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ACT 6 0 AN OPPORTUNITY Whether you support Act 60, the Equal Educational Opportunity Act, or oppose it, or have simply adopted a "wait and see" attitude, there is one undeniable fact: While some of our school children are being well-served by their community's support of educational programs, many, many others are suffering true hardship because of the lack of resources. Springfield voters went to the polls last year four times before they agreed on

a level-funded budget which increased the tax rate by 1.7%. Rockingham, on its third budget vote, had to cut sports and transportation in an attempt to pass its budget. It is currently operating on a budget that is 87% less than the prior year's budget, further reducing resources for students. Under the current education finance system, schools have become battlegrounds, where they Were once the vibrant centers of our communities. The impacts on students are in many cases devastating. Under the current system, budget chaos has been the rule in many towns where tax rates are higher now than the highest tax rate any town will see under Act 60. Every year we have seen 30 or 40 towns and school districts needing two, three and sometimes four or more votes to pass a school budget. These towns are seriously divided. Act 60 can heal those divisions. The consequences of the failure to fund education fairly has affected our children dearly. During my first year as

Lieutenant Governor I have visited many schools, finding j many children seriously handicapped by a lack of resources, t Most of these children are in towns that have low per-pupil expenditures despite high tax rates and great financial sacrifices by taxpayers. The schools in those communities have substandard facilities. Many are old and drafty, uncomfortable for students and teachers alike, and expensive to heat. Many are bursting at the seams, with students and teachers using hallways and storage closets for one-on-one instruction. Some have resorted to the use of so-called temporary classrooms; in other words, trailers with no bathrooms, water fountains or intercom systems. These substandard facilities have in every case limited program offerings... These school districts lose their best teachers to districts that are able to pay more... The majority of Vermonters recognized that we couldn't go on like this. Something needed to happen. They sent a strong message to the Legislature in 1996: The system is broken and needs to be fixed. Ther Vermont Supreme Court concurred, ruling this past February that the current system's inequities are unfair, unlawful and unconstitutional. Education is a state responsibility and, according to our constitution, the Legislature must provide all children equal educational opportunites. Fundamental, even radical, reform was needed. Act 60 is that reform. This is a new system, with a fundamental change in the local property tax. Like any education finance system, including the current Foundation Formula, it is complex, and it takes some time to understand. It is not perfect; every state experiences the same difficulties that Vermont has faced, and no state has the perfect system... Some opponents have declared that a taxpayer revolt is in the offing. I don't see or hear that in my travels around Vermont. I find a great deal of support and excitement in communities that have suffered the frustrating burdens of high taxes and programs cuts in order to pass their budgets. The vocal opposition is largely confined to the towns that will experience the pressures of increased, taxes and lower spending,,'an issue that the majority of towns have had to struggle with for several years... We have in Act 60 a wonderful opportunity to improve education in Vermont. Many schools will have resources and opportunities they only dreamed of before this. The children will be the winners. — Douglas A. Racine Lieutenant Governor of Vermont Montpelier CORRECTION: Garrison Nelson has not left the University of Vermont Political Science Department, as implied last week ("A Second Opinion," December 10). He is a tenured professor on leave, a distinguished visiting professor at Brandeis University and a visiting fellow at the McCormack Institute in Massachusetts. Also, Nelson stated that Gov. Howard Dean was a New York State delegate at the 1976 Democratic convention in New York City. The governor says it isn't so.

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ood thing we checked with Santas Workshop before booking that flight to the North Pole. WTien we called the Gift Gurus number and got through the voicemail maze — a system clearly designed to deter all but the most persistent Magi, we heard: "If naughty, press one. If nice, press two. If requesting one of those annoying little Japanese gizmos being marketed as pets, press three." The snippity spokeswoman at the other end informed us that Father Christmas would be out of the office until after New Year's. "But isn't this St. Nick's busiest time of year?" we innocently wondered. "Exactly," she replied in a voice as icy as her arctic headquarters. "He's booked solid with personal appearances." Then she added, with a not-sosubtle hint of pride, "By the end of the month, S.C. will have logged in more frequentflyer miles than your little governor." We were impressed. We hadn't even mentioned that we were calling from Vermont; she'd somehow divined it. But before we could express a syllable of surprise, she'd picked up on that, too. ' ^

your private keeps us in business." "I thought making toys was your forte," we protested. "Toys, schmoys," the spokesperson cackled. "Don't be a rube. That's like saying Ralph Lauren's major product

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Installed on his^ h^k-'laack throne and surrounded by jumbo, mechanical elves, Kris Kringle looked much smaller than we'd expected. The sanitary gloves were another surprise, as was his habit of repeatedly pressing his wobbly beard against his upper lip. We watched the no-nonsense moms nudge their fingerlicking, hair-twiddling toddlers forward, watched Santa's begloved hands reel in the little rug-rats, and listened to him commend their astute toy choices. "An Idaho Survivalist stun gun? Great! Santa loves Idaho Survivalist stun guns! "A Ditsy Dirty Diaper Doll? Yes! Santa loves Ditsy Dirty Diaper Dolls!" But it was a much less sanguine Santa when we sat down at the Food Court, tete-h- redcapped- tete. What follows is our eye-opening Q and A. SEVEN DAYS: Does the recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action mean that Rudolph will be moved to the back of the line? SANTA CLAUS: What, and give up our royalties on the franchise? Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer is a trademarked entity. That shiny schnozzola belongs to Saint Nick Enterprises®, and so does the sappy tune. Believe me, it pays. Rudolph stays where he

S.D: You've had a rocky relationship with the high court in the past... S.C: That damned Supreme Court! We've already seen a huge loss in annual revenue from the banning of Christmas decorations and nativity scenes

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rhythm & news COW BELLS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH Never mind five golden rings: We'll be happy with a little chrome this holiday season — Chrome Cowboys, that is. The vintage country outfit responsible for memorable thematic soirees like the Hank Fest and Cash Bash now bring us Christmas — and its the Club Metronome Christmas party, with buffet, to boot. As usual the Cowboys have corraled a herd of helpers: Tammy Fletcher, Jusagroove, ViperHouse, Chin Ho!, Construction Joe, Mark & Jeff Spencer (allegedly doing Burl Ives), Lindy Pear and Daughters of Jesus are scheduled to go a-wassailing, too. Scrooges are advised to stay home and count their toes.

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Speaking of Lindy Pear, that foursome is about to lose its frontman, Craig Gurwich. The lead singer with the boyish wail is heading to New Orleans shortly after the band's final gig January 2 at Club Toast — though just "to check it out." He plans to be in Portland, Oregon, by summer. "I spent four summers working at a snowboard camp at Timberline Resort, and I really liked it," says Gurwich. "I've always wanted to move out there." Needless to say, this was not a happy revelation to bandmates Glenn Severance, Bob Higgins and Paul Gibson. The band had been making waves on The Buzz and setting up East Coast gigs prior to Gurwich's announcement. Ouch. Will Lindy Pear and a new singer find true love? Will Craig find happiness out West? Stay tuned.

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Speaking of breaking up: After three years of highly successful shows and mucho touring, The Jazz Mandolin Project is calling it quits. Well, actually, drummer Gabe Jarrett and bassist Stacey Starkweather are departing to, as their publicist puts it,

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"explore other new and exciting endeavors." Sounds to me like they were sick of each other, but whatever. The linchpin of JMP — the man behind the mandolin, Jamie Masefield, has already assembled partners just for his January-February national tour. Whew. Those would be Phish drummer Jon Fishman — a collaborator on the sporadic Bad Hat band — and stand-up bassist Chris Dahlgren, a member of the downtown New York scene. Good luck to the lot of ya.

DIGGING DEEP

Its a good thing when a fragmented community comes together; too bad it so often — or only — happens because of a tragedy. I'm talking about the huge outpouring of support for Andy Shapiro and his family since he was diagnosed with brain cancer. The jazz musician extraordinaire and Johnson State music teacher probably didn't know he had so many friends, but the well-wishers who have flooded his hospital room, says friend and fellow musician Bill Kinzie, was pretty overwhelming. This Thursday Tammy Fletcher & the Disciples — of whom Shapiro is a former member — kick off the first of a series of benefit concerts for the family. Though he fortunately has health insurance from the college, "he made a lot of his income from playing music," notes Kinzie, "and he can't play out now, not for awhile." The Disciples basically donated their gig at the Rusty Nail in Stowe to the cause, and will share the stage with members of other bands from Burlington and central Vermont. "This one was a godsend, just luck," says Kinzie, "but the next planned concert will be in Montpelier at City Hall [sponsored by the Onion River Arts Council], and Jay Strausser [of All Points Booking] is active in helping to get stuff going in Burlington." Kinzie says so many musicians have come forward wanting to help that they might put on future shows by genre — country, blues, jazz, etc. "Andy was responsible for getting a lot of musicians teaching gigs [at Johnson]. Continued

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LAR DUGGAN & JENNI JOHNSON (jazz), L e u n i g s , 8:30 p . m . N C . S O M A H , (SIC) (groove, a l t e r n a f u n k ) , C l u b Toast, 9 : 3 0 p . m . $ 2 / 4 . C H R O M E C O W B O Y S CHRISTMAS & FRIENDS (vintage holiday cheer), C l u b M e t r o n o m e , 9 p . m . N C . UPSIDE DOWN FROWN (groove rock), Nectar's, 9 : 3 0 p . m . N C . K A R A O K E , J.P.'s Pub, 9 : 3 0 p . m . N C . RISING M O O N (reggae), V e r m o n t P u b & Brewery, 10 p . m . N C . K A R A O K E (DJ N o r m Blanchard), Cheers, 7 p . m . N C . B A R B A R A BOUTSIKARIS & TIM BROOKES (classical flute & guitar), Yellow D o g Restaurant, W i n o o s k i , 6 : 3 0 p . m . N C . JIM B R A N C A & FRIENDS (blues), Peat Bog; C h r i s t m a s party), Essex Jet., 7 : 3 0 p . m . N C . LIVE M U S I C (rock), Gallaghers, Waitsfield, 9 p . m . N C . OPEN MIKE (acoustic), C a m b r i d g e C o f f e e H o u s e , S m u g g l e r s N o t c h , Jeffersonville, 7 p . m . D o n a t i o n s .

THURSDAY

BIG JOE B U R R E L L & FRIENDS (blues-jazz), Halvorson's, 8 p . m . $2. ANNIE PAISLEY, DIANE HORSTMYER, RAEL ONE CLOUD (singer-songwriters), 2 4 2 M a i n , 8 p . m . $2. ELLEN POWELL & JERRY LAVENE (jazz) L e u n i g s , 8:30 p . m . N C . STANZIOLA-MASEFIELD QUARTET (jazz), R h o m b u s Gallery, 8 : 3 0 p . m . $5. OPEN MIKE W/D., C a c t u s Cafe, 9 p . m . N C . SALTY S N A C K S ( m o c k rock), 135 Pearl, 10 p . m . $ 4 . A B A I R BROS, (rock), Nectar's, 9 : 3 0 p . m . N C . MOTEL B R O W N (rockreggae), C l u b M e t r o n o m e , 9 p . m . $4. DISCO PARTY (DJ), C l u b Toast, 9 : 3 0 p . m . N C . TROUBLED (rock), M a n h a t t a n Pizza, 10 p . m . N C . D. J A R V I S (orig. acoustic), J.P.s Pub, 9 p . m . N C . THE CHAMELEONS

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( j a z z / L a t i n / r & b ) , V e r m o n t P u b & Brewery, 9 p . m . N C . DANCE PARTY (DJ N o r m Blanchard), C h e e r s , 9 p . m . N C . RUSS & CO. (rock), Trackside Tavern, W i n o o s k i , 9 p . m . N C . S A N D R A WRIGHT (blues), T h i r s t y Turtle, W a t e r b u r y , 9 p . m . $ 2 . T A M M Y FLETCHER & THE DISCIPLES & FRIENDS (soul/blues; b e n e f i t for A n d y S h a p i r o family), R u s t y Nail, Stowe, 8 p . m . D o n a t i o n s . OPEN MIKE, G a l l a g h e r s , Waitsfield, 8 : 3 0 p . m . N C . VIPERHOUSE (acid jazz), C h a r l i e - o s , M o n t p e l i e r , 9 : 3 0 p . m . ' $5. _

FRIDAY

CLYDE STATS TRIO (jazz), W i n d j a m m e r , 5 p . m . N C . PERRY N U N N (acoustic), R u b e n James, 5 p . m . N C , followed by DJ NIGHT, 9 p . m . N C . BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Last C h a n c e , 7 : 3 0 p . m . N C . P.R. SMITH ( p r o s e / p o e t r y / m u s i c ) , R h o m b u s Gallery, 8 p . m . D o n a t i o n s . J U M P I N G UGLY, SPILL, ZOLA TURN (alt-rock), 2 4 2 M a i n , 8 p . m . $3. J A M E S H A R V E Y & FRIENDS (jazz), L e u n i g s , 9 : 3 0 p . m . N C . A E R I U S (DJ C r a i g Mitchell), 135 Pearl, 9 p . m . $5. THE PANTS, ETHAN A Z A R I A N , PHILISTINES JR., HAPPIEST G U Y S IN THE WORLD, Z A M B O N I S , J A M E S K O C H A L K A SUPERSTAR, MICHELLE WALLACE, LINDY PEAR & M O R E (alt; T a r q u i n Records C D release/Christmas party), C l u b Toast, 9 : 3 0 p . m . $ 3 . DISCO PARTY (DJ Little M a r t i n ) C l u b M e t r o n o m e , 9 p . m . N C . EMPTY POCKETS (rock), N e c t a r s , 9 : 3 0 p . m . N C . HELICOPTER (alt-rock), M a n h a t t a n Pizza, 10 p . m . N C . DEAD M A N ' S H A N D (groove rock), J.P.'s, 9 : 3 0 p . m . N C . THE W A R R E N S (rock), V e r m o n t P u b & Brewery, 10 p . m . N C . SURRENDER DOROTHY (rock), Alley C a t s , 9 : 3 0 p . m . N C . COMEd e c e m b e r

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CD release party), Trackside Tavern, Winooski, 9 p.m. $2. DANCIN'DEAN (country dance & instruction), Cobbweb, Milton, 7:30 p.m. $5. DIAMOND JIM JAZZ BAND, Diamond Jim's Grille, St. Albans, 8 p.m. NC. MOTEL BROWN (rock-reggae), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. $3. BOOTY (funk/disco), Rusty Nail, Stowe, 8

Winooski, 9 p.m. $2. NEIL DAVIS, ONE NIGHT STAND JAZZ

BAND (acoustic, jazz), Greatful Bread Deli, Essex, noon. Donations. DANCE PARTY (DJ Norm Blanchard), Cheers, 9 p.m. NC. TRIAL BY FIRE (rock), Swany's, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. JUSAGROOVE (disco; Christmas party), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. $3. BOOTY (funk/disco), Rusty Nail, Stowe, 8 p.m. $5. OPEN AUGUSTA BROWN (groove rock), Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $3. LIVE MUSIC (rock), Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 9:30 p.m. $3. OCHIE & THE BEN WAHS (rock), Charlie-o's, Montpelier, 9 p.m. NC.

p.m. $5, OPEN RUSS FLANIGAN (rock), Gallagher's,

Waitsfield, 9:30 p.m. $3/5. SOMAH (groove rock), Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $3. RICK COLE (acoustic), Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 6 p.m. NC. WILLIE EDWARDS (country), Charlie-o's, Montpelier, 10 p.m. NC. TRIAL BY FIRE (rock), Swany's, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE (acoustic), Rochester Artists Guild, 8 p.m. $1.

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SAETIA, THE JUDAS ISCARIOT, TRES KIDS, WEAVE (punk, hard-

core), 242 Main, 7 p.m. $5. BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Last Chance, 7:30 p.m. NC. MONKEYS WITH CAR KEYS (rock duo), Cactus Cafe, 8 p.m. NC. P.R. SMITH (acoustic; Solstice celebration), Rhombus Gallery, midnight. Donations. EMPTY POCKETS (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. LITTLE MARTIN (DJ), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m.

$4/5. DJ NIGHT, Ruben James, 9 p.m. NC. SPILL, 27 V , DOWN, MINDFLOW (alt-rock; benefit for Salvation Army), , Club Toast, 8 p.m. $3/5- RETRONOME (DJ Craig Mitchell), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. DAVE KELLER BLUES BAND (rock), Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. NC. SAUDADE (Afro-Cuban/Brazilian jazz), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 10 p.m. NC. SURRENDER DOROTHY (rock), Alley Cats, 9:30 p.m. NQ. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $7. KARAOKE, Franny O's, 9:30 p.m. NC. RUN FOR COVER (rock), Patches Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. JENNI JOHNSON (jazz & blues vocalist), Tuckaway's, Sheraton Hotel, 9 p.m. NC. CLASS ACT (a cappella,), Breakers, 9:30 p.m. $1. EAST COAST MUSCLE (blues-rock), Trackside Tavern, All clubs NC = No cover. Also look for

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f PI A NT LUVt Ntb I (self-released CD) — So Im on my way home to give a listen to the new spoken word compila- >, tion from something called the Burlington Free Word Association, and I figure Yd be better off if I a grabbed a pint of bourbonand a-pa.dk of Chesterfields unfiltered, just for good measure. Too cliche for ya? Yeah, well, you get what you ask for: 68 minutes and 2 scconds from 32 poets. That's a lot of waxing. Every poet here could take a lesson from i J

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Continued from page 8 He started the music production program; a lot of young players have come up underneath him," he says. "Everyone knows him — he played in your wedding or taught your son or played in your band. The music scene really is coming together around this; there are these little pockets, but they sort of dissolved." Shapiro lives in Middlesex with his wife and two of four children. A jazzy C D of his own music, Dig Deep, produced last year, will also be for sale at the Rusty Nail concert. Look for information on future benefits in this column.

SINGLE T R A C K S The hooded ones N o n Compos Mentis report action for their release, Smile When You Hate in CM/(#39), Gavin (#39, called "a record to watch), Hits (#30) and FMQB (#36). The band was also recently added to a N E M O showcase January 17 at the Greek American Political hall in Boston, representing Burlington at the music conference

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along with Zola Turn and My Own Sweet. Reason to smile... • No date for New Year's Eve? Then settle in with 24 hours of local music videos, to be broadcast on Adelphia Channel 15 from 9:30 p.m. December 21. Co-hosted by Good Citizen Magazine editor Andrew Smith and videographer Karen McGregor of Azure moon, the marathon promises to be more fun than watching the ball drop at Times Square. Besides, you're likely to recognize nearly everyone. • No TV? Well, then tune into WRUV on the 'eve, when DJ Kevin Debonair will "attack Burlington's ever stale airwaves," as he puts it, with a Top 100 of 1997. That's 90.1 on your FM dial, the station that's always played local music — so listen up for the ranking homies. It's the third consecutive year for Debonair s New Year's countdown; last year Madelines and Five Seconds Expired ruled. This year neither band exists, so what does that say? Probably nothing. Happy holidays. ( 7 )

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the Buick and we went to the bar to shoot some stick and look real mean. She crapped in her diapers. Can you believe it? "This is no good!" I screamed. "This is no good!" What would The Pants think if they saw their rival crappin' in 'em? But then it hit me! This is rock 'n' roll! I ripped off her diaper and smeared what was inside all over the walls. The crowd of pierced petticoats and their Peruvian swan-boys began hootin' and bumpin' into each other. They were screaming in laconic unison — "Free Che! Wear big boots! Free Che! Wear big stupid ugly boots!" And it was then that I first knew: My baby was on her way. But we needed a rock song — a sugary hit that would have them tearing their eyes out to listen. An anthemic to limply protruding youth caught in the wonderbind of momma's womb and sheer melodic misunderstanding. I began chanting: "C-M-J, C-M-J, we want to be your next super-angry! Were next on the list and we're pissed!" Then the lyrics came from God in a plastic swirl that washed my brainy out with lust and understanding. It goes something like this:

abies are the original punks. Because they wail so loud, don't know how to play their instruments and wore safety pins long before anyone else. My baby's gonna rock! * Sure, my ball of sweet- . ened flesh and soft bones is still in the learn about which foods are breasts and which breasts are food, but we are at the dawn of a new age! Rock stardom has burst out into the open like a field of infinite schnookums and candied asses! That's right! All you got to do now isfit!Fit the bill and you can swallow the pill! But believe me, honey, stardom owns you. But this is the genius! Don't you see? What the hell does my one-year-old know about owning shit? Don't you get it? She's in it for the music, the music. She ain't no New York doll, no way, that's too easy — all you gotta do down there is act the part. I'm talking about the Green Mountains, yeah, and my baby's gonna rule 'em. Just yesterday I wheeled her down to the parlor man. Why? To get her her ticket! Everybody knows that the 3ody of a Green Mountain rock star is foiled by the barb of aboriginal design. Tattoos, man! Ink flesh! Baby's gotta lave it. Everybody So I lifted ler up and knows that swung her the body around the store. She of a Green threw her pacifier at the Mountain Chinese symrock star bol for virility, s this fate? No, is foiled this, my friend, is execution! by the Me and barb of 3ozo the Tattoo Clown aboriginal sat my baby design. down and drew all over her Tattoos, rumpy pink behind. By the man! Ink time we were flesh! done she ooked like a Baby's Chinese typegotta have writer. Next, I it. threw her into

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Continued from page 7 from parks, schools and other public places, and we're facing mounting competition from Kwanzaa, the Wiccans, the Druids, the Goddess crowd, the Buddhist lights-and-cymbals people and the Tibetan Bowl Ringers. S.D: I notice you left Channukah off your list of competitors. Is this because you consider it the Jewish Christmas? S.C: Hey, listen here, Santa Claus is not an anti-Semite! Santa Claus is a friend to the Jews! He just wishes they'd pick some other time of year to spin their dirndls, or whatever they are.

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reen-style activism has never amounted to much in Vermont — a fact that only gets more puzzling as time goes by. After all, this avant-garde, environmentally aware state would seem particularly predisposed to such a prophetic and planetary brand of politics. What's more, the Green critique of American society has become more and more convincing in recent years. And the issues most closely associated with the Greens are sure to acquire greater urgency as the 21st century unfolds. It may be that Vermont will not much longer remain so oddly indifferent to this cause. Late last month, in fact, amid the jangling of harness bells on the Church Street Marketplace, a sharp-eared stroller might have made out the sounds of a movement being reborn. The occasion was "Buy Nothing Day." This "day to contemplate the impact of runaway consumerism" was originated a few years ago by a Canadian advertising-monitoring group; it was observed this year in several U.S. cities and in 12 different countries. In Burlington, a half-dozen demonstrators had gathered to sing satirical carols and to

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music 'A PATCHWORK O F SONGS A N D STORIES': Tammy Fletcher, Martha Pellerin, Mima Kates and other women performers join forces to "celebrate and connect Central Vermont women." Montpelier City Hall, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-9502. KILLINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL: The Seth Yacovone Blues Band opens for Grammy Award-winning Roomful of Blues at a brassy benefit for the * chamber music festival. Wobbly Barn Steakhouse, Killington, 8 p.m. $10., Info, 773-4003.

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dance ENERGY PLEASURE DANCE: Learn simple, blissful dances that plug into "the electrical pufse oTtKe" universe." Spirit Dancer Bookstore, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Sliding scale. Register, 660-8060.

drama 'NORTHERN COMFORTS': See December 17. ' N I G H T FIRES': A young woman's journey from alienation to reconnection is the story behind this years annual solstice-inspired show. St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Middlebury, 8:10 p.m. $8. Info, 863-1024. IMPROVISATIONAL COMEDY NIGHT: The Kamikaze Comedy improv collective welcomes your suggestions for an evening of spontaneous humor. Breakers, S. Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-2069.

words LAZY WRITERS FORUM: Share your writing-in-progress in a supportive workshop environment. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-1724.

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and shakers take advantage of an evening of unstructured dance and community. Chace Mill, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 863-9828.

PARENTS ANONYMOUS: See December 17. 'THE GIRL W H O DREAMED ONLY GEESE': Howard Norman, author of the acclaimed novel The Bird Artist, reads from his new collection of Inuit tales from the far North. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774.

drama 'NIGHT FIRES': See December 18, 5:40 & 8:40 p.m. 'GIFT OF THE MAGI': Vermont Stage Company performs this enchanting musical about two people who sell their most prized possessions to buy gifts for eachother. Royall Tyler Theater, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $16. Info, 656-2094.

etc CONSULTANTS NETWORK MEETING: A cardiologist advises consultants on matters of the heart. Hampton Inn, Colchester, 7:30 a.m. $10. Reservations, 351-0285. V E R M O N T VENTURE NETWORK: The founder of New Century Partners speaks to entrepreneurs on the subject of "social venture capital." Radisson Hotel, Burlington, 8-10 a.m. $15. Info, 859-5043.

film 'UNDERGROUND': The Montpelier-based non-profit Conflict Resolution Catalysts sponsors this screening of an award-winning film about the war in Bosnia. Savoy Theater, Montpelier, 7 p.m. $25. Info, 229-1165.

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MAC PARKER: The Vermont storyteller performs excerpts from his new tape, Sex Education. Deerleap Books, Bristol, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5684.

music 'NOWELL SING WE CLEAR': The pagan roots of Christmas are honored with a selection of unusual songs and carols. A traditional "Mummers Play" is also on the program. Cathedral of St. Paul, Burlington, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 453-5315. CHORAL PERFORMANCE: The South Burlington Community Chorus offers nostalgic and holiday songs, plus "brisk tunes guaranteed to put you in a great mood." Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. 'CHRISTMAS REVELS': Explore the Celtic solstice roots of contemporary Christmas celebrations with a multicast of bagpipers, fiddlers and Highland dancers. Spaulding Auditorium, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N . H . 8 p.m. $14.50. Info, 603-646-2422.

kids 'WIND IN T H E WILLOWS': See December 17, 8 p.m. 'THE GIRL W H O DREAMED ONLY GEESE': See December 18. Flying Pig Children's Books, Charlotte, 3 p.m. Info, 425-2600. SANTA: Your snapshot with Santa supports programming at the King Street Youth Center. Burlington Square Mall, 4-8 p.m. $6. Info, 8626736. SINGING: Vocalists of all ages sing with Robert Resnik. Fletcher Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216. STORY HOUR: Toddlers listen to stories af?he Milton Public Library,-'' 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 893-4644.

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etc BATTERED WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUPS: See December 17, Burlington, 9:30-11 a.m. CHILD ABUSE & DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Karen Bradley and Janine Alio talk training, invention and prevention at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington, 8:30-11 a.m. $10. Info, 863-9626. 'PROSE, POETRY, MUSIC, PERFORMANCE': PR. Smith does his multi-media thing at Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $2-6. Info, 652-1103. 'VERMONT BLACK BEARS': Get the whole story — with slides — on these hairy hibernators. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Woodstock, 7:30 p.m. $4. Info, 457-2779. HOLIDAY DINNER SHOW: Antipasto tastes better with entertainment from Ben Koenig and Trinidad Twa. Listen for samba, swing and classical tunes at Villa Tragara, Waterbury Center, 6:30 p.m. $38. Reservations, 244-5288. LESBIGATR YOUTH SUPPORT MEETING: Lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgendered and "questioning" folks under 23 are welcome at Outright Vermont, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 800-452-2428.

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belters featured on the disc. Burlington Square Mall, 2:30-5 p.m. Donations for Camp Ta-Kump-Ta. Info, 434-4312. CHORAL PERFORMANCE: The Essex Alliance Church Choir offers energetic secular and traditional tunes. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

dance C O N T R A DANCE: Rachel Nevitt calls for the Pete Sutherland Band. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 426-3734.

drama 'NIGHT FIRES': See December 18, 7:40 p.m. 'GIFT OF T H E MAGI': See December 19.

'KOYAANISQATSI': A double dizzying double feature with Powaqqatsi is followed by a "solstice party" that starts at midnight. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $2-6. Info, 652-1103.

words 'SUSTAINING JOY': Shirley Knapp signs her new "playbook" of guided teachings and insights. Bear Pond Books, Stowe, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 800-410-2081. ARCHER MAYOR READING: The Vermont mystery writer discusses his latest local whodunit, Belbws Falls. Deepleap Books, Bristol, noon - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5684. 'FREE W O R D ASSOCIATION': Poets featured in the new Burlington Free Word Association compilation compact disc have their say at Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St,,} J" \ ^ urlingtonj,^p.fi. Mt*iOTT'> K P 652-1103.

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local poets at an anarchic celebration of the longest night of the year. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, midnight. Donations. Info, 652-1103.

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drama 'GIFT OF THE MAGI': See December 19, 2 p.m.

film FRED TUTTLE SIGNING: The septuagenarian star of Man With A Plan signs copies of the Vermontmade video. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, ' 229-0774. 'RAN': Akira Kurosawa directed this epic variation on the King Lear story set in 16th century Japan. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 7 p.m. $2-6. Info, 652-1103. directed by .

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CHILDREN'S BOOK FESTIVAL: Five Vermont authors, including Reeve Lindbergh, read from works and discuss the creative process. Waitsfield Round Barn, 1-3 p.m. $25. Info, 496-5435.

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HOLIDAY DINNER SHOW: See December 19. CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: Stand in solidarity with our poorest neighbors to remember the homeless residents of the local emergency shelter. Burlington City Hall, 3:45 p.m. Free. Info, 864-2611. BIRD COUNT: Can you tell a cockatoo from a chickadee? Birders across the nation count birds to determine avian trends. Register and you'll be assigned a leader, time and place within 15 miles of Burlington, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 4343068.

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'FANNY A N D ALEXANDER': Family is the dominant theme in this festive dream work by Ingmar Bergman. Rhomb >s Gallery, 186 College St., Burlin ;ton, 7:30 p.m. $2-6. Info, 652-1103.

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MESSIAH SING: Bring a score if you have one. Celebrated regional vocalists "handel" the hard parts. Stowe Community Church, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 253-7321. TRILLIUM SINGERS: A cappella arrangements of traditional carols and spirituals are featured at the Vermont Meeting House, West Salisbury, 7:30 p.m. Donations to the United Way. Info, 388-3856.

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WRITERS' GROUP: Writers work with words at 173 N. Prospect St., Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 8659257.

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' W I N D IN T H E WILLOWS': See December 17, 7 p.m. NATURE CRAFTS: Folks over six make small holiday gifts using materials from nature. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 2-4 p.m. $5. Register, 229-6206.

INNER JOURNEYS GROUP: A guided meditation and discussion focuses on healing and exploring spirituality. S^iik Dancer ; . _ . Burlington, 10:30 a.m. - noon. $3. Info, 482-6101.

problems. Planned Parenthood, Burlington, 3:30-6 p.m. Pregnancy testing is free. Info, 863-6326. EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS: People with emotional problems meet at the O'Brien Center, S. Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 660-9036.

'WIND IN T H E WILLOWS': See December 17. SANTA: Your snapshot with Santa supports programming at the King Street Youth Center. Burlington Square Mall, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. $6. Info, 862-6736. STORY HOUR: Kids between three and five engage in artful educational activities. Milton Public Library, 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Free. Info, 893-4644.

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SANTA: See December 23. PARENTS A N O N Y M O U S : See December 17. STORIES: Children listen, snack and make crafts at the Children's Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537. STORY TIME: Kids get an earful at Chassman & Bern Booksellers, Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 8624332.

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her move from the relative isolation of Lincoln to smack in the middle of the congenial vilynthia Price is a genius of lage of Bristol. "I'd spent most color. If her oil pastels and of my adult life there," she says paintings of the rural landof the rambling glass-enclosed scape were true to nature, no house built with her now-forone would want to live in the mer husband. "I wanted city. Her gende, rhythto do something asj&gLmic geometry of curvit erit as possible. I'd struglinear hillsides, trape§«i| gled in the last decade zoidal fields, conical with the solitariness of trees and elemental the work and needed to houses evokes response find ways to be in the in part because they world." s glow — in heightened, While the sprightly unnatural hues — from yellow Victorian on within. High, you might North Street may not be say, on life. In her curthe most different thing, rent exhibit at the it certainly places Price Clarke Galleries in among close neighbors Stowe, Prices paintings and in easy walking disfairly leap from their tance of everything — surfaces. While unpeoshe's a stone's throw from the pled — the buildings, ribbons "You shouldn't Bristol Market and a tiny of road, plowed and planted library, a couple of blocks from fields only imply the presence of have to have a downtown. "Days go by withhumans — they seem to draw out me getting in my car at the viewer into a visual PhD to underall," she says contentedly. embrace. stand art." The move into town has But these are not exactly had an effect in Price's sense of Elysian fields: There are no - Cynthia Price space, as did her observations of grazing cows, Bentonesque clustered dwellings in Tuscany. laborers, no idling, fluffy Both are made manifest in her China, sneaks in. clouds. Prices landscapes paintings, however subtly. In To be sure, Price, a 47-yearresemble the pastoral planes of "Mixed Metaphor," for 19th-century ones — such as old Bristol resident and instance, a scattering of bluethose the Clarke is known for Middlebury College alumna, roofed houses in the fore— only in principle. And in has used her rural Addison ground, though fact, she notes, her work has County surroundstill lacking winbeen interpreted as psychologiings as a spring" C o m b i ned dows or doors, cally distant, precisely because board for an evolvInf1uences , " of the absence of lifeforms. or connectors ing body of work — p a i n t i n g s by like streets and a hefty three-ring While she has made her Cynthia Price. sidewalks, sugown the infinite malleability of binder filled with Clarke Galleries, gest more inticolor, Price has also focused on slide sheets testifies Stowe. Through macy than her the primal importance of place. to her painterly December 23. Oddly enough, though, it does- progress as well as a far-flung farms. n't really matter where her land- meticulous devotion While the proxscapes are. Place is more about . "to cataloguing it. But travels to imity of homes could just as relationships — to the land, to the West, where her son attends easily be interpreted as ones roles in it — than about a a boarding school, and to Italy encroaching suburbia on rural location called Vermont, or have made their mark. So has America, there's no suggestion

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by questioning the perimeters of the canvas. "Ascending Rope" combines literal elements, with an abstract ground that is actually a rectangle upon a rectangle. This awareness — along with gutsy drawing and a restrained use of dramatic values — creates one of the most powerful pieces in the show. Juan Perdiguero of New York

The Doll-Anstadt stable of artists need "Metamorfosis III," by Juan Perdiguero. not be so contentious. All are highly accomplished, and each is given a prominent position in the show. Many of the artists City constructs compelling featured in "Vernissage" will images out of transparent sepia, also be presented in one-person turquoise and stark transitions shows at the gallery in 1998. of value. His mixed-media phoOne of these will feature the tographic collages of singular Philadelphia artist Susan figures are made magnetically Fenton. vigorous by their simplicity. Fenton's hand-painted silver "Metamorfosis III" portrays a print photographs of enigmatic spirit that is half-man, half-tree. female figures are at times both It looks squarely at the viewer coolly classical and darkly senas it changes — but is it a tree sual. "Wrapped Back" has been distilled into five compositional becoming man, or vice-versa? elements and a limited range of The artist does not say, but the image is less imaginative than gray, rose, purple and flesh the technique itself; it's as mystones. One arm is wrapped to terious as the figure's metamorthe torso in taut gauze, and the phosis. figure's headpiece looks like a "Vernissage" is a sophisticatclose-cropped hood, as if the ed and ambitious exhibition of model had been condemned to 58 contemporary works. There death or slavery. In contrast, are no truly weak pieces in the "Figure With Folded Paper" possesses graceful weightlessness show, though some are purely decorative. But, after all, Henri under a series of brilliantly organized sheets of paper. These Matisse considered himself priseem to connect the figure to marily a "decorative" painter. heaven, as the lines of the folds And who wants angst under a point to a locus hovering above Christmas tree? ® the picture plane. " V e r n i s s a g e , " a group Vermonter Janet Fredericks ng show of 25 'comi " is also aware that profundity in 1998. a t t r a c t i ons" can be found at the edge of a Dol 1 - Anstadt Gal 1ery, picture plane. Her large-scale Burl i ngton. Through oils earn much of their strength December. •t

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Too tantalizing for trivets, the relief tile clay work in red and white stoneware show off artist Karen Brooks "'narrative visions, " including butterflies, birds, animals and humans. Now showing at Phoenix Rising in Montpelier. Above, "Untitled II. " O P E N I N G S ; USELESS CLAY, non-functional ceramics by a group of 12 local artists, Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 865-7165. Reception December 19, 5-7 p.m. FORM, F U N C T I O N , FUNK, ceramic art by Sue Gnessei, Joan Watson and Lisa Winkler. Rhombus Gallery, Burlington, 652-1103. Reception December 19, 7-8:30 p.m. ALAN GOLDFARB, annual show and sale of blown glass. 143 North Avenue, Burlington, 8659820. Open house December 19-21,10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

ONGOING: PA I NT INGS by Margot Hobbs. McAuley Arts Center, Trinity College, Burlington, 658-0337. Through February. TOM BLACHLY, artwork pastels and maps. Horn of the Moon Cafe, Montpelier, 426-3955. December 2.2-January 19. O i l LANDSCAPES and ink drawings by Robert Huntoon, and SCENES FROM AN I S L A N D YEAR, linoblock and silkscreen prints by Roy Newton. Green Mountain Power Corp., Burlington, 864-1557. Through January. PA I NT I NGS by Marshia Rosburg. Better Bagel, Williston, 879-2808. Through January. D E N N I S GALLERY, small landscapes by the Irish self-taught artist.ClarkesSfflerfes, Stowe, 253-7116. Through January. \ ^, ,,,<•; v . ^ U l J ; ; ; ' ORDERED PROGRESSIONS, abstract sculpture installati6n by Keith Wagner. The Mens . • Room, Burlington, 864-2088. Through December. ^ _ T y :? SHOP P I NG FOR S A L V A T I O N , a group art show in mixed media focusing on the essence of the holiday season. Compost Art Center, Hardwick, 472-9613. Through January 15. SHADOWS AND L I G H T , watercolors by Sean Callahan. Yellow Dog Restaurant, Winooski, 655-1703. Through December. 4 0 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, featuring an eclectic retrospective of black-and-white photographs and books by Peter Miller. Peter Miller Gallery, Waterbury, 244-5339. Ongoing. CONVERGENCE, a BFA thesis exhibit by Heather Leigh Bushey. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1469. Through December 21. A R C H I T E C T U R A L BLOCKS , show and sale of hardwood toys by Karen Hewitt. Learning Materials Workshop, 274 N. Winooski, Ave., Burlington, 862-8399. Through December 23. V E R N I S S A G E 1 9 9 8 , featuring artwork in mixed media by 25 local and national artists who will show during the next year. Doll-Anstadt Gallery, Burlington, 864-3661. Through December. NORTHERN L I G H T S , Work by 14 Regional Artists. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 985-3848. Through January 6. MASTERFUL MUGS, a holiday exhibit and sale by regional potters. Vermont Montpelier, 223-4220. Through December. CLAY WORKS, featuring handmade relief tiles by Karen Brooks. Phoenix Rising, 229-0522. Through January 3. THREE F R I E N D S , paintings and drawings by Isabeth Hardy, Mickey Myers and Marcie Vallette. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 888-7625. Through January 4.

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own on thefilmfestival circuit. Kevin Kline. Sigoumey Weaver and Joan ^ t in this literate look at the impact of the '60s Sexual revolution on several 70s. Based on the novel by Rick Moody. i Williams stars in the John Hughes-scripted update of 1961 s The Absentsyfield directs. Marcia Gay Harden and Christopher McDonald co-star. GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL (NR) Clinr Eastwood directs this of murder and madness in Savannah, Georgia. Kevin hooting his lover. Also featuring John Cusack, Jack

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ng Lee's The Ice Storm seems to have caught the attention of the critics and public alike with its singular blend of conventional morality and unconventional character and story development. But one of the most compelling aspects of the film is the director's evocation of a New England November, culminating in an ice storm that functions both as a visualization of the icy human hell in which these people are trapped and a kind of deus ex machina. The film is cast in a wintry greenish-gray light that is more metaphorical than factual — the diminished light of a

ting also has a much more immediate presence in film, and becomes more indivisibly part of the general impression of the experience. One of the first and most famous films to exploit the dramatic and thematic possibilities of a wintry setting was D.W. Griffith's 1920 Way Down East. Based on a Victorian stage melodrama about an innocent girl (Lillian Gish) seduced by a nefarious

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for its suspense and its veriti, The®Stefe Russianiilmmaker Vll^^^vki^, saw in it something more. In. * his view, the dramatic conflict embodied in the storm and rivers of breaking ice functioned as visual correlative for the inner struggles of the characters, what he called "the storm in the human heart." Applying his insight into the metaphoric potential of objects to his own film, Pudovkin lifted the idea of the ice flow for his 1926 masterpiece Mother. In it, shots of ice breaking and flowing down a river are intercut with shots of marching workers, visually suggesting the idea of the awakening, natural force of the revolutionary masses. In less articulate ways, a winter setting has added a metaphoric dimension to any number of films. In Altman's anti-Western masterpiece McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971) and again in his 1979 Quintet, a fantasy set in the time of some future ice age and dealing with the end games of dying humankind, the white of the snowscapes is the white of nothingness, the face of the void. Humans become dark stains of movement on a blank, desolate

field, an effective visualization of existentialist perspective, turn, images of the freezin and Cessation pf movement, • y ~ the erasure of the human form in blowing snow, close both ., McCabe and Stanley Kubrick's 1980 The Shining, a film in f which winter elements are the condition of the characters' entrapment and isolation, a hellish incubator for demons and madness. Even absent any intentional philosophical implication, snow visually sets off other elements of the mise en scene in a way that grants them a heightened reality. In the Coen brothers' Fargo, characters and actions are granted an almost surreal clarity against the backdrop of harsh North Dakota. It is the way things appear in cold, dry air: clear and slightly magnified, like stars on a cold winter's night. In films like Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979) the title suggests a literary figure which is not exploited visually. In other films, the meteorological aspect of the setting is approached more literally. Such is the case in John Schlesinger's 1969 Midnight Cowboy, wherein the onset of winter makes more pressing the desperate situation of Joe Buck (Jon Voigt)

gr to a;; certain degree echoes the cold reception Buck has been granted by New Yorkers, but mostly it serves as a narrative device to

quality that redeems Nature and man's place in.lt." In Amarcord (1974),-Federico Fellini's fictionalized recollection of life in the small coastal town of Rimini, the fall snow is a magical event that utterly

The climax of the film feathe Gish character's flight through a snowstorm entrapment on a block of heading toward a water- a sequence modeled a similar event in Uncle Tom's Cabin. advance the idea of the character's need to get someplace warm and increase the pathos of their plight. More rarely, snow and winter is inflected as a symbol of the beauty of the universe, a

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m town's Fascists. Similarly, in Francois Truffaut's version of Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1974), the cl%S§ mactic fall of snow seems an ' \ affirmation of the secret guardians of books' triumph over tyranny. In Shohei Imamura's unforgettable The Ballad of Narayama (1983), a poetic evocation of the harsh and brutal conditions of life in a remote mountain village in 19th-century Japan, a climactic snowfall suggests the possibility of some supernatural agency, the faint hope for some transcendent meaning to redeem the baseness and cruelty of existence. More commonly, however, the winter setting is denuded of deeper resonances, relegated to the function of scenery. This aestheticizing tendency is at its greatest in David Lean's 1965 Doctor Zhivago, where the wintry backdrop makes the film beautiful to look at, but cut off from any deeper connection to the film, reduced in significance, and never more so when viewed on the small screen. (7) Videos mentioned in this column are courtesy of Waterfront Video in Burlington.

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BURLINGTON: 1-bdrm. to sublet (Jan.-June) on Hungerford Terr. $306/mo.; heat, laundry, parking included. Stacey or Jamie, 8638335.

BURLINGTON: Need a subletter for room in 5-bdrm. house or two people for 2-bdrm. apt. $250/mo. Avail Dec. 21. 660-8442.

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for rent/sublet LOOKING FOR ONE OR TWO | people to rent my furnished home for the winter/spring months of Feb.-May. 3-bdrms., garage, small |barn, beautiful view of mountains, quick drive to Mad River Glen, two very independent cats & one loving beagle. Animals & house need care while I'm away. Rent is $425 for individual, $550 for couple. Heat & electric will be paid. Sorry, no smokers or additional cats. Call Cathy, 453-4855.

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BURLINGTON: 2-bdrm, downtown, W/D, storage, porch, yard and cat. Open-minded only with smoking tolerance. Avail. Jan. 1. Good, cheap living—$225/mo. + 1/2 utils. 860-6651. CHARLOTTE: Housemate to share fully furnished farmhouse apartment. Private room, bath, porch and woodstove on 400 acres. $375 + utils. Call 425-3554 or 425-5221. COLCHESTER: Housemate wanted. Large, cool house—fireplace, parking, 10 minutes from Burlington. Share with woman teacher/writer & 10-year old son. $350/mo. Call 865-9257. ESSEX JUNCTION: Mature person to share beautiful townhouse. Own room and bath; share common areas. $350/mo. + 1/2 utils. 878-4804.

WINOOSKI: Roommate wanted for 2-bdrm. apt. on Union St. Avail. 1/1. Parking, gas heat, quiet college student w/ cat. $287.50 + 1/2 utils. 654-7129 or 434-4082.

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RUNAWAY CAT! Very shy, multicolored, Maine coon cat look-alike. Jumped from car at corner of College & Pine. Please call Reni at 862-4467 if you see him.

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help wanted ARCHITECT OPENING IN small firm specializing in artistic, functional design of substantial residential/light commercial projects. Manual drafting expertise & knowledge of above building type construction required. Cover letter, resume and examples of above abilities to GKW Working Design, P.O. Box 1214, Stowe, VT 05672. BAKER WANTED: Organic dog biscuit company moving to Charlotte looking for a baker approx. 20-25 hrs./week. Fun, laidback atmosphere. Free biscuits for your pooch. 496-7297.

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SEVEN DAYS is looking for a driver to distribute the paper in the Burlington area on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. Must be responsible and have a large, dependable car/van. Excellent pay. Begin ASAP, interested? Call Glenn at 864-5684.

PART-TIME HOSTESS AND dishwasher wanted. Experience preferred, but will train. Flexible scheduling necessary, weekends a must, available New Years Eve mandatory. Interested applicants please apply in person at Golden Dragon, 144 Church St., Burl. STAFF ASSISTANT: Temporary position—President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW), University of Vermont, Jan. 15May 15, 1998. 20 hrs./wk., flexible hours. The staff assistant will organize special events and do research projects as needed by PCSW. In addition, the staff assistant will be responsible for attending PCSW monthly meetings, as well as bimonthly committee meetings, taking minutes and communicating with Commissioners as needed. Minimum qualifications: research, organizational & writing skills, familiarity and experience working on women's issues. Please send a letter of interest and resume by January 5, 1998 to: Peg King, UVM Women's Center 34 So. Williams St. Burlington, VT 05401-3404. WAITSTAFF—FULL OR PARTtime. Experience preferred, flexible scheduling avail., patience required. Applicants please apply at Golden Dragon, 144 Church St., Burl.

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IS THIS YOU YEAR? I960—You are offered a chance to position yourself with a co. dealing w/ burgers, fries & "golden arches." You laugh. 1998—$215 billion electricity market will be deregulated; wealth will be redistributed! It's up for grabs through our co. Call (802) 899-5470.

ATTENTION WOMEN MUSICIANS: Keyboard, bass and guitar musicians available in new women's music group. 476-4223, 7-9 p.m. or 229-5217. FENDER BASSMAN speaker cabinet—4x12" speakers, deep enclosure, $175. 658-1984. EMPTY POCKETS NEEDS excellent male vocalist/acoustic guitarist for regular weekend gigs. Must be fast learner! R&B, R 'n' R. Call Glad, 482-5230. FOR SALE: 2 API 550-B, $450 each. 1 Dawmer dual expander compressor, $250. 2 Hardy Ml pre amps, $200 each. 1 Dawmer dual gate, $350. 1 Roland A-8 weighted Midi controller (mint), $1,400. 985-8255. THE EXCHANGE—New CDs under $10, used CDs a low as $3. Send $1 and SASE for current list or your requests. Always buying used CDs. The Exchange, 33 Couch St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901. SEEKING MUSICIANS WHO think it's cool that pop music with horns is back. Want to play ska, Squirrel Nut Zippers, '70s brass pop, '60s R&B and originals? Call Craig, 660-8209.

If you are a fast, funky, flexible designer, SEVEN DAYS wants you to work in our burgeoning graphics department. Substitute hours in early January and many more possible. Macintosh Quark and Photoshop a must. Good attitudes only. Write us a letter explaining why you want to work with us. Send it to: SEVEN DAYS, P.O. Box 1164, Burlington, VT 05402

GUITAR LESSONS: All age levels & styles. Reasonable rates. B A in music, 5 years teaching exp. Call Josh Stacy, 658-1896.

fitness/training PERSONAL TRAINERS ARE NOT JUST FOR MOVIE STARS! We all want to be in good shape. Get yourself motivated with inhome training sessions. Julie Trottier, ACE certified personal fitness trainer. 878-2632. $25/hour.

massage EXPERIENCE THE ULTIMATE MASSAGE! Treat yourself or a friend to the incredible relaxation & effectiveness of exquisite oriental massage with JinShin Acupressure. Assists in stress relief, injury recovery and renewed vitality. Fantastic gift! Gift certificates available. $5.00 discount with ad. Call Acupressure Massage of Burlington, J. Watkins, 425-4279. TREAT YOURSELF TO 75 MINUTES OF RELAXATION. Deep therapeutic massage. Reg. session: $40. Gift certificates. Located in downtown Burl. Flexible schedule. Aviva Silberman, 862-0029. THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE. Swedish Esalen Body Work. Reg. 75 min. session - $30. Office close to downtown Burlington. Call Mary Clark, 657-2516.

MAPLE ST. GUITAR REPAIR. Professional repairs, customizing and restorations of all fretted instruments. $$$ paid fof broken guitars. Located in Advance Music

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE: Swedish Esalen Body Work. Special intra rate. Gift certificates available. Call Karen Ross, '657-2573.

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FOLK MUSICIANS WANTED for our 4th Annual Folk Series. Tuesday and Friday dates; Call Three Mountain Lodge, 644-5736. WANTED: MUSICAL ACTS for recording/touring in 1998. Rush demo and/or CD and any promo materials ASAP for prompt consideration. No front-end fees. Call (212) 629-1824. POKER HILL 24-TRACK RECORDING. Quality, pleasant, Midi, Mac, keys, drums, effects, automation, CDs, demos. 899-4263. THE KENNEL REHEARSAL SPACE has one lockout space available beginning Jan. 1.24-hr. access. Call for info, 660-2880. BEFORE YOU SIGN—contact an experienced entertainment lawyer. All forms of legal protection for the creative artist. Sandra Paritz, attorney, 802-426-3950.

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music instruction BASS INSTRUCTION: All levels, harmony, theory, technique, learn by ear or sight. Keith Hubacher (Disciples, Nerbak Bros., Kip Meaker). Great gift idea for the holidays. Call 434-4309.

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(Mar. 21-Apr. 19): Happy Holy Daze, Aries! If I could give you just one holiday gift, it would be the map to buried treasure. Which buried treasure? You know, the one you lost so long ago; the "pearl" you swore you'd recover once upon a time. I'm afraid, however, that the cosmic powers-that-be won't allow me to simply hand you the secret map. They say that you have to earn the right to it, and that you haven't done so yet. Maybe the best present I could bestow, then, would be a clue about how to finagle yourself into a deserving position. Here it is: Learn how to regard surrender as a power instead of a weakness.

TAURUS

(Apr. 20-May 20): Happy Holy Daze, Taurus! If I could give you just one holiday gift, it might be a pair of Moon Shoes, those minitrampolines you strap on your feet. They'd give you hours of practice in jumping and bouncing and soaring, which would be a great way to prime yourself for the exhilarating leaps of faith you'll want to take in 1998. You might be amazed to hear this, Taurus, since you are the earthiest of the earth signs, but get this: Defying gravity will

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(June 21-July 22): Happy Holy Daze, Cancerian! If I could give you just one holiday gift, it would be an instructional book by Peter Nelson called Treehouses: The Art and Craft of Living Out on a Limb. The author teaches you how to build everything from a kids' playhouse to a stately palace in branches high off the ground. I believe this'll be a useful lesson for you in 1998, since you'll probably be up in the air more than usual. Besides, I've always thought you should try to master the art of creating a sense of home in unlikely places. What better time to clinch this talent than a year when being out on a limb will feel almost natural? L€0 (July 23-Aug. 22): Happy Holy Daze, Leo! If I could give you just one holiday gift, it might be a Little Red Riding Hood doll, or perhaps a beautifully illustrated book containing one of the versions of her

847-679-4700.) This would serve as a stirring symbol for all the delicious, heart-opening adventures you're going to have in 1998. Take special note that this hearty confection is not a cartoony Valentine shape. It's modeled after the actual organ now beating in your chest. Meaning: The airbrushed, cutesy-pie stuff won't deepen and develop your love nature in the year ahead; only raw reality will do.

you were capable of. Now check out this excerpt from Sark's poster: "Live juicy. Stay in bed all day. Dream of gypsy wagons. Find snails making love. Drink sunsets. Amaze yourself. Be ridiculous. Make yes your favorite word. Marry yourself. Eat mangoes naked. Keep toys in the bathtub. Spin yourself dizzy. Wear pajamas to a drive-in movie."

SAGITTARIUS LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Happy Holy Daze, Libra! If I could give you just one holiday gift, it would be a five-foot-tall, heavy-duty vinyl inflatable doll with a sand-weighted base and great bounce-back action: perfect for punching and bashing and pummeling whenever you're under stress. You see, my overly polite friend, 1998 will be a year when you will simply not be able to get away with swallowing your anger as much as you've been accustomed to in the past. Even more importantly, your very smashable doll will be a fine ally in I

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(Nov.22-Dec. 21): Happy Holy Daze, Sagittarius! If I could give you just one holiday gift, it would be the deed to your dream home. Alas, I'm not that rich. And besides, your ideas about what constitutes your dream home may soon be mutating. By the summer of 1998, though, I bet they'll be very clear and ripe. Will you be ballsy enough by then to buck your age-old urge to wander compulsively? You may — if you start fantasizing now about what it might take for you to feel both soaringly free and utterly secure.

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(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Happy Holy Daze, Aquarius! If I could give you just one holiday gift, it would be a tool that'd grant you the power to translate more of your brilliant ideas into concrete realities than ever before. I'm almost certain, you see, that 1998 will be the year many of you smash the old Aquarian curse of being too imaginative for your own good. By January 1999, I predict the manic energy of your inspired fantasies will no longer paralyze your will to bring them to life.

PISCCS (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): In her book The Golden Cauldron, Nicki Scully describes how to call on the spirits of animals to aid in one's shamanic quest for power and healing. The hippopotamus, she says, signifies rebirth: "In Egypt she is the goddess Tarat who attends the birth of the sun each morning after it has completed its journey through the underworld." . Since 1998 will be a year of resurrection for you, Pisces, I recommend that you meditate on the hippo from time to time. May I also suggest that as a holiday gift, you give •a symbol of thefcreature?The

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travel. Gentleman should be taller than 5'8", attractive, comfortable in a pale pink dress shirt, fit and sensuous. 64538 SWPF, 29, SEEKING SWPM, 28-34, who has a sense of humor, enjoys outdoors, new adventures & sees the beauty of life's simple pleasures. 64466 RARE, WILD & CULTIVATED hybrid seeks above-average gardener, 40-50. This garden, begun in 1955, grows best w/ liberal application of music, merriment, magic & moxy. Appreciation of history, politics, VPR & books a +. Knowledge of horticulture not required. 64476 D O N ' T DRINK, SMOKE OR C H E W Tall, slim, dark & alluring, fourthdimensional dance teacher. Listener/ mother. '60s child, '70s haze, '80s phoenix, '90s light. ISO sweet M who respects himself & has a clue. New Yorker preferred. All considered. 64477 SEXY SEEKS SENSITIVE, SOME WHAT domineering guy. "The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty." I am all the others here are and more. Call, I'm yours. 64479 FISHERWOMAN SEEKS BIG FISH. The bait: 5'7" blonde peach, ripe & juicy. Give me a "bite." No catch and release here. P.S.—Can tie fly. 64480 AFFECTIONATE, BRAINY, CAUSTIC, divorced, elegant (infrequently), fortyish, gainfully employed, hiker, irreverent, jocular, kind, loving, mother, nurse, opinionated (nobody's perfect), perceptive, quiet, responsible, simple, tall (5'9"), ugly (not), varied interests, witty, x-country skier, youthful, zealous. That's me from A to Z. You? 64482 LOOKING FOR A BLONDE, LONGhaired, motorcycle god, 23-48, whom I can share intimate philosophy conversations with while cooking over a hot, sensuous fire. 64435 SWF, 30, ISO FRIENDSHIP to share experiences w/ a SWM, 29-36, who enjoys dining, movies & traveling. 64437 DOWN-TO-EARTH kind of gal ISO down-to-earth guy. DWF, 27, N D , honest, enjoys companionship, dancing, nature, laughing &C freedom. 64439 LOOKING FOR MR. TALL, DARK & handsome, 35-45, to sweep me off my voluptuous feet; that I may nuture him in my caring heart. 64436

PE FEMININE FEMINIST, 31, athletic and adventuresome, new to the area. I am ISO M companionship in northeast/central VT; for meetings of mind, spirit and body. 64446 I'M 40, DIVORCED and old-fashioned in the way I treat the man I'm w/. 64465 SWF, 33, DARK-HAIRED, GREENeyed beauty, slim & educated, seeking SWM, 27-35. Must be attractive and loving. Serious relationship or friendship wanted. 64440 BROWN-EYED GIRL, 20, COLLEGE student seeking SWM to "Crash Into Me." Walks, candles, romance, N D , NS, possible LTR. 64447 I HAVE 3 CHILDREN A N D I'M interested in someone who likes Harleys, classic rock, loves children and likes to watch movies. Must be honest. 64448 TALL, INDEPENDENT, PAGAN snowboarder seeks man who doesn't fear children and buys his own postage stamps. Send photo; I'll recognize you from my dreams, sweetie. 64460 OFFERING & ISO CONSCIOUS love. Attractive, competent & loving WPF w/ reverence & a lust for life, youthful & energetic, N S / N D / N A , mid 40's, offering & ISO special person who also is open-hearted, highly conscious & insightful, can skillfully communicate w/ compassion & equanimity & is able to give & receive satisfying adult love. Are you fulfilled in work/life, financially/ spiritually stable/mature & interested in exploring caring partnership w/ LTR potential? I savor the beauty of human/nature, home, garden, healthy food. Love to hike the mountains & swim/sail on the lake. 64462 HONEST, I N D E P E N D E N T DWF, 40, blue eyes/blonde, full-figured. Do you know the meaning of honesty, ethics, friendship? Can you say, "I like to dance & I don't mind country music," w/out laughing? Have a sense of humor? 64418 SWPF, 30, ISO ACTIVE SWPM, N S / N D , 29-36, for friendship, possibly more. Interests: outdoors, cultural events, books, good food, animals & quiet times at home. Interested in spending time w/ a whole, happy individual who has a sense of humor & enjoys life. 64423 CAUTION, I'M T H E O N E YOUR mother warned you about. SF, 52, slender, enjoys boxing, laughing, Racon, laughing, macabre humor, "outdoors.

Seeking comfortable, broad-shouldered, husky SM, any color. Spitters, belchers drunks, tobaccoists don't bother. 64406 LIVING IN MONTREAL. BPF, mother, very attractive, good sense of humor. Seeking professional or educated M, 3545, available for friendship. 64299 SEXPLORE W I T H BEAUTIFUL, married redhead, late 30's, who's into miniskirts and platform shoes. Wanted: handsome, witty, literary, younger man with indie-rock in his soul. 64412 SF, 20, STUDENT, INTELLECTUAL vegan with a silly sense of humor, who loves nature, music, 420, sunrise, dancing & smiles, seeking a kind SM, 19-24, for companionship and fun. Interest in road trips, live music, long talks, allnighters, and relaxation a must. 64249 MISTRESS WANTED??? Extremely responsive, M-O, BD, submissive F seeks professional, financially generous, emotionally/physically healthy, M, 38-60, for friendship, hedonistic pleasures, travel & great fun! 64252

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T H U N D E R B I R D RUMBLES. Polished body with muscle under the hood; new upholstery. Seeks a hot, vintage model for new destinations this winter. Let's explore the winter wonderland, smell the roasting chestnuts and tune the radio to the classics. 64908 FIRST-TIMERS. T W O ECLECTIC country gentlemen from Addison County looking for dinner companions in country home. We'll cook. Seeking educated, fit, outdoor enthusiasts, 35-45. 64910 HI. PM, 28, 5'8", 160 LBS. I AM responsible, considerate, health-conscious and energetic. My interests are: running, skiing and volunteer work. Would like to meet a PF who is affectionate to share meaningful conversation, dreams and adventures. 64911 SWM, 23, BROWN HAIR, HAZEL eyes, 5'8", 150 lbs., real, honest, loving, warm heart, quiet, artistic. Enjoys outdoors, sun, moon, stars. Committed musician in a band. 64568 ORALLY PROFICIENT, YOUTHFUL, muscular, imaginative handyman, 36, in "Rut-Vegas," transportationally constricted, ISO solid, energetic, edible female, 25-45, for light, funky, hedonistic distractions, anytime. Wanna play? 64572 SEEKING CHEMISTRY. ARTISTIC, open-minded, intelligent, attractive and fit. SPM desires same in SF, 28-40, for possible LTR. 64580 SHY, H A N D S O M E Y O U N G MAN, 20, ISO beautiful woman, 19-29, for erotic night of sexploration. Must be open-minded and like hotel rooms. 64638 G O O D LOOKING, THIRTYSOMET H I N G PM seeking slender, attractive F for adventurous adult fun. Experience preferred; discretion assured. 64647 D W M , 42, TALL, LEAN, BUSINESSman, runner, father, grounded, enlightened, evolving, humorous, ISO D/SWF to share laughter, learning, exercise, food, travel, life, intimacy. 64534 SWPM, 33, ROMANTIC, FIT, attractive. Enjoys: biking, weight-lifting, skiing, running, country music, dancing, movies, romantic walks, Sunday drives. Seeks: gal, 25-35, similar interests, slim, attractive, non-smoker. 64508 TEMPUS FUGIT. Light-treading Kerouakian, 37, SWM, 6'1", 182 lbs., self-thinker, nature lover, ISO kind, natural F for sun, snow, peaceful times, NS, 5'4" +. 64514

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GENETICALLY DEPRESSED, vasectomized introvert (with sense of humor), 32, seeks tolerant, adventurous F for MTV Sports/PlanetX lifestyle. My plusses: I sew, build custom snowboards & treat cool women like goddesses. Next summer, motorcycles, rock dimbing? Please help. Show her this ad. 64452 BLONDES ARE FIRE & ICE. ISO blonde F w/ average build, brains, personality and sparkling eyes. Sought by tall, blue-eyed, intelligent SWM, 41, who can promise you the sun, moon, stars and deliver. 64454 DWPM, 36, 6'3", ENJOYS A W I D E variety of interests. Sometimes crazy, sometimes shy, active, fit, very attractive guy (no kids, yet). ISO you! F, NS, 2935, as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside. 64463 DWM, H U M O R O U S FATHER of two, early 40's, healthy, youthful, N S / N D , simple lifestyle, not out to impress anyone. Just being in love is enough. 64415 W P M , 40, FRENCHMAN, attractive, sincere, romantic, great mental and physical shape, passionate. Interests in people, music, sports, travel outdoors, cultural activities. ISO attractive, nicely-figured, fun, caring F for LTR. 64416 ISO A BEAUTIFUL MAIDEN. Chivalrous SWM, 33, professional, ere ative, artistic. Forests, moons, camping & fine beer. In shape, N S / N D . 64420 CENTRAL V T D W M , 43, 5'8", 145 lbs. I love my faith, dog, job, home & 1 woman. Guess which one is missing. What's missing in your life? 64428 SWPM, NS, 30'S, ISO S/DF FOR LTR and R&R in BVD's. Must be NS, N D , NA, no STD's & FDA approved. Sick of acronyms? Me, too. I just need a friend. 64287 SWM, 24, LOOKING FOR A SF with an interest in things that go bump in the night and way cool leisure-time activities. Your turn. 64293 SWM, 34, I N T O CREATIVITY, music, arts, mechanics and nature, searching for that special woman who believes in honesty and happiness. 64294 NYLONS & HEELS? 25 YO ISO leggy ladies to explore leg/foot fetish with. Handsome, clean, a tad bit shy, but anxious. 64296 D W M , NEAR 40, TALL, slim, fit, successfully in the process of rebuilding my life. Enjoy working out, animals, billards, social drinker, occasional smoker. ISO attractive & intelligent Asian or Latino F for LTR. Equal preference. 64408 SEEKING FRIENDSHIP. BM, 35, 6'2", father of one, likes the outdoors, dancing. Seeking honest and attractive woman with good sense of humor for friendship. Waiting for you. 64298 SWPM, 35. ACTUALLY, I CAN SEW, garden and cook. Carpenter, writer, plumber, activist and inventor with attitude, humor and personality. So there! You know what to do. 64402 N O HEAD GAMES, PLEASE. DWPM, 46, lives in self-built, 3-floor, 1810 farmhouse; Dionysian looks; 7-figure income; gourmet cook; former Summer/Winter Olympian; works with lepers; flies own plane; makes own clothes...Yeah, that's the ticket. 64404

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LOOKING FOR Y O U N G , CARING, sensitive, uninhibited, attractive human, 21-32, to explore life, nature and love! Let's keep each other warm this winter!!! 64666 MaBiCURIOUSF, 5'8", 130 LBS., seeks woman for friendship and possibly more. Enjoys skiing, hiking, long walks, good food and wine. Let's meet for coffee. Discretion important. 64560. GWF, 31, LOVES MOVIES, READING, writing & music, ISO GWF, 3035, feminine, emotionally & financially together. Let's make our dreams come true! 64497 SWF, AUBURN/BLUE, 33, 5'2", MOM. Intelligent, attractive, professional, honest, funny, artistic, contented, evolving woman with a realistic & positive world view seeks same. 64481 N E W T O THIS LIFESTYLE. WF, 5', 130 lbs., 29, petite, blonde, feminine, would like to experience w/ other women seeking feminine women only. Must be attractive, outgoing, 25-35. Discretion very important. 64285

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SWGF, 25, FUN-LOVING redhead. Enjoys movies, talks & being outdoors. ISO similar for friendship/LTR. 64410 SPICY25 YO GWF SEEKS SPICY, yet sweet, SGF for fun, relaxing discussions, mus|c & adventurous field trips. Central VT area. 64275 GENTLE, ROMANTIC, monogamous GWJF, professional, 39, with no fear of commitment, seeks educated and creative woman, 35-45, to share long walks, intelligent conversation, good food and outdoor adventure. NS and ND. 64278.

MEN SEEKING MEN HEY, FOOTBALL FANS! GWM, ALLAmerican, 6'4", 210-lb. QB needs TE or WR to complete big play. Must be in shape, 25-45, and coachable! 64926 WHAT'S THE 411? GWM, "CRAZY, sexy, cool," 18, loves dancing, music, hanging, 5'4", 150 lbs., br./br. ISO sincere GM, 18-25, who's down 4 whateva. 64696

IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A personal ad that is funny, clever, romantic and open-minded, but couldn't think of what to write, then answer this one! I'm a GWM, tall, blonde, a good listener and clever (but not too clever). 64810 biM, NEWLY SEPARATED, IS seeking friendship and adventures for possible LTR. Enjoys the arts, exercise and caring contact. Ask me, I'll answer. 64909 "LET'S BRING IN THE NEW YEAR together. GM, 38, artist, NS, lightdrinker. Interests: spirituality, literature, films, hiking. ISO GM, 23-48. 64582 GWM, LATE 30'S, 150 LBS., 57", muscular. ISO in-shape Bi/GM, 18-45; for interlude. No strings. Discreet. 64513 GBM, 6', 160 LBS., SUPERIOR body, intense lover of nature, explorer of internal/external dimensions, seeks intimate union w/ fearless adventurer who is not afraid to be ecstatic, to own his wholeness & the power of love. Will you join in? 64519 RUTLAND, CITY SGM, 37, 6', 185 lbs., NS/ND, energetic, open-minded, hard-working, joyful, ISO GM, 18-37, for friendship and/or relationship. Physically disabled O.K. No smokers/ drinkers, please. 64487

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CURLY BROWN Yorker, physician, mothl f f i g , dancing, dining out, y, life. ISO WPM, 44-54, ants good company and to try of the above with me on both

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33, ISO PCSWM, 30-40; V ."Likes outdoors, quiet times ! For LTR eventually. Pic/letfpx 226 . ^ p O l l - 3 0 — S E N S E OF I humo^, s e n s £ ^ cuddles conversation, I willingness to b'te|^M£jtce, spend time Ibeing playful or simply listening. Box 224 -, , DWPF, 39, NS, SENSITIVE AND genuine, very attractive, loves working out, fche outdoors, dancing, movies, quiet, Iromantic evenings. ISO handsome, fit j/SWPM, 34-41. Photo appreciated. Jox 220 .". JWF, ND, 40'S, ATTRACTIVE, FIT, ~ hnjoys working out, travel and romantic linners. Light smoker ISO M, 40-50, lyith similar interests. Box 219

SGM, 40'S, ISO IN SHAPE, EASYgoing, low-tech, just sneakers, bike and shorts. 60s style. 64401 - BOUND TO PLEASE. SUBMISSIVE leatherman, 6', 195 lbs., bearded, balding, bear-type, seeks dominant men for kinky, creative encounters. Adventurous Algolagnics encouraged. LTR considered, but casual, safe, hot times welcome as well. All replies answered. 64407

GWM, 37, IN SHAPE, ISO GM who considers it possible to have successful togetherness while having open relationship. 64467 . •. r y ... .-.'., . FRANKLIN COUNTY, DGWM, 34, masculine, 5*7", blnd/brn, 150 lbs., smoker, partier, sports-minded, demented humor, ISO fit, masculine partner w/ attitude for possible LTR, 32-38. 64469 WEIGH THE OPTIONS! Handsome, heavy-set, sensual, spiritual, loving GPWM, 34, seeks like-minded GPM for companionship. Beauty comes from within—show me your heart. 64441 BiWM, 42, CLEAN, HONEST, sincere, seeks other Bi/GM (Burl./Rutland area) for discreet fun & friendship. 64457 CALL ME IF YOU ARE 18-25, AND looking to have some fun or just hang out. I'm 20, student, 5'7", 160 lbs., br/bl. 64421 GWM, RUTLAND. Is there anyone else here? Hello!? Cute, fun, unique, 22, ISO friends and a good deal more. 64429 PURE ENERGY. GWM, 40ish, enjoys outdoors, film/media, exotic travel, NY Times crosswords. ISO GWM. Must understand obscure references and be ready to take a big bite out of life. 64432

I DIDN'T GET YOUR NAME. We sort of met at Anastasia, 12/12, 7:15 p.m. show. Your five-year-old son, Willy, was "flirting" with my daughter, Jennifer. 64932 WE WERE ELECTRICALLY RIVETED. Saturday, Nov. 29, 9:30 a.m. You crossed Elmwood on foot in front of my grey Saab at the North Street stop light. Please write! 64913 MORGAN, WE MET AT MANSFIELD LODGE on 11/22. Me with two friends; you with "Berm house lady." Chatted by fire and passed around roofing samples. How about a date? 64688

OTHER IN SEARCH OF...AN ATTRACTIVE BiF for my girlfriend. She is 5'9 1/2", dark hair and blue eyes. WAnts someone sexy and sensual to help her tease me and experience pure ecstacy. Discretion and disease free a must. 64924 WC, 40'S, FOR M OR F, 30-45, interested in sharing new ideas and fantasies. Enjoy travel, dining and golf. 64584 CALL ME A REVISIONIST, BUT this is what interests me... Me: M, 30's, announcing interest in intimacy with "unattached couple" looking for a positive change. 64510

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YOU? LICK. SEXY? NIBBLE. 20'S? Laugh. Animalistic? Touch. Hedonistic? Caress. Hotty? Lap. Available? Girate. Experienced? Exhale. Adventurous? Perma-grin. Me? Cute, married, willing. Picture, please. Box 221 MISTRESS FOR YOU? Are you a passionate, professional, financially able gentleman, 50+, who would enjoy weekly, discreet, romantic rendezvous? Extremely attractive, sensual, articulate SWF, 31, awaits. Box 222 COLLEGE WOMAN TIRED OF BOYS ISO an intelligent, attractive and fun man, 20-25. This intelligent and happy 20 YO desires friendship and possibly more. Box 216 ATTRACTIVE PROFESSIONAL with realistic expectations seeks energetic man in his 60 s for good conversation and high adventure. I offer integrity, sophistication, intelligence and an occasional impulse to cook. Interests include books, films, theater, music, tennis, skiing, hiking, politics, old houses and new ideas. And you? Box 213 HOLIDAYS APPROACHING! DWF, 38, seeking S/DWM, 40 s, must be honest, romantic, humorous, playful & serious; like children, movies, walks, sunsets. Send letter & photo. Box 208 DWPF, 47, LIGHTLY STOMPING existential pathway, enjoying irony and beauty, welcomes seriously goofy M to share some space, music, nature and crayons. Boldly go! Box 204 CELEBRATE THE YEAR 2000 W7 ME. We'll have three years to practice jumping up and down and hugging and kissing. Jumping not required. I'm 45. Box 185

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INVADE MY PERSONAL SPACE! SWPF, 35, bright, educated, warm, energetic, attractive, ISO M counterpart to play w/ in the mtns., on the water, indoors. Box 183 STRIKING BRUNETTE, 57", 30'S, A bit strange, but in a good way. Loves swimming, dancing, alternative music, movies, reading, animals. ISO SM for friendship, romance, future. Must like cats & my sister (she said I had to put that in!). Send letter/photo/fingerprints/dental recs. Box 184

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DWPCM, 49, DEAF AND BRIGHT, ISO outstanding Christian woman who's sane, secure and fun to be with. At minimum, basic knowledge of Deaf culture and sign language are essential for lifelong of hiking, soft music and dining out, to name just a few. Write. It takes only a spark to get a fire going. Box 218 I'M AS DIFFERENT AS YOU. Educated, Catholic intellectual with a shy, loving, sincere heart and taste for good music, conversation, dining and laughter, ISO F, 25-33 or so. First letters, then friends, then heaven. No feminists or NPR listeners, please. Box 215 SKIING, BALLROOM DANCING partner. SWPM, NS, ISO good downhill & x-c skier, 45-55, who would also consider ballroom dancing lessons. Box 214 HI. 45 YO FLOWER CHILD ISO Piscean beauty. Start new tribe, Richmond. Back to land, happy camper, honesty, looks, total respect for all beings. Peace. Box 209 ARTIST, TENDER-HEARTED, philosophically challenged, likes rowdy nights at home; scared of long romantic walks. Hates to be obedient. Has email. Prefers attractive New Yorker (30's). Box 210 ELEGANT GENTLEMAN. DWPM, 50, tall, slim, classy, attractive, seeking sincere, honest, educated lady for quality LTR only. No games. Box 211 WHIPS AND CHAINS KEPT IN good condition? Always read Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason" naked? SWM, slightly fiftysomething, in long-distance shape. Box 205 A TENDER HEART! A GENTLE smile! Warm, endearing, educated, attractive, trim, NS SWM seeks F companion, 30-40, of the same ilk. Box 203

FROM MONTPELIER (LAKE Champlain for half the year): NS/ND DWPM, good-looking, athletic, multidimensional, independent, secure, honest, kind, generous, adventurous, humorous, fun. You: good-looking, 40ish, similar. Box 230 M, 39, 165 LBS., 6', DISENCHANTED with decent, responsible, celibate lifestyle, seeking mischievous F party animal for occasional, discreet afternoon fun and friendship. Box 228 SWM, 35, NECROPHILIAC WITH Oedipus complex seeks F, 18-25, for simulated post-mortem outrages, bedtime stories, etc. DeSade seeks Ms. Von Sacher-Masoch. Box 227 THIRD SHIFT BLUES. DWPM, 41, 6'1", 170 lbs., NS/ND, quiet, good looking, nice. ISO F, 30-40, NS, fit. Like kids. Send picture. Can't wait. Box 225

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TALL SWM, 24, SEEKS SWF WITH , sharp mind, kind soul and healthy lifestyle for LTR. Self sufficiency, dogs, mountains, honesty, strong mind and body, employed. Box 202 HUMANOID MALE, chronologically 34, scanning the universe for humanoid F for experimental interaction with primitive mating rituals! No intoxicating or. addictive substances, please. Transmit coordinates today! Box 200 JEWISH. READER. ACTIVE FATHER. ISO happy-in-her-own-way woman, 44-51, normal weight. Ironic, yet trusting. Animals. I prefer a moon to a star any day. Box 197

CURIOUS F, 20, SEEKING CLEAN, attractive F, 18-25, for discccet, sensual fun. Please send picture/letter. Box 217

READY FOR IT. GM, 40, ISO MAN with integrity, 35-50, for LTR. Interests: culture, . causes, nature, spirituality. Your respect gets mine. Box 229 SAFE & CLEAN WM, WHO IS VERY discreet and sincere, invites masculine, muscular men to share morning coffee and essential exercise at my place. Box 201 GWM ISO DYNAMIC INDIVIDUAL. Must be: GM, 35-40, handsome, spiritually aware, in good shape, good sense of humor, independent, able to appreciate nature, able to travel and adapt. Photo a must. Box 179

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