9 hope its oheclteé The GRANNIS GALLERY ‘Fine gal?) Offering the collections of Contemporary Jewelry artists. Church St. & Bank 0 660-2032 M—Th & Sat 10-6 0 Fri 10-8 OPEN SUNDAY 12-5 MOONLIGHT MASSAGE Journey into the realms of refaxatian! Specializing in fibrornyatgia massage, swedish, deep tissue, t aromatherapy, reflexology & reiki. Available in your home or hotel. Male clientele only. Contact Owen it 802-355-5247 www.moonlightmassage.com BE A HERO! Put your time and energy to work and help make a difference in our community! Consider joining Mountain Pride Media's Board of Directors or one of its Committees. INTERESTED?? Contact Roland Pa|mer:rfpvt@together.net NEED CA$H? Out in the Mountains needs ad sales reps! Monthly Stipend + Commission Paid Work part or full-time - flexible schedule classifieds Businesses, for profit ads, and commercial interest ads will be charged $15 per ad (100 words or fewer) per month. We reserve the right to refuse ads. Place or respond to an ad at your own risk, Ads must be received, with payment if applicable, by the 15th of the month prior to its intended publication. Please indicate the number of months you wish the ad to run. Classifieds are free of charge for non-profits and Personal Ads are always free, although donations are happily accepted. E-mail your classified ad to classifieds@moun- tainpridemedia,org, mail it to POB 1078, Richmond VT 05477, or fax it to 802-434-7046. Sorry! We cannot take classified ads over the phone! Announcements V Please join Mountain Pride Media (MPM) and Lost Nation Theater (LNT) for a special benefit performance of Lillian He|lman's "The Children's Hour" starring Janice Perry on Sunday May 18th at 6:30 p.m. Each ticket purchased will also be entered into a «special door prize drawing to be given away at intermission. Tickets are just $21 and can be reserved by calling or emailing Roland Palmer at 802-383-7679 (days) or rfpvt@together.net. For more infor- mation about the LNT season, see www.lostnationtheater.org. V Burlington: The Community Health Center of Burlington will begin a free 5-week Smoking Cessation Program on May 7, 2003. This group helps people who are ready‘ to quit smoking with strategies and tools to break their smoking habit. This free program meets on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. lncome-eli- gible participants can receive free cessation aids. Refreshments will be provided. Transportation arrangements can be made for you. For further information, please call the Social Work Department at 860-4323. V Are you having a civil union during the week of May 12-May 18? I would like to photograph your ceremony to appear in a national book publishing this fall called “America 24/7". The book is a - sequel to the 1983 "Day in The Life of America" and for this project, 1200 photographers will take pic- tures throughout the country from May 12-May18. Since Ver-mont is the only state in U.S.A. to have a gay marriage law, it is fitting that a civil union ceremony be represent-' ed as a unique piece of Vermont life. In return for your cooperation, I will be happy to provide you with a full CD of pictures from your event. PLEASE contact me at info@kpikephoto.com or call me (Karen Pike) at Karen Pike Photography in Hinesburg, Vermont: (802) 482-3661 V The Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival turns sweet sixteen with nine days of film from the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender filmmakers across the U.S. and beyond. The Sixteenth Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival runs from May 30 to June 7, 2003, with most films to be screened at Cinestudio, Trinity College, Hartford. The films range from romantic comedies to serious documentaries, and are chosen by a team of volunteers who have been sifting through the hundreds of entries submitted to the Festival since last September. More infor- mation will follow at the end ofApril on the films to be shown. For more information on the Festival please visit the festival website at www.ctglff.org or call the Festival office at 860-586-1136. V GLBT Documentary Film Camp August 22nd - 27th with Emmy award winning producer and his staff at their beautiful farm and editing facilities in Southern Vermont. Morning seminars will consist of: grant and proposal writ- ing, fundraising, narrative struc- tures archival research, camera techniques, nonlinear editing, and distribution. Afternoons: hiking, swimming and//’ relaxation. Evenings, dinner and documentary film screenings and critiquing with resident and guest filmmakers. For more information: 802 254 8807 or edit@afterstonewall.com V Social, Enviro Activists To Gather For Boston Area Conference. Focus On Steps To Reform, How To Get Involved in Making Change Happen; First Day of Conference is Open to Public at No Charge. More than 600 activists from New England and the rest of the U.S. are expected to attend the Hope in Action Conference, to be held June 13-15, 2003 at Babson College in Wellesley, MA in the Boston area. The three-day gath- ering will offer seminars and teach- ings for those want to make lasting and positive change addressing the world's ills. The event will focus on child advocacy, education reform, violence prevention, envi- ronmental awareness, community building, peace and nonviolence issues and corporate ethics. For full program details go to www.hopemag.com/ hopeinac- tion/download/hiapdf.pdf. For online registration, visit the Hope Magazine Website: www.hopemag.com. Courses & Workshops V Kirkridge Retreat Center pres- ents Leaping Upon the Mountains: A Men's Abuse Recovery Weekend. Mike Lew and Thom Harrigan. May 9-11, 2003. This event is for men who are actively engaged in recovery work; it is not a substitute for therapy. A letter of recommendation from a therapist must accompany the registration form / deposit. The registration deadline for this event is Apri|;25th, and space is limited, so try to register early to insure your place. Led by Mike Lew, M.Ed., and Thom Harrigan, L.|.C.S.W., of The Next Step Counseling in Brookline, MA. Mike is author of Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse and Leaping Upon the Mountains: Men Proclaiming Victory Over Sexual Child Abuse. Thom leads groups for male survivors and has worked extensively with men recovering from sexual abuse by-clergy. For more information on the leaders, visit The Next Step web site: wvvw.nextstepcounseling.org Employment - ' Fesfiesss V Mountain Pride Media is looking for part and full—time Advertising Sales Reps to sell advertising for our monthly news- paper, Out In The Mountains, and our web site, www.mountainpride- media.org. Monthly expense stipend and commissions paid. Contact us today for more info. 802-434-5237 or ads@mountain- pridemedia.org. V Send a self-addressed enve- lope to G&S Marketing Inc. POB 861. Wilder, VT 05088 to get free info to work at home. Employment - Vetssnteea msfiiees V OITM needs you! Mountain Pride Media, publisher of Out in The Mountains, depends on com- munity members to help keep our paper out in the community by ask- ing you to volunteer about an hour a month as a distribution volunteer. It's easy and helps to keep the cost of producing and distributing our paper down. FMI contact circula- tion@mountainpridemedia.org or 802-434-6486. V Mountain Pride Media has numerous opportunities for individ- uals who are looking to get involved with a local GLBTQ organ- ization. FMI: mpm@mountainpride- media.org or check our Volunteer Page at www.mountainprideme- dia.org. V Fame (not fortune) Awaits ! Out in the Mountains is in search of writers to voice the concerns and issues of our community. We espe- cially need people to interview oth- ers on a topic, to cover news sto- ries, and a special person to com- pile news clips relevant to our com- munity from around the nation and the world. Al|'interested glbtq per- sons are invited to contact Euan Bear at editor@mountainprideme- dia.org. We are a 501©3 organiza- tion. There are no funds to pay content contributors (maybe some- day). V Come join MPM board mem- bers, staff, and other volunteers at the monthly Out In The Mountains Stuffing at the OITM office above the Daily Bread in Richmond. Always on the last Thursday of the month, you can help get the paper ready for mailing out to our com- munity while -visiting with old friends or making new ones! The stuffing starts at 5:30 and lasts until we are finished (usually 3 hours). We provide pizza so please join us! Check out the MPM Community Calendar on www.mountainpridemedia.org for exact dates. FMI & Directions: cir- cu|ation@mountainpridemedia.org or 802-434-6486. Groups V Interested in forming :'a central Vermont social and/or discussion group for gay and bisexual men? Contact Bob, rwwo|ff@innevi.com V Professional seeking housing (duplex, apt, or other rental opportuni- ty) in Burlington or Montpelier areas. I will be relocating to Vermont late July and will need housing immediately. If you have a rental or know of one that may come up for this time frame of August/Sept, please contact me at (503) 880-2850 (please call collect) or e-mail webe|la@surfbest.net. Excellent references, quiet and respectful. Merchandise fies Sate V For Sale: double bed, very good shape, semi-platform style with a good firm mattress, blonde Mission-style headboard (minimalist footboard) from Burlington Futon Factory. It was our “guest bed” and didn't see much use. It's also only 3 years old. $250. Leave a message with phone number at 827- 6674. Personals V LGWF, young 50, seeks soul mate, partner in life, or just friends. I am mentally and physically healthy. 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