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cop walk by every time you look out your win dow. Last fall, when the city’s new police commis The Republican Legislative Election sion chairman, Jerry O ’Neill, recruited a new Committee — the political action committee chief at a higher-than-advertised salary, he cited (PAC) that shaved the House Democrat majority the unique qualifications that made Alana Ennis down to a bite-sized portion — sent invitations of Durham, North Carolina, the perfect chief to out last week to lobbyists and others to attend lead Burlap into the full implementation of com their April 22 “Legislative Soiree” at the Capitol munity based policing. The Promised Land was Plaza in Montpeculiar. The price tag is $100 for finally in sight. cocktails, $500 for dinner and $1000 corporate When the city council supported O ’Neill’s sponsorships “are available.” Featured speakers are choice, it noted in the resolution that “Burlington citizens have clearly voiced their Whoa! Pretty exciting stuff, eh? desire for a community based What is really exciting is that policing approach to law Democrat Secretary of State Deb enforcement in our city.” Markowitz says the GOP They also made it clear that fundraising pitch to lobbyists is they have “directed the absolutely kosher under state law. Burlington Police Department The key, she says, is that the let and the Commission to ter of invitation is signed, not by achieve the full implementa a Republican legislator, but by tion of a community based Gorgeous George McNeill of policing program.” Danby, the executive director Well, guess what? It ain’t and staff organizer of the GOP s gonna happen. All you com legislative PAC. munity based policing junkies Under state law, legislators better sit down for this one. are specifically prohibited from You see, the new chief doesn’t shaking down the well-heeled like the label. “How will we and well-connected lobbyists know when we have it?” she who front for Corporate America asked at the recent commis while the legislative biennium, or sion meeting. “When there’s a two-year session, is underway. police officer on every cor The new law eliminated the quid ner?” pro quo sheen of lawmakers tak Chief Ennis the Menace, ing money from lobbyists while who appears on first blush to the laws are being written. That be a cut-through-the-b.s.-kind BY P ET ER F R E Y N E of cop, wants “community practice always seemed a bit dodgy. based policing” expunged The GOP soiree follows on from the local civics vocabu the heels of Democrat Michael Obuchowski’s lary. And since she’s the chief, it will be. “Speakers Soiree,” which caused quite a stir. At In a memorandum to the troops obtained by first, Markowitz gave her blessing to the fundrais Seven Days, the chief wrote, “In general I have er, since the money was being raised for the discouraged the use of the term ‘community Dems’ legislative PAC rather than an individual based policing’ because it places too much legislator. emphasis on the police to be primary problem f f |||h t the rookie secretary of state had to reverse solvers.” her call after Assistant Attorney General Bill Now you tell us! Griffin weighed in with a contrary opinion. “The phrase ‘community based policing’ gives Republicans righteously demanded the Dems the impression that solutions to every communi give back the money from their illegal fundraiser, ty concern begin and end with us,” she writes. but everyone knows money is the hardest thing “We, the Department, must be ‘at the table,’ but in the world to give back. not necessarily sitting at the head.” At first, the invite to the GOP soiree had Commissioner O ’Neill stands by his woman. Rep. Howard Crawford’s signature at the bot “We knew when we hired Alana Ennis she tom. But learning from the Democrats’ mistake, had the skills we wanted to have the right kind of the name of George McNeill — a civilian — was police department for Burlington. Not to pat wisely substituted. myself on the back,” adds the self-assured McNeill and Crawford say they’re operating Commish, “but we were right.” within both the “spirit” and the “letter” of the O ’Neill and the Chief suggest folks come up law. “The law says a legislator can’t ask a lobbyist with a new name to replace CBP, like “communi for a contribution,” said McNeill, “so [GOP] leg ty based governance” (which Mayor Peter islators are not asking lobbyists to come.” He is. Clavelle sprinkled through his recent inaugural), What a smoothie! or “community based problem solving.” “That’s the way [the law] works,” agreed The new name, said O ’Neill, “will evolve. Markowitz Tuesday. As long as the soliciting isn’t We’ll work together to find a term we’re comfort conducted by GOP legislators, their soiree is pos able with.” itively golden. How about “Law and Order?” So let’s hear it for Vermont’s tough law gov No Sherlocks at This Home — Last week, erning political fundraising! You’ll find it in the Burlington police commissioners were treated to dairy counter next to the sour cream, because it’s a live report from the head of detectives, who got more holes than Swiss cheese. explained to the civilians just what the detective Name That Tune — If you’ve heard it once in division at BPD actually does. the last decade, you’ve heard it a million times. Lt. Emmet Helrich told commissioners how Community based policing (CBP) has been the gangs haven’t been able to get a foothold in premier civic buzzword of the ’90s. Politicians Burlap, in part, he said, because Det. John Lewis genuflect at the mere mention of its name. But “is all over them” as soon as they drop into town. hold on tight, ’cause we’re in for a sudden name And how the bureau took in $160,000 seized change. assets last year as a result of their drug enforce At all the highly civil civic meetings where ment work with the DEA task force. And how “stake holders” take “ownership” and “buy-in,” they contribute officers to the county-wide sexual CBP has been the number-one warm, fuzzy label assault unit. of community consciousness. It is revered as the However, the day-to-day drama of modern hope for the future and the light at the end of detective work, said Helicopter Helrich, isn’t what the tunnel. Across party lines, police commis you think it is from watching the movies. “It’s not sioners, city councilors and da’ mayor have all like Sherlock Holmes,” he said candidly. touted CBP as a panacea for the Queen City’s “Basically, we sit by the phone and wait for people ills. to tell us stuff.” But what the hell is it? CBP means different Can’t you just hear Sir Arthur Conan Doyle things to different people, from more civilian turn over in his grave. Shocking, my dear Watson! involvement and direction in policing to seeing a ©
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Seventy-nine new commu nications satellites launched to create a wireless voice and data system for Motorola Inc. have produced an unanticipated side effect: bright reflections of sunlight as they pass overhead. Each flash from the Iridium satellites lasts up to 20 sec onds. Some astronomers see the bursts as one more source of light pollution that dims celestial phenomena. “I really think it’s a shame that yet another natural resource has to be ruined by an unregulated commercial venture,” said computer analyst Mike Stebbins of the New Hampshire Astronomical Society. O n the other hand, Paul Maley of the NASA/Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society said he considers the satellites an exciting new celestial phenom enon that will create public interest in the heavens because they are so highly visible.
Name Game Norwegian authorities arrested Kirsti Larsen, 46, for giving her son an illegal name. Larsen told the Verdens Gang newspaper that the name Gesher, which means “bridge” in Hebrew, came to her in a dream. Her local county office wouldn’t let her register the name, however, because it isn’t on the national list of accept able names. She appealed sev eral times, but lost and ulti mately was ordered to change the name, pay a $210 fine or spend two days in jail. She chose jail and was sentenced to prison in Fredikstad. The child, now four, is still named Gesher.
Trends The rising popularity of candles has caused a signifi cant increase in fires, deaths and property damage, accord ing to the National Fire Protection Association, which blamed candles for causing 9930 fires, 126 deaths and $170.6 million in damage in 1996.
• As modern life forces many Spaniards to abandon their traditional siestas, the govern ment has ordered its Center for Scientific Investigation to look into the country’s sleepdeprivation problem. Meanwhile, Frederico Busquets has opened a chain of siesta shops in Madrid and Barcelona. For $8, customers get a bed, a warm blanket and a five-minute head, neck and back massage. Busquets told
the London Times he got the idea for his venture “after I had seen how many people tried to snatch a few moments of uncomfortable sleep in the backs of their cars after lunch.”
Calling Dr. Kevorkian Vernal Ohlrich, 76, plead ed no contest in Hebron, Nebraska, to shooting his wife to death, explaining that he did it to end her suffering from terminal cancer. An autopsy revealed that Phyllis Ohlrich, 74, was cancer-free, however. “That is the problem with so-called mercy killings,”
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Thanks for the Mammaries London’s Financial Times reported that “Pueraria,” a plant root found in the north ern jungles of Thailand, has a natural estrogen booster that can enlarge a woman’s breasts by as much as “one inch in five days.” As a result, it has become such a hot commodity that its survival is threatened, and two Japanese drug companies are trying to patent the plant’s active ingredient. • Brian Zembic, 37, won a $100,000 bet by having breast-implant surgery. Even though the wager required him to keep the implants only a year, he left them in after the deadline, according to M axim magazine. “Having breasts gives you insight into what life is like for women,” he explained. “You start to see what pigs men are.”
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Hypocrite of the Week When noted British histo rian Paul Johnson celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary by penning an essay on mar riage, his mistress of 11 years exposed him to the press. ‘TVe been having an affair,” he sub sequently admitted to the London Observer, “but I still believe in family values.”
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Apparently they wanted to shoot the movie close to home, and “be somewhere fun for the summer,” according to Sweeney. But will the summer stretch into fall, and the scheduled shooting of a second Vermont-made Hollywood picture with Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer? “They might bump up,” Turgeon acknowledges. And if Danny Devito gets his way, things could get reel interesting next winter in Woodstock. “We are just starting out,” Turgeon explains, noting Vermont is still not as film-friendly as it could be. “Very few hotels understand what it is to host a film. Restaurants, lumber mills, hardware stores — they all need to understand what it takes to cater to these projects. Having your business open 9 to 5 is not going to fly with a film crew.” And have they noticed the air fares? There’s something about Vermont. . . LOG ON: There was one thing more telling than the country crowd at the Vergennes Opera House on Friday night: two video cameras trained on actor Rusty Dewees in yet another sold-out performance of The Logger. Fifteen-thousand Vermonters have already seen his oneman show — 2X1 old-timer’s take on the strange ways of flatlanders. and flatulants. If the audience reaction is any 8^ere is plen ty of life left in that old chain saw. Hence the video. Dewees is pro ducing a 90-minute piece that will mix material from the first half of The Logger with footage of him driving, sawing and shooting the shit with his French-Canadian uncle. If it sells well, there will be a sequel: The Logger Goes to New York. “It’s for the person who saw the show and wants more,” says Dewees. And, hopefully, all of their relatives. The Windjammer Hospitality Group and Moon Meadow Market have already signed on as corporate sponsors, along with Cabot Cheese — Dewees already scored a spot in the mail-order catalog. IN BRIEF: My Mother’s Early Lovers scored big at Film Fest New Haven last weekend. The Vermont-made feature, by Nora Jacobson, took first place in the narrative category, beating out films that got into Sundance. “Now I get to say ‘award-winning’ film,” Jacobson says of her victory. Hopefully that hyphen will translate into big bucks at the box office when the film opens in Burlington on the last day of April . . . Charlotte writer Tom Paine was one of four up-and-coming literati featured on the cover of the Village Voice Literary Supplement last week. Based on advance copies of books as yet unpublished, the supplement singles out authors to keep an eye out for. The Voice describes Paine “a self-styled Sir Gawain charging forth on a quest to reinvigorate the short story with . . . a combination of New Journalism, old-fashioned storytelling and soul.” Scar Vegas, due out next January, includes a story Paine wrote for Seven Days. Look for the blurb on the book jacket from Chris Bohjalian . . . Bombs over Belgrade have put a damper on the awards ceremony, but Williston sculptor Richard Erdman will travel to New York next week to see his work installed at the U.S. office of the East West Institute — a diplo matic think tank devoted to the promotion of democracy and freemarket economics in the former Soviet Union. A second sleek sculp ture, also of Italian Carrara marble, will go overseas to the Czech office in Prague. And a miniature replica will be presented to former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in an awards ceremony attended by Dr. Henry Kissinger and former President George Bush. Vice presi dent Al Gore bowed out at the last minute. Too busy, I guess . . . You might expect to see a “Free Kosovo” banner hanging from a dorm at Goddard College. 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here were no striking teach ers in Sweetheart’s Dance, filmed on location a decade ago in the small Vermont vil lage of Hyde Park. The hundred-yearold elementary school played a major role in the Hollywood movie starring Don POWER PLAY? After the big battle at Hyde Park Elementary Johnson and Susan school board meeting by an officer of the law. His Sarandon. At the end offense? Speaking out of turn. “I disagreed with the of the town road, with a stunning view of M ount Elmore, the red brick building symbolized innocence process,” says Stein, a 42-year-old computer specialist. The chairman had a policy of refusing non-residents in a story about lost, and recovered, romance. the right to speak, he says. “I kept saying, ‘This is ille Lately the school has been the staging ground for gal, Mr. Chairman. This is not the law.’” something more malevolent — a divisive teachers’ After the sheriff’s deputy asked if he was willing to strike that kept local children out of school for six days. behave, Stein was let back into the meeting, and he Although the issues have been resolved on the surface — in the form o f a new three-year contract — a deep didn’t say another word. “It was a clear effort to silence schism remains. In fact, it predates the walk-out. Hyde Park’s picturepostcard image belies a division creat ed not from a battle over salaries and benefits, but from what residents in this seemingly sleepy hollow say is a bareknuckled abuse of power in the hands of a few. “All they have to do is flex their muscles, and they can pass or defeat a local budget,” former Hyde Park Elementary principal Dave Potter says those who disagreed with the chair,” Stein says. of a small group of people who control the town through boards, commissions and local law enforce “It sort of gives credence to that poster, ‘Just ment. “They can even silence their critics,” he adds. because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean everyone is not out Potter, now an educational consultant, is referring to get me,”’ says Lamoille County Senator Susan Bartlett. “I certainly appreciate the deep emotions on specifically to the unusual practice on the part of school board Chair Larry LaClair of calling armed, uni both sides of the issue, but having armed sheriff formed deputies to meetings to “keep the peace.” deputies at public meetings puts out a very strong sig Parent Bob Stein reports being escorted out of a nal, and it’s not a positive one.”
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$20,971, as compared to the state average of $22,470, he man controlling Hyde Park’s school board, according to Vermont tax statistics. Before Act 60, Larry LaClair, is the fortysomething son of for which has lowered the Hyde Park school tax rate from mer long-time Morrisville police chief Bud LaClair. He doesn’t apologize for his unorthodox use of $1.50 to $1.17, residents paid twice as much in school law enforcement at public meetings. “I’m not going to taxes as did residents of Stowe. win any battle with this group and try and justify W ho is responsible for the current windfall? what’s happened,” he says of the citizens who disagree Depends who you ask. Old-guard members — mostly with his strong-arm tactics. Lean and tense, LaClair Republican — chalk it up to much-needed fiscal disci holds a part-time job at Cady’s Falls Nursery in pline imposed by the school board prior to the passage Morrisville. On the days leading up to and during the of Act 60. School board member Walter Anderson says strike, he was especially authoritarian, according to res tighter controls ended an “era of debt and mismanage idents. ment.” “During the strike the school was like a prison Detractors see it differently. “The beauty of this camp,” asserts former principal Potter, “with a uni ideological cabal,” maintains another resident who formed police officer standing outside and ‘warden’ spoke on condition of anonymity, “is they take credit LaClair coming out and determining who would be for reducing people’s taxes when it came more from allowed in.” Act 60, something they all oppose.” Three years ago, things got so bad in meetings that The cost-cutting at Hyde Park Elementary came at a group of parents hired a lawyer to explore their a price, too — the principal, guidance counselor and rights. Plainfield attorney Stephanie Kaplan issued a school librarian were edged out over the last three report detailing numerous violations by LaClair of years. After repeatedly challenging the school board on Vermont’s Open Meeting Law. Serious conflict-ofits cuts, Mary Johnson, who has two daughters in the interest issues arose, too, from the fact that LaClair’s school and runs a small business in Stowe, was told her wife, Diane, was a teacher at the school — one of only views weren’t welcome at school board meetings anymore. “Three years ago, a calculated power shift began to replace school board members with peo ple who care more about their positions of power in the community than they do about our children and the staff who work with our children,” Johnson claims. “It’s like they’ve had this agenda,” adds Maryval Palumbo, who also has two kids at Hyde Park Elementary, and works for the Fletcher Allen Women’s Health Department in Williston. “They systematically took the school apart, first the prin cipal, then the librarian and guidance counselor, who were the heart of the school.” Quality was of such concern two years ago that the Department of Education fired off a letter warning the school could be closed down. “ I f programs and services required to meet Public School Approval standards have been intentionally cut,” wrote then-Deputy Education Commissioner William Reedy, “the approval of the school could be terminated.” The heavy hand of the school board may not be entirely responsible for this spring’s six-day walk out, which was in part about the escalating cost of health insurance and whether teachers should have to pay a portion of that cost. But the school board’s tactics did not help to improve relations with union-friendly parents, especially when Jim McLean-Lipinski — Parent Volunteer of the Year at AUTHORITY FIGURE? School Board Chair Larry LaClair sticks to the agenda. the school last year — was arrested for trying to question a school board member in the parking lot two non-union instructors who crossed the picket line during the strike. during the strike. McLean-Lipinski, a 40-year-old employee of the Kaplan wrote that LaClair did not run meetings Department of Public Safety, along with his wife Rita consistent with the spirit and intent of the Open and resident Ahmad Malik, became the “Hyde Park Meeting Law. An important provision in the law states, Three” after they were arrested for “disorderly conduct” “At an open meeting the public shall be given a reason able opportunity to express its opinion on matters con while picketing. McLean-Lipinski says he tried to have sidered by the public body during the meeting as long a word with Lisa Fernald as she was leaving the school. as order is maintained. Public comment shall be sub Fernald called the sheriff, claiming McLean-Lipinski had been blocking her way out. He was taken into cus ject to reasonable rules established by the chairperson.” In the report Kaplan further detailed that LaClair tody; his wife and Malik were charged later that day. “was hostile toward the public and made it clear that W hen pressed, Fernard admits Malik might not he was not interested in hearing what they had to say, have been blocking her way, “but he was standing so I and was only letting them speak because he knew he couldn’t get out” of the parking lot, she says. had to. He treated people rudely and disrespectfully Malik, a self-employed African-American musician and in general exhibited an abuse of his power.” and producer with one daughter at Hyde Park At the school board meetings Kaplan attended, Elementary, says he has been a direct target of harass LaClair refused to recognize her because she wasn’t a ment and intimidation as a result of his outspokenness. resident of the town. That breach in the process, and After speaking up for the teachers at recent public the law, is what led to Bob Stein’s outburst and his meetings and walking the picket line with them, he eventual scolding by the deputy sheriff. “It was unbe says someone drove up to his home in North Hyde lievable what I saw then,” Kaplan recalls, adding, “I Park and shouted verbal and racial threats. W hen he thought they would have cleaned up their act.” reported it to the police, one deputy came to his house. The same group of parents also sent a letter of con But when he was cited for disorderly conduct, two cern to the Attorney General’s office, which responded deputies showed up. “It’s about control,” Malik offers. by issuing a warning to LaClair. Assistant Attorney
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General Geoffrey Yudien suggested that LaClair give a close read to the Open Meeting Law, especially “the provision pertaining to penalties and enforcement in instances of noncompliance.” Responding to the charge of selectivity, LaClair wrote back to the AG, “It is very possible that I, as chair, erred in assuming this could be done.” The issue of armed guards never came up. Neither Kaplan’s nor Yudien’s admonitions seemed to have had an effect. Just a few weeks ago this reporter attended a school board meeting in which a woman rose to criticize LaClair for his leadership skills. W ith the room packed to capacity, the chairman stood up and asked, “Excuse me, do we have a deputy sheriff in the room?” While the crowd buzzed, the deputy sheriff made his way to the front. He stood behind LaClair for the rest of the meeting, an ever-present reminder that dissent would not be tolerated. That, according to residents, has been business as usual in Hyde Park for years. Asked whether his responsibility as the leader of a public body obligates him to recognize all citizens, even the ones he disagrees with, LaClair argues, “I don’t think that’s why they created agendas.” Suggesting the intent of the disruptions was to dominate and extend the length of the meetings, he adds, “We have lives, too.” W hen it became apparent, at that same meet ing, that teachers were going to strike, LaClair gave the crowd of more than 100 people a total of 35 additional minutes to speak about their concerns, an extension of the scheduled 15 min utes. Right on time, he shut down public com ment, saying he had been more than generous, while dozens of angry parents shouted in the crowded room. “W hy not gives folks more time, not just to placate a hostile crowd but to avert a crisis?” LaClair was asked. “Crisis is a state of m ind,” he replied, and then declared that if a crisis were coming, it was the fault of the union. Noting that the town had been divided before, LaClair said it was the previous school board that had been irresponsible, and that the problems began when the teachers and staff organized into a union three years ago. Fellow school board member Walter Anderson concurs with LaClair’s view. As head of the negotiating team with the union, he derides the previous board for mismanagement. “We’ve brought fiscal accountability to the school and the voters have rewarded us by re-electing us,” he asserts. “If we act so bad, if we have this crisis with people here, then why are we re-elected?” Parent Maryval Palumbo has an answer for that. They keep getting re-elected because, she says, “they are networked throughout the boards and local com m unity...and can turn out the vote.” At the last town meeting, parents and other community members did try to get fresh faces elected to the school board — people they believed would be more responsive to the new guard. They won one position on the board, and lost the other by fewer than 50 votes. It seems that not everyone in Hyde Park has lost faith in democracy. This Friday, the Vermont Labor Board will hold a public hearing on two allegations of unfair labor practices lodged by the teachers’ union against the school board. The board dismissed the school board’s countercharges that the union’s charges were unfair. The action is consistent with the apparent modus operandi in Hyde Park, in which residents and teachers have had to ask state officials to protect them from those in their own town. Last week, Hyde Park Elementary teachers went back to work, but the divisions that have torn this town apart are far from healed. “I knew that there were efforts by various groups in our country to control the actions and words and even thoughts of people,” for mer prinicipal Potter says of the town’s painful lesson in democracy, “but I never thought it would happen in independent Vermont.” (7)
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Haven. Then there are the indi viduals with unique gifts that Continued from page 11 seemed divinely acquired, or Spiritualism-inspired: the but alas, she did not. “O f Plymouth Notch mystic Achsa course, she didn’t call me when she was alive,” he adds Sprague, who continued to in typical self-deprecation. write for spirit newspapers even He suspects his mother’s after her death; Royalton’s spirit lives on in her wildly “human calculator,” Truman flowering African violets, Safford; or the extraordinary which Citro inherited, Weybridge healer, Solomon because he claims he’s not Jewett. the type who can keep Other stories, though, are plants alive. He also simply unexplained, or simply laments he’s “not the type remarkable, phenomena: the of person who has super fascinating prehistoric remains natural experiences.” But of a white whale in Charlotte; he can certainly write the curious circumstances sur rounding Charles H. Mudgett’s about them. Some of the stories in tomb in Cambridge; a flurry of Dark Tales decidedly falling rocks, warm to the have to do with the spir touch, over a farm in North it world — the haunted Pownal more than a century “Redstone” building in ago; the eccentric Huntington Montpelier or the old journalist James Johns, who Everett mansion in began his one-man, one-page Bennington, now occu newspaper at the age of 13, and pied by Southern wrote copiously for his Vermont Vermont College, Autograph and Remarker for 40 where the strangest years. extracurricular activi One of Citro’s gems in the ties occur at night; the far-fetched-but-lasting legend ghostly Vermont department is his lead story, Police Academy in titled simply, “A Strange Tale.” Pittsford, formerly a It seems that some country tuberculosis sanatori folks around Calais once had an um; even Citro’s ingenious, if implausible, way own unrequited to cope with diminishing food quest for a “ghost supplies over the long, harsh encounter of the third kind” winters: They allegedly froze in a haunted hotel in Fair the people too old or too hand
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umverate of “People,” “Places” and “Things” — also suggests there could be no end to the volumes Vermont arcana can provide. One sub-group of odd people, for instance, are the Spiritualists of the mid- to late19th century, when things just got curiouser and curiouser. A story rejected for this book is that of John Humphrey Noyes, a purveyor of “Perfectionism” — a belief, apparently, that humans were already flawless
The nature of collecting tales is inherently more interac tive than writing novels, Citro observes, resulting in a motherlode of leads. “W ith my novels, at readings people would just basically sit and listen,” the author says. “Now, with the stories, people always come up afterwards and tell me their own stories. This kind of thing has opened up new channels of investigation.” Many want to share well-known oddities in
Prize-winning psychiatrist and researcher of UFO abductees. Citro has a passing interest in extraterrestrial phenomena, but he’s far more likely to dig into the offbeat lore of cen turies past right here on Earth — humans, he’s found, are quite strange enough. With artist Steve Bissette he’s recently created a laminated treasure map to “Weird Vermont,” fea turing many — but far from all — of the state’s peculiarities,
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their own towns; some of the confidants begin with “I’ve never told anyone this before, b u t...” Not surprisingly, many of the leads he’s followed have proven disappointing — “the stories are not always sufficient ly dramatic and I can’t really do anything with them,” he says. One recent promising connec tion, though, led to a dinner with John Mack, a Pulitzer
human or otherwise. Next up is “The Vermont Ghost Guide,” a spook-seekers map to chills and thrills. And of course, it’s a safe bet that Citro will go right on col lecting, and preserving, Green Mountain tales. Whether or not he finds absolute proof of a spirit world, keeping the stories alive in this one is a sure route to immortality. ®
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trout season, I went up to the Champlain Islands to tour the hatchery and join in one of their ubiquitous spring stocking runs. I was greeted by Kevin Kelsey, production manager for the Station and a likable Irishman, who could as easily be working the docks in Boston or a dairy farm in Wolcott. “If we didn’t run the stock ing program, with maybe the exception of some lake trout, there wouldn’t be a salmonid fishery in the Lake,” says Kelsey. While talking, he handfeeds fish meal to thousands of finger-sized salmon and trout. Human impact, from dams to non-point source pollution, have degraded the natural breeding grounds of spawning fish and created the need, ironi cally, for human intervention, Kelsey notes. To account for reproductive habitat loss — and maintain a viable fishery — Vermont pours millions of baby “fry” into the state’s waterways each
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lake water go through the sta tion each day; 450,000 “stockables” fed; rainbows two fish to a pound; lake trout five or six to a pound; the biologists want | them at least 10 inches. And the list goes on. Meanwhile, Lumbra’s part ner prepares eight tanks that look like washing machines perched atop a massive flatbed for the next run to the lake. “One-hundred-twenty-five pounds per tank... ” Water swirls in the tanks and the cal-1 culations continue.
With 20,000 teeming fish per raceway — the long rectan gular rearing tanks that closely resemble a lane in an Olympic lap pool — the technicians don’t have a hard time netting the fish for stocking runs. Ironically, however, the wily trout do what they can to wrig gle free of their would-be libera tors. Perhaps it’s instinct — or perhaps the word’s out that the open waters are more perilous than those of the fish culture station. Despite the trout’s best efforts, 3000 fish are loaded and ready to go. This after noon’s run is a short trip to the cove near the Grand Isle ferry. As cars disembark from the boat, the brown trout are released through a six-inch tube in a fountain of fish flowing into the Lake. For the most part, they swim in a quick silver flash, then disappear into the depths of the water. The trout we’ve delivered are lucky: Approximately 10 inches long and 18 months old, they have some time until they hit the 12-inch minimum size limit. Thousands of other fish are stocked ready to be caught, in a “put and take” program that includes the well-publi cized stocking of trophy fish in our major rivers. “It’s absurd,” says Gray Stevens, founder of Adventure Guides of Vermont. “You have 50 people lining up to fish the Winobski after the truck pulls away.” While Stevens notes that he fully supports the stocking program, he says he would pre fer to see DFW institute a lim ited catch-and-release program to encourage the repopulation and native run of salmonid species. For their part, Fish & Wildlife biologists acknowledge that they’d rather have a wild run, too, but argue that the habitats where they stock won’t currently support reproduction in sufficient numbers. And while every technician has their stories, concedes Lumbra, she’s only seen one instance of “funky ethics” in all her years on the job. “I was on the end of a pipe and had this guy casting around me,” she recalls of one experi ence putting out fish. Pointing out that the fish had been through the equivalent of “a good roller-coaster ride,” she advised him to cut bait: “The last thing you want to do when you get off is eat.” Near the Grand Isle ferry, there wasn’t anyone with rods and reels, just a few gulls trying to pick off the few trout still swimming near the surface, exploring their new-found free dom. “They’re pretty quick,” Lumbra replies when I inquire if the gulls can take them. “It’s only the dumb ones up top that are going to get hit, and that’s protecting the gene pool.” ®
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suit for the last three. She won a Best Jazz Vocal Grammy in 1997 for her album New Moon
the press from coast to coast. This week she travels Miles to the Flynn Theatre. You’d never
know she started as a folkie. As other critics have noted, Wilson’s latest album is certain ly as much about her as about its namesake. Her sound is a highly individual blend of mod ern jazz, folk and contemporary African-American music — although she’s been embraced by mainstream jazz culture, that easy label doesn’t quite fit. The daughter of guitaristbassist Herman Fowlkes, Wilson was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and took up the piano at age 9. In her teens and early twenties she played Joni Mitchell-inspired folk songs in the cafes of Mississippi and Arkansas, and later in New Orleans, where she was working as a journalist in local televi sion. It was here she met saxo phonist Earl Turbington, whose influence steered her away from clear-voiced folk to the darker, richer tones of Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. Wilson’s voice was much higher, and she had yet to find the dark depth which is her sig nature today. On Traveling Miles, though, the influence of Mitchell is as audible as that of Davis. It’s a paradoxical recording, on the one hand a study in contrasts, and on the other a clever and compelling exercise in cultural
cross-fertilization. Miles was a v bit of a genre-bender himself— Wilson has included a version of “Time After Time,” the Cyndi Lauper song Davis cov ered on his 1985 release, You're Under Arrest. Purists were shocked then, and doubtless will be now, but Wilson is unlikely to care. In the past she’s recorded versions of dis tinctly un-jazzy tunes such as U2’s “Love is Blindness” and “Take the Last Train to Clarksville” — “Hey, I dig the Monkees,” she has said. But Wilson’s extraordinary contralto voice — smoky, mys terious and sensual — works a distinctive magic on seemingly unpromising material. What emerges is a deeply personal i .usic that refuses to be catego rized. It’s not hard to see why the Lincoln Center commis sioned her to interpret Davis: W ho better to tackle the work of a true original than another one? Although those six nights in M anhattan were a critical and box-office hit, the album isn’t a straight duplicate of the con certs. Wilson wanted the arrange ments to evolve, and gave the band free rein until the right forms emerged. Eight tracks on Traveling Miles are directly linked to Davis. The album is bookended by “Run the
VooDoo Down,” on which she provides lyrics. It’s a looser form of “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down,” one of the finest tracks from his seminal Bitches Brew in 1970. On the “VooDoo Reprise” finale, she’s joined by West African singer Anjelique Kidjo. “Never Broken” is a rework ing of Wayne Shorter’s “ESP,” recorded by Davis in 1965, given dreamily mystical lyrics by Wilson. Similarly,
— not to mention bouzouki and electric mandolin. It’s strange to find horns all but banished from an album inspired by a great trumpeter, but then Davis himself was never constrained by his hornplayer label. Wilson’s songwriting is as spiritual as her voice, and the influences of African-American folk-culture and myth run strong and deep. “I got high john in my pocket,” she sings
It's strange to find horns all but banished from an album inspired by a great trum peter. “Resurrection Blues” and “Sky and Sea” are based on Davis’ “Tutu” and “Blue and Green,” respectively. The album’s title song, penned by Wilson, is an homage to the master, along with tinges of Joni Mitchell’s “Mingus.” Steve Coleman accompanies here on an icecool alto sax. This and “VooDoo” are the only tracks to feature brass; the rest of the album is dominated by acoustic guitars, violin and upright bass
on “Run the VooDoo Down,” and spirits seem to walk the land. Only once does she step completely out of the jazz idiom: “Right Here, Right Now” is a light, folkish paean to having one’s feet on solid ground. Wilson’s band — and her production — is tight but lush, and there are many echoes of the controlled exuberance of Davis’ late-’60s recordings. Guest appearances by Pat
Metheny and violinist Regina Carter, among others, add even more depth to the mix. Cassandra Wilson is a musi cal iconoclast at a time when jazz seems unable to define itself as a vibrant, living art form. She’s aware of her posi tion as one o f very few female jazz singers who’s taken control of her music as a band-leader, producer and composer as well as a musician. The jazz world’s bias against women, she once told The New York Times, “is like racism — it doesn’t go away.” But Wilson has never avoided “smashing the status quo,” as she puts it — what other jazz diva would cover a Hank Williams tune? This, too, makes her the perfect inter preter of Davis, another icono clast who broke every rule in the jazz handbook. Wilson thinks people are afraid of certain periods of Davis’ music. But as she told Sky magazine, “Miles was the musician who introduced me to the depth and breadth of jazz — he allowed me to understand how far it could be stretched.” She calls Davis “one of those musicians . . . who could open windows, break the rules —and get away with it.” Traveling Miles demonstrates that Wilson has all these qualities herself in ample supply.®
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Lago, played by Brenda Woodbury. As Alexandras “assistant,” he ministers to her weaknesses for alcohol, drugs and sex while involving her in his plot to reclaim the girlfriend he left behind. His return to St. Cloud is far from triumphant. On his first morning there, while Alexandra sleeps one off on the hotel bed nearby, he learns that in his absence the love of his life, Heavenly Finley, played by Annamieke Wade, has suffered the pain and humiliation of the venereal disease he likely gave her on his last swing through town. Notified of Chance’s return, Heavenly’s father, politi cal heavy Boss Finley, played by Sean Padden, has given his henchmen till midnight to get Chance out of town. As Chance, Scott is con vincing as an emotionally numb hunk. He spends the better part of the play with his muscular torso exposed, leaving little doubt as to what purpose he serves in society. When he
stretches to convey a greater range of emotions, however — anger and shock at the bad news concerning Heavenly, cunning in his attempt to blackmail Alexandra into help ing him — his portrayals are not as fully realized. This is most evident in the first act, which is confined to the Royal Palms Hotel room he shares with Alexandra. Woodbury is impressive as Alexandra, an older woman hiding from age in a host of sensual distractions. Her husky voice and tousled mane of hair suggest the chemically addled escapist, while her poise and delivery consistently evoke the jaded has-been who’s been around the block a few too many times. Scott’s performance picks up steam in the second act, though, when Chance con fronts a variety of characters, each taking a pin to the bubble of his still-pending fame. W ith Chance s flaws laid bare, Scott more effectively dramatizes the
vulnerability that he tries to shout away in the first act. He’s, simply more believable as a selfdeluding failure than as a brute. Other strong turns in the second act include Padden’s Boss Finley, who possesses the most plausible Southern accent in the cast. Although his char acter does little more than shout throughout the play, he embodies the bluster and bom bast of a racist political cracker on the campaign stump. As his toady-son Tom Finley, Jr., Anthony Cosmano crackles with malice for the man who defiled his sister. The role of Heavenly Finley is conspicuous ly small; Wade essentially shrinks from one corner to another as she’s bullied by her tough-loving hypocrite father. The degenerate qualities of these characters are drawn in sharp relief by the soothing set design. The first act takes place primarily in a spacious room at the Royal Palms Hotel from which Chance and Alexandra gaze out over a seaside vista of blue waves. Most of the second act moves downstairs to the regally appointed hotel lounge, dressed in deeper shades of blue and green. Thanks in part to director Don Rowe’s judicious script revisions, the roughly two-anda-half-hour play moves along at a fairly brisk pace — more so in the second act, when a dozen or so additional charac ters intensify the action. Rowe and company also employ a bit of technical wizardry here to show characters moving out of the Royal Palms lounge and into a ballroom from which a Boss Finley rally is being broadcast. One moment the characters are onstage, the next they appear on a screen sug gesting a television in the lounge. Theater-goers at the last few Champlain College pro ductions are now accustomed to such production flourishes from Rowe. Sweet Bird o f Youth does sag in parts, however, such as a few overly expositional monologues that Chance and Alexandra share with each other. The spot light illuminating these passages further intrudes upon the real ism of the moments. But really, the fault here lies squarely with Williams. Whatever expressionistic effect these exchanges might hope to achieve plays as self-indulgence, leaving one to wonder if we are seeing not only a parting glimpse of what Williams did so well, but traces of what would come to pollute his later work. Telling-versus-showing aside, the Players dutifully serve the legacy of a writer who, despite legendary dissipation, remains a legend of cultural interrogation. ®
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EXPERIMENTAL ‘DOSE’ Never mind the American roots stewpot of blues, soul, acid, funk and rock — Latin Playboys are just as likely to be influenced by Taiwanese beauty pageant music, to experiment with the sound of a butter knife on guitar strings. Let’s just say that David Hidalgo and Louie Perez from Los Lobos, and producer/musicians Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake like to...play. Latin loopy-loos at Higher Ground this Sunday. Alt-songstress Lisa Germano opens.
COUNTRY LIVIN’ 10 of country music, Merle Haggard showed Nashville what Bakersfield was made of. With a name that suits his working-man — and ex-con — persona, Haggard penned dozens of classics, among them “Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down,” “Okie From Muskogee,” “Swinging Doors" and “If We Make It Through December.” He borrowed the styles of idols — Lefty Frizzell, Jimmie Rodgers, Bob Wills — and then forged a sound all his own. Country without Haggard just ain’t country. The man swings through Flynn Theatre doors this Saturday.
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WEDNESDAY MICHELE LALIBERTE, ROB GUERRINA & DAVID GUSAKOV (cabaret), Leunig’s, 7:30 p.m. NC. ANI DIFRANCO (alt-folk), Flynn Theatre, 8 p.m. $22.50/25. KARAOKE, 135 Pearl, 9:30 p.m. NC. THE HUGE MEMBERS (classic rock), Nectar’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. STARLINE RHYTHM BOYS (hillbilly boo gie), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. HIP-HOP DJ NIGHT, Rasputin’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. ZUBA (Colorado funk/groove), Club Metronome, 10 p.m. $5. OPEN MIKE W/PICKLE, Manhattan Pub, 9:30 p.m. NC. TABOO OPEN TABLE FREESTYLE DJ SPIN-OFF, Club Extreme, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J.P.’s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. ACOUSTIC JAM W/HANNIBAL HILL (hard rock), Alley Cats, 6 p.m. NC. WOODCHUCK’S REVENGE (old-time folk), Good Times Cafe, 7:30 p.m. Donations. TNT (DJ & karaoke), Thirsty Turde, 9 p.m. NC. SOULIVE, FLYING CLUB MONKEYS, DJ MR. CLEAN (funk/jazz, house band), Emerald City, 9 p.m. $5/10. ‘-l ' KARAOKE, Danny’s Pub, 9 p.m. NC.
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SATURDAY CHANTAL (pop singer-songwriter), Borders, 2 p.m. NC. BOOTLESS & UNHORSED (Irish), Last Chance Saloon, 7:30 p.m. NC. MERLE HAGGARD (country legend), Flynn Theatre, 8 p.m. $35.50/30.50/ 25.50. MANNY GONZALES (singer-songwriter), Sai-Gon Cafe, 8 p.m. NC. SMALL POTATOES (acoustic folk duo), Burlington Coffeehouse at Rhombus, 8 p.m. $6. MR, FRENCH (rock), Nectar’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. FACT0RIA (DJ Litde Martin), 135 Pearl, 10 p.m. $4/5. DJ NIGHT (hip-hop/r&b DJs), Ruben James, 9 p.m. NC. CHROME COWBOYS (vintage country), Red Square, 9:30 p.m. NC. SWING LESSONS (beginners, then advanced, with David Larson), Club Metronome, 3 and 4 p.m. $8, followed by PRINCES OF BABYLON (Philly firnk), 7 p.m. $4, followed by RETR0N0ME (DJ Craig Mitchell), 10 p.m. NC. HIP-HOP NIGHT (DJs), Club Extreme, 9 p.m. NC. KARAOKE, J.P.’s Pub, 9 p.m. NC. FLASHBACK (’70s-’80s DJ), Rasputin’s, 9:30 p.m. NC. HIP-HOP NIGHT (DJ), Ruben James, 11 p.m. NC. DYSFUNKSHUN (hip-hop/funk/metal), Vermont Pub & Brewery, 9:30 p.m. NC. SOLOMONIC SOUND SYSTEM (reggae DJ), Chicken Bone, 10 p.m. $1. SANDRA WRIGHT BAND (blues), T. Ruggs Tavern, 9:30 p.m. $2.
of Queen. Hall doesn’t worry about titles, though, when she’s belting out her smoky juke-joint r&b. The Atlanta native began her Southern soul stage moves at the age of four, and just “One Drop” of her thang definitely won’t do you. Hall arrives at Club Metronome this Thursday with Junior Wells’ outfit, the Hoo Doo Man’s Band. Whoowee.
COMEDY ZONE (stand-up), Radisson Hotel, 8 & 10 p.m. $8. GUY C0LASACC0 (singer-songwriter), Jake’s, 6:30 p.m. NC. MUNDAY-PETERSEN (folk-rock), Good Times Cafe, 7:30 p.m. $4. ABAIR BROS, (rock), Henry’s Pub, Holiday Inn, 9 p.m. NC. SAM ARMSTRONG (jazz favorites), Tuckaway’s, Sheraton Hotel, 9 p.m. NC. TANTRUM (classic rock), Trackside Tavern, 9 p.m. $2. THE MACHINE (Pink Floyd tribute), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $10/12. DAVID R0SENSTEIN, RYAN 0BER, NATO (acoustic round-robin), Sneakers, 9:30 p.m. $4. THE BLAME (rock), Champion’s, 9 p.m. NC. BLUE VOODOO (rock), Backstage Pub, 8:30 p.m. $2. ALEX SMITH (jazz), Tavern at Inn at Essex, 8 p.m. NC.
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“We’re actively looking for hit material for films. If your band has something you feel we should hear, send it to us at: 1840 North Kenmore, Suite 304, Los Angeles, CA 90027.” So read a recent e-mail to Seven Days. Checking with the sender, John Ryan, I confirmed that indeed he actually welcomes a mailbox full of demos and CDs from bands nationwide. Must have a lot of time on his hands. “We’re particularly interested in bands with radio-friendly material,” Ryan says. “We also consult bands and make record deals with all the majors.” If you believe it — and you think your tunes belong on a soundtrack — check it out. HELLO, HOLLYWOOD!
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Metronome has given us Metro Pub and Metro Swing, among other metro-entertainment options, in its seven years. Now welcome Metro Deck. The upstairs club on Burlington’s main drag plans to open up a 1OOO-square-foot outdoor space, says owner Anne Rothwell, a place to get away — but not too far — from the smoke and the volume . . . Fans of Stupid Club, aka Neil Cleary, packed Sneakers two weeks ago for a return show from the favorite son. Now a Brooklyn resident, Cleary has secured a regular gig in his Hank W illiam s persona, Sundays at the Parkside Lounge on East Houston. If you’re in the Apple April 26, check the man at CB’s Gallery . . . B elizbeha drummer M ark Robohm, relocated to New York, has a Web design company called juicyorange (juicyorange.com), and has performed a make-over at viperH0US6.com — check it out. The vipers themselves are ready to hit the summer jazz fes tival circuit, beginning with the aptly named Allgood Festival in Washington, D.C. May 22 . . . Travelin’ Richmond folkie Rik P alieri returns to home turf this week following a sunny Western tour. Along the way he taped five new shows for his “Song Writer’s Note Book” on Channel 13 — performers from the Phoenix Folk Festival, among others — appeared on M ary M cC aslin’s radio show in Santa Cruz, and did a TV show with Utah P hillips. Next Wednesday, look for Palieri’s one-hour spe cial celebrating the legendary Pete Seeger’s 80th birthday. . . On the air this week: Friday night on “Burlington & Beyond (WWPV 88.7 FM), Dead Hippy proves they’re alive and well; local blues guy Dave K eller joins host Tim Downey this Sunday morning on “Crossroads” (The Point 106.7 FM) in pre-Earth Day show; and later that night on Buzz “Homebrew” (99.9 FM) NiCOle Saltus hosts a special: songs from the artists per forming at the third annual Big Heavy World Silent Auction and Benefit Concert for the Women’s Rape Crisis Center (April 24 at Higher Ground). Listen for tunage from Construction Joe, Colin Clary, Chin Ho! and more . . .
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Club Metronome, 7 p.m. $12, followed by MARTIN & MITCHELL (soul DJs), 10 p.m. NC. LIVE MUSIC Red Square, 9:30 p.m. N C . GOOD QUESTION (r&b/rock), Nectar’s, 9:30 p.m. N C . BASHMENT (reggae/dancehall DJ), Ruben James, 11 p.m. N C . RUSS & CO. (rock), J.P.’s Pub, 9:30 p.m. N C . KARAOKE W/FRANK, Trackside Tavern, 9 p.m. N C . FIFE, EXHIBIT, DEFARI (hip-hop tour), Higher Ground, 9 p.m. $18 KIDS NIGHT OUT (all -ages no alcohol dance), Emerald City, 8 p.m. $7. KARAOKE, Danny’s Pub, 9 p.m. NC.
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Wednesday el m usic • Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” A N I DIFRANCO: The alt-folk diva plies the politics o f love and life in a return engagement at Memorial Audit orium, Burlington, 8 p.m. $22.50-25. Info, 863-5966. T R O M B O N E C H O IR RECITAL: Horn-blowing students perform spright ly spring numbers at the U V M Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. C H AM BER T R IO RECITAL: Students on violin, piano and cello per form Dvorak’s Dum ky trio. Mead Chapel, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.
dance ‘T H E N E IG H B O R H O O D PRO JE C T ’: Hannah Dennison explores issues o f city urban development, dis placement and “hom e” in this dance theater performance. Burlington Square Mall, noon. Free. Info, 864-4705. ‘BO D Y M U SIC ’ W O R K SH O P: Keith Terry, director o f Crosspulse, teaches participants to use their bodies as musi cal instruments. Flynn Theatre, Burling ton, 7 p.m. $12. Register, 652-4500.
d ram a O N E -A C T PLAYS: Students direct, act and design an eclectic selection o f short works. Royall Tyler Theatre, UV M , Burlington, 7 p.m. $3. Info, 656-0094. ‘O N C E O N T H IS ISL A N D ’: This musical drama navigates the waters o f the Caribbean, visiting ports o f love, loss and redemption. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535. ‘T H E VELVETEEN RA BBIT’: Northern Stage mounts its adaptation o f
the classic kids’ book about a boy and his favorite toy. Briggs Opera House, W hite River Jet., 7 p.m. $20. Info, 296
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art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. FIGURE DRAW ING: The human fig ure motivates aspiring and accomplish artists in a weekly drawing session at tb Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, 6:30-9:3 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-7165.
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c irc u la r logic: “Miracles are not contrary to Nature,” St. Augustine wrote in the previous millennium, “but only to what we know about Nature.” These words hold special meaning for English crop-circle researcher Michael Glickman. While the architect from Manchester doesn’t pretend to “explain” the puzzling patterns gracing pastures and fields the world over, he does have much to say about their geo metric design. At an upcoming lecture, he trots out his theory on why the formations are not a hoax, as the media claims — and why they also could not have been made by human beings. . . Monday, April 19. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, St. Albans, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 933-7752.
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body of w o rk ■ Bobby “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” McFerrin gets credit for his oral orchestral cre ations. If he ever needs a rhythm section, though, he should check out the Crosspulse Quintet. The group taps the human body — literally — for a range of percussive sounds and rhythms. At a unique area per formance, they team up with the 13 toe-tappers in the dance troupe Rhythm in Shoes for “Time Shifts,” a program putting high-stepping Anglo-American folk dances to a world beat. Crosspulse also leads a “body music” workshop earlier in the week, while Rhythm in Shoes makes the Swing Dance scene later on. Body Music Workshop, Wednesday, April 14. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 7 p.m. $12. Register, 652-4500. “Time Shifts," Friday, April 16. Flynn Theatre, Burlington, 8 p.m. $16.50-24.50. Info, 863-5966. Swing Dance, Saturday, April 17. Vergennes Opera House, 7:30p.m. $8. Info, 877-7376.
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OUTHERN W RITERS D ISC U S1% >10N: Merilyn Burrington leads a liter7 exploration o f Lee Smiths Oral fotory. South Burlington Community ibrary%7 p.m. Free. Info, 652-7080. NVIRONMENTAL BO O K GROUP: irewe participators or perpetrators in man lie natural world? Get eco-oriented nswers from a discussion o f Robert B. ^garton’s Sick Societies. South Hero 5 & -(immunity Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 72-6209. ARENT-CHILD BO O K DISC U SON: Grown-up readers and their 11-
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G RO UP: Something fun and educa tional is always in store at this gathering o f young parents and their kids up to age three. H .O . Wheeler School, Burlington, noon - 2 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0377. SO N G A N D STORYTIM E: The under-three crowd drops in for tunes and tales. Fletcher Free Library, Burling ton, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. STORYTIME: Four- and five-year-olds enjoy stories, songs, finger plays and crafts. South Burlington Com m unity Library, 11 a.m. Free. Register, 652-7080. STORIES: Little listeners hear stories, snack and make crafts at the Children’s Pages, Winooski, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 655-1537.
e tc V E R M O N T 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. C H IL D R E N OF T H E H O LO C A U ST TALK: What happens “W hen a Daughter o f Holocaust Survivors Meets Children o f Nazis?” Psychologist Julie Goschalk lectures in conjunction with the world-renowned Anne Frank exhib it. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2535. U R BA N FORESTRY V O LUNTEERS: Branch O ut Burlington holds its
m onthly meeting to spruce up the city. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-8245. ‘JEFFERSONIAN PERSUASIO N’ D IN N E R : The Ethan Allen Institutes hosts this market-driven feast and dis cussion with political historian Dr. Lance Banning. Perrys Fish House, Shelburne Rd., S. Burlington, 7 p.m. $30. Register, 695-1448. KOSOVO BENEFIT SUPPER: Soup and bread raise hopes and funds for peace in the war-torn region. Plainfield Friends Meeting House, 5-7 p.m. $5. Info, 454-4675. PEACE SYM PO SIUM D IN N ER : A presentation by David Shipler, author o f A Country o f Strangers: Blacks a n d Whites in America, follows a meal at the Grand Salon, Middlebury College, 5:30 p.m. $8. Register, 443-6978. A .D .H .D . PARENT SU PPO RT N IG H T : Doctors and educators discuss research and medication for kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. Austin Auditorium, Fletcher Allen Healthcare, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 651-7615.
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• Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” KELLY JOE PHELPS: The slide blues guitarist makes an acoustic appearance to warm up for a show with Greg Brown in Barre. Borders, Church St. Marketplace, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711. C O N C E R T C H O IR RECITAL: Students sing salty selections from the Gilbert and Sullivan musical H .M .S. Pinafore. U V M Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. JOYFUL NO ISE: This casual gather ing o f classical musicians raises reli gious spirits with psalms and songs featuring titanium flute maker Jon athon Landed. Vergennes Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 877-6737. GREG BROW N: The Grammy nominee and regular “Prairie H om e Companion” guest plays the blues with a hint o f jazz, gospel and lastditch humor. Barre Opera House, 8 p.m. $17-22. Info, 476-8188. A N O N YM O U S FOUR A N D LIONHEART: Two medieval mega groups take on the rarely performed work o f composer Johannes Ockegem. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 8 p.m. $20.50. Info, 603-646-2422.
tary about an “interfaith” retreat at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentra tion camp. Burlington College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616. ‘D O T H E R IG H T T H IN G ’: Things heat up for white pizzeria owners in a black neighborhood in Spike Lee’s witty take on race rela tions. Warner Science Building, Middlebury College, 7 p.m. Free. Register, 443-6747. ‘O U R T O W N ’: Director Sam W ood takes a cinematic snapshot o f Everytown, U.S.A. in his 1940 adaptation o f Thornton W ilder’s classic play. Loew Auditorium, H ood Museum o f Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H . 7 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.
art • Also, see exhibit openings in the art listings. ART LECTURE: Ten artists partici pating in the “Process-Progress” pro ject discuss where their exploratory efforts have led them. Firehouse Gallery, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 865-7157. ‘LUKARTOUR’: Performance artist Luke Thompson performs a con sciousness-raising piece with an envi ronmental edge. Manhattan Pizza, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 723-6551.
w ords ‘GREAT BO O K S OF T H E C EN TU R Y ’ D ISC U SSIO N : Turn back the pages o f time to take in an event that sums up the century — in books. Barnes & Noble, S. Burling ton, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. A N A R C H IST POETRY READ
dance ‘O N C E O N T H IS ISL A N D ’: See April 14.
dram a O N E -A C T PLAYS: See April 14. ‘T H E VELVETEEN RA BBIT’: See April 14. ‘B A C K W O O D S P ED D LER ’: Actress Leanne Ponder plays the 19th-century peddler Bright Venus Smith in this historical tale-telling with a little harp music thrown in. Fair Haven Free Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 775-4930.
ING: The Vermont Anarchist Black Cross Poets combine cadence and chaos at Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-3144. ELLEN BRYANT VOIGT: The Vermont poet laureate reads from her work in celebration o f National Poetry M onth. Book Rack, Cham plain Mill, W inooski, 7 p.m. Free.
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‘RAISING T H E A SH ES’: The daughter o f a Holocaust survivor leads a discussion after this docum en
9- and 10-year-old kids get on the same page o f E.L. Konigsburg’s View From Saturday. Deerleap Books, Bristol, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5684. POETRY W O RK SH OP: Sid Glassner leads an educational discus sion about teaching poetry to chil dren. Ilsley Public Library, Middle bury, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 388-7523. ‘T H E AWFLES MESS I EVER WAS IN ’: Historians chronicle the hardships faced by 19th-century N ew England women when their men went westward. Community Church, Pawlet, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 645-0279.
kids STORYTIM E & CRAFTS: Cultural activities keep three- to six-year-olds occupied at the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. ‘N E W TITLES’ STORY TIME: Kids four and up mark Young People’s Poetry Month with a reading o f Carl Sandburg’s “lost” Poems fo r Children Nowhere Near O ld Enough to Vote. Barnes & Noble, S. Burling ton, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001. PARENTS A N O N Y M O U S: Parents gather for support and assistance around the challenges o f childrearing. Babysitting goes with the program at two meetings in Burlington and M ilton, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800639-4014. STORY H OUR: Young readers learn from lighthearted literature in a country setting. Flying Pig Children’s Books, Charlotte, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 425-2600. ‘SIG N S OF SPRING ’: Preschoolers look for snow fleas, buds and other
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Harvard neurology prof Charles Poser takes a swat at the history o f malaria in the United States. Given Building, U V M , Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 656-2540. H U M A N IT IE S LECTURE: English prof John Engels hears “Voices from Exile and M onologues After Eden.” Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, noon.
Dr. Robert L. Kahn debunks age-old myths about the golden years in this discussion o f his new book. Memorial
Free. Info, 654-2535. ‘RACE A N D E D U C A T IO N ’ LEC TURE: Dolores Sandoval makes a case for equal representation in acad
Lounge, Waterman, UV M , Burling ton, 7:30 p.m. Info, 656-3238. W O R LD RELIGIONS LECTURE:
emia as part o f a peace symposium. Grand Salon, Middlebury College,
N oted Islam expert John Esposito makes the connection between
4:30 p.m. Free. Register, 443-6978. G LBTQ S U PP O R T GROUP: Gay,
Muslim beliefs and law. Mann Hall, Trinity College, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Reservations, 846-7110.
lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth make new friends
‘G REENING Y O UR W O RK PLACE’: Learn how indoor plants
and get support. Outright Central Vermont, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 800-452-2428.
can lift your spirits — and clean the air in your cubicle. Ben & Jerry’s
E M O T IO N S A N O N Y M O U S: Women suffering from depression, anxiety or any other mental or emo tional problem find sorority in this
Homemade, 30 Community Dr., S. Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. $10. Info, 862-8347. V E R M O N T V EN TU R E M EET
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Center, Champlain Mill, Winooski,
the president o f Tubbs Snowshoe Company for a discussion about
6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 660-9036.
renewed interest in an old form o f snow travel. Radisson Hotel, Burling ton, 8-10 a.m. $15. Info, 658-7830. CO NSULTANTS M EETING: The Vermont Consultants Network shares tips on working collaboratively. Network Performance, 85 Green Mountain Dr., S. Burlington, 7:30 a.m. $15. Info, 655-3031. ‘LIFE SPACE CRISIS IN TERVEN
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864-0377. W O M E N ’S RUGBY: The Burlington Rugby Football Club invites beginning and veteran scrum-
p.m. Free. Info, 985-2431. BRO W N BAG LECTURE SERIES:
V E R M O N T ADULT LEARNING CENTER: See April 14. A G IN G RESEARCH DAY: Doctors share new findings on old age at an informal examination. Austin Lounge, Given Building, UVM , Burlington, 35 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4692. ‘SUCCESSFUL A G IN G ’: Author
signs o f spring at the Green M ount ain Audubon Society, Huntington, 1-2 p.m. $3. Register, 434-3068.
‘YOGA FOR PARENTS': A starting stretch helps parents limber up for the day ahead. H .O . Wheeler School, Burlington, 9:30-10 a.m. Free. Info,
Historic Site & Commercial Venture.” Champlain Mill Gallery, Winooski, 7
mers to spring training. Mater Christi School, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-3529.
m usic • Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” JOYFUL NO ISE: See April 15. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 877-6737. LAMBSBREAD: The Vermont reg
youngsters. Fanny Allen Hospital, Colchester, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.
gae band shares positive vibrations, and live cuts from a new album, at a
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Calendar works. Senior M onika Heidemann performs at UV M Recital Hall, Bur lington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. V E R M O N T Y O U T H O R C H ES TRA: A Single Thread, by Vermont composer Erik Nielsen, highlights this program o f “American Strings” songs. Vergennes Opera House, 7:30
7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 482-2878. ‘C H A PTER T W O ’: The Essex Com m unity 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. ‘T H E M O T H E R OF MY CH IL
p.m. $5. Info, 658-4708. KATE BARCLAY: The local folk singer-songwriter shares her alterna tive groove with book browsers at Deerleap Books, Bristol, 7-9 p.m.
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Free. Info, 453-5684. ‘ELIJAH’: The Vermont
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Harmon in a “living history” o f her 19th-century trek. Barre Town Elementary School, 10 a.m. Free.
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Northeast Kingdom Chorus in a rousing rendition o f M endelssohn’s
ings. A R T’S ALIVE BENEFIT: Deejays and art students share their stuff at a
opus. Barre Opera House, 7:30 p.m.
multimedia, boundary-busting bash.
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Bottleneck Caff, 156 St. Paul St., Burlington, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. $2. Info,
dance ‘TIM E SH IFTS’: The AngloAmerican high-steppers Rhythm in
658-3994. H O M E SC H O O L ART: A party and talent show draws attention to this
Shoes collaborate with the world-beat
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etc E M O T IO N S A N O N Y M O U S: See April 15. This co-ed section wel comes men. ‘BO R D ER LA N D S’ SYMPOSIUM: A two-day, interdisciplinary program explores “The Phenomenology o f Boundaries” to honor retiring prof Walter Brenneman. Marsh Room, Billings Student Center, UVM , Burlington, 2:15-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0232. BREAST CANCER CO N FER ENCE: Lectures and workshops bring together cancer victims, family members and medical professionals to discuss prevention and treatment. Sheraton Conference Center, Burling ton, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. $15. Info, 656-2292. SAME-SEX MARRIAGE FORUM : Plaintiffs in a local lawsuit make their case for the right to marry someone o f the synonymous sex. Ira Allen Chapel, UV M , Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4392. WATER QUALITY M EETING: Volunteers interested in conducting water-quality tests in Potash Brook
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H O M E A N D G A R D EN SHOW: Fixer-uppers and floral aficionados get the goods at this homesteader’s happening. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, noon - 9 p.m. $X. Info, 879-7766. ‘YEAR OF T H E EUR O ’: A panel o f poli-sci pros, including Financial Times editor Robert Thom son, con sider the impact o f currency on cur rent events. Geonomics Center, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5795. STONYFIELD FARM LECTURE: Gary Hirschberg, president and chief executive o f the N ew Hampshire yogurt company, discusses “Corporate Responsibility: Tools for Change.” Kirk Alumni Conference Center, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5043. G LBTQ SU PPO R T GRO UP: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered and questioning youth make new friends and get support. Outright Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 800-452-2428. BATTERED W O M E N ’S SU P PO R T GROUP: Women Helping
$10. Info, 656-3085. C H AN TAL CH AM BERLA ND: The Canadian singer-songwriter sings to raise awareness o f the national Rape Abuse Incest Network. Borders, Church St. Marketplace, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. ELLIS PAUL: The award-winning singer-songwriter from Maine sings from his latest C D , and fellow folkie John Wesley Harding warms up. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 496-9612. N E W BLACK EAGLE JAZZ BA N D : The seven-member Dixieland dynamos play in a south ern spirit at the Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 8 p.m. $15. Info,
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728-9133. SO N A B O : The six-member group plays Latin music on traditional instruments like the Peruvian pan pipe, conga and four-stringed quatro. Alexander Twilight Theatre, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, 7 p.m. $10. 748-2600. POETRY A N D PERCUSSIO N: Make the rhythmic connection between words and music at Dana Recreation Center, Rutland, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 235-2400.
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‘N E X T T IM E ’: A black man and white woman meet in a central L.A. laundromat, become friends and con front the promise and pitfalls o f diversity in this poignant drama. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 253-8358. ‘T H E T R U C E’: John Turturro plays real-life author Primo Levi in the tale o f his painful readjustment to life outside Auschwitz. Dana Auditorium, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ‘CENTRAL STA TIO N’: An orphaned boy and street-weary woman make an unlikely pair in this
dram a O N E -A C T PLAYS: See April 14. ‘SW EET BIR D O F Y O U T H ’: See April 16. ‘O N C E O N T H IS ISL A N D ’: See April 14, 2 & 8 p.m. ‘C H A PTER T W O ’: See April 16. ‘T H E VELVETEEN R A BBIT’: See April 14, 2 & 7 p.m. S E C O N D CITY: The next genera tion o f stand outs from the Torontobased com edy club stage a shtick. See “to do” list, this issue. Barre Opera House, 8 p.m. $10-20. Info, 476-8188. BREAD & P U P PE T THEATER: Metamorphosis is the theme o f an intimate puppet performance in the “Cafe des Cheap Artistes” tradition.
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words JAY PARINI: Frost fans recite their favorites at a reading and discussion with the poet’s Middlebury-based biographer. Book Rack, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 655-0231. V E R M O N T WRITERS SERIES: Renowned writers Ron Powers, Jay Parini, Devon Jersild and Mary J. Dickerson are featured in a literary lecture. S. Burlington City Hall, 2-4 p.m. $10. Info, 655-4758. ‘H ID D E N DRIVES’: Local poet, artist and musician P.R. Smith lays down lines from Shakespeare to jazz scat, with mood-enhancing lighting effects. Howden Hall, Bristol, 7:30 p.m. $3-5. Info, 879-2953. ‘PERFORM ING POETRY’ NIG H T: Vermont poet laureate Ellen Bryant Voigt is the special guest at this elocution competition for aspiring versifiers. See “to do” list, this issue. Pavilion Auditorium, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-7044.
kids STORY TIME: Kids three and up listen to literature read aloud. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. M ATH TUTORIALS: High-school ers take the “numb” out o f 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.
SH O W i Tim Sullivan retraces his steps from Mexico to Canada in a scenic slide show at Eastern M ount ain Sports, S. Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0473. T E N N IS TOURNEY: Men’s singles players swing into action at Twin Oaks Sports &c Fitness, Kennedy Dr., S. Burlington, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free. Info, 658-0001. GLEN ELLEN HIKE: Join members o f the Green Mountain Club on a six-mile trek to the lodge and “out house” via the Jerusalem Trail. Info, 658-0912.
etc ‘BO R D ER LA N D S’ SYM POSIUM : See April 16, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. H O M E A N D G ARD EN SHOW: See April 16, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. A ST R O N O M Y DISCOVERY DAY: Get an eye on the sky at this tele scopic time-out. Lake Champlain Basin Science Center, Burlington Waterfront, 1-4:30 p.m. $2. Info, 864-1848. ‘TAKE BACK T H E N IG H T ’ MARCH: The community stands and strides united to mark Sexual Assault Awareness M onth. Starts at the UV M Women’s Center, 34 South Williams St., Burlington, 5:15 p.m. Free. Info, 800-649-2437. TOO PARTIES’ GALA: Dancing, dessert and a silent auction for such items as a walk-on part on T V ’s W ill and Grace raise money to benefit Vermont CARES. Radisson Hotel, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25. Info, 800-649-2437. V ID EO GAME CHALLENGE: The N ew Hampshire Pro Video Team
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‘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 lan guage base on which to build — hablando Espanol from the first class. ALLONS A MONTREAL’: Four Tuesdays, May 4 through June 1, 5:308 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $95. Register, 655-0231. Learn about Montreal’s historical and cultural sites, Quebecois vocabulary and ethnic neigh borhoods. ‘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, important phrases and correct pronuncia tion. INTERMEDIATE FRENCH: Five Tuesdays in May and June. The Book Rack, Winooski. Register, 655-0231. Improve your speaking and writing skills in a casual, fu n environment, with the Alliance Franqaise o f 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 expe rienced teacher. ESL: Ongoing small group classes, beginners and intermediates. Vermont Adult Learning, Sloan Hall, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. Free. Info, 654-8677. Improve your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in English as a second language.
aikido AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY: Adults, Mondays - Fridays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. and 7-8:15 p.m., Saturdays, 911:45 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 graceful, flowing martial art to develop flexibility, confidence and selfdefense 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 environ ment.
aromatherapy AROMATHERAPY FOR HOM E A N D GARDEN: Thursday, April 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Star Root, Battery St., Burlington. $20. Info, 862-4421. Learn to use essential oils fo r spring cleaning and as household and garden helpers.
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., Burlington. $50/class. Register, 8600687. Learn how to create great-looking faux effects with paint and glazes. ‘OIL PAINTING FUNDAM EN TALS’: 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 teach es oil painting to aspiring 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, 8657166. Learn about the rendering o f the human face and form in various styles through slides and discussion. BEGINNING W OODW ORKING: Thursday and Sunday, June 3, 6-8:30 p.m. and June 6, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Shelburne Craft School, Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Register, 985-3648. Learn how to operate a tablesaw, bandsaw, router, joiner and planer, and make a small project using these tools. ‘TH E ZEN OF CREATIVE PAINT ING ’: 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.
career INTERVIEWING SUCCESSFULLY: Thursday, April 15, 5:30-7 p.m. UVM Continuing Education Division, 322 South Prospect St., Burlington. Free. Info, 656-2085. Develop interviewing skills that will get you the job. ‘CAREER FOCUS’: Monday, April 19, 12-4 p.m. Vermont Student Assistance Corp., Champlain Mill, Winooski. Free. Info, 800-642-3177. Adults clarify career interests and goals in this work-ori ented session.
creative process ‘TH E CREATIVE SPIRIT AND HER SHADOW S’: Burlington and Charlotte groups now forming. Mondays, 9:30-10 a.m. and 4-6:30 p.m. $30/week. Info, 425-5433. Theresa Bacon leads 12-week support groups fo r women working through blocks to their creative process. New group forming.
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hypnotherapy HYPNOSIS CERTIFICATION: Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25. UVM Women’s Center, 34 S. Williams St, Burlington. $444. Register, 800898-4042. Train to become a certified hypnotherapist with a weekend intensive followed by home study.
POTTERY CLASSES: Ongoing day, evening and weekend classes for all ages and levels. Vermont Clay Studio, Rt. 100, Waterbury Center. Info, 2241126. Enjoy the pleasures and challenges o f working with clay.
USUI REIKI INTRO TRAINING: Thursday through Sunday, April 15 through 18. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $ 150350. Info, 660-8060. Get basic or indepth training in an ancient healing art. 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 selfdefense style emphasizes relaxed, natural movement and distance to overcome an opponent. BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Ongoing classes for men, women and children, Monday through Saturday. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, 4 Howard St., Burlington. Info, 660-4072 or 2539730. Escape fear with an integrated selfdefense system based on technique, not size, strength or speed.
‘RYSE’: Four classes beginning Thursday, April 22, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Burlington. Info, 888-3087. Learn to “realize your subtle energy systems. ” ‘MANIFESTING YOUR DESTINY TH RO UG H TAROT’: Friday, April 23, 6:30-8 p.m. Spirit Dancer Books, 125 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. $15. Info, 660-8060. Learn meditation tech niques using the Tarotfo r the manifesta tion o f wealth, peace o f m ind and rela tionships.
stress management STRESS MANAGEMENT/MEDITATION: Ongoing Thursdays, 7-7:30 p.m., meditation; 7:30-8:30 p.m., stress management. Maltex Building, 431 Pine St., Suite 10, Burlington. First class free, $5/meditation, $10/stress management. Info, 862-6931. Theresa Bacon offers information, support, exercis es and consultation in meditation and stress management.
support groups NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: Ongoing daily groups. Various loca tions in Burlington, S. Burlington and Plattsburgh. Free. Info, Help Line, 862-4516. I f you’re ready to stop using drug, this group o f recovering addicts can offer inspiration. PROBLEM DRINKER?: Group now forming in Burlington. Free. Info, 8644635. Join a g o u p o f people seeking an alternative to Alcoholics Anonymous.
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‘H AIBUN’: Seven Tuesdays, May 4 through June 15, 2-4 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $105. Register, 6550231. Try your hand at this Japanese form o f autobiographical poetic prose which incorporates travel diaries, personal journals 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 WRITING: Saturday, June 19, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. The Book Rack, Winooski. $69. Register, 655-0231. Explore how to create suspense through literary clues and red herring. POETRY WORKSHOP: Thursdays, 1 p.m. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury. Free. Info, 388-7523. Bring a poem or two to read and discuss at this ongoing workshop.
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film ‘2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY’ A ND DISCUSSION: Critics Barry Snyder and Dan Zucker remember Stanley Kubrick in a chat prior to screening the direc tor’s groundbreaking sci-fi classic. Burlington College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616. ‘SKIN DEEP’: This California newsreel examines college stu dents’ deepest feelings about race and ethnicity. PALANA Center, Middlebury College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6747.
DINNER PARTY DOUBLE FEATURE: George Cukor’s 1933 D inner a t Eight finds a social-climbing wife entangled in the lives o f her dinner-party guests. The party-crashing Marx Brothers masquerade as world travelers and art experts in Anim al Crackers. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 6:45 & 8:50 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.
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ART HISTORY LECTURE: The contributions o f Kandinsky, Picasso and Miro are considered as part o f an examination o f the Modernist influence on culture — and culture’s influence on Modernism. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 253-8358.
‘ZORN BY SCOTCH’: Pianist Arthur Zorn interprets the paint ings o f Barbara Scotch on display at the T.W. W ood Gallery, Vermont College, Montpelier, 35 p.m. $5. Info, 828-8743.
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kids STORYTIME: Young readers delve into classic and new tales at a half-hour happening. Borders, Church St. Marketplace, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 8652711. ‘FIRST BOO K ’ STORYTIME: Readers four and up get a rhythmic read on Chicka, Chicka, Boom Boom, by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault. Barnes & Noble, S. Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 8648001.
TEN N IS TOURNEY: See April 17, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. ROAD WALK: Make the most of mud season on this easy, steady five-miler around Berlin Pond. Meet at Montpelier High School, 1 p.m. Info, 223-0918.
etc FESTIVAL OF QUILTS: See April 17. H O M E AND GARDEN SHOW: See April 16, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. PAGAN POTLUCK AND FILM: Share a meal with kindred spirits and view the films Black Dawn and H aitian Pilgrimage. Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl St., Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 658-9689. MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SO C I ETY WALK Step out in support of a nationwide effort to fight a degenerative neurological disease. Walks in Burlington, Rutland, Montpelier, Upper Valley and Middlebury. Info, 800-344-4867. PEACE ROUNDTABLE DIS CUSSION: Community members ask each other, “Speaking o f Race: W hat Now?” as part of a peace symposium. Coltrane Lounge, Adir ondack House, Middlebury College, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 443-6747.
Helping Battered Women facili tates a group in Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 658-1996. Also, the Shelter Committee facilitates a meeting in Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-0855.
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• Also, see listings in “Sound Advice.” AMATEUR M USICIANS ORCHESTRA: Vermont Symphony violinist David Gusakov oversees this weekly harmonic con vergence of amateur musicians in the Music Room, S. Burlington High School, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 985-9750. C O N C O R D T R IO : The music of Rochberg, Brahms and Haydn highlight this performance on cello, violin and piano. Spaulding Audit orium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 8 p.m. $18.50. Info, 603-646-2422.
etc HERBAL THERAPIES: Learn about organic remedies for what ails you at Burgess Assembly, Fletcher Allen Healthcare, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2278. RESEARCH O N V ER M O N T SEMINAR: A doctoral candidate from Wisconsin takes aim at “A Matter of Love and Death: An Anthropological Analysis of H unt ing in Vermont.” Memorial Lounge, Waterman, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4389. LITE-N-LENS CAMERA CLUB: Local shutterbugs view recent New England contest winners — and bring four nature and four pictorial slides to enter in another. Delahanty Hall, Trinity College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0627. CRO P CIRCLES W O RK SH O P: Bring a compass, pencils and large paper to this workshop exploring the mysterious meadow phenome non. See “to do” list, this issue. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, St. Albans, 7 p.m. $10. Info, 933-7752. PREGNANT W O M E N ’S SUP PO RT GROUP: Expectant m oth ers learn about the awesome changes ahead at this informal “wisdom circle.” Burlington, 67:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2478. 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 W O M E N ’S SU P PO RT GROUPS: Women
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dram a ‘O H , VICTORIA’: Montpelier actress Sarah Longman Payne plays Victoria Woodhull in a one-woman show about the first female presi dential hopeful. Old Dorm Lounge, Vermont Technical College, Ran dolph, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 728-1201.
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film ‘DREAM W ORLDS II’: The nega tive portrayal o f women in rock videos is the focus o f this mediasavvy documentary. King Street Youth Center, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0555.
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BATTERED WOMEN’S SUP PORT GROUP: Meet in Barre, 10:30 a.m. - noon. Free. Info, 223-0855.
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Preview the seasons latest styles and benefit child-health programs organized by the Visiting Nurses Association. Lunch is included at the Sheraton Conference Center, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. $35. Register, 860-4436.
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‘T H E CELEBRATION’: A birth day party breaks down amid family politics in this drama from Danish director Thomas Vinterberg. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N .H ., 6:45 & 9:15 p.m. $6. Info, 603-646-2422.
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words F IC T IO N READING: Read, relax and respond to works in progress at this open reading. Rhombus Gallery, 186 College St., Burlington, 8 p.m. $3-6. Info, 865-3144. ‘WEAVING O U R VOICES’: A “rainbow of Vermont writers” read at this word-in sponsored by the Vermont chapter of the National Writers Union. Caribbean Corner, 12 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 658-9667. MYSTERY BOO K GROUP: Marian Mosher leads this discussion of Manda Scott’s nail-biter Hens Teeth. Barnes & Noble, S. Burling ton, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.
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ongoing BURLINGTON AREA CROSSROADS, featuring work in clay by students of the Living/Learning Centers Pottery & Clay Sculpture Program. L/L Gallery, UVM, Burlington, 656-4200. Through May 6. WIT AND WHIMSY, featuring watercolor drawings by Hal Mayforth, mixed-media and illustrations by Sarah Ryan. Flynn Gallery, Burlington, 652-4505. Through June 4. IMAGINARY BEINGS: HEFFALUMPS AND ZEBRAFROTRILLAS, featuring art work 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
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Through April. ROOT CELLAR, acrylic paintings on paper by Heidemarie Heiss Holmes. City Hall Artists’ Showcase, Montpelier, 229-2766. Through April 28. FIFTEEN ARTISTS, TEN YEARS OF DIA LOGUE, a group show of mixed media by Vermont artists. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 828-8743. Through May 9. ANNUAL STUDENT ARTS EXHIBIT, fea turing artworks in mixed media by area youth. Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts, Rutland, 775-0356. Through April 15. THE NAIVE SPIRIT, fine examples of folk art from the permanent collection. T.W. Wood Gallery, Montpelier, 8288743. 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, 244-8134. Ongoing. CONTEMPORARY ART, by painters Tom Merwin, Ellen Hoffman, sculptors Robert Ressler, Dan George, photogra pher Suzanne Winterberger, and the Edinboro Bookarts Cooperative. Merwin Gallery, Castleton, 468-2592. Ongoing. SCRAP-BASED ARTS & CRAFTS, featur ing 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.
NORTHERN JKYM, hand-dyed linen, canvas and silk home furnishings, wearable art. Johnson Artisan Shop, 635-9809. Through April. MARGIE THOMPSON, an MFA Thesis Exhibition in mixed media. Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College, 635-1310. Through April 8. 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ARTISTS including landscape paintings by Vermont artists Kathleen Kolb, Thomas Curtin, Cynthia Price and more. Clarke Galleries, Stowe, 2537116. Ongoing. IMPRESSIONS, oil paintings by Lorraine C. Manley. Sugar Mill Art Gallery, St. Albans, 893-7860. Through April.
ELSEWHERE MOUNTAIN LAKE COLLECTION, featur ing paintings by Vermonter Barbara Smail and Terry Tomalty from St. Bruno, Quebec, preceding an auction to benefit public television station WCFE. Plattsburgh Art Museums Burke Gallery, 518-564-2474. Auction broadcast April 23, 24 and 25. FOCUS ON THE BODY, West African Body Ornaments of Brass. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 603-646-2809. Through September 19. JACOB LAWRENCE, AESOP'S FABLES, featuring 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 Mus^e Marmottan, featuring 22 large paintings by Claude Monet, inspired by his Parisian garden. Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 514-285-1600. Through May 9.
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areas of impasto as he shifted between warm and cool grays. His basic composition of trees, road and sky is pushed some what up the hill and further left, but all the works in this exhibit do share a distinctly consistent point of view. W hen Realist painter
et us get down to Earth, where the truth is.” So wrote critic Jules Castagnary in a critique of the official Salon of 1863. Castagnary championed a new generation of French painters called the Realists, who reacted against the deca dence of both classicism and romanticism, choos ing to present life and nature in a more truthful manner. Tad Spurgeon possibly would have felt comfortable around these men — Corot, Courbet, Millet and the others, as they first brought their easels into open air to paint the world as it was. Spurgeon followed in their footsteps as he tramped along Farr Cross Road and other “October Storm — Farm Cross Road,” by Tad Spurgeon parts of Addison County to create the works for Gustave Courbet coined the color. Within “It’s H ot,” the this solo exhibit, “Farr Cross derisive phrase “art for art’s layering of hues begins with and Other Roads Less sake” in the early 1860s, he what seems to be a pale yellow Traveled.” His are not the was seen as a revolutionary underpainting that fills the blazing sunsets over Lake railing against elitism. canvas with naturalistic light. Champlain, delirious moun Modern-day realists, on the The grasses of his pasture tains and cherry-colored barns other hand, are often regarded below the trees are mixed from propped up in psychotically blue and ocher, and colors verdant fields that Vermont throughout are understated landscape daubers so often S p u rg eo n ’s rather than artificially vibrant. abuse us with. Spurgeons A ddison County The piece also has free brushAddison County is a place work that lends a distinctly where seasons change incre is a p la c e w h e re mentally, and the sky is usually playful textural element, unlike anything found in his a taciturn gray. seasons chan g e Panton storm. For example, his “Storm, Such loose brushwork does in c re m e n ta lly , Nameless Rd., Pan ton” evokes not occur in all Spurgeon’s the heavy humidity of gather and th e sky is pieces, but when it does, he ing cumulus-nimbus clouds demonstrates an almost musi looming above. As in many of u s u a lly a ta c itu rn cal virtuosity over rhythm and Spurgeons works, a dirt road intensity. In his loosest piece, gray. moves toward a vanishing the 9” x 9” “Little Summer, point below the center of the as reactionaries seeking noth Farr Cross Rd.,” he has piece, but its the starkly con ing more than what one con scratched chaotic lines into trasting values that really temporary critic termed “the the right-hand trees along the heighten the drama of the simple-minded pleasure of road in a distinctly unrealistic composition. Spurgeons oil being able to make an accu but engaging way. The move palette is generally earthy, but rate transcription o f nature.” ment implies a bit of wind in in “Storm,” the evenness of his the branches. Nevertheless, as long as there ruddy browns, greens and are landscapes to paint, there “Little February, Farr ocher is far outweighed by the Cross Rd.” also has some sur will be landscape painters. thick, smoky, spectral grays of And such irrelevant, pedantic prising variations of paint his sky. application. In anticipation of critical debates will always In front of “Its Hot, Farr mud season, perhaps, Spur take place far away from Farr Cross Rd.” you can almost geon worked with alternating Cross Road. ® hear the buzzing insects of
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are pretty limited: 1-3:55 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. But since its right next door to the Biodome, and just a shuttle bus ride from the Insectarium and Botanical Garden, the Olympic pool fits in nicely with a family visit to any of those sites. Prices are very reasonable: $2.64 for under 17, $3.79 for adults. Directions: Follow Sherbrooke East to the Olympic Stadium complex a t Pie-IX. Find parking, a n d follow the signs fo r the Centre de Natation. ®
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howled. “T hat’s gross! That’s disgusting!” “Yeah,” said Little Ed, “it’s got Straight Dope written all over it.” You remembered right about toilet plume, although I think toilet “aerosol” is probably the more accurate term. No doubt you saw something about Charles Gerba, a professor at the University of Arizona who specializes in environmental microbiology. For those o f you with a romanticized picture of the academic life, I should tell you this means he spends a lot of time crawling around public toilets and has had the cops called on him twice. In 1975 Professor Gerba published a scientific article describ ing the litde-known phenomenon of bacterial and viral aerosols due to toilet flushing. The more you learn about it, the scarier it sounds. According to Gerba, close-up photos o f the germy ejecta look like “Baghdad at night during a U.S. air attack.” The article ominously depicts a “floor plan of experimental bathroom with location of gauze pads for viral fallout experiments.” A lot o f virus fell on those gauze pads, Gerba found, and a lot of bacteria too. In fact, significant quantities of microbes floated around the bath room for at least two hours after each flush. As Professor Gerba’s research would later determine, however, the bathroom was hardly the most dangerous part of the house, microbe-wise. The real pesthole: the kitchen sponge or dishcloth, where fecal coliform bacteria from raw meat and such could fester in a damp, nurturing (for a germ) environment. Next came the kitchen sink, the bathroom sink, and the kitchen faucet handle. The toilet seat was dead last out of 15 household locales studied. “If an alien came from space and studied the bacterial counts,” the professor says, “he probably would conclude he should wash his hands in your toilet and crap in your sink.” Talk with this guy for a few minutes and you realize that everything people think they know about household cleanliness is wrong. You think a guy’s apartment is bound to be germier than a woman’s? Uh-uh. Single men tended to have lower bacteria counts, since they never cleaned and thus didn’t spread the crud around. (Remember this, lads, it may come in handy in an argu ment.) Women’s public restrooms contained twice as much fecal bacteria, probably because the women were accompanied by sani tary napkins, grimy small children and babies in need of a change.
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Another thing. You think maybe the laundry room is germfree? Feh. The place is a sty, due to fecal matter on underwear. Despite what some believe, however, doorknobs and handles in public restrooms are relatively clean. Think all this talk of contamination is just paranoid squea mishness? You wish. Fifty to 80 percent of all food-borne illnesses originate in the home. Food-borne pathogens cause 6.5 million cases of gastroenteritis and 9000 deaths per year. Home contami nation is blamed for 20 percent o f food-poisoning cases, more than any other source. W hat to do? Most guys will happily go on wallowing in filth, but Professor Gerba offers these tips for everybody else: • W ipe down sinks and drains each day with a cleanser contain ing chlorine bleach. This will knock out 99.9 percent of fecal organisms. Countertops, appliances and faucet handles should get the treatment two or three times a week, and toilets, tubs and showers once a week.
• Use separate cutting boards for meat and vegetables, lest you transfer germs from one to the other. • Throw cutting boards, kitchen sponges and dishcloths in the dishwasher (or, in the case of the latter items, the washing machine) after use. Alternatively, soak them for five minutes in a sink full of water containing a cup o f bleach. • W hen doing laundry, make underwear the last load. Don’t sort by colors — or at least don’t put colored underwear with other colored items. Use chlorine bleach, which will clean both the clothes and your washing machine. • Use bleach tablets in your toilet bowl. If nothing else, put your toothbrush back in the medicine cabinet after use. — CECIL ADAMS C O R R EC TIO N : In the April 7 column on genetic engineering, Cecil Adams, distracted by great thoughts, wrote “herbicide” in several instances when he obviously meant “pesticide.” We trust you got the gener al idea, though. O ur apologies.
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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ends in "box." RAY: There are some cars that everybody agrees are "classic," like the ’57 Chevy, the ’56 Thunderbird and most of the early Corvettes. Is a ’71 Malibu in that category? TOM : Well, I'll be polite and not give you my opinion. But there may be people out there for whom a ’71 Malibu is the world's most beautiful machine. RAY: And if there are suckers like that out there, they proba bly subscribe to Hemmings Motor News or Old Cars maga zine. So pick up a copy of one of those, check and see who else is selling ’71 Malibus, what kind of condition they're in and what they're going for. That'll give you a very good idea of what kind of treasure you've got in your garage. Good luck, William.
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TOM : Well, Barry, we're printing your letter, and you know what that means, don't you? RAY: You're right! And that egotistical jerk is wrong! I've found that egotistical jerks are almost always wrong, isn't that true, Tommy? TOM : Yes, we are. RAY: And when you change the oil, you drain the old oil out of all the passageways in the engine. And before those passages can be refilled, the oil pump has to first fill up the oil filter. TOM : So when YOU fill up the oil filter in advance, you allow the oil pump to skip that step, and let the really important parts o f the engine (like the bearings) get oil that much more quickly. RAY: And it DOES make the difference. We fill up the fil ters at our garage (especially when we change the oil on our own cars!), and when you start a car after a filter change, the
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TAURUS
(Apr. 20-May 20): Here’s a foolproof way to avoid being hassled if you’re a woman walking by a crew of construction workers: Pick your nose. Experiments have proven that this is a strong deterrent. Speaking of holding evil at bay, my teacher always counsels me that the best way to neutralize the devil is to laugh at him. Satan’s most effective recruiting technique, after all, is to get people to take themselves too damn seriously. I hope these bits o f advice help you, Taurus, as you nego tiate that last little stretch on your way out o f the dank labyrinth.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): W hen you’re not lounging on satin pillows at garden parties in your leop ard-skin pajamas and exchanging scintillating witticisms with celebri ties’ ex-bodyguards, I hope you’ll find time to commune with dandelions and frogs and clouds. W hile it will certainly be smart to cash in on all the schmoozadelic rewards the cos mos is making available, you should keep in m ind that you have an
appointment to take a big spiritual test in the near future. And a great way to cram for that rite of passage will be to do an intensive workshop at the University o f M other Nature.
CANCER
(June 21-July 22): Let’s see what goads we can dream up to get you to stop stalling in the mid dle of the crossroads. How about this: W hen you were still an embryo about the size of the dot at the end of this sentence, you already had a date with destiny scheduled for April 1999. Or how about this: If you don’t get off your procrastinating ass by April 25, I swear I will advise you to sell all your possessions, skulk off into the wilder ness, and build a stone tower by hand.
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(July 23-Aug. 22): Thanks for contacting Dream Doctors, the service that offers out-of-body house calls by trained psychic physicians. If you’re in a spiritual emergency and would like one of our staff to make an astral projection directly into your bedroom, contact us telepathically before you go to sleep any night. In your transmission, please describe the nature o f your unfathomable yearning and the type o f help you desperately need. Before morning, one of our Dream Doctors will appear in your dreams, fully prepared to midwife the divine intervention that’s just right for you. There is no fee for this treat ment, but we ask that as soon as you are cured you give a blessing to the first starving soul you see.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Comm enting on his own painting, “Wheatfield with a Reaper,” van Gogh said, “I see in this reaper...the image o f death, in the sense that humanity might be the wheat he is
reaping...But there’s nothing sad in this death, it goes its way in broad daylight with the sun flooding every thing with a light of pure gold.” Van Gogh’s description inspired me to make a wish for you, Virgo. W hat I hope is that you will seek out a rite of passage that is both a metaphorical death and a rich harvest. In my m ind’s eye, I see you cutting down and gathering in a beautiful “crop” that you yourself planted and have been cultivating for some time.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’ll be good week to use your third eye to watch TV, to cry for the pain of someone who can’t do anything nice for you, and to pile up framed photos of old flames in a vacant lot and drive a monster truck over them. O n the other hand, it won’t be such a great time to dissect your teddy bear, mis take a garden hose for a poisonous snake, or worry yourself to death about an invitation that’s not quite ripe. Is that enough advice, Libra, or can you handle more? Read on if you dare. Don’t wait for fate to throw you off-balance at some inopportune moment; instead, throw yourself offbalance on purpose, as soon as possi ble, and do it in the direction of an extreme that’ll interest and educate you.
p : While I’m up at the plate, he’s fond of giving me brilliant ||. advice, which is helpful but unnerving. I’ve had to learn to split my awareness in two, maintaining my concentration on smacking the ball with the sweet spot of my bat even as he’s discoursing at length about some subtle insight he’s gleaned about me. I bring this up, Aquarius, because I believe you’ll face a more ultimate version o f this chal lenge in the week ahead. Can you register all the useful information you’ll be receiving about yourself even as you have to pull off a most demanding task?
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(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are good at influ encing people with words. Your friends find you fascinating. You like change and adventure, and if they’re not happening, you’ll create them. You are kind, thoughtful, romantic, and can be a crusader for the under dog. Thoroughly self-sufficient, you would be unhappy in a routine job. You always try to make the best of every situation. O n infrequent occa sions, like now, you do have a ten dency to manically indulge in exces sive gambling, weird sex, public drunkenness, obnoxious pranks, and flagrant jaywalking. But you’re such a sweetheart the rest of the time, how could anyone possibly complain?
PISCES
(Feb. 19-Mar. 20): Crazy Horse got ready for his show down with General George Custer by painting white hailstones on his torso and tying a brown pebble behind one ear. In preparing to break up with my crazy old girlfriend Elizabeth, I mem orized 10 poems by the ecstatic Sufi holy man, Rumi, and practiced singing them for four hours in both a loud bellow and lyric moan. In gear ing up for your wrestling match with your elusive and intriguing “adver sary,” you should teach yourself to spit beer great distances and convince yourself that it’s wise to risk being a fool for love.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22 Jan. 19): The white hot electrical pulse that’s starting to flood into you from the Great Beyond has no ethical charge. It’s pure, amoral super-ener gy. . .divine carelessness.. .a glowing gray magic that could work wonders or terrors. W ith this as your fuel, you could very well act like either a saint or a monster in the coming weeks. But I have a suggestion which I believe will allow you to manage your prodigious gift without getting blown away by it: Consistently try to figure out how to get your own way by giv ing people their own way. As my teacher says, “You can have anything you want if you’ll just ask for it in an unselfish tone of voice.”
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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 AH position. 2912___________
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*151_______________________ SWPF, 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________________ ATTRACTIVE LADY, 60, FULL OF LIFE, curious explorer, likes life, people, art, music, dancing, outdoors, learning, etc. Wants lively, sincere, NS, 55 -65, prefer widower seeking commitment and learning. Friends first. 2775___________
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______
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I eat macrobiotic, run every day, and enjoy ambient music. He lives on junk feed, video
I BELIEVE WE ARE HERE TO FACE OUR 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_________
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DO YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR DANC ING? Do you want a partner to learn the Argentine tango? If your answer is yes to both of these questions, please get in touch with me. 2723___________
HI. 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______________
THE ONE I SEEK HAS SPARK, HUMOR, stability, spontaneity, health & looks, loves adventure, dancing, spoiling me w/ attention. He’s unmarried, NS, 4050, and appreciates beauty & green eyes. 2726
NO SENSE OF HUMOR, DWM, 5’io", 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______________________
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LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST. DWF, 49, NS, loves travel, kayaking, tennis, hiking, gardens, music, snowshoeing, photog raphy, people, critters. ISO humor, great conversation, warmth, sparkle, friendship, perhaps LTR. 2777
SWM, MUSIC-LOVER, GREAT KISSER & creatively caring man seeks beautiful and sexy girt in her 20s to share my love with & call my own. I like giving & receiving attention. 2936___________
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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’i i ”, blue eyes, brown hair. 2934 SINGLE MALE, 49, LIVING IN ALTERED state, seeks spiritual female. Truth and justice major priority. Northeast Kingdom area. Y 2K compliant. 2932 SPRING COMES QUICKLY BY, IT BRINGS 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 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_________________________
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SWM, 24, ISO SWF, 24-29, W / LOOKS for weekend adventures and LTR. Must enjoy travel, hiking, concerts, outdoor activities, dining out and long, romantic candlelit nights in bed. 2811_______
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
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
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
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
SM, 38, TEACHER, PROFESSIONAL actor/di rector, 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, 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____________________________________________ ALTERNATIVE-MINDED SWPM WHO 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__________________________
SWPCM, 36, CATHOLIC W / A GREAT attitude towards life seeks F with simi lar perspective for friendship. 2837 GET YOUR GROOVE BACK. Attractive, fit 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 43 YO, 5’9", 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_______________
FUN, ATHLETIC, EDUCATED, SINCERE, 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_______________
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, s’6 ”. Successful and generous soul seeking mate. 2839_________________________
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______________
CARPENTER, MUSICIAN, ANIMAL LOVER, lover of life. SWM, 39, seeking healthy F, 27 -40, no racists. I’m 5 ’9 ”, 190 lbs. 2842_______________________ DWM, 43 , 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. 2844_______________________________ SWPM, TALL, 34, MUSICAL, FOLKY, active, outdoorsy, casual, dog-owning, educated, etc...ISO grown-up Ivory girl tomboy; maybe one-time sunshine daydream, 2os-30s. Open to future. 2779
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. 2870 ARE YOU OKAY? THAT FALL FROM Heaven must have hurt. Single, starswept seraphim, 43, seeks single, scin tillating female soulmate. Remember, true love is “Heaven sent.” 2871______
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ST. J MAN: DWM, 43, RUNNER, HIKER, lifter, loves music, dancing, seeks voluptuous F for adventures in the Kingdom. Children OK. Race unimportant. Good intellect appreciated. 2781
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_______________________
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
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
professional, creative, sincere, openhearted, relationship-oriented. If youYe 25-32 , real, seek true love, let’s meet and explore. 2877___________________
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
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______
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_______________________________
SPRING FLING. SWPM, 38, 6’, SEEKS
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
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18- 38. Interests: travel, mountains, ski ing, boating, off-beat humor, the ocean, wine, spicy food, fun times, bad weather, crop circles. You? 2812
DWM, EARLY 40S, smart but appropri ate, attractive but imperfect, horny 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 EXTREME ALL-WEATHER COMMUTER cyclist, 25, seeks a strong, laid-back woman who is proud to wear her bike shoes in public and carry a helmet and backpack. Bike Power! 2749__________ TURN ME ON. HANDSOME, HEALTHY & long-haired, 21 YO M ISO healthy, fit F for erotic adventures! Clean, safe, and discreet. Be creative! 2752___________ SNOWBOARDER/OUTDOOR ENTHUSI AST!! SWM, 27, looking for a drinking partner and conversation over riding, camping and life. New to the area; looking for directions and fun!! 2765 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 BARELY ATTRACTIVE M SEEKS FURTHER REJECTION. Have a dead-end job, no personality and a bad sense of humor. Looking for a deaf and blind woman with no self-esteem. 2758____________ AN ENGLISHMAN IN VT. Looking for an independent & intelligent F who enjoys good food and laughs. I am 35, 6’, 180 lbs., handsome, NS, professional. 2761 TALL, GOOD-LOOKING M, 29, FROM NYC, educated and articulate, seeks red hot, sexy female for fun times. Let’s set the night on fire. 2762_______ 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_________ ISO CHEERY CHEERLEADER TO LEAVE the sidelines and join the game. Let’s get it on! Large pom-poms a +. 2721 ATTRACTIVE DWPM, 40S, BLONDE, FIT, ISO beautiful, confident, Rubenesque PF. Enjoy outdoors, art museums, city suppers, love life. Am open, learning to listen, w/ great sense of humor. 2722
$100 REWARD FOR INFORMATION lead ing to the altar and connection of Ms. Right. She’s about 40, around 125 lbs., attractive, fit, energetic, romantic. She likes animals, country, farming. If you’ve seen her, call this number and give up to love. 2745________________ “I’LL TAKE THE CURTAIN, BOB.” SWM, 32, seeks single woman in Ctrl. VT, 2535 ish, for fun and maybe more. I’m fit, fun, creative, educated, kind and not too bad lookin’. No smokers or (sorry) kids, please. 2735
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YOU: REAL & SURREAL, SERIOUS & NOT, active & lazy, a betty. Me: 27 & 2, famous & infamous, willing & will ful, a knuckledragger. Let’s hit the halfpipe together. 2738__________________ GUARANTEED TO MAKE YOU SMILE. DWPM, 37 , blonde/blue, 5’io ”, athletic, fit, romantic, seeking honest, fit, slen der, open-minded F. Let’s laugh all day and love all night. 2740______________ UNIQUE SWM, 30, 5’9", 165 LBS., seeks intelligent, fit & fun NS F, 24-32. I enjoy music, working out, chess, trav el, “Seinfeld” repeats, & lots more.
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5’ 7 ”, newly relocated, ISO open-mind ed, secure, charming F for fun, friendship, whatever might happen. 2725 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 be attractive. 2731 PRINCESS CHARMING? HELP! 18 YO 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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Aeekinq m en NEW TO SCENE. SWM, 50, seeks top mates for fun and friendship. Age/race open. I’m 5 ’n ”, med. build, blue eyes, brown hair. 2935____________________
LIFE’S BETTER..WITH POSITIVE MENTAL attitude. SWPM, 29, fit, 150 lbs. Seeking female friendship, possible LTR. Passionate climber, mountaineer, back-country skier, many skills, inter ests. House-trained, honest, reliable. Enjoys learning, sharing, having fun when work’s done. 2710______________
JUST GOING AROUND AGAIN FOR A chance at romance —really 81 truly, that is! Perhaps you’d like to meet up with me sometime real soon? GM is in a usual way; looking for romance. 2904
THE ROAD NOT TAKEN. The woods are lovely, dark & deep. Free spirit loves running, drawing, jazz, children, nature, photography, hiking, writing, being w/ someone special. NS, 5 ’9 ”, 160. 2718
ENJOY HIKING, SKIING, GYM, SUSHI, outgoing. Looking for 25-35 YO with similar interests, fun & muscular. Burlington. 2859
INTEGRITY 81 HUMOR. SWM, 44 , w/ high marks for integrity/humor would like to meet attractive, fit, NS woman, 33-50, who enjoys sports, good food, laughter & friends. Children OK. 2719
m e n A eekinq w om en BARRE AREA, 35, PETITE & FUN-LOV ING. Seeking GF who enjoys nature, the arts, spirituality, literature, etc. A F who also values the art of communica tion, commitments & a LTR. 2720
SUBMISSIVE MALE SEEKS DOMINANT male. Can I please you? 2883________
SWBiM, 42, ST. ALBANS AREA, domes tic type ISO Bi/GM, 30-45. No head games, NS. Are you clean, honest, spiritual & hairy? Sincere LTR only. 2876 GWM, 45, LOVES COOKING, GARDEN ING, travel, long drives. ISO GWM, 3555 , for LTR. Let’s get to know each other. 2814_________________________ GWM, LATE 50S ISO MALES FOR FUN & friendship. Age/race open. I’m 5’io”, balding & a little overweight, but love to please. 2841_____________________ 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
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m an 49, TRADITIONAL, ADVENTUROUS, lib eral, irreverent, spiritual, empathetic, sensual & curious, seeks humorous, kind, active man with passion for living life’s questions, who would cherish a partner with whom to enjoy some answers. Box 501____________________
BEAUTIFUL SPRING GODDESS, 33. WITH one child, healthy lifestyle. Seeks kind, nspired, passionate, handsome, soul ful man, 25-40. Drawn to: dance, fire light, drums, summer waters, sunsets, woods, ancient cultures, Gaia’s mysteries. Box 507________________________ 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__________
SPF, PETITE, PRETTY, ATHLETIC, NS, vivacious, witty and intelligent with heart of gold! Enjoys outdoors, run ning, dancing, cooking, arts/film. ISO PM, 24-40, intelligent, physically fit, fun(ny), energetic, secure. LTR w/ someone special as partner & best friend. Box 496
MWP NICE GUY (SUGAR DADDY) SEEKS mistress: attractive, fun, young woman who knows what she wants and willing to be or act kinky and caring at occasional rendevzous. Calls only. 2908 AMATEUR MALE STRIPPER, BLOND, FIT, 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 stud. 2926__________________________ BiWM, 48, 5’ 10”, 170 LBS., ISO OTHER Bi/CU who are articulate, adventurous, creative, to share friendship and imaginative fun. 2927_____________________ IMAGINATIVE, FUN SWM, 30, ISO naughty, but nice, playmates to share erotic, romantic, imaginative, safe adventures with lonely & Ma welcome, threesomes also. Discreet 81 clean a must. 2881_________________________ MaWM, 5 7 ", LONG BLOND HAIR, intel ligent, considerate, iconoclastic, kinky & pierced. Seeking attractive F for friendship and a bit on the side. Wife encourages! Intelligent, young, dark haired, kinky, NS are pluses. 2851
27 YO, FULL-FIGURED, AFFECTIONATE SWF in Plattsburgh. ISO full-figured, affectionate SWM, 25-45, to spend time with. Hearty laughter, fiery passion & sharp wit. Let’s share. Box 494 SPUNKY SPF, 30S, SKIER, ACTIVE, ath letic, fun, health-conscious, intuitive, vegetarian, focused. Enjoys travelling, adventure, mountains. ISO SPM, similar qualities, communicative, open, patient, emotionally mature, sensitive, positive, funny, fit, happy. Box 488
SWM, 45, ATHLETIC, INTELLIGENT, interested in fit, intelligent Fs, 30- 50, for sensual, discreet rendezvous. No commitment, just unbelievable pteasure. 2852__________________________
MaWCU, EARLY 40S, ISO ATTRACTIVE, straight M for intimate threesome. Our first time. May take some talking to convince her. Healthy & discreet, expect same. 2806___________________
MUDDY WATERS, 4/ 2. You: The dark haired beauty working behind the bar. Me: the quiet, tattooed cider drinker sitting at the bench. Can I hear more of that luscious voice? 2918
SWM, 30ISH, WITH A LOT OF STAMINA, ISO sexy Sugar Momma for frolicking good times. Discretion assured. 2857
BiWM, 36, HAIRY, FIT, FIERCELY LOYAL, loves walking, massage, reading, writ ing, cats, creativity, gardening, learning, ISO F, M, CU for friendship, ecstasy, conversation, integration, fun & maybe even excellent sex. 2784_____________
MUSE: YOU LEFT ME AN INTRIGUING message on April 1st, but it was cut off after about 30 seconds, no phone number! Please try again. 2808_______
ENERGETIC FEMALE AEROBIC DANCERS, 18-35, for bra and panty aerobic video. A Bachelor Party production. Please inquire. 2773
SUN., 3/ 28, A 81P IN ESSEX JCT., 7 P.M. You were buying Strawberry Kiwi B&J’s and we were being very silly. I was interested. Were you? 2891
TALL, THIN, HEALTHY. DISCREET, goodlooking WM, 32, ISO interesting, sensu al, fun times 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 EROTIC FUN: SWM, 28, BROWN HAIR & eyes, seeking females, 18-40, for erotic adventures. Don’t be shy. Live out your fantasies. Will reply to all. Discretion given and expected. 2809____________ MaWM, 30, ATTRACTIVE, ISO MaF who’s as bored as I am. Looking for some adult fun 8t adventure. Very clean, safe and discreet. No relationships. 2813 CREATIVE & EROTIC ROLE PLAY. Sophisticated & imaginative. Safe, sane & discreet. 2835____________________ SWF, 35, ISO WOMEN OR MEN WHO enjoy the outdoors. New to Ctrl. VT. Would like to meet people who enjoy telemark skiing, snowboarding, back packing, tennis, hiking & cycling. 2778
PERHAPS LOVE! Intelligent, handsome, fit SWM, 35, in California correctional facility for non-violent crime, ISO woman who is kind, caring, trim, nonjudgmental, humorous & optimistic. Box 500____________________________ GENTLE MAN. DWM STARTING OVER, honest and caring ISO middle-age lady who wants to be understood, respect ed and loved. Enjoy the outdoors and taking time to smell the flowers this time around. Box 502________________
ACTIVE, LITERATE, CREATIVE, MATURE F searching for man, 55 -65 , who can laugh while discussing the meaning of life. Let’s try canoeing, walking in the woods, or sharing dim sum. Box 483
WANT ROMANCE. DWPM, 60, SUM, tall, NS/ND, honest, reliable, seeks attrac tive, affectionate F, 40-60, race unim portant, likes walking, tennis, travel, quiet times, financially secure. Box 504
LIFE IS A JOURNEY. Shall we meet? Attractive NSPF ISO NSSWPM, 40S. Traditional values, socially responsible, health-conscious, more. Box 481______
WELL-TRAINED, DOMESTICATED, DRUGfree DWM, 29, blue-eyed, hopeless romantic ISO S/DPF w/ children for LTR. My true love is out there, is it you? Box 506____________________________
AVID GARDENER, ARTISAN, EARLYretired SPF w/ varied interests ISO M, 55 -65 , for companionship, good con versation, exploring the joys of life. Box 482
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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 val ues, mutual passions and LTR. Box 499
STARS, MOON 81 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
US: 3 WITCHES. YOU: PATHETIC victim. For ballroom dancing. 2905__________
OTTER CREEK BAKERY, 3/ 27. Exchanged smiling glances. You drove off in Audi, license 9576 . I was with friends parked ahead of you. Unattached & interested? I am. 2886 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___________________________
UNO’S, ST. VALENTINE, WE SHARED floating helium Barbies, smile...pretty? Clapping hands and burning cakes... You spy...l spy. We share coffee and embarrassing Valentine birth stories? 2888______________________________
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
RED ONION, CHURCH ST., 3/ 27. 1:20 p.m., Sat. Their Oriental noodles looked good, tasty veggie half-sand wich with soup, nevertheless it would be fun to boldly search for burgers in paradise. 2887
SWPM W/ GREAT HUMOROUS SIDE 81 affinity for all critters, 5’9”, 40, 170 lbs., brown/curty w/ matching eyeballs. ISO cool, cute SWPF, enjoys strolling & chatting, for possible LTR. Box 490
SHY BiF WANTING BiF or BiCURIOUS F for friendship and frolic. Must be_ between 21-35 , secure, open-minded, outgoing, who loves conversation and sensual contact. Box 480
GENUINE, GENEROUS GENTLEMAN, safe, sane, selectively seeking sensu ous, bold, bored (beautiful?) brat desir ing discreet, delicious dalliance. Dare we explore beyond these dime-a-dozen ads? Box 484
ATTRACTIVE, CARING, ND/NS SGWPF, 34, ISO NS/ND SGF, attractive, caring, feminine, who enjoys outdoor activi ties, dancing, romance, movies, and values honesty, communication, commitments, friendship & LTR. Box 491 LOOKING TO MEET THAT SPECIAL some one to share my life with! And find some great friends out there! I’m easy going, caring, loving, warm, kind, loyal, honest & lots more. I’m a Virgo & single. Box 492________________________ GWF, 60, LOOKING FOR YOUNGER GWF, NS, who is clean, honest, with a good sense of humor. Who likes cuddling, quiet times, dancing & traveling. LTR possible w/ right person. Box 493 WORTH YOUR $5 RESPONSE. GWF, 39, fun-loving, honest, romantic, ISO active, feminine F for LTR who loves to live life to the fullest. Snowboarding/skiing, dancing a must. Box 486
GRAND CANYON-JUNE. ISO fit buddy to hike/bike 81 share driving (most other exps. paid). 10-15 days total, new rig. 18-35 YO. Honest companionship wanted. No games. Box 503 DAD, 48, GOOD-LOOKING 81 FIT, seeks son, 18-25 . You must be boyish, intelli gent and affectionate. Your discretion's expected, mine’s assured. 485
SWM, EXPERIENCED LOVER ISO female(s) who want fun-filled wild and/or erotic encounter. Very discreet, available anytime. Box 489
SM, 35, SKIING OUT, YOU 8lY0UR DOG were heading in. Stranded on other side of lobby at intermission. Band stopped as our eyes met. Let's give fate a little boost here! Box 505
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