Cover: Out & Devout
Gay Christians search for spiritual salve in a religion that all too often rejects them.

Future Folk: Futuristic folkie karry walker uses electronica to push the boundaries of her genre.

Crackerjack Classical: Claire Schneeberger leads the Bay Shore Chamber Orchestra.

Notes From The Underground: Two local zines are more ghoulish than a shift at the graveyard.

Gala Gabriella: Smiles of a summer night fill our celebration dinner at Cafe Gabriella.

State of Grace: Bertolucci steals more than beauty in 'Besieged.'

Bloody but Bowed: 'The Red Violin' follows a devilish instrument across four centuries.

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