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OCTOBER 01-08, 2008 VOL.14 NO.07

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FAIR GAME BY SHAY TOTTEN

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The Blame Game

news

Open season on Vermont politics

HOMELESSNESS 10A

Shelter Directors Demand Emergency Funding

HACKIE BY JERNIGAN PONTIAC

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BY MIKE IVES

FREE WHEELIN’ BY BOB KILPATRICK

THE ECONOMY 11A

Yin and Yang

Wall Street Collapse Unlikely to Impact Vermont Lenders

Auto biographies from the driver’s seat

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BY KEVIN J. KELLEY

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Culture Club MUSIC

POLITICS 13A

An interview with The Sparrow Quartet’s Abigail Washburn

In the Electronic Age, Speeches — and Speechwriters — Still Matter, Author Says

BY DAN BOLLES

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Angles in Paradise ARCHITECTURE A Fleming Museum exhibition explores Vermont’s design/ build legacy

BY KEVIN J. KELLEY

BY MIKE IVES

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arts news

Character Guy THEATER

“Who’s Hungry?” Tells a Big Story on a Small Stage

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BY PAMELA POLSTON

Crime Marches On BOOKS

Book review: The Catcher by Archer Mayor

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Documentarian Shows How War Protestors Found Their Voices

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A Stiff Dose THEATER Theater review: Pronouncing Glenn

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BY LISA CREAN

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Returns of the Native ART

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Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Offers Early Peeks at Oscar Contenders

Art review: “Montpelierís Treasures: The Legacy of Thomas Waterman Wood” BY MARC AWODEY

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Taste Test: Bite Me Organic Pizza

BY MARGOT HARRISON FOOD VIGNETTE 19A

BY SUZANNE PODHAIZER

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Alison Bechdel Sums Up Vermont in State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America

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years). Also, we’ve just initiated trayless dining — which conserves energy and water, decreases waste, reduces pollutants, saves money and reinforces healthy eating habits — in our cafeteria, which regularly offers local and organic foods and also composts all its food wastes. Our work vehicles run on biodiesel, as does our student shuttle, the Badger Bullet. Furthermore, we are in the midst of planning a campus energy audit, which will lead to our creating a JSC Eco-Master Plan. While we don’t yet have a fullfledged sustainability office, we do have a student environmental club and a team of work-study students who work on greening projects. And all this doesn’t even take into account the courses we offer on various ecological issues, as well as the environmental outreach work we’ve begun to do with area public schools. To find out more, please contact the JSC Greenline at 802635-1376 or visit our beautiful campus anytime. Russ Weis

GOOD FOR THE ’HOOD For heaven’s sake, there are so many really important things going on in the neighborhood/city/ world. Leave the poor guy alone. It’s a clever name exhorting folks to eat his pizza [“Side Dishes,� September 10]. I can’t imagine what would happen if he had decided to call it “Eat Me.� We should be pleased that such a good business has opened, with good food, which the whole neighborhood can enjoy, owned by a very nice person trying to add something good to the neighborhood. Carol Shepherd BURLINGTON

Editor’s Note: Suzanne Podhaizer reviews Bite Me Organic Pizza in this week’s food section. JSC’S GREEN ETHIC It was great to see your cover story on campus greening [“Campus Greens,� September 10]! I’m not sure how Johnson State College was omitted from the mix, but I’m happy to report that the green ethic is alive and well here on our campus. Some of our recent projects include a student/staff-run garden, a composting project in the dorms and new student-decorated recycle bins for the quad (of course, we’ve been recycling campus-wide for

ism, isn’t it ironic watching Republicans and the Bush administration embrace socialism to bail out their banking buddies who got criminally rich making bad investments [“Fair Game,� September 24]? So now the government — you and me, the taxpaying citizens of the United States — get to take over a half-trillion dollars in bad debt. A socialist act comes to the rescue of capitalism gone bad. But just how good is our, the government’s, credit? After the

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Burton Snowboards has a reputation for pushing the envelope, but the Burlington company may have gone over the edge with two new product lines that have outraged women’s groups and anti-violence advocates. One, called “Love,� features Playboy models in various stages of undress; the other, dubbed “Primo,� features graphic illustrations of hands being mutilated by scissors, a box razor and a pit bull. The company is selling “Primo� with the tag line, “Mutilate the mountain, then terrorize the streets.� An email and phone campaign to register consumer disgust with the new products made its way to Seven Days today. Among the organizations that plan to contact Burton (or that already have) are the Girl Scout Council of Vermont, the Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, and S.A.F.E Alternatives, a national group that offers counseling and treatment advice to people who “self-injure.� An email response from Burton explained that the Playboy “limited edition� boards were created at the request of two professional snowboarders. “Both Burton and Playboy were founded on principles of individual freedom,� the response stated, “and the collaboration has resulted in boards that reflect this attitude.� The company’s response also offered the opinion that the “Love� boards, which will be “fully wrapped with an 18+ age disclaimer,� are destined to become collector’s items. While the Playboy line is misogynist and distasteful, the “Primo� boards are violent and outright disturbing. Stephanie Kaza, of the UVM President’s Commission on the Status of Women, called the bloody images “unconscionable� and pledged to help organize pressure on Burton. Read more online . . . Posted September 30 by Brian Wallstin

Bristol Zoning Board Rejects Gravel Pit Proposal Last week, Bristol’s Zoning Board of Adjustment rejected a controversial application for a 39-acre gravel pit. Debate over the proposed pit has been stewing for more than five years and, according to Smart Growth Vermont, is a bellwether for other natural-resource conflicts in Vermont. (For more info on the Bristol controversy, see our June 11, 2008 cover story, “Open Vein.�) In its 5-2 decision, the Bristol board concluded that, under his current proposal, applicant Jim Lathrop would “create a pit for which [his application] does not make any provision to refill.� Dissenting board members disagreed, claiming Lathrop’s gravel extraction would create something resembling “a shallow dish, similar to a type of dinner plate.�

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s spectators filed into Burlington’s Waterfront Theatre for the September 24 gubernatorial debate, more than 60 homelessness advocates rallied outside the building’s Lake Street entrance demanding emergency housing assistance before winter sets in. Although their chant — “Hey, hey, ho, ho! We ain’t got no place to go!” — was directed at the candidates, it was really meant for Gov. James Douglas. The crowd included residents of a shelter on lower Church Street and the directors of three nonprofits that serve Vermont’s homeless: The Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) in Burlington, the John W. Graham Emergency Shelter in Vergennes and Samaritan House in St. Albans. Noting they are turning homeless people away for lack of space, the shelter directors gathered outside to demand a $500,000 emergency appropriation from the state’s $60 million “Rainy Day” fund. “A lot of people are really suffering,” said former state auditor Elizabeth Ready, who now directs the John W. Graham Shelter. “The shelters are really trying to keep up, and the housing organizations are trying to house people, but the economic forces are such right now that too many people are going over the edge.” According to the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition, about 3500 Vermonters stayed in homeless shelters last year; the average length of stay was 33 days — more than twice as long as the 2000 average. A one-night survey conducted last January by the Vermont Coalition to End Homelessness found 2507 Vermonters were homeless, and almost half of them were part of a family with children. With those figures in mind, and an eye on the worsening economy, Ready and other shelter directors are turning anywhere they can for help. Last week, Ready asked the National Guard to convert an empty Vergennes armory into an emergency shelter. She is also talking with local churches and federal agencies for help accommodating the five to seven homeless families her shelter turns away every day.

Vermont homeless shelters currently benefit from annual federal “Emergency Shelter” grants. The state’s “General Assistance” program helps pay for emergency motel accommodations when homeless shelters are full. That won’t be enough head off this year’s crisis, according to Erhard Mahnke, coordinator for the Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition. He said shelter directors are improvising “ad hoc” solutions for the impending “tidal wave” of homelessness. “They feel like they’re left on their own,” said Mahnke. “There needs to be better involvement by central state planning.”

“The governor’s goal is that nobody in the state of Vermont should freeze this winter, and we want to do everything we can to make sure people are under cover and sheltered,” Flood said. “I think we have a little bit of time before the snow flies, but we’re going to have to work pretty darn hard.” Douglas avoided last week’s protest rally by entering the Waterfront Theatre via the front door. But his major rivals, Democrat Gaye Symington and Independent Anthony Pollina, both stopped to talk with homeless advocates outside a back entrance. Pollina said Douglas has ignored

The economic forces are such right now that too many people are going over the edge. ELIZABETH READY, JOHN W. GRAHAM EMERGENCY SHELTER Linda Ryan, whose Samaritan House in St. Albans already has a waiting list of 35 homeless people, said the Vermont Interagency Council on Homelessness, an 18-member group of state officials and housing advocates, needs to help shelter directors devise strategies for feeding and housing the homeless. “Our budgets cannot sustain growing numbers of homeless,” Ryan said. “We need help, we need alternate sites and we need more staff.” Agency of Human Services Deputy Director Patrick Flood said council members are currently coordinating “Housing Now,” a new initiative that would link state and local responses to homelessness. The agency hopes to increase eligibility for General Assistance funding, and to allow those who already qualify to spend the money on back-rent and mortgage payments. As for a $500,000 emergency appropriation, Flood said it probably couldn’t be approved until January at the earliest. In the meantime, he is asking AHS field service directors to devise a plan for responding to this winter’s crisis.

the state’s growing homeless population. “You need a governor who is more in touch with what people are going through,” he said. Minutes later, Symington arrived and pledged to work on legislation that would preserve mobile home parks and create more affordable housing. “Its great to see you here,” she told the advocates. “Your voice really matters.” “But here’s the thing, Gaye,” replied Rita Markley, the longtime executive director of COTS. “This summer, we had to turn away 30 families. This is the summer months . . . Those families with kids have no place to go, and every night it’s getting colder.” Walking up College Street after the debate, a homeless graphic designer named Ali explained he’s currently on the waiting list for federally subsidized Section 8 housing. After a spell of camping and “couch surfing” this summer, Ali scored a bed at the COTS Waystation on lower Church Street. “If they turn me down in the middle of the winter,” he said, “that’s the end of me.” >

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ermont has a reputation as one of the most politically liberal states in the country. Less known is its history of fiscal conservatism — a characteristic that has helped banks doing business here to largely avoid the turmoil in the nation’s financial markets. “There’s no major problem with any bank in Vermont, whether it’s based here or elsewhere,� says Chris D’Elia, head of the Vermont Bankers Association. “It comes down to plain smarts. We avoided the subprime mortgage markets and those exotic financial products that were based on the assumption that the real-estate market would never see a downturn. Vermont banks did right by our customers.� The roots of the Wall Street cri-

Many financial institutions suffered huge losses, leading to a seize-up of the credit markets that threatens to bankrupt many individuals and businesses. Economists, bankers and state officials generally agree that Vermont banks and lenders managed to sidestep this toxic mess by hewing to their traditional Yankee frugality. Jane Knodell, a University of Vermont economics professor and a Progressive city councilor in Burlington, noted, “Vermont traditionally has been a place where debt was used responsibly.� Scott Pardee, a Middlebury College economist and a former official with the Federal Reserve in New York, recalled that, in 2000,

Economists, bankers and state officials generally agree that Vermont banks and lenders managed to sidestep this toxic mess by hewing to their traditional Yankee frugality. sis are tangled and dense, which is one reason for the disagreement over the Bush administration’s plan to use taxpayers’ money to buy up $700 billion in bad debt. What is clear is that many lenders competed to provide mortgages to Americans with poor credit histories — the so-called subprime market — while also packaging those mortgages into securities that eventually proved to be lousy investments.

when he applied for a home mortgage, both Chittenden Bank and the National Bank of Middlebury were “very rigorous in asking me the kind of questions I expect banks to ask. “Banks here still follow standards that became very lax elsewhere,� he said. Some locally headquartered institutions — Merchants Bank, for one — have taken the further precaution of not packaging mortgag-

es as securities to be sold to investors. “We don’t approve mortgages with the thought of selling them to somebody else,� says Merchants President Mike Tuttle. “It’s not consistent with our way of doing business.� The cautious lending practices followed by most Vermont banks are not without their downside. Vermont’s small market puts it on the periphery of the U.S. financial system, which sometimes makes it harder for qualified entrepreneurs to access credit and create jobs. “Some people would say they’d like to see banks be more aggressive to help us build our businesses,� said Middlebury’s Pardee. Vermont state government is also quite conservative, notes Treasurer Jeb Spaulding. The state’s Triple-A bond rating has helped Vermont avoid borrowing money on markets that are either frozen or charging high interest rates. That’s helped state entities that rely on the credit markets to carry out their operations. For example, the Vermont Economic Development Authority, which provides loans for business startups and expansions, is able to borrow at rates only slightly higher than those it was being charged prior to the financial meltdown, says VEDA director Jo Bradley. None of this means that the future is risk-free. A national recession could cost thousands of Vermonters their jobs, and the irresponsibility of Wall Street and the apparent malfeasance of federal regulators could have unforeseen consequences for Vermont’s financial sector. “This is a very frustrating situation,� says D’Elia of the state bankers association. “We didn’t create this mess but we can already see on the horizon regulations that may make it harder for our community banks to do business.� >

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SD: What about FDR? RS: He was one of the three best presidential speechmakers of the 20th century. Roosevelt wasn’t the first president with full-time speechwriters, but he was the president under whom it all flourished. He grasped the importance of mass media, understood he was speaking not just to whatever audience might be in front of him but really to the whole nation. He knew he was in effect speaking to people in their living rooms. SD: What do you think of McCain’s and Obama’s speechmaking? RS: McCain’s principal speechwriter is Mark Salter, and he knows McCain quite well. He can presumably write in McCain’s voice, but McCain’s speeches are hamstrung by the fact that he can’t deliver them very well. The Republican Party in the Reagan years was fully aware of the importance of the staging of events. I don’t know what’s happened, but the staging of McCain’s speeches has been so appallingly bad. There were those random weird pictures behind him [at the GOP convention] and a set that made him look like a green man. I’m not a McCain supporter, but I do think of him as a genuine American hero. He deserves better than this. Obama is obviously a whole other story. He writes a lot of his own stuff. A striking difference between McCain and Obama, in addition to their speechmaking skills, is that Obama clearly gets the importance of this role. He knows it’s a critical tool of being a president. He sees you have to use the whole tool set. With McCain, you have to wonder if he shares the belief of George H.W. Bush in substance triumphing over style. The first Bush I’d rate as one of the least effective presidential speechmakers of recent times — him and Carter and Gerald Ford. It’s interesting that the presidents

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One of the best was Ted Sorenson, who wrote for JFK, as did my father and Dick Goodwin. One reason Sorenson was so good was the chemistry between him and Kennedy. He could finish Kennedy’s sentences. Reagan, on the other hand, was at a remove from his speechwriters. And they were often at war with senior staffers in Reagan’s White House. The speechwriters were hard-core conservatives who came up with the “evil empire� and other such lines that horrified the staffers. They were against that stuff for policy reasons. They didn’t view it as helpful. For JFK, the speechwriters were advisors themselves.

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“Other than [Dean’s press secretary] no one’s job was principally to communicate to the media,� said O’Connor. “Even when he was thinking of running for president, we never added press staff. It was all Sue Allen.� Allen, a former Associated Press reporter, was a Dean press secretary (he had three over time). She is now the editor of the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus. When Dean was NGA chairman, he used only one person on staff to help him work on national policy, O’Connor said. Douglas uses several “communicators� to track NGA policies. Sure, you’re thinking, O’Connor is just a partisan hack. But, after taking a breather following Dean’s White House run, she reentered Vermont politics in 2006 as a campaign advisor to Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rich Tarrant. (A couple of Tarrant campaign staffers now work for Douglas.) O’Connor’s parents, though prominent Ds, support Douglas. Her father — former House Speaker Timothy O’Connor — is one of two people to defeat Douglas. He did it in 1979 in the race for speaker. Sen. Patrick Leahy did it in the 1992 U.S. Senate race. Kate O’Connor was also the only staffer to take leave from the former governor’s office to run his gubernatorial campaigns. In all Dean’s years as governor, only three

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Someone had to be around to let us know why it was a bad idea to cut certain state jobs, and then blame Dean for creating them in the first place. crank out press releases and agency reports, cull questions from the media and the public, sit in on interviews, and serve as liaisons to Douglas’ office and to the National Governors Association (of which Douglas is vice chairman). We also found Douglas is using about $40,000 from the Agency of Transportation to fund a communications staffer in the executive office. And, three of the governor’s top executive-office staffers are now “on leave� to run his campaign. So, did Gov. Howard Dean really have the same kind of press operation, as Douglas’ defenders claim? Did staffers come and go from the Fifth Floor to the campaign? Not that I can recall. But, rather than leave it to one jaded reporter’s memory, I asked a few of Dean’s former staffers about their boss’ “PR� positions. Kate O’Connor, a longtime Dean aide, said Douglas’ PR positions were used, under Dean, to conduct policy research. Help with a press release once in a while? Maybe. But, by and large, it was all behind-the-scenes work. Attorneys, not former journalists, filled many of the positions.

campaign staffers ever went to work for him in state government. One of them, Richard Smith, is now deputy commissioner at the Department of Public Service. In response, Gibbs complained via email that “Fair Game� has “unfairly singled out� the role of Douglas’ communicators in his political operation. “Your missives are perpetuating the inaccuracy that this is the bulk of their responsibilities,� wrote Gibbs. Unfair? Douglas folks don’t take criticism well. Gibbs fails to note that I debunked the claim by Democrats that Douglas spends $1 million on his PR machine. The Dems inflated that figure; it includes positions not appointed by the governor, but rather union employees paid to keep the public informed. In his note, Gibbs also chided me for not reporting that the administration cut $500,000 in “exempt� positions from the 2008 and 2009 budgets to “address this specific concern about the so-called ‘PR’ positions.� Consider it reported. FAIR GAME >> 16A

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But none of those job cuts was associated with PR-related functions. Moreover, when the Legislature voted last year to cut $400,000 in PR positions, Douglas balked. He offered to compromise by cutting exempt staff, but none of the PR slots. Hey, someone had to be around to let us know why it was a bad idea to cut certain state jobs, and then blame Dean for creating them in the first place. In the end, that’s what bugs Kate O’Connor most. She has nothing against Douglas personally, but she’s tired of seeing problems laid at the feet of the Dean team. “It’s been six years,� said O’Connor. “You could play the blame game in 2002, but not in 2008.� What can a governor do in six years? Try this: From 1992 to 1998, the Dean administration moved Vermont from 50th in terms of fiscal health to balancing the state budget and socking away millions for a rainy day. He also ushered in welfare reform (1994); campaign finance reform (1997); Act 60 (1998); and expanded health care for kids.

Douglas didn’t know. “First of all, I don’t know if it’s true,� he replied. “The Census Bureau, although a government agency, isn’t always reliable with its statistics.� Gee, if you can’t trust the bean counters at the Census Bureau, whom can you trust? Maybe the hacks at the conservative nonprofit Tax Foundation who falsely claimed — and whom Douglas echoed — that Vermont is the most taxed state in the nation? Moments later in the debate, Liberty Union candidate Peter Diamondstone turned the trust issue on Pollina, asking him why Vermonters should trust him, given that he “abandoned� the Progressive Party mid-campaign. Pollina said he still has the party’s active support, and that being independent gives him greater leeway to work with people of all parties. Douglas raised the “trust� issue the day before the debate when he launched a TV ad attacking Democrat Gaye Symington for failing to release her complete tax returns. But Douglas’ ad stretches the facts plenty. While Symington’s “pro forma� tax returns were made to look as if she files as an individual, she never tried to pass them off

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What’s Douglas done comparatively? Well, he too has balanced the books and kept money in the rainy-day fund. But he’s fallen short on a couple of key initiatives, such as expanding broadband and cellphone coverage and luring high-paying jobs to Vermont. Last week the Lydall Corp. of St. Johnsbury said it will close its plant, laying off 190, to consolidate its operations in the South. When Douglas talks about getting our economy moving, something tells me this isn’t what he has in mind. Trust Is a Four-Letter Word — If you thought Vermont Yankee, sexual predators, the financial crisis and crumbling bridges were the issues in the Vermont gubernatorial race, think again. It’s trust. Independent Anthony Pollina sparked the issue in last week’s Vermont Public Radio debate, touting new census figures that show Vermont has the highest rate of uninsured children in New England, topping out at 9.3 percent in 2007. Why is that? Pollina asked Douglas.

as real ones. Her campaign just didn’t explain it very well. Douglas folks say it’s a matter of “trust.� How can Vermonters trust Symington to make decisions that benefit everyone and not just her family’s financial interests? By that token, what are we to make of Douglas taking money from contractors that do business with, or are regulated by, the State of Vermont? Entergy, OMYA and Corrections Corporation of America come to mind. CCA has given thousands to Douglas and the Vermont GOP over the years. They even sponsored Douglas’ first gubernatorial ball. Entergy sponsored a ball, too, and its top official in Vermont, Brian Cosgrove, is a regular contributor, usually maxing out at $400 per election. OMYA execs have given Douglas thousands of dollars over the years from a variety of corporate entities linked to the parent firm. Guess these companies simply trust the governor’s leadership and economic policies, right? Riiiight. Socialist Sidestep — No one runs a statewide campaign like Independent Sen. Bernie

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Sanders, and other pols know it. So, they often seek his endorsement. But, Sanders tells “Fair Game,” he will not issue an endorsement for governor this year. That’s bad news for Symington, who has asked for Sanders’ support. Her first TV ad did little to make her case. The ad ignored three key advertising standards: color, action and the candidate speaking into the camera. Odd, given that half of Vermont couldn’t identify her in a police lineup. Sanders’ decision to refrain from an endorsement is also bad news for Pollina, who is modeling his effort after the senator’s campaigns. “I certainly share the view that Jim Douglas should not get another term as governor,” Sanders told “Fair Game.” “But I do not expect to be playing an active role in the Vermont governor’s race.” The reason? “I am currently focusing my energy on making sure that middle-class taxpayers are not saddled with a $700 billion bailout of Wall Street, and I am working as hard as I can to make sure Barack Obama is elected president,” Sanders said. A Savage End — After five years, a top aide to U.S. Rep. Peter Welch is taking wing and leaving the Hartland Democrat’s political nest. Andrew Savage’s last day as the first-term congressman’s communications director is October 20. He’ll be taking over as the deputy communications director for 1Sky.org, a policy group based in Tacoma Park, Maryland, that is pushing for strong federal action to reverse climate change. Savage, 27, a Calais native and Middlebury College grad, has been working alongside Welch since 2003. He served as Welch’s legislative aide when the latter was president pro tem, and in 2006 he was chief spokesman for Welch’s congressional campaign. “Peter’s been an incredible mentor and friend to me, and it’s been an honor to work with him all these years,” said Savage. Watch out, global warming foes. Maybe the planet does have a chance after all. To Mr. Savage: Bonne chance! Run, Ralph, Run — Speaking of needing luck, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader will be in Vermont this Sunday. The citizen crusader made a brief stop in April and returns to speak at the Big Picture Theater in Waitsfield from 4-6 p.m., and at the University of Vermont’s Ira Allen Chapel at 7:30 p.m. He’ll talk about why he’s running for prez and the issues he hopes to bring to the debates. If he’s ever invited, that is. � To reach Shay Totten, email shay@sevendaysvt.com.

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history to a puppet play.” Froot also asked the children to try to imagine how they would respond in the character’s situation. “The question was, knowing what they know about ‘Sandy,’ and that she wants to get an apartment and a job, what would they do if they were her?” At the West Hollywood performance in June, adults got into the act, too — that is, after the show. The individuals the puppet characters are based on were in the audience — “I call them the community narrators; they were part of the process all along,” Froot said. “Afterwards you had this really rich, provocative conversation” between “folks who access social services” and the “subscriptionlevel theatergoers . . . People felt really moved.” The size of the so-called “toy theater” — comparable to a microwave, Froot explained — necessitates a small audience, which in turn makes for an exceedingly intimate experience for performers and audience alike. (It also makes it easy to say the show sold out, Froot

joked.) “One of the things about puppetry,” he said, “is that the audience’s work is very different than it is watching a live actor portraying a character — it happens at a different level. With puppetry, you have to give life to the character, and you have to engage your imagination as an audience member.” With three shows scheduled for the FlynnSpace this weekend, Vermont audiences will have the opportunity to sell out a show that is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. It’s also an occasion to consider, as Froot puts it, “somebody’s life who you probably pass on the street every now and then.” > “Who’s Hungry?” by Dan Froot and Dan Hurlin, Thursday and Friday, October 2 & 3, at the FlynnSpace in Burlington, 8 p.m. A third show was just added on October 3 at 5:30 p.m. $25/21. Attendees are encouraged to bring food items for the Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf. Tickets, www. flynncenter.org or 863-5966.

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Documentarian Shows How War Protestors Found Their Voices BY MARGOT HARRISON

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olly Stadtler of Huntington has made documentaries about wolves, bears and comas for the Discovery Channel. But the producer, who’s owned her own company — Dream Catcher Films — since 1996, takes on a more daunting subject in her new feature Finding Our Voices: the difficulty of dissent in contemporary America. Finding Our Voices, which has garnered awards at small out-of-state fests such as the West Hollywood International Film Festival, screens in Williston this weekend. Directed by Victoria Hughes and narrated by actor Martin Sheen, it chronicles five years in the lives of several Americans, from war vets to a congressman, who set aside their personal lives to mount an organized opposition to U.S. policy in Iraq. Stadtler, who executive-produced, writes in an email that the film was inspired by “the footage of Adele Welty, who lost her son at the World Trade Center (an NYC firefighter), . . . protesting with other members of 9/11 Families

for Peaceful Tomorrows and getting arrested. These were all senior citizens, shaken and tearful, standing up for what they believed in.” Disturbed by the way “the voices of dissent were treated as traitors” in the post-9/11 political climate, Stadtler decided to do something with 200 hours of hand-held amateur protest footage shot by Laurel Jensen, a friend of Hughes. The team edited the material, added professionally shot segments and Iraq footage, and enlisted Sheen’s voice, with the help of a co-founder of pacifist group Code Pink “who personally knew Martin’s assistant,” says Stadtler. “She shared the rough cut of the film with him and we pleaded for him to narrate.” After “a tense few weeks dealing with [Sheen’s] agent,” the outspoken actor who starred in Apocalypse Now — and says he himself has been arrested 67 times for protesting — signed on. While her film depicts turbulent times, Stadtler, 47, says she’s enjoying the quiet life in Huntington, where her family moved in 2006 to

escape the pace of life in Washington, D.C. She and her husband are longtime Mad River Glen fans who “became two of the original shareholders because we loved the mountain so much”; their new home is just 16 minutes from the practice slope. Funding, making and screening Finding Our Voices — which doesn’t yet have a distributor — has “been an incredibly hard road,” Stadtler says. Working on projects for the Discovery Channel or TLC, she was “used to having a broadcaster fund projects and a corporation to promote and distribute. We’ve had to do this without that safety net, which is why it’s taken four-plus years and why we’re in so much debt. But I still believe it was the right thing to do.” > Finding Our Voices screens at the Williston Federated Church on Saturday, October 4, 6-8:30 p.m., preceded by a potluck and followed by a Q&A with Stadtler. Info, 434-3987 or www. findingourvoices.com.

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he recently published State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America, is an essay collection that reads like a Who’s Who of youngish American writers. Following in the footsteps of FDR’s Federal Writers Project, editors Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey enlisted scribes to write reflections on their native or adopted states. Jonathan Franzen takes on New York, Dave Eggers does Illinois, and so on. So who writes up Vermont? Jonesville resident and Dykes to Watch Out For cartoonist Alison Bechdel. While the choice isn’t surprising, given the acclaim Bechdel received for her 2006 graphic memoir Fun Home, her essay in State by State is drawing special attention. Publisher’s Weekly singles it out in its short starred review, raving, “Alison Bechdel’s illustrated story about her life after moving to Vermont brilliantly combines personal history with historical fact.�

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Dear Cecil, Here’s a quick way to lose a new friend: Ask them if they think that tattoo that seemed like such a good idea at age 22 will appeal at age 45 or 60. Blows their minds and gets their backs up in one fell swoop. I poked around the Net, but couldn’t find stats about the numerous fiftysomethings who no doubt seek removal of tattoos or express regret. Find anything on the subject? Kevin, San Francisco Listen, with enough brass, a kid grown old can get away with anything nowadays. Mick Jagger strutting on stage at 63 — from personal observation I can tell you it works. White-haired, potbellied Harley riders — let’s just say I’ve gotten used to them. Balding, smart-aleck columnists — they’ve still got it, absolutely. Admittedly, at the moment the thought of an 80-year-old with full sleeve tattoos makes me cringe, but who’s to say? Maybe someday I’ll look at a choice example of wrinkled body art at the bingo game and think: Whoa, dearie. You rock. And that day is coming — a 2004 study estimated about a quarter of Americans had at least one tattoo, and among folks born between 1975 and 1986 the figure was 36 percent. One expert projects that eventually 40 percent of U.S. human bodies will sport at least one instance of epidermal art. Some of those bodies’ owners will have second thoughts, but perhaps fewer than you might think. Research suggests only 20 percent of tattooees are dissatisfied with their markings, and just 6 percent actually seek to get them removed. The thing to remember is, tattoos are hardly new, and neither is tattoo remorse. The first known tattoo decorated the famous Otzi, a 5300-year-old Neolithic hunter/warrior whose preserved remains were discovered in the Alps, and some Egyptian mummies bear evidence of attempted tattoo removal. The earliest description of getting rid of tattoos is from Greece — an inscription at the sanctuary of Asclepius of Epidaurus (circa 400 BC) tells of one Pandarus, who had some tattoos removed from his forehead with the help of the gods. The first earthly prescription for tattoo removal is from the Byzantine physician Aetius: “First clean the stigmata with niter, smear them with resin of terebing, and bandage for five days.� Ship’s surgeon Lionel Wafer describes an attempt to remove a tattoo from the face of one of his companions during his travels in the mid1600s. In 1879, the Daily Democrat of Sedalia, Missouri, ran a story titled “In a Bad Fix,� which describes the plight of a jilted society woman who’d had her former lover’s name tattooed on her leg — not a good idea then, not a good idea now. Miss Sedalia apparently wasn’t alone in her regrets. Initially the province of sailors and later circus performers (mostly female), tattoos became a status symbol among women of the upper crust in the late 19th century. The New York Times reported in 1880 that “at least seven and a half per cent of fashionable London ladies were tattooed in inaccessible localities.� Predictably, by 1891, Scientific American was publishing articles about tattoo-removal techniques, including one

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The group has now toured the world, including a stop at the Beijing Olympics. And they were the first U.S. artists to perform in Chineseoccupied Tibet. Their upcoming Flynn show is something of a homecoming for Washburn. Before starting her musical career, she spent three years as a lobbyist in Montpelier, frequently making the trek north to the Burlington venue as a patron. As Washburn told Seven Days in a recent phone interview, she never imagined she’d be performing on its stage. SEVEN DAYS: Where did you learn to play claw-hammer banjo? Did you grow up in a musical family? ABIGAIL WASHBURN: Not particularly musical. I was never really the musician, though I sang in choirs. My parents played, like, Air Supply every once in a while on the record player. But that was about it. John Denver. That was pretty big around the house. But claw hammer came from hanging out with a bunch of guys in college who played bluegrass. And at the time I was dating Beau Stapleton — he and I lived in Vermont for a while. He played in Smokin’ Grass and The Cleary Brothers Band. So he was in a bluegrass band and played mandolin, and I would be the girl who, like, sold merch at their shows. I liked bluegrass, but I wasn’t crazy about it, you know? At the same time that was all happening in my world, I was getting really obsessed with Chinese culture . . . Basically, through doing all this Chinese stuff and living in China . . . I started wondering what there was in American culture that I could get as excited about or take some pride in. And it wasn’t until I heard an LP of Doc Watson playing “Shady Grove” that I realized what old-time music was and realized that it was

something I wanted to be a part of. So I bought a banjo and started learning just by strumming, sitting alone in my house in Montpelier. And then, slowly over time, when The Cleary Brothers moved to town, I started hanging out with them. At one point, they didn’t have the banjo player that

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they usually played with, who was a friend of mine from college. He couldn’t do an Alaska tour. So they asked me if I wanted to come along and play some banjo. I had never played in a band and really wasn’t much good. But I said yes. So that was my first music tour. SD: You lived in Montpelier for a little over three years? AW: I worked for contract lobbyists who did lobbying for all different kinds of issues. The ones that were hot topics, for sure — they worked for the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of America, trying to stop price caps on drugs sold in Vermont . . .

Because I’m liberal-hearted and progressive in my own political standing, they would try to get me to sum up arguments from the liberal point of view . . . about the clients we were working with, which were usually conservative or Republican interests. Trying to figure out how to express them in ways that they could be heard and understood by the other side, by the liberals. SD: Could you speak about melding such seemingly disparate influences? AW: For me, it’s really just about who I am . . . When I started enjoying the banjo as a part of my life, I really started thinking about how I could play Chinese songs I knew on the banjo. Or could I play some of the melodies I’d heard while I was in China? . . . So that’s what I did . . . Some people learn a tradition and want to perfect their performance of it. I’m more of a person who fell into tradition as a result of wanting to love my country. I love my country and I love China, and they’re both a part of who I am. So for me the two were never disparate or separate. SD: In Chinese, various inflections or tones can drastically change the meaning of words or phrases. Does that present a challenge when you are translating American songs? AW: You don’t have to focus so much on tones when you’re singing Chinese. The way Chinese is built, at least phonetically, the way it comes out of your mouth is that almost all words begin with a consonant and end with a vowel sound. It’s all open at the end. So, in a way it’s like the pluck of a banjo string. You have the immediate pluck that is almost like a consonant, and then the ring, which is like an open vowel but doesn’t stay

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ast Thursday evening, as David Sellers walked into the University of Vermont’s Robert Hull Fleming Museum, a jazz band began playing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” The song was oddly apropos. When Sellers moved to Vermont from Connecticut in 1964 with a few friends, his architectural fantasies were just that — over the rainbow. Forty-four years later, they are the subject of a major Fleming retrospective, “Architectural Improvisation: A History of Vermont’s Design/Build Movement 1964-1977.” Attempting to capture a quirky architectural movement in three rooms is, by definition, a tight squeeze. (“That’s the trick,” explains designer/preparator Perry Price. “We still are a museum.”) Nevertheless, the Fleming show’s interactive listening stations, scale models of design/build landmarks and large color photos of the uniquely shaped, improvised structures built by Sellers and his fellow pioneers of the movement — think free-form jazz meets the hardware store — upend a visitor’s visual perspective in a delightful way. Entering the gallery last week, Sellers, who has unkempt white hair and bright eyes, saw a photo of “Tack House,” one of his first design/build projects. On a far wall, he saw “Dimetrodon,” a multistory complex whose labyrinthine balconies, towers and curvy windows pushed the limits of modern design, and the experimentally windowed Goddard College Design Center, which Sellers and John Mallery built in the ’70s with $40,000 and the elbow grease of 40 untrained undergraduates. Despite their indoor location, the photos — most of which were snapped outdoors on crystal-clear days — lend the Fleming show an outdoorsy feel. With a little imagination, in fact, a visitor to the museum last Thursday could have imagined Sellers, now 70, strolling the fields and meadows near his Warren workshop as a younger man. After looking at a photo of “Dimetrodon,” Sellers turned the corner. There, in a far corner, stood an 8-foot-tall arch created for the Fleming exhibit by builder/landscaper and Yestermorrow instructor Erik Hegre as a monument to Vermont’s design/build movement. The contrast between the sculpture’s exterior “wacky wood” — a high-tech, bendable material — and its simple plywood guts suggests a construction aesthetic that is at once far-out and seat-of-the-pants. “This is a good show,” Sellers declared.

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n 1964, when Sellers and his friends left the Yale School of Architecture, they talked about finding a “natural valley the size of Manhattan” in which to build homes. Oceanfront property was promising but expensive. So they looked at 450 acres of meadow and woodland in Vermont’s Mad River Valley. Sellers put a $1000 down on the property, which was sited on a place they named “Prickly Mountain,” and they set to work. Despite their Ivy League degrees, the Prickly Mountaineers took an unorthodox approach to construction: Rather than build according to preexisting designs, they decided, why not design while they built? “We thought no one would hire us,” Seller recalled, “so we said, ‘Let’s just make something and see who shows up.’” Back then, before the passage of Vermont’s landmark 1970 land-use law, Act 250, Prickly Mountain design/ builders could do almost anything they wanted — albeit within the confines of a shoestring budget. But their freewheeling approach carried practical limitations. For example, while design/building Tack House — for $6000 and with salvaged materials — Sellers and his partners had to leave a refrigerator’s cold rear protruding from the exterior of a cramped kitchen. For the next six years, Sellers and his design/build buddies worked from morning to nightfall nearly every day on Prickly Mountain, stopping only for the occasional swim or game of touch football. “This was pre-drugs — no dope, not even beer,” Sellers recalled. “We were intoxicated with the freedom to make stuff!” They did, to the point where geometry itself might have tired from the exertion. In addition to Tack House, Sellers and his friend Ed Owre (later an art prof at UVM) design/built “Bridge House,” a boxy, primarycolored dwelling with a 100-foot bridge leading up to its entryway. Sellers and fellow architect William Reineke built “Pyramid House,” a wooden mass of triangles that suggests a Cape Cod rental whose water pipes have been laced with LSD. By the early 1970s, Sellers and friends Barry Simpson and Fred Steele were also establishing eco-conscious companies in a converted Warren textile mill. (Some, including Vermont Castings and Dirt Road Company, are still in business.) The early success of the Prickly Mountain projects inspired more conceptual innovation. In 1971, on Sellers’ invitation, University of Pennsylvania architecture scholars William Maclay, Jim Sanford and Richard Travers began construction on an eco-friendly house they hoped would take its cues from Vermont’s nascent “back to the land” movement. The result of their process was Dimetrodon, a roughly 20,000-square-foot, multifamily dwelling that could pass as a spaceship for Luddites. By the mid-1970s, structures like Tack House and Dimetrodon had inspired

articles in publications as diverse as The New York Times and Glamour. Sellers said it wasn’t uncommon to see nosy reporters showing up unannounced at Prickly Mountain. One day, he found two Japanese photographers in his yard and invited them to dinner. “One guy didn’t speak any English, and the other spoke about 10 percent English,” he recalled with a chuckle. “But they had fabulous cameras!” Some Prickly Mountaineers eventually switched professions or took jobs in traditional architecture firms, but traces of their design/build legacy remain all around Vermont. The clearest example, Yestermorrow Design/ Build School off Route 100 in Waitsfield, is a quirky village featuring a wheelchair-accessible tree house, a solarpowered shower and a Hobbit-like wall made of Cob — a mixture of straw, clay, sand and mud. Buildings such as Maclay’s NRG Systems production facility in Hinesburg and Reineke’s Montpelier Police Department are mature riffs on early design/build themes.

The Prickly Mountaineers took an unorthodox approach to construction: Rather than build according to preexisting designs, they decided, why not design while they built?

CLOCKWISE: TACK HOUSE IN WARREN, WARREN AIRPORT, DIMETRODON IN WARREN, GODDARD COLLEGE DESIGN CENTER IN PLAINFIELD

“Like the commune movement, the social ecologists and the organic farmers,” writes Danny Sagan, a Norwich University architecture professor and guest curator of the Fleming retrospective, in the exhibition catalogue, “the architects of the design-build movement have helped to make Vermont a place that thrives by continual improvisation . . . in creative ways that address need and strengthen community.” Vermont’s design/build movement also spurred institutional changes across the country. After Goddard’s “Design and Construction” program closed in 1977, similar ones popped up at such schools as Yale, MIT, Norwich and the University of Washington. By 2007, the only missing chapter in Vermont’s design/build Cinderella story was a funky museum retrospective. Enter Sagan. A few years ago, he mentioned to Fleming Museum Executive Director Janie Cohen that he wanted to interview David Sellers and other design/ build legends. Did she know of any donors who would be interested? Cohen, who had seen Sellers’ Tack House when she came to Vermont in the early ’90s, made a few calls. Last year, with cash in hand from a Chicagobased foundation, she and Sagan finally set to work on an exhibit. In recent months, the Fleming’s new curator, Aimee Marcereau DeGalan, offered Sagan conceptual and art-historical advice. It wasn’t easy: Since the Prickly Mountain design/builders resisted naming their influences, such as U-Penn architect Louis Kahn, Marcereau DeGalan had to pry the details of the creative process out of them. And, since there’s no Prickly Mountain database, the curator — who specializes in 18th-century European painting — had to find some design/build landmarks using Google Earth. As Marcereau DeGalan worked out conceptual kinks and Sagan prepared his guest curator’s essay, exhibition designer/prepara>> 30A

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tor Perry Price built plywood cases to display the photographs and historical documents about the movement that Sagan had collected. Price, 27, also painted display stands and the gallery entrance grass-green to illustrate a theme of the exhibit. “Building green is a buzzword,� Price said, and Vermont’s early design/builders “did it before it was in vogue.�

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ot every Prickly Mountaineer is pleased with how the group’s legacy has been interpreted. Take Jim Sanford: He thinks early innovations have been watered down by so-called “design/build� companies that separate the two spheres in practice. Sanford also resents craftspeople who call themselves design/builders but produce work that, in his view, looks calculated and dull. At last week’s opening, Sanford, a slim man with an angular face, illustrated his point by critiquing Erik Hegre’s installation sculpture. The roughly

tenuous or un-artsy. “It’s a squirrelly one,� admitted Connell, who conceived the idea for Yestermorrow while studying architecture at Yale in the late 1970s. According to Connell, who is also the director of a related Warren design/build firm called 2morrow Studio, Yestermorrow began as a “direct extension� of a Prickly Mountain aesthetic. In those days, Connell recalled, Yestermorrow structures weren’t just physical shapes but “art objects� whose aesthetic properties were no more important than the creative processes from which they emerged. “As the years have gone by,� he lamented, “that’s not so much the case anymore.� Of course, other factors besides aesthetic taste have caused changes in Vermont’s design/ build culture. One is consumer preference. Michael Wisniewski, a founder of Duncan-Wisniewski Architecture in Burlington, said his clients — who include homeowners, businesses and nonprofits — are less inclined to finance design/

aren’t modern-day “equivalents� of design/builders like Sellers and Sanford. Whereas he and the Prickly Mountain crew once channeled “cultural� ideas absorbed in prestigious graduate schools, Connell claimed, today’s builders create “natural� aesthetics that are not anchored in the highest ideals of Western art. As for young architects emerging from top graduate programs now, Connell said they have bigger student loans than did their Prickly Mountain predecessors, and that alone might make them less likely to embrace risky design/build tactics. And since building codes have tightened since the ’80s, he added, it’s almost impossible to do experimental design/ building anywhere in the United States. That’s why, when aspiring design/builders ask him for advice, Connell tells them to go abroad. At least two young natural builders are resisting Connell’s suggestion. One is Ben Falk, design director of Whole Systems Design in Moretown, a firm that designs landscapes and

Exhibition: “Architectural Improvisation: A History of Vermont’s Design/Build Movement 19641977,� guest-curated by Danny Sagan. Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Burlington. Through December 19.

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Architects David Sellers and John Mallery will make a presentation on the origins and history of the design/build movement on October 25 at Eliot Pratt Center, Library Well, at Goddard College in Plainfield, 1-5 p.m. Info, 454-8311 or www.goddard.edu/master_plan_calendar.

8-by-12-foot arch, he pointed out, has a line of regularly spaced screws connecting its porous plywood boards. But Sanford, ever the design/build aesthete, claimed that Hegre’s screw placement shows a lack of creativity. “If I were doing this? I would never do this!� Sanford declared as guests filed out of the Fleming. “I would design this; I would have six screws going down there; I would make something out of this joint!� Sanford’s critique, however nitpicky, points to a rift within design/build circles. For some veteran design/builders, such as Sanford, Sellers and Yestermorrow founder John Connell, design/build is an architectural expression of a “fine art� aesthetic. (As Sellers told his friends at the opening, “It’s the highest order of being, an architect.�) But for others, design/build means any union of the two concepts, no matter how

build-inspired architectural gestures than they used to be. And besides, added Wisniewski, no matter how progressive Vermont’s politics, many leftleaning locals have a soft spot for classic New England architecture. Then there is the small matter of legality. When design/builders like Sellers and Sanford were building crazy structures on Prickly Mountain in the late ’60s and early ’70s, Vermont building codes were lax or nonexistent. As Wisniewski, who attended last week’s opening at the Fleming, explained, “People were willing to take chances back then, but now you can get sued so easily that’s it’s very difficult to advance the art.� Connell suggests the design/ build mantra has been usurped by younger Vermonters who build folksy-looking “vernacular� structures such as yurts out of straw and Cob. However, he said, today’s natural builders

homes based on such disciplines as ecology, landscape architecture and agriculture. Falk, whose 2001 UVM Master’s thesis explored Vermont-centric design strategies, observed that yurts, strawbale houses and other humble structures are a necessary — not a culturally inferior — response to contemporary ecological challenges. What’s more, Falk said, his design/build aesthetic is only a part of a larger approach to landscape grounded in the teachings of Berkeley architecture professor Christopher Alexander and Vermont ecodesigner John Todd. “The design/build movement was born out of a response to need, but it was also a creative, exuberant, imagining process,� >> 33A

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office at Bonnaroo. “It’s like leapfrog: Things go here, then they leap over a generation or two,� suggested the white-haired Bennett. “I think there’s a dialogue going on all the time.� Danny Sagan, who curated “Architectural Improvisation,� puts those comments in architectural perspective. In his catalogue essay, Sagan suggests the design/build pioneers on Prickly Mountain were motivated by a desire to engage the world on their own terms. In some ways, he says, today’s green builders are channeling the same rebellious spirit by building homes out of natural materials instead of 2-by-4s. Not that he thinks Prickly Mountain is reproducible. Like John Connell, in fact, Sagan thinks true design/ building pushes aesthetic boundaries, and that young natural builders are less intellectually rigorous about their process than their predecessors were. Whereas today’s naturalbuilding phenomenon is a “subculture,� he says, Prickly Mountain was a “revolution.� But in the end, Sagan says, it doesn’t matter, because the design/build movement has never been “ideological.� “There is nobody sitting around saying, ‘There is one right way to do design/build,’� he explains. “If they are, then they’re missing the point.� >

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ntique theatrical lights. A Dunkin’ Donuts bucket from the early 1970s. An autographed letter from Bea Arthur. The room can barely hold its tag-sale finds. The apartSTORY ment’s occupant is clearly eclectic ALICE — or, as he puts it, “a big queer.” LEVITT The dude relaxing on his ReCycle North sofa in a loud vinIMAGE tage shirt has made an eclectic MATTHEW choice of roles, too. Cable subTHORSEN scribers may know him best as Rick Ames, who entered homes throughWait Until Dark, out Vermont and parts of New produced by Hampshire for nine years as the the Waterbury Festival Players, announcer of the homegrown pubat Waterbury lic-access game show “Survey Says.” Festival Playhouse, Waterbury Center. And more than a few local kids have given him their Christmas lists October 1-4 & 8-11, 7:30 p.m.; when he played Santa at the matinees 2 p.m. University Mall. $20. Info, Fans of local professional theater 498-3755. know the tall Springfield native, who also calls himself “long-haired hippie,” by a more formal name: “Rick Ames is the fun character guy,” he clarifies. “G. Richard Ames is the actor. I go by Rick because I was called Gary the fairy all through eighth grade — and look what I became.” G. Richard Ames is currently appearing in the Waterbury Festival Players’ production of Wait Until Dark, in the role created by Robert Duvall and played in the 1998 revival by Quentin Tarantino. The

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thriller, which ends with a grueling blackout struggle between a drug smuggler and his blind victim, has been taking its toll on Ames, 38. He describes the trials of the role: “I’ve always said that I like to look like the Scarecrow on stage and be flexible. But when I leave the theater, my body stops working for me and I feel like the Tin Man.” That Hollywood metaphor is pure Ames. While his apartment stuffed with retro memorabilia would fit right into a funky part of Silver Lake, the actor has put down firm Vermont roots. Indeed, he says this has been the busiest year of his 20-year acting career. Work has come nonstop, from his plum role as Macheath in the University of Vermont’s spring production of The Threepenny Opera to his end-of-theyear gig stage-managing Catalyst Theater Company’s holiday perennial, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. “I’m not a stage manager. I’m just an actor who can act like a stage manager. It’s a role I play well, I think, but it’s not a role I relish,” Ames is quick to point out. What he does relish — and has secured through his agreement with Catalyst Artistic Director Veronica Lopez — is a place for his first foray into writing and directing. Ames’ play Hope for the Holidays? will be staged

each night after the curtain descends on Catalyst’s familyfriendly holiday favorite. The hour-long, adult-themed piece is a light-hearted musical attack on the commercialization of Christmas. Much of the show’s plot is based on the author’s own fouryear experience at the University Mall. “I was the best Santa they ever had,” he claims. “I wrote a song about how much I hated it and how I would never do it again, and then I did another year.” The budding auteur’s next project, slated for late 2009, is a film. Ames has played the lead in several local films, most notably the 2004 short “Joesquatch,” produced by the now-defunct Burlington Filmmakers Group. His script Open Casket follows a 1970s couple who rob wakes and funerals; Ames describes it as a “dramedy.” The available props dictated the period setting. “I’m a cluttered-house, dust-bunny guy,” says Ames. The trappings of life in the 1960s and ’70s are an obsession for this collector. He wrote a whole scene of his film in order to feature a pair of vintage trash cans — one of which was procured from an unsuspecting UVM security guard. Less time for thrifting is the one drawback to Ames’ active year: “I’m getting sad because I have some

work coming up that’s going to keep me from going to my main thrift shop downtown, at the Methodist Church,” Ames laments. “But it also makes me happy, because I know during those times I won’t amass stuff that I’ll have to ferret or give away.” Meanwhile, he can incorporate his cavalcade of secondhand puppets into Hope for the Holidays? “I’ve collected, like, 100 puppets over the years,” Ames says, “and I better start using them or people will be, like, ‘Why does this old gay man have 100 puppets?’” Ames will have to stay away from the consignment shops longer than he might like — he’s already booked through most of next year and some of 2010. In spring 2009 he’ll play the father of a 16-year-old in David Lindsay-Abaire’s play Kimberly Akimbo. But since his teenage stage daughter is afflicted with the rapidaging syndrome progeria, she’ll be played by a suitably weathered performer. “I knew sooner or later I’d be playing people’s fathers, but not the father of a sixtysomething actress!” he exclaims. Ames does what he can to disappear on stage, but with looks described by some critics as “Christlike” and a unique, made-for-radio voice, he can’t help but be a recognizable presence. Lopez calls Ames a “director’s actor,” adding, “He’ll

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media appeal. In The Catch, Gunther’s case qualifies as both: A seemingly routine late-night traffic stop on Route 7 results in a murdered deputy sheriff. Two suspects are on the loose, leaving precious few clues save a maddeningly inconclusive videotape recorded by the patrol car’s onboard camera. Under pressure from the governor to make a break in the case, Gunther indulges his intuition, which leads him to suspect the killing is connected to a leadership coup in a drug-smuggling syndicate in Maine. Once you get past the relative novelty of a heinous crime set against the bucolic backdrop of Vermont’s Addison County, none of this makes for a particularly remarkable plot. Hardly a motivational or procedural twist is left unexplored in the mystery genre — and longtime fans know that Mayor alone has already covered 18 of its permutations. In Vermont. Perhaps in compensation, the author augments his detailed cop and criminal character outlines with even more fascinating glimpses into the mechanisms of capture. The Catch is festooned with directional microphones, GPS trackers, night-vision scopes and high-powered lenses. Though grateful for his gear’s utilitarian value and expediency, Gunther recalls with nostalgia a time when flashing lights, a radio and a gun were all the tools at his disposal. Through his bemused meditations on technology, readers are able to appreciate the breakneck pace at which gumshoe hunches have become 21stcentury surveillance. Not that the criminals aren’t engaging, too. Alan Budney, the mastermind behind a blossoming Maine drug regime, displays a satisfying combination of premeditation and lunacy. Conniving enough to regard even family members as cannon fodder, he is chillingly sociopathic. Budney is convinced his older brother’s surfeit of anger and idleness will give him an opportunity to hijack a family lobster boat for his trafficking scheme, and he uses an interesting collection of anti-arrest technology of his own. Describing the gear, the frantic backroom problem solving and the whirring

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cabin’s front door. “Fine, Bob, either bump me up the ladder or sell me the goods. Either you can do this or not.” She then paused and added, “Who gives you your stuff? I should deal with him direct. I heard there’d been a shakeup anyhow. You dryin’ up on me?” Bob’s jaw muscles tightened under the abuse. “I’m not doing nuthin’. I can get you the stuff. Just not right now.” She looked down at the floor and shook her head. “Shit. That’s not how it works, Bob. K-Mart doesn’t have it, Wal-Mart gets the next shot — that’s the way it works. This is a capitalist country. Tell me who to go to, Bob, or take me to him now, or do something that’ll keep me from walking out that door.” “How ’bout I sell you what I got, and we get together later?” “Bullshit. I don’t like you that much. Figure it out. Pull a rabbit out of your hat.” Her words worked like a stage direction

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in a play. The door between the two rooms swung open, causing Bob to stiffen, and Cathy to recoil against the wall in alarm. A man appeared in the opening — short and of trim but muscular build, with black hair, a goatee, dark features and the tattoo of a snake peering over the top of his T-shirt. One of the most interesting things about the plot of The Catch is the degree to which Mayor lets Gunther share the page with the welter of federal and local cops, underworld miscreants and pseudo- and actual innocents who wander through the drug-world debris. In this lengthy series focused on a single protagonist, Mayor could easily have let him indulge in endless monologues — and Joe Gunther is certainly given to philosophical musing. But this writer is smarter than that. As for the vaguely referenced affairs, ticking personality time bombs and other loose-thread plotlines, they could be allusions to past books or seeds for future ones, but it doesn’t matter. They make for a satisfying randomness in the proceedings, and come and go just as they probably would in an actual cop’s working day. And, clichés aside, credit must be given to an author who can still inject grit and thrills into a 19-year-old hardboiled crime series. The Catch has its flaws, but it’s still good, dirty fun.�

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hen Montpelier’s native son Thomas Waterman Wood (1823-1903) was born, the rapidly growing village had been Vermont’s state capital for only 18 years. Wood went on to become a successful portrait and genre painter in New York City, yet his ties to Vermont remained strong throughout his life. “Montpelier’s Treasures: The Legacy of Thomas Waterman Wood,” now on view at the gallery that bears his name, offers a fascinating look at the inner workings of Wood’s art. The 105-piece exhibition also includes a sampling of paintings by Wood’s contemporaries, along with many works from the gallery’s extensive WPA collection. Wood was a very good painter who achieved great commercial success in his lifetime, after a late start. His early artistic endeavors were helped along by an itinerant portrait painter whose name is lost to history, and Wood began minimal formal studies only in his late twenties. But he became a meticulous master, and some of the most engaging works in the show are studies that later became the basis for finished paintings. “Crossing the Ferry” (1878) is a horizontal 18-by26-inch watercolor presenting a multi-ethnic array of figures sitting on a boat’s bench as a boy approaches with a fiddle. An oil sketch of the bench — devoid of figures and dated 13 years before the watercolor — is also on view. An undated sketch titled “Man With a Newspaper” is the precursor to Wood’s man with a newspaper in “Crossing the Ferry.” Wood didn’t just make crossings on ferries. In an effort to educate his countrymen, he made many trips to Europe, where he assiduously copied masterpieces to

bring back home. One of the most dramatic canvasses in the exhibition is a large, exacting copy of J.M.W. Turner’s 35-by-44-inch “The Fighting Temeraire.” Wood retold Turner’s narrative of the glittering demise of the legendary British fighting vessel, which is shown being towed to the berth where it’s destined to be dismantled. Wood’s amazing eye for detail no doubt

of slavery, suitable for a Currier and Ives print, Wood added a figure that transforms the piece with an almost subliminal abolitionist iconography. The young boy at the right, passing a gourd of water to a man mopping his brow, kneels in a pose reminiscent of the famous antislavery image of a shackled slave who says, “Am I not a man and a brother?” Furthermore, the drinking

Some of the Wood’s engaging works in the show are studies that later became the basis for finished paintings. matched the original brushstroke for brushstroke. Other examples of Wood’s scholarship as a copyist include a delicately painted version of Josef Ribera’s 17th-century “St. Bartholomew.” Although such duplication may seem tantamount to forgery today, copies were crucial to fine-arts education in 19th-century America. Vermont was a major conduit on the Underground Railroad, and Wood’s legacy includes many humanistic portrayals of African-Americans as his fellow citizens — including those in bondage. In “Cornfield (Southern Cornfield)” from 1861, the year the Civil War broke out, Wood ennobles field hands by focusing on a strong couple in the center of the composition. While the 28-by-40-inch oil at first seems like a tame view

gourd the man is receiving could refer to the encoded Underground Railroad spiritual “Follow the Drinking Gourd,” which alluded to the Big Dipper’s pointing to the North Star. The Montpelier venue, at the newly formed Vermont College of the Arts, is also the state’s repository of Depression-era WPA artworks. A selection of the most notable pieces — including paintings by Reginald Marsh and Frank Stella — is included in the current exhibition. The T.W. Wood Gallery was founded in 1895, after the childless artist decided to donate a sizable collection of his works to his hometown. His civic-mindedness survives as a substantial gift that will enrich Wood’s cherished Vermont for generations to come. m

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WILLA MAMET: Handmade, computer-free black-and-white photographs; JOELLEN MULVANEY: “Ugh-ly Beauty,� oil paintings on linen; K. LENORE SINER: “Light, Line, Color,� paintings; and JOY SPONTAK: “Reimagining Memory,� mixed media. Through October 31 at Artpath Gallery in Burlington. Info, 563-2273. ‘ZOMBIES!’ GROUP SHOW: Through October 31 at Red Square in Burlington. Info, 318-2438.

:: central AEDAN SCRIBNER: Truth Impressionist portraits in oil and chalk pastel. Through October 12 at Plainfield Community Center Gallery in Plainfield. Info, 917-1918. ALDEN PELLETT: “Something in the Air,â€? Vermont images by the outdoor/ action photographer that have appeared in Vermont Life magazine over the past 20 years. Through October 31 at Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier. Info, 828-3241. ART IN THE ROUND BARN: The annual juried group show presents some of the state’s finest artists in multiple media. Through October 13 at The Round Barn in Waitsfield. Info, 496-7722. BETH PEARSON & JANET VAN FLEET: “Works on Paper,â€? abstract monoprints embellished with oil and gouache; and “Rolling Boil,â€? sculptures that appear to be toys but reference political issues such as torture and military spending. Through November 16 at The Lazy Pear Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 223-7680. BUD CARY: “40 Years of Abstract Paintings,â€? mixed-media works by the late artist (1921-2001). Through October 31 at Restaurant Phoebe in Montpelier. Info, 279-6349. CARRIE LEFCOURT: The collected works of the former instructor of Parsons New School for Design includes ceramics, sculpture, jewelry and photography. Through October 12 at Seminary Art Center in Waterbury Center. Info, 253-8790. GMC FACULTY SHOW: Sculpture, painting and photography by profs Karen Swyler, Jonathan Taylor, Richard Weinstein and Dick Weis. Through October 18 at Feick Arts Center, Green Mountain College in Poultney. Info, 287-8926. HELEN O’DONNELL & BRIONY MORROW-CRIBBS: “Etchings,â€? works by the owners of Brattleboro’s Twin Vixon Press. Through October 13 at Langdon Street CafĂŠ in Montpelier. Info, 279-2236. KATE EMLEN: Paintings depicting forests and other environments familiar to Vermonters, with an impressionistic style. Through October 31 at Vermont Supreme Court Lobby in Montpelier. Info, 828-0749. MELANIE PHELPS: “Circle Paintings,â€? works in acrylic. Through October 31 at Vermont Chocolatiers in Northfield. Info, 485-5181. ‘MONTPELIER’S TREASURES: THE LEGACY OF THOMAS WATERMAN WOOD’: From the vaults of the permanent collection comes this exhibit of 107 paintings by the gallery’s namesake and Vermont’s best-known artist of the 19th century, as well as works by his contemporaries and pieces from the Vermont WPA collection. Through December 21 at T.W. Wood Gallery in Montpelier. Info, 828-8743.

SARAH O. GREEN: “Under the Influence . . . of My Grandmother,� original quilts, potholders, aprons and other domestic textile works. October 2 through November 2 at Blinking Light Gallery in Plainfield. Info, 454-0141. SENATOR PATRICK LEAHY: “World Leaders,� color photographs by Vermont’s senior senator of leaders from the Dalai Lama to Yuri Andropov to Bono. October 4 through November 5 at Chandler Gallery in Randolph. Info, 728-9878. ‘STILL LIFE’: The mixed-media group show featuring Gerald Auten, Varujan Boghosian, Margaret Kannenstine, Ben Frank Moss, Rosamond Purcell and Susan Walp, offers drawings, paintings, constructions and photographs. Through October 7 at BigTown Gallery in Rochester. Info, 767-9670. THOMPSON LEHNERT: The Kent State University emeritus professor specializes in water media: transparent watercolor, gouache, egg tempera and acrylic wash works. Through October 12 at Bundy Center for the Arts in Waitsfield. Info, 496-4781.

:: champlain valley ‘ARTISTS AND ANCESTORS’: Masterworks of Chinese classical painting, exploring landscape and flora, and ancient bronze vessels and bells used to venerate ancestors; and PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION: two installations concurrent with the fall-term course, History of Photography. Through December 7 at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College Museum of Art in Middlebury. Info, 443-6433. BETHANY FARRELL: “Hatch,â€? mixed-media paintings using bird and insect imagery to explore human emotions and ideas. Through November 23 at Starry Night CafĂŠ in Ferrisburgh. Info, 877-6316. CAROLYN SHATTUCK: “Unstill Life,â€? paintings inspired by women-made containers found on a trip to South Africa. Through October 4 at The Brick Box Gallery, Paramount Theatre in Rutland. Info, 775-0570. DEANNA SHAPIRO: ‘Of Moons & Wings, Abodes & Things,’ new mixed-media paintings. Through October 31 at Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury. Info, 388-4095. ESSEX ART LEAGUE GROUP SHOW: Works by Caroline Brown, Kathy Berry Bergeron, Lucia Chu, Suzanne Clark, Dianna Dunn, Margaret Maffin, Donna Owens, Hattie Saville, Ken Tefft and Libby Davidson. Through October 31 at Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington. Info, 862-3014. JANET FREDERICKS: Works on paper by the Lincoln artist, in an ongoing series about water. Through November 1 at The Gallery at 85 North Street in Bristol. Info, 349-7551. KATHLEEN DOMENICUCCI & ALTHEA BILODEAU: “The Flavors of Fall,â€? oil paintings and fiber arts, respectively, capturing the essence of the season. Through October 31 at Brandon Artists’ Guild in Brandon. Info, 247-4956. ‘LAKE CHAMPLAIN THROUGH THE LENS’: The annual juried Lake Champlain Maritime Museum photography exhibit presents images of, on and around the lake by Vermont photographers both amateur and professional. Through October 29 at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in Vergennes. Info, 475-2022.

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:: northern ANN YOUNG: Recent paintings and sculpture. Through October 31 at Maple Ridge Gallery in Newark. Info, 467-8400. CAROLE ROSALYND DRURY: “Druids in the Woods of the North East Kingdom,” paintings by the Vermont artist. Through November 27 at Greensboro Free Library in Greensboro. Info, 533-2359. CASPIAN ARTWORKS GROUP EXHIBIT: An ongoing selection of blown glass by Rich and Tove Arentzen, Nathan Maez, Lucas Lonegren, Amy and David Basis and Jordan Gulickson, as well as art and craft works in varied media by other Vermont artists. Through October 31 at Caspian Artworks in Greensboro. Info, 533-9900. CHUCK BOHN & CHET COLE: “Thresholds,” watercolors and handblown glass, respectively. Through October 3 at Northeast Kingdom Artisans’ Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury. Info, 535-5008. COOPERATIVE GALLERY SHOW: Artwork by the 24 gallery members includes all styles of painting, collage, three-dimensional works and notecards. Through October 31 at Jacob Walker Art Gallery in Morristown. Info, 244-6648.

DONNA BALES WORKS: “A Visual Memoir,” an MFA thesis exhibit of paintings and installation. Through October 4 at Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Johnson State College in Johnson. Info, 635-1469. ‘EXPOSED! 2008’: Curated by Meg McDevitt, this annual group outdoor sculpture show features works by more than two dozen artists, on the gallery lawn and sited around town. Maps of sculpture locations at the gallery and the Stowe Area Association office. Through October 11 at Helen Day Art Center in Stowe. Info, 253-8358. FRANKLIN COUNTY ARTISTS: A group exhibition of works in all media by established and emerging artists, including Deborah Benoit, Robert Chaperon Jr., David Juaire, Lisamarie Charlesworth, Tinka Martell and Longina Smolinski. Through October 1 at Staart Gallery in St. Albans. Info, 524-5700. ISLAND ARTS GALLERY EXHIBIT: The Lake Champlain Islands artists’ group shows oil paintings, pastels, watercolors, sculptures made of driftwood and more. Through October 15 at Island Arts Gallery in North Hero. Info, 372-5049. JENNIFER BURTON: “Have We Met?” Paintings of figures in sparse and unlikely landscapes. Through October 9 at Greensboro Garage and Gallery in Hardwick. Info, 472-6555. JOHNSON OUTDOOR SCULPTURE SHOW: Sixteen artists contribute 3-D works to a walkable sculpture exhibit around town. Map of sites at participating locations and at www.townofjohnson.com. Through October 26 at various locations in Johnson. Info, 730-3114. ‘MADE IN CHINA’: Contemporary Chinese art exploring the culture and philosophy of the country. Through November 22 at Helen Day Art Center in Stowe. Info, 253-8358. NEW ENGLAND PLEIN AIR PAINTERS: Twenty-one regional painters show their works, with a particular emphasis on Vermont scenes. Through October 26 at Bryan Memorial Gallery in Jeffersonville. Info, 644-5100.

:: southern 52ND NATIONAL FALL OPEN EXHIBITION: The prestigious juried show features works by some of the finest contemporary artists across the country, including paintings, sculpture, photography and mixed media; Yester House Gallery. Through October 26 at Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester. Info, 362-1405. DIANA WALKER: PHOTOJOURNALIST: A traveling exhibition of works by the Time photographer, capturing the human side of many world figures. Through November 30 at Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester. Info, 362-1405.

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PHYLLIS DEMONG: “Abstractions from the Earth,” recent paintings and collages. Through November 8 at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. Info, 388-1436. ‘SCULPTFEST08’: The annual outdoor sculpture exhibit features 10 site-specific works on the grounds of the historic marble industry. Through October 26 at Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland. Info, 438-2097. ‘THE GOLDEN CAGE’: “Mexican Migrant Workers and Vermont Dairy Farmers,” photographs by Caleb Kenna with interviews by Chris Urban. Through December 18 at Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. Info, 388-2040. TOM MCGLYNN: “Color Fields and Paths,” the newest member of the art department exhibits his paintings, drawings and sculpture. Through October 3 at Christine Price Gallery, Castleton State College in Castleton. Info, 468-1239. ‘TOMBS, TEMPLES, PLACES AND TEA: CERAMICS IN ASIA AND BEYOND’: An exhibit that explores the practical and social uses of ceramics; ‘PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION’: Two installations complementing a fall-term course on the history of photography; ‘ROBERT F. REIFF GALLERY OF ASIAN ART’: Bronze and stone sculptures, jades and ceramics from the 6th to the 12th centuries; ‘EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN ART’: An installation featuring highlights of the museum’s collection of Western art, from the Renaissance through the 19th century; and ‘ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN AND EARLY EUROPEAN ART’: A revised installation with recent acquisitions in Egyptian and Mesopotamian art as well as Greek, Roman and medieval European objects from the permanent collection. Through December 7 at Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College Museum of Art in Middlebury. Info, 443-5007.

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in manufacturing cars, steel or computers,” Sen. McCain said. “But our negative-ad industry is second to none.” In other economic news, President Bush announced another massive bailout today, saying that he had completed a deal for China to buy the United States in its entirety.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In her book Court-

ney Love: The Queen of Noise, Melissa Rossi reports that in the mid-1990s “Courtney surrounded herself with a coterie of soothsayers, even approaching hipster stargazer Rob Brezsny, who declined to provide his astrological services.� Rossi doesn’t explain why I declined, but I’ll tell you. Courtney wasn’t interested in the kind of information I specialize in. She pressed me to tell her whether her romantic future should be with Trent or Billy, and I urged her to talk about the changes she could make in herself and her life to get clear about what she wanted. She implored me to predict her future, and I prodded her to formulate intelligent questions that would help her create a beautiful and interesting future for herself. I bring this up, Aries, because in the coming weeks I hope you will do what I suggested she try back then.

TAURUS

(April 20-May 20): Taurus actor Pierce Brosnan told Parade magazine how shocking it was to get fired after playing the role of James Bond for four films. But after the initial pain he felt from being rejected, he eventually got to the point where he could say, “I’m free now. I can do anything I want.� What helped him recover was conjuring up the proper attitude. “You’ve got to be a fighting rooster,� he said. That’s half of my prescription for you in the coming week, Taurus. Be a charismatic warrior as you push to further your highest ideals and brightest desires. Be a stylishly fierce liberator in charge of designing your own freedom. Be a fighting rooster with the heart of an artist.

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(May 21-June 20): Do you believe in higher love at first sight? How about instant enlightenment? And what about higher love at first sight that brings instant enlightenment, or instant enlightenment that provokes higher love at first sight? These are themes I suspect you’ll soon be flirting with, Gemini. In order to get all of the blessings from the lessons they’ll offer, you must dispense with your preconceived notions about what they might entail. You’ve got to wash

your own brain so it’s nice and clean and empty of expectations.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “New ideas

show up disguised innocently as interruptions, contradictions and embarrassing dilemmas,� says motivational speaker Rob Lebow. “Beware of total strangers and friends alike who shower you with comfortable sameness, and remain open to those who make you uneasy, for they are the true messengers of the future.� That excellent advice is my birthday present to you, Libra. If you make use of it during the next three weeks, I bet you’ll consistently be in the right place at the right time to extract the maximum benefit from your blind dates with destiny.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your creed for

the last three months of 2008 comes from Nikos Kazantzakis: “By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired.� Memorize this meme, Cancerian. Imprint it on your subconscious mind. Make it so much a part of you that it breathes as you breathe, and dreams as you dream. Allow it to turn you into a magician whose potent desire is as strong as the longings of 10 normal people put together.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Gleeking is a term that

refers to a special kind of projectile spitting. To do it, you’ve got to practice. It involves pressing your tongue against your submaxillary salivary gland when a pool of drool has accumulated nearby. I recommend this practice for you in the coming week, Leo. It’ll be a favorable time for you to be undignified, unpredictable and even outrageous in expressing yourself. Other suggested practices: telling unruly stories concisely, speaking the truth with picturesque but disciplined extravagance, adding some vivid new slang to your body language, and skipping and hopping or even dancing as you walk. (For instructions on how to gleek, go to tinyurl.com/hn7vo.)

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(Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Talk back to those annoying voices in your head, Virgo — I mean those nagging little chatterers who are secondguessing you ten times a day, who are trying to undermine your faith in what you started in recent weeks. And as you respond to their agitation, do so with poise and grace — not with defensiveness, not with bitter complaint, but with a quietly aggressive confidence that the lucid intuitions you relied on to launch your new projects were basically sound. The annoying little voices are trying to convince you that you should go back to square one, when in fact you’re on the right track but merely need to do some tinkering.

SCORPIO

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Robert Downey Jr. is grateful to Burger King for serving him such gross food. After eating a particularly foul meal there in 2003, he told Empire magazine, he was so disgusted that he drove to the beach and hurled all of his drugs into the sea. It was the shock he needed to begin the process of kicking his addiction. In that spirit, Scorpio, I suggest you seek out a similar epiphany — whether that involves an encounter with greasy, fried cow meat or some other phenomenon that triggers your urge to rise up and purify yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s a

seller’s market for you, Sagittarius. If I were you, I wouldn’t buy a bunch of new stuff or invest in unripe possibilities. Rather, I’d cash in on the hard work I’ve been doing for many months now. I’d quit while I was ahead. I’d liquefy assets that might soon decline in their value to me but that are still at the height of their value to other people. In order for you to summon the brisk confidence necessary to pull this off, you’ll have to resist greedy temptations to hold on to everything a little while longer.

CAPRICORN

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businesses earned well over a trillion dollars but didn’t pony up a penny to the U.S. government. I mention this, Capricorn, because it’s now a favorable time, astrologically speaking, for you to seek comparable perks. Look into this, please: Maybe you don’t have to keep having your assets drained in ways you’ve always assumed were inevitable. I’m talking metaphorically as well as literally; I’m referring to emotional and psychic energy as well as actual money. Are there any legal and ethical loopholes you can exploit to free yourself from long-running burdens?

AQUARIUS

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Blessings will

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hilip Roth is the poet laureate of the modern male id, so I was curious to see what a female director might do with The Dying Animal, the author’s 2001 meditation on aging, obsession and lust. Isabel Coixet, the Spanish filmmaker who gave us My Life Without Me, certainly didn’t hold back in reshaping her pedigreed source material. She’s all but gutted Roth’s book, and the small portion that has made it to the screen amounts to the equivalent of a somewhat more literate than average Lifetime Channel weepie. Which is a shame, because there’s all kinds of potential for greatness here. The screenplay by Nicholas Meyer has flashes of brilliance and dark wit. The cast is a singularly intriguing mix of personalities — how wrong can you go with an ensemble that includes Dennis Hopper, Peter Sarsgaard and Deborah Harry? And that’s on top of first stringers Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz and Patricia Clarkson. Coixet, for her part, has a gift for painterly composition. Her film is a feast for the eyes. Its tone and style, unfortunately, have little to do with the novella it adapts. Sir Ben plays a New York writer and professor who’s achieved a modest degree of celebrity by reviewing books on NPR and hosting a local television show called “Book Chat.” He is 70 as the movie opens, and what follows are reflections on an affair he had with a grad student eight years before. His character, David Kepesh, is a figure who was the subject of two earlier works by Roth — The Breast (1972) and The Professor of Desire (1977). His area of expertise is, quite literally, hedonism.

We see Kepesh early on discussing the hard-living, free-loving habits of Colonial Americans with Charlie Rose. He is an authority on the Sexual Revolution of the 1960s. His adult life, in fact, has been a sustained exercise in liberation: He long ago walked out on his wife and young son in order to devote himself without distraction to pleasures of both the mind and the flesh. Each year Kepesh selects one of his students for seduction, and the student who is the object of rumination here, a Cuban-American named Consuela, is played by Penelope Cruz. The movie neglects to provide the explanation offered in the book as to what might motivate a 24-year-old beauty to encourage the advances of a man so many years her senior. Roth writes of the anointing power television possesses over young people raised in this media-dominated age. Coixet takes a sociological shortcut. In her version, Cruz tells Kingsley simply that she finds him “charming.” Soon enough they are in bed. The film’s study of

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whiny loser learns the parent who screwed up his childhood is dying, and tries to use the rite of passage to kick-start his real adulthood. Make that two loser siblings, and this was pretty much the plot of last year’s acclaimed, Oscar-nominated The Savages. Make it one loser with a sex addiction and a habit of deliberately choking in restaurants to induce strangers to save his life, and it’s Choke, which probably isn’t destined for even a passing mention on Oscar night. Directed by first-timer Clark Gregg, this adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s 2001 novel is drawing lukewarm-to-outraged reviews. Perhaps that’s because, where The Savages had bittersweet whimsy and Bertolt Brecht, Choke has jokes about anal beads. It’s unabashedly tasteless. It’s also less a comedy than an absurdist shaggy dog story, with echoes of Swingin’ Sixties movies that depicted the world as a drunken carnival of satyrs and con men. If Gregg had found a visual style to match his subject matter, it might have been great. Much of the credit should go to Sam Rockwell, who gives a surprisingly sympathetic performance as Victor Mancini, a sex addict who misses 12 Step meetings because he’s getting busy with a fellow addict in the restroom. He has a day job playing the part of an “Irish indentured servant” in a fake Colonial village, but it doesn’t pay well enough to support his mom at her private mental institution. So, to supplement his income, Victor pulls his choking gambit. The film’s central conceit is that physically saving

someone’s life — or being saved — creates a rare bond in a society full of self-focused, self-controlled individuals. When he weeps in his saviors’ arms, Victor becomes a child. (We see in flashbacks why he might want to: His mom, played by Anjelica Huston, was a charismatic conspiracy nut who lured her son away from nurturing foster families and made him her partner in crime.) Meanwhile, the folks who used the Heimlich manuever on Victor feel like heroes, and when he writes begging them for dough to pay his bills, they oblige. It’s the world’s most life-affirming con. Rockwell is a great choice for this role: While not a conventional leading man, he can be cherubic and vulnerable, and it’s not difficult to see how he gets so much action. Brad William Henke, who looks and acts like Seth Rogen pre-stardom, is likeable as his best

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the older man’s adoration at the temple of the young woman’s body starts off promisingly, but the director declines to venture beyond December’s drinking in the beauties of May. By contrast, the author examined a ravenousness that extended to Kepesh drinking Consuela’s menstrual blood. The novel portrays a complex, self-loathing character terrified by the fact of his decay. The movie gives us an aging Lothario whose dalliance is doomed by his fear of commitment. Why buy the rights to a Philip Roth novel if all you want to tell is the story of yet another relationshipphobe? Elegy’s last act is a mournful smorgasbord of bathos in which both major and supporting characters drop like flies. The body count is practically Shakespearean. The same, regrettably, can’t be said for Coixet’s touch when it comes to tragedy. Where Roth penetrated deep into the psyche and forced us to confront our fear of death, the filmmaker appears compelled merely to make us cry. Which is not to say that Kingsley isn’t in fine form — both artistically and physically. (Either Brad Pitt’s abs were digitally superimposed onto the actor, or he’s been doing some serious crunches.) Cruz delivers a moving performance, and Patricia Clarkson’s turn as a world-weary mistress provides a nuanced counterpart to Kepesh’s character that’s worth the price of admission. Despite all that, one can’t ignore that, in bringing the book to the screen, its producers haven’t just taken liberties. They’ve taken the heart and soul out of Roth’s creation. RICK KISONAK

buddy and fellow priapic. Kelly McDonald’s role as Victor’s mother’s doctor is more problematic, largely because she does things that don’t seem to make sense. McDonald, who was practically the only woman in No Country for Old Men, has a meek, mousy schoolgirl voice and eyes that suggest she’s hiding something big and possibly dangerous. That combo equips her well for this bizarre role, but it’s hard to imagine anyone pulling it off. The first and only other adaptation of Palahniuk’s work, Fight Club, casts a long shadow over Choke. When David Fincher adapted Fight Club, he used a lurid, hyperreal style that’s still being imitated. Its gloss, speed and flash allowed us to suspend disbelief in Palahniuk’s high-concept plot and take the movie as a postmodern fable. By contrast, Gregg, best known as the actor who plays Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ ex-husband on “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” takes a pedestrian approach: The pacing is slow, and the light is as drab outdoors as it is inside the asylum. That puts the whole burden of making us care about this unlikely tale on the actors, who do their best. Individual scenes certainly make an impact: It would be hard, for instance, to forget the one where Victor tries to fend off a roomful of troubled old ladies who have reason to think he’s Jesus. And just when the film seems like the blackest, nastiest of comedies, its characters show surprising human depth. Choke may not be as palatable as The Savages, but it’s more authentically savage — and the sort of flawed movie you remember for a while. MARGOT HARRISON

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AN AMERICAN CAROL: David (Airplane!) Zucker directed this riff on the Dickens classic in which a Michael Moore-styled filmmaker mounts a campaign to abolish the Fourth of July, but has a change of heart after he’s visited by three spirits. Starring Kevin Farley, Kelsey Grammer and Leslie Nielsen. (83 min, PG-13. Bijou, Roxy) APPALOOSA: Ed Harris directs and stars in this Western about two lawmen in love with the same woman. Viggo Mortensen and Renée Zellweger costar. (108 min, R. Palace, Roxy) BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA: Drew Barrymore heads the voice cast in this Disney comedy about a pampered pet forced to make her way home from Mexico. Also featuring Andy Garcia and George Lopez. (91 min, PG. Essex, Majestic, Palace, Paramount, Welden) BLINDNESS: When a mysterious plague leaves members of a community without sight, a group of the afflicted band together to fight the quarantine imposed on them. Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Danny Glover star. Fernando (The Constant Gardener) Meirelles directs. (120 min, R. Capitol, Palace) FLASH OF GENIUS: Greg Kinnear stars in the true story of Robert Kearns, who battled the automobile industry for acknowledgment of his role in the invention of the intermittent windshield wiper. With Alan Alda and Dermot Mulroney. Directed by Marc Abraham. (120 min, PG-13. Majestic) HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE: Simon Pegg stars in an adaptation of Toby Young’s memoir about how the small-time British journalist came to work at a glossy New York magazine and proceeded to piss off everyone. With Kirsten Dunst, Gillian Anderson and Megan Fox. Robert B. Weide directs. (109 min, R. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace)

NICK AND NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST: Michael Cera and Kat Dennings are paired in director Peter Sollett’s comedy about two young people whose shared musical tastes provide the basis for a budding romance. (90 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Roxy) RELIGULOUS: Larry Charles and Bill Maher team up for this comic dissection of belief systems around the world. (101 min, R. Roxy) THE EXPRESS: In this football biopic, Rob Brown plays Ernie Davis, a Syracuse running back who in 1961 became the first black man to win the Heisman Trophy. With Dennis Quaid. Gary Fleder directs. (Running time N/A, PG. Sneak preview at Majestic.)

ELEGY★★1/2 Ben Kingsley plays an aging writer and professor who falls into a tempestuous relationship with a beautiful grad student in the big-screen version of Philip Roth’s book The Dying Animal. Penelope Cruz and Patricia Clarkson also star. (106 min, R. Roxy) ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD★★★1/2 From legendary director Werner Herzog comes this documentary meditation on the meaning of society, in which the filmmaker studies a group of scientists and laborers living in the remote Antarctic community of McMurdo Station, headquarters of the National Science Foundation. (99 min, G. Savoy) GHOST TOWN★★★★ David (Stir of Echoes) Koepp directs this comedy in which a man expires for seven minutes and finds when he returns to life that he can see and talk to the dead wherever he goes. Starring Ricky Gervais, Téa Leoni and Greg Kinnear. (103 min, PG-13. Bijou, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Palace, Stowe) IGOR★★ John Cusack, Steve Buscemi and John Cleese lend their voices to this computer-generated saga of a hunchbacked lab assistant who dreams of someday becoming a scientist instead of just working for one. Directed by Tony Leondis. (86 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Majestic) IN SEARCH OF A MIDNIGHT KISS★★★ Scoot McNairy and Sara Simmonds star in this romantic comedy about two people brought together by fate and Craigslist. Brian McGuire costars. Alex Holdridge directs. (97 min, NR. Roxy) KUNG FU PANDA★★★ Jack Black heads the voice cast in this computer-generated comedy about a lazy, out-of-shape bear who goes into training to fight off a powerful invading force. With Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie and Jackie Chan. (95 min, PG. Majestic) LAKEVIEW TERRACE★★1/2 Samuel L. Jackson plays an LAPD officer who takes the concept of “neighborhood watch” too far in the latest from Neil LaBute. With Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington. (106 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic, Palace)

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BURN AFTER READING★★★1/2 No Country for Old Men directors Joel and Ethan Coen lighten up big time with this comedy about a pair of chuckleheaded health club workers who get their hands on the manuscript of an ousted CIA official’s memoir and attempt to exploit their find for personal gain. Starring George Clooney, John Malkovich, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand. (95 min, R. Big Picture, Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Roxy, Stowe, Welden) CHOKE★★★ Sam Rockwell plays a compulsive sex addict in Clark Gregg’s adaptation of the acclaimed Chuck Palahniuk novel. With Anjelica Huston and Kelly MacDonald. (92 min, R. Palace) DALAI LAMA RENAISSANCE★★ In 1999, 40 of the world’s most innovative thinkers descended on the Dalai Lama’s headquarters to come up with a plan for world peace but wound up fighting with one another instead. Directed by Khashyar Darvich. (81 min, NR. Palace) EAGLE EYE★★ Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan are paired for this thriller in which two strangers find themselves tracked and terrorized by a mysterious psycho. Also starring Rosario Dawson and Billy Bob Thornton. D.J. Caruso directs. (118 min, PG-13. Bijou, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Palace, Paramount, Stowe, Welden)

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wednesday 1 — thursday 2 Eagle Eye 6:40. Righteous Kill 6:50. The House Bunny 7. Mamma Mia! 6:30. friday 3 — thursday 9 *An American Carol 2 (Sat & Sun), 6:55 (all week), 9 (Fri & Sat). My Best Friend’s Girl 2 (Sat & Sun), 6:50 (all week), 9 (Fri & Sat). Eagle Eye 2 (Sat & Sun), 6:45 (all week), 9 (Fri & Sat). Ghost Town 7 (all week), 9 (Fri & Sat). Space Chimps 2 (Sat & Sun). Times subject to change. See http:// users.adelphia.net/~silverscreen.

CAPITOL SHOWPLACE

friday 3 — thursday 9 *The Express 7 (Sat only). *Beverly Hills Chihuahua 12:50, 2:50, 4:50, 7, 9. *Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:45. *Flash of Genius 1:05, 3:40, 6:30, 9:10. *How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 1:20, 4:10, 7:10, 9:35. Eagle Eye 1:10, 4, 6:50, 9:30. Nights in Rodanthe 1, 3:30, 6:40, 9:25. Igor 12:55, 2:45, 4:40. My Best Friend’s Girl 3:50, 8:50. Ghost Town 1:25, 6:20. Burn After Reading 7:20 (except Sat), 9:40. Kung Fu Panda 1:35 (Fri-Sun only). Lakeview Terrace 1:15, 4:05, 6:45, 9:20. Miracle at St. Anna

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6:30. friday 3 — thursday 9 *Blindness 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. *How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. Ghost Town 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. Nights in Rodanthe 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30, 9. Igor 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30. Burn After Reading 9.

See www.fgbtheaters.com.

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Essex Shoppes & Cinema, Rt. 15 & 289, Essex, 879-6543. wednesday 1 — thursday 2 Burn After Reading 12:30, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:35. Eagle Eye 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:25, 9:50. Ghost Town 12, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:30. Igor 12:40, 2:45, 4:45, 7, 9. Lakeview Terrace 12, 2:30, 5, 7:25, 9:50. My Best Friend’s Girl 12:10, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:40. Nights in Rodanthe 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30, 9:35. Righteous Kill 2:35, 9:45. The Women 12:15, 4:50, 7:15. friday 3 — thursday 9 *Beverly Hills Chihuahua 12, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10. *How to Lose Friends and Alienate People 12:20, 2:30, 4:50, 7:10, 9:20. *Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist 12:20, 2:45, 5:10, 7:35, 9:50. Burn After Reading 12:30, 3, 5:15, 7:30, 9:35. Eagle Eye 12:10, 2:35, 5, 7:25, 9:50. Ghost Town 7, 9:30. Igor 12:40, 2:45, 4:45. Lakeview Terrace 12, 2:30, 5, 7:25, 10. Nights in Rodanthe 12:30, 2:50,

5:10, 7:30, 9:35. Times subject to change. See www. essexcinemas.com.

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MERRILL’S ROXY CINEMA

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See www.savoytheater.com.

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wednesday 1 — thursday 2 Eagle Eye 6, 8:40. Burn After Reading 6:15, 8:30.

PALACE CINEMA 9

Essex Shoppes & Cinema 878-2788 Mon-Sat 11:30am-9:00pm Sun 12-7pm

See www.fgbtheaters.com.

1:30 (Sat-Mon), 6:30, 8:30.

Times subject to change. See www. merrilltheatres.net.

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Sun), 6:30 & 8:30 (Fri & Sat), 7 (SunThu). Eagle Eye 1:30 (Sat & Sun), 6:30 & 8:45 (Fri & Sat), 7 (Sun-Thu).

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friday 3 — thursday 9 *Appaloosa 2, 4:20, 6:50, 9:15. *Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist 2:20, 4:40, 7:20, 9:25. *An American Carol 2:25, 4:35, 7, 9:35. *Religulous 2:10, 4:30, 6:55, 9:20. Tell No One 2:05, 4:25, 6:45, 9:10. Burn After Reading 2:10, 4:15, 7:10, 9:30.

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FRESH AUTHENTIC

*Beverly Hills Chihuahua 1:30 (Sat &

Times subject to change. See www. majestic10.com.

College Street, Burlington, 864-3456.

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wednesday 1 — thursday 2 Eagle Eye 7. My Best Friend’s Girl 7.

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MARQUIS THEATER

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93 State Street, Montpelier, 229-0343. wednesday 1 — thursday 2 Nights in Rodanthe 6:30, 9. Igor 6:30, 9. Burn After Reading 6:30, 9. The Women 9. Righteous Kill 6:30, 9.

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Taste Test: Bite Me Organic Pizza

CHEF ROBERTO SEALES

457 Saint Paul Street, 540-0707 BY SUZANNE PODHAIZER

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he other day, Jack O’Brien, owner of Bite Me Organic Pizza, cut in front of me at a four-way stop. Cool but focused in his Saab convertible, cellphone at his ear, he’s not the first restaurateur to do so, believe it or not — just the first whose restaurant I was in the midst of writing about when it happened. I cut him a break, though, because O’Brien needs all the time he can get. Or steal, in this case. The handsome, white-haired pizza purveyor is hard at work using local ingredients to create Burlington’s quirkiest pies. The main thing to know about Bite Me — on the busy corner of St. Paul and Howard, in the residential South End — is that it’s generating big buzz. Some parents are angry about the name of the place, and refuse to expose their children to it. But hardcore pizza lovers are raving about its loaded pies, formidable ingredient lists and playful pizza names such as “The White Album� and “Absolute & Compliant BBQ Chicken.� There’s nothing garden variety about Bite Me’s menu, though it does feature a living garden of sorts: a print of Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s famous painting depicting Emperor Rudolf II as Vertumnus, the Roman god of plants and gardens. In clever trompe l’oeil fashion, the emperor’s ears are ears of corn, his nose is fashioned from a pear, and so on. It’s a visual reminder that you are what you eat. Vertumnus is the background for a list of 19 specialty pies, each costing between $15.75 and $21. Bite Me also encourages DIY dining with a little thought bubble that reads: “THINK ABOUT IT. We’ll make whatever you want.� The list of available ingredients, featured in a cheerful yellow sidebar, includes crawfish, roasted fingerling potatoes, fresh ripe pears and Thai basil.

The menu is also studded with saucy little symbols. A gas-mask icon means this is “not a date pie!� — the St. Gootz of Newmano, for example, a tribute to Magic Hat’s founder Alan Newman, comes with “chopped garlic, roasted garlic, arrested garlic and tickled garlic.� A skull and crossbones means the pizza has meat. Vegetarian and vegan options are labeled, too. Scattered in the menu are other bits of silliness. Accepted forms of payment include “cash, checks, credit cards and really nice sweaters.� Yes, O’Brien is actually willing to barter dinner for a wooly garment. Think the golden brown onions on your “3 Needs� pizza’s ale-infused crust are caramelized? At Bite Me, they’re “criminalized.� On a recent Monday evening at 7:30, the restaurant was busy, but not hectic. It offered a trio of slices — cheese, Chickpeace hummus with chicken, and “The Vermont Intervale Ghosts,� topped with a fall garden cornucopia that included zucchini, roasted beets and peppers. The crust was so crisp in places that it seemed more like a cracker. I went home with a “Sober Irish Person,� but my husband didn’t mind — it’s a pizza, too. The savory combination of rosemary-scented roasted potatoes, onions, bacon and cheddar made for a pie that tasted as good as it smelled in the car. Three days later, at 6 p.m., Bite Me was packed. The outdoor picnic tables were occupied — one by a young family, the other by a pair of skater boyz. Luckily, we snagged one of two indoor tables. Things were kind of wild in there. The place is so small that the chef, Roberto Seales, practically works in the dining room. He couldn’t hide the fact that a few ingredients, such as marinated tofu and tomatoes, were in short supply.

“They’re coming at 7,� one of the staffers piped up. “What good does that do me now?� the chef responded grouchily. At one point, he actually put down the dough he was tossing, grabbed a stepladder, and went outside to pluck tomatoes from the window box to garnish a pie. As orders came in, the tension mounted — until it was thick enough to slice with a pizza cutter. Our order arrived with a few mismatched plates and no forks or napkins. No biggie.

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and juices, but no water, which necessitated a trip to the Springflower Market next door. Luckily, the pizzas were delicious, even in the thick of things. A “Tipitina’s to Burlingtonâ€? evoked New Orleans with crawfish and crab, spicy tomato sauce, okra and a smattering of other veggies; it tasted like a good seafood stew on bread. “The Deep Woods,â€? a concoction of thickly sliced portabello, shiitake and crimini mushrooms over mozzarella and ricotta, came with a touch of earthy truffle oil on the crust and basil chiffonade on top. My only objection: Crimini mushrooms are just baby portabellos. Why not experiment with another fungus? “The White Album,â€? an improbably good blend of seven cheeses on a roasted-garlicrubbed crust, was a group favorite. In one bite, chèvre was the prominent flavor. In another, the bleu stood out. That inconsistency is one of the pleasures — or problems — of Bite Me, depending on your viewpoint. Because there are so many toppings on each pizza — the “Red Barn, White Silosâ€? has 14 — no two slices are the same. One may have several broccoli “trees,â€? while another has none. Instead, you might discover a juicy chunk of pineapple hiding beneath a spinach leaf. These are the opposite of corporate pies that strive for uniformity, with the same number of pepperoni slices on every order. It certainly keeps customers guessing. I don’t know who “Erikâ€? is, but sunflower sprouts were among the dozen or so ingredients on the pie that bears his name. But there was no sign of them that night. Instead Seales piled on yellow tomatoes, red and yellow bell peppers and herbs, along with a scattering of kim-chee. Plus small chunks of marinated tofu that arrived just in time. Although it was labeled “caliente,â€? the pie turned out tangier than spicy. And, with so much going on, the thick layer of mozzarella almost seemed unnecessary. Despite the rush, all of pies we tried had impeccable crusts: thin and crisp on the bottom, and perfectly puffy around the edges. Many are brushed with flavored oils or local sweeteners, such as honey and maple syrup, for extra oomph. “Erik’sâ€? was scented with sesame oil. How does Bite Me compare with other area pizzerias? If I want to sit down with a group of friends and relax over dinner and a beer, I’ll still go to American Flatbread. But for take-out, I’d choose the St. Paul eatery over all its competitors, thanks to the sheer number of options, the quality of the ingredients and the worthy localvore mission. Anybody who disagrees can bite me. >

JACK O’BRIEN

You get a clear view of the kitchen at Bite Me Organic Pizza. Owner Jack O’Brien is just as open about his politics and food philosophy. His grand plan is to source as much food as possible within just a few miles of the restaurant. He also intends to adorn the building’s rooftop with a pair of small windmills to help cut the electric bill, and a season-extended garden warmed with excess heat from the pizza oven. Another planned innovation, more aesthetic than practical: Pizza boxes embellished with art or thought-provoking messages. For now, the to-go containers are the garden variety, flipped inside out to expose the brown cardboard and stamped with the restaurant’s logo. Seven Days sat down with O’Brien — former owner of Red Square — to learn a little more about his unique business bent. SEVEN DAYS: The controversy over your restaurant’s name seems to have died down, but now folks are up in arms about the poster of Dubya installed on the floor. Tell me about that. JACK O’BRIEN: I got threatened by the Republican Party today. This woman said that I was unpatriotic. If you’re going to put your party above your country, your community and your family, you should really assess where you are as a human being. SD: Because Bite Me is so small, customers can see and hear everything that’s happening in the kitchen, including the inevitable stress when things get busy. When I was there the other evening, for example, there were no more tomatoes. Do you think it’s weird for your patrons to see that side of things? JO: The people who are making your food for you are real people, and it’s hard. They do want to do it right, and that creates the stress, which is a good thing: They actually give a shit that things are right and get wigged out if they don’t have the right stuff. There are no secrets, there’s no façade: You see everything. When you’re dealing with gardeners and farmers — real people — you get into “Where the hell were you?â€? You don’t get that comedy of errors when you go to Chili’s, ‘cause they have big boxes of shit . . . and they just ooze it onto your food. It’s easy to run down to Price Chopper and get a bunch of tomatoes, but that’s not what we want to do. SD: How did you decide to focus on sourcing local ingredients? JO: It’s not in our best interest as human beings to allow corporations to feed us: They’re not doing things in our best interest. Wake the fuck up. You can buy food from people you know, cleanly, for less money than you can buy it in the grocery store. In Vermont, nobody should be buying food from the grocery stores in the summer and fall. SD: What are your other goals for Bite Me? JO: I wanted to try to use a business as a real experiment in local food, clean energy and paying people a real livable wage. We’re all concerned about those things, and we’re not just going to talk about them: We’re gonna reduce our energy consumption, we’re gonna grow food on the roof, we’re gonna conserve water. I’m taking sweaters [as payment] from people: You don’t need $21.75 to eat this food. SD: You’ve said you plan to expand your offerings. What’s happening with that? JO: We’re gonna start delivering, maybe tonight, I hope. Salads will maybe be next week, very simple salads, some with cheese and some without. We have arugula, baby arugula, spinach, beets; we have all this stuff that we can just pull and make these really fresh, great salads. It’s crazy not to make them! We’re adding a new vegan menu. We’re gonna start bringing pizzas to Nectar’s on Thursday nights for that Trivia thing, and I think it will do really well. — S.P.

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Noodle Needs ASIANA OWNER TO OPEN CHURCH STREET SPOT

On Church Street, Three Tomatoes serves spaghetti, and Smokejacks makes mac ‘n’ cheese, but Asiana House owner Sandy Kong sees ample room for an Eastern option. In November, she and partner Noppawan Charoenrat will open Asiana Noodle Shop in the subterranean spot formerly occupied by Paradise Burrito and Baja Jack’s. Right now, the small space is in the midst of a redesign. “We’re making it more Asian style inside. The first time I went inside I felt this pressure, because the ceiling was so low and it was so dark,â€? Kong recalls. To lighten the mood, the ceiling has been painted white and the walls a pale green. A bamboo garden will add to the “mellowâ€? vibe. Another change: The bar is gone. “We took it out,â€? Kong explains. “We’re serving beer, wine and sake, but no hard liquor. I don’t think people need liquor.â€? But they do need food, and hungry patrons will be able to dig their chopsticks into 20 different appetizers, as well as sample Thai curries and classic rice dishes. Or they can try DIY. The “Cargo Noodlesâ€? option, named after a dish famous in Hong Kong, allows eaters to select from a list of broths, noodles and meats to create unique blends. According to Kong, ANB will provide six different broths, including miso, Korean kimchi and spicy, herbal Tom Yum versions. “We’ve spent a lot of time creating the different broths and making them interesting,â€? she professes. There will be various noodles, too, such as buckwheat soba, rice thread and udon. Proteins include chicken, tofu, squid and shrimp. Will the new eatery compete with Asiana House? “I don’t think so,â€? Kong says. “At Asiana House we concentrate on the sushi bar; we’re experts at sushi. At this one, we’ll concentrate on noodles.â€? And unlike AH, which offers deep-fried entrĂŠes such as agemono and tempura, ANB will stick with lighter fare. “I think people should eat more healthy,â€? Kong muses. She predicts the cuisine will also be easy on people’s pocketbooks. At many area restaurants, she guesses, “For two people, it’s $60, easy.â€? At ANB, Kong promises, a couple will be able to snag apps, entrĂŠes and a glass of sake apiece for between $30 and $35. “Some people were saying, ‘You know the economy is so bad, why are you opening a new place?’ â€? Kong relates. But she believes that the low prices, speedy service and healthy fare will keep the crowds coming.

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Last Sunday’s seventh annual apple-pie-baking competition at Shelburne Orchards drew a slew of Vermont competitors, including one from Fairfax. Nothing unusual about that. But one of this year’s contestants came from even farther afield — 3147 miles away, to be precise. The visitor, Bob Blumer of the Food Network’s “Glutton For Punishment,� lived up to his show’s name. The happy host flew from Vancouver, British Columbia, to enter the competition. And he didn’t even win — he came in third. “He’d never baked a pie before this week,� explained Orchards spokesperson Megan Humphrey. “He’s a cook more than a baker.� And, she adds, Blumer was up against some stiff competition. Many of the 29 other participants are “very serious bakers.� A bunch of them “enter every year.� The competition is so popular that the orchard has to limit the number of incoming treats and maintains a waiting list in case any bakers have to bail. Judges Barb Bardin of Let’s Pretend Catering; radio personality Louie Manno, who used to own Burlington’s Radio Deli; and Chef Michael Benoit, Healthy Living’s produce manager, evaluated the pies on the quality of their crusts, the flavor of the filling and the sexiest looks. The only requirements: The pie must have a double crust and contain no fruits but apples. “People use all different kinds of things in the crust. Some people swear by butter, some swear by Crisco, some put

vinegar in the crust. People use all different kinds of apples,� Humphrey says. Any trends? “Very consistently, the winners are very traditional apple pies. And the judges change every year,� she remarks. The famous face didn’t skew the results, Humphrey attests, because the judging was “blind.� Who beat the big guy? Overall winner Millie Morris of Underhill, whose pie was designated “the apple of my eye� for its all-around greatness, also won for her perfect crust. Two Charlotters snagged the final two prizes: Dana Murphy for her filling and Susan Blood for her pie’s good looks.

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The national media has recognized medium-sized “greenâ€? cities such as Burlington and Montpelier. But the September issue of Budget Travel magazine shines a light on a smaller, grittier spot — White River Junction. The Junction made BT’s list of “10 Coolest Small Towns,â€? alongside Catskill, New York, Point Reyes Station, California, and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. All have fewer than 10,000 residents but “can rival larger cities when it comes to food, culture and quality of life,â€? brags the mag. Which eateries propelled WRJ to the tip-top of the list? The Tip Top CafĂŠ, with its funky interior and creative American cuisine; Elixir Restaurant & Lounge, best known for its inspired small plates, martinis and live music; and Revolution, an espresso bar and indie clothing boutique. As if local restaurants didn’t have enough to worry about . . . New Moon on Cherry Street was burglarized over the weekend. “It’s under police investigation,â€? owner Eileen Schonbele Beer explains, noting the police officer “did spend a fair amount of time here. They’re doing a thorough investigation because there have been a lot of places broken into,â€? including The Skinny Pancake. Like it raw? On Sunday, October 5, more than 30 Vermont dairy operations will serve up cups of unpasteurized milk to visitors — from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — during Rural Vermont’s first “Raw Milk Open Farm Day.â€? Due to a change in regulations this year, dairy operators can now legally advertise their “farm fresh,â€? i.e. raw, milk. The goal of the event is to raise consumer awareness of the purported health benefits of raw milk, its flavor and Rural Vermont’s continuing efforts to make “regulations truly farmer-friendly.â€? Participants include Jersey Girls Dairy in Bethel, Fat Toad Farm in Brookfield and Hope Roots Farm of Westminster. — SUZANNE PODHAIZER

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to Zagat.com. Meanwhile, tiny Chittenden County boasts three thriving Bosnian-run restaurants, all of which are expanding. The newest, Euro Corner, on Burlington’s lower Main Street, is owned by Dalibor Vujanovic. The 33-year-old entrepreneur has been supplying the local Eastern European population since 2004, when he opened A Taste of Europe in Winooski. “When we opened as a retail store, most of the products were from Bosnia, but people started coming, saying, ‘Can you get this? Can you get that?’” Vujanovic recalls. “Right

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now we have products from Germany, Poland — from former Soviet Union, Russia, Greece.” For an ethnic market, A Taste of Europe is spacious. Floor-toceiling refrigeration units hold prepared meats, from Czech sausages to Hungarian smoked ribs. The candy aisles offer a tour of European chocolates, German Kinder eggs and Happy Hippos, and many varieties of Polish Delicje cookies. Huge Croatian variety boxes go for $5.99. Demand for his imports led Vujanovic to create Eurofoodmart.com, which supplies Eastern

Vujanovic, “Africans say they like our bread; it’s kind of the same as [in] Africa.” (A Taste of Europe also does a steady business in phone cards emblazoned with zebras and cheetahs, specifically for calls to African countries.) With a range of sizes and shapes, from boules to sticks, the Vujanovics’ breads are ethereally light, more air than bread, and sweet without resembling dessert. When used for a sandwich, the round lepinja soaks up every drop of moisture and flavor, creating something like an impromptu dumpling.

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Crnalic makes the entire dish, from bread to kajmak. He also makes his own burek, individual meat pies baked in a buttery, chewy crust somewhere between phyllo dough and dumpling skin. “The pastries that we have here, burek and spinach pie — that’s real traditional Bosnian,â€? Crnalic says, going on to explain their permutations. “There’s one with cheese; the spinach pie; one that’s just layers of dough that you can eat with cottage cheese or sour cream or even meat.â€? The introduction of baklava, and a walnut cake layered with chocolate ganache and vanilla cream, foreshadows the next step for CafĂŠ Mediterano: a new bakery. “I’m going to be making my own breads, cakes, cookies,â€? says Crnalic. Most important, he adds, will be “lots of different rolls. A lot of bread in Bosnian cooking. It’s good and you have to eat a lot. Bread is main part of almost every meal.â€? Crnalic’s customers convinced him to add a small grocery to his restaurant. Now, he says, “A lot of Bosnians have been asking for bread. You have to do what you need to do for your customers. You can’t just stay still and wait for something. It’s all up to you.â€? That entrepreneurial attitude is what transformed Crnalic from a pizza deliveryman — like Amir — into a successful business owner. “I’ve always liked cooking, even at home,â€? he says. “It’s relaxing for me. I started cooking professionally when I opened this.â€? At dinner, the lights dim, and CafĂŠ Mediterano takes on the look of a hip European cafĂŠ. When asked if his wife, Alena, was the one who chose the elegant leather seating and tall, metal tables, Crnalic smiles. “I decorated the place; it’s totally me. It was in my head long time. It’s like I was always preparing for it. For years I was researching the area, but I am not one who is rushing into something. The time came and all the circumstances were good. It’s a tough business. You have to really love it like me.â€? Crnalic points out that his reasonably priced restaurant is more than a quick panini stop. He offers a $25.95 prix fixe dinner: a mixed grill for two with cevapi, gyros, seasoned grilled chicken and thick, moist Bosnian sausage, plus wine or beer. Will Vermont embrace Eastern European soul food? With their high-fat, high-carb menus, Bosnian restaurants may not have the sleek, urban appeal of Asian ones. But in a long Vermont winter, it’s hard to imagine more comforting fare than a flavorful meat pie or hearty stew. For now, consider these Balkan treats our little secret. >

Driving for Domino’s, Jusufagic saw a void in the market for fresh and healthy fast food in Burlington. With the assistance of the city’s Community and Economic Development Office, he procured a plum spot for his new food cart, right across from Red Square. Each warm night for the past two and a half years, he’s served from 6 p.m. until 3 or 4 a.m. Kebab is “great food for late night — soft and warm,â€? says Jusufagic. “You could get a little slice of pizza for $5 or a big kebab for $6.â€? Some of that soft warmth can be traced back to Dalibor Vujanovic, who bakes Amir’s bread. More notable, though, is Jusufagic’s sauce. “Most people know the sauce like a tzatziki,â€? the vendor says. “But mine is more Turkish, with yogurt, garlic and dill.â€? After several customers complained that they needed a fix after leaving the area, Jusufagic decided to bottle his creation, which will debut as Amir’s Garlic Yo-Ga Sauce next month at City Market. With the assistance of the Fairfax-based Vermont Food Venture Center, Jusufagic will have a space to turn Vermont milk into his own yogurt, to which he’ll add local garlic for sauces and salad dressings. Like Jusufagic, Emnan “Barneyâ€? Crnalic left for Germany just before the war. The owner of Essex Junction’s CafĂŠ Mediterano asserts, “Maybe one-third of the Bosnians here were in Germany first, maybe half.â€? The German influence explains the presence of kebab on Crnalic’s menu, though he says

The mother-son team, with occasional assistance from brother Darko, also bakes a stunning variety of opulently named cakes that are exclusive to Euro CafĂŠ. The Dinastija is a chewy walnut and raisin cake soaked in bananaflavored liqueur and topped with fresh whipped cream and chocolate shavings. It’s as rich as any French pastry. The Rafaelo is thick with coconut flakes and layered with a dose of vanilla custard. Euro Cafe’s hot-food menu consists mostly of smoked-meat panini and homemade beef-andnoodle soup. “Probably in a week or two, we’ll be getting the grills in there,â€? the junior Vujanovic predicts. “In wintertime, we’ll be doing a lot of homemade cooking. Bosnian specialties like stuffed cabbage, stuffed peppers, goulash.â€? To ease American customers in, the grill will serve hamburgers along with Bosnian beef. Vujanovic also plans to purchase a rotisserie for gyros. “We will see as we go what people are looking for,â€? he says. “If people say make this or that, we’ll work on it.â€? Euro Corner’s gyros will mean competition for Amir Jusufagic, owner of Amir’s Kebabs, who offers dĂśner kebab — the Turkish term for the cone of seasoned ground beef and lamb, cooked rotisserie-style and finely sliced onto a blanket of bread and vegetables — on Burlington’s Church Street. Most Americans refer to it by the Greek name gyros. Jusufagic became aware of the kebab’s

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or the last 15 years, Old 97s have set the standard for blistering, twanginfused rock. Admired by pop fans and country purists alike — the band derives its name from the Johnny Cash classic, “Wreck of the Old 97” — the quartet has walked the fine line between commercial appeal and West Texas authenticity. The band reached its massmarket zenith following its widely acclaimed, fifth full-length album, Satellite Rides, in 2001. That record — and 2004’s Drag It Up — leaned more heavily on pop-rock, and even Brit-pop, constructs than did much of the earlier catalogue, which had appealed to their original fan base. During roughly the same period, front man Rhett Miller carried on a modestly received solo career. The two resulting products of that foray, 2002’s The Instigator and his 2006 follow-up The Believer,

represented a deeper exploration of pop and a further departure from Old 97s’ cow-punk roots. After an overlooked 2005 live album and an eyebrow-raising, label-manufactured “Best Of ” collection the following year, Old 97s seemed on the verge of becoming yet another rock ’n’ roll footnote. But reports of their demise were greatly exaggerated. Released in May this year, Blame It on Gravity marks a certifiable return to form. Miller’s writing is playful and potent. Drummer Phillip Peeples and lead guitarist Ken Bethea are again on top of their game. And bassist Murry Hammond — who made waves earlier this year with his excellent solo record, I Don’t Know Where I’m Going, But I’m on My Way — once more serves as the group’s anchor. Seven Days recently caught up with Miller by phone from Texas, in advance of Old 97s’ upcoming Higher Ground performance. SEVEN DAYS: Blame It on Gravity is something of a stylistic return to Old 97s’

roots. Was that a conscious decision? RHETT MILLER: Not so much on the part of the band members. I know we wanted to make a rock ’n’ roll record as opposed to a quieter record. I mean, Drag It Up was a quieter record, and it was fine for what it was. But we really wanted to go back to making a rock record. It’s just more fun to play. It’s more fun for our fans to listen to. I think, if anything, it was the producer’s decision to bring the band back to what he thought we do best, which is high-energy rock ’n’ roll with a twang to it — but with enough nontraditional and varying influences to make it our own sound. SD: You’re all pretty scattered around the country now, with Murry Hammond in California and you living in New York. Does that make it difficult to work as a band? RM: Not really. I mean, we haven’t really lived in the same place for a while. And we don’t really

rehearse, you know? (Chuckles.) We’ve been together for so long that we’re kind of just mentally connected in some way. We just get up there and do it, even when we go into the studio. We’re all just gonna do what we’re gonna do. And when we’re on tour, we’re in such close proximity, you know? I think the distance is, if anything, a good thing. You know, we get to miss each other. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, so there you go. SD: So, you’re touring with Charlie Louvin . . . RM: Yeah. He’s with us for two weeks out of a two-and-a-halfweek tour. SD: Well, what’s it like playing with Charlie freakin’ Louvin? RM: I don’t know. That starts on October 1st, so I’ll know in a few days. I can’t believe that he’s opening for us. It’s like, “One of The Louvin Brothers is going to be on the road with us?” It’s mind>> 15B

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Have you folks been to Club Metronome lately? As I’ve reported a few times now, the long-overlooked cousin of Nectar’s has been undergoing a facelift. While the changes aren’t as dramatic as the urban chic design downstairs, they are a marked improvement on the venue’s previously dingy confines. It’s amazing what a fresh coat of paint and a door on a men’s-room stall can do. But the renovations aren’t strictly physical — for example, there’s next week’s throwdown with indie-rock stalwarts The New Year and hermetic local Pitchfork darling Capstan Shafts. More on that next week. This Tuesday, the ’Nome welcomes NYC club sensations Brazilian Girls for a night of ass-shakin’ debauchery. The high-octane trio has gained world renown for its potent brand of electronic dance music blending exotic influences as far-flung as jazz, tango and lounge music. While their two studio albums have sparked no small amount of indie-dance buzz, the Girls are truly in their element in a live setting, so a chance to see them should not be passed up. Also, the current tour will be their last for the foreseeable future, as lead singer Sabina Sciubba prepares for the birth of her first child. I told you their music was potent. Also on the bill is a curious little outfit from upstate New York called Charlie Everywhere. Claiming influences as disparate as J Dilla and My Bloody Valentine, the Saratoga Springs duo trades in a delicious brand of hip-hop-infused psych-rock that kind of sounds like Feist backed by, um, J Dilla and My Bloody Valentine. So there you go. Local turntablist and resident Tick BRAZILIAN GIRLS Tick DJ Mike Device opens the show.

I’M NOT THERE: VT STYLE I generally try to stay out of political stuff in this here music-ish column (Sarah Palin is the anti-Christ!). Ahem. But every now and then, a show comes along that, despite obvious ulterior motives, really deserves mention. That’s the case with this Thursday’s “Just Like a Woman� all female — and all local! — tribute to Bob Dylan at the Higher Ground Showcase Lounge. In reality, the show is a fundraiser, er, “voter-registration drive� — wink, wink — for Progressive-turned-Independent-turned-virtually bankrupt gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina. But, to say the least, it seems the financially challenged politician knows how to throw a party — even if he’s not sure which one he belongs to. shops Featuring a slew of the finest musicians — female or Both otherwise — that central Vermont has to offer, the night should be one for the ages.

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Among those scheduled to appear are rockin’ R&B singer Sara Grace, Latin jazz diva Miriam Bernardo, sweetheart of the outlaw country rodeo Rachel Rice and a host of others. The show’s first incarnation packed Montpeculiar’s Langdon Street CafĂŠ to the gills. So expect a similar turnout this time around. Tune in next week when Jim Douglas counters with “Bridge Over Troubled Water: An A Cappella Tribute to Art Garfunkel.â€? And yes, I made that last one up.

WILL YOU MARRY ME? Just kidding about that headline . . . unless she says “yes.â€? But speaking of Ms. Bernardo — Mrs. Bolles? I’ll stop now — the wickedly talented Amapola and Magic City vocalist has a few other musical projects on tap this month that bear mentioning. The first is a month-long residency every Friday at Langdon Street CafĂŠ entitled “Happy Heartbreak Hour.â€? The gist is that Bernardo and a remarkable cast of revolving characters, including trombone ace Andrew Moroz, exiled-on-Church Street clarinetist Zoe Christiansen, Spanish guitar whiz Jairo Sequira and free-jazz guru Michael Chorney, gather and perform . . . well, whatever the hell they feel like performing. Latin. Jazz. Latin-jazz. You name it. Seriously MIRIAM BERNARDO though, with such a diverse array of musicians, these sessions will get pretty wild and feature music from all over the map. By the way, if you’re wondering what happened to the jazz heads in Burlington, it seems they’ve all moved to Montpelier. Sheesh. Then, on Saturday, October 11, Bernardo brings the party to Burlington’s Parima Acoustic Lounge — a.k.a. the best listening room in town — with a rare appearance by Sister Ann Perpetua. Along with the aforementioned Chorney and cellist Polly Vanderputten, Bernardo will perform songs written by acclaimed composer Paul Bowles, offerings from Kurt Weil and Nina Rota and a few originals to boot. And I really was kidding about the offer marriage thing. Unless . . .

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:: regional

1/2 LOUNGE: Sirenix with Willow (singer-songwriter), 7 p.m., Free. Whiplash (electronica), 10 p.m., Free. CLUB METRONOME: Solomonic Sound, Federation Sound (reggae), 9 p.m., N/A. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Margaret Cho (stand-up), 9 p.m., Free (18+). LEUNIG’S: DÊjà Nous (French cabaret), 7 p.m., Free. MANHATTAN PIZZA AND PUB: Open Mike, 10 p.m., Free. NECTAR’S: An Evening with W.E.S.T. (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. NIGHTCRAWLERS: Pure Luck (rock), 7 p.m., Free. RADIO BEAN: 8 Percent, 6 p.m., Free. Ensemble V (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free. RASPUTIN’S: Top Hat Entertainment Dance Party (DJ), 10 p.m., Free. RED SQUARE: Funk Wagon (funk), 8 p.m., Free. DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.

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:: burlington area

:: central CHARLIE O’S: Poor Howard Stith (blues), 10 p.m., Free. Blue Fox (blues), 10 p.m., Free. ELIXIR: Fred Haas, Sabrina Brown & Friends (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Felix Manx (freak-folk), 8 p.m., Donations. AM String Band (Americana), 9 p.m., Donations.

:: champlain valley GOOD TIMES CAFÉ: Tim Grimm (singer-songwriter), 8:30 p.m., $10.

:: northern BEE’S KNEES: Marty Power & Ian Kovac (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Donations.

RUBEN JAMES: DJ Craig Mitchell (house), 10 p.m., Free. SECOND FLOOR: Wildout! (DJ), 10 p.m., Free/$5. 18+. SKINNY PANCAKE: Poor Howard Stith (blues), 9 p.m., Free.

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CHARLIE O’S: DJ PQ (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free. ELIXIR: Jazz Night, 6:30 p.m., Free. LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Tim Grimm with Krista Detor (singersongwriter), 8 p.m., Donations. PURPLE MOON PUB: Open Mike with Bruce Jones, 7 p.m., Free. STONECUTTERS BREWHOUSE: Trivia Night, 7 p.m., Free.

:: northern BEE’S KNEES: Rogue Birds (Americana), 7:30 p.m., Donations. OLDE YANKEE RESTAURANT: Tim Foley (singer-songwriter), 8 p.m., Free.

:: regional MONOPOLE: Greg Klyma (rock), 10 p.m., Free. OLIVE RIDLEY’S: Open Mike with Mike Pederson, 9 p.m., Free. Naked Thursdays with 95 TripleX (DJ), 10 p.m., Free. TABU CAFÉ AND NIGHTCLUB: Karaoke Night with Sassy Entertainment, 5 p.m., Free.

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(W.C. Field Recording, CD) Burlington’s reigning misanthropists, The Fatal Flaws, return with Scragged. Fans of gritty, bellicose no-fi shenanigans will be thrilled. Or irritated. The product of husband-and-wife duo Chris Beneke and Sasha Rodriguez, this caustic follow-up to their 2006 debut Your First Mistake is a sly, biting effort laced with dirty guitar riffs, haphazard drumming and dry wit. Released under their own W.C. Field Recording banner, the Flaws do justice to their label’s crusty namesake, delivering 23 tracks of self-loathing — and you-loathing, and me-loathing — garage rawk that will undoubtedly make you cringe. But it will also make you shake and stomp. And, quite possibly, smile — or even laugh out loud. But don’t tell The Fatal Flaws I said that. Beneke fires a sneering shot across our collective bow with “Those Mortal Wound Blues.” “If you were born with the blues, you were born to die,” he sings over a stomping, bluesy rock riff. He adds ominously, “If you were born with the wound, you were born to be mine.” Lovely. A Twilight Zone-esque guitar line introduces “Shakin’ Lady Stomp,” buoyed by Rodriguez’s rudimentary drumming. Throughout the disc, her understated and slightly offbeat rhythmic efforts provide a sturdy foundation for her husband’s deceptively precise and surprisingly melodic guitar work. The result is clumsy, aggressive and charming, a perfect backdrop for Beneke’s jaded and often hysterical musings. As dour as his wordplay may seem on the surface, like any self-respecting — or self-hating, I guess — curmudgeon, there is a roiling undercurrent of crude, incisive humor throughout that, for this writer at least, is the album’s highlight. Consider this, from “(For ‘Sexual Position,’ Carol Said) Jaded”: “It’s a revenge of the sensitive guys / A revenge, I’m gonna poke out your eyes.” Or “Pretty People”: “I want to hurt the pretty people. I want to hurt the pretty people . . . but first I want to fuck them.” Or continuing on the theme, the lyrics of the following track, “Fuck Bait”: “Fuck bait . . . Fuck bait . . . Fuck bait. Fuckbaitfuckbaitfuckbait” . . . you get the idea. Beneke’s wry wordsmithing is not all of the juvenile variety — some of it is also incredibly juvenile! But, by and large, his salty ruminations on life, love, wretchedness and occasionally happiness are often as poignant as those from melancholy singer-songwriter types. Misery loves company. So, catch The Fatal Flaws as they host their monthly Foofarawk series this Saturday at Burlington’s Radio Bean. DAN BOLLES

King Tuff is many things. In body, he is Brattleboro’s Kyle Thomas, one half of the eclectic folk act Feathers and front man for J. Mascis’ (Dinosaur Jr.) side project Witch. In spirit, King Tuff is the embodiment of times past — specifically, 35 or 40 years past — an era of seemingly invincible, larger-than-life rock personae. Garage rock from one ragged edge to the other, King Tuff’s Colonel Records debut Was Dead recalls a solid ’70s pop-rock record recently rediscovered, dusted off and repackaged into its psychedelic neon-green sleeve, and released into a scene largely lacking its fuzzy power chords and tambourine-laden verses. The hard backbeat and sitar-sounding effects of “Dancing on You” serve as a fitting opener to Was Dead. Images of sweaty kids and flailing hair pour forth from the entire album, and this tune indicates your likely fate should you choose to abstain. The followup, “Connection,” continues the bouncy vibe with a walking bass line and bright organ riffs. Thomas’ nasal delivery is an acquired taste, but it does lend Dylan-esque sincerity to the lyrics, even if the words themselves are somewhat nonsensical, as on third cut “Sun Medallion.” Album standout “Lazerbeam” follows with frenetic drumming and a building “Ahh-ahh” refrain, culminating in a guttural scream by Thomas. Was Dead is never short on energy or musical chops, evidenced by skilled and varied guitar work on subsequent tracks “Lady,” the gritty “A Pretty Dress” and toe-tapper “Ruthie Ruthie.” Though he brings along a touring band for gigs, Thomas laid down all the record’s primary instrumentation. And his musicianship, though at times a bit overwrought in its layering, is solid. “Just Strut” offers a vaguely neoswing sound with persistent high-hat and syncopated guitar. But Thomas quickly turns back to more traditional rock rhythms with “Kind of Guy” and the fittingly titled “Freak When I’m Dead” — the latter a commentary on the importance of an open-casket funeral when you strive to be unique. Following the mostly forgettable “Animal” and “Stone Fox,” hard-rocking album closer “So Desperate” calls out any remaining wallflowers and fittingly caps the sub-40-minute offering. Short as it may be, this small package is crammed with a lot of rock. Was Dead would certainly serve as a fitting soundtrack to the excess of your choosing. DAREK FANTON

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boggling. I’m a little bit scared, I gotta say. Because I know he’s a big ol’ legendary guy. And he’s terribly Godfearing, you know? I mean, it’s not like we’re crazy and debaucherous or anything. But, compared to him, we’re like young, upstart whippersnappers. I’m hoping we don’t have any backstage scraps. I’m sure we’ll get along just fine. If anything, Murry will be there to be the liaison. Murry has an oldtimey thing about him. SD: Having listened to the band for a long time, I’ve often wondered if your love life is really as dramatic as your songs make it seem. I mean, going back through a bunch of your old albums, it seems like that kind of tumult would kill most men. But it’s been a running theme throughout your work RM: (Chuckles.) It’s really funny that you asked that. Robert Christgau did a review of the album on NPR. And most of the review he was worrying about my wife and I and our relationship. And then the next day they read a bunch of listener mail and they were all saying, “Are you kidding? If you listen to this guy’s records and you take them literally, you’ve got a 17-year-old girl who crashed his

car in Queens, he got her drunk. And he met a girl and pushed her boyfriend off a boat so they could get together.” You know. At heart, I’m a fiction writer. I’m a romantic, and certainly in my twenties and early thirties I was maybe more agony-filled or whatever. But I think, in general, these are characters. I like to write about men and women. I like to write about moments between people. And I think the moments that are fraught with conflict and the ones that are easiest for me to mine for stories are about relationships. And nobody wants to hear about it when it’s going great — although I’ve written a few songs about that, too. But typically my favorites are the ones where there’s some sort of subtext of strife. Or maybe murder. I like when it’s dramatic. SD: Well, you have to have some sort of conflict to make a good story. Since we’re on the subject of writing, could you talk about your maturation as a songwriter? RM: Um, it’s hard. In a way, maturation almost runs counter to what I think good songwriting comes from. So it’s a hard thing for me. It used to be a lot easier to write songs. When you’re younger, you’re so much the center of your universe that you think the whole world

must want to hear about every little thing that you can think of or that you’re going through. And as you get older you realize, “Oh, Jesus,” you know? It’s harder to always point the camera at yourself and say, “Look at me. Look at what I’m going through. It’s so interesting.” I don’t know. I think you have to delude yourself a little bit into believing that you’re so special that everyone’s gonna want to hear this. But at the same time, as you write more songs, I think you get better at the craft of songwriting. So your radar is more finely tuned. And you can tell if a song’s going to be good early on as you’re writing it. So it’s a thing: One arc goes down and one arc goes up and you hope that you can ride out the plateau where they meet for as long as you can, before it just starts tapering off into all crap and no inspiration. I think I will be able to always find different wells to mine in my own psyche and just sort of the different stories I’ll come up with and characters that I see . . . I love writing songs. I just do. The idea that you can sit down with nothing and then a half an hour later, or four days or whatever you come up with, it’s gonna mean something to people. And on a whole other level, it’s something that [you] can go out and make money to buy food for your kids, you know?

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SD: Is it kind of surreal to have a “Best Of” album out? RM: Ha! Yeah . . . yeah. I could see why it happened. In a way, it almost felt like the music industry was packing up shop and . . . they’re, like, “Oh, you’ve gotta get a best-of album out.” It was, like, we didn’t stop being a band or hadn’t become irrelevant, Warner Brothers Records became irrelevant. And they just had to pack everything up and we were just part of the closing sale. SD: By most measures, Old 97s has had a successful career. But you’ve never had that huge mass-market-type breakout. Was that intentional or just how the cards fell? RM: It wasn’t intentional on my part. I think within the band, there are different points of view about having a big hit like that. I remember at a certain point during Satellite Rides when “Murder or a Heart Attack” was really getting played on the radio a lot. I remember Ken

(Bethea, guitar) looked at me and said, “Man, we’re as big now as I ever want to be.” I was thinking, “Well, would that really be a bad problem?” In retrospect, like you said, we’ve been able to make a career out of this in a way that 99 percent of bands out there haven’t been able to. We were able to ride the major-label system through the last 10 years of its reign and get the marketing money thrown at our band that Third Eye Blind was getting. But while Third Eye Blind had a few hits and are now the butt of jokes, we never had a hit and we get to still go play in front of thousands of people. So I feel pretty lucky about that. So, it wouldn’t have been intentional. But we did talk a lot when we were first getting signed to Elektra and coming up with our big “manifesto.” We talked a lot about having a career. Maybe at the expense of the brass ring. But we always wanted to be able to do this for the rest of our lives. >

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:: northern BEE’S KNEES: Jay Ekis (singersongwriter), 7:30 p.m., Donations. THE HUB PIZZERIA & PUB: Jazz on Tap (jazz), 7:30 p.m., Free.

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Dog. Or, as Paste magazine suggests in its recent review of

the Philadelphia quintet’s latest, Fate, the band “employs unabashed Beatles arrangements as if the Fab Four were a genre unto themselves and Dr. Dog merely traditionalists.� Well put. But as unavoidable as such comparisons are, the group should not be dismissed as mere Sgt. Pepper acolytes. Clever lyrical witticism and deft, hook-laden pop song craft clearly set Dr. Dog apart from the pack. Catch them this Monday at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge with

1/2 LOUNGE: Heal-In Sessions with Briandeye & Reverence (reggae), 10 p.m., Free. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Old 97s, Charlie Louvin (alt-country), 7:30 p.m., $16/18. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Dr. Dog, Delta Spirit, Hacienda (indie-rock), 7:30 p.m., $12/14. AA. PARIMA ACOUSTIC LOUNGE: Poets’ Jam with Trevien Stanger, 9:30 p.m., Free. RADIO BEAN: Open Mike, 8 p.m., Free. RED SQUARE: Stephen Echo (hip-hop), 10 p.m., Free.

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indie upstarts Delta Spirit and Mexicana ’60s pop revivalists Hacienda.

LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Open Mike, 7 p.m., Free.

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1/2 LOUNGE: Dakota & Nastee (hiphop), 10 p.m., Free. HIGHER GROUND BALLROOM: Yonder Mountain String Band (newgrass), 9 p.m., $20/25. AA. HIGHER GROUND SHOWCASE LOUNGE: Mason Jennings, Zach Gill (singersongwriters), 7:30 p.m., $12/14. AA. JP’S PUB: Dave Harrison’s Starstruck Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. LEUNIG’S: Dayve Huckett (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Bluegrass Night with Bob Degree & The Bluegrass Storm, 7 p.m., Free. PARIMA ACOUSTIC LOUNGE: Island Night with DJ Skinny T (DJ), 9 p.m., Free. RADIO BEAN: AM String Band (Americana), 8:30 p.m., Free. Honky Tonk Sessions (country), 10 p.m., $3. RED SQUARE: World Bashment with Demus & Super K (reggae), 9 p.m., Free. SECOND FLOOR: Superstar Karaoke with Robbie J, 10 p.m., Free/$5. 18+.

:: central CHARLIE O’S: Karaoke, 10 p.m., Free. ELIXIR: Paul Rivers (acoustic), 6:30 p.m., Free. LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: Blue Fox (blues), 8 p.m., Donations. Dr. Oakroot (country), 9 p.m., Donations. MAIN STREET GRILL AND BAR: Abby Jenne & Mark Legrand (rock), 7 p.m., Free. STONECUTTERS BREWHOUSE: Open Mike, 7 p.m., Free.

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TWO BROTHERS TAVERN: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

:: northern BEE’S KNEES: Seth Eames (blues), 7:30 p.m., Donations. PIECASSO: Karaoke, 9 p.m., Free.

LINCOLN INN TAVERN: Irish Night with Trinity, 7 p.m., Free. MANHATTAN PIZZA AND PUB: Open Mike, 10 p.m., Free. THE MONKEY HOUSE: Cannon Fodder, Monoprix (swampy-tonk, alt-country), 9 p.m., $6. NECTAR’S: An Evening with W.E.S.T. (jazz), 5 p.m., Free. NIGHTCRAWLERS: APR Trio (rock), 7 p.m., Free. RADIO BEAN: Julia Brown (singersongwriter), 6 p.m., Free. Ensemble V (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. Irish Sessions, 9 p.m., Free.

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RASPUTIN’S: Top Hat Entertainment Dance Party (DJ), 10 p.m., Free. RED SQUARE: DJ Cre8 (hip-hop), 11 p.m., Free.

GOOD TIMES CAFÉ: Dana & Susan Robinson (Americana), 8:30 p.m., $10.

:: central CHARLIE O’S: Abby Jenne (singersongwriter), 10 p.m., Free. ELIXIR: Fred Haas, Sabrina Brown & Friends (jazz), 7 p.m., Free. LANGDON STREET CAFÉ: The Nicole Carrie Band (folk), 9 p.m., Donations.

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THEY CALL ME MELLOW VELO Most Queen City cyclists are familiar with recumbent bikes, where the pedal pusher sits supine. Newer to Vermont? The velomobile, which encloses a recumbent trike in a hard, aerodynamically chic shell to give human-powered, single-passenger transport more protection from weather and collisions. This weekend, 17 velo experts congregate with their vehicles in and around Burlington’s City Hall Park and Oakledge Park to socialize and show off the potential of fossil-fuel-free commuting. (In mountainous landscapes, electric engines assist with long hill climbs.) On Friday night, Bryan Ball, editor of the online magazine ’BentRider, speaks at City Hall Auditorium with UVM Transportation Research Center director Lisa AltmanHall. The horde moves down Route 7 to Shelburne Farms on a Saturday outing, followed by a bike-trailer-pull contest near the Burlington Bike Path. HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE BIKE FEST

Friday through Sunday, October 3-5, see calendar listings for various times and Burlington-area locations. Free. Info, 233-9143. www.hpvburlingtonbikefest.com

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<calendar > WED.01 activism

Burlington Peace Vigil: Activists stand together in opposition to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Top of Church Street, Burlington, 5-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 863-2345.

dance ‘Salsalina’ Practice: Work on your sensuous nightclub routines at this weekly Latin dance session. Salsalina Studio, Burlington, nonmembers 6 p.m., members 7 p.m. $10. Info, 598-1077. Traditional Nicaraguan Dance: This performance punctuates Central American music and movement displays with a video documentary about female Nicaraguan street vendors working to improve their communities. Mount Mansfield Union High School, Jericho, 7-8:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 324-1546.

etc. Charity Bingo: Players seek matches on numbered cards, then say the magic word. Broadacres Bingo Hall, Colchester, 7 p.m. $10 for 12 cards. Info, 860-1510.

‘Matter of Balance’: Community educators from Rutland Regional Medical Center help perfectionists manage their fear of failure. Godnick Senior Center, Rutland, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Free. Info, 468-3093. Spanish Conversation Group: Habla español? Brown baggers eat lunch and devour new vocab. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 12-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. The Great Vermont Corn Maze: A seven-acre maze of maize lures labyrinth lovers outstanding in their field. Boudreau Farm, Danville, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. $7-9. Info, 748-1399, info@ vermontcornmaze.com.

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Animal Feeding: Watch critters do dinner with help from the animal-care staff. ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848.

St. Andrew’s Pipes and Drums: Got kilt? This Scottish-style marching band welcomes new members to play bagpipes or percussion. St. James Episcopal Church, Essex, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7335, jerdelyi@vhfa. org. Vermont Symphony Orchestra: The ensemble serenades the state on a fall tour featuring composer Pierre Jalbert’s ode to Vermont autumns. Violinist Jamie Loredo performs Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and Edvard Grieg’s “Holberg Suite” and George Gershwin’s “Lullaby” round out the program. Bellows Falls Opera House, Bellows Falls, 7:30 p.m. $6-22. Info, 863-5966.

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Chocolate-Dipping Demo: Fans of cocoa-covered confectionery see how it’s made. Laughing Moon Chocolates, Stowe, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 253-9591. Middlebury Farmers’ Market: Crafts, cheeses, breads and veggies vie for spots in shoppers’ totes. The Marbleworks, Middlebury, 9 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 897-2121. South End Farmers’ Market: Residents of the Queen City’s southernmost neighborhood peruse seasonal produce at outdoor stalls. Flynndog, Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 660-8526.

Zumba Fitness: Step-by-steppers try out Latin-dance-inspired exercises mixed with high-energy, international rhythms. Fitness Options, South Burlington, 12-1 p.m. $10, first time free. Info, 970-708-1316.

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Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘King Kong’: Stop-motion animation brings to life a monstrous gorilla in 1933’s glamorous Hollywood classic. Afterward, The Harryhausen Chronicles offers a portrait of the film’s specialeffects master. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

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‘The Cuba Embargo’: Speakers Jared Carter and Armando Vilaseca consider the experiences of Cuban-American families separated from loved ones as a result of a longstanding U.S. blockade. Community Room, Burlington College, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616. ‘The Flood of ’27’: Historian Nicholas Clifford, co-author of The Troubled War of the Waters, synopsizes Vermont’s greatest natural disaster to date. Room 207. Bentley Hall, Johnson State College, Johnson, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 635-1476.

theater ‘As You Like It’: Lovers, disguises and misunderstandings abound in the Weston Playhouse’s touring production of Shakespeare’s magical forest caper. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, Johnson, 8 p.m. $5. Info, 635-1476. ‘Eurydice’: Pulitzer Prize nominee Sarah Ruhl reinterprets the classic story of Orpheus, focusing on his wife’s journey to the underworld. Royall Tyler Theatre, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $7-17. Info, 656-2094. ‘Pronouncing Glenn’: In this dark comedy by local playwright Carole Vasta Folley, a home health aide tries to reconcile a grown woman with her dying mother. See review, this issue. Akeley Memorial Building, Stowe, 8 p.m. $20, children 12 and under $10. Info, 253-3961. ‘The History Boys’: Northern Stage goes Dead Poets Society with this Tony titan set behind a British boarding school’s closed doors. Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, 7:30 p.m. $15-56. Info, 296-7000.

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scare tactics The swashbuckling poet Lord Byron once said, “Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.” Both are present in Wait Until Dark, a suspenseful 1966 play by Frederick Knott whose 1967 film adaptation starred Audrey Hepburn. In it, a traveling photographer inadvertently brings home a doll stuffed with hidden heroin. When he leaves on another trip, his recently blinded wife Suzy becomes the target of three thugs who try to find the drug-filled toy by mentally and physically tormenting her, prompting more mayhem. The Waterbury Festival Players’ version of the show runs through October 11. Folks with weak hearts, beware: Suzy levels the playing field in a final, breath-stopping unseen scene that leaves everyone in the dark. ‘Wait Until Dark’

Wednesday through Saturday, October 1-4, and Wednesday, October 8, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, October 5, 2 p.m. at the Waterbury Festival Playhouse. $20. Info, 498-3755. www.waterburyfestivalplayers.com

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LANGDON STREET CAFÉ, MONTPELIER, SATURDAY & SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 & 28, 1 P.M photo: Tim Calabro

With brightly colored banners, dancers in costume and local food and drink served under tents, the Langdon Street Café stopped traffic for a two-day street music festival last weekend. Bolstered by 30 volunteers and a $900 grant from the City of Montpelier, the café featured local artists including the Prodigal String Band, Sara Grace and the Suits and The Logistical Nightmare Orchestra, along with bigger-name bands such as The Primate Fiasco, Rusty Belle and The New Nile Orchestra. Saturday afternoon, face-painted and barefoot kids perched on the Langdon Street Bridge listening to the sounds of Paris Bathtub, watching Jenny the Juggler and decorating T-shirts at the “Creation Station” operated by The ReStore. Vendors offered gourmet treats including kombucha (fermented green tea), pumpkin-apple soup with curry cream and Nutty Steph’s chocolate truffles. At 5 p.m., corks were popped and beers uncapped to appease the older crowd — an estimated 600 people showed up and danced well into the morning. The rowdy, circus-like tunes of Rusty Belle topped off the affair with a 2-and-a-half-hour show inside the café — complete with a mosh pit. Sunday afternoon’s festivities got off to a slow start because the highly anticipated, punkbluegrass .357 String Band was delayed. Crowds gathered by late afternoon to watch the festival finale, a performance by What Cheer? Brigade, a punk-rock band that incorporates the sounds of samba, hip-hop and everything in between. “We’ve been wanting to throw an event like this for a number of years but we just didn’t have the resources,” said event coordinator Ben Matchstick of Montpelier. He obtained permission from the city to shut down the street to accommodate both an acoustic and an electric stage. “The stage inside the café is too small to hold artists of such caliber,” he explained. “It’s great to spill out onto the streets and invite the community to join us.” “The concept is to build community relationships,” said Meg Hammon, co-owner of the café. “We’re saying: Invest in local soup stock rather than the failing stock market.” Hot tip: Look for the Army of Fun Festival again next fall; the Langdon Street Café hopes to make this an annual event. HANNAH VAN SUSTEREN

‘Wait Until Dark’: In this thriller, a blind woman deals with three thugs looking for a heroin-filled doll in her Greenwich Village apartment. See story, page 34A, and calendar spotlight. Waterbury Festival Playhouse, Waterbury Center, 7:30 p.m. $20. Info, 498-3755.

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Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.01, 5-5:30 p.m. Peace ROCKS: Placement of stones inscribed with wishes for peace follows a ceremony wherein 10 community members take St. Francis of Assisi’s peace pledge. Chapel steps. St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 12:15 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. U.N. International Day of Older Persons: World citizen, activist and area resident Garry Davis receives a World Elder Land award for his community contributions. South Burlington City Hall, South Burlington, 2 p.m. Free. Info, 862-4929, wel@ worldelderland.com.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. Community Darkroom: Shutterbugs develop film and print pictures. Center for Photographic Studies, Barre, 6 p.m. $8 per hour. Info, 479-4127.

business Queen City BNI: Local members of Business Network International schmooze at a weekly breakfast meeting to help promote one another’s companies. Room 202. Vermont Technical College, Blair Park Campus, Williston, 8 a.m. First visit is free. Info, 985-9965.

dance Ballroom Dance Practice: Those learning formal steps practice their floor skills at an open dancing session. Champlain Club, Burlington, 9-10 p.m. Free. Info, 598-6757.

etc. Bridge Club: Partners shuffle cards and chat. Godnick Senior Center, Rutland, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 287-5756. Charity Bingo: See WED.01, 7 p.m.

French Conversation Group: Would-be Francophones exchange info during déjeuner. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 12-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. ‘Late Night Saturday’: Studio audience members do their part at a double-taping for this local TV variety show; featured guests include filmmaker Bess O’Brien and members of the UVM Football Club. Alumni Auditorium, Champlain College, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, lns@ champlain.edu. The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.01, 10 a.m. Vermont Chess Club: Pawn pushers strategize to better their games. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0198.

food & drink Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.01, 2 p.m. ‘Share the Harvest’: The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont teams up with more than 70 food markets and restaurants to support a farm-share program for low-income families. Various locations statewide, 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. Cost varies according to location and order. Info, 434-4122. Waterbury Farmers’ Market: Cultivators and their customers swap veggie tales and their edible inspiration at a weekly outdoor emporium. Rusty Parker Memorial Park, Waterbury, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 279-4371. Winooski Farmers’ Market: A teen-run stand selling produce grown in the town’s Landry Park is among the local foods, music and crafts on offer. Champlain Mill, Winooski, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6410, ext. 11.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.01, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Beginning Computer Programming: Whiz kids in grades 5 to 12 use simplified software to create basic games and animations. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7228. Morning Stories: Local tale tellers engage kids of all ages with a mix of nursery rhymes, fairy tales, songs and games. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 985-5124. Music With Peter: The under-5 set and their caretakers keep the beat. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

Westford Storytime: Kids ponder picture books and create crafts. Westford Library, Westford, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 878-5639. Winooski Playgroup: Babies up to age 2 socialize with each other and their caregivers at a session offering music, books and toys. Winooski Memorial Library, Winooski, 11 a.m. 12 p.m. Free. Info, 655-6424.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter . . . and Spring’: In this South Korean film set in a landscape tended by a solitary monk, a spiritual protégé’s journey is reflected in seasonal changes. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. Dar Williams: She’s gigged at big stadiums, but this onetime coffeehouse folkie still doesn’t mind playing an intimate set. See calendar spotlight. Town Hall Theatre, Woodstock, 7:30 p.m. $33. Info, 457-3981. Johnson State College Concert Band: Students and community members team up to toot their horns and beat their drums at a weekly practice session. Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College, Johnson, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 426-3498, steven. light@jsc.edu. Vermont Symphony Orchestra: See WED.01. Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, 7:30 p.m. $6-22. Info, 863-5966.

talks Biodiversity Lecture: Philosophy and biology professor Sahotra Sarkar of the University of Texas at Austin discusses how humanity’s bias against certain species affects conservation planning. McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 4 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. Substance Abuse Prevention: Parents of pre-adolescents learn how to keep lines of communication open with their teens to nip drug and alcohol abuse in the bud. Dwinell Room, Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital, Lebanon, N.H., 6-7 p.m. Free. Info, 603-4487442.

theater ‘Eurydice’: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m.

‘Judevine’: David Budbill’s modern Vermont classic returns, painting in-depth portraits of a variety of backwoods characters. Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier, 7 p.m. $10-25. Info, 229-0492. ‘Pronouncing Glenn’: See WED.01, 8 p.m. ‘The History Boys’: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m. ‘Wait Until Dark’: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m. ‘Who’s Hungry?’: In this documentarybased show by performance artist Dan Froot and puppeteer Dan Hurlin, tiny paper people deal with food insecurity on a bread-box-sized stage. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $25. Info, 863-5966. ‘1776’: American history becomes increasingly musical as Thomas Jefferson tries to convince the Continental Congress to sign the Declaration of Independence. Hyde Park Opera House, Hyde Park, 7 p.m. $12-15. Info, 888-4507.

words Astrid Cabral: The Brazilian environmental poet and her translator Alexis Levitin offer a bilingual reading from her new collection, Cage. Room 104, St. Edmund’s Hall, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. Robert Frost Days: Middlebury College English professor John Elder explores connections between labor and place in Frost’s work. Simpson Hall, Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 800-648-3591, ext. 141.

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Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.01, 5-5:30 p.m. Vermont Unites 4 Obama: Senator Bernie Sanders, Congressman Peter Welch and former governor Madeleine Kunin converge at a concert headlined by Grace Potter to raise funds for the Democratic Party’s 2008 presidential candidate. Rusty Nail, Stowe, 8 p.m. $75. Info, 253-4158, vtunites4obama@ gmail.com.

dance 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. Armitage Gone! Dance: The company headed by American choreographer Karole Armitage — who’s worked with George Balanchine, Merce Cunningham and Madonna — stages two fluid, complex pieces set to classical music. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 8 p.m. $5-30. Info, 603-646-2422. Ballroom Dance Social: Singles and couples of all ages learn ballroom, swing and Latin dancing. Jazzercize Studio, Williston, 7 p.m. $12. Info, 862-2269, elabd@comcast.net.

etc. Anarchist Craft Circle: Creative types put their heads together over public art projects that dismantle “the patriarchy,” one stitch at a time. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7417, rachel@thebobbin.com. Charity Bingo: See WED.01, 7 p.m. ‘Dead North: Farmland of Terror!’: This scary, half-mile walkthrough adventure surveys the exhumed remains of a Vermont village. Boudreau Farm, Danville, 7:30 p.m. $22-25; purchase tickets in advance. Info, 7481399, info@vermontcornmaze.com. Intervale Center Harvest Celebration: Burlington’s farmland nonprofit memorializes its 20th year with a community art project, live music, kids’ activities and food vendors. An evening barn dance follows freshbaked fare from American Flatbread’s mobile hearth. Calkins Community Barn, Intervale Center, Burlington, 3-9 p.m. Free admission; $5 for barn dance. Info, 598-3139, jess@intervale.org. Queen City Ghostwalk: Adventurous souls stretch their legs around Burlington’s downtown, hearing haunted history and spine-tingling tales. Meet on the back steps of Burlington City Hall, Burlington City Hall Park, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $13; call for reservations. Info, 351-1313, queencityghostwalk@gmail.com. Tertulia Latina: Latino-americanos and other fluent Spanish speakers converse en español. Radio Bean, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3440. FRI.03 >> 22B

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FRI.03 << 21B The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.01, 10 a.m. Weston Antiques Show: Top dealers from all over the U.S. guarantee collectors’ purchases at a show promoting recycled furniture. Weston Playhouse, Weston, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $8. Info, 824-5307.

fairs & festivals Human-Powered Vehicle Bike Fest: National “velomobile” expert Bryan Ball and UVM Transportation Research Center Director Lisa Altman-Hall open a weekend devoted to slim, cabcapped cycles. See calendar spotlight. Burlington City Hall Auditorium, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 2339143, info@hpvburlingtonbikefest.org.

food & drink Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.01, 2 p.m. Richmond Farmers’ Market: Live music entertains fresh-food browsers at a melody-centered market connecting farmers and cooks. Volunteers Green, Richmond, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 434-5273. Turkey Dinner: Tender bits of roast bird nestle next to stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy at this community dinner with all the fixings. VFW Post, St. Albans, 5 p.m. $7. Info, 524-7044. Westford Farmers’ Market: Purveyors of produce and other edibles take a stand at outdoor stalls. Westford Common, Westford, 3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-7405.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.01, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Friday Night Art Club: A teaching artist guides young teens in selecting and creating projects from scratch. Seminary Art Center, Waterbury Center, 6-9 p.m. $20-40. Info, 253-8790.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘Shout It Out’: The silver-screen version of The Voices Project, a musical based on the lives of Vermont teens, continues a 50-town tour. Town Hall Theatre, Woodstock, 7:30 p.m. $7-10. Info, 592-3190.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. ‘Festive Music for Brass & Organ’: Organist Susan Summerfield joins 22 members of the Vermont Brass Collective for music from “The BoogieWoogie Bugle Boy” to Mussorgsky’s “Great Gates of Kiev.” Chapel, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 8 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. Guy Davis: The folksy bluesman celebrates his southern roots in a banjo-accented show. Lake Placid Center for the Arts, Lake Placid, N.Y., 7:30 p.m. $16. Info, 518-523-2512. Hungrytown: Songsmith Rebecca Hall and multi-instrumentalist Ken Anderson generate an appetite for neo-roots American folk tunes. Grace Episcopal Church, Sheldon, 7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 326-4603. John Sebastian & David Grisman: The songwriter who penned “Do You Believe in Magic” and a jazz-bluegrass virtuoso — college buddies in the early ’60s — reunite for an acoustic-folk collaboration. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 8 p.m. $32.50-$42.50. Info, 775-0903. ‘Sentimental Guy’: Actor and vocalist Scott Weigand sings a cabaret-style tribute to music by Ben Folds, accompanied by pianist Stefanie Maas Weigand and drummer Sean Beatty. Waterfront Theatre, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 8 p.m. $15. Info, 864-7999. Vermont Symphony Orchestra: See WED.01, Vergennes Opera House, Vergennes, 7:30 p.m.

talks ‘After the Cold War’ Series: Sociologist and international transportation consultant Dennis Lindberg offers an intro to Estonian politics. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3516. Aztec Healing Lecture: Traditional Mexhica medicine man Tzenwaxolokuauhtli Tzatzoehetzin discusses the practices developed and refined by his ancestors over 5000 years. Friends Meeting House, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $20. Info, 349-8709. ‘Meditation & The Power of Attention’: Kim Nataraja of the World Community for Christian Meditation discusses the mental, spiritual and physical benefits of relaxed concentration. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 864-0471.

theater ‘Eurydice’: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m. ‘Judevine’: See THU.02, 8 p.m. ‘Oliver!’: An impoverished orphan endures the brutal streets of 1880s London in this musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. Valley Players Theater, Waitsfield, 7:30 p.m. $12-18. Info, 583-1674. ‘Pronouncing Glenn’: See WED.01, 8 p.m. ‘The History Boys’: See WED.01, 7 p.m. ‘Wait Until Dark’: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m. ‘Who’s Hungry?’: See THU.02, 5:30 p.m. & 8 p.m. ‘1776’: See THU.02, 7 p.m.

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Also, see exhibitions in Section A. Artist Market: Local artists show their stuff outdoors and offer original works for sale, in tandem with the Burlington Farmers’ Market. Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts Plaza, Burlington, 9 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7165.

dance Armitage Gone! Dance: See FRI.03, 8 p.m. Ballroom Dance Social: See FRI.03. 7-10 p.m. Barn Dance Benefit: The harvest moon shines on this Pentangle Arts fundraiser fueled by seven-piece powerhouse the Funk Collection. Maplewood Farm, Woodstock, 6-10 p.m. $75 includes buffet dinner. Info, 457-3981. Contra Dance: Caller Rachel Nevitt helps dancers cut a rug to music by fiddler Rodney Miller and pianist Gordon Peery. Capitol Grange, Montpelier, 8 p.m. $8. Info, 744-6163. Master Class: Choreographer Karole Armitage instructs dancers ages 16 and older in her own movement idiom. Straus Dance Studio, Berry Sports Center, Dartmouth College, 12:30 p.m. $10, call to register. Info, 603-6462422.

etc. Center for Rural Studies Symposium: Speakers, panel discussions and displays trace the state’s civic culture and food systems in a tribute to community outreach. Mt. Mansfield Room, Davis Center, UVM, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Free, but registration is encouraged. Bring $18 for lunch. Info, 656-9897. Charity Bingo: See WED.01, 7 p.m. ‘Dead North: Farmland of Terror!’: See FRI.03, 7:30 p.m. Educational Open House: Parents of kids in preschool through grade 3 consider a public-ed alternative. International Children’s School, South Burlington, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Free. Info, 865-3347. Fire Department Open House: Ever seen an air-bag extrication exercise? Police, fire and rescue apparatuses go on display, and citizens ride on a tower truck. Milton Fire Department, Milton, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 891-8080.

<calendar > Franklin County Humane Society Benefit Dinner: A cocktail hour and a lavish supper precede a drawing for a $4000 cash prize. American Legion, St. Albans, 5-9 p.m. $125 includes dinner and Calcutta raffle tickets for two. Info, 524-9650. Grand Opening Gala: Catamount Arts unveils its new home base with tours and entertainment at no cost. Masonic Temple, St. Johnsbury, 6-9 p.m. Free. Green Buildings Tour: The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association opens private homes, businesses, public buildings and renewable installations statewide for folks to learn about conserving energy and money. Four Waterbury domiciles throw wide their doors, as does one in Middlesex. Various locations statewide, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 413-774-6051, ext. 30. Harvest Arts & Crafts Show: Baked goods, paintings, crafts and handmade items mark the 20th anniversary of a senior-care facility. The Arbors at Shelburne, Shelburne, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 985-8600. Historic Tour of UVM: Folks register online, then meet at Ira Allen’s statue to tour the campus’ modest early clapboards and grand Victorians, led by UVM Emeritus Professor William Averyt. UVM Waterman Building, Burlington, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 656-3131. Lake Champlain Antiques Show: Admirers of objects with a past pass through room-setting exhibits displayed by nearly 60 dealers. Sheraton Hotel, South Burlington, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $8. Info, 781-862-4039. Non-Timber Forest Products Workshop: Vermont artisans Judy Dow and Tom Cady demonstrate making beautiful and functional objects from foraged birch bark, elderberries, goldthread and willow branches. Brewster Uplands Conservation Trust, Cambridge, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free; call or email to register. Info, 262-1241, annie@vlt.org. Paper Airplane Contest: Folders fine-tune their creations in a building session, register their crafts at noon, then compete in a 12:30 p.m. showdown measuring distance, height and loopiness. Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. $7-9. Info, 649-2200. ‘Preserving Summer’s Sweet Harvest’: Gardeners with a can-do attitude get hands-on instruction in making jams, jellies and other jarred goodies. Shelburne Farms, Shelburne, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. $30. Info, 985-8686, ext. 341. Queen City Ghostwalk: See FRI.03, 7-8 p.m. Scrabble Club: Beginners and tournament players trade tips and tiles — and bond over the best board game ever. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury, 12 p.m. Free. Info, 748-8291. Sewing Machine Intro: Feed dogs? Zipper feet? First-timers learn the anatomy of sewing aids in a two-hour course, then take a test drive and plan an easy project. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 2-4 p.m. $40 includes an additional hour of open sewing time. Info, 802-862-7417, rachel@thebobbin.com. The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.01, 10 a.m. VCAM Access Orientation: Would-be video producers get an overview of the facilities, policies and procedures at a local cable TV station. VCAM Studio, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 651-9692. Vermont Antique Expo & Sale: Shoppers canvass collectibles displayed by more than 50 dealers, including kitchen and farm implements, glassware, rugs and linens. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. $5. Info, 878-5545. Weston Antiques Show: See FRI.03, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

fairs & festivals Human-Powered Vehicle Bike Fest: Drivers of enclosed, pedal-powered transports talk up their rides until noon at a farmers’ market demo session, then head to Shelburne Farms, later regrouping at Burlington’s Oakledge Park. See calendar spotlight.

Burlington City Hall Park, Burlington, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Free. Info, 233-9143, info@hpvburlingtonbikefest.org. ‘Moonlight Body, Mind & Spirit Festival’: Drumming, didgeridoo, flute and Abenaki dancing and singing entertain, while psychic readers, alternative healers and aura photography illuminate. Milton Senior High School, Milton, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $5. Info, 893-9966.

food & drink Burlington Farmers’ Market: Sixty-three vendors sell everything from fresh fruits and vegetables to ethnic cuisine to pottery to artisan cheese. Burlington City Hall Park, Burlington, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Free. Info, 888-889-8188. Capital City Farmers’ Market: More than 40 central Vermont vendors hawk fresh produce, baked goods, seedlings, crafts and more, accompanied by live music. 60 State Street, Montpelier, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 685-4360. Chicken Biscuit Dinner: Diners devour either poultry with pastry or vegetarian chili at a community supper. College Street Congregational Church, Burlington, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $9; free for kids ages 5 and younger. Info, 864-7704. Ham Dinner: Homemade pies top off a menu featuring cured pork and locally grown vegetables. A raffle drawing follows the meal. Robinson Elementary School, Starksboro, 5 p.m. $4-9. Info, 453-5227. Middlebury Farmers’ Market: See WED.01, 9 a.m. Milton Farmers’ Market: Art and pies alike tempt seekers of produce, crafts and maple goodies. 9:30 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Milton Grange, Milton, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 893-7734. Northwest Farmers’ Market: Stock up on local, seasonal produce, garden plants, canned goods and handmade crafts. Taylor Park, St. Albans, 9 a.m. 2 p.m., Free. Info, 373-5821. Pumpkin & Apple Celebration: Cider pressing, pie baking, “pumpkin Legos” and bowling with orange orbs earn harvest-time cred for orchard and field fruits. Billings Farm and Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. $3-11. Info, 457-2355.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.01, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Bebop Playgroup: Adults indulge in coffee and bagels while kids up to age 3 meet their peers. Bebop Baby Shop, Essex Junction, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 860-6842. Kids’ Craft Lab: Small hands work with recycled materials to make new stuff. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. $5 per parent-accompanied child. Info, 862-7417, rachel@thebobbin.com. ‘Laugh, Sing, Dance’: Kids in preschool through third grade hear singer-songwriter Judy Pancoast describe “Swimming in Jello,” then dive in with her teen-dance group The Judy Crew. Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 11 a.m. Free. Info, 603-6462410. ‘Saturday Stories’: Librarians read from popular picture books. Burnham Memorial Library, Colchester, 10 a.m. Free. Info, 878-0313.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘RePrise’: In this story about two competitive writer friends, Norwegian director Joachim Trier critiques over-educated males who use culture to deflect responsibility. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:30 p.m. & 8:45 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422. ‘Shout It Out’: See FRI.03, Hartford High School, White River Junction, 7 p.m.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B.

Abigail Washburn and The Sparrow Quartet: Classical-banjo genre-bender Béla Fleck joins this all-star, old-time Americana group for Appalachian bluegrass and Chinese railroad workers’ Mandarin-language laments. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 8 p.m. $34-40. Info, 863-5966. Bluegrass Gospel Project: New England’s six-member supergroup matches vocal harmonies with impressive instrumentation to support the Vermont Foodbank. Silent auction 6 p.m., concert 7 p.m. Community Church, Stowe, 6 p.m. $20. Info, 800-585-2265. Classical Concert: Clarinetist Elisabeth LeBlanc and pianist Annemieke Spoelstra perform colorful sonatas by Johannes Brahms. Congregational Church, Charlotte, 7:30 p.m. Donations. Dave Pietro: The saxophonist-composer shares heart-center songs from his new world-jazz album The Chakra Suite, backed by guitar, bass and percussion. FlynnSpace, Burlington, 8 p.m. $20. Info, 863-5966. Ripton Community Coffeehouse: An open mike precedes a bluegrass-folk gig by Ontario-based band Charlie Sohmer and the Jazzed-Up Hoodlums. Ripton Community House, Ripton, 7:30 p.m. $3-8. Info, 388-9782. ‘Sentimental Guy’: See FRI.03. Bundy Center for the Arts, Waitsfield, 8 p.m. Stephen Goldberg: The Queen City poet, playwright and flugelhorn player performs new works in an avant-garde show with Montréal-based bassistcellist R. Bill Gagnon. The Bakery, Burlington, 9 p.m.; doors open at 8 p.m. for refreshments. $10. Info, 863-6648. Vermont Symphony Orchestra: See WED.01, Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, 7:30 p.m.

sport ‘Learn to Curl’ Clinic: Certified instructors from the Green Mountain Curling Club coach stone-sliding newbies in sweeping, strategy and on-ice etiquette. Lamoille Area Recreational Center, Morrisville, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. $25. Info, 985-2861. Memory Walk: Vermonters step up to end Alzheimer’s at one of 11 events held statewide through mid-October; funds raised go to support services, education and research. Spaulding High School, Barre, 9 a.m. Donations. Info, 477-7000. ‘Out of the Darkness’ Community Walk: A 5K outing raises funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Battery Park, Burlington, registration 9 a.m., walk 10:30 a.m. 12 p.m.; donations. Info, 479-9450.

talks ‘A Vermont Collector’s Story’: Admission to the Weston Antiques Show includes access to this lecture about academician Harold Rugg’s bequest of Green Mountain State books and memorabilia to the Vermont Historical Society. Weston Playhouse, Weston, 9:15-10 a.m. $8. Info, 479-8500. Pre-performance Talk: Producing Director Steve Stettler sums up Weston Playhouse’s production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Council Chambers, Barre City Hall, Barre, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 476-8188.

theater ‘As You Like It’: Lovers, disguises and misunderstandings abound in the Weston Playhouse’s touring production of Shakespeare’s magical forest caper. Barre Opera House, Barre, 8 p.m. $10-28. Info, 476-8188. ‘Eurydice’: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m. ‘Judevine’: See THU.02, 8 p.m. ‘Marrowbone’: Rain or shine, this grown-up storytelling festival sets troubadours, tale-tellers and musicians in the fall woods. Go to the Lincoln General Store and follow the arrows. See calendar spotlight. General Store, Lincoln, 12:30 p.m. $8-11. Info, 388-6598.

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COMMUNITY FILM SERIES Location: Fletcher Free Library 235 College St., Burlington, Vermont Time: 6:45p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2008

BESPOKE FOLK In a genre based on re-tailored traditional tunes, Dar Williams’ music seems to fit a wide variety of listeners to a T. The upstate New York-based singer-songwriter honed her chops on the Northeast coffeehouse circuit while living in Northampton, Massachusetts, and later toured with Joan Baez. Since 1995, Williams has released six records blending perceptive lyrics with her intimate, bell-like voice. Her newest album Promised Land puts pleasant, toe-tapping pop numbers next to her trademark thoughtful ballads. There’s still plenty of room for quirkiness, though: Williams covers “Midnight Radio” from the rock opera Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and her original song “Buzzer” alludes to a 1960s Yale University obedience experiment wherein participants were asked to give a human guinea pig painful electric shocks. Get charged up at a Woodstock concert this week. DAR WILLIAMS

Thursday, October 2, 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock. $33. Info, 457-3981. www.darwilliams.com SAT.04 >> 24B

Double Feature: Game Over: Gender, Race and Violence in Video Games Killing Us Softly 3: Advertising’s Image of Women

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Wrestling with Manhood: Boys, Bullying and Battering

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Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity Suggested donation: $5 (No one will be turned away for lack of funds.) Films to be followed up with a brief Q&A session and discussion. For more information call: 434-8180 or check us out on the web at lcmrc.org The LCMRC is dedicated to challenging and changing the culture of oppression and men’s violence on both the individual and societal levels. We encourage the growth of men, women and children by providing guidance, education and support in relationships, parenting, and leadership.

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SAT.04 << 23B Mike Daisey: The extemporaneous monologist described by the Seattle Times as “a cross between Noam Chomsky and Jack Black” brings Nikola Tesla’s electromagnetic personality to the stage. UVM Recital Hall, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $20-25. Info, 656-4455. ‘Oliver!’: See FRI.03, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. ‘Pronouncing Glenn’: See WED.01, 8 p.m. ‘The History Boys’: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m. ‘The Sourdough Philosophy Circus’: Vermont’s homegrown theatrical troupe Bread and Puppet leavens political commentary with recipe-less spectacles. BigTown Gallery, Rochester, 2 p.m. $7. Info, 767-9670. ‘Wait Until Dark’: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m. ‘1776’: See THU.02, 7 p.m.

words Experiential Poetry: Community members cultivate a hands-on appreciation for Robert Frost’s poetry by scything fields and building stone walls. College Farm, Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800-648-3591, ext. 140.

SUN.05 activism

Ralph Nader Meeting: Fourth time’s the charm? Supporters of the consumer advocate and 2008 independent presidential candidate pitch in for a private audience. Big Picture Theater & Café, Waitsfield, 4 p.m. $20-100. Info, 202-471-5833, events@votenader.org.

etc. Blessing of the Animals: Dogs, cats, reptiles, birds and other animal companions receive spiritual benedictions to safeguard their well-being. Please bring only pets who are house-trained, leashed or crated and under your control. Unitarian Church, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free. Info, 862-5630, ext. 24. Bobbin Anniversary: The Queen City’s DIY emporium celebrates its first birthday with a craft-centric public party. The Bobbin Sew Bar & Craft Lounge, Burlington, 12-4 p.m. Free. Info, 862-7417. Charity Bingo: See WED.01, 7 p.m. French-English Conversation Group: Speakers of Anglais swap syllables with native French speakers in a parlez session. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. Lake Champlain Antiques Show: See SAT.04, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.01, 10 a.m. Vermont Antique Expo & Sale: See SAT.04, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Weston Antiques Show: See FRI.03, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

fairs & festivals Human-Powered Vehicle Bike Fest: Sleek, wheeled cabs propel riders from North Beach through downtown Burlington, followed by a lunch and conversation in Burlington’s City Hall Park. See calendar spotlight. North Beach, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Info, 233-9143, info@ hpvburlingtonbikefest.org. ‘Moonlight Body, Mind & Spirit Festival’: See SAT.04, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

food & drink Pumpkin & Apple Celebration: See SAT.04, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Raw Milk Open Farm Day: Rural Vermont hosts a 30-farm tour-and-taste event devoted to unpasteurized dairy products. Visit www.ruralvermont.org to download maps to participating farms. Various locations statewide, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. $10. Info, 223-7222.

Stowe Farmers’ Market: Preserves, produce and other provender attract fans of local food. Red Barn Shops Field, Stowe, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 472-8027.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.01, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. ‘WALL-E’: Two robots hit it off while saving the human race in this DisneyPixar power flick set in a not-toodistant future. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 6:30 p.m. & 8:45 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. Classical Concert: See SAT.04, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, St. Albans, 4 p.m. Donations. Cody Michaels: The Hardwick-based pianist and composer performs solo pieces hailing autumn. Richmond Free Library, Richmond, 4 p.m. Donations. Info, 434-3036. Organ Concert: Organ virtuoso Ken Cowan pulls out all the stops for a program of works by Bach, Louis Vierne, Franz Liszt and Max Reger. Mead Chapel, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 3 p.m. $15-20. Info, 443-6433. Vermont Symphony Orchestra: See WED.01, Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, N.H., 7:30 p.m.

outdoors ‘Touching the Earth’: This guided nature walk with a spiritual bent explores autumn colors in and around Rock Point. Bishop Booth Conference Center, Burlington, 1-3 p.m. $5 per person; $10 per family. Info, 865-8071, klange@landscapeanalysis.com.

sport Allen Clark Hill Climb Time Trial: Cyclists of all stripes shift gears in this race to the top of the Appalachian Gap. Proceeds benefit Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports. Stark Mountain Bike Works, Waitsfield, 10 a.m. $25. Info, 496-4800. Iron Gate 10K Challenge: A 5K fun-run-or-walk offers an easier option for this scenic road race to benefit Amnesty International. Iron Gate Loop, Cambridge, registration 9 a.m., race 10 a.m. $15-20. Info, 849-2364. Mount Zion Hike: A guide brings Revolutionary War-era history to life on this easy-to-moderate climb up a historic landmark. Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site, Bomoseen, 2-5 p.m. $2. Info, 273-2282. TNA Wrestling: “Totally Nonstop Action” is the motto for fighters with monikers such as “The Samoan Submission Machine” and “Maple Leaf Muscle” in a six-sided professional wrestling ring. Crete Memorial Civic Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 2 p.m. $32.25-$48. Info, 518-563-6130. UVM Football Club: The Catamounts don pads and helmets to toss the pigskin in a game against Becker College. Catch a pre-game barbecue at the Burlington Elks Lodge. Burlington High School, Burlington, 1 p.m. $5; free for kids and students. Info, 238-5308.

talks Ralph Nader: The indefatigable independent presidential candidate calls for open political debates in the 2008 campaign. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 504-319-9312, joealfone@votenader. org. Vermont Yankee: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gaye Symington, Speaker of the Vermont House, offers her take on the state’s only nuclear power plant. Community Room, Burlington College, Burlington, 3-5 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616.

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‘Judevine’: See THU.02, 2 p.m. ‘Marrowbone’: See SAT.04, 12:30 p.m. ‘Oliver!’: See FRI.03, 2 p.m. Political Leaf Peeping: Bread and Puppet Theater celebrates fall foliage with dance, theater, circus acts, poster art, singing and lots of sourdough-rye sustenance. Bread and Puppet Theater, Glover, 3 p.m. Donations. Info, 525-3031. ‘The Complete History of America (abridged)’: History is normally written by the winners . . . now it’s Reduced Shakespeare Company’s turn! The connoisseurs of comical condensation smush 600 years into 6000 seconds. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7 p.m. $32-38. Info, 863-5966. ‘The History Boys’: See WED.01, 5 p.m. ‘Wait Until Dark’: See WED.01, 2 p.m. ‘1776’: See THU.02, 2 p.m.

Auditions for ‘Please Come Home: A Christmas Journey’: Actors try out for the Essex Community Players’ original holiday production about a military family who perform a radio pageant for their loved one overseas. Memorial Hall, Essex, 6-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-3252, jennyredvt@comcast. net . ‘The Kite Runner’: This verbatim theatrical adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s 2003 novel by the same title portrays an improbable friendship in contemporary Afghanistan. Wright Memorial Theater, Middlebury College, Middlebury, 7:30 p.m. $15-20. Info, 443-6433.

Community Medical School: Can’t hold it? Urology expert Dr. Julie LaCombe explains the underlying causes of incontinence in women — and offers non-surgical treatment options. Carpenter Auditorium, Given Medical Building, UVM, Burlington, 6-7 p.m. Free, call to register. Info, 847-2886. ‘Vermont & Presidential Politics’: Will Vermont voters ever influence a national election? UVM political science professor Garrison Nelson chronicles the two-century history of the Green Mountain State’s electoral votes. John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill Building, UVM, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 656-4389. ‘Wood Bison in the Boreal Forest’: Ecologist David Smith sums up Canada’s management of the largest land mammals in North America. Simpson Hall. Sterling College, Craftsbury Common, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 800648-3591, ext. 141.

words Vermont Writing & Publishing Panel: Colchester resident and author Jim DeFilippi moderates a craft-y discussion among novelist and blogger Philip Baruth, travel and horticulture magazine writer Lisa Halvorsen, Vermont Poetry Slam champion Geof Hewitt, history writer Mark Pendergrast, Agatha Award-winning novelist Nancy Means Wright, and League of Vermont Writers president Pat Goudey O’Brien. Colchester Meeting House, Colchester, 2-4 p.m. Free. Info, 879-7576.

MON.06 activism

Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.01, 5-5:30 p.m.

art Also, see exhibitions in Section A. Community Darkroom: See THU.02, 6 p.m.

dance Swing & Salsa Dance: Lindy hoppers and Latin steppers pick partners at this open, two-method session. Black Door Bar & Bistro, Montpelier, 7:30-9 p.m. $5. Info, 223-1806.

etc. Graduate School Fair: Area undergrads gather specs on 25 grad programs, including law schools, by talking to admissions reps. Alliot Student Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Free. Info, 654-2536. ‘Internet Exploration’: Budding browsers learn how to use search engines to locate info online. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 3-4:30 p.m. $3, call to register. Info, 865-7217. The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.01, 10 a.m.

food & drink Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.01, 2 p.m.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.01, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Monday Music: Local musician Mia Adams tells stories and sings kid-friendly faves. In the J.C. Penney seating area, University Mall, South Burlington, 10:30 a.m. Free. Info, 863-1066, ext. 11.

talks ‘Things in the Sky’: Vermont writer and paranormal expert Joe Citro sums up Green Mountain State sightings of aerial phenomena from angels to UFOs. Essex High School, Essex Junction, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Info, 879-4032. Variety Series: Champlain College President David Finney sums up his institution’s 50-year history on Burlington’s hill. Faith United Methodist Church, South Burlington, 2 p.m. $5. Info, 864-3516.

TUE.07 activism

Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.01, 5-5:30 p.m.

dance Kahurangi: Under a title meaning “a cloak from heaven,” members of the Maori Dance Theatre of New Zealand dramatize indigenous South Pacific legends in chants and movement. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. $5-26. Info, 603-646-2422.

etc. Charity Bingo: See WED.01, 7 p.m. Pause Café: Novice and fluent French speakers brush up on their linguistics — en français. Borders Books & Music, Burlington, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 655-1346. The Great Vermont Corn Maze: See WED.01, 10 a.m.

food & drink Chocolate-Dipping Demo: See WED.01, 2 p.m. Old North End Farmers’ Market: Local farmers sell the fruits of their fields, and their labor. 3-6:30 p.m. H.O. Wheeler Elementary School, Burlington, 3 p.m. Free. Info, 324-3073.

kids Animal Feeding: See WED.01, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. Dark Knight & Supergirls Comics Club: Pencil- and pen-holders draw on their inner resources to produce paneled narratives. 3:30-5 p.m. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. ECHO Storytime: Young explorers discover the wonders of the natural world through books and imaginative play. ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m. $7-9.50. Info, 864-1848.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. Secret Movie Night: Indie film buffs catch cinematic surprises of the lowbudget, experimental and underground variety. (Check www.secretmovienight. com for updates.) 12 North Street, Burlington, 8 p.m. $3 suggested donation. Info, 999-3254.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B. Amateur Musicians’ Orchestra: Community players of all abilities and levels of experience practice pieces. South Burlington High School, South Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $6. Info, 985-4939. Shape Note Sing: Members of the UVM Traditional Music Club teach and sing melodies of fierce beauty to promote a lively, deep-rooted American vocal genre. Ira Allen Chapel, UVM, Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 585-730-9052, lgraves@uvm.edu.

theater Auditions for ‘Please Come Home: A Christmas Journey’: See MON.06, 6-9 p.m. ‘The Kite Runner’: See MON.06, 7:30 p.m.

words Archer Mayor: The celebrated author of the Vermont-based Joe Gunther mysteries lobs clues at a reading of his latest novel, The Catch. See book review, this issue. Bear Pond Books, Montpelier, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 229-0774. Robert Frost Poetry Reading: Community members voice verse by “the Yankee bard,” then sample an apple-dessert buffet. Chandler Gallery, Randolph, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 728-9878. Rowan Jacobsen: The Vermont-based author of A Geography of Oysters turns his taste to honey, pollination and the serious issue of colony collapse disorder at a reading from his new book Fruitless Fall. Galaxy Bookshop, Hardwick, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 472-5533. T.C. Boyle: As part of Champlain College’s Community Book Program, the author of The Tortilla Curtain reads from his novel about U.S. citizenship and illegal immigration. IDX Student Life Center, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free; call or email for reservations. Info, 865-5491, communitybook@ champlain.edu.

WED.08 activism

Burlington Peace Vigil: See WED.01, 5-5:30 p.m. Domestic Violence Awareness Walk: Survivors of partner abuse and their supporters step out after speeches by law enforcement personnel. Essex Police Department, Essex, 12 p.m. Free. Info, 863-3131.

dance ‘Salsalina’ Practice: See WED.01, 6 p.m.

etc. Charity Bingo: See WED.01, 7 p.m. Embroiderers Guild: Multicolored floss forms stitch pictures at a Green Mountain Chapter meeting. Senior Community Center, The Pines, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free. Info, 879-0198. German-English Exchange: Anglophones practice foreign-language conversation with native speakers of Deutsch, and vice versa. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211. Italian Conversation Group: Midday learners try lunch in a foreign language to sharpen communication skills. Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier, 12-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338. ‘Matter of Balance’: See WED.01, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Spanish Conversation Group: See WED.01, 12-1 p.m.

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STORY CORE Lots of fairy tales describe wandering through the woods, but rare is the story that asks you to do the same yourself. To participate in Marrowbone, travelers follow gold and purple arrows to a forest in Lincoln, where they happen across rich tableaux orally illuminated by storytellers. Singers, dancers and musicians also people the path, which eventually leads the questers to food and drink around a warm fire, and a larger stage where master fabulists spin their tales. Named for a line in W.B. Yeats’ poem “A Prayer for Old Age,” Marrowbone has been offered nearly annually for years by Theatre Group, Ltd., of holiday-season Night Fires fame. Take your chances at the gate or buy advance tickets, but don’t miss this rain-or-shine weekend of revelry among raconteurs.

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THE GREAT VERMONT CORN MAZE: See WED.01, 10 a.m.

ST. ANDREW’S PIPES AND DRUMS: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m.

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CHOCOLATE-DIPPING DEMO: See WED.01, 2 p.m. MIDDLEBURY FARMERS’ MARKET: See WED.01, 9 a.m. SOUTH END FARMERS’ MARKET: See WED.01, 3:30 p.m.

‘HUMAN TRAFFICKING’: UVM professor Ann Sheperdson considers the global commerce of modern-day slavery. Community Room, Burlington College, Burlington, 7-8 p.m. Free. Info, 862-9616. KEY4WOMEN FORUM: Political analyst Dee Dee Myers, a White House Press Secretary during the first Clinton Administration, puts forth her reasons why the world would be better off with women running it. Breakfast precedes Myers’ talk, and a book signing wraps the morning. Hilton Hotel, Burlington, 8:30-11 a.m. $25 benefits the Vermont Women’s Fund. Info, 660-4170.

health & fitness ZUMBA FITNESS: See WED.01, 12-1 p.m.

kids ANIMAL FEEDING: See WED.01, 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m.

movies Also, see movie theater showtimes in Section A. DARTMOUTH DOUBLE FEATURE: An A-to-Z evening includes two charming outcasts: Amélie depicts a practical joker’s love story, and Woody Allen’s mockumentary Zelig exposes a 1920s “Chameleon Man.” Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. & 9:10 p.m. $5-7. Info, 603-646-2422.

music Also, see clubdates in Section B.

theater AUDITIONS FOR ‘PLEASE COME HOME: A CHRISTMAS JOURNEY’: See MON.06, 6-9 p.m. ‘PRONOUNCING GLENN’: See WED.01, 8 p.m. ‘THE HISTORY BOYS’: See WED.01, 7:30 p.m. ‘WAIT UNTIL DARK’: See WED.01.

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‘YOU COME, TOO’: Vermont Humanities Council executive director Peter Gilbert, who’s also the executor of poet Robert Frost’s estate, leads a group reading and examination of three or more seasonally themed Frost verses. Vermont Humanities Council, Montpelier, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 262-2626, ext. 307. >

Dave Pietro’s “The Chakra Suite” featuring Dave Pietro, saxophones; Rez Abbasi, guitar; Aaron Goldberg, piano; Johannes Weidenmueller, bass; Ernesto Simpson, drums; and Todd Isler, percussion

Saturday, October 4 at 8 pm Audio & video at www.flynncenter.org

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MARION WILMOT: The poet pages through her chapbook Turnings. Flying Pig Bookstore, Shelburne, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 985-3999.

“Trumpetist Eric Vloeimans is ranked as one of the undisputed giants within the Dutch jazz establishment. Coupled with his beautiful sonority and controlled musical dynamics, his open and crystal-clear phrasings are comparable to the likes of Wynton Marsalis.” —Het Nieuwsblad 802.863.5966 www.flynncenter.org

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i Spy... Dear Mistress Maeve, I feel trapped in a relationship with one of my good friends. We would be a horribly dysfunctional couple — but that hasn’t stopped us from being attracted to each other for several years. We’ve tried being “just friends,” but it doesn’t usually work out, whether we are with other people or not. Both of us are unwilling and unable to sever ties, but I’m tired of feeling stuck in a relationship that isn’t really going anywhere. What should I do? Can a guy and a girl ever really be friends? Sincerely, Stuck

Dear Stuck, Casual sex with friends isn’t always a bad idea, but if you’re feeling emotionally “stuck,” it’s time to make a change. Consider the expression “When one door closes, another door opens.” Until you fully close the door on this relationship and release each other from the emotional choke hold, you won’t be free to move on to something more fulfilling. Of course, I’m taking your word for it and assuming that you and your friend would be the world’s worst couple — though I’m curious as to why you think you’d be so dysfunctional. It seems as if something is keeping you together: Could it be that you haven’t given this relationship a proper try? Men and women can be friends, but good friendships thrive on healthy boundaries. From the sound of it, you and your “friend” are severely lacking in the boundary department. It’s time to figure out the parameters of your relationship and adhere to the limits. If you can’t do that, perhaps it’s time to make some new friends.

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Kate with the muscle car Chatted on the phone a few times, once in a while a random sighting. I lost your number. Dumb. Hope to hear from you sometime. Think my car can take yours. I’ll keep my eyes peeled on the streets. When: Sunday, July 20, 2008. Where: here and there. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #904581 Rusty Belle at Langdon St. I told you I liked your shoes when we talked outside. You asked if I was a politician. I think you were far and away the best-dressed, best-looking woman in the house. I was happy to see you get up and move to the music. I would like to see you again. When: Saturday, September 27, 2008. Where: Langdon St. Cafe. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904580 Waiting for the Shuttle Bus We talked for about 20 minutes about things from wasted money on Trolley buses, to potholes, bikes, and patching tires with dollar bills (always carry 2 dollars on a bike ride!). I hope your day brightened after chatting. I know that you helped me, just knowing that friendly people are out there cheered me up a bit! When: Friday, September 26, 2008. Where: Church St. stop for College St. shuttle. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904578 PRICE CHOPPER I spotted you at the checkout at the grocery store. You: tall, handsome, dirtyblond with a buzz haircut, wearing a zip-up blue hoodie. Me: long blond hair, medium build, with a red sweatshirt. Would have liked to talk, but a shy spell came over me! When: Friday, September 19, 2008. Where: Price Chopper. You: Man. Me: Woman. u #904577 Lowe’s, Let’s build something together! 9/25 afternoon. You: beige, extended-cab, long-bed pickup truck with something in the back. Me: white skirt, black tank top walking into Lowe’s with my son. Your smile made my day. Single? Perhaps we can build something together... When: Thursday, September 25, 2008. Where: Lowe’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904575 Redrocks Park, blonde with Weimaraner... Why oh why did I wait two weeks to place this ad? Your Weimaraner caught my attention but you caught my breath! I’m also blond and youngish looking, was walking two dogs with a friend in the early evening when we passed each other. I was so taken by the way you care for your creaky old friend. Want another? When: Friday, September 12, 2008. Where: Redrocks Park. You: Woman. Me: Man. u #904574 first of many 1. This is the beginning of something amazing, I can tell already. Here’s to the first of many months filled with shlurpies, smiles and snuggling. I think I’m the one who scored a 102-yard touchdown...with you. When: Friday, September 26, 2008. Where: Our story. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904573 Adorable Asian Boy@ American Apparel You were working at American Apparel in the back by the dressing rooms. You had a pierced lip. You were the first Asian boy who has ever caught my eye. I was with friends, so I couldn’t really come up to you. Are you single? How old are you? When: Monday, September 22, 2008. Where: American Apparel. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904572 Rite Aid Downtown We were both in the school supplies aisle in the Rite Aid downtown. I think you were looking for pencils? There were boxes piled up and we were constantly in each other’s way. I’m tall and blonde, but I don’t remember what I was wearing that day, sorry! When: Monday, September 15, 2008. Where: Rite Aid. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904571

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Emily at Leunig’s Emily, met you at Leunig’s & you are something else. Eyes and smile can’t be matched. You say you aren’t ready to date, but I hope I can persuade you otherwise. When: Monday, September 22, 2008. Where: Leunig’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904570

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love that about you Wow, I spied you at church - It means and meant the world to me to have you by my side! One day at a time...yesterday, today and tomorrow. You are my soulmate, I am a better person because of you, you complete me...I am in love with you and our family. I am grateful! 4 2 Al When: Wednesday, September 24, 2008. Where: Church. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904569 BluBlocker sunglasses on Loomis Strolling down Loomis towards the Farmers’ Market a few weeks ago, I spied a lady putting the lum in lumberjack. You might have been ducking into a “Flannel Anonymous” meeting, but I wouldn’t have you give up that addiction for anything. A good flannel paired with BluBlockers is enough to make a grown man cry. Not that I’m a grown man… When: Saturday, September 13, 2008. Where: Loomis. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904568 Tall, Dark and So Attractive You spoke to me while I was working on Monday night and you caught me off guard. You asked for my phone number and I gave you the wrong one. You were so handsome and I couldn’t keep my eyes off of you. I hope to see you again... When: Monday, September 22, 2008. Where: The University Mall. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904566 Business Lunch You caught my eye having lunch with coworkers in the St. Albans’ Subway. I’m pretty sure you noticed me too...Hope we cross paths again! When: Wednesday, September 24, 2008. Where: St. Albans. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904565 Sunshine, Smiles, Lakes and Goldfish I spy my heart in the eyes of a mermaid. When: Wednesday, September 24, 2008. Where: Between the moon and sun. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904564 Officer Superneau of SBPD You pulled me over on Dorset St. ‘cause my registration was expired. We talked about what it was like playing Super Mario on Super Nintendo and that stage with the fish that explodes. You gave me a ticket but I was still hoping you’d want to come play sometime? P.S. I have Donkey Kong, too ;) When: Saturday, September 20, 2008. Where: Corner of Dorset and Brookwood Dr. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904563 It all began with... Halloween, CareBears and ISpys...then moved to our love for the same dark beer, The Alchemist, naked bike races and sleepovers, snowboarding and broken clavicles. I’m glad my little plan worked out and I heart you everyday! When: Saturday, November 10, 2007. Where: In the middle of Church St. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904562 Sightseeing on a Double Decker? If I had a time machine, I’d return to the summer we spent in each other’s arms. Unexpectedly falling in love with you has made me happier than I ever knew I could be. Your smile is like the sunshine on my face and this distance won’t keep us apart for long. I promise. When: Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Where: every time I close my eyes. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904561 Spring Street Senior I spy a senior at Montpelier High School. I spy the boy who went to D.C. He did VYCC this summer, and enjoyed dinner AND DESSERTS at the Black Door before Jessie and I went to college. I send you my innuendos (they are still strong) and lots of luck from Poultney. When: Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Where: Montpelier. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904560 Healthy Living Produce Laundry Guy So nice you noticed me and said hi. Your friendly apology accepted. Just to clarify, I didn’t think bad thoughts of you because you like your wash side-by-side. I could not help but notice you enjoying your music while you waited at the laundromat...cute! When: Monday, September 22, 2008. Where: Healthy Living. You: Man. Me: Man. #904559 mrack I think about you inadvertently eight million times a day. I miss talking in penguin and discussing life with you. I just wanted you to know that I still mrack you knucklehead. mcspazitron. When: Thursday, August 28, 2008. Where: Burlington/Castleton/West Rutland. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904558

Button-down shirts and vans You are the cute boy who works at Junior’s - I just wanted to say I think you’re awesome. Let’s get our matching tattoos soon. I’m thinking, “Good. Bad. I’m the one with the gun” under a portrait of Bruce Campbell with his chainsaw and boomstick. I love you, Bbygrrl. Shop smart, shop S Mart. When: Tuesday, September 23, 2008. Where: Pull pu couch in your living room. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904557 Sir Kettle You, Me, a couple of cigars under a blanket of harvest stars? Whaddya say, want to make a date? Is it Friday yet? When: Monday, September 22, 2008. Where: Running 13 miles down Rt. 7 - Crazy boy!. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904556 missed opportunity with cyclist I should have said hello, or introduced myself. I only saw you once, walking up some stairs as I was walking down. You were wearing a cycling hat and smiled at me. This was months ago so you may not remember or may be gone. Please say you remember me by telling me where we met. When: Friday, August 8, 2008. Where: the last flight of stairs near the fountain. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904555 GingerBean! You need to move to Boston and be my neighbor. Nobody here talks about The Terminator like he’s their friend, cackles in public like they’re drunk, or calls me on my bullshit when I’m being a damn fool. I hope life is being good to you up North because you’re crazy and crazy special, and I miss you. When: Thursday, April 10, 2008. Where: Making tacos in my apartment, ignoring me while I begged her to have a tequila shot. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904554 My Dream Girl I know you won’t believe this, but I do regret the way I have been to you. And I miss you more than you will ever know. I guess living without you is somehow better than the feeling of sharing you? It ate me up, really ate me up. I love you. This is my only chance - please find me. When: Saturday, May 27, 2006. Where: Everywhere. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904553 Maggie’s Mom For the girl who caught my eye, inspired to say hi, so here’s my pitch. Let’s share hellos, but it must be doing something requiring muscles, lungs and hearts. A 5K run, a bike ride to the Red Hen for some yummy bread, or maybe a hike up the mountain to watch the sunset! What do you have to lose...except your breath? When: Saturday, September 20, 2008. Where: Middlesex. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904552 Orange House When it comes to keeping it crazy, you two will never let me down. We’ll be potunlucky together for years and years to come. When: Sunday, September 21, 2008. Where: N. Winooski Ave. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904551 barefooted redhead Hey, lady. It’s been far too long since we had our last morning session. Miss your insight and advice, as well as giggle-fits. Remember our idea last year? HOORAY, I did it. When: Monday, September 22, 2008. Where: all over camp champ. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904550 Clancy... I believe this is where we left off, me up here sweating, shaking, on the edge. On the verge of losing it all, but I’m never going over. I have to admit, even I am amused by it all. The whole thing is kind of AMAZING. When: Monday, September 22, 2008. Where: Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904549 Handsome Blond at Hannafords You were wearing Carhartts and a flannel shirt. I thought I recognized you from somewhere, but it only dawned on me when I saw your red truck...we were once neighbors on Cedar Street. I’m the one with the long red hair who never had the courage to ask you out. Meet me for a drink? When: Sunday, September 21, 2008. Where: Hannafords (N. Ave.). You: Man. Me: Woman. #904548 tattoo goddess It wasn’t a dark blue Hyundai. It’s really a black Saturn Aurora, which I see every day in Hinesburg and So. Burlington. When: Friday, September 19, 2008. Where: everywhere. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904547 Lava cake! I spy the best girlfriend in Burlington, who also happens to be missing a very important necklace. Come and get it soon, OK? There are pints and pints of coconut milk ice cream in it for you. Seriously. Do your homework. I love you. Hooray! When: Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Where: Where I bought too many soft tacos. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904546

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MOTORCYCLE TEST RIDER You ride a Harley. Do you hang with chicks who ride “rice burners???” Hope so. Go for a ride sometime? When: Sunday, September 21, 2008. Where: Looking over her sunglasses at me. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904545

I’M GONNA GET YER TAIL You have a fishy name and I always see you strutting your stuff in the alley on Pine St. You can chase my squirrel any day! When: Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Where: Pine St. alley. You: Woman. Me: Woman. u #904532

I MISS YOU HENRY STREET Manny, Max, James, Ben and Sam, I miss you fools! Pennsylvania is boring like none other. I’d rather slice roast beef than be here, haha. Also, no one seems to have Ispied you guys lately...WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?? So BAM!! Here it is. Hopefully I’ll see you all soon. Your friend, Annie. P.S. Max, if you think the deli war is over...YOU’RE VERY WRONG. When: Sunday, September 21, 2008. Where: Henry Street. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904544

GREEN COAT, CUTE DOG To the cute redhead I met on Church Street. You were sitting on a bench drinking coffee with your chocolate lab. I tried to come up with something witty to say but your blue eyes left me speechless. Maybe next time I run into you I will get the nerve to ask you to have coffee with me. When: Friday, September 19, 2008. Where: Church Street. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904531

BALLOONS FOR OLIVE You come into our store occasionally to buy your daughter Olive a balloon...we wanted you to know that you make such a great pair and it makes our day each time you come in! When: Sunday, September 21, 2008. Where: Church St. shop. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904543 STUMBLING FOOL To the cute bouncer at Metronome/Nectar’s who caught my body when I fell down the stairs. Thank you for saving me! The embarrassment may have been worth the nice save. When: Sunday, September 21, 2008. Where: Metronome/Nectar’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904540 B, WHAT’S THE DEAL! Phone tag and mailbox full isn’t much fun but of you is. Tag you’re it ;) When: Tuesday, November 20, 2007. Where: not in a long long time. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904539 PAUL FROM CHARLIE O’S Tried to call, lost service, no machine. Your call made me laugh, but I don’t think I am the me you wanted to spy you - I never danced with you, I smiled at you. Me: pink dress, have long blonde hair, out with girlfriends. Call back if I am the me and we can figure out if you are the you!! When: Friday, September 5, 2008. Where: Charlie O’s. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904538 OUTSIDE THE MALL Saw you by the mall entrance waiting for a bus? You had an umbrella and kept looking my way. You kept looking at your cell phone for the time I presume. You had a beauty I couldn’t describe but it came from within. I kept looking your way. Wanted to say something very badly but too shy to say it. When: Friday, September 12, 2008. Where: University Mall. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904536 VW DRIVING “PRETTY BOY” “You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear...” When: Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Where: S. Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904533

SMART COOKIE Parvati like Aphrodite just washed up on the Lake Champlain shores looking better than she has in 16 and a half years, turned many heads and untamed one lion into hedonistic asceticism, decadent vagrancy, and shameless confectionaries... thanks...c.m. When: Friday, July 4, 2008. Where: Waltham. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904530 MICAH FROM SAN DIEGO 8-18-08, Cab Driver Rage!! Wow, very rarely does someone’s beauty make you nervous. You seemed like a great person, someone I would like to introduce to my best friend. I am taken but wanted to pass on my good fortunes to a great guy. He loves Vermont, too. Let me know if you’re interested in meeting again. E When: Thursday, September 18, 2008. Where: S. Winooski and Main, Burlington. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904527 GERMANS IN THE SHELBURNE SUPERMARKET Saw you (tall, blonde guy in a pink shirt) and your parents? at the market. I don’t know why, but I’m curious about you. Thought I’d give it a shot and see if you happen to check this. If you do, I think you probably know who this is. When: Thursday, September 18, 2008. Where: Shelburne Supermarket. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904526 YOU, FOR SURE, BRIGHTENED MY MORNING You were in Healthy Living this morning, stunningly casual blonde toasting a bagel. I was wearing a cap delivering some goodies. When: Thursday, September 18, 2008. Where: Healthy Living. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904525 SEE ME IN MONTPELIER? I saw a hot guy in (I think!) a green T-shirt on State Street. Could’ve been on 9/8. Sorry! I have a bad memory. I was looking at you long after I passed. It was morning. Gimme more details, and I will let you know if you saw ME. Then we can talk drinks. When: Monday, September 8, 2008. Where: State Street, Montpelier. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904523

JACKIEBEE I hear the Thrush is closing. Time for a gathering, doncha think? Bring the pool friends and let’s partaay! Can OT come out to play, too? You are one wild woman, I look forward to our times together. Stay crazy & single. No one can tie you down but maybe I can!! When: Thursday, September 18, 2008. Where: working in Wby. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904522 HEY BUGSBUNNY I spied your winks. Not playing on match any longer. I do play at the Stinkin’ Lincoln. Would enjoy meeting. Any Thursday eve is good. With summer winding down, it’s time for cuddling inside. When: Wednesday, August 27, 2008. Where: Online. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904521 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN EVER Dear Iris, Your beautiful features glistening in the intense moonlight that shone across our pillows. Your breath sleepily content, relaxed from the passing storm? Perhaps dreaming of the next hot fudge sundae? Fried scallops? Or maybe of places warmer than Vermont. I love the way we snuggle down! You feed my soul Hot Stuff 4 2 Alfred When: Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Where: In the streaming moonlight. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904520 SUPERMAN You: sexy shaved head, muscular build, confident stature. Me: adoring brunette. I’ve seen you around a lot. On your bike, at GNC, at the gym and in my future. Let’s get together Saturday - just you and me and the lights down low, with nothing on but the radio! When: Thursday, September 20, 2007. Where: all over. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904519 FIREWORKS OF THE HEART I have never felt such fireworks in the heart as I did when this beautiful redhead first cut my hair. I think of it often and thank the lord I chose that salon to go to. Our lives were destined to pass. I think of it every moment of every day.Thank you for such a great haircut!! When: Friday, March 28, 2008. Where: Internation hair salon. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904518

VET TECH WITH THE KITTEN I fell in love with the kitten you made me come and see. Just like I fell in love with you our very 1st date. My life would be empty and cold without you. You make me whole, and I am happiest when I am with you. Just sitting watching comedy every night. I love you Poopy forever. Shnookity Bear When: Wednesday, September 10, 2008. Where: Burlington. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904514 BEAUTIFUL BLONDE IN BLACK ECLIPSE Every day we cross paths in Essex almost every morning and smile and wave. I am walking to work and I assume you’re driving to do the same. With that amazing smile, I’d like to see it through something other than a car window. Timing is always off, but I have a phone number to give to you. Movie? Dinner? Drinks? When: Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Where: Susie Wilson Rd. in Essex Junction. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904513 I SPY FRIENDS MOVING ME Thank you! Caitlin, Art, Greg, Jay, Sharon, David, Moka Java, Betsy, Johnathan, Carl, Stowe Moving, Father Outlaw, Paul, Second Chance, The Bees Knees, wine, Jim, Athena, Peter, and sanitly. I love you guys! I will always be grateful for all your help and affection to us. Peace Love, Liz and Caitlin When: Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Where: in my mind. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904512 TATTOO MAN... I hope next time you see me, you get the courage to say hello. I tried to figure out who you were, but I do know a lot of guys who ride motorcycles with tattoos. Say hi next time. When: Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Where: ISpy. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904511 UNCOMMON GROUNDS CUTIE It has been a couple of months since I spied. To make sure you are the one, do you work at U.G. or simply indulge in the fine selection of teas there? Waiting to hear... When: Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Where: Uncommon Grounds. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904508

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT I never thought it existed. Now 6 months later looking back, I know I fell in love with you since the moment I saw you. You are the greatest woman, I hope to spend the rest of our lives together. You are the light that lights up my life. Thank you for showing me true love, the best haircuts ever. When: Friday, September 19, 2008. Where: everywhere. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904517

HOT AND SEXY You are tall and have dark hair, saw you running around my head all day. I couldn’t stop thinking of you. Maybe your name is Miranda I think. I could be the man you’re truly looking for. I just would love to see that gorgeous body once again before I die. Hope to see you around and by the way, don’t be soo shy!!! When: Sunday, September 14, 2008. Where: around town. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904507

SUPER FLY GUY I spy a tall, dark, musically talented, dreadheaded, beautiful man (inside and out) who has given me butterflies for longer than I had realized. Life has happened for us both throughout the years. We’ve reconnected again. I look forward to spending time with you. When: Wednesday, September 17, 2008. Where: NEK. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904515

STUNNING BLONDE AT RECYCLE NORTH You’re about 5’ (I’m guessing) and were checking out the various wares at Recycle North. I was the guy with the shaved head and green shirt. I think you were there with your boyfriend so just let me say, he’s a very lucky man. When: Monday, September 15, 2008. Where: Recycle North. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904506

SWEETEST SMILE, GRATEFUL DEAD PATCH I saw you as we passed in front of City Market, blonde with GD patch on jacket. Sorry if I stared, but you seem cool. Thanks for the sweet smile and hello, wish more people were as kind! Hope to see you again! When: Monday, September 15, 2008. Where: City Market. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904505 RE: UNCOMMON GROUNDS CUTIE Most mysterious boy! I discovered your ISpy at Uncommon Grounds (what a surprise, yes I know). I was there that day, for a cup of tea, between an art history lecture and work. If it is me, sorry the response took so long, hopefully yours won’t! When: Friday, July 11, 2008. Where: Uncommon Grounds. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904504 EAST COAST MAN-MIDWEST WOMAN I can’t believe how much my heart aches for you. I try to shake the feeling, but it doesn’t stay gone long before it sneaks back in...I meet other men but I KNOW the best thing ever is right in front of me. Always know that I cherish you very much. When: Thursday, September 4, 2008. Where: Colchester. You: Man. Me: Woman. #904503 PIRATE LOVE Magic Hat goddess of East Avenue...I want to rub your shaved head till your leg kicks uncontrollably like Chica. Ha. So there. When: Friday, September 12, 2008. Where: Esox. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904502 BLONDE BOMBSHELL Your almond eyes light up the dark dungeon that is What Ale’s you. Will you come to my dungeon? I know you ski race and right now you’re ski racing your way to my heart. Stowe bunny, will you be mine? When: Saturday, September 13, 2008. Where: What Ale’s You. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904501 PORTRAIT OF A LEGEND I spy a girl as gorgeous as a pin-up. Her spirit shines like the first rays of dawn. I thank Bill for introducing us and am grateful to be able to call her my friend. Happy Birthday, M. Much love, A & MAX!!! ;) When: Thursday, September 4, 2008. Where: Brown Bag. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904500 IT’S PRONOUNCED WITH AN ‘ER’!!! To the birthday girl!!! I am so happy that you are in my life! A whole quarter of a century, you made it! I hope you asked your friends and family for the things that you want just in case Santa doesn’t pull through. He’s a busy guy, IF you know what I mean... :-{ PS-NICE FACE! L, kanga When: Monday, September 15, 2008. Where: around. You: Woman. Me: Woman. #904499 LN STANDS FOR LOVELY NURSE I saw you at the TPC around 11 p.m. on Friday night...you were decked out in blue scrubs and I commented on how beautiful your hair was. You ignored my persistent advances and said, “Oh hot damn, look at my jam.” HAPPY B-DAY! When: Friday, September 12, 2008. Where: TPC. You: Woman. Me: Man. #904498

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urlington resident Noah Weisman is an affable car salesman by day and a dangerous mixed-martial-arts fighter by night. I spoke with him last week to uncover how these two seeming opposites work together.

BOB KILPATRICK: You’ve got a big fight coming up. How do you prepare? NOAH WEISMAN: A lot of endurance training. I make sure to get to Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as much as I can. We do a lot of grappling, striking, like punching and kicking. Kickboxing and jiu-jitsu all the time — that’s what I grew up on. BK: How do you prepare to sell a car? NW: You’ve got to really pay attention to the customers’ needs, and you’ve got to find what suits them the best. When they come in, you don’t want to show them some-

thing they can’t afford. You don’t want to show them something that’s not going to be useful to them. So you have to listen.

BK: So you can’t really prepare to know what they want. You have to know your product line well enough that when they tell you what they need — NW: — you can tell them, “I’ve got the perfect car for you.” BK: How long have you been working at Burlington Mitsubishi-Suzuki? NW: I’ve been there since December of last year, going on a year now. BK: What’s the coolest car you have on the lot? NW: Our top-selling cars right now are our Mitsubishi Lancer and our Suzuki SX4.

BK: Tell me about the Suzuki SX4. NW: The SX4 is America’s least expensive all-wheel-drive vehicle. It’s got a lot of flexibility. It will convert from front-wheel drive to automatic all-wheel-drive to all-wheel-drive lock mode for driving in snow and mud. It’s smaller than the Honda CRV. Its main competition is probably the Nissan Versa, the Honda Fit and the Toyota Matrix. BK: If you could buy any new car, what would you buy? NW: My favorite car right now is the Mitsubishi Lancer GTS. It’s just a dynamite car. Just change the oil and put gas in it, and that’s all you’ve got to do. It’s a sporty, sporty car. It’s got the 2.4-liter engine. The automatic comes with a quick, six-speed paddle shifter. It’s dynamite. NASCAR helped design this car. BK: The Lancer is a rally car, right? NW: The Lancer Evolution is the real rally car. It’s the really soupedup version of the Lancer. It’s a whole different animal, that car. BK: What’s a typical day for you like at the dealership? NW: Be there at 8:30 a.m. Put the sale signs up on the hoods of the cars out front, start filling up some balloons. We have a morning meeting, a lot of phone calls, and then people start coming in. Hopefully, sell some cars.

Noah Weisman … affable car salesman by day, dangerous mixedmartial-arts fighter by night

BK: I would assume that being an MMA fighter might make you a better salesperson because of the confidence you would develop, but does being a salesperson help you be better prepared for an MMA fight?

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NW: Yeah, it pays for my classes. It pays for me to be able to train. Gives me a place to live.

BK: Tell me about your fight background. NW: I’ve had two fights now. I fought and won in the last two Burlington Brawls and now I’m looking to step up to some bigger fights with an organization in the Midwest. One is called Superior Cage Fighting in Ohio and the other is a King of the Cage event in Wisconsin. BK: Do you have a favorite move that you like to use in a fight? NW: I like submissions. It’s when you force someone to tap. You bend an arm in the wrong direction. It’s the manipulation of somebody’s body in a direction it shouldn’t be going. BK: That’s your favorite move in a fight. Do you have a favorite move on the showroom floor? NW: I think you really need to have a good first impression with somebody. You need to be personable and smile. Have fun with everybody — whether they’re going to buy a car or not, you’ve got to have fun. BK: You work long hours at the dealership and train in your off time. What do you do to relax? NW: I relax with my kids every night when I get home, and I have Sundays off. I’ve got a 9-year-old, a 7-year-old and a 5-year-old, all boys: Yashiah, Zachariah and Ezra. BK: Do you think they’ll do MMA someday? NW: Yeah, they train jiu-jitsu right now. My 7-year-old son,

he’ll throw an arm bar like the rest of them, I’ll tell you that much. He’s great. He’s been coming to class since he was 2 years old, just watching us all. He loves it.

BK: Do you think there’s anything negative about a kid learning an aggressive sport like MMA? NW: No, I think it’s good control, because when they are training with each other, the boys know to tap, and they know that when somebody taps they stop. And nobody’s been hurt. They play football, too, and the last time I watched them play, there were three kids laid out on the field in a 7-year-old’s game. And so far my kids haven’t been hurt with boxing gloves on. m

New Videos Bob posted a couple of great videos from this past weekend’s auto events on his Good Carma blog! First, check out the action at the Sports Car Club of Vermont’s Autocross at Stowe Mountain Resort as Bob takes an Audi A4 from Lewis Motors through the cones. Then take a few laps at Thunder Road -- Bob strapped his camera inside Brian Hoar’s #45 Goss Dodge Charger to give you a driver’s-eye view of the race.

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For Rent 1-3 BR Affordable Apts. 1-BR apts., $767/mo. 2-BR, $911/mo. 3-BR, $1045/mo. Incl. heat & HW! Weekly yoga classes, fitness center, movie room & monthly community events! To qualify: One person makes less than $29,640/ yr., 2 people <$33,900 combined, 3 people <$38,100 combined, 4 people <$42,360 combined. Info: Keen’s Crossing, 802-655-1810, www.keenscrossing.com.

3-BR home in So. Hero 2-BA. 1.5 acres. Above ground pool. New HDWD in living/dining rooms. New carpet throughout BRs. W/D hookups. NS/pets. Section 8 approved. Info: Kelly Cota, 802-324-1955. Barn Home on 10 Acres 1-BR (lg.) in Bridport, recently renovated, fully furnished, beautiful country setting, easy commute. $1000/mo., utils. not incl. Info: Jack Jessup, 802-233-0995. Bristol Village 4-BR Apt. Quiet neighborhood, 2 full BAs, DR, LR, kitchen, mudroom, HDWD/new carpet, W/D hookups, storage space in laundry room, DSL/cable ready, NS/cats. $1350/mo. incl. heat. Info: 802-989-9796. Bristol Village Home HDWD floors, cherry trim. W/D, good furnace. Soapstone wood stove, two cords dry wood. Organic garden, great neighbors. Walking distance to cafes & area businesses. Info: 802-453-5245, cehp@gmavt.net.

Burl.: College at Battery Fabulous city living in the heart of it all. 2-BR, 2-BA, garage, storage, master w/walk-in, 1400+sq.ft. No pets. Avail. 10/15; 1-yr. or Spring 2010. $1950/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, www. HickokandBoardman.com. Burlington 11 Murray St. 3-BR, 1-BA, lg. kitchen, HDWD floors, lg. screened porch. Pets considered. $1300/mo. Call Coburn & Feeley, 864-5200 ext. 229.

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call 540-0007 for service Burlington Avail. immed. 2-BR apt., Barrett St., $1000/mo. Avail. 9/15, 1-BR apt. $750/mo. Both incl. heat & hot HW. 1-yr. lease. No pets. Info: 802-373-1360. Burlington 3-BR Condo A rare find in downtown Burlington! 1368 sq.ft. 3 story North Yard townhouse set back 200 ft. from the road. Lg. BRs w/ generous closet space, W/D, DW, totally dry basement, gardening space, 2 zone natural gas boiler. Fire sprinkler system. One off-street parking spot & some overflow spaces. Cats possible, dogs not allowed. Avail. 11/1 w/ a renewable lease ending May 31st. Info: Ron, 802-598-7193.

Hyde8:13:53 St. AvailBurlington 31 9/30/08 AM able now. Med. 3-BR townhouse, 1.5-BA, laundry, parking, DW, garbage disposal, low utils. $1200/ mo. Avail. mid.-late Oct. Medium 1-BR, renovated, full BA, quiet, parking. Heat & HW incl. $825/ mo. No dogs. Info: 802-862-7467. Burlington 4-BR, East Ave. Parking. No pets. Avail. now. $1600/mo. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481 x1021. www. nevilleco.com. Burlington Apartment Spacious 2-BR apt. just a short walk to Church Street and the bike path. New heating unit installed last year. Avail. 11/1. No pets. Info: 802-578-6013. Burlington Cent. location 3BR apt., lg. kitchen, DW, HDWD, 3-season porch, mudroom, basement storage, W/D incl., gas heat. Incl. electric, trash & water. Avail. 11/15. $1640/mo. + dep. Info: 802-863-0188. Burlington Condo for Rent 2-BR (one lg., one small), offstreet parking, walk to downtown & UVM. No pets. $925/mo. Info: 802-878-2655. Burlington South End Great house for family. HDWD floors, fireplace, home-office, cozy backyard. Walk to park, downtown, UVM, bikepath. Furnished or unfurnished. Avail 11/1. $1800/mo. 802-863-3846.

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This fabulous 3 bedroom, 2 bath Burlington Colonial is loaded with charm! Wonderful moldings & hardwood floors. Sunny living room with gas fireplace & bay window. Pressed tin backsplash in the kitchen! Fenced-in backyard with huge deck! 2 driveways. $357,900

3 bedroom, 2 full bath & 2 1/2 bath Chelsea Commons Townhome in a convenient Williston location. Master suite with huge walk-in closet & full bath, open kitchen with breakfast nook, finished basement, large living/ dining area with fireplace and more! $274,900

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see this 3 bedroom End Unit Townhome located in Cardinal Woods. Tiled entry and kitchen. 1st floor bedroom/office. 2nd floor laundry. Private back patio off living area. Close to bus line, shopping and schools. $184,900. MLS#2809900.

Colchester - A must see! Not a drive by!! Nicely remodeled interior. New hrd flrs, fresh paint, new updated kit, remodeled BR w/fresh paint. Home living w/condo amenities. Some new windows. Call me for a private showing.

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Energy conscious construction in this brand & new fully dormered 3 bedroom, & 2 full bath Cape. High efficiency heating system. Natural woodwork, beamed ceilings & hardwood on the first floor. Deck & 2 car garage.

WOW-3 bedroom, 1 ½ bath ranch home on 5 acres. Large kitchen, great dining room with built-in shelves, double windows and plenty of room. Sun porch/mudroom entry and some finished space in basement. ONLY

1 level living, 3 bedroom ranch home. Hardwood floors, new carpet, fresh paint & a new roof. Large kitchen with ample cabinet space opens to dining area with deck. Views of rolling hills on 1 pleasantly landscaped acre.

$309,900.

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58 DUNER ROAD, BURLINGTON. Wow! What more could you ask for! Below appraisal & $75K reduction! No credit crisis w/ owner financing! Great neighborhood! Many Updates! Beach access! Mooring! 4-6 bedrooms, 3 ½ baths, wonderful indoor & outdoor living spaces, Potential in-law apartment! Broker owned. $674,900 $599,900

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THE HAMLET - WILLISTON

THE HAMLET - WILLISTON

PINEVIEW ESTATES - ST. ALBANS

Old Home on ten acres shows preliminary soils to allow for three sites. Lovely rolling hills and meadows. Current home to be sold as is and barn seems to be usable.

New Construction. Spacious 2 bedroom with master, 2.5 baths, separate den/office. This 1758 sq.ft. Mendon Style Cottage home has an expansive living area with den. Stainless Steel appliances, full basement and attached one car garage. Starting at $289,900.

This new Lincoln Style duplex has 1655 sq.ft. of space + full basement. 2 Bedrooms 1.5 baths. Hardwood floors, granite counter tops in kitchen and stainless steel appliance. Detached one car garage. 38 Madison Dr. $270,800.

Great new condos, $3000 cash back. Close to I89 Exit 19. Open floor plan with 2-3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, 1-car garage, full basement, deck overlooking pasture. Wood flooring and stainless steel appliance available. Prices starting at $194,900.

Call Mary Pat Palmer Milot Real Estate 802.658.2000 www.milotrealestate.com

Call Mary Pat Palmer Milot Real Estate 802.658.2000 www.milotrealestate.com

Call Mary Pat Palmer Milot Real Estate 802.658.2000 www.milotrealestate.com

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« for rent Burlington South End 3-BR Quiet residential. Walk to lake, parks, bike path, shopping, offstreet parking, W/D hookups, economical gas heat. $1200/mo. + utils. & dep. Info: 802-893-7825. Burlington, No. Ave. 2-BR house, encl. porch, hookups. No dogs. Avail. 10/1. $920/mo. Neville Companies, Inc. 802-660-3481 x1021. www.nevilleco.com.

By the Week: Winooski Boarding house, semi-furnished rooms, cable TV, Internet, central location, free parking. $175/room/wk. + $100 dep. Call Brad at 802-3388434 for rental application. Clean 2-BR, 2-BA + office Well maintained, spacious, original HDWD, spiral staircase, private front/back porch, yard w/ perennials, full basement, W/D. No pets. Avail. 10/15. $1200/mo. + utils. 1-yr. lease. Info: germainstreetapt@yahoo.com, germainstreetapartment.shutterfly.com.

Colchester Clean 2-BRs + loft, laundry hookups, gas heat. NS/ pets. $950/mo. + utils., refs. & dep. Info: 802-862-3562. Colchester 46 Evergreen Circle. Avail. 11/1, 2-BR house, 1 3/4BA, HDWD floors, DR, finished basement w/ guest room, laundry room, garage. Pets considered. $1600/mo. + utils. Call Coburn & Feeley, 802-864-5200 ext. 229. Colchester 2-BR Apt. Clean 2-BR in private duplex, quiet country setting, lg. yard, only 10 mins. to Burlington, HDWD floors, new kitchen, garage for storage, onsite W/D, oil heat. NS/pets. 1yr. lease. Avail. 10/1. $950/mo. + utils. Info: 802-309-5544. Colchester 4-BR House 1.5-BA, off-street parking, near St. Mike’s & UVM, lg. 18’ x 16’ deck, 1-car garage, gas heat, nice yard. $1850/ mo. Info: James Companion, 802598-0881, www.68renkin.com.

Colchester Remodeled Home 2400 sq.ft. house, lg. lot, new kitchen/bathrooms, all appliances. High-efficiency gas furnace & HW heater. HDWD floors, screenedin porch. Two garages. NS/pets, refs. Info: 802-233-1150.

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COLCHESTER TOWNHOUSE Partridge Hill, 2-BR, immaculate condition, Country cape w/ garage new appliances, gas heat, 1.5-BA, Hinesburg, clean, quiet, 2/3-BR, 2x1c-greentree022008.indd 1 W/D, pool, garage, partially finished lg. country kitchen, office/combasement, NS/pets. Rent incl. asputer room, sunroom, deck, wood sociation fees which cover all lawn or propane baseboard heat. Primaintenance, snow removal, water vate home, never rented. $1500/ & trash. Available 10/1. Call for apmo. Info: 802-777-4600, wwatm@ pointment. Info: 802-453-5841. aol.com. Colchester: 4-BR Home Wall Cozy Hill Section Apt. BurlingSt.: Sprawling 3000+ sq.ft. ranch ton. Lovely, stand-alone 2-BR carw/ 3-BA, cathedral ceiling, gas riage house, quiet, convenient, fireplace, kitchen w/ granite, private, clean, parking, wood breakfast nook, on wooded acre. stove. NS/pets. Avail. Oct. $1100 Avail. 10/15, flexible lease. + utils. Refs. Flexible lease. Info: $2500/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Lindy Walsh, 802-864-7126. Hickok & Boardman Realty, Kait- Essex - Nice 2-BR Apt spacious lyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, rent- 2 bdrm, W/D, parking, NS/pets, al s @hickokandboardman.com, avail. now. $950/mo.+ utils. Call www.HickokandBoardman.com.

Karen, 802-318-8701. Website: http://Crawfordbrook.googlep2/25/08 10:26:29 AM ages.com. Info: 802-318-8701. Essex Jct. Whitcomb Heights II, lg. 3-BR condo, 2.5-BA, gas fireplace, HDWD floors, 2-car garage, great neighborhood. Pet considered. Short-term lease avail. $1500/mo. Call Coburn & Feeley, 864-5200 ext. 229. Essex Jct. 4-BR, 2.5-BA, DW, W/D. No pets. $1600/mo. + utils. Refs. req. Info: 802-878-2853. ESSEX JCT. 2-BR CONDO Clean, quiet, gas heat, lg. closets, W/D facility, garage, central location. NS/dogs. $925/mo. + utils., dep. Info: 802-734-0255.

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THIS UNDERHILL HOME HAS IT ALL!

DELIGHTFUL JERICHO TOWNHOUSE

Peaceful country setting on 1.6 acres, 3+ bedrooms, family room, office, den, workshop, huge garage, fully fenced back yard, hardwood floors, pellet stove, central A/C, storage shed. It is a must see. $265,000.

Listen to the birds chirping in the woods in this beautifully landscaped setting. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath Condo with open, airy floor plan. Lots of sunny windows to enjoy the outdoors. New carpet upstairs, newer laminate on first floor. Excellent value!

Wonderful & cozy, sunny End Unit with recent tasteful updates. Fresh paint, gorgeous hardwood in dining area, ceramic tile in kitchen, newer appliances, upgraded baths. Oversized 1 car garage under. Heated lower level laundry room. Large front deck. $189,000.

Come see this bright and attractive Townhome in the hottest new townhome project in Essex Junction. Large enough to be fiscally sound, yet small enough to have a personal rural feel. This 3 bedroom, 3 bath unit has a large green space on the side. $279,000.

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$199,000. Call Dana Basiliere Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9593 www.DanasTeam.com

HILL SECTION CAPE

BURLINGTON HILL SECTION HOME

2 BEDROOM RICHMOND TOWNHOUSE

CHARLOTTE WHY IS THIS CAPE A UNIQUE ON 1 ACRE INVESTMENT?

GREAT ESSEX JUNCTION LOCATION

CHARLOTTE 20 MINUTES CAPE TO JAY ONPEAK 1 ACRE & CANADA!

Bright, updated Cape on cul-de-sac in the hill! Large rooms, private backyard, lots of upgrading over the years - kitchen, baths, furnace, central A/C! Minutes to UVM & hospital! Could easily have 1st floor master! Beautiful new custom sauna in basement. $389,900.

Beautiful and open 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home. Remodeled with incredible finishes throughout. Year-round sunroom faces large professionally landscaped yard. Dining area with gas fireplace and loft area with seasonal views of Lake Champlain. $499,900

Unique downtown investment due to large parcel of land which extends to riverfront! Zoned commercial and currently multi-family! Only 20 minutes to Jay Peak and close to Canada. Extensive renovations throughout. Great river and mountain views. $125,000.

Lots of room to grow and invest in this large home with several improvements, yet original character remains! Seller is offering $3,000 at closing with accepted offer and home includes 1 year home warranty. Call today!

Call Brian Boardman Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9510 www.BrianBoardmanVT.com

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CHARLOTTE WISE INVESTMENT CAPE ON NEAR 1 ACRE JAY PEAK!

CAPE ONLOCATION 1 ACRE INVESTMENTCAPE OPPORTUNITY WITH 2 ACRES CHARLOTTE SOUTH END CHARLOTTE ON 1 ACRE

Opportunity to rent upstairs or easily convert back to single family home while you enjoy nearby Jay Peak skiing and Canada. Numerous updates throughout home. $3,000 back at closing with accepted offer. Home offers 1 year warranty. Call today! $181,000.

Attention investor or owner-occupied buyer. This property has so much to offer with 2 bedrooms per unit. Large barn creates additional potential. Now is your chance to live in one unit while earning income to pay for your investment. Call today! $299,000.

Call Monique Bedard Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9590 www.HickokandBoardman.com

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Stunning 2 bedroom Condo in Burlington near lake, Oakledge Park & bike path. New stainless steel appliances, charming gas stove, claw-foot tub, crown molding, exposed beams, garage, pool, tennis court and more.

$249,900 Call Monique Bedard Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9590 www.HickokandBoardman.com

WELL LOCATED WESTFORD IN JOHNSON DELIGHT

$179,900.

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Large backyard with beautiful views in Williston. 3 bedroom, 2 bath with renovations throughout, plus additional bonus room and second staircase. Seller offering $4,000 cash back at closing plus a one year home warranty. Call now!! $236,000. Call Monique Bedard Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9590 www.HickokandBoardman.com

WELL LOCATED AMAZING IN JOHNSON HOME

LIVE THE HIGHLIFE IN HUNTINGTON

UNDERHILL’S NEWEST SUBDIVISION-4 LOTS AVAILABLE

This solidly-built three bedroom home is located in the Huntington River Valley and has great views east to the Green Mountains. Just 15 minutes to Mad River and 30 minutes to Sugarbush. Live, work and play surrounded by the best skiing in the East. $369,500.

All permits issued. Conventional in-ground 4 bedroom septic designs included. Electricity, phone, natural gas & municipal water lines to the lot. Open elevated lot with village foreground views & Green Mountain background views. Walking distance to the village. $159,000-$189,000.

3 bedrooms + den, 2 bath home on 3.75 acres in Westford. Eat-in kitchen, living room with fireplace. Family room with exposed beam. Formal dining with custom built-ins. Skylights & sun tubes for extra natural light. Tranquil screened-in porch. Front deck. $260,000. MLS#2806125.

3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Jericho Colonial with so much to offer! The kitchen has maple cabinets, granite counters and custom tile backsplash. Bonus room, grand two-story entry, 9’ ceilings on 1st floor and a stunning screened porch are pluses. $465,000.

Call Kate von Trapp Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman Realty 802-846-9512 www.ChrisvonTrapp.com

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Desirable essex Townhouse

So. Burlington 2-BR, 1.5-BA. Open floor plan, newer carpet. Lg. master BR w/ spacious closets. 1-car detached garage, overhead storage. Private patio, great for grilling & entertaining. $199,999. Call Andrea, 802-558-2967.

SUNROOM & 3-CAR GARAGE

Desirable Saybrook townhouse in move-in condition within walking distance to Essex Shoppes & Cinema. 1350 sq.ft. of living space, 2-BR, 1.5-BA, bonus room, attached garage and more. $189,000. 802-578-1732.

Waterbury area country living 2 miles from I89. 3+ BR, 2 BA, 1800+ sq.ft. + basement w/ Hearthstone woostove. Mountain views, Norway granite, sunroom, 3-car garage on 5 acres. Nice! $335,900. 802-760-8570 or vtcape@yahoo.com.

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9/29/08FSBO-ARenaud-100108.indd 3:06:51 PM Renovated 3 or 4 bedroom farmhouse over-looking river. Well-kept 2000 sq.ft. home with attached 1-car garage and workshop & two-story barn on 3/4 +- acre. $299,000. Info: 802-527-0092 or jgarrettvt@gmail.com.

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A beautiful 2-BR (925 sq.ft.) w/ HDWD floors throughout, basement space, back porch, low fees, 1 off-street parking spot. Walk everywhere from here! $145,000. Call 802-238-9803.

UNIQUE HINESBURG RANCH

9/16/08FSBO-SBedard-092408.indd Cute updated cape. 3-BR, 1.5-BA, 1.2 9:31:14 AM sunny well cared for acres w/ gardens. New siding, roof, windows, doors. Private yet close to Burlington & Montpelier. Lots of outdoor activities. $245,000. 802-652-2039.

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LAKEFRONT HOUSE SOUTH HERO Furnished, spacious, 1-BR, newly 2x1c-greentree022008-phyllis.ind1 1 built house with HDWD, fireplace, den, W/D, radiant heat. Dep. req. Avail. Oct. 1 to June 1. $1000/mo., some utils. incl. Info: 802-425-3519.

HINESBURG VILLAGE Unfurnished apt., HDWD, laundry, porches, yard. NS/pets. Avail. Sept. $750/ mo. Info: 802-482-2520. HUNTINGTON: VIEWS! Sunrise Dr.: 3-BR, 2.5-BA contemporary w/ 2200+ sq.ft., built 2008. Sign by 10/15 & $500 off 1st mo &full tank propane tank! NOW; 1-yr. $1700/mo. Info: Coldwell Banker Hickok & Boardman, Kaitlyn Dorey, 802-846-9568, www.HickokandBoardman.com. JERICHO 1-BR Country setting, gas heat, 5 min. from I89, avail. Oct. NS/pets. $695/mo. + utils. Call evenings. Info: 802-878-2607. JERICHO LG. 1-BR APT. Country setting, garden avail., x-ski trails, mtn. views, 4 mi. from I89, 6.5 mi. from IBM, 20-25 min. to Burlington. NS, dog allowed if well behaved. Refs. req. Storage. Avail. immed. $850/mo. incl. utils. Info: 802-899-4437.

9/29/08 7:35:56 PM 1825 post and beam. 4-BR, 2.5-BA. Eat-in oak kitchen w/ new appliances, two fireplaces & wood stove in family room. Five acres. Restored barn. Great property! $370,000. 802-899-1919.

LAKESIDE CONDO, 2-BR, 2-BA Beautiful condo w/ view of waterfront from LR & BR. HDWD, Jacuzzi tub w/ separate shower, 2 lg. walk-in closets in master BA, wood-burning fireplace, 1car garage, lg. patio looking over the water, W/D. pool & tennis courts. No pets. Info: Appletree Bay Property Management, Gina Zabilansky, 802-863-6940, www. appletreebay.com. LUXURY APARTMENTS Keen’s Crossing! Are you looking for the space & convenience of a home in an apt. setting? 17 floor plans, incl., variously: lg. closets, bay windows, private exterior entrance, W/D hookups, central A/C! Our community offers many amenities, such as fitness & movie rooms. Prices vary, but all incl. heat, hot water, sewer & trash. Call for details & pricing! EHO ADA. Info: Keen’s Crossing, 802-6551810, www.keenscrossing.com.

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10 miles to Barre and 20 miles to Montpelier in the town of Washington. 2-BR+, 1.5-BA, hardwood floors, cathedral ceiling, efficient oil & wood heat, new standing seam roof, porch, deck, barn/shed, 4 acres of fenced pasture balance of property woodland, 1.5 miles of woods trails, sugarbush, vegetable gardens, 2 streams. Low utilities & property taxes. Now accepting bids until 10/15, closing within 30 days there after. Minimum bid $293,000. Highest qualified buyer will be selected (preapproved by bank) & 10% deposit. Call for appointment to view at 802-883-2269.

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9/22/08FSBO-MPriest-100108.indd Seller moving, must sell! (2) 1-BR units 6:52:44 PM + a 4-BR. Also has 3-car garage. $39,000 income, $13k expenses. This is a positive cash flow property. With lower interest rates, you can make more money! Priced at $260,000. Call 802-238-9803.

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Quiet street close to UVM/FAHC,9/22/08 SMC. 6:23:12 PM Great owner-occupied or investment property. Excellent rental history. Lg. apts. 2-BR each unit. Yard, parking. $219,900. 802-355-7888 or Catharus@verizon.net.

CLASSIC FARMHOUSE IN UNDERHILL

9/22/08 FSBO-KLange-100108.indd 6:45:53 PM 3-BR, 2-BA hillside ranch on private wooded acre w/ detached fully insulated/ heated 2-car garage that has living space above w/ bathroom and balcony. A must see. $240,000. REDUCED! MUST MOVE! 802-734-5272.

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NORTH FERRISBURGH 2- and 3BR apts. avail. in newly remodeled country duplex w/ 8 acres of common land on Rt. 7. Great for nature enthusiasts. $950-$1050/ mo. + utils. & dep. Info: Mark, 802-425-3737 or 802-343-4820.

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8sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. TRAILSIDE at Bolton Valley Trailside, 3-BR, 2-BA condo, remodeled, furnished/unfurnished, gas heat, fireplace, 20 min. to Burlington/Montpelier. NS/pets. $1500/mo. + utils. & dep. 401845-9220, 802-879-0230 lv. msg. Email KP101@cox.net. VERGENNES - Classic 3-BR Good vibes in well-maintained charmer. HDWD, fab porches, yards and gardens. W/D and ample storage. NS/dogs. Excellent refs. req. Info: mrpjvt@yahoo.com. WILLISTON Spacious, classic, country house. 4-BR, horse pasture, barns, library, lg. dining & living rooms. 20 min. from downtown Burlington. NS/pets. $1500. Avail. 10/6. Info: Grace, 917-593-2662. Winooski 2-BR, Hickok St. Enclosed porch, parking. No dogs. Avail. 11/1. $875/mo. Neville Companies, Inc., 802-660-3481 x 1021, www.nevilleco.com. Winooski, Main St. Avail. 11/1. 2-BR. $915/mo. Heat & HW incl. Parking. No dogs. Neville Companies, Inc. 802-660-3481 x1021, www.nevilleco.com.

Housemates Burlington Apple Tree Point home. Needs someone to share. Quiet with beach, pool, tennis, bike path. Owner gone through the winter. NS/pets. $750/mo. Info: 561-629-4990. Burlington NNE Housemate wanted to share 3-BR home in quiet neighborhood, W/D, nice yard, garden. Must enjoy dogs. $600/mo. incl. cable, Internet. Info: 802-343-4914, michlola48@ yahoo.com. ESSEX JUNCTION Avail. immed. Share 9-rm. house with 3 other professionals. Near Essex Outlets. 2.5-BA, fireplace, screened porch & vegetable garden. Internet access. $603/mo. incl. utils. Day: (802) 847-5051; Eve: (802) 8789693. Info: sam.ewalt@yahoo. com. Gay/Gay Friendly Roommate Seeking clean prof. roommate for lg. BR in spacious apt. All incl.: W/D, hi-speed wireless Internet, cable, utils. Avail. 10/1. $700/ mo. Winooski Avail. 10/1 Info: 802-238-6003, realmasson@yahoo.com. Lg. BR close to I-89 Burlington. $550/mo. + 1/2 utils. Close to I-89/1 mi. to FAHC/UVM/Champlain/St. Mikes/Essex. Spacious yard, deck, W/D, off-street parking. Safe professional neighborhood. Serious only. Info: 802-598-8602. ROOMMATE WANTED ASAP Room avail. in 2-BR first floor apt. in residential neighborhood. Trash removal & HW incl. Young professional woman seeking likewise. Info: 802-324-5028. Shared House Room for Rent Burlington. Walk to colleges, hospital, downtown; on busline. Furnished Victorian, W/D, equipped kitchen, gym. $850-950/mo. incl. utils., Internet, cable. Kathleen. Info: 802-999-7447, www.geocit ie s.com/p e denrealt or/room. html.

Underhill Country Home Housemate wanted for spacious home, lg. BR & private BA. Idyllic, peaceful setting. NS female preferred. Dog friendly a plus. $375/mo. incl. everything. Info: 802-899-4087. Williston Quiet Home 2 prof. females. 8 mi. to Burlington, close to Taft’s Corners. On quiet dirt road. 1/3 utils. Room avail. 10/1. Early move-in neg. $450/ mo. Info: 802-879-9946.

Sublets/ Temporary Temp Housing: Luxury Condo 1st floor, completely & tastefully furnished (+ dishes, cookware, towels, linens), W/D, 2-BR, 2-BA, inside parking, 10 min. to IBM, St. Michael’s, Fletcher Allen, GE Healthcare. Move-in ready. NS/ pets. Avail. immed. for up to 6 mos. $2000/mo. incl. all utils, cable! Info: 802-316-6278, dan@ reliantelectric.biz.

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Office/ Commercial Auto Mechanics Garage For lease. 2 bay garage, 2 car lifts, office & storage areas, waste oil furnace for heat. Excellent location for auto service. $1500/mo. Info: 802-434-4652. Commercial Space @ 53 Main Lg., flexible, space for lease on lower Main St. in downtown Burlington. Approx. 14,000 sq.ft. on (3) floors. Parking. Currently rented as an architectural antique store. $6000/mo. Info: Original Investments, LLC, 802-343-4728. Downtown Burlington Gateway Square office space. Three room professional office suite, 550 sq.ft., 2nd floor, corner of Main & Battery Streets. $1200/mo. incl. utils. Parking additional. Info: 802-862-0500. Warehouse Space Avail. at 102 Kimball Ave. in South Burlington. 4600 sq.ft., single loading dock, lg. drive-in door, high bay w/ 22’ ceilings. Info: 802-862-6004.

Storage/Parking Winter Storage Boat/car/motorcycle storage in private garage in Colchester. Info: 860-918-2789.

Shelburne Lg. sunny room for rent. Beautiful setting. Quiet, intellectual atmosphere. Professionals only. 8 min. to downtown, near bus-line. Info: 802-355-3004. St. Albans - 3-BR, 2.5-BA House, 2 LR, near hospital and highway in excellent development. NS roommate, has 1 cat. $475/mo. incl. utils. Info: 802324-3807, mdupont_99@yahoo. com.

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Elder Care Seeking Elder care position I welcome the opportunity to care for your loved ones. I have 20+ years of wonderful experience taking care of those that have taken care of us. I will provide full documented references as req. Info: 802-849-6790, jameslori452@gmail.com.

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PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Talk w/ caring agency specializing in matching birthmothers w/ families nationwide. Living expenses paid. Call 24/7, Abby’s One True Gift Adoptions. 866413-6293 (AAN CAN).

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Essex Childcare Home Essex Center. Grandmother/prior childcare center owner will care for children of all ages. Full or part-time openings in learning atmosphere. Lots of TLC. Info: 802-876-7272.

D. MALLIK, ACUPUNCTURIST Specializing in Classical Five-Element Acupuncture for balance and health in body, mind and spirit. Licensed acupuncturist since 1990. Free phone consultation. Info: 802-864-9344, www. burlington-vermont-acupuncture. com.

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Immaculate 2-bedroom, 2-bath, one level condo with approximately 1,141 square feet of living space. Located in a beautiful and secure new building with association dues that include heat and hot water. Features include designated parking, indoor storage and an elevator. Enjoy the convenience of living on the bus line and close to schools, parks, and shopping centers. Pets are welcome.

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Counseling Motivation Hypnosis Maureen Finnerty Turner, RN, M.Ed, LCMHC, Hypnotherapist/Psychotherapist. Downtown Burlington w/free parking. Hypnosis helps: attention, anxiety, test taking, depression, focusing, phobias, PTSD, panic, pain, healing, performance, procrastination, sports, relationships, smoking, diet & exercise, child/ adolescent/adult. Insurance/credit cards accepted. Info: Maureen Turner, 802-658-2140, mturner@motivationhypnosis. com, http://www.motivationhypnosis.com. Sallie West, M.A., M.F.T. Telephone & face-to-face counseling for individuals & couples specializing in relationships, spiritual/ personal growth, anxiety & life transitions. VHAP/Medicaid accepted. Burlington & Waitsfield. Info: 802-496-7135, www.salliewest.net.

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Pet Sitting/Dog Walking Affordable, reliable, experienced, insured & loving pet care in the comfort of your own safe & cozy home. When you can’t be there to care for your pets, call us to help! 864-2PET, 578-9418. Info: Green Mountain Pet Professionals, www. greenmountainpetprofessionals. com.

MASSAGE FOR MEN BY SERGIO House calls in the Burlington area. Come and rejuvenate. Call for an appointment. Shower avail. Info: 802-355-1664.

Relief from life’s aches And pains. Advanced exercise based approach. Info: 802-876-1000. Samadhi Cushions & Store Meditation cushions and benches handmade in Barnet, Vermont since 1976. Our store is open Mon.-Sat. Info: 800-331-7751, www.samadhicushions.com.

Home/Garden A Safe Home While You Roam Housesitters, excellent refs., will stay in your home and care for your pets while you’re gone. Negotiable rates. All Vermont cities covered. Call for reservation. Info: Pampered Abode, 802-7357339, www.pamperedabode.com. Housekeeper Dependable Residential homes & commercial office cleaning. Years of experience. Dependable and trustworthy. References available. Burlington & surrounding areas. Info: 802-399-6005. Fall/Winter services Fall planting and garden clean-ups; deer and vole plant protection; fruit and ornamental tree pruning; tree and brush removal. Pruning your trees now while they are dormant will prevent the spread of insects and disease. Info: Vaughan Landscaping, Brian Vaughan, 802-482-4228, vaughanlandscaping@gmail.com, www.vaughanlandscaping.com. Green Housecleaning All natural products. $25/hr. Experienced, refs. avail. Info: 802-598-5723.

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See Salem in October! Bus Trip to Salem, MA, Oct. 5 & 6. Round trip transportation, hotel accommodations, continental breakfast. Info: 802-373-9322, kathysmith@ gmavt.net.

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Guitar School of Vermont “Not your usual music instruction.” Attention from multiple teachers, fundamentals, theory, technique, composition. Teaching Guitarist’s Growing Musicians. 802-655-5800, www.guitarschoolofvermont.com.

Wanted - Old Coins & Money Also buying gold & silver. Ebay: stearnsbuyallsellall. Info: Stearns Buy All Sell All, Ron Stearns, 802349-5152, stearnsbuyallsellall@ yahoo.com.

Antiques/ Collectibles HOME BREWER’S BOTTLES Used stopper-tops (Rieme, Musslitte, Virgil’s, Grolsch, etc). Cleaned, de-labeled. $1/bottle. Leave msg. Info: 802-479-1491.

Appliances/ Tools/Parts Bunn Coffee Maker Commercial Pour-over 2-burner. Excellent working condition. Comes w/ regular & decaf pots. Great for small restaurant or B&B. $60/OBO. Info: 802-863-9234. Cuisinart Panini Griddler Press/indoor grill w/ plates & cup for draining fat. Works great. South Burlington. $50/OBO (less than half original price). Info: 802-343-3395. F.M.I. Gas Logs Beautiful handpainted split-oak 16” logs w/ pilot. Never used, in original box. For natural gas. Paid over $25; $100/OBO. Info: 802-863-9234. Snap On box 3 y.o., top of the line roll off box, model KRL 1001B. This is the extra deep unit, 28x45x54. New $8000; asking $4000. Info: 802-355-2289, kissthebiker@yahoo.com.

Clothing/ Jewelry Wedding Dress Size 16, I believe. Beautiful beading, off the shoulders Worn once, professionally cleaned. $100/OBO. Info: 802-279-0184.

Electronics GET A NEW COMPUTER Brand name laptops & desktops. Bad or no credit - no problem. Smallest weekly payments available. It’s yours now. (AAN CAN) Info: 800-803-8819. Subwoofers: 2 JLW3s Excellent condition in felt wooden box; used <4 months. No trades, local interests only. Will hook up to system before purchasing. $375/ OBO. Info: 802-860-1962.

Free camoflauge w/ bow Men’s L camoflauge head to toe w/ used compound bow. Many accessories. Only TEXT MESSAGES accepted. Info: 802-825-7812. FREE FUTON SOFA Full size, wood & metal frame. Morrisville. Info: Melissa Jordan, 802-888-4364. Is Your House Haunted? If you think your house, apartment or business is haunted, let us check it out for free. Info: Vermont Spirit Detective Agency, Matthew Borden, 802-881-1171, bigbigdeal3@aol.com. Vegetable Oil Have used vegetable oil that can be used for diesel fuel. Come and take it. Have a lot of it! Info: Global Markets, 802-863-9460.

Furniture Hickory Hill Sofa White/beige pattern, 4 years old, purchased from Tempo Home Furnishings. Very good used condition. $350. Info: 802-878-7840, tra548r@ aol.com. maple dining room set Table, 5 chairs, hutch (top & bottom). Excellent condition. Info: 802-985-2015.

Pets Hay For Sale 700 bales of horse hay, $3/bale. You pick up. 30 bales of mulch hay, $1/bale. Rt. 128, Westford. Info: 802-5223826, skulpture@comcast.net, http://www.granitegardens.com. Teacup-size puppies Yorkies, Maltese & chihuauas on sale. Info: Mary Robinson, 518-523-6301.

Sports Equipment Icon Women’s Helmet Mainframe Kitty, Women’s size M, blue & white. Gently used; only as a passenger. Excellent condition! Local interests & cash only, no trades. Info: 802-860-1962.

MUSIC LESSONS Piano, guitar, voice, theory, composition, songwriting. All ages, levels, styles. 20 yrs. exp. Friendly, individualized lessons in So. Burlington. Info: 802-864-7740, eromail13@ gmail.com. Private Music Lessons Eastman School of Music graduate, trumpet, trombone, bari-horn, tuba, piano, composition lessons. See website. “If you are not having fun, you are doing something wrong.” Info: Stuart Carter , 802660-8524, www.octavemode.net.

Free Stuff

Moving/Hauling HAULING Man with a dump truck avail. for hauling junk, garbage, construction debris, green waste, etc. Free estimates. Info: Sean, 802-310-1627.

Drivers w/ late models vehicles possessing entertainment and MC qualities wanted to host shows with exotic dancers. Info: 802-658-1464.

Guitar instruction All styles/ levels. Emphasis on developing strong technique, thorough musicianship, personal style. Paul Asbell (Unknown Blues Band, Kilimanjaro, UVM and Middlebury College Faculty). Info: 802-8627696, www.paulasbell.com.

Solid gold, Dancers Exotic dancers. Adult entertainment for birthday, bachelor, bachelorette, deer camp or anytime good friends get together. #1 for fun. New talent welcome. Info: 802-658-1464.

Full Body Massage for Men By athletic Chinese-American. Spiritual alignment, release tension from body & mind. In/out. Info: 802-233-5037.

Psychic Counseling And channeling w/ Bernice Kelman of Underhill, VT. 30+ yrs. experience. Also: energy healing, chakra balancing, Reiki, rebirthing, other lives, classes & more. Info: Bernice Kelman, 802-899-3542, kelman_b@yahoo.com.

Entertainment/ Tickets

Pro-Form Treadmill Crosswalk. Space-saver, has a built-in personal calorie programmer, adjustable incline & speed, keeps track of time, distance & calories! 1 year old. Info: 845-661-8315.

Bands/ Musicians Keys players wanted For 5piece. Mix of funk, acid jazz, indie, jam. Looking for someone who can add to the music & solo. Info: 802-922-0992. PAIN ARISES Bass player, singer, guitar. Info: Mike, 802-497-0242.

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Studio/ Rehearsal Still Water Studio Want to take your music to the next level? Any genre & style, a relaxed atmosphere, and an engineer who honestly cares about your recording. Info: Still Water Studio, James Kinne, 802-583-3501, stillwaterstudiovt@gmail.com, www. myspace.com/stillwatervermont.

1948 GIBSON ES125 W/ CASE New tuners & bridge, original hardware. Excellent condition. $1750/OBO. Info: 802-863-0247.

Cajun Accordion Hohner Ariette - key of C. Like-new condition. Case + 2 beginner instructional videos & books. $275. Info: 802-872-0485. Mixer/Amplifier Crate PCM8DP 8-in; 2+2 out. 1200W, w/ PRO 15 MTH speakers & stands. 10+ years old. Not used much; works well. $400. Info: Dick Forman, 802352-6679, forman@middlebury. edu. Music items for sale ‘06 Roland VA-3 keyboard, used three times. $750. ‘06 Taftcam 4-track recorder w/ SP-B1 studio microphone, used 6 times. $150. ‘04 Epiphone 6-string guitar w/ heavy case & stand. $300. Sinegal djembe drum w/ stand. $300. Take all items at once for $1250. Info: 802-355-5809. P.A. system 360 watts, power head, 2 speakers (15” + horn), 1 floor monitor (15” + horn), 2 stands. Good for club gigs, practice. $650. Info: 802-877-2084.

Instruction Guitar Instruction Berklee grad. w/25 years teaching experience offers lessons in guitar, music theory and ear training. Individualized, step-by-step approach. All ages/styles/levels. Info: Belford Guitar Studio, Rick Belford, 802-864-7195, rickbelf@ verizon.net, www.rickbelford. com.

Intro to Acting: Cost: $160 /6 1.5-hour classes. Location: Bundy Center for the Arts, Waitsfield. Info: Cafe Noir Productions, Scott Weigand, 802-496-6776, cafenoirproductions@gmail.com. Cafe Noir Productions presents: Intro to Acting. A 6-week course for new and experienced actors, or those looking to improve public speaking. Opportunity to try new things, improve imagination, and have FUN! Instructor Scott Weigand is a professional actor/director with over 10 years of experience. Tuesdays, Oct. 7 - Nov. 11.

acupuncture No More PMS: Oct. 2, 6:30-8 p.m. Location: Optimum Health Acupuncture, Burlington. Info: 802859-8900, www.optimumhealthvt. com. Understand the causes of PMS and find out how acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can make you feel your best each and every month. Free workshop includes 4 gates treatment.

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Baby Grand Piano Nice finish. Good sound. Seller to move. Burlington. $2500. Info: Eric Gorman, 802-310-4518. Prelude Grand Piano Model 152S w/ CD2000 Digital Player. Pristine condition, hardly used. Originally $14,795; asking $9500. Call for details. 658-7400 x 10

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Call to Artists Fall Foliage Photo Contest Visit the VSO blog for more information pertaining to the contest. Winners will have their photo featured on the 2009 tour promotional materials. Good luck! Info: Vermont Symphony Orchestra, ver mont symphonyorchestra @ gmail.com, www.vermontsymphonyorchestra.blogspot.com.

Openings/ Shows FCTC 45th Show “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon,” by Don Zolidis. Comedy 10+. Oct. 9-11, 7:30 p.m.; Oct. 12, 2 p.m. Westford Brick Meeting House, Rt. 128. $10 adults, $8 seniors/children. Info: Fairfax Community Theatre Company, Jennifer Martin, 802879-2867, www.fctcvt.org.

Art Classes at CVUHS Hinesburg: Fall offerings from Oct.Dec. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12. Info: 802482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/access. Beginners Watercolor, Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m., or Novice Plus, 6-8 p.m. Drawing I & II, Mondays. Painting w/ Water Soluble Oils, Mondays, 3:30-5:30 p.m. B & W Darkroom Photo, Thursdays. Calligraphy, Mondays. CULINARY ARTS: One-night classes; Dim Sum Fusion, Korean Fare, Argentinian, Turkish, Indian, Tomato Magic & many more! Art Classes at Davis Studio: Location: Davis Studio, 4 Howard Street, Burlington. Info: Davis Studio, Teresa Davis, 802425-2700, tdavis@gmavt.net, www.DavisStudioVt.com. Check out Davis Studio’s fun fall lineup. Weekly classes begin in early October. Explore our many options for children’s after-school classes, preschool, homeschool, teen, adult and multigenerational art experiences (acrylic painting, drawing techniques, masks, computer animation, sock & glove creatures, write & illustrate a book and much more). Awesome Art Classes -wingspan: Location: wingspan Painting Studio, 4 Howard Street, Burlington. Info: wingspan Painting Studio, Maggie Standley, 802233-7676, www.wingspanpaintingstudio.com. Painting from the Inside Out, Wednesdays, 5:30-8 p.m., 10/8/08 - 11/12/08. $140. Drawing from the Soul, Saturdays, 9-11 a.m., 10/11/08 - 11/14/08. $100. Plein-Air Sketching & Painting Workshop, Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 4 & 5, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. $130.

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body Body & Mind Classes at CVUHS: Fall offerings from Oct.-Dec. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12. Info: 802-4827194, www.cvuhs.org/access. Core Strength, Weight Training – Beginner and Advanced, Tai Chi-2 levels, Yoga, Intro to Yoga, Swing Dance or Ballroom, Tap Dance-3 levels, Guitar-Beginners or Intermediate, West African Dance, Djembe Drumming, Appalachian Style Clogging, Dance Improv, Aromatherapy, Natural Facials, Meditation, JugglingAll Levels, Living Tobacco Free. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors. Senior Discount 65+.

bodywork Cranial Work with Terri Lee: Oct. 25-26, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Cost: $265 /2-day workshop ($245 with $50 deposit paid by Oct. 3). Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, 187 St Paul Street, Burlington. Info: Touchstone Healing Arts, 802658-7715, info@touchstonehealingarts.com, www.touchstonehealingarts.com. Ortho-Bionomy is a gentle, noninvasive bodywork modality that anyone can learn to assist others. Focus is on exploration and observation of movement in the cranial bones. Learn how to work the facial muscles and bones, and the bones and muscles of the cranium, from one of the country’s leading instructors.

childbirth CVMC Birthing Ctr. Open House: First Wed. of every month, 5:30-7 p.m. Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin. Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, 802-371-4613, www.centraltoyourwellbeing.org. It’s mom’s choice: birthing the way you told us you want it! Learn more about our full range of services, meet staff members and tour our new Garden Path Birthing Center. Friends and family welcome. Registration is required. PostNatal Yoga: Cost: $10 / class. Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin. Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, 802-223-9940, www.centraltoyourwellbeing.org. Restore and nourish your whole postpartum body in postnatal yoga! Gentle poses, breathing exercises, restorative postures will help feed your whole self. Also, connect with other postpartum mamas and babes (precrawlers). Come when you are ready. Please call to preregister. Saturdays, 10:45-11:45 a.m. PreNatal Yoga: Saturdays at 9 a.m. Cost: $10 /1-hour class. Location: Central Vermont Medical Center, 130 Fisher Rd., Berlin. Info: Central Vermont Medical Center, Elizabeth Murphy, 802223-9940, www.centraltoyourwellbeing.org. Come and celebrate this sacred time! Gain confidence in your body’s wisdom! Ease back pain, nausea, hip discomfort and prepare your body for pregnancy, birth & beyond. Prenatal yoga instructor Elizabeth Murphy weaves her knowledge as a labor & delivery nurse, yogini and mother of two.

computers Computer Classes at CVUHS: Fall offerings from Oct.-Dec. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/access. MS Word Basics, MS Excel Basics, Excel Up - The Next Steps, Excel Data Analy-

sis, Web Site Design that Works, Dreamweaver: Advanced Web Design Computer Use Tutorial, Keyboarding, iPods and iTunes. Other Classes Include; Window Management, Windows Vista & Office 2007, Thumbdrive Backup Use, Improve your Internet Experience, Moodle Classroom Management.

craft Craft Classes at CVU Hinesburg: Fall offerings from Oct.Dec. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12. Info: 802-4827194, www.cvuhs.org/access. Quilt Making, Woodworking (Beginners & Studio Woodshop), 4 Pottery classes (afternoon or evening), Hand-built Platters/Bowls, Ornaments in Clay, Mosaic Birdbaths, Shaker Oval BoxNesting Set, Beginners Rug Hooking, Beginners or Intermediate Knitting, Beginners Sewing, Rustic Furniture (Adult Chair or Loveseat), Cake Decorating I and II, Fun with Fondant, Backyard Astronomy, Old-Fashioned Soap Making.

creativity EXPRESS YOURSELF!: Oct. 18, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Cost: $45 /workshop. Location: Stowe Library Conference Room, Stowe. Info: Sara, 802-888-3802. A creative workshop. Bring forth your personal creative genius using spontaneous drawing, writing and mapmaking. Led by Sara Waskuch, designer and teacher.

dance Argentine Tango Weekly Classes: Oct. 1-29, 7:15-8:15 p.m., weekly on Wednesdays. Cost: $12 /1-hour class; $55 for 5 classes. Location: North End Studio, 294 No. Winooski Ave., Suite 116B, Burlington. Info: A Queen City Tango Event, Elizabeth Seyler, 215-432-1023, www. queencitytango.org. Learn the dance of passion, improvisation and love. If you can walk, you can tango. Instructor Elizabeth Seyler is doing her doctoral research on tango and welcomes everyone from teens to seniors in her playful class. Wear shoes with hard soles that allow easy pivoting. No partner necessary. Ballroom Dancing: Mondays and Thursdays in Burlington and Sunday in Shelburne. Cost: $50 /4 weeks (per person). Location: The Champlain Club, 20 Crowley Street; Shelburne Town Hall, 5420 Shelburne Road, Burlington and Shelburne. Info: First Step Dance, Kevin Laddison, 802-598-6757, www.FirstStepDance.com. Level I classes for beginners, Level II and above for experienced dancers. We host dances (with lessons) on the second and fourth Friday of each month. No experience is necessary, just an interest in learning to dance. Come alone, or come with friends, but come out and learn to dance! Beginning Ballet Barre: Oct. 4, 10-11 a.m., weekly on Saturdays. Cost: $12 Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Drive, (Hwy 127, just north of Burlington’s New North End), Colchester. Info: Lucille Dyer, 802-863-3369, luc ille @natural bodiespilates. com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. Practice to classical music and develop your artistic sensibilities, rhythmic movement and mind-body coordination. Beginning Ballet is a class for those who wish to enjoy the benefits of ballet movement, or who have always wanted to be able to move in a more graceful way, with more poise and confidence.

Choreography 4 Musical Theater: Oct. 4-11, 1-3 p.m., weekly on Saturday. Cost: $45 Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main Street, Burlington. Info: 802-652-4548, www. flynncenter.org. Learn how to choreograph for productions at the middle school, high school, or community level. Focus is on research, building dance vocabulary, advancing plot and characterization, choreographic notation, musical score, optimizing rehearsal time, organization, and working with directors, accompanists and music directors. Dance Studio Salsalina: Cost: $12 /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 walkin classes, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. Argentinean Tango class and social, Fridays, 7:30 p.m., walk-ins welcome. No dance experience, partner or pre-registration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in any time and prepare for an enjoyable workout! Middle Eastern Belly Dance: Oct. 7 - Nov. 25, 12-1:30 p.m., weekly on Tuesdays. Cost: $88 /8-week series (single 1.5-hour class - $15). Location: Geezum Crow Yoga, 37 Elm St., Montpelier. Info: Sabahdance, Sabah, 802563-2292, sharonastahl@yahoo. com, www.sabahdance.com. Enjoy Middle Eastern belly dance. Have fun and rejuvenate your spirit. Learn the core movements of spinal undulations, powerful shimmies, and snappy hip movements in a supportive and empowering atmosphere. Dance to fantastic music. Exercise can be exquisite. Dance background not necessary; the movements are organic to a woman’s anatomy. Dance/Lindy Hop: Swing Cost: $60 /6 weeks. Location: Champlain Club, 20 Crowley St., Burlington. Info: 802-860-7501, shirley@lindyvermont.com, vermontswings.com. Learn to Swing Dance! Great music, great fun, great exercise, great way to socialize! Take this 6-week basic class for only $60: Tuesdays, 9/30 √¢?? 11/4, 6:30-7:30 p.m. No experience required; no partner needed; includes free Vermont Swings practice session immediately following.

design/build Yestermorrow Design/Build Sch.: Cost: $300 /class; 15% discount for Vermont residents. Location: Yestermorrow Design/ Build School, Route 100, Warren. Info: Yestermorrow Design/Build School, 802-496-5545, erin@yestermorrow.org, www.yestermorrow.org. STAINED GLASS PRIMER, 10/11-10/12: Basic techniques and completion of a stained glass panel to take home. EFFICIENCY BY DESIGN, 11/1-11/2: Explore energyefficient design details and calculate energy savings. GREEN HOME DESIGN, 11/8-11/9: Covering site design, building envelope, energyefficiency, passive and active solar, resource-efficient materials and indoor air quality.

drawing Drawing at BCA!: Starting in Oct. Location: Firehouse Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 802-865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.com. Looking for a great drawing class? Check out the great selection of adult drawing classes that BCA has to offer for beginners or advanced students, in our professional studios right in downtown Burlington! Classes start soon. Register online or call for more info.

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drumming Burlington Taiko Classes: Location: Taiko Space (accross from Outer Space Deli), 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington. Info: Burlington Taiko, 802-999-4255, cl asses @ burlingtont aiko.org, www.burlingtontaiko.com. Beginning classes Tuesdays - Kids, 4:305:20 p.m., $47/6 weeks. Adults 5:30-6:20 p.m., $53/6 weeks. Sessions begin 9/9 & 10/28. Advanced Beginner/Ensemble class meets weekly on Mondays at 5:30-6:50 p.m., $48/6 weeks, beginning 9/8 & 10/27. Gift certificates are available! For a full schedule of classes or more info, go online or email.

education Moodle Classroom Cooperative: Oct. 29 - Dec. 3, 5-6:30 p.m., weekly on Wednesdays. Cost: $250 /5 classes. No class Thanksgiving week. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs. org/access. Moodle your Noodle via an interactive tour of a global classroom. Face-to-face mentoring. Experience online curriculum/lesson management, group collaboration and create plans for upcoming units. Professional development recertification credits available. Instructor: Duncan Wardwell. Senior discount 65+.

empowerment Empowerment Classes at CVUHS: Fall offerings from Oct.Dec. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from exit 12. Info: 802482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/access. American Foreign Policy, Constitution 101, Interior Design, Pennywhistle for Beginners, Lose Weight-Feel Great!, Solar Energy 101, Energy Medicine, Baby Sitting Class by Red Cross, Bridge for Beginners, Backyard Astronomy, Tree Identification, Financial Management, Shamanic Journeying, Low Carbon Diet, Natural Landsdcapes, Voice-Over Workshop, Herbs for Women’s Health. More classes available online.

formulas. Please bring a large towel, bowl and something to tie your hair back. All welcome! Wisdom of the Herbs School: Wild Edible Intensive 2009: Enhancing Local Food Security. Class meets for two termss three Sundays each term, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Spring term: 5/24, 6/14 & 7/12, 2009. Summer Term: 8/9, 9/20 & 10/4, 2009. Tuition $480 both terms or $240 each term. $50 nonrefundable deposit each term. VSAC non-degree grants avail. Wisdom of the Herbs 2009, 8 weekends: May 16-17, June 6-7, June 27-28, July 18-19, Aug. 1516, Sept. 12-13, Oct. 10-11, Nov. 7-8. Tuition $1750. Nonrefundable deposit $250. Discounted tuition for early registration paid in full one month before class begins. VSAC non-degree grants available Location: Wisdom of the Herbs School, South Woodbury. Info: Annie McCleary, Director, 802-456-8122, annie@ w isdomof theherbsschool.com, www.WisdomOf TheHerbsSchool. com. Unique experiential programs embracing the wild plants, holistic health and sustainable living skills, valuable tools for living on the Earth in these changing times. Learn through herb walks and nature adventures, communion with Nature, hands-on wild harvesting and preparation of wild edibles and herbal home remedies, with intention and gratitude.

Mommy Groove: Oct. 13 - Nov. 10, 9-10 a.m., weekly on Mondays. Cost: $50 /5-week class. Location: North End Studio, 294 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-860-9406, sunmermaid@ verizon.net, Mommygroove.com. You can get your groove back! Do your own dance with other prenatal/postnatal moms/caregivers (bring baby groovers in carriers or backpacks). Solo moms welcome, too. Opening exercises and freestyle dancing to world, soul, reggae and more happy beats. Instructor certified in Pre/Postnatal Exercise. Strength, energy, fun music - Mommy Groove!

herbs FABULOUS FACIAL w/Kelley Robie: Oct. 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost: $25 /2-hour hands-on workshop. Location: Purple Shutter Herbs, 7 West Canal Street, Winooski. Info: Purple Shutter Herbs, 802-865-4372, www.purpleshutter.com. This class focuses on the face and how to care for your special skin type. We’ll prepare natural products and indulge in a five-step facial. You’ll go home with four facial products and informational

Job-Specific Spanish Language: Location: Just Spanish 4u, 145 Pine Haven Shores Rd., Shelburne. Info: Just Spanish 4U, 802-735-1353, www.justspanish4u.com. As an official Registered Provider of Command Spanish®, Inc., Just Spanish 4U offers onsite, job-specific Spanish language and cross-cultural training in diverse areas and professions, including, but not limited to: Dentistry, Medical, Nursing, Correctional, Construction, Office Management, Banking, Hospitality and more. No grammar to learn/no prior knowledge of Spanish needed. Language Classes at CVUHS: Fall offerings from Oct.-Dec. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12. Info: 802-482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/access. Italian for Travelers, Beginner French, Conversational Immersion French, French Tutorial for high school/college students – 2x per week, Beginning Spanish – 2 levels, Advanced Spanish Immersion, Beginning Mandarin, Intermediate Mandarin, A Taste of American Sign Language as well as Baby Sign. Excellent instructors, limited class size. Materials included with few exceptions. Senior Discount 65+.

martial arts holistic health MIND/BODY WELLNESS: Tues., Wed., Thurs., Fri., 10-11:15 a.m. & 5:30-6:45 p.m. Cost: $12 /program. Location: Satori Studio, 65 Elm St. (Mathewson Bldg.), Barre. Info: Satori Studio, Rahn Bouffard, 802-498-5555, atman777@ verizon.net, http://satoristudio. net. Unique, cross-disciplined, mind-body group fitness programs combine gentle Chi Kung movements, relaxed Yin Yoga stretching and various forms of meditation. These programs promote natural ease and inner strength by applying ancient techniques for modern times. Held in an intentional space designed to balance and harmonize the body-mind complex.

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Silver Earrings Workshop: Oct. 25, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 1-day workshop. Location: Shelburne Art Center, 64 Harbor Road, Shelburne. Info: Shelburne Art Center, 802985-3648, www.shelburneartcenter.org. Create unique and beautiful sterling silver earrings while learning basic jewelry skills. Students will learn to saw, pierce, form, sand and polish silver sheet metal and wire. Students will design pierced and solid shapes that will be layered together to create depth and movement. Members $80, nonmembers $90, materials $35.

AIKIDO: Adult introductory classes begin Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m. Location: Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine Street, Burlington. Info: 802-951-8900, aikidovt.org. This traditional Japanese martial art emphasizes circular, flowing movements and pinning and throwing techniques. Visitors are always welcome. Gift certificates are available. MARTIAL WAY SELF-DEFENSE CTR: Introductory class. Location: One minute off I-89 at Exit 17, Colchester. Info: 802-893-8893. Day and evening classes for adults. Afternoon and Saturday classes for children. Group and private lessons. Kempo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Arnis and Wing Chun Kung Fu. VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Monday-Friday, 6-9 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Road, Williston. Info: 802-6604072, www.bjjusa.com. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a complete martial-arts system; it enhances balance, flexibility, strength, cardio respiratory fitness and builds personal courage and self-confidence. Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu offers Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense classes, Boxing, Muay-Thai Kickboxing and MMA for all levels. Head instructor is 5-time Brazilian Champion Rio de Janeiro, certified 6th Degree Black Belt under Carlson Gracie. Classes for men, women and children. First class is free.

massage kids Kids Classes at CVU Hinesburg: Fall offerings from Oct.Dec. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12. Info: 802482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/access. Music Seeds for newborn to 2-and 2- to 5-yr.-olds, Music Games for ages 4-8, DJ and Slam Poetry - ages 10+, Parenting the Joy of Reading, Decorating Halloween Cookies - all ages welcome, Thanksgiving Decorated Cookies, Cooking Together 3rd-5th grade w/ adult. Check out more kids classes online!

Advanced Deep Tissue Training: Nov. 1-9, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Cost: $625/2 consecutive weekends. Location: Touchstone Healing Arts, 187 St. Paul Street, Burlington. Info: Touchstone Healing Arts, 802-658-7715, info@touchstonehealingarts.com, www.touchstonehealingarts.com. This 4-day, 32-hour intensive will provide a solid foundation in the principles and techniques of Deep Tissue Massage. You will significantly refine your palpation skills, working deeply and safely into the body’s tissue layers, cultivating an efficient use of energy through proper biomechanics, client positioning and sophisticated hands-on methods.

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meditation LEARN TO MEDITATE: Meditation instruction available Sunday mornings, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. or by appointment. The Shambhala Cafe meets the first Saturday of each month for meditation and discussions, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. An Open House occurs every third Wednesday evening of each month, 7-9 p.m. which includes an intro to the center, a short dharma talk and socializing. Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-658-6795, www.burlingtonshambhalactr.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. The Art of Being Human: 3 Tues. evenings (6:30-9 p.m.) Oct. 7, 14, 21; 1 Sat. (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) Oct. 11. Cost: $85 /4 sessions (students: $45). Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 So. Winooski Ave. (corner of King St.), Burlington. Info: Burlington Shambhala Center, 802-658-6795, w w w.burlingtonshambhal ac tr. org. Shambhala Training Level I. Shambhala warriorship is a path of nonaggression born from the bravery and gentleness of meeting our world without bias or judgment. This path shows how to view the challenges of daily life in our modern society as opportunities for both contemplative practice and social action. Shambhala training includes group and individual instruction in meditation, personal interviews with a meditation instructor, discussion groups and talks by a senior teacher.

movement MOVEMENT WITH MEANING: Oct. 15 - Dec. 3, 5:30-7 p.m., weekly on Wednesday. Cost: $150 Location: Chace Mill, Burlington. Info: Luane, 802-863-9775. Explore body movement as a means of self-expression while you develop awareness of sensation and emotion in the body. Led by Luane Sberna, dance/movement therapist with a Jungian orientation.

nature ROOTS Rendezvous: October 24-26, from 4 p.m. on Fri. to 4 p.m. on Sun. Cost: $50 /weekend includes two dinners and camping, $15 a day. Location: ROOTS School, East Calais. Info: ROOTS School, 802-456-1253, Info@ RootsVT.com, www.RootsVT.com. Join ROOTS in a gathering for all who are interested in learning the skills that connect us to the Earth: Fire; Archery Course; Hide Tanning;

Painting at BCA!: Starting in Oct. Location: Firehouse Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 802-865-7166, burlingtoncityarts. com. Looking for a great painting class? Check out the great selection of adult painting classes that BCA has to offer for beginners or advanced students, in our professional studios right in Downtown Burlington! Classes start soon. Call for more info. or register online.

photography Digital Camera Classes at CVU: Fall offerings from Oct.Dec. Location: CVU High School, 10 min. from Exit 12. Info: 802482-7194, www.cvuhs.org/access. Digital Camera Fundamentals, Enhance Digital Photographs, Create Digital Compositions, Advanced Digital Photography Workshops, Adobe Photoshop Elements – 3 choices of levels, Digital Video Vacation. Senior discount 65+. Fall Photography Classes: Location: The Center for Photographic Studies, 45 State St., #394, Montpelier. Info: The Center for Photographic Studies, 802-479-4127, www.center4photostudies.org. Register now! Classes begin mid-Oct. Creative Movement in Photography; Intro to Black & White Photography; Intro to Digital Workflow for Photographers; Beauty of Portraiture Lighting; Basic Digital Camera Concepts. See website or call for info. Photography at BCA!: Starting in Oct. Location: Firehouse Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 802-865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.com. Looking for a great photography class? Check out the great selection of adult photo classes that BCA has to offer for beginners or advanced students, in our professional studios right in Downtown Burlington! Classes start soon. Call for info or register online.

pilates A unique Pilates Experience: New classes: Mixed Level Mat, 9 a.m., weekly on Mondays. Cardio Moves – A cardio dance and Pilates fusion class, 10 a.m., weekly on Mondays. Classes start 10/6. Location: The Pilates Den, Williston. Info: 802-318-6378, www. pilatesden.com. Discover Pilates with Polestar- certified instructor Shannon Lashua. Years of experience combined with creativity promises fun, informative, stressrelieving sessions in a supportive environment. Private sessions and semi-private sessions are offered on the equipment, as well as small group mat classes, all in the comfort of a sun-filled home studio. ABSOLUTE PILATES: Affordable, invigorating group mat classes and 1-on-1 sessions that rock your body, not your wallet. Location: Espire, 12 Gregory Drive, Suite 1, South Burlington. Info: 802-3102614, www.absolutepilatesvt. com. Tone, stretch and strengthen with certified classical Pilates & Polestar Pilates instructor Lynne

Martens. Sculpt a great new body in fun group mat classes or private lessons on reformer, Wunda chair and tower unit in an attractive, welcoming locale. In the works: floor mat to standing movement to challenge stamina, coordination and balance. Visit our website for pricing, class times and specials. Natural Bodies Pilates: Join Pilates Mat and Reformer, Ballet Conditioning, or Integrative Movement classes – or combine all three in our Beginning Studio classes. Private sessions, class cards and per-class rates available. Free group introductions, and special rates on private introductions by appointment. Call today! Location: Natural Bodies Pilates, 49 Heineberg Dr. (Hwy 127, just north of the Burlington Beltline), Colchester. Info: Lucille Dyer, 802-863-3369, lucille@naturalbodiespilates.com, NaturalBodiesPilates.com. Relieve stress and improve your health while shaping your whole body. Receive expert instruction in a supportive environment and enjoy the use of a professionally equipped studio. Benefit from Lucille Dyer’s 20 years’ teaching experience to develop your awareness, strength and ease of movement. Classes are personalized, enlivening and fun! Pilates Space: A division of ALL Wellness, LLC. Many package/pricing options to suit your budget. Please call for pricing details. Location: Pilates Space, 208 Flynn Ave. (across from the antique shops, near Oakledge Park), Burlington. Info: 802-8639900, www.pilatesspace.net. We invite all bodies, all ages and all abilities to experience our welcoming atmosphere, skillful, caring instructors and light-filled studio. We offer Pilates privates, semi privates and group classes; physical therapy; holistic health counseling, craniosacral therapy and Anusarainspired yoga. Free intro to Pilates 1st and 3rd Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. Please call to reserve your space in the free intro.

pottery Clay on Wheel & Handbuilding: Oct. 11 - Nov. 15, 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., weekly on Saturday. 6-week class. Location: Shelburne Art Center, 64 Harbor Road, Shelburne. Info: Shelburne Art Center, 802-985-3648, www.shelburneartcenter.org. This class introduces students to both wheel-throwing and hand-building techniques, allowing students to explore their personal interests in clay. Students will become familiar with the complete clay process from wheel to kiln. Teens ages 14 and up are welcome to register. Members $125, nonmembers $140, materials & firing $60. Pottery at BCA!: Starting in Oct. Location: Print & Clay Studio, 250 Main St., Burlington. Info: 802-865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.com. Looking for a great pottery class? Check out the great selection of adult clay classes that BCA has to offer for beginners or advanced students, in our professional studios right in Downtown Burlington! Classes start soon. Call for more info or register online.

psychology INTRODUCTION TO JUNG: Oct. 728, 7-9 p.m., weekly on Tuesday. Cost: $60. Location: 55 Clover Lane, Waterbury. Info: Sue, 802244-7909. Get a basic overview of Jung, his thought & legacy, along with hands-on work; learn your type, your unique set of activated archetypes and more. Led by Dr. Sue Mehrtens, teacher and author.

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Shen Gong Qi Gong: Cost: $220 /weekend workshop. Location: Elements of Healing, 62 Pearl St., Essex Junction. Info: Elements of Healing, Scott Moylan, 802-2888160, elementsofhealing@verizon.net, www.elementsofhealing. net. The Shen Gong Qi Gong set is part of the internal system of healing. These exercises strengthen the circulation of energy through the organs and increase health and sensory perception. Their primary purpose is self-healing. Taught by Master Lew, a Taoist priest with over 60 years’ experience in the traditional Taoist arts.

Int’l Cult. Exchange & Service: Community-minded adventurers and learners wanted: Travel with a small group on a one-time service-learning and cultural exchange expedition with LiveLearning, a Burlington based nonprofit. Immerse yourself in two different, welcoming aspects of Dominican culture: We’ll work and learn first with students at an organic farm-school in a gorgeous mountain setting near the Haitian border, then with children, their families and teachers in a working-class coastal city. At your option, stay in hosts’ homes or in clean and comfortable lodges. Appropriate for all ages and abilities. November 13 - 23, 2008. Location: Northwest Region, Dominican Republic. Info: www.livelearning.org. The LiveLearning Program runs small-scale community-development projects and educational programs in Latin America. We develop long-term partnerships and help communities achieve their goals.

reiki Reiki Class Level I: Oct. 12, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Cost: $150 /6hour class. Location: VCEM, Shelburne. Info: Vt. Center for Energy Medicine, Cindy Fulton, Master’s degree, NCTMB, 802-985-9580, cindy@energymedicinevt.com, w w w.e n e r g y m e d ic in e v t .c om. Learn this ancient healing art that facilitates health on all levels: body, mind and spirit. Many also find Reiki to be a powerful tool for personal growth and transformation. In this class you will be attuned to Reiki and trained to use Reiki on your self and others.

support groups Divorce Care Classes: This 13week course begin Sept. 24, 2008. Registration is at 6 p.m. and class beings at 6:30 p.m. Location: Community Center, Essex Alliance Church, Essex. If you are single as a result of death, divorce or separation, this ministry can help you deal with the hurts, struggles and newness of being single again. For more information, call Sandy Brisson at 802-425-7053 or Elly at 802-878-8213 to register for the class. Cost is $25 to cover the materials. Sponsored by Essex Alliance Church.

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 Street, Burlington. Info: 802864-7902, 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.

theater Storytelling in Motion: Oct. 18-19, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cost: $65. Location: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, 153 Main Street, Burlington. Info: 802-652-4548, www.flynncenter.org. Embark on a journey of personal expression and discovery. Weaving movement with individual storytelling, you’ll articulate your own stories in voice and body, opening up a route to creative physical expression. An interesting way to explore theater, dance, creativity and personal history!

visual arts Visual Arts at BCA!: Starting in Oct. Location: Firehouse Center, 135 Church St., Burlington. Info: 802-865-7166, burlingtoncityarts.com. Looking for a great drawing, painting or printmaking class? How about jewelry or flower design? Check out the great selection of adult classes that BCA has to offer for beginners or advanced students, in our professional studios right in Downtown Burlington! Classes start soon. Call for more info or register online.

well-being NUTRITION WISDOM: Nov. 1 Dec. 6, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., weekly on Saturday. Location: Rooted Wisdom Wellness Shop & School, 399 Center Rd. (1.85 mi. up from Exit 9 of I-89), Middlesex. Info: 802-229-6910. This course will give you a strong foundation in basics of healthy eating and nutritional therapy. We will share vital information, delicious foods and good cheer. Call or email for shop hours and directions.

899-3772, sarah@womenwritingvt.com, www.womenwritingvt. com. Celebrate poetry’s wisdom to help us live more consciously! Read, respond, reflect; share and genre; explore themes of intentionality, community, giving voice. Workshop incorporates WWfaC practices; no previous experience necessary. Men and women. Saturdays, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., 10/25, 11/22, 12/13. REGISTER NOW.

yoga BRISTOL YOGA AND AYURVEDA: Daily Ashtanga yoga classes for all levels. Special monthly workshops on yoga, Ayurveda, diet and nutrition, breathing and meditation. Private sessions for yoga or Ayurvedic consultations available by appointment. Cost: $14 /dropin, $110/10 classes or $100/ monthly pass. Location: Old High School, Bristol. Info: 802-4825547, www.bristolyoga.com. This classical form of yoga incorporates balance, strength and flexibility to steady the mind, strengthen the body and free the soul. Bristol Yoga is directed by Christine Hoar, who was blessed and authorized to teach by Sri K Pattabhi Jois of Mysore India, holder of the Ashtanga lineage. BURLINGTON YOGA: Flow classes (all levels), Tuesdays & Fridays, 5:45-7:15 p.m. ($14) Private lessons by appointment. Location: Memorial Auditorium Loft, 250 Main Street, Burlington. Info: 802-658-9642, www.burlingtonyoga.com. “The yogi whose mind is ever under his control, always striving to unite with the Self, attains the peace of Nirvana - the Supreme Peace that rests in me.” Bhagavad Gita VI ‘15 Krishna to Arjuna. COPPER CRANE YOGA: Anusara Yoga workshop with Todd Norian, September 19-20, 2008. See website for details. Cost: $14 /dropin, $60/5-class card, $110/10class card, $200/20-class card. Location: Copper Crane Yoga, 179 Main St., Vergennes. Info: 802-877-3663, coppercraneyoga. com. Individual, group and custom yoga classes. Thai Yoga Bodywork and Zero Balancing sessions by appointment. Copper Crane provides wise and compassionate teaching to strengthen the body, uplift the heart and calm the mind. Be yourself here. Copper Crane is directed by Carolyn Conner, RYT, Advanced Certified Thai Yoga Bodywork practitioner.

wood Ladderback Chairmaking: Oct. 13-18, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Cost: $670/6-day class. Location: Shelburne Art Center (class will be held at Shelburne Farms), 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne. Info: Shelburne Art Center, 802-9853648, www.shelburneartcenter. org. Working at Shelburne Farms, students will make a two-slat ladderback chair from a Shelburne Farms oak log using centuries-old tools and techniques. With a drawing knife and shaving horse, students will shape fresh green wood and steam-bend posts and slats. Mortise-and-tenon joints will be kiln-dried.

writing Living and Leading Like a Poet: Oct. 25, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Every 2 months on the fourth Saturday. Cost: $65/per 4-hour session; or $165 for all three. Location: Howard Space Center, 12 Howard Street, Burlington. Info: Women Writing for (a) Change – Vermont, Sarah Bartlett, 802-

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HUD Office of Fair Housing, 10 Causeway St., Boston, MA 02222-1092 (617) 565-5309. OR Vermont Human Rights Commission, 135 State St., Drawer 33, Montpelier, VT 05633-6301. 800416-2010 Fax: 802-828-2480

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8sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Show and tell. View and post up to 6 photos per ad online. EVOLUTION YOGA: Mondays, 5:45 p.m. Class is sliding scale, $4-10. $5 Friday classes at 4:30 p.m. Cost: $13 /drop-in, $120/10class card for 1.5 hr. classes. $11/ drop-in, $100/10-class card for 1-hr. classes. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn Street, Burlington. Check out our added location at Eastern View, 185 Tilley Drive, South Burlington. Info: 802864-9642, www.evolutionvt.com. Vinyasa, Anusara-Inspired, Kripalu and Iyengar classes for all levels, plus babies and kids yoga. Prepare for birth and strengthen post-partum with pre/post-natal yoga. Fall schedule begins Sept. 8. Reducedprice community classes offered 3 times a week. YOGA VERMONT: Daily drop-in classes, plenty of choices, open to all levels. Cost: $14 /drop-in, $110/10 classes, $120/month pass. Location: Chace Mill on Winooski River, and downtown at 113 Church St. (top floor of the Leunig’s building), Burlington. Info: 802-660-9718, www. yogavermont.com. Yoga for SixWeek Intro to Pranayama, Six-Week Intro to Kripalu, Six-Week Intro to Ashtanga, Monthly Restorative, Adaptive Yoga, Instructor Training and more listed on website. Gift certificates available. For the latest, check out our blog http://yogavermont.typepad.com.

Individuals who require special arrangements to participate are encouraged to contact the Department at least 72 hours in advance. For information call 865-7188 (865-7142 TTY). COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE Misc. Amendments & Corrections #ZA-08-03 That the Comprehensive Development Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Sec. 4.2.2, Sec. 4.3.1, Sec. 4.4.1, Sec. 4.4.4, Sec. 4.4.6, Sec. 4.4.7, Sec. 4.5.4, Sec 8.1.12, Article 13 – Definitions, and Appendix A - Use Table thereof as set forth in the document attached hereto. Rules suspended and placed in all stages of passage: 09/22/08 Published date: 10/01/08 Efffective date: 10/22/08 *Material underlined added. **Material stricken out deleted COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE UVM Trinity Core Campus Overlay #ZA-08-02 That the Comprehensive Development Ordinance of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington be and hereby is amended by amending Sections 4.5.2 and Article 13 thereof as set forth in the document attached hereto. Rules suspended and placed in all stages of passage: 09/22/08 Published date: 10/01/08 Efffective date: 10/22/08 *Material underlined added. **Material stricken out deleted

BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD Public Hearing Notice – October 21, 2008 The Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. in Contois Auditorium, City Hall to consider the following applications: 1. 08-545CA/MA; 251 South Willard St. (RL/I, Ward 6) Champlain College Renovation and addition to Perry Hall (Cannon Property) Plans may be viewed in the Planning and Zoning office, (City Hall, First Floor, 149 Church Street, Burlington), between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

PUBLIC HEARING SOUTH BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD The South Burlington Development Review Board will hold a public hearing at the South Burlington City Hall Conference Room, 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, Vermont on October 21, 2008 at 7:30 P.M. to consider the following: 1. Final plat application #SD-0849 of Marie Dubois to subdivide a 4.59 acre parcel into two lots of 4.11 acres and 0.48 acres and add the 0.48 acre parcel to the adjoining 5.30 acre parcel to create a 5.78 acre parcel, 1405 Hinesburg Road.

2. Final plat application #SD08-50 of William E. Dailey III to amend a previously approved five (5) lot subdivision. The amendment consists of: 1) eliminating a row of cedar trees along the wetland buffer, and 2) reducing the amount of required landscaping bond, 1500 Dorset Street. John Dinklage, Chairman South Burlington Development Review Board A copy of the application is available for public inspection at the South Burlington City Hall. October 1, 2008 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance PROPOSED ZA-09-02 & ZA-09-03 re: Mental Health Crisis Center & Urban Reserve Temporary Uses Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. §4441 and §4444, notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Burlington Planning Commission to hear comments on the following proposed amendments to the City of Burlington’s Comprehensive Development Ordinance. The public hearing will take place on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 beginning at 7:00pm in the first floor Conference Room #12 of Burlington City Hall, 149 Church Street in Burlington, VT. Pursuant to the requirements of 24 V.S.A. § 4444(b): (1) The purpose of the proposed amendments is to revise the City’s zoning regulations to: a) add “Mental Health Crisis Center” as a conditional use in a portion of the Residential-Medium Density district located at the northwest corner of Pine Street and Flynn Avenue (Article 13 & Section 5.4.11) b) allow for temporary uses in the Urban Reserve District for the staging of off-site construction projects, the seasonal storage of snow and site improvements for environmental remediation and mitigation (Section 4.4.7) (2) The proposed amendments in their entirety affect the City of Burlington as a whole. (3) The proposed amendments affect the following sections of the Comprehensive Development Ordinance: see reference in #1 above.

David White, AICP, Director of Planning and Zoning

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The full text of the Burlington Comprehensive Development Ordinance and the proposed amendments are available for review at the Department of Planning and Zoning, City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or on the department’s website at www.ci.burlington.vt.us/planning. STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0595-07 CnC US Bank National Association, as Trustee JPMORGAN INVESTMENT BANK (JPMMAC) SECURITIZATION, Plaintiff v. Boudee Luangrath, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Fieldstone Mortgage Company And Occupants residing at 36 St. Louis Street, Burlington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Fieldstone Mortgage Company to Boudee Luangrath dated March 22, 2005 and recorded in Volume 909, Page 434 of the Land Records of the Town of Burlington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 3:00 P.M. on October 7, 2008, at 36 St. Louis Street, Burlington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: A lot of land with dwelling house thereon situated on the easterly side of St. Louis Street, the dwelling house being known and designated as Number 36 St. Louis Street having a frontage of 45 feet and a depth of 122 feet. Said lot comprises the whole of Lot Number 45 as laid down on a Plan of W.G. Shaw, of record in Volume 22, Page 107 of the Burlington Land Records. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Burlington. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. US Bank National Association, as Trustee By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq.

Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0946-07 CnC Aurora Loan Services, LLC, Plaintiff v. Jessica T. Lacey, Dean R. Lacey, Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB And Occupants residing at 7052 Main Road, Huntington, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB to Jessica T. Lacey dated November 14, 2005 and recorded in Volume 88, Page 626 of the Land Records of the Town of Huntington, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 11:45 A.M. on October 20, 2008, at 7052 Main Road, Huntington, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage:

All that certain parcel of land in City of Winooski, Chittenden County, State of VT, as more fully described in Book 134 Page 305 ID# N0113, being known and designated as a metes and bounds property. Being the same property conveyed by Deed from the Estate of Yvette Niquette, Donald A. Niquette Executor of Estate to Donald A. Niquette and Gerald H. Niquette, Dated 10/09.2002 Recorded on 10/11/2002 in Book 133 Page 361. Being the same property conveyed by fee simple Quitclaim Deed from Gerald H. Niquette to Donald A. Niquette, Dated 11/01/2002 Recorded on 11/04/2002 in Book 134, Page 305 in Chittenden County Records, State of VT. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Winooski. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000.

To Wit: Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Dean R. Lacey and Jessica T. Lacey by Executrix’s Deed of Rosemary King, Executrix of the Goods, Chattels and Estate of Herbert V. Sheldrake dated November 14, 2005 and recorded in Vol. ___ at Pages _____ of the Town of Huntington Land Records.

Citifinancial, Inc.

Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Huntington.

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff v. Darcy A. Preston, Alan Murray, Jr., Catherine Benoit And Occupants residing at 85 Thompson Road, Richmond, Vermont, Defendants

Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000.

NOTICE OF SALE

Aurora Loan Services, LLC By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1175-07 CnC Citifinancial, Inc., Plaintiff v. Donald A. Niquette And Occupants residing at 113 North Street, Winooski, Vermont, Defendants NOTICE OF SALE By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by Citifinancial, Inc. to Donald A. Niquette dated July 10, 2006 and recorded in Volume 175, Page 143 of the Land Records of the Town of Winooski, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 10:00 A.M. on October 15, 2008, at 113 North Street, Winooski, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit:

By: Joshua B. Lobe, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403 STATE OF VERMONT CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S1294-07 CnC

By virtue and in execution of the Power of Sale contained in a certain mortgage given by CTX Mortgage Company, LLC to Darcy A. Preston dated November 1, 2006 and recorded in Volume 175, Page 535 of the Land Records of the Town of Richmond, of which mortgage the undersigned is the present holder, for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purposes of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 9:00 A.M. on October 15, 2008, at 85 Thompson Road, Richmond, Vermont all and singular the premises described in said mortgage: To Wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Darcy Preston and Alan Murray, Jr., by quitclaim deed of Darcy Preston, of even date herewith and recorded in the land records of the Town of Richmond. Terms of Sale: $10,000.00 to be paid in cash by purchaser at the time of sale, with the balance due at closing. Proof of financing for the balance of the purchase to be provided at the time of sale. The sale is subject to taxes due and owing to the Town of Richmond. Other terms to be announced at the sale or inquire at Lobe & Fortin, 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, 802 660-9000. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. By: Corey J. Fortin, Esq. Lobe & Fortin, PLC 30 Kimball Ave., Ste. 306 South Burlington, VT 05403

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Plaintiff’s action is a Complaint in Foreclosure which alleges that you have breached the terms of a Promissory Note and Mortgage Deed dated December 6, 2005. Plaintiff’s action may effect your interest in the property described in the Land Records of the Town of Milton at Volume 325, Page 145. The Complaint also seeks relief on the Promissory Note executed by you. A copy of the Complaint is on file and may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court for the County of Chittenden, State of Vermont.

Aurora Loan Services, LLC, Plaintiff v. Tammy L. McFarland, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Merrimack Mortgage Company, Inc. and Occupants residing at 151 Ritchie Avenue, Milton, Vermont, Defendants

It appearing from Affidavit duly filed in the above entitled action that service cannot be made with due diligence by any of the methods prescribed in V.R.C.P. 4(d) through (f) inclusive, it is hereby ORDERED that service of the above process shall be made upon defendant, Tammy L. McFarland, by publication pursuant to V.R.C.P. 4(g). This Order shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks on 10/1/08 and 10/8/08 in the Seven Days. A copy of this Order shall be mailed to defendants at their address if their address is known.

SUMMONS & ORDER FOR PUBLICATION

Dated at Burlington, Vermont this 17th day of September, 2008.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: Tammy L. McFarland

Hon. Dennis Pearson Presiding Judge Chittenden Superior Court

CHITTENDEN COUNTY, SS. CHITTENDEN SUPERIOR COURT DOCKET NO. S0687-08 CnC

You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon Joshua B. Lobe, Esq., plaintiff’s attorney, whose address is 30 Kimball Avenue, Suite 306, South Burlington, VT 05403, an Answer to plaintiff’s Complaint in the above entitled action within forty-one (41) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, which is October 1, 2008. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Your Answer must also be filed with the Court. Unless otherwise provided in Rule 13(a). Your Answer must state as a Counterclaim any related claim which you may have against the plaintiff, or you will thereafter be barred from making such claim in any other action. YOUR ANSWER MUST STATE SUCH A COUNTERCLAIM WHETHER OR NOT THE RELIEF DEMANDED IN THE COMPLAINT IS FOR DAMAGE COVERED BY A LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY UNDER WHICH THE INSURER HAS THE RIGHT OR OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT THE DEFENSE. If you believe that the plaintiff is not entitled to all or part of the claim set forth in the Complaint, or if you believe that you have a Counterclaim against the plaintiff, you may wish to consult an attorney. If you feel that you cannot afford to pay an attorney’s fee, you may ask the clerk of the Court for information about places where you may seek legal assistance.

THE TOWN OF CHARLOTTE, VERMONT NOTICE OF DISCONTINUANCE PROCEEDINGS Notice is hereby given pursuant to 27 V.S.A. §709, §771, and §775 that the Selectboard of the Town of Charlotte, on is own motion, will reopen a hearing on the Discontinuance of a portion of Town Highway #38 known as “Baldwin Road.” The portion of said road to be considered for discontinuance is more particularly described as: The Class IV section of Town Highway #38 which extends a distance of 0.17 miles, more or less, south from the home of Dale and Lucille Garvey to the Monkton town line. The portion of said road to be discontinued is shown on the Town of Charlotte’s official highway map as an impassable or untraveled corridor. The Selectboard will conduct the reopened public hearing on November 3, 2008 at 7:00 o’clock p.m. at the Charlotte Town Offices. DATED at Charlotte, this 23rd day of September, 2008. TOWN OF CHARLOTTE SELECTBOARD /s/ Charlotte Selectboard

DON’T SEE A SUPPORT group here that meets your needs? Call Vermont 2-1-1, a program of United Way of Vermont. Within Vermont, dial 2-1-1 or 866-652-4636 (tollfree) or from outside of Vermont, 802-652-4636. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. THE ADDISON COUNTY CHAPTER OF THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS (TCF), a nonprofit selfhelp bereavement support group for families that have experienced the death of a child will hold its regular meeting this Monday, October 6, at 7 p.m. at the Hospice Services Office located at the Marble Works (first building on the left as you enter across from the Addison Independent) in Middlebury. Bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents are encouraged to attend to meet others who have gone through a similar experience and for support. For more information, contact chapter leaders, Nancy Merolle at 388-6837, or Claire Groleau at 388-9603. CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME SUPPORT GROUP: 1-3 p.m., every third Thursday. Please call or visit website for location information. 1-800-296-1445 voicemail, www. monkeyswithswings.com/vtcfids. html. WOMEN’S RAPE CRISES CENTER Will be starting a free, 10 week support group at the beginning of October for adult female survivors of sexual assault. If interested, please call 864-0555 ext. 19 MEN ALIVE RETREAT 9/26-9/28 Welcomes men to build a community of caring, respect and acceptance. We create opportunities for growth & exploration through ritual, groups, drumming, and sweat lodge. Sky Meadow Retreat. RSVP-? s. Carl carl@neuroconnections.com , 343-5128. menalivevt.org, LIVING SINGLE SUPPORT GROUP This course is a follow-up to the Divorce Recovery course that is offered at Essex Alliance Church. If you’ve been through the Divorce Care Class, you have an opportunity to continue to grow, heal, rebuild and start again. Classes start September 24 at 6:30 p.m. Call Sue Farris for more information at 802734-0695. SUICIDE SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP For those who have lost a friend or loved one through suicide. Location: Maple Leaf Clinic, 167 North Main Street, Wallingford, VT 802-446-3577 September 23, 2008 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. and the third Tuesday of each month.

SELF HELP STRATEGIES SUPPORT GROUP Held at 50 Willard Stret, West View House. Held in day for only Howard Center, Westview House clients. GLAFF Gay and lesbian adoptive and foster families. GLAFF provides support, education, resources and strategies to help maintain and strengthen gay and lesbian foster and adoptive families in northwestern VT. Open to all GLBTQ foster and adoptive parents and their children. Food, childcare provided. The group meets on the 1st Thursday of each month. Call Mike at 655-6688 to get more information and to register. CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS MEETING: A group of men and women whose common purpose is recovery from co-dependence and development of healthy relationships. Weekly on Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Turningpoint Center in the Marble Works, Middlebury. Info: 802-2473940, www.coda.org. INSULIN PUMP SUPPORT GROUP Starting Wednesday, June 18 at the Vermont Regional Diabetes Center 6:30-8 p.m. Subjects covered will be maximizing the use of your insulin pump, tips, safety issues, travel, sensors and downloading info to your home computer. A pump company clinical trainer and Certified Diabetes Educators will be present to answer questions. All pump wearers and their family and friends are invited. Refreshments will be served and participants will receive either a free One Touch Ultra Link or Free Style Lite glucometer. For questions and directions please call The Vermont Regional Diabetes Center at 802-847-1014. MS SUPPORT GROUP A support group for people with multiple sclerosis and their caregivers. Sponsored by the Vermont Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Join others who have MS to discuss concerns, ask questions, share information and get support. Meets the first and third Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30 p.m. in Williston. For more information contact Michele at 862-4085 and leave a message POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Champlain Valley (NAMI: CV) is offering a free PTSD Support Group for Women on Thursdays from 12:30-2:00 p.m. The group focuses on both support and education about PTSD. Meetings are held at the NAMI office at 14 Healey Avenue, Suite D, Plattsburgh. For more information or to register, call NAMI: CV at 561-2685. ARE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE BATTLING MULTIPLE MYELOMA? Support meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month from 5-6:30 p.m. at Hope Lodge on East Avenue, Burlington. For more information call Kay Cromie at 6559136 or email kgcromey@aol.com.

SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOVED ONES WITH TERMINAL ILLNESS Group forming for family members and loved ones of people with terminal illness. The group will have a spiritual base. We will offer each other support by listening as well as share creative ways to explore feelings of grief and loss through writing, prayer, etc. Please contact Holly, hollyh@pshift.com. (OA) OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS Tues., Thurs. & Sun., 6-7 p.m. in Barre. Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 39 Washington St., Barre, VT (Parking in back of church/please use back entrance). Meetings are FREE and anonymous. For more info please call 802-8632655. RIGHTS FOR CAREGIVERS support group – If you are a part-time caregiver for elders for an agency in Chittenden County, we need you to help everyone obtain better wages and more respect for the work we do. Contact Zoe at 802-861-6000 or zoe1944@yahoo.com. AL-ANON Family group 12-step. Thursdays, 12:20-1:20 p.m. Call AWARE at 802-472-6463 for information and to register. Free of charge. 88 High Street, Hardwick, VT. “WOMEN CHANGING” An educational support group on changing unhealthy patterns for survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. Tuesdays, 6-7:15 p.m. Ongoing. Join us anytime! Child care reimbursable. Ask about Survivors of Incest Anonymous and Overeaters Anonymous. Call AWARE at 802472-6463 for information and to register. Free of charge. 88 High Street, Hardwick, VT. CIRCLE OF PARENTS support group meeting in Rutland Monday evenings. Snacks and childcare provided. Meeting is free and confidential. For more info. call Heather at 802-498-0608 or 1-800-children. Meetings weekly in Winooski. For more info. call Tana at 802-8934878 or 1-800-children. Meetings Tuesday evenings in Barre. For more info. call Cindy at 802-2295724 or 1-800-children. BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT: Montpelier daytime support group meets first and third Thursday of the month at the Unitarian Church “ramp entrance” from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Montpelier evening support group meets the first Tuesday of each month at Vermont Protection and Advocacy, 141 Main St. suite 7 in conference room #2 from 6-8 p.m. Burlington evening support group meets the first Wednesday of each month at the Comfort Inn and Suites, corner of Williston Rd. and Dorset St. from 6-8 p.m. Middlebury support group on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Patricia Hannaford Career Center. Call our helpline at 1-877856-1772.

FORMING A NEW GROUP focused on recovery/management of addictions, compulsions, and their resulting imbalances on our lives. Alternative or supplement to traditional 12-step programs. Are you having trouble moderating alcohol? Work? Sex? Television? Food? Drugs? Computer games? Requires a commitment to improving your health and the ability to maintain a non-judgmental atmosphere. Let’s discover how our struggles relate and help each other work on strategies to find balance. Contact Michelle at 802-399-6575 or recoveryourbalance@gmail.com. LAKE CHAMPLAIN MEN’S RESOURCE CENTER MEN’S DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome weekly group w/cofacilitators. Open discussion format. Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, personal growth, healing. Confidential, nonjudgmental. Open to all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. Joseph’s House, 113 Elmwood Ave. Every Thursday, 7-9 p.m. More info: call Chris 434-4830. CHITTENDEN COUNTY PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP will meet every second Tues, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. at Fanny Allen Hospital, lower level in the Board Room. ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS with debt? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Annonymous. Mondays, 7-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church, North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Contact Valerie at 760-9203. HIV SUPPORT GROUP This is a facilitated HIV/AIDS support group that aims to foster a greater sense of community, self acceptance and personal growth. We are a group of survivors and with all of our experience, will help you understand and enjoy what living positive has to offer. Friday @ 7 p.m. in the white building behind the Universal Unitarian Church. For more info call Alton @ 310-6094. MEN’S DROP-IN SUPPORT GROUP All men welcome. 18 years of age and older. Open discussion format. Varied topics including: relationships, work, parenting, transitions, health, personal growth, grieving, healing, etc. Emotionally safe and confidential. Nonjudgmental, nonviolent. Groups led by trained cofacilitators. Open to all ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations. Joseph’s House, 113 Elmwood Ave. Corner of Elmwood Ave. and Allen St. Entrance on Allen St. Burlington, Vt. Every Thursday, 7-9 PM. Please be prompt. Suggested donation $5 - but none will be turned away for lack of donation. For info call: 434-8180. Visit us at lcmrc. org. LYME DISEASE Are you interested in forming a group? Please call Susan at 899-2713. CENTRAL VERMONT SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS COPING WITH BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES Will meet at the Easter Seals office in Berlin the first Wednesday of each month from 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. New Members Welcome. Facilitated by Kristi Lenart, BA. For more information, call Kristi at 802-223-4744.

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MEN’S GROUP FORMING: Based on the work of David Deida, Core Energetics, and other awareness practices. The intention of the group is to serve members into being the most extraordinary men that they can be. It is for men who are who are dying to penetrate every bit of the world with their courage, their presence, their unbridled passion and relentless love, and their deepest burning, bubbling, brilliant desire. The group will function as a means for men to support each other and serve the greater good. We will be working with spiritual practices, the mind and body, and taking on our lives with the utmost integrity, impeccability and openness. The group is not a new age group, nor is it a group dedicated to therapy. Info, email zach@ handelgroup.com or call 917-8871276. SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE (SOS): Open to anyone who has lost a loved one, friend, relative, neighbor, co-worker to suicide. The group provides a safe place where survivors can share their experiences and support each other. The Burlington support group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, 6-7:30 p.m. at the The Comfort Inn & Suites, 5 Dorset St., South Burlington, VT. This is not a therapy group; this is a support group. There is no fee. Please contact Linda Livendale, 802-479-9450, ljlivendale@yahoo.com. DEBTORS ANON: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with money and debt? We can help. Tuesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Redstone Campus First Presbyterian Church, South Prospect St. Sat. 10-11:30 a.m. Contact Brenda, 802-4970522 or Cameron, 802-363-3747. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: A group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to be a member. The only requirement is a desire to stop using. For meeting info, call 802862-4516 or visit www.cvana.org. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter Meeting. Bethany Church, 115 Main Street, Montpelier. Wednesdays, 5:15-6:15 p.m. For info call Linda at 476-8345. BEREAVED PARENT SUPPORT GROUP: Every first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Enosburg Falls, 10 Market Place, Main St. Parents, grandparents and adult siblings are welcomed. The hope is to begin a Compassionate Friends Chapter in the area. Info, please call Priscilla at 933-7749. CONCERNED UNITED BIRTHPARENTS: A group offering support if you have lost a child to adoption or are in reunion or have yet to begin your search. 802-849-2244.

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EATING DISORDERS PARENTAL SUPPORT GROUP for parents of children with or at risk of anorexia or bulimia. Meetings 7-9 p.m., third Wednesday of each month at the Covenant Community Church, Rt. 15, Essex Center. We focus on being a resource and providing reference points for old and new ED parents. More information, call Peter at 802-899-2554. HEPATITIS C SUPPORT GROUP: Second Wednesday of the month from 6-7:30. Community Health Center, second floor, 617 Riverside Ave., Burlington 802-355-8936. AUTISM SUPPORT DAILY: Free support group for parents of children with autism. 600 Blair Park Road, Suite 240, Williston. 1st Monday of each month, 7-9 p.m. Call Lynn, 802-660-7240, or visit us at http://www.AutismSupportDaily. com for more info. OCD SUPPORT GROUP/THERAPY GROUP: Come share your experience, get support from those who have been there, learn about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how to reduce its symptoms. Therapist facilitated. Weekly meetings, 802-343-8114. AUTISM: Free support group for parents and caregivers of children with ASD. Montpelier, 2nd Sunday of the month, 3-5 p.m. at the Family Center. Call Jessica, 249-7961 for childcare inquires. More info, www.aaware.org. ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE and Dementia support group. Held the last Tuesday of every month at Birchwood Terrace, Burlington. Info, contact Stefanie Catella, 863-6384. FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP: If someone in your family or one of your friends is in an abusive relationship, this new support group is designed especially for you. Info, call Women Helping Battered Women 658-1996. HAIR PULLERS SUPPORT GROUP: The Vermont TTM Support Group is a new support group for adult pullers (18+) affected by trichotillomania (chronic hair pulling) as well as parents of pullers. This will be a supportive, safe, comfortable and confidential environment. Meets on the 4th Monday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m. First Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Info, 453-3688 or vermont_ttmoutreach@yahoo.com. DEPERSONALIZATION AND DEREALIZATION: If you suffer from either of these trance states, please call Todd, 864-4285.

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THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EAST CHAPTER of the Compassionate Friends meets on the third Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m. at the Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, UVM. Info, 4825319. The meetings are for parents, grandparents and adult siblings who have experienced the death of a child at any age from any cause. DIABETES EDUCATION and Support Group of Chittenden County meets the third Thursday of every month at the Williston Federated Church, 6:30-8 p.m. We often have guest speakers. Info, 847-2278. WOMEN HELPING BATTERED WOMEN offers free, confidential educational support groups for women who have fled, are fleeing or are still living in a world where intimate partner violence is present. WHBW offers a variety of groups to meet the diverse needs of women and children in this community. Info, 658-1996. VT PARENTS OF FOOD ALLERGY CHILDREN EMAIL SUPPORT TEAM: Info, contact MaryKay Hill, www. VTPFAC.com or call 802-373-0351. MIXED GENDER COMING OUT SUPPORT GROUP: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Co-facilitated by supportive peers and mentalhealth professionals and open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning adults age 23 and up. Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2?. TRANS SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP: First Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Looking for peer support among other transgendered folks? Need a safe space to relax and be yourself? Check out this group meeting at R.U.1.2? TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) Chapter meeting, St. Francis Xavier School, Winooski. Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 7-8 p.m. meeting. Info, call Fred or Bennye, 6553317 or Patricia, 658-6904. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live without the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 862-4516, or visit www.cvana.org. Held in Burlington, South Burlington and Colchester. For more information, call 860-8388 or toll-free, 1-866972-5266. SEX AND LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS: 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem with sex or relationships? We can help. Sunday meetings, 7-8:30 p.m. Men call Sandy, 863-5708. Women call Valerie, 802-760-9203.

SMOKING CESSATION GROUP: Willing to kick the habit? This free, five-week program helps quitters to follow through. Community Health Center of Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6309. DOES YOUR PARTNER/SPOUSE HAVE AD/HD (Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder)? Support group meets in Burlington to share experiences, challenges, laughs, resources. Want more information? Write addpartner@yahoo.com. WEDNESDAYS CIRCLE: A Transpersonal support group, every Wed., 6 p.m., Innerharmony Community Wellness Center, Rt. 100N, Rochester, VT. 767-6092. A sharing circle focusing on personal growth, transformation, spirituality and healing, led by Jim Dodds. DECLUTTER’S SUPPORT GROUP: Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming? Maybe 2 or 3 of us can get together to help each simplify. 453-3612. PARENTS TOGETHER: Support group will be meeting in Rutland on Monday evenings. Snacks and child care provided. All groups are free and confidential. Please call 1-800-CHILDREN for more information. SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN who have experienced intimate partner abuse, facilitated by Battered Women’s Services and Shelter of Washington County. Please call 1877-543-9498 for more info. AHOY BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: Join our support group where the focus is on living, not on the disease. We are a team of dragon boaters. Learn all about this paddle sport and its healthgiving, life-affirming qualities. Any age. No athletic experience needed. Call Linda at 802-434-4423 or email: dragonheartvermont@ gmavt.net or go to: www.dragonheartvermont.org. NAKED IN VERMONT: The premier Nudist/Skinnydipper organization in Vermont offering information library, message board, chat room, yahoo group, and more. (ALL FREE) Visit www.nakedinvermont.com. SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION New England: Info, Blythe Leonard, 878-0732. ALS (LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE) monthly support group: For patients, caregivers and loved ones who are living or have lived with ALS. Third Thursday of the month, 1-3 p.m. Jim’s House, 1266 Creamery Rd., Williston. Info and directions, 802-862-8882 or vt@alsanne.org.

HARD-OF-HEARING support group: I’m starting a support group for adults who have a hearing loss that affects the quality of their work/family/social life. Let’s share personal experiences and knowledge of hearing-aid technology. Marlene, 999-8005. SKINNYDIPPERS UNITE! Visit Vermont Au Naturel. Join other naturists and like-minded people for support, discussions and more! www.vermontaunaturel.com. MENTAL ILLNESSES: The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill holds support meetings for the families and friends of the mentally ill at Howard Center, corner of Flynn and Pine. Second and fourth Tuesdays of every month at 7 p.m. Park in Pine St. lot and walk down ramp. 862-6683 for info. LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, Transgender, Queer and Questioning: Support groups for survivors of partner violence, sexual violence and bias/hate crimes. Free and confidential. SafeSpace, 863-0003 or 866-869-7341 (toll-free). FAMILY/FRIENDS OF THOSE suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: second Monday of the month, 4-5 p.m. The Arbors. 985-8600. “HELLENBACH” CANCER support: Every other Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Middlebury. Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107. People living with cancer and their caretakers convene for support. DEBTORS SUPPORT GROUP: Mondays, 7-8 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 21 Buell St., Burlington. Tuesday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Christ Church Presbyterian, 400 Redstone Campus, Burlington and Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m., King Street Youth Center, 87 King St., Burlington. Info, call Brenda 8937752 or Cameron, 363-3747. BURLINGTON MEN’S GROUP: Ongoing Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 877-3742. Area men are invited to join this weekly group for varied discussions and drumming. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Daily meetings in various locations. Free. Info, 860-8382. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the first step of 12 and join a group in your area. AL-ANON: Ongoing Wednesdays, 8 p.m. First Congregational Church, N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Free. Info, 655-6512. Seven other locations also. Info, 860-8388. Do you have a friend or relative with an alcohol problem? Al-Anon can help. DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL violence: WomenSafe offers free, confidential support groups in Addison County for women who have experienced domestic or sexual violence. Info, 388-4205.

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Be Part of Our Future! Lane Press, a highly respected, well-established Web-offset magazine printer, providing high-quality print solutions to customers in the publication industry, is seeking talented professionals to join our growing Sales & Marketing team. If you are a strategic and creative thinker with the ability and willingness to develop and implement effective action plans, have strong business savvy and excellent communications skills, and you are able to work in a fast-paced environment, we are interested in speaking with you.

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COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS CORPORATION RN & LPN Nurses – 1 full-time and per diem staff needed. – These positions will provide professional nursing services to residents who would generally receive services in a hospital environment, including providing direct nursing services as needed, overseeing provision of care in line with treatment plans, administering medications as prescribed, and providing appropriate documentation. Our Nurses will also provide clinical and administrative supervision to Community Recovery Residence staff. Candidates should have an RN or LPN with current Vermont license and a minimum of 2 years experience as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse with current psychiatric and medical experience. Dietary Staff – 1 part-time (.8 FTE) – We are seeking to fill one part-time position for provision of weekly meal planning and healthy, nutritious meal preparation at our community recovery residence. This position offers some unique opportunities with regard to providing our residents with some opportunities for instruction on meal preparation & nutrition. Additional responsibilities include purchasing, maintaining inventory and budgeting. Clinician/Social Worker – This position is responsible for providing counseling, rehabilitative and social work services to persons with serious and persistent mental illness in a recovery-based and trauma-sensitive environment. This position is also responsible for coordinating these services with auxiliary programs, psychiatric providers, agencies and the community. Services provided are for consumers living in a community recovery setting who might generally receive care in a hospital environment. Candidate must have a Master’s degree and licensure in social work, psychology or counseling with a minimum of 3 years of experience working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness.

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Become a Part of Our Exceptional Team! JOB OPPORTUNITY Youth and Family Division Intensive School Supports Program Interventionist: Provide direct intervention and training to foster the development of communication, social skills, adaptive behavior, daily living and academic or pre-academic skills to children diagnosed with ASD and EBD. Bachelor’s degree in education or human services ďŹ eld. Valid Vermont driver’s license, registered vehicle and insurance that complies with Agency policy. 37.5 hours per week with beneďŹ ts. CRT Division Clinician: Full time position with full beneďŹ ts providing clinical and case management services for individuals, groups, and families in support of recovery from the impact of symptoms of psychiatric disabilities. Supportive teamoriented work environment, guided by recovery values, and supportive of innovative practices and professional development. Master’s Degree in human service ďŹ eld, own transportation and good driving record required. Community Support Worker: This position entails the provision of outreach support services to adults coping with the impact of mental illness on their lives. We are seeking someone who has excellent communication skills; who has an ability to work with clients with patience, insight, and compassion; and who can work well with a team. Must have own transportation. 30 hours/week, weekend availability a plus, excellent beneďŹ ts. Flexible contracted hours also available. Residential Care Provider: Full time positions with beneďŹ ts are available for a new residential program. We are seeking individuals to assist in maintaining a living environment supportive of recovery. Applicants are sought who have an understanding of challenges associated with mental illness and who have a desire to be a helpful presence for others. Part time substitute hours also available.

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Interstate Commodities Inc. is a billion-dollar commodity trading company involved in purchasing, selling, storing and transporting bulk commodities. We are looking for a qualified individual with the skills to help in our continued success and growth at our Essex Junction, VT, location. This individual should have a minimum 1-5 years experience, coordinating truck and rail traffic with additional experience involving invoicing and customer service. This is a great opportunity for a driven individual who is currently looking for a challenge in a fast-paced industry. A college degree is a plus but not a necessity. We offer 401(k), individual health insurance, paid vacation and other standard benefits.

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Substance Abuse Counselor: Full-time counselor needed to conduct comprehensive substance abuse assessment, treatment referral and coordination, and counseling within an outpatient program for pregnant and parenting women or co-located at the child welfare office to bridge agencies in an effort to provide immediate, holistic, family-centered services and increase the collaborative capability of the community to respond to substance abuse within family systems. Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a social work, counseling or humanservices related field and substance abuse counselor certification or apprentice substance abuse counselor certificate. Experience working with families required. Intake Clinician: Master’s-level professional needed to join clinical team. The intake clinician is responsible for the delivery of client services to include intake, intervention, evaluation and coordination of other community services as needed. Responsibilities include triaging calls for our programs, meeting with clients for intake and assessment and completing comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessments. Master’s in psychology, social work or counseling required. Solid assessment, organizational and documentation skills required. CADC preferred, and experience working with pregnant/parenting women highly desired. LPN: Full-time evening LPN needed to serve pregnant and parenting young women and their children within residential treatment setting. Hours are 2-10 p.m. Monday through Friday. Applicants should have a desire to work on a multidisciplinary team that is fast paced and challenging. Lund Family Center provides holistic approaches to healthy living and embraces strengths-based perspective.

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www.sevendaysvt.com [click on classifieds] Exciting employment opportunities available at Central Vermont Substance Abuse Services Mental Health & Substance Abuse SAFE RECOVERY CASE MANAGER

Provide services for people who use opiates or inject other drugs including people who are currently using and people who are in early recovery. Help people meet basic survival needs; learn about treatment options; avoid HIV and Hepatitis C transmission and drug overdose; and navigate systems (legal, mental health, public benefits, drug treatment). Nonjudgmental and pro-client attitude required. Bachelor’s degree or high school diploma/GED and relevant education/experience required.CADC/LADC and advanced degrees welcome. Benefits eligible position. COMMUNITY SUPPORT OUTREACH CLINICIAN

To start as soon as possible! We need 2 full-time case managers to provide intensive services to break the cycle of homelessness for persons with mental illness and substance abuse. These positions are part of an interagency team with the Community Health Center. Direct experience serving persons with a major mental illness and/or substance abuse is highly desirable. Certification in substance abuse treatment a big plus. Services are provided on the streets, in clients’ homes, and in the Safe Harbor Office. Bachelor’s degree required, driver’s License and reliable vehicle a must. COMMUNITY SUPPORT CLINICIAN

Two full-time positions available to support persons with psychiatric disabilities in Chittenden County. Work as part of a multidisciplinary team providing creative problem-solving, advocacy, resource development, case management, counseling and crisis support. Direct services to clients, families and the community. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in human services field and experience with persons with serious and persistent mental disorders preferred.

Central Vermont Substance Abuse Services is a nonprofit organization located in Berlin, VT, providing substance abuse services to Central Vermont residents. The range of services provided includes outpatient, intensive outpatient, education, prevention and intervention.

Drug Court Case Manager & Adolescent/Family Clinician Full-time, M.A. level position (LADC preferred) combining 2 parttime positions. 20 hours per week will be working in the court system providing case management services to persons who have been assigned to the Washington County Drug Court Program. 20 hours per week will be providing individual & group-based outpatient counseling primarily to adolescents and families dealing with substance abuserelated problems. Individuals who are interested in being part of a dynamic team are encouraged to apply. Flexibility, dependability, strong communication, organizational skills, and the ability to be a team player are essential. We offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package. If interested, please send resume and letter of interest to: Melissa Turner, HR Coordinator or to: mturner@claramartin.org Clara Martin Center, Box G Randolph, VT 05060

SUBSTANCE ABUSE CLINICIAN

The Chittenden Clinic, the methadone program in Chittenden County, is seeking a full-time substance abuse clinician who will provide individual and group counseling to patients who are opioid dependent. Position will require the candidate to establish and maintain clinic records; address treatment plans, progress in treatment and coordination of care. Candidate must have a Master’s in Counseling or Social Work and have or be working towards licensure in substance abuse treatment.

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Supervisory clinician needed for the Methadone clinic to work with patients receiving methadone maintenance treatment. Individual will provide clinical supervision to clinicians; clinical services to patients receiving methadone maintenance therapy; clinical evaluations; plus make referrals to appropriate services. Clinician will also develop and review individualized treatment plans and provide administrative tasks as appropriate. Master’s required in Counseling/Social work with min 5 yrs experience. Licensure in mental health and experience in substance abuse preferred.

Developmental Services PROGRAM MANAGER

Looking for dynamic individual to be integral part of case management team coordinating services for children with developmental disabilities. Bachelor’s degree in related field, valid driver’s license and dependable transportation required. Two to three years experience preferred. Full-time with comprehensive benefits. ON-CALL SUBSTITUTES

Set your own schedule working with kids and adults with developmental disabilities in Chittenden County. Great jobs for students, retirees and others wanting part time work while gaining valuable human service experience. Contact Jolene Lovejoy at 802-488-6540 or Jolenel@howardcenter.org to learn more.

Child, Youth and Family Services INTERVENTIONIST/ FAMILY AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES

Provide social, behavioral and life skill development in community settings with children with mental health disorders. Applicants must possess good therapeutic and rapport-building skills, be a team-oriented participant, and be a positive advocate for the children and families they serve. Training and ongoing supervision provided. Bachelor’s degree and Transportation required 37.5 hours/wk; afternoons & evenings. Competitive salary plus full benefits. To learn more about HowardCenter, view a full listing of open positions, more details on positions listed above and to apply online visit: www.howardcenter.org.

TO APPLY, SEND YOUR RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO Jobs@HowardCenter.org OR: Human Resources/Jobs HowardCenter, 160 Flynn Ave; Burlington, VT 05401

HowardCenter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package to qualified employees.

Do you want to earn a living… and save the world? Join Opportunities Credit Union, Vermont’s only Community Development Credit Union. We have served the local economy for 20 years. In today’s volatile market, Opportunities Credit Union is secure. We’re your neighborhood credit union with a full array of deposit and lending services from free online checking accounts to socially responsible investing. Join our growing team today as we bring affordable financing to those who need it most. All positions have competitive wages and benefits. Candidates must have exceptional attention to detail and be good communicators and team players. We want you to have the ability to work independently. Please email resumes to Erika at eglidden@oppsvt.org. Mortgage Originator Full-time Mortgage Originator needed. Position is responsible for originating residential mortgages, and developing relationships with local builders, developers and real estate agents. Loan Processor Full-time Consumer Loan Processor needed. Position is responsible for data entry of loan applications, sales of credit union products, and answering the main phone. Part-time Teller Ideal applicant will have excellent customer service skills, experience with cash handling and experience in a comparable field. This 20hour position requires a flexible schedule, Monday through Friday.

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Looking for a reliable, energetic person with retail experience. Apply in person at Garcia’s 97 Church Street Burlington

Six travel consultants/agents needed immediately; bonus/commissions. Part/full-time. Will train.

Call Phyllis 802-343-0331.

Bus Drive r Mornings and evenings available M-F. Requires a reliable, safety-conscious individual with a clean driving record. Apply in person.

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Gulliver’s Doggie Daycare 59 Industrial Ave., Williston

Kind, compassionate individuals make excellent personal care attendants to elders. On-the-job training in this growing industry will teach you the skills you need to launch a new career, or supplement your current income. Apply in person: Shelburne Bay Senior Living 185 Pine Haven Shores Road Shelburne, VT 05482

You work your heart out. But your current employer does not appreciate you or your efforts. SO MAKE A CHANGE! Come join the area’s best radio stations. Work with clients to help grow their businesses through radio advertising. Meet interesting people. Be rewarded for your creativity. Build a fabulous future for yourself and your family. Send your resume to: jessicac@nebcast.com. EOE.

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Sign Builder Assistant

Seasonal part-time, entry-level job in a small, creative shop. Background prep, paint, vinyl applications, installations, etc. Experience with basic power tools required. No phone calls, please.

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The DREAM Program is looking for amazing and inspirational individuals to fill AmeriCorps positions. We are looking for Program Empowerment Directors. DREAM’s Local Programs (groups of college students mentoring children from an affordable housing community) are the heart of the organization. The primary responsibility of Program Empowerment Directors is to ensure that mentors have the necessary resources, training, and support to run an amazing mentoring program and empower children to DREAM big. The DREAM Program PO Box 361 Winooski, VT 05404 recruit@dreamprogram.org

Director, Family Infant Toddler Program Seeking seasoned professional in child-development field to lead a dynamic program serving children birth to 3 with special health and developmental needs and their families. Director will be responsible for supervision, interagency collaboration, planning, implementation and evaluation for Family, Infant and Toddler Program (FITP) services in Chittenden County, and will support the development and functioning of collaborative teams. Program management includes oversight of compliance, program budget and Medicaid billing. Master’s degree desired, five years experience in education required, special education preferred. Send resume and cover letter to: HR, Vermont Family Network 600 Blair Park Rd. Suite 240 Williston, VT 05495

The Work You Do in a Day‌ Will Last Forever. The Nature Conservancy (TNC), founded in 1951 with a mission to save the Earth’s biodiversity, is the world’s largest conservation organization. TNC has helped to protect more than 116 million acres around the world. Today, we have 1,000,000+ members worldwide and manage 1400+ preserves, the largest system of private nature sanctuaries in the world. Safeguarding biodiversity in Vermont for nearly 50 years, TNC has conserved approx. 170,000 acres toward preserving the state’s unique natural environment and quality of life. We seek an enthusiastic team player with excellent communication and great people skills, and attention to detail to ďŹ ll an entry-level, part-time Operations Administrator position. For complete details and application requirements, please visit our online application system at www.nature.org/careers, click on How To Apply. Click on View Positions, enter the keyword Vermont, select posted Anytime, click on Search. Click on the link to the job opening of your choice. To apply, click on Apply Now. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Oct. 3, 2008. Late applications cannot be considered.

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Help Desk Technician Burlington Telecom is looking for a full-time Help Desk Technician to provide superior customer service. This position will be responsible for receiving incoming customer calls regarding technical questions and will perform basic troubleshooting and screening. For a complete description, or to apply, visit our website at www.hrjobs.ci.burlington.vt.us or contact Human Resources at 802-865-7145. If interested, send resume, cover letter and City of Burlington Application by October 15, 2008 to: HR Dept., 131 Church St., Burlington, VT 05401.

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Decorating Sales Love to help people? Have a talent for design? Retail experience? Let’s discuss your new 24-40 hour a week job!!

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Bar Manager at OP Bar on 4 North Winooski Ave. Please apply in person to: Ken’s Pizza & Pub, 71 Church Street, Burlington.

Afterschool Professionals Wanted The Burlington School District is now hiring creative, enthusiastic individuals to work in after-school programs at each of our elementary schools. We seek skilled educators and childcare professionals with a passion for creating engaging learning opportunities for students of all interests and abilities. These are part-time positions working with students for approximately 15-20 hours each week. To apply, please send a cover letter, a current resume and reference list to: Jeffrey J. Fournier BAS Director jfournie@bsdvt.org

Women, minorities and persons with disabilities are highly encouraged to apply. EOE

Estimator (60%) / Project Manager (40%) Are you interested in joining a progressive construction company? Min. 5 years experience in commercial construction required. Firsthand knowledge of how things are constructed in the field is a must! Applicant needs to be proficient with computer applications: Excel, Word, estimating, email, etc. A positive, hardworking, can-do attitude is a must! Serious applicants please provide resume and references. Email: sindydgm@ accessvt.com or call Sindy at 802-434-3992.

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Pet Food Warehouse, a locally owned retail and distribution business, is seeking a stock handler for our distribution warehouse (in So. Burlington). Duties include: picking & packing orders; stocking; receiving; shipping; cleaning & maintenance of facility. Ability to operate fork trucks & hand jacks and handle repetitive, heavy lifting. Monday-Friday hours. Competitive pay & benefits. Stop by PFW to fill out an application. Any questions, call Kevin at 802-862-0995 ext. 2.

AmeriCorps State Position Programs Assistant at Mercy Connections Mercy Connections is searching for an AmeriCorps Member to serve as a Programs Assistant, 20 hours/week. Assist in preparing and organizing events, programming, adult tutoring, and organizing related data for the three agency programs. Must be an organized self-starter willing to work some evenings and weekends. For more information about the Mercy Connections AmeriCorps position, including position description and member benefits, log onto: www.cedoburlington.org or contact Cathy Ainsworth cainsworth@mercyconnections.org.

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part-time, full-time Sales Associates.

We are a locally-owned, comfort footwear store with three locations in Chittenden County and one location in Franklin County – we have openings in all of our locations. The individuals to fill these positions should have an outgoing personality, the ability to be a team player, and be motivated. Retail experience is preferred, however we are willing to train the right person. If interested, please email resume or questions to baycorpshoes@aol.com.

Now Accepting Applications: Accts Receivable/Payroll Clerk Front Desk Night Audit Hotel Operators Banquet Servers, (PT/on-call) Restaurant Supervisor Email resumes: rob.chambers@hilton.com or fill out an application, Mon-Fri, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. No phone calls, please.

Interactive Producer

for EatingWell Media Group Charlotte, VT Friendly, organized communicator to manage web projects from concept thru delivery. Project management experience required to work to tight deadlines. DreamWeaver, FireWorks, HTML required for manipulating images and inputting content into CMS. Please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@eatingwell.com.

Gallagher Flynn Human Resource Services is an executive recruiting firm specializing in identifying quality talent for our Vermont, New Hampshire and upstate New York clients. We are dedicated to providing the highest level of recruiting services with integrity, speed and effectiveness. Autumn Harp provides premium service and creative solutions in product development and manufacturing to the personal care market.

Inventory Transactions Clerk

We need someone to reconcile, review and enter manufacturing orders transactions. This new position reports to the Warehouse Manager and will be ever evolving. When not otherwise occupied, will help teammates in the warehouse with materials handling. Must meet physical requirements of Materials Handling position, have great computer skills, be a proactive problem solver and very detail oriented. Experience with Inventory management Software a plus; must be a multitasker who works equally well independently and on a team.

Technical Information Officer

This position supports the R&D Team by performing a variety of technical and administrative duties such as data entry, creation of bills of materials, creation of detailed production line specifications, and assisting Account Managers & Packaging Engineer to ensure finest & most responsive customer support. College degree or appropriate combination of education and experience; self-starter; detail oriented; strong math skills; procedure-driven and organized; computer literate; strong interpersonal, communication and team skills.

Production Workers

We have a variety of jobs on several shifts in both Bristol and Essex. We offer a desirable and respectful place to work. Duties include: operating machines that pour, cap, label, and pack our cosmetic and skin care products. Must beSt,honest, respectful, reliable| |and to learn; average 61 Pine Bristol, VT 05443 | | Fax: 802.453.6420 E-mail:willing jobs@autumnharp.com w wmeet w.autumnhar p.com requirements of the job. reading and math skills. Must physical We offer competitive compensation, great benefits, including profit sharing, a generously matched 401(k) plan, and a really great place to work! AUTUMN HARP, INC. 61 Pine Street, Bristol, VT 05443 26 Thompson Drive, Essex Junction, VT 05452 Fax 802-453-6420 www.autumnharp.com jobs@autumnharp.com 61 Pine St, Bristol, VT 05443 | | Fax: 802.453.6420 | | E-mail: jobs@autumnharp.com

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Senior Staff Accountant

The Senior Staff Accountant will manage the monthly closing process of the company’s accounting systems and records, along with the preparation and dissemination of internal reports. This position will provide accounting guidance to field personnel and ensure that deadlines are met throughout the monthly accounting cycle. The Senior Staff Accountant will also support the quarterly external financial reporting process including SEC filings and investor and board reporting, along with providing ad hoc reporting and analytical support to the Senior Management Team. A CPA is preferred.

Assistant Controller This position involves a variety of accounting responsibilities, including payroll, accounts payable and receivable, quarterly reviews of tax filings, job costing, preparation of monthly statements, and division reporting analysis. A substantial component of the job will be IT systems and development, requiring a strong grasp of sophisticated accounting systems to lead the company to full implementation of its IT capacities. The qualified candidate will have a BS or BA in accounting or related field, 5+ years of solid accounting and IT experience, and the potential to take charge of the financial and accounting systems to develop into a key member of the management team. Qualified candidates should send a resume and cover letter with salary requirements to sgraham@madriver.com.

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Hickok & Boardman Financial Planning & Group Benefits in Burlington has an opportunity for a talented, personable, motivated Administrative Assistant/ Receptionist. Requires excellent communication skills and MS Office knowledge. Must be organized, reliable, independent and able to multitask. A great entry-level position.

Supportive roommate needed to provide developmental home to a very independent and social man. QualiďŹ ed candidates would possess a good sense of humor, a willingness to work with a team, and a knack for respectful approaches. Clean driving record and background checks are required. Compensation includes a tax-free stipend and a monthly room and board payment.

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Administrative/Financial Educator Position (Half-time) If you are a creative, organized person who learns quickly, the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity invites you to apply for a position with a rapidly expanding program that offers financial education to lower-income community members. Your duties will initially focus on participant recruiting and administrative activities. You will help with marketing (from planning strategies to posting flyers), updating and using databases and email lists, communicating with partners and program participants, program surveys and other administrative activities. Over time, we will train you to assist in providing financial education services, including teaching classes and one-on-one coaching. Ideally, you are strong in people, writing, public-speaking and computer skills. You are self-motivated and also a great team player, with solid organizational skills and attention to detail. You have at least an Associate’s degree, although a Bachelor’s degree is preferable. Graphics layout skills would be a plus, though not necessary. A valid VT driver’s license is a must, with a clean driving record and reliable means of transportation. Starting salary is $14/hour. We offer the full CVOEO benefits package and some flexibility of schedule. This is a three-year position contingent on continued grant funds. Please be prepared to demonstrate a commitment to social and economic justice and a strong interest in financial education. To apply, submit your resume and a cover letter, as soon as possible. Either email them to jwhite@cvoeo.org or mail to CVOEO P.O. Box 1603 Burlington, VT 05402 ATTN Growing Money The position will remain open until filled. For a complete job description, visit www.cvoeo.org. Minorities and diverse cultural groups are encouraged to apply. CVOEO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Progressive mental health program is seeking energetic and team-oriented individuals to work in a therapeutic community residence, private residence and community setting, or a combination of sites. Responsibilities include providing a supportive and healing environment to adults with severe and persistent mental illness, assisting in problem-solving issues, and providing strength-based education with the goal of recovery. Full-time, part-time and substitute positions are available consisting of first, second and/or asleep overnight shifts, which may include weekend day and rotational holidays. Applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a human services field, strong communication skills, be organized, have a valid driver’s license in good standing, and be both genuine and compassionate. Computer skills required. Competitive wages and excellent benefits.

OUTPATIENT THERAPIST

Interested in being part of a group that includes a supportive team of therapists, coverage of your after-hours emergencies and efficient billing staff? We are currently seeking a full-time therapist who is a generalist and interested in working with children, adolescents, adults and families. Experience with substance abuse, DBT and group treatment is desirable. The ideal candidate will be a MSW/LICSW (other licensure considered). Willing to consider individual working towards licensure & supervision available. This full-time, fee-for-service position has an excellent benefits package. Some evening hours required. Clinic located close to interstate & is a short commute from Burlington & surrounding areas.

SPECIAL EDUCATOR – MIDDLE SCHOOL

Special Educator needed at Project Soar, an approved independent school located in St. Albans, Vermont. Duties include directing and coordinating Special Education services, writing and oversight of Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and evaluations of emotionally, behaviorally and academically challenged students. Daily job responsibilities may range from direct service, co-teaching, small group instruction, and/or consulting with classroom teachers. Bachelor’s degree and a valid VT state licensure in Special Education or Provisional license will be required for this position.

Competitive wages, excellent benefits package including vacation, paid holidays, health, dental, 403b, educational assistance and much more! “Building Bridges in the Community� NCSS, Inc., 107 Fisher Pond Road, St. Albans, VT 05478 EOE

Serving Franklin & Grand Isle Counties

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MEDIA ASSISTANT TO THE COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE – PT

This position will assist the media director in promoting coverage of the law school. Duties include writing press releases, tracking news coverage and publicizing VLS events; providing administrative support including processing invoices, arranging meetings, and ordering office supplies. For more information, please visit our website at www.vermontlaw.edu Vermont Law School is an equal opportunity employer.

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VERMONT HEAD START ASSOCIATION ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR VHSA seeks qualified administrative services contractor to provide administrative support to include clerical services, maintaining membership records, coordinating VHSA meetings, maintaining website, conducting research, developing brochures, compiling data and reports, and other duties as required. Qualifications: Must have excellent verbal, written, organizational, and communication skills; speed, proficiency and accuracy with word processing; website management skills; and skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), email and Internet. Contracted position for 20 hours per month at $25 per hour. Flexible schedule, but must be available on the 2nd Thursday of each month for VHSA meetings occurring in White River Junction vicinity, and other meetings as required. Please submit resume and cover letter with three work references. No phone calls, please. Applications should be sent by email to: pbehrman@cvoeo.org.

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY HEAD START EARLY CARE ADVOCATE (Burlington): Provide developmentally appropriate environment and experiences for preschool children in a Head Start classroom located at Robin’s Nest Children’s Center (RNCC), and monthly home visits for families. Assist families in accessing medical and dental care for preschool children. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or related education ďŹ eld, VT educator’s license, and classroom experience. Experience in curriculum planning and implementation, child outcome assessment, and working with children with special needs. 20 hours/week with opportunity for additional hours of employment through RNCC. 52 weeks/ year. Starting wage: $12.07–13.68/hour. Health plan and excellent beneďŹ ts. Successful applicants must have excellent verbal and written communication skills; skills in documentation and record-keeping; proďŹ ciency in MS Word, email and Internet; exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail. Must be energetic, positive, mature, professional, diplomatic, motivated, and have a can-do, extra-mile attitude. A commitment to social justice and to working with families with limited ďŹ nancial resources is necessary. Clean driving record and access to reliable transportation required. Must demonstrate physical ability to carry out required tasks. People of color, and from diverse cultural groups, especially encouraged to apply. EOE. Please submit resume and cover letter with three work references. No phone calls, please. Please send applications by email to: pirish@cvoeo.org.

Shared Home Provider Opportunities in Chittenden County Female Roommate needed for a kind-hearted, musical young man who needs moderate support. Best match would be a student or professional interested in Psychology or Social Work who would move into client’s two-bedroom apartment in the Burlington area. Tax-free stipend, training and generous supportive team environment included.

For more information please call: Kay Bozich Owens: 802-488-6506 Marisa Hamilton: 802-488-6571 Do you love the great outdoors? Fishermen/ women, kayakers, canoeists, sledding enthusiasts sought to provide a home in a country setting for a middle-aged man. Best match is an individual or couple with good boundaries and no children. Generous stipend plus room and board are provided. Chittenden County only.

Please call Marisa Hamilton at 802-488-6571 To learn more about HowardCenter, to view a full listing of open positions, to learn more about benefits, and to apply online, visit www.howardcenter.org. HowardCenter is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, people of color and persons with disabilities encouraged to apply. EOE/TTY. We offer competitive pay and a comprehensive benefit package to qualified employees.

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Maple Leaf Farm Associates, Inc. an inpatient substance abuse program, has the following positions open:

MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT

Maple Leaf Farm is seeking a full-time Maintenance Assistant. Responsibilities include small appliance repair, light carpentry and plumbing, grounds maintenance and general upkeep of six-building facility. Candidate will be expected to train for water supply operation, fire safety and maintenance. Requires driver’s license. Excellent benefit package included.

AWAKE OVERNIGHT STAFF

We are seeking men or women for a part-time Night Counselor position for our residential program. Experience in security, safety or facility oversight is helpful. Knowledge of addictions a plus. This position has benefits. The ability to work cooperatively within a clinical team is a must. Individual and group supervision provided. Join a great program in a beautiful setting. For more information regarding our program and available employment opportunities, please visit our website: www.mapleleaf.org. Mail, fax or email letters of interest and resumes along with salary requirements to: Maple Leaf Farm Associates, Inc. 10 Maple Leaf Road, Underhill, VT 05489 Phone: 802-899-2911 Fax: 802-899-3617 Email: info@mapleleaf.org A United Way Member Agency

Magic Hat Brewing Co. is a brewer of world-class beers and a continually evolving brand of distinction.

WANTED: TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ANALYST WHO ENJOYS GOOD BEER! We are seeking an experienced Technology Support Analyst to join our IT team at our Burlington, VT ofďŹ ce. The Technology Support Analyst will be the ďŹ rst point of contact in providing end-user and system support to ensure that all systems are running smoothly. This will include providing help desk support for all desktops and remote laptop users, performing network administration, asset management, user provisioning and new workstation setups. Ideal candidates will have 3+ years of hands-on experience with a medium sized, multi-location company’s information technology department; AA Degree, MCP, MCSE preferred; excellent knowledge and understanding of all installed telephony, networking, hardware and software systems; good organizational and prioritizing skills; excellent PC and MAC expertise and a strong desire to stay on top of new technologies; excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; ability to handle multiple tasks, stressful situation knowledge of interior computer structure; ability to work independently and excellent troubleshooting skills. Send resume and cover letter to: jobs@magichat.net or send via snail mail to Human Resources/Jobs Independent Brewers United 431 Pine St. G14 Burlington, VT 05401 To view a full listing of our current openings and learn more about the Magic Hat experience, visit www.magichat.net.

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VERMONT STUDENT ASSISTANCE CORPORATION PO Box 2000,Winooski,VT 05404 Equal Opportunity Employer WWW VSAC ORG s 63!# *OB )NFO ,INE

Immediate opening - General Manager

Position for busy, rapidly growing wellness-oriented health care office. Requires strong leader wanting lots of responsibility. Want more than “just another job?â€? Been looking for that ideal opportunity that allows you to apply your skills toward a practice that improves the quality of life for the people we serve? Dynamic practice needs your management, marketing and organizational growth skills to assist our current team in achieving long-term vision and expansion goals. Contribute to helping people live healthier, happier lives by applying your skills to: • Lead and coordinate all strategic planning and new growth opportunities • Strengthen organizational and operational processes • Manage the business day-to-day operations and teams • Technology, sales, marketing, and financial management • Drive revenue, expansion, and monetization strategy • Maintain relationships with community leaders, vendors, staff • Strong curiosity and devotion to your community and career • Leadership skills including negotiation, recruiting associate doctors and staff, coaching and mentoring style with staff, multitasking, and independent drive • BS degree and 7+ years of business management experience Interested? Don’t wait. Strong base salary and incentive package, opportunity for advancement, and a unique work environment. We’re looking for a special leader wanting to make a fundamental difference in the growth, sustainability, presence and reputation of our practice. Please bring, fax or email your resume to: 4076 Shelburne Rd, Bldg A Shelburne, VT Fax # 802-985-3711 Resumes@belifeful.com Applicants will be contacted by October 9th via phone for a personal interview.

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The Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS) provides emergency shelter, services, and housing for people who are without homes or who are marginally housed. COTS advocates for long-term solutions to end homelessness.

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MEDICAID CLERK – IMMEDIATE OPENING WASHINGTON WEST SUPERVISORY UNION Washington West Supervisory Union is seeking a Medicaid Clerk for 20 hours per week, beginning immediately. Responsibilities include maintaining files and data for the VT Department of Education and billing Medicaid claims. Knowledge of EDS billing system helpful. Strong organization, persistence, computer and communication skills necessary. At least one year relevant experience preferred; high school diploma required. Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume and 3 current letters of reference to: Donarae Cook, Director of Special Education Washington West Supervisory Union 1673 Main St., Suite A Waitsfield, VT 05673 Position open until filled.

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Vermont Teacher Diversity Scholarship Director / Statewide Diversity Coordinator Join the statewide effort to bring diversity into our classrooms. We have a state grant-funded position for someone to focus on minority educator recruitment within the state of Vermont. The Director will be responsible for the administration and sustainability of the Vermont Teacher Diversity Scholarship Project (VTDSP). The goal of this position is to educate Vermont communities regarding the importance of a diverse faculty and staff and to support diverse teachers and administrators in accessing careers in Vermont’s K-12 schools. This position is administered by the Burlington School District where the office for this individual is located. Primary Responsibilities: Promote the need for recruiting and retaining high-quality, diverse teachers and offer resources and support for school districts engaged in this endeavor; develop, implement, and monitor all aspects of the diversity scholarship program; conduct fundraising and public relations activities for building the scholarship fund. Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related field required. Master’s degree and successful fundraising experience highly desirable. Four to six years of experience in project management or experience providing comparable knowledge and skills. Strong and demonstrated commitment to diversity is paramount. Be the person to lead the effort in preparing Vermont students for success in tomorrow’s world. For more details, go to www.bsdvt.org.

COTS is seeking an organized, creative, self-directed individual with excellent communication and advocacy skills. An ability to work with a diverse client base, basic word processing and Internet skills are also necessary. All positions include recruiting and training volunteers. Fulltime benefits include $13,056 living allowance ($6912 for half-time) pre-tax, 11+month commitment. Full-time members will receive a $4725 ($2362) education award (pre-tax) upon successful completion of their commitment and health insurance during their year.

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HOMEFINDER/RECRUITER NFI is seeking a dynamic person to recruit and support therapeutic foster homes. The ideal candidate for this full-time benefited position must be a mover and shaker who is comfortable interacting with people as well as networking with the media, local organizations and businesses. Experience in social work services and a Bachelor’s degree preferred. Please send cover letter and resume to: Kathy Costello, NFI Vermont 30 Airport Road South Burlington, VT 05403 or email kathycostello@nafi.com.

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The Division of Education and Human Studies at Champlain College invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Social Work and an Assistant Professor of Secondary Teacher Education.

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The social work program evolved out of a long history of social services education, and is in the beginning phases of accreditation process with the Council on Social Work Education. In addition to teaching responsibilities, this faculty member will assume responsibility for internship coordination and field liaison activities with students and agency representatives in the surrounding community. The successful candidate will also work as a team member with the program director as Champlain College initiates the CSWE accreditation process, develops strategic, market-driven directions for the program, and expands linkages with other college programs and community leaders. A MSW, state clinical licensure with at least four years post-graduate work experience in the field, and evidence of effective teaching and knowledge of trends in social policy and evidencebased generalist practice is also required. Experience in higher education, curriculum development and the CSWE accreditation process, as well as knowledge of mental health and substance abuse issues in social work practice, with LDAC licensure, is also preferred.

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Instruct the next generation of secondary teachers, as well as become an active member of the teacher education team. Teach a course load of 12 credit hours each semester. Courses may include social studies and English methods, integrating technology, content literacy, service learning, curriculum design and differentiated instruction, learning theory, middle school organization, student teaching seminar and supervision. The successful candidate will also advise students and participate in the program, division and college-wide committee work. A doctorate in an appropriate field with experience teaching English and/or Social Studies at the Secondary and/or Middle School level is required. Collegelevel teaching experience is highly desirable. If you are interested in joining Champlain College’s dynamic community, please submit your CV/resume and a cover letter online at www.champlain.edu/hr by December 1, 2008. Champlain College values, supports and encourages diversity of backgrounds, cultures and perspectives of students, faculty and staff. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PROJECT MANAGER Manage and oversee all phases of assigned campus construction projects including preparing applications for required permits, cost estimates and requests for bids. Develop and maintain schedules, insure compliance with VOSHA and university regulations, and work with the Norwich campus community, architects, consultants and contractors in developing projects from concept through job completion. ASSISTANT CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR Oversee night-shift custodial staff (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.) to ensure that buildings and surrounding areas are properly cleaned/maintained and that events are properly set. HEATING PLANT OPERATOR Responsible for the operation and maintenance of boilers and supportive equipment and the production of electrical power by steam turbine and diesel generators. Some second-shift hours and weekends are required. Please visit our website: www.norwich.edu/jobs for more information and job requirements. To apply, please send cover letter, resume and Norwich application to appropriate search, via email: jobs@ norwich.edu. Norwich University is an Equal Opportunity Employer offering a comprehensive benefit package that includes medical, dental, group life and long-term disability insurance, flexible-spending accounts for health and dependent care, retirement annuity plan and tuition scholarships for eligible employees and their family members.

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