ODD, STRANGE, CURIOUS AND WEIRD BUT TRUE NEWS ITEMS FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE UNPLUGGED E u r o p e a n and U.S. studies indicate that classical musicians m a y e n d u p with m o r e hearing problems t h a n rock-and-rollers. T h i r t y percent of rock a n d p o p musicians sustain s o m e f o r m of p e r m a n e n t hearing loss, according to surveys, b u t the rate for classical orchestra m e m b e r s j u m p s as high as 52 percent. O n e reasons, scientists said, is that orchestral music generates sounds that go directly into the musicians' ears, n o t into loudspeakers p o i n t e d at the audience. O t h e r scientists explain that classical performers' hearing is m o r e affected because they play and rehearse more than other musicians.
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W h e n sanitation workers in Uniondale, N e w York, arrived at the h o m e of Roderick Baker, 70, to clean u p his garbagefilled yard, h e tried to keep t h e m f r o m removing the 2 0 tons of debris by h o l d i n g 140 chickens hostage at k n i f e p o i n t . After threatening to kill one chicken a m i n u t e until the sanitation crew left his p r o p e r t y he killed three of the birds before authorities intervened. "We showed up, a n d the guy w e n t a little bit psycho, t o o k
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THANK GOODNESS IND€P€ND€NC€ DA J WASN'T SHOWING Following a weekend of severe thunderstorms and flooding in May, a tornado tore through southwestern Ontario. Niagara Regional Police reported the tornado smashed twoton tractor-trailers on Highway 20, flattened homes and barns, and blew away a St. Catharine's drive-in theater that was showing the movie Twister.
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T H E PURPOSE OF ART T h e City Arts-Green Candle-Atlantic Theater issue is a symptom of a much larger issue in our community, which is the local support of our own Ip&^Jl artists, of which there are many amazingly talented and productive people. T h e problem may well be: Art appears to have no function in our contemporary society, besides bringing business to our restaurants and shops. Original theater, music, writing, dance or painting doesn't cure disease, as^ stop hunger or crime, in fact it ^^^^^^ doesn't appear to have any funct o n o r va ue 111 ' ^ > s o why support or encourage it at all? If it doesn't put money in anyone's pockets, what's the deal? Understanding ja. the difference between entertainment and art is also a very confusing issue in our society. I don't think a city, or a period in Jjik ^ history, has ever been remembered for its restaurants or malls, or over-priced clothing stores, but for its culture. 1®% This city is able to support a ^ll|||pP baseball stadium for the Vermont Expos, but can't support a 65-seat black box theater for its local theater artists to perform, and more important, develop in. T h e local "Arts" papers can write endlessly about the latest $150 million Hollywood movie, as if it had any effect on the entertaining movie, but helps the reviewer feel important, meanwhile often ignoring local events and performances. Only when a local band or folk artist makes it nationally does it deserve any local press or recognition. Jazz, as American as baseball, has its Burlington festival, and the producers tell the local talents to "find their own gigs." Most of our local "Arts" organizations (City Arts, the VCA) are in business to support themselves. I don't think anyone from City Arts has ever come to one of my plays, in fact I don't think they have any interest in art, besides attendance numbers and how much business it brings to the Marketplace.
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About the Atlantic Theater C o m p a n y (and, by the way, I personally think their work is predictable crap and turns people off to theater) I suggest if we give them Contois free of charge, they should give our local companies their theater in New York for an equal amount of time, with access to their phones, copying machines, etc. T h e function of the arts, is there any? " H u m a n beings at times transcend themselves by their trust in the nature of their own beings, sometimes this can create a m o m e n t of transcen-
dence and ultimate communication that can be done in no other possible way, to reflect something in our nature that was otherwise not accessible by any other means, totally changing our perception of ourselves and the world we live in, bypassing brain and conditioning." My quoting myself. Burlington and all of Vermont is a place of such aesthetic beauty that many artists have chosen it as their home. This needs to be nurtured, like milk and cows, hay and ice cream. The value is undefinable. The actors on "Friends" will not appear unless they get $100,000 per episode. In fact, they should pay a hundred grand each for embarrassing our humanity. Art has its own rewards and repays the artist many times over. — Steve Goldberg Burlington N O R T H STREET BLOOMS Kevin Kelley's article on possible ways of bringing more money to the Old North End (July 17) overlooks one miniscule project currently underway this summer with only a tiny NPA grant and a handful of volunteers — bringing flowering plants to lower North Street from Burlington College to Barnes School. Tangentially, we are also setting up modest frontyard gardens for residents in the same area, and cordially invite your readers to share with us any overgrown perennials (irises, violets, etc.) banged-up hand tools, planting containers, and gardening or carpentry skills. Your provocative front-page question, "Is North Street Worth Saving?" can best be answered with an even more provocative one: Is Burlington Worth Saving? We think so, and welcome your contributions and participation to help make it happen. — Cecile Boyajian Margot White Burlington
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• When I was in the military and guys were getting ready to get out and go back to a "regular" life they would fake their combat boots and paint them up all funky before tying the laces together and throwing them over a wire. • I agree with the drug theory. I saw a news brief on Amsterdam, and there was a pair of shoes hanging in the ghetto where everyone does drugs. So I assume it means "stop here."
• I read in the newspaper that shoes would be thrown over the power lines to serve as a reminder/warning of a murder that occurred nearby. This seems proven to me: As I was traveling past a home in which a drug-related murder had occurred about three months prior, a pair of shoes were hanging from the power lines in front of the home.
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• When I was a lad of 13 in Nashua, New Hampshire, we used to steal pairs of shoes that had been carelessly left on the sidewalk by kids whofiad popped open a fireplug. At this point we would play "over the wire keep away" until (a) the kid's mother, brother, father or a passing police officer put a stop to the game, or (b) shoes went up but didn't come down.
• Either they're meant to increase visibility for low-flying aircraft, frighten rattlesnakes away, or just for the hell of if. •
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• Depending on what part of the country you are from, one shoe from a light post or sign represents the death of a gang member. Usually seen in the inner city. • When I was a kid (late '60s, early 70s) the boys would tie together (1) their own sneakera that they hated, or (2) sneakers of the weak and/or overweight kids and toss them over the telephone wires for fun. It usually took a number of tosses to get them up there, so the boys took this as a challenge. • The fact abouf the shoes hanging across the overhead wire is: my wife won't let me bring them into the house after I walked across the barnyard. This is a certified true fact. • Used to be a gang sign - sneakers hanging over telephone or electrical wires were to designate gang turf. • I'll admit to being a former shoe thrower. After getting a new pair of sneakers, it was a common ritual in my neighborhood to tie the shoelaces of your old pair together and throw them up on the telephone wires. What else are you going to do with your old pair of sneakers? • I used to teach inner-city youths in Washington, D.C., and witnessed older children throwing the shoes of younger children over tree branches and telephone lines, or a gang of children would fake a single child's shoes and toss them. This was, as far as I could tell, an exclusively male pastime. The kids did this to be mean and make a difficult time of life even more difficult. One fun part abouf this type of kid is that if an adult tells them to stop, the adult is "disrespecting" their right to do whatever they want. The other fun part about some of these kids is that they are armed. I am not restricting my criticisms to children in inner-city Washington, either. • There is no solid cause-effect going on here. Just your everyday kid hijinks. I suppose you could say it's a way of marking territory. Shoes can be seen hanging all over the beach area here in San Diego, over lampposts, power lines, trees, etc. It's as pointless as jamming gum in water fountains or throwing water balloons at cars. Just one of the things kids do. So there you have if. It's either a harmless prank, a rite of passage, or a sign of the end of civilization. You figure it out. - CECIL ADAMS Is there something you need to get straight? Cecil Adams can deliver the Straight Dope on any topic. Write Cecil Adams at the Chicago Reader, 11E. Illinois, Chicago, IL 60611, or e-mail him at cecil@chireader.com,
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Lake Champlain, our bountiful inland sea, II home to big monsters and little zebras, has seen its share of battles. It's the lake that made Benedict Arnold famous in the first place, but II today the rights Benedict and his crew fought to 1 establish as the law of the land are under siege. Anyone who's put a boat in the water knows that law enforcement's presence on Lake 1 Champlain has increased dramatically in recent | years. Between the U.S. Coast Guard and Vermont State Police, every skipper in these parts has personally met members of the federal and | state "navies" on a pretty regular basis. Boardings for the purpose of conducting safety inspections I are as c o m m o n as gulls, but it appears there's a lit— | tie constitutional problem here. O n e navy — the I* state's navy — may be overstepping its bounds, 1 and in the process stepping all over the constitutional rights of law-abiding boaters. According to H o w a r d VanBenthuysen, an I attorney and former Franklin C o u n t y prosecutor, the U.S. Coast Guard has broad powers under , federal statute to stop and board any vessel it 1 chooses. However, it's a much different matter for state and local law enforcement. "Their motives are pure," VanBenthuysen I told Inside Track, "but they have to have probable | cause or a reasonable articulable suspicion," to stop, board and search a boat. VanBenthuysen, who has served in the Coast Guard Reserve, said he has been unable to find authority in Vermont state law for the unlimited state police boardings. Pirates on the rampage? Man battle stations! | Sgt. Alan Buck of the Vermont State Police is the state's "commodore" when it 1 comes to the water. Officially he's | been appointed by Gov. H o w a r d Dean as the state's "boating law 1 administrator." Al Buck comI mands Vermont's "navy," which is „ composed of 30 patrol boats and 66 auxiliary troopers who work 1 the waves each summer from mighty Champlain to Lake 1 Memphremagog to Lake | Bomoseen and points in between. Six boats are assigned to the big | lake. Ten years ago, said Buck, I there were only two boats on Champ's pond, but then the led| eral funding kicked in. It's gotten | to the point where some folks ® find the troopers have become 1 something of a nuisance. Big I Brothers of the pond. ™ C o m m o d o r e Buck says attorney VanBenthuysen has a point. "He's a good attorney and he was a good prosecutor," Buck told Inside Track this week. "I | respect Howard's opinion. I do believe there is a problem with | the law." Shiver me timbers, lad| dies. How's that for an honest ^ admiral? | Remember. This is a nation I of laws. Buck said Vermont's Navy has operated on the author4 ity of an "attempting to elude" statute in Title 23. I " O u r understanding," he said, "is that when the 3 piece of legislation was put in, the intent was to allow for state boarding of vessels to enforce I equipment provisions. It never has been chal* lenged," said the C o m m o d o r e . "It's never been | ruled on one way or the other." Both Buck and VanBenthuysen agree it'd be a ® real good idea for the Vermont Legislature to spell | this one out once and for all. If there's going to be ? "an infringement on our liberty," said 8 VanBenthuysen, the legislature ought to spell it out clearly. Vermont's never been known as a state that 8 promotes broad search-and-seizure powers for the j troops. After all, that's what got Benedict and the boys going in the first place. Permission to come aboard? Permission denied. , H o - H o vs. Fast Eddie — "Deja vu all over 8 again," is how Ed Flanagan, state auditor of accounts, described last week's artillery strike from I Gov. Dean. T h e Dean-Flanagan Feud has been a 1 Montpelier fixture for several years, and in the latest installment, H o - H o dissed Fast Eddie for the I auditor's recent criticism of yet another no-bid 1 state contract awarded by Dean's top lieutenant, | Bill Sorrell, the secretary of administration. Ask H Howard Dean a question and you get a Howard I Dean answer. W h e n he was asked about Flanagan | last week on a public-access television program in L Brattleboro, Howard said, " T h e auditor has I resorted to name-calling, calling members of my | administration dishonest, including the secretary t of administration, w h o I think is well-respected as
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an attorne^." He went on to say the state needs a t new auditor. Civil war erupts again in the ^ Democratic Party W h a t else is new? Pretty touchy-feely, oiir governor, especially I when the subject is Billy Sorrell. T h e former state's attorney is heir apparent to the chief justice seat over at the Vermont Supreme Court, and H o - 1 H o quite naturally blew a fuse when Fast Eddie dared question the ethics of one so pure and so 1 close. Billy's late mom, Sen. Esther Sorrell, was 1 the political patron of a certain young medical § resident who moved to the area in the late 1970s. ^ This is about family. Administration sources say 1 it's just another case of Dean doing the loyalty thing. p "Red herring," said Flanagan. "I never spoke about Bill Sorrell maybe the governor is startled | by an independent voice of dissent." Fast Eddie isn't particularly wounded by all this. Ticking off the governor indicates the auditor | is clearly non-partisan and just doing his watchdog duties effectively. It's what auditors are supI posed to do. Just ask former Texas Gov. A n n Richards. During her Texas reign Richards had a few tussles with Texas' auditor Larry Alwin. . | Saturday morning, just before her speech to Vermont Democrats at the Radisson, yours truly asked her about the relationship between gover| nors and auditors. I "I think," said Richards diplomatically, "any time you have people who are undergoing high 1 scrutiny from anybody, you're going to have difI ferences of opinion." And when H o - H o introduced the Democratic | ticket to the Radisson crowd Saturday, he didn't leave out Fast Eddie. Everything was hunky-dory In fact, guess who got the biggest applause? | Peter Clavelle! "He runs under a different label," Dean told the audience, f "but we know he's a good, loyal Democrat." Can You Say "Monopoly"? — g T h e line between government and the business sector got a little blurry last week when Gov. Dean § gave his personal stamp of approval to the state's brand new health-care baby: T h e Vermont Health Plan (VHP). Dr. Dean * 1 himself opened the V H P press | conference at the Capitol Plaza g Hotel in Montpelier and person- ally blessed the proceedings. | According to H o - H o , this partg 1 nership between the state's two largest hospitals and the state's | largest health insurance company g 1 is Vermont's last chance to get a grip on the exploding health-care | scene, and to protect our tiny lit- | tie state and its tiny little popula- ® tion from being exploited by big, bad, out-of-state H M O s that ® answer to Wall Street instead of ® State Street. "Vermont for Vermonters!" | was once again raised as the battle ® cry. But there's an interesting twist here. Unlike C H P and MVP, two other health plans operating in the H M O business in 8 Vermont, V H P is not a nonprofit. It wasn't men- | tioned at the opening press conference, nor in the » press packets distributed to the media, but a call I to Blue Cross confirmed the suspicion that the | new V H P is a for-profit corporation. Funny, but ^ in the past Dr. Dean's been of the mind that non- I profits do a better job delivering health care. Jeanne Keller, president of Vermont Employers Health Alliance Inc., a watchdog group covering health-care issues, says Dean's endorsement is "unprecedented." She compares it ~ to the governor holding a press conference at Henry's Diner and declaring Henry's eggs the best j in town. " T h e executive branch," said Keller, "is i supposed to regulate this." Keller questions whether V H P will eliminate the level playing field | in Vermont health care. V H P quickly becomes a « very big player. W i t h the two biggest hospitals in I tow, V H P controls 60 percent of the state's hospi- | tal expenditures. Blue Cross adds 60-70 percent of™ the health insurance biz. " C H P and M V P will now have to walk in the door and negotiate with It [Fletcher Allen's] Bill Gilbert," noted Keller. Interesting, isn't it? 1 According to Keller, preserving the University | of Vermont College of Medicine is a key factor in the creation of VHP. Forming the state's largest I H M O is one way to make sure all those doctors | and doctors-to-be have people to practice on. "I'm still looking around and I haven't found I [a health-care model] like this," said Keller. "The I monopoly nature is unique." Groovy. •
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Its a small window of opportunity for outside arts presenters in Vermont, and this soggy summer the window has been closed more often than open. "The summer from h e i r is how Jo Sabel Courtney sums up the situation at Stowe Performing^ Arts. Last concert, her managing director duties expanded to holding an umbrella over the pianist. "Good year for music, bad year for picnicking," Trish Sweeney reports from the Vermont Mozart Festival. Despite gorgeous weather last weekend, and a Shelburne Farms concert that sold even Julia Child, Mozart has been, well, metereologically challenged. The worst moment, according to Sweeney, was moving to Vergennes High School 20 minutes before the gates opened at Basin Harbor. Memorial Auditorium is also doing good rain-site business. Excessive precipitation — not to mention mud and standing water —- has dampened many spirits on the festival circuit. Virtually every major outdoor event has been rained on. Dumped on, actually. The Green Mountain Chew Chew. The Vermont Reggae Fest, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra at Shelburne Farms, the Discover Jazz Festival, the Bluegrass Family Festival, Stowe Performing Arts. "We have never covered our artists," Courtney says drily. "Henceforth we will be covering them." But on the subject of weather, she is philosophical. "You don't have these beautiful natural venues without the risk of something going awry," she says. "This is Vermont — you just have to roll with it." Or this summer, anyway, roll in it.
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cent Hollywood. But what does this matter when you have stars above, cheeseburgers and fresh air? T h e movie is only part of
psychoanalysis based on the
"hobby" — though not an I'll-
back seat. T h e shame, the
get-to-it-tomorrow effort. T h e
Sunset's sound system entirely,
fourth screen was added in
Now the movies come over the
guilt, the pressure (he paidyour
Peter H a n d y has revised the
the experience. W h o needs
way, bought you popcorn and a hot dog). If only o$ Au$$iny
and
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family
cAtair
points orienteering with Meg
Independence Day eight times
could be listening to the
seat, cozy in their pajamas, let
Ryan, Eddie Murphy, Michael
on his own screen, H a n d y
Courage Under Fire soundtrack
them watch the cartoons and the
Keaton and the Phantom. To
thought he'd try
while watching
snack-bar ads with
stand in the center of four alu-
out one of
The Nutty
Elf He waved his magic wand to
minum screens as the sun sets,
Chittenden
make the French fries delicious.
awed by their Spielbergian
County's
The kids would have something
immensity, is an experience on
enclosed the-
par with the Redwoods. But get
aters. T h e pic-
would hope they fell asleep before
ye to the celluloid Grand
ture was small,
Burt Lancaster and Deborah
Canyon of the North soon,
the sound came
Kerr went for a fleshy roll on the
because, Handy warns, things
from the center,
beach.
"fizzle after the Fair."
not stereo-sur-
Intermission
round like a
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your window. We liked to test a
you. He likened
few out before settling on one,
the venue to a
'cause some were kaflooey and
the Orange Crush is a dead
would start crackling during the
briefing room."
giveaway. But that's the beauty
good parts. There were warning
of the drive-in. This is not a
'signs, REMOVE
Disney-sanctioned toe-dip into
BEFORE LEAVING,
SPEAKER but some-
times the boys had had some
T h e drive-in is an entirely different beast from conven-
beers, sometimes we forgot. If you
tional theaters.
were lucky, you ripped out the
There's not a
Malletts Bay Drive-In that built
cable and had a lead foot for your
wide intellectual
its reputation on porno flicks.
escape. Most often, though, you
range to the
Handy's parents opened the
lost your window. The shattered
outdoor films,
Sunset in 1948, and it hasn't
glass would reflect light from the
and it's 100 per-
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radio can give
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The speakers attached inside
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Professor! There are a
The First Drive-In: Camden Drive-In, Camden, New Jersey, built by Richard Hollingshead. Opened June 6, 1933.
few essentials to consider on your next trip to the drive-in. Windex and the afore-
The Biggest Drive-In: Loews Open Air with a 5000-car capacity, Lynn, Massachusetts. (National average: 550.)
mentioned rag, for the obvious reasons. A blanket and portable radio for those
The Smallest Drive-In: The Starnite with a 75-car capacity, New Rockford, North Dakota. In 1949 there were 1000 drive-ins in the U.S. By 1963 there were 6000, and 25 percent off all movie box-office receipts were generated at drive-ins. Movie Facts and
windy, bug-free nights. Your brain, to tell you to turn off your headlights if you pull in late. Jumper cables for your dead battery, in case you forget your brain. Continued Ml page 10 '"p a - q e / 5 7 3;:
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Then, of course, there are the assorted snacks and contraband items to enhance your viewing pleasure.
O n e movie-goer watched light- ^ on. Bed lean over slowly and flapping. As long as my date wasn't some pimple-faced son of
Something about the dressdown comfort of the drive-in encourages breaking small rules — feet on the dashboard, beers in brown paper bags, friends stuffed m the boot of your car. Big-boned guys and gals, however, should avoid the trunk method of scamming a free movie. H a n d y can spot cars with suspiciously weighted rear ends, and has surprised m a n y a squinting teenager who decided to snuggled up with the spare
It was important, who you went -in date had a single purpose, and woe to the girl who felt the heavy sneak attack of an unwanted arm around her shoulder.
At the height of it all we were so nutty we'd go to the drive-in right through the winter. They would pass out bar heaters that attached beside the speaker. They didn't work, though, and sitting
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for his own music as well as
father favored. He's had a har-
spreading the Guthrie gospel to
monica as long as he can
a generation of Brits. (It was
remember — his dad kept
around campfires, in dorm
reportedly a Ramblin'
handing him one,
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the lonesome ring of a cellular
bedside. T h e two hit it off and
— later it was Peg Leg Sam and
phone, the bittersweet sting of
Dylan latched onto Elliott as
Brownie McGhee. He sold his
Zima?
the latter had Guthrie — for
best squirrel dog to buy his first
awhile he was actually called
guitar — a sore loss, but the
"the son of Jack Elliott."
guitar attracted more girls than
It's hard to imagine. Ours is an era that resists romance,
Grand OF Opry, Higgs
defuses oral history and pawns
the harmonica, he
tradition for cheap imitation, all
said. Higgs began
which would seem to
performing in gospel
make obsolete the tra-
groups around the
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region, playing on the
These conditions
radio and in churches
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with a group called
rare and precious
the Friendly Five. But
those who have lived
when a few of the
their life in this old
five fell to drink,
form, in a world that
Higgs became disillu-
allowed them to do
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and George Higgs. Just as
going on to play a seminal role
his area through school pro-
Joseph Spence once sang, "I'm
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grams — an antidote to too
gonna live the life I sing about
60s. True to his moniker,
much MTV.
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Ramblin' Jack recorded and
whose lives seem to sing as much about them.
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folksinger.
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fact the standing stones themselves — he acknowledges a connection to Stonehenge, mystical or not. "Stonehenge is a wonderful, unique experience. I felt as if I had known it when I visited," Johnson says. The idea is not as far-fetched as it sounds. Tectonically, he notes, "at the time these rocks were formed, they were all one." T h e same stone that moves him might have stirred the blood of his Scottish ancestors on the Hebridean island of Lewis. As for being astronomically correct, he confesses, "You want the truth? No, they are not. But everybody thinks they are, because if you get two stones in your sight, they always align with something." Johnson placed his stones "to fit the landscape." With no formal training in masonry, he relies on a "deep feeling for the land, the earth, the rocks and the water." Johnson once walked his land with an artist who saw things he had never seen before in his stone works — "lights and hues, complementary forms and shapes," he says. But the stone circles and cairns everywhere on his farm are less sculpture than extensions of nature. They suit the landscape. He loves "the long low light of northern latitudes" — it makes the dark stone stand out — and has followed its glow all the
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hirty adolescents sprawl across the wooden floor of the second-story gallery space beside Burlington's Flynn Theatre. T h e walls are hung with black-and-white photographs and colorful monoprints of jazz musicians, reminders of last month's Discover Jazz Festival, but the kids are focused on each other. Jackie Mansfield-Marcoux, a high school senior and one.of the group's three assistant leaders, smiles at the circle of upturned, attentive faces. "Okay. W h o wants to be a squirrel?" Across the room in another circle, 13-year-old Nate Mills is getting excited. "He's the king," he declares, thumping his finger on a figure in his group's picture. "But the pressure's too great for him, so he's taken to drink." "Drink?" A girl across the circle wonders. "In a fairy tale?" Jackie's circle is on its feet. With the help of a chair, three of them line up to form a tree trunk, stretching their arms to be branches. "Do you want to close your eyes?" Jackie suggests. "Ooo, that's so cool. Say the wind blows from this end." She runs to one side, puffing out her cheeks. T h e tree dutifully waves its branches. "Take a look at this, Jen," Jackie calls. "Isn't that awesome?" Jen is Jennifer O'RourkeLavoie, founder and director of the Vermont Fairytale Theatre. She pauses in her rounds to admire the swaying tree. "It's
awesome," she agrees. "Now remember. W h a t you're doing now is putting together a recipe. Don't-worry about production effects." It's brainstorming time at Fairytale Theatre's Playmaking Workshop. While their peers toast s'mores, perfect their tennis serves or just plain hang out, these middle- and highschool students are hard at work conjuring up fanciful stories. T h e playmaking workshop is one of 10 performing arts camps being sponsored by the Flynn Theatre this summer. By the end of the season, about 180 children will have participated in the workshops. They range in age from four to 18 and are drawn from towns as far-flung as Westford, Starksboro and Grand Isle. Besides the Fairytale workshops, the Flynn offers its "campers" opportunities to integrate drama with lake science at the Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, and with history at the Shelburne Museum. Other groups have focused on dance> or immersed themselves in the comic traditions of the 1920s and '30's, the theme of this year's Big Apple Circus. According to Joan Robinson, the Flynn's education coordinator, this is by far the largest summer program the Main Street institution has ever had. Despite the addition of two extra sections, many
each other, critique'them — constructively, following an explicit list of critical response rules — and ork their concepts. By the end of this week, if goes accord-
would-be campers still had to be turned away. W h y the sudden increase in demand? It could be a question of semantics. "We used to call
to plan, they'll emerge with the completed outline of an original fairy tale. A playand lyric-writing workshop of slightly older kids will convene next week to create a rough draft and lyrics based on this group's story.
them workshops, observes Flynn Marketing Director Marian Kuschel. "Now we call them camps." O r it could be a response to the state's ever-dwindling funding for educaton, which has meant limited performing arts programs in the schools. Most likely, though, the enthusiastic response has more to do with parents wanting their children to have a direct, hands-on experience with an art form. "In all our camps," Robinson explains, "the kids are actively involved in both pre-
senting and creating plays. They're the playwrights and the performers." Robinson, who in her other occupations visits libraries as "Ms. Frizzle" and teaches teachers how to integrate arts into the curriculum at Saint Michael's College, also sees drama as a fun and effective vehicle for learning other subjects. For O'Rourke-Lavoie, the main concern is to quietly steer her excitable herd of would-be stars through the prickly process of collaborative creativity. Once they've finished brainstorming, the playmakers will build pantomimed skits. T h e n they'll perform their skits for
In the fall, a third group will begin turning the script into a full-fledged theatrical production to be performed on the Flynn stage next spring. It's a long, difficult process, and not all of the ideas — nor all the children — in the summer workshop will end up in the final performance. But after two intensive weeks of theater games, improvisations, evaluations and creative negotiations, every member of the group will come away with a well-exercised imagination, a deeper understanding of how theater works, and some valuable lessons in group dynamics. "What's great about this," O'Rourke-Lavoie muses, "is that here the kids aren't being judged by their appearance or Continued
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Julie Beaudoin Family The 13 members of this French-Canadian ensemble include Julie Beaudoin, wife of the late fiddler Louis Beaudoin, her five daughters, and seven of her grandchildren. Among them they play accordion, piano, harmonica, jaw harp, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin, and sing French answering songs and the seven youngster, ranging in age from 13 to 23, all step-dance.
Rachel Bissex Originally from suburban Boston, singer, songwriter, and guitarist Rachel Bissex moved to Vermont to study music and theater, and now makes her home in Burlington. She tours regularly in New England and beyond, and has appeared on the bill with Dar Williams, Ray Charles, Joan Armatrading, Shawn Colvin, and others at such venues as the Ben & Jerry's One World One Heart Festival.
Robin Huw Bowen A one-man crusade in the promotion of the Welsh national instrument, triple harpist Robin Huw Bowen researched Welsh harp music while employed i
at the National Library of Wales, learning tunes and techniques from elderly Welsh harpists. He has toured worldwide as a member of the Welsh folk group Mabasant, with the band Cusan Tan, and as a solo performer. In 1990 Bowen began publishing books of traditional Welsh music, including a collection of 200 Welsh hornpipes.
Breakaway Combining a contemporary bluegrass attitude with a solid traditional foundation, the Burlington band Breakaway is gaining a national audience with their first place win at the Winterhawk Band Contest, showcasing at the International Bluegrass Music Association convention, and nationwide airplay of their recording,
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Matthew Buckley In 1988 Matt Buckley, along with Hamish Moore, founded the Hamish Moore North American School of Cauld Wind Pipes, which focuses on the lesser-known bellows-blown Scottish Smallpipes and Border Pipes, attracting students from Cape Breton Island to Florida. During the festival, Buckley, along with Ken MacKenzie, will be opening and closing each day on the Highland pipes.
The Burns Sisters Marie, Jeannie, and Annie Burns are three sisters who have been singing together for so long they harmonize on instinct, sensing perfectly how their parts will fit together. Seasoned singer/songwriters who have appeared with Richie Havens, Janis Ian, The Nields, Martin Simpson, The Roches, and 10,000 Maniacs, their music crosses the boundaries between folk, country, gospel, rock, and pop.
Pierre Chartrand From Montreal, Quebec, Pierre Chartrand is a dance historian/ethnologist, choreographer, master step dancer and dance caller. Following a 12-year spell with the folk dance ensemble Les Sortileges, Chartrand has been in great demand as a dance teacher,
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The ClayFoot Strutters Direct from Falcon Ridge and the Festival Memoires et Racines, the Clayfoot Strutters are a Vermont-based band whose specialty is fusing the modes and melodies of traditional American immigrant music, progressive harmonies from the pop and jazz modal idioms, and hot dance-floor rhythms from the Latin, Afropop, swing, Cajun, and Zydeco worlds. Featured are fiddler/keyboardist Pete Sutherland, Lee Blackwell on drums and guitar, and Colin McCaffrey on electric bass and guitar. Special guest for the Festival is frequent collaborator Peter Davis on sax, clarinet, keyboards, banjo, and electric guitar.
Craobh Rua A traditional band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Craobh Rua (pronounced Creeve Ru-ah) consists of four impeccable musicians-Mark Donnelly, . Michael Cassidy, Brian Connolly, and Jim Byrne-who mix traditional instruments, such as uilleann pipes, tin whistle, fiddle, and bodhran, with guitar, mandolin, banjo, and great vocals. Though the arrangements are their own, they resemble the first wave of the Irish folk revival of the 1960s and 70s.
JeFF Davis With humor, warmth, and scholarship, Jeff Davis presents the songs and music of rural America: ballads about old and New England, songs of Revolutionary War heroes and wooden sailing ships, African-American banjo and Irish fiddle tunes, gospel songs, kids' songs, cowboy ditties, and hands-on, accessible instruments like bones and spoons. Also featured are guitar, mandocello, and other unusual instruments.
Ramblin' Jack Elliott Having learned his craft at the feet of Woody Guthrie, Ramblin' Jack Elliott was part of the Greenwich Village folk revival, going on to perform with and influence generations of musicians, including Bob Dylan, Dave Van Ronk, Jackson Brown, John Prine, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Doc Watson, Bonnie Raitt, and Bruce Springsteen. A1996 Grammy winner for Best Traditional Folk Album, Elliott's music is full of stories of the people he has met in his travels-cowboys, miners, sailors, remarkable women, and mountain men.
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Redwing Puppet Theater 12:30 pm (family activity)
The Julie Beaudoin Family 1:15 pm
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Mark Sustic with M. Samuels, S. Keller & J. Ashton (family activity) 2:40 pm
4 pm
LaGalvaude 2:40 pm
Redwing Puppet Theater (family activity) 4 pm
Skip Gorman 4 pm 5 pm
John Roberts & Tony Barrand 4:40 pm
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Craobh Rua 5:30 pm
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Scott Ainslie 12:40 pm
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill 1 pm Robin Huw Bowen 1:45 pm
Traditional Songs: L.Killen, Peggy Seeger, Jim Byrne, J.Roberts & T. Barrand, Margaret MacArthur, Jeff Davis 1:20 pm
Peggy Eyres & Dan Berggren 2:30 pm
Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies 2:15 pm
French Canadian Step Dancing Demo and Workshop: Pierre Chartrand, Entourloupe 1:30 pm
Hot Off The Presses Contras: Amy Cann, Dave Carpenter, Tom Hodgson and friends 3:30 pm
Songs of Woody Guthrie 3:45 pm
Women in Song: Peggy Seeger, Rachel Bissex, ratty Larkin, Margaret MacArthur, Peggy Eyres 4 pm
Make a Hat 1:30 pm
Hot Squares: Susan Kevra, Jeff Davis, Pete Sutherland, Skip Gorman 2:30 pm
Tim Jennings & Leanne Ponder 3 pm
Entourloupe 3:15 pm
George Higgs 3:20 pm
Louis Killen 3:20 pm
Scrumptious Chestnuts: Susan Kevra, The Green Mountain Volunteers (including a performance by the GMV) 12 pm
Margaret McArthur 12:15 pm
Rick Lee 2 pm
Van Ronk, Scott Ainslie, Dave Keller 2 pm
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George Higgs 12 pm Peggy Seeger 12:30 pm Breakaway 12:40 pm Skip Gorman 1:15 pm
Robin Huw Bowen 2 pm
Reeds: John Roberts, Louis Killen, Matthew Buckley, Mark Donnelly, Peggy Seeger 1:20 pm
Irish Tunes: Craobh Rua, Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill 2:40 pm
Red Clay Ramblers Workshop 2:30 pm
Margaret MacArthur 3:20 pm
Generational Songs: Peggy Seeger, Rachel Bissex, Burns Sisters, Jeff Davis 3:15 pm
Peggy Eyres & Dan Berggren 4 pm
Spaghetti Contras: Eric Hollman, John Specker, Colin McCaffrey, Mark Sustic and friends 1pm Quebecois Social Dance: Pierre Chartrand, Entourloupe 2 pm Swing Workshop: Eric Hollman, Pete Sutherland, Mark Sustic, Colin McCaffrey 3 pm
Old Time Fiddling: John Specker, Ron West, Pete Sutherland, Skip Gorman 4:15 pm
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and percussion; Paul Marchand on guitar and vocals; and Stephane Landry on accordion, playing a repertoire of reels, jigs, and quadrilles. Daniel Roy and Paul Marchand were members of the group Manigance, which played a few years ago at the Champlain Valley Festival.
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Peggy Eyres & Dan Berggren Singer/songwriters Peggy Eyres and Dan Berggren perform original and traditional folk music of New York's Adirondack region, with songs touching on the lives of the women and men who live in the Adirondack Mountains, as well as the great natural beauty of the area. Both Eyres and Berggren perform extensively as solo artists, and each is deeply committed to preserving our environment.
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Performing their own arrangements of traditional French-Canadian tunes and songs, this youthful group (all in their 20s) from Quebec's Lanaudiere region is taking folk music into the 21st century. La Galvaude consists of Eric Beaudry (vocals, guitar, mandolin, feet), Bobby Bordeleau (vocals, guitar, harmonica, drums), Patrick Graham (vocals, percussion), Stephanie Lepine (vocals, violin), Henri Mondor (vocals, flute, tin whistle, bones, bodhran), and Gilles Neault (vocals, contrabass).
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Skip Gorman Performing old-time Southern ballads, bluegrass instrumentals, Civil War fiddle tunes, and authentic songs of the westward emigrant and American cowboy, Skip Gorman uses interesting commentary and musical expertise to trace the historical roots of today's American music. One of the country's finest fiddle and mandolin players, Gorman has been featured on numerous recordings and has toured extensively in the U.S. and Europe.
Apple Cider Orchestra • Saranac Lake Madrigal Singers Lisa Meissner • The Flying Galoots • Recorder Concert' The W a i c k m a n Family • Joie de Vivre • a k a george Two Stages, Interactive Workshops, Kids' Play Area & Stage, Art & Craft HandMarket, Great Food, Bring Instruments... A Picnic. Come, enjoy our quintessential mountain lake backdrop!
Green Mountain Volunteers Fresh from European festival performances, the Green Mountain Volunteers perform traditional music and dance in
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period costume, accompanied by tunes on fiddle and guitar. Founded in 1977 by Ben Bergstein and April Werner, their material embraces the diverse roots of New England immigrants and includes contra, square and circle dances. Tom and Val Medve are the group's current directors, with Ben Bergstein as choreographer and artistic consultant. The musicians are David Carpenter (fiddle), Amy Cann (fiddle), and Tom Hodgson (guitar).
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Martin Hayes &. Dennis Cahill Each of these artists has extensive solo credentials-Irish fiddler Martin Hayes with six All-Ireland championships, concert tours, major television and radio appearances, and several recordings to his name; Irish-American guitarist Dennis Cahill has studied classical guitar and has played with Liz Carroll, Eileen Ivers, Kevin Burke, Seamus Egan, Larry Nugent, jimmy Keane, and Mick Moloney. Together this duo has won acclaim for their intricate fiddle-guitar interplay and lyrical artistry.
George Higgs Eastern North Carolina native George Higgs has been playing and singing blues in the Piedmont tradition for more than 40 years. With a harmonica style and repertoire influenced by Sonny Terry and Peg Leg Sam, Higgs has been featured at blues festivals, concerts, and college symposiums on African-American culture, and was a member of the
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Eric Hollman
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From New York's Hudson Valley, Eric Hollman has taught dance for over 20 years. In addition to calling contras,
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squares, and family dances, he also leads workshops in swing, Cajun/Zydeco, and Scandinavian dances.
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Tim Jennings & Leanne Ponder Telling stories that range from classic folk tales and Appalachian mountain stories to Native American
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legends and country humor, Burlington storytellers Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder take children and adults on a journey through imagination, accompanying themselves with Celtic music performed on harp and concertina, along with guest musician Berta Frank on flute.
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Dave Keller Blues guitarist and singer Dave Keller performs traditional and original tunes, in styles ranging from East Coast fingerstyle to Mississippi Delta slide to Piedmont harmonica. Matching his quick wit and stories of blues history to his music, this Burlington resident is winning audiences across Vermont and New England.
Susan Kevra Known for her warm and inviting style of dance leadership, caller Susan Kevra has appeared at numerous dance events across the country, including
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Pinewoods, Lady of the Lake, and Old Songs Festival. Her repertoire includes old and new contras and squares, exciting Western patter calls, playful English country
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Louis Killen
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One of the finest singers and interpreters of British traditional folk song, Louis Killen was at the forefront of the folk music revival in the British Isles in the 1950s, working with Ewan MacColl, A.L. Lloyd, and others. After emigrating to the U.S., he worked similarly with Pete Seeger. A master of song, his broad repertoire includes storytelling, ballads, rural and urban folk songs, and sea shanties.
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Patty Larkin Acclaimed for her strong lyrics and stunning instrumentals, including slide guitar, singer/songwriter and master guitarist Patty Larkin has collaborated with
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Rick Lee
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Massachusetts-based singer, pianist and old-time five-string banjo player Rick Lee performs traditional and modern Celtic-Appalachian ballads and songs. With more than 30 years of
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making music to his credit, Lee has toured all over the U.S., either solo or as leader of the
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Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies Redstone Campus • University o f Vermont
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English songwriter jez Lowe is probably best known for his songs, reflections on life in post-Thatcher northern England, which have been covered by the Black Family, Gordon Bok, and Ian Macintosh, among others. The Bad Pennies are Lowe (guitar, cittern, harmonica, dulcimer, and most of the lead vocals); Bev Sanders (vocals and percussion); Billy Surgeoner (double bass, keyboards, banjo, and accordion); and Bob Surgeoner (fiddle, keyboards, and tin whistle).
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M a r g a r e t MacArthur Accompanying herself on guitar, dulcimer, and harp-zither, Vermont folk singer and storyteller Margaret MacArthur performs traditional and contemporary Anglo-American ballads and songs. Vermont's "First Lady of Folk" was recognized in 1985 as a New England Living Art Treasure for her research and performance of traditional music.
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Ken MacKenzie Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Ken MacKenzie moved to Montreal to play the pipes at the world's fair and began to play more folk music. His repertoire is mainly Scottish, including Cape Breton numbers, with a bit of Irish and Quebecois thrown in. As a member of the Montreal-based dance group Les Feux-Follets he toured French-speaking Europe,
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Red Clay Ramblers Over the years since its 1972 founding, The Red Clay Ramblers have successfully incorporated various influences, including bluegrass, ragtime, folk, country, Dixieland jazz, old-time mountain, gospel, and swing in both traditional arrangements and original compositions. The band is Chris Frank (guitar, accordion, tuba), Clay Buckner (fiddle, mandolin, harmonica), Bland Simpson (piano), Jack Herrick (bass, trumpet, bouzouki, whistles), and Mark Roberts (banjo).
Red Wing Puppet Theater The Red Wing Puppet Theater brings the puppetry of North and South America in a fast-paced, hilarious show which is fun for all ages, although specially designed for young audiences. Chuck Meese and Graciela Monteagudo
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Tom Rush A veteran of the '60s Cambridge coffeehouse scene with Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Judy Collins, legendary songwriter Tom Rush has been captivating audiences throughout the country for over 30 years with his gently rustic folk music. Having helped usher in the era of the singer-songwriter with his album The Circle Game, in recent years Rush has shared the spotlight with Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Richie Havens, and John Sebastian.
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Peggy Seeger 40 years of concerts, more than 70 recordings, and hundreds of songs, including the classic "Gonna Be an Engineer," have made Peggy Seeger a legend in her lifetime. Accompanying herself on banjo, guitar, piano, concertina, and autoharp, she performs traditional Anglo-American folk songs as well as finely crafted contemporary songs, covering sometimes controversial subjects.
John Specker Inspired by the Holy Modal Rounders and County Records recordings of fiddling from the 1920s and '30s, John Specker began playing old-time fiddle in the late 1960s. He has been a member of the Correctone String Band, and plays a style of fiddling derived from the influences Black American culture has had on him.
David Surette Well known throughout the New England folk and contra dance communities, guitarist David Surette has performed and recorded with fellow musicians Susie Burke, Sarah Bauhan, Fresh Fish, and Harvey Reid. He's also in demand as a studio musician, working with producers Pete Sutherland and Johnny Cunningham and backing up mandolin virtuoso Peter Ostroushko and Irish fiddle master Martin Hayes. Surette is head of the folk department at the Concord (NH) Community Music School.
Marc Sustic The founder and former Executive Director of the Champlain Valley Festival, Marc Sustic has been playing music, both solo and with the old-time string band, Will Dicker Boys, calling dances, and producing folk events and dances for over 20 years. Most in demand as an accompanist and dance instructor, he is also an award-winning fiddler and plays old-time banjo, guitar, bass, harmonica, and accordion. Sustic will be playing with friends Janet Ashton, Mary Ann Samuels, and Sarah Melton Keller.
Pete Sutherland Monkton resident Pete Sutherland has performed at the Festival every year since its inception, often with his wife Karen. Much sought-after as a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, and record producer (producing Nightingale, Chanterelle, and Bare Necessities), Sutherland has toured and performed with the Clayfoot Strutters, the Arm and Hammer Stringband, the Backwoods Band, Metamora, the folk dance group Rhythm in Shoes, and the Woodshed All-Stars.
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Dave Van Ronk Since his 1960s Greenwich Village start, Dave Van Ronk has covered a wide range of music, including finger-picking blues, rock (covers of tunes by Tom Waits and Paul Simon appear on his latest album), jug band music, cabaret theater, ragtime guitar arrangements of jelly Roll Morton, and his own insightful and often hilarious songwriting. Still residing in Greenwich Village, Van Ronk teaches guitar and tours steadily, from intimate
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WAbenaki Dancers The W'Abenaki Dancers are a group of Native American dancers, singers, and rattlers formed
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in 1993 to preserve the traditional Western Abenaki (Western New England) dances. Their goals are to teach Abenaki children the dances, preserve this aspect of Western Abenaki culture for future generations, and through performances provide opportunities for the public to gain an understanding of Abenaki culture.
Ron West Having learned to play old-time fiddle at age 13 from his father and uncles, Richford resident Ron West has now been playing fiddle for over 57 years, placing first in a number of contests over the years. He has performed at many folk festivals, including the American Folklife Festival at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC, the National Folklife Festival in Lowell, MA, Montpelier's Midsummer Festival, and the Champlain Valley Festival.
Steve Zakon and Fresh Fish country, playing at most of the dance camps, including Ashokan, Pine Woods, and Augusta. With a repertoire of Irish, French Canadian, Cape Breton consists of caller Steve Zakon, David Surette on guitar and mandolin, Kerry Elkin on fiddle, and Gordon Peery on piano. A few years ago they released the recording Turning of the
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CRAFTSBURY CHAMBER PLAYERS: See July 31, Hardwick Town House. A free concert for children starts at 2 p.m.; adults listen at 8 p.m. MUSIC IN T H E PARK: Expect to hear blues and bluegrass at a sunset sounding with 16-year-old Seth Yacovone. Battery Park, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.
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CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FESTIVAL: John Sebastian, Tom Rush, Dave Van Ronk and the Burn Sisters headline what Acoustic Guitar magazine described as "one of the friendliest and best-organized folk festivals in America." Come to dance, see crafts and hear great folk music. See eight-page insert. UVM Redstone Campus. Burlington, 4 p.m. 1 a.m. $16 for tonight. Info, 800-7699176. VERMONT MOZART FESTIVAL: An all-Vivaldi program features the Festival Orchestra'and four violins. Coachyard, Shelburne Farms, 8 p.m. $18. Info, 800639-9097. N O O N CONCERT SERIES: Breakaway plays Vermont-grown bluegrass on the Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, noon - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1648.
t h e a t e r 'EDMOND': See July 31. Tonight ends with a party. 'PETS!': See July 31. ALICE': See July 31, $11. 'THE SOUND OF MUSIC': See July 31. ACTS OF 4GIVENESS': Green Candle Theatre Company presents short plays about love and loss. 135 Pearl, Burlington, 8 p.m. Donations. Info, 893-7333. A M O N T H IN T H E COUNTRY': The Russian classic is a study of love in two climates — the hot-house world ot Natalya Petronva and the field-fresh climate of Belyaev. Unadilla Theater, East Calais, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 456-8968. .
k i d s BALLOON SCIENCE: Kids over seven investigate the magic of molecules. Fletcher Library, Burlington, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Register, 865-7216.
t h e a t e r ' E D M O N D ' : See July 31. 'PETS!': See July 31. ALICE': See July 31, $13. ' T H E SOUND OF MUSIC': See July 31. 'A M O N T H IN T H E COUNTRY': See August 1, $12.50.
e t c BURLINGTON BIKE WEEK: Cyclists en route from Montreal to Washington picnic with local riders and supporters at North Beach at 2 p.m. A review of bike policies and goals, and free ice cream, continue the celebration at the Burlington Boathouse, 3 p.m. A dinner potluck and slide show is held at Christ Church Presbyterian, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 899-1132. 'CRUISE-INE': The Rusty Scuffer caters a floating feast. King Street Ferry Dock, Burlington, 7 p.m. $35. Info, 863-5966. STEP-UP ORIENTATION: Step-up teaches women basic skills in carpentry, plumbing, weatherization and construction site work trades. Get "oriented" at the Fletcher Library, Burlington, 9:3011:30 a.m. Free. Info. 865-7181. ISLAND ARTS CRAFT FAIR: Vermont crafters show theirwares at Shore Acres, North Hero, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 372-5136. ROYAL LIPIZZAN STALLIONS: The world-famous white horses summer in Vermont. They strut their stuff p North Hero, 6 p.m. $1$. Info, 372-5683: » DOWSING C O N V E N T I O N : This four-day annual meeting features speakers from several continents addressing dowsing in physical, spiritual, vibrational and scientific realms. Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. $35 per day. Info, 684-3417. BLOOD DRIVE: Share a pint with a stranger at B.F. Goodrich, Vergennes, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Donations. Info, 800GIVE-LIF.
f i l m ANGELS IN T H E OUTFIELD': See July 31, Taylor Park, St. Albans. 'ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW': A costume ball precedes the midnight showing. Cafe No No, Burlington, 9 p.m. Donations. Info, 8655066.
w o r d s POETRY READING: Random bards share their verse at an open reading. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6106. CHILDREN'S BOOK SIGNING: Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready For Kindergarten in a new book by Ashley Wolff. Vermont Book Shop, Middlebury, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 388-2061.
k i d s 'VOICES ON T H E LAKE': Explore the past, present and future of Lake •Champlain with teacher-historian-author Amy Demarest. Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, Burlington Waterfront, 1-3 p.m. $2. Info, 864-1848. CIRCUS SMIRKUS: Kid performers from Russia, Mongolia, Latvia — and Vermont — show their big-top stuff. Workshops in juggling, tight-rope walking and clowning around are offered. Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, Shelburne, 6:30 p.m. $8. Info, 985-3001. TEDDY BEAR CELEBRATION
BURLINGTON SINGLES MEETING: Eligibles gather at the O'Brien Civic Center, S. Burlington, 8 p.m. $3. Info, 985-9171.
DAYS: Marko the Magician kicks off an afternoon of family entertainment. The fireworks start at 9 p.m. Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, Shelburne, 3-10 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3001.
e t c ISLAND ARTS CRAFT FAIR: See August 1. ROYAL LIPIZZAN STALLIONS: See August 1. Fridays are two-for-one admission days. DOWSING CONVENTION: See August 1. Or just hear futurist GordonMichael Scallion give the keynote speech at 7:30 p.m. for $15. BLOOD DRIVE: See August 1, Burlington City Hall, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Also Central Vermont Medical Center, Berlin, 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. BURLINGTON BIKE WEEK: Bike commuters enjoy free breakfast at City Hall, 7:30-9:30 a.m., and free showers at the YMCA all morning. Burlington. Info, 863-1793. SELF DEFENSE FOR WOMEN: David Quinlan teaches women simple and effective mental strategies to protect and empower themselves. Professional Self-Defense Institute, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. $10. Register, 879-2554. HOWL ANNIVERSARY: Women are invited to celebrate a three-day anniversary of the 50-acre land trust at the base of Camel's Hump. Tonight starts with a potluck and ends with a ritual. Huntington, 6:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 434-3953. 4-WHEEL JAMBOREE: Macho "monster trucks," mud drag racing, an obstacle course competition and accessory shopping are yours at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. $12. Info, 878-5545.
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CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FESTIVAL: See August 2, 10 a.m. $24. VERMONT MOZART FESTIVAL: The Festival Orchestra wraps it up with an all-Mozart program featuring violinist Helen Kwalwasser. South Porch, Shelburne Farms, 7 p.m. $18. Info, 800639-9097. MUSICAL NONSENSE: A band of serious musicians offers a concert of musical nonsense featuring works by local composers David Gunn and Dennis Bathory-Kitsz. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7:25 p.m. Donations. Info, 244-7638. BROADWAY FAVORITES: Tenor John Thade sings all-time favorites celebrating America's musical heritage. Congregational Church, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $12. Info, 800-559-7070.
d a n c e BALLROOM DANCE: Fox trot, waltz and swing on the largest dance floor in town. S. Burlington Middle School, 8 p.m. $14 per couple. Info, 862-0190. BURKLYN BALLET: Pre-professional dancers perform the second act of Swan Lake and excerpts from Pandora's Box. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 635-1386.
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HORSE CENTS: What is better than a day at the races? A day at the races with a ready ride home. A hop, skip and a jump gets you to sunny Saratoga. Equine adventure. Mint juleps. Just remember, twenty five bucks only covers the bus. Saturday, August 3. Leave from Champlain Elementary School, Burlington. 9 a.m. $25. Info, 864-0123.
'EDMOND':' See July 31. 'PETS!': See July 31, 2 & 8 p.m. 'ALICE': See July 31, $13. ' T H E SOUND OF MUSIC: See July 31. 'PATIENCE': See July 31, $12.50. 'ACTS OF 4 GIVEN ESS': See August 1. '11x11': Eleven local artists take the stage with short monologues, including Cherie Tartt, Stephen Goldberg and Susan Snyder. Cafe No No, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 865-5066. KAMIKAZE COMEDY: Look out for unscripted improv — and audience participation — before a double dose of Wide Wail and Super Hussy. Last Elm Cafe, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-6120,
f i l m 'ANGELS IN T H E OUTFIELD': See July 31, Ben &t Jerry's Front Patio, Waterbury Center.
k i d s CIRCUS SMIRKUS: See August 2. Short shows start at noon, 2 & 4 p.m. $6. Info, 985-3001. TEDDY BEAR CELEBRATION DAYS: See August 2, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Today includes frog jumping contests, pony, wagon and limo rides, and a circus parade starting at Shelburne Museum at 10 a.m.
e t c ISLAND ARTS CRAFT FAIR: See August 1. A regulation croquet tournament welcomes spectators at 9 a.m. ROYAL LIPIZZAN STALLIONS: See August 1, 2:30 p.m. DOWSING C O N V E N T I O N : See August 1. HOWL ANNIVERSARY: See August
3 t h SKY TALKER: It takes a sharp lens to spot potential alien invaders. But the backyard telescope works just fine on the man in the moon. Gary Nowak explains the elements of observing — including the optical ones — at a regular meeting of the Vermont Astronomical Society. Monday, August 5. Room 413, Waterman Building, UVM, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-4040.
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MUSSELING IN: The zebra mussel packs a powerful punch, especially on intake pipes. Do lakeshore homeowners stand a chance? Is there a relaxant for these tenacious mollusks? Get answers at an informational meeting led by state shellfish experts. Wednesday, August 7- Grand Isle School, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 658-1414. — BR.
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crafts SOAPMAKING: Wednesday, August 7, 6-9 p.m. Purple Shutter Herbs, Burlington. $35. Register, 865-HERB. Learn about ingredients, equipment, sources, methods, history and gift-wrapping in this herbal soap-making class. RUSTIC F U R N I T U R E W O R K S H O P : Saturday-Sunday, August 1011. Yestermorrow Design-Build School, Warren. Info and free catalog of classes, 496-5545. Artist-architect Art Schaller guides students through an exploration in bricolage: constructing objects out of branches, limbs and whatever is found.
dance AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. 147 Main Street, Burlington. Thursdays, 7-9 p.m. Chace Mill, Burlington. $10. Info, 865-3216. Explore the folklore, rhythm and dances of the Caribbean with Yanique Hume. SWING DANCE: Wednesday, August 7, 7:30-9 p.m. Champlain Club, Burlington. $5. info, 985-8685. Intermediates learn how to improve their swings.
design-build H O M E ENERGY W O R K S H O P : Saturday - Sunday, August 10-11.
Yestermorrow Design-Build School, Warren. Info and free catalog of classes, 496-5545. Author Michael Potts guides an overview of home energy design, building options, water systems and independent electrical systems. H O M E DESIGN-BUILD: Two weeks, August 11-23. Yestermorrow Design-Build School, Warren. Info and free catalog of classes, 496-5545. Mornings and evenings, work with architects to design your home. Afternoons, work with builders to learn construction and tool use. . .
in-line skating SKATING CLINIC: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6 & 7:15 p.m. Fort Ethan Allen Fitness, Colchester. $10. Info, 658-3313 ext.253. All levels learn from the best in the business. Gear is provided
meditation MEDITATION: First & third Sundays, 10 a.m. - noon. Burlington Shambala Center. Free. Info, 658-6795. Non-sectarian and Tibetan Buddhist practices are taught.
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herbal medicine ' I N T R O T O T H E W O R L D OF HERBS': Thursday, August 1, 7-9 p.m. Purple Shutter Herbs, Burlington. $10. Register, 865-HERB. If you haven't a clue ivhat to do with those little brown bottles, this class is for you. T H E M E D I C I N E GARDEN': Sunday, August 4, 1-5 p.m. Bramblewood Gardens, Hinesburg. $25. Register, 865-HERB. Learn wild and cultivated plants that can — or already do — live right outside your door. 'MENOPAUSAL MADNESS': Monday, August 5, 7 p.m. Purple Shutter Herbs, Burlington. Sliding scale. Register, 865-HERB. Learn natural ways to promote hormonal, heart, bone and breast health. ' T O D D L E R S T O TEENS': Tuesday, August 6, 6:30-9 p.m. Purple Shutter Herbs, Burlington. $15. Register, 865-HERB. Learn easy-to-make, easy-totake herbal preparations to deal with everyday childhood diseases. STIMULANTS & SEDATIVES: Sunday, August 11, 1-6 p.m. North Montpelier. Sliding scale. Register, 456-1522. Learn to use cheap plants for sleeplessness, anxiety, mental fog, muscles, joints and nerve problems. Also make a tincture.
CHANNELING SEMINAR: Sunday, August 4, 7-9 p.m. Waterfront Holistic Healing Center, Burlington. $15. Info, 865-2756. Kate Lanxner and Lloyd Hood lead a group channeling session and informal discussion.
tai chi TAI CHI: Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. & 8-9 p.m. Food For Thought, Stowe, $ 10. Info, 253-4733. John DiCarlo leads ongoing classes.
theater 'CREATIVE C O S T U M I N G ' : Tuesday, August 6, 4-6 p.m. Flynn Gallery, Burlington. $10. Register, 863-8778. Teen theater artists use found objects to design unique masks and costumes.
video P R O D U C T I O N SKILLS: Weekdays, 5-6:30 p.m. Channel 17, Burlington. Free. Register, 862-3966. Learn about video by being part of the live show crew.
writing WRITERS W O R K S H O P : Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Cafe No No, Burlington. Free. Info, 865-5066. Take a journal and your writing spirit.
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2. Today picnic, swim and play, 1-6 p.m.A talent show and dance start at 7 p.m. 4-WHEEL JAMBOREE: See August 2. BIKEFEST: Celebrate pollution-free locomotion with human-powered vehicles, a bike rodeo and a display of antique and recumbent bikes. Burlington Waterfront Park, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free. Info, 878-3808. CRAFT DEMO: Carol Collins demonstrates the art of spinning wool. Frog Hollow, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 865-5254. BASEBALL GAME: The Vermont Efcpos take on New Jersey. Centennial Field, Burlington, 2 p.m. $3-5. Info, 655-4200. 'DISCOVER SAILING DAY': Learn everything you ever wanted to know about wind power — from a pro. International Sailing School, Colchester, noon - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 864-9065. FLEA DIP: Any type of leashed pet is welcome at this Humane Society fundraiser. Pet Food Warehouse, S. Burlington, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Donations. Info, 862-5514. TRINITY OPEN HOUSE: Find out about fall classes, academic advising, career options and financial aid at an open house. McAuley 101, Trinity College, Burlington, 10 a.m - noon. Free. Info, 658-0337. ' I N T R O T O FLY FISHING': "Uncle Jammer" Ehlers demonstrates casting techniques on a trout-filled river exploration. Meet at Leddy Park, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. - noon. $20. Info, 864-0123. FAMILY HIKE: Young children set the pace on a nose-to-chin hike on Mt. Mansfield. The three-mile round trip starts at the top of the Toll Road, Stowe, 10:30 a.m. Free except for a share of the toll. Info, 862-3249. BIKE TRIP: Peddle 45 miles from Montpelier to the cooling waters of Lake Elmore. Meet in front of the Statehouse, Montpelier, 9:15 a.m. Free. Info, 2237035. BLACK D I A M O N D RACE: This super-hilly, 67-mile race starts at Mad River Glen and ends at the top of the Appalachian Gap. Mad River Glen Base Box. Registration starts at 7 a.m. $21-25. Info, 496-9500. HORSE RACE TRIP: Folks over 21 bus it to Saratoga Springs. Meet at Champlain Elementary School, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. $25. Register, 864-0123. ELMORE MOUNTAIN HIKE: An easy 4.2-mile walk in the woods could end up in a swim. Meet at Maple Corners Store, Calais, 9:30 a.m. Free except swimming fee. Info, 223-1874.
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CHAMPLAIN VALLEY FESTIVAL: See August 2, 10 a.m. $16. V E R M O N T MOZART FESTIVAL: The "finale encore" spotlights soprano Jill Levis and pianist Elizabeth Metcalfe in a concert of works by Mendelssohn, Elgar, Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss. . Trapp Family Meadow, Stowe, 7 p.m. $18. Info, S00-639-9097. CITY HALL SERIES: See July 31. Glenn Taulton and Steve Kemp perform on Latin and African drums. Burlington City Hall Park, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0123. FAIRFAX-WESTFORD-FLETCHER BAND: Take your own seat to the concert at 7 p.m. Ice cream sales, starting at 6 p.m., support restoration of the Brick Meeting House. Westford Common. Free to listen. Info, 878-8890. FIDDLERS CONCERT: The Northeast Fiddlers Association hosts this musical meeting of sawyers. VFW Hall, Morrisville, 1-5:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 244-8537. CHAMBER MUSIC: The music of Eastern Europe is the theme of this concert by the Rochester Chamber Music Society. Works by Shostakovitch, Dvorak, and Max Bruch will be performed. Federated Church, Rochester, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 767-9008. BAND C O N C E R T The Burlington Concert Band entertains against an Adirondack sunset backdrop. Catch the show tunes, marches and originals at Battery Park, Burlington, 7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3740.
t h e a t e r ' E D M O N D ' : See July 31. 'PETS!': See July 31. 'ALICE': See July 3 1 , 7 p.m. $11. 'ACTS O F 4GIVENESS': See August 1, 4 & 8 p.m. 'A M O N T H IN T H E COUNTRY': See August 1, $12.50.
f i l m DOUBLE FRENCH FEATURE: Two films by the French director Jean Vigo —A Propos de Nice and Zero du Conduit —show at Cafe No No, Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 865-5066.
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' T H E NATURE OF WETLANDS': Michelle Patenaude leads a wetlands walk. Take binocs, field guides and magnifying glasses to the Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington, 10 a.m. - noon. $2. Info, 372-4864. A D I R O N D A C K HIKE: This easy 5mile trip to Split Rock ends up at a sandy beach. Meet at U V M Visitor
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1. STORYTELLING: Ruth Beecher tells tales at the . Hillside Mobile Home Park, Starksboro, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2006.
j&mSB ifiipHzie a acoustic guitar and i B A N D C O N C E R T : Grab a seat. The Waterbury Community' Band joins the Morrisville Town Band at the Stowe Library Gazebo, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 253-7792.
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e t c STEP-UP ORIENTATION: See August 1. C A L E D O N I A C O U N T Y FAIR: See August 6. Check out the professional wrestling, ice cream eating contest and, of course, Granny's Racing Pigs. 7 a.m. -
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k i d s VIDEOS: The Tiger and the Brahmin plus The Woman Who Raised a Bear as Her Son show at the S. Burlington Library, 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-9010.
B L O O D DRIVE: See August 1, United Church, Underhill, 1-6 p.m. HIROSHIMA COMM E M O R A T I O N : A silent vigil honors the anniversary of the bombing. Corner of David Main and S. Prospect streets, Burlington, 8 a.m. Survivor Terumi Tanaka talks at a potluck supper at Burlington Friends Meeting House, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-5592. C A L E D O N I A C O U N T Y FAIR: T h e six-day event kicks off with free merrygo-round rides. Mt. View Park, » Lyndonville, 5-11 p.m. $3. Info, 626-5917.
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„ er, and with Tootsie Pops, which we distribute amongst our neighbors in the park. And once or twice a night, a few of my baseball friends and I will slip away from our seats to celebrate the game in a most familiar, childlike manner. We wander behind the grandstand to toss a tennis ball around with Cooper, an adorable four-anda-halfyear-old moppet who adopted me as his regular ballpark buddy last season. With inexhaustible energy, Cooper throws the ball, then scampers around the bases while we retrieve it and try to tag him out before he reaches home. It's all a futile exercise, of course, because Cooper's rules dictate that home plate is located wherever he happens to be in the moment before you tag him. We throw the ball around, run as little as possible, and laugh a lot. I suppose that playing ball with Cooper links the game I now watch so zealously with
the game l played as a 1And I could probably wax poetic at this point, as intellectuals do when they try to justify their illogical passion for baseball. Something about "the continuity of generations... a game passed on f r o m father to s o n . . . " There's some truth to the sentiments, but they always try too hard. T h e reason that we blow off an inning to play ball with a little kid is because it's f u n , and that's why we keep coming back during endless homestands. Talking with your ballpark neighbors, singing and chanting and screaming and otherwise making a fool of yourself — it's just fun, that's all. If you don't believe me, come up to Section B next home game. I'll be there. •
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include an o u t d o o r sculpture m u s e u m , an excursion boat terminal, a canoe and kayak club (rentals available), and an 18thcentury stone building that houses historic fur trade exhibits T h e bikeway's Lachine branch is heavily used, especially on s u m m e r weekends. A yellow stripe d o w n the center of the well-maintained asphalt strip keeps conditions safe a n d orderly, t h o u g h attention must be paid Lycra-clad racers w h o pass suddenly and silently. Signage is generally adequate along the Lachine route, with information kiosks situated at a few strategic intersections. It's still easy, though, to miss the t u r n o f f about a mile west of the Atwater Market. T h i s spur, separated f r o m automotive traffic by painted lines or implanted posts, takes bikers on a jagged jog along city streets and over a protected bridge to lie des Souers (Nuns' Island). Interlacing loops amble* a r o u n d the island. O n e leads to the arched ice barrier that crosses the St. Lawrence parallel to the C h a m p l a i n Bridge. It's an amazing, almost eerie experience to pedal in solitude atop this austere c e m e n t structure high above the river, looking north at the cars and trucks r u m b l i n g across the steel-girded bridge and south at the enorm o u s expanse of seaway. A n o t h e r branch of the Montreal bike network follows the St. Lawrence shoreline. 1 his scenic route passes Le Moulin Fleming, a 175-year-old stonea n d - w o o d windmill where guided architectural tours are offered. Bikers can also stop at the Park of the Rapids, a nature preserve and bird sanctuary that looks out at a whitewater section of the St. Lawrence. Adventuresome visitors may want to soak up the rapids more directly by taking part in one of the rafting or hydrojet tours that depart several times daily f r o m a pathside dock. (Call 5 1 4 - 7 6 7 - 2 2 3 0 for ticket prices.) Continued
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INSIDE/OUTSIDE: RECENT PHOTOGRAPHY FROM T H E MACDOWELL COLONY, featuring works of 11 residents from nations oldest artists' colony. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2808. August 3-September 29. EGYPT AND BEYOND, paintings and sculpture by James Gero. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 863-3403. Through August. CHILDREN'S ART SHOW of mixed media by 40 young artists in summer program. Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 635-2727. August 2-10. PAINTINGS by Tally Groves. Wing Building, Burlington, 864-1557. Through August. WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS by Juditha Clow. McAuley Building, Trinity College, Burlington, 658-0337. Through August. DEAD CREEK: T H E PLACE, watercolor, ink, oil and acrylic paintings of Addison County's Dead Creek Wildlife Refuge by Margaret Parlour. Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, 388-2117. Through September 22.
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SUMMER MEDLEY, group show of mixed media by 11 regional artists. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 985-3848. Through September 5. FIVE VERMONT ARTISTS, paintings and sculptures by Lois Eby, Sam Thurston, Marjoy Kramer, Lucian Day and Norman Turner. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through August 25. FOUR SEASONS, watercolors by Deborah Holmes. Vermont State Craft Center at Frog Hollow, Middlebury, 388-3177. Through August 4. SEASONS OF CHANGE: 5Q Years with Vermont Life, photographs from 1946-96. Vermont State House, Montpelier, 828-3241. Through September 15. NINE VERMONT SCULPTORS, Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 860-4792. Through August 18. STRUCTURE AND SPIRITS, black-and-white and color photographs by Burlington photographer Sanders Milens. St. Paul's Cathedral, Burlington, 658-3031. Through August 6. THINKING LIKE A BLACKSMITH, featuring five contemporary Vermont blacksmiths. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 388-1844. Through November 28. COLLAGE PAINTINGS by Patrick S. Hegarty. Samsara Cafe, Burlington, 865-4400. Through August 10. T H E GROWING SEASON, botanical prints and drawings of grasses, flowers and fruit from the 17th-20th centuries. Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington, 656-0750. Through October 13. HEALING LEGACIES, nationally touring exhibit of art and writing by women who have faced breast cancer. Fleming Museum, Burlington, 656-0750. Through August 11. VIEWS O N VERMONT, various artists' interpretations of Vermont and its residents, reflecting changing styles'in art in the 19th-20th centuries. Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington, 656-0750. Through Octobcr 27.
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"the art of the idea," though some viewers will not Montreal's Museum of Fine regard that as a compliment to the artist. Arts is staging a multifaceted summer spectacular Long before the last room is reached, it becomes that, by itself, is reason enough for a visit to our obvious that Magritte was something of a one-trick northern neighbor. Among the diversity of shows pony. His quirkiness quickly grows stale, and any remaining open at least until the end of August are sense of novelty dissipates altogether due to "The Ravages of War," a display of thematically simiMagritte's frequent recycling of compositions. The lar drawings by Francisco Goya and Otto Dix; a 50limits of his range are accentuated by tjie shows year retrospective of paintings by French abstractionarrangement into conceptual sections: one devoted to ist Pierre Soulages; and a survey of the body-oriented rocks, another to fragmented works of contemporary U.S. anatomies, a third to disartist Kiki Smith. junctions between words and The biggest attraction, images, and on through 12 however, is a 100-piece such "chapter headings." homage to Rene Magritte His eroticism, too, is old(1898-1967). It's worth seefashioned and male-ordered. ing, if only because so many Magritte seems to leer at the images by the Belgian surrefemale body, presenting it as alist have become familiar something to be slathered items in the Western world's over. His sexual sensibility is visual vocabulary. that of the voyeur rather In addition, a few of than the lover. Magritte's works still manMagritte's appeal to the age to fulfill the artist's statmind more than the eye ed ambitions. "They are 'La grande table, " by Rene Magritte stems in part from the flatdreams," he said of his jarness of his style. He could be ring juxtapositions, "whose aim is not to make you a highly detailed draughtsman, almost in the manner dream hut to wake you up." of a Diirer or a Wyeth, but the overall effect is one of This is an exhibit to ponder, not to savor. Apart (probably intentional) lifelessness. The deadpan from a couple of truly beautiful paintings, such as approach does initially heighten the shock value of the haunting "Dominion of Light," the show evokes, the surrealism; after awhile, though, it simply leaves an intellectual rather than aesthetic response. The the viewer unengaged. — Kevin J. Kelley catalogue is correct in referring to Magritte's opus as
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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): As I 1 meditate on you and peer into my | crystal ball, I behold a horde of rabbits ; staging an orgy in a garden where ] tomatoes are growing as big as I pumpkins and watermelons the size of j V W vans. There at the edge of the | garden is a house where a pregnant ; woman with Rapunzel-like hair is \ standing in front of a canvas, painting ; a scene of a lush rain forest as her ; bread bakes in the oven. What's it all ! mean? Baby, I believe you are the very i embodiment of fertility right now.
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(Apr 20-May 20): Before | my Taurus daughter Zoe was born five ] years ago, I was always trying to do ; too much with my life. I had high j ideals, but my attempts to apply them j simultaneously to myriad projects ; meant that few grew to maturity. ; W h e n Zoe arrived, I found myself I becoming more practical and self| disciplined. My income rose, as did ! my ability to live up to my promises. | After years of doing lots of things I j sort of enjoyed, I converted to pursuing a couple things I totally thrived on. In short, Zoe's earthy Taurus nature has helped me hit more bull's-eyes. My prediction for the next three weeks is that you'll have a similar effect on everyone you touch. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Let's see what metaphors we can conjure up to capture the pickle you're in. T h e first image that occurs to me is an elevator that's stuck between floors. (Maybe you should just go ahead and push the emergency button.) You also remind m e of someone who's killing time in a waiting room, reading way j
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freedom that money can't buy. N o one, not even lawyers or politicians or
too many magazines about stuff you're barely interested in. (If I were you, I'd walk out now.) O r how about this for a comparison: It's as if you're in the — rerun phase between a T V show's endof-the-season cliffhanger and the climactic conclusion three months later. (Maybe you should jump the gun and start your own personal new fall season immediately)
CANCCR (June 21-July 22): O seeker of economic wisdom, it is with grunting heart that I reveal this inelegant truth about your past: For many years, there's been a greater likelihood that 90 percent of the electorate would turn out for a national election than that you would receive the pay you need in the job you deserve. But, O seeker, my heart sings as I prophesy a radical mutation in your financial destiny. Soon the operable percentage in the above comparison will become a mere 60 percent. L£0 (July 23-Aug. 22): If your life were a book, the tide of this next chapter would be "In Search of the Primitive." By "primitive" I mean childlike (but not childish), fresh and natural and erotic (but n o t " unconscious, self-indulgent or lecherous), and in tune with the tonic pulse of nature (rather than the garish throb of tlie media). W h a t I'm trying to say, kid, is that you have a mandate to ramble leisurely through the world with a stark naked psyche.. .to stop and explore whatever rekindles your
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innnocent sense of wonder. As the Zen masters might say, it's time for you to reanimate your original face. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept, 22): Do not get thee to a nunnery, Virgo, nor to a pigeonhole or comfy little compartment or place of no return. Get thee, instead, to a big open space like Montana, where there are no speed limits and you can drive as fast as your vehicle will let you. O r get thee to a loophole where none of the previous rules apply and you can gain access to wonders which defy your pat explanations. Or get thee to a wild frontier (in cyberspace if necessary) where no one knows your name and you can pretend to be anything your imagination dreams up.
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(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Whenever I turn my thoughts to you lately, Libra, I get a psychic picture of a certain medium-dry white wine made in Montefiascone, Italy. It's called "Est Est Est," which is Latin for "This is it! This is it! This is it!" I'm thinking that the reason for my association of you widi this very assertive beverage is that you're about to arrive at a place or situation or mode in which it'll make perfect sense for you to exclaim "Est! Est! Est!" SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): For pagan folk, this week brings one of the high holidays of the year, Lammas. In her book The Spiral Dance, Starhawk describes its meaning: "We stand now between hope and fear, in the time of waiting. In the fields, the grain is ripe
but not yet harvested. We have worked hard to bring many things to fruition, but the rewards are not yet certain." Even if you're not pagan (or if you live south of the equator, where it's midwinter), Starhawk's words perfectly capture the pregnant mood of your current situation. To navigate your way to a successful harvest in a few weeks, I suggest you perform a homemade ritual in which you purge yourself of all fears of failure.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your invisible wings are finally ready for use. It's important to realize that though they can provide you with hours, even years, of fun, they don't work the same way as visible wings. To get the most out of all the freedom they can provide, please observe the following tips: 1) Attach them to your shoulders, not your butt; 2) Don't brag about them to anyone, except maybe your imaginary friend; 3) To preserve their silvery sheen, avoid rolling in the mud or the gutter while wearing them; 4) Never remove them in mid-flight. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You know that bad-luck charm left over from the lonely struggles of cltildhood? You're finally ready to lose it for good. You know that black magic you practiced on yourself in adolescence? It has thoroughly exhausted its power to divert you from your birthright. Think I'm exaggerating, m y ripe friend? I most certainly am not. You're a walking
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MU LTIP LICITY *** * Michael Keaton stars — and co-stars — in the latest from Harold Ramis, a cloning comedy about an overworked guy who tries to solve his shortage of time with a surplus of himself. With Andie MacDowell. COURAGE UNDER FIRE**** Edward {Glory) Zwick directs this fact-based account of a friendlyFire incident which took place during the Gulf war. Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan star. KINGPIN (NR) From the brothers behind Dumb and Dumber comes this tale of a down-on-his-luck bowler who pins his comeback hopes on a major tournament in Reno. With Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid and Bill Murray. J O E ' S APARTMENT (NR) Three years in the making and based on an odd MTV short, die first film ever to pair Robert Vaughn and Don Ho also tells the story of a young man who moves to Manhattan and develops a meaningful relationship with his roommates — thousands of singing, dancing and wisecracking cockroaches. Starring Jerry O'Connell. THE ADVENTURES OF PI NOCCHIO ( NR) Martin Landau follows.his Oscar-winning performance in Ed Wood with the role of a lonely old man who carves a son out of wood. The film blends live action with animatronics courtesy of Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Co-starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas. SUPERCOP (NR) How could Jackie Chan have made another martial arts spectacular already? He hasn't. This is the First stateside release of the actor's 1992 Asian hit. In this one the kung fu king chases drug smugglers and shows how he got a reputation for being the most audacious and inventive stuntman ever. I NDEPENDENCE DAY**** The summer's — perhaps history's — biggest film. More than 3000 special-effect shots arid a cool cast make this the most fun we've had with aliens since Close Encounters. With Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman as the President, PHENOMENON** 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. FLED ( N R) Laurence Fishburne follows his critically acclaimed performance in Othello with a turn as an escaped con chained to another fugitive (Stephen Baldwin) and just one shackled step ahead of the law in the latest from Passenger 57director Kevin Hooks. Look for this one to go into hiding fast. KAZAAM ( NR) Behemoth thespian Shaquille O'Neal stars here as a genie who helps make the wishes of a sullen inner-city kid come true. THE FRIGHTENERS (NR) Peter Jackson follows up the weirdly wonderful Heavenly Creatures with the ghostbusting story of a small town psychic (Michael J. Fox) who takes on a houseful of phantoms. L0N E STAR**** John Sayles' gives us this richly textured tale about a border town lawman who investigates a 40-year-old murder that just might implicate the previous sheriff— his father. With Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey and Kris Kristofferson.
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CINEMA NINE Shelburne Road, S. Burlington, 864-5610 Matilda* ri:10, 1:45, 4':20, 6:50, 9:45. Chain Reaction* 11:15, 1:45,4:10, 7:05, 10:05. A Time to Kill 12, 3, 6:55, 9:50. The Adventures of Pinocchio 11:25, 1:30, 4. Multiplicity 4:15, 7:10, 9:55. Frighteners 4:30, 7:15, 10:10. Harriet the Spy 11:15, 1 AO. Courage Under Fire 11:05, 1:40, 4:15, 7:05, 9:55. Independence Day 12:15, 3:15, 6:55,9:50. Phenomenon 11, 1:35,4:10, 7, 9:45. The Hunchback of Notre Dame 11:05, 1:35. The Rock 7, 10.
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BREW YOUR OWN BEER! Homemade wine and soft drinks, too. With equipment, recipes, and friendly advice from Vermont Homebrew Supply. Now at our new location next to the Beverage Warehouse, E. Allen Street, Winooski. 655-2070.
WATERFRONT OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT in new building with holistic group. 15-40/week. Sec. deposit, sublease. 865-2756. Avail 7/1.
GOV'T FORECLOSED HOMES FOR pennies on $1. Delinquent tax, repo's, REO's. Your area. Tollfree, 1-800-898-9778, ext. H-6908 for current listings.
BURL Intervale Ave. office space, $300 mth, inc heat, electric, computer, printer, shared access to fax, copier, internet, kitchen. 862-8675.
CART FOR SALE. Formerly used on Church St. for vending. $300/ obo. 864-9031.
studio space LARGE, SUNNY, SHARED ARTISTS/CRAFTERS STUDIO. Available immediately. I (woman studio artist) am open to sharing with one (or possibly two) other(s) (women preferred). Ideal, lovely, downtown waterfront location: The Wing Building (on bikepath, next to Perkins Pier). Friendly environment, retail possibilities, $215 each for 2 or $145 to share between 3 people. All utils & fees incl. 8647480.
for rent BURLINGTON HOUSE. W/ lake views. 4 Bdrm, double living rm, dining rm, laundry, parking, yard, basement, gas heat, porches, $1200/mth. Information & to â&#x20AC;¢ view, Roz, 434-3172. SHARE AN APPARTMENT. Furnished bedroom for quiet, clean, N/S female. Refrences and deposit req. $80/wk or $300/mth. Central location on Patchen Rd. 865-4743 anytime.
housemates BURL: M, late 20s, w/dog seeks M/F for 2 BDRM DUPLEX. Great neighborhood, yard, parking, 2 porches, storage, wd. floors. Must be responsible, laid-back, conscious &C not boring. Must like good music. Move in Aug. 1-Sept. 30. $385 + 1/2. 863-2480. BURLINGTON: roommate wind. Professional woman with puppy. Quiet, veggie, artistic non-smoker seeks similar. LUXURIOUS CON DO. Backyard=Redrock park, lake. Starting 9/96. $500. 864-0911 after 5 p.m. BURLINGTON: Marble Ave. household seeks responsible cigaretteless individual. Good company, nice house, basic bedroom. $275 + utils. 865-9905. BURL: 2 quasi-professional women seek 3rd M or F to share swell downtown home. 1 dog, 1 kitten, 1 smoker, 2 healers and parking. Available now. $275 + 1/3 urils. Cheryl/Carolyn, 658-6372. BURL. SUBLET 9/1-1/1. Downtown apartment near lake, university & hospital. Yard, garage, basement. Share w/ 3 others (grad. students and profs.). N/S. Tracy- 8641517. ROOMMATE WANTED: Burl. (Hill section). Female professional, 25-35, clean, N/S, responsible for beautiful Victorian. Huge, hardwood, porch, lake views. $300 + dep. + utils. Start 9/1. 660-8187. HOUSEMATE WANTED: share home w/ single mom, 2 kids (13 & 6), dog, cat. Wood paths, bike path, busline. Prefer a vegetarian. $325, includes all. Available 8/15. 864-7974.
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BULLDOG PUPPIES. English Bulldogs, AKC, male puppies, 8 weeks old. No resonable offer refused. 518-483-7139. Serious inquires only.
help wanted OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR. Growing writers union seeks p/t Office Administrator for general office duties, inc. service refferals, database, help in upcoming writers conference. Burl. $10/hr, 5-8 hrs/wk. Call 524-4918 for details. HEALTHY LIVING IS LOOKING for mature, energetic, selfmotivated indivs. to work P/T (eves & wknds). Apply in person at 150 Dorset Sq. Mall. No phone calls, please. $1,000'S POSSIBLE READING BOOKS. Part-time. At home. Tollfree 1-800-898-9778 Ext. R-6908 for listings.
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assist us in our personal care and support us on our jobs. In an effort to help coordinate this endeavor, Lynette Loges at Howard Community Services will be accepting applications on our behalf. Please contact her at 6581914. INTERESTED? Solve a big problem, get a big paycheck. I am looking for environmentally-conscious, excited individuals to help. Professional training provided with unlimited $ potential. Call Marc at 862-0628 or toll-free at 888-8020628. INTERESTED IN SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS? Assist with workshops, newsletters, educational business services. Need excellent communication, good organizational skills. One-yr. AmeriCorps*VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) assignment. Monthly living allowance, med. ins., education award, stipend & valuable experience. Vermont Business for Social Responsibility, 862-8347.
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HAMMOND M3, home version of the B3. $300. Call Nat at 8649630 DRUMMER WANTED: Guitar/ Bass/Vocals seek drummer. Original music - loud, quiet, and all points in between. Vocals a plus. Call Chris-660-9441 or Erek-8652576. GUITAR & PIANO LESSONS. George, by GEORGE! performing musician. Folk, rock, blues, altern. begin-interm. 1st lesson free! Call 865-2303 ($ 15/hr., neg.). DRUM LESSONS: Learn from 30 yrs experience: X-Rays, Hoo Doo Revue, N-Zones, etc. Call Bruce McKenzie at 658-5924.
graphic art INDUSTRIAL TYPEWORKS: Design for print and the World Wide Web. 373-1824 (Burlington) CUSTOM AIRBRUSHING. by GV Tease - affordable rates. Call George-865-2303. FREE SPECS! T-shirts, signs, photo touch-ups, more!
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Call 864-CCTA to respond to a luting or to be listed, BURLINGTON - MONTREAL. I can drive you to Montreal Wed. or Friday." Return same day or next. Flexible times. (2113)
new carpool for my commute. Flexible 8:15-4:30 workday. 1 go Rte. 115 thru Hinesburg. Prefer ro share, but will consider giving rides only. (1120)
BURLINGTON. I need a ride home from work at 11 p.m. Work on Shelburne Rd. near the Shelbuxne/So. Burl, line. Can you help out? I can pay bus fare equivalent. (2134)
BURLINGTON TO ST. ALBANS New ro the area commuter willing to drive or share commute for 8-4:30 or so workday, some afternoon flexibility. (2066)
ESSEXJCT. to LEICESTER. I'll drive someone or share commute from Burl, area to So. of Middlebury, beginning in Sept., must be at work by 7:45 a.m. (2136) HINESBURG to BURLINGTON. I work at a downtown bank and want to find someone to share the cost of driving and parking. I work 8 5. Please, let's talk! (2094) HUNTINGTON-BARRE I'd like to hook up with at the Richmond P/R to < pool to Baxre, share < (2077) SALISBURY-BURLINGTON. 7-3:30 shift at MCHV. Share commute from somewhere South! (2078) WATERBURY CENTER to FORT ETHAN ALLEN. I need to save money on gas and would love to carpool several times a week. Will meet on Rre. 100. Let's do it! (2076)
WANTED TO ARTISTICALLY PHOTOGRAPH: family member in last resting place. Gemiine & respectful interest in recording your loved ones after the departure of life. 863-8313.
JERICHO to WATERBURY, My vanpool disbanded and I'd like to form a carpool from Jericho or the Richmond P/R. I work approx. 7:30-4, but I'm flexible. (1062)
BURLINGTON: Woman studio artist seeks other women interested in getting together to paint. Would also consider forming small weekly art/painting group. Large-ish waterfront studio available. Purpose: ideas, feedback, support, fun. 864-7480.
SHELBURNE to SO. BURLINGTON. I will pay for rides for a few months from Shelburne RdL to Patchen Rd. almost in Winooski. Usually have to get to work by 8:30 a.m., rides homeless critical. (2016)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED at Firehouse Gallery, 135 Church St. Call Pascal at 865-7165 or Mimi at 865-7166.
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WOMEN SEEKING MEN musician, 29, 5'8", beautiful. ISO SWM, <36, professional or academic, 5'9" +, athletic, handsome. 4 long conversations, athletic adventures, rainy day sleepin'. 64894 HOT-LIPPED S M O O T H OPERAT O R seeks sparkling, spunky and demure counterpart for genuine communication and excellent fun. Artists and other creative persons preferred. D E P T H ESSENTIAL! 64891 FUN-LOVING TALL MALE let's discover Vermont's summer glory driving with picnic lunch, bicycling, hiking, water games on Lake Champlain. N/S, 48-60, Chittenden County Are you my adventurous friend? Do you like the outdoors? Do you ski? Come & play with positive & active female. Let's have fun this summer. 64890. SOFT HEART/STRONG WILL in classy, easy, sensuous nature. Attractive, intelligent, adventurous SWF wants to learn to golf/snorkel. Be 35-45, educated, athletic, youthful, willing to teach. 64882 W H A T MAKES AN A D STAND OUT? DWPF, 35, attractive, fit, spiritual strawberry blonde likes rollerblading, sailing, skiing, dancing, good movies, good books, good food, good beer; hates Burl, singles scene, bad lines and watching sports on t.v. ISO S/DM, N/S, 2750 for friendship, fun, etc... 64925 WANNA KNIT YOU A S W E A T E R ^ write you a love letter. SWF, mid-30's, seeks SWM, N/S, 32-42 for friendship, possibly more. Must like hiking, mtn. biking, music, reading & be lighthearted. If you have past baggage, can you carry your heart like a newborn child? 64880 SJW - 47. Writer, artist, grown kids. Looking for friend & lover to enjoy the summer in the Kingdom. 64878 I HAVE BEEN IN B U R L I N G T O N FOR LITTLE M O R E T H A N A YEAR. Lost without a companion. Anyone out there who would like to find me? 64870 MATURE 19YO F L O O K I N G FOR S O M E O N E T O HIKE, rollerbiade, rock climb, mtn. bike and enjoy the outdoors with. 64867 SWF, 37, NEEDS T O BE F O U N D by wealthy gentleman. 64869 YOU: SWPM, 27-34. Like the outdoors, have a sense of humor, like music, books, good food/conversation. I am a SWPF, 30, long dark hair, blue eyes, nice smile. Still new to area, looking to share summer fun in Vermont. 64823 SPECIAL REQUEST! SWF, 33, tall, attractive, quiet, with good morals seeking sincere, tall man, 30-46 of MiddleEastern origin only for relationship. 64851. LOOKING FOR A MAN W H O ENJOYS HAVING FUN, sports and quiet titne. 64846. • SWF SEEKTNG S T R O N G - M I N D E D INDIVIDUAL that likes reading, long walks who is open to new situations and places and likes to dream. 64849 ARE T H E R E ANY N I C E SINGLE MEN IN T H E I R 30'S LEFT? SWJPF, N/S, 34, attractive, petite, slim, fit. Likes: Walking, reading, dining, Letterman humor. Seeks SWM, N/S, 30s, attractive, educated professional who is easygoing with a sense of humor. 64852 NATURE LOVER T U R N I N G OVER N E W LEAF. SWPF, 30, N/S/D, creative, honest, expressive, enjoys outdoor activities, music, fun/quiet evenings ISO SWPN/S/DM, 30 s, same interests, friendship first... 64912 SIZZLING H O T Central Vt. WF looking for BIG ROCK to DOUBLE MY PLEASURE/DOUBLE MY FUN. M U S T BE Clean/Healthy/Discreet/Very Open-Minded. Call, leave NAME/ STATS/NUMBER. 64853 __ SWF, 26, ISO A FUN-LOVING, EXCITING, FIT PM, 26-40. Not ask-
ing for a major commitment, just one for laughter and fun this summer. 64857 RSVP PDQ!!! 23YOSWNSNDPF ISO SPNSNDPM, A.K.A you! RSVP ASAP 4 FUN w/ A.B.C.s + 1, 2, 3s of L.I.F.E! DOA or DUI need not apply. (SALLY SEARCHING FOR HARRY.) 64861 INVITE T O A KISS! 23YOSWPF, naive, sffy, funny, blue-eyed curvy blonde ISO gentleman to show me the romantic side of Vermont. 21-31 YO, 5*11" + ! Call me! 64860 SWF, 31, ATTRACTIVE, MATURE A N D A VIRGO. Seeking a gorgeous male, 25-33, to share good times in the sun. Must be considerate, intelligent, and fun. 64859 WILD ATHLETIC WOMAN LOOKING FOR FUN IN THE SUN. Educated and experienced. Love to be wined and dined. 64701 JOCK LOOKING TO FEEL THE BIG ROCK. Great friend and lover and loves to do things over and over. 64727 W O N ' T JUMP OUT 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? Creative, fun, autdoorsy, into racing, music, walking, good moral values, romance, cuddling, health, honesty, and communication. Me too! SWCF ISO SWPN/SM between.35-45. 64729 SWF, 23, enjoys outdoor activities, including hiking, biking & skiing. Looking for out-going, open-minded M who enjoys twisted humor, dancing and good times. Sound like you? What are you waiting for? 64775 LIFE IS G O O D . Let's enjoy it together. Sincere, spirited DWF, mid-40's, 5'8", diversified interests, needs tall D/SWM 43-52 with sense of humor, tender heart, and love of the outdoors to share adventure, laughter and companionship. 64789 N O R D I C V E R M O N T NATIVE: Searching for a friend. Likes sun, movies, romance, and fun. Ages 23-31. Must have a love for laughter and life. 64790 SCRATCH MY BACK, I'LL PURR LIKE A KITTEN. SWF, 43, seeking tall W M for long walks, good conversation, candlelight dinners, quiet times. 64800 SWF SEARCHING FOR JETSET RENAISSANCE MAN...Charlie Brown1' with worldly demeanor strongly desired! Let's make it a family affair! Call me to negotiate! 64802 SWPF, 27, 5 7 " , beautiful black-haired vixen seeking a villain to have fun with. Must have a GREAT sense of humor, be adventurous, spontaneous, and adore animals. Not into LTRs with emotional burdens, just friendship with a little bit of spice. Give me a whirl. 64804 SEEKING C O M P A N I O N S H I P . My interests include travel, photography, polo game, museums. Full-figured SWF age 39 seeking M age 40+. 64810 SINGLE^ STABLE A N D ABLE!! . Looking for Mr. Gable. No bars, flys, or one-night stands. Bring out the music let's start the band. SWF, blond, hazel. Seeking SWM, 50s, 60s. 64817
MEN SEEKING WOMEN BE MY WAIF? Loving, compassonate, poor, CSWM, N/S, 5'10", 180 lbs ISO skinny, flat-chested, intelligent, SF, N/S, under 36 for friendship and more. Race unimportant. 64895 ARIES SEEKING ASIAN SF 21 to 35, Physically fit body and mind. Enjoy cooking and know how to please a man! Rock and blues music, dancing, movies, camping, traveling, Sincere relationship! No drugs, social drinking, smoking Ok. Picture+letter a plus. 64897 SWM, 19. Tall, cute, into Punk Rock. Looking for a Punk Rock Girl to do wild things w/. I have trouble meeting girls. 64918 N O SALES PITCH! Just honesty. SWM, 33, electric, loves music, dining out, long drives to special destinations. Seeking 24 to 40 yr. woman to emotionally and physically spoil. Call. 64898 SAIL AWAY - leave your troubles behind - captain sails for warmer waters in September. Once in a lifetime adventure. No experience necessary Bring Camera. 64902 LIKE N O O T H E R . Sensitive, intelligent SWM, 34', who will treat you right and want to share good and bad times seeking woman who wants the same. Good listener. Massage exchanging and snuggling a must. Romance, computers, rollerblades, walks in woods, quiet times, commitment O.K. 64900
SWM, 38, FIT, N/S Looking for a warm, funny, honest, sincere lady, who enjoys sports, golf, laughter, country rides, movies, dining out, playing cards and good wine. Let's talk. 64899 ELIGIBLE BACHELOR: On a mission in search of the attractive, intelligent, alive and well woman to join me in life's journeys (30-37). 64909 ARE YOU A VERY ATTRACTIVE BF with lots of personality and who loves to go out? I'm a sooo fine SWM, 29, who is sucessful and a little too fast-paced for this town. Ifyou reuself-confident, call me. 64893
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NATURE LOVER TURNING OVER NEW LEAF SWPF, 30, N/5/l), creative, honest, expressive, enjoys outdoor activities, music, fun/quid evenings ISO SWPN/S/DM, 30's, same interests, friendship first... 64920 Personal ol IK \wrk wins dinner tor l\vo at Cactus Cafe One Lswson Lane (tdihdCortHf's) Burlington. • 862-6900 INTELLECTUAL BEACH BOY, blond/blue, smooth, 36, 5 ' H " , 175#, jogger, cycler, outdoorsman, artisan/educator, ISO tall, slender, honest, energetic, reserved, athletic, blond, 27-33. 64883 SWM, 33, SEEKS SWF FOR SERIOUS, CONSENSUAL, DOM/SUB RELATIONSHIP. No pain or drugs. Let us become together what each alone cannot. 64923 C H A R M I N G YOUNG MALE, Seeking adventurous, easy going female to spend some time with. 64905 HOLISTIC SENSUOUS. Vegetarian, environmentally aware humanist looking for international awareness in a special someone. She: hiking, biking, swimming, rock climbing, of course, music and dancing w/ PLENTY of cuddling. Me: will romance her off her feet into my muscular arms. 64921 G O O D - N A T U R E D ADVENTURER SWM, 40, attractive, 6', 175 lbs., downto-earth, open-minded, polite, well-traveled, romantic + spontaneous. Hiking, water, nature, music + more. ISO similar, SWF, 30-40, N/S, slimish, fit, intelligent, equal partner, co-adventurer, culture + quiet time. Friend + companion this summer. Seeking + possible LTR. 64884 SWM, 25 SEEKING H O T & SEXY woman for steamy encounters. Looks are not important. An insatiable appetite is all that's required. 64906 VERY HANDSOME, HONEY O F A H U N K - warm, exciting, very comical &C lovable desires fun, fit, shapely, attractive brunette for wild adventures, terrific love and Romance. Age 25-38. 64885 ARIES SEEKING ARIES, seeks SF 21 to 35. Physically fit body and mind. Cooking a plus, and know how to please a man! Rock and Blues, music, movies, camping, traveling, honesty, sincerity, no drugs, social drinking, smoking okay. Picture + letter a plus. 64887 YOUNG BUCK! SEEKS SWF, 21-30 w/the urge for spontaneous adventure! • Biking, water sports and a little life on the edge; you're my kind of woman. Lets meet. Looking for laid back SWF to talk and spend time with. 64886 WATERBURY, SWPM, 42, N/S, fit, thin traveler, hiker, backpacker, moviegoer, newspaper-reader. ISO independent, fit, thin partner, nearby and spontaneous, who won't sit and wait for the phone to ring. Give me a call. 64888 D C W M , N D / N S -35- big teddy bear. Loves outdoors, cuddling, walks, movies, poetry, hugs & more. ISO N/D, N/S woman, 29-40. Possible LTR. Call me. 64889
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BE DINED, W I N E D , N O T LINED by great find with mind, good looks, likes books. Magnum guy, no lie. Are you active and attractive? Say yes! 64881 D O YOU LIKE: Meaningful conversation, back rubs, slow passionate kisses, affection, cooking, fishing, dancing, honesty. SWPM, 27, 5'9", 148 lbs, father ISO slender affectionate SWPF, 26-34. Long hair +. 64879 25YO CULINARY S T U D E N T looking for some Vermont fun. Love to read, goof off, walk, hear tunes, talk about life. It could be fun. 64877 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 SOMEWHERE. 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 OVER EDUCATED (Ph.D) MEDICAL STUDENT, new to area. 6'3", 190lbs, D M seeks petite, S/DWPF, 2532, to explore what VT has to offer. 64910 SWM, 6OYO LOOKING FOR C O M PANION. Must have interest in fishing, ice fishing, bowling, boating, hunting, home movies and cars. 64868 RETIRED PROFESSIONAL N E W T O VT, DWM, NS, active, fit, liberal, sense of humor, seeks attractive, educated woman, 50ish. Let's talk. 64904 Q: LOOKING FOR A W I L D TIME? Partyin' 'til dawn? A. Yeah, rock on, you Bad Boy! B. No 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. 6487? SENSITIVE NEW-AGE GUY (REALLY!), SWPM, 34, ENFJ, warns to grow a relationship w/ progressive, happy, outdoorsy, ecclectic woman, 28-38, healthy, fit. Grok? 64922 IN MARRIAGE I N D U C E D C O M A SINCE 1984, newly awaken, handsome, active professional ISO beautiful, curvy, adventurous lady to bring me up to speed in '96. Fun times promised, take a chance. 64924 ENJOY BEING. Emerging spirituality compliments active outdoorsy, semi-cultured lifestyle oversaturated w/ fun, work & philosophy. Desire companion about 40 YO to meditate, play, talk, read, relax, travel w/. Attractive, compassionate D W M N / S lawyer seeks tall, unencumbered, very intelligent tomboy to share dreams & stirring the oatmeal of reality. 64913 GET A LIFE. It's what I'm seeking. Responsible, fun-loving lover for heart only. Woodstoker. 64845 GENTLE MAN IN LAMOILE C O U N T Y with two horses seeks Lady
with empty stable. D W M , NS, <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 SWPM, 34 H I G H PROTEIN, LOW FAT, a little salty and slightly sweet but spicy vegetarian entree seeks lightly seasoned side dish for balanced eating...you pick the wine. 64863 SWPM, 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 I'M A TREE STANDING ALONE IN THE FOREST looking for someone to grow tall with. SWPM, 25, likes hikes, bikes &C fishing. Looking for Itr. 64915 N E W T O BURLINGTON - Attractive," fit DPM, young 40s, 6'2", enjoys dining, theater, dancing, beach, tennis, singing. Seeks S/DF with similar interests. Smoke OK. 64787 34 YR O L D SWPM-NS, 160 lbs, blonde hr, bl eyes, health conscious, likes kids, hunting, fishing, canoeing, camping, quiet evenings, good conversation. Tired of bar scene. Looking for someone who wants to make a new friend that could lead into a quality relationship. 64917 NICE, O P E N , ECLECTIC SM, 30s, great country house near Burlington, seeks lovable SF 20s-30s for summer pleasures, maybe more. Nature, sports, arts, spirit, intimacy... 64807 VENUS & MARS, Moon 8c 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 STILL LOOKING! for that special woman, 40-55, who likes to express herself honestly, enjoys movies, walks, rides in the country, quiet evenings, NSWD. Friendship 1st. 64817 I'M HERE, ANY TAKERS?: this loyal biker, hiker, poet, writer (dog) ISO a kind, loving mistress for outings, fun, etc. 64809 TALL, ACTIVE SWPM, 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 WRESTLE with profound ideas, accomplish reversals on mediocrity pin down beautiful music, be on top of the Green Mountain. You: mentally & physically 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 YOUNG PUP SEEKS KITTEN for playful romps, chasing tail. Willing to share water bowl and more. No hair balls, please. 64829
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PERSON 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 B U M / L A N D S C A P E R . Happy-go-lucky, work hard/play hard type seeks athletic, attractive, intelligent, happly NS F to have fun with! 64834 S W M , 34, I N T O VOLLEYBALL, STARRY N I G H T S , PLAYING CHESS. Seeking a PF, 21+ who likeS children, going to the park & swinging. 64833 D W M LOOKING FOR O U T 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 S W F 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 8C conversation. 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 " , 1 5 0 LBS, G O O D L O O K I N G . 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 A T T R A C T I V E M SEEKS 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
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> 160. Does anyone believe in monogamy anymore? Looking for soulmate to share life (25-45). Interests vary: movies, o u t : doors, 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, TALC 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, goodhumored, 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 . R E T I R E D . Looking for a sincere live-in companion. 64785 G M PISCES, 38, 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 T R A N S V E S T I T E Beautiful, stunning, sexy, aggressive, slender Goddess seeks a gentle gentleman. Creme de la creme and diamonds. A fantasy from heaven. Friendly, caring, and wonderful. 64812 M A S C U L I N E 6'2", 225 lbs, 37, Itallian W M seeking another 25-45 for discreet fun. Crossdresser a plus. 64839 B I W M , SHY, BONNY, C U R I O U S , 5'11", 145 #s, brown/blue, young at 36 years, active & healthy Seeking young,
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 SLIM, JEWISH, F E M I N I N E LOOKING, humurous, gentle natured, artistic, intelligent NS who adores Nature, art, music needs a soul friend just like me! N o butches please. 64905 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, F E M M E N E O P H Y T E ISO G U I D E A N D FRIEND! Passions: Shakespeare, Milne, Gershwin, Rachmaninoff Well-read, energetic, lonely and curious. Can we talk? 64850
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 F O R FRIENDSHIP, fun times, trips, caring, sharing, possibly more. Would like someone who would like to take trips on weekends to secluded locations & cities. 64844
W O M E N SEEKING W O M E N E C C E N T R I C EXPLORER. College student likes movies at home, fun outdoors, writing and wild imaginations. Looking for patient, non-judgmental person with sense of humor. Prefers 19-25. 64896 BIWF SEEKS BIWF T O BE F R I E N D S A N D SHARE W I T H . Must enjoy life or want to learn how. 64901 BEAUTIFUL F, 19, seeks feminine M/transvestite for friendship, hopeful relationship. 64769 I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE A LITTLE CRAZY AND FUN. Great times on their way with me personally is a must and so is sexual awareness. 64528 N O SKINNY MINNIE. Intelligent, creative Montpelier lesbian, 51, seeks same. Enjoy meditation, writing, art, photography, quiet dinners, movies, strolls, opera, giving, healthy eating, pets. You? 64908 GBF - NS - N D - makes no demands that others don't - 62 yrs. young - love sports, love to travel by car or train - want a parrner to share my time &C space. 64706 ATTRACTIVE~FEMME, GWDF, 19, seeks G F who likes to go with wind and have fun, insanity a plus. Equal opportunity lover. 64767
MEN SEEKING MEN BI MALE C D SEEKS SAME lor f r i e n d ship maybe more. 26, brown hair and eyes, likes anything spontaneous! 64892 L O O K I N G FOR A RARE PERSON! I'm a highly intuative, deeply feeling, bright man, in shape, willing to work toward commitment. Seeking same. HIV + person OK. 64919 S W M , 35, 5 T 0 " , 140 #, G R E E N , B R O W N , HIV - 3/96, passive, horses, gardening, acoustic music, alternative energy, homesteading, nudity. Seeks fidelity - conscious, trim woodsman. Woodchucks welcome. 64866 G W M , 43, PROFESSIONAL, 5'9",
thin, cute guy who likes the outdoors, new music, movies, travel, adventure. Sense of humor & gentle nature a plus. Realism required. N o fooling. 64854 VERY BAD BOY, 46 seeks badder dad. Call me please, sir! 64856
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I SPY I SPY A HARLEY GUY w/ a lovely rat tail down the back. How about a ride down the dirty boulevard? Call me. 64916 I S P I E D A BUFF J E T SKIER at the Colchester access. I'd like to rev your jets. 64910 P L A N T L O V I N G - O C E A N LOVING MAn F R O M 1ST SEASONS. Thanks for land loving fun in Denver. Bon Voyage! Be safe and sound. I hope you sink!
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CENTERED, SMART, DAFFY & SWEET. DWPF, 40, looking for similarly wise, genuine man to share life. Trade stories, Laugh, ski, hike, cook - have adventures. Oh, the places we'll go! Box 002. ATTRACTIVE, TALL & WELL EDUCATED. SF, 34, seeking mature, liberal S / D W M , 5'10" +, with intelligence and tphistication, for friendship, companionship and possible relationship. Box 043 AMPLE H I P P E D SJF SEEKS APPRECIATIVE SJM for intimate relationship. Write and I'll fill you in on the details. Box 026. SWPF, 25, B L O N D / B L U E EYES, 5'5"
ISO S W P M 25-35: I like flaming sunsets, animals, camping. Fishing, playing pool (although not well), partying, spontaneity and having fun. I believe in honesty, trust, consideration of others' feelings, dislike head games. How about you? Box 028 STARTING OVER. Where do I go? Children are grown; I'm alone. Love light sparkles but where's Mr. Markle? SF looking for SWM 50s & 60s, varied interests. Box 034 A T T R A C T I V E PROFESSIONAL BLACK W O M A N 40YO W I T H ' C H I L D R E N . Comfortable - honest passionate. Traveling, dancing. Looking for professional white male, sincere, honest, sense of humor, understanding to share life together. Box 041
OUR SEINFELD/IMUS They're men if they can't do it. Perhaps I can with women 37 + from writer warrior with love + lust. Box 042 SINCERE, SPIRITED NS/NA 30YO SWM; homeowner, advocate, writer, photographer w/no kids (yet) and no STD's seeks passionate, caring woman for friendship, companionship, and possibly an LTR.
64145 ANYONE O U T THERE? SWM, college student, 21YO, N/S and fit, 5'10" with brown hair and eyes seeks SF who enjoys exercising, reading, hiking, laughing and being a bit unusual. Box 010 CAPE C O D TRIP, side trip to Martha's Vineyard. First mate needed. After Labor Day. Let's plan now. Box 013 DWM, 41, 6'2" W I T H EYES OF BLUE. Looking for the love of a female for a oneon- one non-committed relationship, total discretion for the right person. If you desire romance, passion, and the need for excitement in your life, we need to connect. Box 014 ' S.D. RED DIAPER BABY seeks rebel girl/union maid, 40-50 for camaraderie and possible solidarity forever. No zealots, recent photo, please. Box 015 CURMUDGEONLY OLD COOT. Creative, intelligent, insolvent w/interests that include early music, photography, flying, Zen, cooking, bicycling, crafts, seeks communicative N/S F w/ warm smile for love, marriage, children. Box 017 SWM SEEKING A CHRISTIAN WOMAN in her mid-late 20s. I enjoy downhill/cross-country skiing, tennis, hiking, long walks & quiet evenings. Please reply to Box 020 TEACHER, COACH, N / S N D P W M ,
handsome, sensuous, athletic, honest, fun(ny), secure, morals (little crazy/naughty), country home, camp, 5'9", kidless. Wanted: similar woman, thirties (approx.), photo exchange. Box 022 A D V E N T U R E , PASSION, EXCITEM E N T . Looking for a lady to share these with. No commitments. Privacy assured and expected. D W M , 4 2 , 180. Come on, write. Box 024 R O B I N S S I N G B E T T E R T H A N I. Looking for woman by and b y Seeking 39 plus sparks and storys from writer. Entrepreneur. Could be glory? Box 025 A N A R C H I S T ARTIST 45+ with one exquisite dress and nice teapot sought by subversive S W M for probing the woof and weave of longing thread by thread. Box 037 P E O N I E S B L O O M I N G , ROSES SWELLING, IRIS D R O O P E D . Time to get out of chicken coop. Seeking 39 + lass full of sass from poet? Writer fire. Box 036
S H I P to share my dreams with. I'm very easygoing, kind, friendly, loving, warm, caring. Lots more of a person. Please write me. Box 040
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