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Peter Kurth should check his facts before he gets on his soapbox [Crank Call, April 7]: Kosovo is stressed on the first syllable, not the second, in Serbian (specifically it’s a short falling stress: Serbian has pitch accents and long and short vowels). Now, it’s true that Albanians in Kosovo may stress the second syllable (though Albanians from Tirane stress the first), but ALL Albanians spell the name “Kosova” — with an A. So if Peter insists on pronouncing it in the northern dialect of Albanian, pre sumably for political reasons, then he should also spell it that way. But since when do we follow this rule, anyway? Neighboring countries in the Balkans should by this logic be Shqiperi (where most of the refugees have fled), Crna Gora (the republic of Jugoslavia that has accepted some refugees in defiance of Milosevic), and Ellas or Ellatha (which is a member of NATO). — Kevin Moss Middlebury Kevin Moss is a professor in the Russian Dept, at Middlebury College. THE TRUTH HURTS I am writing in total support of the article written by David Lines about Hyde Park, “A Town Divided” [April 14]. I have been a teacher at the Hyde Park school for 21 years and I have seen the development of this split from the onset. Mr. Lines is correct in that it started about five years ago, long before the strike. I think that Mr. Lines did a good job in investigating the histo ry of this division. I believe his facts to be correct and accurate and indeed very well written. I have seen first-hand the difference

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that a certain village resident took it upon herself to attempt to remove as many copies of this issue as possible from our general store located on Main Street. Her attempt failed, even though she apparently enlisted the aid of her friends in this endeavor. This was not enough for her, as she report edly also took it upon herself to contact the owner of the building to try to influence the proprietor to end the distribution of your paper. I am sure I don’t need to give you a civics lesson, but some may benefit from the knowledge that the very first article in the Bill of Rights provides for both the free dom of speech and freedom of the press. The attempted circumven tion of these basic rights smells like a form of censorship to me. It only serves to reinforce the writers assertion that we do indeed have a form of shadow government that likes to call the shots here in Hyde Park. You may notice that I was the person silenced by a deputy sheriff at a school board meeting a few years ago. It is apparent to me that things haven’t really changed for the better. — Bob Stein Hyde Park RESEARCH BOTH SIDES Just read your article on Hyde Park, the divided town [“A Town Divided,” April 14]. Good report ing requires researching both sides of an issue. Instead your reporter did readers a disservice by not talk ing to a single resident who sup ports the school board. There are many. Those quoted, who oppose the school board, are the very peo ple whose threats, verbal harass ment and “in your face” style of citizenship are the root of the inci

vility in town today. Is democracy missing in Hyde Park? No! The town has Australian ballot election for school board and select board. Voter turnout is normally the best in the county. In particular, the school board races have been hotly contested.-Voters have a choice. As in any small town, some times those elected are related to others in town. Voters knew that when they elected them. They also knew that they cared about the children and about financial accountability to the voters. Several school board members have been elected and reelected. Those quoted would only claim that democracy exists in Hyde Park if their hand-picked candi dates won. In a free society, an election goes to the person who receives the majority of the vote. Those that the reporter spoke to are angry that they are members of the minority. What has torn the town apart is the vicious attitude and the twisting truth by the very people quoted who oppose the actions of duly elected officials. That is the untold story in your article. — Chris Potter Hyde Park RISK-TAKING JOURNALISM Thank you for being coura geous in printing “A Town Divided” [April 14]. This is “risk taking” journalism, and I’m sure there will be many letters of out rage. I want to express my support of Seven Days and David Lines for attempting to — daring to — expose the truth. — Lisa Dimondstein Hyde Park C o n tin u e d on p a g e 4 3

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Even ‘60 Minutes’ would be Take Billy Greer of South Burlington, who interested in that story,” coun sits in a cell across the pond in the ters the Puckster. federal prison in Raybrook, New But it isn’t that simple. York. Mr. Greers room and Michael Mitiguy, president of board will be picked up by the Milton-based Burlington U.S. government until 2025. Drug, says he’s the guy in the Once upon a time he was a suc middle in more ways than cessful drug salesman. Very one. Burlington Drug distrib charming guy, too. Hashish and utes to fewer than 20 percent marijuana were the mainstays of of the state’s 130 pharmacies. his product line and the profit The chain drug stores domi margins were enormous. In his nate, and they don’t shop at last documented enterprise in the Burlington Drug. Nor would spring of 1997 he and his associ ates were buying marijuana in they be affected by S. 88. Montreal for $1500 a pound and “The intent of the legisla selling it in New York for $4500 tion,” says Mitiguy, “is laud a pound. Amazing the drug deals able, but it’ll basically destroy you can get in Canada! our business and put 120 That goes for legal drugs, too. Vermonters out of work.” Face it: We live in a drug-saturat The arena in which to ed culture, and whether you’re fight the Drugs R Us Industry Billy Greer or the president of is Washington D.C., says lob Glaxo, it must be comforting to byist MacLean, not know that in America the sky’s BY PETER FREYNE Montpelier, Vermont. the limit when it comes to pric Problem is, so far these legal ing. drug dealers appear to have Take Zocor, a popular pill prescribed to cut Congress addicted. your cholesterol and prolong your life. Down at Vacation Time — With schools closed this week, the corner Vermont drug store, you can pick up a Burlington’s Progressive Mayor Peter Clavelle Zocor prescription for $109.43. That’s the aver and family are motoring down the canals of age Vermont retail price according to a report France in a house boat. Mayor Moonie also took from the Committee on Government Reform his beloved parents, Ray and El Clavelle, along and Oversight in the U.S. House of for the ride. That’s family values for ya. Representatives (and we checked a couple local And the only two scheduled events on the pharmacies to confirm the price.) Gov. Howard Dean’s public schedule are a The same Zocor prescription in Canada Tuesday evening talk at the Caledonia County would only set you back $43.97. (One good Forest and Stream Club and a Wednesday morn place to compare prices is on the Web at ing Statehouse press conference added at the last www.canadarx.com.). minute. Ho-Ho is doing a lot of “kid stuff” this What’s going on here? Why are Canadians week, according to Sweet Sue Allen, the Gov’s getting such a break on drugs? official spokesman. Unquestionably, Dean has a That’s the question House Health and zest for the kid stuff, from hiking to hockey Welfare Committee Chairman Paul The Puck games. Poirier wants answered, too. Poirier tells Inside Meanwhile, as the U.S. War in Yugoslavia Track that it appears that Chairman Helen keeps growing, A1 Gore’s future is looking less Riehle of Senate Health and Welfare has dropped bright. All bets are off. Vermont’s Gov. Dean, a the ball on S. 88. That’s Sen. Cheryl Rivers’ big longshot vice-presidential pick from outside the stick-it-to-the-greedy-drug-companies’ bill that beltway, has so far declined to pick a horse in the has more than a dozen co-sponsors. Democrat race between Gore the Bore and “I was led to believe the Senate was going to Bouncing Bill Bradley. Stay tuned. do a bill,” says-Poirier. “Then I learned it got Babysitter of the Decade? — Gov. Dean lost the bottled down in the committee. Now, because of stellar services of Kristina Pisanelli last week. pressure from the pharmaceuticals, it may not Krissy cleaned out her fifth-floor desk Friday. come out.” If it doesn’t, said Poirier, “I’ll guaran She’s moving onward and upward to Washington, tee you I’ll bring mine out.” Paul The Puck D.C., and a staff job with St. Patrick Leahy. In wants Vermont to be the first state “to step up to these guys.” fact, she’ll fill the legislative assistant post on Andrew MacLean of Wilson & White, is the health and education vacated a few years ago by Drugs ’R’ Us lobbying point man in MontpecuTheresa Alberghini. One Leahy source dubbed liar. He represents the Pharmaceutical Research Ms. Pisanelli “the player to be named later,” in ers and Manufacturers of America (Pharma), and the trade that sent Alberghini to the Dean team is just one of 13 registered lobbyists in as head of the Health Care Authority. Montpelier identified in the “Pig Book” as repre Krissy s big break came a few years back when senting drug clients. He tells Seven Days S. 88 she went to work for Ho-Ho as a babysitter. That appears to be stuck in the mud. “I don’t think it’s led to a job babysitting Dean’s 1996 reelection going to pass in its current form,” says MacLean. campaign against Republican John Gropper The bill would peg the wholesale price that (remember him?). Next she became a “policy drug companies can charge in Vermont to the analyst” up on the fifth floor, babysitting educa Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) price that Uncle tion and agriculture issues for the Dean adminis Sam pays — and is modeled after a bill tration. Congressman Bernie Sanders is pushing that Some say it’s about time Leahy had a babysit would tie the costs of drugs for folks on Medicare ter. Just kidding. to FSS price, too. 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W aiting for W ally World to Re-Open Plans are under way to rebuild part of Nazareth the way it was when Jesus lived there. The Sydney Morning Herald reported the project will include archaeological remains, a study center and museum.

and storytellers. Visitors will be able to don robes like those worn in biblical times and even stomp grapes for wine. • Elsewhere in the Holy Land, Israels National Parks Authority approved a project at Capernaum on the Sea of Galilee that will allow tourists to walk on water just like Jesus allegedly did. A 13-foot-wide, 28-foot-long crescent-shaped floating bridge will be sub merged 2 inches below the lakes surface, accommodating up to 50 people. It will have no railing in order to enhance the effect of walking on water, but lifeguards and boats will be ready in case anyone slips off. The attraction is part of a host of projects approved for the millennium, when authorities expect four million pilgrims to visit.

Rain M an Syndrome After winning the title of USA National Memory Champion for her mnemonic prowess two years in a row, Tatiana Cooley, 27, admitted she relies on to-do lists and Post-its because “I’m incredibly absent-minded.” She explained that the ability to memorize things is “not at the same level as remembering to call people.”

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baseball umpires is accelerating, the National Association of Sports Officials said it receives two or three reports a week of assaults on its members. Most of the attacks occur at the Little League level, according to association president Barry Mano, who said, “Parents and coaches have lost perspective on what sports is about.” As a result of the increased violence, umpires are seeking legal pro tection. The New York Times reported that 12 states have adopted statutes setting high minimum penalties for attack ing sports officials.

The Old Order Changeth Morse code officially ended February 1 for most ships in distress at sea. The Internation al Maritime Organization ordered the dots and dashes replaced by a sophisticated satellite system that can pin point the location of a ship sig naling for help. The maritime industry newspaper Lloyd’s List reported, however, that at least a quarter of the worlds ships do not have the necessary equipment, which costs nearly $30,000. • April 10 marked the last time the Graduate Record Exam was offered on paper. From now on, the exam, which is used for graduate school admission, will be adminis

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Going Down in History et this: The Pentagon announced last week that it was studying the history of Yugoslavia in order to figure out what might be going on there now. I’ll refrain from asking what the Central Intelligence Agency does with all its money and just congratulate the brass for its courageous decision to study something most peo ple shun like the plague: history. Specifically, the Pentagon wants to know why even Hitler’s armies, having occupied Yugoslavia in World War II, failed to defeat the Serb resistors. “We always look at his torical campaigns” when mapping Pentagon strategy, says Army spokeswoman Maj. Shelley Stellwagen — “that’s something we always do.” Stellwagen itself sounds like a Nazi tank, but Major S.S. has a word of caution. “History alone is not enough,” she declares. “You’ve got to look at the big picture.” If anyone can decipher this mysterious pronounce ment, please let me know. My only personal experi ence with Army intelligence dates back to my draft physical in 1972, the nextto-last year before the nightmare ended. People are always talking about the “bend over” part of the physical, but what I remember are the “mental” tests. There were tests in English and, I think, math, and then there were all sorts oHTsual tests that had you trying to match up dif ferent parts of machinery, or visualizing three-dimen sional objects from an array of diagrams. “And don’t think you can fake us,” some sergeant barked. “We know who the smart ones are and who the dumb ones are!” I knew they’d think I was a smart one because I wore glasses and spoke English, but I’m telling you honestly, when it comes to nuts, bolts and triangles, I’m at a loss. About history I do know a little something, but, according to the results of this year’s UCLA survey of college freshman, a knowl edge of history is low on the list of marketable com modities. So, incidentally, are compassion, imagina

tion and “a meaningful phi losophy of life.” The UCLA survey, taken annually since 1966, this year interviewed 275,811 students at 469 colleges and universities in the U.S. Only 26 percent of college freshmen current-

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ly believe that “keeping up to date with political affairs” is an important “life goal.” This is down from 58 percent of freshmen in 1966, when the survey started. (That’s the “bad” 1960s, currently the whip ping boy for all evils in society — remember? ) Other results — excuse me, “outcomes” — of the UCLA survey confirm that money is foremost in col lege students’ minds: “Nearly three-quarters of the Class of 2002 consider being well-off financially among their highest objec tives.” They are hard on crime (73 percent said there is “too much concern for criminals”), stern about sex (only 40 percent agreed that it’s “O K ” to have sex with a recent acquaintance) and not interested in know ing W hat It All Means: “In the late 1960s, more than 80 percent wanted to devel op ‘a meaningful philoso phy of life.’ Today, only 40 percent of incoming college students find that objective compelling.” These results don’t sur prise me. We’re talking about a generation that’s been raised from the cradle to believe that its own needs and desires take precedence over everything. This is the “Sesame Street” generation blown up to full size: “You’re special ’cuz you’re you and you’re you because you’re special, ZAP! POW! 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-910-YOU!!” W ith that as your daily mantra from the time you could sit up unas sisted, you don’t need a philosophy about anything. You wouldn’t know one if you saw it. In the public schools, “self-esteem” now sits high-

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he says, “but it got me into rockabilly.” Lemery recalls growing up around Glens Falls, New York, with sisters 10 years his senior. “I remember them clawing at the TV when Elvis came on,” he says. He also remembers when he “saw the light:” one day, when “my father and brother were outside target-prac ticing with pistols and Peggy Sue’ came on the radio.” And then came The Beatles, who Lemery says really turned him onto rock ’n’ roll.

Finland. High Noon lead guitarist Sean Mencher will be producing the Rhythm Boys’ debut CD at his Maine studio next month. The popularity o f Starline may be partly due to the recent swing explosion, which is tempting more and more music fans outside their usual orbits of pop, hiphop or alt rock. Related to swing — dismissed by Bratcher as a movement “that’s turning mostly boring and commercial these days” — rockabilly is a purer, rawer form of a basically similar style, with roots in the 1930s country scene. “The upright bass became the rhythm section because early groups that played the Grand Old Opry weren’t allowed to have drums,” says Bratcher. “They { were afraid they might shake folks up a little too much.” “W hen you have just three guys up onstage, the energy’s right there,” he adds. The small band size, typically a trio or four-piece, also means that musicianship is vitally important. “In a trio,” attests Bratcher, “you can’t get away with a lot.” Even without those demon drums, though, it’s powerful music — mainly because it’s sim ple and lively. “It gets you moving,” says Rose Lucas, the “Starline Rhythm Girl” whose fullthroated but tender stylings grace many a gig. “It’s fun and it’s real.” Lucas thinks the band generates a real honky-tonk atmosphere — even in a stylish Burlington watering hole — “as if the whole place was on the verge of a barroom brawl.” The retro element is probably a factor, concedes Bratcher. “In all the confusion of the modern world, people find that journeying back to the past on the weekend is appealing,” he thinks. But the bottom line is that “people really want to be entertained.” “You don’t have to be into the music to love the rhythm,” Coane agrees. The Rhythm Boys experience is unique in the area, for sure — though the gentler country swing of Chrome Cowboys may have primed the retro pump. Dru Martin, a Red Square regular who’s beginning to trade in hardcore for Johnny Cash, echoes a growing sentiment when he says rockabilly “is probably one of the coolest things around right now.” Is it odd that a band rooted so firmly in the past should be one of the hottest “new” acts in town? Maybe The Starline Rhythm Boys demonstrate that if you wait long enough your style comes ’round again. “We’re not a revival band,” insists Coane. “We’ve been playing this for years. Always have, always will.” W hen they go into the studio next month, The Starline Rhythm Boys plan to cut 15 tracks — oldtime tunes as well as eight or nine originals. They’ll also include a song written for the band by LeRoy Preston — the Vermont-based lyricist was a founder of Asleep at the Wheel and has written hits for Roseanne Cash and k.d. lang, among others. Along with Breakaway fiddler Gene W hite and Lucas, guests will include Maine mandolin legend Al Hanskey, who started Event Records in the ’50s and is described by Sean Mencher as “the Sam Phillips of New England, except he never had an Elvis Presley.” The band would like, as all bands do, a record deal and national distribution. “We’re always hoping to play bigger shows, bigger cities,” says Bratcher. “And signing to a label like Bug Music in Hollywood could get our songs picked up by the movies.” This isn’t just starlust: London-based rockabillies The Big Six found their version of Marc Bolan’s “20th Century Boy” on the Truman Show soundtrack. But the Rhythm Boys are happy with the way things are now. “The down-home support we have in Burlington is incredible,” says Bratcher. “And at heart we’re really a down-home band.” (Z) *■■’ ■*•* ' ' 1 « * * * * 4 4 -* # * * «*

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ockabilly is an easy tag to hang on this band — they call it “hillbilly boogie.” But in fact they also play old-style country music as well as some orig inals, like Coane’s “Better Buick Boogie” and Bratcher’s “Life’s Heart’s Unfair.” “We’re real influenced by people like Buck Owens,” says Coane. “I heard him in the ’60s doing those tenor harmonies with Don Rich, and thought, ‘Jesus, this is i t' Al and I try to get that tenor harmony sound on a lot of songs.” “To the real hardcore rockabilly purists, there’s only the three-piece — upright bass, acoustic and electric guitars,” explains Bratcher. “We go for an early Elvis, Bill Scotty sound, but we also write songs for the ’90s.” Starline have emerged not a moment too soon: Rockabilly is catching fire again in the country of its birth, with artists like Deke Dickerson, Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys and High Noon finding big-label exposure. Some would say rockabilly never went away, especially outside the U.S. In England there was a major revival in the early ’80s; this writer remembers manic Meteors gigs — guitarist Paul Fenech had the charming habit of spitting chicken blood at the audi ence — where the flat-top frenzy was way out of con trol. In countries like France, Germany and especially Japan, the music has a large, cultish following. Japanese wannabe rockers will happily part with $250 for authentic red-selvage Levi 501 jeans to get their look just right. American bands are thus finding happy homes on foreign record labels. High Noon, one of the country’s most influential rockabilly acts, is signed to Goofin’ Records, an important label based in Vantaa,

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Seven Days: How can M P3 be helpful to unsigned — or signed, for that matter — bands? Jim Lockridge: MP3, and the various other digital music compression formats, allow a fluid distribution of music, without geographic boundaries. Potential fans can discover a band’s music while tapping into

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her music.) Otherwise it seems like were going to have a whole generation o f kids who don't respect copyrights and the notion that musicians deserve to get paid. After all, music doesn't appear by magic.

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generally available for free download from the Internet. The MP3 player a person would use in their computer could generally have any of a variety of looks depending on the skin they choose to apply to the interface. Portable batterypowered MP3 players (like the Creative Labs NOM AD and Diamond Multimedia Rio) are embodying high-tech industrial design aesthetics. SD. So some o f this stu ff is avail able free — what are the costs involved? JL: Software, generally free. Hardware — portable MP3 players — generally under $200. Music, widely available on the Internet for free, and commercialized singles sell for around $ 1. SD W hat have you done so far to incorporate M P3 into what Big Heavy already offers? JL: Big Heavy World has pub lished an MP3 showcase on the Big Heavy site. It makes autho rized singles from local musi cians and bands available at no charge, with links to their Web pages and our online Co-Op Music Store, where physical CDs can be purchased. Big Heavy World has man aged to get a few dozen autho rized Burlington tracks onto a

widely distributed MP3 sampler CD that will ship in the box with Creative Labs’ new NOM AD line of portable MP3 players. SD It strikes me that plenty more companies, from search engines to D AM services to possi bly even online marketing outfits, will pop up to help people negoti ate the burgeoning quantity o f music available on the Web. After all, putting your music online doesn’t insure that people will fin d it, or even know to look for it? What are you seeing out there, and how do you think this will develop? JL: I1m seeing these new busi nesses appear all the time, as many promote themselves to BHW. I’m critical of many efforts and personally look for the best, ignore the rest. I have a great affinity for The Orchard as an online channel toward national distribution. They’ve smartly partnered with Valley Media, DiscMakers (an inde pendent-oriented CD manufac turer) and recently, Liquid Audio. SD Do you see MP3 usurping what you already have done with BHW? JL: Rather than thinking strict ly of MP3 but rather of “digital

distribution” of music, we expect it to represent the natur al trajectory of our efforts. We started putting the Internet to use over three years ago to pro mote the music of Burlington — we’ve followed, and been entwined with, nearly every notable evolution in its related technologies. Independent digi tal distribution, whether free or “secure” — meaning commer cial — is something we’ve been actively pursuing. Our present success at positioning so many local CDs with Liquid Audio and our growing friendship with rights-protection technolo gies are a natural development for us. SD Back to the bands who might use MP3 to make their music available: What’s the advantage to using an existing site like MP3.com, versus doing it themselves from an individual or indie label site — or from bigheavyworld.com, for that mat ter? JL: It’s smart to park music where there is traffic. BHW enjoys modest traffic — over 9200 visits have been registered to our MP3 Showcase in a mat ter of weeks, which is a fun number for a local portal like ours. MP3.com sees millions of visitors who recognize it nation ally as an aggregator of MP3

content. There’s no reason other than the data-hosting expense not to make your MP3 files available from your own site, though. My perspective is that there will be an increasing value in niche- or fan-oriented Web destinations. That might sound silly, but it’s basically the antiBig Box concept transposed to the Internet. SD What local bands are using M P3 via Big Heavy World? JL: About a dozen bands have released MP3 through the BHW site...The next BHW compilation, an “enhanced” CD with software as well asaudio tracks^is called Tonic Two: Core Breach Burlington. It should have a live Non Compos Mentis bonus track in MP3 format as a digital file on the CD ...Like Sonic Tonic before it, this one’s a benefit for Spectrum Youth and Family Services.. .Burlington artists on the CD are Chainsaws and Children, Zola Turn, Minimus, The Implants, Chin Ho!, Wide Wail, Bag of Panties, Starlight Conspiracy, Barbacoa, James Kochalka Superstar and Spill. [They] are joined by friends of the Burlington music scene, Sam Black Church from Boston, Battershell from New York, and Touching Zoe from New Jersey. ®

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t’s the last place you’d expect to find Vermont fiddler Pete Sutherland — under a glow ing sign for The Gap at noon in the Burlington Square Mall. But as soon as he raises wood to chin, you forget all about the neon call of “Khaki Country.” With original tunes that alter nately conjure life and loss, Sutherland deftly scores the musical evolution of “The Neighborhood Project,” a sitespecific dance-theater piece by Burlington choreographer Hannah Dennison that shows the cultural costs of urban renewal. Dennison chose Sutherland as her musical collaborator after a performance he gave last win ter with his wife Karen — the husband-and-wife team lives harmoniously with their eightyear-old son in a converted old general store in Monkton. “I was very moved by what he and Karen did — the honesty with which they gave of themselves,” Dennison recalls. Then she popped the question about composing a score. Sutherland, already eye-high in recording projects, folk festivals and pro gramming at the Vergennes Opera House, couldn’t say no. “Pete is definitely a Yankee,” Dennison says, “but he didn’t blink when I asked him to cre ate some music with an ethnic flavor to it.” A mournful note on the accordion kicks off the sad tale of working-class families dis placed by the historic demoli tion of seven square blocks of downtown Burlington. Even before the fiddle first joins in, there is a decidedly old-world feel to the tune — Italian, maybe, but without the cliches. As the immigrant lament builds into a symphony of sound, dancers of all denominations rise up from their dwellings. Each is paired with a miniature Chagall-like house that lends the piece visual interest. “Urban landscapes are store houses for social memories” the narrator clues in the audience to the point of the piece. Sutherland and his musicians give that notion a soundtrack that changes from the sad and sacred-sounding to the joyfully exuberant. Nostalgia plays a part in this multi-media remembrance of things past. “We deposit our money where tomatoes ripened in the sun,” a woman tells the audience. But even here, with the girders of Filene’s going up right next door, the forces of “change” get the last word. That same tension between history and innovation exists in all of Sutherland’s musical pro jects, from the recordings he produces for bands like Wild Asparagus and Boston-based Bare Necessities, to the diverse

Musician, producer and opera house manager, Pete Sutherland isn't just fiddling around groups he books for the newly renovated Vergennes Opera House. “It’s hard to be creative in the world of traditional music. If you are too creative, it’s not traditional anymore,” says studio producer Chuck Eller. “Pete is interested in new ways to approach harmonies, and voicings — orchestration is probably the best description of it — to give traditional music a new sound.”

utherland, a native of Shelburne, attributes his calling to a harmonic con vergence of two major influ ences: The Beatles and the Girlfriend. Although he started piano lessons at five, and took up the trombone in junior high, it wasn’t until he sat down with the intent to impress a high-school sweetheart — with a Lennon-McCartney tune — that he learned he could play by ear. Sutherland taught himself to play guitar, and did “the hard rock stuff” in high school. The

fiddle came later — “I just went backwards,” he says — after he heard one at a folk fes tival campfire. The sound stirred him enough to adopt the instrument once played by his grandpa. “It’s like a language,” he explains, “It was something I recognized as part of me and just really wanted to speak it myself.” Majoring in music at the University of Vermont never occurred to the soft-spoken Sutherland, who, with fair hair and wire-rimmed glasses, looks like a skinny version of John Denver. Figuring he got a good dose of music theory from high school, he decided to study English instead. He earned a degree in secondary education, but was not there to receive it at graduation — he had a gig. The Arm and Hammer String Band, which he describes as the “first Southern old-timey band up here,” was already in full swing when he was a junior in college. “It was one of the first great dance bands that played in the

early ’70s,” Robert Resnik says of the eclectic string band, which Sutherland explains was modeled after the New Lost City Ramblers. Describing its folk-loving founder as “one of my original inspirations” Resnik, a Vermont Public Radio deejay and multi-talented musi cian himself, recalls Sutherland was proficient in piano, fiddle, guitar, banjo and hammer dul cimer. “He was one of the best multi-instrumentalists I had ever seen at the time,” Resnik says. Arm and Hammer held together for nearly a decade. In the summer of 1980, 29year-old Sutherland put his skills to the test on a fiddle con test circuit that propelled him through the Midwest and South. “They call them conven tions,” Sutherland says of the “non-stop orgy of music” that introduced him to some o f the best players in the country. In North Carolina, he made the acquaintance of Grey Larsen, one-half of the traditional Irish acoustic duo known as Metamora.

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Larsen and his partner Malcolm Dalglish offered Sutherland a job that made the duo a trio. “It was a huge break for a little Vermont guy,” the musician recalls with character istic modesty. And one that required he and Karen — who met at UVM and were already married by this time — move to Indiana, where the band was based. Sutherland spent most of the next eight years on the road in what he describes as “a work shop on wheels.” In fact the “group creative process” worked well for the gentle, ego-free Vermonter with a dry, self-deprecating wit. Metamora recorded two albums on Sugar Hill and one on Windam Hill Records before it disbanded in 1990. One of its songs has since gone platinum. “This Rush of Wings,” written by Sutherland, was on a Windham Hill Winter Solstice compilation that went to the top of the New Age Music charts. “We saw ourselves as com posers rather than just song writers,” Sutherland says of the trio. “We were well known for pulling apart traditional music and putting it back together. People said, ‘You are doing what classical composers do, like Copland and Bartok.’” It’s no wonder Sutherland was also drawn to another Bloomington-based company: the dance troupe Rhythm and Shoes, which appeared in Burlington and Vergennes last week. Choreographer Sharon Leahy was doing a similar deconstructionist thing with traditional American folk dance — taking apart forms like clog ging and tap and putting them back together in innovative ways. Sutherland threw himself into it, performing and com posing as his touring schedule allowed. “I like group energies,” he says. “The idea of soloing at this point is kind of strange.”

he Sutherlands returned to Vermont before Metamora had played its last waltz. “I’m a Yankee. I am,” Pete concedes over a take-out dinner of potato skins in the balcony of the Vergennes Opera House. Nee Billings, his wife Karen had even deeper ties to the state. “We had to be here,” Sutherland says simply. O f course, that meant find ing a way to make ends meet and, once again, Sutherland got the timing right. Soon after Metamora broke up, he traveled to Denver to help a friend record her first album. Green Linnet Records picked up the disc, credited Sutherland, and he got three more recording jobs out of it. Before long, tra ditional bands and singer-song-

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and New Nile Orchestra, and national ones like jazz trum peter Lester Bowie. His first full season counted an ambitious 21 shows. Now in his second season, Sutherland admits the job has its downside, like babysitting a sparsely attended rental on a Thursday night, without pay. O f more concern is the increas ing pressure to program shows guaranteed to be lucrative. “It’s a little bit of a tug on me,” he says of the new mandate to make money. “I’d rather pro gram a few things that are more daring, and guaranteed not to make money, like modern dance or classical music.” There would certainly be plenty of projects to fall back on: Sutherland is busy putting together the programs for two local folk festivals, in Fort Ticonderoga and at Ethan Allen Homestead. He’s talking with Circus Smirkus about composing while he waits to hear on his submission for the “state song contest.” That’s his band in the dance scene from Vermont filmmaker Nora Jacobson’s My M other’s Early Lovers, which opens next week

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at the Nickelodeon. Oh, and his own album — A Clayfoot’s Tale — is due out in May. “I put a lot of irons in the fire, and I guess some of them are hot right now,” says Sutherland, acknowledging it’s been a busy winter. That week on St. Croix was no vacation. It was a paying gig at a contradance camp. And it was just what the choreographer ordered: five days of uninter rupted beach time to write an hour of original music for “The Neighborhood Project.” “Maybe I am doing so many things because I can’t conceive of any one of them being viable,” Sutherland says with a chuckle. But he is deter mined to make a living from his art — this time without leaving Vermont. Artists like Hannah Dennison provide inspiration. “She has dedicated her whole artistic life to telling Burlington stories. Some people might think that is boxing her self in,” Sutherland says. “But it is along the lines of ‘think glob ally, act locally.’ Maybe that’s where I’m going.” ®

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people. He should not be over burdened with too many acts; a good manager is also one who works for you and isn’t scattered on too many projects. Because this represents a lot of work, having both a manager and an agent is necessary as you begin to enjoy success, although at first these roles typically over lap: You get someone who books some gigs for you, then he collects on those gigs and doles out the cash, then he gets a checking account, then he hires a booking agent and deals with tour logistics more than booking gigs.

ome say Colonel Tom Parker — perhaps the most infamous music manager of all time — had way too much influence over Elvis, and made bad moves in his post-Army career. But Coloneltypes notwithstanding, a good manager is absolutely essential to a successful entertainer. The difference between a manager and an agent is that the manager is much more hands-on in dealing with your day-to-day operations. An agent represents you to the public, usually for obtaining perfor mance bookings, while the manager also makes sure your money gets collected, bills get paid, and taxes get done. Consequently, a manager earns a bigger part of your take. For musicians, the three main streams of revenue are perfor mances, recordings and mer chandise. An agent will take a percentage of the specific deal he or she negotiates, but a man ager gets a percentage of all that comes in, at least from one or two of the major revenue sources. A good manager is a wellrounded person, possessing roughly equal proportions of business knowledge and people skills. He should have some knowledge about basic account ing and contracts, be able to intelligently organize informa tion and effectively manage

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again, this is where your accountant and your lawyer serve as a check on your manager. If the manager’s expenses are folded into the act’s, like an exclusive, in-house management arrange ment, there is no good reason to pay more than a 10 percent commission, and less may even be appropriate, such as a salary and a bonus based on prof itability. But since the music business operates under its own customs, and musicians are too often ignorant of business mat ters, the customs prevail.

ow much control do you give your manager? Very often, the management agreement grants a power of attorney so that the manager may act on behalf of the artist in the artist’s full capacity. I believe that this is unwise, par ticularly for a solo act or unin

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corporated group. The scope of the authority should be limited to specific types of contracts to which the manager can bind the act, like booking gigs and not like selling your real estate. Also, your lawyer and accoun tant should monitor your man

a g e r s a c tio n s a n d a d v is e y o u i f tlie y s e e h i r a o v e r s te p p in g h is " ' b o u n d a rie s . / * ; Customarily, a management agreement is entered into for a term o f two to three years, maybe longer if the artist and act have been working together for awhile already. If for any reason the agreement ends, the manager is usually entitled to payment of a reduced commis sion for two to five years on the basis that the manager’s efforts are usually long-term — the socalled “sunset clause.” This cus tom prevails due to the often fickle nature of entertainers: The flip-side of being able to fire your manager whenever you want is that this power has its price. Sometimes the manager retains the right to receive com mission for the life of any con tract entered into while the manager was in office, but I usually do not recommend this approach. Get your management agreement in writing. Artistmanager disputes are relatively common, and you don’t want to be arguing about what your deal is or was; you only want to argue about what the written words mean(t). The process of negotiating and drafting the management agreement is also important to start your associa tion with appropriate expecta tions. You may not want to argue about anything, but leav ing things unsaid leads to far greater arguments, in my expe rience. To summarize, in order to be a successful entertainer, you need to get a manager who has both the capacity and the time to help you reach your goals. You should identify that per son’s duties and authority, pay them appropriately, and get the agreement in writing. Also, have a system with checks so that your lawyer and accoun tant watch over the person who watches over you. ® Markus Brakhan is an attor ney in Burlington who is trying to get out o f the entertainment busi ness. No, really.

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KARAOKE, D anny’s Pub, 9 p.m. N C .

JETHRO MONEY (rock), Thirsty Turtle,

DJ ECLIPSE (rock), Franny O ’s, 9 p.m.

Watson, but he’s also a devil of a songwriter with lots of famous names attached to his discography. His fabulous singing partner Cindy Mangsen shares more than a stage and a love for rootsy repertoire — they’re married. The cozy couple of folk return to the Burlington Coffeehouse this Friday.

9 p.m. $3.

BETSY & DAN JESSIE (jazz standards & com edy), Villa Tragara, 6:30 p.m. $7.50.

(hardcore), 242 M ain, 6 p.m. $5.

HIP-HOP NIGHT (DJ), Ruben James,

ABAIR BROS, (rock), Rusty Nail, 8:30

BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Last

11 p.m . N C .

CRAIG MITCHELL, M ISSY BLY AND MORE (benefit for W om en’s Rape Crisis

p.m. $5.

Chance Saloon, 7:30 p.m. N C .

TIR NA NOG (Irish), Vermont Pub &

Center), Higher Ground, 7:30 p.m.

DYSFUNKSHUN, CANINE (hip-

STRANGEF0LK (groove-pop), Patrick

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DEAD HIPPY (rock), Cham pion’s, 9 p.m.

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ANNE WEISS (singer-songwriter),

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PICTURE THIS (jazz), W indjammer,

JENNI JOHNSON (jazz-blues), J.P.

THE IMPOSTERS (rock), Backstage Pub,

5 p.m. N C .

Morgan’s, Capitol Plaza, 7:30 p.m. N C .

Burlington Coffeehouse at Rhombus, 8 p.m. $6.

DJ), Chicken Bone, 10 p.m. $1. COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson H otel, 8 & 10 p.m. $8.

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BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Last

MICHAEL MURDOCK & THE ALLSTARS

THE X-RAYS (rock/r&b), Nectar’s,

GUY C0LASACC0 (singer-songwriter),

EMPTY POCKETS (rock), Edgewater

Chance Saloon, 7:30 p.m. N C .

(eclectic rock), Charlie O ’s, 9 p.m. N C .

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Jake’s, 6:30 p.m. N C .

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AARON FLINN (acoustic pop), Borders,

BL00Z0T0MY (jump blues), M ountain

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8 p.m. N C .

Roadhouse, 9 p.m. N C .

10 p.m . $4/5.

PETER SPINK (singer-songwriter), G ood Times Cafe, 8:30 p.m . $5.

round & square dancing), Cobbweb,

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Outback, 9 p.m. $7.

SANDRA WRIGHT (blues diva), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. N C .

ECLIPSE (rock), Henry’s Pub, H oliday

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RETR0N0ME (disco), 10 p.m. N C . LENAHAN (Celtic rock-blues), Rl RT

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Gary Margolis reads from his rousing Falling Awake & The Day We Still Stand Here. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 388-7523.

Rice Memorial High School, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 899-2609. JOSHUA REDMAN BAND: The young sax sensation blows through the area to tout his new album, Timeless Tales (for Changing Times). Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $18.50. Info, 603-646-2422.

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drama ‘SYLVIA’: See April 21. ‘THE IMPRESARIO’ AND ‘DEAR LIAR’: Vermont Opera and Lost Nation Theater team up for a dou ble-bill performance of Mozart’s satir ical opera and Jerome Kilty’s comedy chronicling the correspondence of playwright George Bernard Shaw. City Hall Theater, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $16. Info, 229-0492.

film ‘A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE’: Elia Kazans adaptation of the play by Tennessee Williams stars Marlon Brando as a brute with a neurotic sister-in-law. Loew Auditorium, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘NEW TITLES’ STORY TIME: Kids four and older smarten up on slumber-party etiquette with Everything to Spend the Night From A to Z, by Ann Whitford Paul and Maggie Smith. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. PARENTS ANONYMOUS: Parents gather for support and assistance around the challenges of childrearing. Babysitting goes with the program at two meetings in Burlington and Milton, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-4014. STORY HOUR: Young readers learn from lighthearted literature in a country setting. Flying Pig Children’s Books, Charlotte, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 425-2600. ‘NATURE DETECTIVES’: Kids from seven to 12 hear the call of the wild in tracking tales and artwork. Westford Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6925.

sport WOMEN’S RUGBY: The Burlington Rugby Football Club invites beginning and veteran scrummers to spring training. Mater Christi School, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-3529.

art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. OIL PAINTING LECTURE: Tad Spurgeon leads artists from mono chromatic painting to a full-scale palette, capturing the “logic of light” and other fine art points along the way. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

etc HOMEOWNERSHIP ORIENTATION: Potential buyers learn how to shop — and pay — for a home with the help of the Burlington Community Land Trust, 6 p.m. Free. Register, 660-0642. GLBTQ OPEN HOUSE: Outright Vermont invites the public to tour its facilities, enjoy refreshments, and meet staff and open-minded volun teers. Outright Vermont, 109 South Winooski Ave., Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-9677. ‘PEOPLE’S PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALK PARADE’: Vote with your feet and march in memory of victims of oppression everywhere. Meet at Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info,

words WRITER’S WORKSHOP: Local author Steven Shepard encourages wannabe authors with assignments and regular feedback. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. POETRY READING: Vermont poets Daniel Lusk and Angela Patten read from their respective works, including the newly released Kissing the Ground. Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231. POETRY WORKSHOP: Author

658-7458. CONVERSATIONAL FRENCH: Converse with fellow Francophiles at intermediate and advanced levels in this informal social cercle. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 326-4814. CHAMBER MIXER: Business types mix and mingle at Burlington Broadcasters, 255 S. Champlain Street, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $12. Info, 863-3489. MILITARY INTERVENTION DEBATE: Profs and debate team members come to terms over the notion of “America as World Police.” Marsh Life Science Auditorium, UVM, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0097. TOASTMASTERS MEETING: Wannabe public speakers develop communication and leadership skills at the Best Western Conference Center, S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-3550. GLOBAL WARMING CONFERENCE: World-renowned eco-experts convene to consider “Turning Down the Heat.” The Environmental Law Center, Vermont Law School, S. Royalton, 8:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Free. Register, 763-8303. HEPATITIS-C SUPPORT GROUP: Three million Americans suffer from this still-incurable liver disease. A support group meets at Burgess Assembly, Fletcher Allen Healthcare, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5532. EMOTIONS ANONYMOUS: Women suffering from depression, anxiety or any other mental or emo tional problem find sorority in this 12-step support group. Seneca Center, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 660-9036.

23 friday music • Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” REBECCA PADULA: The local folk singer-songwriter gets into an alterna tive groove at Deerleap Books, Bristol, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5684.

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603-646-2422. ‘TO O TIRED TO DIE’: In this gritty fable from director Wonsuk Chin, a man tries to live life to the fullest after “Death” informs him he has less than a day to live. Loew Auditorium, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

MUSIC FOR THE BAROQUE QUARTET: Boston’s renowned musicians perform time-tested works of J.S. Bach, Telemann, Rameau and Couperin. South Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury, 7:30 p.m. $12. Info, 748-2600.

drama ‘SYLVIA’: See April 21. ‘THE IMPRESARIO’ AND ‘DEAR LLAR’: See April 22. ‘MY MURDER AND OTHER LOCAL NEWS’: Whoopi Goldberg collaborator David Schein presents three edgy solo works inspired by original poems. See “to do” list, this issue. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. $7.50. Info, 862-9616. ‘GODSPELL’: The gospel according to Matthew comes to musical life when the Barre Players stage this Bible-based rock opera. Barre Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $11. Info, 476-8188. ‘CHAPTER TW O ’: The Essex Community Players stage Neil Simon’s autobiographical romantic comedy about love, loss and one-lin ers. Memorial Hall, Essex, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 878-9060.

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words JOE CITRO: Vermont’s “Bard of the Bizarre” reads from his new collec tion of supernatural stories, Green Mountains, Dark Tales. Borders, Church St. Marketplace, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

kids ‘MUSIC W ITH ROBERT RESNIK’: Kids sing songs with the musical host of Vermont Public Radio’s folk show “All the Traditions.” Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216. ‘LAKE BOOK’ WORKSHOP: Kids five and up chronicle their own lake lore in a take-home picture book they make themselves. Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, Burlington Waterfront, 1-3 p.m. $2. Register, 864-1848. ‘PAJAMARAMA’: Parents and kids cuddle up with a good book at this pro-pajama event. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. STORY HOUR: Toddlers listen to stories at the Milton Public Library, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 893-4644.

film ‘IN JEST’: Jay Craven directs the first teen-scripted and teen-acted “vegetarian comedy” from Fledgling Films. Savoy, Montpelier, 6:30 & 8:30 p.m. $6.50. Info, 223-0050. ‘VELVET GOLDMINE’: The early careers of David Bowie and Iggy Pop figure in this fan-filled flick from the ’70s. Savoy, Montpelier, 10:30 p.m. $6.50. Info, 223-0050. ‘MY MOTHER’S EARLY LOVERS’: Family secrets come to the surface in Vermont filmmaker Nora Jacobson’s tale of one clan’s struggle with the past, present and future. Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury, $6. Info, 748-2600. FILM SOCIETY TRIBUTE: The Dartmouth Film Society honors pro ducers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall with a reel of film clips from their six blockbusters projects, including Cape Fear, E. T. and Jurassic Park. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $6. Info,

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‘IN JEST’: See April 23. ‘VELVET GOLDMINE’: See April 23 ‘LOVE IS THE DEVIL’: English macabre painter Francis Bacon is the subject of this movie, described by The New York Times as “one of the nastiest and most truthful portraits of the artist-monster ever filmed.” Loew Auditorium, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘IN TH E COMPANY OF MEN’: Neil Labute’s controversial tale of sex ual politics finds two men deter mined to make a mockery of their female office mate. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. MOVIE MARATHON: The Dartmouth Film Society honors pro ducers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall with back-to-back screen ings of their blockbuster films, including E. 77, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jurassic Park, Alive, Raiders o f the Lost Ark and Cape Fear. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 2 p.m. - midnight. $1. Info, 603-646-2422.

dance ‘THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT’: See April 21 ,2 p.m. ‘CHA-CHA’ DANCE: Latin dance lovers pair up to strut their stuff at CB’s, Susie Wilson Rd., Essex Junction, 8:30 p.m. $12. Info, 862-2207. CONTRA DANCING: The Otter Creek Contras host this northernstyle hoedown featuring Lausanne Allen calling for Franklin Heyburn and Michelle La Joie. Holley Hall, Bristol, 8 p.m. $6. Info, 388-4548.

drama ‘CHAPTER TW O ’: See April 23. ‘GODSPELL’: See April 23. ‘TH E IMPRESARIO’ AND ‘DEAR LIAR’: See April 22. ‘SYLVIA’: See April 21. ‘ESCAPING WARSAW”: Local play wright Jennifer Bloomfield is behind this original drama about two Americans and two Poles forced to examine their own lives in the midst of political turmoil. See “to do” list, this issue. Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info,

art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. OPEN PAINTING: Bring your palette and brush to this creative expression session. Art Gallery of Barre, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 476-1030.

words JOE CITRO: See April 23, Waldenbooks, Diamond Run Mall, Rutland, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 786-8095. ‘WEAVING OUR VOICES’: A yoga master and watercolor artist mix media to help writers — and visual artists — get the creative juices flow ing. Caribbean Corner, 12 N.

Winooski Ave., Burlington, 9:30 a.m. $10. Info, 658-9667. PHOEBE STONE: The Middlebury author and illustrator of When the Wind Bears Go Dancing and What Night Do the Angels Wanderl signs copies of her whimsical works. Waldenbooks, University Mall, S. Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 658-6053. JESSE HAAS: The prolific Vermont author of young-adult fiction reads and signs her newest book, Unbroken. First-time author Craig Crist-Evans joins her at the Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231. ‘HIDDEN DRIVES’: Local poet, artist and musician PR. Smith lays down lines from Shakespeare to jazz scat, with mood-enhancing lighting effects. Shelburne Town Hall, 8 p.m. $3-5. Info, 879-2953.

kids STORY TIME: Kids three and up listen to literature read aloud. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. MATH TUTORIALS: High-school ers take the “numb” out of numberscrunching at this weekly session with Dr. Samuel J. Klein. Room 373, Jeanmarie Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 9 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 865-5039. ‘CELEBRATE THE FLEECE’: Families follow the thread from sheep to their own dyed yarn and cloth at this informative outing. Shelburne Farms, 10 a.m. - noon & noon 2 p.m. $5. Register, 985-8686. REBECCA RUPP: The author of The Dragon o f Lonely Island helps kids ages five to 10 create a colorwheel dragon. Flying Pig Children’s Books, Charlotte, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 425-5600.

sport LONG TRAIL SLIDE SHOW: Six time journeyman Bob Northrup tells tales from the trail less traveled at Eastern Mountain Sports, S. Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0473. WOMEN’S RUGBY TOURNA MENT: The UVM Women’s Rugby Team sponsors this New England tournament to promote “ruggers

against rape.” UVM Rugby Field, Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0555. W OM EN’S SOFTBALL: Team players, free agents and coaches gath er round to plan the summer slowpitch season. South Burlington Municipal Offices, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 865-5187. . MT. MOOSALAMOO HIKE: Enjoy a panoramic view from Rattlesnake Cliffs on a 10-mile hike with the Burlington chapter of the Green Mountain Club. Info, 863-2433. SNOWSHOE HIKE: You’ll gain 1,520 vertical feet on this hike up Stowe Pinnacle with the Montpelier chapter of the Green Mountain Club. Meet at Montpelier High School, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 223-7035.

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FILM ACTING FOR YOUTH: Sunday, May 2, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Rice High School, S. Burlington. $50. Register, 860-3611. Young actors eight to 16 take part in creative dramatic exercises which will be videotaped and critiqued. ‘IMPROV FOR EVERYONE’: Six Tuesdays, May 4 through June 8, 7-9 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $90. Register, 655-0231. Actors and non-actors work on getting comfortable in front o f people spontaneously. IMPROV AND TECHNIQUE: Six Sundays, May 16, 23, 30 and June 6, 13, and 20. Rice High School, S. Burlington. $95. Register, 860-3611. Learn to portray a dramatic role by finding the character in yourselfand developing it.

creative process ‘T H E CREATIVE SPIRIT AND HER SHADOWS’: Burlington and Charlotte groups now forming. Mondays, 9:3010 a.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. $30/week. Info, 425-5433. Theresa Bacon leads 12-week support groups for women working through blocks to their creative process. New group forming.

dance CONTACT IMPROV: Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday, April 25, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Twin Oaks, 95 Kennedy Dr., S. Burlington. $100. Register, 658-5815. Explore how to “move from the inside out”and cultivate a clear sense of your physical and energetic center. MODERN DANCE: Ongoing Fridays, 7-8:30 p.m. Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington. $9/class, $48/six. Info, 859-9621. Dancers of all levels get instruc tion in modem technique and improv. BELLYDANCE: Thursdays and Saturdays, Nulty’s Dance Studio, Pearl St., Burlington. $40/six weeks. Info, 6600601. Learn how the exquisite art of bellydance can strenghen and tone your body and increaseflexibility.

aikido AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adults, Mondays - Fridays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. and 7-8:15 p.m., Saturdays, 9-11:45 a.m. Children, Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:45-4:45 p.m. Aikido of Champlain Valley, 17 E. Allen St., Winooski. $55/month, $120/three months, intro specials. Info, 654-6999. Study this grace fu l flowing martial art to develop flexibility, confidence and self-defense skills. AIKIDO OF VERMONT: Monday through Friday, 6-7 p.m. and 7-8 p.m., Saturday, 9-10:30 a.m., Sunday, 1011:30 a.m. Above Onion River Coop, 274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info, 862-9785. Practice the art o f Aikido in a safe and supportive environment.

feldenkrais ‘AWARENESS THROUGH MOVE M EN T’: Mondays, 7:30-8:30 p.m. 35 King St, Burlington. Fridays, 9-10 a.m. Chace Mill, Burlington. Info, 434-5065. Enhance coordination, flexibility, strengh and awareness with the guided movement sequences of Feldenkrais*.

art ‘LA CLASS AUX FAUX’: Three Tuesdays, April 27, May 4 and 11, 9:30 a.m. - noon. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burling ton. $50/class. Register, 860-0687. Learn how to create great-looking faux effects with paint and glazes. ‘OIL PAINTING FUNDAMENTALS’: Five Saturdays, May 1 through 22 and June 5, 10 a.m. - noon. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $125. Register, 865-7166. Tad Spurgeon teaches oil painting to aspir ing artists with competence in drawing. ‘A RTFUL LIFE’: Four Tuesdays, May 4 through 25, 7-8:30 p.m. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington. $36. Register, 865-7166. Discuss the rendering of the human face and form in various styles. ‘THE ZEN OF CREATIVE PAINTING’: Sunday, June 6, 1-4 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $75. Register, 655-0231. This elegant and simple approach to the creative process puts the emphasis on rhythm.

healing ‘TAPPING YOUR INNER SOURCE’: Wednesday, April 28, 7-9 p.m. Stowe. $120. Info, 410-2081. Discover how to “tune in” to the energy already present in your life. . \ HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK’: Thursday through Sunday, May 13 through 16, Rock Point, Burlington. Info, 800-404-7261. Get an extended weekend of inner exploration and healing.

health ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: Tuesday, April 27, 7 p.m. The Arbors, Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Free. Register, 985-8600. Get an overview of the prevalence, pathology and progession of Alzheimer’s and other dementia. CPR & FIRST AID: Saturday, April 24, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Municipal Building, 18 Lower Main St., Morrisville. $25. Register, 660-9130. Learn how to save a life using CPR and First Aid. ‘UNLOCK YOUR NATURAL DESIRE’: Four Thursdays, May 6 through 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Shelburne Athletic Club. $129. Register, 651-7666. Unlock your desire to exercise and attain your ideal weight, using self-hypnosis, Reiki and aromatherapy.

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herbs HERBAL SPRING HOUSECLEAN ING: Thursday, April 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Purple Shutter Herbs, Main St., Burlington. $15. Info, 865-HERB. Learn how to make your own antiseptic cleaners for kitchen and bath as well as rug deodor ant and furniture polish.

cooking ‘HEALTHY LIGHT SUMMER FARE’: Monday, April 26, 6-9 p.m. Isabel’s On the Waterfront, Lake St., Burlington. $40. Register, 865-2522. Get ready for summer with recipesfor hot weather.

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kendo KENDO: Ongoing Wednesdays and Fridays, 6:45-8:30 p.m. Warren Town Hall. Donations. Info, 496-4669. Develop focus, control and power through this Japanese samurai sword-fencing martial art.

kids ‘WELCOME BABY VISITOR TRAIN ING’: Monday, May 10, 6-8:30 p.m. Pine St. Childcare Center, Burlington. Free. Register, 864-8523. Get training to offer welcome visits to parents with new babies in Chittenden County.

language ‘STREET SPANISH I’: Six Mondays, May 3 through June 14, 6:30-9 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $110. Register, 655-0231. Gain a solid language base on which to build — hablando Espanol from the first class. ‘ALLONS A MONTREAL’: Four Tuesdays, May 4 through June 1, 5:30-8 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $95. Register, 655-0231. Learn about Montreal’s historical and cultural sites, Quebecois vocabulary and ethnic neighbor hoods. ‘ITALIAN FOR FUN’: Seven Wednesdays, May 5 through June 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $105. Register, 655-0231. Get an intro to basic Italian vocabulary, impor tant phrases and correct pronunciation. INTERMEDIATE FRENCH: Five Tuesdays in May and June. The Book Rack, Winooski. Register, 655-0231. Improve your speaking and writing skills in a casual, fun environment, with the Alliance Franfaise of Vermont. ITALIAN: Ongoing individual and group classes, beginner to advanced, adults and children. Burlington. Info, 865-4795. Learn to speak this beautiful language from a native speaker and experienced teacher. 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.

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music PITZ’S DIDGES: Thursday, April 29, 79 p.m. Play it Again Sam, Montpelier. $5. Info, 229-0295. Pitz Quatrone teaches playing and breathing techniques as well as the history o f the didgeridoo.

photography PHOTOGRAPHY: Private or group, basic and intermediate classes. Grand Isle or Burlington. Info, 372-3104. Learn darkroom skills as well as how to choose, use and exploit the camera to express your cre ative style in color and black and white.

pottery POTTERY CLASSES: Ongoing day, evening and weekend classes for all ages and levels. Vermont Clay Studio, Rt. 100, Waterbury Center. Info, 224-1126. Enjoy the pleasures and challenges o f working with clay.

reiki MASTER PRACTITIONER DEGREE: Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $200. Register, 660-8060. Take the next step toward Reiki mastery and get a “master attunement and psychic surgery. ”

self-defense BUJINKAN NINJUTSU: Ongoing Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Sundays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Burlington. Info, 482-4924. This self-defense style emphasizes relaxed, natural movement and distance to overcome an opponent. BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Ongoing class es for men, women and children, Monday through Saturday. Vermont Brazilian JiuJitsu Academy, 4 Howard St., Burlington. Info, 660-4072 or 253-9730. Escape fear with an integrated self-defense system based on technique, not size, strength or speed.

spirit ‘RYSE’: Four classes beginning Thursday, April 22, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Burlington. Info, 888-3087. Learn to consciously man age and “realize your subtle energy systems. ” ‘MANIFESTING YOUR DESTINY THROUGH TAROT’: Friday, April 23, 6:30-8 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $15. Info, 660-8060. Learn meditation techniques using the Tarotfor the manifestation of wealth, peace o f mind and relationships. ‘EDGES OF REALITY I’: Sunday, April 25, 1-4:30 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $20. Info, 660-8060. Discuss beliefsystems con cerning “life after death”and modem evi dence from near-death experiences.

stress management STRESS MANAGEMENT/MEDITATION: Ongoing Thursdays, 7-7:30 p.m. meditation; 7:30-8:30 p.m. stress manage ment. Maltex Building, 431 Pine St., Suite 10, Burlington. First class free, $5/meditation, $10/stress management. Info, 862-6931. Theresa Bacon offers infor mation, support, exercises and consultation in meditation and stress management.

support groups NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Ongoing daily groups. Various locations in Burlington, S. Burlington and Plattsburgh. Free. Info, Help Line, 862-4516. I f you’re ready to stop using drugs, this group o f recovering addicts can offer inspiration.

PROBLEM DRINKER?: Group now forming in Burlington. Free. Info, 864-4635. Join a group o f people seeking an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous.

women HEROINE’S JOURNEY: Four Saturdays, May 1-22, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Montpelier. $135/four-week session. Info, 223-6714. Learn to use art, writing move ment and sound as guides to conscious change and passionate living. VOLUNTEER TRAINING: Two Saturdays and Sunday, May 15, 16 and 22. Burlington. Register, 658-3131. Train to be a volunteerfor Women Helping Battered Women.

writing ‘HAIBUN’: Seven Tuesdays, May 4 through June 15, 2-4 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $105. Register, 655-0231. Try your hand at this Japanese form o f autobiographical poetic prose which incorporates travel diaries, personaljournals and nature sketches. CONTEMPORARY ESSAY II: Four Wednesdays, May 5 through 26, 6-8 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $60. Register, 655-0231. Study a creative and exacting non-fiction form, as perfected by Virginia Woolfand E.B. White. ‘DIALOGUE IN FICTION’: Six Thursdays, May 13 through June 17, 6-8 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $90. Register, 655-0231. Discuss ways dialogue can focus conflict, move the story forward and reveal character. ‘SISTERS IN CRIME’: Friday, June 18, 7 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. Free. Register, 655-0231. Four successful mystery writers discuss “howdunnit. ’’ MYSTERY W RITING: Saturday, June 19, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $69. Register, 655-0231. Learn how to create suspense through literary clues and red herrings. POETRY W ORKSHOP: Thursdays, 1 p.m. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury. Free. Info, 388-7523. Bring a poem or two to read and discuss at this ongoing work shop.

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FAMILY VALUES BOOK DISCUSSION: Family comes first in a talk centered on Gloria Naylor’s National Book Award-winning The Woman o f Brewster Place Wake Robin, Shelburne, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8307. VERMONT WRITERS DISCUS SION: Merilyn Burrington pursues plot and purpose in a discussion of the detective novel Open Season, by Archer Mayor. Dorothy Ailing Memorial Library, Williston, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. W OM EN’S BOOK GROUP: Readers confirm the life-changing power of reading at a discussion of Margaret Lawrence’s H eart a n d Bones and Barbara Kingsolver’s A n im a l Dreams. Deerleap Books, Bristol, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5684. POETRY AND PROSE READING: Local literati Martin Johnson and Susan Thomas read from their original works at the Horn of the Moon Cafe, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-0122.

NEBRASKA NO TCH HIKE: This difficult full-day trek takes you 11.5 miles through the Nebraska Notch to the apdy-titled Puffer Shelter. Info, 899-4717. CANOE PADDLE: An early spring paddle on Shelburne Pond turns up signs of the season. Meet at Montpelier High School, 11:30 a.m. Donations. Info, 223-7035.

etc PARTY EXPO: See April 23, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. ANTIQUES SHOW: See April 24, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. MAPLE FESTIVAL: See April 23, 7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The annual antiques show runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Albans Town Educational Center. ‘SO MANY PLANTS, SO LITTLE SPACE’: Garden designer Susan Greer helps you turn your white space green at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK FORUM: Conversation and a candlelight ceremony mark this gathering of survivors and victims vying for rights. Howe Community Center, Rudand, 1-4 p.m. Free. Register, 865-7790.

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kids ‘SINGING W ITH ROBERT’: Local folkie Robert Resnik plays for kids at the H.O. Wheeler School, Burlington, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 864-0377. CREATIVE MOVEMENT: Kids two to five get into the groove by using their bodies to dance and pre tend. H.O. Wheeler School, Burlington, noon - 12:45 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0377. STORYTIME: Children from three to five enjoy stories, songs, finger plays and crafts. South Burlington Community Library, 11 a.m. Free. • Info, 652-7080.

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VERMONT ADULT LEARNING CENTER: Adult learners drop in to brush up on reading, writing and math skills. H.O. Wheeler School, Burlington, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 864-0377. ‘TH E SHADOWS OF W W II’: Back from Switzerland, where she was unable to discuss it, former Gov. Madeleine Kunin hones in on the Holocaust. See “to do” list, this issue. Carpenter Auditorium, Given

Building, UVM, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1497. ‘W H O ’S REALLY ON FIRST?’: The double life of gay Major League baseball umpire Dave Pallone is the subject of a presentation at the Campus Center Theatre, Billings Student Center, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 656-6176. SEWING WORKSHOP: Jean Wolvington lends an experienced hand at this stitching session. H.O. ‘ Wheeler School, Burlington, 9 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0377. ISLAMIC STUDIES LECTURE: Author and historian Seyyed Hossein Nasr discusses “Religion and the Order of Nature” from a Moslem perspective. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535. TEEN HEALTH CLINIC: Teens get information, supplies, screening and treatment for sexually related problems. Planned Parenthood, Burlington, 3:30-6 p.m. Pregnancy testing is free. Info, 863-6326. BATTERED WOMEN’S SUPPORT GROUPS: Women Helping Battered Women facilitates a group in Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 658-1996. Also, the Shelter Committee facilitates a meet ing in Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-0855.

27„ tu esd ay music • Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” UVM ORCHESTRA: This “town and gown” group performs sprightly spring music at the UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656r3Q40.

rA i^ d l^ ^ tJ s ic iA N s :, ORCHESTRA: Vermont Symphony violinist David Gusakov oversees this weekly harmonic convergence of amateur musicians in the Music Room, S. Burlington High School, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 985-9750. MEREDITH MONK: The MacArthur Award-winning artist sings spiritual gems in a culture-span ning “celebration service” accompa nied by her vocal ensemble, dancers, readers and keyboardists. Rollins Chapel, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 5 & 7 p.m. $10.50. Info, 603-646-2422.

CULLEY CONCERTO COMPETITION: Student musi cians play for keeps — and a panel of judges — at the Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 3 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

drama DRAMA GROUP: Dramatists dis cuss ideas for shows and share the atrical experiences at this weekly gettogether in Winooski, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6083.

film ‘IN JEST’: See April 23. MEREDITH MONK FILMS: The artist’s award-winning Book o f Days links the Middle and modern ages. Ellis Island relives the turn-of-thecentury immigrant experience. Flynn Gallery, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-4500.

words BURLINGTON WRITERS GROUP: Bring pencil, paper and the will to be inspired to this writerly gathering at the Daily Planet, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9647. ‘LOVERS IN LOVE’: This discus sion looks at literary loves spurned and spoofed in Garbriel Garcia Marquez’s Love in the Tim e o f Cholera. S. Burlington Community Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7050. OPEN STAGE: Readers, writers and musicians bask in the limelight at Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-3144.

kids ‘MUSIC W ITH ROBERT RESNIK’: Kids sing songs with the musical host of Vermont Public Radio’s folk show “All the Traditions.” Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 865-7216. INFANT-TODDLER PLAY GROUP: The under-three crowd crawls, climbs and colors while care givers converse at this lunch-included gathering. H.O. Wheeler School, Burlington, noon - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0377. FATHERS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER: Dads and their kids get together for stories, crafts and a fatherly chat. H.O. Wheeler School, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0377. STORIES AND CRAFTS: Children

cut and paste to the chase after a morning story. Borders, Church St. Marketplace, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. HOMESCHOOLERS GYM AND CRAFTS: Stay-at-home students take part in extracurricular activities at the Burlington Boys and Girls Club, Oak St., Burlington, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $1. Info, 860-1299. STORY TIME: Kids under three lis ten in at the South Burlington Community Library, 10 a. m. Free. Info, 652-7080. STORY HOUR: Kids between three and five engage in artful educational activities. Milton Public Library, 10:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. Free. Info, 893-4644.

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etc VERMONT ADULT LEARNING CENTER: See April 26. CHIAPAS TALK: Sarah DeSantis debriefs after a visit to the politically tumultuous region of Mexico. Peace and Justice Center, Church St. Marketplace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-9386. COLLEGE OPEN HOUSE: Learn how to earn a graduate degree in administration and management through the Prevel School. Room 144, Jeanmarie Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2100. TOWN MEETING: St. Michael’s College honors local leaders who work “tirelessly to enhance inter-eth nic and inter-cultural relations in the greater community.” Ross Sports Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2663. ‘TAKING VERMONT BACK’: Ethan Allen Institute President John McClaughry talks about downsizing big government — in Vermont. Dinner comes with the discussion at the Lincoln Inn, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $20. Info, 695-1448. GENEALOGY LECTURE: Tracing your roots has never been easier. Learn how to shake your family tree at the Waterbury Village Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036. EUROPEAN POLITICS LEC TURE: Foreign affairs expert Gdrard Grunberg of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris charts the march “Toward Political Unity in Europe.”

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film ‘IN JEST’: See April 23. SHORT FILMS: A Brooklyn baker kneads love in P art o f Your Loving, a corporate type tells his cautionary life’s story in A n A cqu ired Taste and a family copes with Down’s Syndrome in the doc umentary Then Cam e John. Golden Eagle Resort, Stowe, 7:45 p.m. Donations. Info, 253-8358. ‘GODS AND MONSTERS’: Director Bill Condon’s 1998 drama explores the complex rela tionship between a gay man and his straight gardener. Rutland Plaza Movieplex, 7 p.m. $7. Info, 775-5413. ‘LATCHO DROM’: Algerianborn documentary filmmaker Tony Gatlif follows Gypsy culture across time and place. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:45 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.

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• Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” ‘FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICS’: Virtuoso musician Margaret Lancaster performs Stockhausen, Polansky and Lyon on flute and piccolo. Faulkner Recital Hall, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

PASTEL WORKSHOP: Chalk one up for this malleable medium. Jeanene Lund shares tips at the Art Gallery of Barre, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $5. Info, 476-1030. ‘PERFORMING WAR’: Visiting prof Annabelle Melzer discusses “Theatricality on the Western Front, 1914-18.” Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 5 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2814.

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openings 22 INTANGIBLES, featuring time-specific works of 22 artists and groups — perfor mance, reading, live broadcast, experimen tal music, interactive video, and more. Polaroid documentation of the works are accumulating on the walls. Exquisite Corpse Artsite, Burlington, 864-8040, ext. 121. Video performance by Kristin Humbargar, April 21; music by Michelle Wallace, April 22; dance/drum performance by Lynn and Brandon Klarich, April 23; performance by Heloise Williams, April 28. All shows at 7 p.m. CATHARINE BALC0 & DON TEETER, Recent Paintings and Drawings. Working Design Gallery at the Men’s Room, Burlington, 864-2088. Reception April 23, 6-8 p.m. SON AND EARTH, works in mixed media by Sally Keefe, Michael Heflfernan, Elizabeth Nelson, Matt Anderson and Melinda White. Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts, Rudand, 775-0356. Recepuon April 23, 5-7 p.m.

THE CARVING STUDIO AND SCULPTURE CENTER ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW, fea turing work in many styles. Smaller works and two-dimensional art in the Chaffee Center, Rudand; larger works installed at the Carving Studio, West Rutland, 4382097. Simultaneous receptions April 23, 5-7 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., respectively. MOUNTAIN LAKE COLLECTION, featuring

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o n g o in g BURLINGTON AREA DANIEL LUSK, figure drawings in charcoal. Book Rack Exhibit Space, Winooski, 6550231. Through May 15. PR0CESS/PR0GRESS, a six-week evolution of sculpture, painting, installation and more, with artists in the gallery daily. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 865-7165. Through May 9. HEARTS0NGS, masks, paintings and garden sculptures in mixed mediums by Sandy Raynor. Cathedral Church of St. Paul’s, Burlington, 864-0471. Through May 8. DRAWINGS FOR SHE LOVES YOU, featur ing pen-and-ink illustrations by Lance

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IMAGINARY BEINGS: HEFFALUMPS AND ZEBRAFROTRILLAS, featuring artwork by children from COTS Families in Transition program, sponsored by Very Special Arts Vermont. Borders Cafe, 658-6612. Through April. CATHARINE BALC0 & DON TEETER, recent paintings and drawings. Working Design Gallery at the Men’s Room, Burlington, 864-2088. Through May.

HUGO ANDERSON, DEBORAH RANDALL & PETER HAYES, featuring paintings and ceramic sculptor. Doll-Anstadt Gallery, Burlington, 864-3661. Through April. ANNIE CASWELL: MIXED MEDIA, featuring watercolors and graffiti images from around the world. Burlington College, community Art Gallery, Burlington, 862-9616. Through April.

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paintings by Kirk Fernald. Phoenix Rising, Montpelier, 229-0522. Through April 26.

BOOK OBJECTS & NEW WINE TOP FOL LIES, by Roy Levin and Gabrielle Dietzel. Francis Colburn Gallery, UVM, Burlington, 656-2014. Through April.

ANNE FRANK: A HISTORY FOR TODAY, a traveling historic exhibit from the Anne Frank Center USA in New York City. Burlington City Hall, 865-7166. Through April. BOMBS AWAY, collage reactions to the bombing in Kosovo by UVM students Megan Palchak, Ellen Janson and Jason Bogan. One Wall Gallery, Seven Days, Burlington, 864-5684. Through April. WILLARD ELMORE, figurative artwork by the self-taught artist. Rhombus Gallery, Burlington, 865-3144. Through May 7. VALERIE UGRO, recent artwork. Bread & Beyond, Williston, 849-6185. Through April. SECRET CODES, minimalist landscape paintings by Hugo Anderson, and ceramic sculptures evoking ancient cultures by Peter Hayes. Doll-Anstadt Gallery, Burlington, 864- 3661. Through April. TOM LAWSON, paintings, and DAVID POWELL, “The Veil of Memphis and Other Related Images for the Age of New Hope.” Red Square, Burlington, 859-8909. Through May 1.

WAITING FOR THE BREAD TO RISE AND OTHER VARIATIONS, handmade mono prints from sketches outside the kitchen window, by Roy Newton. Red Onion Cafe, Burlington, 865-2563. Through May 23. HOMAGES, handmade prints of jazz musi cians, Grand Isle farms and things, by Roy Newton. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 863-3403. Through April.

FARR CROSS AND OTHER ROADS LESS TRAVELED, landscape paintings by Tad Spurgeon. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery, Shelburne, 985-3848. Through May 5. WENDY MOORE, monotypes. Better Bagel, Williston, 879-2808. Through May. LESLIE FRY: Recent Monoprints. Enhancements, Burlington, 862-2505. Through May 1.

GENERATION OF CHANGE: VERMONT, 1820-1850, featuring artifacts and docu ments that examine how the state dealt with issues such as slavery, temperance, reli gious diversity and more. Vermont Historical Society, Pavilion Building, Montpelier, 828-2291. Ongoing. SOMEWHERE IT’S SPRING, watercolors and oil pastels by Pria Cambio. Cafe Delilah, Montpelier, 229-9649. Through April. BRIDGES, oil paintings of Vermont bridges by David Smith. Institute for Social Ecology, Plainfield, 454-8493- Through April. ROOT CELLAR, acrylic paintings op paper by Heidemarie Heiss Holmes. City Hall Artists’ Showcase, Montpelier, 229-2766. Through April 28.

FIFTEEN ARTISTS, TEN YEARS OF DIA LOGUE, a grouf show of mixed media by Vermont artists. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 828-8743. Through May 9. THE NAIVE SPIRIT, fine examples of folk art from the permanent collection. T.W Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 828-8743. Through August 1. THE WARMTH OF WORDS: Wisdom and Delight Through Storytelling, featuring recorded stories by Vermonters aged 10 to 90. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 388-4964. Through April.

18 AMERICAN PAINTINGS FROM THE SHELBURNE MUSEUM, including land scapes, portraits and still lifes. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 443-5007. Through April 25. SILKSCREEN PRINTS by Sally Stetson. Shimmering Glass Gallery, Waterbury, 2448134. Ongoing. CONTEMPORARY ART, by painters Tom Merwin, Ellen Hoffman, sculptors Robert Ressler, Dan George, photographer Suzanne Winterberger, and the Edinboro Bookarts Cooperative. Merwin Gallery, Castleton, 468-2592. Ongoing. SCRAP-BASED ARTS & CRAFTS, featuring re-constructed objects of all kinds by area artists. The Restore, Montpelier, 229-1930. Ongoing. FURNISHINGS AND PAINTINGS by Ruth Pope. Ruth Pope Gallery, Montpelier, 229-5899. Ongoing.

GEORGE SMITH: SCULPTURE AND DRAWINGS, and TOIL AND SPIN: RECENT WORK BY KATHLEEN SCHNEIDER.

HORIZONS, paintings for an MFA Thesis

Fleming Museum, Burlington, 656-0750. Through May 16 and June 6, respectively. GRANNIS GALLERY, featuring the work of designer/goldsmith Timothy Grannis and other jewelry artists. Bank Street, Burlington, 660-2032. Ongoing.

exhibit by Lou Albert. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1310. Through April 28. JKYM, hand-dyed linen, canvas and silk home furnishings, wearable art. Johnson Artisan Shop, 635-9809. Through April.

CENTRAL VERMONT HOOKED IN THE MOUNTAINS, 200 select traditional hooked rugs by contemporary artists. Joslyn Round Barn, Waitsfield, 8786885. April 24 - May 2. THE ART IN THE CURRICULUM, featuring the artwork of Joy Spontak and her Crossett Brook Middle School students. City Center, Montpelier, 223-5624. Through May 2.

FORESTS AND FIELDS, HILLS AND HOMES: 19th-Century Vermont Scenes by the Robinson Family, featuring pastoral landscapes by Rowland E. Robinson and his daughter Rachael Robinson Elmer. Sheldon Museum, Middlebury, 388-2117. Through July. JIM RICHMOND, 35 years of figurative paintings and studies of people and ani mals. Supreme Court Building, Montpelier, 828-3278. Through May 7.

STUDIO PLACE ARTS SPRING EXHIBIT, featuring 23 artists whose work is shown in support of renovation of Barre’s Nichols Block arts center. Vermont Arts Council’s Spotlight Gallery, 136 State St., Montpelier, 229-2766. Through April. KEN VAVREK: NEW WORK, ceramic wall sculptures by the Philadelphia clay artist. Vermont Clay Studio, Waterbury, 2441126. Through April 29. THE BIG PICTURE, featuring large-format photography from European and American artists. Middlebury College Museum of Art, 443-2069. Through August 1. BLOWING IN THE WIND, showcasing Vermont-made whirlygigs, weathervanes, kites, windsocks and mobiles. Frog Hollow State Craft Center, Middlebury, 388-3177. Through May 24.

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19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ARTISTS including landscape paintings by Vermont artists Kathleen Kolb, Thomas Curtin, Cynthia Price and more. Clarke Galleries, Stowe, 253-7116. Ongoing. IMPRESSIONS, oil paintings by Lorraine C. Manley. Sugar Mill Art Gallery, St. Albans, 893-7860. Through April.

ELSEWHERE FOCUS ON THE BODY, West African Body Ornaments of Brass. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603646-2809. Through September 19. JACOB LAWRENCE, AESOP’S FABLES, fea turing pen-and-ink drawings for the classic tales. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2809. Through June 20. ON ALL FRONTS: Posters from the World Wars in the Dartmouth Collection, and SARAJEVO: RECENT WAR POSTERS , more than 100 original posters from World Wars I and II, and the siege of Sarajevo. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmough College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2426. Through July 4. MONET AT GIVERNY, Masterpieces from the MusiSe Marmottan, featuring 22 large paintings by Claude Monet, inspired by his Parisian garden. Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 514-285-1600. Through May 9.

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

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s the cultural capital of northwestern Vermont, Burlington has more than its share of truly alternative venues for art. The Daily Planet on Center Street, The Red Onion on Church Street, and Muddy Waters coffee shop on Main Street, among others, all exhibit visual fare typical of the cafe art scene — meaning widely varied. Should munching and sipping patrons care to notice what’s going on above their heads, they would discover a loosely curated universe of work from which tomorrow’s artistic aristocracy may yet skyrocket into galleries, art centers and museums. Although in bars and eateries the light is generally poor, and pictures can get bumped into, smudged or even stolen, a few sales can also happen. These loca tions offer walls for lesser-known artists to present a fair, number of ^their works, rather t f i lj ^ e usual two or three pieces allowed into most group shows. Such rewards are enough to keep resolute painters, printmakers, sculptors and photographers queued up for months, ready to hang their goods under less than optimal circumstances. It’s a boon for visionary restaurateurs as well. Revolving shows by local artists are even cheaper decor than framed “Monet at Giverny” prints, and some venues collect small commissions on sales. But not all artists who work in obscurity are undiscovered tal ents — despite attempts to hype their work. Case in point: Harold and Carol Rosalind Drury, father and daughter painters currently showing at the Daily Planet. In 1998, a critic for The Stowe Reporter noted that “some have considered [Harold Drury] the Picasso of the next century” — without explaining who these sagacious “some” were. The hyperbolic review is proudly posted, as if meant to be taken seriously. Nonetheless, Drury’s large, unstretched paintings are uniformly static despite the diag onal compositions of the upward thrusting profiles, a repeated theme. His raw hues, such as the red, purple and black dominating “Man with Horse,” vary in nei ther intensity nor value while attempting to form some sem blance of chromatic harmony. The draftsmanship displayed within the kitschy profile of a woman with a red Afro, titled “Woman III w/flowers,” is like wise profoundly moribund.

D IN IN G D E C O R H aro ld D ru ry’s “ M a n w ith H o rs e ” at the D a ily Planet.

As for Carol Drury, the fig ures in her small acrylic paintings are all basically palsied caricatures sitting squarely in the center of the canvas. Affectations are no substitute for abstraction. The rest of her aesthetic weaknesses appear to be family traditions: a multi-generational insensitivity for color, composition and draw ing. A far more humble artist is Ishmael Ahmed. His exhibition at Muddy Waters does not bother with labels, price lists, statements or a resume. He just painted the pictures and hung them on the wall. Some of these pieces are quite competent. Near the juice cooler is a roughly 36” x 40” acrylic painting that integrates Stone Age images — “the Venus of Willendorf” — and a hand print with geometric abstraction. Ahmed’s colors are layered, and the piece is defined as an irregu lar grid of red lines and abstract collage elements. Another Venus-inspired piece is a richly glazed blue canvas in which the primeval Earth Mother’s fecund rotundity fills the entire picture plane. Though shows at Muddy Waters are often uneven, it’s a great place to find emerging artists such as Ahmed. He seems to be an artist who is productively learning and experi menting. Red Onions artist-in-resi

dence Roy Newton is a graduate of the Manchester College of Art in England and is one of the top printmakers in Vermont. The Grand Isle artist seems about as business-sawy as Ishmael Ahmed is unworldly. His linoblock, woodblock and monoprints are accompanied by a handy price sheet with contact info, and the corresponding numbers on the sheet are stuck right onto the front of each piece. This is a nononsense, commercial operation, and all the flawlessly executed images are refreshingly devoid of ego or angst. Sun, water, trees. Sun, boats, water, trees. Reeds, sun, water — all available in a variety of sizes and various per fectly organized colors. This is not Newton’s most challenging work, but why should he waste that stuff in a restaurant? There are many other cafe venues available to artists alike, in Burlington and elsewhere. It’s likely you’ll find artworks fitting into one of the three broad exam ples outlined above — artists a bit full of themselves for no par ticular reason, emerging artists not ready for prime time but gaining valuable experience, and well-established artists trying to make a fair buck. All are worth checking out over dinner or cof fee. Maybe you really will find yourself sitting under the next Picasso. ®

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s a husky young draftdodger, Bill Clinton blamed his weight prob lem on the Vietnam war. In a now infamous letter, he claimed the nations controversial involvement in Southeast Asia had caused him such inner tur moil he’d become a compulsive snacker. Oh, he inhaled, all right: Twinkies! Asking not what his country could do for him, but what he could have for dessert, the young Bubba seemed like the very last person on the planet who’d ever grow up to become its most lethal and widely feared maker of war. Plenty of people in Iraq, Somalia, Bosnia, Yugoslavia and Kosovo might be surprised to learn how uncomfortable the

mere notion of war once made the now relatively svelte Commander-in-Chief, what with the craters he’s been leav ing in their backyards. Whatever other compulsions he may still have trouble control ling, the 42nd President of the United States seems to have sev ered the psychic link between wartime and lunch time. I bring this up only because Clinton is currently conducting a military operation in which television is playing a role of unprecedented importance and complexity. Never has the medium figured so pivotally in a conflict of global significance and, considering how bent out of shape he got just watching the television news about

kid with a B average and a Radio Shack calculator could figure the flying time to Belgrade, so much for the ele ment of surprise. What I find surprising is how much Milosevic looks like Clinton’s old archenemy Newt Gingrich, although not a single TV newsperson or pundit has remarked on the eerie resem blance so far as I know. Separated at birth? Instead, everyone on the news talk shows goes on and on about how NATO brass underesti mated the psycho (Milosevic, that is). My guess is, everyone involved knew he was a blood thirsty headcase. W hat nobody expected was that he’d prove so damn media-sawy. This guy could teach a course for crazy dictators on using TV to brainwash the masses. Milosevic controls the Yugoslav airwaves with an iron hand, and has bludgeoned viewers with nonstop images of American barbarism. The first bombs had barely fallen before he began broadcasting closeups of injured babies in over crowded hospitals. The con stant footage of flaming build ings reduced to rubble by the previous night’s strikes. The same shots of the three cap tured soldiers offered over and

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food began arriving. And you think there’s nothing good on TV!

Who needs spy planes and satellite photos when you’ve got your enemy spilling his game plan to you on CNN all-seeing, we now routinely sit in our homes and watch tar gets in Europe blown silently to bits, the image transmitted by cameras in the nose of the bombs themselves. When a question arises as to whether a target was military or civilian, we no longer launch long and arduous investigations. We hit a rewind button on a jet’s VCR. The fact that war isn’t a game doesn’t mean the home version can’t be interactive. As images of cold, disoriented and unsheltered refugees dominated the airwaves, the White House set up the toll-free number 1800-USAID RELIEF to pro vide a mechanism through which individual Americans could have an impact on the situation. Mother Teresa meets The Home Shopping Network! Hundreds of thousands of peo ple made donations and watched as, almost overnight, tents, clothes, medicine and

The weirdest part of the last four weeks — aside from the sight of Dan Quayle announcing his candidacy while assuring Slobodan Milosevic that it would take us months to get ground troops over there — was the surreal dimension television coverage of the air strikes has taken on as a result of accusations that death, destruction and may hem have been staged for pro paganda purposes h la Wag the DogIn early April NATO claimed Serb forces bombed the bejesus out of Pristina so they could show the devasta tion on TV and claim we did it. Simultaneously, Yugoslav officials declared that the refugees streaming out of Kosovo weren’t running from the Serb military; they were just trying to get out of the way of NATO bombs. And now, almost every time any thing gets blown up, each side

initially claims the other did it to make them look bad. The weirdness reached a new high over the weekend as both sides launched actual advertising campaigns against each other! In the U.S., the White House began running TV spots in which the First Lady asks Americans to con tribute to refugee relief. In Yugoslavia, Serb TV unveiled a campaign cagily combining images of the convoy accident, including an abandoned stuffed toy, and copy which reads, “Who has done it? The Teddy is dead. Blaming the Serbs again?” Forget Hollywood — this is right out of Kafka! If modern warfare is going to involve using sets as a weapon, leaders are going to have to become Machiavellian in their sophistication with the medium. The Pentagon will need a whole wing staffed by former network execs and gurus from Madison Avenue. Deep down, I keep hoping against hope that Clinton’s secretly ahead of the curve in his battle of wits with Milosevic. That all the public gut-spilling about ground troops was a ruse calculated to cause the Serbs to get cocky and let down their guard. That they are being set up for a sur

prise visit from thousands of troops who, in reality, were ready and waiting all along. Now, that would be good strat egy. And even better TV. C N N Senior Analyst Jeff Greenfield probably summed it up best a few nights back when he pointed out the situation’s saddest irony. We tend to assume, he noted, that techno logical breakthroughs in global communication have the inevitable effect of helping us all understand each other bet ter. We see that isn’t the case here. Technology is being abused with great cunning and great success for the purpose of preventing just that kind of understanding. Even as the medium is commandeered and added to the arsenal of war, television still offers perhaps the greatest hope for minimizing catastro phe and maximizing compas sion. Seeing, after all, is believ ing. “There’s nothing more important,” asserted the Washington Posh Ben Bradlee on a recent news show, “than the men and women reporting over there and showing us what’s really happening.” Unless one man is deter mined to see to it that no one in his country gets the pic ture. ®

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Having seen the work of Hyde Park Elementary’s school board over the past three years, I want to thank you for pub lishing a very fair article [“A Town Divided,” April 14] that helps expose some of the abuse of power that has been going on here for the past several years. — David Palumbo

Hyde Park GRATEFUL FOR FRESH AIR Bravo for David Lines’ thoughtful and insightful report on “A Town Divided” [April 14]. Not everyone in our sleepy hamlet of Hyde Park will appreciate his candor, but about half of us are sin cerely grateful for a much-

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o a hunter, much of Rickey Gard Diamond’s novel Second Sight will seem familiar. Though she now lives in Burlington and teaches at Johnson State College, Diamond grew up in Michigan, where hunting was an essential part of life, as natural as mos quitoes in the summer and mud in the early spring. Second Sight is set in this location — most of the book’s action takes place in the fictional town of Five Corners. All the characters support themselves through the three central components of hunting season: shoot ing deer for food, selling supplies for the hunt, or pro viding entertainment for the hunters — almost exclu sively male — after hours. But non-hunters — even vegetarians — should not consider Second Sight off-limits. Diamond’s book, recently reissued by HarperCollins after the original Calyx paperback, amicably provides readers with a sec-

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environmental mission seeks full-tim e individuals until year's end. Make, cut, wax, wrap & ship. Apply to Ross Gagnon, Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, VT 05482.

Year 3 of this exciting project. Three positions are available: TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES COORDINATOR, identify needs and coordi nate local resources to meet those needs; TECHNOLOGY PLANNING

COORDINATOR, work with non-profits to create workable technology plans; COMPUTER SOFTWARE TRAINING COORDINATOR, develop classes for non-profits and low-income citizens. Applicants should have familiarity with technology and an interest in community as well as a desire to use organizational and communications skills. VISTA mem bers receive a living allowance, health care & an education award or stipend. Must be at least 18, a US citizen or permanent resident, and be willing to make a one-year commitment to the project. Positions avail

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A sso cia te D irec to r o f A lumni and P a r en t P ro g r a m s : S t. L a w r en ce U niversity The Associate Director of Alumni and Parent Programs will be the prima ry operations manager for the alumni and parent program office S/he will work with the director and staff to set realistic goals and objectives, to review progress, and to develop and implement an annual Alumni and Parent Programs operations plan and master calendar. S/he will work with the director to set and implement policies and procedures as well as review and monitor the department's budget and inventories. Also, this individual will share in the decision making for office technology, out sourcing, website enhancements and developments, professional train ing and development, and utilizing vendors for various projects (alumni directory, gift match screening, credit cards, etc.)

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The Associate Director will also coordinate development efforts for sev eral key reunions. For reunion classes, s/he will be responsible for recruiting, training, and supporting reunion development committees and soliciting and acknowledging gifts of $1,000 - $25,000 from nonassigned reunion leadership prospects. The Associate Director of Alumni and Parent Programs will be required to travel as needed to meet with key reunion volunteers, prospects, and suspects. Successfully balancing travel needs and responsibilities to office operations will be essential. Qualifications: The successful candidate must possess strong skills in the management and organization of programs and staff, preferably in a higher education setting, and at least three years experience, or its equivalent, in the discipline of advancement/sales. A Bachelor's degree is required, Master's degree preferred. Demonstration of a record of achievement in fund raising and volunteer management is important. Public and interpersonal communication skills are essential. A working knowledge of financial management tools, web site design and applica tions, and/or strategic planning is a plus. The successful candidate must be comfortable working in a highly participatory management environ ment that involves faculty, staff, students and volunteers. Send cover letter, resume and names of three references to: Search Committee, Associate Director, Alumni and Parent Programs, St. Lawrence University, Canton, .NY 13617. Review of applications will begin May 15, 1999 and will continue until the position has been filled.

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Marijuana users, non-users & former users, 18+, needed for 2 hrs. for research study on memory, thinking and atten tion. $25 compensation. Call 656-9570, M-F, 12:30-1:30 p.m. or M -Th, 3-5 p.m.

bdrm., hdwd. firs., lots of win dows, old home w/ charm. No smokers/dogs, W/D, off-street parking. $750/mo. + utils. + dep. Refs. & lease. Avail now. 862-4921.

EM PLO YM ENT EM PLOYM ENT EMPLOYMENT B U SIN E SS FINE HANDCRAFTS SUR ROUND you at Shimmering Glass & Stowe Craft. Be part of it. Join our team. Opportunities for a salesper son, design center manager and a stained-glass artist. Required experience with art, craft, interior design or retail. Write Stowe Craft, 55 Mountain Rd., Stowe, VT 05672. Fax 253-8109, or email sfishl230@ aol.com .

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seeks active, outdoors, cre ative, quirky individual with H TM L, Windows, Macintosh, networking, and retail experi ence to assist in rapidly grow ing internet and catalog busi ness. F/T, salary w/ benefits. Replies to Kent, Outdoor Gear Exchange, 191 Bank St., Burlington, VT 05401. employment@gearx.com.

Church St. Marketplace seeks salesperson— part-time until 6/15, then full-time (30-35 hrs./wk.) until Labor Day. Apply in person Saturdays, 114 or call 453-4433 (morns.).

ONION RIVER CO-OP seeks dynamic, organized, hard work er to join our grocery stocking team. Full-time, benefits include paid time off, medical & dental insurance and store discounts. Apply to: 274 No. Winooski Ave., Burlington, VT 05401. EOE.

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OUTDOOR SUMMER WORK: Socially responsible, serviceoriented, top-end residential painting company seeks bright, team-oriented men & women for summer employment. Painters w/ some exterior expe rience welcome; training also available for entry-level posi tions. Call Paul, Lafayette Painting, 863-5397.

PROFESSIONAL ROOMMATE to share a 2-bdrm. in Burlington. Upbeat female who loves animals, shopping, danc ing and has a good sense of humor. Free rent, monthly stipend and 1-year commit ment. Send resume to TSYF, 1 Mill St., Box B-12, Burlington, VT 05401.

RELOCATE TO NANTUCKET. Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors: EIT & SIT with Autocad experience preferred. Also needed: Party Chiefs & Wetlands Specialists. Fax resume to Mr. Bachman, 508-228-9856.

SEASONAL (FULL- OR PARTTIME) job starts 4/1-5/15 and 6/15-7/1. Retail sales person for greenhouse/garden center. 1st Season Greenhouses, Shelburne. 985-8456.

SPORTS ACTIVITIES COUNCELOR wanted for VT Summer Camp. Must be enthusiastic, like kids, & have good sense of humor. Good salary, room & board. Contact Sarah Wright, 802-244-1301.

Atlas News is immediately hiring independent workers to merchandise maga zines in the central and Northern Vermont area. Mon. & Tues, 10-20 hrs/wk. Must have reliable trans portation.

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT: Vermont Expos are looking for responsible individuals to work part-time for the 1999 base ball season. Please call 6554200 for more information.

ANNOUNCE M ENTS need of people to house play ers for the 1999 season. Please call 655-4200 for more information.

LOOKING FOR GO-GO DANCERS, fire eaters, body builders, sword swallowers and other performers of that nature for summer extravaganza. Call Red Square, 859-8909.

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MIDDLEBURY: Middlebury Holistic Health Center has bright offices & classroom/ group room space available. Flexible options, including one-day-a-week rentals for ofices & single-use rentals for the group room. Meditation groups, yoga teachers & others wanted. The group room is suitable for meetings, lectures, classes & more. 388-4800.

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ROOM FOR RENT BURLINGTON: Furnished rooms in guest house, down town, shared common areas, phone parking, no smoking, newly renovated. Clean, quiet, responsible only. Weekly & monthly rates. 862-3341.

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LIVE FOR FREE! Seeking cou ple or individual to share apartment with lake views with independent young woman. Free rent plus a generous stipend provided in exchange for mentoring and emotional support. Contact Katherine Long, 658-1914 for more information. EEO/TTY.

FREE ROOM IN EXCHANGE for work around a country place in So. Burlington. Biking distance to UVM. College/gradage male. Should like to work in gardens, be familiar w/ light machinery. 864-7537 (days), 862-8796 (eves).

• Dead-end streets — terrace, point, cove, dale, way. • Cul-de-sacs — court. • Short curved roads with ingress and egress from the same thoroughfare — circle. Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, is even more precise: • North-south cul-de-sac — circle. • East-west cul-de-sac — court. • Northwest-southeast street — drive. • Northeast-southwest street — lane. (Doesn’t the Kenai planning department have anything better to do?) • Begins and ends at same thoroughfare — loop. • Meandering — road. You get the picture. Lacking a detailed national stan dard (where are the French when we need them?), we’re left with a muddle. One may hazard the generalization that long streets typically are called avenue, street, highway, road, etc., while short ones get terrace, court, place and the like. But there are many exceptions even to this simple rule. Don’t despair. The U.S. Postal Service, exhibiting rare common sense, has decided suffixes aren’t worth worrying about. It merely requests that street names be unique with out regard to suffix, lest mail carriers be confused if the suffix is left off. (A notorious violator of this principle is Chicago, which has numerous instances of streets with names like 21st Place running parallel to 21st Street.) The agency adds a few other reasonable guidelines, e.g., street names should sound dissimilar to one another to avert mix-ups. These rules appear to have been widely adopted by local officials. In short, we have a collective bureaucratic judgment that the power of the state ought to be exercised economically, a conclusion that might be applied to many aspects of public life. — CECIL ADAMS

Is there something you need to get straight? Cecil Adams can deliver the Straight Dope on any topic. Write Cecil Adams at the Chicago Reader, 11 E. Illinois, Chicago, IL 60611, or e-mail him at cecil@chireader.com.

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dent, non-smoker, no pets, to share w/ 2 other people. Heat/hot water inch, parking & garbage removal. $267/mo. + $367 dep. 860-7271.

BURLINGTON: Lg., sunnv bdrm. for rent in 3-bdrm., pos itive, creative, child-centered household— yard, garden, near downtown, laundry, parking, great neighbors. Avail. 6/1. $440/mo. (most utils, incl.). Single parent a poss. 860-0646 (eves).

BURLINGTON: Roommate needed to share 3-bdrm. condo, centrally located. No pets. $294/mo. + 1/3 utils. Avail. 5/1. 864-6250.

BURLINGTON: M/F, So. Winooski Ave. Avail. 6/1. Backyard, garage, off-street parking, W/D, full kitchen, 3 clean, non-smoking room mates. $365/mo. Call Noah, 656-6692.

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TAURUS

gradually you may not have realized it, you have acquired a much better set of problems than you’ve ever had before. They’re more interest ing, less a product o f bad old habits, and a greater challenge to your intelligence. In the past, you wasted way too much time solving puzzles that were truly beneath you, but these new models are beautiful to behold. So congratulations. I suggest you throw yourself a big old graduation party.

(Apr. 20-May 20): Caution: The light at the end of the tunnel may resemble a supernova. Better be wearing at least five pairs of sunglasses as you come shooting out of the darkness you’ve grown so accustomed to. Remember what happened to the mortal woman Semele when she was allowed to gaze upon the god Zeus in his full shining glory. In your case, at least, the dazzling radiance is likely to be more feminine in nature, and there fore more nurturing. But don’t you dare try to drink it all in at once.

GEMINI

(May 21-June 20): It seems your imagination’s rioting for Haagen Dazs while your willpower’s screaming out for you to go easy on the creamy excesses. Meanwhile, the child in you is hop ing to get a little sick in order to be excused from the big test you have to take, while the adult in you is ready to grab the kid in you and pour medicine down his or her lit tle gullet. W hat do you think the Buddha would do in a situation like this? I believe he’d make you some ice cream-flavored medicine.

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LEO

(July 23-Aug. 22): I vividly recall the moment many years ago when a gush of thrilling chills erupted in my spine, revealing that the new woman I’d been dating, Jeannette, was the soul twin I had been waiting for forever. A month later, though, after a breathtaking series of boring arguments had bro ken us up, I was berating myself with the thought, “W hat did I ever see in her?” Moral of the story: Just because a stirring event rouses goose-bumps doesn’t necessarily mean you should treat it as if it were a mandate direct from God. W ith this lesson in mind, Leo, I have studied your own recent brush with tingling amazement. You’ll be pleased to know that unlike mine, yours was the Real Thing — a mandate direct from God.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Now and then overly serious read ers suffering from stunted imagina tions take offense at my wild flights and dash off an angry letter. “What were you smoking when you came up with that nonsense?” they fume. I could tell them that meditation and dreamwork allow me to tap into the richness of my wild mind

without the use of drugs and alco hol, but it wouldn’t do any good. Most pathologically literal people are unable to appreciate the fact that some forms of irrationality are fertile and life-affirming. They resist any suggestion that beautiful truths may come from flirting with crazy wisdom. I hope you’re not one of these grossly materialistic souls, Virgo. This week my prescription for you includes a host of poetic excursions into la-la land.

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): In the pagan calendar, May Day is one of the power points of the year. Halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice, it is an exuberant fertility festival urg ing us to celebrate and participate in the great bloom that the sun is calling forth in the earth. Naturally, the approach of this high holiday always puts me in a sublime yet giddy mood. I look forward to it as a chance to inte grate my highest spiritual aspira tions and my deepest erotic drives. Oddly enough, you’re in prime time to do this yourself, Libra, even if you’re no more pagan than the Pope. Your libido is peaking at the same time as your knack for communing with the Divine Yow.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In 1985, the mayors of Rome and Carthage finally got around to signing a peace treaty. This put a formal end to the Third Punic War, which had begun in 149 B.C. — 2134 years earlier. If these ancient combatants could finally set aside their hostilities, Scorpio, certainly you too can break the spell of the

longest-running dispute in your own life. It won’t be easy, but that’s exactly why it’ll be a potent way to build your willpower. You’ll pump up your volitional muscles to the max as you muster one hell of a potent dose of forgiveness and overcome the equivalent of a thou sand years of inertia.

SAGITTARIUS

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Many Sagittarians I know keep two lists going in their minds at all times. Are you like that? O n List A are all the people who think you’re great and who have helped you or might someday help you. O n List B are all the people that crossed you once or who failed to live up to your high expectations. At least half the peo ple on List B were at one time on List A. If this describes you, Sagittarius, I’m here to inform you that it’s Amnesty Week. Consider transferring some of the names on List B to List A. The Goddess will give you a big you-know-what if you do.

CAPRICORN

(Dec 22Jan. 19): A new, improved version of innocence is beckoning you, Capricorn. Believe it or not, it’s actually a smarter and more mature perspective than the cynicism you’ve grown so used to relying on. Now study this valuable clue from Clarissa Pinkola-Estes: “Ignorance is not knowing anything and being attracted to the good. Innocence is knowing everything and still being attracted to the good.”

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In T he T ib eta n B ook o f L iv in g

a n d D yin g , Songyal Rinpoche describes a kind of laziness which is peculiar to the Western world. It consists, he says, o f frenzied activity. In other words, people in our culture fill their lives up with nonstop busywork and mindgames so as to avoid the far more deeply demanding discipline of cultivating their souls. Luckily for you, Aquarius, you’re entering a phase when you’ll find it comparatively easy to get your lazy ass in gear by slowing way, way down.

PISCES

(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Guess what you get to be this week, Pisces? A gadfly, for one. A wise guy, for two. A muckraker, bridge-builder and gossip therapist, for three, four and five. In case you don’t understand the term “gossip therapist,” it means you’ll be required to heal but not hurt peo ple by spreading gossip. If you’re man or woman enough to handle all these jobs, you’ll be given an even more glorious assignment: to dive into a heap of mismatched fragments and assemble them into a beautiful whatchamacallit. ®

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ATTRACTIVE INSIDE & OUTSIDE. DWPF, 45, NS, positive outlook, healthy lifestyle, well-educated, mother, nature lover. ISO relationship based on respect, trust & communication w/ attractive, intelligent, fit, nurturing PM counterpart. 2792____________________

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IS THIS THE LAND OF THE UNEDUCAT ED, unemployed, unavailable, under aged? SWPF, 30, with kids, car, house, job, brain, seeking the almost perfect man. Wow me with your response.

12i§________________________ PETITE,

50 ,

WWiF W/TEENS. Reader,

nature lover, sometimes silly, looking for devout, financially secure D/WiWM, 45, NS, to share “the rest of the story” with. 2958________ __________________

DWF,

4 5 , 5 ’4 ", 150

LETS ENJOY THE SUNSHINE. SWF, NS, 32, 5’i", would like to meet a SWM, NS, 31-38, who is sensitive and would like to develop friendship & share experiences. 2930____________________

UNCONVENTIONAL 49 YO DWF recently returned from teaching art in Africa. ISO spiritual, contemplative, witty SM for hiking, biking, swing dancing, light hearted appreciation of Earth. Possible LTR. NS, ND, no malls. 2884__________

MY FRIENDS AND I ARE ISO PARTNERS in crime who enjoy being dazed & con fused in the afternoons while baking at 4:20. 2882___________________________

ISO WORKOUT. AN ACCELERATED heart rate from kissing that glistens, wellearned sweat from love who listens... Spot me if you are of the light, beauti ful, into deliberateness. 2885

Love .

C O U iU S W )

FINANCIALLY SOLVENT, COMPETITIVE SWM ISO a healthy relationship with the right woman. I value spontaneity, optimism, beauty & happiness. If you have a lust for life and a heart that needs to share love, please do respond. 20-30 YO. 2937____________

RESTLESS IN MIDDLEBURY. Well-adjust ed, easy-going, gentle DWM who likes, but does not have, children— fit, outdoor-oriented, slim, 5’io ” , 45, humor ous, strong ethics & morals— seeks PF, NS w/ similar characteristics for LTR. Carry-on baggage usually fits. 2938

IF YOU ENJOY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, dining, dancing, laughing and are 5’6” , or less, 35-45, fit, active, attractive, call me ASAP. SWM, 45, fit, humorous.

m i _________________________

SPRING FLING? I want to share my last 3 months in Burlington w/ an uncom plicated man who likes dancing, hik ing, theater-going, dining out. I’m 47, 5’6” , attractive & adventurous. 2800

hands & other activities done in pri vate? Young professional w/ Latin looks seeks young, attractive, sassy lass. I like movies, music, good food & the outdoors. Wimps need not apply.

DWPF PAGAN,

m i _____ ___________________

DO YOU ENJOY CUDDLING, HOLDING

preppy M, 21-25, to have fun, and act silly. Must love dogs, playing volleyball on the beach and listening to Jimmy Buffett. 2861_________________________ FUN-LOVING SWF, 21 , STUDENT. Likes: Chianti, outdoor sports and sarcasm. Seeks: well-dressed, athletic M, 21- 26, for adventure, fun & laughter. Must like hiking, movies & snowball fights. 2862

journey with new understanding, reach ing the highest level’s the goal. Seeking sane, dog & kid-loving, finan cially solvent, psycho-ex-free soulmate to share life. 2805___________________

trips, sunsets, beaches, cuddling at home, treating a lady w/ honesty, respect, sincerety. ISO F with similar interests for possible LTR. 2943_______

INDEPENDENT FEMALE ADVENTURER,

33 ,

CONTINUING THE

DPM,

43 ,

ENJOYS DANCING, DINING,

AIN'T MISS-BEHAVIN’. Rubenesque diva

YOUNG-LOOKING DWM,

skier, climber, horse woman. I like to play outside & hate the city. Looking for someone to play with; tired of going solo. 2873_____________________

ISO eclectic, 128 MB Ram gentleman for spanking-good times. High brainbytes. Reel watcher. Well noted. Mews/ muse. Child-free, aiming for LTR. 2753

SWF,

SWPF,

physical condition & health, 5’5” , br./br., ND, smoker, financially secure, lives alone. Seeks F companion to enjoy evenings/weekends camping, fishing & dining. 2944_______________

31 ,

DARK HAIR/EYES, PETITE,

down-to-earth, enjoys quiet evenings at home, outdoors, occasional nights out. ISO LTR w/ sensitive guy, 30s, cares about himself & others, doesn’t need to impress me. 2880

27,

SLENDER, TALL, ACTIVE,

attractive, educated, seeks SPM, NS, to share love of books, politics, skiing, running, outdoors and talking. 2759

PARTNER WANTED: HAPPY, FIT, FUN, funny, loving, loyal, smart, silly SPF, 30s, seeks kind, intelligent, caring, honest, wise man to share life’s joys and adventures. 2770

45,

EXCELLENT

MEAN PEOPLE SUCK! SINGLE PISCEAN Celt, 29, atheist, anarchist, tall, hand some, sober and loving. Seeking bril liant, tall and kind woman, 25-35, who desires love w/ intellectual fulfillment. Middlebury area. 2948________________

“ANDRE FOR ANNA”: SWM, 29, seeks F opponent for a match. No certain skill level needed. I am not concerned with winning...in fact, love suits me fine. Racquets included. 2968______________

Dear Lola, I’m dating a very sweet guy. He’s sensi tive, considerate, responsible, and a real prince in bed. He also imagines himselh a singer-songwriter, and loves to serenade me with original love songs, accompanying himself) on g u ita r . The problem? He can’t carry a tune, and his lyrics are hack neyed cliches. In short, I cringe whenever he pulls out his guitar, then grit my teeth, waiting fjcr the concert to end. I don't want to hurt his heelings, but I don’t know how much more of) this embarrass ing display I can take. What to do? Mcrtifjied in Montpelier

SHE IS SOMEWHERE-QUIET, BUT NOT

P lease jo in us a t the

Spring Fling S in gles P a r ty at C lub Met ronom e

afraid, peaceful, energetic, content, but adventuresome, mellow, wild, playful, yet sincere, waterfalls, wind and feath er pillows. Me: father, earthdrummer, rural, rocker, vegetarian, here. 2955

BEER DRINKIN’

81 HELL

RAISING SWM,

25, ISO SF accomplice, 18-25. From being high in the mountains to getting down in the valleys, let’s have some fun!! 2964___________________________

RED ROVER, RED ROVER! ALL FAIR AND winsome women, 34-44, with tender hearts, svelte figures and inquisitive minds come over! Smokers and jokers: one, two, three red light! 2959________

LBS., LOOKING FOR

companion for camping, hiking and general fun times. Must be NS, moder ate drinker and love animals. Interested? Let’s talk. 2922____________

►

Aoskinq nxim on

ionship of any interest. Like comfort and luxury. 2797_____________________

SLENDER, SOULFUL, RADIANT SWPF, 40, with a passion for the natural world and active outdoor pursuits. Seeking slim/athletic, active, intelligent, earthy S/DPM, 35-50, with sparkle, wit and warmth. 2954____________________

FULL OF LIFE,

DWF, NS. MY LIFE IS DIVIDED BUSILY

Call _

1 -8 0 0 -7 1 0 - 8 7 2 7

60 ,

F r id a y , M a y 7 , 9 p .m .

MUSE WANTED. NEA WRITER,

F e a tu r in g th e sw ingin j u m p blues o f B

57,

retired English and film teacher, ISO super intelligent, slightly wacky, but not psychotic, woman who’s read Gurdjief, but thinks Lao-Tzu and Daffy Duck got it right. 2961________________

FOR REAL-GENTLE MAN, GOOD-LOOK ING, middle-age, very solvent, search

C ash b a r • H o r s d o e u v r e s • P r iz e s

ing for attractive, companionable lady to share rich, fulfilling life, travel, yachting, just plain fun. Eventual commitment, my goal. 2965______________

l o o z o t o m y

SWM, 36 , 5 ’io", BLUE-EYED, ATTRAC TIVE, introverted, invitive, and a bit

In tr o d u c to r y S w in g D a n c e L esso n s

nuts! Seeks same qualities in 25-40 YO F. We both know society sucks, but continue to evolve. 2967_____________

o ffe r e d e a r lie r in th e ev en in g .

See page 42 for registration details.

IF YOU ARE A SF,

22 -40 ,

I AM SEARCH-

ing for you. SWM, 27, 6’i ” : I enjoy long walks and writing poetry. Beautiful sunsets are worth sharing. 2909

Dear Mcrtifjied, you may fjind this hard to believe, but there are worse sins than inept artistry. I’m less concerned about his clumsy crooning than about what sounds like a very unequal relationship. Do you love him as much as he seems to love you? Next time he states singing, try putting the critic in you aside and listening her the message behind the chh key voice. If you can’t hear it. gently send this troubadour packing.

duola

Love.

•

O r re sp o n d t h e o ld * f a s h io n w a y :

CALL THE

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NUMBER.

Call 1-900-870-7127 ,

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and use your credit card. 24 hours a day!

love you give. DWM, 4oish, 5’9” , 150 lbs., proportionate, youthful, interest ing. Likes most outdoor activities, laughing, music, movies. Seeking funloving companion. 2906 ________

LOOKING FOR THAT SPECIAL, beautiful girl. DWM, 35, 6’2” , 180 lbs., It. brown hair/blue eyes. Nice-looking, exciting guy ISO beautiful, special girl inside & out for great LTR. Children OK. Please describe yourself & I’ll call. 2833______

MAN FROM MARS: DWCM,

SPRING FLING. SWPM,

THE LOVE YOU GET IS EQUAL TO THE A Q o k in q w a m n , a m i

TAKE A CHANCE... HANDSOME SWP, 40s, excellent table manners, wellbehaved and belief in traditional val ues, would like to meet attractive lady for companionship to share laughter and activities. 2910__________________

SWM,

29 ,

W/ AFFINITY FOR SOCCER &

massages, ISO intelligent, attractive SF w/ a great smile. Possible LTR, or just hanging out is a great start. 2911_____

DWM,

3 7 , 5 ’io".

I AM INTO MUSIC,

movies and outdoor activities, but hibernate in the winter. ISO S/DF, 3037, into much the same for friendship, possibly more. Interested? 2919_______

APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED: DWM, 39, 5’8” , 180 lbs., brn. hair/eyes. Enjoys music, TV, movies, fishing, camping, hiking, skiing, long rides in the country, companionship. Seeking F, 25-45, to fill position. 2912___________

SARCASTIC, SEXY, INTELLIGENT SWPM, 30, ISO soulful, classy feminist, 24-34, with style, heart and gusto to share an appreciation of nature, music, good fun, food and conversation. 2914______

55,

NS/NA,

looking for easy-going extrovert, shapely, 4oish, active Christian lady, over 5’4” , under 150 lbs. Interests in church, dancing & other social interactions. 2907__________________________ SWM, 3 2 , LOOKING FOR THE WOMAN to knock over liquor stores with, then spend the downtime basking in expen sive beers, cheap theater, boarder cross, & yard sales. It’s go time, baby! 2892________________________________

MY FRIEND DAVE IS TALL, BLONDE, outdoorsy and gorgeous. He is also too (something) to consider placing an ad. For him: an active/outdoorsy, intel ligent, liberal, pagan voodoo dancer woman. 2893________________________

SM,

38 ,

TEACHER, PROFESSIONAL

actor/director, is seeking independent woman w/ hope, humor and sense of wonder (writer? scientist? red hair?) to share unconventional life and produce beautiful babies. 2894_______________

SWM,

22 , ATTRACTIVE,

WITTY, CARING,

fears and to find love. SWM, 31, also lives for mtn. biking, film, coffee, Internet, dark beer, a healthy fantasy life (BD/SM, anyone?). 2915___________

likes sports, movies, quiet evenings. ISO attractive F who’s open-minded, NS, disease-free, kinky, horny for adult pleasure & possible LTR. Letter/photo. 2890________________________________

HI.

ALTERNATIVE-MINDED SWPM WHO

I BELIEVE WE ARE HERE TO FACE OUR

38 , 6 ’, 160 LBS., SMILE, BLUE eyes, br. hair, NS, GQ, Levis. Stable, positive approach. Humor: dry. Employed: yes. Travel: packed. Outdoor: bike, hike, golf, ski. Indoor: hang, cook, talk. Start: how does life work? You: curious, cosmo, NS, 23-36. 2920_________

NO SENSE OF HUMOR, DWM, s ’ i o " ,

165

lbs., bl. eyes, handsome, fit, NS, late 40s, but w/ hair and teeth. Skiing, dancing, dining, picnics, V.S.O. ISO lady who can make my knees knock. Let's talk. 2925______________________

SWM, MUSIC-LOVER, GREAT KISSER & creatively caring man seeks beautiful and sexy girl in her 20s to share my love with & call my own. I like giving & receiving attention. 2936___________

SM,

52 , RUTLAND AREA, SEEKS attrac tive lady, 30-55, for dating leading to LTR. Only ladies seeking respect, car ing, and honesty need respond. I’m 5’n ” , blue eyes, brown hair. 2934

TIRED OF GAMES, SWM,

30 ,

CATHOLIC,

tall, physically fit, enjoys Rollerblading, biking, working out, movies, dinner. Seeking SWF, attractive, honest, physi cally fit, 24-36, spiritual for LTR and fun times. Children OK. Is anyone out there? 2929 ___________________ ARE YOU VEGETARIAN, 25 -3 5 , intelli gent, open, interactive, fit, self-confi dent, conscience-minded, hopelessly romantic, excited by music, art, moun tain bikes and purity of human emo tions? I’m waiting for you! 2889

The M ostly

24 -29 , W/

LOOKS

CITY DWELLING, AGRARIAN LEANING, 34, educated, NewMedia freak longs for a meaty Amazon librarian type who’s fierce and original in her life/art. Vegetarian, NS a +. Track me. 2818

BiWM, 26 , GEEK, SEEKS FAIRY PRINCESS with whom to share miscel laneous nerdy pursuits. Must be NS/ND and enjoy film, art, music and life in general. 2836_______________________ LIFE IS FOR LIVERS. Fit, attractive, ide alistic SPM, 46, seeks smart, sexy, happy, progressive woman (with a good liver) to share culture, travel, outdoor activities, politics, partying and shade-tree philosophizing. Laughter, music and love happen! 2843

SWPCM,

36 ,

CATHOLIC W/ A GREAT

attitude towards life seeks F with simi lar perspective for friendship. 2837

43 YO, 5 ’9 ",

good-looking, skiing, biking, NS SWPM, 35, seeks NS, athletic, sweet, attractive SF, 27-36, who likes to play hard, enjoys back-country adventures, film, travel, dogs. 2855_______________

SJM,

30 ,

ENTREPRENEUR, TALL, DARK

& handsome, ISO SPF, 25-35, who is beautiful, adventurous, and sponta neous. Seeking LTR, no games, no kids, and no pets. 2856______________

BEAUTIFUL M, WELL-CENTERED, stable, low maintenance; loves jazz, art, fine dining, moonlit walks, sleeping late. Seeking similar partner, late 20S-30S, to explore life’s finer aspects. 2 870

ARE YOU OKAY? THAT FALL FROM

THIRTYSOMETHING MAN, NS, profes

with it sugar snows and maple pie and dandelion greens, not so serene... From mid-life writer, teacher, gardener who seeks woman of dreams. 2933

ISO SWF,

FUN, ATHLETIC, EDUCATED, SINCERE,

SPRING COMES QUICKLY BY, IT BRINGS

LIVING IN ALTERED

24 ,

for weekend adventures and LTR. Must enjoy travel, hiking, concerts, outdoor activities, dining out and long, romantic candlelit nights in bed. 2811_______

SWM, 25, seeks attractive older woman for exciting romance. I’m suc cessful, dark, fun, kind, happy, into the finer things in life. Are you? Call! 2849

state, seeks spiritual female. Truth and justice major priority. Northeast Kingdom area. Y2K compliant. 2932

49 ,

SWM,

sionally an art instructor, socially an artist, poet, musician & dancer, seeks an NS, outgoing 28-42 YO who wishes to have her cake... Honesty as my frosting. 2872____________

IF YOU’VE GOT EVERYTHING EXCEPT someone to share it with, i’d like to meet you. DPM seeks NS S/DPF, 30-40, who’s bright, talented, attractive and likes the outdoors. Kids OK. 2875

RELATIONSHIP MAKES LIFE COME TO LIFE. I’m 33, tall, attractive, high IQ, professional, creative, sincere, openhearted, relationship-oriented. If you’re 25-32, real, seek true love, let’s meet and explore. 2877

GET YOUR GROOVE BACK. Attractive, fit

210

LBS., ENJOYS DINING,

day trips, boating, bowling, quiet times, music, treating a lady nicely. Looking for a F, 25-44, with similar interests for LTR. 2838_______________

IF YOU’RE FUN, FIT, ATTRACTIVE, edu cated, high-energy and spontaneous, then we have a lot in common. SWPM looking for F, 35-45, approx. 5’6” . Successful and generous soul seeking mate. 2839__________________________ CARPENTER, MUSICIAN, ANIMAL LOVER, lover of life. SWM, 39, seeking healthy F, 27-40, no racists. I’m 5’9” , 190 lbs. 2842_______________________

DWM,

4 3 , 5 *8 ”,

SLIM, ISO musical,

attractive, spiritual poetess, 26+, w/ appreciation of the absurd. Let’s sing, talk, laugh & cook together. Children, pets, imagination welcome! ND/NA.

2M4_______________________ SWPM, TALL,

34 ,

MUSICAL, FOLKY,

active, outdoorsy, casual, dog-owning, educated, etc...ISO grown-up Ivory girl tomboy; maybe one-time sunshine daydream, 2 0 S - 3 0 S . Open to future. 2 7 7 9

ST. J MAN: DWM,

43 ,

>nal vi

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SEEKS

LTR w/ spunky, sophisticated, active SF, 18-38. Interests: travel, mountains, ski ing, boating, off-beat humor, the ocean, wine, spicy food, fun times, bad weather, crop circles. You? 2812_______

enjoys nature, hiking, biking, writing & fun stuff is seeking a fluently natural woman for a co-creative relationship. Healthy, 34, 5’9” , NS/ND/NA, Rutland area. 2850__________________________

Heaven must have hurt. Single, starswept seraphim, 4 3 , seeks single, scin tillating female soulmate. Remember, true love is “ Heaven sent.” 2 8 7 1______

SINGLE MALE,

38 , 6 ’,

RUNNER, HIKER,

lifter, loves music, dancing, seeks voluptuous F for adventures in the Kingdom. Children OK. Race unimportant. Good intellect appreciated. 2781

SOUL SEARCHING. Honest, thin, attrac tive, unique SWM, 26, tired of women that aren’t interested in a relationship. ISO similar, caring SWF who is willing to make time to be together. 2783

Personal of the Week wins dinner for two at

“ ANDRE FOR ANNA": SWM, 29, seeks F opponent for a match. No certain skill level needed. I am not concerned with winning...in fact, love suits me fine. Racquets included.

2968

T E X *M E X

coyoTE! CAFE

161 Church Street Burlington 865-3632

Winner also receives a gift certificate for a FREE Day Hiker’s Guide to V T from

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HI. SWPM,

29 , 5 '6 ”, 160 LBS., short brown hair, hazel eyes. I’m neat, clean, organized. Can carry on intelligent con versation, good sense of humor. No kids, financially stable, college degree, never been married. Very active & fit. ISO a LTR w/ the right person. 2785

DALAI LAMA MAMAS WANTED by spiri tual, musical, lover of children, god seeking Rasta man. In the middle of the woods or NYC you feel at home. What’s your purpose on this planet? 2807________________________________

BARRE NON-TOXIC DWM, 41 , HUMOR OUS, intelligent, attractive, nature-lov ing, leisurely athletic & neutered multi cuisine omnivore. Seeks intelligent, diverse, 420-tolerant & mellow lady to share life’s daily pleasures. 2795______

BELIEVE IN MAGIC? Let’s cast spells. What the heavens know the heart con firms. SWM, Capricorn, 52, looking for soulmate, Rutland area. Interests: cooking, photography, the craft. 2796 PAINTER IN BLUE PERIOD, 23 , ISO wor ried woman to ease worried mind. Fancies Nabokov, Pixies, thermodynam ics, harmonica’s play, skeleton keys, rain. Dislikes long walks. Brains, beauty, opposable thumbs a plus. 2798 DWM, EARLY 40S, smart but appropri ate, attractive but imperfect, homy but discreet, fun but has as many bad habits as the rest. Are you that much different? 2802_______________________ DO YOU FIT INTO MY LIFE? DWPM, 6’, 42, half yuppie in excellent shape, into organics and life. Travels light. Seeks F w/ similar qualities under 46. 2804

TEN MOTHERS

FUN-LOVING OR PLANE CRAZY? Find out! SWM, 26, enjoys flying, skiing/riding, fine dining, movies, water sports, travel, single malts. ISO humorous SWF, NS, 21-30, to go AWOL with. 2769 WE DESERVE IT! Tired of relationships lacking passion? SWM, 30, attractive, slim/med. build, ISO trim, attractive SF who believes in balance of gentleness/ intensity, appreciates film, food, spontaneity, laughter, being active. 2772

DESCARTES WALKS INTO A BAR. The bartender asks him if he would like a drink. Descartes replies, “ I think not” and disappears. DWPJM with tongue planted firmly in cheek. 2776

Asskinq women Bi-CURIOUS MaWF ISO Bi OR Bi-CURIOUS F, 20-35, for friendship, maybe more. Must love life & horses. 2945 DON'T PASS THIS BUTCH BY. The Count seeks femme, 18- 27, for nights of dark mystery. Smoker who enjoys bowling, pool, dancing, music... No more broken hearts, please! 2957_________________

ATTRACTIVE, FREE-SPIRITED SF WHO enjoys music, dancing, the outdoors, conversation, and a daily 420 seeks same, 18-29. Please, no lipstick, bighair femmes. Must lie attractive. 2731

PRINCESS CHARMING? HELP!

damsel-in-distress seeks 18-23 YO to rescue me from everyday blahs. Let’s talk about musicals and politics while sipping a hot cup of cider. 2733

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MWP NICE GUY (SUGAR DADDY) SEEKS

SWM,

friendship. Age/race open. I’m 5’io ” , balding & a little overweight, but love to please. 2841______________________

mistress: attractive, fun, young woman who knows what she wants and willing to be or act kinky and caring at occasional rendezvous. Calls only. 2908

ISO sexy Sugar Momma for frolicking good times. Discretion assured. 2857

GWM, LATE

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50 S

CAN JOHNNY COME OUT AND PLAY? Is Johnny afraid to come out or be found out? GWPM, 42, ISO others, 25-45, who want to play or LTR. Marital status not important. 2848__________________

SPIRITUAL COMPANION. GWM, 39, 5’8 ” , 198 lbs., br. hair/bl. eyes. Hobbies: literature, movies, art & the ater. Seeks intelligent, sensual, creative fiM, NS, ND, no fats, no femmes. 2952 NEWTO SCENE. SWM, 50, seeks top [pales for fun and friendship. Age/race open. I’m 5’u ” , med. build, blue eyes, brown hair. 2935_____________________

ISO CHUBBY OR LARGER GWM IN THE

chance at romance— really 81 truly, that is! Perhaps you’d tike to meet up with me sometime real soon? GM is in a usual way; looking for romance. 2904

SUBMISSIVE MALE SEEKS DOMINANT male. Can I please you? 2883_________

ENJOY HIKING, SKIING, GYM, SUSHI, outgoing. Looking for 25-35 YO with similar interests, fun 81 muscular. Burlington. 2859 SWBiM, 42 , ST. ALBANS AREA, domestic type ISO Bi/GM, 30-45. No head games, NS. Are you clean, honest, spir itual 8t hairy? Sincere LTR only. 2876

GWM, 45 , LOVES COOKING, GARDEN1, travel, long drives. ISO GWM, 3555, for LTR. Let’s get to know each other. 2814

IMAGINATIVE, FUN SWM, 30, ISO

CREATIVE 8l EROTIC ROLE PLAY. Sophisticated 8t imaginative. Safe, sane & discreet. 2835

BiWM,

23 YO M, FIT, ACTIVE, HEALTHY, attrac tive, seeks F, 25-40, to be my mentor in the art of pleasure. I’d like to be a master. Must be clean, attractive & sane. 2949

TALL, THIN, HEALTHY, DISCREET, good-

naughty, but nice, playmates to share erotic, romantic, imaginative, safe adventures with lonely 81 Ma welcome, threesomes also. Discreet & clean a must. 2881__________________ ________ MaWM, 5 ’7 ", LONG BLOND HAIR, intel ligent, considerate, iconoclastic, kinky 81 pierced. Seeking attractive F for friendship and a bit on the side. Wife encourages! Intelligent, young, darkhaired, kinky, NS are pluses. 2851

MOSTLY SUBMISSIVE GWM,

GWM, 33 , 6 ’, 170 LBS., BR./BR., goa tee, workboots 81 jeans type, seeking cutie with a great personality. Be out, NS, ND, positive outlook and love to laugh. Dog lover who prefers modesty over arrogance. 2774

WITH A LOT OF STAMINA,

Bi/CU who are articulate, adventurous, creative, to share friendship and imaginative fun. 2927_____________________

tan, performs at all-male parties for free. I tease, then I please. A wild time for you and your friends. Adult videos a possibility. 2913____________________

COUPLE LOOKING FOR HOT, YOUNG

35 , 6 ’, 185

30 ISH,

looking WM, 32, ISO interesting, sensu al, fun tknes w/ Fs or CUs. Open to offers. 2874_________________________ Bi-CURIOUS DWM, 40s, slim, gentle sin cere, climber, skier, long brown hair, br. eyes, intuitive, open mind, free spirit, mellow, mystical. Longing for relaxed, intimate exp, w/ receptive CU. 2879 MaWM, 30 , ATTRACTIVE, ISO MaF who’s as bored as I am. Looking for some adult fun & adventure. Very clean, safe and discreet. No relationships. 2813

AMATEUR MALE STRIPPER, BLOND, FIT,

Burl, area for romance, LTR and/or friendshhip. Age unimportant. 2780 lbs. Handsome, masculine “guy next door” seeks simiilar males, 20-40, for erotic S&M role games. 2794_________

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to respond to a personal ad call l- Q O O - 3 7 ° ~ 7 1 2 7 • • • • • • m m m « m m m m 9 m m » ® W § m m’ m m m m m m m m we’re open 24 hours a day! $ 1.99 a minute, m ust be 18 or older.

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stud. 2926__________________________

SWM,

48 , 5 ’io”, 170

4 5 , ATHLETIC,

LBS., ISO OTHER

INTELLIGENT,

interested in fit, intelligent Fs, 30-50, for sensual, discreet rendezvous. No commitment, just unbelievable plea sure. 2852

3/10,

ESSEX. YOU: CONDO SHOPPING.

The one you wanted was locked, I let you tour mine. Can’t forget your auburn hair and green eyes. Ben & Jerry’s rumor's true. Interested? 2962_________

CATHY, PLEASE CALL AD

2745

THE PLACE THAT BROUGHT US TOGETH ER is gone now, but the memories will forever be with us. Victoria, Jim, Chris, Dave 8t Andrew, good luck 81 I love you all. 2960____________________________ AIMEE (CHASE-ING AMY), YOUR Animal Crackers are in. The Gym misses you. Jeff, too. Like a mystery? Me 2. Call 4 duh De-Tails. 4 U R 2 6E 4 words.

2946________________________ JILLYBEAN, JUST WANTED TO SAY, “I love you!” SillyBear. 2966_____________ BRUCE HORNSBY CONCERT, 4/5 . You: sugaree in a white dress, short hair, stunning. Me: vest, cap, too hypnotized to speak. I guarded your sweater while you grooved on stage. Your early departure caught me off-guard. Please call. 2928___________________________ SINGLE PEBBLE, FRI., 4 /2 . You: Beauty in black slacks and blue blouse, wait ing for date. Me: The “sensitive” guy with sister and Mom. Your smile and window glance charmed. More? 2917

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SWM, 38 , MANLY, NOT MACHO, sensi tive, not a wimp. Contemplative, fun, intellectual, witty, polite, open-minded conservative. ISO adult, bright, femi nine woman to share traditional values, mutual passions and LTR. Box 499 PENURIUS WORKAHOLIC WITH WORTHY dreams, 45, seeks private, deep cat &. plant owner for original aesthetic min gling. it’s a beautiful life for friendship, affection and mirth. Box 498

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AFFECTIONATE, ATTRACTIVE, TALL, FIT dad, 31, goal-oriented, positive, own business, country life, occasional 420, mtn. biking, camping, hockey. Love lit tle people? Smile? Sometimes silly? Let’s express w/ pen then. Box 495

STARS, MOON & NORTHERN LIGHTS, yet...romance takes two; I don’t have you: late 30s, slim, attractive, fashion attitude, pragmatic, green-eyed, majic woman seeking poetic, manly eco-man. Write me. Box 487___________________

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