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| 71.1 | | TOMK::KRUPINSKI | China has gun control | Fri Apr 20 1990 11:42 | 6 |
| Contradancing every Monday night in the Nelson NH town hall.
8:30 (or so) to 10:30. Guest musicians or callers welcome.
Nice people. Good music. *Great* dancing. Beginners assisted.
Sponsored by the Monadnock Folklore Society. $2.00
Tom_K
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| 71.2 | NEFFA (20-22 April) | ULTRA::WITTENBERG | Secure Systems for Insecure People | Fri Apr 20 1990 17:39 | 15 |
| The New England Folk Festival (NEFFA) is this weekend at Natick
High School, Natick MA. It runs Friday from 7-11 pm, Saturday from
10am-11pm, and Sunday from 10am-5:30pm. It costs about $4/session
(4 Sessions: Friday, Saturday till 6, Saturday after 5, and
Sunday). Free admission if you volunteer to help.
This is a wonderful festival that fills much of the school.
There's continuous dancing, often several kinds at once (contras,
squares, international folk ...) demonstrations (lots of morris),
singing (both concerts and singalongs), and ethnic food. Also a
crafts hall. There is one room which is for kid's activities, but
kids seem to enjoy most of the festival. I'll probably be there
all weekend, as I am every year.
--David
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| 71.3 | Earth Day - April 22nd | PENUTS::JLAMOTTE | J & J's Memere | Fri Apr 20 1990 18:11 | 2 |
| Tom Rush and Livingston Taylor will be among the artists performing
free at the Esplanade in Boston on Sunday - Earth Day.
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| 71.4 | Earth Day in Worcester | USCTR2::DONOVAN | | Fri Apr 20 1990 23:27 | 10 |
| Institute Park, Worcester celebrates Earth Day Sunday from 12:30 to 5:30.
I think that's on Park Ave.
Be there or be ______
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L____l
Kate
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| 71.5 | Boston premiere | JURAN::TEASDALE | | Tue Jul 17 1990 17:40 | 15 |
| _Give_My_Love_to_Everyone_But...._
a comedy of mixed results
a new play written and directed by Susan Vick
27-28 July, 8pm
Lyric Stage, Charles St., Boston
tickets $5.00
Reservations & Info: 617-868-5835
three generations of women...adoption...mother/daughter dynamics
The show will travel to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe next month.
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| 71.6 | | REGENT::BROOMHEAD | Don't panic -- yet. | Tue Jul 17 1990 18:40 | 4 |
| When-where will they be part of the Fringe? (I'll be in Edinborough
in late August.)
Ann B.
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| 71.7 | First week of Festival | JURAN::TEASDALE | | Wed Jul 18 1990 16:42 | 5 |
| They'll be at the Fringe 13-18 Aug.
Venue 28 -- Greyfriars Kirkhouse
Nancy
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| 71.9 | Tonight - Free!!! | 32291::POIRIER | | Tue Jul 24 1990 13:04 | 16 |
| Merrimack Community Concert Band Presents
A Concert In the Park
Wasserman Park, Naticook Road, Merrimack NH
July 24th, 1990 at 7:00 Pm
The concert is outdoors and free. Please bring chairs or blankets.
Please feel free to bring a picnic supper as well.
The program consists of several Sousa Marches, Show Tunes, Two
Classical selections by Bach and more. This is the Band's first full
length concert.
Rain Date: July 31.
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| 71.10 | Susie Bright - "How to Read a Dirty Movie" - Oct 30, MIT | TLE::D_CARROLL | Hakuna Matata | Tue Oct 30 1990 10:36 | 13 |
| I am going to a talk tonight by Susie Bright (aka Susie Sexpert)
entitled "How to Read a Dirty Movie" at MIT. It is free, co-sponsored
by GAMIT (Gays at MIT), starts at 7:00 in room 6-120. (This
information is from the GAMIT contact line recording at (617)
253-5446.) Anyone care to join me?
Susie Bright is a columnist for On Our Backs (a Lesbian sex mag),
author of "The Lesbian Sex Handbook" and other stuff. I'm not sure
exactly what the talk is about, but I'm a real Susie fan, so I'm eager
to hear her talk about whatever. (She's in town because she also spoke
at the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Mumblesomething this weekend.)
D!
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| 71.11 | Pretty please? | MOMCAT::BROOMHEAD | | Tue Oct 30 1990 13:27 | 5 |
| D!,
Would you consider taking notes, and posting them here?
Ann B.
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| 71.12 | I'll take notes, just like high school | TLE::D_CARROLL | Hakuna Matata | Tue Oct 30 1990 14:03 | 8 |
| Heh heh.
Sure, Ann, you are probably the 5th or 6th person to ask for a trip
report, so I guess I will. :-)
Funny, people seem very interested but no one will come with me?!
D!
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| 71.13 | Can't make it, forgot my trench-coat.... | MILKWY::JLUDGATE | purple horseshoes | Tue Oct 30 1990 14:41 | 10 |
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re: .12
heh heh heh......those wimps!
Gee, I would go, but......
jonathan
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| 71.14 | love to, but | SUBWAY::FORSYTH | LAFALOT | Tue Oct 30 1990 15:32 | 2 |
| re .12 I would go too...but the commute is a bit of a pain..
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| 71.15 | | SELECT::GALLUP | Drunken milkmen, driving drunk | Tue Oct 30 1990 15:41 | 7 |
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Well, I'm going so.......
k
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| 71.16 | combatting erotic illiteracy | TLE::D_CARROLL | Hakuna Matata | Wed Oct 31 1990 09:46 | 77 |
| The talk was very good...Susie Bright is an interesting and energetic
speaker. (Although she looked surprisingly matronly in cat-eye glasses
and her hair up in a bun.)
She started the talk explaining how her perceptions of pornography were
before she encountered any, how she first did encounter it (her best
frind got a job as a cashier at a porno house), and what it was like.
(She says "In a normal movie, people react with laughs at funny parts,
gasps at surprising parts, etc. In a porno movie, there is absolute
dead silence.) She went on to discuss how the industry changed with
the advent of home videos.
She explained that her goal in giving these lectures was to "combat
erotic illiteracy."
Then she discussed roles and perceptions of "Masculine" and "Feminine"
in the context of pornography. She showed clips that she felt were
classic examples of the traits that make a man a Real Man (again, in
the context of a dirty movie) and a woman a Real Woman. (For instance,
men are supposed to be knowledgeable and experienced...so the showed a
clip from "Smoker" where a man was explaining and *demonstrating* that
he knew what a woman's orgasm felt like.) She also showed clips that
were rule-breaking/taboo with regards to gender roles - a man dressing
up in women's clothes (but remaining masculine) and a woman who goes by
the name of Martin in BurLEZk (a Lesbian strip show) who does a big
macho man routine.
She also showed some clips from movies that had classic role
interactions, and ones that broke rules. (In the latter category was a
movie called Sexcapades in which an older woman who "swears like a
sailor", and is very agressive and domineering, instructs a younger
woman in how to please her.)
She talked about the differences between heterosexual and gay male
porno. For instance, in the former, masturbation is taboo, and in the
latter it is a standard thing. She showed a clip from a movie called
"How to Enlarge Your Penis" which was sold as an instructional tape
("it will stretch a mile, but it won't tear an inch") but was really
the only hetersexual masturbation tape.
She talked about "feminist pornography" and how companies were tryingto
appeal to women. She point out something interesting - a lot of
women's porno and erotic (eg: Harlequin style stuff) was centered
around frustration and *not* getting what you wanted till the very end.
(Two clips supported this.)
She discussed "violence in pornography" and how things commonly
percieved as violence are really fetishes and varations that simply
aren't understood by the general public and are therefore labelled
"violent." (She showed a clip of the famous Betty Page/Irving Klaw
movies, and a gay male clip involving the beautiful black man who is in
many of the Mapplethorpe photos.)
She discussed how the one thing that is absolutely taboo in American
porography is the combination of porno with depressing subjects. She
says every other art forms deals with things like death, fear, disease,
poverty, broken relationships, etc, but not porno. She showed one film
(arg, can't remember the name...Kath?) featuring a call-girl sent to
kill a man in his room, and instead he kills her (during sex) and then
has a nervous breakdown. This was the last movie this guy (Richard
Mahler) made, because that just didn't go over well.
Finally she discused how pornography is used in a lot os places where
it is not labelled as such, and therefore isn't subject to a lot of the
regulation and taboo. As an example of this she showed a clip from a
tape she bought through some gun-owner's magazine, that was in theory
an instruction tape in how to use certain automatic weapons (the movie
was called Rock and Roll 3, Susie refered to it as "Machine Gun
Bimbos".) They had a tough looking woman (body builder) wearing very
little (and spike heels!) shooting a HUGE gun and talking the whole
time about what she's doing.
(I kept thinking of Eagles while watching that clip.)
Anyway, there's the promised report.
D!
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| 71.17 | | SELECT::GALLUP | Combat erotic illiteracy | Wed Oct 31 1990 10:44 | 49 |
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Great report, D!.
The one feeling that I came away with from the talk was that
porn, in all forms, is more than just "dirty sex." The stereotypes,
the portrayals, the appeal of certain porn as opposed to other
porn was something she really presented well--and something the
average porn viewer (or amateur porn viewer) might not see.
I felt like I was watching a "Siskel and Ebert"-type critique...and
I feel like I'm going to have a different view on porn if I
ever happen to see a porn movie again.
> The talk was very good...Susie Bright is an interesting and energetic
> speaker. (Although she looked surprisingly matronly in cat-eye glasses
> and her hair up in a bun.)
She was definitely a real mix. In addiction to the cat's eyes
glasses and the hair in a bun, she was wearing a skin-tight, very
revealing spandex dress. But it WAS the perfect "look" for the
topic.
I became slightly angry at the porn industry when she was talking
about it's attempts at porn for females. As D! said, the two
clips she presented were both based on the "you have to kiss a
lot of toads before you find your handsome prince" concept. I felt
that the porn producers were somehow implying that a woman cannot
be whole (ie, frustrated, lonely, sad, etc) until she finds her
"man" that can fulfill her.
> She showed one film
> (arg, can't remember the name...Kath?) featuring a call-girl sent to
> kill a man in his room, and instead he kills her (during sex) and then
> has a nervous breakdown.
The movie was "Midnight Heat", I believe. Perhaps the most
artistic out of all the clips and very moving. I can really
understand why such a thing is taboo in our culture. And you didn't
even see the call-girl being killed, you just "felt" it, you just
"knew" it.
All in all, it was a great talk. And I'd like to think I'm
better equipped to "read a dirty movie" now. 8-)
kath
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| 71.19 | arg, line noise | TLE::D_CARROLL | Hakuna Matata | Wed Oct 31 1990 13:45 | 6 |
| >I think "a mile" may be an exaggeration.
Not if you had seen the guy demonstrating it!
D!
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| 71.20 | | MILKWY::JLUDGATE | purple horseshoes | Wed Oct 31 1990 14:25 | 10 |
| another point.....'stretch..' was a quote from the male
actor who was demonstrating the product.
and another....the actress shooting the gun first used an AK-47,
switched to an Uzi full-auto, then back to the AK. susie mentioned
that this particular actress was the only one who had previous
experience shooting.
jonathan (no, i didn't have a raincoat, but i went anyways....)
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| 71.21 | bang bang | TLE::D_CARROLL | Hakuna Matata | Wed Oct 31 1990 14:27 | 5 |
| I must say, after seeing "Kathy" shooting that AK-47, my attraction to,
uh, guns grew quite considerably. (Kathy was obviously a *real*
bodybuilder...)
D!
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| 71.22 | De gustibus. | REGENT::BROOMHEAD | Don't panic -- yet. | Wed Oct 31 1990 14:39 | 14 |
| Reminds me of the casting for "Rollerbabies". (A XXX movie I never
got to see. I `just' knew half the production people.)
Producer: Do you ****?
Actress: Yes. [Or no.]
Producer: Do you ****?
Actress: Yes. [Or no.]
Producer: Do you ****?
Actress: Yes. [Or no.]
Producer: Do you rollerskate?
Actress recoils in horror. Look that asks, "What kind of pervert
are you?" is painted across her face.
Ann B.
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| 71.23 | Woooo baby! | SELECT::GALLUP | Combat erotic illiteracy | Wed Oct 31 1990 15:00 | 11 |
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> I must say, after seeing "Kathy" shooting that AK-47, my attraction to,
> uh, guns grew quite considerably. (Kathy was obviously a *real*
> bodybuilder...)
Well, if I have my way, THIS Kathy will have a body like THAT
Kathy someday!
kath
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| 71.24 | MY SISTERS' PLACE | GWYNED::YUKONSEC | aaaaaahhhh, the gentle touch | Wed Oct 31 1990 15:02 | 22 |
| There will be an open house and brunch at My Sisters' Place, 62 Berkeley St.
Boston, MA on Saturday, 11/3 from 10:30 - 12:30.
My Sisters' Place is an American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Program for
homeless women and their children.
The reasons for the the open house are two-fold:
1. To introduce people to the center, explain its history, etc.
2. To raise a little money.
As part of the original plan, My Sisters' Place is starting the separation
from the AFSC, and becoming an independent and self-supporting entity.
I doubt that I will be able to go, I have a commitment for Saturday morning,
but I thought some of the community would be interested in hearing about this.
They are also going to need volunteers in the future, for those of you who
were looking for volunteer opportunities.
E "bookish" Grace
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| 71.25 | | BOLT::MINOW | Cheap, fast, good; choose two | Wed Oct 31 1990 15:51 | 17 |
| re: .16:
Thanks for the "trip report," D!
One comment confuses me a bit:
She discussed "violence in pornography" and how things commonly
percieved as violence are really fetishes and varations that simply
aren't understood by the general public and are therefore labelled
"violent."
While this is reasonable if one shares in the particular fetish, someone
who does not have (to take an extreme case) a rape fetish might well
feel that rape fantasy/fetish films "glorify" rape.
Perhaps this should be in a different topic?
Martin.
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| 71.26 | Nashoba Valley Winery | LEZAH::BOBBITT | but you're *french* vanilla... | Mon Nov 19 1990 11:18 | 54 |
| Nashoba Valley Winery is open every day except thanksgiving, christmas
and new years....
To get there take 495 to 117 (exit 27) - go west for one mile to Bolton
Center, turn left at the blinking light, and it's about 1/4 mile to the
wintery.
1991 Calendar (these events are free, but if you eat and drink food
provided by them there may be a charge - call to make sure -
508-779-5521)
January til Spring - cross country skiing in the orchard, and skating
when ice permits. Bring your own equipment
February 9,10 (Sat, Sun) - Winter Wassail - wassailing, music, story
telling, maple sugar tapping, etc.
May 11, Saturday (Sun rain date), 10-6....Seventh Annual Apple Blossom
Festival - Morris Dancers, Bluegrass Band, Crafts Exhibits, Picnic
Foods, Orchard and Winery Tours
June 22, Saturday (Sun rain date), 10-6....Strawberryfest - Jazz in the
Orchard, Fresh Strawberry Shortcake (picnicking is welcome usually)
July 20, Saturday (Sun rain date), 10-6....Raspberryfest - Folk music
in the Orchard, fresh Raspberry Shortcake (picnicking is welcome
usually)
August is Melba Month - come pick fresh PEACHES and their giant
thornless blackberries.
September 14, Saturday (Sun rain date), 10-6.... Harvest Festival -
pick-your-own apples, press-your-own cider, apple recipes and uses,
bluegrass band - welcome to autumn.
September 28-29, Sat, Sun - Bolton Fair weekend (allow extra time for
traffic)
December 16-23, Holiday Open House - open til 8 p.m. for wine and gift
shopping.
and when it comes to picking fruits and flowers (call first for
availability)....
late april-may - DAFFODILS
mid june-early july - STRAWBERRIES
mid july - early august - PURPLE RASPBERRIES
august-mid-september - THORNLESS BLACKBERRIES
early august - mid-september - PEACHES
late august - late october - APPLES
september - october - RED RASPBERRIES
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| 71.27 | Free Holiday Concert - New Hampshire | ACESMK::POIRIER | | Wed Nov 21 1990 13:57 | 17 |
| "A free gift for the whole family
with no STRINGS attached
(but there will be plenty of horns,
trumpets, trombones, saxaphones,
clarinets, drums and tubas)
Presenting the Merrimack Community Concert Band's
First Annual Family Holiday Concert
Saturday, December 1, 1990
8:00 PM
Little Theatre, Merrimack High School
FREE Admission
Sponsored by the Exchange Club of Merrimack.
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| 71.28 | | GOLF::KINGR | PREPARE to die earth scum!!!!!!!!!!! | Wed Nov 21 1990 23:52 | 4 |
| Merrimack, New Hampshire? Mass?
REK
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| 71.29 | | XCUSME::QUAYLE | i.e. Ann | Sat Nov 24 1990 19:13 | 1 |
| Merrimack, New Hampshire
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| 71.30 | | VIA::HEFFERNAN | Juggling Fool | Thu Jul 25 1991 10:53 | 7 |
| The Lowell Folk Festival is this weekend - Saturday and Sunday. I
hope to get out there (between doing homework) and see some acts,
crafts, workshops, ethnic food, etc... The Boston Globe calendar has
a full schedule. If anyone is interested in hooking up, send mail...
john
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| 71.31 | | ISSHIN::MATTHEWS | OO -0 -/ @ | Fri Jul 26 1991 10:54 | 8 |
| <<< Note 71.30 by VIA::HEFFERNAN "Juggling Fool" >>>
I second that. The Lowell Folk Festival is always a gas! I'd love to be
able to meet any of you folks that plan to go.
Ron
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| 71.32 | | FDCV07::KING | If the shoe fits... BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!! | Fri Jul 26 1991 11:06 | 4 |
| I'll be there tomorrow afternoon... Good people, good fun, good music,
good food, good time!
REK
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| 71.34 | Olde Shresbury Village FREE Concerts | TADSKI::ABBERTON | | Fri Jul 26 1991 13:29 | 13 |
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FREE Concerts at Olde Shrewsbury Village
Every Friday at 7:00pm
Friday 7/26 Women of Note - Womens Barbershop Chorus
Friday 8/2 Women of NOte - Women's Barbershop Chorus
Olde Shrewsbury Village is located at the intersection of
Routes 9 and 20 in Shrewsbury MA.
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| 71.35 | FREE Concerts in BEllingham MA | TADSKI::ABBERTON | | Fri Jul 26 1991 15:35 | 25 |
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FREE Outdoor Concerts, Bellingham MA
Bellingham High School
All concerts are from 7:00-9:00pm
Wednesday 7/31 MOSAIC - Comtemporary Top-40 Band
Wednesday 8/7 CJammers
Wednesday 8/15 Local Talent Night - Show made of several
local and town Talent
Directions:
Take 495 south to the Bellingham exit, Rt 126. At the top of the exit ramp take
a left onto rte 126. About 50 feet there's a 4 way stop sign intersection,
Take a left (staying on 126) follow 126 into town, you'll come to another
intersection (junction 140 & 126). Stay on 126 (i.e. bear right at fork with
church in center). Continue on 126 until the High school on the left hand side
(I'm not sure exactly, but I think it's between 1-2 miles). The school ball
field is set back and you may not see it from the road, but pull into (and
drive past/behind the high school building...
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