-'/ .-/.,- I & K L .n \ -ac. .1i~.,.,.~. .. -.»:._.--«' ~,i~.._.. accounts of Bill and Mo_nica in, well, Bl opportunity to turn off the television an about my favorite sport- shopping. in Tw standing Gay Men’s Consumer Behavior sumer patterns of gay men. Stephen M. Kates, Ph.D., is ari ministration at the University of Norther ' , _ highlights the consumption patterns, hat’ on previous studies, Kates also identifie , tics of benefit to business owners intere : ing marketing efforts to this growing ma’ ‘ Using interviews and observa men from Toronto, Kates concludes th : sumer acculturation process during wh external world changed, focusing more with the gay subculture”. Kates also ide ‘A coming out process. “The gay commun ‘ goods and services to communicate a 5‘ shared cultural meanings and...indicate g munity- who is an insider versus who “Consumer Behavior as Political Protest, porting gay-positive businesses and pro , ceived to be bigoted...may even haverea nesses involved Kates also discusses the imp owners. “There is the potential for vario. MONDAY GLITTER Gay And Lesbian Interest Film - ‘Okoge' Pronounce this Japanese film about the trials of a gay couple's relation- ship and the fag hag who befriends them oh-koh-gay. "Very Fine! Wise and Funny Rich with satiric detail.” — Vincent Canby, New York Times. "A wry sexual comedy where the laughter is as human as the caresses." — Lawrence Chua, VilJage Voice. In Japanese with English Subtitles -, ("I give it 4 Maple Taps” - Steven) Monday Nights At The Rhombus Gallery, 7:30-9:30 PM. To Support The Rhombus Gallery - please donate what you can at these events $2—$6.To support your butt, bring a pillow to sit on. The Rhombus Gallery is located at the inter- section of College & Church Sts. in Burlington. 652-1103. Enter on College St. Gallery is on the second floor. For more information, Contact Steven Kopstein at 802-434-5653 ‘email: GL|TTERvt@ao|.com K,‘ .. Consumer Behavior WEDNESDAY National Day of Silence Rainbow Business Association mixer at Jeff's Maine Seafood, 65 No. Main St. 6:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. $10 includes hors d’oeuvres - cash bar. “A Panel Discussion with GLBTQ Youth" in regards to medical/other health care. Presented by Tami Eldredge, Director of Outright, Barbara Frankowsi, MD, Rick Recchio, MD. Any medical, mental health, allied health professionals invited. 8 a.m.- 9 a.m. Fletcher Allen Hospital, Burgess Building THURSDAY Middlebury College Queer and Ally Cam- pus-wide Speak-out, 12 p.m.-1 p.m., McCullough Student Center Tb Kill a Mockingbird, stage adaptation of _ Harper Lee's Pulitzer_Prize winning_novel. _ _‘——K'7':°i’.!@1-‘.E&."...{%§ifi&.L{'vI§_M.?!E§.’Ki$E?IEfii “ Over the Snowbank Oz Comes to theQueen City BY STUART CARTER — ——~ — Lyric Theater will present The -Wizard of 02, April 24-26 and April 30- May 3. Performance times are-Thurs- day, 8 p.m.; Fridays, 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 p.m.; and Saturday, May 2, 2 p.m.. Sunday April 26, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday May 3, 1 p.m.. Prices are $17 14$ $2 There will be a perfor- mance on Saturday, May 2 at 8 p.m., to benefit the Vermont Symphony Or- chestra. Prices are $50, $35, $20. Saturday May 2 at 2 p.m., tickets are 1/2 price for students and seniors. The Wizard of 02, long a favor- ite fable for the gay community, will soon reach the Flynn stage and will present our community with an oppor- tunity for inspiration. The upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz by the community-based Lyric Theater proves a good analogy for promoting our own health. Daily, we face preju- dices within ourselves and others in our society, and use our dreams and fantasies to help overcome these ob- stacles. However, we must,«a|ways re- turn to reality to find ways to heal our demons, or struggle with them again. Dorothy finds herself alone in her extended family of cousin-ship, wishing that “Somewhere Over The Rainbow’, the true blue sky of love will wipe away the fears of innocence that brought her to the cruel ignorance of Miss Gultch. Like Miss Gultch, we know our capability to dismiss our- selves‘ and others with reversals of ignorance, mistrust and denial, leaves us with a game of coy, but frustrating repetition we all find too familiar. To escape our trying times, we leave the planet for a while through our dreams » T Scarecrow (Ba t Cannizzaro), the Tin Woodman (Tim Barden), the Cowardly Lion (Daniel Iessie), and Dorothy (Kate Whalen) and fantasies, where our demons safely reside, until we can bring them into the light to express them safely through our everyday activities. in the land of Oz, the land of last wholesome hope, Dorothy finds friends in symbols and animals com mon to our lives: a scarecrow who wishes he had a brain he already pos- sesses, a tin man hurt beyond his understanding of his big heart, and a lion whose father demanded so much of him when young he lost his sense of courage. The dismissals by Dorothy’s family in the first scenes present to us the heartbreak of subtle cruelty to another person. These act the same as a dismissal within our- selves of our particular demon of the 'moment, causing a case of the Jitter- bugs, a disease of discomfort and confusion. Living with the art of com- passion reveals truth in healthy ways. To live without compassion for our- selves and others is to live saying, “Although you may be confused and you may not remember how to live a healthy life, you still need to struggle with daily challenges, and I am never the one to help you with that.” People who treat themselves and others in this way confirm prejudicial thinking, that community requires the commis- sion of lonely levels of labor before you reach the pinnacle of life. Such is the patronal arroganceof the Wizard. This philosophy requires Us to expe- rience these levels again in a constant repetition, for without cooperation we struggle to learn, just as the failed Wizard returns to " hob-nob” with his other wizards. This passing off of our 7230 p.m. $22.50, $18.50, $12 Cultured Pearls, 8 pm. Queer night out with the radical laeries at Muddy Waters; come have coffee, chat, hang out, white gloves optional. SATURDAY Tony Award winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater at the Flynn Theatre. 8 p.m. $22.50, $18.50, $12 ' SUNDAY Full Moon ritual, potluck, and Burlington - UU Circle meeting. All who support the Covenant of UU Pagans’ mission are wel- come. Wear garb if you like, and bring something for least, a musical instrument, and a cushion to sit on. HC accessible. 6 p.m. First UU Society of Burlington, 152 Pearl ST. FMl Dian 658-9689. Goddard Lavender Screen Series: ‘Bound’ in the Clockhouse at 7 p.m. Screenings are free for .ever_yone_. Thisschedule is . mmnminummuazsnisaracaammfimaizzamaznlummmmsa responsibilities, and the acceptance of responsibilities which are not ours is the construction of our lives’ roller coaster-like journey of peaks and val- leys. Dorothy recognizes the need to attempt these demands of her Wiz- ard, for struggle is a part of life, but when the dream comes to an end, she still needs to come home. Still, The Wizard of Oz goes further. We sculpt our lives living with challenges, by acting out the mean- ing of our demons. These demons can be a drag on our freedoms. We can tolerate acts of violation or omission, where peoples’ lives are ruined, or we can create opportunities such as drag balls, where our innermost feelings come out safely in the wholesome and fun behavior of presentational cos- tume. These healthy moments can offer extraordinary truth and beauty. We can live our lives this way, but we still find ourselves locked _by the representation of unhealthy big- otry when we walk down our true paths. We reenter our dreams then, to struggle anew. Dorothy’s many struggles spells this out for us. She timidly leaves the cute Munchkins, meets new friends, escapes the witch who then captures her, and demystifies the" witch, only to find the wizard inept. With the help of Glinda, a good witch with a glimmer of light, Dorothy finally realizes the true mean- ing of her dream. She must return home by her own means and learn, with the help of her dream, to bring her family together. . THERE’S,- p15 subject to. change, so I'd recommend people call 802-454-8311x402 before‘ coming out here. MONDAY GLITTER - No book has been selected yet... we were discussing reading a play - any suggestions? Monday Nights At The Rhombus Gallery, 7:30-9:30 PM. For de- tails see April 6 listing. I TUESDAY Middlebury College — Panel Discussion FIGHTTHE RlGHT!: representatives from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force, and the Burlington Womyn’s Resource Center discuss their battles with local moderate conservative and right—wing groups which seek to reverse the civil rights progress that women and queer people have made in Vermont overthe last decades. McCullough Students Center 7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY_ 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. State House Visibility Day - See Coalition Notes. Reduced Shakespeare Company pre- sents The Bib/e:.The Complete Word of God (abridged) at the Flynn Theater, 7:30 p.m. $22.50, $18.50, $12 , THURsDAY Yolanda & the Plastic Family at Goddard to "break the silence”— a drag ball. Non- Goddardites will have to pay a $5 cover 9:30 p.m. FRIDAY Deadline for OITM articles, letters to the editor and ads. Through 19 Student GLBTQA Retreat at . Trinity College of Vermont. Workshops, networking and fun. Call Morgan at 658- -0337x371 - msheets@charity.trinityvt.edU EE'iL§I53EEI€%iE§I%§’. .1 1*".