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‘REAL’ BAD TASTE In regards to your “Real Estates” issue [August 9], I think the whole thing is in bad taste. On the one hand, you’ve got the property own ers, who are either left feeling more rich than they already are, or embar rassed to have their personal infor mation printed in a newpaper known for much better journalism. On the the other hand, you’ve got people reading the article, left with a sense of amazement, jealousy, disgust or the attitude that to spend such cash on a house is just moronic. Also, don’t leave certain towns out for obvious political reasons. Underhill, the town with the highest per capita income in the state, is mysteriously vacant... Or what about Stowe, with its bloated popu lation of movie stars, obviously not wanting their addresses printed. For once, I’m laughing at Seven Days for devoting space to such a laughable article. Please return to your old ways. — Eli Lesser-Goldsmith Underhill Editor’s note: You’re so right: We did leave out Underhill. Writer George Thabault responds with the missing facts, which, by the way, are public information and can be obtained at any city clerk’s office. P.S. We didn’t include Stowe because it’s not in Chittenden County, which was the focus o f the article. ENOUGH WITH THE BIBLE I am filled to the brim with bibli cal perspectives on civil unions
sprawl, then my guess is he also uses leeches when he feels sick. To see the Tax rate per $100 o f assessed value: $2.26 effects of the Circ, he should just take a look at the Lang Farm devel Assessment Property Address Owner opments, which includes shopping Taxes: malls, gas stations, supermarkets and more that have sprung up along Exit $13,144 $581,600 i. & K. Davis 1 . 204 Stevensville Rd. 7 of the Circ. Prior to the Circ, this $8995 $398,000 D. & M. Curran 2. 81 Maple Leaf Rd. was largely farm land and open $8805 $389,600 3. 414 Irish Settlement Rd. R. & J. Northrop space. » $8427 B. Wilson & M. Luck $372,900 4. 42 Maple Leaf Rd. For the last 50 years or so, Americans have relied on the “build $8350 $369,500 5. 171 Irish Settlement Rd. W. & J. Slattery your way out of congestion” mentali $8265 $365,700 S. & T. Pitmon 6. 31 Maple Leaf Rd. ty. Now, however, transportation $8161 7. 559 Pleasant Valley Rd. C. Ryan & D. Clayton $361,100 experts understand that solving our $8136 $360,000 D. & L. Evans 8. 8 Edgmont Rd. transportation problems, and getting $7903 $349,700 people around safely, quickly and Dr. John Finlay 9. 18 Tupper Rd. efficiently requires a broader solution $7901 $349,600 10. 165 Deane Rd. Squabetty Land Trust that includes public transportation, land-use controls to reduce sprawl, minding one’s own business and of [Weekly Mail, “The Bottom Line,” independence. Yet formerly Vermont and other innovations. August 23]. Perhaps it’s my short State studies on the Circ show was also known for poverty, illiteracy, height; I can only tolerate so much. that it will save the average com high teenage pregnancy and forced The practice of reading meaning muter eight minutes on their trip to sterilization of non-whites and the from anatomy was discredited cen work — this at a cost of $10 million disabled. Let’s not go back. turies ago. A simple evaluation of per mile. So it seems that the Circ is What is relevant is constitutional human anatomy tells us nothing less of a project to reduce traffic than law. Is the civil-union bill constitu about marriage. Human marriages a get-rich-quick scheme for develop tional? Yes. Will it harm me or mine cross-culturally have included multi ers who own land near the Circ that two people that love each other ple husbands, multiple wives, serial exits. For example, the area around can formalize their relationship? No. or group marriages; the variety is one of the proposed exits in endless. Human relationships are for good for them. The homosexual/ Colchester that is currently open bisexual community has always been ever changing. space and forests has been rezoned here, the new bill merely stabilizes A “biblical perspective”: Every for the same big boxes that currently church has one — dissension is a fact their relationships, to the betterment inhabit Taft Corners. If George of the community. Mind your own of Christian life from the get-go. In Gerecke thinks the remedy for business, Vermonters. the New Testament the Apostle Paul sprawl is the Circ, I suggest he get a — Greg Scaff and John the Elder railed against second opinion. Burlington people who disagreed with them. — Peter Sterling Today, Catholics and Protestants can Burlington BUILD IT AND THEY WILL not even agree as to which books are Peter Sterling is the organizer o f the COME biblical. So why do I need to hear Vermont Transportation Alliance If George Gerecke [“My Way on your biblical opinions? the Highway” Op-Ed, September 6] “Take Back Vermont,” indeed. believes that the Circ will stop Vermont has a fine tradition of continued on page 32
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Ruth Dwyer Answers The Jewish Question It was the hottest insider political story in Vermont during the 1998 campaign, but it never made the news... until now. That’s because, two years later, former Republican gubernatorial candidate Bernie Rome of Killington has decided to do whatever he can to prevent fellow Republican Ruth Dwyer of Thetford from becoming Vermont’s next governor. In an exclusive Seven Days interview last Thursday, Rome accused Dwyer of “divisiveness, intolerance and big otry.” And for the first time, Rome went “on the record” with his account of a telephone conversa tion he said he had with Mrs.
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With a uniform statewide property tax rate for education in place, Rome and fellow gold-town res idents experienced instant sticker shock. In Rome’s case, his plans to build a multi-million dollar Killington Center for the Arts were put on hold when he realized the projected taxes on the property would skyrocket from $50,000 to $300,000 annu ally. Three weeks after Ho-Ho signed the bill into law, Mr. Rome picked up the phone and called Rep. Ruth Dwyer and asked for a meeting. Ruthless Ruth had been an outspoken opponent of Act 60 at the Statehouse. They met at her farm in Thetford. A month later Rome took his anti-Act 60 bandwag on on the road, speaking to Rotary Clubs and the media. He even took out several full-page ads in Vermont newspapers rallying the Act 60 opposition. Bernie Rome thought Act 60 was a disaster for Vermont. He still does. He’s a thinker and a doer
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Missed the Message Eternal Leftovers Six families in Plant City, Florida, announced they are try ing to sell 400 cases of dehydrat ed food they bought via the Internet to survive Y2K. The Associated Press said the pow dered meals, enough to feed a family of four for seven years, cost each family about $6000.
When Guns Are Outlawed Police investigating a case of road rage in Ship Bottom, New Jersey, charged Kirk Davis, 23, with throwing a cooked, foilwrapped potato at Gary Baldwin, 45, who made a hand gesture after Davis honked at him. “It’s funny to some degree but not funny,” Baldwin told the Asbury Park Press. “This was a big pota to.”
Parents of the Year (Tie) Police in Vacaville, California, accused Helen Chase, 29, of giv ing away her 10-year-old son to a stranger in St. Petersburg, Florida, whom she met over the Internet. “She told us basically, yeah, she was having trouble with her 10-year-old — problems at school, that sort of thing — real ly typical 10-year-old stuff,” Detective Patrick Cowan said.
“She just decided she couldn’t deal with this kid and wanted to adopt him out.” • After Jennifer Simmons, 19, spent years looking for her natur al mother, Elizabeth M. Katrini, she was reunited with her last year and went to live with the 38-year-old woman, her husband, Paul Leonard Padilla, 41, and their three children, ages 11, 13 and 14. Police said that for the next 14 months the couple forced Simmons to live in a storage shed and tortured her repeatedly with electric shocks, knives and sticks. According to a police report, when Simmons “misbehaved,” she was forced to bang her head against a wall while the family chanted “quiet riot.” She finally escaped and wandered into a convenience store in August. • Damon Hopkins, 29, told Philadelphia police he was shot and wounded by his landlord, who tried to evict him from his apartment because he objected to her raising his rent. He identified the landlord as his mother, Laverne Hopkins, 48. “She was trying to put me out of the building,” Damon Hopkins told Municipal Judge Frank Palumbo. “She wanted $100 more. I refused to pay the rent.” Claiming self-defense, the moth
While attending her hus band’s trial on a drunk-driving charge in Sanford, Florida, Darlene Goglin, 43, was arrested at the courthouse and charged with driving under the influence. • To avoid a traffic conviction, David Carlson, 22, signed up to take a defensive-driving class at state police headquarters in Joliet, Illinois, but he fell asleep during the class. When the instructor, Sgt. Jeff Hanford, woke Carlson after class ended to tell him he failed because of nonparticipa tion, he noticed the smell of alco hol and gave Carlson a breath test, which he failed. Carlson promised he wouldn’t drive home, then went to his car and began driving off. State police stopped Carlson and arrested him for DUI. “He wasn’t my star pupil,” Hanford said.
Changes A year after an Iranian man had a sex-change operation to become a woman, she declared she wants to return to being a man because a woman’s life in Iran’s conservative Islamic society is too restrictive. “First I thought I would get used to it,” 25-yearold Maryam, formerly Mehran, told the newspaper Iran, “but life
Washington Post the INS accused them of having a sham marriage because Pat, 44, used to be a woman, and Katherine, 31, was born a man. “They are hunting us,” Katherine said, “and the only reason we can think of is that we are transgendered. They want me gone.”
has become painful and intolera ble.” • The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority added a third bathroom to one of its maintenance facilities to accom modate a worker who is in the process of changing gender from male to female but at this stage isn’t comfortable sharing facilities with either sex. The facility, which cost $8000, has a shower stall, toilet and sink for the trans sexual worker, although MBTA spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said any other employee who needs privacy also can use the bath room. • The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ordered the Board of Immigration Appeals to grant Mexican homo sexual, Geovanni HernandezMontiel asylum because he likes to dress and act like a woman. “We conclude as a matter of law,” Judge A. Wallace Tashima stated, “that gay men with female sexual identities in Mexico constitute a ‘particular social group.’” • After Pat Spray met Katherine Niland on the Internet, they became friends and married when Niland came to America from Ireland. When the Sprays applied for a marriage-based visa for Katherine, however, the Immigration and Naturalization Service refused the request, threatened to prosecute the cou ple for marriage fraud and began deportation procedures against Katherine. The couple told the
Truth or Dare After the findings of a $27 million study funded by the cell phone industry to look into the health risks of cell phones were declared inconclusive, University of Washington researchers report ed they discovered microwave radiation similar to the kind used in cell phones causes long-term memory loss in rats. Pointing out the study “is yet another piece of the puzzle that tells us that we have a potential problem on our hands,” Louis Slesin, editor of Microwave News, advised, “Every millimeter you move the phone antenna away makes a big differ ence.” • A kit designed to move cell phones at least an arm’s-length away from users to protect them from electromagnetic radiation actually exposes them to more radiation, according to an inde pendent study. The kit features an earphone so users won’t have to hold the cell phone next to their head, but New York internist Timothy McCall said the wire in the earpiece acts as an antenna to channel three times more radiation to the head. (Z)
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BY PAMELA POLSTON BY PAULA ROUTLY ood Golly, Miss Mali.” That was the headline, so good it bears repeating, of a 1997 New York Times review of singer Oumou Sangare. Aside from the clever play on words, the headline also exemplifies a phenomenon in the new per forming arts season: a juxtaposition of the familiar and the foreign. Though it’s simpli fying things quite a bit, what seems to help make a successful and satisfying season on stage is the presentation of well-known, popular acts — at least those who haven’t worn out the welcome mat — and new and/or exotic ones. O f course, “new” in the context of venues like the Flynn Theatre or the Hopkins Center really means new to us, which usu ally means From Somewhere Else. Oumou Sangare is a case in point. While some music fans in the Western world know and admire her, she’s hardly a household name. In fact, many house holds would be challenged to even pronounce it. But in her native Mali, Sangare is a superstar. As the foremost singer of Wassoulou music, she mesmerizes audi ences who haven’t a clue what she’s saying. Wassoulou is a hybrid folk style that set down roots in the ’60s, the time of Mali’s independ ence. It made an art form of express ing the everyday, and wears a trace of melancholy that is recognizable in any lan guage. That suits Sangare, whose voice is an evocative field-worker-meets-soul-singer wail. Flynn Artistic Director Arnie Malina compares her, as an iconic figure, to American singers Aretha Franklin and Joan Baez. Some Vermonters may
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ngolan dance from Harlem. A hip-hop Romeo and Juliet. A Latino “Firebird.” It looks like the tutus in the Moscow Festival Ballet ver sion of Swan Lake are the only thing that’s white this year in dance. Appropriately, the black swan has some of the best moves in the classic story ballet (Flynn Theatre, Mar. 22). Dancing the Diaspora is one way to sum up this year’s choreographic offerings, whether the creative goal is to preserve indigenous movement in West Africa, or to give the good old American melting pot a sensual stir. Arnie Malina, Artistic Director at the Flynn Theatre, acknowledges the trend. “I realized the things I was interested in had a thematic thread,” says Malina, who promptly wrote a grant to fund the idea. “And it was the power of African-American artists. In the last decade, a lot of artists in America have been able to go to Africa. They have made the Diaspora their own in terms of them and aesthetic.” No one is better versed on that subject than choreographer Bill T. Jones, who once said with characteristic eloquence, “The creation of beau ty, or art, out of the greatest of tragedies, is in some manner the only way we can bear history.” He proved his point nine years ago in Burlington with his epic investigation of slavery, Last Supper at Uncle Tom’s Cabin, that culminat ed with a crowd of naked Vermonters on stage.
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thousand years of music in four days? You can get a crash course in classical music this weekend at the first-ever Vermont Millennium Music Festival in Montpelier — or stretch it out over nine melodious months. There’s been a lot of talk about the “graying” of the “art” music audience, but the quantity of con certs does not suggest any of our premiere presenters are dying off — or even slowing down. Actually, the venerable Paul Nelson at Middlebury College was supposed to retire in July, allowing Susan Stockton to take over the program ming — finally — in her capacity as director of the Middlebury College Center for the Arts. But six weeks after Nelson changed his outgoing phone message and threw out piles of promotional material, Stockton announced she was taking a job at Penn State. “The college asked if I’d resume as director of the series, and I said, ‘Sure,’” says Nelson, who teaches political philosophy. Better yet, he can look forward to his second swan-song season, which will no doubt bring on more Beethoven. If concerts by the
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Deciphering Moonshadows 1 • e’ve come into this century a little bit exhausted with the constraints of realism,” suggests Jim Lasko, artistic director of Chicago’s Redmoon Theater, which opens the Hopkins Center’s third biennial Festival of International Puppetry next week. “There’s a longing for community and celebration.”T)ne way to create that sense of community, he adds, is through ritual and cere mony; and pieces like his company’s — narratives steeped in thematic imagery and told with manipulated objects — “move us into a world of ceremony and ritu al.” There’s plenty o f ceremony and ritual, as well a certain fin-de-siecle exhaustion, in this year’s outsidethe-box, genre-bending “other” cat egory of the performing arts. If the 1999-2000 “other” season was rich with one-person, multi-media per formances, 2000-2001 seems domi nated by artists hurtling fearlessly forward into the new millennium while keeping one eye firmly focused on the rear-view mirror. The lineup includes traditional puppets dramatizing new stories and non-traditional puppets acting out old classics; timeless circus acts enhanced with high-tech effects; and frenetic, in-your-face riffs on the psychic whiplash of life as we live it today. Living in the shadow of Peter Schumann’s Bread and Puppet Theater, Vermonters have long known that puppetry means more than Punch and Judy. Now the rest of the country’s gotten in on the secret, thanks to the big box-office successes o f Broadway’s The Lion King and Hollywood’s Being John Malkovich. Last spring, there was a big puppet festival in Chicago. This week, the [Jim] Henson Foundation puts on a huge puppet series in New York City. And next week, Lasko’s Redmoon Theater kicks things off at the Hopkins Center with a free, outdoor extravaganza called Deciphering Moonshadows (Hop, Sept. 21), and Hunchback (Hop, Sept. 22-23), a more traditional, indoor staging of Victor Hugo’s classic novel. Lasko credits Schumann as an im portant inspiration. But don’t expect to detect any overt political agenda from the W indy City troupe, whose aesthetic is more urban than „ Bread and Puppet’s. A 34-year-old former philosophy major,
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180-seat black-box theater next door and down stairs from the Flynn Theatre; and a smaller space run by the Community College of Vermont in its basement site beneath Borders Books and Music. Both locations will showcase a variety of perform ances in addition to live theater. Deborah Lubar’s one-woman show, Naming the Days, about women’s survival and recovery in war-torn Bosnia, will be the first to break in the FlynnSpace (Oct. 12-14). It’s a warmup for Vermont Stage Company, which tackles women’s issues on a more local — and litigious — level when it stages an original adaptation of Lincoln novelist Chris Bohjalian’s best-selling Midwives. The story of a hellish home-birthing bought Bohjalian his 15 minutes of fame, and then some, when Oprah Winfrey thumbed its pages two years ago. Expect the VSC production — scripted by new VSC Executive Director Dana Yeaton — to generate another round of Bojo buzz during its two-week run in FlynnSpace (Oct. 25-29 and Oct. 31 - Nov. 5). New VSC Artistic Director Mark Nash sees the show as something of a debut for the newly
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performing arts preview be pleased to know that she has used both her talent as a singer and her fearlessness as an outspoken modern woman to pro mote social change — “Women of Mali, women of Africa, let us fight together for our freedom” is a typical lyric. Not to stress the significance of Sangare (Flynn, Dec. 1) over other per formers coming our way this season, but she does represent the “exotic” element that culturally deprived Vermonters often crave. And ffef sjarqt Appearing with her, in fact, is fellow countryman Habib Koite and his band Bamada. From the griot tradition like the better-known Salif Keita, he has a warm, compelling voice and usually delivers his message in French. The hypnotic groove of Koite s music — exuding tranquility even when it picks up speed — comes from indigenous instruments such as the kamale rigoni (small, six-stringed harp), tama (talking drum), n’g oni (five-stringed guitar-lute), balafon (xylophone) and djembe (goblet shaped drum). But while the gentle, bub bling rhythms and songs about a chang ing African society place him squarely on the subcontinent, Koite s occasional inclu sion of drum kit and guitar, as well as his professional ties to France, have elevated him to international status as an Afropopster. Philip Glass, frequently described as “the most powerful American composer of our time,” is all about innovation, and his collaboration with a great African experi
mentalist, Foday Musa S lIS O , underlines ... the universality of seeking “difference” in improvisation. Suso is a Mandingo griot and grew up on a peanut farm, but after years of musical study, he replanted him self in Chicago. Though not as familiar a name as Glass, he has composed for and played on dozens of projects, including five works commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, and he’s a virtuoso on the kora, a 21-stringed harp lute. When Glass and Suso perform at the Flynn (May 19), it will be to expand on music they originally wrote together for Jean Genets play The Screens. “It takes place in Algeria in the ’60s,” notes Malina, and it’s a seductive soundtrack to a story about exploitation — which also, unfortu nately, is universal.
Burhan 0$al and the Istanbul Oriental Ensemble (Hopkins Center, Feb. 22; Flynn, Feb. 23) truly take music fans Somewhere Else. “This guy is amazing,” pronounces Hopkins Programming Director Margaret Lawrence. She heard O^al “talking Turkish” in New York, where “he was doing a solo on the thumb drum and people were screaming. I’ve never seen anything like it.” O^al, who has done a lot of improvisation with classical players, con centrates his ensemble on the music of the gypsies, Lawrence explains, because in Turkey the “formal” music was used mostly for religious purposes and did not allow for much variation. So it was to the far more colorful and passionate gypsies that experi
mentalists like Oqal turned. “The exciting music was coming from minority cul tures,” continues Lawrence. “They were trying new forms, new combinations of instruments. Oq:al uses Turkish instruments like the <Wwith a clarinet, a certain kind of violin, percussion instruments.” “He’s a hero in Turkey,” adds Malina, “and one of the greatest finger drummers alive.” That finger drum is called a darbouka, and the ensemble’s feverish style of improvisation is called taqsim, where one musician develops a theme and others pick up the thread. “Foreign” music turns up in an alto gether different weave with the Khac Chi Ensemble (Crossroads Arts Council, Jan. 20) from Vietnam. Now based in Vancouver, the musicians play the dan, a percussion instrument made of hollow bamboo tubes, and a variety of flutes. While the instruments and tunes are indigenous, Khac Chi are noted for wily and virtuosic innovations within their musical traditions. Vermonters have already oriented themselves to another Asian invasion: Burlington Taiko Group (Catamount Arts, Sept. 23), who have pounded down any possible resistance to their dynamic, uplifting drumming. The First Night favorites get the beat at Lyndon State College, Catamount’s new partner and venue. Crossroads presents another act from a different eastern time zone with the
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show, Ivers’ reputation is sealed. Having seen her elsewhere, Malina cant heap enough praise: “She is incredible, her dex terity is beyond virtuosity,” he enthuses. “She takes the Irish fiddle and bends it every which way, while maintaining a beat that drives people crazy.” The “every which way” is all over the globe, as her latest CD, Crossing the
(Jhe Eire feist will arrive a li.tjtl.fe late at " '• the Hop: Altan, which the Lane Series^ hosted last year, perform April 7, but the group is worth the wait. “They are the T unstoppable cream of Irish bands,” asserts Lawrence. And everyone knows about Irish cream. - La Bottine Souriante (Flynn, May 11) aren’t Irish, but the French-Canadian
rs w ill take th e ir ja z z hot or way cooL. M O SC O W Boys Choir, in a holiday concert December 13. Considered one of the most prestigious musical groups in Russia and directed by Ninel Kamburg, the choir founded in 1957 features 33 pure voices unadulterated by adolescence.
fans in Liverpool. It’s enough to make you twist and.shout. Fast on these Beatle-boot heels comes Scotland’s best-loved fiddler, Johnny Cunningham (Live Art, Sept. 24). As a founding member of Silly Wizard he helped launch the Celtic revival in the ’70s — a revival so successful the patient is thriving today. Cunningham is now a sought-after producer and one-third of the somewhat grandly named Celtic Fiddle Festival. Cunningham did produce Solas (Onion River Arts Council, Sept. 29), a young Irish and American quintet that plays brilliantly an entire catalogue of tra ditional instruments, and is one of the fastest-rising groups on the Irish music scene. It didn’t hurt that leader Seamus Egan has had hit songs on two popular soundtracks — The Brothers McMullen and Dead M an Walking. A few years back, fiddler Eileen Ivers (Lane & Flynn, Jan. 25) was slated to play in the Flynn’s Celtic Christmas show, reports Malina, but she canceled for a bet ter offer: Riverdance. Since the phenomenal success of that music-and-dance touring
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“Yesterday: A Tribute to The Beatles,” (Crossroads, Sept. 23). You can’t get any “foreign” music more familiar than that. Because the Fab Four spoke the same language and were such a seismically important part of pop music history rh the States, it’s easy to forget they were actually from another country. Seeing this moptopped facsimile now doesn’t hold a candle
Bridge, amply illustrates — as does linernotes writer Frank McCourt. Ivers’ band is multicolored and multinational, and her music is completely unique. Purists would be horrified at, for example, her Hendrixlike jam at the end of a traditional jig. And by the way, this seven-time winner of the All-Ireland fiddle championship is from the Bronx. St. Patrick’s Day poses an annual chal lenge for the Lane Series, which likes to ring in the holiday with a rousing Irish concert. “We have to try to outdo our selves each year, and that’s a problem,” says Program Manager Natalie Neuert. “Fortunately, people keep rising to the top of the barrel.” This March 17 it will be
Sharon Shannon & the Woodchoppers, opened by The Karan Casey Band, a concert co-presented with the Flynn. Shannon is a young button accordion and fiddle player, well-known in Ireland and increasingly in the U.S. She, too, was on The Brothers McMullen soundtrack, as well as that of This Is My Father. Dazzling vocalist Karan Casey has been a headliner herself, and comes with her husband, con certina player Niall Vallely.
music has some things in common — not least a lively, foot-stomping style. This * wildly popular Quebec group also incor porates “world” influences, but it’s still frangais all the way. “It’s staged impeccably and with imagination, but not glitzy,” sums up Malina. “Everything is excellent; it’s a very joyous, high-spirited show.” here’s one thing you can say about Latin music and the people who love it too much: Both are epidemic. Between the Jazz and Latino Fests, Burlington in particular has hosted plenty. As it always comes sunny side up, another serving or two in winter will be welcome. This season the Flynn invites Grammywinning congo player Pancho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band (April 6). A Mexican-American born in Texas and raised in Southern California, Sanchez car ries the Latin tradition in his genes — and his hands. Pianist Chucho Valdes returns to Vermont (Onion River, Mar. 30) with keys tuned to a scintillating Afro-Cuban sound. “This community loves Latin music,” Malina continues. “The more
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innovative brand of physical the ater enables them to execute challenging works at a time when professional touring companies are in short supply. For name recognition, how ever, no play can surpass Shakespeare’s workhorse Hamlet, which the Middlebury College Department of Theatre will mount October 26-29. As direc tor Douglas Sprigg notes in the college arts newsletter, it’s possi ble that more criticism has been R a v e n sh e a d written about this tale of an angst-ridden Danish prince than about any other work of art ever created. You know — the one H E A T E R that starred Ethan Hawke. And if Jodie Foster’s pairing with shoot-’em-up sensation Chow Yun Fat in the recent film update of Anna and the King has put you in the mood for intercultural romance, catch its musi revamped company, which cal-theater mate, The King and recently severed ties with the I, on its way back with the Barre University of Vermont and bid Players (Nov. 3-5, 10-12). farewell to former producing Some film musicals defy Artistic Director Blake Robison. updating, but that won’t stop sev “It feels like a whole new chapter eral local theater companies from in Vermont Stage,” Nash says. “I mining their cinematic cachet for feel we re going to gain a new vis all it’s worth. Lyric Theatre’ s ibility being out from under staging of South Pacific (Nov. 9UVM’s wing, in a sense.” The 12) will feature a set designed by Midwives bounce could be big. Cheri Forsythe to include projec “It’s going to attract some firsttions of local heroes who served time theater-goers,” Nash pre in World War II. dicts. O n the heels of Lyric’s all The first time out to the new ages success with The Wizard of CCV space, audiences can see another work with name recogni Oz, the Warren-based IceFire troupe will follow the yellow tion, Never the Sinner (Feb. 810). If the title doesn’t ring a bell, the subject matter — the Leopold and Loeb murder trial of 1924 — might. Directed by CCV instructor Don Rowe, who also directs the Champlain College Players (where he’s also a faculty member), the 1997 OffBroadway hit play uses the real names and grisly facts of the notso-perfect crime, unlike the somewhat fictionalized film account, Compulsion. Rowe’s Champlain College troupe is also banking on name recognition with their fall pro duction on campus, Ordinary people (Nov. 9-11, 17-18). Based on the 1976 novel of the same name, the film adaptation earned Robert Redford a Best Director Oscar four years later and set a new standard for tales of family brick road into the Barre Opera dysfunction. Rowe will contem House on March 25. Northern porize the play and add expresStage tunes up The Music Man sionistic touches to the otherwise at the Briggs Opera House (Dec. naturalistic work, aiming for a 12-31) — right there in White show that captures the script’s River City! And the Lamoille “simplicity” and “eloquence” of County Players surely must be highly relevant themes. approaching some kind of The big screen may give a Guinness Book world record as boost to two University of they ready The Sound o f Music Vermont George Bishop Lane for its 22nd run (Sept. 28-30, Series productions, Cyrano de Oct. 1, 5-8). Hey, if it ain’t Bergerac (Sept. 27) and Much broke, stage it. Ado About Nothing (Sept. 28). If your theater company’s According to series manager broke, maybe you should consid Natalie Neuert, a title’s familiari er doing a musical. There must ty can have a significant impact be some reason why these hills on a show’s popularity, particu are alive with the sSund of sooo larly in the realm of “serious” much musical theater from one theater. Shoring up shows’ chances for good box office is the season to the next. There are the abovementioned standards — burgeoning popularity of Aquila grand enough for the silver Theatre of London and New screen. Then there are lesserYork, the masterful troupe with known offerings in a folksy vein, whom the Lane Series has been such as The Quilters, the tale of working for several years. a mother and six daughters quilt According to Neuert, Aquila’s
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May 6). And just when the folks of the Mad River Valley have had just about enough of each other — “usually a weekend in late March,” according to the Valley Players Web site — the company hosts the seasonal vari ety show, Cabin Fever Follies. More contemporary musicals hold no less promise for drawing crowds. According to Flynn Theatre Artistic Director Arnie Malina, the December 11 pro duction of the Bob Fosse smash Chicago “is already a near sell out.” The University of Vermont Department of Theatre hopes to capitalize on
their recent success with the Cole Porter musical Anything Goes by bringing back the direc tor-choreographer and musical director to stage the Neil Simon musical Sweet Charity (Nov. 811, 15-19). Other musicals making the rounds include a Stowe Theatre Guild production of Moon Over Buffalo (Sept. 20-23, 27-30, Oct. 4-7), a Dartmouth College Drama Department staging of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine collaboration Into the Woods (May 3-5, 9-12) and two visits from The Man o f La Mancha — a homegrown pro duction by the Barre Players (Mar. 16-18, 24), and a national tour stop at the Flynn (Apr. 3) starring Jack Jones, who had a hit with the show’s signature tune, “The Impossible Dream.” The Barre Opera House beats the Flynn to the one-two punch again with the IceFire production of A Christmas Carol (Nov. 24). The Nebraska Theatre Caravan returns like the Dickens for the Flynn show December 10. Theater takes a backseat to the music in the Onion River Arts Council production of Sophisticated Ladies (Jan. 26), a rollicking flip through the Duke Ellington songbook. The musical revue I Love You, You're Perfect; Now Change (Flynn, Feb. 3) features four actors play ing more than 40 roles in a mirthful musical meditation on the modern dating/mating scene. It’s the last of the heterosexual musicals,” says Malina. “It’s wise cracking, its adorable.” On a more sentimental note, actor Ethan Bowen will follow his turn in Midwives with a VSC production of Piano Stories at FlynnSpace (a one-week run in January). The cabaret-style show features dramatic readings set to music — F. Scott Fitzgerald to Gershwin, Chekov to Tchaikov sky, that sort of groove. Bowen made a splash with the W hite River Players last spring with the original musical Second Chance, which he co-wrote with Dick and Dorothy Robson. The Players haven’t made this year’s selections yet, but with 20 years of spring musicals under their
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That’s precisely what Don Rowe is not going to do when he directs the Champlain College Players' Midsummer show (April 5-7, 13-14). “I’ve seen so many productions of this play that have destroyed its essence,” he says. “Eve seen it set in Hell’s Kitchen. I’ve seen it set in Central Park. I’ve seen it set in the Caribbean. I’ve seen a punk-rock version... Many of them have lost the lyri cism of the play.” Rowe will get back to Bard basics, setting the play in the fairyland Athens of the original script. Creative license is okay by CATCo.’s Lopez-Schulz. She’s mounting the show in conjunc tion with Rice High School in May. Whatever it takes to get high-schoolers interested in Elizabethan drama. . . There’s a whole lot of Shakespeare going on in the months to come. Montpelierbased Lost Nation Theater charges into the battle of the sexes with the comedy Taming o f the Shrew (Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 5-8, 12-15). Vermont Stage
Company puts a youthful spin V on a well-known work when they stage Joe Calarco’s Off-Broadway hit Shakespeare's R&J (May) — set in a Catholic boys’ school, where some naughty teens get their mitts on Romeo and Juliet. Also on some still-unspecified date in spring, with a still-unspec ified script in hand, the Addison Repertory Theater, the student troupe led by Teachers of the Year Candace Burkle and Steve Small, stage Shakespeare on the
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It may not be Shakespeare, but Lyric Theatre’s staging of The Three Musketeers (April 19-22) will also have that foofy period look, with the blowsy shirts and all. Stage combat expert Paul Ugalde will oversee the swordplay. | A FlynnSpace production of Wit, some time in January, brings Montpelier-based Center Stage back to Burlington, where the troupe follows up their suc cessful adaptations of children’s author Katherine Paterson’s The Great Gilly Hopkins and Bridge to Terabithia. And when the snow flies, expect a CATCo. produc tion of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever to stir from its long winter’s nap — and go hoofing through the slush look ing for a stage. Like Santa Claus himself, UVM expects to present 1 their holiday hit The Toys Take Over Christmas (Dec. 2-3) right on schedule. Meanwhile, a passel of timetested parlor plays buoys the sea- < son’s grown-up offerings with s witty banter and quirky charac ters. UVM unleashes the witty banter with Noel Coward’s Blithe Sp irit (Sept. 27-30, Oct. 5-8) and Moliere’s The Miser (Feb. 28, March 1-3, 8-11). Quirky characters take center stage in the Northern Stage pro duction of You Can't Take I t With You (Sept. 29-Oct. 15), the > Moss Hart-George S. Kaufman collaboration featuring a family wacky enough to make the Simpsons look like the Gores. But, then, they don’t have a rela- « tive who thinks he’s Teddy Roosevelt, such as appears in the j Essex Community Players' pro duction of Arsenic and Old Lace (Oct. 20-22, 27-29). CATCo. and the Winooski Community Players try to look j at the lighter sides of serious issues with two issue-oriented shows. CATCo.’s annual Thumbs-Up Showcase explores challenges faced by people with developmental disabilities at the end of May. The Winooski Players were recently commisj sioned to create a piece address ing the dangers of smoking. That j untitled work will be the center- I piece of an improvisational din ner-theater production (Oct. 5)Both companies are among the handful — which also includes the Essex Community Players, UVM and Vermont Stage Company — planning to stage series o f one-acts. The Essex j company’s three-play showcase j runs February 15-18. Given j Lyric Theatre’s decision to — | gasp — stage a musical in the spring, the Players may pick one up to “give those musical-theater
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Lasko compares his company’s approach to the contemporary European performing arts style known variously as object theater, spectacle theater or wild theater — a genre famous for over-the-top stagings in which elements of the landscape itself might be enlisted as actors. Picture, for example, a four-story marionette receiving water from a fire truck. While realist theater asks the audi ence to suspend disbelief, puppetry and other forms of object theater invite viewers to participate in the act of creation itself, Lasko points out. “Puppetry is just one way of feeling the objects and the hands that made those objects and the hands that move those objects,” he submits. “That’s really exciting for people.” Moonshadows is a love story involving missed connections and the unveiling of an oddly familiar sculp ture. The production features enor mous puppets made of papier-mache and of carved wood; Plexiglas shadow puppets projected on huge, rolling screens; live actors in masks; drums and fire. Emphasis on the fire. Inclement weather could force the show indoors — a prospect that has Lasko somewhat worried. “We’re going to burn some things,” he explains. “If it rains, we re in a little bit of trouble.” Weather won’t be an issue for the company’s more traditional piece, Hunchback. Redmoon, which has pre viously staged such well-known works as Frankenstein and Moby Dick, plays the classics the way a jazz musician plays a standard — relying on the audience’s collective cultural knowl edge to expand a message that might be difficult to convey through pup petry alone. “We’re taking a piece of our common fabric, working with myth,” Lasko says. Redmoon conveys Quasimodo’s dark story through different sizes of puppets and aggressively physical act ing by live actors. “Hugo didn’t intend to say some of the things we end up saying,” Lasko admits. “But the the matic material is similar.” How similar? At one point in the play, Hugo himself jumps out of a box and complains that the troupe is get ting his story wrong. There’s a full week between Hunchback and the next installment of the Hopkins festival — plenty of time for puppet aficionados to scoot over to Burlington and catch Paul Zaloom (Flynn, Sept. 27-30), the
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whacked-out object manipulator who splits his time between Vermont and Los Angeles. A Bread and Puppet alum and star of TV ’s loose-screw sci ence show, “Beakman’s World,” he’s also the creator of such satiric solo puppet shows as Fruit o f Zaloom, the Obie Award-winning My Civilization and Velvetland, which premiered in rough form last year in Barre. Four performances of Velvetland — now “road-tested and refined,” Zaloom says — open the new, 180seat FlynnSpace. With nods to Marcel Duchamps, Robin Williams, George Carlin and Soupy Sales, Zaloom enlists cheesy black-velvet paintings, projected animations, garbage and breath-taking, cheap special effects to spin a surreal tale about this year’s Republican National Convention — as it should have been. Though no two Zaloom shows are ever exactly alike, the part of George W. Bush will likely be played by a noose. A pair of two-by-fours will play A1 Gore and Joe Leiberman, both of whom are Republicans in Zaloom’s world. In a special nod to our status as the firstin-the-nation civil-unionized state, Zaloom is working in a part for Ruth Dwyer, to be played by a rubber ax. A red paper heart, he thinks, will serve nicely as the “homosexual agenda.” Back on the non-unionized side of the Connecticut River, the puppet fest continues on a more demure note with Teatro Hugo & Ines (Hop, Sept. 30). Audiences may remember Hugo Flores, a native of Peru, and Ines Pasic, who hails from BosniaHerzegovina, from the ’98 festival. Their medium is a blend of dexterous body work, unexpected miming, pup petry and dance. In their intimate approach, characters are created by various body parts. A nose strapped to the ball of a foot becomes a face, a knee flexed just so morphs into a little man. Body parts also figure in IsidoCs Cheek (Hop, Oct. 1), a miniature
(Woodstock Town Hall, Mar. 16). The powers-that-be at the Flynn understand that tomorrow’s ticket buying audiences are today’s theatersavvy children, and every year they offer these future supporters at least one stage adaptation of a well-loved picture book. Last year, it was Eric Carle’s Very Hungry Caterpillar. This year, it’s Judith Viorst’s Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Flynn, Dec. 3). A musical commissioned by the Kennedy Center and written by Viorst herself, Alexander stays dtose to the original text, a chronicle of the events in one six year-old’s all-too-familiar bummer of a day, from waking up with gum in his hair, to finding nothing but cereal in his cereal box — while his brothers extract amazing prizes — to being demoted to his best buddy’s third-best friend, to ... you get the idea. As one tragedy after another befalls Alex ander, he issues the same plaintive refrain: “I think I’ll move to Australia.” Eric Bogosian (Hopkins, Oct. 6; Flynn, Dec. 8) also has his share of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days, but his response is a lot more keyed-up and less kid-appropriate than Alexander’s. Bogosian is the cre ator of the award-winning solo works Drinking in America, Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll and Pounding Nails in the Floor With My Forehead, as well as Talk Radio and other plays. He’s also appeared in films by Robert Altman and Woody Allen. But his rubber real ly hits the road in his solo work, described by The Boston Globe as a cross between Lenny Bruce and Spalding Gray. In his latest piece, Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, Bogosian takes on the airlines, cell phones, New Age gurus, latte and the public’s worship of celebrities like Deepak Chopra, pro wrestlers, Regis Philbin — and Eric Bogosian. This is him on Chopra: “Money brings deep and abiding har mony.” On the audience watching his show: “Maybe your empty life is punctuated by lame and insipid diversions like this one.” And on the irresistible allure of success: “My life is good, but the gods’ life is better. Better parties, better the zany, crowd clothes, better cars, better sex, better pleasing Flying breath.” Karamazov Audiences should be aware that Brothers (Flynn, * Bogosian’s content may not merit the Oct. 19; Hop, gods’ — or Tipper Gore’s — seal of Oct. 20) perform approval. If you’re likely to be offend L'Universe — ed by, say, a pantomime of someone pronounced having sex while under the influence “Looneyverse,” of alcohol and cocaine, you might get it? The Flying prefer to take in everyone’s favorite K have concocted logger, the relatively clean Rusty this collision of Dewees (Rutland Intermediate science, juggling, School, Oct. 13 & 14; Hanover High music and come School, Nov 17 & 18). dy in collabora O r prepare yourself for Election tion with M IT ’s Day with this year’s singing, non-par Media Lab. The tisan edition by the Capitol Steps program employs such high-tech (Crossroads, Oct. 24). Then round tours-de-force as juggling clubs that out the season with Chicago City change colors as they fly through the Limits (Onion River, May 11), a air; sonar transducers and “accelerom comedy company that’s been turning eters” that measure jugglers’ positions audience suggestions into clever skits on the floor, allowing them to “shape” for the last 20 years. This group’s music with their bodies; and “virtual style, which is by turns political, satir juggling” of balls and planets. The ical and just plain silly, may seem a far evening is also said to include live, on cry from the grand, poetic spectacles stage consultations with Aristotle, of Jim Lasko’s Redmoon Theater. But Galileo, Newton and Einstein. the end result is at least as communal Look for more a traditional, rab ly creative. If you’re as burned-out on bit-in-hat, lady-in-box style of magical tired old, 20th-century realism as entertainment in the spring, from The Lasko thinks you ought to be, you’re Spencers: Theatre of Illusion in for a great nine months. ® The Hopkins puppetry festival closes, and the Flynn season contin ues, with The American Repertory Theater’s restaging of director Andrei Serban and designer Julie Taymor’s The King Stag (Hop, Oct. 2-4; Flynn, Oct. 6). A precursor to The Lion King, which won Taymor a Tony, Stag draws on giant Japanese bunraku puppetry, Indonesian shadow pup petry and Balinese temple dancers. The story, written by 18th-century playwright Carlo Gozzi in the tommedia dell’arte tradition, is an Oriental fairy tale about a monarch looking for a wife who will love him for himself. As with The Lion King, the real show-stoppers in Stag are the extrava gant puppet-costumes, which are manipulated to become part of the choreography. Flynn Artistic Director Arnie Malina promises “puppet birds that zoom through space, animals that cavort, a stag that dances over the moon, deer that leap from left to right, crocodiles and a whimsical bat that turns upside-down.” If you still have room for one more puppet helping after all that, you’ll just have to make your own — or wait until the mud dries and Cinderella (Crossroads, May 12) comes to Rutland. Staged by New York City’s Landis and Company, the same group behind the popular pro duction of Beauty and the Beast at the Paramount Theater last year, this familiar poor-girl-makes-good story is set to the music of Serge Prokofiev and played with larger-than-life pup pets, magic and masks. Parents with young children might want to steer clear of Hunchback, which includes some frightening material, and Paul Zaloom, whose screwed outlook isn’t exactly G-rated. Otherwise, any one of the puppet per formances coming up this year would make a dandy family outing. Circus and magic shows are also sure-fire family fare, and this year’s lineup doesn’t disappoint. In the fall,
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sical music alive. Troy Peters, who directs the Vermont Youth Orchestra, is not only conducting works by Arutiunian (Oct. 8), Walton and Conus (May 6) this season. He has commissioned a new piece by Vermont composer Ernie Stires, the mentor of Trey Anastasio. The big Phish is working on an orchestral arrangement of a rock ’n’ roll song for the same concert (Feb. 4). The Vermont Symphony, too, is changing its tune slightly on the subject of new works — although it has cut back its “New Attitudes” series from four concerts to two (Oct. 20 & Mar. 2), opting instead to add concerts in Rutland (Dec. 1) and Brattleboro (May 6). Along with worldclass soloists who headline almost every program, Jaime Laredo may be pushing for a “bit more new music,” according to his associate conductor, Anthony Princiotti. A violin concerto by John Adams is sched uled for the October concert. In January the symphony takes a “Voyage,” by John Corigliano, who won an Academy Award for his score for The Red Violin (Jan. 27). Destination concerts are big this year. A whopping five ensembles on the George Bishop Lane Series are coming with inter national agendas. Direct from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Terra Nova (Lane, Feb. 14) offers the "Renaissance en
Provence: Traditional Music from Southern France" while Sarband (Lane,
Mar. 9) is committed to the Middle Eastern meeting of European, Islamic and Jewish music, complete with an oud, er, odd, assortment of instruments. The six vocalists in the all-male Concord Ensemble revisit Renaissance Spain with a sacred program scheduled for Palm Sunday in the Chapel at St. Michaels College (Lane, Apr. 8). Baroque harpsichordist Andreas Staier also finds his forte on the Iberian peninsula, albeit playing music from a century later (Lane, Feb. 23). Lane Series director Jane Ambrose heard his “Fandango” program at the Boston Early Music Festival, and says it “knocked her socks off.” Ole. But neither Spanish program will fully prepare the concertgoer for Red Priest (Lane, Oct. 27), a British baroque ensem ble that takes a contemporary Kronos approach to costume and staging. Named for red-haired Vivaldi, who was known as the “Red Priest of Venice,” the crazy quar tet performs a Halloween program that takes its inspiration from the floating Italian city that so graciously hosted the plague. Don’t expect anything on the pro gram to be “serenissima.” The same travel trend is evident at the Hop, where Yo Yo Ma is launching his new
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And it’s already sold out, despite the fact that Ma has yet to announce the names of his musical collaborators — or the works to be performed. “They are writing for a combination of European and traditional Asian instruments, so it is really going to be a crossroads, musically,” says Hopkins Center Programming
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distinguished orchestra in the intimacy of Spaulding Auditorium is rare enough. But “Murray Perahia is like God,” insists Lawrence. All the more appropriate, it’s his first foray into conducting. There are a pile of pianists heading
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north this season, from the lovely Lilya Zilberstein, with her allBrahms program (Middlebury, Nov. 11), to the dreadlocked Awadagin Pratt playing Bach, Beethoven and Liszt from a piano stool lowered nearly to the floor (Hopkins, Feb. 6). Adam Neiman prefers to lecture from his seat, on the subject of Beethoven’s three compositional periods and their relation to his piano sonatas — with hands-on demonstrations, of course (Lane, Apr. 4). Stephen Kovacevich is doing a similar all-Beethoven program at Middlebury (Apr.
performing arts preview from the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble (Middlebury, Nov. 3). "Reflections of the Sky" will stay in the Middlebury reper toire. As will "Middlebury Venite," by Andrew Gant, to premiere in an Evensong concert I (Middlebury, Apr. 19). But the financial arrange ' ments were a little different in commissioning the Gant work. Instead of getting the trustees to foot the bill, Nelson and his wife bought the piece as a gift to the college. Gant, who has since been appointed composer at Chapel Royal at St. James Place, has promised to work in the famous line that appears on Mead Chapel: “The Strength of the Hills is His Also.”
betrayal (Lane, Feb. 9). W hat’s really different here in the opera arena is Ravenshead (Lane & Flynn, Mar. 10), a con temporary opera based on the true story of man who lost his mind sailing solo around the world. Rinde Eckert takes the tiller on this one-man venture, but the Paul Dresher Ensemble keeps him company for the dura tion of the performance. Credit for the score also goes to Steve Mackey, whose work is featured this year in two area concerts by the Borromeo String Quartet (Crossroads Arts Council, Jan. 5; Hopkins, Jan. 6). “They were a proponent of Steve Mackey, and I said, ‘That’s great,”’ says Lawrence at the
Bartok — at the Hop, they’ll add Beethoven’s String Quartet in CSharp minor, Op. 31. In Middle bury, it’s a Shostakovich. Only Copland’s "Lento" is common to both programs. The reasoning is obvious. Although many ensembles cele brated the Copland Centenary last season, the actual anniversary of his birth is in mid-November. Lawrence is doing it up, with an impressive tribute of lectures, film and an exhibit that includes original Copland scores, pro grams and correspondence from the Library of Congress. Look for the letter from choreographer Martha Graham that launched the ballet “Appalachian Spring” in the main corridor of
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wide assortment of instruments to convey the excitement of indigenous tribal cere monies, including initiation rites. “In addition to being very explosive, the music was also very intelligent and complex,” says Malina, who saw the group in Montreal. Moving closer to home, the Hopkins Center is presenting two performances of Native American dance — if you count the Hawaiian company Halau Hula Ka No'eau as “American” (Hopkins, Jan. 30; Crossroads, Feb. 2). Originally a religious practice that incorporated poetry, chant, music and dance, hula is a lot more com plicated and beautiful than its airport image. Inspired by ocean waves and flow ing lava, the swaying motion may describe an ancient legend, or everyday emotions. The Village Voice writes, “The women get juicier as they move — sinking into
bent knees, letting their hips swing with their treading feet. Their hands, meanwhile, trace little soft ideas, like fish swimming or knots being tied or stacked fists grasping a dig ging stick.” Let’s hope those hands don’t need mittens when the Hawaiians descend on Hanover — in January. You can expect the same authenticity from members of the Lakota SlOUX Indian Dance Theater (Hopkins, May 11), who hail from the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. At the Hop, they’ll perform an evening-length work that imparts Lakota culture and beliefs, including the central Sioux creation myth. The emphasis here is on ritual and reli gion, so don’t expect to be pow-wowed. Devotion takes a very different farm in A Simple Heart, a dance-theater work by New York choreographer Annie-B Parson based on the novella by Gustave Flaubert (Hopkins, Apr. 3 & 4; Middlebury College, Apr. 6 & 7). With the exception of Monte/Brown Dance (Crossroads, Apr. 20; Onion River, Apr. 21), hers may be the only program this season that qualifies as traditional modern dance. It tells the story of a poor domestic hired to serve a bourgeois French family in Normandy. Two dancers play the lead character, Felicite, and they act in concert, never los ing physical contact. “It sets up some interesting ways to play a character,” says Margaret Lawrence
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of the Hopkins Center, describ ing the piece as “exquisitely crafted and gorgeously staged.” Despite the claustrophobic setting and the repetition of domestic tasks, she assures that the main character, and her relationships with the family she serves, grow on you in a “deeply affecting way.” A lush soundscape of music by Henryk Gorecki moves things right along. Everyday life and family are at the notso-simple heart of Hallelujah, too (Flynn, Mar. 16) — a multi-media piece from choreographer Liz Lerman made “in praise of everything that’s small, and everything that’s large, in every communi ty,” according to Malina. Hallelujah is a culmination of four years of workshops in several towns around the country, includ ing three in Vermont. Company members collected stories from at-risk youth, artists and seniors in Vergennes, St. Albans and Montpelier, including a group of women who have been playing a card game weekly for more than 50 years. “That became a very pow erful image,” Malina says, declaring the local theme of the piece is “constancy in the midst of change.” That idea may not be in vogue this year, but it still works in Vermont. ®
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people see, the more they love the contri butions of these people. W hen they play -they’re on fire.-” ‘ ......................................... Vermonters will take their jazz hot or way cool. We may be geographically closer to Quebec, but the jazz that was fashioned in American cities is our own indigenous contribution, and there are enough varia tions on it at this point to please nearly everyone. The “guitarist’s guitarist” John Scofield (Hopkins, Sept. 23) has played with just about everyone in jazz and blues, notes Lawrence, but “now he’s connecting with a younger audience via Medeski Martin & Wood — it’s that kind of groovy, funky music, energetic enough to dance to, but laid-back.” Middlebury College offers up the Cyrus Chestnut Trio (Sept. 23), led by the irrepressible pianist who never fails to deliver delight. A little cooler on the spec trum is the Chicago-based jazz composer/singer/pianist Patricia Barber (Oct. 6 & 7), one of the first performers to break in the new FlynnSpace. Sh.e won’t have any trouble providing the smoke in this cigarette-free cabaret, especially if she sings her uniquely sultry version of Sonny & Cher’s “The Beat Goes O n.” The grand dame of Friday-night jazz on National Public Radio, pianist Marian McPartland (Lane, Oct. 11), played here before she was a radio personality, and was well-known long before that. One of the few women pictured in the famous “Great Day in Harlem” photograph, McPartland “comes out of that ’50s bebop jazz tradi
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tion, and is an amazing improviser,” says Neuert. “We invited her back because we love her playing.” October is a busy month in -Vermont for another pianist: George Winston plays for Catamount October 11, for Crossroads the 13th, and at the Flynn (Great Northeast Productions) on the 23rd. Perhaps the Grammy-winning newager will take time off to compose an etude on the foliage? W hat Lawrence calls “the most exciting big-band project around,” the
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types a home,” says spokesperson Beth Volker. That unspecified show will run May 17-20 and 24-27. CATCo. plans to present one-acts both in the fall and spring. UVM students will show their one-act stuff April 18-21. The Winooski Players will host the state one-act festival for high school students later in the spring, about the time VSC should be mounting the annual Young Playwrights Festival.
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hen there are those days when you just want to shout, “Stellaaah!” In theater, as in life, you take the good news with the bad. In Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, it’s mostly bad. The edgy mod ern classic that launched Marlon Brando’s stage career gets worked over by Northern Stage (Nov. 10-26) and VSC (Mar. 12-25). Q NEK also goes a few rounds with the Southern culture vulture Williams when the company mounts the Big Daddy of all dysfunctional family dra mas, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (April 27-28; May 4-5). Family secrets are treated more lightly in Maple Lodge, Canadian playwright Colleen Curran’s comical drama slated to play the Old Church in Bradford (Sept. 29 Oct. 1, 6-8). Kind of a Holiday Inn for the high tourist season, the play closes the Old Church Community Theater’s 17th May-to-October season. Family matters give way to racial and legal matters as Lost Nation Theater, in conjunction with the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, stages To Kill a Mockingbird sometime in May. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning I960 novel by Harper Lee, the page 2 2 a
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17). The man Malina calls a “poet of the bass” is certainly one of the most prolific of the past 30 years, from his pioneering work with Ornette Coleman to the cur rent foursomes interest in Raymond Chandler-type film noir music. Haden’s earned the right to be a little eccentric: “We have to encase his bass in a soundprotective case on stage so he can hear,” informs Malina. The Lane Series brings back the International Guitar Night November 10 — though the lineup
play chronicles a difficult coming-of-age for Southern youths against a backdrop of segregationist fervor and racial prejudice. Northern Stage turns back the clock of legal history to the “Trial of the 20th Century” and Inherit the Wind (Feb. 2-18), based on the true case of a school teacher tried for teaching evolution. The wind in Inherit the Wind is as much filibuster as bluster. Not so in the journey of Richard Ravenshead, a man battling rough seas on a solo sailing race around the world. Inspired by the true account of British industrialist Donald Crowhurst, who conceived, sponsored but never completed the 1968 Golden Globe race, the one-man opera Ravenshead (Flynn, Mar. 10) combines dynamic stagecraft with the new music-jazz-opera stylings of the Paul Dresher Ensemble. Writer Rinde Eckert stars as the skipper battling the tempests of his own mutinous mind in this Flynn Theatre-Lane Series coproduction. An aquatic solo mission also flows through the heart of Northern Stage’s production of Pride's Crossing (Oct. 20-Nov. 5), the story of a flapper-era society gal in Boston who leaves the garden parties behind to swim the English Channel. The “indomitable human spirit” meets its match in the U.S. premiere of Spirit, from the award-winning Improbable Theatre of London. Hopkins Center Program Director Margaret Lawrence says she booked the
show (Jan. 5-6) “sight unseen” based on the fact that the same creative team behind Spirit also created Shock-head ed Peter, a dark fable she describes as exploring “the terri ble things that can happen to children.” Spirit may be more about the terrible things that can happen to all of us. Combining puppetry and improvinspired acting, the troupe tells the tale of three brothers trying to survive in a difficult, dangerous, war-ravaged modern world. Surely the horrors of the modern world could not be more acutely felt than by the slaves of present-day Mauritania. In Udu (Jan. 20; Flynn, Feb. 2) a new work by jazz composer-musician Craig Harris and performance poet Sekou Sundiata, a contemporary slave woman comes across the first-person account of an 18th-century slave. When she realizes the slave is her ancestor, she undergoes an irreversible transformation. Inspired in part by Samuel Cotton’s book Silent Terror, collaborators Harris and Sundiata have assembled 14 singers, actors and musicians for this music-theater oratorio about suffering, strength and the shameful oppression that is still part of our world. Co-commissioned by the Flynn Theatre and three years in the making, each performance of Udu will be complemented by discussion with Cotton. Racial strife at home gains a voice in the Lost Nation Theater production of Having Our Say (Jan./Feb.). Presented in conjunction with UVM ’s ALANA organiza-
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posers as well.” But this night isn’t about jazz, and neither is Edgar Cruz (Catamount, Sept. 21) — a virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist. Cruz has been praised nationwide for picking out Latin, roman tic and original tunes. Catamount is bringing in a great lion of jazz, though: The trumpeter Maynard Ferguson (Nov. 3) is a Downbeat Hall of Famer who led the Rocky theme song, “Gonna Fly Now.” Turtle Island String Quartet (Lane, Feb. 21) doesn’t sound like the name of a jazz band, but it is. Even People magazine says the group “stands tradition oo its civi lized ear.” In fact, the Turtles mix up folk, bluegrass, classical Indian, funk, r&b, hiphop and rock into thfeir jazzy stew of swing, bebop, salsa and bossa nova. Four guys with strings never sounded so hip. Jazz from another era still lives in the Preservation Hall Band (Crossroads, April 7) — maybe that’s why it’s called
to playing it. For his part, Terrasson won the Thelonious Monk piano competition a few years back, reports Lawrence. “Recently they’ve been working together, so we invit ed them both. It’s interesting to have a vibe player — very few talents can hold your attention on that instrument — with piano.” Indeed, that’s a lot of hammers. ffering perhaps the most familiar music of all this season are what can only be called “American originals.” At the top of this list, singer/pianist/composer Randy Newman (Flynn, Oct. 14) presides, .ovet .an ipcrecjible body, of songs . filled, as one critic put it, with “pure bril liance and bile.” Hard to believe the guy who wrote such snide fare as “Short People” and “I Love L.A.” also penned the Oscar-winning soundtrack to A Bug’s Life. At last grown into his crabby, yowling voice, Newman continues to look under the rocks of the human psyche.
somed with a new band, Daisy Mayhem. Maureen McGovern (Flynn, March
29) is a chanteuse with a multi-octave voice that has been put to multi uses. Following hit songs on disaster-flick soundtracks (Poseidon Adventure, Towering Inferno), McGovern went on to sing with Placido Domingo and symphony orches tras. But she seems most at ease with the likes of Cole Porter or Irving Berlin. This double-header includes the gifted guitarist John Pizzarelli & Big Band Swing Orchestra — and who wouldn’t swing
after growing up with a dad like Bucky Pizzarelli and houseguests like Benny Goodman and Les Paul? As a singer, Malina says, “John is in the same league with Harry Connick Jr. — a crooner, a revivalist of the great American songbook” — like McGovern. The two will perform together and separately in their tunefest at the Flynn.
Anglos and wannahe Celts nn this side nf the pond seem to be enamored of anything featuring a fiddle, and that puts Fnglishf Trish anrl Scottish music in constant demand. preservation. The much-loved New Orleans group continues to preside over the only establishment in the French Quarter that doesn’t allow smoking and drinking — just jazz. The ghosts of Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Armstrong come along for the ride. Stefon Harris and Jacky Terrasson
(Hop, Feb. 3) will testify for the younger jazz generation. A multi-instrumentalist from an early age, Harris settled on vibes, and has brought both energy and charisma
The legendary Appalachian singer and guitarist Doc Watson (Lane, Oct. 15) doesn’t need to look for anything — this blind man’s talent, and his humor, are pure intuition. “If you close your eyes,” says Neuert, “he still sounds like he did 30 years ago.” Watson comes, as always, with his longtime sideman, flatpicker Jack Lawrence, and the show will open with another sassy female fid dle player, Rani Arbo. A former member of Salamander Crossing, Arbo has blos
Another joint effort pairs the quirky songwriter Leo Kottke with the very simpatico couple Tuck & Patti (Flynn, Nov. 1). The name of Kottke’s latest CD, One Guitar, No Vocals, is “a witty refer ence to the fact that his voice is an acquired taste,” Malina says with a chuckle. Judging from Kottke’s previous appearances, plenty of Vermonters have acquired him. Guitarist Tuck Andress and his wife, singer Patti Cathcart, simply make beautiful music together, and are
an inspiration to long-term nelackmships everywhere. It’s hardly worth mentwMUBg fbart the Grammy-winning blues singer Keb' M©' is coming (Hop, Oct. 28) — lire show is already sold out. ? Meanwhile, for the ultimate in indigenous American music, R obert
Mirabal's "Musical Journey of the Native American Experieiice from the Ancient to the Modem" (Middkbury, Oct. 9) should do the trick. Miiabal is a Silver Wave recording artist From Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, whose music weaves contemporary instruments and beats into those o f his ancestors. The free performance will include Native American dances.
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f rock ’n’ roll is all-but-nonexistent on performing arts calendars, it’s barely more popular in local nightclubs — with the exception of the swirlier variety known as groove rock, and the tireless pur suit of punk and hardcore at 242 Main. And, well, yes, the classic rock circuit endures, but you won’t find the young and trendy watching. In the Burlington area’s premier live-music club, Higher Ground, hip-hop continues to dominate, with acts like Blackalicious (Oct. 5), Jurassic 5 (Oct. 9) and KRS-1 (Oct. 15). “There’s also some great funk bands,” reports co-owner Alex Crothers, “legends like The Funky Meters (Oct. 13) and Maceo Parker (Sept. 22), and up-and-comers like Soulive (Oct. 24).” The other style that’s making a big impression, Crothers adds, is “transfusion” — bridging the gap between electronica and a live groove band. This fall Higher Ground will present acts like Sound Tribe Sector 9 (Sept. 26) and The Disco Biscuits (Nov. 16), while Club Metronome offers The New Deal (Sept. 17) — a crack Toronto outfit that just had a substantial feature in Spin magazine.
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performing arts preview tion as part of a broader commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the play brings to life the words of African-American centenarian sisters Sadie and Bessie Delany as they discuss the difficult rise of their race in American society. Oppression in various forms is the subject of plays in the Middlebury College spring repertory productions. The first set of works in The (Re)presentation of Oppression (Mar. 6-11) is titled The Sounds of Contemporary Voices. Under the direction of Cheryl Faraone and Andra Harbold, the show will feature two rotating evenings of short works and excerpts investigat ing oppression in gender, family, art and politics. The sec ond production, Party Mountain One Language for the New World Road Order Time (Apr. 26-28), refers to the series’ genesis in four separate “amnesty plays ’ by Harold Pinter. Directed by Richard Romagnoli, the play intercuts lines and scenes from each of the works in an attempt not to “present a coherent universe,” as Romagnoli says, but to raise questions about “institution al or personal oppression” in which the oppressor elimi nates what the oppressed can say. There’s no question Anne Frank had to keep mum in order to avoid persecution, as the generations of readers who have experienced The Diary of Anne Frank know. Montana Rep brings this gripping memoir of a young girl hiding from the Nazis to life at the Flynn (March 8). A purposely uncommunicative father is at the heart of a family mystery in the Northern Stage production of Richard Greenberg’s award-winning drama Three Days of Rain (Mar. 16 - Apr. 1). W hen a cryptic journal falls into the wrong hands, the threads of unspeakable secrets and romantic entanglements begin to unravel just what hap pened over three soggy days three decades ago. Relationships come alive through letters in Gertrude and Alice: A Likeness to Loving (Middlebury, Apr. 3-4; Hop Apr. 6-7). Drawn from the actual correspondence between Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, as well as
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Middlebury College presents Caryl Churchill’s 1982 Girls (Nov. 16-18). Then Dartm outh journeys way back to the jolly old London of the Great Plague, circa 1665, with Kentucky playwright Naomi Wallace’s new One Flea Spare (Nov. 9-11, 15-19). And then there are those plays that defy description — mainly because we fail, before press time, to reach the theater companies that produce them. These are the lean, hungry troupes that keep the rest of the community honest by keeping us guessing. Burlington’s Green Candle Theater and denizens of the Rhombus Gallery, impresa rio Stephen Goldberg and Jeffersonville-based Firefly Productions — we know you’re out there. But we guess you’ll have to
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the Vermont Reggae Festival. All Points Booking made a valiant effort to create an outdoor con cert space this summer with four concerts at Boltons Alpine Stage. After only the briefest hiatus, The Burlington Concert promot er has scheduled folk punkette Ani DiFranco at Memorial Auditorium (Oct. 22) and Keb' Mo' at the Flynn (Oct. 27) — good news to those who couldn’t get tickets at the Hop. APB will keep up a schedule of “opportu nity bookings” all season. Though jazz seems to reach its acme during Burlington’s Discover Jazz Festival in June, small venues keep the genre on life support the rest of the year. Local favorites play Leunig’s three nights a week and Saturday nights at the Sheraton. Funky sax man David Grippo blows it hot every Monday at Red Square. Higher Ground presents the
occasional big jazz show, such as Christian McBride this Sunday, but more commonly hosts Vermont’s own, such as acidjazzers viperHouse — who are staging a “Fellini Halloweeni” (Oct. 31) — or the grassy Jazz Mandolin Project (Nov. 4). While the volume knobs are probably cranked highest in the Burlington area, musical as well as mountain peaks show up fur ther south, too, at the Pickle Barrel Night-Club. College faves Blues Traveler arrive November 19, but “the house that rocks Killington” generally brings in bands with a little more alt-edge throughout the season. From north to south, though, the hills are mostly alive with the sound of... singer-songwriters. Burlington Coffeehouse, organized by the tireless Jeff Miller, sets the pace with one or two performances a
performing arts preview week as well as the longstanding Tuesday night open mike. Occasionally Miller moves the show from his tiny Rhombus quarters to the roomier Contois Auditorium — like this Sunday, when Richard Shindell appears with Anne Weiss. Colleen Sexton returns September 22, and Bernice Lewis plays September 30. Miller books shows year-round, but issues calendars only a m onth at a time. We know exactly what’s in store, er, on stage through spring
After Dark will move over to the United Methodist Church for ... 4 0 the duration of the season. “The building in its prime was a the ater,” explains Green, “that sat 600 and had a balcony. We want to make it a legitimate theater again.” The new space, when com pleted, will seat 300 to 323, and T H T head Doug Anderson would like to add a “black-box” theater downstairs as well. The facility — “where all we have to do is turn on the lights” — may allow Green to book more acts.
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W at Middlebury’s After Dark Music Series; super-organized organizer Carol Green has a modest but outstanding lineup of one performer per month. Ray Wylie Hubbard — still bestknown outside Texas for penning “Up Against the Wall Red Neck Mother” — puts the kick in the season’s kick-off October 28. The Lone Star legend is “a little crusty,” says Green, “and I like that.” After Dark, now starting its sixth year, has established favorites that Green likes to bring back, among them Chris Smither (Dec. 8), Greg Brown (Nov. 12 & 13) and season closer Garnet Rogers (March 10). But Brown, a “Prairie Home Companion” alum, will be taking a hiatus for at least a year after this season, Green notes, so fans are advised to snatch up tickets to one of his two Middlebury shows. Deviating from the guy-withguitar types are Dee Carstensen (Feb. 10), who accompanies her emotional songwriting with a harp, and Hart-Rouge (Jan. 20), three French-speaking siblings from Saskatchewan with unnerv ing harmonies. The biggest news at After Dark this year is actually not those on stage but the stage itself. First, the series’ venue, the former Knights of Columbus Hall, has been purchased by Middlebury’s Town Hall Theater group, which has changed the building’s name to, naturally, Town Hall Theater. Second, as a $2 million capital campaign kicks in and renovations begin,
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he 9th Annual North Country Moose Festival in Canaan, Vermont, draws about 3000 people each August, but no moose — this, in spite of a moose-calling contest that is marked by a cascade o f yodels, moos and grunts. Moose, if the contestants are to be believed, sound a little like a constipated cow, and the contest triggers much applause and coaching -from the bleachers. But all this calling gets no answer: No large beasts emerge from the surround ing woodlands shambling on their long front legs and peering at the humans down their long lumpy noses. Moose-calling prizes, it seems, are awarded on the basis of presentation, not results.
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Despite their comeback in recent decades, moose try hard to have as little truck as possible with humans. Instead they live on vegetation, wallow around in wet places, conduct intense sexual liaisons and try hard to keep their distance — when a moose wan ders through town wearing a dazed expression, it may well have parasitic brainworm and not a powerful urge to socialize. The bull moose that courted a Holstein on a farm in Shrewsbury a few years ago was a confused anomaly; a self-respecting moose has higher aspirations, and per haps better eyesight, and would dismiss the celebrated cow, Jessica, as a complete skag. Most moose have standards and offer an aloofness that approaches grandeur: We call, but moose feel no obligation to answer. We
drive, and moose do not get out of the way. This oblique majesty probably explains why the Moose Festival plays out the way it does. It cer tainly works hard to live up to its billing — the place is crawling with moosey memorabilia. You can purchase moose thermome ters, throws and figurines, wood en moose with little clocks in their tummies, and all manner of craft items that are mostly about moose and sometimes about the north-woods culture that has sprung up around them. In one display booth the duck decoys snuggle among heavy-duty scrap ers that can squeegee mud off your boots; in the next, a biplane made of empty beer cans catches the breeze in its propeller. Its a collection of hunting-camp camp, right here in the land of red sus
penders and flash orange. Under a large tent are samples of mock-moose stew prepared by area restaurants; when asked what goes into mock-moose stew, the chefs offer a little shrug. Not moose — real-moose stew is, of course, sacred. Two turns around the grounds reveal only one actu al moose, a stuffed calf, that is part of a taxidermy display. This draws a modest crowd, which stands in a reverent semi-circle as if waiting for the creatures health to improve. If you want to see an actual, living moose, you have to go looking for one, and festival moose tours will carry the unini tiated to the buggy shores of Great Averill Pond nearby, and to “Moose Alley” near the Connecticut Lakes in New Hampshire. There you might see
moose chowing down on the shrubbery — the word moose derives from an Algonquin word for “eater of twigs.” A full-grown twig-eater packs in 40 to 60 pounds of roughage a day. Yet the festival, despite its name and abundance of moose iconography, is not really much about moose at all. The animal seems to be more a rallying point, an easy excuse to get together, pitch some tents, play a little music and eat fried dough. Festival-goers may wear brown fuzzy caps with floppy antlers, but they spend the bulk of their time enjoying the sunshine and wandering with a kind of aimless serenity down rows of gleaming antique cars. These vehicles, lov ingly restored, are a kind of cor nerstone for the entire festival — over the course of this three-day
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event, they will have cruised, paraded, stood at attention and gone to O ur Lady of Grace Shrine for the Blessing of the Autos. Meanwhile, a “Christmoose” craft fair is framed by an all-youcan-eat breakfast, a rubber ducky race, hot-air balloon rides, a street fair and a chance to take a horseand-buggy ride. By the time you get to the ’50s costume contest, the connection to the mighty moose has become largely rhetori cal. This may be why the main Saturday event, held at the Murphy Dam just over the state line in Pittsburg, New Hamp shire, does not feel like a gather ing of sportsmen so much as a congregation of vague affiliates, perhaps a class reunion or a com pany picnic. Adults meet and greet; children move in packs and eat blue cotton candy; a spirited game of bocce erupts without warning and ticks away the sum mer afternoon. W ith a small flourish and a lot of squeak, Bobo the Clown makes balloon animals that are said to be giraffes but fit nicely on your head; at a dunking booth a jeering teenager tries to insult people into buying three throws for a dollar; an endless loop of Beach Boys tunes wafts from the loudspeakers. There are boiled franks and a long line for free ice cream. On the surface, the Moose Festival proceeds with the relent less predictability of a second-tier county fair. W hy are we here? we ask ourselves as we chew and
tromp dutifully among the booths. W hat’s here that isn’t everywhere? Well, a backing-up contest, for one thing, and it works like this: An orange bas ketball is placed on a pole and a competitor proceeds in reverse to the starting line. There, the rear view mirror is draped in an omi nous black cloth and a signal is given. The idea is simple: back the car as close as possible to the pole — 35 feet away — without knocking off the ball. After each attempt the results are measured, written carefully on clipboards, and announced over a loud speaker. There are daredevils who back up quickly and stop with a dra matic little crunch as the tires lock against the gravel; there are wild guessers who proceed on raw intuition; there are steady execu tive types who bring a co-pilot who, through some quirk in the rules, is allowed to simply turn around and look out the back window. This is proof that you can make a game out of anything. It is also further proof, if we needed it, that Vermonters can make much out of little. The backing-up event draws a big crowd, a lot of running commen tary and cheers. As fun goes, this may be a lit tle on the slender side for certain palates, but in this part of the world — the northeasternmost corner of Vermont — peculiar tendencies abound. For one thing, it has more boundaries than it probably knows what to do with — Canaan protrudes
like a hitchhiker’s thumb into New Hampshire; less than a mile away, its northern border snug gles up to Canada. The area is also host to the 45th parallel, which places it exactly halfway between the North Pole and the Equator. Curiously, all these delineations bring not certainty but a kind of blurriness — since you can’t go far in any direction
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Bv the time vou set to th ’50s costume contest, the .connection to the mighty moose has become largely rhetorical. without crossing some sort of line, the lines seem to be both everywhere and curiously mean ingless. Moose Festival parades sometimes begin in one state and end in the other. Some boundaries are change able and subject to opinion: In 1829, some of the folks in the area seceded and declared them selves the United Inhabitants of the Indian Stream Territory. Then, 11 years later, they decided they weren’t, or perhaps they for got about it, or it was just one more thing to keep track of and the normal muddle resumed.
~ are thick. This is logging coun try, getting-by country, the coun try of long distances between small villages. The most recent Fodor’s guide to Vermont goes on at some length about the region’s poverty, but somehow fails to notice its over-the-top independence, intransigence and tangled beauty. This is an odd country that breeds odd prefer ences. As the day heats up, it’s hard not to notice that there are more kids lining up to be dunked than there are people paying for a chance to do the dunking. If you’re hot and you
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of future generations. In the agreement, the tobac co companies repeatedly purport their dedication to “promoting health and preventing youth smoking.” And so we have the present blitzkrieg of TV spots. Some feature children entreating their parents to talk to them about the dangers of smoking. In others, Philip Morris proudly boasts about coughing up that “$1.5 billion for youth anti smoking ads and education.” In a parallel campaign, the compa ny reminds viewers that it also makes more user-friendly prod ucts, such as Kraft mayonnaise, and over the years has con tributed to Meals on Wheels and anti-domestic-violence programs. “Working to make a differ ence. The people of Philip Morris.” So why is this a prob lem? Let me count the ways: While the TV ads clearly sug gest that Philip Morris is chang ing as a result of some new found altruism, the truth is that the company is taking down bill boards and retiring cartoon char acters because it has been legally
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forced to do so. By implication the ads suggest that’s the naugh tiest stuff the company was up to, but the Master Settlement Agreement reveals a long list of dirty tricks that have not gotten as much attention, and may be even more nefarious. These include “youth targeting,” “youth access to free samples” and “gifts to underage persons.” The agreement orders the company to dissolve its phony medical research entities — the Council for Tobacco Research USA Inc., the Tobacco Institute and the Center for Indoor Air Research — through which it disseminated propaganda. It requires the company not make any future attempt to “limit or suppress research into smoking and its health effects,” “make material misrepresentation of fact regarding the health conse quences of tobacco,” “oppose legislation which would limit youth access to vending machines,” “enter into any con spiracy that has the effect of lim iting the distribution of informa tion about health hazards,” or organize “any personal attack on
or vilification of any person, company or government agency.” Funny the TV ads don’t mention any of those changes, huh? By far the most onerous and outrageous component of the
“carrying out a nationwide sus tained advertising and education program,” “developing and dis seminating model advertising and education programs,” and “public education and advertis ing regarding the addictiveness,
increase to $9,000,000,000 by the year 2018 and remain fixed at that level each year thereafter. W hat I didn’t see mentioned anywhere — and it’s a truly shocking omission — are the words “cancer research.” Is there * anyone reading this who doesn’t believe all those billions could have led to valuable new insight into the illness, and possibly a cure? An historic settlement has been reached, and unprecedent ed sums are being paid out. I have to say I find it offensive in the extreme that these dollars, instead of being put toward a cure for this horrible disease, will be spent largely on advertising for the companies who helped spread it. W hen the states set tled, they appear to have settled for less. Secrets. Half-truths. Selfinterest. The cigarette manufac turer may say it’s changing the way it does business. The truth is, the more things change at Philip Morris, the more they seem to stay the same. I just wanted you to know. ®
ads on TV, and now its penalty for contributing knowingly to thousands of deaths is an oppor tunity to clog the airwaves with television commercials calculated to improve its own image! How surreal is that? It’s like sentencing
“Working to make a difference. The eoole of Philip Morris.” So why is this a problem? Let me count the ways agreement, though, involves the “settlement” Philip Morris and its fellow tobacco giants have been forced to pay. The agree ment calls for the establishment of a “charitable, found^tipn” to be called “the National Public Education Fund,” the primary objectives of which will include
health effects and social costs related to the use of tobacco products.” In other words, Philip Morris’ punishment consists of having to spend millions and millions of dollars on marketing! For decades the cigarette compa ny hasn’t been allowed to place
a convicted rapist to unlimited use of an escort service. Staggering amounts of money are mentioned in the Master Settlement Agreement. Companies, participating will pay a combined $4,500,000,000 this year. T hat’s a lot of zeroes. And that annual base amount will
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Recently, I learned a lot. I attend ed a local “Take Back Vermont” meeting. I attended because I want '■••► so take back Vermont. I am fed up with the gazillions of laws Vermont is creating. Can’t we citizens live our fives freely, to do what we will, as long as we do not infringe upon the rights of our neighbors? But I already know the answer to that question. No, we must have laws to protect ourselves from ourselves and our neighbors because we as human beings are, I guess, not responsible, not conscious or conscientious, untrustworthy, harm intentionally, etc. What I learned at the meeting was amazing to me. One thing was **chat the state gives grant monies to organizations to expose our adoles cent public school children to ideas they may not have considered before, but.*, with an agenda in mind, the idea that maybe you, the child, is gay, lesbian, bisexual or transsexual, but you don’t know it yet... I was shocked that the speaker of the meeting espoused love for these peo ple and children who are living their
lives in the “wrong.” What happened to unconditional love? Now, I’ll tell you, though, what is wrong — the defacing of other people’s property, including signs they may put up. I am the parent of a 10-year-old, and I let him know about the real world, let him make choices about his life and lifestyle, not press an agenda, either pro-homosexual, pro heterosexual, pro-abstinence, proJudeo-Christian, pro-pagan or pro anything else. We each reap what we sow. That’s the lesson we need to learn. Who are we to judge one
Take Back Vermont movement, or the homophobia, but the way Vermont’s liberals are brandishing the dissenters as latent outlaws moti vated by hate and intolerance. Why is it that so many who once chanted “Power to the People” now deplore the right of working Vermonters to challenge the status quo? I am proud of my neighbors who publicly proclaim their birthright, for I, too, intend to Take Back Vermont — take it back in a way that includes all of the people, not just those with a liberal agenda. If Vermont history teaches us anything, it clearly teaches that the only way to achieve lasting social progress is to include all of the people all of the time. — Robert “Butch” Ponzio Topsham
much dynamic change as our own era. Within a 50-year period, the population had tripled as the eco nomic system shifted from a frontier economy to an agricultural model with light industry. These changes fostered a new social awareness and resulted in reform movements that drew their support and leadership from a broad spectrum of Vermont society, including women, the social elite, and working people. In this lat ter group, a growing class conscious ness was demonstrated by the organ izing of so-called “Working Men’s Societies.” Composed of artisans, mechanics and farmers, they reflect ed the members’ new sense of their political rights and power. Politicians were urged to adopt sweeping reforms, including instituting univer sal education, abolishing imprison ment for debt, and reforming the prison system. At the same time, the anti-slavery and temperance move ments fueled a growing awareness of the rights of women. Unfortunately those who have led current progressive causes failed to include working Vermonters and their vision of what life in the Green Mountains can and should be. In fact, what’s most disturbing to me is not the reactionary elements in the
another? It should be our choice as parents to decide and act on how we want to raise our children, not the state’s or school’s. And we each as adults... should be able to choose and live freely as long as we do not harm any one else... I keep hearing about our founding fathers, but what about the peo ples who were here before the Euro peans? We are all people... — Faeterri Silver Marshfield
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WEDNESDAY PAT MCKENZIE BAND (Irish), Ri Ra, 6 p.m. NC. MIRANDA JONES & CHUCK MILLER (jazz), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. KARAOKE KAPERS (host Bob Bolyard), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. NC. FOLK INSURRECTION W/AARON FLINN, KATHERINE QUINN (acoustic), Red Square, 6 :3 0 p.m. NC, followed by WIDE WAIL (alt-pop), 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. DAN PARKS & THE BLAME (rock), Nectar's, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. DJ FROSTEE (house party), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. HIP-HOP NIGHT (DJs), Rasputin’s, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. COLLEGE DANCE PARTY (’70s-’9 0 s; DJ Robbie J), Millennium NightclubBurlington, 9 p.m. NC/$2/$7. OPEN MIKE, Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J .P .’s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. . CLASSIC ROCK NIGHT, Bottleneck, 5 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/MATT & BONNIE DRAKE, Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. LADIES NIGHT KARAOKE, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Thirsty Turtle, 8 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Mad Mountain Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. HOUSE BAND/OPEN MIKE, Charlie O’s, 9 p.m. NC. RETROACTIVE C70s-’90s), Millennium Nightclub-Barre, 9 p.m. NC/$7. MONTI EMERY (acoustic soul), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC.
Allen Chapel, 7 p.m. $22. OPEN MIKE W/D. DAVIS, Cactus Cafe, 9 p.m. NC. DAN PARKS & THE BLAME (rock), Steer & Stein, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. ZEN: THE ART OF DANCING (DJs; oneyear anniversary), 135 Pearl, 10 p.m. $3. DJ DAPP (hip-hop/dance), Bottleneck, 10 p.m. NC. MR. FRENCH (rock), Nectar’s, 9 :30 p.m. NC. HONKY-TONK ANGELS REVUE & SWAP MEET W/CHROME COWBOYS & GUESTS (vintage country), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $3. EKIS (funky soul), Red Square, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. DAD (funk-rock), Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. REGGAE NIGHT (DJ), J .P .’s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. LADIES NIGHT (DJ Robbie J; Top 40), Millennium Nightclub-Burlington, 9 p.m. Women NC, men $2/7. ALEX KONG (acoustic originals), Pacific Rim, 9 p.m. NC. HALF-STEP (groove rock), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. LATIN DANCE PARTY (DJ Hector Cobeo; salsa lessons, 7 :3 0 pm), ShNa-Na’s, 9 p.m. $3/5. SMOKIN’ GRASS, ADDISON GROOVE PROJECT, JULES GRAVES (newgrass, groove rock), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $5/7. 18+ OPEN MIKE, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/MATT & BONNIE DRAKE, Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. THE DEADBEATS (“ Dead” rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE, Otter Creek Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. TNT KARAOKE, Thirsty Turtle, 9 p.m. NC. MIGHTY BLUES WORKSHOP, Mountain
14 ON THE WORLD BEAT Local rock ’n’ rollers are usually the fare at Waterbury’s Thirsty Turtle, but next Wednesday the walls will rattle with righteous reggae from Nigeria. The truly crucial Victor Essiet & the Mandators share with the late Bob Marley and Peter Tosh a conviction that the revolution will be danceable.
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Tavern, 9 p.m. $4. GIGI, BARB & ROBAIR (acoustic-, music from central Europe), A/rHa Tragara, 6 :3 0 p jri. $ 5 r ’ LIQUID SOUL (funk/rock), Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. $10. ROCK HOPPERS (rock), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. $5. JENNI JOHNSON (jazz/blues vocals), J.P. Morgan’s, 7 p.m. NC. DAD (funk-rock), Charlie O's, 9 p.m. NC. PC THE SPINDOCTOR (house/Top 40), Millennium NightclubBarre, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+
where to go Adams Apple Caf6, Portland & Main streets, Morrisville, 888-4737. Alley Cats, 41 King St., Burl., 660-4304.
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Backstage Pub, 60 Pearl St., Essex Jet., 878-5494. Boony's, Rt. 236, Franklin, 933-4569. Borders Books & Music, 29 Church St., Burlington, 865-2711. Bottleneck, 156 St. Paul St., Burlington, 658-3994. Burlington Coffeehouse at Rhombus, 186 College St., Burlington, 864-5888. Cactus Cafe, 1 Lawson Ln., Burl., 862-6900. Capitol Grounds, 45 State St., Montpelier, 223-7800. Champion’s, 32 Main St., Winooski, 655-4705. Charlie O’s, 70 Main St., Montpelier, 223-6820. Chow! Bella, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-1405. City Limits, 14 Greene St. Vergennes, 877-6919. Club Metronome, 188 Main St., Burlington, 865-4563. Cobbweb, Sandybirch Rd., Georgia, 527-7000. Daily Bread, Bridge St., Richmond, 434-3148. Diamond Jim's Grille, Highgate Comm. Shpg. Ctr., St. Albans, 524-9280. Dockside Cafe, 209 Battery, Burlington, 864-5266. Edgewater Pub, 340 Malletts Bay Ave., Colchester, 865-4214. Flynndog, 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington, 652-9985.
16 ‘RIVER’ FLOWS THROUGH HERE You don’t often hear of ska-punk bands from Hartford, Vermont, signed to a respectable label (Victory). In fact, you don’t often hear about any bands from Hartford, period. So the kids in River City Rebels (in truth, some of ’em from Boston) are setting all kinds of records — and making ’em, too. The high-energy septet recall The Clash and Rancid — at 242 Main this Friday, with Mid Carson, July and Evenmind. Roadhouse, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. LADIES NIGHT W/DJ FROSTEE (house/Top 40), Millennium Nightclub-Barre, 9 p.m. Women NC, $2/7. 18+
15 FRIDAY PICTURE THIS (jazz), Upper Deck Pub at the Windjammer, 5 :3 0 p.m. NC. BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Rasputin’s, 5 p.m. NC. MID CARSON, JULY, RIVER CITY REBELS, EVENMIND (punk/ska), 242 Main, 8 p.m. $5. CHAD (pop-rock; CD signing), Borders, 8 :1 5 p.m. NC. DJ FROSTEE, 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. followed by CLUB RETRO W/DJ LITTLE MARTIN, 11 p.m. $4. UNCLE JIM & THE TWINS (acoustic), Sweetwaters, 9 p.m. NC. NOBODY YOU KNOW (Irish rock),
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Ri Ra, 10 p.m. $2. MANGO JAM (zydeco), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $5. STARLINE RHYTHM BOYS (hillbilly boogie), Red Square, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. LION’S DEN HIFI SOUND SYSTEM (reggae DJs Yosef & Ras I. Jen Red), Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. PERRY NUNN (acoustic guitar), Ruben James, 6 p.m ., followed by TOP HAT DJ, 10 p.m. NC. DJ DAPP (hip-hop/dance), Bottleneck, 10 p.m. NC. MANSFIELD PROJECT (rock), Nectar’s, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. 2K (house/hip-hop; DJs Frostee & Robbie J.), Millennium Nightclub-Burlington, 9 p.m. $3/10. KARAOKE, J .P .’s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. TAMMY FLETCHER & THE DISCI PLES (soul/blues), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. DAN PARKS & THE BLAME (rock), Alley Cats, 9 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 p.m. $ 8/6 . 18+
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Flynn Theatre, 153 Main St., Burlington, 863-5966. Franny O's 733 Queen City Pk. Rd., Burlington, 863-2909. Gallagher's, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-8800.
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OYSTER FESTIVAL W/PAT MCKEN ZIE BAND, NOBODY YOU KNOW & MORE (Irish), Ri Ra, noon, NC. THE DARES (children’s; CD sign ing), Borders outdoors, 2 :3 0 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Dockside, 7 :30 p.m. NC. DJ LITTLE MARTIN, 135 Pearl, 10 p.m. $4. ■ MANSFIELD PROJECT (rock), Nectar's, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. RETRONOME (DJ; dance pop), Club Metronome, 10 p.m. $2. GRIPPO FUNK BAND, Red Square, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J .R ’s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. DJS TIM DIAZ & RUGGER (hiphop/r&b), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. FLASHBACK ( ’80s DJ), Rasputin's, 10 p.m. NC. URBAN DJ NETWORK (DJs Spin & Irie; hip-hop/house), Millennium Nightclub-Burlington, 9 p.m. $3/10. COSMIC DILEMMA (groove rock), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. DJ DAPP (hip-hop/dance), Bottleneck, 10 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 p.m. $ 8/6 . 18+ GUY COLASACCO (singer-song writer), Jake’s, 6 :3 0 p.m. NC. RUN FOR COVER (rock), Henry’s Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC.
G Stop, 38 Main St., St. Albans, 524-7777. Gusto’s, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919. Halvorson's, 16 Church St., Burlington, 658-0278. Henry's, Holiday Inn, 1068 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 863-6361. Higher Ground, 1 Main St., Winooski, 654-8888. Horn of the Moon Cafe, 8 Langdon St., Montpelier, 223-2895. Jake’s, 1233 Shelburne Rd., S. Burlington,. 658-2251. J.P. Morgan’s at Capitol Plaza, 100 Main St., Montpelier, 223-5252. J.P.’s Pub, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389. The Kept Writer, 5 Lake St., St. Albans, 527-6242. Leunig’s, 115 Church St., Burlington, 863-3759. Mad Mountain Tavern, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 496-2562. Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 167 Main St., Burlington, 658-6776. Matterhorn, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198. Millennium Nightclub-Barre, 230 N. Main St., Barre, 476-3590. Millennium Nightclub-Burlington, 165 Church St., Burlington, 660-2088. Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, 518-563-2222. The Mountain Roadhouse, 1677 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-2800.
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Naked Turtle Holding Co., 1 Dock St., Plattsburgh, 518-566-6200. Nectar’s, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771. Ollie’s, 13 Evelyn St., Rutland, 773-3710. 135 Pearl St., Burlington, 863-2343. Otter Creek Tavern, 215 Main St., Vergennes, 877-3667. Pacific Rim, 111 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-3000. Pickle Barrel, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035. Radisson Hotel, 60 Battery St., Burlington, 658-6500. Rasputin's, 163 Church St., Burlington, 864-9324. Red Square, 136 Church St., Burlington, 859-8909. Rhombus, 186 College St., Burlington, 865-3144. Ripton Community Coffee House, Rt. 125, 388-9782. Ri Ra the Irish Pub, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401. Ruben James, 159 Main St., Burlington, 864-0744. Rusty Nail, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245. Sha-Booms, 45 Lake St., St. Albans, 524-9014. Sh-Na-Na’s, 101 Main St., Burlington, 865-2596. Signal to Noise HQ, 416 Pine St., Burlington, 951-1140. The Slammer, Rt. 7, Milton, 893-3454. Starksboro Community Coffee House, Village Meeting House, Rt. 116, Starksboro, 434-4254. Steer & Stein Pub, 147 N. Winooski Ave., 862-7449. Sweetwaters, 118 Church St., Burlington, 864-9800. The Tavern at the Inn at Essex, Essex Jet., 878-1100. Thirsty Turtle, 1 S. Main St., Waterbury, 244-5223. Toadstool Harry's, Rt. 4, Killington, 422-5019. Trackside Tavern, 18 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, 655-9542. Tuckaway’s, Sheraton, 870 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 865-6600.
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SHOW TIME! Nothing like more concerts than you can shake a wal let at to make you feel both enriched and dirt-poor, at the same time. Culturally speaking, a new season is clearly upon us, illustrat ed by the performing arts preview you’re holding in your hands, and by the big-ass truckload of great shows this week alone. Don’t let me catch you complaining there’s nothing to do around here! Fans of singer-songwriters can just give thanks that Dar Williams (Thursday, Ira Allen Chapel), Peter Mulvey (Saturday, Valley Players Theatre) and Richard Shindell (Sunday, Contois Auditorium) are not all appearing on the same night! Two of the coolest shows of the fall are ISOtOpe 217 — Chicago’s spacelounge jazz-funk improv thing — and the mighty Mutubaruka, Monday and * Tuesday, respectively, at Higher Ground. There’s a lot of competi tion in Jamaica for “most right eous”, but this outspoken dub poet wins hands-down in my book. I could go on; instead, let’s just go out. RAVE NEW WORLD Happy birth day to Zen! The bi-weekly dancetrance event at 135 Pearl becomes
“one” with the universe this week. Featuring sensaround spirituality and comforting touches like $1 massages — and, of course, the most mind-bending music in town — Zen parties put the “om” in homies. Bring good vibes and three bucks to the first anniversary party this Thursday. NOTES IN THE UNDERGROUND
The legendary Bootless & Unhorsed has found a new stable! After the Last Chance Saloon closed down to make way for the new FlynnSpace, the bawdy Irishmusic stalwarts have been home less and unhorsed, and happy hour just hasn’t been the same. But Ras putin’s offered B&U a roost, and that’s where you’ll find them this Friday and every Friday. Guess the lads like basements. OUT-HOPPED Last Friday night’s Art Hop party in the alley behind Speeder & Earl’s on Pine Street was an unqualified success — good art, good weather and a good time. But tell that to Pete GershOH: In a spot of unfortunate timing, the Signal to Noise propri etor had booked multi-reed jazz great Assif Tsahar for the same night. With the STN studio over looking the alley, it became clear
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DO GOOD DEPT. The nice folks down at Otter Creek Tavern in Vergennes are at it again this Saturday, with a “Cruise-In” fea turing street rods, antique cars and motorcycles to raise money for the Special Olympics. The fun starts with driving and judging at 5, fol lowed by a dance party with The Imposters. Oh, and if you wear your finest ’50s or ’60s threads, you just might win a prize, too. Monday night in Montpelier, bluesguy Dave Keller goes it solo and acoustic for the New Moon Cooperative/Collective at Horn of the Moon Cafe. New Moon is the group trying to raise money to buy the legendary vegetarian eatery on Langdon Street. SINGLE TRACKS The Church Street Marketplace puts free music on the street this weekend, includ ing Chad Friday, The Pat McKenzie Band and The Dares Saturday, Breakaway and The StOCkwell Brothers Sunday. .. The Mighty Blues Workshop has switched nights at Stowe’s Mountain Roadhouse — now appearing every Thursday . . . Another Folk Insurrection takes over the early-evening hours at Red Square this Wednesday, with local faves Aaron Flinn and Katherine Quinn . . . The Chrome Cowboys make way for some singin’ cowgirls this Thursday at Metronome — the “Honky-Tonk Angels Revue and Swap Meet” fea tures Amanda Gustafson, Nicole Valcour, Alice Austin and Blake
Hazard, among many other guests . . . By the way, lead Cowboy Brett Hughes, also a talented graphic designer, has created a cool new logo for his former bandmates in ViperHOUSe. Check it out on viperhouse.com . . . Burlington chanteuse Rachel BiSSex teases that her “not all folk” CD is just about finished. Meanwhile, she says her 18-year-old son Matt, now in Army boot camp and doing 300 pushups daily, wants everyone he knows to send him mail: Pvt. Matt Cosgrove, ACO 246 Inf., 3rd Platoon, Fort Knox, KY 40121 . . . Before they head out on yet another cross-country tour, check out the extended ver sion of Smokin’ Grass, with 18year-old fiddling sensation Patrick ROSS, this Thursday at Higher Ground. The band has been holed up in the Phish Barn/Studio work ing on some new groove/jazz/grass tunage . . . Speaking of studios, Joe Egan is moving Eclipse to big ger and better new quarters in Colchester. One of the last projects to be finished in the Hinesburg space is a new rock ’n’ roll album from Be That Way, whose lineup now includes Charlie Messing on lead vocals and guitars, Pam Dickey on marimba, Kate Hirka on vocals and percussion, Jaime Shefer on drums and Stacy Starkweather on bass. Sounds like a whole new “way” . . . I missed it, but if you were listening to NPR’s “Car Talk” on August 19, you might have caught Blue FOX doing “Willie Bought a T-Bird,” written by fellow Vermonter Michael Murdock. If you missed it, too, you can hear the song on Green M ountain Blues, Vol. I V . . .
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MOON & ANTARCTICA (Epic, CD) — After seven glorious years on the underground circuit, Modest Mouse, the indie darling trio from Issaquah, Washington, have signed to a major label. Their first release for Epic Records, The Moon & Antarctica,
should put some nervous fans at ease. With the exception of maybe a tiny bit more sonic polish, the boys seem to have weath ered the change by, well, not changing. Difficult and addictive, catchy and hard to catch all at once, this new record takes about three listens before you can get a good grasp on what’s going on. If you’re unfamiliar with Modest Mouse, you might try imagining a rag-tag Built to Spill cross-pollinated with The Pixies and you’d be at least in the right ballpark. Frontman Ian Brock delivers most lines in a laid-back and listless style, half-spoken, half-sung, matter-of-factly, like a worn-down reporter-poet call ing in a dry report of small import. Lyrically, the album is dark and frustrated but oddly infectious. The opener, “3rd Planet,” kicks off the album with the line, “Everything that keeps me together is falling apart,” which sets you up for great lines later on, like my favorite gem from “A Different City”: “I’m watchin’ TV/I guess that’s a solution/They gave me a receipt that says I didn’t buy nothin.” Alternating acoustic and electric instrumentation within the standard guitar/bass/drums framework, the band asks the listener to follow from frenetic clang and twang one moment to thoughtfully fin gered subtlety in the next. But then, some extra touches here and there with violin, banjo and lap steel make well-considered cameos throughout. At times this record seems like a well-planned sound track to a lonely cross-country car ride, echoing the lonely and chaotic voices of the loner behind the
wheel. “Lives,” another standout track begins: “Everyone’s afraid of their own life/If you could be any thing you want, I bet you’d be disap pointed, am I right?” It’s the vocal delivery that really stands out, some times like a less funny, more critical Les Claypool in phrasing and twang. Well-stocked with great and chal lenging songs, The Moon & Antarctica, isn’t necessarily a passive listening experience, but if you’re willing to work for it, you might fall in love with “Life Like Weeds,” “Tiny Cities Made of Ashes,” “The Stars are Projectors,” “I Came as a Rat” or “Gravity Rides Everything.” This is indie guitar rock and it’s not for everyone, but if you’re looking for something different from what’s on the radio, this could be your salvation. So could the concert next Wednesday at Higher Ground. — Colin Clary
MIKE PELKEY PRESENTS FRIENDS OF FRIENDS UNPLUGGED (self-released, compilation CD) — The nice thing about a CD with nine different artists contributing songs is that you’re bound to find some pleasing nuggets. Friends o f Friends Unplugged has its moments — and friends of these “friends,” all local musicians in a singer-songwriter mode — may have plenty. But the collection ultimately suffers from many of the most common musical mistakes. The first of the deadly sins is cliche, and arranger and pro ducer Mike Pelkey commits it right off in “Just the Way It Goes.” The string of trite expressions is clearly intention al, but that doesn’t make it any less grating. With a chorus that repeats these lines many times, I found my teeth grinding. Many of the songs are akin to a “Saturday Night Live” skit: promising at first but ultimate
ly just repetitive. Linda Bassick’s “Living in a Dream,” for instance, offers a pleasantly different vocal delivery but a redundant melody lessens the impact. Many of the Friends reach hard for an emotional high. Dave Nerbak pushes his voice to the limit on “Long Trail,” just so you know he’s not talking about hiking when he sings, “I’ve got to keep on walkin’ down my own long trail.” The artist known as OXO (is that two hugs and a kiss?) delivers a rollicking rant that feels a little bit like Charlie Daniels. When he smolders, “I don’t care if I live or die, so why should I care about you?” it is clearly the coldest line on the CD. That is counterbalanced by more than a gallon of syrup in “If We’d Only See,” by David Gravelin. This has a “Kumbaya” mentality that jnay activate the gag reflex for cynical listeners. “There’s a place in the world for everyone,” he croons, “if we’d only see, that I’m just like you and you’re just like me.” Marc Brisson retorts with a darker world-view in “Children.” With a clear and agreeable voice he smoothly tells of weeping mothers and crying babies when “daddies don’t come home.” Near the end he asks, “When will all our children die?” and then declares, “I feel the end is soon.” In between, lakes run dry and riverbeds turn to clay. Needless to say, the tone is somber. Pelkey finishes with “Wish I Were the One,” a soft song of devotion for an unattainable woman. Dave Abair’s simple, haunting keyboard work adds nicely to the song and made me wish there were more outlets in this unplugged collection. Every other song is just a voice and a guitar, which doesn’t leave much room for error. The tracks were recorded at various studios throughout Chittenden County, and all capably mixed and mastered at Eclipse in Hinesburg. It’s wobbly at times, but a good foundation to build on should there be a Volume II in the future.
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JENNI JOHNSON & FRIENDS (jazz/blues), Tuckaway’s, Sheraton Hotel, 9 p.m. NC. SIRIUS, THE HALOGENS (groove rock, alt-pop), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $3/5. 18+ MIRAGE (rock), Trackside Tavern, 9 p.m. $ 2 . KARAOKE W/VERN, Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. STUR CRAZIE (rock), Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. CASE STREET BREAKDOWN (bluegrass/folk), Village Cup, 8 p.m. NC. SAMUEL CONRAD BAND (country; line dancing), Cobbweb, 8 :3 0 p.m. $7/12. BROTHERS GRIM (alt-rock), G Stop, 9 p.m. $3. STEVE & AJ (rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. KARAOKE W/FRANK, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC. TOP HAT DJ, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. THE IMPOSTERS W/PAT O’BRIEN (rock), Otter Creek Tavern, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. LAST KID PICKED (rock), Thirsty Turtle, 9 p.m. $3. SPINN CITY W/DJ ROBBIE J. (hip-hopr&b), Millennium Nightclub-Barre, 9 p.m. $3/10. COLIN MCCAFFREY (acoustic ), Capitol Grounds, 8 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Mad Mountain Tavern, 9 p.m. $4. PETER MULVEY (singer-songwriter), Mad River Unplugged at Valley Players Theatre, 8 p.m. $12/15. SHADRACH (jam), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. $5. ABAIR BROS (jam rock), Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. $4. TIN PAN ALLEY (acoustic rock), Charlie B ’s, 8 :3 0 p.m. NC. BLUE SKY (blues), The Boonys, 7 p.m. NC.
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SUNDAY DAYVE HUCKETT (jazz guitar), Sweetwaters, 11:30 a.m. NC. BREAKAWAY (bluegrass; Marketfest), Top Block Church St. Mkpl., 12:30 & 1:30 p.m. NC. THE STOCKWELL BROTHERS (rock), Borders outdoors, 4 p.m. NC. THE CROPPIES (Irish), Ri Ra, 5 p.m. NC. RICHARD SHINDELL, ANNE WEISS (singer-songwriters), Burlington Coffeehouse presents at Contois Aud., 7 :3 0 p.m. $13. LADY ZENO BIRTHDAY BINGO (bene fit; BD party for anyone born in Sept.), 135 Pearl, 8 p.m. Donations. SUNDAY NIGHT MASS W/THE NEW DEAL (trance/house DJ; bass & drums), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $5. PRIMITIVE LOUNGE (DJs), Red Square, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. JACK TRIPPER (rock), Nectar’s, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. TOP HAT DJ (hip-hop), Rasputin's, 9:30 p.m. NC. ACOUSTIC JAM W/JACIE & PAUL, Alley Cats, 9 p.m. NC. DAN PARKS & THE BLAME (rock), Champion's Tavern, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE BAND (jazz), Higher Ground, 7 & 10 p.m. $18/20. AA KARAOKE W/MATT & BONNIE DRAKE, Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. BLUE FOX (acoustic blues), Capitol Grounds, 11 a.m. NC.
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NC. EKIS, THE HUMAN CANOE REVUE (funky soul, groove rock?), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. STEVE BLAIR (jazz), Red Square, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. VINYL ONE INTERNATIONAL (DJs Maximum, Ninjahforce, Chancellor; reggae/dancehall), Millennium Nightclub-Burlington, 9 p.m. NC/$7. OPEN MIKE, Rasputin’s, 9 p.m. NC. ISOTOPE 217, H.I.M., CANCER CON SPIRACY, DJ KIDTRONIX (art funk/improv jazz/lounge, alt-rock), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $7. AA JERRY LAVENE (jazz guitar), Chow! Bella, 6 p.m. NC. DAVE KELLER (acoustic blues; bene fit for New Moon Cooperative/Collective), Horn of the Moon, 7 :3 0 p.m. $7.
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WEDNESDAY DAYVE HUCKETT (jazz guitar), Leunig’s, 7 p.m. NC. KARAOKE KAPERS (host Bob Bolyard), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. NC. US HUMANS (acoustic rock), Nectar’s, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. DJ FROSTEE (house party), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. HIP-HOP NIGHT (DJs), Rasputin’s, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. COLLEGE DANCE PARTY ( ’70s-’9 0 s: DJ Robbie J), Millennium Nightclub-Burlington, 9 p.m. NC/$2/$7. OPEN MIKE, Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 9 :3 0 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J .P .’s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. CLASSIC ROCK NIGHT, Bottleneck, 5 p.m. NC. MODEST MOUTH, 764-HERO, THE SHINS (indie rock), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $12/14. KARAOKE W/MATT & BONNIE DRAKE, Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. CLAUDIA RUSSELL (Americana), Good Times, 7 :3 0 p.m. $2. LADIES NIGHT KARAOKE, City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. VICTOR ESSIET & THE MANDATORS (Nigerian reggae), Thirsty Turtle, 9 p.m. $ 8/ 10 . OPEN MIKE, Mad Mountain Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. HOUSE BAND/OPEN MIKE, Charlie O’s, 9 p.m. NC. RETROACTIVE ( ’70s-’90s), Millennium Nightclub-Barre, 9 p.m. NC/$7. STEVE & AJ (rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. ®
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TONY SMITH’S “ SMOG,” an installation of the deceased sculptor’s work in painted aluminum. Outdoors by Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, 443-5007. Also, MIDDLEBURY COL LEGE: 200 YEARS, a collection of prints, photographs, drawings and arti facts documenting the school’s history. Reception, with slide presentation by Smith's daughter, artist Kiki Smith, in lobby of Center for the Arts September 14, 4:30-6 p.m. WHAT ABOUT OUR NEST? Recent paint ings, prints and mixed-media works by Carol E .S . MacDonald. Mist Grill, Waterbury, 244-2233. Reception September 14, 5-7 p.m. All sales ben efit the Nature Conservancy. DIANNE SHULLENBERGER, works in fiber art and colored pencil. East Gallery, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 2538 3 5 8 . Reception September 15, 5:30 -7 :3 0 p.m. SCULPTFEST 2000, featuring works by 10 artists that respond to the histori cal and contemporary use of the mar ble industry. Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, West Rutland, 43820 9 7. Reception September 15, 6-8 p.m., with music by Woodchuck’s Revenge. ARTS CELEBRATION AND CAMPAIGN KICKOFF, outdoor arts demonstrations, workshops, mini-classes and more as the Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts launches its capital campaign for the renovation of the Firehouse. Church Street, Burlington, 865-7165. September 16, noon - 4 p.m. Also, OPEN HOUSE AT STUDIO 250, a new printmaking facility in the Memorial Auditorium Annex, a joint Burlington
City Arts/Frog Hollow venture. Printmaking, demonstrations and more (see below), noon-4 p.m. This is fol lowed by OPEN EXHIBITION, featuring the works of the first 50 artists who delivered art to the Firehouse on September 11. Reception 5-7 p.m. Dinner and dancing, Red Square, 7 p.m. CLAY AND CRAFT EDUCATION CENTER GRAND OPENING: Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center opens a new handson facility in Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 860-7474. Demonstra tions, ribbon-cutting, clay activities, September 16, noon-4 p.m.; silent auction and evening gala, 6-9 p.m.
o n g o in g BURLINGTON AREA LAURA VON ROSK & MARK WALP, paint ings. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 9 85-3848. Through October 17. DRAGONS, SILK AND JADE: CHINESE OBJECTS FROM THE PERMANENT COL LECTION, featuring garments, acces sories and more from ancient China. Fleming Museum, Burlington, 65607 5 0. Through December 17. RIVETING METAL: EXPLORING THE POS SIBILITIES IN METAL, a juried exhibit of nationally known artists. Frog Hollow, Burlington, 863 -64 5 8 . September 15 - October 29. JAMES KOCHALKA, new paintings. OneWall Gallery, Seven Days, Burlington, 864-5684. Through September. TODD LACROIX, new works. Rhombus Gallery, Burlington, 8 65-3144. Through September. VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE, water-
colors, acrylics and charcoals by Johanne Durocher. Burlington Bagel Bakery, S. Burlington, 872-8060. Through September. WORLD OF INTERIORS, paintings by Michael Smith. Village Cup, Jericho, 8 99-1730. Through September. JASON BOYD, works in mixed media, collage and assemblage. Daily Bread Cafe, Richmond, 434 -31 4 8 . Through September. EN ROUTE 2000, first second annual show and Art Hop, featuring new installation by Keith Wagner in new courtyard, and 20 other artists. Flynndog, Burlington, 6 52-9985. Through September. LIFECYCLE, featuring works by 15 local artists inspired by discarded objects. ReCycle North, Burlington, 860-4895. Through September. 8TH ANNUAL SOUTH END ART HOP, fea turing art in local businesses and gal leries in the Pine Street area, Burlington, 865-00 5 5 . Through September. NORTHERN VERMONT ARTIST ASSOCIA TION, a members' show and sale. Old Red Mill, Jericho, 8 9 9 -32 2 5 . Through November 3. JIM BUSHEY, folk art. Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, 8 64-0471. Through September. TINKA THERESA MARTELL, recent mixed-media works. Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, 862-36 5 4 . Through September. UNDERBODIES: FOUNDATIONS RECONFIGURED, new fabric works by Jude Bond. Grannis Gallery, Burlington, 660 -86 6 2 . Through September. THE SACRED AND THE MUNDANE, paint ings and drawings by Lynn Imperatore,
and SEARCHING FOR BALANCE, works in mixed media by Cheryl Rezendes. Doll-Anstadt Gallery, Burlington, 8643661. Through September. FACES OF OUR COMMUNITY, photo graphs by Julie Steedman. Burlington College Gallery, 860 -44 3 7 . Through September 18. FOGGY NOTION, drawings, documents and moving pictures by Selene Colburn. L/L Gallery, University of Vermont, Burlington, 6 56-4200. Through September 29. SACHIKO, watercolors of hydrangeas by the Japanese artist. The Gallery Upstairs, Hinesburg, 4 82-3851. Through September. MARGARET CHRISTENSEN, paintings and journals by the “ outsider” artist. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750. Through September 17. PAUL HAGAR and JASON THOMPSON, photos, and GREG GIORDANO, paintings and drawings. Daily Planet, Burlington, 862-3779. Through September. THE SATURDAY EVENING POST AND AMERICA’S GREAT ILLUSTRATORS, cover illustrations by Norman Rockwell 3nd others. Through December 3. GATHER ’ROUND: TALES OF NEW ENGLAND’S WORK-A-DAY WORLD, oral histories and visual tableaux. Through October 15. Also, THE FABULOUS ’50S: WELCOME HOME TO POST-WAR VERMONT, the museum's newest historic house, depicting a Vermont family in 1950; SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW: Continuity and Change in American Furniture and Decorative Arts, 17001820; FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON TO P.T. BARNUM, prints; and LANDSCAPE & LIGHT, paintings by Martin Johnson Heade. Shelburne Museum, 9853348. Ongoing. RICK SUTTA, oil paintings “with impact." Rick Sutta Gallery, Burlington, 8 60-7506. Ongoing.
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY 12 ALUMNI ARTISTS: CREATIONS FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR, showcasing craft artists who have graduated from Middlebury College. Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center, Middlebury, 3 88-4074. September 15 - November 10. STONES, SCHOLARS AND SUPPORTERS: Middlebury and the Growth of Its College, a multi-media exhibit in honor of the college's bicentennial. Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, 388-2117. Through spring. ALL EYES ON NATURE, featuring the works of Vermont artists Russ Housman, Mickey Myers, Rae Newell, Jim Samler, Penny Viscusi and Carolyn Walton. Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts, Rutland, 775-0356. Through October 1. PAINTING WITH RAGS, STORIES IN WOOL, a showcase of more than 20 Vermont rugmakers. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 3 88-4964. Through November 11. SCULPTFEST 2000, featuring works by artists created over the summer, including artists-in-residence Margarita Kiselichka, Yin Peet and Kimio Inoue. Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, W. Rutland. Through October 22. 22 INCHES SQUARE, recent works by the Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers, and HEAVEN’S SABBATH FLESHED, paintings by Cameron Davis. Ferrisburgh Artisans Guild, 877 -36 6 8 . Through September 2 6 . 13 ALUMNI ARTISTS, a juried exhibi tion of sculpture, painting, photogra phy and installation art by prominent college alumni. Johnson Memorial Gallery, Middlebury College Museum of Art, 4 43-5007. Through December
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CENTRAL VERMONT LESLIE KOEHLER POTTERY, featuring masks inspired by trips to West Africa and Indonesia. Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, 2 23-7800. Through September. ELIZABETH NELSON, paintings. Supreme Court, 11 State St., Montpelier, 8 28-3278. September 18 - October 20 . H20: THE SAGA CONTINUES, recent works by George Shumar, Rhoda Carroll, Bill Steinhurst, Jill Musnicki and Nina Parris. City Hall Artists' showcase, Montpelier, 229-2766. Through September 29.
CONTEMPORARY ARTIFACTS, an invita tional exhibit of pit-fired clay works by Jimmy Clark. Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, 244-1126. Through September 30. VERMONT STUDIO CENTER STAFF EXHIB IT, works by residence staff artists, Main Gallery. MFA IN VISUAL ART, works by faculty, alumni and the founder of the program. T.W. Wood Art Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier, 8 28-8743. Through October 1. SCULPTFEST, site-specific sculpture by invited artists. Carving Studio, W. Rutland, 438-2097. Through October
22. CONTEMPORARY ARTIFACTS, ceramics by Jimmy Clark. Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, 244-1126. Through September. VERMONT HAND CRAFTERS: Work by local artisans. Vermont By Design Gallery, Waterbury, 244-7566. Ongoing. SCRAP-BASED ARTS & CRAFTS, featur ing re-constructed objects of all kinds by area artists. The Restore, Montpelier, 229-1930. Ongoing. ALICE ECKLES, paintings and mixed media. Old School House, Marshfield, 456 -89 9 3 . Ongoing. THREE WINNERS, collage-paintings by Jane Pincus, drawings and monoprints by Sandy Robbins and paintings and photo transfers by Delia Robinson. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 7289 8 7 8 . Through September.
NORTHERN MARCIE VALLETTE AND THOMAS VALLETTE JR., paintings. Tegu Building Gallery, Morrisville, 888-4548. Through October. PASSION AND PROMISE: THE ART OF HAITI, paintings. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. September 16 - November 18. ROBERT BLAIR, Vermont landscape paintings. Mary Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, 644-5100. Through October 15. LAND AND LIGHT, landscape paintings by New England artists. Mary Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, 6445100. Through October 15. EXPOSED, an exhibit of outdoor sculp tures by contemporary artists. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through October 15. JACOB WALKER ART GALLERY, a co-op featuring the works of the Northern Vermont Artists. Morristown Corners, Rt. 100. No phone. Through October 15; closed Tuesdays.
SOUTHERN THREE WINNERS, collage-paintings by Jane Pincus, drawings and monoprints by Sandy Robbins and paintings and photo-transfers by Delia Robinson. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 7283 2 3 2 . Through September.
ELSEWHERE A SMALL WORLD, miniature paintings, quilts and 3-D rooms by Happy Marsh, Sharon Davis and Barbara van Laten. Cupola House, Essex, N.Y., 518-963-7494. Through October 10. THE ART OF CRAFT, Expressive Works by New Hampshire and Vermont Artists. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2808. Through September 17. FROM RENOIR TO PICASSO, master pieces from the Musee de I’Orangerie. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, JeanNoel Desmarais Pavilion, 514-2851600. Through October 15. COMPLETING THE PICTURE: HATS, FASH ION AND FINE ART, paintings, photo graphs and mannequins featuring millinery fashions from 1820-1930. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-64628 0 8. Through September 24.
PLEASE NOTE: Seven Days is unable to accommodate all of the displays in our readership area, thus these list ings must be restricted to exhibits in truly public viewing places. Art in business offices, lobbies and private residences or studios, with occasional exceptions, will not be accepted. Send art listings to galleries@sevendaysvt.com. You can also view art listings at www.sevendaysvt.com.
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he South End Art Hop will not be hopping away quite as quickly this year as it has in the past. The first seven events were weekend-long celebrations that ended all too quickly, but the eighth annual exhibit — in the Maltex Building at 431 Pine Street — will be on display for the entire month of September. Cafe Piccolo is where the 18 creme de la creme art works reside; they were selected by juror Frank Owen, an art pro fessor at the University of Vermont, and his choices are superb. Considering the caliber of this year’s entries, exhibited in other parts of the building, Owens task must not have been easy — with one possible exception. The first-prize-winning piece — Lynn Imperatore’s “Lamentation” — could have been selected for top honors without hesitation. While all the works in the juried show are substantial, the exhibit in the modest space of Cafe Piccolo seems rather like “Lamen tation,” and everything else — in large part because of its size. Imperatore’s dark yet illus trative style is perfect for telling the story depicted in this paint ing. It is actually a cycle of four largescale paintings accompanied by four smaller pieces and four panels of sparse text on gold leaf. In this altar-piece for mat, the idiosyn crasies of her figura tive abstraction find a late-Gothic context, which gives them greater meaning. These figures are, perhaps, not intended to be individuals, but rather a collective of souls all suffering the same tragedy. Imperatore’s spatial organization, multi layered narrative and limited hues reinforce the power of the ref erence. It is the story of a death and funer al, but, unlike the expressions of hope and faith created by Giotto or Gentile da Fabriano, Imperatore concludes her account of loss with “We buried him on Good Friday. There was no resurrec tion.” It is an intensely person al, and moving, piece. “Empire,” by David Powell, is a mixed-media work on panel that also harkens to earlier
times, while remaining distinct ly original. Inspired by the aging decorative frescoes of Rome, Powell seems to have invented a transfer technique that allows images lifted from other sources to become well integrated within the entire image, rather than laying on the surface as transfers often do.
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such a citizenry. For the first time in the event’s history there was actually a tie. Painter Jordan Douglas and sculptor Michael Harrigan shared the honor. Douglas’ “Crouching Woman” is a direct portrayal of a figure, composed in fiery col ors on a dark background. Harrigan’s long, horizontal iron
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awards can sometimes, be a riskv proposition for His transfers — passages of classical drawing melt into the muted colors and efferves cent textures of “Empire.” Such are the subtleties that earned the piece second prize in the Art Hop. Third prize was garnered by an etching of considerable tech nical merit — “Nocturne,” by Lindsey Lucheim. The wooded scene alternates darks, and lights seem to shimmer as they recede toward a distant row of
pines, fading into atmospheric effects. Selected by vox populi, “peo ple’s choice” awards can some times be a risky proposition for group shows. Aesthetic democ racy works best when exercised by a visually literate electorate. Fortunately, the South End Art Hop audience seems to be just
sculpture, “Moonscape,” seems more like the undulating form of two entwined serpents than lunar hills, but either way it is a memorable piece that deserved the people’s confidence. O ther Cafe Piccolo works worth special mention are by Nina Parris, John Anderson and Catherine Hall. Parris’ photo graph, “Magnolia Cemetery — Charleston, South Carolina,” is a beautifully composed solilo quy in pale brown tonalities that contrasts angular mau soleums with the lush vegetation of coastal South Carolina. Anderson’s large, mixed-media drawing, “Nude Ascending,” is a dramatic aggregate of tenebrous hues that forms a loom ing mass within a rectangular frame work. Hall’s largescale oil, “One Thing Leads to Another,” is as bright and lush as “Nude Ascending” is stark. These works are simply the tip o f the iceberg. About 150 artists in all media are featured across . Burlington’s South End — around Pine from Maple Street to Flynn Avenue — this year. But as always with the Art Hop, the Maltex Building is a good starting point for viewing the multivenue event. The food in this particular gallery looks pretty good, too. (7)
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Anthony Cochrane, who was such a memorable King Lear last spring, will appear as Cyrano and Benedick. There will be a free pre-show talk at 6:15 pm night of the show at Contois Auditorium. Call 656-4455 for more details. C y r a n o d e B e r g e r a c s p o n s o r e d b y S.T. G r is w o ld & C o m p a n y . Inc. M u c h A d o A b o u t N o th in g s p o n s o r e d b y t h e L a w O ffic e o f C in d y E. Hill
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Now this is what a freewheel ing, off-the-wall, everything-butthe-kitchen sink comedy should look like. The latest from direc tor Neil (In The Company o f Men) LaBute isn’t a cinematic milestone, exactly, but it is fun nier and more delectably unhinged than the most recent offerings from Kevin Smith, Eddie Murphy and the Farrelly brothers com bined. ; Renee Zellweger plays a tripped-out pixie of a headcase in Nurse Betty, the saga of a young womans journey from sanity to delusion then back to sanity again, with a brief stopover in the world of daytime drama. The idea is, she’s a coffee-shop wait ress whose abusive, know-itall husband is gruesomely killed in a botched drug transaction as she watches from another room. The trauma causes her to retreat into the imaginary world of the television show she’d just been enjoying, a favorite soap opera called “A Reason to Love.” Safely inside her cathode sanctuary, Zellweger adopts the persona of a nurse at the hospital around which much of the pro gram’s action revolves. The char acter she takes on also happens to be the former fiancee of the soap’s star, a boyishly handsome saint of a neurosurgeon played by Greg Kinnear. W ith her husband’s body still warm on the living room rug, Zellweger packs a bag in a perky stupor, jumps in her husband’s car en route to L.A. and a
reunion with the man she believes to be her long-lost love. The only problem — OK, at the top of a long list of problems — is the fact that the drugs are in her trunk and the killers are on her trail. Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock make the loopiest pair of
What truly sets ifrmnraEirTiMl lighter-than-air c n n u m ra r m olot ooint to improbable plot point.’ desperadoes since John Goodman and William Forsythe popped in on Nicolas Cage in Raising Arizona. As strange and strained as the dynamic between the two is, it pales in comparison to the weirdness of the obsession Freeman gets for his idealized blonde prey, whispering softly to her photograph in the course of his cross-country drive and, in one memorable scene, pretend ing to waltz with her on the edge of the Grand Canyon after nightfall. The weirdness shifts into
overdrive once Zellweger makes it to Los Angeles. You can prob ably guess Kinnear’s initial reac tion when she approaches him for the first time, declaring her love and commitment to the resumption of their past, albeit completely fictional, relation ship. You would have a far more difficult time guess ing what happens after they spend a few hours together. And after Freeman and Rock catch up with Zellweger. And the authorities catch up with them. A nd... well, you get the idea. The quality which makes Nurse Betty special isn’t the uniqueness of its premise, the intensity of its hum or or even the considerable talents of its cast. The premise and laughs are only so-so, and the picture is hardly a shining career high point for any of the actors. W hat truly sets LaBute’s film apart is the lighterthan-air way it darts from plot point to improbable plot point, zigzagging, dipping and then soaring like a butterfly on a shifting breeze, always arriving at a place that surprises. Its com m itm ent to unpre dictability and its uncommon goodheartedness are what make Nurse Betty hospital-strength film fun. If the sum m er’s comic offerings have left you with a case o f the big-screen blahs, this dem ented adventure in identity crisis may just provide the cure. ®
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WHIPPED*1'2 From director Peter Cohen comes this romantic comedy about three young men and the one woman they all fall for. Amanda Peet stars. (R) THE WATCHER**1'2 Keanu Reeves and James Spader star in this suspensefest about an FBI agent who takes early retirement only to discover that the serial killer he’s been chasing for five years is suddenly back at work. With Marisa Tomei. (R) THE WAY OF THE GUN**1'2 Ryan Phillippe, Benicio Del Toro and — sur prise — Juliette Lewis star in this blood-soaked saga about natural-born killers who kidnap a pregnant woman and hold her for ransom. James Caan costars. Christopher McQuarrie directs. (R) THE TAO OF STEVE*** Dona I Logue took the Special Jury Prize for acting at the most recent Sundance for his portrayal of a bong-toking Lothario in this come dy from Jennipher Goodman. Greer
Goodman costars. HIGHLANDER: ENDGAME**1'2 They still make these things? And people actual ly pay to see them? Christopher Lambert clings to his last shred of job security in this umpteenth sequel in the swashbuckling time-travel series that also features cast members from the spin-off TV show. (R) THE CELL**** Jennifer Lopez stars in the visually adventurous saga of a child therapist who explores the mind of a comatose serial killer hoping to learn the location of his latest victim. With Vince Vaughn. (R) BITTERSWEET MOTEL*** In his latest film, Road Trip director Todd Phillips spends some time on the road with Vermont’s own Phish. The 84-minute documentary chronicles a year the band spent touring the U .S. and Europe.(R) SAVING GRACE***1'2 Brenda Blethyn stars in the new film from director Nigel Cole, a comedy about a proper English gardening enthusiast who transforms her estate into a pot plan tation. (R) BRING IT ON*** Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union and Jesse Bradford star in this saga about the rivalry between two top cheerleading squads. Peyton Reed directs. (PG-13) THE REPLACEMENTS*** Keanu Reeves is a washed-up quarterback, Gene Hackman the loose-cannon coach who hires him to lead his team of majorleague misfits to the play-offs in the midst of an NFL players’ strike in this Tin Cup-meets-Necessary Roughness comedy combo. (PG-13) SPACE COWBOYS***1'2 Clint Eastwood directs and costars in this geriatric journey to the heavens in which four old-time Air Force vets are sent to defuse a deadly Cold War-era satellite. Tommy Lee Jones, James Garner and Donald Sutherland come along for the ride. (PG-13) AUTUMN IN NEW YORK**1'2 Uh-oh, Weepie Alert! Winona Ryder and — yeah, right — Richard Gere are MayFebruary lovers who have reason to fear death is going to part them way ahead of schedule in this by-the-numbers sob-athon from director Joan
Chen.(PG -13) THE NUTTY PROFESSOR 2: THE KLUMPS**1'2 Has anyone outside the porn industry spent more time in rub ber than Eddie Murphy? The comedian slops the stuff on again for this sequel, in which the good doctor attempts to rid himself of his alter-ego by altering his own DNA. Mostly though, it’s all just an excuse for Murphy to pile on layer after layer of latex and play multiple oversized, over bearing members of the family Klump. Peter (Tommy Boy) Segal directs. (PG13) WHAT LIES BENEATH** Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer star in the latest from Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis. Shot partially in Vermont, the picture tells the spooky story of a wife who becomes convinced the ghost of a woman with whom her husband once had an affair is haunting their home and planning to do them harm. Amber Valletta costars. (PG-13) DINOSAUR***1'2 Between the budget for this prehistoric kid-flick and the cost to build the digitial studio needed to produce it, Disney has sunk an esti mated $350 million into this film. A pretty heavy bet for a coming-of-age cartoon about a cuddly reptile. Featuring the vocal stylings of D.B. Sweeney, Della Reese and Joan Plowright. (PG) CENTER STAGE*** Nicholas (The Madness of King George) Hynter directs the saga of a group of young dancers pursuing their dreams of bal let glory in New York. Amanda Schull and Peter Gallagher head the ensem ble cast. (PG-13) GLADIATOR**** Ridley Scott directs this $100 million epic about a Roman general betrayed and sent into exile as a slave. Russell Crowe, Oliver Reed (in his last role) and Joaquin Phoenix star. (R) MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 * * 1'2 Hong Kong action maestro John Woo directs this sequel to the inexplicable, totally incomprehensible 1996 hit. Tom Cruise stars again as agent Ethan Hunt and, this time around, accepts a mis sion to save the world from the threat of biological warfare. Thandie Newton,
shJQWtimES I MIOI/CI OnETrtfcl OIMCA/IAC NICKELODEON CINEMAS C ollege Street, Bu rlin gto n , 8 6 3 - 9 5 1 5 .
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W ay of the G u n 1 :4 0, 4 :1 0 , 6 :4 5 , 9 :1 5 . S a v in g G race 1 :1 5, 3 :3 0 , 7 :1 5 , 9 :4 0 .
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Bittersweet M otel 1 :3 0, 3 :2 0 , 5 :2 0 , 7 :3 0 ,
W illisto n R oad, S . B u rlington, 8 6 3 - 4 4 9 4 .
9 :5 0 . Perfect Storm 1 :1 0 , 3 :5 0 , 6 :3 0 ,
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M is s io n Im p o s sib le 2 12, 2 :2 0 , 4 :5 0 , 7 :1 5 , 9 :5 0 . G ladiator 1 2 : 1 5 , 3 :0 5 , 6 :2 0 , 9 :1 5 . C enter S ta g e 1 2 : 3 0 , 2 :4 5 , 5 :1 5 , 7 :3 0 , 9 :4 5 . Frequency 1 2 :4 5 , 3 :1 5 , 5 :3 0 , 7 :4 5 , 10.
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Cow boys 1, 7. W hat L ie s Be n e a th 1 :2 0, 4,
T h e W a tche r 1 :2 5 , 4 :1 0 , 7 :1 0 , 9 :3 5 .
Im p o s sib le 2 1 2, 2 :3 0 , 4 :5 0 , 7 :1 5 , 9 :5 0 . G ladiator 1 2 : 1 5 , 3 : 1 5 , 6 :2 0 ,
6 :4 0 , 9 :3 0 . M a tinees S a t-S u n only.
T h e R e p la c e m e n ts 6 : 4 5 , 9 :2 5 . W h ip p e d 7, 9 :4 0 . B r in g it O n 1 :2 0 , 4 , 6 :5 0 , 9 :3 0 . N u tty P ro fe sso r 2 1 :1 0 , 3 :4 5 .
9 :1 5 . C enter S ta g e 1 2 : 3 0 , 2 :4 5 , 5 :1 5 , 7 :3 0 , 9 :4 5 .
9 :2 0 . Blood S im p le 3 :4 5 , 10. S p a c e
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Rt. 1 0 0 , M orrisville , 8 8 8 - 3 2 9 3 .
N u rse Betty 1, 4, 6 : 5 0 , 9 :4 0 .
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C A P IT O L T H E A T R E 9 3 State Street, M ontpelier, 2 2 9 - 0 3 4 3 . M A D R IV E R F L IC K R oute 1 0 0 , W aitsfield, 4 9 6 - 4 2 0 0 . M A R Q U IS T H E A T E R M a in Street, M id dleb ury, 3 8 8 - 4 8 4 1 .
Cow boys 1, 3 :3 0 , 6 :5 0 , 9. PARAM O U NT THEATRE
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ETHAN ALLEN CINEMAS 4 N orth A venue, Bu rlin gto n , 8 6 3 - 6 0 4 0 .
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2 4 1 North M a in Street, Barre, 4 7 9 - 9 6 2 1 . S U N S E T D R IV E - IN Colchester, 8 6 2 - 1 8 0 0 . S T O W E C IN E M A Baggy Knees S hop p ing Ctr., Stowe, 2 5 3 -4 6 7 8 . W E LD E N TH EATER 1 0 4 No. M a in S t „ St. A lb a n s, 5 2 7 - 7 8 8 8 .
’ Ving Rhames and Dougray Scott costar. (PG-13) SHAFT*** Some pre-release confusion with regard to John Singleton’s update of the 1971 Blaxploitation classic: Depending on your source, Samuel L. Jackson is either the bad-ass Casanova himself or a much younger nephew who comes to town to join the family business. Two things are certain, though: Vanessa Williams and Christian Bale costar. (R)
’70s. (R) SION TO MARS**1'2 Slightly less than a year short of 2 0 0 1 , Brian De Palma brings us this decidedly Kubrick-esque sci-fi adventure con cerning deep secrets uncovered on the surface of Mars. Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle and Gary Sinise star. (PG-13)
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I read an article in The Star about the final hours of Marilyn Monroe’s life. Supposedly this woman who wrote it — Annie Farrelly — discovered that the last word the legendary actress said before her last blackout was “pistachio.” According to this story, the most famous woman in the country had come home from a bad day on the set, where she’d had a breakdown. It was a rocky shoot, Monroe had complained to a friend on the telephone that evening. Some studio tycoon used people and treated them like cattle, she said, and the crew had just stood by while he had insulted her performance throughout the afternoon. The incident made her feel betrayed. And it made her feel like eating ice cream. Lots of ice cream. Some time near the break of dawn, appar ently, after consuming multiple quarts, Monroe dialed a number on her bedside phone thinking it was that of a nearby Baskin Robbins. By acci dent, the piece revealed, the actress called playwright Arthur Miller and placed an order for five more quarts of her favorite flavor. Before he could say anything, she hung up. I guess it’s one of Hollywood’s great secrets. Until now, anyway. You know, if you believe The Star.
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k e e p in g sc o re : Q uick! N am e the top 200 musical hits o f the last 1000 years! T he V erm ont M illennium M usic Festival doesn’t explicitly play favorites, but it does offer a w eekend-long, w hirl w ind to u r o f the last 10 centuries in m usic, from H ildegard von Bingen’s m ystical, medieval chants to the ro m antic ballades o f C ho p in . T he final concert com presses the whole last cen tu ry into a single evening, featuring C anadian percussionist Beverley Jo h n sto n . She’ll play two contem porary' pieces: an exciting visceral w ork by South Africas Kevin Volans and G eorge C ru m b ’s
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The girlie shows long gone. But there are other ways summer good-bye at the Worlds Fair... with pony ► iejudging and a demolition e 1867, the Orange County itry fair has billed itself as “The st Show in the Northeast!” This r’s edition honors the hundreds of •who spend all year brusl up their Brown Swiss cows, plumpi their giant pumpkins and re; rhubarb surprise. Tunbridge World’s Fair, i hursday Sunday, September 15-17. 9 a. m. p.m. Route ,10, Tunbridge,.
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art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. FIG U R E D R A W IN G : T he hum an figure motivates aspiring and accom plished artists in a weekly drawing session on the stage at Memorial A uditorium , Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-7165.
w ords B O O K D IS C U S S IO N : Elinore Pruitt Stewart’s Letters o f a Woman Homesteader gets a reading in the “South by Southwest” series. Kimball Public Library, Randolph, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 728-5073. ALICIA BAY LAUREL: T he renais sance w om an has updated her 1971 best seller Living on the Earth, a step-by-step guide to basic eco-living. Bear Pond Books, M ontpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774. ‘T H E SKY U N W A SH E D ’: A uthor Irene Zabytko expands horizons at a reading o f her novel about a family confronting the Chernobyl disaster. Book Rack, C ham plain Mill, W inooski, 7 p.m. Free, Info, 655-0231.
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Fletcher Allen H ealth Care serves up fine food w ith low-fat ingredients. Burgess Assembly Hall, Fletcher Allen H ealth Care, B urlington, 7-8 p.m . Free. Register, 847-2278. BOOK FAIR: Tote hom e some tomes to benefit the H u n tington Public Library. Book Rack, C ham plain Mill, W inooski, 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231. CHAMBER MIXER: M eet and mix with other local business types at a schmooze fest sponsored by the Lake C ham plain Regional C ham ber o f Com m erce. C ourtyard by M arriott, W illiston, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $12. Info, 863-3489. officers and business owners con vene in four separate b u t sim ultane ous sessions at D elehanty Hall, Trinity College, Burlington; M ontpelier Police Station; B .R .O .C . Office, 60 C enter St., Rutland; Library-Academic Center, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville. 6-8 p.m . Free. Info, 877-770-8922. HEALTH LECTURE: Learn how to get fit — fast — at a talk entitled “H alf H our to Better H ealth .” Chiropractic W orks, Burlington, 5:20 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5000.
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“H appy Days”-era sm all-town New England is the setting for this come dy involving two couples and a fifth wheel. Dorset Playhouse, 2 & 8 p.m . $22-36. Info, 867-5777.
FULL M O O N PADDLE: Listen and look for nocturnal wetland species on a canoe trip down the Clyde River. Gear is provided at the Verm ont Leadership Center, E. C harleston, 7 p.m . $5. Register,
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Investigate overseas opportunities with the Peace Corps. M LK Lounge, Billings Student Center, UV M , Burlington, 7 p.m . Free.
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w ords A N N E STUA RT: T h e best-selling author signs her new book, Shadows at Sunset, a m odern-day gothic tale o f deception and revenge. Borders, C hurch Street M arketplace, B urlington, 7:30 p.m . Free. Info, 865-5216.
NANCY MEANS WRIGHT: T he Verm ont author reads from and signs her latest m ystery in a farmerdetective series, entitled Poison Apples. Book Rack, C ham plain Mill, W inooski, 7 p.m . Free. Info, 655-0231.
CHELSEA GREEN AUTHORS: Verm ont authors Rosemary Fifield, Helen Husher, T im M atson and Joe Sherm an share stories and local lore. Isley Library, M iddlebury, 7 p.m . Free. Info, 388-2061. POETRY WORKSHOP: Local poet D avid W einstock shares writing tips w ith aspiring authors. Today’s topic is “Prose Poetry.” Ilsley Public Library, M iddlebury, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 388-7523.
kid s POOH STORYTIME: G et a bear hug from a convincing costum ed life-sized Pooh. Barnes &c Noble, S. B urlington, 3:30 p.m . Free. Info, 864-8001.
SONG A N D STORYTIME: Threes are com pany at this singing read-along for babies and toddlers. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
sport BIKE R ID E : Helm ets are de rigueur for cycle enthusiasts on a terraintackling ride into the sunset. Meet at Alpine Shop, M iddlebury, 6 p.m.
t /!. tnursday tfcur: m usic • Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” C H O R A L A U D IT IO N S : See Septem ber 13. D A R W ILLIA M S: Catie C urtis joins the esteemed songstress in a benefit concert for the Peace & Justice Center. Ira Allen Chapel, U V M , Burlington, 7 p.m . $22. Info, 863-8326.
dance SALSA A N D M E R E N G U E CLASS: Learn some o f the moves that made the Rickys — Ricardo and M artin — famous. Sh-N a-N a’s, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m . class, 9 p.m . dance, $3-5. Info, 862-5082. IN T R O T O SQ UARE D A N C IN G : This session puts you squarely in control o f your own two feet. M ater Christi School, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m . Free. Info, 879-1974.
drama ‘H O W H IG H T H E M O O N ’: See Septem ber 13, 8 p.m. ‘SW E ET C H A R IT Y ’ A U D I T IO N S : See Septem ber 13.
film ‘C R O U P IE R ’: See Septem ber 13.
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etc PEACE C O R P S IN F O SESSION: See Septem ber 13, Verm ont Green Room, St. Michael’s College, 6:30 p.m. T U N B R ID G E W O R L D ’S FAIR: T h e classic country fair turns 129 this year, w ith ag events and antique exhibits from the old days. See “to do” list, this issue. Tunbridge Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. - sunset. $3. Info, 889-5555H IK E R M E E T IN G : T he B urlington section o f the Green M ountain C lub gathers for an update on the Butler Lodge recon struction. Burlington W astewater Treatm ent Building, 7 p.m . Free. Info, 878-6773. ‘CALL O F T H E D O V E ’: Share music and “poetry for peace” with fellow m ellow folks. Bring a cushion to the W aterfront Holistic Healing Center, B urlington, 7-8:30 p.m. D onations. Info, 865-2756. P R E S ID E N T ’S C A N C E R PANEL: An advisory group reporting to the president invites com m ent on Verm onters’ experiences with cancer screening and treatm ent. Carpenter A uditorium , Given Medical Building, U V M , Burlington, 6:308:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7875. ‘FA ITH -B A SE D C O M M U N IT Y A C T IV IS M ’: Eugene Rivers, a for m er gang m em ber, details the suc cess o f Boston grassroots efforts to curb violence. M cC arthy Arts Center, St. M ichael’s College, Col chester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. T H R IF T A N D GARAGE SALE: Keep an eye out for good bargains and funky finds at the Trinity
United M ethodist C hurch, M o n t pelier, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 229-9158. W O M E N ’S P R IO R IT IE S M E E T IN G : T he G overnors Com m ission on W om en wants input from fellow females to shape the agenda for the upcom ing legislative session. State House, M ontpelier, 9:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m . Free. Info, 828-2851. e n v ir o n m e n t a l l u n c h
SERIES: T h e director o f M iddlebury College Environm ental Affairs program talks over its 35-year histo ry of being green. Gifford-Annex Lounge, M iddlebury College, 12:201:20 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5710. T O A STM A ST E R S M E E T IN G : W annabe public speakers develop com m unication and leadership skills at the Best W estern Conference Center, S. Burlington, 7 p.m . Free. Info, 872-0135. FARMERS’ M A RKET: Graze amongst just-picked produce and hom em ade baked goods at the Essex Junction Shopping Center, 2-6:30 p.m. Info, 865-0068. C hurch St., Barre, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 223-1703. E M O T IO N S A N O N Y M O U S : W omen suffering from depression, anxiety or other problem s get sup port through a 12-step program . 86 Lake Street, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 644-1970. SEXUAL ASSAULT SU RVIVO RS G R O U P: Victim s o f violence sup port and educate their peers. Puffer United M ethodist C hurch, Morrisville, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 888-5256.
St., Burlington, 8 p.m . $6. Info, 660-9491. C O N T R A D A N C E : An all-ages family h our is followed by dance instruction for teens and adults. Jericho C om m unity Center, 7-9:30 p.m. $3. Info, 899-9935. C O M M U N IT Y D A N C E : Lausanne Allen calls while the kid band Seven T h in Dim es reels out the tunes for contra dancers. Ripton C om m unity Coffee House, 7:30 p.m . $4. Info, 388-9782.
drama ‘H O W H IG H T H E M O O N ’: See Septem ber 13, 8 p.m . ‘SW E E T C H A R IT Y ’ A U D I T IO N S : See Septem ber 13.
film ‘S U N S H IN E ’: Ralph Fiennes plays the son and heir in three succeeding generations o f a H ungarian Jewish family from the late 19th century through the 1950s. C atam ount Arts, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m . $6. Info, 748-2600. ‘Q U IL L S’: Geoffrey Rush stars as the M arquis de Sade as he explores the quill as a w riting instrum ent and torture tool. Part ofT elluride at D artm o u th film series. Loew A udit orium , H opkins Center, D artm outh College, Hanover, N .H ., 4:30, 7 & 9:30 p.m. $8. Info, 603-646-2422.
art • See exhibit openings in the art list ings.
w ords PO E T R Y R E A D IN G : H aiku poet Rafael d 'G ru tto la launches the poet ry series at the Chaffee Arts Center, R utland, 7:30 p.m . $5. Info, 775-5413. T IM B R O O K E S: T he Brit-turnedV erm onter reads and signs his A m erican hitchhiking odyssey, A
m usic • Also, see listings in “Sound Advice. ” ' • M IL L E N N IU M M U S IC FES TIVAL: T his am bitious four-day extravaganza presents a century-by century history o f W estern music. Tonight’s really early m usic includes “Sponsus” and “T h e Play o f Daniel.” See “to do” list, this issue, Vermont College C hapel, M ont pelier, 8 p.m . $20. Info, 229-9408. BLUES C R U ISE: Float your boat with musical ballast supplied by Big Joe Burrell and T he U nknow n Blues Band. Leaving from the King Street Ferry Dock, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. $25. Info, 864-9804. DEXTER G RO V E: T h e singer plays folk rock for the student crowd at Slade Hall, U V M , Burling ton, 9 p.m. $5. Info, 656-6407. GIGI, BARB & ROBA IR: T h e trio plays music from C entral Europe, on clarinet, violin, m andolin and accordion. Villa Tragara, W aterbury Center, 6:30 p.m. $5. Info, 244-5288. I REFOIL: M ellow out to the m elo dious sounds o f medieval French harp songs. M ead Chapel, M iddle bury, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5794. MYLLARIT: D raw ing from the tra ditions o f Karelia and Finland, seven musicians play over a dozen instru ments at the C handler M usic Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m . $10. Info, 728-9878. FESTIVAL O F T H E LAKES: Take in the diversity o f the art scene around Saranac Lake. T odays talents are Juggles the Clown and Das Puppenspiel. Pendragon Theatre, Saranac Lake, N.Y., 6:15 p.m . $5 per person, $10 for b u tto n to all events. Info, 888-701-5977.
dance C O N TR A D A N C E : Rachel N evitt calls for Brian Perkins and Friends at a northern-style com m unity hoedown. C ham plain Club, Crowley
H ell o f a Place to Lose a Cow. C arpenter Carse Library, Hinesburg, 7 p.m . Free. Info, 482-2878. LYNN S T E G N E R : T he V erm ont author reads excerpts from her new novel exploring the link between people and the land, Pipers at the Gates o f Dawn. Book Rack, C ham plain Mill, W inooski, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231.
kid s ‘M U S IC W IT H R O B E R T A N D G IG I’: Kids sing songs w ith Robert Resnik and his fiddle-playing friend Gigi W eisman. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216. ‘PAJAMARAMA’: Parents and kids cuddle up w ith a good book at this pro-pajam a event. Barnes &C Noble, S. Burlington, 7 p.m . Free. Info, 864-8001.
etc T U N B R ID G E W O R L D 'S FAIR: See Septem ber 14, $5. T H R IF T A N D GA RAGE SALE: See Septem ber 14, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m . O P E N H O U S E : C ham plain College explains a few things about its offerings to high schoolers. Admissions Office, Skiff Hall, C ham plain College, Burlington, 2-4:30 p.m . Free. Register, 800570-5858. C L O T H IN G SW AP ‘N ’ D R O P : D rop your pants— and any other clean old clothing and rags - to be recycled. Barre O u td o o r Recreation Building, noon-7 p.m . Free. Info, 479-4363. EX ERCISE CLASS: T he effects o f _ osteoporosis m ay be reversed, or prevented, as a result o f this gentle but effective w orkout. M ethodist C hurch, Brandon, 9-10 a.m. Free. Register, 247-5545. O K T O B E R F E S T : O riginating in 1810, this celebration o f Bavarian culture is m ore than a beerfest, but
be sure to check out the array o f microbrews, G erm an specialties and a silent auction. C ortina Inn, Killington, 6 p.m. $45. Info, 773-4003. S P E A R -T H R O W E R W O R K S H O P : Make and launch your own “atlatl” — a prehistoric weapon once used on woolly m am m oths. See “to do” list, this issue. C him ney Point State Historic Park, Addison, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $50. Register, 759-2412. APPLEFEST: Com pare a wide array o f local apples, including heirloom varieties. Some are baked into pies. King A rthur Flour Com pany, Norw ich, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m . Free. Info, 649-3361. B O O K A N D PIE SALE: Search the stacks for your favorite authors. O ld A rm ory C om m unity Center, St. Johnsbury, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. C O R P S O F C A D ET S PARADE: You could probably bounce a quar ter off this tight display o f m ilitary form ations — but it’s not recom m ended. N orw ich University, N orthfield, 1 p.m. Free, in fo , 485-2080. i* ‘2 6 0 0 ’ M E E T IN G : Hackers, cyber punks, geeks and assorted wired types m eet to socialize and converse. Borders, C hurch Street Marketplace, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. FARM ERS’ M ARKET: Feast on fresh local corn at this week’s reunion o f rural food producers. Volunteers Green, R ichm ond, 36:30 p.m. Free. Info, 482-5776. G L B T Q S U P P O R T G R O U P : Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth make new friends and get support. O utright Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 800-452-2428. B A T T ER E D W O M E N ’S SU P P O R T G R O U P : Battered W om en’s Services and Shelter facilitates a group in Barre, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 223-0855.
16 Saturday m usic • Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” "•■TREFOIL: See Septem ber 15, Christ C hurch, M ontpelier, 3:30 p.m . $16. Info, 223-6242. FESTIVAL O F T H E LAKES: See Septem ber 15. Celebrate “W orld Music Day” with the sounds o f the Andean band Inca Son as well as Celtic harp, African drum and Chinese folk music. Riverside Park, noon - 9 p.m. •■M ED IEV A L FAIRE: Pageantry, swordplay, juggling, crafts, music and dem onstrations transform the Statehouse lawn in M ontpelier, 9 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 223-6242. •■ T R A D IT IO N A L W O R L D M U SIC : All the w orld’s a stage for Bulgarian, Indian, Balinese, British and Georgian music. Unitarian C hurch, M ontpelier, 1 p.m. $20. Info, 223-6242. •■ B IR D S O N G IN CLASSICAL M U SIC : Musical references to wren, nightingales and other birds can be heard in this avian-oriented concert at Bethany C hurch, M ontpelier, 2:30 p.m . $16. Info, 223-6242. •■ ‘F O U R SEA SO N S’: T he M ontpelier C ham ber O rchestra Society salutes the four seasons according to Vivaldi. Bach also weighs in at the U nitarian C hurch, M ontpelier, 7 p.m. $16. Info, 244-8354. •■SA C R E D M U S IC C O N C E R T :
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C o n t in u e d fro m p a g e 3 b T he Festival C ham ber C horus pre sents m usic from the 15th century, including works by Dufay, O ckeghem and Josquin. Trinity U nited M ethodist C hurch, M ontpelier, 8:30 p.m . $16. Info, 223-6242
VERMONT YOUTH ORCHES TRA: Troy Peters conducts a cham ber m usic concert th at includes Bach’s C oncerto in D m in o r and the haunting “Pan de A zucar” by Jose Elizond. O pera H ouse at Enosburg Falls, 7:30 p.m . $7.50. Info, 933-6171.
dance ‘DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE’: Put spiritual practice in
giant ice cream cone at the phase-two kick-off to transform the old Ethan Allen Firehouse into a visual art cen ter. C hurch Street Marketplace, Burlington, noon - 1 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.
PRINTMAKING OPEN HOUSE: Co-located w ith the Frog Hollow C lay Studio, the new com m unity printm aking studio offers tours and dem os. Annex Arts, M em orial A uditorium , Burlington, noon - 4 p.m . Free. Info, 865-7166. CLAY STUDIO OPEN HOUSE: T h e Frog H ollow Crafts C enter offers pottery-m aking demos and activities for all ages. See “to do” list, this issue. Annex Arts, M em orial A uditorium , Burlington, noon - 4 p.m . Free. Info, 865-7166.
m otion by participating in dances and songs that celebrate com m unity. Verm ont Yoga Studio, C hace Mill, Burlington, 7-9 p.m . $5-7. Info, 482-2836. CONTRA DANCE: L inda Leslie calls for C uckoo’s N est at a northernstyle com m unity hoe-dow n. Capital C ity Grange Hall, M ontpelier. 8 p.m .
w o rd s Septem ber 13, Barnes & N oble, S. B urlington, 2 p.m . Free. Info, 864-8001. CHRISTOPHER SHAW: T he V erm ont author reads from and signs Sacred Monkey River, docum enting his canoe travels from Chiapas, M exico, to the G u lf o f Mexico. V erm ont Book Shop, Middlebury, 2-4 p.m . Free. Info, 388-2061.
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drama ‘HOW HIGH THE M O O N ’: See Septem ber 13, 4 & 8:30 p.m . ‘DUET FOR ONE’: A m usician stricken w ith m ultiple sclerosis tries to cope w ith the loss o f her art. R hom bus Gallery, Burlington, 8 p.m .
k id s PUPPET SHOW: You’ll boo the bad guy and cheer the heroine, even if they are tw o-and-a-half-foot puppets, in The Villains Mustache. C ovenant C o m m u n ity C hurch, Jericho, 2 p.m . Free. Info, 879-4313.
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NATURE WALK: Take a leisurely stroll around Colchester Pond w ith the B urlington section o f the Green M ountain Club. Free, Register,
‘CHINESE COFFEE’: Al Pacino and Jerry O rbach play tw o artists who decide to m ake failure an art. Part ofT elluride at D a rtm o u th film series. Loew A uditorium , H opkins Center, D a rtm o u th College, Hanover, N .H ., 5, 7 & 9 p.m . $8. Info, 603-646-2422.
878-6773.
RUGBY GAME: T h e Burlington Rugby Football C lub takes on the team from N ew port, R.I., in a game at Fort E than Allen, Colchester, 1 p.m . Free. Info, 864-3529-
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people to share survival stories and strategies. 35 King St., Burlington, 6
244-6963.
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Long Trail and get rewarded w ith great views. M eet at the Verm ont Leadership Center, East Charleston, 9 a.m. Donations. Register,
intervention in C olom bia convene for a one-day activist-organized working session. C hrist C hurch, M ontpelier, 10 a.m . - 3 p.m. Free.
723-4705.
Info, 863-0571.
436-1103.
CAMEL’S HUM P HIKE: C lim b up
PEACE AND JUSTICE LECTURE:
the back o f Verm ont’s m ost distinc tive peak w ith the M ontpelier section o f the Green M ountain Club. M eet at the rear parking lot o f M ontpelier H igh School, 8:30 a.m. Free.
A W ashington lobbyist for a Catholic social justice group presents a w ork shop on com bining faith and politics. St. E dm unds Hall, St. M ichael’s College, Colchester, 9 a.m . - noon. Free. Info, 654-2536. FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL: Hay, hay, h a y ... W agon rides, cider and a petting farm entertain all ages at Adams Apple O rchard & Farm er’s M arket, W illiston, 10 a.m. -5 p.m . Free. Info, 879-5226. HARVEST FESTIVAL: A m ultitude o f m usicians heads up this fall cele bration w ith hay rides, storytelling and clog dancing. Shelburne Farms, 10 a.m . - 4 p.m . $5. Info, 985-8686. HIKE FOR HUNGER: Clim b M ou n t H unger to help the cause — alleviating childhood m alnutrition. M t. H unger trailhead, W aterbury, 8 a.m. Free. Register, 865-0255. ‘BRITISH INVASION’: N either the Redcoats nor T h e Beatles are com ing, b u t hundreds o f English-m ade auto mobiles are. Have a “look-see” at Bouchard Farm Field, Stowe, 9 a.m . 4 p.m. $6. Info, 253-5320.
WHALE WATCH: W hales used to swim in V erm ont, b u t th at was a long
p.m. Free. Info, 879-1147.
CLOTHING SWAP ‘N ’ DROP: Sift through second-hand clothes for fabulous fashions. Barre O u td o o r Recreation Building, Barre, 9 a.m . 3 p.m . Free. Info, 479-4363.
Register, 223-3935.
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tests o f accuracy, distance and style w ith ancient “atlatl” weaponry. See
Boyden Valley W inery, C am bridge, 11 a.m . - 5 p.m . $2. Info, 644-8151. BIRD WALK: Boreal birds to be spotted include gray jays, spruce grouse and three-toed woodpeckers. M eet at Sim on the T anner parking lot, Island Pond, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m . $10. Register, 434-4300.
“to do” list, this issue. C him ney Point State H istoric Park, Addison, 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m . $5. Info, 759-2412. AUTO RACING: W atch the colors fly by at the Fall Foliage 200 qualify ing races. Airborne International Raceway, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1 p.m. $20 per day, $25 for weekend. Info,
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THRIFT AND GARAGE SALE: See Septem ber 14, 9-11 a.m.
LINEWORKERS’ RODEO: An electrifying event pits power com pa ny employees from around New England in speed climbs and poletop rescues. See “to do” list, this issue. N o rth Beach, Burlington, 8 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7417.
SILENT AUCTION: Frog Hollow “throws” an opening celebration at its Burlington Clay Studio and Craft Education Center, w ith fine crafts for bidding, entertainm ent and party food. M em orial A uditorium , Bur lington, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7474. TAG SALE: Sm art shoppers search for special stuff to benefit the V erm ont chapter o f the American Friends Service C om m ittee. Friends M eeting House, 177 N orth Prospect St., Burlington, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 229-2340.
‘STEPPING INTO FREEDOM’: M indfulness m aestro T hich N h a t H a n h helps you clim b your inner m ountain as part o f a six-day retreat. Ascutney M ountain Resort, Brownsville, $450-850. Register,
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CRAFT FAIR & FLEA MARKET: Shoppers exhibit bazaar behavior while browsing for new, handm ade and used goods. V erm ont State Fairgrounds, R utland, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m . Free. Info, 492-2013.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: A ddicted to eating? Food abuse is on the table at Lawrence Library, Bristol, 9:30 a.m . Free. Info, 453-2368.
W OMEN’S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CONFERENCE: Liz Robert o f V erm ont Teddy Bear C om pany advises entrepreneurs at a day o f workshops for w om en inter ested in launching successful busi nesses. V erm ont Technical College, Randolph, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Free. Register, 800-464-7232.
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FESTIVAL OF THE LAKES: See Septem ber 15. Performers parade from H otel Saranac to Riverside Park at 1 p.m . T h ro u g h o u t the day, emerging playwrights offer works-inprogress for feedback at Pendragon T heatre.
•-RENAISSANCE CONCERT: Forty different vocal parts create a unique “surround-sound” experience in T hom as Tallis’ Spem in Alium . U nitarian C hurch, M ontpelier, 1 p.m. $16. Info, 223-6242. •-H U M O R IN MUSIC: Listen for musical in-jokes by the likes o f R D .Q . Bach and Spike Jones in the A trium o f 73 M ain St., M ontpelier, 1 p.m . $10. Info, 223-6242. •"MUSIC OF 1600: A concert o f greatest hits — from the tu rn o f the 17th century — includes lute songs by John D ow land and excerpts from M onteverdi s Orfeo. Trinity U nited M ethodist C hurch, M ontpelier, 2:3ff p.m . $16. Info, 223-6242. •-M ADRIGAL DINNER: French, English and Italian songs serenade feasters at a freshly prepared meal typical o f the tu rn o f 17th century. O ld Labor Hall, Barre, 5:30 p.m . $10. Info, 223-6242.
Mexico m ake this low -budget Mexican movie, well, m em orable. B urlington College, 6 p.m . Free. Info, 862-9616.
THE W ID O W OF ST. PIERRE’: A French sailor on a rem ote island subm its to m urder charges and awaits the arrival o f a guillotine. Part o f Telluride at D artm o u th film series. Loew A uditorium , H opkins Center, D artm o u th College, Hanover, N .H ., 2, 6:15 & 8:30 p.m. $8. Info, 603646-2422.
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kids POOH STORYTIME: See Septem ber 14, 1-1:30 p.m.
sport AUTO RACING: See Septem ber 16. BIKE RIDE: Take in m ountain views on a 14-mile stretch w ith the Burlington section o f the Green M ountain Club. M eet at Ferrisburgh C entral School, 10 a.m . Free. Register, 482-2420.
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• - ‘THE JOY OF JAZZ’ C O N CERT: T his program traces the evo lution o f jazz from Africa through ragtim e, swing and the big-band era. Bethany C hurch, M ontpelier, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 223-6242.
drama ‘HO W HIGH THE M O O N ’: See Septem ber 13, 8 p.m .
‘DUET FOR O NE’: See Septem ber 16.
film ‘SUNSHINE’: See Septem ber 15. ‘EL MARIACHI’: Music, m istaken identity, m ayhem and m urder in
HIKE FOR HUNGER: Choose one o f two paths to help alleviate child hood hunger. M ount Philo, C harlotte, or the Stowe Bike Path. C heck in between 1-4 p.m . Free. Register, 865-0255.
FINE W INE A ND FOOD FESTI VAL: T h e Flynn serves up good taste, this tim e to benefit its cultural and educational program m ing. Shelburne Farms, 1-5 p.m . $35. Info, 652-4507. CANINES & COMPANY: T he C entral V erm ont H um ane Society invites hum ans and their polite pooches to a day o f dog-centric doings. State House Lawn, M o n t pelier, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m . Free. Info, 476-3811.
CAMPUS DISCOVERY DAY: Music, arts and science events open
the ivory tower for everyone. M iddlebury College, 1-4 p.m . Free. Info, 443-5198.
ABENAKI STORYTELLING: W olfsong shares local legends o f lake and lore at the Lake Cham plain M aritim e M useum , Ferrisburgh, 2 p.m. $8. Info, 475-2022.
RUTLAND REGION ETHNIC FESTIVAL: In a “m elting pot” mood? Music from around the globe and delicacies from Japan, Italy, Africa and the M iddle East recall V erm ont’s own im m igrant past. D ow ntow n Rutland, noon - 7 p.m. $2. Info, 259-3312. REPTILE HIKE: Learn the hiding places and identify lizards, snakes, frogs and friends. M ount Indepen dence State H istoric Site, Orwell, 9:30 a.m. $3. Info, 948-2000. WOOL DAY: A sheep-to-shawl look at wool working features hand shear ing, spinning and border collie demos. See “to do” list, this issue. Billings Farm & M useum , W oodstock, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m . $8. Info, 457-2355.
FARMERS’ MARKET: Check out locally grown veggies, hom em ade treats and crafts on the M ountain Road, Stowe, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m . Free. Info, 777-0833. ARCHEOLOGY TOUR: Follow state archeologist Giovanna Peebles on a m illennium tour o f under ground Addison County. M eet at C him ney Point State H istoric Park, Addison, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m . Free. Info, 828-3050. HISTORY WALK: W alk back in tim e on the W est Bolton H istory Trail w ith experts w ho are outstand ing in the field. W est Bolton Cemetery, 1 & 2:30 p.m . Free. Info, 656-4310.
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BIKE RIDE: See Septem ber 14.
•"MOZART A N D BEETHOVEN: M ozart and Beethoven com pete for the title o f “com poser o f the m illen nium ” in a hearing in the C edar Creek Room , Statehouse, M ontpelier, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 223-6242.
•-ROM ANTIC MUSIC C O N CERTS: A R om antic m usic m arathon keys in to C hopin’s Ballades at noon, for $10. W orks by Schubert, Schum ann, M endelssohn and Brahms are perform ed at 1:30 p.m. for $16. T h e contem porary set — Debussy, Ives, Schoenburg — get ear play at 3:30 p.m . for $16. U nitarian C hurch, M ontpelier. Info, 223-6242.
•-FINAL CONCERT OF MIL LENNIUM FESTIVAL: T h e final concert o f the festival brings listeners up to date w ith works by Ravel, Bartok, C rum b, Ligeti and a brand new opera by Verm onters D avid Budbill and Erik Nielsen. See story, this issue. Barre O pera H ouse, 7 p.m . $20. Info, 223-6242.
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VERMONT COLLEGE FAIR: Representatives from 220 colleges and universities, including m ost o f the V erm ont ones, talk up their offer ings to potential scholars. Tarrant Center, St. M ichael’s College, C ol chester, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535. KNITTING GROUP: Needle w ork ers swap stitching tips and design ideas w ith other wool workers. N ortheast Fiber Arts Center, S. Burlington, 6:30 p.m . Free. Info, 865- 4981. WORKERS’ RIGHTS: Employees facing discrim ination, unsafe w orking conditions, insurance problem s and other labor issues get help from an advocate at the W orker’s Rights Center, B urlington C ity Hall, 4:308:30 p.m . Free. Info, 865-7184. Employee hopefuls get job leads, connections, skills and support. Career Resource Center, V erm ont D epartm ent o f Em ploym ent & Training, B urlington, 1 p.m . Free. Info, 652-0322. PUBLIC MEDITATION: Take a step on the p ath to enlightenm ent in an environm ent th a t instructs begin ners and supports practiced thinkers. R atna Shri T ibetan M editation Center, 12 Hillside Ave., M ontpelier, 6:30 p.m . Free. Info, 223-5435.
Battered W om en facilitates a group in Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m . Free. Info, 658-1996.
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Sym phony violinist David Gusakov oversees this weekly harm onic con vergence o f am ateur musicians. Music Room , S. Burlington High School, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $6. Info, 985-9750.
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AIKIDO OF VERMONT: Ongoing class es Monday through Friday, 6-7 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Saturday, 9-10:30 a.m. Sunday, 10-11:30 a.m. Above Onion River Co-op, 274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info, 862-9785. Practice the a rt o f A ikido in a safe a n d supportive environm ent.
art BEGINNING WATERCOLOR: Six Tuesdays, September 19 through October 24, 10 a.m. - noon. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $75. Register, 865-7166. Cover color theory, still-life a n d landscape tech niques.
TRAVEL JOURNAL’: Four Wednesdays, September 20 through October 11, 6-8 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $60. Register, 865-7166. Learn to record the architecture, landscapes an d people you encounter in your travels using pen, p en cil or watercolor.
MECHANICAL DESIGN: Six Thursdays, September 21 through October 26, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $75. Register, 865-7166. Convey artistic concepts to better enhance your design, layout an d perspective skills.
‘DRAWING FOR ABSOLUTE BEGIN NERS’: Two Sundays, September 24 and October 1, 1-4 p.m. Community College of Vermont, 119 Pearl St., Burlington. $65. Register, 865-4422. Learn to distin guish shapes an d dim ensionalform s by hon ing you r observational skills.
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INTRODUCTORY WEAVING: Seven Wednesdays, September 20 through November 1, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Northeast Fiber Arts Center, 7531 Williston Rd., Wdliston. $155. Info, 288-8081. Learn the fundam entals o f weaving on a four-harness flo o r loom w hile exploring possible structures
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juggling JUGGLING CLUB: Ongoing Mondays and Tuesdays, 5 p.m. Waterfront Park, Burlington. Free. Info, 658-5512.
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INTERMEDIATE WEAVING: Four Thursdays, September 21, October 5, 19 and November 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Northeast Fiber Arts Center, 7531 Williston Rd., Williston. $155. Info, 2888081. Explore "overshot, ” “lace weaves, ”
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BEGINNING SPINNING: Four Mondays, October 2, 16, 23 and 30, 6:308:30 p.m. Northeast Fiber Arts Center, 7531 Williston Rd., Williston. $90. Info, 288-8081. Learn the m editative a rt o f spin
kids ‘MUSIC SEEDS’: Thursdays and Saturdays beginning September 7. Charlotte Congregational Church. Info, 425-5954. Children up to agefiv e get an early music education.
WATERCOLOR: Six Thursdays, September 21 through October 26, 3:305:30 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $60. Register, 865-7166. Ten- to 14-year-olds
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PAINTING CERAMICS: Ongoing class es. Blue Plate Ceramic Cafe, 119 College St., Burlington. Free. Info, 652-0102.
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FRENCH CINEMA: Ten Mondays, October 2 through December 11, 6:308:30 p.m. The Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski. $190 includes Alliance Franchaise membership. Register, 655-0231.
dance LATIN SAMPLER: Six Mondays, September 25 through October 30, 8-9:30 p.m. Jazzercise, Wdliston. $10/dass. Info, 864-7953. D a vid Larson and Rebecca
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FRENCH FOR FRESH STARTERS’: Ten Wednesdays, October 4 through December 13, 6 -8 p.m. The Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski. $190 includes Alliance Fran^aise membership. Register, 655-0231. Nancy Walsh teaches a creative
CUBAN-STYLE SALSA: Four Thursdays, September 28, October 5, 12 and 19, Intro 6:30-7:30 p.m., Level I 7:30-8:30 p.m., Level II 8:30-9:30 p.m. $35/four weeks. Memorial Auditorium Annex, Burlington. Register, 864-7953. D a vid Larson and Rebecca Brookes teach this spicy Latin dance.
SWING: Classes start Sunday, October 1. Burlington. $40/person for a six-week ses sion. Info, 862-9033 or hollywoodstyleswing.com. Learn Hollywood-style
approach to speaking French.
ITALIAN: Group and individual instruc tion, beginner to advanced, all ages. Middlebury area. Info, 545-2676. Immerse yourselfin Italian to get ready fo r a trip abroad, or to better enjoy the country’s music,
‘LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF ASTROLOGY’: Ten Tuesdays, starting September 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Edmunds Middle School, Burlington. $150 includes workbook and birth chart. Register, 9518946. Learn to read your chart a n d interpret
sw ing in this six-week series.
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YMCA DANCE: Ongoing classes for adults, teens and children. YMCA, College St., Burlington. Info, 862-9622. Classes are
ESL: Ongoing small group classes, begin ners and intermediates. Vermont Adult Learning, Sloan Hall, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. Free. Info, 654-8677. Improve
planetary energies.
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DARTS: Thursdays through September 28, 7:30-9:30 p.m. McKee’s Pub, 19 E. Allen St., Winooski. Free. Info, 655-0048.
PROFESSIONAL BARTENDING TRAINING: Day, evening and weekend courses. Various locations. Info, 888-8544448 or bartendingschool.com. G et certi fie d to m ake a mean m artini, m argarita, m anhattan or m ai tai.
botany FLOWERING PLANT I.D.: Saturday, September 16, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Community College of Vermont, 119 Pearl St., Burlington. $50. Register, 865-4422. Examine the structure o f flow ering plants an d learn how to use a w ildflow er identification book.
FERN IDENTIFICATION: Saturday, October 7, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Community College of Vermont, 119 Pearl St., Burlington. $50. Register, 865-4422. A Lesson in fem structure helps you identify sev eral Vermont species.
business CREATING JOY AND ABUNDANCE’: Six Mondays, September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 16 and 23. Women’s Small Business Program, Trinity College, Burlington. $115, grants available. Info, 846-7160. Learn how to elim inate barriers so you can achieve your goals.
‘GETTING SERIOUS’: Four Tuesdays, September 26, October 1 0 , 17, and 24. Womens Small Business Program, Trinity College, Burlington. $115, grants available. Info, 846-7160. Explore the possibilities and realities o f business ownership, assess your skills and develop a business idea.
craft THE ART OF BOOKBINDING: Saturday, September 16, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Community College of Vermont, Burling ton. $60. Register, 865-4422. Learn basic bookbinding skills to m ake elegant hardcover journals, photo album s a n d sketch books.
offered in Latin, sw ing an d youth ballet.
D evelop stance, grip an d aim ing technique fo r perfect projectile performance.
dog training BASIC DOG TRAINING: Friday, September 29 through Sunday, October 1, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Walden. Info, 563-3381 or afrost@together.net. A p ril Frost, author o f Beyond Obedience Training, teaches dog owners to resolve common behavior problem s an d develop effective com m unication skills w ith your pet.
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Cherry St., Lower Level, Burlington. $45 membership dues. Info, 865-4422. Join this com m unity choir to sing gospel, folk, pop, ja z z, m usical theater a n d a little classical music.
BANJO FOR WOMEN: Monday, October 2, 6-8:30 p.m. and two Saturdays, October 7 and 14, 10 a.m. - noon. Burlington. $60. Register, 862-3581. Women get a grip on an instrum ent usually associated w ith m ale players. Instruction in "clawhammer" an d “frailing" techniques is offered.
‘LISTENING TO A SYMPHONY5: Sunday, October 1, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Community College of Vermont, 119 Pearl St., Burlington. $50. Register, 865-4422. Learn to identify movements an d their pu r poses in C lassical Rom antic an d 20th-centu ry symphonies.
‘SINGING FOR PLEASURE’: Individual classes for beginners and professionals. St. Albans. Info, 527-1293. N ative Italian speaker Enrico D i Palm a helps you im prove you r vocal skills.
photography INSTRUCTION: Classes, workshops, pri vate instruction. Info, 372-3104. Take classes in creative and technical camera an d darkroom skills w hile learning to “see” w ith a photographic eye.
reiki USUI TIBETAN REIKI CERTIFICA TION: Level I: Saturday, September 23. $145. Level II: Sunday, September 24. $195, financial assistance available. Info, 350-2030 or www.essentialsymmetry.com. Become certified in using R eiki to healyour se lf an d others.
reflexology REFLEXOLOGY: Saturday and Sunday, November 11 and 12, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sheraton, Burlington. $295. Register, 8788247. Learn how triggering self-healing mechanisms can heal various parts o f the body.
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BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU AND CARDIOBOXING: Ongoing classes for men, women and children, Monday through Saturday. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, 4 Howard St., Burlington. Info, 660-4072. Escapefea r w ith an integrated
skills in English as a second language.
self-defense system based on technique, not
meditation ‘LEARN TO MEDITATE’: Friday, September 15, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, September 16 and 17, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Shambhala Meditation Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Free on Friday, Saturday and Sunday $80. Info, 654-6929. Learn m editation techniques inspired by ancient Tibetan tradition.
MINDFULNESS-BASED MEDITA TION & STRESS REDUCTION’: Eight-week program beginning Thursday, September 28, 5:30-7 p.m. The Sanctuary for Yoga and Well-Being, Shelburne. $245. Info, 985-4961. Reduce the im pact o f stress on your body an d m ind.
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tion to “th at which is larger than yourself"
‘EARTH LIGHT RESONANCE SES SIONS’: Saturday, September 16, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info, 6608060. Rev. Lindy Sayw ardprom otes spiritu al connection through "energetic resonance. ’’
‘CHANNELING’: Four Wednesdays beginning September 20, 6:30-8 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $50/series. Info, 6608060. Increase you r in tu itive powers and
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‘THE WAY OF THE SUFI’: Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. S. Burlington. Free. Info, 6582447. This Sufi-style m editation incorporates
KABBALAH AND CREATIVITY’: Sunday, September 24, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Forest’s Edge, Warren. $75 includes lunch. Register, 496-9022. A rtists and non-artists
‘REELING BEAUTY’: Saturday, September 23, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Community College of Vermont, 119 Pearl St., Burlington. $50. Register, 865-4422.
breath, sound and movement.
gain insight into the creative process through
MEDITATION: Sundays, 9 a.m. - noon. Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave. Free. Info, 658-6795.
ancient Jewish mysticism.
A nalyze the themes oftem ptation and fu lfill
Instructors teach non-sectarian an d Tibetan
‘WEIGHT LOSS AND YOUR SUB CONSCIOUS MIND’: Six Tuesdays, September 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10 and 17, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. or 7-9 p.m. Rising Sun, 35 King St., Burlington. $90. Info, 860-7286. Align you r subconscious m ind w ith you r weight-m anagem ent goals by learn ing self-hypnosis an d other useful tools.
STOP SMOKING WITH HYPNOSIS AND E.F.T.’: Wednesday, September 13, 7-8:30 p.m. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free. Info, 860-7286. Develop
answer questions th at have been troubling
WOMEN AND THE MAGIC OF LIV ING IN THE MOMENT’: Nine month program beginning this fall, Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. - noon. The Sanctuary for Yoga and Well-Being, Shelburne. Info, 9854961. Change self-defeating patterns, reduce stress an d experience more jo y by livin g in the moment.
GUIDED MEDITATION: Sundays, 10:30 a.m. The Shelburne Athletic Club, Shelburne Commons. Free. Info, 9852229. Practice guided m editation fo r relax
SACRED CIRCLE DANCE: Second Saturday of each month beginning September 9, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Yoga Vermont Studio, Chace Mill, Burlington. Donations. Info, 425-6061. Learn to cele
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music BURLINGTON COMMUNITY CHOIR: Ongoing Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Community College of Vermont, 110
support groups ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 860-8382. Want to overcome a drinking problem ? Take the fir s t step
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AL-ANON: Ongoing Wednesdays, 8 p.m. First Congregational Church, N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Free. Info, 655-6512. D o you have a frie n d or relative w ith an alcohol problem ? Alcoholics Anonymous can help.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Ongoing daily groups. Various locations in Burlington, S. Burlington and Plattsburgh. Free. Info, 862-4516. I f you’re ready to stop using d ru g , this g o u p o f recovering addicts can offer inspiration.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Tuesday, September 12, 6 p.m. First Congregational Church, Essex Junction. Free. Info, 863-2655. Overeaters m eetfo r support around fo o d an d health issues.
PARTNERS AND FRIENDS OF SUR VIVORS: Group forming. Info, 655-4907. Partners andfriends o f childhood abuse sur vivors share struggles a n d successes w ith peers.
PSYCHIATRIC SUPPORT GROUP: Thursdays, 7 p.m. Various Burlington loca tions. Free. Info, 288-1006. G et peer sup p o rt fo r depression, anxiety or other psychi a tric illness.
SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONY MOUS: Sundays, 7 p.m. Free. Info, write to P.O. Box 5843, Burlington, 05402. Get help through this weekly 12-step progam .
women ‘TAKING CHARGE’: Six Tuesdays, September 19 through October 24, 5:308:30 p.m. Palmer and Associates, Burlington. Register, 863-4478. Women who w ant to move fo rw ard in their lives learn practical ways to reach th eir goals and
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‘SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE’: Thursday, September 14, 3:30-8 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Free. Info, 660-8060. Explore your connec
Explore the personal a n d universal symbolism
Buddhist m editations.
SPINNING: Ongoing daily classes. Chain Reaction, One Lawson Lane, Burlington. First ride free. Info, 657-3228. Pedalyour
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ZEN MEDITATION: Mondays, 4:455:45 p.m. Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Burlington. Free. Info, 658-6466. M editate
MEDITATION: Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Green Mountain Learning Center, 13 Dorset Lane, Suite 203, Williston. Free. Info, 872-3797. D on’t ju st do something, sit
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‘DREAM SYMBOLISM’: Saturday, September 23, 9 a.m. - noon. Community College of Vermont, 119 Pearl St., Burlington. $25. Register, 865-4422.
m ent in the film s Stealing Beauty and American Beauty.
sport WINTER SPORTS CONDITIONING: Eight Tuesdays and Thursdays, September 16 through November 16, 7-8:30 p.m. Sports and Orthopedic Rehabilitation Center, Fanny Allen Campus, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington. $75. Info, 847-7910. G et in shape fo r the slopes w ith
‘THE MAGICAL ART OF SURREAL ISM’: Saturday, September 30, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Community College of Vermont, 119 Pearl St., Burlington. $65. Register, 8654422. Explore surrealist art, polem ic m ani festo, love a n d philosophy, from R im baud to A pollinaire.
FIRST THOUGHTS WRITING WORKSHOP’: Six Tuesdays, October 3 through November 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski. $120. Register, 655-0231. Use the "practice w riting" methods o f N atalie G oldberg to silence you r in tern al critic a n d fin d your authentic voice.
yoga YOGA: Classes for all levels beginning the week of September 18. Sanctuary for Yoga and Well-Being, Shelburne. Info, 9854961. G et personal instruction in Phoenix Rising yoga therapy to use your body and breath as tools fo r rejuvenation an d deep relaxation.
BECOMING PEACE YOGA’: Ongoing classes. Becoming Peace Center for Yoga and Massage, 57 River Rd., Essex Jet. Info, 878-5299. Connect w ith you r body, m ind and sp irit to release chronic tension through K ripalu-style yoga study.
BEECHER HILL YOGA: Ongoing day time & evening classes for all levels. Info, 482-3191. G et p riva te or g o u p instruction in p ren atalyoga, in teg a tive yoga therapy or gentle yoga fo r recovery a n d rehabilitation.
YOGA VERMONT: Daily classes, noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Chace Mill, Burlington. Info, 660-9718 or yogavermont.com. Astangastyle “pow er"yoga classes offer sweaty fu n fo r a ll levels o f experience.
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TAX PRACTITIONERS MEET ING: Incom e tax and estate plan ning is on the table at a m eeting o f the V erm ont Tax Practitioners Association. H oliday Inn, W ater bury, 9:30 a.m . - 2:30 p.m. $20. Info, 434-3936. RELIGIOUS TALK: George Weigel, a uthor o f a best-selling bio o f Pope John Paul II, explores his papal philosophy o f hum an free dom . M cC arthy Arts Center, St. M ichaels College, Colchester, 7 p.m . Free. Info, 654-2536. DISCUSSION GROUP: T his ses sion inspires dialogue about end-oflife issues. Faith U nited M ethodist C hurch, S. Burlington, 7 p.m . Free. Info, 860-4499 x5005. L O N G -T E R M CARE IN F O SES S IO N S : An insurance expert offers advice for planning ahead. T he Arbors, Shelburne, 2:30 &C 7 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8600. P R O -C H O IC E FO R U M : “O u r Choice, O u r Vote, O u r Future” is the title o f a forum addressing the im pact o f the upcom ing elections on the future o f reproductive rights and freedom. G odnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St., R utland, 7-9 p.m . Free. Info, 223-6299.
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‘COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS’: People m ourning the loss o f chil dren, grandchildren or siblings get support at C hrist C hurch Presbyterian, U V M , Burlington, 7-9 p.m . Free. Info, 482-5319.
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words P O E T R Y R E A D IN G : Local slamm aster Seth Jarvis reads from his recently released chapbook. R hom bus Gallery, 186 College St. Burlington, 8 p.m . $3-6. Info, 865-9603. B O O K D IS C U S S IO N : A round table o f readers dives into M y Old
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NORTHEASTERN FAMILY INSTITUTE NFI, an expanding stateivide mental health treatment system for children, adolescents and families, is seeking to fill the following positions:
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Are you looking for seasonal work? Need extra holiday money? Are you retired and wantlo gel out of the house? Seasonal Light Duty Production Assembly: W ork on our final assembly line making our elite product from 7am-3pm from Sept.-Dec., 40+ hrs/wk. Seasonal Picker/Packers: Help us out during our busy shipping period and earn some extra cash. 7am-3pm from Sept.-Dec., 40+ hrs/wk. No experience required, we will train you. Great environment and discounts on snowshoes. Come in today to fill out an application at Tubbs Snowshoes, 12 1 Commerce Street, Williston, VT. Call 802.658.4848 for directions.
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R e s id e n t ia l C l in ic a l S u p e r v is o r Dynamic, multi-disciplinary treatment team is seeking a masters level clinician. Responsibilities include training of milieu staff and clinical leadership for group work and milieu therapy. Looking for a leader with a collaborative approach and a mentoring style. Experience in residen tial treatment with traumatized children and clinical licensure is preferred. N ig h t O w l ? Full-time awake overnight position available. Opportunities for training ad advancement. Experience working with children is preferred.
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To insure both HUBER + SUHNER, Inc. and our sister company Champlain Cable Corporation meet or exceed all environmental, health, and safety regula tory requirements. W ill install manage ment systems to insure compliance, sub mit all regulatory reports, and maintain all State and Federal regulatory permits. W ill be responsible for the maintenance of ISO 14001 site certification. W ill also manage and direct our emergency response teams. Bachelors degree in a relevant science, or Associates Degree with 54- years experience in environmen tal and safety programs. Must have experience with wastewater treatment systems, and the ability to obtain a Vermont Treatment License G radeJI Metals. Must have effective interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate ease under pressure.
A DM IN ISTRATIVE A SSISTA N T To assist the Vice President of Sales & Marketing and other members of our Sales team with administrative support and logistical customer support. W ill run various reports and coordinate their dis tribution. W ill make travel arrangements for all customer visitors to HUBER 4- SUH NER, Inc. W ill maintain accurate records system, and provide back-up phone cov erage. Requirements include: High School diploma with 1-2 years experi ence in an office setting. Must be fluent in Microsoft Office Suite. Must have excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as strong organizational skills and an attention to detail.
HUBER+SUHNER, Inc. offers a competitive salary and benefit program and the opportunity to join a well established company. If you believe you have the necessary qualifications and would like to join our team, please forward your resume with salary history to:
HUBER+SUHNER, Inc. AHn: Human Resources D ept., 19 Thompson D rive, Essex Jet., VT 0 5 4 5 2 or la x to: 802-878-7843 • or E-m ail: resumes@hubersuhnerinc.com HUBER+SUIMER is an equal opportunity employer.
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Onion River Co-op
Climb High is seeking a new addition to our headquarters' team in Shelburne, VT. This position is approximately 50% credit management and 5 0 % customer service. Responsibilities include:
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• Monitoring payment performance of existing accounts
The Onion River Co-op is seeking a dynamic candidate to manage our Grocery Department The ideal candi date will have a thorough understanding of natural foods, customer service, and merchandising and previous manage ment experience.
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• Performing credit checks on prospective new accounts
GROCERY STO R E A S SIST A N T This full time position needs someone who is familiar & interested in Natural Foods, has an outgoing personality, experience serving the public and the ability to lift 50lbs. The Onion River Co-op offers great bene fits fo r our Full and Part Time Em ployees: Discounts on purchases, Paid Holidays, fle d ica i Insurance, Dental insurance, Earned Time Off, and Credit Union M em bership.
detail-oriented individual to provide smooth functioning of the entire scan ning system. Computer literate a must, especially database experience.
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• General customer service duties, including live order entry and technical support The successful applicant will have credit management and customer service experience. Knowledge of climbing relat ed products is helpful, but not essential. Salary commensurate with experience. EOE
CASH IERS This part time position must have excellent customer service skills, be
Please send resume and cover letter to Climb High, 135 Northside Dr., Shelburne, VT 05482. Attn: Bill Supple.
dependable, have excellent organiza tional skills, accuracy and attention to detail.
Corporate Accounting Dept. We offer excel lent benefits with some flexibility of sched ule. EOE. Fax, email or mail your resume to: PERRY RESTAURANT CROUP
Attn: loan Hlavna, 2517 Shelburne ltd Shelburne, VT05482 • 985-1074 d.com
DEMO COORDINATOR Our Merchandising team is looking for an excellent cook with friendly cus tomer service skills for this part time position.
Send your resume with cover letter to: attn: Kate Charles HR Administrator, or stop by the store to fill out an application. Onion River Co-op, 274 No Winooski Ave, Burlington, VT 05401 Onion River Co-op is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Friendly’s Restaurant 310 Williston Road Williston, VT 05495
September 15, 2000, Friday 12:00-4:00pm Howard Bank, Rte 2A at Tafts Corner, Williston
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Host/Hostess • Cooks • Servers Fountain Workers • Dishwashers We offer: Flexible Scheduling, PT/FT Benefits Including Insurance and Paid Vacations Training Provided • Above Average Wages All Ages Welcome P lease apply in person at any of the following locations:
Dorset Street, South Burlington, Exit fi4 Shelburne Road, South Burlington, Exit 13 Taft Corners, Williston, Exit 12 Mountain View Drive, Colchester, Exit 16 South Main Street, Rutland Barre-Montpelier Road, Berlin Route 3, Plattsburgh EOE
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• Front Desk Staff • Breakfast Servers • Maintenance Staff ♦ Night Auditor • Banquet Server • Shuttle Driver
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school program. A rtists, performers, athletes, tutors, literacy workers, teachers, and others are encouraged to apply. Competitive wage offered.
Teaching Assistants
Please submit a cover letter indicating the position sought, resume and three current letters of recom mendation by Sept. 22 to:
ESSEX HIGH SCHOOL F ull-tim e position(s) available a t o u r Essex H ig h School to assist a n d supervise assigned special ed u ca tio n stu dents instructionally, behaviorally a n d physically in the general m ain stream pro g ram . P ositions will involve
Human Resources Burlington School District
lifeguards/ Swim Instructors N e e d e d im m e d ia te ly to fill p o s itio n s at
150 Colchester Avenue
th e G r e a t e r B u rlin g to n Y M C A . M u s t be
Burlington, V T 05401
c e r tifie d . W e o ffe r c o m p e titiv e pay, a
w o rk in g w ith individuals a n d /o r sm all groups, playing a supportive role in assessing th e progress a n d needs o f
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gram s. B achelor’s degree in a n a p p ro p ria te discipline or 3 to 4 years o f relevant tra in in g o r experience preferred. G o o d w o rk in g know ledge o f d isabilities o f special e d u cation stu d e n ts, a n d experience w o rk in g w ith chil d re n / adolescents required. P osition pays $ 9 .6 0 /h o u r.
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Educational staff at the Community High School of Vermont is seeking part-time, temporary educa tors in the following fields: Life Skills (Budgeting Skills, Time Management, Job Retention, Career Development, and Problem Solving and Resolution). Positions are temporary and extremely part-time, approximately 2-5 hours a week and may run from 3-7 months. Serving a population, primarily, under 22 years, under the care and custody of the Department of Corrections. Positions are located within the community and serve individuals released from prison. Individuals with previous teaching experience/certi fication and/or business ownership preferred. Positions begin last week of September 2000. For further details and information, please contact: Community High School of Vermont Community Correctional Service Center 50 Cherry Street Burlington, Vermont 05401 Attn: Warren Hardy
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Public Radio Underwriting Representative Vermont Public Radio seeks full time sales person to identify, cultivate and secure contributions from businesses in the VPR listening area. Under direc tion of the Corporate Support Manager, w ill be responsible for meeting defined monthly revenue goals. Negotiates and prepares contracts, works with underwriters to develop announcem ents that are in compliance with relevant FCC regulations and monitors contract fulfillm ent. This position is based at V PR ’s Colchester facility. Must be well-organized, with exceptional oral and written communication skills. Must be detail-oriented, computer savvy, and be fam iliar with and appreciate public radio pro
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gramming. To apply, send resume, cover letter, and three references to: Vikki Day Vermont Public Radio 20 Troy Avenue Colchester, VT 05446 EOE
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The Web Content Assistant will add new content to the Ashgate Web site, market the site to online directo ries, as well as maintain an e-mail marketing list and send regular messages to that list. Additionally, this individual will work closely with the Web Services Administrator in researching marketing leads, and con ceiving new services and modes of design for the Ashgate Web presence. The successful candidate should have excellent written and oral communication skills. Additional skills in content gathering and copy editing are desired. Experience working with HTML and/or Web editing/design programs is required, but we will train the right person. Position is out of our Burlington office and reports directly to the Web Services Administrator. Web Services Administrator Ashgate Publishing Company 131 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401-5600 Fax (802) 865-7847 webasst@ashgate.co m
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Engineer high-visibility web systems for one of the worlds largest technology companies. Experience in Java, EJB, SQL, JavaScript, Pearl, XML, HTML, Graphics, Domino/Notes, WebSphere/WebLogic, C++/NT, animation, sound. Excellent compensa tion, great benefits. Show the world your best work (FT/PT). W. Fiske Associates Two C hurch Street, Suite 3G Burlington, V T 05401 Phone: 802-951-1889 x l2 Email: fiske@wfiske.com Fax: 802-951-9602
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Teaching Assistant — Autism ESSEX HIGH SCHOOL Full-tim e school-year position available at our Sum m it Street School to assist and supervise a student on the autism spectrum instructionally, behaviorally and physical ly, in an elem entary classroom setting. Position will involve im plem enting the student’s individual educational pro gram, playing a substantial role in assessing the progress and needs o f the assigned student, and developing and m odifying the stu d en ts individualized instructional pro grams. Bachelors degree in an appropriate discipline, plus 1 to 2 years o f directly related experience or training pre ferred. Q ualified candidates m ust be well versed in relevant and eclectic teaching technologies in clu d in g project T.E.A .C.H . and Discrete Trials, and have a good working knowledge o f disabilities as related to autistic students, including special education teaching m ethods, theories and laws. Effective com m unication skills and the ability to w ork as part o f a team also required. Position pays $12.05/hour w ith an excellent benefits package available including full medical, dental and life insurance; a m atching retirem ent plan; tuition reim bursem ent; and a com petitive leave pack age. For consideration, please send letter an d resume (including 3 names o f reference) to the address below. Previous applicants m ust reapply specific to this position. D eadline: O p e n U ntil Filled. EO E.
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Materials Handler Gardener’s Supply Company is America's leading mail order gardening catalog specializing in inno vative products and gifts for the garden, home and yard. We have a seasonal position available in our Winooski warehouse. Offering great pay, super product discount and team oriented workplace.
CHIEF CUSTODIAN 3 ^ Full-time position to perform and manage the maintenance of the entire Flynn facility. This position requires supervision of custodial staff, the ability to meet work deadliness in a dynamic environment, and attention to detail to insure the maintenance and security of the facility at its current level. Some scheduling flexibility is required, based on perform ances and classes. Prior experience is required.
CUSTODIAN 3 ^ Full-time maintenance of the Flynn facility. This is a 6-day job, with coverage Mon-Fri from 7-10 am and 6-9:30 pm and Sat. from 8 am to 3:30 pm. There may be some flexibility with the schedule. Prior experience is desirable.
CONCESSIONS MANAGER 3 ^ ' P/T position to manage all food and beverage concession areas within the facility, to insure that maximum sales are generated and that patrons are served in a timely, courteous manner. Industry knowledge and related experience are essential. Please send your resume and cover letter to: Human Resources Department, Flynn Center, 153 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401, or fax to number 863-8788. EOE
Residential Manager/ Full-Time (37.5 hrs/week) Looking for a compassionate, self-directed individual who is a team player to work in a community care home with adults who are considered to have a mental illness. Excellent benefits. Great opportunity to gain clinical experience. BA required and human service experience preferred. Resumes to Lis Mickenberg, The Howard Center for Human Services, 300 Flynn Ave., Burlington, VT 05401 by September 27.
Join our Materials Handling team for the busy Holiday season. Looking for a team player with strong work ethic, and attention to detail. Forklift and computer experience a plus. If interested, please come in and fill out an application at:
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Jewelry & Fashion Sales Sales position at Burlington’s best jewelry and clothing store. Do you have a natural way with people, a great attitude, and a great eye for color and texture? Join Marilyn’s sales staff — weekends essential! 20-40 flexible hours, potential for full time with benefits. Fax resume, call for details, or stop by in person:
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L IB R A R Y A S S IS T A N T Interlibrary Loans. Responsible for interlibrary loan requests & mailings, updating patron data base, back-up circulation desk & various shared tasks. Computer experience required. 20 hrs/wk. $8/hr, paid vacation & / P | holidays. Contact: Marti Fiske, Director, Pierson Library, PO Box 475, Shelburne,VT 05482 EOE
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Northeastern Family Institute, an expanding statewide provider of mental health treatment services for children, adolescents and families, is seeking to fill the following positions:
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NFI, is seeking benefited Awake Overnight Counselors for its Shelburne House and Essex House Programs for youth. Experience working with children and adolescents desired. Full-time, benefited, competitive salary.
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Hiring dependable, service & PR oriented people. Benefits include medical insurance, meal privileges, flexible schedule, and working with a great team at Burlington's most popular seafood restaurant. Apply today! 1080 Shelburne Rd. South Burlington
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Cochran's Ski Club is searching for a unique individual with a love of skiing and the ability and interest in working with children to head its alpine ski racing program. Prior race exper ience, strong organizational skills, and ar appreciation for a small family ski area required. Flexible schedule, excellent com pensation and work environment. For more information, call 434-4970 or e-mail oscar@together.net.
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Ziemke Glass Blowing Studio is seeking a part tim e sales assistant. O utgoing, neat, and dependable. Fridays & Saturdays. Call 244-6126. Rte 100. Waterbury Center.
Are you tired of wasting your professionalism in a cubicle or : behind a retail counter? Would you like to utilize your customer service & organization skills, sense of style and management abilities in an up-beat, upscale, new downtown salon? Call today, Stacey or Missy at 802-862-1670. Or stop by 120 Main St. and fill out an application.
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FULL-TIME - 40 HOURS - 5 DAYS. PART-TIME - 32 HOURS - 4 DAYS (Full-time benefits apply) Our Burlington facility has openings for RNs, LPNs, Nurse Technicians, Mobile Unit Assistants (MUAs) and/or candidates with a medical background to travel to blood drives throughout Vermont and Northern New Hampshire. Our training includes approximately 14 days of classroom training and 15-20 days of training on the road with a one-on-one instructor on how to draw blood and how to do medical histories at blood drives. Training is separate and different for our MUAs. Travel time varies from 15 minutes to 3 hours and you go together in a van from our Burlington facility. A valid Vermont driver's license is required. You'll work 40 or 32 hours per week (5 or 4 days) with Saturdays and Sundays a possibility. We provide paid training and travel time is included in the work week. Your schedule will be set up two weeks in advance. Some days you leave Burlington at 4:00 am and return at 4:00 pm; other days you leave at 11:00 am and return at 10:00 pm; and some days you leave at 7:00 am and return at 4:00 pm. The schedule always varies so you must be flexible. We offer an outstanding benefits package, including 401k match, health/dental insurance, generous vacation, personal days, retire ment plan, tuition assistance, a credit union and more. To apply, stop by to complete an application or call (802) 658-6400 to have an application mailed to you: Fax: (802) 658-6120; or stop by our booth at the job fair being held at the Radisson, September 19th from 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm. AMERICAN RED CROSS Blood Services - New England Region, 32 North Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401. E0E M/F/H/V
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Dear Cecil, A few days ago a colleague at work asked me, “Does Harley-Davidson have a patent on the sound o f their exhaust?”I thought he was kidding. 1 never heard o f the government granting a patent on a particular sound. Then a friend o f mind told me H-D won a lawsuit against one o f the “rice burner” bike manufacturers because they had (electronically) duplicated the sound o f the Harley! What gives? Can you really patent the exhaust sound o f an infer nal — strike that — internal-combustion engine? — Jens, Glenview, Illinois Not a patent, Jens. A trademark. You patent an invention; you secure trademark rights in a symbol asso ciated with your company or product. Sure, you can get one on a sound. M GM registered the roar of its lion as a trademark, and NBC registered its three-toned chime as a service mark. Hadn’t heard that chime in years, but as soon as I saw it mentioned, it popped into my mind, practical proof that sounds can be potent symbols. Trouble is, when I think of Harley, I think of'Hell’s Angels, the Harley logo and the word hog (which Harley also tried to register). But — and I realize this may say negative things about my testosterone level — I don’t think of a particular sound, which might explain why Harley withdrew its application to register the engine
I know this question is going to sound oddball, but do plants get cancer? Considering the fact that plants grow, as do all living things, via cellular division, can some o f these cell growths become cancerous? A n d i f so, do any such growths threaten the life o f the plant, as they do with ani mal life? — DragonFirefly X, via the Internet
sound earlier this year. Harley aficionados, and of course the company itself, see it differently. To them the Harley sound, said to resemble “potato-potato-potato,” is as distinctive as the Energizer bunny. (Judge for yourself with the sound clips at newsport.sfsu.edu/archive/f96/sounds/pending.html). When Japanese motorcycle makers began horning in on the Milwaukee company’s hog market with their own heavy-duty bikes in the 1980s, Harley felt they were trying to duplicate the rumble of the VTwin engine, which buyers supposedly seek out. Maybe, though if you ask me they mostly want something loud enough to scare the crap out of guys in Honda Civics. The Japanese put it more diplomatically when fighting Harleys trademark request, arguing that all big motor cycles sound pretty much the same. After six years of legal proceedings and no resolution in sight, Harley caved, claiming it had won in the court of public opin ion, etc. Just as well. Can you the trademark infringement suits?
Not in the same way that humans do. This is the thing about being a plant: It’s not the world s most exciting gig, you get bitten by aphids, but at least you’re not going to get malignant melanoma — or malignant anything else, for that matter. T hat’s because you lack the circulatory system that enables cancers to metastasize (spread) in animals. You can, however, get tumorlike growths. For example, trees and other woody plants get galls, tissue masses caused by the bacterial plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens. This produces a plant-growth regulator (or deregulator) called the tumor-inducing principle. According to Donald Marx, chief scientist with planthealthcare.com, a gall in the root crown of a three-foot-diameter tree can grow to eight feet in diameter. Another Agrobacterium species causes “hairy-root disease,” a cancerlike proliferation of root tissue. Various fungi and viruses can cause cankers to grow in the tree’s trunk. W ith rare exceptions these growths won’t kill the tree; in the deal-with-it manner of all plants, it just grows around the tumor. Would that it were that easy for us. — CECIL ADAMS
Is there something you need to get straight? Cecil Adams can deliver the Straight Dope on any topic. Write Ceci' ■r . s at the Chicago Reader, 11 E. Illinois, Chicago, !L 60611, or e-mail him at cecil@chireader.com.
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POSITION AVAILABLE. Baker, retail, production. Apply in person. Chittenden Cider Mill. 1580 Dorset S t., S. Burl. REAL ESTATE. Administrative Assistant for small firm. Should have exp. on comput ers: Windows 97, etc. Part- or full-time? Hours flexible. Call 864-7537. RECEPTIONIST: Answer the phone, look good, make some money. It’s that simple. Articulate, assertive individual needed for nationally recog nized firm. Professional envi ronment with situational dress code. $10-ll/h o u r. Please fax your resume and salary requirements in absolute con fidence to 862-8795 or mail to: Employment Manager, PO Box 4 0 8 9 , South Burlington VT 0 5 4 0 3 . SHIPPING/RECEIVING. Excellent opportunity with a high performance firm. If you’re self-directed, ambi tious, and tenacious, you’re the professional we seek. Competitive salary commensu rate with experience. Out standing benefits. Must have experience with computerized inventory system. Fax your resume to 862-8795 or mail to: Production Manager, PO Box 1541, Williston VT 0 5 4 95 . SPANISH TEACHER. 3-4 hrs./wk. working w/ small classes of children, from ages 3-12, in a friendly, caring environment. Teaching exp. preferred. Call the Bell Weather School, Williston, 863-4839.
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► space for rent BURLINGTON: Hill section office space avail, for private practitioner in healing profes sion. FT/PT options avail. Handicap accessible, free parking. Call Heather, 65177 4 1. Or Pat, 860-8441. BURLINGTON: Office space avail, for licensed mental health prof., message thera pist or homeopathic practice. Prof, building located on Church St. Avail. 10/1. Call 3 88-1312, leave msg.
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Dear Tom and Ray: I got what I thought was some rather heartening news yesterday. M y ex-wife, who has done her best to fla u n t the fa ct that she got the house, the dog and all my tools and albums (even the ones I got before I met her), has been having car trou ble. N ot only is her daily vehicle in the shop getting a new axle, but the 1950 Chevy she bought as another way to fla u n t her wealth is having some emer gency work done. She was driving our son to work in the Chevy when it started smoking. Apparently, the radiator was nearly out o f flu id . So when she got our son to work, he went in and got her a gallon o f water to p u t in the radiator. She popped the hood and poured in the w ater... right into the crankcase! Needless to say, the car needed
T O M : Well, here’s the story, Jim . If she ju st poured some w ater into the crankcase, real ized her m istake and then called the tow truck, it’s unlikely she did any perm a n en t damage. In th at case, the crankcase could sim ply be drained and refilled w ith oil. E nd o f story. RAY: But don’t despair yet, Jim! If she poured in the water and then tried to START the car, she undoubtedly wrecked the engine. W ater is a lousy lubricant — at least com pared to oil. So if she tried to run the car w ith a m ixture o f w ater and oil in the crankcase, she alm ost certainly scraped the living bejesus o u t o f the rings and bearings. If th at’s the
RICHMOND: House for rent. Secluded 3-bdrm., 2 bath house on 4 acres for rent starting 11/15 or 12/1. Extremely well-maintained. The house features an open floor plan with hardwood floors, large fireplace, family room, office, finished base ment, 2-car garage, gardens and in ground pool with wrap around deck offering outstand ing views of the mountains. Wood stove and new gas fur nace, as well. 2 miles from Richmond village and 5 min utes from 1-89. $l,700/m o ., year lease. No pets. For more information call 434-2150 or email margaretmaryking@ yahoo.com. S. BURLINGTON: 2-bdrm. in duplex. Quiet, dead-end street near Rice High School (Orchard school district). Hardwood firs., gas heat & hot water, dishwasher, W/D hookups, deck, Ig. yard. No smoking. Avail. Immed. $780/mo., + utils. Call Horst, 660-8313. S. BURLINGTON: Queen City Park 2-bdrm. Sweet house. Lake access & views. Private deck overlooking woods & brook. 5 min. to downtown,; avail. 1 1 /L $1500/mo. 658-0616. WINOOSKI: 2-bdrm., clean, modern. No pets. Hookups, 1 yr. lease. $650/mo. + utils+ dep. 863-4342.
BURLINGTON: Two 27+ women searching for responsi ble, open-minded, ecologically conscious M/F for downtown 3 bedroom. W/D, $260/mo. +utilities. Available 10/1 or now. 951-1174. BURLINGTON: Avail. 10/1. Prof./grad. to share 2-bdrm. Great location. $375/mo. + 1/2 utils. Well-behaved dog considered. 864-3098. BURLINGTON: F, NS, petfriendly to share Ig. 3-bdrm. w/one F. Parking, W/D, Ig. kitchen, etc. $425/mo. incl. heat & elec. Call 864-3375.
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Dear Tom and Ray: I need to do a brake job on my 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis, and I want to know the correct procedure fo r bleeding o ff the excess hydraulic fluid. Some mechanics have said that when you depress the caliper pis ton to make room fo r the brake pad, the excess flu id should be vented there at the bleeder valve near the wheel and then dis carded. Others have said to ju st push in the piston, forget about opening the bleeder and let the extra flu id go back up the lines to the brake master cylinder. Which procedure is correct, or doesn’t it make a difference? — Doug
all over your garage floor. T O M : But now, w ith anti lock brake systems (ABS) so com m on, you’re no longer supposed to do that. W e’ve found that when we force fluid — and m ore im portant ly, other debris — back up the brake lines, it can cause dam age to the ABS. RAY: So the preferred proce dure is to bleed the excess fluid out right there at the caliper. Just grab a container, open the bleeder, push in the caliper piston and catch the overflow. It’s no m ore difficult to do it that way, and it beats having to spend $2,000 on a new ABS unit, doesn’t it?
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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): My n e m t Bequeathed to m e a set o f social instincts, the fundao f w hich is: Never go on any adventure where you’re the m ost HWeresting person. Blessed by m y innate drive to remain entertained at aH costs, Fve developed a fondness for gping to* parties where I’m the least interesting person. It’s hum bling and nerve-wracking, b u t highly education a l I recom m end this practice to everyone, and especially to you right now. I ts dow nright hazardous for you fie* fie a*know-it-all these days. Yawn Aries! T he m om ent you do, you’ll know yow’re in the w rong place at the
TAURUS (Apr. 20-M ay 20): I th in k F’m foiling in love w ith the way
fem e& M a g in love w ith possibilities you’ve ahways denied yourself before. M y ow nsleeping urges are stirring as I see you fighting to unleash your dor mant: passions. O h, baby. Keep it up. D on't stop: I get chills whenever I hear you; thinking, “I’m finally ready BB-go afeer the fantasies I’ve been a& aidto w ant. A nd I’m actually will*e m yself if it’ll give m e
(M ay 21-June 20): lu s ie in to the part o f your body yradre m ost at odds w ith. T h e place in j o a r anatom y th at bugs you or hurts you-or makes you m ad. I believe it’s w n e t o w ork on your relationship w tdkthis akenated portion o f your saered* tempLe. First thing I’d like you fin die is write a letter to it. I’m serious. Starr w ith “D ear Nose” or “Dear Bu*t” o r “D ear Belly.” Tell it exactly
’WtBX tvm days and then write another missive — a-feve letter this tim e. Give i t your blessings. Profess your love. N o m atter w hat discom fort or sham e o r inconvenience this part o f your
CANCER
(June 21-July 22): T he left brain-right brain controversy is passe. All the action these days is in n orth brain-south brain research, w hich is m y area o f expertise. W hen it’s functioning at its peak, the north brain is the generator o f high-quality bullshit — some o f which may be sort o f true and some o f which m ay be sort o f false, but all o f which extricates you from the logical rationalizations that have frozen your problem s in place. T he south brain, at its best, frees you from your inhibitions w ith graceful precision, allowing you to becom e wild and unpredictable in socially effective ways. I’m bringing this up, Cancerian, because your access to both your north and south brains has never been greater than it is now.
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Bow y o u feel about it and why. D on’t censor any o f your tortured feelings.
body has caused, say to it w ith sincere ardor, “I forgive you.”
bulldoze hills this week, Leo, but you can’t relocate m ountains. Keep that law in m ind as you study the follow ing corollaries. You’ll be rewarded for a touch o f sensitive voraciousness but dissed for crass displays o f raw greed. Being a feisty catalyst will attract new allies, b u t acting like a smart-ass con trol freak will bring fresh adversaries. Luck w on’t win you the lottery, b u t it could help you seize a hard-earned new privilege. In conclusion, dear, avoid all-or-nothing delusions and becom e a crafty m aestro o f nuance.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I’m a pretty cheerful person, but I do get upset about the undertone o f m elan choly you perpetually carry around. N othing I say in m y horoscopes seems to convince you to give it up. You cling to it tenaciously, as if it were a treasure you couldn’t live w ithout.
O h, well. Maybe your brooding serves a holy purpose I can’t discern. But even if th at’s true, I can’t believe you need so dam n m uch o f it. Look, Virgo, I’ll make you a deal. Find a way to leach 50 percent o f that sad ness out o f your psyche, and I’ll show you a kind o f optim ism that does not dim inish b u t actually enhances your critical thinking skills. (P.S. Please note that I’m not asking you to turn into a N ew Age bliss-ninny. I freely acknowledge that holding a reserve o f m ournful doubt is healthy.)
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-O ct. 22): A growing num ber o f fundam entalist ministers, as well as the Pope himself, are on record w arning o f the dangers o f alternative spiritual practices. An Australian nam ed Father Luke Joseph spoke for m any when he told his flock that they risked eternal dam nation if they dabbled w ith m editation, yoga or aromatherapy. A nd yet I say u nto you Librans, in m y capacity as A rchdruid o f the Flaming Jewel C hurch o f Educated Rapture, that you will risk at least tem porary dam nation in the com ing weeks if you do not mess around w ith experimental approaches to divine com m union like m editation, ritual, ecstatic prayer, sacred dancing and extremely pragmatic displays o f compassion.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I know Scorpios who provoke the very worst in people; I know Scorpios w ho bring out the very best. Lately, though, m any o f you who provoke the worst have been acting m ore like those w ho bring out the best. And you w ho habitually elicit the best have been doing an even finer job than usual o f drawing out the talents and resources o f your collaborators. All my astrological instincts tell m e that this is m ore than a passing trend. I predict
that in the m onths ahead, the m ajori ty o f your tribe will discover even deeper secrets o f symbiosis and syner gy. T he really tasty developm ents will begin late this year or early next: Your allies will be inspired to help you as you’ve never been helped before.
SAGITTARIUS
(Nov. 22Dec. 21): In honor o f your new power over yourself, I’d like to reward you w ith a host o f fresh titles. W ith deep appreciation, I hereby nam e you Senior Vice President o f Visionary Horse Sense. From now on you shall also be know n as the D eputy Director o f Green Lights and Purple Hearts. Consider yourself, as well, to be the new Puzzle-Master Supreme, C hief Custodian o f Secret W eapons and Field C om m ander o f Free Lunches and Poetic Licenses. C ongratulations, boss.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22Jan. 19): I’m not the kind o f astrologer who would issue an irre sponsible com m and like, “Q u it your job and find a better one.” N or would I ever make a presum ptuous prophecy like, “You will soon change careers.” M y style is to suggest that planetary rhythm s in the com ing m onths will conspire w ith you to reinvent your relationship to work. To thp degree that you bust your b u tt trying to find the m ost supremely enjoyable way to bust your butt, so will you be reward ed w ith upgrades in your job — including unexpected plum s, pearls and perks. To rev up your im agina tion, maybe you’d like to read Job Finder’s Guide 2000, by Les Krantz.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): T he 18th-century slave trader John N ew ton had a wrenching epiphany en route to America w ith a load o f kidnapped hum ans. G od
1 shouted, “W ake up, fool!” .N ew ton turned his ship around, I sailed back to Africa, and freed p h i s captives. To honor his m eta m orphosis, he wrote the stirring hym n, “Am azing Grace.” L. Frank Baum is another study in radical reform ation. Early in his career, while working as a newspaper editor, he called for the exterm ination o f Native Americans. Later he mellowed. T he books he w rote about a magical king dom , beginning w ith The W izard o f Oz, are celebrations o f cultural diver sity. T he redem ption th at’s now avail able to you, Aquarius, is not as dra m atic as it was for those two m en; your blindness is not as profound. Still, it’ll be a thrill to witness the con version o f your deepest, darkest igno rance.
PISCES
(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): I will not be responsible for the hearts you inflame in the next four weeks, Pisces. N o r will I accept any blame for the pajamas you rip, the soft under bellies you lay bare, or the bottom lines you spank. Furtherm ore, I w on’t provide a single excuse for the Freudian theories you disprove, the reverse psychologies you spawn, the nervous divers you send plunging off the deep end or the outrageous gossip you provoke. I do plan, however, to be highly entertained by your exploits. A nd I will regularly pray to the Goddess o f Sweetly Messy Fun, asking her to ensure th at all the uproars you galvanize will be lovable. ®
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I WEAR MANY HATS - TEACHER, LEARNER, friend, daughter, sister, officer, tree-hugger. I’m P, silly, respectful, irreverent, indepen dent, loyal, a dabbler in many things outdoors & ISO a life partner. 4578____________
SWPM, 5’9”, 160 LBS., BRN./GRN., 28. LIKES hunting, fishing, camping, horses, live music, playing pool, dancing. ISO honest, attractive F, 20-35, for fun, romance, possible LTR. 4618_____________________________________
BABY STEPS FOR 6’, 3 7 YO RAPUNZEL. Goat-oriented artist. 3 yrs. in VT. ISO Tall, romantic, NS, 28-44, prince to be my Knight pleasure. Dinner/movie? Date first. 4577
SWM, 26, SMOKER, HONEST, CARING, SINcere, hopeless romantic. ISO SF, 22-33, w/same qualities for quiet nights at home, dinner out or just being spoiled. Maybe more. 4582______________________________
TOGETHER FOREVER. ATTRACTIVE, SWF, 5’4”, 105 lbs., long brn./brn. Loves passion, romance, living life, laughing, sunsets, music. ISO attractive, slim, honest, romantic SWM, 30-40 for serious & exciting LTR. 4574 A REAL P L U M - DON’T WAIT UNTIL I’M AN old prune. SWF, 44, w/many & varied inter ests. ISO pleasant company... for pleasant company. Skiing, sailing, dancing. No butts about it, 4572_____________________________ ISO SM, A “PEOPLE PERSON,” COMFORTable w/himself, confident, organized, sensu al, w/an artistic/spiritual side by similar DWF, 48. Age/race not important — positive attitude, healthy lifestyle is. Write. 4571________ NEW TO THE AREA, LOOKING TO MEET FUN & adventurous people. I’m 26, red hair, green eyes, stand about 5’6”. Love adventure & snowboarding & animals. 4566______ DWPF, 34, 5’4”, 115 LBS., N/S, EDUCATED, athletic, independent. I enjoy hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, etc., movies, books, theater, travel. ISO friendship/serious LTR. 4564
I AM A 52 YO, 6’, 245 LBS., VERY GENTLE M. ISO a S/DWF in her 40’s or 50’s, NS who wants to get together once or twice a week. I enjoy camping, fishing, long walks a dining out. 4580_________________________________ FUN-LOVING, RISK-TAKING ARTIST W/ YOUNG spirit, ancient wisdom ISO Patrick Swayzetype who knows the dance of life take prac tice, patience, passion & partnership, includes work & play. 4478________________ SWPF, MID 20’S, LOOKING TO SHARE FREE time: live music, eating out or just hitting the bike trail after work. Snowboard experience a plus! ISO SM. 4470_________________ CREATIVE, INTELLIGENT, ATTRACTIVE, Suc cessful JPF, 53, enjoys life & adventure. Appreciates art & music. Ready to open my heart for love. ISO a healthy, energetic, secure M who enjoys life. 4465_____________ PLATTSBURGH- ISO SW HEALTHY, LITERATE, M, 40+, who has what he needs, knows what he wants. For: watks, talks, books, blues, jazz, wine, art, antiques, the universe & maybe everything!! 4319
AMERICA’S MOST ELIGIBLE BACHELORETTE seeks equally stunning superstar. Bonus points to Taurus, Pisces, or Cancer hunks born in ’ 70, ’72, or ’76 who have to look up their sign. 4371___________________________ THIS ATTRACTIVE, AFFECTIONATE, CARING SWCF, 40, ISO a romantic, family-oriented SWC gentleman, age 32-45, for long walks, great conversation, possible LTR. Are you the one? 4370____________________________ SEARCHING FOR SOUL MATE. MID 40s, DWPF, attractive, personable, enjoy biking, sailing, travel, dining out. ISO emotionally secure M for companionship & possible LTR. 4324
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FROM TUCSON TO MONTPELIER - DWPM, NS, 7/20/46, 5’6”, fit, Zen Shaitsu/H.T. Therapist, artist, aware 81 outgoing. ISO, S/DPF, 42-50, companion to share laughter, adventures & real conversation. 4576 I'M A SENSITIVE & GENTLE M, 43, 5*9”, 150 lbs. ISO SWF, 38-50, that likes dining out, dancing, movies & quiet times together. 4575____________________________________ SWM, 23. ISO (AS CHEESY AS IT SOUNDS) a soul mate. If you’re ironic, sarcastic, some what cynical and uncontrollably sponta neous, you might very well be my happily ever after. 4568___________________________ SWM, 25, NS, ACTIVE, FOOD & WINE LOVER, music enthusiast, in search of mid-twenties SF. Want to take a stroll through the coun tryside? 4565
Dear Lola, I’m in a healthy, long-term relationship with no really serious problems. Lately, I've recently become very seed friends with a hap pily married man in my cffice. We have lunch together almost every day and have long, per sonal e-mail discussions. I feel as if I can tell him absolutely anything, including the sorts cj) sexual details I normally wouldn’t share with any one but my boyfriend, or another woman. Though there has never been any physical contact between my friend and me, talk ing this way with him feels like a form of infi delity. Is there such a thing as asexual adul tery? Guilty in Glover Dear Guilty, Good walls make good neighbors. As long as you and your friend maintain a clear wall of separation between the platonic and the sexual, and you both remain aboveboard about your friendship with your respective partners, I don’t see a problem. The time to worry is when the wall starts to fall, or starts to create a barrier between you and your partners. Love,
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cm i PASSIONATE, TALL, HANDSOME, ENERGETIC, athletic, highly educated, creative P who likes conversation, damring, tennis, skiing, hiking & touching,, early 50s, ISO attractive, acconrrplished^ intelligent, vivacious F, 35-45.
TAURUS M READY TO BREAK LOOSE FROM his pen & charge into a loving, nurturing, honest relationship w/ open F, who’s active & nature-loving. Don’t be fooled by other bull. 4391________________________________ HAVE BUS TO TRAVEL ISO BOLD, ADVENTurous, open-minded F companion to live, work, play throughout USA. Age unimpor tant. Leaving by Oct. from Burlington. Call for more info. 4389________________________
SWM 38 YO, STARTING ANEW. ATHLETIC & into many outdoor activities, cooking, art. ISO someone to share with. Friendship a must. Must be kind & considerate, caring. 44^8_____________________________________
4552__________ ________________ SM, 44, 6*, SLIM, OFF-GRIDER, ORGANIC gardener, E Central VT. Interests: Arts, music, plants; birds. wilderness, heading south in’ Now, returning Apr. ISO SF 30-46.
DAMSEL IN DISTRESS? NEED TO BE SAVED from the buzz saw of loneliness? SWM, 44, may be just the underdog hero needed to save you from oncoming peril. 4387________
SOMEONE TO CAMP, TRAVEL, LAY IN THE sun, grow, a* garden with! Must love woods living. D og QIC Slim, trim physical desired,* I
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*66 AQUARIAN EXCELLENT CLUTCH, SMOKES but does not burn oil, recently inspected (Washington County) 5’io ” 180#. ISO Gen-X F ND, winter tires a plus. Casual. 4377______
DWM, 53, LT. SMOKER, ND, SOFT, GENTLE, caring, compassionate, ISO right F to love dearly, share, grow & discover life’s meaning to the fullest. You: real, sincere, adorable. 4453____________________________________ SWPM, MED. BUILD, COUNTRY, BR./BR., 5’i i ”, 30s. ISO sexy, attractive, open-minded, honest, slim F w/ good values, who likes outdoors, working and is full of ideas & adventure. Reply, inch phone number. 4449
DWMI 42, CLEAN-CUT, EASYGOING, SENSE of humor, caring, kind. ISO attractive WF, 3342; for dancing, walks down by the water front; dinners,, movies, quiet eves., together. Give m e a. try. 4552________________________ I A id DEAF. I A M 4 6 ISO F . I LIKE TO GO for rides in the country, to hunt, swim, go to movies. ISO'who? A woman to love me. 4§S * _____________________________________ S O m . 37, IS ® E 27-45. WHO ENJOYS TRAVet, history 8t quiet times alone. I am 5’8”, iSo lbs. w/btcmd/red hair & blue eyes. If you are lSQ LTfi. Please call me. Light drinker/ smoker okay. 4 55 0 ________________________ RATIONAL, AFFECTIONATE , OPTIMIST DPWM Mind 37,- body 46, clock 10:40 pm. ISO intel ligent, fit, confident F. Enjoys Ally McBeal, Thomas Sowell, Ayn Rand, Steve Martin, traveling near, far, current events — you?
4542_________________________ TALL, HANDSOME M, 6’i ”, HAZEL/BLONDE, 40,. ISO compatible F (friendship 1st). I like: reading novels & nonfiction, classical music, Latin & blues, the ocean, kids & romantic eyes. I am stable, sensitive, caring, w/sense of humor. I’m “blessed” w/strong libido! 4548 ___________________________________ WM, 43, HAVE HAD A SUMMER OF FRUSTratron ISO SWF, who like myself, wants to end, frustration w/no strings attached. 4547
BLUE-EYED KNIGHT ISO 30-40 YO F Princess must be pure as Winooski river, able to climb long bell tower stairs, willing to do own servant duties. I am 42, tall, secure, fun, safe, NS, ND, NA. 4326_________
WCDM, MID 50S, MARS-TYPE GUY ISO Venus. Me: Outgoing, upbeat, very sociable. You: 44-52, over 5’3” w/ proportional wght., Church-goer. Non-smoker, please. 4447
THE SUMMER IS GETTING SHORT. WPM ISO someone to share good conversation, good food & a gin 8i tonic. Large boat at your dis posal, don’t waste the rest of the summer, let’s go. 4325_____________________________
LE TS PLANT LIGHTENING SEEDS AND HARvest fantasies. Artistic, imaginative, affection ate PM, 33, ISO poetic soul, lover of laugh ter, spiritual adventuress for dinners, walks, conversation, mutual inspiration & companionship. Possible LTR. 4446________________
THE PERFECT PITCH, M, 60, ISO SF, NS, vocalist or horn player to play informal swing/Jazz music, enjoy conversation, dining, walks for friendship, maybe more. Let’s meet. 4322_______________________________
44 YO DWM 5 ’5 ” 140 LBS. INTERESTS ARE NASCAR, camping, golf, long drives, quiet times at home. Looking for a petite F to enjoy life & what comes with it. 4440______
SUPERMAN ISO LOIS LANE. P BODYBUILDER, ex-Navy Seal ISO female companionship for fast motorcycle rides, scuba diving, rock climbing, family time, meditation & long, hot workouts. Serious women only. 4320_______ LOVE TRAVEL, BOOKS, MOONLIGHT SWIMS, skiing (in moderation), movies, lolling by the woodstove? SWM, 40, looking for slender thirtysomething SWF to share laughter, caring, romance, adventure and joy. 4314______
HEY HO, SUMMER DON’T GO! JUST CUZ THE nights are cooler, doesn’t mean we can’t still have some hot fun. SWM, 4oish, wants to meet tall women, make new friends, have some fun. 4399___________________________
VWWM, 56, JERK WHO IS NOT AFRAID TO mate an ass out of himself ISO F bullshit detector to help with transcendence. 4539 THIS SP GENTLEMAN, 31, ISO FRIENDLY, outgoing SWF, 26-32, who likes outdoors, travel, dining out, concerts & plays. Let’s start as friends & take it from there. 4481 WHICH HARRY POTTER ARE YOU ON? PSWM, 34, avid biter, reader, and moviegoer. ISO SWF, 20-40, with similar interests for fun and ! relationship. Muggles welcome. 4473________'
N. VT, 40ISH M, 5’5”, HEALTHY, FIT, SMART, funny, serious, silly, good-looking, hardworking, likes giving & receiving affection. ISO partner, 35-50, who is physically fit, emotionally balanced, enjoys cultural events& home life. Sense of humor 81 wit a must. Thanks. Peace. 4396_______________________
IF YOU COULD IMAGINE YOUR IDEAL LOVER, j strong but gentle, responsive to your ; moods, desires, fantasies. This in-shape, ; good-looking SWPM seeks similar SWF, 26- j 36, for everything two can make real. 4469 ;
ADVENTUROUS, OPTIMISTIC, EXTROVERTED DWPM , 44, 6’, 175 lbs. ISO attractive, assertive, honest, energetic SWF, 30-44, for friendship, fun & possible LTR. Don’t procrastinate. Just do it, 4395__________________
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CU ISO F FOR SOME NEW EXPERIENCES. WE would like to enrich our lives, hopefully, we can enrich the right person as well. 4639 CU ISO BISWF. MY BOYFRIEND & I ARE looking for a BiSWF to join in our sexual fantasies. Must be clean & discreet. Long term or short-term is fine. 4632____________ SWPM, 39, 6’, 180 LBS., BLUE/SANDY brown, handsome, fit, tanned, NS/ND, healthy living, caring & fun, ISO 2 PF, intel lectual , feminine, intriguing, health conscious, for... you tell me. 4581______________ MAPCU, MID-40’S, BIF, STRAIGHT M ISO fun-loving time in Burlington 9/8 weekend or Montpelier area other times. Meet for a drink & check out the chemistry. Be discrete. 4563 SHY, SUBMISSIVE COLLEGE GIRL WANTED (ages 18-25) by young SM student. Interviews for position of cook, maid, or naughty disciple now available. Anonymity, privacy discretion guaranteed. 4561______ ADVENTUROUS BOHEMIAN CU QUESTING creative erotic play through letters & possi bly fantastic encounters. Race, gender, age not an issue. Just imagine. 4545___________ MAWPM, LATE 30’S, ISO MAWPF/SWPF FOR stimulating conversations, extensive relaxing back massages, caring & sensitive, discretion a must. 4472________________________ YOU DON’T DARE! MR. EBONY 8: MR. IVORY. ISO F, 20-40, for no strings attached, erotic fun. Discretion assured! If you’ve got what it takes, contact us! 4458____________________ SATISFACTION GUARANTEED! HANDSOME, fit, DWM, 36, ISO attractive, DWF, 35-45, for an occasional intimate encounter. 4451 HI, I AM A M WHO ENJOYS CROSS DRESSING ISO understanding F interested in day trips, shopping & gambling. Not interested in sex. 4450
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SWM, WOODWORKER, 30’S, ACTIVE, healthy, fun, stable, solvent, ISO creative SWF to build a future w/. Friends first. 4368
RELOCATING TO BURLINGTON THIS FALL. I’M 36, 6’3 ”, 210 lbs., handsome, artist/musician into sports, romantic dinners, outdoors. Hope to meet attractive, down-to-earth, somewhat tall F for possible LTR. 4439
SEEKING SOULMATE: NS/ND, 6’, RETIREE, 66, Jewish, non-religious. NE/NY & Montreal, enjoys music (Broadway & Jazz) theater, auc tions, movies, bridge. ISO LTR w/reasonably proportioned, warm, fun lady, 50';. 4543
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SWM, 20, TALL, ATTRACTIVE, FUNNY! ISO SWF, 18-35, to be my love goddess for a night of pleasure & possibly more. Race & weight do not matter. 4381________________
AGGRESSIVELY ENGAGING LIFE. WITTY, sensual, intelligent M ISO a F of superior wit, wisdom & sensual appetite to explore & grow with, must be fit & fully functional. Love is not for the faint of heart. 4456
BLUE COLLAR BOY, 6’1" , 165 LBS., RUGGED. Have ‘64 (3 0 , 389; 4-speed, w/ empty pas senger se a t Plenty of room for cooler, fishin’ tackle, hikin’ boats, bike. Hot, fast cruiser, “^deuce’s” beats ’em all. 4555___________ _
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FRIENDS 1ST. DWM, 35, 6’i ”, 180 LBS., NS, caring, sensitive, funny, open-minded. Enjoys outdoors, conversation, children, walks, bicy cling, music, reading & sharing thoughts & feelings. ISO F w/similar interest. 4464______
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SWF, ATTRACTIVE, PLAYFUL, SEXY W/MANY talents. Need a fantasy fulfilled? You name it, I bet I can make it happen! Clean Couples, Males, Females... I can make your dreams reality! 4437_______________________________ 2 5 Y O M, NEWLY AWAKENED TO THE PLEAsures of fantasizing in public; genitally excit ed by the slightest movement or sound around him. Searching for a F who wants to share adventurous sexual liaison. Montpelier area. 4390_______________ DWPM ISO CU, OVER 35 YO, TO HAVE erotic & adventurous times with. I am bicurious, well-built & safe, must be discreet.
4386_________________________ CURIOUS SWM, 22, ATTRACTIVE, SLIM, CUTE, horny “tight little butt,” ISO the same in a TS, H or kinky F’s who like to strap-on, for naked Twister sessions. 4385_______________ ADVENTUROUS MIXED CU LOOKING FOR A Bi/Bicurious M or BiMCu for reciprocity in sex... wit and intellect a must, we want to be pleased as much as we want to please you! 4378
AGELESS F WELCOMES PEACEFUL COMPANion(s) who have the time to share quiet/fun activities: boating, classical concerts, dining, clothing-optional beaches/cruises, dancing, skating, fairs, etc. NS, I live near Montpelier. 4540____________________________________ M, 30'S, ISO F COMPANION. A COLLEGE grad. I am creative, disabled, erudite, alter native, urban, irreverent, risque, gentle, humorous, Baudelaire, Cattullus, Frazetta, the Far Side, Charles Addams, Bauhaus. Call me. 4459____________________________________ STRINGS ATTACHED. INTERMEDIATE CELLIST, SWF, 37, seeks, strings, pianist, for making beautiful© music. Interested in standard chamber repertoire, witling to explore as skills progress. Bow in your closet? Call me. 4373
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woman RETRO-ROMANTIC, RURAL-ROOTED, WORLDtraveled F seeks stable, spontaneous, wise & humor-blessed M. Details: late 40s, tall, active, enjoy warmth, exploring, water, flora/fauna. NS. Interstate saavy. Box 811 EXOTIC PLUM, LATE 30s, PASSIONATE, SENsitive naturist, altruist ISO considerate gen tleman. I’m petite, dark-skinned African. I believe that ethics, values, integrity must be genuine. Box 812__________________________ BUELLER? BUELLER?... WHEN’S THE LAST time you didn’t know what the day held? F, 31, looking for someone to dig toes in dirt with. Hey sun-lover, let’s enjoy it! Box 790 WiWF, LATE 50S, 5*2", ATTRACTIVE, ISO pleasant WM, 58-65 for possible LTR. Country/Western music, good dancer, long walks, movies, romantic. Ptease respond. Very lonely. We can get together over coffee. Box 781__________________________________ WOODSMOKE, BACKROADS, SIMPLICITY, sim plicity. Autochthonic, enthusiastic SF, 50+, employed, enjoys gardening, music, puns, peaceful times. ISO like-minded M, central VT area. Humor essential, Friendship 1st. Box 784__________________________________
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YOU: SMALL, BROWN, PRETTY GREEN EYES & cute. You bit more than my finger on 8/1 in a tent. You are one hot dog. 4476_______
* YOU: WEARING BLACK AND WHITE STYLISH l ensemble. Me: running away from you on t Mansfield Ave., 8/6. Care to join me for a hot l dog? I need some "guidance.” 4445_________
MOON - WE’VE SHARED A YEAR OF SIMplistic happiness & revolutionary intimacy! Happy Anniversary! Missing & loving you & the critters from the land where the buffalo roam. Sun. 4475__________________________
* 8/12 A.M. CHURCH ST., BY THE WOODEN * Indian. You— blond, nose ring, walked your l dog (with Mom?); I, tall brunette, pho* tographed my nieces. We smiled, & again * as you left. Meet? 4444________________ _
SUNDAY EVE., 8/20, LEDDY BEACH. ME: \ THREE GIRLS IN A BLACK JETTA SHOWED Teaching my nephew how to snorkel. You: * four guys in a white Subaru their bag of asked how deep the water was. You took off * party mix while driving south on 89 on before I could ask you if you snorkel. 4474 « Sunday. Give a call. 4441___________________ JES. WHERE ARE YOU? I LOST YOUR NUMBER * 8/16, YOU: BLACK T-SHIRT 8l JEANS, WALKED but was still hoping to see you & sit in the I out to the rocks at Oakledge. Very windy; we park like we said. I am back from CA & l were virtually all alone & I missed my want to find you. S. 4471__________________ * chance. Give me another. 4438_____________
MR. MONDAY NIGHTS: ME & MRS. JONES. Van Sicklen Rd. Wondering how you’re doing. Miss your face... and... 4624_______________ BLUES CRUISE - BLUE & WHITE SLEEVEless dress, red jacket. Shoulder length brown hair. Your partner didn’t seem to want to dance as much as you did. Too timid to interrupt. 4623________________ ____________
THURSDAY, 8/24, 6 AM, STOWE VILLAGE. * RASPUTIN’S - YOU: GORGEOUS BLONDE WHO You: M, standing on the sidewalk, long J likes to dance. Me: Maroon hat backwards, brown hair wearing a white hard hat. Your l shorts. I had fun. Want to party again? 4435 smile was fabulous — I melted — care to meet? 4467_______________________________ * DEAR BOX 4170, HOW DO I KNOW I’M WE * right Laurie? Please leave me clues or hints, THURS. EVE., 8/10. TOASTMASTERS. * I’ll be looking! 4388_______________________ Mustachioed visitor impressed by tall, t RED PICK-UP TRUCK IN MONTPELIER. I’M blonde “Jane’s” speaking ability. Wanted to approach but tongue was tied. Avail, to help l outraged & I am paying attention— to you! I Me: SGF. You? Wanna meet? 4380___________ loosen the knot? 4455 : AT THE M ECH AN ICS- THE WORDS I’D really * like to hear are “Call me some time.” 4372
YOU ARE HOUSESITTING THE CONDO AT THE end. I was looking at the decks. You asked if I needed to come up and look at yours - I wish I did, 4569___________________________
EARLY THIS SUMMER, WE MET WHILE WALKing up St. Paul St. I get your messages but can’t call you back without a number! 4638
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YO! I SPIED 3 SVEEDISH BLONDES MOVIN’ it in a purple car, downtown. I also enjoy movin’ it, occasionally. Shake that body for me, baby! 4477___________________________
BRAZILIAN REGGAE SHOW 8/ 31- GORGEOUS woman dancing like a dream— back right corner of the dance floor. You drank red wine & were with a beautiful Indian woman. Please call. 4629__________________________
AT THE WATERFRONT, YOU WERE “KATE” & I was the lost guy desperate for you to be my blind date. But you weren’t my blind date. Care to change that? 4567_________________ PARIMA- TO THE HANDSOMEST BOY IN THE restaurant. Should I keep on trying? We exchanged smiles once. Remember? 4562
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auburn/blue, nice build, good looks. Smart, funny, playful, loves animals, music, out doors. ISO same in clean-cut SWPM, 30-42 for LTR. Box 786__________________________
what off-beat, civilized, self-employed M. J, reader ISO eduring commitment with warm hearted, bright F who appreciates irony. Late 40S-50S. Any background. I am 59. Box
able to be with lady? This well-mannered, financially secure, great appearance, 50+ gentleman would appreciate hearing from you. Please tell me about yourself. Box 795
PF. FREE SPIRIT. ATTRACTIVE, INTELLIGENT, intellectually engaging ISO active M in his 60s w/affinity for outdoors, books, perform ing arts, progressive politics, good conversation, laughter. Come as you are. Box 780
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FUN, FUN, FUN!! DWM, LATE 40S, 5*9”. 1 5 ° lbs., youthful, proportionate, openminded, appealing. Likes outdoor activities, Burlington Nightlife, laughing, movies, sun sets, travel, bad weather. ISO lover to share fun times. Box 791
BLONDE, SWDF, FULL-FIGURE, 40S, GREAT sense of humor, loves camping, nature, ani mals, art & walks on the beach. ISO M, 40s, who likes to have a good time. Box 778 LIKE TO SKI? I’M 51, BUT YOUNG AT HEART, bartend nights, Scorpio, like to travel, be wined & dined, dance. Are you athletic, adventurous, ISO a soul mate? LTR. Box 772 DWF, 53, ISO HONEST GENTLEMAN WHO enjoys candle light dinners, good wine and conversation. Long walks w/ a down-to-earth woman. Box 755
m m M a k in g w om an VERY YOUNG 5 0 ’S , ATHLETIC, 5 'io ‘ TALL, well-educated, healthy 81 STD free, sensitive, romantic, sensuous, financially secure, child less, jack-of-all-trades fella seeks slim, warm, open, liberal, spontaneous, patient, tactile, romantic, sensuous woman who loves the outdoors, boating, & wants to enjoy fine wine & sunset dinners prepared by me on the deck of my lakefront home. A long letter will get you the same. Box 800
SWF, 5’u ”, 46, DYNAMIC J, LOVES FASHION and the finer things. Interested in SWM, 3555, for companionship & possibly more. Box 785
18 +. . BEAUTIFUL BETTER BAGEL BLONDE. YOU: » Blonde with great smile always first to say * hi. Me: Ben & Jerry’s hat, brown hair, large * smile, French Roast, black. Dinner sometime? * Call me. 4560_____________________________
SS AT SWEETWATERS. I LOVE Y0 U1JA. 4542
BLUES CRUISE - STRIKING, BROWN-HAIRED ; woman, lovely smile, dress had string cross- ; ing shoulders. Gray-haired friend in light blue clothing. You were dancing when I was ; not and vice versa. 4633___________________;
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LE TS BEGIN WITH THE SENSUAL & EXPLORE together. MaWM, MID-40S, seeks MaF, 35-50 for daytime pleasures. Honesty, trust & true friendship offered & expected. Central & NE VT. Box 803_______________________________ 35YO SWM RELOCATING TO VT FROM CA IN 2003. ISO kind F to share some thoughts & laughs w/. Currently incarerated for nonviolent crime. Box 809_______________________
type w/ varied interests ISO sincere, level headed SM for LTR comfortable w/who you are? Let’s communicate. Box 776
— MOONCHILD/ARCHER - SWF (OF SIZE) 5*8”, 53. Novice seeking male mentor of jW-type. NS, ND, NA, help me find my shadow(s). Safe, sane, clean, discreet. Box 788________ GORGEOUS CU ISO SWF, 28-35. Bl OR CURI OUS. Needed to fulfill lesbian fantasies w/wife. Some 3-some contact necessary. Box 807_________________________________
m HELLO LOVELY LADIES OUT THERE! LOVE TO hear from you all! I’m a Virgo, easygoing, loving, warm, kind, loyal & lots, lots more of me as a person. Please write me, please. God Bless. Box 804________________________
SKINNY, SKINNY-DIPPER WANTED. FREE TO travel ISO warm waters, the world around & within. Must be vegetarian, environmentalist, gardening, homesteading, LTR. Egalitarian, Emersonian, SWM, 6’i ”, 175 lbs., 55, ND, NS, NA, no kids, never married & FS. Box 757__________________________________
HOW YOU D0 IN7 SWM, 35 , 5*7”. 175 LBS., Blue/Blonde, handsome, health-conscious. ISO fairly attractive F for periodic, therapeu tic sessions of exchanging conversation. Positive attention, touch & safe sex. Box 790
I, SGW, WHO’S LOOKING FOR SOME GREAT gay friends out there & in the future to find that special lady to share my life. Easygoing, king, loving, warm, enjoy people & honest, loyal, like having good fun! Box 789.
WHERE TO FIND “MR. ALMOST RIGHT?” Most days, decent guy, looking, riding his bicycle in Crown Point. Write to me. Let’s ride together. I’m 37 now, NA, NS, ND. Box 805__________________________________
ju A f Q h io n fix EASYGOING PLATTSBURGH M, 36, ISO F ISO a friend to hike, paddle, explore. Fit, fun, free-spirited. Kids/dogs welcome too. Take a chance! Trade letters, photos, ideas? All answered. Box 779
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SWM, 57, 5’u ”, 190 LBS., GOOD-LOOKING, likes music, walks, talks & more. ISO attrac tive, SWF, 45-55, for friendship, LTR possible. Plattsburgh area. Box 802._____________
ATTRACTIVE, INTELLECTUAL, MASC. SWM ISO open-minded, discreet, muscular friend who is also 25-50 & into fitness, reading, out- doors, cycling or making others & themselves feel good. Box 808__________________
VERY GENTLE M, PLATTSBURGH AREA, ISO A sincere & honest F, 40- early 50s, for poss. LTR. Enjoy the outdoors, gardening, flowers, dancing. Have much to share. P, NS, ND. Box 801.
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MONTPELIER, GWM, 20, s ' u ”, 155 LBS., ISO fun, romance, 18-40, enjoy good food, out doors, movies, music. Interested? Write me. Box 783
REBECCA, KINGS & QUEENS SHOULD BE aquainted. Box 810
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