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or the s e c o n d time this evening, Dave D e l l i n g e r is t r y i n g to e n d his s p e e c h . "All r i g h t , " he says. "I'll leave off the part about Iraq and about the number < f of p o o r p e o p l e there are and about the p r i s o n s . " At least he c o v e r e d American colonialism, his p h i l o s o p h y or e d u c a t i o n , S D S , M a l c o l m X, the American military budget — which, he p o i n t s o u t , in 1997 was bigger than the next eight largest military b u d g e t s in t h e world combined — and the Chicago Seven conspiracy trial, the event for which the lifelong activist and P e a c h a m r e s i d e n t is best-known.
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Dellinger's speech — a part of the monthly speaker series in Danville, Vermont — is like a tossed salad: Experiences, opinions and favorite quotations tumble out in no particular order. "Now I want to quote something from the Indians," he says, and then, "now I want to read something from my book." He holds a pen in his right hand and rustles papers at the lectern. In his tweed jacket, widewale corduroys and work boots, he looks like a beloved old social studies teacher — who happens to have some pretty strong opinions about the slavery and genocide that accompanied the development of this nation. "Wait till you get to be 82, almost 83 years old," he quips, trying to wrap things up. "You've lived so long, you have too many ideas." The 50-some people who nearly fill the auditorium seem content to let Dellinger go on, but he wants to hear their ideas. An interchange is more valuable than a speech, he says. But wait! His left index finger shoots up as his brain locks on one more bit of informatiipn he wants to relay. "Here I go,'* he says. He wants to end with an excerpt from The Brothers Karamazov. Dellinger reads the excerpt, then puts the lid on his pen and tucks the pen in his shirt pocket. Ready for interchange.
ave Dellinger just can't stop — it's a pattern that started early in his life. As an 11year-old in 1927, he asked his father to take him to the Massachusetts governor's office to plead for the lives of condemned prisoners Sacco and Vanzetti. As a Yale University freshman in 1932, he joined a campaign to unionize the school's cooks, secretaries and janitors. As a graduate fellow at Oxford University, he came home a year early — in 1937 — so he could coax his country to accept Jewish refugees. And as a young husband, he spent two years in the Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, penitentiary
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on a draft resistance charge. He got to hold his first child, Patchen, only once for a few seconds, then not again until he was released from prison and the boy was 14 months old. Peace and justice causes have taken Dellinger around the world and into jail or prison so many times he's stopped counting. By the time of the infamous 1968 Democratic National Convention, he was 53 years old. Thousands of anti-Vietnam war protestors showed up at Chicago's Grant Park,, mct by five days of terror in which some 700 people were injured and nearly that number were arrested. In anticipation of violence, Chicago was prepared with 12,000 police, 7500 Army troops and 6000 National Guardsmen. The riots that ensued shocked the nation. For their roles in the demonstration, those who became known as the Chicago Seven (an eighth, Bobby Seale, was tried separately) were
P e a c e a n d justice causes have taken Dellinger a r o u n d the world and into jail or p r i s o n so m a n y times he's s t o p p e d counting, charged with conspiracy and crossing state lines and making speeches with intent to incite riots. During the trial the following year, Newsweek columnist Stewart Alsop — a classmate of Dellinger's at Yale, called him "a kind of elder statesman of the New Left." The headline dubbed him "the last idealist." All seven defendants were eventually acquitted. Two of the best-known Chicago Seven, Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, have died; John Froines is a professor of health sciences at the
University of California-Los Angeles; Tom Hayden is a state senator in California; Rennie Davis became a venture capitalist and a lecturer on meditation and self-awareness; and Lte Weiner has worked with nonprofit organizations such as the AntiDefamation League of B'nai B'rith in New York, and is an advocate for AIDS research and Russian Jews. Three decades after the Chicago Seven trial put him in the national limelight — a status he prefers to dismiss — David Dellinger is still going strong. He fasts for 12 days every October as part of a campaign to persuade federal lawmakers to change Columbus Day to "Indigenous People's Day." He holds monthly vigils outside the federal building in St. Johnsbury for various causes with his wife, Elizabeth Peterson, and the North Country Coalition for Justice and Peace. He drives an hour and 45 minutes to Burlington every other month to co-chair meetings of the ' board of directors of Toward Fre'edom, a Vermont-based international affairs publication. Dellinger and his wife spent three weeks in Japan last December meeting with activists involved in several causes, then hosted one of them at their home in Peacham last month. Dellinger and Peterson's youngest child, Michele McDonough, 41, admits she can't keep track of her father. "I don't even know when he gets arrested anymore," she says. In fact, his last arrest was on November 19, 1997, in Washington, D.C. Dellinger was part of a group of people who blocked a doorway at the Justice Department after they were refused a meeting with Attorney General Janet Reno. The group wanted to discuss Leonard Peltier, the Native American serving two life sentences for the murders of two FBI agents — despite, many believe, overwhelming evidence that he didn't commit the crimes. Dellinger goes on trial next month. He certainly hasn't slowed down, says son Dan Dellinger, 46, who lives 20 minutes away in North Danville. Continued
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MICHELE LALIBERTE (French & German cabaret), Leunig's, 8:30 p.m. NC. OPEN MIKE (acoustic), Dubie's Cafe, 8 p.m. NC. RACHEL BISSEX (singer-songwiter), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. YANKEE POT ROAST (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. SPILL, JUMPING UGLY, 27 DOWN (modern rock), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $3. CHAD HOLLISIER (pop), Sweetwaters, 9 p.m. NC. TRAIN WRECK (blues/rock super group), Cherry Street Billiards, 9 p.m. NC. CHAD, SAMEASYOU (groove-rock), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $2/4. KARAOKE, J.P.'s Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. MARK BRISSON (acoustic), Cheers, 9 p.m. NC. TERRY DIERS (gospel, r&b), Good Times Cafe, Hinesburg, 7:30 p.m. NC.
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BIG JOE BURRELL & FRIENDS (blues-jazz), Halvorson's, 8:30 p.m. $2. ELLEN POWELL & JOE DAVIDIAN (jazz) Leunig's, 8:30 p.m. NC. JEREMY HARPLE & FRIENDS (acoustic folk), Dubie's Cafe, 9 p.m. $3. KATE BARCLAY (singer-songwriter), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. COLD STEEL BREEZE (blues), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. TRAIN WRECK (blues/rock), Cherry Street Billiards, 9 p.m. NC. HELICOPTER, ED SYMPHONIUM (freak rock/instr. prog, rock), Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. NC. VIPERHOUSE & COSMOS TRIBUTARY DANCERS (tribute to Sun Ra), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $4/6. CONSTRUCTION JOE, WIDE WAIL (alt-rock), Club
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CLYDE STATS TRIO (jazz), Windjammer, 5 p.m. NC. ZOLA TURN, DIE TRYING (alt-rock), Slade Hall, UVM, 9:30p.m. $2. ATLANTIC CROSSING, LAST ELM STRING BAND (Irish, folk; benefit for Celtic College), Champlain Club, 8 p.m. $5. HIGH FLYING GARGOYLES (groove rock), Dubie's Cafe, 9 p.m. $3. PERRY NUNN (acoustic), Ruben James, 5 p.m. NC, followed by DJ NIGHT, 9 p.m. NC. BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Last Chance, 7:30 p.m. NC. CONSTRUCTION JOE (acoustic alt-rock), Burlington Coffeehouse at Rhombus, 8 p.m. $6. JAMES HARVEY march
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(jazz piano), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. AERIUS (DJ Craig Mitchell), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. $5. THE MACHINE (Pink Floyd tribute), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $10. THE HOLMES BROTHERS (soul/blues), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $10. THE NATURALS (rock), Nectars, 9:30 p.m. NC. ORGANIC GROOVE FARMERS (jug-grass), Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. NC. DAVE KELLER BLUES BAND, Vermont Pub & Brewery, 10 p.m. NC. TRIAL BY FIRE (rock), Alley Cats, 9:30 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $7. EMPTY POCKETS (rock), Franny O's, 9:30 p.m. NC. DANCE PARTY (DJ), Cheers Nightclub, 9 p.m. NC. ABAIR BROS, (rock), Patches Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. WALT ELMORE & ALL THAT JAZZ, Tuckaways, Sheraton Hotel, 9 p.m. NC. BOB GESSER (jazz guitar), Ground Round, 8 p.m. NC. TANTRUM (rock), Trackside Tavern, Winooski, 9 p.m. $2. SMOKIN'GUN (rock), Edgewater Pub, Colchester, 9 p.m. NC. PICTURE THIS (jazz), Evergreen Eddys, Williston, 6 p.m. NC. DANCIN' DEAN (country dance & instruction), Cobbweb, Milton, 7:30 p.m. $5. LIVE JAZZ, Diamond Jim's Grille, St. Albans, 7:30 p.m. NC. ICE JAM (benefit for Red Cross w/ Jesse Metcalf, Time Click Shimmer, Chrome, Social Defect), BFA, St. Albans, 7p.m. $5. BILLY & TYLER (jazz), Jakes 7:30 p.m. NC. 8084 (rock), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. $3. JASON BERGMAN & BEN KOENIG (music of Stephane Grappelli & Djanjo Reinhardt), Villa Tragara Theatre Barn, Waterbury, 6 & 8:30 p.m. $7.50. WILLIE B. EDWARDS (country), Charlie-os, Montpelier, 9 p.m. NC. JAMIE LEE & THE RATTLERS (country), Rusty Nail, Stowe, 9 p.m. $5. SHANE & CHARLOTTE BRODY (trad, folk), Three Mountain Lodge, Jeffersonville, 6 p.m. NC. THE MATCH (rock), Brewski, Jeffersonville, 9 p.m. $3. SALAD DAYS (pop-rock), Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 9:30 p.m. $4. SETH YACOVONE BLUES BAND, Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. .$,4. MIRAGE (rock), Rude Dog Tavern, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. WITNESS (rock), Swany's, Vergennes, 9 f>.m. NC. WOODCHUCK'S REVENGE (folk-Celtic), Deerleap Books, Bristol, 7 p.m. NC.
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JENNI JOHNSON & FRIENDS (jazz-blues), Saigon Cafe, 7 p.m. NC. HOLDSTRONG, IN REACH, NEVER AGAIN (hardcore), 242 Main, 8 p.m. $5. LAURA & GREG NOBLE / HOT CHOCOLATE (acoustic), Dubie's Cafe, 9 p.m. $3. MONKEYS WITH CARKEYS (rock duo), Cactus Cafe, 9:30 p.m. NC. BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Last Chance, 7:30 p.m. NC. LES SAMPOU (acoustic folk-blues), Burlington Coffeehouse at Rhombus Gallery, 8 p.m. $8. THE NATURALS (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. LITTLE MARTIN (DJ), 135 Pearl, 9 p.m. $4/5. KIP MEAKER (blues), Red Square, 9 p.m. NC. DJ NIGHT, Ruben James, 9 p.m. NC. BIM SKALA BIM, SLOW GHERKIN, METRO STYLEE (ska), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $8. KATE BARCLAY (singer-songwriter), Manhattan Pizza, 10 p.m. NC. CRANIAL PERCH (artrock; CD release party), Club Metronome, 7 p.m. NC., followed by RETRONOME (DJ), 10 p.m. NC. BUCK & THE BLACK CATS (rockabilly), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 10 p.m. NC. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $7. KARAOKE, Franny O's, 9:30 p.m. NC. GUY COLASACCO (singer-songwriter), Jake's, All clubs in Burlington
5:30 p.m. NC. ABAIR BROS, (rock), Patches Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. JOE CAPPS (jazz), Tuckaways, Sheraton Hotel, 9 p.m. NC. RICH THOMAS (acoustic), Ground Round, 8 p.m. NC. TANTRUM (rock), Trackside Tavern, Winooski, 9 p.m. $2. SMOKIN'GUN (rock), Edgewater Pub, Colchester, 9 p.m. NC. PICTURE THIS (jazz), Tavern at the Inn at Essex, 8 p.m. NC. DANCE PARTY (DJ), Cheers Nightclub, 9 p.m. NC. MIRAGE (rock), Rude Dog Tavern, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. WITNESS (rock), Swany's, Vergennes, 9 p.m. NC. JUSAGROOVE (disco), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 9 p.m. NC. BL00Z0T0MY (jump blues), Charlie-os, Montpelier, 9 p.m. NC. jaLY ROLL JAM (New Orleans r&b/zydeco), Main Street Bar & Grill, 9 p.m. NC. BIG JOE BURRELL & THE UNKNOWN BLUES BAND W/SANDRA WRIGHT (blues; benefit for North Country animal League, silent auction), Rusty Nail, Stowe, 8:30 p.m. $6. SETH YACOVONE BLUES BAND, Cafe Banditos, Jeffersonville, 9:30 p.m. $4. VIPERHOUSE (acid jazz), Mad Mountain Tavern, Waitsfield, 9 p.m. $4. JUKEBOX HEROES (rock), Gallagher's, Waitsfield, 9:30 p.m. $4. MIKE WOODS & FRIENDS (acoustic), Boony's, Franklin, 7 p.m. NC. CHRISTINE ADLER (jazz/blues), Tom's Riverside Grill, Bristol, 9 p.m. $5.
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ELLEN POWELL & JERRY LAVENE (jazz), Windjammer, 11 a.m. NC. SANDRA WRIGHT, TAMMY FLETCHER, CHRISTINE ADLER & KIP MEAKER (gospel brunch), Red Square, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. $11.95 w/brunch. ARS MUSICA QUINTET (classical), Leunig's, 11 a.m. NC. FAMILY NIGHT (Dead stuff), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. NC. GREYBOY ALLSTARS (jazz-funk), Club Toast, 9:30 p.m. $14. HELICOPTER (rock), Nectar's, 9:30 p.m. NC. JOHNVOORHEES (singer-songwriter), Middlebury Coffee House, 7 p.m. NC. TNT (karaoke & DJ), Thirsty Turtle, Waterbury, 8 .p.m. *:NC. SHURON (folk/blues), LaBrioche Cafe, ' Montpelier, 11 a.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC (acoustic), Main Street Bar & Grill, Montpelier, 11 a.m. NC. PLAYIN' FOR ANDY (benefit for Andy Shapiro w/ Breakaway, Tammy Fletcher, Paul Asbell, Jon Gailmor and more), City Hall, Montpelier, 2 p.m. $10/5.
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Continued, from page 8 will attract more people to the City. "We're in Winooski, we're a little farther away, but people will come for quality music," he says. "We don't want to be just another club." Stay tuned. NIGHTCLUB OF LOVE You read it here first: I told you about a month back that Dave Jarvis, of Cranial Perch, and Kelley Faucheaux were planning to say "I do" in a most un-church-like venue: Club Metronome. Well, they haven't changed their minds. This Saturday, in between the first and second sets of the Perch's CD release party (for Fringe Benefits), the happy couple will be wed in holy matrimony — or maybe unholy, I dunno. Justice of the Peace Maurice Mahoney will preside. Mayor Clavelle was unable to make it, despite his starring role on the CD cover. All I've gotta say is, congratulations. H A R M O N I C A CONVERGENCE Bristol-based harp player Mark Lavoie has a tuneful business going on the Internet — you might call it dealing in heavy metal. Well, actually, make that light: titanium harmonicas are the thing. In his search for the "Holy Grail" — the biggest tone possible from his instrument of 25 years, Lavoie, a Hohner endorsee, discovered the great sound of a titanium comb last year, and now he's enthusiastically selling them (for $160 a pop) from www.middlebury.net/lavoie. Customers so far include Don Brooks, a former harpist with Waylon Jennings who's also played with the Marine Band, of all things, for 35 years; Mickey Raphael, player with Willie Nelson; Junior Wells; Kim Wilson, of The Fabulous Thunderbirds; Jerry Portnoy, who played with Muddy Waters and more recently toured with Eric Clapton; and John Hammond, who summed up his praise for the instrument in one word: "Wow!" The news is spreading, reports Lavoie — by word-of-mouthpiece, of course. DO GOOD DEPT. Once again we've got lots of good music comin' for a good cause — three of'em this week, in fact. This Friday Atlantic Crossing and The Last Elm String Band kick up their heels at a benefit concert/dance and silent auction for the Celtic College. The fun begins at 8 at the Champlain (formerly German) Club. Saturday night we've got The Rusty Nail in Stowe hosting Big Joe Burrell & the Unknown Blues Band with Sandra Wright, offering up their chords for the North Country Animal League. Way to fun(d)raise! This Sunday a whole host of musicians, including Breakaway, Tammy Fletcher, Paul Asbell, Jon Gailmor, Kip Meaker and others, raise their voices in tribute to Andy Shapiro. The jazz pianist and music teacher at Johnson State has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, an unhappy occurrence that has resulted in an outpouring of love — and cash — for him and his family. This party's at Montpelier City Hall and will be sound-mixed by Chuck Eller on equipment donated by Kevin Continued on page 11
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SINGLE TRACKS Wanna hang with the stars — in cyberspace? This Monday on the Guerrilla Lounge (www.bigheavyworld.com), you can chat up San Francisco's Greyboy AllStars prior to their show at Toast, 6-7 p.m. • Good Citizen publisher and Chin Ho! vocalist Andrew Smith is the new music reporter for Vermont at Northeast Performer magazine. If you've got band news to share, send to Andrew by the end of each month via good.citizen@bigheavyworld.co m, fax to 660-8216, or mail to POB 5373, Burlington, VT 05042. And while you're at it, send that stuff right here, too. • Bluesguy Derrick Semler says he gets more attention in his home state than he does in his adopted one. Or at least more air time. Commercial radio station The Bridge (WMDI), serving Portland, Maine, is playing four tunes off his CD, Only Love, in regular rotation. Guess you have to go away if you want to be missed. (If you don't want to miss him, you'll find Semler at Charlie-o's in Montpelier this Thursday.) 'This Friday on "Burlington & Beyond" (WWPV 88.7 FM), stay tuned for an in-studio performance from Invisible Jet, who promise their CD will be out any day now, but I'll believe it when I see it. • Planning for the Burlington Music Conference is picking up steam; Executive Director Tom Baggott reports that Burlington Broadcasters (WIZN, WKDR & WBTZ The Buzz) have kicked in a generous schedule of radio spots for the regional conference — in Burlington this July 29-August 2. Nice. Meanwhile, applications are available around town and can be downloaded from www.bigheavyworld.com. • Speaking of Burlington's "Urban Scene" Web site, check out the ads for it running on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" on WWIN/WB — its soundtrack is from Chin Ho!'s "When Everything Explodes." Always thinking, proprietor Jim Lockridge asked permission of Rolling Stone mag azine to appropriate last week's cover of Buffy, in FemBot-like regalia, for the cover of his annual report. Groovy, baby. • St. Mike's journalism major Dan Peraino dipped his toes in the music biz and came out smiling: His class project for the semester was to book, promote and otherwise tend to the details of bringing New Orleans bluesman Walter "Wolfman" Washington to town. If the capacity crowd at Metronome was any indication, I'd say this lad deserves an A! • I just heard a rumor that the legendary Jerry Jeff" Walker will be performing at the Vergennes Opera House in May. Stay, tuned for an update. (7)
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her mothers love of listening to Mexican music on the radio, and her father's appreciation for fun-filled accordion and conjunto tunes on the jukebox. But alongside her parents' culture, Hinojosa was a typical '60s American teen who loved The Beatles and Aretha Franklin. After a stint in Nashville trying to break into country, Hinjosa found her place in Austin's teeming, and more welcoming, music scene. Writing for Linda Ronstadt and performing with Joan Baez, Lucinda Williams and Nanci Griffith have fertilized a blossoming career. And fittingly, Hinojosa narrated and performed for a PBS documentary about the U.S.-Mexican border. A sort of Patsy Cline of Tex-Mex, Hinojosa is an American original.
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he voices of the so-called global divas may still be ringing when Joan Baez takes the Flynn stage four nights later. The iconic American folk singer scarcely needs any introduction — unless to new audiences who did not grow up with Joans exotic dark beauty, her rich, clear soprano and her political actions branded in their con-
} sciousness: the early period in New York City coffeehouses; touring with her friend and fellow mold-breaker Bob Dylan; singing "We Shall Overcome" to a quarter-million protestors during a civil rights march on Washington; performing "Joe H j i I P at Woodstock and speaking for her then-husband David Harris, a draft resister in prison; working tirelessly for any number of peace and justice causes. Even avid fans may not know the extent to which Baez has lent herself to activism. The biography included in her press kit reveals her life as a tapestry woven of political and musical passions. From early sit-ins to her founding of Humanitas Human Rights Committee to more recent benefit concerts for Refugees International and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Baez, 57, hasn't slowed down. Yet this is a woman who declares that the most amazing thing about her life is "pretty much my feeling on waking up in the morning," she says in a recent telephone interview. As evidence of her dayto-day wonder, she offers "watching my chicken lay an egg in front of me the other day." Baez lives on a small farm — that also includes goats, rabbits and an organic
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not by her boyfriend, but her uncle — the uneasiness of the audience became palpable. People began to shift in their seats, and one or two got up to leave. Some seemed deeply distressed, others angry. As the Vermont Filmmakers Showcase and subsequent test screenings Mve dempnstra^d, Where is Stephanie? is not a film for the faint of heart. It is a bold, unblinking look at sexual crime and the impact on the people who survive it — a view that challenges complacency about violence and makes visible a reality not represented in the pages of Vermont Life. Faithful to the principles of cinema v^rit^, Where is Stephanie? reveals without editorializing an idea that is itself taboo in a culture that believes the purpose of media is to tell people what to think. In the process, it takes documentary filmmaking in Vermont to a whole new level. Where is Stephanie? is in many ways an extension of O'Brien and Arbuckle's previous film, Journey Into Courage, the story of a group of women who exorcise the demons of their experience of domestic violence through group performance. In what O'Brien sees as
A new documentary about a young girl's murder focuses on life — and death — in Vermont a similarly motivated attempt by a survivor to make sense of what has befallen her, it was Gloria, Stephanie's mother, who contacted O'Brien about making a documentary on her daughter. As with Journey Into Courage, the resulting work is less about violence than the process of working through the trauma left in its wake. Indeed,
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a line that speaks volumes about what young people of her generation have come to expect in place of marital bless. "And a little extra," a friend adds, referring to the baby-tobe — a line that reveals what they appear to regard as their sole power in the situation. A short while later, we see_. •—npnr anniig iii a' ugfKenea Ufk.Uv*. Vr /O room with a male stripper Stephanie? has lo offer thrusting his pelvis inches from her face. The stripper is a gift with regard to the question from April's mother, who sees it as a gesture fraught with perof domestic violence, it sonal significance — she had planned this for also is a document of originally Stephanie, but was unable to it to her. But Gloria's plan exceptional sociological give goes dreadfully awry. After and even anthropological being carried about the room spread-eagled around the stripvalue, making visible the per's hips, April breaks into uncontrollable tears. Everyone lives of an underclass that seems at a loss to understand what happened. represents a good Whatever Where is Stephanie? has to offer with portion of the regard to the question of domestic violence, it also is a population of Vermont. document of exceptional sociological and even anthropological value, making visible the and the ordeal of being "ripped lives of an underclass that repapart" and receiving "massive resents a good portion of the stitches" in the process of givpopulation of Vermont and is ing birth. all but invisible in the media. "I'm going to make it so This in turn, O'Brien believes, anything I go into this marriage with I leave this marriage Continued on page 32 with," April proudly proclaims, One particularly striking, and disturbing, example is a sequence of April's birthday party, at which point she is pregnant and temporarily engaged. In the "tough guy" banter the young girls use, April's friends taunt her about not being able to get drunk,
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In January 1942, between prison stints for draft resisContinued from page 7 tance, Dellinger met Elizabeth Peterson at the National If anything, he's speeded up. Conference of the Student "He can't burn out because Christian Movement in Miami, it's his life," says McDonough. Ohio. She was a delegate from "He wouldn't know what else Pacific College in Oregon who to do." opposed the draft and wanted Short-story writer Grace to live in a commune; he was a Paley suspects that Dellinger speaker, and he lived in a comfeels the same urgency she does mune in Newark. She asked to to draw on years of experience interview him, and they marand "tell it the way it is." Paley, ried a month later. 75, lives in Thetford Hill and The couple's five children is Dellinger's longtime friend were raised on communes in and a fellow activist. "He has New Jersey. Dellinger worked an idea of people living withat a printing cooperative called out violence on this earth and Liberation Press, writing, editjustice for everybody," she says. ing and producing several mag"That's his job on earth, and azines; Peterson was a teacher. he'll do that as long as he's on Early on, they took their chilhis feet." dren to demonstrations, but as Dellinger became more and or a man who spends more involved, his wife stayed 500 pages trying to be home and focused on caring open and honest about for the growing family. his life — his memoir, From If From Yale to Jail was Yale to Jail, was published by made into a movie, the filmPantheon Books in 1993 and makers would have a hard time was recently translated into choosing from the endless sucJapanese — Dellinger himself cession of incidents in is not very wordy when asked Dellinger's life. Never mind the what fuels his continued multiple arrests and time activism. So many years have behind bars; he was shot at passed, and he's still speaking during a 1963 interracial rally out and risking arrest because system that had been so good in the South, and he got a things aren't right — does he to him. And he got upset if bomb in a Johnnie Walker Red ever get frustrated? "Well," he anyone else did. Especially me Label Scotch box for Christmas responds, "there's different when I got older." in 1967. He was suspicious of things. Dellinger did honors work the package when he saw the in economics at Yale and grad"And all you have to do is return address, "VC," which uated in 1936. During the folto see how the society is misstood for Vietcong. t k peeked lowing year, while studying "All youliave to do is to see ~ ~~ philosophy m a fellowship at - inside from the b o t t d t a s a w • wires and black powder, then one person who is unhappy, for Oxford, he traveled to took it outside without openGermany and carried messages whatever reason, and your ing it. A bomb squad came the between anti-Nazi groups. He heart goes out to them." next day and showed him how cut short his fellowship, moved Dellinger's background opening the box in the normal back to Connecticut in 1937 helps explain his compassion manner would have detonated and took a job counseling — though not at first glance. the hand-grenade inside. freshmen at Dwight Hall, the He grew up in Wakefield, Dellinger never found out who Yale University Christian Massachusetts, a suburb of sent it. Association. He left campus Boston, and suffered, as he one day, wearing his oldest puts it, the disadvantages of an clothes and carrying no money, ebruary 1998. Dellinger upper-class upbringing. His to ride the rails and stand in has promised to keep his father was a corporate lawyer bread lines for two weeks. calendar clear for eight who chaired the Town days while three of his grandIn 1939, Dellinger enrolled Republican Committee and children — McDonough's chilas a divinity student at Union taught Sunday school; his dren — visit from upstate New Theological Seminary in New mother was a homemaker who York. He and Peterson take York City, but before he finhosted the Ladies Bridge Club them skiing and to visit ished his studies, he landed in and the Cosmos Society garden friends. Still, Dellinger mana federal prison in Danbury, club. His maternal grandmothages to slip away to Burlington Connecticut, for a year for er was a leader in the refusing to register for the draft to support demonstrators who Daughters of the American even though, as a divinity — had been arrested while Revolution. student, he was guaranteed not protesting the military buildFortunately, his father also to be called to fight. Once in up in Iraq. He's back home, hugged the milkman, defended prison, he was punished with playing rummy with 8-year-olc Catholics despite neighborsolitary confinement for refusgrandson Chris, when hood prejudice against them, ing to sit in the white section McDonough arrives to take her and took the blame when waitduring his first Saturday-night resses spilled things. "I bumped movie. her arm," Raymond Dellinger Continued on page 36 would say, even though everyone at the table could see that he had not. "My father would do anything he could to help anyone he knew who was poor or was suffering in any way,' ' Dellinger writes in his memoir. But, he says, "he never asked why people were poor, not if it meant criticizing the economic
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a far cry from Park Avenue. Despite the Revolutionary War, bone-chilling winters and her often-absent husband, the missus thrived on the frontier, producing lots of children arid flowers. Get the £tory on the lady b e h i n d | g Sunday, March 29. Etl Homestead, Burlingtoi
TIBETAN SAND MANDALA COME SEE TIBETAN MONKS BUILDING A SAND MANDALA! Tibetan M o n k s from the G a d e n Jangtse M o n a s t e r y i n M u n d g o d , South India, w i l l c o n d u c t a sand m a n d a l a c e r e m o n y in the P e a c e & Justice C e n t e r L i b r a r y , 21 C h u r c h Street, Burlington.
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T h e e v e n t is f r e e a n d o p e n t o t h e p u b l i c .
POST W A R POLKA: Ask tihe mff' aver age American about Polish cult e and you'll hear an unwanted earful of bad kielbasa jokes. Ask British scholar Adrian Thomas the same question, and he will sing the praises of contemporary composer Henryk Gorecki. Until his "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs" was released six years ago on Nonesuch Records, he was practically unknown outside his own country. Tuesday and Wednesday, March 30 and April i^Redstone Campus, University of Vermont1 See calendar for times and locations. Free. Info, 656-3040.
April 3 and 4,10 am - 6 pm For info call 863.2345 Sponsored by UVM's Students For a Free Tibet and the Peace & Justice Center
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JOAN'S ADDICTION: joansin' for a little "Diamonds and Rust" from a real folk heroine? Guardian Records recommends the following three-step program: l. Buy Gone from Danger, the latest disc from joan Baez. 2) Play it repeatedly. 3) Get front-row seats to her upcoming Flynn concert. Expect substance, not justa-s: ; quick fix, from the acoustic activist. Wednesday, April 1. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $22.50-27.50. Info, 863-5966. — written by Karen Vincent
April 2 4 - 2 6 sc April 3 0 - M a y 3 Flynn Theatre • Burlington Experience America's favorite film brought musically and magically to life on stage. Come to Oz—where lions sing, scarecrows dance, and monkeys fly with witches—a magical entertainment event for the whole family! Showcasing a cast of 6 2 supported by 2 5 musicians and 2 0 0 behind-the-scenes volunteers, this spectacular production will run for eight performances over two weekends plus a Celebrity Benefit for the V S O * at 8 p.m. on Saturday, M a y 2 . Media support
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march 25 - april 1 Bygone Books, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7200. KATHRYN DAVIS READING: The Vermont author of Labrador and The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf reads from her new novel, HelL Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774. 'MEXICAN IDENTITY*: Discuss Mexico's culture and recent economic difficulties via the Labyrinth of Solitude, by Octavio Paz. South Hero Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 372-6209.
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TEACHING YOGA T O YOUR CHILD: Parents and children explore spirituality through stretching. Burgess Assembly, Medical Center Campus, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2278. NATIVE AMERICAN SUGARING: Using stone axes, birch-bark buckets, hot rocks and hollowed logs, sap suckers make syrup the really old-fashioned way. North Branch Nature Center,
Montpelipr, 9|a.m. - 3 p.m. $5. Info, 229-6206. PARENTS A N O N Y M O U S : Parents gather for support and assistance around the challenges of childrearing. Babysitting goes with the program at the King Street Youth Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-4014. STORIES: Children listen, snack and make crafts at the Children's Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537. STORYTIME: Three- to six-year-olds hear tales at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:45 a.m. Babies and toddlers listen up from 11 to 11:25 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
EMERGENCY T O W N MEETING: Out in the Mountains is planning a response to the local organization of gay marriage opponents. Sympathizers meet at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 388-6359. STRESS, HEALTH A N D HERBS:
Learn how herbs can enhance your health and combat stress, at a tea tasting with Laura Brown of Purple Shutter Herbs. S. Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. C O - O P TALK: Why rent when you can co-op? Get an intro to an affordable, community-oriented alternative to renting or ownership. 179 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-6244.
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'MENOPAUSE A N D M I D D L E AGE IN CHINA': Visiting anthropologist Jeanne Shea looks at the "change" in China. John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill, UVM, Burlington, 12:20-1:10 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2005A.D.D. MEETING: Children and adults with Attention Deficit Disorder hear about "medication options" in the Burgess Building, Fletcher Allen Health Care, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 657-2655.
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To Kill a Mockingbird"
S E V E N DAYS
Thursday. April 9 at 7:30 pm First there was Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Then the The Montana Rep brings to lite on stage one ot America's most beloved stories. Eloquent and provocative, To Kill a Mockingbird
explores the ever-relevant issues of
prejudice and hatred "in a solid production that builds to a sensationally chilling finale" (Montana
Missoulian).
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tough act to follow. A religious studies prof covcrs gender issues in the Catholic Church. Chernay Science Hall 101, St. Michaels College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 543-2535. BATTERED W O M E N ' S S U P P O R T G R O U P S : W o m e n Helping Battered W o m e n facilitates a support group for
words
W o m e n are Sicker than Men" in a lec-
unsuspecting publisher in this John van
Burlington, 7 - 9 p.m. $ 2 . Info,
ture on gender bias in medicine. See
Druten play performed by the Essex
660-2779.
LAZY W R I T E R S F O R U M : Share
"to d o list," this issue. Hall A, Given
C o m m u n i t y Players. Memorial Hall,
your writing in progress in a supportive
Building, U V M , noon. Free. Info,
Essex Center, 8 p.m. $ 8 . Info,
workshop environment. Kellogg-
864-6357.
878-9109.
Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30
HEPATITIS-C S U P P O R T G R O U P :
'NARNIA': The Lion, the Witch and
p.m. Free. Info, 2 2 3 - 1 7 2 4 .
Three million Americans suffer from
myriad other Narnian creatures mix
kids
this still-incurable liver disease. A sup-
things up in this musical from the
port group meets at Fanny Allen
Middlebury C o m m u n i t y Players.
Hospital, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free.
Middlebury Union High School
abused people in Burlington, 6:30-8 P A R E N T S A N O N Y M O U S : See
p.m. Info, 6 5 8 - 1 9 9 6 .
Info, 4 5 3 - 5 5 3 2 .
March 2 5 . Chittenden County Food
T H U R S D A Y 0
music conductor o f the Vermont Symphony Orchestra talks about her experience as a woman in music. Musica Femina gets in o n the act at the Recital Hall, Southwick Building, U V M , Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2005.
drama
Catholic Diocese, Burlington, 8:30-11 a.m. $10. Info, 8 6 3 - 9 6 2 6 .
Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $8. Info,
' H A R L E M R E N A I S S A N C E ' TALK: Jazz musician Jenni Johnson livens up
Shelf, Burlington.
' D E A T H TAKES A H O N E Y -
WRITING IN CHINESE:
M O O N ' : This interactive mystery puts
"Character" building is the goal o f this
murder on the menu. You may sympa-
intro to Chinese literature. Barnes &
thize with the shellfish at Perry's Fish
the last lecture in the "Harlem
Noble Bookstore, S. Burlington, 3
House, S. Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $ 1 0 .
p.m. Free. Info, 8 6 4 - 8 0 0 1 .
Info, 8 6 2 - 1 3 0 0 .
lighthearted literature in a country setting. Flying Pig Children's Books, Ferry Rd., Charlotte, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 425-2600.
music LANE SERIES: Award-winning cellist
GYM & CRAFT TIME:
Andre Emelianoff plays selections by
Homeschooling families get social at
Prokofiev, Barber, Gershwin and Joan
the Burlington Boys & Girls Club,
Tower. Famed pianist Tian Ying is the
her two cents on the subject o f educa-
W O M E N W R I T E R S : T h e all-female
U V M , Burlington, 12:15 p.m. Free.
tion finance reform. 4 2 7 Waterman,
members o f the prolific Montpelier
Info, 6 5 6 - 0 1 9 2 .
Writers Potluck read from their respec-
' M U D S E A S O N MAKEOVER':
tive works, including My Little Life and
Acclaimed jewelry designer Patricia
Second Sight. Book Rack, Champlain
Daunis offers accessories advice while
Mill, Winooski, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info,
you benefit from professional hair and
accompanist. U V M Recital Hall,
654-7560.
Burlington, 8 p.m. $15. Info,
655-0231.
makeup consultations. Stowe Craft
656-3085.
Gallery, 4 - 8 p.m. Free. Info, 2 5 3 - 4 6 9 3 .
'SKI I N N ' : Experienced skiers explore
Vermont musician and host of the
PAJAMARAMA: Kids bring their paja-
the tracked woods around Highland
weekly radio show "Just Kidding"
mas, stuffed animals and parents to a
Lodge, Greensboro, 9:45 a.m. Free.
entertains families with a singalong in
bedtime story session at Barnes &
Info, 5 3 3 - 2 6 4 7 .
the Mud Season Festival. Vergennes
Noble Bookstore, S. Burlington, 7 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 8 6 4 - 8 0 0 1 .
T H E C A U C A S I A N C H A L K CIR-
etc
Opera House, 7 p.m. $5. Info,
CLE': Lost Nation Theatre and the
J O B G A P W O R K S H O P : Full-time
Burlington, 8 p.m. $7. Info, 8 6 3 - 2 3 4 3 .
A C T 6 0 F O R U M : Acts to grind? T h e
words
kids
LeMay. Shoebox Theatre, 135 Pearl,
Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2005.
9:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. Free. Info,
H E D D A L E T T U C E : T h e N e w York
Cherie Tartt, Yolanda and the Sisters
Renaissance" series. U V M Library,
chair o f the Stowe School Board shares
J O N GAILMOR: T h e popular
stand-up humor with local queens
the causes o f bad behavior — and prevention strategies — at the Roman
sport
City Drag Diva dresses her fresh,
with teens? A panel o f experts discusses
388-7951.
S T O R Y H O U R : Kids learn from
KATE T A M A R K I N : T h e outgoing
etc Y O U T H V I O L E N C E : T h e trouble
877-6737.
Montpelier High School Masque pre-
work does not equal economic security.
sent Bertolt Brecht s popular dramedy
Learn about the "Vermont Job Gap,"
about a young w o m a n struggling to d o
and how to bridge it, in a workshop at
the right thing in a world gone mad.
the Peace and Justice Center, Burling-
Smilie Auditorium, Montpelier High
ton, 7 p.m. Free. Info,
School, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 2 2 9 - 0 4 9 2 .
863-8326.
' T H E DIARY O F A N N E FRANK':
COMMUNITY SUPPORTED
Addison Repertory Theatre tells the
A G R I C U L T U R E : Want to get in on a
story o f the Holocaust through the
' W O M E N IN T H E TRADES': A two-day conference for real and wannabe tradeswomen covers everything from labor history to chainsaw techniques. Capitol Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, 6 - 1 0 p.m. $ 1 2 5 . Info, 800-639-1472.
'MAPLE MAGIC': Preschoolers learn
CELTIC C O N C E R T : Atlantic
how to turn sap into sugar, then sam-
Crossing and the Last Elm String Band
ple the sweet results. Vermont Institute
play to benefit the Celtic College — an
of Natural Science, Montpelier, 10-
educational series that teaches tradi-
11:30 a.m. $8. Info, 2 2 9 - 6 2 0 6 .
F A S H I O N S H O W : Will Geisler presents an evening o f fashion and fun based on the Jacqueline Susann book Valley of the Dolls. Dress as your
tional Irish session music. Champlain
T E E N N I G H T : Bring an instrument
Club, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5. Info,
to play or share, or be part o f the
660-9491.
"Friday night at the Improv" audience.
dance
Westford Library, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free.
favorite character. 135 Pearl, Burlington, 10 p.m. $4. Info, 6 6 0 - 8 3 6 3 . PASTA D I N N E R : Feast on pasta, meatballs, salad and homemade bread at a spaghetti supper that supports pro-
Info, 8 7 9 - 6 8 0 8 .
grams for at-risk youth. Frederick
"share" o f the harvest? Eric Rozendaal
C O N T R A D A N C E : Mary Rosiers
S T O R Y T I M E : Babies and toddlers
Tuttle Middle School, S. Burlington, 5
poignant diary o f a young girl. Studio
and Jonathan Rappe o f the Urban
calls for Pete Sutherland, Seth Houston
hear tales from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.
p.m. $6. Info, 6 5 8 - 1 6 0 5 .
Theatre, Hannaford Career Center,
Roots Farm discuss organic options.
and friends. Proceeds finance scholar-
Fletcher Free Library, Burlington. Free.
FREE TAX HELP: Individuals in n e e d -
Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $8. Info,
See "to d o list," this issue. South
ships for the Village Harmony Camp.
Info, 8 6 5 - 7 2 1 6 .
of tax assistance, especially elderly;
545-2259.
Burlington City Hall, 7 p.m. Free.
Plainfield Town Hall, 8 p.m. $6. Info,
STORY H O U R : Toddlers listen to sto-
handicapped and non-English-speaking
art
Info, 8 6 4 - 7 5 0 7 .
426-3210.
ries at the Milton Public Library, 10:30
taxpayers, get free consulation. See "to
VERMONT VENTURE NET-
FREE SPIRIT D A N C E : Movers and
a.m. Free. Info, 8 9 3 - 4 6 4 4 .
d o list," this issue. Chittenden
M U S E U M T O U R : Director Ann
W O R K : Resolution president Bill
shakers take advantage o f an evening o f
Porter gives a behind-the scenes tour o f
Schubart speaks on the brave new topic
unstructy^d dance and community.
v the Fleming, including storage and 4 •,• * * o f "Entertainment Distribution in the •••• Jk.,
C o m m u n i t y Aaion,-J$urfii
Chace Mill, Burlington, 8 p.m t $5T! J..., Info, 660^4305.
Wrestling Show makes the most bf
drama
midget fighters and life-sized acts like
G R O U P : W o m e n Helping Battered
"Nasty Boy" Brian Knobbes and
W o m e n facilitates a group in
I N T R O T O J U G G L I N G : Get a grip
H E D D A L E T T U C E : See March 26.
Doink, the Clown. Memorial
Burlington, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info,
artists an opportunity to work directly
on the juggling basics in a hands-on
T H E DIARY O F A N N E FRANK':
Auditorium, Burlington, 7:30 p.m.
658-1996.
from nature. Burlington College, 6:30-
d e m o with Ted Baumhauer. Barnes &
See March 26.
$12. Info, 8 6 5 - 7 1 6 6 .
9 p.m. $ 6 . Info, 8 6 2 - 2 8 9 8 .
Noble Bookstore, S. Burlington,
' T H E C A U C A S I A N C H A L K CIR-
W H E E L C H A I R BASKETBALL: Sitdown athletes are joined by able-bod-
preparation rooms. Fleming Museum,
Digital Age." Radisson Hotel,
U V M , Burlington, 9-11 a.m. $3.
Burlington, 8 a.m. $15. Info,
Register, 6 5 6 - 4 2 8 8 .
658-7830.
LIFE D R A W I N G : Live models give
f.
7 p.m. Free. Info, 8 6 4 - 8 0 0 1 .
CLE': See March 26.
M E D I C A L HISTORY LECTURE:
'BELL, B O O K A N D C A N D L E ' : A
ied ones in a fast-paced shooting
Beverly Jacobson looks at "Why
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horseback journey of Sarah Kemble
A V I A T I O N O P E N H O U S E : Plane-
Knight. Book Rack, Champlain Mill,
talking panelists at Valet Air Services
Winooski, 2 p.m. Free. Info,
answer questions about flight training,
655-0231.
aircraft mechanics and military opera-
art
tions. See "to d o list," this issue.
music
' T H E C L O T H E S L I N E PROJECT':
'GLOBAL DIVAS': Sample the sounds
T h e Clothesline Project is a visual dis-
of three respective cultures when Peruvian singer Susana Baca, Texan Tish Hinojosa and Stella Chiweshe of Zimbabwe compare notes. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $1223.50. Info, 8 6 3 - 5 9 6 6 . VASSAR C L E M E N T S : T h e Grammy Award-winning fiddler teams up with Northern Lights for an evening of "progressive" bluegrass with a touch of gospel. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 8 p.m. $10-20. Info,
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Friday,
March
University 8 p.m.
$15.
27.
Recital
of Vermont, Info,
656-3085.
Dinner. Radisson Hotel, Burlington, 6 p.m. $ 1 0 0 . Info, 8 6 2 - 0 9 1 2 .
the forests seen by early settlers in
247-0092.
sport
Vermont. Join a hunt for the oldest tree at the Lamoille County Nature
B E G I N N E R SKI CLINIC: H o n e
Center, Morrisville, 10 a.m. - 12:30
O T T E R CREEK C O N T R A S : Mary
your cross-country ski skills in a group
p.m. Donations. Info, 8 8 8 - 9 2 1 8 .
Des Rosiers calls for Pete and Karen
glide. Equipment is provided at
LABOR PARTY BENEFIT: Get poli-
Sutherland. Bring clean, soft-soled
Highland Lodge, Greensborb, 10 a.m.
tics with your pasta at a cabaret
shoes to the Municipal Gym, Main
Donations. Info, 5 3 3 - 2 6 4 7 .
fundraiser with rousing vocals by
Street, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $6. Info,
A D I R O N D A C K SKI: An eight-mile
Bawdy and Soul. St. Jean Club, Barre,
388-0438.
climb up Whiteface Mountain leads to
6 - 9 p.m. $10. Info, 2 2 9 - 5 1 1 8 .
I N T R O T O CAPOEIRA: Master
lunch at the castle and a long slide
S U G A R O N S N O W PARTY: Sap
Deraldo of Brazil talks about the dance
down. Leaving from Burlington, 9
suckers sample the fresh crop of maple
tradition that mixes fighting, gymnas-
a.m. Donations. Info and meeting
syrup on hot buttermilk pancakes.
tics and worship. Hauke Student
place, 6 6 0 - 2 8 3 4 .
Dakin Farm, 100 Dorset St., S.
Center, Champlain College,
MT. M A N S F I E L D HIKE: Crampons
Burlington, and Route 7, Ferrisburgh, 7:30 a.m. - noon. $ 4 . 7 5 . Info,
Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info,
may come in handy on this winter
658-4621.
ascent of the "Chin" on Mount
drama
Mansfield. Be prepared for very steep
M O N T R E A L T R I P : Ready to switch
snowshoing. Meet at Montpelier High
ecosystems? Stroll through tropical rainforests and northern climax forests
Donations. Info, 8 8 8 - 3 3 7 5 .
on a visit to the Montreal Biodome.
REC CENTER FORUM: Does
Leaving by bus from the Vermont
downtown Burlington need a new
Institute of Natural Science,
indoor recreation center? Bring your
Montpelier, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. $45.
comments to the Community Room,
Register, 2 2 9 - 6 2 0 6 .
Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10 S N O W S H O E N A T U R E WALK:
SECRET GARDEN AUDITIONS: T h e Stowe Theater Guild is looking
425-3971.
School, or the Trailhead, 9 a.m.
a.m. Free. Info, 8 6 2 - 9 6 2 2 .
adults. Free. Info, 2 5 3 - 2 5 6 6 .
Burlington,
the annual Multiple Sclerosis Society
old-growth white pine that resembles
a.m. - noon for children. 1-5 p.tf^'for
Hall,
Ban Landmines. T h e lecture is part o f
865-7216.
hood. Town Hall Theater, Stowe; '9
like the music, w a i t a minute.
ing of the International Campaign to
Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info,
this musical tale o f Victorian child-
George Gershwin. If y o u don't
kids
Vietnam and his subsequent co-found-
Brandon Inn, 7:30 p.m. $2. Info,
for child and adult actors to play in
Carter, S a m u e l Barber a n d
Brandon, 4 - 6 p.m. $6. Info, 2 4 7 - 0 0 9 2 .
L A N D M I N E L E C T U R E : Bobby Muller talks of his near-fatal injuries in
and chants from around the world.
'NARNIA': See March 27.
Giriastera, joan Tower, Elliot
workshop. Life Center Building,
p.m. Free. Info, 4 3 4 - 3 5 0 1 .
P I N E F O R E S T WALK: T h e
See March 26.
Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev,
face-painting skills in a hands-on
the local maple makers. Maps available at local stores, Huntington, noon - 4
Cambridge State Forest is a stand of
' T H E DIARY O F A N N E FRANK':
Series concert of w o r k s by
learn, develop and practice body and
ture gets you into any — or all — of
hat for spring. Fletcher Free Library,
' T H E C A U C A S I A N C H A L K CIR-
tine-repertoire in a Lane
10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 8 6 4 - 0 5 5 5 . FACE A R T W O R K S H O P : Teens
a sugar rush. This afternoon ag adven-
older make — and decorate — a paper
CLE': See March 26.
pies his less-than-rou-
report to South Burlington City Hall,
S U G A R MAKERS T O U R : Talk about
W O M E N S I N G : T h e all-female a cap-
'BELL, B O O K A N D C A N D L E ' : See
Andre Emelianoff sam-
violence against women. Volunteers
p.m. Free. Info, 8 6 3 - 3 6 2 6 .
pella chorus sings spirituals, rounds
March 27.
s a m e program?
or illustrations that address issues of
S P R I N G H A T CRAFT: Kids five and
H E D D A L E T T U C E : See March 26.
neglected w o r k s on
play of T-shirts with graphic messages
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Learn how plants and animals adapt to winter in the northern forest. Highland Lodge, Greensboro, 2 p.m. Donations. Register, 5 3 3 - 2 6 4 7 .
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etc ' W O M E N I N T H E T R A D E S ' : See
DAVID GRISMAN QUINTET:
words
March 27, 8 a.m. - midnight.
Mandolinist extraordinaire David
' M U D S E A S O N MAKEOVER': See
Grisman demonstrates his "dawg
' W I T H LITTLE O R N O
March 27. Shimmering Glass Studio,
music" with seamless solos and extend-
REGRET': Janet Burnett Gerba reads
Waterbury Center, 12-4 p.m. Info,
from her novel based on the historic
244-8134.
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'STICK T O T H E FARM': Linda
' J A M M I N ' FOR A N D Y ' : A wealth of
Peavy and Ursula Smith, authors o f
local musicians, including Tammy
656-2005. LESBIAN HEALTH F O R U M : Bring
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ZAS: An acclaimed Afro-Cuban band
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family migrated to Montana — men
music
Justice Center, Burlington, 7 p.m.
Breakaway, compare notes to raise
and boys first. T h e Book Rack,
Free. Info, 8 9 9 - 4 5 8 8 .
Yoruban and Abacuan musi
money for ailing Andy Shapiro.
O P E N REHEARSAL: Women com-
Champlain Mill, Winooski, 2 p.m.
'BIASED BEHAVIOR': A week-long
Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins
pare notes at a harmonious rehearsal of
Info, 6 5 5 - 0 2 3 1 .
look at the psychology o f discrimina-
Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover,
the Champlain Echoes. S. Burlington,
tion kicks off with a keynote speech by
N . H . , 8 p.m. $ 1 7 . 5 0 . Info, 6 0 3 -
7 p.m. Free. Info, 8 6 4 - 6 7 0 3 .
Edward Dunbar. Fleming 101, U V M ,
646-2422.
Burlington, noon - 1:30 p.m. Free.
AMATEUR MUSICIANS ORCHES-
Info, 6 5 6 - 3 0 3 4 .
TRA: Get together with other amateur musicians in the Music Room, S.
Pioneer Women, tell how a Vermont
Fletcher, Jon Gailmor, Paul Asbell and
Montpelier City Hall, 2 - 6 p.m. $ 5 - 1 0 . Info, 2 2 3 - 2 3 4 8 . M O N K T O N 'HOUSE' CONCERT: T h e husband and wife duo of Steve
EAGLE M O U N T A I N : Bring lunch,
Gillette and Cindy Mangsen offer a
performs three styles of rumba, plus
water and snowshoes on an easy explo-
' T H E ARABIAN N I G H T S ' : Pier
' T E C T O N I C S O F V E N U S ' : John
ration o f Eagle Mountain in Milton.
Paolo Pasolini combines the heroics
Suppe of Princeton University takes a
Burlington High School, 7:30 -
Meet in Burlingtcn, 9 a.m. Donations.
and hedonism of the classic Arabian
geological survey o f our bright and
9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 9 8 5 - 9 7 5 0 .
Info and location, 6 . S-5869.
tales with his dreamlike vision of sub-
beautiful neighbor. Perkins 2 0 0 , U V M ,
folksinger paints simple images of
lime sensuality. Rhombus Gallery, 186
Burlington, noon. Info, 6 5 6 - 8 1 3 6 .
everyday life on a canvas o f gospel,
College St., Burlington, 7:30-9:30
BATTERED W O M E N ' S SUPPORT
living-room-style all-acoustic performance in Monkton, 5 p.m. $9. Info and directions, 4 5 3 - 3 7 9 5 . G R E G B R O W N : T h e Iowa-born
' B I A S E D B E H A V I O R ' : See March
country, blues, rock and jazz. Briggs
S U G A R O N S N O W PARTY: See
p.m. $2-6. Info, 6 5 2 - 1 1 0 3 .
G R O U P S : W o m e n Helping Battered
Opera House, White River Junction, 4
March 28.
T E A C H I N G TELEVISION: H o w
Women facilitates a group in
&c 7 p.m. $20. Info, 2 9 5 - 5 4 3 2 .
' W O M E N I N T H E T R A D E S ' : See
does television affect the perceptive
Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info,
VIPER H O U S E : T h e local jazz band
March 27, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
and cognitive development of a child?
6 5 8 - 1 9 9 6 . Also, the Shelter
celebrates their new album, Shed, with
'TASTE O F T H E N A T I O N ' : Local
Adults discuss the media issue at Lake
Committee facilitates a meeting in
a mostly acoustic afternoon o f in-store
chefs, restaurateurs, chocolatiers and
Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne,
Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info,
music. Chassman & Bern Booksellers,
beverage purveyors join food forces to
7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 9 8 5 - 2 8 2 7 .
223-0855.
fight hunger. Dancing follows the
D A R T M O U T H FILM SOCIETY: A
T E E N HEALTH C L I N I C : Teens get
H A R M O N Y H A M M O N D : T h e visu-
information, supplies, screening and
al artist, writer and activist presents
Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 862-4332.
drama BELL, B O O K A N D C A N D L E ' : See March 27, 7 p.m. ' T H E C A U C A S I A N C H A L K CIRCLE': See March 26, 2 p.m. 'NARNLA': See March 27, 2 p.m.
videotape
30. Simultaneous screenings o f Black Is-Black Ain't and Viva La Causa show in Williams 301 and Waterman 4 1 3 respectively, 7 - 9 p.m.
feast. Radisson Hotel, Burlington,
screening of sex, lies and
4:30-9 p.m. $40. Info, 8 6 3 - 5 9 6 6 .
whets your appetite for Reservoir Dogs,
treatment for sexually related prob-
"Painting Allowed: Lesbians Trespass in
P A N C A K E BREAKFAST: Feast on
by Quentin Tarantino, about a dia-
lems. Planned Parenthood, Burlington,
the Modernist Painting Field." Fleming
flapjacks and fresh maple syrup at a
mond heist gone wrong. Spaulding
3:30-6 p.m. Pregnancy testing is free.
Museum, U V M , Burlington, 5 p.m.
fundraising breakfast for the Hinesburg
Auditorium, Hopkins Center,
Info, 8 6 3 - 6 3 2 6 .
$3. Info, 6 5 6 - 0 7 5 0 . 'AFTER E D E N ' L E C T U R E : Paula
Elementary School P.T.O. School
Dartmouth College, Hanover, N . H . ,
E M O T I O N S A N O N Y M O U S : People
Cafeteria, Hinesburg Elementary, 8-
6:45 & 8:50 p.m. $6. Info, 603-
with emotional problems meet at the
Hayes takes a horticultural approach to
11:30 a.m. $4. Info, 4 8 2 - 3 3 7 2 .
646-2422.
O'Brien Center, S. Burlington, 7:30
art in the 'After Eden' exhibit. She
p.m. Donations. Info, 6 6 0 - 9 0 3 6 .
'WOMAN OF T H E WILDWOOD': try, but thrived in the backwoods of
O P E N F E N C I N G : Amateur fencers
'BEAUTY A N D T H E BEAST': This
Vermont. Get a sense of the history-
fairy tale film by French director Jean
making wife, mother and botanist. See
Cocteau examines the sacrificial side of
"to do list, this issue." Ethan Allen
love. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College
Homestead, Burlington, 2 p.m. $3.
St., Burlington, 7 p.m. $2-6. Info,
Info, 8 6 5 - 4 5 5 6 .
shows slides o f her work in Room 3 0 4 , Johnson Memorial Building,
Fanny Allen came from the urban gen-
TUESDAY
Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 4 4 3 - 5 0 0 7 .
make their point for fitness. Bridge
words
School, Middlebury, 7:30-9 p.m. $3. Info, 878-2902.
music
language columnist for the Irish Times
G A E L I C P O E T : Liam Muirthile is
P O L I S H M U S I C L E C T U R E : Music G A R D E N F U N : An educational spe-
and the editor of Poetry Ireland
scholar Adrian Thomas looks at the
winning Japanese film Shall We Dance? is
cialist from National Gardening
H e reads from his translated works in
works of contemporary Polish compos-
Association gets kids going on easy
the Farrell Room, St. Edmund's Hall,
followed up with a four-course Asian
er Henryk Gorecki, w h o uses folk
dinner served up by Sweet Tomatoes.
indoor planting projects. Burgess
St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7:30
songs, medieval music and tragic
Assembly, Medical Center Campus,
p.m. Free. Info, 6 5 4 - 2 5 3 5 .
Proceeds support Crossroads Arts
themes in his work. See "to d o list,"
Council. Plaza Movieplex 9, Rutland,
Burlington. 6:30 p.m. Info, 8 6 5 - 2 2 7 8 .
W R I T E R S ' G R O U P : Writers work
this issue. U V M Recital Hall,
with words at Dubie's Cafe, Burling-
652-1103. ' D O U B L E FEATURE': The award-
Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info,
4:30 p.m. $35. Info, 7 7 5 - 5 4 1 3 .
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storytelling STORYTELLING THROUGH MOVEMENT: Sunday, March 29, 2-4 p.m. Bellows Free Academy Cafeteria, Fairfax. Free. Info, 524-9063. Intergenerational members of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange demonstrate how to turn your personal stories into performance. 'COLLECTING STORIES OF YOUR COMMUNITY5: Monday, March 30, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Holiday House, Sheldon Road, St. Albans. Free. Info, 524-9063. Intergenerational members of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange
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kids MUSIC W I T H ROBERT RESNIK: Kids sing songs with the musical host of "All the Traditions." Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216. 'FATHERS & CHILDREN TOGETHER': Spend quality time with your kids and other dads at the Wheeler School, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-4420. STORY TIME: Kids under three listen in at the S. Burlington Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. STORY HOUR: Kids between three and iive activities. Milton Public Library, 10:30 a.m. &c 1 p.m. Free. Info, 893-4644.
etc FREE LEGAL CLINIC: Attorney Sandy Baird offers free legal advice to women with questions about family law, housing difficulties and welfare problems. Room 14, Burlington City Hail, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7200. BATTERED WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP: Meet in Barre, 10:30 a.m. noon. Free. Info, 223-0855.
WEDNESDAY
music JOAN BAEZ: Folksinger Richard Shindell joins the acoustic activist in songs from her new album, Gone From Danger. See "to do list," and prethis
issue. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $22.50-27. Info, 863-5966. ALL-GORECKI CONCERT: Vermont musician Larry Read conducts a concert of works by contemporary Polish composer Henryk Gorecki, with comment from Adrian Thomas and choral direction by David Neiweem. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 6563040. T H E GENESIS OF A COMPOSER': Music scholar Adrian Thomas traces the development of Polish composer Henryk Gorecki from a personal perspective. 202 Southwick, UVM, Burlington, 11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 656FULL CIRCLE TRIO: The Cambridge Coffee House presents an evening of eclectic folk and bluegrass music at Smugglers Notch Inn, Jeffersonville, 7-9 p.m. Donations. Info, 644-2233.
AUDITIONS: Adult actors for a new play with songs entitled The Grimm Brother's Guide to Life. Players must be available for daytime work in Vermont schools, libraries and community centers. Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info and appointments, 872-0466.
film 'BIASED BEHAVIOR': See March 30. Simultaneous screenings of All God's Children and Joy Luck Club show in Lafayette 207 and Fleming 101 respectively, 7-9 p.m. 'TRAINSPOTTING': This trawl throug. a motley crew ot miscreants. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:45 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.
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dance 'SUSAN MARSHALL & CO.': "The Most Dangerous Room in the House," choreographed by Susan Marshall, focuses on the random, chaotic influences that shape modern lives. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $20.50. Info, 603-646-2422.
drama THEATER FACTORY AUDITIONS: Theater Factory is seeking actors for a May production of 9 to 5 — the stage version. Appointments only. Mann Hall Auditorium, Trinity College, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 872-2738. GREEN M O U N T A I N GUILD
'AMONG T H E GENTLY MAD': Author Nicholas Basbanes talks about bibliophilia and book collecting in a lecture sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Abernethy Room, Starr Library, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5502. RHOMBUS POETRY SERIES: Mike Breiner and Tom Bartlett share their works before an open reading. Rhombus Gallery, Burlington, 8 p.m. $2-6. Info, 652-1103.
kids PARENTS ANONYMOUS: See March 25STORIES: Children listen, snack and make crafts at the Children's Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537.
HOMESCHOOLER STORYTIME: Stay-at-home-students hear Russian fables at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7126. STORYTIME: Three- to six-year-olds hear tales at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:45 a.m. Babies and toddlers listen up from 11 to 11:25 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
Vermonters. College Street Congregational Church, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info,. 863-8326. 'REDUCING STRESS': "Using Your Mind to Heal Your Body" will explore six core principles to reduce stress and improve health. Burgess Assembly, Medical Center Campus, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Info, 865-2278.
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REC CENTER FORUM: See March 28, Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m.
'BIASED BEHAVIOR': See March 30. "Addressing Heterosexism and Homophobia" is the subject of a workshop led by Spark Campbell. Waterman 427, 3-5 p.m. HATE SPEECH LECTURE: The balance between freedom of expression and hate speech is a precarious one. Three legal scholars discuss and debate the definition of liberty in a forum for the general public. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535.
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poise of a gymnast. "It's different and challenging and To be sure, the boys still dominate fun," explain the girls on a recent ride the sport like any other. John Hagman, up the lift. the service manager at Burlington's B"I like the idea that I'm almost out Side, estimates his clientele is roughly of control," Danielle adds, "but can hype, the coveragcaliSFcfic 80 percent male. "This year, though, - pull \t together." tary, however, did little to dispel the there were more women chart ever," he Liz isn't ready to give up her skis notion that the sport is about a bunch notes, "and its just the beginning of a yet — she downhill races weekly at of agitated teenagers all trying to be wave that will not crest for some Smuggler's Notch — but knows she'll »» the latest rebel without a pause. But, be a boarder for life. time. like, dude, that adolescent alpha-boy "I've had boys yell at me when I B-Side manager Mike Sahno thinks thing is way old. first started to go down bumps, and the girls comprise more like 40 percent Girls bring to snowboarding a when I would fall they'd be, 'this is no of his customers, up from 25 to 30 refreshing savoir-faire, and more sass place for girls.'" percent last year. than flash. Case in point: Elizabeth Well, guess what? It is now, and Hagman says that the guys have Johnson and Danielle Poirot, both 12always has been. kept traditional male competitiveness year-olds from Hyde Park who began Snowboarding, unlike skiing, is free and aggression — huge air and high skiing at age two. A few years ago Liz of the standard turns, hops and stops. speeds — in snowboarding. "But showed Danielle how to snowboard, If skiing is a waltz, snowboarding is a women are pushing through into their and they haven't looked back. These mid-summer tango. Like the climactic own thing and it will help the sport a sister shredders rip and carve with little dance scene in the film Strictly lot," he believes. fear down any trail, any time. Ballroom where the footloose rumba If boarding has wooed the girls, it's becomes the crowd favorite also gained appeal among the older set. at the status-quo champiThe sport is not just a teen scene anyonships, snowboarding is more. Entry-level snowboarders are destined to overcome the predominantly between 20 and 35, elite tradition of two boards according to industry reports in Transor nothing. world Snowboard magazine. Still, the sport has a long Some of them are significantly, way to go. Skiers have a joke well, older. After decades as a travel about it: "What's the differwriter concentrating on skiing, 55ence between a mutual fund year-old Effin Older, of Albany, and a snowboarder? A mutu- Vermont, has just taken up snowal fund will eventually boarding. Now, she wonders if she'll mature and earn money." ever go back to skiing. "I love the idea Where attitude and adoof, at my age, learning a totally new lescence hay£|M*VaUcd, die i sport, a sport that I feel I'll be able to rise in "Betty Boarders" is a go much further in than I ever would good sign — bringing a digwith skiing," she says. "I have the sennified Oprah to the crazed sation of feeling my edges on the Jerry Springer image of the board, something in my 25 years of sport. Further-more, women skiing I never felt. Then there's this tend to dazzle more than wonderful feeling of defying gravity men in moves that mold the Continued on page 31 twists of a ballerina with the
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potboiler: *' "A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets" (Gloria Stuart, as Kate grown up). T o u could just call me a tumble weed blowin' in the wind" (Leonardo). "They're fascinating. Like in a dream. There's truth without logic. What's his name again?" (Kate, gazing at a couple of Picassos she's hauled on ship). mm; iV-Uitfi 1 fl£ed you to swim!" (Leonardo to Kate, having survived an aquatic vortex that would have sucked
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the Statue of Liberty to her ; doom and lapsing into '90s psychobabble while hundreds die around him). I could go on, but what's the point? I'm the one who liked the cartoon version of Anastasia, after all. But at least with Anastasia they said it was a cartoon, and they gave out dolls at Burger King. From the point of view of historical accurac ie sea, LiinuiirtfW Titanic is the silliest thing since Demi Moore in The Scarlet Letter. The only nice thing I can say about it is that Celine
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Dions nasal wailing number doesnt start until the final credits roll, so you, unlike t unfortunate victims of the Titanic, at least have a chance of escaping that disaster. Mind you, I think the Motion Picture Academy was " really nasty for not nominating Leonardo along with everyone else for a Best Acting j T j > li i• r not snowing up at the Oscars. True, in earlier times, when Hollywood still had some style, Leonardo would have been cast as a soda jerk in the "Andy Hardy" movies, or as Doris Day's little brother in "By the Light of the Silvery Moon." But he's no more mediocre than anyone else in Titanic, and after all, its "HIS" picture, as the girls can tell you. Its useless to complain that, as a struggling artist from Wisconsin at the turn of the century, he is Leonardo DiUnconvincing. He isn't there for verisimilitude, any more than director James Cameron's much-hyped recreation of Titanic herself bears any resemblance to an actual ship. You've never seen such spacious quarters in steerage, and whenever Kate and Leonardo go out on the deck to spit, squabble or flap their arms while balancing on the prow, there's not another soul in sight. Two thousand-seven people on board, and these two lunatics have the deck all to themselves. As to the awards ceremony, it seemed tame, muted and, if this is possible, duller than usual. You got the feeling that the old guard in Hollywood had just rolled over in the face of money, hype and computer technology. These are the people who just last year were whooping and hollering about the return of the "small, independent" film. To the Academy's credit, it nixed Titanic in the acting and screenplay categories — the very things that make most movies worth watching — but if we're giving Oscars to software, it only makes sense. At one point, previous Oscar-winners were lined up on bleachers for a grotesque "Family Portrait." Most of them looked like shut-ins or escapees from the nursing home, and when James Cameron, clutching his umpteenth award, cynically called for "a few seconds of silence" in honor of the victims of the Titanic, he was the only one who wouldn't shut up. Everyone else had already sunk to the briny deep. ®
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ever hope is offered by the film is Patrick, Stephanie's son, who flits around the background : like a fleeting ray of sunshine | in a gloomy forest. Brought up by Gloria to know love rather than hate, he represents the ; hope that the cycle of male violence might one day be broken. Where is Stephanie? inten' tionally ends on this note: an image of twoyear-old Patrick, Stephanie's son, cuddling and kissing April s newborn. In Arbuckle's interpretation, "the relendess life force is still winning out here, against the force of death." (?)
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ACROSS 1 Proofreader's mark 6 Essential 11 Crude wooden shoe 16 Conditional release from prison ' 1 7 Adult Insect stage 18 Sports compounds 20 Abraham In Nebraska? 21 Yuccalike desert plant * 22 Small crown 24 Literary collection 25 Sturdy fabrics 27 English writer and sod a I reformer 20 Pikelike fish 30 Army meal 32 Actress Talbot 33 Worth or merit, once 34 Medieval lyric 35 Bandleader Shaw 37 Beget 39 Still sleeping 40 Prepare the tea 41 Dean Martin parties? 43 Produce quickly 45 Brings to an
83 Swimmer's hazard 85 TV "Renegade" In Nevada? 86 Funnyman Dangerfield 89 Skycaps 91 Becomes mature 95 Fencing swords 96 Impose a tax 97 Chicago business district 99 Breed of small, hardy cattle 100 Crowd 101 River In Yorkshire 102 Thick slice 104 Computer food? 105 Son of Gad 106 Quantity 108 Kitchen gadget 110 Title for Alec Guinness 111 Oscar in Wisconsin? 113 Clan 115 Greed for riches 117 Seat In the chancel 118 Souvenir 119 Deduce or Infer 120 River to the Danube 121 Baker's need 122 Winged DOWN 1 Variation of
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channel 81 Arthurian lady 83 A bit of England In Connecticut? 84 Look for gold in the Nutmeg State? 86 Change a garment's length 87 "Thais* and "Alda" 86 Laughs at contemptuously 89 Andean country 90 Only 92 Tricky 93 Formal announcement 94 Delusion's partner? 96 Young lord of the jungle 98 Paste used In forcemeats 101 Soap plant 103 Angled edge of plate glass 106 Biblical name: Douay 107 Corner 108 Kimono sashes 109 — avis 112 —Amin 114 Labor org. 116 Mus. direction to the performer
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PRIMARY COLORS*** If there's anything more annoying than the stonewalling, innuendo, half-truths and allaround fudging that surround the President's current sex scandals, it's the stonewalling, innuendo, half-truths and fudging that surround Mike Nichols' current release. Based on the best-selling novel by Joe Klein, Primary Colors stars a doughy John Travolta as a clearly Clinton-based candidate whose setbacks on the road to the White House are consistently self-inflicted and boneheadedly carnal. Emma Thompson costars as his long-suffering wife and partner on the campaign trail. Billy Bob Thornton does a bang-up job as a James Carvelesque strategist — a role he didn't take on until he'd asked Bill Clinton for permission. While the story concerns pretty much the same kind of self-destructive misbehavior the entire country's been concerned with for nine or 10 weeks now, Nichols can't do enough interviews to deny that his picture is about the President, in the first place, and, in the second, about sex; rather he claims it's about
the abstract concept of the connection we Americans feel with our elected leaders. Sounds to me like somebody's worried he won't get invited to the White House Christmas party this December. Of course the movie's about Bill Clinton, and of course it's all about sex. In fact, as told through the eyes of an idealistic young staffer, the film offers a distillation of the very debate the Presidents alleged actions have so annoyingly forced on the national consciousness: the argument as to whether sound public policy excuses sordid private conduct. As an entertainment, Primary Colors is occasionally funny, diverting and illuminating, but overall it lacks the edge and back-room intrigue of, say, 1972's The Candidate. It leaves way too many obvious questions unacknowledged, much less answered, to be satisfying as history or biography. For^xample, as indiscretion after indiscretion come to light, why does the guy's wife stick around? And how on earth did a person this loopy and out of control ever make it out of the minor leagues, anyway? Travolta, it must be said, though, does a dead-on doughnut-scarfing Mr. Bill. It's impossible to assess a film like this outside the context of the ongoing real-life controversy, and I don't claim to. Given what's going on, the central characters' actions may well seem more infuriatingly barrelheaded than they otherwise might have, though they might have boggled many a mind whenever the film was released. Nearly as many, I suspect, as the subsequent protests from the Clinton sympathizers who produced it.
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MEET THE DEEDLES Paul Walker IV and Steve Van Wormer star in this comedy about two surfers who get mistaken for Yellowstone Park rangers and wind up trying to save Old Faithful from maniacal ex-ranger Dennis "Who Else?" Hopper. Also starring the bear from The Edge.
plays a high school guidance counselor trapped in a web of teen sexual intrigue by students N e w Campbell and Denise Richards in this hall-of-mirrors-style thriller from director John McNaughton. With Kevin Bacon and Bill Murray.
THE NEWTON BOYSm a radical departure from his usual milieu, Richard (Slackers, Dazed and Confused) Linklater brings us a period Western about four brothers who became the most wanted train and bank robbers in North America during the 1920s. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, Skeet Ulrich and Vincent D'Onofrio.
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ULEE'S GOLD Independent Victor Nunez directs this lowkey look at the life of a beekeeper trying to keep his family intact. Peter Fonda came this close to snagging a Best Actor Oscar Monday night for his performance. With Patricia Richardson. I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER Four teens kill someone in a hit-and-run accident and then conspire to keep the incident a secret in this chillride from the writer of Scream. Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. star. A THOUSAND ACRES Jessica Lange, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jennifer Jason Leigh star in the story of an Iowa family split apart when a farmer decides to divide his land among his three daughters.
Coen brothers return to Raising Arizona territory for this comic saga about kidnapping, extortion and bowling featur- ~ ing Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi. U.S. MARSHALS (NR) There's no escaping it: This sequel to The Fugitive looks like a lame rehash with Wesley Snipes filling in for Harrison Ford and a plane crash taking the place of the first film's spectacular train wreck. Tommy Lee Jones returns as deputy Samuel Gerard.
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Mrs. Robinson herself (Anne Bancroft) plays Miss Havisham in Alfonso Cuaron's MTV-meets-Masterpiece Theater update of the Dickens classic, reworked for a modern setting. Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow as the saga's star-crossed lovers are joined by Hank Azaria and Robert De Niro. AMISTAD (NR) Stephen Spielberg's latest tells the true story of a group of Africans who took over a slave ship in 1839 and wound up in an American court. The film is enbroiled in a legal drama of its own in the wake of plagiarism charges. Matthew McConaughey and Anthony Hopkins defend the mutineers. Hot-shot Hollywood attorney Bert f i e l d s is doing the same f o r , ^ the filmmakers. MR. MAG00 (NR) Oh.good. Another big-screen version of a classic boomer cartoon. Leslie Nielsen squints up a storm as the visually challenged chucklehead who, this time around, unwittingly involves himself in a jewel heist. With Kelly Lynch and Malcolm McDowell.
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PACIFIST Continued from page 21 children home. I get there shortly after they leave. Dellinger and his wife have lived in picture-perfect Peacham since 1981. He had taught at nearby Goddard College and was looking for a quiet place to write. The couple had spent two summers in Peacham, so, when a simple, two-story house came up for sale, they decided to move from Brooklyn, New York. The village has charmed moviemakers — Dellinger got a bit part in Ethan Frome, starring Liam Neeson, when it was shot there several years ago. At the heart of town is the general store and a sign that says, "Peacham, Settled 1776." Spotting it on my way to see Dellinger, it occurs to me there ought to be another sign outside his house: "Dellinger," it would say, "Unsettled 1915." That's the year he was born. I park in front of his garage and Dellinger walks outside and hugs me, even though he cant remember what I've come lor. My name is jotted on his calendar, spelled right and everything — but lots of names are jotted there, and mine's a new one.
We sit in the living room, Dellinger — "Dave," he'd said the first time we met — perched between an end table littered with articles from yesterdays New York Times that are clipped, dated and underlined, and an end table stacked with books he can't keep up with. The wood stove is cold, marked with the lines left by matches struck earlier this winter. Two fading "Free Peltier" posters, which his grandchildren made
on a previous visit, hang on the wall. Our conversation is disjointed. Dellinger lists the projects he's working on, and keeps running upstairs to get letters, fliers and business cards that explain. After about 30 minutes of this, papers are strewn around my chair and Dellinger says, "Well, I think you've got more than enough." He doesn't want to talk; he has too many things to do. He tolerates a few
more questions, then suggests with a laugh that I "bother Elizabeth." y most means used to measure success in the suburb where he was raised, Dellinger would come up short. He's had a few paying jobs, but he and his wife have lived near the poverty line their entire married lives, his wife says. Peterson works 10 hours a week at a local agency on
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aging. She and Dellinger have a small Social Security income, a small pension and a small trust. Dellinger needs to make speeches now and then to make ends meet. Dellinger himself has few possessions to his name. His children hold the title to the house; his wife owns the car. He does this, Peterson says, because he is a tax resister. He has refused to pay income tax since it was created. If the government tried to punish him by seizing his possessions, they'd have to cart away some firewood and loads of books. "They could put him in prison," his wife says, "but they don't." She suspects it's because Dellinger is too well-known. Peterson doesn't worry so much about her husband's pace; she just doesn't like him driving long distances anymore. And since the car is in her name, she exercises authority and refuses to let him have it at times, or she needs to take it to work. Then, she says, when Dellinger wants to go somewhere, "he tries to get my son to help take h«n to a bus or a train or an airline." Dave Dellinger will go, his wife says, "however he can." ®
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ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 19): In one of your past lives you were the genius who invented Pig Latin. In another, you were a nun expelled from your monastic order for wearing crotchless habits, whereupon you became an itinerant saleswoman of religious sex toys. In yet another incarnation you were the world's foremost collector of antique candy wrappers. All the talents you developed way back then will come in very handy as you meet this week's challenges. APRIL FOOL! N o n e of the glorious accomplishments of the old days will be of any use to you any time soon. Your cosmic mandate is to utterly ignore and triumph over the past. D o not imitate what's worked for you before! Start from scratch whenever possible! TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): Given the ass-over-elbows state of your current astrological aspects, I suggest you draw inspiration from David Lawrence, an ass-over-elbows successstory w h o was recently profiled in Icon magazine. Asked to describe his foolproof technique for staying fresh and creative, he answered, "I think life should be one long mid-life crisis." Taurus, I dare you to be as brave and audacious as Mr. Lawrence. APRIL FOOL! T h e truth is, you should milk your current mid-life crisis for all it's
GEMINI (May flowers will spring up in your footprints wherever you this week. Bursts of flowery scents spill from your mouth as you Admirers and sycophants will follow . . v . you around, writing down your evety pronouncement for inclusion in a holy book that will become a N e w Bible for millions o f devotees in the 21st century. Dare I say that even your turds will be inspired masterpieces?! APRIL FOOL' In fact, only one of the extravagant statements I just made is likely to be true. Though I will say
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that if you can avoid giving in to the kind of megalomania I tempted you with, you'll have a supremely integrated and cheery and powerful week. CANCCR (June 21-July 22): This would a perfect time to sell or rent your soul, my fellow Cancerians. It'll be a fabulous moment to give up your integrity for the sake of the almighty dollar and to prostrate yourself in fervent, greedy prayer at the feet of a golden idol! To propitiate the sublimely avaricious astrological aspects now favoring us Crabs, I hereby rename this column "Nike's Real Astrology," in the hope that the sneaker-maker will reward me with a juicy kickback! APRIL FOOL! We Cancerians will soon be tempted to commit the terrible sins I just described, but we must not give in! To inspire your own struggle to resist, I hereby pledge to never ever get a corporate sponsorship for this column even if it would make me an instant millionaire! . , LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): For all you know, I'm an incredibly handsome ; advisor to a mo on
Queen or Drama King — at least for a few weeks. APRIL FOOL! I didn't really mangle the sheep, the T V and my arm. I just read my astrology charts. But my conclusion was the
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): It will be a perfect moment to fall in love as long as you promise your sweetheart that you will forever suppress the difficult sides of your personality. It will be an excellent week to attend an orgy as long as you're so open-minded that you agree to boink people you're not even attracted to. And it will be prime time to elope as long as you climax your honeymoon with a trip to the Richard M. Nixon Memorial Library in Yorba Linda, California. APRIL FOOL! In fact, only the first part of each sentence above is true. Ignore the conditional clauses.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Did you hear about those lucky folks who enjoy salubrious side-effects from taking the prescription drug Clomipramine? They have spontaneous orgasms whenever they yawn. I mention this because it has an eerie resonance with your life in the weeks to come. It seems that Sagittarians who imbibe the drug caffeine will experience similar explosions of bliss whenever they burp. APRIL FOOL! The truth is that rapture will come exceedingly easy for you in the coming days, Sagittarius, but not quite that easy.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your imminent fate has much in c o m m o n with a certain T V movie that featured a kung-fu hooker struggling to preserve the bastard child she'd had with an evil drug warlord. That is to say, Libra, you will be as vulnerable as a new mother, yet kick-ass strong; you will bravely accept total responsibility for the wrong turns you've made in the past, and heroically maneuver to correct for them. APRIL FOOL! I'd never sink so l o w as to compare your beautiful, complex life to a cartoony T V show. APRIL F O O L E D Y O U *
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moment, the ship is seen halfway out of the sea at an absurd angle; the next, the ship has slid down and under the roiling surface of the water and the movie is over.) Produced by 20th Century Fox and starring Clifton Webb, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Wagner, Richard Basehart and Thelma Ritter, the emphasis here is on big— big names, big production values, big emotional climaxes, big box office. ("20th Century Fox launches the biggest of them all! Titanic in climax! Titanic in cast!" screams the trailer.) For those who believe the
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As much as many of us have wished for amnesia from time to time, having it forced upon us is another thing entirely, especially when it involves difficulty in remembering the details necessary f° r day-to-day Irving. One promising remedy that has recently received a lot of play is Ginkgo biloba. Its another treatment hundreds, if not thousands, of years old, but which some of us are only just now hearing about — or maybe we forgot. One reason we're hearing about it now is that the Journal of the American Medical Association, (JAMA), published the results of a study on Ginkgo biloba in 1997. The study was double-blind, meaning that neither the subjects nor the administrators of the medication knew who was getting a placebo and who was getting Ginkgo biloba. In the study, 309 Alzheimer's patients were given either aplacebo or Ginkgo biloba, and the researchers found that the treatmem appeared to be cagable of stabilizing, and in some cases improving, the memories of the patients. At least 1000 other controlled studies have been done on Ginkgo biloba, according to Kyle Bujnicki, owner of the Vitamin Connection in Burlington. It works by increasing the circulation of the blood to brain. The more blood, the better job all those synapses can do. It can also help alleviate tinnitus — ringing in the ears — and of course, more blood circulating means more is getting to smaller capillaries. So in addition, people who usuall
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DRUMMER, GUITARIST & (vocalist looking for other musicians I(bass player, guitarists) to form a (hard-edged band. Influences: Rush, (old Metallica, Anthrax, Iron Maiden. Call Dave, 372-3838. RANDOM ASSOCIATION, a (mixed a cappella group, is currently |seeking a soprano to perform a (variety of musical styles including (pop, blues, reggae, jazz and doo(wop. Please call John at 434-4760 (to set up an audition. WANTED: VERSITILE H A N D PERCUSSIONIST or pad player (for duo/trio work. Vocals an (option. Bassist also wanted. Call 290-6161.
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SEEKING CANCER OR SCORPIO-SM OR DWM, 40-50, NS/ND, light heart, open mind, active, fit, who can live without TV. DWF, 46, 142 lbs., creative, spiritu1283 al, same qualities. 128
SVELTE, <?, BLONDE ARTIST, 34. (mentally 25), SWF, NS, ND, seeks similar in M, 26-39, intelligent, financially secure, for spontaneous creativity & innocent love. Sense of humor. 1222 SJF, 4 0 S , INDEPENDENT, PROFESSIONAL, enjoys the art and outdoors. Waiting and looking to meet the right person. 1229
artistic professional woman living in beautiful ski house with several feline companions seeks handsome, wellInterests must include musical theater, classic movies and wholesome fun. No,, 4 mannered Tom,to share life, love, cuddles and purrfect togetherness^ 1230 smokers or drinkers, please. A sense of VERY ATTRACTIVE & FIT SWPF, 32, who humor is a must! 1332 LUCIOUSLY CURVY SWF, 23, WHO does is confident, loves life and laughter, a killer Betty Boop impression (garter music and Spanish dancing desires a included). Loves the finer aspects of all LTR with an intelligent and sincere things—men included. Seeking playful, man. You must be an attractive 8t athlavish, sexy man, 2Q-3oish. 1290 letic SWPM, 28-40. 1233
SWPF ISO SWPM FOR FRIENDSHIP
DWPF, 32, 5'4", 115 LBS. NS/ND, ath-
ISO SWM, 24ISH, TEACHES MUSIC,
letic, educated, cultured, independent. Enjoys skiing, hiking, snowshoeing (more!), quiet evenings at home (no TV), reading & my cats. ISO similar for friendship/LTR. 1296
plays guitar...someone to write my symphony. Must love tomboy cats and women's dorms. I need a partner for long car trips. Be my Valentine! 1241
I AM 6'2", BLACK BLACK IHAIR, GREEN EYES &
SWPF, 25, recently discovered a love for snowboarding, but needs practice. Also into music (all types), writing, outdoors and fun. Seeking friendship, possibilities. 1364
SENSUAL INTELLECTUAL, FORMER NYC
ness woman, 47, active, enthusiastic, fun-loving attitude ISO soulful, compassionate sweetheart to share dynamic, happy, healthy, intimate life. 1365
SWPF, 32, SEEKING SPM, 30-40. TO
who actually believes he can compete with the best. Twenty-four-year-old looking for man between 17-47. 1 2 4 °
share adventures, the arts, friendship and much more... Down-to-earth, prag matic, sincere, humorous, intelligent, independent, outdoor explorer, animal enthusiast readily sought. 1300
WARM-HEARTED OLD HIPPIE TYPE, 43.
ATTRACTIVE COUNTRY CLUB GIRL, 39,
all the regular stuff and passions for children, flowers, water, books, dogs... Seeking M, 35-50, who works and >lays. 1242 plays
SWF, 34, BIG. BEAUTIFUL, BLUE-EYED
DWF living dual personality. Enjoys skiing, sailing, hunting, camping, Cape Cod and a Harley if you've got one! I can cook for a meat/potatoes man if you put the seat down 81 can shovel my walkway. Can you handle me? 1303
professional, NS, enjoys music, dancing, socializing and quiet evenings in, seeks fun, employed, NS, who knows how to enjoy oy life. lite. 12/ 1249
DWPF, RADIANT. HAPPY, relaxed busi-
MAIDEN. ATTRACTIVE SWPF.
teacher, early 30s, part lion/part lamb. Love outdoors: skiing, swimming, hiking. Seeking PM, fun, honest, adventurous, accepting of lioness and lamb. Come into0 my lair. 1366 1
DWF, 54, SLENDER. LOOKING FOR
someone who wants to have fun 81 a relationship. Looking for someone who likes dancing, ocean, travelling, and is respecth. L e - S P ec _ tfu l A 0 0 ^ : *367
BROWN--EYED BEAUTY. DPF, 40s, with
passion for living. Intelligent, cultured, classy yet down-to-earth, loving, sensu al, vivacious, artistic & spiritually mind ed. ISO educated, wise, communicative, financially/emotionally secure, playful, liberal M for LTR. Let's go to the Flynn, eat at ethnic restaurants, sail, travel, enjoy nature, share conversation, listen to music and spend quiet, intimate times together. 1335
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woman, literate, well-traveled, great sense of humor, seeks educated dance partner (over 35) to share jazz, Latin dance, films with subtitles 8! Soho. Interest in Eastern Religion a +. 1299
GET TO KNOW ME. SWF, 28, looking for
someone to share warm weather activities. Enjoys swimming, volleyball and hiking. Good cook, too! NS and no kids (referred. Let's preferred. Lets have fun! 1311
RENAISSANCE GARDENER < SEEKS self-
aware, spiritual, fit, NS, idealistic realist on a budget. Romance is nice, BUT not the main ingredient. I go for deeply dug ground, well-turned compost, diligent weeding, prudent watering and daily prayers. 1316
all leg. ISO man who will adore me for insides, not out. You need to be gentile, but extremely passionate. 1239
ATHLETIC WOMAN LOOKING FOR A MAN
NSPF, 30S, CREATIVELY CONSCIOUS,
into Mother Earth and Father Sky, fitness and the arts, Looking for likeminded i n d iv i d u a Is. 1250
ENERGETIC SWF, COLLEGE STUDENT.
seeks SWM, 18-23. I enjoy soccer, X-C skiing and hanging out. We're both active, kind, honest and have a great sense of humor. 1246
INTELLIGENT. BEAUTIFUL F. 19, UKES
nerdy things like computers and school, but also fun things like music & movies. Seeks M, 21-27, for friendship/more? No drugs. 1247
SEVEN DAYS
hours a day!
$1.99 a minute, must be 18 or older.
BUTTERCUP ISO WESTLEY. Attractive, intelligent SWPF, 26, NS, new to VT, seeks outgoing, active, brainy prof./grad student, SWM, 26-31, for friendship, fun and mischief. 1252
ON THE ONE HAND I AM AN ACCOWF PLISHED professional and take my work seriously. On the other hand I love to hike and ski in the mountains, dance and share good conversation and music. SWF, 31, 5'io", seeking partner, 28-38, who also values this balance. 1257 DWPF, 41, LOYAL, HARD-WORKING, responsible. Interests: contra-dance, volleyball, gardening. NS, average looks, Catholic, kids. You: healthy D/SWM, 40-45, capable, over 5*8", proportionate, Catholic, kids O.K. 1267
SPF^EEKS"ONE-NIGHT STAND (maybe more). Though winter's barely started, this attractive, active, giving and brainy 40-something F has emerged from hibernation needing some company for Valentine's Day (or beyond). Alt offers from intelligent, liberal, reasonably attractive, worldly, cheerful and outgo1187 ing dancers answered. answer
UNCONVENTIONAL 1GAL3EEKS uncon-
ventional date. Tell me your plan. SF, 3511214
DPF, 40. BROWN HAIR, GREEN EYES, ~
slim, attractive, seeks man who is leftwing, has a good sense of humor, enjoys reading, dancing, is tall and good-looking. 1203
HONEST. CURIOUS, ACTIVE, CREATIVE.
independent and sexy. Yeah! SWF, 30, ISO fun and friendship with NS, adventurous, lively explorer who is also honest, independent, active, curious and self-aware. 1205 ATTRACTIVE, ATHLETIC A good man IS hard to Find. Are you sweet and sassy, cut and quirky? Let's meet. 1206 /PF ELEGANT DWPFTso^TS^", SHAPELY, classy, attractive, seeking sincere, honest, kind, romantic, intelligent gentleman for quality LTR, possibly marriage. Nb, no alcoholics. aiconoucs. 1208 i20« NS, no
SWPM, HANDSOME, EDUCATED. TALL, trim and fit. Likes skiing, snowshoeing, : all outdoor fun. In my 50s with a 1 youthful style and attitude. Likes trav| el, music & good food. Seeking an • attractive, fit 81 trim lady with similar ; interests for a quality, loving relationI ship. 1394 : THE PERFECT STORM: Equal parts pas; sion, sensitivity, loving. SWDM, 42, 6', ; 175 lbs., fit, handsome, giving, finanI daily secure, monogamous, with a 1 great place, 40' sailboat, BMW, Flynn | membership. Seeks intelligent, very - pretty, sensual woman between 30-40. : 1328 : I'M A DOG. 6+ IN DOG YEARS. LOYAL • and affectionate. Well-trained (I can * foxtrot). Seeking female to SIT! (Maybe 2 DOWN, too!) Call me and we can go for ! a walk. 1399 • QUIET, STRAIGHT, HARD-WORKING WM, 39, looking for mature woman, 25-45, ; who likes motorcycles and simple ! things in life. 1383 : NOVICE NEEDS TEACHER. SWM, 27, ISO older F, 30-40, for instruction in the • ways of love. Interests are reading, | movies and good conversation. Friends « first, more later? Please call! 1389 j SWPM, NS, 6', WHO CANNOT BELIEVE • he's 30 (nor can his friends), ISO slen* der sweetie, 25-32, who loves life. ; Never married, intelligent, educated, : sincere, healthy, humorous. Sound sim: ilar? 1392 • FUN-LOVING WEIRDO. SWPM, 21, seeks : strange and beautiful woman to spoil I (dancers a +). 1353
i ! : • : j • • : EASY TO TALK TO. SWPF, 32, ATHLETIC : risk-taking, slender and pretty, ISO : nice, trim, SWPM, 30-40, to share out- ! door sports, laughs, gourmet meals, : live music 81 romance. No wimps. 1213 c u A I 1 WE VA/C DANCE? H A H R C ? ESSENTIAL: C C C C W T I S I R YOU'RE VR>II»DC SHALL
fit enough to dance, tall enough to dance with me, 25-50, and will dance. Preferable: country-style fella w/ soft heart and big hat. Desirable: you've read a few good books. Me? SWPF, 5*6", 135 lbs., almost 40, fit, fun to dance w/ and really quite diverse! 1221 DWPF, 4 0 S , EARTH GODDESS, DANCER, budding martial artist, excellent cook, creative gardener, loves life's pleasures and is ready and willing to share them. Very happy/secure. ISO SM, 30-50, NS/ND, for extraordinary times. 1133
PSWM, 3 2 , ND/NS, BIKING, DR. LAURA show, drag racing, Rollerblading, walking 8c chatting, ISO PPSWF, 25-34, with similar interests. Friends first, LTR eventually. 1354 A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE in Burlington. Looking for Green Mountain adventure before heading for greener pastures. SM, 38, tall, athletic, romantic, love arts and cooking, ISO attractive, adventurous F, 30-45. 1357
LADIES ONLY. SWM, 5'io", 168 lbs., good build, who works hard, good cook, witty, enjoys outdoors, would « like to meet S/DF, fit, who would enjoy • my son and a real gentleman. 1355 : : • • I :
A FRIEND IS A GIFT YOU GIVE YOUR? SELF. SWPM, 35, 6', 165 lbs., Catholic, caring, educated, travelled, sense of humor, love to cook, ISO SWPF (NS/ND), 28-37, for friendship, possible LTR. 1356
i DWM, 39, 5'11", 190 LBS., DOWN-TO: ; I t »
earth, handsome, honest, loves outdoors, animals, sports, travel. Seeking slender, good-looking F, 30-40, for life's finer pleasures. Let's explore together. No games. 1360
j • • ; A HOPELESS NEOPHYTE SEEKS DIRT TO ; : share my days, a louse to share my : nights. 1136
RECENTLY PAROLEDI HA! HA!, just kidding. But a sense of humor is imperative to respond to this ad! Me: SWPM, 28, athletic, interests include moonlit walks, hiking, canoeing, biking, horses and thunderstorms. You: S/DWF, 25-32, NS, with similar interests. Must be able to appreciate the beauty of a sunset.
SWF, 3 5 , 5 ' 8 " , BLONDE/BLUE EYES, self-employed, looking for tall, NS, social drinker, 35-40, who likes to relax on weekends, movies, wine, etc! Call to get more info. Check it out! 1134
Asddnq womsn
: 1569 : ISO 3 9 + FOR LATIN DANCING & swing, fresh tomatoes, prayer, water dogs, « gardening 81 skinny dipping. What else • is there besides intimacy, sex, life and • Seinfeld? 1379
DWPM, 4 2 , FIT, SLIM, ARTICULATE, father of one, ISO intelligent, educated PWF with sense of humor to share bik- • ing, hiking, XC, books, classical music, • ; NPR, Sunday NYT, family time. 1386 : WM, 3 4 , FIT, SLENDER BUILD, LOVES I music, hockey, Bove's garlic spaghetti, I laughter, two-wheeled mobility, ani: mals. ISO honest, slender, attractive, I down-to-earth S/DF ISO nice guy. • Spring's coming! 1381 « GENTLE, FUN-LOVING, SWM, 2 2 , smoker, seeks SWF, 18-32, for long talks and • outdoor activities. Interested in honest LTR? I'm the one. 1388 SM, 3 2 , SEEKS SF, 18-23, for physical relationship. Full-figured O.K. 1382
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SWM, 4 0 , LOOKING FOR HUMOROUS, down-to-earth lady. Do you enjoy golf, movies, travelling, camping, long country rides, laughing and a good cup of coffee 81 good wine? Then let's talk and see!! 1361 MY LITTLE PRINCESS, WHERE ART thou? Attractive, tall DWPM wants to shower you with pretty clothes, flowers and dining out. just turned 40 and never had daughter to care for. 1363 TALL, DARK, HANDSOME SWM, 2 2 , artistic, semi-exotic, mahogany-maned Leo ISO attractive, fit, intelligent woman, 18-28, for informal dating, soft purring, playful nibbling, and possible relationship (Burlington area). 1334
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mon Aoskinq Luamui SWM, SMOKER, SEEKING A WOMAN, 25-35, with heart and knowledge to use it. Honesty is always best, as well as sensitivity. Independent, yet steadfast, am I; poetic, non-violent me. 1338 HARD-WORKING SM, EARLY 30S, handsome, no kids, fit, etc., seeking SF, 2145, attractive, for bowling, movies, fun and friendship, possible LTR. 1340 EDUCATED MUSICIAN, 21, INTERESTED in tattoos, body piercing and exotic animals, ISO open-minded, intelligent F, 18-25, for movies, music, snowboarding and talking over coffee. 1341 SUNSETS, WINE, JETHRO TULL, long walks, candlelight, jazz, nature, fireplaces, quiet times, blues, wild times, friendship, rock, LTR, beer, sunrises, Deep Purple, conversation, romance. Prog. SWM, 30, ISO SWF, 26-32. 1342 TRIPLE SCORPIO W/ A LIGHTER HEART lives for music 81 dance, laughter and all things outdoors. Seeking partner in crime, 30s, for going to movies, sharing meals 81 general foolishness. 1343
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NEW TO DATING. SWPM, 42, WHO enjoys dining, dancing, movies, boating, and outdoors. ISO F with similar interests. Possible LTR. 1297
NO COUCH POTATOI Authentic DWM, 40s, marathoner/biker seeks F of strong character/passion who values film, humor, travel. Slim, Jewish or kids a plus. 1348
I'M NOT YOUR TYPICAL MALE. DWM, 35, 6'4", looking for a funny, tall, attractive woman that loves the outdoors and who doesn't have PMS three weeks out of the month, is easy going, between 21-34, a r | d likes kids. 1302
DOMINANT, INTELLECTUAL, ATHLETIC SWM, 40, seeks opinionated, intelligent woman, 20-45, with a secret submissive streak. I see fully consensual, but firm, imaginative discipline in an erotic context as an expression of caring and love. Answer only if you submit from strength, not weakness. 1350 DWPM, YOUNG 40S, SENSITIVE, FIT, attractive homesteader, rural lifestyle, energetic, creative, sincere, honest. Loves outdoor recreation, exploration, companionship, intimacy. ISO F, 30-40, attractive, emotionally available, fun, fit, energetic, similarities, friend. 1352 FAIR MAIDEN, 30-40 WITH INTELLIGENCE, looks, character, sought by well-educated, handsome, humorous, athletic DWM, 6', 175 lbs., for dating and possible LTR. Kids OK. 1317 48 YO. WHITE, BLUES SINGER ISO F, any race, into truth (spiritual). I live in N.E. Kingdom. LTR-oriented. 1318 SWM, 49, NEW NURSE, ISO ATTRACTIVE, intelligent SF for socializing, possible LTR. I like music, books, movies, dining out and am open-minded. 1322 YOUNG, VERY SUCCESSFUL LAWYERfinancialty secure, learned, fit and stylish, spirited, generous to a fault, lover of the finer rhings in life, looking for a very attractive, mature, accomplished, sensuous woman, 24-35, of uncommon charm 8. talent, with whom to explore the many interests of his life and conquer the world together in a journey of unbridled pleasures, passions, and intellectual discovery. Don't pass up this sojourn of your lifetime! 1324 SWM, 30, ATHLETIC, ARTICULATE, WITTY professional seeks SWPF, 24-33, who likes to laugh, is fit and intelligent, and who knows the right wine 81 proper fork, but prefers occasions where neither is an issue. 1326 ROMANCE AWAITS. Flowers; wine; candlelight dinner; Pavarotti; passion; romance; become a red-hot lover in my arms. You're slender, tall, athletic, dancer? SW/AF, 20s-40ish, hot. Me? Call 8c find out. 1327 ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SPWM, 26, who is (or working to be) open-minded, athletic, humorous, independent, emotionally healthy, cultured, self-actualizing, passionate, attractive, a great cook, caring, gnostic, silly, experienced, perceptive, educated and available? Well, here I am! I seek a woman. 1328 SWPM, 33, ROMANTIC, FIT, ATTRACTIVE and very down-to-earth, enjoys biking, weightlifting, skiing, camping, traveling, running, country music, dancing, movies, romantic walks, Sunday drives. Dog 81 horse lover. Looking for SWP gal, 25-37, enjoys dancing, with similar interests, fun, slim, attractive, NS. Possible LTR. 1329
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SELF-ABSORBED MALE LOOKING FOR self-absorbed female to ignore one another. 22 YO, intelligent, handsome, well-mannered, good-humored musician. Chameleonesque social personality seeks same. 1259 LOVERS OF HASHEM. SPIRITUAL, successful, cute, NYC songwriter, 39, seeks JF living to do God's work, Torah, yoga, nature. The eyes are the window of the soul? 1254
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<58-3313 JUST DO IT! SWM, NS, 40, active, fit, energetic, professional, humorous, honest & romantic, seeking S/DWF to share hiking, skiing, ice skating, dancing, dining out, fine wine, home cooked meals & much more. 1255 SWM, 38, DARK-HAIRED, HANDSOME, 6', ISO a kindeed female spirit. Must be able to enjoy sensual massage and sharing of pleasures. Let's make Valentine's Day special. 1260 SWPM, 26, ENJOYS MUSIC (all types), movies (good ones), XC-skiing (still learning), cooking (ditto), ISO an intelligent, attractive SPF to share the above and possible LTR. 1189 CRAZY ABOUT INTRIGUE? NUTS fun? Let's get together and try out as one. DWM from NY, 39, 170 lbs., brown curly and cute 1202
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POSITION OPEN. SINGLE PROPRIETOR in business 34 years is seeking partner. Qualifications should include outdoor, entertainment and intellectual skills. Ability to work independently, willingness to travel and willingness to consider LTR desired. Should possess very attractive resume reflecting fitness, humor, ambition, honesty, culture, nature and music. 1218 ...BUT THEN THIS DAME COMES UP behind me, see, and says, "You and me could really exist." "Wow, I says..." Papish Cat, 38, crooning for spiritual, physical honey dew. Dew you? 1204
VALENTINES FOREVER. Secure funny, tall NSWP w/ easy smile, ISO bright, slim, attractive, NSWP, 2o's-3o's, for fun, relaxation, romance, possible LTR. Be mine. 1193
SWM, 20, ENJOYS SPORTS, QUIET evenings, movies and is funny, seeks submissive, pretty SWF, 18-25, who's into sexy lingerie and erotic adult fun for friendship, possible LTR. 1244
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WELL-TRAVELED, EASY-GOING, educated, thirtysomething SWJM ISO attractive, athletic SF w/ sense of humor and style for romance and possibly LTR. Am just as comfortable inside as well as outdoors. 1235
SEEKING DOG-OBSESSED WOMAN (quality/degree of obsession negotiable!). Qualities sought (in one body/soul!): intelligent, wise, attractive, proportionate, sensual, confident, centered 8t consistent. SWM, 40, for the one who seeks same. LTR poss. 1269
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SJM, WRITER/REVIEWER, MEDIA MAVEN, world traveler seeks attractive JF, 30's40's, who can discuss topics like "good eggcreams," Big Band era, the Marx Bros., Hagganah. 1192
21 YO M, NS/ND, HOPELESS ROMANTIC, looking for intelligent, self-motivated, cheerful F to watch the-sun set over Lake Champlain. ND/NS. 1248
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25 YO, NS/ND, VAL KILMER LOOK-ALIKE seeks attractive and slender SWF, 1825, ND/NS, for drinks, movies and dining. Looking for friendship and possible relationship. 1245
LOVE IS ASKING TO BE LOVED. DWM , 5*9", 145 lbs., youthful 40's, openminded, secure, attractive, likes outdoors, adventure, romance, night-life, laughing, skiing, tennis and someone special. 1243
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DANCING PARTNERS WANTED: Four professional M, early to mid-30S, looking for women, same age range, to meet at Burlington area dance clubs just for occasional fun evenings of dancing. 1295
NICE EYES 81 SMILE. SWPM, 29, 5*7", 175 lbs., attractive, fit. NS, little bit mild/little bit wild, seeking intelligent, self-confident, opinionated F, 23-33, for dancing, hiking and maybe more. 1345
SHORT PEOPLE GOT NOBODY? 5'2", but walking tall. DWM, 41, work hard/play hard, super Dad. Successful sm. business. Like trad, jazz, blues, volleyball, skating, XC, microbrews, antiques. Progressive, well-balanced, good sense of humor, thoughtful. ISO similar, selfassured F. 1349
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DWM, 44, SINGLE PARENT OF TWO boys (ages 17 8c 19), brown eyes, auburn hair, 197 lbs., 6'2". I enjoy fishing, hunting, music, movies, dancing, dining out, quiet nights, canoeing 81 weight-lifting. 1211 I'M NOT A TYPICAL MALE. I'm very into pleasure and lust. Love may come later. Call me. 1191 DAD, 40S, PART NEO-LUDDITE, PART L.L. Bean punk, part Martha Stewart, passionately creative, goofy, seeks woman who's a tomboy by day, a Hepburn by night for alchemy, honesty and Capraesque hijinks. 1130 CARPENTER/WRITER, 39, FIT, ATHLETIC, attractive, outgoing. Swimmer, skier, golfer, chastened radical, starry-eyed realist, bureaucratic functionary, errant cog in the machinery of mass malfeasance, moral philosopher, town gossip, admirer of Jesus, Buddah and other kind people. Seeking F for tea, laughs, possible lifetime argument. 1132
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finger and guided it into PRETTY, WARM MaWF SEEKING similar woman for sensual friendship. I am open-minded, healthy and ready for something new. If you enjoy a woman's light touch, let's meet for dinner. 1390 MaF, 28, BICURIOUS, ISO SAME OR single. Must like outdoors, reading, kids. No make-up, etc. No PC crap. Must be new to scene. 5'5"-5'7", 28-35. 1393 GF, 38, RADICAL THINKER, ABSOLUTELY comfortable being a two-spirit. Diversified interests—reading, hiking, camping, dining out, some political activities. Looking for emotionally mature woman. Rutland area. 1271 GWF, 52, ISO GWF, 38-55, LOVES board games, dancing. Honest. Sincere. Looking for LTR. I'm from Plattsburgh area, but can get out. 1272 PARTNERS IN AN EQUAL MYSTERY? GWF, 31, ISO GWF, 25-40. Do you like to have fun? I am fun-loving. Respond to ad and get to know me better. 1227 GBF, 63, WANTS A FRIEND, LOVER, partner—NS/ND, loves watching sports, positive outlook, very affectionate, WNBA/ABL fan. Want same. 1113 SBiF, FEMININE, DESIRES TO FIND same. I'm 5*9", dark hair, blue eyes, attractive 8c sexy. Want someone erotic who won't mind getting a little wet. Discretion/disease-free a must. 1117
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MAGIK SOUL Vegetarian, 37, nonsmoker, crunchy kinda guy, looking for kindred spirit. 1391
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MILD-MANNERED MIDDLE MANAGER BY day, lusty teatherman by night! GWM, 50, 5 ' n " , 190 lbs., bear-type bottom seeks creative, adventurous, intelligent, exclusively dominant topmen for intense, imaginative, erotic exploration. Printable interests include theater, film, classical music and good conversation. Unprintable interests available upon request. 1395
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SEASONED OPTIMIST, EMOTIONALLY perceptive, extraordinary musician, attractive man of the world, polyglot, masculine but not macho, 59, 5*10", 154 lbs., seeks accomplished, intelligent, energetic, sensitive, genuine, adult male for playful and meaningful LTR. No smokers, fats, cats or opera lovers. 1368
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SWM LOOKING FOR FRIENDSHIP. MUST be willing to travel to my Addison County home. Just out of the closet; unexperienced, but eager. 18-24. 1370 BIM LOOKING FOR OTHER BIM FOR safe adult fun. Looking for long-term situation. Age, looks unimportant. Married OK. Rutland area. 1320 LETS WRESTLE. Looking for G/Bi/STR guys into hot wrestling action for fun & body contact. Any age or race. Me: 5'7". 140 lbs., in shape, always ready.
im GWM, 40S, 5*9", 155 LBS., CARING, nurturing, career secure. Loves traveling, movies, romance, fireplaces, the outdoors. Are you masculine, sensitive and looking for friendship/LTR? Take a chance. All responses answered. 1293 GREEN MTN. HOME GROWN: EARLY 20s, pierced, wiry and good-looking hippie. Dreaming of a sweet, sexy boy to share dark beer and scruffy kisses under a wild, wild moon. 1142
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LETS HEAR IT FOR THE PREMISE: Established, Burlington gay seeks the esteem of good companionship. So let's have a howl of a time of it! 1314 GWM, ATTRACTIVE, INSATIABLE, 38, in
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PASSIONATE BIWM, 42, s'lo", 185 lbs., clean, discreet with red hair seeks other men for fun in the Rutland and Burlington areas. 1215
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MASCULINE, NATURAL, ATHLETIC, intelligent, happy nature-lover between 2545. That's you. And me. Looking for a real connection, a XC-ski buddy, a sweaty wrestler, a dinner friend. 1216
3/4 AT PURE POP: Brown-eyed beauty in blk. leather jacket, backpack. You purchased Nanci Griffith & others. Me: beige hat (two-tone), jeans, turquoise shirt, listening to music. Drawn to you. Are you free? I wasn't sure. Love to talk over coffee. Come into my sun, please. Make me smile. 1384
"HANDY" TELEPHONE MAN. CALL ME, let's talk about the first thing that comes up! Maybe meet! 1197
shape, 5*7", 160 lbs., ISO LTR w/ larger top man. You can enthrall me if you are attractive, in shape, aggressive, attentive, focused/accomplished. 1294
SWM, 35, 6', 190 LBS. FIT, SEEKS select men for extremely discreet, safe sex. I will try anything, but am most interested in being a bottom. You provide the place. 1207
GWM, 37, 5'9", 200 LBS., BROWN HAIR, blue eyes, enjoys cooking, quiet times, long walks, dining out and being with someone special. All messages will be answered. 1277 SAGITTARIUS, 20'S. 6', BLONDE/ BROWN, enjoys socializing, dancing, travel and/or staying home wrapped in your arms. No games. 1228 ECLECTIC BiM, 39, TALL, FIT, professional seeks adventuresome BiM for discreet, intimate encounters to accommodate wife's visual fantasy! Serious, experienced responders only, please. Greater Burl. area. 1258
MIGHTY BLUE KINGS, 2/25. You gave me a cigarette, handed me my shirt when the show was over. Didn't get your name. 1362 2/28. YOU: BOTONIST, BIRTHDAY BOY. Me: lovestruck; bummed the evening ended after backgammon. Call to receive rest of B-day present. 1337
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MOUNTAIN MAN WITH KIND HEART sought by plus-size nature lover, 39. The beauty of our surroundings make us yearn to share it with each other. Variety of activities, mutual spoiling a "given." Bright, energetic, attractive, we could be soulmates! Ctrl. VT/Burlington area. Correspond? Box 255
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WIWPM, 35, FATHER OF ONE, ENJOYS outdoors, cooking, tinkering, hanging out & having fun. ISO F, 27-34, NS, similar interests and more. Send a note and a picture (not mandatory), please. Box 256
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SAILOR LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO share the helm. Attractive, evolving, sincere, sharp-minded, financially secure SWM, 34, 5 ' i o " , ISO an independent, slender, attractive woman, 2430, who enjoys sailing, windsurfing, skiing, cycling and thoughtful conversation. Letter/photo. Box 252
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SWM, 37, 6', ACCOMPLISHED, BOLD, contemplative, dexterous, energetic, fit, generous, humorous, imaginative, just, kisser, lion-hearted, manly, nurturing, oenophile, passionate, quick, reliable, sybaritic, talented, unscrambled, virile, witty, xenophile, yang, zingy. ISO articulate, hard-headed woman for good times and possible LTR. Joie de vivre non-negotiable. Box 271
ADULT FEMALE SEEKS GROWN-UP MALE as partner in the dance of life. Self-sufficient homesteader, lefty, activist, performer, artisan, cook. What are your joys? Box 257
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The AIDS Ride is the most successful AIDS fundraising event in the country. On September 17, 1998, three thousand participants will ride out of Boston. Over the next three days, they will pedal Photo: Pawet Wei through some of New England's most beautiful countryside before arriving in New York City, where they will celebrate their accomplishment with a triumphant Victory Ride and an inspiring Closing Ceremony. BostonCNew York AIDS Ride 4 is one ofTanquera/s American AIDS Rides. In only three years, Boston3New York AIDS Ride has raised over $20 million for Fenway Community Health Center in Boston, the Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center; and the Callen-Lorde Community Health of New York. That's more money, sent more quickly to AIDS charities than any AIDS fundraising event in history. Over 9,400 people have participated in Boston3New York AIDS Ride in the last three years and most of them had never done anything like it before. Some didn't even own a bicycle when they registered. Many now describe the event as "life-changing'!
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The Ride is not about bicycling. It's about moving beyond your limits. It's about doing something significant about AIDS. Because AIDS is not over While new drugs are available, they are not effective for some people and not accessible to many others.
That sounds great, but I could never do anything like that.
Yes, you can. It's a ride, not a race. It is for everyone, not just experienced cyclists. You ride at your own pace. You can stop whenever you want—take pictures, enjoy the scenery, meet the folks in towns along the way. You'll have a great time. But you will also challenge yourself. The Ride is physically and emotionally demanding. The fact that you are not sure if you can do this means that you should try. Only in doing so can you discover your potential.
We're here to help you. W e want you to succeed. Once you register; we help you every step of the way. There are regular training rides throughout the year to help you get in shape. We'll assist you in fundraising by sharing with you some tried-and-true methods to meet and exceed your pledge commitment We'll teach you how to repair a flat lend advice on purchasing a bike, and provide bike safety and maintenance lessons. The Ride itself is incredibly well supported with hot showers, hot meals, snack and water stops along the route, volunteer massage, chiropractic, and bike tech services, transport for your gear full medical teams, and even two-person tents! From the moment you register you'll become part of a community of people, who, just like you, are committed to making a difference in the fight against AIDS.
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The money raised by Boston riders will benefit the AIDSrelated services of Fenway Community Health Center Their mission is to provide compassionate and quality health care to the lesbian and gay community of New England, and to the residents of the Fenway neighborhood—regardless of an individual's ability to pay.
What do I have to do to ride? Call us today. We can register you over the phone, or send you a color brochure that explains everything Espeaa-iy if you- a c t i o n to this ad was, "I could never do that." You can. This s the adventure o r ,< lifetime.
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