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Rubbed the Wrens British Labor Councilor Be Sum mors kill accused undercover who had been killed in accidents, council officials and police of - The Baltimore Sun reported that; going "beyond the call of duty" as air bags became more popular, after they visited a "massage pardoctors began noticing crash surlor' 17 times to make sure it was vivors with smashed lower bodies breaking the law. Noting that they and relatively untouched torsos. were given "amateurish massages" Dr. Andnfw Burgess, head of by scantily clad young women orthopedic surgery at the before being offered sex, which University of Maryland's Shock V they politely refused, die inspecTrauma Center, first thought the tors explained that the 17 visits, air bags were costing $3160, were necessary to soon realized they were working prove that it was the owner and so well that people were not the individual masseuses who ^dre.o.enthlowsofthe were breaking the law.

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Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time A bicyclist who confronted t h r e e w e l W r essed men walking t o c h e i f h o t e j i n Alexandria, V.rgmm, pointed what looked l i k e a 9 m m s e m i a u t o m a t i c handa t ^ ^ a n c j <{emanded

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LOCAL YOKELS Good luck with Seven Days.

The area really needs a paper

continue to throw light on the literary scene, which is rich, rich in Vermont.

Such personable publications as yours get

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harder to come by. Please accept this inside-out -

people with local interests.

appreciation for how much work and courage is reflected in your opening issues. I'll look for

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Federal dollars build the world's biggest biomass generator — in Burlington

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Your first three issues look sturdy with ads and were fine for thought-provoking articles and easy-to-read layout. Vermont's such fertile ground for your mission; with artists everywhere, I expect you'll have no problem filling your pages and getting read. I particularly enjoyed the review and interview of Zencey and hope you'll

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GUESS W E ' R E N O T I N D A N V I S A N Y M O R E A review of Dan vis Tales

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Dear Cecil, Your column is the only reason I pick up the [Los Angeles] Reader. However, I could not let your recent column on Swiss Army knives go unchallenged. There is no such thing as a Swiss Army. They are a neutral country and, as such, have no standing army. They do, however, have a national guard which uses their knives. From my own perspective* who cares? But as I'm sure youd agree, the straight dope's the straight dope only if it's straight.

• ~ — Jeff Birkenstein, Fountain Valley, California People are always telling me I'm the only reason they pick up the paper. Clearly I am to the alternative press what Michael Jordan is to the NBA. Luckily it hasn't affected my personality Now to your complaint, worm. You should call up the Swiss and tell them what they're supposed to call their armed forces.

They have the idea it's the army. There's no such thing as a Swiss national guard. (There is also no navy, for reasons that ought to be obvious, but, given the state of public education, may not be. There is, however, a merchant marine. Go figure.)

While I was on the phone with the nice man from the consulate, I asked if Switzerland still had compulsory military service for males between the ages of 20 and 50. fawohU he said, although the upper age limit was recently dropped to 40. And are the troops still issued automatic rifles? Mai ouis, he said.

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wenty years ago the woodburning power plant in the Burlington Intervale looked like the perfect solution to the "energy crisis." Clean, reliable and cost-effective, its fuel source was not trapped under miles of sand in the Persian Gulf, but readily accessible in the woods of Vermont. Who would have known then — with gas lines a mile long — that the bottom would drop out of the oil market? Or that, two decades later, the McNeil Generating Station would update its technology yet again in anticipation of future energy needs?

The McNeil station — one of the largest wood-burning power plant of its kind in the country — is about to earn another superlative: It's the proposed site for a new technology that promises to decrease global warming and provide more efficient electricity, all in one environmentally correct machine.

"Burlington was the best place in the world to do it," George Sterzinger says of the combined-cycle gasifier, the first

biomass generator of its scale.

Formerly commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Service under Governor Madeleine Kunin, Sterzinger heard about the project from a commercial developer who was looking for a site with a regular supply of "biomass" — wood — and residents interested in experimentation. Burlington came to mind.

"It seemed like a good place because of its commitment to environment — with a capital 'e,'" Sterzinger explains. "People can understand the experiment and be enthusiastic about it."

Moreover, the project could translate into free gas for the city of Burlington. And royalties — Burlington will profit if any of the technologies developed in Vermont pay off.

The first phase of the project is fully funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and a private company — the Atlantabased Future Energy Resources Corporation. The cost of hauling local wood chips, Florida sugarcane and Mid-western

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At full power, the McNeil Plant can generate enough electricity to keep the city of Burlington — about 50,000 homes — in electric razors, televisions and microwaves. But for all its conveyor belts and mountains of wood chips, the plant currently operates at a fraction of its capacity. Wood must be chipped into tiny pieces and shipped into the plant, often by train, at a cost of $12-20 per ton. "We can't pay our wood suppliers a reasonable price and produce electricity that's economical," says McNeil superintendent John Irving. "It's cheaper and more efficient to burn fossil fuels, like coal. " At its most active, the McNeil plant burned 500,000 tons of wood. Last year, it

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MILLER TALE: Forget about big-time promoters. Most of the people who bring art to Vermont are small-time. No attitude.

No gold pinkie rings. And in the case of Jeff Miller, no health insurance. Miller has been running the Burlington Coffeehouse for almost three years on a volunteer basis. He books the artists, puts out the calendar and runs the sound at City Market. Miller was between gigs when his kidneys shut down last summer. The next surprise was the hospital bill, estimated at $40,000. No sliding scale at Fletcher Allen. Local songstress Rachel Bissex is organizing two benefit concerts to help Miller make ends meet.

The first one, which she describes as "kind of like Austin City Limits,'" brings together songwriters Patti Casey, Rik Palieri, Katherine Quinn and Diane Ziegler Friday at City Market. The second — a more formal affair scheduled for late October at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul — is expected to attract even more folk musicians. Says Bissex, "The public probably doesn't know who Jeff is, or what he does, but we do."

SCENE TOO MUCH?

Burlington has Phish to thank for its current music "scene" status. Not to mention the good ears of Toastmaster Dennis Wygmans and the tireless promotional efforts of musician-marketeers Brad Searles and Andrew Smith.

Now the city of Burlington is getting in on the aural action, with a monthly newsletter aimed at local musicians. "Our biggest role is advocacy," says Burlington City Arts Director Doreen Kraft, acknowledging the city is placing new emphasis on youth and music. "This is about finding where the gaps are."

The first "needs assessment" survey turned up the usual results: space, space, space. Surprise, surprise, surprise. : There were some tough parts to fill in A Piece of My Heart — a moving play about six American women in Vietnam that opens next week at Royall Tyler Theatre. Veronica Lopez-Schultz was the obvious choice for director. Last year she did Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. This year they're in combat fatigues. Schultz had to go all the way to Manhattan to cast about for the African-American lead. Look out for Lisa Romain. She's actually getting paid...Veteran villain Richard Lynch is the Hollywood hook in Diamond Run — a forthcoming feature by David Giancola, the Rutland filmmaker who pulled off Tangents. Lynch's dark-side credits include Scarecrow — in which he pummels Al Pacino — Bad Dreams and Little Nikkita. Maybe the big bad guy will help this one finish first.

BIG BREAK:

Breakaway keeps on living up to its name. The Vermont-raised bluegrass band just got back from a shindig in Kentucky attended by Bill Monroe, Bela Fleck — "all the biggies," says mandolinist Andy Sacher. Only 20 bands were selected — out of 300 — to perform at the International Bluegrass Music Association convention in Owensborough. "We had a total blast," Sacher says. "We picked with people from all over the world." Long as they remember the way home.

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ranking Deadhead Patrick Leahy ? Tie-dyed, and "chilling out" with the next best thing — guitarist Bob Weir — in the inaugural issue of John Kennedy Jr.'s George. Beats Madonna in the White House.. .Memorial Auditorium manager David Archer must have been psyched last week. He made the cover of Vox, and page three of its sister-publication, Vermont Times. Speaking of recycled news, wonder if any literati noticed the Charles Fish memoir in Vox, for the second time this year. In Good Hands may not be...Being downtown gives Chassman & Bern that urban edge, recently sharpened by a brand-new security system.

"It isn't anything terrible," says owner Randy Chudnow. Just a sign of the times...Looks like the Sony Nickelodeon sold out to Hoyts the takeover is scheduled for Friday. Hopefully that means uniformed employees will no longer have to parrot, "Welcome to Loews. How may I help you?" The bad news? It gives Hoyts a movie monopoly in Burlington. Just keep those art

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S WO!rdfish, bluefish, sole, 862-5227 This premiere store offers mussels, oysters — is stocked Made-in-Vermont wholesomeThis fishmonger travels the finest one-stop shopping in from market trips six times a ness has met the ex-urbanite's twice a week to markets in the area. As you enter it feels ~ Montreal and desire for diversity* and the " 1 week to Bos Boston and Maine to maintain like any other local market — result is excellent eating. ports in the large selection of fresh fish until you reach the wine and This hybrid aesthetic in and shellfish. The lack of a neighboring produce sections.

Vermont has meant that highstrong fish smell in the store is You'll find excellent local fruits quality and unusual items in Onion River Co-op one hint that the fish is handled and vegetables, especially the our stores have popped up like, 274 North Winooski properly. The store also carries a hard-to-find winter greens, and well, wild morels. As a rule 863-3659 le of sausages from the fresh culinary herbs when possithese shops tend to be small The co-op carries and family-owned and thus bet- well-cared-for seas ter able to provide attention to from local farms, fragile foods. This is not an easy wide variety of bulk as whole grains, p; task. The grocer has a limited ters, seaweeds and amount of time to sell products Dairy products and that can rot. Just think how resent the finest in the state, long butter lettuce lasts in your like Butterworks Farms, Monufridge, and you'll appreciate the ment Farms and The Organic effort. Shopping at different Cow. And try those Little Bear stores — boutique-style — for Refried Beans. the best goods is a European thing and the opposite concept of our big American supermarOriganum Natural Foods ket. But larger stores simply 227 Main Street cannot give the attention or 863-6103 take the chance of offering speHere you'll find excellent cialty items that sell slowly. dill, thyme, cilantro and other dried herbs and teas, top-of-theThe stores listed below do line Vermont packaged foods offer that attention and care like flatbread pizza; mirrin needed to maintain products at their peak, fragile and ripe with Japanese cooking wine, Westflavor. They're also more likely brae condiments, a select variety to.know your name and what of Asian foods, oils and vineC O U N T E R CULTURE The fish-eye view at Net Result

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A classic New-England-style sausage which preserves the fresh taste of the pork, lightly spiced and made on the premises. Cooking chocolate from Champlain Chocolates and a wonderful selection of domestic and imported olives.

BRISTOL Bristol Market 28 North Street 453-2448 Located just off Route 116, this charming store with its wide front porch has a real country feel. But its smartlystocked shelves reflect the diversity of the community with a fine selection of vegetarian, Asian and Italian staples — like canned Muir tomatoes, rigatoni or fusilli. The deli counter holds excellent prepared foods and top-quality Boar's Head meats. The wine selection is miniscule but carries intriguing California brands, such as a 1993 Wild Horse Pinot Noir.

Also impressive are items such as local feta cheese and Belgian Callebaut chocolate, including white and milk.

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ANNE'S BAND (flrnk, soul), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. No cover. CHANNEL TWO DUB BAND (reggae), 9 p.m. No cover. JALAPENO BROS, (rock), Nectars, 9 p.m. No cover. OPEN MIKE, City Market, 8 p.m. No cover. WOMEN'S NIGHT, Last Elm Cafe, 6 p.m.

Donations. OPEN MIKE, Java Love, 9 p.m. No cover. RUN FOR COVER (rock), Patches, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. No cover.

WILD BRANCH (bluegrass), Sneakers, Winooski, 9 p.m. $2. J O H N C A R L E T O N

BLUES BAND, Champions Tavern, Winooski, 9:30 p.m. No cover.

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3 i i s s p e a r h e a d No cover. DESIRED EFFECT (jazz), Thurs. Nov. 9th Halvorson's, 9 p.m. $2. OPEN MIKE, Cactus Cafe, 9 p.m. No cover. AARON FLINN (contemporary acoustic), Burlington Coffeehouse at City Market, 9 p.m. $3.

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RACHEL BISSEX (folk), Daily Bread Bakery, Richmond, 7:30 and 9 p.m. $3.50. TODD FITCH (softrock),Thrush Tavern, Montpelier, 7 p.m. No cover.

FRIDAY THE TOASTERS, D Y S F U N K S H U N (ska, funkcore), Club Toast, 9 p.m. $5. S T R U N G OUT, SAM'S P L A N E T (groove rock), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $3. S U P E R S O N G W R I T E R C H A L L E N G E WITH RIK P A L I E R I , PATTI

CASEY, KATHERINE QUINN, DIANE ZEIGLER (acoustic), Burlington Coffeehouse at City Market, 9 p.m. $10. STARFISH, HEXDUMP (industrial experimental), Last Elm Cafe, 9 p.m. Donations. HANNIBAL & AGOSTI (rock), Nectars, 9 p.m. No cover. TABLE WINE (folk, jazz), Java Love, 9 p.m. No cover. THE FLAMES (rock), Patches, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. No cover. CLYDE STATS TRIO (jazz), Wrndjammer, 5 p.m. No cover. OPEN MIKE (folk), Wrlliston Coffeehouse, 8 p.m. $3. VIPERHOUSE (acid jazz), Tom's Riverside Grill, Bristol, 10 p.m. $3. MARTY MORRISSEY (Celtic), Deerleap Books, 7 p.m. Free. KEN SLEEPS NAKED, (altrock),Pyralisk, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. $5.

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SATURDAY THE PANTS, M I S R E A D , D A I S Y G L A Z E (alt, pop rock), Club Toast, 9 p.m. $5. D U K E R O B I L L A R D (blues),

Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $5. SUZANNE MCDERMOTT, LYNNE SANER (folk), Burlington Coffeehouse at City Market, 9 p.m. $6. STEPH PAPPAS, JESSE SARGAVAKIAN (rock), Last Elm Cafe, 9 p.m. Donations. HANNIBAL & AGOSTI (rock), Nectar's, 9 p.m. No cover. THE FLAMES (rock), Pitches, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. No cover. NISHT GEFERLACHT (klezmer), Pyralisk, Montpelier, 8:30 p.m. $5.

SUNDAY BLUE RODEO, NEAL CASAL (alt rock), Club Toast, 9 p.m. $5. LORI CARSON (ambient folk), Club Metronome, 9 p.m. $7. PATTI CASEY, BOB G A G N O N , MATT M C G I B N E Y (folk), City Market, 11 a.m.

No cover. RUSS FLANIGAN (rock), Nectar's, 9 p.m. No cover.

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BUJU BANTON, QUEEN CITY ALL-STARS (dancehall), Club Toast, 9 p.m. $10. JIM LAUDERDALE (honkytonkrock),Club Metronome, 9 p.m. No cover. TAMAH (alt folk), Java Blues, 7 p.m. Donations. MOON DOGS (rock), Nectar's, 9 p.m.

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PARIMA JAZZ BAND, ParimaThai Restaurant, 8 p.m. No cover. LEFTOVER SALMON, NIL LARA (grooverock),Metronome, 9 p.m, $7. MOON DOGS (rock), Nectar's, 9 p.m. No cover. JOHN LACKARD BLUES BAND, Patches, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. No coven SNEAKERS JAZZ BAND, Sneakers, Winooski, 9 p.m $2.

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WOMEN'S NIGHT, Last Elm Cafe, 6 p.m. Donations. OPEN MIKE, Java Love, 9 p.m. No cover. ABAIR BROTHERS (rock), Patches, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. No cover. BREAKAWAY (bluegrass), Sneakers, Winooski, 9 p.m. $2. JOHN CARLETON BLUES BAND, Champion's Tavern, Winooski, 9:30 p.m. $3.

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L O R I CARSON, WHERE IT GOES (Restless, CD) — Alas, I was unable to obtain this disk before press time, but I want to talk about Lori anyway. She's the diva with the diaphanous voice on a couple of Golden Palominos projects.

Her solo recording, Where It Goes, unlike the ambient experimental funk of the Pals, is in the singersongwriter vein along the lines of' Cindy Lee Berryhill, but airier. Produced by head horsie Anton Fier, Carson leans toward the roots — call it ambient folk.

Her tour stops at Metronome this Sunday. Do check it out.

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O . Get your act together tor the upcoming SEVEN DAYS M U S I C ISSUE October 25. Send your band/act name, contact name if different, genre or brief description of style, address and phone number for our free Band Guide listing (for solo performers, too). Deadline: October 18. Want more exposure? Take out a classified or display ad. Deadline: October 20. Got story ideas? Send your suggestions to the above. (Please, no phone calls.) This music issue is for YOU!

BLOOZOTOMY With a huge, soulful voice that commands attention, a guitar that burns, and a show that will set you dancing, Jim Branca's BLOOZOTOMY is an act you won't want to miss!

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TWANG THANG The dubious tag of "heartland rock" may hover around him, but Neal Casal is a New Jersey native — albeit from the part of the Garden State that actually deserves the name.

His homespun brand of countrytinged rock has come into its own, alongside that of myriad citypoke artists like The Jayhawks, Uncle Tupelo or Victoria Williams. Some of the song titles on his new CD, Fade Away Diamond Time, $uggest that Casal is acutely aware of the power of place: "Detroit or Buffalo," "Maybe California," "Cincinnati Motel." Sounds like a guy who's been somewhere.— and just might be going places.

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Skilled butchers just across the counter are ready to offer advice about selection or to prepare a special cut. Don't pass by the produce section without checking for local items — like small, delicate purple plums or local Paula Reds. In a hurry? The deli counter prides itself in preparing all items in-house.

Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op 1 Washington Street 388-7276 Middlebury's natural food store is dedicated to supporting Vermont specialty food products, local cheeses and natural sweeteners. This is the place to stop for wonderful picnic items or fresh-baked goods — like home-style rolls and country loaves. A good selection of bulk items such as flours, grains, nuts, dried fruits and herbs.

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It offers the finest fresh seafood in Middlebury. Try the popular cod cakes prepared in the classic Cape Cod style. The fine line of imported Italian products — olive oils, vinegars, capers, risotto — will add that extra zing to your meals.

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MONTPELIER Hunger Mountain Co-op Barre Street 223-6910 This classic natural foods store provides downtown * Montpelier with its finest produce, much of it purchased from local growers and gatherers of wild foods, such as leeks, tender roots and flavorful greens. The shelves are wellstocked with organic flours, grains, dried pastas, fruits and herbs. Fine oils: sesame, walnut, safflower. Also great dried apricots and pears.

State Street Market State Street 229-9353 The back counter of this store stocks the best fish in town — wonderful flounder or sole, cod and Maine shrimp.

The cheese case frequently stores unpasteurized cheese from France as well as Vermont.

There's a nice selection of wines, Asian foods, olives and all the ingredients for making your own beer. A wide selection of organic chips and salsas.

Settlement Farms Route 2 223-3120 From Interstate 89 this may seem like a nursery, but it's a giant roadside produce stand.

Just-picked, the veggies are full of flavor. The lettuce is still crisp. Just see if you can pass up the beautiful home-baked pies, breads and sticky rolls. In season, there are even bunches of cut flowers for your table.

STOWE Food for Thought 56 Old Farm Road 253-4733 Another great stop for imported and domestic cheeses, such as real Italian fontina, for the best grilled-cheese sandwich. Attractive, beautifully arranged produce with a good wine and grocery selection.

Check out the imported French Nicoise olives, fine pastas and other pantry items. The country white loaf from the bakery is the perfect bread for morning toast, along with one of their fine preserves or jams.

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What we do get is drum circles, psychedelic vans, dreadlocked buskers, and stories from the front. The woeful guy from Boston who left his pit bull at a rest area. The guy who lost his car, his keys, his friends — and found them again at another show. The girl skipping her high school graduation to

"By 2005, the demand for paralegal professionals is expected to grow by 86 %."

attend a show. The veterinary student who aspires to become a "road vet" for the myriad dogs of Deadheads. Children born at shows, still on the road en famille. Self-proclaimed "Rainbow Warriors" complaining about "babylon" and the nine-to-five purgatory of mom and dad. Flower maidens who dream about Jerry or lust after Bob [Weir].

Behar's interviews with the faithful — most of whom are too chemically challenged to explain the band's allure — offer responses like "you know, it's just like pure love, you know," or "sorry, I'm tripping."

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Many of the younger ones are runaways, seeking a family they never had.

The interviews also expose some of the fear and loathing behind the peace and love — thieves, leeches, litterers and undercover cops among them.

High Times editor Peter Gorman talks about Deadheads doing hard time for selling pot and LSD as a reult of mandatory minimum sentencing. Older Deadheads bemoan the increasing violence and the use of hard

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The T-shirt vendor who sleeps with a gun under his.pillow symbolizes the dark side of the scene.

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LAND USE PANEL: Experts consider the past, present and future use of landscape in Vermont. Foresters, farmers, planners, historians and representatives from the tourism industry compare notes. Shelburne Farms, 7:30 p.m. $4.

Register, 985-8686.

AGRICULTURAL OPEN HOUSE: Learn about programs sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the Women's Agricultural Network and the Farm Youth Corps. 590 Main St., Burlington, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2005.

©Wednesday music HAL GALPER TRIO: Pianist Galper leads this classic jazz band with Jerry Bergonzi on tenor sax. Rollins Chapel, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. 8 p.m. $14.50. Info, 603-646-2422.

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SINGLE PARENTS NETWORK: Single parents and their children gather for community and discussion. Middle School, S. Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 863-6613.

PARENTS ANONYMOUS: Terrible twos or teens? Get support for parenting while your kids play next door. Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800-639-4014.

etc CHINA TALK: A Chinese army colonel talks about Sino-American relations since the Cold War. John Dewey Lounge, 128 University Heights, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-5765.

SOCIAL CHANGE TALK: Howdy Russell and Brian Watkins add theirs to "Voices of Gay Men on Their Journey for Justice." Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 8632345.

'CRITICAL MASS RIDE': Peddlers make a political statement prior to a Burlington Bike Council meeting. Leave from Royall Tyler Theater, UVM, Burlington, at 5:05 p.m. Free. Info, 899-1132.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: People with aincer and their families get help based on the National Wellness Communities model. Cancer Wellness Center, Chace Mill, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Register, 865-3434.

TOASTMASTERS MEETING: Improve your public speaking skills at a regular meeting of this outspoken group.

Ramada Inn. S. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

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VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: See September 28, Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College.

HERBIE MANN: The legendary jazz flutist and his Brazilian trio bring their world music north. A jazz clinic begins at 3:30 p.m. Barre Opera House, 8 p.m. $10-22. Info, 863-5966.

'SONGWRITER CHALLENGE': Rik Palieri, Patti Casey, Katherine Quinn and Diane Zeigler take requests to help Burlington Coffeehouse organizer Jeff Miller pay his hospital bills. City Market, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 658-5061.

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Dancers meet at Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington, 7:15 p.m. $1. Info, 660-0866.

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t h e a t e r 'AS YOU LIKE IT': Lost Nation Theater stages this Shakespearean comedy of romance and folly. Montpelier City Hall, 8 p.m. $5.25. Info, 229-0492.

'LITTLE ACTS OF KINDNESS': Judevine playwright David Budbill revives his play about ordinary people, with live blues from the Disciples. Valley Players Theatre, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. $6. Info, 223-7044.

SHAKESPEARE WORKSHOP: Theater professor Catherine Weidner models making Shakespeare relevant and accessible. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 4:30-7 p.m. $20. Info, 863-5966.

a r t 'CHILDREN OF T H E ANDES': Photographer-psychiatrist David Van Buskirk discusses his Andean subjects.

Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 12:15 p.m. $2. Info, 656-0750.

w c r d s 'PANAMA': Goddard prof Eric Zencey reads his historical suspense novel at Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 229-0774.

NATURE AUTHOR: Bill McKibben discusses and signs Hope, Human and Wild, about "the tenacity of nature in the face of industrialization." Book Rack, Winooski, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231.

etc GENDER EQUITY CONFERENCE: Washington Post columnist Judy Mann is

VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: The world premiere of Autumn Lute Song, by Vermonter Su Lian Tan, is featured in a concert of "Made in Vermont" music. Middlebury College Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 800-VSO-9293.

t h e a t e r AS YOU LIKE IT': See September 27, $10.50.

'LITTLE ACTS OF KINDNESS': See September 27. ' T H E SOUND OF MUSIC': The Lamoille County Players sing "Edelweiss" at the Hyde Park Opera House, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 800-247-8693.

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HOLOCAUST LECTURE: Visiting professor Hans Vilmar Geppert offers a lecture entitled, "A Difficult Dialogue of Hope" about the Holocaust Trilogy by Jurek Becker. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 8 p.m.

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STEPHEN KIERNAN: The editorial writer for the Burlington Free Press reads his poetry and prose. Cover-to-Cover Bookstore, Randolph, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 728-4206.

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MARK O ' C O N N O R : The Boston Globe claims this folk fiddler can "evoke Burgundian counterpoint one moment and hot jazz the next." Mead Chapel, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 388-MIDD.

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'THE S O U N D OF MUSIC': See September 28.

'WORDS & MUSIC': Actress Claire Bloom joins flutist Eugenia Zukerman and pianist Brian Zeger for a performance that synthesizes concepts, words and music from Ireland, Japan and France. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $11-23. Info, 863-5966.

'IN T H E BLOOD': Fresh from the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, this "taut nightmare drama" is the work of local playwright Keefe Healy. Green Candle Theatre Company performs at Burlington City Hall, 8 p.m. $10 or whatever you can afford. Info, 893-7333.

SAN FRANCISCO MIME: The Tony Award-winning troupe offers its latest political music comedy: Escape to Cyberia. Moore Theater, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. 8 p.m. $16.50.

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'CHAPTER TWO': The Valley Players stage this Neil Simon comedy about bereavement and remarriage. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $9.

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PLANETARIUM SHOW: How do you explain "heaven" to kids? Transport them to the Discovery Museum, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $4.50. Reservations, 878- 8687.

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DINNER CABARET: Jon Gailmor, Mac Parker and the Addison Community Theater perform at a Mexican dinner benefit for the Washington County Progressive

Coalition. Bethany Church, 6 p.m. $10.

Reservations, 229-5118.

ASTRONOMY PROGRAM: Explore the moon, planets and Milky Way with slides and — weather permitting — a real telescope. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Woodstock, 7 p.m. $6.

Info, 457-2779.

O U T R I G H T SUPPORT GROUP: Gay, lesbian, bisexual and "questioning" youth are invited to an ongoing support group meeting. Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

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SENIOR SWIM: Folks over 50 exercise in an 86-degree pool. YMCA, Burlington, noon - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9622.

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FIDDLERS CONTEST: See September 29. Noon, $6. 7 p.m. show, $8.

MAX CREEK: The Grateful Dead lives on through this twentysomething-yearold band. Mr. Dooley opens at Whiskers Field, Stowe, 2 p.m. Rain location: Jackson Arena, $15. Info, 863-5966.

KLEZMER BAND: Nisht Geferlach, Vermont's only Yiddish band, plays dancing music at the Pyralisk, Montpelier, 8:30 p.m. $8. Info, 223-2233.

JON GAILMOR: The popular Vermont singer-songwriter entertains with originals, ditties and ballads from home and abroad. Alexander Twilight Theatre, Lyndon State College, 3 p.m. $12. Info, 800-805-5559.

d a n c e DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: Learn simple multicultural circle dances and songs at Marsh Lounge, Billings Center, UVM, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $6.

Info, 658-2447.

CONTRA DANCE: Dan O'Connell calls for the band formerly known as Prince. An afternoon workshop in the "personal psychology of dance" runs from 3-5 p.m. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 426-3734.

DOUG VARONE & DANCERS: "There is no conventionality" in this odd-shaped, multi-generational modern dance company. Expect the unexpected at the Dance Theatre, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 388-MIDD.

t h e a t e r 'AS YOU LIKE IT': See September 27, $12.50.

LITTLE ACTS OF KINDNESS': See September 27, Bellows Free Academy Auditorium, Fairfax, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 223-7044.

'THE S O U N D OF MUSIC': See September 28.

'IN T H E BLOOD': See September 29.

'MARROWBONE': Walk a quarter-mile through the blazing woods for song, dance and storytelling. Follow gold and purple arrows from the Lincoln General Store, or Quarry Road and Route 116

in Middlebury. l:30.p.m. $5. Info, 453-2960.

BREAD & PUPPET THEATER: A Passion Play for Bosnia features a woman from Sarajevo. Bread & Puppet Farm, Glover, 7:30 p.m. $6. Info, 525-3031.

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WESTMINSTER QUARTET: A program of Baroque chamber music, songs and arias features tenor Peter Shea.

Faulkner Recital Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 4 p.m. Free.

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art ARTIST SESSION: Artists and photographers get a new angle on their art with a live model. 150 Elm St., Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-5253.

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'A TRIBUTE T O T H E WESTERN': A panel of profs discusses favorite Western film scenes at 4 p.m. The Searchers, with John Wayne, shows at 7:30 p.m. Twilight Auditorium, Middlebury College. Free.

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NICARAGUAN FARM PRESENTATION: Dinner comes with the "Seeds of Change: Sustainable Agriculture" talk, about two gardening projects in Nicaragua. First United Methodist Church, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 865-4074.

FOLIAGE PADDLE: See the foliage by canoe with the Burlington Green Mountain Club. Call for location, 9 a.m.

Free. Info, 658-5869.

PUMPKIN DAY: The pumpkin — and its myriad uses — is the subject of a daylong harvest program at the Billings Farm and Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.

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SIERRA CLUB HIKE: An easy one-mile walk features historic rfverscape, waterfalls and pools. Bring a picnic lunch to the Old Red Mill, Jericho, 11:15 a.m.

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ODDTIQUES & ANTIQUES: Crafts and oddities abound at this benefit for the Vermont Children's Aid Society.

Stowe Elementary School Gym, 9 a.m. 4 p.m. $2. Info, 655-0006.

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STREET ROD NATIONALS: See September 29, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

ODDTIQUES & ANTIQUES: See September 30, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

'BIRD & BREAKFAST': Birder and naturalist John Merchant leads an "early bird" trip that ends with breakfast. Camp Hochelaga, S. Hero, 6:45 a.m. $15.

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MINIATURE SHOW: Yo, Lilliputians.

The annual Fall Foliage Miniature Show and Sale features displays of miniature houses, furniture, dolls and accessories.

St. Mary's Parish Center, St. Albans, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $3- Info, 524-6877.

FALL COLOR WALK: Enjoy autumn colors on a guided walk with seasonal interpretation. Green Mountain Audubon Nature Center, Huntington, 2 p.m. $3. Info, 434-3068.

SPRUCE MOUNTAIN HIKE: This moderately-paced hike on easy-to-moderate terrain covers 4.4 miles. Meet in the rear parking lot of Montpelier High School, noon. Free. Info, 223-3550.

SILVER LAKE HIKE: Get great views of Lake Dunmore on a Ridge Trail hike to Silver Lake. Meet at 7 a.m. Free. Info, 893-1266.

FAMILY ART DAY: Parents and kids over five find inspiration in nature.

Shelburne Farms Coach Barn, 9:30 a.m.

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STORY TIME: Kids over three listen up at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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Discussion topics range from "fathering daughters" to "surfing die net." Wax up Wednesday at the Radisson.

'AS YOU LIKE IT': See September 27, 7 p.m. $10.50.

'THE SOUND OF MUSIC': See September 28, 2 p.m.

'MARROWBONE': See September 30.

'CRAZY FOR YOU': This classic "boy meets girl" story is "all singing, all dancing, all Gershwin," writes The New Yorker. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $16-37. Info, 863-5966.

BREAD & PUPPET THEATER: Enjoy a "cruelty-free" circus with trained animals made of cardboard. Bread & Puppet Farm, Glover, 4:30 p.m. $6. Info, 525-3031.

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k i d s PARENTS ANONYMOUS MEETING: See September 30.

STORY TIME: Hear a story, then act out some aspect of it. Children's Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537.

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Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 7 p.m. $27.50-37.50. Info, 863-5966.

'UTOPIAS & DISTOPIAS': Readers explore the American fascination with creating heaven on Earth. Waterbury Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 244-3246.

'AFTER FROST': Poetry in New England is the subject of a series starting at the Kellogg Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338. k i d s HOMESCHOOLING WORKSHOP: Learn how to start a do-ityourself school at Dorothy Ailing Memorial Library, Williston, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 434-3052.

FAMILY SUPPORT TALK New York Times columnist and child development expert Berry Brazelton discusses "Stresses and Supports for Families in the '90s."

Mead Chapel, Middlebury College, 7 p.m. $12. Register, 388-9688.

STORYTIMES: Three-and-a-halfto five-year-olds hear stories at the South Burlington Library, 9:30 a.m. Those four through six listen up at 3:30 p.m. Free. Info and registration, 658-9010. e t c ADAPTED SWIM: Disabled folks swim with one-on-one instruction.

Ross Sports Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 6:45 & 7:30 p.m. Free. Register, 654-2674.

'MAKING PEACE' SERIES: The experiences of Dorothy Day with the urban poor are the focus of "Tangible Love in Practice." Peace & Justice Center, Burlngton, 7:30 p.m. Free.

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NEW DANCE: Dominique Zeltzman and Selene Colburne wed feminism, athleticism and post-modern wit. They join Vermont dancer Wes Staats on stage at the Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 863-5966. t h e a t e r 'AS YOU LIKE IT': See September 27, $10.50.

'A PIECE OF MY HEART': Shirley Lauro's award-winning play looks at the experiences of six women during their tours of duty in Vietnam. Royall Tyler Theater, UVM, $8. Info, 6562094.

READING MUSIC: Flute-playing arts critic Eugenia Zukerman is one reason to check out the first show of the George Bishop Lane Series. Actress Claire Bloom and accompanist Brian Zeger are the other two.

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STORY HOUR: Kids between three and five are entertained by stories and activities. Milton Public Library, 10:30 a.m. & lp.m. Free. Info, 893-4644. e t c 'MAKING YOUR MONEY GROW': Where can you find an extra dollar to save? Eileen Hawe, investment counseler, offers tips at Woman Centered, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. $20. Register, 2296202.

G Wednesday m u s i c CLASSICAL RECITAL: Tenor Phillip Crowell and pianist David Thron perform works by Brahms, Berlioz and Mahler. Faulkner Recital Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.

e t c 'WHAT IS POPULAR EDUCATION?': It's revolutionary and it's done in Nicaragua, Zimbabwe and the Highlander Center in Appalachia. Peace & Justice Center, Burlington, 6:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 863-2345CHICKEN PIE SUPPER: Men do the cooking — and the dishes — for this harvest dinner. Apple pie with cheddar cheese tops it off. Richmond Congregational Church, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. $7.

Reservations, 434-2516.

FARMERS PASTURE WALKS: Interested in improving your pasture management system? A soil scientist leads a walk on a 60Holstein farm. Meet at the Hibbard Farm, Georgia, 10 a.m. noon. Free. Info, 656-0641.

BREAST CANCER TALK What can you do to prevent breast cancer? Listen up at the Central

Vermont Medical Center, Barre 7 p.m. Free. Info, 371-4630.

'MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS': Women who have lost their mothers meet for support at Woman Centered, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Donations. Register, 229-6202.

SENIOR GATHERING: Elders meet for coffee and conversation. Wheeler School, Burlington, 8:15-10:15 a.m.

Free. Info, 865-0360.

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BASICS FOR WOMEN: Wednesdays, October 4-25, 6-8 p.m. Woman Centered. $40. Register, 229-6202.

Learn routine car tending, emergency actions and how to communicate with mechanics.

DANCE MASTER CLASS: Tuesday, October 3, 6:30 p.m. flynn Theatre, Burlington. $7. Info, 863-5966. Dominique Zeltzman and Selene Colburne lead a "new dance" class for people with and without dance training.

CONTRA PSYCHOLOGY: Saturday, September 30, 3-5 p.m. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier. $5. Register, 434-5965. Dan O'Connell teaches an experiencial exploration of the subtle energy and personal psychology of dance.

W H O L E DANCE FOR W O M E N : Monday, October 2, 6-7:30 p.m.

Champlain Club, Burlington. $6. Info, 658-4972. Move to music — earthy, exotic and ethereal—with a circle of women.

MOVEMENT IMPROVISATION: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:45-7:45 p.m. Room A-404, Burlington High School. $6. Info, 864-4705. Hannah Dennison and the Working Ground dance-theater company invite the community to join in their classes.

AFRO-CARIBBEAN DANCE: Thursdays 10 a.m. - noon. Capitol City Grange, Montpelier. Fridays 5:30-7:30 p.m. Chace Mill, Burlington. $8. Info, 985-3665. Accompanied by live drumming Carta Kevorkian teaches traditional dances of Cuba, Haiti and Brazil AFRO-INSPIRED DANCE: Tuesdays 5:30-7 p.m. Hinesburg Town Hall. $8. Info, 453-4490. Anna Consalvo teaches an Afro-Caribbean-style class with live drumming.

AFRICAN DANCE: Mondays &: Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington. $8. Info, 862-6727. Padma Gordon teaches the moves with drumming by the jeh Kulu Drum Ensemble.

MODERN JAZZ DANCE: Slow/ intermediate adults, Tuesdays 7-8:30 p.m. Intermediate/advanced adults.

Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. C ' Burlington, $9. Info, 985-5216.

Jane Selzer leads an ongoing class.

MUSIC INTRO T O MUSIC THEORY: Tuesdays, October 3 - December 19, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Edmunds Elementary School, Burlington. $100. Register, 658-3199. Musicians of all ages learn melody, harmony and dynamics theories.

DISCOVERING CLASSICAL MUSIC: Wednesdays, October 4 December 20,7-8 p.m. Edmunds Elementary School, BMriington. $ 100.

Register, 658-3199. Troy Peters teaches appreciation for orchestral and chamber compositions based on works to be performed in the area thisfaU.

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WRITING T O FREE YOURSELF: Mondays, October 2-23, 6:30-9 p.m.

Woman Centered, Montpelier. $60.

Register, 229-6202. Michelle Demers teaches techniques from Natalie Goldberg's Wild Mind.

YOGA YOGA: Daily. Burlington Yoga Studio.

Info, 658-YOGA. Join in Iyengar, Kripalu, Bikram or Kundalini classes any time.

DRUMMING BEGINNING TAIKO: Tuesdays 5 p.m. Memorial Auditorium Loft, Burlington. Thursdays 5:30 p.m.

Hubbard Park Pavilion, Montpelier. $10. Info, 658-0658. Leam Japanese festival drumming beatfrom Stuart Paton.

H A N D DRUMMING: Mondays 7:30-9 p.m. 389 S. Winooski Ave., Bttdington. Thursdays in Montpelier. $12. Info, 658-0658. Stuart Paton teaches skin-on-skin njutfc making.

HEALTH & FITNESS ADVANCED DIRECTIVES: Wednesday, October 4, 7-8:30 p.m. * Burgess Hail, UVM, Burlington, Free.

Register, 865-2278. Living will, durable power of attorney. Leam how jo protect your body when you're unable to make medical decisions for yourself. NATURAL WELLBEING: Thursday, September 28, 6:30-9 p.m. Woodbury College, Montpelier. $15. Register, 229-0516. Bob Onne teaches body work and breathing to release illness-causing tension.

FUNERCISE: Wednesdays at noon.

The Olympiad, S. Burlington. $5.

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The original books are composed of short sketches depicting various aspects of rural life.

Robinson sold these pieces to magazines like Scribner's, Forest and Stream and The Atlantic from around 1875 until his death in 1900.

Using the imaginary town of Danvis — based roughly on West Lincoln, Vermont — Robinson, a successful farmer from Quaker stock, turned out 950 pages of his delightful, historically rich Danvis Tales. His syntax, though florid, gorge6usly renders the natural world and its regrettable decline from rapacious logging and overhunting. By 1877, for instance, Vermont's white-tailed deer was declared extinct — our modern deer are imports from New York state — and the great forests gone. Robinson witnesses this, and portrays some of his Danvis characters as complicit in the destruction.

He also documents, with keenness, subtlety and compassion, the lifestyles and people who lived and worked in Vermont. His evocative descriptions of nature are balanced by a rollicking, heavily apostrophized dialect that captures the quirky nature of New England speech and the characters who mouth it.

In every tale, abundantly descriptive passages are followed , by ones where Robinson finds neighborly warmth, great joy and dry humor in the interac- . tions of Danvis residents and their speech, especially the hilarious butchery of English from the buoyant FrenchCanadian character, Antoine.

"Dat mek me tink," Antoine says, recalling a hunting trip, "one tam me ma brudder-law keel one dat panter in Canada."

[Translation: That makes me think of the one time me and my brother-in-law killed a panther in Canada.] Or the curt, laconic Vermont speech of Uncle Lisha, as he describes why he and his wife are moving to "Hio" [Ohio]: "I'm a-goin' tu turn myself aou'door. The fact o' the business is, Jerushy 'n' I has baout made up aour minds Danvis Tales: Selected Stories, by Rowland E. Robinson, e d i t e d by David Budbill. University Press of New England/ Hardscrabble.

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In this tale, Lisha's departure is terrible news because the men of Danvis, all hearty friends, regularly gather at his boot shop to whittle, smoke and talk about the glories of hunting and fishing. In subsequent episodes that chronicle those trips — along with domestic troubles, love lost and found, and the weather — Robinson describes Lisha's move to Ohio and his subsequent pining for the splendors of Vermont. "We are lonesum for the mowntins whicht this country is flattern a pancake. Nor no woods to call woods...," Lisha writes his friends. He returns by book's end, devoutly thankful to be back in New England.

Robinson's dialect writing is difficult to decipher. It's unfortunate that the book doesn't include a glossary-style preface to help readers get started.

Once you catch on, though, the dialect passages are some of the most enjoyable.

Robinson's descriptions of late 19th-century life — by all accounts highly accurate — are all the more remarkable for being written after he was completely blind. Through Uncle Lisha's recounting of a friend's thoughts on blindness, Robinson reveals his sorrow about his own condition: "I been the same as dead this ten year...the world a-rat-

tlin' raound me' thaout no more 'caount on me 'an [as] if I want in it. My own flesh an' blood grown up 'thaout my knowin' haow they look.: .A blind man's uselesser 'n a dead man, 'an you can't bury him aout'n the way an' be perlite."

Robinson's blindness closed his eyes, though not his heart, to issues that concerned him — primarily the wanton destruction of the countryside and wildlife, often for no other reason than sport and greed. His distrust is clear in many eloquent passages. But he also expounds on relationships between men and women, and on Vermonters' attitudes toward Native Americans who pass through Danvis. In some episodes his characters assist — and chide those who don't assist — a runaway slave's flight to Canada.

Vermont poet David Budbill edited this book, he says, because he's long admired Robinson's prose — the latter's Antoine was the inspiration for Budbill's character of the same name in his play, Judevine.

Budbill has expertly assembled stories, each a few pages long, from four of Robinson's books, and has arranged them so they read as one linear narrative.

Readers follow Danvis characters from one incident to the next as though reading an episodic novel.

Budbill was alerted to the splendor of the Danvis tales 25 years ago by the Vermont poet Hayden Carruth, who has supplied an introduction (adapted from a 1973 essay) to the book.

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The solitude was very pleasant to this simple lover of nature who in certain moods was happiest when alone, yet not alone, for he felt a perfect companionship with the woods and their inhabitants close about him. There were other fishers than he but for whose busier plying of their craft he might have forgotten why he had come, so satisfied was he with the lazy voyaging. A heron stood with poised spear in an outlet of the marsh waiting for luck with an angler's patience.

An alert mink slid from the bank, cleaving the water with an almost noiseless plunge as if he were a brown arrow shot into it. Not so a kingfisher, who proclaimed from afar his coming, just swerved from his jerky course for the boat, then hung for a moment in quivering poise and dashed down so close that the spray of his noisy plunge fell in splashing drops not twice the canoe's length from her prow, then flew to a raft of driftwood and perching upon its topmost stick bragged as loudly of his minnow as Antoine might of an eel.

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G A I L S A L Z M A N A N D PAM MARR0N, recent oil paintings, Gallery 2, Woodstock. Reception September 30, 5-7 p . m .

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FORM F O L L O W S D Y S F U N C T I O N , work by M a t t Blackwell, Steven Brower, Leslie Fry, Robert Kalka. T h e Gallery at Living/Learning, University of Vermont, Burlington. Panel discussion, "Surviving as an Artist in N e w York City," O c t o b e r 1, 5 p.m., followed by reception.

UVM A R T F A C U L T Y E X H I B I T I O N , recent works by Cynthia B. Rubin a n d T e d Lyman. Colburn Gallery, University of Vermont, Burlington. Screening and reception, October 2, 5-7 p.m.

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EXPOSEDI VERMONT SCULPTURE OUTSIDE, by 18 multi-media artists. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 2538358. Through October 14. lust be some subtle gift for blue-collar ambiguity, but Sheperd's has a N I N E T I M E S OVER There must significance behind the title of Firehouse Gallery's razor edge. Catherine Hall's gorgeous, highly tex— even if its mean- tured paintings lend this show abstract sophisticanew exhibit — "Carpe Diem" — te paintings. Nine tion and extraordinary richness of color and coming isn't literally apparent in the position. Alice MurVermont artists make for an , eclectic season opener, with j figurative and abstract, I primitivist and high-tech, ^ colorful and black-and- Cv { - S l ^ ^ and a welcome dose i • i J . 'j ' white works represented. igfSlfffe^^ * 1 m^ of humor: a strategiPainter Robert Brunelle P* vy***, * cally-placed flap of and photographer Martha ^ 4< "^'fy* fabric over the flacSheperd hold up either end # cid member of "The of the color spectrum — Lover." Just try and Brunelle's Hopper/Crumb/ ' -mM not look. The FireBentonesque scenes are j-^PP?-'<*"' BPPr fc^ house again showshiny, lurid and brushy, ^j ^' 'f S~lpTM. S i ^ ^li cases a medley of 4 while Sheperd's documendiverse talents — a tary-style photographs crys"taste of Vermont" tallize moments of rural with something for Vermont life in black-andeveryone. white. Both artists have a "Sam in the the Grass," Grass, by Martha Sheperd Sam in Pamela Polston SEVEN

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sexual abuse. By staging their stories in town halls and local theaters, they educated audiences about the secret violence many suffer at the hands of someone they love.

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Journey Into Courage, the play, hits close to home. The actors are women unaccustomed to the spotlight, newly relishing their rights to exist, shyly or boldly trying out voices that had been silenced by fists and threats. It's a moving and simply stated piece, including handmade signs with facts about battering, and the promise, "I make my own choices now."

The women describe living as hostages in their own homes, of their survival, escape and power. One left an Alaskan village by slipping out a window in the house with her young son strapped on her back. Now, 10 years later, the camera catch-

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Another woman speaks about joining the company to make sure the presence of older women was felt. As a church organist who noted the suicides and depressions of so many elders in the congregation, she was compelled to address her own experiences of violence.

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tribe? The Crabs. Yes, my fellow Cancerians, I'm afraid we are far away from our spiritual homes — and yet that's the exact motivation we need tofightour way back home. In other words, we had to lose ourselves in order tofindourselves.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): If someone werefilmingthe story of your life, lots of this weeks scenes would end up on the cutting roomfloor.That's because the acting wont be up to your usual stellar quality. The developing subplots will seem far afield from the main themes. And a series of glitches will spoil even the half-decent takes. Yet I can't help thinking that this part of the story will be acutely interesting for exactly these reasons. Try to imagine it as fodder for a bestselling blooper film.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Over the course of your life, you've demonstrated some pretty odd notions about what constitutes a good time. And this week you'll be adding to thatfreakytradition with a tour de force obsession that absolutely no one but a fellow Virgo is likely to fathom. Oh, well. Whatever gets ya off baby. Don't let anyone, including me, shame you or dissuade you from seeking your perplexing, byzantine thrills.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): I've been in the curious position lately of advising people on pregnancy. There was Wanda, a friend who just had a miscarriage. I referred .her to an acupuncturist I know who specializes in building up uterine strength. Then there was Carlos and Eva, who've already had three boys and are angling for a girl this time. I told them which phases of the moon are most favorable. And now there's you. Although I'm more interested in helping you become metaphorically pregnant, my advice is almost the same as if the pregnancy were literal, and that is: Have lots of sex — but not just any kind of sex. Have long, slow, tantric sex during which you and your partner meditate on awakening each other's sleeping genius.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Red Queen asked Alice to believe six impossible things before breakfast. I'll urge you to swallow only two — at least tomorrow morning. The next morning it'll increase to three. Gradually we'll stretch your credulity and pump up your faith, and by week's end you'll be ready tofellfor seven fantastic new chimeras before your first cup of caffeine. What's the occasion, you ask? Well, the truth just ain't been the same since you fell down the rabbit hole last week. And it's getting curiouser and curiouser by the hour.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The sage and her stu-

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(Mar. 2 1-Apr. 19): Pop quiz! How are the four following events related? September 29, 1513: Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean. September 29, 1846: Astronomer Johann Gallefindsthe planet Neptune. September 29, 1957: President Eisenhower commands army troops to escort nine black children into a Little Rock school. September 29,1995: Aries folk stumble upon a divine revelation akin to a gift from the sea, and as a result are able to welcome back a part of themselves they'd exiled or rejected.

TAURUS (Apr. 20-May 20): In this year's Jewish calendar, Rosh Hashana fell on September 25. It was the "birthday of the world," or new year, and it began 10 days of repentance.

It so happens that in the astrological calendar, this is also time for you Tauruses to take stock and make karmic corrections. I invite you to respond to the following self-examination, designed for Rosh Hashana by two Jewish organizations, Kolaynu and Hadeish Yameinu: What do you want to leave behind from this past 12 months? What kept you from being your best self? What do you want to carry with you into the new year? Who was a teacher for you this past year?

Whom did you teach? How do you define forgiveness?

Whom do you need to forgive? How will you do it?

GEMINI (May 2 1-June 20): In The Chemistry of Love, Michael Liebowitz writes about how our earliest ancestors bequeathed to us a tendency for promiscuity: "The power of unfamiliarity to enhance sexual attractiveness was an evolutionary advantage, since people with the strongest lust for novelty were sexually active with more partners, ensuring a greater chance of survival for their genes." I bet this ancient trait is especially itchy in you right now, Gemini — which is a real nuisance, because your need for a stable relationship has rarely been stronger. What to do? I suggest that you and your steady attempt to simulate promiscuity with each other.

Use disguises, pretend to be strangers, imitate each others secret crushes.

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CANCER (June 2 1-July 22): In Venezuela there's a body of water whose Spanish name is translated "The River That Loses and Finds Itself" In your country there's a whole tribe of people who currendy fit that very same description. Name of the

dent were standing by a pool discussing desire and ambition.

"What do you want more than anything else?" the sage asked. "To perfect my ability to love," the young woman replied. At that moment, the sage tackled the student and shoved her head beneath the water. One minute went by.

Then another. And another. The student began to struggle and kick. Finally the sage released her grip and the student surfaced,fightingfor breath. "What did you want more than anything else during these last few minutes?" the sage inquired. "Nothing else was in my mind except the desire for air," offered the student. "Excellent," beamed the sage. "As soon as you're equally single-minded in your desire to perfect your love, you'll reach your goal."

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): This week has something to offend everyone — except you. Howls and whines will ring out all across the land, even as you sit there and radiate poise and plenty (and hopefully not too much smugness). I suppose you could wantonly exploit everyone's weaknesses and seize control of the world, but that would be short-sighted. A much better way to take advantage of this boom time would be to dole out mercy and make sure everyone knows whom that mercy's coming from.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In one of my past lives, during the time of the Inquisition, I shot the Grand Inquisitor Torquemada in the ass with a slingshot — and got away with it. In another past life, I dropped water balloons on the clerics who were prosecuting Galileo for his revolutionary ideas — and I never got caught. In other words, Aquarius, my knack for flipping off tyrants without getting punished goes way back. I have a sixth sense about the right timing for such things. That's why I'm advising you to not just question authority this week — give it thefriggingthird degree.

While you're at it, protest, rebel against, and overthrow any part of yourself that acts like a dogmatic know-it-all.

PISCES (Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Oops. I forgot to tell you about one of my favorite new holidays. Sunday, September 24 was the third annual International Buy-Nothing Day, dedicated to the joyous proposition that there are other paths to happiness besides going shopping. Too bad you missed it, because this is a perfect time for you to declare your independence from compulsive consumerism. Tell you what. Lets have a make-up date: Sunday, October 1. Treat that 24 hours as a sacred respite from the pressure to base your identity on what you own. Don't go within five miles of a shopping mall. © Copyright 1995

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Freeman gives the sliest, subtlest performance of his career here in the complex role of the soon-to-retire detective. There isn't another living actor I can imagine conjuring the same mix of intelligence, strength, sadness and grace.

The fact that all this originated in the head of a 26-year-old is both remarkable and the reason it stops short of achieving SiUnce-\tvt\ transcendence. As bright as Walker was at that age, it is not possible for someone so young to possess as manifold a grasp of the worlds depravity as a more experienced artist. There is only one Thomas Harris. And only one Hannibal Lecter, thank God. There are seven deadly sins, however, and what Walker has done with each is nothing short of unforgettable.

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DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS Carl (One False Move) Franklin wrote and directed this adaptation of Walter Mosley's 1990 mystery novel. Denzel Washington and Jennifer Beals star in the story of an out-ofwork W W I I vet who takes on the j o b of tracking down an elusive beauty.

MOONLIGHT AND VALENTINO Based on the play by Neil Simon's daughter, this estrogen-fest features Whoopi Goldberg, Kathleen Turner and Gwyneth Paltrow as supportive friends of the recently-widowed Elizabeth Perkins. Co-starring thespian Jon Bon Jovi.

THE BIG GREEN From the writers of last year's Angels in the Outfield comes this years feel-good self-worththrough-oiganized-sports saga. This time it's soccer that gives a group of kids new and meaningful goals.

i nude girls from the boys who brought you Basic Instinct. T h e sorry story of rival Vegas of ultra-dull drivel that expects you to believe its portraying women in a positive te naked i n front of drooling drunks for two hours, one of them objects to being le NC-17 must refer to target audience IQ. / Spike Lee has taken a fine book about a white middle-aged cop and rewritten it into an only fair film about a 20-year-old black dope dealer. W i t h Harvey Keitel and Mekhi Phifer.

DANGEROUS MINDS *** Michele Pfeiffer stars in the true story of an ex-Marine who fights some of the toughest battles of her life as a teacher at an inner-city school. We've been there before, of course — more frequently than some of her students show up for class —• but the picture is surprisingly appealing all the same.

KIDS * * * * * T h e most shocking, most important movie of the year, Larry Clark's controversial mock-documentary chronicles a day in the lives of several New York City teens and preteens. Newcomer Leo Fitzpatrick is unforgettable as Telly, a 17-year-old with sex on the brain and H I V in his blood.

TO VONG F00, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING, JULIE NEVMAR ** Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo star in the Pwd&J-reminiscent story of three road-tripping queens who find out what a drag it is to break down in rural Nebraska. It's no picnic for the audience, either.

THE USUAL SUSPECTS **** A hall of mirrors you'll love getting lost in, the latest from director Bryan Singer concerns a group of con men manipulated by a shadowy force. Rich with dark detail, deliciously malicious atmosphere and a plot that does more twisting than a busful of Chubby Checkers.

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power airplane engines — that produces electricity. The heat given off by the burning gas is used to turn water into steam in a separate boiler, which turns another turbine, generating more electricity. This technology is twice as efficient as its wood-burning equivalent, and better for the environment because the gasses given off are not ozone-depleters.

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"The carbon released through burning is returned in the form of new trees."

Burlington has received funding for the first phase of the process and broke ground last month on the gasifier.

Phase two — with a price tag of $10 million — involves the actual testing of the turbines within the gasifier itself and

will not be implemented before a review. That the Burlington woodchip plant was already built and functioning made the test site even more appealing.

In case things don't work out, Sterzinger explains, "we needed a graceful exit strategy."

But there is reason to hope this giant compost burner takes off — a smaller version is already functioning at Battelle Laboratories in Columbus, Ohio. Either way, the Intervale Avenue plant will probably continue to offer environmentally-sound electricity that costs more than that of its competitors. "We have not formally recognized in this country the true cost of fossil generation in terms of production and pollution," Press says. Increased competition among utilities, he warns, is likely to promote similar "cheap, short-term solutions" and place alternative forms of generation such as this one under the gun. •

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One of the forces that batterers use against their victims is a tightly controlled isolation.

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C a t e g o r i e s : W o m e n S e e k i n g M e n , M e n S e e k i n g W o m e n , M e n S e e k i n g M e n , W o m e n S e e k i n g W o m e n , I S p y . The first 2 5 w o r d s are FREE. Each a d d i t i o n a l w o r d is S I . 2 5 and p a y a b l e b y check, money order, or M C V I S A . S e n d p e r s o n a l s to: P E R S O N TO P E R S O N c/o S E V E N D A Y S , P.O. Box 1 1 6 4 , 2 9 C h u r c h St., B u r l i n g t o n , VT 0 5 4 0 2 . All s u b m i s s i o n s must i n c l u d e n a m e , a d d r e s s and p h o n e n u m b e r .

(Strictly c o n f i d e n t i a l - ad cannot be p r i n t e d without this info.)

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