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2C The Burlington Free Press Wednesday, July 28, 2004 Folk Calendar Rapper Jay-Z nabs six nominations for tricked-out MTV Video awards itV 21st Annual Champlain Valley Festival, starting at 5 p.m. and continues through Sunday, Kingsland Bay State Park. (See Thursday's Weekend section for more details.) www.cvfest.org Michelle Lewis, 7-9 p.m., Riverwalk Records and Psychedelic Poster Gallery in Montpelier. Contact Patrick Mullikin at 223-3334 or Featurefolk! concert with Gregory Douglass, Patrick Fitzsimmons, Josh Brooks and Aaron Flinn at 8 p.m. at the Eclipse Theater in Waitsfield.

496-7787 or www.Eclip-seTheater.com SATURDAY Eric Favreau, Paul Commercial and Daniel Lemieux at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at Royal Place in Quebec City, Saturday and Sunday. Part of summerlong series of traditional music and dance concerts featuring Quebecoise artists. Presented by Centre de valorisation du patrimoine vi-vant.

cvpvvideotron.ca Tom Rush at Middle Earth Music Hall in Bradford. www.middle-earth-music.com SUNDAY Fiddle Meeting, p.m. (workshop often at noon), the Sheldon Casino. Sponsored by the Northeast Fiddlers Association. Contact Martin Davis at 244-1448.

TUESDAY Will Danforth, 7 p.m. at the Dorset Library. 867-5774 Celtic Jam Session, p.m. at the Village Cup Cafe in Jericho. First and third Tuesdays.

Contact Kelly Brannagan King at 899-5043. Music session, 7-9 p.m. at the Bayside Pavilion in St. Albans Bays. Contact Gerry Faul-kenberg at gfalktogether.net.

Irish and American traditional music sessions, 8:30 p.m. at J.D. Climents in Putney. Tuesdays. Contact Jonathan Falby at To include listings in the folk calendar, e-mail: J.

PAT CARTER, The Associated Press Usher, who was nominated for two MTV Video awards, announces some of his fellow nominees Tuesday in Miami. MTV Video Music Awards nominees By Adrian Sainz The Associated Press MIAMI The MTV Video Music Awards are all about scene-stealing stunts, so it was fitting Tuesday when the network announced that stars will approach this year's red carpet on luxury yachts and the entire show will be host-. free. Oh yeah Jay-Z's jarring video for "99 Problems," which depicts his own murder as a metaphor for his retirement from rapping, had a leading six nominations. Be-yonce, No Doubt, and OutKast had five nominations each.

Hip-hop stars Missy Elliott and Usher braved the heat and humidity to announce nominations at the luxury Mandarin Oriental hotel. The awards will be handed out Aug. 29 at the bayfront AmericanAir-lines Arena. Beyonce was up for her dance hit "Naughty Girl" and "Me, Myself and No Doubt was picked for Gwen Stefani's angry acting in "It's My Life" and OutKast for its Ed Sullivan Show-on-acid video of "HeyYa." Performers will include Usher, Jessica Simpson, newcomer Kanye West and a rock threesome of Jet, Hoobastank and Yellowcard. "I've got a few ideas up my sleeve," Usher said of his performance.

"Miami will be the light of life that night." Organizers touted the fact that many of music's biggest stars will be pulling up to the arena in luxury yachts as part of their red-carpet entrance. Dave Siruinick, one of the show's executive producers, said the idea to go host-less was created when they decided to hold the show in a large arena for the first time. Past shows were in cozier theater-like venues such as Radio City Music Hall in New York. By Mike Hughes Gannett News Service TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: "Amlsh in the City" debut, 8-10 p.m., UPN. For all of its slick contrivances, this reality show has a decent, human core.

Most Amish communities really do allow young adults to sample the outside world before committing to their faith. This show simply magnifies that: Five young Amish adults share a spectacular Los Angeles mansion with six party-hardy non-Amish folks. Some of these people are only borderline interesting. Randy, who's Amish, has a chiseled torso and a blank look. Meagan, who's not, screams a lot.

Others, however, are intriguing, especially two of the Amish people. Mose is a gifted inventor with a droll sense of humor. Ruth never had a chance to go beyond the 8th grade, but she keeps a desire to learn about life. Suddenly, she's an attractive young woman in Upcoming folk, traditional and roots music and dance events in northern Vermont. TODAY Cold Country Bluegrass at 7 p.m.

at City Hall Park in Barre. Wednesdays during the summer months. Part of Performances in the Park summer series sponsored by the Onion River Arts Council. 229-9408 Last Night's Joy (traditional Irish music), 7-10 p.m. at Ri Ra in Burlington.

Wednesdays. 860-9401 or 658-5742 Village Harmony at 7:30 p.m.. Community Church in Middletown Springs. 235-2734, www.villagehar-mony.org or Open mike at 9 p.m. at the Starlight Lounge in Waitsfield.

Wednesdays. 496-7787 or www.EclipseTheater.com THURSDAY "JOY!" at Shelburne Farms in Shelburne. Rain or shine (with back-up indoor spaces). www.flockdance.org 765-4454 Will Danforth at 6 p.m. in the Gazebo in Windsor.

Part of the Windsor Summer Concert Series. 674-6783 Patti Casey, Colin McCaffrey and Jim Pitman at 6:30 p.m. at Rusty Parker Park in Waterbury. Part of free summer concert series. tbass4juno.com Atlantic Crossing at 6:30 p.m.

at the bandstand in Marshfield. Part of the fourth annual Old Schoolhouse Common Summer Concert series. Call Susannah Blachly at 426-3581. Tanglefoot at 7 p.m. on the green in Norwood, N.Y.

Part of the 2004 Norwood Village Green Concert Series. Contact Joseph Liotta at (315) 353-2437, liottanorthnet.org orwww.northnet.org vilgrnconcerts. Crooked Still at 8 p.m. at the Middle Earth Music Hall in Bradford, www.crookedstill.com or 222-4748 FRIDAY Rachel Bissex, noon-1 p.m. at the Pocket Park on State Street in Montpelier.

Park of Brown Bag Series sponsored by the Onion River Arts Council. 229-9408 Nickerson to Banjo player Ross Nickerson is scheduled to showcase his renowned skills tonight at Nectars in Burlington. Nickerson is touring New England and "The Banjo Road Show" makes its stop in Vermont at 9 p.m. Nickerson has familial connections to the state, including his grandmother who was from Canaan. Nickerson's musical resume is full: He's performed with artists such as The Oak Ridge Boys and Riders in the Sky and opened for Merle Haggard; his CD "Blazing the West" won several awards last year; and he has written several instructional banjo 'ESSEX OUTLETS CINEMA Stadium Seating At Better Prices! IHCHORMANm 12:30, 2:40 4:45, 7:00.

9:10 THE BOURNE SUPREMACY 12:50, 3:50, 9:40 CATOOHANw 1:11,4:10:35,110 A CINDERELLA STORY- 0,2:45, 5:00,7:15,9:30 FAHRENHEIT 911 1:00,3:45,0:30,9:15 ROBOT 12:40, 4:15 "lsams 5:30, WO, 9:15, 9:5) SPIDER VAN 12:45.3:45.0:45.9:45 FUU Where would you like to golf! today? Mosquito FREE 862-7888 Airport Parkway South Burlington Vermont's Premier famify Intertamment Center pick in city Ross Nickerson performs tonight at Nectars. books, his latest being "The Banjo Encyclopedia." 1 1r For complete list, go to www.burlingtonfreepress.com VIDEO OF THE YEAR: OutKast, "Hey Usher featuring UP Jon Ludacris, Britney Spears, D12, "My Jay-Z, "99 Problems" BEST MALE VIDEO: Usher featuring LiP Jon Ludacris, Jay-Z, "99 Justin Timberlake, Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson, "All Falls Prince, "Musicology" BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Britney Spears, Be TV a bikini, learning to swim; it's a pleasure to see the joy on her face when she sees the beaches near the ocean for the first time. At mo-' ments like this, "Amish in the City" has a warm soul. Other choices tonight include: "Rescue Me," 10 p.m., FX.

After last week's terrific opener, tonight's episode is deeper, darker and even better. Last week, we met Lt. Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary), a firefighter whose marriage has crumbled. Tonight, he wants to sabotage his wife's new lover. Also, his chief (wonderfully played by Jack McGee) begins raging about a news story saying there are gay firemen.

Both situations spin wildly out of control in stories that continue next week. "Rescue Me" has it all humor, deep characters and an ability to stop us cold with moments of intense tragedy. Democratic National Convention, 8-11 p.m., PBS (VPT)and C- riHE BOURNE SUPKEMACYu 3:45, 7)0, CATWOMANk-u 1220,235,4:50,7:05,920 IJOBOTm ON 2 SCREENS 120,4:00,6:20, ...6:50,9:00,9:35 ANCHORMAN Ml. ...1:00,3:00,5:00,7:10,9:40 1:05, 350,6:40, 95, A 0NDERE11A STORYk 12:40, 230, 5:00, 7:15, 920 DKUIMm 1:15,3:55,6:45,925 iraiNAL 6:45,9:15 IHE NOTEBOOK 6:35,9:30 IW POTTER 3 SHREX 2 ...12:50,3:40 .1225,230,435 CARTED 12:35.2:30,425 yonce, "Naughty Keys, "If I Ain't Got Jessica Simpson, "With Christina Aguilera, "The Voice Within" BEST GROUP VIDEO: No Doubt, "It's My 12, "My Hoobastank, "The Maroon 5, "This Good Charlotte, "Hold On" BEST ROCK VIDEO: Jet, "Are You Gonna Be My The Darkness, "I Believe In A Thing Called Hoobastank, "The Evanescence, "My Linkin Park, "Breaking The Tips SPAN; also, 10-11 p.m. on ABC, CBS and NBC, throughout the day on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel.

The big networks will jump in at 10 p.m., when Sen. John Edwards gives his acceptance speech as the vice-presidential candidate. If you want more, try PBS or cable. "Next Action Star," 8 p.m., NBC. Here is the finale, picking the people who will then star in an Aug.

11 movie on NBC. One will be Sean or Jared, the other Jeanne or Corinne. "My Wife and Kids," 8-9 p.m., ABC. This one-hour rerun has Michael and Jay approaching their 15th anniversary while she wonders if he even cares. "The Drew Carey Show," 9 and 9:30 p.m., ABC.

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