Iifies \\ 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 Why cook when you can Eat Out? Pleasejoin us on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 from 5:30 p.m. until closing at The Waiting Room - 156 St. Paul Street - Burlington, Vermont for our Eat Out Event to benefit Mountain Pride Media, publisher of Out In The Mountains. A percentage of all the evening's sales will be donated to MPM so join us for a drink or an entire meal. Reservations for dinner can be made by calling The Waiting.Room at 802-862-3455. We hope to see you there! FMI contact Roland Palmer (rfpvt@together.net or 802-383-7679 days) V The Barony of All Vermont is proud to present: Adornment IV 'fAva|on: the Battle for Power Between the Gods" August 8-10 at the Holiday Inn, Burlington. For room resenlations: (802)863-6363 Mention Barony of All VT for discount rate. Special Advance ‘Ticket: All three events $75 Purchase by July 15. Come join Baron ll Kristoff Raimondo Reeves Sousa Della Notte and the Barony for their fundraising, drag event of the year! Beneficiaries for this years Adomment are R.U.1.2? and Mountain Pride Media. For more info aboutAdornment IV or the Barony: Cro1025161@aol.com (Kristoff), baronyofa|lvermont@yahoo.com, www.geocities.com/greenmtsiIhou- ettesIindex.html (08/03) V First Night Call To Artists. Planning is underway for the next First Night Montpelier, December 31, 2003. First Night draws crowds of over 3,000 audience members and features per- fonnances in ten venues throughout the city. If you are interested in per- forming, please call First Night Director, Judith Chalmer, at Onion River Arts Council, 802- 229-9408 or _ email jchalmer@sover.net with your name, phone and address and you will receive an application form in the mail. The deadline for application will be June 30, 2003 (06/03) V The Connecticut Gay and Lesbian Film Festival turns sweet six- teen with nine days of film from the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans- gender 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 seri- ous 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 information will fol- low at the end of April 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. (06/03) 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 structures archival research, camera techniques, nonlinear editing, and distribution. Afternoons: hiking, swimming and relaxation. Evenings, dinner and docu- mentary film screenings and critiquing with resident and guest filmmakers. For more information: 802 254 8807 or edit@afterstonewaII.com (06/03) 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 US. 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 gathering will offer seminars and teachings 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, environ- mental awareness, community build- ing, peace and nonviolence issues and corporate ethics. For full program details go to: www.hopemag.com/hopeinaction/dow nload/hiapdf.pdf. For online registra- tion, visit the Hope Magazine Web site at wvvw.hopemag.com. (06/03) Courses & Workshops V Responding to popular demand, Micro Business is repeating its Business Basics course in St. Albans, starting on June 17th. The course is FREE for qualified participants, who attend one morning a week for 10 weeks. The course provides education on how to become self-employed or start a business, business ownership and management, financial manage- ment, legal issues, and sales and mar- keting. The instructor is an experi- enced business entrepreneur and busi- ness consultant. To register, call MicroBusiness at 1-800-287-7971 or 802-860-1417. The Micro Business Development Program -- a program of the Vermont Community Action Agencies --‘is helping to foster job cre- ation in Franklin and Grand Isles coun- ties through self-employment and busi- ness start-ups or expansion. Since its inception, Micro Business has assisted over 800 entrepreneurs in Vermont and has helped low to moderate income clients access more than $10 million in business financing. In the last year, Micro Business has provided technical assistance that has resulted in new business start-ups in both Franklin County and.Grand Isle. An experienced business consultant pro- vides one-on-one business counseling in St.Albans. V Intimacy and Sexuality: The Journey Toward Integration. A Five Day Workshop for Gay and Bisexual Men by Joe FitzGera|d, LCSW. June 9th - June 13th, 2003. Omega institute, Rhinebeck, New York Tuition: $310, Housing and Meals: $280 TO $560, (depending on type of lodging). To reg- ister, call Omega Institute at 1-800- 944-1001 or e-mail: eomega.org Website: www.eomega.org. If you have ques- tions about the workshop content, con- tact Joe FitzGerald at (203)789-0560 ext. 1. V Dhamma Dena Meditation Center: GLBT Meditation Retreat in Western Massachusetts, June 26-29. At the Stump Sprouts Retreat Center, Hawley MA. Cost $210 (includes room and meals). To register, call 413 268 9083. The retreat is centered in wis- dom, compassion, the cultivation of a clear mind and open heart, and the possibility of experiencing greater hap- piness and freedom in an often homo- phobic society. The retreat will be held in silence and offers the opportunity for gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and registration. transgendered people to come togeth- er in a spiritual community. There will be meditation instructions, Dharma talks, personal interviews and time for group exploration in a safe environ- ment. Em Io ment - §a§fipPss¥a§otts ’ V Looking to make some extra money? Mountain Pride Media is look- ing for part and full-time Advertising Sales Reps to selladvertising for our monthly newspaper, Out In The Mountains, and our web site, www.mountainpridemedia.org. Monthly expense stipend and commissions paid. Contact us today for more infor- mation. 802-434-5237 or ads@moun- tainpridemediaorg. . ent - Em loym Voltgteer Posifions V OITM needs you! Mountain Pride Media, publisher of Out In The Mountains, depends on community members to help keep our paper out in the community by asking you to volun- teer about an hour a month as a distri- bution volunteer. It's easy and helps to keep the cost of producing and distrib- uting our paper down. FMI contact cir- culation@mountainpridemedia.org or 802-434-6486. V Mountain Pride Media has numerous opportunities for individuals who are looking to get involved with a local GLBTQ organization. You do make a difference! FMI: mpm@moun- tainpridemedia.org or check our Volunteer Page at www.mountainpride- media.org. V Fame (not fortune) Awaits I Out in the Mountains is in search of writers to voice the concerns and issues of our community. We especially need people to interview others on a topic, to cover news stories, and a special person to compile news clips relevant to our community from around the nation and the world. All interested glbtq persons are invited to contact Euan Bear at edi- tor@mountainpridemedia.org. We are a 501©3 organization. There are no funds to pay content contributors (maybe someday). V Come join MPM board members, 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 community while visiting with »old friends or making new ones! The stuff- ing 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: circula- tion@mountainpridemedia.org or 802- 434-6486. I Lligggagsittlalions 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) 238-1166 (please call collect) or e-mail webe|Ia@surtbest.net. Excellent references, quiet and respectful. Megggandise Sec V Yamaha Organ - FS-200. Walnut cabinet and bench, versatile enough for home, church, professional use. Very good condition. $6000 new, ask- ing $3600. Call 802-655-0978 between 9am and 8pm. (06/03) Personals GWM 43, 6',180|bs Honest, caring and nurturing ISO str. acting tall (5'10" plus) masculine man between the ages of 36 and 52. Must be D&D free, in good physical shape, honest, stable, active and down to earth. I'm not much into the club scene, though I do like to dance. I also enjoy spending time at home, cooking, working around the house or just cuddling with a good book/movie. Other interest include bik- ing, camping, the arts(especial|y dance), hiking, camping and alot of sports. 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