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OUT-OF-STATE, O U T OF MIND? The Governor or his office seems to have made an issue over out-of-state opposition to samegender marriage. There are at least two ideas on that: 1) People from other states have an interest in Vermont because if traditional marriage is thrown out by Vermont there will be a rapid and damaging effect in most other states and probably the world. 2) The Governor himself is from out-of-state, as are four of the five Vermont Supreme Court justices, five of the six of three same-gendered couples, at least 17 of 30 senators (where a constitutional amendment originates) and at least 76 of 150 representatives were born outside Vermont. Should the pot call the kettle black?... — G . Lester Corwin II South Royalton VERMONTERS DISTRUST OUTSIDERS I was interested in what Secretary of State Deb Markowitz was doing to increase Vermont's sagging citizen participation ("Democracy Inaction?" January 12), but Markowitz, V L C T chief Steven Jeffrey, reporter Frederick Bever and everyone else asked missed what I think is the most powerful issue: local distrust of new citizens, "outsiders" or flatlanders. Vermont has a long tradition of ridiculing "flatlanders," some of it deserved and much of it not. For every Volvo-driving yuppie looking to add the whole-lan-

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There were other sneers about those who might move to Cambridge, even as the farmers defended their rights to subdivide their land into developments. Later, I got mad. I pay taxes, and I don't get a new-resident discount. Yet my voice is discounted. My opinions are invalid, only because I have experiences outside of that town. Not in a legal way, but in a local attitude. So the boards fill up with old cronies, the town meetings represent fewer voters, and the community remains at a distance because the old and the new never get close. Hating flatlanders is as old a tradition as the town meeting... But if Markowitz, or any town leader, wants to increase participation in local government, they need to start by reaching out a welcoming hand. — Tom Darling Bristol

I went because I thought I might have something to offer. Because of a former job as a retail consultant, I had studied zoning ordinances in several towns and cities. I had just opened a bookstore, and was worried about any business ordiances which might pass. I was renovating a house and loved not needing permits. I had seen, growing up in Massachusetts, how restricting local zoning could be. I also paid taxes. Even though I had planned to stay quiet, I didn't even feel comfortable sitting silent in the back.

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blockheads is that the team has already been punished enough. Governor Howard B. Dean III, however, isn't buying it. He understands how important U V M is to the state of Vermont, even if some officials at the school don't. "Let me be very, very clear about the university and my concern about this," said Ho-Ho. "The university is an extraordinarily important part of this state, much more important than, I think, most people realize. It is very important to me that this university be respected and succeed because it is a very important part of this state. I deeply care about this universi-

What's the big deal with the U V M Men's Ice Hockey Hazing Scandal? So there was a little hazing. A little drinking. A little initiation. Boys will be boys. I mean, it's not like all that fuzzy pubic hair is protecting you from something. It doesn't keep you warm. Nothing wrong with a smooth clean shave. As for the other stuff, hey, since when is nudity a big deal? It was the left-wingers that made obscenity and homosexuality legal. Not our little hockey pucks. Give me a break. All this ty." holier-than-thou crap about hazAccording to Dean, ing being so bad for you is "When you have an institution enough to make one guzzle that gets itself in trouble, warm beer and puke on one's vou've got to have somebody skates. So what if the U V M stustep up to the plate, assign dent rule book says it's a no-no? responsibility, take responsibilRules are made to be broken, ity, take the steps that are necright? essary to deal with the probHey, you catch the piece in lem, do it in a timely manner, the Freeps Saturday written by get it behind you and move former Catamount Captain » on. Aaron Miller? He said it's all Should heads roll? part of hockey. Said he's been "I am not going to answer through "15 hockey initiation that question today," said the parties," from high school to colGuv. "You may ask my opinlege to pro. (I thought Coach ion about that after February 1 Mike Gilligan said this stuff did(when the attorney general's n't happen in the past? report is due to be released), Fuggedaboudit.) but I believe the university Wonder if Miller, now with deserves its own opportunity the Colorado Avalanche, ever to make things right. It has performed the U V M elephant not yet done so." walk? You know, hold a teamBY PFTFK FUFYUF No, it hasn't. The denial is mate's wee-wee while marching O l il«»itu.r% I i \ i « I I 1 L running deep up on the Hill. in line? Or put on nail polish Bold actions are not in the U V M game plan. and slip into women's thong underwear? Or park They've defended the hockey team and the athlethis johnson in a beer mug while doing pushups ic department every inch of the way. — then chug it down? Just mano-a-mano teamOutside the University of Denial, there's plenbuilding activity, by jeezum. Besides, beer tastes ty of talk over who UVM's next hockey coach will bad to begin with. be. Bill Beaney of Middlebury and Mike In fact, it was heart-warming to see Gilligan's McShane of Norwich are the leading contenders. old charges sticking u p for their-college coach. Both are class acts who've run first-class programs. John LeClair (Philadelphia Flyers), who's still a Beaney s the favorite. few credits short of getting his Groovy U V And Groovy UV's Hockey Hazing Scandal degree, Martin St. Louis (Calgary Flames), Ian should be getting a little more national exposure Boyce (retired from the IHL) and Jerry Tarrant soon. A Sports Illustrated piece is anticipated (son of U V M trustee and I D X whiz, Ritchie shortly, and Joe Lapointe, hockey writer for The Tarrant). New York Times, is already in town. Frank Yeah, the hockey pucks might have fudged on Fitzpatrick of the Philadelphia Inquirer is due the truth when interviewed by Athletic Director today, and so is ESPN. There's talk of Dateline Rick Farnham and later by the outside lawyers, N B C getting interested. but hey, they stuck together like a team, didn't Meanwhile, if watching the canceled elephant they? The pucks maintained the lie all the way walkers practice in the afternoon for their noninto the third period, when Attorney General Bill season doesn't excite you, how. about the U V M Sorrell started playing referee. That's positive, isn't women's hockey team? it? It shows the hazing was a team-building activiYes, there is a women's team at U V M , and ty after all, just like Coach Mike Gilligan suggestthey're hot, hot, hot! The women have a 7-1-2 ed way back when. I mean, it takes a lot of team record and are in third place behind Middlebury loyalty for two dozen hockey pucks to stick to and Colgate. And they've got an awesome freshtheir phony stories under such intense pressure. man goalie who's putting up numbers that any Give 'em credit, will ya? N H L netminder would die for. And now with the hockey season canceled, Tiffany Hayes made 22 saves in a 1-0 shutout some wimpy critics are complaining because the of Colby Saturday. Tiff's got a .951 save percentuniversity is allowing the hockey pucks to continage and a .87 goals-against average. Wow! ue workouts on the Gutterson ice. With the seaAnd they don't even charge admission for the son canceled, the critics sarcastically ask, what the women's games. hell are they practicing for? Yet. Hey, c'mon. These are "professional," elite God Takes Sides — Quite the PR poker game Division 1 athletic specimens on full scholarship. between supporters and opponents of gay marWhat are they supposed to do — hang out in the riage. Last week the opposition cut the cards and frickin' library? Read books? Study? This is U V M , bet one Roman Catholic bishop of Vermont, Ken remember? Angell. Angell believes in a supreme being, but In fact, the men's hockey practices are open to not a supreme court. Supporters replied swiftly. the public around 4 p.m. If U V M had any brains "We'll see your one Roman Catholic bishop and and marketing sense they'd get a choreographer, raise you one rabbi and two Protestant bishops — charge admission and have Charlie Catamount Methodist and Episcopal." lead this Liars Club around the ice in an elephant But how can Almighty God be backing both walk. Hey, we're talking a better show than the Ice sides? Capades. Our question is, oh, Great Religious leader of Okay, okay, let's get serious for a moment. The the Apostolic Church of the Sanctifying Bingo bad news is, U V M officials still don't get it. They Night and the Pedophile Pastor, if there are gay still are going all out to protect their athletic elite and lesbian Catholics, and gay and lesbian and hang onto their jobs. 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When Australia's official women's soccer team issued a calendar featuring the players posing in the nude, the Australian Olympic Committee objected. It didn't mind the full-frontal nudity, but it was upset that the calendar identified the players as >•"Olympic" team members. The committee explained that under the Sydney 2000 Games Protection Act, the word "Olympic" cannot be used without its permission. The team agreed to reissue the calendar without the offending word.

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Just Following Orders Carlos Valdes, 69, a security guard who prosecutors said: was overzealous in protecting parking spaces for bank customers, was sentenced to 20 years for killing a driver delivering frozen chickens next door.

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outbreak of attacks on school crossing guards, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Royal Automobile Club reported that 10 percent of the country's crossing guards — called "lollipop ladies" because of the round signs they carry — have been attacked by motorists in the past year, both verbally and physically. Noting that fear of aggressive motorists is part of the reason 300 crossing-guard jobs around the country remain unfilled, the RAC has given the phenomenon a clinical name: "lollipop aggression psychological disorder."

Money Matters A London council, dismayed by poor school test scores by pupils in the borough of Islington, announced it would pay pupils $5.60 an hour to do extra schoolwork on Saturday mornings. • Indonesian Economics and Industry Minister Kwik Kian Gie warned that if the new reformist government goes ahead with plans to crack down on corruption, the country's fragile economy would collapse and most business executives would end up behind bars.

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Taking the Prize Australian doctors condemned the cosmetic surgery firm sponsoring a golf tournament at Queensland's Sanctuary Cove for offering a penis enlargement to the man who hits the longest drive and a breast enhancement to the champion woman player. Professor Donald Marshall from the Royal College of Australian Surgeons told Australian radio that the competition trivialized cosmetic surgery. Queensland government ministers responded by directing the State's Office of Gaming Regulation to add cosmetic surgery procedures to the list of banned prizes for lotteries, raffles and trade promotions. • China's Shanghai International Studies University tore down posters put up by Shanghai Ji'ai Genetics and In Vitro Fertilization Institute offering 150 yuan ($18) for sperm. "This is certainly not the kind of activity we want our students to engage in," chief university administrator Tan Zhiyao said. Student Edin Duan told the Shanghai Daily newspaper, "If I need 150 yuan, I'd just as soon tutor children than part with a part of me." (Z)

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Canal, industrial machinery, televised surgery and genetic engineering, the cable networks offer nothing but celebrities and crime. The laws of chance alone ensured that I'd think of the Ice Maiden sooner or later. That night we settled for "Investigative Reports" and "City Confidential" on A & E . Basically, it's like watching

History Channel is doing mummies all this week. So we'd better get used to it. Compared with the pile of pre-packaged crap about to be dumped on us by the AOLTime Warner merger, the unrelieved sameness of our current television "choices" is just a nasty smell in the air. What's been merged by A O L are "content" — formerly

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According to court records and interviews with current and former school employees and directors, fallout from the divorce changed the dynamic of the institutes board. Where once both founders and their wives informally came to consensus on the school's big decisions, board meetings became divisive and formal. Time and again, the poets, Gluck and Ellen Voigt, joined forces with the company's other co-founder, Francis Voigt, leaving Dranow odd man out. School business and the divorce became further intertwined. At one point, Dranow got the company to pay his ex-wife's alimony and then hired his second wife as an interior-design consultant. Amid a power struggle, Gluck and the two Voigts voted to oust Dranow in 1998 as chief operating officer.

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"This isn't about business/' John Dranow says of his ouster. "It's personal."

The divorce fight, still in courts, has been nasty on other fronts as well, with the couple warring over alimony and, among other things, their wine collection. For Gluck, whose work is widely considered confessional, the pen has proved as mighty a weapon as the tort. In a 1996 book, she juxtaposes The Odyssey with scenes from a dying modern marriage. The husband in the book, named John, has an eye for younger women and a mean streak. "It was terrible for me to read it," says Dranow. "The characterization of me as an emotional sadist and Lothario is totally inaccurate." Now Dranow is suing the institute. He is asking a Vermont superior-court judge to order the school to buy his shares or to dissolve the company. He has also offered to buy out the Voigts and Gluck. Those who control the institute, Dranow alleges in his suit, have acted in a manner that is "illegal, oppressive or fraudulent." "This isn't about business," Dranow says of his ouster. "It's personal." Citing a judge's confidentiality order, the Voigts declined to comment and referred questions to attorneys. Gluck couldn't be reached. For its part, the culinary institute maintains that Dranow's suit is groundless. After failing in a bid to remove Francis Voigt as chief executive officer, Dranow now seeks the "judicially sanctioned destruction of an enterprise that is flourishing," according to the school's court filings. And the culinary school maintains that Dranow agreed in writing to a buyout price for his shares in the culinary school, but then backed out. (Dranow says he made no such agreement, but wouldn't elaborate because of the confidentiality order.) The school provided Dranow with full pay and benefits for a year after he was let go, and he held his seat on the board of directors until his resignation last summer. Culinary-school officials say Dranow's departure put an end to years of infighting. "My lawyer will probably shoot me for saying this," says John Mayfield, who was promoted to replace Dranow as chief operating officer. "But there's a vision now. There's one vision." In 1999, profits surged in what Mayfield says was the best year in the organization's history.

Calm Beginnings The acrimony of the breakup is a far cry from the mood of the late 1970s, when the two couples shared everything: cars, baby sitters and quiet evenings on the porch of Dranow and Gluck's home in Plainfield. Dranow says the couples met at Goddard College. Gluck taught in the graduate writing program, which was headed by Ellen Voigt. Dranow, an aspiring novelist, had started the summer writing program. His boss, Francis Voigt, was the dean of summer programs. But Goddard didn't pay well, so Gluck found teaching work elsewhere. Dranow, meanwhile, started a tax-consulting business and dreamed about other ways of making money in the Green Mountains. In 1978, on a car trip to Bennington, Dranow says he and Francis Voigt hatched the idea of going into business together. After exhaustive research, they decided to open a culinary school in Montpelier. Neither man had any culinary experience or, for that matter, a track record as an entrepreneur, but they saw a market for a cooking school. Both invested $10,000 of their own money, taking out second mortgages. Later, their wives each invested $5000, e

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and became voting shareholders. Francis Voigt and Dranow each held 20 shares, while their wives had 10 shares each. The four remain the only voting shareholders. The school grew rapidly, adding a second campus near Burlington in Essex Junction in 1986 and, later, a Bachelor of Arts degree. Today, the Institute's empire includes tony eateries such as Butler's Restaurant at the Inn at Essex in Essex Junction, the Chef's Table in Montpelier, N E C I Commons on Church Street in Burlington and food-service and training contracts at Vermont College and Middlebury College. The school has $25 million in annual revenue, 700 students and 500 employees. The wives generally left management of the company to their husbands, though they participated at board meetings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the early days, decidedly informal occasions. Then, in 1994, Dranow, now 51, left Gluck, now 56. Today, Dranow says the couple had simply grown apart. Soon after, he says, he started seeing his current wife, Amanda, now 35.

Brought to a Boil In September 1996, after two bitter years of wrangling, a Vermont family-court judge granted Dranow's request for a divorce on the legal grounds that they had been living apart for six months. Dranow fought Gluck's demand that he pay her at least $1300 a month in alimony. To Dranow, who over the years has reported $100,000 to $170,000 in annual income from the institute, the amount seemed excessive. At the time, Gluck was earning $85,000, much of it from teaching jobs and grants, according to court filings. Gluck argued Dranow owed her alimony, in part, as a return for her financial support of Mr. Dranow during the early years of their marriage. As a trial approached, Dranow hit upon what he thought would be an ideal solution. Under the terms of an agreement that he reached with Gluck, the culinary institute would pay her $1300 a month, with the exception of a three-month period when she was to receive a total of $6000. Gluck was supposed to work out the specifics of the system with Voigt. The payments were to be personally guaranteed by Dranow, court records say. There were several problems with the agreement. Dranow hadn't worked out the specific details with his partner, Voigt, who understood the payments to be a loan, according to a family-court judge's order. In fact, Dranow failed to tell his partner that the agreement was part of an alimony settlement, the same judge's order says. Dranow also hadn't told Gluck that the deal hadn't been explained to Mr. Voigt, the judge's order says. For her part, Gluck understood that the passage of money through the courts was to be nothing more than a legal device to avoid calling the payments alimony, the judge's order says. When Gluck asked for money, Voigt, embarrassed and dismayed at the deal, made an initial payment, the judge's order says. When Voigt told his wife of the agreement, she too expressed concern. Both wondered how to extricate the business from a marital dispute without endangering the friendship and services of Dranow and Gluck, court records say. The deal fell apart, and Gluck demanded that Dranow pay her alimony. Board members who learned of the deal were dismayed that Dranow had entangled the company in his divorce. "I was really angry with John," says Gary Hopmayer, a director at the time. "This was very messy, and we needed to clean it up." Judge Edward J. Cashman, the family-court judge hearing the divorce case, blasted Dranow. "The credible evidence," he said in a Jan. 5, 1999, court ruling, "supports a dark theory that he attempted to shift responsibility for these payments from himself to the corporation by deceiving both his wife and his fellow shareholders into accepting a legal ruse." The judge ordered Dranow to pay Gluck $37,683 in past-due alimony, a ruling Dranow is now appealing. Today, Dranow describes the deal as one of his bigger lapses in judgment, but insists he acted in good faith. He says both Voigt and Gluck understood the nature of the deal. He says he presumed that Gluck would work out the details with Voigt, but that she failed to negotiate in good faith. Dranow also has strong words for Judge Cashman, noting that the Vermont Supreme Court reversed the judge on a similar matter in Dranow's case in 1998. Around the time of the divorce, Dranow and Voigt began discussing plans to sell the institute to a nonprofit. The sale would allow the four owners to cash out. Dranow

"It's a Peyton Place story." - NECI board member Hinda Miller and Voigt would continue to run a for-profit entity called N E C I Solutions, which would launch commercial enterprises, such as the contracts with Vermont College and Middlebury College. Neither Ellen Voigt nor Gluck would have a role in the new venture, a fact that angered the former, says Dranow. After the divorce, the poets grew closer. The two traded book dedications, and on board matters they increasingly voted as a bloc, according to current and former directors. "Ellen is Louises best friend, so you can imagine how this changed the group dynamic," Dranow says. Board meetings, once casual affairs, had become tense and dysfunctional. Everyone agreed the board needed outside help, so between 1996 and 1997 the company hired four independent directors: Hopmayer, a businessman in the food and automobile industries; Ralph Parks, a partner at Beacon Group LLC, a private equity and investment firm in New York; Miller, founder of Jogbra, now Champion Jogbra, which is owned by Sara Lee Corp.; and Wayne Granquist, the managing director at Manchester Capital Management L L C in Manchester, Vermont. "We saw very quickly that this was going to be a frustrating process," says Hopmayer, who was elected chairman. "I always felt I had to negotiate every business decision through the quagmire of the divorce." Once, Voigt persuaded the company to adopt antinepotism rules â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a proposal that Hopmayer says came after the company hired Dranow's second wife as an interior designer to work on a restaurant project in Burlington. Another time, Dranow fired back at Gluck by trying to create a rule that required all directors to attend in person at least three of the four annual board meetings. Gluck, living in Cambridge and often on the road giving readings, participated in many meetings by speaker phone.

Differing Recipes By now, the two founders espoused different strategic visions. Dranow wanted the company to expand aggressively, to diversify into e-commerce and to explore opportunities for possibly taking the company public. He was growing increasingly frustrated with Voigt's cautiousness. Partial to Armani suits and hair gel, Dranow had always been the institute's deal maker, pushing for faster growth. "John always had the big dollar signs in his eyes," says Pam Knights, the school's former director of public relations. A bow-tie guy, Voigt wanted the culinary institute to grow in incremental steps and worried about harming the school's mission. "Education was the most important thing" to him, says Knights. Dranow says his concern about dollars was a function of his job. "We were the most expensive culinary school in the country and undercapitalized," he says. And Dranow wasn't alone in his frustration with Voigt. "Fran was basically afraid," Hopmayer says. "He had a Depression, bootstraps mentality." The infighting became increasingly ugly. Miller, another of the outside directors, had an idea to break the impasse: She suggested that Dranow and Voigt see a therapist together. They agreed, and attended several sessions. But tensions worsened. In spring of 1998, the directors,

THE SOAP STARS (Clockwise from left) Dranow and Voigt in happier times; EHen Bryant Voigt; Louise Gluck

led by Parks and Hopmayer, proposed that both Dranow and Voigt step down from their positions for 90 days while the board interviewed replacements. Voigt, backed by the poets, scuttled the plan. That was the end of Hopmayer's and Parks' work for the culinary institute, and Voigt soon secured their resignations as directors, says Dranow's legal complaint. On June 25, 1998, Dranow says he proposed that the shareholders elect a nine-person board. Again, he says, his proposal was rejected. The next day, Voigt offered a resolution to terminate Dranow as the company's chief operating officer. Gluck and Voigt voted with him. Dranow has spent the past year and a half nursing his wounds and plotting a business comeback. Come spring, he will launch the first product of his new educationalsoftware company. And he says one of his novels, about a dysfunctional marriage, is in active development to be a movie. His parents' marriage, that is. ÂŠ Reprinted with permission from the Wall Street Journal.

John Dranow responds: The Wall Street Journal said I got the company to pay Louise's alimony, and that is inaccurate. It never happened. There was an agreement that Louise would do real work for real pay, but she did not follow through in negotiating that arrangement with Fran Voigt. Any quotations about the case were by Judge Cashman. He has been reversed once on this and we are optimistic about him being reversed again. This case started with a divorce. One one side of this issue is me, on the other side is my ex-wife, her best friend and her husband. Instead of using outside directors, the three of them voted as a bloc to push me out of the company. The real tragedy of NECI is that we didn't have a shareholders agreement that anticipated these events and circumstances. My "error in judgment" was presuming that the other parties would act in good faith.

Out Of The Frying Pan... Jr

ince he was ousted as chief executive officer of New England Culinary Institute, John Dranow has been cooking up a new plan in Montpelie, Two weeks ago, he made a "serious inquiry" to buy the property and programs of Vermont College from Norwich University, which he hopes to convert into a state-of-the-art, online global education program. Should a serious offer be forthcoming, the board of trustees will consider it in a meeting at the end of this month. "Without question, Vermont College is our first choice, but the creation of USA University is not dependent on Vermont College," Dranow told the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus. He described the proposed institution as a "blend of fine and applied education" that would be practical - Dranow uses the term "outcomes oriented." The deal would be financed by a group of investors, none of whom Dranow was willing to name.

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"That's right," she said. It's a strange achievement, and one we can probably be proud of, once we figure out what it means. What are we to make of Billymead, Tommy Squatter, Swaney Bean, Mount Horrid, Lost Nation and Scrabble? In Corinth, just west of Bradford in Orange County, there is a village with the enchanting name of Goose Green. Geese are bad-tempered,

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scape with the distinctive thumbprint of a region. Certainly N o Town does this. Once part of Parkers Gore, N o Town got overlooked and unabsorbed by any of its organized neighboring towns, and as a result it cooked along nicely for about 40 years in the happy absence of government and property taxes. It was a wonderful arrangement until 1884, when the legislature got wind of it and promptly proposed annexation to Stockbridge. Wails of protest arose from the N o Towners, who had been making a modest if vaguely illegal living at raising sheep and sawing wood. They approached the legislature and counterproposed five years of tax abatement as a transition period, and five years proved just long enough for the N o Towners to finish their logging, eat up their mutton and quietly move away. They may have moved on to Lost Nation or N o Nothing; they may have vanished up the slope of Delectable Mountain. Wherever they went, they carried their fractiousness with them, and their proprietary glee, and their fondness for comment. The N o Town spirit was certainly alive and well in Sudbury, when a rocky, useless lump on the landscape was christened Government Hill.

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"mill" — Mill River, Mill Village, Mill Brook — and "little." There is Little Bluff, Little Panton, Little Equinox, and of course Little Mud Pond — I haven't come across Little Mud Mill Pond, but then, I haven't looked very hard. The ubiquity of "mud" and "mill" is probably self-explanatory, but what are we to make of Egypt, Michigan, Philadelphia, Chicago and Rhode Island? These kinds of names are also abundant, although they seem to be gradually disappearing. They tend to refer to remote places that once took a certain fixity of purpose to get to. And often still do — one of the Michigans, high in the Green Mountains at the headwaters of the Tweed River, is now a collection of cellar holes. In the springtime a few lilacs still bloom, along with a single enduring daffodil. In names are stories: Pumpkin Hill in Danville harks back to an 18th-century infestation of worms that ate everything but pumpkins, followed by an influx of pigeons that ate the worms. Until the next harvest, the villagers lived on pumpkin and pigeon, which may have been boring but it kept them alive. The town of Jamaica was not named ironically, although it certainly sounds that way; instead, jamaica is Natick for "beaver." The Lemon Fair River in Weybridge may have once been the Lamentable Affair River, which it sort of is, being rather sleepy and small, but it may also have been the limon faire, which means "to make mud" in French, proving that the state can mix water and dirt in two languages. In fact, it sometimes seems that everyone — the Algonquin, the Iroquois, the French and the English colonists — all got a shot

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at Vermont place names, and the colonists took extra swipes at the enterprise because, for a long time, there was a muddle over whom Vermont actually belonged to. Grants in Vermont were made by New Hampshire, New York and Massachusetts, and names like Bamf, Eugene, Minto and Socialborough lie underneath the names that actually stuck. There's even a name, Monro, for a town that got thought about and talked about for over a decade, but was never fully wished into being. If naming the animals was Adam's task, then naming places was clearly

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helped by guiding my hips as I moved. I started to get the hang of it, the coins around my body jingling merrily. My initial dread evaporated quickly. Belly dancing, it turns out, is even more fun to do than watch. And ¥ how pften do you get to dress like an exotic gypsy with bells and veils? The movement itself seems to elicit a different frame of mind. According to dance historian Karol Henderson Harding, many professional belly dancers actually go into a trance when they perform, as if offering themselves up to God. Harding has done much research on the origins of this dance, which came to be known in the West by the French term, danse du ventre, or dance of the stomach. First performed in America during the Chicago Exposition at the turn of the last century, it has its roots in Middle Eastern culture, with associations both religious and erotic. With the belly being the center of fertility, says Harding, it is still common for couples in Egypt to have their photo taken with their hands on a belly dancer's stomach — the superstitious ritual is meant to ensure the bride's child-bearing health and to bless the couple's sexual union. The colorful, and often musi-

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DJ BUTCH & GUESTS, Club 156,9 p.m. $3/4. 18+. CHIN HO!, MISSING JOE, ' ' Y0LANDA (alt-rock; C D release party), Club Metronome, listening party/fashion show, 7 p.m., then concert, $3, AA, followed by RETR0N0ME (DJ), 10:30 p.m. $2. STARLINE RHYTHM BOYS (hillbilly boogie), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J.P.'s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. DJS TIM DIAZ & RUGGER (hip-hop/r&b), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. FLASHBACK ('80s DJ), Rasputin's, 10 p.m. NC. URBAN DJ NETWORK (DJs Spin & Irie; hip-hop/house), Millennium Nightclub, 9 p.m. $3/5. KIP MEAKER (blues) Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9:30 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m.

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C a m b r i d g e Coffee H o u s e . S m u g g l e r ' s N o t c h Inn, J e f f e r s o n v i l l e , 6 4 4 - 2 2 3 3 . Capitol Grounds, 4 5 State St., M o n t p e l i e r , 2 2 3 - 7 8 0 0 . C h a m p i o n ' s , 3 2 M a i n St., W i n o o s k i , 6 5 5 - 4 7 0 5 . Charlie B's, S t o w e f l a k e Resort, 1 7 4 6 M o u n t a i n Rd., Stowe, 2 5 3 - 7 3 5 5 . Charlie O's, 7 0 M a i n St., M o n t p e l i e r , 2 2 3 - 6 8 2 0 . Chow! B e l l a , 2 8 N. M a i n St.. St. A l b a n s , 5 2 4 - 1 4 0 5 . City Limits, 14 Greene St. Vergennes, 8 7 7 - 6 9 1 9 . Club M e t r o n o m e , 1 8 8 M a i n St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 5 - 4 5 6 3 . Club 1 5 6 , 1 5 6 St. Paul St., B u r l i n g t o n , 6 5 8 - 3 9 9 4 . C o b b w e b , S a n d y b i r c h Rd., Georgia, 5 2 7 - 7 0 0 0 . D i a m o n d Jim's Grille, H i g h g a t e C o m m . Shpg. Ctr., St. Albans, 5 2 4 - 9 2 8 0 . D o c k s i d e Cafe, 2 0 9 Battery, B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 4 - 5 2 6 6 . E d g e w a t e r Pub, 3 4 0 M a l l e t t s Bay Ave., C o l c h e s t e r , 8 6 5 - 4 2 1 4 . Finnigan's Pub. 2 0 5 C o l l e g e St., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 4 - 8 2 0 9 . Franny O's 7 3 3 Queen City Pk. Rd., B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 3 - 2 9 0 9 . Good Times Cafe, H i n e s b u r g V i l l a g e , Rt. 1 1 6 , 4 8 2 - 4 4 4 4 . H a l v o r s o n ' s , 16 C h u r c h St., B u r l i n g t o n , 6 5 8 - 0 2 7 8 . Henry's, H o l i d a y Inn, 1 0 6 8 W i l l i s t o n Rd., S. B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 3 - 6 3 6 1 . H i d d e n Bean, C h r i s t i e / W r i g h t / P a t t e r s o n Rotunda, Redstone Campus, U V M , Burlington, 8 6 5 - 0 0 3 2 . H i g h e r Ground, 1 M a i n St., W i n o o s k i , 6 5 4 - 8 8 8 8 . Horn of the M o o n Cafe, 8 Langdori St., M o n t p e l i e r , 2 2 3 - 2 8 9 5 . Jake's, 1 2 3 3 S h e l b u r n e Rd., S. B u r l i n g t o n , 6 5 8 - 2 2 5 1 . J.P. M o r g a n ' s at C a p i t o ! P i a z a , 1 0 0 M a i n St., M o n t p e l i e r , 2 2 3 - 5 2 5 2 . J.P.'s Pub, 1 3 9 M a i n St., Burlington, 6 5 8 - 6 3 8 9 . LaBrioche, 8 9 M a i n St., Montpelier, 2 2 9 - 0 4 4 3 . Last Chance S a l o o n , 1 4 7 M a i n , B u r l i n g t o n , 8 6 2 - 5 1 5 9 . Leunig's, 1 1 5 Church St., Burlington, 8 6 3 - 3 7 5 9 . Live Art at the Barre Opera House, 4 7 6 - 8 1 8 8 , or Wood Art Gallery, Montpelier, 883-9307. M a d Mountain Tavern, Rt. 1 0 0 , Waitsfield, 4 9 6 - 2 5 6 2 . M a d River Unplugged at Valley Players Theater, Rt. 1 0 0 , Waitsfield, 4 9 6 - 8 9 1 0 . M a i n St. Bar & Grill, 1 1 8 M a i n St., Montpelier, 2 2 3 - 3 1 8 8 . Manhattan Pub, 167 M a i n St., Burlington, 6 5 8 - 6 7 7 6 . Matterhorn, 4 9 6 9 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 2 5 3 - 8 1 9 8 . Millennium Nightclub, 1 6 5 Church St., Burlington, 6 6 0 - 2 0 8 8 . The Mountain Roadhouse, 1 6 7 7 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 2 5 3 - 2 8 0 0 . Nectar's, 1 8 8 M a i n St., Burlington, 6 5 8 - 4 7 7 1 . The Nightspot Outback, Killington Rd., Killington, 4 2 2 - 9 8 8 5 1 3 5 Pearl St., Burlington, 8 6 3 - 2 3 4 3 . Pickle Barrel, Killington Rd., Killington, 4 2 2 - 3 0 3 5 . Radisson Hotel, 6 0 Battery St., Burlington, 6 5 8 - 6 5 0 0 . Rasputin's, 1 6 3 Church St., Burlington, 8 6 4 - 9 3 2 4 . Red Square, 1 3 6 Church St., Burlington, 8 5 9 - 8 9 0 9 . Rhombus, 1 8 6 College St., Burlington, 8 6 5 - 3 1 4 4 . Ripton Community Coffee House, Rt. 1 2 5 , 3 8 8 - 9 7 8 2 . Ri Ra, 1 2 3 Church St., Burlington, 8 6 0 - 9 4 0 1 . Ruben James, 1 5 9 M a i n St., Burlington, 8 6 4 - 0 7 4 4 . Rusty Nail, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 2 5 3 - 6 2 4 5 . Sha-Booms, 4 5 Lake St., St. Albans, 5 2 4 - 9 0 1 4 . Signal to Noise HQ, 4 1 6 Pine St. (behind Speeder & Earl's), Burlington, 951-1140. Starksboro Community Coffee House, Village M e e t i n g House, Rt. 1 1 6 , Starksboro, 4 3 4 - 4 2 5 4 . Strand Theater, 2 5 Brinkerhoff St., P i t t s b u r g h , 5 1 8 - 5 6 6 - 7 2 6 5 . Swany's, 2 1 5 M a i n St., Vergennes, 8 7 7 - 3 6 6 7 . Sweetwaters, 1 1 8 Church St., Burlington, 8 6 4 - 9 8 0 0 . The Tavern at the Inn at Essex, Essex Jet., 8 7 8 - 1 1 0 0 . Thirsty Turtle, 1 S. M a i n St., Waterbury, 2 4 4 - 5 2 2 3 . Three Mountain Lodge, Rt. 1 0 8 , Jeffersonville, 6 4 4 - 5 7 3 6 . Toadstool Harry's, Rt. 4 , Killington, 4 2 2 - 5 0 1 9 . Topnotch Resort, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 2 5 3 - 8 5 8 5 . Trackside Tavern, 18 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, 6 5 5 - 9 5 4 2 . Tuckaway's, Sheraton, 8 7 0 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 8 6 5 - 6 6 0 0 . Vermont Pub & Brewery, 1 4 4 College, Burlington, 8 6 5 - 0 5 0 0 . Villa Tragara, Rt. 1 0 0 , Waterbury Ctr., 2 4 4 - 5 2 8 8 . Windjammer, 1 0 7 6 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 8 6 2 - 6 5 8 5 . Wobbly Barn, Killington Rd., Killington, 4 2 2 - 3 3 9 2 . Zabby's Stone Soup, 2 1 1 College St., Burlington, 8 6 2 - 7 6 1 6 .

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THE TOP TEN What do the Lazy Dog, Noonies, the Blue Couch and City Market all have in common? For starters, each of these Burlington cafes came and went over the last decade. Secondly, they all once hosted the Burlington Coffeehouse. But if the roof over its head kept changing, the Coffeehouse is still alive and well at its Rhombus Gallery home — and happily celebrates its 10th anniversary this Saturday. Of course, all the musicians who want to play wouldn't even fit into Rhombus' modest quarters, so look for former organizer Rachel B l S S e x and a heap of other singer-songwriters — including Pete Sutherland, Greg Douglass, Katherine Quinn, Josh Brooks and more — at Contois Auditorium. As always, the indefatigable impresario, Jeff Miller (pictured), plays host. Happy birthday! 2 4 2 BACK ON TRACK Talk about an 1 lth-hour save. Regular readers of this column will remember back in December the brouhaha at 242 Main, in which Simon Brody was fired by John Noble, who had in turn been hired by Burlington Parks & Rec to manage the city's teen center. Conflicts between Noble and Brody — who books the bands — led to a situation in which one of them had to go. Shortly before the end of the month, a mediator was called in to try to resolve the hard feelings between the powers that be at Parks & Rec and 242's advisory board, composed of teens and adults. Well, what do you know if Parks & Rec didn't do the right thing after all, in the end. Noble stepped aside, reportedly at the advisement of the city, and Brody has been retained as the de facto manager. The advisory board — which includes DysFunkShun guitarist/vocalist Richard Bailey and Big Heavy World guy Jim Lockridge — is reorganizing, says Bailey, and will be officially defining Brody s position, hiring a second staffer, and, not least, fundraising. So it looks like things at 242 are smoothing themselves out — and at the end of the fiscal year in July, the center will no longer be under the aegis of Parks & Rec. One big issue remains, though: cash. "If anyone out there is interested in supporting 242, we are desperate for funds to get through the rest of the year," says Brody. They would be thrilled, too, if

someone wanted to donate a computer, a photocopier, a video camera and/or darkroom supplies... LAST HOORAH FOR LAST CHANCE Fans of the Irish rabble-rousers Bootless & Unhorsed — not to mention their 27-year-old underground host, the Last Chance Saloon — will have one last shot at raising some Eire this Friday and Saturday. After that, the Main Street institution will close its doors, making way for Flynn Theatre additions. Last month, co-owners Josh Henkin and Mark Kagan were denied a liquor license at their proposed new quarters on Cherry Street, where they had hoped to open a bar featuring laser tag, among other things. The city council said no — and the nearby Congregational Church probably gave thanks to the Big Guy. Henkin — who's a PhD candidate in cellular and microbiology at UVM by day — says he and Kagan will be back in business somewhere, somehow, within a couple of months. Meanwhile, though, hoist a pint and give the B&U one last chance. HAIR AFFAIR If you were reading here last summer, you'll remember the mini-furor in the fashion world caused by former Burlingtonian and Fags frontman Eugene Nikolaev — now going by Eugene Hutz. The Ukrainian bad boy brought back the moustache, at least with the young and trendy. A New York Times fashion writer reported runway denizens were falling all over themselves alternately gushing and analyzing the "new" hirsute pursuit. Last week the Wall Street Journal jumped on board. Noting Hutz' appearance on the cover of the Italian L'Uomo Vogue, the writer reviews hair trends over the past few decades and deduces there was nowhere to go but back to the

lip lawn. But who ever guessed a punk — and current leader of New York band Gogol Bordello — would define the cutting (or not cutting) edge of fashion? SINGLE TRACKS This Thursday's show at Red Square is the last for a little while for Wide Wail; the Burlington alt-popsters are heading down to the Garden State to record their next CD at IIWII (It Is What It Is) studio . . . Next month House of Blues Radio Network launches a new show, "Drew's Stereo HiFi," featuring none other than comedian Drew Carey as host and deejay. More pertinently, the first episodes will feature cuts from BlOOZOtOmy's Ain't Dead Yet!. . . Vermont folkie Rik Palieri was back in England this month for 29 shows in 13 days. Highlights include being interviewed on BBC news (where he gave the weathercaster a banjo lesson!), and taping a segment for his own public-access show, "Song Writers Notebook," featuring the Astin Martin — James Bond's auto of choice . . . Look for the second (or is it third?) coming of Fattie Bumballatie, a.k.a. Kyle Thompson, who will be the host of "Rewind," a Thursday night deejay extravaganza at Club Metronome showcasing different spinners. The first week of the month will feature a the Heavy Weight Rap Attack — you could be a contendah . . . Fattie is joined by all his original bandmates for an increasingly rare Belizbeha show — this Saturday at Higher Ground . . . Chin Ho! is looking for a new guitarist once again — Matt Vachon has found nearconstant touring interferes with family life and his day job, and will be leaving after this week's CD release party (see review below) and the first leg of the Girl 2000 tour. Play guitar? Love the road? Call Ho! HQ at 660-8200 . . . ®

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ning line in the uptempo "Rainy Holidays," and the frequent angular rhythms are handled deftly by drummer James Caldwell. Included here are a few sensitive rock-guy tunes, "They Say," "Operator Game" (one of my faves) and "More to You." Despite its title, "Another Pointless Song" is one of the best here, a lively, percolating piece with layers of guitar work and melodic tension. "Ballad of the Broken Automatic" has got to be the most unusual paean to a car I've ever heard, and features some nice sonic touches. The closer, "Long and Dusty Road," sounds for all the world like an old folk song dolled up with Ry Cooder-esque Western jangle and slide. The tune is surprisingly stately, almost majestic, and its pretty melancholy sure grabbed my reins. If Gin and Nothing hints at some kind of barroom existentialism, its content offers instead an optimistic piece of pop from some guys who clearly love making music. — Pamela Polston CHIN HO!, GIRL (Big Heavy World, CD EP) — Girl is the seventh release from Burlington's alt-pop stalwarts — and the second from the fledgling label at Big Heavy World. Though only seven songs—several of them long familiar to local fans — the EP shows off an accomplished and road-burnished quintet at the top, as they say, of their game. It's also possibly the band's first recording on which the same instrumentalists play on all the songs — the membership of the band has fluctuated that much. The "Girl 2000" Tour that began in 1999 and continues this year has polished any remaining rough edges from the Ho! team, fronted by baritone-voiced Andrew Smith and founding guitarist Dave Morency. Matt Vachon (who is soon to leave the band; see "Rhythm & News" above) adds his own guitar wizardry all over the place, fitting right in to the powerhouse machine Chin Ho! has always boasted. Drummer Troy Pudvah and bassist Chris Parizo fuel the band's charge, but handle with delicacy some sideways rhythms. Despite the presence of Ho! classics like "Vincent's Head" and "Always Monica," Girl is dominated by its newer tunes and

what can only be called an infatuation with being a girl. In the title track "(I Wish I Was a) Girl," I don't know why Smith thinks "If I was a girl I could go anywhere," but no matter. The genderbending is a lyrical, and perhaps personal, yin conceit, but the power generated by the band is all yang. "Scare Me These Days" is all taut energy and

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: Bluegrass and orchestral music? An unlikely duo, but not impossible. Vermont bluegrass group Breakaway joins the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a "New Attitudes" performance that breaks a few rules. Iowan composer and satirist Peter Schickele, aka P.D.Q. Bach, united the all-American country form with classical in Blaues Gras — the Bluegrass Cantata. The work fuses Appalachian roots music, baroque string orchestra and voice to create a brand-new style in which the arias tell of going up Cripple Creek and having the blues. Friday, January 28. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8p.m. $9-35. Info, 864-5741.

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1 percent shares in his future play earnings. They still get dividends today, but many probably wish they had invested in his acting career instead. The New Yorker editor's son found a niche as a character actor, being one of Hollywood's "six short, bald little people they find comical." He starred in Vanya on 42nd Street and My Dinner With Andre, but it was his turn in The Princess Bride that really helped fund his writing efforts. A portrait of a bad marriage with lots of foul language, Marie and Bruce sounds like Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf— only with more laughs. Local actors are committed to this one. Thursday through Monday, January 27-31. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 8p.m. $5-10. Info, 865-0569.

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Aaron Copland would have been 100 this year. The composer of Appalachian Spring died in 1990, missing the milestone by just a decade. Others are celebrating the big birthday for him: Middlebury students are staging a rarely-seen opera he wrote for highschoolers — The Second Hurricane was inspired by and about American community spirit. The Vermont Youth Orchestra shows its centennial spirit with a performance of Lincoln Portrait, a 1942 piece that layers Lincoln's words over a symphonic background. Charlton Heston and Carl Sandberg have narrated past performances; at the Flynn, Sen. Patrick Leahy fills the bill. The Second Hurricane, Wednesday, fanuary 26. Concert Hall, Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p. m. Free. Info, 443-6433. VYO, Saturday, fanuary 29, Missisquoi Valley Union High School, Swanton, 7:30p.m. $5. Sunday, January 30, Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 3p.m. $10. Info, 658-4708.

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• Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." 'THE SECOND HURRICANE': Music department students stage Aaron Copland's 1930s opera about community spirit in the face of natural disaster. See "to do" list, this issue. Concert Hall, Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. FARMERS' NIGHT CONCERT: Linda Radtke and John Lincoln offer "Songs from Vermont" at the State House, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2245. 'PERFORMING ENSEMBLES': Students of music prof Su Lian Tan show off their scholarship in a performance at the Center for the Arts Concert Hall, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

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'DYSFUNCTION J U N C T I O N ' DOUBLE FEATURE: Kevin Spacey plays a family man experiencing a midlife meltdown in American Beauty. Todd Solondz directed the black comedy Happiness, about the dark side of suburbia. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:45 & 9 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

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• Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. FIGURE DRAWING: The human figure motivates aspiring and accomplished artists in a weekly drawing session at the Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 6:30-9:30 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-7165. OPEN PAINTING: Bring your paintbrush and palette to this creative expression session. Art Gallery of Barre, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 476-1030.

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original short stories — that do not exceed three pages — for audience judges to score. Rhombus Gallery, 18 College St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-0569. ITALIAN LITERATURE LECTURE Language prof Adrian Languasco talks about the short stories of Dinno Buati Farrell Rm., St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, noon. Free. Info, 654-2535. 'POE'S CHILDREN': UVM profs Tony Magistrale and Sydney Poger scare up an audience for a discussion of their co-creation. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. 'CRIME AND PUNISHMENT' BOOK GROUP: Jay Petrillo leads an investigation into Sophocles' AntigoneS. Burlington Senior Center, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

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SONG & STORYTIME: Threes are company at this singing read-along. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1010:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. STORYTIME: Young readers ages

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REIKI CLINIC: Practitioners of all levels learn more about the hands-on healing method. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 877-8374. 'STEP-UP FOR WOMEN' ORIENTATION: Get the facts on an employment training program open to women interested in non-traditional jobs. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7255. RAPE CRISIS CENTER ORIENTATION: Learn to work with survivors of sexual violence over the phone, in the advocacy program or by providing community education. Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0555. PEACE CORPS TALK: Potential volunteers get briefed on "tough job" opportunities around the globe. Marsh Lounge, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 424-8580. An information table operates from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. BURLINGTON LEGACY PROJECT: Residents respond to local governance of the future, as articulated in

the plan's First draft. McClure Multigenerational Center, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7178.

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• Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." JAZZ SET: Pianist Lar Duggan joins valve trombonist George Voland for an hour of lyrical and swinging jazz. Hansen & Son Pianos, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-8961. OPEN MIKE: Bring your own talent to a performance potluck at the T.W. Wood Art Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-4668. ENSEMBLE ORGANUM: Direct from the Loire Valley, this all-male vocal group performs polyphonic music from the Middle Ages. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $18.50. Info, 603-646-2422.

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'MARIE AND BRUCE': Character actor and playwright Wallace Shawn penned this play about monumental marital discord. See "to do" list, this issue. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College

St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $5-10. Info, 865-0569. 'IT'S ALMOST A WONDERFUL LIFE': A lone actor takes the helm of a holiday play when the rest of the cast is stuck in a snowstorm. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 644-2542.

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'VILLAGE OF DREAMS': Twin brothers recall the summer of 1948, when both were eight-year-olds living in Japan. St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2621. 'BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB': Director Wim Wenders and musician Ry Cooder follow a group of legendary Cuban musicians from obscurity all the way to Carnegie Hall. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

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• Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. 'VISIONS AS CULTURE': Columbia University art prof Zoe Strother talks about the history and significance of masks. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0750.

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NEW BOOK STORY TIME: The four-and-up crowd hears Maggie and the Ferocious Beast: The Big Scare. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. STORY & CRAFT TIME: Kids three and up engage in artful educational activities. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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PEACE CORPS TALK: See January 26. CAPITOL STEPS: The band of Beltway-insider satirists takes on Republicans, Democrats and, yes, fiery Independents with skits and songs. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $17-29. Info, 863-5966. 'TAXES, A RIVER AND RETAILING': Economics professor Arthur Woolf contrasts commercial attitudes in Vermont and New

Hampshire. See "to do" list, this issue. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4389. BUSINESS ETIQUETTE TALK: Local author Peter Post, a greatgrandson of manners maven Emily, shares dos and don'ts and signs his book, The Etiquette Advantage in Business. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. CENSUS GRAND OPENING: FredTuttle, Lieut. Gov. Doug Racine and the state color guard kick off the 2000 U.S. census. Vermont Census Office, 543 Blair Park, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 288-9420. INVESTMENT SEMINAR: Financial consultant and author John Slatter gives advice on cashing in — and out — on the stock market. Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 7 p.m. $30. Info, 655-0231. BIODYNAMIC GARDENING LECTURE: Expert gardener Gunther Hauk speaks about the concept of bio-dynamic gardening. Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 985-2827. HOMEOWNERSHIP ORIENTATION: Potential buyers learn how to pay for a home with the help of services at the Burlington Community Land Trust, noon. Free. Register, 660-0642. CO-OP HOUSING MEETING: Why rent when you can co-op? People committed to building community through housing convene at Burlington Community Land Trust, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6244. ADOLESCENT PARENTING TALK: Parents of pre-teen and pubescent kids get briefed on what their offspring are up against. Browns River Middle School, Underhill, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 864-7467.

dy troupe once heard on Vermont Public Radio, the Panther Players perform political and social satire onstage. See review, this issue. Lost Nation Theater, City Hall Arts Center, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $18. Info, 229-0429. SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS GROUP: Victims of violence support and educate their peers. Puffer United Methodist Church, Morrisville, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 888-5256.

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• Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: See January 28. The "Masterworks" performance features Samuel Barber's "Knoxville." MONTEVERDI BENEFIT SHOW: Jon Gailmor, Paula Gills and bluegrass group New Bremen Town Musicians play up to raise funds for financial aid. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 229-9000. RUSS CHAPMAN: The local musician plays "children's music for adults and adult music for children" at the Cambridge Elementary School, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 644-2233. VERMONT YOUTH ORCHESTRA: The student group performs Copland's Lincoln Portrait AS well as works by Beethoven and Borodin.

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'PANTHER CLASSICS': See January 27. CAPITOL STEPS: See January 27, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $18.50. Info, 603-646-2422. 'VERMONT TO ALASKA BY BIKE' SLIDE SHOW: A welcomehome celebration features slides of the Romp family's adventure on a bicycle built for four. See "to do" list, this issue. Clarion Hotel, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-8330. RAFTING SLIDE SHOW: Bob Erickson shares his slides of grizzlies, caribou and landscapes captured on a journey down the Kongukut River in the Arctic tundra. Billings Theater, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7037. GLBTQ SUPPORT GROUP: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth make new friends and get support. Outright Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 800-452-2428.

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'MARIE AND BRUCE': See January 27. 'IT'S ALMOST A WONDERFUL LIFE': See January 27.

• Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: The "New Attitudes" performance features works by Mozart and Copland and the local band Breakaway playing P.D.Q. Bach's "Bluegrass Cantata." See "to do" list, this issue. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $9-35. Info, 864-5741. BURLINGTON TAIKO: The drum group brings their traditional Japanese rhythms to a benefit performance. Get more bang for your buck at Dibden Center, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 888-2584. LAST NIGHT'S JOY: The Bristolbased acoustic trio plays a folk set for shoppers at Borders, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. MATTHEW WITTEN: The local musician warms up on kids, then entertains adults with French, Celtic and swing tunes. Deerleap Books, Bristol, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5684. RHYTHMS OF THE CARIBBEAN: Trinidad Twa plays steel pans with guitarist Ben Koenig for an island-inspired performance of rumbas, sambas and calypsos. Villa Tragara, Waterbury Center, 6:30 p.m. $5. Info, 244-5288. WOOD'S TEA COMPANY: The Burlington-based folk band plays a

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'DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES': Burlington resident Frieda Rachel Siegel choreographed this multigenerational dance-theater performance with original live music. Rose St. Artist's Co-operative, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-1949.

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GROUNDHOG BALL: The Queen City Contras raise funds with a daylong celebration of folk music and dance with the Kitchen Sync Cloggers, Sleepy Hollow Morris and favorite local callers. St. Joseph's School, Burlington, 1:3011:30 p.m. $12. Info, 658-4651. SQUARE DANCE: Al Monty calls for class-, mainstream- and pluslevel dancers at a hoe-down hosted by the Central Vermont Squares. Capitol City Grange Hall, Montpelier, 7:30-10:30 p.m. $5. Info, 485-6739.

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'MARIE AND BRUCE': See January 27.

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ART FILM SERIES: The Portrait, Berenice Abbott: A View of the 20th Century, Dorothea Lange, Part One: Under the Trees and The Photographer accompany the photography exhibit "A Tale of Two Cities." Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 11 a.m. $5. Info, 253-8358 'YELLOW SUBMARINE': A recent restoration of George Dunning's animated Beatles adventure makes the 1968 colors even brighter. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422. 'CABARET BALKAN':

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'LEARNING TO BE WHITE': Former journalist and talk show host Thandeka uses social history, class analysis and psychoanalytic theory to explain white racial identity. Borders, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. BOOK FAIR: Philip Baruth, Peter Burns and Heather Ward entertain big and budding book lovers. Proceeds from one cash register benefit Burlington City Arts. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166. BOOK SALE: Browse the stacks for your favorite authors to benefit the Committee on Temporary Shelter. Holy Rosary Church, Rt. 2, Richmond, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 434-4353.

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CLIFFORD STORYTIME: The Big Red Dog drops in to make a pawsitive impression after a reading of one of his stories. Borders, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. MS. WHIZ: Kids get a hands-on introduction to science with experiments conducted by author Frances Bartlett Barhydt, aka Ms. Whiz. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. FAMILY BOOK GROUP: Parents and kids consider the characters in Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone. Book Rack & Children's Pages, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 655-0231. 'A KID FOR TWO FARTHINGS': The children's winter series continues with the classic

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VERMONT OUTDOOR SPORTSMEN'S SHOW: See January 28, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. POETRY CROSS-COUNTRY SKI: Winter weather and word fans meet for an easy foray in the Intervale. Meet at the Ethan Allen Homestead parking lot, Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Register, 865-9813. 'TRUE COMPANION' DOG SLED RACE': Mushers and their mutts compete in sled and skijor events and demonstrations by sled and service dogs. Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 899-6705. SNOWSHOE TOUR: Trek up to High Meadow and Window Rock on High Ponds Farm in Montgomery. Ski Center, Hazen's Notch Road, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 326-4708. LITTLE RIVER STATE PARK: The Appalachian Mountain Club leads a cross-country ski trip — or hike — on Stevenson Brook and ) Hedgehog Hill trails. Free. Register, 223-7035. SNOWSHOE NATURE WALK: A naturalist leads a woodland tromp to observe the winter life of plants and animals. Highland Lodge, Greensboro, 2 p.m. $5-7. Register, 533-2647.

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'PANTHER CLASSICS': See January 27, 2 p.m. $14. 8 p.m. $18. AFRICAN-AMERICAN THEOLOGY LECTURE: Theology professor and talk show host Thandeka speaks about the black religious experience in America. Unitarian Universalist Church, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5630. 'BEYOND YOUR BACKYARD': A stewardship session focuses on the habitat needs of local mammalian wildlife. VINS North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. $10. Info, 229-6206.

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TERMINAL ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP: Caregivers of people who are terminally ill and others coping with death convene at the Vermont Respite House, 25 Prim Rd., Colchester, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-4159. MARKETING WORKSHOP: The Vermont Hand Crafters host a session to assist and improve the marketing strategies of small businesses. Capital Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, 9:30 a.m. $15. Register, 800373-5429. NATIONAL DELEGATE WORKSHOP: Registered Vermont voters get a crash course on being a delegate to the Democratic National Convention. Randolph Union High School, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 229-1783. SLEIGH RIDES: Weather permitting, nothing takes you back like a dash through the snow o'er the fields of Shelburne Farms, 11 a.m. 2 p.m. $5. Info, 985-8442. WINE TASTING: Get in touch with your inner oenophile at an introduction to various vini. Wine Works, 133 St. Paul St., Burlington, noon - 4 p.m. 50<f per taste. Info, 951-9463. TERMINAL ILLNESS SUPPORT GROUP: Caregivers of people who are terminally ill and others coping with death convene at the Vermont Respite House, 1110 Prim Rd., Colchester, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-4159.

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ton, 3 p.m. $10. Info, 864-0471. JERICHO STRING ENSEMBLE: The group's concert features baroque violin and cello works by Bach and Handel. Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, Jericho, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 899-4962.

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'MARIE AND BRUCE': See January 27.

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'AN AUTUMN TALE': Eric Rohmer's "Tales of Four Seasons" series concludes with an autumnal story of love, loneliness and personal ads. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:45 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

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CLIFFORD STORYTIME: See January 29, 1 p.m.

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VERMONT O U T D O O R SPORTSMEN'S SHOW: See January 28, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. SNOWSHOE/CROSS COUNTRY SKI: Fred Jordan leads a moderate-paced seven-mile trek from Stevensville to Taylor Lodge. Montpelier High School, 8:30 a.m. Free. Register, 223-3935. WIND GAP HIKE: The Burlington section of the Green Mountain Club snowshoes the Forestry and Dean trails before lunch at Montclair Glen Lodge. Register, 863-1145.

• Also, see listings in "Sound Advice." VERMONT YOUTH ORCHESTRA: See January 29, Flynn Theater, Burlington, 3 p.m. $10. Info, 658-4708. At this performance, Sen. Patrick Leahy narrates Lincoln Portrait. MUSICA PROPRIA: The choral group performs works by "great composers of the second millennium." St. Paul's Cathedral, Burling-

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'DYNAMIC W O M E N ' SERIES: Elizabeth Robert from the Vermont Teddy Bear Company talks about how her company orchestrated a successful turnaround. Windjammer Conference Center, S. Burlington, 5-7 p.m. $12.50. Info, 862-7520. 'WHY EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS PICKING...': A clinician talks about the experiences of bullying and being bullied by children. Hinesburg Elementary School, 7:15-9 p.m. Free. Info, 864-7467. WORKER'S RIGHTS: Employees facing discrimination, unsafe working conditions, insurance problems and other labor issues get help from an advocate at the Worker's Rights Center, Burlington City Hall, 2:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7184. PUBLIC MEDITATION PERIO D : Take a step on the path to enlightenment in an environment that instructs beginners and supports practiced thinkers. Ratna Shri Tibetan Meditation Center, 12 Hillside Ave., Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-5435. BATTERED W O M E N ' S SUPPORT 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 Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-0855.

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• Also see listings in "Sound Advice." BEIJING K U N J U OPERA THEATRE: Men play women, too, in four scenes from traditional Kunju and Peking Opera repertoires. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $18.50. Info, 603-646-2422.

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• Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. GALLERY TALK: Photographer John Miller briefs educators on the "Voices and Faces" exhibit — the work of fifth- and sixth-graders at the Vermont Folklife Center, Masonic Hall, Middlebury, 3:305:30 p.m. Free. Register, 388-4964.

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B U R L I N G T O N WRITERS GROUP: Bring pencil, paper and the will to be inspired to this writerly gathering at the Daily Planet, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9647.

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STORYTIME: See January 26, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. 'MUSIC W I T H ROBERT A N D GIGI': Kids sing songs with Robert Resnik and his fiddle-playing friend Gigi Weisman. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216. PARENT-PRESCHOOLER SCIE N C E W O R K S H O P : Youngsters get an introduction to science with activities using household items. Montshire Museum, 9:30-11 a.m. 6 1-2:30 p.m. $15. Register, 649-2200.

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MARTIN L U T H E R KING LECT U R E : The New Alpha Missionary Baptist Choir performs before a talk by pastor and scholar Cheryl Townsend Gilkes. Martin Luther King Lounge, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2263. 'LIFE LESSONS FROM T H E MEDIA': Carol Kiewit-Lienwohl talks about issues brought up by images on television, movies and in print. St. Mark's Educational Center, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-7467. B U R L I N G T O N LEGACY PROJECT: Residents react to visions of education and healthcare, as articu-

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MONOLOGUE WORKSHOP: Three Tuesdays, February 8, 15 and 22, 6:30-9 p.m. Grace Kiley's Vermont Actor's Workshop, Williston. Register, 864-0119. Actors learn to prepare audition pieces and practice performance skills using monologue as the medium.

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AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adults, Monday through Friday, 5:45-6:45 p.m. and 7-8:15 p.m., Saturdays, 9-11:45 a.m. Children, Tuesdays &c Thursdays, 4-5 p.m. Aikido of Champlain Valley, 17 E. Allen St., Winooski. $55/month, $120/three months, intro specials. Info, 654-6999. Study this graceful, flowing martial art to develop flexibility, confidence and self-defense skills. AIKIDO OF VERMONT: Ongoing classes Monday through Friday, 6-7 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., Saturday, 9-10:30 a.m., Sunday, 10-11:30 a.m. Above Onion River Co-op, 274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info, 862-9785. Practice the art of Aikido in a safe and supportive environment.

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ARCHITECTURAL STYLES OF VERMONT: Four Wednesdays, February 2, 9, 16 and 23, 7:30-8:30 p.m. CVU, Hinesburg. Free. Register, 482-7137. Learnfromslides and videos how to identify various architectural styles prevalent in Vermont.

aromatherapy SPA NIGHT: Thursday, February 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Star Root, Battery St., Burlington. $10-15. Register, 862-4421. Pamper yourself for a night — seated massage, foot reflexology and facials will be available. BASIC AROMATHERAPY: Thursday, February 3, 6:30-9 p.m. Star Root, Battery St., Burlington. $35. Info, 862-4421. Explore 10 essential oil profiles, basic blending and carrier oils used in aromatherapy.

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PAINTING: Six Wednesdays, January 19 through February 23, 9 a.m. - noon. Bristol. $80. Register, 453-5885. Explore the world of color in the medium of your choice. DRAWING: Eight Tuesdays, January 25 through March 14, 7-9 p.m. Cyclone Grist Mill Arts Center, Bristol. $80. Register, 453-5885. Practice can make a good draftsperson — this class will show you how. 'THE ART OF BEING ONESELF: Experience necesary. Four Thursdays, February 17 through March 9, 10 a.m. - noon. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $70. Info, 865-7166. Emphasizing craft and meaning, explore the process of "keeping head, heart and hands" integrated in your art.

ORGANIZING FOR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY': Two Wednesdays, February 16 and 23. Women's Small Business Program, Trinity College, Burlington. $75, grants available. Info, 846-7160. Get your small business organized.

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STAINED GLASS: Two eight-week sessions, Wednesdays, February 9 through March 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. or Thursdays, February 10 through March 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m. 4 Howard St., Burlington. $160. Info, 8656056. Get an introduction to stained glass using the copper-foil technique. HAND-BUILDING WITH CLAY: Wednesdays, February 9 through March 1, kids, 3-5 p.m., adults, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Blue Plate Ceramic Cafe, 119 College St., Burlington. Free. Info, 652-0102. This course covers coil, pinch pot and slab construction, painting and glazing. POTTERY: Saturday and Sunday, February 19 and 20, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne. Info, 985-3648. Potters Nicholas Seidner and Diane Rosenmiller share their methods for making useful pots. POTTERY/SCULPTURE: All ages and abilities, group classes, private lessons. Day, evening and weekend offerings. Vermont Clay Studio, 2802 Rt. 100, Waterbury Center. Register, 224-1126 ext. 41. Enjoy the pleasures and challenges of working with clay, whether you've had a lot, a little or no experience.

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SWING: Four Thursdays, January 20 through February 10, 6:30-7:30 p.m. (beginners) and 7:30-8:30 p.m. (intermediate). Holley Hall, Bristol. $32. Register, 453-5885. Learn a 'START UP': Beginning February 4. variety of dance patterns, including the Women's Small Business Program, Lindy Hop, and proper leading and Trinity College, Burlington. $1250, following techniques. grants available. Info, 846-7160. ARGENTINE TANGO: Basic or Learn valuable skills as you write a intermediate classes. Tuesdays, business plan. February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, March 7, 'GETTING SERIOUS': Four 14, 21 and 28. Jazzercise, Rt. 2A, Mondays, February 7, 14, 21 and 28. Williston. Info, 879-3998. Gerd Women's Small Business Program, Hirschmann teaches the technique and Trinity College, Burlington. $115, the fun of Tango. grants available. Info, 846-7160. Explore the possibilities and realities of BALLROOM: Five Thursdays beginning February 3, 7-8:30 p.m. CVU, business ownership, assess your skills Hinesburg. $30. Register, 482-7137. and interests and develop a business Learn to tango, waltz and cha-cha idea.

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Register, 800p.m. The Celtic College at College 221-0720. Take steps to increase pasSt. Congregational Church, sion and purpose in your life. Burlington. $5. Info, 660-9491. WINTER LANDSCAPES: Saturday, Learn to play Irish jigs and reels. January 29, 1-3 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info, 865'STRESS SOLUTIONS TRAIN7166. Lynn Rublee shows 10- to 12'PREPARING FOR THE DRUGING': Two classes, four Tuesdays, year-olds how to paint winter landFREE YEARS': Five Wednesdays February 1, 8, 15 and 22, 8-9:30 scapes using tempera. beginning February 9, 6:30-8 p.m. a.m. or four Wednesdays, February 2, OPEN STUDIO: Three Saturdays, CVU, Hinesburg. $15. Register, 48216, 23 and March 1, 5:30-7 p.m. 7137. Parents of nine-to 14-year-olds Info, 951-2089. Create new responses February 5, 12 and 19, 10 a.m. to stressful situations using gentle move- noon. Firehouse Center for the learn to strengthen family bonds, reduce Visual Arts, 135 Church St., ment, breathing techniques and mediconflict, set clear expectations and Burlington. Register, 865-7166. Tom tation. establish logical consequences. Lawson and Jude Bond assist eight- to 'UNDERSTANDING PERSONAL'DE-STRESS FOR SUCCESS': 10-year-olds in exploring media of ITY TYPES': Four Mondays, Four Wednesdays beginning February their choosing. January 31, 4-8 p.m., February 7, 14 2, 4:30-6 p.m. CVU, Hinesburg. and 21, 6-8 p.m. CVU, Hinesburg. $20. Register, 482-7137. Learn to $35. Register, 482-7137. Parents use accomplish the most you can -— withthe Myers-Briggs type indicator to betout the stress. RUSSIAN: Eleven Tuesdays beginter understand their children and their ning February 1, 7:30-9:30 p.m. CANCER MANAGEMENT: Three strengths as parents. CVU, Hinesburg. $60. Register, 482Wednesdays, February 2, 9 and 16, 7137. Learn Russian from a native 7-8:30 p.m. CVU, Hinesburg. Free. speaker. 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along with poems by Langston Hughes and Lucile Clifton set to music. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535. T H E H U B CATS: The local acoustic duo performs folkinspired tunes at the Cambridge Coffeehouse, Smugglers Notch, JefTersonville, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 644-5721.

'CRIME A N D P U N I S H M E N T ' B O O K GROUP: Merrilyn Burrington leads a discussion of Angela Browne's When Battered Women Kill. S. Burlington Senior Center, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

FARMERS' N I G H T C O N C E R T : The high schoolers of the Lyndon Institute Band perform standards at the State House, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2245.

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'MEAN S T R E E T MOVIES' D O U B L E FEATURE: John Singleton directed Boyz N the Hood, an unflinching look at life in South Central L.A. Fresh tells the story of a 12-year-old bent on revenge. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:45 & 8:50 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

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S O N G & STORYTIME: See January 26. STORYTIME: See January 26. 'TINY T O T ' STORYTIME: See January 26. HOMESCHOOLERS' STORYTIME: Stay-at-home students hear stories with a theme of peace. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1:302:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. ' O N C E UPON A MUDPIE': Preschoolers and accompanying adults hear a story and work with clay under "kid-certified" potter and reader Cynthia Haviland. Kids in kindergarten through fifth grade attend the later session. Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, 10 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Free. Register, 244-1126.

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' B U R L I N G T O N HARBOR' SERIES: Discover the lake's aquatic life and threats to it from foreign species. Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $3. Info, 864-1848. IRISH HISTORY LECTURE: Religious studies professor Rev. Joseph McLaughlin gives a talk entitled "The Making of a NonConfessional State: 17th-Century Ireland." Farrell Room, St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, noon. Free. Info, 654-2535. ®

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TOY THEATERS, miniature playhouses created by adults from Champlain Vocational Services, through Very Special Arts. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7211. Reception January 26, 1-2 p.m. A CONGO CHRONICLE: PATRICE LUMUMBA IN URBAN ART, featuring works by 1970s Congo folk artist Tshibumba Kanda-Matulu. Hood Museum of" Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2426. Reception January 26, 5:30 p.m. SUSAN UMBENHOUR, a mixedmedia MFA thesis installation. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1310. Reception, January 27, 4-6 p.m. PAUL HAGAR, black-and-white photography. Living/Learning Center, UVM, Burlington, 656-4200. Reception January 28, 5-7 p.m. STUDENT ART SHOW, painting, photography, prints and sculpture. Williams Art Building, UVM, Burlingtgn, 660-9850. January 2830. Reception January 28, 5 p.m. VALENTINE ART SALE: Artworks and crafts by various artists. The Gallery Upstairs, Hinesburg, 4823851. January 29, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. January 30, H a.m. - 3 p.m.

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oration. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 656-0750. February 1 through June 4. SMALL ART QUILTS, decorative quilts by Annette Hansen. Dorothy Ailing Memorial Library, Williston, 878-4918. February 2-28. MIND GAMES: Paintings, prints and drawings by Michael Brandt. Rhombus Gallery, Burlington, 865-3144. Through January. A GRACIOUS PLENTY, recent paintings by Milton artist Anna Vremen. Isabel's on the Waterfront, Burlington, 893-2951. Through February 15. PALIMPSEST PORTRAITS: Still-life photographs by Robin Dru Germany. Colburn Gallery, UVM, Burlington, 656-2014. Through February 4. AVOCATION: VERMONT'S SUNDAY ARTISTS, works by people with non-art day jobs. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 865-7165. Through February 6. DUETS: AN EXHIBIT OF COLLABORATIONS, featuring artwork by two or more artists from Caravan Arts. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7211. Through January. FROM BEGINNING TO BOOKSHELF: THE ART OF CREATING A PICTURE BOOK, featuring the work of illustrator Tracey Campbell Pearson. Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 655-0231. Through January. HAND IN HAND, drawings and paintings by Miriam Adams and Julie Y. Baker Albright. Furchgott SourdifFe Gallery, Shelburne, 9853848. Through February 15.

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CLOTH STONE ROCK STEEL & FOAM, simple materials transformed by local artists Jane Horner, John Housekeeper and Tim Waite. Flynndog Gallery, Burlington, 6529985. Through February 14. A POLAR PICNIC, featuring children's artwork in winter themes. Speeder & Earl's, Burlington, 8655079. Through January. MANTRAS/TANTRAS, musical rhythmic constructions in paper, twine and wood by P. R-Smith and Kim Bartell. Rose Street Artists' Gallery, Burlington, 860-7206. Through January 29. THE STRUCTURE OF A COMMUNITY, photographs of one-room Vermont schoolhouses by Lee Butler, and SHADOWING T W I LIGHT'S SHORES, a collection of landscape photographs by Kate Davis. Uncommon Grounds, Burlington, 865-6227. Through January. CHILDREN'S ART EXHIBIT FOR COTS, students of local elementary schools explore the meaning of home in artwork. Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall, 8647402. Through January. JANE HORNER, TRAVIS PIPER & KIM JOHNSON, drawings, photographs and paintings, respectively. Daily Planet, Burlington, 8629647. Through January. SIGNS OF LIFE, paintings and etchings by Frank Carmelitano and photographs by Sarah WagnerRanes. Doll-Anstadt Gallery, Burlington, 864-3661. Through January. POLITICAL CARTOONS, works by Leah Wittenberg. Daily Bread,

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Richmond, 655-6312. Through January. MULTIGENERATIONAL MONOPRINTS, works by students of a multigenerational printmaking class. Through January. Also, ART FROM THE HEART, paintings by children from the pediatric wing of Fletcher Allen Healthcare, and ARTS AND THE C O M M U N I T Y , works by Vermont Common School students. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 865-7211. Through February. TRANSILLUMINATED IMPRESSIONISM, abstract impressions by Kenneth W. Sellick. Art Space 150 at the Men's Room, Burlington, 864-2088. Through February 15. MIXED MEDIA: A Burlington College course show. UVM Women's Center, Burlington, 8629616. Through January. CAROL NORTON, JOANNE DELANY & CELENE HARGRAVES, paintings. Better Bagel, Tafts Corners, Williston, 864-1557. Through January. FOUR HONDURAN ARTISTS, featuring the work of Mario Castillo, Virgilio Guardiola, Rolando Lopez Trochez and Xenia Meji'a. Fleming Museum, Burlington, 656-0750. Through February 13. RICK SUTTA, representational oil paintings. Rick Sutta Gallery, Burlington, 860-7506. Ongoing.

THE MILLENNIUM SHOW, artists' interpretations of past and future millennia in paint, sculpture, ceramic, fiber and furniture. Ferrisburgh Artisans Guild, 8773668. Through February 8. FIFTY YEARS: FACULTY ART AT MIDDLEBURY, works by current and past professors. Christian A. Johnson Memorial Gallery, Center For the Arts, Middlebury College, 443-5007. Through April 16. USE IT UP, WEAR IT OUT, MAKE IT DO OR DO WITHOUT: Our Lives in the 1930s and '40s, featuring oral histories, photographs, artifacts and music exploring Addison County life in those decades. Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, 388-2117. Through March 10. %Jcit i ( I f i L Vfc p M m h S CREATIVE AND DIVERSE TALENTS, pottery ceramic works by the studio faculty. Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, 2441126. Through February. ART IN THE SUPREME COURT, featuring photographs by Vermont press photographers Jeb WallaceBrodeur, Sandy Macys and Stefan Hard. Vermont Supreme Court, 111 State St., Montpelier, 8283278. Through February 11. MANIPULATIONS, featuring the works in mixed media of Cindy Kilgore Brown, Lowell Snowdon Klock and Tinka Martell. Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts, Rutland, 775-0356. Through February 13. LITTLE DRAWINGS, featuring works by Axel Stohlberg. Capitol Grounds, Montpelier, 223-7800. Through January. Also at Mist Grill Gallery, Waterbury, 2442233. Through February 21. MATTHEW TH0RSEN PHOTOGRAPHS, featuring black and white works of Vermont scenes.

Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 828-3333rThrough January. WINTER W H I M S Y , fanciful works in clay by 20 regional artists. Through January 14. Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury Center, 244-1126. Through February 28. VERMONT HAND CRAFTERS: Work by local artisans. Vermont By Design Gallery, Waterbury, 244-7566. Ongoing. LOCAL ARTISANS, works by Vermont potters, sculptors and quiltmakers. Blinking Light Gallery, Plainfield, 454-1571. Ongoing. ALICE ECKLES, a permanent changing exhibit of selected paintings and prints. The Old School House Common, Marshfield, 456-8993. Ongoing. SCRAP-BASED ARTS & CRAFTS, featuring re-constructed objects of all kinds by area artists. The Restore, Montpelier, 229-1930. Ongoing.

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A TALE OF TWO CITIES: Photos of Paris by Eugene Atget and of New York by Berenice Abbot. Also, A M B U S H IN THE STREETS, photographs of Parisian stencil art by Jules Backus. West Gallery, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through April 1. PHOTOGRAPHY: Works by Ethan Jackson and Karen Weiner. East Gallery, Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 253-8358. Through February 19. DYNAMIC MOVEMENT, mixedmedia paintings by Donna Stafford. Union Bank, Stowe Village, 253-2505. Through February. THOMAS R. CURTIN, a centennial celebration of the Vermont neoImpressionist painter. Clarke Galleries, Stowe, 253-7116. Through January. 1 9 T H AND 2 0 T H CENTURY AMERICAN ARTISTS, including landscape paintings by Vermont artists Kathleen Kolb, Thomas Curtin, Cynthia Price and more. Clarke Galleries, Stowe, 2537116. Ongoing.

THOUGHTFUL M E C H A N I S M S : THE LYRICAL ENGINEERING OF ARTHUR GANS0N, featuring the New Englander's whimsical mechanical sculptures. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603646-2426. Through March 12. MEXICAN MODERN ART, featuring works from the first half of the 20th century. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Jean-Noel Desmarais Pavilion, 514-2851600. Through February 6. T R I U M P H S OF THE BAROQUE, architectural models of 17th- and 18th-century European buildings. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Benaiah Gibb Pavillion, 514-2851600. Through April 9. 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. Send your listings to galleries@sevendaysvt. com.

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alimpsest" is an exotic word that indicates a layering of information, as in pages written on, erased and rewritten upon. In her exhibit, "Palimpsest Portraits" at the University of Vermont's Colburn Gallery, Texas photographer Robin Dru Germany presents 18 black-andwhite works. These are "inner" portraits constructed from shadowy still lifes that represent what could be called an archaeology of the persona. Their compositions include maps, Styrofoam balls, plastic cowboys, hair curlers, cheap statuettes, jars, beads, mass-media images and other such items of contemporary visual detritus. Germany has worked directly from contact prints of 8" x 10" and larger for greater clarity, and the prints have broad black borders. They are not framed, but simply attached to the walls with grommets on the corners of each piece. Like the names of individual people, the titles of these photos often seem to have no relation to their content — or at least the connections seem tenuous. Not so with the compositions, however; all are extremely sturdy. Studio lighting throws each constructed universe into high relief within well-ordered yet surreal tableaux. "Vincent" looks like an odd winters tale with balls of Styrofoam scattered in the foreground around some sort of valve oozing black goo. Five keys are stuck onto the top of the valve, radiating like a plumed headdress, and in the background is a grainy picture of a motel, or other such roadside attraction, with a full parking lot. Germany's artist statement suggests an infusion of sociopolitical content in the works, but her messages are often mixed and veiled in flurries of detail. A road map of New Mexico appears in the background of "Georgia," while its central construction consists of a fashionable lady's shoe inside a glass orb. What appears to be the projected slide of a man in a Western hat overlaps the map, and short tubers that resemble small trees are arranged around the orb. It is both dream sequence and mindscape — t h e point of these "portraits." "Marian" also has an object-

"Number 42 (Bill, William)," by Robin Dru Germany within-an-object as its central image. A small cosmetic case in the form of a shell has been placed inside a fancy bottle, along with the torn-out magazine image of a manicured thumb. The dried and leafless stem of a thorny rose winds its

piece sit within this compositional scaffolding like performers in a circus tent — sometimes animated, sometimes still. Stones are arranged in a grid pattern across a tilted floor of gauzy cheesecloth in "Mac," and shadowy silhouettes stand

hese are "inner" ortraits constructed from shadowy still lifes that Irepresent wllat could be 1 Leaded an archaeology of [the persona. i way to the top of the photograph from the mouth of the bottle. The backdrop is a collection of moisturized hands from an ad, and behind them is the split face of a woman in heavy cosmetic war paint. None too subtly, a toppled, plastic wedding-cake couple lies in sand at the foot of the bottle. The formal elements of this photograph, which occur frequently in Germany's works, are what make it most compelling: Strip away the pieces of the literal objects, and viewers are left with a sophisticated geometric framework of light and dark. The disparate details of each

half-disclosed in a tenebrous background that contrasts the clarity of the stones. Fossils are crowded into the most forward stones, and there are droplets of blackness on the snowy ground. Blood? Oil? What is on "Mac's" mind cannot be fully understood — perhaps even by Mac. This paradox is what gives the photos their substance. "Palimpsest Portraits" is the First of four photographic exhibits curated by art professor Tom Brennan at the Colburn Gallery this semester. If the quality of Germany's work is any indication, the series deserves a closer

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But he did, and I have to say I enjoyed every soggy minute of watching him do so. The three young actors — Joe Breen, Ciaran Owens and Michael Legge — who portray McCourt at successive stages of boyhood do a dandy job. The script nicely reduces the book to a managable pastiche of anecdotes, the cinematography saturates the screen with a terrible beauty, and Parker pulls it all together with the ear, eye and heart of a poet. The director certainly has told more dramatic tales, stories with more boom and blast and technicolor to them — Midnight Express, Fame and Mississippi Burning come to mind. Angela's Ashes, on the other hand, is the reminiscence of a soft-spoken man who recounts bad times with more good humor than most of us would be able to muster, I expect, and the quiet, wry, unhurried tone of Parker's picture suits it perfectly. Even if McCourt's wit is about the only dry thing in it.

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what's wrong with these pictures? Above are six photos of this country's bestknown actors. Their faces are unmistakeable, but less recognizable, perhaps, is what five of these six performers have in common professionally. What we'd like from you this week is the name of the star who doesn't belong, along with the reason why... WH0?_ WHY?. For more film Ion don't forget to watch "Art Patrol" every Thursday, Friday, and Sunday on News Channel 5!

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Chapiteau de l'energie. In a heated tent, thrice-daily music and dance performances will threaten the permafrost of lie Ste-Helene: the West African group Takadja, Irish and Celtic specialists Hadrian's Wall, and the steamy Joe Armando Latin Jazz Ensemble. HQ also promises an information booth on wise energy use at home. You could stop by and ask about fair electrical rates for their Vermont neighbors! Four different worlds are depicted in the fantasy venue

since they've survived the cold for 10,000 years. There's even a cross-section of an Inuit igloo. Of course, classic winter activities are represented as well: snow shoeing, tubing, ice skating on a 1.5-kilometer track along the river, dog-sled rides, sleigh rides and curling demonstrations. You can rent tubes — or borrow a broom — on site. Festival mascot Boule de Neige, a.k.a. "Snowball," kicks off the special events in the opening ceremonies parade at 11 a.m. Teams of snow sculptors will start working right away, with awards for their creations announced Sunday at 3 p.m. The $1500 first prize should attract some real talent. Also on Sunday, the Expos will be signing autographs at the tube slide from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

The second weekend also brings out star athletes, as the Alouette footballers run races on the children's dogThe variety of sled track and sign attractions planned for autographs on the site make this a Saturday. Sunday great all-ages event — will probably be in fact, children and more exciting for families are the focus. young Vermonters, And from a gigantic when the Montreal dragon ice-slide to an Canadien's Old auto race on ice, there's I LIKE ICE Montreal's winter carnival is Kid-friendly. Timers will take on something for every challengers in a shoot-out from Rose des mondes de Boule de taste. While most attractions will 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Neige. Translation: Compass of be in place all three weekends, Worlds. Entertainments include Now in its 25th year, the special events are scheduled traditional Quebecois folk dancQuebec Ice Racing Championthroughout. ing, Amazonian rope bridges, a ship will be held on the closing Some of you Jazz Fest and marauding band of pirates and a d a y — Sunday, February 13. fireworks fans are probably magic carpet ride. For the tiny Who else but the Formula One smirking — or shuddering — at tots, Ronald McDonald has iced capital of northern North the thought of a winter festival. a playground. The centerpiece is America would host an auto race You might prefer Montreal's a gigantic dragon slide, and there on ice? Sponsors expect more underground option, where you are plenty of tunnels, mini-slides than 40 competitors, and time can ride the Metro from hotel to and other chilly diversions. For trials will run from 9 a.m. to mall to movies and back and more on that subject, Piste noon, with finals at 1 p.m. Apart never wear a coat. Well, even Desbois provides an opportunity from the rest of the fest, this wimps can find a hang-out at to learn more about Inuit culture event is at He Notre-Dame. Fete des Neiges: Hydro-Quebec's — which could prove useful, Many activities are free, and

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Flanagan. According to a finely crafted statement issued by St. Patricks Washington, D.C., office Tuesday afternoon, "The Vermont Supreme Court produced a thoughtful and wellgrounded decision. I believe the best solution now would be legal protections through a comprehensive domestic partnership law, but I respect those who support other remedies." At least he took a position. Obtaining Congressman Bernie Sanders' position on the gay marriage issue was like pulling teeth...from a rhinoceros. Last month, shortly after the decision of the Amestoy Court was issued, Mr. Sanders publicly tried walking the tightrope — applauding the court's decision and the cause of equal rights without supporting civil marriage for same-sex couples. This week we were no more successful getting a straight answer. All we did get was a carefully crafted non-statement statement via e-mail from Washington D.C. And Bernie's statement wins him the Vermont congressional delegation's Wishy-Washy Award hands down. Once more he "applauds" the court decision but won't go anywhere near choosing between same-sex "marriage" and domestic partnership. "By all accounts the legislature is approaching this issue in a considered and appropriate manner and I support the current process." Supports the current process, does he? What a courageous radical! That's as far as OP Bernardo would go. It's an election year, yet despite the lack of a serious challenger, The Bern's gut-level paranoia is acting up. He's afraid to say something that might alienate his conservative, rebelloving rural following out in the hills. Something that could be interpreted as "Bernie Loves Queers!" And finally, Progressive Peter Clavelle, the Mayor of Burlington. Asked this week if he supports gay marriage, Clavelle quickly answered, "yes." No political double-speak. No attempt to try to be all things to all people. No obfuscation. "This is not about the sacrament of matrimony," emphasized Clavelle. "This is about civil marriage. The Vermont House and Senate," said Mayor Moonie, "should work toward extending the rights and responsibilities of legal civil marriage to all Vermonters." My God, he's going to Hell. Wonder if they have bingo in Hell? Besides, Clavelle said, his church, the Unitarian Universalist at the top of College Street, already performs wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples. No big deal. Something the legislature might consider when the state of Vermont fully implements the decision of the Amestoy Court is bumping the Vermont marriage license fee for out-of-staters, like we do on hunting licenses. It only seems fair. ®

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EMPLOYMENT CIVIL/ENIRONMENTAL ENGINEER for immediate. Requirements include VT and/or NY P.E. License, supervisory experience, and geotechnical and environmental background. Travel required. Please send resume and references to AET, 1 Roosevelt Hwy, Suite 110, Colchester, VT 0 5 4 4 6 . Direct questions to Tim Trono, 6 5 5 - 0 2 1 1 .

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CIVIL RIGHTS INVESTIGATORS needed, part-time, for discrimination study. Compensation and training provided. Flexible hours. Women & minorities encouraged to apply. Please call 8 6 4 - 3 3 3 4 for more info.

BAKER NEEDED PARTTIME: Very flexible schedule, no exp. necessary, will train. Must be reliable. Full-time possible in fall. Call or come by Chittenden Cider Mill, Dorset St. 8 6 2 - 4 6 0 2 . BOOKKEEPER: Women's Rape Crisis Center seeking part-time bookkeeper. Basic understanding of accounting required. Experience w/ accounting software preferred. 10 hrs./wk. Very flexible. Resume by 2/1 to WRCC, PO Box 92, Burlington, VT 0 5 4 0 2 . Women from diverse communities encouraged to apply. CHIROPRACTOR LOOKING for office manager/administrative assistant to help run a growing practice. Become part of a team, providing holistic health care in a friendly and caring eny-ironment. Responsibility, attention to detail, and desire to take initiative are a must. Send resume to Sobel Family Chiropractic, 2 2 Patchen Rd., S. Burlington or spinedoc@together.net.

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EMPLOYMENT LEONARDO'S PIZZA NEEDS Cooks, Management, Phones, Drivers. Great pay, flexible hrs. P/T & F/T. Apply in person to either Dave, 1160 Williston Rd., S. Burl, or Shannon, 8 3 Pearl St., Burl. MAKE $MONEY$. HAVE FUN. Adult entertainment industry desperately seeking new personalities for adult films and live Internet sites. No exp. necessary. Call 1-877-900-1190. MALE OR FEMALE DANCERS and Internet models wanted. Call Diamond Dolls, 5 1 8 - 5 6 1 - 7 4 2 6 . PC SUPPORT SPECIALIST: Part-time. Seeking skilled, organized, highly motivated person to join progressive MIS team, proiding PC hardware/software support to employees. Requires working closely with PC users in defining hardware/software requirements, evaluating products, installation, troubleshooting, and managing all PC-related;company assets. Mininium of 2 years experience supporting PCs and related hardware, running Windows NT, '98, '95 operating systems. Experience required supporting users in Novell NetWare and Microsoft NY network environments, and supporting business applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and Outlook. Approx. 3 0 hrs./wk. Please send resume to: The Lane Press, Inc., Attn.: Joan Sylvester, PO Box 130, Burlington, VT 0 5 4 0 2 - 0 1 3 0 . Fax: 8 0 2 8 6 3 - 0 2 0 2 . Email: sylvester@lanepress.com. EOE. PROFESSIONAL ROOMmate wanted: Young F seeking neat, easy-going roommate w/ sense of humor. Rent & monthly stipend provided. Resume to TSYF, 1 Mill, Box B-12, Burlington,

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STREET RACING NO DRAG TO 75-YEAROLD MOM Dear Tom and Ray: My son told me about you guys and said I should write to you. I'm a 75-year-old lady, and I own a 1986 Nissan 300ZX sports car in great condition. I love this car. I like to drive fast. One of my greatest thrills is to be first away from a light on a double-lane road. I sit there watching the car beside me. Many times, a young man is ready to race. The light turns green and off I go, usually taking the lead (I have only lost about three times). The young ones see this old, white-haired lady driving and can't believe I beat them! I'm not sure why my son wanted me to write to you, but that's my story! —Catherine T O M : I think he wanted us to yell at you, Catherine. A n d I'm happy to oblige: CATHERINE, YOU KNUCKLEHEADH! RAY: Your poor son is probably worried that his m a m a s gone o f f the deep end. A n d I think his worries are wellfounded. Racing a car on the streets is a terrible thing to do.

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A n d you're setting a terrible example for the already-testosterone-poisoned young men you share the road with. T O M : You're the Mrs. Robinson o f asphalt! RAY: Here's what you should do, Catherine. Call the Skip Barber Racing School at (800) 2 2 1 - 1 1 3 1 and sign up for one o f their instructional programs. Their courses take place on race tracks, where racing belongs. And they give you stuff like helmets, fireproof suits, Depends and other stuff you should have when you drive like a knucklehead. And if you really love doing that, you can take a few additional courses and drive in their amateur racing series. T O M : But you really ought to stop doing that on the public streets. If you ever hit a pedestrian, or slammed into another car and hurt somebody, your life would be changed forever. Trust us on this. And I'm sure that's what your son is worried about. RAY: Either that, or he's just trying to make sure you don't crack up the 3 0 0 Z X before he gets a chance to inherit it.

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BURLINGTON PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY: BFG Communications, a national promotion and event marketing company, seeks to expand its part-time field staff. Duties include event execution, consumer promotions and product sampling. Will train. 8 0 0 - 4 7 2 7 6 7 4 or reese@tds.net. (AAN CAN) UPSCALE ENTERTAINMENT Agency seeking full- & parttime entertainers & dancers. Up to $100/hr. Excellent repeat clientele. Must have own transportation. Call 8 6 3 9 5 1 0 , 10 a.m.-3 p.m., M-F.

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VOLUNTEERS PROJECTIONIST NEEDED for Black History Month film series, Feb. 10-25. In Montpelier & Burlington. Variety of duties to fill. Free passes & travel stipend provided. Gina, 2 2 3 - 2 3 5 7 .

B U R L I N G T O N to GRAND ISLE: I'm looking for a ride 2 days/wk., either M/W or T/TH. I would like to be in Grand Isle by 2 p.m. and leave Grand Isle for Burlington the following day around noon. ( 3 2 2 7 ) H U N T I N G T O N to COLCHESTER: Going my way? I'm hoping to get a ride to work. My hours are 8 4 : 3 0 , M-F, and are somewhat flexible. ( 3 2 4 3 )

COLCHESTER to COLCHESTER: Help! I need a ride to my job. It's a short trip, but too far to walk. My hours are M - F & Sun., 9 - 6 p.m. ( 3 2 3 3 )

ESSEX JCT. to IBM: I need a ride to work. I'm hoping that someone who works at IBM can pick me up on their way to work. My hours are 8 : 3 0 - 5 , M-F. (3239)

GRAND ISLE to MONTPELIER: I'm looking to share driving with someone. I work 4 days/wk, 8 4 : 4 5 p.m. ( 1 2 1 0 )

ESSEX CTR. to IBM: I work the N 8 shift and am hoping to get a ride from someone who is also working that shift. ( 3 2 3 8 ) BURLINGTON to RANDOLPH: I work in Randolph 2 days/wk. and would like to share driving w/ someone. My hours are 9 - 5 and the days vary. Please call 652-5199. SO. BURLINGTON to MONTPELIER: I'm looking to share driving with someone on my daily commute. My hours are 7 : 3 0 a . m . - 2 : 4 5 p.m. (or later if nec.), M-F. ( 3 2 3 4 )

S H E L B U R N E to BURLINGTON: I work in the evening and would like to get a ride with someone who leaves Burlington around 9 p.m. I work M-F. ( 3 2 4 2 ) S H E L B U R N E to SO. BURLINGTON: I work in the U-Mall area and am looking for a ride. My hours are M, T, W, F & Sun., 7 - 3 p.m. ( 3 2 3 1 ) B U R L I N G T O N to SO. BURLINGTON: I'm looking for a ride to the U Mall. My hrs. are 6 a.m.1 0 a.m., M-F. I really need a ride to work if someone could just take me one way. ( 3 2 2 9 ) R I C H M O N D to U N D E R H I L L : Help! I need a ride to work for a few weeks. I work 7 - 4 , M-F. (3230)

JERICHO to BURLINGTON: I am liiking for a ride temporarily— just one wa in the morning. I need to be in Burlington at 8 a.m., M-F. I'm willing to pay my way. ( 3 2 2 5 ) SO. B U R L I N G T O N (Spear St.) to BURLINGTON: I am looking for a ride to work in the a.m. I ned to be downtown by 7ish M-F. (3224) WINOOSKI to SO. BURLINGTON: I'm looking to share driving or be a passenger on my commute. My hrs. are M, T, W, F 9 - 5 : 3 0 & TH 1 2 - 8 . ( 3 2 2 2 ) B U R L I N G T O N to MONTPELIER: I am hoping to travel to Montpelier once a week at 8 p.m., returning to Burl, the next morning at 8 a.m. ( 3 2 1 9 ) WATERBURY CTR. to WINOOSKI: I am looking for a ride. My hours are M, W, TH 8 - 4 , TU 8 - 5 , & F8-3. (3217) SO. B U R L I N G T O N to WATERBURY: I would like to share driving with someone to Waterbury. My hours are M-F, 8 - 5 . ( 3 2 1 6 )

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Route from: Burlington & Richmond Commuter Lot To: Montpelier Monthly Fare: $85 Work Hours: 7:30 to 4:25 p.m. Contact: Carl Bohlen Phone: 828-5215

51,000 miles. At 32,000 miles, I started getting a grinding sound when starting the car. I replaced the original starter, but the problem continued. At 46,000 miles, I replaced the flywheel. The old flywheel had many teeth that had damage on the forward edge. I still have the problem, even though I have now been through starters No. 3 and 4. Can you tell me what I need? —Richard RAY: Shims. You need shims, Richard. T O M : Shims are thin, flat pieces o f metal that go between the starter motor and the engine. You use them to adjust the starter's position so that the gears of the starter and the gears of the flywheel line up perfectly — which yours don't. RAY: You can buy a package of shims yourself at an auto parts store. But if I were you, I'd take the car to a mechanic who specializes in Chevys. Anyone who's worked on Chevy starters should be able to take down the inspection cover and see (and hear) in an instant if the gear mesh is too deep or too shallow. T O M : And then, by adding — or even removing — shims of various sizes, your mechanic can adjust the position o f the starter so the mesh is perfect. Then, when your car starts, it'll sound like all the other Chevys on the road ... the

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Dear Tom and Ray: We have a 1985 Toyota Tercel and have been informed that we need new struts. We have been driving the car in this condition for some time, and it's gotten so bad that the rear of the car makes a loud thumping noise whenever we hit a bump or a dip in the road. Now we are looking to sell the car. We plan to be honest with potential buyers and tell them that the struts are in bad shape, but are they a safety hazard, too? A mechanic led me to believe that all that bouncing up and down could even break the axle. Are we too gullible? - D f T O M : N o , D J . You're not too gullible. Just too cheap! You should have replaced the struts months ago. RAY: A lot o f people think struts only affect ride quality, but bad struts A R E a safety hazard. While a broken axle is unlikely, bad struts (also called shocks) do limit your ability to stop and turn. T O M : Here's what happens: When your wheel hits a bump, that wheel gets pushed up and compresses the spring. Now, left to their own devices, these springs would just uncompress, compress, uncompress, etc., and the car would go bouncing — boin-

ga-boinga- boinga — down the road like a basketball. RAY: Struts are what keep that from happening. They're hydraulic fluid and gas-filled devices that keep the springs from oscillating uncontrollably after an impact. T O M : As you can imagine, when you have bad struts and the car is bouncing down the highway, your ability to stop and turn is seriously diminished. After all, if you happen to step on the brakes while the tires are on the upward bounce, rather than down on the ground, you won't have any traction. RAY: Plus, all o f that bouncing ruins the tires, too. So in the interests o f honesty, you should probably tell prospective buyers that the car has bad struts A N D bad tires. O h , and the rear control arms rot away on these cars, so don't forget to mention that, too. T O M : A n d when you're all done with the warnings, tell the prospective buyer that you'll pay him $ 5 0 to take the car away. A n d if he looks shocked, tell him you won't go a penny higher.

Got a question about cars? Write to Click and Clack in care of this newspaper, or e-mail them by visiting the Car Talk section ofcars.com on the World Wide Web.

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FROM $ 5 , 0 0 0 . Foreclosed and repossessed. No or low down payment. Credit trouble OK. For current listings call 1 - 8 0 0 - 3 1 1 5 0 4 8 ext. 3 4 7 8 . THE PERFECT ESCAPE! Secluded camp located in Ripton, VT. Surrounded by vast trails and the Green Mountain National Forest. This cozy but spacious camp has a wood stove and a huge fieldstone fireplace. Fullyfurnished, electricity, bath w/ shower and 5 bdrms. Can accommodate at least 12! Asking $ 4 9 , 5 0 0 . Must sell! Cal Karen or Brian, 8 0 2 228-9280.

VACATION RENTALS ARUBA: 1-bdrm. suite (kitchen, living room), sleeps 4 adults. Avail. 3 / 1 8 — 3 / 2 5 . $800. 879-7349.

APTVHOUSE FOR RENT BURLINGTON: 1-bdrm. apt, walk to downtown. Avail. 2/1. $525/mo. + utils. 660-0701. BURLINGTON: Lg., 3-bdrm. apt., hdwd. firs., basement, gas heat. $900/mo. Avail. Feb. Call 4 5 3 - 6 1 1 2 . BURLINGTON: Two 2-bdrm. apts., rebuilt, gas heat. 1st fir. apt. (W/D, off-street parking), $750/mo. + utils. 2nd fir. apt., $700/mo. + utils. Avail. 2/1. 4 3 4 - 5 1 0 1 . ESSEX: Sublet approx. 4-6 weeks starting early February. Unique country setting. $150/wk., incl. utils. 879-7079. UNDERHILL CTR.: 1-bdrm. apt., 8 0 0 sq ft. — kitchen, bathroom, lg. living room. Facing Mt. Mansfield. Privacy, country. $600/mo. + utils. No smoking/pets. 899-2522.

HOUSEMATES WANTED BRISTOL: Roommate(s) wanted for non-smoking, drug-free environment. Partially furnished rooms. Garden space, W/D, shared kitchen, dining & living rms. $300/mo., incl. utils. + dep. Children welcome. 453-5373. BURLINGTON: Mature, good-natured, responsible female to share lg. 2-bdrm. in friendly house. Central. Many amenities. $325/mo. + utils. Pet-/smoke-free. Ann, 658-8488.

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BURLINGTON: Feminist woman only. Child welcome. Share downtown home, garden. Friendly, clean and orderly. No smoking/pets. $325/mo. + utils. 8 6 0 6828.

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Still, you can accept gay marriage without wanting it enacted by judicial fiat. The law's failure to countenance gay marriage is hardly an injustice on a par with antimiscegenation laws. Despite the changes of the past 50 years, the state's chief motivation in promoting marriage remains the orderly propagation of the species. The rise in births among unmarried women notwithstanding, three-quarters of all children are still produced by married couples. The percentage of married couples with children under 18 living at home has dropped only slightly since 1950 (48.4 percent then, 46.5 percent now). Same-sex couples raising children remains a relatively minor social phenomenon (just 167,000 U.S. households, not all of which necessarily involve gay men or lesbians). The number of single-parent households has risen sharply, but if anything the problems associated with such families have increased society's stake in encouraging conventional marriage. Gay marriage presents a host of tricky issues. Why should marriage be restricted to conjugal relationships? Suppose a couple of wiseacre straight roommates waltz into city hall demanding a marriage license. We live together and share expenses, they argue. You're telling us we can't get a marriage license because we don't have GAY SEX? I don't claim such problems are insuperable, but they do suggest the appropriate place to decide this issue is the legislature, not the courts. — CECIL ADAMS

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(Apr. 20-May 20): You'll probably dream of red-eyed monsters, sinewy warriors and armorplated androids this week — and they'll all be on your side for a change. You'll most likely also have what I call reverse nightmares, in which you heroically interrupt your worst recurring dream themes and compel them to mutate into happy endings. I bet this nocturnal revolution will spill over into the daytime, too — giving you the juice to overturn the unfair advantages your competitors and nemeses have had.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): Are those psychic messages from your dream lover whispering insistently inside your head? Or are they perhaps signals smuggled back through time from a future version of you? Whatever they are, Gemini, pay rapt attention. These beacons arriving from the wild blue yonder may be confusing at first, but if you're patient enough to sift through the noise they're embed-

ded in, they'll point you in the direction of a surprising new quest. This is a subtle assignment, so I'll describe it again in different words. The curious inspirations you're tuning into are not entirely the word of God — in fact, they may be no more than 40 percent accurate — but they do contain valuable clues about how to follow a beautiful and unexpected fork in your destiny.

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): No matter how holy and good, everyone in the world has a little portion of the world's sickness inside them. It's known by many names: neurosis, ignorance, shadow, demon, devil. Many people try to deny that this darkness inhabits them. Others acknowledge its power so readily that they allow themselves to be overwhelmed by it. I happen to believe in taking a position between those two. I accept the fact that this evil is part of me but also take a vigilant warriors stance towards it. I bring this up, my fellow Cancerian, because you've come to the part of your astrological cycle when your shadow is most likely to play tricks on you. Either borrow my strategy for dealing with it or upgrade your own approach.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Its easy to decry blatant examples of censorship, like the fundamentalist-dominated schools in South Carolina that banned the "sorcery-filled" Harry Potter books. But I'd like to call your attention to subtler forms of supression that are seemingly more acceptable. Each of us, for instance, has our own idiosyncratic assemblage of ideas which is intolerable even to think about. Each of us has a virtually impenetrable psychic barrier to keep

out information that might contradict our world view. I bring this up, Leo, because I believe it's now prime time for you to allow in some of the tabooed signals that you relentlessly censor.

VIRGO

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You're not really like a mackerel, which dies if it ever stops swimming. You do suffer, however, from what I call the Mackerel Syndrome: the fearful delusion that you'll turn into a sluggish failure if you ignore your endless to-do list for even a day. But as your soul doctor, Virgo, I'm here to tell you that for the next 10 days, you cannot afford to indulge your Mackerel Syndrome. In fact, the only way you could possibly sabotage the success story you've been working on is to refuse to take regular breaks.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "You can't get what you want," the old pop song goes, "until you know what you want." With that as your mantra, Libra, I'd like you to draw a picture of paradise. I really mean it. Sit down with a piece of paper and create your own personal representation of heaven on Earth. Please avoid borrowing from descriptions embalmed in ancient texts or notions implanted in you by the influential people in your life. Make an attempt to imagine and flesh out the outlines of the welcoming Utopia that would be precisely right for you. By the way, I'd really love to know what you come up with. If you feel like it, photocopy your work and mail it to me at Box 150247, San Rafael, CA 94915.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Here are the kinds of experiences you'll be most likely to enjoy in the

coming week: analyzing the rich lessons of a relationship that is finished; tasting wine from a vineyard that has been turned into a housing development; visiting the place you used to call home; creating a work of art inspired by your life's most frustrating mystery; and taking to heart the notion that those who remain ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it.

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22-Dec. 21): Sylvia Miles was on screen for a mere six minutes in the movie Midnight Cowboy, but was nominated for an Oscar for her work. I expect there'll be a comparable development in your own life sometime during the next two weeks, Sagittarius. A pithy message, cameo appearance or brief epiphany will be a seed that eventually sprouts into a luxuriant bloom. My advice? Be vigilant for those divine interruptions that will allow you to glean a year's worth of truth in a very short time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-

Jan. 19): One night a cop comes upon a man who's squatting beneath a streetlight and gazing here and there at the sidewalk. "Lose something?" the cop asks. "I dropped my wallet in that dark alley over there," the man replies, pointing some distance away. "Then why are you looking for it here?" the cop inquires reasonably. "Because the light is much better here," says the man. And that, my dear Capricorn, is your parable for the week.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): J.P. Morgan, who became one of the richest men in history, credited many of his savvy financial decisions

(to the counsel of his astrologer. During World War II, British Intelligence considered Winston Churchill's personal astrologer to be the X-factor that allowed them to stay one step ahead of Hitler's unpredictable moves. In that great tradition, you have turned to me today for advice on how you should channel your growing urge for freedom. And I tell you: Trust the art of the irrational. (Note carefully that I am not advising you merely to trust the irrational.)

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): It's comical how many times during my career as a writer and musician some executive or agent has told me, in effect, "Sell out first, and then you can do anything you want." Compromise my artistic principles, in other words, so as to make enough money to be able never to have to compromise my artistic principles again. I must confess that though this strategy has always led to laughable failure for me, it has borne rich rewards for a few other people I know. I bring this up, Pisces, because I believe fate is now asking you to determine once and for all which type you are: the kind that can only succeed if you follow your bliss, or the kind that can thrive by selling out first. Make your choice, then walk that path with all your heart. ®

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ATTRACTIVE, FIT, TALL SWF ENJOYS GOING out, dinner, movies or just sitting home w/ a good one. Looking for M, 30-40, with similar interests to start off as friends, then go from there. 1732 PETITE SWF, 23, ATTRACTIVE, ISO EDUCATED SWM. Must have great sense of humor and be understanding, like to downhill ski, watch movies, dine out and have a good time. 1624 ATTRACTIVE, FIT 46 YO DWF, BALANCED, calm, caring, looking for one good man to ignite that spark inside me. Seeking smart, funny, fit, passionate, NS professional, 40s50s. 1623

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OXYMORON: INTELLIGENT BLONDE? ISO SM friend, 30-45; understanding, honest. DWF, 31, mother, kind-hearted, smoker, elegant, creative, earthy, practical. Loves Bach to classic rock, wine, intelligent conversation, reading. Curious? 1622

WOO THIS VIVACIOUS, BRAINY, 27 YO BEAUTY into being your Valentine. Show you're an emotionally healthy, physically fit, funny, NS, SWPM, 28-36, and I can be your best friend and more. Letters welcome, too. 1771 DWPF, 45, ATTRACTIVE & WITTY. STILL intrigued by the twists & turns in this long & winding road. Looking to walk, skip or run with the right companion. Pack your sense of humor. 1773

"FRIENDS FIRST." SWPF, 31, ISO SWM, 32-40, NS. Qualities needed: sense of humor, hardworking, not bald, a working brain, active, sports-minded, loves dogs, not needy; blue eyes a plus. 1576

MASON WANTED: HAVE BRICKS THAT NEED to get laid. Strong foundation desired; bricks made of humor, intelligence, fun, adventure, sensuality and lust for life. 40+, English masons preferred. 1803 DWPF, 56, LOOKING FOR A FRIEND, 47+, who enjoys dining out, dancing, good music, art, culture and great conversations. 1804 I HATE COFFEE SHOPS AND WALKS ON THE beach. Not Snow White. I don't want prince charming. Beautiful cynic. Seeking same. Just quit smoking. Sort of grumpy. 22 YO. No promises. 1807

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FULL OF LIFE. UNSOPHISTICATED, INTELLECTUAL, sensual, spiritual, silly, non-Christian, organic, ironic, non-vegetarian SWF seeks taller S/DWM, NS, 39-50 for sharing hikes, meals, laughs. Southwestern VT. 1556 SWF, 35, DESIRES THE WHOLE PACKAGE. Tell me about your secret ingredients topped off by a wicked sense of humor laced with a goofy interior. 1561 SHY, FUN, INTELLIGENT & RT 25 YO W/ brown eyes/hair, seeks funny, stable, 22-32 YO for friendly skiing, snowshoeing and maybe a warm cup of cocoa when j f s too cold outside. 1566 F, 23, OPEN-MINDED, CREATIVE, INTELLIGENT, loves to laugh and have interesting conversations, seeks same. Social conscience a plus. 1567 SKI WITH ME1 WPF, 49, 5*9", NS, BLONDE/ blue-eyed. Blue trailer. Seeks tall PWM, NS, skier, for winter frolicking indoors and outdoors. Friends first. 1501 SPF, ATTRACTIVE, INTELLIGENT, ENJOYS outdoor activities, very fit, sense of humor. Seeking similar M, 39-48. 1504 MUST BE IN THE WRONG PLACE at the wrong time, because I haven't met you yet. SWF, 45, NS/ND, mother of 1, ISO loving, kind, creative, intelligent adventurer in life. 1505 CREATIVE SPIRIT SEEKING M, 50+. WHO HAS substance, style, kind heart & active spiritual life. My likes: rural living, simple abundance, whole foods, fitness, world music, artsy endeavors. 1511 FUN-LOVING, INNOCENT CHILD INHABITING robust, vital, DPFW, 55 YO body. Outgoing massage therapist, musician, NYC transplant finally ready for honest companionship, shared acceptance and passion. Only available need apply. 1513 SUPER SENIOR. WF, 73, ISO SWM, 68-75, to enjoy the rest of our lives. I'm attractive, dress welt, enjoy socializing, dining in/out, various types of music. Love to dance, travel. Would love to cook for that special someone. If that's you, then I'm here waiting breathlessly. 1514

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LOVE 2000. SM, 44. 5'8". FIT, EDUCATED, sense of humor. Seeks good times, romance with caring, intelligent, liberal woman. Enjoy rock/folk/blues, outdoors, movies, dancing, travel, time together. Chittenden Co. 1795

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INTELLIGENT, SENSUAL, WITTY & CENTERED WPF in second half of 40S...ISO affectionate, socially adept, self-actualized & available man of similar age to share conversation, books, movies, love of animals, family. Share laughter, great food, Sunday Times. 1577

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FRIENDSHIP FOR LIFE CAN BE SHARED WITH this DWM, 5'io", 165 lbs. Fit, active, hardworking, happy and dedicated person seeking same to share life's pleasures. 1794 PAIR OF DWM, LIFE-LONG FRIENDS, 6' & 6'i", early-4os, no graying, no balding, attractive. We're spontaneous and adventurous. First time ad/new to the field. Seeking like-minded F buddies for companionship and more. 1796 SENSITIVE, INTELLIGENT, SUCCESSFUL, middle-aged M. Positive attitude. Seeks charming, class-act lady w/ good self-esteem for interesting, adventurous lifestyle. Comfortable relationship. Letters appreciated. Telephone fine. Will reply to all. 1797

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SINGLE (NEVER MARRIED), SINGULAR (NO offspring) JPM, 41 (look less), ISO feminine F for fun, future. Am educated, artistic, athletic, attractive, well-travelled, very easy to be with. Letters OK, too. 1806 BIWM, 23, SEEKS GIRLS WHO CAN PLAY AS tough as the boys. 1809 INTELLIGENT, 6'4", BLUE EYES, 40S, DWM, secure, attractive, professional, in shape, like dining out, sports, dancing, boating and nights at home. Seek slim, in-shape SW, attractive, 28-40, who loves to have fun & explore new ideas. 1816 IF YOU CAN IMAGINE YOUR LOVER, STRONG but gentle, in control (not controlling), playful, someone who appreciated your moods, desires, fantasies... you might want to try this SWMP seeking pretty SWF, 27-37. 1810

ROMANTIC SWPM, FUNNY, LOVING, ACTIVE, fit, enjoys biking, dining out, good conversation, writing love letters. Seeking active, fit F, 35-45, to share same and lots more. 1813 I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE SPECIAL. An outdoor lover that's warm, kind, compassionate, sensual, petite, and has a good sense of humor. If this sounds like you, this 40 YO would like to hear from you! 1815 STOUT, HARDY LEGS TO DANCE, BIKE, HIKE. Strong, gentle hands to touch, mold, hold. Head of wisdom to think, laugh and fool. What about you? ISO LTR w/ active WPF, 40s.

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24-YEAR-OLD ROCKET SCIENTIST W/ GOOD looks, a hot motorcycle, and a few internal inconsistencies. In search of a woman. 1753 BORED INTELLECTUAL TEDDY BEAR SEEKS SF to keep life interesting — movies, music, quiet time, conversations that last all night, jokes and fun. Me: SWM, 23, ex-smoker. You: SF, 18-25, NS. NO SENSE OF HUMOR, s ' l o " , 170 LBS., goodlooking, fit, NS, divorced, young 50, but w/ hair & teeth. Barnes & Noble, skiing, dining, waterfront. ISO good-looking lady w/ hair/teeth and a sense of humor. 1764 WHERE'S THE SNOW? SWM, 39, 6', SKIER waiting for winter, seeks like-minded SWF for xc- & downhill skiing, hiking, tennis, boating, travel, dining. Positive attitude, humor, ambition & active lifestyle. 1765 PREFER CANOES TO COMPUTERS, mountains to malls. DWM, 43, lean, fit, active, sensitive, bearded, reasonable, organic runner type. Looking for someone in touch with their own personal ecology. 1768

SWM, 41, I'M LOOKING FOR A LADY WHO'S honest, down-to-earth and easy going. Do you enjoy camping, golf, weekend getaways, movies, dining out, playing cards and much more? Let's talk! 1686

SWM, 34, 5'10". EASY-GOING, FUNNY. LOOKING for a peaceful, attractive F to enjoy movies, laughter and small cafes. Race unimportant. 1772

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ELEGANT, YOUTHFUL POUILLY FUISSE sweet, spicy with great legs and character — seeks zesty, medium-bodied Zlnfandel. Must have distinct individuality, be slightly fruity, and retain stability once harvested. Vintage i959-'69. 1769 BEEN THERE? DONE THAT? TIRED OF PLAYING around? Plus-size F into movies, music and just being. ISO M, 30-45, andventurousness and open mind required. 1689

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RESEMBLE THE LADY DESCRIBED IN 12/29 "Lola" (pg. 49)? Are you affectionate, graceful, intellectual? Desire a gentle, creative, mid-3os SWM who's not jealous? Let your fingers do the walking. 1692

DWPF, 34, 5'4". 115 LBS., MODERN WOMAN seeking traditional courtship with NS, nontraditional gentleman. Are you athletic, independent, educated, honest, friendly? Do you have joi de vivre and a sense of humor? 1814

ENERGETIC, VERY FIT SWPF, 40, SEEKS outdoor adventurer. A perfect day is spent outside followed by an evening of good conversation, music and food. Friends first, looking for LTR. 1694

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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: find my soulmate. SWPCM, 34, 5'8", 180 lbs., muscular, attractive, humorous, marriage-minded, ISO honest, in-shape F for fun, romantic, caring, sensual, sometimes kinky, exciting, faithful, loving relationship. Love slow dancing & country living. 1697 COMMITMENT-MINDED SM, 46, 5'8", 155 lbs., very fit, fun, enjoys vacations, camping, convertibles, sun, hot tubs. ISO petite, responsible, hard-working, playful F. 1698 ISO LTR W/ CUTE, SENSITIVE, SWEET, caring, intelligent, sexy, artistic, seductive, kissable, hugable, soft-hearted, honest, passionate PF, 18-24, NS/NA, who demonstrates the knowledge of good morals, joyfulness and beauty. 1700 20-SOMETHING, LONG-HAIRED, POT-SMOKING, nonconformist, anti-social jazz geek needs help drinking coffee, hanging around in clubs 'til late, watching sunsets/sunrises, and having fun. Bright moments! 1703 WANTED: ALIVE & KICKING STELLATE-EYED, smoke-free SWF with creative imagination and no dependents to become soulmate for SWM, 44. Reward: spouse bounty. 1704 WE ARE ALL MADE OF THE SAME STUFF, YET so different from each other. Looking for someone to hang out with who appreciates this difference. Honest, fun-loving, playful lady, 28-40. 1705 SWPM, VERY YOUNG 39. ISO ADVENTUROUS, energetic partner for rock & ice climbing, hiking, playing in the snow. 1706

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SWPM, 39, NS, HANDSOME, ROMANTIC, looking to meet that special S/DWF, 30-39, tall, active and open to all kinds of indoor/outdoor activities. Margaritas and sunsets are my favorites! 1578

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COMMUNICATION IS KEY. DWCM, Italian/ American, young 50s, NS/NA, looking for social extrovert, active CF, shapely, late 40s, over 5*3", proportional weight w/ interests in church, dining, dancing, social interactions.

mi LOVING, KIND, RELIGIOUS, EDUCATED, OPENminded WPCM, 37, never married, ISO woman to befriend, share the joys of life with. Must be able to deal w/ my M.S. 1712 THIS HAS GOT TO BE A FIRST... Attractive M, 29, w/ ambition actually ISO strong, intelligent, athletically inclined, attractive F, 21-30, to get to know, possibly develop a LTR. 1714 BLUE EYES, BIG HEART, LOVE TO LAUGH. Love to make you laugh more. Enjoy the wild outdoors, good music and fine wine. Photography is a passion. Waiting for your reply. 1715 NEW IN TOWN. Gentleman, nice eyes, SWPM, 32, decent, honest, fit, attractive, Secure, likes travel, fine dining, movies, all outdoor activities. ISO warm, attractive, fit SAF or SWF. Please call. 1716 COME OUT AND PLAY. SWM, 41, SEEKING partner for exploration and adventure. Enjoys travel, arts, reading, good food and wine. Irreverent, inquisitive, occasionally quirky. Tell me your story. 1717 DM, 49, INDOOR/OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST hoping to meet slender F, 4oish, with similar interests. Ctrl. VT. 1720 22 YO COLLEGE STUDENT, ASPIRING chemist, aspiring scientist and wannabe teacher, seeks an attractive SF, 20-24, to teach him some things about love. ND. 1721 43, HANDSOME, SELF-EMPLOYED ORGANIC farmer, naturalist type, seeking natural beauty, 32-42 YO, who's interested in same, loves dogs, dirt, water, rocks and herself. Good business mind a plus! 1725 BEAUTY, HEALTH, HAPPINESS & WISDOM radiate from a highly evolving spirit divinely created, complete; not needing anybody or anything. I am as you are: a reflection/balance. 1729

WANTED: DANCE PARTNER, 25-45, WHO IS witty, playful, loyal, honest, ambitious, likes the outdoors, country living and life's simple pleasures. I offer the same. 1521

LOOKING FOR MY GODDESS. 33 YO SWPM seeks big-hearted, sharp-minded Earth mother for best friend, partner in crime, laughs, passion and romance. Where are you? 1610

DEPENDABLE, HONEST, LOYAL? Good-looking, hard-working WM, 20, NS, 5*7". I enjoy movies, music, snowboarding and eating out. ISO motivated, attractive WF, 18-24, for friendship/LTR. 1525

ESOTERIC SWM, DEGREE, FIT, MID-40S, eclectic, music, art interests, seeks attractive, affectionate, hip, SAF or SBF, 25-45, for LTR. 1613 CUTE, BOYISH VEGETARIAN, 24, ARTIST, musician, professional cook, nature-lover, seeks beauty, 18-32, to share love. 1614 SWM, 36, SLENDER, NEVER BEEN MARRIED, and haven't dated much. Hey ladies! What's wrong with this picture? I like camping, hiking, movies and most important: laughs!! Looking for an attractive woman, 28-39. 1555 SWM, 50. FOUNTAIN OF SORROW SEEKS A child in these hills, before the deluge and not late for the sky. 1557 SWM, 47, 6', 180 LBS., CREATIVE TYPE W / appreciation for the absurd. Smart, solvent, loyal, honest. Seeks smart, psychologically healthy SF to drive into the sunrise with. 1558 FREE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! Hugs & kisses w/ extra affection. SWM, 50S, 5'9", 220 lbs. in urgent need of love & affection. Ladies, you can help! Call today for prompt service. Rutland area. 1563 GENUINE WEIRDO. SWM, 22. ISO SAME. Must want superficial happiness in all its glory. Let's party. Let's drink. Let's waste money. Let's raise a ruckus. Be 21-24? 1565

BUSY GUY, 5 ' i o " , SEEKS COMPANION TO see film, drama, music, dance, art. Biting wit, cynical humor and idealistic love of untouched beauty essential. 1731

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BiWM, 50S, 5'9", 225 LBS., WOULD LIKE TO meet Bi/GMs for day & weekend fun at my place. Clean & discreet. Let's talk about it. Rutland area. Call me. 1799

ISO RED-HEADED GM INTO POTTERY, LIVING in St. Albans area. My channelling group says you are the one for me. 1713 SWM, STRAIGHT/Bi-CURIOUS, 28, FIT, seeks straight/Bi-Curious Ms, 20-35, for whatever. Sounds like fun, so why not? Discretion a must. No mail, please. 1601 GWM ISO SAME. I'M 48, GOOD HEALTH, active, seek companionship, poss. LTR. 1559 SBM, 30, COLLEGE-EDUCATED, WELL-CULTURED, New Orleans native new to VT, seeking SB or PR man, college-educated, 30+, for friendship, companionship and brotherly love. 1527 BiWM, 28, 5'9", 155 LBS., BROWN HAIR & eyes, straight-acting & masculine, in great physical shape. Seeking another BiWM, 2030, for possible friendship and discreet, adult, fun times. 1516 CALLING KINDRED SOUL, CREATIVE, POSITIVE, roots brother. Athletic vegan, 27, earth spirit, whole, cosmic, into naughty role play. Let's trade air-cushioned shoes and walk/wrestle into the sun. Be true! 1512

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE FOR ASKING SOMEONE out on a date. Happy Millennium, Guys. Don't remain distant when offered this chance: a date of your choice in this millennium. 1748 IN SHAPE, MIDDLE-AGE MALE, 45, 5'7", 150 lbs. Experienced top/Dad negotiates and explores partner's limits, in words and actions—"toy chest," role play, discipline, uniforms, firm but respectftil. Interested?

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MaBiWM, 5'9", BLONDE/BLUE, 2 0 0 LBS., looking for other BiWM, 18-33, must be thin, short hair. I'm looking for a buddy friend to get together with and do adult things. 1691 LUDLOW AREA. BiM SEEKS OTHER Bi MEN. Me: 53, 6', 2 0 0 lbs. You: doesn't matter as long as clean & discreet. No drugs. 1701 SUBMISSIVE BOTTOM SEEKS RAUNCHY TOP with a lot of gas. 1709 GWM, 35, ENJOYS CONVERSATION, MOVIES, music, food, drink, quiet evenings at home, passion & intensity. Chilling walks, too. Woodstock/Rutland area. I'm open, call. 1702

WPBiF & WPBiM, EARLY-40S, ISO BiF TO have fun. Must be discreet, clean & looking for adult enjoyment. We're both adults, no games. No outrageous entertainment, just safe fun. Call, you never know. 1693 HANDSOME WM, 40, 6', 185 LBS., WELLbuilt, dominant & macho, seeks slender, young, submissive sissy-boy for discreet, intimate encounters. Any race. 1711 FIT WM, 42, LOOKING TO JOIN A LOVE TRIANGLE. Has had enough of the one-on-one, needs to explore in Y2K. Toys OK. 1687 ATTRACTIVE, YOUTHFUL, OPEN, SENSUAL M/F CU, 40, seeks attractive BiF, 20-48, for friendship & possible LTR. 1719 STRAIGHT SWM, 5'9", 160 LBS., BLUE EYES, brown hair, handy man, property maintenance, seeking to do projects around the homes of CUs & Fs seeking to exchange skills for thrills. 1617 POP THIS CHERRY. 21 YO SWM, cute, redhead, Bi-curious, "nice guy," seeking kinky "nice guys" to fulfill my hunger. Chicks with "something extra" welcome, too! 1575 HANDSOME M SEEKS TRANSSEXUAL IN local 50 mi. radius of Plattsburgh or Burlington. Clean, happy fun from financially secure 37 YO. All t/s welcome. Will travel. Waiting. 1564

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SWPM, 29, 6', 180 LBS., AVERAGE LOOKS, seeks attractive F for LTR. I like mtn. biking, golf, and exploring the West Coast. Give me a ring. 1605

ADAM TO EVE: LETS EAT THE FORBIDDEN fruit; lose the leaves; sun on the beach; swim in the creek; hike the trail; moonlight walks; talk of dreams. 1569

ALPHA SEEKS OMEGA. Attractive SWM, 33, new in VT, seeks honest soul for friendship, possible LTR. Likes bookshops, coffeehouses, outdoors and animals. ISO SF, genuine, with sense of humor. 1620

DWM, 42, SEEKS A WOMAN WHO UNDERSTANDS "slut" for the compliment it is, and is an independent-thinking, fit, outdoorsy, non-Republican, pet lover, as well. Retired trophy wives especially welcome. 1509

SWM, 28, BURSTING WITH YULETIDE MISCHIEF, seeks sassy, classy, woman, 40+, who melts under mistletoe, is on Santa's "naughty" list, and required her holiday package be unwrapped by skilled hands. 1522

VERY ATTRACTIVE DWPM SEEKS SLENDER, pretty girl, 23-42, for good times, laughs and possible LTR. I'm NS, no kids or baggage. Prefer the same, but kids might be OK. 1730

VERY SPECIAL MAN ISO BEAUTIFUL WOMAN for fun, adventure, holding and lifetime friendship. SWPM, 47, 5*9", secure, enjoys ocean, sun, good conversation, giving and much more. 1619

NICE GUY, 37, GOOD-LOOKING, STABLE, FUN. Likes music, bookshops, beach, hiking, conversation, skiing, dancing. Take a chance. I am. 1508

STOCKING STUFFER, YOUNG 50, THIN, FIT, handsome DPM, NS, 5'8", 145 lbs., father of two, runner, skier, reader, financially secure. Seek intelligent, humorous, beautiful, thin F for LTR. Kids preferred. 1604

SWM, 39, MINT CONDITION: FIT, 6', DARK, attractive, prof., financially secure, low maintenance. Would like to connect w/ an educated, independent, attractive SPF, 25-35, for some of the finer things. NS, ND. 1611

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DISGUSTING, UGLY BRIDGE TROLL, NASTY disposition, totally lacking in character, stubborn, opinionated, aggressive, argumentative, unsophisticated, domineering bastard with an infinite selection of bad habits. Come and get it! 1801 MARRIED WOMEN! Let this SWM be your best friend. Any problems, talk to me. Kind, gentle, affectionate. Will cook for you. Spend your nights, weekends with me. Private romance. 1762 MaWCU, EARLY 40S, ISO SEXY, FULL-FIGURED BiF, 30-45, for fun and fantasy fulfillment. Clean, discreet, ND. 1763 SUBMISSIVE WM, 30, 6', 155 LBS. SEEKS dominant F into S&M, B&D, feminization, etc. Discreet. Age unimportant. Please help me be a slave for you. I will obey. 1755 SUBMISSIVE M, 31, 6', 195 LBS., LOOKING for an attractive, dominant F(s) into light bondage and S&M. I need training in pleasing a woman, can you teach me? 1766

M LOOKING FOR SPECIAL F. A LUST FOR LIFE. A passion for sensual and erotic. Being open and free. A thrill wearing silk and satin. 1568 SWM, 25, ATHLETIC BUILD, OPEN-MINDED, ISO same F, CU, MaCU, 18-40, for a safe, sane, consensual, casual relationship. Discretion is assured. NS/NS. 1524 ARE YOU OLDER 81 FEELING BOLDER? Try some young and dark chocolate seeking the older experience from an artful teacher. Discretion assured and expected. Call me! 1518

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TAKE FRIENDSHIP, ADD WATER & STIR. Where the S. Burlington mall buildings are blue I will meet you. Think music. M, 50s, seeking SF, NS for friendship. Let's visit. 1562

1/15, A.E. GOOD SALE, NICE PANTS. YOU: tall, dark hair, glasses. We exchanged looks for the second time. First time was while we were dancing at 135. Let's chat sometime! 1800 YOU IN YOUR BLACK JEEP; ROLLERBLADING on the waterfront; Mings, the best Chinese "food" I have ever had. Never forget, never regret. Often in my thoughts, always in my heart. 1805 YOU MAY BE MY SOULMATE... You described yourself to Lola in the 1/12 issue. Let me join you under your cabbage leaf. No discussion of financial sheets necessary or desired. 1808 DEAR KENNY, THIS IS BOX 1505. Your message got cut off before your phone number could be recorded! Please call back and leave your phone number, I would love to talk to you. 1505

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WWiF, JEWISH PROFESSIONAL SEEKING MY beshairt," 60-70S, for love, travel, laughter. Box 678 SWF, 40S, LONG BLOND HAIR, GREEN EYES, buxom and full-figured. College-educated and loves music, art, travel and camping out. Seek M w/ a sense of humor. Box 680 CLASSICAL MUSICIAN/TEACHER, FUN-LOVING, bright, well-read, nature lover w/ varied nterests; son, grown & gone. Tired of walking alone. Looking for enjoyable company; possible LTR. Would welcome your letter. Box 682 EARLY 30S, COMPASSIONATE, FUNNY F seeking M inspired by social justice causes. Interests: fair trade, art, hiking and conserving the planet's resources. Looking for relationship and/or friend. Box 674 WARM, INTELLIGENT DWF GEMINI, 44, ISO D/SWM Libra, early 50s, w/ initial "T" in name or career. I heard you're mine and I'm yours. Want to test the theory? Box 675 WANTED! GOOD-HEARTED MAN. CTRL. VT lady, 40s, seeks M, NS, values honesty, communication, easy-going, sense of humor, enjoys antique shops, museums, quiet times.. ISO soulmate. Will answer all. Box 676 Y 1

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DWF, 52, LOVES SOCIABILITY, INTIMACY, solitude, art, music, dancing, movies, woods, water, gardens, books. Renoiresque figure about 30 lbs. too ample for contemporary fashion. ISO warm-hearted M friend. Box 654

SKINNY SKINNY-DIPPER WANTED. Free to travel. ISO warm waters, the world — around and within. Must be ethical vegetarian w/ positive life force. NS/ND and no kids, yet. Box 669

QUALITIES WORTH MORE THAN ANY AMOUNT of money from attractive, in-shape PWF, young 50s, in exchange for financial security with special, warm, loving, intellectual man. Let's share life's journey. Box 652

ANYBODY KNOWS YOU CAN CONJURE ANYTHING by the dark of the moon. Seeking correspondence from those for whom dreams are the stuff of which lives are made... Laughter bewitches. Box 661

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DEAF MAN, 45 5'8". HEY, LADIES, WHO loves me? I love to go out to eat, hunting and to ride. Share feelings in many ways. Talk in future. Get lucky. Box 681 SWM, 33, ND, NS, NA, VEGETARIAN AND environmentally-conscious socialist, seeks simple-living, natural woman who is emotionally mature and read to love and be loved. Chittenden County. Box 673

WiWF, 73, GEMINI, BLOND/GREEN, 5'4, plussized, sensitive, caring, employed, loves music/big bands, dancing, dining out, concerts, travel and an invigorating discussion. ISO M friend, correspondence first. Box 660

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WANTED: ALIVE. ISO LTR WITH D/SWF, 3235. May be dangerous, but unarmed; has looks, intellect, honesty & adventurousness. Are you this outlaw? Reward: 35 YO, 6' DWM. Box 679

LIBERAL, SPIRITUAL DWPF, WRITER, 40, seeks best friend for thoughtful conversations, long walks, good meals and general adventuring, possible LTR. Empathy and strong self-esteem a must. Photo appreciated. Box 659

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OK, I CAN LIVE ALONE HAPPILY ENOUGH, but where's the challenge? This non-buxom, attractively graying 51 YO is ISO M w/ character, humor, warmth. If he can build a house, so much the better; I am willing to build by his side. Box 658

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MY TRACTOR IS SEXY. SWM, 49, 5*11", 170 lbs., fit, good-looking, ambitious, hard-working, NS, NS, NA, likes big equipment, animals, hiking. Seeks attractive, fit, healthy, ambitious, sexy F for LTR. Box 653

w SHY BUT OUTGOING GF - SPENDS THE days in family activities and the nights relaxing to movies, maybe cuddling — ISO SF w/ similar interests. Box 672 FOR SO LONG I'VE WAITED. BEHIND MY locked door. Afraid to venture out. Wanting forever more. Afraid you'll not come. Perhaps my chance is lost. Into the well my wishing coin is tossed. GWF, 38, ISO companionship, possible LTR. Box 671

SWPM, 29, CYCLIST/OUTDOOR PLAYER, poet/writer, simple lifer with non-humid sense of humor seeks intelligent, sensitive SWF, 24-32, for sharing fun, charged, lifeaffirming moments — in friendship or beyond. Box 655

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THE END IS NEAR SCARED? Don't be. Begin the groovy new century with this swinging GWM. Don't huddle over your camp stove and bottled water alone. Let's have some fun. Box 664

AQUARIUS? BEAUTIFUL (INSIDE & OUT)? I could sure use a friend w/ big hugs! Handsome WM, 51, self-suppportive, physically fit, desires woman by day, lady by night! No children, please. Box 656 SEEKING SUMBISSIVE F, 23-35, INTO B&D by dark M. Limits respected w/ tender, loving care. Casual or LTR. Also: dinners, moonlight walks, wine. Box 657 VERMONT PRISONER IN NJ, 43, SWM, UVM grad looking for friendship and romance. Home in 2001. Warm, affectionate pen pal and companion. Let's share hopes and future dreams together. Box 651

SWF, 52, QUEEN, TALL, ISO SWM MENTOR and friend. "Jay W." types, write! Help explore new found kink. Safe, sane, caring, discreet and clean. Letters first. Box 677

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