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Emotional Eats Ever cried with a bowl of ice cream or felt energized after a trip to the juice bar? Holistic health coach Leah Webb connects the dots between culinary habits and biochemistry in her aptly titled workshop Food & Mood. In it, participants learn about how “clean eating” helps to foster well-being.
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Chilling Out
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GETTIN’ SASSY
Looking to cure cabin fever? Montpelier’s Frostival offers three days of all-ages events designed to promote physical activity. ˛ is cold-weather celebration kicks off with the Winter Blues Buster, then continues with snowshoeing, a 5K road race, dancing, fi tness classes, live music and much more.
Has winter dampened your spirits? ˛ e Vermont Burlesque Festival is a perfectly timed cabin-fever reliever. More than 55 performers descend upon area venues, at which a variety of shows mixes comedy, sex appeal and over-the-top theatrics. Headliners including Montréal’s Scarlett James (pictured) bring their acts to heat-seeking Vermonters.
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FRIDAY 24 ˛ e only thing that beats a good story is a great teller. Arguably the world’s oldest art form, storytelling is also one of the most versatile. At the Extempo Tell Off, winning wordsmiths take the stage in a tournament of champions, where they present true, fi rst-person tales for cash prizes. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 50
Nature’s Bounty
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SATURDAY 25
Golden Oldies
Big Laughs
As the saying goes, “the best is yet to come.” ˛ is couldn’t be more true than at the Vermont 50Plus & Baby Boomers Expo, where more than 90 exhibitors convene to celebrate aging gracefully. Live music entertains attendees, who take advantage of themed seminars, workshops and wellness presentations.
Here’s a bargain: At the Vermont’s Funniest Comedian Winner’s Showcase, you can get fi ve jokesters for the price of one. Phil Davidson, Justin Rowe, Adam Benay, Kyle Gagnon and Carmen Lagala°appear at Hotel Vermont, where they deliver a plethora of punch lines in celebration of the state’s laugh-out-loud talent.
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Vermont’s landscape has inspired countless artists to capture the state’s dynamic seasonal beauty. Such is the case for Emiko Sawaragi Gilbert and Midori Harima in “Roadside Picnic.” Mimicking a walk through the woods, large-scale, color prints of autumn foliage line the walls, under which lie black sculptures of small forest creatures and fallen leaves.
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