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Marc Awodey, Nancy Stearns Bercaw, Flip Brown, Marialisa Calta, Colin Clary, Kristin D ’Agostino, John Dillon, Erik Esckilsen, Peter Freyne, Anne Galloway, Paul Gibson, Gretchen Giles, Susan Green, Ruth Horowitz, Helen Husher, Jeanne Keller, Kevin J. Kelley, Rick Kisonak, Peter Kurth, Fred Lane, Lola, Lynda Majarian, Richard Mayer, Chris McDonald, Melanie Menagh, Jernigan Pontiac, Robert Resnik, Molly Stevens, George Thabault, Shay Totten, Pip Vaughan-Hughes, Kirt Zimmer PHOTOGRAPHERS Chris Bertelson, Berne Broudy, Andy Duback, Jeremy Fortin, Jordan Silverman, Matthew Thorsen ILLUSTRATORS Paul Antonson, Harry Bliss, Gary Causer, Sarah Grillo, Luke Eastman, Scott Lenhardt, Paula Myrick, Tim Newcomb, Steve Verriest

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If books could be written to order, what would you like to read next? Reading The House of M irth and eagerly awaiting the movie, I wish I could commission Edith Wharton to write about today’s society. — W illia m Folmar Owner, W aterfront Video, B u rlin g to n /M id d le b u ry

W H O ’S INTOLERANT? Please answer me one question. Who’s intolerant? A good portion of your articles and comic strips seem to be anti-Christian. Hey, wait a second; I think I’ve got the answer. It’s most of the writers of your articles. You sit there and preach tolerance. Yet you your selves aren’t tolerant. That’s hypo critical. Take a lesson from Jesus himself. Take the plank out of your own eye first before you try to remove a speck out of the eyes of others. — Richie Lewis Montpelier WAKE UP — OPPRESSION AHEAD In his reaction to my letter [Weekly Mail, Jan. 17] in this pub lication, Mr. Larry Altman seeks to discredit me by indicating that I

am ignorant of history, and that I am idealizing and promoting a Bolshevik revolution in the United States. Since Mr. Altman has never met or spoken with me, his igno rance is pardoned. In fact, I have studied history, especially history of the Nazi movement in Germany, where family members of mine were murdered, hence my observations that this country is moving in that direction. In his letter, Mr. Altman actu ally supports what I’m saying. He states that “Fascism... calls for the same centralized and authoritative government as communism, but carries with it a fervent national ism.” Sounds like the isolationism and nationalism that Bush is pro moting. Two weeks ago in Seven Days Mr. William G. Scheller stated that I wouldn’t “know a coup d ’etat

if it came up and bit (them) in the ass.” I propose that it is Mr. Scheller who wouldn’t know a coup d ’etat if it came up and bit him in the ass, since he seems to have missed the one we just had! Both of these men are missing the point. Bush did not win either the popular vote or the electoral vote. Gore did. Bush was appoint ed by a panel of partisan judges who were repaying their debt to their party by siding with them. The swing to the right that we are seeing, the continued oppres sion of people based on color, eco nomic class, sexual orientation and other criteria, are all proof that there is a problem here. The incoming junta, “led” by puppet Bush, are all ideologues who have made it clear: Diversity is out, homogeneity is in. Honoring life is out, seeking to control it is in.

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But that field. At this point,” he told the attentive mem Friday afternoon, Miller was getting nowhere with bers of the House Judiciary Committee Friday, “the the 11 members of the House Judiciary Committee. officer would analyze the situation. He even showed the committee Should I pick this field? Or should an undercover surveillance video I try to put a camera on it?” of a lush Vermont pot garden. “By picking,’” inquired Several members found it hortiChairman P6g Flory (R-Brandon) culturally entertaining. politely, “you don’t mean picking “I’m afraid,” Miller told the plants?” them, “that this law could be the “Yes,” replied Captain Miller, first step in the further eroding “ripping up the plants. Basically,” of what we can and can’t do he said, “we steal the marijuana under the state Constitution. If from the guy who’s growing it.” we begin eroding the police of “Maybe you want to use a dif their rights, we enhance the ferent word than steal?” suggested rights of the criminals.” Flory as chuckles filled the packed And he didn’t stop there. The committee room. captain warned the elected offi “We take the marijuana from cials that if they pass H. 106 him,” said the State Police captain into law, they will be responsible with a grin, correcting himself. for boosting the state crime rate. “If we decide to put a surveil “If you handcuff the police lance camera on [the property], it’d and they can’t do their job,” said probably take us an hour or two to Miller, “the criminals will be actually do installation. If we put able to do whatever they want to manned surveillance on,” said do. And with that you’re going Miller, “it would be cost-prohibi to have increased homicides; tive. He’d be on overtime and we BY PETER FREYNE you’ re going to have increased could not afford to do it.” drug dealing and increased larce .Sounds reasonable enough, eh? nies. There has to be a fear for people of getting Marijuana is, after all, still considered an illegal drug. caught.” : Americas jails are packed with hundreds of thouNeedless to say, Miller’s scare tactics came off a *[sands of marijuana wholesalers, retailers, growers and bit on the Big Brother side. fusers. What the hell’s wrong with letting cops be Rep. Bill Lippert (D-Hinesburg) looked Miller cops and use the latest technology to catch some of right in the eye and calmly told him, “The fact that / . ! society’s most dangerous criminals — people who the police can place a remote, unattended camera on grow pot? After all, the Vermont Supreme Court says a piece of property without a search warrant just . it’s perfectly kosher. If you agreed with the Black doesn’t pass the laugh test.” Lippert told Miller, ffRobes on “equal educational opportunity” and ’ “Most people, when asked, are actually astounded “same-sex marriage,” surely you’ll agree with them that it’ s actually legal.” : about hidden cameras on private property? Lippert made it clear, H. 106 is not intended to In a landmark 1998 decision, State v. Costin, the “undermine” law enforcement in any way. “What we Supremes ruled that a Ferrisburgh man did not have a do on Judiciary,” he informed Miller, “is balance the “constitutional right” to the “expectation of privacy” needs of society and the rights of individuals.” while tending to his pot patch. Vermont’s high court But the trooper wasn’t backing down an inch. ruled the police were perfectly within their rights to “We are going to get a search warrant,” Miller confi install a hidden video camera on Michael Costin’s land dently assured Lippert and his colleagues. “Why and they didn’t even need a search warrant to do it. make us do all the extra paperwork to do that when State police received a tip from an “informant,” we know we’re going to get it?” he asked. and installed a camera with a motion sensor. When Waiting to testify was Vermont’s Defender Costin walked by, the camera caught him practicing General, Robert Appel. Appel’s office provides legal an illegal, though popular, type of gardening. Mr. representation to defendants who can’t afford to hire Costin asked the court to suppress the video. He an attorney. After listening to Miller’s rather blunt argued the cops needed a search warrant to set up a and somewhat threatening testimony, General Appel video camera on private property. This is America — thought there was little need for him to tell the com no Big Brother here, right? mittee different. The court replied — wrong! “The rights of criminals are the rights of all citi Justice John Dooley wrote, “The video camera zens,” noted Appel. “Law enforcement plays a very recorded only what an officer standing in the same important role in society,” he said, “but they need to position would have observed with the naked eye. play by the rules.” Thus, it is a substitute for the traditional stake-out... Appel told Seven Days the real issue “is whether It certainly does not advance a free society,” wrote the expectation of privacy guaranteed by the His Holiness, “for the judiciary to require the Vermont Constitution should yield to the conven employment of more law enforcement personnel to ience of law enforcement.” properly enforce the criminal law.” Appel’s view reflects that of Justice Denise One could almost hear the groan of disbelief ris ing from the populace. From lefties who’d like to end Johnson, who dissented in the Costin case. “The issuance of a search warrant,” wrote the prohibition on cannabis, to property-rights activists who’d like to repeal Act 60, to religious con Johnson, “merely requires the judge finding probable servatives who’d like to impeach the High Court for cause that a crime is being committed, and the sur legalizing gay marriage. veillance will yield evidence of that crime. This H. 106, sponsored by Rep. Steve Darrow (Drequirement is more than an inconvenience to law Putney) already has 100 co-sponsors. Two out of enforcement; it is the essence of the American rule of three House members have signed on. It’s the most law, the envy of many countries around the world. popular ticket in town. Had same-sex marriage not To me,” she wrote, “the means of surveillance is popped up a year ago, this issue would have been wholly irrelevant. The warrantless intrusion into the taken up. If adopted, H. 106 would stick it to private lives of our citizens is what I find so unset Dooley and the Supremes and require Vermont cops tling.” She called it “Orwellian.” to “obtain a search warrant prior to placing unat tended electronic surveillance equipment on private W here’S Tony the Prog? — Though he came in property.” third, Progressive Party gubernatorial candidate Steve Miller is highly regarded in Vermont law

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Curses, Foiled Again Police investigating the theft of a safe from a home in Winona, Minnesota, discovered bicycle tracks leading from the yard and began following them. Officers noticed the rider stopped fre quently, each time leaving a square imprint in the snow the same size as the safe. The trail led to a backyard, where police found the safe and arrested a 20-yearold man who was in the yard, according to Deputy Chief Andrea Foss, who noted, “The bike was stolen, too.” • When Bruce Harrison, a builder in Christchurch, New Zealand, had some tools stolen, he placed an ad in the newspaper indicating he was interested in buying a rare

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While Theresa Burch was walking down a street in Melbourne, Australia, a man forced her into his car, drove her to his apartment and made her wash and iron a pile of clothes, then wash his dirty dishes. He then drove her back into Melbourne and released her.

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David Joyner sued Penthouse magazine for $500,000, claiming that its December layout of Paula Jones was not sufficiently reveal ing and caused Joyner to be “very

at the Bartow, Florida, airport, he : bulldozed trees and brush into a pile, set them on fire and walked T off to get a drink of water. Authorities said he also had inad vertently dug up a two-foot-long World War II rocket, which heat from the brush fire ignited. The rocket shot out of the fire and crashed into a chain-link fence 700 feet away, according to Connor, who recalled, “It sound ed like dynamite.”

Their average body mass index was 39.8 pounds per square foot, the study said, noting anything lower than 40.7 is considered underweight. • Australian gynecologists com plained that a law forcing men’s magazines to digitally alter pic tures of women’s genitals is con fusing health patients into think ing they need plastic surgery so their genitals will look like the ones in the magazines. “I don’t know how my patients come to decide what their appearance should be,” Peter Haertsch, the head of plastic reconstructive

Snakes Alive! When Scottish police officer James Kiernan arrested Thomas Stevenson, 21, for indecent expo sure, he was bitten by a boa con strictor hidden in Stevenson’s pants. Stevenson still had the snake with him a month later when it bit someone else while he attempted a break-in. Among the charges he pleaded guilty to was “recklessly concealing a reptile.”

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Dub-Who? The Washington Post reported that aides of President George W. Bush reported to work at the Old Executive Office Building, only to discover that many of their computer keyboards were missing the W key. “There are dozens, if not hundreds, of keyboards with these missing keys,” one White House aide told the Post’s Reliable Source. “In some cases the W is marked out, but the most prevalent example is the key being removed. In some cases the W keys have been taped on top of doorways, which are 12 feet tall.”

mentally hurt and angered.” U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks dis missed the suit and fined Joyner, who is serving 14 years in a Texas prison for robbery and assault, $250 for filing a frivolous legal motion. • A study by the International Journal of Obesity concluded that seven out of 10 Playboy playmates are too thin. Using vital statistics from the magazine’s “Playmate data sheets,” researchers Peter Katzmarzyk and Caroline Davis of Canada’s York University ana lyzed the weights and measure ments of 240 centerfold models featured between 1978 and 1998.

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Emulsion gives local filmmakers ' a shot in the dark B y S usan G reen n Sunday night, one floor above Stuporbowl fans cheering the televised game at Nectars, about 50 people are sitting at bistro tables in a darkened room, intently watching and discussing experimental films made by local artists. This sober bohemian enclave is called Emulsion, a film forum held every other weekend at Club Metronome in Burlington. A kind of underground society for cineastes, it might seem familiar to earlier generations — in the heyday of Bergman and Fellini — that took the art form seriously. In an age of throwaway culture, Emulsions eclectic fare renews the belief that film is important. Two silent, black-and-white shorts by Paul Helzer of Charlotte are set in Paris — where Godard and Truffaut crafted existential French New Wave flicks in the early 1960s. Shot last summer, while the 21-year-old University of Vermont junior was attending a film program in the City of Light, both 16-mm projects boast more ambiance than plot. “At the risk of sounding too flaky, this tends to smack of the qual ity of dreams and memories,” suggests Peter Miller, one of four young men who host the free Emulsion gatherings. “Is there some underly ing meaning?” Helzer explains that, because much of his footage wound up over exposed or out of focus, he had to rewrite the storylines as he edited. “I wanted it to be very ambiguous and very strange and very French,” he adds. The work is also “very Emulsion”: Participants of the group like to explore the avant-garde side of a medium dominated by the often for mulaic storytelling seen in commercial theaters. In photographic terms, emulsion means the layer of light-sensitive silver salts, suspended in gelatin, that coats the base of film. This recipe for creating images captivates Miller, Jacob Alexander, Joel Fichman and Keith Spiegel, the collective that launched the alterna tive-viewing enterprise last October. Alexander and Fichman are Burlington College film students; Miller is a Hampshire College graduate. Spiegel directed Groupies, an original road movie starring Ally Sheedy (St. Elmo’s Fire) and Justin Henry (Kramer vs. Kramer) that is still being edited years after it was shot. Such is the life of an independent filmmaker. ■> Fichman also is Metronomes bouncer. “We thought we’d just get some Burlington College [films],” he says of the Emulsion venture, “but it turns out there’s tons of stuff out there. We have a waiting list.” This particular Sunday-night lineup includes “The Here and Thereafter,” Alex Martin’s brief look at the Marxist theory about workers alienated from their means of production. Scenes of assembly lines, sampled from Charlie Chaplin’s Modern Times and Koyaanisqatsi, underscore a narration that surmises: “Unfortunately for today’s proletariat, some things never change.” Martin, a UVM senior, assembled the piece for a sociology class. “None if it was shot by me,” he acknowledges. “I edited it and gave it a new spin.” “Cool. Well done,” says Alexander, who alternates with Miller as emcee. W hen it comes to cool, Frank Z. — who declines to giv£ his last name — radiates it aplenty after screening his short video depicting two guys drinking, smoking and fantasizing to a blast of Van Halen’s “I’m H ot for the Teacher.” “I have nothing to say for myself,” says the enigmatic Frank Z., when invited to offer post-screening commentary. Christopher McBride has plenty to say, however, during his slideprojection documentary — a thematic and technological departure from the evening’s other presentations. The Westford photographer narrates the environmental essay, featuring his vistas of mountains, waterways, flora and fauna around the world. He methodically illus trates “nature’s absolute perfection, its delicate structure and its exqui site interaction.” McBride’s snapshot of Angel Falls in Venezuela provides conceptu al continuity to the waterfall at the center of UVM film professor Ted Lyman’s “Scotland W ith No Clothes,” in which a hand-held camera with a zoom lens wobbles ever closer to the cascade. A serene glen becomes ominous, soothing sounds become furious and the real becomes abstract, all in a matter of minutes. Ten min utes, to be exact, although the initial footage is only about one-fifth of that length. Lyman reveals that he optically reprinted the original two and a half minutes of celluloid to create slower, apparently intermittent motion. The devotees in the crowd are riveted by this explanation. In turn, Lyman is thrilled to be here. “This reminds me of the old days,” he tells the assembled Emulsionistas. “A roomful of people. Non-theatrical films.” ©

The next Emulsion is Feb. 11, 6:30-9 p.m ., at Club Metronome. For info, call 865-7865.

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eof Hewitt’s passion for poetry began when his high school English teacher gave him a C-minus for trying “to out-Shelley Shelley.” The funny part, Hewitt says, was that he had been attempting “to out-Poe Poe.” But some 40 years and a half-dozen books later — including the latest, Only What’s Imagined— the clever Calais resident has managed to outdo himself, over and over again. Indeed, few things are what they seem with Hewitt. More wry than shy, he prefers to let his verses — as in the autobiographical poem, “Syllables” — reveal his “state” of mind:

The people o f Vermont? You’ll know them one or two at a time, not through annual Town Meetings or around a single ritual like sugaring or potluck dinners, and they’ll fool you. Suitably, Hewitt is most proud of an “honorary doc torate” awarded him by elementary school students after a month-long residency at the Monroe School in Boise, Idaho. And the boyish 57-year-old would rather perform in poetry slams than converse about the literary process with academics. “There are some very, very good poets in Vermont that wouldn’t be caught dead slamming,” Hewitt says of the urban-styled performance art that made its way to Vermont about a year and a half ago. “It’s more barroom than library.”

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Po w e r Is self-publishing the cure for obscurity? Some By Kate Mueller t may be no surprise that in a state notorious for flinty independence, self-publishing appears to be on the rise. Just ask Mike DeSanto: Five years ago, when he bought The Book Rack in Winooski, a couple of poets a year would wander into his store with their chapbooks. “Now I must get 20 to 2$ self-published books a year,” he observes. But, despite its suggestion of self-reliance — maybe even a thumbed nose at the mega-corporate book indus try — self-publishing to many readers just signals bad books. Because no publisher would touch it, the reason ing goes, the writing must be suspect — never mind that such literary giants as Walt W hitman have done their own thing. Furthermore, with no publishing experience and a marginal budget, the author will likely produce a sad-looking little volume, with a bad cover design and clumsy typography. The reality is surprisingly different. Sure, some selfpublished books do broadcast their status with a stapled cardstock cover and lack of professional details — bar code, ISBN (international standard book number) and Library-of-Congress data. But others are hardcover books with glossy paper and four-color jackets, and may even carry a publisher-sounding name — Kumquat Press, Nine-Patch Press, Plateau Press, Barnes Bay Press, etc. — that effectively obscures their do-it-yourself origins. Some self-published books sell well, while others sit on the shelves gathering dust. DeSanto says that accept ing self-published works is, for him, mostly a communi ty service. He buys the books to support local writers, knowing that they may not sell. And he knows some thing about independent publishing himself; with his wife, Renee Reiner, he operates Onion River Press, which has just released its fourth book, The Mills at Winooski Falls (see accompanying article). Bookstores almost always buy self-published books outright; occasionally they agree to take a large quantity, such as 60 books, or sell on consignment. For every book sold, 40 percent goes to the store and 60 percent to the publisher. In general, independent bookstores are more receptive to self-published books than the large chains. A notable exception is Borders Books and Music in Burlington, which has a local-interest buyer, Karen Cady. A prominent section in the front of the store carries books about the region — New England and Quebec as well as Vermont — plus fiction and poetry by local authors. Cady is an enthusiastic buyer of self-published books by local writers, and says she accepts all but the most “hopeless cases” — books that are very badly writ ten or poorly bound. “Books that are spiral-bound are very hard to dis play,” she notes. “They flop over. And a book with no title on the spine is hard to sell.” DeSanto agrees, emphasizing that a book needs to shelve well and look appealing. He also says books with out an ISBN and bar code are less desirable. Bookstores use the code, typically placed on the back cover in the lower right-hand corner, as an inventorying device. “If the book doesn’t have an ISBN number, we have to assign one in-house,” DeSanto explains. “Its a minor annoyance.” Bookstore operators also appreciate authors who pro motes their books. “If they’re going to be featured in an article, I will usually buy a dozen,” says Cady. “If there’s nothing, I’ll take three or four. If we’re going to do a

Vermont authors say yes signing, we buy a good quantity.” Both Cady and DeSanto applaud Ed Granai, author of Letters from “Somewhere... ”— a collection of his father’s missives home from the Army in the 1940s. “He believes in his book,” says DeSanto. “He did a really first-class job. It’s a hardcover and it’s not outrageously priced, and he’s been assiduous in promoting it.” Granai himself ran a bookstore in the late ’60s and early ’70s, so he understands the needs of bookstore owners. More organized than most self-published authors, he hired a part-time marketing person and drew up a careful budget. “Basically, I have worked full-time in marketing and distribution,” says Granai. He appeared on talk radio and television programs, such as “Across the Fence” on WCAX, and hit the speaking circuit — veterans’ and senior citizens’ groups. “Most writers are weak on mar keting,” adds Granai. “They think their job is done once the book is produced. But I knew I had to create a demand for my book.” His efforts have paid off. A majority of the thousand copies printed in May 2000 have been sold.

elf-publishing is hard work, especially for the novice who knows nothing about design and printing. Even smaller tasks, such as registering with the Library of Congress, can seem daunting. And producing and marketing a book strains most pocketbooks. Some writers tap into an inheritance; others dig deeply into savings, borrow on their life insurance, or remortgage their house. If the writer engages a professional designer, costs can run anywhere from $500 to $3000, depending on the complexity of the design, the length of the book and the extent of the services provided. The average cost for a 1000-book print run is roughly $2000 to $3000. And there are other hidden costs, such as the $200 fee for an ISBN, advertising, promotional materials and postage. Clearly, making money is not the goal of self-pub lishing. So what is? With most writers it’s simply a pas sion to get their writing out into the world. And most are willing to both go into debt and risk the stigma that self-publication carries. Susie Ransom, author of last year’s Vermont Diary o f Desert Storm, felt compelled to write about her experi ences as the wife of a reserve officer in the Gulf War. During the day she operated a preschool and took care of her three children; by night, she wrote — sometimes until 4 a.m. Using The Writers Market as a source for contacts, Ransom sent out hundreds of query letters to publishers, none of whom expressed interest in her book. Finally, she decided to self-publish, even though she knew nothing about book production. Many writers go the standard route first, trying to land a publisher. But it’s an effort that can go on for years. Dan Neary published his book of short fiction, Rage in the Hills, in 1999. He began writing in the 1970s about the changes he saw happening in Vermont — the loss of family farms and the escalating tension between native Vermonters and flatlanders. “I tried for 15 years to get published,” says Neary. “In the early ’90s I got an agent who approached six publishers and was turned down by them all.

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By George Thabault hen I moved from Winooski to San Francisco some years ago, I quickly settled into a routine of school-job-apartment. I was, unquestionably, a terrible tourist; I didn’t bother to explore my new back yard until pressed by a friend or relative visiting from Vermont. Then off we’d go to history museums, natural areas and manmade wonders, such as, of course, the Golden Gate Bridge. I finally discovered fascinating histo ry everywhere. I got the same jolt from The M ills at Winooski Falls, a lively collection o f 30 essays and oral histories about my hometown. It’s the fourth book published by Onion River Press, owned by Michael DeSanto and Renee Reiner of The Book Rack and Children’s Pages. The M ills at Winooski Falls is tremendous backyard history — full of nitty-gritty details of how the Champlain, Chace and Woolen mills — and others — emerged and evolved. Oral histories shed light both on day-to-day work life a century ago, and on the history of several under-appreciated ethnic groups. Editor Laura Krawitt of Shelburne — by way of Wisconsin — has kept her tourist hat on. She pulls together past and present research to challenge common place assumptions that all the mill workers were FrenchCanadian, or that labor unrest caused the American Woolen Company to close down the mills in 1954 and move operations to the South. “We started looking at the mill history, and one thing led to another,” Krawitt says of her initial interest in the

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Continued from page 8 Slamming got its start in Chicago during the mid-’80s when Mark Smith, a construction-worker-c«m-poet, grew bored with the austere readings he attended. It occurred to him that poetry should read more like a rock ’n’ roll concert or sporting event, complete with cheers and jeers. Smiths poetry slams ignited imaginations around the country, Hewitts included. Pitting his deadpan, sardonic style and relatively traditional puns against more raucous, rap-style performers earned him a slot as an alternate -— a noticeably older one — on Vermont’s National Poetry Slam Team last year. “He’s brilliant in that he can be funny, touching and insightful without resorting to the verbal pyrotechnics of other slammers,” offers Seth Jarvis, a local slam master. “He’s got a signature pause at the opening of his pieces that gets complete command of audiences. There’s a maturity to his work that gives us something to aspire

that he can be funny, touching and insightful without resorting to the verbal pyrotechnics of other s la m m e rs .”

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Though every generation claims its share o f Frosts, the only real or self-appointed Frost was Robert Frost him self Anyway, you need a name fo r an accolade? Following his own “road less traveled,” Hewitt even refuses to call himself a “poet” — despite the fact that Doubleday found him qualified to edit Quickly Aging Here: Some Poets o f the 1970s, and Garrison Keillor recently read one of his poems on National Public Radio’s “The Writer’s Almanac.” “I don’t want to be associated with that word,” Hewitt says, dismissing “the glorification of a rarified art.” He concedes, though, that what he writes are indeed poems. He blames bad teaching for making people think “that poems are more important than their readers,” and for poetry’s bad rap in general in the classroom. Only What’s Imagined, 74 pages of poems about the irony and ecstasy of living in rural Vermont, is a self-pub lished collection that comes with a money-back guarantee if readers explain their displeasure — so far, no takers. In its introduction, Hewitt’s mentor and friend Hayden Carruth — a National Book Award winner for his poetry and former resident of Johnson — helps explain the author: “No environment could have been better chosen for fostering Hewitt’s special talents. He is a man of wit, even a jokester, in the best tradition of New England slyness and sardonicism...he is close to nature but delights in nature’s improbabilities. “I’ve never known anyone so inventive, so full of good-natured rage, so antic in his refractoriness, and yet so gentle,” Carruth continues. “He could puncture our sentimentality and leave our sentiment intact.” For his part, Hewitt criticizes his own poems as too conversational, not “poetic” enough. In “The Kind of Poetry I Like,” he reveals what he doesn’t like about his beloved genre: I told him I think poetry is the language that shares experience, not what is beautiful, and I don’t think I can use “moon” in my poems, O f course, explaining it in a poem is kind o f creepy I ’m delighted someone would read this far, and I never believed he’d listen: each word a new chance not to abuse an old cliche, not to not to not to not to

construct self-conscious language be beautiful, not to confound take a risk, not to discover, share, be mystical,

that was what I was not writing fo r these days! A nd I was sure depressed about it all. I told him I ’d published in a magazine. “Resting on your laurels, eh?”he said. Resting is the last thing on Hewitt’s mind, although he’s already earned enough distinctions to consider slow ing down. The New Jersey native studied under some great “famous and not famous” poetry teachers as an

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Seth Jarvis undergraduate at Cornell, where he produced Poem & Other Poems under his own Kumquat Press in 1966. Hewitt then borrowed that moniker for Kumquat, a small poetry and photography magazine that published his work and others’, including Carruth’s. In 1974, Ithaca House printed Hewitt’s first book-length collection of poems, Stone Soup, and his second, Just Worlds, in 1989. Both were met with modest sales and eventually went out of print. Hewitt attended a year of graduate school at Johns Hopkins, where he studied under renowned poet Elliott Coleman. He then spent 1967 through 1969 getting a Master’s in Fine Arts at the University of Iowa. After a year of teaching at the University of Hawaii, he came to visit a brother in Burlington and wound up buying a dilapidated farmhouse in Enosburg in 1970. In “The Country Poet,” from Only What’s Imagined, Hewitt shares his preference for the earthy reality of farm life over the surreality of a writer’s art: I envy Stanley his hourly wage and the end o f his day o f working fo r other men. He comes home & tells the family, “Soon we are going to buy a farm. ” I think I ’ll hire out as the trusty hand! What heaven it w ill be to have to get up & warm my hands On steaming udders thirteen out o f every fourteen days! From his home in Franklin County, Hewitt managed to have the best of both worlds — raising rare California artichokes and gargantuan pumpkins in between freelance writing and teaching gigs. Then what you might call poetic justice arrived — in the form of farmer-photogra pher Janet Lind, who stopped by Hewitt’s farmhouse on the recommendation of a mutual friend, the poet David Ray. She never left. Geof and Janet’s son Ben was born a year later, in 1971, daughter Anna in 1978. The couple and their children “lived very simply,” Hewitt says, with out indoor plumbing in a cabin they built on the land. Just before his daughter’s birth, Hewitt completed a non-fiction guide, Working for Yourself, which was pub lished by Rodale. But shortly thereafter, ironically, he took a full-time job as a grant officer with the Vermont Arts Council. He was there for 10 years — during which time he moved his wife and children to Calais — and now works full-time as a writing consultant for the Vermont Department of Education. Lind is a librarian and teacher.

ccasionally, Hewitt takes time off work for brief poetry and playwriting residencies with the VAC and the Vermont Stage Company in public schools. “People rave about what he does,” reports Dana Yeaton, executive director of the VSC. “He was born with a special relationship to words and letters.” In fact, one of the most extraordinary things the ""quirky Hewitt teaches is how to say certain words and sentences backwards, Yeaton explains. He can get students excited about the playfulness and potential of language.

Hewitt even penned a couple of non-fiction books about the process, Portfolio Primer: Teaching, Collecting and Assessing Student Writing (Heinemann, 1977) and Today You Are My Favorite Poet: Writing Poems With Teenagers (Boynton Cook/Heinemann, 1998). Hewitt says his greatest joy, however, has always come from exercising his own imagination. “First of all, I love to write, and I love what I write,” he says. “So it frustrates me when I don’t have readers.” Case in point: When Hewitt approached Ithaca House two years ago with Only What’s Imagined, the edi tor turned him away. “Running a small press is a labor of love,” he laments, “and Ithaca House fell out of love...at least with me.” But instead of spending years in pursuit of another publishing house, Hewitt resurrected the DIY approach and self-published under Kumquat Press. About the same time, he discovered poetry slams, and seized the opportunity they presented to perform — and promote — his work. “When I’m writing a good poem, there’s a feeling of something genuine that rewards me,” he explains* “Slamming and publishing is the commerce” part of the equation. Hewitt doesn’t actually recommend self-publishing, even though he plans to do it again. “You really have to be a hustler to sell books that you print up, and it’s not inexpensive to produce a good-looking book,” he says. “My commitment is to break even on this book, and publish a book of selected poems for my 60th birthday. I’ll probably still be out $6000, but will have two books to show for it.” His advice to self-publishing wannabes? Hire a very good designer. Hewitt is proud of his handsome book, crediting Maureen O ’Connor Burgess for its befitting cover design: It features a huge pumpkin posing as a moon, and contrasting images of him with his California artichokes and with Carruth. This winter, instead of composting and composing, most of Hewitt’s free time is spent stuffing envelopes with press releases and query letters. His son Ben, now a 29year-old sports writer for national magazines, recently challenged his father’s career choice. “W hen he asked me why I bothered,” Hewitt relates, “I said, ‘Well, Ben, what you do is commercial, and what I do is...” Ben offered the final word: “hopeless.” In fact those 2000 copies of Only What’s Imagined are starting to sell, Hewitt notes. That makes him happy less for commercial reasons than for the sheer joy of passing on the love of poetry, just as his teachers did for him. “I’m successful in my heart,” proclaims the “poet” — that’s “teop” in backwards-speak. Any way you look at it, Hewitt is a class act. ® GeofH ew itt w ill perform in the Chandler Music H all’s Coffeehouse Series in Randolph, Saturday, February 10, at 8 p.m ., with musician Chuck Meese.

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The print run for The’ Mills at Winooski Falls was 2500, says i DeSanto. “It’s available onf^afe,^ The Book Rack right now,- but we’ll be getting it out to other book stores soon.” LD\,-''V DeSanto calls the publishing offshoot of the bookstore busi ness “a labor of love.” “We hope we’re building a foundation for the future,” he says. “We don’t expect to see or realize any real gain or return on our investment for a long time.” The Dream o f the White Village, a “novel in stories” by University of Vermont professor Philip Baruth, was published by Onion River Press in 1998. Its long-term survival looks promis ing. “Philip’s book has done very well,” DeSanto says. “We’ve basi cally sold out of the hardcover version of it, and have done pret ty well with the paperback ver sion, which is starting to find a / life as a book used in college classes.” Next up for Onion River Press is a re-issue of L il’ Champ, by noted Vermont children’s author Jim Arnosky, due out this spring. “We’re dedicated to publish ing Vermont authors, with a preference for Vermont subject matter,” DeSanto notes. The Mills at Winooski Falls could well have a long shelf life, too; for newcomers to Vermont, it provides an overview of region al history — exploration, immi gration, industrialization and ongoing adaptation and adjust ment. For the native or longtime resident, The M ills details part of the state’s foundation — a past rich with diversity, hard work, suffering and triumph. ®

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aged to try it. Even so, she had misgivings. “I was pretty resistant to it,” she says. “I felt that I needed an editor, someone to look over the poems with me. I felt I needed that publishing seal of approval.” But Fishman knew she had an audience for her poems; peo ple consistently wanted to take them home after hearing her read. She’s now in the final stages of producing Drive, a collection of her poetry due out this month. Even poets who have found a publisher are opting for self-pub lication. Vermont poet Geof Hewitt had two books published through Ithaca House (see accompanying story). But when the company decided to concen trate exclusively on Native American literature, he was on

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erhaps because of their genres long reliance on chapbooks and tiny inde pendent presses, poets are the most likely writers to self-publish. Poetry has a limited market, and there are far more aspiring poets than there are available publishing venues. Nadell Fishman has written poetry for some 2Q years and has had work published in a number of journals and literary reviews. For three years she entered numerous first-book contests, in which winners receive a cash prize as well as publication and distribution. But though she was sometimes among the finalists, book publication eluded her. W hen fellow Montpelier poet Fran Cerulli successfully selfpublished a .collection of her own poems, The Spirits Need to Eat, in 1999, Fishman was encour

— author Ed Granai his own. “I knew finding another [publisher] could take five or six years,” Hewitt says. Last October he self-pub lished 2000 copies o f Only What’s Imagined. He’s already sold more than 400. “There’s satisfaction in having complete control over the whole process,” says Hewitt. “You have control over the look of the book. In the past, I’ve had to get permission from the pub lisher to reprint a poem. Now I don’t need to do that.”

here are alternatives to selfpublication. Xlibris, which, ironically, is affiliated with Random House, will publish any book through a special print-ondemand process. A writer sub mits a manuscript on disk; Xlibris designs and formats it, assigns it an ISBN, and registers it as a trade paperback with Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and other book-selling channels. The book is also made available on the www.Xlibris.com. Whenever the book is ordered, Xlibris fulfills the order by manufacturing on demand, then pays the author a royalty on each sale. Xlibris offers a core publication service for free —

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implicit in their own acts and , ‘7. thoughts. They react in appropriate ly varied ways to the idea that our social behaviors, including some of the worst, have specific neurological origins... , As another example of this “sweeping dismissal,” VaughanHughes claims the book proposes that “if the anti-war drug got into the world’s water supply and cured everyone, no one... would object to economic tyranny any longer. Your third-world country is gutted by the IMF? Not to worry! You can stay at home and cuddle your children.” This is marginally witty, but misdirected. Yes, the book does < challenge the tired ruling dogmas of sociopolitical thedry by arguing that

machines, vehicles for replicating THE AUTHOR RESPONDS: molecules. But Vaughan-Hughes’ Seven Days has demonstrated an claim that the book simplistically extreme lack of journalistic judg advocates for the latter outlook is ment by publishing Pip Vaughanwithout foundation. Far from Hughes’ attack on my new novel, arguing for the reductive view The Babel Effect [“Psycho Babel,” adopted by biomedical determinJan. 17]. I can’t recall reading another review which so thoroughly ists, Babel explores the many prob lems engendered by literalistic dog ignored the difference between mas — be they scientific, humanis mere insult and real criticism, ridicule and reasoning; one could argue that the disproportionate hos 1 tility of this “review” constitutes a terrific example of the Babel syn drome in action! Forget the snide title and choice of pull-quote material. Forget the wildly lopsided criticism of story line and characters, which is easily countered by rave reviews in other, better periodicals. The review’s worst feature is Vaughan-Hughes’ repeated contention that, brilliant as he is, he found his intelligence there are evolutionary elements in tic or religious — and offers the insulted by this allegedly “smart” book. Anyone who reads both book reader an opportunity to inspect his the way societies are formed, and that biological factors do influence or her own prejudices. and review will quickly suspect that social behaviors and social struc If anything, the epiphanies Vaughan-Hughes’ excessive reaction tures. But, like it or not, this con Babel’s characters experience affirm stems not from his superabundance tention is indeed the most impor that there is indeed far more to life, of brains but from a deep-seated tant emerging social theory, elbow to consciousness, to relationships, insecurity about his lack thereof. In ing its way rudely into a rightful to societies, than we know. They other words, that ain’t a head on his place among our postrealize, and the book proposes, that shoulders, it’s a chip. Enlightenment, post-Marxian, postto truly understand ourselves we Fortunately, the failings of Freudian conceptions. As the Vaughan-Hughes) ^effort are ,-JD.yty umbrae? an outlook that is expanding story clearly shows, th§ i many and so blatant that they’re . scientific, moral and mystical Babel effect — a neurologically and that there is no inherent con easy to rebut. In his defense, I’ll id^ilM>l^ffLtltifd to Vedtfgnize oth tradiction in those perspectives. admit that many of these appear to " ers as“like me” or “kin” -— is pro • " ■ ::. I was disappointed by stem from a hurried reading of my Vaughan-Hugbestjack of insight on posed as one of the causes of book... But he also fails to grasp Vaughan-Hughes’ economic tyran the social ramifications of the Babel elementary axioms of fiction tech ny, along with many other exces theory. Example: “Even more of a nique, as evident in his claim that sively competitive or selfish behav shame in The Babel Effect are its “much of the scientific material is iors, including the creation of contradictory messages. The explained... by the third-party nar oppressive social policies. Kinship is rative.” Here, Vaughan-Hughes fails Genesis team conducts its experi hardly about being “cuddly”. .. ments on death-row murderers, but to differentiate between “narratorHistory proves this to be so... there’s no discussion of their partic proprietary” and “character-propri This denial of the simple fact of a ular inhumanity.” etary” text; in fact, most explanato common humanity is the moral, On the contrary, my main char ry text in the book is clearly the philosophical and psychological thoughts or perceptions of the main acter Ryan recoils from the testing foundation of every oppressor’s process, finding it “grotesque, neocharacter. capacity to commit atrocities... Medieval... a man immobilized on Take the example he cites — I invite those who like an enter a palette, masked tormentors prob “Translation: fucked temporarily, taining, compelling, challenging ing him, spectators watching, flicked for the lifespan of everyone novel to read The Babel Effect and now living, fucked forever hence, or armed guards patrolling nearby.” formulate their own opinions. Before he experiences an agonizing fucked from the get-go.” By dic reaction to magnetic resonance tion, tone and context, this is so imaging, one test subject speaks elo (Ed. note: Daniel Hecht will read obviously intended to represent the from The Babel Effect Thursday, quently on his own behalf, posing character’s thoughts, not a natator the issue to the reader as he rhetori Feb. 1, 7 p.m. at The Book Rack in ial exposition, that I can draw only Winooski.) cally asks Jess and Ryan: “’Does it one conclusion: Vaughan-Hughes — Daniel Hecht can’t pick up nuances and can’t con gratify you to see a human being as Montpelier textualize. Worse, he has no sense of no more than a slice of tissue on a humor! ... J | microscope slide?” ... VaughanMore important are larger issues ' Hughes seems never to have consid- CRITIC MISSES POINT I just read Pip Vaughan-Hughes’ ered that the book’s “mixed mes of theme: Vaughan-Hughes’ criti review of Daniel Hecht’s new book, sages” might in fact be a well-bal cisms of the book’s “messages.” It is The Babel Effect. It reminded me of anced representation of the troutrue that I wrote Babel not only to Chris Bohjalian’s review of Hecht’s entertain but to galvanize discussion X/bling paradoxes inherent in reli first novel, Skull Session, which left a gious belief, our humanistic tradi of serious issues, many of them tions and the biomedical paradigm. ^ neat furrow in Bohjalian’s scalp as it bearing upon the moral and social zipped just over his head. Likewise, In any case, Vaughan-Hughes r implications of what might be Vaughan-Hughes misses the point, then proceeds to refute his own called “the biomedical paradigm.” and a vast quantity of the enjoyclaims, arguing that the book has, To summarize, what’s most impor ment of The Babel Effect. ~ tant, about recent scientific discover-^ after all, a message — and it’s one „ I will admit a connection to the ’ ey change our concep- * he disapproves of. Ultimately, to Vaughan-Hughes, the : book; I did some of the scientific,’ research that backs it up, and I fails because it provides “a ling dismissal of life’s complex know Daniel Hecht. 1 never actual ly read the book till it came out, ifies. .. history, economics and relibut when it did, I read it through us and cultural differences.” But, in a few long sittings. we are, in - in fact, my characters continuously What I found was three books l wrestle with the ethical quandaries no more than biochemical

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in one. On the surface,.it is a good international thriller, with a talent ed but flawed hero, a team of realis tic supporting characters, some whiz-bang science and spy trade craft and a varied assortment of bad guys. I appreciated the fact that the violence was not romanticized, and the consequences of violence had equal billing. The second book, contained within the first, is the story of a man who drinks too much, battles with anger, guilt and his own limit ed emotional perception, and is afraid that his wife is drifting away from him. His search for his wife is literal, emotional and globally metaphoric. The third book, paralleling the first two, is a scientific and philo sophical exploration of the funda mental question of evil. Hecht pro vides no easy answers, but provides a number of interesting avenues of thought. The one that catches me is this: Are good and evil human con cepts that we impose on events, or are these concepts inherent in the structure of the natural world? One final note about a bad review, con cerning the bad guys in the book... There is an unwritten rule of liter ary criticism, an elementary rule, that the reviewer violated and the editor let stand: The reviewer shall not reveal the culprit. Imagine reviewing an Archer Mayor mystery and writing, “Mayor described the murderer in the first chapter this way...” This is either amateurism or spite on the part of the reviewer, and lax over sight on the part of the editor. Your reader? deserve better. | Hilton Dier III "

REVIEW A TURN-OFF By coincidence, I just finished Daniel Hecht’s The Babel Effect the night before Pip Vaughan-Hughes’ review appeared. I fully anticipated a strong positive reaction from him, just as mine had been. It is an engrossing, provocative book on a scary subject, and it has a strong anti-racist undertone — certainly a valuable theme these days. The fact that it ends on an optimistic note raises it far above the usual suspense thriller. I would put it in league with some of Scott Turow’s writings! That Hecht’s a Vermont writer, I feel, is an added bonus. But Vaughan-Hughes saw it far differently. He was bored, and went on yawning at length. He is as enti tled to his view as I am to mine, and I have been advising friends to pick this one up. But this goes beyond taste. Reviewers have a spe cial power to harm an artist, using glib verbiage that frequently verges on ad hominem attack. And for what, except ego? X I once read a movie review in Time that began: “Run Silent, Run Deep runs noisy, runs shallow” — and the rest of the review praised the film. Shouldn’t a writer or film maker or other artist receive respect enough to have the review deal with the work, not how clever and glib the reviewer can be? How many people were turned off by that review — which I see got a starred review in Publishers Weekly — who otherwise might have read it? It’s too bad reviewers have this.sort of power. -Jerry Weinberg Burlington

Weekly Mail Continued from page 4 dogs fighting over a dead horse. Sound crazy? Not really, when you think about it. Not one can have the horse all to themselves (though some do try), and not one can stand to see another get a piece of that dead horse. And the penalty for those whose artistic senses and ideas are not compatible with those of the local bar-hopping and grass-smoking clique? A clique which arrogantly assumes it has the authority to decide what is or is not art? Artistic ostracism! Burlington’s “enlightened art and music scene?” What a sham! There is a long and hard road that separates people from the ■* enlightenment that, to some degree, we all crave. From what »the last five years has shown me * here, the art and music scene in Burlington has yet to so much as L crawl on that road, much less walk on it. — Douglas Bishop Burlington NO ETHNIC EATING! I must admit that I do agree with the stance DMV Commissioner Bonnie Rutledge took about the IRISH license plate [“Inside Track,” Jan. 24]. I would be aghast, appalled, fioffified to see that plate feeing driven ' around Burlington. I also don’t eat Italian bread for the same reason.? Nor Swiss cheese or English muffins. I never use French toast, R u^atv dressings or eat Greek * § olives, either. Spanish rice is a no-no, as are Swedish meat balls and Belgian waffles. Scotch whisky has never passed my lips. Canadian bacon and Colombian coffee are too. I never eat Turkey anffil'T .. ■. Thanksgiving or Polish ham. Any food from the Asian continent (Chinese, Japanese, Thai etc.) is taboo. I’m sure there are some other vile ethnic things that slip through my net, but, hey! I’m trying. — Bob Marshal Burlington

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f its comedy you want, Boston humorist Dan Zevin once remarked, don’t go to comedy clubs — go to readings. While the advice may have been sarcastic, anyone who attended the recent run of Vermont Stage Company’s Piano Stories knows the recommen dation could also be taken serious ly. A reading of two classic short stories — one by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the other by Anton Chekov — Piano Stories showcased the oratory and acting talents of Ethan Bowen and the piano prowess of Larry Flamberlin in a show that was equal parts comedy and drama. Setting a period-specific mood, the melodies of Gershwin and

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Tchaikovsky mixed with melliflu ous language in the cabaret setting of Burlington’s FlynnSpace. The show marked the second VSC pro duction in the new venue — and a bold step toward more diverse per formance offerings in th region. Hamberlin called Bowen to his place with the Gershwin chestnut “I Got Rhythm,” striking a light tone for one of Fitzgerald’s lighter tales, “Bernice Bobs Fler Hair.” Published in 1920, the satirical story chronicles a young woman’s clash with a rival reveler as their party set navigates the turbulent social currents of the Jazz Age. In Bowen’s hands, the story was humorous in direct proportion to the characters’ vapidity. Affecting a slightly patrician bearing, the tuxedoed actor captured the precise, introspective voice of a master styl

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Positive Reinforcement Okay, I just got back from school and I’ve got a couple minutes, so I want to write about something I’ve been reading lately. Psychology is the study of making people and animals, dogs especially, do what you want. This is a very important skill, because after you have mastered it, you turn into some kind of Svengali or Crocodile Dundee or something. You can just stare at somebody or some animal and they’ll do practically anything you want. But be care ful, because if you stare at someone like you’re a Svengali type when you’re not completely trained, you’re just going to get your ass kicked. It takes a lifetime of learning to become a

can actually use these principles of reinforcement for good things, or to get what you want. You just have to pay attention, be patient and follow the rules. There is a special kind of training called “shaping,” and it takes forever, but it’s supposed to work. Say I’m training my cousin Chad to be a nice guy, and not the pinhead he is now. I will use positive reinforcement by rewarding him somehow every time he does something that I want him to do. Like all of a sudden, if he changed the channel to something I wanted to watch, I would give him one of those miniature Reese’s peanut butter cups. But I would do it “subliminally,” without him really knowing it was me. He would turn around and find it just

can from what I have learned recently. You must pay atten tion carefully, and you may want to take notes, because there are a lot of psychology terms. I will put them in quotation marks. The first and most impor tant thing you should know is the “principle of reinforce ment.” There are two kinds, “positive” and “neg ative.” To put it simply, positive reinforcement is reward, and negative reinforcement is punish ment. They both have advantages. Positive rein forcement works better, but negative reinforce ment can be a lot more fun since it involves yelling. Now, when learning to train, or “manipulate,” people and animals, you must always observe the third principle, oops, I mean the second princi ple, which is “consistency.” I haven’t studied the third principle yet. If you don’t follow the second principle, I guarantee you will have problems. For example, say you are using negative rein forcement by yelling at your dog every time he craps on your front lawn instead of next door when your neighbor’s not home, but then he does it anyway. You are making a big mistake by not being “consistent” and following through with your yelling. Why? Because every time you say “no,” but don’t actually follow through, he is learning that “no” actually means “yes, please crap there.” After a while, every time you say “no,” he’ll just walk over there and crap. The amazing thing is — and this is one of the really interesting things about psychology — is that he will do it even if he doesn’t really need to. That is because crapping on your lawn has now become what is known as a “conditioned response.” Anything can be a conditioned response, even drooling, like in the case of Boris Karloff’s dogs. But a conditioned response does not have to be a bad thing, like drooling or crapping. You

sitting there on the couch, and he would think he found it by himself and beat me to it. But the sneaky thing is, after a while Chad would associate the good behavior with the reward. Eventually, if you do it with enough skill and enough time, and with someone as stupid as Chad, you too will get them to behave practically any way you want. Then you wean them off the peanut butter cups. The only thing is, the person has to do some thing good once in a while so you can reward them. So maybe Chad was a bad example for positive reinforcement. He’s plenty stupid enough to shape, but he is also an extremely bad apple. W ith Chad I might have to use negative reinforcement, which, as I’ve already said, means punishment. Although it might be a bad idea to try to punish Chad, since he can kick my ass. So maybe I shouldn’t use Chad as an example at all. Sorry. My point is, with your average dumb person, and even your brighter than average dog, you can use these principles to get them to do what you want. There are exceptions like Chad, of course, and you need a few years and a lot of discipline, but it can be done. Just look at that dog on “Frasier.” He was a total delinquent before somebody got him his own TV show. I’m serious. All right, I have to go now, because I just looked out the front window, and Bear is sniffing around the tree in the front yard. You know what that means. “No, Bear! No! Bad dog!” Ah, I don’t feel like going out there. ®

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version of our c h ild h o o d s . other instincts and other desires. It is to see the world differently, with a sense of grandeur. To have fatality in your head, and the music in your nerves.” During a 40-minute set, the troupe led us through every

f your blood isn’t boiling yet, follow up with tango, which is danced late into the night at several clubs around the city. At the “Milonga,” or dance evenings, tango aficiona dos practice their moves, learn from each other and share their love of the music and dance. Most clubs are affiliated with schools, but non members are welcome to dance or just watch, for a modest cover charge of $5 to $7. The clubs aren’t glitzy, the bars are usually limited, but the music, heat and skill of the dancers can still transport you to a much warmer world. At the informal Tango Libre, we took our glasses of port to a ringside table and fell under the trance of the music and the hypnotic steps of the dance. ^ Argentinean tango, we

little more upscale, with a higher caliber of dancers, is Tangueria. Many people arrive as singles and pair up with nevr 'pait'tters•'Fdr!each dance. One particular couple, however, seemed to be glued together from foreheads to hips. Their footwork was dazzling, their feel for the music intense. Dance academy owner Lily Palmer started the tango move ment in Montreal with her part ner in the mid-1980s. I men tioned to her the tendency at Tango Libre for women to dance with their eyes closed. She tossed her head and declared it was just another trend. “Someone says, All the women in Argentina dance with their eyes closed,’ and then the next week all the women in Montreal dance with their eyes closed,” she said with disdain. Palmer insisted that follow ing trends is “to not understand the culture or the tango. The woman is one-half of the couple; she is not in a trance. She has her job to do.” Pausing, Palmer added, “But maybe if she is inti mate with her partner, maybe if the music is right and she is overwhelmed by the moment, a single moment, then she could close her eyes. But it would be an extraordinary moment.” Yes, I thought, as I watched the couples with their close embraces and silken moves. I took another sip of Havana Club. Tangueria, 5390 boul. StLaurent, 514-495-8645, Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.; Lily Palmer’s Academie de Tango, 4445 boul. St-Laurent, 514-735-7990, Thursdays only, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. ®

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B y J er em y K e n t y shallow breathing shows I’m nervous. Maybe not “waiting for a medical diagnosis” nervous. More like “blind date” nervous. I have been snowboarding for a few years, but this is my first time in a halfpipe, nevermind a Superpipe. I’m facing my day at the new Killington facility with a head full of waf fling thoughts, starting with Maybe this was a bad idea. .. I attempt to gain some focus as I watch a kid pendulum down the 17-foot transitions from side to side. He pumps his legs through the flat section to gain speed, then propels himself airborne into a 540-degree spin, landing backwards with relative ease. {Maybe I should have worn a helm et...) The longer I sit here at the top looking down, the less likely I am to go. {My ass is freezing...) I sit on my mittened hands to delay the inevitable. The 540degree kid has now finished and hiked back up again. I swear he has ridden and hiked three times since I got up here. “Any pointers for a rookie?” I ask him. “You gotta stay low, man. And speed is your friend,” he replies. I mutter something about feeling pret ty low already, and needing to find new friends, as I squirm to regain sensation in

my squished hands. I close my eyes and try to muster some courage. Killington, dubbed the “Beast of the East,” began this winter season by swelling their traditional halfpipe into what the riding realm calls a Superpipe. Both are shaped, as the name subtly suggests, like the bottom half of a large pipe cut in two. The Superpipe is simply a big-daddy ver sion of the original. While old-school pipes are generally 12 feet high, a Superpipe stretches 15 feet, boasts a quar ter-radius of 17 feet — known as the “transition” — and generally extends about 400 feet in length. Basically, it offers an arena for riders to mimic the action of a slippery bar of soap in a well-rounded bathtub. Generally credited with the invention of the first larger-than-life pipes a few years ago, Canadians Allan Clark and Greg Todds apparently felt the tricks being attempted in Whistler were beyond the scope of their current pipe dimensions. Killington joins Okemo, Stratton, Mount Snow and a few other Vermont resorts in staying au courant with the snowboarding scene. Top riders will only compete on Superpipes nowadays. Professional snowboarders — like world-class Vermont rider Ross Powers — now need more speed and space to execute their tricks. The new, big

The X Men — and Women — in Vermont The “ extremely” inclined can find a carnival of dare devil winter sports at the upcoming X-Games at Mount Snow, February 1-4. Watch worldrdass athletes sling slang and represent in such events as the Big Air contests, Superpipe events and Snowmobiling SnoCross races. Keep an eye out for Vermont natives like Ross Powers, Adam Petraska and Megan Brown. For the full scoop, click on expn.com. Prefer to watch the action from the couch? “ X” marks the spot at 9 p.m. on ESPN, opening Friday.

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ger pipes offer more potential to land super-dupers like 900s (three rotations) and Rodeos (inverted spins)^ Right now, I’m struggling just to make myself get into the thing. I try to breathe deeply as I stand up and enter the monster pipe. {Stay low, speed's your friend...) My speed increases suddenly as my board drops sharply into the belly of the beast. I quickly cross the flats. My snowboard careens up the opposing wall and my body drops to a per pendicular posi tion. Adrenaline courses through me. The top of the 15-foot wall curls in slightly, as do my toes in anticipation of the unknown. Before I know it, I’m heaved into the air — with a dizzying assault on my equilibrium. For an instant, I’m hovering horizontally above the lip of the pipe wall, my back to the ground. Truth be told, I don’t usually take risks without a little research. I had taken a ride earlier in the Snow Cat with Eric Webster, Killington’s Snowboard Program Manager, to learn more about what I was getting myself into today. He told me about their new Bombardier HPG-17 as he pushed more snow into place. The new $60,000 Pipe Dragon “grinder,” Webster explained, was purchased to help maintain the Superpipe. I drifted off into a reverie, imagining this mammoth mechanical dragon as an X-Wing Fighter from Star Wars. Snowboarders turned into Stormtroopers, speckling the winter land scape, equipped with backpacks full of gear and thin land speeders, used with cold precision. Webster tugged me from my day dream. “A common misconception is that Superpipes are tough to ride and are geared toward riders with highly special ized skills,” he explained. “In actuality,

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Bread, 7 p.m. $5/1. AA O P EN M IK E, Otter Creek Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. T N T K A R A O K E, Thirsty Turtle, 9 p.m. NC. DJ P A R T Y , Gallagher's, 9 p.m. NC. JO E Y LE O N E W /HORNS (bluesrock), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. $3-5. IN T ER N A T IO N A L DJ N IG H T , Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. NC/$4. AC OU STIC A L L E Y (rock), Nightspot Outback, 9 p.m. NC.

for VT PWAC), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $12/15. AA C Y LIN D ER (rock), Trackside Tavern, 9 p.m. $2. B U D D A H ’S BAND (rock), Champion's Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. K A R A O K E , Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. JO H N C A S S E L (jazz piano), Tavern at the Inn at Essex, 7 p.m. NC. E X P O S U R E (rock), Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. M M U (improv comedy), Village Cup, 8 p.m. NC. LIV E J A Z Z , Diamond Jim’s Grille, 7:30 p.m. NC.

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Pub at the Windjammer, 5:30 p.m. NC. B O O TLES S & U N H O R S ED (Irish), Rasputin’s, 5 p.m. NC, followed by T O P HAT DJ, 9 p.m. NC. LIT T LE BROW N JU G (bluegrass), Radio Bean, 9 p.m. NC. S A LA D DAYS (pop-rock), Sweetwaters, 9 p.m. NC. W O M Y N ’S D A N C E W /K ATH ERIN E Q U IN N , DJ E -V , 135 Pearl, 6 p.m. $6, followed by DJ LIT T LE M A R TIN , 10 p.m. $4. GRIPPO FU N K BAN D (CD release

party), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $7. RED B EA N S (blues), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. DJ N IG H T , R1 Ra Irish Pub, 10:30 p.m. NC. LIO N ’S D EN HIFI S O U N D S Y S T EM

(reggae DJs Yosef & Ras Jah I. Red), Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 10 p.m. NC. PER R Y N U N N (acoustic guitar), Ruben James, 6 p.m., followed by TO P HAT DJ, 10 p.m. NC. T H E N A TU R A LS (rock), Nectar’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. FUS ION (hip-hop/Top 40/house; DJs Robbie J., Toxic), Millennium Nightclub-Burlington, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+ before 11 p.m. K A R A O K E , J.P.’s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. B LU ES FOR B R EA K FA S T (jam rock), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9 p.m. NC.

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(soul/funk/rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. HIGH FA LLS (classic rock), Ground Zero, 10 p.m. NC. E M P T Y PO C K ETS (rock), Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC. JIM M Y T & T H E COBRAS (rock), City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. SH O R T N O TIC E (rock), Otter Creek Tavern, 9:30 p.m. NC. T H E X -R A YS (rock/r&b), Thirsty Turtle, 9 p.m. $ 3 . PO OKA C E ILE W /SARAH BLAIR & C OLIN M C C A FFR EY (Irish), Villa

Tragara, 6:30 p.m. $5. LIV E M U SIC (rock), Gallagher’s, 9 p.m. $5. JO S H BROOKS (singer-song writer), Charlie B’s, 8:30 p.m. NC. R O LLIN G DOW N T H E M O U N TAIN DISCO R AV E (DJ Mr. Nobody),

Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. $4. U .N .I. (reggae), Matterhorn,

9 p.m. $3-5. LIV E M U S IC , Mountain

Roadhouse, 9 p.m. $3-5. F U L L SW ING (jazz), Mr.

Pickwick’s, 8 p.m. NC. S ET H Y A C O V O N E B LU ES B A N D ,

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40/techno), Millennium Nightclub-Barre, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+ A P A T H Y JO N ES (rock), Nightspot Outback, 9:30 p.m. $7. LAR R Y K E E L EX P E R IE N C E (bluegrass), Toadstool Harry’s, 9 p.m. $3-5.

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PIC TUR E T H IS (jazz), Wine

Works, 6 p.m. NC. KRIS D ELM H O R S T (singer-song writer), Burlington Coffeehouse, 8 p.m. $6. U N C LE JIM & T H E TW INS

(acoustic standards), Upper Deck Pub, 8 p.m. NC. IN C R EM EN TA L B A LA N C E (jazzfunk), Radio Bean, 9 p.m. NC. DRAG K AR AO K E W /AM BER LEM A Y & LA D Y Z E N O , 135 Pearl, 8 p.m. NC, followed by DJ LIT T LE M AR T IN , 10 p.m. $4. JE N N KARSO N & BAD JU JU (alt-

pop), Valencia, 10 p.m. NC. LO V E BOMB (’70s), Ri Ra,

9 p.m. $2. B LO O ZO TO M Y (jump blues),

Nectar’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. R ETR O N O M E (DJ; dance pop),

Club Metronome, 10 p.m. $2. C H R O M E COW BOYS (vintage country), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. K A R A O K E, J.P.’s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. DJS TIM DIAZ & RU GGER (hiphop/r&b), Ruben James, 10 p.m. NC. FLA S H B A C K (’80s DJ), Rasputin’s, 10 p.m. NC. T H E CLUBB M IX X W/DJS IRIE & G U ES TS (hip-hop/house),

Millennium NightclubBurlington, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+ before 11 p.m r T H E C ROPPIES (Celtic), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9:30 p.m. NC. C O M ED Y Z O N E (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 p.m. $8/6. 18+ G U Y COLASACC O (singer-song writer), Jake’s, 6:30 p.m. NC. HIT M EN (rock), Henry’s Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. S M OKIN ’ G R A S S , W ILLIAM N IC H O LS O N (jazzgrass; CD

release party), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $8. 18+ “ C Y LIN D ER (rock), Trackside Tavern, 9 p.m. $2, B U D D AH ’ S BAN D (rock), Champion’s Tavern, 9:30 p.m, NC. M O N EY SH O T (rock), Backstage Pub, 9 p.m. NC. EX P O S U R E (rock), Edgewater Pub, 9 p.m. NC. K A R A O K E, Sami’s Harmony Pub, 8 p.m. NC. O P EN M IKE (acoustic), Village Cup, 8 p.m. NC. N EW C O U N TR Y ED ITION (country; line dancing), Cobbweb, 8:30 p.m. $7/12. AC OU STIC T R A U M A (rock), Monopole, 10 p.m. NC. K AR AO K E W /FRANK, Franny O’s, 9 p.m. NC. DJ D AN C E PAR TY (Top-40/hiphop/r&b), City Limits, 9 p.m. NC. EKIS (groove rock), Thirsty Turtle, 9 p.m. $3. E L L E N P O W ELL & M IKE S A C H ER

(jazz), Capitol Grounds, 7:30 p.m. NC. SCROD PUDDING (contradance w/caller Bill Olson), Capitol City Grange Hall, 8 p.m. $7. ROCKW OOD R H YT H M BAND (NYC funk fusion), Compost Art Ctr., 9 p.m. $6. S P IN N C ITY W/DJ ROBBIE J. (hiphop/Top 40/dance), Millennium Nightclub-Barre, 9 p.m. $3/10. 18+ A L L E Y K ATZ (rock), Gallagher’s, 9 p.m. $4. U .N .I. (reggae), Mad Mountain Tavern, 9 p.m. $5. TIN PAN A L L E Y (acoustic rock), Charlie B’s, 8:30 p.m. NC. LA S T KID PICKED (rock), Matterhorn, 9 p.m. $3-5. LIV E M U SIC , Mountain Roadhouse, 9 p.m. $3-5. S O U L C ITY (9-pc. Motown), Rusty Nail, 9 p.m. $5. F U L L SW ING (jazz), Mr. Pickwick’s, 8 p.m. NC. T H E X -R A YS (rock/r&b), Blue Tooth, 9:30 p.m. $2. A P A T H Y JO N ES (rock), Nightspot Outback, 9:30 p.m. $7.

w here to go Adams Apple Catt, Portland & Main streets, Morrisville, 8 88 -4 73 7 . After Dark Music Series, Town Hall Theater, 5 3 Merchants Row, or United Methodist Church, 4 7 N. Pleasant St., Middlebury, 3 88 -0 21 6 . Backstage Pub, 6 0 Pearl St., Essex Jet, 8 78 -5 49 4 . f lue Tooth, Access Rd., Warren, 5 83 -2 65 6 . Boony’s, Rt. 236, Franklin, 9 33 -4 56 9 . Borders Books & Music, 2 9 Church St., Burlington, 8 65 -2 71 1 . Burlington Coffeehouse at Rhombus, 186 College St., Burlington, 864-5 88 8 . Cactus Cafe, 1 Lawson Ln., Burl., 8 62 -6 90 0 . Cactus Pete's, 7 Fayette Rd., S. Burlington, 863-1 13 8 . Cambridge Coffeehouse, Windridge Bakery, Jeffersonville, 6 44 -2 23 3 . Capitol City Grange Hall, Northfield Rd., Montpelier, 7 44 -6 16 3 . Capitol Grounds, 4 5 State St., Montpelier, 2 23 -7 80 0 . Champion’s, 32 Main St., Winooski, 6 55 -4 70 5 . Champlain Club, 2 0 Crowley St., Burlington, 8 63 -5 70 1 . Charlie B’s, Stoweflake Resort, 1746 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253 -7 35 5 . Charlie O's, 7 0 Main St., Montpelier, 2 23 -6 82 0 . Chow! Bella, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 5 24 -1 40 5 . City Limits, 14 Greene St. Vergennes, 877 -6 91 9 . Club Metronome, 188 Main St., Burlington, 8 65 -4 56 3 . Cobbweb, Sandybirch Rd., Georgia, 5 27 -7 00 0 . Compost Art Center, 3 9 Main St., Hardwick, 4 7 2 -9 6 1 3 . Daily Bread, Bridge St., Richmond, 4 3 4 -3 1 4 8 . Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, 8 River Rd., Jericho, 8 99 -4 96 2 . Diamond Jim's Grille, Highgate Comm. Shpg. Ctr., SL Albans, 524-9 28 0 . Edgewater Pub, 340 Malletts Bay Ave., Colchester, 8 65 -4 21 4 . Finnigan’s Pub, 205 College St., Burlington, 8 64 -8 20 9 . Flynn Center/FlynnSpace, 153 Main S t, Burlington, 863-5 96 6 . Franny O’s 733 Queen City Pk. Rd., Burlington, 8 63 -2 90 9 . Gallagher’s, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 4 9 6 -8 8 0 0 . Good Times Cafe, Hinesburg Village, Rt. 116, 4 82 -4 44 4 . Ground Zero, 3 Durkee St., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5 18 -5 66 -6 9 69 . G Stop, 38 Main St., St. Albans, 5 24 -7 77 7 . Henry’s, Holiday Inn, 1068 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 8 63 -6 36 1 . Higher Ground, 1 Main S t, Winooski, 6 54 -8 88 8 . Jake's, 1233 Shelburne Rd., S. Burlington, 6 58 -2 25 1 . James Moore Tavern, Bolton Valiey Ski Area, 4 34 -3 44 4 . J.P. Morgan's at Capitol Plaza, 100 Main St., Montpelier, 2 23 -5 25 2 . J.P.'s Pub, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6 38 9 . Julio's, 4 4 Main S t, Montpelier, 2 29 -9 34 8 . The Kept Writer, 5 Lake St., St. Albans, 5 27 -6 24 2 . Leunig’s, 115 Church St., Burlington, 8 63 -3 75 9 . Mad Mountain Tavern, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 4 96 -2 56 2 . Manhattan Pizza & Pub, 167 Main St., Burlington, 6 58 -6 77 6 . Matterhorn, 4 9 6 9 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 2 53 -8 19 8 .

Millennium Nightclub-Barre, 2 30 N. Main St., Barre, 4 76 -3 59 0 . Millennium Nightclub-Burlington, 165 Church S t, Burlington, 6 60 -2 08 8 . Monopole, 7 Protection Ave., Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5 18 -5 63 -2 2 22 . Mountain Roadhouse, 1677 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 2 53 -2 80 0 . Music Box, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury Village, 5 86 -7 53 3 . Nectar’s, 188 Main S t, Burlington, 6 58 -4 77 1 . The Nightspot Outback, Killington Rd., Kilfington, 4 22 -9 88 5 . 135 Pearl S t, Burlington, 8 63 -2 34 3 . Otter Creek Tavern, 215 Main St., Vergennes, 8 77 -3 66 7 . Pacific Rim, 111 St. Paul S t, Burlington, 651-3 00 0 .

Pickle Barrel, Killington Rd., Killington, 4 2 2 -3 0 3 5 . Radio Bean, 8 N. Winooski, Ave., Burlington, 6 60 -9 34 6 . Radisson Hotel, 60 Battery St., Burlington, 6 58 -6 50 0 . Rasputin’s, 163 Church St., Burlington, 8 64 -9 32 4 . Red Square, 136 Church S t, Burlington, 859-8 90 9 . Rhombus, 186 College St., Burlington, 865-3 14 4 . Ripton Community Coffee House, Rt. 125, 3 88 -9 78 2 . . Ri Ra the Irish Pub, 123 Church St., Burlington, 8 60 -9 40 1 . Ruben James, 159 Main St., Burlington, 864-0 74 4 . Rusty Nail, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 2 53 -6 24 5 . Sami’s Harmony Pub, 2 16 Rt. 7, Milton, 8 93 -7 26 7 . Sh-Na-Na's, 101 Main S t, Burlington, 8 65 -2 59 6 . Signal to Noise HQ, 4 1 6 Pine St. (behind Speeder & Earl’s), Burlington, 951-1 14 0 . Starksboro Community Coffee House, Village Meeting House, Rt. 116, Starksboro, 4 34 -4 25 4 . Steer & Stein Pub, 147 N. Winooski Ave., 8 62 -7 44 9 . Stoweflake, Mountain Rd., Stowe, 2 53 -7 35 5 . Sweetwaters, 118 Church St., Burlington, 8 64 -9 80 0 . The Tavern at the Inn at Essex, Essex Jet., 8 78 -1 10 0 . Thirsty Turtle, 1 S. Main S t, Waterbury, 2 44 -5 22 3 . Toadstool Harry's, Rt. 4, Killington, 4 2 2 -5 0 1 9 . Trackside Tavern, 18 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski, 6 55 -9 54 2 . 242 Main, Burlington, 8 62 -2 24 4 .

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Upper Deck Pub at the Windjammer, 1076 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 862-6 58 5 . Valencia, Pearl St. & S. Winooski, Ave., Burlington, 6 58 -8 97 8 . Vermont Pub & Brewery, 144 College, Burlington, 8 65 -0 50 0 . The Village Cup, 3 0 Rt. 15, Jericho, 8 99 -1 73 0 . Villa Tragara, Rt. 100, Waterbury Ctr., 2 44 -5 28 8 . Wine Works, 133 St. Paul S t, Burlington, 9 5 1 -9 4 6 3 .

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blues), Borders, 3 p.m. NC. S U N D A Y N IG H T M AS S (DJs), Club Metronome, 10 p.m. $2. LA S T N IG H T ’ S JO Y (Irish), Ri Ra Irish Pub, 7 p.m. NC. B LO O ZO TO M Y (jump blues), Nectar’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. TO P HAT DJ (hip-hop), Rasputin’s, 9 p.m. $5. DAN PARKS & T H E B LA M E (rock), Champion’s Tavern, 9 p.m. NC. M Y R EG A A R D J A Z Z T R IO , Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, 2 p.m. NC. B LU E FO X (acoustic blues), Capitol Grounds, 11 a.m. NC. JA Z Z S U N D A Y W /C OLLABO RATIO N C O N S P IR A C Y , Compost Art Ctr., 9 p.m. $ 6.

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o f Burlington’s history to the p u b lic’s attention. She was the driving force behind “T h e Bus Barns Project,” a site-specific dance-theater last June at the Verm ont Transit bus repair

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D en n ison and other troupe m em bers lead a public discussion.

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events in five categories — snow boarding, skiing, sn ow m ob iling, M o to -X and UltraCross. T h e G am es will be broadcast on E S P N and A B C , but w hy watch T V w hen you can Xperience it live for free?

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Abortion, rape, m enopause, fem ale sexuality, dom estic violence, the history o f the Barbie

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Saturday, February 3. Flynn Center, Burlington. 8 p.m. $20, 28 & 34. Info, 863-5966.

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If Lionel H am pton, M ilt Jackson and Gary Burton con stitute the aristocracy o f jazz vibe masters, Stefon Harris is their heir apparent. A classically trained percussionist, the 27-year-

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H is first release was hailed as “the debut jazz record o f the year” by Newsweek, and the lat est, Black Action Figure, has firmly established him as a performer, com poser and band leader w ith super powers. H e’s joined by noted pianist Jacky Terrasson.

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Saw Doctors, so it’s no wonder Lunasa is hailed as an Irish supergroup. Formed in 1996,

SATURDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 17 7:0UPM & 9:30PM Flynn Center for the Performing Arts,

The Phil Woods Quintet

the acoustic ensemble quickly won acclaim for its electrifying performances and inventive arrangements. Its 1999 debut, Otherworld, was named album of the year by the Irish press. O n a 16-city U.S. tour, the band performs material from the record, along with unreleased tunes from an upcoming disc. All eyes, Irish and otherwise, are sure to be smiling. Sunday, February 4. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph. 7p.m . $5. Info, 728-9133.

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• Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” FARMERS’ N IG H T CONCERT: A Vocal Minority — Vermont’s only cho rus o f gay men — sounds off at the Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2231.

drama ‘HAVING O U R SAY’: Lost Nation Theater stages the dramatic narrative o f Sadie and Bessie Delany, two AfricanAmerican centenarians whose life sto ries prod audiences to confront their prejudice. Montpelier City Hall Arts Center, 10:30 a.m. $18. Info, 229-0492. ‘STIR T H E U NSEEN ’: Theater stu dents explore the underlying themes o f . fairy tales adapted for the stage. 232

Middlebury Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.

Goodis. South Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. BOOK D ISCUSSIO N SERIES: Is the movie better than the book — or vice versa? Readers compare the screen and print versions o f Henry James’ Portrait of a Lady. Kimball Public Library, Randolph, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 728-5073. JAY PARINI: The Middlebury College prof and Robert Frost biographer reflects on “Writing the Life o f Frost.” loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2808.

art

Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-7165. ‘BUS BARNS PROJECT’ DISCUS SION: Hear from artists, including director Hannah Dennison, who par ticipated in the dance-theater perfor mance event last summer. See “to do” list, this issue. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, TINY TO TS’ STORY TIME: The 3865-7165. and-under crowd shares social time and LUNCH TIM E LECTURE: An art history prof offers a talk on Burlington * stories. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. artist Charles Louis Heyde and “The STORY TIME: Little listeners enjoy Legacy o f the Hudson River School tall tales. Pierson Library, Shelburne, Painters.” Fleming Museum, UVM, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. Burlington, 12:15 p.m. Free. Info, STORY A N D CRAFT TIME: 656-0750. Preschoolers aged 3 to 6 dabble in designs and drama. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:45 a.m. ‘W H Y A SOLDIER?’ BOO K SIGN Free. Info, 865-7216. ING: David Fitz-Enz’s new memoir

• Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. FIGURE DRAWING: The human fig ure motivates aspiring and accom plished artists in a weekly drawing ses sion on the second floor o f the Firehouse Gallery, 135 Church St.,

offers an inside view o f the Signal Corps during the Vietnam War. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. CRIME NOVEL BOOK DISCUS SION: Readers launch a thorough investigation o f Down There, by David

‘TW O FAMILY H O USE’: This comedic love story centers on a WWII vet who follows his dream o f singing on stage. Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6. Info, 748-2600. ‘NATURE OF FAME’ DOUBLE FEATURE: The Girl N ext Door tells the cinematic saga of porn star Stacy Valentine. In The Eyes o f Tammy Faye, Ru Paul narrates a big-screen look at the mascara-encrusted ex-televangelist. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 6:45 & 8:25 p.m. $6. Info, 603646-2422.

kids

words

sport Wa r r e n m i l l e r ’s ‘f i f t y ’: The camera-toting powder hound takes you to breath-taking locations for an arm chair experience o f high-energy skiing and riding. Woodstock Town Hall

C h a n d le r M u sic Hall

Theatre, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 457-3981.

etc N EW YEAR SOCIAL: Ring in the Chinese and Vietnamese New Year with art, food and entertainment. Memorial Lounge, Waterman, UVM, Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 656-8739. LEARNING A N D LUNCH SERIES: John Orlando reviews a legislative land mark in a talk titled “Vermont’s SameSex Marriage Decision.” UVM Montpelier Regional Center, City Center, noon - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 800870-0388. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: The Upper Valley Trails Alliance gath ers to discuss access issues in common. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 291-9100. OPEN HOUSE: The library building committee discusses the fate o f the cur rent facility after the move to new digs. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. BATTERED W O M E N ’S SUPPORT GROUP: Women Helping Battered Women facilitates a group in Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 658-1996. HEALTH LECTURE: Learn how to get fit — fast — at a talk entitled “Half Hour to Better Health.” Chiropractic Works, Burlington, 5:20 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5000.

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• Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” SETH YACOVONE A N D BRENT WEAVER: The acoustic guitar duo entertains eaters at the Daily Bread Bakery, Richmond, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 434-3148.

S aturday, Feb 3, 2 0 0 1 , 8 :0 0 pm a ll t i c k e t s r e s e r v e d $ 2 0 / 1 5 / 1 2 a d u lts , $ 4 s tu d e n ts a n d s e n io r s S ponsored by The Point and C abo t C ream ery

dance LATINO DANCE PARTY: Deejay Hector “El Salsero” Cobeo spins discs at a spicy shakedown for Latin lovers. Sh-Na-Na’s, Burlington, 9 p.m. $3. Info, 862-5082.

drama ‘HAVING O UR SAY’: See January 31, 10:30 a.m. & 8 p.m. ‘INHERIT TH E W IN D ’: Based on the 1925 Scopes “monkey trial,” this play is a classic courtroom drama. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 8 p.m. Tonight’s preview costs $10. Info, 291-9009.

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‘TW O FAMILY HO USE’: See January 31. ‘TH E T IN D RU M ’: This film adapta tion o f the novel by Gunter Grass looks at German history from the fantastic viewpoint o f a child who refuses to

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grow up. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 7 p.m. $6 Info, 603-646-2422.

SLAVERY VIDEO LECTURE: Author Samuel Cotton shows a doc umentary and discusses his book Silent Terror, exposing modern-day slavery in Mauritania. Memorial Lounge, Waterman, UVM, Burling ton, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3819. E-COMMERCE PANEL: The Vermont Agency o f Commerce sponsors a networking session for local entrepreneurs doing business online. Radisson Hotel, Burlington, 4:30 p.m. $15. Register, 800464-7232. ‘ISHAYA’S ASCENSION’ INTRO: Learn about rising above self-defeating beliefs. Spirit Dancer Books, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 660-8060. ‘STEP-UP FOR W O M E N ’ ORI ENTATION: Get the facts about an employment training program open to women interested in nontraditional jobs. Bethany Church, Montpelier, 10 a.m. - noon. Free. Register, 800-639-1472. ART A N D SCIENCE CREATIVI TY SEMINAR: “Science or Art?” is the question at a lunchtime panel discussion. Jaffe-Friede Gallery, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 12:15-1:45 p.m. Free. Info, 234-5401.

art • See exhibit openings in the art listings,

words |

G UIDE TO UVM LIBRARY: Get a formal introduction to the library’s hard-copy holdings and computerized resources. Reference Desk, Bailey Howe Library, UVM, Burlington, 5:15-7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2085. ‘TH E BABEL EFFECT’: Montpelier-based author Daniel Hecht signs copies o f his latest, based on up-to-the-minute neuro logical and genetic research. Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231. POETRY W ORKSHOP: Local poet David Weinstock shares writ ing tips with aspiring authors. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 388-7523.

kids SO N G A N D STORYTIME: Threes are company at this singing read-along for babies and toddlers. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. STORYTIME: Kids get transported to the islands o f Indonesia via The Gift o f the Crocodile. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

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• Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” ‘U D U ’: Poet Sekou Sundiata and hip-hop composer Craig Harris blend song and spoken word to explore the cultural links between Africans and African-Americans. A pre-performance talk by Laura Fishman examines AfricanAmerican slavery and oppression at 6:30 p.m. Flynn Center, Burling ton, 8 p.m. $21 &c 26. Info, 863-5966.

W IN TER X-GAMES: Radical rid ers and skiers compete in the national extreme sport contest, which features dare-devil snowmobiling, skiing and snowboarding. See “to do” list, this issue. Mt. Snow Resort, W. Dover, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 464-1100 ext. 4370. GROUP SKI: Adventurers explore the network o f nordic trails at the Highland Lodge, Greensboro, 9:45 a.m. Free. Register, 533-2647.

BEN HARPER: The versatile musi cian and his band, the Innocent Criminals, make a return visit to Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 8 p.m. $30. Info, 863-5966. G R O U N D HOG DAY C O N CERT: Hibernators come out to hear UVM ’s a cappella Top Cats and other singing groups. Mount Mansfield Union High School, Jericho, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 899-5219.

dance ‘M IDW INTER N IG H T ’S DRAG’ BALL: Cherie Tartt hosts the cross dressing “do” with Yolanda, James Kochalka Superstar and Gregory Douglass. Higher Ground, Win ooski, 8 p.m. $12-15. Info, 800698-8792. HALAU HULA KA N O ’EAU: The ensemble of dancers and musicians explores the religious roots, history and myths o f hula dancing. Cross roads Arts Council presents at Castleton College Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 775-5413.

drama ‘HAVING O UR SAY’: See January 31, 8 p.m. ‘INHERIT THE W IN D ’: See February 1, $15-24. ‘KEEPERS OF THE EARTH’ STORYTELLING: Author Michael Caduto weaves songs, chants and dance into his retelling of Native American legends. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7178. ‘T H E MIRACLE WORKER’: Pendragon Theatre performs the play about the extraordinary rela tionship between Helen Keller and her teacher Annie Sullivan. Hart man Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, Plattsburgh State Univer sity, N.Y., 8 p.m. $8. Info, 518564-2180.

this issue. Burlington College, 6:309 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3924. ‘SOLAS’: In this Spanish-language film set in Seville, a young woman in desperate circumstances must share an apartment with her estranged mother. Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $6. Info, 748-2600. ‘YOU CAN C O U N T O N ME’: Director Kenneth Lonergan focuses on a dysfunctional family whose reunion results in new bonds and injuries. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 7:30 p.m. $7. Info, 603-646-2422.

art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. FIREHOUSE CHAT: Architect John Anderson discusses the past and future o f the facility that houses the gallery, including renovation plans. Firehouse Gallery, Burling ton, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

kids ‘MUSIC W ITH ROBERT A N D GIGI’: Kids sing songs with Robert Resnik and his fiddle-playing friend Gigi Weisman. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216.

words SEAN GIBBON: The author signs Run Like An Antelope: On the Road with Phish, detailing a year in the life o f a phan. Borders, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. POETRY SLAM: Wordsmiths rack up points at this competitive perfor mance event. Tonight features Denise Johnson and Nicki Miller from Washington, D.C. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burling ton, 8 p.m. $5. 862-9198.

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W O M E N ’S FILM WEEKEND: Nineteen films from many cultures explore women’s perspectives from behind the camera. See “to do” list,

WINTER X-GAMES: See February 1.

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NIVAL: Three days o f snow-cen tered events include a snow sculp ture contest, sleigh rides, entertain ment and a stomach-warming chili challenge. Information and button booth at Colchester High School, 2-9:30 p.m. $3-4. Info, 655-0822. N E W FO U N D L A N D TALK: Two travelers recount their journey through a landscape o f bogs, ice bergs and Viking artifacts. VINS North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6206. GLBTQ SUPPORT GROUP: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth make new friends and get support. Outright Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 800-452-2428. BATTERED W O M E N ’S SUP PORT GROUP: Battered Women’s Services and Shelter facilitates a group in Barre, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 223-0855.

3 Saturday music • Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” PHIL W O O D S QUINTET: Billed as a “one-man preservation hall of bebop,” the alto sax player and his crew melt some ice at the Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 8 p.m. $1220. Info, 728-9133. W IN TER TALES: Storytellers and musicians Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder entertain after an open mike at the Ripton Community Coffee House, 7:30 p.m. $4. Info, 388-9782. BENEFIT CONCERT: Bluegrass pickers Macho Mac and the Meatpackers team up with the Red Thread Jazz Quartet to raise funds for a Costa Rican Zen center. Shelburne Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. , Donations. Info, 985-8261. STEFON HARRIS: The acclaimed “vibist” plays with pianist Jacky

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dance WALTZ NIGHT: Supporting the Vermont Symphony Orchestra is as easy as one-two-three at this blacktie dinner and silent auction. Sheraton Hotel, S. Burlington, 6:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. $100. Info, 8645741, ext. 20. BALLROOM DANCE: Exercise doesn’t have to be work. Cut the rug to live music at the S. Burlington Middle School, 8-11 p.m. $20 per couple. Info, 878-3799. BENEFIT DANCE: Runaway Dog teams up with the Hillview Quartet to rock and raise funds for the Huntington Library Building Fund. Brewster Pierce School, Huntington Center, 6-10 p.m. $8 or $20 per family. Info, 434-4235. SW ING DANCE: Beginning and seasoned swingers move to the sounds o f the Champlain Valley Union Jazz Band. Hinesburg Elementary School. Lessons, 7 p.m. Dance, 8-10 p.m. $5-10. Info, 482-2719. ‘DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE’: Put spiritual practice in motion by participating in dances and songs that celebrate communi ty. Vermont Yoga Studio, Chace Mill, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $5-7. Info, 482-2836. C ONTRA DANCE: Bill Olson calls the steps at this community dance, with accompaniment from Scrod Pudding. Capital Grange Hall, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $7. Info, 744-6163.

drama ‘HAVING O U R SAY’: See January 31, 8 p.m. ‘INHERIT T H E W IN D ’: See February 1, $15-24. T H E MIRACLE WORKER’: See February 2, 2 & 8 p.m.

‘I LOVE YOU, Y OU’RE PER FECT, N O W CHANGE’: This musical take on the modern-day mating game features four actors playing 40 roles. See “to do” list, this issue. Flynn Center, Burlington, 8 p.m. $20, 28 & 34. Info, 863-5966. ‘MAD SCIENTIST.COM ’: Glover’s Deep Mountain Group engineers this satire on the biotech industry with music by Irresistible Predator. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 9 p.m. $9. Info, 863-5966. C O M M U N ITY FORUM: Members o f the Lost Nation Theater troupe invite community members to address the question, “What is a Tolerant Society?” in conjunction with a production o f Having Our Say. Montpelier City Hall, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0492.

film W O M E N ’S FILM WEEKEND: See February 2, 11:45 a.m. - 9 p.m. ‘SOLAS’: See February 2, 7 & 9 p.m. and Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 7 & 9 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. ‘ELDER ART’ TALK: Meet the four Elder-Art-inspired artists whose exhibit opens today. Burnham Library, Colchester, noon - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576.

kids FAMILY SING-ALONG: Lynne Robbins selects songs that appeal to an all-ages audience. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. LEARNING TO LISTEN TO JAZZ: Jazz sensation Stefon Harris shares his “vibe” with little listeners and their parents. Alumni Hall, , Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 11 a.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2010. BORDERS STORYTIME: Tales of

fact and fiction fire up young imagi nations at Borders, Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711.

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STOWE SNOW SHOE HIKE: Make tracks on a tough 7-mile Long Trail trek with the Montpelier section o f the Green Mountain Club. Meet at the rear parking lot o f Montpelier High School, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 223-7035. JACK-JUMP RACE: Contestants on single skis with seats have oldfashioned fun. Mad River Glen, Waitsfield, 1:30 p.m. $20 includes lift ticket. Info, 583-6712. AERIAL ASSAULT: Professional skiers and boarders engage in big air antics on Lincoln Peak. Fireworks follow the evening show at Sugarbush Resort, Warren, noon & 6 p.m. Free. Info, 800-537-8427. SKI A N D SNOW SHOE RACES: All levels compete in snowy winter carnival races. Vermont Leadership Center, E. Charleston, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Donations. Info, 723-4705. SKI TO DINNER: Take a guided ski along the trails, then warm up with a hearthside homecooked meal. Vermont Leadership Center, E. Charleston. Ski at 2 p.m. $5. Dinner at 5 p.m. $10. Register, 723-4705. LABRADOR ADVENTURE SLIDESHOW: Sterling College prof and paddler Dave Brown shares stories and slides from his adven tures in northern Quebec. Vermont Leadership Center, E. Charleston, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 723-4705. SNOW SHO E NATURE WALK: A naturalist leads a woodland walk to observe the winter life o f plants and animals. Highland Lodge, Greensboro, 2 p.m. $5.50-7.50. Register, 533-2647.

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midnight. W INTER CARNIVAL AUC TION: Bids on gift certificates pro vided by restaurants and retailers benefit the programs of the local Rotary Club at the Colchester High School, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 651-1690. VETERAN TO W N MEETING: Experts in veteran affairs discuss a wide range o f issues o f importance to former soldiers. VFW Post #10038, Lyndonville, 10 a.m. noon. Free. Info, 800-339-9834. OVEREATERS ANONYM OUS: Addicted to eating? The issue of food abuse is on the table at Lawrence Library, Bristol, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 453-2368.

dance ‘DOUBLE EDGE THEATRE’ VIDEO LECTURE: A documen tary on the troupe soon to be per forming at the FlynnSpace explores art and survival. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5966.

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music • Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” VERM ONT Y O U TH ORCHES TRA: Trey Anastasio is the featured soloist in a sold-out program of pieces by the Phish guitarist and his Vermont mentor, Ernie Stires. Flynn Center, Burlington, 3 p.m. $10. Info, 863-5966. DAVE NERBAK A N D MICK LEE: The local bluesmen perform an acoustic set for book browsers at Borders, Church Street Market place, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. BLUEGRASS JAM SESSION: Musicians and toe-tappers can join the string fling at the Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 872-8623. FIDDLE CONCERT: Sawyers con vene for a monthly concert hosted by the Northeast Fiddlers Associa tion. Montpelier Elks Club, 1-5:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 244-8537. LUNASA: The “jam band for Irish music lovers” plays tunes from their award-winning Otherworld and an upcoming release. See “to do” list,

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film W O M E N ’S FILM WEEKEND: See February 2, 11:45 a.m. - 9 p.m. ‘SOLAS’: See February 2, 1:30 &c 7 p.m. ‘PH A NTO M OF T H E OPERA’: A live pianist accompanies this Gothic cinematic tale o f unrequited love between a disfigured phantom and a young opera singer. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dart mouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 7 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

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dance TA N G EN T E: This annual offering from Quebec’s premier dance per formance space features German choreographer Tom Plischke and Canadian dancemaker Deborah Dunn. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 863-5966.

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SIO N G R O U P: A roundtable o f readers makes the descent into Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. Norwich Public Library, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184.

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11:30 a.m. O ’Brien Civic Center, S. Burlington. $90, includes all materials. Info, 879-0685. Instructor, Mark Montalban. Call for details on other class es in St. Albans (524-1519), Bristol (4535885) and South Hero (372-4237). Transportation assistance is available; an art show is scheduled at conclusion o f courses. T H E QUEST FOR BEAUTY: FIG URE DRAWING AS A MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE’: Saturday, February 10, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., & Sunday, February 11, 1-5 p.m. Studio Place Arts, 201 No. Main Street, Barre. $ 100 members/$ 115 non-members. Register, 479-7069. Workingfrom the model, figure drawing will be taught as a philosophical exercise that trains perception and opens one to a higher state o f consciousness. WATERCOLOR: Monday and Wednesday evenings, February 5 through 28. Ferrisburgh Artisans Guild. $150. Info, 877-3668. Beginning and intermedi ate artists focus on the traditional glazing technique as well as exercises in color analy sis and layering. W OMEN’S CREATIVE EXPRESSION ART GROUP: Ten Wednesdays, March 7 through May 16, 9 a.m. - noon. Colchester. $185-$275, sliding scale. Info, 862-9037. Carol MacDonald leads this stu dio art group designed to support each womans personal exploration o f her creative voice. No experience needed. Materials sup plied. FEBRUARY VACATION CLASS “DRAWING FROM NATURE”: February 26 - March 2, 10 a.m. - noon. Ages 7-11. Shelburne Craft School, Harbor Road, Shelburne. Info, 985-3648. Train your eye to see and your hand to cre ate the intriguing details o f nature.

autos ANTIQUE AUTOS AND EARLY MOTORING IN VERMONT: Saturday, February 10, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Avery’s Garage, Ferry Road, Charlotte. $40. Register, 865-4422. Learn about Vermont's early auto-related history and restoration o f antique automobiles through the Community College o f Vermont.

babysitting BABYSITTING COURSE: February 18 & 25; March 18 & 25; April 22 & 29; May 20 & 27. Noon - 4:30 p.m. American Red Cross, 29 Mansfield Avenue, Burlington. $25. Register, 6609130. Learn basic first aid, how to respond to emergencies, and all about being a suc cessful babysitter.

bartending PROFESSIONAL BARTENDING TRAINING: Day, evening and weekend courses. Various locations. Info, 888-8544448 or bartendingschool.com. Get certi fied to make a mean martini, margarita, manhattan or mai tai.

business ‘START UP’: February through May. Women’s Small Business Program, Burlington. $1250, grants available. Info, 846-7160. Learn valuable skills as you write a business plan. ‘A DVENTURES IN MARKETING’: February 6, 13, 20 & 27. Women’s Small Business Program, Brattleboro. $150, grants available. Info, 846-7160. Learn how tofin d your customer, assess your com petition and market your business. MAXIMIZING W ORKERS’ POTEN TIAL: Saturday, February 10, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Community College of Vermont, Burlington. $50. Register, 865-4422. This workshop provides managers and smallbusiness owners an overview o f the training process, from design through goal-setting and evaluation. MARKET YOUR SMALL BUSINESS: Six alternate Wednesdays, starting February 14, 10-11:30 a.m. Village Cup Coffeehouse, Jericho. $200. Register, 8623888. Personal and professional coach Karen Steward Nolan leads a mind-opening coursefor service providers and alternative small-business owners. ‘MANAGEMENT 101’: Three Tuesdays, February 20, 27 and March 6, 6-8 p.m. Women’s Small Business Program,

8 6 4 .5 6 8 4 Burlington. $100, grants available. Learn the basics o f human-resource management.

craft MORNING CLAY: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Shelburne Craft School, Harbor Road, Shelburne. Info, 985-3648. Bob Green leads an exploration o f hand building, working on the wheel, glazing and firing techniques. OPEN-MIND STUDIO: Saturdays, beginning February 3. Shelburne Craft School, Harbor Road. Info, 985-3648. Print, paint, stitch and build your own pro ject in congenial and creative company. RUG HOOKING: Five Saturdays, February 10 - March 10, 1-5 p.m., Studio Place Arts, 201 No. Main Street, Barre. $135 members/$150 non-members. Register, 479-7069. Learn the basics o f rug hooking, from preparation o f design to fin ishing with a variety o f hooking techniques. PAINTING CERAMICS: Ongoing classes. Blue Plate Ceramic Cafe, 119 College St., Burlington. Free. Info, 6520102. Learn thefundamentals o f painting ceramics. DESIGN, CARVE & PRINT: Saturday, February 10. Shelburne Craft School, Harbor Road, Shelburne. Info, 985-3648. Make your mark with individually designed rubber stamps that can be used to create cards, stationery, etc. FURNITURE RESTORATION: Saturday & Sunday, February 10 & 11. Shelburne Craft School, Harbor Road, Shelburne. Info, 985-3648. Spend a week end turning a neglected antique or a second hand item into a masterpiece. KIDS’ CLAY: Saturdays, February 24 through April 21,10 a.m. - noon. Ferrisburgh Artisans Guild. $115, includes materials. Info, 877-3668. Students aged 8-12 learn wheel-throwing and clay-building techniques and later focus on a favorite technique. BEGINNING/INTERMEDLATE THROWING: Wednesdays, February 21 through April 8, 6-9 p.m. Ferrisburgh Artisans Guild. $195, includes materials. Info, 877-3668. Focus on throwing basic pottery shapes and explore surface decora tion. CLAY CLASSES: Ongoing classes. Frog Hollow State Craft Center, Burlington, Middlebury and Manchester. Info, 8607474, 388-3177 o r www.froghollow.org. Work with clay in various classes offered throughout the year. QUILTING WORKSHOPS: February 23-25, Heart of the Village Inn, Shel burne. All abilities welcome. Weekend includes two nights lodging, meals and eight hours instruction. Info, 985-2800. Stretch your quilting skills and challenge your imagination. CREATIVE HANDMADE BOOKS: Saturday, February 24, 1-4 p.m., Community College of Vermont, Burlington. $50. Register, 865-4422. This course will teach you the took and tech niques for creating personalizedJapanese stab and simple hardcover bindings.

dance VERM ONT DANCESPORT ACADE MY: Introduction to Night Club Swing/Latin, Mondays, February 5-26, 78 p.m. Introduction to Ballroom, Tuesdays, February 6-27, 7-8 p.m. Introduction to Latin, Tuesdays, February 6-27, 8-9 p.m. Beginning Ballroom I, Thursdays, February 8 - March 29, 8-9 p.m. Beginning Latin I, Thursdays, February 8 - March 29, 8-9 p.m. Vermont DanceSport Academy, 208 Colchester Ave. (Mann Hall, Trinity College), Burlington. $40/4 weeks; $80/8 weeks. Info, 846-7236 or www.VermontDancesportAcademy.com. Learn the basics or refine your steps at Burlington’s newest ballroom location. TAP CLASSES WITH KAREN AMIRAULT: Wednesdays, 5:30-7 p.m. McClure Multi-Generational Center, Burlington. Ongoing multi-level classes, $ 15/single, $72/six classes. Info, 8620966. Brush up on your tap skills or move to the next level with the choreographer o f Lyric Theater’s fa ll production o f Singin’ in the Rain.

KRIPALU DANSKINETICS: Burlington and Richmond classes starting in February, offered by Empowering Arts. No experience necessary. Info, 434-5825. DansKinetics is a Jim combination o f yoga and dance; open your chakras, awaken your inner dancer and experience the bliss o f dancingfrom your soul. DANCE AT TH E FLYNN: Semesterlong classes and weekend workshops for children, teens and adults begin this week. Flynn Center, Burlington. Scholarships available. Info, 652-4500. Ongoing classes in modern dance include occasional "master class” encounters with vis iting artists. YMCA DANCE: Ongoing classes for adults, teens and children. YMCA, College St., Burlington. Info, 862-9622. Classes are offered in Latin, swing and youth ballet. “JU ST IN TIM E” SALSA-MERENGUE DANCE W ORKSHOPS: Saturday, February 3. Champlain Club, Crowley Street, Burlington. “Just the Basics,” 1-2 p.m. “Sexy Partnering & Styling,” 2-3 p.m. $15/each or $25/both. Register, 864-7953. Learn or refine basic patterns, styling and advanced steps with New Yorkjazz influences. “JU ST IN TIM E” ADVANCED BALL ROOM DANCE CLASS: Four weeks, beginning February 7, 8-9:30 p.m. Jazzercize Fitness Center, Williston. $10/class. Register, 864-7953. Add to or polish your moves in elegant, smooth-style ballroom dances. PRE-VALENTINE’S DAY LATINO DANCE CLASS: Saturday, February 10, 7:30-9 p.m. Radisson Hotel, Burlington. Free. Info, 864-7953. Get hip to Cubanstyle salsa, merengue and new bachata dances. CUBAN-STYLE SALSA DANCE CLASSES: Four weeks, beginning February 15. Intro level, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Level I, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Level II, 8:30. .9:30 p.m. Champlain Club, Crowley Street, Burlington. $10/each, $35/four. Register, 864-7953. Learn the salsa basics or the brand-new Cuban rueda patterns and styling.

dance appreciation DANCE SEASON SAMPLER: Tuesdays, February 6 through March 13, 7-8:30 p.m., plus three Friday dance per formances on February 16, March 2 & 16. Flynn Center, Burlington. $140 includes tickets. Info, 652-4500. Handson activities prior to each performance help deepen the understanding and enjoyment o f the art form.

feldenkrais® FELDENKRAIS® W INTER CLASSES: Mondays through February 19, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Refinement o f spine movements, gait, breath and upper-body carriage are covered. Friday mornings through February 23, 910 a.m. This class isfor people who experi ence chronic pain and difficulty in everyday movement. $60 per six-week session, $ 12 single class. Register, 434-4515.

karate TRADITIONAL JAPANESE KARATE: Ongoing Wednesdays and Fridays, 6-7:30 p.m. 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Free. Info, 951-9047 or Kumite46@excite.com. Benf i t from the physical, mental and spiri tual training o f traditionalJapanese Shotokan karate.

language ITALIAN: Group and individual instruc tion, beginner to advanced, all ages. Middlebury area. Prices vary. Info, 5452676. Immerse yourselfin Italian to get readyfor a trip abroad, or to better enjoy the country’s music, art and cuisine. ESL: Ongoing small group classes, begin ners and intermediates. Vermont Adult Learning, Sloan Hall, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. Free. Info, 654-8677. Improve your listening, speaking, reading and writ ing skills in English as a second language.

lifeguarding RED CROSS LIFEGUARDING & WATER SAFETY IN STRU CTOR COURSES: February 6 to March 29, Tuesday & Thursday evenings, 6-9 p.m. St. Michael’s College, Colchester. $250. Courses at Racquet’s Edge: Lifeguarding, Monday, May 21-Friday, May 25, 4-10 p.m. Water Safety Instructor, Sundays, March 25-May 6, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $225 non-members, $200 members. Pre-regis tration required, 660-9130. Get certified for lifeguarding and WSI-requiredjobs. NATIONAL AQUATIC SCHOOL: American Red Cross, Brownledge Camp, Colchester, June 10-15. Overnight camp, $350, room and board included. Info, 660-9130. Coursesfor lifeguard training, water safety instruction, lifeguard instructor training and more.

martial arts KUNG FU: Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu (wing chun). Classes available in Waitsfield and Waterbury. Prices vary. Info, 496-4661 or vingtsunvt@yahoo.com. Develop health, fitness and inner strength while learning a practical and applicable martial art. TAEKWONDO: Beginners, children’s and advanced classes. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 3-8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Blue Wave TaeKwonDo School, 182 Main Street, Burlington. Prices vary. Info, 658-3359, or info@bluewavetkd.com. Fifth-degree black belt and former national team mem ber Gordon W. White teaches the exciting art and Olympic sport o f TaeKwonDo. TAEKWONDO: Mondays & Wednesdays through February 28 and March 5 through April 18. Ages 5-12, 56 p.m. Ages 13 & up, 6-7 p.m. Bristol Recreation Department. $70 per 10-week course. Register, 453-5885.

first aid MIDDLEBURY CPR & FIRST AID: February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5 or June 2. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 2 Court Street, Middlebury. $30. Info, American Red Cross, 660-9130. Middlebury area resi dents can learn generalfirst aid and CPR in a daylong event at a reduced rate.

genealogy GENEALOGY FOR TH E BEGINNER: Saturday, February 17, 1-4 p.m. Community College of Vermont, Burlington. $30. Info, 865-4422. Get started researchingyourfamily’s history with sample worksheets, Internet guides and other helpful resources.

interior design INTERIOR DESIGN FOR BEGIN NERS: Saturday, February 24, 10 a.m. 1 p.m., Community College of Vermont, Burlington. $30. Register, 865-4422. Learn the key points o f choosing colors, fur niture and other home staples from interior designer Jain Doremus.

meditation FULLY LIVING: M INDFULNESSBASED MEDITATION: Eight-week program on Thursdays, begins February 8, 5:30-7 p.m. The Sanctuary for Yoga & Well-Being, Shelburne. $245. Info, 9854961. Reduce the negative impact o f stress and mobilize your inner resources to pro mote greater health and well-being. ZEN MEDITATION: Mondays, 4:455:45 p.m. Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Burlington. Free. Info, 658-6466. Meditate with a sitting group associated with the Zen Affiliate o f Vermont. MEDITATION: Ongoing Tuesdays, 78:30 p.m. Green Mt. Learning Center, Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S.'Winooski Ave., Burlington. Donations. Info, 6608060. Take part in a weekly meditation and discussion group. ‘TH E WAY OF T H E SUFI’: Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. S. Burlington. Free. Info, 658-2447. This Sufi-style meditation incor porates breath, sound and movement. MEDITATION: Sundays, 9 a.m. - noon. Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Free. Info, 658-6795. Instructors teach non-sectarian and Tibetan Buddhist meditations. GUIDED MEDITATION: Sundays, 10:30 a.m. The Shelburne Athletic Club,

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BURLINGTON COMMUNITY CHOIR: Wednesdays, January 31 through May 9, 7-8:30 p.m. Lower Level Room 7, Community College of Vermont, Burlington. $45. Info, 8654422. Creative director Jody Albright leads singers in gospel folk, pop, jazz, classics and theaterfavorites. Beginners and “shower singers” welcome. No auditions required.

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sport SPINNING: Ongoing daily classes. Chain Reaction, One Lawson Lane, Burlington. First ride free. Info, 6573228. Pedalyour way tofitness in a diverse, non-competitive environment. FENCING: Fifteen Wednesdays starting in January, 7-9 p.m. UVM Marsh Dining Hall, Burlington. $100. Info, 654-8674 or TCate@zoo.uvm.edu. Learn the essen tials o f modern, Olympic-stylefencing while studying its history nomenclature and con cepts o f attack and parry-ripost.

HOW TO PUSH PAST YOUR FEARS AND CREATE YOUR DREAMS: Saturday, February 3, i0 a.m. - 1 p.m. The Book Rack & Children’s Pages, Champlain Mill, Winooski. $45. Info, 655-0231. Suzanne Falter-Barnes helps you face down fears and re-ignite a productive, creative spark with hands-on exercises. CO-DEPENDENCY: Group now form ing. Not affiliated with Al-Anon. Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Possibilities Counseling Center, Essex Junction. $10 per group session. Info, 878-6378. Sessions are aimed at helping people become free from pain due to co-dependency. HOW TO READ PEOPLE: Saturday, February 10, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Community College of Vermont, Burlington. $40. Register, 865-4422. Jack Palm offers guid ance on deciphering verbal and non-verbal clues and developing a range o f communica tion strategies. COUPLES THERAPY GROUP: Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m., starting February 15. Possibilities Counseling Center, 255 Pearl St., Essex Jet. $20/group. Pre-regis tration required. Info, 878-6378. A pro fessional counseling couple hosts weekly ther apeutic group sessions. DEALING W ITH DEPRESSION: Eight Wednesdays through February 21, 7-9 p.m. 119 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington, $15 per class. Info, 6585888. Develop creativity, community and the “courage to change” while you “blow your winter blues. ” . W EIGH T LOSS AN D YOUR SUB CO N SCIO U S MIND: Eight-week class es, beginning February 21,11 a.m. - 1 p.m. or 7-9 p.m. Rising Sun, 35 King Street, Burlington. $120. Register, 8607286. Learn self-hypnosis and other tools to help bring your subconscious mind into alignment with your goals.

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SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONY MOUS: Sundays, 7 p.m. Free. Info, write to P.O. Box 5843, Burlington, 05402. Get help through this weekly 12-step pro gram. ‘TH E HEALING JOURNEY5: A free, confidential 10-week support group sponsored by Women Helping Battered Women begins in January. Info, 8631236. The Healing Journey welcomes all survivors o f sexual violence regardless of when the assault happened.

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reiki REIKI CLINIC: Thursday, February 8, 6:30-9 p.m. Pathways to Well-Being, Burlington. Free. Register, 657-2567.

substance abuse SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT: Weekend program. Possibilities Counseling Center, Essex Jet. Info, 8786378. Workingprofessionals get non-residential affordable treatment in a private setting.

support groups OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 863-2655. Overeaters get support in addressing their problem. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 860-8382. Want to overcome a drinking probleml Take thefirst step — o f 12 — and join a group in your area. AL-ANON: Ongoing Wednesdays, 8 p.m. First Congregational Church, N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Free. Info, 655-6512. Do you have a friend or relative with an alcoholproblem? Alcoholics Anonymous can help. ADDISON COU N TY DOM ESTIC VIOLENCE: Support groups for women who are survivors of sexual assault, and groups for women who have experienced physical or emotional abuse. Various loca tions. Free. Info, 388-4205. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Ongoing daily groups. Various locations in Burlington, S. Burlington and Plattsburgh. Free. Info, 862-4516. I f you're ready to stop using drugs, this group o f recovering addicts can offer inspiration. PARENTS OF SUBSTANCE-ABUS ING TEENS: Mondays starting < K '' February 12, 7-8:30 p.m. Possibilities Counseling Center, 255 Pearl St., Essex Jet. $20/group. Info, 878-6378. Parents come togetherfor support in a therapeutic group environmentfacilitated by two profesSUPPORT GROUP FOR PARTNERS OF IN CEST SURVIVORS: Ongoing peer support group, confidentiality assured. Various locations. FREE? Info, 655-4907. Partners o f incest survivors share struggles and successes with peers. PSYCHIATRIC SUPPORT GROUP: Thursdays, 7 p.m. Various Burlington locations. Free. Info, 288-1006. Getpeer supportfor depression, anxiety or other psy chiatric illness.

writing HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR WRIT ING: Monday, February 5, 5:30^9:30 p.m. Community College of Vermont, Burlington. $40. Register, 865-4422. Learn to write more effectively by brushing up on basic grammar rules, developing strong vocabulary and detail, proofreading and revising skills. GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR INNER BOOK: Saturday, February 10, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The Book Rack & Children’s Pages, Champlain Mill, Winooski. $45. Info, 655-0231. Uncover the big idea that drives your book and learn about proposals, agents, editors and the pub lishing business. KEEP WRITING: Monday, February 12, 5:50-9:30 p.m., Community College of Vermont, Burlington. $40. Register, 865-4422. Here’s a workshop to motivate writers tofin d mentors, markets, support groups and the strength to learn from rejec tions.

women CHANGE HOW YOU SEE, NOT HOW YOU LOOK: Six Tuesdays begin ning February 13, 7:15-9:15 p.m. Burlington. $150. Info, 658-5313. Workshopsfor women teach that “from selfloveflows all the goodness o f the universe. ” TH E MAGIC OF LIVING IN THE MOMENT: Winter group meeting ° Wednesdays, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The 1 Sanctuary for Yoga & Well-Being, Shelburne. Info, 985-4961. Learning to live in the present can dramatically influ ence our health, relationships and the ability to enjoy life.

yoga ‘BECOMING PEACE YOGA’: Ongoing classes. Essex Jet. Info, 878-5299. Release chronic tension, gain self-awareness and honor your inner wisdom through Kripalustyleyoga study. UNION STREET STUDIO: Ongoing daily classes for all levels. 306 South Union St., Burlington. Info, 860-3991, Three certified instructors offer classes in a variety o f yoga styles that promote strength and tranquility. BEECHER HILL YOGA: Ongoing day time & evening classes fpr all levels. Info, 482-3191 orhillyoga@sover.net. Get pri vate or group instruction in prenatalyoga, integrative yoga therapy or gentle yoga for recovery and rehabilitation. YOGA VERMONT: Daily classes, noon, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Chace Mill, Burlington. Info, 660-9718 or yogavermont.com. Ashtanga-style "power”yoga classes offer sweatyfun for all levels o f experience. YOGA FOR REJUVENATION: Sixweek sessions for beginners and interme diates, beginning February 19. Mondays, 3:30-4:45 p.rn. & 5:15-6:30 p.m.; Tuesdays for beginners, 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.; Wednesdays, 8:30-9:45 a.m.; Thursdays, 3:30-4:45 p.m. The Sanctuary for Yoga & Well-Being, Shelburne. Info, 985-4961.®

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Johnson State College, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 635-1476. SO APFLAKES: The improv group follows audience-directed plot twists in a weekly soap operainspired performance. Sandbar Restaurant, South Hero, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 372-4606.

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music * Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” ER N IE W ILLIA M S A N D T H E W ILD CA TS: The 74-year-old Albany-based bluesman breathes new life into standard songs. Castleton State College Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 468-5611. FACULTY RECITAL: Pianist Pamela Reimer and flutist Claire Marchand duet on works by Beethoven, Schulhoff and Monk. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, Plattsburgh State University, N.Y., 8 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-2180. PIANO C O N C E R T : Awadagin Pratt returns to the Hop to per form pieces by Bach, Beethoven and Liszt. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 8 p.m. $22. Info, 603-646-2422. G R EEN M O U N T A IN C H O RUS: Members of the all-male barbershop chorus compare har monious notes at South Burlington High School, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 860-6465.

drama ‘IN M Y H EA D I’M T H IN ’: This psychodrama offers humorous insights on women, men and body image. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0603. ‘O F EB O N Y E M B E R S’: The Core Ensemble uses music and drama to examine the lives of Harlem Renaissance poets Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen and Claude McKay. Dibden Center for the Arts,

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Awake Overnight Counselors NFI is seeking benefited Awake Overnight Counselors for its Residential Programs. Experience working with children and adolescents desired. Full time, benefited, competitive salary.

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Chief Adm inistrative Officer Trudeau Institute, a prominent not-for-profit research institute doing fundamental research in immunology and infectious dis ease and employing over 100 people, seeks a Chief Administrative Officer. The CAO reports directly to the Director of the Institute and is responsible for a budget in excess o f $12 million dollars. This position provides administrative direction to business operations such as accounting, purchasing, human resources, information services, and scientific support services including our animal breeding facility. Responsibilities also include financial analysis and planning, as well as grant man agement. The CAO will work with a senior management team comprised o f the Director, the Scientific Strategist, the Director o f Institutional Advancement and the Director o f Facilities.

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meaning one constructs new words on the fly by adding morphemes (of which there are hundreds) to a root; this makes it impossible to state definitively how many Eskimo words there are for any thing. Geoff, having asked around, avows that there are maybe a dozen independent Eskimo roots for snow, which to my mind qualifies as “lots” and is certainly comparable to the numbers I was talking about in my column. So my question to G eo ff is: Where do you fig ure I screwed up? Enough o f this palaver. The facts appear to be as follows:

Dear Cecil, Ju st read the column on your Web site about the nine Eskimo words fo r snow, in which you encourage the idea that Eskimos have an unusually large number o f terms for snow and ice. You’d better read the title essay in Geoffrey Pullums book The Great Eskimo Vocabulary Hoax. (1991). , . — Stephanie Short, Lake Placid, New York Dear Cecil, I myselfam a Koniag Eskimo and was inflamed to see your igno rant, rude, racist and idiotic statements about a different race than yours posted on a Web site where people ask questions and want sim ply the answers, not to read a bunch o f redneck crap from some igno rant person who doesn’t take the time. — M arie G., via the Internet Ah, jeez, Marie. Does this mean our date is off? I confess that in my column on Eskimo words for snow 1 was — I know this will shatter the image many o f you have of me — screwing around. I did not, for example, have a factual basis for the ignorant, rude, racist, and idiotic statement that “ Eskimos are not such hot spellers.” On the evidence o f Maries letter their spelling is OK; it’s their English composition skills that blow. (Different from “Simply want answers,” not “want simply the answers.” Delete “to read.” Divide run-on sentence.) Also, I can not honestly state that Eskimos are laconic because “they’recon serving their strength for their next foray into their god-awful grammar” Apparently ^ e y can rtoit o ff ar the m outhjustlike ' anybody else.

Turning to Stephanie’s point, I did not squarely address the question o f whether the Eskimo/Inuit have an unusually large number o f terms for snow or whether this tells us anything useful about the Eskimo worldview, the interdependence o f language and cognition, or anything else. Geoffrey Pullum rectifies this omission in the essay cited, claiming that “the truth is that the Eskimos do not have lots of different words for snow” (his - emphasis). In the course o f this he lumps your columnist in with . • such tawdry enterprises as The New York Times for having collec tively perpetuated popular ignorance on the topic. Geoff and I need to have a little talk about this. Granted, the Times, under the incredible deadline pressure that editorial writers face, once incautiously declared that Eskimos have a hundred words for snow, which is not true in any meaningful sense. I, on the other hand, cited a couple dozen terms for snow, ice, and related sub jects that 1 found in an Eskimo dictionary. I also pointed out that Eskimo languages are “polysynthetic,”

(1) Eskimo languages’ do indeed have a lot o f words for snow. (2) So does English. Consider s now, slush, sleet, hail, powder, hard pack, bliz zard, flurries, flake, dusting, crust, avalanche, drift, frost and iceberg, to name but a few. Admittedly I’ve included words that refer to ice rather than snow in the usual sense, but that’s just my point. Once we realize that the thing being described is frozen water, it’s obvious that English has terms out the wazoo. (3) The allegedly large number of words Eskimos have for snow is widely adduced as evidence for what linguists call the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, the gist o f which is that language reflects a culture’s preoccupations and in so doing imposes certain pat terns o f thought on individual members o f that culture. (4) Whatever may be said for the S-W hypothesis in general, the notion that it’s supported by Eskimo words for snow is false. (5) Any group o f people working in a particular field or shar ing a certain set of circumstances will develop a specialized vocab ulary for describing the everyday experiences o f their lives, and no doubt this tells us something profound about the shared mental constructs by which they comprehend the world. But you know what (and here I concur with Geoffrey Pullum). (6) Big freaking deal. -> — C EC IL ADAMS

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BURLINGTON: Short-term or part-week share avail, now. neat & responsible M/F wanted to share cozy, well-maintained 2 -bedroom apartment w/F and 2 cats. Hardwood floors, yard, offstreet parking, North Ave. bus line, close to lake. $400/mo. + 1/2 utils., deposit; less if part-week. 863-1147. BURLINGTON: Sunny, Ig. bdrm., off-street parking, non-smoker, near UVM. $325/m o.+ l/3 elec., phone. Call 658-3138. CHITTENDEN COUNTY: Free room and board! Work as a full-time, live in care giver, for a senior or a per son with a disability, and you will live and eat for free plus get a weekly salary. No experience nec essary, but a big heart and good references required. Call Project Home at 863-5625. CHITTENDEN COUNTY: Looking for a cozy and safe home? Consider living with an elder. Affordable rent in exchange for services. Call Project Home at 863-5625. COLCHESTER: Mature, working adult to share spa cious 2 -bdrm apt. Convenient to Essex, IBM, Burlington. No smokers/ pets. $437.50/mo. includes heat, water, trash removal. Call 879-1218. COLCHESTER: Prof. F, to share 2 -bedroom townhouse, quiet, W/D, big yard, no smoking/pets, Avail. Immediately. $412.50/mo. + 1/2 Utils. Call 862-3362. N. FERRISBURG: Room in beautiful farmhouse. $325/mo. + util. Call Mark at 425-3737.

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WRONG-SIZE WHEEL CAN WRECK DIFFERENTIAL D ear Tom an d Ray: AutoNation sold me a 1 9 9 7 Ford F -1 5 0 with 17-inch wheels an d a 16-inch spare. I never knew this until I blew my fron t differential to bits. I was about 5 0 miles from the nearest town when I h ad to pu t on the spare, an d I drove pretty slowly (no more than 4 0 mph) un til the thing blew up. I p a id AutoN ation a lot o f money fo r a bumper-to-bumper warranty, only to be told, “You drove the thing on the wrong-size tires, you dope! O f course you’re not covered!” So, who is wrong here! Is the warranty company too picky? D id AutoN ation commit a m ajor crime selling me a car with the wrong-size spare1 Or am I ju st an idiot fo r not notic in g! A nd i f I can ever pay fo r the repair, should I buy a 17inch wheelfo r a new spare tire? — Stuart

TOiM: Well, to answer your last question first, Stuart: Yes. Using two different-size wheels on the driven wheels o f a vehicle (the front wheels o f your truck are driven in fourwheel-drive mode) will even tually ruin a differential. But you already learned that the hard way, Stu. RAY; This is actually a tough one, because each party can claim some guilt. A differentsize wheel on the spare tire is the kind o f detail lots o f peo ple would overlook. But since AutoN ation sold you the car, and since it undoubtedly gave you some kind o f warranty that stated or implied the vehicle was in good working condition and presumably contained all o f the necessary parts with which to operate, I’d have to say that they should be held responsible. T O M : And the warranty I’m talking about is the basic one that came with the purchase o f the truck, not the addition al warranty that's administered by a separate company. RAY; AutoNation bills itself as

a company that buys goodquality used cars. But part o f its pitch is that it inspects the cars carefully, fixes any prob lems and then sells them to you as “guaranteed.” Well, I would say this is a “problem” that should have been fixed before the truck was sold. It’s not a common problem, so I can see how it might be over looked, but it’s AutoNation’s job N O T to overlook it. T O M : I don’t think you can hold Ford responsible. When you order a new Ford with optional, larger wheels, you automatically get a spare chat matches those wheels. So your 17-inchers were added after the truck left the factory — either by a dealer or a previous owner. And in that case, AutoNation would have the responsibility o f correcting that problem before selling you the truck. RAY: This is, o f course, just our opinion. AutoNation might disagree. In fact, there m ight even be a warning in your owner’s manual that tells you to check the size o f your spare before using it. And if that's the case ... be sure to rip that page out before going to small-claims court! T O M : And that’s where I’d go

if AutoNation elects not ro be nice guys and replace your dif ferential A N D your spare, or at least make a substantia! contribution to their replace ments. Differentials are expen sive. I know. I’ve made many, many boat payments o ff o f them! G ood luck, Stuart. Got a question about cars? Write to Click an d Clack in care o f this newspaper, or e-m ail them by visiting the C ar Talk section ofcars.com on the World Wide Web.

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TAURUS (Apr. 20-M ay 20): Be more like a wild horse and less like a golden retriever; more like a mysterious game with no time limit and less like a puzzle with several pieces missing; more like a song by PJ. Harvey and less like a movie by Ron Howard. Can you handle all o f that, Taurus? For extra credit, try these tricks, too. Be more like a secret garden and less like a six-lane high way. Trust more in provocative infor mation you don’t fully understand, and speak less about the obvious facts you know all too well. Become more o f the person your parents didn’t want you to become and less o f the person you fear you’ll become.

GEMINI

(M ay 21-June 20): One o f the perks you enjoy from com m uning with this column is that I provide inside information about the gods’ moods. This week, for instance, I’ve discovered that Saturn (a.k.a. Father Time) is inclined to grant you quite a few extra hours o f free time, but only on the condition that you don’t waste it on trivial diversions. So be diligent about feed ing your soul’s need for fascinating freedom, Gemini. I’ll bet that if you show Saturn how wisely you use his boon, he’ll offer more o f these dis pensations in the future. W ould you be willing to schedule your leisure

time activities with the same disci pline you do your work hours?

CANCER

(June 21-July 22): In January o f 1978, I produced my first horoscope article for the Good Times, a newspaper in Santa Cruz, California. In the ensuing 23 years, I’ve created 1196 consecutive weekly columns, never once missing a dead line. How’ve I managed to be so tena cious? I mean besides the fact that I was born under the sign o f Cancer, which is renowned for its persever ance? I think it’s because I’ve been passionate about continually reinvent ing my approach to both astrology and writing. I’ve always vowed that I’ll do whatever it takes to make sure the work is fun and interesting. As you consider committing yourself to a certain long-term involvement in the coming weeks, my fellow Crab, think about borrowing my approach.

LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): Hundreds o f images were considered for use as metaphors in your horoscope this week. Finalists included refugees crossing a border as they return home, two hands at first wrestling but then joining in a handshake, Britney Spears slow-dancing with Eminem on the deck o f an aircraft carrier as hundreds o f doves fly over head, and a teenage Palestinian boy and teenage Israeli girl making out in the back o f a BM W with a bumper sticker that reads “Visualize Whirled Peas.” In the end, only one image was absolutely perfect for you, Leo: a plastic jar o f white glue at the center o f a flower-bedecked shrine in the wilderness.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you had been alive 500 years ago, you probably would not have even known o f the existence o f coffee or petroleum.

Today, o f course, they’re among the most precious fuels animating the lives o f almost everyone you know. I pre dict that you will soon experience an analogous transformation telescoped into a few short months. A source you’ve been barely aware o f up till now will become like coffee and petroleum for you by next September. You’ll hardly be able to believe you were able to live without it all this time.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Dear God, I pray that You will bring Librans gold satin bras or red leather jock straps so that they might be moved to express a more riotous side o f their natures. And sweet Lord, I pray that in order to stimulate a healthy creative frenzy in those born under the sign o f the Scales that you will conspire to put into their posses sion a self-help book that revs up the wilder parts o f the mind, like Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. Finally, oh Almighty Wow, I’d greatly appreciate it if you’d influence Libras to work harder at becoming happy. Maybe you could get them to read the Dalai Lama’s The A rt o f Happiness or David Meyers’ and Ed Dieners’ book, The Science o f Happiness. Amen and awomen.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): I’ve just returned from my diplo matic mission to the disputed territo ry where your nightmares are holed up. I think I’ve talked them into lay ing down their weapons and freeing their hostages. All you have to do in return is listen to them rant for a while and maybe give them a little kiss and hug. Drawing from my vast experience as a tamer o f demons, I’d say that they’ve resorted to extreme measures only because they’re desper ate for your attention.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): W arning!D anger! Beware! On February 3, Mercury goes retrograde!The preceding was a public service announcement that I will now proceed to ridicule. Fm sick an d tired o f the Chicken Little School o f Astrology. I’m terribly bored by the superstitious folks who expect crossed signals and communication snafus whenever Mercury appears to move contrary to its usual direction. Listen up, people! This happens three times every year in a perfectly routine man ner. Let’s save our belief in evil omens for events that are unpredictable, like supernovas and weird comets. There is nothing inherently crippling about Mercury retrograde — unless you devoutly fear there is, in which case your check will be lost in the mail and you will suffer a misunderstand ing with a friend. But if you’d prder to base your actions on a more accu rate assessment, please act as if it’s an excellent time to work on becoming a better communicator.

CAPRICORN

(Dec. 22Jan. 19): Here’s a new word I came across in H arper’s magazine: “taurocoprology.” It means the study o f bull shit — how to use it creatively, how to recognize when it’s being used, and how to make it work for you instead o f against you. If I’m reading the astrological omens correctly, Capricorn, it will be o f vital impor tance for you to deepen your mastery o f taurocoprology in the coming weeks. Hype, white lies, and exces sively creative storytelling will flour ish unless you intervene.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “ Dear Dr. Brezsny: Why are we always told by all the ‘experts’ that we have to begin at the beginning?

T hink o f how much time and trouble we could save if we could begin at the end, or at least in the middle. Right now, for instance, I would love to skip all the boring baby steps I’m being forced to take. Can’t you rig the astrological factors to make it possible for me to zip right to the giant steps? — Big Thinking Aquarius.” Dear Big Thinker: Funny you should bring this up. Are you psychic? It just so hap pens that the planetary omens strong ly suggest you’ll soon have a good excuse to leap free o f the tortuous preliminaries and head straight for the meat o f the matter.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): If you’re like me, you cringe as you sur vey the lazy decisions and passive behavior that checker your personal history. You wonder what you could have possibly been thinking when you treated yourself carelessly or alienated a reliable ally or failed to act on a breathtaking invitation. I don’t know about you, but I sometimes have to fight o ff the belief that the wrong turns in my life weigh more on the scales o f destiny than the moments o f grace. Luckily for you, though, Pisces, February is Amnesty M onth for all Fishes who are willing to admit the error o f their ways. To the degree that you work to correct the bad habits that have led you astray, the cosmos will liberate you from the lingering inertia caused by your old failures. ®

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PROFESSOR, ARTIST, METAPHYSICIAN, 53, DM, loving, sensitive, caring, articulate. Seeks life companion, preferably younger, petite, bright, sweet, gentle, calm, rational, no perfume, no makeup. NS. 2948________

GWM, 30, IN PLATTSBURGH. 5’, 213 LBS. ISO honest, GWM, 25-35, for friendship or LTR. Please no games.3314

LIFE’S GOOD, BUT STILL DAYDREAMING about meeting someone who could make life very good? Me too! SWM, 33, 6’, 180, fit, very cute, healthy living, confident, outgoing, spontaneous, spirited, ambitious. 3297

SWPM, 29, ATTRACTIVE, ATHLETIC, LOVE VT’s mtns & waterways. ISO an honest, fit & emotionally mature woman, 2935

SWM, 26. SEEKING 23-32, F, FOR FUN Dis creet times! Not looking to beat around the bush, I know what I want, do you? Must not be afraid to try new things! 3155 WANT TO HAVE SOME FUN? I’M 6’i" , 195 lbs., fit. I love good wine, sushi, snowboard ing, quiet nights at home and making food w/friends. Anything sound interesting? 3151 SEARCH YOUR FEELINGS. SWM, ATHLETIC, vegetarian, 39. Would like to play outside, sing, dance, laugh, philosophize, dine, explore, create with you and your friends. I seek eventual LTR. References available. 3141 ISO FIT, HANDSOME F, 40s, WHO IS COMpassionate, wise, emotionally available and willing to explore the challenges of a quality relationship. Me: 46, fit, ruggedly handsome, kind, honest, playful and hopeful. 3134 WINTER FUNI DWM, 40’S, 5’9", 150 LBS., youthful, engaging, appealing, open-minded. Likes outdoor activities, Burlington night life, laughing, movies, sunsets, travel, photogra phy, crop circles. Seeking companion to share fun times with. 3073 JERRY’S DEAD, PHISH SUCKS. LET ME TAKE you out to lunch at Mirabelles.3063 39 YO, FEELS LIKE 29 YO (MOST DAYS). Works hard at staying healthy/happy. Likes all outdoor activities, riding anything w/twowheels, cooking, painting. 6’ tall, long-hair, you? 3061 31 M, SEEKS EASY-GOING F, 18-23, FOR long nights of heavy drinking & raging sex. You must be between 5’4” -5’8” and not more than 125 LBS. No fat pigs. Other requirements include; willingness to degrade oneself and/or become slave. 3059 RETURNED FROM TAOS. 46 YO M, CURRENTly P w/lapses into the artistic, looking to lis ten and be heard. ISO emotionally strong, physically healthy, socially adventurous lover of life. 3058 24 YO SWM IN MONTPELIER. ISO SOCIALLY/ environmentally minded, creative woman, near same age, who enjoys poetry, music, biking, showshoeing, thoughtful philosophi cal talks. Please be reflective about your thoughts/feelings. 3055 VERY HANDSOME, ATHLETIC, SUCCESSFUL IN arts. My gorgeous wife and I both enjoying going out with others occasionally. Works for us. Would like smart, very attractive, togeth er playmate to spoil. 3052 ATTRACTIVE WM, 40’S. HEALTHY & Dis creet seeking F for friendship and affection only. Must be well kept and spontaneous. All that respond will be called. 3049 SWM, 43, ISO SWF, WHO LIVES FOR RECIprocity, affection, boundaries, confirmation, openness, honesty, sensuality, vulnerability, integration, interdependence, enhancement, consistency, and healthy enmeshment. LTR possible. Meaning is the fulfillment of dreams. 3046_________________________ SPM, 6’4” ,205 lbs., W/BROAD RANGE OF interests & abilities. Seeking artful beauty w/ mischievous, pensive intellect & a balance of integrity & rationality to share continuous growth & intimacy. We are 43 or less, very fit & healthy. 2957

NOT ANOTHER SINGLE YEAR. SWM, 35, outdoorsman, loving, caring, good cook. Seeking SWF, similar interests, friends or LTR. Family interested and oriented. 2926 WELL AND BROADLY EDUCATED, SELFemployed man w/sophisticated wit and eclectic interests seeking repartee, many small adventures, empathy, deepening with woman 45-55. At 59, the last Beatnik not the first hippie. 2920 DWM, HAVING SUCCESSFULLY RAISED A family, I find myself newly part of the dating scene. I would like to find a confident lady to give me a guided tour. My treat. 2783

women Aeekinq women GWF, 31, ISO, 25-37 YO, LIKES MUSIC, dancing, movies, laughing, giving/receiving back rubs & more. We can be friends then maybe LTR in the future. You never know? Try! 5485____________________________ GWF, 35 YO, 5’7", 130 LBS., RELATIVELY new to Central VT. Likes outdoors, sports, playing board games & quiet times at home. ISO new friends, 30-45. Something may develop. 3326 HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, GWF, 31. IN SEARCH OF friends, maybe more. Looking to reconnect with the community! Likes to travel, the out doors and movies! 3080 SINCERE, SPIRITUAL, PASSIONATE, WILD, creative, sexy, psychologically & physically fit, PBiF, early 40’s. Seeks, NS, F companion, 37-47. Let’s check out local art exhibits, xcountry ski. 2950

m e n A e e k in q m e n BB BOTTOM, 41, 5’7", 155 LBS. ISO VERSAtile, or exclusive BB top relationship orient ed. You don’t have to be out or discreet, just affectionate, heavy libido, avail. & com fortable with gay. 5481 GWM, 42 YO, 5’9", 190 LBS., BL, BC LOVing, looking for one-on-one’s, groups, fun times w/the right person. Will answer all. Take a shot, you will enjoy it. 5454 CUTE SUBMISSIVE BEAR CUB, 34, 6’, 165. Dark-hair & eyes, trimmed beard, muscular, discreet, masculine. ISO bears/cubs w/simitar qualities for hot winter fun. Chittenden area. Call or write. 5449 FAVORITE MEN: JUNG, JOSEPH CAMPBELL, Matthew Fox, Harry Hay, Will Roscoe, St. Francis, Black Elk, Chief Seattle, Hans Christian Anderson, Wilde, Dickens, Lewis Carroll, Buddha, Jesus, Rumi, Magritte & you. 5448 S 8 l M BUDDIES WANTED. GWM, 36, 6’, 180 lbs. Handsome rugged type craves hot times with dominate men, 20-40, who’ll use and punish me. 5430 CENTRAL VT, GWM, 41, s’lo ” BROWN & brown. Honest, open-minded. Big chest & shoulders. Looking for Mr. Right. Need someone honest in my life. I’m caring, are you? Have nice country home and would like to share it. 25-41 YO, friends, maybe LTR.

60+, BEEN THERE, DID THAT. LOOKING FOR companionship, conversation, new interests, great physical shape, feel and act 40, work ing full-time. Extra bed for over night guests. Breakfast included. 3147 _____________

BIMWM, 26, BROWN HAIR & EYES, 5’9", 220 lbs. Looking for a BiWM, med. build, 23-35, uncut a plus. Must be disease free & short hair and live in the Essex, Williston, Colchester area. Looking for noon time bed fun. 3075

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PCU ISO BIF, ATTRACTIVE, PETITE, PERSON who enjoys traveling, the beauties of a child, social exchanges and erotic fulfillment. Let us also provide many comforts of life special lady. 3299

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SWM, 35, ISO F, 45-65. WHO WOULD ENJOY erotic encounters & friendship w/(com)passionate, open-minded, safe, clean & discreet man. Must be clean. Burlington area. 3145

SO MANY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ENJOY MAKing a handsome, intelligent, independent man feel like a subjugated boy. Why can’t I find one who’ll do the same to me? I need discipline. 5488

GUITARIST W/ORIGINAL MATERIAL SEEKS other musicians for accompaniment. My focus is intuitive with an explorative edge, plugged in, time limitations on my part. Flexible all around a must.3140 ’

WPM, 40, MARRIED TO AN ARTIST WHO IS married to her art. Seeking ‘friend with ben efits’. You; married or single, open-minded, too young to sit lamenting what you are missing, too old to play games. Please be in reasonable physical shape. 5480

BORED IN BURLINGTON. WHERE ARE THE artists, thinkers, sweet wine drinkers, poets, painters, sculptors, writers, readers, indig nant ravers, & spirit seekers? Any age, any creed, any thing, inspiring friends needed. 3129

THE SWEDISH BLONDES ARE BACK! Swedish Skier to Swiss Misses; Have you seen my goggles? I lost them while “moving this.” HALP15473

CHUBBY, ANDROGYNOUS, 40ISH, NS. ISO non-psychotic, spiritual, long-haired, manly yet sensitive M for adventures of the mind, body and heart. 3121

WANTED: ARTISTS TO MEET WEEKLY TO share & encourage each other in a support ive group network. Call me. 5460

STOP CABIN FEVER! ADDISON CO. HUSBAND, 45, wife 50, seek smart, social, mature, non jealous CU for enlightened conversation, good wine, movies, fun in our outdoor hot tub. 3056

5419_____________________________ SWM, 40, EXPERIENCED. ISO SHY, QUIET, modest, intelligent, & cute student; my soul mate, my little girl. A shy one, to nurture & guide, with care & love. LTR possible. 5415 LOOKING FOR A MUSE? YOUNG MALE, 28. looking to be an inspiration for an amazing woman. Tell me what you want. I will comply. Be for real. 5408___________________ ATTRACTIVE PCU, EARLY 40S, TO SHARE ongoing friendship & adult sensuality w/likeminded attractive CUs, either individual or group socials possible. Privacy & intimacy assured. You’ll like us, 5381______________ CU W/MILD CABIN FEVER INTERESTED IN your ad and your hot tub. Professional, healthy, same age bracket. Look forward to a good movie and wine. 3308

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SPGWM, 37, SEEKS COMMUNICATIVE GAY guy w/a life, friends & interests who wants someone to share them with and would like to share mine. 2951

SUBMISSIVE M SEEKS DIRTY, NASTY, Daddy/Master who can be ripe & raunchy. 2937

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BiWM, 45, 5*8", 150 LBS. SEEKING A Bl OR GM for friendship & fun. Must be safe & dis creet. 3135

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3053 FRENCHMAN, MM, ARTISTIC, VERY ATTRACtive, in great shape, insatiable. ISO attrac tive, sensual, adventurous woman for steamy, passionate relationship. 2956 PCU SEEKS ATTRACTIVE F, 25-35, FOR Dis creet sexual fulfillment. 2947 SEEKS OLDER WOMAN. SWM, 40’s, 6’, 190 lbs., good looking, intelligent, creative. Seeks older woman, 60+ for erotic encoun ters, LT friendship.2938

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MWCU, 30, ISO, 18-39, CU IN CENTRAL VT for friendship & much more. Her BBW, shaved. Him 165, shaved & pierced. Lets have some fun! 2934 ADVENTUROUS CU ISO BiF WHO IS PLAYFUL, attractive, petite, 25-35, for safe, fun erotic relationship. Weekends in Montreal included. Must be discreet. 2927

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SKI BUDDIES? SWPF, 36, LOOKING FOR strong downhill skier(s), to share snow,, fun, chairlift chats and a ride to the slopes. Age, gender irrelevant. 5459

SONG FOR WOMBATT: “ I GOT SEVEN women on my mind, 4 they wanna own me, 2 that wanna stone me, one says she’s a friend of mine. Take it easy.” 5477 SWEET BOY, CAN YOU TAKE ME HIGHER than the beautiful people? Please stand up, closer. I’ve got a brand new pair of roller-skates, you’ve got the key. XXOO, Sunshine. 5472 SATURDAY 12/16, ESSEX JCT. A&P; YOU, 40 something attractive blonde F. Spied me in checkout line w/fresh haircut, shaved face & blue jacket. Surprised? Would love to meet you. 5471 MAGOO-AHA1 NOW YOU'RE READING THESE, aren’t you? Found a good woman yet?! I can’t even begin to describe how happy you make me. You’ve got me. I, L.5469 I SPY A NAUGHTY LITTLE FAIRY IN NEED Of some OTKII! 5468 LORD OF THE TRAILS-SNAP! I LOVE YOU more than the untamed wilderness. Yours, supreme goddess of the universe. 5465 MONIQUA, I LOVE YOU 81 YOUR “ BUG* TOO! I couldn’t ask for a better friend. Well I could but would never find onje. Merry Christmas. Love, Shaniqua.5457

to respond to a personal ad call 1-9 0 0 -3 70 -712 7 we’re open 24 hours a day! FROM A CHAIR LIFT TO THE BEACH, WONder where we’ll end up next? I’ll eat conch worms with you anytime. 3132

REJUVENATED OR ACCELERATED AGING, AT Battel you were most attractive. Immediate sensations may deceive. Grow old w/me, the best is yet to be, that was the best yet! 3305

1 A flL J HEATHER: APOLOGIES. EXTREME NERVOUSness, enthusiasm resulted in overeager blathering heel, a distracted blowhard jokester, regretful of disappointing impression. Really would like to learn more about Nepal, White River, Toyota trucks. 3526

I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYES...THE LOVE OF my life in Bobby Brady stripes, puppy paja ma pants and backwards baseball cap. I’m the luckiest bug ever! 3130

YOU: BLONDISH, SEXY, BRITISH. ME: Hopelessly infatuated. Thanks for letting me borrow your books so often. There must be some kind of way outta here. Call me.3302

ELY, FROM HUNTINGTON. I HAVE YOUR light covers; you disappeared. Let me know how to find you. 3128

VPB, WE TALKED ABOUT THE PERSONALS, read I Spy. I said I’d place an ad for you, here it is. Want to make snow angels with me? 3149_________________ ,

STEVE, 1/22/01, EVENING AT THE O.P. YOU: handsome Scotsman. We were introduced and met briefly. Want to meet again? Obviously I would. Fondly, Amie.3523

GOOD-LOOKING WAITRESS AT SOUPS N Greens on Friday 1/12. 1 came in around 2pm for lunch, you waited on me, we could not keep ourselves from staring at each other, could there be something there? I missed you, but another waitress took over, would like to know if we could meet discreetly and socially?3i25

CHICKENBONE BOY YOU MAKE ME HAPPIER than a spiced squash. I miss your fluted fin YOU: WORK AT WATERFRONT VIDEO, I’M sure your name is Dan. You suggested I rent gers and beautiful face. I’ll be bruising rose petals until we meet again! 3148 some midget on a motorcycle movie and the movie “ Gothic.” Redhead in leopard skin 5 PING-DON’T CARE ABOUT OTHER FISH IN hat. 3321_____________________________ * the sea. All I want is you. You’re my everyEILEEN IVERS SHOW. YOU HAD LONG HAIR, * thing. You and me together, forever. I love and sat in row G. We only had a chance to i you! Bethie Girl.3146___________________ briefly say hello and goodbye, but I sensed I FIRECRACKER! HAZEL-EYED BEAUTY. MY a kindred spirit.3320___________________ * dream believer, my homecoming queen. SWEET SCRATCHY CHRISTOPHE. HAVE I told you lately that we love you? Here’s to our upcoming one year anniversary, its been divine. XXOO, Miss P. and Bobo. 3312______ ROME AND JEWELS, 1/19. DARK-HAIRED beauty with nose ring in center balcony. Your view was blocked by big hair. I offered you my seat, but would have rather shared.

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1/16: CUTE BLONDE AT PURE POP. YOU Lis tened to Coldplay on headphones while I stood there in my grey suit admiring your selection & your VW keys. Then you ago nized over “ OK Computer” vs. “ Pablo Honey.” If you bought OK, I’ll let you borrow my Pablo, honey. 3087

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SHELLY IN ADVERTISING. MET YOU 1/5 AT Metronome, 1/13 at Red Square. Lost you when your parents left. Hope your sister will ring Boston. Give me another shot, call soon. Not Chris. 3139

I SAW YOU IN MY BATHROOM MIRROR, A reflection of perfect beauty. I was enthralled! As hard as I tried I couldn’t get your atten tion. Hope to see you again.3079 BIKING ON NORTH STREET DAILY. YOU recently changed your attire. I like it! Care to tango? Watch for me. 3076

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SPIKE-HAIRED BEAUTY IN FREESTYLE SALON. You’ve stolen my heart w/your enchanting face. I now believe in love at first sight, please respond and make my dreams come true.3o6o____________________________

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I WAS LEANING ON YOUR COAT ALL EVENing at the Ricki Lee Jones concert, we were both with friends. I would like to know who you are, I was wearing a black hat.3057 SURE THING - EXQUISITE SEX & WHOLEsome violence, in your face number 6! Bunny! I want you. Maddog.3054_________ MY ANGEL OF DARKNESS. ITS LONELY HERE without you. Can’t wait for the next few weeks to pass so I can be with you again!I love you so much. Yours, bubber.3Q50_____ ERIKA, WING CHUN WOMAN, MAKING ME smile, I plan on making you smile for a long time, can’t wait for our weekend, from your strength man.3047_____________________

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mm SWF, 21, 5’2 1/2” , RED HAIR, GREEN EYES. Enjoys the outdoors, country, rock/pop . music, movies, animals. ISO SWM, 24-30, who is honest and considerate. Box 881 REDHEADED WOMAN, TALL, LATE 30S. seeks single M, any race, 30-37, s ’ i o ” and taller. Brains a plus, but muscles a must. Will reply to all who send a recent photo. Box 880 SF, 58, LOOKING FOR A TRUCK DRIVER. I enjoy c&w, reading, travel, eating out, going to the movies, animals. Looking for a lasting friendship, can’t be married. Box 874______

MATURE SWF, NS, PRIVATE, PASSIONATE, pensive, political, perceptive, particular, Drawn to beaches, books, theater, music, labyrinths, fantasy and family. Please, don’t assume anything. Box 843______________

SWM, 47, BRN HAIR/EYES. I AM LOYAL, honest, faithful gentleman. ISO a slim, sexy, loyal, faithful F who desires a best friend, lover, soulmate. Enjoys quiet nights, dining out. Send photo. Box 866_______________

PRETTY PROFESSIONAL WITH A TWINKLE IN her eye, into painting, reading & aerobic dancing, is looking for a gentleman, 51-69, who’s intellectual, aware & loving & can twinkle back! Box 830__________________

SWM, 54, WRITER, MANAGER OF NON-PROFit tennants group. Doing intensive organiza tional work seekd F, any age, who can follow his lead for the long term, public & private. Box 867____________________________

23 YO, ATTRACTIVE SWF, WHO LOVES DANcing, sports, driving, cuddling & adventure. Sorry, country music not incl. ISO SM, 18-30 w/same interests & sense of humor. Box 827

MWM SEEKS MF OR SF FOR DISCREET ENcounters, days/evenings. Age, looks, race unimportant, passion is. Let’s meet over a coffee. Box 872.______________________

IN SHAPE, UP BEAT, ATTRACTIVE DWF. SEEKing well-mannered, trustworthy gentleman, good appearane, NS, to share my life. 50-60. Not afraid of commitment. Please tell me aout yourself. Box 834

INCARCERATED HANDSOME FRENCH CARIBBean, 32, 5’n ” , 180 lbs., muscular. Sexy chocolate w/dreadlocks. Fluent in French, Patois & Brooklynese. Retired Bad Boy. Release 2001. ISO intelligent, honest, crunchy not country SF. Box 850__________

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PSWF, MUSIC, ART, PHOTOGRAPHY, NATURE, poetry, laughter, cats. ISO NS, ND, NA, loyal, secure, honest, caring, sensitive, supportive, patient, M, 40-56. Friends first. Law enforcement &/or “artistic" a +. Rut, area. Box 873

HANDSOME M, 40, STRONG BUILD, 5’10” . 185 lbs. Friendly, gentle, outgoing but demanding schedule. Desires fit F for good friendship, discreet encounters. Youth age or Ma, no barrier. Honesty, security, closeness. Box 851_____________________________

MY VALENTINE IS MY SOULMATE. GENTLE, caring, & sharing. Little Bi girl trapped in an ugly 45 yo M body. Searching for my sister/playmate. Naps, gentle kink. Interested? Box 878____________________

SWF, 30, ISO SWM, 25-35, WHO ENJOYS music, movies & dining. If interested please respond. Box 870_____________________

SM, 42, ARTISTIC, POETIC, ROMANTIC Southerner, 5’n ", 200 tbs., in good shape. Enjoys camping, boating, fishing and dance. ISO open, honest, friendship first. Explore the depths of a labyrinth heart. Box 852

SWM, 44, BLUE EYES W/SO MUCH MORE. Tired of the bar scene. Looking for a warm, gentle, understanding F willing to take that chance. Box 871______________________

23 YO GM TRAPPED IN A WOMAN’S BODY. ISO SM who will cum & open their Christmas present early. Includes hot candle wax, love oils & edible undies. Box 845

SWM, 52, 6’, 200 LBS., NS, ISO, SF, 40-55, active, fun, loves movies, quiet life. Box 835.

SWM, 36, NS, LAID-BACK, INTELLIGENT, FIT, fun. Seeking similiar, SF, for occasional x-c or snowshoe exploration. Could lead to hiking, canoeing, ping-pong, who knows? Plattsburgh or Burlington areas. Box 865

SWF- CARRIE, 38 YO, 5’4 \ 110 LBS., LT. smoker from Montreal. Seeking guy with similar tastes. Love music, early Bowie, Iggy, 70’s, alternative, movies, animals, painting & making films. Box 842__________________

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ISO INTELLIGENT, OUTGOING SF TO SHARE outdoor activities, local events, travel, fun & adventure. Looking for emotionally & finan cially secure, 40+, NS friend and/or possible LTR. Box 883_________________________ LOOKING FOR GAY FRIENDS. I AM A DWJF, 54, NS, educated, many interests; exercise, reading, travel, biking, dining out. ISO NS, honest, open, for friendship or whatever develops. Box 879_____________________ GWF, 32, SMOKER. ISO SOMEONE I CAN love and they can love me back. Someone I can share life with because life is too short. I’m honest & caring. Box 877____________ 28 YO SWF ISO 30+ SWF FOR FRIENDSHIP & more. I’m looking for honesty, love and affection. We’ll take on the world together., let the adventure begin! Box 849

30 YO GWM IN SEARCH OF A GOOD-LOOKing M who’s in shape and over 40. I love the outdoors, alpine adventure, fishing & summertime fun. Shy type a plus. Box 884_____ I’VE SEEN 60. IN GREAT SHAPE. WOULD LIKE to meet men w/varied interests, indoor & outdoors. Conversation, walks, good cook, free most evenings & some days. Box 882 BIWM, 5’5” , 140 LBS., ISO DOMINANT M. I enjoy B&D, S&M, W/S, willing to please. I can be your toy to play with & make fun of. Wilt answer all. Box 847

SGWM, ST. ALBANS-AREA, 5’ 10” , 230 LB£. sincere, quiet ISO SGM, 3 0 -4 0 S, honesty first. LTR only. I have much to offer, are you the one? D/D free, smoker OK. Box 848

SF, 50. LETS PUT TOGETHER A GROUP OF F & M who’d like to go dancing, to the movies or easy hiking. Expamd the circle of friends. Box 864___________ ________________ _ PBGH./BTOWN. NOT: SLIM, GORGEOUS, degreed or wealthy, but a genuine good woman, 50’s, musical, artistic, kink-froiendly, NA, NS, ND, seeks a “ like” male, safe, sane, discreet, clean, possible LTR. Box 846

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DWF, 50s, QUEEN/TALL, EMPLOYED, LONG walks, creativity, bibliophile, movies, con certs, NS, ND, good reputation, seeking same in kind, caring M. Safe, sane, discreet, clean. “ Kinky” a plus. Possible LTR. Box 876

BIM, 5’5”, 140 LBS., SAFE, CLEAN 81 Dis creet. ISO Cu who would like to stave to toy with. S&M, B&D, w/s OK. i take orders real well. Box 869________________________ INCARCERATED, 39, NON-VIOLENT, SUBMISsive WM. Happiness is: dominant, heavyset, wealthy woman, 30-50, to feminize me and teach me how to be the woman i crave to be. Box 856_________________________ MWM 40, ISO CU FOR CLEAN, SAFE, INTImate fun. Central to Northeast VT. Very dis creet. Let’s trade letters. Box 853

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