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This is an open letter to Sandy Lincoln [“Baking the Blues Away,” September 21]. As I read the Seven Days article about you, your café, your town and your “signature” African peanut soup, I said to myself, Gosh, I’ll have to make a trip up to Rochester and get me some of that. Then I noticed that you had graciously allowed Seven Days to publish the recipe. I made some tonight for my friend’s blessing way potluck tomorrow. It is a wonderful concoction! Thank you so much for sharing it. Kate Thomas

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I agree that Sandy Lincoln has done a remarkable job at Sandy’s Books & Bakery, but I would like to correct your history of the café/bookstore [“Baking the Blues Away,” September 21]. My sister, the Rochester artist Judy Jensen, had a vision when she bought the building that houses Sandy’s. It was her plan to bring together the four businesses that were the original shops of Merriam House: Kristina’s Kitchen, Seasoned Books (Sandy’s original bookstore, an offshoot of her original store in Brandon), Irene Collins’ Raiments and Adornments (an upscale resale shop with a huge following), and Don Crickard’s Sweet William Floral. We opened in 2002.

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At Kristina’s Kitchen, where I was chef-owner, we began the tradition in Rochester of using whole foods, real foods, organic and local foods, everything from scratch. We were the first Rochester-area restaurant to become a member of the Vermont Fresh Network. Local residents and tourists became appreciative customers of all the shops at Merriam House. When I could no longer run Kristina’s Kitchen, I was grateful that Sandy stepped in to continue the philosophy that Judy and I had started, which happily was Sandy’s way of life already. The bringing together of the café and bookstore is a natural progression, because both eating and reading are “comfort foods” — one for the mind, one for the body. Kudos to Sandy for her wonderful ways with food, people and books. Kristina Creighton GRANVILLE

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In his letter on “CO2 Logic” [Feedback, September 21], David French makes a common but mistaken assumption that “the planes will fly with or without the VPR tourists.” If that were true, everyone could stop flying and planes would still fly. When more people buy tickets, more planes fly, and vice versa. The fair way to count your carbon impact is to divide the plane’s impact by

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Culture: Former Pan Am stewardesses remember their glory days in the air — and nitpick the new TV series

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Puppy Love Forget playing fetch; there’s more fourlegged fun than you can wag a tail at in this year’s Champlain Valley Kennel Club Dog Show. Prestigious pets from 35 states and Canada earn their spots — and their treats — in two days of conformation, obedience and rally competitions. Woof.

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Out Cold A risky exploration becomes a battle for survival in 69°S (pictured), a multimedia biography of Ernest Shackleton’s 1914-17 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition by New York City’s Phantom Limb Company. Phantom limbs? Oh, yes — the crewmembers, stranded on the coldest continent, are all marionettes in this breathtaking performance installation with an original score by Kronos Quartet.

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First, Aid Saturday’s Benefit Dance for Flood Victims is a double threat: It raises money to help central Vermont residents rebuild, and raises spirits in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene. Come for the cause, and stay for the danceable tunes courtesy of the Party Crashers and Jeanne & the Hi-Tops.

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Brush or pen? Wosene Worke Kosrof mines the best of both worlds in paintings that fuse art and writing. The Ethiopian-born painter, and onetime Vermonter, explores the possibilities of calligraphic forms in acrylic abstractions that create a new visual language. Read into it at the Fleming Museum of Art through December 16.

Once you get past their killer name, take a moment to appreciate what the McLovins have done. The jam-band geeks entered the music scene in 2009, gathering a cultlike following for their Phish covers and improvheavy originals — all while still in high school. Now old enough to drive, they’ll ride that wave into the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge on Sunday.

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t’s hard to predict which will be occupied first: the lobby of a Wall Street bank, the administrative offices of the University of Vermont or Fletcher Allen Health Care. Employees at UVM and FAHC have grown increasingly angry in recent months over big pay packages doled out to top executives — either to make Vintage & Antique 16T-UnionJack-092811.indd 1 9/22/11 from the Caucasus, Middle East, Persia and Central Asia2:15 PMthem stay, or to push them out the door — while low-level workers are being laid off or asked to accept pay freezes. Last week, Fletcher Allen nurses held a rally to decry pay disparity at the state’s largest hospital, questioning why the nonprofit paid its outgoing exec more than $1.9 million in salary and benCARPET BAZAAR-ONE DAY ONLY efits while nurses and technicians got Sat. Oct. 8, 9am-3pm, 1 South St., Middlebury VT givebacks and wage freezes. The week before, UVM professors demonstrated when contract talks hit an impasse over salaries and retirement benefits. Three weeks prior to that, at a rally of UVM maintenance workers, state Sen. call for information 802-877-3863 PHILIP BARUTH (D-Chittenden) — who is 1265 Green Street, Waltham VT also a UVM English professor — threatened that faculty and students could 16t-OrientCarpet100511.indd 1 10/4/11 3:18 PMtake over the Waterman administrative building if union workers got screwed at the bargaining table. Maintenance workers, too, are currently at odds with administrative negotiators. As the “Great Recession” or “Lesser Depression” persists, financial anxiety is growing faster than paychecks are shrinking. That anxiety is playing out in New York City as thousands participate in the Occupy Wall Street protest. Vermonters rallied Sunday in solidarity with the NYC demonstrations. Roughly 150 people marched through downtown Burlington and paused to “occupy” the street corner at St. Paul and College streets. They gathered right in front of Citizens Bank — a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Scotland, which received billions of dollars in bailLindsey Vonn: Alpine Ski Racer out cash from U.S. taxpayers. The crowd called for economic, labor and environmental justice. Oh, and an end to crony capitalism, Wall Street bailouts and the lopsided concentration e s s e x s h o p p e s & c i n e m a of wealth. FACTORY OUTLETS Reports show that millionaires and w w w . e s s e x s h o p p e s . c o m billionaires in the top 1 percent of the U.S. economy control more wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined. “It is time for those of us in the 99 percent to organize and fight back,” 21 ESSEX WAY, ESSEX JUNCTION, VT WWW.ESSEXSHOPPES.COM | 802.878.2851 JONATHAN LEAVITT, a community organizer

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While some Vermonters occupy Wall or St. Paul streets, a group of “campers” has launched what they hope will be a longterm occupation of land abutting Green Mountain Power’s Kingdom Community Wind project — a 21-turbine industrial wind farm on the top of the Lowell Mountain ridgeline in the Northeast Kingdom. The campers are stationed on land owned by DON and SHIRLEY NELSON, who oppose construction of the turbines in what literally amounts to their backyard. The concrete pads for two turbines sit just 200 feet from the Nelsons’ property line. Last month, GMP began blasting on the other side of the mountain to build roads that will carry cranes and other equipment to the construction site. By late fall or early winter, GMP’s blasting crews will be on the Nelsons’ side of the mountain. That’s where the campers on Nelson property come in: GMP has to clear out a wide radius to ensure that no one is hit by flying debris. Doing so will inevitably displace the protesters, er, campers. It’s unclear if GMP will be able to blast away Lowell’s ledges if the campers refuse to move. The Nelsons sent a letter to GMP CEO MARY POWELL last week asking her to promise to ensure the safety of the campers via “written confirmation that no fly-rock from your blasting will trespass or intrude on our property and that no one will be endangered.” GMP has not yet responded to the Nelsons, but it will, said spokeswoman DOTTY SCHNURE. “As you know, 90 percent of Vermonters support wind even when they can see it,” added Schnure. “The Public Service Board, after rigorous review and extensive testimony from intervenors including the Nelsons, determined that the project is in the public good. Nevertheless, there is a handful of people who disagree with wind development in Vermont, regardless of the benefits of having renewable generation.”

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As many as nine people a day have been camping out on the property, Nelson said. As the weather gets colder, the group is replacing its tents with more solid shelters. Don Nelson wouldn’t divulge any of the campers’ names — yet. “They’re taking animal names and bird names for now, but they aren’t ready to go public. My name is ‘Buzzard,’” Nelson told Fair Game. Some people have offered to pull up GMP’s boundary markers, or “pins,” in an effort to delay the project’s construction, but Nelson said he wants all actions to remain peaceful and legal. “We don’t want anyone up there who’s going to pull pins or do any damage,” said Nelson. “We’ve asked everyone to stay on our side of the property line and remain respectful.”

Lights, Camera … Leahy!

Google isn’t the only business trying to impress U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (DVT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (with its “free” website consultations and special post-Irene maps and websites). Next Thursday, Leahy will be recognized at a New York City gala by the Directors Guild of America for his “unflagging commitment to safeguarding the content created by DGA members and others in the creative and business communities against the ravages of digital theft and counterfeiting.” Those Hollywood folks sure can be dramatic, eh? Hollywood has praised Leahy’s PROTECT IP Act, which purports to crack down on “rogue” websites that are distributing licensed content such as movies, TV shows and other intellectual property. Leahy has reintroduced the act, which was shot down in committee during the last session of Congress. To show their support, Time Warner Cable, the Motion Picture Association of America, Sony Pictures and Viacom have donated tens of thousands of dollars to Leahy’s reelection campaigns. Critics of the legislation say the bill gives the government too much power to limit freedom of speech online in the name of protecting private interests and could set a bad example for dictators in nondemocratic countries. More than a dozen groups that promote free speech — including the American Library Association and Reporters Without Borders — are urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to tone down the proposed law. In a May letter to Leahy, the coalition

wrote that the bill “makes nearly every actor on the Internet potentially subject to enforcement orders under the bill, raising new policy questions regarding government interference with online activity and speech.”

Minority Split

GOP leadership won’t look the same in the Vermont House next session. Assistant Minority Leader Patti komLine (R-Dorset) said she’s relinquishing her leadership role — but not her seat — before the legislature convenes in January. Komline told Fair Game that she’s taken a new job with the Stratton Foundation to head up flood recovery efforts in her region, which was hit hard by Tropical Storm Irene. Komline, who served five years as either minority leader or assistant minority leader, says that she and House Minority Leader Don turner (R-Milton) have different ideas on how to manage the 48-member Republican caucus. Turner told Fair Game he deserves some blame for Komline’s resignation. He admits he hasn’t consistently communicated well with GOP leaders or rank-and-file lawmakers since the last legislative session ended. That has led to some frustration within the caucus, which has shrunk by almost 30 seats over the past decade. Without a GOP governor, Turner concedes the impact of the Republican minority has been greatly diminished. When Gov. Jim DougLas was in office, Republicans in the legislature could rely on commissioners and secretaries to support their positions. Now, with less than a third of all legislative seats and a Democratic administration occupying the fifth floor, the GOP finds itself pushed to the point of irrelevancy under the Golden Dome. “We just don’t have the numbers. We need more bodies,” Turner bluntly observed. “The Democrats can pretty much do what they want at this point. If we’re going to have any impact, we have to focus on bills when they are in committee. By the time they reach the floor, it’s too late.” m

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s biomass energy “carbon neutral,” as some proponents claim? That’s a key question confronting environment-concerned Vermonters as a proposed wood-burning power plant moves closer to final approval in Fair Haven. On September 15, the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources granted Massachusetts-based Beaver Wood Energy a preliminary air permit to construct a 34-megawatt generator along Route 4 near the New York border. According to the permit, the power plant and accompanying wood-pellet manufacturing facility would annually belch out 470,900 tons of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — all of which are considered climate-altering gases. The provisional permit was issued the same week Gov. Peter Shumlin released his vision for Vermont’s energy

future, a plan that calls for cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont by moving aggressively toward renewable power — including another 50 megawatts of biomass electricity. Both the air permit and the Shumlin energy plan are currently open to public comment. Only after a final decision is rendered on the biomass plant can citizens appeal it. Proponents of biomass energy argue that wood-fired power is a cleaner and more renewable source of electricity than fossil fuels such as coal. Burning wood releases stored carbon that would be emitted anyway when a tree decomposes, the argument goes, and thinning forests for wood-chip fuel can allow younger trees to grow faster and capture more carbon. But biomass foes are throwing cold

water on that theory, pointing to a 2010 study by the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences that suggested pollution from biomass is actually worse than coal — at least for a period of several decades. Chris Matera of Massachusetts Forest Watch, an advocacy organization whose mission is to protect public forests in New England, says the Manomet study found that biomass plants would release 3 percent more greenhouse gas emissions than coal for 40 years before regrown forests started repaying that “carbon debt.” To buttress his point, Matera used data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and ANR’s draft air permit to calculate that the Fair Haven biomass plant would emit 2993 pounds of CO2 per megawatt-hour of energy generated. By contrast, he calculates

that the 50-year-old Mount Tom coal plant in Mount Holyoke, Mass., emits 1963 pounds of CO2 per megawatt-hour of energy produced. “From a carbon perspective, burning trees is the worst thing you can do,” Matera says, adding that he also opposes coal power. Beaver Wood Energy’s managing director for engineering and construction, Bill Bousquet, dismisses the Manomet study as “trash,” noting the study’s authors published a follow-up document seeking to clarify and contextualize the report’s findings. He says the Fair Haven plant will be among the cleanest-burning biomass plants in the U.S. “The Vermont Agency [of Natural Resources] looks at all the plants that have been permitted in the United States, and they force us to be lower

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than that,” he says. “So we’re clean. Firing the plant around the clock We’re very clean.” will require 362,000 tons of green While most scientists agree that wood-chip fuel per year, which Beaver biomass power plants emit substantial Wood Energy intends to harvest within quantities of greenhouse gases, there’s a 50-mile radius of the plant. ANR’s less consensus over how quickly forests Recchia says it’s “theoretically possible” reabsorb it. ANR Deputy Secretary to harvest that much in treetops and Chris Recchia says it depends on how limbs, but adds, “I’m not sure you could the forest is managed, how much wood do that in a market where nobody’s is harvested, tree species and age, as building a new house and all the pulp well as other factors. mills are overseas.” “There’s a bunch of ways people Beaver Wood has shelved plans for account for this, and I don’t think an a second biomass plant it intended to agreed-upon method for carbon ac- build in the southern Vermont town of counting has been arrived at yet,” Pownal, where residents raised quessays Recchia, who previously ran the tions about a string of air-quality violaMontpelier-based Biomass Energy tions the developer incurred at power Resource Center. plants it once owned “In the old days, two in Maine. or three years ago, Fair Haven has people would say, ‘It’s been more welcomcarbon neutral. We ing. In March, town don’t need to count officials met with the emissions.’ Well, the governor and that’s not true. But delivered a petiI don’t think it’s fair tion in support of to say it’s worse than the project that was coal.” signed by almost 400 In a 2010 letter to of the town’s roughly Congressional lead3000 residents. If ers, 90 scientists — it gets built, Beaver including University Wood would become of Vermont forestry Fair Haven’s largest chriS rEcchiA, professor William taxpayer, pumping VE rmoN t AgEN cY of Keeton and Samir somewhere around NAtu rAl rE Sou rcES Doshi of UVM’s $1 million into local Gund Institute coffers and paying an for Ecological estimated $4 million Economics — cautioned lawmakers to in state taxes. Building the plant would use reliable carbon accounting methods create hundreds of temporary construcwhen crafting energy policy. tion jobs, according to the developers, “Clearing or cutting forests for and 50 full-time positions in the power energy, either to burn trees directly in plant and pellet-making facility. power plants or to replace forests with Fair Haven could use the jobs. This bioenergy crops, has the net effect of month, one of its largest employers, releasing otherwise sequestered carbon manufactured-housing builder Skyline, into the atmosphere, just like the ex- will close its doors, leaving some 70 traction and burning of fossil fuels,” the people out of work. Town officials hope scientists wrote. “That creates a carbon the plant would jump-start the forestdebt, may reduce ongoing carbon products industry, too, creating demand uptake by the forest, and as a result may in a sector that’s been even harder hit increase net greenhouse gas emissions than Vermont’s struggling dairy farms. for an extended time period and thereby “This is the first thing to build here undercut greenhouse gas reductions in 50 years,” says Claire Stanley, a reneeded over the next several decades.” tired school secretary and Fair Haven Beaver Wood Energy says it doesn’t selectboard member. intend to clear-cut. Walking the future Are town officials worried about site of the Fair Haven plant, a field the air pollution? Fair Haven town overgrown with poison parsnip, Beaver manager Peter Hathaway isn’t, citing Wood’s Bousquet explains that the plant the apparent lack of problems around won’t burn whole tree trunks — only the Burlington’s biomass electric plant, treetops and branches that would nor- the 50-megawatt McNeil Generating mally be left behind by those harvesting Station, which is located smack dab in timber for lumber and pulp. the farm-filled Intervale. “We don’t want to take any additional “I’ve been to Burlington several trees,” Bousquet says. “We want to take times. It’s a beautiful city,” Hathaway tops and branches they would normally says. “I just don’t see the impacts on leave in the forest.” Burlington.” m

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lenty of bikers ply the streets of modern-day Burlington, but no one would describe this as a “golden age of cycling.” The Queen City was friendlier to bicycles 120 years ago, as University of Vermont anthropologist Luis Vivanco documents in a section of his forthcoming book, Bicycles and Mobility. His research draws on sources such as the Burlington Free Press and the New York Times, which in 1895 published a story headlined “The Bicycle in Vermont: Many Pleasant Tours for the Rambling Wheelman.” The Times piece broke the news that the state’s roads “are not all up hill.” Vivanco also thumbed through 19th-century directories of Burlington businesses with assistance from UVM special collections librarian Prudence Doherty, who once worked at a bike shop in Chicago. Those listings revealed that many merchants sold and repaired bikes along with a variety of unrelated items. Quite a few stores advertised sewing machines as well as bicycles, Doherty notes. In addition to such obscurities, Vivanco unearthed some ironies. He

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Motion, the 12-year-old walking and cycling advocacy group, has established itself as the scene’s center point and has helped bring about some important gains for pedestrians and pedalers, Vivanco acknowledges. “But not everyone is satisfied with the politics of Local Motion,” he adds. “Not everyone is satisfied with the pace of progress.” Burlington Progressives, in power for all but two of the past 30 years, “should be the natural ally of cyclists,” but their party has instead proved itself “clueless” in regard to alternative transportation, Vivanco says. “It’s just astonishing to me,” he continues, “that their vision

of the automobile and to the privilege of drivers, who some cycling militants denounce as “climate criminals.” Vivanco has a certain sympathy for that point of view, noting “roads were laid out for the purpose of industrial

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mass mobility.” It’s true, he says, that “one does have to integrate with that system and all it represents when one gets into a car.” Many cyclists, whether weekend pleasure pedalers or everyday, anarchic road warriors, do come to regard cars as inherently violent as well as menacing. They notice, in Vivanco’s words, “all the shit that cars leave on the road and that winds up being washed into the lake.” In his writings on biking’s history and contemporary status, Vivanco applies the precept of “cultural estrangement,”

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is pretty much to get people to go to Good News Garage.” Mayor Bob Kiss, Vivanco notes, drives a pickup truck the mile between his home and Burlington City Hall. The political consciousness is not so backward in Boulder, Colo., Berkeley, Calif., or Portland, Ore., Vivanco points out. Those similarly hip and student-influenced cities have been much quicker than Burlington to encourage a mode of transport that doesn’t pollute or promote uglification via suburban sprawl. Led by former Progressive City Councilor Chapin Spencer, Local Motion takes a polite approach to lobbying and urges self-propelled road users to obey rules originally written for motorized vehicles. Some local cyclists are more confrontational in their politics and more reckless in their riding style. These rolling radicals argue that stopping at traffic signals and keeping to the right means surrendering to the logic

which, he says, “anthropologists bring to everything they study.” Critical consideration enables an observer to question why it’s “natural” to get into a car, and why streets — and, indeed, entire metropolitan areas — are designed to accommodate one-ton, steel-andplastic shells powered by fossil fuels. But Vivanco doesn’t entirely side with those who furiously reject cars and what they’ve done to the world. He’d be a hypocrite to take such a position, considering that he drives a Volvo station wagon at least a couple of days a week. (Vivanco’s 9-year-old daughter, however, takes a more uncompromising stand, refusing to ride in the Volvo and insisting on biking or walking to Edmunds Elementary regardless of the weather.) The pedaling prof also brakes at lights and stop signs, explaining that he aims to cycle in a “consistent and predictable manner” so cars will keep a safe distance. It’s a style that’s helped protect Vivanco from injury throughout the thousands of miles he’s spun. Defensive cycling has also insulated him from the potential rage of drivers late for work. Motorists never yell at him, Vivanco reports. What’s his main motive for mounting up at every opportunity? And is cycling something almost everyone can come to appreciate? “It’s mostly about feeling good,” Vivanco says — culturally and politically, as well as physically. Pedaling at a 10-miles-per-hour pace along city streets enables him to “interact with my community while moving at a pace my brain can handle.” There’s a planetary as well as a local dimension to cycling, Vivanco adds. His book examines that big picture from an anthropological perspective. Bikes are “globalized commodities” used in every human society, he says, pointing out that in one recent year, far more bikes than cars were manufactured worldwide: 130 million versus 70 million. Understanding bicycling’s resurgence, as well as its transformative potential, “requires exploring bikes’ histories and transnational contexts,” Vivanco writes. His book sets out to achieve that, while it certifies his status as the pacesetter for an anthropology of bicycling.

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The son of a Chilean father and American mother, Vivanco earned an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth and a PhD from Princeton. He briefly worked at a law firm in Washington, D.C., but left for a five-month backpacking adventure in Africa after deciding that “corporate law is a big criminal enterprise.” At UVM, where he’s been teaching since 1997, Vivanco says he’s been able to take advantage of the school’s “institutional chaos” to pursue his own interests and activities. Cycling is foremost among those. He pedaled throughout his childhood in sunny San Diego and today owns five bikes, including the “urban assault number” — decked out with panniers, baskets and lights — that transports the poncho-clad and helmeted Vivanco on a rainy Thursday. He’s got another dozen or so bikes crammed into the garage of his Brookes Avenue home. Many of those belong to Vivanco’s three kids (ages 9, 7 and 2) and to his wife, Peggy O’Neil, who has worked for UVM’s study-abroad program. The whole family regularly rides along Burlington’s streets — not necessarily its bike paths, Vivanco emphasizes. “It’s important to claim your place on the road,” he says. Vivanco also wants it known that he’s a “utilitarian cyclist,” as opposed to a recreational biker. He’s learned to disassemble and repair his rides — a skill he also applies as a volunteer at Bike Recycle Vermont and that he passes along to students in his capacity as advisor to the UVM bike club. Vicanco rides year round, relying on a 1996 Gary Fisher Mount Tam mountain bike with studded tires to take him safely through snow and ice as he pedals to appointments and errands. You won’t see him primping in a Lycra biker costume, either. He makes a point of wearing workaday clothes in order to signal that cycling can be a healthy, enjoyable and efficient way of getting from here to there rather than a fashion statement on two rapidly whirring wheels. As a Burlingtonian intimately acquainted with local biking conditions, Vivanco supports initiatives such as the striping of Colchester Avenue to make it less hazardous for cyclists — and probably for drivers, as well, he suggests. The region’s bike network remains “badly fragmented,” however, with semisuicidal conditions prevailing on all the main routes into and out of Burlington. “The political scene for bikers is fragmented, too,” Vivanco observes. Local

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Saturday, October 15, 7 p.m., at the Brandon Town Hall. Free; donations benefit Town Hall restoration. brandontownhall.org Spooky manifestations in an old mansion terrorize a young heiress in the silent classic The Cat and the Canary (1927). Catch one of the grandaddies of American horror film in the Brandon Town Hall, with a restored print and live musical accompaniment.

‘That’s All Folks!: Nuclear Holocaust Films of the ’80s’

Thursdays, October 6 (Threads); October 13 (When the Wind Blows); and October 20 (“Special Bulletin”), all at 7 p.m., at the BCA Center, Burlington. Free. burlingtoncityarts.org Scary in a whole different way is the BCA Center’s series of three seldom-seen “Nuclear Holocaust Films of the ’80s.” Everyone who grew up during the Cold War remembers “The Day After,” but the UK films Threads and When the Wind Blows, both about everyday people in the aftermath of an attack, are said to be even bleaker. “Special Bulletin,” an American TV movie from 1983, is one of the bestknown early examples of the faux-documentary; it simulates news coverage of a terrorist attack. Repeat to yourself, “It’s only a movie...”

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Thursday, October 13, 7 and 9:15 p.m., at Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas, Burlington. Regular admission, $5.50-9.25. thefreedomfilm.com For a less apocalyptic view, catch two screenings of the alternative-energy documentary Freedom next week at Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas. It explores strategies for freeing ourselves from oil dependency — and, less expectedly, asks us to reexamine ethanol. The

filmmakers, Vermont native (Rebecca Harrell Tickell and her husband, Josh Tickell, will be on hand for a Q&A. Rebecca’s mom, Rae Harrell, is a fiber and mixed-media artist with a gallery in Hinesburg.) The Tickells’ previous doc, Fuel, won a Sundance audience award, and their new exposé of the BP oil spill, The Big Fix, played last spring at Cannes. The couple will drive their biofueled mobile learning lab, the “Freedom Bus,” to Champlain Valley Union High School, Rebecca’s alma mater. You can climb aboard the green vehicle outside the Roxy, too.

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Thursdays, October 6 (Sex Is Comedy); November 10 (Blackboards); February 9 (Rosenstrasse); and March 15 (An Angel at My Table). Prefilm lectures at 6 p.m.; screenings at 6:45 p.m., in Billings Lecture Hall, UVM, Burlington. $10 per film ($4 for students); or $25 for membership (whole series). uvm.edu/laneseries/film/uvmfilm-series Female filmmakers are the focus of this year’s University of Vermont Film Series, which kicks off this Thursday with Sex Is Comedy. The 2002 drama about the difficulties of filming a movie sex scene comes from French provocatrice Catherine Breillat (Romance, Fat Girl). After films from Iranian Samira Makhmalbaf and German Margarethe von Trotta, the series will close in March with Jane Campion’s transcendent biopic of writer Janet Frame, An Angel at My Table.

Friday, October 14, 7 p.m., at the Socialist Labor Party Hall, 46 Granite Street, Barre. Donations. Info, 456-7456. oldlaborhall.com

Labor Day may be over, but the ongoing Wall Street protests are making America’s history of worker activism seem pretty relevant. The Barre Historical Society helps viewers explore that tradition with two films, one about life in the Winooski mills (The Spirit of ’43: The Coming of Age of Labor in Vermont); and the other about a summer school that trained working women for activism from 1921 to 1938 (The Women of Summer).

‘Tin Can’

Friday, October 21, 8:30 p.m., at the Palace 9 Cinemas, South Burlington. $5 suggested donation. tincanmovie. com; vtiff.org Tin Can, the locally made sci-fi film we wrote about last June — featuring an intricate spaceship interior constructed in a Milton garage — has won the Most Artistic Film award at the Buffalo Niagara Film Festival. See it on Vermont International Film Festival’s opening night at the Palace 9.

‘Fear in Three Acts’

Saturday, October 29, 7 p.m., at the North Country Food Co-op, 25 Bridge Street, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Free. Info, serious_61@yahoo.com. Finally, horror fans living anywhere in the vicinity of Plattsburgh should mark their calendars for a special triple feature on 16-millimeter film, happening on the Saturday before Halloween at the North Country Food Co-op. We recently learned that the Plattsburgh establishment hosts a hotbed of film cultists and celluloid preservationists. Watch for more details in an upcoming issue. m

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n the ancient Greek myth of Alcyone and Ceyx, the latter, a king, kisses his wife goodbye and goes off to sea in search of a distant oracle. Poseidon, that tempestuous god of the sea, destroys his ship, and Ceyx dies. Day after day, Alcyone stands by the shore, awaiting his return. When Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses first opened in New York City, it was less than a month after

September 11, 2001. Suddenly, her version of the myth, based on verse written thousands of years ago by Ovid, took on new meaning. Ceyx’s plea to the gods, just before he drowns — “Just let my body be found” — touched a nerve with audiences in the Big Apple’s Second Stage Theatre. “Every night you could hear the sounds of men and women openly crying,” wrote a New York Times reviewer.

Almost exactly 10 years later, Lost Vermont production of Metamorphoses may be emotionally hard hitting in its own way — in the context of Tropical Storm Irene. More widely recognized as “that play with the swimming pool,” Zimmerman’s retelling introduces a physical body of water onstage as a metaphor for the central theme of change. Little did LNT’s directors know, when they laid plans for this Nation Theater’s

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“Well, I have been seeing this other girl for about a year. We have this open relationship, though I’m pretty sure she would want us to be exclusive. I love everything about this girl. She’s attractive, and she’s a Wiccan and into Reiki. You know what that is?” “I think so. It’s some kinda healing technique, like with energy or something?” “Yeah. I’m a second-degree Reiki practitioner, myself.” “Is that what you do for a living, give Reiki treatments?” “I do some, but mostly I’m an insurance adjuster.” I can’t keep up with this new world; I really can’t. Everyone, it seems, is into

everything. I still hold to a world view defined by a culture and counterculture. In that apparently bygone era, insurance adjusters were not Reiki practitioners; a job like that was reserved for the crunchy granola set. Nowadays, bankers are yogis, and hippies are running multimillion-dollar Internet companies. It’s mind-boggling. “So, what’s stopping you from making a commitment to this Wiccan girl?” “It’s simple: I don’t feel the deep soul connection. She’s a great girl, but I just don’t feel it. And that’s something I need to fully commit to a woman. That’s what I thought I felt with the girl in the bar tonight. I mean, we were sharing, like, so deeply. She was telling me about her two kids, and they sounded great.” Ah-ha, I thought. There it is. “Well, there you go,” I announced. “It’s a whole other ball of wax when you’re dealing with a mom. No wonder she didn’t go back with you tonight. When they have kids, women are much, much more careful about hooking up. There’s way more at stake for them.” I was so proud of myself. Sigmund Freud himself couldn’t have analyzed the situation better. Jay let out a deep sigh and said, “Yeah, I suppose you’re right, man.” “I know I’m right. So, just shake it off. You’ll feel better about it in the morning.” “Yeah, I think so,” he said, and he seemed to straighten in his seat. My work here is done, I thought to myself as we turned onto Clay Point Road, now in the home stretch. “But I really thought we had something. She severed my heart, man.” At that point, I felt like saying Jay, if you don’t man up and quit your whining, I am going to sever your fucking heart right here, in the shotgun seat. m “hackie” is a biweekly column that can also be read on sevendaysvt.com.

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rendering my judgment. Or maybe shrinks aren’t supposed to be judgmental? I couldn’t remember. “It’s been about five years,” he replied. “A few years after that, I was seeing this totally hot Panamanian girl who was much younger than me. For months, she was hanging around this Poughkeepsie bar that I used to go to all the time. One by one, just about every dude in the bar made an approach, but she was having none of it. I think I just wore her down with my persistence. But at that point, she had only a month left on her work visa, so that relationship was doomed from the start. I still miss her, though. We emailed and texted for a while, but you know how it is.” “Hey, at least you’re out there trying. I’m sure you’ll meet the right woman when the timing is right.”

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eale Lunderville hasn’t had a hour, according to the governor’s office. lot of time to spare lately. Since Given the amount of time Lunderville Gov. Peter Shumlin appointed puts in, that’s a lot of cash. But then, his him Vermont’s responsibility is mammoth. Irene Recovery Officer, his Lunderville, who served Name days have been chock-aas secretary of both transNeale block with meetings, briefportation and administraLunderville ings, interviews and tours tion for Republican goverof flood-affected regions nor Jim Douglas, is tasked Town around the state. Most with setting the state on a South mornings, Lunderville is course for recovery from Burlington up at five and is lucky to the ravages of Tropical Job get to bed before midnight. Storm Irene. The estimated Even eating has had to take Irene Recovery costs of that recovery are a backseat. To stave off north of a billion dollars. Officer hunger, Lunderville carBut Lunderville thinks he’s ries around a bag of apples up to the job. in his Volvo, crunching on one as he Between briefings, Lunderville spoke dashes from one obligation to another. with Seven Days about how he thinks Being the state’s flood czar is time Vermont will get back on her feet. consuming. But the Vermont native’s appointment lasts only until the end SEVEN DAYS: How did it happen of 2011. Then he’ll return to his role that you became the state’s Irene as “enterprise innovation leader” at Recovery Officer? Was it because of Green Mountain Power, the nebulous- your experience with the Agency of sounding job from which he is currently Transportation? on leave. Lunderville draws no salary or NEALE LUNDERVILLE: After I was benefits from GMP during his absence, secretary of transportation, I was secrebut the state is paying him $55.29 an tary of administration during some very

challenging years when the recession hit. State revenues dropped; we had to go through some very difficult adjustments at the state level. So, my familiarity with both the roads-and-bridges piece of it, which is an essential component of our recovery, but also the state finances, and having to come up with some creative solutions in challenging times — maybe it was that package of experience. SD: When the governor asked you to take this job, what was he asking you to do? NL: The job is to make sure our initial recovery pieces are working well, and to put the state on the right trajectory for a full recovery. The goal is to make the state even stronger than before Irene. Mirror recovery [returning to the preflood status quo] is not enough. SD: You didn’t have a lot of time to prepare for this. How did you bring yourself up to speed on all these issues? NL: People always ask, “Where do you start with something like this?” because it’s massive. But the first thing is [to] recognize what’s been done. That’s the most incredible story: how Vermonters came together to work hard to bring things back, on timelines that are shocking. When I came in, two weeks after the

SD: What does a typical day look like? NL: I’d say it’s a composite of briefings, troubleshooting problems, outreach, working with various state agencies, working with FEMA, talking with our congressional delegation. Yesterday I spent time trying to sketch out plans for the future of the recovery. During the weekdays I’m generally office bound. But during the weekends, I spend time in the field, and I think that’s an important piece. If you don’t do that, you really miss the whole picture. I’ll tell you, if I feel at all tired from a long day, I spend a minute in a community talking to the folks there about (1) what they’ve been through, but (2) the energy and the passion that they bring to the future and the recovery. It energizes me. SD: Are you enjoying yourself? NL: Folks have asked me if I’m having fun, and I think “fun” is kind of the wrong word for it. I feel that it’s rewarding and satisfying. SD: OK, it’s not fun, but what about the job makes it worth it for you? NL: That’s probably a better question to ask me in four months. But in the moment, every day the goal is to make progress, bigger steps rather than smaller steps. And to be able to solve problems, big and small, and to see Vermonters recovering. That’s the measure of success. m

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here’s a scene in the new ABC series “Pan Am” where two baby-faced pilots share a drink at a pub. The year is 1963. “Look at that table over there,” one pilot says, gesturing at four stewardesses who are laughing and drinking just like the guys. “They don’t know that they are the new breed of woman. They just had the impulse — to take flight.” There are some very smart shows on TV these days; “Pan Am” is not one of them. Even with the guidance of executive producer and former Pan Am stewardess Nancy Hult Ganis, the series, which tells the story of young women working for the now-defunct airline in the early 1960s, gets a lot wrong — the pilots are too young, for instance, and the stewardesses’ hair is too long. But, despite its cheesy dialogue, the show gets one thing right: The Pan Am stewardesses were a new kind of woman. And when they sashayed through airports around the world, they really did turn heads with their cool, put-together attitude and elegance. Just ask three former Pan Am stewardesses living in Vermont, who recently gathered at San Sai in Burlington. It’s been more than 20 years since most of them worked a flight, and they’ve rarely seen one another since. But, like many former Pan Am stewardesses, they’ve been caught up in the buzz surrounding the new show — digging through old boxes, unearthing memories and reaching out to one another. A newcomer to the Japanese restaurant can pick them out immediately. Their posture is impeccable, their style worldly.

Daphne Walker, 53, has the biggest, bluest eyes you’ve ever seen, framed with a stylish silver bob. Nina Falsen, 60, wears an asymmetrical leather belt cinched artfully around her white, button-down shirt. Susan Barron, 67, is all sassy red glasses and gold earrings. Pan Am collapsed in 1991; over the years since, air travel has devolved from modern inconvenience to logistical nightmare. (When asked how they feel about flying now, the women let out a collective groan.) Perhaps that’s why the former stewardesses remember Pan Am so fondly. The company, they agree, was terribly mismanaged. The work was grueling. Passengers could be assholes, or drunk, or both. But stewardessing beat the other career options for women in the 1960s and ’70s, they say. And it allowed them to travel the world. Oh, and the show? These ladies weren’t impressed. But it does get one intangible right: “We thought we were special,” says Falsen, “and we kind of were.”

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It would be difficult not to notice the 1960s mania on TV these days. Ever since “Mad Men” arrived in 2007, our cultural obsession with the era has snowballed. It’s likely that AMC’s postponement of the series this year is exactly why other networks are clamoring to fill the void. But why the fascination with the decade now? In her New York Times review of “Pan Am,” Alessandra Stanley writes, “‘Mad Men,’ which returns for a fifth season

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next year, is unquestionably a far better show, but ‘Pan Am,’ like ‘The Playboy Club,’ which began on NBC this week, may be a more accurate reflection of our own insecurities. When the present isn’t very promising, and the future seems tapered and uncertain, the past acquires an enviable luster.” Writer Nora Ephron offers a more cynical take in her response to “The Playboy Club,” which Gloria Steinem recently called for viewers to boycott. “It has gone back to the early 1960s, to that golden moment just before the women’s movement came along and ruined everything,” she writes sardonically in Newsweek. Stacey Wilson of the Hollywood Reporter tells NPR’s “All Things Considered” that TV’s fascination with the 1960s is all about the visuals. “It’s one of the most glamorous, most beautiful eras in our history, but I also think it was an era of the most change for women,” she says. It was certainly a time of change for Susan Barron. Fresh out of college in 1966, she took a job as a newspaper reporter in Gainesville, Fla. — and stayed six months. “There was so much sexism everywhere,” she recalls. “I hated it.” A right-wing editor chastised her for her liberal views and gave her “stupid assignments covering ladies’ luncheons,” she says. “And that’s really as much as women were given those days.” When she heard Pan Am was interviewing at a nearby college campus, Barron leapt at the opportunity. She nailed the interview, proved she could speak another language (Spanish) and cheated on the eye test — stewardesses weren’t allowed to

wear glasses — by memorizing the chart a friend had purloined. Once the doors were closed on board, she says, stewardesses would put on their glasses and take off their girdles. When her parents found out she had a job with Pan Am, Barron says, they were “horrified.” She was wasting her education, they told her. Her father took the news particularly badly — he believed stewardesses were “morally loose,” says Barron. At the time, Pan Am stewardesses were required to have college degrees and to speak at least one foreign language. (The airline flew exclusively international routes.) Since bilingual American women were in short supply, Pan Am recruited stewardesses from around the world. That’s how Nina Falsen, who was born and raised in Norway, got the job in 1973. She was nearly 21, her head filled with shimmering images of the Pan Am lifestyle when recruiters arrived in Oslo. “So glamorous! So exciting! What an adventure!” she says now. The competition was fierce. Pan Am interviewed about 1700 young women during that visit, Falsen says, and hired 15. Why did she make the cut? Falsen spoke three foreign languages — German, which she picked up at boarding school in Vienna; Italian, from a stint as an au pair in Italy; and English, which she spoke with her British mother. Plus, she was 5-foot-6 and weighed 128 pounds, which put her comfortably within weight restrictions. For all her previous travel experience, Falsen had flown only once before, and

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Spurts of excitement kept their energy up. “You never knew who was going to be on your flight,” says Walker. She had Peter O’Toole, Maria Shriver and Prince, who changed his outfit several times during the flight and insisted on talking through an assistant seated beside him. “Would Prince like another glass of wine?” Walker had to ask the assistant. Falsen was on a flight chartering James Brown and his bandmates to and from Gabon. She stayed for a week, hanging out at the hotel pool, partying with the Godfather of Soul. “One of the biggest SOBs I’ve ever met was Walter Cronkite,” says Barron. “He was demanding and rude.” She had a better experience with Nancy Sinatra. “Her daughter spilled a Coke on her pants, and she was just as nice as she could be,” Barron recalls. And she’ll never forget Steve McQueen, who pointed to an offering on the dessert tray and said, to Barron’s horror, “I’ll have the one with the pubic hair on it.” Yes, there were dessert trays, white tablecloths and caviar, but Pan Am often flew grittier missions. In the TV show, a flight is diverted to Cuba to evacuate survivors of the Bay of Pigs crisis. This kind of flight, say the Vermont former stewardesses, was fairly common. “[The TV version] seemed a little overly dramatic,” says Falsen, “but we did do

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By the time Walker began at Pan Am in 1979, she and her colleagues were skeptical about the airline’s storied glamour. “Have you found it yet?” they’d ask each other jokingly. Even for Barron and Falsen, who were there in Pan Am’s heyday, the job could be dirty, thankless and excruciating. That requirement to wear nail polish? “They didn’t want to see the roast beef under your fingernails,” says Falsen. The galleys were “disgusting,” she adds, often infested with rats and cockroaches. And then there were just your regular passengers. “They complained about everything, and we were locked up with them,” says Walker. Often they treated the stewardesses like bimbos. Barron remembers the incredulous look a man gave her when she commented on the Thomas Jefferson biography he was reading. “People like you don’t read books like this!” he said. During one flight, Barron recalls, she felt something strange on the back of her legs every time she passed a certain row. A fellow stewardess saw what was going on and told Barron, “The woman in the back row is flipping up the back of your skirt,” she recalls. Barron confronted the woman, who giggled and confessed that she wanted to see what Barron was wearing underneath. “She just didn’t see me as a human being,” Barron says. “I was just this Barbie doll walking down the aisle.”

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polish and “suntan” pantyhose were a must. Toe cleavage was strictly forbidden, as was eye shadow above the eyelid fold. Women who gained weight were suspended without pay. After six months’ probation, stewardesses were permitted to marry, but if they got pregnant, they were fired. (That changed in the ’80s, shortly after the term “flight attendant” began to replace “stewardess.”) “We were always afraid of someone ‘writing you up,’” says Walker. “Being a free spirit was not exactly encouraged.” At the top of the military-style hierarchy were pilots, who were much older than the barely thirtysomething guys on the ABC show. All of them were military trained, and most had served in World War II, Korea or Vietnam. The captain, Walker says, “was the sky god.” Among the crew, however, the lead stewardess, or purser, set the tone. She could write up crewmates and kick unruly passengers off the plane, but that’s about as far as her authority reached. On layovers, she’d still have to share a hotel room with another stewardess, while pilots and other male crew members got their own. So, are the stereotypes true? Were stewardesses always sleeping with pilots? The former Pan Am-ers laugh and scrunch up their noses. Falsen remembers the pilots as old and cheap. When crew

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she’d never been to America. “I thought I’d just do it for a year,” she says. “Everybody thought that,” Barron pipes up. Except Daphne Walker. “I had wanted to be a stewardess from my very first flight in first grade,” she says. Still, Walker studied journalism in college and briefly aspired to be a foreign correspondent for Time magazine. One way or another, she wanted to see the world. Walker says it was a no-brainer to drop out of college in 1979 when she learned the airlines were hiring. She was 19. “It seemed more challenging and difficult to get into the airlines,” she recalls. “It seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” She interviewed with TWA and Pan Am, but turned down an offer from the former because she only wanted to fly internationally. Besides meeting all the other requirements, Walker says, stewardesses had to have the right kind of personality: “Somebody who was not going to be too challenging to authority, a nice person who they knew they could mold to what they wanted … to tell you the truth.” Malleability was key, because regulations were strict. If stewardesses wanted to wear their hair down, it had to be at least an inch and a half above their shoulders. Those with long hair had exactly three preapproved hairstyle choices. Nail

members went out to dinner together on a layover, “We’d have a salad, and they’d have a steak, and they’d want to split the bill,” she says. “Most of them were jerks.”

The entire crew was exhausted on flights. “Sometimes we’d go into the cockpit and find everybody asleep,” says Barron. After stewardesses had completed their service on lengthy direct flights, such as the 13-hour one to Tokyo, they faced hours of nothingness. “The length of a 747 is the length of a football field,” says Walker. “So I’d walk it over and over, like I was on a track. Because if I sat down, I’d fall asleep.” If the captain and purser were laid back enough, they would turn a blind eye when stewardesses slipped off to dark corners to nap. Walker knew all the secret places to sleep on a 747, such as on the floor behind the last row of seats in the upstairs first-class lounge. Unfortunately, that ended when passengers discovered her spot, and “the first-class passengers and flight attendants started sleeping on the floor together,” says Walker. When the pilots were amenable, she’d just sleep in the cockpit.

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But they all did find something else. Four days before Christmas 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people on board, plus 11 on the ground. “It was the beginning of the end for Pan Am,” says Barron. She had known the pilot and flown that

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For all of the ABC show’s flaws, Falsen says that when she watched it, she could relate to “prancing through the airport and the terminal in my high heels, sort of decked out. People would look because we looked so sharp.” As for the strictly regulated stewardess image, Falsen “bought into it,” she says. “I really thought I was hot stuff. I thought I had sex appeal, and I used it.” Most of the

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stewardesses did, she notes. “I suppose we were feminists, but we still used our sexuality.” Unlike Walker and Barron, who both say they have been hesitant to discuss their Pan Am years at length with people who know them now, Falsen says being a stewardess was never something she wanted to hide. Her husband still brags about her glamorous past. In her day, Falsen says, stewardesses would sit down to talk with passengers and play with their kids. In first class, the atmosphere was especially refined. “It wasn’t servile,” she says. “I felt like I was hosting a dinner party.” Still, the glamour and perks — including a month’s vacation, hotel discounts and free travel around the world — came with drawbacks. Barron calls it “a furlined rut.” Besides the exhaustion and the needy passengers, flying for a living could get lonely. It was difficult to maintain relationships on the ground, the women say, and even in the air. “Sometimes you’d fly with three of the same people for a month, and then you’d never see them again in your life,” says Walker. The lifestyle, says Falsen, was “addictive,” and they all agree it was difficult to envision their future without flying. “I couldn’t imagine doing anything as interesting,” Falsen says. “Why would I go back to Norway? To be a secretary?”

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those things.” She helped airlift Americans out of Tehran after the Shah was deposed in 1979. The crew flew in with an empty 747 and left filled way beyond capacity. “We had people in the toilets,” Falsen says. Stewardesses weren’t required to participate in rescue missions, though. “I was always looking for trouble, so I volunteered,” says Falsen. Pan Am, which was building airports and developing international routes as early as the 1920s, was more than a commercial airline. Barron says the company thought of itself as a mini state department. “That was part of its demise,” she says. “It was an extremely arrogant airline that actually thought it was queen of the skies.” Still, terrorism was always a threat. “Planes were always getting hijacked,” says Walker. During her tenure, stewardesses were required to look under seats for explosives before takeoff. “And we’d think, What if it blows up in our faces?” she recalls. “But we were very expendable.” When jets took down the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, “I don’t think any of us were surprised,” says Walker. “We think of the world as tumultuous now, but it’s always been tumultuous.”

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route — from London’s Heathrow to New York’s John F. Kennedy International — many times, and says she was overcome with survivor’s guilt. The crash was the nail in Pan Am’s coffin, the Vermont stewardesses say, but all three were itching to leave even before that tragedy. In the late ’80s, the company was struggling financially and began offering The ex-Pan Amers show off their so in uvenirs, buyouts so it could savicluding a plaque Barron re ng a woman cieved for ’ s lif e on board. replace its workforce with cheaper labor. “The airlines were dragged kicking and screaming into those skills the 21st century,” amounted to quite Barron says. a bit more than “They were so she had thought. backwards in Walker is now a so many ways.” career counselor The medical kit at Champlain Pan Am had on College. Falsen, board, for exwho also reample, was filled turned to school, with nothing but became a psychoBand-Aids and DAPHNE WALKER therapist and now smelling salts. lives in Charlotte. What the crew (Pan Am was really needed was a defibrillator, says Barron. “I had people “great training,” she jokes. “Lots of die on flights,” she says. “I had people have hand-holding.”) Barron, who worked for a while in heart attacks.” In the airline’s top-down system, no one would listen to the stew- marketing with her first husband, is now a real estate agent in Rochester. When ardesses’ suggestions. Still, on the final Pan Am flight from Tropical Storm Irene tore through her Tokyo, “everybody was in tears,” Barron town, Barron snapped right into stewrecalls, including herself. An era had ardess mode, Walker says, helping with ended, and she was left wondering how recovery efforts everywhere she could. she and her fellow stewardesses would “I was going a little crazy with the inefficiency of it all,” Barron says, flashing the make a living post-Pan Am. “We all thought we didn’t have any gracious but slightly exasperated smile of transferable job skills,” says Barron, “be- a veteran flight attendant. There are precious few people in the cause we were told we had no skills.” They were experts at “thinking on your feet at world who share that Pan Am experience, 30,000 feet,” she says — catching a cat though this group of Vermonters who running loose in the overhead; calming flew out of JFK was small enough to keep passengers who’d found a bat in the cabin. tabs on one another over the years. “I supBut how would that experience translate pose it’s like emergency-room workers or to a résumé, especially during a recession? firefighters,” says Walker. “You have this During many flights, Walker recalls amazing experience with people, and then wondering, Is there something more that I you never see them again.” That is, of course, until a major televicould be doing? But it was a tough transition after she took the buyout. “I had, like, sion network creates a series around that a physical longing, an addiction to travel,” rarefied experience. Pan Am may be gone, but the women who made it legendary are she says. So she went back to school. Turns out still soaring.

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A flood-damaged home in Rochester; the Meaghers’ home (right) still stands

n the days following Tropical Storm Irene, countless Vermonters dropped nearly everything in their own lives to help their friends and neighbors clean up and move on from the devastating effects of Irene’s flooding. In Moretown, my wife and I joined our neighbors, as well as volunteers from throughout the region, to haul muck from basements and homes, clean what could be salvaged, remove drywall and insulation, prepare meals, run loads of laundry, and simply try to lend emotional support. In the dim reality of a relative disaster, it’s amazing how much a smile and a helping hand can brighten the world. After several days of focused effort in our hometown, I felt the urge to reach out to those in hard-hit communities farther south. The White River Valley is where I spent summers and many weekends growing up — paddling, fishing, hiking, skiing and camping. Towns in this region such as Granville, Rochester and Pittsfield were still isolated by washed-out roads and

bridges, and I knew these areas were not yet receiving the help they sorely needed. Out came the bicycle. Together with my friend Matt Davis, who owns and runs Little Hogback Farm in Monkton Ridge, I parked in Warren and headed south on my bike. Our plan was to pedal toward Pittsfield via Route 100, help out along the way and return by dark. As we entered the White River watershed, at the top of Granville Gulf, it was immediately clear how deeply affected this region was. Route 100 was washed out for hundreds of yards at a time and across both lanes in several sections, forcing us to shoulder our bikes and walk. When we rolled into Granville, much of the town seemed intact — until we turned up a side road and spotted nearly a dozen homes that had been flooded well above their doorsteps. Oddly, no one was around. We soon learned that a connecting mountain road had just reopened, and a townwide meeting was commencing at the town hall. We helped unload a truckload of

Cleanup at the Schultz home in Moretown

supplies there before being encouraged to head to Rochester, which had been especially hard hit. After rolling through Hancock, where we met a family that had watched its classic-car collection nearly wash away (the cars survived, with significant damage), we found it hard to believe our eyes along the final approach to Rochester. The river had swept the entire valley — up to the height of power lines in some areas — leaving countless acres of prime farmland covered in gravel, silt, uprooted trees and debris. The scene was truly surreal. As we entered the village of Rochester, much of which had been spared, we were drawn to what appeared to be its ground zero. Along both sides of Route 100, just north of the village, a relatively small mountain stream had jumped its banks and wiped out several homes. One house, we were told, had been the site of a dramatic rescue: Neighbors managed to pull the homeowner safely from his collapsed dwelling as it was swept into the raging waters below. We bumped into Robert and Caroline Meagher, longtime Rochester residents who were just beginning to clean out their flooded home. We changed into our rubber boots, grabbed some gloves, and spent several hours removing muck and debris from their basement shop. Robert Meagher is an electronics engineer and programmer. Although much of his workshop was badly flooded, his spirits were surprisingly high. He attributed his mood to the knowledge that the people and pets in his life were OK, and most everything he’d lost was “just stuff.”

We learned that afternoon that limited vehicle access to Stockbridge and Pittsfield had been restored, and help was beginning to flow to those areas. So, rather than continue south, we decided to focus our efforts on Rochester — where the Meaghers greatly appreciated our help — before returning home. We took a break to pedal around town, where we found it hard to stomach the toll Irene had taken on so many homes, yards and familiar sites along the river. Back at work at the Meaghers’ place, pushing mud-filled wheelbarrows up and out of their basement, neither Matt nor I could imagine doing anything else with our day. It was inspiring to be caught up in the current of kindness and generosity flowing into Vermont’s communities. Later that day, as we pedaled north again, it seemed clear that Irene’s mark on Vermont would long outlast her visible stains on homes and riverbanks. Back in Moretown, after dark, neighbors and volunteers were still in the streets hauling and sorting debris. Others were gathered near the town hall, where a nightly community dinner and meeting were under way. Without a doubt, the disaster was connecting neighbors like never before, and even sparking new friendships. Still, looking out across silt-covered gardens, broken fences and mountains of debris, we could see these towns would still need plenty of help from Vermonters like us in the weeks and months ahead. m

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their own learning. The slugs are a good example: The kids were interested enough to start pursuing the subject, and Murphy rolled with it, turning the garden pests into an ongoing lesson. The Blue Bungalow is all about flexibility. At 8:30 a.m., students arrive and settle into the day by working on an art project or some other activity for their first half hour. A “hello meeting” follows, which includes singing if the kids are into it that day. After the meeting, they break for snacks supplied by a parent, which are always vegan, in keeping with Murphy’s family’s dietary choices. Next, the students have “explore time,” or free play. The play element is essential to Murphy’s education philosophy. “It is a chance for them to engage their brains,” says the teacher, who typically is playing right alongside his students. Play can last as long as an hour or more. There’s no comparison with a rigidly structured school that moves students from lesson to lesson. “There are so many transitions in public school,” Murphy says. “I try to go with the flow and see where the children are at.” For parents such as Cusick, this absence of rigidity was one of the attractive aspects of Murphy’s program. “It’s a good mix of freedom and structure,” he says. Steve Posner sends both his children to the Blue Bungalow largely because, he says, he and his wife believe their kids learn best when they are pursuing subjects that interest them. Their older child, Lily, has “really taken to the Blue Bungalow model”; lately, says Posner, she is particularly captivated by the school’s resident slugs. Murphy notes that he still introduces students to core subjects such as reading, writing, math and science, but with a fluidity not possible in public school. Threaded through an average Blue Bungalow day, those topics are as much a part of it as play, art and make-believe. What’s the future of the Blue Bungalow as students age out? To launch his own independent school, Murphy, along with interested parents, would have to raise capital, find a location and get approved by the state Board of Education. It’s a challenging prospect that Murphy and the parents are investigating. But, Murphy says, a Blue Bungalow elementary school is not out of the question. m

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alking down Cherry Street in Burlington on a recent autumn morning, John Varricchione pauses in front of a high stone wall beside the courthouse. “This was the driveway to my grandmother’s house,” he says, gesturing with his arms. The house where Varricchione spent much of his childhood — watching her make fresh pasta or running next door to Girard’s Bakery to pick up dough — has been replaced by office buildings. The alleys, parking garages, shopping centers and hotels of downtown Burlington can seem impersonal. For a slowly shrinking number of residents, however, they’re reminders of an entirely different kind of neighborhood — one that was razed in the mid-’60s as the city pursued urban renewal. The mostly working-class families who lived here nearly five decades ago — in the area bound by Pine, College, Pearl and Battery streets — tended houses, planted gardens and grapevines, played bocce, and gossiped at Italian food markets. Over three years, their homes and businesses were leveled to make way for the Champlain Street Urban Renewal Project. Though the area was home to people of various ethnicities, it was notable as the thriving epicenter of

the city’s Italian American community. “There was a very strong Italian flavor” to the neighborhood, says Varricchione, whose grandmother relocated to South Union Street when the demolitions began. This Saturday, October 8, some of the people who once lived in this neighborhood, along with various officials and friends, will gather to dedicate a commemorative plaque in Battery Park Extension, and to share their memories. Sen. Patrick Leahy, Mayor Bob Kiss and Lola Aiken, widow of longtime Senator George D. Aiken, will speak at the event, which is sponsored by the Vermont Italian Club. The plaque, approved by the zoning board, recognizes the sacrifices Italian American families made for the city’s new business center. Following the ceremony, participants can gather at nearby Main Street Landing for Italian food, a panel discussion and two screenings of the documentary The Champlain Street Urban Renewal Project, made in 2002 by local filmmaker Patrick Farrington. Next year, the Vermont Italian Club — a 130-member group that regularly convenes for Italian conversation, meals and cultural events — will place information markers at various downtown spots to acknowledge the bygone Italian community, says current VIC president Adele Dienno. Burlington’s urban renewal, like that of many American cities, can be traced back to the 1954 Housing Act. The federal government offered money to cities willing to knock down and rebuild “blighted” neighborhoods. First, those “slums” had to be

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While the came to the waterfront and the elephants Italian Americans who lived there remem- were led through town. ber tidy homes and teeming gardens, there Maietta will share some of these were also some distressed buildings in the memories at Saturday’s event. As he sits ’hood. City voters officially recognized the in his kitchen surrounded by papers and “blight” there in 1958, and in 1963 they photos, his gentle voice still carries a trace approved a plan to relocate residents and of bitterness about what happened to his rebuild the neighborhood, according to old Burlington ’hood. “They were giving news accounts of the time. people peanuts for their homes. It was not Soon afterward, families were offered right,” he recalls. There’s so much to tell, what some considered inadequate sums Maietta laments, not sure he can do it in for their houses, in the range of $6000 to the space of his 30-minute presentation. “I $13,000. For many families whose mort- will try,” he says. gages were paid up, the money covered For his part, Varricchione was a young only a down payment in the new neighbor- man when the displacements began. In hoods to which they scattered. But they some ways, his family was typical of the had no choice, and some in the community area’s Italian Americans, many of whom still feel the sting of that injustice. “What had come to work in the rail or lumberwas done was not fair and just,” asserts yards, or as entrepreneurs. Varricchione’s Dienno, who moved grandparents arto Burlington from rived on a ship from South Philadelphia southern Italy when in 1972 and schooled his father was 3; they herself in what had passed through Ellis happened to some of Island and finally A D E lE Di E N N o , p rE S iDE N t, her Vermont friends VE rmo N t itAli AN c lu b north to Vermont. and neighbors. Varricchione, now Some families took the payments and 64, eventually became an English teacher left. Others brought lawsuits against the and coach at Rice Memorial High School city to challenge its offer. Still others, such in South Burlington. He grew more deeply as Victoria Dutra — who lived with her engaged with the city’s Italian history seven children on Cherry Street — resisted after hearing a talk by Joe Maietta in 1999. moving at all. According to news articles Retired, but still fit and energetic, and Farrington’s film, Dutra hung a sign on Varricchione deftly weaves through alleys her porch that read “Dutra’s Ponderosa,” and a parking garage as he leads a reporter as the family held out against relocation. through the phantom neighborhood. Regardless, demolitions began in the “Right here was my Bank Street house,” spring of 1966. By 1968, with the rest of he explains, standing in front of People’s the neighborhood flattened around her, United Bank. He recalls living here until Dutra and her family slipped away, several the age of 3 or 4, when his family moved to days before officials realized she was gone. a nearby home on South Champlain Street, A Burlington Free Press photo from May across the street from the demolitions. 1968 shows a clothesline as the only remBack on Cherry Street, at the corner nant of Dutra’s homestead. of a parking lot at Cathedral Square, Joe Maietta remembers Dutra as Varricchione notes, “This is the spot “feisty.” Now 81 and living in the New where the last house was standing.” He’s North End, he was born in his grandpar- referring to Dutra’s Ponderosa. “She was ents’ house on Battery Street, where the a champion of the entire endeavor,” he Hilton Hotel now stands. Maietta spent recalls. the first 14 years of his life there, he says, Dienno, who accompanies us on the before moving with his parents to Rose walk, acknowledges that Burlington’s Street. 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Irene-related losses from vegetable farms are approaching $2 million. Some farmers wonder whether they need to move to higher ground. Others question whether farming is sustainable at all, given the repeated knocks they’ve taken. “They’re not throwing in the towel,” reassures Sona Desai of the Intervale Center. “But they’re realizing there’s an imminent need for them to think about the future.” Many farmers are trying to remain positive, looking at this hardship as motivation to diversify, pursue new business models and become more creative. Still, they can all agree on one thing: It was a hell of a hard year to be a farmer in the Intervale.

I fat, juicy berries. Kids shrieked at their parents when they found marble-sized fruit. “Oh, my God! Mom, look at this,” Hausmann remembers hearing all over the fields. Their voices brought a smile to his face, he says. “We were so dispirited all spring. It was hard to find the motivation to stay focused and passionate about work,” Hausmann admits. “But the normalcy of blueberry season was almost enough to eradicate the dismal spring.” Then came Irene. Floodwaters from the late-August tropical storm surged through Hausmann’s fields and swamped every plant. In some areas, the turbid water was chest deep. It swallowed the berries he had left, rendering them “adulterated,” so they couldn’t legally be sold. After six floods in total, Hausmann had lost some 2500 pounds of fruit. For him and other farmers who lease land through the Intervale Center, this most recent catastrophic weather event has called into question the practicality of doing business in a floodplain. While they all acknowledge the inherent risk of farming the Intervale, none of them anticipated enduring multiple “100-year” floods in one season. Together, the 12 farms in the 350acre valley lost roughly $750,000 worth of product. Around the state, total

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n the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration laid down a set of mandates that promptly ended the 2011 growing season for all farmers in the Intervale. It prohibited growers whose fields were inundated from selling any crops that had come in contact with floodwaters. They were also told to not plant anything in those fields for at least 60 days from the date of the flood. Many farmers question the science behind the FDA orders. Desai says she would like to see more research at the local level to determine whether consuming crops that have come in contact with floodwater poses any risk. For now, though, all farmers can do is comply. As a result, farms with wholesale accounts, such as Arethusa and Pitchfork, couldn’t fulfill their orders, while farms that sell at markets, such as Diggers’ Mirth Collective and Half Pint, were left with only a couple weeks’ worth of produce to offer. Farms with communitysupported-agriculture (CSA) shares, such as Intervale Community Farm and Samara, had to cut those shares short; members missed out on the remaining four or five weeks of the season. The monetary value of the losses per farm is staggering: Adam’s Berry Farm LOST SEASON

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with NEW ENGLAND CULINARY INSTITUTE graduates to design pastries just for Levity. “We’re looking for people we can partner with instead of going to a bakery and getting ‘that, that and that,’” says Kriger. The owners plan to offer desserts specially paired with wine and beer every night, with regular comedy shows scheduled on Fridays. The first show, on October 14, is a flood relief benefit with a lineup of six comedians, including Kriger, Lagala and prominent local names such as PAT LYNCH and KYLE GAGNON. All ticket proceeds go to Revitalizing Waterbury. Read more about Levity’s entertainment schedule in Soundbites on page 67. — A. L.

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Just in time for our cold-weather retreat into the kitchen, two Vermont authors have penned two unique cookbooks, each with an eye on the fundamentals. Chef, author and teacher MOLLY STEVENS spent five years working on her 496-page, four-pound tome All About Roasting: A New Approach to a Classic Art, coming from W.W. Norton on November 1. After tackling the particulars of braising in her last book, why did she choose roasting? “It’s something that people take for granted. It’s much more nuanced than people understand,” says Stevens, who covers every conceivable morsel from beef to vegetables, fish to fruit. She includes tips on equipment, wine pairings and charts that outline such things as “go-withs” for roasted foods (charmoula with lamb chops, for instance). Stevens is about to embark on an 18-city book and teaching tour. What does she tell people who are jaded about roasting — or intimidated by it? “You need to pay attention to everything from good ingredients to what is happening,” she says. “There’s a wide window of doneness with braising, and you can also take inexpensive cuts of meat and turn them into an astonishing meal. In roasting, you want to buy the very best ingredients you can afford, because [roasting] concentrates the flavors of the food.” All About Roasting features 155 color photos. Visually quieter, magazine editor EDWARD BEHR’s The Art of Eating Cookbook: Essential Recipes From the First 25 Years is laden with history and tips on choosing the best ingredients for various European-inspired dishes. The recipe for moules à la marinière, for instance, is preceded by two pages on the history of the dish and what occurs as mussels steam. “It’s meant to provide a foundation. There’s a range of technique, a range of raw materials and also a simplicity,” says St. Johnsbury resident Behr. For 25 years he has woven his love of food history into the pages of The Art of Eating, which he has edited since starting it as a newsletter in 1986. At first, Behr thought he would simply paste some of his meticulously tested recipes — such as ones for charcuterie — into a Word document. But he found himself reengaged, retesting and sometimes tweaking them — and adding the notes, which he believes enhance the meals. “If you have a taste in your mouth devoid of history or culture, there’s no resonance. It’s when you have a sense that Ah, it tastes like spring, or it comes from a particular culture, that there’s a bigger sensual experience,” Behr says.

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members paid for their summer shares in advance, the fall crops that were destroyed had already been bought. By contrast, at Pitchfork Farm, farmers Eric Seitz and Rob Rock, who do a tidy wholesale business, lost 75 percent of their revenue for the year. “We were just starting to catch up from the spring flooding,” says Rock. “We planted very heavily for the fall, and we took quite a hit.” Help is being offered to farmers around the state in the form of public and private grants and loans. The Farm Service Agency is offering low-interest loans to farmers with flood damage, and many will also be eligible for federal assistance to recoup lost revenue. In addition, a variety of funds have been set up, including the Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund established by the Vermont Community Foundation; the NOFA-VT Farmer Emergency Fund; and the Vermont Farm Fund Emergency Loan Program organized by the Center for an Agricultural Economy and Pete’s Greens. The Intervale Center has its own pool — the Intervale Center Farmers’ Recovery Fund — which, at press time, had raised $57,000, much of it donated

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their fields, as if someone forgot to harvest them. Hoofprints from opportunistic deer dot the windrows, and clouds of mosquitoes hang heavy over the fields. On a recent weekday afternoon, there’s no farmer in sight. “It’s bizarre,” says Andy Jones of Intervale Community Farm. “It’s kind of a ghost town. There’s nobody out in the fields.” For Hilary Martin of Diggers’ Mirth, visiting the Intervale, where she has farmed for nine years, is like salting a wound. Like many of the

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dinner, this one at rustIco’s, follows Dish: Women, Waitressing & the Art of Service. That film profiles women in the food business, including some “serveuses sexy” in Montréal. Other films are more political. Enjoy Your Meal: How Food Changes the World, from the Netherlands, follows the farm-to-plate journey of one exquisite restaurant meal. “You’re kind of sucked into appreciating a beautiful meal,” says Yadin. “What I liked about it is, it doesn’t lecture to you. Just by showing stuff, it makes you think twice about buying a lot of foreign

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over. You have to get out.” It’s something Hausmann has to consider. “Everyone is questioning the longterm stability [of the Intervale],” he says. “Can I financially, physically, mentally, emotionally handle a reoccurrence of this? The floods are more erratic and more intense. All of us expect flooding in March. But to have it in July, August, October? These are bizarre times.” Hausmann hasn’t yet made any decisions about the future of Adam’s Berry Farm, but he, like Case, is considering his options. Leaving the Intervale is a possibility. So is working with the Intervale Center to avert future disasters. Desai and the Intervale Center staff are looking at what they can do to make the land more sustainable. That might mean sponsoring studies on floodplain farming and flooded crops to determine the risks to food safety, or moving farmers to higher fields, or reducing the number of acres in production. “There are a lot of things to think about,” says Desai. “I wish we had the answers already.” m

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weighing his options. “From where I am right now, it’s going to take a long time to recover from this,” he says, the dejection apparent in his voice. “It’s hard to imagine we could survive another event like this.” Though he is sad for his farm’s loss, Case remains, at least outwardly, optimistic about the days ahead. He went on a job interview the other day — his first since 1997 — and he’s considering how he can further market his agricultural and business knowledge. He’s using his forced leave to spend time with his family and work on long-deferred projects around his house, luxuries he can rarely afford during the growing season. “I feel like all the doors are open for me within this calamity,” Case says. “There’s opportunity to examine my whole life. Maybe this is the time to make a change.” For Hausmann, whose perennial plants will be feeling the effects of Irene for years to come, the unexpected furlough has prompted some soul searching, as well as much-needed long bike rides. He’s wrestling with questions of what to do next. A fellow farmer who doesn’t farm at the Intervale told Hausmann in no uncertain terms, “The Intervale is

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farmers who lost so much, she’d rather stay away. Her new job picking apples at Shelburne Orchards has been a welcome distraction from the sadness of a season lost. “Being down at the Intervale is really hard. You’re used to the rhythm of production,” Martin says. “To be there with produce that looks good and know it can’t be used is a reminder of the energy that we’ve put in for nothing.” It’s an especially stinging reminder when much of that produce was planted in an effort to make up for the losses of the spring, says Thomas Case of Arethusa Farm. Case and his business partners, Ben Dana and Danielle Allen, have a tough road ahead of them. They have prepaid wholesale orders that they can’t fill and now must refund. They have outstanding debt they cannot service. They’re maxed out on conventional loans because they have no collateral. And none of them will be getting a paycheck from the farm any time soon. They’ll all have to go and get jobs, Case says. While they look for work, they will also be reflecting on Arethusa’s future at the Intervale. Case says he’s not willing to turn his back on farming, but he’s

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dominant flavors, and scallions got their due. Feta cheese and strong-tasting basil added flair. A drizzle of balsamic vinegar contributed a nice sweet-and-sour effect, but was reduced so much that it stuck to the plate. On my first visit, the rum-and-Coke wings ($9) had the opposite problem. The idea sounded irresistible, but, though the wings were fabulously crisp outside and tender and moist inside, the sauce was thin and difficult to taste. When my server asked how I was enjoying them, I told her the truth. She said this was one of Raftery’s first times making the dish,

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I found the crunch I craved in the cheddar-bacon hash browns that came with the huge New York strip ($18). The chunks of crackling potato were extra crispy, with bacon and cheese well cooked into a sort of crust around them. Unfortunately, the three spears of asparagus that came with the dish were also more than a little al dente. The steak, slightly more done than the requested medium-rare, was ultra tender, but even fattier than the hash browns. This was easily trimmed, and the flavor, described as “jerk seasoned,” was good. It didn’t much remind me of hot Jamaican seasoning, but the mustard-based sauce kept me coming back for more. Overall, however, I preferred the steak I’d ordered from the menu on my first visit. While it came with plain fingerling potatoes instead of hash browns, and the undercooked asparagus was the same, the marinated beef was lean and easy to eat. It was also seasoned in a way I’ve never had in Vermont, with strong suggestions of Roumanian steaks I ate as a kid in New York. The garlicky marinade is usually used to tenderize skirt steaks, but it was an even greater delight applied to a hanger steak. Though we lacked room and time for dessert, we ordered a tarte tatin to go at the end of my first meal at the Wooden Spoon. Despite our stated hurry to make an appointment, the folks in the kitchen seemed to take their time warming and boxing the already prepared dessert. We enjoyed it anyway, later. The bottom layers of flaky puff pastry were sometimes difficult to cut with a fork, but the effort was worth it. The warm, tender chunks of apple on top melted the vanilla ice cream. On my second visit, we simply didn’t have room to try one of the appetizing chocolate cakes on offer. With any luck, some of the passersby on Williston Road will turn into the Higher Ground parking lot for a taste of the quickly improving food at the Wooden Spoon. Or, perhaps concertgoers will get in the habit of grabbing rum-and-Coke wings after a show — the bistro is open late to accommodate these potential customers. On a stretch where fast food dominates, the Wooden Spoon is a worthy alternative. m

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conferred with him in the kitchen and reported back that he would take my suggestion to thicken the sauce. When I ordered the wings again, a week later, they were exactly as I had hoped. The sticky combination of booze and sugar mimicked my favorite yakitori glazes. I sped through seven of the 12 big, meaty wings. My dining partner settled the score by downing most of the smoked-salmon rangoon ($10). The dumpling skins, folded into half-moon shapes and fried, encased cream cheese blended with scallions and finely chopped smoked salmon. The molten filling exploded from the wrappers with a creamy, lightly fishy and somewhat-smoky flavor. It was countered by unexpected accompaniments of sweet apricot marmalade and sharp arugula. To add some vegetable matter to our glut of fried small plates, we ordered a Caesar salad ($8). It was surprisingly sophisticated and authentic. The fresh romaine leaves were topped with garlic croutons, Parmesan shavings and homemade dressing with strong overtones of anchovy. Some diners might view this as an unwelcome surprise, but I found that the salty fish flavor gave the salad great personality. Many restaurants that offer small plates exhaust the chef’s creativity on that menu and get lazy on entrées. I didn’t find much to inspire me on the Wooden Spoon’s large-plate menu, because the pork tenderloin with apple-cider reduction ($15), for instance, sounded too similar to the grilled cheese I’d already enjoyed. I didn’t feel like salmon ($15) again, either, though the entrée’s garam masala rub sounded worth a future try. Instead, I ordered two specials from the chalkboard menu. I was pleased that the three beef and pork sliders ($9) were plum sized, not McDonald’s-sized burgers. The thick patties were juicy and peppery, covered in caramelized onions that, unlike the ones served with my grilled cheese on the previous visit, were a little too crunchy. The onions were sealed onto the burger with a layer of white American cheese. Sounds déclassé, but the fromage’s earnest, uncomplicated creaminess paired beautifully with the other ingredients. The fries, by contrast, disappointed me. Only a few were crisp, though they all were nicely browned and looked like they should have shattered at a bite.

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‘PASSIONE’: John Turturro’s 2010 film is a celebration of song and the rich musical history of Naples. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. $4-7. Info, 748-2600.

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS 101: From applications to preparation, independent education consultant Nancy Milne answers burning questions about higher education. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

‘SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN’: Two young girls in 19th-century China send each other notes in the folds of a white silk fan, while two women in a parallel story set in present-day Shanghai try to cling to their ancestral connection in Wayne Wang’s 2011 drama. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $4-7. Info, 748-2600.

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ART AT THE COACH BARN: TEA & TOUR: Discover the inspiration and craft behind the artwork on display at an annual exhibition before enjoying afternoon tea and treats with artists at the inn. Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms, 2:45-4:30 p.m. $18. Info, 985-8686. CHITTENDEN COUNTY PHILATELIC CLUB: Stamp collectors of all levels of interest and experience swap sticky squares, and stories about them. GE Healthcare Building, South Burlington, 6:15 p.m. Free. Info, 660-4817, laineyrapp@yahoo.com.

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PILGRIMAGE FOR 8000 DRUMS: HEALING MOTHER EARTH WITH DABADI THAAYROHYADI: A medicine man and spiritual guide leads an equinox ceremony to help connect attendees with the beating heart of Mother Nature. Visit destination. wellnessvt.net for full schedule of healing sessions, meditations, concerts and more. Old Shelter, Hubbard Park, Montpelier, 5:30-9 p.m. $30-50 donation per individual ceremony; $60-80 donation per day; $180-200 donation for full program. Info, 851-7697.

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‘TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD’: Gregory Peck took home an Oscar for his portrayal of Atticus Finch in this 1962 film adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel. Rick Winston facilitates a postfilm discussion. Savoy Theater, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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BARRE FARMERS MARKET: Crafters, bakers and farmers share their goods in the center of the town. Main Street, Barre, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, barrefarmersmarket@gmail.com.

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CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: Fans of cocoa-covered confectionery experience the tempering and dipping process. Laughing Moon Chocolates, Stowe, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9591.

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COOKING WITH LISA: DUMPLINGS: From Lithuanian golumpkies to Italian gnocchi, instructor Lisa Masé introduces foodies to the world of cooked balls of dough. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com.

CELTIC HARMONIES INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL: Seventeen concerts over 10 days celebrate the rhythmic reels and sprightly jigs of Celtic music. Various locations, Québec, Canada, 8-10 p.m. Various prices; see celticharmonies.ca for full schedule. Info, 450-292-3456, ext. 228.

CLASSIC-FILM NIGHT: Must-see movies from the past get another go. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@hotmail.com. ‘DAS BOOT: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT’: Wolfgang Petersen’s 1981 drama dives beneath the waves to tell a terrifying story about the world inside of a World War II German U-boat. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘MANN V. FORD’: Producer Jamie Redford hosts a Q&A session following the screening of this 2010 documentary about a community fighting a legal battle for a healthy future after a Ford assembly

EAT LOCAL VT: Edibles from local farms, restaurants and food providers shine in nine days of tastings, workshops, locavore menus and tours. Various locations, Burlington, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Various prices; see eatlocalvt.com for details. Info, 8619700, mklepack@citymarket.coop.

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‘THE HALLELUJAH GIRLS’ Thursday, October 6, and Friday, October 7, 8 p.m.; Saturday, October 8, 2 and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, October 9, 2 and 6:30 p.m., at Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, in Burlington. $16-20. Info, 8635966. girlsniteoutvt.com

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or the second year, Burlington’s Girls Nite Out Productions is poised to raise the curtain — and the bar — on theatrical girl power. From the beauty salon of last year’s Steel Magnolias to the quirkier abandoned-church-turned-dayspa setting of this week’s The Hallelujah Girls, strong roles for female actors prevail. Anything but formulaic, this Southernstyle comedy directed by Carole Vasta Folley proves that life “over the hill” is still a bumpy, hilarious ride. Gathering regularly at the Spa-Dee-Dah! day spa, a cluster of middleaged women stick together through zany situations, marriage proposals and run-ins with an archenemy.

Living Out Loud The title of the Creole Choir of Cuba’s latest album is Tande-La, meaning “listen.” And that’s all the 10-piece vocal and drumming ensemble asks that you do: Hear the turbulent history of their lineage that’s central to each of their call-and-response songs. Directly descended from Haitian migrants, whose ancestors before that were brought from Africa as slaves, the members of this powerhouse group fuse Creole, French and Spanish languages in freedom songs, work laments and lullabies representative of the indomitable spirits of a people twice exiled. Exuberant dancing, colorful West African and Caribbean prints, and textured harmonies hit Dartmouth College on the choir’s first major U.S. tour.

THE CREOLE CHOIR OF CUBA Thursday, October 6, 7 p.m., at Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. Postperformance discussion immediately follows. $1040. Info, 603-646-2422. hop.dartmouth.edu

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Onlookers aren’t the only ones to “sit” and “stay” at this weekend’s Champlain Valley Kennel Club Dog Show — there will be quite a bit of that going on in the ring, too. More than 100 breeds face off in this impeccably groomed display of conformation, obedience and rally. First-time attendees and experienced dog fanciers alike meet rare breeds, such as the Portuguese podengo and the stabyhoun, at a Q&A session from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Angulation, baiting, gait and pedigree help determine who makes it into the winner’s circle — and while only one lucky pup can score the red, white and blue ribbons, everyone’s in for a doggone good time.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW Saturday, October 8, and Sunday, October 9, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley Exposition, in Essex Junction. $2-5; free for kids under 12 when accompanied by an adult. Info, cvkc@comcast.net or cvkc.org.

She was born in a town called Knockananna, and has the flaming-red hair to prove it. But the real reason Órla Fallon is an emblem of the Emerald Isle? Her music. The Celtic Woman breakaway artist excels on harp and vocals, and most often sings in Irish Gaelic. Her latest album, this spring’s My Land, is a celebration of her home country’s music, geography and culture — and a PBS special taped in conjunction with its release features her and a lineup of famous Dubliners performing in locales around the island. Riverdance it ain’t, but Fallon’s still running on that luck o’ the Irish.

ÓRLA FALLON Friday, October 7, 8 p.m., at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort. $29-36. Info, 760-4634. sprucepeakarts.org

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Auditions for ‘Mini Mud’: Seven- to 18-year-olds show they’ve got what it takes for this annual youth variety show. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 3:30 p.m. Free; call for an audition time. Info, 431-0204, outreach@chandler-arts.org. Autumn Story Time: Fables and crafts provide endless amusement for lit-lovin’ kiddos. Snacks are a definite. Ainsworth Public Library, Williamstown, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 433-5887. Enosburg Playgroup: Children and their adult caregivers immerse themselves in singing activities and more. American Legion, Enosburg Falls, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Fairfield Playgroup: Youngsters entertain themselves with creative activities and snack time. Bent Northrop Memorial Library, Fairfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Highgate Story Hour: Good listeners soak up classic fairy tales. Highgate Public Library, 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Kids in the Kitchen: The kitchen becomes a laboratory as youngsters mix vinegar and baking soda to make a volcano and find more fun in the science of food. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $20 per child; free for an accompanying adult; preregister. Info, 863-2569, ext. 1. Marshfield Playgroup: Games, nature activities, songs and stories amuse youngsters. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@hotmail.com. Middlebury Toddler Story Hour: Young children develop early literacy skills through stories, rhymes, songs and crafts. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4097. Pajama Story Time: Kids up to age 6 wear their jammies for evening tales. Arvin A. Brown Library, Richford, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Preschool Storytime: Tots ages 3 to 5 read picture books, play with puppets and do math activities. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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Plauderabend: Conversationalists with a basic knowledge of the German language put their skills to use over dinner. Zen Gardens, South Burlington, 6 p.m. Free; cost of food. Info, 862-1677 or 863-3305.

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Linda Radtke: The musician gives a costumed rundown of major state benchmarks in “Vermont History Through Song,” with accompaniment by pianist Arthur Zorn. Shoreham Elementary School, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 897-5254. ‘Polka the Elk’ Concert: Jazz harmonies, hypnotic minimalism and wistful melodies merge in a concert of chamber music by Padma Newsome, David Lang and Tawnie Olson celebrating the release of bassoonist Rachael Elliott’s debut CD. Historic Park-McCullough, North Bennington, 7:30 p.m. $10-20. Info, 442-5441.

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The Great Vermont Corn Maze: Weather permitting, an 8.5-acre maze of maize lures labyrinth lovers outstanding in their field. 1404 Wheelock Rd., Danville, 10 a.m. $9-12; free for ages 4 and under. Info, 748-1399, info@vermontcornmaze.com.

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seminars

Community Herbalism Class: VCIH student Jesy Joy explores the art of crafting naturally fermented herbal tonics by combining fruits and herbs from the local landscape. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, 224-7100, info@vtherbcenter.org. Contentment in Everyday Life: Participants build happiness by working daily meditation into

their schedules through group practice, brief talks, guided exercises and discussion. Shambhala Meditation Center, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Info, 223-5137. Intro to Buddhism: Know what nam-myohorenge-kyo means? Find out at this primer on the Eastern religion. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 370-1738. Keys to Credit: A seminar clears up the confusing world of credit. 294 North Winooski Ave., Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1417, ext. 104.

talks

‘Aquarius and the New Consciousness’: A visual presentation illuminates the relevance of Gnosticism in our times. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 524-9706, vermont@ goldenrosycross.org. Barry Genzlinger: Test your nocturnal knowledge as the bat advocate gives a 10-question quiz about the flying mammals. Milton Historical Society, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2598, abtempleton2@comcast.net. Bill Mares: Photos, cartoons and drawings aid the author’s lecture on piscatory pursuits in “Fishing With the Presidents.” Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 334-7902. Jane Carroll: In “Virtue and Vice: The World of Vermeer’s Women,” the Dartmouth College professor speaks about the encoded messages and stories of courtship and seduction contained in the Dutch painter’s works. Rutland Free Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860. Peter Fox Smith: An opera expert delves into the reasons behind the tragic deaths in Anna Bolena and Don Giovanni Tenorio in “Morte! Morte!” St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. Reeve Lindbergh: The author sheds light on her mother’s marriage to Charles Lindbergh and her take on key world events in “Rowing Against the Wind and Tide: The Journals and Letters of Anne Morrow Lindbergh.” Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. Robert Hager: Recounting stand-out moments from 40 years on the front lines, this retired NBC correspondent speaks about “Courting Disaster: From Vietnam to 21st-Century Terrorism.” Norwich Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184. Zirka Filipczak: The Williams College professor illustrates a master painter’s strongest suit in “Rembrandt: Emotion Through Pose and Gesture.” Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095.

theater

‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’: One man’s romantic weekend away with his Parisian mistress becomes a hilarious collision of mistaken identities and lovers’ triangles in this Waterbury Festival Playhouse romp. Waterbury Festival Playhouse, 7:30 p.m. $25-27. Info, 498-3755. ‘Photograph 51’: Vermont Stage Company produces Anna Ziegler’s play about the life of British scientist Rosalind Franklin, who first photographed the double-helix structure of the DNA molecule but may not have gotten due credit. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $24.30-32.50. Info, 863-5966. ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’: On the cusp of great breakthroughs in art and science, respectively, Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein debate genius and talent in a Parisian café in Steve Martin’s surreal comedy. Town Hall Theatre, Akeley Memorial Building, Stowe, 8 p.m. $10-22. Info, 253-3961, tickets@stowetheatre.com. ‘Romeo and Juliet’: Teenage lovers roll around between the sheets and face the opposition of their warring families in Northern Stage’s take on the Shakespeare classic. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $15-60. Info, 296-7000. ‘Skin Deep’: A blind date leads to a domestic meltdown in Jon Lonoff’s new comedy. Lake George Dinner Theatre, N.Y., 11:15 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. $55-60 includes lunch or dinner, plus tax and tip. Info, 518668-5762, ext. 411. ‘The Phantom of the Opera’: On its 25th anniversary, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s lavish production

about a musical genius in hiding is broadcast to movie theaters around the country. Palace Cinema 9, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $18-22. Info, 660-9300.

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Burlington Rummage Sale: Assorted items supply ample browsing opportunities. First Baptist Church, Burlington, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6515. Orleans Rummage Sale: Gently used clothing and other donations support Helping Hands & Hearts. Most Holy Trinity Parish Hall, Orleans, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 754-2164.

community

CIRC Task Force Meeting: The Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Metropolitan Planning Organization hosts a series of public meetings to address mobility, congestion, transportation demand, safety, livability and economic development in the region. O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-1794, mboomhower@ccrpcvt.org. PlanBTV Speaker Series: A public presentation illuminates the facets of public health and community design — and what that means for the future of downtown and the waterfront. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7193. Thursday Night Potlucks for Young Adults: Eighteen to 35-year-olds show up for fun and fellowship at a weekly dinner focused on spirituality and religion, peace and justice, and creating community. 25 Buell St., Burlington, 6-9 p.m. Free; bring a dish to share; feel free to bring a musical instrument or game. Info, 881-3768, rachelstampul@gmail.com.

crafts

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

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Annual Autumn Food Drive: Exchange a bag of groceries for a free chiropractic adjustment at this benefit for Vermont food shelves. Farrell Chiropractic Center, Jericho, 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 899-9991. Film Screening & Panel Discussion: A showing of Silenced Voices precedes a dialogue about migrant farmworkers in Vermont. Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 6:15 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. Finding Wentworth: A Day in Portsmouth, N.H.: History buffs take a field trip to the homes of colonial governor Benning Wentworth and his contemporaries. Vermont History Museum, Montpelier, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. $85-95 includes transportation and admission to all sites, plus lunch and snacks; preregister. Info, 479-8505, tess.taylor@state.vt.us. ‘Fiz’ Memorial American Red Cross Blood Drive: Volunteers part with pints in honor of Mark Fizulich, ‘97. Tarrant Student Recreational Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, noon-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. Pilgrimage for 8000 Drums: Healing Mother Earth With Dabadi Thaayrohyadi: See WED.05, 5:30-9 p.m. Queen City Ghostwalk: Spirits of UVM Tour: Haunted Burlington author Thea Lewis shares chilling tales of school spirits. Meet 10 minutes prior at the Ira Allen statue. University Green, UVM, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $14. Info, 351-1313.

fairs & festivals

Celtic Harmonies International Festival: See WED.05, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

film

‘Eyewash’ Film & Video Series: Filmmaker and educator Kate Dollenmayer offers a curated program of experimental shorts. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘Passione’: See WED.05, 5:30 p.m. ‘Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. UVM Film Series: Girl power! A lineup of flicks celebrates the role of female directors. First up: Catherine Breillat’s Sex Is Comedy. Billings Lecture Hall, UVM, Burlington, prefilm lecture, 6 p.m.; screening, 6:45 p.m. $4-10. Info, 656-4455.

food & drink

Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.05, 2 p.m. Eat Local VT: See WED.05, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Empty-Bowl Dinner: A simple meal served in pottery handmade by Vermont artists feeds diners and raises funds to support the 12,000-plus meals provided each year at Spectrum Youth & Family Services’ drop-in center and short-term housing shelter. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 5:30 p.m. $20-45. Info, 8647423, ext. 330, mtaylor@spectrumvt.org. Fletcher Allen Farmers Market: Locally sourced meats, vegetables, bakery items, breads and maple syrup give hospital employees and visitors the option to eat healthfully. Held outside, Fletcher Allen Hospital, Burlington, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 847-0797, tanya.mcdonald@vtmednet. org. Macronutrients: Fats: The Good, the Bad and the Essential: Next to carbs, lipids are one of the most shunned nutrients. Clinical nutritionist Akshata Nayak offers ways to supplement good fats into your diet — even if you’re dieting. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-2569, ext. 1. Mexican Fiesta: Diners go south of the border at this monthly feast of enchiladas, chile rellenos and Gracie’s Tamales. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 5 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 496-8994. Share the Harvest: Ten percent of breakfast sales help low-income families afford fresh produce from local farms in this event sponsored by the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont. Inn at Shelburne Farms, 7:30-11:30 a.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 985-8498. South Royalton Farmers Market: Various vendors peddle locally grown agricultural goods and unique crafts. Town Green, South Royalton, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 763-8087. Waterbury Farmers Market: Cultivators and their customers swap veggie tales and edible inspirations at a weekly outdoor emporium. Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Waterbury, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 279-4371, info@waterburyfarmersmarket.com. Willoughby Lake Farmers & Artisan Market: Performances by local musicians join produce, eggs, gemstone jewelry, wind chimes and more to lure buyers throughout the warm months. 1975 Route 5A, Westmore, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 525-8842.

games

Chess Club: Checkmate! Board-game players try to attack the king with sly strategies. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. $2-3. Info, 363-5803.

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Post-Irene Fundraisers & Events Wed.05 Valley night: 440hz, the Phineas Gage Project, the Detonators and the Big Basin Band grace the lounge to raise money for the Mad River Valley Community Fund. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 6 p.m. $5 minimum suggested donation; silent auction. Info, 496-8994. Vermont Farm-raiSer: Barbecued eats from Shelburne Farms’ Market Garden and desserts from Starry Night Café accompany dancing to tunes by the Starline Rhythms Boys. All proceeds benefit the Vermont Farm Disaster Relief Fund. Shelburne Farms, 5-8 p.m. $10-20; additional donations accepted. Info, 985-8686.

Fri.07 richmond FarmerS marKet: Live music entertains fresh-food browsers at a melodycentered market connecting farmers and cooks. Volunteers Green, Richmond, 3-6:30 p.m. Free; donations accepted for local farmers affected by Tropical Storm Irene. Info, 434-5273, cmader@ surfglobal.net. SoulFire: A music ministry group from Moretown’s Community of the Crucified One performs. Proceeds benefit the Moretown church, which was severely impacted by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. Trinity United Methodist Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 229-9158.

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mon.10 grace Potter: The Vermont songstress plays an intimate solo concert at a private brunch. All proceeds benefit the Mad River Valley Community Fund. Gate House Lodge. Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 11 a.m. $1000. Info, 583-6360, shemmeter@sugarbush.com. Vermont throWS itSelF together ... With muSic: Rory Block, Rik Barron, the Eames Brothers and other musicians perform at a concert addressing the issue of clean, green energy for Vermont and beyond. Fifty percent of funds raised go to Vermonters impacted by Tropical Storm Irene; the rest benefits 350.org and the education program at the Energy Mill. Energy Mill, Gristmill Builders, Stowe, 4 p.m. $53.25-338. Info, 863-5966.

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Fletcher PlaygrouP: Little ones make use of the open gym before snack time. Fletcher Elementary School, Cambridge, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. ‘Food For thought’ liBrary VolunteerS: Pizza accompanies discussion of books and library projects for teens. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. FranKlin Story hour: Lovers of the written word perk up for read-aloud tales and adventures with lyrics. Haston Library, Franklin, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. THu.06

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Beth Kanell: Two eighth-grade girls discover a hidden space in an old Vermont inn in the local author’s suspense story for young adults, The Secret Room. Kanell reads passages aloud and signs copies. Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 751-8802.

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Shoulder to the PloW: Fred Eaglesmith, Ezra Veitch and Josh Maiocco, Joe Stacey and Jesse Peters, and the Milk House Heaters play it acoustic at a benefit concert for area farmers affected by Irene. Meeting House, Rockingham, noon. $20-40. Info, 463-9595.

edie carey: The Burlington-born, Chicago-based singer-songwriter offers melodies to support the victims of Tropical Storm Irene through the Vermont Disaster Relief Fund. North End Studio, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $18. Info, 864-7528, meganjhumphrey@gmail.com.

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John lennon ‘imagined’ Birthday concert: Storytelling and three-part harmonies from the Nu-Utopians honor the Beatles bandmate’s music and social activism. Pamela A. Pantos and Louis Burkot of Opera North are special guests. Proceeds support the communities devastated by Tropical Storm Irene. Tupelo Music Hall, White River Junction, 8 p.m. $30-35. Info, 698-8341.

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Hogwarts Reading Society: Middle schoolers share their fascination with the wizarding world of Harry Potter and other fantasy series. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4097. Llama Llama Read-o-Rama: Kiddos in bedtime jammies listen in on Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama Red Pajama as part of a global effort to aid earlychildhood education. Phoenix Books, Essex, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111. Middlebury Preschoolers’ Story Hour: Tiny ones become strong readers through activities with tales, rhymes, songs and crafts. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 388-4097. Music With Raphael: Preschoolers up to age 5 bust out song and dance moves. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Pajama Story Time: Little kids rock nightgowns and flannels as special guests read from books. Fairfax Community Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

Rock @ Home With the Pilgrims & the Law Abiders: A punk-influenced rock-and-roll band from Windsor and a group of punk-rock veterans from the Upper Valley share the stage as part of the Citizens Bank @ Home Series. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-448-0400.

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The Creole Choir of Cuba: The 10 members of this Cuban vocal and drumming ensemble sing about their ancestry in Creole, French and Spanish. See calendar spotlight. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $10-40. Info, 603-646-2422.

outdoors

Sunset Aquadventure: Paddlers of all abilities relish the serenity of the Waterbury Reservoir. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 6-8 p.m. Meet at the Contact Station by 5:30 p.m. $2-3 includes boat rentals; free for kids under 5; registration required; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

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seminars

Creating a Financial Future: Folks with basic money management under control learn how to build long-term wealth in a beginner’s course about investing. 294 North Winooski Ave., Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1417, ext. 104. Home-Buying Seminar: Property virgin? Prospective buyers learn the ins and outs of the process from mortgage and real-estate professionals. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Check-in and light dinner (provided) at 5:30 p.m. Free; RSVP required. Info, 864-5684.

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talks

Burlington Downtown & Waterfront Plan: Speaker Series: Hillary Heisman of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation puts a local perspective on public health and planning. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7193. Daniel José Custódio: From tribulations as a first-generation Latino to triumph as a

Vermont Reads Kickoff: Admirers of Atticus tune in for a celebration of To Kill a Mockingbird, complete with door prizes, a community potluck and a guest lecture. Town Hall, Warren, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 583-1935.

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‘69°S’: Phantom Limb’s dancerpuppeteers operate marionettes in a moving retelling of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1914-16 Antarctica expedition. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $24-42. Info, 863-5966. ‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m.

agriculture

Are You Ready for Winter? How About Your Orchard?: Learn tips and techniques for sheltering food-producing trees from the cold in a hands-on workshop. Elmore Roots Nursery, 1-3 p.m. $10; preregister. Info, 888-3305.

‘Inherit the Wind’: Creationism or evolution? That is the quesof Fl tion in this thought-provoking yn nC e nter courtroom drama based on the Scopes Trial and presented by the Lamoille County Players. Hyde Park Opera House, 7 p.m. $12-18; Info, 888-4507. sy

Open Mic Night: Musicians share the stage and their melodies at the last open mic of the season. A locavore dinner is available. Old Lantern, Charlotte, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 425-2120.

Spencer Smith: Depth-of-Field, the Vermont author’s novel, follows the life of a photographer from 1965 to 1995, a period of great change for American women. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, noon. Free; bring lunch; dessert provided. Info, 865-7211.

Burlington Songwriters: Lyricists share and critique original works. Heineberg Community & Senior Center, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 859-1822.

Leigh Keno: The host of “Antiques Roadshow” and “Buried Treasure” recounts his most dramatic discoveries in “Hidden Treasures.” All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, 4:30 p.m. $10-20; preregister. Info, 985-3346, ext. 3145, events@shelburnemuseum.org.

Dyad Communication Workshop: Participants — either solo, with a friend or as a couple — learn and practice contemplative communication. Bethany Church, Montpelier, 6:15-8:45 p.m. $10; donations accepted. Info, 522-5855.

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Gus Speth: In a three-part lecture series, “America, Rising to Its Dream: Charting Passage From Today’s Decline to Tomorrow’s Rebirth,” the professor and environmentalist calls for a new American economic and political order. Q&A to follow. Chase Community Center, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, 5:15-6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 831-1106, stadd@vermontlaw.edu.

release of his first book. Halvorson’s Upstreet Café, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 658-0278.

Young Writers Group: Homeschoolers learn about revision, editing and proofreading in an out-of-classroom setting. Write on. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 355-1841.

spoken-word artist, the renowned slam poet delivers a program, “Thunder Is the Language I Speak.” McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

‘Metamorphoses’: Lost Nation Theater interprets ancient Greek tales of love and humanity in a PG-13 production. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. $10-30; get half-price tickets to this event for October 7 to 9 at deals.sevendaysvt.com while supplies last. Info, 229-0492. ‘Photograph 51’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’: See WED.05, 8 p.m. ‘Romeo and Juliet’: See WED.05, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. ‘Rough Magic: A Shakespeare Quartet’: Brimming with sonnets, love scenes, tragic deaths and fairies, Champlain Theatre offers a mashup of the Bard’s work in this play directed by Kerry Noonan. Presentation Room, Perry Hall, Champlain College, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15; $5 for Champlain faculty and staff; free for Champlain students with an ID. Info, 865-5494. ‘Skin Deep’: See WED.05, 11:15 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. ‘Stop Kiss’: A violent attack shapes the lives of all involved as a friendship between two women turns to love in Diana Son’s poignant play. Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $7-18. Info, 656-2094. ‘The Hallelujah Girls’: Spurred by the fleeting nature of life, a group of feisty middle-aged women decides to follow their dreams in this play from Girls Nite Out Productions. See calendar spotlight. Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 8 p.m. $16-20. Info, 863-5966. ‘The Kitchen’: Catamount Arts Center: Romance and drama build as chefs, waitresses and porters race to keep up with demand in the kitchen of a massive restaurant in 1950s London in the latest broadcast from National Theatre of London. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. $1623. Info, 748-2600. ‘The Kitchen’: Town Hall Theater: See above listing, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 7 p.m. $1017. Info, 382-9222. ‘The Phantom of the Opera’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m.

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Alan Newman: High on Business? The founder of Seventh Generation and Magic Hat is, and he celebrates his serial entrepreneurialsm at the

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Creative Competition: Artists submit one piece of any size, media or subject in this no-rules, people’s-choice competition hosted by the Root Gallery and Public Art School. RLPhoto Studio, Burlington, 6-10 p.m. Pieces must be received between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. $8 entry fee. Info, 540-3081. Senior Art Classes: In two-hour morning and afternoon sessions, folks ages 55 and up explore drawing, pastels, oil and acrylic paints, printmaking, collages, and sculpture while discussing basic design concepts such as shape, texture and color. Shelburne Bay Senior Living Community, 1:30-3:30 p.m. $5; preregister. Info, 864-0604.

bazaars

Book & Bake Sale: Secondhand books, DVDs and CDs are twice as nice at this gathering complete with edible treats and harvest decorations. St. Luke’s Church, St. Albans, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 524-6212. Book Sale: Bibliophiles take home tomes at a bookmobile fundraiser. Municipal Building, Lyndonville, noon-6 p.m. Free. Info, 626-5475. Burlington Rummage Sale: See THU.06, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. & 6:30-8 p.m. Essex Junction Rummage Sale: Scavengers search for sweet deals on winter items. Grace United Methodist Church, Essex Junction, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 878-8071. Fairfax Rummage Sale: Stock up on clean clothes, books and toys at a benefit for the United Church of Fairfax. Baptist Building, Fairfax, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 849-6313. Orleans Rummage Sale: See THU.06, 9-11 a.m. PTO Tag Sale: Sales of household goods, toys and clothing support Sustainable Living Initiatives Motivating Youth. Orchard School, South Burlington, 3-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3395.

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‘Angel Reapers’: In an exploration of the life of Shaker religious-movement founder “Mother Ann” Lee, choreographer Martha Clarke and playwright Alfred Uhry thread together dancing, shouting and a cappella singing. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $10-53. Info, 603-646-2422.

Argentinean Tango: Shoulders back, chin up! With or without partners, dancers of all abilities strut to bandoneón riffs in a self-guided practice session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, 7:30-10 p.m. $5. Info, 598-1077. Ballroom Lesson & Dance Social: Singles and couples of all levels of experience take a twirl. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, lesson, 7-8 p.m.; open dancing, 8-10 p.m. $14. Info, 862-2269. Drum & Dance: Feel the rhythm and keep the beat at a lesson in West African and Middle Eastern music for all levels. Shelburne Town Hall, 7-9:15 p.m. $3-5; donations accepted. Info, 922-1711. English Country Dance: Those keen on Jane Austen’s favorite pastime make rural rounds to music by Old Stage Road. All dances are taught; newcomers welcome. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9:30 p.m. $5-8; $1 extra for first half hour for experienced dancers; bring finger food to share. Info, 899-2378. Tractor Parade KickOff Dance: Her Majesty’s Streak ’O Lean and the Starline Rhythm Boys rev audiences up for Sunday’s parade. Old Lantern, Charlotte, 6-11 p.m. $10; cash bar. Info, 425-2340. Worcester Family Dance: Supper and dessert sandwich a dance-floor session with music by HighLow-Jack and calling by Michael Travis. Town Hall, Worcester, 5:30-8 p.m. $5; $8-12 per family; food provided. Info, 229-0173.

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Columbus Day Weekend & 50th Anniversary KickOff: Gondola rides offer spectacular views of the foliage during a four-day celebration including a chili cook-off, brewfest, pig roast, fireworks and more. Stratton Mountain, 8 p.m. Various prices; see stratton.com for full schedule. Info, 800-787-2886. Dead North Vermont: Farmland of Terror: Thrill seekers show up for a night of fright in the cornfields. Wagon rides, a half-mile “walk of terror,” animatronics and spooky residents quicken pulses. 1404 Wheelock Rd., Danville, 7:30 p.m. $25-35; not recommended for young children. Info, 748-1399, info@vermontcornmaze.com. DockDogs National Championships: The world’s most intrepid pups compete in distance jumping and retrieving competitions. Snowshed Base Area, Killington Grand Resort Hotel, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Free to watch; $5 for amateur sessions at 11:30 a.m. each day. Info, 422-2185. Pilgrimage for 8000 Drums: Healing Mother Earth With Dabadi Thaayrohyadi: See WED.05, 6 a.m.-7 p.m. Queen City Ghostwalk: Darkness Falls Tour: Haunted Burlington author Thea Lewis shares chilling tales of mystery and madness in a spooky look at Burlington’s history. Meet at 6:50 p.m. Burlington City Hall Park, 7-8 p.m. $14. Info, 351-1313.

fairs & festivals

Celtic Harmonies International Festival: See WED.05, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Stowe Foliage Arts Festival: Music, food and entertainment provide refreshing pauses for those surveying pottery, blown glass, hand-woven scarves and more from 185-plus artists and artisans. Topnotch Field, Topnotch Resort, Stowe, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $8; free for kids. Info, 253-7321.

film

‘The Summer of Walter Hacks’: Waterbury Center dairy farmer George Woodard’s black-andwhite coming-of-age film captures Vermont in the 1950s. Vergennes Opera House, 7 p.m. $6. Info, 877-6737.

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cheese in a workshop taught by Lea CalderonGuthe, benefiting Rural Vermont. Pine Meadow Farm, Cornwall, 1-4 p.m. $20-40 sliding-scale fee; preregister. Info, 223-7222, shelby@ruralvermont. org. Chelsea Farmers market: A long-standing town-green tradition supplies shoppers with meat, cheese, vegetables and fine crafts. North Common, Chelsea, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 685-9987, chelseacommunitymarket@gmail.com. ChoColate-Dipping Demo: See WED.05, 2 p.m. Community Fish Fry: Bigger fish to fry? Take a break for haddock, mashed potatoes, coleslaw and rolls. VFW Post, Essex Junction, 6-7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 878-0700. eat loCal Vt: See WED.05, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Fair haVen Farmers market: Community entertainment adds flair to farm produce, pickles, relishes and more. Fair Haven Park, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 518-282-9781, sherry12887@yahoo.com. FiVe Corners Farmers market: From natural meats to breads and wines, farmers share the bounty of the growing season at an open-air exchange. Lincoln Place, Essex Junction, 3:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-6701, 5cornersfarmersmarket@ gmail.com. FooDways FriDays: Historic recipes get a revival as folks learn how heirloom garden veggies become seasonal dishes in the farmhouse kitchen. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $3-12. Info, 457-2355. harDwiCk Farmers market: A burgeoning culinary community celebrates local ag with fresh produce and handcrafted goods. Granite Street, Hardwick, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 533-2337, hardwickfarmersmarket@gmail.com. hartlanD Farmers market: Everything from freshly grown produce to specialty food abounds at stands highlighting the local plenitude. Damon Hall, Hartland, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 436-2500, hartlandfarmersmarket@gmail.com. luDlow Farmers market: Merchants divide a wealth of locally farmed products, artisanal eats and unique crafts. Front lawn, Okemo Mountain School, Ludlow, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 734-3829, lfmkt@tds.net.

pittsFielD Farmers market: Villagers stock up on organic lamb, beef and goat meat, as well as Plymouth Artisan Cheese, fruits and preserves. Village Green, Pittsfield, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 746-8082. plainFielD Farmers market: Bakers, growers and specialty-food producers provide an edible banquet featuring fresh veggies, meat, eggs, cannoli and kombucha. Mill Street Park, Plainfield, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 454-1856.

wines oF the worlD Dinner: Chef Dennis C. Vieira stirs up a five-course dinner featuring vino from Bordeaux, France. Red Clover Inn, Rutland, 6:30 p.m. $75 plus tax and tip. Info, 775-2290.

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ComiCs Club: Doodlers, writers and readers alike have fun with the funnies. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. Community playgroup: Kiddos convene for fun via crafts, circle time and snacks. Health Room, Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. enosburg Falls story hour: Young ones show up for fables and occasional field trips. Enosburg Public Library, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 933-2328. homesChool program: History detectives investigate letters from Rokeby Museum’s collection to understand Vermont’s Underground Railroad connection. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 878-4918. montgomery tumble time: Physical-fitness activities help build strong muscles. Montgomery Elementary School, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

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swanton playgroup: 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.

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Órla Fallon: The solo singer and harpist delivers a dose of the Emerald Isle. See calendar spotlight. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 8 p.m. $29-36. Info, 760-4634.

outdoors

the great Vermont Corn maze: See WED.05, 10 a.m. we walk the ColorFul wooDs: Autumn coats Vermont forests with flaming hues as people stroll along a different portion of the lost Little River settlement each week. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $2-3; free for kids under 4; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

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Casino night: Charitable gamers try their luck at blackjack, roulette, poker, craps and wheel of fortune at a benefit for the Epilepsy Foundation of Vermont. Elks Lodge, Burlington, 7 p.m.-midnight. $5. Info, 800-565-0972, epilepsy@sover.net.

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the alexanDer teChnique: Instructor Katie Black shares a method to remedy postural habits and natural coordination in order to improve wellbeing and relieve chronic pain. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. $3-5; preregister. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain. com.

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Wildflower Wander: Flora fans spy late bloomers on a plant-identification walk. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 4-5 p.m. $2-3; free for kids under 4; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103.

talks

Brown Bag Series: Historian Harriet Chase keeps it local in a program about the new Chandler Corner at the Randolph Historical Society. Esther Mesh Room, Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, noon. Donations accepted; bring your own lunch. Info, 728-6464. Chris Buck: The sought-after shutterbug and guest judge for the Darkroom Gallery’s current photography exhibit delivers a lecture, “Take a Picture (It Lasts Longer).” Room 111, Cheray Science Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536 or 777-3686.

theater

‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. ‘Inherit the Wind’: See THU.06, 7 p.m. ‘Metamorphoses’: See THU.06, 8 p.m. ‘Photograph 51’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’: See WED.05, 8 p.m. ‘Romeo and Juliet’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. ‘Rough Magic: A Shakespeare Quartet’: See THU.06, 8 p.m. ‘Skin Deep’: See WED.05, 6:30 p.m. ‘Stop Kiss’: See THU.06, 7:30 p.m. ‘The Hallelujah Girls’: See THU.06, 8 p.m. ‘The Mousetrap’: A snowstorm. A victim. A murderer. Pendragon Theatre presents a chilling rendition of the Agatha Christie whodunit. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y., 8 p.m. $18-20. Info, 518-523-2512.

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Mary Johnson: Yearnings, doubts and revelations from a 20-year tenure as a nun inform the author’s spiritual autobiography, An Unquenchable Thirst: Following Mother Teresa in Search of Love, Service and an Authentic Life. Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 362-2200. Orah Moore: In her new book, Stowe: A Vermont Town for All Seasons, the Vermont photographer portrays the iconic New England village through breathtaking images and evocative essays. Topnotch Field, Topnotch Resort, Stowe, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 888-2309. Readings From the Afghan Women’s Writing Project: Writers share their own words in a project centered on storytelling as a human right. Community College of Vermont, Winooski, 6:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-0513.

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Printmaking Demonstration: Exuberantly abstract and subtly natural works take shape under the hands of Burlington artist Lyna Lou Nordstrom. Art on Main, Bristol, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 453-4032. Wood-Carving Demonstration: Visitors avid about avians see trees being whittled into models of various bird species. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 1-2 p.m. Free with regular admission, $3-6. Info, 434-2167, museum@birdsofvermont.org.

bazaars

Annual Book Sale: More than 10,000 tomes attract literature lovers of all ages and interests. Gymnasium, Shelburne Town Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free; bring a nonperishable food item to benefit the food shelf. Info, 985-5124. BCA Summer Artist Market: Local artisans display contemporary craft and fine-art objects as weather permits. Burlington City Hall Park, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7166, kmacon@ ci.burlington.vt.us. Book & Bake Sale: See FRI.07, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Book Sale: See FRI.07, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Burlington Rummage Sale: See THU.06, 9-11 a.m. Essex Junction Rummage Sale: See FRI.07, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Fairfax Rummage Sale: See FRI.07, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturday is bag day. Oriental Carpet Bazaar: Fabric fans feast their eyes on tribal rugs, handwoven kilims and handknotted carpets from Persia, the Middle East and Central Asia. 1 South St., Middlebury, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 877-3863. PTO Tag Sale: See FRI.07, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

crafts

A Harvest of Quilts: Common Threads Quilt Guild highlights the local bounty of blankets in a massive showing of historic and recent hand stitching. Peoples Academy, Morrisville, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $5. Info, 635-8389, commonthreadsvt@gmail.com. Champlain Valley Quilters’ Guild Annual Quilt Show: Stunning displays of stitching attract fans of fabric. A silent auction, special exhibits, craft tables and quilt appraisals round out the day. Field House Athletic Club, Shelburne, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $6; free for children under 12. Info, 878-2234. Island Harvest Days Craft Show: Glass jewelry, doll clothes, beadwork, furniture and other fine artistry draw shoppers to this annual affair. Folsom School, South Hero, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 372-8400. Senior Craft Classes: In two-hour morning and afternoon sessions, folks ages 55 and up experiment with applied decoration — flower arranging, jewelry making, glass painting and more — while discussing design concepts and color. Shelburne Bay Senior Living Community, 1:30-3:30 p.m. $5; preregister. Info, 864-0604.

dance

‘Angel Reapers’: See FRI.07, 8 p.m. Ballroom Lesson & Dance Social: See FRI.07, 7-10 p.m. Norwich Contra Dance: Northern Spy sound out music for caller-led dances. Wear clean-soled shoes. Tracy Hall, Norwich, 8 p.m. $5-8; free for kids under 16. Info, 785-4607, rbarrows@cs.dartmouth. edu. Queen City Contra Dance: Crowfoot serenade organized movers in soft-soled shoes, and Will Mentor calls the steps. Beginners’ session at 7:45 p.m. Edmunds Middle School, Burlington, 8-11 p.m. $8; free for children under 12. Info, 371-9492 or 343-7165.

education

Academic Preview Day: High schoolers and their families get a taste of college life through student and faculty presentations and campus tours. St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 800-762-8000.

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Aviary Tour: Fans of feathers check out Outreach for Earth Stewardship’s raptor-rescue operation through live bird demonstrations and kids’ activities. Shelburne Farms, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8686. Burlington’s Little Italy Dedication & Celebration: The Vermont Italian Club presents a historical marker unveiling with Sen. Patrick Leahy at Battery Park Extension and Cherry Street at 1 p.m. From 1:30 to 5 p.m., Main Street Landing hosts a tasting of authentic Italian foods and family activities. At 1:30 and 3:30 p.m., screen The Champlain Street Urban Renewal Project before a presentation by Joe Maietta and other members from Little Italy Burlington. Various locations, Burlington, Free. Info, 862-2595. Champlain Valley Kennel Club Dog Show: More than 100 breeds compete in rally obedience trials and conformation at this canine competition. See calendar spotlight. Robert E. Miller Expo Centre, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 9

a.m.-5 p.m. $2-5; free for kids under 12 when accompanied by an adult. Info, cvkc@comcast.net.

Randolph Center, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 728-7064 or 431-3028.

Columbus Day Weekend & 50th Anniversary KickOff: See FRI.07, noon-10 p.m.

Harpoon Octoberfest: Suds hounds grab their lederhosen to celebrate the season brewerystyle, with live German oompah bands, authentic knockwurst and bratwurst, and an annual race on Sunday. Harpoon Brewery, Windsor, noon-6 p.m. $15 includes two drink tickets; ID required; free for ages 12 and under; $30 entry fee for race. Info, 888427-7666, ext. 3.

Dead North Vermont: Farmland of Terror: See FRI.07, 7:30 p.m. DockDogs National Championships: See FRI.07, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Giant Pumpkin Weigh-In: Two dozen stout squashes duke it out for the heavyweight title while onlookers amuse themselves with hayrides to the pumpkin patch. Sam Mazza’s Family Farm, Colchester, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 655-3440. Historic Tour of UVM: Folks register online, then meet at Ira Allen’s statue to tour the campus’ modest early clapboards and grand Victorians, led by professor emeritus William Averyt. University Green, UVM, Burlington, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 656-3131. Historical & Architectural Tour of Downtown Burlington: Preservation Burlington guides illuminate interesting nooks and crannies of the Queen City. Meet at the southwest corner of Church and College streets, Burlington, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Info, 522-8259. Historical Walking Tour: Architecture buffs ogle the capital city’s historic structures and learn about ongoing historic-preservation efforts. Meet at the kiosk on State and Elm streets, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Donations accepted. Info, adamkrakowski@uvm.edu. Jazz Improvisation: Dancers, instrumentalists, vocalists, technicians, visual artists and enthusiasts convene to explore the heart of jazz in an improv session and dialogue with Melissa HamEllis. Town Hall, Warren, noon-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 310-467-5879. Pamper Yourself for Change: Sample spa services to help end domestic violence at a fundraiser for the Rutland County Women’s Network and Shelter. Shear Heaven Salon & Day Spa, Rutland, 5-8 p.m. $40; cash bar. Info, 775-6788. Pilgrimage for 8000 Drums: Healing Mother Earth With Dabadi Thaayrohyadi: See WED.05, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Pink Party: Help give cancer the boot at a “Freeze the Ta-Tas” group motorcycle ride followed by cake and coffee. Proceeds go to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Green Mountain Harley-Davidson, Essex Junction, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Ride departs at 11 a.m. Donations accepted. Info, 878-4778. Planting Hope’s Annual Celebration: An organization serving communities in Nicaragua and the U.S. through educational opportunities, grassroots initiatives and cultural exchanges hosts dinner, a screening of “After the Harvest: Fighting Hunger in the Coffeelands” and a concert by Dean Stevens. Unitarian Church, Montpelier, 6-9 p.m. $820 suggested donation. Info, 778-0344. Queen City Ghostwalk: Darkness Falls Tour: See FRI.07, 7-8 p.m.

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Annual Fall Festival: Birders stretch their wings on an early morning walk. Wood-carving demonstrations, kids’ games, arts and crafts, fresh Vermont foods, and cider further celebrate the season. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $2; free for members. Info, 434-2167. Art in the Park Festival: Handicrafts and fine art attract buyers and gawkers, who can also sample diverse food and music. Main Street Park, Rutland, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 775-0356. Celtic Harmonies International Festival: See WED.05, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Community Apple Festival: Fruit fans transform the fall crop into cider and doughnuts through pressing and boiling demos. Turkey Hill Farm,

Harvest Art & Craft Show: New England crafters and artisans supply everything from fine art to fudge at an autumn tradition in its 38th year. Mount Snow, West Dover, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 800-245-7669. Harvest Festival: Pumpkins galore welcome folks to a farmyard party with live music, crafts, homing-pigeon demonstrations and refreshments. Hudak Farm, St. Albans, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 527-1147. Harvest Weekend: A husking bee commences at noon, and various 19th-century farm activities such as cider pressing, butter making and apples-ona-string end in an afternoon barn dance. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $3-12; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355. Islands’ Harvest Days: Changing leaves add colorful flair to the lake’s own archipelago, which is home to apple picking, wagon rides, corn mazes, craft shows, local fare and wine tastings for the weekend. Various locations, Champlain Islands, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Various prices. Info, 372-8400 or 9995862, imtherightplace@gmail.com. Newfane Heritage Festival: Ninety exhibitors offer a unique display of handicrafts. Food booths, live entertainment and children’s activities fill up the weekend. Town Green, Newfane, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 365-4366. Stowe Foliage Arts Festival: See FRI.07, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

film

‘Another Year’: Jim Broadbent and Ruth Sheen star as a happy couple in their twilight years who watch others around them struggle in Mike Leigh’s 2010 drama. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, 3 p.m. & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ‘The Trip’: When his girlfriend backs out, a restaurant critic is forced to bring his obnoxious best friend along on a tour of the English countryside in Michael Winterbottom’s 2010 comedy. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:30 p.m. & 8:45 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

food & drink

Burlington Farmers Market: Dozens of vendors sell everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to ethnic cuisine to pottery to artisan cheese. Ebeneezer and friends deliver the tunes. Burlington City Hall Park, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Caledonia Farmers Market: Growers, crafters and entertainers gather weekly at outdoor stands centered on local eats. 50 Railroad St., St. Johnsbury, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Capital City Farmers Market: Fresh produce, perennials, seedlings, home-baked foods and handmade crafts lure local buyers throughout the growing season. 60 State St., Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2958, manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com. Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.05, 2 p.m. Discover Food & Wine: Vermont specialty foods meet a wide selection of local, domestic and international fine wines at a foliage-season celebration complete with jazz, blues and swing tunes from Jenni Johnson. Smugglers’ Notch Resort, Jeffersonville, 5-7:30 p.m. $25-29 includes

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Enosburg Falls Farmers Market: A morethan-20-year-old bazaar offers herbs, jellies, vegetables and just-baked goodies in the heart of the village. Lincoln Park, Enosburg Falls, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 933-4503. Middlebury Farmers Market: Crafts, cheeses, breads and veggies vie for spots in shoppers’ totes. The Marbleworks, Middlebury, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-0178, middleburyfm@yahoo.com.

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Bird-Monitoring Walk: Beginning birders fine-tune their eyes and ears to recognize winged residents. The information gathered will be entered into a Vermont “e-bird” database. Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 7-9 a.m. Donations. Info, 434-3068, vermont@audubon.org. Heroic Corn Maze Adventure: Test your Fort Ticonderoga history by solving a six-acre puzzle in the cornstalks. Fort Ticonderoga, N.Y., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $7-10. Info, 518-585-2821. Making Tracks & Seeing Skins: Explorers look for signs of furry friends and collect footprints with plaster-of-Paris track casts. Nature Center, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 4-5 p.m. $2-3; free for kids under 4; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103. Owl Prowl & Night Ghost Hike: Flashlight holders spy denizens of the dark on a journey to 120-year-old settlement ruins, where cemeteryset ghost tales await. Little River State Park, Waterbury, 6-8 p.m. $2-3; call to confirm. Info, 244-7103. The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.05, 10 a.m. We Walk the Colorful Woods: See FRI.07, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

seminars

Genealogy Workshop: Ancestry sleuths learn about the library’s resources in books, online and on microfilm. Vermont Genealogy Library, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Donations accepted. Info, 238-5934. Introduction to Microsoft Word: From toolbars to text and paragraphs to pictures, students get savvy about the word processor. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. $3 suggested donation; preregister. Info, 865-7217.

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Vermont Roller Derby: Keep on Truckin’: The Green Mountain Derby Dames defend their flat-track turf against the Elm City Damez and the Lehigh Valley Rollergirls in a rowdy doubleheader. Partial proceeds benefit a Vermont charity. Robert

‘Romeo and Juliet’: See WED.05, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. ‘Rough Magic: A Shakespeare Quartet’: See THU.06, 8 p.m. ‘Skin Deep’: See WED.05, 6:30 p.m. ‘Stop Kiss’: See THU.06, 7:30 p.m. ‘The Hallelujah Girls’: See THU.06, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. ‘The Mousetrap’: See FRI.07, 8 p.m.

Harpoon Octoberfest: See SAT.08, noon-6 p.m. Harvest Art & Craft Show: See SAT.08, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Harvest Weekend: See SAT.08, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Islands’ Harvest Days: See SAT.08, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. NEFCU Fourth Annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta & Festival: Rowers of humongous, hollowedout gourds engage in a jacko’-lantern speed competition on Lake Champlain. Crafts, pie-eating contests and cookie decorating round out the affair. Proceeds benefit Linking Learning to Life’s PILOT program. Waterfront Park, Burlington, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Races begin at noon. Free to watch. Info, 951-8849, llathrop@bsdvt.org.

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Orah Moore: See FRI.07, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Invasive-Plant Control: of Li n Hands help rid the town of barberry ki n g Le fe a r ni n g t o L i and honeysuckle. Wear closed-toe Newfane Heritage Festival: See SAT.08, shoes, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. tools provided. Round Church, Richmond, 1-4 p.m. Pumpkin Festival: Horse-drawn wagons cart Free. Info, 434-7775, richmondrootout@hotmail. families to fields of orange orbs, and cider pressing, com. farm tours, puppetry and live music complement the pick of the patch. Cedar Circle Farm, East bazaars Thetford, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission; $5 per car. Annual Book Sale: See SAT.08, 10 a.m.-3:30 Info, 785-4737. p.m. Stowe Foliage Arts Festival: See FRI.07, 10 Book & Bake Sale: See FRI.07, 9:15 a.m.-noon. a.m.-5 p.m.

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A Harvest of Quilts: See SAT.08, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Autumn Wreath Making: Seasonal flora makes its way to front doors in a decorating class with the inn’s floral designer, Vicky Dilley. Shelburne Farms, 10 a.m.-noon. $15. Info, 985-8686. Champlain Valley Quilters’ Guild Annual Quilt Show: See SAT.08, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Island Harvest Days Craft Show: See SAT.08, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

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From Stonewall to Marriage: A Film/ Discussion Series: As part of LGBTQ History Month, RU12? Community Center screens The Celluloid Closet, a 1995 documentary exploring the representations of homosexuals on film through the ages. Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812, brenda@ ru12.org. ‘Heroes of the Holocaust: Courage and Faith in Action’ Film Series: Marc Rothemund’s 2005 biography charts the true story of an SUN.09

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The Ethan & Ira Challenge: History buffs slip into the shoes of 18th-century Vermonters in an educational scavenger hunt that involves outdoor-survival skills, gardening, military life and re-creation. Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington,

East Charlotte Tractor Parade: Antique and modern farm vehicles rumble down Spear Street at 1 p.m. at a town party including food, live music, a farmers market and craft exhibits. Various locations, East Charlotte, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 425-2340.

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Meet Skippyjon Jones: A large-eared Siamese cat, the star of Judith Byron Schachner’s children’s books, is the special guest at a back-to-school fiesta with snacks, stories and crafts. Phoenix Books, Essex, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

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Dog Fest 2011: Pets and their people convene for treats, live music, contests and doggie dancing at a celebration held in honor of artist Stephen Huneck. Dog Mountain, St. Johnsbury, noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, 449-2580.

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Linda Urban: The children’s author reads aloud from Hound Dog True, a story of friendships in unlikely places. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 229-0774.

Community Apple Festival: See SAT.08, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Franklin Tumble Time: Athletic types stretch their legs in an empty gym. Franklin Central School, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’: See WED.05, 8 p.m.

Celtic Harmonies International Festival: See WED.05, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Franklin Playgroup: Toddlers and their adult companions meet peers for tales and sing-alongs. Franklin Central School, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

‘Photograph 51’: See WED.05, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

Art in the Park Festival: See SAT.08, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Eileen Christelow: Monkey around with the best-selling author and artist of Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed and other colorful children’s stories. Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, 11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 985-3999.

‘My Fair Lady’: Professor Henry Higgins transforms a Cockney flower girl into a lady in the Broadway National Tour adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $45-65. Info, 863-5966.

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‘Metamorphoses’: See THU.06, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.

Willowell Foundation Taste & Tour: Traverse the acres at the height of fall color at a harvest-themed gathering including an auction of original rainbarrel art and a crop of local foods. Willowell Foundation, Monkton, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 453-6195 or 716-640-4639.

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Waitsfield Farmers Market: Local bands enliven an outdoor outlet for homegrown herbs, flowers and fruits, and handmade breads, cheeses and syrups. Mad River Green, Waitsfield, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 472-8027 or 498-4734.

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‘Inherit the Wind’: See THU.06, 7 p.m.

Smoked Chicken Festival: Tasty fall foods augment a poultry party marking the farm’s first season. Back Bay Farm Market, South Hero, 1-5 p.m. Free; call to reserve a chicken. Info, 372-5127.

‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m.

Shelburne Farmers Market: Harvested fruits and greens, artisan cheeses, and local novelties grace outdoor tables at a presentation of the season’s best. Shelburne Parade Ground, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2472, info@sbpavt.org.

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Bread and Puppet Theater: Cardboard, cloth and puppetry enhance the radical theater’s “Man=Carrot Circus” performance, exploring the concept that human and vegetable come from the same dirt. Rain location: Rochester School gymnasium. BigTown Gallery, Rochester, 2 p.m. $8. Info, 767-9670.

Rutland County Farmers Market: Downtown strollers find high-quality fruits and veggies, mushrooms, fresh-cut flowers, sweet baked goods, and artisan crafts within arms’ reach. Depot Park, Rutland, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 773-4813.

Richard Wood & Gordon Belsher: Toes tap to a mix of Irish, Scottish and maritime tunes by the Prince Edward Island fiddling sensation and an accomplished guitarist and vocalist. Richmond Free Library, 7:30 p.m. $15; free for kids under 14. Info, 324-0092, peihouseconcertinvt@comcast.net.

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OktoBrewFest: Thirty breweries pour from more than 60 taps at a whirlwind weekend of oompah bands, a schnitzel toss, pumpkin painting and good eats. Mount Snow, West Dover, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $12-25 per day; $20-35 for two days; free for kids ages 5 and under. Info, 800-245-7669.

Pat Metheny: The 17-time Grammy winner steals the stage, accompanied by bassist Larry Grenadier. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $10-53. Info, 603-646-2422.

DockDogs National Championships: See FRI.07, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Norwich Farmers Market: Neighbors discover fruits, veggies and other riches of the land, not to mention baked goods, handmade crafts and local entertainment. Next to Fogg’s Hardware & Building Supply and the Bike Hub, Route 5 South, Norwich, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 384-7447, manager@norwichfarmersmarket.org.

Mandelbrot & Skyy, Palmetto Moon Electronic Group: Electronic soundscapes and experimental music fill the gallery. BCA Center, Burlington, 8:30-11:30 p.m. $7. Info, 865-7166.

Columbus Day Weekend & 50th Anniversary KickOff: See FRI.07, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Northwest Farmers Market: Stock up on local, seasonal produce, garden plants, canned goods and handmade crafts. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 373-5821.

Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra: Middlebury cellist Dieuwke Davydov is the featured soloist in Saint-Saëns’ Cello Concerto no. 1. The second half of the program includes Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Vergennes Opera House, 7:30 p.m. $10-12. Info, 877-6737.

Champlain Valley Kennel Club Dog Show: See SAT.08, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Mount Tom Farmers Market: Purveyors of garden-fresh crops, prepared foods and crafts set up shop for the morning. Mount Tom, Woodstock, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 763-2070, foxxfarm@aol.com.

Bosnian Singing Workshop: Mary Cay Brass teaches traditional folk songs and instrumentalists learn song introductions and breaks. Designed for youth, but interested adults are welcome. Northgate Community Hall, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 849-6968, mrksustc@ together.net.

‘Death and Rebirth: Contemplative Practive and Rituals in Service to the Dying’: Tibetan Buddhism informs a daylong conversation with Amy Miller about the death process, spiritual practice and working toward a more meaningful life. Bring one potluck dish for four to share. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 633-4136.

Blessing of the Animals: Dogs, cats and other animal companions receive spiritual benedictions to safeguard their well-being. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 2-4 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 633-4136.

Morrisville Farmers Market: Foodies stock up on local provender. On the green, Hannaford Supermarket & Pharmacy, Morrisville, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 888-7053, hbirdfarm@yahoo.com.

BandAnna: From Patsy Cline covers to rock-androll standards, Anna Lienau and her band make the dance floor come alive. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $10. Info, 382-9222.

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anti-Nazi activist in Sophie Scholl: The Final Days. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 656-0750, perb26@comcast.net. ‘Love Me Tonight’: A lowly Parisian tailor falls in love with a princess while pretending to be a baron in Rouben Mamoulian’s 1932 musical fantasy. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

food & drink

Annual Harvest Dinner: Turkey with all the trimmings and other autumnal bounty grace the table. St. Anne’s Shrine, Isle La Motte, 11:30 a.m. $6-11; vegetable donations appreciated. Info, 928-3362. Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.05, 2 p.m. Eat Local VT: See WED.05, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. OktoBrewFest: See SAT.08, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Pie Breakfast: Double-crusted pastries make a filling first meal at this benefit for the Open Space and the Hardwick Quaker Meeting. The Open Space, Hardwick Inn Building, 10:30 a.m. $10 suggested donation; bring a pie to share (optional). Info, 472-5358. South Burlington Farmers Market: Growers and producers parcel out the fruits of the soil. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2569. Stowe Farmers Market: Preserves, produce and other provender attract fans of local food. Red Barn Shops Field, Stowe, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 472-8027 or 498-4734, info@stowevtfarmersmarket.com. Winooski Farmers Market: Area growers and bakers offer “more than just wild leeks.” On the green, Champlain Mill, Winooski, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, winooskimarket@gmail.com.

health & fitness

Open Meditation Classes: Harness your emotions and cultivate inner peace through the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Laughing River Yoga, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. $5-15 suggested donation. Info, 684-0452, vermontrsl@gmail.com.

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The Big Sit: Avid birders arrange themselves in a circle to see how many sets of wings they can spot between dawn and dusk. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 434-2167. The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.05, 10 a.m. War of the Weeds!: Plant pullers say goodbye to invasive honeysuckle shrubs. Service opportunities available; call for scheduling. A-Side Beach parking lot, Little River State Park, Waterbury, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7103.

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Chase Away 5K: Athletes take strides to raise money for Chase Away K9 Cancer in a 5K run or a family- and pet-friendly 1K. Stick around for food, disc-dog demos and prizes. Dorset Park, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. $15-20; $30 per family of four. Info, 989-2410. Four Paws for Lacey’s Cause: Animal lovers take a 5K run or 1.5-mile fun walk/run to support retired police dogs through the Lacey’s Fund. Police K9 demos and an awards ceremony follow. Whales Tails Walking Trails, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $15-20. Info, 893-8333. Helping Hands 5K: Walkers and runners lured by a prize of homemade apple pie raise funds for the Vermont Cancer Center and the UVM Physical Therapy Club. Meet under the Fitness Center overhang, UVM Patrick Gymnasium, South Burlington, registration, 9 a.m.; race, 10 a.m. $15. Info, 401-301-9361.

theater

‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. ‘Metamorphoses’: See THU.06, 7 p.m. ‘Photograph 51’: See WED.05, 2 p.m. ‘Romeo and Juliet’: See WED.05, 5 p.m. ‘Stop Kiss’: See THU.06, 2 p.m.

Dimanches: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088.

music

‘The Hallelujah Girls’: See THU.06, 2 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. ‘The Mousetrap’: See FRI.07, 8 p.m.

Diane Huling: Compositions by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Grieg, Granados, Debussy and Liszt flesh out a concert of 19th-century piano works. Bethany Church, Montpelier, 3 p.m. $20. Info, 2232424, huling.reed@gmail.com.

Orah Moore: See FRI.07, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Linda Radtke: The musician gives a costumed rundown of major state benchmarks in “Vermont History Through Song,” with accompaniment by pianist Arthur Zorn. St. John’s Parish Hall, Randolph, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 728-6677.

art

Basket-making Demonstration: Salisbury’s Maura Clancy weaves together beautiful and functional canisters as part of American Craft Week. Art on Main, Bristol, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 453-4032.

Columbus Day Weekend & 50th Anniversary KickOff: See FRI.07, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

Isle La Motte Playgroup: Stories and crafts make for creative play. Yes, there will be snacks. Isle La Motte Elementary School, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Marshfield Story Time: Read-aloud tales catch the ear of youngsters ages 6 and under. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 4263581, jaquithpubliclibrary@hotmail.com. 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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Sound Investment Jazz Ensemble & Amherst College Jazz Ensemble: Swingin’ selections from Duke Ellington and Count Basie highlight a collaborative concert. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

outdoors

Evening Fall Wagon Ride: Cider sippers take a scenic twilight loop through the fields and woodlands atop a horse-drawn wagon. Shelburne Farms, 6 p.m., 6:35 p.m., 7:10 p.m. $7-15; free for kids under 3. Info, 985-8686. The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.05, 10 a.m.

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Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.05, 2 p.m.

Fall Cleansing: Ready to hibernate? Instructor Guido Masé explains how a brief period of reduced activity and caloric consumption can strengthen energy and immunity before winter. City Market,

Vermont Renewable Energy Conference & Expo: Bright minds discuss community energy committees, energy efficiency, renewable power and industry efforts in workshops, panel talks and keynote speeches. Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, South Burlington, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. $10 for tradeshow; $100-275 for conference; additional workshop fees. Info, 865-5202.

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Green Drinks: Activists and professionals for a cleaner environment raise a glass over networking and discussion. The Skinny Pancake, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 262-2253.

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Co-op Tour: Shoppers get acquainted with the grains and beans of the bulk-food section, the veggies in the produce department and more with Food as Medicine health coach Marie Frohlich. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-7; preregister. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@ hungermountain.com. Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont Ham Radio Club Meeting: Burlington-area radio operators present on a different aspect of radio communications each month. O’Brien Civic Center, South Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 879-6589.

Computer Classes for Adult Learners: Folks ages 50 and up learn the fundamentals of computing, organizing folders, troubleshooting, Facebook and other newfangled technology. SeniorEd Center of Vermont, South Burlington, 12:30 p.m. $10 per workshop; $40 for full course. Info, 864-1502.

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Community Herbalism Class: VCIH student Laura Litchfield shares time-tested recipes for herbal support for children during the cold and flu season. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, 2247100, info@vtherbcenter.org.

‘The Kitchen’: Catamount Arts Center: See THU.06, 7 p.m.

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Christopher R. Browning: In “Adolf Hitler and the Decisions for the Final Solution,” this University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor and Holocaust historian considers how and when the Nazi regime moved toward systematic mass murder. John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill Building, UVM, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1438.

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The Ray Vega Latin Jazz Ensemble: A faculty trumpeter extraordinaire leads a Hispanic-heritage Latin-jazz celebration of the music of John Coltrane. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7776.

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

Amanda Amend: A painter, musician and linguist lectures on “Listening to the Colors: A Watercolorist Reveals Her Painting Process.” Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3516.

Lubbert Gnodde: Compressed air pumps through pipes at the Katharine Dopp Memorial Organ Recital. First Baptist Church, Burlington, 7 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 864-6515.

Public Flu Clinic: High-risk adults immunize themselves against the infectious disease. Franklin County Senior Center, St. Albans, 9 a.m.-noon. $35 for recipients without coverage. Info, 527-7531.

talks

‘Los Angeles Philharmonic Live: Dudamel Conducts Mendelssohn’: In a concert broadcast from the Disney Concert Hall, Gustavo Dudamel leads the famous philharmonic through classical compositions. Palace Cinema 9, South Burlington, 5 p.m. $16-20. Info, 660-9300.

Library, Williston, 7-9 p.m. Free; space is limited; preregister. Info, 878-4918.

seminars

‘Inherit the Wind’: See THU.06, 2 p.m.

Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra: See SAT.08, Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 4:30 p.m. Info, 382-9222.

Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 861-9700.

Women’s Strength & Conditioning Class: See WED.05, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

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Heroic Corn Maze Adventure: See SAT.08, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

‘Take Two’: Directed by Joanne Greenberg and performed by Callie Fothergill and Danny Bick, two comic one-act plays, “Authorial Intent” and “Sure Thing,” take a look at modern relationships. Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $5-10 sliding-scale donation. Info, 229-4676.

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Book Discussion: The Genius of Mark Twain: Bibliophiles relish the satire and pointed social commentary of the man also known as Samuel Langhorne Clemens in a chat about A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. Wake Robin Retirement Community, Shelburne, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 985-0659. Creative-Nonfiction Basics: Memoir & Personal-Essay Writing: Writing prompts help scribblers turn journal or blog entries into publishable personal stories. Dorothy Alling Memorial

‘To Kill a Mockingbird’: See WED.05. Community members screen the film and discuss its themes over a potluck. Evergreen Place, Waitsfield, 11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 583-1935.

Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.05, 2 p.m. Italian Cooking: Risotto: Conquer your fears about making this creamy rice dish in a class with Adele Dienno. She demonstrates the steps to a winter-squash risotto. Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes School, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 861-9700. Old North End Farmers Market: Local farmers sell the fruits of their fields, and their labor. Integrated Arts Academy, H.O. Wheeler Elementary School, Burlington, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 324-3073. Rutland County Farmers Market: See SAT.08, 3-6 p.m.

health & fitness

Community Medical School: William Pendlebury — a professor of pathology and neurology, the medical director of the Memory Center at Fletcher Allen Health Care, and the director of UVM’s Center on Aging — discusses “Biomarkers and Beyond: The Science of Diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease.” Carpenter Auditorium, Given Medical Building, UVM, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 847-2886. Natural Solutions for Relieving Arthritis & Muscle Pain: Eat the pain away? Suzy Harris explores how individualized diets, developed through nutrition-response testing, can help end muscle and joint pain. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-2569, ext. 1.

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Creative Tuesdays: Artists engage their imaginations with recycled crafts. Kids under 10 must

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be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Fairfax Story Hour: Good listeners are rewarded with folklore, fairy tales, crafts and activities. Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5246. Fall Story Hour: Picture books and crafts catch the attention of little tykes. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Frosty & Friends Therapy Dogs: Young readers share their favorite texts with friendly pooches. Preregister. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Gaming: Chase boredom away with board games and other favorite diversions. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. Highgate Story Hour: See WED.05, 10-11 a.m. Music With Robert: Music lovers of all ages engage in sing-alongs. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. Preschool Storytime: See WED.05, 10-10:45 a.m.

Story Time in the Nestlings’ Nook: Preschoolers take flight in bird-themed craft, book, music and nature activities. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Free with regular admission, $3-6. Info, 434-2167, museum@ birdsofvermont.org. Toddler Story Time: Kids under 3 enjoy picture books, songs and rhymes. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 9:10-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

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

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Green Mountain Chorus: Men who like to sing learn four-part harmonies at an open meeting of this all-guy barbershop group. St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 505-9595.

The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.05, 10 a.m.

seminars

Living Healthy on a Budget: Ward off wallet woes by learning to create nutritious dishes on the cheap. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202. Sun to Cheese Tours: Visitors take a behindthe-scenes look at dairy farming and cheese making as they observe raw milk turning into farmhouse cheddar. Preregister. Shelburne Farms, 2-4 p.m. $15 includes a block of cheese. Info, 985-8686.

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Presenting a MultiFaceted Approach for RepetitiveStrain Injuries: Typing too much? Wellness consultant and chiropractic physician Stephen Brandon suggests natural solutions to painful conditions. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-2569, ext. 1.

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‘Romeo and Juliet’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m. ‘Skin Deep’: See WED.05, 11:15 a.m. ‘The Phantom of the Opera’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m.

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Book Study Group: Scholars of humanity and spiritual nature analyze Robert Brumet’s Birthing a Greater Reality: A Guide to Conscious Evolution. Unity Church of Vermont, Essex Junction, 1-2:30 p.m. & 6:30-8 p.m. $10 suggested donation; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Info, 8767696, lane2love@yahoo.com.

Women’s Strength & Conditioning Class: See WED.05, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

‘The Vermont Civil War Songbook’: Linda Radtke employs music and letters in a costumed rundown of Vermont’s Civil War period. River Arts Center, Morrisville, 7-8:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 888-7617. Valley Night: The Holter Brothers bring on rock, funk and pop favorites in the lounge. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 496-8994.

outdoors

The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.05, 10 a.m.

seminars

Community Herbalism Class: Light your inner fire as Betzy Bancroft discusses “Food as Medicine: Warming Foods for Winter.” Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $10-12; preregister. Info, 224-7100, info@vtherbcenter.org. Computer Classes for Adult Learners: See MON.10, 9:30 a.m. Contentment in Everyday Life: See WED.05, 6:30 p.m.

kids

Keys to Credit: See WED.05, 2-4 p.m.

Babytime: Crawling tots and their parents convene for playtime and sharing. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 658-3659.

Catherine Garland: Castleton State College’s associate professor of physics goes starry-eyed in “Using Luminous Compact Blue Galaxies to Study Galaxy Evolution.” Room 203, Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, 4-5:15 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1327.

Autumn Story Time: See WED.05, 10 a.m.

Crafty Afternoon: Homeschoolers fashion their own musical pan pipes from the invasive Japanese knotweed. Fairfax Community Library, 3:30-4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420. Enosburg Playgroup: See WED.05, 9-11 a.m. Fairfield Playgroup: See WED.05, 10-11:30 a.m.

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David Govatski: Slides offer a snapshot of the “Birds of the Boreal Forest” in this illustrated Audubon Society presentation led by a naturalist. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Henry Smith: Images and stories paint a portrait of the University of New Hampshire professor’s years of travel in “My Adventures on the Streets of Paris.” Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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Harvesting Time for All: Music, movement, stories and art teach three- to five-year-olds about wildlife survival. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. $5. Info, 229-6206.

A Survivor Stands Before Me: In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Women Helping Battered Women hosts a photography installation by Stephen Mease, a keynote lecture by Cheryl Hanna, a rap performance, and a silent auction to raise awareness about the victims and survivors among us. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 658-3131.

Highgate Story Hour: See WED.05, 11:15 a.m.12:15 p.m.

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Marshfield Playgroup: See WED.05, 10-11:30 a.m.

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Middlebury Toddler Story Hour: See WED.05, 10:30-11:15 a.m.

‘Photograph 51’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m.

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Winooski Coalition for a Safe and Peaceful Community: Neighbors and local businesses help create a thriving Onion City by planning community events, sharing resources, networking and more. O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, 3:30-4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1392, ext.10.

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Vermont Renewable Energy Conference & Expo: See TUE.11, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Knit Night: Crafty needleworkers (crocheters, too) share their talents and company as they give yarn a makeover. Phoenix Books, Essex, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

Navigating the Senior-Care Maze: A five-part workshop series addresses emotional, practical, legal, financial and other aspects of caring for the elderly. Heineberg Community & Senior Center, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 863-3982.

‘13 Assassins’: Unemployed samurai unite to bring down a sadistic lord in Takashi Miike’s 2010 battle-heavy action film set at the tail end of Japan’s feudal era. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

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Community Cinema: A slam poet discovers the power of American Sign Language in Judy Lieff’s

Smart Grid Presentation: Central Vermont Public Service’s Amanda Beraldi and Green Mountain Power’s Brian Otley talk about upgrades that are bringing greater reliability and operational efficiencies to the electric grid. Q&A to follow. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 8 a.m. Free. Info, 3887951, ext. 2, sue@addisoncounty.com.

‘Don’t Dress for Dinner’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m.

Montgomery Story Hour: Good listeners are rewarded with an earful of tales and a mouthful of snacks. Montgomery Town Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

‘Romeo and Juliet’: See WED.05, 7:30 p.m.

Moving & Grooving With Christine: Young ones jam out to rock-and-roll and world-beat tunes. Recommended for ages 2 to 5, but all are welcome. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

Greg Melville: Greasy Rider’s author recaps his adventures touring the country in a car converted to run on veggie oil. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1476.

Pajama Story Time: Evening tales send kiddos off to bed. Berkshire Elementary School, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. Preschool Discovery Program: Nature investigators explore outdoor world. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. $5. Info, 229-6206. Preschool Storytime: See WED.05, 10-10:45 a.m.

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Italian Conversation Group: Parla Italiano? A native speaker leads a language practice for all ages and abilities. Room 101, St. Edmund’s Hall, St.

‘Skin Deep’: See WED.05, 11:15 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

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Helen Benedict: The author of Sand Queen shares passages from her tale of love, courage and struggle in the Iraq War. Farrell Room, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. Margot Lasher: Discussion follows a reading of “Stay,” the writer’s 10-minute play for person and dog. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581, jaquithpubliclibrary@hotmail.com. m

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‘Me?! I Don’t Judge or Criticize!’: Careertransition coach Glenda Otto helps folks communicate with the intent to connect, not pass judgment. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5-7:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@ hungermountain.com.

Kids in the Kitchen: Kids become cheese makers for the day, creating a creamy ricotta that goes on to top mini white pizzas in this culinary endeavor. Healthy Living, South Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $20 per child; free for an accompanying adult; preregister. Info, 863-2569, ext. 1.

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Basic Introduction to Camera Use: Budding videographers learn about media production in this taping workshop. 294 North Winooski Ave., Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 862-3966, ext. 16, morourke@cctv.org.

Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.05, 2 p.m.

Starline Rhythm Boys: The Vermont band sounds out swingin’ honky-tonk and rockabilly. Bayside Pavilion, St. Albans, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 524-0909.

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Susan Morse: Live wolves are part of an environmental program, “Room at the Top: The Importance of Wolves and Other Large Predators in Maintaining Healthy Ecosystems,” with this renowned naturalist. Ross Sports Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10; free for SMC students and staff with ID; not suitable for very young children. Info, 654-2536.

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Story Time for Tots: Three- to 5-year-olds savor stories, songs, crafts and company. CarpenterCarse Library, Hinesburg, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 482-2878.

Steve Buckingham: The prolific record producer and professor speaks about “How R&B and Rock and Roll Tore Down the Walls of Segregation.” McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536.

Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 899-3869.

St. Albans Playgroup: Creative activities and storytelling engage the mind. St. Luke’s Church, St. Albans, 9:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

Sharon Plumb: The Vermont Nature Conservancy speaker educates folks on the problems caused by nonnative species in “Invasive Plants 101.” Hinesburg Town Hall, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 482-6312.

2010 documentary, Deaf Jam. Rutland Free Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

South Hero Playgroup: Free play, crafting and snacks entertain children and their grown-up companions. South Hero Congregational Church, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

Amy Miller: In “Cultivating True Happiness Through Establishing a Practice,” the director of the Milarepa Center offers a fun and relaxed approach to spiritual practice through meditation and discussion. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 633-4136.

Science & Stories: Harvest Time: Kids have aha! moments regarding the soil’s bounty. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. Regular admission, $9.50-12.50; free for kids 2 and under. Info, 877-324-6386.

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THE MOSAIC ACTOR’S LAB: Oct. 10, 12, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26 & 28, 6-9 p.m. each day; & October 16 & 30, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Cost: $425/52hr. lab. Location: The Off Center, 294 N. Winooski Ave., suite 116C, Burlington. Info: Theatre Mosaic Mond, Georgette Garbes Putzel, 735-7912, mosaicmond@gmail. com, theatremosaicmond.net. A mosaic nonprescriptive approach to explore acting for adults, including body and space, space and stage, words and non-words, reaction and action, sounds and images, drop the mask, permanence and transience of the character, heart and spirit of the actor, in English and in French scene work.

art ACCESS ART CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 165 fall offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs.org, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access. Two watercolor classes with Ginny Joyner, Drawing for Beginners, Monotype Printmaking, Calligraphy. Culinary arts: One-night, hands-on classes where you eat well! Thai Cuisine, Vietnamese Specialties, Turkish, Appitizers, Indian, Mile-High Pies, Malaysian Panang, Greek Coastal, Gnocchi, Pasta Bene, Adele’s Coffee Cake, Italian Cookies, Halloween Decorated Cookies, Eating Raw Foods: Desserts, Appetizers, Cheese Making: Chevre/Feta From Goat’s Milk, Mozzarella/Ricotta From Cow’s Milk. Full descriptions online. Look for Access,

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP: Oct. 13-Nov. 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $195/person, $175.50 BCA member. Location: Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Prerequisite: Intro SLR Camera or equivalent experience Gain confidence working in Adobe Photoshop in this six-week class. Uploading images into Adobe Bridge, use of Camera Raw, image-correction tools such as color and white balance correction, layers, masks, selections, retouching and much more will be covered, as well as printing on our Epson 3880 printer. CLAY: WHEEL THROWING: Oct. 13-Dec. 8, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $220/nonmembers, $198/BCA members (clay sold separately at $20/25 lb. bag. Glazes and firings incl. Location: BCA Clay Studio, Burlington. Students will be working primarily on the potter’s wheel, learning basic throwing and forming techniques, while creating functional pieces such as mugs, vases and bowls. Students will also be guided through the various finishing techniques using the studio’s house slips and glazes. Ages 16 and up. DESIGN: ADOBE INDESIGN: Nov. 7-Dec. 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Cost: $185/nonmembers, $166.50/BCA members. Location: Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator, used to lay out and design posters and other single-page documents. Students will explore a variety of software techniques and create projects suited to their own interests. This class is suited for beginners who are interested in furthering their design-software skills.

DROP IN: GIVE IT A WHIRL: ADULT POTTERY: Fri., Sep. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18 & Dec. 16, 7:30-9:30 p.m. 3rd Fri. of the mo., 4 Fridays total. Cost: $12/person, $10/BCA member. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. This is a great introduction to our studio for those who don’t have time for an eight-week class, or who just want to try the wheel and have some fun with other beginner potters. Through demonstrations and individual instruction, learn the basics of preparing and centering the clay, and making cups, mugs and bowls. Ages 16 and up. DROP IN: LIFE DRAWING FOR ADULTS (16+): Sep. 12-Dec. 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $8/session, $7/session for BCA members. Location: BCA Center, Burlington. This dropin class is open to all levels and facilitated by a BCA staff member and professional model. Please bring your own drawing materials and paper. No registration necessary. Purchase a drop-in card and get the sixth visit for free! DROP IN: PAINTING FOR ADULTS (16+): Sep. 15-Oct. 13, 6:308:30 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $10/session, $9/session BCA members. Location: BCA Center, Burlington. This drop-in class is open to all levels and facilitated by Linda Jones, an accomplished painter and BCA instructor for over 10 years. Come paint from a still life or bring something (abstract, landscape, mixed media) that you are working on. No registration necessary. BCA provides glass palettes, easels, painting trays and drying racks. Please bring your own painting materials. Purchase a drop-in card and get the sixth visit for free! DROP IN: POLLYWOG PRESCHOOL: Sep. 15-Dec. 15, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $6/parent & child pair, $5/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, Burlington. This popular drop-in program introduces young children to artistic explorations in a multimedia environment that is both creative and social. Participants will work with homemade play dough, paint, yarn, ribbon, paper and more! Parents must accompany their children. All materials provided. No registration necessary. Ages 6 months to 5 years. Purchase a drop-in card and get the sixth visit for free! DROP-IN: FRIDAY NIGHT FAMILY CLAY: Fri., Sep. 16-Dec. 16 (no class Nov. 25), 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $6/ person, $5/BCA member. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Learn wheel and hand building techniques at BCA’s clay studio while hanging out with the family. Make bowls, cups and amazing sculptures. Staff will give wheel and hand building demonstrations throughout the evening. Price includes one fired and glazed piece per participant. Additional fired and glazed pieces are $5 each. No registration necessary.

All ages. Get a free visit! Purchase a $30 punch card for six drop-in classes, $25 for BCA members. DROP-IN: PRESCHOOL CLAY: Sep. 16-Dec. 16, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Weekly on Fri. Cost: $6/parent & child pair, $5/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, Burlington. This popular drop-in program introduces your child to artistic explorations in a multimedia environment that is both creative and social. Through art projects designed for early learners, young artists will draw, work with clay, and create collages, paint murals and more! Parents must accompany their children. All materials provided. Ages 3 to 5. Get a free visit! Purchase a $30 punch card for six drop-in classes, $25 for BCA members. JEWELRY: GUIDED OPEN STUDIO: Nov. 9-Dec. 14, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Wed. Cost: $160/nonmembers, $144/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Get help from the instructor, Rebecca Macomber, a professional jeweler, or just use the studio equipment to work on your own. In addition to fine metals, get help with your precious-metal-clay and enameling projects. A perfect time to work on gifts for the holidays! Ages 16 and up. JEWELRY: SETTING STONES WORKSHOP: Oct. 22-23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $180/nonmembers, $162/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Want to know the ins and outs of setting a stone in copper or silver? This weekend workshop will cover the basics of making a bezel, to hold your stones in your jewelry. Learn tips and tricks on how to set your stone perfectly. Basic metalsmithing skills recommended. Ages 16 and up. PAINTING: ABSTRACT: Oct. 27-Dec. 8, 6:30-9 p.m., Weekly on Thu. Cost: $185/person, $166.50/BCA member. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Students will be guided to explore the many exciting possibilities of abstract painting. Using the paint of their choice (water-soluble oils, acrylics or watercolor), students will learn from each other and discuss techniques and ideas in supportive critique. Bring some ideas or reference material to use as a starting place. PHOTO: AFTER SCHOOL: Oct. 18Nov. 8, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $105/nonmembers, $94.50/BCA members. Location: Community Darkroom, Burlington. Learn the magic of black and white darkroom in this fun, hands-on after-school class for kids ages 9-12! Kids will go on guided photo shoots and will print their own work in the darkroom. All equipment and supplies provided. No experience necessary, ages 9-12. PHOTO: MIXED-LEVEL DARKROOM: Thu., Oct. 13-Dec. 8 (no class Nov. 24), 6-9 p.m. Cost: $250/person, $225/BCA member.

Location: Community Darkroom, Burlington. Prerequisite: Black and White Darkroom Basics or equivalent experience. Take your work to the next level in this eight-week class! Guided sessions to help you improve your printing and film-processing techniques and discussion of the technical and aesthetic aspects of your work will be included. Cost includes a darkroom membership for outsideof-class printing and processing. PHOTO: PORTRAIT: Nov. 1-22, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $125/nonmembers, $112.50/BCA members. Location: Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Prerequisite: Intro SLR Camera or equivalent experience. Improve your portraittaking skills in this hands-on, fourweek class. Camera techniques, composition, the use of studio and natural light, and more will be covered. Bring your camera and memory card to the first class. PHOTO: PORTRAIT: Nov. 1-22, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $125/ person, $112.50/BCA members. Location: Digital Media Lab, Burlington. Prerequisite: Intro SLR Camera or equivalent experience Improve your portrait-taking skills in this hands-on, four-week class. Camera techniques, composition, the use of studio and natural light, and more will be covered. Bring your camera and memory card to the first class. PRINT: CARDS & GIFT WRAP: Nov. 14-Dec. 19, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Cost: $150/nonmembers, $135/BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Who doesn’t love receiving gifts with a homemade touch for the holidays? Learn to make your own cards, gift tags and wrapping paper using techniques such as stenciling, Turkish paper marbling, linocut and silkscreening. Plus, learn to use recycled materials to make your holiday a little greener. Ages 16 and up. SILKSCREENING POSTERS & MORE: Oct. 13-Dec. 8, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $200/nonmembers, $180/BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info: burlingtoncityarts.com. Learn to silkscreen hand-drawn images, written text, photos, and borrowed images onto a variety of materials. Create your own posters, stationary, invitations and more. Also learn to print on fabric for personalized t-shirts and tote bags. Students will have use of a computer complete with Adobe Creative Suite. Ages 16 and up.

body ACCESS BODY & MIND CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 165 fall offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs.org, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access. Core Strength with Caroline Perkins

(Tuesdays and Thursdays), Weight Training, Zumba (3 choices), Yoga (4 choices), Tai Chi, Swing or Ballroom with Terry Bouricius, African Drum, African Dance, Jazzercise, Fiddling with Pete Sutherland, Jazz Guitar with Jim Stout, Voice-Overs, Guitar (3 Levels), SongBasket with Karen Sutherland, Creative Dance (5-8 year olds), Mindful Meditation, Herbal Chocolate, Herbs Facial, and Juggling. Low cost, excellent instructors, guaranteed. Materials included. Full descriptions online. Look for Access, Community Education link. Senior discount 65+.

building TINY-HOUSE RAISING: Cost: $250/workshop. Location: Bolton & Richmond, Vermont. Info: Peter King, 933-6103. A crew of beginners will help instructor Peter King frame and sheath a 16 x 20 tiny house on Bolton, Oct. 15 & 16, and a 12 x 12 in Richmond, Nov. 5 & 6.

climbing COED/WOMEN’S CLIMBING CLINICS: Oct. 11-Nov. 17, 6-9 p.m., Weekly on Tue., Thu. Cost: $175/2-hr. class, gear & additional visits. Location: Petra Cliffs Climbing Center, 105 Briggs St., Burlington. Info: The Petra Cliffs Group, Andrea Charest, 657-3872, andrea@petracliffs.com, petracliffs.com. Coed (Tuesdays) and Women’s Clinics (Thursdays) develop and improve climbing technique, balance, movement, footwork, strength, belaying, lead climbing and more. Beginner or intermediate sessions run for six weeks and include gear and additional visits. Learn to climb in a controlled environment with AMGA Climbing Wall Instructors!

coaching HORSES, HERD & LEADERSHIP PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION & OPEN HOUSE: Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Cost: $20/person, $35/2 people. Location: Horses & Pathfinders Equine Guided Education, Leadership & Coaching, 6899 Route 100B, Moretown. Info: 2231903, lucinda@horsesandpathfinders.com, horsesandpathfinders.com. Includes a facility tour and services/programs overview, a brief presentation on social herd dynamics and leadership from the horse’s perspective, a herd dynamics demonstration and an optional hands-on equine-guided education activity. Experience what horses have to teach us from a fresh and profound perspective. No horse experience necessary, we do not ride the horses.

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or visit website for details on payment. Location: Charlotte Senior Center, Charlotte. Info: 4252111, transitioncharlottevt.org. Transition U.S. (TransitionUS.org) is offering the two-day Training for Transition course as developed by the Transition Network in England (TransitionNetwork.org). The course is an in-depth experiential introduction to Transition for those considering bringing Transition to their community. It is recommended for communities wishing to become an internationally recognized Transition Initiative.

computers ACCESS COMPUTER CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 165 fall offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs. org, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access. Computer & Internet Basics Tutorial, iWant iPods & iPhones, Improve Your Internet Experience, Windows Security: File and Control Panels, OpenOffice, Google Sketch Up, PowerPoint, Publisher, MS Word Basics and More, Smartphone Use, MS Excel Basics, Excel Up: The Next Steps, Excel Data Analysis, Website Design Fundamentals, Dreamweaver: Web Essentials, Understanding Game Design, How to Buy a Computer, Technology From Caveman View, Personalized Lessons. Low cost, hands on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions online, look for Access, Community Education link. Senior discount 65+.

BALANCE, HARMONY, BALLET: Location: Burlington Dances, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: 863-3369, lucille@naturalbodiespilates.com, NaturalBodiesPilates. com. Love ballet? Release unnecessary tension and connect with your inner dancer to shape, tone and align your body while experiencing elegance, personal growth and grace. Classes include teachings of the masters of movement: Pilates, Delsarte, Balanchine, Vagonova, Laban and Bartenieff for balance and harmony in the mind, heart and body. DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 598-1077, info@ salsalina.com. Salsa classes, nightclub-style, on-one and on-two, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 7:15 p.m. Argentinean Tango class and social, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout! DANCE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: Location: Burlington Dances, 1 Mill St., 372, Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Lucille Dyer, 863-3369, Info@ BurlingtonDances.com, BurlingtonDances.com. Dancers in the 21st century are versatile! New flexible space program Thursday nights offers free space for company members to redefine technique, content and intent for the next century of dance. Plus take classes and workshops in international styles: TangoFlow!, Belly Dance, Flamenco, Ballet,

empowerment ACCESS EMPOWERMENT CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 165 fall offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvuhs.org. Lose Weight, Feel Great; Genealogy; Beekeeping; Creative Writing; History of the World Through Food with Chris O’Donnell; Donner Party Story; Be an Entrepreneur; Winter Camping; Solar Energy 101; Bridge (two levels); Cribbage; Grief Etiquette; Suburban Homesteading 101; Motorcycle Awareness; Map and Compass Basics; Backyard Astronomy. Guaranteed. Full descriptions online. Look for Access, Community Education link. Senior Discount 65+.

energy YOGADANCE W/ NANCEY KINLIN: Oct. 11-Nov. 15, 7-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tue. Cost: $79/series, $14/dropin single. Location: Burlington Dances Studio, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Lucille Dyer, 863-3369, Info@BurlingtonDances.com, BurlingtonDances.com. Combining the traditions of yoga with music and movement, YogaDance uses the chakra system as a template to explore and express our life energies. For all bodies of any age or ability, it is a sacred practice for a way of opening to the abundant riches of self-discovery.

family GENEALOGY: TRACING YOUR FAMILY TREE: Oct. 17-Nov. 7, 6:308:30 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Cost: $50/person. Limit: 20. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from

feldenkrais FELDENKRAIS: Tue., 9:30-10:30 a.m., & Wed., 7-8 p.m. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 864-9642. The Feldenkrais method, a form of somatic education, will help you overcome aches and pains, reduce muscle tension, and increase your self-knowledge, flexibility and awareness of your body. Anyone young or old, physically challenged or physically fit, can benefit from the Feldenkrais method. For more information about Feldenkrais (including testimonials) and complete class schedule, visit vermontfeldenkrais.com or call Uwe, 735-3770.

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health CAREGIVER GROUP COACHING: Oct. 17-Nov. 21, 6-7 p.m. Cost: $125/6-wk. group coaching. Location: Serenity Caregiver Coaching, Stowe. Info: 253-7646, stephanie@serenitycaregivercoaching.com, serenitycaregivercoaching.com. Caregivers: Reduce stress and restore balance in your life with group coaching. Learn effective self-care techniques that will allow you to put yourself back on your list of priorities. Take charge of your health and wellness today! RAW FOOD W/ RAWDACIOUS LIVING: Oct. 10-31, Weekly on Mon. Cost: $35/course. Location: Rawdacious Living, Burlington, Burlington Vt. Info: Rawdacious Living, Alyssa Brown, 603-9881913, alyssa@rawdaciousliving. com, rawdaciousliving.com. Rawdacious Living offers raw food classes, counseling, coaching and personal chefing. Raw foods have been known to eliminate illness and energize the body. Alyssa Brown, MSW, is a certified raw food chef offering information that you can use to elevate your life.

helen day 652-4548 flynnarts@flynncenter.org LAUGH ATTACK: STANDUP COMEDY W/ JOSIE LEAVITT: Adults, Mon., Oct. 17-Nov. 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $165/7 wks. Location: Flynn Center, Burlington. Join the supportive and hysterically funny folks in this performancebased workshop. Learn the elements of comedy, work on guided writing exercises, and develop and practice your own standup material in every class. Class ends with the ultimate challenge: an optional live performance in front of a full house in FlynnSpace on Monday, November 28.

geneology ACCESS GENEOLOGY CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: Mon., 6:30-8:30 p.m.; starts Oct. 17. Cost: $50/4 wks. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs. org, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access. Genealogy: Tracing Your Family Tree. Covers how to start, where to look for resources, as well as record

253-8358 education@helenday.com helenday.com STAINED GLASS: Weekly on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30, Dec. 7, 6-9 p.m. Cost: $240. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 5 School St., Stowe. Learn the old-world art of stained glass. Creating a simple first project will help you learn the techniques of cutting glass, the Tiffany method of copper foiling, soldering and finishing touches. Design, color and composition will also be covered. Materials included. Deadline for registration is Saturday, October 15. Instructor: Natasha Bogar. ACTION PAINTING: Oct. 8, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $115. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 5

School St., Stowe. Intimidated by a large, blank canvas or piece of paper? Afraid to make a big statement in paint? This workshop will help you to leap over that hurdle with big, expressive gestures that can open the door to a freer and more satisfying painting experience. Big is not necessarily better, but it is useful to push your limitations and to get comfortable working in a large format. We will spend the day drawing and painting with an emphasis on experimentation, freedom and fun. Instructor: Galen Cheney. TECHNIQUE & COMPOSITION: Nov. 5, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $115 Location: Helen Day Art Center, 5 School St., Stowe. Explore a variety of experimental techniques using either watercolor or acrylics. On different types of papers you will create textures, shapes, lines, colors and forms. These will then be applied to designing successful compositions focusing on abstract relationships. The compositions can be either abstract or have representational content. The importance of good design in structuring successful compositions will be stressed. Instructor: Lisa Forster Beach. MONOTYPES: Oct. 22, 9:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. Cost: $115 Location: Helen Day Art Center, 5 School St., Stowe. Experience the fun and spontaneity of creating monotypes without a press. Using water-based paints and plexiglass plates, learn to mix and layer colors, create textural variety using tools, objects and brushes, and how to hand-transfer the image onto paper. You will have time to create, reflect on your process and learn to loosen up. Instructor: Lori Hinrichsen. DIGITAL ART: Oct. 27-Nov. 17, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Thursday. Cost: $150 Location: Helen Day Art Center, 5 School St., Stowe. Learn how to create original designs and enhance digital photographs. Students will work with the program Adobe Photoshop to create imaginative and dynamic images. There will be a focus on two-dimensional design elements and photographic techniques such as composition, color theory and lighting. Limited to 6 students. Instructor: Leigh Ann Rooney.

herbs EDIBLE/MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE NORTHEAST: Location: NatureHaven, 431 East Rd., Milton. Info: Laurie DiCesare, 893-1845. 10-session home-study/field-trip program. Includes botany, folklore, and traditional, Native American and current plant uses. Gentle park walks, flexible scheduling, reasonable rates. Individual or group nature walks, interpretive trails, species lists also available.

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ACCESS CRAFT CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 165 fall offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs. org, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access. Wheel 7 Pottery and Clay Choices, Woodworking, Welding, Electrical, Wood Carving, Bead/Wire Jewelry Making, Metal Bracelet, Spindle and Knobs, Wooden Bowl Turning,

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LEARN TO DANCE W/ A PARTNER!: Cost: $50/4-week class. Location: The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington, St. Albans, Colchester. Info: First Step Dance, 598-6757, kevin@firststepdance. com, FirstStepDance.com. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Beginning classes repeat each month, but intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. Three locations to choose from!

keeping, software, websites and lots more. Hands-on work on own family tree with genealogists from the Vermont French-Canadian Genealogy Society. Examples will focus on English, Irish and French-Canadian immigrants to New England but all techniques transferable to all nationalities. All materials included. Instructor: Ed McGuire and genealogy society members. Limit 20.

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LIFE AT PLAY: Zubin Mistri, M.Div., certified Hakomi therapist, Mon., 6:45-8:15 p.m., Oct. 10, 17, 24 & Nov. 7, 14, 21. Cost: $60/series ($12/drop-in). Location: Burlington Dances studio, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Lucille Dyer, 863-3369, Lucille@NaturalBodiesPilates. com, BurlingtonDances.com. Improvisational acting requires us to be in our bodies, release the critical mind and say yes to the unknown. We will use games from theatrical improvisation to help us live with more aliveness and freedom, and learn about ourselves. Transform fear into laughter, and creative impulse to expression without inhibition.

LEARN TO SWING DANCE: Cost: $60/6-week series ($50 for students/seniors). Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info: lindyvermont. com, 860-7501. Great fun, exercise and socializing, with fabulous music. Learn in a welcoming and lighthearted environment. Classes start every six weeks: Tuesdays for beginners; Wednesdays for upper levels. Instructors: Shirley McAdam and Chris Nickl.

exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs.org, cvuweb.cvuhs. org/access. Covers how to start, where to look for resources, as well as record keeping, software, websites and lots more. Hands-on work on own family tree with genealogists from the Vermont French-Canadian Genealogy Society. Examples will focus on English, Irish and French Canadian immigrants to New England, but all techniques transferable to all nationalities. All materials included. Instructor: Ed McGuire and members of Vermont FrenchCanadian Genealogy Society. Senior discount 65+.

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GOURMET FOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH!: Oct. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost: $75/5-hour class. Location: Maya Center for Integrated Medicine, 2755 West Shore Road, Isle La Motte. Info: Maya Center, Jeanette O’Conor, 310-0942, jconner@mayactr.org, mayactr.org. Join Chef Lisa Best for a gourmet cooking class featuring flavors of the Mediterranean. Foods prepared will be heart healthy, flavorful and fun! Leave with recipes, advice on healthy cooking and a full gourmet meal for two. Sponsored by the Maya Center. Tuition assistance available.

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Make a Hula-Hoop, Rug Hooking, 3 Bag Sewing, Hemming Skills, Aprons, Cross Stitch, Crochet, Felting, Quilting, Monotype Print, Mosaic Garden Frame, Cake Decorating (3 choices), Knitting (3 choices). Full descriptions online. Look for Access, Community Education link. Senior discount 65+.

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WILDCRAFTING W/ THE SEASONS: Oct. 22, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $35/8hr. class & prepared extract. Location: Metta Earth, 334 Geary Rd. South, Lincoln. Info: Metta Earth, Brendan Kelly, 453-8111, info@mettaearth.org, mettaearth. org. With the cooling weather and diminishing light, fall is a traditional time for harvesting wild roots. This hands-on, outdoorbased workshop will include plant ID, wildcrafting, medicine making and a discussion of plant medicine. Each participant will take home the extract they prepare from their harvest. Taught by Brendan Kelly, acupuncturist/herbalist. WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Open House will be held Saturday, October 22, 1-3 p.m. at Tulsi Tea Room, 14 Elm St., Montpelier. Monthly Wild Edible and Medicinal Plant Walks with Annie, $10, no one turned away, dates announced on our Facebook page, or join our email list, or call us. Dates for our 2012 Wisdom of the Herbs and Wild Edibles Intensive are now posted on our website. VSAC non-degree grants are available to qualifying applicants. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, Woodbury. Info: 456-8122, annie@ wisdomoftheherbsschool.com, wisdomoftheherbsschool.com. Earth skills for changing times. Experiential programs embracing local, wild, edible and medicinal plants, food as first medicine, sustainable living skills, and the inner journey. Annie McCleary, director, and George Lisi, naturalist.

language ACCESS LANGUAGE CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 165 fall offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs. org, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access. Beginner French (2 levels), Immersion French, Beginning Spanish, Intermediate Spanish, Immersion Spanish, Italian for Travelers, Beginning Mandarin (2 levels), German (2 levels). Low cost, hands on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions online. Look for Access, Community Education link. Senior discount 65+.

ABSOLUTELY TRUE! LEARN SPANISH: Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Ctr. Info: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail. com, spanishwaterburycenter. com. Broaden your horizons, connect with a new world. We provide high-quality, affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, teens and children. Personal instruction from a native speaker via small classes, private instruction or student tutoring, including AP. See our website for complete information or contact us for details. GERMAN: 2 LEVELS: German for Beginners, Wed., 5-6:20 p.m., 11 weeks, starts Oct. 26. German for Advanced Beginners, Wed., 6:30-7:45 p.m., 11-weeks, starts Oct. 26. Cost: $145/person. Limit: 18. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs. org, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access. Designed to have participants gain the ability to understand, speak, read and write simple German. Interactive, stimulating and comprehensive approach. Emphasis on comprehension and application in the day-to-day environment. All materials included in fee. Instructor: Robin Glore. Senior discount 65+. JAPANESE LANGUAGE CLASSES: Beginning Japanese Language Classes, Levels 1 & 2 begin Oct. 4 (Tue., Level 2) & Oct. 6 (Thu., Level 1), continuing for 10 sessions w/ a break at Thanksgiving wk. Class time: 7-8:30 p.m. Cost: $195/10 1.5-hr. classes. Location: St. Michael’s College, 1 Winooski Pl., Colchester. Info: Japan-America Society of Vermont, Larry Solt, 865-3113, l.solt@burlingtontelecom.net, jasv.org. The JapanAmerican Society of Vermont is again offering Japanese language lessons. This class is an introduction to speaking, listening, reading and writing Japanese, with an emphasis on conversational patterns that occur in everyday life. Students will also be introduced to life in Japan and Japanese customs and culture. PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?: Location: At your home or scheduled meeting place, Burlington, Mad River Valley, Stowe, Montpelier. Info: 4967859, yvescompere@yahoo.com. Communication and vocabulary enrichment, some grammar

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martial arts AIKIDO: Adult/Teen Introductory Classes begin on Oct. 4 at 6:45 p.m. and meet on Tues. & Thur. Children’s classes begin on Sat., Oct. 1 at 9 and 9:45 a.m. Join now & receive a 3-mo. membership (includes free uniform and unlimited classes 7 days a week) for $190. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St. (across from Conant Metal & Light), Burlington. Info: 951-8900, burlingtonaikido. org. Aikido is a dynamic Japanese martial art that promotes physical and mental harmony through the use of breathing exercises, aerobic conditioning, circular movements, and pinning and throwing techniques. We also teach sword/ staff arts and knife defense. The Samurai Youth Program provides scholarships for children and teenagers, ages 7-17. We also offer classes for children ages 5-6. Classes are taught by Benjamin Pincus Sensei, Vermont’s only fully certified (Shidoin) Aikido teacher. AIKIDO: Tue.-Fri. 6-7:30 p.m.; Sun., 10-11:30 a.m. Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave. (2nd floor), Burlington. Info: Vermont Aikido, 862-9785, vermontaikido.org. New Vermont Aikido Introductory Class: Beginning Aikido [adult]: Thursday evenings, August 25-September 15. Class time: 6-7:30 pm. $65 fee; free practice uniform included. Aikido trains body and spirit together, promoting physical flexibility with flowing movement, martial awareness with compassionate connection, respect for others and confidence in oneself. KUNG FU IN THE PARK: Sat., 9-11 a.m. Cost: $30/mo. Location: Local parks, Burlington. Info: Carrie, 864-0692, abairacupuncture@ gmail.com. Strengthen your body, improve your health, learn to move with grace and power while learning an effective form of self-defense. Experience calmer emotions and a more focused mind. Classes meet weekly in local parks to train in Bajiquan (eight directional boxing) and Xingyiquan (form mind boxing). First class is free. MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CENTER: Please visit website for schedule. Location: Martial Way Self Defense Center, 3 locations, Colchester, Milton, St. Albans. Info: 893-8893, martialwayvt.com. Beginners will find a comfortable and welcoming environment, and a courteous staff that is dedicated to helping each member achieve his or her maximum potential in the martial arts. Experienced martial artists will be impressed by our instructors’ knowledge and humility, our realistic approach, and our straightforward, fair tuition and billing policies.

VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Mon.-Fri., 6-9 p.m., & Sat., 10 a.m. 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 660-4072, Julio@ bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com. Classes for men, women and children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fitness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and self-confidence. We offer a legitimate Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts program in a friendly, safe and positive environment. Accept no imitations. Learn from one of the world’s best, Julio “Foca” Fernandez, CBJJ and IBJJF certified 6th Degree Black Belt, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr., teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! A 5-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu National Featherweight Champion and 3-time Rio de Janeiro State Champion, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. VING TSUN KUNG FU: Mon. & Wed., 5:30-7:30. Cost: $90/mo. Location: Robert Miller Center, 130 Gosse Ct., Burlington. Info: MOY TUNG KUNG FU, Nick, 3183383, KUNGFU.VT@GMAIL.COM, MOYTUNGVT.COM. Traditional Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu. Learn a highly effective combination of relaxation, center line control and economy of motion. Take physical stature out of the equation; with the time-tested Ving Tsun system, simple principles work with any body type. Free introductory class. VERMONT NINJUTSU: Tue. & Thu. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Sun. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Cost: $80/mo. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, suite 109, Essex Jct. Info: 825-6078, vtninjutsu@gmail.com. An ancient art with modern applications, Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu comprises nine samurai and ninja battlefield schools. Training includes physical conditioning, natural awareness, spiritual refinement, armed and unarmed combat.

massage VISCERAL TECHNIQUES, 16 CEUS: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat., Oct. 29, & Sun., Oct. 30. Cost: $275/16 CEUS ($250 if paid in full by Oct. 1). Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, Burlington. Info: Dianne Swafford, 734-1121, swaffordperson@ hotmail.com. This ortho-bionomy class is taught only by advanced instructors. Learn about the relationship of emotions with internal organs. Areas covered in this class include liver, lung and gall bladder flushes, pelvic/uterus balancing, diaphragm and pancreas releases, as well as tips on dealing with hiatal hernias. No prerequisites required.

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LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction available Sunday mornings, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. An Open House occurs every third Wednesday evening of each month, 7-9 p.m., which includes an intro to the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom.

ALL WELLNESS: Location: 128 Lakeside Ave., suite 103, Burlington. Info: 863-9900, allwellnessvt.com. We encourage all ages, all bodies and all abilities to discover greater ease and enjoyment in life by integrating physical therapy, Pilates Reformer, Power Pilates mat classes, Vinyasa and Katonah Yoga, and indoor cycling. Come experience our welcoming atmosphere, skillful instructors and beautiful, light-filled studioyour first fitness class is free if you mention this ad!

movement BACK PAIN RELIEF W/ A ROLLER: Oct. 9, 2-4 p.m. Cost: $20/workshop. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 735-3770. Anybody with back pain or who wants to increase their knowledge of their back can benefit highly from this Feldenkrais workshop. For more information about the Feldenkrais Method and this workshop, please visit vermontfeldenkrais.com. THE ART OF HOOP DANCE: Oct. 8-29, 1-2 p.m., Weekly on Sat. Cost: $50/mo., ($14/single, space permitting). Location: Burlington Dances, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Lucille Dyer, 863-3369, Lucille@BurlingtonDances. com, BurlingtonDances.com. The Art of Hoop Dance with Sam Resnicow, the Hoop Master from the International Competitions Hooping Idol. “Join us as we connect body and mind, transforming a childhood toy into an instrument of flow and movement.” Great for all ages and open to all levels! Hula-Hoops will be provided!

photography ACCESS CAMERA CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 165 fall offerings for all ages. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs. org, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access. Photoshop Basics, Digital Camera: Buttons/Menus, Share Photos, Aperture Info, Shutter-Speed Skills, Digital Spectrum, Next Layers of Photoshop, Advanced Digital Photography: Blending/Filters. Full descriptions online. Look for Access, Community Education link. Senior discount 65+.

NBPILATES NEW CIRCUIT TRAINING: Pilates Circuit Training: Thu. & Sat., Prime Time Pilates for Seniors; Feet!: Wed. 10:30, Pilates/Ballet: Mon. Wed. Fri. Get fit, feel great, stay healthy. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: 863-3369, lucille@naturalbodiespilates.com, NaturalBodiesPilates. com. Imagine the results! Designed the way Joe Pilates built his method, Circuit Training takes you through exercises essential for body, mind and heart! Seniors in your prime: Get your feet, body and mind moving Wednesday mid-morning! Love ballet? Shape, tone and align your body while experiencing elegance and personal growth.

religion INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM: Oct. 24, 31; Nov. 7,14,28; Dec. 5, 12. Location: Ohavi Zedek Synagoue, 188 N. Prospect St., Burlington. Info: Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Tari Santor, 864-0218, tari@ ohavizedek.com, ohavizedek.org. An introduction to the origins of Judaism in the religion of ancient Israel, including a description of the Jewish calendar, life cycle, and key concepts of Judaism, including Jewish prayer, contemporary Jewish life and Jewish ecology. Taught by Rabbis Joshua Chasan and Jan Salzman.

shamanism PACHAKUTI MESA TRADITIONS: Cost: $255/weekend. Location: freespriritquest, 980 Elmore Rd., Rt. 12, Worcester. Info: The Heart of the Healer Foundation, Thomas Mock, 828-817-5034, thomas.mock1444@gmail.com, heartofthehealer.org. Receive personal healing as participants are guided in the use of timehonored Peruvian shamanic rituals and ceremony. Learn how to create your own sacred altar for self-exploration, empowerment and transformation. Cultivate a relationship with the unseen world on your path of expanding possibilities. SENSING OUR WAY ON THE PATH OF THE HORSE: Oct. 10, 1-5:30 p.m. Cost: $75/person, $125/2 people. Location: Horses

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& Pathfinders Equine Guided Education, Leadership & Coaching, 6899 Route 100B, Moretown. Info: 223-1903, lucinda@horsesandpathfinders.com, horsesandpathfinders.com. connect to horses who have the ability to reflect and respond to our level of energy, intention, leadership presence and way of being. When we connect we can see and feel possibilities to live out what has true heart and meaning. Program includes a video presentation of the Path of the Horse and opportunities for 1-on-1 and group activities with the horses. No horse experience necessary, we do not ride the horses.

spirituality Seth & Jung on the nature of PerSonal reality: Oct. 20-Nov. 17, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $75/ course. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909. In this student-generated course the focus is on a comparison of the views of seth (the entity channeled by Jane Roberts) and Jung’s sense of personal reality. The books, Jung’s “The Undiscovered self” and seth’s “The Nature of Personal Reality,” will be supplied to the students. led by sue Mehrtens.

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grief etiquette: Nov. 15, 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: $20/person. Limit: 15. Location: CVU High School, 10 mins. from exit 12, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, access@cvuhs.org, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access. Have you found yourself wondering what to say or write to someone who has experienced the death of a family member or a friend? Join grief educators Patty Dunn, director of Hospice Volunteer services in addison county, and suzanne Richard, school counselor K-12, and learn helpful and practical ways to be supportive. Gain insight into and confidence in handling these inevitable and challenging situations. senior discount 65+.

tarot for life WorkShoP W/ Sherri glebuS: Oct. 10, 17, 24, Nov. 7, 14 & 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $150/workshop. Moonlight Gift Shoppe is offering 10% off tarot decks for participants. Location: Moonlight Gift Shoppe, Milton. Info: Sherri Glebus, 2246756, sglebus@gmail.com, tarotinsights.vpweb.com. The tarot deck is a powerful tool used for divination, guidance and self-awareness. This six-week workshop of one two-hour session per week will guide participants through learning the basics of the deck, how to use it for readings for oneself and others, developing intuition, and using tarot for personal/spiritual development. Bring your own cards and folding chair.

tai chi Snake-Style tai chi chuan: Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 864-7902, iptaichi.org. The Yang snake style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill. yang-Style tai chi: Beginner’s class, Wed., 5:30. All levels class on Sat., 8:30 a.m. Cost: $16/ class. Location: Vermont Tai Chi Academy & Healing Center, 180 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Turn right into driveway immediately after the railroad tracks. Located in the old Magic Hat Brewery building. Info: 318-6238. Tai chi is a slowmoving martial art that combines deep breathing and graceful movements to produce the valuable effects of relaxation, improved concentration, improved balance, a decrease in blood pressure and ease in the symptoms of fibromyalgia. Janet Makaris, instructor.

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yoga for the Military W/ Suzanne boyd: Oct. 17-Dec. 5, 5:45-7:15 p.m., Weekly on Mon. Cost: $120/series. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 658-9440, vtcyt.com. struggling with the transition home from your deployment? Having trouble sleeping? are you feeling anxious, depressed or stressed out? come experience for yourself how yoga will help you feel better. Try yoga in a safe environment with other veterans and military service members.

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Art & French Classes, Fine Art, Faux Finishes, Murals Maggie Standley, 233-7676 wingspanpaintingstudio.com Arts-infused, interdisciplinary, inspiring classes, camps and workshops for kids, teens and adults. Visit the classes section at wingspanpaintingstudio.com for more details. Sliding scale available, all abilities welcome. Let your imagination soar!

yoga for StreSS reduction W/ tiSha Shull: Drop-in weekly yoga class, Thu., 10-11:15 a.m. Cost: $15/class. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 658-9440, vtcyt. com. There are many wonderful postures and practices in yoga that specifically attend to reducing stress, and bringing the individual to a place of calm, centered awareness. This group will help participants reduce stress and anxiety in their everyday lives in a way that is safe, supportive and empowering.

art & french claSSeS for kidS & adultS: Location: wingspan Studio, 4A Howard St., Burlington. Info: maggiestandley@yahoo.com. Would you or your child like to spread your/their wings and brush up on French or delve into art in an encouraging environment? wingspan, a beautiful working studio in Burlington’s vibrant south end arts District, offers ongoing group and private classes. contact Maggie for more details and allons-y!

writing ancient art of letter Writing: Oct. 27, Nov. 10 & Dec. 1 Cost: $10/3 sessions. Location:

Ohavi Zedek Synagoue, 188 N. Prospect St., Burlington. Info: Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Tari Santor, 864-0218, tari@ ohavizedek.com, ohavizedek.org. Old-fashioned letter writing is still the best form of communication for certain purposes. We will meet three times with breaks in between sessions to allow participants to finish or revise letters undertaken in class. The only materials required are pen and paper, and of course a little bit of soul. Writing coach: Location: Call for location info, 225-6415, tamarcole21@gmail.com. are you struggling with beginning, continuing, finishing? Do you need tools and rules to keep you working from concept to completion? art really is long, and life really short. Write now is what we have. Thirty years writing and coaching writers in all genres. Free consultation.

yoga david WilliaMS: aShtanga yoga: Oct. 13-16. Cost: $250/12 hrs. Hrs. can apply to Instructor Course. Location: Yoga Vermont Studio, 113 Church St., 4th floor, Burlington. Info: Kathy, 2380594, kathy@yogavermont.com, yogavermont.com. a rare and wonderful opportunity to study yoga with the man who brought ashtanga yoga to the West. Develop a lifelong daily practice based on this energizing system. David’s workshop will open your options within the ashtanga tradition and inspire you to become physically, mentally and emotionally fit. evolution yoga: $14/class, $130/class card. $5-$10 community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, Burlington. Info: 864-9642, yoga@evolutionvt. com, evolutionvt.com. evolution’s certified teachers are skilled with students ranging from beginner to advanced. We offer classes in Vinyasa, anusara-inspired, Kripalu and Iyengar yoga. Babies/kids classes also available! Prepare for birth and strengthen postpartum

with pre-/postnatal yoga, and check out our thriving massage practice. Participate in our community blog: evolutionvt.com/ evoblog. laughing river yoga: Classes $5-15. Discount packages avail. Location: Laughing River Yoga, Chace Mill, suite 126, Burlington. Info: 343-8119, laughingriveryoga.com. Yoga changes the world through transforming individual lives. Transform yours with Jivamukti, Kripalu, Kundalini, Vajra, Yin, Vinyasa and Yoga Trance Dance taught by experienced and compassionate instructors. Meet spiritual radical Jill satterfield, October 1 and 2, and internationally renowned Prana Flow yoga instructor simon Park, November 11-13. SloW yoga W/ Jill MaSon: 2 6-wk. sessions: Tue., Oct. 11Nov. 15, 11:15-12:15, & Thu. Oct. 13-Nov.17, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $10/class. Location: Burlington Dances , 1 Mill St., suite 372, Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Lucille Dyer, 863-3369, Lucille@NaturalBodiesPilates. com, BurlingtonDances.com. slow down in a speeded-up world. explore what feels best, notice what’s going on and make adjustments, allow your muscles to relax, and find your own best expression of each pose in the moment. These classes are designed particularly for people age 50 and up, but everyone is welcome. StudioM noW oPen in vergenneS: Cost: $13/single class, $110/10-class card, $120/ unlimited mo. Location: studioM Yoga, 179 Main St., Vergennes. Info: Michelle LaJoice, 7770098, mlajoice@studioMyoga. com, studioMyoga.com. Yoga for everybody and level of practice; our teachers offer a variety of creat chool Yogis, $5 community class, Vinyasa, Power lunch Flow, Nosara, and more. Give yoga a try or restart your practice, and your first class is free! m

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Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center,60 Lake St., Burlington For Tickets 802-338-4716, 338-4725, or brendah@comcast.net

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October 8-9, 2011 • Saturday: 10am to 5pm • Sunday: 10am to 4pm The Field House of Shelburne, 166 Athletic Drive, Shelburne, Vermont Admission $6 In addition to a fantastic collection of contest quilts, three special exhibits will be displayed: Brassieres for a Cure, Quilts in Bloom, and Reproduction 19th Century Star Quilts.

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Michael Ian Black talks fame, feuds and funny business

SD: And dorks are responsible for a lot of the world’s coolest stuff. We need our dorks. MIB: Absolutely.

SD: Most of your TV shows have been pretty short lived. Do you have a sense of why that is?

MIB: Yes. I think it’s because most people don’t like me. They don’t like what I do. That’s my best guess.

SD: And the dorks aren’t a large enough audience to carry a show?

MIB: That’s right.

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American Summer (2001) and has appeared in a number of short-lived TV shows, including the NBC sitcom “Ed” and a string of programs for Comedy Central: a sketch show called “Stella”; a reality-TV satire, “Reality Bites Back”; and, most recently, “Michael & Michael Have Issues.” This last was with fellow “State” and “Stella” cast member Michael Showalter. Black has also published a book of humorous essays and a children’s book titled Chicken Cheeks, and is a poker enthusiast. The Connecticut-based funny man, now 40, is currently on a standup tour in support of his new comedy album, the ironically titled Very Famous.

Seven Days caught up with Black by phone in advance of his show at the Higher Ground Ballroom on Friday, October 15. SEVEN DAYS: You are something of a cult figure. Is that something you’ve embraced?

MICHAEL IAN BLACK: Well, I’m very happy with the fact that people know me at all and care about the work that I’ve done. It doesn’t bother me that it’s not a ton of people. What I would like is just that those people give me a lot more money than they do.

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SD: Cult figures often have strange fans. What’s the weirdest experience you’ve had with a fan?

MIB: I don’t think I’ve had any weirder situations than most people have with fans. People are generally fairly respectful and kind. There are always dorks. But there are dorks in every avenue of life. And dorks are generally pleasant people who just have bad social skills.

SD: Why is it so popular?

MIB: I don’t know. I think if you believe what you’re seeing is real, I could see how it’s compelling on some level. But if you know it’s all made up and it’s just these idiots who want to be on television running around making fools of themselves, it’s hard to have any sympathy for them. And that’s where I am. I don’t like them.

SD: Isn’t that sort of the point: cartoonishly lurid voyeurism?

MIB: But voyeurism implies they don’t know we’re watching.

SD: That’s true. So it’s exhibitionism.

SD: Any truth to the rumors of Wet Hot American Summer 2?

MIB: Right. And I don’t need to see a group of whores parading up and down the street. [Pauses] Actually, if there was a whore parade in my town, I would probably watch that.

SD: You wear a lot of hats. Is there a difference for you when you’re writing, say, standup versus sketch comedy?

SD: You had a fake feud with [comedic writer] David Sedaris a few years back, and now you’ve lowered your barrel on [English actor] Ian McShane. Do you really want to fuck with Al Swearengen [McShane’s character on the former HBO series “Deadwood”]?

MIB: Well, not in any meaningful way. There’s nothing ready to go.

ichael Ian Black was a founding member of MTV’s cult-hit sketch-comedy show “The State” in the mid-1990s. He was also a star of the equally cultish film Wet Hot

can’t watch any of them. I don’t believe anything I’m seeing. I’m not invested in it. I don’t care.

MIB: Yes and no. They’re not so different from each other. They’re kind of the same thing.

SD: Having not done either, I’d imagine standup to be a little more personal. MIB: Well, now you’re just leading the witness.

SD: You got me. Is the pressure different when you’re performing one or the other?

MIB: Anytime you’re performing live, it’s kind of the same whether you’re doing sketch or standup. And anytime you’re in front of the camera it’s kind of the same, no matter what you’re doing, too. So it depends on who the audience is, whether it’s a live audience or a couple of guys standing around eating muffins while you’re talking.

SD: Is it more difficult to write with a group of people as opposed to coming up with your own material?

MIB: I would say it’s probably easier to write in a group, at least for comedy. It’s sort of hard to be funny by yourself in a room. At least it is for me. I think I write better in a group situation. But my ego demands that I write by myself, because I want to feel like I did something on my own.

MIB: Well, the David Sedaris thing wasn’t a feud, in the sense that he never knew we were having a feud.

SD: It was a little one sided.

MIB: He doesn’t know who I am. The same is true with Ian McShane. I like both of them. But neither of them has any idea of who I am, and neither of them would have heard that I am feuding with them.

SD: The thing with Sedaris was you making a universally loved figure a target. McShane isn’t on that level, though. Why him?

MIB: His relative obscurity makes him that much more of a target. Because why would you go after Ian McShane, of all people? That is the appeal.

SD: I mentioned to a friend that I was interviewing you and the first thing he said was, “Oh, I loved him in ‘The Kids in the Hall’!” I gather that’s a common misperception. MIB: I get recognized for being in “The Kids in the Hall” more than for things I was actually in.

SD: Do you have much of an ego?

SD: Does that bother you?

MIB: I suppose. But there’s a way to be utterly self-loathing and have an ego about it.

MIB: Not anymore. I like it because now I get credit for being in “The Kids in the Hall.” I’m really happy about that.

SD: Isn’t that the root of most comedy?

SD: You should get royalties.

MIB: I think it might be the root of being a human being.

SD: I loathe reality television, so I loved “Reality Bites Back.” As someone who has written a lot of scripted TV, how do you feel about the reality-TV phenomenon?

MIB: Oh, I hate it. Most because I think they’re terrible. I

MIB: I think I’ve got a case.

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and Montréal. “We’re not just doing a standard New york comedy club,” Kriger concludes. “I want comedy to pervade the entire experience, for people to come together and have a good time.” Levity opens its doors with a debut comedy showcase on Friday, October 14. The show, a flood relief benefit for Revitalizing Waterbury, will feature Kriger, Lagala, Kit RiveRs, KyLe gagnon, oLiveR BaRKLey, Pat LynCh and CoLin Ryan.

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the current funny boom, can Burlington actually support such a venue? “That is the big question,” concedes Kriger. “One side of me says, ‘If you build it, they will come.’ The other side of me says, ‘Well, that was a Kevin CostneR movie.’” Fantastical Iowa cornfields aside, Kriger says he plans to start small — which is good, as the club only has an occupancy of about 40. For now, Levity will feature a weekly comedy showcase on Fridays, and will continue the monthly open mic. It will operate as a coffee shop during the day, though Kriger also has a liquor license. “If we tried to operate like a New york club and open only when we have comedy, I don’t think that would work,” he says. As the club gets established, Kriger plans to add a Saturday comedy showcase, and perhaps even offer multiple shows per night. Other plans include bringing in improv comedy groups and, eventually, adopting the Higher Ground model of booking national touring acts en route between Boston or New york

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The tiny Vietnamese coffeeand teahouse has hosted the state’s most popular comedy open mic for a little over a year — FyI, the last Thursday of every month. Well, the café has been purchased by local comedian Ryan KRigeR and has reopened as Levity — Vermont’s first, and so far only, comedy club. Kriger is a recent transplant from New york City, where he was a standup performer. Upon arriving in Vermont in January, he began to feel out the local comedy situation and soon became a regular at Patra’s open mic. In a recent phone conversation, Kriger says he had toyed with the idea of eventually opening a comedy club in Vermont, but had thought it was a few years away. Then, a few months ago, he discovered Patra was on the market. “I think the first thing everyone thought when we found out Patra was for sale was, Well, that’s the end of the open mic,” Kriger says. But the impending sale actually spurred him into action. “I had always wanted to run a coffee shop, and had always wanted to open a comedy club,” he recounts. “So I said, Let’s make it happen.” However, to make it happen, Kriger had to address an inconvenient truth: He has a day job. Kriger is an assistant attorney general in Montpelier. If he was going to own a café, he needed someone else to manage it. And so he tabbed local comedian and HG Comedy Battle finalist CaRmen LagaLa, who will run the club’s dayto-day operations and is also a minority owner. While the opening of a club specifically devoted to standup is undoubtedly exciting news for local comedy fans, it does raise a practical concern. Even amid

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The local comedy scene is legit. Even as little as two years ago, to call local comedy a “scene” would have been a charitable designation at best. Aside from veterans such as Josie Leavitt and Martha Tormey, it was characterized by a small crew of comics telling mostly mediocre jokes to family and friends at occasional showcases in small venues around the state. In short, not many polished comedians were practicing the craft in Vermont. And demand for them was even less. But then — pardon the pun — a funny thing happened. Seemingly overnight, local comedians began crawling out of the woodwork. And they started getting funny. Like, really funny. Open mics devoted to standup began appearing regularly at clubs all over Vermont. Comedy showcases, once confined to “infrequent special event” status, started happening several times per month. And then there was the watershed moment: this year’s Higher Ground Comedy Battle in January, which featured by far the most talented group of performers the contest had seen in its seven-year run. Then, this spring, the third annual Green Mountain Comedy Festival further verified scene status with a three-day, statewide laugh riot featuring some 30-plus local comedians. It was official. Local comedy had arrived. And now, it has a home. Recently, the unlikely epicenter for local comedy has been Patra Café on Center Street in Burlington.

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cover of the KANYE WEST/BON IVER collaboration “Lost in the World” — a Kanye track that samples Bon Iver’s “Woods” from the Blood Bank EP and pretty much shut down the Internet when it leaked last year. Other cuts include “Little Secrets” by PASSION PIT, “Go Outside” by CULTS, “Giving Up the Gun” by VAMPIRE WEEKEND and “Pumped Up Kicks” by FOSTER THE PEOPLE. The physical EP is available at shows or can be ordered online at chamberlin.com. It also comes with a pound of coffee from the Vermont Coffee Company. In other news, JOHN LENNON tribute band the NU-UTOPIANS will celebrate the Eggman’s birthday this Sunday, October 9, at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction. All proceeds from the show benefit Opera North, which lost $40,000 worth of props, costumes and equipment, and WRJ homeless shelter and advocacy organization, Upper Valley Haven.

style, beginning this Tuesday, October 11, at Nectar’s. In addition to performing his usual solo act, King will be joined by the ghosts of his Queen City musical past, including SETH YACOVONE, some TURKEY BOUILLON MAFIA folks, his old JESUS VANACHO pals and, of course, members of the DEAD SESSIONS. Speaking of the Dead tribute act, King says a monster Dead Sessions show is in the works for November 3, his “official” last B-town gig. Stay tuned. On the flip side of the coin, welcome back, VULTURES OF CULT! The JUSTIN GONYEA-led (ex-ROMANS) band has been awfully quiet since the release of their epic “stoner rock opera” Cold Hum, last year. But they’re back this Wednesday, October 12, at the Monkey House, opening for ARBOURETUM and ETERNAL TAPESTRY. Congrats to HARMONIZER, the collaboration between local experimental musicians TOBY ARONSON and GREG DAVIS. The duo just released an LP on indie imprint Mexican Summer, World Complete, that has been getting some positive online buzz from folks such as Altered Zones and the Fader. Speaking of Davis, he’s hosting a typically intriguing noise show at the BCA Center on Saturday, October 8, with MANDELBROT & SKYY and RENE HELL.

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MICHAEL CHORNEY has a new

band because, well, that’s just what Michael Chorney does. He starts new bands. Anyway, it’s called DOLLAR GENERAL and features Chorney’s Hadestown bandmates, bassist ROB MORSE and drummer GEZA CARR, as well as pedal steel ace ASA BROSIUS. Chorney says they’re playing material written over the last couple of months. Did I mention they have a pedal steel player? Color me intrigued. Dollar General debut at the Black Door in Montpelier this Saturday, October 8.

Last but not least, local songwriter TOMMY ALEXANDER celebrates his debut record, Maybe One Day, with a release party at Nectar’s this Thursday, October 6, with 2ND AGENDA and SPANK. Unfortunately, we didn’t get our hands on the record in time for print. But look for a review in the coming weeks.

Band Name of the Week: THUNDERCOCKS. Yeah … I don’t know anything about this band because I was honestly afraid to Google them on my work computer. But they’ll be at Hostel Tevere

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Happy trails, ADAM KING! The veteran local keyboardist is setting his sights on the left coast and moving to Portland, Ore. — aka the other Portland — next month. However, before he goes, he’s embarking on a farewell tour, Burlington

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p.m., $5-10 donation. VENUE: Hot Neon Magic (‘80s New Wave), 10 p.m., $3.

central

BAGITOS: Montpelier Art Walk: the Hardscrabble Hounds, Cosmic Challenge (blues), 4 p.m., Free. THE BLACK DOOR: The Kind Buds (folk), 9:30 p.m., Free. CHARLIE O’S: Township (rock), 10 p.m., Free. GREEN MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Jonny P (Top 40), 9 p.m., $2. HOSTEL TEVERE: Thundercocks, White Zinfandel, Spit Jack (punk), 9 p.m., Free. PURPLE MOON PUB: James McSheffrey (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free. THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM: DJ Slim Pknz All Request Dance Party (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.

champlain valley

51 MAIN: Jazz Jam, 7 p.m., Free. Dan 10/3/11 2:05 PMHL (singer-songwriter), 10 p.m., Free.

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

ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Prana (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

SHOOTERS SALOON: Tommy & the Tricksters (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free.

RADIO BEAN: Dan Glaser (singersongwriter), 4 p.m., Free. Nemeton (psych-rock), 6 p.m., Free. Joe Taylor (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. The Likeness (rock), 8 p.m., Free. Swale (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free. The Toes (rock), 11 p.m., Free. Daniel Oullette and the Shobjin (rock), midnight, Free.

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MONOPOLE: Blind Spots (rock), 10 p.m., Free. OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Benjamin Bright (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., Free. THERAPY: Pulse with DJ Nyce (hip-hop), 10 p.m., $5.

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RED SQUARE: DJ Raul (salsa), 5 p.m., Free. Joe Adler (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., Free. Parmaga (indie), 9 p.m., $5. Coba Stella (trip-hop), 10:30 p.m., $5. DJ A-Dog (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $5.

1/2 LOUNGE: The Amida Bourbon Project (rock), 7 p.m., Free.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: Pleasure Dome (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

BACKSTAGE PUB: Smokin’ Gun (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE: Joe’s Truck Stop (bluegrass), 8 p.m., $5-10 donation.

burlington area

BANANA WINDS CAFÉ & PUB: Karaoke, 8 p.m., Free. CLUB METRONOME: Retronome (‘80s dance party), 10 p.m., $5. FRANNY O’S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

CITY LIMITS: Toast (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Trevor Hall, Cas Haley, Rob Drabkin (singersongwriters), 8 p.m., $15. AA.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Reggae Night with DJ Dizzle, 10 p.m., Free.

JP’S PUB: Dave Harrison’s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

northern

LIFT: DJ EfX (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

BEE’S KNEES: Laslo Cameo (electric roots), 7:30 p.m., Donations. MATTERHORN: Malicious Brothers (rock), 9 p.m., Free. RIMROCKS MOUNTAIN TAVERN:

RASPUTIN’S: Nastee (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

MARRIOTT HARBOR LOUNGE: The Trio (acoustic), 7:30 p.m., Free. NECTAR’S: Julia Beerworth (singersongwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Waylon Speed, Grayson Capps, Township (rock), 9 p.m., $5.

THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM: One Way Out (rock), 10 p.m., Free. TUPELO MUSIC HALL: Sean McCann & the Committed (rock), 8 p.m., $25. AA.

champlain valley

51 MAIN: Justin Levinson Trio (rock), 9 p.m., Free. CITY LIMITS: Dance Party with DJ Earl (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: In the Pocket (rock), 10 p.m., $3.

northern

BEE’S KNEES: The Michelle Fay Band (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations. RIMROCKS MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Two Rivers (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. ROADSIDE TAVERN: DJ Diego (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free.

T BONES RESTAURANT AND BAR: Open Mic Prime Time!, 8 p.m., Free.

RUSTY NAIL: Flabberghaster (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

VENUE: Tim Brick (country), 9 p.m., $3.

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BAGITOS: Irish Session, 2 p.m., Free. Jimmy Ruin (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., Free. THE BLACK DOOR: Michael Chorney & Dollar General (avant-garde), 9:30 p.m., $8. CHARLIE O’S: Pariah Beat (indie folk), 10 p.m., Free. PURPLE MOON PUB: Michael Oakland (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free.

MONOPOLE: Stereopticon (rock), 10 p.m., Free. TABU CAFÉ & NIGHTCLUB: All Night Dance Party with DJ Toxic (Top 40), 5 p.m., Free.

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Buddy Truax, Music Man

and an audio time capsule: It not only captures the music of a phenomenally talented player, it provides a grainy portal into a unique and seemingly simpler era of Vermont music. The 19-track album is split into two distinct parts: “Country Buddy” and “Jazz Buddy.” The first half documents Truax’s twangy leanings and features a sampling of rootsy standards and country hits of the era. In the album’s comprehensive liner notes, Greenberg writes that Truax felt more kinship with crooners such as Jim Reeves than with ramblin’ men like Hank Williams — the latter of whom was “a little too honky” for Truax. “Country Buddy” bears out that distinction, particularly on numbers such as Buck Owens’ “High as the Mountain” and the Webb Pierce ballad “Slowly.” Both songs feature Truax’s wife, Barb, on lead vocals. Her singing is pure and heartfelt, much like that of her reported idol, Patsy Cline. Buddy’s guitar and fiddle work are subtle and tasteful and, as Greenberg notes, likely would have rivaled many of the day’s finest players from Nashville. “Jazz Buddy” showcases Truax’s

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virtuosic jazz-guitar chops, which he honed playing in army bands — alongside folks such as Glenn Miller — during World War II. As it turns out, Barb Truax was no slouch with a guitar, either. Her rhythmic turns on “Bye Bye Blues” and “You Belong to Me” are especially solid. The record’s latter half also highlights Buddy’s easy vocal style. His performance on “Pennies From Heaven” is simply swoon worthy. Music Man by Buddy Truax is available at Buch Spieler in Montpelier, Stowe Street Emporium in Waterbury and Country Bookshop in Plainfield, and online at worldmusicstore.com.

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If you’ve never heard of Sheldon “Buddy” Truax, it might be because you’re under the age of 80. But once upon a time — from 1940 to about 1962, to be semi-precise — the Québecborn guitarist and vocalist was among Vermont’s most highly regarded musicians. Whether with country bands such as the Pony Boys or the Playboys, or with any number of local jazz ensembles, Truax was a fixture at grange halls, barn dances and roadside honky-tonks throughout the Northeast. However, when he passed away in 2007, his legacy nearly died with him. While Truax had appeared on numerous recordings throughout his career, he had never released his own album. He seemed destined to be little more than a historical afterthought, existing solely in the liner notes of long-forgotten recordings. Until now. Music Man is, for all intents and purposes, Buddy Truax’s debut record. Compiled by his son, Scott Truax, and musicologist Mark Greenberg, the album is composed of recordings taken from a variety of sources, including radio appearances and performances at supper clubs and square dances. Music Man is both a career retrospective

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A word to PR scribes in the music biz, and to bands themselves: Please stop touting music as “genre defying,” “genre bending” or “unclassifiable.” It’s misleading. And in all but rare cases, it’s false. Consider Bennington’s Flabberghaster. On its website, the talented young quintet claims to “defy genre.” As evidence, Flabberghaster submit their debut album, Live Like Lightning. The 12-song LP is a bright, rambunctious collection of tunes that is impressive from start to finish. But it doesn’t defy genre so much as it succeeds in a variety of them. Lighting is ostensibly a funk record laced with elements of rock and soul — and just enough jammy wiggle to seduce the noodle set. Rather than transcend obvious influences, Flabberghaster exist comfortably within them. But given how beautifully produced and impeccably performed this record is, that’s not a bad start — particularly for musicians barely old enough to (legally) drink. “No. 2 Funk Tunnel” sets the album’s energetic tone in a phalanx of elastic guitars and skittering horns. It’s academic funk — technically impressive and compositionally sound but lacking in raw, frenetic emotion essential to the genre. Still, there’s no denying Flabberghaster’s chops, especially those of vocalist Evan Lincoln, who holds court with a smooth, soulful delivery. The title track is a murky, mid-tempo rocker that showcases lead guitarist Tucker Corry. It’s a nice curveball following the opening track. But the song loses steam during an ill-conceived

reggae breakdown midway through — perhaps an attempt to “defy genre,” but one that does little more than duct tape two of them together. The band rebounds on the following cut, “The Heat.” It’s an appropriately hazy tune evoking breezy 1970s jazz-rock and highlighting Lincoln’s sneakily quirky lyrical prowess. That youthful cheekiness continues on the next track, “Belly Dancer From Mars,” and reappears in numerous instances throughout the record — especially on the irreverent hip-hop-tinged number “The Machine,” Phish-y jam epic “Up High” and the album’s cosmic closer, “Space Chase.” On Live Like Lightning, most of Flabberghaster’s efforts pay off. As they continue to evolve, they may outstrip their influences, and perhaps really defy a genre or two. Either way, this gifted young band bears watching in the years to come. Catch Flabberghaster this Saturday, October 8, at the Rusty Nail in Stowe.

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Rob Douglas, moonflower & Friends (house), 10 p.m., Free. Club MetronoMe: sunday Night mass: Resident Night (house), 9 p.m., Free. Black to the Future (urban jamz), 10 p.m., Free. HigHer ground SHowCaSe lounge: The mcLovins (jam), 8 p.m., $12/15. AA.

Moog’S: Open mic/Jam Night, 8:30 p.m., Free.

radio bean: Old Time sessions (old-time), 1 p.m., Free. The Dutchmen (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

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burlington area

tHe Skinny PanCake: Jay Ekis and the concrete Rivals (surf), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

1/2 lounge: Rewind with DJ craig mitchell (retro), 10 p.m.

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northern

HigHer ground ballrooM: Eoto, sophistafunk (dubstep), 9 p.m., $17/20. AA.

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tHe Skinny PanCake: The Woeful Lonelies (folk), 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.

on taP bar & grill: Open mic with Wylie, 7 p.m., Free.

central

ruben JaMeS: Why Not monday? with Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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bagitoS: Open mic, 7 p.m., Free.

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1/2 lounge: Turntable Tuesday with DJ Kanga (turntablism), 10 p.m., Free. Club MetronoMe: Bass culture with DJs Jahson & Nickel B (dubstep), 9 p.m., Free. HigHer ground SHowCaSe lounge: Jackie Greene, Truth & salvage co. (Americana), 7:30 p.m., $13/15. AA. leunig’S biStro & Café: Juliet mcVicker (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

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red Square: DJ cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free. Funkwagon (funk), 7 p.m., Free.

neCtar’S: Turbine (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

rozzi’S lakeSHore tavern: Trivia Night, 8 p.m., Free.

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radio bean: Ensemble V (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free. irish sessions, 9 p.m., Free.

Monkey HouSe: Dino Felipe, the Heart Electric, Joshe Henry, Joey pizza slice (experimental pop), 9 p.m., $5. 18+.

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neCtar’S: Jeff Bujak, Lynguistic civilians (iDm, hip-hop), 9 p.m., $5/10. 18+.

burlington area

red Square: Japhy Ryder (prog rock), 7 p.m., Free. industry Night with Robbie J (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.

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ManHattan Pizza & Pub: Open mic with Andy Lugo, 10 p.m., Free.

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radio bean: Open mic, 8 p.m., Free.

leunig’S biStro & Café: Live Jazz, 7 p.m., Free.

ye olde england inne: corey Beard, Dan Liptak and Dan Haley (jazz), 11:30 a.m., Free.

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Club MetronoMe: DRK productions presents save the Rave Kickoff (electronica), 8 p.m., $5. mushpost presents 160+: A showcase of Drm’n’Bass, Jungle & Juke, 9 p.m., $3/5. 18+. franny o’S: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free.

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51 Main: Quizz Night (trivia), 7 p.m., Free.

bee’S kneeS: Linda Bassick (singersongwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

neCtar’S: mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus, 9 p.m., Free.

Sweet CrunCH bake SHoP: Ted Lambert & Tony Washburn (folk), 10:30 a.m., Free.

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northern

bee’S kneeS: Alan Greenleaf & the Doctor (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

If you are interested please call 802-656-0309 for more information.

tuPelo MuSiC Hall: Richard Thompson (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., $50. AA.

two brotHerS tavern: monster Hits Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

Monty’S old briCk tavern: George Voland JAZZ: Emily Day and Dan skea, 4:30 p.m., Free.

tuPelo MuSiC Hall: The Nuutopians: celebrating the songs of John Lennon (rock), 8 p.m., $30/35. AA.

Tattoo Tuesdays with Andrea (jam), 5 p.m., Free.

Monkey HouSe: phil Yates & the Affiliates, Black Rabbit, immune Friction (rock), 9 p.m., $5. Monty’S old briCk tavern: Open

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riCHard tHoMPSon has enjoyed a storied career,

bagitoS: Acoustic Blues Jam, 6 p.m., Free.

from cofounding the seminal British folk rock group Fairport

CHarlie o’S: stephanie Nilles and sara Grace (soul), 8 p.m., Free.

Convention in the late 1960s, to recently being named one of

Mulligan’S iriSH Pub: Open mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., Free.

the 20 greatest guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone. But despite his accolades and accomplishments, the singer-songwriter is arguably just now hitting his stride. His most recent record,

PurPle Moon Pub: phineas Gage (bluegrass), 7 p.m., Free.

champlain valley

Dream Attic, was nominated for a Grammy, validating what

bar antidote: Josh Brooks (Vermonticana), 8 p.m., Free.

contemporaries such as Elvis Costello, Robert Plant and David

City liMitS: Karaoke with Let it Rock Entertainment, 9 p.m., Free.

Byrne — all of whom have recorded versions of Thompson’s songs — have known for years: Richard Thompson is one of the finest songwriters of his generation. This Tuesday, October 11, he’ll play the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction.

mic, 6 p.m., Free. neCtar’S: Adam King and Friends (rock), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. on taP bar & grill: Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., Free. radio bean: Gua Gua (psychotropical), 6 p.m., Free. steph pappas (rock), 8:30 p.m., Free. Honky-Tonk sessions (honky-tonk), 10 p.m., $3.

red Square: upsetta international with super K (reggae), 7 p.m., Free. t boneS reStaurant and bar: Trivia with General Knowledge, 7 p.m., Free.

central

CHarlie o’S: Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. Slide brook lodge & tavern:

northern

bee’S kneeS: Audrey Bernstein Quintet (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Donations. tHe Hub Pizzeria & Pub: Am presents: Arbouretum, Eternal Tapestry, Vultures of cult (rock), 8 p.m., $10. 18+.

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bEE’S kNEES, 82 Lower Main St., Morrisville, 888-7889. thE bLuE AcorN, 84 N. Main St., St. Albans, 527-0699. thE brEWSki, Rt. 108, Jeffersonville, 644-6366. choW! bELLA, 28 N. Main St., St. Albans, 524-1405. cLAirE’S rEStAurANt & bAr, 41 Main St., Hardwick, 472-7053. thE hub PizzEriA & Pub, 21 Lower Main St., Johnson, 635-7626. thE LittLE cAbArEt, 34 Main St., Derby, 293-9000. mAttErhorN, 4969 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-8198. thE mEEtiNghouSE, 4323 Rt. 1085, Smuggler’s Notch, 644-8851. moog’S, Portland St., Morrisville, 851-8225. muSic box, 147 Creek Rd., Craftsbury, 586-7533. oVErtimE SALooN, 38 S. Main St., St. Albans, 524-0357. PArkEr PiE co., 161 County Rd., West Glover, 525-3366. PhAt kAtS tAVErN, 101 Depot St., Lyndonville, 626-3064. PiEcASSo, 899 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4411. rimrockS mouNtAiN tAVErN, 394 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-9593. roADSiDE tAVErN, 216 Rt. 7, Milton, 660-8274. ruStY NAiL bAr & griLLE, 1190 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-6245. thE ShED rEStAurANt & brEWErY, 1859 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4765. ShootErS SALooN, 30 Kingman St., St. Albans, 527-3777. SNoW ShoE LoDgE & Pub, 13 Main St., Montgomery Center, 326-4456. SWEEt cruNch bAkEShoP, 246 Main St., Hyde Park, 888-4887. tAmArAck griLL At burkE mouNtAiN, 223 Shelburne Lodge Rd., E. Burke, 6267394. WAtErShED tAVErN, 31 Center St., Brandon, 247-0100. YE oLDE ENgLAND iNNE, 443 Mountain Rd., Stowe, 2535320.

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Letters From Home Wosene Worke Kosrof at the Fleming Museum of Art

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thiopia used to be as distant from Vermont culturally as it is geographically. In today’s small world, however, the twain do sometimes meet — such as right now in the Fleming Museum of Art’s potent show of paintings by Wosene Worke Kosrof. The 20 or so colorful acrylics by this native Ethiopian are on loan from Burlington-based collectors Paul Herzog and Jolene Tritt. The artist himself, who goes by the single name Wosene, lived in Vermont from 1984 to 1991, during which time he taught at three colleges in the state. Another point of connection between Wosene’s art and Vermont is more subtle but may become apparent to local viewers of these pieces, most of which were painted in the past 10 years. The museum’s intimate Wolcott Gallery, where the show is hung, vibrates with solar yellow, blood red and ripe orange — the same palette that Vermont assumes in October. Wosene, 61, may be drawing on memories of his autumns here. But it’s more likely that he’s conjuring the equatorial sun and pulsating street scenes of his homeland, even though he has lived in the United States for the past 35 years. A couple of Wosene’s pieces make oblique references to the political and climatic disasters of Ethiopia’s relatively recent past. “Night of the Red Sky,” for instance, is said in a wall text to be a commentary on the Red Terror, the campaign of killings that accompanied a communist takeover of the country in the 1970s. Without that curatorial prompt, Vermont viewers would almost certainly miss the painting’s subtext. And were it not for another mini-exegesis hanging alongside “Witness,” uninitiated viewers might have trouble interpreting this largescale painting as a response to Ethiopia’s drought and famine of the 1980s. Both these compositions succeed aesthetically, however. “Night of the Red Sky” includes a thick painted border at the top of the canvas and horizontal bands of hieroglyphs and geometric forms, both typical components of Wosene’s work. “Witness” stands out because of its restrained arrangement and sere palette, accentuated by the addition of sand from a beach in Maine. These two pieces, like all the others in the show, feature gestural improvisations

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“Quilt of Memory”

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WOSENE ISOLATES AND EXPLORES ITS METAPHYSICAL DIMENSIONS. “Night of the Red Sky”

on letters in the Amharic alphabet, one of Africa’s few ancient writing systems. “I relieve words of their conventional meanings and instead explore their aesthetic, sensual and visual content,” Wosene explains on his website. These deconstructions and recombinations enable him to see individual Amharic

characters as “both familiar and strange,” the artist adds. In focusing on the craft of writing, Wosene isolates and explores its metaphysical dimensions. As French scholar Jacques Mercier suggests in the catalog for a 2001 Ethiopian exhibit at Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum, the letters of the Amharic alphabet “were endowed with a significance that was integrally linked to the creation of the universe.” In a similar vein, a few American modern artists have used numbers in their works. Jasper Johns, for example, gave single digits multiple representations,

while a Robert Indiana piece, included in the Fleming’s contemporaneous show, “Systems in Art,” riffs on the numeral 6. Wosene’s work calls to mind other artists, as well. He frequently incorporates African masks into pictorial patterns similar to those in Wilfredo Lam’s depictions of Afro-Cuban spirits. Wosene’s “Wisdom of the Ancestors,” which makes use of the textile motifs of Congo’s Kuba people, demonstrates reciprocal influences involving Swiss modernist Paul Klee. Some of the shapes and designs in this Wosene piece resemble certain canvases by Klee, who, in turn, drew inspiration from Kuba cloth. African American influences can also be seen in Wosene’s work. One of the most explicit examples is “Quilt of Memory,” a small, acrylic-on-linen piece hung at the entrance to the show. Here the artist integrates his Amharic abstractions into a brightly colored and layered collage resembling something that might have been made by black quilters in the coastal Deep South, where connections to Africa live on. “Wisdom of the Ancestors” points to Wosene’s occasionally pan-African scope, as does “Diary of the Healer,” which includes a fetish figure with nails driven into it — a magic symbol associated more with west or central Africa than with Ethiopia in the east. But there’s plenty of magic in Ethiopia’s visual-arts tradition, in which Wosene is firmly rooted. The big, staring eyes found in many of his paintings also appear, in more figurative form, in the Christian iconography that is probably the genre of Ethiopian art most familiar to Westerners. Eyes likewise abound in that country’s talismanic art, indicating vigilance and defense against evil. Magic scrolls perform a similar function in the culture’s spiritual customs, which Wosene evokes in his renderings of text fragments. The show achieves an overall effect similar to what Wosene seeks to evoke in his manipulations of Amharic lettering. For Vermont visitors, the exhibit is likely to prove both surprisingly familiar and wonderfully strange. K EV I N J . K EL L EY

“Wosene Worke Kosrof: Works From the Paul Herzog and Jolene Tritt Collection,” Fleming Museum of Art, University of Vermont, Burlington. Through December 16. uvm.edu/~fleming

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Abby Manock: Visitors can watch the artist, whose style ranges from drawings and sculptures to large-scale interactive and gamelike performance projects, work in a "Fish Bowl" studio as part of a two-month residency. Through October 31 at Shelburne Art Center. Info, 985-3648. 'Art at the Coach Barn': Work by more than 40 artists in a spectacular lakeside setting. Through October 23 at Shelburne Farms. Info, 985-8686. Beth Pearson: Abstract paintings by the Vermont artist. Through October 25 at Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne. Info, 985-3848. Erin Paul: Images of death and rebirth. Through November 1 at VCAM Studio in Burlington. Info, 651-9692. 'Evolution': Original artwork by Burton's graphic artists, including Greg Gossel, Hush, Bigfoot, Mike Giant, Sharktoof and more, hung next to their 2012 Burton snowboards. By appointment only. Through October 20 at 152 Industrial Parkway, Burton Snowboards, in Burlington. Info, 862-4500. 'Fine Art at Home With Furniture': Work by Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley, Rae Harrell, Anne Cady, Rory Jackson, Tracy H. Girdler, Brook Monte, Aaron Stein, Ben Barnes, Shayne Lynn and Jonathan Young. Through October 15 at Gallery 388 at Burlington Furniture Company. Info, 862-5056. 'How Soon is Now?': Artwork by more than 20 Burton employees. Through October 7 at Burton Flagship Store in Burlington. Info, 862-4500. 'Impressions of the Four Seasons': Paintings by Carolyn Walton, Gail Bessette, Athenia Schinto, Susan Bull Riley and Charles Townsend, plus jewelry by Tineke Russell, exhibited in celebration of the gallery's 25th anniversary. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Chittenden County. Through November 30 at Luxton-Jones Gallery in Shelburne. Info, 985-8223. James Vogler: "Real Estate Listings," paintings. Through October 7 at UVM Living/Learning Center in Burlington. Info, 656-4200. Johnnie Day Durand: A solo exhibit curated by SEABA. Through November 26 at Pine Street Deli in Burlington. Info, 862-9614.

'Outdoor Excursions': Work by 13 internationally acclaimed artists — including sculpture, video and wall works made of thousands of Icelandic lava chips — curated by Art in America writer Gregory Volk, who aimed to transform the First, Second and Fourth Floor Galleries into his version of a wilderness adventure. Through December 3 at BCA Center in Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

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'Exposed': Helen Day Art Center's 20th annual outdoor sculpture exhibition features local and international artwork, video screenings and performances. Through October 8 at various locations in Stowe. A screening of all the videos that were part of the exhibit: Thursday, October 6, 6 p.m. Info, 253-8358. 'Art in the Park': The Chaffee Art Center's 50th annual festival features Vermont-made art and crafts, plus demonstrations in jewelry making, spinning, knitting and woodworking, and local foods. Saturday through Sunday, October 8-9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Main Street Park, Rutland. Info, 775-0356. Quarry Hill School Art Auction: Paintings, drawings, quilts and ceramics by artists connected to the school, from children to professional artists such as Anne Cady and Marty Fielding. They Might Be Gypsies perform; a three-course meal is served. Wednesday, October 5, 5-9 p.m., American Flatbread, Middlebury. Info, 388-7297. 'Make Yourself at Home: Locally Crafted Fine Furnishings': Work in wood, metal, glass, ceramics and fiber by 25 area artists. Through October 9 at the Kent Tavern Museum in Calais. A potluck accompanies an auction to benefit the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+) and Artist Emergency Resources for those affected by Tropical Storm Irene: Sunday, October 9, 4 p.m. Info, 229-2306. 'Art at the Coach Barn': Exhibiting artists lead a tour through the barn, followed by tea and snacks at the inn. Wednesday, October 5, 2:45-4:30 p.m., Shelburne Farms. Info, 985-8686 'Revitalize Rutland's ArtHop': Community members gather to brainstorm how to make the monthly art walk flourish. Wednesday, October 5, 8-9:30 a.m., Chaffee Art Center, Rutland. Info, 775-0356.

'Once Upon a Time...': Three exhibits, "Brassieres for a Cure," "Quilts in Bloom" and reproductions of 19th-century star quilts, make up the Champlain Valley Quilters' Guild 29th annual fall show. Saturday, October 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, October 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Shelburne Health & Fitness. Info, 876-7434. 'Art Makes Brandon Tick': A live auction of the clocks, starting at 7 p.m. after a two-hour preview, benefits the Brandon Artists Guild. Saturday, October 8, 5 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Info, 247-4956. 'Creative Competition': Artists bring a work of any size and medium and face off in a people'schoice competition. $8 entry fee; winner takes all. Friday, October 7, 6-10 p.m., RLPhoto Studio, Burlington. Info, 540-3081.

receptions 'Native American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights From the Hood Museum of Art': More than 100 historical and contemporary works, many on view for the first time, make up an exhibit that explores continuity and change within North American indigenous cultures. October 8 through March 11 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. A reception on the Dartmouth Green continues in the gallery, at 3 p.m., with remarks by guest curators Joe Horse Capture and Joseph Sanchez, and an artist talk: Sunday, October 9, 1-4 p.m. Info, 603-646-2808. Vermont Photo Group Exhibit & Sale: Work by member photographers. Through October 29 at Uncommon Grounds in Burlington. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-7 p.m. Info, 434-5503. Carol Crawford & Ellen Spring: "The Fell Line," colorful garments and other woven objects by the fiber artists. October 7 through 31 at Frog Hollow in Burlington. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-8 p.m. Info, 863-6458. Emma Jane Levitt: Photographs and prints. Proceeds go directly to the Seattle artist, whose home and artwork were recently damaged

'Rock Solid In & Out': Stone sculptures and assemblages, in the Main Floor Gallery and the temporary outdoor Sculpture Park; N Wasko: "Auto World," in the Second Floor Gallery; Juliana Cassino Fechter: Paintings, in the Third Floor Gallery. Through November 5 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Info, 479-7069. Chris Neuhardt & Ellen Goodrich: Watercolors and acrylics by Neuhardt; mosaic wall pieces by her sister, Goodrich. Through October 31 at Fletcher Room, Fletcher Free Library, in Burlington. Reception: Wednesday, October 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Info, 865-7211. Molly Davies: A retrospective spanning three decades and featuring three meditative underwater video works, one a collaboration with composer David Tutor, another featuring a swimming Polly Motley, the Vermont choreographer. October 7 through December 31 at Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, in Burlington. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5:30-8 p.m. Info, 652-4500. 'Persona': More than 40 juried photographs depicting uncanny, parodied, distorted and in-yourface portraits. Through October 7 at Vermont Photo Space Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction. Guest judge Chris Buck closes out the exhibit with a talk called "Take a Picture (It Lasts Longer)," followed by a reception: Friday, October 7, 4-7 p.m. Info, 777-3686. 'Into the Mystic': Six artists explore nature and conservation in a variety of media; Valerie Bunnell: Characters in clay and found objects. Through October 30 at Gallery in the Woods in Brattleboro. Reception: Dug Nap signs prints and the Moondog Trio plays original tunes: Friday, October 7, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Info, 257-4777. Candy Barr: The Vermont Arts Council presents the Arthur C. Williams Award to River Arts executive director Steve Ames; Mayfly perform. Through October 31 at Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, October 7, 4-7 p.m. Info, 828-3293. Brian Zeigler: "Untitled Composites," black-and-white ink works that find the humor in a fragmented civilization. Through October 30 at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, October 7, 4-8 p.m. Info, curator@ capitolgrounds.com.

Jericho Plein Air Festival Exhibit: Work painted during the July festival at Barber Farm and Jericho Settlers' Farm, on the grounds of Emile A. Gruppe Gallery and at the Jericho Center green. October 9 through November 30 at Jericho Center Town Hall. Reception: Sunday, October 9, 2-5 p.m. Info, 899-3211. 'The Art of Horror': A variety of work exploring the beautiful side of decay, the finer points of bloodletting and that special something inside a depraved mind. Through October 29 at S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington. Reception: Thea Lewis, the Queen of Halloween, tells ghost stories and a fortune-teller predicts the future, Friday, October 7, 5-9 p.m. Info, spacegalleryvt.com. Alisa Dworsky: Drawings and prints by the Vermont artist. At Catherine Dianich Gallery in Brattleboro. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5:30-8 p.m. Info, 380-1607. 'The October Podge': Work by Adrian Tans, Rob Root, Sage TuckerKetcham, Brooke Monte, Benjamin Barnes, Kristen L'Esperance and Alex Dostie. Through October 31 at Dostie Bros. Frame Shop in Burlington. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-7 p.m. Info, 660-9005. 'Art For October': Work by members of the Northern Vermont Artist Association. Through October 31 at Art's Alive Gallery in Burlington. Reception: A silent auction benefits Vermont flood relief; Patrick Fitzsimmons performs, Friday, October 7, 5-8 p.m. Info, 660-9005. Grace Cothalis: Vibrantly colored paintings, monoprints and collage. October 7 through November 28 at Vintage Jewelers in Burlington. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-8 p.m. Info, 849-6051. Julie Paveglio: Paintings by the Café Artist of the Month. Through October 31 at Barnes & Noble in South Burlington. Reception: Friday, October 7, 6-9 p.m. Info, 864-8001. Krista Cheney & Judith Bryant: "Ice Effect," Cheney's photographs of flowers locked in ice; Bryant's stoneware and porcelain pottery inspired by her brook in winter. Through November 15 at Art on Main in Bristol. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-7 p.m. Info, 453-4032. Barbara Wagner: "Something Ventured — Something Gained," abstract works in oil. Through December 31 at Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. Reception: Saturday, October 8, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Info, 253-1818. Milton Artists' Guild Exhibit & Sale: Work by guild members. Through October 31 at The Village Cup in Jericho. Reception: Tuesday, October 11, 5-6 p.m. Info, 893-2480.

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BCA Summer Artist Market: Juried artists sell their handmade, original fine art and crafts. Saturday, October 8, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Burlington City Hall Park. Info, 865-7166.

Montpelier Art Walk: More than 25 downtown businesses and other venues shake it up for the night with fine art, fiber work, sculptures, comics, djembe lessons and more. Friday, October 7, 4-8 p.m., various downtown locations, Montpelier. Info, 223-9604.

Heather Ritchie: Acrylic paintings of ethereal dreamscapes. Through November 30 at The Shoe Horn at Onion River in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-7 p.m. Info, artwhirled23@yahoo.com.

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Matt Thorsen: "Sound Proof: The Photography of Matt Thorsen, Vermont Music Images 1990-2000," chemical prints accompanied by audio recordings in which the photographer sets the scene and the bands play on. Through October 31 at Magic Hat Brewing Company in South Burlington. Info, 865-1140.

The Shelburne Artists Market: Local artists and artisans sell their work on the green. Saturday, October 8, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Shelburne Town Offices. Info, 985-3648.

Agathe McQueston: "A License to Stare," portraits; Zelde: Dolls made from recycled fabric, clay, sand and mohair. Through October 31 at The Drawing Board in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, October 7, 4-6 p.m. Info, 223-2902.

October Featured Artists: Shaker-style bentwood boxes by Carl Newton, paintings and jewelry by Kitten Ellison, and paintings by Tess Beemer and Martha Ohliger. Through October 31 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Reception: Thursday, October 6, 5-8 p.m. Info, 933-6403.

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Marc Awodey: "An Artist's View," mixed-media work. Through November 30 at Community College of Vermont in Winooski. Info, 654-0513.

Boquet Valley Studio Tour: Artists in Elizabethtown, Essex, Westport and Willsboro, N.Y., open up their studios to weekend visitors. Friday through Sunday, October 7-9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., various locations. Info, 518-963-4555.

'Wylie Garcia: The Tulle Did Her In': Dresses from the artist's yearlong project in which she creates and wears one dress per month, embellishing and modifying it during that time. Through October 23 at Helen Day Art Center in Stowe. The artist discusses her work: Thursday, October 6, 6 p.m. Info, 253-8358.

in a fire. Through October 31 at PHOTOSTOP in White River Junction. Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-8 p.m. Info, 698-0320.

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'Lock, Stock and Barrel: The Terry Tyler Collection of Vermont Firearms': The 106 firearms on display represent a lifetime of collecting and document the history of gunmaking in Vermont from 1790 to 1900; 'Paperwork in 3D': Work by 25 contemporary origami, cut-paper and book artists; 'Behind the Lens, Under the Big Top': Black-and-white circus photography from the late 1960s by Elliot Fenander; 'In Fashion: High Style, 1690-2011': Costumes from the museum's permanent collection, plus borrowed works from today’s top designers, including Karl Lagerfeld, Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera and Balenciaga, among others. Through October 30 at Shelburne Museum. Info, 985-3346.

First Friday Art Walk: More than 30 galleries and other venues around downtown stay open late to welcome pedestrian art viewers. Friday, October 7, 5-8 p.m., various downtown locations, Burlington. Info, 264-4839.

James Stroud: Work by the printer and publisher of contemporary prints. October 7 through 31 at Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction. The artist discusses his work: Friday, October 7, 7 p.m. Info, 295-5901.

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ed Castle wants to make sure that this article isn’t all about him. Sure, the 27-year-old Vermonter is the visionary behind several multimedia photography projects that have been exhibited extensively in the state; they include “In Their Own Words,” a collection of personal histories by refugees living in Vermont; “Indigenous Expressions,” portraits of Native Americans living in the Lake Champlain Basin of Vermont and New York; and his most recent, “HIGHLOW Project,” photos and audio narrations of high and low points in the lives of at-risk Vermont youth. But Castle couldn’t have done any of them alone. Which is why Castle is not the only one spending this week in Washington, D.C., for a weeklong exhibit of the “HIGHLOW Project” at the Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda. He’s accompanied by Kelsey Ballard, the assistant director of the Vermont Coalition of Runaway & Homeless Youth Programs, which sponsored the project; and Mackenzie Lewis, one of the 11 participants. The “HIGHLOW Project” was exhibited in galleries around the state for the first part of this year, and large-scale versions of its images currently appear on exterior walls in downtown Burlington, Rutland and Montpelier. But it began as a more traditional marketing project for VCRHYP’s 13 agencies around the state. Castle was contracted to create audio-visual profiles of these agencies, “just to help people in Vermont know who they were,” he says. As he got to know some of the youth involved in the programs, Castle felt compelled to let them tell their stories in an unusual way. “There’s good reporting around a call to action, and great storytelling around success,” says Castle of typical media stories concerning “troubled teens.” But rarely, he suggests, do you learn about those young people’s individual desperate — or celebratory — moments. And anybody can empathize with the moments depicted in the “HIGHLOW” photographs. Though the circumstances differ, the emotions are universal: Excitement over success — such as graduation or getting a job — and finding a community dominate the highs; instances of isolation, helplessness and frustration fill the “low” section. “We worked to stay on the right side of this line that separates empowerment from exploitation,” Castle says. Mackenzie Lewis, 20, had been living at the Spectrum youth shelter in Burlington for less than a month when Castle first arrived to pitch his project idea. Lewis and a friend agreed, “We’re going to kick ourselves if we don’t do it,” he recalls in a recent interview. Ultimately, their decision was easy. “[The project] was so different,” Lewis says. “I just had to be a part of it.” Not everyone felt that way. “People didn’t want to be seen as vulnerable,” Lewis surmises. When Castle sat down with participants to talk about their high and low moments, he made it clear they could stop at any time; they could pull their stories from the project, even after it debuted, if they felt too exposed. “You know when you’re 16 and you

Mackenzie Lewis, Ned Castle and VCRHYP director Calvin Smith

We worked to stay on the right side of

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empowerment from exploitation. Ned Castle

Castle installs the street project in Burlington

get a tattoo of your girlfriend’s name on your arm?” Castle says. “We wanted to make sure the project didn’t become someone’s tattoo.” He familiarized his young participants with the work of Gregory Crewdson — a New York-based photographer known for his staged scenes of American neighborhoods — and made sure they felt comfortable returning to locations where they’d had negative experiences for their shoots. Lewis’ “low” involved standing in front of a brightly lit bathroom mirror, his arm bleeding from self-inflicted cuts. He didn’t feel comfortable returning to his mother’s bathroom, so they shot it in Castle’s. Asked if it was challenging to re-create these scenes, Lewis shakes his head. Castle compares the photo shoot to the somewhat emotionless atmosphere of a movie set: There’s a lot of stopping and starting, adjusting lighting, and, in Lewis’ case, applying ketchup to his forearm in place of blood. “It pulls you out of the situation,” says Castle. For another shoot, though, a participant named Steve parked his car where he had lived in it during a low time. With the sun almost set, it was dark enough that he couldn’t quite see the photographer out there with the camera, and, says Castle, “It took him back.” Early in the project, Lewis worried about what people would think of him. At the opening, he says, “I wanted to take a big white sheet and throw it over the low.” In his narration, he worried that he would be perceived as blaming his mother. “I never meant it to be that way,” Lewis says. As it turned out, people responded well and thanked him for sharing his story. The “HIGHLOW Project” was a learning experience for everybody involved, including Castle. For eight months, it was his No. 1 priority, he says. For the participants, the project sometimes took a backseat to jobs, school and life in general. “All of a sudden something would happen: They’d relapse, their car would break down, and this project slides from their list of priorities,” says Castle. “That was hard for me.” Kelsey Ballard says the project worked because of Castle’s persistence. “The relationship that Ned has been able to develop with each of [the youth], meeting them and traveling the state for them,” she says. Even now, Ballard says, he’s always asking, “What’s next?” What is next? In November, Castle and Ballard are taking the exhibit to the annual National Runaway and Homeless Youth conference in Portland, Ore., and they’ve applied for more funding for the street project in Vermont. The “HIGHLOW Project” is far from over, Castle says. And for Lewis, who has never regretted being a part of the project, its message is enduring. “It brings a reality check to people,” he says. m

“HIGHLOW Project” Street Exhibit, 11 pairs of images with audio components accessible via cellphone, on view in Burlington, Montpelier and Rutland through October 31. highlowproject.org, nedcastle.org

Art ShowS

call to aRtists

JuRied aRtist membeRshiP: Rutland’s Chaffee Art Center is accepting submissions for artists interested in becoming juried artist members. Deadline: October 30. Info, info@chaffeeartcenter.org.

neW exhibitoR JuRy session: Art on Main, Bristol, seeks submissions for new exhibitors; holidayonly contracts possible. Jury session Saturday, October 22, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Application: artonmain.net/forms. html. Info, 453-4032, info@ artonmain.net. chandleR call to aRtists Chandler Gallery in Randolph seeks artists for the upcoming exhibit “Art of the Chair: Process and Possibility,” January 21 through March 6, 2012. The subject is the chair; the concept is beyond the limits of sitting. It is about process, utility, history, sentiment, from representational to the obscure. Looking for innovative multimedia submissions (digital, conceptual, 2-D, 3-D). Deadline: December 31. Info, 431-0204, qpearlmay@valley.net. Join the aRt safaRi: Looking for a fun, new venue for your artwork this holiday season? Studio Place Arts pulls out all the stops with a three-floor holiday show of high-quality, affordable crafts and fine art. Contact SPA by October 14 at 479-7069, or studioplacearts.com.

BURLINGTON-AREA ART SHOWS

2012: Women in the aRts: Rutland’s Chaffee Art Center is accepting submissions from Vermont women artists interested in being featured during a festival for women in the arts. Info, info@chaffeeartcenter.org. oPen aRt shoW: A formal evening of art, music and words. Seeking artists of any medium. Register by October 10; event October 21. Info, rasthree@gmail.com. call foR entRies: Annual juried exhibit in the Jackson Gallery at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, November 11 through December 31. Seeking Champlain Valley artists. Deadline: October 15. Info, jacksongallery@townhalltheater.org. cRafteRs Wanted: For 4th Annual Holiday Showcase & Craft Fair to be held at BFA Fairfax on Saturday, November 19. Info, 782-6874. iaRt Wanted: Contribute your iPad or iPhone art for a show at Village Frame Shoppe and Gallery in St. Albans. Deadline: October 13.

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Reception: October 21, 6-8 p.m. Info, 524-3699, facebook.com/ pictureframer. chandleR’s holiday bazaaR seeks aRtisans: The 10th Annual Chandler Artisans’ Bazaar will be held November 17 through December 21. The committee is accepting submissions of art, crafts and quality food products. A jury process will be held on Tuesday, October 11. Interested artisans are asked to contact the Chandler Gallery for more information and an application form: outreach@ chandler-arts.org or 431-0204. vt high school student exhibit: Call to Vermont high school photographers: “Ways of Seeing” photography exhibit juried by Shane Lavalette and sponsored by PhotoGarden. Deadline: October 12. Info, darkroomgallery.com/ex21. calling foR entRies: Four Corners of the Earth. Juried photography exhibit. Show us your version of this heaven we call Earth. Deadline: November 1. Info, darkroomgallery.com/ ex22. Red squaRe needs aRt! Artists needed to display at a very busy establishment on Church Street in Burlington. Please contact Diane at creativegeniuses@burlington telecom.net.

Vermont Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749.

Paperwork in 3D

Rebecca babbitt: "At Camp: Capsules in Time," photographs of family camps in the White Mountains and on Lake Champlain. October 10 through November 4 at Living/Learning Center, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-4200.

david gaRten: "Cuba & Beyond," photographs of Cuba, as well as of the aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene in the Mad River Valley. Through October 10 at Valley Art Foundation Festival Gallery in Waitsfield. Info, 496-6682.

Rolf andeRson: "Sweden: Going Home," photographs. Through October 29 at Pickering Room, Fletcher Free Library, in Burlington. Info, 865-7211.

leslie PaRke: "Chrysalis," paintings that reimagine the Adam and Eve story, examining themes of shame, expulsion, interdependence and transformation. October 7 through November 11 at Feick Fine Arts Center, Green Mountain College, in Poultney. Info, 287-8926.

Ingenious work by 25 contemporary artists who transform flat

linda maney: "Meditating on Movement and Stillness," abstract work on paper and canvas. Through November 4 at City Center in Montpelier. Info, 793-6038.

novels, paper engineering, sculpture, and fashion. Through

alexis kyRiak: "Martha Stewarts," work by the Vermont artist who is inspired by crisp, clean still-life photography. Through October 31 at Contemporary Dance & Fitness Studio in Montpelier. Info, 229-4676. bunny haRvey: "Listening/Vermont," paintings of the Vermont landscape. Through October 12 at Korongo Gallery in Randolph. Info, 728-6788.