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cooking Chocolate-Bar Making: Tie on your apron and learn more about actual chocolate making, from tempering to moulding. A great class for first-time confectioners, we’ll start with a brief lesson on chocolate types, then we’ll dive right into creating your very own bars. Choose your chocolate and an array of inclusions, wait for the bars to set, and then wrap your masterpiece to take home. 3 sessions avail: Feb. 1, 11 a.m.-noon, 3-4 p.m. & Feb. 5, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Cost: $25/ session. Location: The Education Kitchen at the South End Kitchen, 716 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 864-0505, southendkitchenvt.com/classes.
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Roasting and Braising Primer w/ Molly Stevens: Learn the basics of two of the oldest and most essential cooking techniques from awardwinning cooking teacher and cookbook author Molly Stevens. In this demonstration class, Molly will explain differences and similarities between these two cooking techniques as she demonstrates a selection of recipes from her authoritative cookbooks All About Roasting and All About Braising. Thirty seats available. Jan. 24, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $75/person. Location: The Education Kitchen at the South End Kitchen, 716 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 864-1808, southendkitchenvt.com. Savory Winter Tarts with Molly Stevens: In a hands-on workshop, cooking teacher and cookbook author Molly Stevens will teach you how to make two types of savory pastry and various ways to shape and fill them. You will learn how to make your own delectable creations using a variety of toppings. You will make free-form rustic tarts and traditional quiche-like pies. Twelve seats available. Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $110/person. Location: The Education Kitchen at the South End Kitchen, 716 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 8641808, southendkitchenvt.com. Slow Food Local Cheese Tasting: Explore the history, taste and terroir of four Vermont artisan cheesemakers. Enjoy a hands-on tasting and conversation with Kate Turcotte, head cheesemaker at Shelburne Farms (formerly of Consider Bardwell) and Jeremy Stephenson, head cheesemaker at Spring Brook Farm and president of the Vermont Cheese Council. Moderated by Jeff Roberts, author of the Atlas of American Artisan Cheese. Jan. 26, 5-7 p.m. Cost: $45/person. Location: The Education Kitchen at the South End Kitchen, 716 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 8641808, southendkitchenvt.com.
craft ACCESS CRAFT CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all
ages. Pottery, Bowl Turning, Woodworking, Machining, Basket Weaving, Rug Hooking, Wool Dyeing, Wood Carving, 3 Bag Sewing, Pillows, Needle Felting, Quilting, Cake Decorating, Knitting Clinic, Paint on Glass, Perennial Gardens, Corsage & Boutonniere. Full descriptions available online. Senior discount. Ten minutes from Exit 12. Location: CVU High School, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 4827194, cvuweb.cvuhs.org/access.
dance B-Tru Dance w/ Danielle Vardakas Duszko: B-Tru is focused on hip-hop, funkstyles (poppin, locking, waaking), breakin’, dance hall, belly dance and lyrical dance. Danielle Vardakas Duszko has trained with originators in these styles, performed and battled throughout the world. Classes and camps age 4-adult. She is holding a Hip-Hop Yoga Dance 200-hour teacher training this fall/winter. Kids after-school & Sat. classes. Showcase at the end of May. Feb. & spring break camps ages 4-13 also avail. $50/mo. Ask about family discounts. Location: Honest Yoga Center, 150 Dorset St., Blue Mall, next to Sport Shoe Center, S. Burlington. Info: 4970136, honestyogastudio@gmail. com, honestyogacenter.com. Dance Studio Salsalina: Salsa classes, nightclub-style, on-one and on-two, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. $13/person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout! Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 598-1077, 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, 8:159:15 p.m. Cost: $10/1-hr. class. Location: North End Studios, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Tyler Crandall, 598-9204, crandalltyler@hotmail.com, dsantosvt.com.
drumming Taiko, Djembe & Congas!: Taiko drumming in Burlington! Tuesday Taiko Adult Classes begin Jan. 28, 5:30-6:30 p.m., $72/6 weeks. Kids Classes begin on the same dates, 4:30-5:20 p.m. $60/6 weeks. Location: Burlington Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., suite 3-G, Burlington & Lane Shops Community Room, 13 N. Franklin St., Montpelier. Info: Stuart Paton, 999-4255, spaton55@gmail.com, burlingtontaiko.org.
empowerment ACCESS CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages. Beekeeping, Creative Writing, Memoir Writing, 10 Amazing Journeys with Chris O’Donnell, Solar Energy 101, VT Architecture, Bridge (2 levels), Cribbage, Career Plan, EFT, Health Topics, Mind-Body Connection, Suburban Homesteading 101, Motorcycle Awareness, Shoulder Massage, Bird Watching, Cat Behavior, Wildlife Rehab, Reiki, Aromatherapy, Body Lotions, Herbal Facial, Tree Pruning. Full descriptions available online. Senior discount. Ten minutes from Exit 12. Location: CVU High School, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvuweb.cvuhs. org/access.
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Playwriting: Plotting Along: This nuts and bolts workshop gives writers from any genre a toolbox of techniques, tricks and devices to use when writing for the stage. Whether you’re a rookie or a seasoned writer suffering from writer’s block, our tips and writing exercises lead to wonderful “creative accidents,” helping you painlessly uncover source material and original ideas while you confront and slay that monstrous inner critic. Get down to the business of writing a great 10-minute play, and take away tips for longer works! During the second week, hear your work read aloud and glean insights from a feedback session. Instructor: Geeda Searfoorce. Teens/adults, Fri., Feb. 7 & 21, 5:45-8:45 p.m. Cost: $70/2 sessions. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org. VT Young Playwrights Program: Work with a professional playwright educator to craft an original 10-minute play from scratch, honing your understanding of essential dramatic elements and refining your script through cold readings and feedback sessions. Some plays will be chosen for submission to the VYP Festival, where a panel of theater professionals may select yours to be read or staged by Vermont Stage Company actors and directors at the FlynnSpace in May! Instructor: James W. Moore. Grades 8-12, Jan. 25 & Feb. 8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: $90/2 sessions. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org. College Audition TuneUp: Practice Session & Feedback: About to brave your college auditions? Take a dry run free of make-it-or-break-it
pressure, in a mock audition setting with the directors of the Flynn Summer Youth Theater Program. Perform your songs and/or monologues and receive multiple perspectives and feedback on your work, including advice on making strong choices that will sharpen your performance and make you a hard applicant to resist! Instructors: Gina Fearn, Danielle Sertz & Christina Weakland. Grades 11-12, Jan. 31, 5:45-7:45 p.m. Cost: $25/ person. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org. Exploring Connections Series: Enhancing Movement Potential & Expression: This four-part workshop series uses movement and metaphor to explore the expressive body, incorporating movement fundamentals as well as drawing and writing to explore the relationship between movement and personal expression. Our goal will be to facilitate a lively interplay between inner connectivity and outer expressivity to enrich your movement potential, change ineffective neuromuscular movement patterns, and encourage new ways of moving and embodying your inner self. Instructor: Sara McMahon. Teens/adults: 1st Fri. of the mo., Feb.-May., 5:45-7:45 p.m. Cost: $22/session; $80 for all 4. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org. Songwriting Distilled: Tapping into Your Style & Voice: Examine the different elements of songwriting: idea and inspiration, lyric and narrative, song structure, melody, and voicings. Referencing different songwriters, from the Beatles to contemporary artists, we’ll distill what makes a song compelling and how that can inform our own writing styles and personal expressions. Instructors: Clint Bierman and Rich Price. Teen/ adult, Jan. 24 & 31, 5:45-7:15 p.m. Cost: $32/2 sessions. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: 652-4548, flynnarts.org.
gardening Seed starting: Learn the basic science and techniques for seedstarting success from the get-go, and do it right the first time! Feb. 1, 9:30-11 a.m. Cost: $10/person. Location: Gardener’s Supply, Burlington Garden Center, 128 Intervale Ave., Burlington. Info: 660-3505-4, gardenerssupplystore.com. Stone wall workshop: Our introductory stone wall workshops for homeowners and tradespeople promote the beauty and integrity of stone. The one-day, hands-on workshop focuses on the basic techniques for creating dry-laid walls with a special emphasis on stone native to Vermont. Workshops are held inside warm greenhouses in Hinesburg. Space limited.
Feb. 8, Mar. 8, Mar. 22; 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $100/1-day workshop. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Queen City Soil & Stone, Charley MacMartin, 318-2411, macmartin@igc.org, queencitysoilandstone.com. Worm Composting: Love to compost and want to continue through the winter? A worm composter works faster than a traditional compost pile and can provide natural fertilizer for your houseplants and seedlings! Join master composter Mike Ather and learn the best tricks and techniques to harness the power of the earthworm! Jan. 25, 9:30-11 a.m. Cost: $10/person. Location: Gardener’s Supply, Burlington Garden Center, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington. Info: 660-3505-4, gardenerssupplystore.com.
herbs Community Herbalism Classes: Evergreen Medicine: Sat., Feb. 8, 1-3 p.m.; Sunrise to Sunset: Everyday Aromatherapy: Wed., Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m, $8 materials fee; the Energetics of Depression: Wed., Feb. 26, 6-8 p.m.; Recipes for Healing: Herbal Salves: Mon., Mar. 10, 6-8 p.m., $5 materials fee.; Natural Remedies for Stress: Wed., Mar. 12, 6-8 p.m. Visit vtherbcenter.org for details. Cost: $12/ workshop; $10 for members + materials fee (if indicated). Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 252 Main St., Montpelier. Info: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 224-7100, info@vtherbcenter.org, vtherbcenter.org. Herbs From the Ground Up: Curious about growing and using herbs? Join Betzy Bancroft, Larken Bunce, Joann Darling and Laura Litchfield in this newly expanded short-course. Discover the rich history of herbal remedies, how they work in the whole human being, and how to safely apply the basics of herbalism for self and family care! Mon., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mar. to mid-Nov. Cost: $1,950/person; $150 deposit, preregistration required. Location: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 252 Main St., Montpelier. Info: Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, 224-7100, info@vtherbcenter.org, vtherbcenter.org. Wisdom of the Herbs School: Currently interviewing applicants for Wisdom of the Herbs 2014 Certification Program, Apr. 26-27, May 24-25, Jun. 28-29, Jul. 26-27, Aug. 23-24, Sep. 27-28, Oct. 25-26 and Nov. 8-9, 2014. Learn to identify wild herbaceous plants and shrubs over three seasons. Prepare local wild edibles and herbal home remedies. Practice homesteading and primitive skills, food as first medicine, and skillful use of intentionality. Experience profound connection and play with Nature. Handson curriculum includes herb walks, skill-building, sustainable harvesting and communion with
the spirits of the plants. Tuition $1750; payment plan $187.50 each month. VSAC nondegree grants available to qualifying applicants; apply early. Annie McCleary, director. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, Woodbury. Info: 456-8122, annie@wisdomoftheherbsschool. com, wisdomoftheherbsschool. com.
holistic health Hand Wisdom: A Holistic Guide to Hand Injuries and Your Health. Have an injury, arthritis, carpal tunnel in your hands? Your hands are sending you a message to heal some part of your life. Join authors Janet Savage and Julie Sonack to explore a new pathway to health using your hands. Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $15/class. Location: Spirit Dancer Books, 122 S. Winooski St., Burlington. Info: HandTales, Janet Savage, 279-8554, janet@ handtales.com, handtales.com.
language ACCESS LANGUAGE CLASSES IN HINESBURG AT CVU HIGH SCHOOL: 200 offerings for all ages. French (4 levels), Kids French, Beginning Spanish (2 levels), Intermediate Spanish (3 levels), Immersion Spanish, Kids Spanish, Italian for Travelers (3 levels), Beginning Mandarin (2 levels), German 1, Ancient Greek! Low cost, hands-on, limited class size, guaranteed. Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions available online. Senior discount. Ten minutes from Exit 12. Location: CVU High School, 369 CVU Rd., Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvuweb.cvuhs. org/access. Bonjour! French Classes: French classes: Pre-K FRART!, After-School Youth & Adult Evening & Morning. Study French in beautiful atelier with the supportive, fun, hands-on teaching of Madame Maggie. Experienced educator, fluent French speaker, lived/worked in France, West Africa. Next time someone asks, “Parlez-vous francais?” you can say “Oui!” Call with any questions, et Allons-y! Winter session classes start Feb 3. Check website for details & to register. Location: wingspan Studio, 4A Howard St., Burlington. Info: wingspan Studio, Maggie Standley, 2337676, maggiestandley@yahoo. com, wingspanpaintingstudio. com. 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. Traveler’s lesson package. Our eighth 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: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 585-1025,