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lost sight of the goal. Republicans certainly contributed to drafting the bill, which was voted 6-1 out of the Finance Committee. Six out of 13 Senate Republicans sup-

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spate of criticism of Act 60 since its

Brownell, Illuzzi and Ide are reflected in the bill's

signing, particularly Senator Ehrichs

final shape, and Senator Jim Greenwood played an

recent letter denying the bipartisan-

instrumental role throughout Act 60 s drafting, in

ship of the effort. I've spent many

the Finance Committee and in Conference. Act 60

years watching the Vermont Senate,

represented a proud moment for Vermont, and I felt,

wishing desperately that the senators

a healing moment. Unfortunately, many Vermonters immediately

could put aside party issues and act in the best interest of the citizens. It

began a rewrite history. Senator Ehrich's inaccurate

seemed hopeless, particularly follow-

account of the 1997 Senate is just one of these

ing the Environmental Board blood-

endeavors. T h e Gold Towns have waged an active

letting of a few years ago. T h e legis-

campaign, painting themselves as great champions of

lature, and particularly the senate,

children and education, and Act 60 as a carelessly

seemed to be on a rapid downhill

drafted, power-grabbing piece of legislation which

trajectory.

pits town against town.

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under the old system. T h e Gold Towns didn't need to

designed and passed last year. I agree

pay attention, because they were doing very well. In

with Senator Rivers; I don't think it's

the majority of Vermont otwns we've been raising

perfect. Undoubtedly it will need to

our tax rates year after year, grimly balancing the

be refined. Perhaps the transition for

need to educate our kids with the need to afford our

the Gold Towns is too swift. Perhaps

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A cynics sneer at the old year By P e t e r

income tax might have made a better

now live by, is that these acccidents of fortune must

f u n d i n g source.

be levelled within the public school system. T h e children are Vermont's children; not Stowe's children and

But let's remember — the very imperfections of the bill, as well as

Westminster's children, but all our children. It's a

its strengths, resulted from political

simple, humane message; a shock to our neighbors in

compromise. Republicans and

Dover and Vernon, a relief to ourselves in

Governor Dean held down the state

Westminster and Rockingham. Most of us wouldn't

funding figure to $5000.

say out loud that a good education was important for

Republicans, the governor and

our own children but not for our neighbor's children.

Senator Shumlin axed any income-

O u r education funding system allowed us to say that

tax component. Most Democrats

in practice for years. T h e Court has now imposed the

were leery of the VAT tax. In earlier

Golden Rule, which was always radical, and always

years these issues could have killed

right.

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the bill. T h e strength and maturity of the 1997

Westminster

Senate was in its ability to compromise. Everyone compromised — that's the difference between 1997 ROCK ON

and other years. T h e goal was to reform education funding to make it fairer to kids and taxpayers. T h a t

T h a n k you for allowing Andrew Jacoby to write

goal, for the most part, remained the most important

— and most entertainingly, I might add — his satire

thing in everyone's mind, and in the end a reform

about "rock stars" in the Green Mountains ("Jump

bill was achieved.

Stardom," December 17). T h e whole music scene has

If it's your ox being gored, maybe one of these

become so self-congratulatory it makes me sick.

compromises looks like a sell-out. I've certainly seen

BACK"TRACK": 1 9 9 7 IN REVIEW By P e t e r

Freyne

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any more than I like mindless deadlock. But given

Barre

the length of Vermont's struggle for school funding reform, the compromises which resulted in Act 60 looked to me like a series of grown-up decisions, reached because people kept their tempers and never

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(1) Fear and loathing. Sample comments: "Ewwwww! 1 tried one once. It was like eating a dead finger." "They taste like they're stale even when they're fresh." "Like orange-flavored Styrofoam." "I think they are the horror that is the circus, that flat tin taste of fear and clowns and little lost children amid the cotton candy stink and the piles of elephant doo-doo and the clamor of the midway and the tinny sound of the circus band endlessly wheezing its way through yet another soulless circus fanfare." You get the idea. My assistant Jane found that the few stray Circus Peanut molecules escaping from an unopened package made her gag. (2) Grudging acceptance. Sample comments: "Yeah, 1 like them. When they get hard enough you can use them for building material." "It wouldn't be my first pick, but if there was a bowlful at grandmas, I'd take a couple." Cecil personally falls into this category. Having done this job 25 years, I can put up with anything. (3) Don't like em, but have an older/younger relative who thinks they're great. Sample comment: "The only reason I would buy them is for my nieces and nephews. I could have them in the house without temptation." No one we heard from would admit to a personal enthusiasm (as opposed to tolerance) for Circus Peanuts. Wait, I take that back. We did get this comment. *Ckcu$ Peanuts! Natures perfect f o o d f But I wouldn't take that too seriously; the guy is obviously sick. : - " Despite a p u b i k respome that can charitably be described as tepid, Circus Peanuts are available from several companies. In other words, people compete : tolMi them! So apparently what we've got here is a product that survives not because anybody is genuinely fond of it, but because less than 100 percent of the populace is totally repelled. Strange, but people have used the same principle to become president of the U.S. Circus Peanuts are a traditional candy that's been around since the 19th century. Until the advent of polyethylene packaging in the 1940s they were sold in bulk at the penny-candy counter. For some reason they were considered a seasonal product, available chiefly in the spring. This might explain their somewhat dense consistency. If you're trying to sell a bulk candy that's going to be sitting in the bin for months, you want something with the shelf life of a brick. What accounts for Circus Peanuts' unusual taste and appearance? Cecil found an answer in some publicity material from Spangler J.... "

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Bv Peter Frevne t's that time of year again. Out with the old and in with the new! But before 1997 gets put out at the curb, let's pause for a little recycling of our own. Nineteen-ninetyseven will certainly stand out in the old memory banks. On the world stage there was the departure of Princess Di in grand style. Live by the papparazzi, die by the papparazzi. And, oh yes, drinking and driving don't mix even with royalty in the back seat. And on the subject of English girls, the Boston Nanny Trial has gone into the history books. Unlike the princess, Louise Woodward had a very good year. Louise got away with murder. Years from now, someone will ask who was the heavyweight boxer who bit off a bloody chunk of Champion Evander Holyfield's right ear. The year was 1997. The biter was Mike Tyson. Hey, Mike, you want fries with that? That's the Big World. Inside Track operates much closer to home. And, oh, what a year it's been here in Vermont. Let's take a monthby-month look back before the footprints are swept away with the shifting sands of time.

JANUARY Lawmakers marched back to Montpelier. The Democrats were flush. They maintained a healthy majority in the House and took back control of the senate, too. They ran on the promise of property tax reform and as they trooped into the Statehouse only one thing stood in their way: Governor Howard Dean. Ho-Ho didn't have his own bill to propose. Instead he presented his "concept." The whole scale overhaul of Vermont's education funding system that legislative liberals wanted was out of the question. Dean suggested a little tinkering would do the job. He

thought $50 million in new taxes would do the trick and in hopes of keeping everyone happy — especially Speaker Michael Obuchowski of Bellows Falls and Senate Pro Tem Peter Shumlin of Putney — Ho-Ho proposed a sales tax cut for towns along the New Hampshire border. Dean's "concept" was D.O.A. No one had any idea in January how the earth was about to shift in February. Also in January Inside Track broke the news on Congressman Bernie Sanders' new book. Outsider In the House didn't hit the stores until summer. Turned out it wasn't worth the wait. In Media Notes, we praised the integrity of The Burlington Free Press for not taking the name of the paper's business writer out of the weekly listing of bankruptcy filings. Gotta call 'em as we see 'em.

FEBRUARY The Vermont landscape quaked on February 5. That's when the Vermont Supreme Court declared the constitutional right of each and every Vermont child — be they in a poor town or a rich town — to have the right to equal educational opportunity. KABOOM! "Dooley's Revenge" as we dubbed the decision in honor of Associate Justice John Dooley, was an explosion heard round the state. Just two months earlier Gov. Dean had passed over

Dooley as the court's new chief justice. HoHo wanted his good ol' buddy Bill Sorrell to get the black robe, but the Judicial Nominating Board did not find Billy qualified. Sorrell went into a blue funk and Ho-Ho threw a fit. The court's decision validated the thwarted efforts of Reps. John Freidin, Paul Cillo and yes, the former Speaker, Ralph Wright of Bennington to give all of Vermont's kids and all of Vermont's property owners a level playing field when it comes to paying the bill for public education. Also in February in an appearance on the PBS program, "The Editors," Howard Dean played the champion of open government. "The public," he said, "has a legitimate right to know most of the things I do." But when Inside Track requested a copy of the Gov's real weekly schedule, we were denied on grounds of "executive privilege." As the year went on, it became obvious why Howard Dean did not want his whereabouts broadcast.

MARCH Inside Track earned the enmity of many a Stowe fan with the suggestion that the folks of Burlap's Old North End open their hearts and pocketbooks by holding food drives for the poor people of Stowe. After all, the Stowe crowd was wailing like babies over the way the property tax reform train was gaining steam. They even tried to reinvent the image of "The Ski Capital of the East" as a hardscrabble community of blue-collar working stiffs scraping to just get by. Inside Track even suggested Burlington make Stowe a sister city. It didn't go over real well in Stowe, as several subsequent Continued on page 6

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MONDAY BUCK & THE BLACKCATS (rockabilly), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. METRO LOUNGE (lounge DJ), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. TECHNO NIGHT (DJs), 135 Pearl, 10 p.m. $4. ALLEY CAT JAM W/JOHN LACKARD (rock), Alley Cats, 9 p.m. NC. COFFEE HOUSE (acoustic), Horn of the Moon, Montpelier, 8 p.m. NC. CHAZZ (dance), Rusty Nail, Stowe, 8:30 p.m., $5. BUFFALO HIRD (rock), Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. NC. CURRENTLY NAMELESS (groove rock), Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $4. ^

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OPEN STAGE (acoustic), Burlington Coffeehouse at Rhombus, 8 p.m. $2-5. PAUL ASBELL & CLYDE STATS (jazz, blues), Leunig's, 8:30 p.m. NC. DJ NIGHT, Ruben James, 9 p.m. NC. THE X-RAYS (rock/r&b), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. FLASHBACK: HITS OF THE'80S (DJ), Club Toast, 10 p.m. NC/$5 under 21. CRAIG MITCHELL & LITTLE MARTIN (acid/soul DJs), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. RUSS & CO. (rock), J.P.'s Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. JALAPENO BROS, (rock), Cheers, 9 p.m. NC. THE CLANGERS (rock), Charlieo's, Montpelier, 9 p.m. NC. ALAN HARDCASTLE (piano), 7 p.m., followed by ARTFUL DODGER (rock), Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. NC. CHAD (pop rock), Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $4. CHAZZ (dance), Rusty Nail, Stowe, 8:30 p.m. $5. MIKE DEVER & LAUSANNE ALLEN (acoustic), Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 6 p.m. NC.

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NC. EMMY GAY (comedian), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m., followed by CRAIG MITCHELL (DJ), 11 p.m. $10. VIPERHOUSE, THE PANTS, WIDE WAIL (alt-rock), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $8/12. LITTLE MARTIN (DJ), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $7. MONKEYS WITH CAR KEYS (rock duo), Cactus Cafe, 9:30 p.m. NC. HELICOPTER (alt-rock), Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J.P.'s Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. BL00Z0T0MY (jump blues), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 10 p.m. NC. HARD LUCK (rock), Alley Cats, 9 p.m. NC. ADAMS & EVE (rock), Patches, 9 p.m. NC. FULL CIRCLE (rock), Trackside Tavern, Winooski, 9 p.m. $10. DJ DANCE PARTY, Cheers, 9 p.m. $25. PICTURE THIS (jazz), The Inn at Essex, Essex Jet., 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, Franny O's, 9 p.m. NC. JOHNNY DEVIL BAND (classic rock), Swany's, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. QUADRA (rock), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. $12. CHAZZ (dance), Rusty Nail, Stowe, 8:30 p.m. $20. SMOKEHOUSE (classic rock), Cafe Banditos, Jeffersonville, 10 p.m. $6. MIKE DEVER & LAUSANNE ALLEN (acoustic), Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 6 p.m. NC. THE DETONATORS (rock), Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $10. U.N.I, (reggae), Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $ 1 0 . JOAN CRANE, THE GREAT RONDINI (blues guitarist, escape artist), Boony's, Franklin, 8 p.m. $15. Q

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GENERAL TOM THUMB'S BAND, X POSITION, ANDY'S BAND, THE GREAT CRAIG, CHALONE BURGLARY (groove rock), 242 Main, 7 p.m. $5. ELLEN POWELL & JOE DAVIDIAN (jazz) Leunig's, 8:30 p.m. NC. CHEESE FACTORY (DJ Craig Mitchell), 135 Pearl, 10 p.m. $4. MIGHTY FAB KINGTONES (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. HUFFY (altrock; CD release party), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $4. D. JARVIS (orig. acoustic), J.P.'s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. DANCE PARTY (DJ Norm Blanchard),

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Friday, January 9 atiS^pnri ' Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. SAM ARMSTRONG (jazz favorites), Tuckaway's, Sheraton Hotel, 8:30 p.m. NC. DANCIN' DEAN (country dance & instruction), Cobbweb, Milton, 7:30 p.m. $5. DIAMOND JIM JAZZ E4ND, Diamond Jim's Grille, St. Albans, 8 FRIDAY p.m. NC. JUKEBOX HEROES (rock), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. $3. THE PULSE (dance), Rusty CLYDE STATS TRIO (jazz), Windj ammer, 5 p.m. NC. Nail, Stowe, 8:30 p.m. $5. MIKE DEVER & LAUSANNE PERRY NUNN (acoustic), Ruben James, 5 p.m. NC, ALLEN (acoustic), Three Mountain Lodge, followed by DJ NIGHT, 9 p.m. NC. RACE TRAITOR, Jeffersonville, 6 p.m. NC. LOIS LANE (rock), BURN IT DOWN, IN REACH, YANKEE WUSS, WHAT'S ER FACE, NUT Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 9:30 p.m. $3. MOTEL SPONGE + MORE (punk/hardcore festival), 242 BROWN (rock-reggae), Mad Mountain Tavern, Main, 7 p.m. $5. DYHAN NIRMEGH (folk), Rhombus Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $4. RED HOUSE Gallery, 9 p.m. $2-6. AERIUS (DJ (rock), Charlie-o's, Montpelier, 10 Craig Mitchell), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC (rock), $5. ZOLA TURN, LINDY PEAR, ELEVATOR ...GOOD FOLK The Swany's, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. DROPS (alt-rock), Club Toast, 9:30

Cheers, 9 p.m. NC. TNT (DJ & karaoke), Thirsty Turtle, 9 p.m. N C . OPEN MIKE, Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 8:30 p.m. NC. JIM FURLING (DJ), Charlie-o's, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. $5.

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DERRICK SEMLER TRIO (blues), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 10 p.m. N C . STONE MOUNTAIN QUARTET (rock), Alley Cats, 9:30 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $7. THE IMPOSTERS (rock), Franny O's, 9:30 p.m. NC. DANCE PARTY (DJ Norm Blanchard), Cheers, 9 p m. NC. EMPTY POCKETS (rock), Patches Pub,

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ELLEN POWELL & JERRY LAVENE (jazz brunch), Windjammer, 11 a.m. NC. FAMILY NIGHT (Dead stuff), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. TNT (karaoke & DJ), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 8 p.m. NC. NC. LINDNER BROS, (old-time/trad.), LaBrioche Cafe, Montpelier, 11 a.m. NC. MARK LEGRAND (acoustic), Main Street Bar & Grill, Montpelier, 11 a.m. NC. MONDAY

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PICTURE THIS (jazz), Windjammer, 5 p.m. NC. PERRY NUNN (acoustic), Ruben James, 5 p.m. NC, followed by DJ NIGHT, 9 p.m. NC. AERIUS (DJ Craig Mitchell), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. $5. ERIC SAYER QUARTET (jazz), Rhombus Gallery, 9 p.m. $2-6. YOLAND & PLASTIC FAMILY, BE THAT WAY, STEPH PAPPAS EXPERIENCE, MARY MCGINNIS {Out in the Mountains benefit), Club Toast, 9 p.m. $5. LIVE MUSIC, Club Metronome, 9 p.m. MID-LIFE CHRYSLER (vintage rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. KNIGHTS OF RHYTHM (rock), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 10 p.m. NC. TRIAL BY FIRE (rock), Alley Cats, 9:30 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $7. EMPTY POCKETS (rock), Franny O's, 9:30 p.m. NC. DANCE PARTY (DJ Norm Blanchard), Cheers, 9 p.m. NC. VISUAL RHYTHM (rock), Patches Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. HIGHLAND WEAVERS (Irish), Tuckaway's, Sheraton Hotel, 8:30 p.m. NC. TWILIGHT IDOLS (rock), 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. DANNY RAY EDWARDS (rock), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. $3. ROBERT HOLMES' LOVE BOMB (r&b/rock), Rusty Nail, Stowe, 8:30 p.m. $5. DAVID KAMM (acoustic), Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 6 p.m. NC. BUCK & THE BLACK CATS (rockabilly), Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 9:30 p.m. $3. SENSIBLE SHOES (rock/r&b), Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $4. LIVE MUSIC (rock), Charlie-o's, Montpelier, 10 p.m. NC. LONE WOLF (rock), Swany's, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. MR. FRENCH (classic rock), Rude Dog Tavern, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. SATURDAY SLOW NOTE FIZZ, MONKEYS WITH CAR KEYS (groove rock), 242 Main, 8 p.m. $5. PETE NELSON (singer-songwriter), Burlington Coffeehouse at Rhombus Gallery, 8 p.m. $6. MID-LIFE CHRYSLER (vintage rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. MONKEYS WITH CAR KEYS (rock duo), Cactus Cafe, 10 p.m. NC. LITTLE MARTIN (DJ), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. $4/5. DJ NIGHT, Ruben James, 9 p.m. NC. HONKY BALL, SWEET DIESEL, 6 GOING ON 7, SMASHED RAPTURE (hardcore), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $5. RETRONOME (DJ Craig Mitchell), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. THE VIBROKINGS (rock), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 10 p.m. NC. TRIAL BY FIRE (rock), Alley Cats, 9:30 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $7. KARAOKE, Franny O's, 9:30 p.m. NC. VISUAL RHYTHM (rock), Patches Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. BOB GESSER (jazz guitar), Tuckaway's, Sheraton Hotel, 9 p.m. NC. TWILIGHT IDOLS (rock), Trackside Tavern, Winooski, 9 p.m. $2. LIVE MUSIC (acoustic), Greatful Bread Deli, Essex, noon. Donations. DANCE PARTY (DJ Norm Blanchard), Cheers, 9

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p.m. NC. LONE WOLF (rock), Swany's, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. MR. FRENCH (classic rock), Rude Dog Tavern, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC.—CHRIS SMIIHER, LOUISE TAYLOR (contemporary folk), After Dark Music Series, Knights of Columbus, Middlebury, 7 p.m. $13/15. DANNY RAY EDWARDS (rock), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. $3. ROBERT HOLMES'LOVE BOMB (r&b/rock), Rusty Nail, Stowe, 8:30 p.m. $5. BIGGIE & THE BLUES BUSTERS (r&b/blues), Cafe Banditos, Jeffersonville, 9:30 p.m. $3. MANGO JAM (zydeco), Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $4. TAMMY FLETCHER & THE DISCIPLES (blues/soul/r&b), Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 9:30 p.m. $3. WILLIE EDWARDS (country), Charlie-o's, Montpelier, 9 p.m. NC. PATTI CASEY TRIO (folk), Main Street Bar & Grill, Montpelier, 8 p.m. NC.

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ELLEN POWELL & JERRY LAVENE (jazz brunch), Windjammer, 11 a.m. NC. FAMILY NIGHT (Dead stuff), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. TNT (karaoke & DJ), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 8 p.m. NC. NC. LIVE MUSIC (acoustic), LaBrioche Cafe, Montpelier, 1.1 a.m. NC. PAULLOLAX (acoustic), Main Street Bar & Grill, Montpelier, 11 a.m. NC.

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New - Vigorous Yoaa Increase the physical component of Yoga in this new fitness class. Thursdays, 5:15-6:15pm. $56 Also in Essex, Tues. 8-9am.

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SUNSHINE + more (Czech punk), 242 Main, 8 p.m. $5. OPEN STAGE (acoustic), Burlington Coffeehouse at Rhombus, 8 p.m. $2-5. PAUL ASBELL & CLYDE STATS (jazz, blues), Leunig's, 8:30 p.m. NC. DJ NIGHT, Ruben James, 9 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC, Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. FLASHBACK: HITS OF THE '80S (DJ), Club Toast, 10 p.m. NC/$5 under 21. CRAIG MITCHELL & LITTLE MARTIN (acid/soul DJs), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. RUSS & CO. (rock), J.R's Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. JALAPENO BROS, (rock), Cheers, 9 p.m. NC. ALAN HARDCASTLE (piano), Gallaghers, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. NC. RICK COLE (acoustic), Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 6 p.m. NC.

The latest strength-training techniques combined with aerobic activities, support and supervision. Mon/Wed/Fri, 7 - 8 pm. $72.

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The YMCA offers classes at Temple Sinai in South Burlington and at the First Congregational Church in Essex. Call 862-9622 for information.

MARTIAL ARTS Kenyetta Kempo Karate For ages 7 - adult. Emphasizes development of endurance, coordination, strength & flexibility. Taught by Robin Ackcl, a certified Black Belt. Tuesdays, 4 - 5:15, and Thursdays, 4:05 - 5:15 pm. $64

Kickboxing Ages 13 - adult, held at the YMCA at Essex. Training focuses on basics of kicking, punching and blocking, and includes heavy bag work, pad drills and fighting strategy. Improve endurance, strength, flexibility and self-confidence. Tue/Thur, 7 - 8:30 pm. $64.

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W A T E R FITNESS Splash & Tone Low-impact workout focuses on tension release, strengthening, flexibility, toning and endurance. Tue/Thur, 9 - 10 am. $59. Tue/Thur, 6:30 - 7:30 pm. $59

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Enjoy use of 86* pool for therapeutic needs. Open to those recovering from injury or physically challenged. A request for participation by a doctor or physical therapist is required. Mon/Wed/Fri. 7:15 - 9 am, and Tue/Thur. 7:15 - 8 am. $10. Professional physical therapists arc welcome to use the pool during this time to offer water therapy to their clicnts. The fee is.$75 for the session and proof of insurance is required.

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BACKTRACK Continued from page 6 "Vermont This Week," on Vermont ETV, Jack was the man who could turn an average story into a marvelous tale. Before talk radio became king in the 1980s, he was already sitting on the throne. "Be sure and tell 'em Barry brought you," was his trademark refrain. Jack's beautiful wife, Bunny Barry, hosted a marvelous Irish wake. Jack was laid out in front of the picture window in the living room just like he'd wanted. They packed them in at St. Mike's for Jack's funeral and everybody sang "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." These days it's not hard to picture Jack hosting "Heaven This Week." On the political front, Democrat Party Chairman Steve Howard, a.k.a. L'il Stevie Wonder, came out of the closet and announced he way gay. Also, former Democratic congressional candidate Jack Long came out of the closet and announced he was a Republican. Finally, on May 31, the jury found Billy Greer and company guilty on one count of conspiracy to import/export marijuana and hashish and one count of violating the U.S. Maritime Drug Enforcement Act. On went the handcuffs and off the

Billy the Kids customers. felons went to the slammer, Bobby Baker's name came up pending sentencing. The jury p mt trial. And Juror John Baker however, found Greer and told other jurors about it. Stephen Hutchins not guilty Naughty boy. \ >; on the biggest charge: operating Down in Montpelier, a career criminal enterprise. Howard Dean signed Act 60 There's a cop working with the and the fun really began. Those DEA who still owes yours truly who've been sitting high on the $20 over that one. Welsher! hog all these years suddenly turned into the state's most rabid band of righteous protestHoward Dean's presidential ers. aspirations went public. Inside And down at City Hall a Track spoke with Norman battle royale went public Ornstein, a fellow at the between Peggy Luhrs, the exAmerican Enterprise Institute director of the Burlington in Washington. Women's Council and her sucDean is "a very smart, very cessor, Jennifer Matthews. articulate, very attractive guy," says Ornstein. "He's not widely known," says Norm who acknowledges that doesn't necessarily hurt him. With Vermont's low electoral vote count, he says, Dean is "a longshot" for the presidential nomination, but not a longshot to become "a national political figure" in the not too distant future. Inside Track reported Luhrs had No kidding. been duped into believing Also in June Inside Track Matthews was of the same sexubroke the news about possible al preference as Peggy. And the jury tampering and/or misconline of the year uttered by duct in the Billy Greer case. As Matthews — "You don't like we all know by year's end, one juror's brother used to be one of me cause I do dick" — stirred

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Luhrs and her prog cronies into a frenzy. ~ ^ In television land, WGOP _ Sorry — WCAX-TV showed its virtue by refusing to sell air time to the Vermont Health Department for commercials promoting the use of condoms.

JULY Former Windsor County State Senator Will Hunter was arraigned on federal fraud charges more than two years after the feds raided his home. Hunter pleaded not guilty, and by year's end the case still hasn't gone to trial. Over at the local daily,

Adam Lisberg and Debbie Solomon scooped the world with their front-page story on Ambassador Madeleine Kunin. The name of Queen Madeleine's mother had turned up on a list of dormant Swiss

bank accounts. Inside Track, noting the competitive battle of egos the news game really is, pointed out how WCAX buried the Kunin story on their nightly newscast after Sharon Meyer's weather report. But the really sad news was that the Freeps' politically correct columnist Molly Walsh had decided to end her column. Good golly, Ms. Molly.

AUGUST Politics was on the back burner in the dog days of summer, as Inside Track stirred up a real hornet's nest by reporting on "VPR's Dark Secret." For years it was the secret Vermont Public Radio has never wanted broadcast — that one of the most prominent members of the station's management team is a convicted sex offender who once preyed on underage boys in the central Vermont community of Randolph. We also reported on VPR's unofficial policy of having new employees go through the Fred Hill interview, in which Hill disclosed his criminal past. But one employee, who'd been hired without knowledge of the former pedophile on the premises, decided to quit after discovering it. And then we learned Hill Continued on page 14

happy new year

from all of us to all of you. SEVEN DAYS takes its semi-annual vacation this week. Look for our health and fitness issue on january 14. MATTHEW

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— JIBE TALKING Making — and breaking — those rugged resolutions

David

Using a deck shaped like an oversized skateboard on speedskating blades, ice boarding's roughly equivalent to sailing a Flexible Flyer across frozen ponds and lakes.

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or the past 10 years, I've had one simple New Year's resolution: To spend at least half my days riding my boards — the skis when there's snow, the windsurfer when there's not. The way I figure it, a day of play for each day of work is a fair balance. But like many other people, I also use the change in the calendar to assess my life, to identify challenges and to start anew. Which, for an outdoors fanatic like me, means an added and increasingly more difficult resolution: to try at least one new sport during the year. Thus, while skiing on a particularly snowless day last season, I resolved to try the sport of ice-boarding. Using a deck shaped like an oversized skateboard on speedskating blades, the sport's roughly equivalent to sailing a Flexible Flyer across frozen ponds and lakes. "There's some competition with ski time, but at least you don't have to buy a lift ticket," enthusiasts told me. "And, generally when the skiing's bad the sailing's good and vice-versa," they claimed. A free ride on the wind sounded good, but as luck and the weatherman would have it, last winter came and went without an ice sailing opportunity. This winter, with the end of the year looming, and December ice always an iffy proposition, I could feel my resolution slipping away. Luckily, this year's El Nino in reverse — On Inle, as I've dubbed the weather pattern — provided a reversal in fortune allowing us mortals to walk on water a little earlier than usual. Encouraged by the early ice, I called Phelps Holloway, a fellow windsurfer and an ice-board builder from Milton. But, it seems, Holloway makes his own resolutions and is in Australia

trying to outrun white sharks on a windsurfer and a prayer. Not to be denied, I called Phil Mann, owner of the Inland Sea Windsurfing shop. "I just came back from True Value getting parts for my rig," he replied happily to my query for an instructor. "I'll go, but the guy you want to talk to is Gary Kjelleren. He's an Ice God." Kjelleren, a 38-year-old diety with a day job, was happy to answer my prayers as long as I promised to report that our outing took place on the weekend. "No problem," I swore, knowing my sins would be forgiven but missing a mid-winter jibe would not. So on a recent "weekend" afternoon, Kjelleren and I met at Shelburne Pond, normally one of the first sizeable bodies of water to freeze solid. Typically, St. Albans Bay is next, followed by Malletts Bay and a succession of larger harbors, until the broad lake itself

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plays host to truck traffic and fishing shanties. As the ice forms, sailers skitter from spot to spot, staying one step ahead of the last snow storm, explained Kjelleren. The ability to score more ice-time than the Boston Bruins puts ice-boarders in a powerplay situation compared to their summertime brethren. As any wayward sailor will tell you, whitecaps signaling good windsurfing on Lake Champlain have a way of disappearing like icebergs in the Caribbean. Not that windsurfing Vermont's all bad — the wind generally cranks in the fall, and summer slog-sessions often dissolve into serious workouts with the 12ounce weights. Ice boarding, however, is perhaps better suited to our northern clime, even if the subfreezing temperatures tend to make socializing more difficult for the two dozen or so local aficionados. With razor-sharp

blades offering little resistance on hard ice, Jack Frost almost always blows the 10 knots or more required for some serious excitement. "It's rare that you can't sail in the winter," Kjelleren said. In fact, just a few days before our meeting, Kjelleren sailed in gusts in excess of 40 mph. Riding his hand-crafted creation, the Ice God outpaced the wind at speeds that would've earned a ticket on a state highway. "It feels damn fast when you're moving that speed, that close to the ice, on the edge of disaster," Kjelleren said with a gleam in his eye. "But it's fun." Decked out in a one-piece ski suit, a downhill helmet, Rollerblade pads and a life preserver, an ice-boarding Kjelleren looks a little like a three-sport gearhead with schizophrenia. But the Hinesburg speed freak isn't crazy. You wouldn't guess it to see him sail, but Kjelleren is

responsible for environmental health and safety at his job with General Dynamics. "For a lot of people, being on the ice is a barrier," he said, comparing ice-boarding to windsurfing. "And then there's falling; it has less appeal than falling on water, intrinsically, anyway. But it's not that bad — mostly you just slide." Significantly, Kjelleren claimed, learning to ice-board has half the learning curve of windsurfing. Standing on the shore of Shelburne Pond, I was ready to slide, ready to learn, ready to fulfill my resolution. But alas, the air was completely dead. As windsurfers who believe the weather is personally directed at us, we tried every trick in the book. We looked for telltale signs of wind, pretended to ignore the moving clouds, rigged up the gear in expectation and derigged again in exasperation. We cursed the National Weather Service and worshiped the weather radio, but nothing — not even the Ice God — could stir up a breeze. Instead, Kjelleren packed his gear and headed home, and I didn't even attempt to stand on his board. I've spent enough time slogging around Lake Champlain in the summertime to know that light air means high blood pressure and a stiff lower back. "Skunked again" I commented later to a friend, explaining my failed attempt to ice-board and fulfill my Ne\y Year's resolution. "Well," she reminded me, "You did skydive for the first time over the summer. You ought to get extra credit for that." "True enough," I said, recalling that insane freefall, "Ninety-seven did have its high points." But when the clock strikes midnight on this New Year's Eve, I know it won't take me long to think of two resolutions. (7)

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had been caught at work last year allegedly viewing child pornography on his computer and not been fired for it. Hills supporters poured out letters to the editor trashing yours truly and supporting Fred Hill, the states most popular child molester. While the rest of the Vermont media ducked the story, The Boston Globe didn't; a feature-length article in the December 7 Globe Sunday Magazine spelled it all out in exquisite detail. Pretty heavy stuff.

The letters kept pouring in from the self-righteous supporters of both Hill and Peggy Luhrs. Reading them, youd think there was no question yours truly was going to hell. But life goes on. And in September, WGOP — sorry, WCAX — finally reported as their lead story one evening that Jack Long had switched from Democrat to Republican. Seven Days readers knew that was very old news. President —- oops! — Governor Dean went on "Crossfire" to defend Bill

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just that two days earlier to the legislative Oversight Committee. And Administration Secretary Kathy Hoyt was right there when he did it. All that out-of-state travel was beginning to take its toll.

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A buying it;] 2000 became a regular Inside Track feature. Also on the political front, we picked up a blip on the radar by the name of Jack McMullen. The Massachusetts millionaire businessman was making the rounds in hopes of taking on Patrick Leahy : in the 1998 / U.S. Senate t race. In : October Bashful jack ; rented a ; Burlington apartment"'"^ and registered to vote,Hey> now he's a full-blooded O I Vermonter, r; -right? October also saw Executive Vice President of Fletcher Allen (and former Statehouse guru) Bill Gilbert passed over by the Mary Fanny search committee looking for a new CEO. Inside Track discovered Gilberts biggest problem was his stormy relationship with Ed Connors, the chairman of the board of trustees. Connors won. Gilbert lost. A couple weeks later, Dollar Bill left Hospital Hill for good. And in radio land, everyone was reeling from the sudden departure of "Corm & the Coach," the popular morning show on WIZN. Bummer.

NOVEMBER Inside Track broke the story on dissension on Governor Howard Deans staff. We reported that Deputy Chief of staff Bob Rogan topped the list of candidates to succeed Tom Hurcomb as GVTS' vicepresident for public affairs. Rogan was Ho-Ho s national political guy, and his pending departure had a lot of people wondering what the hell was going on up on the Fifth Floor. A month later it all came to pass as Rogan officially accepted the CVPS offer. In TV news land, WCAX broke new ground by covering the opening of a pizza shop as

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WGO-PIZZA had missed the last five press conferences held by Bernie Sanders. News is in the eye of the beholder, and if the beholder is a right-wing conservative like WCAX owner Red Martin, pepperoni will always come before a progressive politician.

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DECEMBER The presidential pressure appeared to be getting our governor on edge. On December 1 Dean stormed out of his weekly press conference when asked about his travel plans. Oh, how time changes everything! Earlier in the year, Inside Track was flying solo in trying to get Ho-Ho to come clean about his schedule. Now, everyone was on the bandwagon. You see, Ho-Ho had some big travel plans he kept secret. The very next day he went to visit A1 Gore at the White House, and as The Wall Street Journal reported that Friday, Dean told A1 he was getting serious about taking him on for the nomination. Watching Ho-Ho deny it and try to slip out of it by pledging his dedication to Vermont issues was a real treat. But the real kicker was watching Jody Williams of Putney win the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in getting the nations of the world (except a few holdouts, like the USA), to agree to ban land mines. From complete unknown to beacon of light and hope. Wow. Kind of leaves a nice glow on the last few hours of 1997. ÂŽ

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to serious stargazing than observing nature. Amateur astronomers have to list of the heavenly objects, consider "sidereal" time and know where to •• <•<• * / point•/'if* the telescope. In old observatories, anyway, there are also sartorial challenges. Get the low-down, and high-up, at a meeting of the Vermont Astronomical Society. Monday, January 5. 413 Waterman, UVM, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3269.

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music ELECTRIC VIOLIN CLINIC: As seen on "Great Performances," Todd Reynolds demonstrates the Zeta electric violin and associated midi-compatible instruments. Teachers, students and performers will have a chance to play at Vermont Violins, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-4503. OPEN REHEARSAL: Women compare notes at a harmonious rehearsal of the Champlain Echoes. S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6703.

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drama 'MY TRIP T O NEW YORK . . ' Actor Rusty Dewees offers his oneman show subtitled, "A Vermont logger's cultural adventure." Rated S.C., for ' 'some cussin'." Stowe Town Hall Theater, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 229-1528.

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' T O R C H SONG TRILOGY': The Gay and Lesbian Literature and Film Club hosts this movie about the life and loves of a downtown drag queen. Rhombus Gallery, 186 -College St., Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $2-6. Info, 652-1103.

kids ' T H E HOBOKEN CHICKEN EMERGENCY': There is plenty of fowl play in this film based on the book by Daniel Pinkwater. S. Burlington Library, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. SCIENCE PROGRAM: Are dogs really colorblind? How do bees see? Get a fresh look at the animal world at the Discovery Museum, Essex Junction, 1-2:30 p.m. for ages five to seven. 3-4:30 p.m. for ages eight to 12. $4.50. Register, 878-8687. 'FORCES O F NATURE': Children in kindergarten through third grade look the relationship between water, wind and rocks in natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanoes. Shelburne Farms, 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., today and Tuesday. $40 for two days. Register, 985-8686. ' W I N D IN T H E WILLOWS': Northern Stage recreates the Wild Wood with Mole, Badger, Rat and Toad. Catch the Christmas action at the Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7 p.m. $14/16. Reservations, 295-5432. PARENTS ANONYMOUS: Parents gather for support and assistance around the frustrations of childrearing. Babysitting goes with the program in Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-4014.

etc 'SOUTHERN SPAIN': Pam and Robert Gillis put the emphasis on hiking and Moorish architecture in a slide show of their recent trip to Spain. Call for location, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 879-1457. BATTERED W O M E N ' S SUPP O R T GROUPS: Women Helping Battered Women facilitates a group in Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 658-1996. Also, the Shelter Committee facilitates a meeting in Washington County, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 479-9310. TEEN HEALTH CLINIC: Teens get information, supplies, screening and treatment for sexually related problems. Planned Parenthood, Burlington, 3:30-6 p.m. Pregnancy testing is free. Info, 863-6326. E M O T I O N S ANONYMOUS: People with emotional problems meet at the O'Brien Center, S. Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 660-9036.

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drama 'MY TRIP T O N E W Y O R K . . ' See December 29.

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

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kids 'FORCES O F NATURE': See December 29. 'WIND IN T H E WILLOWS': See December 29. PUPPET PERFORMANCE: The No Strings puppet company brings "The Speedy Spongeman" to life. S. Burlington Library, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. 'SCIENCE MAGIC: Learn the science behind a hands-on magic show at the Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, Burlington, 1 p.m. $1/2. Info, 864-1848. SCIENCE PROGRAM: Make your own bug in a lesson on creepy crawlers. Discovery Museum, Essex Junction, 1-2:30 p.m. for ages five to seven. 3-4:30 p.m. for ages eight to 12. $4.50. Register, 878-8687. 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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words LAZY WRITERS FORUM: Share your writing-in-progress in a supportive workshop environment. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-1724.

kids PARENTS ANONYMOUS: See December 31.

sport 'FIRST RUN': Start off the new year on the right foot, the left foot, the right foot .... A 5-kilometer road race starts at Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. $8. Info, 864-0123.

BATTERED WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP: Women Helping Battered Women facilitates a group in Burlington, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 658-1996. 'PATTERNS IN NATURE': Artistnaturalist Susan Sawyer offers a slide show illustrating compelling shapes and patterns in the natural world. See "to do" list, this issue. North Branch Nature Center, 7:30-9 p.m. $3-6. Info, 229-6206. 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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film 'LA STRADA': The five-star classic from Federico Fellini screens at Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 7 p.m. $2-6. Info, 652-1103.

sport ADIRONDACK HIKE: Cross the lake for a hike, snowshoe or ski with mountain-sawy members of the Green Mountain Club. Meet in Burlington, 8 a.m. Take gas money. Register, 863-1145. SNOWSHOE/HIKE: Trek to the top of Elmore Mountain, with a stop at an old cabin site. Bring crampons, if you have them. Meet at the Elmore Park parking lot, 9 a.m. Free. Register, 888-3375.

dance CONTRA DANCE: Bill Olson calls for Scrod Pudding. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 426-3734.

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STORY HOUR: Kids between three and five listen in at the S. Burlington Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080.

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BATTERED WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP: See December 29. TEEN HEALTH CLINIC: See December 29. EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS: See December 29. VERMONT ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY: There is more to "observing" than finding the focus. Members talk about stargazing preparations. See "to do" list, this issue. 413 Waterman, UVM, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3269.

words VERMONT WRITERS BOOK DISCUSSION: A Mountain Township, by Walter Hard, is the book of the hour. Morristown Library, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-2616. 'BRIDGE O N T H E RIVER KWAI': Alec Guiness stars in this Academy Award winner, about prisoners. of war held in Burma by the Japanese. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $6. Info, 603-6462422.

etc 'FANCY FELINES' SHOW: See January 3. WINTER BIRDING TRIP: Look for wintering bald eagles, diving waterfowl, hawks and more on a guided bird watch on Lake Champlain. Call for location, 10 a.m. - noon. $7. Info, 457-2779.

TALES: Children over three listen at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

OLD-FASHIONED BALL: Wear your "Sunday best" to this traditional New England country dance. Mary Des Rosiers calls for George Wilson and Tom MacKinzie. Masonic Temple, St. Johnsbury, 8:30 p.m. Info, 426-3331. FREE SPIRIT DANCE: Movers and shakers take advantage of an evening of unstructured dance and community. Chace Mill, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 863-9828.

Burlington, 6-6:45 p.m. Free. Register, 660-0642. ^ : QUILTERS GUILD MEETING: New folks are welcome to this regular meeting of local quilters, focusing on the celebrated works of Jude Lazalere. Essex Alliance Church, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2160.

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etc 'FANCY FELINES' SHOW: Thirty breeds compete for feline supremacy. Cat condos and other accessories will be available for sale. See "to do" list, this issue. Sheraton-Burlington, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. $5. An auction begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. Info, 800-677-

.6576.

'BEAUTIFUL THING': This 1996 feel-good film follows two high school chaps from diversely dysfunctional families who end up falling in love. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $2-6. Info, 652-1103. 'PLATOON': Director Oliver Stone MAgge! first-hand knowledge to create this award-winning film about the Vietnam war. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:45 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

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kids PARENTS ANONYMOUS: See December 31. HOMESCHOOLERS' STORY TIME: Children over five focus on Gilgamesh of Mesopotamia. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. 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, 862-4332.

WRITERS' GROUP: See December 30.

sport CROSS-COUNTRY SKI: A snowbound group of wannabe skiers head for high ground. Meet in Montpelier, 10 a.m. Take gas money. Register, 2299677.

drama AUDITIONS: Theatre Factory needs women aged 14 to 70 for a March production of Little Women. Mann Hall, Trinity College, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Register, 872-2738.

'FAMILY: A W I N D O W T O CHINA': Wild Swans by Jung Chang is the subject of a book discussion at Joslin Library, Waitsfield, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 496-4205.

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BATTERED WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUPS: See December 31. BRANCH O U T BURLINGTON: Make long-range plans for the trees of Burlington at this monthly meeting of arbor activists. Perkins Pier Waste Water Treatment Plant, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3358. LESBIGATR YOUTH 'ZINE MEETING: Lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgendered and "questioning" folks under age 23 gather monthly to publish a 'zine. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 800-452-2428.

STORY TIME: Kids under three listen in at the S. Burlington Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. STORY HOUR: Kids between three and five engage in artful educational activities. Milton Public Library, 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Free. Info, 893-4644.

etc BATTERED WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUPS: See December 30. HOMEBUYER ORIENTATION: Find out how you can buy a house with down-payment assistance, affordable loans and a credit-rebuilding program. See "to do" list, this issue.

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music 'MUSIC FOR MIDWINTER': Members of Northern Harmony, Village Harmony and Anima perform medieval and traditional a cappella music. Grace Methodist Church, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $8. Info, 426-3210.

dance 'MIRANDA': Visiting professor of theater and dance Wendy Woodson plays the captain and crew of a vessel in search of "the woman who fell overboard." Dance Theatre, Middlebury College Center for the Arts. $4. Info, 443-6433.

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IMPROVISATIONAL COMEDY NIGHT: See January 1.

'MUSIC FOR MIDWINTER': See January 8, Barre Universalist Church, 8 p.m. D O N BYRON'S 'BUG MUSIC': This wildly adventurous clarinet virtuoso plays klezmer, swing, salsa, ragtime, Motown, classical, Broadway and cartoon music. See "to do" list, this issue. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $14-19. Info, 863-5966.

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D O N BYRON'S 'BUG MUSIC': See January 9, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $17.50. Info, 603-646-2422. 'AFTER DARK' SERIES: According to the Boston Globe, Chris Smither ranks as "the most exciting acoustic bluesman on the scene today." Louise Taylor joins him at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Middlebury, 7 p.m. $15. Info, 388-0216. VAUGHAN RECITAL SERIES: Composer-pianist Dan Mizrahy performs an all-Gershwin program at the Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 4 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

FREE SPIRIT DANCE: See January 2. ' T W O LEFT FEET': Jacky Gabes choreography puts the focus on fun for all ages and interests. Winooski Educational Center, 7:30 p.m. $7.50. Info, 655-1493.

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film 'FAST, CHEAP A N D O U T O F CONTROL': This documentary interweaves the stories of four obsessive men, each driven to create the world of his dreams. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

words LAZY WRITERS FORUM: See January 1.

kids PARENTS ANONYMOUS: See January 1.

etc A D O P T I O N ALLIANCE MEETING: Folks with "search issues and problems" gather for support at the Shelburne Methodist Church, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2464. REIKI CLINIC: Experience an ancient, non-invasive, hands-on healing technique that originated in the East. Spirit Dancer, Burlington, 6:308:30 p.m. Donations. Reservations, 660-8060/

'STARSHIP TROOPERS': This paramilitary creature feature returns director Paul Verhoeven to the mode of Robocop and Total Recall. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. 6:45 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603646-2422.

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' T W O LEFT FEET': See January 9.

ART LECTURE:-Painter Lois Dodd addresses the Vermont Studio Center in the Lecture Hall, Johnson, 8 p.m. Free. Register, 635-2727. 'NATURE PERFECTED': Two 30minute videos — The Landscaping of England and Moving On— illuminate the upcoming garden gallery show. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

'MRS. BROWN': Judi Dench plays the widowed Queen Victoria who develops a close friendship with a male servant in the midst of her mourning. Loew Auditorium, Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

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FAMILY FOLKSONGS: Mike Dever and Lausanne Allen play for a family audience at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

AFTER-SCHOOL SNOWSHOE: Families find their way through the winter woods — on skis or snowshoes. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 3-4:30 p.m. $3-6. Register, 229-6206. STORY HOUR: Toddlers listen to stories at the Milton Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 893-4644.

'TELE-RAMA': Demo a full line of boots, tele skis, bindings'; snowshoes and accessories available at Climb High. A backcountry first aid product representative will also be on hand. Mad River Glen, Fayston 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $25 lift ticket. Info, 985-5055. 'SKI CAMPING IN YELLOWSTONE': Get a look at two contrasting parks — the Grand Tetons and

sport OPEN FENCING: See January 2.

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Yellowstone — through the eyes of a pair of ski adventurers. Mad River Glen Lodge, Fayston, 7 p.m. $5. Register, 244-7037. PRO-AM SPRINT CRITERIUM: Watch nordic professionals race the 2kilometer course, demo equipment or join a fun race at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Craftsbury Commons, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free to watch, $11 to demo, $25 to race. Info, 800-729-7751. SNOWSHOE HIKE: The Sierra Club leads a showy stroll along trails and old roads. Meet at the Colchester Pond Parking Area, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 655-9611.

etc M O O N CIRCLE: The cycles of nature are metaphors for our lives. Set your creative intentions in this ritual at Spirit Dance, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 660-8060.

'TELE-RAMA': See January 10. OLYMPIC SKI CHALLENGE: Have breakfast with Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug, and former medalists Billy Kidd, Steve Lundquist and Nancy Hogshead at the Midway Base Lodge, Stowe Mountan Resort, 8-10 a.m. $10. Then take on the Leg Burner 100, a fun endurance course down Mt. Mansfield with 100 gates. Lift ticket $50. Info, 253-3423. SKI FEST: Ski Fest offers first-timers a one-hour lesson, equipment and a trail pass. Sledding, snowshoeing, ice skating and a bonfire are part of the deal at the Catamount Family Center, Williston, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Register, 879-6001. CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRIP: A potluck chili party is the pay-off at the end of a 6-mile trek to Beaver Meadow Lodge. Meet in Montpelier, 8:30 a.m. Take gas money. Register, 223-3376.

etc music CLASSICAL CONCERT: Cellist David Finkel and pianist Wu Han play works by Beethoven, Shostakovich and Grieg. Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 3 p.m. $9. Info, 443-6433. VAUGHAN RECITAL SERIES: A woodwind quintet of Dartmouth College students performs at the Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center, Hanover, N.H., 4 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

dance ' T W O LEFT FEET': See January 9, 2 p.m.

film DOUBLE FEATURE: Culloden is a pseudo-documentary of a British battle that captured the downfall of the Stuart dynasty. In Braveheart, Mel Gibson plays a Scottish hero whose victorious Scottish rebellion captured the hope of a nation. Spaulding Auditol-fum, Hopkins'Center, Hanover, N.H., 6:15 & 8 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

words POETRY READING: Poet Stephen Dunn reads in the Lecture Hall, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 8 p.m. Free. Register, 635-2727.

PAGAN CIRCLE: Bring an instrument, cushion and a covered dish to a potluck meeting of solstice-inspired Unitarians. 153 Pearl St., Burlington, 6 p.m. Donations. Info, 658-9689.

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music OPEN REHEARSAL: See December 29.

words GLITTER BOOK NIGHT: The Gay and Lesbian Literature and Film Club discusses the classic gay novel, The Dancer From the Dance, about the fast life in pre-AIDS New York. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $2-6. Info, 652-1103. 'COUNTRY OF P O I N T E D FIRS': In this illustrated book, Sarah Orne Jewett captures the many sides of a seaside town in Maine. Join the discus-^ ^ sion at the St. Johnsbury : Athenaeum,' 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

kids 'WINTER WEEDS': Preschoolers use art and games to learn about plant life cycles. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. $5. Register, 229-6206.

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LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST: The governor shares his legislative priorities with business and industry types. Radisson Hotel, Burlington, 8-9 a.m. $13. Register, 863-3489. LITE & LENS CAMERA CLUB: Hear about digital cameras and the computer technology that goes with them. 201 Delehanty Hall, Trinity College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 223-3935. 'MAGIC CARPET L U N C H E O N ' : A local man shares slides of his trip to Scotland while you sample food from the region. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 11 a.m. $12. Register, 649-2200. AMNESTY I N T E R N A T I O N A L W R I T E - I N : Save a life for the price of a stamp. Use pen power against

human rights abuses at the Unitarian Church", "Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-4838.

music R I C H A R D S T O L T Z M A N : Five master percussionists join the clarinet virtuoso for a musical journey "spanning centuries and traversing the globe." Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N . H . , 8 p.m. $20.50. Info, 603-646-2422.

CLASSES aikido AIKIDO: Adults: Mondays - Fridays, 5:45-8 p.m. & Saturdays, 911:45 a.m. Children: Tuesdays &C Thursdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m. Aikido of the Champlain Valley, 17 E. Allen St., Winooski. $40 for first month. Register, 654-6999. Study this grace fill powerfid martial art and develop flexibility, confidence and self-defense skills. It's an alternative to offensive martial arts. AIKIDO: Mondays - Fridays, 6-8 p.m. Saturdays, 9-10:30 a.m. Vermont Aikido, 724 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $50 per month. Info, 862-9785. This martial art is an effective discipline for the development of body, mind and spirit.

aromatherapy I N T R O T O AROMATHERAPY: Tuesdays, January- 27, February 3 6c 10, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Star Root, Burlington. $75. Register, 8624421. Wendy Dorsey covers the history, actions and effects of basic essential oils.

art P A I N T I N G A N D D R A W I N G CLASSES: Eight, three-hour sessions beginning the week of January 5. Montpelier. $160. Register, 223-3395. Artist Diane Sophrin offers intensive group instruction in all aspects of oil painting and drawing for students of all levels.

billiards P O O L S C H O O L : Four Mondays starting January 12, 6-9 p.m. Or Four Saturdays starting January 10, 2-5 p.m. Breakers Club, S. Burlington. $20. Register, 864 -2069. The current state 9-ball champ teaches.

'LIVING W I T H D E M E N T I A ' : Tuesdays, January 13, 20, & 27, ( 9 p.m. Elderly Services, Middlebury. Free. Register, 800-698-1022.

Isabel's on the Waterfront, Burlington. $50 includes French country food. Register, 865-2522.

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I N T R O T O C H I R O P R A C T I C : Wednesdays, 8 p.m. 200 Main Street #17, Burlington. Free. Register, 862-2477. Spencer Sherman makes a case for putting your spine in line.

meditation M E D I T A T I O N : Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. 13 Dorset Lane, Suite 203, WiUiston. Info, 872-3797. Green Mountain Learning Center presents meditation. M E D I T A T I O N : First & third Sundays, 10 a.m. - noon. Burlington Shambhala Center. Free. Info, 658-6795. Instructors teach non-sectarian and Tibetan BudSist practices.

B U R L I N G T O N Y O G A S T U D I O : Daily, Burlington Yoga Studio. Info, 658-YOGA. Classes are offered in Astanga, Iyengar; Kripalu and Bikram styles. Beginners can start any time.

nature V O L U N T E E R TRAINING:Wednesday, January 7, 9 a.m. - noon. Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center, Huntington. Free. Register, 434-3068. Learn to be a teaching guide for the winter school field trip program.

spirit 'ENERGY PLEASURE': Thursdays, January 15 & 29, February 5 & 19, 6:30 p.m. Spirit Dancer, Burlington. Sliding scale. Register, 660-8060. Beginners learn simple techniques using breath, subtle movement and their minds to create fill-being energy ecstasy alone and with others. 'RECLAIMING YOUR W I L D W O M A N ' : Friday, January 30, 7 p.m. 6c Saturday, January 31, noon - 6 p.m. Spirit Dancer, Burlington. $85. Register, 660-8060. Reclaim your free, natural, creative self buried under societal mores to find the joy ofwildness.

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music 'FEAST O F SONG': Fill up on drama, dance and dinner in the Florentine court of the Medicis. The Dartmouth College Chamber Singers host at Collis Common Ground, Hopkins Center, Hanover, N.H., 6 p.m. $24. Reservations, 603-646-2422.

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film 'LES MISERABLES': Freely adapted from the classic novel by Victor Hugo, this film tells the story of a furniture mover who helps a Jewish family escape German occupation. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, jHanover, N-H., 7:30 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.'

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kids PARENTS A N O N Y M O U S : See December 31. PRE-SCHOOL SCIENCE PROGRAM: Where do animals go in winter? How do they stay warm? Kids use tracking skills to find out. Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center, Huntington, 1-2 p.m. $3, Register, 434-3068. STORIES: Children listen, snack and make crafts at the Children's Pages,

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Last year the Spanish court of Ferdinand and Isabella was the setting for the annual sumptuous Feast of Song, presented by the Dartmouth College Chamber Singers. This year the student singers are making Medici music — dance, drama and food. Get a feel for Renaissance Florence in performances Wednesday through Sunday, January 14 to 18, at the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College.

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Eappen — do the sluggards stir in their chairs, and then only to spout platitudes « ' ing moi The media would have you believe that the problem of working mothers and the "twoincome family" is something new, particular to our time and the consumer society. Rubbish, of course. Mothers have always worked, in and out of the home, and no society on earth has ever done anything but consume. In China, when they head for the fields to hoe turnips, mothers bury their infant children up to their necks in dirt and leave them there all day. It solves the problem of affordable child care and eliminates the risk posed by dizzy English girls in a hurry to get to the party. Other famous babies of 1997 were, of course, the seven little corn-dogs in Iowa; Dolly the Sheep; and the very rich, Jackson. Junior's mother continues to live in relative safety about 200 miles from NeverNever Land, where I expect

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"Consult your doctor," etc. "Get a life," is what I say, or would say if the phrase weren't so terribly tired and overworked by now. On the sexual front, apart from a couple of sportscasters in girdles biting their mistresses' backs, nothing at all happened in the world of straight sex. The breeders breed, the swingers swing, men are from Mars and women are chafing at the bit, knowing, or suspecting, that there has to be a better deal on offer somewhere, AIDS awareness is at an alltime high, though condom use is down. In the gay chattering classes, a raging debate has broken out over a purported resurgence of unsafe sex — known $ ,, provocatively as "barebacking." This enables gay hysterics to beat themselves silly for their . supposed depravity and simultaneously to shoot a whole movement in the foot, at the

$3.5 million advance that my own (ex) agent negotiated for its author, and which mv own

strides are being made on the gay civil liberties front. I'll let von in nn a \\tt\f> cpr^f "n™

Paula, size — and is back to modeling at Victoria's Secret. As to Diana, she really was the top story of the year, if you don't count EI Nino or the photos from Mars, neither one of which, at thiY writing, has lived up to expectations. The Mars pictures looked exactly ; f like the old set oPStar Trek" —- the original version - and if El Nino doesn't give us a big calamity soon it'll go the way of the macarena. I'm not sure when the media first decided that the weather was news, but so far they haven't come up otid this: "Snow in Winter/' I'm moving as fast as I can so as not to leave out anything / 5

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C A R D E W , ceramic works by the British potter. Vermont Clay Studio, Montpelier, 223-

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O F S E N S U O U S N E S S , photographs by Andres Aquino. MoonBrook Cooperative Art

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V E R N I S S A S E 1998, 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 LIGHTS, Work by 14 Regional Artists. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne,

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MASTERFUL MUGS, a holiday exhibit and sale by regional potters. Vermont Clay Studio,

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0522. Through January 3. THREE FRIENDS, paintings and drawings by Isabeth Hardy, Mickey Myers and Marcie Vallette. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 888-7625. T h rough January 4. CURATORS'

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theme by local artists. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through January 4. NIGHT GALLERY

IN THE PAST, photography by Claudia Retter. Pickering Room, Fletcher

Free Library, Burlington, 863-3403. Through December. P A I N T I N G S AND PRINTS by Phyllis Demong. Walter Cerf Gallery, Sheldon Museum,

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Middlebury, 388-2117. Through December. WATERCOLORS of nature by Betty Borah. Finale, S. Burlington, 862-0713. Through December

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Individualized Majors,

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PROJECTS, mixed-media by Orion Fredericks. Reading

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865-7910. Through December. SEX AND DEATH:

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Mating," a multimedia soundscape by composer Dennis Bathory-Kitsz. Exquisite Corpse Amite,

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Burlington, 864-5884, ext. 121. Through January 2. SOPHIE BETTMANN-KERSON, works in marble, watercolor and oil pastel. Main Street News, Montpelier, 223-5124. Through December. ANNUAL HOLIDAY

SHOW & SALE of art and craft in mixed media. Chaffee Center for the

Visual Arts, Rutland, 773-4401. Through January 4.

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CIBACHROME PHOTOGRAPHS, reflections, windows, landscapes and floral work by Debra Steinfeld. Dickersons, Shelburne, 985-3446. Through December. ELDER ART, a group show in mixed media. Senior Center at Lincoln Hall, Essex Jet., 658-7454.

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ENCOUNTERS, a survey of genre paintings featuring love and domesticity in 18th-

century France. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College; Hanover, N.H., 603-646-3646. Through January 4. B I L L DAVISON

PRINTS, recent work from the University of Vermont art professor. Farrell

Room, St. Edmunds Hall, St. Michaels College, 654-2000. Through December. GEORGE S EGAL, featuring 20 monumental sculptures by the American pop artist. Museum of

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PLEASE NOTE: Seven Days is unable to accommodate all of the displays in our readership area, thus these listings must be restricted to exhibits in truly public viewing places. Art in business offices, lobbies and private residences or studios, with occasional exceptions, will not be accepted.

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4. SPAWN A story with a moral: Just because you're superradiated, musclebound, nave mysterious powers and were recently brought back from the dead, it doesn't necessarily mean you're not a tedious nitwit. It's not every motion picture that can make the Devil and his underworld kingdom look dull and dorky. 5. V O L C A N O Lava leaks out of a hole in the ground and slowly inches its way down Wilshire Boulevard. Yikes! Saunter for your lives! ' , 6. HOME ALONE 3 This is what happens when a talented guy, John Hughes, runs out of ideas but still has a contractual obligation to crank out a film. 7. ANACONDA Jennifer Lopez and Ice Cube are part of a camera crew tribe deep in the Amazon, instead they discover just how desperate for these days.

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MAPLE ST. GUITAR REPAIR. Professional repairs, customizing and restorations of all fretted instruments. $$$ paid for broken guitars. Located in Advance Music building, 75 Maple St., Burlington. 862-5521. FENDER BASSMAN speaker cabinet—4x12" speakers, deep enclosure, $175. 658-1984. 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 S I G N ^ o n t a c t an experienced entertainment lawyer. All forms of legal protection for the creative artist. Sandra Paritz, attorney, 802-426-3950.

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(Mar. 21 -Apr. 19): I heard a song on the radio the other day that had a line you should know about. "All the things that matter most," an unknown woman's voice crooned, "caught me by surprise." From my reading of your astrological omens, I think this will be a keynote for you in the coming year. Note that the singer did not say the surprises were bad; and I believe that'll be the case with you as well. Unless, that is. Unless you're so attached to your expectations that you resist the sweetly dazzling curves fate will throw at you. In which case you may well end up feeling sad and blue.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The phrase "from the penthouse to the outhouse" has become a favorite of sportswriters eager to spruce up their essays on teams in decline. I'd like to turn the cliche around and apply the reverse to you, Virgo. Of all the signs of the zodiac, your year ahead most deserves the description "from the outhouse to the penthouse." Not because I think you'll end up living in a gilded palace with a hundred-mile view (though you may in fact attract higher levels of material luxury), but rather because I believe the power spots you come to inhabit will be overflowing with spiritual riches. LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oect. 22): If you're lost and wandering in the desert, and you don't take your first drink of water until you feel thirsty, it's probably too late: Massive dehydration is already so completely underway that death is nigh. I'd like you to use this as a metaphor for your emotional state in the coming months.

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>u're in danger of actually this, Taurus, because I believe you're a convert to a cool new cult, -w" candidate for having the softest eyes of . recently, in the 1980s, I ha es in flte year „ , V ' of friends who acquired Hindu? sounding monikers after 1 GEMINI (May 21-June 20): initiation into Rajneesh's ature Concentrate on being great in '98, bring this up, Leo, becau life Gemini! Be a first-rate heavyweight! the serpentine adventures you'll enjo in 1998 may precipitate such i take the bait that'll lead breathtaking tweaks in your ident that youli want to add a novel tag to your collection. Got any jrated fate! No need to tole tuitions ; y imitators! No excuse >I< ; towards fascinating actually {umphrey Bos Meditate on how to lit Play it again, Sam in about "Snake Charmer" or "Stor Ear •

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hope 1998 is the year that the people of East Timor, who've been harshly repressed by the Indonesian government, finally get a referendum on self-determination. Here's a hopeful sign: Working on their behalf is one of the world's most accomplished liberators (and a fellow Cancerian), Nelson Mandela. Let's also hope that the next 12 months inspire you to TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): throw off the oppressive yoke of your Native American prophet Robert own past — especially the part of your Ghost Wolf speaks about two kinds of vision: hard eyes and soft eyes. The first history that has to do with love and sex. All the astrological indicators is when you have such fixed concepts suggest that you're primed to dethrone about a person or thing that you don't the habits that have kept you repeating truly see it as it stands before you; you the same old romantic scenarios over only see your own ideas about it. The and over again. second is when you strip away all prejudgments and view the person or thing freshly, as if God created it just a LCO (July 23-Aug. 22): There's a long tradition of people changing their moment ago. When you use soft eyes, names or tacking on fresh sobriquets you're constandy amazed at how after being transformed by a different the world is from what

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(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): I am not by any means guaranteeing that you will have a new $10 million dollar trust fund by January of 1999. Nor can I be absolutely sure that you'll win a $1 million lawsuit, find a bag full of $ 100-dollar bills on the sidewalk, or even score a new gig with a hefty increase in salary. But I will say this, Aquarius: If you are destined during your lifetime to enjoy a freaky financial windfall, there's a better than even chance that it will occur in the coming year.

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SWF, 21, ENJOYS I N - D E P T H conversations, but still likes to party. ISO SWM, 20-26, ambitious, but relaxed. Prefer friendship first. 64065 "HELLO, L.L. BEAN? I'M L O O K I N G at your college graduate, professional, funny 6' male section. What? Yes, the one that's fit, 35-40, loves cooking, mysteries, fixing things and will fill the ice cube trays will fit this tall, slim, laughing beauty perfectly. Overnight delivery, please." 64057 SWF, 22, ISO SWM, 20'S, YOU LIKE snowboarding, playing pool, ska, outrageousness, nonconformity and reading personal ads for fun. 64063 SWF, 20, HAPPY, FUN, INTELLIG E N T and adventurous, seeks same in punk-ass soulmate, 20ish. Maybe you're my AdRock and I'm your lone. 64066 SWPF, 35, W I T H BEAUTY A N D strength—who prefers living close to trees, paddling still ponds, walking in mountains, tending plants, watching birds, slow organic cooking, the language of all the senses—seeks SM, NS, 30-50, with kind heart, intelligent mind and body and passionate soul. 64923

SOPHISTICATED & FUN. Very attractive, adventurous, passionate, kind, cultured, healthy, fit, educated, well-traveled professional, 34, 57", who loves nature, outdoor recreation and the arts, seeks compassionate, secure man, 30-40, with similar qualities, without kids, yet. 64927 PASSION FOR LIFE—SWTF, 43. Do you like hiking peaks, kayak/sailing, biking or snowshoeing? How about dancing, theater, laughter, sunsets & full moons? Are you intelligent, progressive, honest, romantic, enjoy physical connection, 3545? I'd like to meet you. 64922 FPWWi, YOUNG 70ISH, 5'8", 130 lbs., active, likes good conversation, dining out, good books and music. ISO gentleman. 64916 FOUR W O M E N W H O TRAVEL T O the Burlington area for ballroom dancing are looking for male partners to join us. Have fun and meet nice people. 64915 SICK O F SKIING SINGLE... SWPF, 34, seeking someone special—smart, sporty, sensual, social, sassy, sensitive, serious, silly. In search of same (+) soulmate. Sound similar? 64898 INTELLIGENT, ATTRACTIVE SWF, 22, seeks fun-loving and caring SM, 21, for friendship and possibly more. Must like dancing, movies, comedy, and the occasional quiet times. 64905 SWF, 26, SEEKS FELLOW NPR junkie for listening to Prairie Home Companion and playing Scrabble on days of inclement weather. Knee-jerk liberals only, please! 64906 16, SLENDER, FRIENDLY, SWF, 26, attractive. Enjoys conversation, politics, literature, movies, outdoors and sports. Looking for SPM, 25-35, NS, ND, who has some of the same interests. 64599 CREATIVE SWF, 62, ATTRACTIVE, intellectual, enjoys the arts, travel and gourmet cooking. Seeks SM, 48-65, with similar interests, sincerity and energy, for fun and possible LTR. 64610 RECIPE FOR A RELATIONSHIP: Mix SPM & SWPF, 35, w/ outdoors, arts, books, travel, music. Sprinkle w/ laughter, understanding, conversation. Cover w/ chocolate. Bake. Serve w/ coffee. Enjoy. 64613 BROWN-EYED BEAUTY. DPF, 40'S, with passion for living. Intelligent, cultured, classy yet down-to-earth, loving, sensual, vivacious, artistic & spiritually minded. ISO educated, wise, commu-

nicative, financially/emotionally secure, playful, liberal M for LTR. Lets go to the Flynn, eat dinner at ethnic restaurants, travel, enjoy nature, share conversation, listen to music, and spend quiet, intimate times together. 64637 I K N O W YOU'RE O U T THERE. I see you every day—on your way to work, at the deli getting lunch. You're tall & handsome. Thirtysomething. I'm short, attractive, shy w/ those I don't know, but not w/ those I do. 64533 WEEKDAY SKI PARTNER WANTED. SPF, NS, attractive, in early thirties, ISO similar professional. Other hobbies include working out, motorcycling, playing the stock market, quiet evenings and 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 CHEW. 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, SOMEW H A T domineering guy. "The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty." I'm 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 8c traveling. 64437 DOWN-TO-EARTH kind of gaJ ISO down-to-earth guy. DWF, 27, ND, honest, enjoys companionship, dancing, nature, laughing & 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 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 SWF, 33, DARK-HAIRED, green eyed beauty, slim & educated, ISO SWM, 2735. Must be attractive & loving. Serious relationship or friendship. 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, NS/ND/NA, 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, garden, healthy food. Love the mountains & 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, bacon, laughing, macabre humor, outdoors. Seeking comfortable, broad-shouldered, husky SM, any color. Spitters, belchers drunks, tobaccoists don't bother. 64406

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AFFECTIONATE, 57, BUT LOOKS younger—likes jogging, walking, music, reading—seeking slim, helathy woman w/ no dependent children, NS, 47-57, for very loving LTR. 64061 STRESSED? YOU N E E D T H E healing touch of a free massage from a young man with warm hands and a warm heart as a holiday treat. 64059 D W M , 41, SEEKING S/DWF, average looks & weight. Mind, attitude & humor more important than age. Me: tall, dark, slim, average looks, blue jeans, hardworking & playing, very devoted one-woman man. You: sexy, devoted, yet occasional infidelity a +. Friend? Lover? Wife? 64058 _ _ HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, SUCCESSFUL DWPM, 6'1", 195 lbs., late 30s, attractive, fit, looking for same. Sense of humor, playfully domineering, love wine, fire, blanket, you. Seeking S/DPWF, 2538. 64068 S EXP LORE W I T H HEALTHY, FIT, energetic SBM, 31, N D , NA, NS, seeking healthy, attractive, fit SF, 19-39, for discreet, erotic fun, possibly more. All considered. 64069 SWM SEEKING SWF, 18-21. Wouldn't mind having a relationship with a boarding student; listens to NYHC, ska, emo, and punk. Car a must. 64056 SWM, 27, MUSCULAR, NA, LIKES physical activities, outdoors, quiet times. Seeks same, 25-35, for sincere companionship, good times and hopefully more with the right woman. 64070

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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, HANDSOME YOUNG MAN, 20, ISO beautiful woman, 19-29, for erotic night of sexploration. Must be open-minded and like hotel rooms. 64638

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G O O D LOOKING, THIRTYSOMET H I N G PM seeking slender, attractive F for adventurous adult fun. Experience preferred; discretion assured. 64647 DWM, 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

DWM, 43, 6'2", 195 LBS., JUST AN average guy, looking for the love & affection of caring and sensual female. Must believe in love at first sight, be uninhibited, spontaneous and willing to give of themselves. Northwest, please. Will answer all (Ma, D or S). 64509 N O STRINGS, JUST FUN. DWM, 38, tall, handsome, well-built stud seeks attractive woman, any age, for hot evening fun. Discretion if needed. 64523 CITY BOY, SMOKER, SEEKS concrete jungle-type Erodite with own gyroscope for LTR. You be attractive, habit-forming, restless, cultural animal, 33-41. Me: semi-professional-type with extras: open, humorous, visual thinker & doer. 64527 SW NON-PROFIT PM, 30, 5'8", with kind heart, humble soul, generous spirit and sharp mind seeks loving partnership w/ SF, 28-32, NS, non-materialistic, deconstructionist, ecofeminist w/ healthy habits, patient will, agile body & sensitive touch, who likes dogs, outdoors and, yes, long walks on the beach. 64535 SPM, SOON T O BE A YOUNG 44, ISO F, 30-45, to enjoy outdoor (skiing, cycling, water) and indoor (dining, music, movies) activities, 5'11", 180 lbs., blue/brown. 64504 O U T D O O R ORIENTED, thoughtful. DWPM without children,sense of humor, 44 and fit, ISO well-adjusted, easy-going, NS, athletic F in 30's who desires family in next 3-5 years. X-C skiing, hiking, dancing, reading, quiet times. Carry-on baggage usually fits. Middlebury area; can travel. 64484 THERE'S MORE T O LIFE. SWM, 30, fit, enjoys music, poetry, cooking, seking serious woman for serious play and intelligent conversation for knowledge, not social prestige. Libido. 64486 LET'S H I T T H E SLOPES T O G E T H ER. DWPM, 42, seeks ski bunny to enjoy everything winter has to offer. Let's have fun in the white stuff. 64468 LOW BUDGET. Decidedly non-prof., average looking, tortured genius, 33, ISO Jane Fonda/Raquel Welch type, 53-58, for spontaneous combustion. 64438 HAPPY, UNIQUE, QUIET, eccentric, worldly SWM, 25, wants to meet simple, interesting people. Interests: photography, hiking, music, beer, dancing, art, travel and moonlit laughter. 64442 WPM, 23, N E W T O VT, looking for WF. Are you adventurous? Are you willing to help me enjoy myself in VT? Let me know. 64443 D O YOU HIKE inthe mtns & canoe in the streams? Are you a PWF, NS, w/ a 30-something dream? Then listen to the birds & listen to the trees, because out in nature is where you'll find me. 64464 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 climbing? 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,

Dear Lola, Talk about cold! This year tor Christmas, my husband got me a pack otftirestarter, a bottle ot hot sauce and a meat thermometer. Period. They were packed in a box labeled "anti-breeze." He laughed his head ott when I opened it, but I wanted to hit him over the head with the expensive golfi clubs I got him. Now he says I can't take a joke. Am I the one who's cut of line here? — Steaming in Starksboro Dear Steaming, There are lots o$ appropriate things I could call a clod like your spouse, the nicest

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MaBiCURIOUSF, 31, BLONDE/ blue, attractive, thin, professional, seeks woman, 23-40, for casual friendship & fun. Discretion appreciated & given. 64060 I'M SGWF, 23, SMOKER, M O T H E R of two looking for a SGWF, 21-35, who enjoys the outdoors, candle-light dinners, going out and children. 64062 LOOKING FOR YOUNG, caring sensitive, uninhibited, attractive human, 2132, to explore life, nature & love! Lets keep each other warm this winter! 64666 MaBiCURIOUSF, 5'8 n , 130 LBS., seeks woman for friendship and possibly more. Enjoys skiing, hijcing, 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

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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 SWGF, 25, FUN-LOVING redhead. Enjoys movies, talks & being outdoors. ISO similar for friendship/LTR. 64410

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BURLINGTON BEAR LOOKING for LTR. Smoker, social drinker, big hairy guy looking for Mr. Right. You: in good shape mentally, preferably out & not feminine. Need a top man willing to be my partner in life. 64055 WIRY, YOUNG, QUEER GUY W I T H phat beard and wild hair dreaming of a sweet, sexy man who believes in magik & revolution. I love gettiri mello, reggae, gardening, good food and wilderness. I hate the government, deodorant and Wal-Mart. ISO a kindred spirit. 64071

HEY, FOOTBALL FANS! GWM, ALLAmerican, 6'4", 2I0-lb. QB needs TE or WR to complete big play. Must be in shape, 25-45, and coachable! 64926 WHAT'S T H E 411? GWM, "carzy, 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 T O 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 T H E NEW YEAR together. GM, 38, artist, NS, lightdrinker. Interests: spirituality, literature, films, hiking. ISO GM, 23-48. 64582 GWM, LATE 30'S, 150 LBS., 5*7", 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

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SAILBOATS, SCULLS, MOTORCYCLES, turbines and Nepalese hats. Your toys intrigue me. You intrigue me! Please be patient, and know that I secretly adore you. 64067 I D I D N ' 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

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WPF, 46, NS, 5'2 n , CURLY BROWN hair, native New Yorker, physician, mother. I enjoy skiing, dancing, dining out, theater, talking, life. ISO WPM, 44-54, who wants good company and to try some or all of the above with me on both sides of the lake. Box 225 DR. LAURA W O U L D APPROVE! PCSWF, 33, ISO PCSWM, 30-40; friends first. Likes outdoors, quiet times and fun, too! For LTR eventually. Pic/letter, please. Box 226 SWF ISO SM, 21-30—SENSE O F humor, sense of cuddles & conversation, willingness to break the ice, spend time being playful or simply listening. Box 224 DWPF, 39, NS, SENSITIVE A N D genuine, very attractive, loves working out, the outdoors, dancing, movies, quiet, romantic evenings. ISO handsome, fit D/SWPM, 34-41. Photo appreciated. Box 220 SWF, N D , 40'S, ATTRACTIVE, FIT, enjoys working out, travel and romantic dinners. Light smoker ISO M, 40-50, with similar interests. Box 219

DISTINGUISHED, SUBMISSIVE gentleman, 50, fit, successful, well-to-do, ISO complimentary fit w/ classy, sensual, commanding woman who enjoys being in charge, waited on and pampered by compliant, unburdening man who enjoys your domestic & personal chores & truly pleasing & supporting you. Box 232 HOT, SEXY WOMAN WANTED. Knock-out, GQ handsome, SWM, 26, successful, sharp-minded entrepreneur, 6'2", dark complexion, broad shoulders, hard body seeks healthy, beautiful, erotic, curvaceous, NS SWF, 20-32, lover who has an "Energizer bunny" libido, which keeps going...and going!...who lusts for sizzling hot exhibition & who secredy craves over-the-top erotic adventures in the finest...bikinis, lace, silk, leather, fishnet, boots, heels & more. I'm healthy, safe & straight-forward. I'm looking to enjoy the best in Kama Sutra, Tantric & kink w/ a hot, soft & sultry woman goddess who wants to satisfy her desire w/ a passionate, honest, very well-built, very handsome guy...who has experience without the mileage. If this woman is you, let me know w/ your letter & photo. Won't be disappointed! Live much! Box 231 IRREVOCABLE ECO LOG 1ST SORT seeks same for philosophical intercourse & possible LTR. Partial to habitat on the west end of Champlain Basin Bioregion. Pantheist okay. Beauty & brains acceptable. Healthy humor a must. Late 30s w/ fashion attitude preferred. Activist—perfect. Box 233

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 W I T H Oedipus complex seeks F, 18-25, for sim ulated post-mortem outrages, bedtime stories, etc. DeSade seeks Ms. Von Sacher-Masoch. Box 227 T H I R D SHIFT BLUES. DWPM, 41, 6T", 170 lbs., NS/ND, quiet, good look ing, nice. ISO F, 30-40, NS, fit. Like kids. Send picture. Can't wait. Box 225 DWPCM, 49, DEAF A N D 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

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GED 613 Mathematics in a K-8 Classroom (3cr.) Tuesday, 5:00-7:30pm

GED 511 Fundamentals of Curriculum (3cr.) Tuesday, 5:00-7:30pm

GED 631 Development, Learning, and Individual Differences (3cr.) Wednesday, 5:00-7:30pm

(Q) GSA 496B Business Quantitative Tools and Statistics (3cr.) Thursday, 5:00-725pm

(E) GSA 551 Human Resource Management (3cr.)* Monday, 5:00-7:25pm

(E) GSA 570 Health Policy: Issues & Trends (3cr.) Wednesday, 6:00-8:25pm

GED 515 Seminar in Classroom Management (3cr.) Thursday, 3:30-5:30pm

GED 516 Teacher as a Decision Maker (3cr.) Monday, 5:00-8:00pm

(E) GSA 527 Legal Issues in Administration (3cr.) Thursday, 5:30-7:55pm

(C/E) GSA 598 Thesis Seminar (3cr.) Thursday, 7:30-9:55pm

GED 518 Adolescent Development (3cr.) Tuesday, 5:00-7:30pm

NEW GED 655 Using Standards in the Classroom: Integrating Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (3cr.) Thursday, 5:00-7:30pm

(E) GSA 607 Issues in Nonprofit Management Seminar (1cr.)* Sunday, 9:00-5:00pm (January 25; February 8)

GED 521 Language Arts and Social Studies in the Multiage Classroom (3cr.) Wednesday, 5:00-8:00pm

NEW O GED 656 Making Home and School Click (1 cr.) Wednesday, 4:30-7:30pm (March 11- April 8)

(E) GSA 629 Public Policy and the Nonprofit Sector (1cr.)* Saturday, 9:00-5:00pm (February 7,14)

GED 524 Thematic Integrated Curriculum (3cr.) Thursday, 5:00-7:30pm Alpha Team Classroom, Shelb. Community School

GED 658 Developmentally Appropriate Practice: The Child as Curriculum (P/K-4) (3cr.) Thursday, 5:00-7:30pm

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GED 530 Reading, Writing, and Literacy in the Content Area (3cr.) Wednesday, 5:00-8:00pm

GED 662 Implementing and Evaluating Instructional Programs (3cr.) Time: Saturday, 8:30am-12:30pm (Classes: Jan. 17, Feb. 14, March 14, April 11, May 2)

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GED 550 Telecommunications and Networking: The Internet (3cr.) Monday, 5:00-7:30pm

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NEW O GED 674B Creative Movement: Susan Marshall's Choreography for Educators (1cr.) Saturday, April 4, 9:00am-4:00pm; Saturday, April 4, 8:00pm Performance; Sunday, April 5,9:00am-3:00pm Flynn Theatre Education Space, Main St.Burlington

GED 592 Global Distance Education (3cr.) Thursday, 5:00-7:30pm

(E)GSL 606 Course and Syllabus Design in ESL/EFL (3cr.) Monday, 5:00-7:30pm

GED 597 Integrating Technology into the Curriculum (3cr.) Monday, 5:00-7:30pm

(E)GSL 607 Issues in Sociolinguistics (3cr.) Wednesday, 5:00-7:30pm

GED 601 Understanding Students with Emotional-Behavioral Disabilities (3cr.) Thursday, 5:00-7:30pm

GED 672 Special Education in the Regular Classroom (3cr.) Tuesday, 5:00-7:30pm NEW GED 674A Creative Movement: Merce Cunningham's Choreography for Educators (1cr.) Sunday, January 25, 9:00am-4:00pm; Thursday, January 29, 7:30pm Performance; Sunday, February 1,9:00am-4:00pm Rynn Theatre Education Space, Main St.Burlington

GED 563 School Law (3cr.) Thursday, 5:00-7:30pm

GED 596 Multimedia Technology (3cr.) Monday, 5:00-7:30pm

* Courses applicable to K-12 ESL endorsement

WEIVOGED 671 Bookmaking for Educators (1cr.) Tuesday, 6:30-9:00pm (March 17- April 28 - No class April 21)

NEW O GED 558 Introduction to Educational Research (3cr.) Wednesday, 5:00-7:30pm

(E) GSL 601 Studies in American Culture (3cr.) Wednesday, 5:00-7:30pm

<E>GSL 655 * Lan9ua9e Lear"in9 and Assessment for Children (3cr.) Tuesday, 5:00-7:30pm

GED 669 Storytelling and Folklore (2cr.) Thursday, 5:00-7:30pm (January 15-March 19) Flynn Theatre Education Space, Main St.,Burlington

GED 556 Telecommunications and The Vermont Standards (3cr.) Tuesday, 5:00-7:30pm

GED 678 Aesthetic Perspectives: Abstraction and Realism in Standards (3cr.) Wednesday, 5:00-7:30pm NEW GED 685 Children's Literature: From Dinosaurs to Diodes (2cr.) Tuesday, 5:00-7:30pm (January 13-March 10) GED 696 Philosophy of Education (3cr.) Monday, 5:00-8:00pm

THEOLOGY AND PASTORAL MINISTRY Master of Arts in Theology • Advanced Graduate Certificate • Auditing and Enrichment

(R)GSL 543B * Teaching Oral Skills in ESL/EFL (3cr.) Friday, 2:00-4:30pm

GTH 580 Foundations of Moral Theology (3cr.) Monday, 6:00-8:25pm

GTH 731 Spirituality and Healing (3cr.) Thursday, 6:00-8:25pm

CLOSED COURSES DO NOT APPEAR HERE. Please call for questions.

ADULT UNDERGRADUATE AR203B Two-Dimensional Design (3 cr.) Tuesday, 6:30-9:30pm

BU 309D Business Law (3cr.) Tuesday & Thursday, 5:30-6:45pm

FR 109A Introduction to French I (4cr.) Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday, 5:00-6:15pm

AR403A Sculpture (3cr.) Thursday, 6:30-9:30pm

BU 315C Financial Policies of Corporations (3cr.) Tuesday & Thursday, 6:45-8:00pm

GS 31 OA Gender Issues and Society (3cr.) Wednesday, 7:00-9:30pm

AR 431A Life Drawing (3cr.) Wednesday, 6:00-9:00pm

BU 445A Cross Cultural Management (3cr.) Wednesday, 5:00-7:30pm

IN 102A Portfolio Development (2cr.) By Arrangement

BU 211C Management Information Systems (3cr.) Monday, 5:30-8:00pm

BU 461C Business Policy & Strategic Management (4cr.) Monday, 5:00-8:00pm

IN 110A Perennial Wisdom (4cr.) Wednesday, 5:00-8:00pm

BU 303D Management & Organizational Behavior (4cr.) Tuesday & Thursday, 5:00-6:30pm

EN 225A Writing Workshop: Creative Non-Fiction (4cr.) Saturday, 9:00am-3:00pm (January 17,31; February 14; March 14,28; April 18; May 2)

BU 309C Business Law (3cr.) Monday, 5:45-8:15pm

PS 205C Psychological Development of Children (3cr.) Monday, 5:00-7:30pm PS 303D Management & Organizational Behavior (4cr.) Tuesday & Thursday, 5:00-6:30pm PS313B Personality Theories (4 cr.) Tuesday, 5:G0-8:00pm RS 120F Introduction to Christianity (3cr.) Wednesday, 5:00-7:30pm

JO 110C New Media (3cr.) Saturday, 8:30-2:00pm (January 24; Febniary 7; March 7.21; April 4.25)

SL 220E American Sign Language II (3cr.) Wednesday, 5:00-7:30pm

MU 207C Chamber Music I (3cr.) Tuesday 4 Thursday, 4:00-6:00pm

SO 107B Social Problems (3cr.) Tuesday, 5:00-7:30pm

Unless otherwise noted, all courses are on the Saint MichaeVs campus.

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