Out in the Mountains

 

Quilt to be Displayed in NH

By Fred Pond

The AIDS Community Resource Net-
work (ACoRN) of the Upper Valley is
sponsoring a major display of the AIDS
Memorial Quilt on May 17, 18, & 19 at
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.

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valuable resources in the fight against
AIDS, promoting a caring and educational
dialogue about the epidemic. The non-
threatening nature of The Quilt encourages
all types of people — not just gays and
lesbians — to see the epidemic from its

human side, of-

yetto experience ten compelling
it, please make them to become
plans to visit. personally in-
Family,friends... volved in the
all are welcome. struggle. In fact,
Here are some the impact of
notes from the The Quilt has
NAMES Project: been so great
"Founded by that the NAMES
Cleve Jones back Project has been
in 1987, the nominated fora
NAMES Project Nobel Peace
is an interna- Prize.
tional AIDS Every Quilt
memorial taking display isacom-
the shape of a munity-based
hugeQui1t,made project, spon-
up of thousands sored, sup-

of individual three—foot by six-foot cloth
panels. Each panel memorializes the life of
someone who has died of AIDS.
"Propelled by the death and tragedy
that confronted so many around the world,
especially the gay and lesbian community
in San Francisco, Cleve searched for a way
to make people understand the loss and
frustration. Awkwardly, he spray-painted
his friend’s name, Marvin Feldrnan, onto a
piece of cloth the size of Marvin’s grave.
Others joined the effort: friends, acquain-
tances, and strangers.
4 In just four years, the NAMES Project
Quilt has become one of our nation’s most

ported, and staffed by local people. Dart-
mouth College has taken a key role in this
project by donating space and support.

The Quilt will be in New Hampshire
during the weekend of May 17,18, and 19,
1991. This project will require a lot of
volunteer support. Volunteers will be
needed at different stages of planning be-
fore the Quilt weekend, and also during and
after the weekend itself. Volunteers inter-
ested in helping to bring this tremendously
powerful exhibit to the Upper Valley are
asked to contact the voluntwr committee-
Jack Dryak at 603/448-6908 or Barbara
Schwartz 802/674-6327.

Pride Day Moves to Burlington

Planning for Pride Day 1991, to be
held on Saturday, June 22, continues to
gain momentum.

The biggest news so far comes in the
form of a change of venue. Despite previ-
ous announcements that the event would
take place in Montpelier, organizers now
report that Burlington has been chosen as
host city for the festivities. Citing inade-
quate indoor facilities in Montpelier as the
major reason behind the change, Vermont
Pride Chairperson Ronnie Bancroft has
reserved Contois Auditorium in City Hall
as a rain space for the gathering.

The noon rally will begin on the steps
of City Hall, followed by a march at 12:30
through the city streets. Other events, in-
cluding workshops and performances, will
occur inside City Hall until 5:00.

That evening, Virginia and the Wolves
will perform at a dance party to be held in
Memorial Auditorium.

Bancroft hopes that a record number of
groups and individuals will become in-
volved in Pride Day 1991. The next plan-
ning meeting for Vennont Pride will occur
on April 14. All those interested should call
Ronnie at 479-1250 for more information.

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