Sep 5-11, 2007
Al Salzman’s “Anti-Septych”; Burlington’s South End Gets Arted Up for the Hop; Kochalka’s Latest Aims at Squirrelly Young Readers; Getting Fried Food at the Fair
Female Nuptialian Behavior
The steady march towards full rights for women has certainly reached the domain of marriage ritual. Bachelor parties – a long-time staple for the groom and his cohorts – have given rise to the bachelorette parties (originally dubbed “hen” parties), where the bride gets to, well, go nuts and embarrass herself as much as her…
Kirtan Call
Singing Kirtan with Krishna Das, First Unitarian Universalist Society, Burlington, September 20, 8 p.m. $25/30.
Laid To Rust
Six years and $19 million into a major Superfund cleanup, why is the Ompompanoosuc River running orange?
The Lure of the Soapbox
In the latest “Hackie” column, “From Byelorussia With Love,” I drove right to the edge. Hopefully, I didn’t go over. Like my fellow bigmouths everywhere, I am ready to share my brilliant opinions at the drop of a hat. This is bad enough for my friends and family, but, as a columnist for Seven Days…
Vignettes
State of the Arts: First NIght Burlington, Flynn Arts Dance Company, Sandglass Theatre, Artists’ Mediums
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): A few years ago, the Cambodian government decided that the country’s karaoke bars had become hotbeds of vice. To suppress their evil influence, the prime minister called out the army’s bulldozers and demolished them. Keep that in mind as an example of how NOT to proceed in the coming week, Aries.…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again William Bates, 19, was arrested for robbing a gas station in Victorville, Calif., after he called the authorities to report the crime, claiming to be a witness but arousing suspicion. He subsequently pleaded guilty to assault and received a two-year prison sentence. A few weeks later, a woman who was raped and…
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Bag-Tag [SIV43]
Abby Manock’s show at Studio STK last Friday involved bi-polar bears transforming into bag ladies, colorful children’s toys, paper plate noise makers, a garbage can gathering and an exciting race to the finish line. Confused? Abby explains all, sort of. Pretty music by Colin Clary, “Of the Stars,” Sweater Weather or Not, These Are the…
