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\"A museum works with two populations,\" [Lamneck] said. \"They're looking to have an LGBT-inclusive workplace environment and a space for guests to come as well.\" \"I wanted to provide a nice framework for the participants,\" Lamneck said. \"I intended to build empathy and understanding of the diversity and complexity of the LGBT experience. There are many, many ways to be LGBT.\" \"It's reflective of the sweeping, broad changes that the LGBT community has experienced the last few years toward equality,\" [Michael Berlucchi] said. \"It's a part of the larger picture of where we are.\"

MADISON - Constance J. \"[Connie]\" Meier, age 69, went home to rest on Saturday, July 9, 2005, at her home while surrounded by her family. Connie was born on Feb. 1, 1936, in Glencoe, Minn., the daughter of Elmer and Helen (Gould) Tucholke. She married her best friend, Dean R. Meier, on April 4, 1970, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Madison. Connie was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, where she was active in the church choir and the Quilter's workshop. She was a professional singer/keyboardist from age 18. Connie also enjoyed cooking, gardening and sewing. Connie retired in 2001 from City Employee's Credit Union, where she worked since 1986. Prior to that, Connie and her husband, Dean, owned and operated A- Key Shop in Madison from 1972-1986. Survivors include her husband, Dean of Madison; three daughters, Suzanne ([Dennis Stremer]) DiPiazza of DeForest, Lisa (Jon) Quade of Lake Mills, and Jill (Ron) Oelke of Waterloo; three sisters, Cynthia Anderson of Shakopee, Minn., Carole (David) Rieser of Richfield, Minn., and Corinne Ferdenzi (Al Affenito) of Southold, N.Y.; five wonderful grandchildren, [Patricia Randle] and Adam DiPiazza (& Reggie) of DeForest, [Christopher Hanson] and Colleen Oelke of Waterloo, and Michael Quade (& Sammy) of Lake Mills; nieces and nephews, Julie, Pat, Dawn, Jeff and Danny, all in Minnesota; and brothers/sisters-in-law, John (Donna) Meier, Shirley Meier, Ruth Meier, Don (Betty) Meier and their children. She was preceded in death by her parents; and dear nephew, Dale Smith. Memorial services will take place at ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 322 E. Washington Ave., Madison, on Saturday, July 23, 2005, at 11 a.m. A visitation will also take place at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of service. Inurnment will conclude with a private family ceremony at the Roselawn Memorial Park, Madison. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that all memorials be made to St. John's Lutheran Church, 322 E. Washington Ave., Madison, WI 53703; or to HospiceCare Inc., 5395 E. Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg, WI 53711. The family is eternally grateful and thankful for the wonderful care provided Connie by Dr. Al Musa, Dr. Roy Kim, and their staff, and the HospiceCare Inc. staff.

That day, [Jo Anne Corso] was in the smoking room at Broadway House when this medium-sized guy wearing snakeskin cowboy boots walked past, looking a little lost. It was [Bob Berentis]. When I talked to Jo Anne and Bob last week at Broadway House, neither mentioned the cliche. Maybe they were waiting for a columnist to come along and do it for them: It was love at first sight! Indeed it was, and within a month they'd confirmed it. They smoked together. Often restless, Bob thumped around in his boots and Jo Anne limped right alongside him. They were always together. They talked to their families. Jo Anne's expressed support. Bob's sister seemed reluctant. \"If anything happens,\" she started to say, when Bob interrupted her: \"Nothing is going to happen. She's got the same thing I've got.\"

Shelly L. Light was named assistant vice president at Sovereign Bank. In her new position, Light manages the Temple office. Light of Tilden Township was a community-banking manager. She is a graduate of Exeter High School. Donna Partridge was named vice president at Sovereign Bank, Wyomissing. In her new position, Partridge will manage the office at 2220 State Hill Road in Wyomissing. Partridge of Wyomissing was assistant vice president. She is a graduate of Miami Coral Park Senior High School, Miami, Fla. David A. Lipscomb was named vice president at Sovereign Bank, 450 Penn St. In his new position, Lipscomb will oversee the implementation of the diversity strategic-action plan. Lipscomb of Exeter Township was an assistant vice president. He is seeking a bachelor's degree in organizational behavior/applied psychology from Albright College. Tammy L. Guiles was named assistant vice president at Sovereign Bank, Wyomissing. In her new position, Guiles will be a supervisor in the human- resources department. Guiles of Shillington worked in employee relations and human resources. [Darlene Mercieca] received a bachelor's degree in political science from St. Joseph's College, Patchogue, N.Y.; a master's of public administration degree in healthcare administration from Pace University, White Plains, N.Y., a master's of business administration degree in finance from St. John's University, Jamaica, N.Y.; and a law degree from Pace University School of Law.

[Anne Waldman] lives in New York, where she works with the Study Abroad on the Bowery program, on Manhattan's Lower East Side. She also lives in Boulder and is involved in Naropa's Audio Archive, which keeps thousands of hours of readings and lectures by Beat Generation poets. Waldman is at work on the third volume of Iovis: All Is Full of Jove, a more-than-700-page \"rhizomic poem\" that addresses the theme of patriarchy. She began the project more than 25 years ago. Waldman: When you think of all these strung-out people -- and I see more homeless people everywhere I travel, and there are all these security checks at high schools, and with this war and this ongoing psychopathic administration -- the level of madness is still there. A term used in the Vietnam period was \"psychological operations,\" and I feel we're all under this sort of PSYOPS, with everything from immigration to racial profiling. So all these things Allen touches on. And of course his poem is located in his friends, \"the best minds of my generation,\" and we can all have versions of that poem. When I came to it as a young person it was very vivid, and it's very vivid now. Some of the references are gone, but it still brings people to our school or into a writing zone or community; they're haunted by the power of a particular poem. 1. Kinetic poetics: Anne Waldman in \"A Night of Music and Poetry for Progressive Action,\" Boulder Theater, 2006 2. The best minds of her generation: Waldman with poet Philip Whalen in the early '70s; courtesy Anne Waldman Archives 3. Below, Waldman with [Allen Ginsberg], [Gregory Corso], and William Burroughs at Naropa, circa late '70s; courtesy Naropa Archives 4. Waldman with Allen Ginsberg onstage at Naropa, 1975, with dancers Barbara Dilley and Douglas Dunn 5. From left, Sierra Collom, Jack Collom, [Robert Creeley], Allen Ginsberg, Waldman, and Philip Whalen at Naropa University, 1984; courtesy Naropa Archives