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1st $100.00 November 26.82

2nd $75.00

3rd$50.00

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METRA

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LIFESTYLES EDITOR Mikal Snel!

STAFF WRITERS

Louise. Anthony Serrasco.

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CONTRIBUTING ARTISTS

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CONTENTS

ENTERTAINMENT:

New York, New York Part II Boozing and Cruising

18 HALLOWEEN '82 Costumes Galore!

29 MUSIC: First North American Gay Choral Festival; Detroit Together "A Chorus"; Bash and Crash 30 THE LIVELY ARTS: Listening and Looking with Louise

34 PERSPECTIVE: A Disturbed Peace by Brian McNaught

38 FLASHBACK

45 TRAVEL: Doing America

with Bob DamronCincinnati, Ohio

49 POETRY

50 CALENDAR

54 PEOPLE: I'm not one to Gossip... But->

56 HEALTH Let's Get A Physical!

58 ASTROLOGY 61 CLASSIFIED 64 DIRECTORY

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