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Both Farnham and the author of the letter met with Till and Head at the Statehouse last Wednesday to discuss the matter. Following those two separate conversations, Head says she decided to schedule a public hearing in her committee to let the letter writer tell her story and allow Farnham to respond to it. According to Head, the woman said she was willing to give up her anonymity in order to speak at the hearing. That turned out to be unnecessary. In response to several requests for comment over the course of a week, Farnham provided Seven Days with a

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HE MAY WELL HAVE BEEN IN VIOLATION OF NATIONAL GUARD PROTOCOL. written statement Monday refuting the allegations and declaring his intent to withdraw from consideration for the adjutant general post. “In recent days, an anonymous person has circulated a letter raising concerns regarding the manner in which I and other Guard officers handled a personnelrelated complaint that began over six years ago,” he wrote. “I am prevented by Guard privacy provisions from addressing those concerns in detail. I can only say that I was not involved in the disposition of the matter that I suspect is referred to in the anonymous letter, and I was not in a position to influence that disposition.” That does not square with the account set forth in the letter, which Seven Days obtained last week. While unable to independently confirm the allegations, Seven Days spoke with its writer, who provided some supporting documentation. Given the nature of the allegations, and Farnham’s decision to withdraw his candidacy, she asked to remain anonymous. According to the letter, its writer was

sexually assaulted in December 2007 by a senior Guard officer while she was being trained for a new job. Soon after, she informed then-Brig. Gen. THOMAS DREW of the situation, and he informed Farnham, who was serving at the time as the Army Guard’s chief of staff. “Although I was not personally ready to file a complaint, per Army Regulation and as senior leaders in the Vermont National Guard, BG Drew and BG Farnham had a responsibility and an obligation to report the incident and take action,” she wrote. In the months that followed, the woman says she was repeatedly bullied and harassed by the perpetrator of the assault and his friends. “Again, I promptly reported each incident to BG Farnham resulting in no intervention, action or protection,” she wrote. A year after the assault took place, the letter writer says she decided to file a formal complaint, “hoping to prompt action that would stop the harassment and prevent future incidents.” “Despite two separate formal investigations that supported my claim (they also discovered that my aggressor had a history of sexually preying on subordinates both in and out of state), my aggressor was ultimately only given a verbal reprimand and was reassigned,” she wrote. She further alleged that Farnham continued to advocate for the promotion of the alleged perpetrator as recently as July 2012. When Seven Days first spoke with Farnham about the situation more than a week ago, he argued that the buck didn’t stop with him. “I handled hundreds of personnel cases — many of them complex and sensitive — for both Maj. Gen. [MARTHA] RAINVILLE and Gen. Dubie,” he said. “I wasn’t the last stop on these cases. I wasn’t the head of the Guard.” He added, “People who were involved who were unsatisfied with the results had redress to push it to another level and seek out a different outcome, if that’s what was wanted.” Drew, the other senior officer named in the letter, was appointed interim adjutant general and promoted to the rank of major general last August after Dubie left the Guard. He is not seeking election to the post. In a statement to Seven Days, Drew said he could not address the allegations directly due to privacy concerns, writing, “It is very difficult to respond to an anonymous letter that was given to the

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Business Mountain Broadband Fiber. But no bid f or BT will be made until a settlement is reached with Citi, which is asking the court to let it repossess the guts of the network if BT doesn’t pay in full. What are the odds of Citi and the city reaching an out-of -court settlement? They could be pegged at four in 10. Since the launch in 1994 of the Burlington f ederal court’s media tion process, known as Early Neutral Evaluation, a total of 647 sessions have resulted in settlements, or 40 percent of the 1697 that have taken place. Another 2 percent of cases reached partial settlements, while 58 percent have f ailed to result in agreement. If a Citi-BT settlement is reached, the co-op will need access to about

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Ashe says he also asked f or a report showing the rates paid to each motel, but the state couldn’t produce any data — only assurances that employees are negotiating to get discounts for homeless guests. When Seven Days asked f or the same inf orma tion, DCF’s Giddings blamed an antiquated computer system f or not being able to provide it. “At present one should be skeptical that they’re getting anything other than the retail price of the motel stay,” says Ashe. “They are probably crossing their fingers and hoping that they’re getting a good value, but there’s no way of knowing it.”

night in fiscal year 2012, for a total of more than $950,000. In the Burlington area, McSweeney says a greater supply of motels lends itself to better bargaining. What’s the going rate? The majority of motel managers and owners contacted for this story either declined to comment or did not return re peated messages. But Val Kumar, an employee work ing the f ront desk at the Econo Lodge on Shelburne Road, verified that his motel earns around $40 a night to house individuals on state assistance, about half off the regular rate that ranges from $69 to $89.

“We have to be very careful with them,” he says, adding these may be reasons some other motels don’t accept state-subsidized guests. He gestures across Shelburne Road at the Days Inn, which in 2012 only made $120 from the program. Kumar mans the f ront desk inside the Econo Lodge’s tidy roadside lobby. There’s a television playing in the corner and a kiosk lures visitors with brochures for the Shelburne Museum, Jay Peak and other tourist attractions. A sign mounted above the f ront desk advertises f ree continental breakf ast between 7 and 10 a.m. — but Kumar concedes it’s not part of the deal f or guests sent by the state. He says the rate is too low to cover the additional food Cost to taxpayers: $211,842 expense. Giddings denies anything of the sort is happening. “We would not be housing people at hotels if they were being treated differently” than the general public, he says. But homeless Vermonters who’ve stayed in motels claim the practice is widespread. The f eeling, says 28-year-old homeless mother Ashley Sawyer, is that “‘You’re not even worthy of eating our stale doughnuts.’” Giddings attributes the steep increase in state spending on motel stays — 78 per cent from 2010 to 2012 — to new policies Ho-Hum Motel — So. Burlington DCF rolled out in 2009. Previously, some one had to be suffering from a catastrophic Three part-time contracted workers The program is a double-edged sword, loss of housing — caused by a fire, natural — called “reservationists” — handle all the he adds: While state reservations help disaster or domestic violence — to qualify bookings f or the Burlington, Middlebury fill beds, especially during slow winter for free accommodations. and St. Albans regions. Erin McSweeney, months, Kumar says that some of the The new rules not only loosened the a supervisor f or the state’s general and state clients are more trouble than they’re eligibility requirements, but also made it emergency assistance programs, says worth. possible for more single, able-bodied indi reservationists are in weekly contact with For instance, Kumar says motel workers viduals to tap into benefits. motels about their nightly and weekly often find evidence that many more people Lawmakers aren’t alone in questioning rates, and routinely pit properties against have stayed in the room than expected. that logic. one another to drive down costs. Some guests refuse to honor “no smoking” Mark Redmond, the executive director The average rate paid for a night’s stay rules in certain rooms or steal blankets or of Spectrum Youth & Family Services, says varies by region, from a high of $86 a night other motel property. He says the Econo he’s glad people have a place to go. But he’s in the St. Albans area to an average of $50 Lodge maintains a short list of names of also concerned about potential f raud and per night in Rutland. In the Burlington disruptive guests, and won’t accept people abuse. He relates one story about a person area, the state paid an average of $56 a who have caused trouble in the past. on Spectrum’s waiting list who turned Cost to taxpayers:

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hen temperatures plunged below zero degrees in midJanuary, Vermont’s home less shelters filled up fast. Desperate to find more available beds, state workers turned to their next best option: local motels. The number of subsidized stays spiked during the cold snap, but lodging the homeless is not just a winter phenomenon; it’s an all-season problem. During the last fiscal year, the state picked up the tab f or more than 38,000 overnight stays in Vermont motels at a cost of more than $2.2 million — a 55 percent increase over the previous year. And the problem appears to be get ting worse: Gov. Peter Shumlin’s midyear budget adjustment proposal f or the cur rent fiscal year calls for a $2.1 million hike in the general assistance fund. Most of that will go to supplement the $1.6 million al ready budgeted for temporary housing, according to Deputy Commissioner Richard Giddings of the Department of Children and Families. “I know that we are running hot,” Giddings admits. “I don’t know where we’re going to end up.” In the meantime, some local motels have benefited mightily from the state’s growing homeless problem. At the urging of Sen. Tim Ashe (D/P-Chittenden), DCF generated its first-ever report on permotel spending last December. Topping the list of moneymakers is the Ho-Hum Motel on Williston and Shelburne roads in South Burlington; the two roadside motels received a combined $211,842 for housing the homeless in fiscal year 2012. Other winners include the Shelburne Econo Lodge ($184,732); the University Inn Motel & Suites ($173,318) in South Burlington; two Motel 6 locations in Brattleboro and Colchester, which cumu latively billed the state $146,970; America’s Best Inn in Brattleboro ($119,629); the Economy Inn in Rutland ($117,602); and Swiss Host ($102,015).

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(Marshall’s words) “so much sensitive in formation — not just about VTel but about all other carriers,” my back is breaking, my strength, so that society can continue to jaw is dropping. mindlessly consume? When she accepted Shumlin’s appoint Global carbon reduction is a prob ment to the Vermont Telephone Authority, lem of the tailpipe, a matter of reducing Marshall promised that state money would problematic emissions. At some point, it yield broadband and cellular service to also becomes a question of the sources of every nook and cranny in Vermont. Well, appropriate energy. But if James Kunstler and Bill McKibben, whose ideas have been as a Vermonter residing in the Northeast presented in the pages of Seven Days, are Kingdom, I can tell you this nook is still without cell service. If any of us in Orleans to be believed, society cannot expect to go county’s nooks, crannies and mountain forward in its current paradigms if we are hollows get sick or injured away f rom our to really deal with the challenge. So from the point of view of Vermonters landlines, we are out of luck. Note: We have no access to 911. who do oppose this development, the Even with Marshall’s skills as “master Northeast Kingdom and other target areas facilitator” (her words), Orleans county is are being asked to sacrifice their mounlargely unfacilitated. Can you hear me now, tains and attendant identity without endGov. Shumlin? point emissions being reduced. Meanwhile, the mountaintops f o Maybe a green grid is a possibility, but Orleans county have been “technologically much of the problem is the grid itself. The advanced,” thanks to utility-scale moun moratorium proposed in the Senate has tain ridge wind installations. Yet those of the virtue of letting Vermont get its policy us who travel, live and work beneath their house in order (with much work to be blades cannot use our cellphones to call done), but until the broader policies are for help. This is no accident. No matter the f ramed in such a way that emissions are executive code of ethics barring Marshall actually reduced, many Vermonters are f rom disclosing privileged inf ormation justifiably skeptical. while in state employ, the power of non Andrew Whittaker verbal communication, low-tech as it is, k irby never fails. There’s nothing like a wink and a nod.

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Many thanks to Ken Picard for his timely, important and witty article [“Hitting the Sack,” January 16]. Yes, we do need “zero population growth” in Vermont as well as the U.S., and we need to get there as quickly as possible. I am glad to see that Ken recognizes that it is the responsibility of both sexes. However, instead of “stop at two,” a better way to frame the discussion is for each of us to replace ourselves only once. Then, if we should separate and find a new partner, the decision of whether or not to have children is based on whether or not each person has already replaced themselves. As Vermont authors Elizabeth Courtney and Eric Zencey say in their new book Greening Vermont, and Kathryn Blume says in her new book, Dancing to the Beat of the Great Green Heart , we are now living unsustainably. We are living that way f or two main reasons: One is our highly consumptive lif estyle; the other is that there are too many of us consuming the Earth’s finite resources. In reality, limiting the number of new consumers we create is probably much easier than significantly reducing our consumption.

I appreciate Paul Heintz’s proud posture as he refrains from naming Karen Marshall’s career-climbing move to VTel as a con flict of interest [Fair Game, February 16]. Yet when I learn she’s climbing with

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In regard to Karen Marshall’s quick spin through the money-grubbing revolv ing door [Fair Game, January 16], f rom Vermont state apparatchik to betterpaying corporate exec, why hold Marshall to a higher standard than that applied by President Obama? The President of the United States named the very miscreants who benefited from our economic meltdown to regulate the very same financial gambling casinos, like Goldman Sachs, with which they were in collusion to steal taxpayer money. Timothy Geithner, Robert Rubin, Larry Summers and now Jacob Lew are all in the tradition of the infamous bank robber Willie Sutton, who at one time was considered by some cynical commenta tor as the person most qualified to advise law-enf orcement officials on preventing bank robberies. As for the pungent odor of conflict of interest in Marshall’s case, why upset the governmental norm? I’m amused by the coy reaction by Marshall’s f ormer colleagues to her job change af ter OKing a payout to her future employer. To them I say, “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...” Al Salzman f airfield

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You display strong anti-biomass senti ment regarding Goddard College’s proposed biomass heating f acility [“For Some Near Goddard College, Wood Heat

Isn’t Good Heat,” January 16]. Kathryn Flagg gives three times more to anti views (Schlossberg, American Lung Association, Keeton) than pro-biomass or f actual con cerns. The word incinerator is used three times, wrongly conjuring images of toxic trash burners. An incinerator is defined as a f urnace to burn waste materials; in the Goddard facility, the fuel is wood, not waste. Schlossberg is a paid activist whose backing comes from the out-of-state group Massachusetts Forest Watch; they have been waging a fierce regional antibiomass campaign. The resulting concern for wood supply led to the state of Massachusetts commissioning the Manomet Report, a study that jumped onto headlines two years ago proclaiming “wood is worse than coal” when measuring short-term carbon emissions. This is the research Keeton ref er ences in the Goddard article; however, the Manomet Report has been widely criticized f or modelingf orest growth and harvesting scenarios unlike anything practiced on the ground in the Northeast. The Goddard plant will use 900 tons of wood each year; in comparison, one local Plainfield firewood dealer sells 600 cords (1600 tons) of firewood each year. What are the particulate emissions f rom all the unregulated wood stoves burning chunk firewood in Plainfield? Keeton says, “We’ve got to get a handle on this right now,” playing on what Tim Maker right fully describes as “coming from a place of fear” — an emotion that Schlossberg et al. are eager to exploit. Peter condaxis berlin

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I read with great interest your article on biomass [“For Some Near Goddard College, Wood Heat Isn’t Good Heat,” January 16]. Rightly so, community mem bers and neighbors should be involved and concerned about how they are heating their homes, businesses and buildings in their communities. Fossil f uels just don’t cut it. They cost too much economically, environmentally and in health matters. That is true at indi vidual and community levels. Wood pellets can slash heating costs by 45 to 54 percent annually, when compared to heating oil, kerosene and propane. That’s why we have found great success in providing f ree wood-pellet stoves to lowincome Vermonters who crave heating solutions that save money. Furthermore, wood pellets are much saf er in terms of combustibility, compared to kerosene or propane. Pellets also benefit the environment, with a significantly lower carbon footprint. True sustainability relies on the prin ciples of social justice, mindf ul ecology and sound economics. Excluding any one of these principles would negate the abil ity f or long-term viability. Creating heat energy f rom wood pellets that are locally

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I first encountered “American Elf” in Seven Days and started checking it online daily. Keeping up with James and his family and seeing them occasionally in person gave me and other fans a curious experience of knowing the intimate details of someone’s lif e without actually being a close f riend. Some have said that it made them feel like a stalker. I’m sorry that I won’t be able to keep up with the Kochalkas anymore, be cause I will miss the connection and the inspiration. I wanted to watch his f amily grow up alongside mine with James’ re minders to have fun and enjoy life. Sean Bell

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I never read your paper, but I’ve been reading “American Elf” online for five-plus years. Seeing it end is like watching a friend slowly slip away with their last breath; you have to smile for what you’ve had together, but you’ve got to cry, too. I go on without “American Elf ,” but greater now that I’ve spent so many wonderful years with him. Thanks, James! Steven Sanfilippo

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A reader wrote in criticizing Miro Weinberger’s condominium project on Lakeview Terrace [Feedback, “Out of Scale,” January 9]. At issue was whether the project fit in with the character of the existing neighborhood. Personally, I have no problem with it, because it isn’t much taller than any of the surrounding houses and doesn’t cover much more area than the building it replaced. More worrying is the idea that any development must not change the character of the neighborhood. Burlington is a built-out city. The only way it can grow is through increasing density. Limiting neighborhoods to their current density essentially limits the population of Burlington to the people who currently live here. If in 1850 the residents of Burlington had f elt that the character of the city must not change, it would have remained a small village, and most of the people who currently live here would not be able to. People are going to keep moving to the Burlington area. It would be better f or the environment, and ultimately the economy, if those people could live within the city itself instead of out in the suburbs. Will f uqua

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Environmental activist Bill McKibben is on a campaign to persuade colleges, f oundations and churches to divest their fortunes from fossil-fuel companies, and it’s catching on like wildfire. More than 200 college campuses have launched divestment campaigns, and two colleges and the city of Seattle have already pledged to yank investments f rom companies McKibben and his group 350.org charge with environmental destruction. But Middlebury College, where McKibben serves as a scholar in residence, isn’t rushing to jump on the bandwagon. Cautious exploration was the theme of the night last week, when Middlebury held a panel discussion about divesting the college’s $900 million endowment from big oil. Alice Handy, the founder and president of Investure, the company that manages Middlebury’s investments, told the crowd that just one percent of the endowment is invested in the 200 fossil fuel companies McKibben is targeting. Handy said college f unds are comingled with those of other Investure clients, a fact that could make divestment tricky. MIT lecturer Mark Kritzman estimated the college could lose as much as $420 million in returns over 20 years if the institution “limits” its investment universe — a number McKibben later challenged as unreason able in light of how small a percentage of the endow ment is tied up with big oil. McKibben showed panelists a letter to Middlebury’s board of trustees f rom noted investor and philanthropist Tom Steyer, thef ounder of a $20 billion hedge f und. Steyer, consid ered to be one of the most successf ul inves tors of all time, makes three points in the letter: that divestment at Middlebury would be f easible, meaning ful and a good invest ment strategy. “For Middlebury, divestment is not a problem,”McKibben said. “It is an opportunity, one that we should seize now.”

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Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell announced last week that he would not bring criminal charges against David Shaffer, the state trooper who shot a Thetf ord man in the chest with a Taser last June. A New Hampshire medical examiner later determined Macadam Mason, 39, died as a result of the stun gun’s electronic jolt. “Under Vermont law, a police officer is entitled to use a reasonable amount of force to defend himself or herself or others if he or she reasonably believes that he or she or others are in immediate danger of bodily harm, that the use of f orce is necessary to avoid the harm, and that the amount of force used was reason able under the circumstances,” Sorrell said in a f ourpage written statement. The attorney general’s review was to consider whether any criminal charges for as sault or homicide were warranted against Shaffer. Mason, who had a lif elong epileptic condition that periodically impaired his cognitive abilities, had a seizure the day bef ore the shooting. On the day he died, Mason called a mental-health-crisis hotline at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and told the operator that he planned to kill himself and others. State police were dispatched to Mason’s Thetford home on a welf are check. There they conf ronted the unarmed man in his front yard. According to the AG’s account of the standoff, Mason refused to comply with an order by Shaffer, who was wielding an M-4 rifle, to lie down on the ground and show his hands. Instead, the report reads, Mason remained standing, “used profanities and asked Shaffer

to shoot him.” The report further notes that Mason took “at least two steps” toward Shaffer and, when the two men were six to 10 feet apart, Shaffer deployed his Taser, delivering a single, fivesecond electric jolt to the left side of Mason’s chest and abdomen. Shaffer later told investigators that he believed Mason intended to physically assault him, as Mason was closing the distance between them. Schaffer also told investigators that he was unaware at the time that Mason had a chronic seizure condition. Brattleboro Attorney Tom Costello, who is represent ing Mason’s life partner in a wrongful death lawsuit against Shaffer and the Vermont State Police, expressed serious concerns about Sorrell’s report. He said police already knew of Mason’s condition because he called the hospital crisis line. “Shaffer had to be aware that this kid was terribly, terribly disturbed,” Costello argues. “What did the dispatcher tell Shaffer? That [Mason] wanted to be shot by a cop! What’s that? That’s suicide by cop!” Allen Gilbert, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont, also expressed his disappointment in the attorney general’s decision. “It’s hard to know when, if ever, criminal charges might be brought in a law enforcement shooting death,” Gilbert said. “A trooper fired a weapon that killed a man. The weapon was used in a way that’s contrary to the guidelines f rom the weapon’s manuf acturer. The stark f act of this case is that a Vermonter is dead who ought to be alive today.” Sorrell has claimed that he has prosecuted more police officers than any previous state attorney general, though both Gilbert and Costello claim he has never charged a cop af ter a shooting. Sorrell said last week he would convene a public forum on Taser use and invite reps from the ACLU, Disability Rights Vermont and lawmakers to participate as panelists. Trooper Shaffer, meanwhile, remains on paid administrative leave.

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t seemed like a terrible idea to me. Why would the Flynn Center For the Per Form Ing arts invite people to fire up their smartphones and tweet through a live performance? Most of us have precious f ew op portunities to unplug, and attending a concert is one of them. Imagine: a real, live human being singing and sweating, right there in front of your eyes! If I ran a theater, I might make people check their phones with their coats at the door. But I was willing to be proven wrong. After all, the Flynn wasn’t alone in offering “Tweet Seats” — a block of seats in the balcony reserved for select audience members who agree to live-tweet the show in exchange f or f ree tickets. The program has gone over well elsewhere in the country, including at Florida’s Palm Beach Opera. I decided to experience it firsthand. On Saturday night, about 20 of us Tweet Seaters — including many of Burlington’s most active Twitter users — took our places in the balcony’s front row, while guitarists Marc Ribot and David Hidalgo prepared to take the stage. Already, our smartphones and iPads were glowing, and the tweeting began. “Many of tonight’s guitars were gathered locally, including the acous tic, belonging to @flynncenter’s Tech Director,” tweeted Chelsea l aFayette . “David Hidalgo and Marc Ribot’s warmup chords remind me of the best parts of my childhood. It’s acoustic nos talgia,” r aChel Feldman tweeted. After the duo’s first song, I started to get the hang of things. “Last song finished with an oops,” I tweeted. “Makes me like these guys.” Before I knew it, I was in full-blown Twitter mode. And I’ll admit it: It was really fun. The music was great, and the tweeting made me feel like I belonged to a mini-community — instantaneously. I didn’t have to earn my place to be ac cepted; I just had to use the right hash tag. It was like sitting at the kids’ table. We were the raucous ones, quipping to a great soundtrack, while stodgy grownups sat downstairs, earnestly taking in the music. It felt subversive just to be sitting in that grand, art-deco theater and noo dling on my iPhone.

“It’s pretty cool to read the tweets f rom everyone live tweeting @ FlynnCenter tonight. ALMOSTf eels like I’m there,” tweeted ela Ine young . But some of us felt ambivalent about live-tweeting live music. “When I’m at a show at Higher Ground with glasses clinking, people talking, jostling and such, I always feel less concerned about using my phone to post pictures, tweet or text friends,” Totten wrote in a post show email. “But, at a sit-down theater like the Flynn, and with such commanding artists as Ribot and Hidalgo, I felt as if I was cheating on them. They deserved our rapt attention to become connected to the perf ormance, and even though I was granted license to tweet during the show, I still felt guilty doing it. A disre spect they didn’t deserve.” l ou Isa ste In , assistant prof essor of film and media culture at Middlebury College and a big f an of live-tweeting culture, disagrees. It’s only cheating, she writes in an email, “if you’re subscribing to a vision of media/theater/art that’s one-to-many, and [that] as an audience member, you’re just supposed to soak it all in.” If you approach a perf ormance “as a collective meeting of perf ormer and audience,” Stein continued, “then I wouldn’t say there’s cheating going on, but rather increased visibility of the creative collective.” “The early returns look good,” wrote the Flynn’s marketing communica tions manager, KevIn tI tterton , in an email af ter the show. “I get the sense that people were connecting with each other and that it added something to the experience.” He says the venue is likely Still, as an arts writer, I felt at times affected my ability to truly listen to the to do it again “if we have a show that’s unf airly influenced by other Tweet music,” he wrote. “It was like having a Seaters’ opinions. I enjoyed Ribot’s voice speechless conversation with a bunch of a good fit and we can stick people in the — which was weaker than Hidalgo’s, but people — all fun, interesting and smart — balcony.” I asked Totten if he’d sign up for an endearingly vulnerable — until other but a conversation nonetheless during a other round of Tweet Seats. “To listen tweeters started criticizing it. pretty remarkable performance.” to great perf ormances like Marc Ribot And I worried that I was enjoying the At times, the music overpowered and David Hidalgo? Yes, I’d do it again,” show in the same obsessive way I enjoy Twitter’s allure. “How you know he wrote. “But I’d probably tweet less, ref reshing Facebook to see how many #flynntweets tweeters are lost in the listen more.” m new people have liked or commented on music… the glow of the iPhones dims my awesome new status. In the midst of across the balcony,” tweeted nIChole a great song, I found myself pulling out of magoon . the musical trance because I was afraid I Did our Twitter feed amount to anywas missing out on the conversation. thing meaningful? I’m really not sure. If Check out a Storify version of the shay t otten , who was tweeting two the Flynn’s main goal was promotional, #flynntweets Twitter feed at seats down from me, told me later in an it seemed to work to the extent that a flynncenter.org/ email that he f ound the live-tweeting handf ul of people f ollowing the f eed blog/2013/01/a-tale-of-flynntweets-8. more distracting than he’d expected. “It tweeted they wished they’d been there.

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The Italians are coming! The Italians are coming! That may be cause for alarm or jubilation, depending. It’s definitely the latter at the HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS this coming week; Dartmouth’s performing arts venue welcomes two very different musical groups from Italia, as well as an assortment of silent films. Yep, silent. Or as the Italians call it, cinema muto. This weekend brings selections from the Pordenone (Italy) Silent Film Festival, an organization dedicated to the preservation and study of international works from the medium’s first few decades. And, of course, to their screening. The films this weekend — including a pre-Mickey animation by Walt Disney — will have live accompaniment, three of them by Pomfret keyboardist BOB MERRILL. There’s nothing muto about the acts arriving next Tuesday and Wednesday: the Venice Baroque Orchestra and Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, respectively. The first, which Hop programming director MARGARET LAWRENCE calls “a brilliant chamber orchestra,” is particularly known for its Vivaldi. “The bow is held a little differently, a little lighter over the strings,” she says. “It makes the music feel more lively and facile.” If a regular orchestra can be likened to a bus, Lawrence suggests, the Venice Baroque is “a sports car.” This from a city of gondolas and water taxis. The Canzoniere, from the Adriatic Coast, are at the forefront of a movement of young Italian musicians who are reinterpreting the ancient music of Puglia. Their sound is linked to tarantata dancing. “Some say it was a form of possession, some say from a spider bite,” says Lawrence. “It is frenzied, amazing dancing.” As is the music: a quicksilver, whirling dervish of sound through which traces of multiple ethnic traditions seem to course. There’s even a set of bagpipes! Passionate Italophiles who converge on Hanover this week may encounter even more enthusiasm on campus. “The Italian and Portuguese departments are excited,” Lawrence reports. “There will be plenty of eating and drinking while [the musicians] are here.”

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as part-time sta˝ , ﬁ lling in f or other librarians. And as full-time librarian,SHARA MCCAFFREY. She joined the Athanaeum as an assistant librarian in 2001. Another recent appointment is that of Joly as curator of the art gallery. After almost a decade serving library patrons, on Friday he will begin his new task of tending to the 100 oil paintings, 80 art books and 20 sculptural objects that represent the legacy of the Athenaeum’s founder, industrialist and philanthropist

VERMONT GETS A GRAD FILM PROGRAM AT VCFA ˜ e VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS turns fi ve this year, and it’s giving itself a present: a new Master’s of Fine Arts program in Film. ˜ e Montpelier institution already offers MFAs in Graphic Design, Music Composition, Visual Art, Writing and Writing for Children and Young Adults — all of them low residency, which means students can pursue their studies from home, spending only two weeks each year on campus. Tuition runs roughly $18,000 per year — “very competitive,” points out founding president THOMAS Laura Colella CHRISTOPHER GREENE, compared with the typical price tag of resident graduate programs. film lmnow? now?“In “Insome someways, ways,it’ it’s thenext nextlogical logicalstep step Why fi s the for us,” says Greene of the program, which will kick off in October 2013. “It’s the missing piece.” Film, he says, tends to “cross a lot of other fi elds,” just as VCFA COURTESY OF

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top in at the ST. JOHNSBURY ATHENAEUM any time before this Friday, and you’ll fi nd business as usual: perhaps BOB JOLY manning the circulation desk, head librarian LISA VON KANN sta° ng the second-fl oor desk, GLORIA MOLINAROLI in the children’s library, and docent ELAINE GARRISON in the back gallery. During a recent visit, the only indication of an impending sea change at this beloved institution was a sign reading, “Due to upcoming changes in sta˝ , our interlibrary services will be suspended until further notice.” “What happens here next week?” asked a librarygoer as she plopped a stack of books on the counter. “I don’t know,” Joly replied. “We are asking the same thing.” Last December, the Athenaeum’s board notifi ed eight library sta˝ members of their layo˝ s e˝ ective February 1, and invited them to reapply f or f our restructured positions by submitting an essay describing “their vision of a 21st-century library and how librarians deliver and stay current with inf ormation services in a rapidly changing environment.” Of the new library positions available — two full time and two part time — the Athenaeum has already announced one hirings: DONNA STINEHOUR has been named a part-time associate librarian. She has served the Athenaeum for the past year

Horace Fairbanks (1820-88). It is one of the country’s oldest unaltered 19thcentury collections; the gallery receives about 8000 visitors a year. The position of curator at the Athenaeum was last held by SALLY LAWRENCE, who created the docent program during her decade-long tenure through the 1990s. In 2005, Mark D. Mitchell, currently the associate curator of American art and manager at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, wrote St.

Johnsbury Athenaeum: Handbook of the Art Collection. The guide is intended to inform viewers as they consider works that were current when Fairbanks ﬁ rst began to acquire them in the mid-1800s. Docent Garrison’s paid position ends this Friday. Having started out as a volunteer in the gallery in 2006, she eventually became one of two paid docents and acted as docent manager, scheduling the 15 volunteers until Joly added that role to his other library duties last year. Clearly relieved that he will not have to search for new employment, Joly said he’s excited to reinvigorate the presentation and interpretation of the works in the collection. “To some extent, we’ve just been maintaining this 19th-century space,” he observed. Joly’s plans for the gallery — which is currently f ree to St. Johnsbury residents; others pay an $8 donation — include showcasing some of the library’s 1000 original leather-bound books, as well as hef ty illustrated art tomes that Fairbanks purchased to accompany his collection. In addition, Joly envisions exhibiting worksf rom other museums and galleries to complement the Athenaeum’s predominantly Hudson River School paintings. But the new curator’s deﬁ ning role will be to generate greater revenue from the collections; this, according to an open

aims to foster collaboration among the arts. On a practical level, too, Greene says, “We think there’s now. Th ˜ ere’s there’ s a real opportunity right now. ere’sbeen beenaagreat great democratization.” In other words, digital technology has opened up fi lmmakingto topretty prettymuch muchanybody anybodywith withaastory storyto to filmmaking tell. Greene recalls a recent conversation he had with Hollywood cinematographer Caleb Deschanel (father of Zooey) about judging a Sundance Film Festival contest open only to fi lmscreated createdwith withan aniPhone. iPhone. films Greene cites Laura Colella, who will chair the VCFA program, as another example of shoestring ingenuity. ˜ e Harvard-trained fi lmmaker obtained a $5000 grant for a camera, he says, then “wrote a script based on people in her apartment building and put them to work acting.” ˜ e result — Colella’s third feature, Breakfast With Curtis — earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination and a positive notice in Variety. How will Colella and the two other current faculty members guide students

MID-WINTER BLOW-OUT SALE Marshall said he expects that new initiatives related to the art gallery will stimulate research. Future plans include working with st. JohNsbury AcAdemy ninth graders as part of their capstone project, and collaborating with nearby cAtAmouNt Arts to use the gallery and collection in arts education. Yet many agree with rurAL LibrAriANs uNite member and Barnet library director sherry toLLe, who said that the librarians are fundamental to the community and more important than ever. Regarding the imminent layoffs, she warned, “The library staff are information distributors, and cutting staff who encourage literacy and help patrons find answers in books and on computers is not the answer.” J olY On a display table at the Athenaeum, Fairbanks — or his contemporary representative — appeared to have issued his own statement. Along with a dozen roses lay a card that read, “To Lisa and her Staff: Thanks for your excellent work — Horace.” m

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letter from board chair Bill Marshall, is the prime reason for the position. Deep concerns over serial budgetary shortfalls, combined with overreliance on the Athenaeum’s endowment, have board members alarmed about the institution’s long-term viability. Staff restructuring is just part of the board’s strategy to address unsustainable spending. As Joly looks ahead, the group Neighbors iN support of AtheNAeum stAff is not letting go of the past. An outgrowth of the “Hug the Athenaeum” protest outside the library on January 12, the group is calling on the trustees to delay implementation of the staff layoffs, which many considered an extreme move. In a letter sent via certified mail to Marshall, the Neighbors B oB also invited board members to attend a public forum on Saturday, February 2. It is not known yet whether any board members will attend. Although Horace Fairbanks left no stipulations regarding his art collection, according to Friends of the Athenaeum copresident LyNN Wurzburg, the founder did express his hopes for the library in a statement made at the Athenaeum’s opening in 1871: “My fullest expectations will be realized if now, and in the coming years, the people make the rooms of the Athenaeum a favorite place of resort for patient research, reading and study.”

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xtending welfare to work benefits without interruption for a lifetime does nothing to actually encourage people to get a job,” declared Gov. Peter Shumlin in his budget address last week. “[I]t is neither compassionate nor prudent to continue a system in which struggling Vermonters are financially punished for getting off government assistance, finding a job and providing for their children by going to work.” The governor’s compassionate, prudent alternative: Punish struggling Vermonters for not finding a job. For a decade and a half, Vermont had held out against the cruelest irrationality of “welfare reform”: its time limit on aid. It was long past time to screw up the “courage” to speak the truth, Shumlin said, “Benefits for Vermonters who are able to work must be temporary, not timeless.” Vermont must join the rest of the country in putting the “temporary” in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the welfare-to-work program for people with children, said

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the governor. Recipients should be booted after five years total, regardless of the economy’s ability to provide jobs or employers’ willingness to pay enough to support a family. This from a man whose sole impediment in life was dyslexia. The proposal is part of Gov. Shumlin’s program to “grow jobs and secure prosperity for our children.” Like President Bill Clinton, who claims he “ended welfare as we know it” by signing the Republican-authored Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Shumlin would rewrite poor people’s fate to unburden the taxpayer and justify it as good social policy. Like Clinton, the man the Nation hails as the country’s “most valuable [progressive] governor” is helping to propagate the fiction that welfare makes people poor. Here’s the logic: When benefits become too generous (as Shumlin implied Vermont’s are), they’re more attractive than working. Housing subsidies and free medical care are bait; their open-ended supply is the trap. Once

snared, poor people descend into passivity. “This is one of the cruelest features of the welfare system,” Senate Finance Chair Bill Roth (R-Del.) lamented during the 1996 Congressional debate, “because it saps the human spirit.” That argument is still going strong. “The more benefits the government provides, the stronger the disincentive to work,” Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) told a House subcommittee last summer, when the GOP was contending that President Obama had gutted TANF’s work requirement (Politifact’s verdict on the claim: “pants on fire”). Commented the Heritage Foundation’s Michael G. Franc in the National Review: “Less work and lower earnings, in turn, translate into greater dependency on the government — and zero or even downward social and economic mobility for those mired in poverty.” Neither Franc nor Davis mentioned the downward mobility of practically everyone over the last two decades. Because it destroys people spiritually, the argument continues, welfare is not compassionate either for adult recipients or their children. Welfare reform will “help free families from the present welfare trap,” Roth said in ’96, “and save future generations from its effects.” “One of the most important values that you can pass on to your children is a work ethic,” Rick Santorum, the 1996 junior senator from Pennsylvania and one of the 96 welfare bill’s most zealous sponsors, told the Senate. “So we require work because we think that is a value that is important for people to exit poverty.” He later called it “tough love.” Note that Santorum said the “value” is important, not the paycheck. Work is ennobling above all else — more ennobling than, say, caring for your kids — even if the job is degrading, dangerous or pitifully paid. “Any job is a good job” was the slogan posted on the walls of welfare agencies after passage of the 1996 law. The goal of the federal government’s chief program for alleviating poverty, then, is not to help families materially; it poli “polipsy psy”isisa atwice-monthly monthly column column by by Judith Judith levine. levine. Got Got aa comment comment on on this this story? story? contact contact levine@sevendaysvt.com. levine@sevendaysvt.com.

Like BiLL CLinton, Gov. ShumLin iS heLpinG to propaGate the fiCtion that weLfare makeS peopLe poor. and help themselves,” the senator told PBS in 1996. “No one is going to fall through the cracks here.” In fact, in the five years after welfare reform — a prosperous time — millions moved off the welfare rolls and found work. But there was no evidence that they were less poor, or their kids better off. People also fell through the cracks — and now, in harder times, more are falling. Last year, Jason DeParle reported in the New York Times that single mothers dropped from cash assistance were selling blood, shoplifting, collecting bottles and cans and returning to violent partners to survive — “all with children in tow.” He noted that the number of very poor families is growing: A quarter of low-income single mothers nationwide — about 1.5 million — had neither jobs nor aid. That’s twice the rate under the old welfare law.

These ideas are hardly new: that charity, not poverty, destroys people; that the poor can be divided into the truly vulnerable and the slackers. Henry VIII’s law distinguished the “impotent” (deserving) beggar from the “sturdy.” Caught too often with his hand out, the latter went to the gallows. The authors of Britain’s New Poor Law of 1834, reputedly more humane than its predecessor, sought to prevent the evils the earlier policies had allegedly created: laziness, drunkenness and profligate childbearing. Additional alms for each hungry mouth encouraged men to “early and improvident marriages,” they claimed. The framers of the 1996 U.S. law agreed — with equally scant evidence — though their money-grubbing reproducers were unwed mothers. Prevent matrimony or compel it, the “solution” was the same: Cap assistance after a certain number of kids. And if the babies

are hungry? Let them eat ideology. Welfare law is based on the idea that the poor are different from you and me — they are feckless, immature and corrupt, and in need of guidance, surveillance and correction. Each wave of reform is a new curative regime for this personal deviance. Yes, poverty can fuck a person up. But, said the civil rights organizer Bayard Rustin, “There is only one difference between a man who is rich and a man who is poor. One has money and one does not.” To admit that the poor are poor because they are in want of money; that they are in want of money because their work does not pay enough; and that their work does not pay enough because higher wages would cut into the profits of their employers — all this would force us to be political rather than psychological about welfare. A mandated livable wage and family allowance would assuage desperation and embolden workers to demand higher pay and better conditions. The blame would have to shift from poor people to the rich people who benefit from their poverty, from the programs that (barely) help them to the system that screws them. m

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Symptoms for all these conditions overlap somewhat, and I’m guessing they’re not that easy to distinguish. We surmise, therefore, that it’s not so much big breasts causing carpal tunnel syndrome strictly defined — that is, pinched nerves in the wrists. Rather, they can lead to numbness, tingling and pain for various reasons at various spots in the upper extremities, and the description “carpal tunnel syndrome” is applied indiscriminately regardless of actual cause. But let’s go on. Other afflictions of the big bosomed include:

through the narrow channel that gives the syndrome its name. In many cases, though, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what brought the condition on. Symptoms typically include burning, tingling or numbness of the fingers and thumb, sometimes radiating all the way up to the shoulder. CTS is most commonly found among those putting a lot of stress on their wrists during the day: This typically includes housewives and workers using vibrating tools, but not, contrary to what was once widely believed, workers typing on computer keyboards. Big-breasted women are far more likely to have carpal tunnel problems than the rest of us. In the general population, maybe one in 40 people is affected; for well-endowed women it’s more like one in five. Interestingly, 62 percent of pregnant women get

• Headaches, back and neck pain, spinal degeneration and slipped discs. One study found a 25-year-old woman with B-cup-size breasts has an 8 percent chance of developing spine disorders, whereas a woman with a D-cup has a 44 percent chance. The problem worsens with age — by the time the D-cup woman reaches 35, she’s got an 82 percent chance of having back trouble. • Skin irritation caused by moisture and bacteria trapped within folds of skin. • Chafing and the like due to bouncing during jogging or other exercise. • Shortness of breath due to weight pressing on the rib cage. • Posture and sleeping difficulties.

CTS during their third trimester, when their breasts are enlarged. Doctors aren’t sure why, but a plausible guess is pinched nerves not in the wrist but rather somewhere upstream. One likely location is the shoulder, where the weight of oversize mammaries can produce considerable stress. Bigbreasted women often complain of bra straps cutting into their shoulders, putting pressure on something known as the costoclavicular passage. The result can be pain, tingling, tickling and numbness in the shoulders and down the arms, to the point of the hands turning blue. Another problem along these lines is thoracic outlet syndrome, a combination of pain, weakness and other neurological issues caused by compressing blood vessels and nerves in the shoulder.

QUEStIoNS WE’RE StILL tHINKING ABoUt Do train drivers ever get lost? Bernie I used to think questions like this were diagnostic of mental deficiency. Then I heard about the Swedish railroad custodian who accidentally started a train she was cleaning, whereupon it ran to the end of the line, jumped the tracks, skittered 30 yards across the snow and crashed into an apartment building. So let’s just say while a train driver can’t get lost in the sense that a Boy Scout in the woods can get lost, it’s possible to take a seriously wrong turn.

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lenty of men, including some septuagenarian sportscasters, find big boobs fascinating, and some women, often with surgical assistance, have made careers out of pushing their buttons. (If you’d argue Katherine Webb doesn’t really fit the profile here, try Googling Jenn Sterger.) But life for the well endowed isn’t necessarily one long day at the beach. Carpal tunnel syndrome is far from the worst that can happen. In 1669 a physician reported on a 24-year-old woman who couldn’t get out of bed due to having breasts collectively weighing around 100 pounds — 64 for the left, an estimated 40 for the right. I regret to say this was established on autopsy. The cause of death wasn’t clear; the woman’s breasts reportedly had grown to these gargantuan proportions literally overnight, and she was otherwise emaciated. Nonetheless, we may reasonably conclude: Big boobs kill. Getting back to carpal tunnel syndrome, or CTS: The most common proximate cause is trapping or compressing the median nerve in the wrist, where it passes

The solution for some is breast-reduction surgery. One study found 90 percent of largebreasted women with CTS-like symptoms saw partial or complete improvement after surgery. Neck, shoulder and back pain, headaches, pinching bra straps and exercise abrasion also are often reduced or eliminated, it’s easier to find clothes that fit and you attract less unwanted scrutiny. Schoolboys for whom 48DD represents the pinnacle of female beauty may recoil at the thought, but they might consider the inconvenience of walking around with two 10-pound water balloons hung around their necks.

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When it comes to Vermont town names, what the “h”? By Gi nGer Vi e i ra

without the extra “h.” Was this a spiteful gesture from a writer who disagrees with the old-timer spelling — or simply a thoughtless typo? We’ll never know. What would it take for Hinesburg to get its “h” back? Lippert explains the process: “It involves having a vote of the town, or local selectboard, and then going through the Vermont Board of Libraries, which under Vermont law is charged with making official the names of towns and geographical sites throughout the state. Once that is done, the federal designation must still be approved, but becomes more of a formality.” The town of Ferrisburgh has taken the lead. In 1990, Ferrisburg[h]’s town clerk decided enough was enough: The town needed its “h” back. Reid says the Vermont Board of Libraries received a petition with at least 25 signatures from the town, which was followed by a hearing that officially ordered the spelling of “Ferrisburg” to return to “Ferrisburgh.” (Never mind that, according to Reid, the town has also gone by “Ferrissburg” and “Ferrisbourg.”) Current Town Clerk Chet Hawkins says the decision was by no means universally popular. “Many of the

old-time residents say, ‘Get the ‘h’ out of Ferrisburgh,’” he notes. Alburgh, on the other hand, reclaimed its precious consonant in 2006. Like the owners of the Hinesburgh Public House, residents there merely wanted to honor their town’s historical name, or at least one of its historical names. They did so by taking a vote at a town meeting, which led former Vermont State Librarian Sybil McShane to order the spelling change. Now most Alburghers sleep peacefully at night knowing their “h” has been restored, while others continue to bemoan its return. Good to know, at least, that the “h” discrepancies are the result not of sloppy spelling errors but of human indecision. “Personally,” Lippert says, “I like that Will and Kathleen Patten have incorporated ‘Hinesburgh’ into the name of their new establishment.” While the town currently has no plans to officially reclaim its “h,” the restaurant’s signage provides a persistent reminder that something is missing. m

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ike many Hinesburg residents, you may have driven past the town’s newest restaurant, the Hinesburgh Public House, and wondered how owners Will and Kathleen Patten must feel about the major typo in its name: the extra “h” at the end of “Hinesburg.” People “think we’ve made a mistake and don’t want to spend thousands of dollars trying to fix it,” says the restaurant’s managing partner, Thom Dodge, with a sigh. Apparently the staff has been defending that “h” from the moment the signage went up. However, if you’re one of the passersby who assume these restaurateurs can’t spell, think again. The extra “h” actually pays homage to the town’s history, but that story isn’t simple. Nor are the stories of the existing, or missing, “h” in the names of six other Vermont towns ending in “burgh” or “burg.” Alburgh, Ferrisburgh and Enosburgh were chartered with an “h” that once

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was lost but now is found. Lunenburg, Searsburg and Irasburg were chartered with an “h” that each town has yet to reclaim. So where did the “h” go? Vermont State Librarian Martha Reid explains: “In 1892, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names published a report which included a recommendation that town names ending in ‘burgh’ be spelled as ‘burg’ in order to standardize names across the country for use on federal maps and in federal documents.” “H”-dropping also seemed to make life easier for post offices. But the story behind Hinesburg’s onetime extra “h” is less clear. In fact, state representative and unofficial go-to historian Bill Lippert suggests it’s a bit of a mystery. Hanging on a wall in Hinesburg Town Hall today is a transcription of the Town Charter from 1762 — a handwritten document in which the village is referred to both with and without the extra “h.” “So, at least according to this transcription of the entry into the Book of Charters,” Lippert explains, “our town was originally chartered as Hinesburg, only to soon after, at least by early 1763, start being referred to as Hinesburgh.” Just as many current residents disagree on whether the “h” should be restored, history reveals that their ancestors couldn’t make up their minds, either. “Throughout the period 1908 to 1912,” Lippert continues, “spelling of the town’s name on the official Town Meeting Reports moved back and forth. Hinesburgh appeared on the cover in 1908. Hinesburg returned in 1909 and 1910, then back again to Hinesburgh in 1911. Finally, from 1912 on, all town reports, and other official local town documents, consistently adopted the new spelling of the ‘Town of Hinesburg.’” Just last summer, as Hinesburg celebrated its 250th year of existence, the town’s public weekly newsletter referred to the new restaurant’s zoning approval

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obeying the law. But there’s also a shortage of childcare facilities — and their numbers are actually dropping — that puts pressure on the state to keep as many places open as possible. The problem isn’t new. In February 2012, the DCF official in charge of overseeing Vermont’s nearly 1600 regulated daycare facilities told a Senate committee that the licensing system “does not provide a reasonable threshold of saf ety f or all children in regulated, out-of -home care.” Former CDD deputy commissioner Kim Keiser told lawmakers that the situation caused her to “lose sleep at night” because “I know we did not have the capacity to even stay abreast of situations that were directly putting children at risk.”

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In retrospect, Keiser’s year-old warning was prescient. Ed-U-Care owner Judith McKenzie describes the incident last June as “an unfortunate accident” but also an isolated one. She points out that the child was known as a “wanderer” and that the staffer responsible for his disappearance was fired. “It was a terrible thing that happened, but it could happen to anybody,” adds McKenzie, who’s been in the daycare business for 26 years. “I’ve suffered terribly from this, as has everyone in the center.” But the state didn’t revoke or suspend Ed-U-Care’s license. Why not? Because the state licenser didn’t find a “pattern of neglect,” such as unsecured doors, broken fences or inadequate staffto-child ratios, explains CDD Deputy Commissioner Reeva Murphy.

programs — had no recorded state visits at all. One Colchester daycare went without a license for almost a year — and essentially had its record of violations expunged — because of what the owner called a “miscommunication” with the state. The license for Muddy Hands Enrichment Center expired in April 2012 and was not renewed. State officials assumed the daycare had closed Officials at the CDD acknowledge that they lack the staff and funding to visit and removed it f rom the Bright Futures database. every daycare program in the state once a The facility didn’t show up again until year, as the law requires — making it virtuthis reporter asked about it. Shortly thereally impossible to observe any patterns of violations. Some f acilities, especially reg - af ter, the state’s database indicated that a new license had been issued on December istered home-based programs, can open for business and operate for years without 30, 2012. However, 11 prior regulatory violations — from minor things such as miss a licenser ever setting foot inside to make ing job ref erences to more serious ones, sure it’s f ree of saf ety hazards and has operable smoke alarms, fire extinguishers including the absence of staff trained in infant CPR — had been wiped clean from and carbon monoxide detectors. Each day, about 39,000 Vermont chil - its record. Why? Because the new license dren, ages 6 weeks to 12 years, attend some was issued to different owners under a slightly modified name: Muddy Hands f orm of regulated daycare program. The state has just seven licensing field special- Preschool & Child Center. One of the new owners of Muddy Hands, Naomi Salls, says ists to oversee and inspect 1577 regulated the state never received license-renewal programs statewide. That’s a caseload of paperwork from the prevwious owner. 225 programs per licenser — the highest “I had a little talk with my staff about ratio of any state in the country. that one, making sure our i’s are dotted and The situation could change this year. The state’s budget for fiscal year 2013 our t’s are crossed,” says Murphy, “because includes f unding to hire two more li - that’s a huge liability issue.” There were no resulting regulatory censing field specialists, which would ramifications f or the center, which oper bring CDD’s total to nine and reduce ated without a license for almost a year. the average caseload per licenser to 178 By law, Child Care Resource and its programs. But Murphy says she’d need a counterparts around Vermont are prohib total of four more licensers to be able to ited f rom telling parents about problem visit every program in the state at least daycares even when they are aware of once a year. them; they can only make ref errals, not Licensed programs, which are larger recommendations. Lee Lauber of the and have stricter rules than registered Family Center of Washington County says in-home daycare programs, are f ar more likely to be inspected. Currently, 90 per - her staff is sometimes conflicted about what it can and cannot reveal to parents. cent of all licensed centers are inspected As long as DCF has granted a program the annually, but only 47 percent of homelegal right to operate, she says, it’s consid based programs are. Elizabeth Meyer is executive direc - ered “an interf erence” to share inf orma tion with prospective parents that might tor of Child Care Resource in Williston, a nonprofit that helps connect parents paint the daycare in an unflattering light. Lauber calls it “a very interesting with daycare providers. Last year she told conundrum.” the Senate Committee on Appropriations “There have been times when many that, all too often, her staffers are “the only professionals who lay eyes on a Chittenden concerns have been raised and some of County program in a given year.” According them have been addressed and others still remain, and the program stays open,” she to her own statistics, in the previous year, licensers visited just 55 percent of all regu- says. “That can go on for years.” lated programs in Chittenden County. One program had gone more than five years without an inspection; 14 percent — or 44

“Certainly, if we had kids walking away from the same place more than one time, we might suspend,” she adds. “Kids have walked off the premises even in fivestar places … We just have to make those judgments.”

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n June 2012, a 3-year-old boy attend ing the Ed-U-Care Children’s Center, a licensed daycare provider in Essex Junction, walked off the premises and wandered across four lanes of traffic on Susie Wilson Road. Luckily, an approach ing motorist spotted him in the middle of the road and pulled him out of harm’s way. According to a subsequent investiga tion by the Vermont Departmentf or Children and Families’ Child Development Division (CDD), Ed-U-Care staffers never notified authorities that the boy was missing, as is required by law whenever a child disappears from a regulated daycare program. As a state official remarked later, “Someone just didn’t count heads.” Stories like this would give working parents nightmares — that is, if they knew about them. Of ten, they don’t. By law, daycare centers must notif y the parents of children in their care about any serious violations on the premises. But anyone else researching daycare options will find it difficult to learn about a facility’s checkered past. Parents can look up a daycare’s regula tory history on the Bright Futures Child Care Inf ormation System — an online portal for information on all licensed and registered daycare programs. There they’ll see that Ed-U-Care was cited for 15 viola tions between February 2006 and June 2012. But they won’t read an account of the June 2012 incident on Susie Wilson Road — or details of any other problems, for that matter. The write-up of the June 2012 in cident reads: “Each child shall be visually supervised at all times in person by staff (except sleeping inf ants who are subject to in-person checks every 15 minutes) … Children must be visually supervised while napping/resting.” Based on that assessment, a parent wouldn’t know whether a staffer merely left a toddler napping for a few minutes to change another child’s diaper — or, in this case, a child walked out the front door and into traffic. State field reports about such incidents are considered public inf orma tion. But a parent has to know enough to ask for them — from either the provider or the state. It can take days, or weeks, to re ceive the information, by which time that daycare slot may already have been filled. DCF officials admit they have too few people in the field inspecting daycare programs to ensure that they’re safe, clean and

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A HOME UNION: VERMONT’S CHILDCARE WORKERS PUSH FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING If daycare providers were unionized, would Vermont kids be any safer? Last week, Sen. Dick McCormack (D Windsor) introduced S.52, a bill to allow Vermont’s 6000 to 10,000 independent daycare workers to collectively bargain with the state for higher childcare subsidy rates for low-income families and other measures “to improve the quality of child care for Vermont families.” As McCormack points out, the vast majority of Vermont’s daycare providers are women who get no health beneﬁ ts, paid time off or opportunities for career development or advancement. Many are self-employed and work long hours, often for less than minimum wage. As a result, Vermont’s early-ed workforce has a 40 percent annual turnover rate, which helps drives down the overall supply —°and quality —°of providers. Pay people more, the union argument goes, and you’ll get bettertrained workers. S.52 would allow any provider whose clients receive a state subsidy to join the union, regardless of whether they would traditionally be considered labor or management. ˛ is nontraditional model, which is backed by the American Federation of Teachers of Vermont, has already been adopted in 13 other states. Elsa Bosma is a founder of Vermonters for the Independence of Child Care Professionals, a coalition of 230 daycare providers who oppose the union effort. One of her biggest concerns is that a union would take away her voice on matters that aren’t even spelled out in McCormack’s bill, while still requiring her and others to pay union dues. But supporters of S.52, also known as the “Child Care Providers Labor Relations Act,” counter that having a union puts providers in a much better position to negotiate with the state, both on reimbursement rates and other improvements to the system. ˛ ey bristle at the suggestion that they’re doing this simply to get more money. Nan Reid, an in-home provider in Burlington, supports the union effort — but not because she believes it will reduce abuses. She thinks there will always be “bad apples” in the bunch. More interesting to Reid is the political force a union brings to the Statehouse. Just having a bill —°the result of a three-year effort —°means lawmakers are talking about childcare for a change. “We’re on people’s agendas now,” she says.

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In some instances, the state has allowed daycare centers to remain open despite violations so egregious they put kids at risk of serious physical or emotional harm. Feels Like Home Playschool, a licensed daycare center in Essex Junction, racked up 16 violations in 2012, several of which were serious enough to warrant mandatory notifi cation letters home to families. Here’s what the Bright Futures database says about the rules broken: “Derogatory or humiliating remarks made by sta° in presence of children or families are prohibited”; “Inf ants shall be held during bottle f eedings unless they are able to hold their own bottle and wish to do so”; and “No employee, volunteer or parent shall use any form of inappropriate discipline or corporal punishment.” The state licenser’s seven-page fi eld report, dated November 6, 2012, paints a f ar more disturbing picture of the care Feels Like Home provided. That report indicates that a sta° er “grabbed and squeezed a child’s face with one hand, followed by pushing the child away because the child walked into a puddle.” Another entry indicates that, “sta° frequently yell[s] at children in an abrupt, harsh tone on an almost daily basis. A sta° member was observed yelling at a crying child while f ace-to-f ace with this child.” That same sta° er was later seen “changing to a positive, f riendly tone upon a parent’s arrival.” Still another employee was overheard telling a child, “If you hurt that baby, I swear to God you’re gonna sit outside until your mom gets here!” According to the report, the “derogatory or humiliating remarks” included “sta° call[ing] children names such as hog, retard, moron, idiot, stupid and momma’s boy.” Other entries in the report suggest that physical and emotional abuse occurred, such as “sta° engage[s] in threatening behavior that is frightening for children.” In one instance, a teacher “motioned quickly toward the child’s head with the back of her hand as if to hit the child, followed by kissing the child on the head.” The licenser further documented that “one teacher held a preschool-age child by the ankles, swinging the child like a bat at a dodge ball thrown at the child by a second teacher … hitting the child in the chest area several times. The child’s arms fl ailed and the child appeared to be upset.” The licenser also observed potentially lif e-threatening bottle-f eeding practices. In one case, an infant was observed sleeping in a portable crib with a “boppy pillow placed under the inf ant’s head, with a blanket wrapped around the sides to hold the bottle in the infant’s mouth.”

The licenser immediately notiﬁ ed the facility’s managers and sta° that such practices put infants at risk of choking, as well as sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The managers’ response? According to the report, she stated that her sta° has been “repeatedly” warned not to do this, but that supervisors “don’t know what else to do when sta° do not follow directions.” The report also indicates that information provided to licensers on ﬁ ve previous site visits was determined to be “false and designed to impede and deter CDD investigations.” In other words, the operators of Feels Like Home evidently knew that what they were doing was wrong — if not dangerous and illegal — but did it anyway, then tried to cover it up.

another entry indicates that, “staff frequently yell at children in an abrupt, harsh tone on an almost daily basis. basis.”” Were it not notf or forindeindependent video footage f ootage provided to investigainvestigators — f footage whichthe the ootage which state now says saysisisnonolonger longer available, in response responsetoto a reporter’s records records request — many of the more dramatic violaviolations documented by the licenser licenser might have gone gone undetected and unaddressed. Nonetheless, Feels Like Home Home Playschool continues to operate. “No corporal punpunishment was observed,” observed,” says Murphy by byway wayof of explaining the decision. decision. Staff what Sta° behavior behavior “was what

we considered inappropriate guidance behavior.” She says the licenser spent four days at the f acility af terward, which she calls “a long time” —˝a typical visit lasts a f ew hours. The owners notifi ed parents and made sta° changes, and regulators increased their surveillance with repeated follow-up visits. “[Our sta° ] had this huge discussion at the time that kids should not be subjected to this every day, that these people are just mean. And I agreed with them 100 percent,” Murphy says. “But again, if I’m going to shut this place down because these people are unpleasant, do I have a valid [reason]?” A spokesperson f or Feels Like Home, who agreed to talk to a reporter on condition of anonymity, claims that many of the fi ndings in the state’s report were untrue. She says the allegations about derogatory and humiliating language were actually uttered by parents, not sta° . She admits that a child was once held by his feet but claims the child “giggled.” She denies that a dodge ball was ever thrown at the child. The only allegation she admitted to was the most serious one: that a child was left sleeping in a crib with a bottle propped in his mouth. “Yeah, we deserved that,” the spokesperson admits. “It was wrong of them to do it, because we always told them not to.” However, she claims there was always a sta° person nearby. But such denials run contrary to what several former clients say about Feels Like Home. Six parents whose children attended the Essex Junction daycare pulled their kids out prior to the state’s visit in November. All say the state’s report is consistent with their own children’s experiences there. One mom, who declined to be identifi ed, says her daughter attended Feels Like Home for about fi five ve months. She says the girl, who has hasa aspeech speech impediment, impediment, often homecrying cryingand and como f ten came home comstaff made madefun funofofher her plained that the sta° because of the way she talked. Teeshia Farmer Farmer ofof Another mom, Teeshia Essex, claims she once arrived to pick 9-month-oldson son“on “ona cold, a cold, up her 9-month-old 40-degree ffall day”and andf ound found him all day” him anExer-Saucer, Exer-Saucer,soaksoakoutside in an and crying. crying.She Shesays saysshe she ing wet and never went back. As she she puts puts it, it,“I “I refused myson sonbeing being ref used to pay ffor or my neglected.” Barrows Melissa f o of Westford oncef ound found Westf ord says she once onher her child’s a “handprint” on child’s showed “three “three arm that clearly showed fingers ring.” She Shesays saysa a fi ngersand and a ring.” staffereradmitted tohaving havingre-resta° admitted to strained the child but downplayed some kids kids the injury by saying that some bruise easily. Barrows says her child also came home complaining that the were being beingmean meantoto daycare people were her and called her names.

“I couldn’t get my child out of there fast enough,” Barrows says. “I can’t believe this place is still open.” Feels Like Home currently cares for about 20 children, with openings for an additional dozen. By law, Child Care Resource, the designated childcare resource agency for Chittenden County, must refer parents there unless the center is subject to an active investigation.

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If the childcare situation appears dire, relief may be in sight. Vermont is in the midst of a comprehensive review and overhaul of its rules and regulations governing daycare programs. Last year, the state hired an outside contractor, the National Association for Regulatory Administration, to go through its current procedures and recommend best practices based on what other states are doing. For the last nine months, those rules have been under discussion with a diverse group of stakeholders, including daycare providers. According to Murphy, the newly proposed rules will be made public and presented to the legislature in the next few months. The public will then have an opportunity to weigh in and offer comments and suggestions on how they could be further improved. In the meantime, child-welfare experts urge parents to ask potential childcare providers plenty of questions, such as: “Are you registered with or licensed by the state of Vermont?” “Have you ever had any documented complaints by the state?” and “If so, what were the problems and how did you correct them?” Parents can also turn to their community childcare-support agencies, which can help parents identify providers, look up their regulatory track records and explain other ways of measuring quality. One such method is with DCF’s voluntary rating system called STARS — STep Ahead Recognition System — for childcare, preschool and after-school programs. Providers who choose to participate in STARS have shown a willingness to go above and beyond the state’s minimum requirements. The one- to five-star rating system provides parents with one way to gauge programs and the qualifications of their staff. But even the STARS system isn’t perfect. After all it’s been through, Ed-U-Care still maintains a three-star ranking.

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Regulators “walk a fine line” between protecting children and maintaining an adequate supply of providers to meet the demands of working families, according to Murphy. “Our most important responsibility is to protect the health and safety and well-being of kids in the program. That’s number one,” she says. “But, number two, we also want to build a vibrant system so that when parents are looking, they have good choices to make. So we want to increase supply. We don’t want to just be shutting people down.” License revocations, she adds, happen “very rarely — maybe only four or five times a year in center-based programs.” In fact, CDD revoked only two daycare licenses in 2012. In the first case, a registered in-home daycare provider, whom Murphy declined to identify, had its registration suspended because an adolescent living in the house was a “prohibited person” — that is, someone with a criminal record involving violence, assault or sexual misconduct. Murphy says state authorities entered the home, immediately notified all the client families and waited on-site until the last child was picked up. In the second case, the state revoked the license of the Village Play Station in Pittsford for its “spotty compliance history,” incomplete documentation and “false information” provided to licensers — not for any health or safety violations. But Village Play Station appealed its suspension and has been allowed to remain open until that is resolved. As of press time, the Bright Futures database showed no listing for Village Play Station, which means its regulatory history is invisible to the public. A phone call confirmed that the center is still accepting new clients. In a third case, the state persuaded an in-home daycare provider in St. Albans to voluntarily surrender her registration after inspectors found “way too many kids” for the number of adults on site — 17 children for one adult, including six children under the age of 2. By law, a registered in-home provider cannot have more than two infants. “License revocations tend to be messy,” Murphy says. “Sometimes it’s much better for us, and more timely for parents and kids, if the provider voluntarily goes out of business.”

When they don’t, she says, mandatory parental-notification letters “allow the parents to say, ‘Wow! That’s the last straw for me!’ And then the market takes care of the problem, because you can’t stay open for long if your parents are leaving.” Murphy says her agency prefers to work with daycare providers to improve their practices rather than shutting them down. As Lauber points out, when a program closes, voluntarily or otherwise, it causes tremendous disruption, especially in more rural areas of the state. As she puts it, “If 30 to 50 kids suddenly need a place to go by the following Monday morning, the system cannot absorb it easily.”

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visited Heirloom Antique Center & Furniture Hospital on Route 5 in White River Junction a few times before I noticed a pair of French doors almost hidden behind hutches and bric-a-brac. At the time, one door was closed and the other half open, partially blocked by chest-high bolts of f abric on the other side. This was my alluring introduction to Mainly Vintage. When I crossed the store’s threshold, I was greeted by a yesteryear fairyland: The fluorescent-lit room held a jumble of hats, purses, evening dresses, lace, quilts and boots, all spilling from racks and boxes in labyrin thine arrangements. One plastic bin f airly exploded with sparkly belts. Handbags seemed to cover every horizontal surface. Cowboy and riding boots lined up on each stair step seemed intended to entice visitors to the lower level. There hung a pair of lederhosen; hundreds more dresses, coats and sweaters beckoned. Of course, thousands had f ound Mainly Vintage bef ore me, but as the store’s sole customer at that moment, I was struck by the stories these clothes could tell. And the objects that fill Mainly Vintage do have stories behind them — not just the unknowable tales of their original owners, but those of proprietor Ann Hayden, who began collecting clothing in the 1970s. Her particular passion is for the accessories on the top

floor — the “more fragile things,” she calls them, such as clutches, beaded belts and satin gloves. Then there are the hats. Nearly 250 fill the store, f rom bowlers and f ascinators to saf ari-style f edoras and newsboy caps. Hayden keeps hundreds more in storage — perhaps 1000 in all, she guesses. “I have hats I haven’t seen in 15 years,” says Hayden, a petite woman with cropped hair and deep-set blue eyes, who looks at least a decade younger than her 72 years. “I also like leather. I like luggage. I love handloomed things.” Hayden, who grew up in central Calif ornia, began collecting nearly f our decades ago when she was bouncing around the globe as the wife of a diplomatic service officer. The couple lived in the Central African Republic, Mozambique, Denmark and Belgium, among other countries. “We moved a lot,” Hayden understates. She began picking up light objects in flea markets and bazaars that could be carted easily from place to place — particularly textiles and lace. Over the years, Hayden’s collection reached critical mass, though it happened so gradually that she didn’t register the accumulation until 1981, when she was living in Washington, D.C., and considering her next move. “All that I had gathered would be the nucleus for starting a business, though I didn’t know it at the time,” she says.

Hayden’s sister, Susan Hillis, also married to a man in the f oreign service, had amassed her own linens and eclectic selection of objects. Together, the women began setting up tables at flea markets, both in D.C. and in New Hampshire’s Upper Valley, where Hillis had a home. At first, the sisters primarily sold textile goods. “And people liked it,” Hayden recalls. “We didn’t really make any money, but it was an opportunity to do something together.” Eventually, the pair bought a “monstrous” Victorian house on Main Street in sleepy Haverhill, N.H., and filled the rooms with bedspreads, tablecloths, f abric, clothing and Hayden’s growing assortment of hats. Almost everything they sold was made between the 1880s and the 1940s — and the theatrical house, with its high ceilings, stained glass and carved-wood details, “was a good stage,” Hayden recalls. At first, the sisters opened their shop, called Victorian on Main, only during the summers. But gradually their season expanded — through Columbus Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Merchandise eventually filled the first floor, with more clothing and accessories in storage upstairs. “It sort of spread out,” Hayden says, and the shop garnered local and national press. The sisters “grudgingly” brought in clothing f rom more modern eras, while Hillis continued to travel and bring back foreign wares.

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Within a few years, Hayden was living rabbit swing coat hanging above the full time with her daughter in the Upper stairway. Valley and running Victorian on Main During my visit, a customer wanders all year. In 2003, however, Hayden’s in — a woman who appears to be in her family decided to sell the house, and fifties — and Hayden interrupts our conshe and her sister parted ways. Hayden versation to ask if she’d like help. rented space inside Heirloom Furniture “No. I’m just overwhelmed,” the Hospital in White River Junction and woman says with a laugh, looking carted her collection 35 miles south to slightly dazed. A sharp observer, this busy stretch of Route 5. Hayden tries to steer her toward the Despite the tighter space, she kept basement. There, customers patient searching and adding to her medley — enough to rummage through racks can especially accessories. “You can have find anything from a German military this really cool dress. But put on some coat to a 1950s cashmere cardigan to a gloves and a hat and smoking jacket, wedding grab a cool purse, and dress or jumpsuit — and the whole thing comes many, if not most, pieces alive,” Hayden says. are under $50. When I point out that “Finding, for me, is she herself is dressed the fun part. I get a real almost entirely in black, high,” says Hayden, who without a single accouworks fastidiously on trement, she says with some of the pieces she a shrug, “I’ve become a buys — repairing tears, minimalist.” replacing buttons or So, perhaps, has evreconditioning leather. eryone else. Though her She holds up one exbusiness is still steady, ample for inspection: a Hayden seems dismayed Ann Hayden gossamer blouse made that the art of accesin 1915 from a fabric sorizing has faded with called lawn. “It’s an the years. In the past, incredibly cool, earthy she notes, “Women cotton,” Hayden says were shoppers. That’s almost reverently. “It’s what they were born very fine. You can put for.” Their passion, she this on with a suit, and suggests, gave rise to it feminizes it, softens well-crafted, exquisite it.” accessories that largely As we look at a high don’t exist anymore. Or shelf filled with hats — at least aren’t considsome perched on manANN HAY DEN ered necessary. nequin heads — she Until recently, pulls down an elegant, Hayden says, she would see custom- striped-velvet one from the 1940s. “The ers whose attire reflected a single era old milliners really were craftspeople,” or aesthetic. For instance, “Gals would Hayden comments. come in dressed totally in ’50s,” she Before I leave, I try on a pair of notes, or “totally dressed to the nines. cognac-colored, knee-high leather They wouldn’t even consider going out boots that Hayden brought in a few days otherwise.” earlier. As I slide one foot in and feel a Asked where she finds some of her perfect fit, I, too, experience a tiny rush treasures, Hayden is politely cryptic. of the find. “Those look good on you,” “Anywhere I can,” she says. “Attics, Hayden says earnestly. basements. I used to get a lot of stuff at I leave with them on my feet, one auction, but it’s just not there anymore.” more Mainly Vintage score. m As if on cue, the phone rings, and Hayden fields a call asking if she’s inMainly Vintage, 672 North Main Street terested in purchasing some vintage (Route 5), White River Junction, fur coats and hats. She gently demurs, 295-9949. Open Monday through Saturday because fur “moves slowly,” and Mainly 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and by appointment on Vintage already has a healthy stock — Sundays. such as the gorgeous, cream-colored

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hether you call it cocoa or hot chocolate, a steaming beverage that’s creamy, sweet and chocolaty hits the spot on a winter’s day. At a recent Seven Days editorial meeting, some sta˛ ers were practically drooling thinking about it. A few of us rushed out to get a cup directly afterward. If you’re the rare person who doesn’t like or can’t consume dairy or chocolate or sugar, you have our sympathy. But, if like the f ollowing connoisseurs of the beverage, you’re always on the lookout for a superlative specimen, read on. This is not a comprehensive survey, but recommendations of particular favorites. (Note: Technically speaking, some of these drinks are “cocoas,” with a cocoa-powder base; others are “drinking chocolates,” based on chocolate chips or shavings.) Amy Lilly gave herself a treat and headed to Lake Champlain Chocolates without her young son to indulge in a very grown-up dark-chocolate drink in peace. Kathryn Flagg took two f or the team — in Middlebury and Vergennes — on the way to her Addison County home. Corin Hirsch crossed state lines to Walpole, N.H., for her personal best, while Alice Levitt paid a visit to a Scandinavian food cart in Montpelier. Cathy Resmer routinely enjoys a hot chocolate in her Winooski ’hood, and Megan James found a nearby cuppa that melted her ambivalence about the drink. There may be a place for Swiss Miss — even these picky drinkers say they love ﬁ nding packets of the stu˛ in warming huts along a ski trail. But there are better options in the premix department: Some Vermont chocolate purveyors o˛ er packaged varieties, so you can try this at home. P A M EL A P O L S T O N

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I’ve been known to wax poetic about Vergennes Laundry I have a love-hate relationship with hot chocolate. On co-owner Didier Murat’s espresso: I’ve had my fair share really cold days, or during listless winter afternoons in the of lattes in my life, and Murat’s is, hands down, the best. o˝ ce, I crave the stu˛ . What starts as a subtle hankering But with my own bun in the oven, I’ve cut back on my latte quickly snowballs into full-blown obsession. If I could just habit at this spare, hip bakery on Vergennes’ Main Street. wrap my hands around a steaming mug of creamy cocoa , I The silver lining? I fi nally have reason to try Murat’s take think, I’d have reason to go on living. on hot cocoa. When I get my wish, the fi rst sip is heaven. But, just First Murat fetches three petite crème fraîche tru° es as quickly as the desire arose, I lose interest. There’s no from a tin beneath the counter, and drops the dark choco- ca˛ eine buzz to keep me slurping. I start to resent all that late conf ections — his own creation — into creaminess. It’s rare that I actually fi nish a hot chocolate, VERGENNE S LA the way I did at Maglianero in Burlington last week. the base of of aasmall smallbowl. bowl.Next Nextcomes comes UN DR Y byby According to Maglianero’s Nola Ricci, the a dash ofofcane canesugar, sugar,f ollowed followed f rothy, steamed whole milk Dutch-process cocoa the sta˛ uses covers all the (skim or soy is available on bases: certifi ed organic, fair trade, kosher. Baristas request). When I ask the sof ttypically use whole milk but will happily substispoken Frenchman’s opinion on tute anything from skim to soy upon request. There’s nothing unique about Maglianero’s how best to savor the $2.50 drink, o˛ ers hot cocoa, but make or or he off ers this this advice: “Stir a little bit. but all allthe thelittle littlethings thingsthat thatcan can make end.” break the drink were done perfectly — as they should be And try to save a spoonful for the end.” areare at $3 for a small. I do as asinstructed. instructed.The Thefi rst firstsips sips small. Nothing Nothing isisworse worsethan thanlukewarm lukewarmcocoa; cocoa; delicate and f oamy — warm milk laced with the f aint Maglianero’s arrived just shy of scalding. I hate tasting taste of cocoa. The drink grows richer as the tru° es melt, more milk than chocolate, but this drink was so chocoand by the end, my fi nal spoonf ul is thick chocolate. latey, it was almost purple under its thin layer of foam. Smooth, tangy and bittersweet, it’s the perfect cure for a Best of all, it was tasty until the last sip. I made it to bracingly cold winter day. My go-to latte may have some the bottom of my mug and was rewarded with a rich, competition. velvety sludge. KATHRYN FLAGG

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Some rules f or ordering hot chocolate at the Grünhaus Nordic Street Eats cart on State Street in Montpelier: Don’t swing by expecting soy or skim. The drinking chocolate is mixed each morning with a combination of whole milk and light cream. Don’t forget to dress warmly. The Grünhaus is an outdoor cart, not a cozy café. Do feel free to call ahead. Doug and Jennifer Haugen will be happy to have a warm paper cup ready and fi lled with the hot, thick nectar for you. It’s worth f ollowing the rules. With a whole-f at, noguilt outlook infl uenced by their cuisine’s Scandinavian roots, the Haugens don’t skimp on quality. Each morning, while she prepares lef se, a crêpe-like Norwegian potato fl atbread used in her cart’s wraps, Jennif er Haugen devotes about an hour to creating her liquid gold. She carefully melts a combination of Belgian and Swedish brands in both semisweet and milk fl avors. The chocolate is mixed and remixed with additional cocoa and sugar before it’s ready to go into the Bunn brewer that keeps it hot all day. The large cup ($2.50) is fi lled with liquid sturdy enough to stand a spoon in. But don’t bother; you’ll soon be fi nished with the smooth, intense liquid chocolate — and very possibly heading back for more. A L I C E L EV I T T

Champlain sells only its Old World — as a can of shavings and its milk-chocolate powder mixes.) “So I have to come here all the time,” he adds with a smile. Salas doesn’t seem to mind. AMY LILLY

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Middlebury Chocolates’ storef ront on Route 7, south of town, is mainly a production facility for chocolatiers Andy and Stephanie Jackson. Here, the two roast and stonegrind cocoa beans for use in their bars and tru˝ es. That means, if you want to sample their house-ground sipping chocolate, plan ahead: They’re only open on Fridays and Saturdays. And nothing says “Saturday” quite like a cup of cocoa, which comes in two specialties — one laced with vanilla (your “everyday, on-the-go cocoa,” Stephanie Jackson says); the other with allspice and nutmeg (“the one you drink while you sit down and look at the snow”). Stephanie ladles chocolate shavings into each cup, whisks the chocolate with a splash of hot water, then adds whole milk (skim or almond is available on request). The ﬁ nale atop this $3.50 treat is a dollop of homemade maple whipped cream. The drink is rich and pleasantly gritty. There’s a little bite to the spiced cocoa, but the undeniable star here is the chocolate ﬂ avor — bold and slightly fruity. Bad news, though, for connoisseurs hankering for the Jacksons’ brew: They’re closing their storef ront af ter Valentine’s Day to f ocus exclusively on wholesale. The good news? Their cocoa mix will still be for sale, so you can always whip up a batch at home. K A T HR Y N F L A G G

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The first sip is pure, hot cream with an underpinning of spice. On the of the next, next,intense, intense,barely barelysweet sweetchocolate chocolate I’m a café mocha fi fiend, end, but but there’s there’sonly onlyso somuch much K GALLERY AN C D CO through, tasting tasting almost almostlike likechocolate chocolate starts to seep through, B LO FF E espresso I can consume consume in inaaday daybefore beforeI I EH OU richer, swallowisisprogressively progressively richer, SE earth. Each swallow start getting twitchy. twitchy.The TheMexican Mexican darker and more arresting, until until you’re you’re not not hot chocolate at at the theBlock BlockGallery Gallery entire sure you can can make makeititthrough throughthe the entire in Winooski is aamore moreappropriappropricup. ate midafternoon midaf ternoon pick-me-up. pick-me-up. intense,” sums up manager “It’s intense,” manager Cathy Cathy It won’t keep me up at night, nish. Watson as she watches watchesme metry trytotofi fi nish. but, as lead barista and galAs I drive away, I feel buzzed lery manager Kate Braland and warmedf rom the explains, “It’s got a kick to it.” inside out, and it lasts for The kick comes f rom the hours. cardamom, cinnamon andand cayenne pepper that thatthe theco° coff eeee C O R IN H IR S C H shop adds to to its itsLake LakeChamplain Champlain hot chocolate mix. mix.Braland Bralandwhisks whisks that chocolatey, spicy goodness into the the steamed milk before handing handing me memy mydrink drink—— Lake Champlain Chocolates $3.38 for a medium. Lake Champlain Chocolates’ Pine Street hot chocolate How much of a kick does it have? Braland estimates bar is the winter refuge of all South End families. Kids can it at “mild to medium,” which, af ter I taste mine, seems warm up with paper cups of their after-school or aprèsabout right. The drink is defi nitely more spicy than sweet. sled reward and then color at tables overlooking the facMy tongue and throat burn slightly after every sip; a hint tory fl oor — or just throw various small limbs against the of chocolate fl avor emerges when the tingling subsides. glass wall that separates the two, as some are inexplicably The Mexican mixture contains grains of spice, and wont to do. when I bite one, I get a little burst of heat. It’s enough But a childless trip to the hot chocolate counter is a difto keep me alert and f ocused, even on a sunny Sunday ferent kind of reward. No more obligatory Traditional Hot afternoon. Chocolate — one of four o° erings on the sweeter side made CATHY RESME R f rom a powder mixed in Canada. Dark-chocolate lovers can choose from four drinks created by melting chocolate in whole milk: Old World, a 54-percent-chocolate concoction; the similarly proportioned Peppermint; bittersweet L.A. Burdick Chocolates Sao Thomé, named for an island o° the coast of Africa, the One doesn’t usually think of hot chocolate being as bracworld’s largest source of chocolate; and Tanzania. ing as, say, a double espresso or a dram of Scotch. At L.A. That last one, made f rom single-origin cacao beans, is Burdick Chocolates in Walpole, N.H., though, it’s just as 75 percent chocolate, with a “fruity, sour” taste, according powerful, and totally worth the drive on a frigid afternoon. to barista Emily that oneone is not EmilyMcCracken, McCracken,who whoadmits admits that is not her “personal f fave.” ave.” But is o° Butitsitskind kind is ered offered nowhere else in Burlington, so I decide decide to to try it in the 8-ounce size for $3.70. McCracken mixes three three tabletablespoons of of Tanzania Tanzania chocolate chocolate chips and aateaspoon teaspoonofof unsweetened cocoa powder into milk, milk, then zaps the themix mix with the steamsteaming wand ononthethe espresso machine. 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mall-town newspaper writing can be f un, if only for its front-row seat on local life — the chance to ride shotgun in a cop car, or to interview and photograph local workers as they set up a Fourth of July parade or a Christmas wonderland. In her latest novel, A Cold and Lonely Place, Sara J. Henry places us right alongside Troy Chance as the reporter starts a story on a huge ice palace about to be built on Saranac Lake. The story soon turns into a mystery. And, like the best newspaper writers, Henry brings the North Country to vivid life via narrator and protagonist Troy. The tiny Adirondack town of Saranac Lake is a backdrop for the novel, if not a character itself. Troy aptly describes the mountain scenery, the drafty old houses, the down-at-the-heels bars and restaurants where so much of this story takes place. And it’s easy to get caught up in this reporter’s quest for information about a body encased in ice, discovered beneath the surface of the frozen lake. Henry is a f ormer Adirondacksbased newspaper reporter herself , now a novelist living in southern Vermont. A Cold and Lonely Place is her second book. Her fi rst, Learning to Swim, won the Anthony Award f or Best First Novel and the Mary Higgins Clark Award in 2012. Also a Troy Chance story, it starts when the reporter spots a young boy being tossed f rom a Lake Champlain f erry and dives in to rescue him. Then she has to fi gure out what to do with him. Though it’s not really billed as a sequel, A Cold and Lonely Place fi nds Troy some time af ter the story of Learning to Swim , living in a big house with never enough money or time to enjoy her surroundings. She skis once in a while and takes the occasional walk with her dog, but these things take place around the edges of her work life. Even so, Troy f eels prof oundly ill-equipped to investigate the biggest story of her career. The dead man turns out to be her roommate’s missing boyf riend, Tobin. When Troy’s editor assigns her to write about the death, the reporter resolves to fi nd out whether Tobin died accidentally or was murdered. Henry’s descriptions of Troy’s inner life and icy surroundings are so exacting that we feel cold and hungry whenever she does. But often the details are mundane and don’t contribute much to the story. One example is an aside about Troy’s car, at the opening of a chapter in which she goes to interview Tobin’s friends about his death: It was starting to snow, so we took my car. When I fi rst moved here I didn’t have four-wheel drive, but before the end of that fi rst winter I sold

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FROM A COLD AND LONELY PLACE: We could feel the reverberation of the ice-cutting machine through the frozen lake beneath our feet. Matt Boudoin was telling me this would be the best ice palace ever, and I was nodding, because of course every year the palace seems better than the one the year before. At the same moment he stopped talking and I stopped nodding, because the machine had halted and the crew of men was staring down at the ice. ˜ en, in unison, like marionettes with their strings being pulled, they turned their heads to look at Matt. ˜ eir faces were blank, but we knew something was wrong, very wrong. … For the fi rst few months of winter, this lake is an expanse of frozen nothingness. ˜ en, seemingly overnight, an enormous palace of ice appears, blocks melded together with a mortar of frozen slush, infused by colored lights that turn it into a fairy-tale castle. You can wander through it, footsteps crunching, breath forming icy clouds, and feel a sense of wonder you haven’t felt since you were a child. It’s part of the fabric of this town, and the fl ow of winter is based around it. Never mind the huge expenditure of time and energy. ˜ is is Saranac Lake; this is Winter Carnival. Up goes the ice palace, every year with a different design, a different form of magic. ˜ is year I was going to track its progress for the local paper, with a photo and vignette every day — I thought I’d write about the homemade ice-cutting contraption, interview one of the ice cutters, talk to the designer. ˜ ere was a lot you could write about palaces built of ice cut from the lake. As we reached the circle of men, they stepped back, and Matt and I looked down. What I saw looked at fi rst like a shadow under the ice — a dark mass, debris somehow caught up in cast-off clothing and trapped underneath as the ice had formed. I was wondering why the crew didn’t simply move on to clean ice when I realized the mass had a shape, a human shape. You could see something that looked like eyes and a mouth that seemed open. Right about then Matt grabbed my arm and walked me away from the thing under the ice. We stopped about 10 feet away and I sank to my heels, trying to process what I thought I’d seen. Matt whipped out a walkie-talkie and began barking orders as he gestured the men further back. For once my journalistic instincts had shut down, and I had no urge to record any of this. I could still envision that face under the ice, as if it were looking at me through a rain-distorted window. And it was a face I knew.

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community by turning those “seconds” into something delicious. “Basically, f armers can bring us anything that’s bruised or unsellable,” James says, f rom surplus tomatoes and beets to slightly bruised squashes to local cheeses that have been aged a touch too long but are still quite delicious. In Samad’s and James’ hands, those beets might end up in a jasmine-beet purée served with scallops and jalapeño. Goat cheese might become part of monkﬁ sh with chèvre risotto and Meyer lemon-parsnip purée; surplus pumpkins might be spun into a soup with lavender and ginger. Samad, James and Ehrenberg had been talking about the concept behind the Gleanery for at least two years, since they became f riends while working at the nearby Putney Inn. The arrangement there was similar to the one they would eventually (though not deliberately) recreate: Samad was chef , James worked alongside him and Ehrenberg managed the inn. “It was always ‘Oh, if we owned our own restaurant…’” Ehrenberg recalls, the trio who founded it — Samad, James echoing many a chef ’s thought. “We talked about a lot of conceptual stu° .” and manager Liz Ehrenberg — thought The three envisioned gleaning about this place f or so long that they’d f rom f armers who produce a surplus worked out many of the details bef ore each season, as well asf unding they even landed a lease. their restaurant with the support of Putney’s newest restaurant inhabits community members who would buy a stately 1700s building on Main Street shares in the business (similar to the and serves up, among other delicacies, model of Hardwick’s Claire’s Restaurant plates of scallop ceviche and white & Bar). chocolate rose crème brûlée. These The gleaning idea grew partly f rom sumptuous results are based on two Samad’s connection with local f armers. humble premises: that the imperf ect pumpkins, lettuces and even mugs of the The chef hails f rom Cleveland and has world need a home; and that a restaurant worked in kitchens there and in New can become an integral part of its

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t’s just af ter 3:00 on a Thursday afternoon, and inside the Gleanery’s sunny kitchen, Ismail Samad scoops out the warm insides of roasted potatoes and tosses them in a silver bowl. As he does so, what look like tiny pebbles fall from the skins. “One of our farmers is from Brittany, and she brought back this gray salt,” the sof t-spoken chef says, rubbing some between his ﬁ ngers. The sea salt draws out the potatoes’ moisture and renders the insides easier to work with, Samad explains; he’ll use them to make gnocchi.

Behind him, Alice James, her hair tucked into a purple knit cap, stirs a pot of veal stock and chats with a prep cook who’s mixing achiote into what will become sweet-potato empanadas. Nearby, a pair of sourdough loaves rise on a baking sheet, and a pillow-size bag of spinach from Putney’s High Meadows Farm awaits its fate. Two hours bef ore service, this kitchen is ﬁ lled with powerf ul savory, sweet and pungent aromas, but the atmosphere is so quiet, it’s hard to believe the Gleanery has been open f or only a f ew weeks. Perhaps it’s because

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A hallmark of the restaurant’s appeal is its 60-item salad bar, which features fresh fixings as well as a number of salads prepared by Carter and his uncle and sous chef, JoE paQuEttE. The foundation of the menu is an assemble-your-own dinner, with the option of 20 different proteins. They range from chi-chi filet mignon or lobster tails to down-home barbecue-bacon meatloaf or teriyaki chicken breasts. The meals come with a trip to the salad bar or a bowl of French onion soup and a range of starch choices, including jasmine rice and macaroni and cheese made with 2-year-old graFton VIllagE chEEsE cheddar. Other entrées are predesigned specialties, including Hot Buttered Lobster Risotto, made with beurre-blancpoached lobster tails; and sesame-seared yellow-fin tuna with cucumber-wakame salad and pickled ginger. Like dinner, lunch is served daily; it includes a buildyour-own-burger option not available at the evening meal. Carter says a combination of salad bar and daily soup has been especially popular with the work lunch crowd. The bar scene at the restaurant is also jumping, says Carter. A major renovation has shaped the former t BonE’s into a more sophisticated, dark-wood-bedecked destination. A large Scotch list is part of the appeal; so are mixed drinks, including the warming German Chocolate Cake, composed of Frangelico, white crème de cacao and Malibu rum. — A . L.

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When lEVI cartEr began assembling the menu for his new restaurant, the lIghthousE rEstaurant & loungE, he thought prime rib would be one of the most popular items. But, since opening on January 17 at 38 Lower Mountain View Drive in Colchester, the chef has been proven wrong. “Pretty much everything is pretty popular,” Carter says of his expansive bill of fare. Except the prime rib, he adds, available in both king and queen cuts. Not that he isn’t selling plenty of that, too. Carter says the steakhouse, adjacent to the Hampton Inn, is feeding more than 100 people each night. That’s considerably more than the chef was serving at the cloVEr housE, which owner Doug sImms closed on December 31, 2012, to open the larger Lighthouse.

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The Woodstock area has gotten big ups in the national press lately. In a January article on Forbes.com — “Tasting Vermont: The Best Eating and Drinking in the Heart of the State” — writer Ann Abel implores Vermont-curious foodies to “forget the Ben & Jerry’s factory tour and Green Mountain Coffee visitors’ center.” Instead, she directs them to Woodstock and environs, where they’ll find a wealth of artisanal producers and “diminutive dining rooms pleasing loyal locals with both cheap burgers and brews and

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Burlingon’s Pine Street may have kicked off a trend. The Queen City will soon get its second spot exclusively for frozen-yogurt treats. According to Meredith Lynn, director of public relations for Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, the national chain will open its first Vermont location on Church Street in April. Neither Church Street Marketplace nor Orange Leaf could confirm an address. The Oklahoma-based yogurt purveyor boasts close to 70 different flavors, including quirky offerings such as Taro, Wedding Cake and Honeydew. Waterbury fans of Thai food would be well advised to hurry to ocha thaI rEstaurant for a final taste of softshell crab salad and honey duck. According to the restaurant’s website, it will close on February 17. Its sister restaurant, the newly renovated

upscale Tuscan pizzas and intriguing wines.” Her choices: the pizzas and wine at “Italian revivalist” ostErIa panE E salutE; South Royalton’s burger-andcraft-brew mecca WorthY BurgEr, which Abel visited twice; and the “super-fresh fare” and “visually seductive dining room” at Quechee’s sImon pEarcE rEstaurant. Farther afield, Abel recommends lIncoln pEak VInEYarD in New Haven for sampling Marquette, LaCrescent and ice wines; and the creamy, bark-wrapped harBIson cheese from Greensboro’s Jasper Hill Farm (aka cEllars at JaspEr hIll). Over on MarthaStewart. com, “A Winter Getaway to Woodstock” talks up breakfasts at the QuEchEE DInEr; cheese plates at the rED roostEr (inside the WooDstock Inn & rEsort); cheese and maple syrup sampling at Taftsville’s sugarBush Farm; and the plentiful local morsels (as well as pies) at the WooDstock FarmErs markEt — plus that perennial writer’s dinner at Simon Pearce Restaurant. As writer luc rEID and his family sought out more local foods for their meals, he was surprised to learn that a town as deeply committed to those principles as Burlington had no official locavore group. So he’s taking matters into his own hands: Reid hopes to organize a group called

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part of our ethos. How do we honor this [space] and embrace it for what it is?” Ehrenberg says. The “seconds” concept extends to the décor. The partners bartered with a local architect for design, and members

and friends (including James’ boyfriend, Matt Doolittle) donated time, surplus materials and expertise to build the tables and counters. A dark wooden bench along one wall came from a donated piece of pine; a few other tables

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$1000 and $1500 shares to be spent over the restaurant’s first three years of life. To generate support, Samad and James cooked for locally hosted tasting dinners and hit the Putney Farmers’ Market each weekend for a demo called Shop With the Chef. The pair gathered each week’s available produce and cooked it up to offer marketgoers a taste of the Gleanery’s fare. They also launched a Kickstarter campaign that eventually raised $10,550, far exceeding their goal. By fall, nearly 100 members were on board with the Gleanery’s concept — which is both economic and philosophical. “We were always very transparent about it,” explains Ehrenberg. “We didn’t mind imperfect vegetables. It’s like, get over it.” As she talks, Ehrenberg lights a fire in the brick fireplace to heat up the chilly dining room, which is spacious with heavy beams, small-paned windows, a fireplace at one end and French doors at the other. The trio wanted to celebrate the space’s spare, almost colonial vibe rather than smother it. “That was also

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York. After he moved to Vermont with his native-born wife, Samad became involved with the Windham Farm and Food Network, a hub for local farms. He learned that farms often had vegetables that went unused, either because of overproduction or because the produce sat on the shelf too long. Rather than ordering his ingredients based on a rigid menu, Samad thought, What if menus were built around what farmers had to offer? The three friends kept in touch after Samad went to work as head chef at the Wilmington Inn; when he heard that Putney’s Front Porch Café was closing and the space might be available to lease, he told the other two. With each other and a local advisory board, they worked up a business plan and entered an annual competition held by the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation and Strolling of the Heifers. Their plan beat out 60 or so other applicants for a $5000 grant. After the trio won, the hunt was on for community members willing to buy $500,

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were built using a cherry tree that had been hit by lightning; and a central communal table was conjured from a donated bowling-alley floor. Even the mugs were made by students at a local pottery school, and other artisans and studios donated seconds for plates, dishes and bowls. “We want to create handmade food

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on handmade plates,” Samad explains. He and James arrive around 10 each morning to plot that night’s menu based on what’s available — which, of course, includes a lot of unexpected seconds. “We don’t have to force-feed it anymore,” he says of the produce, which flows in from a network of local farms. Setting up that network took years of building relationships, but Samad says it now runs smoothly. Dealing with seasonal excess has given rise to another integral part of the Gleanery’s process: preserving, canning, fermenting and pickling. James likes to call the kitchen a “fermentorium,” and, indeed, it’s filled with pickled veggies, kefir, jars of homemade chili powder and vinegars fermenting from local fruit wines. Of course, the team does seek out some foods, especially proteins, to

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He and Josinsky are successfully preparing quite the opposite, with a menu that changes daily to showcase local ingredients at their f reshest. They’re not showy about the “local” part. Don’t look for a laundry list of farm names on the chalkboard menu; the flavors tell the story on their own. Usually such a straightf orward ap proach would indicate an abbreviated menu. Not so at Misery. On one recent

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he Dunnsky. Anti-Hero. The Saltie. Since catering company Misery Loves Co. went mobile with its food truck in May 2012, the names of its massive, handmade sandwiches have become Burlingtonarea icons. With the late-November opening of its restaurant on Main Street in Winooski, the lunches — heart stop ping both in their huge flavors and in their unabashedly messy, fatty glories — finally found a home. But there’s far more to Misery Loves Co., which bills itself on its window as a “luncheonette, bar and supper.” The restaurant began serving the evening meal in December. Af ter several visits, we deemed it worthy of the same celebrity that lunch enjoys. Since the counterservice lunch isn’t so different from the f are we covered when it was available f rom the truck, we stuck to supper f or this review. From the moment a diner enters f rom the cold street, the space sets a mood. The previous occupant, orangeand-yellow-toned Don Pedro’s Taqueria, never quite shed the look of its prede cessor, Quiznos. Misery’s renovation, by contrast, is staggering. Artfully spare, white-on-white walls and curtains suggest heaven as portrayed in a Wes Anderson movie. Even the hardwood floors, with their houndstooth-like pat tern, add a touch of class to the sit-down dinners. Perhaps working in such surround ings raises the employees’ morale. On my two visits, servers were unif ormly cheerf ul and chatty, though not over whelmingly so. I left feeling like I’d made f riends but was still able to converse with my dining partners unimpeded. Even chef -owners Aaron Josinsky and Nathaniel Wade seem to be having a ball cooking to the kick-ass mixes f eaturing David Bowie and the Who that play throughout the restaurant. The core crew also includes third owner Laura Wade who runs the front-of-house. The menu presents the same sense of f un. Back when Misery’s f ood truck, known as Big Red, first hit the road, I spoke to the chef s about the impe tus behind theirf ast-eats business. Nathaniel Wade told me simply, “I’m sick of eating crap.”

visit, I f ound 17 small plates on the bill of f are, which changes daily and is as siduously updated online. Add the “meat and three” option (choose a protein, plus three sides for a fixed price) and desserts, and the dinner menu offered no f ewer than 29 creative, handcraf ted dishes. That doesn’t include crois sants, monkey bread called “kongs” and lemon-curd doughnuts that rest on the counter.

All rules of logic indicate that a menu of that scale should include its f air share of clunkers. And I looked f or them. The closest thing to a com plaint I can scrounge up regards the smoked chicken wings, served with a complex, fermented-black-bean sauce. The wings have been a hit f or Misery since its pop-up days in the summer of 2011, when the team served them at weekly Dirty Bird events at Winooski’s Monkey House. I f ound the viscous sauce to be applied with an exces sively heavy hand, which made f or flaccid skin despite a trip to the fryer af ter smoking. The wings were still delicious. Now f or the wholehearted rave. Josinsky and Wade have a way with flavors that can tempt even conserva tive eaters to plunge, delighted, into a plate of offal. I had no reservations about tearing through a plate of pig tails at Bluebird Tavern when Josinsky, the original chef there, prepared a delight f ul, f ried stick of their meat in a sauce gribiche. But at Misery, the chef s’ al chemy did something better with a dish called Chinatown Pigtails. It made me love bok choy, a vegetable that I usually crunch my way through with resignation when digging into authentic Chinatown favorites. With a stab of aggressive flavor that balanced ginger, smoked cayenne hot long red chiles, cilantro and vinegar, the plate of crunchy pig tails inspired my chopsticks to work overtime digging out every morsel. That included the crispy, meltingly fatty bone-in chunks of tail, as well as peanuts and, yes, bok choy. The MLC team excels in Asian flavors. Owing to the changing menu, I missed the popular East Meets West Ramen filled with pork belly and house spaghetti, but did get to try another staple, pork buns. They look similar to the Taiwanese-style pork belly in a puffy steamed wrap, known as gua bao, that you might find in Chinatown. However, Misery’s shredded pork, in a sweet and hot combination of hoisin sauce and Sriracha mayo, is unique to Winooski.

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Each of the three side dishes we tried was eminently flavorful. Marinated beets were speckled with fresh tarragon for a hint of licorice. Polenta was roughly ground and served topped with cheese in a miniature cast-iron skillet. But I was most taken with the charms of the Sicilian cauliflower, featuring petite florets combined with golden raisins and pine nuts. After all that, you won’t have room for dessert. Don’t let that stop you. Both the sweets I tried were not just well executed but creative, without going overboard. Ren Weiner, Nathaniel Wade’s chef successor at ¡Duino! (Duende) and now a cook at Misery, told me that her bread pudding derives its varied texture from a combination of Misery’s many homemade breads, including the pork buns and croissants. When I tried it, a ring was cut in the center to leave room for preserved blueberries. The combination was great on its own, but a thick smear of cream, singing with big ginger flavor, gave the dessert an electric charge. Similarly, a flaky almond tart scored extra pizzazz with a yin and yang of tangy sour cream and intensely smoky applecaramel sauce. Combining a casual vibe with food that you’d expect to see on white tablecloths, Winooski’s newest dinner spot is an ideal destination for diners hoping to embark on a culinary journey. Food is truly the focus, and chances are, your mind — and taste buds — will be bent. m

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The dinner menu doesn’t stop at updated Asian. Italy gets its own tip of the hat with varied pasta dishes. One recent evening, that included a rustic bowl of tortellini en brodo. The cheese-flecked broth was comfortingly thick and salty, but the al dente pasta revealed a delicious secret: meaty, whipped mortadella. On another occasion, the chefs combined their knacks for pasta and seafood to create an uni carbonara. I didn’t have room for that, but I did enjoy another seafood dish, skate wing served over melted fennel. A puddle of winter citrus marmalade, which had a surprising note of bittersweet grapefruit, accompanied the perfectly crisp, tender chunk of ray. Not all the small plates were composed of uncommon delicacies. The Bobby Fries were a simple but addictive poutine with hand-cut, herbed frites bathed in gravy, cheese curds and crisped, housemade smoked meat. Steak tartare also benefited from the power of fried potatoes — shoestrings — alongside a yolk-topped mound of chopped beef and garlic. A side of horseradishflavored pickled onions lent flair. As diverse and delicious as the small plates are, there’s no excuse not to save room for fried chicken. A staple on the “meat and three” section of the menu, the $28 plate of chicken had enough meat to feed at least two people, including uncommon cuts of the bird such as neck and back. The pile of poultry was admirably moist, with a crunchy, flaky coating showered in fresh herbs and flakes of salt. This was all delightful, but it’s a tub of honey butter on the side that might make you moan in ecstasy.

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BRISTOL FARMERS MARKET BENEFIT: A portion of the evening's proceeds at this stylish brewpub support the organization as it prepares for the 2013 season. Bobcat Café, Bristol, 5-9 p.m. Cost of food and drink; preregister. Info, 453-3311. WINTER DIPS & SLAWS: Produce-department buyer Kara Brown shows participants how to incorporate seasonal vegetables and unique ﬂ avors into tasty side dishes. City Market, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-10; preregister at citymarket.coop. Info, 861-9700.

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ADULT BRIDGE CLUB : Players of all experience levels test their memory and strategy skills with this popular card game. Milton Public Library, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 893-4644, kdulac@town. milton.vt.us. BURLINGTON GO CLUB : Folks gather weekly to play this deceptively simple, highly strategic Asian board game. Uncommon Grounds, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free; bring a set if you have one. Info, 860-9587, dfelcan@yahoo.com.

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FEB.1-3 | OUTDOORS Pride Slope Side Killington Resort boasts some of Vermont’s best skiing and riding. This year, it also hosts the LGBTQ Winter Pride, presented by the marketing and tourism organization Gay Network Alliance of Riders. GNAR uses winter sports to build and strengthen connections within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer°community. In addition to tearing it up on trails and terrain, attendees partake in the mountain’s après-ski scene, which includes ﬁ ne dining, live music and dance parties. A portion of the weekend’s proceeds beneﬁ ts the support and advocacy programs of Winooski’s RU12? Community Center.

KILLINGTON LGBTQ WINTER PRIDE Friday through Sunday, February 1-3, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at Killington Mountain Resort. Prices vary; see gnarwinterpride.com for details and event times. Info, 777-9225.

Mock Up Ernest Hemingway is of ten quoted as saying, “Write what you know.” In 1981, a group of Senate sta˜ ers tweaked the old adage thus: Satirize what you know. Looking to provide entertainment for a Christmas party, they turned to newspaper headlines. The resulting song parodies and skits eventually developed into a rich reserve of material destined f or a larger audience. So they lef t their congressional o° ce jobs and became the Capitol Steps. In the years since, the award-winning troupe has recorded more than 30 albums, includingTake the Money and Run for President, which pokes fun at the top political news of 2012.

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Guided Meditation: Marna Ehrich leads a weekly themed practice based on the process of exploration. Rainbow Institute, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $11 suggested donation. Info, 238-7908. Meditation & discussion: Powerful energies arise from this participant-led session, followed by 20 minutes of meditation and a brief discussion. Inspired Yoga Studios, Jay, 5:45-7 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 988-0449.

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BaBytiMe PlayGrouP: 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. enosBurG PlayGrouP: Children and their adult caregivers immerse themselves in singing and other activities. American Legion, Enosburg Falls, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. FairField PlayGrouP: Youngsters find entertainment in creative activities and snack time. Bent Northrop Memorial Library, Fairfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. HiGHGate story Hour: Gigglers and wigglers listen to age-appropriate lit. Highgate Public Library, Highgate Center, 11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 868-3970. 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. PrescHool discovery ProGraM: trails in tHe snoW: Weather permitting, young minds identify and follow the tracks animals leave behind. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. $5-8. Info, 229-6206. st. alBans PlayGrouP: Creative activities and storytelling engage young minds. NCSS Family Center, St. Albans, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. story tiMe & PlayGrouP: Read-aloud tales pave the way for themed art, nature and cooking projects. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581. student Matinee series: 'skiPPyjon jones': Based on Judy Schachner’s award-winning books, TheatreworksUSA's musical follows the adventures of a Siamese cat who assumes a new identity when he dons a mask and cape. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. & noon. $8; for grades K to 3. Info, 863-5966. toddler taekWondo: Kellie Thomas of K.I.C.K.S. leads little ones in a playful introduction to this ancient martial art. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4369. youtH Media laB: Aspiring Spielbergs learn about moviemaking with local television experts. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 3:304:30 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 388-4097.

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classical/jazz Flute & Piano concert: Accompanied by bassist Peter Williams and drummer Craig Benson, Cathie Ott and Tim Guile perform works that explore the intersection of the two genres. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 382-9222. rick & tHe raMBlers FarMers' niGHt concert: The local western-swing band kicks off its “2013 Riding My Guitar Tour” and celebrates front man Rick Norcross’ 50 years in music. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2231. 2v-mainstreetlanding013013.indd 1

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verMont tecHnoloGy alliance: luncH & learn: Members discuss recent recommendations for improving the state's software and information technology in various professional fields. Maple Conference Room, Champlain Mill, Winooski, noon-2 p.m. $15-20. Info, 735-0840. iPad Basics series: Learn essential techniques for using the device, as well as how to tap into its potential. Bradford Public Library, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4536.

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Green Mountain taBle tennis cluB: Pingpong players swing their paddles in singles and doubles matches. Knights of Columbus, Rutland, 7-10 p.m. Free for first two sessions; $30 annual membership. Info, 247-5913. traPP nordic cuP 2012-13: Race against the clock in this weekly nordic 5K skate and/or timed trial at the home of the first cross-country ski center in the U.S. Trapp Family Lodge Nordic Center, Stowe, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $8 plus trail pass; see trappfamily.com for specific prices. Info, 253-5719.

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Bill MckiBBen: The environmentalist, activist and author presents “After America's Hottest Year, It's Time to Act: Fossil Fuel, Divestment and the Future.” McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. karla Wozniak: The painter discusses the creative process — including taking reference photographs from moving cars — behind her series "Magic Mountain." A reception in UVM's Colburn Gallery follows. Room 301, Williams Hall, UVM, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2014. onGyel sHerPa: The Nepalese native and U.S. Sherpa International founder gives a narrated slide show of the route from Kathmandu to Everest base camp. Outdoor Gear Exchange, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 861-0190. Past lives, dreaMs & soul travel: Molly Kluss facilitates an open discussion focused on gaining spiritual freedom and joy. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390. WaterBury Historical society MeetinG & slidesHoW: After attending to details of the town's 250th anniversary, David Luce and Betty Jones celebrate the past with the "History of Waterbury: The First 125 Years." Waterbury Senior Center, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-8089.

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'tiMe stands still': Gregory Ramos directs Vermont Stage Company members in Donald Margulies' drama about a photojournalist and her reporter partner facing the physical and emotional ramifications of war correspondence. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $24.3032.50. Info, 863-5966.

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Book discussion series: lincoln: Bicentennial oF His BirtH: John Turner leads a conversation about Andrew Delbanco's The Portable Lincoln. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. Book sale: Bookworms stock up on affordable titles from all genres. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. larry coFFin: The local historian reads from his latest book, In Times Past: Essays from the Upper Valley, Book Two, and discusses his “Decades of Change” project. Fairlee Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 333-4716.

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Painted Word Poetry SerieS: A series highlighting established and emerging New England poets features Penelope Cray. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0750. SuSan Clark: The coauthor of Slow Democracy signs copies and discusses the book, which details local self-goverance through citizenpowered initiatives. Phoenix Books, Essex, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

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tHe ProFeSSionalS CollaboratiVe netWorking eVent: Area businesspeople learn about peers' organizations and how to engage the new generation of tech- and media-savvy employees. Doubletree Hotel, South Burlington, 5:30-8:15 p.m. $15-25. Info, 735-5359.

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iglooFeSt: An igloo village and electronic music from top DJs draw crowds by the thousands to this popular outdoor festival. Jacques-Cartier Quay in the Old Port of Montréal, 6:30 p.m.-12 a.m. $16-20; $40 weekend pass; ages 18 and over. Info, 514-904-1247.

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Vermont buSineSSeS For SoCial reSPonSibility meetuP: VBSR members, legislators and colleagues gather at Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery's newly renovated production facility to reacquaint and share ideas. Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, Websterville, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 862-8347.

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brian moHr & emily JoHnSon: The Vermont-based adventurer-photographers offer a multimedia slide show, "Off Piste in health & fitness the Alps — Bicycle-Powered Skiing in the Swiss and Italian Alps," do-it-yourSelF body Care about their human-powered SerieS: From tHe neCk travels. Unitarian Church, doWn: Herbalist Dana L. Montpelier, 7-8:45 Woodruff teaches particip.m. Free; $5 raffle. pants how to rescue dry Info, 496-5434. skin from the depths of winter using local eVie loVett: Having ingredients. Hunger captured compelMountain Co-op, ling black-and-white Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. images for "Backstage $10-12; preregister. Info, at the Rainbow Cattle 223-8000, ext. 202. Co.: The Drag Queens of Dummerston, VT," the Fluid yoga: Based on photographer recounts Vinyasa principles, early UR her experience. Chaffee Art risers focus on breathing TE Sy Center, Rutland, 7-8 p.m. Free. techniques, proper alignment OF EM BE R Info, 775-0356. and balance, followed by a guided PHOTOGRAPHy meditation. SEABA Center, Burlington, JaleH manSoor: Using works by 7-8 a.m. $5 suggested donation; see pascucciSantiago Sierra and Claire Fontaine as referyoga.com for details. Info, 859-9222. ence, the Artforum critic examines the concept of "aesthetic autonomy." Chapel, Vermont tHe beneFitS oF Fiber: Greg Giasson of College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, 4:15 p.m. Free. Alternative Roots Wellness Center presents Info, 828-8614. the benefits and functions of this essential dietary component. City Market, Burlington, 5-6 lunCH & learn SerieS: SuCCeSSion p.m. Free; preregister at citymarket.coop. Info, Planting: Master gardener Charlie Nardozzi 8V-BarreOpera013013.indd 861-9700. discusses how to maximize productivity by following one crop with another. Gardener’s kids Supply: Williston Garden Center & Outlet, 1212:45 p.m. Free. Info, 658-2433. alburgH PlaygrouP: Tots form friendships over music and movement. Alburgh ned SWanberg: Vermont Watershed Family Center of NCSS, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, Management's flood-hazard mapping coor527-5426. dinator explains new maps and insurance options to Washington County residents. Old Franklin Story Hour: Lovers of the written Schoolhouse Common, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. word perk up for read-aloud tales and advenInfo, 490-6160. tures with lyrics. Haston Library, Franklin, 1010:45 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. theater HogWartS reading SoCiety: Potterheads 'time StandS Still': See WED.30, 7:30 p.m. and fantasy fans discuss magical and mysterious reads. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, words 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4097. b.a. SHaPiro: The best-selling author gives a kitty CubbieS: Long Trail Veterinary Center's reading and leads discussion of her latest novel, Erica Canales helps youngsters decorate The Art Forger. Phoenix Books Burlington, 6:30 playhouses to give to their own cats or donate p.m. Free. Info, 448-3350. to the Chittenden County Humane Society. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3 book diSCuSSion SerieS: underStanding p.m. Free; preregister; for grades K and up. Info, PoSt-Colonial aFriCa: Community members 878-4918. share ideas about Ryszard Kapuscinski's The Shadow of the Sun. Morristown Centennial middlebury PreSCHool Story time: Library, Morrisville, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 888-2616. Little learners master early-literacy skills through tales, rhymes and songs. Ilsley Public book Sale: See WED.30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 'neW england reVieW' Vermont reading 388-4369. SerieS: Eileen Brunetto, Jon Mathewson, Julia montgomery inFant/toddler PlaygrouP: Shipley and Jacob White present nonfiction, Infants to 2-year-olds idle away the hours with poetry and short stories, respectively. Carol's stories and songs. Montgomery Town Library, Hungry Mind Café, Middlebury, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Montgomery Center, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, Info, 388-0101. 527-5426. oPen miC/Poetry nigHt: Dylan M. Raskin muSiC WitH raPHael: Preschoolers up to age shares excerpts from his published memoirs, 5 bust out song-and-dance moves to traditional after which readers, writers and singers take to and original folk music. Dorothy Alling Memorial the stage in a supportive environment. ROTA Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free; limited to one Gallery, Plattsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518session per week per family. Info, 878-4918. 563-0494, rotagallery@gmail.com.

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to access available services with library cards. Fairfax Community Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420. introduCtion to mindFulneSS WorkSHoP: Community members and educators explore techniques for focusing awareness while learning about the Center for Mindful Learning's new school program. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-1500, ext. 13.

burglarieS & break-inS meeting: Concerned neighbors gather to get relevant information and advice from crime specialists. Town Hall, Charlotte, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 425-2100. CirC alternatiVeS taSk ForCe meeting: Affected residents discuss new plans and projects to compensate for incomplete areas of the Circumferential Highway. Town Hall, Williston, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4490, ext. 15.

this documentary in which esteemed thinkers offer a range of scientific ideas. A discussion with the filmmaker follows. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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BAll Roo M l esson & D Ance soc IAl : Singles and couples of all experience levels take a twirl. Lesson 7-8 p.m.; open dancing 8-10 p.m. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7-10 p.m. $14. Info, 862-2269. DAnce conce Rt FeAtu RIng All Ison M Ann JAzz septet : Local musicians provide blues and funk accompaniment as dancers display their fancy footwork in the swing, Latin, waltz and foxtrot styles. Inside shoes required. Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio, Montpelier, 7:30-10 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Info, 229-4676. Montpol AR FRost IVAl sno W BAll D Ance pARty : Dance the night away at this black-tie event with music from the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra, the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra and Sideshow Bob. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, Montpelier, 8 p.m.-12 a.m. $15-25. Info, 229-0492.

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colc Heste R WInte R cARnIVAl : This threeday celebration with an "African Safari" theme features a talent show, costume contest, music and dance performances, and more. Colchester High School, 5-8:30 p.m. $5-6; see colchestervt. gov/recreation/wintercarnival for schedule. Info, 578-6463 or 264-5643. Igloo Fest : See THU.31, 6:30 p.m.-12 a.m. Isl AnD pon D WInte R cARnIVAl : Community members celebrate with a Wiffle-ball tournament, ice skating, a snowmobile parade of lights and more. Various locations, Island Pond, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 673-1854. Mont pol AR FRost IVAl : Play it cool at this citywide bash featuring concerts, dance performances, face painting, outdoor activities and more. Various locations, Montpelier, 4-midnight. Prices vary; see montpelieralive.org for details. Info, 223-9604.

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poRDenone sIlent F Il M Fest IVAl scReenIngs : Highlights from Italy's yearly celebration of this early art form enrich Dartmouth's ongoing "Best in Show" celebration of top film festivals worldwide. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-10; see hop.dartmouth. edu for details. Info, 603-646-2422.

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FARM to F Ist : Hot dog! Localvores chow down on McKenzie franks served in August First Bakery brioche rolls CO and topped with Arethusa UR TE Farm sauerkraut. August SY OF P HO First, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5-10; TOFE ST $5 Switchback pints. Info, 540-0060.

FIsH FeAst : Plates of baked or fried haddock satisfy appetites and complement neighborly conversation. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 6-7 p.m. $10. Info, 878-0700. Hotel Ve RMont Ice B AR: Attendees chill out with libations, live music and sculptures of frozen water as part of the Burlington Winter Festival. Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 6-9 p.m. $25; cash bar; for ages 21 and up. Info, 864-4700.

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AVoID FAlls W It H IMpRoVeD st ABIl Ity : A personal trainer demonstrates daily practices for seniors concerned about their balance. Pines Senior Living Community, South Burlington, 10 a.m. $5. Info, 658-7477.

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enos BuRg FAlls sto Ry Hou R: Young ones show up for fables and finger crafts. Enosburg Public Library, Enosburg Falls, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. FAIRFAx coMMun Ity pl Ayg Roup : 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. Isle lA Motte pl Ayg Roup : Stories and crafts make for creative play. Isle La Motte Elementary School, 7:30-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. kIDs knIgHt out : Members of the St. Michael's College softball team host an evening of games, sports, swimming and movies. Ross Sports Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 5:30-9 p.m. $10-15; for grades K through 5. Info, 654-2676, rnewton@smcvt.edu. 'l ong lIV e': Joan O’Leary directs local children in her original musical comedy. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 518-523-2512. Montgo MeRy t uMBle tIM e: Physical fitness activities help build strong muscles. Montgomery Elementary School, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Mot HeRs o F pResc Hoole Rs Meet Ing : Moms share ideas and experiences in a supportive environment. Free childcare provided. Church of the Rock, St. Albans, 9-11 a.m. $4; free for first meeting; see stalbansmops.org for details. Info, 393-4411. stu FFeD-AnIMAl sleepo VeR: Youngsters drop off their favorite fuzzy friends on Friday to spend the night at the library, then return Saturday morning to watch a slide show of the toys' adventures. Fairfax Community Library, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420. sWA nton pl Ayg Roup : Kids and caregivers squeeze in quality time over imaginative play and snacks. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Swanton, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. t oDDle R yog A & sto RIes: Little ones up to age 5 stretch their bodies and imaginations with Karen Allen. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:15 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

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gneIss : Guest saxophonist Joe Grabonhe joins the Burlington band in a performance of rock-and-roll tunes and instrumental jams. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8-11 p.m. Free. Info, 922-0820.

lAD ys MIt H Bl Ack M AMBAzo : The awardwinning South African a cappella ensemble closes UVM's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with spirited song and dance. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15-42; $10 with valid UVM ID. Info, 863-5966. RIck ceBAllos & D AVID gus Ako V: The banjoist and fiddler, respectively, play a variety of traditional tunes as part of the Downtown Music Series. Recycled Reading of Vermont, Bristol, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 453-5982. RoBIn ReID: Roots-rock originals come alive with the singer-songwriter's vocal range and acoustic guitar strumming. Brown Dog Books & Gifts, Hinesburg, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 482-5189.

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kIll Ington lg Bt Q WInte R pRIDe: The Gay Network Alliance of Riders (G.N.A.R.) celebrates community and winter sports through the ski resort's trails, terrain and nightlife. A portion of proceeds benefits RU12? Community Center. See calendar spotlight. Killington Mountain, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Prices vary; see gnarwinterpride. com for event times and details. Info, 777-9225.

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nAtu RAl Ist Jou Rneys seRIes: Local geologist Greg Walsh details the history and natural resources of northern Africa in "The Geology of the Anti-Atlas Mountains of Morocco." Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6206.

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tH e cApItol steps : What began in 1981 as a few Senate staffers mocking their day jobs has evolved into an award-winning troupe known for its biting political satire and song parodies. See calendar spotlight. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $29.50 -39.50. Info, 775-0903. 'tIM e st AnDs st Ill' : See WED.30, 7:30 p.m.

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colc Heste R-MIlton Rot ARy clu B Fun DRAIsIng Auct Ion : As part of the Colchester Winter Carnival, locals place bids on hundreds of items, including gift certificates and sports gear. Colchester High School, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 651-1690. st. Jo Hns BuRy puBl Ic Fo RuM: Area residents gather for a Q&A-style discussion in support of the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum library staff. North Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 751-8756.

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Mont pol AR FRost IVAl: Montpel IeR MoVeMent collect IVe: Avi Waring, Willow Wonder and Hanna Satterlee debut "Co-Lab 1: The People Gallery," which they created specifically for the winter festival. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 229-0492. syMpHony B All : This annual black-tie event celebrates the music of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Vermont Jazz Ensemble with dinner and dancing. Cocktail hour at 6 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m. Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $175-325; preregister; cash bar. Info, 800-876-9293. tH e outs IDeRs cReW: Ari Markowitz joins brothers Luke and Nathan Burton in a demonstration of the b-boy dance style at the MontPolar Frostival. City Center, Montpelier, 4 p.m. Donations. Info, 828-3301.

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InDIgo & cRyst Al gAt HeRIngs : Life strategist Cornelia Ward gives participants spiritual guidance while leading them through self-care techniques and energy-healing basics. Spirit Dancer Books & Gifts, Burlington, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 660-8060.

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BuRl Ington W Inte R Fest IVAl : A family expo, snow-carving competition, Penguin Plunge, live music and more help Vermonters celebrate the season of cold temps. Various downtown locations, Burlington, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Prices vary; see enjoyburlington.com for details. Info, 864-0123. BuRl Ington W Inte R Fest IVAl: F AMIly expo : Exhibitors provide arts and crafts activities for kids and their caregivers, including frosting snowman cookies and making bookmarks to take home. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $4. Info, 864-0123. colc Heste R WInte R cARnIVAl : See FRI.01, 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Igloo Fest : See THU.31, 6:30 p.m.-midnight. Isl AnD pon D WInte R cARnIVAl : See FRI.01, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. 'kIDs Vt ' cAMp & scHool F AIR: Ready for summer? Representatives from dozens of camps and schools share information about exciting programs to look forward to. Hilton Hotel, Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 985-5482. Mont pol AR FRost IVAl : See FRI.01, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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poRDenone sIlent F Il M Fest IVAl scReenIngs : See FRI.01, 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 7 p.m.

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BuRl Ington W Inte R FARMeRs MARket : Farmers, artisans and producers offer fresh and prepared foods, crafts and more in a bustling indoor marketplace with live music, lunch seating and face painting. Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 310-5172, info@burlingtonfarmersmarket.org. cAle Don IA WInte R FARMeRs MARket : Freshly baked goods, veggies, beef and maple syrup figure prominently in displays of "shop local" options. Welcome Center, St. Johnsbury, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 592-3088. FRenc H cAnADIAn suppe R: Pay tribute to Vermont's Québécois connection and dine on traditional fare that includes pea soup, meat pie, mashed potatoes and dessert. Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Richmond, 5-6 p.m. Donations. Info, 434-2521. Hotel Ve RMont Ice B AR: See FRI.01, 6-9 p.m. noRWIcH WInte R FARMeRs MARket : Farmers offer produce, meats and maple syrup, which complement homemade baked goods and handcrafted items. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 384-7447. Rutl AnD WInte R FARMeRs MARket : More than 50 vendors sell local produce, cheese, homemade bread and other made-in-Vermont products at this indoor venue. Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 779-1485. tRA ns It Ion t oWn Montpel IeR potluck : Community members share camaraderie and good eats while Gail England leads this month's topic, "Getting Ready to Meet the Future — Transition Town in Vermont." Capital City Grange, Montpelier, 5:30 p.m. Free; bring dish to share. Info, 229-0782.

health & fitness

Afro-JAzz Workout: As part of Montpelier's MontPolar Festival, Allison Mann teaches this dance-based exercise. Class intended for participants ages 30 and over. Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio, Montpelier, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 229-4676. CApoeirA Workshop: Instructor Molly Lee demonstrates this Afro-Brazilian martial art/ dance and discusses it cultural significance. Proceeds benefit Bristol's Sunray Meditation Society. 2 Wolves Holistic Center, Vergennes, 1-2:30 p.m. $25; for all ages and abilities. Info, 870-0361. MontréAl-style ACro yogA: Using partner and group work, Lori Flower leads participants through poses that combine acrobatics with therapeutic benefits. The Confluence, Berlin, 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. $16; as space permits. Info, 324-1737. reV spinAthon: Participants pedal in place to benefit the Women Helping Battered Women's legal program, then soothe sore muscles with a chair massage. REV Cycling Studio, Burlington, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $20 donation per hour; preregister; water and snacks provided. Info, 658-3131, ext. 1077, info@revindoor. com.

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enosburg fAlls tuMble tiMe: Kiddos bound around an open gym, burning off excess energy. Enosburg Falls Elementary School, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. 'fAnCy nAnCy' teA pArty: Fans of the popular children's-book character dress in their best for crafts, dancing and refreshments. Milton Public Library, 11 a.m. Free; preregister; for ages 3 to 7. Info, 893-4644. georgiA plAygroup: Stories, songs and crafts offer an intermission to free play. Georgia Elementary & Middle School, St. Albans, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Junior iron Chef VerMont: Celebrate budding talent in the kitchen and support teams of students as they prepare signature dishes using local, seasonal ingredients. See calendar spotlight. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $3-5. Info, 434-4122. 'long liVe': See FRI.01, 4 p.m. open tot gyM & infAnt/pArent plAytiMe: Tykes work up an appetite for snacks with feats of athleticism. Gymnasium. Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. russiAn story tiMe: Children up to age 5 make new friends over tunes and crafts, in addition to stories and a puppet show in Russian. English translation is available. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. sAturdAy story tiMe: Youngsters and their caregivers gather for entertaining tales. Phoenix Books Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 448-3350. stuffed AniMAl sleepoVer: See FRI.01, 10 a.m.-noon. sWAnton tuMble tiMe: Vivacious youngsters monkey around in an open gym. Mary Babcock Elementary School, Swanton, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

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Lauren Fox: The SongS oF Joni MiTcheLL & Leonard cohen: Through insightful interpretations of popular tunes, the actor explores how the brief romance between the singersongwriters influenced their work. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 8 p.m. $38-48. Info, 760-4634. ripTon coMMuniTy coFFeehouSe: Local performers warm up the microphone for folk trio Brother Sun. Ripton Community House, 7:30 p.m. $3-9; call ahead to register for open mic. Info, 388-9782. The guLLy BoyS: Blues and funk influences manifest in guitar- and harmonica-driven tunes from these self-described "hippie rockers." Tunbridge Town Hall, 8-11 p.m. $8. Info, 889-9602. VerMonT phiLharMonic: Lou Kosma conducts "From the Romantics to the Present," which features works by Beethoven and Schubert, as well as contemporary composer Jennifer Higdon. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. $5-15. Info, 655-5030. WaLinga: The Burlington-based ensemble celebrates its roots with a performance of traditional Somali Bantu music. African hiphop trio A2VT open. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. young TradiTion ShoWcaSe: Students and teachers from throughout the region showcase new material in brief performances as part of the Burlington Winter Festival. Burlington City Hall, 6-9 p.m. $15 suggested donation. Info, 233-5293.

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procedures. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 651-9692.

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green MounTain derBy daMeS douBLeheader: Fans don Comic-Con-style costumes and watch these hard-hitting gals in their season opener against the Plattsburgh Lumber Jills and Montréal Sexpos, respectively. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 4:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. $6-15. Info, 318-1751. norTheaST diSaBLed aThLeTic aSSociaTion nordic SiT-SKi cLinic & race: Participants learn the basics of adaptive crosscountry skiing and compete in a 1K sprint race. Catamount Outdoor Family Center, Williston, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $25 includes lessons, trail passes and equipment; preregister. Info, 862-6322. riKerT/dion SnoWShoe race: Winter athletes of all abilities test their skills over approximately 5K of varied terrain, then warm up with hot drinks afterwards. Rikert Nordic Center, Ripton, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $10; limited number of snowshoes for rent. Info, 443-2744.

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MicheLLe haFF & TyLer ST. cyr: The naturopathic physician and education attorney, respectively, discuss natural alternatives and parental rights regarding a school's recommendation to medicate a child. Avalon Natural Medicine of Vermont, Burlington, 1-2 p.m. Free; preregister at ts@tylerstcyr.net. Info, 578-9866. TraVeL TaLK: paLeSTine & iSraeL: Sisters Yvonne and Sandra Lory recount their travels with a narrated slideshow of landscapes, cuisines and healing plants. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 1-3 p.m. Donations. Info, 2238000, ext. 202.

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Beginning geneaLogy WorKShop: Sheila Morris lets family-tree enthusiasts in on the best resources for accessing key information about their ancestors. Vermont Genealogy Library, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 10:30 a.m.noon. $5. Info, 238-5934. inTroducTion To MicroSoFT WindoWS WorKShop: Participants looking to improve their computer skills follow Ted Horton's lead through an overview of relevant software programs. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1011:30 a.m. $3 suggested donation; preregister. Info, 865-7217. VcaM acceSS orienTaTion: Video-production hounds learn basic concepts and nomenclature at an overview of VCAM facilities, policies and 3v-WIZN010913.indd 1

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BooK SaLe: See WED.30, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. coMMuniTy Learning conVerSaTion: WhaT do our graduaTeS need To Succeed?: Panel and group discussions address how to best prepare students for the next phase of their lives. Shuttle service provided from Winooski to Burlington High School. Burlington High School, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free; preregister at partnershipforchangevt@gmail. com to arrange childcare. Info, 363-2342. 'oFF The page': The Vermont Writers Co-op hosts the first of a series of literary events featuring local authors and the various stagings of their creative works. North End Studio B, Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations. Info, 863-0157.

liSt Your EVENt for frEE At SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTEVENT The exTempo Tell off!: Storytellers share true tales in the first person and vie for cash prizes in this tournament of champions. American Legion Post 03, Montpelier, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 223-9604.

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CoNTaCT ImprovISaTIoN fUNdameNTalS ClaSS: Abbi Jaffe and Amanda Franz lead this open exploration of creative movement that combines dance, sport and artistic expression. Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio, Montpelier, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $10-15 suggested donation. Info, 229-4676. ISraelI folk daNCINg: All ages and skill levels convene for circle and line dances, which are taught, reviewed and prompted. No partner necessary, but clean, soft-soled shoes are required. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 7:25-9:30 p.m. $2; free first session. Info, 864-0218, ext. 21. moNTpolar froSTIval: moNTpelIer movemeNT ColleCTIve: See SAT.02, 2 p.m. Free.

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ColCheSTer WINTer CarNIval: See FRI.01, 12:15-2:15 p.m. Leddy Park Arena, Burlington. ISlaNd poNd WINTer CarNIval: See FRI.01, noon-4 p.m. moNTpolar froSTIval: See FRI.01, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

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yoUNg mUSICIaNS reCITal: Budding performers develop their skills on the piano, guitar and more in front of an audience. Vergennes Opera House, 2 p.m. $3-5. Info, 877-6737.

freNCh CoNverSaTIoN groUp: dImaNCheS: Parlez-vous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual, drop-in chat. Fletcher Free

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kIllINgToN lgBTQ WINTer prIde: See FRI.01, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. SleIgh rIdeS: See SAT.02, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. WINTer eCology Walk: Naturalist George Lisi explains the benefits of cold-weather adaptation as identified in the winter stalks of edible and medicinal plants. Wisdom of the Herbs School, Woodbury, 3-4:15 p.m. $1-10; preregister. Info, 456-8122.

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yoga for BaCk Care WorkShop: Hatha yoga instructor Nikhil Ramburn presents postures for the shoulders and spine that help increase flexibility and range of motion. 12:30-4:30 p.m. $20-30. Info, 870-0361.

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adUlT pICkUp dodgeBall: Participants heave rubber-coated foam balls at opposing team members during weekly games. Robert Miller Community & Recreation Center, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. $5; for ages 15 and up; players under age 18 need parental permission. Info, 578-6081. frozeN oNIoN WINTer BIke raCe: Chip the icicles off your trusty steed for a lungburning loop with lap options. Proceeds benefit the Moxie Sparks Scholarship Program. Registration, 9:30 a.m.; race, 11 a.m. Hubbard Park, Montpelier, 9:30 a.m. $20-25. Info, 2299409, events@onionriver.com. greeN moUNTaIN CUrlINg ClUB: Players of all abilities sweep the ice every Sunday throughout the season. No special equipment is needed. Green Mountain Arena, Morrisville, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $12 per game with membership; $16 per game otherwise. Info, 399-2816. WomeN'S pICkUp SoCCer: Ladies of varying skill levels break a sweat while passing around the spherical polyhedron. Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $3; for women ages 18 and up. Info, 864-0123.

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aCTINg/TheaTer WorkShop: Veteran performer Ethan Bowen teaches a series of intensive sessions that explore acting essentials and his “serious fun” technique. Spice Performing Arts Studio, Rochester, noon-3 p.m. $25. Info, 767-4903. 'evITa' aUdITIoNS: The Community Theatre Players hold tryouts for their May production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Weber's pop opera. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 5-9 p.m. Free. Info, 518-523-2512. 'TIme STaNdS STIll': See WED.30, 2 p.m.

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elleN SmITh aherN & lIda WINfIeld: In their interdisciplinary performance "Long Gone," the accomplished dancers explore the memories of those who have passed away. A discussion

CINé SaloN: Local film buffs appreciate the art of the cinematograph at a screening of Alexander Kluge's avant-garde experiment, Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed. Howe Library, Hanover, N.H., 7-9:45 p.m. Info, 603-643-4120. 'JoSh groBaN lIve: all ThaT eChoeS': This live broadcast concert features hits from the singer's 12-year catalogue, as well as selections from his new album, All that Echoes. Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $15. Info, 864-5610. 'Smoke SIgNalS': Chris Eyre's drama about life on an Indian reservation explores the friendship between two boys who are orphaned under different circumstances. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

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BreakfaST WITh prINCIpal lINda kelley: Parents and residents share the first meal of the day with the educator, who speaks about school security. Rochester School, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 767-3161. legISlaTIve BreakfaST: Community members start the day with a buffet-style meal and a meet-and-greet with lieutenant governor Phil Scott. South Station Restaurant, Rutland, 7:30 a.m. $10; preregister at chamber@rutlandvermont.com. Info, 773-2747. preServed lemoNS: INSpIraTIoN from moroCCo & The mIddle eaST: City Market presents FolkFood's Jason Frishman, who demonstrates how to pickle these citrus fruits and use them in recipes. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-10; preregister at citymarket.coop. Info, 861-9700.

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avoId fallS WITh Improved STaBIlITy: See FRI.01, 10 a.m. herBal CoNSUlTaTIoNS: Betzy Bancroft, Larken Bunce, Guido Masé and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism evaluate individual constitutions and and health conditions. City Market, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free; preregister at info@vtherbcenter.org. Info, 861-9757.

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mIddleBUry preSChool STory TIme: See THU.31, 10:30-11:15 a.m. mUSIC WITh raphael: See THU.31, 10:45 a.m. rU12? raINBoW readINg hoUr: LGBTQA families come together for stories and activities. Bent Northrop Memorial Library, Fairfield, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812, sam@ru12.org. Shake yoUr SIllIeS oUT: Tots swing and sway to music with children's entertainer Derek Burkins. JCPenney Court. University Mall, South Burlington, 10:35 a.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11. SoUTh hero playgroUp: Free play, crafting and snacks entertain children and their grownup companions. South Hero Congregational Church, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. STorIeS WITh megaN: Preschoolers expand their imaginations through tales, songs and rhymes. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1111:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. 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.

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NorTheaST fIddlerS aSSoCIaTIoN meeTINg: Lovers of this spirited art form gather to catch up and jam. Moose Club, Williamstown, noon-5 p.m. Donations. Info, 728-5188. vermoNT phIlharmoNIC: Lou Kosma conducts "From the Romantics to the Present," which features works by Beethoven and Schubert, as well as contemporary composer Jennifer Higdon. Barre Opera House, Barre, 2 p.m. $5-15. Info, 476-8188.

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CommUNITy BreakfaST: The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars hosts a hearty start to the day with eggs Benedict and more. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 9-11 a.m. $3-6. Info, 878-0700. 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; preregister at citymarket.coop. Info, 861-9700. Waffle frolIC: Celebrate community, culture and ROTA Gallery's second anniversary with this homemade comfort food. ROTA Gallery, Plattsburgh, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. $5-10. Info, 518-314-9872.

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Spani Sh immer Sion Cla SS: An experienced teacher offers an interactive music class en español. Tulsi Tea Room, Montpelier, 9-9:45 a.m. $15; for ages 1-5. Info, 917-1776, constanciag@ gmail.com.

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r eCorder- playing group : Musicians produce early folk, baroque and swing-jazz melodies. New and potential players welcome. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-0030, info@prestomusic.net. Sambatu Cada! open r ehear Sal : New players are welcome to pitch in as Burlington's samba street-percussion band sharpens its tunes. Experience and instruments are not required. 8 Space Studio Collective, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5017.

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baSiC Computer Skill S: Community members enter the high-tech age and gain valuable knowledge. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3403. h omeSteading 101 : Looking to become more self-sufficient? Explore the most effective uses for suburban land and how to begin the planning process. Gardener’s Supply Company, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. $20. Info, 660-3505.

'iran: San Ction S, War & the middle eaSt: t eaCh- in': Middle Eastern history professor Katharina Ivanyi joins antiwar activists Ashley Smith, Peggy Luhrs and Mark Hage to explore various aspects of the topic. Room 207, Lafayette Hall, UVM, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free.

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upper Valley Community garden f orum : Green thumbs engage in dialogue about the logistics, benefits and challenges of shared growing space. Upper Valley Food Co-op, White River Junction, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 295-5804.

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r eading With f ro Sty & f riend S t herapy dog S: Animal lovers bring a book and read to canines who comfort. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free; preregister for 10-minute individual sessions. Info, 878-4918. Willi Ston- eSSex net Work t ran Sportation Study publi C meeting : The Chittenden County Regional Planning

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dan CeWork S Chi Cago : The innovative company performs a diverse repertoire of choreography from both new and established artists. Casella Theater, Castleton State College, 7-9 p.m. $15-20. Info, 468-1119. ellen Smith ahern & l ida Winfield: dan Ce Work Shop : Students learn how to build character and describe place through choreographic movement and storytelling. Dance Studio. Tarrant Student Recreational Center, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 1:15-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

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Compa SS SChool open h ou Se: Prospective seventh through 12th graders and their parents are welcomed with dinner, a student-led tour and a presentation by director Rick Gordon. The Compass School, Westminster, 6-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 463-2517. Suny platt Sburgh graduate-Studie S open h ou Se: Representatives from select programs discuss options with those interested in pursuing the next level of their education. Cardinal Lounge. Angell College Center, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-565-0145.

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'42nd Street' : Lloyd Bacon directs this 1933 classic about an ailing Broadway director whose new show and romantic yearnings do not go as planned. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600. peaCe & pop Corn : Locals peruse the Peace and Justice Center's video library and choose the evening's film. Peace and Justice Center, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 8632345, ext. 6.

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Bonfire sing-alongs, horseback riding, canoeing ... It might seem premature to think summer when we’re in the middle of snow season, but late winter is actually the ideal time for parents to sign their kids up for camp. Get up to speed at the 16th annual Kids VT Camp & School Fair, featuring reps from dozens of summer programs from all over the state — and beyond. From sleepaway gymnastics camp to afternoon acting class, there’s something to make every kid a happy camper.

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f ren Ch Con Ver Sation group : Beginnerto-intermediate French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Halvorson's Upstreet Café, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195. pau Se-Café f ren Ch Con Ver Sation : Francophiles of all levels speak the country's language at a drop-in conversation. Mr. Crêpe, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195.

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Veni Ce baroque or CheStra : Andrea Marcon directs this ensemble in works by Bach, Vivaldi and others — performed on period instruments. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $10-40. Info, 603-646-2422.

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activities. Fairfax Community Library, 9:3010:30 a.m. Free. Info, 849-2420. h ighgate Story h our : See WED.30, 10-11 a.m. muSiC With r obert : Music lovers of all ages join sing-alongs with Robert Resnik. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. oWl Story t ime: Children ages 5 and up join Kristen Littlefield for tales about the nocturnal birds of prey. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. r iChford playgroup : Rug rats let their hair down for tales and activities. Cornerstone Bridges to Life Community Center, Richford, 1011:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. SCien Ce & Storie S: Shado WS: Did the groundhog see his likeness on the snow this year? Little ones explore the concept of how images get cast on the ground. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free with admission, $9.50-12.50. Info, 877-324-6386. 't akin’ it to the Street S': Houston's Soul Street Dance Company brings students on a multicultural journey that travels from Brazilian capoeira to New York City breakdancing. Barre Opera House, 10 a.m. $7; for grades 1-12. Info, 476-8188.

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beating the Sugar blue S for Valentine’ S day : Health coach Marie Frohlich gives traditional treats a makeover and invites participants to bring favorite recipes to do the same. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, CO UR 223-8000, ext. 202. TE SY OF MA l aughter yoga : What's so T T EO DA FINA funny? Giggles burst out as gentle aerobic exercise and yogic breathing meet unconditional laughter to enhance physical, emotional and spiritual health and well-being. Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 355-5129. l iVing h ealthy With Chroni C Condition S: Participants learn various self-management skills to better deal with issues such as diabetes, arthritis and asthma. Altona Town Hall, N.Y., 1-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-656-4620.

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Creati Ve t ueSday S: 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. f airfax Story h our : Good listeners up to age 6 are rewarded with tales, crafts and

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ellen Smith ahern & l ida Winfield: intera Cti Ve Work Shop : The accomplished dancers and storytellers demonstrate how to bring narrative into interdisciplinary curricula, then examine how it relates to their exploration of identity and history in their dance piece "Long Gone." Room 315, St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 9:45-11:20 a.m. & 12-1 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

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ellen Smith ahern & l ida Winfield: intera Cti Ve SeSSion : Titled after the dancer/ storytellers' piece of the same name, "Long Gone" examines narrative that explores identity and history. Room 315, St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. Jonathan l yn Ch & Jame S Jenning S: The two men, who manage technology and marketing for Vermont's Northern Power Systems, TUE.05

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health Care deCiSioNS for Small buSiNeSSeS iN 2013: Danforth Pewter CEO Bram Kleppner and Vermont Health Access Department's Sean Sheehan co-moderate a discussion on upcoming changes in the health-insurance market. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, noon-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4097.

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wiNooSki CoalitioN for a Safe aNd PeaCeful CommuNity: Neighbors and local businesses help create a thriving Onion City by weighing in on public-health and civic-engagement initiatives. O'Brien Community Center, Winooski, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 655-4565.

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festive folk musiC of puglia, italy Ancient, pagan pizzica tarantata folk music and dance of southern Italy with a touch of 21st-century groove. CGS can enchant listeners with a tender love song, then electrify them with driving dance numbers on guitar, drums, accordion and bagpipes. Don’t miss this New England debut!

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teaCher aPPreNtiCeShiP Program iNformatioNal SeSSioN: Qualified individuals with a desire to work in education learn about accelerated certification for grades 6 to 12. Essex High School Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 238-9637.

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'42Nd Street': See TUE.05, 7 p.m. ClaSSiC film Night: Tom Blachly and Rick Winston lead a discussion following the screening of Fred Zinnemann's 1952 Western starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581.

a moSaiC of flavorS: reCiPeS from the himalayaS of NePal & bhutaN: Umesh Acarya pairs up with City Market and prepares variations of culturally significant, fermented foods from the countries. Sustainability Academy, Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-10; preregister at citymarket. coop. Info, 861-9700.

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Cady/Potter writerS CirCle: Literary enthusiasts improve their craft through "homework" assignments, journaling exercises, reading, sharing and occasional book discussions. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 349-6970. Sarah gilleN: The therapist introduces her new book, From Hurt to Joy, which details techniques for healing via the body's energy systems. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774. 'the abolitioNiSt' SCreeNiNg & PaNel diSCuSSioN: Excerpts from the PBS minise12:50 PMries about the slave-emancipation movement inspire a conversation facilitated by local historians. Vermont History Center, Barre, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 828-2180.

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respectively, discuss how to effectively deal with the challenges of wind power. Sugar Maple Ballroom, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 656-8748. Ned SwaNberg: Vermont Watershed Management's flood-hazard mapping coordinator explains new maps and insurance options to Washington County residents. Memorial Room, Montpelier City Hall, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 490-6160.

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guided meditatioN: See WED.30, 5:30-7 p.m. liviNg healthy with ChroNiC CoNditioNS: See TUE.05. meditatioN & diSCuSSioN: See WED.30, 5:45-7 p.m. wiNter wellNeSS: Clinical herbalist Shona MacDougall discusses tonics, supplements and superfoods that help keep cold-weather ailments at bay. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, 224-7100.

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burliNgtoN youNg ProfeSSioNalS SemiNar SerieS: Phil Merrick and Jen Mincar from August First and Office Squared, respectively, share their professional experience with entrepreneurship. Office Squared, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 863-3489. eNoSburg PlaygrouP: See WED.30, 10-11:30 a.m. fairfield PlaygrouP: See WED.30, 10-11:30 a.m. highgate Story hour: See WED.30, 11:15 a.m. moviNg & grooviNg with ChriStiNe: See WED.30, 11-11:30 a.m. PreSChool diSCovery Program: the woodChuCk'S wiNter: Young minds learn about hibernation and how "Chuckie" managed through the winter. Will he see his shadow? North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 1011:30 a.m. $5-8. Info, 229-6206. riChford Pajama Story time: Kids up to age 6 wear their jammies for evening tales. Arvin A. Brown Library, Richford, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. St. albaNS PlaygrouP: See WED.30, 9-10:30 a.m. Story time & PlaygrouP: See WED.30, 1011:30 a.m. toddler taekwoNdo: See WED.30, 10:3011:15 a.m. youth media lab: See WED.30, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

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CaNzoNiere greCaNiCo SaleNtiNo: Alternating between ballads and modern instrumentation, this group reinterprets the ancient music and dance of Italy’s Adriatic coast. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $10-30. Info, 603-646-2422. diSCover the didgeridoo: Pitz Quattrone plays this aboriginal wind instrument, then explains its role in the culture, rituals and traditions of Australia. Fleming Museum, UVM,

Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $3-10; free for members, local college students with valid ID and kids under 6. Info, 656-0750.

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bill mCkibbeN: The author and environmentalist discusses the science and politics of climate change. Rutland Free Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860. burr morSe: In "Maple Sugar in the Soul," the author and sugar maker reads from various works and muses on life in the Green Mountains. Bradford Public Library, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 222-4536. farmerS' Night SerieS: jim Cooke: History comes alive with the actor's solo performance, "Calvin Coolidge: More Than Two Words," inspired by the 30th president's writings and public speaking engagements. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. mark a. Stoler: The UVM history professor discusses how presidential ratings have changed over time in "Who Were Our Worst Presidents?" Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. NaNCy jay CrumbiNe: Using writers Emily Dickinson and Annie Dillard as reference points, the Dartmouth College professor presents "Words, Creativity and Spirituality." Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. PatriCk walSh & Shefali miSra: The associate professor of economics and assistant professor of political science, respectively, explain the debt ceiling and how it affects politics. Room 315, St. Edmund's Hall, St. Michael's College, Colchester, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. Peter galbraith: In "America’s Foreign Policy Agenda," the Vermont senator considers international issues facing the country. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-8291. SCott wheeler: Vermont Northland Journal's editor traces regional history from the Abenaki to modern times in "Newport: The Evolution of a Lakeside Community." Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 334-7902. SieNNa Craig: In "Horses Like Lightning: A Story of Passage Through the Himalayas," the Dartmouth College anthropologist recounts her experience living in remote Nepal. Congregational Church, Norwich, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184. wild NeighborS leCture SerieS: Animaltracking expert Sue Morse employs her knack for storytelling in "Wild Cousins of Our Best Friends: Wolves, Coyotes and Foxes." Outdoor Gear Exchange, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5. Info, 860-0190.

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'the imPortaNCe of beiNg earNeSt': Carol Dunne directs Oscar Wilde's comedy about a man's double life within the constraints of Victorian social customs. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $15-60. Info, 296-7000. 'time StaNdS Still': See WED.30, 7:30 p.m. m

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art ACCESS ART CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages w/ great instructors. Full descriptions online at cvuweb. cvuhs.org/access. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, 369 CVU Rd. , Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194. Watercolor w/ Ginny Joyner, drawing, zentangle (3 choices), colored pencil, calligraphy. Culinary arts: Onenight, hands-on classes where you eat well! ˜ ai vegetarian, Vietnamese, Pan-Asian, dim sum, Greek coastal, Turkish, Ethiopian, Indian, chocolate, roses & espresso, summer salads, risotto, pasta bene, gelato & sorbet, fresh berry pie, decorated Valentine cookies, geﬁ lte ﬁ sh & kugel. Yum! Senior discounts.

Call 865-7166 for info or register online at burlingtoncityarts.org. Teacher bios are also available online. INTERNET TOOLS FOR ARTISTS: Feb. 20, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $15/ person, $13/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 2nd ﬂ oor, Burlington. Discover creative and low-cost solutions for developing a web presence for your art-based business. BCA communication director Eric Ford and David Barron of Dave Barron Design will give you tips on how to use the internet to market your artwork. Get suggestions on how to start making your own website for free. DESIGN: SELF-PUBLISHED BOOKS: Feb. 7-Mar. 7, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on ° u. Cost: $202.50/

PHOTO: VACATION CAMP: Feb. 25-Mar. 1, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cost: $350/person, $315/BCA members. Location: BCA Center Digital Media Lab/Community Darkroom, Burlington. Explore both darkroom and digital photography in this ﬁ ve-day vacation camp! Kids will go on guided photo shoots in downtown Burlington, will print black-andwhite photos in the darkroom, and will print color prints in the digital lab. Cameras, all supplies and lunchtime activities are included. Students should bring a snack and a lunch. No experience necessary; ages 9-12. PAINTING: CONTEMPORARY FIGURE: Weekly on Wed., Feb. 20-Apr. 17, 1:30-4:30 p.m. No class Feb. 27. Cost: $320/person, $288/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Intermediate and advanced painters: revitalize your painting practices with a contemporary approach to the ﬁ gure. Work from live models each week, explore a variety of contemporary techniques with water-soluble oils and get

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CREATIVE INCUBATION: Feb. 2, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cost: $30/ person, incl. art supplies & materials. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sara, 888-3802. Learn ways to quiet your inner critic and work through creative blocks in this workshop that awakens your creative spirit. Led by Sara Waskuch, designer and teacher.

dance BEGINNER WEST AFRICAN DANCE: 6:30-8 p.m., Weekly on ° ursday. Cost: $13. Location: South End Studio, 696 Pine Street, Burlington. Info: 5400044, southendstudiovt.com. Try out a beginner-orientated African dance class with Sidiki Sylla, master artist and director of Jeh Kulu. Classes will be geared to those with little or no dance experience. Please bring comfortable clothing, bare feet or studio-friendly sneakers, water bottle and an open heart; you just may surprise yourself!

DSANTOS VT SALSA: Mon. evenings: beginner class 7-8 p.m., intermediate 8:15-9:15 p.m. Cost: $10/1-hr. class. Location: Movement Studio, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Tyler Crandall, 598-9204, crandalltyler@hotmail.com, dsantosvt. com. Experience the fun and excitement of Burlington’s eclectic dance community by learning salsa. Trained by world famous dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we teach you how to dance to the music and how to have a great time on the dance ﬂ oor! ˜ ere is no better time to start than now!

ACCESS COMPUTER CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages w/ great instructors. Full descriptions online at cvuweb. cvuhs.org/access. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194. Basic Computer Skills, iPods, iPads & iPhones, Best of Internet Browsing, File Management, Google Smarts for Parents & Kids, Twitter Essentials, Google Sketchup, PowerPoint, Publisher, MS Word Basics, MS Excel Basics, Excel Up, ˜ e Next Steps, Excel Data Analysis, InDesign, Build Web Site Basics, Business Web Site on a Shoestring, Dreamweaver: Web Essentials, personalized lessons. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Senior discounts.

craft ACCESS CRAFT CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages w/ great instructors. Full descriptions online at cvuweb. cvuhs.org/access. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, 369 CVU Rd. , Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194. Pottery (5 choices), woodworking, basic machining, welding, wood carving, basket weaving, rug hooking, wool dyeing, 3 bag sewing, pillows, kids sewing, needle felting (4

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AYURVEDIC RITUALS: Feb. 4, 5:30-7 p.m. Cost: $36 . Location: ° e Ayurvedic Center, 34 Oak Hill Road, Williston Village, Williston. Info: Allison Morse, 872-8898, AyurvedaVt@comcast.net, ayurvedavermont.com. In this class with Allison Morse,

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PHOTO: PORTRAIT: Weekly on Mon, Feb. 11-Mar. 11, 6-9 p.m. No class Feb. 18. Cost: $157.50/ BCA members, $175/nonmembers. Location: BCA Center Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Prerequisite: Intro to SLR Camera or equivalent experience. Improve your portraittaking skills in this hands-on class. Camera techniques, composition, the use of studio and natural light, working with a model and more will be covered. Bring your camera and memory card to the ﬁ rst class. Instructor: Dan Lovell.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR SMALL BIZ OWNERS: Feb. 14-Mar. 14, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on ° ursday. Cost: $525/5-week class; 3 hours/class. Location: Mercy Connections Ofﬁ ces, 255 South Champlain Street, Burlington. Info: Women’s Small Business Program Mercy Connections, Gwen Pokalo, 846-7338, gpokalo@mercyconnections.org, wsbp.org. Are you a current business owner or have a business plan? Do you see your business’s potential but aren’t sure how to achieve it? Take sustainable action in the newest course offering at the Women’s Small Business Program. In the WSBP hallmark classroom environment you will identify obstacles you experience in your business and implement timely solutions with the support of other business owners like you. Register today — your revenue strategy will thank you!

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DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 5981077, info@salsalina.com. Salsa classes, nightclub-style, on-one and on-two, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. $13/person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout!

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TAI CHI/QI GONG BODYWORK: Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, Inc., 100 Church St, Burlington. Info: Robert Boyd, 363-6890, baotakfai@gmail. com. Personalized training in the Asian arts of movement and energy cultivation. Emphasis on ﬂ exibility and core-strength building using active and meditative tai chi and qi gong. Master Bob Boyd, 45-year martial arts teacher with 30 years of concentration in tai chi and qi gong.

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ABSOLUTELY ARTISTIC ALLAGES WORKSHOP: Adult & youth 2-wk. Midwinter Art Exploration! Sat., Feb 9 & 16, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $40/person incl. all materials. Location: wingspan Studio, 4A Howard St., 3rd ﬂ oor, Burlington. Maggie Standley, 233-7676, maggiestandley@yahoo.com, wingspanpaintingstudio.com/classes. Do you say: I can’t even draw a stick ﬁ gure?! We all have creative potential, so join this inspiring workshop and engage artistic skills through drawing, painting and movement exercises. Open to all levels; come with a child, come alone. Held in a beautiful studio. Exercise your art muscles!

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PHOTO: INTRO FILM/DIGITAL SLR: Feb. 6-Mar. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $144/BCA members, $160/nonmembers. Location: BCA Center Ditigal Media Lab, Burlington. Explore the basic workings of the manual 35mm fi lm or digital SLR camera to learn how to take the photographs you envision. Demystify f-stops, shutter speeds and exposure, and learn the basics of composition, lens choices and fi lm types/sensitivity. Bring an empty manual 35mm fi lm or digital SLR camera and it’s owner’s manual to class.

supportive feedback in a smallgroup environment. Figuredrawing experience is very helpful. BCA provides glass palettes, easels, painting trays and drying racks. Instructor: Linda Jones.

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ART & POTTERY IN MIDDLEBURY: Location: Middlebury Studio School, 1 Mill St. Info: Barbara Nelson, 247-3702, ewaldewald@ aol.com, middleburystudioschool.org. Adult: Mon. Oils; Mon. a.m. Acrylics; Tue. Watercolors; Weds. a.m. Oils; Wed. p.m. Wheel, Drawing the Head, Silver Jewelry; ˜ u. Color Workshop; Sat. Digital Photography. Children: Mon. Wheel, Pets & Pillows, Teen Tie Dye; Wed. Wheel; ˜ u. Hand Building, Homeschool Pottery, Homeschool Drawing & Painting; Feb. vacation Drawing Ducks.

you will learn about some of the daily rituals of Ayurveda that act as preventative medicine, but can also provide relief of chronic issues over time. We will begin with some introduction to Ayurvedic medicine and then go through self-massage, making kitchari (a traditional meal), taking simple herbal formulas, mindful eating, breathing techniques and meditation. A great class for those just beginning their Ayurvedic path, who may not be ready to invest in a Lifestyle Consultation, or for those who would like to enhance the routines they are currently practicing.

BCA members, $225/nonmembers. Location: BCA Center Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Learn how to create and publish your own artist books using Adobe Creative Suite and online publishing tools such as Blurb and LuLu. Basic layout and design principles, color management, and software techniques utilizing InDesign. Photoshop and Bridge will be covered. Students will end the session with a beautiful book layout ready to publish. Bring highresolution ﬁ les to the ﬁ rst class.

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LEARN TO DANCE W/ A PARTNER!: Cost: $50/4-wk. class. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Lessons also avail. in St. Albans. Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757, kevin@ﬁ rststepdance.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.

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Energy Solutions, Bridge, Writing Mystery & Romance, Poetry Workshops, Grief Etiquette, EFT, Managing Cholesterol Naturally, Suburban Homesteading, VMAP: Motorcycle Awareness, Pruning Trees, Career Plan Plus, Vermont Architecture, Fly Fishing. Senior discounts.

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gardening SHADE GARDENING — SEEING YOUR WAY OUT OF THE DARK: Feb. 9, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $10/person. Location: Gardener’s Supply, Burlington. Info: 660-3505. Shade gardening need not be frustrating. ˜ is talk will introduce enchanting perennials, ﬂ owering shrubs and annuals for spring, summer and fall color. ˜ e presentation also includes design tips and how to care for these beautiful gardens. THREE SEASONS OF OUTRAGEOUS COLOR: Feb. 9, 9:30-11 a.m. Cost: $10/person. Location: Gardener’s Supply, Burlington. Info: 660-3505. Discover spectacular perennials for sun and shade that brighten your landscape spring through fall. Many newer varieties will be featured. As one perennial stops blooming, it passes the baton to the next winner. Kerry will also share helpful garden care tips as well as shortcuts to maximize color and to reduce maintenance.

VEGETABLES FROM AN ITALIAN VOICE AND SPEECH FOR GARDEN: Feb. 2, 9:30-11 a.m. TAIKO, DJEMBE, CONGAS & ACTORS: Adults & teens: PM $10/1.5-hr. class. Location: BATA!: Location: Burlington 1x1-FlynnPerfArts093009.indd 1 9/28/09 3:32:51 Cost: Saturdays, Feb. 9 & 15, 3:30-6 Gardener’s Supply, Burlington. Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., p.m. Cost: $60. Location: Flynn Info: 660-3505. Charlie Nardozzi suite 3-G. Info: Stuart Paton, Center for the Performing Arts, presents tips and techniques for 999-4255, spaton55@gmail. 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: planning and planting gardens com. Tuesday Taiko adult classes 652-4500. Release your voice with an Italian fl air. ˜ e perfect begin March 5 and April 30, by learning how to support and class for the foodie in your 5:30-6:20 p.m. $72/6 weeks. Kids emotionally connect the voice family. classes begin the same dates, and breath in this two-part work4:30-5:20 p.m. $60/6 weeks. shop. Explore the intersection Conga and Djembe classes start of language, sound, movement Feb. 8, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m., $15/ and emotion to help you better class. Montpelier Conga class understand your own voice and starts Feb. 7, 9:30-10:30 a.m. ACTION PAINTING: Feb. 16, 9:30 the intricacies of vocal produc$60/4 weeks. Montpelier Djembe a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $115/6-hr. tion that can set it free. classes start Feb. 7, 7-8:30 p.m. class. Location: Helen Day Art LUNCHTIME REGGAE/DANCE$72/4 weeks. Call for locations. Center, Stowe. Info: 253-8358, HALL WORKOUT CLASS: education@helenday.com, Location: Flynn Center for the helenday.com. ˜ is workshop Performing Arts, 135 Church St., will help you to leap over that Burlington. Info: 652-4500. Drop CONTINUING EDUCATION: hurdle with big, expressive in to this all-aerobic version of Spring semester begins week gestures that can open the door our reggae-dancehall hip-hop of Mon., Feb. 11. Location: to a freer and more satisfying class and get your blood pumpBurlington Technical Center, painting experience. Big is not ing and your spirits sky-high! Burlington High School, 52 necessarily better, but it is useful Take a long lunch on Fridays Institute Rd, Burlington. Info: to push your limitations and to (12:15-1:15) and build stamina 864-8436, cd.bsdvt.org. Why get comfortable working in a and strength while rocking out not join us? Be a night owl! large format. Instructor: Galen to great music. No experience Continuing education is for Cheney. necessary! everyone. Enroll in an evening COLLEGE CONFIDENTIAL: course for the spring 2013 THEATER PROGRAM semester. Courses are offered in ADMISSIONS 101: Parents and many areas, including technical WISDOM OF THE HERBS students grades 10-12: Fridays, courses, artistic expression, SCHOOL: Winter Ecology Walk Feb. 8 & 15, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $40/ computers, personal growth. w/ George Lisi, Sunday, Feb. family. Location: Flynn Center Burlington senior citizens can 3, 3-4:15 p.m. Call to register, for the Performing Arts, 153 attend for free! sliding scale $0-10. Now acceptMain St., Burlington. 652-4500. ing applications for Wisdom ˜ is workshop demystifi es the Eight-Month Certifi cation application/audition process, Program, Apr. 20-21, May 18-19, empowering college-bound theACCESS CLASSES IN Jun. 15-16, Jul. 13-14, Aug. 10-11, ater kids and their parents. Learn HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH Sep. 7-8, Oct. 5-6 & Nov. 2-3. the differences between top SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all Tuition: $1750; nonrefundtheater schools and their degree ages w/ great instructors. Full able deposit: $250; payment options, who gives fi nancial aid descriptions online at cvuweb. plan: $187.50/mo. Applications and everything there is to know cvuhs.org/access. Location: CVU for Wild Edibles spring term: about the audition process. High School, 10 min. from exit Apr. 28, May 26, Jun. 23. 12, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Tuition: $300. VSAC nonde482-7194. Beekeeping, History gree grants avail. Location: of the World ˜ rough Fiber/ Wisdom of the Herbs School, Food, ˜ e Donner Party Story, Woodbury. 456-8122, annie@ Home Exchange, Solar Bus Tour,

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kids PRE-BALLET FOR AGES 4 & 5: Feb. 6-Apr. 17, 3-3:45 p.m. Cost: $125/10 week class. Location: South End Studio, 696 Pine Street, Burlington. 540-0044, southendstudiovt.com. Each weekly class introduces ballet steps and techniques while using imagery and creative movement. Dancers will learn the basic ballet positions and study classical ballet music and stories. Each class consists of ballet warm-ups, locomotor movement and creative improvisation. Coloring pages are given out weekly to remember a concept introduced during class.

language ABSOLUEMENT! BEGINNING ADULT FRENCH: Weekly on Wed., Feb. 6-Mar. 27, 5-6:45 p.m. No classs Feb. 27. Cost: $180/series. Location: wingspan Studio, 4A Howard St., 3rd fl oor, Burlington. Info: Maggie Standley, 233-7676, maggiestandley@yahoo. com, wingspanpaintingstudio. com/classes. Learn French and gain a strong foundation in this popular language. ˜ rough multiple learning modalities, you will cultivate confi dence in a supportive, fun, relaxed class environment. Taught by a fl uent French speaker and experienced instructor who has lived and worked in Paris, France and Yaounde, Cameroon. Allons-y! ACCESS LANGUAGE CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages w/ great instructors. Full descriptions online at cvuweb. cvuhs.org/access. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194. French: 3 levels; beginning Spanish: 2 levels; intermediate Spanish: 3 levels; immersion Spanish; Italian for Travelers: 2 levels; beginning Mandarin: 2 levels; German: 2 levels. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Senior discounts. LEARN SPANISH & OPEN NEW DOORS: Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center. Info: 5851025, spanishparavos@gmail. com, spanishwaterburycenter. com. Connect with a new world. We provide high-quality, affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, students

and children. Travelers’ lesson package. Our sixth year. Personal instruction from a native speaker. Small classes, private instruction, student tutoring, AP. LEARN FRENCH THIS SPRING!: Spring term classes meet weekly for 11 wks. from 6:30-8 p.m. Cost: $245/11-wk. class. Location: Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region, 302-304 Dupont Bldg. (Fort Ethan Allen), 123 Ethan Allen Ave., Colchester. Info: Micheline Tremblay, 497-0420, michelineatremblay@gmail.com, aﬂ cr. org/classes.shtml. Registration now open for the spring schedule of French classes at the Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region in Colchester. Classes offered at six levels, evenings for adults, beginning the week of March 4 for 11 weeks through May 23.

martial arts AIKIDO: Adult introductory classes begin on Tue., Feb. 5 at 5:30 p.m. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St. (across from Conant Metal & Light), Burlington. Info: 9518900, burlingtonaikido.org. ˜ is Japanese martial art is a great method to get in shape and relieve stress. Classes for adults, teens and children. We also offer morning classes for new students. Study with Benjamin

Pincus Sensei, 6th degree black belt and Vermont’s only fully certifi ed Aikido teacher. Visitors are always welcome. AIKIDO CLASSES: Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave. (2nd fl oor), Burlington. Info: 862-9785, vermontaikido.org. Aikido trains body and spirit together, promoting physical fl exibility and strong center within fl owing movement, martial sensibility with compassionate presence, respect for others, and confi dence in oneself. Vermont Aikido invites you to explore this graceful martial art in a safe, supportive environment. PEACFUL WARRIOR MARTIAL ARTS: 7-7:50 p.m., Weekly on Tue., ˛ u. Cost: $80/mo. Location: North End Studio B, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 489-5185, 1peacefulLwarior@gmail.com. Ryuku Kempo, Shaolin Kempo, Kenpo and American Boxing. Beginners welcome, family oriented. Private lessons avail. First 2 classes are free. 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, fl exibility, balance,

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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. l earn from one of the world’s best — Julio “Foca” Fernandez, c BJJ and IBJJF certified 6th Degree Black Belt, Brazilian JiuJitsu instructor under c arlson Gracie s r., teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! a 5-time Brazilian JiuJitsu National Featherweight c hampion and 3-time Rio de Janeiro s tate c hampion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

massage Asi An Bodywork Ther Apy progr Am: Weekly on Mon., Tue. Cost: $5,000/500-hr. program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, suite 109, Essex Jct. Info: Scott Moylan, 288-8160, elementsofhealing@ verizon.net, elementsofhealing.net. This program teaches two forms of massage — amma and s hiatsu. 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. Nc BTMB-assigned school.

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tarot AsTro Logy And TAro T: Feb. 9, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $75/8-hr. class. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909. l earn how to work with both your natal chart and the Tarot in this workshop that integrates the two ancient disciplines to provide you with clarification of your past, present and future. l ed by s usan ackerman, author, teacher and counselor. Please register on or before Feb. 1.

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psychology in Trod UCTion To JUng : Weekly on Thu., Feb. 14-Mar. 7, 7-9 p.m. Snow date Mar. 13. Cost: $60/series. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909. a basic overview of Jung, the man, his thought and his legacy to psychology and our world, providing a primer of key Jungian concepts. Highly recommended for all who plan to take more advanced courses in the c enter’s Via Investigativa, e.g., alchemy, archetypal psychology, archetypal astrology and the Mysterium c oninunctionis. l ed by s ue Mehrtens. working wi Th yo Ur sh Adow : Weekly on Wed., Feb. 13-Mar. 6, 7-9 p.m. Snow date Mar. 13. Cost: $60/series. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909. Discover your shadow, in both its good and bad guises, through a variety of exercises that help to expand your consciousness. l ed by s ue Mehrtens, teacher and author.

h eALing grief Thro Ugh mindf ULness & moVemenT: Feb. 26-Apr. 2, 7:30-9 p.m. Cost: $140/series. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, South Burlington. 658-9440. Many of us hold unresolved grief. Is there a disappointment or loss from your life that stands in the way of your happiness now? Joey c orcoran and annette Brown will offer you tools to explore your grief from a fresh perspective through practicing gentle yoga and chakra work. Pre-screening req. Please email joey@mindfulrest.com.

yog A for Addi CTion And Anxie Ty: Feb. 6-Mar. 27, 5:457:15 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $120/series. Inquire about insurance. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., Suite 204, South Burlington. Info: 658-9440. Within anxiety, addictions can be born and feelings of claustrophobia within one’s skin arise and grow. This class will begin with a gentle heat, fueling the body with breath-based movements, then slowing down for long, comfortable holds focusing on reducing stress through restful rejuvenation and meditation. Cir CLe of Co Ur Age: Jan. 30Apr. 10, 12-1:15 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $40/session. Inquire about insurance. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., Suite 201, South Burlington. Info: Amy Poland, 658-9440. Do you struggle with body image and disordered eating? Many women find the experience of an eating disorder an extremely isolating experience. Together we can take steps toward understanding the parts that are attached to our eating disorder, building connections with others and creating a foundation for a compassionate recovery.

ACCess CLAsses in hines BUrg AT CVU high sChoo L: 200 offerings for all ages w/ great instructors. Full descriptions online at cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194. s imple Therapeutic Massage, c ore s trength, Weight Training, Resistance Training for c yclists, c ardio-Resistance Training, Upper Body, Golf c onditioning, Zumba, Zumba Gold, Yoga, Tai c hi, s wing or Ballroom, african Drum, african Dance, Jazzercise, Jazz Guitar, Voice-Overs, Guitar, Ukulele, s weet Old Time l ullabies, Mindful Meditation, l uscious l otions, Herbal Facial, Milk s oap, Herbal s ummer Beauty c are, and Juggling. l ow cost, excellent instructors, guaranteed. Materials included.

eVoLUTion yog A: $14/class, $130/class card, $5-10/community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. 864-9642, evolutionvt.com. evolution Yoga offers a variety of classes in a supportive atmosphere: beginner, advanced, kids, babies, post- and prenatal, community classes, and workshops. Vinyasa, Kripalu, c ore, Breast c ancer s urvivor and alignment classes. c ertified teachers, massage and PT, too. Join our yoga community and get to know the family you choose. h oT yog A BUr Ling Ton: Get hot — 2-for-1 offer. Mon., Wed. & Fri., 5-6 p.m; Sat., 10-11 a.m. Cost: $14/1st 2 classes, multi-class cards avaliable. Location: North End Studio B, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Old North End, Burlington. Info: 999-9963, hotyogaburlingtonvt.com. Hot Yoga Burlington offers creative vinyasa-style yoga featuring practice in the Barkan Method Hot Yoga TM in a 95-degree studio accompanied by eclectic music. Try something different! LAUghing r iVer yog A: Classes 7 days/wk. Cost: $5/13/class, 10-class card $115, monthly unlimited $130. Location: Laughing River Yoga, Chace Mill, suite 126, Burlington. Info: 343-8119, laughingriveryoga. com. c ompassionate and skilled instructors offer Kripalu, Jivamukti, Vajra, Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Yoga Dance, Yoga Teacher Training and more. Deepen your practice with s unday morning intensives or one of our beautiful yoga retreats. all bodies and abilities welcome. m

Qigong for Anxie Ty, CULTiVATing C ALm: Feb. 5-Mar. 26, 9:30-11 a.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $160/series. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., Suite 204, South Burlington. Info: 658-9440. Qigong is a complete wellness program that the c hinese have been using for centuries to strengthen the mindbody connection, reduce stress, promote serenity and improve circulation. In Qigong for anxiety we will learn how to experience a sense of deep peace within ourselves that we can bring into our lives in order to help us cope with everyday stressors.

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mindf ULness Too Ls for h eALTh: Feb. 12-Apr. 12, 5:307:30 p.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $180/series, incl. 4 CDs. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, South Burlington. Info: 658-9440. Participants will learn mindfulness meditation practices to reduce stress and anxiety while promoting health and wellness. This includes

mindf UL pAren Ts: Feb. 5-Mar. 12, 5:45-6:45 p.m., Weekly on Tue. $20-$120/series. Inquire about insurance. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., Suite 204, South Burlington. 4480665, catherine.e.schiller@ gmail.com. Mindful Parents is a mindfulness-based series dedicated to parents of youth who are currently struggling with mental health issues. Mindfulness strategies will be practiced in a variety of ways for parents to learn how to apply these skills to parenting. Opportunities will be given for parents to also have open discussion and build an internal support network.

mindf ULness for Teens: Feb. 5-Mar. 12, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Weekly on Tue. $20-$120/ series. Inquire about insurance. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Therapy, 364 Dorset St., Suite 204, South Burlington. Info: 448-0665, catherine.e.schiller@gmail. com. Mindfulness for teens is a 6-week program in which teens learn mindfulness skills to bring to everyday-life experiences. This group will follow a 6-week curriculum, which will include opportunities for participants to practice formally and informally in a peer-supported environment. Time will be spent exploring ourselves, our world, our emotions and our relationships.

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snAke-sTyLe TAi Chi Ch UAn: 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 s nake s tyle 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, peace of mind and martial skill.

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YOU SAY SOMETHING WITH, HOPEFULLY, A FAIR AMOUNT OF PROFUNDITY THAT SOUNDS AS IF IT COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE MOUTH OF YOUR POSTMAN. TIFT MERRITT

n her latest record, Traveling Alone, Tif t Merritt examines the emotional implications, both internal and external, of lif e’s various journeys. Simultaneously bold and vulnerable, the writing on the album has been hailed as the Grammy-nominated tunesmith’s ﬁ nest to date, a work of unﬂ inching honesty. The ideas of traveling and discovering a sense of place have long been thematic cornerstones of Merritt’s work, dating back to her 2002 debut, Bramble Rose, and are especially prominent in her more recent works, Another Country (2008) and See You on the Moon (2010). Equally key to the Americana songwriter’s style is the straightforward,often conversational tone she adopts in her writing. That gif t f or gab is a skill that serves Merritt well in her other gig as the host of the monthly interview radio show, “the

Spark,” f or KRTS 93.5, a public radio station in Marf a, Texas. Over the course of the program’s ﬁ ve-year history, Merritt has chatted with a wide array of musicians, writers and artists about their work. Guests have included Roseanne Cash, Nick Hornby and, most recently, Andrew Bird — the last of whom shows up on Traveling Alone. In advance of her perf ormance at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge this Thursday, January 31, Seven Days caught up with Merritt by phone. SEVEN DAYS: One of the interesting things about “the Spark” is this idea of eavesdropping on two artists discussing their craft. As an artist, you take a different tack than, say, a journalist might. How do you approach those interviews? TIFT MERRITT: I’m not a journalist. I’m not a cultural critic. I’m just interested in

having a conversation about making work and making your own way, and the highs and lows of that. I like to spend time with someone else’s work. I think it’s really important you give work outside of yourself the same quality of attention you might give your own work. And I like to think about what people are getting at, what they’re trying to do, and why. And then I get to sit down and talk to them about that. I just learn a lot about creativity. I need to have that conversation.

bols. Like the song, “Nomenclature.” He’s using words in a phonic sense, words as rhythm. And that’s even more important than the meaning of the words. He’s pointing to bigger things, but you’re not really sure what he wants it to mean. It can mean a lot of di˛ erent things. Me, I am very interested in saying something very specifi c and precise in a very simple way. I want to get to the heart of it and I want to put my fi nger on it. And through that I hope it opens to something bigger. But it’s through specifi city. SD: Where did the idea for the show I’m also very interested in writing in a come from? very conversational tone. You say someTM: The fi rst time I went on the road, I got thing with, hopef ully, a f air amount of kind of lonely. And part of that was that I prof undity that sounds as if it could have needed to have that kind of intense conver- fallen out of the mouth of your postman. I sation. And when you’re on the road and think that’s such a lovely place, and I really with your band all day in the van, and then like to live there in my work. you talk to strangers at night, you don’t always get to go to that place. So it was really SD: I’m glad you brought up the idea of important to me to fi gure out how to have conversational tone. One of the tracks that conversation. And this has become that struck me from the new record a great way to meet someone and have was the duet with Bird, “Drifting Apart,” the ability to ask all those hard questions which is literally a conversation beright away. tween former lovers. TM: I didn’t write it with the idea that it SD: Are there aspects of those conwould be a duet. But once it started simversations that you apply to your own mering, it seemed to be this back and forth. work? And the conversational tone was imporTM: Absolutely. I learn something every tant because it’s not a high-drama kind of time. And it’s often something that seems song. It’s a man and a woman simply talkto come just at the right time. There is ing to each other, stating facts, and having something really beautif ul about the f act it be devastating in that way, rather than that the “Spark” is just me. I do the whole shouting at each other. thing all by myself. It’s not there to make money, though, of course, we all wish that SD: I think that’s what makes the song thing we love to do just made money. But so effective. ˜ ere’s a coldness about it. it’s a very self-contained little thing. I learn TM: And that is on purpose. I think the esf rom it. I love it. And I seek out people sence of drifting apart is a lack of emotion. who are doing what I’m doing in their own And I wanted the song “Drifting Apart” to way. And I always come away from it gohave that, and the fear that implies and the ing, “God, I love my job.” Actually, I have to sadness and helplessness it implies. It’s not spend time working on the “Spark” this af- the moment of fi ghting, it’s the moment afternoon. I’m so glad you reminded me how ter that. important it is! SD: Yeah … well, I’m suffi ciently SD: You’re welcome. In the last episode depressed now. with Andrew Bird, you spoke about the TM: [Laughs] Sorry! mysteries of language and drew a distinction between his more impressionistic lyrical style and your own style, which tends to be direct. Can you elaboTift Merritt plays the Higher Ground rate on that? Showcase Lounge in South Burlington this ˜ ursday, January 31, with the David Wax TM: His writing is very open and openMuseum, 7:00 p.m. $16. AA. ended, and sometimes uses words as sym-

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Speaking of local-music history, Tha VT Union aren’t the only area act reuniting this week. On Wednesday, February 6 — of course it would have to be the same night — phish drummer Jon FishMAn’s bluesy country-rock side project, pork

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Ground Showcase Lounge. If you’re unfamiliar, the band formed in 1997 and also featured cofounder dAn ArCher, sax man Joe Moore, bassist AAron hersey and keyboardist phil ABAir. After releasing and touring behind their lone album in 2002, they called it quits, and Pork Tornado haven’t been heard from since. No idea why they’re getting back on the horse now, but, having mostly missed their run in the late 1990s, I’m curious to check ’em out.

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contemporaries of early-to-mid-2000s BTV hip-hop acts such as the loyAlisTs and the AzTexT, the latter of whom are still active locally and now viewed as practically elder statesmen in Vermont hip-hop. (I mean, they are like, in their thirties.) Along with the Aztext, various Fattie B projects, BurnTMd and others, Tha VT Union helped usher in an era of hip-hop that has flourished in Vermont since the mid-2000s. By promoting the hell out of local hip-hop and helping to centralize a splintered scene — and also, by being really good — they helped turn audiences skeptical about the quality and legitimacy of Vermont hip-hop into eager fans. And they opened the door for the wave of local hip-hop acts that have graced our scene since. Would hip-hop have found a home in Vermont if a 23-year-old DJ A-Dog hadn’t pestered Dave Grippo into letting him sit in on those funk jams in the late 1990s? Of course it would have. Music, like life, always finds a way. But it just so happens that he did, and helped to change the course of the state’s hip-hop history, which includes one of his better projects, Tha VT Union.

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Though relatively short-lived, hip-hop collective Tha VT union left an indelible imprint on the local scene and helped legitimize organically grown, free-range Green Mountain hip-hop. They weren’t the originators of hip-hop in the 802. But it’s safe to say the local rural-urban landscape would be vastly different if not for their contributions. Next Wednesday, February 6, at Nectar’s, the group will reunite for the first time since calling it quits in 2010. The show is a benefit for VT Union’s original turntablist, dJ A-dog, who is battling leukemia, and will feature the group’s original MC lineup of nAsTee, dAkoTA, MAnus and MC B-Free. dJ russell will fill in for A-Dog on the wheels of steel. To understand just how VT Union advanced the cause of local hip-hop, it’s helpful to understand some recent fundamental history of the genre in VT. At least in some respects, the current iteration of Vermont hip-hop traces its roots to an unlikely source, saxophonist dAVe grippo. In the late 1990s, Grippo held down a weekly residency at Red Square. Every Monday, the area’s finest players and singers would join the high school band teacher-cum-funk maven for a freewheeling jam session that went late into the evening — this was back when Red Square had live music until closing time … ah, memories. A certain young local fan by the name of Andy WilliAMs, aka DJ A-Dog, was a regular in the crowd at those sessions. As he told me for a story I wrote about VT hip-hop in 2007, Williams was as big a fan of funk as he was of hip-hop. So he approached Grippo about sitting in. “I basically forced myself on them,” Williams said in 2007. The musical connection was immediate, and Monday night at Red Square become as popular as Friday or Saturday. A-Dog’s hip-hop influence on those sessions soon drew the interest of local MCs, including konFlik and BelizBehA’s FATTie B, who also began sitting in, rhyming over JAMes BroWn classics and the like. Those collaborations eventually begat a new trio, eye oh you, who started their own Red Square residency on Thursdays. Eye Oh You begat Three The hArd WAy, a collaboration between Fattie B, A-Dog, and newcomers Nastee and Manus, which eventually grew into Tha VT Union. Those two groups were

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nECtar's: What a Joke! comedy Open mic (standup), 7 p.m., Free. Funbridge, canopy (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

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On taP Bar & grill: Leno & Young (acoustic rock), 7 p.m., Free.

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raDiO BEan: Zack duPont (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. irish sessions, 9 p.m., Free. Zack duPont Band (indie folk), 11 p.m., Free.

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rED squarE: DJ cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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skinny PanCakE: Josh Panda and Brett Lanier (rock), 7 p.m., $5-10 donation.

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skinny PanCakE: Alec Ellsworth (folk), 7 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: Judson Kimball (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Donations. tWO BrOtHErs tavErn: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Free.

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BEE's knEEs: Allen church (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations. ParkEr PiE CO.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Free.

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mOnOPOlE: Open mic, 8 p.m., Free.

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museum (Americana), 7:30 p.m., $16. AA.

vEnuE: Thirsty Thursdays, 7 p.m., Free.

lEvity : standup comedy Open mic (standup), 8:30 p.m., Free.

central

manHattan Pizza & PuB: Hot Wax with Justcaus & Penn West (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. nECtar's: Trivia mania with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., Free. Forward motion, Rumble cat (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free.

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CluB mEtrOnOmE: Pop-up! A Queer Dance Party First Anniversary (dance party), 9 p.m., $5.

raDiO BEan: Dave Fugel & Julian chobot (jazz), 6 p.m., Free. Kat Wright & the indomitable soul Band (soul), 11 p.m., $3.

DOBrĂĄ tEa: Robert Resnik (folk), 7 p.m., Free. Franny O's: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. HalFlOungE: Live music, 9 p.m., Free. mushpost presents Youngbloodz (EDm), 10:30 p.m., Free. HigHEr grOunD sHOWCasE lOungE: Tift merritt, David Wax

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O'BriEn's irisH PuB: DJ Dominic (hip-hop), 9:30 p.m., Free.

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On taP Bar & grill: The House Rockers (rock), 7 p.m., Free.

rED squarE: serotheft (rock), 7 p.m., Free. DJ Jason Baron (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. rED squarE BluE rOOm: DJ cre8 (house), 10 p.m., Free. rĂ rĂĄ irisH PuB: Longford Row (irish), 8 p.m., Free. Longford Row (irish), 8 p.m., Free.

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BEE's knEEs: cities on the moon (rock), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

BagitOs: Ken Tonnissen (singersongwriter), 6 p.m., Donations.

ParkEr PiE CO.: michael Hahn (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Free.

CHarliE O's: mr. Yee & Danny Bick (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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grEEn mOuntain tavErn: Thirsty Thursday Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free. POsitivE PiE: Open Pick Night, 7:30 p.m., Free. sliDE BrOOk lODgE & tavErn: Funkwagon (funk), 9 p.m., Free.

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51 main: Zack duPont Trio (folk), 8 p.m., Free. City limits: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., Free. On tHE risE BakEry: John-Paul Arenas (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Donations. tWO BrOtHErs tavErn: DJ Dizzle (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.

mOnOPOlE: Dynomatics (rock), 10 p.m., Free. mOnOPOlE DOWnstairs: Gary Peacock (singer-songwriter), 10 p.m., Free. OlivE riDlEy's: Karaoke, 6 p.m., Free. tHEraPy: Therapy Thursdays with DJ NYcE (Top 40), 10:30 p.m., Free.

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he could play, let alone play well. Who knew? My only suggestion for future such concerts is to organize what bands will play which songs. While hearing a few different versions of certain songs was interesting, the fifth time we were treated to “Atlantic City” was probably more than enough. Last but not least, Potterheads, take note. GRACE and her merry band of insomniacs were guests on the Monday, January 28, Daytrotter session at Daytrotter.com, marking the band’s third appearance on the web concert series. I haven’t had a chance to tune in yet — this column was written earlier — so I’ve no critical insight, except to say that the drawing that accompanies each Daytrotter episode is certain to be a more flattering likeness than Potter’s visage on the Church Street Marketplace mural.

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a running joke between us: I write something marginally clever about some show Mushpost is producing, Nick writes in to say, “Thanks for the mention! It was (funny/offensive/ smart/set the cause of EDM back 20 years)! Also, you spelled my name wrong. Again.” We all have a good

chuckle, and I promise never to do it again. Lather, rinse, repeat. So you see, it really couldn’t have ended any other way. Still, I apologize. And I swear I’ll never drop another “C” from Concklin’s name again. Best of luck, Nik!

MUSIC 61

Rustic Overtones

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The third season of Seven Days’ music podcast “Tour Date with DJ LLU” kicks off this Wednesday, January 30. This week, Llu’s guest is DAVE GUTTER, the lead singer of Maine’s RUSTIC OVERTONES, who play Signal Kitchen in Burlington this Saturday, February 2, with DR. GREEN and KINKY CREATURE. Tune in at 7d.blogs.com/tour_date.

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Last week’s fond farewell to MUSHPOST founder and all-around solid dude NICK CONCKLIN contained a minor but regrettable goof. Namely, in the last few mentions of the brainy EDM auteur, I misspelled his name as “Conklin,” instead of “Concklin.” In a way, it’s actually sort of appropriate that I dropped the second “C” from Nick’s surname, because I’ve managed to do so roughly every single time I’ve written about the guy over the last two-ish years. It’s sort of become

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BANANA WINDS CAFÉ & PUB: Shane & Morgan (rock), 7:30 p.m., Free.

FRANNY O'S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

CLUB METRONOME: No Diggity: Return to the ’90s (’90s dance party), 9 p.m., $5. HALFLOUNGE: Zack duPont (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., Free. Bonjour-Hi (house), 10:30 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: John Valby aka Dr. Dirty (musical comedy), 8 p.m., $15/17. AA.

THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM: ONEoverZERO (reggae), 10 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: EOTO, Crizzly (live EDM), 9 p.m., $20/25. AA.

JP'S PUB: Karaoke with Megan, 10 p.m., Free.

SLIDE BROOK LODGE & TAVERN: Magic Grass (bluegrass), 9 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: First Friday with Doll Fight!, DJs Precious & Llu (punk, dance), 8 p.m., $5/10. 18+.

MARRIOTT HARBOR LOUNGE: Brian McCarthy (jazz), 8:30 p.m., Free.

TUPELO MUSIC HALL: John Mayall (blues), 7 p.m., $45.

MONKEY HOUSE: Vermont Comedy Club presents Fresh Meat (standup), 7 p.m., $5. 18+.

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JP'S PUB: Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. LEVITY : Standup Comedy Showcase, 9 p.m., $8. LIFT: Ladies Night, 9 p.m., Free/$3. MARRIOTT HARBOR LOUNGE: Jake Whitesell Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., Free. MONKEY HOUSE: Spirit Animal (rock), 9 p.m., $5. NECTAR'S: Happy Ending Fridays with Jay Burwick (solo acoustic), 5 p.m., Free. Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Blues for Breakfast (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $5. RADIO BEAN: Kid's Music with Linda "Tickle Belly" Bassick (children's music), 10:30 a.m., Free. Joshe Henry (experimental pop), 7 p.m., Free. Bad Accent (gypsy folk), 8:30 p.m., Free. Potbelly (jazz-rock), 10:30 p.m., Free. BRaiNSCaPeS with Bob Wagner and Matt Hagen, 1 a.m., Free.

LEVITY : Standup Comedy Showcase, 8 p.m., $8.

NECTAR'S: Mike Pedersen (solo acoustic), 7 p.m., Free. Turkuaz, Joe Adler & His Sonic Rhetoricians (funk), 9 p.m., $5. RADIO BEAN: Pappy (old time), 12 p.m., Free. Less Digital, More Manual: Record Club, 3 p.m., Free. Dan Johnson (singer-songwriter), 5:30 p.m., Free. Ben Cosgrove (instrumental), 7 p.m., Free. Molly Durnin (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Free. Lil Sickles (singer-songwriter), 9:30 p.m., Free. Vedora (rock), 10:30 p.m., Free. Doll Fight! (punk), 11:30 p.m., Free. Trapper Keeper (punk), 12:30 a.m., Free. RED SQUARE: Red Sky Mary (rock), 9 p.m., $5. DJ Mashtodon (EDM), 10:30 p.m., $5. RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul (salsa), 6 p.m., Free. Craig Mitchell (EDM), 10 p.m., $5.

RED SQUARE: Serotheft (electronica), 9 p.m., $5. DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 11 p.m., $5.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: Green Line Inbound (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10:30 p.m., Free.

SIGNAL KITCHEN: Rustic Overtones, Dr. Green, Kinky Creature (rock), 8 p.m., $10.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: Supersounds DJ (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free. SKINNY PANCAKE: Patrick Fitzsimmons (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., $5-10 donation. VENUE: ˜ e Fizz (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

central

BAGITOS: Generations (acoustic), 6 p.m., Donations. GREEN MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Jonny P (Top 40), 9 p.m., $2. POSITIVE PIE 2: First Friday Dance Party with DJ Bay Six and DJ Jah B (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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51 MAIN: David Bain (roots), 5 p.m., Free. ON THE RISE BAKERY: ˜ e Hillary Reynolds Band (folk), 8 p.m., Free. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: DJ Mashtodon (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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BAGITOS: Irish Sessions, 2 p.m., Free. Charlie Messing (eclectic Americana), 6 p.m., Donations. CIDER HOUSE BBQ AND PUB: Dan Boomhower (piano), 6 p.m., Free. LOCALFOLK SMOKEHOUSE: ˜ e Grift (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free.

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BEE'S KNEES: Storm Cats (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Donations. MATTERHORN: Blues for Breakfast (Grateful Dead tribute), 9 p.m., $5. MOOG'S PLACE: Michael Louis Smith Trio (jazz), 9 p.m., Free.

SIGNAL KITCHEN: ˜ e Listening Series: Joy Kills Sorrow, Brett Hughes and Kat Wright (indie folk), 8 p.m., $10. 18+. SKINNY PANCAKE: Sean Gaskell (kora), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

central

BAGITOS: Molly Durnin (acoustic), 11 a.m., Donations.

northern

BEE'S KNEES: MLS Trio (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Donations. MATTERHORN: Chris Tagatac (acoustic rock), 4 p.m., Free.

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PARKER PIE CO.: Bad Luck (rock), 8 p.m., Free.

CLUB METRONOME: Midnite, DJ Big Dog (reggae), 9 p.m., $25/30.

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HALFLOUNGE: Family Night Open Jam, 10:30 p.m., Free.

MONOPOLE: Gridline Bass Band (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Walk the Moon, Paciﬁ c Air (indie rock), 7:30 p.m., $15/17. AA. NECTAR'S: Metal Monday: Unconscious Disturbance, Boatman's Lament, Sanguine Sun (metal), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

CLUB METRONOME: Burlington Bass Collective presents Sundae with Rekkon, Gortek, Entendre (EDM), 9 p.m., Free. HALFLOUNGE: B-Sides (house), 7 p.m., Free. Pop Rap Dance Party with Tommy, Jory & JJ Dante (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. NECTAR'S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus, 9 p.m., Free.

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Open Mic with Wylie, 7 p.m., Free. RADIO BEAN: ˜ e Good Reverend Ben Donovan (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Free. Open Mic, 9 p.m., Free. RED SQUARE: Industry Night with Robbie J (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free. RUBEN JAMES: Why Not Monday? with Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

RADIO BEAN: Bohemian Blues Quartet (gypsy jazz), 11 a.m., Free. Pete Sutherland and Tim Stickle's Old TUE.05

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stylistic trends come and go over the years, since forming in 1989, St. Croix’s MIDNITE have stayed true to their stylistic and spiritual

roots — speciﬁ cally, the heyday of 1970s roots reggae. Touring in support of their newly released record, Free Indeed, Midnite play Club Metronome in Burlington on Monday, February

MATTERHORN: Turkuaz (funk), 9 p.m., $5.

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MOOG'S PLACE: Sam & Brian (acoustic), 9 p.m., Free.

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RIMROCKS MOUNTAIN TAVERN: Friday Night Frequencies with DJ Rekkon (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

regional

MONOPOLE: Capital Zen (rock), 10 p.m., Free. THERAPY: Pulse with DJ Nyce (hip-hop), 10 p.m., $5.

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CLUB METRONOME: Retronome (’80s dance party), 10 p.m., $5.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: BandAnna (Americana), 6 p.m., $3.

burlington area

VENUE: 18 & Up Destination Saturdays, 8 p.m., Free.

BEE'S KNEES: Malicious Brothers (blues), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

CHURCH & MAIN RESTAURANT: Night Vision (EDM), 9 p.m., Free.

CITY LIMITS: Dance Party with DJ Earl (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free.

Time Session, 1 p.m., Free. Trio Gusto (gypsy jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Tango Sessions, 7 p.m., Free. ˜ omas Kivi (singer-songwriter), 9:30 p.m., Free. Equanimity (rock), 11 p.m., Free.

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SLIDE BROOK LODGE & TAVERN: ONEoverZERO (reggae), 9 p.m., Free.

PURPLE MOON PUB: ˜ e Woodshed Wailers (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free.

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SKINNY PANCAKE: Burlington Bread Boys (bluegrass), 7 p.m., $5-10 donation.

PURPLE MOON PUB: ˜ e OneManGreenBand (rock), 8 p.m., Free.

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POSITIVE PIE 2: Zack duPont Band (indie folk), 10:30 p.m., $5.

HALFLOUNGE: Purple Drink (hip-hop), 9 p.m., Free. Space Echo with Jahson Deejay and visualeyz (house), 10:30 p.m., Free.

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REVIEW this Social Band, Those Stars

In the age of “Glee,” “Glee,” vocal vocal music music is is no no longer the dirty little secret of high school chorus geeks (slightly more outgoing but equally awkward cousins of band geeks) and energetic college a cappella groups. The success of that Fox TV show, coupled with an increase in popularity of vocal-based television talent shows, has sparked a resurgence of interest in a cappella music not seen since Rockapella implored us to wonder where in the world Carmen Sandiego might be. It’s a (mostly) welcomedevelopment. Inherent cheesiness of 99.9 percent of modern pop a cappella aside, anything that sparks an interest in singing among kids is a good thing. Because kids who grow up singing eventually become

The Sweet Remains, North & Prospect (SELF-RELEASED, CD, DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)

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“real” lives. And this in their late thirties and early forties, when it’s common for musicians to grudgingly put down their guitars, as so many childish things. It’s precisely this unyielding optimism that makes North & Prospect so damned likable and prevents it from treading too far into sensitive-guy pop schmaltz. Much as Price has done in his solo work, the Sweet Remains craft snug, warm little tunes and deliver them with exceptional polish and grace. The album is not without occasional moments of gooey sentimentality that would make David Gray blush — “The Best Is Yet to Come,” “The Moment” — but it’s a roundly solid e˜ ort that aﬁ cionados of elegant acoustic pop will no doubt adore. North & Prospect by the Sweet Remains is available at cdbaby.com.

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The story of the Sweet Remains is kinda neat. It goes thusly: Three dudes who have had varying degrees of pop-music success meet by chance in a Rhode Island hotel room. During the ensuing jam session, said dudes discover a distinct musical kinship and resolve to start a band. And they resolve to make it work, despite challenges both geographical (living in di˜ erent parts of the country) and biographical (day jobs, ﬂ edgling solo careers, families, etc.). Lo and behold, it does work. Drawing on their collective established fan bases, the Sweet Remains carve out a modest,

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workable niche for themselves, touring and recording on their own terms and generally living both the dream and happily ever after. If it were a movie, it would be a feel-good bromantic comedy starring Jason Segal, Jonah Hill and James Franco, with cameos by John Mayer and maybe a drugged-out David Crosby. And should said brom-com ever be greenlit by a Hollywood exec, it would already have a soundtrack in place: the Sweet Remains’ second record, North & Prospect. Much like their 2009 debut, Laurel & Sunset, and as its title suggests, North & Prospect is primarily concerned with navigating life’s crossroads. The band’s three songwriters — Greg Naughton

(NYC), Brian Chartrand (Phoenix) and Rich Price (Burlington) — juxtapose time-honored pop-music themes of love and wanderlust with the more mundane and sometimes harsh realities of growing up or getting older — no, they’re not the same thing. At the risk of a spoiler, the band’s general consensus mostly falls in line with the words of Liverpool’s greatest rock philosophers: All you need is love. The Sweet Remains’ sophomore studio album — they released a live disc last year — is almost shamelessly bright and optimistic, like the aforementioned John Mayer on a Zoloft bender. And why not? Somehow, in an age when countless musicians struggle just to snag a gig at the local co˜ ee house, the Sweet Remains have ﬁ gured out a way to succeed musically — they’ll tour Europe in April — while balancing

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contemporary “Three Seasons” works in concert with more jazz-inﬂ ected o˜ erings from Will Patton (“Those Stars,” “Morning”). And these sit snugly alongside madrigal-esque suites such as Sara Doncaster’s “Early Summer Morning/Summer Evening” and Pete Sutherland’s “New Ecstasy.” In certain moments, Social Band could seem to use a refresher in fundamentals. For example, during “Three Seasons” — an admittedly challenging technical piece — the group, particularly the bass section, struggles to maintain pitch and blend. It might be due to a lack of breath support during sustains. But under the watch of director Amity Baker, those moments are rare. On the whole, Those Stars is a ﬁ ne example of vocal music sung with skill and passion. Those Stars by Social Band is available at cdbaby.com.

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adults who sing and, perhaps, join groups like Vermont’s Vermont’s Social Social Band. Band. Or become snarky music critics. But I digress. Since forming in 1998, Social Band have ranked among the state’s better vocal ensembles. Whether exploring the mysterious tones of American shape-note singing, the classic vocal compositions of the medieval and Renaissance eras, or British Isles folk and madrigal music, the group performs with commendable attention to detail and technique, as well as a palpable, well, glee for singing. While their material is often classical in nature, Social Band’s approach is to meld scholarly pursuits with energy and enthusiasm.

The group’s latest recording, Those Stars, is similarly marked by heady academic compositions and lively and often playful performances. Much like their 2005 release, Vermont Composers Project, was built entirely of local compositions, Those Stars draws on the works of Vermont and New Englandbased composers and poets. The album comprises some 16 compositions in all, including music by the likes of Colin McCa˜ rey, Pete Sutherland, Tom Cleary and a pair of Pattons, Will and Anna. Poetry is culled from a variety of bards both past and present, from famed Massachusetts preacher and abolitionist John Leland (1754-1841) to modern works from Glover’s Burt Porter and Marlboro College professor T. Hunter Wilson. The result is a collection diverse in both style and language, but one that ﬂ ows together seamlessly. Cleary’s

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BagiTos: Acoustic Blues Jam with the usual suspects, 6 p.m., Free.

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“Seat’s Taken” at BCA Center

udging from the fifirst show he’s he’s assemassembled as curator of the BCA Center, DJ DJ Hellerman will be presenting some some ambitious, challenging and and eclececlectic exhibits during during his histenure tenureatatBurlingBurlington’s highest-profi highest-profileleart artvenue. venue. “Seat’s Taken” Taken” brings to tothe theChurch Church Street Marketplace works works by by1111artists, artists, mostly young and andnot notf rom from Vermont. Vermont. Visitors will get getatat least a glancing least a glancing sample f of o the the current American art scene sceneasas they peruse pieces that are are alteralternately beautiful, amusing, vapid and, in one case, horrifying. Hellerman, 27, 27, comes to BCA with aa broad awareness of of what’s what’s happening happening in in the contemporary art art world. world.He Hespent spent the previous six six years yearshelping helpingenlarge enlarge an Ohio insurance company’s collection of some 6500 paintings, drawings, sculptures, photos and and installations installationsby byliving living American artists. Hellerman’s Hellerman’s personal personal contacts, as well as as his hisfamiliarity familiaritywith with aesthetic trends, underlie underlie aashow showthat that f eatures a variety features variety ofofmedia, media,styles stylesand and perspectives. “Seat’s Taken” Taken” also also has what its curator considers to be a unifying unifying theme. theme. The show aims to tobe bean anexamination examination of interaction,especially especially of human interaction, of of the prejudicial sort. sort.The Thetitle titlecomes comes from the 1994 movie Forrest Gump, in which Tom Hanks’ outsider character is told by passengers passengers on onaaschool schoolbus, bus, “Seat’s taken. You You can’t can’t sit sit here.” here.” “The scene isisiconic,” iconic,” according according to a wall text text that thatintroduces introducesthe theBCA BCA Center show. The pieces on display are are “designed to contribute contribute totoa adialogue dialogue about exclusion, inclusion inclusionand anddiverdiversity,” sity,” visitors visitors are arefurther furthertold toldat atthe theoutoutset. “Close interrogation of of the the work work in in ‘Seat’s Taken’ Taken’ will reveal issues surrounding race, gender, gender, religion, religion,values, values,wealth wealth and identity.” Some of the art does do that, but much of it doesn’t. While the the 30 30 or orso sopieces piecescan can all be assayed — — and, and,in inaafew fewinstances, instances, enthusiastically admired — as as individual individual art objects, the the show showdoesn’t doesn’tcohere cohere in in the way Hellerman Hellerman wants wantsititto. to.He Heememploys lengthy, dense denseexegeses exegeses posted posted alongside many of of the the works worksto topersuade persuade viewers that what what they’re they’reseeing seeingfi fitstsinto into his conceptual box. box.These Thesecuratorial curatorialinterinterpretations can make make itithard hardf orfor thethe artart to to speak for itself.

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Nevertheless, some of of the thepieces piecesdo dososoquite quite eloquently. A pair pairofof8-f8-foot-tall “soundsuits” oot-tall “soundsuits” by Chicago-based artist artist Nick NickCave Caveare arevisuvisually spectacular in in their theirresemblance resemblancetotothe the and colorf colorfully brocadffeathered, eathered, spangled and ully brocadby Mardi MardiGras GrasIndians Indians ed costumes worn by krewe that that — that’s the African American krewe times rolling rollingin inthe theannual annual gets the good times New Orleans parade. Cave’screations creationscan’t can’t Too bad Cave’s be be well as asseen seenatatthe theBCA BCA Cenheard as well Cenhas designed designed ter, because elsewhere he has sculptures. How How they theyﬁfit them as audio sculptures. into the show’s theme of exclusion and inclusion isn’t obvious. Of all the the works worksinin“Seat’s “Seat’sTaken,” Taken,” Of by MontpeMontpefour nonfunctional chairs by Arnold come come closest closest lier artist Angelo Arnold referencing the show’s show’stitle title——but but to ref erencing the literalistsense. sense. While only in aaliteralist While it’s it’s no one onecould couldsitsit true that no in in anyany of of or warped warpedpieces piecesofof these elongated or

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kids in settings of material comf ort. Smith succeeds in subverting assumptions about what constitutes “normalcy” — and whether that’s a condition to be aspired to. Naoko Wowsugi also uses photography to comment on identity. Her sequence of 18 group portraits leads the viewer along a trail in which an individual in one group

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sketchy to toararfurniture, it seems sketchy intends them themas as gue that Arnold intends exclusion.They They metaphors ffor or exclusion. like imaginatively imaginatively appear more like thatcombine combine fformalist ormalist works that unexpected materials ——thethe brooms,f orfor bristled parts oof f brooms, substitutef orfor example, that substitute otherwise ordinary ordinary legs on an otherwise wooden folding chair. plays Nathan Vincent plays riffwith with a much a similar ri° a much bassline lineinin heavier political bass crochetedobjects. objects. his set oof f crocheted The New York artist uses a stereotypically feminine process to produce objects emblematic of aggressive masmasculinity — a sword, for instance, along with a joystick, a slingshot and a (very funny) grouping of small black bombs whitef uses. fuses.The Thee°eff ect, with dainty white ect, to destabilize destabilize as Hellerman hopes, is to long-accepted associations. photographicporporA quartet ofofphotographic anotherNew NewYorker, Yorker,Alix Alix traits by another occupies aasecure secureplace place Smith, also occupies curator’sthematic thematic agenda. on the curator’s agenda. same-sexcouples coupleslooklookShe shows same-sex bourgeoisand andoddly oddly ing utterly bourgeois theyobserve observetheir their unsmiling as they

photo turns up in the next. Wowsugi suggests that we’re all pretty closely interconnected, despite apparent separations into subcultures such as skaters, goths, cyclists, Girl Scouts, Muslims and daycare toddlers. The show’s standouts, in terms of both composition and content, are the pair of oval-bordered, ink-andacrylic sketches by Frohawk Two Feathers. This Los Angeles artist gives visual form to his imagined saga of two 18th-century colonial nations, Frengland and Fenoscandia. Frohawk poses serious questions regarding race and power, but he evokes big smiles on viewers’ faces as well as furrowed brows. His works bear over-the-top titles and list co° ee and tea as materials — which presumably account for the spills and stains on the otherwise expertly marked paper. The images are self-consciously melodramatic yet expressive of a droll sensibility. Many viewers may choose to avoid Todd Pavlisko’s video on the second fl oor. “Centerpiece” is a grotesque — and failed — attempt at making art. From three angles and over the course of 13 nauseating minutes, Pavlisko is shown hammering a nail through his left foot and into a wooden fl oor. Notwithstanding the allusion to the crucifi xion of Christ (the ultimate outsider?), the video’s inclusion in “Seat’s Taken” is sensationalist and gratuitous. K EV I N J . K EL L EY “Seat’s Taken,” a group exhibit at BCA Center, Burlington. ˜ rough April 6. burlingtoncityarts.org/bcacenter

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talks & events First Friday art Walk: Galleries, shops and other venues around downtown stay open late to welcome pedestrian art viewers. Friday, February 1, 5-8 p.m., various downtown locations, Burlington. Info, 264-4839. 'Creative Competition': Artists bring a work of any size and medium and face off in a people's-choice competition. $8 entry fee; winner takes all. Friday, February 1, 6-9 p.m., the Root Gallery at RLPhoto, Burlington. Info, 540-3081. sarah rosedahl: "Feathers, Fur & Fins," watercolor, acrylic and mixedmedia works inspired by the Vermont artist's love of animals and nature. Through January 31 at Island Arts South Hero Gallery. Meet the artist: Wednesday, January 30, noon-1:30 p.m. Info, 372-5049. karla Wozniak: "Magic Mountain," paintings and other works that depict the back roads of the American landscape. Through February 1 at Colburn Gallery in Burlington. Talk: Wednesday, January 30, 5:30 p.m. Info, 656-2014. 'molas in transition: the textile art oF the kuna Women': A collection of the layered, reverseappliqué and embroidered blouse fronts and backs made and worn by Kuna women in Panama. Through February 12 at Bent Northrop Memorial Library in Fairfield. The Mola collector and Concordia University professor emeritus Kathryn Lipke screens her documentary and answers questions: Thursday, January 31, 6:30 p.m. Info, 827-3945. Jaleh mansoor: The Artforum critic gives a talk called "The Readymade and the Human Strike." Thursday, January 31, 4:15 p.m., College Hall, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier. Info, 828-8600.

GroundhoG day Gala: Visitors meet exhibiting artists and nosh on hors d’oeuvres; those who correctly predict Punxsutawney Phil's shadow status upon registration are entered into a raffle to win a grand gallery gift. Saturday, February 2, 5:30-8 p.m., Grand Isle Art Works. Info, 378-4591. studio open house: Artists show their illustrations, oil paintings, monoprints, mosaics, collages, encaustic work, photography and watercolors. Friday, February 1, 6-8 p.m., Studio 266, Burlington. Info, 578-2512. evie lovett: “Backstage at the Rainbow Cattle Co.: The Drag Queens of Dummerston, Vt.,” Vermont Folklife Center audio interviews paired with photographs from a gay bar on a rural strip of Route 5 just north of Brattleboro. Through February 9 at Chaffee Downtown Art Center in Rutland. The artist gives a talk called "What I Learned in Drag Queen 101": Thursday, January 31, 7 p.m. Info, 775-0356. 'BlaCk, White and BeautiFul': Silver prints from the museum's permanent collection. Through February 3 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Visiting studio-art professor May Mantell discusses the exhibit she curated: Wednesday, January 30, 4 p.m. Info, 443-3168. montpelier art Walk: More than 20 downtown businesses and other venues shake it up for the night with art shows, receptions and more. Friday, February 1, 4-8 p.m., various downtown locations, Montpelier. Info, 223-9604.

reCeptions amy lee: "NYC 1998-2012,” photographs. Through February 2 at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, February 1, 4-8 p.m. Info, curator@capitolgrounds.com.

J.B. Woods: Paintings by the Vermont artist. February 1 through 28 at Red Square in Burlington. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-8 p.m. Info, 318-2438. roBert hitziG: Wood sculptures painted with tinted shellac; GWendolyn evans: Mixed-media work in clay and acrylics. February 1-27 at SEABA Center in Burlington. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-8 p.m. Info, 859-9222. Fiona sullivan: "Shades of Pussy," watercolor paintings of flowers. February 1 through March 30 at Tulsi Tea Room in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, February 1, 4-6 p.m. Info, 223-0043. daniel a. neary Jr. & JessiCa neary: "Back in the Day: Artworks Old and New." February 1 through 28 at Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier. Reception: Tuesday, February 5, 5-7 p.m. Info, 223-3338. student art shoW: An annual exhibit of artwork by children and teens from seven local schools. February 1-28 at Brandon Artists Guild. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-7 p.m. Info, 247-4956. anna diBBle & dan GottseGen: "Upstairs at West Branch," Dibble's paintings of humans and animals attempting to navigate social interactions paired with Gottsegen's paintings that offer multiple points of view on a single scene. February 2-24 at West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe. Reception: Saturday, February 2, 4-6 p.m. Info, 253-8943. Jean-JaCQue duval: Paintings, stained-glass sculpture and preliminary drawings for large stained-glass windows installed in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Through March 24 at Burke Gallery,

Plattsburgh State Art Museum, N.Y. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-7 p.m. Info, 518-564-2474. Jill madden: "Northern Landscapes," oil paintings inspired by the local woods, water, snow and mountains. February 1 through April 27 at Left Bank Home & Garden in Burlington. Reception: Friday, February 1, 6-8 p.m. Info, 862-1001. kerin rose & david epstein: Jewelry by Rose, who uses an ancient process called lost-wax casting, and Epstein, who combines traditional metalsmithing with an artist's vision. February 1 through 18 at Frog Hollow in Burlington. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-8 p.m. Info, 863-6458. Christy mitChell: "Source and Alter," artwork made from discarded architectural drawings, children's books, magazines, wire and bathroom tiles. February 1-26 at Vintage Inspired in Burlington. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-8 p.m. Info, 355-5418. 'Broken hearts & sWeet tarts': Artwork about love and loss, and saucy depictions of "tarts" behind a red curtain in the Backspace Gallery. February 1 through 23 at S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-9 p.m. Info, spacegalleryvt.com.

through March 24 at Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts in Chester. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5:30-8 p.m. Info, 875-1018. dreW peBerdy: Artwork that explores why directors make bad movies. February 1-28 at Main Street Museum in White River Junction. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-8 p.m. Info, 356-2776. Glen CoBurn hutCheson: Paintings, drawings and sculpture by the Montpelier artist. Visitors are invited to drop by Monday through Friday, 3-6 p.m., and be the subject of a "talking portrait," a life-size pencil drawing. February 1 through July 31 at Storefront Studio Gallery in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, February 1, 4-8 p.m. Info, 839-5349. leonidas Chalepas: "Sculpture," work by the visiting artist in residence at West Rutland's Carving Studio and Sculpture Center. Through February 22 at Calvin Coolidge Library, Castleton State College. Reception: Tuesday, February 5, 4-6 p.m. Info, 468-6052. GaBrielle tsounis: "Tzigane," oil and acrylic paintings inspired by the artist's world travels. February 1 through April 1 at Vintage Jewelers in Burlington. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-8 p.m. Info, 862-2233.

'larGe Works': Artworks that measure at least 3 feet in one direction. February 1 through April 20 at Soda Plant in Burlington. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-9 p.m. Info, 578-2512.

lois Beatty: Monoprints by the Upper Valley artist exhibited with jewelry by Stacy Hopkins and sculpture by Ria Blaas. February 1 through 23 at Scavenger Gallery in White River Junction. Reception: Artisanal Cellars hosts a wine tasting: Friday, February 1, 5:30-8 p.m. Info, 295-0808.

Jonas poWell & ryan pedenspear: Powell's photography of Chittenden county landmarks, food and culture; Peden-Spear's mixedmedia works that explore perception and the merging of organic and machine. February 1 through 28 at Davis Studio Gallery in Burlington. Reception: Friday, February 1, 5-8 p.m. Info, 425-2700. 'the mysterious mind': Paintings and sculptures by Nina Benedetto, Joan Curtis, Thomas McGraw, Mareva Millarc and Fran Bull that aim to reflect the subconscious through the insights of Jungian psychology. February 1

sarah rosedahl: "Whimsical Watercolor Birds," nature-inspired paintings by the self-taught artist and former engineer. February 1-28 at the Cheshire Cat in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, February 1, 4-6 p.m. Info, 372-5049.

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Quinn delahanty: Sculptural paintings that the artist infuses with a sense of beauty and discomfort. Through March 1 at Magic Hat Brewing Company in South Burlington. Reception: Friday, February 1, 6-8 p.m. Info, 658-2739.

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art CALL TO ARTISTS ˜ ‘BIG & SMALL, TINY & TALL’: Artists’ Mediums latest call for art! All media welcome. Exhibits early February through April. Details, artistsmediums. com. CHANDLER ANNUAL AREA ARTISTS SHOW: Orange, Washington and Windsor County artists are invited to submit one sample of their work. Drop-off, April 7 and 8. Opening, April 13. Info, chandler-arts.org. CO-OP GALLERY ARTIST JURY: Looking for new venues for your creative work? Art on Main in Bristol could be for you. Jury: February 23, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Application and info, artonmain.net/forms.html. SOCIAL ACTION ART PRACTICE: Get involved in One Million Bones (onemillionbones.org). Make bones to raise awareness about genocide and raise money for schools in Somalia and DR Congo. Info, nancyonemillionbones@ gmail.com. ‘THE WORLD AROUND US’: Photographers 18 and under are invited to submit photos for a contest. First, second and third-place cash prizes will be awarded in three categories: people, animals and nature. Deadline: March 15. Call Camilla, 988-4300, or Emily, 988-4741, for info. Rules and applications, woodenhorsearts.com/photofun/ index.shtml.

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ANTHONY SINI: "An Arrangement of Unequal ° ings," paintings and drawings. ° rough February 22 at Flynndog in Burlington. Info, 863-2227. BILL BOCCIO : Work by the Vermont photographer. ° rough January 31 at Brownell Library in Essex Junction. Info, 598-0745. BROOKE MONTE: Oil paintings, reproduction prints and gift cards by the Burlington artist. ° rough January 31 at Dostie Bros. Frame Shop in Burlington. Info, 660-9005. 'BURLINGTON ELECTRIC: ENERGY EFFICIENT ART': Energy-themed drawings by Burlington fourth graders. ° rough January 31 at Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall. Info, 865-7166. "Facingthe theMusic," Music," CARL RUBINO::"Facing photographs of musicians — some famous, some unknown — immersed rough in their performances. °Th rough February 24 at Uncommon Grounds in Burlington. Info, 518-524-8450. Hand-made 'FOLIO 2003 PROJECT': Hand-made folios containing the original work Vermont’s nestartists. artists. of 22 of Vermont’ s fiﬁnest Curated by SEABA. February 1-28 at Speeder & Earl's (Pine Street) in Burlington. Info, 658-6016.

GALEN CHENEY: Mixed-media abstracts, Skyway; "Via della Spada," oil and enamel on three panels, Escalator; STEVEN GOODMAN: Abstract oil paintings, Gates 1-8. February 1-28 at Burlington Airport in South Burlington. Info, 865-7166. 'GIFTS FOR STRANGERS': Vermont artists' visual responses to the question: What would you give to a stranger for the holidays? Curated by Art's Alive. ° rough February 15 at Union Station in Burlington. Info, 660-9005. GROUP EXHIBIT: Photography by Jaques Burke and Kristen Watson; paintings by Marie LaPre Grabon and Leslie McCool; mixed-media work by Maria Anghelache and Alan Arnold; collage work by Elizabeth Nelson and Erika Lawlor Schmidt; and sculpture by Janet Van Fleet. ° rough April 30 at Maltex Building in Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

GROUP SHOW : Works by Paige Berg Rizvi, Tom Baginski, Lorraine Manley, Ruth Hamilton, Nancy Dwyer, Elizabeth Nelson and Ron Hernandez. Curated by SEABA. ° rough February 28 at ° e Innovation Center of Vermont in Burlington. Info, 859-9222. HALEY BISHOP : "° e Places I Know," mixed-media works. ° rough January 31 at City Market in Burlington. Info, 861-9700. 'IN DEEPENING SILENCE': Four original star-chart talismans by Martha Loving Orgain exhibited with works by her teachers Sonia Landy Sheridan and Liane Collot d'Herbois. ° rough January 31 at All Souls Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne. Info, 434-865-5330. JACKSON TUPPER: Illustrations by the University of Vermont senior. ° rough February 23 at Livak Room, Davis Center, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 201-919-2947. Linedrawings drawings JACKSON TUPPER: Line transposed from the Burlington artist's freshman-year notebook onto the white walls of the venue. ° rough Th roughJanuary January3131atatSignal SignalKitchen Kitchen in Burlington. Info, 399-2337. KIRIYA: "My "MyImagination," Imagination," JANICE KIRIYA drawings by the Vermont artist. ° rough Th roughMarch March1 1atatTurning Turning Point Center in Burlington. Info, 825-6056. "° ee JEAN LUC DUSHIME: "Th Hands of Hope," a photographic celebration of immigrants and former refugees who have

rebuilt their lives in a new country. ° rough January 31 at ArtsRiot Gallery in Burlington. JOAN WATSON: "Assemble Disassemble Reappear," a ceramic installation. ° rough February 15 at Living/Learning Center, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-4200. JOLENE GARANZHA & DANA DALE LEE : "MotherFather," prints by ° rough Garanzha; paintings by Lee. Th rough January 31 at Vintage Jewelers in Burlington. Info, 862-2233. LINCOLN HALLORAN: Impasto paintings from the artist's "Sunday ° rough Studio" series. Th roughJanuary January3131atat Speaking Volumes in Burlington. Info, 540-0107. MARIANNE DEVAUX: Food-themed artwork. ° rough February 27 at Pine Street Deli in Burlington. Info, 862-9614. MICHAEL METZ: "Hanoi, 2010," photographic portraits of street ° rough vendors in Vietnam. Th roughJanuary January 31 at Mirabelles in Burlington. Info, 598-6982. MICHAEL STRAUSS: Paintings in acrylic and ink by the University of Vermont chemistry professor ° rough emeritus. Th roughJanuary January3131atat SEABA Center in Burlington. Info, 859-9222. NICHOLAS HEILIG : Work by the Burlington artist. Curated by SEABA. ° rough Th roughFebruary February28 28atatVCAM VCAMStudio Studio in Burlington. Info, 859-9222. NICHOLAS TAYLOR TAYLOR: "Jean-Michel Basquiat: An Intimate Portrait," photographs of the artist at 19 taken

CALL TO ARTISTS EXTENDED: LARGE WORKS:: The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery is S.P.A.C.E. Gallery curating an exhibit in the Soda Plant hallways for a three-month exhibit through April. Artists are encouraged to submit work in any medium. Each piece must measure a minimum of 3 feet in at least one direction. Deadline: January 31. Submission form, bit.ly/ UoKMQ4. LOST & FOUND PHOTO EXHIBIT: To happen upon something forgotten, forsaken, to find what was once lost. Juried photography exhibition at Darkroom Gallery. Deadline: February 6. Juror: Davy Rothbart. Info, darkroomgallery.com/ex39. SKIN: CALL FOR ENTRIES: The undulating landscape of the human form is one of the most variable in nature. Photo entries. Juror: Allen Birnbach. Deadline: March 6. Info, darkroomgallery.com/ex40. CREATIVE COMPETITION_004: Presented by the Root Gallery. $8 entry fee. People’s People’s choice vote; winner takes all (compounded entry money). Limit one piece, any size, media or subject. First Friday of every month, 6-10 p.m. Vote for your favorite piece until awards ceremony at 8:30 p.m. Location: RLPhoto, 27 Sears Lane, Burlington. Info, publicartschool@ gmail.com.

Jackson Tupper Hobos in hip tees? Twisted caricatures? This could only be the work of University of

Vermont senior Jackson Tupper. An artistic triple threat — painter, illustrator, graphic designer — Tupper is revamping the classic art of line drawing with a creepy-cool edge. Tupper’s work, according to Brooklyn-basedBOMB Magazine, “is technically beautif ul and strangely mythical; there lies a strong sense of storytelling behind each piece — think your f avorite f airy tale gone wrong.” With his mastery of line, shape and pattern, Tupper breathes life into his playfully eerie characters, making his solo show in UVM’s Livak Fireplace Lounge and Gallery a must-see. Through February 23. Pictured: “Man With Birds.”

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seen as a functional medium, used for making something ‘purposeful,’ providing a surface to cut vegetables, hold a computer, a dinner plate, a roof over your head.” Hitzig uses tinted shellac to create pieces that deliver the perfect interplay of texture and color, transforming the functional into the thought provoking. Hitzig’s “Trapezoid Flag.” by his friend and fellow frequenter of Manhattan's famed Mudd Club. The exhibit is on loan from Niagara University's Castellani Art Museum. Through March 30 at Bailey/Howe Library, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-3294.

'OCEANIC ART AND THE PERFORMANCE OF LIFE': Intricately crafted objects, including masks, textiles and weaponry, from indigenous cultures of the Pacific Islands. Through May 24 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750.

'RARE EARTH': Landscape photography from every crook and bend around the globe. Through February 3 at Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction. Info, 777-3686. ROGER COLEMAN: "Take Outs From the Hungry Ghost Series," paintings inspired by the creatures in Chinese mythology driven by intense emotional needs. Through February 28 at the Firebird Café in Essex Junction. Info, 658-1081.

'THIS PLACE OF VISION: 21ST ANNUAL WINTER GROUP EXHIBIT': Work by more than a dozen artists, including featured artist Kerry O. Furlani. Through January 31 at Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne. Info, 985-3848.

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WINNIE LOOBY & KECIA GABORIAULT: Canvas, collage and textile work created collaboratively. Through January 31 at Rose Street Artists' Co-op in Burlington. Info, 540-0376. CENTRAL VT SHOWS

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'STRENGTH IN NUMBERS': Work by 11 Vermont art teachers who meet twice monthly to work on their own art. Through February 28 at Mezzanine Gallery, Fletcher Free Library, in Burlington. Info, 865-7211.

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STEVE CLARK: Watercolor, acrylic and mixedmedia works depicting iconic Vermont scenes. Through February 28 at Shelburne Vin eyard. Info, 985-8222.

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'SEAT'S TAKEN': An exhibition that aims to examine human interaction, question the way we navigate the world, and challenge our reactions to the unfamiliar, uncomfortable and different; GREGG BLASDEL: "Bounty," a sculptural installation by the recipient of the 10th annual Barbara Smail Award. Through April 6 at BCA Center in Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

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'20-30/2D-3D': Work in a variety of media by 20- to 30-year-old Vermont artists. Juried by cartoonist James Sturm and printmaker Rachel Gross. Through March 13 at Chandler Gallery in Randolph. Info, 728-9878. 'BeguileD By the WilD: the Art of ChArley hArper': Twenty-three serigraph prints by the artist known for his highly stylized wildlife prints, posters and book illustrations, presented alongside hands-on art activities and a companion exhibit, CArtoonists' tAke on ChArley hArper: grAphiC Work from the Center for CArtoon stuDies. Through February 3 at Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich. Info, 649-2200.

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grADuAte exhiBition: Work by Vermont College of Fine Arts students. Through February 2 at College Hall Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-8600. 'hey, they CAn reAlly DrAW A line': A group exhibit of works curated from Mark Waskow's Waskowmium that examine line quality. Through March 30 at ORCA Media in Montpelier. Info, 223-0432.

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'in the eye of the BeholDer': Paintings by three Vermont artists — Anne Unangst, Marcia Hill and Cindy Griffith — interpreting the same landscapes. Through March 31 at Governor's Office Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 229-4326. 'intertWineD': Innovative fiber works by Marsha Chase, Pamela Druhen, Elizabeth Fram, Christine Fries, Marilyn Gillis, Rae Harrell, Karen Henderson and Eve Jacobs Carnahan. Through March 9 at Festival Gallery in Waitsfield. Info, 496-6682.

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JAn ghiringhelli: "Seen in Vermont," plein-air oil and pastel paintings from off the beaten path. Through February 3 at Three Mountain Cafe in Waitsfield. Info, 496-6570.

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linDA hogAn: "Ever Moving ... Ever Changing," digital photographs by the Montpelier artist. Through February 25 at Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio in Montpelier. Info, 229-4676.

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lit tyler: "Memories of an Unconscious Nothing," artwork by VTC's director of institutional research. February 1 through May 31 at Hartness Gallery, Vermont Technical College, in Randolph Center. Info, 728-1237.

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miChAel t. Jermyn: "New American Impressionism," photographs. Through February 13 at Aldrich Public Library in Barre. Info, 223-1570.

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pAtriCk leAhy: "The Eye of Senator Leahy," a collection of photographs by the U.S. Senator, who has kept his camera close at hand during his 38 years in office. Through February 28 at Vermont Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749.

susAn Bull riley: Oil and watercolor paintings by the Vermont artist. Through February 28 at Vermont Thrush Restaurant in Montpelier. Info, 225-6166. 'thinking out of the Box': Art made from cardboard; Beth BArnDt: "Winter," 20 years of collaged postcards; miChAel leW-smith: "Accidental Abstracts." Through February 23 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Info, 749-7069. 'useful AnD elegAnt ACComplishments': Landscape drawings by 19th-century Norwich University alumni and their contemporaries, many of whom were involved in the Civil War (through June 30); '1861-1862: toWArD A higher morAl purpose': An exhibition exploring the experiences of Norwich University alumni who fought in the Civil War, featuring photographs, artwork, weapons and equipment, including a cannon likely used by Norwich cadets (through March 31). At Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield. Info, 485-2183. WArD JoyCe: "Human Landscapes," paintings and drawings that explore the forms of the city and the architecture of the human body. Through January 31 at Hartness Gallery, Vermont Technical College, in Randolph Center. Info, 728-1237.

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CArolyn shAttuCk: Works created by layering individual monoprint plates over one another to create subtle environments of color, pattern and line. Through April 1 at Brandon Music. Info, 465-4071. DouglAs kirklAnD: Photographic portraits of celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Judy Garland, Paul Newman, Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, John Lennon and George Clooney. Through February 28 at Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury. Info, 382-9222. elizA stAmps: Line drawings inspired by Vermont's mountain ranges. February 1 through 28 at Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury. Info, 458-0098. 'interseCtion: presenCe || CreAtivity || DreAms': Artwork by students of the Archetypal Dreamwork practice — Karla Van Vleit, Laura Smith, Joan Murray and Lily Hinrichsen. February 5 through 28 at WalkOver Gallery & Concert Room in Bristol. Info, 453-3188. JAniCe A. BAuCh: Nature photography by the Vermont artist. Through February 28 at CarpenterCarse Library in Hinesburg. Info, 482-2878. Jim WestphAlen: Photographs of the Vermont landscape. Through January 31 at Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury. Info, 458-0098.

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BiAnCA perren: "Arctic Views: The Center for Circumpolar Studies," plein-air paintings and prints by the artist/scientist who studies the changes in Arctic landscapes as a result of climate change, pollution and human land use; lisA forster BeACh: "Cultural Energy," paintings by the Vermont artist. February 6 through March 25 at River Arts Center in Morrisville. Info, 888-1261. JACkie mAngione: Watercolor and acrylic paintings of Vermont's Winooski river. Through February 1 at Deborah Rawson Memorial Library in Jericho. Info, 598-1504. life-DrAWing shoW: Drawings by local artists who meet once a week at the Montgomery Library to sketch from a live, nude model. Through January 31 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403.

piper strong: "Mastering the Figure Through Time: Steel, Brass and Enamel," painted metal constructions of art-history classics. Through January 31 at Montpelier City Hall. Info, 745-8600.

lizA myers: "Nesting Instincts," paintings and sculpture related to birds and migration. Through February 28 at Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. Info, 467-3701.

'survivAl soup': Collage, painting and mixedmedia work by Randolph artists Travis Dunning, Matthew Riley and Seth Tracy, and White River Junction artist Ben Peberdy. Through March 8 at Main Street Museum in White River Junction. Info, 356-2776.

mArgot eAstmAn & CAsey DeArBorn: Photographs by Eastman; watercolors by Dearborn. Through March 4 at Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. Info, 525-3366.

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preteen when he first found himself alone in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He had intended to do research for a school project at the museum library, but he was told

he was too young to be unaccompanied in the library. So he wandered out into the museum. “I discovered Baroque landscape painting,” he writes on his website. “My world was changed.” These days, the Vermont artist paints his own fractured landscapes, contrasting multiple points of view in a single scene. Gottsegen’s work is exhibited with the witty animal paintings of Anna Dibble in the newly renovated upstairs gallery space at Stowe’s West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park, February 2 through 24. Pictured: “Winter Walk” by Gottsegen.

Polly whitcoMb: "Old Implements & Fresh Clay," sculptural wall hangings made from salvaged industrial parts. Through February 28 at Stowe Craft & Design. Info, 253-7677.

SoPhia beRaRd: "The Route of et al," an installation that explores recollections and the perception of others through embroidery, drawing and sculpture. Through February 6 at Vermont Studio Center Gallery II in Johnson. Info, 635-2727.

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'blacK & white JuRied aRt Show': A showcase of regional artists. Through February 17 at Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y. Info, 518-523-2512. 'cRoSSing cultuReS': A survey of Australia's contemporary indigenous art movement from the 1970s to the present drawn from one of the world's largest collections of aboriginal art. Through March 10 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2095. 'PeRu: KingdoMS of the Sun and the Moon — identitieS and conqueSt in the ancient, colonial and ModeRn eRaS': A collection of pre-Columbian treasures and masterpieces, many of which have never been seen outside Peru. February 2 through June 16 at Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. Info, 514-285-1600. wayne alexandeR handley: Landscape paintings created over the last six years in Québec and other parts of Canada. Through February 11 at ROTA Gallery in Plattsburgh, N.Y. winteR wateRcoloR Show: Work by the Vermont Watercolor Society. Through March 2 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. m

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Jeanette fouRnieR: Realist bird-focused watercolors by the New Hampshire artist. Through March 31 at VINS Nature Center in Quechee. Info, 359-5000.

aRt lab exhibition: Work by adults with special needs who meet weekly for art classes at AVA Gallery and Art Center. Through May 31 at Courtyard by Marriott in Lebanon, N.H. Info, 603-448-3117.

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KatheRine buchMayR: Paintings of rural landscapes and animals. Through February 18 at The Gallery at Equinox Village in Manchester Center. Info, 362-4061.

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Michael lew-SMith: "Portraits in Stone," black-and-white photographs of historic granite cemetery statues and monuments. Through February 26 at Claire's Restaurant & Bar in Hardwick. Info, 472-7053.

movies Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters ★

he story behind the most god-awf ul Hollywood fi lm of the decade so far is infi nitely more interesting than the story it tells. As it turns out, the blame for the lobotomized abomination that is Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters belongs not with the Brothers Grimm but with Will Ferrell, of all people. It all started f our years ago, when an unknown Norwegian Sam Raimi fan named Tommy Wirkola released a low-budget horror comedy about a group of young people attacked by Nazi zombies. Dead Snow made close to a couple million dollars internationally, but, more importantly, it made an impression on a pair of American movie powerhouses. Together Ferrell and writer-director Adam McKay have created such comic classics as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. They collaborated for years on “Saturday Night Live,” founded the comedy video website Funny or Die and partnered on Gary Sanchez Productions, whose credits include the HBO television series “Eastbound & Down,” as well as fi lms such as The Cam-

paign and the upcoming sequel Anchorman: The Legend Continues. BLABBIN’ IN THE WOODS The road to movie-going hell is paved Horror-comedy hybrids don’t come a whole lot with good intentions. And, by all accounts, dumber than Wirkola’s fractured fairy tale. Will Ferrell is a good guy. I’m sure Tommy Wirkola thought so the day he got the message that the star wanted to meet with him esting. It’s not. Jeremy Renner and Gemma if he visited the States. He did soon after, and Arterton embarrass themselves as butt-kickwithin days, the two Americans had secured ing, bounty-hunting siblings who’ve parﬁ nancing for their new friend’s next project, layed their childhood brush with evil into apparently thinking his pitch was a hoot. a lucrative gig. They travel f rom village to Hansel and Gretel as hired killers — hey, if village in Bavaria, eliminating witches with the guy could squeeze laughs from the Third the help of an anachronistic arsenal that inReich on a shoestring, imagine what kind of cludes a machine gun, grenades and a semicomedy he could make with a big-time Tinautomatic crossbow. seltown budget! Wirkola’s script is just staggeringly vapid. Anyone who’s seen the result is still tryGiven a blank check and an invitation to go ing. Wirkola has told interviewers that Ferwild, he squanders the artistic opportunity rell was a hands-o° producer. “Tommy, go of a lif etime on a derivative deluge of drivcrazy,” he reportedly instructed the director. el. It involves our heroes racing against the “That’s why we’re doing this movie.” Ferrell clock to bring down the Great Witch (Famke couldn’t have been more generous. What he Janssen) bef ore the arrival of the Blood could have been is clearer about the sort of Moon and save a group of children currently ﬁ lm he expected. For example, the idea that in her evil clutches. That’s exactly as dopey it should be funny seems to have gotten lost as it sounds: too childish to appeal to adults in translation. and too reliant on F-bombs and gore to have Or, for that matter, that it should be inter- been intended for kids.

How colossally did Wirkola fail? Handed a check f or $50 million, he couldn’t even manage to give us witches that are f un to look at. There isn’t an iota of imagination in their makeup or in the special e° ects used when they do what witches do. It’s one thing to write cretinous dialogue (the only kind Wirkola apparently can). A ﬁ lmmaker reveals another level of ineptness when he proves incapable of jobbing work out to professionals with the talent to do it e° ectively. The director didn’t have to create the ﬁ lm’s e° ects; he only had to hire someone who could, but even that proved beyond his abilities. A mess on every conceivable front, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is unable to generate so much as a minute of movie magic. RICK KISONAK

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ometimes an upstanding citizen just wants to sit down with a nice cup of tea and enjoy the well-told adventures of a highly skilled, utterly unscrupulous f elon. Donald E. Westlake’s 24 Parker novels (written as Richard Stark) capitalize on the appeal of a character who personifi es competence untroubled by emotions or ethical principles. Parker’s exploits have already been successfully adapted to fi lm (Point Blank, Payback). And, at a time when borderline sociopaths fl ourish in pop culture (Dexter Morgan, Sherlock Holmes, Dr. House), he might seem to fi t right in. So why is Parker, based on Stark’s 2000 novel Flashfi re, so boring? For one thing, Taylor Hackf ord, best known as a director of ’80s action movies, has replaced Westlake’s stripped-down, hard-boiled prose with the bombast of an ’80s action movie. The opening heist, which occupies just a f ew pages of the novel, has become an elaborate business set at the Ohio State Fair, with marching bands, square dancers and midway rides o° ering distraction. Hackf ord can do atmosphere, as he shows again when the action moves to the glittering boulevards of West Palm Beach.

But he lets Parker get lost in the crowd. Two more choices contribute to making the title character forgettable in his own movie. First, he’s played by Jason Statham — a serviceable actor, with the right granite exterior, but lacking the Clint Eastwood magnetism that might draw us into the mind behind it. Second, the movie seems to su° er from a misguided attempt to chase the female demo. Toward the midpoint, after Parker has sworn to recoup his money f rom the crew of miscreants that double-crossed him and left him f or dead, the ﬁ lm’s f ocus shif ts abruptly to Leslie Rodgers (Jennifer Lopez), a down-onher-luck realtor in West Palm Beach. In time, Parker’s search f or vengeance brings them together, at which point Leslie becomes a quivering Parker f angirl. He, who already has an adoring girlf riend (Emma Booth), is grateful for her assistance but indi° erent to her attentions. Leslie could have been a gritty character study of a law-abiding woman gone wrong. Instead, Lopez plays her with the cutesy mannerisms and foibles of a rom-com heroine, though there’s nothing romantic about her interactions with Parker, except in

MAN WITH ONE NAME Lopez tries desperately to work up chemistry with a stoic Statham in this action ﬂ ick.

her imagination. The character ultimately proves more of an impediment than a partner in crime, which makes you wonder why she’s there. The fi lm’s best scene is one in which Hackf ord returns to the brutal roots of the hard-boiled genre: a bloody, drawn-out fi ght between Parker and an assailant. But the fi lm’s villains (including seasoned actors Michael Chiklis and Wendell Pierce) remain one-note, and the script’s e° orts to make Parker a kinda-sorta good guy f all fl at. In a nod to 99 percent solidarity, we’re asked to believe that Parker steals because everybody steals that his victims are diamond-bedecked fat cats and slimeballs and that he keeps the innocent out of the line of fi re and sometimes even, Robin Hood-like, redistributes ill-gotten gains to them.

All well and good, but the story’s basic premise tells us that Parker is no Robin Hood. He defi es a crime boss and demands violent restitution of a sum of stolen cash he doesn’t need, just on principle. It’s hard to see how this restores order to “civilized society,” an ideal Statham’s Parker enjoys invoking. In bringing the character to the screen as the potential linchpin of a new franchise, the fi lmmakers seem to have sacrifi ced what makes him unique. What’s lef t is a pretty generic action fl ick with some ill-conceived “stu° for the ladies” grafted on. For your fi x of stone-cold amorality, look elsewhere. M A R G O T HA R R I S O N

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thE hoBBit: AN UNEXpEctED JoUrNEYHHH J.R.R. Tolkien’s relatively brief prequel to The Lord of the Rings, chronicling Bilbo Baggins’ quest to reclaim a dragon’s treasure, is slated to become three long movies. This first installment is directed by LOTR’s Peter Jackson and stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage and Andy Serkis. (170 min, PG-13)

thE oScAr NomiNAtED Short FilmS 2013: The Animated (88 min) and Live Action (115 min) selections range in style from Maggie Simpson’s daycare adventure to a drama about the ghost of a soldier killed in World War I. (NR. Roxy, Savoy)

hYDE pArK oN hUDSoN: Presidential film incoming! Bill Murray plays FDR in this drama about an eventful weekend in 1939 when he hosted the British royals — and got up to mischief with his distant cousin (Laura Linney). Roger (Notting Hill) Michell directed. (94 min, R)

BUllEt to thE hEAD: Sylvester Stallone plays a hitman who teams up with a cop (Sung Kang) to avenge their respective partners. Walter Hill returns to directing with this action flick based on a French graphic novel, also starring Jason Momoa and Christian Slater. (91 min, R. Essex, Majestic)

StAND-Up GUYS: Is there honor among thieves? An aging con man released from prison is about to find out, as he tries to reunite his old gang. Alan Arkin, Al Pacino and Christopher Walken play the boomer bad apples, naturally. Fisher Stevens directed. (95 min, R. Roxy) wArm BoDiES: Vampire romance, OK. But zombie romance? Nicholas Hoult plays an undead teen who falls in love with a living one (Teresa Palmer), and, thank God, this appears to be a comedy. With John Malkovich and Rob Corddry. Jonathan (50/50) Levine directed. (97 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace)

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A hAUNtED hoUSEHH The makers of Scary Movie are back to their spoofing ways in this horror comedy about a couple who find themselves hounded by spirits, Paranormal Activity style. Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins and Nick Swardson star. Mike Tiddes directed. (86 min, R)

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thE lASt StANDHHH Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the action genre as a small-town sheriff who finds himself the last line of defense against a drug lord speeding toward the border. Eduardo Noriega, Forest Whitaker and Vermont’s own Luis Guzmán costar. Kim Ji-woon (I Saw the Devil) directed. (107 min, R)

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liFE oF piHHHH Ang Lee directed this adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel about a zookeeper’s son who finds himself adrift in a boat with an assortment of hungry animals. Starring Adil Hussain, Irrfan Khan and Suraj Sharma. (126 min, PG) liNcolNHHHHH Steven Spielberg directs this look inside Honest Abe’s cabinet during the Civil War, as the president (Daniel Day-Lewis) works to gather the political capital to pass the 13th Amendment. Playwright Tony Kushner scripted. With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tommy Lee Jones and Sally Field. (150 min, PG) mAmAHH1/2 Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau play a couple who take over the care of two disturbed young girls who spent five years in the woods alone — or were they? — in this horror flick. Andrés Muschietti makes his feature directorial debut with this expansion of his short film. (100 min, PG-13) moNStErS, iNc. (3D): The 2001 Pixar animated hit about monsters who generate power for their city by scaring kids returns with a new dimension. With the voices of John Goodman and Billy Crystal. Pete Docter, David Silverman and Lee Unkrich directed. (96 min, G) moViE 43H The Farrelly brothers preside over a collection of racy comedy sketches directed by everybody from Elizabeth Banks to Brett Ratner. Play “spot the star”: Among the players are Hugh Jackman, Emma Stone, Gerard Butler, Kristen Bell, Richard Gere, Kate Winslet, Halle Berry and more. (95 min, R) pArENtAl GUiDANcEHH Billy Crystal plays a grumpy Gramps enlisted to babysit his spoiled grandkids in this comedy, also starring Bette Midler and Marisa Tomei. Andy (The Game Plan) Fickman directed. (100 min, PG)

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pArKErHH From Donald E. Westlake’s classic crime novel comes this tale of a thief (Jason Statham) who decides to give his double-crossing crew a taste of its own medicine; Jennifer Lopez helps him out. With Michael Chiklis. Director Taylor Hackford makes his return to action filmmaking. (120 min, R)

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hANSEl AND GrEtEl: witch hUNtErS 1/2H The fairy-tale kids (Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton) are all grown up and using serious weaponry, and we sincerely hope this action flick isn’t taking itself seriously. With Peter Stormare and Famke Janssen. Tommy (Dead Snow) Wirkola directed. (93 min, R)

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thE impoSSiBlEHHH The true story of a vacationing family’s ordeal during and after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsumani inspired this disaster drama from J.A. (The Orphanage) Bayona. Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland star. (114 min, PG-13)

lES miSErABlESHHH Hugh Jackman plays ex-con Jean Valjean in this adaptation of the long-running musical based on Victor Hugo’s novel about politically turbulent France in the 1830s. With Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe and Sacha Baron Cohen. Tom (The King’s Speech) Hooper directed. (158 min, PG-13)

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GANGStEr SQUADH Los Angeles, 1949. A renegade LAPD team goes up against the ruthless mobster who owns the cops in this crime thriller that sounds like a mashup of L.A. Confidential and Young Guns, since it stars flavors-of-the-moment Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone — plus Sean Penn and Nick Nolte. Ruben (Zombieland) Fleischer directed. (113 min, R)

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wednesday 30 — thursday 31 Broken city 4. h ansel & Gretel: w itch h unters 4. h ansel & Gretel: w itch h unters 3D 6:50, 9. The h obbit: An u nexpected Journey 7:10. The l ast Stand 4, 6:40. Zero Dark Thirty 4, 7. friday 1 — thursday 7 Gangster Squad Fri and Sat: 4, 6:45, 9. Sun to Thu: 4, 6:45. h ansel & Gretel: w itch h unters 4:10. h ansel & Gretel: w itch h unters 3D Fri: 6:50, 9. Sat: 1:30, 6:50, 9. Sun: 1:30, 6:50. Mon to Thu: 6:50. The h obbit: An u nexpected Journey Sat and Sun: 1. mama Fri: 3:50, 7, 9. Sat: 1:20, 3:50, 7, 9. Sun: 1:20, 3:50, 7. Mon to Thu: 3:50, 7. Silver l inings playbook Sat: 1:10, 3:40, 6:40, 9. Sun: 1:10, 3:40, 6:40. Mon to Thu: 3:40, 6:40.

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wednesday 30 — thursday 31 Broken city 9:15. Gangster Squad 9:15. The h obbit: An u nexpected Journey in 3D 6. l es miserables 6:15. l incoln 6:10, 9:05. Silver l inings playbook 6:25, 9. Zero Dark Thirty 6:15, 9:15. friday 1 — thursday 7 The h obbit: An unexpected Journey in 3D Fri: 6. Sat and Sun: 12, 6. Mon to Thu: 6. The impossible Fri: 6:25, 9:15. Sat and Sun: 12:35, 3:30, 6:25, 9:15. Mon to Thu: 6:25, 9:15. l incoln Fri: 6:10, 9:10. Sat and Sun: 12, 3, 6:10, 9:10. Mon to Thu: 6:10, 9:10. Silver l inings playbook Fri: 6:20, 9. Sat and Sun: 12:30, 3:15, 6:20, 9. Mon to Thu: 6:20, 9. *w arm Bodies Fri: 6:25, 9:05. Sat and Sun: 12:35, 3:10, 6:25, 9:05. Mon to Thu: 6:25, 9:05. Zero Dark Thirty Fri: 9. Sat and Sun: 3:10, 9. Mon to Thu: 9.

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wednesday 30 — thursday 31 Broken city 4:10, 10. Gangster Squad 2:50 (Thu only), 7:35.

h ansel & Gretel: w itch h unters 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35, 9:40. A h aunted h ouse 3, 5, 10. The h obbit: An u nexpected Journey in 3D 12:45, 6:35. The l ast Stand 12:30, 5:15. l es miserables 12, 3:15, 6:30, 9:45. l incoln 2:20, 9:20 (Wed only). mama 12:05, 5:25 (Thu only), 7:40, 9:55. movie 43 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:45. parental Guidance 12:40, 7 (Wed only). parker 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10. Silver l inings playbook 1:25, 4:10, 6:55, 9:30. Zero Dark Thirty 12, 3:15, 6:30, 9:45. friday 1 — thursday 7 ***Batman Thu: 7. *Bullet to the h ead 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:10. h ansel & Gretel: w itch h unters 3D 1:20, 3:25, 5:30, 7:35, 9:40. The h obbit: An u nexpected Journey in 3D 12:40, 8:45. l es miserables 12:20, 2:45, 6, 9:15. l incoln 2:20, 4:40. mama Fri to Wed: 12:05, 5:25, 7:40, 9:55. Thu: 12:05, 9:55. movie 43 12:10, 2:25, 7:45, 10. parental Guidance 4:05, 6:25. parker 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 10. Silver l inings playbook 12:10, 3:35, 6:30, 9:25. *w arm Bodies 12:30, 2:45, 5, 7:15, 9:30. Zero Dark Thirty 12, 3:15, 6:10, 9:05. ***See website for details.

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wednesday 30 — thursday 31 Broken city 12:50, 6:55, 9:25. Django unchained 12:15, 6:25, 9:10. Gangster Squad 4:30, 7:05. h ansel & Gretel: w itch h unters 3D 12:20, 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:30. The h obbit: An u nexpected Journey (3-D) 4:20, 8. The l ast Stand 3:30, 9:40. l es miserables 12:05, 3:20. l ife of pi (3-D) 3:40. mama 12:10, 4:45, 7:10, 9:30. monsters, inc. 3D 12. movie 43 1:10, 6:50, 9:40. Silver l inings playbook 1, 3:50, 6:40, 9:20. Zero Dark Thirty 12, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30. friday 1 — thursday 7 Broken city 4, 9:35. *Bullet to the h ead 12:30, 2:40, 4:50, 7, 9:40. Django unchained 12:15, 6:15, 9:15. Gangster Squad 3:40, 6:10. h ansel & Gretel: w itch h unters 3D 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 7:10, 9:20. The h obbit: An unexpected Journey in h Fr 3D 12, 8:40. l es miserables 12:40, 6:25. l ife of pi 3D 3:30. mama 12:50, 3:20, 6:50, 9:10. monsters, inc. 3D 12. movie 43 2, 4:20, 6:40, 9:05. Silver l inings playbook 1, 3:50, 6:50, 9:30. *w arm Bodies 12:05, 2:30, 4:45, 7:05, 9:25. Zero Dark Thirty 12, 3:10, 6:20, 9:30.

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wednesday 30 — thursday 31 *Best of r ifft rax l ive: plan 9 From o uter Space Thu: 7:30. Broken city Wed: 3:40, 6:30. Thu: 3:40. Gangster Squad Wed: 1:05, 9. Thu: 1:05. h ansel & Gretel: w itch h unters 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 6:55, 9:05. The h obbit: An unexpected Journey 12:20, 6:15. The l ast Stand 3:45, 9:35. l es miserables 1:25, 4:40, 8. l incoln 12:30, 3:30, 6:25, 9:20. mama 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:05, 9:30. parker 1, 3:50, 6:45, 9:25. Silver l inings playbook 1:15, 3:55, 6:40, 9:15. Zero Dark Thirty 12, 3, 6:05, 9:10.

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wednesday 30 — thursday 31 Django u nchained 2, 6, 9:10. Gangster Squad 1:10, 3:40, 6:30, 8:50. h yde park on h udson 12:40, 2:40, 4:40, 6:40, 8:40. The impossible 3:50, 9. l es miserables 1, 4:10, 7:20. l incoln 12:50, 6:10. Zero Dark Thirty 12:30, 3:20, 6:20, 9:20. friday 1 — thursday 7 Django u nchained 2:15, 6, 9:10. h yde park on h udson 12:35, 4:50, 9:15. The impossible 2:35, 6:50. l incoln 12:45. *The o scar Nominated Short Films 2013: Animation 3, 7. *The o scar Nominated Short Films 2013: Documentary 8:45. *The o scar Nominated Short Films 2013: l ive Action 12:50, 4:45. r ust & Bone 3:40, 6:30, 9. *Stand u p Guys 12:40, 2:45,

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SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK★★★★ Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence play two people with degrees of mental illness who forge an oddball bond in this dark romantic comedy from director David O. (The Fighter) Russell. With Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver and Chris Tucker. (122 min, R) ZERO DARK THIRTY★★★1/2 The team behind The Hurt Locker (director Kathryn Bigelow and writer Mark Boal) bring us this controversial fact-based drama about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton and Chris Pratt star. (157 min, R)

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HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA★★1/2 Award-winning animator Genndy Tartakovsky directed this family horror comedy about Dracula’s attempts to keep his teen daughter safely in his “five-stake resort” away from humans. With the voices of Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Andy Samberg and Selena Gomez. (91 min, PG) PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4★★ Five years after the events of the first entry in the horror franchise, Katie (Katie Featherston) pops up in suburbia and tries to start a nice, normal life. Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman again direct. With Kathryn Newton and Matt Shively. (95 min, R) SEVEN PSYCHOPATHS★★★★ Playwright Martin (In Bruges) McDonagh returns to film with a twisty drama about a screenwriter who finds himself in trouble after his friends kidnap a gangster’s beloved lapdog. Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken star. (109 min, R)

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Wayne Harvey Martell, 68, lef t without paying f or gas af ter filling his vehicle at the same station 11 times in three months, according to police in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who arrested him when he showed up a 12th time and was promptly recognized. (Hali f ax’s the Chronicle Herald)

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Boeing engineers used sacks of potatoes to solve the prob lem of spotty signals with inflight Wi-Fi. The tubers stood in f or human passengers because their water content and chemistry absorb and re flect radio wave signals much the same as the human body does. “They didn’t go in with potatoes as the plan,” Boeing’s Adam Tischler said, explain ing that one of the researchers stumbled across an article in a f ood journal describing the way 15 vegetables and f ruits transmit electric force without conduction. The team bought 20,000 pounds of potatoes to fill seats on their test plane for days while collecting data f or the project, which they dubbed Synthetic Personnel Using Dialectic Substitution, or SPUDS. Boeing said the research eliminated weak signal spots on its 777, 747-8 and 787 airliners. (Associated Press)

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attacked the 28-year-old. Police reported they arrived in time to see Rice punch a 40-year-old person in the face. (The Washington Post)

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Police charged Eric Keith Rice, 52, with assault for slic ing a 28-year-old person’s hand with scissors af ter the two argued over which one won a foot race outside a bar bershop in Silver Spring, Md. Employees and customers placed bets on who would win. As the argument escalated, witnesses said Rice grabbed scissors f rom the shop and

Two brothers waited nearly seven years to claim a $5 mil lion lottery jackpot just 11 days bef ore the deadline. Andy Ashkar, 34, bought the ticket at his parents’ convenience store in Syracuse, N.Y., according to a f ront-page story in Syracuse’s the Post-Standard, explaining he waited so long to claim his prize because he worried the windf all might “negatively influence” his lif e until he planned how

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to handle it and because he didn’t want it to influence his engagement and subsequent marriage. He also decided to share the winnings with his brother, Nayel Ashkar, 36. The article said that because the claim involved a ticket sold by a relative, New York Lottery officials conducted an inquiry that determined Andy Ashkar bought the ticket legitimately. Later, however, lottery officials said they planted the story af ter the brothers offered to take less money if they could avoid a news con ference. The investigation actually found the two brothers had tricked the real winner, a customer at their parents’ store, by telling him the ticket was only a $5,000 winner.

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l Eo (July 23-Aug. 22): “ i want to know more about you” may be the most potent sentence you can utter in the coming week. if spoken with sincere curiosity, it will awaken dormant synergies. it will disarm people who might otherwise become ad versaries. it will make you smarter and work as a magic spell that gives you access to useful information you wouldn’t be able to crack open with any other method. t o begin the process of imbuing your subconscious mind with its incantatory power, say “i want to know more about you” aloud ten times right now.

ta URUS (April 20-May 20): “ i feel my fate in what i cannot fear,” said Theodore r oethke in his poem “The w aking.” i invite you to try out that perspective, t aurus. in other words, learn more about your destiny by doing what makes you feel brave. h ead in the direction of adventures that clear your mind of its clutter and mobilize your gutsy brilliance. put your trust in dreams that inspire you to sweep aside distracting worries.

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w hen i turn my psychic vision in your direction, i see scenes of heavy rain and rising water, maybe even a flood. i’m pretty sure this has a metaphorical rather than literal significance. it probably means you will be inundated with more feelings than you’ve experienced in a while. Not bad or out-of-control feelings; just deep and enigmatic and brimming with nuance. h ow to respond? First, announce to the universe that you will be glad and grateful to accept this deluge. second, go with the flow, not against it. Third, promise yourself not to

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(Nov. 22- dec. 21): “everyone is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day,” said writer elbert h ubbard. “w isdom consists in not exceed ing the limit.” Judging from my personal experience, i’d say that five minutes is a lowball figure. My own daily rate is rarely less than half an hour.but the good news as far as you’re concerned, sagittarius, is that in the coming weeks you might have many days when you’re not a damn fool for even five seconds. in fact, you may break your alltime records for levels of wild, pure wisdom. Make constructive use of your enhanced intelligence!

ca PRIco RN (dec. 22-Jan. 19): “Most humans have an absolute and infinite capacity for taking things for granted,” said Aldous h uxley. if that’s true, Capricorn, it’s important that you N ot act like a normal human in the next few weeks.t aking things for granted would be a laziness you can’t afford to indulge. in fact, i think you should renew your passion for and commitment to all your familiar pleasures and funda mental supports. Are you fully aware of the everyday miracles that allow you to thrive? express your appreciation for the sources that nourish you so reliably. PIScES (Feb. 19-March 20): As you sleep, you have at least a thousand dreams every year. but if you’re typical, you may recall only a few of them. doesn’t that bother you? t o be so ignorant of the stories your subconscious mind works so hard to craft? t o be out of touch with what the iroquois call “the secret wishes of your soul”? Now is an excellent time to develop a stronger relationship with your dreams, pisces. it’s high time to explore the deeper strata of your life’s big mysteries.

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(May 21-June 20): it’s the First Annual blemish Appreciation w eek — for geminis only. one of the best ways to observe this holiday is to not just tolerate the flaws and foibles of other people, but to also understand them and forgive them. Another excellent way to celebrate is to do the same for your own flaws and foibles: Applaud them for the interesting trouble they’ve caused and the rousing lessons they’ve taught. i may be joking a little about this, but i’m mostly serious. be creative and uninhibited as you have fun with the human imperfections that normally drive you crazy.

(Aug. 23- sept. 22): My hotel was nice but the neighborhood where it was lo cated seemed sketchy. As i returned to my room after a jaunt to the convenience store, i received inquiries from two colorfully dressed hookers whose sales pitches were enticingly lyrical. i also passed a lively man who proposed that i purchase some of his top-grade meth, crack, or heroin. i thanked them all for their thoughtful invitations but said i wasn’t in the mood. Then i slipped back into my hotel room to dine on my strawberry smoothie and blueberry muffin as i watched hbo . My experience could have something in common with your im mediate future, Virgo. i suspect you may be tempted with offers that seem exotic and adventurous but are not really that good for you. stick to the healthy basics, please.

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Sco RPIo (oct. 23-Nov. 21): Thomas Jefferson, third president of the united states, called himself a Christian. but he also acknowledged that there weren’t any other Christians like him. h e said he be longed to a sect consisting of one person — himself. w hile he admired the teach ings of Jesus Christ, he had no use for the supernatural aspects of the stories told in the New t estament. so he created his own version of the bible, using only those parts he agreed with. Now would be an excellent time for you to be inspired by Jefferson’s approach, scorpio. is there a set of ideas that appeals to you in some ways but not in others? t ailor it to your own special needs. Make it your own. become a sect of one.

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aRIES (March 21-April 19): Wageni ni baraka is a swahili proverb that means “guests are a blessing.” That’s not always true, of course. sometimes guests can be a boring inconvenience or a messy burden. but for you in the coming weeks, Aries, i’m guessing the proverb will be 98 percent correct. The souls who come calling are likely to bestow unusually fine benefits. They may provide useful clues or missing links you’ve been searching for. They might inspire you to see things about yourself that you really need to know, and they might even give you shiny new playthings. open your mind and heart to the unexpected blessings.

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Sheriff’s deputies said that while they were checking on a stranded motorist in Maries County, Mo., David L. Williams, 31, pulled up next to them “and asked them if they wanted to race,” accord ing to Sheriff Chris Heitman. Williams sped off, pursued by deputies at speeds exceeding 90 mph. They finally cornered him and had to break out his vehicle’s window to remove him. (Pulaski County Daily)

While longtime civil rights leader Sen. Henry L. Marsh III, D-Richmond, was absent f rom the capital attending President Obama’s inaugura tion on Martin Luther King Day, Republicans f ound themselves with a one-vote edge in the otherwise evenly divided Senate. They pushed through a redistricting plan that blatantlyf avors white Republicans. Then Sen. R. Creigh Deeds, D-Bath, moved to adjourn the Martin Luther King Day session in honor of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson. (The Washington Post)

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oet Jacob Nibengenesabe was a member of the swampy Cree, a First Nation tribe in Canada. h e wrote shamanic poems from the point of view of a magical trickster who could change himself into various creatures. in one poem, the shapeshifter talked about how important it is to be definite about what he wanted. “There was a storm once,” he said. “That’s when i wished myself / to be a turtle / but i meant on land! / The one that carries a hard tent / on his back. / i didn’t want to be floating!” by the end of the poem, the shapeshifter concluded, “i’ve got to wish things exactly! / That’s the way it is / from now on.” i hope that will be the way it is from now on for you, too, Aquarius. Visualize your desires in intricate, exact detail. For example, if you want to be a bird for a while, specify what kind.

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Onondaga County district at torney William J. Fitzpatrick said the article was intended to “have the real winner come f orward,” and he did. (The New York Times)

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A Maryland company began selling bulletproo f white boards that teachers can write on with dry-erase markers during lessons or turn into a shield if someone opens fire. Hardwire CEO George Tunis explained the boards are similar to those used by soldiers, police and federal agents, and can repel gunshots from handguns and shotguns, the types of weapons most commonly used in school shootings. Bullets that strike the board don’t ricochet, Tunis added, calling it a “bullet sponge.” He said the 3.75-pound boards are light enough f or teachers to carry around while con ducting lessons and called the

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