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Vermont’s weather is evolving in wild, unpredictable ways. Long-term meteorological trends show the state becoming warmer and wetter. How will farmers adapt to the environmental upheaval and keep food growing through fast-shifting weather patterns? How will these changes ripple through the distribution chain — and how will they affect what Vermonters eat in restaurants and institutions and at family tables? Join a panel of local experts for a lively discussion on the challenges and rewards of growing food in a changing climate — now and into the future. Experts include: Andy Jones, Intervale Community Farm; Joshua Faulkner, UVM Extension; Jeff Jones, Vermont Hydroponic Produce/Upper Valley Produce and Eleanor Tison, Green Mountain College. Wednesday, April 27, 5:30-7 p.m. ArtsRiot, 400 Pine St., Burlington, $5 donation. Info, 540-0406.
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Federal agents detained Vermont’s best-known immigrant activist at a Mexican food event in Stowe. At least they didn’t chile-pepper spray him.
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even Days reporter Nancy Remsen was working diligently in a corner of the Vermont Statehouse last Wednesday when her colleague, Terri Hallenbeck, summoned her to the press gallery to catch some breaking news in the House. She was surprised to discover the assistant clerk of the House reading a resolution about her. After nearly two decades covering the Vermont legislature, Remsen is retiring from journalism at the end of this session. From the press gallery, she had a clear view of lawmakers as they rose as a group to applaud her work. The resolution, drafted by her hometown rep, Tom Stevens (D-Waterbury), and sponsored by every active member of the legislature, passed without objection. Now, that’s headline news. A New Jersey native, Remsen came to Vermont to attend Middlebury College in 1972 — the same year as former governor Jim Douglas. She earned a master’s in journalism at the University of Missouri before landing her first job with the Associated Press in Maine. She moved to the Bangor Daily News, where she worked as an editor and reporter for two decades. An editing job at the Burlington Free Press brought her to Vermont in 1995, and she wound up covering the Statehouse — for 18 years. After a round of editorial restructuring at the Freeps, she chose to leave the paper on Election Day 2014 and joined the Seven Days news team two months later. She also worked part time in 2015 for WCAX-TV. On the House floor and at the Statehouse reception held in her honor later that day, speakers praised her “reportorial impartiality,” fairness and accuracy — and even the way “this excellent reporter could slip in and out of a legislative committee meeting and not disturb the proceedings.” From the podium in the Cedar Creek Room, Gov. Peter Shumlin suggested Vermont “needs more of that kind of journalism.” Also speaking at the reception, Seven Days Fair Game columnist Paul Heintz noted that Remsen is “not a political reporter” but a “policy reporter.” With every story, he said, “her goal is to dig into the details of what our policy makers are doing, why they’re doing it and what it means for the rest of us.” When the gavel falls in less than two weeks, Remsen will dig into some less wonky subjects, such as grandchildren, skate skiing, cooking and cross-country travel. We’ll miss her.
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It’s ironic that farm-to-table restaurants are struggling at a time when so many Americans are eating out [“Plates in the Air,” April 20]. But perhaps that’s the problem. When people eat out a lot, they want their restaurant meals to be cheap. But if they ate out less frequently, they might be more willing and able to afford a meal at a farmto-table restaurant. Perhaps the best way for Vermonters to support local food in restaurants is to cook more at home, then head out for a rare farm-to-table feast that pays the farmers and chefs what they deserve. Carrie Abels
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[Re “Plates in the Air,” April 20]: It’s great to see Skinny Pancake’s Adler brothers have “gotten bigger and stronger” and “have more resources to dig deeper to solve problems” at their five facilities. Will this mean they can now pay their staff at the airport Burlington’s “living wage,” or will they continue to request exemptions? We’ve watched numerous restaurants fail up here, as when most people have no money, they can’t afford eating out. Except for Burlington (more professionals) and Montpelier (legislators and their lobbyists), the rest of the state languishes in a postrecession downward spiral
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Ken Picard’s “Faux Dough” [April 6] was interesting and informative but didn’t go far enough. He could have mentioned that those counterfeit detector pens, which are ubiquitous these days, simply don’t often work and are no substitute for carefully feeling the suspect bill or looking for watermarks and other details. (I’ve only seen one savvy clerk feel a bill and have seen none that looked for those watermarks.) The bad guys know how to foil those pens, and it’s a very easy and simple method (which I will not explain). It’s also rather easy to doctor a real bill to make the counterfeit detector pen indicate that it’s fake. (And I won’t explain this, either. Let’s just say that if you try it, you will have a store manager exclaim it’s the most realistic fake he’s ever seen ... and then have to wait for the police to show up and tell him that it is a real bill.) Grant Taylor
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[Re Feedback: “Bernie Brain,” April 13]: Far from being a “fanatic,” I’m tired of voting for people I don’t believe in just because I’m afraid of the alternative. This time I’m taking a play from the right wing and voting for who, to me, is clearly the best person to be our president, Sen. Bernie Sanders — even if I have to write in his name on my ballot. He is the only one I trust to be honest. And more and more people are telling me they are going to do the same. Life is about a lot more than merely beating the other side. It’s about being true to what we see is the best course for our country. Vote for who you believe in, not against who you are afraid of. Peter Harvey
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[Re “Empire State-ment: Clinton Trounces Sanders in Crucial New York Primary,” April 20]: Your story about Sen. Bernie Sanders suddenly flying back on a private flight to Burlington the night of the New York primary makes me realize he lives the Chosen Life, for which he criticizes others. We pay him to be our senator, and he hasn’t been to work in a year. He flew back to Burlington, he said, because he needed a day off. It must be nice. He is sick of living in high-class hotels, apparently, while vacationing on our dime as he goes job hunting to be president. We even paid for his vacation to see the Pope. Pity the poor man.
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What Vermont state government needs is not some toothless commission to sit on complaints, but rather clear ethical guidelines and a means of enforcing them. We currently have neither. White argued in the Reformer, “Up to this point, we have not seen a lot of cases of unethical behavior.” Funny, because in my four years at Seven Days, I’ve documented plenty of them: legislators voting on issues involving their employers; lawmakers working for and even as lobbyists; regulators leaving state government to work for those they regulated; Senate and administration staffers spinning through the revolving door to become lobbyists; officeholders hitting up state contractors and lobbyists for campaign donations; an attorney general soliciting free travel from those with business before the state; and a no-bid state contractor offering the governor’s daughter a job.
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And now there’s what WCAX-TV has dubbed “Kingdom Con”: Federal and state authorities have accused two politically connected developers, Jay Peak’s ARIEL QUIROS and BILL STENGER, of perpetrating a $200 million “Ponzi-like” scheme with money they raised through the federal EB-5 investor visa program. For years, lawmakers of both parties helped Stenger court investors abroad, collected tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations and overlooked signs that something was amiss. But as House Government Operations Committee chair DONNA SWEANEY (D-Windsor) puts it, Vermont “is not the same as Washington and other states.” She adds, “I think, for the most part, we’re all up-front and do pretty well.” No doubt that’s true of Sweaney, White and the rank-and-file members who serve on their respective committees. And that’s kind of the problem. As backbenchers craft the state’s campaign finance and ethics laws, they look around at one another and see no evil. But somehow they remain naïve and oblivious to the documented ethical lapses — and big money at stake — in other realms of state government. The Senate did consider two concrete proposals that could have addressed some of those lapses. One would bar statewide officials, legislators, secretaries, commissioners and their deputies from lobbying for a year upon
leaving office. But the so-called revolvingdoor provision excludes top gubernatorial and legislative staffers — perhaps those most qualified to take lobbying jobs. In recent years, such ex-employees have gone to work for Jay Peak, Green Mountain Power, OneCare Vermont and Montpelier’s top three lobbying shops. And, conveniently, the prohibition wouldn’t take effect until 2017, meaning those pouring out of Gov. PETER SHUMLIN’s administration and the legislature in Janurary would be free to do as they please. “We thought it was unfair if that was what they were planning to do — to impose that on them before the end of their tenure,” White explains. “Because they might be negotiating their contract right now.” How thoughtful. On the Senate floor last Wednesday, Sen. MICHAEL SIROTKIN (D-Chittenden) proposed bolstering the provision to keep ex-lawmakers not only from registering as lobbyists but from working for one of 24 lobby shops. “It’s clear to me that somebody who works for a firm, regardless of whether they do direct contact in attempts to influence legislators directly, can still influence the process,” he says. Sirotkin should know. For decades, he ran the influential lobbying firm now known as the Necrason Group before filling late wife SALLY FOX’s Senate seat two years ago. Last Wednesday, the Senate first voted 15 to 14 in favor of Sirotkin’s amendment, but then Sen. JOHN RODGERS (D-EssexOrleans) asked to switch from “yea” to “nay.” Before the Senate secretary could call the roll, Senate President Pro Tempore JOHN CAMPBELL (D-Windsor) stood to “clarify” that the amendment wouldn’t prevent exlawmakers from working for a nonprofit group that lobbies the legislature, such as the Vermont Public Interest Research Group. After Campbell made clear his opposition, it failed 14 to 15. Campbell, who is retiring at the end of the year, recently landed a job running the Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs — a public position that involves lobbying the legislature for more funding. He says his personal circumstances didn’t influence his vote. He simply saw the amendment as “unfair” to ex-lawmakers. Campbell’s girlfriend, Rep. PATTI KOMLINE (R-Dorset), also opposes the bill. She announced two weeks ago that she, too, is leaving the legislature. Komline says she doesn’t know what she’ll do next, but she plans to stay in Montpelier and is considering lobbying. “If a bill is passed that says you can’t do that, that limits my choices,” she says. “And I don’t see how, at my level here, there’s a
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After Shumlin, Natural Resources Secretary DEB MARKOWITZ and an aide traveled to Paris last December for the United Nations Climate Summit, the administration refused to release several receipts from the trip. For years, Shumlin’s staff has argued that revealing costs associated with his Vermont State Police detail could compromise his security. WCAX news director ANSON TEBBETTS appealed the administration’s denial. When that failed, the station sued. In a brief, the state argued that revealing the very “existence or nonexistence” of the records “would, by [its] very nature, disclose whether the Governor traveled with a security detail during any portion or during all of his trip to France.” Alas, the state seems to have undercut its own case. In her ruling, Vermont Superior Court Judge HELEN TOOR wrote that the administration “seems hoist by its own petard,” because it had already admitted in court the very thing it was claiming needed to be kept secret: that Shumlin occasionally travels without security. She ordered the administration to provide WCAX the ground transportation receipts by last Friday. Those amounted to nearly $4,000 for a chauffeured sedan and a rental car. Toor separately asked the state to give her a peek at the rest of the security costs. After reviewing them, she ruled Tuesday that their release could, in fact, pose a security risk. “The public has a legitimate interest in how its money is spent, but not at the cost of creating danger to government officials,” she wrote. Far from Paris, a group of Stockbridge, Mass., citizens announced last Thursday that they would buy their local paper, the Berkshire Eagle, from hedge fund-owned Digital First Media, effective May 2. Included in the undisclosed price were three southern Vermont newspapers: the daily Brattleboro Reformer and Bennington Banner and the weekly Manchester Journal. Readers, employees and former Reformer alumni, such as myself, reacted with glee to the news that, after more than two decades of chain ownership, the papers would return to locals. “It’s like winning the lottery,” said KEVIN MORAN, who edits the four papers. After years of staff cuts — including approximately a dozen layoffs last June — the papers appeared poised for a rebound. A press release announcing the transaction promised “a substantial number of new hires for positions in the newsroom” and elsewhere. But one of the new owners, retired judge FREDRIC RUTBERG, appeared to walk that back this week in an interview with Seven Days. He said he could not promise any newsroom hires, suggesting, “Reporters can act more efficiently. “I’m not committing to anything right now,” Rutberg said. m
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conflict of interest in me going from this to that.” The second concrete proposal the Senate considered would have banned state officers from contracting with campaign donors. According to Sen. ANTHONY POLLINA (P/D-Washington), the so-called pay-toplay provision was inspired by the scandal that dogged Sorrell last year. The AG himself admitted in a sworn affidavit that a lobbyist for a Texas law firm handed him an envelope with $10,000 worth of checks at a 2014 fundraiser and then immediately asked him to file suit against the energy industry. Sorrell did and later hired the firm, Baron & Budd, to take the case and reap the potential rewards. It’s unclear, though possible, that such a pay-to-play provision would have prevented Quiros and Stenger from donating as much as they have to various Vermont political campaigns. They hold a contract to run Newport’s Northeast Kingdom International Airport and were paid nearly $104,000 for various state services in fiscal year 2014. Either way, White admits, “It looks terrible” that her committee decided to kill the pay-to-play proposal shortly before the EB-5 story broke. In the ethics bill that passed the Senate last week, lawmakers simply tasked the commission with recommending whether to ban such behavior. “Frankly, they punted,” says VPIRG executive director PAUL BURNS. It’s reminiscent of when White and her Senate chums punted on proposals in 2013 to ban corporate contributions to Vermont politicians and set limits on how much political parties can transfer to the candidates they support. Over the years, Quiros exploited those two loopholes to contribute tens of thousands of dollars to Shumlin’s campaign — far in excess of what was then a $2,000-per-person limit — by donating through the companies he controlled and through the Vermont Democratic Party. Sweaney and Copeland Hanzas say it’s conceivable that the House could still take up the Senate’s anemic ethics-reform bill, but a better question might be: Should they even bother? “There are times when it’s better to get a foot in the door,” Burns says. “I guess I’m still glass half full. Maybe one-third full.” Perhaps, but maybe legislators should just quit while they’re behind, go home to their districts and explain to voters this fall that Vermont doesn’t have an ethics problem. That should go over well. After all, only the media care.
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ENERGY Department of Public Service. The company needs the The 13 dams could produce 560 megawatts of money to help finance its purchase of a Texas-based power under optimal conditions, although Ragonese gas pipeline company for $13 billion. TransCanada is said actual generation depends on water levels. primarily in the oil and gas pipeline business, and its There are other variables. The Federal Energy holdings include the Keystone Pipeline. Regulatory Commission issues 40-year operating li“They aren’t asking a particular price,” Recchia said. censes to hydroelectric facilities; three Connecticut “This will be done in an auction.” First the River dams — Wilder, Bellows Falls company would gauge interest by soliciting and Vernon — are set to expire in 2019. nonbinding bids. Then it would invite seriRecchia predicted that the new permits ous bidders. could come with more demanding enviThe hydropower system that Vermont ronmental requirements, such as rivercould end up owning and operating starts flow changes to ameliorate riverbank with two storage dams on the Connecticut erosion and improve fish habitat. That River in northern New Hampshire. could potentially decrease power output. They hold back water for use at powerThe FERC issued new licenses to generating sites downstream, according the three power-generating dams on the to John Ragonese, licensing manager for northern half of the Connecticut River TransCanada. To the south, after the river in 2002 and to the two Vermont dams on becomes the border between Vermont and the Deerfield River in 1997. VINCE ILLUZZI New Hampshire, three power-generating The sale of the dams was a hot topic dams are clustered between the Vermont at an April 18 meeting of the Connecticut towns of Waterford and Barnet. Farther River Joint Commissions, a pair of edusouth are Wilder Station in Hartford, Bellows Falls cational and advocacy groups from New Hampshire Station in Rockingham and Vernon Station near the and Vermont that have met quarterly since 1989. Massachusetts border. Brendan Prusik of Colebrook, N.H., quizzed his The Deerfield River system starts with a storage Vermont colleagues about the state’s interest in dam in Somerset in south-central Vermont and in- buying the dams: “What is the incentive?” cludes two generating stations in Vermont — Searsburg One of the commissioners representing Vermont, and Readsboro — and five more after the river flows David Deen, told Prusik that state ownership might into Massachusetts. reduce electric rates. “The public power authority of
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New York offers some of the cheapest power in the region,” said Deen, who is also pushing for the dam purchase as a rep in the Vermont House. He pointed out that the New York Power Authority, whose hydro assets include more than 2,000 megawatts of generating capacity at Niagara Falls, is the largest public power entity in the country. Chris Campany of Brattleboro, who heads the Windham Regional Commission, said the state’s evaluation was moving so fast that towns that could be affected haven’t had time to react, and they “should be involved in the state’s decision.” TransCanada owns nearly 20,000
approved that step last week — but Pearce was not easily persuaded. Johnson suggested the panel couldn’t get answers to critical quetions without paying someone to do it. “I would want to firm up some information over the next week before I commit too many dollars,” Pearce said. “I don’t think there is a cost to issuing an RFP,” Illuzzi said. “The substantive decision is when the proposals come back.” He made the motion to approve solicitation of proposals. Pearce finally agreed that if it was clear that “the state is under no obligation … then I would be comfortable putting out an RFP.”
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acres in the Deerfield watershed, and the company is the largest taxpayer in several communities. Campany said local officials want to know whether they could count on revenues equivalent to what TransCanada now pays in taxes if the state were to own the dams. Ten years ago, when the state and two private partners bid on the dam, state officials promised towns that they would continue to receive taxes. To begin to pull together the necessary information about the potential purchase, Johnson just sent out a request for proposals to consultants who could help the panel estimate the future value of the dams, evaluate different ownership models, and describe how buying the dams could advance the state’s energy and environmental goals. The study panel
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n a cloudless Sunday afternoon in early April, a group of about 50 gathered at the St. John’s Club, a squat brick building on the shore of Lake Champlain just south of the Burlington breakwater. Piling baked beans and eggplant lasagna onto plates, they chatted about knee surgery and summer vacation plans. Young mothers drank Dirty Mayors while children climbed from lap to lap. An elderly woman in periwinkle blue beamed when a brown-haired girl, her neighbor, ran over for a spontaneous embrace. The potluck had all the trappings of a family reunion, but it was geography, not genes, bringing this crowd together. They live in Burlington’s Lakeside neighborhood, a collection of 80 or so homes and apartment buildings in the South End. Set apart from the rest of the city by railroad tracks, this historically blue-collar community has been happily hermetic for more than 100 years. “It’s a small-town neighborhood in a big city,” said George Thabault, a resident of six years. That sense of intimacy may change as the South End — once an industrial wasteland, now a thriving arts and business district — develops on the other side of the tracks. Residents are bracing for the rumored departure of one of their oldest neighbors, an oven factory, and the construction of the Champlain Parkway, which will pass nearby. Lakeside was once known as the bestkept secret in Burlington. With the railroad as a barrier to the east, an oil tank farm to the south and Lake Champlain to the west, the only way to enter this quiet enclave by car is from Lakeside Avenue, which dips underneath the tracks. Despite several beautifully restored houses with spacious backyards that extend to the water’s edge, Lakeside retains a working-class feel. Closer to the tracks, lower-income people rent apartments in tenement buildings that range from well-kept to worse for wear. At the center of the neighborhood, century-old duplexes face a park with a basketball court and a playground — an ideal arrangement for front-porch spectating. Lakeside owes its existence to the Queen City Cotton Company, which began to build the neighborhood in 1894 to house some of the 600 people who
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worked in the brick mill that is now the Innovation Center of Vermont. More than 100 French Canadian families lived in the duplexes — which rented for $1.80 a week — and apartment buildings. With two grocery stores, a barbershop, a billiard hall and a park with a baseball field, the neighborhood was practically self-sufficient. Workers congregated at the St. John’s Club, a member-owned social club, then located above a store at a different location. When the cotton mill closed in 1937, many employees stayed put. The company gave them the option to purchase their homes for what a company flyer advertised as “very reasonable prices on very liberal terms.” Some residents later went to work for the weapons manufacturers that cycled
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through the factory, including General Electric and Lockheed Martin. When Blodgett Ovens moved to the northern edge of Lakeside in 1945, it, too, employed people living next-door. The company’s sprawling single-story facility continues to crank out ovens on that prime piece of waterfront real estate. A handful of descendants of the original Lakeside residents still live in their family homes. Nancy Sicard, whose mother and aunts worked at the cotton mill, is among them. She lives in a petite white house with a matching picket fence — the home in which her late husband grew up. The inside is immaculate, decorated with lace doilies, potted ferns and photographs of her eight grandchildren.
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The 79-year-old recalled life during the factory era with fondness. “It felt like one big family,” she said, with evenings spent watching baseball in the park or lingering on porches, often a venue for impromptu concerts. With two rockers on her porch, Sicard carries on the stoop-sitting tradition. Terry Bickford, 69, is another Lakeside lifer whose grandparents emigrated from Canada to work at the cotton mill. She remembers an idyllic childhood, in which kids were treated to cakes that Blodgett workers baked to test new ovens. Both women noted that people used to refer to Lakeside as being “on the wrong side of the tracks” — an epithet the neighborhood saw as too misguided to be offensive.
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While it remains less upscale than other waterfront communities, the neighborhood has gradually become coveted real estate. Gone are the days when it functioned as one big French Canadian family — “I don’t see that ever coming back,” Sicard said matter-of-factly. Lakeside began to lose some of its insularity when, during Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) tenure as mayor, the city built the Burlington Bike Path, which passes through it. In clement weather, there’s a nearly steady stream of cyclists and joggers, often headed to Oakledge Park just around the corner. In 1986 the Harbor Watch condos replaced the oil tank farm on a rocky spit of land. Units now sell for more than $500,000. Run-down duplexes began attracting people like Joan Shannon, now a city councilor and real estate agent. In 1994, she and her husband converted one into an attractive single-family home, painted yellow, keeping the two front doors intact. During the factory era, a family with 15 children occupied one half of the building. These days, residents say passersby regularly ask if there’s anything for sale. “Everyone wants to live on the lake,” Bickford said. Interest in Lakeside property will likely escalate as the South End continues to grow and change. Nearby Pine Street boasts the highest concentration of breweries in the city. Lakeside Avenue has also been transformed. Rebranded as the Innovation Center, the former cotton mill now hosts
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Lakeside Neighborhood businesses including a Pilates studio and a software company. Champlain College set up its Emergent Media Center in a modern building nearby. PlanBTV South End, a city document meant to guide future growth, suggests that the sprawling parking lots south of Lakeside Avenue are ripe for redevelopment. Lakesiders are protective of their “diamond in the rough,” said Shannon. “I don’t think those of us who live here particularly want it to gentrify — even those of us who have, maybe, gentrified it.” The preservation-minded councilor pointed out that the entire neighborhood is on the National Register of Historic Places, meaning that the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival-style houses cannot be razed to make room for luxury condos. People could get priced out of the current housing stock, however. “I think there’s a lot of pressure on the affordability aspect of Lakeside,” said Thabault, who was an aide to mayors Sanders and Peter Clavelle. He noted that a four-unit apartment building, which sold for $450,000 in 2011, just went on the market for $750,000. Investors might be tempted to convert the property to high-end rentals or condos. But for the most part, residents don’t seem worried that Lakeside is about to become a hipster haven or yuppie utopia. “All the people I have met who moved into the neighborhood are awesome,” said Debra Viens, who grew up in Lakeside and now rents across the street from her mother. Newcomers seem to share a small town sensibility and appreciation for
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Lakeside’s history. “The whole idea of Lakeside is reassuring because you’re stepping back in time,” said John Caulo, an associate vice president at Champlain College. After he spotted a waterfront duplex for sale during a run in 2012, Caulo and his wife bought the place, gutted and rebuilt the inside, and moved in. “What appeals to me about the neighborhood is that it’s just that — a true neighborhood.” One looming unknown that does worry Lakesiders is what will happen if Blodgett sells its shoreline factory. Known for pioneering the commercial pizza oven, Blodgett is Burlington’s oldest manufacturer, but few people believe it will stay in the neighborhood
much longer. Illinois-based Middleby Corporation purchased the company in 2001 and also owns a large plant in Essex. Rumors that Blodgett will relocate to the suburbs have intensified in the last year. Mayor Miro Weinberger “understands that Blodgett’s needs are evolving and may not be a good fit for that site going forward,” said his spokesperson ,Jen Kaulius. PlanBTV South End assumes as much, suggesting the site could be redeveloped to host “businesses, creative enterprises and/or housing.” Asked whether Blodgett had plans to move, vice president Gary Mick said, “none at this time” and declined to say more.
Next door, the St. John’s Club plans to stay put. Like the rest of Lakeside, it’s remained humble, despite becoming popular among prominent people from outside the neighborhood. At the end of the workday on April 13, Attorney General Bill Sorrell sipped a glass of white wine at the bar. Toward the back of the room, a group of five regulars unpacked their tool caddies and began tying flies, deftly winding tinsel, peacock feathers and elk hair around hooks. Manager Ken Ploof, who has worked at the club for 21 years, poured libations behind the bar. He would not object to housing or new businesses replacing the Blodgett
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Schnure of Green Mountain Power agreed with Hallquist’s assessment. Despite the talk about getting green power for Vermont, Recchia noted that the state’s utilities don’t currently need the electricity produced by the dams — a claim Hallquist, Lunderville and Schnure confirmed. “All of our utilities have planned ahead three to five years about where they are going to get their power,” Recchia said. TransCanada has been selling its hydroelectricity on the wholesale market. Recchia also noted that power from the dams might not be so cheap if the state had to borrow money to buy them. “The state would want to sell this at the highest possible price until the bonds are paid off,” he said, noting that after 20 or 30 years, the price might drop to a point where it becomes attractive to utilities. Lawmakers will have to decide whether they have enough information to move forward. “I would like a recommendation about what kind of structure we need to pursue purchase,” said House Speaker Shap Smith (D-Morristown), who sees value in securing locally produced power. “I think we could create an authority,” he continued, referring to a legal entity that could be empowered to bid. “There is a difference between creating the authority and making the purchase.” Republican legislative leaders are more cautious. “I’m not in any rush,” said Senate Minority Leader Joe Benning (R-Caledonia). He suggested the enormity of the commitment would make it worthwhile to call the legislature back for a special session to make any big decision. House Minority Leader Don Turner (R-Milton) said he has become more skeptical about the purchase: “There are so many things that would have to be in place. It would take a year before we could get through all the issues to decide whether to buy or not.” Illuzzi argued that if lawmakers fail to create an acquisition authority, the state will miss another chance to buy the dams. “I want to set the stage to be able to move forward after the legislature adjourns. You have to take a little risk in life,” he added, but promised, “Nobody is going to charge ahead unless the numbers work.” m
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factory, but “200 condos would make a big difference” in the neighborhood’s character, he added. “That would be horrible,” said Viens, predicting “too many people in the neighborhood and too many cars trying to get in and out.” Ploof’s main concern is parking — an increasingly rare commodity in Lakeside. For years, Blodgett has let the club, which now boasts roughly 1,500 members, use its parking lot during evenings. If St. John’s lost that privilege, it would be unable to accommodate its many out-of town members. That’s a worry for residents, too, who already find themselves competing with club patrons for on-street spaces. What happens just outside Lakeside also stands to affect the neighborhood. Residents are excited about some of the impending development — when City Market/Onion River Co-op builds its second store off Flynn Avenue, they will once again be within walking distance of groceries. They are more ambivalent, however, about having a major road pass nearby. Weinberger has pledged to build the long-contemplated Champlain Parkway, which would carry interstate traffic en route to downtown Burlington through the South End. The Parkway will end at Lakeside Avenue, depositing cars on residents’ only route in and out of the neighborhood. The city doesn’t expect to start construction until 2018, but residents are already bracing for a potential bottleneck. “That’s the big question on my mind,” said Shannon, who’s not confident that the city will be able to accurately forecast the traffic impact. “The challenge is we don’t have an answer until we build it. It’s left to everyone’s imaginations.” At the St. John’s Club potluck, old-timers and newcomers spent more time sharing Lakeside lore than lamenting possible changes. The gathering was a send-off for Thabault and his wife, Candelin Wahl, who are giving up their rental to buy a house in St. Albans because they couldn’t find a permanent home in Lakeside. For the last six years, Thabault meticulously maintained the neighborhood ice rink, sometimes shoveling sludge off at 2 a.m. to keep the surface smooth. Wahl was known for supplying skaters with rinkside hot chocolate. “Why are you leaving us?” Sicard teased Thabault when he came over to her table to deliver a bowl of potato chips. “You can only stay in paradise so long,” he told her. m
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Four days after a federal court judge in Miami gave him control over Q Burke Hotel & Conference Center, Michael Goldberg was in Vermont on Tuesday showing the property to two potential buyers. “It will be sold eventually. It’s not going to be sold right away,” said Goldberg, who was appointed by the federal court to oversee several Vermont properties involved in an alleged Q Burke Hotel & funding scandal. Conference Center Ariel Quiros and Bill Stenger, developers of Q Burke and six other Northeast Kingdom projects funded through the federal EB-5 visa program, were charged April 14 by federal and state authorities with misusing the money and misleading investors. While Goldberg is shopping the 116-room hotel, he’s also appealing to the federal court for money to run it and Jay Peak Resort. In court papers filed last Friday, Goldberg painted a bleak picture of finances at Jay Peak, describing profits as much lower than Quiros had told federal authorities. “My assessment … is that the ski resort operations are currently losing money and in danger of not having sufficient funds to continue operating beyond the very immediate future,” Goldberg wrote. But Goldberg said his message has been misinterpreted in the media. There’s plenty of money available to keep Jay Peak and Q Burke resorts open, as long as the court keeps Quiros’ assets frozen, he said. “If the judge gives him the money, then we don’t have the money to operate,” Goldberg explained. He said he has three suitors for the hotel — two national chains and a local group. The decision to sell is ultimately up to the federal court, but a sale does not have to wait until the court case is settled. Goldberg said he plans to strip the hotel name of the Q, which stands for Quiros. “I suppose it’s symbolic, but more important,” he said, “it’s the right thing.” TERRI HALLENBECK
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In the weeks since federal and state authorities accused a pair of Northeast Kingdom developers of massive fraud, some of the state’s most powerful politicians have sought to walk back their support for the projects. But there’s one top pol who doesn’t have to backtrack. Doug Hoffer, the Democratic and Progressive state auditor, has long been critical of the federal EB-5 investor visa program, which the developers used to attract more than $350 million in foreign State Auditor Doug Hoffer financing. Under EB-5, those who invest $500,000 in certain economic development projects are eligible for a green card; if they can later show the investment generated 10 jobs, they and their families can become permanent residents of the U.S. In a March 2012 interview with Seven Days, most of which was never published, Hoffer questioned the program’s moral underpinnings, its economic utility and its oversight structure. At the time, he called EB-5 “offensive on some levels,” because it allows those with means to bypass the nation’s restrictive immigration procedures. “It’s a policy that rewards wealth with citizenship,” he said. “They don’t need to wait in line like everybody else.” Asked at the time whether he thought it might be a Ponzi scheme, as some had alleged even back then, Hoffer said he wasn’t sure. But he said he was certain that state and federal oversight of the program was insufficient.
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Mayor Miro Weinberger and Police Chief Brandon del Pozo say the Queen City needs a better-informed and more coordinated approach to address opiate abuse. They’re hoping two new positions will accomplish that. The city is advertising for an opiate operations policy manager who will be responsible for getting all the local groups that deal with opiate-related issues — from Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo, treatment providers to probation left, and Mayor Miro Weinberger officers — to work together. “We have a lot of hardworking organizations that leave value on the table by not coordinating with each other, and the city wants to take responsibility for that coordination,” del Pozo said. In contrast to Rutland, where officials and residents have been widely praised for their efforts to address opiate addiction through a program called Project VISION, officials say Burlington has lacked a unified approach. Since last fall, however, the mayor has been attempting to improve coordination informally by holding regular meetings with these organizations. Now they are seeking a full-time manager to take on this task. He or she will make between $64,000 and $77,000 and will report to del Pozo. The United Way of Northwest Vermont is funding another new position that will support the city’s efforts: opiate data analyst. Del Pozo explained, “Burlington needs a better understanding of where we are at with this problem.” ALICIA FREESE
Burlington Council Excited, Yet Anxious, About Mall Project Burlington city councilors seemed torn between exciteMonday night city ment and wariness Monday night council meeting as they discussed an agreement they’re being asked to sign with the New York developer who’s planning a massive overhaul of the downtown mall. They heard from dozens of prominent businesspeople, architects, construction executives and even a few inveterate environmental activists, who exhorted them to go ahead and sign what’s called a predevelopment agreement, spelling out the public and private responsibilities for the project. Developer Don Sinex plans to spend $200 million to turn the struggling Burlington Town Center into a mix of housing, offices and retail stores that would total 1.25 million square feet. He and Mayor Miro Weinberger are pushing the council to approve the agreement by May 2 so Sinex can start pursuing zoning changes and assembling the financing, among other tasks. “If there’s a place for density in Burlington, this is it,” said Kate McCarthy of the Vermont Natural Resources Council. “If you don’t go forward, you go backwards,” said an animated Ernie Pomerleau, who runs a major real estate business with his father, Tony. “Don’t miss this moment.” SymQuest founder Pat Robins and retired architect Bill Truex, who helped lead the effort to convert Church Street into a pedestrian mall, told the council that Sinex’s proposal represents a similar opportunity to transform the downtown. Much of the public debate about the mall project has focused on its size and design, which includes a 14-story residential tower. But Monday night, after most of the members of the public had gone home, councilors turned to a different question: Is it financially feasible? ALICIA FREESE
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candidate who had never held elected political office, captured city hall by winning a four-way race by 10 votes. The next morning over breakfast at the Oasis, Brown joked with a Burlington Free Press reporter, saying, “It looks like it’s our town now.’’ Brown and his partner, Nat Winthrop, kept the Vanguard afloat for about a decade. Then Brown won a fellowship to the John F. Kennedy School at Harvard University. After he earned his master’s to Burlington to pursue his degree, his old Phoenix dream of running his own albosses approached him ternative weekly. Burlington about running their moneyat the time was evolving from losing Providence edition, the a dozy New England college Providence Phoenix. town into the multicultural Brown turned the paper tech, foodie and arts capital it around, increased advertisis today. ing and pursued journalistic In the 1970s, UVM students excellence. He was as comrarely left the campus cloister fortable in the boardroom save for expeditions to such as in the lunch room. He gritty North Street taverns as was generous and loved by Tut’s and the Redwood, where employees; he gave people the legal drinking age was second and third chances and winked at. The media was hated firing anyone. controlled by WCAX, a conAs was the case in servative television outlet; Vermont, Brown nurtured a conservative newspaper fine journalistic talent in that had recently been sold Providence, including editors to the Gannett chain; and Lisa Prevost, Lou Papineau, the Vermont Sunday News, Jody Ericson, Kathleen the Vermont arm of archHughes, David Scharfenberg, on our inspired April 28-May right-winger William Loeb’s collection now at the Boston Globe, and1 Manchester Union Leader. Ian Donnis, political reporter In stark contrast was a at Rhode Island Public Radio. demographic change that Dogged by competition from washed over Vermont’s largthe internet, the Providence est city. Graduates of UVM Phoenix outlasted its Boston — many, like Brown, from parent but eventually folded. the New York and Boston “I was really lucky in that I got suburbs — stayed in the to work with really talented, city. The drinking and voting smart people who really gave ages both dropped to 18. a damn about delivering a difThese new Vermonters were ferent point of view on stories infused with the political and in the mainstream press social ferment of the 1960s and on covering stories that and 1970s. They would move were ignored by other media,’’ Vermont politics to the left. Brown said when he retired The Vanguard chronicled from the Phoenix in 2014. these changes and nurtured Brown put down roots the careers of a new group in Rhode Island, marrying of Vermont journalists and Jean MacGregor Brown, photojournalists, including a Providence television Peter Freyne, Greg Guma, Rick reporter. The couple had one Kisonak, Ron MacNeil, Josh child, Jessica Brown, a recent Mamis, Jeff Polman, Pamela University of Rhode Island Polston, Paula Routly and Rob graduate. He also leaves his Swanson, as well as John father, Kenneth Gay Brown; Dillon, now the news director his mother, Elizabeth Woods at Vermont Public Radio. Brown; his stepmother, “He was the best kind of Virginia Clarke Brown; his publisher,’’ recalled Dillon. brother, Michael Scott Brown, “He was hands-off until you also a UVM grad; his sister needed him to defend you.’’ Susan Elizabeth Brown and The paper covered politics her husband, Chip Gallagher; and environmental, cultural his sister Katie Brown Lawton and arts issues in a new way and her husband, Glenn that reflected alternaLawton; and nephews Ryder tive news organizations in Haske and Thomas Woods much larger cities, particuLawton. larly the Boston Phoenix. In 1981, Burlington’s politics Obituary written by Rhode was upended when Bernie Island Public Radio comSanders, a perennial left-wing mentator Scott Mackay.
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Stephen L. Brown, founder of the Vermont Vanguard Press, longtime publisher of the Providence Phoenix and a leader for nearly four decades in New England’s alternative newspaper industry, died Monday at Rhode Island Hospital after suffering a heart attack. He was 62. Brown endured health challenges in recent years with his usual mix of grit and humor. He was a grand companion, whether at the golf course and the 19th hole, at Fenway Park or grilling swordfish in his backyard. A burly, friendly, funny and smart fellow, he was as at home dealing with the senators, governors and congressmen who wooed him for Phoenix endorsements as he was with the rock club and strip bar owners who bought advertising. Brown, of Jamestown, R.I., started in newspapering at the Vermont Cynic, the student newspaper at the University of Vermont, where he majored in communications, graduating in 1976. After graduation he landed in Boston, where he began his career as an advertising salesman at the Boston Phoenix. A street-savvy fellow, Brown soon took charge of harvesting advertising from retailers on tony Newbury Street. The Phoenix was an incubator for journalists who would become among the nation’s great writers, including Dave O’Brien, Caroline Knapp, David Denby and sports guru George Kimball. One of Brown’s first assignments was making an ad trade with a boutique shoe store for a pair of fancy boots for Kimball. Brown inhaled the heady atmosphere of the Phoenix, spending evenings among the raffish and brilliant denizens of the Eliot Lounge, the legendary Back Bay writers’ and runners’ hangout. He learned the business side of journalism from such Phoenix icons as Barry Morris and Steven Mindich. At age 23, he returned
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obody makes movies like “A Vermont Romance” anymore. Three-quarters of the way through the 1916 melodrama, the narrative skids to a halt. Will young lovers Dorothy and Jerry ever get together? Curious viewers learn the answer only after watching a highly detailed scene about … the operations of a commercial bakery. The Vermont-made silent film is unusual to modern eyes, yet it’s highly representative of cinematic trends of a century ago. And that’s why the VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FOUNDATION restored this key example of the state’s filmmaking heritage. The improved version of “A Vermont Romance” makes the fourth stop on its statewide tour on Thursday, April 28, at Burlington’s MAIN STREET LANDING FILM HOUSE. This is, in a sense, the third time the film has crisscrossed the state. One hundred years ago, it was shot at locations across Vermont; thereafter, it played at Vermont cinemas for months. The film’s centenary tour is very much a homecoming. ORLY YADIN, executive director of VTIFF, says the scene in the bakery — filmed at the Tip Top building in White River Junction — isn’t quite as out of place as it may seem. She explains that “A Vermont Romance” was commissioned by the Vermont Advance newspaper, the mouthpiece of the Progressive Party (no relation to today’s Progs). The central plank of the party’s platform was, as Yadin puts it, “modernization and
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Vermont who wanted to be a movie star could be nominated, and the person with the most votes would get to play the leading lady, the leading man and so on.” The winners of the contest were Dorothy Whipple and Jerry Hunt, who hailed from the decidedly unHollywoody burgs of Waterbury and Derby Line, respectively. Though “Romance” began as a publicity stunt, it resonates with historical significance. The half-hour film was produced in just 10 days in the summer of 1916, yet the filmmakers managed to shoot in locations as scattered as Burlington, Rutland, St. Johnsbury and Clarendon Gorge. And though the film is fiction, it includes invaluable documentary footage of Vermont 100 years ago — the landscape, architecture, clothing and mannerisms. The VERMONT MOVIE ARCHIVE PROJECT, a branch of VTIFF, spearheaded the restoration of “Romance.” The goal of the nonprofit program is to restore, preserve, catalog and make publicly available films that were made in Vermont or by Vermonters. Funded in part by Burlington’s GREEN VALLEY MEDIA, VAMP has partnered for its film restoration projects with Middlebury’s VERMONT FOLKLIFE CENTER, the University of Vermont Special Collections Department and the VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY in Barre. “A Vermont Romance” is the third film to be restored under VAMP auspices. The first was the short 1971 documentary “Chester Grimes,” about a Vermont logger and his team of horses. The second was “Transformations,” a short film made in the 1970s by a Vermont women’s collective. With the restoration and roadshowing of “Romance,” Yadin says, VTIFF hopes to raise awareness of VAMP’s preservation mission. The VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL in October will likewise highlight VAMP’s efforts, she notes. VAMP and the historical society evenly split the cost of this latest digital restoration, which was done
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little more than a year ago, 65-year-old Barton poet LELAND KINSEY was in the hospital with what seemed like a death sentence. “It was lymphoma, but a strange presentation. You don’t want to hear that from your doctor,” Kinsey tells Seven Days by phone. The seventh-generation Vermonter was rushed to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center last March after his doctors told him the news. “They put me right in the ICU,” he recalls. “[They] said I wasn’t going to make it.” Luckily, the doctors were wrong. Today, not only is Kinsey back on his feet, but his collection Galvanized: New and Selected Poems has just been released.
It’s a timely volume, and a compilation that his publisher, DEDE CUMMINGS of Brattleboro’s GREEN WRITERS PRESS, thinks is well deserved. Cummings published Kinsey’s last volume, Winter Ready, in 2014. It was his seventh book since 1991. Ever since she first heard Kinsey read at a literary conference in Fairlee two years ago, Cummings says, she has “felt he was a mature poet in terms of volume of work, and it was about time selections of his amazing poems were gathered in one volume for readers to cherish.” Galvanized does just that. Opening with 13 new poems — all consistent with Kinsey’s poetic inclinations toward themes of nature, family and Vermont
life — the compilation also provides a brief survey of his past works from earliest to latest. Selections from Northern Almanac, published in 1991 by Catamount Arts, highlight Kinsey’s use of the natural world as a vehicle for complex emotions. In “A Day of Rain,” for instance, he writes, “You are with me today. / The light on you, / The dull sheen of fruit on the garden trees, / The preening of wet winged birds.” Poems from In the Rain Shadow (2004) center on the land and agricultural practices of Tanzania, where Kinsey’s cousin worked with Heifer International. The poet says the process of selecting works from his seven previous books
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was “fairly involved.” Never mind the mountain of material to sort through; some volumes — such as The Immigrant’s Contract (2008), a series of linked poems exploring the life of a French Canadian immigrant — were tightly knit, cohesive works. While carving excerpts from such a book is risky, the new presentation remains compelling. For that daunting process of carving, selecting and reknitting, Kinsey had help from another Northeast Kingdom
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by California-based company Electric Pictures. Grace McKay, a restoration specialist at the company, worked from a 50-year-old 16mm film print to produce the new 2K digital version, using analog and digital processes to clean and stabilize the film’s images. Films made in the 1910s were not shot at a single consistent speed (e.g., 24 frames per second), so, McKay explains in a phone interview, she had to determine the proper speed by observing actors’ movements. “We retimed the whole thing to 20 frames per second to get as close as we could to the actual camera speed,” she says. McKay also recreated the film’s titles, using a battered 8mm print for reference. No evidence survives of a score to accompany the film, says Yadin. So VTIFF commissioned a new one from BOB MERRILL, a composer and musician who regularly accompanies silent films at Dartmouth College’s HOPKINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS. Merrill acknowledges that his score had to do some heavy narrative lifting, as not all of the film’s story elements are crystal clear. “I eventually came up with themes,” he says. “One is for privilege, one is for yearning, one is for rural life and then, of course, one is for the bad guy.” Merrill’s score will be included on VTIFF’s upcoming Blu-ray and DVD releases of “A Vermont Romance”; he’ll also accompany the film at the Burlington screening, and at showings
in May in Brattleboro and Middlebury. A panel discussion will follow each screening. Participants at the Burlington show include Vermont film historian STEVE BISSETTE, ANDY KOLOVOS of the Folklife Center and MARJORIE ALLARD of the nonprofit Preservation Burlington. Yadin acknowledges that the film’s historical value exceeds its artistic merits. Indeed, she says, “A Vermont Romance” is resolutely average. “It has all the elements that people expect from a popular film: the romance, the chance, the poor little orphan girl who suffers in the big city,” Yadin says. “And it has a happy ending. It’s representative.” With a laugh, she adds, “I have no idea what happened to Dorothy and Jerry afterward. I doubt they found careers in moving pictures!” Yet these performers’ sole film is, today, a document of inestimable historical value. m
writer, HOWARD FRANK MOSHER. The novelist says he’s admired Kinsey’s work from the moment he met him — in the classroom. Mosher was the poet’s high school teacher. “He showed me a poem he had written about growing up on his seventhgeneration farm, and I [was] stunned,” Mosher recalls by phone. “I remember taking it home and showing my wife, and she said, ‘Good gracious, this kid should be teaching you!’” Kinsey didn’t do that, but he did go on to teach — just not in a college setting, as many poets do. He spent many years working with the Artists in Schools program in Vermont and New Hampshire. First, however, Kinsey left home to get a master’s in writing at Syracuse University. There he studied with poet Philip Booth, whose best work “centered on coastal Maine,” his student notes. “As I worked with him and read more of his works,” Kinsey says, “I liked that sense of place. That always interested me, even before I [left Vermont]. And so I realized, well, there’s my subject: history,
culture, family, landscape, everythingTABLE LINENS I’m interested in. Why am I going to liveBENNINGTON POTTERY somewhere else?” After receiving his degree, KinseyDECORATIVE returned to Vermont, where he wroteACCESSORIES poetry not just about but, in a sense, forGLASSWARE VT MADE, his home state. “He writes about a very genuineFAIR TRADE Vermont, one that’s passing quickly,”& RECYCLED Mosher reflects. “I think the work isOPTIONS important as a cultural, historical andCANDLES sociological depiction of Vermont life.” GREETING It remains to be seen whetherCARDS Galvanized, or Kinsey himself, will beBAKEWARE remembered for that unique vision ofHOLIDAY Vermont. For now, the poet continues toDECORATIONS write from his home in the NEK. He hasFUN two new collections in the works. m STOCKING
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f there were a CliffsNotes version, or a summative tweet, for STEPHEN CRAMER’s new poetry book Bone Music, it might be the last line of the last poem in the volume: “the more broken we become, the more music we can spin out of our bones.” Many of the works of this writer and University of Vermont lecturer use historical and musical specificity to tease out broader — and poeticized — experience. Bone Music received the 2015 Louise Bogan Award from Colorado-based
Trio House Press, which published the book this year. The line quoted earlier, excerpted from the book’s title poem, has its origins in Stalinist Russia. The difficulty of importing Western music led to the development of an underground X-ray press, or roentgenizdat, which illegally distributed records created from hijacked X-rays — hence “bone music.” Cramer first heard about bone music on an episode of the podcast “Radiolab,” he said in a recent interview: “The most
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even Days’ writers can’t possibly read, much less review, all the books that arrive in a steady stream by post, email and, in one memorable case, a colony of trained ants. So this monthly feature, “Page 32,” is our way of introducing you to seven books by Vermont authors. To do that, we’ll contextualize each book just a little and quote a single representative sentence from, yes, page 32. Inclusion here implies neither approval nor derision on our part, but simply: Here are a bunch of books, arranged alphabetically by authors’ names, that Seven Days readers might like to know about.
life-affirming thing on bones was too big a metaphor to let go.” Bone Music joins Cramer’s four previous volumes of poetry, each of which likewise has a strong musical theme indicated by its title: Shiva’s Drum, Tongue & Groove, A Little Thyme & A Pinch of Rhyme and From the Hip.. That last is a history of hip-hop in sonnet form. Not surprisingly, Bone Music is a study in connecting sound and meaning, time and human physicality, using myriad music- and musician-related
Poetry Living In
Robert Buckeye, Spuyten Duyvil Press, 520 pages. $18.
“Tuesday night, it’s hot and muggy, Detroit is burning, and no one in the project works anyway, so some guys decide to hit the N&T Grocery, but Cosbey’s made it out, he doesn’t need it.” Middlebury author Robert Buckeye is a tricky one to pin down, and that literary slipperiness is on full display in Living In. The book is a compendium of essays, criticism, fiction, metafiction … and other literary forms yet unnamed. Living In is shot through with the spirit of progressivism and artistic risk taking; though many of the short selections concern film, Eastern Europe or both, Buckeye hasn’t met a subject he’s reluctant to address. That means the book isn’t for everyone, but those who dig it will likely really dig it.
Jeff Cochran, self-published, two CDs. $20.
“Blooming petals, bursting golden pollen filling the jewel-eye sky.” Here’s something you don’t see — or hear — every day: a handsomely printed, selfpublished, double-disc set of spoken-word poetry. The excerpt above comes not from page 32 but from track 32 of this unusual collection of more than 80 poems, read by the author himself. In that poem, “Fire Works,” Plattsburgh resident Cochran draws parallels between colorful Fourth of July explosions and the silently spectacular blooming of a patch of lilies. Cochran certainly makes the most of his opportunity to read, rather than to type, his poetry, investing his delivery with a panache that would delight any drama coach.
Confessions of a Marijuana Eater: A Songwriter’s Memoir Bobby Gosh, Red Barn Books, 184 pages. $18.95.
“The lead trumpet player was so wasted that he found a scooter somewhere and rode it straight through a large plate glass window, cutting his arms.” Confessions offers many tales from the road, as you’d expect from this author: a lifelong piano player, singer and songwriter. Now 80, Brookfieldbased Bobby Gosh has performed with countless jazz and pop stars, and penned hundreds of songs for film, radio, TV and other musicians — including one that hit gold. But the memoir also marks Gosh’s bold coming out as a longtime marijuana user. While he doesn’t dismiss the realities of drug abuse, he stresses the plant’s connections to creativity and health. In straightforward prose, Gosh shares his fascinating life and fervent conclusions.
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BOOKS references. The book’s 29 poems are divided into four sections, each including two fixed-form poems about American jazz musicians Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Bud Powell and Art Pepper. All five recorded and made their names during a period roughly coinciding with the USSR’s bone-music phenomenon. Cramer’s homages to these artists are sonnets, villanelles, haikus or pantoums; rhyme abounds and is often slant. He hopes his take on classic form poetry is “a little bit more modern,” he said, having employed altered spacing and repagination to defy traditional guidelines. For example, both of Cramer’s “Sonnet[s] Ending With a Line by Miles” are 28 lines long — double the length of a traditional sonnet. In this
case, the doubling is a feat of spacing and not of added content. “I feel like jazz musicians work with a set form, and then improvise within that form,” said Cramer. “That’s what I’m trying to do.” Improvisation is fruitful for him in other ways, too. Bone Music’s opening poem, “Cold Was the Ground,” alludes both to the biography of Blind Willie Johnson and to the gold records placed on board the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. Johnson’s blues song “Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground” was included on one of those records. Cramer’s “Cold Was the Ground” opens with the image of Johnson’s song floating through space. It later conjures up the image of the bluesman in “a rain-soaked / bed of newspaper &
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soot” that was “beneath a ceiling / not of wood or plaster / but of stars.” Cramer’s repetition of that celestial imagery was not premeditated, he said. “When that image recycled, it was like, Hell, yes. That’s what I write for: moments when the unexpected happens.” “For me, poetry wants to be music,” Cramer asserted. About reading aloud,
he said, “[Poems] don’t just want to remain on the page. They want to be out in the air — that’s their natural habitat.” His words and stories are replete with this equation of life and sound. Making space among the endless loops of word, sound and experience, Bone Music is both about and of music. Contact: rachel@sevendaysvt.com
INFO Bone Music by Stephen Cramer, Trio House Press, 106 pages. $16. Cramer reads from his work at the Second Annual Celebration of Burlington Poets, featuring 26 poets in total, on Saturday, April 30, 2 to 4 p.m., at Fletcher Free Library in Burlington; and during a poetry event on Monday, May 2, 8 p.m., at Light Club Lamp Shop in Burlington. stephencramer. wordpress.com
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Stephen Long, Yale University Press, 231 pages. $27.50.
“Jamaria had been through the metal detector at the prison twice before.”
“She was not, nor is, / yet I love her then and now.”
Jodi Paloni, Press 53, 184 pages. $17.95.
“‘I think it might rain,’ I say, sounding lame as shit.” The 12 linked stories in the author’s second collection are all set in the small fictional town of Stark Run, Vt. In Paloni’s literary world (as in the real Vermont), residents of all stripes often find themselves interacting in unexpected ways. Those interactions form the book’s narrative spine. As the excerpted sentence illustrates, Paloni demonstrates a gift for capturing the unique voices of her diverse characters.
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Prolific local poet Lusk has found painterly inspiration for his latest book. The 18 poems that constitute The Vermeer Suite were inspired by the paintings of 17th-century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer; full-color reproductions of them accompany the poems. Relatively little is known about Vermeer’s life, so Lusk uses the poet’s art to complement that of the painter and the biographer, crafting emotional and narrative responses to some of the world’s most renowned paintings. The line quoted here is from “Girl,” a poem about, as it happens, Vermeer’s best-known work, “Girl With a Pearl Earring.”
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In this passage, young Jamaria, the protagonist of the middlegrade novel You Can’t Lock Up the Moon, enters the prison where her mother is incarcerated. First-time novelist Green writes not just to share a story but to connect with and empower a population that’s surely larger than we realize: children of incarcerated parents. Young readers are invited to join Jamaria as she attempts to figure out the meaning of her conflicting emotions.
Nearly 80 years ago, the “storm of the century” plowed through the Northeast, killing hundreds and demolishing forests and property throughout northern New England. Long’s marvelously researched book investigates not just the hurricane but its complex fallout. A Corinth resident and forestry expert, the author digs into the ecological, economic and personal impacts of what is still the biggest storm ever to hit the region. Long will present and read from the book on Thursday, April 28, 5 p.m., at the Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury; and on Tuesday, May 24, 7 p.m., at Bear Pond Books in Montpelier.
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Most politicians seem dumb as doorknobs, and the current lot even more than usual. But are they really? Have there been any serious studies comparing politicians’ personality traits or intelligence to that of the common population? Knut Borge, Oslo, Norway
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think he’s dumb? He’s too busy counting campaign money to care. It’s important to consider not just politicians’ public statements, which may be pure theater, but the whole “fruit salad of their life,” as Ben Carson recently and so perfectly put it. And there’s another knock on your theory, Knut — Carson seemed like a blathering idiot during the debates, but the guy was a brilliant neurosurgeon by every account. He’s as good a demonstration as you’ll find of the theory of multiple intelligences, originated by Harvard professor Howard Gardner: Carson would seem to have what Gardner calls visualspatial and bodily-kinesthetic intelligences by the bushel, but far less of the verbal-linguistic kind. So: • Intelligence is a hazy, multifaceted construct that can be tracked in any number of ways. • There’s not exactly a surfeit of meaningful data on intelligence as regards politicians as a class. • Let’s not put too much stock in their public behavior, which can’t be assumed to reflect their actual beliefs.
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intelligence, but at the very least it seems like an OK thing for a politician to have some of. Modern American legislators do well by this standard: Current members of Congress have pretty much all achieved bachelor’s degrees — 94 percent of representatives and 100 percent of senators, as compared to just about a third of the population at large. More than half of senators hold law degrees, 82 members of the House have MAs, etc. But does this even matter? Scholars have historically assumed a link between political leaders’ education and their effectiveness, but in a paper last year in the Journal of Politics researchers looked at the track records of 20th-century U.S. congresspeople and found that the ones with college degrees didn’t have any more success — in terms of getting bills passed and holding onto their seats — than the ones without. “The idea that education is a marker of leader quality,” the authors concluded, “is far from the empirical regularity it is made out to be.” You also asked about personality traits. Here I’ll point you toward a 2012 piece in the Atlantic that described certain people marked by “lack of
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urely no discussion of dumb politicians can be complete without reference to dearly departed George W., who left behind not just a tanked economy and one or two intractable military misadventures but volumes worth of great lines — you’ll recall “Is our children learning?” etc. Bush also memorably described looking into Vladimir Putin’s eyes and getting, quite romantically, “a sense of his soul.” I bring it up because we’d need to give a lot of lawmakers some very thorough eye exams to even begin to answer your question. Are politicians dumb? Who the hell knows? I suspect you’d find that results vary, as with most folks, but that what expresses itself in politicians as apparent dumbness might often reflect a certain kind of savvy. Sure, we had a good laugh when Oklahoma’s Jim Inhofe brought a snowball onto the Senate floor last February as evidence that global warming is a hoax — but keep in mind that Inhofe is well funded by the fossil-fuel industry and represents a constituency notable for climate-change skepticism. You
Of course it’s still tempting to speculate. One guy who’s succumbed is psychologist Dean Keith Simonton, who in a 2006 study endeavored to estimate IQs for all American presidents, up to and including W. For most presidents Simonton worked from personality assessments by their biographers; he anonymized the data and submitted it to a panel of independent judges, using various analytical tools to validate the results. Now, let’s keep in mind that (a) to the extent IQ scoring is meaningful, it’s mainly as a diagnostic of intellectual or emotional impairment, not a system for ranking healthy people’s intelligence, and (b) the guy is essentially guessing what the presidents’ IQs were anyway. That said, Simonton found Bush to be “definitely intelligent” — with an estimated IQ around 125, or “in the upper range of college graduates in raw intellect” — but below average relative to other presidents. Compared to all 20th-century presidents (and I’ll note I suggested as much in a 2001 column), “only Harding has a lower score.” The rest were markedly above the national average, which hovers around 100; 28 presidents were given a “genius”-level score, typically defined as anything north of 130. What else could one use as a proxy for brain power? Educational attainment obviously doesn’t equate to raw
remorse and empathy, a sense of grandiosity, superficial charm, conning and manipulative behavior, and refusal to take responsibility for one’s actions.” Politicians, right? Well, the author was talking about psychopaths; one neuropsychologist quoted here identifies former British prime minister Tony Blair, for instance, as a perfectly “plausible psychopath.” By this estimation, far from being an impediment to a career in politics, psychopathy could in fact optimize one for it. But then I guess we already knew that.
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towns charge their residents to dispose of household trash, mattresses and the like, we suffer because it ends up in front of our boxes.” According to Holland, Planet Aid will continue to maintain some bins in the Burlington area, Montpelier, St. Johnsbury and select towns along the Interstate 89 corridor. Andrew Rice, a Los Angeles-based spokesperson for Planet Aid, says his organization has a sophisticated system for analyzing the value of its more than 10,000 bins nationwide. That system tracks how long it takes each bin to fill up — one on the University of California, Los Angeles, campus, Rice notes, has to be emptied seven times a day. Planet Aid also tracks the unusable percentage of each box’s contents and whether the proceeds justify its maintenance expense. If it costs $200 a week to keep a bin that
only produces $100 a week, he says, “That math doesn’t work.” Rice also notes that the wholesale price of recycled textiles has declined in recent years. In short, once-profitable bins in Vermont may not be profitable anymore. Finally, Rice emphasizes that the recent disappearance of some Planet Aid bins has nothing to do with a radio program that aired in March on many public radio affiliates, including Vermont Public Radio. “Reveal,” a show produced by the Center for Investigative Reporting, spent a year investigating Planet Aid’s operations in Africa. In its March 19 episode, titled “Alleged cult leader plays shell game with U.S. foreign aid,” the show examined Planet Aid’s connection to Mogens Amdi Petersen. For years, the enigmatic character from Denmark has been suspected of
running an international cult and various money-laundering schemes. The “Reveal” reporters focused on a Planet Aid-affiliated group called Tvind, aka the Teachers Group, which has received more than $130 million in grants from the U.S. government, ostensibly for aid programs in Malawi. However, the reporters found that many of those programs had little to show for the money spent and instead had allegedly swindled native Malawians out of their wages. In a two-page response to the “Reveal” story, Planet Aid called those allegations categorically false and challenged the credibility of its sources. “Planet Aid has a long and successful track record managing U.S. government projects in Africa,” the letter reads. “Government agencies continue contracting with Planet Aid precisely because they have seen the positive results in the field, and they have conducted extensive financial reviews of these programs. Further, as with any other 501c(3) nonprofit, all of Planet Aid’s financial statements are publicly available and are regularly reviewed by the IRS.” Planet Aid’s track record is mixed, according to consumer groups that monitor charitable organizations. In January 2015, the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance listed Planet Aid as an “accredited charity,” meaning it met all 20 standards for accountability, including governance, finances, fundraising and proper measurement of effectiveness. Yet, the following January, CharityWatch issued a warning about Planet Aid, challenging the group’s claim to have spent 85 percent of its expenses on programs in 2014. CharityWatch’s analysis found that Planet Aid actually spent only 25 percent of its expenses on programs. Still confused? CSWD’s marketing and communications coordinator, Clare Innes, says that if Vermonters want to donate used clothing but are feeling blue about the yellow bin, “There are many alternatives.” Those include 14 reuse shops and charities in Chittenden County alone, she says, as well as Salvation Army collection bins at all seven CSWD drop-off centers. m Contact: ken@sevendaysvt.com
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or years, Vermonters could empty their closets, drawers and basements of “gently used” clothes and shoes and donate them to Planet Aid, using any of the international charity’s dozens of yellow drop boxes around the state. Recently, however, most of those collection bins, once ubiquitous at gas stations, convenience stores and recycling centers, have disappeared. Did Planet Aid get muscled outta Dodge by the combined forces of Goodwill Industries International and the Salvation Army? Did Vermonters finally discover the virtues of donating to locally owned vintage stores? Or did the negative publicity that’s dogged Planet Aid for years — regarding, among other things, its alleged ties to an international cult leader — finally catch up to the group? WTF? Some background: Planet Aid was founded in 1997 in the Boston area with the mission of collecting and recycling used clothing and textiles to “protect the environment, reduce waste and increase the efficient use of vital resources.” Proceeds from those collections, according to the group’s website, fund sustainable development projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. When Planet Aid’s collection bins first arrived in Vermont in early 2007, representatives of other local charities that collect used clothing, such as the Salvation Army, expressed concern. They cited the examples of New Hampshire and Maine, where other charities’ donations had dried up after Planet Aid boxes appeared. At the time, a Planet Aid spokesperson assuaged those concerns, telling Seven Days that the group collects many of its items at recycling centers and waste transfer stations, where they’d otherwise get landfilled. So it’s not competition that has caused so many of those collection bins to vanish from Vermont in recent months. According to a September 25, 2015, email sent to the Chittenden Solid Waste District by Patrick Holland, operations manager for Planet Aid Northern New England, the disappearance of Vermont’s drop boxes had more to do with people not knowing or caring that the yellow bins aren’t garbage Dumpsters. “We are not completely abandoning Vermont. We are, however, pulling our boxes out of towns where we are collecting 20 percent or more of trash,” Holland wrote. “Unfortunately, when
A Second Chance Lamoille County Sheriff Roger Marcoux risks his career by hiring a notorious sex offender
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kill saws screamed, drowning out Top 40 country music tunes while two men labored to transform a run-down garage in the village of Hyde Park. The lead carpenter on the job, Timothy Szad, showed off his work in what will become an evidence room for the Lamoille County Sheriff’s Department. Szad, 56, explained that the gun racks he’s building will hold firearms that have been seized by police. To make sure the slots are the right size, he made a wooden replica of a pistol. Szad isn’t allowed to possess a real firearm, even for a few minutes. No one on the sex offender registry is.
According to his employers, Szad is a gifted carpenter and diligent worker. He is also Lamoille County’s most notorious criminal. In 2000, Szad stalked and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old boy in the southern Vermont woods. He went to jail for his crime and served the maximum sentence. But his punishment didn’t end when he got out, in 2013. His release was widely publicized, which generated something of a vigilante reaction. So he embarked on a cross-country journey in search of a new home. When no place would have him, he wound up back in Vermont — this time, in sleepy Hyde Park.
The reception was predictable. Local residents circulated a poster with his photo on it, and some demanded that he leave. People took out no-trespass orders against him, filed false reports of Szad committing new crimes and even affixed an image outside his home that showed him hanging from a noose. But the outcry died down after Lamoille County Sheriff Roger Marcoux Jr., who grew up on a local dairy farm, did something unexpected: He welcomed Szad. Marcoux met with him, talked to him, took an interest in his life. The sheriff told the sex offender he would look out for him, as long as Szad kept out of trouble.
“I had a responsibility to protect him as much as to protect people from him,” Marcoux said. Szad described his police sponsor as “like a big brother.” Several months ago, however, Marcoux went further. He hired Szad to renovate buildings that will serve as the sheriff’s department office. Five days a week, Szad and his roommate are building a new evidence storage room, installing a handicapped-accessible bathroom and renovating garage bays for Marcoux’s cruisers. Marcoux said the plan allows him to keep an eye on Szad while allowing Szad to build a life that he won’t want to jeopardize by reoffending. “People want him to fail. They want to get him out of their neighborhoods,” Marcoux said. “But if you’ve got somebody willing to establish a rapport, and you can keep engaging with him, it’s better. It’s about making sure Tim doesn’t have any more victims.” The men have reached an improbable, and uneasy, alliance that has left Szad hopeful and Marcoux nervous: The sheriff is putting his trust in a man who, while he owns up to his crimes and says he wants to repair his life, still doesn’t completely trust himself. “I still have sleepless nights,” Marcoux said. “What if I’m wrong?”
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While Szad was struggling through his childhood in rural Connecticut, Marcoux was multitasking on a Hyde Park dairy farm. He milked cows, tinkered with cars, made friends easily and looked after his four younger siblings, two of whom still live in Lamoille County. His father, Roger Marcoux Sr., was an Air Force vet who worked as a postman when he wasn’t running the dairy farm. His Québécois mother — Marcoux grew up speaking French better than English — was a telephone operator. For fun, Marcoux raced cars. His proudest possessions were a Pontiac GTO and a C28 Camaro, which he would take to drag races in Québec on weekends. But he gave up racing in 1978, when his little brother, 17-year-old Jacques, died in a car accident. His law enforcement career started in 1980, a few years after he graduated high school, when the Hardwick Police Department hired Marcoux as a fulltime deputy. It wasn’t easy at first, Marcoux recalled, because he received little training. But after less than a year, he left to join the Stowe Police Department, where, he said, he became more comfortable in the job. In 1984, his boss assigned Marcoux to be the department’s representative on a federal drug task force in Burlington. That grew into a 12-year stint at the Drug Enforcement Administration, investigating dealers from Los Angeles to Miami. He got recruited again in 1996, when then-president Bill Clinton decided that the U.S. should intervene in a coup in Haiti and the state department was desperate for cops who spoke French. Marcoux was sent to the island nation to help train police investigating corruption allegations. His was the sole white face in a 50-person unit, and he lived
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and hiking, when he saw a young boy playing in the dirt by the Williams River. “He was thin and blond and short-haired, and I was very attracted to him,” Szad recounted with what seemed like almost total recall. He remembers exact dates and names of people he met briefly long ago. “Turns out he was 13. At that moment I tried to lure him down the railroad tracks, but he didn’t want to come,” Szad recalled. “I talked to him for a few minutes. He asked me if that was my pickup truck parked by the road. I said it was. He said, ‘Oh, I’ve always wanted to meet you.’ I’d been going there for years, never seen him.” They parted ways, but Szad didn’t forget the boy. Like most obsessives, he hates to leave anything unfinished. Back home that night in Springfield, “I couldn’t get this kid off my mind,” Szad recalled. So he plotted. “I’d go back there, let him shoot my gun … and maybe get in his pants. That was the plan.”
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Szad grew up the youngest of three boys on a remote spit of land outside Wallingford, Conn. He was always good with his hands, and his carpenter dad would sometimes let Tim assist on house projects. But the two were never close. Szad was shy, and it didn’t help that he lived so far away from other kids — and school. He played alone, building model railroads and firing model rockets. Sometimes, he used a BB gun to shoot birds and other small animals for fun. His parents put him on Ritalin, but otherwise, he said, they paid little attention to him. “I hated school,” Szad said. “Almost never had a friend. Was picked on.” Worse, three older boys who had access to his home began fondling and forcing sex on him starting when he was 3, according to Szad. That continued, on and off, for 12 years, he said — until he grew to be over six feet tall in middle school. Now he’s a powerful 6 foot 5. “It was so ingrained, so normal that it basically set the course of my whole life,” he said. Later, Szad said his mother told him that she had caught some of the boys trying to molest one of Tim’s two older brothers. But she never asked if Tim had been targeted — and Szad didn’t tell his parents about the abuse until after he got arrested. He dropped out of school in 11th grade and spent years working odd construction jobs, crashing on couches, and abusing marijuana, alcohol, cocaine and pills. “I never had an ambition to do anything,” he recalled. After the family moved to Springfield, Vt., in 1991, he said he contemplated suicide — in part because he was confused by his own sexuality. Szad said he knew he was gay; he never had any interest in women. More confusing were the strange thoughts and impulses that he attributes to his childhood abuse. One spring day in 2000, Szad was walking alone in the woods outside Rockingham, target shooting
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A Second Chance « P.31 in a modified cargo container. Firefights were not uncommon. Marcoux stayed for nearly two years in Haiti and then returned to the DEA. Single and rootless, he was puzzling over his next step when longtime Lamoille County sheriff Gardner Manosh died in 2000. Then-governor Howard Dean asked if he was interested in the job, and Marcoux agreed to finish Manosh’s term. He soon settled into his home county and married a local girl from another Hyde Park farming family. A few years later, they had twins — a girl and a boy. Now 56 and a father to 8-year-olds, Marcoux counts himself among the longest-tenured sheriffs in Vermont. He admits to occasional restlessness in a position considered low-ranking in Vermont law enforcement circles. Sheriffs oversee deputies who service civil court papers, transport prisoners, guard the courthouses and occasionally pick up patrol contracts in towns too small to afford their own force. Marcoux looks overqualified, too — more like an engineer or college professor than a lifelong cop. Tall and skinny, he wears thin wire-framed glasses, khakis and button-up shirts — and only rarely dons his uniform. He is frequently in the Statehouse, and he isn’t above name-dropping power brokers he knows personally. Marcoux has found ways to challenge himself. He expanded his department’s 911 call center and is the chair of the board that runs Vermont’s emergency call center. In recognition of a statewide need, Marcoux created a team to safely transport mentally ill people who are arrested and need treatment, and he began offering this service to law enforcement and treatment centers across Vermont. More than a dozen signed up, generating more than $250,000 for the department every year. Marcoux’s men can now be seen working in every corner of Vermont. But none of them, including Marcoux, was prepared for the news that a violent pedophile had moved into their jurisdiction.
Talking Therapy Many convicted sex offenders, even those who pleaded guilty, insist they are innocent, or duck the question of whether they committed a crime. Szad is different. He has recounted his offense hundreds of times, in group and individual therapy sessions, with law enforcement officers and peers. His eyes redden slightly when he talks, and the words come out fast and matter-of-fact. His voice did not waver as he explained what happened the day he returned to hunt down the boy he saw by the river. Szad set out for the woods around 2 p.m., wanting to be in position when school let out. He brought along his .22-caliber rifle, some marijuana and two pairs of handcuffs. Szad waited in the bushes, but, after hours passed, he said, he dozed off. He woke up before dusk, looked around and saw the boy riding a bicycle near a bridge over the river. He watched him for a time through binoculars, then scrambled to the water, threw a few bottles in and fired shots at them. The target practice had the intended effect: The boy came over to him.
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Marcoux learned from a reporter that a notorious sex offender had become a Hyde Park resident. His response was to ask Szad for a meeting. Although he was free man and well within his rights to refuse, Szad agreed. “I wanted to see what this guy was like,” the sheriff said, noting that he has had next to no experience with Szad’s form of criminality. “The only thing I knew was, he had done his time. I was afraid. But I held out hope, because he was willing to come to the meeting.” Days later, concerned parents summoned the sheriff to the local elementary school. Nearly 100 people showed up, carrying signs reading, “Not in our town, not near our schools” and “Protect our Kids.” “Is Hyde Park a halfway house?” one man asked Marcoux. “How are we, as parents, supposed to feel our kids are safe?” queried another. Marcoux held his ground, according to media reports. “They said, ‘Well, everyone else kicked him out of their communities,’” he recalled. “It was something I was not going to do. We’re telling everybody you’ve got to live by the letter of the law, and this guy did his time. So what right do I have to make life difficult for him, using my office to harass him?” Several residents warned Marcoux that he could lose his job. He’s always coasted to reelection — he’s up again in 2018 — but, in a tiny county, only a few hundred pissed-off residents could unseat him. Marcoux also got into trouble at home. His wife, Siri Rooney, works in the Lamoille County courthouse as a victim advocate. “There were a lot of conversations. I took a lot of convincing,” Rooney admitted. But her husband’s keepyour-enemies-close logic eventually won her over. “He wants to save the world. He really does.” A few weeks after Szad arrived in Hyde Park, someone planted a sign with an arrow pointing toward the home he shares with Vincent. On it was a picture of a man being hanged and the headline “Child Snapper, Beware.” Vincent’s longtime heating-oil company informed him it would no longer deliver to his house. Local schools and a few residents took out notrespass orders. Someone put up homemade posters
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There were people everywhere. Signs. Cellphones. Noise. He felt dizzy. “It was almost like I was stoned,” Szad said. “All these people. All this stuff.” He landed in San Francisco with a name and an address scratched on a piece of paper. He spent one night at that place, and, the next day, as instructed, went to a police station and met with an officer in the department’s sex crimes unit. “He told me his superiors were not happy that I was in San Francisco and thought it would be in my best interest to find somewhere else to live,” Szad said. Two days later, a couple of plainclothes cops escorted him to the bus station. He moved on to the small California town of Weed, where the police were no more enthusiastic to see him. They pushed him onto Portland, Ore. “I’m going to call you ‘Vermont.’ I’m not going to use your name,” he remembered an officer in Portland’s sex offender unit saying. “You don’t deserve it, pal.” Szad said he wanted to stay in Portland, but police put him on a bus back to Vermont. Fiske picked him up and brought him to a motel in Colchester. The next day they met with Police Chief Jennifer Morrison. “She said that if I kept him in the motel again overnight that she was going to put up posters all over
the neighborhood warning about him,” Fiske said. Morrison told Seven Days she made it clear that Szad would not be welcome in Colchester, but she denied threatening to publicize his presence. Szad considered buying a tent and moving into the woods. “That would have been the most dangerous thing,” Fiske said. “Completely rejected by society, and go live in the woods and get angry and vengeful.” Fiske worked his connections, trying to find someone who would help Szad. A stubborn, born-again Christian carpenter in Hyde Park answered Fiske’s phone call. Dennis Vincent had cleaned out a spare bedroom in his home only days before Fiske called. After they talked, he hung up the phone and prayed. “I felt the Lord say, ‘Take him in.’ Simple as that,” Vincent said. In August 2013, Szad moved into Vincent’s home.
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When he was released from prison, Szad knew he’d be on the sex offender registry — which would list his name and town of residence — and have to notify police if and when he ever moved. More than 1,100 individuals are currently on Vermont’s list, including 33 in Lamoille County. Szad is one of two in Hyde Park. But while he was locked up, the Department of Corrections rolled out a new community notification system for “high-risk” offenders. The designation takes into consideration the seriousness of the offense, the defendant’s history, whether they completed sex offender treatment, and whether the person has said, or evidence suggests, they will reoffend. When Szad went free, the DOC decided he was “high risk” and announced that he was “highly likely to reoffend.” A torrent of media attention followed. WCAX-TV interviewed a woman who said that Szad and other sex offenders “should all be castrated and left in jail.” Newspapers across the country ran the story. “Vermont on edge as officials warn boys aged 12-13 to be on alert as pedophile rapist is getting out of jail on Friday,” reported England’s Daily Mail.
In Montpelier, politicians talked of reviving a proposal for civil commitments — keeping sex offenders in prison beyond their maximum sentences. Szad had planned to move in with his elderly parents in Springfield, but people threatened to burn their house down, authorities said at the time. A few days before his release, Szad contacted Pete Fiske, a softspoken Jericho prison minister, to ask for advice. Fiske gave him the name of someone who lived in a flophouse in San Francisco. Around 3 a.m. on July 26, prison officials whisked Szad away from Vermont’s Southern State Correctional Facility in an unmarked van and drove him to Bradley International Airport in Hartford County, Conn. They gave him a plane ticket to San Francisco and $600 cash. The guards walked him through security to his gate. When Szad looked back, he said, they were gone. He was free. After 13 years of institutionalization, he found it terrifying.
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“I offered marijuana, asked if he had a girlfriend — small talk,” Szad said. “Then I said, ‘Hey would you want to shoot my gun?’ He said, ‘Yeah, yeah.’ I was amazed at how easy that was.” Szad suggested they go to a spot in the woods on the other side of the shallow river to shoot. They began wading across the 50-foot river, the boy in front, Szad close behind. “Angel on one shoulder, devil on the other,” Szad recounted. “It was a major fight. I did it. I took the handcuffs out. I took his left arm, pulled it back. He didn’t fight. I put the cuff on the left arm. He said, ‘What are you doing?’ He gave me his other arm. I handcuffed it. I got more aggressive, excited, as I forced him to wade across the river. He panicked — ‘Don’t kill me, don’t kill me.’ I got more aggressive. The monster in me came out. There’s always been a monster in me. “I forced him to walk into the woods, forced him to the ground. Stripped him naked. I stripped naked. I licked and fingered his anus. I sucked on his penis, and I kissed him a couple times. There was no sodomy. The entire sexual assault was maybe 10 minutes, tops. Then I got him dressed again, got the handcuffs off him. I threatened if he told on me, I’d kill his family and kill him. We sat there for a while. He calmed down. We walked up the embankment. I made him walk the opposite direction, to a sign. I said, ‘You have to wait there until dark.’” A few days later, Szad arrived at work in nearby Chester to find unmarked police cruisers swarming the parking lot. Szad told police he was innocent. When they left to obtain a search warrant from a judge, Szad packed a bag and drove off in his Ford Ranger. He went to Connecticut, then headed west. He had been on the lam for two months when plainclothes officers caught up with him in an Idaho grocery store on July 3, 2000. In Windham Superior Court, he pled guilty to aggravated sexual assault and was sentenced to a maximum of 13 years in prison. Prosecutors said they agreed to the deal to spare the boy from testifying. Now an adult living New Hampshire, the victim declined an interview with Seven Days. Court documents corroborate Szad’s account of the attack.
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Tim Szad working on evidence storage racks
around town with Szad’s picture. Several made false reports to police that Szad was on the prowl. But the furor eventually subsided. With the help of Fiske and Vincent, Szad got a therapist and joined a church. He set up a woodshop in Vincent’s home and started making wooden crosses that a friend sells for him online. It wasn’t enough to keep him occupied, though. Szad needed — and wanted — a real job. But who would hire him? He couldn’t work in retail or restaurants; anything involving the public, he figured, was out. Without a car or a driver’s license, Morrisville, the nearest community with any real employment opportunities, would be a few miles’ walk every day. Szad asked Marcoux to talk to a few local contractors on his behalf. The sheriff tried. “Nobody is hiring him with his background. It’s a real conundrum,” Marcoux said.
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A solution presented itself when Marcoux bought three buildings across the street from his office. He had long craved more space for his department — his agency of 36 people has been crammed into an old three-story house. After paying more than $320,000 for the real estate, he wasn’t looking to spend a whole lot on renovations. He decided to hire Szad — for $20 an hour. Vincent, a builder, also agreed to work on the project. Marcoux didn’t need anyone’s approval to hire the two-man team; the money didn’t come from taxpayers, he said, but from contracts and grants he got on his own. “We’re going to employ Tim. How do you feel about it?” Marcoux recalled asking one of his deputies, Joe Stumpo, who had become the department’s jack-ofall-trades. He served civil papers, pulled traffic duty, worked on the mental health team — anything that needed doing. Stumpo had seen the TV coverage of Szad and heard a few things from the sheriff but had never met Szad. “Yeah, why not?” Stumpo recalled answering. A former construction foreman, he agreed to supervise the two-man crew. “People say to me, ‘I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t look him in the face,’” Stumpo said. “I know what he did. I had to wrap my head around it. But I also had to wrap my head around the fact that he did his time, and he’s trying to lead a better life and get back into society. He’s a good worker, and he’s done everything I’ve asked him to do. A lot of people won’t give him the opportunity to redeem himself in some way. I feel as though he needs a chance, and if Roger was willing to, I was also. ” On the job, Szad said, he tells Stumpo about his therapy, his home life; they bullshit about music, the weather, their childhoods, their home projects. The two have grown close. Stumpo is accustomed to cajoling men from different backgrounds — many of them with criminal histories — to work together. If Vincent can’t give Szad a ride, Stumpo picks him up. He and other deputies sometimes give Szad rides to his bimonthly therapy sessions. “I don’t judge him. I don’t,” Stumpo said. “I listen. I just listen.”
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Working It Out That may well be the best way to help sex offenders, according to some criminal justice reformers. Two years ago, a U.S. Department of Justice panel recommended rethinking the way these kinds of ex-cons are monitored post-release. “The research suggests that residence restrictions may actually increase offender risk by undermining offender stability and the ability of the offender to obtain housing, work and family support,” the panel reported. “We’re treating sex offenders like modern-day lepers,” Fiske said. “Posting people’s information on the internet does not make society safer. It makes everybody feel better, and it makes the people who pass the laws and their constituents feel like they’ve done a good job. The best thing that can happen is, when people like Tim get out, that there are support teams and a relationship with law enforcement that is productive and really therapeutic.”
‘It’s a Tough-Love Thing’ Szad worries about being a target of retribution. He is also scared of impulses that, he said, still lurk within him. He speaks with his elderly parents nearly every night, and he sometimes goes bike riding with Vincent. But he feels best when he’s working for Marcoux. Is it redemption? Although he has devoted hundreds of hours to helping Szad, Fiske said he isn’t naïve. “Tim is a very damaged human being. Damaged as a child. Ended up developing in the wrong direction,” Fiske said. “And that has resulted in a man that has a potential for being very dangerous. We’re here to do our job the best we can. I’m nervous about Tim. I’m getting less nervous as time goes on. He’s appreciating his new life, and it will make him less likely to ruin it.” Szad hasn’t necessarily found God; he’s found a few Christians who are willing to help him. He’s also on several medications designed to quell his sexual urges. Twice a month he undergoes “conversion therapy” with a so-called Christian therapist who is trying to make Szad heterosexual and help him find
a wife. Although that approach has been widely discredited, and state legislators are considering making it illegal for children in Vermont, Vincent and Fiske are believers. So is Szad. “He said, ‘There’s a lonely woman out there who wants your companionship,’” Szad said of this therapist. “I have two older brothers who are normal — they have women relationships. I never did. Well, how do they do it? You’ve got to learn somewhere, right? I was 14 or 15 the last time I rode a bicycle. Last year, a pastor gave me a gorgeous new bike. I get on this thing and almost crash into a rock. But I learned how do to it.” Szad plans on staying in Hyde Park, at least for now; Marcoux has several more months of work for him. Then he could move somewhere warmer, where no one knows who he is. A recommendation from the local sheriff might lead to his next construction job — though Szad, whose knees creak every time he bends over, worries how long his body will hold up. For now, Szad is content working for the very people whom he assumed would always make his life more difficult. “Roger is an amazing guy. He’s tough,” Szad said. “He’s told me numerous times, ‘You screw up, my department is going to come down on you like a ton of bricks.’ It’s a tough-love thing.” A recent weekday found Szad spending hours on his hands and knees, spackling cracks in the hardwood floor he installed upstairs. He had just started painting the floor, but it was quitting time. “Want to stay an extra half hour and get it finished?” he asked Vincent. His workmate agreed, then spent the next 45 minutes telling a visitor about all the times God has spoken to him. Meanwhile, Szad silently pushed a paint roller over the floor, again and again, gradually covering the rough wooden exterior with shiny gray. m Contact: mark@sevendaysvt.com, @Davis7D or 865-1020, ext. 23
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My “problem area” may be coordination, which will be tested later in the class. But first we cheer after Mathes says, “All right, guys, we’re going to dance now!” We begin pole “walks” — essentially prancing around the shaft, using ballet-inspired moves mixed with some swagger. Think swinging hips, proud chests and bare toes dragging across the hardwood floor. “We create a lot of body awareness through our dance training,”
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The last piece of choreography for today is the dip turn, a 180-degree pivot that is supposed to end with hooking the outer leg around the pole. I swing around awkwardly, fumbling to keep my right and left ankles organized. Mathes gently coaches me into the correct sequence and finally exclaims, “Yes!” The boost of confidence I feel attests to a benefit of pole dancing that is more debated than the workout it provides. “A lot of women feel very empowered by it, because it does build so much strength,” says Mathes. “It also builds sensual strength — they can get in touch with that female power.” Not so fast, counters Goal Auzeen Saedi, PhD, in a Psychology Today piece that questions those premises. “Why is gyrating and twirling around a pole supposed to engender sudden feelings of empowerment and sexiness?” she asks. “How come doing charitable work and [getting] a new haircut can’t provide the same?”
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utside, it’s sunny and 50 degrees. Inside North End Studio B in Burlington, it’s a sultry 70 degrees — the perfect temperature to start stripping down and doing some pole dancing. The stereo plays a slowed-down version of U2’s “With or Without You,” and the clock reads 11:45. That’s 11:45 a.m. Yep, it’s the middle of the day, and I’m working out with a bunch of women, not hanging out with ogling men. Pole dancing is a fitness trend that’s been sweeping the nation. In the process, it seems to be stripping pole performance of its sleazy strip-club reputation. Wrap your head around this: According to its practitioners, pole dancing is now a holistic, dance-based approach to wellness. Alison Mathes teaches this class through Bohemienne Fitness, her new business housed at Studio B. A dancer since age 5, Mathes moved to Essex in 2014 with her husband and young son. She founded Bohemienne Fitness “to inspire strong bodies and healthy minds through the unique power of pole, aerial and dance arts for adults,” as her mission statement reads. The setup at Bohemienne, which Mathes says is the only pole dance studio in Vermont so far, resembles that of just about any fitness studio. That is, except for the five brass poles spaced around the room. We ladies — seven of us, with an age range of twenties through forties — begin to warm up by making our arms float toward the ceiling and stretching our hip flexors with a few lunges on each leg. “So we can split someday!” promises Mathes. After a few yoga moves, such as the cobra and child’s pose, we partner up on the poles and listen to Mathes’ instructions. “The mantra of pole dancing is ‘shoulders back and down,’” she says. “All of your latissimus dorsi muscles, down to your waist — you should feel like a superhero.” I feel more like the Joker as I attempt to wrap my right leg around the pole to perform a few oblique crunches
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time,” Mathes says. “I have no idea if my students dance sensually for partners in private.” Much of what happens in Studio B appears to stay in Studio B. Except for the women’s new relationship with, well, poles. “I see a stop sign, metal pipes or scaffolding structures, and I see a chance to move the way we do in class,” says 30-year-old Belinda DeJesus, a Burlington Zumba instructor. “I see opportunities for movement in our everyday infrastructures, and it’s this dialogue between my inner voice and how I exude myself with this practice that I bring home with me.” I can’t yet imagine spontaneously twirling around, say, a public utility pole. But I do leave my first class feeling more like the gazelle in Zootopia than like the bull in a china shop I’d expected to be. With the advent of warmer days, I may prefer a dip in the lake to performing dip turns, but when I feel like dancing, I’ll be back at Studio B.
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So are my fellow students in the class, including Anne Whitney of Westford. “The surprising thing about pole is that it creates a really lovely community between the dancers,” she writes me later in an email. “There’s so much support and positivity in Alison’s classes.” Whitney also attests to the empowerment factor. “I feel empowered by any movement I initiate or yield to — as long as I made the decision to move that way,” she explains. “Pole brings out a playful, dramatic and graceful movement.” Whitney, who has a training pole in her sewing room at home, adds that pole dancing has done more than build her physical strength. She says it has introduced her to other strong women and has made her an even better role model for her daughter. Such comments give the lie to the notion that women practice pole dancing solely for the benefit of their romantic partners. “Pole dancers perform for all kinds of people all the
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Most of the seven invasive species listed here are on that list; all of them pose legitimate threats. If you maintain a garden or a lawn, you should know how to recognize and control these — and many other — invasive plant species.
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nvasive plants can vanquish a vegetable garden, overtake our ornamentals and give hives to a horticulturist. As problematic as these plants may be on the practical level, they present a more fundamental problem, even for experienced gardeners: How do we tell them apart from plants that are harmless? Many Vermont plants widely believed to be invasive are actually native to the state; conversely, many introduced and nonnative plants are benign. Even the red clover, Vermont’s state flower, is a nonnative species. So the designation “invasive” encompasses two separate considerations: a plant’s history in a locality and its capacity to cause damage. Ann Hazelrigg, plant pathologist with the University of Vermont Extension program, defines an “invasive plant species” as a nonnative plant that is especially well adapted to establishing and propagating itself in a new habitat. She adds that such plants’ success often comes at the expense of other, more beneficial plants. “Purple loosestrife is beautiful,” Hazelrigg says, “but … it’s replacing the more desirable cattail, which provides a food source.” By this definition, a ground-cover plant such as Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia), the nemesis of many a homeowner, is more nuisance than invasive. “For someone who wants a really pristine lawn, they get annoyed by [Creeping Jenny], because it’s woven throughout the grass,” says Rose Paul, director of critical lands and conservation science at the Vermont chapter of the Nature Conservancy. But Creeping Jenny, she says, has beautiful flowers that attract early-season bees, which pollinate other plants, too. “Maybe we should just change our image of what a ‘great lawn’ should be,” Paul says. “This plant is not causing harm out in the environment.” Further complicating the puzzle, some gardeners choose to combat such plants with a show of chemical force out of proportion to the plant’s potential to cause damage. Herbicides can linger in soil and plants, causing harm to more than just the targeted species. Every year, Paul trains people to become certified master gardeners. She encourages her students to view as invasive only those plants “that can escape into our wilder lands in Vermont, our forests and our wetlands,” as she puts it. “Those are the ones that can really cause economic harm.” Such plants can choke out others that provide food to native wildlife, and they may ultimately alter the entire ecology of a biome. Paul estimates that only about 3 percent of Vermont plant species are invasives that have the potential to cause serious damage. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets maintains a quarantine list of “noxious weeds” to safeguard the health of the state’s environmental resources.
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Amur maple (Acer ginnala) Not every species of Vermont maple produces delicious sap. The Amur maple, a shrub-like tree native to East Asia, is no friend to pancakes — or to Vermont habitats. The plant produces seeds prolifically, and it can easily regrow from a cut stump. Once it takes root, the Amur maple can displace native grasses and understory trees. The plant is particularly difficult to exterminate, as it can survive even a controlled burn. Here’s one case in which spot treatment with an herbicide may be warranted — but consult the UVM Extension before trying that tactic.
Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) Asiatic bittersweet was introduced as an ornamental, but this fearsome reproducer quickly became pernicious. Besides producing a great many seeds, the plant can propagate from its runners and even from tiny pieces of its roots. The viny plant grows fast, wrapping itself around native trees, which have no defense against it. One way to control it is to carefully and frequently yank up the plants by hand.
Burning bush (Euonymous alatus) Burning bush executes its invasion in the manner of a five-star general: It mobilizes troops on the ground and in the air. The shrub — so named for its red hue in autumn — receives avian help in distributing its seeds. Burning bush can reproduce via sexual or asexual means, so a single plant can quickly turn into many, often at the expense of native shrubs and trees. To control its spread, pull it up manually, taking care to get the whole root system. Cut down larger plants and wrap the stumps in burlap or plastic to prevent regrowth.
Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) Trees can be invasive, too. The common buckthorn, which can grow to about 25 feet high, is a European plant introduced to North America for ornamental purposes. Birds and mammals like to snack on its berries, thus assisting in the plant’s propagation via the excretion of seeds. But the animals themselves pay a price: Buckthorn berries contain a laxative that
prevents critters from reaping the fruits’ full nutritional potential. Clever tree. Buckthorn can also displace native species by increasing soil’s nitrogen content. As in the case of burning bush, we can control buckthorn by handpulling it and wrapping its stumps.
Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii) Like many invasive plants, Japanese barberry has a high germination rate. As much as 90 percent of its seeds can take root. Such adaptive strategies make this ornamental plant a formidable foe. Its rapid, voluminous growth can choke out native trees and shrubs, and its leaves are popular hangouts for ticks, the most unwelcome of arachnids. Many gardeners use chemical controls on Japanese barberry, but it can also be controlled by hand-pulling and wrapping cut stumps in burlap or plastic.
Morrow’s honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) Honeysuckle sounds like such a sweet, friendly plant, but several of its species pose real threats to native Vermont flora. (Complicating the matter for gardeners is the similar appearance of other honeysuckles that are Vermont natives.) Morrow’s honeysuckle can grow densely in forest undergrowth, crowding out its leafy neighbors. So densely does it grow, in fact, that it can prevent sunlight from reaching low-lying plants. Control it by yanking up the whole root system and by cutting larger plants and wrapping the resulting stumps.
Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) Anyone who has ever handled wild parsnip will not soon forget the experience. The plant produces a sap that, when activated by the sun’s ultraviolet light, can cause severe rashes and blisters. If you come into contact with this toxin, wash your hands and clothes with hot, soapy water immediately. The best way to eradicate the rapidly spreading, yellowflowering plant is to sever its root just below ground level with a sharp shovel. If your property is infested with wild parsnip, you can take it out with power trimmers, but you should do so only on overcast days while wearing protective clothing and a filtering mask. m Contact: ethan@sevendaysvt.com
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The woodworker moved to Vermont from the Midwest in 1983 to take a job teaching English at the University of Vermont. He retired in 2002. “This is what retired English professors do,” Fulwiler said with a laugh. “We pick up chisels.” He participates in “eight or nine” regional craft and maker shows a year. Much of Fulwiler’s wood comes from his 92-acre farmland, but his local reputation has helped lead him to other sources. During his interview with Seven Days at AIR, gallery vice president Corliss Blakely chimed in, “He’s very well-known.” She plans to cut down a lilac tree on her property so Fulwiler can turn it, she said. They both lauded the coveted shocks of purple that lilac wood can reveal. Fulwiler also fancies working with burls — knotty tree growths that can be turned and polished into appealing sculptural forms. He has occasionally bought burls from locals who know about his avocation, he said, and is open to trades, such as giving a wood donor a bowl in exchange.
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In an article called “Turning Wood for Common Good,” published in 2009 in the American Woodturner journal, Fulwiler wrote, “Turning bowls from native species affirms, for me, the special value of all trees for food, shelter, service, oxygen and beauty.” By transforming a common tree such as sumac into an uncommon object, Fulwiler seems to be demonstrating that he really does value all trees. Even the pesky ones.
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Sumac is ubiquitous in Vermont — specifically, staghorn sumac, or Rhus typhina for the botanically inclined. The staghorn has a semitropical appearance, and its frond-like leaves turn a fiery red in the fall. Its younger shoots have a soft, velvety bark, and its clusters of furry berries reportedly can be used to make tea. Despite these attributes, Vermonters tend to take this native species for granted or even consider it a nuisance, given its rhizomatic reproduction and prolific formation of colonies. One exception is Toby Fulwiler of Fairfield. He’s found an unexpected way to make use of sumac: by turning it into bowls. “People are surprised that sumac has some worth,” Fulwiler said during a recent interview at the Artist in Residence gallery in St. Albans. The proprietor of Fairfield Farm Bowls, he is one of AIR’s three featured artists this month, and his wares line the window of the brand-new Main Street location of the cooperative, artist-run space. Fulwiler spoke with Seven Days as he sanded wooden utensils over a cardboard strawberry tray. Much of his inventory, he said, is made of more common woods, including birch, ash and a variety of maples. But his smaller sumac vessels, generally three to four inches in diameter, sell “actually pretty well,” despite not being made of a valuable wood such as bird’s-eye maple. In the early days of his Etsy store, in 2009, Fulwiler considered labeling his inventory “bowls from unwanted wood.” What the staghorn lacks in market value, though, it may make up for in color. Fulwiler’s sumac vessels are a distinctive yellow-green. “There’s no other Vermont wood with that color,” he said. “That’s what makes sumac really unique.” Among his current AIR inventory are two tumbler-esque vessels priced at $29 apiece. Each bears a kaleidoscopic pattern of concentric circles emanating from the sumac tree’s pith, or center. Turned bowls do not usually include the pith, Fulwiler noted, but the sumac’s small size necessitates flexibility. He said his largest sumac piece to date, turned from wood given to him by a neighbor, measured about seven inches in diameter. Fulwiler priced that piece at about $75.
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FINDING THE COURAGE TO LIVE IS ONE OF THE PLAY’S THEMES.
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and shrunken to fit Caroline’s bedroom. Both characters are shaken out of their verbal cleverness as they reflect on this moment when a boy’s life abruptly ended. As Caroline, South Burlington High School sophomore Victoria Fearn is a powerhouse. Caroline is good at keeping fear and anger hidden, but when she lets them out, Fearn makes the moment raw and powerful. This Caroline hurls herself inside a quilt and squirms in a futile attempt to crawl out from under the illness that’s taken over her life. Fearn is equally compelling as the buoyant, pityfree Caroline, who dishes out sarcasm and isn’t squandering a moment of her existence. Jabari Matthew’s performance as Anthony integrates physicality with a rich understanding of his character. Matthew, a junior at Middlebury College, moves with lanky grace and captures a teenager’s self-consciousness in his shoulder shrugs and speech. Matthew creates an upbeat geek, willing to betray enthusiasms that many teens bury deeply. He sparkles as he teases Caroline, and it’s easy to root for him when he urges her to share his interests.
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Eventually, the two start trusting each other. Anthony introduces Caroline to John Coltrane by playing music on his phone. He’s asking her to open herself up to something new, to accept a little gift. He’s asking her to accept him. And to accept life and all the new things that keep roaring into it, the decisions that define a teenager’s identity. Caroline counters his offering by putting on Jerry Lee Lewis, playing along to it with a furious turn on the air piano, complete with raised leg so she can run her toes on the imaginary ivories. The dialogue is snappy, and watching two verbally adept kids articulate their feelings is a joyride. Yet that glib dialogue of Gunderson’s occasionally upstages the actors. Some moments are so polished that we’re watching the expression of an emotion more than the emotion itself. When the story grows more intense, however, the characters no longer hide behind funny, facile lines. Anthony describes how his basketball game that day came to a halt when a player fell to the floor, dead instantly. When he replays the scene, his basketball moves take on an eloquent grace, slowed
Actors turn words they’ve memorized into reactions to another character. These fine young performers began Wednesday night’s show charged with the energy they’d need to sustain 90 minutes without an intermission. With their engines revved so high, at first they roared past each other, responding without listening. But real interplay emerged as the show progressed. With each performance, Fearn and Matthew may grow increasingly confident in what they’re creating together and resist letting Gunderson’s propulsive banter whip by faster than the audience can absorb it. Director Cathy Hurst demonstrates a flawless command of movement with her blocking, which constantly puts the two characters in just the right physical relationship to tell the story. Hurst seems to have created conditions that support the chemistry between the two actors, drawing them out so they can confront or comfort each other. Scenic designer Jeffrey Modereger underscores Caroline’s passion for life by making her bedroom a bright jumble of colors and textures. The picture wall is all multicolored exuberance, but its edges are as jagged as those of a cave wall, leaving a subtle hint of the prison her bedroom has become. Alan Hefferon’s lighting design matches the energy of the play, with changes to suit the characters’ rapid repartee. Costume designer Suzanne Kneller puts Anthony in performance gear that nicely plays against his earnest affection for poetry. For Caroline, Kneller strikes another contrast, giving her comfy clothes that remind us she’s free to dress as she pleases, just not free to leave her room. The play has a surprise ending so startling that it nearly overpowers the story that precedes it. Gimmick or not, it’s memorable, but only because the two characters have been developed so clearly in this polished production. m
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he title of I and You, now playing at Vermont Stage, refers to Walt Whitman’s fluid use of pronouns to suggest humanity’s universal interconnection. This twocharacter play is all about connection, but that can only come after one forms a self. And that’s the main preoccupation of the two teenagers at the heart of this story. Lauren Gunderson’s award-winning 2014 play sets them humorously wrestling with Whitman’s poetry as part of a homework assignment that expands into an investigation of what they share. The circumstances sound dreadfully maudlin. Whip-smart Caroline has been sick all her life and is now too ill to leave her bedroom to attend high school, though she keeps up with homework. Anthony, a poetry-loving basketball player, volunteers to do an English project with her; he shows up in her room to put together a presentation on Whitman. But Gunderson dodges sentimentality, sending her characters off to explore adolescent fascination with everything from Pop-Tarts to mortality. Caroline is fatally ill but doesn’t indulge in self-pity, and Anthony quotes Whitman as if she’s bound to share his passion. They start out tussling. “Why do you assume you’re so likable?” Caroline asks. “Why are you so impossible?” Anthony wails back. Caroline’s bedroom is littered with craft supplies, prescription pills and a magnificent wall of pictures she’s cut out and tacked up in a bountiful, overlapping collage. She’s still got one stuffed animal, and that fuzzy turtle with a hard shell is her in miniature. The room suggests liveliness — Caroline’s desk chair can scoot about on casters, and the floor is strewn with clothes, as if there’s no time to waste. In a way, there isn’t. Finding the courage to live is one of the play’s themes, but it’s handled with such a light touch and by such engaging characters that gloom never figures in. This isn’t a show that rolls the dying-girl apparatus onstage as if it’s a guarantee of the audience’s emotional investment. Gunderson plants the fact and moves on, because Caroline is far more interesting than her diagnosis, and Anthony is a fun and formidable sparring partner.
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f musicals are all about feeling good, Hairspray is a double-dip cone with sprinkles on top. It combines dance-in-your-seat music, a message of racial equality and a story about accepting yourself. The Lost Nation Theater production is an irresistible flood of good cheer. The company has assembled the largest cast in its 28-year production history, rounding up 27 talented kids and adults to dance, sing and display nearly every hairstyle of the early 1960s. Hairspray is equal parts inspiration and entertainment. It includes two love stories, a social protest, a nasty villain, a woman who needs to accept her appearance, a teen who already accepts hers, and more than a dozen high school kids who learn how not to judge others by their race or looks. Stitching these plotlines together is the ever-optimistic Tracy, an overweight girl with a best friend, loving parents and crazy hopes of joining the cast of clean-cut kids on “The Corny Collins Show” — a televised afterschool dance party akin to “American Bandstand.” Set in Baltimore in 1962, the musical is based on John Waters’ 1988 movie and embeds some subversive messages in its bouncy tunes and upbeat story. Tracy’s mother, Edna, is played in drag; the kids disobey their parents and even land in jail. But every time they break a rule, they do it in the name of love, racial harmony or both. “The Corny Collins Show” features white kids dancing with joy but restraint to the latest white pop music. Once a month, though, the show announces that it’s “Negro Day” and plays far more popular R&B. When Tracy is tossed into school detention for the rule-breaking height of her teased hair, the ostracized black kids give her dance lessons. It’s love at first shimmy. Why, she wonders, is Negro Day only once a month? Why can’t black kids appear on the show? Tracy dreams big and convinces others to join her integration scheme, but Hairspray isn’t a fairy tale. The kids initially fail, and the real message concerns how hard it is to keep trying.
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FROM THE OPENING NUMBER TO THE CURTAIN CALL. That idea sparks the show’s rallying number, “I Know Where I’ve Been,” sung by a marginalized black DJ and her kids and friends. Tracy’s quest still leaves time for falling in love with the coolest boy in the TV cast, infuriating his shallow girlfriend and her take-no-prisoners stage mother. And Tracy’s white best friend, Penny, falls for Seaweed, a black kid with great dance moves. The musical premiered on Broadway in 2002, with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman. It won eight Tony Awards, including one for best musical. The music is instantly familiar without being derivative, a true homage to the ballads, early rock and silky harmonies of the era. Lost Nation’s 150-seat theater and relatively small performance space make a big musical like Hairspray far from an obvious choice, but director Kathleen Keenan and choreographer Taryn Noelle work wonders. The musical numbers come off as big-time blockbusters, even when the cast must spill into the aisles.
Noelle’s choreography draws on ’60s dance styles with originality; she doesn’t take us to the museum of pre-Beatles dance steps but chooses the moves that get our toes tapping. Noelle provides the lifts, dips and fast-moving formations that make a musical great. Performing everything from cool shuffles to exuberant kicks, the cast bursts with dance-allnight energy. Keenan’s staging is clever and satisfying. She and scenic designer Wally Eastland establish six fully realized locations while making a virtue of the intimate space. Keenan sets a pace that lets the passions in the story drive the action and brings out the high spirits of the performers. Under music director Nick Bombicino, a five-piece band, nestled on the balcony behind the actors, delivers rousing accompaniment. Performing the score on keyboard, trumpet, sax, bass and drums, the band makes us wish we never had to leave 1962. The cast blends Lost Nation veterans, local students and out-of-town newcomers. There really aren’t any weak
links, despite the production’s need for a platoon of performers. Lauren DePuy is delightful as Tracy. She has such a wide smile, her face looks made for the flip hairdo she wears. Her openhearted energy is a joy to watch. As her beau, Link, Pat Moran has the dreamy, half-closed eyes of a heartthrob and, true to the role, knows how to show prom-king self-confidence. G. Richard Ames plays good-guy Corny Collins with a wonderful showboating style that truly belongs on TV. Shawn Sturdevant dons wig and housecoat to play Tracy’s mom; he pulls off drag with aplomb, in addition to nailing his dance steps in heels. Amber, the spurned girlfriend, is caught in the crosscurrents of spite and her goody-goody persona. Hannah Brown plays her with delicious nuance. As her mother, Velma, Noelle belts out a revenge plan with brutal glee, capping her song with a gravity-defying backbend. As Penny, Libby Belitsos is all awkward knees and elbows until she learns some smooth moves and confidence from Seaweed. Leon Evans plays that character with inspiring exuberance. He shows just how high dancing can raise the human spirit. The production standards for the show are top-notch, especially the panoply of costumes by Cora Fauser and Sally DeCicco. The production is nonstop fun from the opening number to the curtain call. The pop songs are cheesy because the world once demanded cheesy pop songs. They really don’t have an expiration date. With a finale about how the world keeps changing, the show looks backward to remind us how to look forward. Its closing message is perfectly titled “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” and it’s just the tune to hum on your way home. m Contact: alex@sevendaysvt.com
INFO Hairspray, book by Mark O’Donnell and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, directed by Kathleen Keenan, produced by Lost Nation Theater. Through May 8: Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m., at City Hall Auditorium in Montpelier. $10-30. lostnationtheater.org
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art of the fun of Vermont Restaurant Week is the opportunity to try new places — perhaps even in towns you rarely visit. With more than 100 restaurants offering multicourse dinners for $20, $30 or $40 (and much less for lunch and brunch), diners can expect a rounded experience at a predictable price. Last weekend, Seven Days sent seven writers out to sample the fare. Many of the destinations, such as Brattleboro’s Peter Havens, South Hero’s Blue Paddle Bistro and Richmond’s Kitchen Table Bistro, are local institutions. But restaurant week has a way of making even old favorites new again. At the Daily Planet in Burlington, chefpartner Justin Bigelow — whose white truffle gnocchi won big at the Best Bite Bash kickoff party last Thursday — uses the 10-day event to push the limits of what a dish can be. We still remember his 2015 Dr. Seuss-themed menu. This year, his dishes include a root-vegetable “osso bucco” and a spring garden salad complete with cocoa-mushroom “dirt.” This is but a tiny fraction of what’s available on plates across the state. Restaurant week runs through Sunday, May 1. Where will you go, and what will you eat there? We invite you to share your dining adventures: Tag your tweets and photos on Instagram with #vtrw!
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we’d just returned from a long day carving turns on the mountain. Firewood stacked in neat rows behind benches and along walls added to the après-ski feel — and fed the large, domed pizza oven blazing in the corner. At the bar, 28 taps mounted on a wall of copper-colored metal poured Hill Farmstead, Zero Gravity, Foley Brothers and other Vermont beers. Poutine, burgers and pizzas seemed to be crowd favorites, but we were
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This spring, Vergennes “speakeasy” BAR ANTIDOTE will add another room, taking over the space above it that is currently occupied by the Clock Shop. That will give Antidote 1,600 extra square feet to play with, or about 40 to 50 new seats, says chef-owner IAN HUIZENGA. Huizenga can’t say yet what kind of concept the new space will present, but he knows the two will share the Antidote kitchen and probably the menu. That means a new service stairway will need to connect the downstairs kitchen with the upstairs area. The Clock Shop owners have offered to let Huizenga in early to build the staircase, but major renovations won’t start until May, when the Clock Shop moves into the Kennedy Brothers marketplace on Main Street. Huizenga is hopeful that the new space will open in early summer.
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in Woodstock and South Royalton, respectively, aims to open a location in greater Boston. Why Beantown? It’s the residence of new operating partner Richard Enderlin, who wants to continue living there. The new Worthy Kitchen, to be located at 202 Washington Street in Brookline Village, is expected to open in the fall, with the same concept and menu as the Woodstock farm diner.
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When it opens early this summer, Stowe’s PICNIC SOCIAL restaurant will aim to provide that experience in elevated form. The restaurant is located on the ground floor of the 30-room Field Guide hotel on Mountain Road, which replaced the shuttered Ye Olde England Inne late last year. Field Guide is the first Vermont property for Massachusettsbased boutique hotel brand Lark Hotels, which owns almost 20 coastal properties throughout New England. Chef JUSTIN PERDUE will head the kitchen, according to Lark “chief inspiration officer” Dawn Hagin. Perdue’s background includes stints at noted big-city restaurants, including Bobby Flay’s Bar Americain in New York City and Rick Bayless’ Michelinstarred Topolobampo in Chicago’s hip River North district. Most recently, the chef worked at luxe Sofitel hotel-restaurants in Chicago and Philly. At Picnic Social, Perdue’s menu will feature shareable locavore “boards” spread with meats and cheeses, fresh salads, or toasts topped with heirloom tomatoes or braised pork.
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Sandwiches (upmarket grilled cheeses, burgers) and snacks (roasted carrots, creamed corn, macaroni and potato salads) will round out the menu, along with a couple of desserts. The bar will pour several Vermont beers and offer a lengthy cocktail list grounded in summery items such as bourbon sweet tea and lemonade-style sippers. Guests can enjoy all of this in any of several venues within the hotel, including a proper dining room, a cushy lounge, a deck and an outdoor area with a fire pit large enough to accommodate 30 people on picnic blankets. Now all we need is some warmer weather.
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here to try out the $30 restaurantweek menu. For starters, I ordered a warm goat cheese baguette with greens. The plate came dappled with cinnamon-laced pecans and dried cranberries and topped with two pieces of warm bread spread with herbed chèvre. My boyfriend’s starter — smoked mozzarella with blistered grapes and balsamic reduction — came in a cast-iron pan still hot from the oven. Layering the grapes and mozzarella on bread yielded a sweet, smoky, slightly chewy tangle of flavor that I could have eaten all night. My entrée paired tempura tuna with a crunchy jicama-chicory salad. The tuna was wrapped in seaweed, battered and fried, then cut into rounds like a sushi roll, with a tender, pink interior and crispy exterior. The accompanying salad, with its ginger-soy dressing, would be at home in a sushi restaurant. The chicory leaves gave the mix a complex, bitter kick. If my dish was Asian-inspired, my boyfriend’s entrée was Germanic: pork schnitzel with braised cabbage and herbed spaetzle. I couldn’t resist stealing a few bites of the spaetzle, which was buttery and flecked with capers. The final course was basil-limoncello sorbet adorned with a lemon slice and basil leaf. A hint of licorice from the basil punctuated the sweet-tart dessert. The chill of the sorbet — and the flickering flames from the pizza oven — brought my thoughts back to winter. But the scent of basil took me straight into warmer months.
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In between light showers and stretches of thick, ominous clouds, the sun beamed its rays on the land of my future retirement home: the Champlain Islands. Fittingly, my fiancé, Dave, and I were practicing for that future — still some 40 years away — by heading to an early-bird 5 p.m. dinner at South Hero’s Blue Paddle Bistro. It was our first time dining at this chefowned eatery, the winner of last year’s Seven Daysies award for best restaurant outside Chittenden County. Island beach days seem to demand fries and milkshakes at Seb’s Snack Bar, just down the road — but on this rainy April evening, we were ready to rock the boat at Blue Paddle.
The bistro is in a white house with blue shutters, and we were seated upstairs in a homey alcove outfitted in Adirondack-style décor: mini wooden canoes, driftwood, painted fish. Our waitress was friendly and fun. Within 30 seconds of meeting her, we’d learned that she grew up down the street from our apartment. There were a few hiccups with placing our orders: Even though we had the first seating of the night, both the duck and the scallops on the menu had already disappeared, and we just barely snagged the last sips of a fig-infused bourbon. But pleasant service made negotiating a few substitutions a breeze. A salad with strawberries, mapleroasted pecans, soft goat cheese and balsamic vinaigrette was on point and fresh as could be. Crab cakes came with a mango chutney dipping sauce that should be bottled and sold. Dave’s perfectly seared sea bass, ordered from the regular menu, was topped with an artful heap of crunchy shoestring sweet-potato fries. My coffee-crusted pork tenderloin popped with an umami drizzle of what tasted like soy sauce. After making good-faith efforts on dessert — a dreamy, creamy lavenderhoney crème brûlée for him and a sweet raspberry-lemon tart for me — we hit the road with our leftovers. The stormy weather had subsided, leaving the lake a glassy sea of soft blues and pinks in the twilight. It’ll be a while before I can call this view my own. ’Til then, I’ll happily make Blue Paddle my occasional island home.
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After a long Saturday spent tilling garden beds in the hot sun, my husband and I were pooped. An early bedtime seemed preferable to driving 40 miles to Quechee for dinner. Then again, a fireside meal in the Parker House Inn & Bistro’s Victorian dining room would be relaxing — even romantic. And I’d been looking forward to co-owner and chef Alexandra La Noue-Adler’s cooking all week. As we entered the restaurant, a young woman called my name. She seemed excited to see me. Startled and confused, I took a moment to place the face. I’d known Molly Whitcomb since we were babies but didn’t know she worked at the Parker House. After old-friend hugs, she suggested a drink at the bar. We wandered back to Bar Irene — named for the 2011 tropical storm that sent the Ottauquechee River flowing through the inn’s ground floor. The walls of the small, candlelit room are shellacked with vintage posters. Clad in a vest and collared shirt, Parker House co-owner Adam Adler greeted us with a grin and rattled off his cocktail list in British cadences. “Try the French Martini,” advised the blonde seated next to me. The cocktail was barely sweet and tasted of spring. Conversation bubbled up and rolled from men’s fashion — inspired by a patron’s bodacious paisley shirt — to education, child-rearing and 1970s Vermont. An hour passed. The dining room emptied and we hadn’t yet ordered food, but the bar was too keen a pleasure to abandon. So we stayed right there and picked our way through a bar-stool dinner. Each dish was an exercise in freshness and balance. The first course brought cumin-scented beets and carrots. The roots strummed a roast-y bass note for a zingy dollop of herbed goat cheese; maple-tinged mustard grains cut through the musk of chicken-liver-pork pâté on crunchy toasts. Next, charred lemon offset the fatty, blue-skin glisten on a crisped filet of trout. It was served with blistered, quartered potatoes, whose chewy amber skin gave way to a creamy interior. The same potatoes appeared with my husband’s panko-crusted chicken,
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ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C0777-9 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On April 11, 2016, Gardner Construction, Inc., c/o Brad Gardner, P.O. Box 21, Colchester, VT 05446 filed application #4C0777-9 for a project generally described as the construction of a 3,840 s.f. warehouse/ office building with associated parking and infrastructure on Lot #2 in Jasper Mine Landing Commercial Park. The Project is located off of Lee Court in Colchester, Vermont. The District #4 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51 — Minor Applications. Copies of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the Colchester Town Office, Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission Office, and the office listed below. The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C0777-9”.
No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before May 10, 2016, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing. If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the district coordinator as soon as possible, no later than prior to the response date listed above.
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Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).
Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 19th day of April, 2016. By: /s/Stephanie H. Monaghan Stephanie H. Monaghan District #4 Coordinator Natural Resources Board 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5662
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SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS Resources Board’s web site (www.nrb.state. vt.us/lup) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C1211-2”. No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before May 10, 2016, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing or the Commission sets the matter for hearing on its own motion. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or subcriteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other interested person must include a petition for party status. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised. Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law will not be prepared unless
the Commission holds a public hearing. If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the district coordinator as Should a hearing be held on this Project and you have a disability for which you are going to need accommodation, please notify us by May 10, 2016. Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the 10 criteria. Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5). Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 12th day of April, 2016.
By: /s/Peter E. Keibel Peter E. Keibel District #4 Coordinator Natural Resources Board 111 West Street Essex Jct., VT 05452 802-879-5658 Peter.Keibel@vermont. gov BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD TUESDAY MAY 17, 2016 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Burlington Development Review Board will hold a meeting on Tuesday May 17, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Contois Auditorium, City Hall. 1. 16-0859CU; 616 SOUTH WILLARD STREET (RL, Ward 6S) RJL South Willard Management, LLC Re-opened public hearing to amend conditions of zoning permit 07-524CA/CU to allow for shared offsite parking with church. 2. 16-0762PD; 16 ROSE STREET (RM, Ward 3C) J & S, LLC Re-opened public hearing to build a duplex on a parcel with an existing single family home. Plans may be viewed in the Planning and
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Participation in the DRB proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. Please note that ANYTHING submitted to the Planning and Zoning office is considered public and cannot be kept confidential.
NOTICE OF SALE According to the terms and conditions of a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure by Judicial Sale (the Order) in the matter of Vermont Housing Finance Agency v. Jennifer P. Barnes (nka Jennifer P. Miner), Tafts Farms Village Condominium Association II and Any Tenants Residing at 80 Seth Circle, Williston, VT, Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit Civil Division, Docket No. 257-3-15 Cncv, foreclosing a mortgage given by Jennifer P. Barnes (nka Jennifer P. Miner) to Chittenden Trust Co. dba Mortgage Service Center dated August 15, 2001 and recorded in Volume 307, Page 628 of the Williston Land Records (the Mortgage) presently held by Plaintiff Vermont Housing Finance Agency for the purpose of foreclosing the Mortgage for breach of the conditions of the Mortgage, the real estate with an E-911 address of 80 Seth Circle, Williston, Vermont (the Property) will be sold at public auction at 1:00 p.m. on June 15, 2016
This may not be the final order in which items will be heard. Please view final Agenda, at www.burlingtonvt.gov/ pz/drb/agendas or the office notice board, one week before the hearing for the order in which items will be heard. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Adoption of Joseph by Scott S. Richmond and biological mother Lori A. Richmond. All necessary forms and paperwork were filed with the Albany County Family Court on February 4, 2016. Please let this Notice confirm the return date of File Number 41373, before Albany County Family Court, 30 Clinton Avenue, Albany New York, 12207, as and for the appearance of/objec-
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The Property to be sold is all and the same land and premises described in the Mortgage, and further described as follows:
Terms of Sale: The Property will be sold to the highest bidder, who will pay $10,000.00 at sale in cash, certified, treasurers or cashiers check made payable to Thomas Hirchak Company (or by wire transfer, if arrangements for wire transfer are made in advance, confirmation of wire transfer is available before commencement of sale and bidder pays additional fees required for wire transfer), will pay the remaining balance of 10% of the highest bid to Thomas Hirchak Company within five (5) calendar days of the sale and will pay the balance of the highest bid price within fifteen (15) days of the issuance of an Order of Confirmation by the Vermont Superior Court. The successful bidder will be required to sign a Purchase Agreement. Copies are available by calling the telephone number below. If the successful bidder fails to complete the purchase of the Property as required by the Agreement, the $10,000.00 deposit will be forfeited to Plaintiff. The Property is sold AS IS and the
All and the same lands and premises conveyed to Jennifer P. Barnes (nka Jennifer P. Miner) by Warranty Deed of Stuart W. Codding dated August 15, 2001 and recorded in Volume 124, Page 520 of the Williston land records. Being Condominium Unit No. 80 in Tafts Farms Village Condominium II as numbered and further described and depicted in the Declaration of Condominiums of Tafts Farms Village Condominium II dated December 19, 1999 and recorded on December 20, 1999 in Misc. Volume 24, Pages 413-470 of the Williston land records, and the Exhibits incorporated therein, including Floor Plans recorded at Map Volume 11, Page 58 of the Williston land records, together with an undivided interest in the Common Areas and Facilities as set forth in the Declaration.. The Property may be subject to easements, rights-of-
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successful bidder is required to purchase the Property whether or not the Property is in compliance with local, state or federal land use laws, regulations or permits. Title to the Property will be conveyed without warranties by Order of Confirmation. This sale is exempt from federal lead based hazards disclosure. 24 CFR Section 35.82. Redemption Benefits of Mortgagor: The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the Property at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the Mortgage, including the costs and expenses of sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Thomas Hirchak Company, 1-800-634-7653. www. THCAuction.com Dated: March 31, 2016 /s/ Robert W. Scharf Robert W. Scharf, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff
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[CONTINUED] STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO: 732-7-15 CNCV NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC v. CYNTHIA E. FRANTZ, ESQ., ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS P. DESJARDINS AND TREETOP CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC. OCCUPANTS OF 3 BAYBERRY LANE, UNIT 3, SOUTH BURLINGTON VT
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MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq. In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered April 12, 2016 in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Douglas P. Desjardins to Coldwell Banker Mortgage, dated April 22, 2011 and recorded in Book 1004 Page 10 of the land records of the City of South Burlington, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage from (1) Assignment of Mortgage from Coldwell Banker Mortgage to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. dated October 26, 2011 and recorded in Book 1044 Page 241, (2) Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. to PHH Mortgage Corporation dated August 25, 2014 and recorded in Book 1232 Page 230, (3) Assignment of Mortgage from PHH Mortgage Corporation to Nationstar Mortgage, LLC dated April 17, 2015 and recorded in Book 1264 Page 54, all of the land records of the City of South Burlington, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 3 Bayberry Lane, Unit 3, South Burlington, Vermont on May 27, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. all and
To wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Carolynn Lee Erwin by Warranty Deed of Danny Huang and Elaine Huang dated June 3, 2005 and recorded in Volume 712, Page 369 of the City of South Burlington land records and being more particularly described in part therein as follows: Unit No. 3 of the Treetop Condominium situated at Kennedy Drive, South Burlington, Vermont, which condominium was established by Declaration of Condominium of Investors Corporation of Vermont dated May 8, 1978 and recorded in Volume 143, Page 15 of the land records of the City of South Burlington. The property is known and designated as 3 Bayberry Lane. The property herein conveyed is depicted on a lot plan entitled “Treetop, South Burlington, Vermont, dated September, 1977 and recorded in Volume 105 on Page 85 of said Land Records. The location of the unit herein conveyed and its floor plan are depicted on plans entitled “Exhibit B-Unit Plans” and “Exhibit C-Floor Plans” recorded in Volume 107, Page 166 of said Land Records. This conveyance includes an undivided 2.6614 percent interest in the Common Areas and Facilities described in the aforementioned Declaration of Condominium. By signing this deed, the within Grantees consent to the modification of this percentage interest pursuant to Article IV of said Declaration. Should section 1(b) of the Development Area be annexed to the Condominium, then the undivided percentage interest in the Common Areas and Facilities of the within Grantees or their heirs, successors, and assigns will be 1.5890, and should Section 1(c) be annexed to the Condominium, then the undivided percentage interest in the Common Areas and Facilities of the within Grantees or their heirs, successors, and assigns will be 1.0370. Included in this conveyance is an undivided interest in one of a maximum of 188
memberships in Treetop Park Association, Inc., a non-profit corporation formed by Investors Corporation of Vermont, to own, operate, and maintain the park and recreational facilities depicted on the aforementioned Lot Plan. Said membership shall be appurtenant to, and nonseverable from, the unit herein conveyed. The property is known and designated as 3 Bayberry Lane, South Burlington, Vermont. Property ID: 0160-00003 Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description. Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described. TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser. The balance of the purchase price shall be paid in cash, certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within thirty (30) days after the date of sale. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale. DATED : April 21, 2016 By: /S/ Bozena Wysocki, Esq. Bozena Wysocki, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 318-3-15 CNCV CIT Bank, N.A. f/k/a OneWest Bank, N.A., Plaintiff v. Bruce E. Donovan, Administrator of the Estate of Regina A. Gay a/k/a Regina Gay,United States of America, Secretary of
Housing & Urban Development, Midland Funding, LLC and Occupants residing at 415 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Regina A. Gay a/k/a Regina Gay to Unity Mortgage Corporation d/b/a The Reverse Mortgage Company dated November 17, 1997 and recorded in Volume 578, Page 149, which mortgage was assigned to OneWest Bank, N.A. n/k/a CIT Bank, N.A., by an instrument dated February 23, 2012 and recorded on March 5, 2012 in Volume 1165, Page 566 of the Land Records of the City of Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:00 A.M. on May 24, 2016, at 415 Flynn Avenue, Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Edward A. Gay and Regina E. Gay a/k/a Regina Gay by Warranty Deed of Arnold E. Barron and Evelyn E. Baron, dated June 15, 1959, of record in Volume 158, Page 426 of the Land Records of the City of Burlington. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or cashier’s check by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the City of Burlington. The sale is also subject to post-sale redemption rights of the United States of America Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe, Fortin, Rees & Cykon, 30 Kimball Avenue, Ste. 307, South Burlington, VT 05403, (802) 6609000. This sale may be cancelled at any time prior to the scheduled
sale date without prior notice. Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 19th day of April, 2016. CIT Bank, N.A. f/k/a OneWest Bank, N.A. /s/ Corey J. Fortin, Esq. Lobe, Fortin, Rees & Cykon, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 307 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO. 681-6-14 CNCV The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders CWALT, Inc. Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OC7, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OC7, Plaintiff v. Anthony J. Sineni aka Anthony Sineni aka Anthony J. Sineni, III, Mongeon Bay Properties, LLC, Malletts Bay Homeowner Association, Inc., East Lakeshore Drive Septic, LLC, Michael J. Di Vincenzo, P & P Septic Service, Inc. and Occupants residing at 913 East Lakeshore Drive, Colchester, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Anthony J. Sineni aka Anthony Sineni aka Anthony J. Sineni, III and Mongeon Bay Properties, LLC to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for Merrimack Mortgage Company, Inc. a Massachusetts Corporation dated February 7, 2006 and recorded in Volume 551, Page 348, which mortgage was assigned from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Nominee for Merrimack Mortgage Company, Inc. a Massachusetts Corporation to The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders CWALT, Inc. Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OC7, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OC7 by an instrument dated September 6, 2012 and recorded on February 28, 2012 in Volume 722, Page 371 of the Land Records of the Town of Colchester, of which mortgage the undersigned is
the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 10:15 A.M. on May 24, 2016, at 913 East Lakeshore Drive, Colchester, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: The leasehold estate created by the Lease executed by Ernest A. Mongeon, et al., as lessee dated 3/26/46, recorded in Book 4, Page 184, demising and leasing for a term of years, described subject property, to wit: Being all and the same premises conveyed to Anthony J. Sineni, III by Warranty Deed of Warren L. Bills dated 7/21/03 and of record in Volume 453, Page 396 of the Colchester Land Records. A building or camp known as “Camp Geneva” and which camp is located on the south side of the shores of Lake Champlain at Malletts Bay in the Town of Colchester and located on the north side of the highway leading from Clarey’s to Colchester Center and which camp is located on the west side of “Camp Kildare”, so-called. Also, all right and title which I have into a written lease between the Mongeon Bay Properties, LLC and the Mallets Bay Homeowners Association, Inc. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash or cashier’s check by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Colchester. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe, Fortin, Rees & Cykon, 30 Kimball Avenue, Ste. 307, South Burlington, VT 05403, (802) 6609000. This sale may be cancelled at any time prior to the scheduled sale date without prior notice. Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 11th day of April, 2016.
The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificateholders CWALT, Inc. Alternative Loan Trust 2006-OC7, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-OC7 By: /s/ Corey J. Fortin Corey J. Fortin, Esq. Lobe, Fortin, Rees & Cykon, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 307 South Burlington, VT 05403 Attorney for Plaintiff STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 247-2-16CNPR In re estate of L. Edmond Thibault NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of L. Edmond Thibault late of Colchester, VT. We have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period. Date: 4/21/2016 /s/ Gille E. Thibault Co-Executor /s/ Elaine R. Heath Co-Executor Pease Mountain Law PO Box 76 Bristol, VT 05443 802-453-2300
Kearney Wise late of Essex Junction, VT. I have been appointed to administer this estate. All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period. Date: April 25, 2016 /s/ Mary K. McClintock Signature of Fiduciary Mary K. McClintock Executor/Administrator: PO Box 3003 Burlington, VT 05408 802-864-4123 Name of publication Seven Days Publication Date: 4/27/2016 Address of Court: Vermont Superior Court Chittenden Probate Division P.O. Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402 THE CONTENTS OF STORAGE UNIT(S) 01-01338, 01-04487, LOCATED AT 28 ADAMS DR. OR 48 INDUSTRIAL DR., WILLISTON, VT 05495, WILL BE SOLD ON MAY 5TH, 2016 TO SATISFY THE DEBT OF SANDY FISHER. Any person claiming a right to the goods may pay the amount claimed due and reasonable expenses before the sale, in which case the sale may not occur.
Name of publication Seven Days Publication Date: 4/27/2016 Address of Court: Vermont Superior Court Chittenden Probate Division P.O. Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 484-3-16CNPR In re estate of Nancy Kearney Wise NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of Nancy
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offer multiple support groups for both men & women, such as chemical dependency, codependency, sexual addiction & pornography, food issues, & overcoming abuse. All 18+ are welcome; sorry, no childcare. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; we begin at 7 p.m. Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex. Info: recovery@essexalliance.org, 878-8213. CELEBRATE RECOVERY Celebrate Recovery meetings are for anyone with struggles with hurt, habits and hang ups, which includes everyone in some way. We welcome everyone at Cornerstone Church in Milton which meets every Friday night at 7-9 p.m. We’d love to have you join us and discover how your life can start to change. Info: 893-0530, Julie@ mccartycreations.com. CELIAC & GLUTENFREE GROUP Every 2nd Wed., 4:30-6 p.m. at Tulsi Tea Room, 34 Elm St., Montpelier. Free & open to the public! To learn more, contact Lisa at 598-9206 or lisamase@ gmail.com. CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS CoDA is a 12-step fellowship for people whose common purpose is to develop healthy & fulfilling relationships. By actively working the program of Codependents
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FCA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Families coping with addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults 18 & over struggling with the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one. FCA is not 12-step based but provides a forum for those living this experience to develop personal coping skills & draw strength from one another. Weekly on Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m. Turning Point Center, corner of Bank St., Burlington. (Across from parking garage, above bookstore). thdaub1@gmail.com. G.R.A.S.P. (GRIEF RECOVERY AFTER A SUBSTANCE PASSING) Are you a family member who has lost a loved one to addiction? Find support, peer-led support group. Meets once a month on Mondays in Burlington. Please call for date and location. RSVP graspvt@gmail.com or call 310-3301. G.Y.S.T. (GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER) GYST creates a safe & empowering community for young men & youth in transition to come together with one commonality: learning to live life on life’s terms. Every Tue. & Thu., 4 p.m. G.Y.S.T. PYNK (for young women) meets weekly on Wed., 4 p.m. Location: North Central Vermont Recovery Center, 275 Brooklyn St., Morrisville. Info: Lisa, 851-8120.
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GRIEF & RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUP 1st & 3rd Wed. of every mo., 7-8 p.m., Franklin County Home Health Agency (FCHHA), 3 Home Health Cir., St. Albans. 527-7531. HEARTBEAT VERMONT Have you lost a friend, colleague or loved one by suicide? Some who call have experienced a recent loss and some are still struggling w/ a loss from long ago. Call us at 446-3577 to meet with our clinician, Jonathan Gilmore, at Maple Leaf Clinic, 167 North Main St. All are welcome. HELLENBACH CANCER SUPPORT Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107. People living with cancer & their caretakers convene for support. INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS SUPPORT GROUP Interstitial cystitis (IC) is recurring pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder & pelvic region & urinary frequency/urgency. This is often misdiagnosed & mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. We are building a Vermontbased support group & welcome you to email bladderpainvt@gmail. com or call 899-4151 for more information. KINDRED CONNECTIONS PROGRAM OFFERED FOR CHITTENDEN COUNTY CANCER SURVIVORS The Kindred Connections program provides peer support for all those touched by cancer. Cancer patients as well as caregivers are provided with a mentor who has been through the cancer experience & knows what it’s like to go through it. In addition to sensitive listening, Kindred Connections provides practical help such as rides to doctors’ offices & meal deliveries. The program has people who have experienced a wide variety of cancers. For further info, please contact sherry. rhynard@gmail.com.
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FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS This support group is a dedicated meeting for family, friends and community members who are supporting a loved one through a mental health crisis. Mental health crisis might include extreme states, psychosis, depression, anxiety and other types of distress. The group is a confidential space where family and friends can discuss shared experiences and receive support in an environment free of judgment and stigma with a trained facilitator. Weekly on Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Downtown Burlington. Info: Jess Horner, LICSW, 866-218-8586.
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BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT Montpelier daytime support group meets the 3rd Thu. of the mo. at the Unitarian Church
BURLINGTON AREA PARKINSON’S DISEASE OUTREACH GROUP People with Parkinson’s disease & their caregivers gather together to gain support & learn about living with Parkinson’s disease. Group meets 2nd Wed. of every mo., 1-2 p.m., continuing through Nov. 18, 2015. Shelburne Bay Senior Living Community, 185 Pine Haven Shores Rd., Shelburne. Info: 888-763-3366, parkinsoninfo@uvmhealth. org, parkinsonsvt.org.
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BABY BUMPS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS AND PREGNANT WOMEN Pregnancy can be a wonderful time of your life. But, it can also be a time of stress that is often compounded by hormonal swings. If you are a pregnant woman, or have recently given birth and feel you need some help with managing emotional bumps in the road that can come with motherhood, please come to this free support group lead by an experienced
BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP IN ST. JOHNSBURY Monthly meetings will be held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m., at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., St. Johnsbury. The support group will offer valuable resources & info about brain injury. It will be a place to share experiences in a safe, secure & confidential environment. Info, Tom Younkman, tyounkman@vcil.org, 800-639-1522.
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BEREAVEMENT/GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Meets every other Mon. night, 6-7:30 p.m., & every other Wed., 10-11:30 a.m., in the Conference Center at Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice in Berlin. The group is open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. There is no fee. Info, Ginny Fry or Jean Semprebon, 223-1878.
ramp entrance, 1:302:30 p.m. St. Johnsbury support group meets the 3rd Wed. montly at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., 1:00-2:30 p.m. Colchester Evening support group meets the 1st Wed. monthly at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the Board Room Conference Room, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Brattleboro meets at Brooks Memorial Library on the 1st Thu. monthly from 1:15-3:15 p.m. and the 3rd Mon. montly from 4:15-6:15 p.m. White River Jct. meets the 2nd Fri. montly at Bugbee Sr. Ctr. from 3-4:30 p.m. Call our helpline at 877-856-1772.
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ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP This caregivers support group meets on the 3rd Wed. of every mo. from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s Association Main Office, 300 Cornerstone Dr., Suite 128, Williston. Support groups meet to provide assistance and information on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. They emphasize shared experiences, emotional support, and coping techniques in care for a person living with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Meetings are free and open to the public. Families, caregivers, and friends may attend. Please call in advance to confirm date and time. For questions or additional support group listings, call 800-272-3900.
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE & DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP Held the last Tue. of every mo., 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Birchwood Terr., Burlington. Info, Kim, 863-6384.
pediatric Registered Nurse. Held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Birthing Center, Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans. Info: Rhonda Desrochers, Franklin County Home Health Agency, 527-7531.
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ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION TELEPHONE SUPPORT GROUP 1st Monday monthly, 3-4:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required (to receive dial-in codes for toll-free call). Please dial the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24/7 Helpline 800-272-3900 for more information.
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PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNICATION OFFICER Department of Health
We are seeking an experienced professional to join our communication team. The Health Department is committed to providing timely, accurate and credible information to help protect and promote the health of Vermonters. Day-to-day duties include media relations, website management, digital media messaging, research, writing and editing, and crisis/emergency risk communication. This is an opportunity to work with exceptional public health experts to make important health issues clear and understandable to a wide range of audiences. Experience working with Vermont news media, and proficiency with web/digital content management preferred. For more information, contact Nancy Erickson at 863-7285 or email nancy.erickson@vermont.gov. Reference Job ID #619070. Location: Burlington. Status: Full Time. Application deadline: May 2, 2016.
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Servers, Hosts & Food Runners for our high-volume Windjammer restaurant. We offer a competitive wage and benefits package that includes medical, 401k and company discounts. To join our team, apply to: The Windjammer Hospitality Group 1076 Williston Road South Burlington, VT 05403 selena@windjammergroup.com Fax: 802-651-0640 EOE
We are looking to fill a position of facility manager for a commercial building in Colchester.
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The Connecting Cultures and New England Survivors of Torture and Trauma (NESTT) Program provide refugees and survivors of torture with client-centered, integrated, and effective services in a culturally relevant context.
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Zoning Administrator The Town of Jericho, VT, is seeking a motivated team player to fill the position of Zoning Administrator on a part-time basis (24-28hrs/wk). The Zoning Administrator is responsible for enforcing the Town’s Land Use and Development Regulations, conducting field inspections, issuing building permits, and staffing the Development Review Board. Hourly rate is dependent upon qualifications. This position is eligible for the town’s retirement plan and is eligible for health and dental benefits on a pro-rated basis. For a complete job description, go to www.jerichovt. gov and click on Employment Opportunities, or contact Paula Carrier at pcarrier@jerichovt.gov or 802899-9970 ext 3.
If interested in applying, email cassiemccoy5@yahoo.com or call 497-7779.
To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and list of three references by May 9, 2016 to Todd Odit, Town Administrator, via email at todit@jerichovt.gov or via mail at P.O. Box 39, Jericho, VT 05465.
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• We are hiring a PART-TIME (10-15 hours/week) social work case manager with a master’s degree in social work (MSW) or who is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). Responsibilities include direct case management service delivery, supervision of UVM social work student interns, administrative duties, and program development. • We are hiring a PART-TIME (20 hours/week) Clinical Psychologist (licensed psychologist doctorate required) interested in providing culturally responsive and evidence-based psychological assessment and intervention to refugees and survivors of torture at Connecting Cultures. For more information, contact Emily at emily.mazzulla@uvm.edu
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DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES Seeking Adult Family Care Home for a man in his forties. Prefers downtown Burlington location. Home needs to be wheelchair accessible. Some supervision required. Tax-free stipend of $25,000, monthly room and board payment, and a generous respite and community support budget. For additional information, call Shirley Donohue at 488-6522. Seeking a Shared Living Provider(s) to support a kind 52-yearold man who enjoys painting, and cooking. This individual is looking for a patient and understanding caregiver(s) who are able to provide a warm and safe environment. The home must be wheelchair accessible or caregiver(s) must be willing to modify. He is nonverbal, sight-challenged and requires assistance with personal care. The right provider(s) will be able to provide care and assistance at all times. Compensation: $30,000 tax-free annual stipend plus room and board ($707.69/mo.) Interested candidates email lreid@ howardcenter.org or call 488-6563.
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Senior Graphic Designer Turtle Fur® is looking to add a talented Senior Graphic Designer to our team. Do you have a love for design and want to work in an exciting and challenging environment? The Senior Graphic Designer works directly with the Marketing Director and creative team on a wide variety of image campaigns, branding, packaging, and design projects. Must have abundant creativity coupled with the desire to explore visual ideas and brand focused storytelling, a love for the outdoors, and an impressive work ethic. Responsibilities: • Design and layout five product catalogs annually • Create beautiful, functional and cohesive hangtag, labeling and packaging program • Effectively combine strategy and insights to develop unique creative solutions • Create graphic designs and layouts to effectively communicate selling messages in both print and digital environments • Gain an understanding of outdoor industry norms and trends to produce the most effective and persuasive work possible • Juggle various projects and handle tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment • Stay abreast of the latest tools and software in order to produce the best work possible • Ensure timely, accurate completion of assigned projects • Knowledge and thirst to investigate, innovate and develop creative trends with an emphasis on branding, website, social, print advertising and beyond • Show understanding and relevance of the target market • Be able to effectively visualize and create concepts into the end product, giving direction on photography style, imagery, typography, iconography and visual branding solutions Requirements • At least 5 years as graphic designer with proven performance in both print and digital • Catalog/magazine production experience required • Ability to think strategically • Discerning, brand-sensitive eye for art direction, photo editing, cropping, and retouching • Excellent written and communication skills • Strong project management, organizational, documentation and planning skills • Ability to work successfully in a team environment • Understanding of current digital design principles and best practices • Ability to own multiple phases of a project with minimal oversight while managing multiple priorities and meeting tight deadlines • Ability to brainstorm and develop creative concepts that combine branding and commerce • Proficient with: Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) • Knowledge of HTML, CSS, Responsive web design and video production a plus
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Heritage Tree Care is hiring! Local, small tree care business hiring new team member. We prioritize safety, fun on the job, and great service to our awesome customers. Entering our eleventh year, we know our great reputation is due to happy employees. Ideal candidate is a trained climber (ISA certification a plus) skilled in tree removal and pruning. Mechanical ability a plus. Good communication skills required. Must have clean driving record, references, and resume detailing relevant experience. We would not rule out training the right person. Send resumes to beth@heritagetreevermont.com.
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EXECUTIVE CHEF STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Waitsfield seeks a Student Services Coordinator to spearhead enrollment in Yestermorrow’s hands-on design/build programs. We are looking for a tech-savvy team member responsible for generating and responding to student inquiries and building relationships with current and prospective students in order to meet their educational and career goals. The Student Services Coordinator manages student enrollment, takes registrations, and follows up on web and phone inquiries. They also lead Yestermorrow’s social media and digital advertising campaigns. The ideal candidate will possess strong skills in customer service, communication, database management, social media and problem solving. To apply, please submit resume and cover letter to search@yestermorrow.org by May 15.
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PART-TIME PAYROLL AND BENEFITS SPECIALIST This part-time position (approximately 16 hours per week) is primarily responsible for weekly processing of payroll for 100+ employees; paying associated tax/garnishment payments; and benefit enrollment/termination. COBRA and FMLA notification. Bank requested verification of employment and wage verification for workers’ compensation and unemployment. Quarterly and annual payroll tax and insurance reporting as well as annual workers’ compensation audit. Attention to detail; good communication, organizational, and human-relation skills. High-level confidentiality. High-school education, or higher, or possess comparable skills. Prior payroll or bookkeeping experience preferred, but will train the right candidate. Contact: Kathy Deavitt, 91 Catamount Drive, Milton, VT 05468. Fax: 802-893-5110. email: kathy@bddow.com
This position is responsible for safely dispensing methadone and buprenorphine products and maintaining all Nursing Dispensary operations. Constant observation of clinical activity, process and transaction regarding written clinical policy. The Head Nurse is responsible for the daily functions of dispensary. Receives and enters inventory medication into the computer. Maintains DEA binder on monthly basis. Assists with writing nursing policy and protocols. Covers for Nurse Supervisor when absent. Strongly preferred: bachelor’s degree, three years’ experience in nursing, supervisory experience and previous work in a community setting. Required skills include performing an EKG, strong organizational skills and attention to detail. LPN required. Job ID# 3198
Clinician, Substance Abuse, Chittenden Clinic
Seeking a Substance Abuse Clinician to provide individual, group and family counseling and health home services to patients who are dependent on opioids in the context of an outpatient opioid treatment program. Health Home services provide enhanced services to clients that are coordinated and address medical and psychosocial issues. Clinician will work with treatment providers and community support groups with the goal of coordinating care and referrals. In addition, the counselor will implement and maintain clinical records addressing treatment plans and progress in treatment. LADC strongly preferred. Experience preferred: previous experience with counseling clients with co-occurring disorders, both individually and in a group setting; knowledge of substance abuse treatment imperative; experience preparing high-quality clinical documentation. Starting full-time salary is $39,000/year. If licensed, additional $750/year stipend added to base pay. Job ID# 3015
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LEGAL ASSISTANT / RECEPTIONIST Small law firm in downtown Burlington seeks full time office assistant to provide reception coverage, office administration and clerical support. Primary responsibilities include answering and directing incoming calls, greeting clients, processing mail, drafting correspondence and maintaining client files. The successful candidate will also be responsible for managing office supplies and equipment, scheduling, photocopying and filing. Qualified candidates will have strong communication and customer service skills, working knowledge of Microsoft Office, technology literacy, ability to take initiative and to work independently, professionalism and a positive attitude. Law office experience and familiarity with Amicus and TimeSlips are a plus. A sense of humor and the ability to keep your head when those about you are losing theirs are essential.
Send resume and a letter of interest to Broadfoot, Attorneys at Law, 30 Main Street, Suite 322, Burlington, VT 05401. dryan@broadfootlaw.com.
environment and efficient dosing procedure. Ensure that patients are adhering to clinic policy. Appropriate intervention would be necessary. Part-time and full-time positions available. Part-time position is on the weekends. Job ID# 2752 and Job ID# 3200
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Technical Training Specialist
Howard Center is looking for a dynamic individual to join our Information Management team as a Technical Training Specialist. Training topics include our electronic health record, confidentiality and treatment planning. Strong and engaging written and oral communication skills, 1-2 years’ experience with software application support or training, and the ability to work as part of a team are a must. Job ID# 3125
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THREE BROTHERS PIZZA AND GRILL in Colchester is hiring for kitchen staff! Looking for pizza makers, grill cooks, and shift leaders; part-time and full-time hours are available. Kitchen experience is helpful, but not required. Willing to train motivated candidates, and the potential for growth into management positions is possible. Highly competitive pay with employee perks. Apply online at: www.threebrotherspizzavt.com/employment, email resume to info@threebrotherspizzavt.com, or stop in at 973 Roosevelt Highway, Colchester, VT 05446 next to Sunny Hollow Quick Stop Shell Station.
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The Residence at Shelburne Bay, a premier Level III hospitality-oriented senior living community, is currently accepting applications for an LPN or RN, FT Days, including every other weekend. Applicants must have good verbal and written communication skills, be nurturing, caring and reliable. Must have a current, LPN or RN VT license. Assisted Living experience preferred, however, will train the right candidate. Must be able to pass nationwide criminal & VT state adult & child abuse background checks. For more information, please contact: Kathleen Michaels, 802-383-9136
New England Federal Credit Union, Vermont’s largest credit union with seven branch locations, is a growing organization committed to excellence in service, convenience and simplicity. NEFCU offers a stable, supportive, highstandards work environment, where employees are treated as key stakeholders. Please visit our website, nefcu.com, to learn more about the great opportunities and benefits that exist at NEFCU.
Please send reply with your resume to: kmichaels@residenceshelburnebay.com
Full and Part-Time Teller Positions Available Chittenden County Offices
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Vermont’s largest credit union is growing and has a full-time teller opportunity available for the right person. Preferred candidates will present a responsible work history preferably in a retail environment and be comfortable and skilled with face to face communication.
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Independent & Assisted Living, Reflections Memory Care
Successful candidates for this position will provide friendly, fast and accurate service to members. The ability to explain our various products and services as well as the ability to recognize and suggest solutions to our members will be necessary. This position requires standing and/or sitting at a computerized work station. Off-site parking is required, shuttle transportation is provided. Daily member interactions include cash handling and processing of all member transactions. Extensive keyboarding and the ability to use multiple system applications are required. This position requires occasional lifting of coins and cash, up to 20 pounds.
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Full-time and Part-time TeleBranch Member Service Representatives Hours: Mon.- Fri. 40 hours & Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (rotating basis)
Excellent communication skills needed for this diverse member service position serving NEFCU members through phone calls, emails and online chats located in our contact center in Williston. The ideal candidate will have the ability to handle a high volume of member interactions responding within the established response standard. Must be able to manage priorities while maintaining and providing a high degree of customer service to our members. The successful candidate will build and strengthen member relationships, maintain knowledge of all NEFCU products & services and serve as an advocate for members via multiple channels. They will be required to solve problems and investigate a wide variety of issues and requests that may include gathering additional information, and working with other support staff within the organization in order to fulfill the request. Ideal candidate must be comfortable using eCommerce channels such as online banking and mobile banking. Must exhibit a high degree of accuracy, and have prior customer service experience. Qualified candidates must project a friendly and personable demeanor; have effective communication skills, attention to detail, accurate and knowledgeable with computers. Cash handling and customer service experience required.
NEFCU enjoys an employer-of-choice distinction with turnover averaging less than 10 percent. More than 96 percent of our 165 staff say NEFCU is a great place to work (2014 Annual Staff Survey). If you believe you have the qualifications to contribute to this environment, please send your resume and cover letter and salary history to hr@nefcu.com.
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The Residence at Shelburne Bay, a premiere Level III hospitality-oriented senior living community, is currently accepting applications for an evening LP, 32 hours/week, including every other weekend. Applicants must have good verbal and written communication skills, be nurturing, caring and reliable. Must have a current, LPN VT license. Assisted Living experience preferred, however, will train the right candidate. Background checks are required. For more information, please contact: Kathleen Michaels, 802-383-9136 Please send reply with your resume to: kmichaels@residenceshelburnebay.com Or stop by and pick up an application at:
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Finance Manager FULL-TIME Finance Manager wanted for Burlington office of a dynamic multistate commercial law firm and realty development/investment firm. Reporting to the Managing Partner, you will embrace a busy workplace where the day flies by with challenging and engaging work. For more information, please visit the full position posting on our website: slglawfirm.com/ pages/Careers/.
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Respite/Home Provider NCSS is seeking motivated individuals to work with a 14 year old Male who has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Interested Person(s) must be willing to share their home with this young man. We are looking for a home with no children or cats (consumer is allergic). You must be comfortable providing personal care. Flexibility and reliable transportation are required. Excellent team support and training will be provided to implement his individualized behavior support plan. Staff will be able to provide clear and consistent instructions as well as structure/routine and be willing to promote independent like skills. Consumer also receives day services/school services.
Minimum qualifications would include: • Two years’ experience in a supervisory role • Five years’ experience as a CDL licensed bus driver • Proficient in computer applications • Must be highly organized and able to meet tight deadlines • Must have good interpersonal and human relations skills • Ability to work with all age children and children with special needs • Must be able to pass a background check. EOE
Ideal candidate will be willing to start off as a respite provider for To apply, visit www.bsdvt.org and click on employment opportunities. evenings and weekends. If a relationship is developed the position would change from providing respite to a live in (home provider) situation. Respite position would start ASAP. Respite rates would be $20/hr for awake hours and minimum wage for sleep. This position 4t-BurlingtonSchoolDistrict042716.indd 1 4/25/16 would move from a part time position to a full time position with the right candidate. Home provider pay would be $30,000 yearly with additional $20,000 in respite support.
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Burlington School District’s Property Services/Transportation department has an immediate opening for an experienced transportation manager. This individual will be responsible for working with various school administrators and parents to develop bus routes, oversee bus drivers and work with other bus contractors that provide various transportation services for the district.
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The Community Health Team at Central Vermont Medical Center is seeking knowledgeable and professional candidates to join their team. They are seeking candidates for several open positions including: • RN – Medication Assisted Treatment Team – Full time • Counselor – Medication Assisted Treatment Team - Full Time
MAKE EXTRA CA$H AND WORK EVENTS GMCS is hiring staff for our event security team. · Part time · Choose your own schedule · Great second job · Nights and weekends available · Work at great outdoor events · No experience necessary · We will train you
• Counselor – Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) – Full Time • Health Coordinator – Pediatrics – Full Time • Psychotherapist II - Women’s Health – Per Diem UVM Health Network – CVMC offers an excellent benefits program, with options of medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, as well as generous tuition reimbursement and combined time off programs. Learn More & Apply online at: UVMHealth.org/CVMC/Jobs
APPLY ONLINE ANYTIME @ www.gmcsusa.com/employment or for more info, email humanresources@gmcsusa.com.
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The Burlington School Food Project seeks an individual to manage their successful youth powered food truck, Fork in the Road. The manager will assist with the training of youth employees, develop recipes, prep food and run all vending events throughout the summer.
We’re seeking an energetic, compassionate and deeply committed applicant who
QUALIFICATIONS: · 2-4 years culinary experience · Desire to mentor young adults Must be comfortable in fast-paced environments · Some weekends & evenings required
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Engaging minds that change the world Seeking a position with a quality employer? Consider The University of Vermont, a stimulating and diverse workplace. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including tuition remission for on-going, full-time positions. These openings and others are updated daily. Research Administrator - Sponsored Project Administration (SPA) - #S639PO - Sponsored Project Administration (SPA) is the University’s central office that supports administrative activities throughout the life cycle of a grant or contract. With a focus on service, compliance, and efficiency, SPA staff members assist and advise faculty investigators and sponsors in the pursuit, management, and closeout of extramurally-funded activities. Our department is a dynamic team of 30 staff members with a diverse range of skills, and we are seeking an individual to join our team in the following position: The Research Administrator (RA) serves as the University’s primary administrative liaison with investigators, sponsors, and collaborating organizations during the proposal development and submission processes. The RA reviews proposals for compliance with applicable proposal and sponsor-specific guidelines, federal regulations, and university policies and procedures. The RA builds and validates proposal budgets and ensures timely submission of proposals for sponsored projects. Like every member of the sponsored project administration, the RA provides extraordinary service, outreach, and training to the University research community, collaborating organizations, and external sponsors. Primary functions are: A. Sponsored project administration B. Proposal development, review and submission C. Customer Service We are looking for candidates with a Bachelor’s degree in specialized field and two years of related experience. We require candidates with proficiency in Excel, budget building experience, excellent analytical, organizational, written & verbal communication skills, wellhoned ability to juggle competing priorities and meet deadlines. We would prefer that candidates have experience in grants and contracts and customer service.
Seven Days Issue: 4/27 EMPLOYER HEALTH MANAGEMENT Due: 4/25 by noon Size: Community 5.8 x 8.84 Health Improvement Cost: $1,025 RN ▪ This per diem position will provide professional on-site health services to external corporate employers as well as UVM Medical Center employees. Services include: biometric screenings, flu shots and one on health coaching to promote lifestyle changes.
▪ Must have a Bachelor’s degree and three years experience in nursing or a health related field. Requires a valid RN license in the State of Vermont.
▪ Experience with motivational interviewing is strongly preferred.
Program Planner & Program Coordinator - Continuing & Distance Education (CDE) - #S641PO & S640PO - Continuing & Distance Education (CDE) at the University of Vermont is looking for experienced and qualified candidates to fill the following two positions: Program Planner (#S641PO) - Provide program planning and project management for Continuing and Distance Education (CDE) credit and non-credit programs and courses, including online. Work with CDE program developers, team colleagues and managers, faculty and Untitled-27 campus departments regarding feasibility, market research, course enrollments and assessment, budgeting and planning. Includes developing planning timelines, determining and scheduling internal and external resources, planning all aspects of instructional documentation, process and support. Oversee logistical coordination, program delivery, information flow and support services. Project manage teams for specific curricular initiatives. Work with stakeholders to establish project scope, budget and timeline; work with marketing team on identifying the audience and marketing initiatives; and provide overall project management. Bachelor’s degree in relevant field and three years related experience to include working with professionals in academic program planning and administration in higher education setting required. Effective project management, written, oral and interpersonal communication skills required. Knowledge of marketing strategy and planning; experience with online learning technology and learning management systems (e.g., Blackboard); web tools and sales practices using CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) required. Competency with data reporting, budgeting, project management tools, and general software. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in team environment. Program Coordinator (#S640PO) - Provide program, enrollment and customer service and sales support, logistical coordination, customer outreach, implementation and dissemination of information, documentation and recordkeeping for specified programs. Provide exceptional customer service and sales support to students and faculty; utilize online system to respond to and track inquiries and enrollments; provide logistical coordination for courses and programs; create, update and maintain program documents; coordinate program activities to ensure vendors are paid in a timely manner within program budget limits; work with faculty, finance and team members on program reconciliation process including scanning receipts, auditing the charges, meetings and follow up; review webpages for changes; update and maintain program enrollment reports; and perform other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in related field and two to three years related experience required. Experience in program evaluation and data analysis. Effective interpersonal, customer service and sales, and communication skills. Competency with spreadsheet and word processing software and use of Internet technologies. Data and budget tracking abilities. Able to take initiative and work effectively in team environment. Detail oriented and effective organizational and coordination skills. Previous customer services and experience working in a call center desired. Experience with Salesforce and other database systems desired. Convenience Store Supervisor - Cat Pause Convenience Store - #S643PO - The University of Vermont Bookstore is seeking a supervisor to manage the satellite Cat Pause Convenience Store, located on the 1st floor of the Davis Center. The convenience store supervisor oversees the smooth operation of the store to include: hiring, training and scheduling of staff, selecting and ordering all products for resale and ensuring shelves are stocked at all times. This team member is responsible for the financial performance, budgets, product mix, invoice payments, sales and all other aspects of running this high volume convenience store. This position reports to the Director of the UVM Bookstore. Our ideal candidate will have an Associate’s degree and up to two years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and comparable experience, strong interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as proven customer service experience. Knowledge of computers and Inventory Management System/Point of Sale software, extensive knowledge in retail operations including vendor policies and procedures, and a demonstrated commitment to diversity, social justice and training, fostering a collaborative multicultural environment are required. This supervisor must be able to work some weekends, evenings, and occasional University holidays with occasional overtime. Some travel and irregular hours are required. The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the institution. Applicants are required to include in their cover letter information about how they will further this goal. For further information on these positions and others currently available, or to apply online, please visit our website at: www.uvmjobs.com; Job Hotline #802-656-2248; telephone #802-656-3150. Applicants must apply for positions electronically. Paper resumes are not accepted. Job positions are updated daily.
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LONG TERM CARE OPTIONS COUNSELOR The Long Term Care Options Counselor will work with clients, their caregivers, and health care providers in the community to provide person-centered needs assessments, referrals, care planning, and decision support for long-term care, based on the needs and goals of the populations we serve. This is not an entry level position, and will require a willingness to travel to meet our clients in the community where they reside. Qualified candidates must possess a minimum of a bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Social Work, or a related field, and must have a minimum of three years’ experience working with seniors, people with disabilities, or other human services populations. If you would like a copy of the job description, or if this sounds like the right position for you, send your cover letter and resume to: hr@cvaa.org, or fax to (802) 865-0363.
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Fletcher/CSI, a worldwide leader in competitive strategy consulting, seeks Analysts to join our team. This position is an exciting opportunity for the right people who want to work with global clients in a stimulating, fast-paced environment. Analysts conduct broad-based research and perform the initial analysis and synthesis of the collected data. Analysts have large amounts of client exposure and direct client interaction, are expected to meet all project milestones, and support the senior team members in report creation. Analysts generally work within a specific industry practice and work closely with other team members to build both specific job skills as well overall industry knowledge. Degree in Business or related fields preferred. Please email resumes to chad_stimson@fletchercsi.com
The Windjammer Restaurant is seeking an experienced Dining Room Manager. 3+ years of hospitality experience is desired and the ability to work a flexible schedule is required. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes: medical/dental insurance, 401(k), paid time off and many company discounts.
Burlington law firm seeks highly motivated administrative assistant to provide support to our legal staff and assist with a wide variety of office and computer tasks. Candidate must have the following skills: strong work ethic; willingness to adapt quickly to challenging assignments; advanced skills using a variety of software applications with an emphasis on Microsoft Office and Adobe Professional and excellent writing and communication skills. Prior legal and/or law firm experience a plus. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) and profit sharing, and other benefits. Qualified candidates should submit cover letter, résumé and references to: fmiller@gravelshea.com.
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Our Behavioral Health Division is hiring
Come see what makes NCSS a great place to work by joining a team who sets the standard of excellence!
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Community Recovery Program* Crisis Bed Program Support Staff* Emergency Clinicians – Crisis, Mobile Outreach & Law Enforcement Liaisons Intensive Case Manager Outpatient Therapist* Overnight Residential Support Staff* Social Work Care Coordinator – Adult Practices* Supported Independent Living Program *Sign-on Bonus offered for selected positions
Please visit our website, norwich.edu/jobs, for further information and how to apply for these and other great jobs. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Norwich University is an equal opportunity employer offering a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, group life and long-term disability insurance, flexible-spending accounts for health and dependent care, retirement annuity plan and tuition scholarships for eligible employees and their family members.
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Do you like connecting with others? Are you passionate about Vermont winters? And springs, summers and autumns? What year is your Subaru? What’s your idea of a perfect day in Vermont? Or night? Do you embody our ideals of community through your positive and respectful attitude? Do you like questions? We can’t wait to hear your answers! Hotel Vermont - Cherry St, Burlington
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CORNERSTONE SCHOOL, ST. JOHNSBURY, VT Cornerstone School is an approved independent school that serves students in grade 2 - 12 who are struggling with issues relating to emotional and behavioral regulation. Next school year Cornerstone will add K-1 grade levels to our program. Cornerstone is managed by Northeastern Family Institute of Vermont (www.nfivermont.org).
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We are seeking a collaborative and compassionate leader for our program. The Director is responsible for leading the program, partnering with LEAs, community providers and overseeing the daily management and operations of the school, which includes clinical and educational services. Candidates must have experience in a clinical setting, working with families, collaborating with community based 7:13 PM teams, and supervising staff. School experience a plus. Master’s degree in a counseling related field required.
Dealer Dot Com, Inc., located in Burlington, Vermont, is seeking Java Developers to collaborate Interested parties are encouraged to call Suzanne Masland, with customers to design, develop, and maintain web-based applications to enhance the performance and reliability of current applications; write readable, maintainable, and efficient Regional Director at 698-3252with questions. code; participate in the development of new industry-leading products, with proven advanced Resumes and letter of interest with three references technologies; design and develop service oriented architecture solutions, constructing and should be emailed to suzannemasland@nafi.com, or an managing services published to both internal and external consumers, integrating with complex database and third party components; and collaborate with developer scrum team members on application can be submitted on School Spring. best practices, code reviews, internal tools and process improvements. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field plus two years of multi-threaded server-side web application development experience. Must have knowledge of designing and implementing web applications with highly optimized and scalable architectures; proven ability Discover the power of4/25/16 to work independently designing, developing and deploying solutions, and to deliver projects on5v-NFIprogramDirector042716.indd 1 what ONE PERSON can do. time with minimal direction; strong Java skills and object-oriented design experience, including working knowledge of the Java web technology platform, applied use of design patterns, and We’re seeking an energetic, MVC technologies; and strong database development skills including a solid understanding of compassionate and deeply database technologies, and logical and physical data modeling. committed applicant who
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MEDIA YIELD ANALYST Dealer Dot Com, Inc., located in Burlington, Vermont, is seeking a Media Yield Analyst to evaluate advertising inventory trends, consisting of search, display, and emerging channels, to identify media partner yield management strategies; develop and maintain forecast models and reporting including defining key performance indicators to ensure media channel delivery and execution; create business insights and analysis to support decision making regarding execution of advertising inventory portfolio; identify actionable insights from market trends to recommend areas of revenue growth opportunity; build working relationships with internal stakeholders and leaders across all areas of the business (Sales, Media Solutions & Strategy, Managed Services, Advertising Operations, Finance, Accounting, Billing, Product, Customer Service) to create and present yield strategies and action plans; analyze product changes and inventory trends to understand the impact to yield and formulate recommendations to maximize revenue; become yield subject matter expert, including researching and staying current with best yield management practices and tools, educating and knowledge sharing with other leaders and business users of yield models and strategies, and documenting best practices in yield management to maintain and grow revenue; and deliver and present succinct insights and business recommendations to manager of insights and analytics and other senior leadership. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or similar analytic field plus 3 years work experience. Must have strong analytical and quantitative skill with the ability to communicate data analysis and modeling results into actionable recommendations; experience with SQL and R, or other data storage and statistical languages; be proficient with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Business Intelligence software (i.e. Business Objects or Tableau); have consultative, data-driven approach to deliver business results and process improvements; and desire to thrive in constantly changing, fast paced environment while managing multiple projects and tight deadlines. Please send resumes to salomi.chokshi@dealertrack.com (subject line to read: Media Yield Analyst/DY-VT/SC). 9t-DinseKnapp&McAndrew042716.indd 1
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Ambulatory LPNs ▪ We are looking for a few great LPNs who are passionate about providing care that puts the patient first.
▪ Work at one of our ambulatory, patient-centered medical homes and become part of a culture that works with patients as partners. We have full-time openings in Berlin, Colchester and Essex and a per diem in our Outpatient Resource Pool.
▪ Must be a LPN, currently licensed in Vermont. Experience in Primary Care or Family Medicine strongly preferred. Must have excellent customer service skills.
▪ Competitive pay, flexible day schedule and great benefits. UVMHealth.org/MedCenterJobs Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
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Assistant Technical Director and Sound Supervisor
Leaps and Bounds is hiring
TEACHERS
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TOWN HALL THEATER Middlebury, Vt.
Town Hall Theater, a busy 232 seat theater in Middlebury, Vermont, seeks an assistant technical director with a passion for creating quality sound. The ideal candidate would have a love for and understanding of live sound reinforcement, have creative problem solving skills, a Spring into a NEW Career! Join us at our JOB FAIRS! working knowledge of all basic theater systems (lights, Wednesday, April 27th carpentry, projection, etc.), excellent communication skills, 11 AM - 4 PM and lots of patience. Candidate will be responsible for 1t-LeapsBounds041316.indd 1 4/11/16 5:35 PM advancing (musical acts), providing backline, scheduling/ RNs • RN Unit Mgr • RN Supervisor • LPNs • CNAs • Dietary Aides running/sound checking shows, determining best systems NEW hourly rates for ALL positions! Sign on Bonuses available up to $2500! for non-musical acts, maintenance of existing equipment, and sharing show-running duties with the Technical Starr Farm Birchwood 98 Starr Farm Rd 43 Starr Farm Rd Director. Candidate must be able to lift 60 lbs. and Burlington, VT 05408 Burlington, VT 05408 cannot be afraid of heights. Hours are varied, but consist mostly of nights and weekends. This is a salaried position. Contact Jenn Hughes at Jennifer.Hughes@kindred.com Vermont Commodity or 919-414-8633 for more information. Opportunities for paid design work outside of the regular salary occur often. Position will begin on May 15. Please Program Director Apply Online at KindredCareers.com send all resumes/inquiries to office@townhalltheater.org. EOE. M/W/V/D. Drug Free Workplace. Salvation Farms seeks a highly skilled individual to direct operations at the Vermont 4/25/16Untitled-8 7:04 PM 1 4/22/16 10:38 AM Commodity facility in Winooski.4t-TownHallTheater042716.indd 1 The director will be responsible for administering a workforce Burlington Police Department development program and overseeing the management This is a regular full-time position of surplus crops. Fresh food The Residence at Shelburne Bay, a premiere Level III in the Burlington Police Department handling and/or manufacturing hospitality-oriented senior living community in Shelburne, that is responsible for collecting, experience a must. is accepting applications for Caregivers for the following analyzing and visualizing the city’s Info at salvationfarms.org positions:
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CRIME DATA ANALYST
Caregivers Needed Overnights
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Waitsfield design office seeking experienced, detail-oriented, dependable individual with strong skills in: Microsoft Office, customer service, typing, multitasking and organizing activities to meet deadlines. Duties include vendor research, bid document development and project scheduling/ tracking. Estimating/ construction experience a plus. 25-35 hours per week, opportunity for full time based on skill set. Send resume with three references to monarch496@gmail.com.
Evenings Weekend Evenings A caregivers role is vital to the quality of our residents’ daily lives. You will make a difference in their life as well as your own including a sense of accomplishment and the satisfaction of helping others. Requirements: good verbal and written communications skills, be nurturing, caring and reliable. Previous caregiving experience preferred, however, we are willing to train applicants with strong qualifications and the willingness to learn. Candidates are also eligible to apply for a promotion to medication technician after 90 days of exemplary performance. Background checks required. We offer competitive salaries and benefits for full-time positions including health, dental, vision, paid time off and a comfortable and peaceful working environment where our residents are nurtured and allowed to age with grace and dignity. For more information, please contact: Kathleen Michaels, 802-383-9136 Send reply with your resume to: kmichaels@residenceshelburnebay.com Or stop by and pick up an application at: The Residence at Shelburne Bay 185 Pine Haven Shores Road Shelburne, VT 05482
crime and quality of life conditions. The analyst will help the police department live up to its commitments to open data, transparency and innovation. He or she will be an integral part of a team that uses timely and accurate information to implement effective tactics and strategies to meaningfully reduce the city's crime and quality of life conditions. The analyst will be at the center of a high-paced work environment with a single-minded focus on addressing these conditions through the close, coordinated work of a wide range of stakeholders. The work of the analyst will provide the fuel and direction for these efforts. As the crime analyst for the Vermont’s largest municipal police department, the work performed will provide an opportunity to ultimately influence the wider responses at the county, state and regional levels.
The ideal candidate will have a master's degree or greater in criminal justice, public policy, public administration, informatics or another relevant field is highly preferred, but a bachelor’s degree in one of these fields and four years or more of relevant experience will be considered and demonstrated experience with and/or extensive coursework in data collection, spatial and statistical analyses, visualization and presentations required.
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Program Manager FULL TIME
Population Media Center (PMC) is a nonprofit, international nongovernmental organization utilizing entertainment mass media to empower people to adopt healthy lifestyles and behaviors. The Program Manager will work with the VP for International Programs and other staff members to develop, coordinate, and administrate programs in countries worldwide and domestically.
Community Support Staff: Provide outreach and office-based support to adults coping with psychiatric disabilities. Work flexibly as part of interdisciplinary treatment teams to provide treatment planning, coordination and implementation of services to assist individuals in recovery process. Bachelor’s degree and experience in human services preferred.
Duties will include maintaining program broadcast and implementation schedules, supporting communications, developing and tracking project budgets, writing reports to donors, and establishing and documenting project administrative and management activities and processes. Professional proficiency in French; a Master’s degree in population studies, public health, or a related field; and commitment to global population stabilization and related social and health goals are required.
AOP Clinician: Seeking a Vermont licensed MSW mental health professional with excellent clinical skills to provide outpatient psychotherapy to adults. LADC licensure a plus. Strong Assessment skills and willingness to collaborate with larger AOP team are critical.
Y&F Outreach Clinician: Work in homes, communities and schools with children, adolescents, and families with emotional and behavioral challenges. Master’s degree and two to four years’ counseling experience required.
Visit www.populationmedia.org/jobs for a full list of duties and requirements. Send application materials to pmc@populationmedia.org by May 10, 2016.
Behavior Interventionist: Provide 1:1 support and training in behavioral, social, and communicative skills to children in home and school settings. Extensive training in ABA, trauma-informed supports and ASD intervention provided. Bachelor’s degree required. CRT Clinician: Provide psychotherapy, supportive counseling, and service coordination to adults coping with life impacting major mental health conditions. Strong interest in working on trauma approaches, DBT, and open dialogue a plus. Must have a Master’s degree and be on track for rostering and licensure. We offer a dynamic and supportive learning and teaming environment where we’re working on innovative directions of practice informed by an international scope of inquiry.
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Home-based (ASD) Behavior Interventionist: Support children 2-21 with autism spectrum disorders in home and community settings to develop social, communication, and adaptive skills. Position is fully supported and training is included. Applicants must have (or be in process of acquiring) bachelor’s degree. Use of own transportation required. Weekend Emergency Team Clinician: Work one weekend per month providing phone and face to face assessment, crisis intervention, and brief counseling support to Addison County residents. Master’s degree required. Must live within 30 minutes of Middlebury. Opportunity available for additional weekday, overnight, and weekday substitute shifts. Therapeutic Support Worker: Provide positive community support for transition-age youth after school. This is a community-based position which requires flexibility with hours and the ability to work effectively in a positive manner with a variety of individuals within and outside the agency. Bachelor’s degree required. 1-2 years of experience preferred. Use of own vehicle as well as a good driving record is required. Crisis Stabilization Substitute: Assist in staffing residential crisis support program for adults coping with life disrupting mental health conditions. Bachelor’s degree and experience in residential or community support work in the mental health field, and an understanding of recovery oriented approaches for coping with major mental health conditions.
FOSTER FAMILY
Foster family needed for a period of 18-24 months for a 10 year-old girl in our community who loves arts, crafts and animals. The child and family of origin are working toward reunification. Caregiver(s) needs to have patience and ability to self-regulate while providing structure, consistency and nurturing. Ideal home will not have same aged children. Family will receive support, training, respite and a generous monthly reimbursement. Contact Marilynn Lang at 388-6751.
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Mansfield Hall is a private, innovative residential college support program for students with diverse learning needs.
SPECIAL EDUCATOR
Special Education Professional to serve as our Academic Case Manager/Director. This position requires excellent teaching, organization, planning, written and oral communication skills. The ability to multitask and collaborate with our academic partners in the collegiate community is essential. Having a commitment to the success of all students and ability to understand and teach to various learning styles is required. Master’s degree in special education or a related field is preferred.
DIRECTOR OF CONNECTIONS Our Connections Program is our non-residential transition experience for our students. This position requires a strong leader with excellent communication and management skills to build a cohesive team and collaborate with our multiple community partners. In addition, this position carries some Academic Case Manager responsibilities (see above). The ideal candidate will have the multilayered skill set to manage staff and volunteers, and to work closely with students and parents. Master’s degree in human services, special education, or a related field is preferred.
LIFE SKILLS COACH
Provide life skills planning and training with our students. This position requires the ability to work independently and in conjunction with our Director of Student Life to enhance our students’ capabilities in their life skills, social goals, and capacity for independence. Bachelor’s degree in human services, education, or related field with some experience is required. Applicant information is available at mansfieldhall.org/employment.
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SIGN SHOP SEEKS MOTIVATED WORKER
COME MAKE BREAD WITH US!
Vermont Folklife Center
BAKER
Candidate’s pay is dependent on experience and skills. Pay scale starts at $11/hour. information@together.net.
NONPROFIT ACCOUNTANT
We’re looking for someone who enjoys work that exercises your body and your mind and is interested in pursuing the craft of bread making. Professional food experience is required. This is a full-time job with great pay and benefits.
The Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury is looking for a part-time (16 hrs/week) Nonprofit Accountant. Responsibilities include: • Process accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, sales tax reporting • HR duties including Payroll and payroll tax filing and benefits management • Produce budgets, yearend forecasting, actual to budget variance analysis • QB Point of Sale system manager • Managing grants via tracking and reporting • Program tracking and reporting • Contract writing and management • Monitor and analyze accounting data and produce financial statements • Establish and enforce proper accounting methods, policies and principles • Coordinate and complete annual audits • Establish and maintain fiscal files and records to document transactions
Contact Randy at 223-5200 x12 or
randy@redhenbaking.com
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A small family-owned business is looking for a motivated worker to work indoor/outdoor in all seasons to install & service signs. Basic electrical knowledge & math a must. Will train the right person. Insurance available. Clean driver’s license is required.
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At Red Hen Baking Co. in Middlesex, we’re hiring a
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OPIATE OPERATIONS POLICY MANAGER Burlington Police Department
Requirements: • BS degree in Accounting • Proven working experience as a non-profit Accountant • Advanced computer skills on QuickBooks, QuickBooks Point of Sale systems, and Excel • Proven knowledge of accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations • High attention to detail and accuracy
Send resumes to dlaframboise@vermontfolklifecenter.org
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Full time. Serve great food and 5v-VTFolkLife042016.indd master perfect latte foam in our café. Enjoy a friendly, fun and delicious workplace!
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Contact Anne at 223-5200, ext. 16, or email
a place they’ll love.
redhencafevt@gmail.com.
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RN Lead—Employee Wellness ▪ Responsible for developing, implementing and administering educational and screening initiatives within The University of Vermont Medical Center and the community we serve.
JEWELRY STORE MANAGER FULL TIME POSITION
▪ Full-time, 40 hours a week. Competitive pay and great benefits, including 403b and tuition reimbursement.
Contact raintreevermont@ gmail.com for application and interview.
This is a limited service full time position in the Burlington Police Department that is responsible for the City of Burlington’s coordination of all aspects of the city’s campaign against opiate abuse, across agencies, stakeholders and platforms. The coordinator will be one of the city’s key leaders in this effort, with an opportunity to ultimately influence the wider response at the county, state and regional levels. He or she will be an integral part of a team that uses timely and accurate information to implement effective tactics and strategies to meaningfully reduce the city’s burden of opiate abuse. The coordinator’s insights and strategies, informed by best policies and practices, will drive the city’s response to its opiate problem. The coordinator will be one of the principal leaders of a high-paced work environment with a single-minded focus on addressing opiate abuse through the close, coordinated work of a wide range of stakeholders. The work of the coordinator will provide direction for these efforts. He or she will help individuals and families in Burlington live healthier lives by assessing policies and programs, identifying needs, and promoting and coordinating the appropriate responses. The coordinator will be directed and supervised by the city’s Chief of Police in close collaboration with the city’s Chief Innovation Officer. He or she will present strategies to the mayor, other public policymakers, service providers, community groups and the news media, playing a key role in coordinating activities among service providers. The ideal candidate will have a master’s degree in public health, public policy or public administration plus one year of appropriate experience in this field is highly preferred, but a bachelor’s degree in public health, public policy or public administration and four years of relevant experience will be considered; demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing successful public health policies, preferably with experience related to drug abuse reduction; and demonstrated expertise in eliciting and managing the collaborative participation of various stakeholders in a data-driven environment.
▪ Must have a current RN license in the State of Vermont with 3-5 years of nursing experience in a medical setting.
Starting at $12 per hour plus commission.
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▪ Public and integrated health experience desired. Knowledge of implementing wellness programs in an employer based setting working within a diverse population.
www.burlingtonvt.gov/hr and send resume, cover letter,
City of Burlington Application and Civilian PHI: HR Dept., 200 Church Street, Suite 102, Burlington, VT 05401.
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HV CONNECTIONS AmeriCorps Program COMMUNITY COORDINATOR BURLINGTON
Housing Vermont, the largest affordable housing developer in Vermont, is seeking a dynamic, collaborative VHCB AmeriCorps member for the role of the HV Connections Community Coordinator. This is a quarter-time, summer, 40 hours per week VHCB AmeriCorps position starting May 23, 2016 that will support the HV Connections’ mission to improve resident outcomes by working with our local partners to leverage resources and connect residents living in affordable housing with much-needed healthful foods, child care, educational opportunity and quality transportation. We believe that housing is the ideal platform in which to improve outcomes for low-income Vermonters. The VHCB AmeriCorps, HV Community Coordinator will conduct resident surveys and solicit program participant feedback as well as assist the HV Connections Manager with the following: developing effective partnerships with agencies that will implement measures to resident outcomes including design programming around summer and after school meals; implement community gardens and edible landscapes; financial capabilities programs; working with municipalities to improve infrastructure and access; promote volunteerism throughout affordable housing developments and the surrounding communities; support volunteer boards on strategy for recruitment, outreach in communities to connect potential board members with affordable housing and the collection of data, assessment of measures, and sharing of outcomes with local partners, service providers and stakeholders. Preferred applicants would have a degree in a Human Services, Sociology, Community Development, or Education field, strong interest in working in affordable housing, excellent computer skills and ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing with partners, families and the community. For a detailed job description and to apply, please go to www.vhcb.org/americorps/menu_events/ positions/, click on Open Positions, Housing Vermont, Burlington: HV Connections Community Coordinator.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR We are looking for a full time Executive Director who will be responsible for the overall operations of Collaborative Solutions Corporation which includes 3 Level III Community Recovery Residences that serve adults with mental illness. Located in Williamstown and Westford VT, CSC’s residential programs are strengths based, trauma informed and recovery focused. Our administrative offices are located in So. Barre VT. Responsibilities include policy and program development, staff supervision & development, and ensuring compliance with all aspects of licensing as well as State and Federal regulations. External coordination and collaboration with the Vermont Psychiatric Care Center, community hospitals and community mental health centers is essential. The Executive Director may also serve a lead role in the research and development of new business opportunities for CSC. Candidate must hold a master’s degree in Business Management, Social Work, Clinical or Counseling Psychology, Psychiatric nursing, Public Health or related field. Candidates must have a minimum ten years experience working with people with mental illness, and at least five years providing staff supervision, preferably in a residential setting. Use of own vehicle for transportation will be required. Application may be made to: Rachel Yeager, Collaborative Solutions Corporation P.O. Box G, Randolph, VT 05060 Or via email to: ryeager@claramartin.org
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New New England’s premier special event company England’s premier special event companyisisseeking seeking hardworking, enthusiastic individuals to to join our team. hardworking, enthusiastic individuals join our team. We applicationsfor for the following Weare arecurrently currently accepting accepting applications the following (available late April/early seasonal positions (availableMay May through 1 throughNovember November 1) 1):
Tent Installers/Delivery Tent Installers, Warehouse Labor Delivery Drivers, nd 2 Load Shift Truck Loading Crew, Linen Division Assistant Tent Cleaners/Warehouse. For detailed job descriptions please visit Stop byvttent.com/employment. our office to fill out an application or email resume jobs@vttent.com. EOE. Stop by our officetoto fill out an application
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VPIRG is HIRING! FIELD DIRECTOR FINANCE & ADMIN DIRECTOR MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR SUMMER CANVASSERS
The Vermont Public Interest Research Group, the state’s largest environmental and consumer advocacy organization, is looking for passionate people who want to work hard and have fun while changing the world. Join our team as we engage in public interest organizing and advocacy campaigns on everything from climate and clean energy to getting big money out of politics. Positions are available in Montpelier and Burlington. Learn more about all the opportunities we have and apply online at:
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Director of Housing Programs
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Innovative statewide funding agency for affordable housing and land conservation is seeking an experienced team leader to direct our housing programs. This senior level position is responsible for developing policy and programs, evaluating housing applications, supervising housing staff and working closely with Vermont's network of non-profit housing organizations. Qualifications: Significant prior experience and training in housing development, financial analysis of housing projects, program management, staff supervision, and a comprehensive understanding of affordable housing issues. Commitment to VHCB’s mission and to the health of the non-profit housing delivery system. Experience in non-profit organizational development important. Strong communication skills; experience in policy development and working with a broad range of agencies and organizations. This is a full-time job with a comprehensive benefits package. EOE. Please send résumé and letter of interest to: laurie@vhcb.org or by mail to: Laurie Graves, VHCB, 58 East State Street, Montpelier, Vermont 05602. Position open until filled. See the job description at www.vhcb.org/employment.html
Employment opportunities at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Looking for a rewarding career? Take a look at the opportunities in our Reimbursement and Analytics department and consider joining Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, a primary component of Vermont’s health care system for more than 30 years. We provide thousands of Vermonters with health benefits and services. We are an independent, local, not-forprofit Vermont company, governed and managed locally, and our sole focus is Vermont.
Lead Clinical Informatics Program Analyst
Managed Health Care Analyst
Initiates and directs clinically based research and acts as a lead advisor for medical cost and value projects, payment reform initiatives and oversees the development of medical management analytic applications in support of these initiatives. Four-year degree in health care, business, public health, epidemiology, statistics, math or a closely related field; advanced study desirable. Three to five years of clinical or health care-related experience. Managed care and health insurance experience, including experience in reimbursement methodologies, data research and reporting required. Experience in SAS programming and statistical software required.
Acts as a consultant to external customers as well as internal program managers to evaluate and improve the design of health plan benefits and programs; completes analyses to guide decisions; develops and delivers presentations as a participant in external meetings. Four-year degree in health care, business, statistics. Three to five years of managed care and health insurance experience, including experience in reimbursement methodologies, data research and reporting. Excel and SAS programming knowledge required.
Senior Managed Health Programs Analyst Develops and produces reports and analyses in support of medical cost management, sales and marketing, and quality improvement. Projects focus on financial, quality improvement and medical utilization data. Four-year degree in health care, statistics, math or a closely related field; three to five years of managed care and health insurance experience, including reimbursement methodologies, data research and reporting preferred; advanced Excel required, SAS programming knowledge strongly preferred.
At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont, we know that our employees are our most valuable resource. That’s why we offer each employee more than just a competitive salary and benefits package. We offer an award winning health & wellness program, on-site professional development classes and lots of opportunities for advancement all in a friendly and positive work environment.
Visit us at www.bcbsvt.com/careers to learn more about us and apply online.
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Early Education Openings Come be a part of our dedicated and high quality early childhood team at the Y! Openings exist in our infant/ toddler and preschool programs, full and part time in Burlington, Winooski and St Albans. At the Y, our values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility guide our program administration and staff behavior. You will do something rewarding in a positive, supportive environment. Responsibilities include assisting in planning and implementing developmentally appropriate and stimulating curriculum, assisting with conducting child observations for assessments, and following the philosophy and standards of the Y in conjunction with the NAEYC guidelines and VELS. Part time hours are generally afternoons. A CDA or Associate Degree in ECE is preferred and some experience working with young children. Current certifications in infant/child CPR and first aid or completion of both certifications within 30 days of start of employment. Full time positions are eligible for our comprehensive and generous employee benefits, which include medical, dental, life, disability, pension, child care benefits, 25 days paid time off and a free Y family membership. $50 sign-on bonus for part time and $100 for full time, paid after first week of employment. If interested, please send cover letter and resume identifying position.
hr@gbymca.org The Y is an equal opportunity employer and provider focusing on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.
Vermont Works for Women (VWW) assists women and girls in thinking about their lives in the broadest terms, and helps them develop skills and capacities that are critical to longterm economic independence.
We are recruiting an Executive Director who will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for leading VWW staff, and programs in the execution of VWW’s mission. The successful candidate will have nonprofit leadership and supervisory experience, and a high degree of fluency in workforce development, women or girls’ programming, and nonprofit revenue development. For a complete job description, see vtworksforwomen.org.
PRISONERS' LEGAL SERVICES IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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To apply send a resume and a cover letter describing your interest and qualifications. Deadline is May 15. VWW is an Equal Opportunity Employer; applicants from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
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Clinical/Medical Assistant Wellness Practice in Colchester, Vt., is seeking an additional full time assistant. Phlebotomy skill 3:14 PM is required. Background in scribing, EKG, or nutrition a plus! Please email cover letter, resume and three professional references to marypreventivemedicine@ gmail.com.
Vermont Legal Aid seeks a full-time advocate in its Office of the Health Care Advocate Project located in Burlington. Responsibilities include: investigating and resolving complaints and questions from Vermonters regarding health insurance and health care; advising consumers about their rights and 2v-PreventiveMedicine042716.indd 1 4/25/16 responsibilities; assisting beneficiaries with appeals, and maintaining case records. A successful candidate must be able c o n s t r u c t i o n , i n c. to work on a team, doing extensive telephone work in a busy B U I L D • PA I N T • R E M O D E L environment. The position requires excellent communication and research skills as well as the ability to learn quickly. Prior RESIDENTIAL health care, human services, health insurance or advocacy LEAD CARPENTER experience, and commitment to social justice are desirable. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Starting Experienced in all aspects salary $33,660 + DOE, four weeks paid vacation and excellent of residential construction, from excavation to painting. fringe benefits. Email your cover letter, resume, contact information for three references, and writing sample as a single PDF file with subject line “HCA Advocate Application 2016” to Eric Avildsen, Executive Director c/o edavis@vtlegalaid.org by May 9, 2016. VLA is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural competency in order to effectively serve our increasingly diverse client community. Applicants are encouraged to share in their cover letter how they can further this goal.
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Experienced in hands-on management, with excellent communication skills. Experience and confidence are important, but so is humility. If you have a clean driving record, have no interest in smoking, and like to share laughs with your teammates while working hard, Polli Construction, Inc. wants to hear from you. 802-482-5777.
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PORK AND PICKLES AND LAZY FARMER is hiring a sous chef, cooks, prep cook/dishwasher, and servers. Come work at an exciting new Essex Junction restaurant and/or at Lazy Farmer catering and food truck. Must be flexible and have a desire to learn. Come grow with us.
Landscape Laborer Full time, Hardworking. Previous experience desirable. Transportation required.
Finance Manager
We are seeking a Finance Manager with entrepreneurial drive to lead the accounting department for multi-location retail company. You oversee daily functions of the department including payroll & AP and are responsible for financial reporting and the analysis of store and department performance. Duties include tax filings, 401(k) Administration, employee benefits, and governmental filings. You bring your knowledge and perspective to work with owners, buyers and staff to design and execute company plans. Qualified candidates have a minimum of five years’ experience including supervisory and training experience.
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Responsibilities include but are not limited to daily sales and payment reconciliation, general ledger entries, assisting in preparations of monthly financial statements, payroll and HR support as well as other accounting functions. You are accurate and detail orientated in your work and enjoy working with numbers and people. You possess strong auditing, reconciliation and organizational skills and the skills to communicate well with all those you work with. Qualified candidates have 3-5 years of bookkeeping and payroll experience and are well versed in QuickBooks. For further information on both full time benefitted positions go to:
Established finance Company Municipal Leasing Consultants, in Grand Isle, is looking to expand and hire a Leasing Specialist. The applicant MUST have extensive computer experience, ability to Multi-task and have strong attention to detail and communication skills.
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Vermont Works for Women, a nonprofit organization helping women and girls recognize their potential and explore, pursue, and excel in work that leads to economic independence, is seeking a full-time Finance Manager to be based out of our headquarters in Winooski. We seek a systems-thinker, able to approach issues nimbly and with creativity, comfortable in both daily details and big-picture strategizing. If you are an experienced candidate with five years of experience in nonprofit financial management including budgeting and grants management, we would love to hear from you. For a job description and instructions to apply, please visit vtworksforwomen.org/jobs-at-vww. Applications will be accepted until May 2. No calls or faxes, please. VWW is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Join our team today! The dining experience is a vibrant part of life at Wake Robin. Whether in our main kitchen, dining room, café, or for private parties, the dining experience shows in our level of table service, our unique menus, and our commitment to local, fresh ingredients. We have five dining venues, each supported by a team of waitstaff dedicated to the mission of our community.
Dining Services Supervisor As part of our dining management team, the Dining Services Supervisor will assist dining managers by coordinating server staff onboarding and training, as well as providing back-up managerial oversight of dining venues in the absence of the floor manager. Functions include dietary planning, overseeing food quality, presentation, and service, and staff supervision. Qualifications include an Associate’s degree or training in hotel or restaurant management, with a minimum of two years’ experience as a supervisor specializing in food delivery in the health care or hospitality industry highly preferred.
Waitstaff
Full and Part-Time Shifts Our Waitstaff set the standard for high quality service and create a fine dining experience for our residents in an environment that rivals most area restaurants. Experience as a server is preferred but not required. We will train applicants who demonstrate strong customer service skills and a strong desire to work with an active population of seniors. Wake Robin offers an excellent compensation and benefits package and an opportunity to build strong relationships with staff and residents in a dynamic community setting. Please email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with cover letter to: HR, (802) 264-5146. WAKE ROBIN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
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Associate Parks Project Coordinator $23.3592/hour, Limited Service Full Time, Exempt, Non-Union
This position is responsible for assisting with Parks project management services at a professional level. Under the supervision of the Parks Comprehensive Planner, the primary responsibilities of this position are assisting in the management of construction projects, the development of construction ready designs, the development of construction and service contracts, and the coordination of improvement projects in accordance with the City’s policies and procedures.
Parks Comprehensive Planner $30.9063/hour, Regular Full Time, Exempt, Non-Union
This position is responsible for providing professional level park planning services, research and analysis of technical park planning for short and long range purposes, managing capital improvement programs and construction projects, service contracts, leading public processes across various department projects and overseeing a comprehensive marketing and community outreach. Also assists in planning for the appropriate management and use of parks to optimize experiences while intentionally managing impact upon the resources. This position participates in developing City-wide land use and development policies and regulations, and representing those policies to other city, regional, state, and federal agencies. See full details: http://enjoyburlington.com/about-us/employment-opportunities/ The City of Burlington will not tolerate unlawful harassment or discrimination on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status or genetic information. The City is also committed to providing proper access to services, facilities, and employment opportunities. For accessibility information or alternative formats, please contact Human Resources Department at 865-7145. WOMEN, MINORITIES AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. EOE.
COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION & OUTREACH VISTA
Must have a valid license and dependable vehicle. Five-plus years experience required. No license, no vehicle, no job. Call TJ: 802-355-0392.
Vermont Legal Aid seeks an AmeriCorps VISTA to help develop a community legal education (CLE) project out of our Burlington office. CLE promotes the principle of equal access to justice by recognizing that legal awareness and education is a crucial 1t-ValleyPainting042716.indd 9:13:15 PM component of creating a just legal system that is responsive to people living in poverty. We are searching for applicants who think creatively and strategically, with excellent communication and organizing skills, and a passion for education, community organizing and social justice. We expect that education and outreach initiatives will include access to health care; educating new Americans about the tax system; affordable housing and housing discrimination; as well as topics identified and developed by the VISTA. This position will begin in the fall of 2016. Because applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, those interested should apply as soon as possible. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building cultural competency in order to effectively serve our increasingly diverse client community. We encourage applicants to share in their cover letters how they can further this goal.
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DENTAL ASSISTANT Full-time Dental Assistant position in a community family, group practice. Applicant must be a CDA, or be preparing to challenge the DANB exam to become certified. Applicant must have a strong work ethic, be a team player and be open to working with a diverse patient population. Contact Susan @ 655-8826
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ReArch Company is a growing construction, real estate development and property management firm dedicated to generating real value for our clients through intellectual, analytical and proactive management. Our personnel exercise informed, reasoned and intuitive judgment along with entrepreneurial thinking in order to develop and implement strategies to best meet our client’s objectives, both programmatically and financially. We seek intelligent and motivated individuals to help us meet our mission of creating buildings and spaces of distinction and significance.
CONSTRUCTION SITE SUPERINTENDENT
Project Superintendent needed to manage mid to large commercial construction projects throughout New England. QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have 5 plus years experience supervising projects exceeding $5,000,000 and possess a college and/or professional degree, preferably in an engineering or related field, or have an exceptional level of experience. In addition to extensive construction knowledge and a strong resume of successfully managed projects, applicants should also have a personable and courteous attitude towards their coworkers, the ability to collaborate in a positive and respectful manner with subcontractors and regulators, and above all a proactive approach to providing outstanding customer service.
Candidates that meet the above requirements should submit a cover letter, resume, salary requirements and list of projects with the project value to careers@rearchcompany.com. ReArch Company will only consider email or postal mail submissions; absolutely no phone calls. Please submit resume and cover letter including salary requirements to ReArch Company, LLC, Human Resources, 55 Community Drive, Suite 402, South Burlington, VT 05403 or email to careers@rearchcompany.com. Resumes and cover letters that do not meet these qualifications and address complete education, work history and salary requirement will not be considered. Only applicants chosen for interviews will be contacted. 7-ReArch042716.indd 1
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TEMPORARY EMT/NATURAL RESOURCE INSTRUCTOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATIONTRANSITION PROGRAM DIRECTOR Director Tourism & Marketing: Communications Fish & Wildlifeof – Green Mountain Conservation Camps Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s Green Mountain Conservation Camp is seeking VR is seeking a Transition Program Director with excellent leadership, an EMT/Natural Resource Instructor to teach courses at a residential camp planning, implementation, facilitation and organizational skills for a from first aid, hunter/firearm safety, fishing, forestry, ecology, fish and comprehensive statewide system of in-school career exploration and sought transition toranging Experienced professional leadmanagement, the Vermont Department of asTourism wildlife and outdoor recreation, as well being responsible for services for youth and young adults with disabilities who are attending high OVERSEEING the medical of the camp program.position Responsibilities include & Marketing’s public trade relations efforts. Thisneeds mission-critical school, transitioning from high school (or who have dropped and out or graduated) teaching 30-45 natural resource classes along with the to adulthood. Duties include of a team of VR Senior Transition isleadership designed to generate positive tourism-related coverage of weekly Vermont in maintaining the camp infirmary and medical supplies/medications, and dispenses/administers Counselors, direct supervision of the VR Transition Program Specialist, serving international marketplace. Themedications Director Communications prescribed and of treatments to campers. The idealiscandidate loves as liaison with VR Regionalnational Managers in and the hiring, training and support of working with youth (ages 12-16) as holds a valid certification as an new VR Transition Counselors and support, training and technical assistance and responsible for the development implementation of as a well proactive business Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic, or Advanced Paramedic. The for all VR Transition Counselors statewide. Maintains partnerships at a state outreach plan consistent with the goals mission the Department of are provided. positionand runs from June 6th of to August 19th. Room and board level with other departments in AHS and with AOE, DOL, and other statewide The hourly rate forconsistent this position is $14.64. This is a residential position. Staff Tourism and as well communications youth serving agencies. Some travel around the Marketing State may be required, for as maintaining must live on site. No Exceptions. This is a temporary position. Temporary work which private means of transportation must be available. Master’s degree in via social networking tools. This position is responsible for all tourism media is typically for variable hours, and is not expected to be full-time. The State Public Administration, Rehabilitation Counseling or other Human Services relations in-state and out-of-state; press pitching targeted does not release guarantee 40development; hours of work per week. For more information, contact field AND two years’ experience in a human services program with direct Caroline Blake. Location: Woodbury. Status: Temporary. NOTE: To apply for this responsibility for policy analysis, program evaluation, or program planning, tourism story ideas to regional and national media; development of press position, please send a cover letter and resume to Caroline Blake at caroline. preferably involving the provision of services to people with disabilities familiarization trips and itineraries; management of media contact blake@vermont.gov. Application deadline: May 6, lists; 2016. and or Master’s degree in Education AND two years’ experience with direct support Vermont’s international public relations initiatives. The Director responsibility for policy analysis, programfor evaluation, or program planning, which has involved the provision of services to people with disabilities. For will also collaborate with the Agency of Commerce executive team in the more information, contact Karen Blake-Orne at karen.blake-orne@vermont.gov Department of Health recruitment plan. This development of aLocation: proactive travel trade and business or call (802)793-3645. Reference Job ID # 619061. Waterbury. Work where health is the bottom line. Our business at the Vermont Department Status: Full time. Application deadline: May 2016. to the Commissioner position will1,report Tourism Marketing. of Healthof is protecting and& promoting the health of all Vermonters. We’re
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seeking an accounting professional to join our payroll & accounts payable unit. Job Description: Play a lead role in accounting for a $1.7 million biweekly payroll. If you are Candidates must: demonstrate strong oral and skills; have a BA in and enjoy working ENERGY PROGRAM SPECIALIST Experienced professional sought lead thewritten Vermont Department of Tourism greatto with numbers, enthusiastic about process improvement, Public Service Department Public&Relations or related fi eld; have a minimum of fi ve years of relevant work a team setting; might be the job for you. Prior government accounting Marketing’s public and trade in relations effthis orts. This mission-critical position The Vermont Department ofexperience; Public Service (PSD) is seeking dynamic and experience is not required, but a commitment to public service is. Our office demonstrate knowledge of Vermont and Vermont’s tourism industry. is designed to generate of Vermont in connections the qualified candidates for an Energy Program Specialist position, which willpositive is tourism-related in downtown Burlington, coverage with excellent public transportation focus on the evaluation of Vermont’snational Energy Efficiency (EEU). EEUmarketplace. and Utilities international The Director of Communications and on-site parking. For more information, contact Kathy Ryan atis863-7211 oversight includes development of budgets and performance goals, evaluation or email kathy.ryan@vermont.gov. Reference Job ID #619072. Location: Resume, writing samples and a minimum of three references should bebusiness responsible for the development and implementation of a proactive of programs, and verification of energy savings. This position may also oversee Burlington. Status: Full time. Application deadline: May 2, 2016. submitted to ofKitty Vermont Agency Commerce planSweet, consistent with the goalsof and mission ofand theCommunity Department of a variety of special projects/grants inoutreach the areas alternative transportation, thermal and electric energyDevelopment, efficiency. It is anticipated the person Life Onethat National Drive, Montpelier,consistent VT 05620-0501. In- and out-ofTourism and Marketing as well as maintaining communications selected for this position would spend at least 50% of their time on EEU via social tools. This position is responsible for all tourism media state travel will networking be required. Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000. Agency of Natural Resources activities and the remaining on other topics as assigned. The Solid Wasterelease Program ofdevelopment; the Waste Management and Prevention Division relations in-state and out-of-state; press pitching targeted The Energy Program Specialist position will work cooperatively with of Vermont’s Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking to fill tourismDuties story ideas regional the and national media; development of press other team members as well as independently. may include:to EEU position of Environmental Analyst III. Primary responsibilities for this program evaluations; monitoring results; writing and issuing Requests familiarization trips andforitineraries; management of the media contact lists; and and position include implementing Vermont E-Cycles Program assisting Proposals; writing and managing grant agreements andVermont’s contracts; developing with other materials management programs and The priorities. A focus of the work support for international public relations initiatives. Director recommendations and filings to submit to the Public Service Board (PSB) on will be on the day to day management of the E-Cycles program, registration also collaborate with the of Commerce executive team in the EEU issues; and providing testimonywill before the PSB. The ideal candidate will Agency of manufacturers, collectors, transporters, and recyclers, the assessment have excellent written and oral communication skills, a strong in the travel development of a interest proactive trade and business recruitment This and collection of fees, database management and dataplan. analysis, review of field of energy efficiency, and project management experience. Experience in manufacturer opt-out plans, and&compliance reviews and actions. Other position will report to the Commissioner of Tourism Marketing. evaluation, measurement, and verification of energy programs is desired, but duties include working with solid waste districts, municipalities, recyclers, not required. NOTE: There is one position open for which we are recruiting at haulers, facilities, industry groups, and other stakeholders with respect to 3 levels (Energy Program Specialist -Candidates #618976) (Energy Program Specialist must: demonstrate strong oral and written skills; have a BA in as other waste maintaining and improving the Vermont E-Cycles Program as well II - #619097) & (Energy Program Specialist III #619098). Applicants reduction initiatives. Preferred qualifications include: experience with database Public Relations or related field; have a minimum of five years of relevant work must apply for each of the levels for which they wish to be considered. If you management and data analysis, experience in developing environmental experience; of Vermont and Vermont’s tourism industry. meet the qualifications to apply for all 3 levels, you willdemonstrate need to submit an knowledge plans and policy and in the implementation of such, knowledge of solid waste application for all 3 openings. For more information, contact Kelly Launder management, solid waste programs, and solid waste planning and knowledge of at 828-4039. Reference Job ID #618976, 619097 or 619098. Location: For more information, contact Josh Kelly Resume, writing samples and aenvironmental minimumpolicy. of three references should be at josh.kelly@ Montpelier. Status Full time. Application deadline; May 31, 2016. vermont.gov. Reference Job ID #619102. Location: Montpelier. Status: Full submitted to Kitty Sweet, Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community time. Application deadline: May 2, 2016.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST III
Development, One National Life Drive, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501. In- and out-ofstate travel will be required. Salary range: $45,000 - $50,000. To apply, you must use the online job application at careers.vermont.gov. For questions related to your application, please contact the Department of Human Resources, Recruitment Services, at 855-828-6700 (voice) or 800-253-0191 (TTY/Relay Service).
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Gene dropped off our first course, and it was love at first bite. I got the bone-marrow bread pudding with oxtail marmalade, caramelized cippolini onion, smoked wild-berry gastrique and sprouts. I closed my eyes to savor the first bite of pudding. It hit all the marks: salty, sweet, buttery and fluffy at the same time. The award-winning gnocchi came next. The components were whimsically arranged and perfectly portioned. The flavors paired nicely with my first course and were just as magical as I remembered. Derek, a more adventurous eater than I, got the saffron risotto with scallop, lobster, rock shrimp and
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After tasting chef Justin’s white-truffle gnocchi at the Best Bite Bash last Thursday, I knew one bite wasn’t enough. Luckily for me, I had made reservations at the Daily Planet for the first night of Vermont Restaurant Week. Go, me! When we arrived, I instantly noticed the Best Bite award that the chef had won the previous night displayed above the hostess stand. We were seated at a cozy table in the back and promptly greeted by our friendly and attentive server, Gene. He dropped off some bread and olive oil that assaulted my nose with an amazing aroma. Our cocktails quickly followed. My boyfriend, Derek, took one sip of his filthy pickle martini and said, “Yup, I remember why I had so many last time — it’s so salty. So right.” I opted for the Fashionable Ginger, which was equally delicious.
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calamari. He appreciated the presentation and said the seafood was cooked to perfection. Especially the scallops, which melted in his mouth. At this point we were both pretty full but excited for dessert — because who isn’t? Derek got the chocolate chip cookie sliders; I went for the super chunky peanut butter bar. The bacon brittle mixed with smokedporter caramel was a flavor explosion in my mouth. The dark-chocolate gaPeanut butter bar at the Daily Planet
nache on top of the peanut butter was a little hard to get my fork through, but once I did — because I never quit on chocolate — it was well worth the effort. Put a fork in me, I’m done, I thought. But it’s safe to say we’ll soon be back at the Planet for another stellar meal. COREY GRENIER
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1840 W. Main St., Richmond, 434-8686, kitchentablebistro.com
I was glad to be in the company of four friends at the Kitchen Table Bistro so we could sample a variety of dishes. “Variety” is putting it mildly. The three-course, $40 prix-fixe menu was stunningly huge — nine options for small plates alone. So we were surprised when the server announced a few specials in addition. After pouring our first bottle of the evening — a Père et Fils cinsault-syrah rosé — she asked us to place our orders
for all three courses to ensure that the kitchen didn’t run out of our choices. For a starter, I went with the chicken-liver pâté; for the main, a fish called wahoo served with fiddleheads and asparagus; and my fave dessert, crème brûlée, for the finale. The pâté mold arrived on a long rectangular plate with slices of toasted Red Hen bread, a dollop of super-grainy mustard, slivers of pickled vegetables and large capers. The pâté was silky smooth and slightly sweet; it made lovely little open-faced sandwiches with the toast and pickles. In addition, I sampled my friend’s fiddlehead salad (with sprouted beans, radish, pepitas and Vermont Creamery feta). She called it “spring in your mouth,” and I had to agree. Other standouts were the braised-bacon toast and the house pasta with braised LaPlatte River Angus Farm oxtail, grilled ramps and a minty sauce. We noted not just the exquisite flavors but the thoughtful attention to textures. We had begun to sip our second wine, a Bergevin Lane Calico Red from Walla Walla, Wash., when the second course came out. I had never even heard of wahoo, but I found the firm white fish cooked to gentle perfection, its surface seared and peppery. The fish reclined on a lagoon of soft polenta and beneath a tangle of delicate fiddleheads and asparagus. I couldn’t identify what made the finishing broth so deliciously umami — anchovy? — but all of these flavors together were heavenly. Though full, I managed to devour my crème brûlée, a pillowy custard beneath crusty caramel. The accompanying seasalted shortbreads gave the classic dessert a modern, and delicious, twist. All five of us met our dishes with exclamations ranging from the
blissful “mmm” to “orgasmic.” Overall, we settled on “superb” for the entire experience. PAMELA POLSTON
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Ariel’s Restaurant 29 Stone Rd., Brookfield, 276-3939, arielsrestaurant.com
Lee Duberman and Richard Fink, owners of Ariel’s in Brookfield, have vacationed annually in central Mexico for years. For the last two, they’ve closed their highly acclaimed restaurant for the winter to spend a few months in San Miguel. Their spring reopening coincides with Vermont Restaurant Week. Last Friday night, as two friends and I walked through the door of the building that houses the couple’s home and restaurant, we couldn’t tell it had been closed. Duberman bustled in the kitchen, laughter tinkled from one of the seating areas and delicious aromas wafted through the air. We were seated in the well-appointed dining room, which was quiet that evening. The tables were draped with elegant ivory tablecloths; candleholders were made from pink Himalayan salt. We were surprised to hear music from the likes of David Byrne and Wilco on the sound system. (Later in the evening, about the time we got our coffee and cognac, the music switched to something jazzier and instrumental.)
Ariel’s restaurant-week menu offers a dozen big-flavored small plates, from which diners can choose any four, savory and/or sweet. We opted for at least one of nearly everything and shared bites, making a ceremony out of cutting small portions into thirds. Switching from seafood to lamb made beverage pairing tricky, but sommelier Fink was up to the task. We ended up with a 2013 Schug Pinot Noir, which was silky and bright and tasted of cherries. Then the parade of small plates began to arrive. First, delicious “tacos” made of crisp jicama wrapped around slaw and shrimp, dotted with cilantro and red onion. We picked them up with our fingers, all crunch and salinity punctuated by sweetness and the bright zing of the herb. Duck larb, or Thai salad, was just as excellent. Delicate lettuce leaves enfolded bits of meat, fried shallot, crispy rice and mint, all dressed with fish sauce. Juices ran down my hands as I ate, and, of course, I had to lick them. Breaded rabbit came over collards and grits. A skate wing was served with beans and artichoke purée, dotted with capers and accented by charred lemon. Perfectly cooked lamb had a dash of Spanish romesco sauce. Our palates zipped all over the globe, and the wine, not surprisingly, complemented every morsel. SUZANNE PODHAIZER PHOTOS: DON EGGERT
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ey, everybody, it’s Vermont Restaurant Week! After months of planning and organizing, we at Seven Days are What more is there to say? thrilled to see the annual 10-day feasting event lift off. Actually, liftoff happened last Thursday night with a packed house CHURCH & COLLEGE • BURLINGTON • 863-3759 at Higher Ground in South Burlington. www.leunigsbistro.com Locals poured into the Ballroom for the inaugural Best Bite Bash, a tasting 1 4/4/16 10:23 AMevent and menu preview featuring nine Vermont chefs in a friendly competition. The chefs spent the evening hunched over tiny spoons — 4,000 of them — assembling bite-size samples of a dish from their restaurant week menu. Meanwhile, guests circulated, conferring points for flavor, flair and overall best in show. Proceeds from the event went to the Vermont Foodbank. Host Shawn Lipenski of Winooskibased Velvet Catering and Events was a lively and witty MC, while DJ Disco Phantom kept food comas at bay with bumpin’ beats and tunes. So about the food... Near the entry, Grazers chef Katie Cote’s bacon-jalapeño rangoons were hot from the fryer, brittle-crisp and stuffed with diced chiles, bacon and $30 menu incl udes an Appeti just-sweet Vermont maple cream. At zer, Salad, Pizza & Dessert the bottom of the spoon, a dollop of See full menu handmade honey-lime aioli cooled at VermontResta urantWeek.co things off and added a tangy snap at m the finish. Next door, Thai Dishes chef Peter Arthornprachachid’s spicy duck-basil chow mein was a tangle of springy noodles crowned with a deep-fried hunk of sweet-and-spicy duck. Chiles mingled with garlic, bell peppers and lots of basil. Next up, Storm Café introduced new chefs John D’Avignon and Talmage Jestice, who chatted up diners over steamed Prince Edward Island mussels. Swimming in chile-tinged broth and garnished with pickled veg and cilantro, the mollusks offered a tart, vaguely Asian take on the bistro classic — modern and lovely. At the head of the room, Cook Academy at the Essex Resort director Anthony Ploof spooned out a crumbly, beautiful interpretation of a classic pre197 n. winooski avenue served-berry Linzer torte. In a new twist 863-8278 • visit us on Facebook on the typical restaurant week menu,
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was the night’s most pared-down presentation. It was also proof of the old Italian adage that sometimes exquisite, fresh ingredients are best served with minimal fuss. Around the corner, people crowded around for the Daily Planet’s white truffle gnocchi. Chef Justin Bigelow’s spoon revealed itself in layers. First, a wisp of cool microgreens, then the toothsome chew of a potato dumpling and the birdy richness of tender confit duck. Toward the end, a wash of earthen morel cream and shadowy black-fig sweetness. Working through the dish’s complexity required more than one visit.
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If the Daily Planet’s dish was sultry and rich, the Bearded Frog’s sesamesalmon cake cut through the darkness with seafoam-scented flavors that rang of summer. Perched on a dollop of salty-sweet miso hummus and topped with briny seaweed aioli, chef Mark LaRiviere’s tiny patties were buttery inside and offered sophisticated balance uncommon to the humble salmon cake. The next spoon looked south of the border. City Market/Onion River Co-op prepared-foods manager Rod Rehwinkel rolled Shelburne Farms cheddar and savory rice into Vermont corn tortillas from Waitsfield’s All Souls Tortilleria. Chile-soaked enchilada sauce gave the dish a slowburning kick, while pickled red onion, cilantro and a splash of sour cream brought the cool. Finally, New England Culinary Institute chef-instructor Brandon Arms offered spoons of pork cromesquis on behalf of NECI on Main at the back of the room. The layered bite offered a mouthful of buttery pork with sweetened, mashed butternut squash, caramelized cauliflower and pumpkin seed. For a little more than two hours, guests circulated, visiting and revisiting their favorites and casting their votes before organizers tallied the winners. Finally, Lipenski brought the chefs onstage, introducing each one before announcing the night’s winners. For flavor: The Daily Planet took top honors with 99 points, followed by NECI on Main and Thai Dishes, with 86 and 73 points, respectively. Then: Flair. Which dish was voted the fairest of them all? Bigelow’s savory-sweet Daily Planet gnocchi, with 43 points. Thai Dishes and the Cook Academy took second (34 points) and third (24 points). Having swept the first two categories, the Daily Planet took best in show, besting the other competitors by more than 30 votes. Thai Dishes and NECI on Main nabbed second and third overall. And the tastiest part? These dishes — with the exception of NECI on Main’s pork cromesquis — will be available in full portions on each eatery’s restaurant week menu, until the event wraps up on May 1. m
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SMALL FARM ACTION DAY: Seeds of understanding sprout when small-scale farmers come face-to-face with legislators. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 10 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-7222.
art
LIFE DRAWING: Artists put pencil to paper with a live model as their muse. Bring personal materials. The Front, Montpelier, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10. Info, 839-5349.
community
MEN’S GROUP: A positive environment promotes socializing and involvement in senior center activities. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.
WBTV UNPLUGGED WITH MELISSA PASANEN: Vermont Life magazine’s food editor is the subject of an “MTV Unplugged”-style live radio production. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 651-9692.
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GENSLER FAMILY SYMPOSIUM ON FEMINISM IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: “#IntersectionalTV: Mediating Race, Gender and Sexuality” gives rise to an examination of the increase in television programs about LGBTQ individuals and people of color. Middlebury College. Free. Info, 443-5937.
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ADULT BASIC CRAFT GROUP: Unfinished projects get the attention they deserve. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-4918.
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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: Healthy donors give the gift of life. Springfield Elks Lodge, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Shelburne Town Center, noon5 p.m. Northfield Middle and High School, noon-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 800-733-2767. APRIL IN WOODSTOCK: Area residents welcome spring with an array of art, music, theater and literary events. See aprilinwoodstock.org for details. Various Woodstock locations. Prices vary. Info, info@aprilinwoodstock.org. BURLINGTON DEATH CAFÉ: Individuals meet for a thought-provoking and respectful conversation about death, aimed at accessing a fuller life. All Saints Episcopal Church, South Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8984. CAREER SERVICES: A Community College of Vermont job-hunt helper assists employment seekers with everything from résumé writing to online applications. Winooski Memorial Library, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6424. RUTLAND DEATH CAFÉ: Men and women discuss issues related to the end of life. Pyramid Holistic Wellness Center, Rutland, 7-9 p.m. Free; donations accepted. Info, 353-6991. RUTLAND REGIONAL DOWNTOWN MIXER SERIES: Community members mingle with physicians from Rutland Heart Center and Rutland Women’s Healthcare. Merchants Hall, Rutland, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; cash bar. Info, 747-3634. TECH HELP WITH CLIF: Folks develop skill sets applicable to smartphones, tablets and other gadgets. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, noon-1 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 878-6955. WINOOSKI NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION DISTRICT TROUT SALE PICKUP: Those who previously placed orders for fish claim their ponddwelling purchases. Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Waterbury, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 828-4493, ext. 110.
KNITTERS & NEEDLEWORKERS: Crafters convene for creative fun. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.
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Purrfect Harmony Have you ever wondered how animals play when humans are away? A pack of fantastical felines finds a world all its own in the Tony Award-winning musical Cats. Presented by Pentangle Arts and ArtisTree, this moving tail — er, tale — takes place in a moonlit garbage dump, where a motley crew of cats gathers for an annual ball. Thespian Ken Prymus (pictured) steps into the spotlight as the revered Old Deuteronomy, a role he played 2,672 times in New York City’s Winter Garden Theatre. Performing alongside Prymus is a cast of local and professional performers who sing, dance and slink their way across the stage to Andrew Lloyd Webber classics such as “Memory” and “The Rum Tum Tugger.”
‘THE BEYOND’: In an event dedicated to B movies, Cinema Casualties presents a 1981 hotel horror story. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free; for ages 17 and up. Info, 540-0406.
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When Erika Schmidt set out to organize the inaugural DanceFest Vermont!, she aimed to create a space where members of communities across the state could connect with contemporary dance. Now in its third year, this art-in-motion showcase features works by 13 Green Mountain State choreographers, including Schmidt, Paul Besaw, Christal Brown and Jessie Owens. In collaboration with dancers, musicians, and lighting and costume designers, these movers and shakers draw viewers into pieces that explore relationships, time, memory and more. Audience members who want to get in on the action can find their footing in two master classes taught by accomplished dancers Mucuy Bolles and Hannah Satterlee.
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ECHO EARTH WEEK’S MUDFEST: Families celebrate muck in all its glory with themed activities, games and mud flinging. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.
DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: Beginners are welcome at a groove session inspired by infectious beats. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 540-8300.
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WATERBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING: A documentary film tells the colorful story behind Sarah-Lee Terrat’s mural on display at the Vermont State Office Complex. A Q&A with Terrat and filmmaker Bryce Douglass follows. Steele Community Room, Waterbury Municipal Building, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 244-8089.
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In 2009, songwriters Jonathan Russell and Josiah Johnson connected over an open mic event in Seattle, Wash. With the addition of drummer Tyler Williams, keyboardist Kenny Hensley, violinist and vocalist Charity Rose Thielen, and bassist Chris Zasche, indie folk group the Head and the Heart was born. Drawing from Americana, pop and rock influences, the songsters devised an infectious sound that Rolling Stone compares to that of folk-rock contemporaries Fleet Foxes and Mumford & Sons. Acoustic guitars in tow, the harmony-driven band belts out tunes from 2013’s Let’s Be Still as part of UVM Springfest. Burlington dance-pop dudes Madaila and UVM’s Battle of the Bands winner Bison open.
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UVM SPRINGFEST FEATURING THE HEAD AND THE HEART Saturday, April 30, 3 p.m., at Jeffords Hall parking lot, University of Vermont, in Burlington. $11.25-37.50. Info, 863-5966. flynntix.org
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“One of the best things about this festival is that it features stunning music that is highly significant historically but isn’t frequently performed,” raves Middlebury Bach Festival director Jeffrey Buettner. Baroque-era buffs can bask in the sounds of Johann Sebastian Bach during this annual affair celebrating the German composer’s musical legacy. Three days of concerts taking place around the town of Middlebury place the multi-instrumentalist’s work at center stage. The Middlebury College five-voice chamber ensemble Collegium kicks off the melodic merriment with Renaissance- and Baroque-period vocal music, while students in the college’s dance department complement it with modern movement.
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R.I.P.P.E.D.: Resistance, intervals, power, plyometrics, endurance and diet define this high-intensity physical-fitness program. North End Studio B, Burlington, 6 p.m. $10. Info, 578-9243.
‘MUCH LOVED’: Several of Moroccan women face an unforgiving culture as they make ends meet by working as prostitutes in this 2015 drama. A discussion with director Nabil Ayouch follows. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2422.
SPRING CLEANSE: Attendees learn how to rid the body of harmful toxins with simple, palate-pleasing recipes. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 5-6 p.m. $3-5; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.
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TEEN & ADULT DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Quick thinkers 14 and up rely on invented personas to face challenges and defeat enemies. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 5:30-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, jmuse@colchestervt.gov.
KIDS’ OPEN GYM: Physical fitness is disguised as fun for children ages 6 to 10. Church of the Nazarene, Williston, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 878-8591.
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DANCE-BASED CONDITIONING: Melissa Ham-Ellis leads a series of stretching and strengthening movements. No dance experience is required. Fusion 802 Dance, South Burlington, 7:15-8:15 p.m. $15. Info, 444-0100. ‘ENERGIZED AND VIBRANT EVERY DAY!’: Women who are feeling weathered discover one powerful habit that stops energy zappers in their tracks. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Free. Info, 349-7098. EPIC MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: Guided practice and group conversation with Yushin Sola cultivate well-being. Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 7:308:30 p.m. $14. Info, 299-9531. INSIGHT MEDITATION: Attendees deepen their understanding of Buddhist principles and practices. Wellspring Mental Health and Wellness Center, Hardwick, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 472-6694. MIDDLEBURY FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Participants improve strength, agility, endurance and cardiovascular fitness with interval training. Middlebury Municipal Gym, 7-8 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160. MINDFUL WORKWEEKS: WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEDITATION: Give your brain a break at a midweek “om” session followed by tea and conversation. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 7-8 p.m. Donations. Info, 633-4136. MINDFULNESS CLASS: Dogma-free meditative techniques lead to peace, joy and freedom. Exquisite Mind Studio, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-20. Info, 735-2265. MORNING FLOW YOGA: Greet the day with a grounding and energizing class for all levels. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. $10. Info, 540-0186.
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DD R LE TO JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE BU VA RY C TREAD & SHRED: Active bodies take to ER ENSEMBLES: An end-of-semester recital O LLEG E O BS treadmills and elliptical machines for a motifeatures the JSC funk/fusion and jazz bands vating group workout. Your Personal Best Fitness, playing rhythms from around the world. Dibden South Burlington, 6-6:45 p.m. $15. Info, 658-1616. Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1314. WEDNESDAY NIGHT SOUND MEDITATION: The sacred tones of Tibetan singing bowls, gong, flute and OPUS 31: Professional musicians give life to drum help participants release physical and enerworks composed by third through 12th graders. getic toxins. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, Elley-Long Music Center, Saint Michael’s College, 7-8:30 p.m. $15. Info, 510-697-7790. Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0065. ZUMBA: Lively Latin rhythms fuel this danceTHE SLEEPLESS KNIGHTS: The student a cappella fitness phenomenon. Vergennes Opera House, 6-7 group hits all the right notes in a program of classic p.m. $10. Info, 349-0026. and contemporary tunes. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000. kids
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BRIDGE CLUB: Strategic players have fun with the popular card game. Burlington Bridge Club, Williston, 9:15 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. $6. Info, 872-5722.
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: Participants take communication to the next level. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, reference@ burlingtonvt.gov.
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INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Pupils improve their speaking and grammar mastery. Private residence, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.
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INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Speakers fine-tune their skills. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:45-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov.
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‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: China’s blackand-white bearlike animals prepare to head to new homes around the world. Northfield Savings Bank Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. & 1 & 3:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.
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RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: A stretching session for all ability levels builds physical and mental strength to support healing. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 861-3150.
BEGINNER RUSSIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Language lovers learn the basics of the Eastern Slavic tongue. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-6:45 p.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov.
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NIA WITH LINDA: Eclectic music and movements drawn from healing, martial and dance arts propel an animated, barefoot workout. South End Studio, Burlington, 8:30-9:30 a.m. $14; free for first-timers. Info, 372-1721.
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SONG CIRCLE: COMMUNITY SING-ALONG: Rich and Laura Atkinson lead an evening of vocal expression. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581. UVM JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLE: The music of John Lewis and the Modern Jazz Quartet gets heads bopping. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2295.
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RUN WITH THE HASH: Beer hounds of legal age earn sips with an invigorating jog. See burlingtonhash.com for details. Burlington City Hall Park, 6:30-9 p.m. $5; free for first-timers. Info, roscoepcsbh3@gmail.com.
‘VERMONT IN THE 1970S’: UPDATE ON IMPACT OF COUNTERCULTURE: Vermont Historical Society representatives offer a preview of an upcoming exhibit and symposium dedicated to the transformational decade. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 479-8514. VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: THE DISH: FARMING IN THE TIME OF CLIMATE CHANGE: Local experts bring the heat to a panel discussion on cultivating, buying and selling food in the face of evolving weather patterns. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $5. Info, 864-5684.
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‘I AND YOU’: Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass sparks an unlikely friendship in this Vermont Stage production. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $28.8037.50. Info, 863-5966. ‘LIVING TOGETHER’: Northern Stage raises the curtain on this hilarious installment of Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests Trilogy, which pokes fun at a pack of unhappy thirtysomethings. Barrette Center for the Arts, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $15-55. Info, 296-7000. ‘THE REALISTIC JONESES’ AUDITIONS: Thespians throw their hats into the ring for parts in BarnArts’ production of Will Eno’s quirky tale of characters caught between romantic ideals and imperfect realities. Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 359-2279. ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ AUDITIONS: Actors, dancers, sword fighters and production pros vie for roles in Shakespeare’s story of star-crossed lovers, staged by Fairfax Community Theatre. Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 582-6500.
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BOOK DISCUSSION: Bibliophiles immerse themselves in The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood by Richard Blanco. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. POETRY READING: Central Vermont wordsmiths Pamela Ahlen, Ina Anderson, Dick Drysdale, Jamie Gage and Chloe Viner share their gifts for verse. Kimball Public Library, Randolph, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 728-5073. VETERANS BOOK GROUP: Those who have served in combat connect over reading materials. White River Junction VA Medical Center, 5-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 295-9363, ext. 5417.
WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: Drive to the hoop! Ladies dribble up and down the court during an evening of friendly competition. See meetup. com for details. Lyman C. Hunt Middle School, Burlington, 8-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, carmengeorgevt@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.
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agriculture
AGRICULTURE & CLIMATE CHANGE WITH GRACE GERSHUNY: The writer gets her hands dirty during a discussion of sustainable food systems as outlined in her book Organic Revolutionary: A Memoir of the Movement for Real Food, Planetary Healing and Human Liberation. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3581. BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACILITY TOUR: Home gardeners learn how to grow healthy plants without the use of chemicals while browsing more than 500,000 square feet of greenhouse space. Claussen’s Florist & Greenhouse, Colchester, 1-2:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, lori@claussens.com.
art
OPEN STUDIO: Creatives meet new friends and make art in a community setting. Expressive Arts Burlington, noon-2 p.m. $15. Info, 862-5302.
business
NORTHCOUNTRY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION ANNUAL MEETING: Swimmer and six-time Olympic gold-medal winner Amy Van Dyken-Rouen discusses her rise to glory and the accident that changed her life. Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, South
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GENSLER FAMILY SYMPOSIUM ON FEMINISM IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: See WED.27. VERMONT CRAFTS COUNCIL’S SPRING ARTS MARKETING CONFERENCE: Laura Hale keynotes a daylong exploration of the business of art making. White River Craft Center, Randolph, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. $65-85 includes lunch. Info, 223-3380.
dance
NEW WORKS BY KATIE MARTIN: The dancer finds her footing in a solo showcase of choreography, performance, education and movement research. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433.
AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: See WED.27, Colchester High School, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. West Rutland School, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Proctor Junior/Senior High School, noon-5 p.m. APRIL IN WOODSTOCK: See WED.27. CAREER SERVICES: See WED.27.
SHINE & DINE: Suds lovers learn the ins and outs of going solar over a Stone Corral brew. Stone Corral Brewery, Richmond, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 882-8638.
fairs & festivals
ECHO EARTH WEEK’S MUDFEST: See WED.27.
film
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health & fitness
COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS: Twenty minutes of guided practice with Andrea O’Connor alleviate stress and tension. Tea and a discussion follow. Winooski Senior Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-1161. CORNWALL FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Interval training helps participants improve strength, agility, endurance and cardiovascular fitness. Cornwall Town Hall, 10-11 a.m. $12. Info, 343-7160. ‘ENERGIZED AND VIBRANT EVERY DAY!’: See WED.27, REV Fitness for Women, Middlebury.
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PRESCHOOL YOGA WITH DANIELLE: Toddlers and preschoolers up to age 5 strike a pose, then share stories and songs. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. READ TO ARCHIE THE THERAPY DOG: Bookworms join a friendly canine for entertaining tails — er, tales. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3:15-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. THURSDAY PLAY TIME: Kiddos and their caregivers convene for casual fun. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-4918. WORD PLAY FOR KIDS: A wide variety of verbal interactions improve language skills in 3- and 4-yearolds. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30-11 a.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov.
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PLAINFIELD PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Tykes ages 2 through 5 discover the magic of literature. Cutler Memorial Library, Plainfield, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 454-8504.
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LEGO CLUB: Brightly colored interlocking blocks inspire developing minds. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.
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COLCHESTER PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Captivating narratives pave the way for crafts and activities for young ‘uns ages 3 through 6. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660.
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‘CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT’: Film buffs fête the 50th anniversary of Orson Welles’ 1966 flick focusing on Shakespeare’s character Sir John Falstaff. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 8:15 p.m. $8-20; free for Vermont International Film Foundation members. Info, 660-2600.
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VERMONT STORY LAB: Folks from nonprofit organizations share ideas and strategies for shaping powerful narratives that serve their missions. Capitol Plaza Hotel & Conference Center, Montpelier, noon-5 p.m. $50 includes lunch; preregister. Info, meg@ptvermont.org.
VFW AUXILIARY BINGO: Cash prizes reward players who fashion five in a row. VFW Post 6689, Essex Junction, 6-8:30 p.m. $10 for ten games. Info, 878-0700.
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DANCE, PAINT, WRITE: Adults and teens reboot mind, body and spirit with guided movement followed by a creative session set to music. Expressive Arts Burlington, 10-11:45 a.m. $20; free for firsttimers. Info, 343-8172.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY CHESS CLUB: Checkmate! Strategic thinkers make calculated moves as they vie for their opponent’s king. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 324-1143.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON CHAMBERLIN NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT COMMUNITY MEETING: The Chamberlin Neighborhood Airport Planning Committee shares concepts developed over the past year during a lively discussion with locals. Chamberlin School, South Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-1794.
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COCKTAIL PARTY: Themed libations please palates at a weekly sipping session complete with shuffleboard. Stonecutter Spirits, Middlebury, noon-8 p.m. Cost of drinks; BYO food. Info, 388-3000.
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KIDSAFE COLLABORATIVE OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARDS: Area professionals and volunteers are recognized for their efforts to protect children from abuse and neglect. Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, South Burlington, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $25. Info, 863-9626.
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CENTRAL VERMONT HUMANE SOCIETY WALK FOR ANIMALS KICK-OFF PARTY: Humans show support for their four-legged friends at a fundraiser for the annual CVHS event. Central Vermont Humane Society, East Montpelier, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 476-3811.
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BURLINGTON WALK/BIKE COUNCIL MEETING: Two-wheeled travelers get in gear to discuss ways to improve conditions for cyclists and pedestrians. Room 12, Burlington City Hall, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-9572.
‘A VERMONT ROMANCE’: Bob Merrill provides a live soundtrack to this 1916 feature film, the first to be made in the Green Mountain State. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5-20. Info, 660-2600.
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VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: BELLY LAUGHS: Foodies find comic relief at a cuisine-themed improv show by members of Vermont Comedy Club’s quick-witted troupe. Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 & 8:30 p.m. $10. Info, 864-5684.
‘IT FOLLOWS’: A young woman can’t shake a mysterious supernatural force in this 2014 horror flick. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.
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‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.27.
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Burlington, registration, 11 a.m.; meeting, noon-2 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 800-660-3258.
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MANDARIN CHINESE CLASS: A native speaker teaches the dialect spoken throughout northern and southwestern China. Agape Community Church, South Burlington, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 503-2037.
music
802 MUSIC SERIES: Bow Thayer Triad and John Davis represent the Green Mountain State at a night spotlighting local talent. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $17-25; cash bar. Info, 775-0903. AKOMA ENSEMBLE: The St. Michael’s College group and special guests celebrate music, dance and song from Ghana. International Commons, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2896.
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BIG DADDY WEAVE: The contemporary Christian band captivates audience members as part of their Beautiful Offerings Tour. Plumb and Jordan Feliz open. Barre Municipal Auditorium, 7 p.m. $20-30. Info, 476-8188. LATIN JAZZ COMBO & GUITAR ENSEMBLE: Student musicians interpret works by Neil Hefti, Kenny Barron, John Coltrane, Luiz Bonfa and the Beatles. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. MELON: Toes tap to classic covers and original tunes. Doctor Rick open. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 9 p.m. $8. Info, 540-0406. SEQUENTIA: Benjamin Bagby directs the medieval music ensemble in “The Monk Sings the Pagan: Medieval Songs of Heroes, Gods and Strong Women.” Rollins Chapel, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $17-20. Info, 603-646-2422. SPRING ENSEMBLE WEEK: Castleton University jazz, vocal and wind groups show their chops in a series of concerts. Casella Theater, Castleton University, 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 468-1119.
politics
‘VERMONT’S TOMORROW’ SERIES: Students engage in the democratic process at a town hallstyle forum with gubernatorial candidate Bruce Lisman. Room 85, Cabot Hall, Norwich University, Northfield, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 485-2360.
seminars
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‘HOW TO FIND A CAREER YOU LOVE THAT REALLY LIGHTS YOU UP!’: Friends and colleagues pursue a more joyful personal and professional life at a weekly community gathering. Private residence, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-2978. AN INTRODUCTION TO OWNERSHIP SUCCESSION PLANNING: Attendees prepare for their enterprises to change hands by learning about the business valuation process and common transition models. KB Coworking and Conference Center, Kennedy Brothers Marketplace, Vergennes, 2-5 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 388-7953.
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‘DREAMS AND SOUL TRAVEL: KEYS TO HEALING AND INNER PEACE’: An open discussion hosted by Eckankar encourages spiritual seekers to consider a previous existence as the key to a happier life. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-772-9390.
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‘I AND YOU’: See WED.27. ‘LIVING TOGETHER’: See WED.27, 2 & 7:30 p.m. ‘ONE FOR THE ROAD’: An interrogator uses language to break down a family’s psyche in Aashna Aggarwal’s senior work exploring power and torture. Hepburn Zoo, Hepburn Hall, Middlebury College, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 443-3168. ‘RABBIT HOLE’: A tragic event turns a couple’s world upside down in David Lindsay-Abaire’s emotional drama, staged by Vermont Actor’s Repertory Theatre. Brick Box, Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 775-0903. ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ AUDITIONS: See WED.27. ‘UNDERNEATH THE ABOVE SHOW NO. 1: INSPIRED BY THE FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS IN THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE’: Bread and Puppet Theater dramatizes three fictional regime changes as commentary on the United States’ presidential campaign. Taplin Auditorium, Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 6 p.m. $10-20. Info, 483-6688. VERMONT RENAISSANCE FAIRE AUDITIONS: Character actors show their talents in hopes of snagging roles in this summer’s festivities. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 7-9 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 355-3107.
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BLAST OFF WITH BOOKS!: A day of workshops, storytelling sessions, panel discussions and meetand-greets with more than 20 authors gives way to an evening complete with music, food and a cash bar. Burlington International Airport, South Burlington, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Free; $25 for evening event. Info, 878-2332. KERRIN MCCADDEN & MATTHEW LIPPMAN: The masters of meter regale audience members with readings from their respective collections, Landscape With Plywood Silhouettes and Salami Jew. Stearns Cinema, Johnson State College, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1340. LELAND KINSEY & DANIEL LUSK: Selected stanzas from the Vermont poets captivate listeners. Phoenix Books Burlington, 7 p.m. $3. Info, 448-3350. ORAL STORYTELLING WORKSHOP: Wordsmiths join Burlington Writers Workshop members in a “Moth”-style exploration of telling tales for live audiences. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104. POEMCITY: KATE FARRELL & BARON WORMSER: Lit lovers listen up for readings by the actress and past poet laureate of Maine. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. STEPHEN LONG: The region’s most severe weather event is at the eye of the author’s new book Thirty-Eight: The Hurricane That Transformed New England. Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, 5 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4964.
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BEHIND-THE-SCENES FACILITY TOUR: See THU.28.
ERIK KOLOMAZNIK: As part of Money Smart Week, the financial engineer busts myths about saving for post-secondary education in “Secrets of College Funding for Parents of Preschoolers.” Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124.
DIRTY WEEKEND: Agricultural revelers celebrate soil, spring and community spirit with the Dirt Ball, Day in the Dirt and CompostFest. See vcgn.org for details. Various Chittenden County locations. Prices vary. Info, 861-4769.
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‘A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM’: Middlebury Community Players present a romp through Rome with Stephen Sondheim’s play combining ancient comedy and classic vaudeville. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $15-23. Info, 382-9222.
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DEBBIE TAIT: The historian focuses on feminist art, pop sculpture, junk sculpture, land art and minimalism in “American Art: 1960-2000 — Part II — Sculpture.” Montpelier Senior Activity Center, 1-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2518.
‘HAIRSPRAY’: Beehive hairdos blazing, Lost Nation Theater stages this 1960s-era comedy about a plus-size teen on a television dance show who turns a segregated Baltimore upside down. Montpelier City Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. $10-75. Info, 229-0492.
BREWHAHA: A showcase of up-and-coming Boston comedians comes complete with big laughs and local ales. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7:30 p.m. $35 includes four beer samples; for ages 21 and up. Info, 775-0903.
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COMEDY SHOWCASE: Area jokesters such as Jade Marcotte and Kendall Farrell bring on the funny business. ROTA Gallery and Studio, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $3-10. Info, rotagallery@gmail.com.
community
FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: Senior citizens and their guests catch up over a shared meal. Montpelier Senior Activity Center, noon-1 p.m. $7-9; preregister. Info, 262-6288.
conferences
CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM: THROMBOSIS, HEMOSTASIS & CANCER: Guest speakers and research presentations propel this meeting of scientific minds. Breakfast and lunch are provided. Davis Auditorium, Medical Education Center Pavilion, UVM Medical Center, Burlington, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2176. GENSLER FAMILY SYMPOSIUM ON FEMINISM IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT: See WED.27. WEEKEND OF HOPE: Cancer survivors and their families take in lectures and seminars covering the latest findings on prevention and treatment. See stowehope.org for details. Various Stowe locations. $30; free for first-timers. Info, 888-247-8693.
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LUMINARIES & LIBATIONS: Fueled by beverages, friends and neighbors form beeswax into fragrant lights. ONE Arts Center, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $20-24; $40 per pair; includes one drink per person; cash bar. Info, oneartscollective@gmail.com. MAGGIE’S ADULT FIBER FRIDAY: Veteran knitter Maggie Loftus facilitates an informal gathering of crafters. Main Reading Room, Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 6maggie2@ myfairpoint.net.
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BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: Samir Elabd leads choreographed steps for singles and couples. See ballroomnights.com for details. Williston Jazzercise Fitness Center, introductory lesson, 7-8 p.m.; dance, 8-9:30 p.m. $8 for dance; $14 for lesson and dance. Info, 862-2269.
ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: Jubilant movement with the Green Mountain Druid Order inspires divine connections. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 505-8010.
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SPRING FLING & CAREER FAIR: Community College of Vermont students and staff and members of the public network with professionals from area businesses. A lip sync contest follows. Community College of Vermont, Morrisville, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 888-4258.
fairs & festivals
ECHO EARTH WEEK’S MUDFEST: See WED.27. MIDDLEBURY BACH FESTIVAL: Middlebury College hosts performances and special activities celebrating the life and work of the German composer. See middlebury.edu for details. See calendar spotlight. Various Middlebury locations. Prices vary. Info, 443-6433.
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COMMUNITY MOVIE NIGHT: ‘STAR WARS: EPISODE VII — THE FORCE AWAKENS’: Science fiction fans flock to a screening of the 2015 continuation of George Lucas’ interstellar saga. Gateway Church United, Bethel, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 552-0032. ‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.27. HOWARD CENTER SPRING COMMUNITY EDUCATION SERIES: Attendees view the 2014 documentary Healing Voices, which takes a hard look at America’s mental health care system. A panel discussion follows. Black Box Theater, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 488-6000. ‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.27. ‘POVERTY, INC.’: Drawing on more than 200 interviews filmed in 20 countries, this 2014 documentary focuses on the flip side of western charity efforts. A discussion follows. Vermont Commons School, South Burlington, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-8084.
food & drink
BEER DINNER WITH BROCKLEBANK CRAFT BREWING: Diners pair gourmet fare with suds from the Tunbridge brewery. Cloudland Farm Restaurant, Woodstock, 6-8 p.m. $31-40; preregister. Info, 457-2599. VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: See WED.27.
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‘OUR LAKE, OUR LIVES’: A panel of experts expounds on the correlation between neurodegenerative diseases and cyanobacteria found in bluegreen algae. All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 355-0015.
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MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE OBSERVATORY OPEN HOUSE: Clear skies at night mean viewers’ delight when telescope users observe celestial happenings. McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, 9-10:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-2266.
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DANCEFEST VERMONT!: Performances by local dancers and choreographers reflect the high caliber of contemporary dance in the Green Mountain State. See calendar spotlight. Casella Theater, Castleton University, 7 p.m. $12-30. Info, elschmidt1@vermontel.net.
DROP & SWAP: Folks tap into the spirit of spring cleaning and exchange clothing, outerwear, shoes and accessories. Drop, Friday; swap, Saturday. SHAPE Fitness Center, Johnson State College, noon-5 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1471.
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SPRING INTO FLOW: Attendees awaken their inner fire with cleansing twists and uplifting balances in a vinyasa class set to live percussion by Josselyne Price. Otter Creek Yoga, Middlebury, 5:30-7 p.m. $15. Info, 545-2223. FRI.29
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BELLOWS FALLS FARMERS MARKET ANNUAL MEETING: Members work together to cultivate a more vibrant marketplace. 33 Bridge St., Bellows Falls, 4 p.m. $30 includes membership. Info, bellowsfallsmarket@gmail.com.
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ACORN CLUB STORY TIME: Little ones up to age 4 gather for read-aloud tales. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.
PIETER BROUCKE: The professor clues listeners in on his artistic quest in “Orazio Samacchini’s Judith With the Head of Holofernes: An Art Historical Detective Story.” A light lunch follows in the lobby. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 12:15 p.m. $5; free with Middlebury College ID. Info, 443-6433.
PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY: Local law enforcement facilitates the safe, confidential disposal of prescription drugs as part of a nationwide event. Burlington Police Department, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 652-0997.
ALL-AGES STORY TIME: Babies, toddlers and preschoolers participate in finger plays and action rhymes. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES SENIOR SEMINAR THESES PRESENTATIONS: Students unveil the culmination of their studies. Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 2:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2000.
EARLY-BIRD MATH: Books, songs and games put a creative twist on mathematics. Richmond Free Library, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 434-3036.
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REGIONAL YOUTH & FAMILIES CONFERENCE FOR ADDISON, BENNINGTON & RUTLAND COUNTIES: Vermont Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health offers a day of food, fun, learning and networking. Holiday Inn, Rutland, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $20. Info, 353-6817.
‘A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM’: See THU.28.
WOMEN’S ‘WE CAN’ EXPO & CONFERENCE: A career kickstarter features workshops, activity booths and keynoter Melinda Moulton. See womenwecan. com for details. Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. $15 includes lunch. Info, 527-8237.
AUBREY ATWATER & ELWOOD DONNELLY: The duo treats listeners to traditional American and Celtic folk songs on guitar, mandolin, banjo and more. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 748-2600.
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BINGER: Elements of psychedelia and hip-hop thread through an album release show by the genre-bending Burlington band. Revibe and Still Flux open. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $8-10. Info, 540-0406.
‘ONE FOR THE ROAD’: See THU.28, 8 & 9:30 p.m. ‘PROPERTY RITES’: Human-figure sculptures come to life and struggle to achieve autonomy in Lebanon High School Wet Paint Players’ production of Alan Haenel’s one-act play. Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7 p.m. $1-2; free for staff and students. Info, 603-448-0400. ‘RABBIT HOLE’: See THU.28. ‘ROMEO AND JULIET’ AUDITIONS: See WED.27.
FRENCH DANCE MUSICIANS’ WORKSHOP & DANCE PARTY: Aspiring songsters learn the notes to current French Bal tunes from Susan Kevra, Rachel Bell, Becky Tracey and Julie Vallimont. A guided dance follows. North End Studio A, Burlington, workshop, 6-7:30 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m. $15 for workshop; $20 for workshop and dance; preregister for workshop. Info, 863-6713.
‘RUMORS’: A dinner party takes a hilarious turn when guests discover a wounded host and a missing hostess in Neil Simon’s madcap comedy, staged by QNEK Productions. Haskell Free Library & Opera House, Derby Line, 7:30 p.m. $13-15. Info, 748-2600.
JAM SESSION: Ted Lambert leads a lineup of local performers at a family-friendly event benefiting Laraway Youth & Family Services. Second Congregational Church, Hyde Park, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 888-4864.
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JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE BAND: Musicians show their chops in an end-of-semester concert. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1310. SEQUENTIA: See THU.28, UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $10-35. Info, 656-4455. VERMONT CHORAL UNION: A cappella harmonies propel the program “In That Time, In This Place.” Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 7:30-9 p.m. $10-15; $40 per family. Info, 989-7355.
outdoors
SPRING MIGRATION BIRD WALKS: Avian enthusiasts explore habitat hot spots in search of warblers, waterfowl and more. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7-8:30 a.m. $10; free for members. Info, 229-6206.
VERMONT RENAISSANCE FAIRE AUDITIONS: See THU.28.
THE BEST OF THE BURLINGTON WRITERS WORKSHOP BOOK LAUNCH PARTY: Readers celebrate the release of the anthology of poetry and prose penned by local writers. Burlington City Arts, 6-9 p.m. Free; cash bar; preregister. Info, 383-8104. FRIDAY MORNING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze creative works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free; preregister at meetup. com; limited space. Info, 383-8104. POEMTOWN RANDOLPH: POETRY PLUS: Melody and meter meld when poet Danny Dover and pianists Dorothy Robson and Aaron Marcus join forces. Decadent desserts sweeten the deal. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 728-6464. SCRIBE CIRCLE: Writers ages 16 and up trade constructive criticism on literary projects. Highgate Public Library, 7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 868-3970.
SPRING WORK WEEKEND: Helping hands prepare the inn for the season. Blueberry Hill Inn, Brandon. Free; preregister. Info, info@blueberryhillinn.com.
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DIRTY WEEKEND: See FRI.29.
‘BRANDING FOR BRILLIANCE’: Professionals pick up tips on boosting their brand at a workshop and networking session with marketing maven Carey Earle. National Life Building, Montpelier, 2:30-4 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 229-1607.
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EDUCATION ENRICHMENT FOR EVERYONE: Middlebury College professor Erik Bleich considers cultural chasms in “What Is Islamophobia, and How Much is There?” Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3516.
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CONTRA DANCE: A traditional social dance comes complete with calling NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: Benedict by Susan Kevra and music by Rachel Cumberbatch plays the eponymous Bell, Julie Vallimont, and Becky Tracy. prince in a broadcast production of Capital City Grange, Berlin, 8-11 p.m. OU O C TH Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet. Loew | $5-9. Info, 249-7454. CO OIR LL E Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, G E GOSP EL C H DANCEFEST VERMONT!: See FRI.29, 7:30 p.m. Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $23. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘LIVING TOGETHER’: See WED.27.
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MAGIC: THE GATHERING: Decks of cards determine the arsenal with which participants, or “planes walkers,” fight others for glory, knowledge and conquest. For grades 6 and up. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.
‘CATS’: Fantastical felines sing and dance in the Pentangle Arts and ArtisTree production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s popular musical. See calendar spotlight. Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 7:30 p.m. $17-30. Info, 457-3981.
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‘HANSEL AND GRETEL’: Bald Mountain Theater introduces youngsters to the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale through story, song and dance. The Freight House, White River Junction, 7 p.m. $8-12. Info, 767-4800.
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COMMUNITY FENCE RAISING EVENT: Locals grab their work gloves and join library staff, trustees and families to contribute to an outdoor programming location. Highgate Public Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 868-3970. NATIONAL COHOUSING DAY: Potential residents open the door to shared housing during tours, family activities and a potluck dinner. Burlington Cohousing East Village, 1-7 p.m. Free. Info, 399-2459.
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‘ART AND CRAFT’: Exposed after 30 years of forging paintings, Mark Landis faces backlash from museum professionals in this 2014 documentary. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-6433. ‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.27. ‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.27.
food & drink
CHOCOLATE TASTING: With the help of a tasting guide, chocoholics of all ages discover the flavor profiles of four different confections. Lake Champlain Chocolates Factory Store & Café, Burlington, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1807. VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: See WED.27.
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CAMBRIDGE AREA ROTARY BUNCO: Games, prizes, raffles and a silent auction entertain attendees at a fundraiser for rotary club activities. Boyden Farm, Cambridge, social hour, 6-7 p.m.; games, 8 p.m. $15; cash bar. Info, 793-0856. MILTON HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT GRADUATION POKER TOURNAMENT: Players keep their cards close to their vests while vying for cash prizes. Milton Eagles Club, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. $50; $10 for additional chip purchase. Info, 881-6560.
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MONTE CARLO CASINO & TEXAS HOLD ‘EM TOURNAMENT: Poker-faced players compete in cards, roulette, craps and more at this benefit for the Jay volunteer fire department. Degre Auction House, Westfield, 6-11:45 p.m. $5; BYOB. Info, 343-5687.
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ADULT PROM: Retro music, signature drinks and tasty eats power this throwback bash benefiting Handle With Love. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $25-30. Info, 540-0406. BENEFIT FOR THE BAKA PYGMY OF CAMAROON: Singo Dance Troupe, A2VT and Impulse Ensemble show their stuff during a night of African music, dance and drumming. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $15-20. Info, 863-6713.
MIDDLEBURY FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.27, 8-9 a.m. R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.27, North End Studio A, Burlington, 9-10 a.m.
BIKE SALE: Two-wheeled travelers bag bicycles, parts and accessories. FreeRide Bike Co-op, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, freeridemp@ gmail.com.
WORLD TAI CHI & QIGONG DAY: Folks come together to practice the Chinese exercise systems as part of a global event. Cabot Town Hall, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 424-6088.
BILLINGS FARM & MUSEUM OPENING DAY: A pastoral party boasts horse-drawn wagon rides, agricultural programs and complimentary ice cream. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $4-14; free for kids under 3. Info, 457-2355.
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DROP & SWAP: See FRI.29, 9-11 a.m. INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY MEETING PLACE: Brainstorming leads to forming activity groups for hobbies such as flying stunt kites and playing music. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 658-0030. LUND’S 125TH BIRTHDAY: The family-and-childrenbased organization marks a milestone year with a luncheon, ice cream social and a lively party. See lund.org for details. Waterworks Food + Drink, Winooski, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. & 2-3 & 6-11 p.m. $50125. Info, 448-3617. PRIMO MAGGIO: Two days of events celebrating the Scottish contribution to Barre include a traditional community dinner, spirited songs and an illustrated lecture. See oldlaborhall.org for details. Old Labor Hall, Barre, 6 p.m. $25 for dinner and concert; free for talk. Info, 479–5600. ‘SPRING INTO SUMMER’ SPORTSWEAR FASHION SHOW: Dancers, athletes and cancer survivors model this season’s latest styles at a fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Union Station, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. $20-25. Info, springintosummervt@gmail.com. VERMONT GEAR SWAP & CLOTHING SALE: Outdoor adventurers stock up on apparel and equipment. Partial proceeds benefit the Burlington Sunrise Rotary Club and the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps. West Monitor Barn, Richmond, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 238-3972.
fairs & festivals
MIDDLEBURY BACH FESTIVAL: See FRI.29.
BELTAINE CELEBRATION: Merrymakers join the Green Mountain Druids to mark May Day with a potluck, bonfire and maypole ritual. Dreamland, Worcester, 3 p.m. $5. Info, fearnessence@gmail.com.
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‘ALADDIN’: Lamoille Valley Dance Academy presents the tale of a boy who harnesses a genie’s magic power to win the love of a beautiful princess. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 6 p.m. $16-20. Info, 888-4375. ‘HANSEL AND GRETEL’: See FRI.29, Tunbridge Town Hall, 2 & 7 p.m. HEALTHY KIDS DAY: Boys and girls get a jump on summer with salubrious activities. Greater Burlington YMCA, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov. ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING: See WED.27, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. PAINTING FOR TEENS: Young adults with basic observational drawing skills take their talents to new levels through a variety of exercises and projects. ONE Arts Center, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. $24. Info, oneartscollective@gmail.com. SATURDAY DROP-IN STORY TIME: A weekly selection of songs and narratives engages all ages. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 264-5660. STORY TIME SATURDAY: ‘THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR’: Kiddos feed their minds and bodies with Eric Carle’s classic children’s book and themed snacks. Phoenix Books Burlington, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 448-3350. YOUTH ACTIVISM SUMMIT: Youngsters join forces for workshops on topics such as racial justice, sustainability, self-defense and more. Art projects and networking opportunities round out this day of action. Montpelier High School, 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. Info, youthactivism2016@gmail.com.
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CABIN FEVER SERIES: Pascal Gemme, Yann Falquet and Keith Murphy captivate music lovers. WalkOver Gallery and Concert Room, Bristol, 8-10:30 p.m. $1520. Info, 453-3188, ext. 2. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE GOSPEL CHOIR: Backed by a full band, the singing group gets the crowd on its feet with traditional and cutting-edge spiritual music. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 2 p.m. $13.50-15. Info, 603-646-2422. GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE CHOIR & CANTORION: Directed by James Cassarino, vocalists honor retiring GMC president Paul Fonteyn with “A Fonteyn Farewell: An Evening of Drama and Song.” Ackley Hall, Green Mountain College, Poultney, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 287-8926. HELIAND CONSORT: The multi-instrumental ensemble hits members’ home towns with a short and sweet program of canons, trios and songs. First Congregational Church, St. Albans, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 933-2607. NORTH COUNTRY CHORUS SPRING CONCERT: The St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltones join the vocalists for a recital of works by Schubert and Dan Forrest. Bradford Congregational Church, 7:30 p.m. $5-12. Info, 748-2600. SAUL CONRAD: Classical and modern songwriting find common ground in selections from 2016’s Requiem. ROTA Gallery and Studio, Plattsburgh N.Y., 7 p.m. $3-10. Info, rotagallery@gmail.com. UVM SPRINGFEST FEATURING THE HEAD AND THE HEART: Music lovers ring in spring with infectious indie folk-rock rhythms. Madaila and Bison open. NonUVM students under 18 must be accompanied by an adult 21 or older. See calendar spotlight. Rain location: UVM Patrick Gymnasium. Parking lot, Jeffords Hall, UVM, Burlington, 3 p.m. $11.25-37.50. Info, 863-5966. UVM STUDENT COMPOSITIONS CONCERT: An eclectic program showcases original works by rising talents. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. VERMONT MOZART FESTIVAL: Chamber players charm classical connoisseurs with the composer’s Milanese Quartets. Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, Middlebury, 7 p.m. $15; free for kids. Info, 382-9222. VERMONT PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: A spring concert features 11-year-old cellist Mia Kim Bernard. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. $5-15. Info, 728-6464.
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BIRD MONITORING WALK: Experienced ornithology enthusiasts bring binoculars and keep an eye out for winged wonders. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 7:30 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 434-2167.
SPRING WORK WEEKEND: See FRI.29.
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DIGITAL PHOTO BASICS: Those with working knowledge of Microsoft Windows learn how to import and edit images from phones and cameras. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister. Info, 865-7217.
VERMONT SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER’S 5K RUN/ WALK: Active bodies put one foot in front of the other to benefit Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports and Kids on the Move. Vermont Sports Medicine Center, Rutland, adaptive athlete run, 9:45 a.m.; kids’ fun run, 10 a.m. $5-25; free for adaptive athletes. Info, 775-1300.
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‘CATS’: See FRI.29, 2 & 7:30 p.m. ‘A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM’: See THU.28.
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‘HAIRSPRAY’: See THU.28, 2 & 7:30 p.m. ‘I AND YOU’: See WED.27. ‘LIVING TOGETHER’: See WED.27, 2 & 7:30 p.m. THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD: A woman’s quest to avenge her father’s death plays out in a broadcast production of Elektra. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 12:55 p.m. $16-25. Info, 748-2600. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 12:55 p.m. $23. Info, 775-0903. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 1 p.m. $10-24. Info, 382-9222. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1 p.m. $29. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘ONE FOR THE ROAD’: See THU.28.
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CELEBRATION OF BURLINGTON POETS: In honor of National Poetry Month, more than 25 Queen Citybased bards lend their voices to a marathon reading. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 734-3645.
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INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE DAY: As part of a nationwide event, bibliophiles celebrate the written word with exclusive merchandise and merriment. The Book Nook, Ludlow, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 228-3238. Phoenix Books Essex, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111. Phoenix Books Burlington, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. Info, 448-3350. Phoenix Books Rutland, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 855-8078. MAPLE POEMS & STORIES: The St. Johnsbury World Maple Festival takes a literary turn with a reading of themed works. Lawn, St. Johnsbury Welcome Center, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 751-5432. POEMCITY: NATURE POEMS, FAVORITE POEMS: Verses by Wordsworth, Yeats and Frost illustrate a lively examination of stanzas inspired by the natural world. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. STORY SHARING SYMPOSIUM: Recille Hamrell hosts a skill-building workshop to help participants craft compelling narratives. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.
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RECKLESS RAIL RALLY: Activists bang on pots and pans during a march down Harbor Road to raise awareness of the unregulated rail industry. Speakers, food and music await at the Shelburne Town Green. Shelburne Community School, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 373-2567. SUN.1
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LITERACY OF THE HEART: Participants explore themes in literature and art during a workshop and talk with poet Kerrin McCadden. Church on the Common, Craftsbury Common, workshop, 4-5:30 p.m.; talk, 7 p.m. $10 for workshop; free for talk. Info, 748-2600.
PITTSFORD TRAIL RUN: Joggers and walkers take to 5-K and 1-mile courses to support the Pittsford Recreation Department. Pavilion, Pittsford Recreation Area, 9 a.m. $5-15. Info, 483-6500.
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VERNAL POOL EXPLORATION: Biologist John Jose leads nature lovers into the great outdoors to observe egg masses, wood frogs and spotted salamanders. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. $5-10. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202.
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JIM ANDREWS: A presentation by Vermont’s foremost herpetologist paves the way for a field trip focused on finding reptiles and amphibians. Bring a bag lunch. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, gmas@greenmountainaudubon.org.
PLUG-A-LOG WORKSHOP: Fungi fans join members of the MoTown Mushrooms team to learn about different cap-and-stem varieties — gourmet and medicinal alike. Happy Heart Sanctuary, Morrisville, 10 a.m.-noon. $15. Info, 851-8222.
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VSO MASTERWORKS: Pianist Olga Kern tickles the ivories in a program of Mozart, Grieg and Brahms. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $9-61. Info, 863-5966.
NOS ORIGINES: A DATABASE OF FRENCHCANADIANS: Folks reach the outer branches of family trees with this genealogical database. Vermont Genealogy Library, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester, 10:30 a.m.-noon. $5. Info, 310-9285.
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ART CHURCH: Experienced artists and newbies alike deepen their reverence for the creativity within through meditation and a silent work session. Arrive 10 minutes before the start time. Expressive Arts Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. $20. Info, 862-5302.
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COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS WITH THE CENTER FOR MINDFUL LEARNING: Peaceful people gather for guided meditation and interactive discussions. Burlington Friends Meeting House, 5-7 p.m. $10. Info, assistant@centerformindfullearning.org.
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OPEN HOUSE: Parents of potential students learn the ABCs of the expanding independent learning facility. Vermont Day School, Shelburne, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 495-5150.
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‘HANSEL AND GRETEL’: See FRI.29, Holley Hall, Bristol, 1 & 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S PICKUP SOCCER: QuickLOST NATION THEATER footed females of varying skill PRODUCTION CAMPS AUDITIONS: levels break a sweat while connecting H Aspiring thespians ages 9 and up EL OF IA passes and making runs for the goal. For SY ND try out for roles in The Pinocchio Story E T CON S OR T | CO U R ages 18 and up. Robert Miller Community and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Lost Nation & Recreation Center, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. $3. Info, Theater, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free; carmengeorgevt@gmail.com. preregister. Info, 229-0492. TEEN YOGA: Young adults strike a pose during a healthful and relaxing practice. Wear comfy clothes and bring a mat. Altus Healing Arts, Chelsea, 1-2:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 373-2672. YOUTH ACTIVISM SUMMIT: See SAT.30, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
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DIMANCHES FRENCH CONVERSATION: Parlez-vous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual drop-in chat. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov.
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music
MIDDLEBURY BACH FESTIVAL: See FRI.29.
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‘ALADDIN’: See SAT.30, 3 p.m.
PRIMO MAGGIO: See SAT.30, 4 p.m.
AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: See WED.27, Essex Cinemas & T-Rex Theater, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: ‘MUSIC, SOUNDSPACE & ARCHITECTURE’: Three days of audio installations, concerts and a panel discussion explore environments as experienced through sound. See hop. dartmouth.edu for details. Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. Free. Info, 603-646-3531.
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‘DIVEST!: THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT ON TOUR’: This 2016 documentary focuses on 350.org’s 2012 “Do the Math” bus tour, aimed at propelling the fossil fuel divestment campaign onto the national stage. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 2 p.m. Donations. Info, 518-565-5970.
BIRDCODE: Strong vocals drive the quartet’s interpretations of music by Billy Strayhorn, Prince, Jerome Kern, the Beatles and others. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. DARTMOUTH COLLEGE GLEE CLUB: Student singers lift their voices to Rachmaninoff’s “All-Night Vigil.” Rollins Chapel, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 2 p.m. $9-10. Info, 603-646-2422. GAMELAN SULUKALA: Bronze and iron instruments ring out in “A Thousand Peacocks: Indonesian and American Music for Javanese Gamelan.” Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 4-5:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 498-3173. HELIAND CONSORT: See SAT.30, York Street Meeting House, Lyndon, 3-4 p.m.
‘ENOUGH TO LIVE ON: THE ARTS OF THE WPA’: Works by the likes of Rockwell Kent and Dorothea Lange provide a portrait of art as a catalyst for change in the 1930s. A filmmaker Q&A follows. Mount Holly Elementary School, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 259-3707.
NATHAN LAUBE: The elite concert organist showcases his musical gifts in a program of works by Bach. Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, preperformance lecture, 2:15 p.m.; concert, 3 p.m. $6-20. Info, 443-3168.
‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.27.
NORTH COUNTRY CHORUS SPRING CONCERT: See SAT.30, North Congregational Church, St. Johnsbury, 2 p.m.
‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.27. ‘YOUNG MAN WITH A HORN’: A musician hits both high and low notes in his personal and professional life in this 1950 drama shown on 16mm film. Newman Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. Free. Info, serious_61@ yahoo.com.
food & drink
CHOCOLATE TASTING: See SAT.30. 62 CALENDAR
kids
THE SKY WRITING GROUP: Creative storytelling supports health and community cohesion in a critique-free environment. Pride Center of Vermont, Burlington, 1-4 p.m. Free. Info, liz@pridecentervt.org.
THE BETTER BIKE SWAP & SALE: See FRI.29.
VERMONT RESTAURANT WEEK: See WED.27.
health & fitness
MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.27.
MIDDLEBURY MAPLE RUN: Athletes make strides in Vermont’s sweetest half marathon and relay. Meet behind the hospital. Porter Medical Center, Middlebury, registration, 7:30-8:45 a.m.; run, 9 a.m. $40-80. Info, 3887951, ext. 100.
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BALKAN FOLK DANCING: Louise Brill and friends organize participants into lines and circles set to complex rhythms. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. $6; free for first-timers; bring snacks to share. Info, 540-1020.
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WARBLERS & WILDFLOWERS MAY DAY WALK: Nature lovers look up, down and all around on a guided search for songbirds and blossoms. Bring binoculars. Ethan Allen Park, Burlington, 7-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-0420.
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WEEKEND OF HOPE: See FRI.29.
MOTHER’S DAY SALE: Savvy shoppers select gifts for moms from an assortment of handcrafted mugs, bowls, vases, planters and more. Vermont Country Pottery, East Calais, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 793-4732.
SPRING WORK WEEKEND: See FRI.29.
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GREEK EASTER: A whole roasted lamb is the centerpiece of a traditional holiday meal, complete with magiritsa soup, tyropita and more. Taverna Khione, Shelburne, noon-2 p.m. Cost of food and drink; preregister. Info, 985-2137.
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COTS WALK: Led by the drummers of Sambatucada!, folks follow a route based on the path a local homeless person might take, visiting shelters along the way. Battery Park, Burlington, registration, 1 p.m.; walk, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-7402.
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DIRTY WEEKEND: See FRI.29.
VYO SPRING CONCERT: Jeffrey Domoto conducts youth musicians in a season-ending program exploring perception and change. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 3 p.m. $12-17. Info, 863-5966.
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NIA WITH SUZY: Drawing from martial, dance and healing arts, sensory-based movements push participants to their full potentials. South End Studio, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. $14. Info, 522-3691.
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NORTHEAST FIDDLERS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING: Lovers of this spirited art form gather to catch up and jam. Morrisville VFW Post, noon-5 p.m. Nonperishable food donations accepted. Info, 728-5188. VERMONT CHORAL UNION: See FRI.29, McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 3-4:30 p.m. VERMONT PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA: See SAT.30, Barre Opera House, 2 p.m. $5-15. Info, 476-8188.
talks
REBECCA RUPP: “Wolf Peaches, Poisoned Peas and Madame Pompadour’s Underwear: The Surprising History of Common Garden Vegetables” provides food for thought. Waterbury Public Library, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.
theater
‘CATS’: See FRI.29, 2 p.m. ‘A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM’: See THU.28, 2 p.m. ‘HAIRSPRAY’: See THU.28, 2 p.m. ‘I AND YOU’: See WED.27, 2 p.m. ‘LIVING TOGETHER’: See WED.27, 5 p.m. THE METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD: See SAT.30, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1 p.m. $29. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘PROPERTY RITES’: See FRI.29, 2 p.m. ‘RUMORS’: See FRI.29, 2 p.m.
words
BURLINGTON WOMEN’S POETRY GROUP: Female writers seek feedback from fellow rhyme-andmeter mavens. Call for details. Private residence, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, jcpoet@bellsouth.net. POEMTOWN RANDOLPH: POETRY WRITING WORKSHOP: Budding penmen and -women build their skills with Sharon wordsmith Ina Anderson. Kimball Public Library, Randolph, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 728-5073.
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OPEN STUDIO: See THU.28.
dance
DANCING FREEDOM: Earth, air, fire, water and spirit guide an ecstatic movement wave meant to promote healing and self-expression. Expressive Arts Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. $10-15. Info, 267-210-9438. SALSA MONDAYS: Dancers learn the techniques and patterns of the salsa, merengue, bachata and cha-cha. North End Studio A, Burlington, fundamentals, 7 p.m.; intermediate, 8 p.m. $12. Info, 227-2572.
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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: See WED.27, Diamond Run Mall, Rutland, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. American Legion, St. Albans, noon-5:30 p.m.
BIKES & BANTER: Cyclists shoot the breeze at a social gathering marking the beginning of Bike! Bingo. Center for Communication and Creative Media Commuter Lounge, Champlain College, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, bikebingo@ bicyclebenefits.org. SOCIAL GATHERING: Those who are deaf, hard of hearing or want to learn American Sign Language get together to break down communication barriers. The North Branch Café, Montpelier, 4-6 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 595-4001.
fairs & festivals
NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: ‘MUSIC, SOUNDSPACE & ARCHITECTURE’: See SUN.1.
film
‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.27. ‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.27.
food & drink
BIKER BREAKFAST: Bicycle fanatics kick off a month of Bike! Bingo with a morning meal. Burlington City Hall, 6:30-9:30 a.m. Free. Info, bikebingo@bicyclebenefits.org.
games
BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.27, 7 p.m.
health & fitness
BETTER BALANCE: See FRI.29. HERBAL CONSULTATIONS: Betzy Bancroft, Larken Bunce, Guido Masé and students from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism evaluate individual constitutions and health conditions. Burlington Herb Clinic, Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 4-8 p.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, info@ vtherbcenter.org. MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.27. NIA WITH SUZY: See SUN.1, 7 p.m. R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.27, North End Studio A, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.27. ZUMBA: See WED.27.
kids
CONTINUING UKULELE WITH JENNY BEAUDIN: Aspiring songsters ages 8 through 12 flex their fingers on the four-string instrument. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $8-10; preregister. Info, 728-6464. CRUISERS’ & CRAWLERS’ PLAY & STAY STORY TIME: Babies and toddlers up to age 2 engage in books, songs and social time with blocks, bubbles and parachute play. Highgate Public Library, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 868-3970. PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Captivating narratives pave the way for crafts and activities for tots ages 3 through 6. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5660. ROBIN’S NEST NATURE PLAYGROUP: Naturalist-led pursuits through fields and forests captivate tykes up to age 5 and their parents. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Donations. Info, 229-6206. STORIES WITH MEGAN: Budding bookworms ages 2 through 5 open their ears for exciting tales. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free; groups must preregister. Info, reference@ burlingtonvt.gov. ‘URBAN ARTS HITS RURAL VERMONT’: Students gather for an animated afternoon of graffiti, graphic novels and anime. Randolph Union High School, 2:30-3:30 p.m. $8-10. Info, 431-0204. WRITE NOW!: Emerging wordsmiths in grades 6 through 12 hone their skills in a supportive environment. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:307:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660. YOUNG ADULT ADVISORY BOARD: Middle and high schoolers help make the library a destination for their peers. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660.
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language
ADVANCED-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Language learners perfect their pronunciation with guest speakers. Private residence, Burlington, 5-6:30 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.
music
CHAMBER ENSEMBLES: UVM students perform string quartets by Beethoven, Arriaga and Dvořák. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3040. AN EVENING OF JAZZ MUSIC: Twelve weeks of music making culminates in a toe-tapping concert by adult and youth combos. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5. Info, 863-5966. GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE & COMMUNITY JAZZ BAND: Cool cats tap their toes to standards by George Gershwin, Fats Waller, Duke Ellington and originals by ensemble director Gary Schmidt. Ackley Hall, Green Mountain College, Poultney, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 287-8377. SAMBATUCADA! OPEN REHEARSAL: Newbies are invited to help keep the beat as Burlington’s samba street-percussion band sharpens its tunes. No experience or instruments are required. 8 Space Studio Collective, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5017.
sports
COMMUNITY SURPRISE BIKE RIDE: Following a family-friendly loop around southern Burlington, riders reward themselves with an after-party at Maglianero. Meet at Center for Communication and Creative Media, Champlain College, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, bikebingo@bicyclebenefits.org.
talks
SHIGEKO SASAMORI & CLIFTON DANIEL: Professor Steve Snyder moderates “Responsibility, Reconciliation and the Dropping of the Atomic Bombs,” an interactive discussion between the Hiroshima survivor and the grandson of president Harry Truman. Mead Memorial Chapel, Middlebury College, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5320. ‘SPIRIT IN EDUCATION: A CONVERSATION WITH LAURIE PATTON AND BILL MCKIBBEN’: In celebration of the North Branch School’s 15th anniversary, the speakers offer insight on the role of religion in education. A Q&A follows. Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, Middlebury, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-3269.
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MONDAY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze creative works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104.
art
ROCK YOUR ART OUT: Free-form creative expression eliminates the stress and tension of the day. Expressive Arts Burlington, 6:15-8:15 p.m. $20. Info, 862-5302.
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dance
BALLROOM DANCE CLASS: Instructor Samir Elabd helps students break down basic steps. Union Elementary School, Montpelier, tango and fox trot, 6-7 p.m.; swing and salsa, 7-8 p.m. $14. Info, 223-2921. BEGINNER WEST COAST SWING & FUSION DANCING: Students get schooled in the fundamentals of partner dance. North End Studio B, Burlington, 8-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@ gmail.com. INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED WEST COAST SWING: Fun-loving folks learn the smooth, sexy stylings of modern swing dance. North End Studio A, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $11-16. Info, burlingtonwestie@gmail.com. SWING DANCING: Quick-footed participants experiment with different styles, including the Lindy hop, Charleston and balboa. Beginners are welcome. Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 448-2930.
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Community College of Vermont
AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: See WED.27, Hazen Union School, Hardwick, 12:30-5:30 p.m. CAREER SERVICES: See WED.27. VERMONT WOMEN’S FUND BENEFIT: New York Times journalist Jodi Kantor keynotes an evening that celebrates the state’s first and only philanthropic resource dedicated solely to women’s causes. Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $50. Info, 388-3355.
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NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL: ‘MUSIC, SOUNDSPACE & ARCHITECTURE’: See SUN.1
film
‘FLOWER DRUM SONG’: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway musical about Chinese immigrants adjusting to life in San Francisco hits the big screen in this 1961 adaptation. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 & 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600. ‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.27. ‘JUST EAT IT: A FOOD WASTE STORY’: Documentarians Grant Baldwin and Jen Rustemeyer dive into the issue of food waste by forgoing store-bought eats and surviving on foraged goods. A panel discussion follows. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.
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25 Years of VCTF Helping Vermont Kids Friday, May 6 at the Coach Barn at Shelburne Farms | 7-11pm Hearty hors d’oeuvres & cash bar, music from Josh Panda $75/pp • vtchildrenstrust.org
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KNIGHTS OF THE MYSTIC MOVIE CLUB: Cinema hounds view campy flicks at this ode to offbeat productions. Main Street Museum, White River Junction, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2776. ‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.27.
food & drink
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COOKING WITH INDIAN SPICES: Rice pilaf, lentil soup and vegetables are on the menu when Akshata Nayak helps home cooks make use of healthful seasonings. McClure Multigenerational Center, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-9753.
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ZENTANGLE ON FABRIC: Decorating diva Pam Damour demonstrates how to use the abstract design method to create original textiles. Essex Alliance Church, 7-9 p.m. $10; free for Champlain Valley Quilt Guild members. Info, programs@ cvqgvt.org.
TUESDAY VOLUNTEER NIGHTS: Helping hands pitch in around the shop by organizing parts, moving bikes and tackling other projects. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Bike Recycle Vermont, Burlington, 5-8 p.m. Free. Info, 264-9687.
create your fun
BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.27, 7 p.m.
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MONDAYS AT THE IMPROV: Emerging entertainers express themselves through theater games and acting techniques for onstage and off. The Wellness Co-op, Burlington, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 999-7373.
FEAST TOGETHER OR FEAST TO GO: See FRI.29.
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SUE MORSE: Big cats are on the prowl in the wildlife photographer’s presentation “Coming Soon: The Cougar Returns to the East.” Underhill Town Hall, 7:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 899-2693.
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health & fitness
BRANDON FITNESS BOOT CAMP: Hop to it! Get fit with strength, endurance, agility and coordination exercises. Otter Valley North Campus Gym, Brandon, 5:30-6:30 p.m. $12. Info, 343-7160. COMMUNITY FLOW: A balanced series of postures builds strength and flexibility, promoting stamina and a sense of inner calm. Yoga Roots, Shelburne, 7:308:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 985-0090. GENTLE DROP-IN YOGA: Yogis hit the mat for a hatha class led by Betty Molnar. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660. KICKBOXING CLASS WITH BELINDA: Athletes embrace their inner badass by building endurance, strength and flexibility in a class propelled by fun music. North End Studio B, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $15. Info, bestirredfitness@gmail.com. MINDFULNESS CLASS: See WED.27, 12:15-1 p.m. MIXED-LEVEL YOGA: Pupils breathe through a variety of postures in a safe and open environment. The Wellness Co-op, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 777-1190. ZUMBA WITH ALLISON: Exercise is disguised as a party at this rhythm-driven workout session. Swan Dojo, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $10. Info, 227-7221.
kids
CLOWNING & CHARACTER WORKSHOP: Outgoing youngsters ages 8 and up get goofy with comical personas. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 4 p.m. $8-10; preregister. Info, 431-0204. CREATIVE TUESDAYS: Artists exercise their imaginations with recycled materials. Ages 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov. FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Players ages 5 and up sit down to board-game bouts. Fairfax Community Library, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 849-2420.
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MEET MARTHA THE TALKING DOG: Budding bookworms mingle with the star of Susan Meddaugh’s children’s series. Phoenix Books Rutland, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 855-8078. PRESCHOOL MUSIC: Melody makers ages 3 through 5 sing and dance the morning away. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 11:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 264-5660. PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR: Imaginations blossom when young ’uns up to age 6 engage in themed tales and activities. Fairfax Community Library, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 849-2420. SPANISH MUSICAL KIDS: Amigos ages 1 to 5 learn Latin American songs and games with Constancia Gómez, a native Argentinian. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov. STORY TIME WITH A TWIST: See WED.27. TODDLER STORY TIME: Good listeners up to 3 years old have fun with music, rhymes, snacks and captivating tales. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10:30-11 a.m. Free; preregister. Info, 264-5664.
PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage folks engage in dialogue en français. ¡Duino! (Duende), Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 363-2431.
talks
COMMUNITY MEDICAL SCHOOL: “Mammography and Breast Cancer Screening: The New Guidelines,” presented by New England American Cancer Society’s Ted James, is just what the doctor ordered. Carpenter Auditorium, Given Medical Building, UVM, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 847-2886.
theater
‘LIVING TOGETHER’: See WED.27. ONE ACTS: Area high school students stage Baggage and Inevitable to benefit Tatums’s Totes and Outright Vermont. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 775-0903.
words
BOOK CLUB: Yoga devotees deepen their understanding of the practice through Thich Nhat Hanh’s The Art of Communicating. Sangha Studio, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. $5. Info, 448-4262. ‘SEARCH FOR MEANING’ ADULT DISCUSSION GROUP: Avid readers reflect on selected texts. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m. Free. Info, 518-561-6920.
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LIFE DRAWING: See WED.27.
crafts
ADULT BASIC CRAFT GROUP: See WED.27, 6:15-7:45 p.m. KNITTERS & NEEDLEWORKERS: See WED.27, Colchester Meeting House.
dance
ALONZO KING LINES BALLET: Natural soundscapes provide the backdrop for expressive choreography in “Biophony.” Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15-45. Info, 863-5966. DROP-IN HIP-HOP DANCE: See WED.27.
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AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: See WED.27, Milton Middle/High School, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Mount Ascutney Hospital & Health Center, Windsor, 1-6 p.m. CAREER SERVICES: See WED.27.
film
CLASSIC FILM SERIES: Movie lovers view cinematic masterpieces. Call for details. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-5290. ‘FLORENCE AND THE UFFIZI GALLERY 3D/4K’: Shown as part of Great Art Wednesdays, this film offers access to key works by the likes of Leonardo Da Vinci. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 11 a.m. $510. Info, 382-9222.
food & drink
COMMUNITY NIGHT: Carnivores dine on barbecue fare in support of YWCA of Vermont and Camp Hochelaga. Partial proceeds are donated. Bluebird Barbecue, Burlington, 4:30-9 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 862-7520. COMMUNITY SUPPER: See WED.27.
games
BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.27.
health & fitness
CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY: Participants get heady at an introduction to the practice of relieving pain and tension by manipulating the skull. Community Room, Hunger Mountain Coop, Montpelier, 6-7 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 223-8000, ext. 202. DANCE-BASED CONDITIONING: See WED.27. EPIC MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: See WED.27. INSIGHT MEDITATION: See WED.27. MAGNIFICENT MICROBES, HEALTHY GUTS: Eric Garza unearths links between microbe diversity and chronic ailments such as obesity and neurodegenerative conditions. City Market/Onion River Co-op, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. $5-10; preregister; limited space. Info, 861-9753. MIDDLEBURY FITNESS BOOT CAMP: See WED.27. MINDFUL WORKWEEKS: WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEDITATION: See WED.27. MINDFULNESS CLASS: See WED.27. MORNING FLOW YOGA: See WED.27. NIA WITH LINDA: See WED.27. RECOVERY COMMUNITY YOGA: See WED.27. R.I.P.P.E.D.: See WED.27. TRADITIONAL HERBALISM IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD: A CASE STUDY OF CUBA: Kenzie McDonald shares her perspective on the reality of herbalism in the context of Cuban culture. Participants leave with recipes commonly used in Havana and the surrounding region. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. $12. Info, 224-7100. TREAD & SHRED: See WED.27. WEDNESDAY NIGHT SOUND MEDITATION: See WED.27. ZUMBA: See WED.27.
kids
CREATIVE DANCE FOR BOYS & GIRLS WITH NICOLE CONTE STEVENS: See WED.27. DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: Readers ages 8 through 11 weigh in on The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 264-5660. KIDS’ OPEN GYM: See WED.27. SCIENCE & STORIES: ‘SEED SCIENCE’: Ideas blossom as budding green thumbs plant garden starters. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Regular admission, $10.50-13.50; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848. STORY TIME & PLAYGROUP: See WED.27. STORY TIME WITH A TWIST: See WED.27.
‘FLYING MONSTERS’: See WED.27.
TODDLER TIME: See WED.27.
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‘MR. HOLMES’: This 2015 drama shows an aging Sherlock Holmes as he struggles to remember his final case while in the throes of early dementia. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.
language
ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Parla Italiano? Language learners engage with a fluent speaker in an informal training. Jericho Town Library, 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 899-4686.
‘OUT OF OUR HEADS: A MALE JOURNEY INTO THE HEART’: Men embrace a masculine model in which they feel comfortable being sensitive and vulnerable in a documentary released last year. A Q&A with some of the film’s subjects follows. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. Free. Info, 356-2849.
BEGINNER-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: Basic communication skills are on the agenda at a guided lesson. Private residence, Burlington, 6 p.m. $20. Info, 324-1757.
‘LA CAUSERIE’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Native speakers are welcome to pipe up at an unstructured conversational practice. El Gato Cantina, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195.
‘PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME’: See WED.27.
BEGINNER ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.27. BEGINNER RUSSIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: See WED.27. ‘CLUB DE LECTURE’: Cheikh Hamidou Kane’s L’aventure ambiguë inspires French-language dialogue among readers. Klein Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-8:15 p.m. $3. Info, laurenceclerfeuille@yahoo.com. GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, reference@burlingtonvt.gov. INTERMEDIATE RUSSIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: See WED.27.
INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL SPANISH CLASS: See WED.27. INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: See WED.27.
music
MR. AIRPLANE MAN: Margaret Garrett and Tara McManus dole out their distinctive blend of country blues and garage pop. Stearns Performance Space, Johnson State College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1408. VERMONT ALL STATE MUSICAL FESTIVAL: High school students lend their talents to jazz, band, orchestra and choral performances. Missisquoi Valley Union Middle & High School, Swanton. $65. Info, 868-7311.
sports
RUN WITH THE HASH: See WED.27. WOMEN’S PICKUP BASKETBALL: See WED.27.
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CHRISTOPHER RICKS: In the First Wednesdays series presentation “Just Like a Man? Bob Dylan and the Charge of Misogyny,” the literary critic considers sexism in human and social contexts. McCarthy Arts Center, Saint Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955. GUS SPETH: The World Resources Institute founder reflects on his southern roots and looks to the future of his field in “Unlikely Making of an Environmental Leader,” presented as part of the First Wednesdays series. Norwich Congregational Church, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184. HEATHER COX RICHARDSON: In “Joseph Pulitzer and the American Republic,” a First Wednesdays series talk, the Boston College professor reports on the publisher’s contributions to journalism and the country. Rutland Free Library, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860. IRENE KACANDES: The Dartmouth College professor offers insight into why we love reading about the lives of others in the First Wednesdays series presentation “The Memoir Boom: Who, What, Why.” St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. JAY PARINI: The Middlebury College professor invokes the patron saint of Vermont poets in “Robert Frost in the World,” a First Wednesdays series lecture. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. MICHAEL ARNOWITT: The First Wednesdays series talk “Beethoven’s Sketchbooks” considers the composer’s creative process. Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 334-7902. REEVE LINDBERGH: The author and daughter of Charles delivers the First Wednesdays series lecture “Lindbergh and the Spirit of St. Louis,” looking at the aviator’s nonstop flight from New York to Paris as the vehicle for his love story with the speaker’s mother. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. TIM HAYES & STEPHANIE LOCKHART: Friends and neighbors saddle up for a discussion on equine therapy, complete with a live horse demonstration. Library and Learning Center, Johnson State College, 4-5:45 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1408.
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WEDNESDAY CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Lit lovers analyze works-in-progress penned by Burlington Writers Workshop members. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free; preregister at meetup.com; limited space. Info, 383-8104. WEDNESDAY EVENING BOOK CLUB: Avid readers exchange ideas and opinions about Chris Bohjalian’s The Guest Room. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:45-8 p.m. Free. Info, 2645660. m
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art FIBER ART: Fiber artist offering instruction to groups, organizations, etc., in needle felting, ancient method of wet felting wool, creative fiber art techniques and building visions with fiber! 345-7283, leave a message! Call to schedule. Cost: $35/2-hour class. Location: Burlington, area. Info: Carmella, 345-7283, carmandart@ yahoo.com. BAS RELIEF SCULPTURE WORKSHOP: Bas-relief sculpture is an optical illusion, transforming three dimensions into two. Instructor Marsha Pels will provide step-by-step guidance through the process, commonly held to be one of the most difficult forms to master, in a two-day workshop at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center. Simple mold-making will also be explained. Sat. & Sun., May 21 & 22, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $325/ person. Location: The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, 636 Marble St., West Rutland. Info: 438-2097, info@carvingstudio.org, carvingstudio.org.
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MOSAIC BASICS W/ MAGPIE FIBERS: Dami, from hand-dyed luxury yarn company Magpie Fibers, will teach you the basics and know-how to master the beautiful art of mosaic knitting. You will be amazed at how easy it is to use slipped stitches, knits and purls to create stunning colorwork motifs without the fuss. Thu., Jun. 2, 5-6:30 p.m. Cost: $35/1.5-hour class, materials not incl. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 881-0068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt.com.
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ADULT: SHAKER HALL TABLE: A comprehensive introduction to woodworking, this course explores the basic principles of lumber selection, hand tool and machinery usage, milling, joinery and finishing. Students will build their own Shaker-style
ADULT: EN PLEIN-AIR: Instructor: Brooke Monte. Practice the traditional fair-weather art of painting outside. This is an intro-level class, but all ability levels are welcome. If the weather gets the best of us, we have a classroom reserved. Supportive and respectful and ideal for those who like to be outdoors. 6 Tue., Jun. 7-Jul. 12, 6 -8 p.m. Cost: $186/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 9853648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org. ADULT: METALS 1: This class will focus on jewelry design, small sculpture or functional art. Students will complete several practice pieces before designing and creating wearable finished pieces out of sterling silver. There will be weekly demonstrations including sawing, drilling, piercing, annealing, texturing, jump rings, forming and soldering techniques. Instructor: Sarah Sprague. 6 Wed., Jul. 13-Aug. 24, 5:30-8 p.m. (no class Aug. 9). Cost: $278/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.
dance ADULT: MIXED-LEVEL CLAY: This course is great for beginners and potters with some experience who are looking to learn the fundamentals or brush up on basic wheel-throwing techniques. You will learn how to center, throw, trim and glaze. Use of electric kiln and gas reduction kiln. Instructor: Rik Rolla. 8 Wed., Jun. 15-Aug. 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $303/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool. org, theshelburnecraftschool.org. ADULT: OIL PAINTING BEGINNER: Instructor: Brooke Monte. Gain confidence with oil painting in this class just for beginners. Learn about thick over lean layering, mixing mediums, color theory, and more. Students will gain an understanding of technique and explore landscape, figurative, still life and abstract motifs. 6 Wed., Jul. 27-Aug. 31, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $186/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org. ADULT: STAINED GLASS: This class will teach you copper-foil stained-glass method pioneered by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Begin with a project that will introduce you to pattern selection and creation, using different types of glass, and cutting and fitting glass pieces, and then learn how to foil and solder. Instructor: Sarah Sprague. 6 Tue., Jul. 12-Aug. 23, 5:30-8 p.m. (no class Aug. 9). Cost: $288/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: Sage Tucker-Ketcham, 9853648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.
ADULT: WATERCOLOR: Instructor: Jackie Mangione. Boost your creativity with this six-week class designed to hone your watercolor skills. We will cover a broad array of painting fundamentals demonstrating color and value relationships, wet and dry watercolor techniques, and design principles that will help you build strong paintings. 6 Thu., Jun. 9-Jul. 14, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $186/person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org. ADULT: WATERCOLOR 2: Instructor: Jackie Mangione. Boost your creativity with this class designed to hone your watercolor skills. This is a continuation of Watercolors 1 but is open to students who are interested in developing their watercolor skills and techniques to build strong paintings. The class will use landscapes and still life subject matter. 6 Thu., Jul. 28-Sep. 1, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $186/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org. WORKSHOP: PASTEL: Instructor: Robert Carsten. This fun and exciting workshop will explore various ways to explore bold color with dramatic light effects in pastel landscapes. Working from your sketches or photos, we will explore concepts of color, design and techniques. Various approaches will be presented and demonstrated. Critique, at-easel assistance and lots of painting time will make this an educational and enjoyable painting experience. All levels are welcome from beginner
DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. $15/person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 5981077, info@salsalina.com. DSANTOS VT SALSA: Experience the fun and excitement of Burlington’s eclectic dance community by learning salsa. Trained by world famous dancer Manuel Dos Santos, we teach you how to dance to the music and how to have a great time on the dance floor! There is no better time to start than now! Mon. evenings: beginner class, 7-8 p.m.; intermediate, 8:15-9:15 p.m. Cost: $12/1-hour class. Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Tyler Crandall, 598-9204, crandalltyler@hotmail.com, dsantosvt.com. SWING DANCE FOR BEGINNERS: Beginner jitterbug (East Coast swing) dance lessons. No partner necessary. 4 Wed., May 4, 11, 18 & 25, 7:30 p.m. Cost: $40/series. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info: Vermont Swings, Terry Bouricius, 864-8382, terryb@ burlingtontelecom.net, vermontswings.com/classes.php.
drumming DJEMBE IN BURLINGTON AND MONTPELIER!: Learn drumming technique and music on West African Drums! Drums provided! Burlington Beginners Djembe, Wed., 5:30-6:20 p.m., starting Apr. 27, $72/6 weeks. $15/ drop-in. Djembes are provided. Montpelier Beginners Djembe, DRUMMING
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ADULT: CLAY HAND-BUILDING: Instructor: Susan Parente. We will explore coiling, pinching and slab work, building a solid foundation and skills. Mastering hand-building fundamentals is a satisfying path for both beginners and more experienced artists in clay. Creating unique hand-built pieces begins with the basics. We will explore form, demo a variety of approaches to surface treatment and exchange ideas in a comfortable, wellequipped studio. 6 Fri., Jul. 22Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $231/ person; member discount avail. Location: The Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.
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ADULT: BEGINNER WHEEL CLAY: This course is great for beginners looking to learn the fundamentals of basic wheel-throwing techniques. You will learn how to center, throw, trim and glaze. You will use the electric kiln and the gas reduction kiln. You will leave with several functional pieces. Instructor: Rik Rolla. 8 Tue., Jun. 14-Aug. 2, 10 a.m.-noon. Cost: $303/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.
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TIPS & TRICKS WITH YOTH YARNS: A fun talk on Ve’s favorite knitting secrets! She will chat about various techniques, helpful tips and useful resources she used to help take your knitting from homemade to handcrafted. Ve is “Big Sister,” cocreator of Yarn on the House yarns, dyed in a beautiful dye house in Maine. Thu., Jun. 2, 7-8:30 p.m. Cost: $35/1.5-hour class; materials not incl. Location: Nido Fabric and Yarn, 209 College St., Suite 2E, Burlington. Info: 881-0068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt.com.
WORKSHOP: WATERCOLORS: Instructor: Joel Popadics. Each day, participants will meet on location and will receive two brief painting demonstrations. Topics will vary from painting cows, handling summer greens and composing the lake’s reflections. Students will paint and apply new concepts with individual instruction. Be creatively inspired by Shelburne landscapes while you paint. Aug. 8-12, Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $625/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Farms & Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.
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SUMMER CLASSES SARAH AMOS STUDIO 2016: Master Printer Sarah Amos will be teaching four Printmaking classes during June and July in her private studio in East Fairfield. Jun. 4-6: Introduction to Collagraph/ Monoprint; Jun. 18-20: Collagraph Miniature to Mural and WaterBased Mediums; Jul. 9-11: Collagraph/Collage and Artists Books; Jul. 23-25: Introduction to Collagraph/Monoprint. No experience needed. Maximum 4 students per class. Cost: $800/3day workshop; basic materials provided; paper not incl. Location: Sarah Amos Studio, East Fairfield. Info: 827-3960, samos@pshift. com, sarahamosstudio.com.
right soil conditions for them to thrive. Makes a great Mother’s Day gift! All materials provided. Thu., May 5, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $35/ person; $31.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Center, 135 Church St., Burlington.
through advanced. Materials list provided. Aug. 13 & 14, Fri. & Sat., 10-4:30 p.m. Cost: $200/ person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.
hall table, taking the project from blueprint through completion, learning to both organize and conceptualize a furniture project. Instructors: Ryan Cocina and Chris Ramos. 10 Mon., Jun. 20-Aug. 29, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $483/person; member discount avail. Location: Shelburne Craft School, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-3648, info@ theshelburnecraftschool.org, theshelburnecraftschool.org.
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TAIKO DRUMMING IN BURLINGTON!: Study with Stuart Paton of Burlington Taiko! Beginner/Recreational Class, Tue., 5:30-6:20 p.m., starting Apr. 26, $72/6 weeks. Kids and Parents’ Class, Mon. & Wed., 4:30-5:20 p.m., starting Apr. 25, $60/child or $112/parent-child for 3 weeks. Five-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Please register online or come directly to the first class!. Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3-G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org. TAIKO IN MONTPELIER!: Kids and parents’ taiko drumming, Thu., 4:30-5:20 p.m. starting Apr. 28. $48; $91 for pair. 4 weeks. Montpelier taiko class, Thu., 5:306:50 p.m. starting Apr. 28. $72/4 weeks; $22/walk-ins. Six-person minimum required to run most classes; invite friends! Please register online or come directly to the first class!. Location: Capital City Grange, 6612 Rte. 12, Berlin. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.
empowerment DANCE, PAINT, WRITE INTENSIVE: Imagine the joy: a daylong excursion into creative play. Whether you are experienced or a complete beginner, this workshop is for you. Start with stretch yoga, move into free dance, paint with fingers, brushes, as a group and individually. It’s process, not product. Then write your heart/ mind in prose/poetry. May 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $95/person; no prior experience or training necessary; catered lunch & all materials incl.; preregistration required. Location: Expressive Arts Burlington, 200 Main St., Suite 9, Burlington. Info: Topaz Weis, 343-8172, topazweis@gmx. net, expressiveartsburlington. com. USING TOY THEATRE TO EXPLORE OUR LIVES: Puppetry can critique the status quo and suggest routes for social change. In this workshop, participants
will explore the forces that influence or exert control over our lives and will learn creative tools for understanding and challenge the authority of those forces. Please bring 3-5 small toys/objects. Preregistration required. May 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $35/person; sliding fees avail. Location: JourneyWorks, 1205 North Ave., Burlington. Info: 860-6203, jkristel61@hotmail. com, journeyworksvt.com.
fitness FUSION FITNESS AT HOME SCHOOL FITNESS: Join the movement of people who want fitness on their own terms, not defined by an ad or dependent upon a gym. Those who wish to push themselves at their own pace instead of being pushed to keep up with someone else. Who want challenge without punishment. Group or individual trainings offered at your location. Info: Coletta Greenbaum, CPT CES, training locally since 2006, 372-5750, homeschoolfit@ comcast.net.
healing arts INTRO TO USUI/TIBETAN REIKI: You will learn the history and foundation of Usui/Tibetan Reiki. And how it applies to our everyday lives. Come find a way to reduce your stress and pain. And balance your health and wellbeing and perhaps help others. Material included. No experience necessary. Apr. 30, 9:30 a.m.11:30 a.m. Cost: $30/person; $25 coupon incl. can be used for Reiki session or toward Reiki 1 Level. Location: Blissful Wellness Intro Usui/Tibetan Reiki Class, 48 Laurel Dr., Essex Junction. Info: Blissful Wellness, Linda Rock, 238-9540, blissfulwellness.vt@ gmail.com, blissfulwellnessvt. com. CLINICAL HYPNOSIS, INTERMEDIATE: Hypnovations: Clinical Hypnosis Intermediate Skills Workshop. American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)-approved. Prerequisite: ASCH-approved basic clinical hypnosis workshop. Refine your clinical hypnosis skills! Learn new hypnotic strategies and techniques. Learn applications in mental health, medicine, nursing and dentistry. Demonstrations, lectures and practice. Senior faculty: Linda Thomson, MSN, APRN, ABMH, ABHN; Maureen Turner, MEd, LCMHC, RNBC, LCSW. Fri., May 20, 10:15 a.m.-Sun., May
22, 4:15 p.m. Cost: $475/20 CEUs (PhD, LCMHC, M & FT, SW, BSN, MSN & graduate students); all licensed clinicians welcome. Location: Jackson Gore Inn, Okemo Mountain Resort, Ludlow. Info: Hypnovations: Clinical Hypnosis Training & Education Programs, Maureen Turner, 3388040, mturner@ motivationhypnosis.com, hypnovations.com. HYPNOANALYSIS AGE REGRESSION: Age regression back to the cause(s) of the problem(s); release and begin healing with unique clinical hypnosis techniques (20 hours). Approved by American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH). Reduce/eliminate many symptoms of PTSD, ADD, ADHD, OCD, ODD, anxiety, phobias, depression and unwanted habits. Learn from Maureen Turner, MEd, LCMHC, RNBC, LCSW, Age Regression Specialist for over 20 years. Lecture, demonstrations, case presentations and practice. Prerequisite: A minimum of an ASCH-approved basic workshop. Fri., Jun. 10, 10:15 a.m.-Sun., Jun. 12, 3:30 p.m. Cost: $475/20 CEUs (PhD, LCMHC, M & FT, SW, BSN, MSN & graduate students); all licensed clinicians welcome; workshop manual incl. Location: The Turner Farmhouse, 24 Turners La., Isle La Motte. Info: Motivation Hypnosis, Maureen Turner, 338-8040, mturner@ motivationhypnosis.com, motivationhypnosis.com. REIKI 1 TRAINING: Students will learn the history of Reiki, and develop their personal connection with Reiki. They will be given Reiki I attunements and taught how to do a healing, and hand positions and lots of time to practice the hand positions on each other. Please wear comfortable clothing. May 6, 7-9 p.m. & May 7, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $150/ person. Location: JourneyWorks, 1205 North Ave., Burlington. Info: 860-6203, jkristel61@hotmail. com, journeyworksvt.com.
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THE SPRING LANDSCAPE IN PASTEL: Explore a high-key palette, simplify composition and work with pastel application techniques to create a spring landscape. Materials list provided. Instructor: Robert Carsten. Sat., May 22, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cost: $110/person; $85/members. Location: Helen Day Art Center, 90 Pond St., Stowe. Info: 253-8358, education@helenday. com, helenday.com. WATERCOLOR: PAINTING THE BEAUTY OF FLOWERS: Learn basic floral painting techniques with an emphasis on values and composition. All levels welcome. Materials list provided. Instructor Robert O’Brien. Sat., May 14, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $110/person; $85/members.
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language FRENCH: OH LA LA! ADULT/ TEEN: Fabulous French classes for you chez Wingspan Studio! Inspiring, small-group environment; experienced instructor Madame Maggie will have you speaking in no time! Join fun, interactive, encouraging class in Burlington’s South End Arts District. Private lessons available to fit your schedule and specific needs. Allons-y! Oui! Oui! Weeeee! Weekly on Tue., May 3-Jun. 14. Intermediate French: 5-6:30 p.m.; Beg. French: 6:45-8:15 p.m. Cost: $160/7week session of 1.5-hour classes. Location: Wingspan Studio, 4A Howard St., 3rd floor, Burlington. Info: Maggie Standley, 233-7676, maggiestandley@gmail.com, wingspanpaintingstudio.com/ classes.html. JAPANESE LANGUAGE TUTORING: Ace your test! Pass your class! Learn something new! Lessons for yourself or the student, in your home or downtown Burlington. As an English-Japanese bilingual with a master’s degree and collegelevel language teaching experience, I can help you grasp finer points of the Japanese language for your success. Text me! By appt. Cost: $30/1-hour session. Location: Place of your choosing, Burlington. Info: Ryan Layman, 399-1268. LEARN SPANISH & OPEN NEW DOORS: Connect with a new world. We provide high quality affordable instruction in the Spanish language for adults, students and children. Travelers
lesson package. Our 10th year. Personal instruction from a native speaker. Small classes, private lessons and online instruction. See our website for complete information or contact us for details. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanishparavos@gmail.com, spanishwaterburycenter.com.
martial arts VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: 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 selfconfidence. 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. 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.
meditation THE FIVE SLOGANS OF MACHIK LABDRON W/ ELIZABETH MATTIS NAMGYEL: Buddhist teacher and author Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel will lead a
weekend of teachings, guided meditations and discussions based on the 11th-century Tibetan female saint Machik Labdron’s slogans, whose approach provides us with a path to transform our inner demons by invoking, embracing and nurturing them. Apr. 30-May 1. Location: Pema Osel Do Ngak Choling, 322 Eastman Cross Rd., Vershire. Info: 333-4521, mangalashribhuti.org/events/tba-2. GUIDED MEDITATION: Create the peace that you desire. Please come deepen your meditation practice with guided meditations to encourage relaxation and balance, and to expand your inner relationship. Beginners Welcome! Wear comfortable clothing. Bring your mediation cushion and blanket; chairs provided. Aromatherapy will be used to facilitate a healing environment. Every other Wednesday. Wed., May 4. Cost: $15/class & parking. Location: Center for Transformation, 448 Swanton Rd., Suite 300, St. Albans. Info: Julie Charland, 5271600, lizisiscenter@gmail.com, isiscenter.net. LEARN TO MEDITATE: 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. Shambhala Café (meditation and discussions) meets the first Saturday of each month, 9 a.m.-noon. An open house (intro to the center, short dharma talk and socializing) is held on the third Sunday of each month, noon-2 p.m. Instruction: Sun. mornings, 9 a.m.-noon, or by appt. Sessions: Tue. & Thu., noon-1 p.m., & Mon.-Thu., 6-7 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795, burlingtonshambhalactr.org. RUNNING WITH THE MIND OF MEDITATION AND YOGA: Join us for an introduction to the practices of sitting and running meditation. Learn how to bring the wisdom of meditation to running. This class is based on Running With the Mind of Meditation by the Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Yoga session in the afternoon. Beginners welcome! Sat., May 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Elizabeth Kanard, 6586795, ekanard@gmail.com, burlington.shambhala.org/ program-details/?id=260755.
nature NATURAL HISTORY & BIRDING WEEKEND: Celebrate the mysteries of spring migration. With birds as your focus, explore the natural history of the landscape: investigate connections between bedrock, soils, plant
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distribution, animal behavior, bird ecology, and much more. Learn and practice some core routines for developing closer relationships with our feathered neighbors. Fri., May 27, 5-8 p.m., Sat., May 28, 7 a.m.-9 p.m. & Sun., May 29, 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Cost: $300/person. Location: Shelburne Farms, 1611 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 985-8686, registration@shelburnefarms. org, shelburnefarms.org.
performing arts BILL REED MUSICAL THEATRE SUMMER INTENSIVE: Professional musical theatre training with world-class faculty from New York City’s Circle in the Square Theatre School. Includes vocal technique, speaking voice and diction, song interpretation, Broadway dance technique, physical acting, the Alexander Technique, and yoga and stretching. All activities take place at Spotlight Vermont in South Burlington. Jun. 19-25. Cost: $700 Location: Bill Reed Voice Studio, 1967 Spear St., S. Burlington. Info: Sally Olson, sallyolson@billreedvoicestudio. com, billreedvoicestudio.com.
psychology SYNCHRONICITY WORKSHOP: Learn how to put synchronicity to work for you in this workshop that combines discussion and
hands-on application. Students should come with specific questions about which they want insight and guidance. Lunch and snacks are provided on both days. Led by Sue Mehrtens. May 14-15, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $75/person. Location: Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences, 55 Clover La., Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909.
psychotherapy training LEARN TO DO EMDR THERAPY!: The renowned evidence-based approach for trauma and beyond. EMDRIA approved: basic training and low-cost refresher course for licensed and license-eligible clinicians. Payment plan and consults included. Get details and registration online. Part 1: May 20-22; Part 2: Jul. 15-17. Location: EMDR Basic Training, Burlington. Info: emdrconsulting.com.
self-defense WOMENS SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOPS: Program teaches simple, powerful and effective personal protection strategies that are easy to understand and remember. Participants learn how to recognize predatory behavior before it becomes a threat, diffuse it verbally, if possible, and apply effective
physical self-defense techniques, if necessary. Taught for women by women. All fitness levels welcome! No prior experience required! 17-May Cost: $37/Level 1 class/workshop. Location: Robert Miller Community Center, 130 Gosse Ct., Burlington. Info: The Safety Team and Burlington Parks and Rec, Eileen, 881-3536, eileen@thesafetyteam.org, thesafetyteam.org.
spirituality FINDING YOUR MISSION IN LIFE: Open your life to greater joy, meaning and wonder as you discover your mission in life, via a series of exercises, readings and supplemental techniques (e.g. hand analysis, type test, chart reading). Led by the Jungian Center Life Mission team. May 11, 18 & 25 & Jun. 1, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $60/person. Location: Jungian Center for the Spiritual Sciences, 55 Clover La., Waterbury. Info: Sue, 244-7909.
tai chi BEGINNER TAI CHI IN BURLINGTON: We practice Cheng Man-ch’ing’s “simplified” 37-posture Yang-style form. The course will be taught by Patrick Cavanaugh, longtime student and assistant to Wolfe Lowenthal, student of Cheng Man-ching and founder of Long River Tai Chi Circle. Patrick is a senior
instructor at LRTTC in Vermont and New Hampshire. Starts Wed., May 4, 9-10 a.m. Cost: $65/mo. (registration open through May 25). Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Long River Tai Chi Circle, Patrick Cavanaugh, 490-6405, patrick@longrivertaichi.org, longrivertaichi.org. SNAKE-STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: 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. 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, ipfamilytaichi.org.
yoga KUNDALINI YOGA AT RAILYARD: We offer four Kundalini yoga classes a week, as well as Dharma yoga. Freestyle dance fitness with Silvia: Fri., 12:15-1:15 p.m. Ecstatic dance starts May 20, every other Fri., 7-9 p.m. Astrology research clinic: Fri., 9:45-11:30 a.m.; preregistration of birth data required. Call Silvia, 730-5594. Location: Railyard Yoga Studio, 280 Battery St., Burlington. Info: Urban Moonshine, 522-3698,
railyardyoga@gmail.com, railyardapothecary.com. EVOLUTION YOGA: Evolution Yoga and Physical Therapy offers yoga classes for beginners, experts, athletes, desk jockeys, teachers, fitness enthusiasts, people with who think they are inflexible. Choose from a wide variety of classes and workshops in Vinyasa, Kripalu, Core, Gentle, Vigorous, Philosophy, Yoga Wall, Therapeutics and Alignment. Become part of our yoga community. You are welcome here. Cost: $15/class; $130/10-class card; $5-10/community classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 8649642, evolutionvt.com. YOGA ROOTS: Yoga Roots strives to provide community experiences that promote healing on all levels with a daily schedule of yoga classes for all ages and abilities. We aim to clarify your mind, strengthen your body and ignite your joyful spirit through classes such as Anusurainspired, Kundalini, Restorative, Heated Vinyasa Flow, Gentle, Nia, Prenatal, and Teen. Check out our special offerings: Sacred Sound Sanctuary w/ Melinda Kinzie: Sat., Apr. 30, 4-5 p.m.; Friday Night Live w/ Donna Anufuso, Vinyasa instructor, and Grammy Award-winning musician Zack Harmon on tabla: Fri., May 6, 7:30-8:30 p.m.; Yoga for Gardeners w/ Charlie Nardozzi,
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ontrary to their name, the Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band are actually fairly damn small. They’re a trio, in fact, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Josh Peyton — he’s the Rev — his wife, washboard player Breezy Peyton, and drummer Ben Bussell. The group’s diminutive size only makes its explosive live show all the more impressive. The Big Damn Band have long had a reputation as an exceptional live act. And with the recent release of their new album, So Delicious, they finally have a fitting, fiery studio complement to their incendiary shows. Produced by the Rev himself, it’s easily the best-sounding record of the band’s career. Yet, despite the improved fidelity, the album still boasts the same ragged blues-punk energy that’s become the band’s calling card. The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band play Stowe's Spring Shakedown on Saturday, April 30, at the Rusty Nail. In advance of that show, Seven Days spoke with the Rev by phone from the road. SEVEN DAYS: I hate to start on such a down note. But we learned that Prince died, like, an hour ago. JOSH PEYTON: Yeah, we just found that out at lunch. I was a fan. He was an underrated guitar player. When
people talk about great guitar players, a lot of times they mention people that aren’t half the guitar player Prince was. He was fantastic. SD: He really was. Also, he was apparently a legitimately good basketball player. JP: [Laughs.] That’s what they say. SD: So your press rep sent along some talking points for this interview. I usually ignore that stuff, but these actually seemed kinda fun. The first is that your last three albums have debuted in the top five on the Billboard blues chart. JP: They’ve all debuted at No. 2, I think. Ain’t that a bummer? We keep getting beat out by really big names and can’t quite get to No. 1. Although, on iTunes our last few records have debuted at No. 1, so that’s kinda cool. We beat ’em in the digital world. SD: The next one is, “Is the Rev. really a reverend?” And the answer is yes. JP: Legally speaking. That’s a weird one they put there. What’s the next one? SD: “Are they really a big band?” And the answer, obviously, is no.
SD: Um… JP: That just happened on that date. But it wasn’t exactly how I named the band. It’s a long story, but I won a giant bear at one of those carnival games. Like, bigger than a person. And we called it the Big Damn Bear. And at the time, I was calling everything the big damn whatever. The big damn truck. It was a habit, and I said it about everything. So that’s why we called it the Big Damn Band, after that giant-ass bear that I won at the Indiana State Fair, right after I did my annual blood ritual with the world’s largest hog. SD: Well, the ritual seems to have worked. JP: The secret to my success is that hog. It’s magic. SD: You guys are on the road a lot and seem to genuinely enjoy touring. Aside from playing shows, what’s your favorite thing about touring? JP: I love being home, back in Brown County, and I look forward to it at the end of a tour. But if I was stuck there, I think I’d be incredibly bored after a while. For us, every day is something new, and we’re always making stuff happen. Every day is an adventure. And at this point, I’ve got friends all over the world, and I really enjoy seeing them in different states, different countries. But the No. 1 most important thing is still playing music, playing shows. It’s my favorite thing in the world. SD: And your least favorite part of touring? JP: The tight schedule. Sometimes it’s 12 hours between shows and you have to drive all night, so you never recover from the next day. If there was a day off between every show, it would be a lot easier. But it doesn’t work that way. SD: What’s your best road story? JP: Oh, man, I’ve got a million stories from the road. I should really just pick one. But we run into famous people, and people who are not famous but should be. We’ll be being served in a castle in southern France by HOT DAMN
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This is a long way of saying that you should discover Blanchard on the ground floor, so to speak. I’d recommend her show at the cozy Good Times Café in Hinesburg this Saturday, April 30, in part because I suspect opportunities to hear her in such intimate environs may soon disappear. You can also catch her on Saturday, May 7, at Main Street Landing in Burlington, as well as at Waking Windows 6 in Winooski on Sunday, May 8. Speaking of WW6, not to spoil next week’s coverage, but I recently put out a call to local acts who are playing this year’s musical ode to everyone’s favorite rotary, asking for odd bits about their lives or music. Blanchard sent some really good responses. Here’s one as a teaser: “I used to pretend I was from Russia and my real name was Ruchikova.” I wonder if she’ll have a song in Russian next?
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If you’re a fan of local songwriter FRANCESCA BLANCHARD, you’ve got precisely three chances left to see her in Vermont before she very likely blows the eff up. And if you’re not a fan of Francesca Blanchard … what gives? I’ve been singing her praises for years now. This thing only works if y’all at least occasionally take my recommendations. So do that. Like, right now. Cumbancha label founder JACOB EDGAR has been grooming the bilingual, Charlotte-based songwriter for the last few years. Slowly and carefully, he’s helped her navigate making a proper full-length album — 2015’s astonishing deux visions — and guided her through the myriad pitfalls of the industry. He’s handled her with kid gloves to this point. But the gloves are coming off. Next month Blanchard will embark on her first European tour, a lengthy run that includes stops in her native France, as well as in Germany and various points throughout the United Kingdom. When she returns, local dates will be sporadic as she spends the summer touring the Northeast, along with Canada and California. I’m guessing
that by this fall, Blanchard will be a nationally — perhaps internationally — recognized artist on a similar level as Caroline Rose. And here’s why: No one writes songs quite like Blanchard. Obviously, there aren’t a ton of songwriters equally effective at writing in both French and English — even if that population is slightly higher in our neck of the woods. But Blanchard’s linguistic fluency isn’t what makes her special. It’s her fluency with songcraft. Sometimes I really wish I could review albums, like, six months after they come out. I was immediately smitten with deux visions when it was released last year. But, like so many great albums, its true brilliance reveals itself more the longer you let it steep. Of course, the melodies and production are wondrous. But the depth of nuance in her writing and performance takes time to sink in, and it renders the language almost irrelevant. Blanchard could sing in pig latin and melt hearts.
With summer just around the bend, Girls Rock Vermont is gearing up for its 2016 session. If you’re unfamiliar, GRVT is a weeklong rock-and-roll day camp that helps young women learn how to channel their inner THAO NGUYEN. Given how male-dominated rock music has been historically, empowering young women and girls is a vital mission. But it ain’t cheap. So, for the past five years, GRVT has had probably the coolest fundraiser around: Rock Lotto. Here’s the gist: A bunch of local musicians gather in the morning at a predetermined location — this year it’s the Light Club Lamp Shop on Saturday, April 30. Their names are thrown into a hat and drawn at random, sorting musicians into bands. (Think the Sorting Hat from Hogwarts, if it was SLASH’s top hat.) These new bands have the day to write new material and practice it for a show later that night — again, this year at the Lamp Shop. Rocking ensues. Pretty cool, right? Well, this year there’s a twist. In previous incarnations, the lotto was open to anyone. But, in
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an attempt to align more closely with GRVT’s mission, this time around the lotto is open only to those who identify as female. The show, of course, is open to all genders. The goal is to get at least 25 women to sign up. I bet it happens. For more info, email GRVT assistant director and rocker SAMARA LARK BROWN at samara@girlsrockvermont.com.
In other news, 1990s stalwarts BELIZBEHA are gettin’ the band back together — again. In a recent email, rapper KYLE “FATTIE BUMBALATTIE” THOMPSON writes that the acid jazz/hip-hop fusionists will reunite for a two-night stand at
the Rusty Nail in Stowe on October 7 and 8. The shows will include the full original lineup, as well as the GIANT COUNTRY HORNS and special guest JENNIFER HARTSWICK. CRAIG MITCHELL will open the October 7 show with his PRINCE tribute act, OPERATION PRINCE. (BTW, he’s also playing a Prince tribute show at Higher Ground next week. More details in the May 4 column.) Hartswick will open on October 8 with the JENNIFER HARTSWICK BAND. Earlier this year, local blues man GLENN
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with cancer. I’m happy to report that he’s finished radiation therapy and his recovery is going well. However, he is
also out of work while he focuses on regaining his health. To help ease his financial burden, some of his local pals are throwing a benefit concert and auction called Artists Fighting Cancer. The show is this Sunday, May 1, at the Round Barn in Waitsfield. Scheduled to appear are CHAD HOLLISTER, the DAVE KELLER BAND, FUNKY CRUSTACEANS and MONO MALO. Local digeri-dude PITZ QUATTRONE will emcee the event. As for the auction, there’s some pretty cool stuff to bid on, including studio time with engineers LANE GIBSON and ROGER STAUSS, a guitar lesson from PAUL ASBELL, and a didgeridoo session from Quattrone, among other goodies. If all goes well, McElwain writes that he hopes to start a nonprofit foundation to help Vermont artists who find themselves in similar situations. Get well soon, Glenn.
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THE DAILY PLANET: Hot Pickin’ Party (bluegrass), 8 p.m., free. HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: DJ Learic (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. JP’S PUB: Pub Quiz with Dave, 7 p.m., free. Karaoke with Melody, 10 p.m., free. JUNIPER: Ray Vega & Son De Los Montes (jazz), 8 p.m., free. LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Cody Sargent Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., free.
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ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Blues Jam with the Collin Craig Trio, 7 p.m., free.
HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Half & Half Comedy (standup comedy), 8 p.m., free. Disco Phantom (eclectic), 10:30 p.m., free.
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THE SKINNY PANCAKE (MONTPELIER): Cajun Jam with Jay Ekis, Lee Blackwell, Alec Ellsworth & Katie Trautz, 6 p.m., $5-10 donation.
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SWEET MELISSA’S: Wine Down with D. Davis (acoustic), 5 p.m., free.
NECTAR’S: Trivia Mania, 7 p.m., free. Bluegrass Thursday: Floodwood with Members of moe., Trey Anastasio Band, 9 p.m., $7. 18+.
MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free.
MOOGS PLACE: Lesley Grant (country), 8 p.m., free.
RED SQUARE: The High Breaks (surf), 7 p.m., free. DJ Pat (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Josh Panda’s Acoustic Soul Night, 8 p.m., $5-10 donation. SMITTY’S PUB: Team Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment, 7 p.m., free. VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. ZEN LOUNGE: Kizomba with Dsantos VT, 7 p.m., free. Well Wednesday, 10 p.m., free.
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MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Tar Iguana, Free Air (rock), 10 p.m., free.
RADIO BEAN: Tyrone Shoelaces (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free. Mal Maiz (cumbia), 10 p.m., free. RED SQUARE: Porque & Beans (blues), 6 p.m., free. D Jay Baron (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.
CITY LIMITS: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.
RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Cre8, 10 p.m., free.
TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.
RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: DJ Kermit (top 40), 10 p.m., free.
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THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): VPR’s “Live From the Fort” Live: Abbie Morin, Bison, Carton (folk, rock), 7 p.m., free.
PARKER PIE CO.: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.
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NAKED TURTLE: Jay Lesage (acoustic), 5:30 p.m., free. OLIVE RIDLEY’S: So You Want to Be a DJ?, 10 p.m., free.
VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Improv Jam, 6 p.m., free. Belly Laughs (improv), 7 & 8:30 p.m., $10.
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THE DAILY PLANET: Hot Pickin’ Party (bluegrass), 8 p.m., free.
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SD: But what happens if you do? JP: I guess when that happens, you’ve gotta hang it up. So Delicious is the best so far. Our early records were kind of like field recordings, for better or worse. And it’s kind of amazing they’ve done so well, literally being field recordings. No
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technology on some of them at all. But as we’ve gotten older, I’ve learned that maybe we can make records like they made them in the ’50s and ’60s and not the ’30s. So the meat of everything is still live, but we think about it more. The first records, I didn’t care. I thought we were just a live band. But now I want to make good records, too. They don’t all have to be Alan Lomax field recordings.
Phantom (rock), 8:30 p.m., $3/8. 18+.
LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Irish Session, 8 p.m., free. Film Night: Indie, Abstract, Avant Garde, 10 p.m., free.
NECTAR’S: Vinyl Night with Disco Phantom, 6 p.m., free. Return of the Boom Bap (hip-hop), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+.
THE SECRET TO MY SUCCESS IS THAT HOG. IT’S MAGIC. SD: Well, Bernie Sanders has raised our profile a bit. So you said a couple years ago that you hadn’t made your best record yet. Do you feel So Delicious is that? JP: Nope. I still haven’t made it. I hope to make it someday.
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more as affection than affectation. His performance on Gram Parsons’ “Sin City,” in particular, is smooth and emotive. But the real treasure here is guitarist Rich Sicely. He was a monster on the band’s debut, and he’s only grown better. His chicken pickin’ on opener “Good Old Mountain Dew” is worth the price of the record. Lightning differs from its predecessor in offering a trio of original tunes, composed by Jeremy Sicely. These close the record. If you didn’t know better, you might think that “Old Guitar,” “Picture on the Wall” and “Hillside Rounder” were covers, too. That’s how well they blend into the preceding collection of pseudostandards. Sicely is clearly schooled in classic country songwriting, and his tunes deliver whiskey-drenched heartbreak and blue-collar swagger in equal measures. If Lightning in a Bottle is indeed the end for Hillside Rounders, these Sicely originals would make for fine consolation. Lightning in a Bottle by Hillside Rounders is available at CD Baby.
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In the meantime, the Rounders have released a sophomore album, Lightning in a Bottle, that should keep fans satisfied for a while. With any luck, it’s not a farewell record. As on their debut, the bulk of Lighting is a mix of well-known covers and traditional tunes. And again, each is performed with immaculate precision and attention to detail. The Rounders rarely stray from recognizable arrangements, but their recitation isn’t rote. Though they largely play it straight on classics such as “Long Black Veil,” “Sin City” and “I Know You Rider,” their renditions are uniquely charming. Much of the credit for this goes to Jeremy Sicely. He’s blessed with a clean, expressive tenor that’s well suited to the material. And his mild drawl comes across
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For the past several years, Hillside Rounders have rambled and roamed, bringing barroom twang to the juke joints of the Green Mountains. As evidenced by their self-titled 2012 debut, the Rounders are polished purveyors of classic country and roots music. And the band’s slick skill matches its affinity for old-school Americana. Unfortunately, the Rounders recently announced that they’re taking an indefinite hiatus. More often than not, that term is bandspeak for “breaking up.” Though with the Rounders, that may not actually be the case. For one thing, they’re a family band, consisting of brothers Jeremy (rhythm guitar and lead vocals) and Rich Sicely (lead guitar) and their father, bassist Mike Sicely. Rounding out the quartet is a brother-from-anothermother, banjo player Luke Auriemmo. So, unless there’s some Oasis-like family drama behind the scenes, it’s a good bet we’ll hear from the Sicelys again in some form or another.
through Nacogdoches, Texas, spies a guitar in a pawn shop, picks it up and plays it under moonlit skies all across the Lone Star State. “I Won’t Hide You” is a moral credo about standing by your word and keeping promises. It’s a bit clunky near the end, where Johnson stretches a few verses too long. Still, the overall message is refreshingly earnest. On “Pennsylvania Line,” Johnson wishes he were in sunny California rather than languishing in a cheap hotel. In thinking of all the places he’s been and the Greyhound bus he’ll soon catch, the singer evokes the classic folk trope of hitting the road. Reminiscent of a wide Western landscape, Magic Guitar is a no-frills, austere affair that lulls the listener into gentle contemplation. The sense of evenness and uniformity in Johnson’s songs makes the album feel like one extended cut. As such, it’s a perfect soundtrack for getting lost on country roads. Magic Guitar by Dan Johnson is available at danjohnsonandtheexpertsidemen. bandcamp.com.
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LA PUERTA NEGRA: Abby Jenne (folk rock), 8 p.m., free.
HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Zach Rhoads (soul, gospel), 7 p.m., free. 2KDeep presents Good Times Five Year Anniversary (house), 10 p.m., free.
SWEET MELISSA’S: BYOV Thursdays, 3 p.m., free.
JUNIPER: Thea Wren (jazz), 9 p.m., free.
WHAMMY BAR: Not Quite Dead (folk), 7 p.m., free.
LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Joe Fletcher and Brian Wright (country), 7 p.m., free. Ivamae (folk), 9 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free.
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middlebury area
51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Isabelle Rosenburg (folk), 7:30 p.m. The Paradiddles (a cappella), 8 p.m., free. CITY LIMITS: Throttle Thursdays with DJ Gold, 9 p.m., free. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: DJ Blinie (hip-hop), 9 p.m., free.
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PARKER PIE CO.: Jared Steer & Bangkok Disco (rock), 7:30 p.m., free.
outside vermont
OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.
NECTAR’S: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free. Grippo Funk Band, DJ Rekkon, 9 p.m., $7. RADIO BEAN: Friday Morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music), 11 a.m., free. Forget Forget (rock), 8:30 p.m., free. Breakfast for the Boys (rock), 10 p.m., free. Villanelles, PoolooP (indie), 11:30 p.m., free. RED SQUARE: Sweet William and Sugar Cone (jazz, blues), 4 p.m., free. The Flowdown (rock), 7 p.m., $5. DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 11 p.m., $5. RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: D Jay Baron (EDM), 9 p.m., $5. RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB & WHISKEY ROOM: Supersounds DJ (top 40), 10 p.m., free. RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Dirt Ball, 7:30 p.m., $20/25. AA. VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Brooks Whelan (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $15. ZEN LOUNGE: Salsa Night with Jah Red (Latin), 9 p.m., $5. Friday Night Worldwide (dance), 11 p.m., $5.
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SWEET MELISSA’S: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand, 5 p.m., free.
BACKSTAGE PUB: Acoustic Happy Hour, 5 p.m., free. Karaoke with Jenny Red, 9 p.m., free.
WHAMMY BAR: Kelly Ravin (country), 7:30 p.m., free.
HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Kevin Smith Q&A, 7:30 p.m., $35. 18+. Kevin Smith: Hollywood Babble On (comedy), 10 p.m., $35. 18+.
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HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons (rock), 8:30 p.m., $10. AA.
RIMROCK’S MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Rekkon #FridayNightFrequencies (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free.
MOOGS PLACE: Gary Wade (folk), 9 p.m., free.
middlebury area
JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Shellhouse (rock), 7 p.m., free. MONKEY HOUSE: Friday Happy Hour: Bryce & Cohen Bluegrass, 5 p.m., free. Eastern Mountain Time, Violet Ultraviolet, the Parts (rock), 8:30 p.m., $3/8. 18+. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Jess & Jeff (rock), 5 p.m., free. Justice (rock), 9 p.m., free. STONE CORRAL BREWERY: McKew Devitt (folk), 7 p.m., free. SUGAR HOUSE BAR AND GRILL: Full Tilt (rock), 9 p.m., free. WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Small Change (Tom Waits tribute), 9:30 p.m., $5.
barre/montpelier
51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Glen Roth (acoustic guitar), 8 p.m., free. THE BRISTOL BAKERY AND CAFÉ: Phil Henry and Gary Moon, Richard Ruane and Beth Duquette (folk), 10 p.m., $10.
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CITY LIMITS: City Limits Dance Party with Top Hat Entertainment (Top 40), 9:30 p.m., free. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: DJ Da.Root (hip-hop), 9 p.m., free.
northeast kingdom
JASPER’S TAVERN: Hornbeam (rock), 9:30 p.m., $5. PARKER PIE CO.: NEKaraoke, 7:30 p.m., free.
BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Dave and Rory Laoughran (acoustic rock), 6 p.m., donation.
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CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Julia Kate Davis (indie folk), 6 p.m., free. Victim of Metal (metal), 9 p.m., free.
MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Happy Hour Tunes & Trivia with Gary Peacock, 5 p.m., free.
MONOPOLE: Boogie Lights (rock), 10 p.m., free.
ESPRESSO BUENO: Country magic (country rock), 8 p.m., donation. POSITIVE PIE 2: The Too Hot ot Handle (funk, R&B), 10:30 p.m., $5. SAT.30
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MOOGS PLACE: Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., free.
BLEU NORTHEAST SEAFOOD: Ted Crosby (jazz), 8:30 p.m., free.
northeast kingdom
CLUB METRONOME: Green Mountain Cabaret: Murder by Glitter (burlesque), 7 p.m., $15/20. Retronome With DJ Fattie B (’80s dance party), 9 p.m., free/$5.
PHAT KATS TAVERN: Jay Natola (solo guitar), 9 p.m., free.
outside vermont
OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke with DJ Dana Barry, 9 p.m., free.
DRINK: The Darker Side of Comedy (standup), 9 p.m., donation. HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Silent Mind (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Funhouse with DJs Chia & Rob Douglas (house), 10 p.m., free.
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JP’S PUB: Open Mic with Kyle, 9 p.m., free.
JP’S PUB: Karaoke with Megan, 10 p.m., free. JUNIPER: Shay Gestal (folk), 9 p.m., free. LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: GRVT: Rock Lotto (rock), 7 p.m., $5. Glitter, the Smittens (indie pop), 9 p.m., free. Taka (vinyl DJ), 11 p.m., free. NECTAR’S: Marc Delgado (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Congo Sanchez of Thievery Corporation, Teddy Midnight, Cosmosis Jones (electronic, world music), 9 p.m., $5. RADIO BEAN: First Tracks (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., free. Greg Hall & the Barnhouse Band (rock), 8:30 p.m., free. New Mom (rock), 10 p.m., free. Abbie Morin (folk), 11:30 p.m., free. BrainScapes (experimental guitar), 1 a.m., free. RED SQUARE: Andy & Andy (rock), 4 p.m., free. Turbine (rock), 7 p.m., $5. Mashtodon (hip-hop), 11 p.m., $5.
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RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Raul, 6 p.m., $5. DJ Reign One (EDM), 11 p.m., $5. RUBEN JAMES: Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Elison Jackson, Lake Superior (rock), 8:30 p.m., NA. SMITTY’S PUB: Kyle Stevens (rock), 8 p.m., free. VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Brooks Whelan (standup), 7 & 9:30 p.m., $15.
chittenden county BACKSTAGE PUB: Ms. Misery (rock), 9 p.m., free.
GOOD TIMES CAFÉ: Francesca Blanchard (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m., $15. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: The Machine (Pink Floyd tribute), 8 p.m., $23/25. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Amarie & Madison Lingerie Show (standup), 7:30 p.m., $30/32. 18+.
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JERICHO CAFÉ & TAVERN: Morgan Hevrin and Eli Goldman (folk), 7 p.m., free. MONKEY HOUSE: Ryan Zimmerman, Dan Brown (singersongwriters), 9 p.m., $3/8. 18+. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Cooie & Robin (blues), 5 p.m., free. Stone
LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Dayve Huckett (jazz), 7 p.m., free.
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Canadian band’s latest album, Future Nostalgia, is an unapologetically upbeat work, loaded with catchy guitar riffs and bright, singsong hooks. Just try to listen to it and be in a bad mood, we dare you. Better yet, turn that frown upside down when the Sheepdogs play on Wednesday, May 4, at Signal Kitchen in Burlington, with MAIL THE HORSE.
Cold Roosters (western swing), 9 p.m., free. STONE CORRAL BREWERY: Southtown Bluegrass, 7 p.m., free.
barre/montpelier
BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Irish Session, 2 p.m., donation. Justin LaPoint (singer-songwriter), 6 p.m., free. CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Disco Phantom (eclectic), 9 p.m., free. ESPRESSO BUENO: Man Bites Barre (variety/game show), 8 p.m., free.
northeast kingdom JASPER’S TAVERN: NIXMIX (top 40), 9 p.m., free.
PARKER PIE CO.: Northwoods Mud Season Groove Fundraiser: Tritium Well (rock), 8 p.m., NA.
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MONOPOLE: Herkel (rock), 10 p.m., free.
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WHAMMY BAR: Kava Express (jazz), 7:30 p.m., free.
NECTAR’S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with DJs Big Dog and Jahson, 9:30 p.m., $3.
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THE OLDE NORTHENDER PUB: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.
RUSTY NAIL: The Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Swillbillie, Lake Superior (blues, punk), 6 p.m., $15/20.
RADIO BEAN: Mary McGinnis & the Selkies (folk), 11 a.m., free. Pete Sutherland & Tim Stickle’s Old Time Session, 1 p.m., free. Wells and the Gathering (folk), 6 p.m., free. Cricket Blue (folk), 9 p.m., free. Atlas Lab, Patrick Lac & South Heaven (rock), 10 p.m., free.
MOOGS PLACE: Gneiss (rock), 9 p.m., free.
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51 MAIN AT THE BRIDGE: Eric Despard (classical guitar), 6 p.m., free. Moose Crossing (jazz), 8 p.m., free. BAR ANTIDOTE: Discolicious (disco), 9 p.m., free. CITY LIMITS: City Limits Dance Party with DJ Earl (top 40), 9:30 p.m., free. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Strangled Darlings (folk), 6 p.m., free. DJ Blinie (hip-hop), 9 p.m., free.
THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Bluegrass Brunch Scramble, noon, $5-10 donation. VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: LGBTQLOL (standup), 7 p.m., free.
chittenden county BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke/ Open Mic, 8 p.m., free.
MONKEY HOUSE: Purple Rain in Memoriam (film screening), 7:30 p.m., free/$3. 18+.
PENALTY BOX: Trivia With a Twist, 4 p.m., free. SUGAR HOUSE BAR AND GRILL: Vermont’s Next Star (open mic), 8 p.m., free.
barre/montpelier BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Bleeker & MacDougal (folk), 11 a.m., free.
SWEET MELISSA’S: Kelly Ravin (country), 6:30 p.m., free. Live Band Rock & Roll Karaoke, 8 p.m., free.
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NECTAR’S: The Quebe Sisters, the DuPont Brothers (folk), 7 p.m., $17/20. 18+. RADIO BEAN: Gua Gua (psychotropical), 6:30 p.m., free. Edi Valentine (folk), 8:30 p.m., free. Honky Tonk Tuesday with Eric George & Friends, 10 p.m., $3. RED SQUARE: DJ KermiTT, 8 p.m., free. Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., free.
chittenden county
HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Thy Art is Murder, Rings of Saturn, Fit For An Autopsy, Dark Sermon, Reverser (metal), 6:30 p.m., $16/19. AA. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free. WATERWORKS FOOD + DRINK: Trivia Night, 7:30 p.m., free.
barre/montpelier BAGITOS BAGEL & BURRITO CAFÉ: Jimmy Ruin (singersongwriter), 6 p.m., free.
CHARLIE-O’S WORLD FAMOUS: Godfather Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., free.
HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Family Night (open jam), 10:30 p.m., free.
LA PUERTA NEGRA: Salsa Lessons with Dsantos, 6:30 p.m., $12.
JP’S PUB: Dance Video Request Night with Melody, 10 p.m., free.
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JUNIPER: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.
MOOGS PLACE: Jason Wedlock (rock), 7:30 p.m., free.
LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Lamp Shop Lit Club (open reading), 8 p.m., free. Zak Adams Film Screening, 10 p.m., free.
middlebury area
MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free.
TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Karaoke with Roots Entertainment, 9 p.m., free.
RADIO BEAN: Sean Casey (folk), 7 p.m., free. The Brenna Kensey Band (rock), 8:30 p.m., free. Latin Sessions with Mal Maiz (cumbia), 10 p.m., free.
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THE DAILY PLANET: Zack DuPont (indie folk), 8 p.m., free.
chittenden county
HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: BØRNS, Foriegn Air (folk, glam), 8 p.m., $20/22. AA.
burlington
HALFLOUNGE SPEAKEASY: Pop Rap Dance Party, 10 p.m., free. JP’S PUB: Pub Quiz with Dave, 7 p.m., free. Karaoke with Melody, 10 p.m., free.
LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Paul Asbell Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., free. LIGHT CLUB LAMP SHOP: Dan Blakeslee World Tour Kickoff (folk), 7 p.m., free. Irish Sessions, 8 p.m., free. Film Night: Indie, Abstract, Avant Garde, 10 p.m., free. MANHATTAN PIZZA & PUB: Open Mic with Andy Lugo, 9 p.m., free. NECTAR’S: Vinyl Night with Disco Phantom, 6 p.m., free. Funkwagon, Drunk in the Woods (funk), 9 p.m., free/$5. 18+. RADIO BEAN: Ensemble V (jazz), 7 p.m., free. LizRd Women (rock), 10:30 p.m., free. RED SQUARE: DJ Pat (hip-hop), 10 p.m., free. SIGNAL KITCHEN: The Sheepdogs, Mail the Horse (rock), 8:30 p.m., $15/17. AA. THE SKINNY PANCAKE (BURLINGTON): Josh Panda’s Acoustic Soul Night, 8 p.m., $5-10 donation. VERMONT COMEDY CLUB: Standup Open Mic, 7 p.m., free. ZEN LOUNGE: Kizomba with Dsantos VT, 7 p.m., free. Well Wednesday, 10 p.m., free.
chittenden county HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Buckethead (rock), 9 p.m., $25/27. AA.
HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Eleanor Friedberger, Icewater, Swale (indie), 8 p.m., $12/14. AA. MONKEY HOUSE: WW Presents: Horse Lords, Wren Kitz, Entrance to Trains (rock), 8:30 p.m., $7/10. 18+. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Pine Street Jazz, 7 p.m., free.
barre/montpelier
THE SKINNY PANCAKE (MONTPELIER): Cajun Jam with Jay Ekis, Lee Blackwell, Alec Ellsworth & Katie Trautz, 6 p.m., $5-10 donation. SWEET MELISSA’S: Wine Down with D. Davis (acoustic), 5 p.m., free. WHAMMY BAR: Open Mic, 7 p.m., free.
stowe/smuggs
PIECASSO PIZZERIA & LOUNGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.
middlebury area
CITY LIMITS: Karaoke, 9 p.m., free. TWO BROTHERS TAVERN LOUNGE & STAGE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., free.
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An “open sores” canvas
large, dangling sheets of clear plastic, through which more text from a website is projected on the wall behind. Called “You See Me,” the work is about being a victim of stalking. Creating it was part of Sangastiano’s healing process while enduring a years-long and still-active stalker. Originally from New Jersey, Sangastiano majored in art and graphic design at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck. There she began painting banners for a teacher who had a sideshow business on Coney Island. After graduating, Sangastiano worked in the corporate design world for eight years. Now 42, the South Burlington resident has taught graphic design at Champlain College for the past 10 years while developing her art. She spent her sabbatical year, 2013-14, in Italy and other points abroad, studying classical drawing at the Angel Academy of Art in Florence and pursuing a doctorate in aesthetics and art history through the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts. This summer she’ll take her oral exams, then begin a dissertation that will draw on the theoretical work of Russian critic Mikhail Bakhtin. Seven Days spoke with Sangastiano about her varied work and its recurring images of sideshows, consumerism and the carnivalesque. Why do you need a PhD? I don’t; it’s a bonus for me. It was a case of discovering the theoretical basis of the things I was already doing. Bakhtin is about the unfinalizability of language, the carnivalesque, overturning hierarchies. I thought, Oh, my God, this is what has been in my work the entire time, and I didn’t know it. Why is your work so varied? I don’t like having one official language in art. That’s also in Bakhtin. Because of the multiple meanings of language, we do not ever fully understand each other, but that also keeps the conversation going. Neither person is dominant. [Take] my paintings of boardwalk games. [These include actual preHurricane Sandy games on the Jersey Shore, which Sangastiano photographed, called “Shoot the Terrorist” and “Shoot
Toni-Lee Sangastiano in her studio
the Guido.”] We live in a society in which we can actually have a carnival stand like that, but it’s also a release in some ways, a reversal of hierarchies in the carnivalesque sense. The absurdity winds up being brought to the forefront. It’s a reflection of society and where we are in the world. Why do you create realistic paintings from the photos you take? Why not just let the photos make the point? It’s the tactile experience of being immersed in that process, and it also gives me the luxury of switching out small details. It’s my love of painting and drawing. I don’t think I’m a very good photographer, either. But you used photography for your series of consumer items placed in disused religious-statuary niches. I think I wanted to really capture those moments in time. Usually I photograph, and then there’s process; this was process, and then I photographed. I found the Coca-Cola can in a 99-euro store in Florence, and it had this sexualized Bratz
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isitors to Toni-Lee Sangastiano’s Burlington studio might be surprised to learn that all of the artwork there is hers. The range of mediums and visual languages on display is unusually wide: experiments in moiré marbling on paper, photographs of consumer items placed in empty religious niches in Italy, paintings depicting circus acts and boardwalk games, Academy-style drawings of nudes. On Sangastiano’s business cards, painted canvas banners depict historically accurate sideshows: the bearded lady, conjoined twins and the like. A small side room holds an installation in an entirely different mode that Sangastiano did for the 2015 South End Art Hop. It consists of text printed on
doll image on it. I used a puncturing tool to trace the image, then lit the can from inside. [In one photo, the can appears at night with Brunelleschi’s Duomo in the background.] I was showing the shift from religion to consumerism. Also, I wanted to photograph it because it was very site-specific. I’m leaving [the object] there; I don’t know what will happen to it. It will have a life of its own or not. What impact did studying the fundamentals of drawing for a year have on your art? It sped up my process by giving me a strong technical prowess. You learn anatomy, the bones and muscles that dictate line. It is really tedious — you’re measuring with a string — but totally worth it. It’s systematic; it takes the guesswork out of it. Even in setting up your palette, there’s a very systematic way of getting the colors. I’m not saying that using guesswork to set up your palette is less valid. That’s just another way. I can see going in either direction depending on your mood.
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WESTFORD SCHOOL CRAFT FAIR: Westford Elementary School seeks local artisans and crafters to participate in its third annual Arts and Crafts Fair on May 17. Spaces are $10 for adults and $5 for kids, who will split the space with one other child. Deadline: May 7. Email Jessica Moreland for further details and to reserve a space: jgj33@msn.com. Westford Elementary School.
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June 3, 5-8 p.m. May 1-June 30. Info, 859-9222. The Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington.
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SENIOR FILM CAPSTONE SHOW: An exhibition of films made by Champlain College graduating seniors. May 2-23. f SENIOR GAME SHOW: An exhibition of games designed by Champlain College graduating seniors. Reception: Friday, April 29, 5-7 p.m. April 29-May 6. Info, cthompson@champlain. edu. Champlain College Art Gallery in Burlington.
f ‘THE ART OF FLY FISHING: IN SUPPORT OF PROJECT HEALING WATERS’: An exhibition of fly-fishing-themed artwork, flies tied by local veterans and various paraphernalia. Works available through silent auction beginning May 2, culminating with event on May 26. Proceeds benefit Project Healing Waters, a nonprofit dedicated to physical and emotional rehabilitation of active military service personnel and veterans with disabilities. Reception: Friday, May 6, 5-8 p.m. May 1-31. Info, 863-6458. Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center in Burlington. f CHITTENDEN COUNTY SENIOR ART SHOW: The 36th annual exhibition featuring work by seniors at Mount Mansfield Union, Champlain Valley Union, Burlington, South Burlington, Essex and Colchester high schools. Closing reception: Tuesday, May 31, 6-7 p.m. May 1-31. Info, 859-9222. Art’s Alive Gallery in Burlington. f ROBERT GOLD: An exhibition of mixed-media works by the Burlington artist. Reception: Friday,
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f ‘VOICES OF ART’: A group exhibition of works created in the Visual Arts capstone class at The Community College of Vermont. Artists include Abigail Adams, Ashley Audette, Katlin Cantin, Emily Dumas, Yuri Harris, Anja Mujkic, Ida Pero, Maud Purinton and Eli Thurston. Reception: Friday, April 29, 6-8 p.m. April 29-30. Info, 497-0805. Rose Street Artists’ Cooperative and Gallery in Burlington.
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ANNETTE HANSEN: “Landscapes Through the Years,” in various media including paintings, wall quilts, felt works and beaded pieces. May 1-June 30. Info, 370-6034. Milton Public Library.
f PHIL LAUGHLIN: “Classic Vermont in 2016,” an exhibition of oil paintings that considers the question, “Does ‘classic’ Vermont still work?” Reception: Sunday, May 1, 1-4 p.m. April 28-June 5. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. NEW THIS WEEK
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BURLINGTON CITY ARTS COMMUNITY GRANT: Burlington City Arts is accepting proposals from Burlington artists for funding up to $3,000 through its newly established Community Arts Grant. Deadline: May 13. For
PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET: Encounterworks Productions seeks small-business owners, independent crafters, jewelry makers, clothing designers, screen-printers, local bands with cool merch, etc., for the first Punk Rock Flea Market on May 22. To register, email encounterworks@gmail.com with “Punk Rock Flea” in the subject line. Include contact info, pictures and info about what you want to sell. If approved, a $20 registration fee will be collected to hold your spot. Registration deadline: May 4. Encounterworks Productions Salon, Burlington. Info, 617-780-7701.
‘VISIONARY CONSPIRACY’: Members of the Surface Design Association Vermont chapter are invited to apply for inclusion in Studio Place Arts’ July/August exhibition, which intends to incite compassion and beauty through deploying fiber artists to craft “extreme examples of exquisiteness” with threads, textiles, wool, needles and looms. Interested artists should submit proposals to Eve JacobsCarnahan at ejcarnahan@ gmail.com by May 1. To join the SDA, visit surfacedesign.org. Studio Place Arts, Barre. Info, 479-7069.
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What is that silverpoint drawing? That is of a melted piece of Humvee embedded with rocks, which my husband brought back from combat in Iraq. [She lifts up the original, 8-inchlong hunk.] He was in the National Guard. He told me a hand grenade caused it, and a soldier lost his hand in the incident. Later, I’m going to bring it to the Champlain College MakerLab and see if I can 3D scan it and print it in a bigger form — maybe even big enough to walk under. m
BIRD-THEMED ART SHOW: Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge seeks 2D artworks and photography for an indoor “bird walk” celebrating International Migratory Bird Day on May 21. The exhibit will remain up for two months. Submitting artists will become members of Friends of the Missisquoi Refuge for the year. Application, list of bird species at the refuge and other info at friendsofmissisquoi.org. Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge, Swanton. Through May 21. Info, 868-4781.
FESTIVAL OF FINE ARTS: Vermont artists are invited to apply to this juried exhibition, which offers cash prizes for first, second and third places. Deadline: May 4. For details and to register, visit artsalivevt.org/ festival-of-fine-arts.
SOUTH END ART HOP: The South End Arts and Business Association invites businesses, fashion designers, outdoor sculptors and other artists to register for the annual South End Art Hop taking place September 9-11. Deadline: June 17. Visit seaba.com for details and to register. SEABA Center, Burlington. Info, 859-9222.
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You have a sideshow-banners business with a website. Yes, I have to start cutting back on that work. I have a regular client in Texas who has a huge Halloween party every year. I make 4-by-4-foot devious banners
for him based on photos he sends me. This year it’s a close-up of his face being unzipped [rendered in makeup]. It’s terrifying.
ARTSRIOT TRUCK STOP ARTIST MARKET: Artists are invited to submit an application to vend, free of charge, at a series of summer pop-up events on Friday evenings. Email art@artsriot.com for an application. ArtsRiot, Burlington. Through April 29.
CALL TO ARTISTS: ART + SOUL 2016: Dunkiel Saunders seeks submissions of up to five works for the fifth annual Art + Soul event. Artwork must be inspired by the mission of event beneficiary Local Motion, which works to bring walking and biking within reach for everyone. Prices are to be set by artists, and revenue from pieces sold will be split 50/50 between the artist and beneficiary. For more information and art submission form, visit artandsoulvt.org. Art + Soul, Burlington. Through May 12. Info, 578-2512, kmcclennan@ dunkielsaunders.com.
SLIDELUCK MAD RIVER VALLEY: Slideluck Global seeks submissions from artists working in photography and multimedia for this August 26 show juried by Romke Hoogwaerts. For info and to submit, visit slideluck.com. Deadline: July 8. Knoll Farm, Fayston. $10. Info, 496-9757.
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You see yourself as a stalking “survivor,” as if you’ve survived something that’s over, but the harassment continues. Yes, I finally got a restraining order issued in May, and it was violated in August. Surviving is a process. It shifts regularly, daily. It’s not like you get to a certain end point. Some days are easier than others. But I’m no longer afraid to use my voice to speak out. Being able to make art about it is part of surviving and thriving. I’ve made these “open sores” canvases out of modeling paste as part of the healing process, too. I got really disgusted painting them. [Laughs.]
‘ARTISTS OF THE MOHAWKHUDSON REGION’: The 80th Mohawk-Hudson Regional invites submissions for its campus-wide exhibition juried by Michael Oatman. Artists are welcome to submit work to be included in the Charles R. Wood Gallery, as well as proposals for Hyde House interventions and outdoor sculpture. Deadline: May 1. For info and to download entry forms, visit hydecollection. org. The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, N.Y. Info, 518-792-1761.
more info and to apply, visit burlingtoncityarts.org/bcacommunity-fund. BCA Center, Burlington. Info, 865-7166.
art TALK: ‘MENTORING & MARKETING ARTISTS ON THE EDGE’: A panel discussion (2-3:30 p.m.) exploring current approaches to nurturing and promoting “outsider” art and artists, followed by a workshop (4-6 p.m.) led by Christie Herbert, associate professor at Landmark College, who will explore the complex and exciting topic of what it means to be an artist on the autism spectrum. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Saturday, April 30, 2-6 p.m. Info, 257-0124, ext. 108. TALK: JUDITH REILLY: The fiber artist discusses her work and retrospective exhibition, “The Girl With the Purple Hair.” Compass Music and Arts Center, Brandon, Sunday, May 1, 3 p.m. Info, 247-4295. TALK: BILL BROOKS ON GAYLEEN AIKEN: Museum director Bill Brooks speaks about current exhibition “The Curious Cousins of Vermont Outsider Artist Gayleen Aiken.” Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Wednesday, May 4, noon. Info, 388-2117.
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Arthur Schaller “Ships and Shadows,” an exhibition at the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier, features
collages by the Vermont artist, architect and Norwich University professor. Identifying himself as “a bricoleur at heart,” Schaller assembles his works on board using extractions from miscellaneous printed matter. The works here represent a portion of a larger body of work that employs collage to explore environments, such as stilted huts reminiscent of the home of folklore’s Baba Yaga. Vermont state curator David Schutz notes, “Arthur Schaller’s collage series are constructed in themed narratives that depict what is above and below the surface, using a wonderful sense of color and space.” An Art Walk reception is Friday, May 6, 4-7 p.m. A photo ID is required to enter the gallery. Through June 30. Pictured: “Ship and Shadow #4.” NEW THIS WEEK
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f CINDY GRIFFITH: Pastel works of magical realism by the native Vermont artist. Reception: Friday, April 29, 7-9 p.m. April 29-June 30. Info, 595-4866. The Hive in Middlesex.
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of media by students from Stowe elementary, middle and high schools, as well as guests from Montpelier High School and U-32. Reception: Monday, May 2, 3-6 p.m. May 2-29. Info, 253-8358. Helen Day Art Center in Stowe.
f ‘THE WORLD THRU MY EYES’: An exhibition of photography by the clients, staff and board members of this agency for at-risk children and youth. Reception: Monday, May 2, 4-5 p.m. May 2-13. Info, 635-2805, ext. 106. Laraway Youth & Family Services in Johnson.
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f ‘ROOTS: MIXED MEDIA ART SHOW’: Works by Vermont artists Lisa M. Condino and Pat Laffin. Reception: Saturday, May 7, 3-5:30 p.m. May 1-31. Info, 453-6309. Tourterelle in New Haven. f SUSANNE STRATER: “Structure,” pastel paintings featuring rooftops from Middlebury to Montréal, Germany to Luxembourg. Reception: Thursday, May 5, 5-7 p.m. May 1-31. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery, Mill Street, in Middlebury.
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f 2016 FRANKLIN COUNTY STUDENT ART SHOW: Artwork by area K-12 students. Reception: Monday, May 2, 5:30-7 p.m. May 2-9. Info, 527-1202. Collins-Perley Sports Complex in St. Albans.
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f ‘HOME IS WHERE THE ART IS’: A group exhibition of new works for the home and garden by members of the Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild. Reception: Friday, May 6, 4-6 p.m. April 28-June 11. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.
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Bird House Gallery, Burlington, Thursday, April 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10. Info, 864-3840.
by artists from Orange, Washington and Windsor counties. Reception: Sunday, May 1, 4-6 p.m. May 1-June 11. Info, 431-0204. Chandler Gallery in Randolph.
TALK: ‘CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC PRACTICE AND NOMADISM’: Hood Museum curator of African art Ugochukwu-Smooth Nzewi speaks with artist Eric van Hove about his work, in conjunction with his exhibition “The Craft of Art.” Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., Thursday, April 28, 5 p.m. Info, 603-646-2095.
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AIDRON DUCKWORTH: “Color – a Theory in Action,” an exhibition of works meant to demonstrate the late artist’s mastery of color and its emotive qualities. April 30-July 24. f LUCY MINK-COVELLO: An exhibition of paintings by the New Hampshire artist. Reception: April 30, 3-6 p.m., with artist talk at 4 p.m. April 30-June 5. Info, 603-469-3444. Aidron Duckworth Museum in Meriden, N.H. CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ART BIENNIAL: CULTURE SHIFT: Third biennial multi-venue exhibition of contemporary works by First Nations artists. April 30-June 18. Info, 514-933-0711. Art Mûr in Montréal.
ART EVENTS TALK: CHUCK HERRMAN: The Vermont wood historian, educator and self-taught artist speaks about his exhibition “Out of the Forest.” Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Wednesday, April 27, noon. Info, 388-2117. TALK: ‘THE REVOLUTIONS ARE BEING TELEVISED: CURATING ISLAMIC ART IN THE 21ST CENTURY’: Islamic art historian and museum curator Leslee Michelsen discusses the changing role that contemporary museums play in curating and interpreting Islamic art amid the sociopolitical realities of the 21st century. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Wednesday, April 27, 4:30 p.m. Info, 443-3168. BIG MAKER LECTURE SERIES: MOREHSHIN ALLAHYARI: Morehshin Allahyari speaks about her work exploring cultural and historic preservation at the intersection of art, technology, history and terrorism. “Material Speculation” is Allahyari’s ongoing project archiving artifacts with 3D printing technology. Champlain College, Burlington, Thursday, April 28, 7:30 p.m. Info, 540-0761. FIGURE-DRAWING CLASS: Drop-in life-drawing session with a live nude model. Cash only. Karma
TALK: ROGER GOLDENBERG: The artist discusses the process behind his music-inspired works, in conjunction with his current exhibition. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon, N.H., Thursday, April 28, 6 p.m. Info, 603-448-3117. FIFTH ANNUAL BIG SPRING ART PARTY & MURAL UNVEILING: Burlington College and the BTV Crow Collective present this festival featuring an exhibition of works by student and faculty curated by Dana Heffern, an unveiling of a mural created with Mary Lacy, food trucks, live music, chalk drawing, face painting, fire throwing and lawn games. Burlington College, Friday, April 29, 4:30-8 p.m. Info, 862-9616. TALK: ‘ORAZIO SAMACCHINI’S JUDITH WITH THE HEAD OF HOLOFERNES: AN ART HISTORICAL DETECTIVE STORY’: Pieter Broucke, Middlebury College professor of history of art and architecture and associate curator of ancient art, recounts the multiyear quest that resulted in the reattribution of one of the museum’s earliest acquisitions from German artist Hans Von Aachen to Orazio Samacchini. Presented as part of the series Off the Wall: Informal Discussions About Art. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, Friday, April 29, 12:15 p.m. Info, 443-3168. ‘BORNE’ OPENING: A celebration of the one-year installation of the monumental marble sculpture by Boston-based artist Nora Valdez. Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland, Saturday, April 30, 11 a.m. Info, 438-2097. ‘GROUND’ BOOK RELEASE: A celebration of the new volume by photographer Bill McDowell, who has reprinted negatives that were deliberately damaged by the 1930s Farm Security Administration. BCA Center, Burlington, Saturday, April 30, 2-4 p.m. Info, 865-7166.
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ATHENA KAFANTARIS: “Strange Music From Another Room,” an exhibition of puppets that combine craft and technology by the makerin-residence. Through May 31. Info, 540-0761. Generator in Burlington.
f ‘A BODY IN FUKUSHIMA’: Photographs of Eiko Otake, documenting a visit she and William Johnston, photographer and Wesleyan University professor of Japanese history, made in 2014 to the irradiated communities of Fukushima. Artist talk with Otake: Monday, May 23, 6-7 p.m. Through May 28. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, in Burlington. CAL LANE: “Traditional Culprits,” a solo exhibition of the New York-based artist’s “industrial doilies,” sculptural works that challenge conventional distinctions between masculine and feminine forms of labor. CLARK DERBES: A solo exhibition of works by the 2015 Barbara Smail Award winner, whose work combines elements of Louisiana and Vermont craft and folk art with abstract and patterned painting. Through June 18. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington. GOLDEN TRUE: Oil paintings by the Vermont artist. Through May 15. Info, 860-4972. Vermont Art Supply and Black Horse S.P.G. in Burlington. ‘HEART AND HOME’: Honoring the passing of the Fair Housing Act, eight Vermont artists show work that examines personal perspectives on the impact of neighborhood and community. Artists include Robert Brunelle Jr., Rick Castillo, Robin Katrick, Jennie Kristel, Winnie Looby, Amey Radcliffe, John Rovnak and Ted Wimpey. Through April 30. Info, oneartscollective@gmail.com. ONE Arts Center in Burlington. ‘IMPERMANENCE’: Sculpture and drawings by Margaret Jacobs and Justin O’Rourke. Through April 30. Info, 363-4746. Flynndog in Burlington. MARK ELIOT SCHWABE: “Ignecia: A Dystopian Morality Tale Told in Sculpture” features a narrative told in aged steel and black concrete sculptures by the Burlington artist. Through April 30. Info, 489-5505. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington. MICHAEL PLANTE: “Balancing Duality,” artwork that explores themes of freedom and control, yin and yang, surrealism and realism, and love and fear. Through April 30. Info, 777-6566. The Wellness Co-op in Burlington. MONIKA RIVARD: Photographs by the recent artistin-residence at New City Galerie. Through April 30. Info, 863-8278. Barrio Bakery in Burlington. MONIKA RIVARD PHOTOS: Images by the Burlington photographer. Through May 31. Info, 343-1218. Scout & Co. in Burlington. ‘MUD TRANSFUSION’: Second annual UVM Pottery Co-op exhibition featuring the work of 20 artists associated with the community studio. Through April 30. Info, 863-6458. Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center in Burlington.
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NINI CRANE: “Four Seasons of Watercolor,” paintings that reflect the Vermont artist’s love of nature. Through May 31. Info, 540-8333. Sequoia Salon in Burlington. OLA CARSON: “No.,” mixed-media works and the first U.S. show from the Poland-born artist. Through May 17. Info, 864-5884. Karma Bird House Gallery in Burlington. ‘POP ART PRINTS’: Thirty-seven prints significant to the advent of the pop art movement of the 1950s and ’60s, including works by Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and Andy Warhol. Also works by the era’s female artists from the Fleming’s permanent collection, including Chryssa, Sister Mary Corita Kent and Marisol. ‘SEX OBJECTS: PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER AND SEXUALITY’: An exhibition of everyday and ceremonial art and artifacts curated by 40 anthropology and art history students. SAMUEL BAK: “Survival and Memory,” paintings by the Polish artist addressing his experience as a Holocaust survivor, using a Renaissance palette and personal lexicon informed by Jewish culture. Through May 22. Info, 656-0750. University of Vermont Fleming Museum of Art in Burlington. SCOTT KING: Paintings in markers, spray paint and acrylic. Through April 30. Info, 658-4771. Nectar’s in Burlington. SEABA MEMBERS ONLY SHOW: The South End Arts + Business Association celebrates its 30th anniversary with one of the largest group shows to come to its gallery walls. For every work sold, SEABA will gift a year of membership to a local artist. Through June 30. Info, 859-9222. SEABA Center in Burlington. SIENNA FONTAINE: “Acclaim of Gesture,” mixedmedia works made with walnut ink, marker, acrylic paints, spray paint and stencil work. Through June 30. Info, 859-9222. Speeder & Earl’s Coffee, Pine Street, in Burlington. ‘UNDER THE INFLUENCE’: An exhibition of works by Nissa Kauppila and Erika Lawlor Schmidt, whose style and subject matter reflect their respective immersions in Asian cultures: a yearlong residency in China for Kauppila, and studies of Zen philosophy and Indian metaphysics for Schmidt. Through June 18. Info, 865-7166. Vermont Metro Gallery, BCA Center, in Burlington.
‘A WORLD OF ART’: Mixed-media, two-dimensional artwork acquired by Ben Bergstein and April Werner during their travels around the world. Through April 30. Info, 863-6713. North End Studio A in Burlington.
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‘BIRDS OF A FEATHER’: An exhibition exploring the illusory and deadly beauty of American wildfowl decoys, featuring models of 13 different bird species. Through May 1. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum. DICK BRUNELLE: Recent abstract watercolor paintings. Through May 31. Info, 316-4265. Firebird Café in Essex Junction.
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‘THREE VERMONT ARTISTS’: Paintings by Cynthia Griffith, masks by Ellis Jacobson and prints by Phillip Robertson. Through April 29. Info, 262-6035. T. W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier.
f ADRIENNE GINTER: “Fauna Meets Flora,” an exhibition of exquisitely detailed hand-cut paper and archival foam-core constructions by the Putney artist. Art Walk Reception: May 6, 4-7 p.m. Through June 30. Info, 828-5657. Governor’s Gallery in Montpelier. APRIL EXHIBITION: Works by 16 Vermont artist members of the cooperative gallery. Through April 30. Info, 272-0908. The Front in Montpelier.
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f ARTHUR SCHALLER: “Ships and Shadows,” original collage by the Vermont artist and architect. Art Walk Reception: May 6, 4-7 p.m. Through June 30. Info, 828-5657. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier. ‘ENCOUNTERING YELLOW’: Group exhibition of artworks in a variety of media inspired by the color yellow. Through May 29. CAROLYN ENZ HACK: “Vermont Landscape Through Time,” a solo exhibition. Through May 29. f SPA SILENT AUCTION: Silent auction of fine art, crafts, coupons to restaurants, tickets to performances, private art lessons, fresh veggies from artists’ gardens, memberships to local cultural institutions and more, benefiting Studio Place Arts. Bidding concludes at SPA’s annual BASH event on May 13. BASH: Friday, May 13, 7-9 p.m. Through May 13. Info, 479-7069. Studio Place Arts in Barre.
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CHARLES FISH: “Blue Ribbons & Burlesque,” photographs taken at Vermont country fairs. Through July 1. Info, 479-8519. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier. DIANNE SHULLENBERGER: “Circular Earth,” 20 collages made from natural objects. Through April 29. Info, 899-4993. Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier.
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DJ BARRY: Work made with hand-carved stencils, X-Acto knife and spray paint. Through April 30. Info, 225-6012. Sweet Melissa’s in Montpelier.
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DOUGLAS AJA: “African Safari,” photographs and bronze sculptures of African wildlife. Through May 21. Info, 426-3581. Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield.
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LYDIA GATZOW: “Second Harvest,” oil paintings, charcoal and graphite drawings. Through May 15. Info, 454-0141. Blinking Light Gallery in Plainfield.
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PAUL RICHARDSON: “Vermont Water and Light,” 10 fine-art landscapes by the Montpelier publisher and photographer. Through April 30. Info, 2237800. Capitol Grounds Café in Montpelier. ‘SADDLE UP! NORWICH CAVALRY: TRAINING, TOURING AND TACTICS ON HORSEBACK’: Exhibition presenting the story of the college cavalry, including life-size imagery, sounds and historic objects. Through June 30. Info, 485-2183. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield. STOWE/SMUGGS SHOWS
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‘32 DEGREES: THE ART OF WINTER’: Winterinspired works from the late 19th century to present, including contemporary photography, sound pieces, digital art, games and ephemeral sculpture, which invite visitors to experience the complexities of snow and ice. Through May 30. Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum.
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‘XOXO: AN EXHIBIT ABOUT LOVE & FORGIVENESS’: Developed by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, this emotion-filled interactive exhibit asks you to open your heart and mind. Through May 15. Info, 864-1848. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain in Burlington.
KURT MADISON: Images from the Vermont landscape photographer. Through May 31. Info, 985-8222. Shelburne Vineyard.
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VERMONT PASTEL SOCIETY: Annual group show featuring work by society members. Through April 30. Info, 859-9222. Art’s Alive Gallery @ Main Street Landing’s Union Station in Burlington.
JOHN MOYERS: “The Art of Giving and Taking and Giving,” photographs by the Bristol artist. He hosts two gallery events in which visitors are invited to take a photo off the wall and replace it with an item of their choosing. Suggestions include a poem, sketch, written response to the image or contribution to offset printing costs. Through April 30. Info, 989-3996. Living Room: Center of Positivity in Essex Junction.
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ABRIE HOWE: “Into the Eyes of Animals,” drawings and acrylic paintings by the local fifth grader. GALEN CHENEY: “To China and Back,” paintings and paper constructions created while in residence at the Da Wang Culture Highland near Shenzen, China. Through May 2. Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.
presents the work of Nissa Kauppila and Erika Lawlor Schmidt, who both incorporate Asian influences into their artistic practice. It’s the first exhibition of works that Kauppila
ATHENA PETRA TASIOPOULOS: Collage and illustration from found vintage portrait photography. Through May 14. Info, 253-1818. Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe.
has created in China, where she studies under master silk painter Lin Bo. Her sparse paintings of subjects from the natural
‘FLIGHT: EXPLORATIONS IN MOVEMENT, MIGRATION AND FREEDOM’: Artworks by gallery artists, local students and notable Syrian artists interpreting the concept of flight as it relates to ideas of freedom of expression, pilgrimage and spontaneous exploration. Through June 26. Info, 253-8943. West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe. JOHNSON STATE BFA THESIS EXHIBITION: Twelve students exhibit painting, sculpture, photography, video and more. Artists are Kim Anetsberger, Liz Carr, Scott Carruthers, Yamuna Dahal, Dylan Dalmata, Mina Ganguly-Kiefner, Nicole Gazzara, Aaron Mercy, Lori Molin, Randa Morris, Claire Osgood and Tim Santimore. Through April 30. Info, 635-1224. Johnson State College.
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exhibition copresented by ArtShape Mammoth and ONE Arts, and curated by Margaret Coleman, which considers Immanuel Kant’s perspectives on art and art objects. Artists are Ann Barlow, Deborah Bouchette, Cori Champagne, Margaret Coleman, Chris Collins, Katie Grauer, Paul Higham, Marilyn Maddison, Jennifer McCandless, Jessica Mongeon, Rachel Morton and Christopher Thompson. Closing reception: Sunday, May 1, 2-4 p.m. Through May 1. Info, info@artshapemammoth.org. Vermont Studio Center Gallery II in Johnson.
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MYK MARTINEZ: Paintings by the Vermont artist, whose works have been featured in publications throughout the state as well as in Comic News Magazine. Through April 30. Info, 496-5470. Three Mountain Café in Waitsfield. ‘THE PAINTED STATE OF THREE VERMONT WOMEN’: An exhibition of works by oil painters Carrie Bagalio, Natasha Bogar and Jennifer Hubbard. Through May 7. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop in Waterbury.
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‘ADDISON COUNTY IN PROFILE: SILHOUETTES FROM THE SHELDON ARCHIVES’: An exhibit of rarely displayed silhouettes of early residents of Addison County, from the 1800s to 1900s, including many prominent and accomplished personalities. Through September 3. ‘THE CURIOUS COUSINS OF VERMONT OUTSIDER ARTIST GAYLEEN AIKEN’: Twenty-four of the late artist’s cardboard cutout imaginary “cousins,” which are rarely shown together, and more than a dozen drawings and paintings. Through May 21. CHUCK HERRMAN: “Out of the Forest,” carvings by the Vermont wood historian, educator and self-taught artist. Works include birds and waterfowl carved in remnants of a New Haven root fence, maple-sugaring story boards and kinetic sculpture. Through May 21. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury. ‘DISCLOSURES: COMING OUT OF OBSCURITY’: Vermont artists Lily Hinrichsen and Karla Van Vliet bring to light parts of their past, with assemblages, works on paper and mixed media. Through May 7. Info, 382-9222. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury. DONNA ANDREYCHUK: Oil paintings described as “landscape-inspired abstract impressionism.” Through April 30. Info, 989-7419. Edgewater Gallery, Merchants Row, in Middlebury.
world suggest precariousness, as well as the importance of balance. Schmidt has long found inspiration in Eastern philosophy and Indian mysticism, which in turn has directed how “form emerges from negative space” in her collaged works. Through June 18. Pictured: detail of “Wuti 7,” watercolor on rice paper by Kauppila. JILL MATTHEWS: “Full Bloom,” floral still-life paintings by the Vermont-born, Maine-based artist. Through April 30. Info, 989-7419. Edgewater Gallery, Mill Street, in Middlebury. ‘LIFE UNDER THE SHADOW’: Acrylic paintings by Bhutanese refugee Hom Pradhan that reflect the young artist’s experience growing up in a refugee camp in Nepal. Accompanying audio by VFC codirector Gregory Sharrow. Through July 31. ‘SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE WORKING FOREST’: Collaborative exhibition featuring work by painter Kathleen Kolb and poet Verandah Porche. Through April 30. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. ‘SCRATCHING THE SURFACE: INTAGLIO PRINTS’: Middlebury College students present new work from Hedya Klein’s class ART 315: Scratching the Surface, which explores traditional and contemporary methods of printmaking. Through April 28. Info, 443-3168. Johnson Memorial Building, Middlebury College.
rutland/killington
‘ENERGY’: An annual exhibit of works by local students, grades K-12. Through May 14. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. ‘INSPIRING BLISS’: Select works by various artists from cartoonist Harry Bliss’ personal collection, including Robert Crumb, Jack Kirby and Maurice Sendak. Through April 30. Info, galleries@castleton.edu. Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland. JUDITH REILLY: “The Girl With the Purple Hair,” a retrospective of works by the Vermont quilt maker. Through May 30. Info, 247-4295. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon. KATE GRIDLEY: “Passing Through: Portraits of Emerging Adults,” life-size oil paintings paired with sound portraits. Through May 27. Info, galleries@ castleton.edu. Christine Price Gallery, Castleton University. ‘OUT ON A LIMB’: Member artists present tree-inspired works that reflect the personal style of each. Through May 3. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.
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f LONGINA SMOLINSKI: The April featured artist presents works in oil and mixed media. f PETER BARTLETT: The April featured artist presents acrylic paintings. f TOBY FULWILER: The April featured artist presents his hand-turned bowls and utensils made from local trees. Reception: Thursday, April 28, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Through April 30. Info, 528-5222. Artist in Residence in St. Albans.
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‘BIRDS ARE DINOSAURS’: An exhibit that traces the evolution of birds from dinosaurs, featuring skeletons, life-size replicas and hands-on activities. Through October 31. ‘ICE AGE MAMMALS IN THE MEADOW’: Outdoor exhibition of life-size sculpture by Bob Shannahan and Wendy Klemperer, featuring artistic renditions of a woolly mammoth, a shortfaced bear, a North American camel, a dire wolf and an American lion. Through April 30. Info, 359-5001. Vermont Institute of Natural Science Nature Center in Quechee. DAISY ROCKWELL: “Odalèsque and Other Recent Paintings,” work by the artist and granddaughter of Norman Rockwell. Through May 13. $2-20 suggested donation. Info, 356-2775. Main Street Museum in White River Junction. FEATURED ARTISTS: An exhibition of work by three Vermont artists: silver jewelry by Bill and Sandra Owens, river-rock sculpture by Jen Herzer, and intaglio prints of wildlife by J. Ann Eldridge. Through June 30. Info, 235-9429. Collective — the Art of Craft in Woodstock. ‘HUMAN PLUS: REAL LIVES + REAL ENGINEERING’: An exhibition offering visitors of all ages the chance to explore engineering concepts and to create a range of low- and high-tech tools that extend the potential of the human body. Through May 8. Info, 649-2200, ext. 222. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich. LYNN NEWCOMB: Etchings and lithograph prints. Through April 30. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction. ‘MUD SEASON’: Area artists exhibit a variety of works that interpret “our most cautiously optimistic season.” Through April 30. Info, 457-3500. ArtisTree Gallery in South Pomfret. ‘POETS AND THE PAST’: An exhibition of historical objects alongside poems they inspired, written by local poets. Through May 31. Info, 649-0124. Norwich Historical Society and Community Center.
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HARRIET WOOD: Exuberant oil paintings that celebrate the arrival of spring and summer. Through May 16. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. STEPHEN MALSHUK: “Antarctica: A Photographic Journey,” images of the southernmost continent by the Vermont photographer. Through April 30. Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport.
brattleboro/okemo valley
‘CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS VS. THE MASTERS: HOMAGE, BATTLE, RECLAMATION’: Thirteen artists address the influence of their creative forebears, including works by Eric Aho, Ross Bleckner, Babette Bloch, Taner Ceylan, Kate O’Donovan Cook, Josef Fiscnaller, Pam Glick, Mimi Gross, Richard Jacobs, Sam Jury, Matt Mattingly, Yasumasa Morimura and Cathy Osman. ‘VISIONS FROM THE EDGE: AN EXPLORATION OF OUTSIDER ART’: Group exhibition featuring 12 artists with autism and other developmental disorders: Oscar Azmita, William Britt, Susan Brown, Chase Ferguson, Evan Gozali, Elisa Huberman, Barry Kahn, Michael McManmon, Walter Mika, Jessica Park, Alba Somoza, and Shmuel Taurog. Guest curated by Tony Gengarelly. JONATHAN GITELSON: “Are You Here?” photographs of the artist’s public project in which he installed the phrase on billboards throughout New England and upstate New York. KAREN GAUDETTE: Scratchboard drawings that metaphorically reflect a middle-aged woman’s journey to find true love. MICHAEL SACCA: “flow-MOTION,” installation of water images by the Vermont photographer. Through June 13. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. ‘FEATHER & FUR: PORTRAITS OF FIELD, FOREST & FARM’: Portraits celebrating the beauty, intelligence and grace of animals by nine artists. Through April 30. Info, 885-3061. The Great Hall in Springfield. JON MCAULIFFE: Paintings by the New Hampshire artist, whose work is described as “if Norman Rockwell came back to life as a 21st-century hipster.” Through April 30. Info, 869-2960. Main Street Arts in Saxtons River.
manchester/bennington
‘3D DIGITAL: HERE AND NOW’: Innovative work in 3D art and design technology by makers with local connections, including Willard Boepple, Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Jon Isherwood and Karolina Kawiaka. Through June 15. SALLY GIL: “Out of This World,” lush abstract landscapes and sculptures by the Brooklyn-based, Bennington-born artist. Through July 10. VINCENT LONGO: “Centers, Circles, Squares, Grids,” works by the artist recognized as the first abstract expressionist printmaker. Through May 1. Info, 447-1571. Bennington Museum.
randolph/royalton
‘DIRECTOR’S CHOICE’: Selected works by Varujan Boghosian, Pat Dipaula Klein, Helen Matteson, Ira Matteson, Nick Santoro, Hugh Townley and John Udvardy. Through July 9. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester. JAMES VOGLER: “Who Turned On the Light,” an exhibition of abstract oil paintings by the Charlotte artist. Through June 30. LYNN NEWCOMB: “The Power of Black Ink; Two Decades of Printmaking,” etchings by the Vermont artist. Through April 30. Info, 498-8438. White River Gallery at BALE in South Royalton. JOAN HOFFMAN: “National Park Landscapes: Celebrating National Park Service Centennial 2016,” impressionistic paintings of American natural heritage sites by the South Royalton artist. Through May 12. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library.
f ‘LOUIS SHELDON NEWTON: ARCHITECT EXTRAORDINAIRE OF VERMONT’: An exhibition organized by the Hartford and Royalton historical societies that examines the life and work of the Vermont architect. Talk with John Dumville and Martha Knapp: Wednesday, May 4, 7-8 p.m. Through June 4. Info, 763-7094. Royalton Memorial Library in South Royalton.
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‘THE HIGH SCHOOL JURIED SHOW’: The 25th annual exhibit features more than 100 juried works in a variety of media by area high school students. Through May 1. DOUGLAS CROCKWELL: “The Other Rockwell: Douglas Crockwell,” an exhibition featuring paintings by the artist and founding Hyde trustee, whose illustrative works were included in
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the Saturday Evening Post, LIFE, Look and others. Through May 8. Info, 518-792-1761. The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, N.Y. ERIC VAN HOVE: “The Craft of Art,” an exhibition featuring the nomadic artist’s “V12 Laraki,” an ornate replica of the S-600 Mercedes-Benz V12 engine that was made in collaboration with Moroccan master artisans. Six ancillary components of the engine are also featured, including the newly created “V12 Gearbox.” Through May 1. Info, 603-646-2095. Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H. JANE DAVIES: An exhibition of recent paintings. PATTY CASTELLINI: Recent work by the abstract painter. ROGER GOLDENBERG: “Visual Jazz,” an exhibition of music-inspired works. TORIN PORTER: “Forms of Life,” sculptures by the Glover artist. Through June 1. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. ‘PARTNERS IN DESIGN’: An exhibition spotlighting a crucial, though little-known, aspect of the development of American modern design: the collaboration of Alfred H. Barr Jr., the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and Philip Johnson,
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MoMA’s first curator of architecture. Through August 21. ‘POMPEII’: Nearly 200 archaeological artifacts, including bronze and marble statues, mosaics, frescoes, decorative arts and objects from daily life, offer a glimpse into the life of the once-thriving city in the Roman Empire. Through September 5. Info, 514-285-2000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts.
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RAGNAR KJARTANSSON: The Iceland artist’s first major show in Canada presents three significant works that represent his explorations in performance and straddle mysticism and parody. RYAN GANDER: “Make every show like it’s your last,” an exhibition bringing together diverse elements that reflect the British artist’s interest in the circumstances of art production, as well as our perception of objects. Through May 22. Info, 514-847-6226. Montréal Museum of Contemporary Art.
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SENIOR BFA 2016: An annual event showcasing the talents and accomplishments of the BFA graduating class of the SUNY Plattsburgh Art Department. Through May 14. Info, 518-564-2474. Plattsburgh State Art Museum, N.Y. m
Judith Reilly “The Girl With the Purple Hair” at Compass Music and
Arts Center in Brandon is a retrospective of the quilter and fiber artist, who has been making work for more than 50 years. Driven by intuitive and playful energy, Reilly sees
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her art as a by-product of life’s twists and turns: “The artwork is just the evidence that you have lived and listened to the intuitions and followed through,” she says. “The ideas are always developing within us. Life is the muse.” Reilly moved to Vermont in 2004,
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s I picked my jaw up off the floor and pressed my eyeballs back into their sockets after watching Don Cheadle’s shockingly horrible new movie, I comforted myself with the thought that Miles Ahead was an anomaly. I told myself nothing else like it existed in the actor’s body of work. Then a painful memory I had repressed surfaced. This isn’t the first time Cheadle has wasted his considerable talents playing a famous real-life performer in a real feces-fest of a film. Cheadle played Sammy Davis Jr. in the 1998 TV movie The Rat Pack. Absolutely ludicrous movie. That also applies to Miles Ahead. For which a more appropriate title would have been Miles Davis: Action Hero. Seriously. Cheadle’s a gifted performer with the range to handle any character, from a porn star obsessed with cowboy couture (Boogie Nights) to a Schindleresque hospitality professional who risks his life to save families on the wrong side of a genocidal coup (Hotel Rwanda). Telling the story of the jazz giant, however, turned out to be more than he could handle. Clearly, this was a labor of love. Cheadle spent 10 years courting the Davis estate, cowriting the script with Steven Baigelman and studying his subject, graduating with a
master’s in Miles. So why is his directorial debut so flabbergastingly flat? Cheadle has said he wanted to make a movie that Davis would’ve liked to star in. (Fun fact: The musical icon actually did gueststar in a 1985 episode of “Miami Vice”!) The star, cowriter, producer and director succeeds in shunning the traditional trappings of the genre, only to wallow in conventions far more corny and confusing. The film bounces among the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s more or less haphazardly. The bulk of its 100-minute running time, however, is set in the ’70s, during Davis’ famous Howard Hughes-on-coke period. Miles Ahead opens with a black-and-white sequence of the nascent Miles in a nightclub performance, then clumsily cuts to that latter time frame and establishes the tone of a third-rate Steven Seagal shoot-’em-up. Ewan McGregor costars as a Rolling Stone writer named Dave Brill. He seeks entrance to the music legend’s fortress of solitude, his Upper West Side brownstone, to interview him about a comeback Davis hasn’t even decided to make. Seemingly within moments of meeting, the two have engaged in a fist fight, teamed up to shake down Columbia Records brass for unpaid royalties, wound up in a car chase and sprayed the record company’s offices with bul-
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A STARSKY AND HUTCH CHARACTER In his directorial debut, Don Cheadle makes some questionable choices.
lets. It’s like a version of The End of the Tour with Hunter S. Thompson as both interviewer and subject. In its time travels, the film touches on the musician’s fraught first marriage and offers glimpses of Davis performing at different periods in different styles without the slightest context. It references a handful of classic recordings, such as Sketches of Spain, Someday My Prince Will Come and Kind of Blue, without providing even trace amounts of insight into how they came about or why they matter to this day. Indeed, of the recent spate of musical biopics, Miles Ahead is easily the least insight-
ful. Viewers will leave knowing nothing they didn’t already know about the man or the music. Instead, they’ll have watched Cheadle snort make-believe coke and attempted to care as he and a clearly incredulous McGregor drive fast and shoot to kill in pursuit of a made-up stolen reel of new Miles music. Cheadle gives a convincing physical performance, looking and sounding eerily like Davis, but this is otherwise a confounding cartoon. The actor worked hard for the chance to bring his dream to the screen, but the bottom line is, he kind of blew it. RI C K KI S O N AK
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erhaps this fantasy film would have scored a bigger gross last weekend if someone had thought to title it Two Acclaimed Thespians Compete to See Who Makes the Best Evil Queen. Perhaps not. The fact remains, that line sums up almost everything that’s not negligible about this unnecessary prequel-cum-sequel to Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). The first film rode the trend of fairy-tale retellings to profit, with Kristen Stewart playing the title character as an ingénue eager to learn to kick evil-stepmother ass. Assisting her was Eric (Chris Hemsworth), the Huntsman sent by evil queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) to murder the new Fairest of Them All. Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, who was the first film’s visual effects supervisor, The Huntsman banishes Snow White from the screen. Indeed, it banishes ingénues altogether. That’s no loss, but making Hemsworth’s stolidly valiant character the protagonist was a more questionable decision. The ungainly script takes us back in time to reveal that Queen Ravenna has a kid sister named Freya (Emily Blunt) who renounced love following a personal tragedy. Now she rules the north as a fearsome snow queen, ripping children from their parents to turn them into merciless soldiers called Huntsmen. Expelled from Freya’s ranks for the crime of falling in love with a fellow soldier, Sara (Jessica Chastain), Eric grieves her loss, even as he accepts a new quest to locate the defeated Raven-
THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE Theron and Blunt don’t need a magic mirror to tell them they look spectacular in this sequel that bizarrely extends the Snow White story sans Snow White.
na’s Magic Mirror. And Freya is still out there, plotting to overturn Snow White’s victory. If that sounds like a convoluted effort to splice Frozen DNA into the Snow White legend, it is. (Technically, the DNA comes from Hans Christian Andersen, whose “The Snow Queen” inspired both Freya and the Disney film.) Skipping around in time, tone and genre, from a sisterly soap opera to an uninspiring fantasy quest and back, The
Huntsman might generously be described as unfocused. Eric’s four Dwarf companions (Nick Frost, Rob Brydon, Sheridan Smith and Alexandra Roach) supply welcome silliness inflected by the rhythms of British comedy. But no amount of affable eye twinkling from Hemsworth will make his character interesting. Lucky thing, then, that the movie actually belongs to the histrionics contest between
Blunt and Theron (with Chastain also making a respectable showing). When the evil queens face off, each clad in a fantastical gown in signature colors, wearing signature eye makeup and wielding signature magic, the movie rises to the level of iconic absurdity. It’s Krystle versus Alexis on “Dynasty,” with CGI. The production design reinforces that trippiness: Freya’s stronghold looks like a ski lodge from a vintage James Bond flick, and a fairy realm features mossy snakes and hedgehogs with the fluttering skin of butterflies. While the film may lurch from plot point to plot point, it’s fairly fun to look at and reasonably self-aware about its lack of raison d’être. The Huntsman is a miscalculated fantasyfilm anomaly; nominally about a dude, it’s actually a playground for three glamorous, mature women at the height of their powers. Given the young female target audience for this genre, the real anomaly isn’t that Hemsworth has little to do besides swing a sword; it’s the absence of an ingénue with a relatable comingof-age arc. That could, perhaps, be the secret of the film’s box-office failure, but it’s a win for viewers looking to watch some more seasoned hamming. Blunt, Theron and Chastain take their archetypal roles seriously, playing them with way more conviction than they deserve. They won’t get any Oscar nominations for this flop, but you don’t want to get in their way when they vie for the title of Scariest of Them All. MARGO T HARRI S O N
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NEW IN THEATERS A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING: Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run) directed this adaptation of Dave Eggers’ novel, in which a failing, disillusioned American businessman (Tom Hanks) tries to seize one last opportunity on a sales trip to Saudi Arabia. With Sarita Choudhury, Alexander Black and Tom Skerritt. (98 min, R. Roxy) KEANU: Comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele play a pair of friends who must impersonate drug dealers to rescue a stolen kitty cat. With Method Man, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Luis Guzmán and a boatload of adorable tabbies. Peter Atencio directed. (98 min, R. Essex, Majestic, Palace)
CRIMINALHH Kevin Costner plays a death-row inmate who is implanted with the memories of a dead CIA agent (Ryan Reynolds) and then sent to complete his mission in this action thriller from director Ariel Vromen (The Iceman). With Gal Gadot and Gary Oldman. (113 min, R) THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT — PART 1H1/2 Plucky Tris (Shailene Woodley) and her love interest must finally escape the wall surrounding future Chicago in the almost-final installment of the popular dystopian YA series. Robert Schwentke (Insurgent) directed. With Theo James, Naomi Watts and Jeff Daniels. (121 min, PG-13) ELVIS & NIXONHHH The King (Michael Shannon) meets the president (Kevin Spacey) in this factbased comedy directed by Liza Johnson (Hateship Loveship). With Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville and Colin Hanks. (86 min, R) EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!!HHHH Richard Linklater (Boyhood) returns with this “spiritual sequel” to his Dazed and Confused, chronicling one weekend with a college baseball team in 1980. With Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin and Ryan Guzman. (117 min, R)
MOTHER’S DAY: Director Garry Marshall (New Year’s Eve) returns to the realm of misty-eyed, holidaythemed ensemble comedy with this tale in which three generations of women do the bickering-andbonding thing, including Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson and Britt Robertson. (118 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Stowe) RATCHET & CLANK: In this family animation inspired by the gadgetry-driven video-game franchise, a mechanic and a robot team up with a group of intrepid avengers to save the galaxy from an evil overlord. With the voices of James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye and Paul Giamatti. Kevin Munroe and Jericca Cleland directed. (94 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace)
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THE BOSSHH In her latest comedy, Melissa McCarthy plays a ruthless tycoon who goes to the clink for insider trading and then tries to “rebrand” herself as an icon of nice — with mixed results. With Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage and Dave Bautista. Ben Falcone (Tammy) directed and cowrote with McCarthy and Steve Mallory. (99 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 4/13)
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BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICEHH1/2 Some viewers of Man of Steel thought its version of Superman (Henry Cavill) was just a bit too dark, and Batman (Ben Affleck) seems to agree. The two superheroes face off and tangle with Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) in director Zack Snyder’s latest entry in the DC Comics cinematic universe. (153 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 3/30)
THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WARHHH In this prequel to Snow White and the Huntsman, Charlize Theron and Emily Blunt play rival royal sisters who enjoy foiling young people’s forbidden love. With Chris Hemsworth and Jessica Chastain. Cedric Nicolas-Troyan makes his directorial debut. (114 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 4/27)
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BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUTHHH1/2 In this third, belated entry in the Barbershop comedy series (which began in 2002), the owner (Ice Cube) of the titular gathering place confronts disturbing changes in his neighborhood. With Regina Hall, Anthony Anderson and Cedric the Entertainer. Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man Holiday) directed. (112 min, PG-13)
EYE IN THE SKYHHHH1/2 Helen Mirren plays a U.S. colonel forced to debate the morality of a drone strike against terrorists when an innocent bystander gets in the way, in this topical drama directed by Gavin Hood (Ender’s Game). With Alan Rickman, Aaron Paul and Barkhad Abdi. (102 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 3/30)
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ESSEX CINEMAS & T-REX THEATER 21 Essex Way, #300, Essex, 879-6543, essexcinemas.com
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MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMA 222 College St., Burlington, 864-3456, merrilltheatres.net
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STOWE CINEMA 3 PLEX Mountain Rd., Stowe, 253-4678. stowecinema.com
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ZOOTOPIAHHHH A con artist fox and a bunny cop team up to uncover a conspiracy in this Disney animated adventure set in a world where critters call the shots. With the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman and Idris Elba. Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush directed. (108 min, PG; reviewed by M.H. 3/9)
NOW ON VIDEO KRAMPUSHH1/2 In this scare comedy, a kid accidentally summons a Christmas demon for ho-ho-horror. (98 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 12/9/15)
JANE GOT A GUNHHH Natalie Portman does some gun-slinging in this western about a woman who recruits an old lover to help her protect her family. With Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich and Ewan McGregor. Gavin O’Connor (Warrior) directed. (98 min, R; reviewed by M.H. 2/3) RIDE ALONG 2H1/2 In the sequel to the mismatched-buddy comedy, Kevin Hart plays a soon-to-be groom who tags along with his tough cop brother-in-law (Ice Cube) for a raid on a Miami drug dealer. (101 min, PG-13) SON OF SAULHHHHH In this Hungarian Oscar winner, a concentration camp inmate who has been forced to work in the crematoriums makes a discovery that leads to a bold resolution. László Nemes directed. (107 min, R; reviewed by R.K. 3/2)
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As Tom Hanks ages, his characters just seem to get more down-trodden and worldweary. In this drama, based on Dave Eggers' novel, Hanks plays a businessman who's been beaten up by life. On a trip to Saudi Arabia, where he's tasked with selling the titular hologram software, he finds himself challenged and reinvigorated in ways he never expected. Tom Tykwer, best known for Run Lola Run, directed the film, which starts Friday at Merrill's Roxy Cinemas in Burlington.
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REAL FREE WILL ASTROLOGY BY ROB BREZSNY APRIL 28-MAY 4
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(APRIL 20-MAY 20) You’re in a phase of your cycle when you’ll be rewarded for your freshness and originality. The more you cultivate a “beginner’s mind,” the smarter you will be. What you want will become more possible to the degree that you shed everything you think you know about what you want. As the artist Henri Matisse said, if a truly creative painter hopes to paint a rose, he or she “first has to forget all the roses that were ever painted.” What would be the equivalent type of forgetting in your own life?
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Am I still a hero
if the only person I save is myself?” asks poet B. Damani. If you posed that question to me right now, I would reply, “Yes, Gemini. You are still a hero if the only person you save is yourself.” If you asked me to elaborate, I’d say, “In
to the power that the favor and approval of certain people hold over me.” What about you, Virgo? Are there any emotional states or bedeviling thoughts or addictive desires that you’re a slave to? The coming weeks will be a favorable time to emancipate yourself. As you do, remember this: There’s a difference between being compulsively driven by a delusion and lovingly devoted to a worthy goal.
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(June 21-July 22): “We need people in our lives with whom we can be as open as possible,” declares psychotherapist Thomas Moore. I agree. Our mental health thrives when we can have candid conversations with free spirits who don’t censor themselves and don’t expect us to water down what we say. This is always true, of course, but it will be an absolute necessity for you in the coming weeks. So I suggest that you do everything you can to put yourself in the company of curious minds that love to hear and tell the truth. Look for opportunities to express yourself with extra clarity and depth. “To have real conversations with people may seem like such a simple, obvious suggestion,” says Moore, “but it involves courage and risk.”
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Everyone who has ever built a new heaven first found the power to do so in his own hell.” That noble truth was uttered by Libran philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, and I bet it will be especially meaningful for most of you during the rest of 2016. The bad news is that in the past few months you’ve had to reconnoiter your own hell a little more than you would have liked, even if it has been pretty damn interesting. The good news is that these explorations will soon be winding down. The fantastic news is that you are already getting glimpses of how to use what you’ve been learning. You’ll be well prepared when the time comes to start constructing a new heaven.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): I watched a video of
German-derived word used in chess and other games. It refers to a predicament in which a player cannot possibly make a good move. Every available option will weaken his or her position. I propose that we coin a new word that means the opposite of zugzwang: zugfrei, which shall hereafter signify a situation in which every choice you have in front of you is a positive or constructive one; you cannot make a wrong move. I think this captures the essence of the coming days for you, Scorpio.
a helicopter pilot as he descended from the sky and tried to land his vehicle on the small deck of a Danish ship patrolling the North Sea. The weather was blustery, and the seas were choppy. The task looked at best strenuous, at worst impossible. The pilot hovered patiently as the ship pitched wildly. Finally there was a brief calm, and he seized on that moment to settle down safely. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you may have a metaphorically similar challenge in the coming days. To be successful, all you have to do is be alert for the brief calm and then act with swift, relaxed decisiveness.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): “Show me a man
who isn’t a slave,” wrote the Roman philosopher Seneca. “One is a slave to sex, another to money, another to ambition; all are slaves to hope or fear.” Commenting on Seneca’s thought, blogger Ryan Holiday says, “I’m disappointed in my enslavement to self-doubt, to my resentment towards those that I dislike,
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Zugzwang is a
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “We have to learn how to live with our frailties,” poet Stanley Kunitz told the Paris Review. “The best people I know are inadequate and unashamed.” That’s the keynote I hope you will adopt in the coming weeks. No matter how strong and capable you are, no matter how hard you try to be your best, there are ways you fall short of perfection. And now is a special phase of your astrological cycle when you can learn a lot about how to feel at peace with that fact.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): How do plants reproduce? They generate seeds that are designed to travel. Dandelion and orchid seeds are so light they can drift long distances through the air. Milkweed seeds are a bit heavier but are easily carried by the wind. Foxglove and sycamore seeds are so buoyant they can float on flowing water. Birds and other animals serve as transportation for burdock seeds, which hook onto feather and fur. Fruit seeds may be eaten by animals and later excreted, fully intact, far from their original homes. I hope this meditation stimulates you to think creatively about dispersing your own metaphorical seeds, Capricorn. It’s time for you to vividly express your essence, make your mark, spread your influence. AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves,” said philosopher Simone Weil. I hope that prod makes you feel a bit uncomfortable, Aquarius. I hope it motivates you to get busy investigating some of your vague ideas and fuzzy self-images and confused intentions. It will soon be high time for you to ask for more empathy and acknowledgment from those whose opinions matter to you. You’re overdue to be more appreciated, to be seen for who you really are. But before any of that good stuff can happen, you will have to engage in a flurry of introspection. You’ve got to clarify and deepen your relationship with yourself.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “I have never
let my schooling interfere with my education,” said writer Mark Twain. That’s excellent advice for you to apply and explore in the coming weeks. Much of the time, the knowledge you have accumulated and the skills you have developed are supreme assets. But for the immediate future, they could obstruct you from learning the lessons you need most. For instance, they might trick you into thinking you are smarter than you really are. Or they could cause you to miss simple and seemingly obvious truths that your sophisticated perspective is too proud to notice. Be a humble student, my dear.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): The oracle I’m about to present may be controversial. It contains advice that most astrologers would never dare to offer an Aries. But I believe you are more receptive than usual to this challenge, and I am also convinced that you especially need it right now. Are you ready to be pushed further than I have ever pushed you? Study this quote from novelist Mark Z. Danielewski: “Passion has little to do with euphoria and everything to do with patience. It is not about feeling good. It is about endurance. Like patience, passion comes from the same Latin root: pati.”
fact, saving yourself is the only way you can be a hero right now. You can’t rescue or fix or rehabilitate anyone else unless and until you can rescue and fix and rehabilitate yourself.” If you pushed me to provide you with a hint about how you should approach this challenge, I’d be bold and finish with a flourish: “Now I dare you to be the kind of hero you have always feared was beyond your capacity.”
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With the exception of my mother’s chocolate cake, there is no single right way to do anything. Doing the same thing every time — especially sex — gets old fast. Like everything else in a marriage, your sex life requires part effortless love, part work. Have you told your husband how sex these days makes you feel? That your love is strong, but your sexual bond is slipping away? If he doesn’t feel moved to make a change after you tell him the hard truth, then check his pulse. I think there is some anxiety at play here, indicative of a greater emotional or physical challenge. He’s already decided that doggie-style is the only way he can maintain an erection, so why would he risk doing it any other way? It’s time to break the cycle. He needs to talk to a sex therapist or a doctor to get to the bottom of this. Maybe he really doesn’t know what’s wrong, or maybe he’s afraid to share it with you. And you should be prepared to put in more effort, too. Marriage is about evolving with someone, choosing to manage life’s ups and downs as a team. Together you must acknowledge the need for change, accept the challenge and bridge the gap between you. Yes, it’s work. But you love each other, so anything is possible. Good luck!
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BLUE-EYED ESPAÑA SOCCER GOD I saw you picking out some kale in an España jacket. You didn’t see me, but I wish you had. Hopefully there will be a next time, and our eyes will meet. Let’s get our own game going. :) When: Sunday, April 10, 2016. Where: City Market. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913427 NOT AAA, THANK YOU! I had a rough morning and drove myself into the ditch. You got me out but weren’t dispatched by AAA like I thought. I didn’t realize until they called saying I was nowhere to be found. Really appreciate the help, and I’m sorry you didn’t get a tip for your trouble! Sincerely, Frazzled Ditch Driver. When: Monday, April 4, 2016. Where: side of the road. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913425 THINNING-HAIRED MAN IN CHEESE AISLE A vegan who eats cheese? You must be a Gemini. I wonder if you like your women as sharp as your cheddar. I’ll smoke your Gouda if you melt my Brie. When: Friday, April 1, 2016. Where: City Market/Onion River Coop. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913424 MAGNETIC ENERGY. UNDENIABLE BLISS. The emotional and spiritual bond is transcendental. Hours spent playfully exploring each other, mind, body and soul, immersed in profound, deep, soul-stirring love. The energy is electric, pulsing through every inch of me. Intertwined in our magical vortex (the most beautiful place on Earth). Bring the candle wax and riding crop; I’ll bring the silk rope and stockings. Again. Soon. When: Thursday, March 31, 2016. Where: down on the farm. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913423
AMAZING SMILE, ETHAN ALLEN HOMESTEAD You: light-gray fleece, beanie with a brim, out-ofthis-world smile. Your dog: brown, fuzzy, resistant to my friendly overtures. Me: navy-blue everything (T-shirt, shorts), tallish, thin, at the hairpin of my run, lucky enough to catch your eyes each way as you set out. Hoping to run into you again. Besides, I deserve another shot with the dog. :) When: Thursday, March 31, 2016. Where: Ethan Allen Homestead. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913418
HOMELY STUD SLEEPING IN CAR I passed by your PT Cruiser with foggy windows on my way home from the bars. I saw you nestled up among your possessions, and you looked like an unconscious angel! I don’t know where you’ve been or where you’re going, but my soup kitchen is open for business! Come slurp a sloppy bowl of hot chow! Let’s connect! When: Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Where: North Winooski Ave. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913407 HUNGER MOUNTAIN COOP Raven-haired beauty / Your necklace shows a gold deer / My heart is captured. When: Monday, March 21, 2016. Where: Montpelier. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913406
BLONDE ON THE HILL We exchanged glances and smiles while walking on the hill. I said hello. You were wearing a black ReSOURCE sweatshirt and headed downhill. I was wearing a light green/gray cap and heading uphill. Would you like to meet for coffee, then take a walk on more level ground? When: Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Where: between Pine Street and St. Paul Street. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913417
ON THE RUN, ST. ALBANS We exchanged good mornings after you left the register. You have a warm, sweet smile. Blond hair, attractive, well dressed, wearing black. You looked back in at me after you walked out. I believe you were driving a silver vehicle. I would love to buy you a coffee and meet you. When: Monday, March 21, 2016. Where: On the Run, St. Albans, 8:30 a.m. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913405
BABE FROM MONTRÉAL You: beautiful brunette with a red flannel shirt and a smile that lights up the room. We locked eyes for the first time at Ping-Pong. I asked you to play Jenga, hoping you would come sit by me. Fortunately, you did. Ninety-five days later, and I still think about you every day. Heard you might be around this week. Maybe we could hang? When: Saturday, January 2, 2016. Where: Ping-Pong club. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #913416
GARWOOD, TRAVEL BUG, BALANCED Cherries, fresh air and veggies — oh, my! You are a Q-T. Perhaps our paths will cross. I’m feeling optimistic. When: Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Where: Seven Days. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913404
TO BLUE 802 SHIRT MONDAYS Maybe, but you have to talk to me. When: Monday, March 28, 2016. Where: everywhere. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913414
HOT, GLISTENING, WHOPPER-STAINED SHIRT I consider myself somewhat of an eating-contest groupie. You were finishing a triple whopper at Burger King when our eyes met! You were shiny and out of breath, but it was my breath that was taken away! The stains on your shirt prove you’re a champion! Share something on the dollar menu sometime? When: Sunday, April 3, 2016. Where: BK on Shelburne Rd. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913422
SLIPPERY STUD ON BALL COURT! We played shirts and skins, and you wore tight shorts. While I was covering you, we would bump, and your sweaty flab rubbed against my face — what a rush! Your ball-handling skills were divine; the way you were penetrating the rim was exhilarating! Maybe a little oneon-one sometime? Ball’s in your court, stud! When: Sunday, March 27, 2016. Where: Calahan Park. You: Man. Me: Man. #913413
SARAH AT WILLISTON SHAW’S You rang me up at night, and your smile and gorgeous eyes almost made me forget how to use my debit card. I’d never think of saying anything to you while you’re working, but I had to tell you that you’re absolutely beautiful. When: Monday, April 4, 2016. Where: Shaw’s in Williston. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913421
BEING A CHEESEBALL You may feel I compliment too often; I feel it’s not nearly enough. Not a moment that goes by will I ever stop wanting to tell you how beautiful you are, both inside and out. Thank you for being you. Every interaction since we have met has truly been my pleasure. When: Monday, March 28, 2016. Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913412
BONNEVILLE BOMBSHELL I saw you riding a gorgeous black Triumph Bonneville. I was running errands in my truck. Saw you again that evening heading downtown. I was in the passenger seat with my new chocolate lab. He caught your eye, and I saw a brief smile. We found your bike but not its lovely rider. Want to go for a ride sometime? When: Saturday, March 19, 2016. Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913420
WHERE’S THE KIMCHI? You — tall, handsome male shopping in Morrisville — asked for help finding the kimchi. Me: dark-haired woman in blue jacket shopping for cabbage to make kimchi. I’m left wanting to know more about you. Can we have coffee? When: Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Where: Hannaford. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913411
COSTA RICAN MISS AND SUPERMAN You: in uniform at night protecting the city. Me: yoga girl on the beach. Wanted to make this something positive for you and make you smile. Let’s get together sometime next week for dinner and chat. When: Sunday, April 3, 2016. Where: airport. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913419
IF ONLY YOU WEREN’T MY BOSS Our situation is complicated. I’m mad that you are not treated the way you should be in and out of work. You share your deepest secrets with me because of the level of trust we have. Run with me for a few hours to escape the reality we live in. I dream of the day you accept what we have built. When: Friday, March 25, 2016. Where: St. Albans. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913409
BLUE 802 SHIRT ON MONDAYS Not a day goes by that I don’t think about you. Things have been awkward lately. Been trying to talk to you to let you know that you’re still and always will be wanted by all the little things, especially that stomach. We should meet for old time’s sake? When: Friday, February 5, 2016. Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913410
GAVE ME LIGHT TO SEE Saw you at 6:30 p.m. sitting at the bar. Our eyes met. You gave me light to see the menu. A man asked you to move over. I was wearing a black sweater. Straight dark-brown hair. I was sitting on your left. You left shortly after. You gave me a look of “Help me!” When: Friday, March 11, 2016. Where: Hen of the Woods. You: Man. Me: Woman. #913402 MINI SPA Town Meeting Day. You had cucumber slices covering your eyes. Two on the left. We talked about turtles, tractors and hiking outside. You seemed kind of nice. Your car sparkled, too. Maybe we could have coffee, lunch and then dinner sometime? When: Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Where: at the Mini Spa. You: Woman. Me: Man. #913399
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