they turned off the furnace. A police officer, who was looking for some tape to post a note telling the homeowner what had happened, opened a kitchen drawer only to discover a large bag of marijuana. After a further search turned up 30 pounds of marijuana, four grams of cocaine, $6400 in cash and a handgun, authorities arrested the 45-year-old homeowner when he returned. • Michael Norwood, 37, of Hillsdale, New Jersey, telephoned state police to say he wanted to discuss his role in a carjacking stemming from a bank robbery. According to Detective Thomas Flarity, when Norwood arrived at the Homdel barracks, he had changed his mind and declared, "I don't want to talk to you." Authorities detained him, however, and he was subsequently identified by the carjacking victim. Rescue ME In Winona, Minnesota, Mary Tyler, 39, had to summon firefighters to rescue her

after she got her hand stuck in the toilet trying to retrieve her deodorant when it fell in. SOA^ PEOPLE After opening a Ku Klux KJan museum and apparel store called The Redneck Shop, in Laurens, South Carolina, John Howard told a reporter that he had encountered little

objection. "The only people I've had a problem with, who took it as an insult and a racial situation, have been blacks," he explained. "I didn't know blacks here were so prejudiced." SUPERPOWERS Russians and Americans have sex more than twice as often as the Spanish, according to a survey by the makers of Durex condoms. The poll of 10,000 sexually active adults in 15 countries found that Russians had sexual intercourse an average of 135 times a year and Americans 133 times.

SHOW OFF Navy investigators determined that & Lieutenant Commander John Bates, 33, crashed his fighter jet into a Nashville house, killing himself and four other people, while attempting a "maximum performance" takeoff into thick cloud cover without permission. Rear Admiral Bernard Smith, commander of the Center for Naval Tactical Warfare, said he believed Bates attempted the risky maneuver to impress his parents, who were watching from the ground.

the space between the tracks. He was not only alive, but also angry, according to MetroNorth police Officer James Pymm, who explained, "When the workers turned their flashlights on, he jumped up and started beating them." • In Norfolk, Virginia, Thomas Passmore, 32, who cut off his right hand then refused to let surgeons reattach it, filed a suit against the hospital and the doctors, seeking $3.35 million. He said the doctors at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital should have contacted his family to overrule his decision. According to the lawsuit, Passmore thought he saw the number "666" on his hand and believed it was a sign of the devil. Obeying the biblical instruction, "If the right hand offend thee, cut it off," he sliced off his hand with a circular saw. He refused to consent to surgery, explaining he thought he would go to hell if the hand were reattached. Hospital officials contacted a judge, who advised them to heed Passmores wishes.

STRANGE REACTIONS After commuter train crew members in Darien, Connecticut, suspected they had run over a body, they made an emergency stop and found a naked man lying in

LET'S MAKE A DEAL Coastal cities in San Diego County suffering from badly eroded beaches proposed swapping their trash for sand from Arizona's La Paz County landfill. The landfill would

Thais had sex 71 times a year and Spaniards 64 times. WINDy IDEA French engineer Yves Lecoffre proposed easing air pollution in Paris by installing 70,000 fans around the city to blow away car exhaust fumes. Lecoffre, who said the fans could be placed on balconies and window sills, estimated the project would cost less than $80 million.

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Taboo of Fantasy, like most of Steve Goldberg's plays, had a ™ very strong component of folk art tableau, often using the alienating techniques of the ^ modern school of socialist realJ^gpP ism combined with a jazz or blues audio filigree. His plays' purpose and effects are thus very different than the usual Hollywood or prime time pulp dramatizations of contemporary V unreality. W h a t you get out of a play like "Taboo" very much depends upon what you bring gjgmiiai^ to it. In Paula Routly's case (Seven Days, June 19) — sad to say — not much either way. 'v She missed how Vera stood in relation to her disease in the same manner as Angel stood in relation to her profession and the fine undertones, asides and retrospectives by which the writer and his actresses established this identity. She missed the off-stage conversations Frank must have had with his minister whose weakkneed, namby-pamby response to the challenge of the flesh-pots is what undoiibtably drove him to the brink. Above all, Ms. Routly missed how Angel's philosophizing rap profoundly altered and deeroticized her gyrating strip-tease. If all the girls at Club Fantasy could or would do that, the rest of their act probably wouldn't be illegal, even in South Burlington. — John Shaplin

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Peter Freyne's article (Inside Track, June 19) regarding rumored pink slips for hundreds of skilled nurses at Vermont's largest hospital is not

a situation unique to Fletcher Allen. Nurse layoffs are occurring at hospitals all over our state. And, with the implementation of Vermont's new Long Term Care policy, some nurses currently employed by Vermont's nursing homes can also expect to see their paychecks disappear. T h e reason is a national trend away from socalled "facility-based" or "institutional care" and into home-based services. Home health care can be less expensive and result in better outcomes for patients if done properly. Sadly, Vermont consumers and thousands of nurses and other health care workers are at a tremendous disadvantage as the nation shifts to home-based health care because Vermont's health planners and legislators, like Sen. Helen Riehle, have to date endorsed a no-choice, no-competition home health policy for Vermont. Currently, the Vermont Health Care Authority permits just one full-service home health agency to serve each Vermont community. As a direct result, Vermonters have no choice of home health services and hundreds of skilled nurses have no power as workers. It's a monopoly's way or no way. Hundreds of skilled nurses are about to go begging for work to a home health monopoly. Every one of America's 49 other states encourages competition between accredited home health agencies. It gives consumers the power to choose and nurses some bargaining power as workers. Not Vermont. Not yet. Nurses need to speak up. They should call Health Care Authority Chair Theresa Alberghini at 828-2900, and urge her to act quickly to approve more full-service home health agencies. Without healthy competition in home health services, Vermont payors and consumers will eventually find themselves in a crisis situation. But for thousands of Vermont nurses trying to re-build their lives and careers today, the need for competition between accredited home health agencies in Vermont is here and now.

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I JACK LONGSHOT'S MOMENT OF TRUTH Burlington attorney Jack Long tells Inside Track he'll announce his decision by the end of this week on whether he'll fill the vacancy on the Democratic Party's line-up card for congressman. Long has ® expressed the view that a responsible major party should field a candidate for such an important position. Sounds reasonable. But it ignores reality. Ah, | reality — what a concept! I The fact is, Bernie Sanders is the de facto i: Democratic candidate — everybody knows that. He's voted the Democratic line 93 percent of the | time, a higher percetange than Dick Gephardt, the i Democratic leader in the House. Sanders already has ^ the endorsement of key Democrats like Sen. Peter I Shumlin of Windham County, the party's senate leader, and Sen. Elizabeth Ready of Addison County. Plus Governor Howard Dean, our favorite born-again Democrat, has put the kibosh on Susan * Sweetser, deeming her unacceptable unless she pub. licly disavows Newt Gingrich. The Republicans are lighting prayer candles in I hopes Mr. Long will decide to jump into the race, * and we hear they're already reaching for their checkbooks to get Jack into play. A vote for Jack is a vote for Sweetser. Jack Longshot must be hearing voices if | he thinks he has a shot at being anything but a ™ spoiler in this baby. Asked how much he thinks he'll 1 need to run a credible campaign, Long replied | "$250,000 to $400,000." How's a complete unknown, I who's never even run for school board, going to come up with that I much dough? "I'll have to figure that out," answered Mr. Longshot. Hey, Jack. Make sure you have s plenty of Tylenol nearby when you ; start your figuring. | Lassie Get Out! — Leave it to I Peter Shumlin to demonstrate the ® proper fetching technique. Shummy, a statewide candidate of | the future, says he'll introduce a bill, m for dogs to ride in the back of pick1 up trucks. We're waiting for him to | say the magic words: "Even if only one dog's life is saved..." Hey, why not go all the way ; and mandate pooch restraint seats like the ones for kids? And what about stepping on ants? They have feelings, too. The Shocking Truth — Were y'all i as devastated as I was to read the | names provided by the Sweetser campaign as the known "extrem, ists" who are behind OP Bernardo's re-election bid? The Freeps' new Montpelier writer, Adam Lisberg (not a Gannettoid — he's from Chicago, and a quick study when it comes to poli| tics), dragged the names out o f ' e m : Barbara Streisand and Norman Lear. It's absolutely devastating to wake up and realize the Streisand hit, "People," was a thinly veiled commie anthem and that Lear's Archie Bunker was actu^ ally promoting extremism. Apparently Sweetser continues to allow George 1 Ewins, the rabid anti-Sanders fanatic who occupies the corner office at Merrill Lynch, to snuggle up to I her. T h e guy's got as much credibility as O.J. Simpson. Careful, Susan, or it'll rub off. Timing is Everything — Last Tuesday Sanders held an airport press conference to unveil his bill to com| bat child labor in foreign lands by prohibiting the importation of products (like rugs and soccer balls) 1 manufactured by children under 14. The media has warmed up to this one lately in light of Kathie Lee Gifford's sweat-shop connection, an expose on child labor in Pakistan featured in Life magazine, and a blistering column on Nike by Bob Herbert of The

1 New York Times. Hey, T h e Bern has good media instincts. T h e timing was perfect. He spoke of Pakistani kids "sacrificing their youth, health and innocence" stitching 1 Nike soccer balls while the company's C E O Philip Knight "is now worth $4.5 billion. That is why

Barney Frank and I introduced 'The Child Labor Deterrence Act." Actually, the bill was introduced a year ago and didn't get much attention. And The Bern is one of Barney's 33 co-sponsors. This time, the bill got more ; attention, including that of Nancy Johnson of Essex. ] She's the C E O of New Horizons Sports in Williston, j Vermont's premier soccer supplier. "I don't like it," she told Inside Track. "Before we pass rules and reg- ; ulations, we have to solve the economic problems in I foreign countries or else we'll be hurting the people we're trying to help." All the soccer balls in play are made in Pakistan or China. That's the way it is. Still, somebody ought ; to issue a yellow card or two on this one. And on Hospital Hill — The powers that be at the j Mary Fanny apparently realize they have one hell of \ a communications problem. Inside Track has learned ; they've just hired a local public relations firm to help I them improve both internal and external communi- j cations. Considering the majority of the staff have ; zippo trust in John Frymoyer and his new manage- ! ment crew, the new consultant, Jerry Morris of New < England Public Affairs Inc., has his work cut out for j him.

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Thanks to diligent readers for the feedback: The Detroit Free Press is owned by Knight-Ridder, not Scripps-Howard, as inadvertently reported here last week. King of the Waffles — Republican ^ John Carroll accused Democrat 4 Doug Racine last week of "waffling" on several issues. Excuse me, ? but accusing a politician of waffling is like accusing an Irishman of \

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taking a nip. Let's get real. In Carroll's case, it was a matter j of the pot calling the kettle black. ' For his part, J.C. said he vehement- 1 ly opposes a statewide property tax \ to fund education. He admitted that six years ago in his first term in the senate he had the "youthful indiscretion" of supporting statewide levy on "second homes" — you know, ski condos and summer camps. Under ; questioning, Carroll firmly denied supporting a statewide property tax on non-residential property i back in 1994. j Hey, memory is often the first thing to go. Let's \ go to the video! J Fact is, in a March 1994 Point-Counterpoint debate in the Vermont House chamber, in which Carroll teamed up with Dennis Delaney to oppose j Ralph Wright and Peter Welch, Mr. Carroll proudly J stated his support for a statewide tax on commercial J property. "My own personal view," he declared, "is 1 we ought to look at a statewide tax on non-residen- \ tial property, including all forms of commercial j property, including second homes. That could raise $50-100 million. That's a very good start," said The < Great One. j A stunned Ralph Wright exclaimed, "We just made $100 million. So we're half-way there. I'm glad * we dragged the senator half-way this evening. Maybe J we can have another debate and get him the other 1 half-way." | Carroll also declared his desire to raise the state | sales tax that night. "If we want to have a balanced ! tax policy," said Carroll, "we should increase our reliance on the sales tax. It's the most under-utilized | tax we've got." 1 How about that? A Republican who wants to raise taxes. O f course he'll just waffle if you remind him of it. Pass the syrup, please. •

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• Half a dozen filmmakers go a long way — in Vermont, anyway. T h e local crew cleaned up last Sunday in the Boston Globe Magazine — John O'Brien stole the show, but Jay Craven and Nora Jacobson got plenty of ink, too. Jacobson is shooting her film as you read. Craven is busy fundraising for Stranger in the Kingdom, and readily accepting contributions while in town this week for a gig at Burlington College. David Giancola also got a brief mention for his exploding action films — the latest, Last Man Standing, starts shooting in July, in Chile — that disprove the theory that all Vermont films are charming and quirky. N o mention of all our aspiring screenwriters, though, like Five Spice proprietor Jerry Weinberg. T h e wannabe filmmaker survived several rounds at Sundance — he'll know in November if his script made the final cut. David Mamet also had a look at his Willy and Clyde. "I'm trying to reverse what Robert DeNiro did," Weinberg says. "Going from restaurants to film instead of film to restaurants." That's soup to nuts. •

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Fat chance. By Kevin J . Kelley hittenden County is doing exceptionally well right now," declares Vermont economic development commissioner Frank Cioffi. "Most business owners and CEOs feel really good about the area's prospects." So why is it that so many working people in and around Burlington feel frustrated and insecure? How come their individual outlooks are a lot less rosy than the forecasts being floated by most economic gurus? These are paradoxical times for Vermont's — and Americas — economy. O n one hand, as both Bill Clinton and Howard Dean are quick to point out, job growth has flourished in the country and in the state since the latest recession came to an end in the early 1990s. Nationally, the unemployment rate stands at 5.8 percent — a level generally regarded as satisfactory. Vermont's rate, meanwhile, is much lower: 3.9 percent. And the statistic is still more favorable in the Burlington area, which some economists think may be showing signs of an actual labor shortage. Feeling just as flush as Cioffi claims, several local companies are busily expanding. And the prospect of a some major employers — like the Ontario-based Husky Injection Molding Systems — relocating to Chittenden County is further enhancing the bullish mood among top executives. Beneath the surface, however — and at the lower rungs of the economic ladder — conditions don't look nearly so good. The ominous, under-reported fact is that the economy has stopped obeying established

laws. "Traditionally," notes South Burlington-based consultant Jeffrey Carr, "economists would look at a 3 percent unemployment rate as something positive for the lower end of the labor market." When jobs are relatively plentiful, in other words, wages are supposed to rise, especially for entry-level positions. "But it's not that way now," Carr adds. "Something fundamental has changed in the relationship between the unemployment rate and the wage rate." The longstanding connection between increasing availability of jobs and swelling pay checks has been broken in most parts of the United States, including Vermont. In the late 1960s, for example, the U.S. economy grew at an average annual pace of 4.3 percent, and wages climbed by nearly 2 percent. But in the period from October 1993 to March 1995, a 4 percent economic expansion resulted in a decline in pay for the average worker. Most experts believe the same pattern prevails in Vermont, though hard statistics are difficult to come by. That in itself is viewed in some quarters as a symptom of the state's inattentiveness to what's actually happening to working-class Vermonters. What's known with certainty is that wage-earners here continue to lag behind their counterparts in most states.

he boom of the Kunin years

didn't do much to close the historic gap between the national and the Vermont pay rate. In 1980, the average Vermonter earned only 82.5 percent of what the average American made. The figure had risen to 87 percent by 1990, but the progress was then reversed. Average annual earnings in Vermont stood at $22,512 in 1994 — t h e latest year for which these statistics are available — which is 85 percent of the average U.S. wage of $26,484. The failure to lift Vermonters' income to the national level has tightened the economic vise in which many Burlington area residents are caught. Key cost-of-living components have climbed substantially in Chittenden County during the past 15 years, even as pay rates have remained relatively stagnant. The average home sale price in the county hit $144,000 in 1995, notes Herb Durfee, a staffer with the Regional Planning Commission. Many immigrants from the urban flatlands still see that as a bargain. Newcomers from the Boston and New York areas, Durfee notes, can often afford to

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"build their own home in a beautiful place for a lot less than it would cost them to move into an existing home in a city neighborhood or suburb." At the same time, static purchasing power makes it impossible for many locals to finance a $144,000 home. "People who have lived in Vermont for a long time and earned Vermont wages can't move into higher notches, and some of them get forced out of the area altogether," Durfee remarks. Vermont politicians have tried to halt, or at least to slow, the decline in living standards for low-paid workers by repeatedly boosting the state's minimum wage. It was recently hiked to $4.75 an hour — 50 cents more than the national minimum — and it's set to rise again to $5 next January. But even that may be only half of what a Vermont head of household needs to achieve an acceptable standard of living. Ellen Kahler, director of the Peace and Justice Center in Burlington, ches a recent Minnesota study showing that the urban average worker in that state had to earn $10.23 an hour in order to remain securely above the poverty line. The same analysis put Minnesota's underemployment rate — the percentage of jobs paying less than that norm — at about 20 percent, as compared to an official unemployment rate of ground 4 percent. Minnesota and Vermont share many characteristics, Kahler notes. And she is using the Minnesota study's methodology as a model for a similar assessment soon to be undertaken for Vermont under Peace and Justice Center spon-

states, suggests Carr. "Some parts of the country are experiencing more upward pressure at the lower end of the wage spectrum," he observes. "In Oregon and in sections of the upper Midwest and Sun Belt, the labor market is even tighter that ours. And that is producing some upwardly mobile opportunities. "There's a lot of underemployment here," Carr adds. Some economists think the standard dynamic will eventually be re-established in Vermont, just as appears to be happening in the places mentioned by Carr. "I'm hearing anecdotal evidence of some companies offering increased starting wages," says Westford-based economic consultant Art Woolf. "They just can't find the labor they need," he adds, suggesting that traditional economic logic may indeed be reasserting itself. Other analysts worry that the old order may be gone forever. A report last year by the Vermont Department of

WELCOME TO THE OFFICE. NOW GO HOME. Temporary employment agencies are j°' Vm £ a gr°wth surge as a result of the structural shifts taking place in Vermont's and the nation's economy. The ranks of these suppliers of tran-

sient labor expanded 10-fold in the United States during the past decade, from 150 such firms in 1985 to about 1500 today. A quarter-million Americans found work through temp firms 10 years ago; a million and a half get placed in the same way today. In the Burlington area, the number of jobs filled by temporary hires has doubled in just the past couple of years, reports Dave Mount, president of Western Staffing Services and head of a local association of temp agencies. More such companies are coming to the region, lured by the growing local market for temporary workers. NorthStar, an independent firm based in Plattsburgh, recently opened a branch in Williston. "We saw a lot of opportunity in this area," explains office manager Sue MacArthur, adding that business in the Burlington area is all her agency hoped it would be. The sharp increase in temporary jobs reflects a changed labor strategy on the part of corporate America. "What's happened," says Congressman Bernie Sanders, "is that many big businesses have decided to retain what they call a 'core workforce,' often well-paid, and to fill in the fringes with temporary workers, usually low-paid." Mount offers a similar account. "After the last recession, companies calculated the minimum number of workers they'd need for year-round production, and they staffed themselves at that level. When an uptick occurs, they now tend to hire temps rather than taking on fulltime employees, who are much costlier." What's also different now is that whitecollar workers account for a high percentage of those turning to temp agencies for job placements. Similarly, more manufacturing positions are being filled by temps today than was the case 10 years ago. It's not only housewives and students wanting to work for a couple of months as cashiers or sales clerks, Mount points out. Pooi pay levels in Vermont's longerterm job market lead some state residents

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ernie Sanders has been sounding the economic alarm ever since he was first elected to Congress in 1990. "I'm very tired of hearing about the booming economy,' a newly full-throated Sanders th undered in a telephone interview this week. Rattling off a ream of national statistics, he notes that "real wages for workingand middleclass

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GEA'S ODYSSEY: WEAVERS OF LIFE (poetry/music festival), Java Love, 8 p.m. No cover. FRED WESLEY & THE GREYBOY ALLSTARS (jazz), Club Metronome, 7 p.m., $15, followed by THE PANTS, 10 p.m. No cover. THE PARKS DEPT. (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. No cover. RAY LEWIS (blues), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9:30 p.m. No cover. JAZZ MANDOLIN PROJECT, Last Elm, 9 p.m. $3. LOTION, GUPPYBOY, GLADLY (altrock), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m., $3/5. GEORGE PETIT & THE DESIRED EFFECT (jazz), Halvorson's, 9 p.m. $2. INTERNATIONAL DJS, 135 Pearl, 9 p.m., $2/3. OPEN MIKE NIGHT WITH MARK GALBO (acoustic), Cactus Cafe, 8 p.m. No cover. CRANIAL PERCH (alt-rock), Three Needs, 6 p.m. No cover. CRAIG MITCHELL (DJ), Champs, Marble Island, 9 p.m. No cover.

FRIDAY

MARTIN GUIGUI (rock), Breakwater Cafe, 4:30 p.m. No cover. CLYDE STATS TRIO (jazz), Windjammer, 5 p.m. No cover. AARON FLINN (acoustic rock), Cafe No No, 9 p.m. $3, followed by dance party featuring mixes from DJ Craig Mitchell. THE JAMES WATSON EXPERIENCE (cuddly alternative), Java Love, 9 p.m. No cover. DEADLINE POET, CLASS ACT {a cappella), Vermont Coffeehouse, Vermont Pasta, 9:30 p.m. $5. MATT NEWBURG (acoustic), Cactus Cafe, 9 p.m. No cover. H00 D00 REVIEW (blues), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9:30 p.m. No cover. THE DOG CATCHERS (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. No cover. VIPERHOUSE (acid jazz), Halvorson's, 10 p.m. $3. NEW NILE ORCHESTRA, SAUDADE (African, Latin), Club Metronome, 9:30 p.m. $4. PERCY HILL, SNAPPIN'GOMEZ (groove rock), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m., $5/7. RAINTREE (alt acoustic), Last Elm Cafe, 9 p.m. Donations. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m., $7. BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Last Chance, 7:30 p.m. No cover. KIM KING'S JUKEBOX (DJ), 6 p.m., followed by CRAIG MITCHELL (DJ), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m., $4/5. THE PLAYERS (rock), Patches Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. THE HIGHLAND WEAVERS (Irish), Tuckaway's, Sheraton, 8:30 p.m. No cover. No cover. PETER GALLWAY (singer-songwriter), Williston Coffee House, 8 p.m. $3. ROOT (rock), Charlie-os, Montpelier, 10 p.m. No cover. MICHAEL OAKLAND & ERIC KOELLER (jazz), Main Street Bar &c Grill Downstairs, Montpelier, 9 p.m. No cover. BOWERS & HARNED (folk), Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 6:30 p.m. No cover. ROCKIN' DADDIES (rock), Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. No cover. HAWKEYE (Top 40, Motown), The Rusty Nail, Stowe, 8:30 p.m. $4. DIAMOND JIM JAZZ BAND, Diamond Jim's Grille, St. Albans, 8 p.m. No cover.

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SUNDAY FOLK BRUNCH (acoustic), Burlington Coffeehouse, City Market, 11 a.m. No cover. ACOUSTIC SUNRISE (open jam), Java Love, 11 a.m. No cover. OPEN MIKE W/RED CLOUD (acoustic), Vermont Coffeehouse, Vermont Pasta, 8:30 p.m. Donations. RUSS & CO. (rock), Nectar's, 9 p.m. No cover. FLEX RECORDS NIGHT (dancehall DJ), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. N o cover. SKAVOOVIE, SKAKAD00DLED00 (ska), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $5. LAURA SIMON & SHADES OF BLUE, JOHN VOORHEES (blues, folk),"Old Foundry, St. Albans, 5 p.m. $3.

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BLUES FOR JAVA (grateful/blues jam), Java Love, 8 p.m. No cover. JIMMY YOZELL (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. N o cover. PORK TORNADO, SOMAH (funk/groove), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $4/6. RONNIE DAWSON, BUCK & THE BLACKCATS (rockabilly), Club Metronome, 7 p.m. $8. WOMEN'S NIGHT (dinner/Laura Simon bluesy acoustic), Last Elm, 6/7:30 p.m. $2/Donations. ALLEY CATS JAM (blues), Alley RED HOT: Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-Chas is just Cats, 9 p.m.. No cover.

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OPEN MIC KNIGHT (acoustic), Java Love, 8 p.m. No cover. MATT NEWBURG & THE GARLIC PRESS (acoustic blues), Cactus Cafe, 7 p.m. No cover. JOE MOORE, BRUCE MCKENZIE & JAMES MCGINNIS (Celtic), Finnigan's Pub, 9 p.m. No cover. FLASHBACK HITS OF THE'80S (DJ), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. No cover/$5 under 21. BACON SHEIK (alt rock), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. No cover. NO EXCEPTIONS (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. No cover. PARIMA JAZZ BAND, ParimaThai Restaurant, 9 p.m. N o cover. BOWERS 4 HARNED (folk), Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 6:30 p.m. No cover.

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RED BEANS & RICE (blues), Club Metronome, 9:30 / p.m. No cover. OPEN MIKE (acoustic), Burlington Coffeehouse, City Market, 8 p.m. No cover. THE HEART OF SOUL (funk-soul '60S-'80S DJ), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. HEARTATTACK WITH ROBERTO / ' . RENNA (DJ), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m., $4/6. THE ABAIR BROS, (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. No cover. RUSS & CO. (rock), Alley Cats, 9 p.m. No cover. HANNIBAL & AGOSTI (rock), Patches Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. No cover.

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b u t it's not being reported in the corporate media." T h e internationalization of the economy is at the root of this phenomenon, Sanders and many economists maintain. Thousands of good-paying U.S. manufacturing jobs have been exported to low-wage markets in the Third World, with Nike's $3-a-day factories in China and Indonesia having becoming a particularly notorious example of this phenomenon. T h e declining strength of trade unions — never strong in Vermont to begin with — has also depressed demands for higher pay, according to Sanders and other analysts. Fear of corporate downsizing is another important reason why many workers don't insist on higher wages, reasons U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich.

W The longstanding connection between increasing availability of jobs and swelling paychecks has been broken in most parts of the United States>

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e live in flush times. Twenty years ago, the words of the prophet were written on the subway walls, and tenement halls. Now you can find them — as you can find nearly any other commodity — nearly anywhere. Just two weeks ago you could find a prophesy of Vermont's future on the front page of The Burlington Free Press. It was uttered by the inspirationally named Shawn Cliche, our very own home-grown high priest of lowdown booty shaking, and it revealed a lot about why Vermont has become what it has become, and what it is becoming. Cliche was trying to explain, see, not that he wanted to get permission to get those tassels twirling in his Club Fantasy in South Burlington — that would be common. No. The Clichemeister's message was that history, the fates, the tides of human longing, demanded a Club Fantasy there. And he was only like, you ~kn6W, the-VesSef or Whatever. His prophesy, as they say in country music, went something like this: "I have a lot of neat ideas I want to bring and share with Vermonters. We need entertainment." We need entertainment. There it is. Underline that sucker with your ball-point and put three exclamation points in the margin. As the late great Johnny Keats put it at the end of the hit doo-wop single, " O h Donna! Grecians Yearn": That is all ye know of development, dude, and all ye need to know. Look for a version of that claim in every single colonizing mass-cult emporium of standardized hustle that has been imported into Vermont over the past quarter-century: We're bringing you this not because we want to, but because you want us to, you poor sweet misunderstood consumer. You want us to; you need it; and besides, it's fun. We need entertainment. We need it in the endless strings of cartoon eateries, shopperies and funneries that already choke the access roads to our sizeable towns. Need those H a p p y Meals and Blockbuster Videos showing rows and rows of Schwarzenegger like recombinant D N A ; need those Marts of Wal and K. Middlebury, by God, needs a big-bertha-sized Price Chopper that a developer

is trying to ram past the town planning commission and the town itself. And South Burlington needs some strippers. What? — you think Cliche is in this for his health? Check him out. T h e guy's pretty healthy already. Cliche has been paying attention. He has heard America singing, and the song is, "Let You Entertain Me." And he wants to come to the rescue. It takes a certain genius to say, "We need entertainment." Call it the particular American genius of forgetting. Forget that we are living in the most massively, relentlessly and all-encompassingly entertained culture since — oh, Sodom comes to mind. Forget that entertainment is practically the only thing left that we know how to do, as a society, except be lawyers — entertainment lawyers, at that. Forget that, according to the latest available polling data, more Americans gamble — I'm sorry; more Americans "game" — than actually perspire or breathe through their noses. Forget that "entertainment" is the defining rubric by which we educate our children, distribute our news, conduct our national political life. Forget that the entertainmentbesotted advertising and marketing industries have, in effect, taken over those functions. Forget that sex — or the illusory, taunting, Club Fantasy-style industrialization of sex — has saturated every single category mentioned above. (I may make an exception for porn — the relationship there seems a tad hard to detect.)

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warmth to this character, ana to the entire play. Bv Amy R u b i n This homage to simple pleasures serves as both a celebrahen Lost Nation Theater tion of and an epitaph to New decided to open their England's small-town life. It's a summer season with Our fitting start to Lost Nation's '96 Town, they hoped to create a season, and a timely comment tribute to their town — in an age of escalating change Montpelier. Now in its second in Vermont. week, this production of hile Lost Nation creates Thornton Wilder's classic is fillcommunity theater at its ing the bill. The characters may be in 1904 New Hampshire, best, a summer season but their words sound mighty newcomer sadly misses the familiar to a 1996 capital city mark in The Spaghetti Murder crowd. "You got to look both Mystery. What makes this ways when you cross Main attempt at dinner theater most Street," says a Grovers Corners unfortunate is that it overshadresident. "It gets worse every ows one of the-finest displays of year." Italian cuisine in the state. Lost Nation could have Tish and Tony DiRuocco brought in New York pros for had the right idea when they this show. They did just that took a stab at mid-week enterfor last year's successful As You tainment at their exquisitely Like It, and will for productions tasteful Villa Tragara restaurant later this season. But skilled in Waterbury Center. Locals director Judy Milstein extended and tourists are clearly ripe for Wilder's homespun theme to the concept, as evidenced by casting, and got the most out of consistent sell-outs. But, despite the wide-ranging abilities of a some strong talent — offgroup of locals. So, when we Broadway veteran Jason Pierce see a less experienced player shines as Chandler, and alongside a trained actor, we Ground Hog Opry's John don't cafe. This is Our Town; Drury is marvelous as Rupert these are our neighbors; this is — the star of this event is the us. food, which is creative, expertly But it couldn't have worked prepared and beautifully prewithout strong principals. sented. Oh, and the wine, Milstein found which improves two winners in Our Town, d i r e c t e d by the show with Catherine every glass. Judy M i l s t e i n , proElwert and The probduced by L o s t N a t i o n Shawn lem here lies in LaCount; the the script, Theater. Montpelier quintessential which has no C i t y Hall Auditorium Emily and , story line and A r t s C e n t e r . Through George. Elwert relies too heaviknows just ly on ad libJuly 7 . when to be bing. Some of pouty, indigthe cast — nant, naive or The S p a g h e t t i Murder most notably, romantic. And writer/director M y s t e r y , w r i t t e n and the tremendousJim Hogue — d i r e c t e d by J 1 m ly talented has extemporaLaCount neous skills, but H o g u e , p r o d u c e d by strengthens any most do not. Ernest Productions, scene he enters. The result is a V i l l a Tragara Every confusing, stopmoment has R e s t a u r a n t , W a t e r b u r y start event in purpose under which more Center. Every other Milstein's confident playWednesday t h r o u g h o u t detailed eye — ers get the audithanks to wellence's attention, t h e summer. while the rest of placed mimed the cast counts on viewer proxaction. She seamlessly moves imity in order to be noticed. her 19-member cast around a That doesn't fly in a mystery, wonderfully simple set and when a clue-seeking audience under top-notch lighting — needs to be aware of every comboth designed by Ellen E. ment and action. Jones. Stand-outs in this As frustrating as the troupe, beautifully clad in Lois evening's structure is its choice Jackson's period costumes, of material, liberally pinched include Michael Manion, who from Marx Brothers routines. creates a charmingly modest Those ingenious old bits Charles Webb. worked because they pitted Also impressive are preGroucho and crew against teens Rose Levine, who delivers polite society. In The Spaghetti confident, paced work as Murder Mystery, though, the Rebecca, and Seth Chalmer, setting is never clear — another whose portrayal of Joe Crowell victim of the general confusion shows remarkable mental focus — and the tomfoolery becomes and physical control. The critirandom and ineffective. cal part of the Stage Manager Despite these shortcomings, falls to Kim Bent, whose charthough, it seemed like most acteristic style reads like cynieverybody — except some cism. A gentler interpretation dragged-along teenagers and me could have brought needed

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DEATH BY PASTA, AND OTHER ACTS — had one heck of a good time. Dinner theater goers are a jolly lot, generous with their laughs and appreciative of effort. Still, some things can't be ignored. Like a cheap shot at drag queens, or a choice nugget like, "We were in Africa and took pictures of the native girls, but they weren't developed." After such moments, even the most stunning meal leaves a bad taste. •

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throughs of a few in particular. Imagine the bloody Titus Adronicus as a cooking show. Or the histories as a football game where the crown is passed from king to future king: "The quarterback passes to the hunchback.. .looks like Richard's limp is giving him trouble..." Troilus and Cressida is performed simultaneously as interpretive dance and Godzilla movie; Othello as a discomfiting rap song. Audience members may feel they've stumbled upon a highschool deja vu nightmare of their own — those who've ever been in a production of Julius Caesar wearing their own bedsheets will concur — or may think they've been run over by a "Saturday Night Live" episode that won't quit. For good reason. Just as Shakespeare purloined his plots from whatever sources were available, so does this play pull from every piece of slapstick ever done. Tom Stoppard's Dogg's Hamlet is reflected here, as is Britain's Coarse Acting troupe's version of all the comedies rolled into one. So it's left to these three frenetic fellas to establish a pace and'a point to it all. Shad Willingham begins as a sensible "Masterpiece Theater"-style link to the audience. Soon, however, his mobile expressions and rubberized legs betray him, and he's part of an inspired hillbilly Romeo and Juliet. Too often, he makes the easy choice to get laughs by playing any character as fey, and his lengthy ad-hoc conversations with the audience are too much prelude.

Willingham to move the play from one bit to the next and he does this with ease. Christopher Scott is most effective as a somber Hamlet, especially when performing the play in reverse. It's hard to get enough of his macabre laugh when stabbing Polonius — backwards or forwards. This leaves it to Hamish Linklater to play the dumb-guy roles, but he also gets to play all the women's parts, which he does brilliantly. Whether scrambling up a pole for Juliet's balcony scene or playing all the women in Hamlet who appear on stage at the same time, he goes beyond the boy-in-drag jokes one might expect — not that he avoids them. As it turns out, the first act of The Compleat Works is merely prelude to the crazed Hamlet that takes up the second, which includes fine moments of audience participation, a little Freud, and some great deaths. There's a moment in all this frenzy when it comes to light just why Shakespeare is so often parodied. The threesome, ditching monologues left and right, try to get rid of the "what a piece £>f work is man" speech. Then, with no fanfare, Linklater faces the audience and calmly recites the passage. It is compelling in its simplicity and strength — and for being the only serious moment in the entire evening. But quickly, the actors whirl back into the crazi-' ness of their own personal Hamlet— but it's craziness made all the more joyful for th is moment of real drama. •

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"Music in the Meadow" 1996 at the Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow Stowe, Vermont

Sunday. June 30 at 7:00 nm

Christine Lavin & Livingston Taylor The most popular concert in our history returns featuring a full moon! Co-presented by: Harvest Market, M.B. Cushman Design, Inc., and Sweet & Burt Media sponsorship by V e r m o n t P u b l i c R a d i o

Sunday. July 7 at 7:30 Dm The Union Bank presents

The Vermont Symphony Orchestra Celebrating the 1 0 0 ^ Birthday of John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever" with spectacular fireworks sponsored by Maxwell's at Topnotch. Co-presemed by: W D E V A M & FM Radio Vermont and Willie Racine's Jeep/Eagle/lsuzu

Sunday. July 14 at 7:00 pm Springer-Miller Systems presents

Diane Schuur The Jazz voice and style of this heir apparent to Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughn "wowed" the 1994 Meadow audience. TICKETS: $18, $5 under 18. Call 802-86-FLYNN. No Refunds. In case of rain, concert will be held in the Jackson Arena, Stowe village. Listen to WDEV (550 AM, 96.1 FM) or WVMX (101.7) at 5 pm for confirmation of location. Accessible to all please call ahead (253-7792) or ask at the gate. Purchase picnic goodies at No : VT Cooks & Chefs Assoc. booth on site. Meadow opens for picnics at 5 pm.

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t h e a t e r 'COMPLEAT WORKS OF WLLM SHKSPR': Three guys give you all 37 plays of Shakespeare in an abridged tour de "farce." McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 8 p.m. $17.50. Info, 654-2281. ' O U R T O W N ' : This Pulitzer Prizewinning portrait of a turn-of-the-century New England town was written by Thorton Wilder. Lost Nation Theater performs at Montpelier City Hall, 8 p.m. $11. And today only: 1:30 p.m. $8. Info, 229-0492. 'PATIENCE': Gilbert and Sullivan parody Oscar Wilde and John Ruskin in a tuneful take on the Aesthetic Movement. Unadilla Theatre, North Montpelier, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 456-8968.

w o r d s ' H E A L I N G W O R D S ' : Anna Blackmer and Patricia Fontaine read in conjunction with the Healing Legacies exhibit — art and writing by women who have faced breast cancer. Fleming Museum, U V M , Burlington, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0750.

etc H O L O C A U S T L E C T U R E SERIES: The author of Seeds of Sarah: Memories of . a Survivor speaks about her concentration-camp experiences. 103 Rowell, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3430. BASEBALL GAME: T h e Vermont Expos take on New Jersey. Centennial Field, Burlington, 7 p.m. $3-5. Info, 655-4200. PLANNED GIVING CONFERENCE: Your money can keep on working — long after you've gone. T h e Stratevest Group hosts a seminar at Champlain College, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $40. Info, 860-5523. ' R I G H T T O CHOOSE': The Burlington Women's Council hosts a forum on reproductive freedom with a screening of the film, From Danger to Dignity: The Fight for Safe Abortion.

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B A N D C O N C E R T : The Waterbury Community Band entertains at Rusty Parker Park, Waterbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 244-6352. S W I N G D A N C E : Learn as you swing at Cafe No No, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2317.

t h e a t e r 'COMPLEAT WORKS OF WLLM SHKSPR': See June 26. ' O U R T O W N ' : See June 26. STORYTELLING: People who have experienced mental illness in their lives tell stories at the urging of Peter Burns. Refreshments will be served. Westview House, 50 S. Willard St., Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3323. 'OLEANNA': Unadilla Theater defines sexual harassment according to David Mamet. Unadilla Theatre, North Montpelier, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 456-8968.

art SLIDE TALK: Heidi Fasnacht, whose work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, shows slides of her sculpture at Vermont Studio Center Lecture Hall, Johnson, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2727.

words P O E T R Y READING: Kenneth Schexnayder, current editor of Vermont Quarterly, reads at Cover-To-Cover Bookstore, Randolph, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 728-4206.

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Fletcher Library, Burlington, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Register, 865-7216. STORY T I M E : Preschoolers hear tales at the Lawrence Library, Bristol, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 453-2366.

etc H O L O C A U S T L E C T U R E SERIES: See June 26. Auschwitz survivor Sonia Schreiber Weitz borrows from her book, I Promised I Would Tell: My Life as a Holocaust Survivor and Poet. BASEBALL GAME: See June 26. 'SAMPLER CRUISE': Mango Jam serves up the music while you sample food from eight area restaurants. King Street Ferry Dock, Burlington, 7:30-10 p.m. $25. Info, 86-FLYNN. ' N I C H E PUBLICATIONS': The founder of Computer User Vermont addresses the Vermont Venture Network. Radisson, Burlington, 8-10 a.m. $10. Info, 658-7830. J E R I C H O G A R D E N T O U R : A map leads you to perennial pleasures — and refreshments — on the first of three Jericho garden tours. 6-9 p.m. $12 for one, two or three days. Info, 899-3449. 'FAMILY VALUES': David Buchdahl considers "family values" as historical reality and product of politics. A discussion follows at the Wood Art Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 828-8715.

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'COMPLEAT WORKS OF WLLM SHKSPR': See June 26. ' O U R T O W N ' : See June 26, $13. 'HENRY V': War-time patriotism or the futility of conquest? Shakespeare leaves Henry's heroism open to interpretation at Unadilla Theater, North Montpelier, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 456-8968.

art 'WORKING WITH COLORED CLAY': Naomi Lindenfeld demonstrates the use of layering, a rolling pin and a carving tool to create unique patterns in pottery. Vermont Clay Studio, Montpelier, 7 p.m. A potluck dinner begins at 6 p.m. $ 4 . Register, 223-4220. SLIDE TALK: Multimedia artist Frances Barth shows slides of her painting at Vermont Studio Center Lecture Hall, Johnson, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 635-2727.

kids 'CREEPERS & LEAPERS': An interpreter from the Vermont Institute of Natural Science introduces kids to "awesome amphibians." Fletcher Library, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216. MUSICAL S T O R Y T I M E : Robert Resnik entertains youngsters at the Fletcher Library, Burlington, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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P O P S C O N C E R T : The Vermont Symphony Orchestra celebrates a century of "Stars and Stripes Forever" with fireworks and marches from around the world. Alumni Stadium, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. The grounds opetvat 5:30 p.m. for picnicking. $12-18. Info, 388-2117.

d a n c e BALLROOM DANCE: The rooftop ballroom is the perfect spot for a sunset mambo lesson. Howard Johnson Quality Suites, S. Burlington. Lesson, 8-9:30 p.m. Dance, 9:30 p.m. $10. Info, 8625082.

'FESTIVAL O F T H E LAKES': Three Adirondack towns — Lake Placid, Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake — whoop it up at a three-day festival of music, theater, dance and art hosted by Pendragon Theatre. Various locations in New York, 11 a.m. - 2 a.m. Event prices vary. Info, 518-891-1854. 'SACREDNESS IN EVERY DAY LIFE': Judy Robeson speaks to the joy of being "fully present." Burlirigton Shambhala Center, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 658-6795. A N T I Q U E S S H O W : Folk art, furniture and fishing relics celebrate the history of the Champlain Valley on Saturday. Tonight a catered preview at the Shelburne Museum begins at 5 p.m. $20. Info, 985-3346. SIERRA CLUB G A T H E R I N G : A potluck supper at a camp is followed by a

sunset/moonlight paddle on the Waterbury Reservoir. Waterbury Center, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-3249 FLOWER FESTIVAL: Celebrate New England gardening with tours, flower crafts, planting demonstrations and cook ing workshops. Various locations in Stowe, 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. Free. A flower banquet at 6:30 p.m. costs $27.50. Info, 253-7321. R I C H M O N D FARMERS MARKET: Local produce, sweets, jewelry and pottec plants are offered under a canopy of white birches by the Winooski River. Volunteers Green, Richmond, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 434-2690.

Saturday music

P O P S C O N C E R T : See June 28, Sugarbush North, 7:30 p.m. $17. Info, 800-VSO-9293. DAR WILLIAMS: Peter Mulvey opens for the acoustic singer-songwriter. Her latest is Mortal City. Burlington City Hall, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 658-5061. 'BIG EASY BASH': Cajun music, dance and food are served up hot at this twoday family fest featuring C.J. Chenier and the Red Hot Louisiana Band. Stepping Stone Ranch, Escoheag, Rhode Island, noon - midnight. $20 Saturday, $35 Saturday and Sunday. Info, 401351-6312.

d a n c e BURKLYN BALLET: Pre-professional dancers perform excerpts of La Bayadere and Club Havana. Dibden Center for th< Arts, Johnson State College, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 635-1386.

theater 'COMPLEAT WORKS OF WLLM SHKSPR': See June 26. ' O U R T O W N ' : See June 26, $13. 'PATIENCE': See June 26, $12.

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Burlington City Hall, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7200. N A T U R E WALK: A field naturalist introduces you to summer birds and wildflowers. Shelburne Farms, 6:30-8:30 a.m. $4. Register, 985-8686. ' G U E S T A E R O B I C DAY': Take one class free anytime today at Twin Oaks Sports & Fitness, S. Burlington. Info, 658-0001. WATERBURY FARMERS MARKET: The first local strawberries, peas and zucchinis are available, along with dinner items such as pizza, pasta and turnovers. Rusty Parker Park, Waterbury, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 434-2690.

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tfome. Chassman & Bern tellers, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. ,, 862-4332. THE UNLIKELY EVENT OF A itER L A N D I N G ' : Christopher Noel his new autobiographical book ut loss and healing. Vermont ikshop, Middlebury, 2-4 p.m. Free.

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Info, 223-6901. S Y M P O S I U M O F NATURAL HEALI N G : Workshops with well-known herbologists, homeopaths and practitioners of shamanic healing raise funds for Vermont's North East College of Natural Healing Arts & Science. Westminster, 9:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. $60 includes lunch. Info, 603-835-9025. L O N G TRAIL HIKE: This difficult 11-mile hike over the Sterling Range offers good views of the Green Mountains. Meet at U V M Visitor Parking Lot, Burlington, 7:30 a.m. Free. Register, 864-0503.

ASSBLOWING D E M O N S T R A )N: Watch the blow-by-blow birth of ilets and Swedish footed bowls, then slides at Church and Maple Studios, Church St., Burlington, 1-3 p.m. . Info, 865-5254. CARDI C U P ' : Three-foot-long del sailboats controlled by radio waves on the pond at the Commodores Stowe, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free to ch. Info, 253-7131. MILY VALUES': T h e series concludes debate between state legislators it Krause, Cheryl Rivers, Karen uniller and Ruth Harvey. Noble Hall luge, Vermont College, Montpelier, 8 Free. Info, 828-8715. INGER M O U N T A I N M E E T I N G : annual food co-op meeting features trospective on building the new store, imittee reports and a talk about the ire of food co-ops in New England, lity Church, Montpelier, 4 p.m. Free.

theater ' O U R T O W N ' : See June 26, 7 p.m. 'HENRY V': See June 28, $12.50.

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etc TUREWALK: See June 26, 7-9 a.m. 5TIVAL O F T H E LAKES': See June 10 a.m. - midnight. UCHO G A R D E N T O U R : See June 9 a.m. - noon. OWER FESTIVAL: See June 28. TIQUES S H O W : See June 28, 10 . - 5 p.m. $4.50. A lecture on rugs at m. costs $5. RMERS MARKETS: Vermont-grown icultural products and crafts are for the following locations: •lington City Hall Park, 8:30 a.m. p.m. Info, 453-2435. Taft Corners Mlliston, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Info, 879>4. Courthouse parking lot in intpelier, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Info, 229(5. Mad River Green in Waitsfield, 0 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Info, 496-5856. rbleworks in Middlebury, 9 a.m. in. Info, 897-5971. O n the green by Mahon Chevrolet, Morrisville, 8:30 - 1 p.m. Info, 888-5558. Taylor k in St. Albans, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Info, 2029.

Info, 86-FLYNN. C H A M B E R MUSIC: The Rochester Chamber Music Society launches its summer series with Marguerite Schenkman on violin and Cynthia Huard on piano. Bach, Mozart and Brahms get a hearing at the Federated Church, Rochester, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 767-9008. JESSE C O L I N Y O U N G : The former Youngblood returns to his acoustic roots in a concert at the Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 6 p.m. $22.50. Info, 295-5432.

sunday

music POPS CONCERT: See June 28. Ascutney Mountain Resort, 7:30 p.m. $17. Info 800-VSO-9293. B A N D C O N C E R T : The Burlington Concert Band entertains against an Adirondack sunset backdrop. Catch the classics, sh ow tunes, marches and novelty tunes at Battery Park, Burlington, 7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3740. ' M U S I C IN T H E MEADOW': Christine Lavin, twice named folk artist of the year, and Livingston Taylor, award-win-

'SCENES F R O M T H E LIFE O F ANDY WARHOL': Jonas Mekas chronicles the life and times of the pop artist. Cafe No No, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-5066.

etc 'FESTIVAL O F THE LAKES': See June 28, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. FLOWER FESTIVAL: See June 28. S U N S E T CRUISE: The South Burlington Community Chorus hosts an evening of music, hors d'oeuvres and raffles. King Street Ferry Dock, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. $20. Info, 86-FLYNN. S T O W E FARMERS MARKET: Get it fresh, next to the Red Barn Shops in Stowe, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 2534498. G E R M A N CLUB HIKE: Deutsch speakers take to the hills for an out-

REED O N : Clarinetist Layton Davis blows from Stowe to Hildene Meadows on a two-week with the Vermont Orchestra. The

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'OLEANNA': See June 27.

F E M I N I S T FILM: Three women — Strangers to each other — murder a male shopkeeper in A Question of Silence, by Dutch director Marleen Gorris. Last Elm Cafe, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7200.

kids ' M E E T SOLVING SAM': Kids over seven help Free Press reporter Sam Hemingway solve a library mystery. S. Burlington Library, 1-2 p.m. Free. Register, 658-9010. VIDEOS: The tales of Beatrix Potter are screened at the S. Burlington Library, 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-9010.

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2 # T A K E T H E LAKE: Westward Ho. The next best fest is spread over three days — and three lakeside towns — in the beautiful Adirondacks. Lots of Vermont artists will play their way, First-Night-style, in the first ever Festival of the Lakes. The celebration of music, dance, theater and fine art starts Friday. 3 »

FLORAL A N D HARDY:

Perennial propagation. Floral arranging. If it has to do with flowers, you'll find it this weekend in Stowe. Even the prickly Cactus Cafe is in on this one, sponsoring a workshop on conifer care. Regional flower powers offer workshops in everything from composting to computer software. F U N 'FACTS: An antique show

ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY MEETING: Frank Pakulski offers an introduction to the summer sky. 413 Waterman Building, U V M , Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4220. ' H A N D S - O N HISTORY': Gregory Sharrow uses slides and audio tapes to explore history in our everyday lives. Lanpher Library, Hyde Park, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 888-4628.

is also a local history lesson, when the vintage decoys, boats and rustic furniture say something about Lake Champlain. Antique dealers from all over New England are expected this weekend at the second annual Shelburne Museum Antique Show. Way to find a real Adirondack chair.

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'MUSICAL TUESDAYS': Steve Young of Vermont Public Radio calls him a "methodical master of modern jazz." James Harvey performs with his quartet in the Lost Nation series. Montpelier City Hall, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 229-0492. BAND C O N C E R T : The Vermont National Guard Concert Band plays at Rusty Parker Park, Waterbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 244-6352.

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O P E N REHEARSAL: Women lend their vocal chords to a harmonious rehearsal of the Champlain Echoes. S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6703.

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door plauderabend hike to Taylor Lodge. Food follows. 1 p.m. Free. Info and location, 658-2226. A D I R O N D A C K HIKE: A short, steep walk up Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain yields great lake views. Meet at U V M Visitor Parking Lot, Burlington, 8 a.m. Register, 863-1145.

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design-build LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Saturday & Sunday, June 29 & 30. Yestermorrow Design-Build School, Warren. Info and free catalog of classes, 496-5545. Landscape architect Richard Sheridan

meditation

INTRO TO SITTING MEDITATION': Saturday, June 29, 9 a.m. Burlington Shambhala Center. Free. Info, 658-6795. Learn the sedentary basics. MEDITATION: First & third Sundays, 10 a.m. - noon. Burlington Shambhala

yoga

YOGA: Daily, Burlington Yoga Studio, 174 Main St. Info, 658-YOGA. Classes are offered in Iyengar, Kripalu, Bikram and Kundalini styles. Beginners can start anytime.

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MULTIMEDIA DANCE WORKSHOP: Judith Brown cast five women in mid-stride under a canopy of trees south of the Fleming Museum. Hannah Dennison leads an improvisation amongst the sculptures on the Fleming Museum Lawn, UVM, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0750.

t h e a t e r 'HENRY V': See June 28, $10. ' T H E LADY'S N O T FOR BURNING': Accused witch meets world-weary soldier in this poetic comedy by Christopher Fry. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 8 p.m. $17.50. Info, 654-2281.

k i d s FILM SERIES: Preschoolers see flicks at the Lawrence Library, Bristol, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 453-2366.

Hall, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

t h e a t e r 'OUR TOWN': See June 26. 'OLEANNA': See June 27. ' T H E LADY'S N O T FOR BURNING': See July 2. 'SPAGHETTI MURDER MYSTERY': Explorer-detective Jeffrey Spaulding stars in this carbonara caper concocted by playwright Jim Hogue. Check out the dinner theater at Villa Tragara Restaurant, Waterbury Center, 6 p.m. $35. Reservations, 244-5288.

k i d s STORY TIME: Little ones up to age three hear tales at the Fletcher Library, Burlington,-11-11:25 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216. STORIES: Kids listen while they eat snacks and make crafts at the Children's Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537.

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'WOMEN'S COMMISSION T O PREACH T H E GOSPEL': Catherine Hilkert explores the historical and theological issues around the role of women who preach. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535. ENERGY FIELD HEALING INTRO: Kate Lanxner lectures at the Waterfront Holistic Healing Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2756. OLD NORTH END FARMERS MARKET: Fresh organic vegetables can be had for food stamps, cash or "farm to family" coupons at the corner of Elmwood & Archibald streets, Burlington, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-6248.

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teaches design principles including composi- Center. Free. Info, 658-6795. Non-sectarian and Tibetan Buddhist practices are tion of outdoor spaces, construction and BOAT-BUILDING: July & August at the taught. plant materials, and lighting. Wood School, Burlington. Register, GREEN DEVELOPMENT: Saturday &c 864-4454. Beginning adults and teens build Sunday, June 29 & 30. Yestermorrow their own lightweight canoes. Teens take a Design-Build School, Warren. Info and INTRO TO EMOTIONALtwo-night trip in the completed boats. free catalog of classes, 496-5545. Bill KINESTHETIC PSYCHOTHERAPY1: Browning of the Rocky Mountain Institute Wednesday, July 10 or 24, Upstairs at 22 explores case studies of environmentallyChurch St., Burlington. $5. Info, responsive real estate projects. 'DATABASES MADE EASY': 864-3728. Psychotherapist Marti Killelea 'PERMACULTURE FOR OUR Wednesday, July 3, 6-8 p.m. Department offers a hands-on introduction. HOMES': Friday-Sunday, July 5-7. of Employment & Training, Burlington. Yestermorrow Design-Build School, Unemployedfolk and Old North Enders Warren. Info and free catalog of classes, learn job skills. HWA YU TAI CHI: Summer classes in 496-5545. David Jacke ofNative Harvest INTRO TO THE INTERNET: Two Designs explores home and community design Montpelier, Hardwick and Greensboro. Saturdays, June 29 & July 6, noon-2 p.m. problems using natural systems as the model. Register, 456-1983. Instructor Ellen Hayes Old North End Tech Center, 294 N. has over 20years' experience. HOME DESIGN: Sunday, June 30- ' Winooski Ave., Burlington noon - 2 p.m. TAI CHI: Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. & 8-9 Saturday, July 6. Yestermorrow $35. Info, 860-4057. Gain professionaljobp.m. Food For Thought, Stowe, $10. Info, Design-Build School, Warren. Info and search skills in the Internet and World 253-4733. John DiCarlo leads ongoing free catalog of classes, 496-5545. Work Wide Web. classes. with architects and builders to draw plans, sections, elevations and make models of your home design project. TRADE SHOW BOOTH CONPRODUCTION SKILLS: Weekdays, STRUCTION': Tuesday, July 9, 9 a.m. 5-6:30 p.m. Channel 17, Burlington. Free. 4 p.m. Church Street Center, Colchester. Register, 862-3966. Learn about video by JAZZ DANCE CAMP: Ages 6-9, July $99. Register, 800-639-3188. Bruce Baker being part of the live show crew. 8-12; ages 10-16, July 15-19. Memorial shares tricks of the trade. Auditorium, Burlington. Register, 'LEARN TO HAND FELT WOOL': 862-0966. Karen Amirault teaches African, Thursday, June 27, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Frog Broadway, hip hop street dance and choreog- VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION: Hollow classroom, Burlington. $48. raphy for boys and girls of all levels. Tuesday, July 9, 7 p.m. Burlington. Free. Register, 863-6458. Agitate wool by hand, Register, 658-3131. Women Helping then form it into baby toys, jewelry or trivets. Battered Women talks to potential volunteers. SPANISH: Six and seven-weeks, starting in July. Escuela Latina, 138 Church St., MODERN/JAZZ: Beginners, Thursdays, Burlington. Register, 865-3047. Native WRITERS WORKSHOP: Tuesdays, 7:30 7:15 p.m. Slow-intermediate, Tuesdays, 7 Spanish-speaking instructors teach beginp.m. Cafe No No, Burlington. Free. Info, p.m. Intermediate-advanced, Wednesdays, ning, intermediate and advanced Spanish 865-5066. Take a journal and your writing 6:30 p.m. Olympiad, S. Burlington. $9. speakers. spirit. Info, 985-5216. Jane Selzer leads ongoing classes.

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POPS CONCERT: See June 28, Grafton Ponds, 7:30 p.m. $14. Info, I-8OO-VSO9293. CHAMBER MUSIC: An ensemble of string teachers plays Faulkner Recital

WATERBURY FARMERS MARKET: See June 26. INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION: Burlington jumps the gun with early independence. The party starts at 4 p.m. in Waterfront Park, followed by fireworks and an alcohol-free party at Cafe No No, Burlington. Free. Info, 865-7090. FIREWORKS CRUISES: Blues for Breakfast plays under the sound and light show, 7:30-10:30 p.m. $25. Buck and the Black Cats do too, 8-11 p.m. $ 12.50. Leaving from the King Street Ferry Dock, Burlington. Info, 86-FLYNN.

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With the window behind her and sleep in his eyes, he cannot clearly make her out. She stands there smiling until at last he gives her a little smile, releasing her into the world. She has done this many times before. This time, on her way to work at Goddard College, where she teaches, she will collide with an oncoming car that has hit a patch of ice. Before the day is through, she will die from the head injury resulting from the crash. In his second book, In the Unlikely Event of a Water Landing: A Geography of Grief, Vermonter Christopher Noel tells the story of coming to terms with the death of his fiancee, Brigid Clark. If the story is tragic, it is also a tale of strength, love and humor. As a writer, Noel found it

imperative to put his experience to the page. In the process, he asks himself hard questions and answers them honestly and humbly. The reader is thus given an intimate and sometimes shocking view of his process of grieving. To his credit, Noel is able to locate the humor of life that goes hand-in-hand with tragedy. Upon his path, Noel's path veers between paying tribute to his life with Brigid and moving

toward his own life. His search for the middle ground guides him to the small Central American country of Belize and to a scuba-dive into the Blue Hole off its coast. Although it is not entirely clear how Noel makes the connection between Brigid and the Blue Hole, the watery depth comes to symbolize the tangible danger of life. Surviving that danger becomes synonymous with surviving Brigid's death.

Noel's journey also takes him through a tour of his childhood haunts, where he rediscovers his identity and his personal history. At last, sitting at the edge of an old frog pond — where he had first associated water with life — he is able to read the police reports and look at photographs of Brigid s crash. In a memoir like this it is all too easy to romanticize the person who has died. Noel wisely averts this weakness — in, himself, presumably, and in writing — by drawing out the person Brigid was, and still is in the memories of those she had touched in her lifetime. He does this by sharing with the reader selections from Brigid s writings, stories she had been working on, letters she had sent him, excerpts from her dream journal, and his own stories and remembrances. In doing so he allows us to come to know and care about the woman he longs for, to share sadness for their aborted life together. And in the same manner, we become invested in Noel's pilgrimage toward a place

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forests full of wildlife before opening onto the lake at Delta Park. Except for one short stretch near the Heineberg Bridge, which can be dangerous in high water, this route offers a safe and rewarding half-day experience for novice paddlers. If you don't own a canoe, you can rent one for the day from the Alpine Shop on Williston Road in South

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He sells tackle, ice cream and soda from behind an oldfashioned display case. Kids can buy as many , i gummy fish as they have pennies in their A MOUTHFUL Where the river meets the lake, find Charlies Boathouse. pockets. Hot coffee Winooski One Hydroelectric Salmon Hole hiking trail and for their parents is always on picnic area off Riverside Avenue Project, people have been harthe house, and has been since nessing the river's energy here as in Burlington, actually advertis1927, when Charlie and Ida it rushes over the Winooski es its piscatorial promise. But Auer first opened their doors Falls. those in the know swear that for business. Ask Charlie Jr. the best salmon fishing can Stop by between three and about the glory days, when actually be found across the four in the afternoon from midSaturday nights saw his mother river from Salmon Hole, just August to November and watch Ida playing piano while local below the bridge in downtown the workers raise the fish elevamusicians sat in on fiddle, Winooski. tor and sort specimens for banjo, accordion and mouth transportation up the river. Call Accessible from either Main harp. Show him the big one station operator Jon Clark and or West Canal Street, the that didn't get away, and arrange for a tour of the thunWinooski One Park and Charlie will snap a picture of dering technological wonderFishway brings little people and you and your prize fish for his land deep within the plant their grown-up companions bulletin board, making you a itself. Or simply wander around face-to-face with the power of permanent part of mouth-ofabove ground. Preschoolers will running water. For 200 years, the-river history. love listening to the roar of the from Ira Allen's 1786 sawmills The banks of the Winooski water as it rushes over the dam. through the 19-century textile offer nearly as many favorite They'll also like exploring the works at the Champlain, fishing spots as there are bends dirt path to the remains of the Woolen and Chace Mills, to in the river. Only one site, the today's state-of-the-art continued on page 22 nave

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magine throwing yourself down a mountain trail on a bicycle at 40 mph. Or launching yourself 10 feet in the air and spinning two full rotations before gravity yanks you back down to the hard pavement below. Or jumping out of a plane with a board strapped to your feet and "surfing" the airwaves. But why, you may ask, would anyone want to do this? "It's in your soul, it's what you want to do," answers Kevin Queenan, "and if you can do it, then why not?" A 23-year-old college graduate and self-described "liver of life," Queenan spends his winters in Vermont snowboarding at Stowe and his spare time working for Burton Snowboards in Burlington. When the snow melts, Queenan packs his belongings into a rusted 1976 Toyota Land Cruiser and heads to the coast of Maine. There he surfs and mountain bikes by day and waits tables by night. For Queenan, pushing the limits is not just an option, it's what makes him tick. "This is what I want from life and what makes me happy," he says, "If I don't push things and take them to the extreme, then I am becoming happy with medioc»

rity. People have been pushing the limits for as long as there have been limits. But in the past few years — thanks to national media campaigns like Mountain Dew TV commercials — the idea of pushing the limits has gone from crazy to cool. In turn, an entire industry has blossomed to sell the "extreme" image, not to mention its accompanying products. Being an extreme sportsperson means different things to different people. For some, it's nothing more than just going

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Gen-Xers doing wild and crazy things. To accommodate this new breed of outdoor enthusiast, he's tried to create areas at the mountain-bike park that feel extreme but are still safe enough for the less experienced. But for some, high-tailing it through the woods on a bike isn't enough. Travis Wendel, a semi-pro/elite mountain bike racer, likes going really fast. Last week the 24-year-old Burlingtonian competed at the World C u p race at Mount Snow, taking 25th in the downhill competition. "I like high adrenaline things," Wendel says of his sport. "Its fun, it keeps me on my toes more than, say, soccer or basketball."

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to seek stopgap temporary employment. KathyThorsen of Enosburg, for example, is working for three months at a social service job she got through a temp agency because, she says, "I can't find a full-time job in bookkeeping at a salary I can live on." Contrary to "myth," M o u n t points out, local temp agencies typically pay much more than the minim u m wage. For job placements through his own firm, "there's nothing going for less than $6 an hour," he says. M o u n t further notes that most

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Racing down a mountain on two wheels is undoubtably a thrill, but is it safe? Some would say extremists are just asking for injury — and, perhaps, have a higher threshold for pain than some of us. "If you think about [getting hurt], you will get hurt," Wendel cautions. "You have to concentrate on the positive things. If you wreck it's just part of the sport, and if you can't accept it then you need to get out of the sport." Harsh. But Wendel insists he's "not in this to get hurt." Like Hathaway, he recommends serious training. "You can't just jump on a bike and go do it; we train and train and keep getting faster, and after a long time we reach the level the pros are at," he says. "It actually takes a brain to make these split-sec-

ond decisions." In other words, it takes work to qualify for a Mountain Dew commercial. While the media pushes the flashy end result of rigorous training, some educators worry that these images may incite people to push the limits before they are really ready. "If we gave [athletes] more support," says Hathaway, a lot more mid-level people could progress safely."

temp companies provide some skills training and job-safety orientation, while also arranging for child-care reimbursements and employee purchase of health insurance. About a third of temp workers wind up in permanent jobs, he adds. Companies and employees alike use temping as a way to gauge whether a fulltime position would prove satisfactory to the respective parties. A significant proportion of blue-collar temporary workers are at least occasionally unreliable, M o u n t says, and employers want to know whether a person will show up on time every day before offering him or her ongoing work.

on behalf of higher wages and better treatment because they seldom come into contact with one another. And many temps do feel that they're handled strictly like commodities. H o w could it be otherwise when Mitchell Fromstein, C E O of Manpower, Inc., now one of the country's biggest private employers, expresses views like those quoted in a management periodical in 1994? Referring to temporary workers, Fromstein stated: " T h e employer tells you, 'I want them delivered exactly when I want them, as much as I need, and when I don't need them, I don't want them here.' Can I get people to work under those circumstances? Yeah. We're the A T M s of the job market." - K.J.K.

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Noel takes when learning to scuba dive so as not to get the bends, the reader is led through the lessons of breathing in the depths of grief. The story is a guidepost for those who wander the territory of grief, seeking the strength to move on without forgetting. • Christopher Noel teaches at the MFA in Writing program at Vermont College. He'll be signing copies of his book this Saturday, 2-4p.m., at the Vermont Bookshop in Middlebury.

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the two Terminators, Predator, Total Recall and True Lies. The roles for which he will be best remembered are those he played in the two Terminator films, and there's a good reason for that: Arnold has never quite convinced us he's human. Audiences worldPUMPING LEAD Amid the gunplay a disarming wide seem to feel more comfortable with him when Arnold flexes a few acting muscles. his synthetic flesh breaks away to reveal computer circuitry than when his characters attempt to connect with us emotionally. Junior and Kindergarten Cop drove home that point. The Last Action Hero nearly drove both the actor and his studio out of business. So you've got to admire the guy for saying "screw it" and making his most human movie to date. Eraser is a full-throttle, brainstem-optional guy movie with cool guns, theater-rattling explosions, lame dialogue and lots of cartoon bad guys. But this performance includes some of the tenderest, most lifelike moments of his acting career. Arnold stars here as a legend in the witness relocation program. When people endanger themselves by agreeing to testify to the authorities, Arnold puts himself between them and the people who want them silenced. Vanessa Williams does a serviceable turn as a whistleblower from an arms manufacturer about to ship futuristic weapons to the usual scurvy terrorists. The rollercoaster ride they share on the way to her day in court is entertaining enough — certainly a lot more fun than any of the noisy goings on in The Rock. But what literally made me sit up and take notice wasn't the scene in which Schwarzenegger hurls himself out of a jet without a chute, or any of his nimble rock 'em sock 'em heroics. Rather, it was a simple moment, a no-frills exchange between Arnold and Williams, whom he has just rescued from yet another tight spot. In - his voice and manner the gargantuan thespian manages a gentle mixture of protcctivencss, affection and respect — seemingly genuine and as unexpected as a soliloquy from Shakespeare. Call me crazy, but for a second there 1 not only believed that Arnold Schwarzenegger was human; I was halfway convinced he could act.

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T H E C A B L E G U Y * * * The first stop on Jim Carrey's long-planned exodus from laugh land, this comedy-thriller features the $20 million man as the Travis Bickle of installers, and Matthew Broderick in the role of the customer with whom he becomes obsessed. Directed by Ben Stiller T H E H U N C H B A C K O F N O T R E DAME ( N R ) From directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale — the guys who gave us Beauty and the Beast— comcs this animated and amazingly similar story, loosely extrapolated from the 1831 novel by Victor Hugo. Tom Hulce provides the voice of the loveable young outcast, Demi Moore speaks for the babe of his dreams and Jason Alexander yucks it up as a wisecracking gargoyle. Hey, what's that spinning sound coming from Hugos grave? T H E R O C K * * Who says the movies are a young persons game? Sean Connery is 65 and he's in two of the biggest films in theaters this summer. In The Rock, he wears a bad wig as a bad guy who once escaped from Alcatraz. Fie's badly needed by the FBI, which wants help breaking back in because a badly deranged Ed Harris has seized control of the place. From the director of Bad Boys and co-starring Nicolas Cage, whose services Disney sccured for a cool pre-Oscar $4 million. Not bad.

W E L C O M E T O T H E D 0 L L H 0 U S E ( N R ) Todd {Fear, Anxiety and Depression) Solondz took the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance this year for this portrait of an 11-year-old suburban misfit, which he both wrote and directed. Heather Matarazzo stars. D R A G 0 N H E A R T * * Who's the most expensive performer in the history of film? Nope, not Stallone, not Jim Carrey. Its Draco, a $22 million computer-generated dragon who sounds suspiciously like Sean Connery. Dennis Quaid co-stars with the 18' x 43' special effect playing a knight who befriends the beast, the last of his kind.

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S T R I P T E A S E Think Hollywood has its priorities a tad backwards? Consider this: The highest paid actress in history isn't Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Jessica Lange or Susan Sarandon, who all have given unforgettable performances. Its Demi Moore, who made $12.5 million to give us a peek in this reshoot-plagued adaptation of the 1993 Carl Hiaasen novel. With Burt Reynolds. T H E N U T T Y P R O F E S S O R Eddie Murphy takes one last stab at a big-time comeback with this effects-heavy update of the 1963 Jerry Lewis classic. Tom Shadyac directs. T H E W H I T E B A L L O O N Iranian director Jafar Panahi took the Camera d'Or award at Cannes last year for this disarming tale of a seven-year-olds celebration of the Persian New Year. C O U R A G E U N D E R F I R E Edward (Glory) Zwick directs this fact-based account of a friendly-fire incident that took place during the Gulf War. Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan star. P H E N O M E N O N Like Powder!Then you'll love this. It's the same movie, only with that loveable hunk John Travolta instead of an unknown bald albino.

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ARICS (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): I dreamed you were at a seance conducted by a medium who resembled Georgia O'Keeffe. She summoned the spirits of people in your life who died before you learned what you needed to say to them. She also helped you banish a couple of pesky ghosts that had, unbeknownst to you, been undermining your efforts to bring more structure into your life. This is a very favorable dream. It means, first of all, that it's a propitious time to have imaginary conversations with those friends and loved ones who passed over to the other side before you resolved your relationships with diem. It also suggests you should stage a symbolic funeral for the parts of your personality that are inauthentic, worn-out, or parasitical. TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Would the Buddha, who was a Taurus, have disseminated his teachings on the Internet? Would the sage Krishnamurti, another Taurus, have sampled smart drugs? Would Joan of Arc, also born under the sign of the Bull, have consulted a Jungian therapist about her voices? I suggest the answer is yes to all questions. Each of those Tauruses was famous for using revolutionary techniques. As wise and strong as they all were, none was afraid to ask for high-powered assistance. Now let's turn to a related question. Will you, when confronted with a knotty riddle, dare to seek the help of a resource you've always felt was beyond your power? Or of an idea diat's at the frontier of your understanding? GCMINI (May 21-June 20): Executives at the Miller Beer company offered to sponsor your horoscope for the next two weeks. I was tempted. They would have paid me handsomely. But I decided the cost was too great, the compromise to my integrity too damaging. In return for their cash, they wanted me to pretend there was some astrological weight to the^uggestion that you Geminis should buy a case of their product. But in fact, the planets are giving a message directly contrary to that. You shouldn't be lounging around getting sloshed. You should be working overtime drumming up support for your pet cause or labor of love. Networkers and moneybags are spiraling closer to you, and you should be sidling up to them, whispering sweet (and very sober) somethings in their ears. ° CANC8R (June 21-July 22): Like making hurried love during your lunch break, like listening to your favorite music while a baby squalls nearby, like reading the Reader's Digest abridged version of your holiest book, your life has been more than a few doughnuts short of a dozen lately. Your motto might as well have been half a trudi is better than none. But all that is about to change. The missing doughnuts and die other half of the truth will show up within hours after you read this message. L£0 (July 23-Aug. 22): It's that puckeringly poignant point in your astrological cycle when you're obligated by natural law to get one of your bubbles burst and one of your sand castles stomped on. But you can minimize the discomfort if you'll take the offensive and do the bursting and stomping yourself. Here's a warm-up exercise to get you in the mood. First, visualize one of your heart's desires. Now imagine that the only way to evolve an even sweeter version of diat heart's desire is to prune it way back. - ^s*^ VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Of the 9000 great ideas you were allotted for this lifetime, you've only used up a little over 2300 so far. So what are you waitulg*^ for? Not only do you and everyone around you desperately need fresh hot ideas this week; not only are there aboyt ( a hundred fiph hot ideas inside you ready to pop; the cosmic powers-that-be are also extremely eager — I'm tempted to say "horny" — to aid and abet you in translating those notions into pragmatic action. So please stop "saving yourself for later." This is later. LIBRA (Sept. 25-Oct. 22): [Editor's note: Dr. Brezsny channeled the following oracle at the house of a friend after accidentally ingesting a capsule of Prozac, mistakenly thinking it was vitamin C. He apologizes for its cryptic nature, but insists it is extremely accurate.] The inmates will soon seize command of the asylum in a bloodless coup. Once in power, they'll learn quickly how to avoid acting like the control-freaks they replaced. With no one reminding them constandy how siclj they are, many will experience spontaneous healings. The asylum will turn ihto a sanctuary. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It'll be a good week to pursue interspecies relationships, make kissy-poo with old enemies, and leap across abysses (preferably without jogging weights on your ankles). It won't be such a good week to lock yourself in your room widi a pile of sterile fantasies, call your mommy everytime you get goosebumps, or bore yourself silly with ho-hum challenges. When in doubt, go for the unexpected offer and the improbable victory. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Any minute now, your whole life will flash before your eyes. Not because you'll be shucking this mortal coil. On the contrary. You're about to add a new spring and heft and dazzle to your mortal coil that will make die old model seem like a rusty antique Slinky in comparison. In fact, it'll be a great week for sliding down the bannisters of spiral staircases; for decoding the mysteries of your past that've always baffled you; and for studying die lives of your ancestors for clues about what vicious circles to jump out of next. • CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Happy Unbirthday, Capricorn! You're halfway between your birthdays, which means you have license to be as different from yourself as it's possible to be. So how about being impulsive and spontaneous, freewheeling and uncalculating? How about throwing a kind of Mad Hatter's tea party to celebrate everything you're not? Call up 100 or so of your closest friends and invite them to bring you beautifully wrapped packages full of presents you'd never ask for in a million years. Instead of a cake, put your unbirthday candles on a slab of Spam. Talk about all the subjects you never ever talk about, and ask everyone — if you dare — to tell you what they think you most need to improve about yourself. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I'd like you to think of the shtick you've grown so dependent on that you can't stand to admit how shopworn it is. Next, imagine the buzzword you use whenever you're too lazy to delve into what you really mean. Now ask yourself what opinion you hold so tenaciously that you reject any information which might move you to change your mind about it. Finally, name the negative emotion which is most characteristic of you. Have you got those four difficult pictures vividly in mind? Now promise me you'll go five whole days without indulging in any of them. PISC€S (Feb. 19-Mar 20): I am as certain of the reality of telepathy and precognition as I am of the existence of the persimmon tree outside my door. And I have absolutely no doubt that everyone — especially Cancerians and you Pisceans — can tap into these powers. Like any skill, diougli, they're harder to master if you're surrounded by people telling you they're impossible, So I urge you for the next few weeks — which will be prime time for you to develop your latent "paranormal" talents — that you try to hang around people who're willing to believe you just might be psychic. • © Copyright 1996

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to a listing or to be listed. plant every day for rhe N1 or N 2 shift and can offer rides, please call. (2063)

M O N K T O N to downtown BURLINGTON. I need a new carpool for my commute. Flexible 8:15-4:30 workday. I go Rte. 115 thru Hinesburg. Prefer to share, but will consider giving rides only. (1120)

BURLINGTON T O ST. ALBANS New to the area commuter willing to drive or share commute for 8-4:30 or so workday, some afternoon flexibility. (2066)

BURLINGTON to M O N TREAL. I often spend weekends in Montreal, will drive you there Friday evg, and return Sunday evg or early Monday a.m. for help with gas cosr. (2051)

MONTPELIERBURLINGTON Our longstanding carpool is breaking up and we need a few folks to carpool for an 8 - 4:30 workday. Downtown, Pine Street, the Hill can all work. (1306) % ~

STARKSBORO-JERICHO. I will drive someone ro Jericho or the Richmond P/R, partrime, usualllv MWF. (2083)

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At their meeting of July 15, 1996, or thereafter, the Burlington City Council will appoint a m e m b e r to serve as Fence Viewer to fill an expired term. T h e term expires June 30, 1996. Anyone interested in this position is encouraged to obtain an application f r o m the City Clerk's Office, R o o m 20, City Hall. Please apply as soon as possible.

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At their meeting of July 15, 1996, or thereafter, the Burlington City Council with Mayor Presiding will appoint 2 members to the C h i t t e n d e n C o u n t y Regional Planning Commission to fill expired terms. T h e terms expire July 31, 1996. Anyone interested in these positions is encouraged to obtain an application f r o m the

B U R L I N G T O N : W o m a n studio artist seeks other w o m e n interested in getting together to paint. Would also consider f o r m i n g small weekly art/painting group. Large-ish waterfront studio available. Purpose: ideas, feedback, support, fun. 864-

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PERSON < TO > PERSON SWF, ATTRACTIVE LEO LADY, 44, loves flowers, walks in the woods, good friends, hugs, sunshine and more. Seeking NSM that's considerate, honest and enjoys •>Qc)n. life. 64733 I'M 33, BEAUTIFUL, AND I'M YOURS!" race, tdiaon and sexual pnierence. N o t it smal/araromkal tangu^p. SEVEN DAYS If we share health, intellect, humor, passion, reserves theri^ittoedit or reject any advertise- honesty, youth (under 40) and true caring. (Also - no kids - yet!) 64747 ment,ftrsonalads may bea&rnitredforpubAPHRODITE, THALIA, CLIO - LET licarron cdy by, and seeking, persons war 18 ME BE YOUR GODDESS AND MUSE and share body, mind + soul. Be N/S, 45PERSONAL ABBREVIATIONS 56, creative, energetic, open, kind, and A = Asian, B = Black, C = Christian, D = romantic. 64751 Divorced, F = Female, G = Gay, H = ACTIVE. ATTRACTIVE. DWF. N/S. Hispanic, J = Jewish, M = Male, ND=No Professional, educated, articulate and Drugs, NS = Non-Smoking P= Professional, humorous. Enjoys hiking, canoeing, conS = Single, W = White or Widowed certs. Seeks chemistry with compatible male, 45-55. 64761 L O O K I N G FOR FRIENDS: ISO single PL, police officer, firefighter, or rescue personnel. To meet as friends first, possible relationship. 64757 WANNA K N I T YOU A SWEATER, SWF, 23, enjoys outdoor activities, write you a love letter. SWF, mid-30 s, seeks SWM, N/S, 32-42 for friendship, including hiking, biking & skiing. possibly more. Must like hiking, mtn. Looking for out-going, open-minded M biking, music, reading & be lighthearted. who enjoys twisted humor, dancing and If you have past baggage, can you carry good times. Sound like you? What are your heart like a newborn child? 64880. you waiting for? 64775 SJW - 47. Writer, artist, grown kids. R O O T E D LIKE AN OAK TREE, lovLooking for friend & lover to enjoy the ing winds, rain, sun. Core has 47 rings. summer in the Kingdom. 64878. Educated, fit mom seeks outdoorsy posiI HAVE BEEN IN B U R L I N G T O N tive adventurous male for fun, laughter, FOR LITTLE M O R E T H A N A YEAR. sailing. 64773 Lost without a companion. Anyone out LIFE IS G O O D . Let's enjoy it together. there who would like to find me? 64870 Sincere, spirited DWF, mid-40's, 5'8", MATURE 19YO F L O O K I N G FOR diversified interests, needs tall D / S W M S O M E O N E T O HIKE, rollerblade, 43-52 with sense of humor, tender heart, rock climb, mtn. bike and enjoy the outand love of the outdoors to share advendoors with. 64867. ture, laughter and companionship. SWF, 37, NEEDS T O BE F O U N D by 64789 wealthy gentleman. 64869 N O R D I C V E R M O N T NATIVE: YOU: S W P M , 27-34. Like the outSearching for a friend. Likes sun, movies, doors, have a sense of humor, like music, romance, and fun. Ages 23-31. Must books, good food/conversation. I am a SWPF, 30, long dark hair, blue eyes, nice have a love for laughter and life. 64790 smile. Still new to area, looking to share SPF, 30'S, L O O K I N G T O SHARE summer fun in Vermont. 64823 LAUGHTER FILMS, CARTWHEELS, SPECIAL REQUEST! SWF, 33, tall, A N D O U T D O O R ACTIVITIES. Great attractive, quiet, with good morals seekfriend, witty, novice pool player, ing sincere, tall man, 30-46 of Middlehiker/blader. ISO gifted kisser with wisEastern origin only for relationship. dom and passion to develop trust and 64851. intimacy. Loves her dog but wants a man L O O K I N G FOR A MAN W H O who can contribute to intelligent converENJOYS HAVING FUN, sports and sation. 64782 quiet time. 64846. W I N T E R IS FINALLY OVER! Can't SWF SEEKING S T R O N G - M I N D E D wait to spend more time outside. DWPF, INDIVIDUAL that likes reading, long NS, 40's, loves gardens, colors/textures, walks who is open to new situations and arts, sports, great conversation, music, places and likes to dream. 64849 friends/fun, travel. Seeking NSPM who ARE T H E R E ANY N I C E SINGLE loves to laugh, is fit, honest, playful, creM E N IN T H E I R 30'S LEFT? SWJPF, ative & adventurous. 64783 N/S, 34, attractive, petite, slim, fit. INTELLIGENT, S E L F - C O N F I D E N T Likes: Walking, reading, dining, Letterman humor. Seeks SWM, N/S, SWF w/diverse interests ISO thoughtful 30s, attractive, educated professional who S / D W M , N D , 25-37 who enjoys slow is easygoing with a sense of humor. dancing, cooking, giving backrubs and 64852. above all laughing! Hopeless romantics SIZZLING H O T Central Vt. W F lookencouraged to apply!!! 64792 ing for BIG ROCK to D O U B L E MY U N C O N V E N T I O N A L SWNSF/50 PLEASURE/DOUBLE MY F U N . seeking friend and life mate (45-55), M U S T BE Clean/Healthy/Discreet/Very intelligent, sensual, sincere, creative, Open-Minded. Call, leave NAME/ sharing, who loves outdoors, the arts, STATS/NUMBER. 64853 pure fun, good talk. 64795 SWF, 26, ISO A FUN-LOVING, MAY I HAVE YOUR A T T E N T I O N ? EXCITING, FIT PM, 26-40. Not askSPF, 30's, intelligent, attractive, humoring for a major commitment, just one for ous, compassionate, physically/emotionlaughter and fun this summer. 64857 ally fit and fun. Seeking a friend, lover RSVP PDQ!!! 2 3 Y O S W N S N D P F ISO and companion rolled into one. 64794 S P N S N D P M , A.K.A you! RSVP ASAP SCRATCH MY BACK, I'LL PURR 4 FUN w/A.B.C.'s + 1 , 2 , 3 s ofL.I.F.E! LIKE A K I T T E N . SWF, 43, seeking tall DOA or DUI need not apply. (SALLY SEARCHING FOR HARRY.) (64861) W M for long walks, good conversation, INVITE T O A KISS! 23YOSWPF, candlelight dinners, quiet times. 64800 naive, shy, funny, blue-eyed curvy blonde SWF S E A R C H I N G FOR J E T S E T ISO gentleman to show me the romantic RENAISSANCE MAN...Charlie Brown side of Vermont. 21-31 YO, 5'11" + ! with worldly demeanor strongly desired! Call me! 64860. Let's make it a family affair! Call me to SWF, 31, A T T R A C T I V E , M A T U R E negotiate! 64802 A N D A VIRGO. Seeking a gorgeous SWPF, 27, 5 7 " , beautiful black-haired male, 25-33, to share good times in the vixen seeking a villain to have fun with. sun. Must be considerate, intelligent, and Must have a GREAT sense of humor, be fun. 64859 adventurous, spontaneous, and adore WANT MAN need love have cash. 64695 animals. Not into LTRs with emotional OUTGOING, FUN-LOVING SWPF, 32 burdens, just friendship with a little bit seeks part-American jock, part-European of spice. Give me a whirl. 64804. traveler, part-crunchy philosopher, wellSEEKING C O M P A N I O N S H I P . My rounded, intelligent, sense of humor a plus. inte include travel, photography, polo I offer same. Call! 64699 game, museums. Full-figured SWF age WILD ATHLETIC WOMAN LOOKING 39 seeking M age 40+. 64810 FOR FUN IN T H E SUN. Educated and SINGLE, STABLE A N D ABLE!! experienced. Love to be wined and dined. 64701 Looking for Mr. Gable. No bars, flys, or JOCK LOOKING T O FEEL T H E BIG one-night stands. Bring out the music ROCK. Great friend and lover and loves to let's start the band. SWF, blond, hazel. do things over and over. 64727 Seeking S W M , 50s, 60s. 64817 W O N ' T JUMP O U T OF AN AIRPLANE, do drugs or stop evolving. Otherwise, I'm game. Responsible, attractive, NSDWPF, playful at heart, seeks friend to grow with. 64735 ARE YOU? 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SHY BUT BOLD. Quiet, N/S, Native American, 29, casual humor, likes hiking, walking, tallking, music & movies. Seeks mentally/physically fit attractive F with different interests. Friendship possible, relationship perhaps. 64766. SAILING C O M P A N I O N - Am looking for someone interested in sailing with me this summer on the Maine Coast. Each sailing trip will last about one week. I can probably accommodate your vacation schedule. Sailing experience not necessary as I will teach you how to sail. 64874 I K N O W YOU ARE O U T T H E R E S O M E W H E R E . Life is too busy to hang out in bars, so I'm trying the personals. DJPM, 39, 6', slim, no kids. Avid bicyclist, into working out, music & night life. Seeks slim fit F with similar interests. 64872 SWM, 19, G O O D L O O K I N G STUDENT. Seeks someone who is (18-22) beautiful, athletic, and likes to have a good time. 64871. S W M , 60YO L O O K I N G FOR C O M PANION. Must have interest in fishing, ice fishing, bowling, boating, hunting and home movies and car. 64868. Q: L O O K I N G FOR A W I L D TIME? Partyin' 'til dawn? A. Yeah, rock on, you Bad Boy! B. Now way, baby - long hikes and quiet evenings are more my style. If you chose answer "B," call me. SWM, 31 seeks SF ages 25-32. 64875. G E T A LIFE. It's what I'm seeking Responsible, fun-loving lover for heart only. Woodstoker. 64845 G E N T L E MAN IN LAMOILE C O U N T Y with two horses seeks Lady with empty stable. D W M , N/S, <40, modern man/old-fashioned values; How About You? 64815 LET'S G E T T O G E T H E R ! SWPM, 32, 160 lbs, half Spanish and French, likes dancing, traveling, beaches, picnics, camping, quiet romantic evenings, good conversation, walks in the rain. Kids are great also. ISO SF with similar interests and interest of her own; call me. 64855. S W P M , 34 H I G H P R O T E I N , L O W FAT, a little salty and slightly sweet but spicy vegetarian entree seeks lightly seasoned side dish for balanced eating...you pick the wine. 64863. S W P M , 34 EXPERIENCED...TRAVELLED...OUTDOOR FIT-INTELLECTUAL holistically motivated male with all options seeks female energy to balance my doshas. Let's talk. 6*1", 175 lbs. 64862 SWM, 32, FIT, ATTRACTIVE, ROMANTIC. Enjoys weightlifting, biking, running, dancing, camping, country &

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rOck music. Looking for attractive lady, 2535 with similar interest. 64768 SWM W I T H A JOB, would enjoy meeting friendly long-haired lady who likes hockey and children. Music lovers and fun seekers, this is your chance. 64723 THEY CALL ME T H E ROCK I am full of surprises, I am fun and outgoing. Like the outdoors, not choosy. Please call ! ! ! 64725 MAN, 32, 5'11", 168 LBS wants to share wit, music, laughter, friendship with F N/S with yen for simple living, under 40, slender, lovable. Write. 64734 DWM, 43 W/ 2 WEEKEND BOYS, 1 job, 10 skiis, 2 bicycles, 1 canoe, 1 bifocal prescription, w/o cigarettes, new car, tie, date. 64731 DWPM, 42, FIT ISO PLAYMATE FOR SUMMER FUN. Hiking, good conversation, the outdoors. Also enjoy golf, camping and have a good sense of humor. 64745 N E W IN T O W N . SWPM, 25, warm, smart, funny, good-looking, sensitive, honest, fit, N/S. Left NYOwith dog for greener pastures. Would like to meet special SWF with similar qualities who enjoys outdoor activities, cooking (vegetarian), and exploring Vermont. Skeptical of personals? Me, too. Please call. 64765 LAKE CHAMPLAIN - S P E N D T H E S U M M E R SAILING w/me. Musician/ builder, 40ish seeks younger companion to enjoy low-stress days & nights on the water. 64755 N I C E MALE PERSON SEEKING N I C E LADY in Central V T area for friend and maybe more. I am 48, clean, UB2. 64771 HERE'S T O YOU, MRS. R O B I N S O N W M , 29, very fit, attractive, blonde/blue, seeks fit, attractive, older W F for romantic interludes.64779 A GREAT CATCH in search of a match. SWPM of all seasons, seeks successful, attractive, vibrant, outdoor woman, 28*+, ready for a future with promise. 64784 IN 30 YEARS I'LL BE 69 but I don't want to wait. Generous D W M seeks trim affectionate lady, 18+ to spoil. Smoker preferred. 64788 A D D I S O N C O U N T Y RECENTLY SM, 40, looking for SDF around same age. N/S. I enjoy hiking, camping, going out, staying in, long walks, heart to heart talks. Starting my life over. 64791 N E W T O B U R L I N G T O N - Attractive, fit DPM, young 40s, 6'2", enjoys dining, theater, dancing, beach, tennis, singing. Seeks S/DF with similar interests. Smoke OK. 64787 PROFESSIONAL, D W M , 28 -Attentive and active. 5'10", 180lbs, blue/green eyes, love skiing, golf, mountain-biking, rollerblading. I take work seriously, but play hard too!!! 64796 WATERSKI ING JUNKIES If you enjoy winding, dining & dancing after a great day on the lake, let's get together. SWPM, athletic, 40YO, 6'0," 165 lbs. ISO F with similar interests. 64797 S W M , 25ISH, SILLY, SUNNY, GROOVY, ELEGANT. If I were a Beatle, I'd be Paul; can't play guitar, but

have sometimes played the fool. Achtung, baby !! .64803 SM, 38, VALUES HONESTY, connection, expressivity, creativity, warmth, gentleness, fun, passion, intelligence, health, beauty, nature, spirit, growth...seeks available younger F for companionship /attraction/intimacy/partnership. 64805. R O M A N T I C LAWYER. Passionate Welshman seeks real woman, not newsprint fantasy. Comfortable, attractive, intelligent, considerate, 6'4", slim, bearded D W M is emphatically outdoorsy, quasi-literate, semi-cultured, and effective. Seeking happy, bright, light, vibrant, eager, liberal N/S WPF born in 50's. Kayak, sail, bike, read, relax, ramble T O G E T H E R . 64798 S W M L O O K I N G FOR SWF age 25 to 35 to have fun, dancing, dinner, romance. Just moved from California. 64806. NICE, O P E N , E C L E C T I C SM, 30s, great country house near Burlington, seeks lovable SF 20s-30s for summer pleasures, maybe more. Nature, sports, arts, spirit, intimacy... 64807 VENUS & MARSJ Moon & the Stars...Some things just go together. Metaphysically inclined SWM, 37, vegetatrian...active, good-looking, a gentleheart, seeks romantic and health-conscious cat-lover for LTR. Let's explore the sensual and mystical together. It'll be great fun! I've been waiting...648Q8 S T I L L l O O K l N G ! for that special woman, 40-55, who likes to express herself honestly, enjoys movies, walks, rides in the.country, quiet evenings, N / S W D . Friendship 1st. 64817 I'M HERE, ANY TAKERS?: this loyal' biker, hiker, poet, writer (dog) ISO a v kind, loving mistress for outings, fun, etc. 64809. N S N D P W M Educator, very athletic, honest, secure, handsome, sensuous, fun, humorous, kind, naughty side, outdoorsy. Interests: sports, culture, travel, music, adventure. Wanted; similar woman, 30-45. 64813 ' n„ A N O T H E R LONELY SUMMER? maybe not! SWM, 30, into music, movies, long walks, conversations Seeking SF, N/S, with similar interests for friendship, possible LTR. 64814 WELL, WELL, WELL: Well-educated, well-read, well-rounded, well-bred, wellmannered, well thought of. Well-adjusted? Well-off? Well, maybe. SWPM, 30ish, 6'0, 150, N/S ISO SF who is. well, good enough. Well? 64816 SWM, 26, A T H L E T I C , T I R E D O F T H E BAR SCENE. Looking for a healthy, attractive lady, 23-30 who likes music, sports and romance. 64818 TALL, ACTIVE S W P M , 35, seeks 28 to 30-something /SWF, no kids (yet) who enjoys outdoor activities as well as romantic candlelight dinners for two. 64824. LET'S W R E S T L E with profound ideas, accomplish reversals on mediocrity, pin down beautiful music, be on top of the

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Green Mountain. You: mentally & physi~'' cally fit; ageless? 64827 MAYBE T H E ONLY WAY I'll meet you is through a personal ad. I've seen you around but we haven't had the opportunity to meet yet.. 64828 Y O U N G P U P S E E K S K I T T E N for playful romps, chasing tail. Willing to share water bowl and more. No hair balls, please. 64829 SYMMETRY Congruency creates positive chemistry. Highly educated, professional, attractive, trim. Heart-to-heart priority Intellectual, philosophical, artful, scienceful, soulful, mutual, comfortable, connection only issue. Seek similar lifemate. 64830 30 YO SKI BUM/LANDSCAPER. Happy-go-lucky, work hard/play hard type seeks athletic, attractive, intelligent, happly N/S F to have fun with! 64834 SWM, 34, I N T O VOLLEYBALL, SARRY N I G H T S , PLAYING CHESS. Seeking a PF, 21+ who likes children, going to the park & swinging. 64833. D W M L O O K I N G FOR OUT^ D O O R S Y G O O D LISTENER for adventure and relaxation. 64832. 37 S W M FROG SEEKS S M O O C H VIA SWF for princely transformation. Love to meet on a lily pad for something better than bugs. 64831 SEX SEX SEX 30ish S W D M . Is this what these ads are about? Looking for someone different. Friendship & conver-

sation. Above not ruled out in time. 64837. S W D M , 42, L O O K I N G FOR S / D W F W H O ENJOYS T H E O U T D O O R S , life, and being held. What was the last movie that made a tear come to your eyes? 64840 I'M 5'7", 150 LBS, G O O D - L O O K ^ ING. I like to have fun. Movies, long drives, bike riding, lookouts and like kids, u: petite and same likes. 64841. Y O U N G ATTRACTIVE M S E E K S " " O U T G O I N G A T H L E T I C F. N/S preferred. Likes all outdoor sports and likes quiet evenings at home. Looking for nice-looking, fit F. 64842. I LIKE Q U I E T N I G H T S W I T H " FRIENDS. SPM, 31, loves the outdoors and many sports like rollerblading and biking. I'm ISO a SWF, N D , 25-30 who has similar interest in sports. 64843. SPM 26 ISO SPF FOR FRIENDSHIP, fun times, trips, caring, sharing, possibly more. Would like someone who would like to take trips on weekends to secluded locations & citys. 64844.

WOMEN SEEKING WOMEN 7 BEAUTIFUL ¥, 19, seeks feminine M/transvestite for friendship, hopeful relationship. 64769 F M T O O K I N G FOR SOMEONE A LITTLE CRAZY AND FUN. Great times on

their way with me personally is a must and so is sexual awareness. 64528 GBF - N/S - N/D - makes no demands that others don't - 62 yrs. young - love sports, love to travel by car or train - want a partner to share my time &t space. 64706 ATTRACTIVE FEMME, GWDF, 19, seeks GF who likes to go with wind and have fun, insanity a plus. Equal opportunity lover. 64767 BI A N D SLY; don't want no guy, 25 times around the sun; the best is yet to come. Call me crazy or just call me! 64821 S H O R N BROWN-EYED W O M A N SEEKING WISE & MAGIC O U T D O O R S W O M A N age 25-35 to frolic & maybe cavort with this summer. No excessive vices, please. 64820. HOT-LIPPED S M O O T H OPERATOR seeks sparkling and demure counterpart for genuine communication and excellent fun. Artists and other creative persons preferred. Depth essential. 64838 32, TALL, FEMME N E O P H Y T E ISO G I D E A N D FRIEND! Passions: Shakespeare, Milne, Gershwin, Rachmaninoff. Well-read, energetic, lonely and curious. Can we talk? 64850

MEN SEEKING MEN BROWN, HIV - 3/96, passive, horses , gardening, acoustic music, alternative energy, homesteading, nudity. Seeks

fidelity - consicous, trim woodsman. Woodchucks welcome. 64866 G W M , 43, PROFESSIONAL, 5'9", 160. Does anyone believe in monogamy anymore? Looking for soulmate to share life (25-45). Interests vary: movies, outdoors, travel. All answered. 64876. G W M , 38, ENJOYS J U S T A B O U T A N Y T H I N G . Looking for a sincere, honest man to share my life with, 19-45. 64534 PROFESSIONAL GWM, 27, TALL, SLIM N/S, attractive and adventurous seeking straight-acting, discreet guy under 30 for friendship and more. 64667 VERY CURIOUS WM, 6'3", 225/65, brown hair & eyes and have been straight all my life. Looking for WM to fulfill my fantasy. 64753 ATTRACTIVE, MASCULINE, g o o d - humored, professional male, 55. 5'11", 170 lbs., central Vermont. Enjoys nature, gardening, music, good food. Seeking intelligent, fun-loving sensitive male. 64759 G W M , 19, brown hair, blue eyes, 5*7", 140 #, looking for another 19-40, for fun times. 64763 G W M . RETIRED. Looking for a sincere live-in companion. 64785 G M PISCES738, 5'10", 180, looking for a compatible spirit. In search of a partner in workouts and walks, culture and cause, long talks and quiet moments, friendship and touch. 64801. TRANSVESTITE Beautiful, stunning, sexy, aggressive, slender Goddess seeks a

gentle gentleman. Creme <fe la creme and diamonds. A fantasy from heaven. Friendly, caring, and wonderful. 64812 MASCULINE 6'2", 225 lbs, 37, Itallian W M seeking another 25-45 for discreet fun. Crossdresser a plus. 64839 BIWM, SHY, BONNY, C U R I O U S , 5' 11", 145 #s, brown/blue, young at 36 years, active & healthy. Seeking younge, thin, cute guy who likes the outdoors, new music, movies, travel, adventure. Sense of humor & gentle nature a plus. Realism required. No fooling. 64854. VERY BAD BOY, 46 seeks badder dad. Call me please, sir! 64856.

OTHER NEVER B E E N T C T T H E PEAR? Maybe just not getting there enough? Willing to share man who showed me the way to exciting, spontaneous peaks. We share as individuals or a couple. Your preferences come first. We are friendly healthy companions to best peaks. 64873. DAVEY! YER B U T T A N D SMILE ARE T H E CUTEST. High school was "*" evil. College was bettah. And now yer graduated? Whatevah. Love you, Brand, xoxoxo, Stahvish.

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