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'I'.H.E Men’: Art Show Success
On Friday, December 3.
Brattleboro area Gallery Walk
denizens treated themselves to an
extra gallery showing in record
numbers — the one-night-only
Men@Art exhibit organized by
T.H.E. Men's Program. Five local
artists from the gay/bisexual men's
community exhibited work in a vari-
ety of mediums, and the communi-
ty enthusiastically came out to view
the show.
“We selected the first

Friday in December for our event
specifically to coincide with
Brattleboro's monthly Gallery Walk
event,” stated Glenn Johnson,
T.H.E. Men's Program Coordinator.
“We wanted to provide as much
exposure as possible for our

artists, and raise the profile of our
program. We were so pleased to
see such a broad representation
from the community coming up to
view the local gay and bi men's
artwork."

The five artists represent-
ed in the show included John
McBee, Perry Kroeger, Robert
Shannon, Ken Nikolai, and Austin
Prentiss. The Community Room at
the offices of the AIDS Project of
Southern Vermont, the parent
organization of T.H.E. Men's
Program, was transformed for the
night into an art gallery with the
help of Dennis Vincent, interior
Designer. The artists responded to
a call for submissions put out by
the program starting in late sum-
mer. “This event took a lot of plan-

ning," said Johnson, “but it was so
worth it.”

The popular event was
conceived by the Core Group, a
group of volunteers from around
Windham County who assist T.H.E.
Men's Program in organizing
monthly community-building
events. Already conversations
have begun to make the event a
yearly occurrence.

For more information,
contact Glenn Johnson at
men@sover.net or 802-254-8263.

Discussion of the Month
HOTFlashes, the newsletter of
T.H.E. Men's Program, has begun
a Question and Answer Forum. We
are raising questions from the
men's community in each month's

issue, then publishing answers and
discussion in the following month.
For January, the topic is aging in
the gay/bi men's community. We
hear a lot about ageism in the gay
community, and the constant focus
on and obsession with youth. We'd
love to start a dialogue about this,
and hear what men's experiences
are with this issue. Please respond
to the following:

"How are you experienc-
ing growing older in the gay com-
munity? Do you feel the gay com-
munity is hopelessly stuck on try-
ing to ‘stay young’, or is this an
outdated stereotype?"

And for guys who fall in
that ‘young men‘ age range, how-
ever you define it, please send in
your thoughts on this topic, too.

Send responses or ques-
tions for the O&A Forum to
eflash@sover.net or HFO&A, POB
1486, Brattleboro VT 05302,

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