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Although I agree that we need to upgrade the streets and the traffic patterns [“How We Roll,” November 10], as a professional driver I am just as frustrated with the cyclists as I am with the pedestrians and other motorists. At any given time of the day or night, I am confronted with cyclists who can’t or won’t follow the basic traffic laws: operate on the wrong side of the road; go the wrong way on a one-way street; have few or no reflectors or lights. I have seen about one in 20 using hand signals. This is not the city’s fault but the fault of the person on the bike. If it were an automobile and the driver did some of the things that cyclists do all day, they would lose the privilege to drive and pay a large sum of money. What makes them any different than the rest of the people who share the road? I have seen cyclists at night, dressed in black, no lights or reflectors, screaming at drivers who did not see

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[Re: “Charged With Felony for Growing Pot, Mother Can’t Tell Jury It Was ‘Medical,’” November 17]: Due to the fact that the registry was not an option for Sue to have her son on, how can a judge say that it was the only thing wrong with her defense? As a wife of someone on the program, I can say that it helps with the pain, nausea and calming of mental-health issues such as depression and frustration of being in constant pain. While she may have broken the law by cultivating, I would do the same if I was in her shoes! Sometimes the law isn’t right, and to deny the right to explain her actions — right or wrong — is to deny her the right to defend herself adequately. I say, give her chance to tell the whole story and let the jury decide — not the judges. robin whalon burlingTOn

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[Re: “Vermont’s Homeless Problem Takes a Disturbing Turn: Squatting,” November 10]: The facts you presented both shocked me as well as hit home. Not only have I encountered many homeless people panhandling on the streets or on the sidewalks downtown, my family and I have a friend who’s currently homeless, and he’s crashing with us until he can get on his feet again. After all, we wouldn’t turn our backs on a friend and would hope that if ever we were in the same predicament, such an offer would be extended to us. The statistic showing the two-year jump of homeless children, in particular, was like a knife to my heart, as I have a 2-year-old of my own. I truly feel for the families with children who have no home to call their own. We feel the sting the following statement from your article demonstrates: “Rita Markley, executive director of COTS, blames the trend on a lack of affordable housing and the impact of the recession. For the past decade, she says, wages have remained flat, even as the price of health care, rent, utilities and gasoline continued to climb.” We’re currently on a waiting list for an apartment for low-income families, and I had to drop my insurance because I can no longer afford it. This is an issue that’s slowly gaining the attention it needs. I just hope that Governor-elect Peter Shumlin will take the steps necessary to provide help to the growing number of families in need.

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Law: Excuses that work — or don’t — when fighting a citation BY ANDY BROMAGE

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20 Saturday Drama Club Inspires Young Players The Governor and His Portraitist Share a Hometown Ceremony

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Sweet as Candy With gingerbread-house season suddenly upon us, No Strings Marionette Company’s brand-new production is particularly timely — and sweet. Handsome and Gretel, a whimsical rendition of the twisted Brothers Grimm tale, delivers a kid-friendly moral amid rod-and-string manipulations and storybook scenery. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 54

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Second Helpings Day-old Thanksgiving food is anything but stale when mixed with seasonal tales at Bear Pond Books. Besides, the homemade sweet-potato biscuits and pumpkin cookies are fresh out of the oven. Wordsmiths Leda Schubert, Willem Lange and WDEV’s Ken Squier captivate listeners in Storytelling & Leftovers.

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The Soprano A big name in opera music — or should we say a big voice? — visits Middlebury College this week with a brimming program. Dutch mezzosoprano Christianne Stotijn is known for stamping “every word with character,” according to London’s Times. Paired with German-born pianist Joseph Breinl, she’ll leave her mark on powerful compositions by Rachmaninoff, Mussorgsky, Grieg and more. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 57

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Dream Cycle All of The Winterlings’ folk songs reside in a season that duo Wolff Bowden and Amanda Birdsall define as “Nightwinter.” As Vermont nears its cold and quiet months, there’s no better time to catch their dreamy harmonies and simple sentiments in songs such as “All of the Good Things.” You’ll find them at the Skinny Pancake. SEE CLUB SPOTLIGHT ON PAGE 68

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Done That Take a peek at Sandra Berbeco’s “Been There” exhibition and you, too, may feel a rush of familiarity. But the lakeshores, mountains and sand dunes captured in acrylic on canvas are just a tad abstract; it’s “a surrealistic vision of my natural world,” the Shelburne artist explains in her statement. Pay her altered landscapes a visit at 215 College Gallery in Burlington.

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Key to Paradise With a lead pianist/vocalist who began tackling the ivories at age 5, it’s no wonder key-driven backdrops figure prominently in Eytan & the Embassy’s happy beats. The six-piece Brooklyn band delivers soul-powered pop-rock at Nectar’s on Saturday. Look for their debut album in early 2011. SEE CLUB LISTING ON PAGE 66

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another decade. Outgoing Republican Gov. JIM DOUGLAS is using his appointment power to lend a hand. The gov gets to appoint three members — one person from each major party — to the state’s seven-member reapportionment board. Then the parties themselves each get a pick. The chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court selects the committee’s chair. Douglas chose his former campaign manager and political whiz kid NEALE LUNDERVILLE for the Republican seat. For his Dem pick, he turned to FRANK CIOFFI, a charter member of the fan clubs known as “Democrats for Douglas” and “Democrats for Dubie.” On Tuesday, the gov named MEG BROOK as his Prog pick. And, no, she’s not part of some clandestine “Progressives for Douglas” club.

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Chief Justice PAUL REIBER, a Douglas appointee, tapped former State Rep. TOM LITTLE, a Republican, as the panel’s chairman. Party picks are former Vermont GOP executive director ROB ROPER; former Democratic Sen. GERRY GOSSENS from Addison County, and Hingtgen, whose seat was gerrymandered out of existence. The GOP hopes to avoid a similar fate in 2012. “I think the reapportionment board will take a very nonpartisan view and come up with districts that are fair,” said Mason. “I hope the legislature does the same.”

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Officially, Governor-elect PETER SHUMLIN doesn’t take the reins of state government until January 5. In the meantime, he’s rapidly assembling his “teams.” Last week, Shumlin announced his budget team. This week, he named his jobs team: LAWRENCE MILLER is commerce and community development secretary; CHUCK ROSS is agriculture secretary;

PATRICIA MOULTON POWDEN is deputy secretary of commerce, and ANNIE NOONAN will serve as labor commissioner. Miller founded Otter Creek Brewing and is the current CEO of Danforth Pewter; he’s also served as chairman of the Vermont Economic Progress Council, which oversees several taxcredit programs. Miller is as comfortable in conservative chamber-of-commerce circles as he is with the more liberal Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility crowd. “VBSR is encouraged that Gov. Shumlin has chosen a secretary of commerce who has direct experience in socially responsible businesses,” VBSR executive director ANDREA COHEN told “Fair Game.” “We welcome a new era of economic development which capitalizes on Vermont’s unique strengths — our Vermont brand and high quality of life.” Ross is a former state lawmaker and longtime aide to U.S. Sen. PATRICK LEAHY (D-VT). Well liked and connected, his appointment was praised by the advocacy group Rural Vermont and the current ag secretary ROGER ALLBEE. Moulton Powden held several jobs in the Douglas administration, including labor commissioner. Shumlin plucked her from the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, where she was vice president of public affairs. Noonan is the former executive director of the Vermont State Employees Association, the union that represents state workers. Wow, a labor commissioner with a background in labor. With four secretary-level appointments under his belt, Shumlin has three more to make: in human services, natural resources and transportation. Party liberals hope he’ll find a place for State Sen. DOUG RACINE (D-Chittenden), who lost to Shumlin in the Democratic primary by just 203 votes. Racine told “Fair Game” he is interested in working for Shumlin, and the two have talked several times. “I think Peter has put together a very interesting team so far, and I think it shows that he’s focused on the themes of the campaign: tackling a tough budget and creating jobs,” Racine said. On Monday, Shumlin told reporters: “Nobody will get hired in this administration who can’t answer the question ‘What are you going to do to create jobs for Vermonters?’”

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How many of his defeated Dem rivals will land jobs in Shumlin’s administration? Outgoing Secretary of State Deb Markowitz is rumored to be his top pick for state treasurer. Treasurer Jeb SpaulDing will step down shortly after being sworn in so he can be Shumlin’s right-hand man as secretary of administration. And so that Douglas can’t appoint his own man, or woman, to Spaulding’s job.

out of retirement to take on the socialist. If the GOP won six more seats in 2012, it could control the U.S. Senate. Beating Bernie is unlikely, though, given that he’s arguably the best grassroots campaigner in modern politics. Another key factor is who else will be up for reelection that November: Obama, a Democratic president, Shumlin, a Democratic governor, and Welch, the state’s lone Democrat in the U.S. House.

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It’s gratifying to see the rest of the Vermont media picking up a story “Fair Game” first reported in August: the sorry state of Vermont’s social safety net as a result of budget cuts, layoffs and ham-handed bureaucratic “fixes.” Thousands of people have either been denied benefits, kicked off programs or failed to be properly processed within an acceptable time frame. It’s not just irresponsible. It’s illegal. Vermont Legal Aid, the nonprofit law firm that represents the poor, elderly and disabled, has met with outgoing Department for Children and Families Commissioner Steve Dale to let him know the state is in violation of state and federal law. In 1994 Legal Aid successfully sued the state for similar shortcomings. At the time, the state was failing to process 15 percent of all food stamp and welfare applications within 30 days. Today, the state is failing to process 35 percent of applications within 30 days, 15 percent of applications within 45 days, and about 10 percent before 60 days. “That’s just not good enough. They should be getting to 100 percent in 30 days,” said kirStin Schoonover, the lead Legal Aid attorney on the case. “I think the commissioner agrees, but the question is, how are they going to fix it?” Dale told “Fair Game” that the state has hired almost 30 temporary, full-time workers to process more paperwork. The two sides will meet again on December 9 to determine the state’s progress.

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localmatters Comedian or Criminal? How a Vermonter Got Arrested for Threatening Obama As a standup comedian, Vermonter Chris King made a living by pushing the limits of free speech. But the 43-year-old resident of Bellows Falls crossed the line when he threatened on Twitter to kill President Obama. On October 8, U.S. Secret Service agents arrested King for violating the federal law formally known as Threats Against President and Successors to the Presidency. The gist: Anyone who knowingly threatens to take the life of, kidnap or inflict bodily harm to the president, vice president or others in the line of succession faces up to five years in jail. According to published reports, King, an honorably discharged Navy veteran, once lived in Orlando, Fla., where his comedy routine included off-color jokes about the 9/11 terror attacks, his penis and being a gay man. In 2004 the Orlando Sentinel called King “a dour-looking guy with a sardonic sense of humor and the ability to make a room erupt in laughter in no time flat.” But nobody found it humorous when, in August, King started tweeting a series of menacing messages to the White House — from @SmellyOlTerriss. The tweet that got him arraigned last month in Burlington reads, “I am dying inside. And I am plainly stating to you that I am going to kill the president.” A review of court records and his blog reveals King, who is believed to suffer from mental illness, has been leveling veiled threats against elected officials for years. On his blog, King states he believes 9/11 was an inside job and that his work in uncovering the truth landed him on a “terrorism watch list,” which in turn left him unable to earn a living. “As a result of my audience’s reluctance to financially involve themselves with someone with the designation of ‘terrorist,’

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my audience do not feel comfortable buying their tickets to my show,” King writes in a letter to U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy that is posted on his blog. “As a result, my house is now in foreclosure ... I am unable to pay for required medical care.” The White House receives threats against the president’s life by the thousands, but it’s apparently rare that a Vermonter is implicated in one. Assistant U.S. Attorney Barbara Masterson recalls only one other case of a Vermonter being charged for presidential threats: the 2007 arrest of Stephen Dees Sr. for threatening in an email to strangle former First Lady Barbara Bush with a plastic bag. A transient who was ultimately found incompetent to stand trial, Dees apparently blamed Bush and her husband’s administration for the death of his father, a combat veteran. Read literally, the threats-againstthe-president statute could apply to someone overheard mouthing off in a bar, Masterson says, though authorities aim to prosecute only those individuals deemed to pose credible threats. In King’s case, Masterson says a combination of factors — his repeated threats online, his mental condition and the fact that he owned guns — persuaded authorities he posed a risk. There’s no indication King attempted to carry out his threats against Obama, according to Masterson. But he did travel to Washington, D.C., in late June — a trip that is documented on video at King’s Ustream page. David Carle, spokesman for Sen. Leahy, tells Seven Days that King showed up at the Capitol, looking for Leahy, on June 28 — the opening day of Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings. Carle wasn’t sure whether King made it into the room where Leahy was chairing

the hearings, but says he later showed up at Leahy’s Senate office. There, King met with Leahy’s deputy chief of staff, who gave King $10 for breakfast because she worried he looked too thin, Carle says. On his own video, King films himself standing outside Leahy’s office in the Russell Senate Office Building, saying, “I feel like Truman in The Truman Show. I’ve been spied on for five years now and I’ve figured out my environment and I just decided to stop playing games.” King’s public defender, Steven Barth, isn’t claiming King’s threats were a gag. But he says, “The threat must be a ‘true threat’ as opposed to political hyperbole, no matter how offensive or vituperative.” While acknowledging there is “a mental health component to this case,” Barth argues that King’s antigovernment blog posts were “not simply a delusional stream of consciousness but, instead, a comment on U.S. practices grounded in documented fact.” Barth says a hearing scheduled for next Monday will determine whether King should be reviewed for competency or released from jail into a mental health

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treatment facility. King’s are the latest in a string of death threats sent to Obama via Twitter. The news website Gawker has coined the term “death tweet” and documented at least two other cases, including a Secret Service investigation of conservative blogger Solly Forell, who wrote, “The next #American with a #Clear #Shot should drop #Obama like a bad habit.” King, who moved back to Vermont in 2005 to care for his sick father, himself picked up on the trend in 2009, linking on his blog to a story about an Oklahoma man arrested for threatening mass murder at a Tea Party rally via Twitter. “What does it take to get arrested around here? I have said way worse things,” King wrote in response on April 26, 2009. “Here’s one for starters, something that I said about George Bush: Ahem: ‘I openly advocate the immediate killing of the president by any means available.’” Two days earlier, King advocated on his blog the execution of every member of Congress. “I think that to bring decency to Washington, you’d have to dig a COMEdiAn OR CRiMinAL?

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its northern and southern edges. It’s that characteristic that makes Vermont settlements like Hinesburg increasingly unique and appealing, Bruhn observes — and increasingly endangered. The site Hannaford wants to build on is zoned commercial, but Bruhn worries about “the impact that store would have on the village center.” Hinesburg is already well served by a community grocery store, Bruhn says — Lantman’s, a nearly 90-yearold local institution. Hinesburg’s population has grown 6 percent in the last decade, from 4340 to 4629. But that’s “no reason to have another store,” Bruhn says, acknowledging that the Preservation Trust would oppose a Hannaford in Hinesburg no matter where it was situated or what it looked like. Lantman’s enjoys considerable loyalty among Hinesburg residents. It’s “more than a grocery store,” says Kielman. “It’s like a large general store.” The roughly 12,000-square-foot store was bustling with shoppers last Saturday, many of

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ot since Walmart won Williston 15 years ago has Chittenden County seen a development battle as ferocious as the one brewing in Hinesburg over a proposed Hannaford supermarket. The Maine-based chain wants to build a store in the heart of Hinesburg village, which has largely avoided the chain-store sprawl evident in several suburban communities around Burlington. Hannaford has 173 stores in New England and New York, five of which are in Burlington, Williston, Essex Junction and South Burlington. Opponents argue that the character of the traditional Vermont village will be destroyed by a 36,000-square-foot store and the truck and car traffic it will generate. “We’re right on the edge of seeing real damage to the Vermont brand,” says Paul Bruhn, director of the Preservation Trust of Vermont. “Our brand is the best and most important economic advantage we have.” The other side answers with accusations of elitism. Pro-Hannaford locals argue the proposed downtown supermarket will benefit lower-income shoppers with convenience, lower prices and wider selection. Competition and choice are integral to a healthy economy and to socioeconomic diversity, they say. The $5 million development would also bring some obvious benefits to the town in the form of 94 jobs — 31 full time, 63 part time — and around $56,000 a year in property-tax revenues. The store’s proposed location, toward the rear of an existing mini-mall on Commerce Street, is not problem-free. It had been identified as a possible site for a village green, notes architect Rolf Kielman, who chairs an advisory group on the future of Hinesburg. The site may also have some wetlands, according to Jean Isham, chair of the Hinesburg Planning Commission. Adding to the town’s anti-chainstore anxiety is the imminent development of an 11,500-square-foot Kinney Drugs directly across from the mini-mall where Hannaford would be built. A long permitting process forced the drug store to make some major

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he big campaign-finance story in Vermont’s recent general election was the influence of outof-state money in the governor’s race. Largely overlooked in expenditure comparisons between Green Mountain Prosperity (funded by the Republican Governors Association) and Green Mountain Future (funded by the Democratic Governors Association) was the Green Mountain of Cash spent on Vermont’s races. Since 1988, candidates for the state Senate, House of

Representatives or county offices who spend or receive $500 or more must file campaign-finance reports with the Vermont secretary of state. This week, Seven Days took a look at the 50 Senate candidates who submitted final finance reports — only Richard Jeroloman, an independent from Burlington, filed a report showing that he rwwaised nothing and spent nothing. We wanted to know: Who were the biggest spenders? Was there a correlation between dollars and votes? Which candidates realized the best “returns on investment”? m

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I’d already decided to refuse the new scans before I knew I would be getting a tiny titanium marker implanted earlier this week in a breast biopsy. If the lump is benign, the clip stays in place to track its size. God willing, I’m in for a lifetime of false alarms. According to the docs, the clips won’t set off metal detectors. But I’m guessing they will show up on the Nudi-scans, so I’d have to get “patted” every time I fly anyway. And what if I do have a lumpectomy between now and Christmas? Will a surgeon’s note suffice to inform TSA agents that U Can’t Touch This? To avoid nonconsensual contact, I may just strip down to my Victoria’s Secrets and show

my scar. In public. No private peep show. I have nothing to hide; I just want to be with my family for the holidays. Since 9/11, the U.S. has continued to redefine airline security in reaction to the latest terrorist plot. To fly, we must prove we’re not employing tools of previously foiled evildoers. We have to pitch potentially petroleum-spiked Poland Spring, doff dynamite-concealing Danskos and toss Ziplocked tiny tubes of toothpaste into filthy plastic bins. It’s so yesterday! Is there a more effective way to ascertain that innocent travelers haven’t joined Al-Qaeda? U.S. Customs and Border Patrol manages it pretty easily every time I return from mom’s house in Québec. During a minute or so of chitchat, the agent assesses my demeanor and credibility. Does a flicker in my Irish eyes mean I have Osama bin Laden in my trunk? Or do I just want to get home to do laundry? Israel has the world’s toughest airline security. Its core technique is asking simple questions. El Al’s former security chief, Isaac Yeffet, asserts, “The best technology in the world cannot replace the qualified and well-trained human being.” The Israelis interview every passenger, quickly identifying the “99.99 percent who are bona fide travelers,” says Yeffet. Only the few whose answers don’t add up get further screening. America’s understandable post-9/11 paranoia drives us to seek foolproof technological solutions that simply don’t exist. Burlington should just say no to the scanners, as New York City councilman David Greenfield is proposing to do in the Big Apple. If we don’t draw the line now, next year’s Booty Bomber will have the TSA wanting to administer colonoscopies before every flight. m Outraged, or merely curious, about something? send your burning question to wtf@sevendaysvt.com.

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owners of Arentzen & in Burlington, are trying out an unconventional way to keep afloat in an unforgiving economy: a CSArt. “The CSA for agriculture makes so much sense,” Ohlander says of community-supported agriculture. “It resonates well with us; we invested in all this, we believe in what we do. We want to spread the passion, the joy of what we do.” The CSArt works like this: Members can invest at different levels — from $300 to $1500 annually — and four times a year receive a selection of seasonal glass art, from vases and ornaments to wine glasses, salad bowls and pitchers, or take glassblowing classes. “This is a serious business,” Ohlander says. “There’s a big overhead. The furnace has to be on all the time. To be able to plan our production is amazing, it takes off so much pressure.” To encourage the public to engage with the glassmaking process, the married artists are consolidating their

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responsible for the workshop’s new name. “I was seeking some clarity last summer, sitting in Sweden overlooking a lake,” she says. That’s when her husband called and told her about the space. The architectural term is pronounced “clear story.” Working on glass with Arentzen “is a little bit like dancing,” Ohlander says. “You’ve got the flow of the moment, you only have a certain amount of time, you have to trust the other person.” To create a piece of graal — using a Swedish technique developed in the 1920s and one of the couple’s specialties — Arentzen begins with a small, colored glass egg. His wife then covers it in protective matting and carves an illustration onto the surface of the egg. Then she gives it back to Arentzen, who reheats the egg, blowing it up like a balloon until it “hatches” as a bowl or vase. It’s difficult to know exactly the size and shape the piece will take, and how the illustrations will expand,

business — which also includes glass production, a shop, glassmaking classes and events — into a single workshop in the Howard Space behind Speeder & Earl’s on Pine Street. The new space will be called Clear Story Arts. On pick-up nights, members will be treated to an artist demonstration at the workshop, and Ohlander says she might toss some pizzas into the annealer, the oven used to slowly bring down the temperature of a finished glass piece. The one at Clear Story is painted to resemble the flag of Ohlander’s native Sweden, where the couple met. The studio, with its brick walls and vine-covered windows, will be open to the public five days a week so visitors can see how the glass is made and feel the furnace’s heat. The new space is small but airy, thanks to the row of clerestory windows along a raised section of the roof. Those windows are also

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he play’s the thing for kids attending the 333’s Saturday Drama Club. That is, one original play that’s produced — from fresh idea to rehearsal to performance — every Saturday during the gang’s 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. gathering. The 333 refers to the North Winooski Avenue address of Very Merry Theatre (VMT). There, under the direction of teaching artist Trisha Denton, youth 6 years old and up have been dropping by nearly every Saturday for just over a year to get swept up in creative, and at times chaotic, collaboration. Denton’s club is her answer to VMT executive director Don Wright’s call to promote the space as a safe venue. He wanted kids to be able to show up and know that “there was going to be someone there who would have something to offer them,” says Denton. A mom who hails from Detroit, Denton is skilled in the circus arts. She offers her young charges an alternative to the kinds of theater education they may receive in school. As the Goddard College grad describes her approach,

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present — the souls are restored to corporeal form in time to learn valuable life lessons. Some lighting and musical touches add a thin coat of polish to the production, thanks to Denton’s volunteer teen helpers Emma Friend and Ryan Canaday. But if a line is dropped here and there, or an actor hears Denton whisper, “BFB” — code for “big fat booty,” which is in turn code for “your backside is to the audience” — the audience doesn’t seem to mind. One attendee is becky WiGGlesWorth, whose 6-year-old son, finn Verdonk, is among the performers. The Jericho mom notes that, since Finn has been attending the Saturday sessions, he projects his voice more strongly offstage. She adds that Finn was already a pretty creative kid and fond of acting before he hooked up with the VMT camp last summer, and then with the Saturday Drama Club. The drop-in dimension of Denton’s initiative gives him a chance to connect with new kids while building on his skills. What’s more, because Finn has

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seminal fluid contains dozens of signaling factors, including hormones, neurotransmitters and so on. Some male flies package “antiaphrodisiacs” with their sperm that put a female permanently off sex. I personally can believe this works. If I’m female, sex with a fly isn’t something I’m doing twice. The question is whether any mood change due to semen is enough to make a difference in humans, considering the wide range of things that contribute to happiness. Let’s suppose you’re a straight woman. Which type of sex partner do you think is going to have a more positive impact on your state of mind: a guy who’s thoughtful, takes his time and uses a condom, or one who climbs aboard bareback, drops his sperm packet, then goes to sleep?

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unprotected, nonmonogamous sex doesn’t seem like a promising road to happiness. Gallup conceded this. Your second may be that there are alternative explanations why a woman using condoms might not be all that cheerful, the most obvious being that condom use suggests a prevalence of one-night stands, which is not everyone’s idea of a great sex life. Gallup’s team discounted this possibility. According to their analysis, women in long-term relationships didn’t seem to be any more or less chipper than women who weren’t. Some other possible factors: • The always-rubbered got it on only half as often as the never-rubbered. Less sex, more depression, right? Yet Gallup found no relation between mood and sex frequency among cases where condom use was the same. • Maybe oral contraceptives (used by 70 percent of the no-condom group ) somehow enhance mood. Gallup looked for such effects in his sample and found none. • Condom users may just tend to be nervous, or otherwise unhappy. A 1983 study (Leary and Dobbins) found socially anxious women were twice as likely to use condoms. OK, that may predate AIDS-era attitudes about condoms, but a 2008 paper (Costa and Brody) saw a positive correlation between women’s condom use and worse mental health overall. Other studies seem to contradict Gallup’s findings. For example, a recent analysis of nearly 6000 survey respondents (Mota et al. 2010) found poorer mental health among never-married people (female and male) who never or rarely used condoms.

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the place. “Don’t-ask-don’t-tell” looks as impervious to attack as a mine-resistant, ambush-protected armored vehicle. • “Comprehensive” sex education promotes abstinence. • Abortion is unavailable in most of the U.S., and the situation is about to get worse. Congress inaugurates an additional 44 anti-choice representatives (and eight fewer pro-choice ones) and six new anti-choice senators in 2011, strengthening anti-choice majorities in both chambers. Even if health care reform survives, its exclusion of abortion coverage from government-endorsed insurance plans will lead more companies to drop elective pregnancy termination from their policies, and it will become unaffordable to almost everyone, insured or uninsured. • Gays and lesbians are affiliating with every political constituency — and they’re telling the GOP and the Tea Party not to support gay rights! This fall, the fiscally conservative group GOProud implored candidates to stick to economics and shut up about “divisive” social issues like homosexuality. • Even Sarah Palin calls herself a feminist.

(3) They have become unnecessary (2, only worse).

• Religiosity and cultural conservatism have so thoroughly infused American politics that “family values” are invisible and hegemonic, like whiteness. No national candidate of any stripe, and few local ones, can win an election without parading a strong “faith.” • Religious groups are quietly gaining political and economic rights. In 2005,

the Internal Revenue Service gave the Christian Coalition tax-exempt status, even though the organization stated in its application that it would distribute voter guides in churches. Following the 2000 Supreme Court ruling in Mitchell v. Helms that tax-funded vouchers could be used for religious schools, many similar cases have been decided on the principle that denying faith-based organizations government money is a form of religious discrimination. This notion, many Constitutional scholars say, turns the First Amendment prohibition of the state establishment of religion — as well as legal precedent until 2000 — on its head. Case in point: On the Supreme Court’s current docket is a challenge to the constitutionality of tax credits for donors to the Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization. Our Democratic president is siding with the Christians. • Americans increasingly equate God with country — and American exceptionalism. In a recent survey by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution, almost six in 10 respondents agreed with the statement “God has granted America a special role in human history.” And never mind the responsibility religion holds for much of the bloodshed in human history — from the Crusades to the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts — they trust religion above democracy: fFfty-six percent believed that “if enough people had a personal relationship with God, social problems would take care of themselves.” The Right embraces families (Family Research Council). The Left embraces families (Working Families Party).

Even the movement formerly known as Queer Liberation embraces families and that other family value, warmongering. What’s the GLBTQ agenda? Marriage and military service. Indeed, the word “family” has supplanted all other positive appellations for citizens, Americans or people. The only word vying for its vaunted place in political discourse is “taxpayers.” And now that fiscal and moral conservatives have joined hands, the two are interchangeable. What happens if family values triumph? The short answer: Families — and all other collections of persons or persons on their own — are fucked. Cut Social Security and other “intrusive” government programs? You’ll be supporting Mom and Dad. Defund contraceptive services and outlaw abortion? Maternal death and teenage motherhood will climb. Replace public assistance with private charity? Here come hunger, child neglect, poorhouses — the possibilities are endless. But, hey, I’ve just learned that Thanksgiving is the happiest day of the year. So, over the river and through the woods, my friends! And when you get there, refrain from instructing your sister on the proper way to discipline her insufferable children. Compliment your mother on those disgusting marshmallow-candied yams. Drag yourself away from the television and raise a glass with your family. Treat them kindly. Because soon, they may be all you’ve got. m “Poli Psy” is a monthly column by Judith Levine. Got a comment on this story? Contact levine@sevendaysvt.com.

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• A 2009 study by Columbia University political scientist Jeffrey Lax finds that legalization of same-sex marriage is only a matter of time: “If policy were set by state-by-state majorities of those 65 or older, none would allow same-sex marriage. If policy were set by those under 30, only 12 states would not allow same-sex marriage,” he concluded. • Solid majorities of parents and students support comprehensive sex education and oppose abstinence-only. • The U.S. is enjoying a feminist renaissance. Even Sarah Palin calls herself a feminist. • Gays and lesbians are affiliating with every political constituency, including the GOP and the Tea Party. • Transgendered people, though still the objects of discrimination and violence, are visible enough in the mainstream media to win both sympathetic treatment and equal-opportunity parody.

(2) They’ve already won. • Gay kids are killing themselves all over

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ABC’s 2007 heartstrings tugger about transgendered children featured attractive parents who are “allowing their children to live in the gender they identify with in order to save them from a future of heartache and pain.” And this May, the father of the crude sexist Glenn Quagmire on “Family Guy” came out as a woman trapped in a man’s body. • And opposition to abortion and samesex marriage? So potentially alienating to independent voters are these positions that, with a few loudmouthed exceptions, 2010’s conservative candidates avoided mentioning them.

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s this column appears in print, on Thanksgiving eve, many of you will be preparing for the annual ritual of regression to infantile relational patterns fueled by massive intakes of “comfort foods,” bouts of neurotic aggression abetted by alcohol and football watching, potentially fatal truth telling as a side effect of turkey-borne tryptophan narcosis, and retrospective depression brought on by the whole thing. Which leads me to free-associate: Whatever happened to “family values”? I speak not of values held by any individual family, of course, but of the canon of pro-“traditional-” (that is, patriarchal) marriage, anti-choice, anti-gay, antiscience evangelical Christianity that rose to power in the last decades of the 20th century. Time was a pronouncement from Pat Robertson was front-page news. As late as 2004, pundits attributed Bush’s victory to the strength of “moral-values voters.” But quick: Who’s the head of the Family Research Council now? What is the Family Research Council? Can you even dredge that up from your political memory, where it’s buried under bailouts and oil spills, terrorists and deficits? Why haven’t we heard from the moral majority lately? I have a few theses:

It means those people are not calling 911. And that’s his goal each night: to divert the nonemergency calls made by people who don’t need a cop, firefighter or paramedic, just someone to pay attention to them once the sun goes down.

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Justin Verette is a half hour into his shift, and “Chrissie” is already lighting up his cellphone like a pinball machine. His phone rings every few minutes, but for now he’s letting the calls go to voicemail. Verette, a clinical interventionist with the HowardCenter’s street outreach team in Burlington, needs to get debriefed on the day’s events before hitting the streets. Verette won’t let Chrissie’s calls go unanswered for long. She’s a “well-known cutter” with a personality disorder and a history of deliberately hurting herself for attention. If he doesn’t call her back soon, she’s likely to show up downtown, bloody and needing an ambulance. Chrissie isn’t a familiar face only to the street outreach team. She’s also well known to the police department, fire department, emergency room, county jail and psychiatric unit at Fletcher Allen Health Care. In fact, of the top 25 users of Burlington’s emergency services, Chrissie is No. 1. And that makes her a top priority for Verette. Chrissie’s isn’t the only name lighting up Verette’s phone. A half dozen other clients who know his work schedule are clamoring for his attention, too. (Pseudonyms are used in this story for all of Verette’s clients to protect their privacy.) Over the next eight hours, Verette will triage as many as 50 calls from a handful of individuals just like Chrissie. Some will call repeatedly, even after he’s called them back or paid them visits. Calls from police dispatch always gets first priority, as do clients in crisis and individuals who are threatening to do something to elicit an emergency response, such as kicking in storefront windows, overdosing on their meds, punching a cop or — Chrissie’s modus operandi — slashing their wrists. Matt Young, Verette’s supervisor, has been a street outreach worker in Burlington for more than a decade.

3:45 p.m. Verette and Young are in the

outreach team’s downtown office on College Street finishing up “crossover.” It’s an opportunity for Young, who works the day shift, to update Verette and tell him what to expect that night. On a recent weeknight, Young allows me to tag along with Verette and observe him in action. Together, they review the daily censuses from the state hospital in Waterbury, the psych unit at Fletcher Allen, the county jail in South Burlington, and a handful of other lockups and drugrehab centers around the state. Essentially, they’re looking for anyone who’s expected to show up in Burlington and start a poppy show. On their radar tonight is a 20-yearold homeless man Verette knows from his years of doing street outreach for Spectrum Youth & Family Services. The young man, who’s had several recent runins with police, is now showing signs of paranoid schizophrenia. Although the man’s family has a history of mental illness, Young suspects he may also be using psychotropic drugs, which muddy the picture. Like many of Young’s regulars, the youth is deeply resistant to the idea of treatment. “We may have to let nature take its course,” Young says. “The police will probably get him on outstanding warrants.” Once that happens, he explains, the court can use the man’s criminal charges as leverage to get him treated. Though the criminal-justice system can be one way to connect individuals with psychiatric care, it’s not the most economical one. “The last thing the courts want is someone in there on a poppy-show violation,” Young says. “So, we let the poppy show play out with us instead.” Verette, 34, is a big, burly bear of

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He’s adopted an old Caribbean phrase to describe these attention-seeking behaviors: “poppy show.” Traditionally a poppy show refers to any behavior that’s ridiculous or embarassing, but the expression isn’t meant to show disrespect toward clients, Young emphasizes. Poppy show is a catch-all phrase for the disturbances, histrionics and nuisance complaints that needlessly consume the time and resources of Burlington’s emergency responders. Most are nonemergencies involving people who suffer from mental illness, substance abuse or other unmet social-service needs. Together, these “high-service”

individuals don’t just wear on the patience of Burlington’s emergency responders and take a toll on staff morale; they also cost taxpayers literally millions of dollars each year in lost time and resources. Who stars in the poppy show? The Old North End resident who calls the cops whenever she smells her neighbor smoking a cigarette. The schizophrenic who whacks passersby on Church Street with a loaf of Italian bread. The paranoid shut-in who calls the FBI repeatedly to report that aliens are frying his internal organs with a microwave ray gun mounted atop city hall. Actually, tonight’s steady stream of calls to Verette is a good sign.

a guy with short black hair, a goatee, fiveo’clock shadow and arms tattooed in dark, spiderweb patterns. For years he worked for Spectrum, reaching out to homeless teens on the streets of Burlington. Much of Verette’s street cred with clients comes from his intimate understanding of their lifestyles. A California native, he grew up in Modesto and spent summers in Los Angeles. When Verette was 14, his stepfather tossed him out of the house for getting his ear pierced. In high school, Verette got into drugs for several years, then tried his hand at college. That didn’t work out. Eventually, he ended up living on the streets of Santa Cruz, sleeping on beaches, in backyards, in friends’ closets or in his car. Verette finally hit bottom at 24. Ironically, it was the homeless people he’d met, he says, who most inspired him to clean up his act and turn his life around.

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drives to his first appointment: Chrissie. For his first few months on the job, which started in November 2009, Verette rode

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him, but it didn’t take me long to learn to trust him.” She mentions one night when she didn’t call Verette for fear of angering him. “Correct me if I’m wrong,” Verette replies, in a judicious tone, “but that’s because I had just talked to you, and then, 15 minutes later, I was in a cruiser and I heard your name over the radio because you’d just called up to say you’d taken an OD.” “That was the second time I overdosed,” she confesses. I ask Chrissie why nights are so hard for her. “Well, I’m scared of the dark, and there’s more idle time,” she explains. “I just have anxieties that come out at night, and I start to get paranoid … I used to go weeks without sleeping. The nighttime is something I really dread.” Chrissie admits she and Justin meet “just about every night.” “Technically, she’s only supposed to get about a half hour every day,” Verette adds, “but I’m such a pushover, I let it slide.” “I’m manipulative,” she answers with a guilty smile. We stop at a Starbucks on Shelburne Road in South Burlington and go inside. It’s their nightly routine: Verette buys her a cup of coffee, they chitchat about her day, and he asks about whatever’s been bothering her. Sometimes, she says, they play “punch buggy.” Outside in the parking lot, Chrissie spots a red VW bug and slugs Verette in the arm. “Punch buggy red!” she shouts triumphantly. “You know, you just started a war,” he says, rubbing his shoulder in mock pain. We drive around town for another 20 minutes, making small talk, before returning to Chrissie’s apartment. She’s reluctant to leave, but Verette promises to touch base with her before his shift ends. For an observer, it’s hard to gauge the impact of his visit on Chrissie. She’s upbeat when we leave her, and Verette is the only person she hit. According to the BPD, Chrissie logged fewer than half as many incidents between January and June of this year compared with the same period last year. Whether those improvements are due to Verette, other street outreach workers or the other clinicians assigned to her case is impossible to determine. Verette cautions that, with someone like Chrissie, things are good until they’re not. “Not every night is like this,” he adds.

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Next, Schirling pulls out his list of the city’s top 25 high-service individuals. Essentially, it’s Verette’s client list. “These are million-dollar people. Each one, a million dollars a year,” Schirling says. “There are people on this list who we deal with every day. That go to the emergency room every day. We transport them there, because they’ve got to go there before they go to detox or a shelter.” Scratch even one name off that list, he says, and Verette’s job has more than paid for itself.

with officers in their cruisers. According to Young, the success of the position — the only one of its kind in the state — is predicated on Verette’s ability to gain officers’ trust and respect. Thus far, Verette appears to be succeeding. Based on internal departmental surveys, two-thirds of BPD cops have used his services, and, of those, most say he’s helped reduce their workloads. Their No. 1 suggestion: Hire more people to do his job. Equally important: Verette seems to have established a good rapport with the population who overuse the system. These days, Verette drives his own car so he can see clients at will and answer calls anywhere in the city. As we approach an apartment building near the University of Vermont, he calls Chrissie to tell her we’re about to pick her up. The promise of riding in his car is an incentive he uses to keep her out of trouble. “I know you’re waiting for me. Sorry, I saw that you called, but I’ve been busy!” he tells her in a tone suggestive of a parent cheering a mopey child. “Hey, no farting in my car tonight, OK?” he adds playfully. Outside Chrissie’s apartment, Verette gives me the rundown on her history. Before he started working with her a year ago, she was calling 911 10 to 15 times a night. Or she’d just show up in the ER for no apparent reason. Often, she would refuse to leave until staff had her arrested. Chrissie was there so often that the hospital obtained a trespass order barring her from the premises unless she arrived by ambulance. Like many of Verette’s clients, Chrissie has been homeless before and tends to be more active at night, when there aren’t as many support systems to help quiet her demons. Chrissie gets in the front seat, and we drive off. She’s 38, stocky and speaks with a slow, slurred, almost monotone voice. I ask her what life was like before she met Verette. “I was spending long periods of time in jail,” she says. “Before he came, I was very suicidal. I’d literally catch my arms on fire or take a lot of pills. When I first met him, I slit my wrists a few times … I’ve only been arrested four times since Justin started working with me.” As we drive south on Shelburne Road, Chrissie ticks off a list of hospitals, psych facilities and jails she’s been in. She also talks about her “trust issues” with cops. “I used to hurt the police … but I don’t hurt them anymore,” she explains. “I also got really mad at Justin when I first met

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station for 5 p.m. roll call. Though he’s technically a HowardCenter employee, Verette’s 30-month position is funded through the Burlington PD with a $147,000 federal stimulus grant. If that sounds like a lot of money to create just one job, Police Chief Mike Schirling, who advocated for Verette’s position, has crunched the numbers to prove otherwise. As Schirling explains, about 85 percent of his officers’ work is not criminal investigations but nuisance calls that haven’t yet risen to the level of crimes. Of those, the vast majority are driven by mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse, or other problems in the household, such as poor parenting skills, lack of education and dysfunctional relationships. Schirling produces a chart showing the breakdown of expenses that resulted from one actual “low-level user” of the city’s emergency services — a female offender who was released from correctional custody during a 15-week period from June 1 to September 14. Although she has several “co-occurring disorders,” including mental illness and substance abuse, none is serious enough to warrant court-ordered institutionalization or drug rehab. Using very conservative estimates, Schirling tallied up the cost of her contacts with the city’s emergency services over those 15 weeks. They included 11 police responses, three ambulance rides, three emergency-room visits, four criminal charges (including prosecutors, defense attorneys and court costs), four transports to jail and several days of incarceration.

The total cost to taxpayers for this woman’s 15-week stint in Burlington: $17,900. Extrapolate that figure to a full year, Schirling says, and the cost to the system would be more than $66,000. By comparison, a Burlington police officer’s starting salary is $42,500. Schirling deliberately lowballed the expenses to about a quarter of their true price. He also didn’t include such expenses as departmental overhead, employee benefits or office supplies. “We didn’t want to be accused of inflating the numbers,” he says.

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Winooski Avenue so Verette can pick up sodas and chips for his next appointment: a mother and daughter living in the Old North End. According to Verette, they’re “very obsessed” with the Burlington police. In the past, they would call the police repeatedly to complain about neighbors and request responses from specific officers they like. “Now, they call me at least 15 times a day,” Verette says. “There are definitely personality disorders there, but they’ve never been diagnosed.” We park outside a shoddy-looking duplex off North Street and knock at the first-floor apartment. Inside, “Beatrice,” the daughter, and “Marilyn,” the mom, are seated in a small kitchen that’s overdue for a cleaning. Atop the refrigerator sits a massive teddy bear. “JUSTIN VERETTE” is scrawled across its fuzzy belly in purple marker. Marilyn is a short woman who speaks excitedly with a heavy Vermont accent. After we exchange pleasantries, she lowers her voice and whispers, “The neighbors are doing drugs.” Beatrice sits at the kitchen table. She tears open the bag of chips Verette brought her and mostly ignores the conversation. Carved over and over into the wooden tabletop are the same letters. Later, Verette explains they’re the initials of the women’s favorite Burlington cop. Verette spends about 20 minutes here, mostly making small talk. Beatrice discusses some of her favorite horror movies while Marilyn instructs him in how to make a mayonnaise cake. After some playful banter, Verette gently steers the conversation toward a

serious subject: their finances. Like many of his clients, Marilyn and Beatrice often burn through their disability checks before the month is over. “With how much money you guys are getting each month, I’d kind of like to experiment with something different,” he says, “so you can buy groceries in the first half of the month and have something left over for the second half.” “OK,” says Marilyn, sounding unconvinced. Beatrice, who seems oblivious to the discussion, leaves the room. “Ma? Where are my 3-D glasses?” Checking the time, Verette promises to call again before his shift ends. Before he leaves, Beatrice blurts, “Justin is like a brother to me.”

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“Obama, whom I support very strongly, has aided and abetted in the cover-up of the real damage of the spill,” Cavnar says in his native-Texan twang. The president had “overreacted” to the Bush administration’s complicity with the oil industry, Cavnar suggests. A purge of officials cozy with companies such as BP left the new administration without the expertise needed to respond effectively to what was happening in the Gulf: “There was no one in the White House who understood the depth of this disaster.” As a result, Obama and his energy team became “100 percent dependent on BP” for staunching the spill and managing the cleanup, Cavnar adds. It was a political partnership, too. BP and the administration “had a common interest in getting the whole thing off of television as fast as they could.” In this they have succeeded. The attention-deficient mainstream media today ignore a story that they covered

saturation-style for much of the summer. Margo Baldwin, was for Cavnar to write Because the oil is now largely out of a book about U.S. energy policy. Within sight, it’s also out of mind for media. a couple of weeks of the BP blowout, But most of the oil that gushed from however, that topic had been replaced BP’s woebegone well has not been re- by the one examined in Disaster on the covered, burned off or bombarded with Horizon. Holed up in Houston, Cavnar toxic dispersants, Cavnar says. He cites hammered out a manuscript in six a test BP conducted a few years ago to weeks. determine what might occur in the afAs the first in-depth analysis of the termath of a deepwater blowout. About causes and consequences of the spill, 80 percent of the spilled oil remained the book “should be selling extremely well below the ocean surface, invisible well,” Baldwin says. She acknowledges, to monitors. though, that such success almost cerThe same phenomenon has occurred tainly will not ensue, because, inside in the Gulf, he suggests: “Most of the the mass-media cocoon, it’s now as oil is in deepwater though the spill columns that can’t never happened. be seen. Biologists Chelsea Green is say microbes will nonetheless careventually degrade rying out a “guerthat oil, but it can rilla marketing” be decades before offensive in supthat happens. It port of the book, will be years until Baldwin notes. we understand the Cavnar will extent of the envimake himself ronmental damage. available for book And we may never signings and talks, understand it.” even though just Cavnar himself last month he understands the oil was appointed and gas industry CEO of Luca well enough to have Technologies, the B oB cAVNAr made a comfortColorado naturalable living from it. gas production He worked for a company. He took succession of fossil-fuel companies, as the job partly because Luca conducts its well as Chase Manhattan Bank, before operations in a sustainable way, Cavnar becoming president and CEO of a says. The company restores old wells Houston firm that explores the Gulf for and generates methane, which he deoil and gas reserves. In between jobs in scribes as “the cleanest fossil fuel you 2005, he rented a house in Woodstock. can burn.” Methane can be the bridge, Cavnar knew the town a bit because his he suggests, “between the old and the hotel-consultant wife, Gracie, had done new energy technologies.” work for the Woodstock Inn & Resort. Cavnar also remains an all-star player The couple, who have three adult in the oil and gas industry because “it’s children, had planned to spend a couple in my blood,” he explains. “I feel like I of months in Vermont and similar can do it better and cleaner than anyone amounts of time in New Hampshire and else.” Maine, with a view toward choosing a Then, too, oil and gas are “a necesfuture retirement site. “But we never sary commodity,” he adds. “As much got further than Woodstock,” Cavnar as people may hate it, everyone burns says. The Cavnars soon bought a home, some amount of hydrocarbons.” m in which Howard Dean is now an occasional dinner guest. “We were full-fledged Texas Deaniacs” during the 2004 Democratic presidential campaign, Cavnar recalls. Disaster on the Horizon: High Stakes, The couple also supported the former High Risks, and the Story Behind the Vermont governor in his successful bid Deepwater Well Blowout by Bob Cavnar. to become chairman of the Democratic Chelsea Green, 248 pages. $14.95. National Committee. “We became good Cavnar is speaking at the Woodstock friends with Howard,” Cavnar says. Historical Society on November 27 at It was Dean who helped put Cavnar 1:30 p.m. Later that afternoon, he’ll sign in touch with Chelsea Green about a copies of Disaster on the Horizon at the year ago. The idea then, remembers Yankee Bookshop, also in Woodstock. Info, 457-1822. woodstockhistorical.org the publishing company’s president,

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Boxes full of letters pleading for mercy can be found in the basement of Burlington city hall. Some are bulletpointed defenses on official letterhead, while others are chicken scratches on Post-it notes. Many are accompanied by diagrams, color photographs, leases, and other “evidence” used to argue for leniency. Often the letters reveal intimate details about Vermonters in personal and financial turmoil. While the city doesn’t track how many appeals result in a fine adjustment, a review of two months’ worth of records suggests that perhaps as many as a third did in September and October. Extrapolated to a full year, that suggests $158,000 in fines were issued but later expunged last fiscal year, estimates Burlington parking-enforcement manager John King. What determines whether a ticket gets expunged? Burlington’s parking ordinance lays out general rules, such as no parking on lawns and sidewalks and no parking in

residential zones without a sticker. But it doesn’t detail every “mitigating circumstance” that will get a fine erased. Since 1991, the job of judging and ruling on appeals has fallen to a single person in the city attorney’s office: paralegal Lisa Jones. Jones won’t reveal much to Seven Days about how she decides who pays and who doesn’t, or how she ensures her discretion is applied fairly. She insists that appeals are weighed on a “case-by-case basis” and that she’s guided by questions such as Could that person have avoided parking where he or she did? and Was there some kind of emergency? Jones does disclose that detailed letters get a closer look. “The level of detail helps, because you understand the situation more,” she explains. Reading the letters, it’s hard not to see inconsistencies that come from leaving the matter to official discretion. Often parking offenders with

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Think crying poor will get your parking sins forgiven? Maybe, but it could depend on how desperate you appear. One student who was ticketed $100 in late September for ignoring construction signs successfully argued the fine was just too steep. The letter read, “As a college student, I make $400 a month working a job that I don’t have time for. My rent is $550 and I don’t have a lot of cushion in savings.” Jones’ reply: “Given your financial situation, I will reduce the fine to $45 as a warning.” Another student who claimed more vaguely that a $50 ticket was “largely outside my budget” did not persuade Jones. That student wrote, “The evening I parked on the street of Morse Place was due to the circumstance that Petra Cliffs’ parking lot was full, requiring me to find nearby parking. Because of the night time, I did not see and was unaware of signs posted that indicated restricted parking.” Jones’ reply: denied. “The area in which you parked is posted ‘no parking.’ When you park on the street, it is your responsibility to check for signs.”

a sticker gets a $50 fine. Visitors can get a “guest pass” from residents. They just need to remember to put that pass on their dashboard. A Burlington woman ticketed for not properly displaying her guest pass wrote, “On the night of October 13, 2010, I placed my guest pass on the passenger seat. By midnight, I was too tired to drive home and decided to stay the night ... My front window was fogged up and, because my pass was on the passenger seat and not on the dashboard, the pass must have been overlooked by the parking enforcement official.” Jones’ reply: denied. “In order for a guest pass to be valid it must be properly displayed: it must be displayed at all times without obstruction on the lower left-hand corner of the front window of your vehicle,” she wrote. “It’s not the officer’s job to search for the pass elsewhere. It’s your responsibility to have it properly displayed.” A Burlington man using a similar excuse had better luck. He included a photocopy of his guest pass and wrote, “I was helping friends move in ... The parking pass was in the car. It either got knocked or blew onto the floor of my car, where it must have been missed.” Jones’ reply: “I will void this ticket. Remember, it is your responsibility to make sure the guest pass is properly displayed and unobstructed at all times.”

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like I had it and put my keys back in my purse, all without the dog barking. No, that probably didn’t happen, either... My next thought is that maybe in the dark at 11:30 at night the officer may have gotten the license number one letter or number off ... I am at a loss here.” Jones’ reply: “Based on your representation that your car was not in Burlington on the night the ticket was issued, I am voiding it. It is possible the officer wrote down the incorrect license plate number when issuing the ticket.”

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istory may not repeat itself, but in the case of Burlington International Airport (BTV) and the Vermont Air National Guard, it does set off some booming echoes. Today, the Air Guard is waging a public-relations campaign, with the help of local commercial interests, to persuade Burlington-area residents to accept the next, louder generation of fighter jets at BTV. The new F-35s would bring major economic benefits, enthusiasts tell skeptics. Similar arguments and alignments could be heard and seen 64 years ago. Then, right-wing publisher William Loeb used the editorial page of his Burlington Daily News to rally support for basing a National Guard squadron of fighter planes at what was then called Burlington Municipal Airport. The Vermont Air National Guard (VTANG) was duly established in 1946. Boosters next sought to convince Burlington voters to approve funds for an expansion of airport facilities. In 1946 and again in 1948, they arranged for squadron members’ salaries to be paid in silver dollars to dramatize the Air Guard’s impact on local businesses. Burlingtonians were unimpressed, however. They defeated a $150,000 airport improvements bond on Town Meeting Day in 1948. But the VTANG and its friends weren’t giving up. In consultation with the guard’s own PR specialist, they shifted the debate from economics to safety, claiming that the airport’s runways were too short to accommodate the fighter planes. “Counting silver dollars was one thing, counting bodies of brave young aviators was something else altogether,” James Tabor writes in his new book on the history of BTV. Sure enough, the bond passed easily in a special election. Burlington International Airport: A History, 1920-2010 recounts other memorable chapters from BTV’s colorful

ON AUGUST 14, 1942, THERE WERE 662 LANDINGS AT THE MUNICIPAL FACILITY, OR

ONE EVERY TWO MINUTES. past. Two charismatic mayors, for example, played key roles in the airport’s development. John Burns, a World War I pilot who served five terms in office from 1939 to 1948, was among three notable locals who chose the site and raised the funds for a Burlington airport less than 20 years after the Wright brothers’ first flight. Burns’ collaborators were James Taylor, who also estabished the Green Mountain Club, and Mason Beebe, who had landed his Curtiss flying boat in Burlington harbor in 1918 to “stir up support for aviation in the Queen City,” Tabor writes. Burns oversaw a big build-out during World War II, when, Tabor tells us, little Burlington’s airport became the busiest in the world. On August 14, 1942, there were 662 landings at the municipal facility, or one every two minutes. The upsurge in traffic came about, Tabor explains, because the Pentagon, guarding against an attack of the sort that would

occur on September 11, 2001, had established an air defense zone extending 150 miles inland from the coast. Private flights were banned inside that zone. Burlington’s airport, however, was measured at about three miles outside the zone, so it became a northeastern U.S. center for World War II pilot training. Burns makes another — and odd — appearance in this chronicle, in 1969. He spoke then at a board of aldermen’s meeting as a lone dissenter from the plan to amp the airport’s prestige by substituting “international” for “municipal” in its title. In Tabor’s account, Burns offered only nostalgic reasons for leaving the name unchanged, and they failed to deter the aldermen from their image-enhancement efforts. Tabor, a Vermonter who wrote a recent best-selling book about a descent into the world’s deepest cave, presents Bernie Sanders in these pages as the mayor who “triggered one of the most BAILY/HOWE LIBRARY, UVM

Amelia Earhart visiting Burlington, 1934.

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Community Associates, the Developmental Disabilities Services program of the Counseling Service of Addison County, seeks a fulltime (37.5hr/wk) Program Coordinator. Scope of the job includes children’s case management, support to families, grant administration, staff supervision, extensive community partnering, interface in the school system, program development, and quality assurance, particularly in the area of Individual Support Agreements. Qualified candidates will have solid clinical and administrative experience supporting children & families, excellent interpersonal skills, good writing and computer skills. BA required. 5:31:28 PM For a complete list of Job Opportunities visit www.csac-vt.org. To apply you may choose to contact us by:

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Submit application letter, resume, three writing samples, links to online work and list of references to Vermont Arts Council, 136 State St., Montpelier, VT 05633-6001, or email to mbernier@ vermontarts council.org by december 20.

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Marketing/new Media Manager Join a team passionate about the arts! the Vermont arts Council, a private nonprofit, is seeking someone fearless and acclimated to the virtual world of social networking and electronic communications, preferably in a nonprofit environment. responsible for overseeing development and implementation of integrated marketing, fundraising and communications plans, with a focus on the Council’s online presence and virtual support networks. requires relevant bachelor’s degree and two years experience in crafting and successfully implementing marketing, fundraising and communications programs that make effective use of new and traditional media. Successful teamwork experience; evidence of strong writing, verbal, public speaking and interpersonal skills; and marketing knowledge are necessary. interest in and knowledge of the arts are vital.

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CLINICAL CASE MANAGER 35-40 hour position

Vermont Teddy Bear is still Hiring!

Spruce Mountain Inn is a small, nationally known residential treatment program in Plainfield, Vt. We are seeking a detail-oriented person with excellent communication, problem-solving and clinical skills. Function as a member of a multidisciplinary team and provide intensive casemanagement services to a small caseload of young adult clients within the context of a highly structured therapeutic community. Master’s degree and experience in Case Management desired. License preferred.

Come in Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays from 10am-2pm for an on-the-spot interview for one of our fun seasonal openings in our Contact Center to take phone calls from our wonderful customers! Prefer to be on your feet? We still have opening in our Art & Embroidery department as well.

Send letter of interest and resume via email to Grant Leibersberger, Assistant Director Spruce Mountain Inn PO Box 153, Plainfield, VT 05667-0153. Email: info@sprucemountaininn.com

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We are seeking a full-time Staff Attorney who is assigned to the Department’s legal division. The primary duty of this position will be to serve as a hearing officer and write formal decisions in contested workers’ compensation cases. Additional duties will be to provide legal counsel and legal support to the Department as needed. A background in workers’ compensation insurance, legal and adjudicatory proceedings, rules of evidence, conducting formal judicial or quasi-judicial hearings, and excellent negotiation and written communication skills are strongly preferred; preference will be given to attorneys who are also credentialed or have formal training in nursing, medicine or other health care professions. Vermont Bar admission or eligibility for admission is required. This is an exempt (nonclassified) position and may be filled as Staff Attorney II or III. Two years of relevant legal experience are required for the Staff Attorney II level, and five years of relevant legal experience are required for the Staff Attorney III level. Type of experience will be a consideration regarding starting level. Starting salary range: (II) $43,722$60,008; (III) $52,125-$70,221 per the State of Vermont attorney pay plan. Excellent benefit package.

Tag New Media is an award-winning digital creative studio. We're all about talented people, big ideas, innovative design and the creative use of technology. We are seeking two, positive, high-energy people to join our team: A Director of Client Services to lead our Project Management Organization. The right candidate for the position lives to make clients happy, bring projects in on time and on budget, and appreciates that great project management is the key to profits. The Director of Client Services is at the helm of our work process and, in collaboration with their staff of Producers, ensures the process is fast, efficient, and continuously improving. So, if you love to lead by example, are capable of being both diplomatic and direct and see challanges as opportunities, the position of Director of Client Services may be right for you.

A Senior Producer to be our primary client contact managing projects from inception through launch. The Senior Producer ensures client satisfaction and in many ways is the face of Tag New Media. If you’re a positive and mature person, a great communicator and a detail-oriented self-starter who has a knack for being the calm in the center of the storm, the position of Senior Producer may be right for you. Tag New Media delivers value to its clients through thoughtfully conceived and expertly executed interactive communications. Since 1996, Tag New Media has been planning, designing and developing screen-based solutions for brand-driven companies and organizations throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Tag New Media’s award-winning work is recognized for its strategic approach, thoughtful organization, clean design and ultimate ease-of-use.

Submit letter of interest, resume and a writing sample directly to Dirk Anderson, Vermont Department of Labor, 5 Green Mountain Dr., P.O. Box 488, Montpelier, VT 05601-0488, or dirk.anderson@state.vt.us. Exempt, full-time. Application deadline: Monday, December 3, 2010, close of business.

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Second Spring, located in Williamstown, Vt., is the ideal place to work if you enjoy working in rural, aesthetically pleasing surroundings that include a historic former inn converted to a Community Recovery Residence as well as picturesque views of the outdoors. The program at Second Spring is a recovery-focused, wellness-based model that values the individual strengths and creativity of employees which contributes to the well-being and recovery of those we serve. Individuals who enjoy helping others discover and develop their greatest potential and desire to work with like-minded people are encouraged to apply. We currently have the following positions available for qualified applicants: Evening Nurse ~ Seeking an individual to provide professional nursing services to residents including providing direct nursing services, overseeing provision of care in line with treatment plans, administering medications as prescribed and providing clear and concise documentation. The shift for this position is 3 p.m. – 11 p.m. Mon. – Fri. Per diem opportunities for all shifts are also available. Candidates should have an R.N. with current Vermont license and a minimum of two years experience as a Registered Nurse with current psychiatric and medical experience. The ideal candidate would possess the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of staff and with residents and their families as well as professionals in the medical and mental health fields. Individuals with a holistic view of wellness are encouraged to apply.

Outreach PrOfessiOnal Position coordinates and implements workforce development initiatives of the Transportation Research Center including developing and evaluating curriculum as required, planning and overseeing events and conference logistics, including budget elements and provides overall support for TRC outreach efforts. Develops, coordinates and implements externally focused community services, programs and educational projects in support of the center’s outreach mission. Bachelor’s degree and four years’ related experience required. Interested parties should apply through UVM’s job website. Links to that site can be found on the TRC homepage, following the Job Opportunities link www.uvm.edu/trc/.

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Clinical Case Manager ~ Search Reopened ~ Seeking a creative and imaginative person to provide individual and group counseling and social work services to persons with serious and persistent mental illness in a recovery-based and trauma-sensitive environment. Position is responsible for coordination of services with community mental health providers, psychiatric providers, and other community agencies. Master’s degree in social work, psychology or counseling with a minimum of three years success in motivating and encouraging individuals with serious and persistent mental illness.

Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery, a small specialty creamery with 25 years of successful business, is looking for a full-time Quality Control Supervisor to join our busy team. Duties include performing daily laboratory tasks, certificate of analysis, employee training, procedure writing, and running the company Quality Assurance Program and BRC Certification. The right candidate will be detail oriented, able to follow strict lab procedures, be a good communicator, able to taste cheese and be motivated. Knowledge of Excel, Word, Publisher and/or Power Point, HACCP is a plus. Good starting wage based on experience. Benefit package includes medical insurance, retirement plan, vacations/paid holidays, training programs and cheese privileges. Send resume and letter by mail or email, or stop in for an application. Vermont Butter & Cheese Creamery PO Box 95 Pitman Road Wilson Industrial Park Websterville, VT 05678

Vocational Specialist ~ Seeking an energetic, action-oriented individual with excellent communication skills to provide vocational services. Must have a willingness to outreach to businesses to develop job placement opportunities and build strong relationships with fellow professionals as well as work in collaboration with vocational training programs to ensure skill development and long term reintegration into the community. This position requires a bachelor’s degree and/or a combination of education and relevant experience. Recovery Staff ~ Seeking an individual interested in working with persons with serious and persistent mental illness in a recovery-based and trauma-sensitive environment and who can assist in motivating and encouraging individuals toward integration into the community. Ideal candidates would be those who are detail oriented with excellent observation and communication skills. Position is full time, evenings/ nights. Per diem positions also available. Position requirements are a high school diploma, plus some higher education and/or experience working in health care.

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Full-time Shift Supervisor in our South Burlington store – Must be able to work flexible shifts: days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Pay rate is $10.15 - $11.93 per hour DOE. Full-benefits package.

Second Spring operates under the parent company of Collaborative Solutions Corporation.

One Part-time Shift Supervisor in our Williston store – Must be able to work flexible shifts: days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Pay rate is $10.15 - $11.93 per hour, DOE.

Applications may be made to: Lori Schober Oszterling Second Spring 118 Clark Rd. Williamstown VT 05679,

Six Casual Sale Associates in our South Burlington store – (work less than 20 hours per week). Must be able to work flexible shifts: days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Pay rate is $8.25 per hour. All employees receive a 30% employee discount at our retail stores. To apply online visit our website at www.goodwillnne.org, or you can complete a paper application at the retail store.

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Communications and Publications Coordinator Grand Isle, Vt. New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission and the Lake Champlain Basin Program are seeking a full-time Communications and Publications Coordinator to join the Lake Champlain Basin Program team that addresses environmental issues in the Lake Champlain watershed. Job elements include publication design, website design and maintenance, public speaking and writing. The successful candidate will hold a bachelor’s degree in communications, natural resources, education, aquatic sciences, environmental studies or related ﬁeld. Knowledge of social marketing and experience with website content development and management preferred. Organized individuals with environmental work experience are encouraged to apply. Refer to www.neiwpcc.org for full position description. Send cover letter, resume and short writing sample by Monday, December 6, 2010, to NEIWPCC, Attn.: Human Resources 116 John St., Lowell, MA 01852

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Medical Record Clerk Full-tiMe position

Position requires data entry of physician orders and maintenance of medical records. Must have knowledge of medical terminology and great attention to detail. Send resumes to Shannon Blaisdell at kindredhealthcare.com. Birchwood Terrace Healthcare 43 Starr Farm Rd. Burlington, VT 05408 802-863-6384 EOE

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Legal Coordinator Vermont Housing Finance Agency, located in Burlington, Vt., has an immediate opening for a Legal Coordinator, and we are looking for the right team player. This position assists General Counsel on all aspects of multifamily mortgage loan closings and restructuring transactions, as well as assisting with Agency capital finance transactions, such as, public sales and private placement of municipal bonds, and working and nonrevolving lines of credit. In addition, the Legal Coordinator assists with VHFA’s Board of Commissioner functions (scheduling meetings, preparing meeting minutes, drafting resolutions, etc.), development and implementation of Agency policies and procedures, oversight of corporate records management, program and procedure review and performs research as required. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience is required. Three years’ experience with commercial real estate and/or financing closings or equivalent experience required (will consider an associate’s degree with five years’ experience). Comprehensive knowledge of loan documentation and the closing process along with advanced knowledge in drafting documents and experience with Hot Docs software (or similar documentation preparation software) is preferred. Proficient skills in Office products (Word, Excel and Outlook) required; Access experience desired. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. Must be organized with attention to detail and high level of accuracy, able to handle multiple tasks, meet 5:36 PMdeadlines, and work with a wide range of individuals, internal and external to the Agency. Must have proven ability to manage multiple and changing priorities while meeting deadlines. Competitive salary and excellent benefits package. Please send resume, salary requirement and references by December 3 to Martha Fidalgo, Human Resources/ Office Manager - mfidalgo@vhfa.org.

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HTML/CSS Junior Web DeveLoperS Vermont Design Works is expanding! VDW is a well-established website design and programming company that has started a new venture called iMarket Solutions. iMarket builds search-engineoptimized, standards-compliant websites for contracting businesses. Our website packages come with content management systems and social media tools, plus ongoing online marketing and content writing/ management services.

RN CASE MANAGER/MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAM This position carries a patient caseload and is responsible for the delivery/coordination of long-term care services to individual patients who qualify for Medicaid Waiver services. Responsibilities include making assessments of patients’ physical, emotional and social level of function whereas waiver services are determined; referrals to other disciplines as indicated by patient need; coordinating care plans with program staff and Personal Care Attendants.

iMarket seeks two standards-compliant HTML coders with a minimum of one year of experience building HTML websites with properly formatted CSS. Browser testing experience and JavaScript skills a big plus. Knowledge of PHP is helpful but not necessary. Salary will be at competitive market value for experience and skills. Please email a resume, cover letter and at least three sample websites where your coding skills are on display to jobs@iMarketWebsite Solutions.com. No phone calls please.

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Williston Campus • Full-Time (10-Month Position)

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departmental administrative functions for the Department of Dental Hygiene including but not limited to: scheduling appointments for the 1st and 2nd year clinic; providing primary support for the department program director and Dental Hygiene Faculty; establishing and maintaining the clinic appointment schedule to ensure that students receive an adequate number of patient experiences; responding quickly and efficiently to last-minute changes in the clinic schedule; ensuring College and Clinic compliance with all HIPPA rules and regulations regarding personal and private information of faculty, staff, students and patients; performing various bookkeeping functions as they relate to the operation of the department and Clinic. Responsible for all monies collected during Clinic operation; cash and checks must be reconciled with patient accounts and maintained in a safe and secure manner and are sent bimonthly to the Vermont Tech Business Office. Work outside of normal office hours may be required as it relates to clinic hours of operation.

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CCS is looking for dedicated, active individuals or couples to provide home supports for individuals with developmental disabilities. CCS is looking for two individuals to share home supports for a young, vibrant man in his Colchester home. Shifts can be worked every other week, or on a rotating three- and fourday workweek. Various other work schedules are possible upon agreement of all parties. The ideal candidates will have experience working with individuals with disabilities, be familiar with the positive behavior support model, and be patient, creative, energetic and team oriented. Support an energetic woman in her Winooski home. The ideal candidate will be patient and insightful, have strong communication and teamwork skills, and have an interest in providing a warm and safe environment. Support a charming and engaging man in your home. The ideal candidate will be a good communicator, enjoy going out in the community and have the desire to improve the life of another. Contact Al Frugoli, afrugoli@ccs-vt.org, extension 108. Champlain Community Services, 512 Troy Ave., Suite 1 Colchester, VT 05446 802-655-0511 www.ccs-vt.org

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SpEcializEd community Support WorkEr (3 poSitionS) 20-year-old Essex woman is looking for 12 hours of support, as she learns independent-living skills such as budgeting, meal prep and how to maintain an apartment. Ideal candidate is down to earth and easy to talk to. This young woman works best with other women who can gently encourage and support while maintaining clear boundaries and achievable goals.

Part-time temPorary Goddard College has a position opening for a help desk staff member beginning in December 2010. This position, which includes weekend hours, will primarily cover the noon-7 p.m. shift, though some flexibility is required. responsibilities include: operational and administrative support for faculty and students; preparing rooms for media presentations (equipment, food service, chairs, audio-visual/ theatre support); driving students and faculty in Goddard College vehicle; housing check-in and check-out; data entry; operation of campus store; and other duties as assigned. Qualifications: valid driver’s license, knowledge of microsoft office suite, experience working in busy office settings, an ability to stand/sit for long periods of time, and an ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds. application instructions: email cover letter, resume and three employment references (name, relationship to you, contact info.) to: employment@goddard.edu. Priority will be given to applications received by December 5, 2010. No calls, please. Goddard 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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Family-oriented, patient individual sought to support a very special 25-year-old man in his Underhill home and community. Ideal match is creative and skilled at multitasking and has great attention to detail. Experience providing personal care and community inclusion desired. Schedule for this 24-hours-a-week, benefits-eligible position is six hours per weekday, with Mondays and Fridays required days. The day off is flexible.

The Town of Jericho, Vt. is seeking a motivated team player to fill the position of Assessor on a part-time basis (20 hours/week). The Assessor is responsible for developing, maintaining and defending accurate and equitable valuations of properties, performing property inspections, conducting market, cost and income analysis, and coordinating the activities of the appointed Board of Listers.

Very active 15-year-old girl needs 20 hours of after-school support in South Burlington area. She enjoys yoga, animals and attending social activities. Ideal candidate has considerable experience supporting youth with challenging behavior. A positive and consistent demeanor required. Schedule is 2:15 till 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Benefits eligible. HomE providEr Home provider needed to provide support to a fairly independent woman in her twenties in Burlington. Ideal candidate would be a female or couple somewhat close in age. Prefers to be on the bus line in Burlington; interests include eclectic music, culinary arts, and socializing, and loves animals. A mother-in-law apt. or living space offering some degree of privacy would be ideal, as this client is working on independent living skills. Please call Marisa Hamilton at (802) 488-6571.

Starting salary range is $18.00 - $20.00 an hour, depending on qualifications. This position is eligible for the Town’s health insurance policy. For a complete job description, go to www.jerichovt.gov and click on Employment Opportunities, or contact Paula Carrier at pcarrier@jerichovt.gov or (802) 899-9970 ext 3.

mentAl HeAltH And substAnce Abuse Sub – mobilE criSiS tEam clinician Attention MA/MS, MSW or spring graduates. The Mobile Crisis Team is seeking dynamic, flexible and teamoriented individuals for substitute per diem employment for our 24-hr. psychiatric crisis program. This fast-paced team provides outreach and phone support to adults and provides an excellent opportunity to learn and gain hands-on experience in a supportive environment. We offer a competitive hourly rate with flexible shifts.

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COTS provides emergency shelter, services and housing for people who are without homes or who are marginally housed, with the belief that housing is a fundamental human right. We currently have the following position open:

Case Manager: Canal street Veterans Housing Provide Case Management services to Veterans who are living in transitional housing as they work toward securing stable housing. The Case Manager will provide a full range of direct services to Veteran clients while working as a team within COTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; programs, Veterans Administration and community partners. Willingness to learn and work with Veterans with mental health, medical, substance abuse, educational and employment issues required. Good written and verbal communication also required. Previous experience working with Veterans, homeless population, residential programming, crisis intervention and housing are desirable. MSW or related discipline preferred plus two years of relevant work experience, or a combination of relevant experience and education. This is a full-time position with excellent benefits package. Send cover letter and resume to: Jobs@cotsonline.org. COTS Human Resources PO Box 1616 Burlington, VT 05402-1616 EOE,TTY relay 1-800-545-3323

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Goddard College has a position opening for a Faculty Affairs Administrator who will be responsible for developing and managing faculty-related 12:57 PM systems, application of policies, and general support for Faculty Affairs in the Academic Dean's office. This position will work specifically on the following: general faculty communications; faculty payroll and reimbursements; coordination of evaluations and appointments; faculty status data tracking; annual faculty compensation and salaried position calculations; faculty council support (meeting minutes, agendas, logistics); and faculty union work including correspondence, meetingminutes, meeting scheduling, administrative support during union negotiations, including editing of union-related documents. This position is eligible for our generous benefits package. Qualifications: a BA degree or comparable skills and experience; advanced knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word; advanced math skills; excellent organization and prioritization skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills, including tack and diplomacy; a desire to work with colleagues of diverse backgrounds; and an ability to work well under pressure. Application instructions: email cover letter, resume and three employment references (name, relationship to you, contact info.) to: employment@goddard. edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please submit your application before December 1, 2010. No calls, please.

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ris and Glenn Coville’s house isn’t exactly the picture of tidiness. Children’s bikes and toys are strewn on the lawn. Bits of farm detritus share space with furniture on the tumbledown homestead’s wraparound porch. Inside, the kitchen table is covered in papers, school books, craft projects and an electric guitar. The corner of the living room holds a prodigious mound of snowboarding equipment belonging to the couple’s three boys. But walk around the side of the house to the Covilles’ newish barn, and you’ll see not a piece of equipment out of place. The hulking space, built five years ago to house the couple’s mushroomcultivation business, has to be pristine. While mushrooms are hearty and adaptable, they’re sort of neat freaks when it comes to growing. The Covilles, who began Wild Branch Mushrooms in Craftsbury in earnest four years ago, are part of a growing agricultural mini-movement in Vermont. Over recent years, the interest in growing mushrooms for culinary and medicinal purposes has, well, mushroomed. Food co-op classes on DIY mushroom cultivation typically sell out. And those who sign up are not just looking to grow the psychedelic kind. The classes draw a broad cross-section of people drawn to the mushroom’s earthy mystique. Not only are mushroom hobbyists

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growing in number, but more of them are cultivating fungi commercially for restaurants and markets. According to the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, the state has four organic mushroom cultivators who produce mostly shiitake and oyster varieties. At least four more growers are not certified. Local mushroom grower Alissa White sees this wave of interest as part of the larger grow-your-own trend that focuses on food security and selfreliance. Plus, she says, mushrooms are special — intriguing and mysterious. Anyone who has taken a walk in the Vermont woods knows the region is rife with wild mushrooms. While our forests aren’t as temperate as those of the Pacific Northwest, where mushrooms flourish in the wet climate, they offer enough in the way of moisture, light and nutrients for fungi to live comfortably. LISTEN IN ON LOCAL FOODIES...

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GREAT FLUSHES OF OYSTER MUSHROOMS THAT LOOK LIKE INSIDE-OUT UMBRELLAS PUSH THROUGH THE PLASTIC. Maitake, reishi, pheasant back and morel varieties abound, and foraging is a popular seasonal activity. But not every mushroom enthusiast wants to spend hours traipsing through the woods in hopes of hitting the fungi jackpot. Growing mushrooms is a way for aficionados to get their fix without

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leaving the comfort of their own homes. And maybe to make a little cash along the way. Mushrooms propagate in two ways — through spores and mycelial networks — but mushroom growers usually use the latter to get started. Mycelium is a “fungal network of threadlike cells,” writes mushroom guru Paul Stamets in his book Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save the World. If you see a tree with patches of white fuzz, that’s mycelium that will someday turn into a mushroom. To grow your own mushrooms, you need spawn — any material impregnated with mycelium, such as grain, sawdust or small wooden dowels. This is mixed with substrate such as pasteurized straw or logs, which provides the food the fungi needs to grow and fruit. Glenn Coville, who cultivates mycelium and concocts his own spawn, grows tree oysters on straw. White uses logs filled with mycelium plugs. Still others, such as Eric Swanson, owner of the Bristol mushroom farm Vermush, teach people how to grow mushrooms using rolled-up cardboard. As long as the food source is clean and uncontaminated, the mycelium should take. Swanson, a wildcrafter and cultivator, is obsessed with mushrooms. He’s not really into them for their gastronomic value, though he’ll eat them occasionally if they’re not too “earthy.” Rather, Swanson loves mushrooms for their extreme biological efficiency. “Corn can grow a couple of ears in five months. With mushrooms, they can take four to six weeks to fruit, and then you can harvest them again a few weeks later,” he says. Some varieties, such as shiitakes, can take up to a year to fruit but will continue bearing fruit for as long as six years. Others, like oyster mushrooms, can take just a month or two to sprout. Swanson has been involved in the mushroom trade for 15 years. He began as a wildcrafter and progressed into cultivation because he preferred to harvest year round. Cultivators also don’t have to worry about picking something poisonous by mistake. MUSHROOMING

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and her husband buy local ingredients whenever possible for their eclectic, homestyle American meals. The restaurant’s specialty is chicken stuffed with cheddar, apples and almonds. Other dishes include coconut and yellowcurry tofu, raspberry-glazed duck breast and homemade veggie burgers. The Gillespies hope old customers of the Jeffersonville Hungry Lions will make the trip to Jericho to try the new place. “People have fond memories of the name,” says Roberta Gillespie. “It had a good following and a good reputation.” Hear them roar. m

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the reggae-loving pair’s favorite Rastafarian restaurant in Negril, Jamaica. They moved their restaurant to the sMuGGlErs’ notch Inn seven years ago, before selling the spot to open the Flour Shop. Fans of the previous Hungry Lions will find the Jericho fare familiar. Paul Gillespie is “a full-service chef plus pastry chef,” says his wife. That expertise enables them to send out freshly baked bread with every meal and offer homemade desserts, including chocolate mousse and dense brownies for ice cream sundaes. Roberta Gillespie says she

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It almost sounds like a heist movie. roBErta and Paul GIllEsPIE sold their Underhill bakery, the Flour Shop, two years ago and left the restaurant business to run a vacation ownership office and bake bagels, respectively. But the sixtysomething couple just couldn’t stay away from the excitement. Last week, in search of their one last score, they officially reopened their restaurant, the hunGry lIon, in the former Olde Yankee Restaurant spot in Jericho. This is the third incarnation of the Hungry Lion, which the Gillespies first opened on the Mountain Road in Jeffersonville in 1996. The name came from

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Mushrooming « p.46 The first mushroom variety Swanson grew was a pink oyster. Oyster mushrooms tend to be considered a beginner’s fungi with, he says, “almost no failure rate.” Over the years, Swanson has tried his hand at growing blue and gold oysters, shiitakes, lion’s mane, and reishi mushrooms. He’s also attempted to grow maitakes, or hen of the woods mushrooms, but that variety is tricky, he says. “People are under the assumption that growing mushrooms is so difficult,” Swanson says. “But the thing that’s challenging is sterility” — that is, keeping out contaminants. That’s not a problem for the Covilles’ operation. The inoculation room in their mushroom-cultivating barn features a laminar flow head — an air-filtration device that prevents contamination — and an industrial autoclave to sterilize the grain. The barn is the nerve center of the couple’s enterprise. In this laboratory-cum-packing plant, Glenn Coville creates cultures of tree oyster, garden oyster and king Stropharia mushrooms. In one dimly lit room, stacked petri dishes hold clones of Wild Branch’s more successful flushes. Once the mycelium grows out of the petri dishes, it joins the grain in the sterile inoculation room to create spawn. About 100 feet from the barn stands the mushroom cave. This concrete structure, equipped with skylights and a watering system meant to mimic the forest environment, will be home to the fungi as they go from spawn to fruit. Inside the cave, prim towers of bagged straw inoculated with spawn stand in rows. Many of the bags are fruiting, and great flushes of oyster mushrooms that look like inside-out umbrellas push through the plastic. Kris Coville walks the rows, plucking off mushroom blooms that are ready for harvest. The couple will sell the oyster mushrooms, along with medicinal mushroom-infused maple syrups, organic root crops, wool and crafts, at the Burlington Winter Farmers Market, among others. White, who lives in Burlington, doesn’t cultivate commercially. But she’s no less knowledgeable about the science of growing mushrooms. Her first foray was as a student at the University of California, Santa Cruz. One of her senior projects was designing

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COMMONLY CULTIVATED CULINARY MUSHROOMS Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus sulphureus) — Shelf-shaped, brightly colored from yellowish to reddish orange. Grows on hardwoods, particularly oak, in the eastern United States. Has a nutty fragrance and a chicken-like flavor. Enokitake (Flammulina velutipes — Japanese for “the velutipes) snow peak mushroom.” Long, yellowish stems and small white to yellowish caps. Best if cultivated on hardwoods such as oak, alder, beech, etc. Can be cultivated on some softwoods, such as white fir. Has a light texture and mild flavor. Often used in soups.

Nameko (Pholiota nameko) — One of the most popular cultivated mushrooms in Japan. Surface of nameko is covered with orangish, glutinous slime. Once slime is cooked off, mushroom has crunchy texture and nutty/mushroomy flavor. Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)) — Japanese for “divine.” Also called lingzhi — Chinese for “tree of life mushroom.” Kidney shaped, dull red to reddish brown. Has a shiny surface when moist. Aggressive grower. Used primarily for medicinal purposes in teas, tinctures, syrups and soups. Shaggy Mane (Coprinus Coprinus

comatus) — Also called inky cap for the spore-laden black fluid that drips from the bulbous top. Oblong, white, scaly. Fertilized lawn is a perfect habitat for cultivation. Mild flavor. Good pan fried.

Garden Giant (Stropharia rugoso-

annulata) — Also called king Stropharia. Massive species. Can grow to be five pounds in weight and two feet in diameter. Reddish brown. Toothlike decorations below cap. Best if grown on a bed of wood chips. Shouldn’t be eaten more than two days in a row.

King Oyster (Pleurotus eryngii) — Stout, funnel shaped, thick fleshed. Light brown to whitish in color. Prefers hardwoods and is easy to grow. Has a nutty flavor and a crunchy texture. Considered the best-tasting oyster mushroom, hence its name.

Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) — Most popular gourmet mushroom. Cultivation began around the 10th century. Dark brown cap, fibrous stem. Prefers hardwoods and can produce for as long as six years. Tearing shiitakes instead of cutting them up before cooking preserves the flavor. Very shelf stable. Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) — One of the most common mushrooms in the world. Purplish, grayish-brown flattened caps, often in large overlapping clusters. Tough and leathery. Grows well with reishi mushrooms. Best used in soups and teas.

mushroom or yamabushitake — Japanese for “mountain-priest mushroom.” Composed of downward-cascading, nonforking spines. Typically white until aged. Grows well on hardwoods like oak, beech and elm. Taste varies from sweet to tart. Has a seafood-like flavor when cooked in butter.

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Maitake (Grifola frondosa) — Japanese for “dancing mushroom.” Also called hen of the woods for its feathery appearance. Dark gray with multiple, overlapping, petallike caps. Forms from buried wood. Flesh is thick and dense. Can be dried and made into a medicinal tea.

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For those who undertake it commercially, mushroom growing can be a viable proposition, though no one’s getting rich off fungi. Locally, fresh oyster mushrooms sell for about $12.99 per pound. Fresh local shiitakes go for between $12.89 and $15.49 per pound. Local dried varieties can range in price from $60 to $150 per pound. Markets for culinary mushrooms abound in the region, assuming the product is good. But for those who grow for their own consumption, the rewards are palpable. Over the years, White has grown tree oyster, elm oyster, shiitake, reishi, king Stropharia and maitake mushrooms. With every edible variety she produces, she conjures new ways of preparing them. “I want to grow mushrooms that I like to eat,” she says.

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a permaculture demonstration slope on campus, including a mushroom-growing section meant to evoke a food forest. The project sparked White to continue growing mushrooms for fun. Mushrooms appeal to White, she says, because they provide food not just for us but for plants. They help enrich the soil by building humus — the dark brown or black layer of organic matter that feeds vegetation. Cultivated between crop rows, mushrooms can enhance garden yield by keeping the soil healthy and balanced. White, who sees mushrooms as an integral part of a holistic ecological system, says they can easily be mulched into a garden. The more mulch gardeners lay down, the better they feed the mushrooms — and, ultimately, themselves.

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food disappointing: They felt mushy and overcooked. I’m hoping this, like the bitterness of the broth, is just an early glitch. When I went to HJ the following week, the lights were dimmed, making me think the restaurant had discontinued lunch service. On closer inspection, I saw diners at two tables and ventured in. While it’s a great energy-saving tactic to turn off the lights when it’s bright out, it’s not the clearest sign to customers that your restaurant is open. Just saying. It was tough to choose from the 13 different lunch specials. They all sounded appealing. Once again, the sole server had trouble explaining the difference between, say, “grilled eel fried rice” and “grilled eel rice,” other than an extra dollar. The latter was the most expensive lunch at $8.49. (Many ring up at less than $7.) I almost ordered more than one, but later was glad I hadn’t. The combination plates were more than ample for a midday meal. Both dishes my companion and I ordered came with a bowl of miso soup. Many restaurants serve a miso broth so thin it resembles dishwater. The one at HJ House tasted distinctly of the traditional fermented seasoning paste, but with buttery undertones. Nests of

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konbu were delightfully chewy, with a mild taste that didn’t detract from the comforting base. The sectioned plates also contained a salad of thickly sliced cucumbers and tomatoes, both fresh and slathered in Italian dressing. Another standard side: rings of fried squid. After we managed to convey to our server that someone in our party had a shellfish allergy, she kindly replaced the calamari on that plate with a pair of plump, gingery chicken gyoza. The thin noodles wrapping the meat sat in a pool of slightly tangy soy-based dipping sauce. On the other plates, the calamari was naked, but its corn-starch coating lent it personality. All too often, fried squid can be tough and bouncy. This was more like toothsome, mild fish.

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The $6.99 “beef ribs rice” included four Korean galbi-style grilled short-rib slices. Though that’s not a lot of meat, the lightly charred beef was served over a tall pile of mixed vegetables, including red and green peppers, zucchini, and onions in thin teriyaki sauce. Though thick-cut, the veggies were tender without being overcooked. The “HJ cold noodle” dish, too big to fit on a bento-style lunch plate, reminded me of a casual lunch at home with Japanese friends. The large pile of thin wheat noodles in sesame oil was covered with tender slices of pork, ultrathin slivers of green beans and skinny portions of tamago, a Japanese scrambled egg loaf. Jiang simply has a way with eggs. Like the egg on the ramen, this tamago was seasoned into something less humble, with delicately sweet and umami elements. At $7.99, I would be thrilled to have that deceptively complex, yet comforting, meal for lunch any day. For dessert, HJ House offers four types of ice cream: vanilla, chocolate, red bean and green tea. Each is available plain or fried. That’s nothing unusual for a Japanese restaurant, but I think its take on fried ice cream says a lot. This one was new. Instead of the wheat batter, cornflakes or panko I’m used to seeing, my scoop of green tea arrived in a perfect snowball shape, coated in a cornbased batter. Basically, the dessert was an ice-cream corn dog. The sweetness of the batter paired surprisingly well with the more staid, robust green tea. The ball was drizzled with a lovely strawberry coulis in a woven pattern. Berry slices completed the plate, along with a single refreshing portion of almost translucently thin cucumber. I’m eager to return to HJ House to try all the lunch specials. The selections of comfort food call to me. I wish I could say the same after trying the ramen, but I am hoping my disappointment will be repaired in the future. Perhaps I would have been better advised to try a more conventional pork ramen dish in a soya broth instead of jumping right into curry and katsu. In any case, since only a handful of dishes at HJ House cost more than $11.99, I can continue to sample the fare without breaking my bank, or my friends’. In Burlington’s small but growing gallery of Japanese options, HJ House is carving out some niches of its own. Thanks to Jiang’s creativity, fruit sushi is now on my list of cravings. And when I have a yen for corn-dog ice cream, I’ll know exactly where to go. m

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n its early days, the trendsetters who frequented Sugarbush Resort — including actors, heiresses and members of the Kennedy clan — were responsible for the peak’s glamorous nickname: Mascara Mountain. Mad River Valley’s Café Noir Productions revisits this ritzy 1960s era in an evening of music and dancing ... with a horrific twist. In the interactive Murder on Mascara Mountain II, actors and dinner guests in vintage costumes mingle at a suspenseful murder-mystery dinner. Partygoers gathered to celebrate the birthday of an infamous mobster instead find themselves in the presence of foul play, and “No one is leaving the resort until the murderer is discovered,” warns Mad River Chorale & Co. artistic director Piero Bonamico. Spooky, but the whodunit theatrics are all for a good cause: Proceeds benefit the Young Singers Chorus of Vermont.

‘MURDER ON MASCARA MOUNTAIN II’ Saturday, November 27, 5:30 p.m., at Sugarbush Resort in Warren. $75-100. Preregister. Info, 496-4781. www.madriverchorale.org

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In Autumn Portraits, five overlapping vignettes explore the human experience, even in the face of death. Ironically, though, the stars are not mortals but manmade rod puppets. This thought-provoking contradiction is the brainchild of Eric Bass, cofounder and artistic director of Putney’s award-winning Sandglass Theater. His solo show, now in its 30th season, melds stellar manipulations with the traditional Japanese Bunraku method of puppetry — in which operators are visible to the audience — and tiny masks to better express emotions. Switzerland’s Le Courrier calls Bass’ creations “a constellation of humorous touches and tenderness,” and this one is no exception. Each character interacts with its puppeteer in skits running the gamut from witty to weird to poignant.

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‘AUTUMN PORTRAITS’ Friday, November 26, and Saturday, November 27, 8 p.m., at Sandglass Theater in Putney. $12-15. Info, 387-4051. www.sandglasstheater.org info@sandglasstheater.org COURTESY OF SANDGLASS THEATER

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Seasoned Greetings Christmas jingles have been blaring in shopping malls and marketplaces for weeks now, but Kathy Mattea’s “Songs of the Season” show at the Barre Opera House is a far more enticing way to slip into the holiday season. The two-time Grammy winner’s robust vocals wrap themselves around Christmas favorites, spirituals, and her own country and bluegrass originals that touch upon gospel, Celtic and folk traditions. So, expect joyful numbers such as “Sing, Mary, Sing” and “Baby King” to thread between Mattea’s classic hits such as “Where’ve You Been,” which helped earn her Country Music Association’s Female Vocalist of the Year honor — twice. ‘Tis the season...

KATHY MATTEA Sunday, November 28, 7 p.m., at Barre Opera House. $10-34. Info, 476-8188. www.barreoperahouse.org

NOV.26-29 | HOLIDAYS History Repeating

Friday, November 26, through Sunday, November 28, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock. $3-12. Info, 457-2355. www.billingsfarm.org

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‘LET ME IN’: A 12-year-old loner bonds with his new next-door neighbor, whom he suspects is harboring a peculiar secret, in Matt Reeves’ 2010 drama. Cinema 1, Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. $4-7. Info, 748-2600. ‘MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT’: Jean-François Richet’s thrilling biopic captures the adventures of notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine. Cinema 2, Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 7 p.m. $4-7. Info, 748-2600.

food & drink

CANDY CANE-MAKING DEMO: Confectioners pull, roll and twist striped seasonal sweets. Laughing Moon Chocolates, Stowe, 11 a.m. Free to watch; $6 to make your own (preregister). Info, 253-9591. CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: Fans of cocoa-covered confectionery experience the tempering and dipping process. Laughing Moon Chocolates, Stowe, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9591. 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.

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YOGA EXERCISE: Gentle stretches improve core strength and flexibility. Champlain Senior Center, McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. Free. Info, 658-3585.

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

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VALLEY NIGHT: Chicky Stoltz performs original rock with a rockabilly edge. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 7 p.m. $5 suggested cover. Info, 496-8994.

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‘LET ME IN’: See WED.24, 7 p.m. ‘MESRINE: KILLER INSTINCT’: See WED.24, 7 p.m.

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CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See WED.24, 2 p.m. COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING MEAL: Friends and neighbors tuck into turkey and other holiday eats, all made by hand by area residents and volunteers. Call for volunteer opportunities. LACE, Barre, 4-6 p.m. Pay what you can; donations accepted. Info, 476-4276. SWEETWATERS THANKSGIVING: The Church Street eatery offers turkey with all the trimmings to all comers. A coat drive beginning at 10 a.m. provides extra holiday warmth. Sweetwaters, Burlington, noon-5 p.m. Coat and food donations for those in need are accepted. Info, 899-9860.

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51ST ANNUAL TURKEY BOWL: Neighbors throw the pigskin around in a touch football tradition started by local residents in the 1960s. Smalley Park, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 863-3616.

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MONTGOMERY STORY HOUR: Little lit lovers flip pages before snacking. Montgomery Town Library, Montgomery Center, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

ARGENTINEAN TANGO: Shoulders back, chin up! With or without partners, dancers of all abilities strut to bandoneón riffs in a self-guided practice session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, 7:30-10 p.m. $5. Info, 598-1077.

MOVING & GROOVING WITH CHRISTINE: Young ones jam out to rock ‘n’ roll and world-beat tunes. Recommended for ages 2 to 5, but all are welcome. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 11-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7216.

MAD ROBIN CONTRA DANCE: Owen and Elly Marshall lead clean-soled folks in organized steps. Beginner’s lesson, 7:45 p.m. Shelburne Town Hall, 8-11 p.m. $8; bring a dessert to share. Info, 461-3224.

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: Tots ages 3 to 5 read picture books, play with puppets and do math activities. Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 10-10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-6956.

‘THE NUTCRACKER’: Tutu twirlers and dancers in rat masks abound in the North Country Ballet Ensemble’s yearly performance. Hartman Theatre, Myers Fine Arts Building, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. $10-18. Info, 518-563-1604.

THE GLOBAL VILLAGE: Games, songs and stories expose children and their parents to different cultures and dialects. Health Room, Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 524-6393.

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Thanksgiving eats notoriously last more than one day — raise your hand if you’ll be downing turkey sandwiches for the next week — but the holiday itself lingers at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock. Like a veritable Groundhog Day, the tradition repeats on Friday ... and Saturday ... and Sunday. Happily, the late-19th-century activities are worth iterating. Costumed interpreters put dinner on the table á la 1890, with the help of a wood stove in the farmhouse kitchen. Oyster stew, goose, turkey and succotash dishes teach visitors about the history of American Thanksgiving. Just make sure to bypass another bout of tryptophan-induced sleepiness with an open-air wagon ride around the working dairy farm.

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Lunch in a Foreign Language: Break bread in Italian on Tuesdays, Spanish on Wednesdays, French on Thursdays or German on Fridays. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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tertuLia Latina: Latino Americanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español. Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440.

thankSgiving Shake-oFF: Boogie down at this benefit for Vermont Access to Reproductive Freedom. North End Studio, Burlington, 8-midnight. $10 and up donations accepted; no one is turned away for lack of funds; bring your own beer. Info, 777-2627.

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Women’S FeStivaL oF craFtS: Unique handmade wares by 50-plus local female artisans fill three floors. Burlington City Hall, 5-9 p.m. Free. Info, 864-7528.

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hoLiday artiSanS’ Bazaar: Vermont and New Hampshire crafters exhibit pottery, weaving, glasswork, jewelry, ornaments and other seasonal creations. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, noon-6 p.m. Free. Info, 431-0204. Santa’S arrivaL & tree Lighting ceremony: Mr. Claus leads a town parade starting at noon. At 5:30 p.m., the Open Stage Company performs "’Twas the Night Before Christmas" before 100,000 bulbs begin to twinkle at 6:05 p.m. Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, noon. Free. Info, 863-1648.

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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. ‘SampLe the SeaSon’: See FRI.26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Women’S FeStivaL oF craFtS: See FRI.26, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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StoWe mountain FiLm FeStivaL: Eight days of jaw-dropping scenery from around the globe celebrate mountain culture near and far. Visit www. stowefilmfest.com for full schedule. Proceeds benefit the Vermont Ski Museum. Various locations, Stowe, 7 p.m. $5-10 per event. Info, 253-9911.

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cookBook demonStration: Cooking Close to Home author Diane Imrie signs copies of her book after serving up succulent food samples. Phoenix Books, Essex, noon-3 p.m. Free. Info, 872-7111.

chiLdren’S Story time: Budding bookworms pore over pages. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 223-4665.

do-it-yourSeLF crackerS & BreadStickS For giFt-giving: Foodies bake three types of crunchy edibles with local ingredients in a workshop with writer and food blogger Cheryl Herrick. Proceeds benefit Friends of East Ave. East Village Cohousing, Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. $25. Info, 310-3312, herrickvt.@gmail.com.

aFter-SchooL programS: Découpage, writing, drawing and gaming activities keep youngsters on the go. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-4665.

WiLLem Lange: The author of illustrated Vermont village tale Favor Johnson: A Christmas Story reads pages. Stowe Books, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 253-8236.

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‘SampLe the SeaSon’: Give thanks for cheese during two days of cheddar tastings, farm education, horse-drawn hayrides through the fields and readings by Shelburne poet Rick Bessette. Shelburne Farms, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $2 hayrides. Info, 985-8686.

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hot chocoLate taSting: Chocoholics warm up over four all-natural beverages, including Mountain Mint and Chai & Mighty blends. Lake Champlain Chocolates, Burlington, noon-4 p.m. Free. Info, 864-1808.

‘autumn portraitS’: Five interlocking vignettes created by Eric Bass delve into the relationship of puppet and master. See calendar spotlight. Sandglass Theater, Putney, 8 p.m. $12-15. Info, 3874051, info@sandglasstheater.org.

middLeBury Winter FarmerS market: Area growers, cheesemakers, bakers and craftspeople collaborate to offer year-round "eat local" options. American Flatbread, Middlebury, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info, 388-0178.

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Jenepher LingeLBach: Nature lovers take in Words Like Leaves, a new collection of poetry by this environmental educator. A reception and book signing follow. Vermont Institute of Natural Science, Quechee, 1 p.m. Free. Info, 359-5000, ext. 223. StoryteLLing & LeFtoverS: Authors Leda Schubert and Willem Lange, along with WDEV’s Ken Squier, spin holiday stories over Turkey Day eats such as sweet potato biscuits and pumpkin cookies. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 229-0774.

Lighting oF Smith park: Twinkling lights flatter a community conifer, brought to a glow after a visit from a special North Pole guest. Smith Park, Winooski, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1595 or 655-2112. thankSgiving Weekend: See FRI.26, 10 a.m.3:30 p.m.

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read to a dog: Stories form a bond between young readers and Therapy Dogs of Vermont. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 1-2 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3403. Saturday StorieS: Picture books catch the attention of kids of all ages. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. ‘the LaSt dragon on earth’: Crabgrass Puppet Theater presents the first in a series of puppet shows for families. Sandglass Theater, Putney, 2 p.m. & 4 p.m. $8. Info, 387-4051, info@sandglasstheater.org. WiLLem Lange: See FRI.26, Dartmouth Bookstore, Hanover, N.H., 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 603-643-3616.

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hungrytoWn: Ken Anderson and Rebecca Hall produce evocative folk music. Reservations required for preconcert lasagna dinner with the duo, 5:30 p.m. Universalist Church, Hartland, 7:30-10 p.m. $15. Info, 738-0255. LadieS’ night out Women’S choruS: Vermont Symphony Orchestra harpist Heidi Soons accompanies 18 singers in Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols and more. Trinity Church, Rutland, 7 p.m. $5 donation. Info, 775-8004. recorder pLaying group: Musicians produce early folk and baroque melodies. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 6580030, info@prestomusic.net. va-et-vient: Franco-American tunes by Suzanne Germain, Carol Reed, Michael Corn and George Dunne induce toe tapping. Briggs Carriage Bookstore, Brandon, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 247-0050.

talks

BoB cavnar: The Vermont author of Disaster on the Horizon: High Stakes, High Risks and the Story Behind the Deepwater Well Blowout gives an insider’s view of the oil industry. Woodstock Historical Society, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 457-1822.

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‘autumn portraitS’: See FRI.26, 8 p.m. ‘handSome and greteL’: Vermont’s No Strings Marionette Company puts a lighter spin on this Grimm Brothers fable. Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 11 a.m. $5. Info, 728-6464. ‘murder on maScara mountain ii’: Dinner guests play witness to a murder mystery — filled with unsavory characters such as crooked politicians, thugs and Hollywood starlets — dreamed up by Café Noir Productions. See calendar spotlight. Preregister. Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 5:30 p.m. $75-100. Info, 496-4781.

hoLiday artiSanS’ Bazaar: See FRI.26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

‘reFLectionS, dreamS and miSappropriationS: an evening With poppa neutrino’: A film screening, music and discussion with the open-seas rafter illuminate his life philosophy. Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 540-0773.

hoLiday Bazaar: Ornaments, gifts and homemade treats spread seasonal cheer. East Village Cohousing, Burlington, 9 a.m.noon. Free. Info, 399-2475.

‘Smucker’S StarS on ice’ 25th anniverSary tour: Olympic Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek and Silver Medalist Sasha Cohen join world-renowned athletes in feats of figure skating. Olympic Center, Lake Placid, N.Y., 8 p.m. $25-115. Info, 216-436-3708.

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Jenepher LingeLbach: See FRI.26, 1 p.m. John & eLLie hiLferty: Skiing in the Mad River Valley authors discuss the region’s laid-back lifestyles at a book signing. Tempest Book Shop, Waitsfield, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, 496-3299. Story time: Lit lovers of all ages take in fanciful tales. Bud & Bella’s Bookshop, Randolph, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 728-5509.

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antiqUeS market: Treasure hunters find bargains among collections of old furniture, art, postcards and more. Elks Club, Montpelier, early buying, 7:30 a.m.; regular admission, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $2-5. Info, 751-6138. bUrLington area ScrabbLe cLUb: Triple-lettersquare seekers spell out winning words. New players welcome. McClure MultiGenerational Center, Burlington, 12:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7558. 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. french converSation groUp: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088.

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poetry open mic: Scribes speak in stanzas of their own creation. The Block Gallery, Winooski, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 373-5150.

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‘bLoom: the pLight of Lake champLain’: Academy Award winner Chris Cooper narrates a documentary on lake health and the future of watershed communities. Palace Cinema 9, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 656-2906.

peopLe’S pantry: Franklin County residents tight on cash stop by for a complimentary meal. Methodist Community Center, Highgate Center, 4-7 p.m. Free. Info, 782-0554.

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boDy care SerieS: Pronounceable local ingredients make their way into massage oils, deodorants, body butters, scrubs and more in this hands-on workshop. Preregister. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 6-7:30 p.m. $10-12. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@hungermountain.com.

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mUSic With peter: Preschoolers up to age 5 bust out song and dance moves. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:45 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

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‘breaking barrierS: fighting Stigma’: A short film created by Vermont CARES features seven Vermonters who are infected or affected by HIV/ AIDS. Discussion follows. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

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WreAth stroll & silent Auction: Bid on garlands to deck the halls at this benefit for the Vermont chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Seasonal food and beverages top off the evening. The Arbors at Shelburne, 6-8:30 p.m. $5 donation; RSVP in advance. Info, 985-8600, kmonteith@ benchmarkquality.com.

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‘BreAking BArriers: fighting stigMA’: See MON.29. Rutland Free Library, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2437. stoWe MountAin filM festiVAl: See SAT.27, 7 p.m.

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chocolAte-diPPing deMo: See WED.24, 2 p.m. PeoPle’s PAntry: See MON.29, 4-7 p.m.

Adult floor hockey: Male and female players ages 18 and up work up a sweat with the Greater Burlington Hockey Club. Sports & Fitness Edge, 4 Gauthier Drive, Essex, 6:45-9:45 p.m. $5; sticks provided. Info, 399-2985.

chiP dArMstAdt: Discussion takes flight as North Branch Nature Center’s executive director explores "Birds and Their Changing Habitat." Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5 donation. Info, 864-3516.

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‘lAugh AttAck!’ PerforMAnce: A standup comedy class tries punchlines out in front of a live audience. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5 suggested donation for the FlynnArts scholarship fund. Info, 863-5966.

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intergenerAtionAl dessert Book discussion: Readers and ranters in grades 6 through adult focus on Jordan Sonnenblick’s Notes From the Midnight Driver. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0313. 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@com cast.net.

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jeWelry WorkshoP: Fashion a necklace/earring set out of natural stones with Eva Fronhofer, aka "The Bead Fairy." Preregister. Fairfax Community Library, 6:30 p.m. $15. Info, 849-2420, lcady@ fwsu.org.

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Body cAre series: See MON.29, 5:30-6:30 p.m. dr. stePhen BrAndon: Typing too much? The speaker explains natural approaches to addressing repetitive injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Preregister. Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-8004, ext. 202, info@ hungermountain.com. 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 wellbeing. Miller Community and Recreation Center, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, 355-5129. ‘using self-hyPnosis to reduce stress And Boost joy’: Hypnotherapist Samuel Lurie helps stressed folks survive and thrive in "the most wonderful time of the year." Carpenter-Carse Library, Hinesburg, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 482-2878.

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green MountAin holidAy chorus: Male carolers spread yuletide joy with well-known Christmas and holiday tunes. New singers welcome; no experience required. St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 505-9595.

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After-school ProgrAMs: See FRI.26, 3:305 p.m. children’s story hour: Two- to 5-year-olds tune in for audible prose. Aldrich Public Library, Barre, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 476-7550, aldrich library@charter.net. children’s story tiMe: See FRI.26, 10:30 a.m. creAtiVe tuesdAys: Artists engage their imaginations with recycled crafts. Kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. fAirfAx story hour: Songs, tales and crafts captivate kiddos. Fairfax Community Library, 9:3010:30 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. kids’ story hour: Literature hounds show up for tall tales. East Barre Branch Library, kids under 3 meet at 10 a.m.; ages 3 to 5 meet at 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 476-5118. Preschool discoVery ProgrAM: Nature lovers ages 3 to 5 explore the lives of invisible animals in "Camouflaged Critters." North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 10-11:30 a.m. $5. Info, 229-6206.

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PAuse cAfé: French speakers of all levels converse en français. Borders Books & Music, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-5088.

science & stories: Winter-themed tales and investigations examine everything from migration to hibernation. ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center/Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. Regular admission, $8.50-10.50; free for kids 2 and under. Info, 877-324-6386.

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Story Hour: Tales and picture books catch the attention of little tykes. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918. Student MAtinée: ‘We tHe PeoPle!’: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson bring social studies to life through a range of musical genres. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. & noon. $8.50. Info, 863-5966. teen Video gAMeS: Middle and high schoolers rock out to Guitar Hero, Rock Band and various other PS2 and Wii faves. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7216. toddler StorytiMe: Little ones ages 18 to 35 months get cozy listening to stories, singing nursery rhymes and playing games. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10-10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.

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CHAMber enSeMble ConCert: The music department’s flute, percussion and bass ensembles share the spotlight. Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-2243. CHriStiAnne Stotijn & joSePH breinl: Songs by Grieg, Brahms, Strauss, Tchaikovsky and others figure prominently in Dream Works, presented by a mezzo-soprano and pianist. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. $6-24. Info, 443-3168. HAndel SoCiety of dArtMoutH College: Topnotch soloists and instrumentalists get to work on large-scale choral works by Bach. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-28. Info, 603-646-2422. Student PerforMAnCe reCitAl: Music scholars take their various instruments for a spin on stage. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-7776. WAterbury CoMMunity bAnd reHeArSAlS: Musicians are welcome to 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, 8884977, info@waterburycommunityband.org.

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‘Are you MortgAge reAdy?’: Prospective homeowners get an overview of the employment history, income, savings and credit lenders may expect. New England Federal Credit Union, Williston, 5:307 p.m. Free. Info, 879-8790. 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.

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‘breAking bArrierS: figHting StigMA’: See MON.29, Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2437. oSHer lifelong leArning inStitute filM SerieS: A "meals on reels"-themed sequence screens Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci’s Big Night. Savoy Theater, Montpelier, 10 a.m. $5 donation. Info, 454-4675. StoWe MountAin filM feStiVAl: See SAT.27, 7 p.m.

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HAnukkAH CelebrAtion: A giant menorah lighting precedes a concert with Israeli singer Yoel Sharabi, and a feast of falafels, latkes and doughnuts in the Billings North Lounge. University Green, UVM, Burlington, 5:30 p.m. $5-10; $25 per family; free for students. Info, 658-7612, chabad@ chabadvt.org. VillAge tree ligHting & trAin HoP: Santa Claus makes an appearance for this annual ho-hoholiday tradition, followed by model-train displays at Brownell Library. Various locations, Essex Junction, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

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4-H SuPer SCienCe: Third through fifth graders expand their knowledge of the natural world through hands-on activities about insects, roller coasters, rockets and more. Preregister. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 656-5429 or 878-0313, rosemarie.garritano@ uvm.edu. enoSburg PlAygrouP: Children and their adult caregivers immerse themselves in singing activities and more. American Legion, Enosburg Falls, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. fAirfAx PlAygrouP: Multicultural stories and activities accent child’s play. Health Room, Bellows Free Academy, Fairfax, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426. HigHgAte Story Hour: Good listeners soak up classic fairy tales. Highgate Public Library, Highgate Center, 10-11 a.m. Free. Info, 527-5426.

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CHAMber enSeMble ConCert: The music department’s clarinet choir, saxophone, brass and string ensembles share the spotlight. Krinovitz Recital Hall, Hawkins Hall, SUNY Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 518-564-2243.

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dAVid MACAulAy: Tracing the creative process, this Vermont author and illustrator explores the dead ends, successes and inspirations that come with "Building Books." Rutland Free Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860. dr. edWArd tiCk: In "War and the Soul: Transforming Our Communities to Heal Our Veterans," this post-traumatic stress disorder expert relays soldier stories from World War I to Iraq. Norwich Public Library, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184. dr. ellen MArSden: A professor of fisheries for UVM’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources dives into Lake Champlain’s fish ecology in "How Humans Have Altered the System." Room 203, Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 635-1327. eMily bernArd: UVM’s associate professor of English pinpoints the power and potential of interracial friendships. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. jAMeS HeffernAn: Dartmouth College’s professor emeritus discusses the overlap of romance and social realism in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice in "In Want of a Wife." Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 334-7902. kAtHerine SiMS: The Green Mountain Farm-toSchool founder summarizes the organization’s "recipe for change," part of a national effort to address the obesity epidemic through fresh, local food options and nutrition education. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. MAnSour fArHAng: The former Iranian ambassador to the UN considers a diplomatic impasse in "Potential U.S. Responses to Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions." Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 388-4095. t.H. breen: Northwestern University’s William Smith Mason professor of American history uncovers "The Rumor That Almost Started the Revolution Two Years Earlier." St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291.

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‘SleePing beAuty’: National Marionette Theatre, Brattleboro’s UNIMA award-winning puppeteer troupe, mixes music from Tchaikovsky’s ballet with a tale told from Prince Steffon’s point of view. Fuller Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. $4. Info, 748-2600.

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‘tAking fligHt’: Up-and-coming choreographers introduce their lightly produced dance experiments, facilitated by artist-in-residence Tiffany Rhynard. Dance Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

MuSiC for PreSCHoolerS: Youngsters ages 3 to 5 fine-tune their motor skills during instrument playtime. Colchester Meeting House, 12:30-1 p.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.

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MontgoMery Story Hour: See WED.24, 1011 a.m.

Student PiAno reCitAl: Keyboard commanders training with affiliate artist Cynthia Huard give an end-of-semester performance. Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

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internAtionAl Poetry nigHt: UVM wordsmiths conduct readings in English, Italian and Spanish. Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building, UVM, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-3576.

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bodywork EXPLORATION IN MOVEMENT 14 CEU: Jan 8 & 9, 2011, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Cost: $245/14 CEUs ($225 if paid by Dec. 18; call about risk-free introductory fee. Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, Burlington. Info: Dianne Swafford, 802-734-1121, swaffordperson@hotmail.com. Ortho-Bionomy: Participants will learn to recognize and palpate patterns of joint and muscle movement in order to facilitate increased range of motion and 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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different types of authentic Italian cookies; biscotti, light and delicious lace cookies, and amaretti. Hands-on learning. Make two dozen cookies to swap at the next holiday party. Italian Cookies #2. Make pizzelli, fruit-/ nut-filled sweet ravioli and sesame cookies. All materials included. Instructor: Adele Dienno. Limit: 16. FOOD SAFETY COURSES & WAITSTAFF WORKSHOP: Classes start Dec. 28 & Jan. 18. Location: Training to Excel, Brandon. Info: Norm Milot, 802247-0098, info@trainingtoexcel. com, www.trainingtoexcel.com. ServSafe Manager Certification Examination: Best for interested professionals, proprietors, chefs and managers. Food Safety and Protection Essentials: Ideal for part- and full-time food service industry associates. Food Safety Best Practices for Households: Great for home chefs, bakers, seniors, students and homemakers. Waitstaff Dining Service Workshops and/or Refresher: Workshop now forming for January 2011. Services: PreBoard of Health Inspection “Fresh Eyes Walk-Through”: Improve your score. Catering and special events planner/liaison

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craft WREATH DECORATING: Dec. 2, 6-7:30 p.m. Location: Gardener’s Supply, Workshops will be held simultaneously at both Garden Centers. Info: 802-660-3505 ext. 4, www.gardenerssupplystore.com. Registration is free. Additional costs apply for supplies based on the project. Seating is limited. Please call to register.

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! BURLINGTON’S BEST SALSA: DAVID LARSON & SOUTH END STUDIO: Burlington’s newest (& nicest) place to dance. Next class series begins Dec. 2. Thu. nights, 7-8 p.m: Basic Salsa, a great way to meet new people & get started. 8-9 p.m.: Intermediate Level 1, incredible ladies styling & some cool turning combinations w/ Shannon. All classes run on a

4-week series. Location: South End Studio, 696 Pine St., near Lake Champlain Chocolates, just behind New World Tortilla, Burlington. Info: Sabrina, 802540-0044, www.southend studiovt.com. Shout out to DJ Raul and Nelson R., Feliz cumpleanos mi amigos! Nov. 18th. South End Studio’s Salsa Dance Party has been postponed until December. TBA for the grand opening of the Copacabana Room, Courtyard Marriot Harbor Hotel (next to Hilton) Call David, 355-8955. Come check out Burlington’s other salsa dance studio (yes, there are 2 schools now). Just look for our Salsa Dancers sign by New World Tortilla. Why take lessons from us? “It’s fun!” 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! LEARN TO SWING DANCE: Cost: $60/6-week series ($50 for students/seniors). Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info: www.lindyvermont.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. MODERN DANCE CLASS: Take class w/ Ellen Smith Ahern, Tue., 7-8:30 p.m. Cost: $16/class, or $60/4-class session. Location: Burlington Dances, 1 Mill St. #372 (top floor, Chace Mill), Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Lucille Dyer, 802-8633369, info@BurlingtonDances. com, BurlingtonDances.com. Blend contemporary dance techniques that strengthen, center and challenge dancers to move with clarity and intention. The class will build with exercises and phrase material that support a healthy range of movement that is imaginative, rigorous and playful. Be ready for dynamic weight shifting, handstands, floor work! Intermediateadvanced: Teens, adults.

herbs WISDOM OF THE HERBS SCHOOL: Wisdom of the Herbs Certification Program begins April 23-24, 2011, & runs 1 weekend a mo. through Nov. We are currently interviewing for this program. Wild Edibles Spring Term will be held May 8, Jun. 5 & Jul. 10. Plan ahead & apply now for VSAC nondegree grant for 2011 programs 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.

kids INFANT & TODDLER PROGRAMS: Sessions start the week of Nov. 29. Star Garden, our parenttoddler program is Tue., Wed. or Thu. mornings, 9-11 a.m. Acorn and Oaks, our parent-infant program, meets Fri., 9-10:30 a.m. Location: All Soul’s Interfaith Gathering, Shelburne. Info: 802-985-2827, pgraham@lakechamplainwaldorfschool.org. Lake Champlain Waldorf School is delighted to offer playgroups for parents with infants and toddlers. Led by Susan Sassaman. Each week, different themes focus on the foundations of movement development, importance of rhythm, working with the senses and building healthy habits. Playgroups meet weekly in 10-week sessions; preregistration is required.

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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.

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AIKIDO: Adult introductory classes meet on Tue. & Thu. at 6:45 p.m. Classes for adults, children (ages 5-12) & teenagers meet 7 days/week. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St. (across from Conant Metal and Light), Burlington. Info: 802-951-8900, burlington aikido.org. Aikido is a dynamic Japanese martial art that promotes physical and mental harmony through the use of breathing exercises, aerobic conditioning, circular movements, and pinning and throwing techniques. We also teach sword/staff arts and knife defense. The Samurai Youth Program provides scholarships for children and teenagers, ages 7-17. AIKIDO: Tue.-Fri., 6-7:30 p.m.; Sat., 9-10 a.m.; & Sun., 10-11:30 a.m. Visitors are always welcome. Location: Vermont Aikido, 274 N. Winooski Ave. (2nd floor), Burlington. Info: Vermont Aikido, 802-862-9785, www. vermontaikido.org. Practice the graceful martial art of Aikido in a safe, supportive environment. Aikido training teaches body and spirit together, promoting physical flexibility and flowing movement, martial awareness with compassionate connection, respect for others and confidence in oneself. Visitors are always welcome in the dojo! 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

LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction available Sunday mornings, 9 a.m.noon, or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 9 a.m.-noon. An Open House occurs every third Wednesday evening of each month, 7-9 p.m., which includes an intro to the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 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.

metal/stained glass 1-DAY HOLIDAY METAL WORKSHOPS: Dec. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $65/members; $80/ nonmembers; $20/materials. Location: Shelburne Art Center, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: 802-985-3648, www. shelburneartcenter.org. Why buy a gift when you can make one yourself? For this one-day workshop, you will learn to create a handmade piece of sterling jewelry in our one-of-a-kind metal studio.

pilates ALL WELLNESS: Location: 208 Flynn Ave., Studio 3A (across from the antique shops, before Oakledge Park), Burlington. Info: 802-863-9900, www.allwellness vt.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 nutrition. Come experience our welcoming atmosphere, skillful, caring instructors and light-filled studio. Join us for a free introduction to the reformer, every Saturday at 10:30 a.m.and the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.: Just call and reserve your spot!

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shelburne art center 1-DAY COPPERFOIL STAINED GLASS: Sat., Feb. 5, OR Mar. 5, 9-6 p.m. Cost: $120/members; $135/nonmembers; $30/materials. Location: The Shelburne Art Center, 64 Harbor Rd., Shelburne. Info: The Shelburne Art Center, 802-985-3648, info@ shelburneartcenter.og, www. shelburneartcenter.org. Learn a craft that you can do at home to beautify your surroundings. This is a one-day, introductory stained glass workshop for beginners to learn the Louis Comfort Tiffany copperfoil method. Learn to select glass colors, cut glass, apply copperfoil, solder and finish a panel. All materials will be supplied.

SHODEN REIKI I: Dec. 4-5, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost: $110/12-hr. class. Location: HeartSong Reiki, Stockbridge. Info: HeartSong Reiki, Kelly McDermott-Burns, 802-746-8834, kelly@heartsongreiki.com, www.heartsongreiki. com. This class is the foundation for self-care and personal development. We will discuss history, Reiki precepts, Japanese energy system and meditations. Students will learn basic hand positions for self-care and for treating family. Four attunements will be given. There will be plenty of practice time. Manual and certificate included.

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sewing SEWING CLASSES AT NIDO: Nov. 18-Dec. 31. Location: nido, 209 College St., Burlington. Info: nido, nido, 802-881-0068, info@nidovt.com, nidovt.com. Fall sewing classes continue at nido! Stitch up a cute new top, a fabulous bag or a sassy dress with a perfect fit. Whether you are new to sewing or just looking to learn a few new tricks, nido has something for everyone on the schedule this season.

shamanism INTRO TO SHAMANIC JOURNEYING: Dec. 4, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost: $50/5-hr. class. Location: Shaman’s Flame, Stowe. Info: Sarah Finlay & Peter Clark, 802-253-7846, peterclark13@gmail.com, www. shamansflame.com. Experiential workshop includes shamanic cosmology, shamanic journeying. Meet spirit guides, find your seat of power and begin to walk the path of self-empowerment. Learn about divination and basic forms of shamanic healing. Discover the great relevance of this ancient spiritual practice. Expand your consciousness, learn of integrative spiritual healing.

YANG-STYLE TAI CHI: Beginning Oct. 6. Beginner’s class, Wed., 5:30-6:50 p.m. $125 for 8 classes. All levels on Sat., 8:159:45 a.m. $16/class. Monthly: $60/1 class per week, $115/2 classes per week. 3 calendar mos.: $160/1 class per week, $275/2 classes per week. Cost: $16/single class, $160/3 calendar mos. Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, 187 St. Paul St. #5, Burlington. Info: 802-318-6238. Tai Chi is a slow-moving martial art that combines deep breathing and graceful movements to produce the valuable effects of relaxation, improved concentration, improved balance, a decrease in blood pressure and ease in the symptoms of fibromyalgia. Brought to you by Vermont Tai Chi Academy and Healing Center. Janet Makaris, instructor.

support groups RECOVERY WITHOUT ABSTINENCE: Mon., 6:30-8 p.m. Location: TBD, Burlington. Info: Anthony Zarriello, 802310-2835, sazarr@yahoo.com. Drinking, using, overeating, gambling, sex: Are too much of these causing problems for you? New group gives the space to talk in a nonjudgmental format. Using the latest harm reduction and cognitive behavioral science, explore ways to make life work. Total abstinence may or may not be your goal. First group is free.

tai chi SNAKE STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings. Call to view a class. Location: BAO TAK FAI TAI CHI INSTITUTE, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 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.

PIVOTAL POINTS OF CHANGE: Now registering Nov. 27-Dec. 17 classes, ea. meeting once/ wk. for 3 weeks: Mon. or Wed., 6:30-8:00 p.m.; Tue. or Fri., noon-1:30 p.m.; Sat. 10:30-noon. Cost: $105/class, $11/class w/ 10-class card. Location: Sunny S. Burlington location, South Burlington. Info: Pivotal Points of Change, Carolyn Edwards, 802-657-3647, for.carolyn. edwards@gmail.com. Innovative avenues to reach your goal through life balance with psychologist Dr. Carolyn Edwards. For individuals feeling stuck in pursuit of a goal. We are conditioned in our culture to believe that approaching change, head on, with willfulness, is the best avenue to reach our goals. The PPC approach will explore pivotal points as the key to getting your goal unstuck. Holiday gift certificates/individual sessions also available.

wood WOODWORKING INTENSIVE: Jan. 30-Apr. 15. Location: Yestermorrow Design/Build School, 189 Rte. 100, Warren. Info: Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Monica DiGiovanni, 802496-5545, monica@yester morrow.org, www.yester morrow.org. Yestermorrow’s 11-week Woodworking Intensive program is designed to give amateurs and aspiring professionals a solid grounding in woodworking and furnituremaking techniques, led by Yestermorrow’s nationally recognized faculty. Skills learned in the intensive program include design and drafting, wood selection and preparation, joinery, traditional hand skills, sharpening, power-tool techniques, and finishing.

yoga EVOLUTION YOGA: Daily yoga classes for all levels from $5-$14, conveniently located in Burlington. 10-class cards and unlimited memberships available for discounted rates. Mon.-Fri. @ 4:30 p.m., class is only $5!. Location: Evolution Yoga, Burlington. Info: 802864-9642, yoga@evolutionvt. com, www.evolutionvt.com. Evolution’s certified teachers are skilled with students ranging from beginner-advanced. We offer classes in Vinyasa, Anusarainspired, Kripalu, and Iyengar yoga. Babies/kids classes also available! Prepare for birth and strengthen postpartum with pre/postnatal yoga, and check out our thriving massage practice. Participate in our community blog: evolutionvt.com/ evoblog. LAUGHING RIVER YOGA: Daily yoga classes & monthly yoga workshops. $13 drop in; $110 for 10 classes. By-donation classes Mon.-Fri. at 9 a.m. & Tue./Thu. at 7:30 p.m. Location: Laughing River Yoga, 1 Mill St., Chace Mill, suite 126, Burlington. Info: Laughing River Yoga, 802-3438119, emily@laughingriveryoga. com, www.laughingriveryoga. com. Yoga studio now open downstairs in the Chace Mill. Experienced and compassionate teachers offer Kripalu, Jivamukti, Vajra, Flow, Restorative and DJ Yoga Flow. Educate yourself with monthly workshops and class series. Lots of light. Gorgeous floors. Parking. All levels welcome! Come and deepen your understanding of who you are. YOGA VERMONT: Location: Yoga Vermont, 113 Church St., 4th floor, Burlington. Info: 802-2380594, www.yogavermont.com. Church St. studio gift certificates are in! Ashtanga, Vinyasa, gentle, yoga teacher training. YOGA AT NOON: Kripalu yoga, Thu. at noon. Cost: $13/single class; $11/class w/ 10-class card. Location: Burlington Dances, 1 Mill St. #372 , Burlington. Info: Burlington Dances, Burlington Dances, 802-863-3369, info@ BurlingtonDances.com, BurlingtonDances.com. Enjoy the full afternoon light and resonant sound in this calm and centered studio. Discover dynamic flow and relaxation for a state of balance within. Kripalu yoga teacher Michelle Lefkowitz guides students through this noontime class in the beautiful upstairs dance studio in Chace Mill at the Winooski River Falls.

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ince moving to West Townshend, Vt., from New York City in 2003, husband-and-wife duo Ken Anderson and Rebecca Hall have carved out quite a niche for themselves among folk fans, both locally and abroad. As Hungrytown, the duo evokes a timeless quality, with original music that recalls everything from Woody Guthrie’s Dust Bowl Ballads to Joni Mitchell’s Blue, and a visual aesthetic straight out of the 1960s East Village folk scene. Still, their retro sensibility is balanced by a keen appreciation for modernity that elevates them above throwback status. Hungrytown have been somewhat quiet lately, as they’re wrapping up production on a long-awaited follow-up to their stellar 2008 self-titled debut. In advance of their performance on Monday at the First Universalist Society of Hartland, Seven Days checked in with vocalist Rebecca Hall by phone for an update on the record, her thoughts on all things retro and the challenges of making music amid marital bliss.

SEVEN DAYS: We haven’t heard from you guys in a while because you’ve been working on a new album. What’s it called?

REBECCA HALL: It’s called Any Forgotten Thing, which is also the title track. We got the idea for that song when we moved to Vermont from New York. It was kind of our first stab at homeownership. We bought this old house, which is constantly falling apart around us and just requires constant maintenance. It’s something we’re always struggling with, because we’re much better songwriters than we are plumbers or repair people. So, we figured we might as well try to get a song out of this.

SD: Makes sense to me.

RH: We used it as a metaphor to extend to people: If you neglect a house, it falls apart. If you neglect people, they fall apart, too. Make sure you stay in touch with your friends.

SD: Are you using backing musicians, or is this just the two of you? RH: We’re doing everything ourselves.

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SD: I imagine that could be a little daunting.

RH: Well, what that really means is that I’m doing most of the songwriting, playing rhythm guitar and singing lead. And Ken is

playing drums, percussion, bass, mandolin, accordion…

SD: Yikes!

RH: …Wurlitzer, electric organ, piano. He’s like this crazy mad scientist.

SD: Let’s go back in time a bit. How did you meet Ken and start playing together? RH: We met in New York. When we met I was singing, like, torch songs and jazz standards and wasn’t writing my own songs yet. And Ken was playing in, like, six different bands. But even though New York is a big town and easy to get lost in, it’s a very small world for musicians. Everybody knows everybody. So we kind of knew each other that way. And, at one point, we both didn’t have boyfriends or girlfriends, so we got together.

SD: How romantic! How did you end up in Vermont?

RH: At the time, we were both working clerical jobs. And it’s really hard to do all the music you want to do and work in New York. Those jobs really demand a lot from you. It was hard to do both. So, we just decided that at some point we’d have to figure out what we want to do with our lives. And that was to move to Vermont. It would be cheaper to live there, and we love it there anyway, and we can just play music and support ourselves that way.

SD: And the rest is history. Speaking of history, you are often pigeonholed as a “retro” folk band. What are your thoughts on the recent resurgence of interest in retro styles generally?

RH: I listen to certain things on the radio and can’t tell if it’s an actual ’60s soul song or someone just playing in that style. It’s interesting that people are imitating even the production styles from those recordings. It’s funny, on our new record I feel like we’re moving away from the traditional folk sound that we both love … and branching out into different things.

SD: There was a great New York Times article recently about Mayer Hawthorne, who seemed to take umbrage with the whole idea of a retro renaissance. His point was that he’s here now, making this music currently, and that if it stems from another period, that doesn’t make it any less modern.

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RH: I agree with that, in a sense. When I started writing folks songs, what attracted me to traditional music was that, in a lot of ways, it resembles punk, it resembles rap. Songs that talk about things that aren’t nice or pretty, like murder ballads. But that gave the songs so much more meaning, so much more rawness and honesty than other types of music. So, to me, that kind of music is always current.

SD: So, we’re really just talking style semantics. RH: I think so. It’s certain stylistic influences that remind people of a certain time. But there is a lot more to music than style.

SD: True. But you gotta call it something, right? RH: Oh, of course! But that’s just part of marketing. It’s what people have to do.

SD: Are there particular challenges to being both a married couple and musical partners? Do those roles overlap, or do you try and keep them separate?

RH: Having a musical partnership is really not that different from being in a marriage.

It takes a period of adjustment in the beginning. When you move in with somebody, or you first get married, you’re learning to accommodate yourself to this other person. And that’s what makes things work. And it was the same thing with our musical partnership. In the beginning, we were trying to figure out if we should both write lyrics and the music, how much should we do together, how much should be split up into separate roles. What naturally evolved for us was that I go off on my own and write lyrics and maybe a little melody to propel the lyrics, and then I take it to Ken … and he’ll flesh the song out, or sometimes change the melody or edit the lyrics. We both need to go off into our own space to do certain things.

SD: Space is important in any relationship, I guess. RH: Oh, yeah.

Hungrytown perform this Monday, November 27, at the First Universalist Society of Hartland at 7:30 p.m. $15. Info, 436-2592, www.hungrytown.net

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I am thankful Arlo’s parents have yet to discover that. I am thankful for friends, new and old, who’ve made a weird year a little less so. And, last but not least, I’m thankful for you, dear readers. Particularly in the current economic climate/ state of print media, Seven Days is lucky to be where it is. We honestly couldn’t do what we do without your continued support and feedback. So thank you, thank you, thank you.

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You know what else I’m thankful for? People like Michael chorney, who for my money is kind of like the local-music version of basketball legend Michael Jordan. Confused? Try to stay with me on this. At the height of his powers, it was often said that Jordan’s greatest asset was not simply that he was better than everyone else — which he was — but that he elevated the play of those around him. He made average players good and good players great. Chorney is much the same type of artist — and, yes,

Jordan was indeed an artist. Over the course of his decades-long career, Chorney has made everyone around him better. Take 1990s acid-jazz monsters viPerhouse. Individually, the band featured several of the area’s most exciting performers — heloise WilliaMs, for starters. But the band became even more than the sum of its considerable parts, thanks in no small degree to the direction and vision of Michael Chorney. More recently, one need only look as far as anaïs Mitchell’s much ballyhooed folk opera Hadestown. True, the project’s grand, singular vision belongs to Mitchell. But the sonic aesthetic that lends the project its unique artistic greatness belongs to Chorney. Don’t believe me? Let’s ask Anaïs… “There is patience and honest conviction in [Chorney] that I will spend my life trying to learn,” Mitchell wrote to

yours truly earlier this year, prior to a hadestoWn orchestra performance at Higher Ground. “Michael’s music leans toward the true, the unexpected, and the twinning of dark and light. All this he brought to Hadestown.” See? This weekend marks Michael Chorney’s 50th birthday. In celebration, on Saturday Montpelier’s Langdon Street Café will host “Michael Chorney: This Is Your Life,” a career retrospective featuring pretty much everyone who has ever played with the Chorn Dog in VT. (Note to Michael Chorney: I know you hate that nickname. So, in honor of the big five-oh, I promise this is the last time I will ever use it in print … this year. Happy birthday!) Now, when I say “everyone,” I literally mean everyone. Mitchell and Co. SoUnDbITeS

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I’m also thankful that local clubs have welcomed these folks into the fold to work together and deliver one of the most exciting years of live music in recent memory. Seriously, it’s been rad and pretty much nonstop.

I am thankful for Parima. I wandered in to see the Joshua Panda Band on the Main Stage a couple weeks ago after not having been there in a while. I was reminded of what a unique venue that joint can be, especially lately under the sage guidance of Joe adler. Nice work, Joe.

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I am thankful for MSR Presents, Angioplasty Media, While We Can (Booking & Promotion), Halogen Records, Edified Presents, and any number of other independent booking and promotions outfits that have identified needs in the local scene and have attempted — often for little to no financial reward — to fill them.

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For the last few years, I’ve used my Thanksgiving week column as a forum to outline what I’m personally thankful for. This kills two turkeys with one stone. First, this is notoriously among the slowest weeks of the year, music-wise, as several area nightspots close up shop for the weekend (Radio Bean), or scale back to give their employees a much-needed break (Higher Ground). Second, it’s a clever-ish gimmick that allows me to show off a little to all of my old high school chums/ unrequited crushes who only read me when they’re home for the holidays and I have nothing to write about. See, [insert unrequited crush here]? I told you I’d make something of myself. Ahem. Oddly enough, this week is actually a little busier than usual, meaning I don’t have as much real estate to fill with thanks. Still, this has become one of my favorite annual columns to write, so if you’ll indulge me in an abbreviated version, I’d be, well, thankful.

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Buckley, even if he kills the occasional skunk.

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1/2 LoungE: DJ Kanga presents: The Lounge Lizard (hip-hop), 9 p.m. CLub MEtronoME: OH-J Fresh presents Homegrown Wednesdays with DJ Dan (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. Franny o's: Karaoke, 9:30 p.m., Free. Rumble Doll (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free. LEunig's bistro & CaFé: cody sargeant Trio (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. LiFt: DJs P-Wyld & Jazzy Janet (hip-hop), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. Manhattan Pizza & Pub: Open mic with Andy Lugo, 10 p.m., Free. thE MonkEy housE: Beat Vision with DJ Disco Phantom (eclectic DJ), 9 p.m., $1.

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nECtar's: Grant/Black (alt-blues), 7 p.m., Free. cats under the stars (Jerry Garcia Band tribute), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. on taP bar & griLL: Pine street Jazz (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. raDio bEan: Ensemble V (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free. irish sessions, 9 p.m., Free. rED squarE: side Pony with myra Flynn & Gregory Douglass (’80s covers), 8 p.m., Free. DJ cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free. shELburnE stEakhousE & saLoon: carol Ann Jones (country), 8 p.m., Free. sideshow Bob (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

central

CharLiE o's: Lava moss (rock), 8 p.m., Free. grEEn Mountain tavErn: Open mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., Free. PurPLE Moon Pub: Bruce sklar's Harwood Jazz Workshop (jazz), 7 p.m., Free.

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City LiMits: Let it Rock (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free.

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thE brEWski: comedy Night with Andie Bryan (standup), 7:30 p.m., Free.

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thE hub PizzEria & Pub: Thanksgiving Eve celebration with Rick cole (acoustic), 9 p.m., Free.

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thE shED rEstaurant & brEWEry: Eames Brothers Band (mountain blues), 7 p.m., Free.

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baCkstagE Pub: Open mic with Jess & Jeff, 8 p.m., Free. Franny o's: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

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Contemporary Art Emerging from the same vibrant New York City

folk scene as Suzanne Vega, John Gorka and Bill Morrissey, songwriter LuCy kaPLansky boasts a huge roots pedigree. Her latest record, 2007’s Over the Hills, is a marvel of acoustic alt-country, firmly placing her alongside better-known peers in the pantheon of modern folk giants. This Saturday, catch Kaplansky at the Tupelo Music Hall in White River Junction. Rising folk sensation sEth gLiEr opens.

rí rá irish Pub: Longford Row (irish), 8 p.m., Free.

central

CharLiE o's: 2nd Annual Alice's Restaurant misfit's Thanksgiving Feast, 8 p.m., Free.

thE MonkEy housE: John martenis Band (country), 9 p.m., Free.

grEEn Mountain tavErn: Thirsty Thursday Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

nECtar's: seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 7 p.m., Free. s.i.N. sizzle & Kampus Boyz Ent. present Thank me Later (hip-hop), 9 p.m., $5.

nutty stEPh's: Bacon Thursdays with Noble savage (electro), 10 p.m., Free.

northern

riMroCks Mountain tavErn: DJ Two Rivers (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

regional

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 & nightCLub: Karaoke Night with sassy Entertainment, 5 p.m., Free.

nightCraWLErs: Run for cover (rock), 9 p.m., Free. on taP bar & griLL: The Growlers (blues), 5 p.m., Free. sideshow Bob (rock), 9 p.m., Free. PariMa Main stagE: Latin social with DJ Hector cobeo (salsa), 10 p.m., $5. Latin social with salsa Vermont (salsa), 10 p.m., $3. Park PLaCE tavErn: Ambush (rock), 9 p.m., Free. rasPutin's: DJ ZJ (hip-hop), 10 p.m., $3. rED squarE: People Are strange (The Doors tribute), 9 p.m., $5. Nastee (hip-hop), 11:30 p.m., $3. rED squarE bLuE rooM: DJ stavros (house), 9 p.m., $3. rEguLar vEtErans assoCiation: mesa (rock), 7 p.m., $5. rubEn JaMEs: DJ cre8 (hip-hop), 10:30 p.m., Free.

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o'briEn's irish Pub: DJ Dominic (hip-hop), 9:30 p.m., Free.

1/2 LoungE: Bob Wagner (solo acoustic), 7 p.m., Free. Bonjour-Hi! (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

onE PEPPEr griLL: Karaoke, 8 p.m., Free.

baCkstagE Pub: Karaoke with steve, 9 p.m., Free.

rasPutin's: 101 Thursdays with Pres & DJ Dan (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

CLub MEtronoME: No Diggity: Return to the ’90s (’90s dance party), 9 p.m., $5.

rED squarE: selector Dubee (reggae), 6 p.m., Free. A-Dog Presents (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

highEr grounD shoWCasE LoungE: Ellis Paul, seth Glier (folk), 8 p.m., $15. AA.

rED squarE bLuE rooM: DJ cre8 (house), 9 p.m., Free.

JP's Pub: Dave Harrison's starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free.

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Marriott harbor LoungE: The Trio featuring Paul cassarino, Tracie cassarino & Jeff Wheel (acoustic), 8 p.m., Free.

rí rá irish Pub: DJ Johnny utah (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free. shELburnE stEakhousE & saLoon: The Hillside Hooligans (rock), 9 p.m., Free. thE skinny PanCakE: The Winterlings (folk), 8 p.m., $5 donation.

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CharLiE o's: KuFui (drum and bass), 10 p.m., Free. grEEn Mountain tavErn: DJ Jonny P (Top 40), 9 p.m., $2. FRi.26

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have dug deep into Chorney’s voluminous local history to summon as many Ghosts of Chorney Projects Past as they could, including MAGIC CITY, the SO-CALLED JAZZ SEXTET, FEAST OR FAMINE, viperHouse, and more recent/current collaborations such as ENSEMBLE V and Hadestown Orchestra. And we’re just scratching the surface. In short, should you go — and you should — expect the unexpected, which is always a good mindset to have when it comes to Michael Chorney.

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a bit last Friday and had the chance to sit in on a small segment of the band’s practice in a room upstairs. I really liked what I heard. And I hadn’t even had any PBArrrrghh yet. Band Name of the Week: THE BLACKBERRY BUSHES. Sticking for the moment in the capital city, this week’s marquee band name comes to us by way of Olympia, Wash., in the form of hot pickin’ bluegrass band the Blackberry Bushes. OK, so the name is a little underwhelming, at least compared to the typical fare we feature in this segment. But, like I said earlier, it’s a slow week. Plus, these cats took second place in the 2009 Telluride Band Competition, which is kind of a big deal. Catch them at the Black Door Bar and Bistro this Saturday. One last Mont-P bit before we head north. Last week’s column featured some fairly effusive praise for jazzsaxophone monster BRYAN MCNAMARA, who flat-out blew me away with his band SOULS’ CALLING at the FlynnSpace. A big reason SC impressed me had to do with the group’s

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keyboardist, PARKER SHPER. Friday, you can catch Shper leading his own equally excellent ensemble, YOUSAY PLACATE, at the Langdon Street Café. I continue to be impressed by both the quality and quantity of local hip-hop. What was a mere blip a couple of years ago has developed into a legitimately vibrant scene, as a slew of up-and-comers are throwing their Fitid hats in the ring alongside more established acts such as BURNTMD and THE AZTEXT. Case in point: this Friday’s local hip-hop showcase at Nectar’s, featuring DJ DAKOTA, S.I.N. SIZZLE, THE LYNGUISTIC CIVILIANS, COLBY STILTZ, PONE LOC and KILLA TWAN. Speaking of hip-hop and Nectar’s, it’s nice to hear from our old friends 2ND AGENDA again. The hip-hop

rebel-folk hybrid rocks the House That Phish Built this Tuesday. And, last but not least, there was a minor goof in last week’s article on RYAN POWER 12v-Nectars112410.indd by freelance writer MATT BUSHLOW [“Golden Ears”]. The article incorrectly referred to the LOVEFUL HEIGHTS as TALL HEIGHTS, which is just kind of redundant, right? Anyway, apologies to the band on behalf of 7D and Bushlow, who has been whipped accordingly.

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There’s a good chance getting into LSC this Saturday will be difficult. Prior to the actual concert, there will be a private party for Chorney at the café, which will likely leave the joint at or near capacity when the doors open to the public. Should you find yourself out in the cold, I recommend strolling around the corner to Charlie O’s, the greatest bar in the world. And specifically this Saturday, you’ll get a chance to see Montpeculiar’s finest pirate-drinking-songs outfit THE SHANTY RATS. I happened to find myelf at LSC for

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And once again, this week’s totally selfindulgent column segment, in which I share a random sampling of what was on my iPod, turntable, CD player, 8-track player, etc., this week.

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purist and progressive ’grass fans alike. Wednesday, December 1, the band drops by Montpelier’s Langdon Street Café.

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LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Honky Tonk Happy Hour with the Bucktails (honky-tonk), 6 p.m., Donations. yoUSAy Placate (jazz), 8 p.m., Donations. The Hoof and the Heel (pop), 10 p.m., Donations.

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

POSITIVE PIE 2: DJ Ben Arsenal (hip-hop), 10:30 p.m., $3.

NECTAR'S: Adam King (solo acoustic), 7 p.m., free. Turbine, Eytan & the Embassy (rock), 9 p.m., $5/10. 18+.

PURPLE MOON PUB: Wiley Dobbs (bluegrass), 8 p.m., Free. THE RESERVOIR RESTAURANT & TAP ROOM: Live DJ, 9:30 p.m., Free. DJ Slim Pknz All Request Dance Party (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free. SLIDE BROOK LODGE & TAVERN: Bruce Sklar (jazz), 9 p.m., Free. TUPELO MUSIC HALL: Eddie Money (rock), 8 p.m., $65.

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STARRY NIGHT CAFÉ: The Meatpackers (bluegrass), 8 p.m., Free.

SHELBURNE STEAKHOUSE & SALOON: The Hitmen (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: DJ Dizzle (Top 40), 10 p.m., Free.

THE SKINNY PANCAKE: The Green Beans (folk), 8 p.m., $5 donation.

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central

BEE'S KNEES: Eames Brothers Band (mountain blues), 7:30 p.m., Donations. MATTERHORN: The Cop Outs (rock), 9 p.m., $5. RIMROCKS MOUNTAIN TAVERN: Friday Night Frequencies with DJ Rekkon (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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BLACK DOOR BAR AND BISTRO: The Blackberry Bushes (bluegrass), 9:30 p.m., $5. CHARLIE O'S: The Shanty Rats (pirate drinking songs), 10 p.m., Free. LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Michael Chorney: This Is Your Life (acoustic), 8 p.m., Donations. PURPLE MOON PUB: Dan Liptak's Casimir Effect (jazz), 8 p.m., Free.

OLIVE RIDLEY'S: Benjamin Bright (singersongwriter), 6 p.m., Free. Mero Factor (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

TUPELO MUSIC HALL: Lucy Kaplansky, Seth Glier (singer-songwriters), 8 p.m., $30.

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CITY LIMITS: Dance Party with DJ Earl (Top 40), 9 p.m., Free.

1/2 LOUNGE: Funhouse Special (house), 10 p.m., Free.

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242 MAIN: Swamps, Lifeloss, Nothing in Vain (hardcore), 7 p.m., $7. AA.

MATTERHORN: Sound Mind (country), 9 p.m., Free.

10:54 AMBACKSTAGE PUB: The Blame (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

CLUB METRONOME: Retronome (’80s dance party), 10 p.m., $5.

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NIGHTCRAWLERS: Karaoke with Steve LeClair, 9 p.m., Free.

RÍ RÁ IRISH PUB: Run for Cover (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

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THE MONKEY HOUSE: Wolcott, One Man Empire (rock), 5 p.m., Free.

CITY LIMITS: Johnny Devil Band (rock), 9 p.m., Free.

MONOPOLE: Out the Hasse (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

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HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Quadra, Mister French, Sideshow Bob (rock), 8 p.m., $12/15. AA.

FRANNY O'S: Balance DJ & Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

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ON THE RISE BAKERY: After the Rodeo (country), 8 p.m., Donations.

BEE'S KNEES: Open Mic, 7:30 p.m., Free. RIMROCKS MOUNTAIN TAVERN: DJ Two Rivers (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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MONOPOLE: Out the Hasse (rock), 10 p.m., Free.

OLIVE RIDLEY'S: Glass Onion (rock), 10 p.m., Free. TABU CAFÉ & NIGHTCLUB: All Night Dance Party with DJ Toxic (Top 40), 5 p.m., Free.

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1/2 LOUNGE: Funhouse with DJs Rob Douglas, Moonflower & Friends (house), 7 p.m., Free. THE BLOCK GALLERY: Open Mic, 1:30 p.m., Free. CLUB METRONOME: Pushing Buttons Tour with Lowtide, Blueboy Productions and Flote (live electronica), 9 p.m., $5. FRANNY O'S: The Hitmen (rock), 9:30 p.m., Free. MONTY'S OLD BRICK TAVERN: George Voland JAZZ: with Taryn Noelle, Barry Ries and Dan Skea (jazz), 4:30 p.m., Free. NECTAR'S: Mi Yard Reggae Night with Big Dog & Demus, 9 p.m., Free.

central

TUPELO MUSIC HALL: John Sebastian (rock), 7 p.m., $45.

northern

BEE'S KNEES: Marty Power & Carrie Cook (jazz), 11 a.m., Donations. Open Irish Session, 3 p.m., Free. Wiley Dobbs Trio (bluegrass), 7:30 p.m., Donations. YE OLDE ENGLAND INNE: Corey Beard, Dan Liptak and Dan Haley (jazz), 11:30 a.m., Free.

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1/2 LOUNGE: Heal-In Sessions with Reverence (reggae), 10 p.m., Free. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Sick Puppies, Terrible Things (rock), 8 p.m., $16/18. AA. NECTAR'S: The Move It Move It (funk), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. ON TAP BAR & GRILL: Open Mic with Wylie, 7 p.m., Free. RADIO BEAN: Open Mic, 8 p.m., Free. RED SQUARE: Industry Night with Robbie J (hiphop), 8 p.m., Free. Hype 'Em (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free. ROZZI'S LAKESHORE TAVERN: Trivia Night, 8 p.m., Free. MON.29

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Was the world clamoring for a soundtrack to Magic: The Gathering, or maybe live-action role-playing (LARP) tournaments, and the rest of us somehow missed the memo? Well, grab your cloak, long staff and 12-sided die, and prepare thyself for

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local fantasy-rock outfit mOss circle. Led by veteran seer/songwriter Margot Day, the Northeast Kingdom-based sextet’s self-titled debut comprises an epic tale indeed, one fraught with peril, curiosities and, um, dragons. And rockand-roll flute. The journey down the hobbit hole begins with “Smoke & Mirrors.” Those expecting impish lute music or fey medieval folk are in for a rude awakening. It’s difficult to gauge an exact point of reference for much of mOss circle’s material. But if forced to do so at, say, crossbow point, the song exudes an early-hard-rock edge recalling Jethro Tull, while Day is presented as a latter-day — or olden-day? — incarnation of Heart’s Nancy Wilson. Or perhaps Blondie’s Debbie Harry. Lyrically, the song plays out something like a game of Dungeons & Dragons. “Beauty is my master,” sings Day ruefully, then is met by the band’s elfin refrain, “And I am her slave.” “The fire dragon,” Day intones. “And his prey,” comes the response. The Tull influence is more overt on the following track, “A Lifetime in a Day,” which features Day’s flute mirroring Cyris Bridwell’s attacking lead guitar before breaking free on a fluttering solo. William Bridwell assumes frontman duties on “Chalice Well.” His thin, nebbish delivery is off-putting, especially in comparison to Day, who forcibly commandeers the reins at the chorus. “Ride the Dragon” is a scorcher, and most representative of mOss circle’s overall ethos. Following a driving hardrock verse fueled by Day’s “story of fire and glory,” Bridwell spins a wicked yarn in which a dragon annihilates an unsuspecting village. He’s like Tolkien crossed with a computer hacker. His impassioned spoken delivery is oddly gripping — and impossibly dorky. And that kind of sums up mOss circle’s debut in a nutshell. As far as fantasy-rock goes, the band presents a lovingly crafted and mostly wellexecuted take on the genre. But said genre is a niche within a niche — probably within yet another niche, buried in a box somewhere deep in your mom’s basement. The band will appeal to a very specific audience. And gazing into the wizard’s glass, the prophecy here is that the audience will cling to them as fanatically as they would a Black Lotus MTG card … or something. For more info on mOss circle, visit margotday.com/moss.htm.

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There is a school of thought that suggests you will never be more madly in love than you are in high school. The logic goes that, as we mature, the immediacy and wonder of love is muted by a more measured, levelheaded approach to romantic fulfillment. But even in the face of mortgages and kids, we never really stop longing for that sense of wide-eyed innocence, do we? That’s why a song like “Thirteen” by Big Star is so tender and gripping — it transports us back to adolescence. And it’s why young songwriters so often capture the raw emotion of heartache better than their more worldly, and world-weary, elders. Take, for example, 17-year-old pop songwriter Casey Lynn Dubie — yes, she’s Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie’s daughter. The Vermont native’s debut EP, In Your Atmosphere,, while not without fawnlike missteps, is emotionally charged in a way only the young and lovestruck can truly appreciate. The four-song quickie opens on “Anchor.” Over a driving, acoustic pop-rock groove, Dubie introduces herself as a formidable vocalist. Her tone and phrasing suggest maturity beyond her tender years, as does a sophisticated sense of lyricism — at least for radio-ready pop. “But honestly, a part of me still longed for the things of this place / And it’s taking up room, taking up space. / By these distractions that steal my peace and delay my destiny / But I’ve laid them down,” she sings before reeling in the hook at the chorus. It’s exactly the sort of angst-lite melodrama that plays so

well with fans of teen superstar Taylor Swift, an acknowledged and rather obvious influence. But Dubie sidesteps mere hero worship with a surprisingly nuanced composition — even if the arrangement feels timid by comparison. The title track begins as a lithely finger-picked acoustic ballad, complete with bowed cello accents. But, as any good radio ballad should, it explodes into glistening power pop at the chorus. Dubie lustily belts longing lines over ringing electric guitar arpeggios. She’s not reinventing the wheel here. But she mines the familiar constructs of the torch song well. “Free to Be Yours” stands as the EP’s centerpiece, and is its most fully conceptualized and executed song. A punchy, piano-driven theme propels the tune through a smooth verse as it builds into the chorus. “I need to dive to surface, I need to hide to be found,” she intones, again displaying a knack for sly wordplay. “Leaving You Behind” closes the EP on something of a down note, as Dubie fully succumbs to the schmaltz she so carefully skirts in the previous numbers. Even so, there are worse examples of pop-rock pandering just about anywhere on your FM dial. With time, Casey Lynn Dubie should mature into a considerable songwriter. Here’s hoping she doesn’t let growing up get in the way. In Your Atmosphere by Casey Lynn Dubie is available at iTunes.

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Lift: Karaoke … with a Twist, 9 p.m., Free. the monkey house: Queer night with DJ Gunner (house), 10 p.m., Free. monty's oLd bRiCk taveRn: open mic night, 6 p.m., Free. neCtaR's: KTR studios presents 2nd Agenda, challenger, Tribe of Light (rock), 9 p.m., $5. 18+. Radio bean: Black Holly (folk), 8:15 p.m., Free. Honky-Tonk sessions (honky-tonk), 10 p.m., $3. Red squaRe: upsetta international with super K (reggae), 8 p.m., Free.

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ChaRLie o's: Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. main stReet gRiLL & baR: michael Arnowitt (piano), 7 p.m., Free.

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bee's knees: Alan Greenleaf & the Doctor (folk), 7:30 p.m., Donations. the hub PizzeRia & Pub: seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues), 9 p.m., Free. PaRkeR Pie Co.: DJ Two Tone (eclectic DJ), 8 p.m., Free.

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Leunig's bistRo & Café: paul Asbell & clyde stats (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Lift: DJs p-Wyld & Jazzy Janet (hip-hop), 9 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. manhattan Pizza & Pub: open mic with Andy Lugo, 10 p.m., Free. the monkey house: Beat Vision with DJ Disco phantom (eclectic DJ), 9 p.m., $1. neCtaR's: The Day's Weight (roots), 9 p.m., Free.

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bee's knees: max Weaver & Friends (country), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

gReen mountain taveRn: open mic with John Lackard, 9 p.m., Free.

the bRewski: comedy night with Andie Bryan (standup), 7:30 p.m., Free.

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andra Berbeco’s solo show, “Been There: Three Series of Paintings,” at Burlington’s 215 College Gallery features 40 works inspired by sunny Old World locations such as Greece, Italy and Albania, as well as cloudier points closer to home. Though the artist describes the show as “acrylic paintings confronting issues of flooding, neglect and the absence of life in locations real and imagined,” the pieces are not nearly as dire as that billing suggests. They are simplified, abstract landscapes, expressive rather than descriptive of any particular place. Berbeco’s three series are differentiated by scale. The smallest pieces are as tiny as 4 by 6 inches; a collection of canvas-under-glass works are 16 by 20 inches; and the largest paintings range up to 34 by 50 inches. The shifts in scale seem indicative of differing focal points in the landscape, as if the smallest works are details of areas found in the medium-sized pieces, while the largest canvases are dramatic narratives encompassing broader purviews. “6 a.m. — Looking Towards Spain,” for example, is a 32-by-28-inch acrylicon-linen work with a very specific origin. Berbeco described the painting as “my view from the South Wellfleet, Mass., coast, looking east through a powerful summer storm.” Grays dominate the lower third of the composition, while a splash of red and a patch of golden yellow in the sky suggest a turbulent atmosphere. Her clouds as not necessarily representations of actual cumulonimbus puffs as much as they are passages of texture and hue that

ONGOING burlington area 2010 ART HOP ORIGINAL JURIED SHOW WINNERS EXHIBITION: Works by Ida Ludlow, James Riviello, Sophie Eisner and John Brickels. Through November 30 at SEABA Gallery in Burlington. Info, 859-9222. AIA 2010 EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AWARD SUBMISSIONS: Designs by Vermont members of the American Institute of Architects. The public will choose a winner for the People’s Choice award. Through December 1 at Metropolitan Gallery, Burlington City Hall. Info, 865-7166.

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“6 a.m. — Looking Towards Spain” by Sandra Berbeco

abstractly imply turbulence. Berbeco’s spare approach recalls that of Milton Avery. “Flood” is a 50-by-34-inch acrylic portraying architectonic structures surrounded by sloshing blue-and-white waters. A childlike sun disk resides in the upper-left corner of the piece. Dense

textures add to the choppiness of the scene, yet Berbeco’s sky is calm, with long brushstrokes pulled horizontally over the horizon. While its title is a bit stark, “Corrupted Landscape,” a 48-by-40inch mixed media on canvas, is one of the liveliest pieces in the show. A

ADAM DEVARNEY: Mixed-media collage paintings that unite the natural and urban worlds and comment on issues of social relevance, curated by SEABA. Also, the artist offers his first-ever limitededition print. Through November 30 at Speeder & Earl’s (Pine Street) in Burlington. Info, 859-9222.

ART HOP GROUP SHOW: VCAM/RETN: Photographs, paintings and mixed-media artworks. Through November 30 at VCAM Studio in Burlington. Info, 859-9222.

ART HOP GROUP SHOW: SUBARU-HYUNDAI: Paintings and photography on two levels. Through December 30 at Burlington Subaru in Burlington. Info, 859-9222.

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ART OF VSA VERMONT: Sculpture and paintings by artists affiliated with the arts-and-disability organization; also, MELANIE ROSS: photographs. Through November 29 at August First in Burlington. Info, 655-7772.

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seemingly fast river runs through the vista, and a pine forest stands on the far bank. Patches of canvas are collaged and painted over in areas, thickening the atmosphere of the scene. Several of Berbeco’s medium-size pieces have low horizons and are somewhat more literal than the larger works. “Marsh Edge” contains clouds receding into the picture plane over a landscape of scruffy greens and browns. “Marsh and Ocean” is a view from the water looking at a distant shore. A few whitecaps and a windy sky of cirrus clouds appear. Of her smallest works, Berbeco wrote in her artist’s statement, “I try to squeeze as much energy into the smallest possible spaces.” “At Sea I” and “At Sea II” are quickly painted oils — their execution is practically slapdash. But their theme is chaotic water, so Berbeco’s method may be appropriate for her intent. “Dried River Bed” is a more complicated piece. The 5-by-5inch hillside landscape has the brown colors of a winter without snow. The cubist Georges Braque wrote, “Nature is a mere pretext for a decorative composition, plus sentiment. It suggests emotion, and I translate that emotion into art.” Berbeco appears to have a similar relationship to nature. Her works are not really trees, suns and waves. Instead, they’re reflections of emotions evoked by what the artist sees. M A R C AWO D EY Sandra Berbeco, “Been There: Three Series of Paintings.” 215 College Gallery, Burlington. Through November 28. Info, 863-3662.

BETSY MELVIN: “Poetry of Trees,” photographs paired with the poetry of Robert Frost; also, her “Once in a Blue Moon” series of photographs features moonscapes. Through November 27 at Fletcher Free Library in Burlington. Info, 865-7211. ‘CELEBRATE THE SEASON’: Landscapes and portraits by Carolyn Walton, Gail Bessette, Athenia Schinto and Brenda Myrick. Also, jewelry by Tineke Russell. Through December 30 at Luxton-Jones Gallery in Shelburne. Info, 985-8223.

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Chepe Cuadra: “Portraits,” oil paintings exploring issues of identity and questions of self. Through December 3 at Living/Learning Center, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-7787. ‘Christo and Jeanne-Claude’: “The Tom Golden Collection,” a nationally touring exhibit featuring drawings, prints, photographs and collages that trace the careers of the husband-and-wife installation artists and convey the monumentality of their process and their work. Through December 18 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750. dawn o’Connell: “Stealing Beauty,” photography in color and black and white, 35mm and digital. Through November 29 at North End Studio in Burlington. Info, 999-4572. dima Groza & miranda stewart: Animal portraits in oil and acrylic. Through November 30 at Salaam in Burlington. Info, 658-8822. eben ernstof: Neo-op drawings, curated by SEABA. Through November 30 at Pine Street Deli in Burlington. Info, 859-9222. ‘finissaGe’: This first annual exhibition will feature works by all the artists who have shown at the SEABA office gallery throughout the year. Curated by the South End Arts and Business Association. December 1 through January 31 at SEABA Gallery in Burlington. Info, 859-9222. inty & yuari meunala: “Mushuy Pacha | Nuevos Tiempos | New Times,” paintings reflecting the culture of the Kichwa people of the Ecuadorean Andes. Through December 28 at Flynndog in Burlington. Info, 734-5546. Jenna Kelly: Large-scale artworks in a variety of media, including photography, prints and glass carving. Through November 30 at Red Square in Burlington. Info, 318-2438. John Kenneth alexander: “Vermont as I See It,” landscape oil paintings. December 1 through January 15 at Chop Shop in Burlington. Info, 540-0267. Jon GreGG: Recent works on paper in oil stick with mixed media by the founder of the Vermont Studio Center. Open Saturdays, during MainStage shows and by appointment. Through December 31 at Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center in Burlington. Info, 652-4505.

Karen dawson & Jane sandberG: Paintings by the Vermont artists. Through November 30 at Phoenix Books in Essex. Info, 872-7111.

Kim bombard: Oil paintings by the Vermont artist. Through November 26 at Davis Studio in Burlington. Info, 425-2700.

maKasi siriwayo: Mixed-media paintings, illustrations and graphic design. Through November 30 at Speaking Volumes in Burlington. Info, 540-0107. ‘maKe art, repeat.’: Drawings, prints and mixedmedia work exploring patterns and repetitive action, by Ashley Roark, Christy Mitchell, Greg Mamczak and Alecia Geno. Through November 27 at S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington. Info, 578-2512.

new publiC art drinKinG fountain proJeCt in burlinGton: The Church Street Marketplace, Department of Parks & Recreation, and Burlington City Arts are issuing a Request for Qualifications from artists or a design team for a public art project. Deadline: December 1. Download the RFQ at BurlingtonCityArts.org. sCene on the street: This contest asks photographers to submit images that capture the essence of candid street moments. Juror: Ed Kashi. Deadline: November 26. Info, vermontphotospace.com/ex9. Come show the Capital City what you’ve Got! The Green Bean Art Gallery at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier seeks artists for one-month shows in 2011. Booking on a first-come, first-served

‘ChampioninG the arts’: Work by Erin Gafill, Tom Birmingham and Terese Garcia. The artists talk about their work in a salon-style showing. Tuesday, November 30, 4-8 p.m., Mt. Philo Inn Gallery, Charlotte. Info, 425-3335.

reCeptions ClarK derbes: “Quilt Weave,” quilt-inspired paintings exploring color and pattern November 26 through January 15 at Shelburne Art Center. Reception: Friday, November 26, 5-7 p.m. Info, 985-3648 winter members’ exhibit and GinGerbread Contest: Small works by member artists. Also, the annual Gingerbread Contest includes handmade creations. The public will vote on a winner between November 27 and December 9. November 26 through December 31 at Chaffee Art Center in Rutland. Winners of the members exhibit will be announced at the holiday party and

‘metals/materials/Culture’: Students in UVM’s seminar in museum anthropology curated this exhibit composed of tools, weapons, artwork and currency from different cultures and crafted in brass, silver and copper. Through December 18 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750. november Group show: Prints, paintings, stained glass, wood sculptures and mixed-media works by Steve Campbell, Isaac Wasuck, Greg Mamczak, Dave Davidson, Kevyn Cundiff, Diane Gabriel, Lorraine Manley, Perry Bartles and Gaal Shepherd. Through November 30 at Maltex Building in Burlington. Info, 865-7166. reid Crosby: “Layers,” acrylic paintings by the Vermont artist. Through January 31 at Artspace 106 at The Men’s Room in Burlington. Info, 864-2088.

‘two shirleys and a Jessie’: Photographs, pastels and oil paintings by Jessie Reid Bradley, Shirley Reid Thompson and Shirley Reid. November 27 through January 2 at Charlotte Senior Center. Reception: Saturday, November 27, 5-7 p.m. Info, 425-3815. ann younG: Oil paintings capturing a sense of mystery in people’s everyday activities. Through January 10 at Claire’s Restaurant & Bar in Hardwick. Reception: Monday, November 29, 4-6 p.m. Info, 472-7053. Jennifer KoCh & GreGG blasdel: “Collaborative Prints,” work by the Burlington husband-and-wife artists. November 29 through December 18 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College. Reception: Wednesday, December 1, 1-3 p.m. Info, 635-1469.

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emily beth errion: Handcrafted silver jewelry and etched glassware by the 8v-uvmPsych030310.indd 1 Vermont artist. Through February 28 at Gallery 160 in Richmond. Reception: Wednesday, December 1, 5-8 p.m. Info, 434-6434.

sandra berbeCo: “Been There,” three series of acrylic paintings confronting issues of flooding, neglect and the absence of life in locations real and imagined. Through November 28 at 215 College Gallery in Burlington. Info, 863-3662. sareet rosenstein: “Why Did You Just Take a Photo of That?” a personal perspective on what gets interpreted through the lens of her camera in everyday life. Curated by the South End Arts and Business Association. December 1 through February 28 at Speeder & Earl’s (Pine Street) in Burlington. Info, 859-9222.

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‘shadows of the samurai’: Armor, swords, prints, masks and other artifacts representing Japanese warrior traditions. Through May 11 at Fleming Museum, UVM, in Burlington. Info, 656-0750.

roGer Coleman: Mixed-media abstract paintings, Skyway; Diane Gabriel: color photographs, Gates 1 & 2; Sally Linder: “Homage to Shostakovich Opus 110,” acrylic paintings on canvas, Escalator. Through November 30 at Burlington Airport in South Burlington. Info, 865-7166.

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marion Guild: “Dusty Drawings and Doodles,” drawings from the ‘30s and ‘40s by the Essex Junction artist. Through November 30 at Brownell Library in Essex Junction. Info, 878-6955.

studio plaCe arts: SPA is inviting work for “The Dark Side” and “When No One Is Looking,” two shows in January 2011. Deadline: December 10. Info, www. studioplacearts.com, go to “Calls to Artists.”

‘rolled and thrown: a ChoColate and pottery extravaGanza,’ New functional pottery by Vermont artists Kathy Clarke, Marty Fielding and Stacey Stanhope. Plus, artisan truffles, coffee and desserts by Stephanie Jackson. Friday, November 26, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., and Saturday, November 27, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Middlebury Chocolates. Info, 349-1510.

Catherine hall: “Les lapin magasinent,” an installation of mixed-media bunny “shoppers.” Through December 31 at Galerie Maison Kasini in Montreal. Reception: Saturday, November 27, 3-5 p.m. Info, 514-448-4723.

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lynn rupe: Paintings of sheep by the Vermont artist. Through December 31 at Shearer Chevrolet in South Burlington. Info, 658-1111.

“the arranGement”: Calling for submissions to a juried photography exhibit of arranged objects, also known as still life. Deadline: December 22. Info, www.vermontphoto space.com/ex10.

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Kei eGan: Traditional and magnetic collages with themes of spirituality, childhood, aviation, tranquility and time. Curated by the South End Arts and Business Association. December 1 through February 28 at Pine Street Deli in Burlington. Info, 859-9222.

the s.p.a.C.e. Gallery will be accepting work for its annual “Small Works” Holiday Show, opening December 3. Work must be no larger than 12 inches in any direction, 2-inch allowance for frame. There is a “small” fee of $5 per piece; no more than 10 pieces per artist allowed. Email spacegalleryvt@gmail.com for application or visit www. spacegalleryvt.com.

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Julie Goldstone: “Somewhere Else,” photographs exploring the ephemeral rhythms of life and the utopias we create for ourselves. Through December 1 at New Moon Café in Burlington. Info, 383-1505.

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Stephen huneck: A retrospective of the legendary Vermont artisan’s work, including copies of his books, block prints, furniture and sculptural pieces. Visitors can leave thoughts and remembrances in a miniature dog chapel, created for the exhibit in conjunction with his widow, Gwen Huneck. Through November 30 at Frog Hollow in Burlington. Info, 863-6458. Steve Budington: “Homunculus,” paintings and three-dimensional work depicting bodies that unravel, fly apart and merge with prosthetic technology, from Gore-Tex to iPods. Through January 1 at Firehouse Gallery in Burlington. Info, 865-7166. Steven p. goodman: “Highways and Byways,” recent landscapes in oil by the Vermont painter and photographer. Through November 30 at Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne. Info, 985-3848. tarrah krajnak: “Inch of Dust,” a photographic installation utilizing appropriated images of Peruvians to explore and challenge how photography is used to characterize ethnicity and archive its meaning. In the Second Floor Gallery. Through December 11 at Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts in Burlington. Info, 865-7165. ‘the Spice of Light’: Color photographs by local and international artists, juried by West Virginia photographer Bruce K Haley Jr. Through December 10 at Vermont Photo Space Gallery in Essex Junction. Info, 777-3686. vermont artiStS Show: Paintings, sculpture and photography by Sean Dye, Kevin Fahey, Britta Johnson, Clark Russell, Woody Jackson, Anne Cady, Meryl Lebowitz, Gillian Klein, Rai del Noce Senior, Kate Longmaid, Gary Hall, Mikey Welsh, Clark Derbes, Stu Williams and Mr. Masterpiece. Through December 31 at Burlington Furniture Company. Info, 862-5056. vermont photo group Show: Work from members in a variety of styles. Through November 29 at Mirabelles in Burlington. Info, 985-3930. ‘we art women: a coLLective Show’: Photographs, paintings and mixed-media work from Vermont’s newest all-female art co-op. Through November 27 at Uncommon Grounds in Burlington. Info, 865-6227.

wendy tucker: “Puzzles,” abstract acrylic and mixed-media paintings by the Vermont artist. Through November 30 at North End Rotisserie in Burlington. Info, 299-9289.

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BarBara LeBer: ‘Black, White and Color,’ paintings by the local artist. Through November 30 at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Info, artwhirled23@ yahoo.com.

caroLyn enz hack: “More Shocking Art,” new paintings and mixed-media works by the Vermont artist. Through December 30 at Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749. ‘ceLeBrate!’: The annual holiday members’ show features fine art and functional crafts by 90 area artists. Through December 31 at Studio Place Arts in Barre. Info, 479-7069.

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‘good, good, good, good fiBrationS: the fiBer art Show 2010’: Work by acclaimed artisans Elizabeth Billings, Anna Ferri, Judy B. Dales, Carol MacDonald, Viiu Niiler and Judith Reilly. Through December 19 at T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-8743. jennifer paLkowSki & roByn peirce: “Rock, Paper, Nature,” mixed-media nature studies and more by the Vermont artists. December 1 through 31 at Capitol Grounds in Montpelier. Info, artwhirled23@yahoo.com. joan curtiS: “At One With Nature’s Wiles: Recent Paintings and Sculptures,” acrylics and mixed-media constructions depicting human figures at ease amid upheavals of nature. November 29 through December 17 at Feick Fine Arts Center, Green Mountain College in Poultney. Info, 287-8398.

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pauL hoLLiSter: “Paul Hollister 1918-2004: Painter and Photographer,” work by the renowned artist in both mediums, exhibited together for the first time. Through November 30 at PHOTOSTOP in White River Junction. Info, 698-0320. ‘preSSing matterS’: Penelope Bennett, Judy Lampe and Sheryl Trainor exhibit their new prints. Through November 30 at Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction. Info, 295-5901. ray Brown: New paintings inspired by a recent trip to Italy. Through December 31 at The Drawing Board in Montpelier. Info, 223-2902.

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cameron Schmitz: “Moving Still,” photographs based on chance and place that appear to be painterly abstractions. Through January 1 at Inn at Baldwin Creek & Mary’s Restaurant in Bristol. Info, 870-7006. ‘friendS Bearing giftS’: An exhibit celebrating 40 years of acquisitions for the permanent collection purchased by Friends of the Art Museum, and featuring 40 diverse objects, from an ancient Chinese mirror to paintings by modern masters. Through December 12 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-5007. john vincent: Contemporary letterpress broadsides (old-fashioned posters) that address present-day political and cultural issues, printed on 100-year-old presses by the Maine artist. Through November 30 at Carol’s Hungry Mind Café in Middlebury. Info, 388-0101. jonathan BLake: “The Legacy Tree Project,” black-and-white photographs of 32 trees in Bristol, each one selected by the the Watershed Center. Proceeds benefit the local organization’s conservation efforts. Through December 6 at Lincoln Peak Vineyard in New Haven. Info, 388-7368.

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‘moving imageS’: Works of photography and video art from the permanent collection, including photographs by pioneering time-lapse photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Through December 12 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. Info, 443-5007. ‘petite’: Small works, featuring a watercolor by Mary Whyte, a South Carolina artist known for her depictions of the African American Gullah women of Johns Island. Through December 31 at Edgewater Gallery in Middlebury. Info, 458-0098.

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cara joy: “Joyful Hearts,” acrylic on canvas. Through December 31 at The Shoe Horn at Onion River in Montpelier. Info, 223-5454.

‘douBLe expoSure: photographing cLimate change’: Images taken over two decades of Alaska’s glaciers and the Alps by mountaineer Bradford Washburn and Boston Globe photographer-writer David Arnold. Through November 28 at Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich. Info, 649-2200.

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art reSource aSSociation memBerS’ exhiBit: Work in a variety of media by central Vermont artists. Also at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. Through January 3 at City Center in Montpelier. Info, 485-8056.

cheryL daye dick: Fall and winter Vermont landscapes by the Middlesex artist. December 1 through 31 at Red Hen Bakery & Café in Middlesex. Info, 223-0309.

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‘we art women: of BLue and Light’: Mixed-media work by members of the art co-op. November 28 through January 1 at Uncommon Grounds in Burlington. Info, 865-6227.

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‘The hale STreeT GanG’: Large-scale blackand-white photographs of Randolph-area seniors by Jack Rowell accompany an audio version of memoirs they’ve been writing during a two-year project led by Sara Tucker. Through December 18 at Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. Info, 388-4964. ‘The SpiriT of The SeaSon’: Artwork and handcrafted holiday ornaments, offered for $200 or less, by members of the Brandon Artists Guild. Through December 31 at Brandon Artists’ Guild. Info, 247-4956. VermonT arTiSTS Show: Sculpture by Kathy Stockman, art quilts by Joanne Guillemette, wool quilts by Hope Johnson and more. Through December 31 at Rae Harrell Gallery in Hinesburg. Info, 734-7363.

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warren Kimble: Contemporary abstracted paintings from the artist’s “Let the Sun Shine” and “Widows of War” collections. Through December 31 at The Gallery at Brandon Music. Info, 465-4071.

northern Carolyn DroGe: “Portraits,” oil paintings of dairy cows. Through January 17 at Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. Info, 253-1818. elizabeTh nelSon: Northeast Kingdom landscape paintings. Through January 10 at Bee’s Knees in Morrisville. Info, 888-7889.

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‘feSTiVe fine arT for The holiDayS’: One-ofa-kind works by multiple artists. November 26 through December 23 at Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho. Info, 899-3211.

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forreST holzapfel: “A Deep Look at a Small Town,” black-and-white photographs of Marlboro residents accompanied by audio interviews with each family conducted by the Vermont artist. Through December 31 at Bent Northrop Memorial Library in Fairfield. Info, 827-3945. hanDmaDe JuDaiCa Show: Original religious art by contemporary artists, including menorahs in a variety of styles and a clay-and-glass mosaic depicting the Bible story of Joseph’s colorful coat. Through December 31 at Stowe Craft & Design in Stowe. Info, 253-7677. hanDmaDe liGhTinG & furniTure Show: Functional art for the home, including tables in wood and salvaged steel by Bill Kreider and furniture and lighting by Steven Bronstein, Janna Ugone, Payne Junker, Greg Gehner and CostaTrujillo. Through December 6 at Stowe Craft & Design. Info, 253-7677. ‘hearT SizeD: Small frameD worKS by fiVe women worKinG in VermonT”: Landscapes by Bonnie Acker; paintings of monster finger puppets by Kathy Black; layered drawings by Katie Crown; paintings capturing a sense of place by Liz Kauffman; and ambient paintings of Mexico, Newfoundland and the western U.S. by Julie Ruth. Through December 31 at River Arts Center in Morrisville. Info, 888-1261. ‘holiDay Small piCTure Show’: Small works by member artists, including nationally recognized painter Tom Nicholas. Through December 31 at Vermont Fine Art Gallery in Stowe. Info, 279-0332. Jennifer (weiSS) Crum: “Old Train Car,” blackand-white photographs. Through December 1 at Green Top Market in Morristown. Info, 888-8883.

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LocaL artists show: Work by photographer Charlotte Rosshandler, fiber artist Nan Brosky and painters Ann Allen, Helen Kyle, Mary Read, Cordell Smart and Pamela Tobin. Through November 30 at Artist in Residence Cooperative Gallery in Enosburg Falls. Info, 933-6403. Natasha Bogar: “Visions of Spring,” oil paintings and watercolors of waterlilies and wildflowers, and stained-glass leaves, ceramic birdhouses, wildflower plates and mosaics. Through November 30 at Townsend Gallery at Black Cap Coffee in Stowe. Info, 279-4239. roBert gerhardt: “Life on the Border: The Karen People of Burma,” black-and-white photographs that document people who have been fighting a civil war for independence from the Burmese military. Through December 20 at Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College. Info, 635-1469.

southern Bryce LeVaN cushiNg: “Alien Intersection,” sculpture by the internationally known artist.Frances Alford Holliday: textile art; Peter Jeziorski: watercolors. Through November 28 at Phelps Barn at the Old Tavern at Grafton. Info, 843-1162.

regional ‘a wiLd, uNsettLed couNtry: earLy refLectioNs of the adiroNdacks’: Nineteenth-century engravings, aquatints, lithographs and rare maps from the Adirondack Museum documenting the wilderness of the region before it became a tourist destination. Through November 27 at Lake Placid Center for the Arts, N.Y. Info, 518-523-2512.

coNtemporary Bead art: Beadwork by artists pushing the boundaries of the medium. Through November 29 at North Country Cultural Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Info, 518-563-1604. ‘fraNk steLLa: irreguLar poLygoNs’: An exhibit marking the museum’s 25th anniversary presents one of each of the artist’s 11 monumental compositions for his 1965-66 series, along with preparatory drawings and other works. Through March 31 at Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H. Info, 603-646-2808.

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f you’re anything like me, you’ve found it difficult to watch the recent interviews of George W. Bush, who’s been making the rounds to promote his memoir, without throwing something at the TV. He’s tanned, relaxed and self-satisfied. Judging by the treatment he’s received from the mainstream media, all is forgiven. Gore Vidal was right: This is the United States of Amnesia. So the release of Doug (The Bourne Identity) Liman’s lacerating new political drama couldn’t have been more fortuitously timed. Anyone who’s somehow managed to forget that nitwits and scumbags ruled this country for eight long years and ran it into the ground has only to buy a ticket to Fair Game to refresh his or her memory. This is, of course, the story of Valerie Plame and Joseph Wilson. Naomi Watts plays the former covert officer in the CIA’s counter proliferation department. As the movie opens, she’s carrying out orders to investigate Saddam Hussein’s nuclear weapons program and has run up against a problem: He doesn’t appear to have one. This contradicts White House claims. Dick Cheney, in

particular, insists that Iraq purchased enriched uranium from Niger. Realizing that the administration has already decided to go to war and is scrambling for justification after the fact, Plame and her superiors have zero interest in being used as patsies. Those superiors ask Plame to see if her husband, the former ambassador to Niger, is willing to jump on a plane and use his connections to find out what, in fact, did or didn’t happen. Oh, and to do so for free. Sean Penn is note perfect in the role of the dapper onetime diplomat who, as we all know, found out nothing happened. One can understand his consternation on tuning in to the State of the Union address and hearing the president cite Iraq’s purchase of uranium from Niger as one of the reasons the U.S. went to war. Wilson’s reaction is to set the record straight in a New York Times op-ed piece. Plame’s reaction is to soldier on in silence. The White House’s reaction is to smear Wilson and out his wife — in a violation of federal law. But, hey, when you’re comfortable attacking a sovereign nation under false pretenses, blowing an operative’s cover probably won’t cost you a whole lot of sleep. Even when it results in the murders of doz-

FIGHTING WORDS Watts and Penn play a Washington couple whose lives are turned upside down by the infamous “16 words” Bush used to justify the invasion of Iraq.

ens of her informants across the Middle East — as many as 70, according to some reports. Scooter Libby took the fall, but you just know his boss, Cheney, was behind it all. For much of the movie, the couple’s marriage also looks likely to prove a casualty of the crime. The script by brothers Jez and John-Henry Butterworth — based on memoirs by Plame and Wilson — is astute in noting the fissures and fault lines that begin to threaten a relationship systematically subjected to the level of nonstop stress this one was. Watts does wonderfully subtle, complex work here, and Penn was born for his role. They’re terrifically convincing as imperfect people struggling to find the right path out of an impossible situation. Liman returns to

form in the wake of the embarrassment that was Jumper. He gives the picture a riveting, docudrama feel by casting actors in certain key parts (Libby and Karl Rove, for example) but also incorporating archival footage of the president and vice president — in effect, compelling them to play themselves. It’s a ballsy experiment that pays off in a big way. A piece of advice: Bring your blood-pressure pills if you already use them, and get a prescription before seeing this if you don’t. As in Charles Ferguson’s equally incendiary Inside Job, many evildoers are exposed, but not one pays a price. While he ought to be on trial for war crimes, George W. Bush is on a book tour instead. RICK KISONAK

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ★★★

o, there’s this kid named Harry who can do magic. He has a male friend who’s kind of jealous of him and a female friend who has the best handbag in the world: It can hold a tent, a stylish wardrobe and a set of rustic camping furniture. Harry and his friends are fugitives, because this evil guy with a face like a snake has it in for our hero, even though he and Harry sometimes seem to experience a mind meld. We know Snake Guy is evil because he and his goth-looking crew like to oppress Muggles, who are non-magic-doing, non-amazingbag-having people like you and me. There are about 274 other important characters in this movie, each with their characteristic quirks. Most of them have names that are hard to say without cracking up, like “Bathilda Bagshot,” and some of them will die. In between, Harry and his friends will camp a lot, look for something called a Horcrux and dance to a Nick Cave song, because this movie is Dark. If you belong to the tiny fraction of this film’s audience who aren’t up on your Potter, this is probably all you’ll get from the first cinematic installment of book seven of J.K. Rowling’s fantasy saga. Your confusion won’t prove too perturbing, though, because virtually every theme

and motif in Rowling’s world is already familiar from something else. When Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) faces his demons in a dark forest, the scene is reminiscent of Luke Skywalker’s Jungian test in a cave. When Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and Hermione (Emma Watson) wander a barren landscape carrying a talisman that corrupts its wearer’s will, devotees of The Lord of the Rings will nod in recognition. And the fascist underworld bureaucracy of London under the new Ministry of Magic looks like a cross between Metropolis and Terry Gilliam’s Brazil. So, if the plot proves baffling — and it will, since Steve Kloves’ script prunes much of the novel’s exposition — never fear. Sit back and enjoy the performance of Rhys Ifans as Luna Lovegood’s father, Xenophilius (as weird as you’d expect). Let director David Yates’ experiments with handheld youare-there camera work rock your world. Laugh at the mugging of the three actors who play frumpy functionaries as whom our heroes disguise themselves in the film’s most manic and Gilliam-like sequence. Marvel at a four-minute shadow-play-style animation by Swiss director Ben Hibon that serves to explain what the Deathly Hallows are. It’s leaner, meaner and more memorable than the rest of the film.

DOOM AT THE TABLE Death Eaters have their day as the Potter saga finally draws near its close.

At this point, deeper and fuller appreciation of Harry Potter movies is for the fans, and they are not few. They can be assured that, as complicated film fantasies go, this installment is closer in mood, style and spirit to The Two Towers than to Attack of the Clones. Still, if I were a hard-core Potterite, I might be bothered by the downplaying of an ominous undercurrent in the novel: the slow crumbling of Harry’s faith as he reads a muckraking history

of his deceased mentor, Dumbledore. Then again, maybe Kloves and Yates saved that for Part 2. There were so many colorful characters and tragic deaths to get through. No doubt the Potter movies will finally cohere, like shards in a kaleidoscope, when they can be watched end to end in a 20-hour marathon. But that will really be just for the fans. M A R G O T HA R R I S O N

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FAiR GAmEHHHH After hitting a possible career nadir with Jumper, director Doug Liman bounces back with this political drama based on the memoir of CIA agent Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts), who paid the price when her husband, Joseph Wilson (Sean Penn), pissed off the Bush administration. With Sam Shepard. (108 min, PG-13. Palace)

HARRY pottER AND tHE DEAtHlY HAlloWS: pARt 1HHH It’s that time again. No, not for turkey, but for fighting He-WhoMust-Not-Be-Named (Ralph Fiennes) with quasi-Latin incantations in the company of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, et al., and if you don’t already know the plot, you’ll never be able to catch up at this point. This installment is not in 3-D, as was originally announced. David Yates, who directed the last two Potters, is back. (147 min, PG-13. Big Picture, Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Stowe, Welden)

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