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I was glad to see the article in Seven Days dealing directly and fairly with the Packard Lofts project and Miro Weinberger’s role as a developer [“The Houses That Miro Built: A Read on the ‘Developer’ Candidate’s Real Estate Record,” January 18]. I would like to say one thing, however, and this goes to the role of Seven Days, and that is the simple matter of giving credit where credit is due, especially with artwork, renderings, etc. Scott + Partners was and is the architect of record of the Packard Lofts project, and it would have been appreciated to receive credit as the person who produced the rendering, and even more so as the architect of the project. Technically, we own the design work, not Hartland Development Group. Had this been a photo, the photographer would have certainly received credit, or the artist had someone looked at this as “art.” It is tiresome, frankly, to most architects that their renderings, which are no less a result of a creative process, typically get no such credit. Seven Days should have asked our permission prior to including the drawings in the article. Tyler M. Scott ESSEX

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Burlington is predominantly a left-of-center city, right? So it stands to reason that a Progressive or Democratic mayor would typically be elected, right? That way, the majority of citizens would be most fairly represented, right? And it’s usually best for as many candidates to enter an election as possible, so that voters get the widest range of choice, right? So was it right for right-of-center Kurt Wright to support the effort to repeal instant runoff voting (IRV), which would allow voters to rank their candidates by choice, after he lost the last mayoral election? Maybe for him, but for most of the citizens of Burlington it was just plain … wrong! Sure, Wright is grinning, since he understands that Wanda Hines’ entrance into the current contest can only help him. Andy Bromage was right to point this out in his fine kickoff column [Fair Game, January 11]. In a three-way race, many left-leaning voters who prefer Hines will

wEEk iN rEViEw now be forced to consider voting instead for their second choice, Democrat Miro Weinberger, in order to prevent their last choice, Wright, from winning. This isn’t democracy; it’s a shame, given that a perfectly fair, simple and cost-effective alternative should still be in place in Burlington. In fact, a ranked-choice voting system should be instituted wherever citizens want to be represented by those who most closely share their political viewpoints. Regardless of which side of the spectrum you look at it from, IRV always has been and always will be the only “right” way to go! russ weis

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In regard to last week’s article “Body of Evidence,” is it to anyone’s surprise that our physical and mental health are linked? Find me a scientist or doctor who would have disputed these claims before these new studies were conducted. I consider this information to be common knowledge; certainly, your bright and beaming staff can dig up more newsworthy items than this! Jeff labanara burlingTOn

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The Family Table has become our family’s table for special events, or just those Friday night “I can’t lift another finger” meals [“All in the Family,” January 11]. Regardless, there’s something on the menu that fits any occasion.

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The two letter writers [Feedback, January 11] who oppose allowing noncitizens to vote in Burlington elections should have their citizenship revoked for inadequate understanding of American civic policies and civil rights. Nations have borders, immigration laws and citizenship requirements for participation in the national democratic process. States and municipalities have residency requirements for voting and other services. For that reason, college students with temporary residency may register to vote locally. Similarly, city residents are entitled to a say in their own community, even if they cannot cast a vote in a national election. It is such civic participation, which offers the best training for eventual citizenship, if a person so chooses, and builds a strong community. If Burlington wishes to fence off its civic life from noncitizens, then it will truly become what it often seems to us rural Vermonters: a different country.

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With Leahy Under Fire, an Online Piracy Bill Is Indefinitely Detained

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Dairy Don’t: A Dogged Ag Activist Takes Aim at Vermont’s “Sacred Cow”

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Foot First What’s next for American dance? Riffs on gender roles, perhaps. Maybe a fusion of street and social dance. These are just two imaginative visions from the Dance Company of Middlebury, which looks at the current roots of movement to plot its future in Push: Moving History Forward. Time warp ahead on Friday or Saturday.

Sure, the Carolina Chocolate Drops made a name for themselves culling the rich traditions of old-time black string-band music. But the Southern trio’s not stuck in the past. Not only are their yee-haw-inducing songs studded with elements of hip-hop and R&B, but you might catch some kazoo solos and the blowing of “musical raspberries into an empty beer jug,” as the Independent reported. Nice.

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ermont is fast becoming the epicenter of the national grassroots movement to repeal Citizens United. That’s the 2010 Supreme Court decision that obliterated federal campaign-finance laws and opened the floodgates for the sleazy, Super-PAC-funded attack ads clogging airwaves in primary states. Vermont’s own U.S. Sen. BERNIE SANDERS has proposed a constitutional amendment heroically called the “Saving American Democracy Amendment” that would overturn the Supremes’ ruling by declaring that corporations are not persons with constitutional rights equal to actual people. As of January 24, his online petition had gathered 195,000 supportive signatures. In Montpelier, state Sen. GINNY LYONS (D-Chittenden) is leading the fight to make the Vermont Legislature the first in the country to call for a repeal of Citizens United. Twenty-five towns will vote on opposing corporate personhood on Town Meeting Day. Another 35 towns are still gathering signatures to put the 8v-obriens012512.indd 1 1/23/12 2:28 PM question on the ballot. At a jam-packed Statehouse rally last week, Lyons paraded before an audience of mostly gray-haired supporters, waving a wad of money. Finally, a guy in the front row broke the slightly awkward silence. “It ain’t talking,” he observed. “Oh, I forgot,” Lyons replied on cue. “Money’s not speech!” All around her, cheering supporters held white signs declaring in red letters, “Corporations Are Not People.” It’s a catchy slogan, and Lyons’ money-waving shtick makes for amusing political theater. But while the campaign to fix federal election law gathers steam, Vermont’s efforts at state-level campaign-finance reform are going nowhere fast. (Vermont still allows corporations to donate directly to candidates. With or without e s s e x s h o p p e s & c i n e m a Citizens United, federal law doesn’t FACTORY OUTLETS permit that.) A bill introduced last year by state Sen. JEANETTE WHITE (D-Windham) would lower the contribution limits for legislative candidates from $2000 to $1000 for Senate candidates, and $500 for House races. The legislation passed out of the KITCHEN Senate Committee on Government Operations last year but has since stalled. Why? Well, for one thing, White 21 ESSEX WAY, ESSEX JUNCTION, VT WWW.ESSEXSHOPPES.COM | 802.878.2851 admits that she neglected to physically 8v-essesshoppes012512.indd 1

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In this climate, who would want to stand up in defense of corporate personhood? “My proposal is not exactly radical,” Galbraith said, noting that Texas has enacted such a ban. “What I am proposing to do is conform Vermont law to federal law that has been in place since 1907.” Secretary of State JIM CONDOS argues that corporate donations aren’t a problem in Vermont. As evidence, he notes that of the $1.4 million raised by Gov. PETER SHUMLIN in 2010, roughly $60,000 — or about 4 percent — came from corporations. “Nobody’s shown me where it is a problem,” Condos says. Common Cause Vermont, which supports Galbraith’s corporate ban, is preparing just such a show-and-tell. The watchdog group has compiled figures analyzing the sources of state senators’ campaign money from 2010 and executive director WALLY ROBERTS shared a sneak peek of the data.

The findings? According to preliminary figures, at least nine of the Senate’s 30 members received more than 40 percent of their contributions from businesses, PACs, trade associations and nonprofits. Overall, 27 percent of contributions to winning Senate candidates came from nonperson donors. Final figures will be released next week. While the total dollars raised can be smallish — often $5000 to $10,000 — Roberts says the breakdown is significant. “That’s just interesting to see that a third of the senate is pretty dependent on corporate donations,” he says. Interesting is one word for it. Galbraith has another: hypocritical. “The very same people who would like to amend the U.S. Constitution to take constitutional rights away from corporations don’t wish to give up their own corporate contributions,” Galbraith said. “Keep them out of politics but don’t keep them out of my political campaign.” Galbraith did not accept corporate contributions in 2010, but he did pour $15,000 of his own money into his campaign. Noting that self-financing may be as controversial as corporate funding, he says he supports a constitutional amendment that would limit total campaign spending, including a candidate’s own funds. Does Galbraith feel guilty for holding campaign-finance reform hostage? Nope. He claims it’s bad legislation to begin with. “I will not drop my amendment,” Galbraith insists.

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years the Progressives haven’t backed a candidate in a Queen City mayor’s race. Hines was an unknown quantity, and many Progs weren’t willing to gamble the party’s already weakened reputation on someone who might go rogue — as turned out to be the case with incumbent Mayor BoB Kiss. “I’m afraid Wanda would be similar to the last six years: a candidate with Progressive values but who is not interested in building our party,” said party vice chairman Elijah BErgman. The official party line is that Progressives are sitting out this mayor’s race to rebuild the Prog brand through city council races. But the party only nominated two candidates for seven open council seats, both from their Old North End stronghold: University of Vermont union organizer max Tracy in Ward 2 and Vermont Works for Women staffer rachEl siEgEl in Ward 3. Siegel will fight to retain a seat that’s being vacated by Emma mulvanEy-sTanaK, who is moving to Winooski. Progressives had a viable candidate for mayor: state Sen. Tim ashE, a Democrat-Progressive fusion candidate who narrowly lost the Democratic nomination to miro WEinBErgEr and opted against running as a Prog. The four-way Democratic mayoral caucus was open to any Burlington voter, though residents can only vote in one party’s caucus. Many Progressives voted in the Dem race. But at least 17 people who voted in Sunday’s Progressive Party caucus did not. At one point, Ashe and Weinberger were tied, 540-540. You do the math. So did Progs blow it by not giving it all to Ashe? State Rep. chris PEarson (P-Burlington) explained that some Progressives — official party officers, such as Bergman and himself — were disqualified from voting in another party’s caucus. Bergman said he and some other faithful Progs would never have crashed the Dems’ party regardless. “I’m not a Democrat,” Bergman said. “I would never think of voting in a Democratic caucus.” Hard core. (Tim Ashe is domestic partner of Seven Days publisher and co-editor Paula Routly.)

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sites for a day and urging their users to mobilize against the bills. The netizen uprising succeeded in spooking PIPA’s shepherds, who pulled the bill from the Senate agenda. Leahy’s Vermont congressional colleagues — Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Peter Welch — both quickly denounced PIPA and SOPA after staying silent prior to the e-revolt. Leahy himself backed away from the site-blocking provision but

thieves. But PIPA “takes a proverbial sledgehammer to a problem that needs a much more tailored solution,” Gilbert argues. “We do worry about government having such broad power over potentially large segments of the internet.” Analysts such as David Hawkings, editor of CQ Roll Call Daily Briefing, have suggested that Leahy and other PIPA backers in Congress misjudged the political potency of Wikipedia, Google and their legions of loyalists. Leahy, a

Leahy is not without grassroots allies. Erik Nielsen, a classical music composer in Brookfield, called in to VPR in support of PIPA. And in an interview with Seven Days, he describes the legislation as “much less draconian than is being portrayed.” Nielsen says he appreciates Leahy’s efforts to ensure that “people like me are compensated by those who download songs.” Coded in the internet’s DNA is an “assumption that everything online ought to be free,” Nielsen adds,

Deadhead and Batman fan, insists he’s long been hip to the web, but he backed up that claim by noting on VPR that he was one of the first senators to develop a “Face page.” Leahy likewise maintains that the web-led backlash against PIPA did not surprise him. On VPR, he pointed to Google having spent “tens of millions of dollars on K Street lobbyists,” even though PIPA “cannot be used against Google” or other legitimate websites. In a telephone interview with Seven Days, Leahy adds that opposition was to be expected when some “companies [are] making hundreds of millions or billions of dollars by running sites that sell counterfeit goods or that engage in piracy.”

whereas 20 years ago “the only way to get creative content was by buying something.” Eric Davis, a retired Middlebury College political science professor, points out the big bucks that Hollywood and other content generators have contributed to Leahy’s campaigns. “I’m not saying there’s anything nefarious here,” Davis cautions — only that it’s always enlightening to follow the money. But the money trail doesn’t lead to a simple conclusion about interest groups’ influence on Leahy’s legislation. TechNet, which describes itself as a bipartisan consortium of CEOs promoting technology-led innovation, ranks as Leahy’s largest donor since 2007, having

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s Sen. Patrick Leahy losing his sense of political timing? For most of his 37 years in the U.S. Senate, Leahy, 71, has been a defender of civil liberties, earning praise from First Amendment advocates and right-to-privacy groups. But lately, Leahy has ignited outrage across the nation — and among Vermonters — for supporting two bills that critics say give the government too much power. Leahy is catching heat for voting yes on the National Defense Authorization Act, a Pentagon spending bill that permits indefinite detention of suspected terrorists, even if they’re U.S. citizens. Recently, Occupy Vermont activists confronted Leahy staffers in the senator’s Burlington office over the legislation, an altercation posted on YouTube. Numerous listeners meanwhile lambasted Leahy on Vermont Public Radio’s call-in show, “Vermont Edition.” “You have sold out the republic; you have sold out the constitution,” one caller, who identified himself as “Robert from Burlington,” told Leahy. But most of the outrage from civil libertarians relates to Leahy’s sponsorship of the antipiracy legislation known as PIPA, or the Protect Intellectual Property Act. Supporters of PIPA frame the bill as a reasonable response to the systematic theft of copyrighted material by online pirates based in autocratic countries, such as China, that do not respect the ownership rights of content creators. The entertainment industry group Creative America claims that online piracy costs the U.S. economy $100 billion and thousands of jobs every year, figures that are difficult to verify. In addition to bootlegged music, movies and software, PIPA’s defenders maintain that overseas criminal rings threaten the health of cash-strapped patients gulled into buying counterfeit drugs from rogue websites. “I always thought stealing should be against the law,” Leahy says in explaining his backing for PIPA. Opponents argue that PIPA — and its companion bill in the House, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) — would force internet service providers to block access to foreign websites the feds charge with pirating content in violation of U.S. copyright law. Online powerhouses such as Google and Wikipedia dramatized their fear of PIPA’s potential for censorship by shutting down their

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doubled down on support of the bill’s overall aims. In a statement, he said, “Somewhere in China today, in Russia today, and in many other countries that do not respect American intellectual property, criminals who do nothing but peddle in counterfeit products and stolen American content are smugly watching how the United States Senate decided it was not even worth debating how to stop the overseas criminals from draining our economy.” Allen Gilbert, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, agrees that Hollywood studios and other commercial content providers have a legitimate interest in guarding their intellectual property from online

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he is deeply worried about the economics of modern dairy farming, which he contends encourage consolidation, drive out small farms and shackle farmers to milk payments that don’t cover true costs. The kind who says lake pollution is too great a price to pay for propping up dairy. “This isn’t about food, and this certainly is not about milk,” Maroney says. “It’s about the way we farm and what we do with the waste.” After years of making his case, Maroney is the first to admit his appeals have fallen mostly on deaf ears.

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addressed for years at local farm bureau meetings, at Statehouse hearings and in the pages of Vermont newspapers. So far, not many people are listening. “James is a good guy, and he has great ideas, and he’s been really marginalized,” says Jon Erickson, a professor of ecological economics at the University of Vermont and the executive producer of the documentary Bloom. “It’s a shootthe-messenger kind of thing going on here.”

That’s because Maroney’s unwelcome message is directed at a small group that is not only resistant to change but enjoys protected status in Vermont: conventional dairy farmers. The state, he believes, should ban herbicides and pesticides, artificial fertilizer, and pharmaceuticals in farm animals. To do so would be the death knell for nonorganic-milk producers in Vermont. What kind of ag man would advocate shutting down farms? The kind who says

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f James Maroney had his way, we wouldn’t be writing about him at all. We’d be discussing, instead, the state of agriculture in Vermont, the crisis of floundering dairy farms and pollution in Lake Champlain — all issues that Maroney thinks should stand on their own, beyond the matter of his polarizing advocacy. These are causes near and dear to the former organic dairy farmer’s heart, and which he has

“Where is the charismatic leader to sell this idea?” asks Maroney, who is as didactic as he is emphatic, his hands moving swiftly before him as he outlines his concerns. “I’m not that person.” It’s not for lack of trying: First, Maroney made the economic argument that transitioning to organic milk production could earn farmers better prices and more stability. But “conventional” still accounts for 80 percent of Vermont’s dairy production — perhaps, Maroney suggests, because the word “organic” “conveys to some farmers … something ‘girliemen,’” as he put it in his 2008 book, The Political Economy of Milk. There was also the small matter of organic milk prices plummeting during the recession. So Maroney shifted his focus to conventional dairy’s adverse impact on Lake

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Got A NEWS tIP? news@sevendaysvt.com Champlain. “It’s their Achilles’ heel,” he says of nonorganic-milk farmers. “They have no answer for it.” Maroney claims agriculture is responsible for roughly half of the phosphorous that makes its way into Lake Champlain. Extra nutrients come from spreading manure or artificial fertilizer on fields, which then wash off into streams. The nutrients cause algae blooms and other water-quality problems. Maroney began attending meetings of the Citizens Advisory Committee for Lake Champlain and was sorely disappointed in how little was being accomplished. “There’s tremendous reluctance to do anything of substance to clean up the lake,” he says. Maroney’s new tack? At 68, he has enrolled in a master’s program at Vermont Law School with the intention of crafting a litigation plan that addresses the matter. “Farmers are impervious to change,” Maroney says. “The legislators are frightened to death. I can’t get to the consumers. You come at them from the law,” he says, “and you go to the heart of the matter.”

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aroney was uncharacteristically subdued last week while testifying before the House Ag Committee. That may be owing to a VLS course he’s taking about how to be more “politic.” He made his case — though his statement was cut short by the time limit for speakers — and then retreated back into the audience, where he watched the proceedings over his eyeglasses, his arms folded 8v-windjammer012512.indd 1 1/23/12 over his chest. At the end of the hearing, Rep. Carolyn Partridge (D-Windham) looked around the room, ready to offer Maroney a few more minutes to finish addressing the lawmakers. Now open, the best petting, By that time, he’d left, frustrated, he grooming, retail, obedience, says, by how little substance he heard rescue, petting, dog loving, in the remarks of other speakers. cuddling, (did we mention What he would have said, had petting), place on Earth. he stayed, was this: There’s a better Sign up NOW for obedience way for Vermont to do business. In The classes starting in February. Political Economy of Milk, he proposes Daycare and boarding forming a Vermont organic cooperative coming Spring 2012! that would market milk and other goods within a 300- to 500-mile radius. Location: Erickson has his own set of prescrip18 Lime Rock Road tions: It’s time for Vermont to lead the South Burlington way, he says, in an effort to strip away Hours: subsidies propping up commodity agri7am - 9pm, culture and invest, instead, in farming 7 days a week, that makes ecological and economic 365 days a year. sense. More info: “We tend to create a lot programs that ohmydogvt@gmail.com are carrots, that are incentives, and we 802-735-5984 tend to just incentivize the farmers who are doing the good practices already,” he says. “We’ve got to get honest about to what degree do we need a balance of carrots and sticks. That is the hardest conversation to have about Vermont dairy.” your dog will dig our digs Hard, yes — but one Maroney believes is worth starting. m

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“Conventional farming is designed to overproduce, which drives low milk prices, which drive farm attrition, rural economic decay and lake pollution,” Maroney told lawmakers last week. “The model cannot be applied without inviting these results.” By remaining silent on issues of environmental and economic concern, he went on, the bill undermines the values it purports to support. Not true, says Allbee. “We’re all concerned about the environment,” says the former state agriculture commissioner. “We’re all concerned about the lake. We’re all concerned about impacts on water quality.” The science behind pollution in Lake Champlain isn’t perfect, Allbee points out. Most ag pollution comes from what are called “nonpoint sources” — “which are just that,” Allbee says, “nonpoint.” The Clean Water

Act describes this type of pollution as coming from diffuse sources, such as runoff or precipitation, rather than discernible, “point sources.” Farmers and researchers are trying to address that challenge with buffer strips to keep farm animals away from waterways, an emphasis on grazing rather than raising fertilizer-dependent crops and aerial surveys to monitor where pollution is especially problematic. “Maroney says we’ve got a dairy industry that’s destroying the lake,” Allbee says bluntly. “I don’t buy it.” Professor-filmmaker Erickson offers a different reaction. “A lot of what James Maroney says strikes a nerve, which makes me think he must be getting something right … The challenge, of course, is that dairy agriculture is quite literally the sacred cow in Vermont.”

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aroney used to work as an art dealer in Manhattan. He and his wife, Suki Fredericks, left the city in the 1980s to establish Oliver Hill Farm, one of the largest organic dairy farms in Vermont. Although “organic” was a fairly new concept then, Maroney, who has a blurry image of a carrot tatooed on his left forearm, was very familiar with the practices: In the late ’60s, after a stint with the Marine Corps, he wrote away to the Rodale Institute — “organic pioneers since 1947,” according to the group’s website — for organic certification for his vegetable farm in Bedford, N.Y. Being from out of state hasn’t helped Maroney’s case. His quotes in a Burlington Free Press article last December provoked the paper’s online trolls to write some vicious comments. In an earlier blog post, the paper’s environmental writer, Candace Page, described Maroney as a man “on a doomed mission.” But she went on to say that his “clear-eyed look at the facts on the ground” intrigued her. Page wrote that too often nonfarmers “tend to take a romantic view of black-and-white cows, red barns, green pastures.” Erickson ran into exactly this kind of romanticism when filming Bloom, which looks at the growth of blue-green algae in Lake Champlain. “In urban places like Burlington, we

still have this kind of fairytale image of agriculture and cows grazing in the pasture, and it sits alongside a pristine lake,” he says. The real picture isn’t so pretty. True to form, Maroney took aim at the otherwise popular Working Lands Enterprise Investment bill during a legislative hearing last week at the Statehouse. The bill would funnel private and public investment into developing the ag and forestry industries in Vermont. Former Vermont Secretary of Agriculture Roger Allbee, now the chair of the state’s Working Landscape Partnership, says the bill isn’t designed to pick “winners” in the state’s diverse ag community, but acknowledges that value-added businesses are paving the way for what he calls a paradigm shift for Vermont agriculture. The bill won near-unanimous support from those who came to testify. Maroney’s beef was less about what’s in the bill — though he accused it of being overly nostalgic — and more with what’s missing.

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he 1980 movie The Blues Brothers, which starred John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd of “Saturday Night Live” fame, earned $115 million in its first year. With this weekend’s stage show The Blues Brothers, the BLUE BARN PLAYERS of Maple Corner fame have far more modest ambitions. They’re hoping to raise $9000 to cover renovations on a historic landmark in their tiny town — a blue barn.

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bathroom showroom. Then, for a time, Woodbury’s of Vermont made bowls and other wooden products there. For an even shorter period, a grassroots evangelical congregation praised the Lord in a portion of 266 South Champlain. And then it sat empty for four or five months. Mucklow says the place proved too big to lease to a single occupant, but he and Shea were loath to carve the capacious, postindustrial space into small offices. “So we sanded the floors and fixed it up,” he says. And he called CHRISTY MITCHELL, 31, proprietor of S.P.A.C.E. and BACKSPACE galleries in the Soda Plant. Mucklow says he likes how Mitchell divided her own cavernous rooms — with partial walls — into rentable artist studios, leaving open areas for art exhibits. He hired her to recreate that formula on South Champlain. So, yes, Mitchell now works at two buildings numbered 266. A second floor sits atop about a third of the building, at the north end. Printmaker CASEY BLANCHARD will occupy that airy, 1000-square-foot space, which has an

adjacent kitchenette and bathroom and, to the west, a sliver of a view of Lake Champlain. Downstairs, says Mitchell, “I’m helping design it, figuring out the spaces.” She notes that there will be “different price points” for tenants according to space requirements — $200 and up per month — but that 266 South Champlain Studios will be “slightly more upscale than S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in terms of where artists are in their careers.” She envisions attracting designers, architects and small-business entrepreneurs to the space. “It exudes professionalism but also creativity,” Mitchell says. She and Mucklow have been looking into the history of the structure, in part to find a name — à la the Soda Plant and MALTEX BUILDING down Pine Street — that can brand the place with something more than the duplicative numeral 266. Its original use “had something to do with canning,” says Mucklow, who adds that it’s been difficult to ferret out the full history.

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who lives on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., to the show, but she is unable to come. Miller found the movie’s script online and proceeded to condense it with Colt — the two will play Jake and Elwood Blues, respectively. “We tried to stay true to the original dialogue, but had to speed up in some places because you can’t cut to another place like in film,” explains Miller. He says the movie, at its heart, is “an incredible story”: Ex-con Jake and his brother Elwood are “on a mission from God” to raise money for a Chicago orphanage. Their plan is to reunite their old band and perform one big benefit concert. “The whole story is really about putting these old blues musicians together,” says Miller. There is, however, a little trouble with the law along the way. That’s why the Vermont bros persuaded local police to “arrest” them, creating the perfect publicity photo. In Miller and Colt’s revised script, “We decided that obscure Chicago references wouldn’t be nearly as funny as Vermont references,” Miller says. So the Cook County Prison becomes the St. Albans

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he building’s address is 266 South Champlain Street. But its main entrance — newly outfitted with a ramp and a handsome awning — faces Pine Street. In fact, it faces the SODA PLANT at 266 Pine, across the corridor that anchors Burlington’s South End. If this sounds confusing, it probably won’t be for long, once word gets out that a precious commodity — artist studio space — is opening up at 266 South Champlain. What’s more, there’s free parking for tenants. After working through some zoning hurdles and a little interior construction, co-owner NIGEL MUCKLOW expects to open the place by March. The long brick building tucked into the dead end of South Champlain, beside Curtis Lumber, is part of a four-building complex owned by Mucklow and BRIAN SHEA. Their business, New England Floor Covering, anchors the Pine Street side in a building that also includes Aikido of Champlain Valley and Bikram Yoga Burlington. An adjacent structure houses BLACK HORSE FINE ART SUPPLY, Jazzercise and offices. Inside the “quad” formed by these buildings lies a private parking lot, hidden from view of either street. To the north, on the other side of a chain-link fence, stand the Bobbin Mill apartments. Curtis Lumber once leased the South Champlain building for its kitchen and

The three-story, 19th-century former dairy barn, now cooperatively owned by three families, is occasionally a venue for amateur theatrical productions for local kids, not to mention Motown dance parties and other events for the close-knit community. Friends and neighbors CHRIS MILLER and CHRIS COLT are two of those barn owners, and they are the creators of an ingenious production that turns a

2-and-a-half-hour movie filled with car chases, explosions and other mayhem into an hour-and-45-minute stage adaptation that isn’t. What the latter keeps, of course, is the music. The Blues Brothers, Vermont style, hits the BARRE OPERA HOUSE stage this Saturday for two shows only. How did the production come about? “We decided to put on an adult show — the kids have all the fun,” faux-complains Miller, a granite sculptor. Colt, a theater teacher and director at Johnson State College, wanted to do a musical. “I hate musicals,” Miller says. “I wanted a comedy. We compromised on The Blues Brothers — a comedy that has a lot of great music in it.” Of course, there is that little matter of copyright. And it turned out to be almost no matter. Aykroyd and Belushi’s widow, Judy Belushi Pisano, gave the go-ahead. “She was incredibly warm and funny and gracious and said she loved community theater,” Miller states in the group’s press release. “She said she had always wanted to see The Blues Brothers done as a play, and even asked us to send her our adaptation.” Miller notes that he invited Pisano,

He did discover that the building still has a right-of-way to the nearby railroad. “That whole area needs some clarification,” Mucklow suggests. One thing’s clear: Another building in the South End is going creative.

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Got AN ArtS tIP? artnews@sevendaysvt.com lock-up, and so on. “We definitely made it local,” he adds. “I tell people, the story is fun, the dialogue is fun, but the whole thing is really about the music,” Miller continues. Of course, Aretha Franklin, Steve Cropper, Cab Calloway et al. weren’t available for

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the Barre production, but no worries: “We’ve got a killer band!” Miller declares. Lewis Franco, also a Maple Corner resident and lead singer for the Missing cats, will play Cab Calloway. J.c. Myers will be the minister, played by James Brown in the movie. nancy touLis, wife of guitar

player artie touLis, has the honor of filling Franklin’s shoes, and voice — her pivotal diner scene in the movie transplanted to a local eatery on stage. Though the Barre Opera House — and this production’s budget — can’t accommodate high-speed car chases or pyrotechnics, Miller did find one pretty awesome prop: Jake and Elwood’s car. “At a junkyard, I bought a 1974 Dodge Monaco,” Miller reports gleefully. “They Sawzalled the front end. We couldn’t do this without the automobile!” What is it about the men of Maple Corner? Some Vermonters will recall their “naked calendar” from a decade ago — a benefit for a local community center that scored national attention and inspired copycat fundraisers around the state. This time, Miller and Colt will be fully clothed in the Blues brothers’ signature black suits and white shirts — and, naturally, shades and fedoras. The show this Saturday is rated PG; the movie’s explosions didn’t transfer, but some profanity remains intact. Promises Miller: “It’s going to be really, really, really fun.” m

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Bruce says, aims for “as high a performance quality as possible without being professional.” Bruce launched the orchestra after he was invited to conduct the green Mountain MahLer FestivaL in 2010 — another community effort, but one that’s focused on doing orchestral readings and, lately, the occasional fundraiser. He, Read and Walker wanted to form a group to play “more challenging literature” and “noticed that [the Festival] had this core of really good players who were always there. They do everything — the Lyric theatre orchestra, the Vermont Philharmonic, the chaMpLain phiLharMonic. And we had access to their email addresses,” he adds. The BCSO now has 65 to 70 members on its roster, says Bruce, and will perform

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ast fall, Burlington got yet another orchestra. Whah? as my son used to say before he mastered the “t.” It’s called the BurLington civic syMphony orchestra, and it’s a community orchestra cofounded by conductor DanieL Bruce and French hornists heLen reaD and Marti waLker. Bruce already heads Burlington’s other community orchestra, the aMateur Musicians orchestra. Did the Queen City really need another one? With, it must be said, another unarresting name? Of course, says Bruce, 46, whose day job is teaching band and choral music at People’s Academy in Morrisville. The AMO is open to players of every ability and age, he explains, but Burlington lacked an auditioned community orchestra similar to the verMont phiLharMonic in Montpelier, where he lives. The BCSO,

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doesn’t beat around the bush. When she first met her business and life partner, RobeRt saRly, at a fundraiser years ago at the Weston Playhouse, she walked right up to him and, tired of the same old cocktailparty pleasantries, asked, “What are your hopes and dreams?” He didn’t miss a beat, Raeder says. A senior vice president at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Sarly said he had always wanted to own a gallery. “Well, why don’t you?” asked Raeder. Shortly thereafter, he called to say he would do it, but only if Raeder would join him in the endeavor. bby RaedeR

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in a Buddhist monastery there. “I’m a girl who wants to be challenged,” she says. Raeder believes her strength is identifying and filling creative niches, which is exactly what she hopes to do in Chester with Sarly. Since the two began developing their vision for VTica, Raeder has identified more than 600 contemporary artists working in Vermont, and she’s trucked around the state to meet many of them. They all told her the same thing: They sell their work in New York City and other urban centers, not in Vermont. Raeder and Sarly want to cultivate an appreciation for nonrepresentational art right here in the Green Mountain State. How? Raeder says it’s all about creating an unpretentious environment.

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in Chester, had its soft opening last month. The renovated American Legion hall was packed to the brim for “Abstractions,” an exhibit featuring the meditative paintings of Sandgate artist haRRy RICh. Raeder is a Long Island native who moved to Andover, Vt., about 10 years ago. She is 59 but has the enthusiasm — and bouncy blond hair — of a much younger woman. It’s easy to see how she convinced Sarly to dive into the VTica project. Before her turn as executive director, Raeder spent several years traveling the world. She likes to say she did the Eat, Pray, Love thing before the book (and movie) came out. “One day, I had an itch,” Raeder says. “I had to get out.” She taught English in Thailand and spent two weeks

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“We’re not a Manhattan gallery,” she says. “We’re not snobby.” She and Sarly also emphasize artist talks, musical performances and other events. They’re interested in the creative process, “not just flat art,” Raeder says. In February, for example, they’ll host a series of talks called “The Next Big Thing: Mind Uploading” with bRuCe dunCan, the Bristol-based managing director of the teRasem moVement foundatIon. Duncan’s nonprofit creates interactive digital avatars — robots programmed with replicas of human brains. He’ll return in March and, with avatar BINA 48 in tow, in May. “We’re trying to have fun,” says Raeder. “We want to be a community center that brings people together.” m

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two to three times a year. Its first concert, last November, featured Brahms’ First Symphony. The next — Read’s idea — is a chance for children to hear Prokofiev’s beloved Peter and the Wolf, narrated by Burlington pediatricianceleb Lewis First; and Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. For its spring concert, the group will tackle Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5.

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while audience members sipped wine and beer. The creation of the BCSO adds another group to the mix. Though its members are unpaid, there’s less of a divide between professional and community groups than one might think. Many of the BCSO’s members take professional gigs, according to Bruce, and one is even a former horn player with the New York Philharmonic. In fact, Bruce, a Northfield native who earned a master’s in conducting from Northwestern University, hopes the BCSO might one day become “a kind of training ground” for the VSO — much as the Chicago Civic Symphony Orchestra serves that purpose for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. nadine Carpenter, a 71-year-old oboist in the BCSO, teaches her instrument at her home studio and at the University of Vermont as an affiliate artist. She also performs with two professional groups in the area, VerMont syMphoniC Winds and the burlington ChaMber orChestra. Carpenter is “very proud” to have the BCSO, and says she appreciates the gap it fills. While the smaller BCO mostly plays earlier repertoire, such as Handel, Mozart and Haydn, the BCSO focuses on works from the Romantic period and later. “It’s a very nice opportunity for me to play Brahms and some of the larger symphonic works,” she says. “Even though we seem to have so many different orchestras, each one has a purpose. “The problem here is that there are so many things going on, it’s a question of having to make choices — for audiences and for musicians!” Carpenter adds, mentioning a schedule conflict with the Burlington Ensemble for one performance. “But it’s a nice dilemma to be in.” m

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The BCSO joins a surprising number of community orchestras around the state, including the Montpelier ChaMber the Champlain orChestra soCiety, Philharmonic in Vergennes and the WindhaM orChestra down south. It’s among a number of new gigs that make for remarkably good times for classical music fans in Vermont. In the last two years alone, professional musicians — some from the VerMont syMphony orChestra, the state’s only professional orchestra — have launched three new, innovative chamber groups. burlington enseMble, the group that plays only charity concerts and requests a mere $5 minimum donation, recently began an open evening rehearsal-andcafé series at the All Souls Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne, called Music 101. sCrag Mountain MusiC hosted a farm dinner with its Irene-recovery benefit

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Nations, a strategy game, they showed significant improvement in reaction time, memory and switching between tasks. College students who played both violent and nonviolent video games also showed increased cognitive function. Research indicates video gamers are better at counting items quickly, ignoring distractions and taking in more information at a glance. The stacking game Tetris has been shown to improve spatial coordination. • Video games requiring physical interaction, such as the Nintendo Wii, Xbox Kinect and PlayStation Move, can help you get in shape. A Mayo Clinic study found children playing Wii

94m3r$ I leave to the reader to decide. • Violent video games may reduce rather than increase crime, some academics contend, because causing make-believe mayhem leaves participants with less time for the real thing. • The demands of video gamers for ever faster and more realistic action have significantly pushed the envelope of digital technology, to the point where off-the-shelf toys now rival professional computer equipment that once cost millions. For example, in 2010 the Air Force Research Laboratory unveiled a high-speed, low-cost networked supercomputer it had built by linking together 1760 PlayStation 3 consoles. Recently, the Army announced it’ll use a video game engine to power a portable virtual-reality training program, the Dismounted Soldier Training System. • Finally, video games are a potent force in the economy, accounting for $16 billion in software sales and $9 billion in hardware in the U.S., and $65 billion worldwide, in 2010. Sixty-five percent of U.S. households play video games. Am I putting a positive spin on things? Of course. You can find evidence to show, and there’s no lack of people who think, that video games are evil and will lead to the collapse of civilization. However, the same is or was thought to be true of television, popular music, text messaging, gum chewing, cars and books.

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hy, they’re the greatest boon to intellectual development since the invention of movable type. Not everybody thinks this. The common view, from President Obama on down, is that video games rot your mind, sap your strength, and probably give you acne and bad breath. I don’t claim video games have been 100 percent beneficial. The Columbine massacre shooters were reportedly addicted to video games. News accounts tell of a kid killing his mother with a hammer when she took away his Sony PlayStation, and of another killing his mom and shooting his dad when they made him stop playing the violent game Halo 3. A woman murdered her baby because its crying disturbed her concentration on FarmVille, which is up there for most idiotic game on Earth. A South Korean couple reportedly let their baby starve to death while they raised a virtual baby online, and an American mother did the same while obsessing over World of Warcraft. A Korean man (Korea is the Holy Land of video game fanatics) apparently died of exhaustion after a 50hour StarCraft binge, and a guy in Wisconsin fatally shot himself while playing EverQuest. These things are unfortunate. However, let’s not forget

Sports Boxing burned 189 additional calories per hour. Do that for 40 minutes every day and, other things being equal, you’d lose a pound a month. • Video games can help you train for serious tasks requiring video technology. In a study of medical students who spent up to five hours a week playing either a shooter game or a chess simulator, the shooters proved to be much more adept at learning to use a virtual-reality training simulator for endoscopic surgery. (The next step would have been having the students perform actual endoscopic surgery, which is also done with video technology, but the researchers prudently stopped short of this ultimate test.) Another study found that if you’re good at the Wii, you’ll be good at simulated laparoscopic surgery, too. • Video games can be an effective teaching tool. A game designed for kids with diabetes reduced ER visits, and one for kids with cancer got them to take their medicine. Video games have other benefits, too: • Video shooter games are a good way of recruiting real shooters. America’s Army, developed by America’s real Army, is the most popular war game ever, with 43 million downloads as of 2009, and is credited with being the military’s most effective recruiting tool. Whether it’s smart to fill the ranks with trigger-happy

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The Wonderful Club successful in the publishing world. What went wrong with this project?” “Well, it wasn’t for lack of good writers. He poached a stable of the best writers of the day from other publications, luring them by paying about double the normal rates. That convinced me to make the move! I think the problem was being based in Chicago. The movie industry was in LA, and TV was produced mostly in New York, so it was hard to land interviews. Mostly, I think Hef was just ahead of his time. Now there are dozens of magazine titles doing what he tried to pull off back then.” I tapped the brakes as we came into Vergennes. The town boasts its own police force, and at night, they like to hide out on

for the gender politics of the time.” “It seems to me, Margaret, that you were a groundbreaker, as well. I imagine the opportunities for female writers were limited back then.” She grinned and said, “Do you want to hear a story about just that?” I replied, “I’m all ears.” “When I was working for NBC in the ’50s, a couple of us female copywriters found out that a new male hire was making $50 more a month than all of us for doing the same work. Well, I marched into the manager’s office to protest. He said, ‘You have to keep in mind that the men are supporting wives and children, so they need to make more.’ I brought up one of

It appeared that Margaret’s MInd had hardly slowed down wIth age; she was as sharp as a teenager. Route 7, nabbing speeders. While keeping a lookout, I was enjoying my chat with Margaret. It appeared that her mind had hardly slowed down with age; she was as sharp as a teenager. “What kind of stuff were you writing?” I asked. “Did you do interviews with, like, celebrities?” “Oh, I sure did. I remember interviewing Danny Kaye. I loved that man. And Ingrid Bergman was so unpretentious and genuine. She arrived without any makeup, and unaccompanied by a press agent. And this was an actress! I was stunned. “My fondest memory was speaking with one of my heroes, Eleanor Roosevelt. It was for TV Guide, and Mrs. Roosevelt was publicizing a TV project for advancing childhood literacy. What a groundbreaker she was. She could have been president if not

my female coworkers who was supporting two elderly parents. ‘What about her?’ I asked. He leaned back in his chair and said, ‘Margaret, I don’t think you understand how the system works.’ I said, ‘With all due respect, sir, I understand exactly how the system works.’” As we approached Middlebury, Margaret said, “Do you know how to get to East Middlebury? I don’t know if I told you, but I live just before the Waybury Inn.” “Yeah, I know exactly where that is. The Waybury is where they filmed the beginning of that TV series ‘Newhart.’ Do I got that right?” “Yes, you do,” she said. “Want to hear a coincidence? Do you remember the actor who played the bumbling handyman on the show? Tom Poston?” “Yeah, I do,” I replied. “He was hilarious.

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He didn’t strike me as very Vermont-like, but anyway.” “I used to go out with him when I worked for NBC. There was a bunch of us up-and-comers who hung out together. I remember Harvey Korman was one of the gang, too.” “What a time that must have been. I can only imagine.” “It was that,” Margaret said. “I remember a group of us younger writers had a weekly get-together at this bar. We called ourselves ‘The Wonderful Club.’ Oh, my — we thought we were as cute as canned beer.” “The Wonderful Club?” I repeated, chuckling. “Margaret, I’ve got to say that sounds a tad conceited.” “Oh, no — you have it wrong. All of us were media writers, as I said, and every week we reviewed whether any of us had used the words ‘wonderful’ or ‘perfect’ in our copy. You see, we felt that those words were entirely devoid of meaning. So if you did, you had to buy a round for the group.” “I love it!” I said. “That is perfect … oops! I owe you a beer.” We were both still laughing as I eased up the driveway to the back door of her home. I toted her bags into the house, which was smallish but architecturally unusual. She explained that it was a converted church. I placed her luggage on the coffee table in the living room. Paying the fare, she smiled and said, “I do believe we’ve become friends. Haven’t we?” “Oh, yes, Margaret,” I agreed. “We most definitely have.” m

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a fragile one and it broke off, and blood shot all the way across the room. In a situation like this, you have to shut the pump off to replace the oxygenator, but you have three minutes to do this before [the patient starts] getting permanent brain damage. This particular time, I held it with my finger [and] I got somebody to bring another oxygenator. That turned out all right. SD: Besides bypasses, what other kinds of surgeries are you involved in? JK: When I interviewed for school, [the interviewer] said, “You know, they’re doing angioplasties [the mechanical widening of an obstructed blood vessel] now. I’m not sure in five years they’ll even need us.” Well, as it turns out, they still did. All the angioplasty did was put things off for a little while. Patients [with tubes, called stents, to keep arteries open], they’re living a lot longer, and they end up having valvular disease. I’d say probably at least 50 percent of our cases now involve valves.

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SD: Do you love what you do? JK: It can be thrilling. John Kinne Sometimes you get called in in the middle of the Town night. You show up, the SD: How long does Jericho Center patient’s already in the a typical case last? room [getting] chest How long are you in Job compressions, and you’re the OR? Perfusionist not set up at all and you’re JK: When you’re going, “Just give me a few on bypass, they call minutes!” You better hope that the pump run, you did it right. There are a the [patient’s] circulatory system is attached, so it’s all one circuit lot of little steps in setting up a pump. If between the pump and the patient. you miss one, it can be catastrophic. But That typically would be about, maybe, when those things work out, and they an hour and a half to two hours on a [have], so far, then you come off bypass regular case. There aren’t real routine and the patient has survived. Part of the intrigue about it is, when cases. You can’t assume anything. you’re working with these patients and Not only can there be problems with the patients, anesthesia can have have them on bypass and all this stuff problems, [or] you can be on bypass is going on, and you’re manipulating and have malfunctions in the machine their physiology … and of course you’re itself. Everything that can happen, I monitoring the [blood] pressures and all think, has happened to me. But that’s of that, you can kind of get a feel — are why you go to school. You learn how to you a Star Trek fan? Spock? — it’s almost a mind meld with you and the patient.m deal with it.

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SEVEN DAYS: How’d you get from New Jersey to Vermont? JOHN KINNE: [After high school] I got out [to California] and worked as an auto mechanic for about a year and a half. I went to school for two years at Santa Barbara City College, then I transferred. I got my bachelor’s in biology from UC San Diego, and then I worked for the

university hospital down there. Initially, I was a ward clerk in the emergency room, and then I got into the pulmonary lab. Then I met this guy in an elevator [a perfusionist] and started talking to him, and he said, “Yeah, come on in, take a look.” I figured I’d go in [to the operating room]. If I didn’t throw up, I’d give it a try. SD: What did you think when you saw what he did? JK: It was kind of a mind trip. I like physiology and, being an auto mechanic, I also like working with machines. It seemed to have a lot of the attributes of a good career that I’d still be interested in 20 years later. It’s fun. SD: Why is it fun? JK: It suits me. I like the challenge, I suppose. I like being able to think on my feet. There are only three perfusionists in the state, and nobody really knows [how to do] what we do. There’s nobody, really, you can depend on other than yourself. SD: So if you had a heart attack, the anesthesiologist couldn’t leap in and take over the machine? JK: No. Nobody knows it other than you. If you crap out, if you have a heart attack while [working], well, it’s — heh! —it wouldn’t be good.

SD: Sounds like being a pilot. JK: They say the stress level is like [that of ] an air-traffic controller. You have to trust your judgment when things come down. SD: What’s an example of something that could go wrong? JK: [Once] somebody walked by and accidentally hit the oxygenator. It was

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hard day at work for John Kinne is when he suddenly has three minutes to save someone from irreversible brain damage at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. But Kinne, a 61-year-old New Jersey native who lives in Jericho Center, takes it in stride as one of Vermont’s three extracorporeal perfusionists. That’s a medical technician who operates the heart-lung machine, keeping patients’ blood oxygenated, and removing carbon dioxide while maintaining the necessary hypothermic body temperature, during bypass surgeries and other operations. Trained at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, he’s had people’s lives in his hands — literally — for 26 years. Last week, in between operations, Kinne found a moment to sit down and chat with Seven Days.

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ver the years, climate change has gone by many names: weather disruption, climate destabilization, global warming — or global weirding — even “atmospheric cancer.” In Vermont, we might dub it the death of winter. Call it what you will, this inconvenient truth is undeniable and cannot be ignored — even if you still believe that human behavior is not the culprit. Once upon a time, only climatologists and glacier researchers noticed the small changes resulting from a steady accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Then biologists, foresters and environmental researchers began spotting subtle — and not-so-subtle — changes in local ecosystems: altered migratory patterns, earlier plant blooming, shifting habitats and the slow-but-steady invasion of nonnative species. Today, the bellwethers of global warming in Vermont are obvious all around us: hotter summers, wetter winters, and more erratic and extreme weather events. There’s less ice to fish on in December and more ticks and mosquitoes to swat at in July. Global warming has disrupted maple sugaring, dairy farming and wild-mushroom collecting. And, for tens of thousands of Vermonters, Tropical Storm Irene was a rude awakening to what some are calling “the new normal.”

The Green Mountain State will be 3 degrees hotter by 2050 and 5 degrees hotter by century’s end. This Wednesday, January 25, 350Vermont, a nonprofit group committed to a dramatic and full-scale response to the global climate crisis, launches its Fossil Fuel Freedom Campaign at the Vermont Statehouse. Its goal is to help bring global carbon dioxide levels back below 350 parts per million, a level scientists say is safe for a “normal” climate. The campaign proposes that, by 2025, Vermont achieve net-zero CO2 emissions and meet 90 percent of its energy needs from clean and renewable sources. Reaching those goals will require unprecedented political will. This week, Seven Days takes a closer look at some of the unmistakable warning signs that Mother Nature has been sending us. The picture isn’t pretty, which is why we’ve also examined some potential benefits of a warmer climate in Vermont, such as fewer turtlenecks, less snow shoveling, and locally grown peaches and rice. But while it doesn’t hurt to look at the “bright side” of climate change, it will hurt not to give serious consideration to our responses to its destructive potential. Our laundry list of climate-change effects is by no means comprehensive, nor do we have space to address all the ways in which Vermonters are already adapting to the age of warming. But we asked experts in several fields for specifics — current observations and predictions — that can help us wrap our heads around the problem. — K .P.

WEATHER No discussion of the effects of climate change in Vermont can begin without prior examination of, well, the changing climate. Researchers acknowledge that their ability to predict the weather is limited. But they can say with considerable confidence that broader climate trends observed over the last 30 years reliably indicate what’s to come in the next 30. And, by all measures, our future does not look cool. Alan Betts is an atmospheric researcher in Pittsford, Vt. For the past three decades, his work has been funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation. Most recently, Betts compiled a report for Gov. Peter Shumlin’s climate change team. It’s full of disheartening stats about the changes that have already occurred in Vermont, as well as unsettling predictions of what’s on the horizon. Since 1970, Betts notes, the average temperature in New England has risen 2 degrees Fahrenheit, with average winter temperatures rising twice as fast — 4 degrees between 1970 and 2000. Precipitation in Vermont has also increased by as much as 20 percent, with more of it arriving as rain and less as snow. Overall, Betts warns Vermonters to

frozen nearly four days later per decade, and melted nearly three days earlier per decade. Today, Stiles Pond is frozen for four weeks less than it was 40 years ago. That body of water is no aberration. Last spring, Canada’s Hudson Bay melted a month earlier than normal and didn’t freeze at all in November. Betts calls that “highly unusual.” Then again, the term “usual” has been losing its meaning. “This year, I was still digging over the cover crop in my garden as late as January 2, which 40 years ago was never possible,” Betts says. “Three of the last six years, the ground in Pittsford, Vt., has not been frozen in early January. That’s yet another marker for this shrinking of the winter frozen period.” The upside? Betts says the locavore movement should thrive in coming decades, as Vermont’s growing season lengthens and warmer-climate

Lilacs in Vermont bloom two to three weeks earlier now than they did in 1965.

crops become more numerous and available. That’s assuming, of course, that such gains aren’t offset by the increased cost of pest management. — K . P.

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When Lewis Ziska talks about kudzu, he likens the “ungodly” invasive plant to something out of a 1950s horror movie. “The joke in the South is that if you leave your dog on the porch overnight, kudzu will get it,” says Ziska, a U.S. Department of Agriculture researcher based in Maryland. It’s not much of an exaggeration: The vine, left untended, can swallow whole buildings over a few years. Native to Japan and China, kudzu has long been a problem in the southeastern United States. Now it’s heading north: Massachusetts. New Hampshire. Canada. “It might even be here already, and we just don’t know it,” says Sharon Plumb, the invasive-species

she argues, if they care about the health and productivity of their forests. But weeds have a leg up in the ecosystem. “The thing that weeds do better than anything else is adapt to change,” Ziska says. Unlike cultivated crops, weeds produce huge numbers of seeds that are genetically diverse. Weeds also have one huge advantage heading into a warming climate: They can gobble up CO2. CO2 draws attention these days primarily as one of the greenhouse gases fueling climate change, but it’s also an essential ingredient of plant growth. Ziska planted weeds in areas exposed to higher-than-normal CO2 levels — such as inner-city plots — and discovered that the plants grew to terrifying heights. His research also suggests that weeds respond better to higher CO2 levels than do cash crops. “When you change a resource very quickly, not all plants react to change in the same way,” Ziska says. The upside? Weeds that are wild relatives of commonly cultivated crops may provide genetic clues to unlock the problem of farming in a volatile environment. “Maybe these weeds are, in fact, pointing out the way to adapt to the sudden change in climate,” Ziska posits. After all, weeds are only weeds until we find a use for them.

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expect rainier winters, earlier springs, hotter summers, longer and more persistent droughts, and heavier and more frequent and torrential “extreme” weather events such as Tropical Storm Irene. Even under the most conservative estimates of future greenhouse gas emissions, Betts predicts that the Green Mountain State will be 3 degrees hotter by 2050 and 5 degrees hotter by century’s end. Using present emission levels, the picture looks more dire. “If current high emissions continue,” Betts adds, “Vermont’s summer climate by 2080 will feel similar to the climate of northwest Georgia for the period of 1961 to 1990.” Such forecasts need not rely exclusively on complex computer models. Betts points to a simple but revealing sign of Vermont’s changing climate in the town of Waterford. Since 1971, the Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury has been tracking the annual date when Stiles Pond freezes in winter and melts in the spring. Despite large variability from year to year, Betts says the long-term trend is unmistakable: The pond has

coordinator for the Nature Conservancy’s Vermont chapter. Weed experts such as Plumb and Ziska are on the lookout for invasive species and agricultural pests. Everyday citizens might not notice the kinds of change they’re seeing. A plant is a plant is a plant, after all. But not all plants are created equal. Weeds — everything from wild strains of cultivated crops such as wild oats and nightshades to stubborn invasive species — are positioned to outwit, outplay and outlast in the scramble to take root in a changing environment. Some are coming north with warmer temperatures. Others are invasive ornamental species, such as the burningbush shrub popular in landscaping. “They didn’t used to be a problem, because the seeds were frozen [and killed] in the wintertime,” says Plumb. “Now that our growing season has expanded on either side … we’re seeing them take off in ways that they couldn’t before.” Similarly, Plumb adds, some plants, such as buckthorns, are “leafing out” earlier in the spring, and holding on to their leaves later into the fall. That buys them extra time to grow and outcompete native species. Plumb has been in sugar-maple stands that are overrun with waist-high buckthorn or barberry. Vermonters can’t afford to ignore the problem,

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Physical and Mental Health The Vermont Department of Health isn’t a research institution, so it’s not normally in the business of making predictions about years ahead, never mind decades. Lori Cragin, acting state epidemiologist for environmental health, explains that diseases and injuries can be caused by a multitude of factors, including demographics, genetics, socioeconomics and environmental conditions. Still, she says

spores and other airborne allergens. That means increasing incidence and severity of asthma, seasonal allergies and complications of chronic respiratory diseases. Severe heat-related problems are also likely to rise, particularly among children, seniors, people with compromised immune systems and the disabled. Health experts expect to see more fainting, heat exhaustion, heart attacks and strokes as heat waves become longer and more frequent. This problem is deemed serious enough that in March, VDH will launch an online portal for tracking emergencyroom visits, hospitalizations and deaths caused by temperature-related stress, such as hyperthermia and heatstroke. Melanoma, the most common form of cancer in the country, has also gone up. Between 2001 and 2005, Vermont had the highest rate of melanoma diagnoses in the United States — 63 percent above the national average. Is global warming to blame? As a scientist, Cragin can’t say for sure, though the circumstantial evidence is compelling.

then you feel the pain for not being in that landscape,” Seidl says. “With solastalgia, you stay in the place, but the place is changed so radically that you don’t recognize it anymore.” Vermont hasn’t experienced that dramatic a change — yet. “But you can imagine that happening here in time,” Seidl says. If there’s an upside, it’s that Vermonters should expect fewer shoveling-related injuries (strained backs and heart attacks in winter) and fewer coldrelated injuries and deaths, including frostbite and hypothermia. In addition, Cragin notes that there might be “benefits related to the actions people take to mitigate climate change.” For example, if more Vermonters walk or bike in an effort to reduce their carbon emissions, “these behavior modifications can lead to a reduction in heart attacks, diabetes, obesity and cancer,” Cragin says. — K .P.

days sooner than it did 40 years ago. And freak warm temperatures can bring a sugaring season to a screeching halt — as they did in 2010, when temps spiked to 80 degrees in April. Traditionally, Wilmot says, Vermont sugar makers tapped their trees on Town Meeting Day in early March. Now some of the bigger producers start as early as January, in part because of the weather. “They’ve learned that waiting as long as Town Meeting Day can mean missing some of the sugaring weather in the beginning of the season and ending up with a very short season,” Wilmot says. If the traditional cycle of freezing nights and warmer days lets up, oldfashioned tap-and-bucket producers will be out of luck. For the near future, Wilmot says, newer technology will keep the sap running: Most big producers of maple syrup use vacuum lines to draw sap from the trees. “This kind of weather is making it harder and harder to collect syrup in the traditional way,” Wilmot says.

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Lake Champlain freezes about two weeks later today than in the early 1800s, and only freezes over completely in about half of all winters. the potential consequences of global warming for Vermonters’ health are likely to be numerous and vast. Consider, for example, the recent rise of Lyme disease. A decade ago, Lyme was virtually unheard of in Vermont; in 2000, VDH documented 40 cases, most of which were probably contracted out of state. By 2011, more than 500 cases had been identified. Currently, there’s no conclusive evidence that the “Lyme line” is creeping northward due to global warming. However, Vermont’s milder winters, which are more conducive to Lyme-bearing deer ticks, may also foster other vector-borne illnesses, such as West Nile virus and rabies. Warmer water temperatures in lakes and rivers are bound to bring earlier and longer blue-green-algae blooms, Cragin says. This will create problems not only for people who recreate in Lake Champlain but also for municipalities, such as Burlington, that rely on the lake for their drinking water. Longer growing seasons will bring spikes in levels of pollen, dust, mold

Agriculture What about the mental and psychological impact of global warming? Clearly, more frequent and severe weather events, such as the 2011 floods, won’t just cause more injuries, drownings and waterborne diseases. We’ll also see more stress-related disorders, including depression, anxiety and substance abuse. Amy Seidl is an environmental studies professor at the University of Vermont and author of the 2011 book Finding Higher Ground: Adaptation in the Age of Warming. She points to a relatively new psychological disorder: “solastalgia.” The term, coined in 2004 by Glenn Albrecht, a professor of sustainability at Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, refers to the emotional pain people experience when they recognize that the place where they live is under assault. Think of the Arctic Inuits — or Katrina victims. “With nostalgia, you leave a place and

Get ready to swap apple cider for vino, and tap your maple trees while you can. That’s the word on agriculture and climate change from the University of Vermont Extension. Here’s what we know now: Erratic weather events are increasing, and some of Vermont’s staple crops may be in for trouble. Most varieties of apples need to be exposed to a certain amount of cold each winter to blossom in the spring, and studies show that crop yields take a hit following warmer winters. But the state’s most famous coldweather crop is arguably maple syrup. Scientists predict that, over time, sugar maples will face more competition from species of trees better suited to warm weather. More pressing, says UVM Extension maple specialist Tim Wilmot, is the fact that even producers who’ve been sugaring for decades are stumped when it comes to responding to warming winters. On average, sugaring now begins eight days earlier and ends 11

State researchers are bracing for any number of other temperature-related effects: Dairy cows, for instance, produce less milk during heat waves. More rain means flooded fields, so farmers may need to invest in better soil drainage. “Small changes add up,” says Vern Grubinger, a berry and vegetable specialist for UVM Extension. “The point is, you have sort of cascading effects in the whole system.” In the good-news/bad-news story for ag in Vermont, Grubinger thinks the bad probably will outweigh the good. Still, as a horticulturalist, he sees some silver linings: The frost-free growing season in Vermont is eight days longer today than it was 100 years ago. That means more time in the field for farmers and gardeners. And, as warmer temperatures stretch the season longer still, Vermont may see some newcomers in local farmers markets: Bring on the watermelons, peaches and peppers. Bon appétit? — K .F.

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When Rose Paul talks about climate change and water resources, she mentions “the new normal.” That’s how the director of science and stewardship for the Nature Conservancy in Vermont refers to what scientists believe will be an increasingly volatile and unpredictable relationship with the state’s water resources. Rivers will get “flashier,” Paul says, because the state is due for more erratic weather patterns. That means Vermont’s weather could toggle seasonally between heavy downpours in the winter and more periods of extended drought in the summertime. When it rains, it might pour — and come summertime, says Sacha Pealer, an environmental analyst with the Agency of Natural Resources, shallower wells may dry out, and stream levels could drop to new lows. More rain is likely to translate into more flooding and more runoff. Unless Vermonters come up with new techniques to address that runoff, it could result in higher levels of pollution, toxicity and algae blooms in major lakes. Those could pose water-quality concerns, especially in Lake Champlain, which the Nature Conservancy estimates serves more than 4000 households and 99 public water systems. Paul says that scientists are already noticing climatic changes in Vermont’s water resources. Annual precipitation jumped in the 1970s, and today the state sees an average of three extra inches of precipitation every year compared with previous ones. When Nature Conservancy researchers looked at what that extra rain and snow meant for Lake Champlain, they learned that a three-inch increase in precipitation translates into a roughly one-foot jump in lake level measured at the King Street dock in Burlington. If annual precipitation increases by

four to six inches by the end of the century, as models suggest it will, Lake Champlain could stand an additional one foot to two feet higher. Setting aside the issue of mitigating the greenhouse gases that cause climate change, Pealer says it’s time for Vermont to look at ways to adapt. Even if problematic emissions ground to a halt tomorrow, she says, the state would still need to make changes. Luckily, many of ANR’s watershed-management programs can be scaled up or adapted to fit a changing climate. Pealer also says that in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, more people are beginning to pay attention to issues such as flooding and changing river habitats, and that’s encouraging collaboration with resources outside Vermont. The trick moving forward, Pealer says, will be to strike a balance between protecting human communities and giving nature room to breathe. “Our communities are on rivers, and we have to figure out, well, how do we pay attention to what the river needs while also saying, ‘Hey, we’ve got to keep people safe’?” Pealer says. The good news, Paul adds, is that there’s still time to make changes. The Nature Conservancy’s report on water resources casts a century-long look into the future. “That’s a long time frame for people to think about,” she says. “We have time to make gradual changes that become smart adaptations to our climate.”

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— skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice fishing and dog sledding — shovel more than $1.1 billion into the state’s economy each year, much of it from out-of-state residents. Yet as Vermont’s climate steadily warms, average winter temperatures have been rising twice as quickly as those in summer, resulting in more winter precipitation falling as rain. The snow that does fall has become wetter and slushier — great for snowball fights but less than ideal for carving turns. A report prepared for the Union of Concerned Scientists predicts that, if global greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated at their present rate, Vermont’s number of snowy days could fall by more than half by late in the century — down to as few as 13 days of annual snow cover. Imagine what that would mean for season-pass sales. Even with dramatic emissions reduction, Vermont’s snowcovered days could drop by as much as one-third. Over the last decade, Vermont’s 19 ski areas have read the handwriting in the snow, so to speak, and boosted their snowmaking coverage by more than 15 percent. Says Jeff Wise at Stowe Mountain Resort, “What we did with our snowmaking systems five years ago is the best insurance plan we could possibly have.” Still, artificial snow is expensive, resource intensive and dependent on freezing temperatures. What’s worse, the later onset of winter cuts into the lucrative end-of-the-year holiday ski season, when resorts traditionally make a big chunk of their annual revenues. As one Vermont resort manager remarked recently, “If people don’t get to ski by Christmas, they sort of forget about us.” Even more at risk are winter sports

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When it comes to Vermont’s future foodscape, the only certainty is that nothing is certain — yet. For instance, oenophiles may think hotter days are a boon for grapes — but they shouldn’t expect fields of cabernet sauvignon here anytime soon. Certain vines grow more vigorously in warmer climates, says Ken Albert, wine grower and founder of Shelburne Vineyard. “That sounds desirable, except that, after the early warm spring weather coaxes the hardy vines out of dormancy, there have been sudden short dips back below freezing. This literally nips the vine in the bud,” he notes. Such a freeze killed tons of early fruit statewide during spring 2009. Because Vermont’s winter temperatures can still dip well below zero, growers need to rely on cold-hardy grape hybrids, such as marquette and la crescent, says Albert. Their yields are steadily increasing. But along with warmer days may come wetter days, which can encourage rot as a vine’s harvest nears. Local wine growers often discuss these conflicting factors, adds Albert. “And it usually ends with us shrugging our shoulders.” Too much moisture may be bad for grapes, but it’s good for mushrooms, right? Not so, point out wild crafters Nova Kim and Les Hook. For 30 years, the pair have documented Vermont’s woods as they wildcrafted for mushrooms and other wild edibles to deliver to restaurants. Spring heat waves and soaking, violent rains take their toll. “For four or five Aprils, we’ve had temperatures in the 80s,” says Kim. “It takes only one or two days to really mess up mycelium” — the building blocks of fungi. Indeed, yields have been down over the last few years. “You climb more hills, work harder and collect less in a given day,” Kim continues. “It’s been a radical change. It used to be, we’d do

our collecting north and then go south. Now it’s like a candle being burned at both ends.” Chanterelles are appearing later in spring, Kim says, and can get “drowned out” by too much rain. The appearance of morels has become unpredictable, and white matsutake — which the couple first noticed in the 1980s — are now widespread in Vermont. Unfamiliar fungi appear constantly, presenting a cumbersome task to wildcrafters who study them thoroughly before declaring them edible. Kim and Hook are particularly distressed by land clearing for development, and how the loss of even a small patch of habitat can affect scores of organisms, including mushrooms. “It’s a very tight weave and web,” Kim says. “Each thing helps the other survive.” On the upside, wild leeks are thriving “wherever the turkeys have taken hold, and as long as their woods and canopy are not cut, disturbed or overforaged,” Kim says. Another unexpected benefit to rising temperatures is a potential glut of rice. As Vermont grows soggier, the perfect conditions for rice paddies appear. Ben Falk, founder of Moretown’s Whole Systems Design, has grown short-grain brown rice for four years. “Rice is the only aquatic grain, and it feeds more people than any other crop in the world,” Falk told Seven Days last year. Three months before Irene struck Vermont, Falk presciently called paddies “edible stormwater detention basins.” Food for thought.

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ld Man Winter has been slacking in the snow department this season. The settled snowpack on Mount Mansfield, which measured 36 inches earlier this week, is about 20 percent below its average for late January. Fayston’s Mad River Glen ski area, which has very limited snowmaking capacity, has been open for fewer than 20 days so far this winter (though when lifts have been spinning, nearly all of MRG’s terrain has been open). Other ski areas, such as Northeast Slopes in East Corinth, as well as many lower-elevation Nordic-skiing centers around the state, have struggled to open. And while there might be two or three feet of snow piled

We might be skiing in knee-deep powder one day and making crusty turns on the neighbor’s pasture the next.

along the Green Mountain snow conditions, weather and divide, the last cut of hay can terrain that ultimately define skiing in Vermont. still be seen in many valleys. “We might be skiing in Still, for those who approach skiing as a cold-season knee-deep powder one day continuum between pond and making crusty turns on hockey and deep-powder the neighbor’s pasture the S ean Cu r ry next,” says Vermont skier days, it’s been just another winter in Vermont, even if a thin one. But bear in mind, Sean Curry, who lives and works during warmer it’s only January. Two of the traditionally snowiest months on Massachusetts’ Nantucket Island. “But months lie ahead. And despite all the grousing about we’re still skiing,” he says. “Have no expectations, and the season, many skiers have actually been enjoying the it’s easy to have a good time.” m snow since late October, making the most of the diverse

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OK, so it’s not really a grain. A pseudocereal, these seeds resemble tiny UFOs but are actually members of the Chenopodioideae subfamily, counting spinach as a relative. Grown in the Andes, quinoa was a favorite of the Incas, who referred to it as “mother of all grains” and farmed it using golden implements. According to Belliveau, quinoa probably owed its sacred status to the disease-preventing powers of its dense nutritional makeup, including a highly balanced combination of amino acids. She’s recently seen it being farmed heavily again in Mexico, along with amaranth, to prevent rickets in Mexican children.

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rains that aren’t wheat suffer from an image problem. Detractors call them “bird food” or, perhaps worse, “hippie food.” The reason is obvious: Buckwheat, millet, quinoa and other whole cereals are inexpensive and easy to cook in their most basic forms — which are also tasteless. But, prepared with a careful hand, plain grains don’t have to be boring. I’ve been obsessed with cooking those out-of-the-mainstream grains for several years. Though I usually describe my culinary style as “meatnormous and fruitsational,” few projects have seized my mind like making some of humanity’s oldest foods taste as good to the modern palate as they presumably did to people thousands of years ago. Little by little, I’m seeing my personal interest reflected in the broader culture. Suddenly, quinoa is cool and regularly featured on restaurant menus. (Pistou in Burlington is even putting it on

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With its high protein and fiber counts, quinoa is already considered a superfood. How to make it even more heroic? Add green tea for its antioxidant effects, which can foster heart and brain health, mitigate arthritis, and even aid in weight loss. Ginger, too, can soothe joint aches and lower cholesterol. The sake might sound like it’s just for fun, but, in fact, studies have shown it may prevent osteoporosis and even help kill cancer cells. 1 tablespoon grated ginger 1 cup quinoa ½ cup sake 1 cup chicken or vegetable stock 2 bags green tea 1 teaspoon salt Sauté ginger on medium-low heat in heavy saucepan. Once ginger begins to soften, after about three minutes, add quinoa. Lightly toast, then pour in sake. When you can smell sake reducing, add stock, submerge tea bags and throw in salt. Cook covered until quinoa has absorbed all liquid, about 15 minutes. Serve with duck confit or stir-fried veggies. Makes a hearty side dish for four people.

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Never heard of freekeh? This lesserknown version of wheat may be new to the scene in Vermont, but its roots are ancient. Freekeh can be traced back to nomadic peoples of North Africa and the Middle East who couldn’t wait to grow wheat to adulthood. Instead, they dried green wheat to use it before moving on to a new home. Lower in protein than adult wheat, freekeh is nonetheless an effective probiotic, and its healthy doses of lutein and zeaxathin contribute to ocular health.

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This recipe is loosely based on one from 13th-century Iraq. The bold flavors have aged well, but I’ve substituted ingredients to make the dish more cost effective in 21st-century Vermont. Beef short ribs replace a leg of lamb. I also use walnuts in place of pine nuts, both for ease of purchase and health benefits that include cancer prevention. Since most of us don’t have baharat spice mix at hand, I broke it down into its components. For the beef: ½ teaspoon allspice ½ teaspoon coriander ½ teaspoon cumin ½ teaspoon cinnamon A pinch each of salt and pepper 1 cup beef stock 4 beef short ribs Combine the first six ingredients and rub the mixture on the short ribs. Let the meat rest for half an hour. Heat oven to 300 degrees. On the stovetop, heat a deep skillet or Dutch oven to high and sear beef until brown on all sides. Remove ribs and deglaze pan with beef stock. Reduce slightly, then replace beef and cover. Braise in oven for about four hours, or until fork tender. GRAIN POWER

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After 17 years in its sometimes-tight space on Burlington’s College Street, THREE NEEDS has closed its doors. On Tuesday, after a two-day hiatus, the popular brewpub reopened in the cavernous former PARIMA space on Pearl Street. Though Parima was known for its ornate lighting and live music shows, the mood inside the relocated Three Needs will be “much the same” as on College Street, said owner GLENN WALTER, who lost his lease last fall. Because the Pearl Street space offers triple the capacity of the old pub, “people don’t need to wait in line anymore,” said Walter. Three Needs’ line of ales will still be brewed on

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For the freekeh: 3 ½ cups beef stock 2 cups freekeh 1/4 teaspoon dried mint ½ teaspoon cumin 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon ½ cup walnuts A glug of olive oil 1 cup fresh or frozen peas In a heavy saucepan, bring stock to a boil. Add freekeh and herbs and spices, then set temperature to low. Cook covered until freekeh has absorbed all liquid, about 20 minutes. In a separate pan, toast walnuts in olive oil. Remove walnuts from the pan and add peas; cook until tender. Add the walnuts and peas to finished freekeh, top with beef, and serve. Serves four.

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Fans of Ethiopian food may recognize teff as the source of the flour that goes into sour injera flatbread. But injera gets its tartness from fermentation of the batter. Teff itself is mild and nutty tasting. Ancient Greeks considered the plant erotic; hence its official name, Eragrostis tef, which means “grass of love.” Belliveau notes that, though high in fiber, iron and calcium, it’s surprisingly low in protein. Eat it with a nice piece of meat.

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Wheat doesn’t get any more whole than this. The wheat berry comprises everything but the hull of grain. What’s the difference between wheat berries and farro? Location. The latter is made from breeds of wheat grown in warmer climates, while wheat berries thrive in colder areas. “It’s what America was founded on,” says Belliveau of the chewy grain.

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In a deep frying pan, fry bacon until crisp. Set it aside and toast the buckwheat in the bacon fat. When excess fat is absorbed, add the beef stock, reduce heat to medium-low and cover. Cook until the buckwheat has soaked up all the stock but still appears moist (about 20 minutes). Remove from heat, then stir in cheese until melted and fully incorporated. Crush bacon and stir that in, too. Serves two as a main course, four as a side.

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Not only is buckwheat — also called kasha — not related to wheat, it’s not even a grain. Like quinoa, it’s a pseudocereal. This grass is closer kin to rhubarb. Buckwheat has thrived in the colder climates of Europe, Japan and China for at least 6000 years and is grown in Vermont at Randolph’s Bulrush Farm. Japanese scientists have found buckwheat can suppress blood cholesterol. It also strengthens capillary walls. Early Americans thrived on it, along with wheat.

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s Maria von Trapp well knew, Vermont and the Austrian Alps have a few traits in common: rolling mountains, dense alpine woods and long, snowy winters. What Vermont doesn’t share, though, is a distinctive cold-weather cuisine. In Austria, winter fortifiers include schnitzels, strudels and dumplings, some of which the von Trapps began serving almost as soon as they opened their lodge in Stowe in 1950. More than 60 years later, the Trapp Family Lodge hasn’t entirely shaken the fusty image of waitresses in dirndls and silver-haired tourists, but it has evolved into a buzzing hive of passionate food producers working away in their respective corners of what some call “the campus.” That includes the main lodge kitchen, a bakery, a brewery and even a log cabin half a mile up a mountain. On a recent frigid day, I spend morning, noon and night eating at Trapp’s and find myself taking an excursion into rib-sticking Austrian fare — with modern touches. Chef and food and beverage director Kim Lambrechts, who joined the Trapp Family Lodge last November, grew up in Belgium and has cooked in such diverse locales as the Maldives, the United Arab Emirates, Boston and Stowe Mountain Lodge. He says that driving up to Trapp’s every day is “like entering another world. I can see why [the family] chose this place.” In his menus, Lambrechts is just beginning to play with local cheese and the Highland beef raised in the nearby fields; in the summer, he will use herbs, vegetables, berries and other bounty from the lodge’s garden. He respects the broad strokes of Austrian cuisine, but that doesn’t keep him from tinkering with the details — such as during the epic, almost medieval breakfast buffet. On one plate, I load squares of saucisson sec, mortadella and Cabot dill-and-chipotle cheddar; smoked salmon with capers and cucumber wedges; a croissant; steel-cut oatmeal with maple syrup; cantaloupe, honeydew and blackberries with yogurt; some creamy scrambled eggs, crisp bacon and a curl of breakfast sausage; and a small, sticky cinnamon bun. I haven’t room left for the French toast or the muesli, served on a bar loaded with bowls of coconut shavings, dried raisins and cranberries, sunflower seeds, brown sugar, and nuts. Visitors should go big at breakfast, because almost all that fuel is needed for the climb to Slayton Pasture Cabin, one and a half miles up the slopes of Round Top Mountain. The cabin is reached via a tangle of interlocking, sometimes-steep

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cross-country ski trails, starting with broad Sugar Road. Despite the 17-degree air and the ice left by rain two nights before, I set off, motivated by visions of hot chocolate, or perhaps a grilled cheese sandwich, deep in the conifers. At the Picnic Meadow crossroads, I meet a couple from Buffalo who are so put off by the conditions that they turn around. “This is even too much for us,” they lament. I fret awhile before forging on alone, occasionally slipping to my knees as I slice up the trail. Exhausted, I walk the last stretch to the cabin, prompting its denizen, Mike Gora, to ask, “Is something wrong with your skis?” I am grateful for his soup and a welltended fire. For 11 years, the lanky Gora

has served up the basics in this toasty cabin. Daily, he cooks massive pots of soup with provisions trucked up by snowmobile. Today, a steaming lentil soup teems with chunks of potato and carrot, and has a sharp kick. “I put cayenne in there,” Gora admits. “Soup is very forgiving.” Skiers can also choose from meat or cheese sandwiches, cookies, soda and hot cider, and even bars of Ritter chocolate. It’s a quiet day in the snug cabin, according to Gora: just me, an older gentleman named Russ and a woman from Ontario who jabbers loudly on her cellphone, seemingly oblivious to the pastoral scene. I settle in by the fire with a treacly-sweet hot chocolate, pondering

the catastrophe that may await when I slide back down the trails. Like an angel, Russ gives me a quick lesson on improving my snowplow before swishing off. His erudite instruction helps me avoid a crash on the descent, even as my skis scrape and swerve against the ice. Back on the main campus, about a quarter mile down the road from the outdoor center, is an oasis where bedraggled, trembling-thighed skiers can find a warm fire, fresh beer, sandwiches and Sachertorte: the DeliBakery, formerly the Austrian Tea Room. Here, the glass cases gleam with ornate German and Austrian cakes, and a chalkboard lists soup, quiche and sandwiches. The most Austrian among them is a delicious bratwurst served on a crusty bun with tangy sauerkraut and sharply spicy German mustard, its heat softened by creamy red potato salad on the side. Downstairs from the bakery, Allen van Anda has brewed the three signature Trapp lagers since 2010. Lagers aren’t so common in the craftbrew world, he points out, perhaps because it takes five to six weeks to age each batch. Inside this packed-to-thegills, 15-barrel brewery, that means most space is given over to aging the stuff, which is in such high demand at bars and eateries throughout Vermont that Trapp’s has trouble keeping up. “One of the things I appreciate about lager is that no one flavor stands out,” says van Anda, 34, leaning against sacks of Vienna malt. “The beauty of lager is its subtle delicacies, which come off as simplicity.” He wasn’t always as enamored of it. While waiting for Trapp’s brewery to get the proper permits, van Anda selffinanced a trip to Europe, where he worked the hops harvest in northern England and met brewers there and in Belgium and Germany. “I had high passion for Belgian-style beers,” he recalls. The intricacies of lager eluded him until he was sitting in Munich brewery Augustiner Bräu, sipping a helles. An epiphany struck. “I said, ‘I get it’ — the time, energy and expertise involved in making a lager,” van Anda says. “In lager, there’s nothing to hide behind.” Back in Stowe, van Anda applied his passion to the crisp Trapp Golden Helles; the deeper-hued and nuttier Trapp Vienna Amber, a relatively rare style; and the maltier, caramel-colored Trapp Dunkel Lager. He also brews three seasonal ales per year, including

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this winter’s smoky Trosten Bier, a black lager. It all flows freely upstairs at a wooden bar inside the DeliBakery, and also at the lodge’s lounge, where yet another fire flickers. Here you can wear jeans and order from either the casual lounge menu or the tonier restaurant menu, while avoiding the formality of the dining room. Chef Lambrechts says he “loves taking older recipes and modernizing them.” That includes the triedand-true standbys at the the lodge — namely braised beef and Wiener schnitzel. The braised Highland beef, he notes, used to be heavier and cubed. Now Lambrechts braises the meat “for a very long time” in red wine and herbs, rendering it velvety and almost sweet. Slathered on oblong crostini with curls of sautéed spinach and tartly pickled red onions on top, it turns the cheeks rosy. Lambrechts gently tinkered with the almost-sacred Wiener schnitzel, an Austrian staple and the most longstanding, popular dish here. “To me, with a Wiener schnitzel, it is very important to squeeze the lemon over it, for flavor,” he says. “But I was seeing some plates come back to the kitchen with the lemon untouched.” So he began adding lemon zest to the breading, along with Parmesan cheese and herbs. The veal escalopes of his dressed-up version are still earthy and crisp but laced with brightness. Schnitzel is so filling, though, that dessert has to wait until the next day. Back in the DeliBakery, pastries such as

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‘DISCOVERING A MUSICAL HEARTLAND’: Pipa master Wu Man — who performs at the Hop on Friday — plays tour guide in this short documentary about remote regions of China that have preserved rare strains of traditional music. Discussion follows with Dartmouth professor Theodore Levin. Room 41, Haldeman Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2010.

comedy

IMPROV NIGHT: Fun-loving participants play “Whose Line Is It Anyway”-style games in an encouraging environment. Spark Arts, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 373-4703.

community

PLANBTV DESIGN CHARETTE: Community members work with town planners, architects and engineers to formulate a collective vision for the future of downtown and the waterfront. 1 Church Street, Burlington, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7193.

conferences

MIDDLEBURY CENTER FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SYMPOSIUM: A new center devoted to supporting students looking to foster positive social change hosts an opening reception, keynote address and handful of workshops. Middlebury College, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5265.

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SCARVES4SURVIVORS KNITTING CIRCLE: Stitchers make yarn creations and share thoughtful conversation in support of women in domestic-violence shelters. Women Writing for (a) Change, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 236-4371.

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RELAY FOR LIFE OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY KICKOFF RALLY: Folks interested in joining the fight against cancer gather to launch their fundraising efforts. Essex Cinemas, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 800-227-2345.

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‘BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID’: Paul Newman and Robert Redford star as two train- and

‘THE SINGING REVOLUTION’: Professor Bethany Plissey introduces this 2006 documentary about Estonia’s rally for independence through nonviolent song. Room 207, Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1474.

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ACUPUNCTURE FOR WINTER HEALTH: Pamela Brady identifies illnesses that commonly strike during the cold-weather months, and discusses this alternative practice that addresses them. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 4263581, jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com. GROWING STRONGER: Seniors increase their muscle power in training exercises for balance, flexibility and fortitude. Senior Citizen Center, Colchester, 1 p.m. Donations accepted; preregister. Info, 865-0360. HEALTH CARE FORUM: State Sen. Anthony Pollina facilitates a panel discussion about Vermont’s plans for single-payer health care. United Church of Christ, Waitsfield, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 651-8889, office@viavt.org.

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BABY TIME: Crawling tots and their parents convene for playtime and sharing. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 658-3659. CHESS CLUB: King defenders practice castling and various opening gambits with volunteer Robert Nichols. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. ENOSBURG PLAYGROUP: Children and their adult caregivers immerse themselves in singing activities and more. American Legion, Enosburg Falls, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. FAIRFIELD PLAYGROUP: Youngsters entertain themselves with creative activities and snack time. Bent Northrop Memorial Library, Fairfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. WED.25

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Life can be ... messy. Especially for Matilde, a live-in maid who hates to clean. It’s not that the quirky protagonist of Sarah Ruhl’s The Clean House is just anti-dusting; she’s a would-be standup comedian and Brazilian immigrant reeling from the loss of her parents, more obsessed with crafting “the perfect joke” than with folding laundry. “It’s a wonderful comedy that’s really soulful, as well,” says Cristina Alicea, Vermont Stage Company’s new producing artistic director, directing her first play with the troupe. With themes of reinvention and rejuvenation, the intellectual comedy — winner of the 2004 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize — promises a lasting message along with “deep, crazy belly laughs,” says Alicea.

‘THE CLEAN HOUSE’ Wednesday, January 25, through Friday, January 27, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, January 28, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, January 29, 2 p.m.; and Wednesday, February 1, 7:30 p.m., at FlynnSpace in Burlington. Visit website for future dates through February 12. $10-32.50. Info, 863-5966. vtstage.org

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CLASSIC WINTER BLOWOUT SALE: Eager readers get their hands on an immense supply of good possibilities. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

‘HOW I ENDED THIS SUMMER’: A piece of news spells trouble for two men working at a remote meteorological station in the Arctic Circle in Aleksey Popogrebskiy’s Russian drama. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

When Tracy Grammer and Dave Carter first partnered up in the late ’90s, they forged what the former dubbed a “marriage in music.” Though Carter’s untimely 2002 death physically parted them, extensive musical archives have allowed Grammer to continue their collaborations on what Acoustic Guitar magazine calls “a cohesive mix of postmodern folk, spirited country rambles and poignant duets.” Due out on Valentine’s Day, Little Blue Egg is the third partly posthumous album release from the celebrated folkies. With solo recordings also under her belt — including 2005’s acclaimed Flowers of Avalon — Grammer offers a variety of these works, plus thoughtful lyricism and rich vocals, as part of the MountainFolk concert series.

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VERMICOMPOSTING: Participants learn about maintaining a bin of squirmy invertebrates for future use in gardening with Melissa Jordan of Wormpost Vermont. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 2238004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com.

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VERMONT FARM SHOW: From barnyard animals to John Deere tractors, folks catch the agricultural industry’s largest state showcase. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2179.

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ou’ve got to know where you’ve been to know where you’re going — at least, that’s what the Dance Company of Middlebury figured before embarking on its latest collaborative production. Drawing on the roots of American dance — swing, hip-hop, contact improv and modern — artist-in-residence Tiffany Rhynard and guest artists Teena Marie Custer and Nicholas Leichter lead nine preprofessional student dancers in pushing those styles ever ahead. Take the two-part “Subverting Normal,” which challenges race, class, gender and sexual-orientation assumptions as partners do a 1940s social dance to a Jay-Z song, and the Charleston inspires male-on-male action. Forward motion, indeed.

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With powerful percussion and a four-piece horn section in the forefront, La Excelencia’s hard-driving rhythms recall the salsa dura style of the 1970s. But the multiethnic Bronx orchestra treats the genre as street music by incorporating socially conscious lyrics about class and racial profiling. Their spirited interpretation of salsa is contagious, not to mention highly danceable, and it has Latin Beat magazine calling the large band “young, raw, raging musical weapons of mass destruction” — which we’re sure they mean in the best way possible. Calland-response lyrics and fancy footwork signify the revolución on Tuesday.

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Family Heritage Tales: First through fifth graders absorb passed-down stories of old Vermont, as captured in works recently published by the Vermont Folklife Center. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. Highgate Story Hour: Good listeners giggle and wiggle to age-appropriate lit. Highgate Public Library, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 868-3970. Let’s Learn Japanese!: Little linguists get a fun intro to the language and culture of the Land of the Rising Sun with Middlebury College student Jerry Romero. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4097. Marshfield Playgroup: Games, nature activities, songs and stories amuse youngsters. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com. Middle School Book Club: Passionate readers recount their favorite works. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Montgomery Playgroup: Little ones exercise their bodies and their minds in the company of adult caregivers. Montgomery Town Library, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Moving & Grooving With Christine: Two- to 5-year-olds jam out to rock-and-roll and world-beat tunes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Skater Tots: Little ones tighten their laces and become lords and ladies of the rink. Highgate Sports Arena, 10 a.m. Free; skates and crates available on a first-come, first-served basis. Info, 868-3970.

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Auditions for Vermont Philharmonic Chorus: The singing group seeks all voice parts, especially tenors and basses. Chorus room, Spaulding High School, Barre, 7-9 p.m. Free. Valley Night: The Likeness grace the lounge with indie, folk and Americana. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 496-8994.

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Vermont Symphony Orchestra Annual Farmers Night: Continuing a series of winter entertainment begun in 1923, conductor Andrew Massey leads the orchestra in the music of Gluck, Fauré, Bach and Wagner. Legislative Chambers, Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2507.

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NEK Snowmobile Drag Racing: Speedy racers catch some snow around a 660-foot track. Route 114 North, Lyndonville, registration and tech inspection, 7-9 a.m.; race meeting, 9 a.m.; races begin, 9:30 a.m. $5 general admission; $20 entry fee plus $10 insurance. Info, 535-6802, lyndonsnocruisers@ hotmail.com. Night Riders: Skiers and riders compete in the illuminated terrain parks for prizes. Bolton Valley Resort, 4:30-8 p.m. $18 includes lift ticket; $12 for season-pass holders. Info, 877-926-5866.

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‘Food and You: Stories to Live By’: Professor of dance and John C. Elder professor of environmental studies Andrea Olsen and student Sabina Holloway lead this workshop and discussion. Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest, Middlebury College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168. George Benjamin: American Public Health Association’s executive director looks toward “The Future of Public Health: No Longer Invisible.” Carpenter Auditorium, Given Medical Building, UVM, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2005. James Andrews: The herptile expert covers “The Identification, Natural History and Conservation of Vermont’s Salamanders” in an illustrated presentation. Richmond Free Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4132, 863-2436. Kate Lalley: The American Society of Landscape Architects member offers fresh ideas for

outdoor-garden design in a slide-show lecture. UVM Horticultural Research Center, South Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $10-20. Info, 656-5404.

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‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’: Love is a cruel game in this deliciously wicked play based on the novel by Choderlos de Laclos and presented by Northern Stage. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $30-60. Info, 296-7000. ‘The Clean House’: A housekeeper obsessively searches for a joke to define her parents’ lives in Sarah Ruhl’s play of healing and forgiveness, presented by Vermont Stage Company. See calendar spotlight. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $1032.50. Info, 863-5966.

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Colchester Book Discussion: Local author Josef Roubal discusses themes of evolution, sex and civilization, as related to his new book, Thoughts & Theories. Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister; call for specific location. Info, 878-1048. Dine & Discuss Potluck Series: Bibliophiles chow down on African cuisine as they recap Dean King’s Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival, a tale of 12 American soldiers shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in the early 1800s. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. Kazuko Raymond: The author of Japanese Wife recounts the culture clash of coming to America from a very strict, old-fashioned Japanese upbringing. Bradford Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4536, bradfordpubliclibrary@gmail.com. Painted Word Poetry Series: A series highlighting established and emerging New England poets features Nicole Sealey. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0750.

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agriculture

Vermont Farm Show: See WED.25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

bazaars

Classic Winter Blowout Sale: See WED.25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

business

The Next Generation: Managing Up, Managing Down, Succeeding All Around: Roberta Matuson advises biz kids on building strong, lasting relationships to optimize team performance. Capitol Plaza, Montpelier, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free for Vermont Family Business Initiative members; $149 for others. Info, 656-5847.

community

PlanBTV Design Charette: See WED.25, 9-11 a.m.

conferences

Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship Symposium: See WED.25, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

crafts

Every Woman’s Craft Connection: Inventive females work on artful projects at a biweekly meet-up. Essex Alliance Church, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 879-5176.

education

Reclaiming Independence in American Education: Patrice Maynard, leader of outreach and development for the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America, emphasizes the true goals of education, which have nothing to do with test scores. Orchard Valley Waldorf School, East Montpelier, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 456-7400.

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Community Bike Shop Night: Steadfast cyclists keep their rides spinning and safe for year-round pedaling. FreeRide Bike Co-op, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 552-3521. Vermont Dairy Farmers Appreciation Banquet: The Vermont Dairy Industry Association recognizes winners of Vermont’s Highest-QualityMilk Award, the Finley Award recipient and the Vermont Dairy Farm of the Year. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, noon-2 p.m. $10; space is limited; preregister. Info, 545-2320, kettltop@ gmavt.net.

fairs & festivals

Stowe Winter Carnival: “The Greatest Stowe on Earth” brings a multiday lineup of wintry wonderment, from a snow-golf tournament to an ice-carving festival. See stowewintercarnival.com for schedule. Various locations, Stowe, 7 p.m. Free for spectators; some entry fees for participants. Info, 777-5510.

film

‘Mulholland Drive’: Naomi Watts stars in director David Lynch’s mind-bending mystery about a wannabe actress who befriends an amnesiac. BCA Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 865-7166.

food & drink

A Mosaic of Flavors: Suhad Murad introduces Iraqi cuisine, from biryani to semolina cake. Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 861-9700. Argentine Wine Dinner: Six courses of authentic Argentinian cuisine pair with wines from Santa Julia Winery. All proceeds benefit the Intervale Center. The Skinny Pancake, Burlington, 6 p.m. $65 plus tax and tip; reservations required. Info, 540-0188.

health & fitness

Healthy People, Healthy Planet: A six-week reading and discussion series explores the link between human health and the environment. Topics include preventive medicine, eating well, household toxins and more. Quechee Public Library, 6:30-8 p.m. $15 for guidebook; preregister. Info, 295-1232, quelibra@sover.net. Healthy People, Healthy Planet: Bradford: The Bradford Conservation Commission hosts a six-week discussion group. Bradford Public Library, 6:30-8 p.m. $10 for guidebook; preregister. Info, 222-4536, bradfordpubliclibrary@gmail.com.

kids

Ashley Wolff: The prolific children’s-book author and illustrator reads from her work before a lively drawing demo. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4369. Early-Literacy Story Time: Weekly themes educate preschoolers and younger children on basic reading concepts. Westford Public Library, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639, westford_pl@vals.state. vt.us. Fletcher Playgroup: Little ones make use of the open gym before snack time. Fletcher Elementary School, Cambridge, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Franklin Story Hour: Lovers of the written word perk up for read-aloud tales and adventures with lyrics. Haston Library, Franklin, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Georgia Playgroup: Provided snacks offer an intermission to free play. Georgia Youth Center, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Montgomery Playgroup: Infants to 2-yearolds idle away the hours with stories and songs.

Montgomery Town Library, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Music With Raphael: Preschoolers up to age 5 bust out song and dance moves to traditional and original folk music. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Open Computer Time: Teens play games and surf the web on library laptops. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

music

Igloofest: This outdoor dance party attracts close to 60,000 concertgoers as regional and international electronic musicians heat up the night. Jacques-Cartier Quay at the Old Port of Montréal, 6:30 p.m. $12-15 for all shows; $60-75 per pass. Info, 514-904-1247. Lewis Franco & the Brown-Eyed Girls: The Vermont songwriter mixes blues and ballads, gypsy songs and jives. Stearns Performance Space, Johnson State College, 9 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1476. ‘Three Superstars in Berlin’: Opera hotshots Anna Netrebko, Erwin Schrott and Jonas Kaufman get vocal in broadcast duets from West Side Story and Porgy and Bess, Mozart arias, and excerpts from Faust. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $18-20. Info, 748-2600.

sport

Tele Thursdays: It’s all downhill as folks try out free-heel skiing with the crew from Eastern Mountain Sports. Bolton Valley Resort, 5-8 p.m. Regular lift-ticket prices apply; reservations suggested to reserve demo equipment. Info, 877-926-5866.

talks

Ivan McBeth: In “Stone Circles: Timeless Earth Temples of Power and Healing,” the master stonecircle builder explores the magic and science that goes into the design and use of these sacred spaces. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:307:30 p.m. $7-10; preregister. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com. Jan Feldman: Does God hate women? This UVM professor of political science asks that question in “Citizenship, Faith and Feminism: Jewish and Muslim Women Reclaim Their Rights.” Beth Jacob Synagogue, Montpelier, 6:30-8 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 279-7518. Lunch & Learn: In “Writing: So Much More Than Words,” Susan Weiss describes the literary projects she’s initiated for refugees, homeless people, and incarcerated men and women to expand their understanding of themselves and others. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, noon. Donations accepted. Info, 863-4214, jhersh@burlingtontelecom.net. William Tortolano: In an illustrated lecture, the organist and St. Michael’s College professor emeritus remembers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the socalled “African Mahler” who lived at the turn of the 20th century. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

theater

‘Hairspray’: A plus-size girl with plus-size hair shakes up segregated 1960s Baltimore in this musical comedy coproduction from the Middlebury College music department and Town Hall Theater. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $6-12. Info, 443-6433 or 382-9222. Informational Meeting for ‘Lend Me a Tenor’: Would-be actors, volunteers and audience members get the scoop from director Dick Hibbert on the April comedy production. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, rhhibbert@ comcast.net. ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’: See WED.25, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. ‘The Clean House’: See WED.25, 7:30 p.m.

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Afternoon Poetry & CreAtive Writing grouP: Scribes come together for an artistic exploration of the inner voice led by lit-lover Janie Mardis. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3585. Con HogAn: The author shares lighthearted short stories from his trio of Met Along the Way books. Book sales support the gallery. Blinking Light Gallery, Plainfield, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 454-1275, info@ blinkinglightgallery.com.

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Senior Art ClASSeS: Folks ages 55 and up explore drawing, pastels, oil and acrylic paints, printmaking, collages, and sculpture while discussing basic design concepts such as shape, texture and color. Shelburne Bay Senior Living Community, 1:30-3:30 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 864-0604.

bazaars

ClASSiC Winter BloWout SAle: See WED.25, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

comedy

Comedy imProv: Six veteran Marble Valley Players performers dream up characters, scenes and songs on the spot in this “Whose Line Is It Anyway”-style dinner/theater show. South Station Restaurant, Rutland, 5:30 p.m. $35 includes buffet dinner; advance tickets required. Info, 247-6778.

community

PlAnBtv deSign CHArette: See WED.25, 9-11 a.m. PlAnBtv deSign CHArette midWeek PreSentAtion: Active Burlingtonians weigh in on the week’s progress planning the future of downtown and the waterfront. 1 Church Street, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7193.

film

Alfred HitCHCoCk’S Art of SuSPenSe: Ee-eeee-ee-ee! Film buff Rick Winston uses 12 movie clips to illustrate the evolution of the director’s craft. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com.

middleBury Center for SoCiAl entrePreneurSHiP SymPoSium: See WED.25, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

‘tHe HelP’: Based on Kathryn Stockett’s best-selling novel, Tate Taylor’s 2011 adaptation chronicles a secret writing project about race relations in a 1960s Mississippi town. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-8. Info, 603-646-2422.

dance

food & drink

conferences

BAllroom leSSon & dAnCe SoCiAl: Singles and couples of all levels of experience take a twirl. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, lesson, 7-8 p.m.; open dancing, 8-10 p.m. $14. Info, 862-2269. internAtionAl folk dAnCing: Louise Brill and Larry Gordon organize people into choreographed patterns from around the world. No partner necessary. North End Studio B, Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 540-1020, dance@together.net. ‘PuSH: moving HiStory forWArd’: The Dance Company of Middlebury probes the roots of swing, contact improvisation, hip-hop and modern dance to form a new vision of dance for the 21st century. See calendar spotlight. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $6-12. Info, 443-6433.

fairs & festivals

StoWe Winter CArnivAl: See THU.26, noon6 p.m.

health & fitness

AlBurgH WAlking grouP: Neighbors in cleansoled shoes take strides and socialize. Alburgh Volunteer Fire Department, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-0360. gentle yogA for everyone: Yogis ages 55 and up participate in a mostly seated program presented by Champlain Valley Agency on Aging’s Neighborto-Neighbor AmeriCorps program. Winooski Senior Center, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-0360, ext. 1049.

kids

CHildren’S Story Hour: Read-aloud works give young ones an appreciation of the written word. Bradford Public Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 222-4536, bradfordpubliclibrary@gmail.com.

enoSBurg fAllS Story Hour: Young ones show up for fables and occasional field trips. Enosburg Public Library, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 933-2328. middle SCHool Book grouP: Page turners chat about favorite works of lit. Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, 3:15-4:15 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. montgomery tumBle time: Physical-fitness activities help build strong muscles. Montgomery Elementary School, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. nurSery rHyme muSiC & movement: May Podushnick shares Mother Goose-style tales. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4097. SWAnton PlAygrouP: Kids and caregivers squeeze in quality time over imaginative play and snacks. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Swanton, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. ‘tHe SmurfS’: A malicious wizard chases the ittybitty blue people out of their enchanted village and straight into New York City in this 2011 animated adventure. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. toddler yogA & StorieS: Tykes up to age 5 stretch it out in simple exercise and reading activities. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:15 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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Community PlAygrouP: Kiddos convene for fun via crafts, circle time and snacks. Health Room, Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

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motets and more in “Anthology 25.” UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $30-35. Info, 656-4455. Carolina Chocolate Drops: A musical trio breathes youthful energy into old-time African American Appalachian string-band tunes. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15-35. Info, 863-5966. Clawhammer Banjo Workshop: Instructor Ken Perlman offers a series of classes for beginning to advanced players of all ages. Call for full schedule. Various locations, Montpelier, 4-5:30 p.m. $2537. Info, 223-8945, ext. 1, woodburystrings@att.net. Collin Raye: The 1990s chart topper cranks out country fare in a rare acoustic gig. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $21.50-28.50. Info, 775-0903. Igloofest: See THU.26, 6:30 p.m. Middlebury College Orchestra: Conductor Andrew Massey leads the student ensemble through Beethoven’s high-energy Seventh Symphony. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ‘The Romance of Scotland’: Sounding Joy! choral group, 10 soloists and accompanist Marta Borgstrom offer stirring songs and stories from the island country. Bethany Church, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 223-2424. Wu Man: Energy and joy are stamped into the pipa player’s music, which ranges from ancient Chinese folk to contemporary compositions. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $10-40. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘The Giver’: A young boy selected as a “Receiver of Memory” realizes what his dystopian society has hidden from him in South Burlington High School Drama’s adaptation of the Lois Lowry novel. South Burlington High School, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 652-7000.

words

Colchester Book Discussion: See WED.25, 6:30 p.m.

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agriculture

Indoor-Gardening Workshop: Gardening guru Peter Burke teaches locavores the steps to harvesting fresh greens in seven to 10 days with only a cupboard and a windowsill. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 1-2 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com.

bazaars

Friends Annual Book Sale: Biographies, cookbooks and novels galore go for $2 or less — or for free, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@gmail.com.

comedy

Comedy Improv: See FRI.27, 5:30 p.m.

community

PlanBTV Design Charette: See WED.25, 9-11 a.m.

crafts

Senior Craft Classes: Folks ages 55 and up experiment with applied decoration — flower sport arranging, jewelry making, Farmer Appreciation Day: glass painting and more — while Agriculturalists speed down hills at y of discussing design concepts and th a day of skiing and snowboarding in eH color. Shelburne Bay Senior Living opk their honor, complete with Vermont eats ins Center Community, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $10; and a ski race. Jay Peak Resort, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. preregister. Info, 864-0604. Three free tickets issued per farm. Info, 988-2611, info@jaypeakresort.com. ur

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Green Mountain Derby Dames Skate Party: Adults and children whip around the roller rink in support of the GMDD’s 2012 season. Blue Ribbon Pavilion, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 7-10 p.m. $5-15; bring your own skates if possible. Info, 767-4851, info@gmderbydames.com. White Out Cancer: Sports fans wear white at St. Michael’s College, Middlebury College and Castleton State College home hockey games to show unity in the goal of erasing cancer from the world. Various locations statewide, 7 p.m. $1 donations accepted for the American Cancer Society. Info, 872-6306, tara.genzlinger@cancer.org.

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Bryan Pfeiffer: Armchair travelers join the naturalist and veteran of the Grand Canyon backcountry as he describes the world wonder’s geology, plants and wildlife. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 229-6206. Sheila O’Leary Weaver: The University of Vermont senior lecturer draws connections among Michelangelo, Mandelbrot and others in “Mathematics and the Arts.” Room 101, Cheray Science Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 3:15 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. Winter Evenings Speaker Series: Author and wildlife and nature photographer Stephen Gorman lectures on “The Art of the Wild: Photographic Adventures Into Distant and Historic Landscapes.” Tunbridge Public Library, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 889-9404.

theater

‘Hairspray’: See THU.26, 8 p.m. ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’: See WED.25, 7:30 p.m. ‘The Clean House’: See WED.25, 7:30 p.m.

dance

Ballroom Lesson & Dance Social: See FRI.27, 7-10 p.m. Family Dance & Contra Dance: Kids and their caregivers bust moves to tunes by Cuckoo’s Nest and calling by Rickey Holt from 5 to 6:30 p.m. A potluck supper and regular contra dance follow. Tracy Hall, Norwich. $5-8; free for kids under 16; by donation for seniors. Info, 785-4607, rbarrows@ cs.dartmouth.edu. ‘PUSH: Moving History Forward’: See FRI.27, 8 p.m. ‘The Giant in the Washing Machine’: Vignettes dart between adult and children’s perspectives in Joy Madden’s work-in-progress piece. Local dancers Kelsey Wilson and Sarah Austin join in. Burlington Dances, Chace Mill, 7 p.m. $10-110 (choose your own price). Info, 863-3369. Traditional New England Dancing: Lively steppers make moves to tunes by the Homegrown Chestnuts and calling by Adina Gordon. Capital City Grange, Montpelier, newcomers lesson, 7:30 p.m.; dance, 8 p.m. $5-8; bring dessert to share; wear soft-soled shoes. Info, 225-8921.

education

Family Day: Folks of all ages experience Waldorf grade-school education by meeting teachers, viewing student work, baking bread and watching a puppet show. Orchard Valley Waldorf School, East Montpelier, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 456-7400. Winter Family Open House: Teachers and high schoolers give tours and presentations about the Waldorf education while youngsters craft lanterns and participate in other preschool and kindergarten activities. Lake Champlain Waldorf School, Shelburne, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 985-2827, pgraham@lakechamplainwaldorfschool. org.

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Bowling Party for Mentor Pairs: Intergenerational teams strike up a rapport over pins and pizza. Spare Time Family Fun Center, Colchester, 2-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 658-1888. Vermont 50-Plus & Baby Boomers Expo: “Over the hill”? Not judging from more than 80 interactive exhibits, seminars and workshops on everything from dating to retirement planning to travel. A dance party, Zumba demo and musical act from Lyric Theatre Company round out the affair. Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, South Burlington, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $4-5. Info, 872-9000, ext. 18, vermontmaturity@aol.com.

fairs & festivals

Psychic Fair: Follow your intuition to herbal tarot readings, astrology charts, reiki treatments, aromatherapy and more. Nature’s Mysteries Books & Beyond, Lyndonville, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 626-8466. Shelburne Winterfest: This cold-weather carnival boosts spirits with sledding, snow play, sleigh rides and mouthwatering treats. Shelburne Farms, noon-3 p.m. Donations accepted for Shelburne Parks & Recreation; $2 per person for a sleigh ride. Info, 985-8686. Stowe Winter Carnival: See THU.26, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

film

‘All the Fine Young Cannibals’: Film buffs screen this 1960 cult classic starring “it” couple Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner in its original wide-screen format. North Country Food Co-op, Plattsburgh, N.Y. 7:15 p.m. Free. Info, 518-561-5904. ‘Margaret’: Anna Paquin plays a teenager who witnesses a horrific accident — and who meets opposition when she tries to come to terms with her role in it — in Kenneth Lonergan’s 2011 drama. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:30 p.m. & 9:15 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘Rabbit Hole’: A happily married couple’s life takes an unexpected turn when their young son dies in John Cameron Mitchell’s 2010 drama, based on the play and adapted for the screen by David LindsayAbaire. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168. ‘Strength of the Storm’: Directed by Rob Koier and produced by the Vermont Workers’ Center, this local documentary shows how mobile-home-park residents came together after their lives were upended by Tropical Storm Irene. Old Labor Hall, Barre, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 861-4892, info@workerscenter.org. ‘The Summer of Walter Hacks’: Waterbury Center dairy farmer George Woodard’s black-andwhite coming-of-age film captures Vermont in the 1950s. Thatcher Brook Primary School, Waterbury, 2 p.m. $5 suggested donation benefits ReBuild Waterbury. Info, 777-7610.

food & drink

Chili-Tasting Event: More than 20 varieties of stews — pumpkin, vegetarian, chicken, sausage, elk and venison among them — range from mild to hot at this annual affair raising funds for the NorShaft Lions Community Improvement Fund. Vermont Arts Exchange at Sage Street Mill, North Bennington, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $6 suggested donation for five three-ounce tastings; cash bar. Info, 442-0380. Chinese New Year’s Banquet & Auction: Chefs Chet Briggs and Henry Huang cook up a sumptuous feast for an auspicious start to the year. Knights of Columbus Hall, Barre, 5-9 p.m. $25. Info, 476-7550.

Honey Tasting: Me want honeycomb? Foodies sample the sweet stuff in its many forms in an edible education demo with Bill Mares and Scott Wilson of the Vermont Beekeepers Association and reps from Slow Food Vermont. Lake Champlain Chocolates, Burlington, noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, 800-465-5909. Middlebury Winter Farmers Market: Crafts, cheeses, breads and veggies vie for spots in shoppers’ totes. American Flatbread, Middlebury, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 388-0178, middleburyfm@ yahoo.com. Monkton Chili Cook-Off & Dance: Area cooks whip up spicy meat or veggie stews, to be devoured with cornbread, beverages and homemade apple desserts at 5:30 p.m. Dancing to tunes by Jive Attic follows at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit the Monkton Community Coffeehouse. Monkton Central School. $5-10; $25 per family. Info, 453-6067, weg@gmavt. net. Woodstock Winter Farmers Market: Eggs, produce, meats, jams and more are readily available thanks to local farmers and crafters. Masonic Hall, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 763-2476.

health & fitness

Cervical Cancer Screenings: The Hicks Foundation organizes women’s wellness exams for the un- or underinsured. Services include pap tests, breast exams, heart health screenings, and HPV DNA tests and HPV vaccines where appropriate. Held at Planned Parenthoods in Burlington, Newport and Rutland, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 800-508-2222. Nutrition Trivia Game: Sharp seniors show off their health know-how in a program with Champlain Valley Agency on Aging’s AmeriCorps member Liz Dana. Fairfax Community Library, 10 a.m. Donations accepted. Info, 849-2420.

kids

Drop-In Family Ski & Snowshoe Program: Weather permitting, kids and adults get some fresh air and exercise. Hot chocolate and art activities also provided. Schmanska Park, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Cost of rentals. Info, 864-0123. Fairfax Tumble Time: Tots have free rein over the open gym. Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Family Fun Night: Snowshoers crunch through the woods before cozying up to the campfire for stories of winter. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $8-10; preregister. Info, 359-5000, ext. 223. Page Pals: Young readers thumb through books while hanging out with teen and tween volunteers. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 223-3338. Wild Dogs of the Winter Woods: Families sniff out the differences between domestic canines and coyotes, foxes and wolves through tracking activities. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 10 a.m.-noon. $8-10 per adult/child pair; $4 per additional child; preregister. Info, 434-3068.

music

‘A Winter Interlude’: From rousing marches to Scottish ballads to merry show tunes, the Upper Valley Community Band aims to satisfy all tastes. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $5-8; free for preschoolers. Info, 603-448-0400. Adirondack Wind Ensemble: Finnish composer Janne Ikonen introduces his original compositions, to be directed by Finnish guest conductor Nikke Isomöttönen. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 4 p.m. $10; free for students. Info, 518-523-2512. Clawhammer Banjo Workshop: See FRI.27, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. & 2-4 p.m. ‘Elevate the Music’: Rising regional talent Jack Snyder and a host of other performers play to benefit young musicians and Pentangle Arts’ Dana

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country sKI marathon: Snow sliders go the distance — 25 or 50K — in the company of competitors from all over New England. Craftsbury Outdoor Center, 9 a.m. $5-120. Info, 586-7767.

IgloofEst: See THU.26, 6:30 p.m.

theater

KEn PErlman: The clawhammer player interprets Celtic, Appalachian and Canadian traditions. Private home, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $12.50-15; call for directions. Info, 223-8945, ext. 1, woodburystrings@att.net.

‘lEs lIaIsons dangErEusEs’: See WED.25, 7:30 p.m. ‘thE BluEs BrothErs’: The newly formed Blue Barn Players stage a theatrical adaptation of the 1980 comedy that starred John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Proceeds benefit the historic Blue Barn. Barre Opera House, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. $15-18. Info, 476-8188.

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tracy grammEr: The folk troubadour and fiddler performs as part of the MountainFolk music series. See calendar spotlight. Tunbridge Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. $15-20. Info, 431-3433, folkbloke@hotmail.com.

‘haIrsPray’: See THU.26, 8 p.m.

CY GRA VErmont symPhony orchEstra ‘thE clEan housE’: See WED.25, 2 MM ER mastErworKs sErIEs: The VSO Chorus and p.m. & 7:30 p.m. guest soloists add to a momentous concert of ‘thE gIVEr’: See FRI.27, 7 p.m. Fauré and Mozart’s requiems. Flynn MainStage, thE mEtroPolItan oPEra: lIVE In hd: David Burlington, 8 p.m. $9-58. Info, 863-5966. Daniels, Joyce DiDonato, Danielle de Niese and Plácido Domingo star in a broadcast screening of outdoors The Enchanted Island. Catamount Arts Center, St. BrooKfIEld IcE harVEst: Competitors harvest Johnsbury, 1 p.m. $16-23. Info, 748-2600. and haul ice blocks on Sunset Lake in this 33rd annual frosty frolic. A bonfire on the ice and hot words cocoa keep onlookers toasty. Floating Bridge, gordIE lIttlE: The North Country storyBrookfield, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 276-3260. teller spins spine-chilling ghost tales over a slEIgh rIdEs: Weather permitting, jingling horses spread of natural and organic snacks. Conroys trot visitors over the snow and rolling acres. Rides Organics, West Chazy, N.Y., noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, depart every half hour from the Welcome Center. 518-562-2333. Shelburne Farms, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $6-8; free for kids under 3. Info, 985-8442.

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aVIan wIldlIfE rEhaBIlItatIon worKshoP sErIEs: Don’t just wing it: Participants learn about anatomy and physiology, head and eye trauma, physical examination and initial care, and more via lectures, discussions, demos and hands-on labs. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, 9-11:30 a.m. & 3:30-5:30 p.m. $20-25; preregister. Info, 359-5000, ext. 223.

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sKI for hEat cEntral VErmont: Cross-country skiers and snowshoers go the distance to raise money for fuel assistance for area families.

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lowEll mountaIns oPEn housE & Info sEssIon: Folks curious about industrial wind development carpool to the base of the mountain and hike up to the construction site. A Q&A session follows at the school. Albany Community School, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 281-4432, amorse@sterlingcollege.edu.

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Banff mountaIn fIlm fEstIVal: Adventure hounds feast on eye-catching cinematography of mountain themes ranging from extreme sports to culture to environment. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 7 p.m. $18-21. Info, 518-523-2512. ‘chIldrEn of mEn’: A man tries to protect the lone pregnant woman in a futuristic dystopia where humans can no longer procreate in Alfonso Cuarón’s 2006 action drama. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘thE summEr of waltEr hacKs’: See SAT.28, 2 p.m.

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hoPE on thE sloPEs: Skiers and riders compete for prizes in the Vertical Feet Challenge to support the American Cancer Society. Smugglers’ Notch Resort, Jeffersonville, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. $30 registration fee; donations and fundraising encouraged. Info, 872-6304.

IsraElI folK dancIng: Movers bring clean, soft-soled shoes and learn traditional circle or line dances. Partners not required. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 7:25-9:30 p.m. $2; free to first-timers. Info, 888-5706, portico@stowevt.net.

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‘Unmasked: JUdeophobia and the threat to Civilization’: Director Gloria Greenfield introduces and discusses her documentary, an in-depth examination of anti-Jewish ideology, at its Vermont premiere. Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1145 or 233-0556.

food & drink

the pennywise pantry: On a tour of the store, shoppers create a custom template for keeping the kitchen stocked with affordable, nutritious eats. City Market, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.

health & fitness

alzheimer’s edUCation program: Folks gain a basic understanding of memory loss, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Grand Way Commons, South Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 272-3900. disCovering yoUr inner stability: Can’t find your core? Instructor Robert Rex integrates Kundalini yoga, tai chi, Rolfing Movement Integration and more in exercises designed to stabilize spines, strengthen muscles and maintain flexibility. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 11 a.m.noon. Free; preregister. Info, 863-2569, ext. 1. laUghter yoga: What’s so funny? Giggles burst out as gentle aerobic exercise and yogic breathing meet unconditional laughter to enhance physical, emotional, and spiritual health and well-being. Unity Church of Vermont, Essex Junction, 11:30 a.m. $10 suggested donation; preregistration by email no later than three hours before the class is appreciated. Info, 888-480-3772, contact@essasky.com.

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adirondaCk wind ensemble: See SAT.28, E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 2 p.m. Info, 518-564-2243. Clawhammer banJo workshop: See FRI.27, 4:30-6 p.m. Jamie masefield & doUg perkins: Bluegrass and jazz stylings come to the gallery. Edgewater Gallery, Middlebury, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 458-0098. vermont symphony orChestra: sUnday matinee series: See SAT. 28, Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 4 p.m. $19-29. Info, 775-0903. vermont yoUth orChestra winter ConCert: Players with lots of promise present César Franck’s Symphony in D Minor, Gioachino Rossini’s overture to La Gazza Ladra and Launy Grøndahl’s Trombone Concerto. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 3 p.m. $1015. Info, 863-5966.

outdoors

iCe on fire: This community celebration of all things cold includes a parade, winter games, storytelling and a bonfire. Bring cross-country skis and sleds for romping around outside; snowshoes are provided. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 2-5 p.m. $1-5 suggested donation. Info, 223-0577. sleigh rides: See SAT.28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

sport

Coed adUlt floor hoCkey: Men and women puck it in a league setting. Montpelier Recreation Department, 3-5 p.m. $5; equipment provided. Info, 363-1531. UConn men’s basketball vs. notre dame: Huskies fans cheer on the team. The Vermont chapter of University of Connecticut alumni provides

the food and first beverage. Buffalo Wild Wings, Burlington, noon. Free; preregister. Info, 888-8225861, vermont@uconnalumni.com.

first part of Peter von Bagh’s Sodankylä Forever. Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-643-4120.

women’s piCkUp soCCer: Ladies of all ages and abilities break a sweat while passing around the spherical polyhedron. Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $3. Info, 862-5091.

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tongUe & pUlse diagnosis: Participants analyze the functions of their digestive tract and the degree of internal tension in a hands-on experience with herbalist Guido Masé. City Market, Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 861-9700.

aUditions for ‘lend me a tenor’: The Shelburne Players get the ball rolling for their April production, a madcap comedy about an Italian opera superstar who disappears just before his Cleveland debut. Shelburne Town Center, 2-5 p.m. Free. Info, rhhibbert@comcast.net. ‘hairspray’: See THU.26, 8 p.m. ‘les liaisons dangereUses’: See WED.25, 5 p.m. ‘the Clean hoUse’: See WED.25, 2 p.m.

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planbtv design Charette: See WED.25, 9-11 a.m. planbtv design Charette Closing presentation: Queen City peeps hear about the in-progress plans for the downtown and waterfront areas. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7193.

film

bUrlington film soCiety organizational meeting: Cinemaddicts contribute ideas to this group-in-progress. BCA Center, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 527-2958, barry.snyder1@gmail.com. Ciné salon: As part of a series celebrating the Midnight Sun Film Festival, cinephiles screen the

gentle yoga for everyone: See FRI.27, Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 12:30 p.m.

zUmba gold: Invigorating Latin music fosters a party-like workout atmosphere for baby boomers and active older participants. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 5:15-6 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

kids

dUngeons & dragons: Imaginative XP earners ages 9 to 12 exercise their problem-solving skills in battles and adventures with dungeon master Ben Matchstick. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-3338. isle la motte playgroUp: Stories and crafts make for creative play. Yes, there will be snacks. Isle La Motte Elementary School, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. let’s learn Japanese!: See WED.25, 4:30-5:30 p.m. marshfield story time: Read-aloud tales catch the ear of youngsters ages 6 and under — and their grown-ups. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@ gmail.com. mUsiC with raphael: See THU.26, 10:45 a.m. shake yoUr sillys oUt: Tots swing and sway to music with children’s entertainer Derek Burkins.

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Stories With Megan: Preschoolers ages 2 to 5 expand their imaginations through storytelling, songs and rhymes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

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Swanton Playgroup: Kids and caregivers squeeze in quality time over imaginative play and snacks. Mary Babcock Elementary School, Swanton, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Writing for Fun: Middle schoolers get the creative juices flowing by penning short stories, memoirs and poems. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

music

Capital Orchestra: Brass and string players join the ensemble at weekly rehearsals leading up to a spring concert under the direction of Dan Liptak. Band room, U-32 High School, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 272-1789. South Burlington Community Chorus Rehearsal: Newcomers raise their voices in Broadway show tunes and standards conducted by Piero Bonamico. This marks the first of the spring session’s rehearsals. Multipurpose room, South Burlington High School, 7-9 p.m. $50 registration to join; $16 for music for the semester. Info, 846-4108. Voice LEssons at Discover A Cappella Night: Women of all ages attend open rehearsals of the Champlain Echoes, a barbershop chorus, where they’ll receive one-on-one pointers on vocal production, breath support and unit sound from music director Carol Spradling. Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 6:15 p.m. Free. Info, 658-0398.

seminars

Keys to Credit: A class clears up the confusing world of credit. Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 8601417, ext. 114.

words

Marjorie Cady Memorial Writers Group: Budding wordsmiths improve their craft through “homework” assignments, creative exercises and sharing. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 388-2926, cpotter935@comcast. net.

Shape & Share Life Stories: Prompts trigger true tales, which are crafted into compelling narratives and read aloud. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

education

Essex High School Orientation: Parents of incoming ninth graders learn about the academic curriculum. Essex High School, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-5515.

Renewable Energy Workshop: Jon Budreski from Alteris Renewables details how homeowners can harness photovoltaic and solar-thermal power. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@ hungermountain.com.

Go Vegan!: Demo coordinator Gerda Lederer whips up inventive sources of protein and creative uses of grains and veggies. Samples include soy sausage casserole, tofu egg salad and black-rice coconut pudding. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 5:30-8 p.m. $20; preregister. Info, 863-2569, ext. 1.

health & fitness

Laughter Yoga: See SUN.29, Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Steps to Wellness: Cancer survivors attend diverse seminars about nutrition, stress management, acupuncture and more in conjunction with a medically based rehabilitation program. Fletcher Allen Health Care Cardiology Building, South Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2176.

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Creative Tuesdays: Artists engage their imaginations with recycled crafts. Kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Fairfax Story Hour: Good listeners are rewarded with folklore, fairy tales, crafts and activities. Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5246. Frosty & Friends Therapy Dogs: Young readers share their favorite texts with friendly pooches. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:304:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. Highgate Story Hour: See WED.25, 10-11 a.m. Kids in the Kitchen: Freeze! Little ones make healthy yogurt, fruit and juice Zoku pops in nine minutes. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 3:304:30 p.m. $20 per child; free for an accompanying adult; preregister. Info, 863-2569, ext. 1. Science & Stories: Beaver: Kids have aha! moments regarding the big-toothed, semiaquatic rodents. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/ Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. Regular admission, $9.50-12.50; free for kids ages 2 and under. Info, 877-324-6386. South Hero Playgroup: Free play, crafting and snacks entertain children and their grown-up companions. South Hero Congregational Church, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. St. Albans Playgroup: Creative activities and storytelling engage the mind. St. Luke’s Church, St. Albans, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Story Hour: Picture books and crafts catch the attention of 3- to 5-year-olds. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Student Matinee Series: ‘Romeo and Juliet’: Swordplay meets star-crossed lovers in this Shakespearean tale of woe for sixth through 12th graders, presented by Toronto’s Classical Theatre Project. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 10 a.m. $8. Info, 863-5966.

language

Pause Café: French speakers of all levels converse en français. Levity Café, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088.

Noontime Concert Series: Pianist Melody Puller performs Chopin’s complete Preludes, op. 28. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0471. ‘The Goat Rodeo Sessions LIVE: Featuring YoYo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan’: Four string virtuosos come together in a concert broadcast from Boston’s House of Blues. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 7:30-9:15 p.m. $15. Info, 660-9300.

seminars

Building Your Emotional Agility: A talk helps folks get in touch with their feelings to broaden their daily interactions and choices. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 249-7377. Creating a Financial Future: Folks with basic money management under control learn about long-term savings and investing. Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1417, ext. 114.

theater

Auditions for ‘Lend Me a Tenor’: See SUN.29, 7-10 p.m. ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’: See WED.25, 7:30 p.m.

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‘Filmed in Bagdad’: Actors read through Jeanne Beckwith’s play at a Vermont Playwrights Circle event. Listeners are welcome. Norwich School of Graduate and Continuing Studies Building, Northfield Common, 7:30 p.m. Free; RSVP to participate. Info, 229-0112, vtplaywrightscircle@gmail.com.

‘Dartmouth Idol’ SemiFinals: Student superstars strut their stuff at a karaoke competition. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $3-10. Info, 603-646-2422. Farmers Night: Michael Arnowitt: Continuing a series of winter entertainment begun in 1923, the local pianist explores the music and era of George Gershwin in a performance lecture. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. ‘Music From Paris of the ’20s’: Pianist Paul Orgel, flutist Laurel Ann Maurer, cellist John Dunlop and violinist Colleen Jennings revisit tunes from La Ville-Lumière’s golden age, such as Prokofiev’s Flute Sonata and Martinů’s Cello Sonata. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1094. ‘Three Superstars in Berlin’: See THU.26, 7 p.m. Valley Night: Don & Jenn grace the lounge with jazz- and folk-inflected originals and covers. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 496-8994.

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Mayoral Debate: The three candidates weigh in on crime and violence in a forum cosponsored by Burlington College’s Institute of Civic Engagement and the Caroline Fund. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800-862-9616.

sport

Night Riders: See WED.25, 4:30-8 p.m.

talks

David Schütz: The Vermont state curator explores the architectural, cultural and political significance of the Statehouse. Rutland Free Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860. Gordon Robison: In “One Year After the Arab Spring,” the journalist and UVM lecturer considers the lingering challenges for policy makers in the U.S. and the Middle East. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.

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Irene Kacandes: The Dartmouth professor analyzes approaches to life writing in “The Memoir Boom: Who, What, Why.” Congregational Church, Norwich, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184.

comedy

Improv Night: See WED.25, 8-10 p.m.

film

Banff Mountain Film Festival: See SUN.29, Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7 p.m. $17-22. Info, 603-448-0400.

health & fitness

Growing Stronger: See WED.25, 1 p.m. Women & Girls Zumba Class: Fast-paced rhythms fuel a Latin-inspired dance-fitness party led by Casey Clark. Chabad of Vermont, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $7. Info, 658-5770.

kids

Chess Club: See WED.25, 5:30 p.m. Enosburg Playgroup: See WED.25, 10-11:30 a.m. Fairfield Playgroup: See WED.25, 10-11:30 a.m. Highgate Story Hour: See WED.25, 11:15 a.m.12:15 p.m. Hogwarts Reading Society: Fascinated by fantasy? Book-club members gab about the wizarding world of Harry Potter and other series. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4097.

Middlebury Babies & Toddlers Story Hour: Children develop early-literacy skills through stories, rhymes and songs. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4097.

Susan Cooke Kittredge: In “The Unseen Alistair Cooke,” the daughter of the late journalist shines light on his life beyond reporting. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

theater

‘Humble Boy’: The death of his father strains a man’s relationship with his mother in Charlotte Jones’ comedy about love, redemption and beekeeping, presented by Champlain Theatre. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 8 p.m. $10-20; free for Champlain College students. Info, 865-5468. ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’: See WED.25, 7:30 p.m. ‘The Clean House’: See WED.25, 7:30 p.m.

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Garret Keizer: The author of The Unwanted Sound of Everything We Want: A Book About Noise talks about the consequences of living in a loud world. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. Natalie Kinsey-Warnock: With her grandmother’s quilts in tow, the author explores the generational stories that inspire her writing in “Patchwork: Piecing Together Family History.” Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 334-7902. m

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Rick Bass: The award-winning author and environmental activist reads from his nature writings in the Griswold Library. Green Mountain College, Poultney, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 287-8926.

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La Excelencia: Salsa meets street smarts as the 11-piece orchestra blends blazing horns and percussion with socially conscious lyrics. See calendar spotlight. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $10-35. Info, 603-646-2422.

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‘Gone With the Wind’: Margaret Mitchell’s noted novel plays out amid the tumultuous backdrop of the Civil War in Victor Fleming’s 1939 epic film. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations accepted for the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington. Info, 540-3018, mariah@ mainstreetlanding.com.

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Rick Bass: The award-winning author and environmental activist discusses his 2010 book The Heart of the Monster: Why the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies Must Not Become an ExxonMobil Conduit to the Alberta Tar Sands. The Gorge in Withey Hall, Green Mountain College, Poultney, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 287-8926.

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BCA offers dozens of weeklong summer art camps for ages 3-14 in downtown Burlington from June to August – the largest selection of art camps in the region! Choose full- or halfday camps – scholarships are available. See all the camps and details at burlingtoncityarts.com.

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TINY-HOUSE RAISING: Cost: $250/workshop. Location: Johnson, Vermont. Info: Peter King, 933-6103. A crew of beginners will help instructor Peter King frame and sheath a 10 x 10 tiny house in Johnson, January 28 and 29.

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cooking CHOCOLATE PB TRUFFLE CLASS: Jan. 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Location: Dove Chocolate Discoveries Tasting w/ Free Truffle Class, Robert Miller Center, 130 Gosse Ct., Burlington. Info: Dove Chocolate Discoveries, Independent Dove Chocolatier Jean Parker, 862-2231, jean255@burlingtontelecom. net, dovechocolatediscoveries.com/jeanparker. Come and learn with Dove Chocolates at a Dove Chocolate Tasting Party how to make peanut butter truffles for your Valentine! Let an independent Dove chocolatier show you how easy it is. Class limit: 30. Please call to register.

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ARGENTINE TANGO FOR BEGINNERS: Feb. 1-22, 6:157:15 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $13/1-hour class ($45 for 4 classes if paid on 2/1). Location: North End Studio B, 294 N. Winooski Ave., suite 116B, Burlington. Info: In collaboration with Queen City Tango, Elizabeth Seyler, 8622833, eseyler@temple.edu. Improvise, express yourself, collaborate, play. If you can walk, you can tango. Learn the basics in a friendly, welcoming environment for all ages. Instructor Elizabeth Seyler holds a PhD in dance and has taught tango since 2006. No partner or experience necessary. Wear comfortable shoes with hard soles. DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 598-1077, info@salsalina.com. Salsa classes, nightclub-style, on-one and on-two, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 7:15 p.m. Argentine Tango class and social, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout! HEALING DANCE FOR WOMEN: Jan. 28-Mar. 17, 9:30-10:45 a.m., Weekly on Sat. Cost: $160/8-wk. session. Location: Chace Mill, suite 312, 1 Mill St., Burlington. Info: Turnstone Assoc. in Psychotherapy & Expressive Arts Therapy, Luanne Sberna, 863-9775, knittens@aol.com. Awaken body, mind and spirit! Using dance and other movement we will reconnect thought, feeling, sensation and action. Previous dance experience unnecessary. Excellent for recovery from depression, anxiety, addictions. Facilitator Luanne Sberna is a registered dancemovement therapist and licensed clinical mental health/ addictions counselor with over 23 years of experience. LEARN TO DANCE W/ A PARTNER!: Cost: $50/4week class. Location: The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Lessons also available in St. Albans. Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757,

dreams INTRODUCTION TO DREAMWORK: Feb. 15, 22, 29, Mar. 7, 14, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $60/ course. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909. Learn how to work with your dreams, connect to your inner life and empower yourself in a safe, supportive setting. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.

drumming TAIKO, DJEMBE, CONGAS & BATA!: Location: Burlington Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., suite 3-G, Burlington. Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio, 18 Langdon St., Montpelier. AllTogetherNow, 170 Cherry Tree Hill Rd., E. DRUMMING

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ACCESS CRAFT CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 4827194, cvuhs.org/access. Pottery, Woodworking, Basic Machining, Electrical, Wood Carving, Bead/Wire Jewelry Making, Metal Bracelet,

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kevin@firststepdance.com, FirstStepDance.com. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Beginning classes repeat each month, but intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. TOTAL BODY CONNECTIVITY: Thu., 5:15, & Sat. w/ Ballet Barre, 11 a.m. Location: Burlington Dances, Chace Mill, top floor, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Lucille Dyer, 8633369, Info@BurlingtonDances. com, BurlingtonDances. com. Total Body Connectivity combines Pilates, Laban Movement Analysis, Bartenieff Fundamentals and ballet for balance of mind, heart and body. Learn about meaning and self-expression. Inspire the process of self-development, personal and ethical awareness, and humanitarianism inherent in this kind of practice. Be creative, feel good, be happy! UNIVERSITY MALL DANCE STUDIO HAS REOPENED: Location: Dancing With Style, University Mall, in front of Applebee’s, S. Burlington. Info: 793-7524, dancingwithstylevt.net. Ballroom dance lessons, salsa, tango, cha-cha, rumba, waltz, swing and more. Private lessons available. Beginner group classes. Dropins welcome. Don’t forget to check out our new Hip Hip dance classes. Open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. On January 28 there will be beginner group salsa dance lessons, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Rusty Nail in Stowe. Come back in the evening for a salsa band. Morrisville Studio open Thursday nights, 6:30 p.m. Salsa, 7:30 p.m. Learn to dance like the stars (samba, waltz, swing).

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ACCESS CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 4827194, cvuhs.org/access. Core Strength with Caroline Perkins, Weight Training, Golf Conditioning, Resistance Training for Cyclists, Zumba, Yoga, Tai Chi, Swing or Ballroom with Terry Bouricius, African Drum, African Dance, Jazzercise, Jazz Guitar with Jim Stout, Voice-Overs, Guitar, Singing-Group Voice, Creative Dance 5-8 year olds, Mindful Meditation, Manicure, Herbs Facial, and Juggling. Low cost,

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Spindle and Knobs, Wooden Bowl Turning, Make a HulaHoop, Basket Weaving, Rug Hooking, 3 Bag Sewing, Pillows, B&W Darkroom Use, Crochet, Felting, Quilting, Monotype Print, Mosaic Garden Frame, Mosaic Birdbath, Cake Decorating, Knitting, Cartooning. Full descriptions online (look for Access, Community Education link). Senior discount 65+.

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DESIGN: ADOBE LIGHTROOM: Feb. 1-Mar. 7, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $250/person, $225/BCA member. Location: Burlington City Arts Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Upload, organize, edit and print your digital photographs. Importing images, using RAW files, organization, fine-tuning tone and contrast, and color and white balance adjustments will all be covered. Bring a Mac-compatible flash or hard drive with your images to the first class. Prerequisite: Intro Film/Digital SLR Camera or equivalent experience. DESIGN: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP: Feb. 2-Mar. 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $195/ person, $175.50/BCA member. Location: Burlington City Arts Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Uploading images into Adobe Bridge, use of Camera Raw, image correction tools such as color and white balance correction, layers, masks, selections, retouching and much more will be covered. Bring a Mac-compatible flash drive or hard drive with your images to the first class. PAINTING: CONTEMPORARY FIGURE: Feb. 22-Apr. 11, 1:304:30 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $285/person, $256.50/ BCA member. Location: BCA Center, 3rd floor, Burlington. Intermediate and advanced painters: Turn the page on

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ART & POTTERY IN MIDDLEBURY: Location: Middlebury Studio School, 1 Mill St., Middlebury. Info: Middlebury Studio School, Barbara Nelson, 247-3702, middleburystudioschool@ gmail.com, middleburystudioschool.org. Adult: Drawing, Pastels, Pottery: Monday Night Wheel begins February 6, Watercolors begins February 7, Oils begins February 8, Silver Jewelry begins February 9, Digital Photography February 11-March 31. Children’s classes: after school wheel and hand building, multiage wheel, teen wheel, collage begins February 6, Cartooning February 7-28. Call Barb at 247-3702 or email ewaldewald@aol.com. ART CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvuhs.org/access. Watercolor with Ginny Joyner, Drawings, Monotype Print Making, Calligraphy. Culinary arts: One-night, hands-on classes where you eat well! Thai Cuisine, Vietnamese Specialties, Turkish, Dim Sum, Moroccan, Pan-Asian, Indian, Hot Tamale, Nona’s Pasta, Winter Soups, Fresh Berry Pie, Malaysian Panang, Pasta Bene, Pastries, Gelato, Valentine Decorated Cookies, Eating Raw Desserts, Cheese Making, Yogurt Making, Easter Desserts. Full descriptions online (look for Access, Community Education link). Senior discount 65+.

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traditional representation using fresh color and dynamic composition to strengthen your personal expression. Work from live models, explore contemporary techniques with water-soluble oils and get supportive feedback in a small-group environment. Figure drawing experience is helpful. Materials list will be provided. PHOTO: MIXED LEVEL: Feb. 2-Mar. 22, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $250/ person, $225/BCA member. Location: Burlington City Arts, Community Darkroom, Burlington. Guided sessions to help you improve your printing and film processing techniques and discussion of the technical, aesthetic and conceptual aspects of your work will be included. Prerequisite: Intro to Black and White Film and the Darkroom or equivalent experience. PHOTO: SCHOOL VACATION CAMP: Feb. 27-Mar. 2, 9 a.m.noon. Apr. 23-27, 9 a.m.-noon. Cost: $195/person, $175.50/ BCA member. Location: Burlington City Arts Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Explore both darkroom and digital photography! This camp will include guided photo shoots in downtown Burlington and will cover the basic of darkroom and digital printing. Bring a charged camera and its connection cord on the first day; film cameras and all other supplies will be provided. Ages 9-12. PRINT: JAPANESE WOOD BLOCK: Feb. 1-Mar. 21, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $240/person, $216/BCA member. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. In this class, you’ll learn how to carve images into soft wood blocks and make designs on paper, fabric and even T-shirts. Contemporary design techniques will be combined with this ancient printing technique to give you a unique effect in your prints.

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Montpelier. Info: Stuart Paton, 999-4255, spaton55@gmail. com. Burlington! Beginners’ Taiko starts Tuesday, March 13 and April 24; kids, 4:30 p.m., $60/6 weeks; adults, 5:30 p.m., $72/6 weeks. Advanced classes start Monday, March 12 and April 23, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Women’s Haitian Drumming starts Friday, February 17 and March 9, 5 p.m., $45/3 weeks. Morning Taiko by appointment, Saturdays, 9-10:45 a.m., $45/3 weeks. Cuban Bata, & house-call classes by request. Montpelier Thursdays! Voudou drums start February 16 and March 22, 1:30-2:30 p.m., $45/3 weeks. East Montpelier Thursdays! Djembe starts March 22, 5:30 p.m., $45/3 weeks. Cuban congas start February 9 and April 19, $45/3 weeks. Taiko starts March 22, 7 p.m., $45/3 weeks.

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education EXECUTIVE FUNCTION STRATEGIES: Feb. 8, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $180/1day workshop. Location: Stern Center for Language and Learning, 183 Talcott Rd., suite 101, Williston. Info: Stern Center for Language and Learning, Linnea Oosterman, 878-2332, loosterman@ sterncenter.org, sterncenter. org. This one-day workshop is designed for elementary teachers, special educators and administrators who are interested in learning about executive function and how it relates to the classroom. Specific strategies to help students with planning, prioritizing, organizing, flexible thinking and self-monitoring will be presented.

empowerment ACCESS CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 4827194, cvuhs.org/access. Lose Weight, Feel Great; Beekeeping; Creative Writing; Ten Amazing Journeys in History of the World with Chris O’Donnell; Solar Energy 101; Bridge; Cribbage; Mah

Jongg; VT Architecture; Knots; Myers-Briggs; Poetry Workshop; Creative Writing; Pruning Trees; Tree Health; Grief Etiquette; EFT; Suburban Homesteading 101; Motorcycle Awareness; Map and Compass; Backyard Astronomy. Guaranteed. Full descriptions at online (look for Access, Community Education link). Senior discount 65+. INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP TO SOUL COLLAGE: Feb. 4, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $49/ workshop. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Joan Palmer, 578-9825, jbpscollage@gmail.com. Tap into your inner wisdom as you work with your imagination and intuition in this introduction to the Soul Collage process. Participants will come away with several collaged cards and insights into themselves. No artistic skills required. Facilitated by Joan Palmer, trained Soul Collage facilitator. MAKING GOOD CHOICES: Feb. 16-Mar. 8, 7-9 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $60/ course. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909. Learn how to make good choices in life, based on the teachings and principles of Carl Jung. Includes discussion of the larger context of our lives at this momentous time of transition for the planet. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.

gardening HOUSEPLANT CARE: WATERING, FERTILIZING, REPOTTING: Jan. 26, noon-12:45 p.m. Location: Gardener’s Supply Company, 472 Marshall Ave., Williston. Info: 658-2433. Find out how to ensure healthy and vibrant houseplants as Denyse breaks down the basics of proper houseplant care. Led by Denyse Butler Ayers. LIGHT GARDENING: Feb. 2, noon-12:45 p.m. Location: Gardener’s Supply Company, 472 Marshall Ave., Williston. Info: 658-2433. Grow herbs, veggies and beautiful houseplants year round. Find out how. Led by Mike Ather.

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SNOWBOARD DESIGN WITH DENNIS HEALY: Feb. 18, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $45/person. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 5 School St., Stowe. Info: 253-6131, helenday.com. Explore the process of developing a snowboard graphic for retail with Burton’s creative manager of graphics. Students will run through the design process as a whole from start to finish. The importance of creative presentation of ideas and concepts will be stressed.

herbs WILDCRAFTING W/ THE SEASONS: Feb. 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $60/7-hr. class & take-home tincture. Location: Metta Earth Center for Contemplative Ecology, 334 Geary Rd. South, Lincoln. Info: Metta Earth Center for Contemplative Ecology, Gillian Comstock, 453-8111, info@ mettaearth.org, mettaearth. org. Class includes discussion of Chinese medicine ideas on healthy living during winter, seasonal Qi Gong exercises, introduction to tongue diagnosis, outdoors-based wildcrafting and herbal medicine making. Each participant will take home their own tincture ($50 value). Workshop is a combination of ideas and hands-on practice. Taught by Brendan Kelly, acupuncturist/ herbalist. WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Winter Ecology Nature Walk with naturalist George Lisi, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2:30-4 p.m. Sliding scale $20 to $0. Pre-registration appreciated. Wisdom of the Herbs 2012: Apr. 21-22, May 19-20, Jun. 16-17, Jul. 14-15, Aug. 11-12, Sep. 8-9, Oct. 6-7 & Nov. 3-4, 2012. Wild Edibles Intensive 2012: Spring/ Summer Term: May 27, Jun. 24 & Jul. 22, 2012 & Summer/ Fall Term: Aug. 19, Sep. 16 & Oct. 14, 2012. VSAC nondegree grants avail. to qualifying applicants. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, Woodbury. Info: 456-8122, annie@wisdomoftheherbsschool.com, wisdomoftheherbsschool. com. Earth skills for changing

ACCESS LANGUAGE CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvuhs.org/access. Beginner French: 2 levels, Immersion French, Beginning Spanish: 2 levels, Intermediate Spanish, Immersion Spanish, Italian for Travelers: 2 levels, Beginning Mandarin: 2 levels, German: 2 levels. Low cost, handson, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions online (look for Access, Community Education link). Senior discount 65+. JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES: Feb. 14-Apr. 17, 7-8:30 p.m., Every 10 weeks on Tue. Cost: $195/10 1.5hr. classes. Location: St. Michael’s College, 1 Winooski Pl., Colchester. Info: JapanAmerica Society of Vermont, Larry Solt, 865-3113, l.solt@ burlingtontelecom.net, jasv. org. The Japan-America Society of Vermont is again offering beginning Japanese language lessons. This class is an introduction to speaking, listening, reading and writing Japanese, with an emphasis on conversational patterns that occur in everyday life. Students will also be introduced to life in Japan and Japanese customs and culture. LEARN SPANISH & OPEN NEW DOORS: Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Ctr. Info: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com. Broaden your horizons and connect with a new world. We provide high-quality, affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, teens and children. Learn from a native speaker via small classes, individual instruction or student tutoring, including AP. See our website for complete information or contact us for details. PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?: Location: At your home or scheduled meeting place, Burlington, Mad River Valley, Stowe, Montpelier. Info: 4967859, yvescompere@yahoo. com. Communication and vocabulary enrichment, some grammar review. Fun and useful. Taught by Yves Compere, French native.

martial arts AIKIDO: Adult introductory classes begin on Thu., Feb. 2, at 6:45 p.m. Try out this class for $10. This fee can be applied toward our 3-mo. membership special rate for $190 (incl. unlimited classes 7 days a week). Children’s classes begin on Sat., Feb. 4, at 9 a.m. (ages 5-6) & 9:45 a.m. (ages 7-12). Join now & receive a 3-mo. membership (incl. unlimited classes 7 days a week) for $190. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St. (across from Conant Metal & Light), Burlington. Info: 951-8900, burlingtonaikido. org. This Japanese martial art is a great method to get in shape and reduce stress. The Samurai Youth Program provides scholarships for children and teenagers, ages 7-17. We also offer classes for children ages 5-6. Classes are taught by Benjamin Pincus Sensei, Vermont’s senior and only fully certified Aikido teacher. Visitors are always welcome. AIKIDO: Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave. (2nd floor), Burlington. Info: Vermont Aikido, 862-9785, vermontaikido.org. Special holiday opportunity through January 31st! Get 2-for-1 membership for up to three months. Offer also good for children’s classes, January Intro, and winter LGBTQ Intro. Aikido trains body and spirit, promoting physical flexibility with flowing movement, martial awareness with compassionate connection, respect for others and confidence in oneself. COMBATFITNESS MMA MARTIAL ARTS: Weekly on Wed. Location: Combat Fitness Mixed Martial Arts, Winooski. Info: Combat Fitness, Vince Guy, 343-3129, vteguy@yahoo.com, combatfitnessmma.com. Make fitness fun this year. Brand new 5000 sq.ft. training facility. Learn effective self-defense from experienced, certified and caring instructors while getting in the best shape of your life! Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai Kickboxing, Western Boxing, Judo, MMA and Cardio programs. Student, military, law, family discounts. Just off I-89 exit 15. combatfitnessmma. com, 655-KICK. MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CENTER: Please visit website for schedule. Location: Martial Way Self Defense Center, 3 locations, Colchester, Milton, St. Albans. Info: 893-8893, martialwayvt.com. Beginners will find a comfortable and welcoming environment, a courteous staff, and a nontraditional approach that values the beginning student as the most important member of the school. Experienced

martial artists will be impressed by our instructors’ knowledge and humility, our realistic approach, and our straightforward and fair tuition and billing policies. We are dedicated to helping every member achieve his or her highest potential in the martial arts. Kempo, JiuJitsu, MMA, Wing Chun, Arnis, Thinksafe Self-Defense. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Mon.-Fri., 6-9 p.m., & Sat., 10 a.m. 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 660-4072, Julio@bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com. Classes for men, women and children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fitness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and self-confidence. We offer a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts program in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Accept no imitations. Learn from one of the world’s best, Julio “Foca” Fernandez, CBJJ and IBJJF certified 6th Degree Black Belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr., teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A 5-time Brazilian JiuJitsu National Featherweight Champion and 3-time Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

massage ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY PROGRAM: Weekly on Mon., Tue. Cost: $5,000/500-hr. program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, suite 109, Essex Jct. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon.net, elementsofhealing.net. This program teaches two forms of massage, Amma and Shiatsu. We will explore Oriental medicine theory and diagnosis as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, Yin Yang and 5-Element Theory. Additionally, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology will be taught. VSAC nondegree grants are available. NCBTMB-assigned school. GET READY FOR VALENTINE’S DAY MASSAGE CLASS: Men only: class, materials, demo & practice, Jan. 31 & Feb. 7, 6:158:15 p.m. Women only: class, materials, demo & practice, Feb 2 & 9, 6:15-8:15 p.m. Cost: $45/both sessions, $25/single session. Limited space avail. Visa/MasterCard accepted. Call to reserve seat. Location: Reiki-Massage Bodyworks, Essex Jct. Info: 233-4733, reiki-massage.massagetherapy.com. Pre-Valentine’s Day fun for you while learning how to surprise and treat

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Every Body Loves Pilates!: The Cadillac lets you use resistance springs & straps for a great workout w/o all the stress. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: 863-3369, lucille@ naturalbodiespilates.com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. For a strong, flexible and beautifully relaxed body in a calm and professional studio setting. Come in today! Improve your posture and mood. Be more creative in your career. Save on expensive medical bills. Improve the quality of life. Have more enjoyable relationships and derive pleasure from healthy movement!

reiki Usui Reiki, 1st Degree: Feb. 19, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $175/6-hr. class (CEs avail. for NCTMB). Location: Gathering Room, Hinesburg. Info: Vermont Center for Energy Medicine, Cindy Carse, 985-9580, cindy@energymedicinevt.com, energymedicinevt.com. Learn Reiki, a traditional Japanese healing art that facilitates health and transformation on all levels (body, mind and spirit). Reiki can be supportive of any life path or career. In this class, you will be attuned to Reiki and trained to practice Reiki for yourself, loved ones, plants and animals.

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spirit 2012: New Consciousness Dawns, with Dabadi Thaayrohyadi, Toltec Wisdom Keeper, Elder, Sound Healer and Native Artist: Jan. 28-29, Feb. 2526, Mar. 21 & 24, Apr. 21-22, May 19-20, Jun. 14-15, Jun. 1617. Cost: $200/weekend class, $125/day, $950/series. Sliding scale and work exchange possible. Location:., Central Vermont. Info: Council of All Being, 851-7697, gwenhs@ gmail.com, councilofallbeings.org. Mayan and Toltec Prophesy, Meditation and Practice for new times. Sacred drumming, sound healing, ancestral connections, listening for wisdom in nature, finding your voice, meeting your guides, 8000 Drum Ceremony, Council of All Beings. To read workshop details, please visit global-community.org/cgi/gc/ cab-program-info.html.

tai chi Snake-Style Tai Chi Chuan: Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 864-7902, iptaichi.org. The Yang Snake Style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality,

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well-being Yoga Reiki Aroma: Jan. 28, 11 p.m. Cost: $10/class. Location: BlissfulWellness, 48 Laurel Dr., Essex Jct. Info: Blissful Wellness, Linda Rock, 238-9540, blissfulwellness. vt@gmail.com, blissfulwellness.biz. This small, private group workshop offers meaningful relaxation through gentle yoga, prana, Usui Reiki and aromatherapy. The total therapeutic essence of this experience can contribute to bringing the body, mind and spirit into its natural state of bliss. Namaste.

yoga Infertility & Stress Reduction w/ Deb Sherrer: Feb. 2-Mar. 15, 6:30-7:45 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $95/ series. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 658-9440, vtcyt.com. Come explore the use of gentle yoga poses and breath awareness to calm the body and mind, as a means of diminishing and counteracting the issues that arise with infertility, while reestablishing a sense of personal empowerment. No prior experience with yoga is necessary.

EVOLUTION YOGA: $14/ class, $130/class card. $5-$10 community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, Burlington. Info: 864-9642, yoga@evolutionvt.com, evolutionvt.com. Evolution’s certified teachers are skilled with students ranging from beginner to advanced. We offer classes in Vinyasa, Anusara-inspired, Kripalu and Iyengar yoga. Babies/kids classes also available! Prepare for birth and strengthen postpartum with pre-/postnatal yoga, and check out our thriving massage practice. Participate in our community blog: evolutionvt. com/evoblog.

Kundalini Yoga for the Spine: Weekly: Tue. & Thu., 6:30-7:45 a.m. Cost: $13/class (better rates w/ studio class card). Location: Burlington Dances, Chace Mill, top floor, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Lucille Dyer, 863-3369, Lucille@NaturalBodiesPilates. com, BurlingtonDances. com. Awaken the serpent spine, strengthen the core, and teach the body to move and undulate naturally, in its animal form. Build heat and awareness, push through the blockages in our energy that cause pain and stagnation, and give love to those places in our body that we so often neglect. Laughing River Yoga: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. classes, sliding scale $5-15. Cost: $13/ class; $110/10 classes; $130/ unlimited monthly. Location: Laughing River Yoga, Chace Mill, suite 126, Burlington. Info: 343-8119, laughingriveryoga.com. Our essence is unconditional love. Explore for yourself with yoga classes, workshops and retreats taught by experienced and compassionate instructors in a variety of styles, including Kripalu, Jivamukti, Vinyasa, Yoga Trance Dance, Yin, Restorative, meditation and more. All bodies and abilities welcome. Slow Yoga: 50+ w/ Jill Mason: Weekly: Tue., 10:30-11:45 a.m. Cost: $14/ class (or $120/10-class yoga card). Location: Burlington Dances Studio, upstairs in the Chace Mill, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Lucille Dyer, 863-3369, Lucille@ NaturalBodiesPilates.com, BurlingtonDances.com. Slow down in a sped-up world and deepen your practice with time to explore what feels best as you go into a pose. Notice the feeling in your body, make adjustments, allow your muscles to relax and find your own best expression of each pose in the moment. Breathe. Yoga*VSC: We offer a variety of classes throughout the week. Cost: $12/class; $100/10 classes. Location: Yoga*VSC, 36 School St., Johnson. Info: 635-2727, yoga@vermontstudiocenter.org, vermontstudiocenter.org/meditationyoga. Yoga*VSC’s Jivamukti-, Kripalu- and Kundalini-trained teachers will guide you though a practice designed to nourish both body and mind. We offer yoga, tai chi and meditation to students of all levels and abilities. You’ll leave class with a stronger, more flexible body, and a softer, more spacious feeling inside your heart.

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Polyamory Conference: Sat., Feb. 4. Cost: $25/conference. Location: Address provided to registered participants, S. Burlington. Info: VASE, a sister organization of the New England Leather Alliance, Vermont Alternative Sexuality Education, 8814968, vtkink@gmail.com, VTkink.org. VASE presents a RAPshop (risk-aware polyamory) featuring Anita Wagner, poly skills educator, Bjarne Holmes, social psychologist, and Pam Steeg, relationship

Backcountry Skiing for Women: Feb. 4 & 5. Sat., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. (followed by apres-ski). Sun., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $195/person, incl. Alpine & Nordic area passes on Sat., Nordic area pass on Sun., 2 days of instruction, coffee/ tea & light breakfast in the mornings, Sat. apres-ski wine & cheese. Location: Bolton Valley Resort, 4302 Bolton Valley Access Rd., Richmond. Info: 655-8900, vtworksforwomen.org. Build skills and increase your confidence in a supportive environment! Twoday program offers women a nonintimidating and fun introduction to backcountry skiing. You’ll learn the basics of backcountry skiing though plenty of individualized attention. This program is designed for beginner to intermediate skiers who want to take their skills to the next level. Some experience on skis is necessary.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills Group with Adrienne Slusky: Feb. 6-Apr. 30, 6-7:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $40/class. Sliding fee options available, Medicaid payment accepted. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., Suite 204, South Burlington. Info: 6589440, vtcyt.com. DBT teaches new skills or behaviors that can be applied to current stressors to ultimately bring us the quality of life and/or peace of mind we deserve. The philosophy behind this group is that mindfulness practice is an essential DBT component that enables us to fully utilize newly learned skills. Healing Grief Through Mindfulness & Movement: Jan. 30-Mar. 5, 7-9 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Cost: $135/ series. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 658-9440, vtcyt.com. Many of us hold unresolved grief. Is there a disappointment or loss from your life that stands in the way of your happiness now? Having trouble letting go? If you feel ready to engage in your life in a new way or renew your faith in yourself, join us. Special guests Joey Corcoran and Susan Sassaman.

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peace of mind and martial skill. Tai Chi Easy: 4-Part Series: Feb. 11, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Location: Healthy Living Market, 222 Dorset St., S. Burlington. Info: Jade Mountain Wellness, Liz Geran, 399-2102, jademtwellness@gmail.com, ww.jademtwellness.com. Taught by Liz Geran, acupuncturist and herbalist, Jade Mountain Wellness. Tai Chi Easy is a series of simple, slow movements that are a profound way to cultivate wellbeing, offering stress relief, improved balance, heart health, immunity boost, improved mental focus. Preregister by calling Healthy Living Market, 863-2569, or visit healthylivingmarket.com. Yang-Style Tai Chi: New 9-week beginner’s session started Jan. 11 & meets on Wed. at 5:30. $125. All-levels class on Sat., 8:30 a.m. Cost: $16/class. Location: Vermont Tai Chi Academy & Healing Center, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Turn right into driveway immediately after the railroad tracks. Located in the old Magic Hat Brewery building. Info: 318-6238. Tai Chi is a slow-moving martial art that combines deep breathing and graceful movements to produce the valuable effects of relaxation, improved concentration, improved balance, a decrease in blood pressure and ease in the symptoms of fibromyalgia. Janet Makaris, instructor.

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INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION: Jan. 28-Feb. 18, 2-4 p.m., Weekly on Sat. Cost: $60/series. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909. Get a basic orientation to an essential practice of the spiritual journey; learn over a dozen techniques in this workshop that is more experiential than intellectual. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author. Introduction to Zen: Sat., Jan. 28, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $30/half-day workshop, limited-time price. Location: Vermont Zen Center, 480 Thomas Rd., Shelburne. Info: Vermont Zen Center, 9859746, ecross@crosscontext. net, vermontzen.org. This workshop is conducted by an ordained Zen Buddhist teacher, and focuses on the theory and meditation practices of Zen Buddhism. Preregistration required. Call for more info or register online. LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction available Sunday mornings, 9 a.m.noon, or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. An Open House occurs every third Friday evening of each month, 7-9 p.m., which includes an intro to the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom.

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ommy Alexander wanted to preserve the typos in the slangy title of his new record label, Jenke Records. “The word ’janky’ is so janky I couldn’t even spell it right,” he says. Regardless of orthography, Alexander, 26, views the ironic name as a blank template, open to interpretation. “It reminds me of community … the family and friends I have.” A lingering sense of community manifests throughout all things Jenke. Alexander and his cohorts use the term in refrain when discussing their musical endeavors, which have popped up with increasing frequency around Burlington lately. For instance, this Friday, January 27, the label kicks off a new monthly residency at Manhattan Pizza & Pub in Burlington. The following night, Saturday, January 28, at Radio Bean, Jenke celebrates the release of a new compilation, Jenke Records Vol. 1. Alexander founded Jenke last fall after recognizing a disparity marooning certain Burlington musicians. “I just noticed there was an amazing amount of local, talented songwriters, and we were all looking for a collaborative support,” he says. The Jenke project launched officially in September 2011, with a party at Radio Bean that Alexander describes as “magical.” Proceeds from Jenke-sponsored events often benefit local nonprofit organizations or other well-intentioned projects. Past beneficiaries have included the Root Center in Burlington, Tropical Storm Irene relief and a political film by Vermonter Sam Mayfield called Wisconsin Rising. One Thursday each month brings the label to Nectar’s for “Conscious Thursdays,” an event Alexander and Nectar’s manager and Jenke artist Ian Greenman started as a benefit for the Wall Street and Burlington Occupy movements. Greenman considers Alexander “a potential revolutionary.” “It’s very rare you meet someone who is a lone-star musician but void of the ego that guys like that normally get,” says Greenman. R

Alexander came to Burlington two years ago after leaving Cabrillo College, a community college near Santa Cruz, Calif. “My major was not paying attention,” he jokes. “I was only there [to play] baseball.” The erstwhile athlete says he put aside sports for music after buying a Fender acoustic on a whim. Alexander recorded his own folk-steeped EP, Maybe One Day, the first Jenke release, at a friend’s studio in Boston last year. He notes that he doesn’t record his label’s musicians himself. Instead he considers himself “a middleman” between artists and studios. Recently, he began leasing office space at the Firefly Collective in Burlington, an intimate studio and gallery on Main Street cofounded by Kimberley Hannaman Taylor and Ren Weiner. From Firefly, Alexander plans to churn out an arsenal of new Jenke records: as many as 12 within the next six months, including Jenke Records Vol. 1. Alexander already offers that trailblazing album streaming on Jenke’s Bandcamp site, where it’s garnered more than 1000 plays. The online prerelease was spurred by his belief that music should be as accessible as possible. “You do not want anybody who wants the music not to be able to have it,” he declares. CDs of the comp will sell for $5. The compilation features 19 Jenke artists, mostly singer-songwriters who provide a mellow, campfire-song quality. Alexander also includes a few oddities, such as Ian Greenman’s womping “Dubby Conquerer” and Scott Mangan’s “The Weakness,” an electro-infused dance track. Revered Burlington music shaman Ryan Power recorded Austin Sirch’s breezy “Rail Ride,” a highlight. A live recording of Erin Kvam’s “Her Eyes Dart Around” reflects Jenke’s community ideal. Kvam’s track comes from one of her “Autonomatic Attic” sessions, informal monthly fundraisers she hosts at her South Willard

Street home with boyfriend and Jenke artist Jeremy Hammond. Kvam and Hammond also run the Root Center, a nonprofit dedicated to fostering community and wellness through sustainable agriculture. Alexander says his diverse cast of musicians came together through “osmosis.” He adds that, rather than looking for artists with a particular sound, he set his focus on the message of the music. “You have to be genuine,” he says when asked what it takes to become a Jenke musician — though he’s not currently accepting new artists to the already full cast. “It’s more about a community and a feeling of support,” Alexander continues, once again dropping the C word. He shrugs off comparisons to the Greenwich Village folk movement of the 1960s, insisting that other Jenke musicians are his main inspiration. Alexander cites “2nd Wave” by Tom French as a favorite from the comp. “It’s all instrumental, and it’s just so beautiful,” he says. His own music has a rootsy bent infused with a tinge of hip-hop, evoking Sublime’s late front man Bradley Nowell. “Hip-hop was really the first music I became enamored [with],” Alexander explains. “Tupac’s words and emotions especially spoke real truth to me as a young teen.” Radio Bean owner Lee Anderson regards Alexander as the genuine article. “He’s not fakin’ it,” he says. Greenman agrees. “You can tell when he’s playing that he means it,” he observes. The Bean has been an integral part of Jenke’s success. The intimate venue offers a sanctuary for independent musicians to focus on the integrity of their art, an inclusive environment long fostered by Anderson. “I’m there actively promoting the art,” Anderson says. “I think that’s different from some places where owners are more behind the scenes.” A recent performance at Radio Bean illustrated how the café’s affirming atmosphere has aided Jenke. Alexander invited his friend MC Humble to freestyle over a repeating guitar interlude. A rapt crowd nodded along, hanging on each improvised word coming from the stage. At the song’s conclusion, Alexander thanked the audience for its attention. The appreciation was mutual. “We love you, Tommy!” a fan responded. Whatever lies ahead for Jenke, the principle of community will be a cornerstone as Alexander establishes his young business as a foundation for musicians committed to social and artistic interests. For now, Alexander plans to launch a new website, jenkerecords.com, where visitors will find music, videos, artist information and a running list of Jenke news, releases and happenings. This summer, Alexander hopes to book Jenke bands at local music festivals including Liberate Music & Yoga Festival, RhinoFest and Manifestivus. “This year our goal is to get out,” Alexander says, adding that he’d like to expand his community beyond Vermont. “We want to take it on the road.”

Jenke Records releases Jenke Records Vol. 1 at Radio Bean in Burlington this Saturday, January 28, 8 p.m. Free. The Jenke website, jenkerecords.com, debuts on Wednesday, February 1.

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could have been rightly crowned. In fact, choosing a winner this year was almost impossible. Three of the four finalists received perfect scores on my ballot, and the fourth only lost one point. I know my fellow judges were similarly conflicted — and impressed. Some highlights: Much like caRmen laGala was the surprise of the night and a clear audience favorite last year, Kit Rivers was astounding. She was raunchy, rude and utterly fearless. She scored my highest marks of the opening round and was perfect in the finals to boot — though that could be because I’m a sucker for a good dick joke. I’m grown-up like that. Hartswick was on his game once again and provided perhaps the most memorable moment of the night. For his finals set, he performed a song eviscerating Higher Ground

for the disparity between the grand prize — a meager $200 — and the amount of money the sold-out venue likely made — by his math … um, a lot more than $200. It was clever, biting and made everyone in the room just a little uncomfortable, which is what good comedy should do. Alex Nief, where have you been? Though he once again made the finals, and once again didn’t win, he provided an equally compelling and hilarious musical moment of his own. Nief’s opening set was a single song, ruthlessly lampooning a certain notorious downtown dance club — rhymes with “shift.” I’m publicly demanding that Nief record that song immediately. And I want cRaiG mitchell to sing backing vocals. The evening’s host, lee “the Butcher” seeliG, is hilarious. He gets overlooked, as the focus is justifiably on the competing comedians. But he’s often as entertaining as the contestants themselves. The potential

awkwardness between Levity owner Ryan KRiGeR and café manager Lagala was avoided when neither made the finals — though both turned in very funny sets. However, there could still be some lingering bitterness behind the counter as the evening’s champ, Kyle Gagnon, also works at Vermont’s only comedy club. Awkward! (Well, probably not, really. But work with me, OK?)

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Well, that was just awesome. As I mentioned in last week’s column, I had incredibly high expectations for this year’s Higher Ground Comedy battle, which took place last Saturday in the Ballroom. To refresh, I posited that the unprecedented quality of last year’s battle, coupled with increased opportunity for local comedians to hone their chops at venues all over the state, meant that this year’s contest should be the best yet. I was not disappointed. OK, that’s a lie. I was disappointed once. But we’ll get to that. As strong as last year’s lineup was, this year was indeed even stronger. Of the evening’s 15 contestants, you could have made a valid argument that at least eight deserved to be in the finals. And of the four finalists —

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Moog’s: Bob Wagner and D. Davis (acoustic), 8:30 p.m., Free. Rimrocks Mountain Tavern: DJ Two Rivers (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

Monopole: Shaun Paul (dub), 10 p.m., Free. Monopole Downstairs: Gary Peacock (singer-songwriter), 10 p.m., Free. Olive Ridley’s: Karaoke, 6 p.m., Free.

Club Metronome: No Diggity: Return to the ’90s (’90s dance party), 9 p.m., $5. Higher Ground Ballroom: Rubblebucket, Superhuman Happiness, Ryan Power, DJ Disco Phantom (art rock), 8:30 p.m., $15/17. AA. JP’s Pub: Dave Harrison’s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. Levity Café: Friday Night Comedy (standup), 8 p.m. and 10 p.m., $5. Lift: Ladies Night, 9 p.m., Free/$3.

Tabu Café & Nightclub: Karaoke Night with Sassy Entertainment, 5 p.m., Free.

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Bagitos: Karl Miller (jazz), 6 p.m., Free. Green Mountain Tavern: Thirsty Thursday Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

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1/2 Lounge: Zach Rhodes (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Bonjour-Hi! (house), 10 p.m., Free. Backstage Pub: Karaoke with Steve, 9 p.m., Free.

Manhattan Pizza & Pub: Jenke Records Residency (rock), 9 p.m., Free. Monkey House: The Matchsticks, Canadian Lesbian Twins, the Wind Woods, Paul Cataldo (folk), 8 p.m., $5. 18+. Nectar’s: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Spiritual Rez, Clint Bierman & the Unnecessary Means (reggae), 9 p.m., $5. Park Place Tavern: Dirty Merge (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free.

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UNDbites comedian to joke about “the gays,” but in an I-respectwhat-you-do-and-think-youshould-be-famous kind of way. And I’m not the only one. Word on the street is that Power has hooked up with the industrious lads at NNA Tapes and will be releasing a new album with a new band, and that the label plans to shop it around nationally. NNA has seen

Friday, January 27, at the Round-About Gallery Space in Winooski. Local DJs LLU and CHOPPER founded the monthly shindig on the belief that “the Vermont queer community is in dire need of a decidedly queer dance party,” particularly since fabled downtown haunt 135 Pearl closed five years ago. Future installments of the party will be held at other random and unusual spaces

others. It also has bass-music collective MUSHPOST squaring off with the cats from BASS CULTURE in a winner-takeall DJ Battle Royale in the Metronome Lounge. I’m laying 3-to-1 on Bass Culture. But speaking of Mushpost, check out the “official” preparty earlier that evening in the cozy basement speakeasy at the Farmhouse Tap & Grill for some chill, downtempo beats.

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its star rising of late, and has scored some good looks from media outlets around the country. The idea is to use those connections to help bring Power to a wider audience. And it’s about damn time. You can catch Power solo this Friday, January 27, opening for RUBBLEBUCKET at the Higher Ground Ballroom.

All right, bass heads, listen up. This Thursday, January 26, Club Metronome is hosting a massive EDM party, called Sub Zero 3, put together by your dubsteplovin’ pals from 2K DEEP. The show features, like, half the EDM DJs in town, including HAITIAN, SLEEZY D, SHARKAT and the ORATOR — among many

Last but not least, I’m told you haven’t gotten your tickets for SONIC YOUTH’s THURSTON MOORE at the UU Church in Burlington this Sunday, January 29. As of press time, there were still plenty of tix left. What gives? There’s no football this Sunday. It’s not supposed to be terribly cold out. Oh, and he’s Thurston fucking Moore playing in a small church in Burlington. Consider yourselves scolded.

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Here’s an event Jordan Paquette probably won’t go to: the first-ever Pop-Up! A Queer Dance Party, on

around the area — “pop up,” get it? — and will include a variety of entertainment, from drag queens to burlesque to bingo. Yes, bingo.

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set, and he kind of reminded me of DEMETRI MARTIN’s bro-y, 21-year-old stepbrother. There were a couple of weaker performances here and there, and the less said about JORDAN PAQUETTE’s set the better. By and large, though … ah, fuck it. I really didn’t want to have to do this. But someone’s gotta say it. Paquette turned in the most offensive, unintelligent and, frankly, embarrassing performance in possibly the eight-year history of the Higher Ground Comedy Battle — or at least in the four years I’ve judged. In less than five minutes, Paquette somehow completed an offensiveness hat trick, presenting himself as a racist, a homophobe and a misogynist. By the time he got around to “joking” about having sex with his friend’s teenage daughters, the entire room was dumbstruck. So I guess we can throw in pedophile, too. Bonus. Needless to say, it was ugly, and prompted the first boos I’ve ever heard at any show, comedy or otherwise, at Higher Ground. Look, there are no sacred cows in comedy — or few, anyway. Far smarter and funnier people than I — LOUIS C.K., for one — have noted that, in the right hands, anything can be joked about. Race, politics, religion, sexual orientation, jam bands, 9/11, whatever. It’s all fair game. I mean, Jesus, C.K. himself does a bit about having sex with dead babies. Really. But there’s a catch: It has to be funny. Thankfully, 14 of the 15 comedians at Higher Ground last Saturday were.

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relocating from Vermont to Brooklyn (though a few members still call the Green Mountains home), eight-piece art-rock ensemble RUBBLEBUCKET have turned heads, and ears, from coast to coast. Their genre-pulverizing 2011 record, Omega La La, was praised by media outlets of all stripes, from hip rags such as Paste and Spin to the stuffier scribes at the Wall Street Journal. The lesson: Everyone loves to cut loose and get down, even financial noobs. This Friday, January 27, the band plays a homecoming gig at the Higher Ground Ballroom with SUPERHUMAN HAPPINESS, RYAN POWER and DJ DISCO PHANTOM.

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RADIO BEAN: Thomas Pearo (acoustic), 12:30 a.m., Free. Stephen Waud (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Alex Dube (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Free. Henry & Charlene (folk), 9 p.m., Free. Matt Koelsch and the Allies (rock), 10 p.m., Free. Climbing Up Walls (rock), 11 p.m., Free. RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Stavros (house), 10 p.m., $5.

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CITY LIMITS: Top Hat Entertainment Dance Party (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free. ON THE RISE BAKERY: Steve Hartmann (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Donations.

RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10:30 p.m., Free. RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: Supersounds DJ (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.

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THE SKINNY PANCAKE: Connor Garvey (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.

THE HUB PIZZERIA & PUB: The Aerolites (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

VENUE: PleasureDome (rock), 9 p.m., $5.

MATTERHORN: Eames Brothers Band (mountain blues), 9 p.m., $5.

BAGITOS: The Aristocratic Peasants (folk), 6 p.m., Free. THE BLACK DOOR: Grooveshoes (funk), 9:30 p.m., $5. CHARLIE O’S: Blue Fox & the Rockin’ Daddies (blues), 10 p.m., Free. GREEN MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Jonny P (Top 40), 9 p.m., $2. POSITIVE PIE 2: A Fly Allusion (funk), 10:30 p.m., Donations.

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THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM: DJ Slim Pknz All Request Dance Party (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.

MOOG’S: Flat Nose Diesel Bus (jam), 9 p.m., Free. RIMROCKS MOUNTAIN TAVERN: Friday Night Frequencies with DJ Rekkon (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. SHOOTERS SALOON: Tommy & the Tricksters (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free.

OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Friday Night Live (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free. THERAPY: Pulse with DJ Nyce (hip-hop), 10 p.m., $5.

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1/2 LOUNGE: Justin Levinson (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Flashback with DJs Rob Douglas & Moonflower (house), 10 p.m., Free. BACKSTAGE PUB: Alter Ego (rock), 9 p.m., Free. CLUB METRONOME: Retronome (’80s dance party), 10 p.m., $5. FRANNY O’S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Johnny Winter, Mr. French (rock), 7:30 p.m., $20/24. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: OCD: Moosh & Twist, Jacob Es, Duk (hip-hop), 8:30 p.m., $10/12. AA. JP’S PUB: Dave Harrison’s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

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Warning: This review is gonna be a little confusing. In 2010, southern-Vermontbased whiskey-grass architects Gold Town released their debut EP. That CD was a rugged little collection of pop-infused whatevergrass that charmed with casually loose instrumental performances and equally laid-back, back-porch songwriting. Also, it was self-titled. Flash to the end of 2011. The band is back, this time with a debut full-length, 12 tracks of new material that picks up right where the EP left off, and builds on the budding promise of that first attempt. Oh, and it’s also selftitled. If I may … WTF? What to call an album is always an interesting decision. And you can often glean something about what’s in store by ruminating on a record’s title. For example: Tom Waits’ The Heart of Saturday Night. Before you even hit “play,” you know it’s probably going to be an album filled with boozy, late-night laments. And it is. But the choice to selftitle an album can be equally revealing. In some cases, it’s an introduction, a declaration of identity — “Here we are, ya dig?” In others, it’s a decision veering closer to laziness — “So, uh, what the hell do you guys wanna call this thing?” What then to make of Gold Town 2.0? The band’s (initial) debut, while not perfect by any stretch, hardly required a mulligan. It was a roundly solid first attempt and tantalizing glimpse at the group’s potential, if it had more time to develop. And that is exactly what the band has done. By any name, Gold Town’s sophomore release is a stunner. In moments — as on the tender waltz “Hometown” and stirring closer “Hard Times,” especially — the group shows graceful sensitivity,

displaying maturity that outstrips anything on its EP. In particular, lead songwriter Andrew Stearns has corralled a once-unwieldy poetic streak and is developing a refined, powerful and unique voice. In other moments, Gold Town (the band) gleefully roll up their sleeves and deliver hoedown-worthy barn burners. But where they previously relied on youthful zeal to carry such instrumental dalliances, favoring energy over elite picking, here, too, they have evolved. No one will ever accuse Gold Town of virtuosity. But there is marked improvement in the performances of each of the four full-time players, without sacrificing any of that infectious energy. William Mosheim proves an excellent banjoist, especially on the roiling lead cut, “Workingman’s Dawn.” Joshua Loun’s bass work is subtle but substantial — as it should be. And Michael Wheeler’s resonator licks on tracks such as “Early Morning Blues” — which features a nice guest turn from local blues harpist Bob Stannard — are lithe and efficient. As the line goes, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Gold Town (the full-length album) is equally a treat for the senses, whatever you want to call it. Gold Town plays the Dorset Farmers Market this Sunday, January 29.

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Monkey House: Cleared, Mind Over Mirrors, Koen Holtkamp, the le duo, K. Lyman (experimental), 8:30 p.m., $5. Nectar’s: Jay Burwick (acoustic), 7 p.m., Free. Blues for Breakfast (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $5. Radio Bean: Flabberghaster (jam), 1 a.m., Free. The Devyl Nellys (rock), 6 p.m., Free. Jenke Records Album Release Party (rock), 8 p.m., Free. Red Square: DJ A-Dog (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $5. Rí Rá Irish Pub: Party Wolf (rock), 10 p.m., Free. The Skinny Pancake: The Wind Woods (folk), 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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Bagitos: Irish Session, 2 p.m., Free. Bronwyn Fryer and Friends (folk), 6 p.m., Free. The Black Door: Bow Thayer and the Holy Plow (Americana), 9:30 p.m., $5. Charlie O’s: Live Music, 10 p.m., Free.

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The Reservoir Restaurant & Tap Room: Japhy Ryder (prog rock), 10 p.m., Free. Slide Brook Lodge & Tavern: Malicious Brothers (blues), 9 p.m., Free.

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City Limits: Dance Party with DJ Earl (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free. Two Brothers Tavern: Snake Mountain Bluegrass, 8:30 p.m., Free.

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The Hub Pizzeria & Pub: Conscious Roots (reggae), 9 p.m., Free. Moog’s: Red Hot Juba (cosmic Americana), 9 p.m., Free. Parker Pie Co.: Winter Funk Dance Party, 7 p.m., Free. Rimrocks Mountain Tavern: DJ Two Rivers (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. Roadside Tavern: DJ Diego (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free.

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Monopole: Mike Pedersen (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

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Nectar’s: Mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus, 9 p.m., Free. Radio Bean: Old Time Sessions (old-time), 1 p.m., Free. Flamenco Night, 6 p.m., Free. Akiine

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to New Orleans and then released a slyly funky new record, Annunciation St., in homage to the brilliant musical heritage of their adopted hometown. This week, the band plays a string of Vermont dates: Thursday, January 26, at the Skinny Pancake in Burlington; Friday, January 27, at Burlington’s Red Square and later that night at the Rusty Nail in Stowe; an aprés-ski show at the Midway Bar & BBQ at the Stowe Mountain Resort on Saturday, January 28, followed by an evening gig at the Inferno in Brattleboro. (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Free. The Mumbles (rock), 9 p.m., Free. The Subtle Bandits (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

Nectar’s: Metal Monday: Boatman’s Lament, Skrogg, Kairos (metal), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

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On Tap Bar & Grill: Open Mic with Wylie, 7 p.m., Free.

Leunig’s Bistro & Café: Lila Webb & the Cartwheels (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Monty’s Old Brick Tavern: Open Mic, 6 p.m., Free.

Bagitos: Dawna Hammers (singer-songwriter), 11 a.m., Free.

Radio Bean: Open Mic, 8 p.m., Free.

Nectar’s: The Bumpin’ Jones, Fridge & the $pins (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

The Skinny Pancake: Phineas Gage (bluegrass), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

Red Square: Industry Night with Robbie J (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.

On Tap Bar & Grill: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., Free.

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Ruben James: Why Not Monday? with Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

Radio Bean: Gua Gua (psychotropical), 6 p.m., Free. Hard Scrabble (folk), 8:30 p.m., Free. Honky-Tonk Sessions (honky-tonk), 10 p.m., $3.

Starry Night Café: Justin Rose & Tom Cleary (jazz), 6 p.m., Free.

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Sweet Crunch Bake Shop: Gypsy Pat (folk), 10:30 a.m., Free.

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Bagitos: Open Mic, 7 p.m., Free.

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1/2 Lounge: Sofa Kings with DJs J Dante & Jordan (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. Club Metronome: Bass Culture with DJs Jahson & Nickel B (dubstep), 9 p.m., Free. Dobrá Tea: Grup Anwar (Arabic), 6 p.m., Free.

Red Square: Upsetta International with Super K (reggae), 8 p.m., Free. Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., Free.

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1/2 Lounge: Scott Mangan (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Rewind with DJ Craig Mitchell (retro), 10 p.m., Free. Club Metronome: Brain Trust with LeSpecial, Kloptoskop, Space Jesus (live electronica), 9 p.m., $8. 18+. Franny O’s: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free. Leunig’s Bistro & Café: Cody Sargent Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

Bagitos: Karl Miller (jazz), 6 p.m., Free.

Manhattan Pizza & Pub: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 10 p.m., Free.

Charlie O’s: Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

Nectar’s: Soule Monde (organ groove), 9 p.m., $3/8. 18+.

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On Tap Bar & Grill: Cooper & Lavoie (blues), 7 p.m., Free.

Two Brothers Tavern: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Free. Monster Hits Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

Radio Bean: Ensemble V (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free.

Red Square: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. The Skinny Pancake: Wednesday Night Fun-Waiser with Joshua Panda (soul), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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Bagitos: Acoustic Blues Jam, 6 p.m., Free. The Black Door: Swing Night, 8 p.m., $5. Gusto’s: Open Mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., Free. The Skinny Pancake: Wednesday Night Fun-Waiser with Mark LeGrand (country), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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City Limits: Karaoke with Let It Rock Entertainment, 9 p.m., Free. On the Rise Bakery: Open Blues Session, 8 p.m., Donations.

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Seven Days wants your nominations now! The winners will be included in a feature in the Love & Marriage Issue on February 8, 2012. All entries will be eligible for prizes! Send your nomination to eligible@sevendaysvt.com. Please include the following: • a brief explanation of why your nominee fits the bill • an attached photograph of your nominee • your nominee’s email address and phone number* *These will not be published or used for any other purpose.

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isitors to the Flynndog gallery’s current exhibition, “Fluid Dynamics,” are greeted by a labyrinthine tower of copper pipes supporting a urinal 10 feet high. Beside the sculpture, a broken pogo stick leans against a wall. It’s hard not to think of French Dadaist Marcel Duchamp and the displaced porcelain he left us as a kind of art-historical inheritance. When Chris Cleary made his towering latrine, he says, he was not familiar with Duchamp’s ready-made 1917 sculpture, “Fountain.” Yet Cleary’s looming loo strikes a similar tone in form and intent to Duchamp’s legendary john, both unseating the sacredness of art objects and poking fun at the seriousness of the art world that enshrines them. Cleary, who has a wiry build, longish red hair and a quick smile, lends animation to the cozy garage-turned-studio in Jericho where he runs his stonework business and creates fine-art sculptures. The 36-year-old is a self-professed “reclusive-artist type” who says he “shoots out of bed in the morning and into the shop” to make his work. Cleary speaks often and fondly of his wife, Kim, and two kids, citing Kim’s patience with his thirst for materials. (He used the siding from the back of their house to build a pyrotechnic sculpture last summer.) He also credits his children’s Dr. Seuss books with influencing his pipe sculptures. Last winter, Cleary sold his carvedslate Christmas-tree ornaments through Vermont Life magazine, giving himself more hours to spend in the studio rather than hawking his wares at craft and trade shows. The surplus time enabled him to finish the four large-scale, copper-pipe sculptures on display at the Flynndog. The pieces were four years in development, material accumulation and construction, and their current presentation as a strong, cohesive group is strategic. “I wanted people to take these seriously, and also to be associated with other artists,” he says. When mentor and friend Homer Wells invited him to participate in the Flynndog show, Cleary says he was honored. A stone sculptor by training and vocation, Cleary calls his copper work “a love affair gone right.” He seems fascinated with the materiality of copper and its duality as a building material and semiprecious metal, not to mention

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its aged appearance. The artist refers to his work as “steampunk,” after the mechanical, nouveau-Victorian aesthetic. Many of Cleary’s works are inspired by found copper and brass pieces. He sources his copper pipes and fittings and brass ornaments, parts and embellishments from a scrap yard he coyly refuses to name. Cleary also barters with various scrap purveyors and friends who bring him metal oddities. Coils, knobs and strangely shaped fittings cluster in crates

around his studio like plundered treasure. “I like being the last owner, the last user of something,” he says. Cleary buys many of his parts new from local suppliers, too. When he finished his submarine-like sculpture “Neptune,” he and a friend stopped by one of those suppliers on the way to deliver the piece, hoping to procure the final brass bolt for its nose cone. The store staff filed outside to marvel at Cleary’s submarine, which recalls both Captain

Nemo’s Nautilus and a Smithsonian Museum artifact. “I’ve got the perfect bolt for that,” an older man told Cleary, then disappeared into the depths of the store and emerged with a single, shining brass bolt. “No charge, just send me a picture,” the supplier said. “The arts bring that out in people,” Cleary says with a smile. Chris Cleary’s father is John Cleary, a stone dealer in Richmond and a “tinkerer,” as his son describes him. “It was definitely a huge influence on me to work alongside my dad,” he says. “When I was growing up, he worked as a kind of handyman, and I was always at his side at work sites. Then, when I bought my house, all the pipes had either burst or were too old, so I replumbed and rewired my whole house.” The experience gave him both sturdy construction and a newfound affection for the copper pipes he’d learned to solder with silver. From this work emerged the pipe sculptures. Cleary leaves the “sweated” joints messy and visible. He likes the irony that the pipes’ solid seals appear to be leaking. Wry humor pervades all of Cleary’s works at the Flynndog, including an ominously one-legged jet pack and a shower stall composed of a Rube Goldbergian screen of copper pipes. Cleary received formal stone-carving training during a residency at West Rutland’s Carving Studio & Sculpture Center in 2007, but is otherwise a selftaught sculptor. His works encompass large-scale wooden, pyrotechnic sculptures; lettered and pictorialized stones; stone-and-copper “cattail” sculptures that move in the wind; and the recent copper-pipe constructions. Though diverse, his oeuvre is unified by his love for the alchemy that occurs when a sculptor puts hand to material. In Cleary’s backyard, perennials sleep under a blanket of snow that also coats the odd planes of his stone and metal sculptures. A zip line links a spirelike wooden structure with the woods beyond. Old stone farm walls ramble off into the distance. The place reflects this artist’s mind: a landscape of joyful ideas and inventions and anticipation. And, of course, good humor. Chris Cleary’s sculptures are part of “Fluid Dynamics,” at the Flynndog in Burlington through February 25. flynndog.net vermontsteampunk.com

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‘30/30: AnniversAry Print Project’: prints by Vermont artists, including Michael Jager and harry bliss, created to celebrate the 30th anniversaries of both Flynn Center for the performing Arts and burlington City Arts. Through February 18 at Amy e. Tarrant gallery, Flynn Center, in burlington. info, 865-7166. Alice BowmAn: portraits in charcoal. Through January 30 at pickering Room, Fletcher Free library, in burlington. info, 865-7211. Bryn mAyr: Abstract paintings, skyway; AdAm devArney: Drawings and mixed-media works, gates 1-8; cArolyn enz HAck: "Flight simulator," a mixed-media work, escalator. Through January 31 at burlington Airport in south burlington. info, 865-7166. ‘Burlington electric: energy-efficient Art’: Drawings by fourth graders. Through February 3 at Metropolitan gallery, burlington City hall. info, 865-7166. ‘cAPture my vermont’: Fourteen winning images from the Burlington Free Press-sponsored photo competition of the same name. Through January 31 at Frog hollow in burlington. info, 863-6458. ‘celeBrAte tHe seAson’: paintings by Julie A. Davis, betty ball, Carolyn walton, gail bessette, Athenia schinto, susan bull Riley and Charles Townsend; jewelry by Tineke Russell. A portion of proceeds benefit the bentley Davis seifer Memorial Foundation. Through January 30 at luxton-Jones gallery in shelburne. info, 985-8223. dj BArry: "instantaneous," the artist’s response to the 10th anniversary of 9/11, plus other acrylic paintings. February 1 through March 31 at healthy living in south burlington. info, 461-5814. dArsHAnA Bolt: prints by the burlington artist. Through January 31 at salaam in burlington. info, 658-8822. dAvid mAgnAnelli: Multimedia works inspired by metaphysics, buddhism and sacred geometry. Through January 31 at Muddy waters in burlington. info, 658-0466.

‘vision Quest iv’: work by Ted Chafee, steve Chase and gidon staff; ‘tHe HAle street gAng: PortrAits in writing’: portraits of Randolph-area seniors, plus audio recordings and text from their memoirs; d’Ann cAlHoun fAgo: A retrospective. Through February 10 at AVA gallery and Art Center in lebanon, n.h. Aspiring memoirists bring an old photograph or just a head full of memories so the hale street gang’s project leader, sara Tucker, can help them craft a short essay: saturday, January 28, 1-3 p.m. info, 603-448-3117. ‘tHe Art on Burton’: work by artists who have contributed to the design of burton snowboards, plus videos exploring the process of design. Through April 15 at helen Day Art Center in stowe. Todd Kohlman discusses the history of snowboarding and burton: Thursday, January 26, 6-7 p.m. info, 253-8358. wu tsAng: The los Angeles artist, whose short film “shape of Right statement” was named among Artforum’s best films of 2010, discusses his work: saturday, January 28, 7 p.m., noble lounge, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier. info, 828-8600. jeAn cHerouny: “source of empathy,” recent paintings. Through May 20 at Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson state College. The artist discusses her work: Thursday, January 26, 3-4 p.m. info, 388-0320.

djAngo HulPHers: “Americons,” collages. February 1 through 29 at north end studio A in burlington. info, 863-6713.

‘fluid dynAmics’: sculpture by homer wells, ethan bond-watts and Chris Cleary. Through February 25 at Flynndog in burlington. info, 863-0093.

‘tHe HumAn form’: photographs of the body. Through February 19 at Darkroom gallery in essex Junction. Reception: sunday, January 29, 3-5 p.m. info, 777-3686. PAine mountAin Arts council AnnuAl sHow: work by 30 northfield artists. January 27 through 29 at brown public library in northfield. Reception: Friday, January 27, 7-9 p.m. info, 485-6610. ‘weAtHering it out’: work in a variety of media including installations made from items salvaged after storms; jeneAne lunn & jim lund: “Vermonters in italy,” paintings and drawings; mAggie neAle: Mixed-media works. Through February 25 at studio place Arts in barre. Reception: Friday, January 27, 5:30-7:30 p.m. info, 479-7069.

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‘cool it now’: Ceramic Expire 2/28/12 sculpture and pottery by hoyt barringer, steve Carter, nick earl, Jenn galusha and ian winsemius. Through 16t-Girlington011811.indd 1 1/13/12 2:21 PM January 27 at Colburn gallery in burlington. Reception: Channel 15 percussionist Andrew Mallon ADVOCACY, ENVIRONMENTAL performs, wednesday, January ISSUES, & COMMUNITY EVENTS! on demand: 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. info, vermontCam.org 656-2014. kevin fAHey: “A painter’s Voice,” work by the artist and chef. January 27 through February 26 at galleria Fine Arte in stowe. Reception: Friday, January 27, 5-7 p.m. info, 253-7696. ‘tHe essence of tHe city’: Artwork inspired by planbTV, a project to create a reimagined master plan for burlington’s downtown and waterfront area. Through January 30 at 1 Church street in burlington. Reception: wednesday, January 25, 5-7 p.m. info, 865-7193. ‘clAy Bodies’: objects accommodating and evoking the human form. Through March 3 at living/learning Center, uVM, in burlington. Reception: Thursday, January 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m. info, 656-4200.

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grAduAte exHiBition: work by Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA candidates. January 30 through February 4 at T.w. wood gallery & Arts Center in Montpelier. Reception: Tuesday, January 31, 8:3010:30 p.m. info, 828-8703.

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‘illuminAtions: ligHt And sculPture in city HAll PArk’: sculpture by Kat Clear, Chris sharp and Rebecca schwarz; aurora-borealis-inspired lighting design by Jason “liggy” liggett. Through February 28 at burlington City hall park. info, 865-7166.

jennifer Berger: "Moments of liberation," an autobiographical narrative. Through January 31 at Computers for Change in burlington. info, 279-1623.

‘interPreting tHe trAil’: photographs, pastels, bottle-cap clocks, backgammon boards and more by artists inspired by the long Trail. February 1 through 29 at Frog hollow in burlington. info, 863-6458.

jolene gArAnzHA & dAnA dAle lee: "loonatic Tales and other happy omens," drypoint etchings by garanzha; oil paintings by lee. Through January 30 at Vintage Jewelers in burlington. info, 862-2233.

isAAc wAsuck: "The Figure of it is," paintings. Through February 28 at Dostie bros. Frame shop in burlington. info, 660-9005. jAmes mArc leAs: oil paintings that blur the line between landscape and abstraction. Curated by seAbA. Through February 24 at pine street Deli in burlington. info, 862-9614.

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jerry lAsky: photographs of Vermont and new Zealand. Through January 31 at uncommon grounds in burlington. info, 865-6227.

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jude Bond & micHelle sAffrAn: "Yours Till niagara Falls: brides and grooms and honeymoons," photographs by bond; photographs that explore issues of gender identity and the passage of time by saffran. February 1 through 29 at Vintage inspired in burlington. info, 488-5766. buRlingTon-AReA ART shows

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winter grouP sHow: work by brittany Foster, Donna McDermid, paige Dunbar, eric Fitzgerald and Rick evans. Through January 30 at the gallery at phoenix books in essex Junction. Reception: sunday, January 29, 3-5 p.m. info, 651-7043.

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‘finissAge’: selected works by artists featured at seAbA-curated sites over the past year. Through January 31 at seAbA Center in burlington. info, 859-9222.

isHAnA ingermAn: “un-masking: The Truth,” glazed ceramic masks and poetry. Through January 30 at City Market in burlington. Reception: sunday, January 29, noon-2 p.m. info, 651-7043.

BetH fitzgerAld: photographs of everyday life in a small Tanzanian village by the founder of the African empowerment project. Through February 14 at the gallery at burlington College. Reception: Thursday, January 26, 5:30-7:30 p.m. info, 923-2350.

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evie lovett: “backstage at the Rainbow Cattle Co.,” photographs documenting the drag queens at a Dummerston gay bar; in collaboration with the Vermont Folklife Center (through March 31); AdAm PutnAm: "Magic lanterns," installations in which putnam projects architectural interiors on empty gallery walls; drawings of abstracted cathedral-like sculptures; and photos of the 6-foot-8 artist folded into cabinets and bookcases (through February 25). At bCA Center in burlington. info, 865-7166.

PHilliP roBertson: prints and paper constructions inspired by the natural landscape. Through March 2 at River Arts Center in Morrisville. Reception: Thursday, January 26, 5-7 p.m. info, 888-1261.

‘tHe Holly dAze’: Artwork that explores the relationship between commercialism and belief. Through January 31 at union station in burlington.

elinor osBorn: "winter," photographs of Vermont. Through January 31 at block gallery in winooski. info, 373-5150. etHAn & jesse AzAriAn: paintings on wood and canvas. Through January 31 at Red square in burlington. info, 318-2438.

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‘discovery in our everydAy world’: photographs by adults from howardCenter Developmental services who participated in a VsA Vermont Can Do Arts Class. Through January 31 at nectar’s in burlington. info, 655-4606.

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Laura DeCapua & Geoff Hansen In Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town, Emily Webb wonders from the grave, Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Now’s your chance: “Our Town: A Snapshot of Tunbridge Residents in 2011,” at Tunbridge Public Library through March 10, immortalizes the farmers,

artists, students, hunters, business owners, retirees and other characters who make up the small community. Geoff Hansen and Laura DeCapua, longtime photo editor and former photographer for the Valley News, respectively, captured the faces, and landscape, of Tunbridge, so that viewers can realize life, if not “every, every minute,” then at least for the

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‘Local Color in Winter’: Work by members of the Vermont Watercolor Society. Through February 18 at Davis Center, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 652-9893.

Kasy Prendergast: "Distance," 10 years of paintings of Lake Champlain. Through January 31 at the Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington. Info, 578-7714.

Mary Hill: Paintings. Curated by SEABA. Through February 24 at Speeder & Earl’s (Pine Street) in Burlington. Info, 658-6016.

Katherine Gluck: "Landscapes and Portraits," oil paintings, watercolors and prints. Through March 1 at the Daily Planet in Burlington. Info, 316-7269.

Mary Provenzano & Jenny Burton: Paintings, prints and photo collages. Through January 31 at Speaking Volumes in Burlington. Info, 540-0107.

Kimberlee Forney: Whimsical paintings of cows, sheep and people. Through February 29 at Magnolia Breakfast & Lunch Bistro in Burlington. Info, 310-9159.

Matt Thorsen: Photographs. February 1 through 29 at Red Square in Burlington. Info, 318-2438.

Leigh Ann Rooney & Hilary Glass: "Ethereal Terra," paintings and photography by Rooney; etchings and illustrations by Glass, on the first floor; Robert Brunelle Jr.: "Cold Snap," paintings, on the second floor. Through April 27 at Community College of Vermont in Winooski. Info, 654-0513.

‘Me, Myself and I’: Self-portraits by artists ages 4 to 12. Through January 31 at Davis Studio Gallery in Burlington. Info, 425-2700. Nathan Campbell: "Own and Occupy," an interactive video game. Curated by SEABA. Through February 24 at VCAM Studio in Burlington. Info, 651-9692.

Northern Vermont Artist Association: Work in a variety of media by local artists. February 1 through 29 at Fletcher Free Library in Burlington. Info, 865-7211. ‘Pen & Ink’: Illustrations by Nicholas Heilig, Anthony Green, Kimberley Hannaman Taylor and Thomas Pearo; ‘Occupy the World’: Notes and art from the Occupy movement. Through January 31 at the Firefly Collective in Burlington. Info, 559-1795. ‘Persian Visions’: Contemporary photography from Iran; ‘Imagining the Islamic World’: Late 19th- and early 20th-century travel photography. Through May 20 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750. Shahram Entekhabi: Happy Meal, a film featuring a young Muslim girl eating a McDonald’s Happy Meal, in the New Media Niche (through August 26); ‘Up in Smoke’: Smoke-related works from the museum’s permanent collection (through

June 3). At Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750. Sheri Larsen: "The Ends of Africa: Egypt and South Africa," photographs. Through January 31 at Brownell Library in Essex Junction. Info, 878-6828. ‘Small Works’: Artwork perfectly sized for gift giving; ‘Small Gifts’: Everything under $50, in the Backspace Gallery. Through January 28 at S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington. Info, 578-2512. ‘Variations in Abstraction’: Paintings by Steven Goodman, Beth Pearson and Gail Salzman presented in collaboration with Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery. Through February 17 at Select Design in Burlington. Info, 864-9075. ‘We Art Women’: Work by the artist collective. Through January 31 at Vintage Inspired in Burlington. Info, 488-5766.

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‘2011 portfoLio of prints & hoLiday shoW’: Limited-edition prints by 26 artist members and faculty from Vermont and New Hampshire. Through January 31 at Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction. Info, 295-5901. ‘aBstractions’: Work in a variety of media by Frances Holliday Alford, Jim Kardas, Scott J. Morgan, Frieda Post and Harry Rich. Through January 29 at Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts in Chester. Info, 875-1018. adrian Wade: "Montpelier of Belonging," drawings in pencil and charcoal. Through February 29 at the Shoe Horn at Onion River in Montpelier. Info, 223-5454. ‘art of the chair: process and possiBiLity’: Two- and three-dimensional works by 20 Vermont artists exploring the history, personalization and personification of the seat. Through March 6 at Chandler Gallery in Randolph. Info, 431-0204.

caLL to artists cuLturehaLL neW artists: Culturehall, a curated online registry for contemporary artists, invites artists to submit work to an open application call. Deadline: February 12. To apply, visit culturehall.com/ apply.html. caLLing indie crafters! The Queen City Craft Bazaar is now taking applications for its spring show. Find out more and apply online: queencitycraft.com.

marie Lapré graBon: Landscape paintings. Through January 27 at Governor’s Office Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749.

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16th annuaL csWd creatiVe reuse shoWcase: Open to Chittenden County high school students. Sign up to receive information on the contest. Fill out online entry form by January 26. Artwork due February 1 and 2. Info, jsankey@ cswd.net or cswd.net/ programs/schools-students/ creative-reuse-showcase.

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shaping pages suBmissions: Call for “Shaping Pages,” an exhibit of artist books and alternative types of book exhibits. Deadline: February 15. Entry requirements at bookartsguildvt.wordpress.com.

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‘2nd tuesday’: New work by Cheryl Betz, Alex Bottinelli, Maggie Neale, Elizabeth Nelson, Kathy Stark, Janet Van Fleet and Ann Young. Through February 17 at Christine Price Gallery, Castleton State College. Info, 468-6091. aLdo merusi: "Locked in Time," photographs by the 1937-74 chief photographer at the Rutland Herald. Through February 11 at Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. Info, 775-0356. andy neWman: French, Portuguese and New England landscapes. Through January 31 at Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury. Info, 458-0098. eLinor steeLe: "The Art of Tapestry," contemporary handwoven tapestries. Through February 26 at Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury. Info, 388-1436.

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week of studio work and fellowship with other Vermont artists. Applications must be received by January 31. Visit vermontstudiocenter. org/vermont-artists-week for information and applications.

Vermont Stage Company’s “The Clean House” (1/25-29, 2/1-5, 2/8-12) @ FlynnSpace Meklit Hadero @ UVM Recital Hall Paul Taylor Dance Company @ Flynn MainStage BioDiesel w/ Sonic Spank (Philly) @ The Rusty Nail Bar & Grille, Stowe Australia’s Nouvelle Circus: CIRCA @ Flynn MainStage SESAME STREET LIVE: “1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends” (2/7-8) @ Flynn MainStage Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival: Winter Encore @ E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival: Winter Encore @ Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester Kate Davis @ UVM Recital Hall Burlington Civic Symphony Orchestra: “Peter and the Wolf” @ UVM Recital Hall Chamberlin @ The Rusty Nail Bar & Grille, Stowe RUSKO @ Memorial Auditorium Carbon Leaf w/ Adam Ezra Group @ The Rusty Nail Bar & Grille, Stowe The French Connection: Le Vent du Nord and Pine Leaf Boys @ Flynn MainStage Everett Dance Theatre: “Brain Storm” (2/17-18) @ FlynnSpace BCA/Flynn 30/30 Anniversary Anniversary Print Project Closing Reception @ Amy E. Tarrant Gallery Marianne DiMascio & Angela Albeck: “Stealing from Work” (work-in-progress showing) @ FlynnSpace Community Cinema: “More Than a Month” @ FlynnSpace Comedy Series: “Stand Up, Sit Down & Laugh” @ FlynnSpace Hugh Masekela @ Flynn MainStage The Suzanne Farrell Ballet: An All-Balanchine Evening @ Flynn MainStage Curtis on Tour @ FlynnSpace

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Janet Wormser: Paintings. Through February 28 at Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-3293.

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‘seLections from grace 2012’: Drawings and paintings by 13 self-taught artists. Through January 27 at Statehouse Cafeteria in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749.

Vt artists WeeK at Vermont studio center: May 4 through 11, 2012: Vermont Artists Week was created in 1984 to support the state’s artists and writers with an intensive

‘eye of the BehoLder’: Paintings by Anne Unangst, Cindy Griffith and Marcia Hill. Through February 4 at City Center in Montpelier. Info, 229-4326.

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saBra fieLd: "Cosmic Geometry Suite," woodblock prints exploring universal order. Through January 30 at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center. Info, 728-1231.

poem city 2012: caLL for poems! The Kellogg-Hubbard Library and Montpelier Alive invite Vermonters to submit poems for our annual text display for National Poetry Month. Deadline: February 1. Send one to three poems as Word documents no longer than 24 lines. PoemCity2012@ gmail.com or PoemCity 2012, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, 135 Main St., Montpelier, VT 05602.

cassi stiLianessis: "Thinking Above the Noise," black-and-white photographs. Through January 29 at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Info, curator@ capitolgrounds.com.

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ray BroWn: "From Vermont to Italy," landscape paintings that straddle abstraction and realism. Through April 6 at Central Vermont Medical Center in Barre. Info, 371-4375.

fancifully decorated pianos in public spaces throughout the Upper Valley in July 2012! Artists whose proposals are accepted will receive a $120 stipend to cover materials costs. Download application at avagallery.org.

BiLL ramage: A centripetal drawing. February 1 through March 2 at Feick Fine Arts Center, Green Mountain College, in Poultney. Info, 287-8398.

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‘naturaL Wonders’: Sculptural assemblages by John Udvardy; mixed-media drawings by Marcy Hermansader; and paintings by Anda Dubinskis. Through March 19 at BigTown Gallery in Rochester. Info, 767-9670.

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LaureL fuLton: "Pigments and Volumes," expressionistic skyscapes in giclée prints. February 1 through 29 at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Info, curator@capitolgrounds.com.

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Zoe Bishop: "Beast and Bird," paintings and papier-mâché works. Through March 15 at Nunyuns Bakery & Café in Burlington. Info, bumblebishop@ rocketmail.com.

Laura decapua & geoff hansen: "Our Town: A Snapshot of Tunbridge Residents in 2011," environmental portraits. Through March 10 at Tunbridge Public Library. Info, 889-9404.

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‘Winter Landscapes’: Paintings by Sean Dye, Mary Krause and Tony Conner. Through February 29 at Shelburne Vineyard. Info, 985-8222.

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‘In CelebratIon of WInter’: Work by Elisabeth Wooden, Sheel Anand, Bob Aiken, Lisa Angell, Gary Eckhart, Hunter Eddy, Orah Moore, Frank Califano and Robert Huntoon. Through March 31 at Vermont Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. Info, 253-9653. José Chepe Cuadra: “Retratos de Espaldas (Portraits From the Back)," thesis work by the MFA candidate. Through February 12 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College in Johnson. Info, 635-1469. Kathleen Kolb: "Snow Light," oil paintings. Through April 30 at Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. Info, 253-1818. nICK rosato: Turned-wood platters, bowls, rolling pins and more. Also, work by Richford and Enosburg Falls High School students. Through January 31 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403. ‘reverend MartIn luther KIng Jr. CelebratIon, reMeMbranCe and exhIbItIon’: An exhibition honoring the legacies of Stephen Huneck and King. Through February 29 at Stephen Huneck Gallery and Dog Chapel in St. Johnsbury. Info, 748-2700. ‘sMall WorKs’: Work by gallery artists, including collographs by Sheryl Trainor and colorful miniatures by Lois Eby. Through January 31 at West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe. Info, 253-8943.

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n David Cronenberg’s latest film, Michael Fassbender and Viggo Mortensen play Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud. Ed Harris costars as a one-eyed Victorian miscreant who threatens to besmirch their reputations by revealing their violent criminal pasts. You wish. What I wouldn’t have given, as I watched this mercilessly dry chronicle of psychoanalysis’ birth, for somebody’s head to explode, or for one of the characters to turn into a fly. I would’ve settled for an evil twin. A knife fight with male frontal nudity might have proved tricky to work in, but definitely would have livened things up. Unfortunately, the director’s trademark touches are nowhere on display in A Dangerous Method, a movie so snoozy it makes your typical Merchant Ivory costume drama look like Fast Five. Which is something of a bummer for fans of the Canadian horror maestro, coming off A History of Violence (2005) and Eastern Promises (2007), two of the finest films of his career. Those pictures ushered in a new period of maturity in Cronenberg’s work. This one heralds something more suggestive of senility. It’s hard to imagine what he could have

been thinking when he decided to make a movie based on Christopher Hampton’s 2003 play The Talking Cure. Nothing screams big-screen excitement like a super-gabby theater piece that explores the relationship between two giants of psychology by having them read long letters from each other and discuss their dreams for an hour and a half (“Now this log ... perhaps you should entertain the possibility that it represents the penis”). The closest the film comes to horror is in an early scene where a hysterical young Russian woman named Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley) arrives by carriage at the Burghölzli Hospital in Zürich for treatment by Jung. Howling, cackling, bugging her eyes and flailing her arms, she’s the picture of insanity. Knightley juts her jaw so far forward she reminded me of the creature in Alien. Some reviewers have accused her of overacting. Others haven’t seen the movie yet. Anyhoo, after a few chats with Jung she’s not only calm and composed but well on her way to becoming a psychoanalyst herself. This guy is good. Employing Freud’s revolutionary approach, he questions her about her childhood and discovers that she experi-

jung love Fassbender plays a pioneer of psychoanalysis who puts a new spin on the concept of doctor-patient privilege.

enced sexual arousal when her father disciplined her. The good doctor soon succumbs to her advances and begins a kinky affair. Apparently, he wanted to test his theory about a revolutionary spanking cure. You know your movie is set in Dullsville when multiple scenes featuring Fassbender spanking and whipping an appreciative Knightley do nothing to enliven the proceedings. That’s how inert the interplay between the main characters is. As Freud, Mortensen seems almost comically out of his element. Sporting a beard, a cigar surgically attached to his hand, he blathers pedantically about the future of the field he founded and initially welcomes Jung into his fold, believing that a wealthy Protestant will make a valu-

able emissary for a movement facing antiSemitism in Vienna. The blossoming bromance is threatened, however, when Jung questions his mentor’s insistence that sexual repression underlies all mental illness. I’m not kidding. That’s as dramatic as the story gets. I kept telling myself to be patient, that something Cronenbergian would happen any second, that the nonstop ho-hum yakking was just a setup for a masterful twist. But no such luck. Dandy costumes. Gorgeous camera work. Anyone claiming that this dialogue-heavy dud has anything more going for it should have their head examined. m R i c k K i s o nak

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hen arty directors make genre films, sometimes they do it for the money. Sometimes they do it for fun. And sometimes they do it to find out how much they can warp the conventions of a given genre and still sell it as routine entertainment. When Steven Soderbergh isn’t making four-hour films about Che Guevara, he’s big into that kind of experimentation. How else to explain The Informant!, a story of Clintonera industrial espionage shot and scored like a Johnson-era comic romp? Or Contagion, a disaster movie where the ostensible heroes were as likely to drop dead as the extras? Like those films, Soderbergh’s latest, Haywire, appears to be built on sly what-ifs. What if I made an action film about a female secret agent who looked strong enough to hold her own in a fight? What if that fight was choreographed and shot so that you could follow what was happening? What if, afterward, the heroine sported actual bruises? What if I spaced out the action with long, tense setup scenes? Would audiences still eat it up? The answer, it appears, is no. Moviegoers gave Haywire a wretched D+ on CinemaScore and flocked to the latest Underworld movie to watch a skinny actress kicking nonstop ass. But for those who are less enchanted with

that formula, Haywire is a visually stimulating and refreshingly different ride. Taken on its own terms, as a stylistic dare, it’s good fun. Just don’t expect tons of character development or emotional impact. Star Gina Carano, a former top-ranked mixed-martial-arts fighter, doesn’t have the acting chops to deliver much of either. But as ex-Marine Mallory Kane, she delivers punches and roundhouse kicks with immense aplomb. A covert agent for a private contractor, Mallory is not a girly-girl. “I don’t wear the dress,” she snaps at her employer and ex-lover (Ewan McGregor) when he proposes a job that involves her posing as the wife of an Irish agent (Michael Fassbender). The film opens in the aftermath of that job, with Mallory arriving in rural upstate New York for a meeting with an associate (Channing Tatum) to discuss how things went wrong. Soon she finds herself on the run with a terrified civilian (Michael Angarano), to whom she tells her tale, setting the stage for long flashbacks set in Dublin and Barcelona. Soderbergh and screenwriter Lem Dobbs (The Limey) do what they can to keep the audience off kilter: When McGregor sets up Mallory’s mission with a government agent (Michael Douglas), we see only inconclu-

girl fight Carano takes aim at action-chick conventions in Soderbergh’s thriller.

sive fragments of their conversation. When Mallory rescues a hostage in Barcelona, Soderbergh lowers the sound and keeps the camera swinging like a nervous surveillance operative. When it’s time for hand-to-hand combat, though, he holds it still and lets us watch, bucking the trend set by the Bourne films. The fights are visceral, even brutal; Soderbergh doesn’t dance around the difficulty of a woman — even a burly one — choking or knocking out a guy the size of Tatum or Fassbender. He does dance around Carano’s acting limitations, mainly by making Mallory a woman of great focus and amusingly few words. (A favorite moment: When Angarano

laments that she’s wrecking his new car with her stunt driving, she mutters a chagrined “Well...” and returns her attention to the road.) The film has bits that border on camp, and the plot, once elucidated, doesn’t entirely hold water. A climactic scene at the home of Mallory’s dad (Bill Paxton) seems more like an excuse to shoot an astounding New Mexico locale than a satisfying finale. In short, Haywire doesn’t revolutionize the action thriller. But it does riff on its conventions enough to entertain anybody who’s ever wished a movie fight were more like a fight and less like a deafening ballet. m Marg o t H arri so n

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tHE DEVil iNSiDEH A woman tries to find out whether her long-institutionalized mother is possessed by demons or just mentally ill in this horror flick set in Italy. We’re guessing the former. William Brent Bell directed. With Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth. (87 min, R. Essex, Majestic; ends 1/26) EXtREmElY loUD AND iNcREDiBlY cloSEHH1/2 An 11-year-old New Yorker (Thomas Horn) tries to solve a mystery regarding his dad (Tom Hanks), who died in the 9/11 attacks, in this drama based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. With Sandra Bullock and Max von Sydow. Stephen (The Reader) Daldry directed. (120 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy) tHE GiRl WitH tHE DRAGoN tAttooHHH1/2 David (The Social Network) Fincher directed the American adaptation of the first book in Stieg Larsson’s best-selling mystery trilogy set in Sweden. A left-wing journalist (Daniel Craig) and a mysterious hacker (Rooney Mara) investigate the cold case of a teen’s disappearance. With Robin Wright, Stellan Skarsgard and Christopher Plummer. (158 min, R. Big Picture, Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Stowe, Welden) HAYWiREHHH1/2 Having shown us a grim vision in Contagion, director Steven Soderbergh is back in his escapist mode. Mixed-martial-arts star Gina Carano plays a spy addressing traitors with her fists in this action thriller. With Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Michael Douglas and Channing Tatum. (93 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Stowe) HUGoHHHH Martin Scorsese changed pace to direct this fantastical family tale of a mysterious boy who lives in the walls of a Paris train station, based on Brian Selznick’s book The Invention of Hugo Cabret. With Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen and Chloe Moretz. (127 min, PG. Essex [3-D], Majestic [3-D], Roxy) tHE iRoN lADYHHH Oscar alert! Meryl Streep plays Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s only female prime minister, in this biopic from director Phyllida (Mamma Mia!) Lloyd. With Jim Broadbent as Denis Thatcher. (105 min, PG-13. Capitol, Palace)

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BEAUtY AND tHE BEASt (3D)HHHH Spunky Belle’s quest for freedom in the Beast’s castle gets a new dimension in Disney’s reissue of the 1991 musical animation. With the voices of Paige O’Hara and Robby Benson. Gary Trousdale and

tHE DEScENDANtSHHH George Clooney plays a Hawaiian grappling with family transitions after his wife suffers an accident in this comedy-drama from director Alexander (Sideways) Payne. With Beau Bridges and Judy Greer. (115 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Savoy, Stowe, Welden)

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tHE ARtiStHHH1/2 A silent film star (Jean Dujardin) struggles to adapt to the advent of talkies in this award-winning old-movie homage from writer-director Michel Hazanavicius, which is itself black and white and almost entirely silent. With Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell and a cute dog. (100 min, PG-13. Roxy)

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cARNAGEHHH Roman Polanski directed this adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s play about two welloff professional couples who get progressively less civilized when they meet to discuss a fight between their kids. With Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz. (79 min, R. Roxy, Savoy; ends 1/26)

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tHE ADVENtURES oF tiNtiNHHH1/2 Blistering barnacles! Steven Spielberg directed this motioncapture animation that brings to life Hergé’s graphic novels about a mystery-solving reporter, his booze-loving seaman sidekick and his loyal terrier. This first installment adapts The Secret of the Unicorn. With Jamie Bell, Daniel Craig and Simon Pegg. (107 min, PG. Majestic [3-D], Palace; ends 1/26)

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wednesday 25 — thursday 26 Extremely Loud and Incredibly close 12:45, 3:40, 6:30, 9:25. Haywire 1, 3:10, 5:15, 7:20, 9:35. Red tails 12:30, 3:30, 6:30, 9:30. Underworld: Awakening (3D) 12:40, 3, 5:10, 7:30, 9:45. Beauty and the Beast (3-D) 12:45 (2-D), 2:45, 4:45, 6:45, 8:45. contraband 1:30, 4:20, 7:20, 9:45. Joyful Noise 1:20, 4:15, 6:45, 9:20. The Devil Inside 4:20, 9:35. The Girl With the Dragon tattoo 1. mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 1:10, 6:50. War

movies Beauty and the Beast (3-D) 12:05, 2:10, 4:20, 6:20, 8:30. contraband 1:15, 3:45, 7:20, 9:40. Joyful Noise 12:15, 6:20. The Devil Inside 10:35. The Adventures of tintin (3-D) 3:45. The Girl With the Dragon tattoo 3, 9. mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 6:35, 9:30. War Horse 6:10. We Bought a Zoo 3:20. Alvin and the chipmunks: chip-Wrecked 1:15. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 12:55, 9:15. The Descendants 12:35, 3:20, 6:45, 9:35. friday 27 — sunday 29 *The Grey 1:20, 4:10, 6:45, 9:30. *man on a Ledge 12:55, 3:35, 7:05, 9:40. *one for the money 12:20, 2:30, 4:45, 7, 9:10. Extremely Loud and Incredibly close 12:40, 3:30, 6:30, 9:20. Haywire

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*one for the money 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9:10. Extremely Loud and Incredibly close 12:45, 3:35, 6:30, 9:20 (except Thu). Red tails 1, 3:45, 6:40, 9:20. Underworld: Awakening 1:35, 4:15, 7:05, 9:25. contraband 3:50, 9:35. The Iron Lady 1:15, 3:40, 6:35, 9. War Horse 12:40, 6:20 (except Tue). The Descendants 1:10, 4, 6:45, 9:15.

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David Sherman, 49, stole a DVD player from a Walmart store in Gretna, Neb., but didn’t get far because 24 Sarpy County sheriff’s deputies were in the store for “Shop With a Cop Night.” Some of the deputies escorting 75 underprivileged children spotted Sherman running from the store with the DVD player, gave chase and caught him hiding in a car. (Omaha’s WOWT-TV) Bolivian authorities intercepted a van carrying 204 one-kilogram bags of cocaine that aroused their suspicion because all of the brick-size bags were wrapped in red and stamped with the Nazi swastika. (Australia’s News.com.au)

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Scott Bennett, 45, published a newspaper obituary for his mother, even though she was still alive. Brookville, Pa., police Chief Ken Dworek said Bennett submitted the bogus notice to the Jeffersonian Democrat so he could get paid bereavement leave from his job. After the mother appeared at the newspaper to dispute the obituary, Bennett was charged with disorderly conduct. (Oil City’s Derrick)

Time-Biding Follies

A Canadian couple were vacationing in Oregon when the 75-year-old wife died in their car. The 71-year-old husband then drove for 225 miles with her body beside him before calling authorities, who advised him to stop at the nearest police station. She was examined and officially declared dead. “He wasn’t sure what to do, so he kept driving,” said police Chief Robert Burks of Tonasket, Wash., about 20 miles south of the border. “He was taking

Two sheriff’s officers were eating at a convenience store in Sevierville, Tenn., when they began discussing the weight difference of their semiautomatic service weapons. Cpl. Chris Huskey, 40, unloaded his .40-caliREAL ber pistol and handed it to Deputy Adam Bohanan, 27. Bohanan handed the gun AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) back to Huskey, who started to reload, but the gun acollectors prefer wild orchids, cidentally fired. The bullet says William Langley, writing went through a 15-inch comin the UK’s Telegraph. Orchids puter screen and continued grown in nurseries, which make up 99.5 into a cooler, where it lodged percent of the total, are tarnished with in a package of bologna. “the stigma of perfection.” Their colors (Knoxville News Sentinel)

her home, probably, to deal with it up there.” (Washington’s Wenatchee World) Paramedics responding to a 911 call from a man reporting that his 78-year-old mother was experiencing chest pains said that when they arrived at the Philadelphia home, the man asked if they could also take his 84-yearold father, who a police source said had been “dead for a couple days.” (Philadelphia’s Daily News)

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Despite “legitimate concerns” by federal health authorities, Trent C. Arsenault, 36, vowed to continue making free sperm donations, insisting he’s helping low-income people with infertility. Arsenault, a computer security expert who lives in Freemont, Calif., claims to have fathered 14 children, with four more on the way, and donated sperm to between 60 and 75 families since he started

offering his services in 2006. Food and Drug Administration officials notified Arsenault to cease his operation for failing to follow rules governing sperm banks, but his lawyers insisted the standards don’t apply because his donations are “individual intimate partner arrangements” allowed by law. (MSNBC) Bill Johnson, 52, a conservative Republican who ran for governor of Alabama in 2010 and has campaigned against same-sex marriage, spent most of last year in New Zealand coordinating earthquake recovery efforts and donating sperm to lesbian couples. Johnson, who is married, used an alias to meet women online who wanted to get pregnant. Three women he met are pregnant, another three have received his sperm and three more are considering his services. He explained the urge to become a biological father was “a need that I have.” (Auckland’s New Zealand Herald)

free will astrology by rob brezsny Jan. 26-Feb. 1 you to go in quest of a comparable boon, Cancerian: a useful and beautiful blessing bequeathed to you by the departed spirit of someone you love or admire.

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DVD The Language of Life, poet Naomi Shihab Nye is shown giving advice to aspiring young poets. She urges them to keep an open mind about where their creative urges might take them. Sometimes when you start a poem, she says, you think you want to go to church, but where you end up is at the dog races. I’ll make that same point to you, Gemini. As you tune in to the looming call to adventure, don’t be too sure you know what destination it has in mind for you. You might be inclined to assume it’ll lead you toward a local bar for drinks when in fact it’s nudging you in the direction of a wild frontier for a divine brouhaha.

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(June 21-July 22): Renowned comic book writer Grant Morrison claims he performed a magic ritual in which he conjured the spirit of John Lennon, who appeared and bestowed on him the gift of a new song. I’ve heard Morrison sing the tune, and it does sound rather Lennon-esque. The coming week would be a good time for

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(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): According to research published in the journal Psychological Science, many people are virtually allergic to creative ideas. When asked to consider a novel proposal, they’re quite likely to reject it in favor of an approach that’s well known to them. (More info here: tinyurl.com/3oor4nq.) This could be a problem for you in the coming weeks, Libra, since one of your strengths will be your ability to come up with innovations. So it won’t be enough for you to offer your brilliant notions and original departures from the way things have always been done; you will also have to be persuasive and diplomatic. Think you can handle that dual assignment?

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): “A true poet does not bother to be poetical,” said the poet Jean Cocteau. “Nor does a nursery gardener perfume his roses.” I think that’s wise counsel for you in the coming weeks, Capricorn. It’s important that you do what you do best without any embellishment, pretentiousness or self-consciousness. Don’t you dare try too hard or think too much or twist yourself like a contortionist to meet impossible-to-satisfy expectations. Trust the thrust of your simple urges. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): While doing a film a few years ago, actress Sandra Bullock stumbled upon a stunning secret: Rubbing hemorrhoid cream on her face helped shrink her wrinkles and improve her complexion. I predict that at least one and possibly more comparable discoveries will soon grace your life. You will find unexpected uses for things that were supposedly not meant to be used in those ways. Here’s a corollary, courtesy of scientist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, that describes a related talent you’ll have at your disposal: “Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.”

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The state of California was named after a storybook land described in a 16th-century Spanish novel. The mythical paradise was ruled by Queen Calafia. Gold was so plentiful that the people who lived there made weapons out of it and even adorned their animals with it. Did the real California turn out to be anything like that fictional realm? Well, 300 years after it got its name, the California Gold Rush attracted 300,000 visitors who mined a fortune in the precious metal. Your

assignment, Taurus: Think of the myths you believed in when you were young and the fantasies that have played at the edges of your imagination for years. Have any of them come true, even a little? I suspect that one may do just that in the coming weeks and months.

(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Shedding is healthy — not just for cats and dogs and other animals but also for us humans. Did you know that you shed thousands of particles of dead skin every hour? And just as our bodies need to shed, so do our psyches. I bring this up, Virgo, because you are in an unusually favorable phase to do a whole lot of psychic shedding. What should you shed exactly? How about some of these: old ideas that don’t serve you any more, habits that undermine your ability to pursue your dreams, compulsions that are at odds with your noble intentions, resentment against people who did you wrong a long, long time ago, and anything else you carry with you that keeps you from being fully alive and radiant. To paraphrase Thomas Jefferson, the price of freedom and aliveness is eternal shedding.

(Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Poet Elizabeth Alexander says that in order to create a novel, a writer needs a lot of uninterrupted time alone. Poems, on the other hand, can be snared in the midst of the jumbled rhythms of everyday chaos — between hurried appointments or while riding the subway or at the kitchen table waiting for the coffee to brew. Alexander says that inspiration can sprout like grass poking up out of the sidewalk cracks. Whether or not you’re a writer, Sagittarius, I see your coming weeks as being more akin to snagging poems than cooking up a novel.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The coming week is likely to be abnormally free of worries and frustrations. I’m afraid that means you’re not going to have as much right to complain as you usually do. Can you handle that? Or will you feel bereft when faced with the prospect of having so little to grumble about? Just in case, I’ve compiled a list of fake annoyances for you to draw on. 1. “My iPhone won’t light my cigarette.” 2. “The next tissue in my tissue box doesn’t magically poke out when I take one.” 3. “I want some ice cream, but I overstuffed myself at dinner.” 4. “I ran out of bottled water and now I have to drink from the tap.” 5. “My cat’s Facebook profile gets more friend requests than me.” 6. “When people tell me I should feel grateful for all I have instead of complaining all the time, I feel guilty.”

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U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney denied a request by four presidential candidates to add their names to Virginia’s March 6 primary ballot because they failed to collect the required 10,000 signatures. Only Mitt Romney and Rep. Ron Paul qualified. In addition, state officials said Newt Gingrich’s petition had 1500 signatures that appeared to be signed by the same person. “If someone is running for president of the United States,” state Sen. Ryan T. McDougle, chair of the Virginia Senate Republican caucus, said, “you would think they would understand the requirements.” (Washington Post)

are generic and their petal patterns are boringly regular. Far more appealing are the exotic varieties untouched by human intervention, with their “downy, smooth petals and moistened lips pouting in the direction of tautly curved shafts and heavily veined pouches.” Whatever your sphere or specialty is, Aquarius, I suggest you model yourself after the wild-orchid collectors in the coming days. Shun the stigma of perfection.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “There are works which wait, and which one does not understand for a long time,” said Oscar Wilde. “The reason is that they bring answers to questions which have not yet been raised; for the question often arrives a terribly long time after the answer.” I predict that sometime soon, Leo, you will prove that wisdom true. You will finally learn the brilliant question whose crucial answer you got years ago. When it arrives, you will comprehend a mystery that has been churning in the semidarkness all this time.

an overly optimistic assessment. In many circumstances, just one ray of light may not be sufficient to dispel encroaching haze and murk. Luckily for you, though, there will be quite an assortment of sunbeams appearing in your sphere during the coming weeks. Here’s the complication: They won’t all be showing up at once, and they’ll be arriving in disparate locations. So your task will be to gather them all up and unite them so they can add to each other’s strength. If you do that successfully, you’ll have more than enough illumination to chase away any darkness that might be creeping around.

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Live Simply, Love Extensively Life has a tendency to reveal to us exactly what we need right when we need it. Love is a gift life brings, and with love, life evolves. We are all destined for a soul mate, but one must be open to enduring the many challenges life faces us with and with another those challenges may seem less simple. When two.hearts.merge.simplicity.begins. like2knowmore, 39, l, #101859

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DomChicka I’m a dominant woman looking for a submissive or switch woman. I’m into sex, domination and all sorts of s&m play. I will date if I like your personality, but mostly looking for play. I also do erotic photography, so looking for models as well. I do not play with men, so don’t both. DominantBeauty85, 26, l, #122954 Its Tress. Miss, Tress. Gothic freak in search of larger freak. Very rough play, softies need not apply. Prefer to dominate unless you smack me down, hard. Discreet or in the park, matters not. Obeyeitherway, 18, l, #122834

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Want to blow your mind Straight SWM wanting more play partners. Open to wide range of ages, ethnic backgrounds or cultural differences. Weight is not important as long as you are healthy. Sensual, consensual, safe and disease-free FWB women wanted. SteveW420, 48, l, #122960 Loooking... Generally I go for the reserved type with a secret wild side. Someone who enjoys going out for good food and wine in order to set the mood for mutual exploration and primal delights later. Not into the FWB thing. It can be carnal fun, but presently looking for chemistry and if it’s good once, it can only get better. KudostoCoitus, 32, #121477 Please then be pleased So what can I say? I am 29 and a dude. If you wat to get to know me or if you don’t and just want to meet me for some fun, send me a message. I’m fun, I promise. smc1982vt, 29, #122943 you love a handsome devil I am a well-organized, fit and handsome discrete man who must insist that you keep private what we practice. Surely, you understand that the town is small. And so, if you are not married, disease free and are curious, then let’s link up. Uniqueness a plus - no fatties. asecretstill, 29, l, #122939 Simple and Direct Sex Enthusiast 5’10”, good looking, average/approaching fit. Just moved to town, pretty busy, don’t have time for dating. I’d rather meet, maybe bang, see if we like it, and go from there. Reuben, 29, l, #115661 Ready to play... Looking for an ongoing NSA relationship, to become friends but know this is our future, and to compliment, not replace. Really looking to have some fun. Maybe you are in, or exiting, a non-passionate relationship. Let me help with the transition... edguyb, 53, #119993 extremely diverse martial poet playmate I worship your body. I enjoy every role. I’ve been a construction worker and a nude model. Our relationship will be one of the greatest things in life, whatever form it takes. Of course I’d kinda like to take yours and push it up against a wall and kiss it...or lift it up and never let it touch the ground. callofthewyld, 27, l, #122899 Love to please Recently out of a long-term relationship, looking to have some fun with like-minded people. Not looking for anything serious now, but if things develop, how can you fight fate? Very laid back and easygoing person. freshstartz, 26, #122898

Discretion required Being recently divorced, but uncertain about the dating scene (and still having an appetite,) I’m looking for a FWB situation. I am completely open to this becoming more formal. I have daughters who are with me every other week so discretion must play a part. I’m stable, employed and my friends tell me I’m handsome. Spongeworthy, 46, #122886 Worth it People say not to judge a book by its cover, but replying to photos is doing exactly that. If you’re on this site and reading this ad, we are here for the

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Quiet sexuality I am a woman who doesn’t look like she craves sex. But I do. I like a man who leads, but I am an active and willing participant. I am comfortable with my body and sexuality and enjoy the pleasure that they bring. enjoysit, 57, #122967 FROM HER ONLINE PROFILE: What is the freakiest place you’ve ever had sex in Vermont? Boat, the lake, daytime. same reason. A little NSA fun. A discreet connection. And some pretty erotic emails. So say hello. You may find I’m worth it. Moosehead, 31, #122733 Skier seeks take-charge lady WM, tall, thin, looking for open-minded lady into role play and reversals, a skier is a plus, into music as well, all limits respected. VTSkier, 51, u, l, #105940 Seeking discreet lover Looking for a physically fit, attractive, intelligent woman who is looking for a monthly friends with benefits type arrangement. Currently in a sexless marriage and can’t stand the lack of intimacy any longer. I am a nice, clean-cut, caring, fun-loving and compassionate gentleman. Looking for similar female companion. Age not important. Send an introductory email. Photo preferred. SayYes, 46, l, #122871

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Couple looking for more! My girlfriend and I are looking for a friend with benefits of the female variety, with the potential for becoming more than friends, or a couple to swing with. My girlfriend is the same age as myself, and we’re looking for someone(s) in a fairly close age range to ourselves. coupleplus1, 21, #122942 Curious Couple Happy couple looking to have a little fun. New to this, seeking male or female for 3sum. No strings attached. Must be clean, discreet, no drugs/ stds. Would like to meet for a few drinks first and see where it goes. wewanttoplaywithu, 39, #122903 jessicaslut Hi. I am a 28 transgender slut who is planning on having the sex change done and I am going to look like Taylor

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Handsome Man- Williston Quiznos 1/21 at 12:15. Williston Quiznos. You: handsome man with very nice eyes, you were sitting at a high-top table with your Christmas Tree Shop bags. Me: walked by and sat at the high-top table in front of you and we chatted about how I broke my foot. Would you like to get a drink sometime? When: Saturday, January 21, 2012. Where: Williston Quiznos. You: Man. Me: Woman. #909871 A cold night in Montpelier We met at Charlie O’s on Friday night (1/20). We were the last to leave and we sat and chatted outside of the Coffee Corner. I can’t believe I left without your info. It was nice meeting you and hopefully I will see you again soon. When: Friday, January 20, 2012. Where: Charlie O’s in Montpelier. You: Woman. Me: Man. #909870 Tall dreadlock guy led loco @ nectars Tall gorgeous guy with nice dreads at Led Loco show Friday night at Nectar’s... crowded crazy fun. Not a great place to chat..single? Love to meet you and share some positive vibes over a cup of tea or something :). When: Friday, January 20, 2012. Where: Led Loco @ Nectar’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #909869

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Sunday morning Bikram Front row, black shorts with white band. Sometimes you teach. You in the room, it takes that much more focus to stay within and not wander your way. When: Sunday, January 15, 2012. Where: Pine St. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #909851 Pour House 1-14-2012 5 p.m. You were sitting at the end of the bar. I told you about getting into my first car crash at age 4. We exchanged smiles from across the room. Can we meet at the end of the bar again sometime? When: Saturday, January 14, 2012. Where: The Pour House. You: Woman. Me: Man. #909850 Found - 1 immortal SWT You’re still my superhero baby. I’m still just as neurotic trying to hold on even after we’ve come all these miles. It’s only because I’m crazy in love with you, and know I always will be. Thanks for being you, and thanks for always being there baby. Beautifully broken

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I love having sex with my girl — she’s the most open-minded, freaky woman I’ve ever met. We have sex for hours and hours; nothing is off limits. When we’re finished, I feel like I have her all over me, literally. Sometimes, even after I wash my hands and take a shower, I can still smell her scent on my fingers. Mostly, I think it’s hot, but if I have to go to work (or, worse, go see my family), I get paranoid that people are going to smell her on me. Is it normal for that smell to linger even after showering? What can I do to eliminate the odor on my hands?

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Dear SMF,

Smell My Finger

Ah, yes, the lingering smell of sex. If you Google this phenomenon of the human body, the search turns up a bunch of nonsense written by internet trolls, asserting that any woman who leaves a lingering smell most assuredly has an STI. This notion is ridiculous — healthy women can leave a lingering scent behind, especially after longer interludes of sex. When sweat mixes with body fluids, it can leave a lasting impression that’s unconquerable by simple soap and water. (Side note: Sometimes odor does indicate an infection when coupled with discharge and discomfort. Any woman experiencing these symptoms should see a doctor ASAP.) When in doubt about sanitation and the human body, ask a nurse. My nurse friends work with an array of body fluids on a daily basis and know how to deal. Among the most plausible of their suggestions is to wash your hands with hot, soapy water, followed by a quick rinse with lemon juice. Another friend suggests scrubbing your hands with a minty toothpaste. My male nurse friend swears by lathering up his hands with shaving cream to eliminate the most unpleasant of odors. My advice to you, SMF, is to have lots and lots of awesome sex with your lady so that you may try all of the above methods. Please report back — inquiring minds want to know.

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Blue Eyes at EyeVermont To the stunning blue eyed beauty who sits by the window. I hope you have awonderful day, you certainly made mine. When: Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Where: Eye Vermont. You: Woman. Me: Man. #909864

Cute Healthy Living panini girl Going to go broke buying your panini’s just to keep seeing you. You seem super sweet and have the nicest blue eyes. I can’t tell if you are just friendly or if you are intersted in getting to know me better? I’ve liked our chats about the snow and bonfires. Would love it if you joined me for a coffee sometime. When: Friday, December 30, 2011. Where: Healthy Living deli counter. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #909858

a couple of Fridays ago. I was the tall guy with the fluffy Golden that had just been skunked (the dog, not me). Dog walk? Grab a beer? When: Friday, January 6, 2012. Where: Church Street. You: Woman. Me: Man. #909852

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80’s Night Surveyor I can only assume you lost my card? If not, email me? When: Saturday, January 14, 2012. Where: Metronome. You: Man. Me: Woman. #909865

Oh the places we’ll go Through Maine, to the islands, to Papa Franks too, through pastries, and bakeries (way more than just two!). Through Dots of all colors, through defcons to weather. Through emotions we’ll feel, cause we’ll feel them together. We’ll travel the trail where the mountains quite steep. But our love remains strong through the history we keep. When: Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Where: In my heart. You: Woman. Me: Man. #909859

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Girl with pink streaked hair We had a pleasent exchange of words, and I’m sure more could have been said. Definitely regret not introducing myself to you. Next time I will. Still curious how seven deadly sins is. When: Thursday, January 19, 2012. Where: Downtown mall. You: Woman. Me: Man. #909866

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On Tap blues night 1/12 You were out with your firends and said I was hot. I said you were hot, you were as interested as I was. You said

you would find me and I have been thinking about you since. I realy hope by joining here and placing this ad helps. I should have got your number. When: Thursday, January 12, 2012. Where: On Tap. You: Woman. Me: Man. #909848

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Heading to a Party Minimart in Morrisville. You bought Stoli and wine. Surprised at the price, Lady of the Woods you said “That’s the last time I offer We came out of the woods from to pick something up for the party!” different trails at the exact same time, I said, “No it’s not!” Looking into my nearly running each other over. Two eyes, you said, “Usually I am a beer Dreadlocks and Bearded strangers colliding in an otherwise and wine girl...” I wanted to say, “Me, 1x3-cbhb-personals-alt.indd 1 6/14/10 2:39:13 PM Bartender uninhabited wilderness. I was singing too.” But I remembered that I am a Bearded Beast at Village Cup, let me and you startled me, said you love boy. When: Friday, January 13, 2012. be your beauty. You really know how to that song. Do your eyes always look Where: Minimart in Morrisville. polish a wine glass. You, me, cheezie so sad? I have other secret chords You: Woman. Me: Man. #909853 action movie? I love captain america and I would sing to you in a heartbeat. Kungfu. When: Wednesday, January Joanna and Addie Church Street When: Saturday, January 21, 2012. 18, 2012. Where: Village Cup Jericho, Where: On the frozen riverbank. You: Bumped into you and your black lab/ VT. You: Man. Me: Woman. #909861 Woman. Me: Woman. #909868 border collie puppy (both very cute)

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