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Not So Happy After All On Tuesday, Vermont’s newly created and oddly named Gross National Happiness Project kicked off its first conference on U.S. soil. The group seeks to replace Gross Domestic Product as an indicator of U.S. economic well-being with the more holistic measurement of Gross National Happiness. GNH would take into account things like citizens’ psychological well-being, physical health, education and standard of living. Seven Days staff writer Andy Bromage wrote about the group’s efforts in April (“Happiness is... A new nonprofit wants to replace GDP with GNH,” April 28, 2010). Seven Days also sponsored a related happiness survey on our website.
The GNH concept originated in Bhutan, so conference organizers opened the event with a keynote address by Karma Tshiteem, secretary of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Commission. But local Bhutanese refugees, who fled the country fearing imprisonment, torture and death, called Tshiteem’s selection “a slap in the face.” They planned a protest outside the conference on Tuesday morning. A group of Nepalispeaking Bhutanese refugees drove 22 hours straight from Atlanta, Ga., to participate in the demonstration. Staff writer Ken Picard wrote about the demo on Blurt, the Seven Days staff blog. Find his report, and our original story, at sevendaysvt.com.
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As a small-business owner and native citizen of Vermont, I find this situation inconceivable [“A Barre Renter Is Fighting City Hall for Shutting Off Her Water,” May 26]. Whether this tenant failed to pay her rent on time or not should have no bearing if the landlord has never decided to take further action. I am not a person whose heart bleeds for all those in need of assistance, but this is without a doubt a situation of misconduct. I believe that the landlord and all those involved from the city of Barre need to be held accountable. Had this woman’s condition become worse as a result of this situation, we wouldn’t be having this nonchalant conversation. I, for one, will be looking forward to hearing how the courts decide on this case. The courts now have to decide whether they want to take the easy route and side with “big brother” or use common sense. Sam Smith
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NEWS 14
Get Up, Stand Up: Burlington Wants to Make Sidewalk Sitting a Crime
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FEATURES
Ex-Prisoners Can Make Good Neighbors
BY LAUREN OBER
ARTS NEWS 18
Gloverites and Their Descendants Ponder the Pond That Got Away
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Music: The jazz pianist is a New Orleans icon — just don’t tell him that BY DAN BOLLES
24 Looking for a Signal in a Noisy World
Books: A Sutton author gives an ear to unwanted sound BY KIRK KARDASHIAN
26 Ifs, Ands and Butts
Public Health: Ex-smokers rave about e-cigarettes, but the FDA and antismoking groups want them snuffed out
Local Bike Builder Can Really Pedal His Art
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ColdCash: An ice sculpture on the Statehouse lawn
32 A Love Less Ordinary Book review: Into the Wilderness
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A Painter Works en Plein Air, and You’re Invited
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BY SHAY TOT TEN
21 Hackie
A Vermont cabbie’s rear view BY JERNIGAN PONTIAC
37 Side Dishes
Leftover food news BY SUZANNE PODHAIZER
44 Soundbites
Music news and views BY DAN BOLLES
64 Gallery Profile
Visiting Vermont’s art venues: T.W. Wood Gallery BY KEVIN J. KELLEY
79 Mistress Maeve
Your guide to love & lust BY MISTRESS MAEVE
34 Frogs in the Rain
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36 Holy Smokes
30 Theater
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his “friend” request on Facebook. Johnson pressed on, asking whether everything was OK with him personally. Salmon admitted people ask him if he has “anger issues or frustration issues.” “I knew when I came back from the desert that I would be frustrated by people who probably left their hat on during the national anthem,” said Salmon. “I didn’t know I’d be as frustrated if I saw the American flag on a stamp, being put on a stamp on a letter upside down.” As part of his post-DUI, court-ordered participation in Project CRASH, he is voluntarily taking part in 12 counseling visits at the Veterans Administration clinic in Colchester, Salmon told Johnson. “I’m in the process right now of doing a hard scrub, reflective scrub so that I’m stronger, more focused, and, I’ve got to tell ya, I think it’s going to produce a lot of fruit for me personally, but more so for my ability to serve others, which is really the core reason I’m in politics, and why any of this public difficulty or criticism or embarrassment or humiliation is worth it if you can advance and strengthen the auditor’s office and you can advance the cause of Vermont getting stronger.”
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Every Vermont gubernatorial candidate’s website hosts at least one video message. These online campaign ads tend to be nondescript biographies, short Q&As or snippets of stump speeches from one of the bazillion forums in which they’ve already participated. But only one candidate offers hummable music while you are bombarded with political, personal and policy details: Secretary of State DEB MARKOWITZ has two online ads with soundtracks. One is a nearly five-minute opus called “Decade of Service” that uses “Here Comes the Sun” by the Beatles. The other is a one-minute mashup of news clips set to Coldplay’s song “Clocks.” The gist of the ad? She’s setting fundraising records. With all that cash, she’s paying for the use of those songs, right? Or at least getting permission from the artists?
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ne minute, Larry and Jesse were sitting on black milk crates, panhandling outside Rite Aid in downtown Burlington. The next, they were spread-eagled against the wall with three uniformed cops frisking them for contraband. The police showed up as Seven Days was interviewing Larry and Jesse — who declined to give their last names — about a proposed ban on sidewalk sitting. The cops had been watching the men for hours, a detective told me, and suspected them of drug dealing. For 30 minutes, police emptied their backpacks and turned their pockets inside out on the sidewalk, while pedestrians with shopping bags strolled nonchalantly by. When it was over, Larry walked away with a no-trespass order that prohibits him from entering Rite Aid for a year. Police slapped both men with $50 tickets for having open beer cans, but neither was charged with drug possession. Larry and
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Jesse were slightly rattled by the encounter but hardly seemed surprised. “We were just next in line,” says Larry, a cheery 61-year-old with a Santa Claus beard and a black-and-white bandana on his head. Panhandlers such as Larry and Jesse have reason to feel targeted as the Burlington City Council considers an ordinance that would all but outlaw sitting on sidewalks downtown. Police Chief Michael Schirling has proposed the ban in response to complaints by pedestrians — including several in wheelchairs — that people sitting or lying on sidewalks are blocking their passage. The no-loitering zone would extend six feet from buildings on the streets that intersect the Church Street Marketplace:
down-and-out. Both sides will have their say at a public hearing on June 8. The proposed sitting ban raises a number of questions: How big a problem is sidewalk squatting? Who is complaining about it, and how often? Do police already have the tools they need to keep the peace downtown without imposing a blanket prohibition on the use of public space? Is this a lawsuit waiting to happen? The answers depend on whom you ask, but consider these facts: Burlington police have received roughly 50 “blocked sidewalk” complaints in the past two years. The exact number is unknown because police don’t keep track of them as “incidents,” Schirling says. “It’s not a topic that yields a lot of calls
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Pearl, Cherry, Bank, College and Main, between South Winooski Avenue and St. Paul Street. The first offense would trigger a warning; the second, a fine of $50 to $500. Reaction to the idea has been swift and fierce, with residents who oppose the ban telling city councilors the idea is “shameful” and “despicable.” “People come to Burlington because it’s a town full of freaks,” local activist Greg Nixon told the council on May 17. “You’re trying to make it into a shopping mall, and we don’t want a shopping mall. We want this to be Vermont.” The proposed ban exposes the rift between merchants who say that sidewalk squatters are bad for business and local activists who see the move as a not-sosubtle attempt to rid downtown of the
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director Chapin Spencer. “Most pedestrians are still able to get through on sidewalks,” Spencer says. “It’s not so full of people lying down that we can’t get through.” What can be a problem, Spencer says, is some of the behavior of those loitering downtown. “We can’t let antisocial behavior proliferate,” Spencer says. “Burlington’s vibrancy does hinge on a safe and welcoming pedestrian environment. You look at sales-tax numbers by town, and Burlington is losing the war every year, becoming less of a shopping destination.” The question of who owns downtown has been the subject of intense debate in recent weeks. Business owners, all but a few of them speaking anonymously, figured prominently in a front-page Burlington Free Press story on May 24. The suggestion
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was that threatening and unruly behavior by folks loitering on Church Street is driving business away. But taxes from sales receipts show exactly the opposite — city revenues from local option taxes are up over those from 2009. Fears about increased crime from halfway houses may also be unfounded. Negative reaction to a proposal from Burlington Housing Authority to open a 20-bed facility for ex-inmates a block off Church Street is contradicted by the success of Northern Lights, a transitional residence for female ex-cons. (See story, page 16.) Larry and Jesse say they’ve seen intimidating and aggressive panhandlers downtown, and watched pedestrians cross the street to avoid walking by them. The duo blames “out-of-staters” for such behavior, and says peaceful panhandlers shouldn’t be lumped with aggressive ones. “I can see Rite Aid not liking us sitting there badgering their customers,” Larry says. “But we weren’t doing that.” After police booted them from outside Rite Aid, Larry and Jesse wandered down to City Hall Park, where they sat on a bench and cracked two fresh beers. “I’m just a drinker,” Larry says. “I don’t fight. I don’t cause trouble.” m
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Andy Bromage did a good job laying out the basic issues involved in Barre City’s water shut-off policy affecting tenants whose landlords have failed to pay their water bills [“A Barre Renter Is Fighting City Hall for Shutting Off Her Water,” May 26]. One point in the story requires clarification, however. Barre Brenda Brown Mayor Tom Lauzon implies that the city has no remedies available to it if landlords refuse to pay their bills (“every landlord in the city could simply decide not to pay … knowing that as long as it’s an occupied unit, we’re not shutting the water off”). In fact, municipalities have multiple options available to them to pursue landlords for delinquent water bills. First, municipalities have resources: staff and legal counsel that make them better equipped to pursue landlords for delinquent water bills in the first place. Second, municipalities can (and do) place liens on delinquent properties. Finally, municipalities can pursue landlords in court. There is simply no compelling reason to punish tenants by shutting off the water for the landlord’s failure to pay, especially where it creates a public health hazard, and where children or the elderly are put at risk. Putting the burden of enforcement for nonpayment of water on low-income and vulnerable Vermonters is wrong and unfairly asks those individuals to do the city’s work for it.
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In response to Shay Totten’s article “Slow: Artists at Work” [May 12], I would like to clarify the position of Burlington City Arts on the designation of the South End Arts District. The portion of the resolution that was altered — after the consideration and collaboration of South End Arts and Business Association director Roy Feldman and BCA director Doreen Kraft — was the removal of Arts District way-finding signs until a plan of action is developed, assessing the marketing of the arts throughout the entire city of Burlington, including the South End. We at BCA are very excited to be working with Roy Feldman and SEABA to expand on the ideas set forth by this resolution. There is no denying that there is a critical mass of artists living and working in the South End, and that the South End has played a historic role in the Burlington art scene. But we need to go further before a true arts district is created. Artists working and living in the city are half of the picture, the second half being venues existing to show and sell art — not just in the South End but in the entire city. Currently, it would be confusing to send the public via signs to an arts district where access to public art spaces with regular hours is extremely limited. We need to work together to put aside politics and personal feelings and create a place where art can be seen more than once a month or one weekend a year in Burlington. We hope to find real solutions to the absence of art venues in this town and face the problem head on, but only with the support of all the players, including the artists and businesses in the South End and all of greater Burlington, the city council, Community and Ecomonic Development Office, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce and, especially, the board and staff of SEABA.
Children,” May 5]. Ron [Marcellus] and his wife Mary Kate are not only parents of a child with autism, but they have been outstanding people to work with over the last year. Claudia is a parent of a child with autism, as well, but also a critical member of our team as an attorney. Our bill passed unanimously in both the House and Senate — the only one to do so this year! It’s not everything we wanted this year, but it’s a start. I can’t say enough about some of the legislators we worked with — they really worked hard, they cared, and I’m proud of what we achieved together!
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wo hundred years ago this Sunday, a pond in Orleans County burst its banks and “ran away.” Some Vermonters and their descendants are still arguing about what happened next. Take Spencer Chamberlain — an American hero? According to one version of the Runaway Pond tale, when 2 billion gallons of water roared through the Barton River Valley on June 6, 1810, young Chamberlain dashed ahead of the flood to warn the inhabitants of a grist mill downstream. Or not. According to another Runaway Pond tale collected in Wayne H. Alexander’s Runaway Pond: The Complete Story and retold by Glover resident JACK SUMBERG on his blog Runaway Ponders, the actual runner was a guy named Solomon Dorr. In this second version, Chamberlain is mentioned only as one of the men who dug the fatal channel intended to feed more water to a mill, undermining the pond. Water under the bridge? Wrong. Dennis D. Chamberlain, a great-great-
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the OLD STONE HOUSE MUSEUM in Brownington, has been blogging about his Runaway Pond research since last January. Despite inspiring Chamberlain’s rejoinder, Runaway Ponders isn’t primarily about debunking legends. It’s part history, part essay and part humor — Sumberg has even cooked up a “Runaway Pond 2010 Bicentennial Lifestyle Catalog.” He looks skeptically at all tales of the flood, noting, “There are those who have said that the story of Runaway Pond is all a ‘humbug.’” But he’s also interested in why the stories were handed down in the first place. Back in the day, notes Sumberg, the flood was seen as an inevitable disaster and an example of “God’s providence.” Later, people focused on the human engineering mishap that caused the deluge, and Runaway
Pond became “a story of good intentions run amok.” Today, writes Sumberg, some Vermonters may see “justification for the sorts of checks and balances” that keep development and industry from having their way with the landscape. Others, he suggests, may view the approaching bicentennial as a reminder of the halcyon days before Act 250, “when a few Vermonters took their destiny in their own hands and set out on a bright spring morning to ‘git ’er done.’” All these words about a pond that ran away 200 years ago? You can learn even more about this famous, (almost) bloodless disaster at Glover’s bicentennial celebration this weekend.
Runaway Pond Bicentennial. Friday, June 4, at 11 a.m. through Sunday, June 6, at 2:30 p.m. in Glover. Free. Info, 525-6212 or 525-4051. Schedule at gloverhistoricalsociety.org. Run Chamberlain, Run (142 pages, $12.95) can be purchased at the Bicentennial or ordered from Dennis Chamberlain at mtopublishing@aol.com. Read Sumberg’s essays at runawayponders.blogspot.com.
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“To me, it’s still a creative process, like a painting or a sculpture,” she says. D’Autremont, a 2007 grad, began building bikes during his Middlebury days. Over the last year, the 25-year-old has established CYCLES D’AUTREMONT in Burlington, where he works with veteran frame builder MATT PENNEY. One of d’Autremont’s goals as a frame builder is to help bring steel back into bicycle fabrication. When bike companies began using lighter materials such as aluminum and carbon in their products, steel fell out of fashion. But the industry has witnessed a revival of the material in recent years. Part of the craft of hand-built steel bikes, d’Autremont says, is being able to marry the old with the new. While he builds steel frames and fabricates traditional lugs, d’Autremont’s bikes have a distinctly modern feel. That’s largely due to their contemporary
COLD CASH Cabot artist QUINT WELTERS hauled a huge block of ice he’d filled with 10,000 pennies to the Statehouse lawn early last Thursday morning. Then he stood back and watched it collapse as it melted, the pennies softly clinking as they dropped, all day. Titled “Bailout” and inspired by the fragile state of the economy, the installation started out 2 feet wide and about 1.5 feet tall. By the end of the hot afternoon, it was gone. Except for the pennies. An MFA student at the international low-residency
components and slick paint jobs, which are done by MICHAEL CARON at Burlington’s DOWNTOWN PAINT & SPRAY. The more traditional of the two d’Autremont bikes at Edgewater is leaf green and butter yellow, while the more contemporary one is blue and red. D’Autremont acknowledges that handbuilt bikes, despite the custom fabrication, are ultimately distinguished by the paint. “How do you make it functional and beautiful at the same time? That’s where something like paint comes in,” he says. D’Autremont’s bikes don’t come cheap; his two in this show are valued at $3000 and $2400. That’s pretty steep, but considering what we spend on cars, he reasons, it’s a cheap transportation alternative. Plus, his bikes reflect the true cost of labor. Like a lot of artists, d’Autremont is not getting rich from his craft.
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t’s a given for bikes to hang in the windows of bike shops. In art galleries, not so much. Increasingly, though, bikes are being viewed as works of art. They may not be in the realm of van Gogh or Gauguin, but cycles are indisputably works of industrial design. At Middlebury’s EDGEWATER GALLERY, curator BAY JACKSON understands that. In the gallery’s new show “Into Their Own,” an exhibition of work by 19 Middlebury College alumni, two of the pieces are hand-built bikes crafted by Burlington frame maker HUBERT D’AUTREMONT. The custom road frames are displayed alongside visualart media including pewter work by FRED DANFORTH, Jackson’s father and co-owner of DANFORTH PEWTER. Jackson makes no artistic distinction between the bikes and more typical gallery fare.
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Transart Institute, Welters, 23, has long been interested in performance art, though he usually works with glass. He recently crafted a series of glass apples with syringes stuck in them, which he planted in a grocery store produce section and then attempted to purchase. The girl at the checkout swiped them without blinking an eye, Welters relates. Since moving back to Vermont last fall, he’s begun experimenting with ice and snow, both outdoors and in the freezers at his parents’ natural-foods café, Rhapsody. Next, Welters says, he’s planning a series of hollowed-out ice ornaments in the shape of raindrops, each filled with a different color of water. Look for them some hot day in downtown Montpelier.
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o those who cannot paint or draw, the process can seem a bit like sorcery. An artist hidden away in a studio casts a kind of visual spell, and some time later a work of art appears, hanging on a gallery wall. Abstract painter TODD SARGOOD has always wanted to bring the process out in the open, so next week at the HELEN DAY ART CENTER in Stowe, he’ll do just that: use pens and paints to cover some 80 feet of wall with a new work of art, and invite the public to watch. “I just want to kind of pull away some of the mystique about what artists really do,” Sargood says, “to show that there is frustration, that things go well and then they don’t, that you run out of pencils — the nittygritty.” The live painting event is part of Sargood’s solo show of paintings, entitled “Complex_simplex.” The artist, who lives in New York’s Hudson Valley, overlays different media — ballpoint pen, oil paints and watercolors — to create sprawling, tangled maps of cultural collisions. “These lines are metaphors for
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Dear cecil, I recently stumbled on the online Straight Dope and, since you seem to be the guru of all things, decided to ask a question. How many years ahead of us is DARPA, technologically, and what secrets do you think they may be hiding from us? P.S. Do you think a rail gun would be a winning science fair project? A curious kid out projects to universities and private corporations. With its decentralized approach, minimal management structure and willingness to hire just about anybody with a good idea, it’s been described as “100 geniuses connected by a travel agent.” And they’ve definitely pushed the tech envelope. The most famous DARPA brainchild is almost certainly an early computer network called ARPANET, created to facilitate collaboration among industry and university researchers. That was the beginning of the Internet. DARPAfunded researchers anticipated Google Street View by 28 years with their Aspen Movie Map, a 3-D walkthrough of Aspen, Colo. Other DARPA research explores unintended uses for existing technology. Last year the agency examined social networking as a high-speed information conduit with its Network Challenge, in which contestants were encouraged to use sites such as Facebook and Twitter to locate 10 giant red balloons tethered around the U.S. Displaying the instinct for
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to develop a futuristic super bomb using the metal hafnium that could double as a power source for Strategic Defense Initiative lasers. Based on the irreproducible results of some Texas researchers who claimed they produced gamma rays using a dental x-ray machine and a styrofoam cup, the project was ridiculed by the scientific community as contrary to the laws of physics and wound up wasting tens of millions of dollars. I promised I wouldn’t spill about DARPA’s most secret ongoing projects, so I’ll have to disappoint you there. But even the ones that have been made public sound like science fiction: • Implanting circuits into beetles to remotely control them. • Powered armor exoskeletons
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rail gun, huh? Kid, send me your résumé when you get older. We may be able to use you on the team. DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is the U.S. defense department’s R&D arm. It was founded in 1958 to help the country compete in the space race after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, but its mission changed a year later when most of its space operations were spun off to form NASA. The agency didn’t drop all the rocket stuff, though. It worked on ballistic missile defense and created the Vela program, which used satellites to verify that the Soviet Union was adhering to the 1963 nuclear test ban treaty. DARPA branched out into weapons development during the Vietnam War and since then has gotten into a wide range of military and general scientific projects. DARPA is known for its commitment to unorthodoxy — no concept is too far out. It doesn’t run big labs, but rather farms
simplicity that marks true genius, the winners, a team from MIT, completed the challenge in less than nine hours by offering cash bounties for balloon info. While those projects were out in the open, much DARPA work understandably is done on the QT. The Sea Shadow, a radar-resistant ship that looks like a floating stealth fighter, was built in the early ’80s and operated in secret till 1993. The reusable unmanned spacecraft known as the Boeing X-37 — a NASA project taken over by DARPA circa 2004 — was successfully launched into orbit in April. Resembling a miniature space shuttle, the X-37 has inspired plenty of speculation about its intended role: Advanced temporary satellite? Satellite repair vehicle? Mobile weapons platform? The air force isn’t saying much. DARPA has had its share of flops and boondoggles. The 9/11 attacks prompted a couple: (1) an Information Awareness Office, which would have snooped into everything from medical records to emails without a search warrant looking for terrorists; and (2) an IAO offshoot called FutureMAP, designed to harness the power of the free market to predict terrorist activity — essentially an online futures-trading game allowing the public to bet on when and where the next attack would occur. Both programs were killed after Congress squawked, although some IAO projects were just transferred to other agencies. (And between you and me, FutureMAP was nowhere near as nuts as it sounds.) DARPA also spent years trying
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his is a long one,” the man said to me as he stepped into the back of my taxi, hand in hand with his female companion. “Y’up for it?” The bars had just closed in downtown Burlington on a Thursday night. A steady drizzle gently washed the streets, cars and pedestrians.
public like adults, which is not typical of American radio. More than enlightening or even educational, I simply find the BBC relaxing. After about 10 minutes, Brenda came back out, approached my window and signaled me to lower it. Bending down close to my face, she spoke in a sweet voice. “Ryan wanted me to ask you if we can take his dog with us. He’s not too big and he’s really well behaved.” Regarding pooches in the cab I have but one question, which I put to Brenda. “Do ya know if the dog sheds?” “Oh, no,” Brenda assured me. “Roscoe doesn’t shed. Anyway, Ryan said he’ll keep him on his lap.” “Sure,” I acquiesced. “The more, the merrier.” I don’t even know why I asked, as I knew the dog would shed. They all do. Plus, given the weather, we’d probably be looking at wet-dog syndrome to boot. Ah, well — such is the hackie life. Brenda dictated the directions to her place in Colchester: She wanted me to take I-89 north all the way to the Costco exit, and then go up Route 7 and across via Blakely Road. My experience told me this was not the quickest route, but the woman was insistent. (Have I mentioned she was pretty?) I actually asked Roscoe whether he agreed with her, and he woofed, so my hands were tied. When all was said and done, Professor Ryan paid and tipped me well. It was not a bad end to a night’s work. I didn’t even mind vacuuming out the doggie hair the next morning. Well, hardly. m
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observIng my cusTomers In The rearvIew mIrror. in the day, I don’t recall this form of social coupling. I’m sure it went on, but I guess we just didn’t have a name for it. I’d rather have a job with benefits, but maybe that’s just me. Ryan’s condo was located deep into Williston village. As we pulled into his driveway, Brenda said, “Hey, do you still have that bottle of Champagne? We really need to celebrate.” “What are you guys celebrating?” I asked. “Ryan’s a professor and he just made tenure,” Brenda replied. “Well, congratulations, Ryan,” I said. “With tight budgets and everything these days, that’s quite an accomplishment. What’s your field?” “Molecular biology,” Ryan replied. But, of course, I thought. When it comes down to brass tacks, isn’t it all about biology? The two of them entered the condo. Knowing they were apt to be a while, I killed the ignition but kept the radio going. I enjoy listening to the BBC news. The newscasters — or “newsreaders,” as the British call them — treat the listening
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“Could be,” I replied cagily. “There’s long and there’s long. Whadda we talkin’ about, brother?” He said, “We are going back for a pit stop at my place out in Williston. It might take a few minutes, so if you can be kind enough to wait. Then we are heading over to the home of this beautiful woman here, who lives off Church Road in Colchester.” “Williston, pit stop, Church Road,” I repeated. “I think I can handle that.” “‘Beautiful woman,’” his seatmate quoted back to him, giggling. “Ryan, I like the sound of that.” “And, cabbie, don’t get me wrong. Brenda is not, like, just a pretty face … She’s got a hot body, too.” Brenda gave Ryan a shove as the two of them burst out laughing. “Get over here,” she demanded, immediately reversing course, wrapping her hands behind Ryan’s head and yanking him over for a lip-smacking kiss. Checking the time on the dash, I settled into a sweet and easy driving groove. With the itinerary Ryan laid out, it would be at least an hour before I could make it back to Burlington. Barring any late calls by one of my regulars, this would be my last run of the night. Normally, I rush around town like a frustrated NASCAR driver, but now — after eight hard hours pushing the hack — I could relax into the home stretch.
A wet Williston Road mirrored the neon streetlights as we made our way out to Ryan’s place. Relieved of my obsessive focus on hustling up the next fare, I took some time observing my customers in the rearview mirror. Brenda was svelte, long legged and vivacious, while Ryan was, well, kind of short, and average on the hotness spectrum. One might even say she was out of his league, but there they sat together, smooching it up in the backseat, so what do I know? “I hope I didn’t cramp your style at Rí Rá” Ryan said. “That guy was really into you.” “Are you kidding?” Brenda replied. “Dude had ‘mama’s boy’ written all over him. Seriously.” “All right, OK — I’m just checking. Because I really want you to have great sex. You know that.” “Ryan, I’m going to have great sex tonight.” Brenda was smiling ear to ear. “You know that and I know that.” “Yeah, but we’re in our thirties now, and if the opportunity for the real thing comes along, I don’t want our thing to get in the way.” “Ryan, you’re so sweet. Don’t worry about it — we are, like, on the exact same page.” There I was, driving down the road, ostensibly minding my own business, but not really. I was also minding their business, which was, of course, none of my business. Although I’ve been at this job practically forever, I’m still floored by the level of intimacy with which my customers carry on inside my cab. Are they consciously tuning out my presence behind the wheel, or are they playing pretend, subconsciously enjoying the naughty thrill of airing their laundry in
front of a stranger? I thought about the dynamic I was witnessing. I’m not entirely oblivious; I’ve heard about “friends with benefits” and I get the concept: Adults need and want sex, and committed relationships can be hard to come by. Why resort to hookups with strangers when an attractive friend — or at least a friend you like and trust — is on the “exact same page”? This makes sense on paper, but, back
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TOUSSAINT’S FAVORITE RENDITIONS OF TOUSSAINT SONGS Allen Toussaint’s songs have been performed by more artists than we could mention. So we asked him for some of his favorite versions. Here’s what he said. Oh, “Yes We Can Can,” by the Pointer Sisters I like very much. And I like Dobie Gray’s version of “Performance.” And I surely like “Get Out of My Life Woman,” of course, by Lee Dorsey. And I must say I have a special attraction for the Grateful Dead’s version of it, as well. Al Hirt’s version of “Java” is special because he turned [the melody] over to trumpet, which I wrote with piano in mind. Floyd Cramer recorded it and I loved his version better than mine. Then Al Hirt came along and lifted it up into the brass world, ascended to the ceiling.
he is far more comfortable being the man behind the scenes than the star of the show. In fact, were it up to him, he might never venture outside the Crescent City. Nonetheless, this Saturday he’ll be in Burlington to perform as part of the Discover Jazz Festival. “If left to my own devices,” Toussaint says in a recent phone conversation, “I leave New Orleans only when I have to.” Of course, not long ago, he and many others did have to. Hurricane Katrina chased Toussaint from Louisiana in 2005. Incredibly, he says he views the storm that destroyed both his home and studio as “more of a blessing than a curse,” and cites the outpouring of goodwill and renewed attention on the city following the devastation. Now back in his hometown, Toussaint notes, “The spirit of New Orleans, the spirit that has always been here, is still here, alive and well.” As a Katrina refugee, Toussaint landed in New York City. There he entered — even by his standards — a remarkably productive period. It rivals nearly every other in his long and distinguished career, particularly from a creative standpoint. “That time spent away from the city was good for me,” he acknowledges with a warm New Orleans drawl. “It gave me some added inspiration.” Indeed. In 2006, Toussaint released The River in Reverse, a critically lauded collaboration with Elvis Costello. The record comprises a churning mix of old Toussaint songs and several new compositions written in tandem with Costello. As a musical work, it is brilliant. But it is so much more than that. The album is a statement, an elegant and elegiac protest addressing Katrina’s dark aftermath. It was penned with heavyhearted passion, but also with the depth and insight of two songwriting masters. Toussaint uses only one word to describe the experience of writing with Costello: “magic.” He could well be describing the record itself. In 2009, he released The Bright Mississippi. Like River, the album was a critical smash and landed on scores of year-end “best of” lists. But even on this effort, his first true solo record
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s living legends go, Allen Toussaint is a rather unlikely one. It’s not for lack of talent. The unassuming 72-year-old pianist is revered by generations of musicians both for his profound technical ability and his charming and often playful style. Nor does he rank as an underachiever. “Prolific” only begins to describe Toussaint’s prodigious output as a songwriter. The hit-making Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s music has been performed and recorded by pretty much everyone, including Otis Redding, the Pointer Sisters, Warren Zevon, Bonnie Raitt, The Band, Devo, the Grateful Dead and Phish. To name a few. His résumé as a producer is equally impressive — think The Meters, Dr. John, Patti LaBelle, The Neville Brothers, et al. In fact, Toussaint’s work with those artists and many others all but set the course of soul, funk and R&B in his native New Orleans in the 1960s and ’70s. If you have a favorite song from those eras, it is a good bet Allen Toussaint was responsible in some fashion. But for all his accomplishments, for all his greatness — and, make no mistake, he is great — Allen Toussaint is astoundingly, almost maddeningly modest. His contributions to modern popular music are nearly peerless. Yet, he will tell you
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in a decade, Toussaint gave others the spotlight. This time, he deferred not to a living musician like Costello but to some old dead guys with names like Monk, Django, Duke and Jelly Roll. The album consists of 12 jazz classics and standards, all of them either written in or evoking the spirit of New Orleans. Predictably, the ever-humble Toussaint deflects praise for the work, bestowing practically all the credit on the record’s producer. “It was all Joe Henry,” he says. “From beginning, [to] middle and end. Joe Henry.” There is some truth to that, actually. It was Henry, a tremendous, if overlooked, songwriter and producer in his own right, who first suggested Toussaint tackle such a project. As Henry recalls in the album’s beautifully written liner notes: One day in a studio in Los Angeles, while grabbing a piano overdub on a song we’d recorded earlier that afternoon, [Toussaint] began amusing
himself between takes by blowing freely and with great invention through a song by Fats Waller. I was stunned. It was a revelation to hear this music (“my parents’ music,” he later offered) interpreted through Allen’s very unique point of view. The song, inherently rhythmic as a composition, was transfigured by a left hand schooled in New Orleans, and by the melodic sensibility of a most particular kind of songwriter. “Have you ever considered making a record like that?” I quickly asked him over the talkback. “Never,” he said with a slight grin, and kept playing by way of assuring me that he most certainly had.
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Who’s Got Next? Allen Toussaint is descended from a long line of great New Orleans piano players, including Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Domino and his mentor, Professor Longhair. We asked him to identify the next generation of N’awlins legends. Oh, there’s David Torkanowsky. And Henry Butler — if you ever hear more piano than you’ve ever heard before, it’s probably him. Davell Crawford. He’s the grandson of Sugar Boy Crawford. He’s an outstanding young pianist, vocalist and entertainer. Of course, Dr. John is alive and well. And Harry Connick Jr. can really play it all. He chose very good avenues to ride. The piano legacy of New Orleans is alive and well. The links of the chain are intact.
Toussaint speaks of Henry with reverence. “He is a very classy individual,” he says. “And a very classic individual. “He envisioned the way he thought I should be recorded at that moment,” he continues. “And I’m so glad he did, because it gives me such a smooth road
to ride on. But I was really surprised when he presented that kind of repertoire to me. And then he surrounded me with these giant musicians, these gentle giants. Everyone on the album is a star in his own right. It’s all Joe Henry’s brainchild.” Finally acknowledging that he may have contributed some magic to the record himself, Toussaint adds, “[Henry] did everything but play the piano.” Toussaint, of course, has his own track record as an accomplished producer. He describes Henry’s helming the project as a “luxury,” because it freed the pianist in him to focus solely on playing. “I just played the songs,” he explains. “I must say, it’s much easier when a song is so beautiful. One of your main aims is always ‘don’t ruin the song.’ And
“I’m not that interested in me. Not as an artist,” he adds. “I make records from time to time. And I actually like it. Sometimes. But my comfort zone is to record others. To make it all work and to arrange, write the songs, make the music fit every part of it. I like that whole process. And to help the artist who loves to do what they do and loves to be out in front get there. That’s the biggie.” In fact, if he had the choice, says Toussaint, he would write almost exclusively for others. “Oh, I don’t care for writing for me at all,” he says. “It is always pretty tough, because I don’t know who I am. I can’t evaluate me walking in the door like I can look upon another artist and know who they are and where they’ve been and know their story. I’m so busy doing that, that I haven’t paid attention to who I would be as the artist that would be most prominent.” Toussaint describes himself as a chameleon. “I sort of change these colors
Allen & Elvis Allen Toussaint’s collaboration with Elvis Costello on the 2006 album River in Reverse was a landmark for both artists. So, what was it like to work with Costello? A luxury. Elvis Costello carries more love, knowledge and curiosity and all-around respect for the music than anyone I know. Than anyone I know. And he can do it all extremely well. Each genre that he would enter, and he could enter them all — and he does — any genre he’s in, he is excellent at it. He is just an extraordinary person. I have met none quite like him. And after all these years, he just about discovered me! He introduced me to a whole world that I would never have come [in front of] before. And he did it just royally.
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with every color that comes along,” he says. “And I don’t mean black or white. I mean nuances and emotions in an artist.” Like that chameleon, the artist has a natural tendency to blend in with his surroundings, even when he should be standing out. But could he find himself coming more to the forefront — say, on his upcoming new project with Joe Henry? “Well, I don’t feel that I’m a front-stagecenter person,” Toussaint says. “I haven’t spent my life going toward that. So, artists who love that, they deserve all they get. And it would be OK if such would happen to me. But it seems like I don’t really deserve what I don’t shoot for.” Whatever you say, Mr. Toussaint. Whatever you say. m
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these songs are so beautiful you can just play them as they are, with a little bit of improvisation here and there, and they take care of themselves.” He’s being modest again. The songs on The Bright Mississippi are indeed great. But it is Toussaint’s particular funky sensibility and style that breathe new life into these dusty classics — a point he (almost) concedes. “I must say, like everyone who played on it and myself, there is some of us that always comes along with it,” he says, his drawl thickening. And then, “But I must say, the material comes first.” Henry surrounded Toussaint with some of the finest players available, each of whom, as Toussaint points out, is “a star in his own right.” The band includes drummer Jay Bellerose, bassist David Piltch, acoustic guitarist Marc Ribot, trumpeter Nicholas Payton and renowned clarinetist Don Byron. Saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau also make cameos. In praise of Byron, who will join the pianist for his performance at this year’s Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, Toussaint is effusive. “He is so full of colors,” he muses. “He plays some things that are a whole lot more than merely the instrument he’s playing. He plays fluid, liquid music. You don’t hear the mechanics of it. You hear atmospheres, colors, sometimes without keeping up with what notes it is. You just hear music. I might add, he has a high intellect, but he’s very soulful.” Toussaint is not alone in his admiration. Byron is widely regarded as one of the finest and most versatile players on the planet — in modern jazz or any other genre. As Time magazine once put it, “Calling Don Byron a jazz musician is like calling the Pacific wet — it just doesn’t begin to describe it.” Toussaint offers a slightly different assessment. “He covers a lot of ground in his appreciation,” he says. He adds, “He appreciates hillbilly music. I love anybody who loves hillbilly music.” More to the point, Allen Toussaint loves anyone who loves music, period. And he relishes writing the music that helps those people reach stardom. “It inspires me to do more than what could ever come from just me,” he says of composing for other musicians.
Looking for a Signal in a Noisy World A Sutton author gives an ear to unwanted sound B Y KIR K KA RD A SHIAN
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list of organizations that deal with noise, among others. Throughout, the revelations and connections come thick and fast, and the reader turns pages eagerly, wondering what other bits of truth and beauty Keizer has plucked from the cacophony that surrounds us. Seven Days sat down with the author on a sunny afternoon on the green in St. Johnsbury — with the background sounds of motorcycles revving, wind blowing and dump trucks beeping — to ask a few more questions about what noise means and why Vermonters, who arguably live in one of the quietest states in the Union, should be concerned about it.
Seven Days: How did you get the idea for this book? Garret Keizer: Noise has always interested me as a phenomenon, but, as most people, only in the instance when it became a problem. Where I became focused on the subject was 10 years ago, when I proposed to Harper’s magazine a piece about a quarry going through a permitting process in Sheffield. There was a conflict within the community. The people at the magazine said that they weren’t interested in the subject because they had just done a story on Vermont, but I had a paragraph about noise and they found that interesting and suggested I write an essay about noise. It was published in 2001, and it was called “Sound and Fury: The Politics of Noise in a Loud Society.” Writing that essay opened my ears to what a fascinating subject noise is. It has objective, scientific components, but there are a lot of subjective components, as well. SD: Did it take you a while to realize noise is such a weighty, important issue? GK: I think that, early on in the article, I perceived that I hit upon something important. And one of the people
A “WEAK” ISSUE BECAUSE IT AFFECTS “THE WEAK” To say that noise is a relatively weak issue because it is less momentous than world hunger or global climate change is to make an incomplete statement. Noise is a weak issue also because most of those it affects are perceived, and very often dismissed, as weak. The ones who dismiss them, in addition to being powerful, are often the ones making the noise. In using the word weak I am not referring to personal capabilities, to someone’s IQ score or muscle mass, though these factors may come into play. I am thinking rather of a person’s social standing and political power. Make a list of the people most likely to be affected by loud noises (though not all noise is loud), either because of their greater vulnerability to the effects of loud sound or because of their greater likelihood of being exposed to it, and you come up with a set of members whose only common features are their humanity and their lack of clout. Your list will include children (some of whom, according to the World Health Organization, “receive more noise at school than workers from an 8-hour work day at a factory”), the elderly (whose ability to discriminate spoken speech from background noise is generally less than that of younger contemporaries), the physically ill (cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, for example, are often more sensitive to noise), racial minorities (blacks in the United States are twice as likely, and Hispanics 1.5 times as likely, as whites to live in homes with noise problems), neurological minorities (certain types of sound are especially oppressive to people with autism), the poor (more likely than their affluent fellow citizens to live next to train tracks, highways, airports), laborers (whose political weakness has recently been manifested in weakened occupational safety standards), prisoners (noise, like rape, being one of the unofficial punishments of incarceration), members of the Armed Forces (roughly one in four soldiers returning from Iraq has a service-related hearing loss) — or simply a human being of any description who happens to have less sound-emitting equipment than the person living next to her (who might for his part have car speakers literally able to kill fish) and no feasible way to move. Consider a toddler holding a toy capable of emitting 117 decibels (on a par with the sound pressure of a rock concert or a sandblaster) at the length of her stubby arms and a combat-fit Marine exposed to weapons fire and explosive devices that may produce sound levels as high as 185 dB and you seem to be looking at two very different categories of human strength and weakness. Take a closer look and you see two human beings who have less say than many of us do about what goes into their ears. Consider an elderly person living in a noisy tenement, a patient in the notoriously noisy wards of certain hospitals, a studious undergraduate living in a typical college dorm; then consider the likelihood that any one of them could improve his or her situation by complaining. What they rightly perceive as helplessness, some others around them will readily perceive as entitlement. A person who says “My noise is my right” basically means “Your ear is my hole.”
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SD: There’s irony everywhere in your book. Why is noise so ironic?
SD: What’s the best antidote to an increasingly noisy world? GK: Learn who your neighbors are. You’ll make less noise because you respect them and they respect you. You’ll be less likely to interpret sounds as noise. Finally, when you’re faced with a big problem, you will have people to join with in fighting that problem, including a big noise.
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SD: Japan has compiled a list of precious sounds. What are some Vermont sounds you think are worthy of recognition? GK: A loon’s cry on a lake, the bugling of a bull moose, the mooing of a cow. A baseball game in a field, a Fourth of July parade. The sound of a demolition derby at the country fair. The sound of that vanishing breed, the old Vermonter, telling a story, the inflections of the language. I can think also of historical sounds: the sound of trains, sheep, waterwheels. Sounds that have to do with our natural environment, that have to do with the acoustic ecology of a place. The sound of two people slugging it out at town meeting. The sound of French Canadian music. Finally, the sounds of work and of a working landscape, and that could mean a chainsaw, which is a sound, for the most part, I don’t find offensive.
SD: You went to Mars Hill, Maine, and to the Netherlands to talk to people about noise from wind turbines and its effects on people. What advice do you have for Vermonters as we develop wind power here? GK: I would advise Vermonters against sweeping the issue of global climate change under the rug … No matter where you are on the issue, we’ve got a serious problem to address. I would advise Vermonters to go online and find a ranking of communities by per capita income and then look at where the wind turbines are proposed and where they are now. Find Searsburg and find Sheffield. I also advise to recognize the danger of approaching the problem of global climate change by recapitulating the very problems that gave us global climate change. Someone will say, if you’re talking about wind turbines sited too close to residences, “The planet is heating up; we don’t have time for petty little scruples of little communities.” Well, that’s exactly the attitude that brought us here. We drive out the devil by putting on horns and donning a devil suit.
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SD: If it takes energy to make noise, and the world is noisier than it’s ever been, does that say something about the sustainability of our current environment? GK: I do think that noise argues for what is unsustainable, materially and socially. A lot of the sounds of the devices you’re hearing are powered by carbon. So, in many cases, noise is the sound of carbon emissions. Therefore, as the world gets louder, we are hearing a truth that is not always audible: that we’re warming our climate and using up our resources, etc.
GK: I used to teach irony to my high school students. Irony has, at root, a discrepancy between appearances and reality, or a discrepancy between expectation and outcome. Noise lends itself to that because noise is a sensation that immediately carries certain messages that a further investigation might reveal to be mitigated by other circumstances. It’s also ironic because noise has always accompanied what we call in our civilization “progress”: You invent something like computers, which were touted as being able to reduce our workload, but every indication is that, since the electronic revolution, we’re all working more, working all the time, and we can’t get away from it.
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mushroomed into a $100 million industry, according to the Electronic Cigarette Association. There are now online ecigarette forums and discussion groups where users — or “vapers,” as they call themselves — boast about how many days they’ve been off tobacco. All that buzz is welcome news to Adam Tredwell, president of Vermont Vapor Inc. of Rutland. It’s the first company in Vermont, and the second in the United States, to manufacture the nico-
antitobacco advocates. They express concern that consumers may assume e-cigarettes have been proven safe and effective as smoking-cessation devices. Worse, they fear that nontobacco users, particularly children and teens, will see them as risk-free tobacco alternatives. Sheri Lynn is chief of the Tobacco Control Program at the Vermont Department of Health. She says much is still unknown about e-cigarettes, including which chemicals they contain photos: caleb kenna
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sources all its ingredients from vendors in the United States. As the user inhales, an atomizer, powered by a lithium battery, heats the nicotine into an inhalable vapor. This delivers a controlled dose much as a normal cigarette does, only without any combustion. That’s why e-cigarette manufacturers and proponents contend that using one isn’t “smoking” and shouldn’t be subject to indoor smoking bans.
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tine liquid used in e-cigarettes. Three months ago, Vermont Vapor opened a retail shop in Castleton to augment its online sales and promote its products locally. They include e-liquid dispensers that resemble tobacco pipes, batteries that are rechargeable in a car or computer USB port, and starter kits that sell for about $65. Tredwell, 31, says he founded Vermont Vapor in June 2009 as a way to “earn some extra cash to buy coffee” while attending law school at Temple University in Philadelphia. But in its first year, Vermont Vapor did about $100,000 in sales, and Tredwell now works at the business full time with two employees. A smoker from the age of 16, Tredwell didn’t actually intend to quit when he tried his first e-cigarette. At the time, he was in the midst of his second-year law school finals — not exactly a lowstress environment for kicking the habit. Nonetheless, he claims that after “vaping” for a few weeks, he “no longer needed cigarettes” and gave them up entirely. Tredwell explains how the e-cigarette works: A cartridge at one end of a metal tube is filled with a liquid mixture of water, nicotine, glycerin, citric acid and a flavoring, such as tobacco, menthol, mint, mango or chocolate. Vermont Vapor uses pharmaceutical-grade nicotine like that found in other smoking-cessation products, such as nicotine gums, lozenges and transdermal patches. The company
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and what happens once they’re volatized. According to Lynn, the FDA has done some preliminary testing of imported e-cigarette products and found they held carcinogens, including one typically found in antifreeze. Lynn also points out that e-cigarettes still contain nicotine, a highly addictive stimulant that increases blood pressure, breathing and heart rate. Symptoms of nicotine poisoning include vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal cramping, convulsions, tachycardia and hypertension. Moreover, she says, because e-cigarettes are easy to use and are often flavored with substances appealing to children, they pose a greater risk for abuse and accidental poisoning. In September 2008, the World Health Organization determined that it has “no evidence to confirm the product’s safety or efficacy” as a smoking-cessation device. In a court affidavit submitted in February, Janet Woodcock, director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the FDA, writes that, because the e-cigarette is an “unapproved
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aced with the ever-growing drumbeat of public health condemnations and government restrictions, Tredwell of Vermont Vapor isn’t as worried as one might expect that his fledging business is about to be snuffed out. He and other e-cigarette users have found an unlikely ally in the war of words over e-cigarettes: a veteran public health advocate and antismoking crusader who once helped bring the tobacco industry to its knees. Dr. Michael Siegel is associate chairman of community health sciences at Boston University’s School of Public Health. A physician who spent two years with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health, Siegel has done considerable research on tobacco control, secondhand smoke and the effects of tobacco marketing on children and teens. Notably, Siegel served as an expert witness for the plaintiffs in seven major lawsuits against the tobacco industry, including the landmark Engle case, which led to the $145 billion verdict against Big Tobacco. Given Siegel’s antismoking credentials, his stance on e-cigarettes may surprise some. But it’s clear from his blog, which he updates frequently, called The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary. For months, much of that analysis and commentary has been devoted to criticizing the FDA and antismoking groups for what Siegel calls a lack of “scientific, evidence-based policymaking” regarding this promising new product. Siegel says he’s “baffled” by the response of antismoking groups to e-cigarettes. He claims much of the information they’re disseminating reflects inadvertent or deliberate ignorance of research showing e-cigarettes are much safer than tobacco cigarettes. Specifically, Siegel contends that the oft-cited claim about e-cigarettes that “we have no idea what’s in them” is refuted by at least 12 different studies that used mass spectrometry and gas chromatography to analyze the product’s chemical components. “We have a much better idea what’s in electronic cigarettes than what’s in regular cigarettes,” Siegel says. “We don’t have a clue what’s in regular cigarettes. There are at least 10,000 chemicals in there, and we’ve identified only 4000 of them.” Why the official opposition to ecigarettes? Siegel can’t say for sure, but he offers two theories. First, he suggests, antismoking groups are ideologically opposed to the idea of
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Indeed. The Vermont Department of Health reports that the average smoker tries to quit between five and seven times before achieving success, if at all. Moreover, the long-term effectiveness of products such as nicotine gum and the transdermal patch is about 6 percent. Siegel calls that success rate “dismal.” “In any other setting, if you tried to sell a product that works 6 percent of the time, people would laugh you out of the market, and attorneys general would be investigating what kind of scam you’re operating,” he says. While no researcher has yet studied the effectiveness of e-cigarettes in helping smokers quit, Siegel notes anecdotally that people are reporting huge success. While he says he understands the reluctance of government agencies to label e-cigarettes “safer than cigarettes” — he himself never calls them “safe” — Siegel adds that it’s a terrible idea to rush to judgment and ban them before all the facts are in.
He also believes part of the opposition to e-cigarette use may derive from an underlying cultural animus toward smokers in general. As Siegel puts it, it’s the idea that it’s not just cigarettes that are bad, but smokers. Or, as one unrepentant smoker puts it, “It’s abstinence only, unless you get your nicotine from Pfizer.” A 66-year-old e-cigarette enthusiast in Burlington, who smoked a pack a day starting when he was 12 and now suffers from emphysema, echoes that assessment. “They don’t want to give us an easy way to quit smoking. They want it to be very difficult, and they want us to suffer,” says this longtime Burlington resident, who asked not to be identified because he believes “smokers are already socially ostracized.” How do antismoking groups respond to Siegel’s attacks? Almost universally, they don’t. The national director of media relations for the American Cancer Society in Atlanta declines to comment on Siegel or his criticisms. Likewise, Erika Sward, director of national advocacy for the American Lung Association in Washington, D.C., the nation’s oldest antismoking group, chuckles at the mention of Siegel’s name. “If someone wants to comment on him, we’ll get back to you,” she tells Seven Days. No one has. But apparently, Siegel is no longer the lone dissenting voice among public health professionals. In April, the American Association of Public Health Physicians issued a statement recommending that states ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors but permit adults to buy them. “AAPHP favors a permissive approach to e-cigarettes,” the statement reads, “because the possibility exists to save the lives of 4 million of the 8 million current adult American smokers who will otherwise die of a tobacco-related illness over the next 20 years.” Rebecca Ryan of the American Lung Association’s Vermont chapter says she hasn’t heard of Siegel but reiterates the opinion of her national organization, the Vermont Department of Health and the FDA: E-cigarettes, as unregulated and untested products, should be strictly avoided. “We want smokers to be successful and use what works,” she says. “I really urge caution for people using them.” For his part, Tredwell sees e-cigarettes as a godsend — not just in his professional life but in his personal one. “The best thing for me is that I no longer stink,” he says. “It’s wonderful to no longer feel like a social pariah.” m
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be laundering money for the Romanian mob. Between her job and her child, Haley hasn’t had time to get out and date. But now, with her daughter, Vera, approaching her teens, she’s ready. Haley relates
Theater how she arrived at this conclusion at a Buddhist fundraiser where she found herself chatting with a man who harbored a belief in human-insect communication — and finding him attractive. The revelation-slash-punchline: “When the bug guy starts lookin’ good, it’s time to get out of the house!” That belabored comic anecdote is typical of Rebeck’s humor: It’s competent but conventional, like the average standup act on “The Tonight Show.” Bad Dates pushes no boundaries; the bad dates Haley describes (there are really only two and a half of them) are bad in nonoutrageous, thoroughly familiar ways. On the plus side, Rebeck’s vision
of modern romance is believable and sometimes insightful. (Haley can’t believe one of her dates broke up with his previous girlfriend because he couldn’t visualize “the end of the movie” with her — “because of a stupid metaphor,” as
keeps her feet on solid ground. Which is good, since a couple of Rebeck’s plot twists take us far from both the dating theme and the realistic setting. (Did I mention the Romanian mob?) Under Margo Whitcomb’s effective direction, Keenan keeps our eyes entertained by stalking and prancing around the small space, trying on and discarding potential date ensembles. Donna Stafford’s scenic design likewise engages us by showing bits of spaces beyond the claustrophobic bedroom: A walk-in closet in one corner is stacked with more shoe boxes, and a squiggly cutout in the back wall reveals stylized skyscrapers. Designed by Rosie Grannis, the costumes feel spot on for what a woman of Haley’s demo would have in her closet, and the spiky, sky-high shoes — lent by various community members — are great fun. The irony of those shoes, of course, is that they make women feel more powerful and sexy while also making them less mobile — more apt to need rescuing by a handsome prince in a limo or cab. Kathleen Keenan Like many a “Sex and the City” episode, Bad Dates ends with the heroine realizing that, for all her spunk and snark, she’s she points out.) But, if you’re looking for still dreaming of a last-minute interthe kind of comedy that shocks you by vention by Mr. Big. Painfully clichéd as saying what nice people don’t dare say such resolutions may be, most of us can about love and sex, you’re out of luck. In understand Haley’s desire to dump the his New York Times review of Bad Dates’ ego jockeying and wish lists that have first production, Bruce Weber called it marred her bad dates and just get along “comfort food” — and that’s about right. with somebody for a change. m The play would feel a lot longer if Keenan didn’t make Haley such a likable Bad Dates, written by Theresa Rebeck, confidant. Her shifting vocal rhythms directed by Margo Whitcomb, flesh out the character’s moods, which produced by Lost Nation Theater. City Hall can veer abruptly from romantic wistAuditorium, Montpelier. Thursdays, June 3 fulness to a cynical “Whatever,” and she and 10, at 7 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays, June 4 and 5 and June 11 and 12, at 8 p.m.; knows how to make and use eye contact Sunday, June 6, at 7 p.m.; Sunday, June 13, with the audience. While the twanging at 2 p.m. $15-25. Info at 802-229-0492 or and flitting, Southern-belle aspects of the lostnationtheater.org. character can get campy, Keenan usually
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he story of Williamsville author Deborah Lee Luskin’s first published novel, Into the Wilderness, will sound familiar to many a flatlander who has visited Vermont and, smitten, never left. The book tells of a New York City woman at loose ends who visits her son’s rural summer home in southern Vermont and unexpectedly falls in love with the landscape, the small-town vibe and one local man, in particular. By novel’s end, marriage bells are ringing, and the woman has found her true home.
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But Into the Wilderness, written in the historical-realism vein, comes with a few twists. The year is 1964. The New Yorker, Rose Mayer, is 64 years old, the same age as her beau-to-be, native Vermonter Percy Mendell. And, most significantly, Rose is Jewish — making her the first year-round resident Jew the 290 denizens of Orton, in Windham County, have ever known. Rose was raised by immigrant Orthodox parents and buried two Jewish husbands. In Orton, she starts to wonder, “Was she still part of a tribe if she lived alone among goyim?” Meanwhile, a different cultural divide seems to imperil the incipient
romantic relationship. Rose is a fierce Democrat from workingclass roots. Though always elegantly dressed, she lived in a railroad tenement as a girl and left school to work as a seamstress. She’s a veteran of both factory work and union benefits. Percy, a Republican, has no such life experience and is adamantly against government handouts. He’s just about to retire from a lifelong job with the University of Vermont Extension Service teaching farmers the newest ideas in crop management. People help each other in Vermont, he argues; why let the government interfere? Still, he can’t quite endorse the strict conservatism of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. What Rose and Percy can agree on is classical music. Between political arguments they run into each other at the Marlboro Music Festival, then only a few years old. Each has found solace in a Chopin prelude or a Mendelssohn quartet. Luskin, a Vermont Public Radio commentator who also leads writing and literature discussion groups as a Vermont Humanities Council Scholar, has yet to discuss music over the airwaves. But her descriptions of Percy’s emotional reactions to it are some of the best passages in the book. Equally interesting are the glimpses of the past afforded by a protagonist born in 1900. Rose recalls the rushed funeral for her young twin brother so the family could sit shiva on the Day of Atonement, and her mother swinging a live hen over the family’s heads in the repentance ceremony shlogn kapores. Into the Wilderness by Deborah Lee Luskin, White River Press, 292 pages. $18. Deborah Lee Luskin will read from Into the Wilderness at Borders in Burlington on Thursday, June 10, at 5 and 6 p.m. For more readings, see deborahleeluskin.com.
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From INTo The WIlderNess: The opening chords [played by a string quartet at the Marlboro Music Festival] were as melancholy as Percy [...]. How could such young men know the sadness that followed? The first violinist, with his chin jutting out over his instrument: He was just a boy. The violinist had his eyes closed as his arm pulled the melody from his fiddle. It was a melody of middle age, a bittersweet song that surely these boys were too young to fathom. How did that young man playing second know how to run a counter melody of such convincing complication? Only the cellist, whose notes were like ballast to the music plowing through the waves, looked old enough to have maybe touched the troubles this movement lamented. [...] If the music were any less, it would be embarrassing to watch these men twist and bend. The four of them heaved as one in a torment of sound, sound Percy knew in the darkest hours in his own home, and blushed to acknowledge in the heat of so public a place. How odd, all these people sitting cheek-by-jowl next to strangers and listening to such naked emotion. How public a place for such intimacy. How voyeuristic to watch the four young musicians perform. And the music. How did Mendelssohn capture such exquisite agony in sound so that it could be re-created here? Why would he want generation after generation to know such private thoughts? For surely, listening to this music was like sitting inside Mendelssohn’s brain while the composer, perhaps in the dishabille of his nightshirt, working at a small desk by the attic window of his bedroom, confessed his longing and sadness to paper in a series of dots that translated to these sounds, on this afternoon. Percy shook his head. It was a brave thing, to write music. And braver still to play it with such vigor. The audience hesitated to break the melancholy spell as the quartet sounded the final chord. After a moment’s silence, like a grand pause held under a fermata, the audience burst into applause. Percy didn’t clap, but sat with his head bowed, so grateful to have heard the murmurs of his sad heart spoken aloud.
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She met her second husband waiting on line for a $1 ticket to the Peoples’ Symphony Concerts in Manhattan. Other aspects of the narrative have a more timeless ring, like the occasional anti-Semitic outburst about Jews and money, unavoidable even in Luskin’s friendly Vermont village. As for smalltown life in the ’60s, telephone party lines may have disappeared, but many other details Luskin writes about persist today: the general store and its gossipattuned owner (in this case, the tactful Barrett Greenwood); the library housed with the town office; the yoked oxen paraded at the harvest festival. Ortonians’ ways — including their unnervingly friendly manner of saying hello to everyone on the street — provide a learning experience to city-girl Rose, who views Vermont as “the wilderness.” In return, she introduces her cultural-religious practices to the villagers. But Luskin tends to want to teach the reader, too. Rose can’t toss out a Yiddishism without the narrator immediately inserting its translation, between commas, midsentence. This would be helpful if the author trusted the reader to learn words the first time; instead, each instance of nu? or tsuris is followed by “so?” or “troubles.” The goy reader can also glean an entire Jewish calendar’s worth of traditions from Rose’s thorough descriptions and explanations. Such didacticism is made bearable by the fact that she is a likable character, a kvetching realist who, when frustrated, slams the kettle on the woodstove and reads the Sunday New York Times cover to cover. But this
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or the past month, I’ve been smoking everything in sight. Given decent weather and a few leisure hours, I scour my pantry for foods that might be better seasoned with aromatics from smoldering mesquite or hickory. I’ve tried spears of asparagus — a total bust — crimini mushrooms, lusciously fatty, country-style pork ribs, various cheeses and a juicy, free-range chicken. And wackier things, too: whole raw eggs, a bowl of basmati rice, a banana. Thus far, the smoked marshmallows have been my crowning achievement. A party was the impetus for my bizarre culinary project. In May, Spencer and Mara Welton of Burlington’s Half Pint Farm hosted a “smoked foods” potluck at their home. Figuring that most people would bring meats or cheeses, I wanted to provide something distinctive. When fellow Seven Days writer Alice Levitt proposed smoked marshmallows, I was sold. Why smoke at all? Because it’s a fairly simple way to add an additional layer of flavor to food. Pork ribs slathered in barbecue sauce are good: Smoked pork ribs slathered in barbecue sauce are sublime. Given our culture’s current obsession with bacon, which is showing up in everything from chocolate bars to cocktails, it’s no surprise that smoking is in vogue. And when it’s done well, an inexpensive backyard setup can turn out fare just as tasty as what you’d find in the backwoods of Kentucky. It seems natural to season slabs of meat with the aromatic output from burning wood chips — after all, we’ve been roasting flesh over fires for tens of thousands of years. But giving the same treatment to sweets is nouveau. Nonetheless, it’s not mere gastronomic masturbation. Sugary stuff is often improved by the restrained application of salt, and, likewise, the primal tug of smoky flavor can be surprisingly delightful in dessert. For a 2001 article in Food & Wine magazine, reporter Anya von Bremzen sampled just such a treat made by a cutting-edge Spanish chef. “As I taste a smoked chocolate mousse,” she writes, “it occurs to me that Elena Arzak is the most exciting woman chef on the planet.” Since then, the New York Times and other popular publications have acknowledged the sweet ’n’ smoky trend.
Marshmallows, porous and simply flavored with vanilla, seemed to me like a perfect candidate for such a treatment. Before I could make ’em, though, I needed a smoker. (While stove-top smoking is possible, it is best done in a kitchen with a ventilation system.) The Internet abounds with blueprints for eager builders: There’s Food Network star Alton Brown’s smoker made from terra-cotta flowerpots, robust versions incorporating old well-washed oil drums and everything in between. With my DIY scheme making me feel frugal and creative, I headed to Lowe’s for supplies. But once there, I realized that buying an off-the-shelf electric smoker, like the one I was eyeing at $80, was actually cheaper than building one at home. Plus, a hot-plate-style heating element keeps the commercial smoker’s interior at a consistent temperature, making it especially easy for beginners. Smokers that run on charcoal, by contrast, require regular checks and adjustments. With a cherry-red, bullet-shaped Brinkmann model in tow, I searched the store for accoutrements that would offset some of the smoke — but just a bit of the heat — into another vessel. I wanted to rig up a so-called “cold smoker,” which is used for flavoring delicate items such as cheese, shellfish and marshmallows. To keep such foods from melting or cooking, the interior temperature needs to remain at 90 degrees or less. Back home, my handy husband and I put together our new appliance. Using copious sheets of aluminum foil and strips of metal tape, we ran a tube from a door in the Brinkmann’s side — used for stoking the vessel with dampened wood chips — into the bottom of our UFOshaped Weber charcoal grill. The latter would serve, for a time, as a cold smoker. The day before the potluck, I used recipes from the Smitten Kitchen blog to make a batch of crisp, sweet graham crackers and whip up vanilla marshmallows in my KitchenAid. The gelatinbased confection set overnight in the fridge. In the morning I cut the quivering sheet into rectangular pillows, dusting each one with a coating of confectioners’ sugar. Then I fired up the Brinkmann.
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Over the last few years, the menu at NECTAR’S in Burlington has gone through some changes. For a time in late ’06 and early ’07, the bar offered brunch items such as Crunchy French Toast and gravy-and-Hollandaise-laced eggs Benedict. They did ’cue, too. In 2008, pulled pork, fried pickles and coleslaw hit the menu … for a while. Then Nectar’s went back to basics. Last weekend, the menu morphed again. After taking time to focus on remodeling, the Nectar’s team is ready to cater to foodies, explains coowner JASON GELRUD. “We’re being a little more creative with [the fare],” he suggests. Meat for Nectar’s burgers now comes from PT FARM in St. Johnsbury and is ground at the restaurant, where it can be piled high with the diner’s choice of toppings. The chickpea-based veggie burger is also made in house. Besides classic open-faced turkey sandwiches, Nectar’s is serving a Thanksgiving version with stuffing and cranberries, and a California sandwich with bacon, avocado and chipotle mayo. Diners who have reached gravy-fry saturation can get their fries topped with blue cheese and bacon or chili and cheese. Gelrud says he’s excited to offer more options and to use local products when possible. But, he admits, “The focus here is still music. We have good food to eat while you’re listening to music … It’s ‘food for your listening pleasure.’”
wants to give back to Vermont. Waterville-based owner JOHN STROUT makes sure his rib-and-steak joint purchases most of its products from BLACK RIVER PRODUCE and regularly raises money for local charities. The latest scheme to get diners to give is the First Annual Rib Eating Contest, to be held on Saturday, June 19. Marketing director KATIE NICKITAS says her brainstorm was born of a wish to help the DREAM PROGRAM, a youth-mentoring group based in Winooski. The contest entry fee is $200 per eater, with all the proceeds going directly to DREAM. Competitors will have their way with their ribs for a set amount of time, and the winner will be the one with the most clean bones on his or her plate. That champion will receive a grill from Lowe’s. Other prizes include a $400 gift certificate from WENDELL’S FURNITURE and free pies from ROCKY’S N.Y. PIZZA.
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For the first batch of ’mallows, I scattered soaked cinnamon sticks on the lava rocks around the heating element. As they began to smolder, the metal tube between the hot and cold smokers got warm to the touch, and a trickle of aromatic smoke leaked from the top of the grill. Therein, half my marshmallows lolled on a piece of foil. I dropped the probe of a digital thermometer inside so I could manage the temperature, and did my best to keep it below 90 degrees for the next hour. When they were done, the candies had a pleasantly pronounced cinnamon aroma and a slightly toughened exterior. I decided to repeat the experiment with hickory, thinking the savory quality imparted by the wood would be a boon. Indeed, the second batch of marshmallows was even more tantalizing than the first. When I arrived fashionably late at the Weltons’, having eaten nothing but graham crackers and marshmallows all day and smelling just as smoky as my dessert, the farmers’ dining-room table was piled with aromatic items. There were tan, tea-smoked scallops perched on pale endive leaves; the Weltons’ homegrown chickens smoked with sage from their garden; and spice-rubbed, smoked potatoes from Abbey Duke, co-owner of Sugarsnap. After eating several helpings of each — plus some smoked mozzarella and baked beans made with smoked chiles — I constructed my s’mores. The cinnamon marshmallows went on the graham crackers atop squares of dark chocolate, with milk chocolate for the hickory version. A minute under the broiler — to simulate browning over a campfire — and they were ready to go. I placed them on the table beside some decadent smoked-chocolate and whiskey truffles from pastry chef Jen Smith, owner of the Nomadic Oven. Would it be boastful to say they were a hit? Like Smith’s truffles, the s’mores disappeared rapidly, and both desserts were conversation starters. I left the party dreamily pondering what I would smoke up next. Flush with success, I got cocky, and some of my next forays were failures. A smoke bath did nothing to benefit a handful of dried apricots or to revive an oldish, arid wedge of provolone from the fridge. On the cheese front, Shelburne Farms’ 2-year-old cheddar and a bloomy-rind Caprella from Does’ Leap Farm were better smoke recipients. The tender baby asparagus, which
turned brown and dried out at the tips, proved stringy and inedible. My efforts were redeemed by a half-dozen Yukon gold potatoes, which worked perfectly in a classic mayonnaise-y potato salad, and a banana, which was pleasantly slippery and fragrant. After a handful of experiments — often running the hot and cold smokers at the same time with different foods inside — I think I’ve learned a few cardinal rules of smoking. Since the process can impart an acrid flavor, phOtOs; suzanne pODhaizer
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foods that are already bitter may become overwhelmingly so. Fat, by contrast, is a smoker’s best friend. Not surprisingly, items that are desiccated or dense won’t pick up the woody flavor as well as those that are juicy or spongy. Finally, even things that taste good smoked can be oversmoked, and it’s important to serve refreshing, tangy condiments or dishes alongside to refresh your guests’ palates. I may have some new guidelines, but they won’t keep me from piling my smoker with unusual items in the hopes of producing another delightful surprise like a smoked marshmallow. Next time I plug in the Brinkmann and hear a sizzle as the wood chips begin releasing their fragrance, I may be moved to smoke a bowl of whipping cream or apple sauce, or to play around with lightly boiled and peeled eggs instead of raw ones. When they ripen, tomatoes and peppers will surely end up on the grate. In autumn, perhaps a pumpkin. They say that smoking can make you a little loopy. I guess I’m living proof. m
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2007 Toyota Corolla CE Auto., red, tan interior, 802-793-9133 CD, A/C, 50K. Efficient, 1997 Mazda 626 LX comfy, roomy, big Great buy! Auto., A/C, trunk. 30+ mpg ave. 2000 Chevy Blazer leather, 77K, single sm-allmetals100709.indd 10/3/09 1 11:19:17 AM Never recalled. $8900. LT owner, southern car, 802-595-1393. $2200/OBO. 165K. Alex, exceptionally clean, 802-999-3862. original mats, garage kept, clean history, summer/winter tires, asking 2001 BMW 325 xi AWD Xtra set of studded tires $4199. 863-6403. w/ rims. My favorite car of all time. 139K. 8011998 VW Passat 721-2904 (Utah cell), Needs Home located in S. Burlington. Quirky maroon VW Moving back West. sedan. Runs well. Well maintained. Needs 2005 Sub Imprza WRX some work. Great gas Wg 4D mileage. Incl. rooftop Silver, black interior, rack. $1800. 802-31099K, 4-cyl, 2.0-L turbo, 1467. 5-spd. manual, AWD, nice package. $8700. 1999 Toyota RAV4 2-BR CONDO FOR RENT For details call or check AWD Eastwood, 2-BA, S. online ad. 802-244Blue, 4-dr. SUV. 2.0-L, Burlington. Secure 7251. 4-cyl. engine; manual. building, great 142K on body, only 92K location, on-site fitness, on engine! 802-864underground parking 3667. w/ storage, $1500/mo. Avail. June 1. 802-3439242.
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3-BR Apt. Avail. Aug. 1 $1650/mo. + utils., stove, fridge, coin W/D, rear porch, off-street parking. 863-6940.
AFFORDABLE APTS.! 1-BR, $850/mo., 2-BR, $966/mo., 3-BR, $1179/mo. Incl. heat & HW! Fitness center, media room & covered parking! Pets allowed! Income requirements: 1 person less than $31,740/yr.; 2 people combined less than $36,300; 3 people combined less than $40,800. EHO ADA. Info: Keen’s Crossing, 802-655-1810. Burlington Single room, Hill Section, on bus line. No cooking. Linens furnished. 802-8622389. Call 2-6 p.m. Burlington Avail. June 1. Bright & spacious upscale 5-BR apt. in Hill Section. Natural woodwork, 2.5-BA, high-end kitchen, quiet safe location, parking, heat, W/D. Please NS/pets. Refs. req. $3500/mo. 802-658-8056.
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Burlington Avail. June 1. Upper Maple St. Lg. 1-BR apts. Clean, lots of windows, private porch, eat-in kitchen, shaded treed lot, parking, coin-op, heat/HW. NS/pets. Refs. 1st floor, $1170/ mo. 3rd floor, $980/mo. Studio404@comcast. net, 658-8056.
Burlington Pearl St. Victorian studio apt. 2 blocks east of Church St. HDWD, clean. Lots of light, nice woodwork, roomy kitchen. NS/pets. $745/ mo. incl. heat & HW. Refs, lease. Avail. June 1. 802-372-6153.
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Burlington 1-BR Apt. Clean, cozy, on N. Burlington 2-BR & Winooski Ave. Small 16t-robbiehh100709.indd 1 3-BR apts. Heat/HW yard w/ separate incl. entrance. $700/mo. + utils. NS/pets. 802-595- Close to downtown, waterfront, all col2955. leges. Full BA, parking, garbage/snow removal incl. $1350-$1400/mo. + dep. Avail. June 1, July 1, Aug. 1 & Sept. 1. 802-863-9612.
Burlington 2-BR 11/2/09 2:59:21 PM Condo 1-BA, newly remodeled, cathedral ceilings, carport, new appliances, W/D. Gas heat. Close to UVM, FAHC, shopping, lake, Oakledge Park & bike path. Avail. June 1. $1325/mo. +. 802-8796709 or 802-578-8980.
classifieds Burlington 3-BR Duplex Lg., remodeled, S. End 5 Sisters neighborhood. $1475/mo. incl. water, trash, winter parking. Lease, dep., refs. No pets. 802-660-8957. Burlington 4-BR house Isham St. Exceptionally clean, unfurnished, central to UVM & downtown, spacious, parking. No pets. Dep. Utils. not incl. 2 lg. LRs, entrance way, ample storage, full basement. Avail. 6/1. $2600/mo. Ray, 802-233-2991 or 802-878-7800.
Burlington/ Winooski Roommates wanted to share lg., fully furnished house. All utils. incl. W/in 10 min. to all colleges. 2.5-BA, W/D, parking, lg. back deck, on bus line. No pets. Rent individually or w/ friends. $650-$700/ mo. per person + dep. Openings 6/1, 7/1 & 8/1. 802-863-9612. Burlington: 4-BR Penthouse Immaculate, 1.75-BA, phenomenal views, stained glass, new kitchen w/ cherry cabinets, 2 porches, W/D. Incl. heat. $3000/ mo. June 1; 1 year.
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HOMESHARE OPPORTUNITY Richmond area: Active, congenial elderly gentleman w/ memory problems needs nonsmokers to live in separate 1-BR apt., avail. early July. Rent-free in exchange for caregiving Sun. nights-Thurs. nights, 9 p.m.-bedtime, w/ assistance if needed until 5 a.m. Winter maintenance of path, & minimal small-dog care. Option for paid caregiving at other times. Must be flexible, patient & dependable, w/ interest & preferably skills in working w/ elders. Pets on approval. If gentleman moves, apt. will become a rental. Beautiful country setting w/ pond, X-C ski trails & garden space. Steep dirt road can be a challenge in winter & spring. 802-434-2821. HUNTINGTON 1-BR BROOKSIDE Spacious, winterized, unfurnished, w/ woodstove, Rinnai heat, wood-fired sauna, xtra sleep loft, brook, swimming holes, outdoor electric hot-tub hookup, DSL. Near hike,
ski, Long, Catamount trails on Camel’s Hump Rd. Burlington 30+ min. Pet possible. 6-mo./1-yr. lease starts Aug. 1. $1100/mo. + utils. 518-817-7164. Richmond Duplex 5 rooms, 2-BR, 2-BA. Clean, newly remodeled. Incl. heat, HW, lawn care, snow removal, garden space. NS. Pet considered. $1350/mo. + dep., lease. 802-4342412. S. Burl.: VT National Nicklaus Circle: Gorgeous 2-BR, 2-BA villa, 1956 sq.ft., soaring ceilings, chefs kitchen, master suite w/ Jacuzzi, walk-in. NS/pets. June 1; 1 year. $2250/mo. 802-846-9568; www. HickokandBoardman. com. Starksboro NEW 1-BR Apt. Maple cabinets, wood laminate flooring, covered deck, garden, more. $740/mo. incl. HW, trash, lawn care. Sorry, no dogs. Call before 9 p.m. 802-4533273.
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Underhill Home For Rent 2-BR, 1-BA, open floor plan, breathtaking views of Mt. Mansfield. 35 mins. to Burlington. Smoke-free property. $1650/mo. +utils. 802-858-9129. Upper Maple St. 2nd-floor efficiency w/ shared BA. Clean, quiet, bright, parking, private yard, utils. incl., W/D. NS/pets. Refs. req. Avail. now. 802-6588056. Williston: Gorgeous 2-BR Top floor, built 3 years ago, 1500 sq.ft., cathedral ceilings, yard, gas fireplace, W/D. Pet negotiable. July 1; 1 year. $1400/mo. 802-846-9568; www. HickokandBoardman. com.
For Sale Riverview, Richmond 2-BR mobile home, very nice, HDWD floor LR, eat-in kitchen, 2-door refrigerator, cathedral ceiling, gas heat, deck, shed. Financing possible. Sale after
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Housemates $575/mo. incl. utils. NNE 1-BR avail. June 1 in sunny Burlington condo. Spacious BR, covered porch, nice backyard, W/D, DW, HDWD throughout. Plenty of parking. $575/ mo + dep. 802-3186404. ALL AREAS ROOMMATES.COM Browse hundreds of online listings w/ photos & maps. Find your roommate w/ a click of the mouse! Visit: www.Roommates.com. (AAN CAN) Avail. now Room for rent: Monkton farmhouse on 20 acres, in-ground pool, cathedral ceilings, all amenities incl., pets OK, garden space, 19 miles to Kennedy Dr. Starting at $450/mo. 802-4533457.
Burlington/ Winooski Roommates wanted to share lg., fully furnished house. All utils. incl. W/in 10 min. to all colleges. 2.5-BA, W/D, parking, lg. back deck, on bus line. No pets. Rent individually or w/ friends. $650-$700/ mo. per person + dep. Openings 6/1, 7/1 & 8/1. 802-863-9612. CONDO-MATE WANTED $575/mo. Looking for NS, cat-loving professional female to share 2-BR w/ myself & 2 kitties, in S. End Burlington. Utils. & other amenities incl. 865-2447. Housemate wanted To share beautiful 3-BR, 2-BA townhouse in Jericho w/ 2 females. Mo.-to-mo. lease. $475/ mo. incl. utils., WiFi, cable. Avail. June 1. 802-343-4412.
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Sweet.... Be your own boss! Option to live and work here and let the business pay your living expenses. Turnkey business in prime country location. Unique property with country charm. Pizza, wings, subs and more. We are not your average store. Willing to train. 30 min. to Burlington. $379,000. 802-343-5694.
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3+BDs Spear Stree Cape. 5/31/10 FSBO-ArmandFournier-032410.indd 4:26:32 PM 1 Close to UVM and Hospital. Finished basement and Garage. Near Bike/ walking path. Potential for 2 additional Zoning Pernits on .78 acres. Immaculate maintained home. Must see! $289,000. 802-862-3406.
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58 Pennington Drive. 5/25/10FSBO-JeffAtwood051910.indd 8:35:05 AM 1 Charming 3-BR, 2-BA. Quiet neighborhood. Huge master suite, lg. closets. Patio, deck, shed, dry basement, gas wood stove, gas oven/range. New: furnace, siding, windows, roof, kitchen, maple hardwood floors. 802-735-2567, http:// www.58pennington.com $242,000.
CAMBRIDGE Update open house to Sat.CAPE 1800 sq.ft. 3 bedrooms, 2 2:22:13 PM 5/31/10FSBO-MarvinFishman051910.indd 5/29, 11AM-1PM baths. DSL & Dish. Minutes
Great South Burlington 5/10/10FSBO-marieLathey-060210.indd 3:57:36 PM 1 Location. Contemporary home, great open floorplan for entertaining, 3 bedroom, 2 bath, in-ground pool. Must see to appreaciate all the unique features! $299,000. 802-233-0321.
1/2 block from Battery Park, short10:12:27 AM 5/17/10 walk to Downtown. On Historic Register. Graceful brick house needs interior makeover. Will renovate as family home, or home with office/workshop/studio, or two units with separate entrances - live in one, rent out other. Off-street parking. Yard. Usable attic. Approved to build townhouse addition on rear. Photo is look after rehab. 425-3351, 318-2708, mpf@accessvt.com.
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4 bedrooms, move5/17/10 in condi2:32:01 PM tion! All wood, natural stone tile, and slate flooring! Price newly reduced. $219,000. 1604 Quarry Road, New Haven. Contact: Valerie or Al at 802-877-6505. sites. google.com/site/homeforsaleinvermont1/
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$1650/mo; 217 Main St. (duplex with 4 bedrooms, 2 bath) $1725/mo. These two properties must sell together as they have shared water/sewer. Asking $349,000. Some owner financing possible on 215 Main St. since it is separate deed, so no need for a commercial loan. 211 Main St. (3 bedroom, 2 bath with in-law apt.) grosses $2025/mo. Asking $210,000 if sold apart from other properties. All serious offers will be considered. I live out of state now and realize I won’t be moving back. These are solid properties with a lot of sweat equity. 646-596-3489, rockw22st@yahoo.com.
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Recently updated 3/22/10 1-BR FSBO-DPoley051910.indd 4:31:41 PM 1 condo with washer & dryer in unit. Association dues include heat & hot water. One underground parking spot included. Pet friendly association with pool. $125,900. 802-578-8667.
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Convenient location, 5/31/10FSBO-JasonBarron033110.indd 2:26:36 PM 1 completely renovated attractive 3 bedroom cape. New roof, siding, wiring, hardwood floors, plenty of parking, a must see interior. Perfect for live-in rentals to help pay for mortgage. Close to colleges, hospitals, bus stops. Commercial possibilities. $199,000. 802-878-6515.
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Housemates [cont.] Housemate/Milton Private room, kitchen & BA shared w/ males. $110/week incl. utils./ cable. Peaceful household. 100 acres, woods, gardens, storage. 20 mins. to Burlinton, St. Albans. 802-373-4429. Quiet Jericho homeshare Beautiful 3-BR to share w/ 2 others. Retreat-like environment w/ pool, vegetable garden space. Walking/bike trails. Fireplace, pool table, WiFi, W/D. $600/ mo. total. 999-1265. Roommate wanted Open-minded/ responsible roommate for small 3-BR house located between UVM & St. Mikes, close to nature trail, off-street parking, W/D. $425/mo. + dep., 1/3 utils. Avail. June 10. 802-658-0302, 802-338-2834.
Stowe Hollow GWM looking for roommate. Quiet location, big yard & deck, separate BA, W/D, pond, wireless Internet, Dish TV, fireplace, weight room. Furnished possible. $600/mo. +. 802-498-7126.
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HUGE CHURCH YARD SALE Sat. June 5, 8:00 a.m.3:00 p.m. Ascension Church, 95 Allen Rd., S. Burlington. House goods, collectibles, toys, book sale, refreshments avail. 862-8866. LAKESIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SALE Sat. June 5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: multifamily yard sale w/ great finds. Take Lakeside Ave. off Pine St. by Cumberland Farms. No early birds, please.
PETS 2 BIRD CAGES, LIKE NEW! Great for cockatiels, lovebirds, Quaker parrots, etc. Eggshell/off white in color. Buy both or 1. 802-922-3474.
CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES $650, except chocolate, which is $950. ACA registration, shots, toys, kennel, dishes, food. 50% deposit for litter pick. Prices are firm. 1-yr. health guarantee. Scott, 802-393-2983.
silver. Anything unusual or unique. Cash paid. Info: 802-859-8966.
CAT SUPPLIES Desperately needed, contact me if you can help. dbatesvt@yahoo. com. ENGLISH JACK RUSSELL PUP! At Dreamfields. Smooth tricolor male, raised w/ children & lg. dogs, UTD shots, wormed. Ready to be your best friend now! $650. 802-563-3275. www. dreamfieldjacks.weebly. com. FLUFFY KITTY TO GOOD HOME Asking $100. 2 y.o., up to date on shots, neutered. Comes w/ carrier, 2 auto feeders, litter box w/ lid. palubac@yahoo.com. PETS FOR SALE Breeding parakeets w/ new cage: $50. Cockatiels w/ huge cage: $100. Ball python (M) w/ tank: $100 + accessories. th3dirty@ gmail.com.
SPORTS EQUIPMENT ROLLERBLADES $50 NEW Size 8 women’s Spiritblade inline skates by Rollerblade. Lightly used for 10 mins. Perfect condition. Images incl. $120 new, asking $50. 802-9990924.
WANT TO BUY ANTIQUES Furniture, postcards, pottery, cameras, toys, medical tools, lab glass, photographs, slide rules, license plates,
BANDS/ MUSICIANS LOOKING TO PLAY SWING JAZZ? Looking to contact area musicians who would like to get together to informally play swing jazz (instrument players) for fun. Contact info@prestomusic.net.
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RECORDER-PLAYING GROUP Looking for recorder players who are interested in getting together to play early music. info@ prestomusic.net.
INSTRUCTION ANDY’S MOUNTAIN MUSIC Affordable, accessible instruction in guitar, banjo, mandolin, more. All ages, skill levels, interests! Supportive, professional teacher offering references, results, convenience. Andy Greene, 802658-2462, guitboy75@ hotmail.com, andysmountainmusic.com. GUITAR INSTRUCTION Berklee grad. w/ 30 years teaching experience offers lessons in guitar, music theory & ear training.
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Individualized, stepby-step approach. All ages/styles/levels. Info: rickbelf@myfairpoint. net, 802-864-7195. GUITAR SCHOOL OF VERMONT “Not your usual music instruction.” Attention from multiple teachers, fundamentals, theory, technique, composition. Teaching Guitarist’s Growing Musicians. Info: 802-655-5800, www. guitarschoolofvermont. com. GUITAR INSTRUCTION All styles/levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro,
UVM & Middlebury College faculty). Info: 802-862-7696, www. paulasbell.com. SUMMER DRUM LESSONS Burlington drummer Steve Hadeka is now accepting students of all ages for private instruction. Learn all styles of drum set, snare drum method & percussion from a real, working drummer. Enjoy the convenience of studying in your home, on your own instrument. I offer flexible scheduling, competitive rates & references from both students & parents. Whether you are a parent of a budding young percussionist
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Auditions/ Casting Auditioning for Dancers Colchester dance studio. We are looking for talent ages 5+. This team will perform locally, attend master trainings & compete regionally. Ready for fun, performance & to be challenged? Call or email for info. Michelle, 802-343-0451, vtstudio3@aol.com. MALE MODELS WANTED You, 18-25, nice look, very fit, willing to be photographed for art/ photography project. 802-999-6219.
For Sale Wood Wedding Gifts? Unique wooden bowls, lamps, art objects. Locally handmade, solid & all natural, reclaimed wood. At bryceberggren.com or see with your hands at Block Gallery, Winooski.
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NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Summit Financial Center, Inc. to Sara Courville dated July 14, 2006 and recorded in Volume 967, Page 408 of the Land Records of the Town 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 2:00 P.M. on June 15, 2010, at 127 Foster Street, Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Kevin M. Courville and Sara Courville by Quit Claim Deed of Sarah G. Hanbridge dated February 10, 2000 and recorded February 14, 2000 in Volume 644 at Page 153 of the Land Records of the City of Burlington. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Burlington.
conveyed to Elizabeth Drewniak by Warranty Deed of Michael A. Guinness dated October 26, 2004 and recorded in Volume 629 at Page 532 of the Town of Essex Land Records.
Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000.
Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Essex.
DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 12th day of May, 2010. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403
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.
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Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000.
U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee for RFMSI 2006S12, Plaintiff v. Elizabeth Drewniak, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Homecomings Financial, LLC (f/k/a Homecomings Financial Network, Inc.), Cobleigh Square Homeowners’ Association, Inc. And Occupants residing at 72 South Street, Unit E, Essex, Vermont, Defendants
DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 13th day of May, 2010.
NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Homecomings Financial, LLC (f/k/a Homecomings Financial Network, Inc.) to Elizabeth Drewniak dated November 13, 2006 and recorded in Volume 704, Page 558 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex, 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 8:45 A.M. on June 21, 2010, at 72 South Street, Unit E, Essex, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises
STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0960-09 CnC US Bank National Association, as Trustee, for Asset-Backed PassThrough Certificates Series 2006-WFHE3, Plaintiff v. Robert Frechette, Barbara Frechette, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for SouthStar Funding, LLC And Occupants residing at 8 Brickyard Road, Essex Junction, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to Robert Frechette dated July 31, 2006 and recorded in Volume 695, Page 491 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex Junction, of which mortgage the
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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 3:00 P.M. on June 15, 2010, at 8 Brickyard Road, Essex Junction, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Robert Frechette and Barbara Frechette by Warranty Deed of Linda R. Martin f/k/a Linda Rae Tucker and David W. Martin dated July 31, 2006 and to be recorded in Book 795 Page 488-490in the Town of Essex Junction Land Records. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Essex Junction.
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, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 11th day of May, 2010. US Bank National Association, as Trustee By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403
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STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1057-09 CnC Beneficial Homeowner Service Corporation, Plaintiff v. Timothy A. Muir, Frances D. Muir And Occupants residing at 78 North Cove Road, Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Champion Mortgage, a Division of KeyBank, N.A. to Timothy A. Muir dated December 22, 2006 and recorded in Volume 985, Page 215 of the Land Records of the Town 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 1:00 P.M. on June 15, 2010,
at 78 North Cove Road, Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:
To Wit: Land referred to in this commitment is described as all that certain property situated in the County of Chittenden , and State of Vermont and being described in a deed dated October 24, 2008 and recorded October 25, 2008 in Book 978 Page 356 among the Land Records of the County and State set forth above. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Burlington. The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale
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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.
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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, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 12th day of May, 2010. Beneficial Homeowner Service Corporation By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403
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STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1068-08 CnC U.S. Bank, National Association, successorin-interest to Wachovia Bank, N.A., as Trustee of J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2005-A5 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Plaintiff v. Jon Templeton, Christine Johnson, Vermont Federal Credit Union, Allen Road Land Company, Inc. And Occupants residing at 189 Bay Crest Drive, South Burlington, Vermont, Defendants
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NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Vermont Federal Credit Union to Jon Templeton dated July 20, 2005 and recorded in Volume 719, Page 658 of the Land Records of the Town of South 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 12:30 P.M. on June 15, 2010, at 189 Bay Crest Drive, South Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:
To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Jon Templeton and Christine Johnson by Warranty Deed of Allen Road Company, Inc. recorded September 24, 2004 and of record in Volume 682 at Page 753 of the City of South Burlington Land Records. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of South Burlington. 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, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 12th day of May, 2010. U.S. Bank, National Association, successor-in-interest By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S401-09 CnC PHH Mortgage Corporation, Plaintiff v. Shane Saathoff, Angela Saathoff, Spencer D. Blanchard, United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company And Occupants residing at 1 South Street Lane, Essex Junction, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by USAA Federal Savings Bank to Shane Saathoff dated August 4, 2005 and recorded in Volume 660, Page 567 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex Junction, 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 9:15 A.M. on June 21, 2010, at 1 South Street Lane, Essex Junction, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises as conveyed to Shane Saathoff and Angela Saathoff by Warranty Deed of Spencer D. Blanchard dated July 13, 2004 and recorded July 16, 2004 in Volume 617 at Page 73 of the Land Records of the Town of Essex. Also being the same lands and premises as conveyed to Spencer D. Blanchard (granting a life estate) by Quitclaim Deed from Shane Saathoff and Angela Saathoff dated November 1, 2004 and recorded January 11, 2005 in Volume 637 at Page 54 in the Town of Essex Land Records. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Essex Junction. 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, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 17th day of May, 2010. PHH Mortgage Corporation By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1045-09 CnC JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, fka Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., Plaintiff v. Robert J. Allen, June W.
Allen And Occupants residing at 1257 Huntington Road, Richmond, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Washington Mutual Bank, F.A. to Robert J. Allen dated January 12, 2007 and recorded in Volume 176, Page 127 of the Land Records of the Town of Richmond, 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 4:00 P.M. on June 15, 2010, at 1257 Huntington Road, Richmond, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being the same lands and premises conveyed to Grantor herein by V. Louise McCarren by deed dated the 24th day of March, 1981 and recorded in the Richmond Public Land Records in Volume 39 pages 369-71. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Richmond. 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, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. DATED at South Burlington, Vermont this 11th day of May, 2010. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT FRANKLIN COUNTY, SS. FRANKLIN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S 135-09 Fc
VERMONT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT W. COLE and LISA M. COLE, and Occupants at 958 Machia Road, Sheldon, Vermont, Defendants. NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure and Order of Public Sale, dated April 13, 2010, and by virtue of and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Robert W. Cole and Lisa M. Cole to Vermont Federal Credit Union, dated October 2, 2006, and recorded in Volume 94 at Page 144 of the Town of Sheldon Land Records, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing, the same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:30 am on the 21st day of June, 2010, at the property located at 958 Machia Road, Sheldon, Vermont, all and the singular the premises described more particularly in the said mortgage, subject to any unpaid taxes, municipal assessments, or superior liens thereon, if any: To wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Robert W. Cole and Lisa M. Cole by Warranty Deed of Earl A. Machia and Bernice M. Machia dated September 9, 1993, of record in Volume 53, Pages 72-73 of the Town of Sheldon Land Records, and as further described therein as follows: “A vacant parcel of land consisting of one (1) acre, more or less, located on the easterly side of Town Highway #27, commonly known as the Machia Road, but having no frontage thereon, and more fully described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin set in the northerly edge of a 60’ wide right of way, which point marks the southwest corner of the land herein conveyed and the southeast corner of Lot #1; thence N34o23’00”E a distance of 184.29 feet to an iron pin marking the northwest corner of the land herein conveyed; thence S77o41’29”E a distance of 193.71 feet to an iron pin marking the northeast corner of the land herein conveyed; thence S27o22’33”W a distance
of 258.92 feet to an iron pin marking the southeast corner of the land herein conveyed; thence N55o38’4 0”W a distance of 211.10 feet to an iron pin marking the point or place of beginning. Said land is bounded substantially as follows: on the north and east by Earl Machia; on the south by a 60-wide right of way retained by Earl Machia; and on the west by Lot #1 on the hereinafter set forth survey. Being Lot #2 on a map entitled, “Plan Prepared For Earl Machia, Sheldon, VT, prepared by H.W. Chaffee, Date: July 2, 1990”, which map is recorded in the Map Slide A7(sic) at the Sheldon Town Clerk’s Office. Also conveyed herewith is the right to use in common with Earl A. Machia, Bernice M. Machia, and the owners of Lot #1, their heirs and assigns, a 60-wide right of way for ingress and egress located southerly of Lot #2, which right of way is more fully set forth on the aforesaid survey. Said land is subject to the terms and conditions of Subdivision Permit #EC-6-1515. Being a portion of the conveyed to Earl A. Machia and Bernice M. Machia by warranty deed of Antoinette M. Machia dated January 13, 1964 and recorded in Book 27, Pages 369-370 of the Sheldon Land Records.” Terms of Sale: Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) paid in cash, treasurer’s check or certified check at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Closing to take place within forty five (45) days of the auction. The sale is subject to unpaid taxes, municipal assessments, or superior liens thereon, if any. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Johnson & Finnigan, LLP, 80 Midas Drive, 3rd Floor, South Burlington, Vermont 05403, telephone (802) 660-9393. THE MORTGAGOR IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE FORECLOSURE SALE, THE MORTGAGOR HAS A RIGHT TO PETITION THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE SITUATED, WITH SERVICE UPON THE
MORTGAGEE, AND UPON SUCH BOND AS THE COURT MAY REQUIRE, TO ENJOIN THE SCHEDULED FORECLOSURE SALE. FAILURE TO INSTITUTE SUCH PETITION AND COMPLETE SERVICE SHALL THEREAFTER BAR ANY ACTION OR RIGHT OF ACTION OF THE MORTGAGOR BASED ON THE FORECLOSURE SALE, OR COMPLIANCE BY THE MORTGAGE HOLDER TO CONDUCT THE FORECLOSURE SALE, OR COMPLIANCE BY THE MORTGAGE HOLDER WITH THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER CONDITIONS OF SECTION 4532 OF TITLE 12. AN ACTION TO RECOVER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE SALE OF THE PREMISES ON THE DATE OF THE SALE MAY BE COMMENCED AT ANY TIME WITHIN ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE SALE, BUT NOT THEREAFTER. Dated at South Burlington, Vermont this 16th day of April, 2010. By: Michael D. Johnson, Esq. Johnson & Finnigan, LLP The contents of storage unit(s)01-03465 located at 28 Adams Dr, Williston, VT 05495, will be sold on the 3th of the month of June, 2010 to satisfy the debt of Amanda Garrison. 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. Please note this in not a public auction.
DON’T SEE A SUPPORT group here that meets your needs? Call Vermont 2-1-1, a program of United Way of Vermont. Within Vermont, dial 2-1-1 or 866-652-4636 (toll free) or from outside of Vermont, 802-6524636, 24/7. COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS MEETING HAS MOVED TO BRISTOL: The Addison County Chapter of The Compassionate Friends (TCF), a nonprofit self-help bereavement support group for
families that have experienced the death of a child will hold its regular meeting this Monday, June 7 from 7-9 p.m. at Saint Ambrose Church at 11 School Street. Please enter through the side door. Bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents are encouraged to attend to meet others who have gone through a similar experience and for support. Nancy Merolle at 388-6837, or Claire Groleau at 388-9603. TRANS GUY’S GROUP: Every fourth Monday, RU12? Community Center, 34 Elmwood Ave, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. This is a social and support group specifically for trans men. This informal, peer-facilitated group welcomes maleidentified people at any stage of transition. As this is currently a closed group, please contact the center to sign up: thecenter@ru12.org or 860-RU12. PARTNERS OF TRANS GUYS: Partners and Spouses of Trans Guys. Every third Thursday, 6:30-8 p.m. This peerled group is a space where the partners and spouses of trans guys can meet to talk, share thoughts and give each other support. Please let Kara know you’re coming at 860-7812. TRANS GUYS OVER 35: Every second Wednesday of the month from 6-8 p.m., Trans Guys over 35 will meet to discuss issues, shared and individual, and get support from other guys. For more info contact Kara at kara@ru12.org. TRANS SUPPORT GROUP: Every first and third Wednesday, RU12? Community Center, 34 Elmwood Ave., Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. This peer-led, informal group is open to all trans people and to any discussion topics raised. It is a respectful and confidential space for socializing, support and discussion. Contact thecenter@ru12.org for more information. LGBTQ VIOLENCE SURVIVORS: SafeSpace offers peer-led support groups for survivors of relationship violence, dating violence, emotional violence or hate violence. These groups give survivors a safe and supportive environment to tell their stories, share information, and offer and receive support. Please call Ann or Brenda at 863-0003 if you are interested in joining one of these
sevendaysvt.com/classifieds groups or for more information. MALE SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE: SafeSpace is offering a peer-led support group for maleidentified survivors of relationship violence, dating violence, emotional violence or hate violence. This group will meet in Burlington at the RU12? Community Center and will be facilitated by Damian. Support groups give survivors a safe and supportive environment to tell their stories, share information, and offer and receive support. Please contact SafeSpace if you are interested in joining this group, 802-863-0003. QUIT SMOKING GROUPS Are you ready to live a smoke-free lifestyle? Free 4-week Quit Smoking Groups are being offered through the VT Quit Network Fletcher Allen Quit in Person program in your community. Free Nicotine Replacement products are available for program participants. For more information or to register, call 847-6541 or wellness@ vtmednet.org. For ongoing statewide class schedules, contact the VT Quit Network at www.vtquitnetwork. org.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS (NA): Drug Problem? We Can Help. If you think you have a problem with drugs, including alcohol, give yourself a break. Narcotics Anonymous is a fellowship for individuals who have a desire to recover from the disease of addiction. NA offers a practical and proven way to live and enjoy life without the use of drugs. To find an NA Meeting near you in Vermont or Northern New York, please go to www.cvana.org/ Meetinglist.pdf or call our 24-hour, toll free, confidential number, (866) 580-8718 or (802) 862-4516. For more information about NA, please go to http:// www.na.org/?ID=ipsindex and click on “>Is NA for Me? CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP AND FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP: 1-3 p.m., every third Thursday at The Bagel Cafe, Ethan Allen Shopping Center, N. Ave., Burlington. Please call or visit website for location information, www.vtcfids.org or call 1-800-296-1445 or 802-660-4817 (Helaine “Lainey” Rappaport). ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS with debt? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Annonymous. Saturdays 10-11:30 a.m. & Wednesdays 5:30-6:30, 45 Clark St., Burlington. Contact Brenda at 338-1170. IS FOOD A PROBLEM FOR YOU? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you go on eating binges for no apparent reason? Is your weight affecting the way you live your life? Call Overeaters Anonymous, 863-2655.
CIRCLE OF PARENTS support group meeting in Rutland Monday evenings. Snacks and childcare provided. Meeting is free and confidential. For more info. call Heather at 802-498-0608 or 1-800-children. Meetings Tuesday evenings in Barre. For more info. call Cindy at 802-229-5724 or 1-800-children. ALS (LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE) This support group functions as a community and educational group. We provide coffee, soda and snacks and are open to PALS, caregivers, family members and those who are interested in learning more about ALS. Our group meets the second Thursday of each month from 1-3 p.m. at “Jim’s House”, 1266 Old Creamery Rd., Williston, VT. Hosted by Pete and Alphonsine Crevier, facilitated by Liza Martel, LICSW, Patient Care Coordinator for the ALS Association here in Vermont. 223-7638 for more information. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP Meets the 1st Wednesday of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Comfort Inn, 5 Dorset St., S. Burlington, VT. There is no fee. This is open to anyone who has lost someone to suicide. For more info, call 802-4799450, or ljlivendale@ yahoo.com. BURDENS WEIGHTING YOU DOWN? Unemployed, homeless, in need of direction? We are people just like you and have found the answer to all of the above problems. We meet every Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the Imani Center 293 N Winooski Ave. Please call 802-343-2027. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) Meetings in Barre occur every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday 6-7 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St. Info: 863-2655. Meetings
in Johnson occur every Sunday 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Johnson Municipal Building, Route 15 (just west of the bridge). Info: Debbie Y., 888-5958. Meeting in Montpelier occur every Friday 12-1 p.m. at Bethany Church, 115 Main St. Info: Carol, 223-5793. Meetings in Morrisville occur every Friday 12-1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 85 Upper Main St. Contacts: Anne, 888-2356 or Debbie Y., 888-5958. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE (SOS) Hospice Volunteer Services (HVS) of Addison County and the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP) will collaborate to sponsor a monthly ongoing support group for people who have lost someone by suicide. The group will meet the 1st Wed. of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. These free peer support groups will be held at Hospice Volunteer Services at the Marbleworks in Middlebury, and co-facilitated by professional representatives from HVS and AFSP, both suicide survivors. For more information and to register call HVS at 388-4111. CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS (CODA) Announcing a new 12step (non-AA, non-NA) meeting. Do you have trouble with relationship issues? Avoidance of feelings? People pleasing? Needing to be needed? Join us Thursday at 5 pm. at the Turning Point Center, 191 Bank St., Burlington. 802-861-3150. For more information about codependence, see www.coda.org and click on “Am I Codependent?” A NEW PERSPECTIVE A peer support group for people working through the combination of mental health and substance abuse issues. Wednesdays at the Turning Point Center, 5-6 p.m. The group will be facilitated and will be built around a weekly video followed by a group discussions. Some of the topics will include: Addictions and mental illness, recovery stories, dealing with stress, understanding personality problems, emotions. 191 Bank St., Burlington. 802-8613150. BEREAVED PARENTS & SIBLINGS SUPPORT GROUP of the Compassionate Friends meets on the third
Post & browse ads at your convenience. Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. at 277 Blair Park Rd., Williston. Info, 660-8797. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. NEED A HUG? New support group starting. Would you like to explore personal intimacy in a safe environment? This is accomplished by using touch for expressing and receiving tenderness. This is platonic and personal boundaries are respected. Day, time and location TBA. Jeff 310-4903 email iiyog@ aol.com. COED SINGLES GROUP Ages 50-65, forming for friendship and fun. Chittenden County area. Activities to include weeknight/ weekend dinner, bowling, hikes, snow shoeing, movies, etc. If interested email Myra at csbnc27609@aol. com. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA’S SUPPORT GROUP Held monthly at The Arbors at Shelburne. For info. or to register, contact Nicole at 802-9858600. WOMEN’S RAPE CRISIS CENTER Will be starting a free, confidential 10week support group for adult female survivors of sexual violence. Please call 864-0555 ext. 20 for information. LIVING SINGLE SUPPORT GROUP This course is a follow-up to the Divorce Recovery course that is offered at Essex Alliance Church. If you’ve been through the Divorce Care Class, you have an opportunity to continue to grow, heal, rebuild, and start again. Call Sue Farris for more information at 802-734-0695. SUICIDE SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP For those who have lost a friend or loved one through suicide. Location: Maple Leaf Clinic, 167 North Main Street, Wallingford, 802-446-3577. 6:30-8:00 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month. GLAFF Gay and lesbian adoptive and foster families. GLAFF provides support, education, resources and strategies to
help maintain and strengthen gay and lesbian foster and adoptive families in northwestern VT. Open to all GLBTQ foster and adoptive parents and their children. Food, childcare provided. The group meets on the 1st Thursday of each month. Call Mike at 655-6688 to get more information and to register. ARE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE BATTLING MULTIPLE MYELOMA? Support meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month from 5-6:30 p.m. at Hope Lodge on East Avenue, Burlington. For more information call Kay Cromie at 655-9136 or email kgcromey@ aol.com. SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOVED ONES WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS Group forming for family members and loved ones of people with terminal illness. The group will have a spiritual base. We will offer each other support by listening, as well as share creative ways to explore feelings of grief and loss through writing, prayer, etc. Please contact Holly, hollyh@pshift.com. AL-ANON Family group 12-step. Thursdays, 12:20-1:20 p.m. Call AWARE at 802-472-6463 for information and to register. Free of charge. 88 High Street, Hardwick. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier daytime support group meets first and third Thursday of the month at the Unitarian Church “ramp entrance” from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Montpelier evening support group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Vermont Protection and Advocacy, 141 Main St., Suite 7, in conference room #2 from 6-8 p.m. Colchester evening support group meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the ground floor boardroom from 6-8 p.m. Middlebury support group on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Patricia Hannaford Career Center. Call our helpline at 1-877-856-1772. FORMING A NEW GROUP focused on recovery/management of addictions, compulsions and their resulting
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imbalances on our lives. Alternative or supplement to traditional 12-step programs. Are you having trouble moderating alcohol? Work? Sex? Television? Food? Drugs? Computer games? Requires a commitment to improving your health and the ability to maintain a nonjudgmental atmosphere. Let’s discover how our struggles relate and help each other work on strategies to find balance. Contact Michelle at 802-399-6575 or recoveryourbalance@ gmail.com. LAKE CHAMPLAIN MEN’S RESOURCE CENTER MEN’S DROPIN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome, weekly group w/cofacilitators. Open discussion format. Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, personal growth, healing. Confidential, nonjudgmental. Open to all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. Joseph’s House, 113 Elmwood Ave. Every Thursday, 7-9 p.m. More info: call Chris 434-4830. LYME DISEASE Are you interested in forming a group? Please call Susan at 899-2713. HIV SUPPORT GROUP This is a facilitated HIV/ AIDS support group that aims to foster a greater sense of community, self-acceptance and personal growth. We are a group of survivors and, with all of our experience, will help you understand and enjoy what positive living has to offer. Friday @ 7 p.m. in the white building behind the Universal Unitarian Church. For more info call Alton @ 310-6094. SHOPLIFTERS SUPPORT GROUP Self-help support group now forming in the capital area for persons who would like to meet regularly for mutual support. This new group would meet biweekly at a time and place to be decided to discuss our issues, struggles and ways of staying out of trouble. We’ll likely use some of Terry Shulman’s work as a focus for some of our discussions. Please call Tina at 802-763-8800 or email at Tmarie267201968@ cs.com
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NAMI CONNECTION (National Alliance on Mental Illness): Free peer-based recovery support group for people living with or facing the challenges of mental illness. This is a group that focuses on allowing participants to share their experiences and learn from each other in a safe environment. 100% confidentiality. BENNINGTON: Every Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 200 Pleasant Street. BURLINGTON: Every Thursday, 4-5:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 2 Cherry Street. ESSEX JUNCTION: Starting June 2010. 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 2-3:30 p.m., Congregational Church, 39 Main Street. HARTFORD: 2nd and 4th Friday 4-5:30 p.m., Hartford Library. Call Barbara Austin, 802-457-1512. MONTPELIER: 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m., Kellogg-Hubbard Library, East Montpelier Room (basement). NEWPORT: Starting June 2010. 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m. Medical Arts Building (attached to North Country Hospital), 2nd floor conference room. RANDOLPH: Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 5-6:30 p.m., United Church, 18 N. Main Street. RUTLAND: Every Monday, 7-8:30 p.m., Wellness Center (Rutland Mental Health), 78 South Main St. ST. JOHNSBURY: Every Thursday, 6:30-8 p.m., Universalist Unitarian Church, 47 Cherry Street. 1-800639-6480, connection@ namivt.org.
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AL-ALNON IN ST. JOHNSBURY: Tues. & Thurs., 7 p.m., Kingdom Recovery Center (Dr. Bob’s birthplace), 297 Summer St., St. Johnsbury. Sat., 10 a.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, Cherry St., St. Johnsbury.
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Democracy for America is a grassroots powerhouse working in all 50 states to change our country and the Democratic Party from the ground up. DFA is seeking a detail-oriented, well-organized and experienced accountant to administer and manage income, expenses, employee benefits and compliance with state and federal regulations. The ideal candidate has a background in accounting and bookkeeping, is a quick study and can maintain a high level of administrative detail in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include reconciliation of multiple bank accounts, preparation of cash flow projections and proper filing of IRS reports. This is the perfect position for an experienced administrator with an interest in progressive politics and a desire to develop even stronger accounting skills. Democracy for America and this position are located in Burlington, VT. Competitive salary is commensurate with experience. Benefits include employer-paid health care, paid vacation and holidays, sick leave, a retirement plan with an employer contribution, a fun and dynamic work environment, and the chance to make real change happen.
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U.S. Senator’s office seeks a bright, energetic individual for the position of Legislative Correspondent in their Washington, D.C., office. The candidate must possess outstanding writing the skills and to multitask in ability a fast-paced, deadlinedriven environment. Master’s degree and/or experience with Senate IQ mail system preferred. Please email cover letter and resume to: Resumes_Sanders@ sanders.senate.gov by Monday, June 7, 2010.
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Home Instead Senior Care, a provider of non-medical companionship and home helper services to seniors in their homes, is seeking friendly, cheerful, and dependable people. CAREGivers assist seniors with companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation, personal care, errands, and more. Part-time, flexible scheduling, including: Daytime, evening, weekend and overnight shifts currently available. No heavy lifting.
Work with one of Vermont's coolest public agencies, where policy decisions are truly driven by data. Work with VocRehab Vermont to help improve the employment of people with disabilities and to support their employers. The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is seeking an individual to serve as a database manager and provide statistical support to a research grant aimed at removing barriers to employment for people with disabilities. Plan and implement evaluation and data reporting for multiple employment support programs and special projects. Applied experience with computers, database management and basic statistics is essential. Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience in the design, development and implementation of automated databases for the evaluation of public human service programs. Reference job posting #26923. Waterbury-Full time. Open until filled.
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Mount Mansfield Television is looking for an energetic and talented The State of Vermont Videographer/Editor to round out our award-winning creative team. The right applicant should be proficient at operating HD video cameras, experienced with nonlinear editing software, and have a working knowledge of HD video workflows. Experience with Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, Photoshop,5v-VTDivVocationCMYK-052610.indd 1 Premier, Shake, Compressor and Magic Bullet are a plus. Good interpersonal skills and ability to work with a team are a must.
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The Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger seeks full-time coordinator for statewide nutrition and cooking education program for limited resource Vermonters. Develop and maintain relationships with partners statewide; implement and expand curriculum; provide outreach and technical assistance to program partners at schools, youth centers, state agencies, and community organizations. In state travel required. Position requires community organizing experience, excellent facilitation, flexibility, along with strong communication and analytical skills. Bachelor's degree required, background in nutrition or health education a plus. Resume and cover letters accepted through June 21st. Interviews begin immediately. Position will be filled as soon as a well qualified candidate is identified.
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Education Licensure Program Assistant Goddard College seeks an individual to coordinate the licensure aspects of the Education and Licensure Program. This position will provide organizational and technical support to the Licensure Coordinator and Program Director to ensure that the program, its students and the faculty meet the Vermont DOE requirements for licensure, will assist with creating, updating and maintaining licensure materials/students’ files/portfolios.
The Sisters of Mercy, a community of Roman Catholic women, are dedicated to helping those in need through education, advocacy, health care, housing, pastoral and social services. The Northeast Community, headquartered in Cumberland, R.I., is currently searching for a Facilities Maintenance Technician for their Burlington, Vt., location.
Requirements include: a BA (preferred); strong research, writing and database skills; knowledge of MS Office suite, Eportfolio and Access (preferred); excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; the ability to work both independently and collaboratively with students, faculty, staff and school-based teachers/administrators; an ability to learn VT State teacher licensure requirements. To apply: Please email resume, cover letter and three references (name, contact info., relationship) to: employment@goddard.edu. Priority will be given to applications received by June 11, 2010. To learn more about Goddard College, please visit our website, www.goddard.edu.
This full-time position performs a wide variety of tasks associated with operations, maintenance, repair and improvement work on the buildings, grounds, equipment and vehicles owned by the Northeast Community. Qualified candidate must be 18 years of age with experience that is directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified. Valid driver’s license is required. Must have working knowledge of standard practices, materials, tools and terminology of building and landscape trades.
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We are currently looking for an Apple Certified Mac Technician to join our South Burlington team. Do you have a strong entrepreneurial spirit, excellent customer service skills, a team-oriented work ethic and good critical thinking skills? If so, you might be just the person we are looking for! Apple Certified Mac Technicians are responsible for performing basic to advanced troubleshooting and repair of both desktop and laptop Mac systems including, but not limited to, repairs or replacement of logic board, LCD, hardware, keyboard, power and basic parts and software installation and troubleshooting. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: -One to two years of previous experience servicing Mac/Apple products. -Current Apple certifications. -AS or BA degree in relevant field preferred with a minimum of four years technical experience working with computer hardware/software repair. -Previous bench tech experience required. -Please note: We are willing to train the right individual and cover the expenses of current certifications.
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City Market, Onion River Co-op is looking for a Director of Member Services. As an integral member of our strategic leadership team, the Director of Member Services will supervise our member services and communications staff, and provide strategic leadership to establish and maintain long-range goals regarding our membership. This position is responsible for coordinating all member services, internal and external communications, community outreach, local food-service promotion, and educational workshops for customers and over 5500 members.
This full-time position is eligible to participate in Small Dog Electronics’ comprehensive benefits programs. We offer competitive pay and a dog-friendly workplace.
Green Mountain Camera continues to grow and needs another talented employee to keep the momentum going. Photography experience and a solid background with computers, web applications and HTML are desired. Sales experience and being good with customers are a must.
Contact Brian Cargill at (802)863-6835 or fax (802) 863-1486.
Goddard College is committed to creating a college representative of a diverse global community and capable of creating change. To that end, we are actively seeking applications for this position from qualified candidates from groups currently underrepresented in our institution.
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City Market, Onion River Co-op promotes a strong and sustainable community by supporting local growers and producers as well as community members and organizations. Each year we return millions of dollars back into the local economy. Qualified applicants must have a bachelor’s degree with at least five years experience in development or marketing program management. Candidates must have experience managing others. Applicants should also have excellent customer service and communication skills, the ability to multitask and a great sense of humor. City Market offers a competitive wage and benefits package, product discounts and much more. If you think you’ve got what it takes to help City Market continue to make a positive impact in our community, please apply online today!
Kitchen Shift Coordinator City Market is seeking a full-time Kitchen Shift Coordinator to help lead our growing, dynamic Prepared Foods Department. This position is responsible for supporting and directing the staff in the Prepared Foods department, cooking exciting menu options for our hot and cold food bar, maintaining a positive work environment for dept. staff, providing excellent customer service, and maintaining safety and sanitation standards.
Office work: administrative assistants, receptionist and clerks Machine operators People with experience with working with adhesives for a glue line Warehouse/material handlers Production workers in Ferrisburgh. Email your resume to 6011@kellyservices.com or mail to Kelly Services 56 W. Twin Oaks Terrace, Suite 3 S. Burlington, VT 05403 Questions? Call 802-658-3877, fax 802-862-6138.
Candidates must have at least two years of professional cooking experience. An associate's or culinary degree is preferred. Candidates must also have experience leading others, knowledge of production-oriented kitchen operations and appropriate sanitation practices, and excellent communication and customer service skills. If you have the energy and skills this position demands, apply3v-KellyServices-060210.indd today!
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Leaps & Bounds is looking for motivated, flexible team players to join our growing childcare team at our Essex and Williston locations. Must have experience, education and a sense of humor! Pay based on education and experience.
Transmitter Supervisor
Director of Finance and Business Development Director of Finance & Business Development Primary responsibility for development and analysis of business plans and financial feasibility for projects related to broadband and cellular infrastructure and service expansion that the VTA is
considering financially supporting. Develops materials required to support VTA borrowing or bonding. Primary responsibility for development and analysis of business plans and fiCultivates new and existing business partner relationships with broadband and cellular service providers nancial feasibility forand infrastructure developers, including development and negotiation of partnership agreements. projects related to broadband and cellular infrastructure and service expansion that the VTA is considering financially supporting. DeIdentifies and develops proposals for potential private and public funding sources for broadband and Contact Krista cellular infrastructure development. velops materials required to support VTA borrowing or bonding. Cultivates new and existing business partner relationships with broadband and cellular For more information on this job position please go to www.telecomvt.org infrastructure developers, including development and service providers and Resumes should be submitted to: negotiation of partnership agreements. Identifies and develops proposals Vermont Telecommunications Authority for potential privateOne National Life Drive, Records Center and public funding sources for broadband and cellular 2x1-leapsandbounds102809.indd Montpelier, VT 05620‐3205 infrastructure development. For more information on this job position please go to www.telecomvt.org You may also submit electronically to: info@telecomvt.org Resumes should be submitted to:
WCAX-TV is looking for a Transmitter Supervisor at its manned mountaintop transmission facility. Managerial skills will be required in overseeing other engineers who work at the site as well as tenants colocated within the facility. Job applicants will Vermont Telecommunications Authority One National Life Drive, need to have a strong background Records Center in the RF technologies used in Montpelier, VT 05620-3205 today's digital TV transmission You may also submit electronically to: info@telecomvt.org systems, as well as practical electronic/electrical troubleshooting skills. Must be comfortable with using computers. Ability to4t-VTtelecomAut060210.indd 1 5/31/10 work alone or outside in difficult weather is a must. Project Director, Please send cover letter and resume to: jobs@wcax.com or WCAX-TV Engineering, PO Box 4508, Burlington, VT 05406. No phone calls, please.
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This position will oversee planning, implementation, oversight and evaluation of a two-year grant to provide training to establish or expand health information technology systems in Vermont. Under the direction of the Director of Allied Health Programs at CCV, the Project Director will be responsible for all areas of program development and assessment. Requirements include a master's degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience in health information and/or information technology, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired. This position is based in Montpelier and statewide travel is required. Visit www.ccv.edu for the full position requirements and application instructions. CCV offers a competitive salary with generous benefits. Please note that this is a two-year, grant-funded position. CCV strongly encourages applications from members of ethnic minority groups and other under-represented backgrounds. CCV is an Equal Opportunity Employer, in compliance with ADA requirements.
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Health Care Associate - Burlington We have an opening for a compassionate, resourceful health care professional at our largest health center. Responsibilities include assisting with basic medical services – phlebotomy, lab work and patient care, as well as scheduling appointments, setting up patient charts and answering the phones. The ideal candidate will possess a BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience and is someone with initiative, experience in a team environment, is computer savvy, and committed to providing outstanding customer service and all aspects of reproductive health care. Regional Site Manager – Burlington & Williston PPNNE health centers are staffed with specialists in reproductive health care; our team leaders are outstanding managers! This rare opportunity is available to the candidate who best represents experience in all areas of management – budgeting, staffing & supervision; customer service, and superior organization and problem-solving skills. Written and verbal communication skills are extremely important; candidates with experience managing medical practices are preferred. Patient Accounts Representative – Williston This department needs an extremely organized, detail-oriented individual to handle patient finances within our three-state affiliate. Medical billing experience preferred; commitment to outstanding customer service expected. The person in this position communicates with payors regarding larger claim issues, system issues, outstanding Accounts Receivable and other items as needed, and is a contact for health center staff with insurance billing questions. The best candidate will assume responsibility for assisting in achieving and maintaining a stable and acceptable accounts receivable level agency wide. Associate’s degree preferred. Each of these positions is full time with generous benefits available. For consideration, please respond with resume and letter of intent by June 4 to:
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Night Safety/ Security Officer Wake Robin, Vermont’s premiere continuing care retirement community seeks an experienced Safety/Security Officer to ensure that our community is secure and safe. Duties include conducting security tours, monitoring plant mechanical and electrical systems, addressing the immediate safety and/or comfort concerns of residents, and responding to emergencies if necessary. The successful candidate will couple his or her experience in the security or emergency response industries with an innate ability to interact with and support the needs of our senior population. At least 5 years of relevant experience required. Interested candidates please email hr@wakerobin.com or fax your resume with cover letter to: HR, (802) 264-5146. EOE
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Hours and days vary with overtime, benefits and good pay rates. Must have good references and pass a background check. Fast-growing business with great potential.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY This full time position provides educational services, including classroom instruction and support, to participants in the Youth Build program and at the downtown Burlington VAL site. Position offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, long-term disability, life insurance and generous, flexible paid-time-off. Vermont Adult Learning is a non-profit provider of adult education and literacy services. Visit www.vtadultlearning.org for more information. Resume Deadline: June 14, 2010
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Full time with excellent benefits ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain on the Burlington Waterfront, seeks a team player to help market our world-class attraction with its mission to inspire Lake Champlain Basin and global environmental stewardship. Position reports directly to the Director of Marketing and Communications and will participate in diverse assignments including, but not limited to: writing press releases and monthly e-newsletter; driving social media initiatives; implementing/analyzing marketing studies; updating the ECHO website; and coordinating all marketing activities and graphic design assignments. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of two years experience in marketing and public relations, with the following attributes and skill sets: self-motivated and responsible; highly organized, detail-oriented, multitasker; cool under pressure; gifted & prolific writer; strong research abilities; and proficient in social media, MS Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and basic HTML. To apply, email a cover letter and resume to: jobs@echovermont.org with Marketing and Communications Coordinator in the subject field. You also can apply via snail mail at ECHO — Marketing and Communications Coordinator Job Search, One College St., Burlington, VT 05401. For a detailed job description, visit our website at echovermont.org. The deadline for applications is June 8, 2009. No calls, please. EOE.
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Lane Press, a highly respected web-offset magazine printer is looking for a talented Electronic Maintenance Technician to support our high-speed, 24/7 production operations. Working a 12-hour night shift schedule that includes up to 5 days off per pay week and 182 days off every year, this may be the ideal schedule for you. Primary responsibilities will include troubleshooting and repairing the following systems: Programmable Logic Controls (PLC), Servo and adjustable speed motor controls, AC/DC power control circuits, Profibus and hydraulic/pneumatic systems. Our successful candidate will be experienced in utilizing the following tools: oscilloscope, a PC-based data logger, VOM and national electric codes. A strong understanding of HVAC systems and how mechanics interface with electronic systems is required.
Great opportunity for line cooks at busy Burlington restaurant. Line cook experience encouraged. Successful applicant must be dependable and be able to work with a team. All interested applicants can send resumes to linecookvt@gmail.com.
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Our ideal candidate should possess excellent organization and interpersonal skills to manage relationships with vendors, members of the Lane Press management team and employees. Strong planning and project management skills combined with the ability to drive fast and efficient results in a fast-paced manufacturing setting are needed. At least 3 years of experience in the maintenance and troubleshooting of computer/PLC-based controls (associated with production equipment) is necessary. An Associate’s degree or equivalent is also required. Lane Press offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and ability along with a comprehensive benefit package including a 401(k) plan, medical and dental insurance, and a comprehensive wellness program including a full gym membership for only $3.00 per week. Qualified applicants should respond with their resume and salary requirements to:
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Town of Colchester, VT The Department of Planning & Zoning seeks a highly motivated self-starter to join our team. Successful applicants will have a B.S. degree or A.S. and 5 years of experience in permitting or related fields. NFPA Cert. Fire Inspector and ICC endorsements preferred. Send cover letter & resume to Human Resources, PO Box 55, Colchester, VT 05446 by June 18. For more information visit www.colchestervt.gov. E.O.E.
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ConstruCtion reporter Construction reporting service seeks reporter for our South Burlington office. Must have excellent Internet, phone and data-entry skills and familiarity with the construction industry. 2h-VTAssocTraingDev-041410.indd Reply via email: Rich@WIPBIDS.com.
Earn while you learn job-specific skills. Must be age 55 or over, income eligible, unemployed. Vermont Associates for Training & Development, Inc. Serving all of Vermont. 800 439 3307
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Established NAEYC accredited early childhood program is seeking dynamic, committed teacher to be part of our early childhood program. Position responsibilities include working as a team member for curriculum planning and implementation, and working with families in a holistic, collaborative environment. Full-time opportunity with benefit package. BA/BS in early childhood or related field and early childhood License preferred. The Center is an 1:41:56 PM equal opportunity employer. Please send resume and letters of reference to Search Committee, Mary Johnson Children’s Center, 81 Water Street, Middlebury, Vermont 05753. Applications due June 25.
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CCTA is seeking a Public Affairs Manager to promote the agency’s mission and to work with community groups, human services agencies, not-for-profits, and other stakeholders to better understand their needs and to further their understanding of CCTA. The incumbent will also be responsible for developing and implementing annual and special marketing programs, developing relationships with the media community, managing staff and a marketing firm, developing marketing collateral and advertising to ensure consistent brand identity. This position requires an incumbent who is self-assured, able to earnestly listen to and assess the views of others, speak effectively about CCTA policy and operations to a broad range of stakeholders, and to actively participate as part of CCTA’s management team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of five years of public relations/marketing experience; a bachelor’s degree in a related field; the ability to learn quickly about CCTA policy and operations; excellent communication and organizational skills; and demonstrated experience as a public speaker and organizational spokesperson.
To apply for this position, please download an application from cctaride.org. Submit the application, along with a cover letter and resume in one of the following ways (no phone calls please): via email to
jobs@cctaride.org, via fax to (802)864-5564, or via U.S. mail to CCTA, 15 Industrial Parkway, Burlington, VT, 05401. Attn: Human Resources. CCTA offers all full time employees a competitive salary and exceptional benefits, including generous time off. CCTA is an equal opportunity employer.
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Hospital Diversion Program Residential Counselor The Hospital Diversion Program of NFI VT is seeking a Residential Counselor. Hospital Diversion provides crisis stabilization, comprehensive clinical assessment, individual treatment and discharge planning in a small, safe residential setting. Responsibilities include counseling youth, ADL (activity, daily learning), assisting with hygiene and living skills and with treatment. Superior interpersonal skills and ability to function in a team atmosphere a must. BA in psychology or related field required. Position is full time with a comprehensive benefits package.
Create and execute strategic marketing plans for new bakery openings and remodels in order to meet and exceed targets for bakery sales and profit. Provide support for local bakery marketing initiatives, including analysis of impact on sales, traffic and profitability. Frequent travel required. 2+ years marketing experience; restaurant experience is a plus.
Administrative Assistant Part time Assistant needed to work with a leading real estate agent. Responsible for maintaining files, providing administrative support, data entry and word processing. The ideal candidate should be proficient with MS Office, the Internet, have excellent verbal and written communication skills; and work well independently. Starting wage: $11/hour.
Send cover letter, salary requirements and resume to recruit@brueggers.com. EOE
Awake Overnight Counselor The Awake Overnight Counselor provides supervision and support to the youth during the sleeping hours. If you are interested in gaining some practical experience in the human services field, this is a fantastic opportunity. Bachelor’s degree preferred. Superior interpersonal skills and ability to function in a team atmosphere a 4t-bruegger060210.indd must. Position is 30 hours a week with a comprehensive benefits package.
Email cover letter and resume to Careers@HickokandBoardman.com. Subject line: Realtor Assistant.
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Community Skills Worker
Candidates must be able to communicate effectively, work flexible hours such as afternoons, evenings and possibly weekends, have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to working from a strengths-based perspective and be able to work both autonomously and as a part of a team. A bachelor’s degree and previous experience working with children with emotional/behavioral challenges preferred. Please submit a cover letter and resume to AmyWoodruff@nafi.com or mail to Amy Woodruff, NFI 30 Airport Road, South Burlington, VT 05403.
Residential Counselor – Shelburne House The Shelburne House Program of NFI VT is seeking a Residential Counselor. Shelburne House is a residential program which provides assessment and stabilization services to male teenagers, ages 1318. Responsibilities include counseling youth, ADL (activity, daily learning), assisting with living skills, and assisting in treatment. Experience working with teenagers with emotional and behavioral challenges desired. BA in psychology or related field highly desirable. This is a full-time position with a comprehensive benefits package. Send cover letter and resume to Jaime Wark, 771 Essex Road, Suite 1. Williston, VT 05495 or email JaimeWark@nafi.com. EOE
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Shared Living Provider Opportunities
The Developmental Disabilities Service Area of HowardCenter seeks exceptional people for these opportunities. Contact Marisa Hamilton (802)488-6571.
The Community Based Services program of NFI is looking for a fulltime employee to join our dynamic and talented team of mental health professionals. Responsibilities include working one-on-one and in groups with children and adolescents with severe emotional and behavioral challenges both in the community and their homes. This position offers the opportunity for professional growth and to be an active member of clinical treatment teams.
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Shared parenting home needed for a sweet and caring 10 year old girl. This active child needs a couple or single woman to bring her swimming, take walks in the park, and enjoy everything princess! Experience supporting individuals or children with challenging behavior required. Generous stipend, respite budget and dedicated support team provided. Vivacious 38-year-old woman seeks a healthy person(s) to provide a home and residential support. She has a great sense of humor, loves to exercise, and enjoys a healthy lifestyle including eating well, working and regular recreational activities. Ideal candidate(s) enjoy a healthy, fitnessoriented lifestyle. Paid roommate sought for a 26-year-old man in his Winooski, twobedroom apartment. This avid Red Sox fan enjoys movies & sporting events. Ideal candidate is peer age male with reliable transportation.
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Education & Outreach Intern The Lake Champlain Basin Program and New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission seek a part-time Education & Outreach Intern to assist in delivering lake-related messages to people in the Lake Champlain Basin. Position would be 20-24 hours a week through December. Job description is available at www.neiwpcc.org. Send resume and cover letter by June 4th to: NEIWPCC – Human Resources 116 John Street Lowell, MA 01852 Or email to jobs@neiwpcc.org
Administrative 5/21/10 11:50:49 AM Assistant Needed
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Become a Professional Roommate Share an apartment in Winooski with a 47-year-old woman, who enjoys working on craft projects, shopping and rooting for the Red Sox. She likes being active and spending time with friends and family. She requires some supervision with personal care. Ideal candidate: mature and home most evenings. No smoking and no pets. Generous tax-free stipend and very affordable rent that is shared. 42-year-old dedicated people watcher is looking for family, couple or single person to provide a nurturing home. She also enjoys car rides, TV and listening to music. Personal care required. Older children and pets OK. Tax-free stipend, respite support staff and respite budget provided. 57-year-old woman needs a quiet, pet-free home in the greater Burlington area. She enjoys going for walks, watching TV and listening to music. Personal care required. Generous tax-free stipend, respite budget and staff hours included. HowardCenter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package to qualified employees.
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Fast-paced, deadline driven Grants Department seeks half-time Administrative Assistant. Must be highly organized, a team player, with a high level of technical and administrative skills. Position begins July 1; pay commensurate with experience. Please apply on School Spring (schoolspring.com) or directly to the Grants Department of the Burlington School District: Julie Cadwallader-Staub Grants Director Burlington School District 150 Colchester Ave. Burlington, VT 05401 802-865-5383
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Helen Day Art Center designs and curates some of Vermont’s most innovative and dynamic exhibits. Imagine and design the future of Arts Education in northern Vermont. Submit letter and resume to nathan@helenday.com. Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, Vt. Visit www.helenday.com for details.
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Excellent opportunity for trained, hands-on, confidential person to assist the Chief Executive Officer of a Burlington, VT-based entrepreneurial company. Working knowledge of Internet, QuickBooks, MS Publisher, ACT! and Excel required. Construction background preferred. Flexible hours, good wages and bonus potential. Please forward resume with cover letter in confidence with salary history and references. parttimemarketingassistant@gmail.com
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Clerk/Phlebotomists Various shifts and schedules available
The clerk/phlebotomist collects blood specimens at the hospital and provides clerical support including computer data entry, distributes lab reports, maintains files and answers phone inquires for results or general information. Must have a high school diploma, excellent customer service skills, ability to multi-task, and have experience or training in phlebotomy.
CoordiNator exterNal aFFairs (Full-time) day shift This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism or related field, or equivalent experience. Qualified applicant will need to demonstrate writing proficiency, be able to work collaboratively in a team setting, have knowledge of web and other online communication vehicles, and possess excellent interpersonal skills.
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At RRMC, you will play a prominent (Per diem) role in our quest to be the (Per diem) best community health system in (Per diem) day/evening shift New England. We think your future is important. We You have many choices in your career. Why not choose an employer will work with you who makes you an important part of their vision for the future? to define your career Why not choose an employer that can offer stability, growth and path. We offer both vision. educational assistance as Do you have what it takes? Could our Vision match up with your well as targeted continuing Future? If so, go to our website and apply for one of these positions professional development right away. We will work fast to fill these positions. opportunities. Partner with us - we will plot your future while we reach for our vision.
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Director of Champlain Valley Weatherization Services This management position within the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity oversees all aspects of our program that reduces energy costs and improves health, safety and comfort for low-income Vermonters. Program operation includes the preparation and management of grants, contracts, budgets and recordkeeping; the training/development and supervision of staff; the collaboration with allied professionals; the attention to developments and innovations within weatherization; and the ability to set program goals and develop strategy to attain those goals. Desired qualifications include knowledge of energyefficiency programs and related issues of importance to lowincome residents in our four-county region. Experience in program and budget management, grant writing, and supervision of personnel are required. Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work effectively under pressure and motivate others are essential. Bachelor’s degree and/or four years experience in a position of comparable responsibility in a related field are required. EOE. To apply, send letter of interest, resume and three letters of reference by June 7, 2010 to wxdirect@cvoeo.org or mail to: WX Director Search CVOEO PO Box 1603 Burlington, VT 05402-1603
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HowardCenter improves the well-being of children, adults, families and communities.
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Speech and Language pathoLogiSt Seeking part-time Speech Language Pathologist (16-19 hrs/wk) to provide Seeking a responsible individual coordinated speech and language services to children ages 1-3 diagnosed with with a valid driver’s license and an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Services will be provided in the context of great customer service skills for HowardCenter’s Autism Spectrum Program and its partnership with Children’s 2nd and 3rd shift. individu Seeking a responsible Integrated Services – Early Intervention. Master’s degree required, be ASHA and You may e-mail your résumé CCC certified, and min. 2 years field experience with early childhood population with a valid driver’s license an to:timt@innvermont.com and children with ASD. Send application with cover letter, resume and 3 great customer service skills f references. Holiday Inn—Burlington
1068 Williston 2nd and 3rdRoad shift. South Burlington, VT 05403 You may e-mail your résumé SpeciaLized community Support Worker (2 poSitionS) 21-year-old man who is graduating in June seeks 20 hours of support in to:timt@innvermont.com the
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Burlington area. This guy loves social activities, rescue personnel and equipment, music and computer games. The ideal candidate must appreciate humor and have a positive attitude. Candidates must use ASL for this benefit eligible position.
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rturo Sandoval. Sonny Rollins. Levon Helm. The 2010 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival is loaded with marquee talent, as it is every year. Heck, even the names AND NEITHER on the undercard — Luciana Souza, ShaDO WE. ron Jones & the Dap-Kings, et al. — would be marquee acts in the Queen City any SPECTRUM NOW OFFERS FREE, confidential and anonymous HIV testing. other time of year. While the big-ticket Spectrum Drop-In Center OPEN TO ALL YOUTH shows justifiably grab most of the local 177 Pearl Street, Burlington (whether you usually come to 7 days/week the Drop-In Center or not) headlines, the essence of the BDJF is less 10am-6pm FREE SUPPORT AND COUNSELING obvious. IT’S A QUICK TEST, BEFORE AND AFTER YOUR TEST NO NEEDLES (whatever your results) What makes these 10 days every June (we promise) so special has less to do with the cavalcade of stars gracing the stages at the Flynn or on the waterfront than it does with one simple idea: The real stage is the city itself. It is the lesser-known, and often lo12v-spectrum060210.indd 1 5/31/10 1:45:57 PM cal, acts heard on the street and in small nightclubs, cafés and restaurants all over town that give Jazz Fest its character, and its heart. What follows is a primer on some of the options — jazzy and otherwise — that may not be among the first you think of when planning your BDJF itinerary. Consider it a starting point on your road to, yes, musical discovery. Big Joe Burrell Sculpture Dedication with the Unknown Blues Band, Church Street Marketplace Fountain Stage, Friday, June 4, 4:30 p.m. Free. Finally! After years of fundraising and planning, the life-size, bronze statue of the late, great Burlington sax man, Big Joe Burrell, will be unveiled. And who better to welcome him home than the hepcats with whom he made his indelible mark, the Unknown Blues Band.
Ensemble V, Wednesdays, 7 p.m., free; Shane Hardiman Trio, Thursdays, 9 p.m., free; Anthony Santor Group, Thursdays, 11 p.m. $3. Radio Bean. No discussion of local jazz is complete without mentioning the weekly sessions that keep the Queen City bopping (and bebopping, and postbopping) all year long. The steamy, late-night romps with Santor, overloaded with special guests this time of year, are especially electric. Jesse Dee, Church Street Marketplace City Hall Stage, Friday, June 4, 7:30 p.m. Free. One of these years, the energetic, Boston-based soul man will end up on the BDJF marquee. For now, count yourself lucky to swoon, gratis, to his classic R&B vibe on the Marketplace. Anna Pardenik & the Holy Smoke Off, American Flatbread, Saturday, June 5, 5:30 p.m. Free. Relax with a cold brew at this late afternoon outdoor show in the American Flatbread alley featuring retro jazz classics and Americana-inflected originals from a beguiling Burlington vocalist. The Relics, August First Bakery Café, Saturday, June 5, 2 p.m. Free. One of a number of unofficial Jazz Fest shows citywide, piggybacking on the BDJF cachet. This one features a local R&B all-star band of sorts with Mark Ransom, Dana Lavigne, Jeff Salisbury, Don Sidney and “Little” Joyce Cooper. Hey Mama, Red Square, Sunday, June 6, 9 p.m. Free.
The first of several BDJF appearances from Burlington expats Avi & Celia. The new group finds the prodigal roots rockers plugged in and amped up. It ain’t jazz. But, hey, neither is Levon Helm, right? Pat Ormiston Group, Nectar’s Garage Door Stage, Friday, June 4, 5 p.m. and Monday, June 7, 7 p.m. Free. Nectar’s Garage Door Stage is one of the best hidden-in-plain-view secrets of the BDJF. Ditto this slinky side project from Japhy Ryder bassist Pat Ormiston. Screening: James Harvey: A Master at Play, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Monday, June 7, 7 p.m. Free. Filmmaker Alison Segar has been following the local jazz legend for the last year or so and documenting his life in Burlington’s Old North End. She claims the film offers a glimpse at the mercurial pianist that has enlightened even his longtime acquaintances. More importantly, the film, premiering at this year’s BDJF, serves as a welcome new vehicle to showcase Harvey’s enigmatic compositions. Tom Cleary Trio, Parima Main Stage, Monday, 7 p.m. Free. Cleary is among Burlington’s most highly regarded pianists and is playing roughly 1478 times during the BDJF as a member of various ensembles. This performance — another “rogue,” or unofficial, Jazz Fest gig — offers a chance to catch him at his best. Fragile Zoe, Church Street Marketplace Fountain Stage, Tuesday, June 8, 7 p.m. Free. This collection of elite local talent fea-
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Bob, Ray & Russ, Halvorson’s Upstreet café, Wednesday, June 9, 8 p.m. Free. In its own funny way, Halvorson’s epitomizes Jazz Fest. Walk through a narrow hallway past the main dining area and into the lively back patio, and you feel like you’ve entered a speakeasy. This night, catch guitarist Bob Wagner, organist Ray Paczkowski and drummer Russ Lawton tearing through sinewy blues and funk jams. Bryan mcNamara and Souls’ calling, Red Square, Wednesday, June 9, 8 p.m. Free. Monster saxophonist McNamara is among Burlington’s hottest young players and leads this star-studded ensemble through scorching original compositions inspired by the likes of Monk, Coltrane and Coleman. miriam Bernardo and michael chorney, 1/2 Lounge, Thursday, June 10, 5 p.m. Free. Few local musical combinations are as purely sublime as this sultry vocalist and her longtime musical companion, composer Michael Chorney.
motortown Revival, Halvorson’s Upstreet café, Saturday, June 12, 8 p.m. Free. A supergroup featuring some of the finest musicians and vocalists from Vermont’s capital city, mining R&B hits from the Motor City.
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tHE Living room: northern Vt Songwriters’ Group (singer-songwriters), 7:30 p.m., $5 donation.
miguEL’s on main: Dawna hammers (bossa & blues), 7 p.m., free.
marriott HarBor LoungE: Braveheart (jazz), 8 p.m., free.
tHE monkEy HousE: familiar Strangers (blues rock), 9 p.m., free.
nigHtCraWLErs: karaoke with Steve leClair, 7 p.m., free.
on taP: Bob Degree & the Bluegrass Storm (bluegrass), 7 p.m., free.
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A tribute to Sandra Wright featuring the Sandra Wright Band, church Street marketplace city Hall Stage, Sunday, June 13, noon. Free. The festival pays tribute to late local blues diva Sandra Wright, who tragically passed away earlier this year. Expect a star-studded celebration of the singer’s life equal to her outsize voice and irrepressible charm. m
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Strength in Numbers and Japhy Ryder, Nectar’s, Saturday, June 12, 9 p.m. $5. Two of Burlington’s most exciting live bands heat up the House that Phish Built: explosive hip-pop ensemble Strength in Numbers and funky-ashell prog outfit Japhy Ryder.
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Is it me, or does everything seem to be happening earlier than usual this year? My theory is that the phenomenon traces back to the Super Bowl being one week ahead of schedule, which subsequently skewed our collective perspective. Well, that and global warming giving us Sundress Day on St. Patrick’s Day — which, if you’ll recall, created a perfect storm of drunken jackassery in downtown Burlington. But I digress. It’s hard to believe, but here we are on the precipice of yet another edition of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. It’s true. Right now I’m staring at my invitation to this Thursday’s opening reception/gladhanding booze fest. As is my tradition, each year I declare this column a “Jazz-Free Zone.” Over the next 10 days, you will be positively bombarded with Jazz-Fest coverage, from this publication and pretty much every other media outlet around. And rightly so. The fest is rad. However, there are still local people making music that doesn’t involve horns, or old guys with funny names, or songs in 7/19 time. And those folks deserve to be heard from, too. So, in honor of the enormity of Jazz Fest, for the next two weeks consider this humble column your refuge from all things jazzy. Because, I mean, it’s not like anyone could possibly have any problems with Jazz Fest, right?
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Fest. The Boston-based experimental drummer and Burlington expat has noticed what he perceives as a troubling trend. Namely, that the BDJF appears to be moving steadily away from more sonically challenging shades of jazz in favor of more widely palatable fare. In a recent email he writes, “Unfortunately, the Jazz Fest seems to have become more mainstream than ever in the last two years.” Negroponte cites as evidence his own troubles booking BDJF gigs for his various ensembles, as well as for his mentor, noted avant-garde composer Anthony Coleman. A peek at this year’s schedule seems to bear out that observation. The lineup actually does feel a little light on the free-jazz end of the spectrum. But rather than complain or force the issue, Negroponte has taken matters into his own hands and curated an alternative to the BDJF, the Other Music Festival — provocative tagline: “Discover Other Music.” The weeklong series runs smack in the middle of Jazz Fest, from Monday, June 7, through Saturday, June 12, at the North End Studio in Burlington.
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The OMF lineup features an impressively varied group of performers of local, national and international renown. Monday, the fest kicks off with an appropriately eclectic evening presented by local booking gurus Angioplasty Media, featuring local songwriter Nuda Veritas and Chicago collective Distractions. Tuesday, B-town experimental auteurs the le duo highlight an evening of largely locals, including Ryan Power, indie-folk collective Paper Castles and one of Negroponte’s own outfits, Deadwood. We’ll delve deeper into the nuts and bolts of the OMF and check in with Negroponte in next week’s issue. For now, check out more details from the festival at myspace.com/othermusicfestival2010.
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One of the more interesting music-related developments to keep an eye on this summer will be the series of shows slated for the Midway Lawn at the Champlain Valley Exposition — aka “the fair.” Three such shows are currently on the books: My Morning Jacket (8/20); Primus, Gogol Bordello and Heloise & the Savoir Faire (7/29); and, kicking off the experiment, Michael Franti & Spearhead this Saturday. These shows are the work of our old friends at Higher Ground who, in addition to booking Concerts on the Green at Shelburne Museum, are helping to curate Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival in Massachusetts this August, and, you know, running their own nightclub, apparently needed something else to do. In a recent email, the club’s promotions director Nick Vaden says HG is really excited about the new venture, which, if it is successful, would give the area a legitimate midsize outdoor venue. Frankly, we need it. Shelburne Museum, while a fantastic place to see a concert, is limited by the fact that it sits smack in the middle of a residential area — and also, a museum. And,
as anyone who has ever driven to or from a show there knows, Shelburne doesn’t exactly have the infrastructure to handle that kind of traffic on a regular basis. The Burlington waterfront is another compelling option, as evidenced by last summer’s Quad celebrations — not to mention years of Lake Champlain Maritime Festival and BDJF performances. But it’s also a high-traffic, multiuse public space. And it’s kind of nice to not have stages and tents on the green all the time. True, the Midway Lawn lacks the cachet — and the views — of those locations. But unlike the Museum, the Expo can (mostly) handle the traffic. And unlike the waterfront, it’s intended to host large events regularly. If all goes well, that could happen a lot more in coming years. Vaden points out that there actually are some mountain views from the Midway Lawn. And, as I tweeted to one of my followers recently, it also sits next to the area’s only Wendy’s. So there.
• If you just can’t wait for the OMF, you can get a taste of some other, um, “other music” at The Monkey House this Friday. The ’noosk nightspot hosts D.C.-based industrial psych trio Moon Pie and a handful of local acts, including the le duo, free-jazz outfit the Mohantey-Mallon Duet and Tyler Brassard’s ambient solo project Even the Dew Is Porous. • On the complete opposite end of the spectrum, the live-music schedule at Breakwater Café & Grill begins on Wednesday, June 9, with the WIZN MidWeek Break, featuring The Dog Catchers. Happy summer, folks. • Technically, this next bit isn’t Jazz-Fest related, because Parima isn’t an official BDJF venue. But I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that beloved trumpeter and B-town expat Jennifer Hartswick will be at the Thai joint with her killer alt-country band Van Ghost this Monday. See? Not even slightly jazz related. • Club Metronome is technically a BDJF venue, however. The fest even has the club’s weekly “No Diggity” ‘90s Night listed on its schedule — probably because DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince are in frequent rotation. Anyway, I mention this because on Monday, June 7, Metronome hosts Operation: Prince, a birthday tribute to the Purple One featuring none other than Craig Mitchell in the starring role. • And, last but not least, between Jazz Fest, OMF, Concerts on the Green, Franti and killer lineups at clubs all over town, could you guess which show I’m most looking forward to this week? Jacuzzi Boys, The Perisan Claws and The Fatal Flaws at, of all places, Manhattan Pizza in Burlington on Wednesday, June 9. Rawk and roll. m
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AmEricAN flAtbrEAD, 115 St. Paul St., Burlington, 861-2999. AuguSt firSt, 149 South Champlain St., Burlington, 540-0060. 1/2 louNgE, 136 1/2 Church St., Burlington, 865-0012. 242 mAiN St., Burlington, 862-2244. bAckStAgE Pub, 60 Pearl St., Essex Jct., 878-5494. bANANA WiNDS cAfé & Pub, 1 Market Pl., Essex Jct., 879-0752. biStro SAucE, 97 Falls Rd., Shelburne, 9852830. thE block gAllErY, 1 East Allen St., Winooski, 373-5150. bluEbirD tAVErN, 317 Riverside Ave., Burlington, 428-4696. brEAkWAtEr cAfé, 1 King St., Burlington, 658-6276. brENNAN’S Pub & biStro, UVM Davis Center, 590 Main St., Burlington, 656-1204. citY SPortS grillE, 215 Lower Mountain View Dr., Colchester, 655-2720. club mEtroNomE, 188 Main St., Burlington, 865-4563. frANNY o’S, 733 Queen City Pk. Rd., Burlington, 863-2909. grEEN room, 86 St. Paul St., Burlington, 651-9669. hAlVorSoN’S uPStrEEt cAfé, 16 Church St., Burlington, 658-0278. hArbor louNgE At courtYArD mArriott, 25 Cherry St., Burlington, 864-4700. highEr grouND, 1214 Williston Rd., S. Burlington, 652-0777. JP’S Pub, 139 Main St., Burlington, 658-6389. lEuNig’S biStro & cAfé, 115 Church St., Burlington, 863-3759. lift, 165 Church St., Burlington, 660-2088. thE liViNg room, 794 West Lakeshore Dr., Colchester. mANhAttAN PizzA & Pub, 167 Main St., Burlington, 658-6776. miguEl’S oN mAiN, 30 Main St., Burlington, 658-9000. thE moNkEY houSE, 30 Main St., Winooski, 655-4563. moNtY’S olD brick tAVErN, 7921 Williston Rd., Williston, 316-4262. muDDY WAtErS, 184 Main St., Burlington, 658-0466. NEctAr’S, 188 Main St., Burlington, 658-4771. NightcrAWlErS, 127 Porters Point Rd., Colchester, 310-4067. oN tAP, 4 Park St., Essex Junction, 878-3309. oDD fElloWS hAll, 1416 North Ave., Burlington, 862-3209. PArimA, 185 Pearl St., Burlington, 864-7917. PArk PlAcE tAVErN, 38 Park St., Essex Jct. 878-3015. rADio bEAN, 8 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 660-9346. rASPutiN’S, 163 Church St., Burlington, 8649324. rED SquArE, 136 Church St., Burlington, 8598909. rÍ rá iriSh Pub, 123 Church St., Burlington, 860-9401. rozzi’S lAkEShorE tAVErN, 1022 West Lakeshore Dr., Colchester 863-2342. rubEN JAmES, 159 Main St., Burlington, 8640744. thE ScuffEr StEAk & AlE houSE, 148 Church St., Burlington, 864-9451. thE SkiNNY PANcAkE, 60 Lake St., Burlington, 540-0188. thE VErmoNt Pub & brEWErY, 144 College St., Burlington, 865-0500.
grEEN mouNtAiN tAVErN, 10 Keith Ave., Barre, 522-2935. guSto’S, 28 Prospect St., Barre, 476-7919. hEN of thE WooD At thE griSt mill, 92 Stowe St., Waterbury, 244-7300. hoStEl tEVErE, 203 Powderhound Rd., Warren, 496-9222. l.A.c.E., 159 North Main St., Barre, 476-4276. thE lAmb AbbEY., 65 Pioneer Circle, Montpelier, 229-2200. lANgDoN StrEEt cAfé, 4 Langdon St., Montpelier, 223-8667. mAiN StrEEt grill & bAr, 118 Main St., Montpelier, 223-3188. PicklE bArrEl Nightclub, Killington Rd., Killington, 422-3035. PoSitiVE PiE 2, 20 State St., Montpelier, 2290453. PurPlE mooN Pub, Rt. 100, Waitsfield, 4963422. thE rESErVoir rEStAurANt & tAP room, 1 S. Main St., Waterbury, 244-7827. riVEr ruN rEStAurANt, 65 Main St., Plainfield, 454-1246. SliDE brook loDgE & tAVErN, 3180 German Flats Rd., Warren, 583-2202.
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is difficult to recall successful pairings of robotics and rock. A casual look back at their scant joint history recalls a Channel 15 relationship grounded largely in regrettable catholic mass sundays > 11:00 am theatrics and whimsy — thank you very much, “Mr. Roboto.” Thankfully, Bill’s Robot are robotic in name only. However, the local Channel 16 duo’s debut EP is also more journey back inside seven days in time than contribution to futuristic rock thursdays > 8 pm innovation. In an era when folk-rock seems to rule and popular notions of the guitarist have Channel 17 returned to that of the plucky balladeer, essex town Bill’s Robot guitarist Jason Couture gamely public hearing at www.Channel17.org wails in the increasingly rare stadium-rock vein. While he is an undistinguished and get more info or watch online at flimsy vocalist, Couture’s instrumental vermont cam.org • retn.org channel17.org interplay with drummer Bill Cooper makes Bill’s Robot hum. Cooper is also a bit of a throwback: a 16t-retnWEEKLY.indd 1 5/28/10 3:03:57 PMcompetent and forceful hammerer who mans a thunderous drum kit throughout each track. His double-bass-pedal work on cuts such as “Caught in the Middle” is particularly impressive — especially on such a distinctly guitar-driven recording. Lyrically, Bill’s Robot appear to be running low on batteries. During the awkward cadence of “Just Enough Rope,” Couture sweeps in to save the track with a whirling, but all-too-brief, solo. The EP has several other fleeting moments of sophisticated and dramatic electric guitar work, such as in the waning moments of the EP’s finale, “Wasted Friend.” The high points of this recording are like homemade versions of the epic, guitar-rock clatter frequently blasted before commercial breaks on nationally televised sporting events. Unfortunately, this duo ventures into treacherous terrain near the EP’s conclusion, specifically, hard-rock balladry. On “This Is Mine,” Couture trades his distortion pedal for an acoustic guitar, 16t-anjou052610.indd 1
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It is interesting that Grace Potter & the Nocturnals’ third full-length album is self-titled, a designation usually reserved for debut efforts. The implication — to the casual observer and/or anyone who has read the narrative floated by their label — is that the Vermont-based rock-stars-intraining have finally come into their own. They have found themselves. However, a cynic might raise an eyebrow at this notion, pointing to the band’s tumultuous past year as evidence that they are further from being “themselves” than ever before. To recap, GPN “parted ways” with longtime bassist Bryan Dondero in one of the uglier — and, in retrospect, downright strange — splits in recent memory. They replaced him with bassist-for-hire Catherine Popper, late of Hem and Ryan Adams and The Cardinals. They also added talented Queen City axe man Benny Yurco as rhythmic muscle. Further muddying the picture, their label chose to shelve a much-ballyhooed record made with T-Bone Burnett. Bigwig producer Mark Batson (Dave Matthews Band, Eminem, Alicia Keys) ultimately helmed this project and also cowrote several of its songs. And this is supposed to be the “real” Grace Potter & the Nocturnals? Actually, yes. GPN have always set their sights on lofty commercial success and have never been bashful or remotely apologetic about it. From their 2005 debut Nothing But the
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that likely will play well on modern rock radio. “Goodbye Kiss” is a laid-back, reggaetinged pop number and a welcome change of pace that leads in to the album’s first single, “Tiny Light.” The latter is eerily reminiscent of k.d. lang’s “Constant Craving.” Potter and co. front-loaded the album, and the latter half is a mixed bag. “Colors” is a clumsy, piano-driven ballad written in response to the election of President Obama. “Money” is white-bread blues-rock at its most schlocky and pandering. Still, there are some better moments to be had, in particular the playful “One Short Night” and the rowdy “Hot Summer Night.” At this point, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals are what they are: a calculated, factory-fresh, ready-for-prime-time rock band. Fittingly, that is exactly reflected by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, the record. It hits stores everywhere on Tuesday, June 8. DAN BOLLES
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Water to their presumed 2007 breakout This Is Somewhere, the band has crafted a sound and an aesthetic tailor made for airbrushed, radio-rock glory. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals is the culmination of those efforts. Over the years, Potter has gradually and gleefully shed her down-home country-girl image for that of a hypersexualized starlet. It’s a role she embraces from the album’s lusty opening grunt — yes, grunt — on “Paris (Ooh La La).” Throughout the song, the singer is fairly bursting with raw, hotblooded energy. It seems little Gracie Potter from Waitsfield is all growed up. “Oasis” overtly cops My Morning Jacket’s reverb-drenched psychedelic rock. It’s a passable, if watered-down, imitation
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It Begins After months of anticipa-
tion, the wait is over. The 2010 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival is finally here. And what better way to kick off the fun than a performance by Latin jazz giant Arturo Sandoval? The Cuban-born trumpeter is a
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POSITIVE PIE 2: Fashion Show Kickoff Party with DJ Robbie J (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM: Rise Up Sound (reggae), 9:30 p.m., Free.
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CITY LIMITS: Top Hat Entertainment Dance Party (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free. ON THE RISE BAKERY: The Real Deal (R&B), 7:30 p.m., Donations.
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OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Benjamin Bright (singersongwriter), 6 p.m., Free.
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1/2 LOUNGE: Eric LaFave with Special Guests (jazz), 3 p.m., Free. The Bob Levinson Trio (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Zack duPont Trio (indie folk), 7:30 p.m., Free. AMERICAN FLATBREAD, BURLINGTON HEARTH: Anna Pardenik & the Holy Smoke Off (indie folk), 5:30 p.m., Free. Diallo (jazz), 9 p.m., Free. AUGUST FIRST: The Relics (R&B), 12 p.m., Free.
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BACKSTAGE PUB: Damage Control (rock), 9 p.m., Free. BLUEBIRD TAVERN: Lowell Thompson & Bill Mullins (alt-country), 9 p.m., Free.
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MONOPOLE: Peacock Tunes & Trivia, 5 p.m., Free. MONOPOLE DOWNSTAIRS: Gary Peacock (singersongwriter), 10 p.m., Free. OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Karaoke with Ben Bright and Ashley Kollar, 6 p.m., Free. Therapy Thursdays with DJ NYCE (Top 40), 10:30 p.m., Free. TABU CAFÉ AND NIGHTCLUB: Karaoke Night with Sassy Entertainment, 5 p.m., Free.
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1/2 LOUNGE: Willow Goodine (singer-songwriter), 3 p.m., Free. Ethan Snyder Trio (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Taryn Noelle, Matt Wright and Dan Skea (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free.
BACKSTAGE PUB: Karaoke with Steve, 9 p.m., Free. BLUEBIRD TAVERN: Mark LeGrand (country), 9 p.m., Free. CLUB METRONOME: No Diggity: Return to the ’90s (’90s dance party), 9 p.m., $5. FRANNY O’S: The Blame (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free. GREEN ROOM: DJ Francise (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.
HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: First Friday with Trina Hamlin & Pamela Means, DJs Precious & Llu (singer-songwriters, house), 8 p.m., $5/10. AA.
HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Urban Dance Complex Showcase (dance), 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8:30 p.m., $10/12. AA.
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HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Made in Iron, The Demon Bell, Victim of Metal (metal, Iron Maiden tribute), 8 p.m., $8/10. AA.
PARIMA MAIN STAGE: Gua Gua (psychotropical), 9 p.m., Free.
JP’S PUB: Dave Harrison’s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.
PARK PLACE TAVERN: Big Boots Deville (rock), 9 p.m., Free.
LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Will Patton (gypsy jazz), 11 a.m., Free. Don “Sugarcone” Rose (jazz), 2 p.m., Free. Desired Effect (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Jenni Johnson Jazz Junketeers (jazz), 8 p.m., Free.
RADIO BEAN: Bryan McNamara & Souls’ Calling (jazz), 9:30 p.m., Free. yoUSAy Placate (jazz), 11:30 p.m., Free. RASPUTIN’S: DJ ZJ (hip-hop), 10 p.m., $3.
MARRIOTT HARBOR LOUNGE: The Peterman Quintet (jazz), 8 p.m., Free.
RED SQUARE: Euforquestra (Afro-funk), 9 p.m., $3. Nastee (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $3.
THE MONKEY HOUSE: Shepard’s Pie, Missy Bly (rock), 9 p.m., $5.
RED SQUARE BLUE ROOM: DJ Stavros (house), 9 p.m., $3. RUBEN JAMES: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 10:30 p.m., Free.
NECTAR’S: Cody Sargeant Group (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Steve Hartmann (solo acoustic), 7 p.m., Free. Dopapod, Consider the Source (funk), 9 p.m., $5.
R’ RÁ IRISH PUB: DJ Johnny Utah (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.
NIGHTCRAWLERS: Run for Cover (rock), 9 p.m., Free. ON TAP: General Lee (rock), 9 p.m., Free.
THE SKINNY PANCAKE: Mandarax (jazz), 4:30 p.m., $5 donation. Anna Pardenik & the Holy Smoke Off, Soft Session with Purple Mountain (indie folk), 9:30 p.m., $5 donation.
RADIO BEAN: Less Digital, More Manual: Record Club (open turntables), 3 p.m., Free. Xander Naylor & Ian Kovac Duo (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Michael Huse (jazz), 6:45 p.m., Free. They Might Be Gypsies (gypsy jazz), 8:30 p.m., Free. Stereogrove (rock), 10 p.m., Free.
VERMONT PUB & BREWERY: Sam Armstrong Quartet (jazz), 10 p.m., Free.
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BLACK DOOR BAR & BISTRO: Big Tree (rock), 9:30 p.m., $5. CHARLIE O’S: Starline Rhythm Boys (rockabilly), 10 p.m., Free.
RASPUTIN’S: Nastee (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. RED SQUARE: DJ Raul (salsa), 5 p.m., Free. Project Organ Trio (jazz), 6 p.m., Free. Strength in Numbers (hip-pop), 9 p.m., $3. DJ A-Dog (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $3. ROCKY’S N.Y. PIZZA: Prana (rock), 5:30 p.m., Free.
GREEN MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Jonny P (Top 40), 9 p.m., $2.
R’ RÁ IRISH PUB: The Book ‘em Blues Band (blues), 10 p.m., Free.
LEUNIG’S BISTRO & CAFÉ: Mango Jam (Zydeco), noon., Free. Alexei Lisiiughin & Nora (jazz), 3 p.m., Free. Picture This (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Jenni Johnson Jazz Junketeers (jazz), 8 p.m., Free.
GUSTO’S: Last Kid Picked (rock), 9 p.m., Free.
THE SKINNY PANCAKE: Slick Martha’s Hot Club (gypsy jazz), 2:30 p.m., $5 donation. Soft Session with Mohanty Kragg Duo (jazz), 4 p.m., $5 donation. Holy Ghost Tent Revival, The Old Dirty String Band (trashgrass), 9 p.m., $5.
MARRIOTT HARBOR LOUNGE: The Trio featuring Paul Cassarino, Tracie Cassarino & Jeff Wheel (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free. THE MONKEY HOUSE: The le duo, Moon Pie, The
LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand & His Lovesick Band (country), 6 p.m., Donations. The Toughcats (folk punk), 9 p.m., Donations.
VERMONT PUB & BREWERY: Krag Snag (jazz), 10 p.m., Free. FRI.04
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THE LAMB ABBEY: DJ Dance Party (eclectic DJ), 9 p.m., $10.
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NIGHTCRAWLERS: Little Creek (rock), 9 p.m., Free.
GREEN ROOM: Envy with DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., Free.
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AMERICAN FLATBREAD, BURLINGTON HEARTH: Damnation Train (jazz), 5:30 p.m., Free.
NECTAR’S: Pat Ormiston Group (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. Jazz Fest Kickoff with Dave Grippo Funk Band (funk), 10 p.m., $5.
FRANNY O’S: Let it Rock (’80s night), 9:30 p.m., Free.
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Black Door Bar & Bistro: crunchy Western Boys (bluegrass), 9:30 p.m., $5. charlie o’s: The Ruby screws (indie), 10 p.m., Free. Green Mountain tavern: Tim Brick & Gypsy Highway (rock), 9 p.m., Free. Gusto’s: Blue moon DJ (Top 40), 9 p.m., $2. lanGDon street café: D’moja (World), 9 p.m., Donations.
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242 Main: caravels, Reviver, Languages of Eastern Europe, Econoline (hardcore), 7 p.m., $7. AA. aMerican flatBreaD, BurlinGton hearth: Barika (Afrobeat), 5:30 p.m., Free. the Block Gallery: Open mic, 1:30 p.m., Free. cluB MetronoMe: Hijack the Disco (eclectic DJs), 10 p.m., Free. halvorson’s upstreet café: Desired Effect (jazz), 11 a.m., Free. chapin Road (acoustic), 7 p.m., Free. hiGher GrounD BallrooM: Dave Rawlings machine (singer-songwriter), 9 p.m., $25. AA. hiGher GrounD showcase lounGe: Kidz in the Hall, 88 Keys, izza Kizza, Donnis (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $15/20. AA. leuniG’s Bistro & café: Blue Gardenias (jazz), 10 a.m., Free. Project Organ Trio (jazz), 1 p.m., Free. Deja Nous (jazz), 4 p.m., Free. Queen city Hot club (gypsy jazz), 7 p.m., Free. SEVENDAYSVt.com
r’ rá irish puB: irish session, 5 p.m., Free. the skinny pancake: south china (indie folk), 2:30 p.m., $5 donation.
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1/2 lounGe: Funhouse with DJs Rob Douglas, moonflower & Friends (house), 7 p.m., Free.
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reD square: Hey mama (rock), 9 p.m., Free.
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city liMits: Dance Party with DJ Earl (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free.
burlington area
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raDio Bean: Tango sessions, 7 p.m., Free. Velez moore (jazz), 8:30 p.m., Free.
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taBu café anD niGhtcluB: All Night Dance Party with DJ Toxic (Top 40), 5 p.m., Free.
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nectar’s: Ethan snyder Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus, 9 p.m., Free.
lanGDon street café: Dave Keller Guitar student showcase (blues), 2 p.m., Free.
Bee’s knees: sarah Blacker (singer-songwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations.
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Ruben James: Why Not Monday? with Dakota (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. The skinny Pancake: Lewis Franco & the Missing Cats (swing), 4:30 p.m., $5 donation. Sarah Blacker (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m., $5 donation.
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1/2 Lounge: Mia Adams, D. Davis & Steve Goldman (singer-songwriters), 5 p.m., Free. Dave Grippo & Max Bronstein (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free.
bReakwaTeR café: WIZN & Michelob Mid-Week Break: The Dog Catchers (rock), 6 p.m., Free. fLynnsPace: Luciana Souza: Brazilian Duos with Romero Lubambo (jazz), 8:30 p.m., $30. AA. fRanny o’s: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free.
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LifT: Karaoke … With a Twist, 9 p.m., Free.
migueL’s on main: Dawna Hammers (bossa & blues), 7 p.m., Free.
necTaR’s: Cody Sargeant & Friends (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Barika, DJ Reverence (Afrobeat), 10 p.m., $5.
necTaR’s: Rubblebucket (Afro-funk), 9 p.m., $15/18. on TaP: Paydirt (rock), 7 p.m., Free. Radio bean: Ensemble V (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free.
PaRima main sTage: The Marty Power Group (jazz), 8 p.m., Free.
Red squaRe: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free. Bryan McNamara & Souls’ Calling (jazz), 8 p.m., Free.
Red squaRe: Upsetta International with Super K (reggae), 8 p.m., Free. Familiar Strangers (blues), 8 p.m., Free.
gReen mounTain TaveRn: Open Mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., Free.
Langdon sTReeT café: Information Overload with Jen Dole (trivia), 7 p.m., Free. Comedy Open Mic (standup), 8:30 p.m., Free.
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The skinny Pancake: Evan Crandle & the Too Hot to Handle (funk), 4:30 p.m., $5 donation. Jamsheen (funk-jazz), 8:30 p.m., $5 donation.
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PaRima acousTic Lounge: Poe Jam with dug Nap (poetry), 9 p.m., $1.
Radio bean: Gua Gua (psychotropical), 6 p.m., Free. Braveheart (jazz), 8 p.m., Free. Honky-Tonk Sessions (honky-tonk), 10 p.m., $3.
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Leunig’s bisTRo & café: Dayve Huckett (jazz), noon, Free. Paul Asbell & Clyde Stats (jazz), 4 p.m., Free. Sonny & Perley (jazz), 4 p.m. & 7 p.m., Free. The monkey house: Hip-Hop Open Mic with Dakota, 10 p.m., Free.
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ildly decorative fiberglass cows are sprinkled through downtown Burlington as part of “The Cows Come Home to Burlington” project, but real bovines — looking decidedly less dynamic — roam the fields not much farther away. And they deserve a little love, too. Family Cow Farmstand in Hinesburg celebrates the hoofed milk producers at an open-farm fête, Party in the Pasture, this Saturday. As the first state-certified raw-milk producers in Vermont, the microdairy offers the goods by the glass, as well as in samples of homemade cheeses, yogurts and spreads. Visitors can observe or pitch in as stonemason Charley MacMartin of Queen City Soil & Stone constructs a stone calf corral in the ancient European tradition, or play with the newborn calves on the grass. So get mooving, already.
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‘PARTY IN THE PASTURE’ Saturday, June 5, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Family Cow Farmstand in Hinesburg. Free. Info, 482-4440. familycowfarmstand.intuitwebsites.com
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The closest most Vermonters get to being on the runway is probably hitching a flight at a nearby airport. But the sixth annual Montpelier Fashion Show transforms State Street into a pedestrian-only catwalk that’s infinitely more stylish. Fashionistas start off the vogue affair at a Positive Pie II preparty on Friday, brushing up on the appropriate catwalk saunter to tunes by DJ Robbie J. Saturday dawns with street entertainment by comedian Evan Young, Moving Light Belly Dance Troupe, didgeridoo master Richard Perso and others. Models work the runway at 12:45 p.m., showcasing garbs both glitzy and creative from 15 downtown businesses. Envious onlookers can get in on the glamour, dressing up in Wicked Wardrobe duds for a street photo shoot. Fashion that.
FASHION SHOW KICKOFF PARTY Friday, June 4, 10 p.m., at Positive Pie II in Montpelier. Free. Info, 229-0453. www.positivepie.com
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Watch an episode of “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” — in which children are frequently shown baffled by veggies and natural ingredients — and it’s easy to see the sad state of American eating. But Dr. David Kessler, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner from 1990-97, offers detailed insight into how our country’s been sucked into “conditioned hypereating” patterns, especially of grub loaded with sugar, fat and salt. In a talk about his New York Times bestseller, The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite, he lays out the ways the corporate and chain-food industries have paved the way to poor eating habits ... as well as how to combat them to halt the obesity crisis. Super size that.
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DR. DAVID KESSLER Monday, June 7, 5:15 p.m., at Ira Allen Chapel, University of Vermont, in Burlington. Free. Info, 656-1107.
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ROTARY CLUB OF ESSEX: Rotarians help build goodwill as they organize service goals at weekly social meetings. Nonmembers are welcome to attend. The Essex, Essex, 12:101:30 p.m. $15 for members; free to drop in. Info, 233-3612.
education
SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: Parents of kids in preschool through grade 3 consider a public ed alternative. Preregister. International Children’s School, South Burlington, 56:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-3344.
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Sunday, June 6, 7:30 p.m., at All Souls Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne. $15-25. Info, 372-0808.
ENOSBURG FALLS FARMERS MARKET: A summer bazaar more than 20 years old offers herbs, jellies, vegetables and just-baked goodies in the heart of the village. Lincoln Park, Enosburg Falls, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 933-4503 or 933-6623. LAMOILLE VALLEY YEAR-ROUND FARMERS ARTISAN MARKET: Farmers and food producers fill Vermonters’ totes with local and organic dining options, including eggs, cider, seeds and cow cheeses. River Arts Center, Morrisville, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-1261. MONTRÉAL BEER FESTIVAL: Suds enthusiasts flock to a brew festival topped off with tastings, beer-making workshops and entertainment. Windsor Station & Courtyard, Montréal, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Free; $1 per tasting coupon. Info, 514-722-9640. SOUTH HERO FARMERS MARKET: Foodies take advantage of fresh-from-the-farm fare and other local goodies. St. Rose of Lima Church, South Hero, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 372-5912.
health & fitness
‘TAMING THE MIND’: A weekly meditation series with Ven. Amy Miller imparts the fundamentals of the spiritual practice. An overview for newcomers begins at 6:30 p.m. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 7-8 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 633-4136.
kids
‘MOVING & GROOVING WITH CHRISTINE’: Young ones jam out to rock ‘n’ roll and worldbeat tunes. Recommended for ages 2 to 5, but all are welcome. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. MUSIC & MOVEMENT TIME: Preschoolers develop a sense of rhythm through a repertoire of children’s tunes. Lawrence Memorial Library, Bristol, 1-1:45 p.m. Free. Info, 453-2366. SUMMER CHILDREN’S MUSIC SERIES: Musician Robert Resnik and storyteller Gigi Weisman entertain youngsters with guitar refrains and literary journeys. Center Court,
‘PRAYER OF PEACE’ & ‘KILLING TIME’: Back-to-back documentaries focus on relief
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With both the Green Mountain Opera Festival and the Opera Company of Middlebury in full swing, there’s no doubt about it: Opera season in the Green Mountain State has arrived. And so has opera soprano Jennifer Black (pictured). She’s a Texas native, but comes to Shelburne with concert harpist Grace Cloutier for an evening of soaring works by Britten and Fauré. Black, who finished the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program in 2008, has gone on to sing in numerous big-stage roles, such as the New York City Opera’s Carmen and the Santa Fe Opera’s La Bohème. Cloutier is similarly renowned, heralded by the New York Concert Review for her “dreamy, poetic and colorful” technique. The two paired up at Carnegie Hall in 2008, so don’t miss this local encore.
workers defending human rights in the Union of Myanmar and Bhutanese refugees in Nepal, respectively. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.
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ABRAHAM-HICKS STUDY GROUP: Believers in the law of attraction investigate, through discussion and group exercises, how your thoughts affect your life. Unity Church of Vermont, Essex Junction, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 383-8429. CHITTENDEN COUNTY PHILATELIC CLUB: Stamp collectors of all levels of interest and experience swap sticky squares, and stories about them. GE Healthcare Building, South Burlington, 6:15-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 660-4817, laineyrapp@yahoo.com. GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS CONFERENCE: In “Changing What We Measure From Wealth to Well-Being,” an organization exploring American values discusses the pursuit of happiness and tools for applying GNH locally. Call for specific locations. Champlain College, Burlington, 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. $60-350. Info, 236-9389, info@gnhusa.org. OPEN MIC NIGHT: Local poets, musicians, singers, storytellers and comics unearth hidden talents and step into the limelight. Phoenix Books, Essex, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111. RUG HOOKING & KNITTING CIRCLE: Experienced and novice needleworkers present their looped creations, swap ideas and indulge in textile camaraderie. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.
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music
Open Rehearsals: The Green Mountain Opera Festival gets into shape for an upcoming production of Handel’s Orlando. Conference Center, Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 496-7722.
outdoors
Morning Bird Walk: Naturalist Matt Kolan and other early risers search from grassland to wetland for feathers in the air. Preregister. Shelburne Farms, 7-9 a.m. $6. Info, 985-8686, ext. 341.
sport
Alao Kung Fu: Martial arts students focus on the form and technique of the hung gar style through vigorous conditioning workouts. Fair Haven Fitness, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $6. Info, 265-3470. Running Clinic: A professional coach trains athletes for a 5- or 10K traverse at this “Run for Empowerment” benefiting Women Helping Battered Women. Meet in front of ECHO, Waterfront Park, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. $5. Info, 658-3131, ext. 1076.
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Haviland Smith: The retired CIA chief of counterterrorism shares a well-founded summary of conflicts in the Middle East and South Asia, and their consequences. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291, ext. 301. Nicholas Clifford: Vermonters take a fresh look at the flood of 1927 in a lecture by this Middlebury College professor. Milton Historical Society, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 893-1604. Presentation & Discussion: A visual lecture illuminates “The Hermetic Path of Initiation of the Grail.” 6 Fairfield Hill Road, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 524-9706, ver mont@goldenrosycross.org. Public Forum: In “The Role of Forests in Vermont’s Energy Future,” attendees discuss how to produce efficient and renewable energy while guaranteeing long-term forest health. American Legion Post 27, Middlebury, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6307.
theater
‘Off Center Switch On’: A theater grand opening spanning four nights includes performances by the Lubberland National Dance Company, Maura Campbell, Green Candle Theatre Company, Firefly Theatre and others. Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 8-10 p.m. $15. Info, 540-0773, theoffcenter@ gmail.com.
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‘Prophetic Odyssey’: What happened after Moses died? A study group peruses the prophetic writings to quench its thirst for knowledge. Temple Sinai, South Burlington, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 862-5125.
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Origami Class: Don Shall of Paperworks shows paper folders how to fashion colorful figurines. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.
dance
Adirondack Dance Company: Artistic director Kathy Koester organizes ballet dancers in The Firebird before the Champlain Valley Irish Dancers, Adirondack Strings and others take the stage in “An Evening of the Arts.” E. Glenn Giltz Auditorium, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $8-10. Info, 518-335-7385.
education
School Open House: See WED.02, 56:30 p.m.
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‘Death & Rebirth’: Ven. Amy Miller shines light on the death process according to Tibetan Buddhism in “Understanding Life’s Ultimate Transition.” Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 633-4136. Gross National Happiness Conference: See WED.02, 8:30 a.m.5:15 p.m. ‘Grow Your Own Mushrooms’: Eric Swanson of Vermush leads an examination of the fungus among us as he teaches folks to culture and grow mycelia into fungi. Preregister. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5-7 p.m. $5-10. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com. Invent Vermont Meeting: Sen. Leahy and director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office David Kappos converse about Leahy’s Patent Reform Act. Preregister. Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. Free. Info, 879-7411, contact@inventvermont.com. ‘Learned Positivity’: Shed the healthdamaging emotions of negativity and adopt a lifestyle change with guidance from this course. Unity Church of Vermont, Essex Junction, 7-9 p.m. $10 suggested donation. Info, 879-7696, lane2love@yahoo.com. PHP Users Meeting: Web developers of all levels delve into open-source e-commerce web applications such as Magento in a roundtable discussion. Propeller Media Works, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 383-4737, ext. 11. Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony: An opening celebration allows folks to explore the classrooms and learning center. Music, art exhibits and refreshments follow. Community College of Vermont, Winooski, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 654-0505.
film
Movie Night: A surf-style eatery queues up a wind-and-water-themed flick weekly. The Spot, Burlington, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 540-1778.
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Benefit Breakfast: A hearty a.m. meal raises funds for the Queen City Police Foundation. Hilton Hotel, Burlington, 8 a.m. $40. Info, 865-5202.
Hinesburg Farmers Market: Growers sell bunched greens, goat meat and root veggies among vendors of pies, handmade soap and knitwear. United Church of Hinesburg, 3:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 482-3018, info@hines burglionsfarmersmarket.org. Montréal Beer Festival: See WED.02, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. South Royalton Farmers Market: More than a dozen vendors peddle various locally grown agricultural goods and unique craft endeavors. Town Green, South Royalton, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 763-8087. Winooski Farmers Market: Area growers and bakers offer their soil-grown and homemade wealth for shoppers to bring home. Champlain Mill, Winooski, 3:306:30 p.m. Free. Info, 734-6175, wfm@winoosk idowntown.com.
kids
After-School Nature Detectives: Elementary-schoolers solve the mysteries of Mother Nature in an afternoon wilderness program of salamander searches, nature art and butterfly catching. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 3:15-5 p.m. $8-14. Info, 229-6206. Book Lust Club: High schoolers dish on reads they love, as well as the ones they love to hate. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6956. Dads & Kids Playgroup: Youngsters up to age 5 and their male grown-ups connect over a complimentary dinner and group playtime. Family Center of Washington County, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 262-3292, ext. 115, fcwcdads@yahoo.com.
talks
‘Café Scientifique’: Something’s fishy: Executive director of Lake Champlain International James Ehlers dives into recreational fishing and the condition of Vermont’s waters. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free; cash bar. Info, 1-877-324-6386.
theater
‘Bad Dates’: Award-winning playwright Theresa Rebeck’s comedic romp, presented by Lost Nation Theater, follows the escapades in life and love of a shoe-obsessed single mom. Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier, 7 p.m. $10-25. Info, 229-0492. ‘Off Center Switch On’: See WED.02, 810 p.m.
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Deborah Luskin: The author of Into the Wilderness highlights passages of the novel, which unfolds the budding romance of two 64-year-olds. See book review, this issue. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. Open Mic Night: Wordsmiths of all trades — songwriting, poetry, theater and more — contribute their audible expressions. The Hub Teen Center & Skatepark, Bristol, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 453-3678, thehub@ gmavt.net. Rob Sachs: The rising NPR star and author of What Would Rob Do: An Irreverent Guide
to Surviving Life’s Daily Indignities offers his pointers to getting out of tricky situations. Borders Books & Music, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-2711.
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Argentinean Tango: Shoulders back, chin up! With or without partners, dancers of all abilities strut to bandoneón riffs in a selfguided practice session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, 7:30-10 p.m. $5. Info, 598-1077. ‘Celebration of Dance 2010’: Vermont Ballet Theater School members weave E. B. White’s tale in the premiere of Charlotte’s Web: The Ballet before other new works. Auditorium, Essex High School, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. $10-15. Info, 878-2941. Dance Social: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7-10 p.m. $10-14. Info, 862-2269. Stowe Dance Academy: Masters of movement travel to Neverland with a performance of Peter Pan and more. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, 6 p.m. $15-18. Info, 253-5151.
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Plant, Bake & Book Sale: Gently used tomes, greenery and homemade treats support the library’s summer reading program. Essex Free Library, Essex, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0313. Tertulia Latina: Latino Americanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español. Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440. Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament: Pokerfaced players sit down for a game of cards. Preregister. Knights of Columbus, St. Albans, 6:30 p.m. $50 buy-in. Info, 524-1981 or 373-5738.
fairs & festivals
Runaway Pond Bicentennial: Two hundred years after two billion gallons of water escaped from Long Pond and flooded the town, residents commemorate the legend with three days of tours, presentations, craft fairs, races and more. See “State of the Arts,” this issue. Various locations, Glover, 9 a.m.9 p.m. Free. Info, 525-6212 or 525-4051. Strolling of the Heifers: Ungulates amble along Main Street in a Running of the Bulls spin-off complete with floats, bands, clowns and more. A weekend of downtown festivities augments the parade. Various locations, Brattleboro, 1-8:30 p.m. Various prices; most events are free. Info, 258-9177.
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White River Indie Film Festival: Contemporary social and political issues take the screen in a three-day visual arts bash featuring Shooting Beauty, The Summer of Walter Hacks, XXY and more. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 9 a.m.-11 p.m. $5-8 per film. Info, 296-7000, info@wrif.org.
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These spectacular shows are coming up on the MainStage in September and October. Mark your calendars now! Tuesday, September 28:
Liza Minnelli Friday, October 1:
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Pat Metheny: “Orchestrion” Saturday, October 9:
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company:
“Death of a Salesman” starring Christopher Lloyd Saturday, October 16:
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Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Messengers Wednesday, October 27:
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drop-in story time: Babies, toddlers and preschoolers enjoy stories from picture books accompanied by finger plays and action rhymes. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956, brownell_library@yahoo.com.
Shelburne artist Chris Sharp’s life-size bronze creation and take in tunes by the Unknown Blues Band. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-7992. ConCerts on the green: Celebrated bluegrass-country musician Alison Krauss headlines a day of music en plein air with Union Station. Other performers include Jerry Douglas, Dr. Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys, the Tony Rice Unit, Larry Sparks and Dale Ann Bradley. See music spotlight. Shelburne Museum, 3:30 p.m. $67-70. Info, 652-0777. ‘Familiar piano ClassiCs’: Members of Greenfield Piano Associates recreate gems by Bach, Chopin, Debussy and Dvořák. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 864-0471. Jazz on the marketplaCe: Local bands serenade passersby from two stages during the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-7992. Jeanne & the hi-tops: A high-energy fusion of reggae, soul, R&B, Tex-Mex and other vibrant musical styles by this Vermont septet keeps dancers on their toes. Upper Gallery, Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 811 p.m. $12. Info, 728-6464, tickets@chandler-arts.org. ‘long trail live on the marketplaCe’: Smooth musicians Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, Toussaint with Buru Style, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Bob Wagner and friends, and Jesse Dee enliven the pedestrian hot spot. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-7992. mad river Chorale: A concert of classical tunes covers Johannes Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes, Paul Zoll’s Spanisches Liederspiel, Alice Parker’s Songstream and more. Waterbury Congregational Church, 7:30 p.m. $12-20. Info, 496-4781. mellow yellow: The ‘60s may be long gone, but live music makes the beat go on at this benefit for the Harwood High School Project Graduation. Gate House Lodge, Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 8 p.m. $20 per vehicle. Info, 399-2589. musiC night: Artist John Daly kicks off an evening of original acoustic guitar. Brown Dog Books & Gifts, Hinesburg, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 482-5189. open rehearsals: The Green Mountain Opera Festival gets into shape for an upcoming production of Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor. Gate House Lodge, Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 496-7722.
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Chelsea Farmers market: A 35-year-old town-green tradition supplies shoppers with meat, cheese, vegetables, fine crafts and weekly entertainment. North Common, Chelsea, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 685-7726, chelseacommunitymarket@gmail.com. Fair haven Farmers market: Community entertainment adds flair to farm stand-style produce. Fair Haven Park, 36 p.m. Free. Info, 518-282-9781. hardwiCk Farmers market: A burgeoning culinary community celebrates local ag with fresh produce and handcrafted goods. Route 15 West, Hardwick, 3-6 p.m. Free. Info, 533-2337, hardwickfarmersmarket@ gmail.com. hartland Farmers market: Everything from freshly grown produce to specialty food abounds at outdoor stands highlighting the local plenitude. Hartland Public Library, 47 p.m. Free. Info, 436-2500, hartlandfarmer smarket@gmail.com. ludlow Farmers market: Merchants divide a wealth of locally farmed products, artisanal eats and unique crafts. Okemo Mountain School, Ludlow, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 734-3829. lyndonville Farmers market: Ripe fruits and veggies highlight an outdoor sale of locally grown eats. Bandstand Park, Lyndonville, 37 p.m. Free. Info, 533-7455, TH lyndonfarmersmarket@ OR SE gmail.com. N montréal Beer Festival: See WED.02, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. riChmond Farmers market: opening day: Live music entertains fresh-food browsers at a melody-centered market connecting farmers and cooks. “Mountain Girl” Tammy Fletcher headlines with guitarist Bob Hill. Volunteers Green, Richmond, 36:30 p.m. Free. Info, 434-5273.
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2010 Special Olympics Vermont Summer Games: Athletes from every county in the state compete in a three-day competition, complete with a celebratory Summer Games dance. University of Vermont, Burlington, 9 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5222.
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Anne Doremus: A UVM alum and partner of Hanson & Doremus Investment Management speaks on “Stepping On Our Own Toes: Investors’ Most Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.” Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 3-3:45 p.m. Free. Info, 656-8600. Catherine Donnelly: The codirector of UVM’s Vermont Institute for Artisan Cheese explores the university’s role in the local artisan cheese industry in “Say Cheese!” Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 656-8600. Joy Paulsen: A South Burlington resident recaps her days living near Sichuan, China, at the time of the 2008 earthquake. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-6764. ‘Symposium on Sustainability’: Folks discuss how to keep historic buildings on the cutting edge of energy efficiency, insulation and renewable energy. Preregister. Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $35 includes breakfast and lunch. Info, 658-6647.
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‘A Night on the Town: Bits & Pieces III’: The Brandon Town Players perform a vaudeville-style variety show composed of comedy skits, solos, band medleys and so on. Brandon Town Hall, 7:30 p.m. $10. Info, 247-5420 or 247-6720. ‘Bad Dates’: See THU.03, 8 p.m. Hypzotique Bellydance Circus: An exotic circus troupe of showgirls, pranksters, jugglers and, of course, belly dancers brings vaudevillian sass and wonder to the stage. Cabaret Room, Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 8 p.m. $10-12. Info, 748-2600, info@catamountarts.org. ‘Off Center Switch On’: See WED.02, 810 p.m. ‘The Pearl Fishers’: Douglas Anderson directs The Opera Company of Middlebury in Bizet’s elaborate love triangle tale. The Burlington Chamber Orchestra provides accompaniment. Preperformance lecture at Memorial Baptist Church one hour before curtain time. See “State of the Arts,” this issue.Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 8 p.m. $35-40. Info, 382-9222. ‘Willy Wonka’: Fifty area children of the Rutland Youth Theatre sing about the “candy man” in the magical Broadway rendition of Roald Dahl’s tale. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $810. Info, 775-0903.
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Mary Anne Radmacher: The author of Courage Doesn’t Always Roar and other inspiring works shares the stories behind the writings before a book signing. Peace of Mind Emporium, Rutland, 7-9 p.m. $35. Info, 773-6233.
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Green Mountain Crop Mob: Hale and hearty volunteers join a “guerrilla act of agriculture” to help get a farm into ship shape. Wellspring Farm, Marshfield, noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, 373-1875. ‘Small-Scale Livestock Production’: Sick of supermarket prices? Self-sufficient folks learn what it takes to raise an animal for milk, eggs or meat. Preregister. Shelburne Farms, 9 a.m.-noon. $25. Info, 985-8686.
dance
‘Celebration of Dance 2010’: See FRI.04, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. Stowe Dance Academy: See FRI.04, 6 p.m.
education
Experience Waldorf Early Education: Parents and would-be students get a taste of the homelike environment, imaginative play and creative movement exercises of a typical classroom. Preregister. Child’s Garden, East Montpelier, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 456-7400.
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Battle at Point au Fer 250-Year Commemoration: An encampment setup includes a reenactment, 18th-century fashion show, book sale and more. Point au Fer Road, Champlain, N.Y., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 518-562-4180. ‘Car Wash With Heart’: Automobiles get cleaned and shined at a benefit for the American Heart Association. Rain date: June 6. Lane Press, South Burlington, 10 a.m.2 p.m. $5 per car; donations accepted. Info, 264-1467. Champlain Valley Sweet Potato Slip Sale: Growers peddle four-inch pots of nutritious Beauregard slips to support Friends of Burlington Gardens’ education programs. Red Wagon Plants, Hinesburg, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Info, 861-4769. Downtown Walking Tour: Preservation Burlington takes history and architecture buffs on an hourlong tour of the Queen City’s significant nooks and crannies. Meet at the corner of Church and College streets. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, 11 a.m. $5. Info, 522-8259, info@preservation burlington.org. French Roundtable: Speakers at various skill levels order café during an open practice session. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. Green Mountain Club Centennial Celebration: A buffet dinner benefiting trail maintenance marks the big one-oh-oh of this Vermont institution. Inn at Long Trail,
Killington, 6 p.m.-midnight. $25; cash bar. Info, 775-7181. Master Gardeners’ Plant Sale: Greenthumb planters pick out perennials, annuals, hostas, herbs and house plants, and pose any queries at the “Ask the Master Gardener” table. Shaw’s Supermarket, Berlin, 8-10 a.m. Free. Info, 223-8541. Miss Vermont & Miss Vermont’s Outstanding Teen Pageants: Intuitive counselor Nan O’Brien emcees two popular scholarship showdowns. Barre Opera House, 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. $10-35. Info, 476-8188. Montpelier Fashion Show: Rain or shine, stylists, dancers, models and local businesspeople convene for catwalk-centered, readyto-wear revelry and an on-the-street fashion photo shoot. See calendar spotlight. State Street, Montpelier, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free; photo shoot by donation to Prevent Child Abuse Vermont. Info, 279-5762. ‘Party In the Pasture’: Folks spend a day in the fields, befriending fuzzy calves, exploring a work-in-progress stone calf corral, and chowing down on home-raised pulled pork and raw milk. See calendar spotlight. Family Cow Farmstand, Hinesburg, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 482-4440. Plant, Bake & Book Sale: See FRI.04, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tire Collection & Fundraiser: A barbecue, bake sale and tire recycling event benefit Champlain Elementary School. Noyes Auto & Tire Service, Burlington, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6867. Wood-Carving Demo: Visitors avid about avians see trees being shaped into models of various bird species. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 1-2 p.m. Free with regular admission, $3-6. Info, 434-2167.
fairs & festivals
Runaway Pond Bicentennial: See FRI.04, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Strolling of the Heifers: See FRI.04, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.
film
White River Indie Film Festival: See FRI.04, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.
food & drink
Bristol Farmers Market: Weekly music and kids’ activities add to the edible wares of local food and craft vendors. Town Green, Bristol, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 453-7397, sallyb_sallyb@yahoo.com. Burlington Farmers Market: Sixty-two vendors sell everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to ethnic cuisine to pottery to artisan cheese. Burlington City Hall Park, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 310-5172, info@ burlingtonfarmersmarket.org. Capital City Farmers Market: Fresh produce, perennials, seedlings, home-baked foods and handmade crafts lure local buyers throughout the growing season. Scott Forrest offers live tunes. 60 State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-2958, manager@montpelierfarmersmarket.com. Derby Farmers Market: Chemical-free veggies and other seasonal eats are up for
grabs. Elks Lodge, Derby, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 334-2580. Enosburg Falls Farmers Market: See WED.02, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Grand Isle Farmers Market: Shoppers browse through a wide selection of local fruits, veggies and handmade crafts. St. Joseph Church Hall, Grand Isle, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 372-5912. Middlebury Farmers Market: Crafts, cheeses, breads and veggies vie for spots in shoppers’ totes. The Marbleworks, Middlebury, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 388-0178, middleburyfm@yahoo.com. Montréal Beer Festival: See WED.02, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Mount Tom Farmers Market: Twentyfive purveyors of garden-fresh crops, pasta, herbs and spices set up shop for the morning. Mt. Tom, Woodstock, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 763-8617. Northwest Farmers Market: Stock up on local, seasonal produce, garden plants, canned goods and handmade crafts. Local artists Karen Day-Vath, Paule Gingras, Meta Strick and Clair Dunn display original prints, paintings and mixed-media for “Art in the Park.” Taylor Park, St. Albans, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 373-5821. Randolph Farmers Market: Open-air stalls boast crops straight from the soil, prepared foods, farm products and tchotchkes. Central Street, Randolph, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 728-9123. Rutland County Farmers Market: Downtown strollers find high-quality fruits and veggies, mushrooms, fresh-cut flowers, sweet baked goods and artisan crafts within arms’ reach. Depot Park, Rutland, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 773-4813. Shelburne Farmers Market: Harvested fruits and greens, artisan cheeses and local novelties grace outdoor tables at a presentation of the season’s best. Shelburne Parade Ground, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 985-2472. Waitsfield Farmers Market: Local bands enliven an outdoor outlet for homegrown herbs, flowers and fruits, and handmade breads, cheeses and syrups. Mad River Green, Waitsfield, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 472-8027. Williston Farmers Market: Shoppers seek prepared foods and unadorned produce at a weekly open-air affair. Town Green, Williston, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 735-3860, christinamead@willistonfarmers market.com.
health & fitness
‘Allergies & Food Sensitivities’: Can’t stop sneezing? Dr. Suzy Harris helps folks manage itchy eyes, congestion, rashes and more with health screenings. Preregister. City Market, Burlington, noon-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700. Bright Pink Outreach Meeting: This national nonprofit arms high-risk women with knowledge about breast and ovarian cancer. Patra Café, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 598-2469. Intro to Kettlebell Training: Iron pumpers learn how to work with this cannonball-like weight for more effective muscle
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‘CliCk, ClaCk, Moo’: TheatreworksUSA puts on a mooving musical production about farm animals that voice their complaints — in writing. Proceeds benefit Castleton’s Arts in Education program. Casella Theater, Castleton State College, 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. $2.50-3; free for ages 3 and under. Info, 468-1119. FaMily aCtivity Day: Bird and bug walks, butterfly explorations and outdoor investigations draw nature lovers of all ages. Call for specific program. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-noon. $5 per adult; free for kids. Info, 229-6206. ‘ReaD to a Dog’: Stories form a bond between young readers and Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.
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‘BiRDing By eaR’: Which winged wonder croons, “Sweet, sweet, I’m so sweet”? Listeners pick out common bird calls in this identification workshop. Preregister. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, 7:30-10 a.m. $5-7. Info, 359-5000, ext. 223. national tRails Day: Birdwatching, guided history tours, nature hikes, wildflower walks, trail maintenance and more fill a day Up to $650 compensation spent in the fresh air. Moosalamoo National Call 656-5360 for more info Recreation Center, Goshen, 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 747-7900. tRail WoRk & ponD JuMp paRty: The Catamount Trail Association and Stowe 3/31/10 Mountain Bike Club oversee path mainte- 12v-uvmpsych040710.indd 1 nance before a swimming excursion. Meet at the Sterling Valley Gorge parking lot on Sterling Valley Road. Catamount Trail, Stowe, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5794.
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~ Accepting Applications for Fall 2010 ~ Master of Science in Integrated Community Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services for Adults or Children, Youth, & Families
offered in Burlington, VT and Manchester, NH. Prepares people for licensure as mental health counselors and substance abuse counselors. Continuing education courses available. Classes meet one weekend per month!
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BuDDhisM intRo: Know what nam-myohorenge-kyo means? Find out at this primer on the Eastern religion. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403. FoRest pest WoRkshop: Emilie Inoue, a pest survey coordinator, explains the dangers of the Asian long-horned beetle and emerald ash borer before a visual survey. Preregister. South Burlington City Hall, 8 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 999-1126. JaMes ‘BuDDy’ eDgeRton: The UVM alum and coauthor of The Unknown Rockwell: A Portrait of Two American Families recalls being a model in some of the artist’s paintings. Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 9-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 656-8600. Melissa D’aRaBian: The kitchen maven of the Food Network’s “Ten Dollar Dinners with Melissa d’Arabian” speaks on “Living Your Life on Purpose,” focusing on finding your dream job — even late in life. Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 11-11:45 a.m. Free. Info, 656-8600. saleeM ali: The associate professor of environment and natural resources at UVM emphasizes the power of green in “Treasures of the Earth: Need, Greed and a Sustainable Future.” Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 12:45-1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-8600.
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allen toussaint: The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer presents The Bright Mississippi, an album revisiting works by Armstrong, Ellington and others. Clarinet and sax man Don Byron and the Michael Chorney Sextet tune in. See cover story, this issue. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $28-38. Info, 863-5966. auRoRa anCient MusiC: Singers Liz Thompson, Susan Comen and Amity Baker execute medieval and new songs in “The Wild and the Sacred.” Green Mountain Monastery, Greensboro, 4 p.m. $15 suggested donation. Info, 453-4353. Big Joe BuRRell Day: Movement of the People: The Fela Kuti Project, Barika Ensemble and the Gordon Stone Band give a nod to the late godfather of Vermont’s jazz scene. Burlington City Hall Park, noon. Free. Info, 863-7992. Jazz on the MaRketplaCe: See FRI.04, 6-7:30 p.m. ‘June JaM’: The Jim Gilmour Band, Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck, Gold Town, No Man No Eyes and Laura Molinelli create a medley of folk, rock, bluegrass and country sounds to welcome summer. Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, 3-10 p.m. $15. Info, 362-2522. MaD RiveR ChoRale: See FRI.04. Bethany Church, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. $12-20. Info, 496-4781. MiChael FRanti & speaRheaD: This modernday troubadour stirs together hip-hop, folk, rock and other musical genres. One eskimO opens. Midway lawn, Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 6:15-11 p.m. $38-41. Info, 652-0777. MiChèle ChoinièRe & the Don Roy tRio: A Vermont songstress and a fiddle-heavy band focus on Franco-American topics and tunes. Haskell Free Library & Opera House, Derby Line, 7:30 p.m. $12. Info, 505-1265. open ReheaRsals: See WED.02, 2:30-5:30 p.m. oRgan ReCital: Professor David Neiweem masters the keyboard instrument in the
Marble Court. Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-8600. pRiDe oF the atlantiC: Indie alt-rockers based out of Boston headline an out-ofdoors concert. Common Acres Campground, Hyde Park, 7 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 888-5151.
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‘A Night on the Town: Bits & Pieces III’: See FRI.04, 7:30 p.m. ‘Bad Dates’: See THU.03, 8 p.m. ‘Off Center Switch On’: See WED.02, 810 p.m. ‘Willy Wonka’: See FRI.04, 7 p.m.
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Mary Anne Radmacher: Books and prints get signed by the writer of Simply an Inspired Life, Promises to Myself and more. Peace of Mind Emporium, Rutland, 3-4 p.m. Free. Info, 773-6233. Philip Ackerman-Leist: The author of Up Tunket Road examines life off the grid and modern-day homesteading. Phoenix Books, Essex, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.
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Argentine Tango: It takes two to tango, but no partner is necessary for this mixedlevel class with Judith Schwartz. Capital City Grange, Montpelier, 7-10 p.m. $20. Info, 603-504-2512, judithanh@gmail.com. Stowe Dance Academy: See FRI.04, 1 p.m.
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Burlington Cohousing Potluck: Community members bring a dish to share as they meet, mingle and learn about collaborative living. Preregister. East Village Cohousing, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5359. Colchester Farmers Market: Vendors present passersby with fresh local produce, specialty foods and crafts. Creek Farm Town Center, Colchester, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-4908. Montréal Beer Festival: See WED.02, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Stowe Farmers Market: Preserves, produce and other provender attract fans of local food. Red Barn Shops Field, Stowe, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Info, 472-8027 or 498-4734, info@stowevtfarmersmarket.com. Wine & Cheese Fundraiser: Jeff Roberts, author of The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese, makes a presentation at a benefit for the Blinking Light Gallery, also featuring a silent art auction. Preregister; call for specific location. Private Barn, Marshfield, 3-5 p.m. $30. Info, 454-7119, jhrabin@pshift.com.
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‘Earth Day Everyday’ Celebration: Live tunes by Earthborn and snacks augment discussion of the green industry and ways to help clean the planet. The Hideaway Restaurant, Colchester, 3-7 p.m. Donations accepted for tree plantings; cash bar. Info, 899-5442.
Dr. Marla Friedman: In “Empowered Nutrition,” a certified clinical nutritionist covers the immune system, stress, vital aging and more. Office Squared, Burlington, 35 p.m. Free. Info, 882-8053. Laughter Yoga for Beginners: Smiling participants split their sides chuckling at this fun and gentle yogic exercise for overall health and happiness. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5 p.m. Free. Info, 860-1525.
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White River Indie Film Festival: See FRI.04, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.
Battle at Point au Fer 250-Year Commemoration: See SAT.05, 10 a.m.3 p.m. Champlain Valley Sweet Potato Slip Sale: See SAT.05, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Chess Club: Tabletop warriors do battle at the behest of players of all ages and abilities. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050. Green Mountain Club Centennial Celebration: See SAT.05. ‘Pigs, Hogs & Pork Barbecue Cookoff’: A group motorcycle ride leads into a grilling showdown, live music by Rick Redington & The Luv and kids’ activities. Proceeds benefit Camp Ta-Kum-Ta. Green Mountain HarleyDavidson, Essex Junction, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $10. Info, 878-4778.
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Runaway Pond Bicentennial: See FRI.04, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Strolling of the Heifers: See FRI.04, 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Jazz in Film: Joseph Sargent’s For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story portrays the life of the famed trumpeter. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5966. ‘Prayer of Peace’ & ‘Killing Time’: See WED.02, 4 p.m.
‘Read to a Dog’: See SAT.05, 1-2 p.m.
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Great Jazz With Bob Blumenthal: A former Boston Globe columnist and jazz critic puts on Sonny Rollins’ album The Bridge, featuring Jim Hall. Discussion follows. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5966. Jazz on the Marketplace: See FRI.04, 5-8:30 p.m. JazzLab: A rotating roster of local musicians and artists get busy in a contained space for cross-genre creative collaboration. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7116. Jennifer Black & Grace Cloutier: A Metropolitan Opera soprano and acclaimed harpist, respectively, wind their way though Italian opera, works by Fauré and Britten, and more. See calendar spotlight. All Souls Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne, 7:30 p.m. $15-25. Info, 372-0808. Mad River Chorale: See FRI.04, Gate House Lodge, Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 4 p.m. $12-20. Info, 496-4781. Mose Allison: A pianist and songwriter with a jazz bent offers pure blues from a more than 50-year career. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. & 8:30 p.m. $25. Info, 863-5966. Northeast Fiddlers Association: Stringed-instrument players gather for a monthly jam to brush up on their skills.
2010 Special Olympics Vermont Summer Games: See FRI.04, 9 a.m.2:30 p.m. ‘Tour de Kingdom’: See SAT.05, 7:30 a.m.
JazzLab: See SUN.06, 2-6 p.m. Open Rehearsals: See FRI.04, 6-9 p.m. ‘Other Music Festival’: A lineup of local and regional bands — including Nuda Veritas, Distractions, Even the Dew Is Porous, Lady Lioness, Alive and Well, and Folk Heroes — provides an alternative to the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. North End Studio, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 863-6713. Stephane Wrembel & The Django Experiment: A Parisian guitarist emulates Django Reinhardt in a whirlwind of moving works. Jamie Masefield and Brad Terry join the band. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $23. Info, 863-5966.
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Morning Bird Walk: An a.m. ramble through the woods rewards early risers with glimpses of feathered chirpers ... and coffee. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington, 7-8:15 a.m. Donations accepted. Info, 434-2167.
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‘Dialogue on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict’: Nonviolent communication instructor Pan Vera helps folks make compassionate connections even over topics that cause disagreements. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 1-5 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 598-5935, crowsky@ myfairpoint.net.
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‘Bad Dates’: See THU.03, 7 p.m. ‘The Pearl Fishers’: See FRI.04, 2 p.m. ‘Willy Wonka’: See FRI.04, 2 p.m.
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Jane Austen Society of North America: Lit lovers ponder the letter-writing culture of the 18th and 19th centuries at an outdoor picnic guided by speaker Kelly McDonald. RSVP for directions. Private home, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 343-2294, jasnavermont@gmail.com.
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Jazz in Film: Alison Segar’s James Harvey: A Master at Play looks into the inspirations of this acclaimed Vermont musician. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5966.
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‘Dessert & Learn’: Fletcher Allen Health Care’s Gayle Finkelstein addresses a sobering topic in “Medication Abuse Prevention.” O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free; dessert provided. Info, 655-1392, ext. 10. Herbal Clinic: Sign up for an appointment to explore the art of natural healing one on one with students and professors from the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. City Market, Burlington, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9700.
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Afro-Brazilian Percussion Class: Community band Sambatucada teach the pulsating rhythms of samba, samba reggae and baião. Woodland Commons, South Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 343-7107. Jazz on the Marketplace: See FRI.04, noon-8:30 p.m.
Bob Horton: A telescope expert helps peers evaluate optics with homemade tools and instruments. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.
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Musical Auditions: Melodic thespians present a song, monologue and movement routine at tryouts for an original production. Call ahead for an audition slot. Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Info, 485-4433. ‘Shared Moments’: Green Candle Theatre Company’s Recille Hamrell provides pointers for “Bringing the Power of the Personal Story to the Stage.” Unitarian Church, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 863-1754.
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Book Discussion Series: ‘Retellings’: Readers swap thoughts about Sena Jeter Naslund’s Ahab’s Wife: Or, The Star-Gazer, which reimagines Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Dailey Memorial Library, Derby, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 766-5063. Donna McDaniel & Vanessa Julye: In “Quaker MythBusters,” the coauthors of Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans and the Myth of Racial Justice share surprising conclusions about racial attitudes. Unitarian Church, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 425-3377. Dr. David Kessler: Fat, salt, sugar ... repeat? The author of The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite discusses “conditioned hypereating,” and how restaurant chains encourage it. See calendar spotlight. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 5:15 p.m. Free. Info, 656-1107. Marjorie Cady Memorial Writers Group: Budding wordsmiths improve their craft through “homework” assignments, creative exercises and sharing. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 388-2926, cpotter935@comcast.net.
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‘Practicing Your Pitch’: Folks practice attracting investors by giving a one-minute spiel on their companies, and getting audience feedback. Office Squared, Burlington, 5:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 951-6762.
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Vermont Young Professionals: New workers with big ideas brainstorm ways to give back to the community while networking. Das Bierhaus, Burlington, 7-10 p.m. Free; registration required. Info, 922-1307.
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‘Basic introDuction to nonlinear eDiting’: Budding videographers learn about cut-and-paste techniques for media production. Channel 17 Studios, Burlington, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 862-3966, ext. 16, morourke@cctv.org. french conVersation grouP: Folks take their Romance language capabilities for a spin in a weekly repartee. Bien fait! Borders Books & Music, Burlington, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088. ‘traVeling the Path to enlightenment’: Students of all levels get a practical overview of Tibetan Buddhism. Milarepa Center, Barnet, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Donations accepted. Info, 633-4136. Vermont Youth orchestra association meeting: New music director Ronald Braunstein says hello at a review of the season’s accomplishments and preview of next year’s plans. Elley-Long Music Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-5030, info@vyo.org.
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sonnY rollins in film: The saxophonist’s masterful tunes form the soundtrack of Lewis Gilbert’s Alfie. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5966.
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William hosleY: What do gravestones, architecture, furniture and paintings say about early Vermonters? This presenter uses slides to show how artifacts can impart historical experience. Old Stone House Museum, Orleans, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 754-2022.
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Deeksha oneness exPerience: Stressedout souls find peace of mind and rejuvenation in this spiritual transfer of energy. Christ Church Presbyterian, Burlington, 5:306:30 p.m. $3-5 donation. Info, 233-2638. laughter Yoga: What’s so funny? Giggles burst out as gentle aerobic exercise and yogic breathing meet unconditional laughter to enhance physical, emotional and spiritual health and well-being. Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 355-5129.
aural exam With BoB Blumenthal: Jazz geeks join a group of local DJs and aficionados to identify music selections. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-5966. castleton concerts on the green: The Woods Tea Company headline a family-fun night of acoustic music ranging from fiery Celtic tunes to sea shanties. Castleton Village Green, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 273-2911. geralD claYton trio: A Grammynominated threesome pays homage to the jazz tradition while kicking it up at notch with innovative twists. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $23. Info, 863-5966. Jazz on the marketPlace: See FRI.04, noon-8:30 p.m. JazzlaB: See SUN.06, 2-6 p.m. milton communitY BanD rehearsal: Director Mary Bauer oversees bandmates and new members in a varied repertoire. Milton Elementary School, 7-8:45 p.m. Free. Info, 893-1398. noontime concert series: Glenn Sproul directs Syrinx in Palestrina’s Missa Brevis, Davies’ Prayers From the Ark, African American spirituals and more. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0471. ‘other music festiVal’: A lineup of local and regional bands — including Deadwood, Ryan Power, Paper Castles and more — provides an alternative to the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. North End Studio, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 863-6713. WaterBurY communitY BanD rehearsals: Brass and wind musicians join the band in playing marches, swing medleys and Broadway faves at this open practice session. Waterbury Congregational Church, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 888-4977, water burycommunityband@yahoo.com.
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abraham-hiCks stuDy group: See WED.02, 6-7:30 p.m. italian ConvErsation group: Parla Italiano? A native speaker leads a language practice for all ages and abilities. Room 101, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 899-3869. knit night: Crafty needleworkers (crocheters, too) share their talents and company as they give yarn a makeover. Phoenix Books, Essex, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111. russian-English ExChangE: Practitioners of the most widely spoken Slavic language expand their vocabularies. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. ‘thE CoolEr’: Beer, wine and cocktails break the ice at this agenda-free mingle fest presented by Seven Days, with music by Villanelles. The Firehouse Plaza, Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts, Burlington, 69 p.m. $5 donation; cash bar. Info, 865-7166. ‘EtoWn’ livE raDio shoW taping: Nick and Helen Forster host a weekly broadcast featuring conversation with environmental and social innovators, and tunes by Steve Earle, Allison Moorer and Anaïs Mitchell. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. $23.25-28.50. Info, 863-5966.
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Champlain parkWay information mEEting: Area residents learn the facts of the South End road project, paying special attention to economic development. Conference Room, Water Treatment Plant, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-9094. rotary Club of EssEx: See WED.02, 12:101:30 p.m. Winooski Coalition for a safE anD pEaCEful Community: Neighbors and local businesses help create a thriving Onion City by planning community events, sharing resources, networking and more. O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, 3:30-4:45 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1392, ext.10. Winooski rivErWalk fEstival planning mEEting: Neighbors pitch in to organize the Onion City’s fifth annual summer celebration. O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, 5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 734-6175, events@winooskidowntown.com.
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Enosburg falls farmErs markEt: See WED.02, 3-6 p.m. lamoillE vallEy yEar-rounD farmErs artisan markEt: See WED.02, 3-6:30 p.m. nEW north EnD farmErs markEt: Local veggies, root beer, artisan-baked goods and more mix with live tunes for easy shopping. 1193 North Ave, Burlington, 3-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 658-8072, newnorthendmarket@ hotmail.com. south hEro farmErs markEt: See WED.02, 4-7 p.m. ‘sun to ChEEsE’ tours: Visitors take a behind-the-scenes look at dairy farming and cheesemaking as they observe raw milk turning into farmhouse cheddar. Preregister. Shelburne Farms, 2-4 p.m. $15 includes a block of cheese. Info, 985-8686.
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Chair yoga Class: Instructor Laura Brill leads a gentle, off-floor fitness class, focusing on breathing, stretching and relaxation. Bradford Public Library, 3:30-4:30 p.m. $5 donation. Info, 222-4536. Dr. vatsala spErling: This Rochester resident illuminates the roles of homeopathy in deep healing. Brandon Free Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 458-0044. ‘taming thE minD’: See WED.02, 7-8 p.m.
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grEEn mountain opEra fEstival piCniC & ConCErt: Broadway show tunes and light opera favorites soar through the air to dining listeners. The Inn at the Round Barn Farm Bed & Breakfast, Waitsfield, 6 p.m. $10; free for kids 16 and under. Info, 496-7722. Jazz on thE markEtplaCE: See FRI.04, noon-8:30 p.m. Jazzlab: See SUN.06, 2-6 p.m. luCiana souza & romEro lubambo: A vocalist and guitarist, respectively, join for Brazilian duos interpreting Bossa Nova classics. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $30. Info, 863-5966. mirabai CEiba: Angelika Baumbach and Markus Sieber perform songs and sacred chants in Spanish and English. Congregational Church, Charlotte, 7:30 p.m. $20-25; free for children 12 and under. Info, 425-3176. ‘othEr musiC fEstival’: A lineup of local and regional bands — including Toilet Phone, Dr. Thing and Jazz Rehab — provides an alternative to the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival. North End Studio, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, 863-6713.
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alao kung fu: See WED.02, 6:30-8:30 p.m. govErnor’s Cup: An annual catch-andrelease fishing derby benefits the Lake Champlain Fisheries Recovery Initiative and the LCI Next Generation Fund. Windemere Way State Boat Launch, Colchester, 10 a.m.noon. Donations accepted. Info, 879-3466. running CliniC: See WED.02, 6-7 p.m.
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publiC forum: See WED.02, Rooms 10 and 11, Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 6:308:30 p.m. Free. Info, 229-6307. visual prEsEntation & lECturE: A PowerPoint show illuminates the Gnostic perspective on “Karma and the Gnosis.” Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 524-9706, vermont@goldenrosycross.org.
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SUMMER CAMP: CIRCUS KIDS CREATE!: Jun. 26-Aug. 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Weekly on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Cost: $475/427.50 BCA members. Location: Burlington City Arts, Burlington. Info: Burlington City Arts. Run away to join the circus and still be home for dinner! In this exclusive full-day, two-week camp, learn clowning, juggling, partner acrobatics, low-tightwire walking, tumbling and much more. In this artist-in-residence program, WT McRae, a circus professional, will collaborate with students, teachers, parents and artists to create a community-based circus. The residency culminates with a big show during Festival of Fools in August, giving every student a moment in the sun. Space is limited! Ages 7-14. SUMMER CAMP: EDIBLE ART: Jun. 21-25, 1-4 p.m. Location: Burlington City Arts, Burlington. Explore fun, creative ways to combine art and food! Projects may include fun pizzas, artistic cookies and summer-inspired creations. Campers will explore creative ways to visually present and document their culinary creations. On the last day of camp, family and friends will be invited to a tasty celebration for all to enjoy! Ages 6-8. CLAY: PRECIOUS METAL CLAY: Jun. 15-Jul. 20, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $160/$144 BCA members.
CLAY: SUNDAY CLAY: Sundays, June 27-Aug. 1 (no class 7/4), 2-5 p.m. Cost: $165/$148.50 BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Take your experience with clay to the next level! This independentstudy class is designed to meet each student’s individual goals, from complicated projects to corrective throwing and handbuilding techniques. Each class is composed of student-requested demonstrations combined with one-on-one individualized instruction. Past projects have included teapots, stacked forms, nesting bowls, throwing-in-sets, throwing larger and throwing taller. Over 20 hrs./week of open studio time to practice. Prerequisite: Beginning wheel skills. CLAY: WHEEL-THROWING I: Jul. 12-Aug. 23, 6-8:30 p.m. Cost: $235/nonmembers, $211.50/BCA members. Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. This class is an introduction to clay, pottery and the ceramics studio. Students will be working primarily on the potter’s wheel learning basic throwing and forming techniques. Projects may include vases, mugs and bowls. Students will also be guided through the various finishing techniques using the studio’s house slips and glazes. No experience necessary! Over 20 hours/week of open studio time to practice! DROP IN: LIFE DRAWING FOR ADULTS (AGES 16+): Mondays, June 14-Aug. 9 (no class 7/5), 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $8/session, $7/session fotr BCA members.
Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. This drop-in class is open to all levels and facilitated by a BCA staff member and professional model. Please bring your own drawing materials and paper. No registration necessary. Purchase a Life Drawing class card for $40 and get the 6th visit for free! SUMMER CAMP: FREE WHEELIN’: Jul. 12-16, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Location: Burlington City Arts, Burlington. This camp is all about the ever-popular pottery wheel. Kids never get bored with learning new throwing, decorating and glazing techniques as they make bowls, cups and more! All items will be dishwasher safe and lead free. Ages 9-11. SUMMER CAMP: NATURE ART: Jul. 19-23, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Location: Burlington City Arts, Burlington. Come find the art in nature! Campers will explore and use the natural world as inspiration for drawings, paintings, birdhouses, handmade planters, growing sculptures and more. Ages 6-8. PAINTING: WATERCOLOR: Mondays, June 28-Aug. 2 (no class 7/5), 6-8 p.m. Cost: $120/$108 BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Learn how to paint with watercolor. This class will focus on observational painting from still life, figure, landscape and photos. Students will paint on watercolor paper stretched on board or watercolor blocks and will gain experience with composition, color theory, layering, light and shade. Class may move outdoors to paint en plein air on nice days! Materials list provided.
PHOTOGRAPHING WATER: Tuesdays, July 13-27, 6-9 p.m., Field Session Sat., July 17. Cost: $195/nonmembers, $175.50/ BCA members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Learn to capture the beauty and movement of water in this foursession hands-on workshop. Time exposures and stop-motion techniques will be covered, as well as Photoshop image-processing techniques. Participants will print archival prints on our Epson 3880 printer. Bring digital SLR camera, tripod and Maccompatible flash drive to class. Prerequisite: Intro Film, Digital SLR, or equivalent experience, basic Photoshop experience. SUMMER CAMP: TEEN PHOTO: Jun. 21-25, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.. Location: Burlington City Arts, Burlington. Learn the mysteries of the photographic darkroom! In this camp, teens will go on guided photo shoots in downtown Burlington and will learn how to print their own black-and-white photographs. Manual cameras, film and paper are all provided. Ages 12-14. PRINT: SILKSCREEN: Jun. 30 Aug. 11, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $210/$189 BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Learn to design and print posters, T-shirts, fine-art prints and more! Students will be exposed to a variety of techniques for transferring and printing images using hand-drawn, photographic or borrowed imagery. Learn how to apply photo emulsion, how to use a silkscreen exposure unit, and how to mix and print images with water-based inks. Material list will be provided, some materials included.
BCA offers dozens of weeklong summer art camps for ages 3-14 in downtown Burlington from June to August – the largest selection of art camps in the region! Choose full- or halfday camps – scholarships are available. See all the camps and details at www.burlingtoncit yarts.com.
dance BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES: Location: The Champlain Club, Burlington. Info: First Step Dance, 802-598-6757, kevin@ firststepdance.com, www. FirstStepDance.com. Beginning classes repeat each month, and intermediate classes vary from month to month. As with all of our programs, everyone is encouraged to attend, and no partner is necessary. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and dance! BEGINNING BALLET: May 27Jun. 24, 10-11 a.m., Weekly on Thurs. Cost: $60/5-week class. Location: South End Studio, 696 Pine St., Burlington. Info: 802540-0044, southendstudiovt. com. Improve your coordination, posture and overall grace through the traditional dance form of classical ballet: Each class will include barre exercises, as well as short step combinations, turns, jumps and port de bras (arm movements). A relaxed atmosphere will allow you to feel comfortable as you treat yourself to learning or solidifying the beginnings of ballet technique. Taught by Annette Urbschatt. DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Cost: $13/class. Location: 266 Pine St., Burlington. Info: Victoria, 802-598-1077, info@ salsalina.com. Salsa classes, nightclub-style. One-on-one, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Argentinean Tango class and social, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout! DANCE
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SUMMER CAMP: SILKSCREEN T-SHIRT DESIGN: Jun. 21-25, 1-4 p.m. Location: Burlington City Arts, Burlington. Learn how to design your own unique T-shirts using fabric inks and silkscreens. Campers will be introduced to BCA’s professional print studio
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PRINT: WOODBLOCK, MONOPRINTS AND STENCILS: Jun. 29 - Aug. 10, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $210/$189 BCA members. Location: BCA Print Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Learn a variety of printing techniques that can be used in combination to create unique one-of-a kind prints. Demonstrations on monoprinting, relief, silkscreening and stencils will be covered. Students will be encouraged to experiment with multiple surfaces and try combining techniques.
and will learn some basic printing techniques. By the end of the week, campers will have reproduced a variety of images ready to be worn or given as gifts. Ages 9-11.
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PHOTO: INTRO FILM OR DIGITAL SLR CAMERA: Jun. 30 - Aug. 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $145/$130.50 BCA Members. Location: Firehouse Center, Burlington. Explore the basic workings of the manual 35mm film or digital SLR camera to learn how to take the photographs you envision. Demystify f-stops, shutter
speeds and exposure, and learn the basics of composition, lens choices and film types/sensitivity. Bring an empty manual 35mm film or digital SLR camera and it’s owners manual to class. No experience necessary.
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EXPLORATION OF MOVEMENT 16 CEU: Jun. 5-6, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $245/16 CEUs/$225 when paid in full by May 17 ($50 nonrefundable deposit). Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, Burlington. Info: Dianne Swafford, 802-734-1121, swaf fordperson@hotmail.com. Ortho-Bionomy (16 CEUs): Participants will learn to recognize and palpate patterns of joint and muscle movement in order to facilitate increased range of motion and to promote a general sense of well-being in the body. Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle, deeply effective, noninvasive body therapy, which is effective with both acute and chronic conditions and is used to reduce tension and improve structural alignment.
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Location: BCA Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is a composite of 90% fine silver and 10% water and organic binder. It can be shaped just like any other kind of clay and when fired burns out the binder leaving a solid silver piece. In this class, a variety of techniques will be demonstrated showing the versatility of the material. Material fees are not included.
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LEARN TO SWING DANCE: Cost: $60/6-week series ($50 for students/seniors). Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info: www.lindyver mont.com, 802-860-7501. Great fun, exercise and socializing, with fabulous music. Learn in a welcoming and lighthearted environment. Classes start every six weeks: Tuesdays for beginners; Wednesdays for upper levels. Instructors: Shirley McAdam and Chris Nickl.
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drumming BURLINGTON TAIKO CLASSES: Location: Taiko Space (across from Outer Space Deli), 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Taiko, 802-658-0658, classes@burlingtontaiko.org, www.burlingtontaiko.com. Taiko is an art form that involves music and movement. Each session of the beginning-level classes focuses on introducing the basic notes and movement of one taiko piece. Students should come to class in loose-fitting exercise wear: Sweatpants and a T-shirt work well. All equipment is provided. No previous experience is necessary! All are welcome! Gift certificates are available. For a full schedule of classes or more info, go online or email.
education PARADIGMS & LEARNING: Jun. 8-29, 6-7:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $60/3 weeks. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: 802-244-7909. Discover your paradigms about learning and assess your own learning style. Led by Dr. Maria Kowalchyk-DeVito.
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empowerment DEVELOPING YOUR INTUITION: Jun. 19-20, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $75/incl. lunch & snacks both days. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802-2447909. Learn six proven ways to access your inner wisdom and discover your personal intuitive style. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author, with over 25 years of experience in Jungian analysis, dreamwork and leading adult programs. Limited to 12 students.
fitness SHARKBITE: JOIN IF YOU DARE!: Cost: $99/5 weeks, 10 classes, starting at 5:15 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Location: SharkBite Fitness Boot Camps, S. Burlington & Essex Jct. Info: SharkBite LLP, Scott Bevins, 802-233-3391, info@sharkbitevt.com, www. sharkbitevt.com. Have you been bitten? Designed for the fit and unfit, SharkBite offers a unique method of group training that is truly unlike any other fitness bootcamp in the area. Sharkbite’s philosophy is simple: Forsake fancy trends and get back to the pleasures of moving your body. Our coaches’ strict attention to the finer details of exercise form and function underlie our innovative mix of indoor/ outdoor calisthenics, sports, games and drills in natural movement progressions. Fresh and original, SharkBite brings a contagious group dynamic that inspires, encourages and challenges. Come see why SharkBite is pioneering the rebirth of the physical culture movement in Vermont, and beyond!
gardening GET A GRIP ON YOUR GARDEN: PRUNING, LONG-FLOWERING AND LOW-MAINTENANCE PERENNIALS: Jun. 12, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Cost: $10/class. Location: Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd., Hinesburg. Info: Julie, 802-482-4060, ju lie@redwagonplants.com, www. redwagonplants.com. Join Hope Johnson, aka “The Garden Lady,” in this discussion about taking care of the perennial garden, including ornamental shrubs, small fruits, perennial herbs, vegetables and flowers. Topics covered will include pruning, extending the bloom time, dividing, garden prep and maintenance. NOW OPEN: MARIJKE’S PERENNIAL GARDENS PLUS: Free workshops. Open daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Tue. & Wed. Location: 1299 Robert Young Rd., Rt. 116 to Rt. 17 East. Follow VT directional signs, S. Starksboro. Info: 802-453-7590. Hardy fieldgrown perennial plants, fruits and showy containers for sale. 35 exquisite display gardens in a mountainous wildlife setting. Call for brochure and info.
health CHRONIC PAIN SERIES LED BY JILL SATTERFIELD: Jun. 25-27. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., Suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 802-658-9440, www.vtcyt. com. The series starts June 25 with a workshop that will examine the psychological experience of someone living with chronic pain and illness. Series continues June 26 and 27. We encourage you to sign up for the entire series at a discounted price. See website for price breakdown and class descriptions. HABITUAL MIND SERIES: LED BY JILL SATTERFIELD: Jun. 19-20. Cost: $185/series. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., Suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 802-658-9440, vtcyt.com. Workshops will examine the psycho-spiritual elements of addictive patterns. The Buddha’s Four Noble Truths will be our schema and path to recognizing and changing the causes of habitual thoughts and behavior. The two-day workshops will include didactic presentation as well as experiential learning.
herbs WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Wisdom of the Herbs 2010: accepting applications for this year’s program through June; tuition $1750. Wild Edibles 2010: Enhancing Local Food Security summer/fall term, Sundays, Aug. 8, Sept. 12, Oct. 3; tuition $300; apply for VSAC nondegree grant in June. Plan ahead and apply for VSAC nondegree grant for Wisdom 2011 this June while funds are plentiful. Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, Woodbury. Info: 802-456-8122, annie@ wisdomoftheherbsschool.com, www.wisdomoftheherbsschool. com. Earth Skills for changing times. Experiential programs embracing local wild edible and medicinal plants, food as first medicine, sustainable living skills, and the inner journey. Annie McCleary, director, and George Lisi, naturalist.
holistic health A WEEKEND EXPLORING LYME DISEASE: Jun. 5-6. Cost: $200/ begins Sat., June 5, at 10 a.m., ends Sun., June 6, at 4 p.m. Location:., Montpelier, Vermont. Info: Herbal educator and practitioner, Amy Goodman Kiefer, 802-229-2507, amygkiefer@ gmail.com. Join us June 5 and 6 for an in-depth class taught by Herbalist Kate Gilday of Woodland Essence and David Dalton of Delta Gardens. These experienced, compassionate practitioners will focus on a holistic approach, using plant medicine, flower essence
training and protocol, prevention, and more to address and help to heal Lyme Disease.
language AMIGOS, LEARN SPANISH WITH US: Beginning week of June 21 for 10 weeks. Cost: $160/10 1-hour classes. Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: Spanish in Waterbury Center, 802-6594181, spanishparavos@gmail. com, www. spanishwa terburycenter.com. Summer Spanish class offerings. Learn from a native speaker in a small class environment. Also private instruction and tutoring. Increase your level for school next fall. Also specializing in lessons for young children; they love it! Convenient scheduling. See our website for complete information or contact us for details. www.spanishwaterburycenter.com. LEARN FRENCH THIS SUMMER!: Classes June 7-July 14, weekly 6:30-8:00 p.m. Cost: $135/6week session. Location: Alliance-Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region, #304 Dupont Building, 123 Ethan Allen Ave., Colchester. Info: Alliance Francaise of the Lake Champlain Region, Micheline Tremblay, 802-497-0420, michelineatrem blay@gmail.com. Enrollment now open for summer session of evening French classes at Alliance Francaise, Lake Champlain Region, Fort Ethan Allen, Colchester. Six-week sessions at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels offered by native speakers who are experienced teachers. Contact Directrice Micheline Tremblay, michelineatremblay@gmail.com, 802-497-0420. Registration info: www.aflcr.org/classes.shtml.
martial arts AIKIDO: Special summer rates -- Join with a friend and recieve one free month of introductory Aikido classes. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St. (across from Conant Metal and Light), Burlington. Info: 802-951-8900, aikidovt.org. Aikido is a dynamic Japanese martial art that promotes physical and mental harmony through the use of breathing exercises, aerobic conditioning, circular movements, and pinning and throwing techniques. We also teach sword/staff arts and knife defense. Adult classes seven days a week. The Samurai Youth Program provides scholarships for children and teenagers, ages 8-18. AIKIDO: Tues.-Fri. 6-7:30 p.m., Saturdays 9-10 a.m. & Sundays 10-11:30 am. Visitors are always welcome. Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave. (2nd floor), Burlington. Info: Vermont Aikido, 802-862-9785,
www.vermontaikido.org. Aikido 101: Join us for this free class! Our free “Introduction to Aikido” hour begins at 10 a.m. on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Please bring or wear loose-fitting exercise clothing and plan to arrive 15 minutes before the session begins to register. This class is a nonstrenuous introduction to basic movement and training, open to anyone interested in learning more about Aikido.
Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-658-6795, www.burlington shambhalactr.org. Through the practice of sitting still and following your breath as it goes out and dissolves, you are connecting with your heart. By simply letting yourself be, as you are, you develop genuine sympathy toward yourself. The Burlington Shambhala Center offers meditation as a path to discovering gentleness and wisdom.
VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU: Mon.-Fri., 6-9 p.m., & Sat., 10 a.m. 1st class is free. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 802-660-4072, Julio@ bjjusa.com, www.bjjusa.com. Classes for men, women and children. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu enhances strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and cardio-respiratory fitness. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training builds and helps to instill courage and 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.
VAJRA YOGA & MEDITATION W/ JILL SATTERFIELD: Jun. 23, 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: $15/class. Location: Vermont Center for Yoga and Therapy, 364 Dorset St., Suite 204, S. Burlington. Info: 802-658-9440, www.vtcyt. com. Vajra Yoga & Meditation integrates Buddhist meditation and philosophy directly into the practice of (hatha) yoga. This approach awakens us to the inseparability of body, mind and heart, and educates the mind to explore the space that opens within us through regular practice of yoga postures.
massage ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY PROGRAM: Cost: $5,000/500hour program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Suite 109, Essex Junction. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802-288-8160, elementsofhealing@verizon.net, www.elementsofhealing.net. This program teaches two forms of Oriental massage, Amma and Shiatsu. We will explore Oriental medicine theory and diagnosis as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, Yin Yang and 5-Element Theory. Additionally, 100 hours of Western anatomy and physiology will be taught. Program starting September 2010. VSAC nondegree grants are available.
meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction available Sunday mornings, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. An Open House occurs every third Wednesday evening of each month, 7-9 p.m., which includes an intro to the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So.
performing arts MUSICAL THEATRE INTENSIVE: Jun. 20. Location: Spotlight on Dance, 50 San Remo Dr., S. Burlington. Info: Bill Reed Voice Studio, Bill Reed, 802-862-7326, billreed@theatricalsinger.com. Join Bill Reed and world class faculty members from Circle in the Square Theater School in NYC for this week-long professional workshop. Through this immersion experience, you will transform your vocal technique, release inhibitions, and access deeper parts of yourself, all combining to support your best performances ever.
pilates ALL WELLNESS, LLC: Many package/pricing options to suit your budget. Please call for pricing details. Location: 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park), Burlington. Info: 802-863-9900, www.allwellnessvt.com. We encourage all ages, all bodies and all abilities to discover greater ease and enjoyment in life by integrating Pilates, physical therapy, yoga and health counseling services. Come experience our welcoming atmosphere, skillful, caring instructors and light-filled studio. First mat class is free! Also, please join us for a free introduction to the reformer, the first Tuesday of every month at 6:45 - just call to sign up. NATURAL BODIES PILATES: Book your sessions for certified instruction in classical Pilates, Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis & yoga for all abilities: By appt. & small group classes. Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Rt. 127, just over the bridge from Burlington’s New North End),
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LISTENING TO OUR INNER STORIES: ACTIVE IMAGINATION: Jun. 5-6, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Cost: $100/workshop. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802-244-7909. In this introduction to Jung’s method of active imagination, we gently invite a dialogue between our conscious aware self and some part of our unconscious psyche, using a nonstructured, meditative exploration with drawing, writing and movement. led by erica lorentz, Jungian analyst and teacher.
JUNG, SPIRITUALITy & THE BOdy: Jun. 4, 7-9 p.m. Cost: $20/lecture. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802244-7909. lecture discussing the importance of witnessing and containing archetypal energies when they become embodied and emerge in our lives. led by erica lorentz, Jungian analyst and teacher.
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BASIC PSyCHIC dEVELOPMENT: June 10-Aug. 12, 7:00-10:00 p.m. Cost: $175/10 Thursdays. Venue disclosed after registration, Underhill. Info: Bernice Kelman, 802-899-3542, kelman.b@ juno.com. everyone is born with
SNAKE STyLE TAI CHI CHUAN: Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: BAO TAK FAI TAI CHI INSTITUTE, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 802-8647902, www.iptaichi.org. The Yang snake style is a dynamic tai chi method that mobilizes the spine while stretching and strengthening the core body muscles. Practicing this ancient martial art increases strength, flexibility, vitality, peace of mind and martial skill.
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HwA-yU-STyLE TAI CHI: Jun. 7-Jul. 26, 5-5:45 p.m., Weekly on Monday. Cost: $60/7-week semester. Location: Montpelier Shambhala Center, 64 Main St., 3rd floor, Montpelier. Info: Ellie Hayes, 802-456-1983, grhayes1956@comcast.net. Join summer semester in downtown Montpelier. New students will have 1:1 instruction with the teacher as well as mentoring from more experienced students. This style of Tai chi features slow, fluid movement. enjoy stress reduction, deep relaxation, improved posture and balance. Instructor ellie Hayes has been teaching since 1974.
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SEwING CLASSES AT NIdO: Jun. 1-Jul. 31. Location: nido, 209 College Street Suite 2e, Burlington. Info: nido, nido , 802-881-0068, info@nidovt. com, www.nidovt.com. June is here and the new month means new sewing classes at nido! This month, local pattern designer and craft blogger annie from Bird and little Bird returns to teach her popular class on sewing stuffed animals. learn patchwork and doll-making skills while stitching up a beautiful handmade toy!
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wOOdTURNING BASICS: Jun. 8-Jul. 13, 6-8:30 p.m., Weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $220/15 hours of instruction. Location: The Sculpted Tree, 5 Andrew Dr., Unit 3, Essex Jct. Info: The Sculpted Tree, Inc., Nick Rosato, 802-9992976, nickrosato@gmail.com. learn to turn bowls, rolling pins and other items. Ideal class for beginner and intermediate turners. This is a skill-building course providing instruction on safety, selecting material, tool selection and technique, and sharpening. Open studio time to practice skills available after completion of course. Ongoing enrollment.
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RESTORING HARMONy: Jun. 8, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $145/3-hour class. Location: The Woolen Mill, 20 W. Canal St., Suite C3, Winooski. Info: Transformation One, Angelique Devost, 802-989-6694, adevost@transformationone.com, www.transformationone.com. Bring joy and healing to troubled relationships. Discover the root cause of problem relationship dynamics. learn tools for dealing with difficult personalities and creating better communication. Tap into qualities that will allow you to have the relationship you want. also on June 12 in Middlebury.
KEy PRINCIPLES IN A COURSE IN MIRACLES: Jun. 17, 7-9 p.m. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802244-7909. come to this free discussion that is focused on the work of Gary Renard, author of several books on the course in Miracles, The Disappearance of the Universe and Your Immortal Reality. Topics include the ego’s mind, God’s mind, death, illusion, forgiveness and duality. led by Robyn Niper, speaker and student of a course in Miracles.
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ollaborative works are rare in art history, seldom executed (or at least acknowledged) until the postmodern era. Even now, only a couple of internationally known couples are jointly producing pieces judged to be of museum quality: the Starn twins, who recently built a bamboo maze on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the British duo Gilbert & George, best known for their large-scale photographic double selfportraits. Husband-and-wife collaborations are rarer still. The list of big names begins and ends with installation artists Christo, 75, and Jeanne-Claude, who died last year. This is but one reason a current show at the 215 College Gallery may pique visitors’ interest. “Panda’s Exercise” presents 14 block prints, each a product of the marital and artistic partnership of Jennifer Koch and Gregg Blasdel of Burlington.
a Koch carving of a shape resembling “a hank of rope,” to which he added a 38-part geometric image that varies in color from print to print but retains an identical shape in all but two or three of the pieces. Blasdel’s polyhedron always floats on the top half of a sheet of heavyweight white paper; Koch’s twiny, stencil-like form always occupies the lower portion. It’s impossible — for this viewer — to look at these prints and not think about sex. Blasdel’s pointy, hard-edged form thrusts insistently downward toward the pouched part of Koch’s soft, receptive shape. Viewers may feel the urge to step outside for a cigarette after experiencing 14 of these visual copulations in succession. The show’s formalist temperature isn’t nearly as hot. In fact, there’s not much visual variety here, what with every print made in the same dimensions and with the same arrangement of forms. And, perhaps surprisingly given Koch’s day job, only one of them has the put-together look that framing can produce. It’s the color shifting that makes this series appear austere rather than monotonous. Koch’s organic form, which she says originated as a drawing of a skein of yarn, consists in each instance of white strands bordered and shaded by one other color, while Blasdel sometimes uses as many as five colors on the faces of his angular constructions, all of which create an illusion of three-dimensionality. Some of his combinations involve variations in color values as well as subtle alterations in the overall shape. These joint compositions of like and unlike elements are usually harmonious and occasionally entrancing, in a minimalist sort of way. Why is the exhibit called “Panda’s Exercise”? Koch says the series was initially titled “Emerald Buddha,” based on the resemblance of Blasdel’s gem-shaped configuration to the forehead jewel included in some representations of the Buddha. That got scrapped, however, after Koch began seeing a panda’s face in the conjunction of the two forms in each of the prints.
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They’ve been making art together since 2004 — but only in a series of prints known collectively as “The Marriage of Reason.” Koch, owner of Frames for You and Mona Lisa Too, and Blasdel, an associate professor of fine arts at St. Michael’s College, create their work separately most of the time. The pieces in the current show are visual counterparts to the “call-andresponse” musical pattern, Blasdel explains. He says each print began with “Panda’s Exercise,” prints by Jennifer Koch and Gregg Blasdel. 215 College Gallery, Burlington. Through June 16.
“Panda’s Exercise — Kansas Raspberry”
Maybe other viewers will perceive that likeness. I did not. Regardless, “Panda’s Exercise” is an intriguing exhibit, less aesthetically (the prints don’t leave much of an imprint in the mind’s eye) than for the questions it raises about the creative process. A big one has to do with whether a work of visual art can be cohesive and effective when it’s the product of more than a single pair of hands. This show leaves the answer … in the eye of the beholder. K E VIN J . K EL L EY
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First Friday art Walk Venue: Vintage Jewelers at 125 College St. in downtown Burlington is looking for artists to show for one- or two-month shows in their retail space. vintagejewelers@aol.com demo artists needed: Stowe Street Arts Festival needs 90-minute demos of your art medium. July 17, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 1000+ attended this Waterbury event last year! Mame, 253-8790. seminaryart@gmail.com call to artists: La Brioche Bakery in Montpelier is seeking artist submissions for their Community Arts Space. Please send a link to your site to marketing@neci.edu.
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June First Friday art Walk: More than 30 galleries and other art venues stay open late to welcome pedestrian viewers around downtown. Friday, June 4, 5-8 p.m., Burlington. Info, 264-4839. montpelier art Walk: Downtown is hopping with visual art, music and more at a variety of venues in this monthly event. Friday, June 4, 4-8 p.m., Montpelier. Info, 223-9604.
receptions kristen l’esperance & britta Johnson: “Intersecting Perspective,” new works inspired by the geographical, topographicial and architectural history of
‘metallic Fusion’: A two-day exhibit of new jewelry designs and sculpture by resident metalsmiths Timothy Grannis, MJ Lamarche, Jane Frank and Connie Coleman. Friday, June 4, and Saturday, June 5, at Alchemy Jewelry Arts Collective in Burlington. Reception: Friday, June 4, 5-8 p.m. Info, 660-2032. ‘circles For peace: Images that focus on the construction and uses of the Burlington Earth Clock, a permanent art installation and celestial timekeeper at Blanchard Beach. Through July 8 at Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall in Burlington. Reception: Friday, June 4, 5-8 p.m. Info, 865-7166. John k. alexander: “Venice,” paintings inspired by travels through Italy. Through July 10. at Chop Shop in Burlington. Reception: Friday, June 4, 6-8 p.m. Info, 540-0267. deborah holmes: Watercolor paintings by the Northeast Kingdom-based artist. June 4 through 30 at Frog Hollow in Burlington. Reception: Friday, June 4, 5-8 p.m. Info, 863-6458. ‘Water’: A group show of works on 6-by-6-inch-square wood panels that interpret the theme in a variety of media, curated by Laura Green and Karyn Vogel. Through June 30 at Penny Cluse Café in Burlington. Reception: Friday, June 4, 7-9 p.m. Info, 318-1906. marion nelson & allen sherman: “La Belle Hélène,”
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lyna lou nordstrom: “Nature Distilled,” colorful hand-pulled prints by the Vermont artist. Through June 30 at the Great Adirondack Soup Co. in Plattsburgh, N.Y. A reception features live music by Perry Nunn. Friday, June 4, 6-8 p.m. Info, lynalou@lynalouline.com. sage tucker-ketcham: A 10-year retrospective of abstract paintings by the Vermont artist. June 4 through 26 at S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington. Reception: Friday, June 4, 5-9 p.m. Info, 578-5763. megan stearns: Paintings that celebrate “what is” beneath the cursory glance. June 4 through July 1 at Vintage Jewelers in Burlington. Reception: Friday, June 4, 5-8 p.m. Info, 862-2233. erica layton: Needlepoint lace woven of human hair by the Norwich artist. June 4 through 30 at Main Street Museum in White River Junction. Reception: Friday, June 4, 6-8 p.m. Info, 356-2776. nora toWnsend: “Working With the Grain,” renderings of insects, birds and flowers in wood stain and India ink on etched birch panels. June 4 through July 1 at The Block Gallery in Winooski. Reception: Friday, June 4, 5-7 p.m. Info, 356-9536. carol lippman: “Ordinary Unordinary,” prints. June 4 through 30 at Two Rivers Center in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, June 4, 6-8 p.m. Info, 295-5901. ‘shooting beauty’: Photography from the “Picture This” project for individuals with cerebral palsy, and featured in the documentary film Shooting Beauty, by director George Kachadorian. June 4 through 26 at PHOTOSTOP in White
art’s aliVe FestiVal: The 24th fine-arts fest features a juried exhibit in the gallery as well as art in storefront windows on Church Street. Through June 30 at Union Station in Burlington. Reception: Saturday, June 5, 7-9 p.m. Info, 864-1557.
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patricia de gorgoza: “Chronicles in Wood and Stone,” sculptures by the Woodbury-based artist; and michael leW smith: “Accidental 12v-mensroom060210.indd 1 Abstracts,” photographic studies from the boneyard. Open Sundays or by appointment. June 6 through July 15 at White Water Gallery in East Hardwick. Reception: Sunday, June 6, 4-7 p.m. Info, 563-2037. deborah gregory & nancy earle: “Reflections on Nature,” textile works and acrylic paintings, respectively. June 3 through July 11 at Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. Reception: Sunday, June 6, 3-5 p.m. Info, 899-3211. summer group shoW: Karla Van Vliet, Karin Gottshall, Paige Ackerson, Kit Donnelly and other local artists present their works in a variety of media. Open Saturdays or by appointment only. June 8 through October 1 at The Gallery at 85 North Street in Bristol. Reception: Tuesday, June 8, 6-8 p.m. Info, 453-5813.
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maggie neale: “Free Range,” new abstract paintings by the central Vermont artist. Through June 4 at City Center in Montpelier. Closing reception as part of Montpelier’s Art Walk: Friday, June 4, 5-8 p.m. Info, 223-5454.
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‘into their oWn’: An exhibit of works by 19 Middlebury College alumni-artists including Woody Jackson, Timothy Clark, Fred Danforth, Ann Cady and others. Through July 18 at Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury. Reception: Saturday, June 5, 4-7 p.m. Info, 458-0098.
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peWter Workshop: “Colonial Craft, Contemporary Creations,” pewter-making demonstrations, refreshments and a talk about their work by owners Fred and Judi Danforth. Saturday, June 5, 1-4 p.m., Danforth Pewter Workshop and Store, Middlebury. Info, 388-0098.
lisa mase: “The Gold Thread,” collaged artwork referencing themes and memories in the artist’s life. Through June 19 at Tulsi Tea Room in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, June 4, 6-8 p.m. Info, 223-0043.
marna ehrech: “Inner Worlds,” colorful, stylized abstractions. June 4 through 30 at Red Square in Burlington. Reception: Friday, June 4, 5-8 p.m. Info, 318-2438.
che schreiner: Paintings by the Vermont artist. June 4 through 30 at Salaam in Burlington. Reception: Friday, June 4, 4-8 p.m. Info, 658-8822.
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shelburne artists’ market: Local artists and artisans show and sell their wares, including paintings, photography, handmade clothing, prints, jewelry and more. Saturday, June 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Shelburne Art Center. Info, 985-3648.
“art oF action: curator’s choice tour”: In its final leg, a touring exhibit of paintings by Vermonters commissioned to interpret social, cultural and political issues affecting the future of Vermont. Through June 30 at Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Reception: Friday, June 4, 5-7 p.m. Info, 828-0749.
leroy’s place: Works from the artist’s two-dimensional circus and “Makeover” series, collages over found prints. Through June 30 at Uncommon Grounds in Burlington. Reception: Friday, June 4, 5-10 p.m. Info, 508-548-8429.
River Junction. Reception: Friday, June 4, 5:30-8 p.m. Info, 698-0320.
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deborah holmes: Watercolor paintings by the Northeast Kingdom-based artist. June 4 through 30 at Frog Hollow in Burlington. Talk: The artist presents a watercolor demonstration. Saturday, June 5, 1-4 p.m. Info, 863-6458.
eight regional artists: Photography, painting, artist books and charcoal drawings by Bethany Bond, Janet Fredericks, Marie LaPre Grabon, Ken Leslie, John Miller, Victoria Patrick, George Pearlman and Lauren Stagnitti. June 3 through July 10 at River Arts Center in Morrisville. Reception: Thursday, June 3, 5-7 p.m. Info, 888-1261.
photographs of the black Holy Family mural and other images from St. Lucia, in conjunction with an oral-history project on the evolution of the islanders from 1945 to the present. Through June 30 at Barnes & Noble in South Burlington. Reception: Friday, June 4, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Info, 345-7156.
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tour oF special exhibitions: Museum director Janie Cohen leads visitors through the spring’s special exhibitions as part of UVM’s annual reunion weekend celebration. Wednesday, June 2, 2:30-3:30 p.m., Fleming Museum, UVM, Burlington. Info, 656-0750.
Brooklyn; and by Vermont landscapes, respectively. June 3 through 26 at Shelburne Art Center. Reception: Thursday, June 3, 5-7 p.m. Info, 578-5763.
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he 115-year-old T.W. Wood Gallery was once the preeminent art venue in Vermont. Sixty-some years ago, the federal government designated the Wood as the sole Vermont repository for art created under the auspices of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration. Long before that, the gallery’s founder, Thomas Waterman Wood, ranked as one of the biggest shots on the American art scene. Wood presided over the National Academy of Design from 1891 to 1899, and he swapped paintings with pals such as Frederic Church and Asher Brown Durand. Those fellow artists remain prominent figures in American art history, while Wood’s name has faded nationally. A similar fate has befallen the Montpelier institution that bears his name: A tiny budget prevents the gallery from trumpeting its treasures, and crimps its capacity to conserve many of the 800plus pieces in its collection. The gallery Wood established in his native city in 1895 now owns more than 300 of his portraits, genre paintings, sketches and copies of European Old Masters. Some of the best can be viewed in the spacious and high-ceilinged Wood Room. A self-portrait completed in 1894, nine years prior to Wood’s death at age 80, casts him as a sort of august bohemian. Wearing a fluffed beret and wirerimmed spectacles, the white-bearded but seemingly unwrinkled artist appears to be appraising all who enter his gallery. Wood was artistically conservative but politically progressive. He often featured African Americans in his paintings, and always in dignified poses. In “Southern Cornfield” (1861), for example, a kneeling figure offers six black male and female farm workers a gourd of water on a hot and sunny day. Nearby hangs “American Citizens (To the Polls),” in which four ethnically stereotyped Montpelier men — a Yankee, an Irishman, a German and an African American — await their chance to vote. A modern eye sees in this painting both the cornball sentimentality and technical skill typical of Wood’s genre compositions. Several more of his works can be viewed in the Vermont Statehouse,
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which has an extended-loan arrangement with the Wood. In addition to WPA pieces by art stars such as Jacob Lawrence and Reginald Marsh, the gallery’s collection includes a few paintings Wood acquired from some of his leading contemporaries. In recent years, the gallery has hosted exhibits by living Vermont artists. Quirky mixed-media sculptures and paintings by Catherine Hall and Axel Stohlberg currently fill two of the three rooms the gallery occupies in a building on the campus of the Vermont College of Fine Arts. The Wood welcomed a memorable show of Palestinian art in 2005.
In short, the T.W. Wood Gallery remains a rewarding resource. What’s changed is Vermonters’ awareness of the art experiences it offers in their state’s capital city. “It’s kind of shocking when people who have lived in Montpelier for 20 years say, ‘Gosh, I didn’t know you were here,’” comments gallery director Joyce Mandeville. Perched atop a hill a quarter-mile from the intersection of State and Main streets, the Wood is virtually invisible to most of the Vermonters and tourists who visit the state capitol or the Vermont Historical Society Museum in the adjoining Pavilion Building. The gallery draws about 5000 locals and out-of-towners a year, estimates Tim Tavcar, its special events coordinator. Compare that with the 110,000 annual visitors to the much bigger but also much younger Shelburne Museum, founded in 1947.
The Wood limps along on a $90,000 yearly budget supplied largely by private donors. It’s enough to employ Mandeville and Tavcar on a part-time basis and to cover basic expenses, such as the far-below-market rent the Wood pays to the college. It’s not enough to provide adequate on-site storage space or to retain professional conservators. The Wood also has no money for acquisitions, which is why its collection contains few pieces made after 1960. “Economics being what they are,” Mandeville notes, she plans to convert one of the gallery’s three rooms into a shop offering high-end Vermont arts and crafts. “We need another stream of income,” she explains. The gallery’s constrained circumstances don’t stop Mandeville and Tavcar from thinking big — and optimistically. They envision the Wood becoming an arts center. It already hosts performances by Tavcar’s Wordstage Vermont, a chamber music readers theater company, as well as concerts by Montpelier’s Counterpoint Chorus and Monteverdi Music School. The gallery also occasionally presents films and lectures, and it has sponsored a kids’ summer arts camp for the past 20 years. “As the Vermont College of Fine Arts gets stronger, we hope to develop a partnership with them,” Mandeville says. VCFA, which presents student shows in the Wood Gallery, is the 2-year-old reincarnation of a school that traces its history to 1834. It purchased the 33-acre hilltop Montpelier campus from Union Institute & University in 2008 and aims to double its student body of 250 over the next few years. Mandeville puts the pressures currently squeezing the gallery into historical context. “We’ve seen worse,” she says. “We’ve been through two world wars and a Great Depression. I sometimes refer to our survival as ‘the miracle of the Wood.’” Mandeville also sees better days ahead: “People in a position to help us do seem to have a vested interest in making us succeed.” m T.W. Wood Gallery, Vermont College of Fine Arts campus, Montpelier. Info, 828-8743. www.twwoodgallery.org
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“Garden and Woods” Give the gnomes a break — or company. The Blinking Light Gallery in Plainfield has a crop of garden-friendly objets on view,
and for sale. Fifteen member-artists offer up creative interpretations of everything from birdbaths to outdoor sculptures to planters. The exhibition extends through June.
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essex Art leAgue: “Artist’s Choice,” a selection of works by members of the arts group. Through August 31 at Phoenix Books in Essex. Info, 862-3014.
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JAnice soleK teFFt & Ken teFFt: The members of the Essex Art League exhibit their artworks. Through June 30 at Essex Town Offices in Essex. Info, 862-3014.
mAltex grouP show: Nine local artists exhibit paintings, photographs, mixed media and sculpture on all four floors of the historic building. Through June 30 at The Maltex Building in Burlington. Info, 865-7166.
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miA Feuer: “Dissonance/Resonance,” sculptural installations that require the viewer to navigate through them, and comprise meditations on conflict, volatility and flux in Israel and the West Bank. Through June 26 at Firehouse Gallery in Burlington. Info, 865-7165.
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lisA lillibriDge: Acrylic and mixed-media painting on carved wood, Skyway; Susan Larkin: Oil landscapes, Gates 1 & 2; and Phil Herbison: “Wall Soup,” mixed media on wood panel, Escalator. Through June 30 at Burlington Airport in South Burlington. Info, 865-7166.
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gregg blAsDel & JenniFer Koch: “Panda’s Exercise,” prints by the Burlington husband-andwife artists. Through June 16 at 215 College Gallery in Burlington. Info, 863-3662. JAmes Vogler: Twelve recent oil and wax abstractions on canvas by the Vermont painter. Through June 30 at Chittenden Bank Main Branch in Burlington.
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bArbArA wAgner: “In the Year of the Buffalo,” recent mixed-media paintings by the Vermont artist. Through July 6 at Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne. Info, 985-3848.
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‘Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece’: An exhibit of 52 contemporary quilted works that offer poignant tribute to victims of the disease, organized by the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative; and audio recordings of stories from elders, in conjunction with Vermont Public Radio and The StoryCorps Memory Loss Initiative. Also, ‘circus DAy in AmericA’: A multimedia exhibit celebrating the art and experience of the American circus, circa 1870-1950; ‘JAy hAll connAwAy: A restless nAture’: A retrospective of the 20th-century New England landscape painter; ‘All FireD uP: six cerAmic Artists From Vermont’: Unique artist-designed installations by a half-dozen of the region’s finest ceramicists; ‘embellishments: the Art oF the crAzy Quilt’: Extraordinary examples from the permanent collection that have never been publicly exhibited; ‘uPon A PAinteD oceAn: AmericAn mArine PAintings’: Fine works from the permanent collection; ‘tAlly-ho! the Art AnD culture oF the Fox hunt’: Artwork, film footage and artifacts from the heyday of the sport in America; ‘the Art oF ogDen Pleissner: A retrosPectiVe From the collection’: More than 30 rarely seen oils, watercolors and drypoints; ‘gooD Fences: Vermont stone wAlls’: An outdoor exhibit exploring the medium’s history, variety and materials; and ‘wArren Kimble’s AmericA’: Favorite works from the country’s best-known contemporary folk artist. Through October 24 at Shelburne Museum. Info, 985-3346.
‘beAutiFul things’: A juried exhibit of images by Vermont photographers chosen by Ronn Orenstein, a professional photographer from Maine. Through June 12 at Vermont Photo Space Gallery in Essex Junction. Info, 777-3686.
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NaNcy TapliN: New gestural works on paper and canvas by the Vermont artist. Through June 26 at Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center in Burlington. Info, 652-4500. paTrick keNNedy: New works in watercolor by the local artist. June 3 through 30 at Fletcher Free Library in Burlington. Info, 865-7211. ‘people & porTraiTs’: A diverse selection of paintings, photography and sculpture featuring people and faces, by customers and staff. Through July 31 at Artists’ Mediums in Williston. Info, 879-1236. ‘sToried objecTs: TraciNg WomeN’s lives iN vermoNT’: Artifacts from the museum’s permanent collection, along with oral and written narratives of Vermont women from the Vermont Folklife Center and UVM’s Special Collections, offer a glimpse into Vermont life from the 19th century onward. Through September 3 at Fleming Museum, UVM in Burlington. Info, 656-0750.
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arT resource associaTioN: Members of the central Vermont arts association show their works in a variety of media. Through June 30 at Statehouse Cafeteria in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749.
Felix de la coNcha: Realist New England and North Carolina townscapes by the Vermont painter. Through July 11 at BigTown Gallery in Rochester. Info, 767-9670. ‘gardeN aNd Woods’: A group show featuring birdbaths, birdhouses, garden sculptures, garden-themed paintings and more by Vermont artists. Through June 30 at Blinking Light Gallery in Plainfield. Info, 828-4872. kari meyer: “Natural Paths: A Portrait of Vermont’s Rivers, Roads and Forests,” paintings. Through June 30 at The Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Info, artwhirled23@ yahoo.com. ‘liNes aNd geomeTry rule shoW series’: “Line It Up,” a group exhibit that explores lines through traditional drawings and works made from nontraditional materials, Main Floor Gallery; Paul Calter, “In a network of lines,” Second Floor Gallery; and Mark Lorah, “Building Blocks,” Third Floor Gallery. Through June 12 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Info, 479-7069. miraNda syp: “Rainbows and Dancers on Duckcloth,” acrylic paintings. Through June 30 at The Shoe Horn in Montpelier. Info, 223-5454.
caTheriNe hall & axel sTohlberg: Playful new work in mixed-media doll parts and house-like wood sculptures. Through July 18 at T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-8743.
‘The arT oF creaTive agiNg’: A juried exhibit featuring original work of older artists created since their 70th birthdays, sponsored by the Central Vermont Council on Aging. Through June 30 at Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier. Info, 479-0531.
‘Face To Face: aN exhibiT oF porTraiTure From The uNiversiTy collecTioN’: Portraits spanning Chinese ancestral paintings to the 19th century; also a large-scale landscape, “Old Man of the Mountain” by Samuel Lancaster Jerry. Through August 1 at Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University in Northfield. Info, 485-2448.
‘To liFe! a celebraTioN oF vermoNT jeWish WomeN’: Oral histories, photographic portraits, archival images and artworks by female Jews in the state make up the Vermont Jewish Women’s History Project directed by Sandy Gartner and Ann Buffum. Through July 3 at Vermont History Museum in Montpelier. Info, 479-8505.
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‘a deep look aT a small ToWN: marlboro, vT’: Documentary photos and recordings by Forrest Holzapfel, who interviewed 200 of his fellow townsfolk in 1999. Through September 6 at Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. Info, 388-4964. ‘ahh... summer’: Member artists show their works in painting, furniture, photographs, fiber arts and more in a celebration of the season. June 3 through July 10 at Creative Space Gallery in Vergennes. Info, 877-3850. americaN paiNTiNgs aNd priNTs From The shelburNe museum: Thirty works represent the interests of American artists in urban and rural areas before 1900, and celebrate the landscape and its inhabitants. Through June 6 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-3168. aNNual members’ shoW: Members of the nonprofit arts organization show their works in a variety of media and techniques. Through June 30 at Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland. Info, 438-2097.
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Thomas pollak: “Threads in Our Tapestry,” wide-angle photographs of Vermont’s landscape. Through June 25 at WalkOver Gallery & Concert Room in Bristol. Info, 453-3188.
alex boTTiNelli: Paintings and mixed media by the Hardwick artist. Through June 7 at Claire’s Restaurant & Bar in Hardwick. Info, 472-7053.
‘gardeN iNspired’: A group exhibit of works in multiple media by local artists, as well as a livingart indoor garden space created by guest curator Alena Botanica. Through June 30 at Art on Main in Bristol. Info, 453-4032.
berT dodsoN & Zelma loseke: The husbandand-wife artists share an exhibit: her free-form sculptures of handmade paper and vine; his drawings and illustrated books, including the recent Favor Johnson. Through June 17 at Northeast
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‘The NaTure oF Wood’: An exhibit of locally crafted furniture by Vermont woodworkers, 1790 to the present. Through October 23 at Sheldon Museum in Middlebury. Info, 388-2117.
‘celebriTy’: Paintings, prints and photographs from the permanent collection that convey the idea and presentation of being famous. Through August 15 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-5007.
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paTTy sgrecci & michael kiN: The artists present mixed-media work in exhibits titled “Fanatical Botanicals” and “Light in Flight: A Year of Avian Observation in Vermont,” respectively. Through June 29 at Brandon Artists’ Guild. Info, 247-4956.
WarreN kimble: The renowned Vermont folk artist shows his contemporary works from several of his collections, “Let the Sun Shine” and “Widows of War,” and other new paintings. Through June 30 at Brandon Music in Brandon. Info, 465-4071.
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mark moFFeTT: “The Sun Ain’t Stable (Skeleton Makes Good),” encaustic paintings. Through June 8 at Brick Box in Rutland. Info, 235-2734.
aNNual sTudeNT arT shoW: Works by students K-12 in more than 30 schools in the area, as well as homeschooled students. Through June 5 at Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. Info, 775-0356.
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james bordeN & roberT a. gold: “81 Restaurants, 81 Paintings, 81 Years,” watercolors by the octagenarian artist; and “Cityscapes,” digitally altered multimedia works, respectively. Through June 30 at Tourterelle Restaurant in New Haven. Info, 377-2579.
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Kingdom Artisans’ Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. Info, 748-0158. Galen Cheney: “Mark by Mark,” recent abstract works on paper and canvas by the Middlesex artist. Through June 20 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College. Info, 635-1469. Monthly Featured artists: Works by painters Robin Massey and Leesa Mossey, prints by Lyna Lou Nordstrom, jewelry by Holly Spier and turned wood by Nick Rosato. Through June 6 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403. new artist exhibit: An exhibit with newcomers to the gallery, Lisa Morrison, sculpted tree paintings; Daniel Pattullo, paintings of Vermont scenes; Corliss Blakely and Clair Dunn, paintings and photography, respectively, made using iPhone technology. Returning artists Meta Strick and Kimberlee Forney add idiosyncratic paintings to the mix. Through July 31 at Staart Gallery in St. Albans. Info, 524-5700.
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susan Meiselas: “In History,” a touring exhibit of images from the career of the renowned documentary photojournalist, best known for her work covering political upheavals in Central America in the 1970s-’80s. Through June 20 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2426.
“Art of Action: Curator’s Choice Tour”
The touring show “Art of Action,” a brainstorm of philanthropist Lyman Orton and a collaboration with the Vermont Arts Council, is about to come to the end of its well-traveled road. Intended to inspire dialogue and citizen action related to the future of Vermont, the project also aimed to expand the market for Vermont’s artists. The 10 who won commissions certainly benefited, and in a live auction on July 17 — at Union Station in Burlington — lucky bidders will go home with original paintings by some of the state’s finest artists. Meanwhile, the “Curator’s Choice” portion of the two-part exhibit adorns the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery through June. A reception for the exhibit takes place this Friday, June 4, from 5-7 p.m. during the Montpelier Art Walk. Pictured: “The Leaving,” an oil on canvas by Janet McKenzie.
‘we want Miles: Miles davis vs. Jazz’: The first major North American multimedia retrospective dedicated to the legendary jazz trumpeter and composer (1926-91) features images and sound. Through August 29 at Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. Info, 514-285-2000. m
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he good news is that Sir Ben Kingsley brings gravitas and dimension to a brilliantly scripted tale in which time moves backwards. The bad news is that I’m referring to 1983’s big-screen version of the Harold Pinter play Betrayal, which tracks an extramarital affair from its breakup back to its beginning. Run, don’t walk, to the nearest video store. Of course, many things have changed in the nearly 30 years since then. The once estimable thespian Kingsley, for example, has morphed into a shameless pursuer of paycheck roles. CGI effects so routinely make the impossible possible that the result is routinely, impossibly dull. And, you may have noticed, a motion picture is less likely to be based on a work by Pinter than on a product designed for Playstation. Which is what we have here. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time brings the characters of Ubisoft’s popular video game to fleshand-blood life. Its creator, Jordan Mechner, shares executive-producer billing with Jerry Bruckheimer and even gets credit for the story, raising the question: Are today’s game designers tomorrow’s Hollywood moguls? This seems more conceivable than ever as
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ★★ you watch a buffed-up Jake Gyllenhaal leap from rooftop to rooftop, scale castle walls, swing from anything available and spin in slow motion, sword in hand, with gravitydefying effortlessness in Mike Newell’s extraordinarily busy yet instantly forgettable Valentine to 10-year-olds. The actor plays the game’s main character, Dastan, who was adopted as a child by the benevolent King Sharaman (Ronald Pickup) after impressing him with his bravery and acrobatic ability one day in the local bazaar. He shares the palace with his father, brothers Tus (Richard Coyle) and Garsiv (Toby Kebbell) and his uncle Nizam (Kingsley). Hmm, guess who’s secretly an evil, power-hungry weasel. For the luckless adults roped into accompanying all those kiddies, the film’s writing team has peppered the story with lame topical references. Get this: Nizam persuades the princes to attack the holy city of Alamut. He tells them that vast storehouses of weapons hidden there are marked for sale to Persia’s enemies. In the course of the siege, the intel is revealed to be bogus. There’s not a WMD to be found. Which I suppose means Dick Cheney should have a story credit, too.
KNIFE FIGHT Nefarious characters attempt to relieve Gyllenhaal's prince of a magical dagger in Newall's videogame-inspired advernture.
What are found in Alamut are a beautiful princess — Clash of the Titans’ Gemma Arterton — and a magical dagger that reverses time when you press the red button on its handle. Certain nefarious figures would like to get their hands on the weapon, which Arterton’s character has vowed to protect, so
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TUTU MUCH Carrie's self-parodic choice of souk wear suggests that the Sex and the City franchise has run its course.
King seems to know this: He’s scripted a scene in which Carrie, on vacation in the Middle East, opens the New Yorker to find a review of her latest book accompanied by a caricature of the author with her mouth firmly taped. Carrie takes this as evidence of the propensity of men the world over to want to shut women up, whether with purdah or nasty reviews; her friends agree. The gesture toward feminism is appreci-
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Sex and the City 2 ★ movie that does nothing but push its target audience’s pleasure buttons is destined to be an abomination, a camp classic or both. The minds behind Sex and the City 2 have taken the same approach to their sequel as the makers of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: If you liked everything that was pure pandering in the first movie, you’re gonna love this one. While Michael Bay served his base with action porn and Megan Fox in short shorts, Sex and the City 2 writer-director Michael Patrick King offers luxury-hotel porn and an entire Australian football team in Speedos. Ladies, gents, pick your poison. Maybe that’s unfair, since SATC 2 makes fitful attempts to descend from its sugar high and be about Real Stuff. We are still sort of following the relationship problems of four New York fashionistas. Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) worries her marriage to Mr. Big (Chris Noth) is getting stale; Samantha (Kim Cattrall) fights menopause with a suitcase of pharmaceuticals; Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is sick of her high-pressure job; and Charlotte (Kristin Davis) fears her husband is attracted to her kids’ hot nanny. However, in accordance with the laws of all bad "SATC" episodes, at least two of these problems must dissolve into mere pretexts for comic set pieces, and Carrie’s problem must receive the most screen time. Which is unfortunate, because our wisp of a heroine just keeps getting less likeable.
the balance of the picture consists of Prince Dastan and Princess Tamina eluding a hohum assortment of pursuers while bickering in that cute way that signals to children that the two actually have the hots for each other. Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral) is, to put it kindly, not an action guy. The film’s many fight and chase scenes are sliced and diced to the point of incomprehensibility. For that matter, Gyllenhaal also seems ill suited to such silliness. He’s too fine an actor for this sort of frenzied, mindless mayhem, and that may be why his heart generally doesn’t seem to be in his performance. Bruckheimer and his pals at Disney envisioned Prince of Persia as a successor to their lucrative Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, but I don’t think there are enough bored 10-year-olds in the world to make that dream come true. The Sands of Time was made for the princely sum of $200 million. My guess is that right about now its creators are wishing they could press that magic button, go back to the initial pitch session and pitch this picture’s screenplay into the nearest wastebasket.
ated, but here’s the thing, Carrie. It’s not just frowning Arab patriarchs and sniffy male critics (like the New Yorker’s Anthony Lane, who panned the first SATC movie) who want to shut you up. Here’s why: You try way too hard to be adorable, when you’re really kind of mean. Your all-expenses-paid trip to Abu Dhabi with your friends sets a new low for cheesy, retro depictions of the Middle
East as a magical land out of the Arabian Nights , complete with servants who appear at a finger snap. Too bad about those repressive Muslims, or it’d be perfect, huh? You’re moved by the plight of your Indian butler, who can only afford to see his wife every few months ... because that reminds you of your issues with your fabulously rich husband, who has admitted he doesn’t want to see you every day. You mention flying coach the way most of us might mention contracting E. coli .You and your friends are responsible for some of the worst puns heard in a film this year. Yes, Sex and the City movies are escapism, set in a Never-Never Land where the recession can be dismissed as “this bullshit economy.” But, in one scene where Charlotte and Miranda compare notes on the travails of motherhood, the sequel briefly reminds us how touching — and raw — the TV show could be. Until, that is, the two ladies raise their glasses to all the moms who can’t afford the full-time help they enjoy. Offering the ordinary viewer some fun is one thing; condescending to her is another. There’s a place where aspirational entertainment becomes desperation, and this is it. MARGOT HARRISON
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GEt Him to tHE GREEK: Jonah Hill plays a record company intern charged with dragging an uncooperative rock legend from London to a comeback concert in L.A. in the latest laugher from Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller and producer Judd Apatow. Russell Brand costars. (109 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Roxy, Welden) KillERS: From its plot right down to its poster, this action comedy about a suburban couple secretly connected to the world of super-spies and assassins is likely to prove a tad too reminiscent of 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith for all but the memory impaired. Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher star. Robert Luketic directs. (100 min, PG-13. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Stowe, Sunset) Killers
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BABiESHHH Filmmaker Thomas Balmès brings us this look at the first year in the lives of four infants born into vastly different cultures but having a surprisingly great deal in common. (79 min, PG. Palace) citY iSlANDHHH1/2 An unusual neighborhood in the Bronx is the setting of this family drama about a prison guard (Andy Garcia) with a few secrets. With Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait and Alan Arkin. Raymond (Two Family House) De Felitta directed. (103 min, PG-13. Savoy; ends 6/3) DAtE NiGHtHHH Steve Carell and Tina Fey star in this action comedy about a suburban couple whose attempt to spice things up backfires. Mark Wahlberg and James Franco costar. Shawn Levy directs. (88 min, PG-13. Sunset; ends 6/3) tHE GiRl WitH tHE DRAGoN tAttooHHH1/2 Noomi Rapace stars in the highest-grossing Swedish film in history, the dark and violent saga of a young computer hacker who finds herself involved in a bizarre murder investigation. Based on the novel by Stieg Larsson. With Lena Endre and Michael Nyqvist. (152 min, NR. Roxy, Savoy) HoW to tRAiN YoUR DRAGoNHHH1/2 The animated adventure from DreamWorks tells the story of a teenaged Viking who questions his tribe’s traditional view of flying fire breathers. Featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill and Kristen Wiig. Directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders. (98 min, PG. Sunset; ends 6/3)
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A NiGHtmARE oN Elm StREEtH Jackie Earle Haley pulls on the red-and-greenstriped sweater for this horror reboot, in which — like you don’t already know — a creep with knives for fingernails invades some kids’ dreams. Kyle Gallner and Katie Cassidy costar. Samuel Bayer directs. (102 NOW PLAyING
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mAcGRUBERHH “Saturday Night Live” veteran Jorma Taccone directed this comedy, an expanded version of the popular skit about a special ops guy (Will Forte) who isn’t quite the action hero he thinks he is. With Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer. (88 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Sunset; ends 6/3)
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lEttERS to JUliEtHH1/2 Amanda Seyfried stars in this romantic comedy about a group of people in Verona who respond to letters seeking love advice from the star-crossed and long-dead Capulet. With Vanessa Redgrave, Gael García Bernal and Christopher Egan. Directed by Gary Winick. (104 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Sunset)
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SplicE: From Canadian filmmaker Vincenzo (Paris, Je T’Aime) Natali comes this sci-fi thriller concerning a pair of scientists whose cutting-edge experiments with genetic hybrids produce unexpected living, breathing but not quite human results. Featuring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley and Delphine Chanéac. (90 min, R. Majestic, Palace, Sunset)
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mARmADUKE: Owen (Marley & Me) Wilson continues his canine comedy period with the big-screen debut of the comic strip character. Judy Greer, Lee Pace and William H. Macy costar. Tom (Failure to Launch) Dey directs. (87 min, PG. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount, Sunset)
iRoN mAN 2HHH Billionaire inventor and superhero Tony Stark finds himself facing an unexpected foe: the U.S. government. Plus Sam Rockwell as a rival, Scarlett Johansson as super-spy Black Widow and Mickey Rourke as his new Russian archenemy. Will the iron guy live to see No. 3? Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson also star. Jon Favreau once again directs. (124 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount, Roxy, St. Albans Drive-In, Sunset, Welden)
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BIJoU cINEPLEX 1-2-3-4 Rte. 100, Morrisville, 8883293, www.bijou4.com
wednesday 2 — thursday 3 Sex and the city 2 6:50. Prince of Persia: The Sands of time 7. Shrek Forever After (2-D) 6:30. Robin Hood 8:45. Iron man 2 6:40.
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wednesday 2 — thursday 3 Prince of Persia: The Sands of time 12, 2:30, 5, 7:30, 9:55. Sex and the city 2 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 9:45. Shrek Forever After (3-D) 12, 12:30, 2:10, 2:45, 4:20, 5, 6:30, 7:15, 8:40, 9:25. macGruber 1:30, 3:35, 5:40, 7:45. Robin Hood 12:45, 4, 7, 9:50. Letters to Juliet 12:10, 2:25, 4:40, 7:10, 9:20. Iron man 2 1, 3:45, 6:30, 9. A Nightmare on Elm Street 9:50. friday 4 — thursday 10 *Get Him to the Greek 12,
movies 6:30, 7:20, 9:35. Robin Hood 1, 3:45, 6:40, 9:40. Letters to Juliet 1:05, 3:50, 6:50, 9:25. Iron man 2 1:10, 4, 7, 9:45. macGruber 6:05. friday 4 — thursday 10 *Get Him to the Greek 1:30, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45. *marmaduke 12 (Fri-Sun only), 2:10, 4:20, 6:30, 8:50. *Killers 12:15 (Fri-Sun only), 2:35, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40. *Splice 1:20, 4, 7:05, 9:30. Sex and the city 2 12:05 (Fri-Sun only), 1:25 (Mon-Thu only), 3:15, 6:25, 9:30. Prince of Persia: The Sands of time 1:10, 4:10, 6:55, 9:35. Shrek Forever After (3-D) Fri-Sun: 12:10, 1:15, 2:30, 3:45, 4:40, 6, 6:50, 9:15. Mon-Thu: 1:15, 3:45, 4:40, 6, 6:50, 9:15. Robin Hood 12:50 (Fri-Sun only), 1 (Mon-Thu only), 3:50, 6:45, 9:40. Letters to Juliet 8:20. Iron man 2 12:45 (FriSun only), 1:05 (Mon-Thu only), 3:40, 6:40, 9:35.
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wednesday 2 — thursday 3 Prince of Persia: The Sands of time 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 1:20, 3:55, 6:30, 9:05. Sex and the city 2 10:30 a.m. (Thu only), 12:15, 1:30, 3:20, 4:40, 6:25, 8, 9:30. Babies 12:30, 2:30, 4:35, 6:35, 8:30. Iron man 2 1 (Thu only), 3:50, 7, 9:40. Letters to Juliet 1:05, 3:30, 6:45, 9:15. macGruber 8:35. Robin Hood Wed: 12:40, 6:40, 9:35. Thu: 12:40, 3:40, 6:40, 9:35. Shrek Forever After (2-D) 12:35, 1:30, 2:45, 4, 5, 6:15, 7:15, 9:25.
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wednesday 2 — thursday 3 Prince of Persia: The Sands of time 1:25, 4:05, 7, 9:30. Sex and the city 2 12:50, 3:40, 6:30, 9:20. Iron man 2 1:10, 3:50, 6:50, 9:35. The Girl With the Dragon tattoo 1, 3:45, 6:20, 9:15. Robin Hood 1:15, 4, 6:40, 9:25. The Secret in Their Eyes 1:20, 4:10, 6:45, 9:10.
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Russia’s leading newspaper, Komsomoloskaya Pravda, suggested the best way to handle the Gulf of Mexico oil geyser is to nuke it. It reported the Sovietera government relied on controlled, underground nuclear blasts to move rock to plug oil leaks. Besides using “this method five times to deal with petrocalamities,” the paper said officials tried subterranean nuclear blasts as often as 169 times “to accomplish fairly mundane tasks, like creating underground storage spaces for gas or building canals.” Only one detonation failed to accomplish its purpose. (The Raw Story)
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When Michael Powell told Home Depot he’d invented a device to keep store employees from slicing off their fingers while cutting wood for customers, instead of paying him $7000 apiece for his Safe Hands attachment, company executives dispatched workers to copy the safety guards that Powell had allowed Home Depot to test at eight stores. Advised that Powell might have a claim against Home Depot for stealing his invention, one executive declared, “(Expletive) Michael Powell. Let him sue us.”
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After a night out with her husband, Melanie Shaker became angry with him while walking along a Chicago street and tried to kick him. She lost her footing and fell through the plateglass window of a beauty salon. Citing “severe injuries,” she sued the salon, claiming its window violated the city’s building code by not being strong enough to “prevent injuries from those coming into contact with it, including pedestrians, intoxicated pedestrians [or] pedestrians on their way to or from a Cubs game” who might trip and fall into the window. (Chicago’s WBBM News Radio) When asked to prune a sycamore tree on the grounds of a luxury hotel in Lancashire, England, handyman Peter Aspinall, 64, climbed a ladder placed against the branch he was removing instead of the tree trunk. He sawed through the branch, which fell to the ground, followed by the ladder and Aspinall. The injured worker sued the hotel. “It is an unusual accident. Laurel and Hardy do that sort of thing,” the hotel’s attorney, David Walton, told the court, which nonetheless awarded Aspinall $2977, blaming the hotel for not training him better how to position the ladder. Aspinall had been on the job only two weeks, having worked 24 years for British Aerospace. (Britain’s Daily Mail)
REAL free will astrology by rob brezsny June 03-09
aries (March 21-april 19): if you’d like to be
in supreme alignment with cosmic rhythms this week, i suggest that you completely avoid using the f-word. likewise, you’ll maximize your chances for taking advantage of fate’s currents if you refrain from ever using the s-word, the c-word, the m-word and the b-word. as a general rule, the more precise and the less lazy you are in using language, the more willpower you’ll have and the better able you’ll be to attract the experiences you want. it’s always invigorating to choose your words creatively and kindly, of course, but especially now.
taurus (april 20-May 20): if you grow a mere acre of peanuts, in a good year you’ll harvest a big enough crop to make 30,000 peanut-butter sandwiches. That might be more than you need. if you just plant enough peanuts to fill a basketball court, you’ll still have enough to make over 3200 sandwiches, which would provide you with more than eight every day for a year. This is a good phase of your astrological cycle to be thinking thoughts like these, taurus. you will have more insight and motivation than usual if you formulate longterm plans to create abundance for yourself. cancer
(June 21-July 22): i think you’re ready to stand up and reclaim your power from the soul-sucking influences that have been swindling you. but you don’t have to turn this showdown into a melodramatic epic that brings down the house or blows up the world. in fact, i think it’s better if you stay low-key as you transform the dynamics that have been grinding you down. The adjustments may be nowhere near as major as you imagine. Why? because most of what you need to do is make shifts in your own attitude. The necessary changes in outer circumstances will arise naturally once you’ve done that.
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you at getting things done and making things happen? This is different from just being busy; it’s not the same as scrambling around attending to whatever tasks are at the forefront of your attention. i’m talking about actually cranking out excellent results that manifest a comprehensive vision of your intentions. i’m talking about working hard and smart to serve the big picture, not working frenetically and mechanically to rid yourself of nervous mental energy. you’re in a phase when these themes are especially important, Virgo. be a master of the details; don’t let the details master you.
liBra (sept. 23-oct. 22): in her essay “Write
till you Drop,” author annie Dillard offers advice to aspiring writers. i’m going to quote a certain passage that happens to be apropos for you libras right now. “spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for later . . . give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. something more will arise for later, something better. These things fill from behind, from beneath, like well water. similarly, the impulse to keep to yourself what you have learned is not only shameful, it is destructive. anything you do not give freely and abundantly becomes lost to you.”
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(oct. 23-nov. 21): in a Rolling Stone interview, musician John Mayer suggested that tiger Woods could have avoided his terrible troubles if he had just chosen to masturbate more. rather than literally acting out his obsessive sexual urges with a jillion women who weren’t his wife, why not contain them in the fantasy realm? i suggest you consider applying this principle as you make your decisions in the coming weeks, scorpio — not just in regard to your sexual life, but in other areas as well. There may be times when you could prevent an influx of unnecessary chaos simply by conducting a conversation in your imagination rather than by having it with the actual person who seems to be agitating or enthralling you.
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As they orbit the planet, astronauts witness as many as 15 sunrises and sunsets each day. Time isn’t really sped up for them, but it seems like it. I expect you to experience a similar feeling in the coming weeks, Gemini. You may have the fantasy that you’re living the equivalent of four days every 24 hours. The light will be brighter, the emotions richer, and the teachings more highly concentrated. If you give yourself to the surge with relaxed enthusiasm and focused receptivity, your evolution will be expedited.
sagittarius (nov. 22-Dec. 21): There are very few people who can lick their own elbows, and up until now you have probably not been one of them. Judging from the current astrological configurations, however, i’m guessing that a lot of you sagittarians are about to be more flexible, limber and acrobatic than usual — not just in your mental attitudes but possibly even in your physical abilities. at least metaphorically speaking, you’ll be able to bend over backwards without damaging your dignity. you could also stretch and twist yourself into poses that have previously been impossible. so who knows? Maybe you’ll find a way to plant a kiss on your own elbow.
aQuarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Here’s how
author leo buscaglia described the rigorous requirements for being a great lover. you must “continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar, and the fortitude of the certain.” i’m sorry to report that no one i’ve ever known has met those high standards! in the coming weeks, however, you aquarians will have the potential to get halfway there. life will conspire to boost every effort you make to be a great lover.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): recently i was remembering the names of streets near the house where i grew up in allen Park, Michigan. although i didn’t register it at the time, they were lyrical, euphonious and evocative: Philomene, shenandoah, osage, luana, Cleophus, gahona. as i walked and played on them day after day for years, my imagination breathed in the magic of their exotic sounds, unobtrusively nurturing my poetic sensibilities. i bring this up, Pisces, in the hope of inspiring a comparable rumination in you. Think back on the riches of the past whose importance to your development you may have underestimated. it’s a good time to reconnect with the power and glory of influences that brought out the best in you almost without your knowledge.
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Spontaneous risk taker Looking to have some fun w/ someone who likes to be outside. hotdog, 39, #117796
Walter Mitty Those who capture the inside of the headline’s meaning will want to wrap themselves around me like a tube! Spaz, 36, l, #108756
Tall, dark, handsome & looking! Tall, dark, handsome man seeks a lover to play with. Mutual attraction is a must & a filthy mind a bonus! Can be discreet! NattyBumpo, 32, #117897
Attention Poly Folks! I enjoy meeting people w/ varied interests & talents. I am an avid learner & see life as an adventure. Some of the things I enjoy & do, in no particular order, are playing the piano, aviation, practicing law & meditating. I appreciate someone who is in decent shape & has an optimistic viewpoint & an engaging, open attitude. Write. I’ll respond. Scribe, 52, l, #104499
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School’s out for summer... My “relationships” rarely make it past the 3-month mark (why force it?) so I figure I’m an ideal candidate for a summer romance. Teachers/students/ make-believers, all welcome to apply. SummerRomance, 33, l, #106885
Curiosity killed the cat This is a 42 y.o. woman who looks 32 & feels 25. Enjoying the single life for the first time ever, she wants to meet new friends, have new adventures & is living a fear-free, brutally honest life. She is unlike anyone you have ever met & cannot be adequately described in a profile! Curious? Just ask. midwyfe, 42, u, l, #114704
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Outdoorsy down-to-earth dog lover I’m just your average down-to-earth, bluegrass-loving kind of guy. The most important things in life are my dog, family, friends & positive relationships. I love hiking the Greens and the Whites, spending weekends camping when it’s possible. I like baking bread, making pizza and cooking vegetarian food. I’ll try anything once. Scoobandme, 24, l, #117899
most competitive job in the world - but sometimes, even just interviewing can be fun. Summer in Burlington is upon us, which means fans come on, clothes come off, and the kinks come out! I wanna spend the summer exploring someone else ... wanna explore me? SaltAndPepper, 31, #117748
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Cuttie I am looking to have some fun. So contact me to see what kind of fun we can have together. Cuttie, 36, l, #117813 Looking For Penis Ill be honest: I am sick & tired of fooling around w/ “boys”. Looking for a man who knows how to treat a woman like the sex slave she really is. Need a long-lasting man to sate my desires. pixiestickz, 20, l, #110656 CuriousExplorer Looking for fun with respectful, smart, good people. Would love to have my first bi experience! I’m a sub, not a slave. Clean, D/D free, sane, please. I’m curvy, sexy, and slutty when it counts! I’m unlike anyone you’ve ever met...the only way to know if you like me is to meet me. pleaseme, 42, l, #117772
Explorer-Older and Better First-timer looking for a woman w/ or w/out experience. I’m passionate, curvy, honest & fairly feminine. I have a M partner, so discretion is crucial. Seeking NSA fun & exploration. I’m open to most anything; pleasure but not too much pain. I’m drug free & drink socially. I don’t smoke. Looking forward to a new adventure, enlightenment, a new path. probie, 50, #117581 SEXPOT! SEXPOT! SEXPOT!! I love a little rumble in the jungle from time to time, but a (big) bug in the rug is my FAVORITE! If you know what I mean ... if the trailer’s a rockin’, DO come a knockin’;]. dixie_lishus, 25, l, #117407 Down For You Is Up MIGHT AS WELL BE BLUNT: Looking to have a lot of sex ... exclusively w/either a single woman/multiple women. Open to different kinds of play, etc. I am 23 & live in Burlington. Ménage à trois...one can never know. sexnow, 23, l, #117044 nudist babe I’m a 26 y.o. woman looking for love. I love the outdoors & experiencing it in the nude; hiking, camping, etc., but
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Cute, Spunky & Fun I am very curious what its like to be w/ a female. Looking for someone to dominate & pleasure me. Someone I can have a good, clean time with :). SevenStars, 21, l, #117688 Curious hottie I’ve only fooled around w/ a girl once & am interested in more action. Couples or one on one. I’m young, fit & femme, and am looking for the same. sexybabe4u, 23, #117667
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naughty girl Looking for a cyber buddy & 1x1c-mediaimpact030310.indd 3/1/10 1:15:57 PM someone to get me wet1=] Couple or man or woman ... any horny person. dirtygirl, 21, #117664 Military or Cops ... wanna play? I’m looking for discreet encounters w/ either military or police officers. The whole authority thing turns me on to no end. I also love the high & tights! I will send a pic upon request, but need to be discreet. I’m looking for you to be HWP, married, single, attached, whatever. handcuffs69, 31, #117639
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Athletic Shorty I’m a short 20 y.o. looking for someone to hang out w/ & to have a little bit of fun with. LittleSTUD802, 20, #117914 Bondage Play Looking for that someone who will take me to the edge. I will wear collar, girdle, stocking & heels for you. I need to be roped, cuffed tight. I am a clean M who is not looking for a committment, just fun & very private. Looks don’t matter, just the ability to dominate & tie good & tight. ropes60, 63, l, #117904 Foot Massage? Regular guy w/ a few kinks here & there. I will love your feet & love a little give-and-take oral examinations. Looking for a regular SF for mutual worship & pleasure, a few times a week. Johnny5, 35, #117896 I’m an Animal I love to have fun & I’m open for just about anything. What do you have in mind? Danimal083, 27, l, #117894 Outgoing guy searching for fun Just an average, outgoing guy looking to experience what is going on in life & in the area. sttrpr, 44, #117873
come & get it Outgoing, trying to have some fun. Been busy w/ work recently; time to get some. I go to the gym just about every day. Looking for chick who’s fit & well kept & knows how to get the job done. And, is open to new things. Cum get me. 117740, 25, l, #117740 City Boy I am worth your while. After all, I am a disposable lighter repair man. 4Fingers, 25, l, #117742 sexy women or couples I am an active M looking to hook up w/ select women & couples. Long lasting & very oral. I have
FROM HIS ONLINE PROFILE: Great sex calls for lots of... sex, pain and pleasure. been told my tongue drives women wild. djjackson, 45, #117727 Fun Times Had By All I guarantee you we can & will have a great time. I have a crazy schedule, but can self-schedule so am always able to back up that guarantee... vermonster83, 25, l, #117709
thirdwheel Looking for woman or straight couple or lesbian couple for discreet fun. thirdwheel, 40, #117661
Sticky Summer Love Ah, the old pick-me-for-fun-sex pitch; my favorite! It’s like trying to land the
Let’s surprise him! We are a couple, have played w/ others. She is trying to surprise him w/ a
I am looking for a new slave. I prefer bratty slaves who need constant maintainance. I’m not going to tie you up & leave you, either. I’m fully into using my body to punish yours! You don’t do what? You do now! Open wide ... If you can’t take the pain, don’t stop here. Out of bed I’m a sweetie. MasterRob, 42, l, #117901
I got what you want Looking for booty calls? Just want some? Contact me, ‘cause I am looking for booty calls & want to lick you all night. tott23, 38, #117840
Energy for Days Dominant Pushing boundaries, making headlines & helping bring you to that next level in your sexual awareness. Just trying to live out some fantasies & use some of this unrelenting energy for good use! :). fullonkink234, 27, #117761
horny couple looking to play We are a fun couple looking for couples or females to play with. She is bi & he is bi-curious. We are open to try just about anything except pain & potty. Would love to find people who we can meet w/ from time to time, but a one-nighter would be fine, too. hotrod6975, 34, l, #117842
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looking for anything kinky I am open to just about everything. I’m new to this & looking to gain experience & learn what I like. kinne, 19, #117819
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College Male looking for Cougar Hey, I am home for the summer looking for discreet sex w/ a woman age 18-50. I love girls my age, but would like to be w/ an older woman. Married or not. I’m trying this free account. cstudent36, 20, #117856
Woman for rope bondage I like to do mild rope bondage & I am looking for a F around the BarreMontpelier area who would enjoy the same. I am not into giving or receiving pain. tb05641, 61, u, #117822
Free to have fun! So, out of a LTR in February & hoping to get some fun in before I am ready to move on to another. Would really like to find 2 women, 18-30, to get in that threesome I never experienced. Just one gal looking to have fun would be more than welcome, as well. Chemistry does count! yesss_please, 30, l, #117461
Love creating moistness Hello, just want some NSA, plain & simple. No games, muy discreto. tbone99, 47, l, #117609
Silver Fox Seeks Horny Playmate Playtime should be consensual between kinky adults, no? I’ll scratch your itch if you scratch mine. I’m looking for an open-minded, submissive & sexy playmate. Don’t worry, I’ll make you feel beautiful. I like to be in control, but I’ll be sooooo good to you. Experience, respect, a sensual touch & a nice package are my tools of this trade. Dexter4, 46, l, #117624 let me please you I have very little sex in my life. I’m looking for discreet/casual gettogethers. I’m clean/drug free. I enjoy going down on a woman & am willing to try about anything to please you. Hope to hear from you to discuss this more. mr1967, 42, #117489
threesome. Let’s see if he can handle us? He is a pleaser; no worries, you will be satisfied! Would love to meet a F out in a bar ... to watch you hit on him, flirt, etc. This is just the first fantasy. Can you help? lookingfor3rd, 34, l, #117833 hotmilf We are a couple looking for a lady who is looking for adventure & fun w/ friendship. We have children & prefer to be discreet. If interested contact us & can learn more about each other. We are respectful & just looking for a little spice. ;). jess, 27, l, #117780 Shake us all night long We are a couple who want to sexually expand. We want to bring new energy to our play time. missmagichands, 31, #117611 Flirty, Playful, Redhead & Latino Looking for a down-to-earth couple (M/F) or SF who wants to be friendly & flirty first. We have some experience, but would like to find a couple who don’t have any possessive issues & have positive communication skills. We are not in hard-body shape, so you shouldn’t be either ;) We have young children & are unable to host. IrishPeruvianCpl, 28, l, #117573
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Uncommon conversation I answered your friendly questions about my work that day we were getting sandwiches. Then missed you at the register, wanting to catch your name. See you around, I hope, and will say hi if I do. When: Thursday, May 27, 2010. Where: mplr. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907519 Judy,Judy,Judy We met at Breakwaters Fri., 5/28; sat at a table w/ your friend & daughter. You really got my eye & interest. I was not sure how to handle talking and/ or seeing you again. You mentioned you might be at Breakwaters next Friday. By the time you see this, if at all, we may run into each other at EAC. COURAGE, Zek When: Friday, May 28, 2010. Where: Breakwaters. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907517 Daily Planet Cutie You were wearing a pink/purple-hued dress & served my friend & I dinner in the solarium. You said you liked my classy & quirky rainbow wallet, and maybe noticed you made me flustered. I liked your taste in books. I’d love to learn what makes your world turn. Drinks sometime? When: Thursday, May 27, 2010. Where: The Daily Planet. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #907515 RE: Just a Flesh Wound Flattered that you “spied” me, however I “eye” many patients daily & am afraid I have no recollection of you. Do not hesitate to make an appointment to share a cup of java! When: Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Where: EyeCare of Vermont. You: Man. Me: Woman. #907514
impossible on sunday You rode your bike past me, then jumped the fence at the skatepark. I caught a glimpse of your impossible flip. Invite me behind the fence next time and I’ll show you my tricks. When: Sunday, May 23, 2010. Where: Burlington skatepark. You: Man. Me: Woman. #907505 RE: Too Shy All you have to do is ask. I feel the same. When: Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Where: everywhere. You: Man. Me: Woman. #907504 Maggie Awestruck by your eyes & your vibe. Dinner? More kitty-litter miniconversation? -e When: Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Where: Radio Bean. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907503 Babe Customer at Rocky’s Williston You came to Rocky’s Pizza on Sunday afternoon. I was the vaguely attractive guy who gave you a box for your pizza slices. You had dark hair & a nose piercing. Also had some tattoos; clearly you own those wings on your back, you angel. Pretty sure you drove off in a Cherokee, but really you left w/ my heart. When: Sunday, May 23, 2010.
I spy a guy And a last-minute bite at P-Pie. The gesture was kind & helped me unwind. Not sure how this works, and I’ve got plenty of quirks, but if you ask me again, I might stay out past 10. I like your style, so I’ll wait a while? When: Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Where: downtown. You: Man. Me: Woman. #907496 Zuni Bear Your smile & grace continues to linger and haunt me. I had my opportunity(?), but my shyness held me back. Another hike up Hunger Mtn.? When: Saturday, May 22, 2010. Where: GMC/Hunger Mtn. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907495 An Angel with broken wings Clearly sent from above, looking to be in your early 20s, wearing a black tank, jeans & boots. You had me w/ your beautiful smile & rocking body. Bonus points for having class & a sense of humor. We’d totally hit it off. Would you like to get together for real? When: Sunday, May 23, 2010. Where: racing on Main St. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907494 black dress, black door, red shoes I was not sure if you wanted to be rescued or if you were w/ those 2 guys. You certainly did sparkle. Want to dance without the wedding party? When: Saturday, May 22, 2010. Where: Black Door 3rd floor. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907493 A Toast to Our House To dry wit & an even drier wine. To fabulous food & service sublime. Yum, yum, yum. When: Friday, May 21, 2010. Where: Our House. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907492 game was a bit excruciating To the cute head coach for the SBHS girls’ softball team: You provided a nice distraction from the game itself during the latest home game. When: Saturday, May 22, 2010. Where: SBHS. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907491
Dear Mistress Maeve,
I’m a 29-year-old woman, and I’m writing to you in hopes that you can make me feel better about a pattern that’s emerging with my boyfriend. I’m not going to lie to you and tell you that I’m “experienced” and “open minded” when it comes to sex. The truth is, unlike other readers who write to you, I’m more traditional and like sex to be romantic and emotionally intimate. For the most part, my boyfriend shares my same values, although he is a bit more adventurous and likes to try new positions and activities. Recently, he’s been emphatic that I kiss his earlobes when he’s close to orgasming. I can understand that kissing his earlobes must feel good, but he’s bordering on becoming insistent that my mouth be on his ear when he ejaculates. Is this weird? Would you classify this as a fetish?
Signed,
Earmarked
Dear Earmarked,
Technically, a person fetishizes an object, not an action — so, no, your boyfriend’s interest in receiving ear stimulation is not classifiable as a fetish. It’s not difficult to understand your beau’s ache for ear attention. At the very least, ears are closely tied to sexual arousal. When we’re turned on, our ears get hot and, on some of us, turn bright red — dead giveaway of arousal. Ears are also full of nerve endings, making them an intense erogenous zone for most of us. In all likelihood, your boyfriend experiences a heightened sexual arousal and release when your mouth is by his ear, kissing, moaning and breathing. There’s nothing “weird” about giving pleasure to your partner, and one could easily argue that there’s nothing more “romantic” than listening to your partner’s needs and delivering. Think about it: He’s asking you to be close to him while he orgasms, stimulating him with touch, sound and scent — can you imagine anything more intimate?
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RU12? event Longest longshot ever. You: cute, shorter, salt-n-pepperish, blue blazer. Me: clipped, bearded, green shirt, w/ friends. Us: extended eye contact that made me blush a little. When: Saturday, May 22, 2010. Where: Burlington Sheraton. You: Man. Me: Man. #907510
backslash83 I came across your profile & think we have a lot in common! I’m fun, down to earth, and my sense of humor is one of my best features :) I’m not a paid member, so let’s see if we can connect? When: Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Where: Two2Tango. You: Man. Me: Woman. #907506
NECI Gal... Met you at Jr. Iron Chef. I saw you again recently in town & forgot (was distracted) to put the vanilla in your latte. Would love to make it up to you & chat over some food sometime! You know where to find me... When: Wednesday, May 12, 2010. Where: Montpelier. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907497
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BRUNETTE FLIGHT ATTENDANT BURLINGTON DULLES 12/22/09: You had swirled-up brunette hair, silver square bracelets. I wore a blue winter parka & a Red Sox cap. We both sat at the back of the plane. After we landed, I said you had more snow down here than we had in Vermont. We wished each other “Merry Christmas.” When: Tuesday, December 22, 2009. Where: en route from Burlington to Dulles. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907511
To The Stinkiest Noodle Around Her looks attract passersby but she is much more than that. A great girlfriend who can always find a way to make me happy. I fall more for her each & every day, and I am glad I put my heart on the line. It’s nice to know that your inner beauty is just as attractive as your outer beauty. When: Saturday, June 5, 2010. Where: photo on my desk. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907507
Sunday, May 23 Dog River in Riverton: You were w/ your black lab. Dark hair, nice smile & tattoo on your back. I was w/ friends across the river (blonde) & you helped me cross back over when we left. Go there often; maybe see you again? When: Sunday, May 23, 2010. Where: Riverton. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #907498
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Amazing Sunrise. Beautiful. Like you. When: Friday, May 28, 2010. Where: not often enough, but I feel you. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #907512
Wash & spray Was short a quarter while trying to rewash my Jetta. You parked behind me in a tricked out red Civic. You exchanged my nickels & dimes for one. You then gave me a quarter 10 seconds later after the machine ate it. I said thank you again before I left. Can I pay you back for quarter w/ a drink? When: Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Where: Essex Junction. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907508
physical therapy To the prettiest receptionist I have ever seen. Your smile makes my day. Normally I only say good morning to you. Would love to say more. When: Monday, May 24, 2010. Where: Richmond. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907499
the ubiquitous City Market ISU I keep seeing you & wonder if the Universe wants us to know each other. You: bangs. Me: short. I’m just shy. When: Friday, May 21, 2010. Where: B-town City Market. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907489
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afro boy! Your hair is wild, kinda like you. I’m in love, but this you already knew. I see you every day, it’s perfect this way. Thank you for being YOU. When: Friday, May 28, 2010. Where: everywhere. You: Man. Me: Woman. #907513
Angel Sighting At North Beach! You had a delicious-looking tan & filled out that swimsuit beautifully ... Then I got a closer view & found the rest of you equally amazing. You: gorgeous(!), 20ish(?), pink 2-piece swimsuit, perfect tan, long brown hair, green Victoria’s Secret “PINK” shorts, w/ 2 girlfriends (who left in a blue SUV). Me: tall, blond guy, black shorts, checking you out. Please find this! When: Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Where: north (far) end of North Beach. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907509
Too shy You’re probably my best friend, but sometimes I wish we were more. When: Monday, May 24, 2010. Where: everywhere. You: Woman. Me: Man. #907500
Sexy twink boy higher ground Dude, every time I see you I get lost in thought of wow. Love it when you wear your tight go-go shorts & that bubble butt. You walk by me & run your hands down my abs. That was hot. Anytime, sexy, anytime. When: Sunday, May 16, 2010. Where: 3rd Sat. Higher Ground. You: Man. Me: Man. #907490