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ELDERCARE WAS ROOTED IN A ‘LIE’ The company that formerly managed an Essex Junction home for seniors with dementia will pay up to $120,000 to settle claims that it misled prospective residents.

WoodBine Senior Living, a small, Maryland-based management firm, opened Spring Village at Essex in 2016 and ran it until 2018, when it was renamed Maple Ridge Memory Care. The newly built facility was supposed to offer stateof-the-art dementia care. But, as Seven Days and Vermont Public Radio documented in last year’s “Worse for Care” series on eldercare, problems mounted as the firm pushed to fill beds.

WoodBine promised prospective residents a home until they died, Attorney General T.J. Donovan said at a Monday press conference. “These promises were a lie,” he said. Spring Village was licensed as a residential care home, which generally cannot provide nursing home-level care. As a result, four residents received eviction notices, Donovan said.

The press conference was punctuated by state officials’ laudatory statements about their collective effort to crack down on the out-of-state operator. But facts described in the settlement raise questions about how Spring Village was able to open in the first place.

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Months before Spring Village received its state license, WoodBine described it in brochures and on a website as offering “aging in place” and “end of life care,” according to settlement documents. Those claims amounted to deceptive marketing, the Attorney General’s Office said. But that did not stop the Vermont Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living from licensing Spring Village in 2016.

DAIL licensing chief Pam Cota said her office wasn’t aware of Spring Village’s advertised claims prior to granting it a license to open. “That certainly would have been addressed,” she said.

WoodBine will pay $62,000 to the state and $10,000 to the Vermont Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Families of the 48 seniors admitted to Spring Village at the time can each also elect to receive $1,000 — provided they waive rights to further legal claims, according to the settlement terms. The firm can no longer operate in Vermont.

“I want to reiterate that this settlement’s not enough,” Donovan said to family members who attended the event.

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SCHOOL IS COOL Two recent arrivals to Winooski have released a music video of themselves singing about how much they like going to school.

That’s right — Twende Shuleni means “Let’s Go to School” in Swahili. First-year students Rachid Muzaliwa and Bonne-Idee Kasindi wrote the tune to document their journeys from hardscrabble upbringings in Africa to a better life in Vermont.

The young men grew up in Democratic Republic of the Congo and met in a Burundi refugee camp before each landed in the United States. They reunited at Winooski High School after arriving in the area last year.

“Back home in the refugee camp, school was a problem,” Kasindi, 21, said through an interpreter during an interview last week. “Our parents tried to force us to go to school, but because of the hard life we had, we weren’t interested in going. But now, here, this is an opportunity that we have.”

The young men came up with the song last fall. With the help of school instructional assistant Mike Webster, they rehearsed and recorded a video and released it in November.

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We went through a lot that we could not make it on our own I am very happy that I am able to go to school Oh friends, let us go to school Our parents wish that we can go to school, to help them in the future.

The video has nearly 2,500 views on YouTube. The singers have plans for a full album in the future. They’ve been inspired by the friendly faces they met when they arrived last year.

“I personally like Vermont because, when we got here, we had volunteers who came to our home to visit us, to bring food and gifts and just welcome us,” said Muzaliwa, 15. “I felt loved.”

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Your article about the family that moved to Vermont from Santa Rosa brings back memories [“The Backstory: Burned Out,” December 25]. In 2017, my wife and I went from Vermont to California to volunteer with the American Red Cross, assisting people in shelters after the Napa Valley fires. I, too, lived near Santa Rosa, 50 years ago, and decided California wasn’t for me.

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[Re Off Message: “UVM Doc: Sanders Has ‘Mental and Physical Stamina’ for Presidency,” December 30]: How about a little skepticism, Seven Days, rather than playing right into Bernie Sanders’ hands?

Did you ever consider seeking out some independent docs to opine on his medical claims? It is no coincidence that Sanders suddenly releases letters from doctors as he nears the first primary.

Sanders realizes there is a question in the public’s mind as to whether he is too old to be president. He has figured out that voters are focusing on his recent heart attack — which you will remember he called a “heart event” until a University of Vermont physician said it was a heart attack.

Again, look at the timing of these late-breaking medical endorsements.

Get some other heart docs to weigh in to provide some actual journalistic balance to your story.

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[Re “Carbon Cents,” December 18]: Vermont’s forest-based economy generates roughly $3.8 billion annually. A little less than half of that revenue is associated with the timber industry.

The rest is generated by forest-based recreation.

Vermont currently incentivizes the timber side of the equation while doing very little for the forest-based recreation side.

Vermont depends upon her forests to produce clean water, sequester carbon and provide habitat for a rich

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Increasing prices would help create more projects.

3. Vermont needs a way for landowners to aggregate parcels or be paid for best carbon management practices to open the market to family owned forests.

The Nature Conservancy is committed to building a future in which both nature and people thrive. Carbon market solutions can be one of the tools to help us realize this vision.

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The first name of a letter writer in the December 11 Feedback section was incorrect: The author of “Great Care at EastView” was Johanna Nichols.

On December 25, “The Backstory: Most Satisfying Public-Records Search” misidentified the significance of the year 1777 in state history.

That was when Vermont became an independent republic.

Manifesting new and improved relationships with Vermont’s forests is essential as we head into the grips of a deepening climate crisis and a rapidly heating planet.

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BURNT MOUNTAIN LESSONS

As climate change pressures mount on our natural and human communities, it’s increasingly important to identify solutions — from reducing greenhouse gas emissions to keeping forests as forests — to help us mitigate and adapt to these unprecedented changes.

Kevin McCallum’s article [“Carbon Cents,” December 18] strives to distill the complexities of the carbon market through the story of the Nature Conservancy’s Burnt Mountain project and our effort to enroll it in the California compliance market. While the project, or the trees, fell short of being able to qualify, the process has been valuable.

The Nature Conservancy’s efforts were the first of their kind in our state and were meant to be innovative — a risk that private landowners and state agencies cannot take on but that NGOs like ours can and should. We knew that the lessons we’d learn would be important for Vermont.

What did we learn?

1. While Burnt Mountain could not enroll in the compliance market, it did qualify for the voluntary market and will generate revenue for forest protection.

2. Given the important role forests have in removing and storing carbon from our atmosphere, forest carbon is undervalued.

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array of wildlife species. The values of these commonly held elements are more than enough to justify programs such as Current Use that help keep forests as forests.

To suggest, as Kevin McCallum’s recent article does, that Vermont forestry is the best on the planet is a bit of a stretch.

Also, to suggest that we need to manage forests for timber while receiving carbon credits might be possible.

However, making the case in a credible and moderately bureaucratic way will present major challenges. As Vermont Sen. Ruth Hardy correctly said, there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

Vermont needs to be open to the full range of ecologically sustainable relationships and opportunities beyond the “timber as default” scenario that is now in place.

More emphasis should be placed on conserving clean water, maintaining native wildlife species richness and reducing atmospheric carbon. Wild forests and worked forests can each help in their own ways.

VERY BEST

I was surprised to see the Nature Conservancy, the State of Vermont and others so encouraged at participating in the sale of carbon offsets [“Carbon Cents,” December 18].

I would have thought that the existing forests’ mitigating effects on the rate of climate change would have been factored into the present estimates. If true, then selling off any carbon offsets would seem to make a bad situation worse for the world, not better. The U.S. is way behind on meeting targets for reducing greenhouse gases. I suspect we in Vermont are probably behind also.

So, should we be selling off our state’s carbon offsets?

Are they going to be sold to a business that is just lazy or does not believe in climate change?

Who would oversee and protect our resources and interests? What might that cost, and how would it be paid for — a tax on the sale of carbon offsets?

Is this really a good idea?

Russell Frank

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Local Twist Elmore singer-songwriter Christine Malcolm performs Americana music infused with country, folk, blues and a dash of Vermont flavor. In “Maple Sugar Mama,” a song from her 2019 album I Like You, for example, Malcolm sets up a steamy meeting at a woodland sugar shack.

She performs at Brandon Music with fiddler Jess Zehngut, guitarist Rudy Dauth and bassist Peter Riley.

MUST SEE, MUST DO THIS WEEK

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A Walk in the Woods What does responsible logging look like?

Understanding Timber Harvesting, an outdoor program presented by City Market, Onion River Co-op, highlights the restorative and regenerative benefits of proper forest management. Chittenden County forester Ethan Tapper leads this rain-or-shine walk through an active timber harvest area in the Hinesburg Town Forest.

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FRIDAY 10 & SATURDAY 11

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Though her teenage son Lennon’s 2014 death was ruled a suicide, Claudia Lacy (pictured with son Pierre) believes he was lynched.

The 2019 documentary Always in Season chronicles the North Carolina mother’s activism and examines the enduring impact of lynching in the United States. See it at Burlington’s Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center presented by the Vermont International Film Festival and Vermont PBS. SEE CALENDAR LISTING ON PAGE 52

SATURDAY 11 & SUNDAY 12

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Many Americans have strong opinions on the issue of gun control. In The Gun Show, playwright E.M. Lewis uses five personal stories to examine Americans’ relationship with firearms. Actor Andrew Smith performs this thought-provoking one-person show, presented at Middlebury College as part of the 21st Century Theatre Festival, a series bringing new works from New York City and Chicago to Middlebury.

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New Leaf With hopes that the Vermont legislature will pass a tax-and-regulate bill in the 2020 session, Heady Vermont presents a day of advocacy at the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier. During Cannabis in the Capitol: Statehouse Advocacy Day, participants chat with lawmakers on cannabis-related issues such as social justice and economic development opportunities.

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The Cat Came Back For fans of furry friends, could there be a more purrfect way to spend the weekend than attending the annual Cat Show hosted by the Vermont Fancy Felines and Club Felins Fleur de Lys? Held at the DoubleTree by Hilton in South Burlington, this kitty convention features judging, vendors, a Parade of Breeds and even designated cats for petting.

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ONGOING

Natural World In a Vice Canada video, Canadian Ojibwe painter Travis Shilling describes the desire to capture aspects of the environment through art for fear that they may someday cease to exist.

In “Tyrannosaurus Clan,” his series on view at Burlington’s BCA Center, Shilling explores industry’s negative impacts on the natural world and indigenous cultural identity. Pamela Polston reviews the works, on view through February 8.

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Weed Killer?

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As Vermont considers legalizing pot sales, some towns act to ban stores B Y C O LI N FL A N D ER S LUKE EASTMAN

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t a November selectboard meeting, Gwynn Zakov issued an ominous warning to Barre Town officials about cannabis: Act before it’s too late.

“We are 100 percent dependent on the legislature to take care of us,” the lobbyist for the Vermont League of Cities & Towns said. “This is your one time to speak up and ask for what you need,” she added.

“Once it’s law, it’s law — and undoing laws is really difficult.”

Zakov was referring to S.54, a bill currently in the Vermont House that would establish a state-regulated retail cannabis m a r ke t . He r organization has spent the last couple of months encouraging municipalities to support the legislation only if it gives them the power to prohibit weed shops from opening within their borders.

The group has even created a boilerplate resolution about the issue, which it sent to 246 Vermont cities and towns late last year. Approximately 20 municipalities, including Barre Town, have adopted the resolution in some form or another.

“We just want to make sure that communities have the local control that they need,” Zakov said in an interview.

“Leave it up to the communities to decide whether they want in.”

The resolution also requests that any new law enable municipalities to charge cannabis establishments licensing and permitting fees and that sales be subject to a 5 percent local option tax — more than double the amount currently in the bill.

The local action makes it clear that communities want a say in whatever decision legislators in Montpelier make. While Zakov and some local officials cheer the grassroots advocacy as the Vermont way, others worry it could hurt the market — and consumers — before it even opens.

“If you look at the dynamics of how Vermonters shop and where they have to go for their retail goods, do we want to continue to funnel everybody to Burlington, the White River Junction area

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and Brattleboro?” asked state Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas (D-Bradford). “Or do we want some of this to be allowed to buoy up communities in more rural parts?”

The legislature’s two chambers have presented different approaches, though both would allow towns to prohibit retail weed establishments. The version of S.54 that the Senate passed last session would require that a municipality hold a vote

before it could ban cannabis stores, a provision known as “opt-out.”

The House version would require the opposite. Towns would have to hold a vote before retail shops could open. That’s known as “opt-in.”

Copeland Hanzas chairs the House Government Operations Committee, WEED KILLER?

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Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman, a Progressive/Democrat, plans to challenge Republican Gov. Phil Scott for Vermont’s top job, according to a person with direct knowledge of Zuckerman’s plans.

VTDigger.org first reported on Tuesday that the longtime state legislator, two-term lieutenant governor and organic farmer from Hinesburg would run for governor.

At a meeting of the Chittenden County Democrat Committee on Monday evening, Zuckerman’s representative to the committee, Ed Cafferty, told members that the LG would seek the job and announce before the end of the month, according to Democratic National Committee member Tim Jerman. Cafferty declined to comment on Tuesday.

Zuckerman himself would only say that he would be making an announcement next week. “I’m going to be letting people know whether I’m going to run for reelection or run for governor or, actually, potentially, not run, given 23 years of service,” he said.

Zuckerman did make clear what would animate any 2020 candidacy.

“Right now I think a lot of folks are frustrated by the lack of progress, particularly around climate change legislation, around our rural economy,” he said.

Asked how he would describe Scott’s job performance, Zuckerman said he would rather focus on the opening days of the legislative session and the governor’s upcoming State of the State address. “That’s one of the reasons I was going to wait until next week to make any kind of announcement,” he said.

Zuckerman, an acolyte of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), would likely draw formidable support from the presidential candidate, as he has in the past.

Zuckerman would be the second candidate to seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Former state education secretary Rebecca Holcombe announced last July that she’d challenge Scott.

“I welcome David Zuckerman to the race,” she said in a written statement, “and I’m excited to have his help in calling out the ways in which the Scott Administration has failed to protect the vulnerable, make Vermont affordable, or create a sustainable and equitable economy that does not destroy our environment.”

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fter an inmate at Vermont’s women’s prison complained last April that a guard had called her a derogatory name, the state launched a formal investigation and placed him on leave.

He waited. And waited. And waited.

Finally, eight months later, the guard learned that he had been fired.

“You would think an investigation would take a month — maybe two if it was serious,” said the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility guard, who requested anonymity to discuss his experience without damaging future job prospects. “Shit, if you’re gonna fire somebody, why would you drag it out over months and months and months?”

As the guard sat at home, the state continued paying his $31,000-a-year salary. “My own tax money has been blown and wasted,” he complained.

The state’s approach to employee misconduct has come under scrutiny since Seven Days published an investigation last month of alleged wrongdoing by officers at the South Burlington women’s prison. Critics of the system complain that it’s too opaque and sometimes simply shuffles problem employees from one state job to the next.

It’s also expensive.

Ninety-five Vermont state employees were put on paid leave during misconduct probes in the year before December 4, 2019, according to state records. On that day, as Seven Days published its story about Chittenden Regional, 29 state

workers were out on investigative leave, including 14 from the Department of Corrections. (As of this week, according to the state, 15 Corrections staffers are out.)

In that same year, those under investigation were paid for 46,069 hours in which they did no work, according to the Department of Human Resources. The bill to taxpayers? More than $1.25 million in base pay alone.

The department could not easily calculate the total compensation such staffers received as they were investigated, but a Seven Days analysis found that benefits earned by executivebranch employees average about 50 percent of their base pay.

That suggests that the state doled out close to $1.9 million in pay and benefits that year to the absent workers.

And that’s not the only cost, according to Doug Racine, who led the Agency of Human Services from 2011 to 2014. When state employees are out on investigation, their colleagues have to pick up the slack — leading to significant overtime expenses and low morale. “It’s really frustrating for the people who are left behind to see that somebody — maybe a bad actor — is getting a six-month or 12-month paid vacation.”

Employees of certain departments are particularly prone to coming under misconduct investigations. Corrections’

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965 employees make up less than 12 percent of the state’s 8,304-member workforce. But in the year ending in early December, according to Human Resources, 35 of the 95 workers on paid investigative leave — or more than a third — hailed from Corrections.

In total, those Corrections employees accounted for 18,780 lost hours and $475,000 in base pay.

The department’s high rate of misconduct allegations could be related to the stressful nature of working with inmates, who frequently file grievances, and the long hours they work keeping the state’s six prisons open 24 hours a day.

The Department of Public Safety, which includes the Vermont State Police, faces similar challenges. It had the secondhighest number of employees out on paid investigative leave that year: 12, at a cost of $138,000 in base pay, according to Human Resources.

Despite the disproportionate number of Corrections officers under investigation, the department’s critics say it often fails to crack down appropriately on employee misconduct.

As Seven Days reported last month, inmates and guards alike suspected for years that Daniel Zorzi, a shift supervisor at Chittenden Regional, was using drugs while overseeing the women’s prison.

Though records show that several of them reported his alleged misconduct to prison officials, Zorzi remained on duty until October, when an inmate accused him of having sex with two women under Corrections supervision.

Zorzi has been on paid leave ever since and is the subject of a Vermont State Police investigation. He has refused to comment.

Subsequent reporting by Seven Days found that state officials apparently failed to address allegations that a senior Corrections employee physically abused, illicitly photographed and stalked a junior Corrections employee he was dating. Another Seven Days report found that a female supervisor at Springfield’s Southern State Correctional Facility was accused of groping a subordinate; after a six-month investigation, the supervisor was demoted to another state job but continued to receive the same pay.

Human Services Secretary Mike Smith, who has led Gov. Phil Scott’s response to the scandal, took aim at the state’s disciplinary procedures in a report last month to the governor. Smith leveled particularly harsh criticism at the state’s use of “stipulated agreements” to resolve allegations of employee misconduct.

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Agency of Commerce & Community Development $1,929.06 Secretary of State's Office $18,405.12 Department of Buildings and General Services $18,844.83 Military Department $21,733.57 Department of Taxes $22,323.36 Department of Fish & Wildlife $22,503.60 Department of Forests, Parks & Recreation $23,732.23 Agency of Transportation $24,204.92 Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets $35,131.88 Agency of Digital Services $36,779.76 Department of Financial Regulation $37,435.68 Vermont Veterans' Home $38,071.07 Department of Health $43,140.81 Department of Labor $45,298.15 Department of Mental Health $63,540.96 Dept. of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living $74,937.62 Department for Children and Families $112,406.74 Department of Public Safety $138,474.27 Department of Corrections $474,664.44 $1,253,558.07

Source: Department of Human Resources and an accused worker to bypass the formal disciplinary process and agree to a resolution — be it an oral reprimand or even a quiet resignation with a promise not to provide a bad reference to a future potential employer.

“We should no longer agree to confidential, stipulated agreements or move people to different positions while maintaining higher rates of pay,” Smith wrote in his report to Scott. “While a settlement may be more expedient or limit financial

liability to the state, there are clearly deeper repercussions. This practice needs to stop.”

Smith isn’t waiting for the governor to take action. Last week, he instructed leaders of the six departments within his agency — including Corrections — to refrain from signing stipulated agreements when wrongdoing is substantiated.

“If we’ve got a problem with misconduct, then let’s deal with the problem and let’s either terminate or reprimand [the employee] or do something that isn’t confidential,” Smith said in an interview.

“We’re just moving the problem around, and I don’t think that’s good for the State of Vermont.”

In one such case, a high-profile Corrections official appears to have been transferred three times in the past three years — each time after facing employee complaints about his behavior.

The official, Edward Adams, was the subject of a sexual harassment lawsuit settled by the state relating to his tenure as superintendent of Chittenden Regional. He was moved to Southern State, where he was accused of additional, unspecified misconduct, according to VTDigger.org, prompting him to sign a stipulated agreement.

Records show that he agreed to a demotion without admitting guilt and was transferred to a probation and parole office in Rutland, where he earned $93,600 a year. That’s less than his $102,554 superintendent salary but far more than other probation officers earn.

After yet another employee complaint, according to VTDigger, he was sent to a White River Junction probation office.

Human Resources records show that the state frequently deploys stipulated agreements. Thirty-four of the 98 investigations concluded in the year ending December 4 were resolved with the secret compacts. Fifteen of them involved Corrections employees.

The 98 investigations also resulted in 24 resignations, 19 suspensions, six terminations and two demotions. Five employees received supervisory feedback.

Eight were cleared.

Smith’s crusade against stipulated agreements may meet resistance from labor and management alike.

Steve Howard, executive director of the Vermont State Employees’ Association, argues that they’re a useful tool to reach compromise and avoid expensive litigation. Doing away with them, he said, would be like telling a prosecutor, “No more plea deals. Everybody’s going to trial.”

The agreements also allow for fair and progressive discipline for state workers, Howard added. “You can’t have a secondchance agenda for all the criminals in the

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“That’s just inconsistent.”

Deputy Human Resources Commissioner Dan Pouliot, who is often on the other end of the bargaining table from Howard, agrees. “What a stipulated agreement provides to the state and the employee and the union is finality,” he said, arguing that without them, employees would remain on paid leave even longer — and appeal their cases to the Vermont Labor Relations Board and the state Supreme Court.

As for whether the confidential agreements could result in continued wrongdoing, including sexual misconduct? “There are [stipulated agreements] that include reassignment — no doubt about that — but in no cases that I’m aware of has that been done in order to shield a repeat offender,” Pouliot said.

In his report to the governor, Smith also argued that the state shields too much information from those who file complaints, supervisors, the public and the press. He suggested that when misconduct is substantiated — particularly when it involves those in leadership positions — the public should know.

“The system has not transformed to the modern era of transparency,” the secretary wrote.

Howard and Pouliot disagree with Smith on that point, too.

“Confidentiality protects the due process of his employees, and he should support that if he’s a good employer,” Howard said of Smith. “That’s an American value.”

Pouliot worries that greater transparency could discourage those who witness misconduct or are victims of it from coming forward for fear that their own identity could be exposed.

But at the direction of Secretary of Administration Susanne Young, Human Resources is conducting a review of several related policies. During a meeting last month, according to an email she provided Seven Days, Young instructed department leaders to determine whether they could make more disciplinary records public, including stipulated agreements.

Seemingly everyone in state government agrees on one thing: that employee investigations should be completed more quickly. Smith said he has instructed interim Corrections Commissioner Jim Baker to determine what’s holding them up within his department.

Most serious investigations are conducted by a six-person team within Human Resources. Its goal is to interview witnesses, collect physical evidence and issue an investigative report within 90 days, according to Pouliot. But department data show that, in some years, that goal is often not reached. In 2018, only 35 percent of investigations were completed within 90 days. The next year, 93 percent were.

It’s not a new problem. In a pair of reports issued in June 2017, State Auditor Doug Hoffer found that lengthy investigations were costing the state dearly in paid leave.

“Discipline needs to be certain, and it needs to be quick,” said Racine, the former Human Services secretary. “It was anything but in my tenure.”

Racine described a “Kafkaesque” POLITICS process in which one investigation would lead to another — and would sometimes result in an investigation of the original complainant. He recalled one instance in which an employee failed to report denting a state car and was put on investigative leave for two months.

“If they could spend two months investigating a dented vehicle, you could ST ORY & P H OT O understand why it would take a year to B Y DER EK B R OU WER investigate a serious complaint,” Racine Vermont’s sole member of the U.S. said.

House said he doesn’t buy President In the nine years in which Secretary Donald Trump’s rationale for killing of State Jim Condos has overseen an Iran’s top general last week and called for a congressional probe into the office of roughly 75 state employees, decision that has roiled the Middle he’s perceived that investigations have East and thrust the United States into dragged on longer and longer. “I believe direct confrontation with Iran. that HR is understaffed and not able to “Let me be frank: I don’t believe deal with the human resources issues what the president has said about the plan,” Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) that need to be addressed in a timely said at a press conference Tuesday manner,” he said. before boarding a plane to Pouliot says he has enough Washington, D.C., where investigators to get the job done, Congress reconvenes though he attributes the 2018 this week. “I want to have public hearings slowdown to a long-running to get to the bottom vacancy within the unit. Other of this.” factors are out of his control.

Welch, a If alleged misconduct has a member of the criminal component, he said, House Intelligence Rep. Peter Welch his department must halt its Committee, echoed statements by its chair, investigation until law enforceRep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), ment agencies have completed their who on Monday cast doubt job. on the unspecified intelligence cited Pouliot isn’t exactly thrilled that by the Trump administration that the state paid 95 people last year to sit Qassim Suleimani, leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, home while they were investigated. “I’m was plotting “imminent” attacks against a conservative who believes that people the U.S. who come to work should be doing their Unlike Schiff, Welch has yet to review jobs,” he said. “I think anything more any intelligence used to justify the drone than zero is high.” But, he added, “In strike that killed Suleimani and six others at Baghdad International Airport on the grand scope of payroll costs per year January 2. He said he plans to review the for the State of Vermont … I’m not sure classified material this week. that that’s a number I’m uncomfortable Welch nonetheless characterized with.” the strike as reckless and impulsive The Chittenden Regional guard who and said it has already led to insecurity spent April to December on leave also abroad.

“Amateur hour is in charge at the described a “Kafkaesque” investigation.

White House,” he said.

He said that state officials kept piling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on new alleged infractions while he was (D-Calif.) plans to introduce a resolution waiting for a verdict on the first. They under the War Powers Act this week to ultimately fired him for something curtail the president’s military actions against Iran. Welch said he will support entirely different, he said: misleading it, as well as legislation introduced investigators about a minor detail he in both chambers last Friday by Rep. claims to have misremembered.

Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Sen. Bernie Corrections officials declined to Sanders (I-Vt.) that would bar the use comment on the man’s case. of funds for military force against Iran without congressional authorization.

Though he wasn’t supposed to find Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has signed on outside employment, the guard evento the Senate legislation. tually got a job while he was awaiting “We must invest in the needs of the resolution. “If you’re an adult with a American people, not spend trillions mortgage, what do you do? Sit at home more on endless wars,” Sanders and without a job and wait for them to fire Khanna said in a joint statement. m you?” he asked. “It’s absolutely nuts, Contact: derek@sevendaysvt.com man.” m

Welch Questions Trump’s Rationale for Suleimani Strike, Seeks Hearings

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Thirteen longtime Seven Days employees are now 1 percent owners of the Burlington-based media company.

The newspaper’s founders, Paula Routly and Pamela Polston, publicly announced the transition on Monday.

The development is part of Seven Days’ succession plan, which began in 2009 when three veteran staffers — Cathy Resmer, Don Eggert and Colby Roberts — were named junior partners. Routly and Polston founded the paper in 1995.

The 13 workers’ 1 percent holdings, combined with the three minority owners’ 12 percent, represent a 49 percent ownership stake in Seven Days, a company press release said.

“We wanted to make sure the company would continue beyond us,” Polston said. “We have such a great team right now.”

“We want to send a message that this is a viable business, and we’re here to stay,” Routly added. She maintains a 51 percent stake in the company.

All of the employees, except director of circulation Matt Weiner, have worked full time at the newspaper since 2012 or earlier. Weiner became full time in 2014 but has worked for the paper since 2006, when he was hired as a part-time delivery route driver while a student at the University of Vermont.

Account executive Robyn Birgisson, who has been with the company since January 2004, said she was “blown away” by the offer and said working for Seven Days “doesn’t feel like work.”

“I love what I do,” she said. “Back in the day, working other places, [I would] get those Sunday night blues, like, Oh God, I gotta go to work on Monday. I’ve never felt that way.”

Weiner said being a part owner has instilled in him an even greater sense of responsibility to continue the company’s success.

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Weed Killer? « P.12 which advanced S.54 last session with an opt-in provision as part of what she called a “difficult” and “unfortunate” compromise. She said she hopes municipalities — especially those in rural areas — will see that there are other ways to control the impacts of retail establishments.

The Vermont League of Cities & Towns resolution supports an opt-in system.

Zakov said other states have found that the provision allows communities to take as much time as needed to understand the impact of joining the market.

But critics say it gives too much power to municipalities. George McNaughton, a Progressive Springfield Selectboard member who ran unsuccessfully for a state House seat in 2018, called opt-in a “torpedo” that’s “intended to kill hosting of marijuana facilities.”

When Springfield considered the resolution in November, McNaughton said he convinced his colleagues to replace opt-in with opt-out. The burden, he argued, should be placed on those who wish to prohibit the community from participating in the market.

The board passed the amended resolution by a 4-1 vote.

“If the people really, really feel strongly that they don’t want a marijuana facility, then they can petition,” McNaughton said.

The two New England states that already legalized sales have settled the question of local control differently.

In Massachusetts, which created an adult-use marijuana market in 2018, towns must opt-out. Kevin Conroy, a cannabis attorney in the Bay State, said that’s the right tack. He spoke about Massachusetts’ experience last month during a Burlington panel discussion on cannabis hosted by Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan.

“People who want access to cannabis are going to get access to cannabis,” Conroy said in an interview. “By [banning sales], you’re just furthering the black market, which means that this is done underground, isn’t regulated, isn’t taxed.

You’d rather have a regulated, taxed product in your community.”

Maine, where retail sales are expected to begin this spring, has an opt-in system.

Many residents preferred allowing municipalities to make their own decision, said Erik Gundersen, director of the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy. He, too, participated in Donovan’s panel about weed in December.

While declining to say what system he preferred, Gundersen opined that the “slow burn” should help Maine grow its market at a sustainable rate.

That “slow burn” might be slower than initially predicted: Gundersen said only

about 30 of some 450 Maine municipalities voted to opt in, meaning consumers will either need to travel to a store or stick with the black market.

Most of the holdouts are taking a waitand-see approach, Gundersen said, so he’s “not in panic mode quite yet.” But he said the legal market’s ability to “survive and thrive” would eventually depend on how many municipalities decide to participate.

In Vermont, some towns have already taken a stand against the sticky icky.

Thetford passed an ordinance last month that bans the sale or cultivation of marijuana for commercial purposes.

Newport and Clarendon have passed similar ordinances, while Dover has prohibited medical dispensaries.

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Some who helped pass the measures say they hope any future legislation will honor their stance.

Among those was Bill Huff, a 2018 Republican state Senate candidate who helped circulate a petition in Thetford calling on the selectboard to consider the prohibition.

Huff argued that small towns are illequipped to handle the expected traffic increase from retail dispensaries and said he hoped Thetford’s ban would help influence lawmakers as they draft the final legislation.

Middlebury attorney and drug reform advocate Dave Silberman said he thinks other municipalities will also prohibit sales if the legislature allows it. “It gives conservative local leaders the ability to stick their head in the sand and say, ‘We’ve stopped the menace of marijuana from coming to our town,’” Silberman said.

Given a choice, Silberman and other legalization advocates say they much prefer the opt-out model. But Gov. Phil Scott has said that he would only support legislation that allows municipalities to opt in to retail sales, and Silberman said he would prefer to remain pragmatic. Scott, after all, has vetoed cannabis legislation before.

“When the governor expresses a

stated concern with a bill, you’re better off addressing it than telling the governor to go pound sand,” Silberman said.

After years of near misses, Matt Simon, the New England political director with the Marijuana Policy Project, was also willing to compromise if it meant a bill would be signed into law. “We’re not interested in dying on that hill,” Simon said. “We want to get this thing done in 2020. Vermonters have been waiting far too long for this.”

Just how much longer that wait will be remains unclear.

House Speaker Mitzi Johnson (D-South Hero) hasn’t committed to bringing S.54 to a vote, noting that she and other representatives still have concerns about impacts to highway safety, youth usage and the environment.

“We’re in the middle of the process. We don’t have a House position on tax-andregulate at this point,” she told Seven Days last month. “My job is basically to be the facilitator for all of that to make sure that the committees get to weigh in.”

“We’ve got a ways to go,” she added.

Other House Democratic leaders appear optimistic that a bill will make it through the process this time around.

“The fact that we are talking about this bill shows that this is a priority, and it’s going to move,” said House Majority Leader Jill Krowinski (D-Burlington). “We’re not going to have it done the first week of session, but we are absolutely addressing this bill.”

The measure is before the tax-focused Committee on Ways and Means, and Johnson said she expects at least three other committees to take a look.

Sen. Dick Sears (D-Bennington), a cosponsor of S.54, said he would not be concerned if the House settled on an approach that differed from the Senate’s.

Differences can be hashed out in a conference committee, he said, where members can also work with the governor’s office and find the best path forward.

Getting the bill to that point is now his biggest concern.

“I can’t even get a House vote. This is what’s frustrating,” Sears said. “Right now, given the comments from the speaker and others, that’s where the holdup is, and it’s been there for years.” m Contact: colin@sevendaysvt.com

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The head of Vermont’s largest inpatient mental health and addiction treatment center threatened to sell or close the institution if the state failed to come to its financial rescue.

Brattleboro Retreat president and CEO Louis Josephson wrote in a letter last Friday that the Windham County facility has an “unsustainable business model” and may soon have to “wind down our operations.” He bemoaned a recent decision by Secretary of Human Services Mike Smith to deny additional funding to the Retreat, writing that “without that support we cannot continue to operate.”

“The Retreat’s Board of Trustees met in emergency session this morning to discuss the Secretary’s conclusions, and want to convey that they have directed me to plan for the sale or closure of the Retreat in the very near future,” Josephson wrote. “I have started that work.”

Josephson’s letter became public on Sunday, when Smith issued a press release with blistering criticism of the Retreat’s leadership for failing to improve its financial position and asking the state for more money. “Make no mistake, any threat of closure is both the decision and the result of the Retreat’s current leadership,” Smith wrote.

The secretary argued that the state had repeatedly provided additional support to the institution — including as recently as November. “Despite the investment of millions of state dollars, Retreat management has failed to deliver fiscal stability to the institution,” Smith wrote.

In an interview later Sunday, Josephson appeared to walk back the threat, telling Seven Days, “We’re not planning to sell or close the Retreat.”

Those possibilities were merely “nightmare scenarios” that could come to pass without state assistance, he said. “We’re optimistic we won’t need to do that,” he added.

The 186-year-old institution is a critical component of the state’s mental health and addiction treatment system.

It’s also the largest employer in Windham County. The Brattleboro nonprofit serves roughly 105 patients a day, according to Josephson, and houses more than half of the state’s inpatient mental health beds.

It’s the only residential mental health hospital for children and adolescents in Vermont.

In the Sunday interview, Josephson blamed the Retreat’s woes on the state’s low reimbursement rates for patients on Medicaid — and an unexpected, recent decrease in patients. According to Josephson, 70 percent of the Retreat’s patients are on Medicaid, and 50 percent of the facility’s revenue comes from the program.

In November, Smith signed off on a rate increase for the Retreat worth a projected $5.3 million over two years.

The state also recently agreed to build and maintain 12 additional beds for high-needs mental health patients. Smith estimated that the state had recently committed more than $16 million to the institution.

But early last week, according to both men, Josephson met with Smith to ask for another rate increase to cover a new shortfall. Smith rejected that request, writing that the management should not rely on “continued financial bailouts from taxpayers.”

Smith appeared to direct his ire at Josephson and his leadership team, writing that management changes “are necessary to save it.” He added, “It’s the responsibility of the Retreat’s board to accomplish this task or assemble a team that can.”

Josephson declined to say how dire the cash crunch is — or how long the Retreat could survive without additional state support. “It’s really unpredictable,” he said. “I don’t know. It’s not imminent, but it’s unpredictable and that’s unfortunate.” m Contact: paul@sevendaysvt.com

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With Windex and razors, Burlington “vigilantes” target hate-group stickers S T O RY & PHO TO B Y C OURT NEY L AMDIN

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fter a morning of searching, Kason Hudman finally found what he was looking for.

Attached to a utility pole beside Burlington’s Riverside Avenue was a sticker reading “Infowars.com” in capital letters. Hudman reached into his backpack, pulled out some Windex and a razor, and got to work removing it.

“Let’s see what we can do here,” he said, attacking one end of the decal while his friend Walter Keady tried to peel up the other with a car key.

It wouldn’t budge, so Hudman turned to the last tool in his kit: stickers of his own. “Immigrants Welcome” and “Love Rise Up!” some read. He plastered them on top of the Infowars decal so that it was barely readable.

Hudman and Keady belong to the BTV Clean Up Crew, a handful of young people whose mission is to remove signage that promotes organizations they deem hateful. Far-right “news” outlet Infowars and its founder Alex Jones, for instance, are best known for peddling the conspiracy theory that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax. Jones’ everyday rhetoric targets immigrants and borders on anti-Semitic.

“That counts,” Hudman said.

Generally speaking, Clean Up Crew members focus their hunt on messages left by the Patriot Front, an anti-immigrant, white nationalist organization that regularly posts stickers and flyers around the Burlington area. Police have encouraged residents to report the Patriot Front’s activity so officers can track its movements. Hudman and his friends take a different tack: They remove the material vigilante-style and tell their supporters to do the same. The group believes that notifying the police — who may then alert the media — only gives hate groups what they crave most: attention.

“They’re looking for public confrontation,” Hudman said, so the antidote is to remove the stickers quietly and anonymously.

The Patriot Front is plenty vocal on its own. Formed after 2017’s Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., the group regularly documents its stickering activities on Gab, a social media platform favored by the alt-right. Every 18

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day, members post photo collages of the stickers from all over the country. The decals often display patriotic symbols and inflammatory slogans such as “Better Dead Than Red” and “America First.” In recent months, stickers have been spotted in Montpelier, Vergennes, Highgate and Winooski.

In March 2018, a handful of masked Patriot Front members gathered in Burlington’s City Hall Park, carrying a banner that read “Reclaim America!” and chanting the Nazi slogan “blood and soil.” In February 2019, they plastered stickers outside the Ohavi Zedek Synagogue and the Pride Center of Vermont, prompting Burlington police to issue a press release about the “bias-motivated vandalism.”

Mayor Miro Weinberger called the actions “antithetical to Burlington’s … welcoming, inclusive community.” The Burlington City Council passed a resolution condemning the group.

Local anti-fascists welcomed the sentiment, but the public statements

“ended up blasting [the Patriot Front] name all over,” Keady lamented. “Now it’s in the city record.”

Last July, the Patriot Front struck again, slapping stickers on the South Winooski Avenue building that’s home to Migrant Justice, Black Lives Matter of Greater Burlington, the Vermont Workers’ Center and 350Vermont. A month later, the group affixed stickers to signage at the University of Ve r m o n t s t u d e n t center. The activity attracted media attention, including from Seven Days.

Hudman recalled thinking that someone should remove the stickers before anyone finds out. And so the covert cleanup campaign was born. Nearly every weekend since mid-August, the group has canvassed Burlington neighborhoods on a search-and-destroy mission. They’ve kept a custom Google map marking where the “Nasty Sticker

Brigade” — the crew’s nickname for the Patriot Front — has struck. A copy provided to Seven Days shows more than 60 dots around town, including several by the waterfront, on the Church Street Marketplace and around the UVM campus.

Burlington police are also monitoring the stickers; they get calls about them a few times a month but don’t keep a running count, according to Det. Tom Chenette.

The department, too, struggles with whether to alert the media or just mark down the incidents, he said.

“This group is just about getting their name out there, getting the publicity and getting more hits on their website,” Chenette said. “We’re always torn: Do we do the press release and essentially give them the press? Or do we just keep quiet about it?”

More often than not, the police don’t

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NEED ADVICE ON LIFE’S CONUNDRUMS? alert the media unless the propaganda “It’s not necessarily that we’re trying targets a specific minority group. to publicize it, but we’re trying to make the Putting up the stickers isn’t necessar- sure the right people are addressing it,” ily illegal — or, at least, it’s difficult to she added. prove it is, Chenette said. To show there The Clean Up Crew isn’t just removwas a crime, police have to calculate ing the stickers. For every sticker it Introducing a sage the cost of removing the stickers and finds, the group asks supporters to and sassy adviser the damage to the underlying surface. pledge a small sum to Ohavi Zedek, Because many of them peel away with Migrant Justice and Black Lives Matter. to answer reader little effort, it’s unlikely that they could They’ve raised more than $700 since questions on matters be considered vandalism, according to September. The crew also picks up litter large and small.

Chittenden County State’s Attorney along the way, earning them honks and local, fresh, original waves from passing drivers.

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ermont legislative leaders say they have much to accomplish this session, including modernizing Act 250, reducing vehicle emissions and reforming the state’s troubled prison system.

But one thing they don’t plan to do is repeat the House-Senate impasse that dashed their hopes last session of enacting two top Democratic priorities: increasing the minimum wage and creating a mandatory paid family and medical leave program.

House Speaker Mitzi Johnson (D-South Hero) and Senate President Pro Tempore Tim Ashe (D/P-Chittenden) said they expect to quickly draft and pass compromise versions of both bills and send them to Gov. Phil Scott in a matter of weeks.

Last spring the two chambers failed to reach a compromise on the size and pace of a minimum wage increase, a top Senate priority, and the scale of a family leave program, a top House priority. Democrats control both chambers of the legislature.

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stalemate, adjourned the House for the year while the Senate was still in session.

Many saw the unusual move as a sign of frayed nerves and strained relations between Johnson and Ashe.

Johnson said that despite the media’s affinity for rehashing the “juicy leftover drama” that marred the session’s end, she and Ashe work well together and are looking forward to a productive 2020 session.

“I think we’re in a good place,” Johnson said. “We’re going to pass bills early and get them to the governor’s desk early.”

Ashe expressed similar confidence.

Given how close the House and Senate came to a grand bargain in May, Ashe said, closing the gap now shouldn’t be that tough.

“It’s not like we’re going in on some brand-new frontier and hitting the start button on a long journey,” Ashe said.

“We’re sort of near the end of the journey.”

The current minimum wage is $10.96 per hour. The Senate passed a bill last February that would have increased it to $15 by 2024. The House, concerned about the impact on small businesses, sought

instead to tie annual increases to the Consumer Price Index. The Senate’s latest counter was a two-year increase, to $11.50 in 2020 and $12.20 in 2021, with Consumer Price Index increases thereafter.

The House’s paid leave bill calls for up to 12 weeks of mandatory leave for new parents and eight for workers to care for

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ill family members or to recover from personal illness or injury. The Senate’s final proposal would reduce the benefit by a third, limit the total number of weeks a couple could take to 16 and make the personal injury insurance optional.

The landscape has shifted since last May, however, given the progress that the governor has made toward establishing a voluntary paid family and medical leave program.

Scott, a Republican, has argued that state workers who want such a benefit or employers who want to provide it should be allowed to participate voluntarily in such a program instead of being required to under the $78 million program envisioned by many legislators.

Scott and fellow Republican Gov. Chris Sununu of New Hampshire proposed a “Twin State” program in January 2019 that would provide the benefit to 18,500 state government workers and others who wanted to buy in. The move was meant to create a large enough pool that the cost of participation would drop for those in the private sector.

Sununu backed away from that idea last October. But Scott pressed forward, offering the benefit to Vermont’s 8,500 unionized workers late in contract negotiations last fall.

The program would provide 60 percent of an employee’s salary for up to six weeks beginning July 1, 2020, and would cost the state about $2.5 million per year. The administration is exploring how to allow individuals and private employers to buy in to the same coverage, Scott’s spokesperson, Rebecca Kelley, said.

A voluntary program could be up and running sooner, would not hike payroll taxes, and would place the risk of insolvency of underfunding on a private insurer that would handle the coverage, not the state, Kelley said.

Scott’s move was strategically shrewd, said Austin Davis, government affairs manager for the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce. A voluntary program kick-started by the enrollment of state workers could cost about the same as a mandatory program, he said.

That may make it harder for some Democrats to vote for a mandatory payroll tax when the governor has shown that a voluntary program can pencil out, Davis said.

“He’s serving up the same dish,” Davis said of the governor. “He’s just not invoicing you — he’s asking you if you want to write the check.”

That raises the prospect — yet again — that the governor may veto one or both bills if they pass, as well as the question of whether two-thirds of legislators in each chamber, or 100 in the House and 20 in the Senate, would vote to override his veto.

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Ashe views speculation about a veto override as premature and tiresome.

“I’m not interested in spending my entire life having the governor’s potential veto be the factor in every single discussion the legislature has,” Ashe said. “We are trying to express and have — sometimes with the governor, oftentimes without — affirmative visions for the state of Vermont, and that requires us to do what we believe is the right thing.”

Johnson also declined to handicap a veto override. While the two sides are close, there are still some significant details to be worked out by the committees, and those details could easily sway how much support House members show for a compromise, Johnson said.

the first crack this session at both bills.

Chair Tom Stevens (D-Waterbury) said he can support the Senate’s version of the minimum wage increase as long as it leads to a $15-an-hour wage in a reasonable period.

He also said he has a “small amount of hope” that the opportunity to take leave for personal injury or illness — which benefits all workers, not just those of childbearing age or with aging parents — can be restored to the bill, but he’s not holding his breath.

“I understand the politics of it enough to know that if we don’t have the votes to pass a full mandatory bill at this time, there’s real danger in trying to force it,” Stevens said.

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“It makes a difference whether paid family leave winds up at six weeks per kid or 12 weeks per kid, and whether we wind up at $12.35 or $12.75 [minimum wage],” Johnson said. “People care about those details.”

Johnson stressed, however, that such differences are unlikely to derail a legislative deal. Then, if it turns out that Scott can’t be convinced of the wisdom of the two benefits, he will have to explain his rationale, she said.

“If the governor still doesn’t think that Vermont families and Vermont workers deserve them, then Vermonters should know that that’s how he feels,” Johnson said.

The House Committee on General, Housing and Military Affairs will take

Regardless of how many votes any compromise might get, Stevens said he’s “very confident” the legislature would not allow the governor’s veto on either bill to stand.

“Even some people who voted no on the policy would understand the politics clearly enough and say, ‘If the will of the people have spoken on a bill like this, it’s unreasonable for the governor to veto it,’” Stevens said. “And they’ll come back and vote for override.” m Disclosure: Tim Ashe is the domestic partner of Seven Days publisher and coeditor Paula Routly. Find our conflict-of-interest policy here: sevendaysvt.com/disclosure.

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William Downs McDowell 1987-2019

William Downs McDowell, 32, was born February 22, 1987, in Burlington, Vt., and passed away December 16, 2019. Will grew up in Georgia, Vt., where he enjoyed a childhood surrounded by a large extended family and the joy of sports with a gang of close friends.

Will was a natural-born leader; upon learning that the Georgia Middle School did not have a baseball team he enlisted his dad, Rick, to coach a team, he recruited players, and together the community built a field. Will attended high school at BFA St. Albans and then joined the Vermont National Guard, which led him to a 13-year career in the Army.

Will married Kristin Lim of Honolulu, Hawaii, in 2009. A life in the service took Will and Kristin to many places, including Seattle, where the couple first met; Colorado, where they enjoyed snowboarding; and Alaska, where they enjoyed salmon fishing and outdoor adventures, and where they welcomed their greatest joy, their children Luke (3) and Maddie (19 months). Will loved his family, and he enjoyed his dogs, Duke and Marley, and connecting with his siblings, Meghan, Scott, Jack and Kelly.

Will is a decorated veteran of the Global War on Terror, serving four tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan totaling 39 months (1,186 days) in some of the most austere operational environments. During this time, Will established himself as a skillful soldier and talented leader whom others looked

up to. Over the course of his distinguished career, Will received 31 awards and decorations for exceptional performance and meritorious service. These honors include four Army Commendation Medals; two Army Achievement Medals; two Meritorious Unit Commendations; a National Defense Service Ribbon; two Afghanistan Campaign Medals; two Iraq Campaign Medals; a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; and a Combat Infantry Badge and Expert Infantry Badge. Will is also a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger and Airborne School, earning both the coveted Ranger Tab and Airborne Badge. In 2016, Will was selected to represent U.S. Army Alaska in the annual Best Ranger Competition.

During his career, Will served in every mortarman position from ammo bearer, gunner and team leader to mortar platoon sergeant (forward deployed Afghanistan).

He was a consummate professional who possessed a tireless work ethic and sincere care for his soldiers. Will inspired soldiers of all ranks to pursue and achieve greatness.

He has positively influenced countless lives throughout his service, and his legacy will be forever remembered.

In addition to his wife, Kristin, and two children, Will leaves behind his mother, Ginger McDowell (Michele and Greg Boomhower); father, Rick McDowell (Diane McDowell); siblings Meghan McDowell (China), Scott McDowell (Allison), Jack McDowell (Chelsea) and Kelly McDowell (Nathan); grandfather Thomas Hitchcock; nephew Myles; and niece Rayo. Will was predeceased by his grandparents Richard and Bib McDowell and June Hitchcock.

Will’s survivors include great-aunts Theresa, Martha, Agatha and Betty; his aunts and uncles, Mary Kim and Charlie Lavery, Jay and Trisha McDowell, Marsha and Bob Drake, Mark and Kim McDowell, Sandy and Tim Wilmot, Jenny and Jim Bedell, Carol and Ed Salls, and Mary and Bob Streeter; father-in-law and mother-in-law Wesley and Corinne Lim of Honolulu; grandmother-inlaw Lucille Ching; brother-in-law Jonathan Lim; and many, many first cousins.

Will’s service was held on Friday, December 27 at the United Church of Underhill, 7 Park St., Underhill, VT, for family and friends. A full military honors service will be held in July at the Vermont Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center, Vt. In lieu of flowers, donations in Will’s honor may be made to Warrior Outreach Ranch at warrioroutreach.org/services. The family also invites you to share your memories by visiting awrfh.com.

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Bud Kassel 1928-2019

Bud Kassel, a kind and gentle man who lived a full life with an open heart, died on December 25, 2019, after a brief decline. He was 91.

Joseph Lewis Kassel was born on July 4, 1928, and his mother promptly nicknamed him Buddy, a name that stuck for his entire life.

Raised in Middletown, N.Y., he returned there in the late 1950s to join his father, Murray, in the family retail clothing business and raise, with his beloved wife, Ruth Bettman, their sons, David, John and Peter. He and Ruth became respected community leaders over four decades, involved in civic life and public and charitable institutions that are stronger, better and make a bigger difference in people’s lives as a result of their efforts.

But the call of the North Country was strong for Bud. He spent time in childhood camping, canoeing, skiing and ice fishing in the Adirondacks where his father was raised (Port Henry). Vermont became Bud’s home-awayfrom-home by the 1970s, visiting his sons at college in New England and feeding his other lifelong passion, skiing. In retirement, he and Ruth moved to Burlington in 2002 to be near Peter and John and their families and to spend more

Charles Armstrong Parker 1954-2019, STARKSBORO, VT.

Charles “Charley” Armstrong Parker (19542019) of Starksboro, Vt., died peacefully at home on December 11, 2019. He will be remembered for his intimate connection to the natural world and his attention to detail.

Charley walked through life with an awareness of his surroundings and appreciation

time at their cabin in Nebraska Valley, known as LeBarge, where much fun and relaxation were had and many memories were made.

Bud and Ruth dove into community life in Burlington from their home at 40 College Street, a building they often described as a college dorm for retired folks. Bud spent more than 20 years as a host at Stowe Mountain Resort, happily sharing his deep knowledge of and love for Mount Mansfield in winter with newcomers and veterans alike. When grandchildren accompanied him on days like that, he was at the peak of happiness. He also volunteered at ECHO and the Flynn theater, was a regular at the YMCA and all over downtown, and was beloved by all who came to know him, which could happen in the course of a fiveminute conversation and the wink of an eye.

He spent the last few years at Wake Robin in Shelburne with Ruth and was cared for lovingly by many wonderful people. He thought deeply about how a long life, well-lived, should best conclude. His life ended as he wished, peacefully, in the ripe fullness of time and with a minimum of medical intervention.

Bud is survived by his dear wife of 67 years, Ruth; his sister, Betsy Brown, of Kenosha, Wis.; David Kassel and Magda Farag, of Tempe, Ariz.; John Kassel and Julie Campoli, of Burlington; Peter Kassel and Carol Irish of Shelburne; his cherished grandchildren Yasmin, Misha, Kareem, Clara, Simon, Thomas, Sara, Sami and Eben; six beloved greatgrandchildren; and many beloved nieces, nephews and great-nieces and -nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents, Murray and Muriel Kassel; his brothers-in-law, Ralph Bettman and Howard Brown; and his muchloved grandson, Zeke.

There was a gathering to remember Bud on Tuesday, January 7, at ECHO. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to ECHO (echovermont.org) or the charity of your choice.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Cremation Society of Chittenden County, a division of the Ready Funeral Home, 261 Shelburne Rd., in Burlington. Please visit cremationsocietycc.com.

for small details. He spent time in Starksboro having High Hills adventures in the woods with his family, working in the garden and celebrating the ever-changing offerings from the forest.

Charley could also be often found contentedly reading in his armchair by the woodstove.

He took great pride in his self-taught historic preservation skills and ran his own successful business, Traditional Building Trades, for almost 30 years. True to the tradition of a craftsman, he shared his talents and passion with patience and grace. Charley was a loving, supportive son, brother, husband, father and friend, always a steadying hand in any storm.

His lasting memory will shine brightly for those he leaves behind.

Charley is survived by his wife, Lynn StewartParker; four children, Lucy, Elon (Patrice, grandson Walter), Ephraim (Sierra, granddaughter Ida), and Isaac (partner Cedar Slagle). He is also survived by his siblings, brother Jerimiah (Marcia) Parker, sister Sally (Tom Flacke) Demeter, and sister Mary (Rick) Jackson.

A private family gathering will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Preservation Trust of Vermont, 104 Church St., Burlington, VT 05401.

Cheryl Kirby

1976-2019, SALISBURY, VT. Cheryl Rose Kirby, 43, of Salisbury, passed away peacefully on December 27 at her home after a long battle with cancer. She was born on October 24, 1976, in Middlebury, Vt., to Linda and Randall Kirby. She graduated from Middlebury Union High School in 1994.

She is survived by her daughter, Paige Williamson; her father, Randall Kirby; her sister Shauni Kirby and her husband, Avery Hamilton; her sister Stacee Duncan and her husband, Ross Duncan; and her uncle, Kris Newton. She is predeceased by her mother, Linda Kirby.

Cheryl lived in Montague, N.J., from 1997 to 2001, where she worked at High Point Golf Club. It was during her time in New Jersey that she discovered her talent and love for stained-glass artwork, which would later become an important part of her life.

She was employed at Autumn Harp from 2001 to 2013. Her most notable role was as a production supervisor, through which she displayed a wonderful knack for communicating and connecting with people. She loved her time at Autumn Harp and often spoke about her willingness to work there for free. Her retirement came only when her health no longer permitted her to work.

She spent her final years indulging in her stained-glass artwork, which she often sold or gifted to loved ones. Her other hobbies included gardening, tending to her animals, and spending time with family and friends.

She wished to express her gratitude to her father and the Addison County Home Health and Hospice for their care and support.

She will be remembered for the love she gave, the smiles she brought and her personality that truly broke the mold.

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Ron Ruloff

SISTER SENSE

As I was reading the 2019 “Backstory” article [December 25], I came across Courtney Lamdin’s “The Shyest Sources,” and I was appalled at the tone of the piece, which contains phrases like “shouldn’t speak ill of little old nuns” and “I tried several times … to phone the mothership.”

First, it’s called a motherhouse — this isn’t “Star Trek” — and you were getting to what truth? Some scandal? A skeleton or two in the attic?

Maybe a heartfelt article on how hard it is for the nuns to leave behind a home they have had for more than 100 years, with a cemetery behind it where many of their fellow sisters lay in rest, and the sisterhood itself, which is sadly facing a decline of extinction proportions. This home — the Mount — was a part of many of our lives. Now, maybe Sister Laura had the good sense, as many of the sisters did, and do, to smell the scent of someone looking for something not there.

Sean Moran

SHELBURNE

Editor’s note: Like all of the stories in the end-of-year “Backstory” feature, Lamdin’s was referring to a longer, more comprehensive and straightforward article — in this case, a July 9 piece entitled “The Sisters’ Stuff: Items in Burlington Convent Auctioned Off.” Her follow-up “story behind the story” was meant to be personal, and therefore potentially more playful than the original report.

THE REAL COST OF ‘AFFORDABLE’

[Re Feedback: “80 Percent ‘Unaffordable,’” November 20]: Jerry Trudell’s math in regard to “affordable” housing is in error: “Affordable” really means subsidized out of the federal treasury, and the federal treasury is in a very hazardous condition, since the money is dollars gotten from Saudi Arabia (more than 1 trillion dollars) and mainland China (more than 1 trillion dollars) by selling them debt instruments on which we pay interest, which is a terrific drag on the economy and which will collapse our economy by the early 2030s, since our revenues will be exceeded by the interest we pay.

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NOT ALL BAD

Although resident abuse in community care homes does happen, such as you cited in your “Worse for Care” series [November 27; December 4, 11 and 18], for every abusive caregiver there are 5,000 good ones. You don’t see articles about the unsung “heroes on the home front.”

I am a trained certified nursing assistant, and thanks to a four-week course offered by the American Red Cross back in the late 1990s, I have worked in care homes and private duty homes in Massachusetts, Florida, and locally in Bristol and at the Pillars in Shelburne for more than 20 years.

I do have some solid suggestions for owners of community care homes. One is that every caregiver should be required to take a CNA training course and get certified in CPR, lifting, safety, and how to communicate with the elderly and other residents in care facilities. Second, a police background check and references are a must. Third, a job description to an employee is very helpful.

All too often I have seen owners of care homes advertise for help, making the job sound real easy with limited duties.

Meaning, they don’t want to pay a fair wage. They want a cleaning woman as well as a caregiver for $8 to $10 an hour.

The American Red Cross recommends a starting wage of $12.50 for a CNA. The citations issued by the state that you mentioned are most often for minor violations of the home, such as the size of a window or for other minor violations that have nothing to do with the care of the residents.

The caregiver’s first concern should be resident safety. However, there is no 100 percent way to prevent a resident from falling. It can happen even when the most care is taken. The fragile bones of the elderly break easily. Even in level-one nursing homes, the residents fall.

So, give us good caregivers a break!

There are more of us out there than the criminal ones you wrote about. Those should be prosecuted.

Brigitta Lawrence

BRISTOL

Editor’s note: The “Worse for Care” series did include a positive profile of Malinga Mukunda in a December 4 story entitled “A New American Finds Purpose, and ‘Family,’ in Caregiving.”

NEW YEAR’S WISH

Santa forgot some presents under the tree [Tim Newcomb, December 18].

He forgot to include: lowest unemployment in 50 years; 266,000 new jobs in November; upgraded veteran medical opportunities; increasing wages, especially for the lower-income jobs; three-month paid childcare policy for government workers; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement treaty for reciprocal trade with our neighbors; opportunity zones for disadvantaged cities to create small businesses; lower drug costs; a thriving economy with predicted continued positive growth for the future; updated Project Safe Neighborhoods to help reduce crime in our cities; and, very importantly, the emerging trend of lowering opioid prescription use.

These real “presents” go on and on.

What would happen if we were aware of them all? Could we be happy again and talk to each other?

That is my wish for the New Year. Can we possibly focus on positive things rather than negative? Can the good news of living in America be resurrected?

Thea Knight

BURLINGTON

FIX RUNOFF VOTING

As a supporter of ranked-choice voting, I would like to offer Solveig Overby some advice [Feedback: “Shannon-igans?,” December 25]: In order to win in a political debate in an informed and politically sophisticated town like Burlington, Vt., you need to get your facts correct and straight.

1. Ward 8 Councilor Adam Roof is not a “fellow Democrat.” He is independent.

I was there when he first ran against a Democrat and won.

2. There is no attempt by Democrats to kill off ranked-choice voting. Have you considered its chances to get on the ballot in March when Progressive Jack Hanson introduced it to the city council at the very last minute? What was the intention to introduce this charter change referendum at such a late hour?

To get it passed with little scrutiny?

3. Some of us remember RCV back in 2009, when it was called “instant runoff voting.” Some of us understand that it reelected Bob Kiss when 587 more voters had marked their ballots preferring Andy Montroll over Kiss than the number of ballots marked to the contrary. Montroll also was preferred over Kurt Wright by 930 more voters. How was it that the IRV final round was between Wright and Kiss when the data on the ballots indicated that Montroll would have beaten either?

4. If RCV is returned to Burlington unfixed, and it undemocratically elects the less-preferred candidate again, it will damage the prospects for RCV for another generation. Some of us want to avoid that.

Robert Bristow-Johnson

BURLINGTON

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ff the main thoroughfare of Vermont Route 100 in Washington County, KATHERINE ARDEN’s soft-yellow house stands on a small hill scattered with birch trees.

Inside, large windows capture a view of the Green Mountains and fill the rooms with natural light. In Arden’s office, floorto-ceiling built-in bookcases cover a wall — one of her primary reasons for purchasing the home, she joked.

Arden, 32, is a rarity these days — a full-time working novelist. The Austin, Texas, native is author of the Winternight fantasy trilogy and a growing series of middle-grade children’s horror books, the latest of which came out in August 2019. Arden graduated from Middlebury College with degrees in French and Russian and hopes of becoming a translator. Since then, she’s traveled extensively, lived in France and Russia, and changed career paths to become a New York Times best-selling author.

Arden’s 2017 debut novel, The Bear and the Nightingale, centers on Vasya, a young girl who grows up in the Northern Rus’ region of Russia. Her life is filled with magic and local folklore. The second book, best-selling The Girl in the Tower, follows Vasya through the tumult of life in Moscow in the shadow of the crown prince. The final installment, The Winter of the Witch, focuses on the choice Vasya must make to save either Moscow or the magical world she has come to love.

With her long brown hair tied back, dressed in a sweater fit for the New England winter, Arden heated water and selected tea from a collection of mason jars on shelves. She smiled as she recounted how she and her partner decided to repurpose the shelves — which previous owners had filled with trinkets — as a pantry.

Over tea, sitting in camp chairs in her dining room, Arden spoke of her travels and how she started her writing career. “I [have] always loved to read and wondered if I could write a book,” she said, “and so I started and really fell in love with writing, especially writing fiction.”

After getting her BA, Arden spent six months in Hawaii and began developing The Bear and the Nightingale, “put[ting] any grad school work or professional development on hold [to] see if I could finish the book to a final draft,” she recalled. But she struggled to find a literary

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agent, so she moved to France and spent a year as a teaching assistant.

Back in Hawaii, Arden decided to pursue an active career path in preparation for graduate school. But in summer 2014, she finally landed an agent; a threebook contract followed in October.

“The very same week I got my real estate license, I signed my first book deal,” Arden said. “That ended my real estate dreams.” She put grad school on indefinite hold.

Arden continued her travels, backpacking around Europe, but “[in the] late fall of 2015 I had a friend who was still living in Vermont say, ‘Come out and just hang,’ and I did,” she said. “I met Evan, my partner, on a hike in Middlebury, and I stayed in Vermont, and I’m glad I did.”

Arden is currently focusing on the middle-grade series that launched while Winternight was being published. She started writing Small Spaces (2018) “on a whim, waiting for notes on my second adult book,” she said. Each book in the projected four-book series takes place in a different Vermont season; the winter installment, Dead Voices, came out in August. Small Spaces is a nominee for the 2019-20 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award (to be renamed this year), “so I feel that a lot of students will have the opportunity to see it at this point,” Arden said. “And, because I live in Vermont, it’s nice having the students be into that.”

Arden’s middle-grade books are categorized as horror, a genre she decided to explore in a full-length novel after including a small section in The Bear and the Nightingale. She was a fan of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series as a child, as well as Mary Downing Hahn’s YA ghost stories, she said.

Middle-grade books tend to be about half the length of adult novels — a change after her research-heavy Winternight trilogy. In writing a children’s book, “the effort is intense but less sustained,” Arden said.

In November, she did a workshop with kids through the Young Writers Project. “I like talking with younger writers. It’s fun doing storytelling exercises and prompts,” said the author, who added that she would like to “teach a more extended class on creative writing, especially writing for genre.”

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languages, giving the Winternight trilogy an international fan base. Many of those readers have crafted art connected by a color scheme of blues, reds and greens that mirrors the books’ covers, with Russian folk-art styles well represented.

Arden plans to hang pieces from her collection of fan art around her house.

“People send me things or put them up on Etsy,” she said, adjusting a selection of candles named after Winternight characters.

With her middle-grade series halfway completed, Arden has plans for the future. “Right now, I have an adult standalone that I’m working on that should hopefully be drafted by the end of the year and be scheduled for 2021,” she said. She has an idea for a stand-alone middle-grade book, too. “So that’s a good couple of years more work,” Arden said.

“If you’re doing one book at a time, it’s about a year each, and it’s hard to plan for the future. But with a couple books

in a contract, you can look ahead three or five years.”

As she settles into her new home and workspace, Arden looks forward to continuing the promising career she’s started. Asked if she sees herself ever stepping into a teaching position, as many writers do, she said she’d rather write her own fiction. But, she conceded, “I can never know about the future.”

For now, she’s busy exploring the potential of fiction for different age groups and audiences — including the very youngest.

“I’ve been playing with ideas for picture books,” Arden said. While she acknowledges that “getting something that’s good is super hard,” she loves the idea. “They’re so wonderful and illustrated,” she said. “I loved them when I was very little.”

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Artist Hilary Glass in her Montpelier studio

The way it works for me is remembering that I do have to go on walks. I do have to spend time thinking about nothing in order to let there be space for ideas to work themselves out.

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ince 2016, Montpelier-based artist HILARY ANN LOVE GLASS has put out an annual calendar featuring plants, wildlife and fantastical creatures. For her 2020 calendar, she produced detailed pen-and-ink studies of birds — but the statement on the back of the calendar is just as interesting as the art itself.

Glass wrote that every bird featured in the calendar could be found in Vermont and is monomorphic, meaning there’s no significant visual difference between sexes within the species.

“This is interesting to me, as we humans often use visual gender assumptions as the basis for our daily interactions,” Glass wrote. “What would it be like if that were different?”

Glass, 36, grew up in Essex and has been drawing casually since childhood. But she began to take her art more seriously as a career path after attending Burlington’s SOUTH END ART HOP in 2010.

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Nearly a decade later, Glass’ work — ink on paper or in tattoos — can be found throughout the state. Seven Days spoke to her about her calendar, her evolving understanding of gender and what it takes to make a living from one’s art without sacrificing joy.

SEVEN DAYS: Tell me about your journey to becoming an artist.

HILARY GLASS: Drawing was just always there in my day-to-day life, but I’ve had a lot of other different jobs through my life.

I picked apples. I worked at H&R Block doing taxes. I love seasonal jobs and coffee shops, for sure.

I think I’ve been nervous all along to do art for work, because it is just a crucial part of how I know how to feel good in the world. So I wasn’t sure what doing that for income would change.

I feel like I’ve gotten to meet a lot of people trying to walk that same journey — and gotten a lot of input and advice on

how to care for yourself while you do that, and care for your creative spirit or joy. And it’s really hard.

SD: What are some of your strategies to make it work?

HG: Remembering that you’re not any kind of machine, or you’re not a production line. You can have a balance of producing certain things, but you also have to inhale.

You have to observe the world. Someone told me this: “You have to inhale to exhale.”

SD: I was really intrigued by the statement on monomorphic birds on the back of your calendar. Tell me about the genesis of that idea.

HG: One reason it takes me so long to do the calendar is, I want one idea that has some coherence. I also love to put my own curiosity and ideas about how I want to change the world in there.

I was going to work on a tattoo for a friend, and we had been talking about which birds were monomorphic. I loved this idea that there are many, many, many animals doing their life without any indication of what gender or sex they are.

It was sort of affirming or validating, too, because there’s a lot of folks in my life that are either trans or nonbinary, or just feeling like, for whatever reason, male or female, they’ve been boxed as some sort of thing because of their gender.

I intended [the statement] to be sort of an invitation, not “I am telling you how it is.” Imagine: Why do we choose this circumstance? Is [gender] a choice and a story that we create?

I think I used to feel like an ally in some way, because I was born female and feel comfy with that as I go through the world.

But the more I witness other people kind of pushing to be like, “What is gender?

Why is it useful?” I’m like, “Oh, you’re benefiting everybody. This isn’t a thing that only the nonconforming people are going to deal with. You’re actually pushing and making everyone grow to understand gender differently.”

My own journey has been a lot of learning. I have this amazing book I’d like to reference — this great illustrator just came out with this book that’s incredible. It’s Seeing Gender by Iris Gottlieb.

SD: Do you find that you notice birds more in your everyday life?

HG: Oh, totally. I have this next month,

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maybe a little longer, to kind of reassess how I’m doing all art things, and I’m taking a break from tattooing for a little bit, which is great. I fully intend to do more bird-watching. I feel sort of incongruous — I spend a lot of time drawing the natural world, plants and animals, and I’m not spending that much time outside.

SD: Do you know where you want to go in the long term?

HG: I’m kind of taking the time off to research and look into making kids’ books. I feel like not that many people in mainstream culture are exercising their imaginations. We have an imagination problem, in relation to gender, too.

Imagining the SD: Once you’re world that we want tuned in to the bird to be in needs to world, birds are happen at the same everywhere. time we’re criticizHG: Yes. They’re ing the world that HIL ARY GL ASS not at your eye level. we’re in. I’m really Has it ever happened on board and curious where you start driving a different car, about how to build imagination skills, and and you notice all those Hondas, where I really want that to be a part of how I do you used to only notice the other type of art. m car? You orient to what is on your radar.

I’ve been in a couple years of solid This interview has been edited and output. I feel like I’ve been the kind of art condensed for clarity and length. maker that’s like, “I’ve got to make! I’ve got to make! Go, go, go!” I appreciate parts of it.

Contact: margaret@sevendaysvt.com But I do need some more input and some more observing the world around me. You INFO have to have something to draw from.

Learn more at hilaryannloveglass.com.

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tanley Blicharz spent decades as an elementary school jack-of-all-trades, including working as an assistant principal, a guidance counselor and a sports coach. During summers, he painted houses.

“Then, about the time I turned 50, my wife said, ‘Find another summer job,’” he recalled.

But Blicharz’s career course correction actually was driven by a conversation he overheard while coaching baseball one day. His players were teasing a teammate, a senior at Mill River High School, for getting two speeding tickets in one day. Blicharz was stunned by how nonchalant the boy seemed.

“So I thought, Jeepers! This is something I could really get into, teaching driver’s ed,” Blicharz explained during an interview last month.

In 20 years since becoming a driver’s education instructor — he currently teaches at Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester but has also taught at West Rutland School and Rutland High School — the 71-yearold Rutland native estimates that he’s taught more than 1,000 people how to drive. In 2019, he was recognized as a national teacher of excellence by the American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association.

Though much has changed in the automotive world ultimate driver, not their cars. And so they still need to since Blicharz took driver’s ed himself in 1964, he empha- be aware that they’re responsible for themselves, their sized that most of the fundamentals remain the same: passengers and other users of the highway.

Drive defensively, wear your seat belt and don’t get distracted behind the wheel.

SD: Has the popularity of large trucks and NAME “That’s difficult for all of us, even as Stanley Blicharz SUVs changed young people’s driving adults,” he said. “When I’m in the classhabits? room, I try to encourage two things: Don’t SB: Well, the young men today prefer to have a JOB have any crashes, and don’t get any speed- Driver’s education truck in order to sit up higher. And, of course, ing tickets.” they think they’re invincible in that vehicle teacher Blicharz calls them “crashes,” not “accibecause of its size and power. It can be a negative, TOWN dents.” Stubbing one’s toe is an accident, he especially for those boys who like to push the Rutland said. Wrecking one’s car — or, worse, injurenvelope. ing another driver — is the consequence of poor decision making. His primary mission is to prevent SD: Have you noticed that many young people either from occurring. aren’t in a rush to get their license?

SB: It’s true. I’m finding this every year. There are some SEVEN DAYS: Are there regionally specific skills you students who couldn’t care less and don’t mind waiting. teach in Vermont?

Of course, their parents love it because they feel that these STANLEY BLICHARZ: Yes. I try to focus a lot on rural kids will be a little more mature and get their license when driving — curves and narrow roads — because that’s what they feel comfortable about doing it. I really cringe when they’re mainly going to be doing. I don’t spend a whole I see parents pushing their kid to get their permit, and lot of time on the expressway, because we don’t have four then their license, because they want the kids to drive lanes, and generally you’re just driving in a straight line. themselves to school. Very often they’re not ready, and I focus on their maneuverability. We teach them to they’re smart enough to realize that. parallel park on our third drive. And we practice that every time we go after that, so that they can learn that SD: How do you address the issue of cellphones and skill immediately. distracted driving?

SB: Because [students] need six hours of observation [time SD: Do the new safety systems in vehicles, such riding] in the back seat, I require all cellphones to be in the as backup cameras and lane-departure warnings, front console during our two hours of drive time. I have create a false sense of security? them fill out an observation sheet so that they’re checking SB: Yes. My fear is that the new generation [of drivers] off things they’re seeing [on the road], because they need will not take responsibility for their actions. They are the to understand that the road demands their full attention.

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SD: Had any dangerous incidents?

SB: We’ve had some scary moments, but I try to remain as calm as I can be. I’ve had students, when we’ve had close calls, just stop the vehicle and start to cry. I had one student drive right through a stoplight and go through four lanes of traffic. Thank God nobody hit us. We pulled over to the side, and he was all shaken up, so we switched drivers. There are at least two or three a year that are pretty scary.

SD: Any wrecks?

SB: We’ve had two crashes in 20 years. Not bad. One student was a football player who panicked and couldn’t find the brake in the middle of Rutland, and we crashed into the bumper of a double-parked vehicle. And then, a couple of years ago, a young lady was practicing backing up in a straight line. The vehicle started to drift a little bit, and she panicked.

By the time I realized she wasn’t in control, we’d sideswiped a car in a church parking lot. The lady who owned the vehicle was gracious, but the girl was as upset as can be.

SD: What’s the best part of your job?

SB: Oh, when the students call me. “Mr. B! I got my license, and I only had two points taken off my test!” I love the joy they express when they call and now have this independence to drive on their own. m This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.

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Why Is a Boat on a Westford Lawn Painted to Resemble a Shark?

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ermont is amply stocked with local fishing opportunities.

Whether fly fishing for rainbow trout on the Battenkill River, bass fishing on Lake Memphremagog, hooking walleye on the Connecticut River or pulling salmon from Lake Champlain, anglers can catch more than 20 freshwater species in the Green Mountain State.

But sharks? Not likely.

One Seven Days reader wrote in recently to ask about a motorboat, painted to resemble a shark, that’s jutting from a lawn along Route 128 in Westford. On a recent drive-by, a dusting of fresh snow created the illusion of sea foam churning around a fish lunging out of murky depths.

Sharks tend to capture our imagination, despite their nasty — and largely unwarranted — reputations as aggressive, cold-blooded killers. Shark activity in New England was at a record-setting high in 2019: Marine biologists tagged 50 great white sharks between July and November, the most ever, according to the Massachusetts-based Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. With more than 200 confirmed sightings last year off Cape Cod alone — including Massachusetts’ first fatal attack in more than 80 years, according to New England Cable News — swimmers avoided New England ocean beaches almost as much as in the summer of 1975 following the release of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster thriller Jaws.

Still, despite the fact that more than 33 shark species live in New England waters — including the world’s second largest, the plankton-eating basking shark — the only ones you’re likely to encounter in Vermont are the St. Albans Sharks swim team and Shark Communications, a Burlingtonbased marketing firm.

So, what’s the story behind the breaching briny beast in Westford?

“It probably involved a little more beer than anything else,” explained Nathan Lavallee, creator and owner of the Westford land shark. “We were sitting around a bonfire one night talking about what to do with a buddy’s boat from up the road.”

According to Lavallee, 41, his friend bought the salvaged vessel, a 30-foot Baja speedboat, from a seller in New Jersey, then trailered it to Vermont and stripped it for parts. Rather than send the remaining fiberglass hull to a landfill, he added, “We repurposed it.”

Lavallee said that, when he was a kid, his family used to take a lot of road trips out west, where they often passed folk art

of various kinds on people’s front lawns.

Though this is Lavallee’s first stab at public art, he pointed out that his father, who lives nearby, once built a life-size tin man by his mailbox.

Initially, Lavallee said, he planned to position the hull vertically and perhaps create a totem pole out of it. So he and a few friends dug a four-foot hole, set the boat inside it, then backfilled it with dirt.

“But once we put it in the ground,” he said, “it was actually a lot heavier than we thought,” so it tilted.

For about three years, the boat remained unpainted and askew, looking like an old vessel catching waves or foundering fast. According to Lavallee, it attracted a fair amount of commentary, both pro and con, on the online

community newsletter Front Porch Forum.

“And then, my wife finally got sick of it,” he admitted. So last May, Lavallee decided to paint it to look like a shark, which resulted in far more positive feedback. In fact, he noted, it’s become an easy landmark: “If I say, [our house is] the one with the shark, everyone knows where I live.”

By no means is Lavallee’s land shark the most famous wildlife art in Westford.

Last year, local native Ted Pelkey erected a 700-pound wooden sculpture of a hand flipping the bird to Westford town officials because they refused to issue him permits to move his truck and trailer business there from Swanton. The massive middle finger, which is lighted and sits atop a 16-foot pole, became a national media sensation.

As WCAX-TV reported, singer-songwriter Bob Ritchie, aka Kid Rock, phoned Pelkey to order one for himself.

Lavallee, who works as chief operator at the City of Burlington’s wastewater treatment plant, emphasized that he’s not making any social commentary or political statement with his land shark.

“There’s not some amazing story behind it, like that guy up the road with the middle finger,” he said. “It’s just being different in Westford.”

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François Clemmons remembers his years with Mister Rogers in advance of a new memoir

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NEIGHBORS Once upon a time, there was a nice man who lived in a nice town called Middlebury. He lived in a quiet

little house on a quiet little street, which he shared with a dog named Princess, who was also little, but not always quiet.

The man’s name was François Clemmons.

That’s a fun name, isn’t it? Let’s say it together: Frahn-SWAH CLEH-mons.

Because he was so kind, Mr. Clemmons had lots and lots of friends all over the world. He also had many children.

Now, these weren’t his children like you are your parents’ children. These were what he called his “cosmic children,” who came from other mommies and daddies and were drawn to him because he had a talent for making people feel better.

A talent is something that you’re good at doing. Mr. Clemmons was talented at many things, but especially at helping his cosmic children through hard times and lifting their spirits. Most of those children were barely children at all, but almost grown-ups. They were students at a school called Middlebury College, where Mr. Clemmons was an artist-in-residence for many years. Do you know someone who helps you when you’re feeling blue? Stop and think about that person for a minute.

Who did you think of?

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stories, and he loved to share them. Mr. Clemmons could spend hours and hours telling stories, so sometimes you needed to give him a lot of time. But that was OK, because his stories were very entertaining.

They were so good that he collected them in a memoir called Officer Clemmons that you’ll soon be able to buy in bookstores. A memoir is a book in which someone tells you about their life. Mr. Clemmons had a very interesting life filled with lots of joy.

But there were many sad times, too.

Mr. Clemmons spent a long time writing his book. But his favorite way to tell stories and lift spirits is by singing. He has a beautiful singing voice, a soaring tenor that he has shared with people all over the world, in places like New York City and Germany and Japan. He sang in famous concert halls and majestic churches and fancy theaters.

But he also might sing to you while you were just sitting there having a conversation in his living room. If you called his

When I first met Fred Rogers,

I thought that man was hitting on me.

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telephone and he wasn’t able to answer, Mr. Clemmons might sing to you then, too, in an operatic outgoing message. Isn’t that funny?

Once, in 1976, some nice people gave Mr. Clemmons a Grammy Award because he sang so well on a recording of an opera called Porgy and Bess. A Grammy is a special prize given to the best singers and musicians in the world. In 2019, a man named Phil Scott gave Mr. Clemmons the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the

Arts because he helped so many people in Vermont by singing to them and teaching them to sing.

“I am pleased to name François as the winner of this year’s Excellence in the Arts award,” Gov. Scott proclaimed. “His renowned musical talent and years of service to his community made him the perfect choice. Congratulations, François, and thank you for making Vermont proud.”

Isn’t that nice?

Now, you might be wondering how Mr.

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I LIKE TO TAKE MY TIME

François Clemmons isn’t always great about returning messages. While he’s not exactly a Luddite, the 74-year-old lacks a certain facility with modern tools such as cellphones and email. Fortunately, he’s worth the wait.

Back in November, I had been trying to reach Clemmons for nearly a month.

I’d worked any channel I could find, official and otherwise, with no real success.

I came this close to giving up and telling my editors, tail tucked between my legs, that the profile we’d planned on the man was dust.

Then, lo and behold, one night around dinnertime, my phone rang, displaying a Middlebury number.

On the other end was a kind voice I’d heard countless times as a child. It had never occurred to me that I would still know — still feel — that voice more than three decades later, as a 41-year-old man. Yet here it was, as clear and warm as afternoon sun shining on the brown-

Befuddled, I paraphrased the raft of pitches I’d already sent him via email and voicemail but managed to explain that what I really needed at that moment was to arrange an in-person interview.

“Oh, sure, sure,” Clemmons said absently.

“I suppose you’ll want to talk about Fred,” he continued, without directing a shred of resentment or fatigue at one more nameless journalist — another Ben in a sea of Bens — who was calling to talk to him about Mister Rogers. In fact, he was almost laugh-singing: “They all want to talk about Fred!”

Then, without skipping a beat, he asked, “Can you come tomorrow?”

It would take some juggling, but I could.

“Wonderful!” he said. “And do you have some time now?”

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Clemmons got to be so good at making people feel better. That’s one of his favorite stories to tell.

You see, Mr. Clemmons once had a very special friend. His name was Fred Rogers. Almost every day for more than 30 years, Mister Rogers visited with millions of boys and girls through his television show, “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

Mr. Clemmons was on that show, too. He played a singing policeman called Officer Clemmons. He was one of the first black regular cast members on an American children’s TV show in history, something he is very proud of.

Not long ago, some creative people made two movies about Mister Rogers.

One of them was a 2018 documentary called Won’t You Be My Neighbor? A documentary is a movie that tells a true story by interviewing the people who lived it. Mr. Clemmons had very nice things to say about his friend Mister Rogers in that movie. And he looked very nice in his bright, colorful shirt and the turquoise jewelry that he always wears.

The second movie was called A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. It came out in November, right around Thanksgiving, and starred a famous actor named Tom Hanks. It was not a documentary but a drama based on an Esquire magazine article about Mister Rogers called “Can You Say … Hero?” by a wonderful journalist named Tom Junod. The style of the article you are reading right now is also loosely based on Mr. Junod’s Esquire story.

Can you say “pastiche”? (Please don’t say “lawsuit,” Mr. Junod.)

People liked both of the Mister Rogers movies. In fact, a lot of people think A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood will win Oscar awards — those are like Grammy Awards but for movies. Mr. Clemmons liked that movie, too. He said that Mr. Hanks did a good job pretending to be his friend Mister Rogers and that director Marielle Heller made a classic feel-good movie, a real tearjerker. If you saw it, you probably got choked up, too. And it’s OK to cry, isn’t it?

But, as much as he enjoyed the movie, Mr. Clemmons thought something important was missing: Officer Clemmons. And that made him sad. Because, to understand the story of Mister Rogers, it’s important to know the story of Mr. Clemmons. And that, neighbors, is a very good story indeed.

Mister Rogers with Officer Clemmons on the May 9, 1969, episode of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood”

and-orange hooked rug of my childhood living room in Bangor, Maine, where I’d first heard it on TV. “Is this Ben from Seven Days?”

“It’s Dan, but yes,” I responded, grinning in recognition of Clemmons’ voice but also because he’d called me Ben, and not for the last time. “Hi, François.”

Clemmons proceeded to apologize profusely for taking so long to get back to me. The part-time assistant who helps him stay organized had noted my final Hail Mary email just that afternoon and urged him to call me. Even though Clemmons is retired, he’s always busy, he explained. Between the award from the governor and the swell of Mister Rogers interest ahead of the Hanks movie, his phone had lately been ringing off the hook. I told him not to worry; I was just happy he’d called.

“Oh, good!” he said. “Now, what did you want to talk to me about?”

I LIKE TO BE TOLD

There’s a scene in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood where Lloyd Vogel — the fictional stand-in for Esquire journalist Junod, played by Matthew Rhys — is dumbfounded to receive a call at home from Fred Rogers only hours after he submits a formal interview request to Rogers’ handlers. When Vogel clumsily explains he called to arrange an interview time, Rogers responds matter-of-factly, “You have me right now. So what did you want to talk to me about?”

Watching that scene in the theater, I couldn’t help but notice the similarities to my first call from Clemmons — minus Rogers’ promptness. Later in the same scene, Rogers tells Vogel that the most important thing in the world to him in that moment is talking to Lloyd Vogel. That resonated, too.

Clemmons considers himself a devout Rogers disciple, a carrier of his legacy and, in his way, a successor. These are duties he holds solemnly, but also joyfully. It helps that he’s immensely suited to the job, albeit in a more flamboyant fashion than the gentle, buttoned-down Rogers.

While Clemmons prefers bright, shiny kaftans to knit cardigans, he resembles his friend and mentor in striving to be present in his interactions to a degree that seems almost impossible. In conversation he’s insightful and funny, and he asks questions with genuine interest. You don’t interview François Clemmons; you converse with him. And when you converse with him, you’re made to feel as though you are the most important thing in the whole world.

Because in that moment, to him, you are.

“François has a sense of genuine kindness and unconditional love that seems to have no limits or boundaries,” Adeline Cleveland, one of his hundreds of “cosmic children,” wrote via email. “When I’m with him, I laugh hard, reflect deeply, listen closely and learn so much not only about his life and story but about how I want to be.”

Cleveland, 28, spent her teen years in Middlebury and studied dance at the college, from which she graduated in 2013.

She now lives in North Carolina but visits Clemmons whenever she comes home.

“He reminds me not only through conversation but through example that we only have this one life to live,” she continued.

“There’s no time to mess around or to hide your light from the world.”

Clemmons’ intense presentness can feel a little unsettling at first. But you’ll have time to get comfortable, because conversations with him have a way of taking a while.

For example, that first phone call to schedule an interview lasted a solid 90 minutes. In it, we touched on everything from the scourge of emboldened racism under President Donald Trump to the sheltered worldviews and surprising personal struggles of some of Clemmons’ Middlebury College students to my personal family history to, of course, Mister Rogers.

Clemmons is nothing if not thorough.

Fun fact: The original manuscript of his memoir was 6,000 pages. With the help of colleagues at Middlebury and, later, professional editors, it’s now a modest 288.

For every question you ask him, he provides context on top of nuance on top of the occasional dirty joke. Clemmons seems to view everything in his life as a series of long, interconnected roads on which all are welcome — and that all lead back, eventually, to a certain famous neighborhood and its most famous resident.

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THIS IS MY HOME

Clemmons lives in an unassuming house in a sleepy neighborhood a stone’s throw from the college he served for 15 years.

On the afternoon I visited him, the only indication of the eccentric resident within was the Toyota Prius parked in an open garage. Though he hardly drives it these days — Clemmons suffered a pair of strokes in 2018, which limited his mobility — the rear of the hybrid is festooned with colorful, politically progressive bumper stickers and sports a vanity plate bearing his well-earned nickname: DIVA MAN. Inside, his home is busy and cluttered, but pleasantly so. Rare is the wall space devoid of some framed picture or memento from his past: an old blackand-white portrait of a skinny Clemmons in his twenties and another of his high school vocal group; glossy posters of the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble, the globetrotting singing group he founded in the 1980s; flyers from numerous concerts at Middlebury College during his tenure as the director of the college choir and the Martin Luther King Spiritual Choir, the latter of which he founded. Plenty of Mister Rogers ephemera hang around, too, including photos and the odd handwritten letter.

Seated in a large, comfy chair in his living room with Princess, his pampered 10-year-old Tibetan terrier, at his feet, Clemmons carried himself with an air befitting the nickname DivaMan — or, as he’s sometimes called, DivaBuddy. But his is a benign and calming sort of confidence, more ego-mystical than egotistical.

With little prompting, Clemmons launched into his life story, from his birth in Birmingham, Ala., to growing up poor in a rough neighborhood in Youngstown, Ohio; from singing in school and church to the growing realization that he was gay and his parents’ rejection of him for it; from his troubled home life to his flight from Youngstown to study music at Oberlin College & Conservatory; from his quest to reach Carnegie Hall to his first encounter with the man who would change his life.

“I’ll tell you what,” Clemmons said, “when I first met Fred Rogers, I thought that man was hitting on me.”

LET’S BE TOGETHER TODAY

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spirituals to be sung alongside the usual scripture readings. Clemmons loved singing spirituals, and no one sang them quite like he did, especially not at churches in Pittsburgh.

“It was a magic time,” Clemmons said.

“When you’re charismatic, something just happens. I open it up, knock at the door of heaven and say, ‘What y’all want?’

Everybody in the church stayed when it was over.”

That included Rogers, who wanted to meet the singer.

“I looked over there, and there was the most boring, plain man,” Clemmons recalled, laughing. “He was so plain. He defined the word ‘plain.’”

Rogers also defined the word “sincere.”

The two men stood and talked for a long while, Rogers asking Clemmons about his program of spirituals. “His sincerity touched me,” Clemmons said. “He was sincere and humble, asking serious, interesting questions.”

At the end of their conversation, Rogers invited Clemmons to lunch.

“My mind went Brrrt, brrrt!,” Clemmons said. “Is he trying to go to bed with me?”

He wasn’t. Rogers simply took an interest in a talented performer.

I thought I was on my way to Lincoln Center.

But life had a different journey for me.

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(Clemmons is often asked about Rogers’ sexuality and has maintained for decades that the man was straight. “He was soft,” he told Vanity Fair in 2018, explaining why so many people thought Rogers might be gay.)

That day at a church in Pittsburgh marked the beginning of a lifelong friendship, not to mention one that would permanently change television.

At the time, Clemmons was studying for his master’s degree in fine arts at Carnegie Mellon University, working his way toward becoming a professional opera singer. Young, single and driven, he had no interest in television, let alone children’s TV.

“I thought I was on my way to Lincoln Center,” Clemmons said. “The Metropolitan Opera was calling me and, child, I was going to answer. But life had a different journey for me.”

After their lunch meeting, Rogers invited Clemmons to his show’s studio at WQED in Pittsburgh. He showed him the living room set, the trolley, the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.

“I thought, Why is he showing me this stuff ? This is kiddie shit,’” Clemmons said. “Then he showed me the puppets.

A grown man playing with puppets? You’ve got to be kidding me. I thought that man was crazy.”

Clemmons left the studio that day

writer reported his story in 1998, five years after Clemmons left the show.

Regardless of the movie’s source material (which the screenplay semifictionalized), “You’re not just telling the story of a reporter and Fred Rogers,” Clemmons said. “You have the additional responsibility of being a social and cultural commentator on the highest level.

“Not having Officer Clemmons, a black policeman who went through all kinds of hell in that role, is avoiding black people,” he continued. “Fred always comes off as a white savior. But he’s not. He’s for everybody, and the movie doesn’t help people understand the totality of Fred Rogers.”

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thinking he’d never come back. But Rogers had different ideas.

After some time, Rogers began leaving phone messages for Clemmons. When Clemmons finally returned his calls, Rogers invited him to a taping.

“Watching them film, I got a different feel for him, for his seriousness,” Clemmons said. “I still didn’t like the puppets, but I saw that he had purpose, and I liked that about him.”

Rogers asked Clemmons to sing on his show as a guest. Soon after, he invited Clemmons to join the show as a regular.

“I told him I would be very happy to be on his program as long as it didn’t interfere with my singing career,” Clemmons said.

Later, he added, Rogers told him, “That was the moment I loved you. Because I knew you couldn’t be that dumb. And I knew you were not going to kiss my ass.”

“I was the dumbest country black boy in Pennsylvania in 1968,” Clemmons said.

“I could not have been dumber. He was handing me this treasure. It was just meant for me.

“So many good things happened to me because of that program,” Clemmons continued, “and I didn’t have to sleep with anybody.”

that could damage the show — and put Clemmons in danger. It was one thing to have a black policeman in the cast.

But a black gay policeman? Clemmons conceded that parts of America probably weren’t ready for that, at least not on a children’s TV show.

That left him with an impossible choice. Officer Clemmons had commandeered cultural significance and had a national platform to change the world for the better.

“It can’t be overstated how important it was for black kids to see black people on TV, especially at that time,” Clemmons said.

Left: portrait of François Clemmons and Fred Rogers; Below: a 1972 album

SOMETIMES I WONDER IF I’M A MISTAKE

BE BRAVE, BE STRONG

Officer Clemmons was a regular on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” for most of the late 1960s and ’70s. He was always a popular character, but on May 9, 1969, he became an iconic one.

Though most of America had been legally desegregated by then, racial tensions still ran high. That was especially true at community pools around the country; in some places, black people were forcibly prevented from swimming.

So, in episode 1065, Rogers and Clemmons staged a quiet but radical act of protest.

Rogers invited Clemmons to share a small wading pool with him to cool his bare feet. The image of the two men sitting together around a child’s plastic pool is perhaps the show’s most enduring; it’s on the cover of Clemmons’ book.

“Fred was for everyone,” Clemmons said. “Black, white, Latino, Chinese, it didn’t matter. His message was to humanity, not to color.”

Clemmons was key to Rogers’ reaching nonwhite audiences — and to helping change perceptions among white ones.

That gentle message of inclusion is one that Clemmons feels A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood missed a golden opportunity to spread. Officer Clemmons is one of the only regular characters who didn’t appear in the movie, perhaps because he doesn’t show up in Junod’s article. The Esquire

His marriage was short-lived and, as Clemmons put it, “a complete disaster.”

Though brief, the experience made a lasting impact. Clemmons believes that, coupled with his mother’s condemnation of his sexuality when he was younger, being forced to hide it prevented him from learning how to have a real, significant romantic relationship with another man, which he says he’s never had.

“I made a sacrifice because I knew the importance of what I was doing,” Clemmons said. “And I’ve carried that burden every day since.”

As Clemmons’ music career picked up in the 1980s, he appeared less frequently on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” By 1997, he was working at Middlebury College full time as the Alexander Twilight Artist-in-Residence and held an honorary doctorate from the school. But he carried Rogers with him always, and still does.

Clemmons often refers to Rogers as a father figure. That’s a role he himself has embraced for his legion — some 700 to 800, by his count — of “cosmic children.”

Everything you’ve heard about Rogers being kind, gentle, loyal and full of empathy is true — and perhaps actually undersold, according to Clemmons. Rogers was protective of the neighborhood he’d built and what it stood for. In his quiet way, he championed kindness and racial equality on screen. He famously took on Congress when the government threatened to defund public broadcasting.

(That hearing took place on May 1, 1969, shortly before the pool episode.) But when it came to Clemmons’ sexual preference, Rogers drew a line.

Clemmons maintains that Rogers, a devout Christian, was privately supportive of him and never judged him. Still, he wouldn’t allow Clemmons to wear an earring on screen lest the “wrong people” draw conclusions. When Clemmons was spotted with a friend at a gay bar in downtown Pittsburgh, he recalled, Rogers called a meeting to tell him he couldn’t be publicly out of the closet and be on the show.

According to Clemmons, Rogers felt his open sexuality might bring controversy

But to keep that platform, Clemmons had to hide his true self. Worse, for a time he even tried to pretend to be someone else.

At the suggestion of both Rogers and Clemmons’ own church, Clemmons married a woman and attempted to live like a straight, red-blooded American man. As he writes in his book, that meant washing his car by hand, taking trips to the hardware store on weekends, drinking beer at the neighborhood pub and (halfheartedly, he notes) ogling women, among other supposed manly pursuits.

As anyone who knows Diva Man today might guess, the experiment didn’t take.

Once upon a time, a young man named Daniel Houghton was having trouble. He was a 20-year-old student at Middlebury College who struggled, he said, “to build an identity after leaving home.”

Though Daniel didn’t quite understand it at the time, the problem was that he’d given up on the things he’d loved in high school, the things that gave him a sense of direction and self.

Before college, Daniel loved making movies with his friends. He spent most of his senior year of high school working on one. But one day, after months of filming, the footage was destroyed in a car crash.

“This year’s worth of project just vanished in one night,” Daniel said. “I felt responsible and sad.”

Because he was only a teenager, Daniel didn’t know how to handle those sad feelings. When he got to college, he was depressed and started doing other things, because “something about making movies was too hard to go back to,” he said. “I was not myself for a period of years.”

Have you ever felt like you weren’t yourself? That’s a scary feeling, isn’t it?

One day, Daniel met Mr. Clemmons through mutual friends. Mutual friends are people you like who know other people you might like. Mr. Clemmons liked Daniel and offered him a job filming a TV show he was making called “Studio 104.” Daniel would get to make movies again.

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“I had the nerve to call him back up and ask for the job back,” Daniel said.

Mr. Clemmons agreed, and he and Daniel became very good friends.

“I found him a great mentor who was willing to hear my grievances as a young and lost 20-year-old,” Daniel said. He started making movies again, too, on which Mr. Clemmons would offer him “friendly and kind and productive thoughts and notes,” he recalled. “It was really meaningful, because I was spiritually homeless at the time.”

Daniel eventually graduated from Middlebury College. Do you know what he does now? He makes animated movies.

Even better, he teaches other people to make animated movies, too.

Daniel runs the Animation Studio at Middlebury College. After he got the job, almost 10 years ago, he lived with Mr. Clemmons for about two years. He and Mr. Clemmons were roommates. Isn’t that fun?

Daniel thinks Mr. Clemmons is a big reason why he was able to follow his dream of making movies. A great many of Mr. Clemmons’ cosmic children feel that way about him — that he helped them discover, or rediscover, their true selves.

“I met him as a scared and lost kid and grew to respect him as a mentor,” Daniel said. “Then I got to see him dressed head to toe in pink satin at my wedding. Then I got to see him working in a place that I had come to work at. Then I got to see him as I had kids.

“The relationship has been long enough now that it’s become complex in a way that is kind of beautiful and meaningful,” Daniel said. “He’s not simply a nice guy who helped me out in college. He’s become part of the family.”

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Clemmons isn’t the only “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” cast member to receive an honorary degree from Middlebury College. In 2001, just two years before he died, Fred Rogers gave the commencement address at the school’s graduation.

That morning, it was misty and threatening rain at the outdoor ceremony. When Rogers stepped to the lectern, he invited the assembly to sing a familiar tune.

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whose relaxed pacing and gentle tone owes a great deal to “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” (Disclosure: The author’s brother, Tyler Bolles, plays bass guitar in the Mister Chris and Friends Band and composed the show’s score.)

Throughout 2019, Clemmons served as something of a spiritual adviser to Dorman.

He appeared on the show’s Season 2 finale in November, and he’ll sing on an album by the Mister Chris and Friends Band later this year.

Dorman explained that while Clemmons has offered some advice on the show from his time with Rogers, his most profound lessons have been more philosophical in nature.

“He’s taught me how to go about living your dreams,” Dorman explained. “He said it’s always important to advocate for your dreams, because no one else is going to tell the story like you’ll tell the story.”

That advice undoubtedly rings true with Clemmons’ cosmic children.

Toward the end of his memoir, Clemmons recounts more of that 2001 graduation ceremony. At the close of his speech, Rogers thanked and praised Clemmons by name, both for his work on the TV show and his contributions to the Middlebury community and the world at large.

His is a benign and calming sort of confidence,

more ego-mystical than egotistical.

As the strains of “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” filled the air, “I kid you not, the skies parted,” recalled John McCardell, who was then president of the college.

McCardell was instrumental in bringing Clemmons to Middlebury. (The two struck up a friendship following several Harlem Spiritual Ensemble concerts at the college.)

And he has a Rogers anecdote of his own.

On the evening of that graduation, as McCardell’s family ate dinner, the phone rang. McCardell’s son Jamie, who was 11 or 12 at the time, answered. It was Rogers.

They chatted briefly, and Rogers thanked Jamie for having him in Middlebury. When Jamie asked if Rogers wanted to speak to his parents, Rogers said no; he’d called specifically to talk to Jamie.

To McCardell, who left Middlebury in 2004 and is currently the vice-chancellor

and president of Sewanee: The University of the South in Tennessee, that phone call encapsulates what made Rogers special — and, by extension, what makes Clemmons special.

“He’s able to speak in a language and with a tone that children understand and yet is not patronizing or condescending,” McCardell said of Clemmons. “He’s able to relate to them in a way that I think accounts for his success and Fred Rogers’ success.

“So much of that either rubbed off on François or was so innate to François that he and Fred Rogers were kindred spirits,” he continued.

Lately, Clemmons has been encouraging another man who shares a kind of spiritual kinship with Rogers: Chris Dorman.

Dorman is the host of “Mister Chris and Friends,” a Vermont PBS children’s TV show

He then played a song over the loudspeaker that Officer Clemmons once sang on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” It’s a song whose message Clemmons has been singing, in one way or another, to his cosmic children and anyone else with the good sense to hear it, his whole adult life.

It starts like this: There are many ways to say I love you.

There are many ways to say I care about you.

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n the late 1970s and early ’80s, the “Star Trek” franchise was lost in space. It had floundered since the original TV series ended in 1969, and a movie intended to rekindle public interest, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, was a cosmic flop in 1979. Many wondered whether there was still an audience for the intergalactic adventures of the crew of the USS Enterprise.

As it turned out, there was.

In 1982, the second movie in the film franchise, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, set box office records. Not only did William Shatner’s Admiral James T. Kirk (38-year-old spoiler alert!) save the universe from annihilation at the hands of Ricardo Montalban’s villainous Khan, but he, Spock, Sulu, Chekov, Uhura and the rest of the Enterprise crew saved the “Star Trek” universe itself. The film is widely credited with jump-starting the seemingly endless stream of “Star Trek” reboots and spin-offs, from TV series “Star Trek: The Next Generation” to the more recent J.J. Abrams-directed films and the “Star Trek: Picard” series, which debuts later this month.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan also reaffirmed Shatner’s legacy as a singular sort of Hollywood icon: an actor, producer, screenwriter, director, musician and occasional TV pitchman of uncommon humor, self-awareness and depth. His character’s famous cry of “Khaaaan!” could ensure that his likeness will live long and prosper as long as people share online memes.

Shatner will speak after a screening of the movie on Thursday, January 16, at the Flynn MainStage in Burlington.

Seven Days talked with the actor by phone in December about the film and his career.

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SEVEN DAYS: Why does The Wrath of Khan endure? It’s still my favorite of all the Star Trek films.

WILLIAM SHATNER: Oh, how wonderful. Well, it’s an emotional film.

But the story is that Star Trek: The Movie [sic], the first film that Robert Wise had directed, ultimately made money and was eventually, by those criteria, a success. But in the beginning, it was not.

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expectations. They thought Star Trek was a failure and didn’t want to make any more films. Then, at the behest of the wife of the head of the studio, they decided to make one more, and they’d give it to the television department rather than the movie department. So that’s what they did.

The television department made a much cheaper film. And they followed many of the dramatic rules of the television show and begat this movie, which was a plot-and-character film and not so much running and jumping — not that they knew much about running and jumping in film, special effects, in those years. So they relied on story. So, as a result of the success of that movie, all the rest of the “Star Trek” franchises became a reality. That’s why it’s important.

SD: I’ve read that you had to convince George Takei to do the film.

WS: [Laughing] That’s a new one! Where in heaven’s name would you have read that?

SD: Um … if you were going to use Ceti eels on someone, who would it be?

WS: Right. You know, I’m looking at the blue sky, and I’ve often wondered, Why is the sky blue? And I’m not answering your question. I’ve just got off on a tangent, and because there’s a time limit, you’d write that down even though I didn’t answer your question — because I didn’t want to. That’s one technique, of avoiding a question.

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SD: I think it’s actually on the film’s Internet Movie Database page.

WS: Oh, my God. That sounds like something that Takei would put out. I didn’t know him all that well to begin with, and over the years he’s been really mean toward me, and I have no idea why.

So no, George took a chance on his own.

The other technique is to jump into it and answer the question to the best of my ability. I enjoy it all. The idea of the exploration of what the question asks is of interest to me, too. What exactly is it that I think or believe? I’ve often made many self-discoveries over the questions that people have asked.

SD: So, how often do people yell “KHAAAAAN!” at you?

WS: [Laughing] Oh, let’s see: About one out of every seven days, in celebration of your publication. Every week, somebody yells “Khan!” at me. I think they’re saying “comic-con,” but apparently not.

SD: Do you follow the “Star Trek” reboots and spin-offs?

WS: No. I have some really good buddies in “The Next Generation,” but I’ve never seen “The Next Generation.” I’ve seen clips and bits and parts, but I’ve never seen a whole show. And that goes for the other iterations of “Star Trek”: I’ve never seen them.

SD: When you’re showing the film and speaking with audiences about it and your career, what are some of the things you might enjoy talking about?

WS: It’s the kick of having a dialogue — though it’s not always a dialogue. But finding out what they want to know and answering it and trying to be amusing and make them laugh, but also make them cry.

There are two techniques involved.

So, ask me a question.

SD: You’re just not interested?

WS: You know, Dan, I don’t have an answer for why I haven’t looked at them. But I haven’t looked at any hour show. You name any popular hour show in the past or the present, and I haven’t seen it. The great classic hour shows, the ones that are terrific now, and people tell me how good they are, I don’t have any idea about. I don’t know why I don’t watch them. I just don’t.

I’m a newsaholic; I watch sports; I watch movies. I look at other shows that analyze the Earth and the sky and your body. The hour show just doesn’t interest me. One day perhaps it will, but it hasn’t up until now.

SD: You said you’re a newsaholic.

What do you make of the goings-on in Washington, D.C., at the moment?

WS: Well, I’ve stayed away from politics because I’m still a Canadian living in America. And I’ve got this green card.

SD: You wanna hang on to that, huh?

WS: [Laughing] I’m a little nervous about saying something detrimental. I’m looking out my office window here, and I’m enjoying the view. I want to keep it.

But it’s just a shame, really, about everything. Hopefully this, too, shall pass.

SD: Are you working on anything musically?

WS: I’ve just finished a blues album, and, well, I think it’s going to be good. I want to do a documentary about it: White guy from Montréal does the blues. How is that possible? How did I choose the numbers? And what are the blues? What is the blues? I’m trying to sell that idea.

SD: Last question, and I’m almost embarrassed to ask, but one of my favorite roles of yours is from Airplane II: The Sequel, which I realize is probably a silly thing to say to you. But do you have any good stories about working on that film?

WS: I just remember it being very funny, and a lot of talented, amusing people were involved. And some of the concepts they wanted me to do were funny. I remember having a good time, but that’s all I can think of. The results were very funny. I thought those movies were terrific. m This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.

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here was something in the bushes. I was the first person down the trail, so I saw the flutter of motion first. I crouched to peer between the branches, my walking companions gathering behind me, until finally we spotted our prize: a tiny brown bird, different from any of the other tiny brown birds we’d seen that day.

I’m not a birder. At least not yet. Like many people, I have spent most of my life actively ignoring birds. But last summer, on a different group hike, a woman shushed us to point out a birdsong filtering through the woods. The wood thrush

annual counts have contributed to more than 200 peer-reviewed studies. Throughout the day, we’d write down the number of birds of each species we saw (estimating in some cases) in our designated census area, and Wieczoreck would submit our figures to Audubon.

“What’s that, Paul?” Bill Allen, Wieczoreck’s friend and fellow birder, pointed at a dark shape flying between trees in the distance. I thought it was a joke, but Wieczoreck barely had to glance over his shoulder before answering, “That’s a blue jay.”

“Too easy,” Allen said, shaking his head.

“The bird count has been around since long before citizen science was a buzzword,” Paul Wieczoreck told me as we walked along Beecher Hill Road, looking for some of the first birds of the day.

Wieczoreck has led the Hinesburg bird count since 1991, but the event originated in 1900 as an alternative to a Christmas tradition known as a “side hunt.” That essentially consisted of going into the woods and killing as many animals as possible, many of them birds.

The Christmas Bird Count serves as a less violent chase — and a more educational one. According to the National Audubon Society, data gathered in the

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my entire life, but I’d always treated them like background noise. I never bothered to tune in and try to distinguish one from another.

So, roughly six months later, on the first Saturday of 2020, I found myself standing on the side of a dirt road in Hinesburg, ready to commit fully to no longer ignoring birds while hoping it wouldn’t snow. I had joined the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, an annual citizen-science event that takes place in towns and cities across the country. Many Vermont birders held their counts over the holidays, but in Hinesburg, the count was just beginning.

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is known for its call, delicate and flutelike with a distinctive trill at the end. My guide went on about how it sings two notes at once during the trill. Later, I read that Henry David Thoreau was enchanted with the bird.

“The thrush alone declares the immortal wealth and vigor that is in the forest,” he wrote. “Whenever a man hears it he is young, and Nature is in her spring; whenever he hears it, it is a new world and a free country, and the gates of heaven are not shut against him.”

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PEERING AT PEOPLE’S BIRD FEEDERS.

We were joined by another friend, Ed Sengle, and off we went, down dirt roads and through fields. Snow seeped through my boots, and thorny branches like tripwires grabbed at my coat and socks.

We circled houses and yards, peering at people’s bird feeders.

“This is where you’ve got to make sure

you don’t get shot, because people see you staring at their house with binoculars,” Wieczoreck said.

He lent me a pair, and through the lenses I watched a couple of cardinals, a male and a female. I saw a whitebreasted nuthatch with something clutched in its long beak. Later, we watched a small flock of bluebirds perch at the very tops of trees; at a feeder, we spotted two different species of woodpecker.

Allen gasped when he caught sight of five white-throated sparrows. Birders treasure these rare creatures — the so-called “good birds.” But even the chattering chickadees, which seemed to follow us everywhere, got their share of attention.

When Wieczoreck doubled back on the trail to get the car, Allen informed me that his friend is an impressive naturalist.

“He blows me Black-capped away,” Allen said of chickadee Wieczoreck. “He’s an encyclopedia of flora and fauna.”

Allen also introduced me to ebird.org, where birders can log their sightings publicly.

When the day’s findings were logged later, they would help other birders know where to look for certain species.

The site has leaderboards that list Wieczoreck as the fifth most prolific birder in Chittenden County; he has spotted and registered 262 of the county’s 324 bird species.

To be in the big leagues, you have to see 150 different species in a year, Allen said. He elbowed me joyfully. “Last year, I saw 151.”

The birders started the day by quizzing each other, but within a couple hours they’d moved on to quizzing me. “Can you find those robins with your binoculars?”

“What’s that call we just heard?”

Wieczoreck can whistle like a screech owl, a call that draws curious birds up and out of the forest to see what’s up. He

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RT ES Y Lacking the stamina OF P for a full day of bird searching, I was ready to bow out after the morning waned and the snow started falling.

The others still had a full day planned — the Christmas Bird Count Northern cardinal only comes once a year, after all.

B u t , a s we walked back to the car, I had my moment: finding that little brown bird in the bushes.

It might have been an American tree sparrow, Wieczoreck said, but he guessed by its size that it was actually a rarer chipping sparrow. “That might be the bird of the day,” he said.

Yes, you read that right. I went from a chronic bird ignorer to a certified rare-bird spotter over the course of a few hours. Altogether, the group spotted 23 species during the time I walked with them.

I’m not turning pro anytime soon, but I do have a newfound appreciation for my feathered fellow earthlings — hopping around on lawns, winging it in the sky and providing a pleasant excuse for a walk in the woods. They’re all good birds in my book. m

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His involvement in politics had increased in the preceding four years, including his work with Main Street Alliance of Vermont, an advocacy group for small businesses, and with the state Democratic Party.

The hitch? His other job: owner, manager and chef at 3 Squares Café, a popular restaurant in Vergennes that’s open daily.

If he won a seat in the legislature, he would be in Montpelier four months out of the year.

Birong did win the election in 2018 and is now in his second session representing the Addison-3 district as a Democrat. And it turns out that the compatibility with 3 Squares is nearly perfect: The legislative session — January through April — generally corresponds with the restaurant’s slowest time of year.

When Seven Days met up with Birong at 3 Squares on a weekday afternoon, he was on the phone with the chair of his committee (General, Housing and Military Affairs) discussing a concern voiced by a local business owner.

Such is the life of a legislator who owns and manages a restaurant.

“It’s funny. We get new employees, and they don’t know that I’m a legislator. And we’re just working in the back, and all of a sudden my district mate [Diane Lanpher] shows up to talk about something, or a concerned business owner or the city manager or whatever,” Birong said. “I actually had [a new hire] this summer who was like, ‘Why does everyone bring you their problems?’ He was just really confused. I was like, ‘Oh, I got another job.’”

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The affable, now white-haired Conlon started working at Leunig’s close to the 1980 launch of the establishment. He began as a fill-in bartender and then tended bar full time before becoming general manager about 20 years ago.

“I’ve been going to work there for 38 years,” said Conlon, who will turn 70 in March. “This is a big change for me.”

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Conlon has become the face of Leunig’s; many have called him the “mayor of Church Street,” he said. But he spread around the credit for the long-running bistro’s success.

“It’s not me; it’s all those people who work there,” he said.

“At Leunig’s, we’ve got people who’ve worked there for 15 years. We deliver a consistent product, and we take care of customers.

“People are always looking for the next hot trend,” Conlon added, “but certain things don’t go out of style: classic food and good service.”

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SEVEN DAYS: Are you in Montpelier full time while in session?

MATT BIRONG: I stay up [in Montpelier] Monday night through Friday. So I’ll drive up Monday and drive back midday Friday.

SD: What is your involvement with 3 Squares now?

MB: My sous chef of 10 years [Eric Montgomery], we’re actually just finalizing paperwork. I’m making him a partner in the business, so he and the other management staff and veteran staff basically do the year-round, day-to-day operations here. And while I’m in Montpelier, I’m still supporting them with bigger-picture decisions. I’m still doing invoices, payables, payroll. They’re dealing with the hours of operation management and execution.

And also, when I come back, I work, like, one day a week. I work Saturdays just to be a face.

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SD: What are some big issues facing Vermont restaurants?

MB: I think the biggest issues right now for the scene — and it’s not just restaurants, but it’s definitely, I think, impacting hospitality and tourism — is just the labor market. Low unemployment, 2.2 percent unemployment. Especially for places that need seasonal staff, it’s very difficult to just fill slots right now.

SD: What did your food life look like while in session?

MB: There’s not a lot of time to cook. So you’re hitting restaurants in Montpelier when you get out. You’re eating the cafeteria food during the day because you don’t have a ton of time.

SD: Got any favorite spots in Montpelier?

MB: I go to Pho Capital, the Vietnamese place. I ate there a lot because it was lighter. My whole career has been pretty much spent on my feet lifting stockpots and cases of this, that and the other thing.

You’re burning calories all day long. Then, all of a sudden, I totally got freshman-15’d up there, which is the irony. You actually have to get me out of the kitchen for me to start putting on weight.

But the food scene in Montpelier — Kismet is a great place. I spend a lot of time at Three Penny [Taproom] socializing with people and eating there. There’s the Blue Stone pizza; I like to grab a slice in that joint.

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SD: How do you see food and politics crossing over in such a politically volatile time?

MB: The quickest way of understanding a culture or something that might be foreign to you is, honestly, in my opinion, through its food, because it can give you a sense of its socioeconomics, the types of ingredients they’re using. You know, regionality with the flavor profiles and spices. There’s also this communal moment when you’re sitting down — even in some of our euphemisms: breaking bread. Especially in [the] antagonistic political world that we’re living in, you take some of these people, these factions, this tribalism, [people] that are fighting with one another right now … it’s just like, shut up and have a meal together. Let’s just talk through this shit.

SD: If you were going to give a particular food a starring role in a Vermont political ad, what would it be?

MB: Fuckin’ maple on snow. If you go anywhere outside of Vermont, you instantly start talking food with people, and it’s one of two things: You’re getting Ben & Jerry’s or maple syrup. And then, even though we have tons of outdoor recreation year-round, you go outside of the region, and you start thinking [that Vermont is just] snow. I think if you’re running a statewide political ad, [and] you had to win over a broad range of people with just a visual, culinary one-liner: maple on snow.

SD: What does the perfect electionnight meal look like?

MB: I mean, I’ve only had one campaign, and it went well: I won. So what did we have there? Some friends of ours who own Hired Hand [Brewing] and [Bar] Antidote, around the corner, they put out a mix of pizzas, and they had this cool local pork belly … There were little bánh mìs and smoked chicken wings and a couple of other things. It was my first election, my first win; we had it at a friend’s restaurant with a bunch of community members. Everything about that night was perfect.

SD: How is running a restaurant similar to being a legislator?

MB: Your customer interactions and constituent interactions are actually really similar. You’re making contact with a very wide range of people from your community, a lot of varying opinions. You are providing sort of, like, a customer service as a politician; you’re there for people that have concerns.

They have needs. The interaction I’ve always seen is very similar with constituents and customers, because it is understanding what their wants are and then delivering to them something that makes them happy.

SD: How are the two jobs different?

MB: The hours of operation. Even though it is kind of 24-7 with the legislature, it’s defined hours, right? You’re, like, 8-to-5’ing with an hour for lunch in the middle. Like, wow, what is this? The attire is certainly different. [Here,] I wear chef pants and T-shirts. Now I’m in suits.

The pace: Policy and legislation is slow, where [in restaurants] the decisions are fast, quick and putting out fires — bang, bang, bang all day.

Government is slow. I know I thought this way before I started working [in the legislature]: Why does this shit take so long?

Then you get up there, and you’re like, Oh, my God. You’re dissecting a law word by word, comma by comma. You’re trying to figure out all the snapbacks: Is this going to happen if we do this?

I guess another one of the restaurant parallels is, it’s really difficult to make everyone happy all of the time.

SD: What’s the most surprising thing you’ve seen in Montpelier?

MB: There was a night out where it was all the Republicans, Progressives, independents, everybody else, out at one of the bars. One of the legislators was playing in a band there, and it just turned into this awesome party where people were dancing with each other; the speaker and the minority leader were hanging out.

I wasn’t necessarily surprised by that, because something like that is, politically, uniquely like Vermont. It caught me a little bit off guard because, unfortunately, people are getting desensitized to the aggressive tone that’s coming down from national politics. And I was laughing with people in that moment, like, Dude, this only happens here.

I remember I was talking to somebody who works for the [Vermont] League of Cities & Towns, a senator from the [Northeast] Kingdom and another House rep, and the four of us were just standing in the corner, watching this happen.

And we’re like, This is just the coolest shit, that we can have our moments in the Statehouse, in committees, and fastforward a few hours in the same day, and everybody’s cool. It’s crap like that that gives me hope. m This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.

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Efforts to reach the current owners, CHERYL DEVOS and her husband, J.D., were not successful.

The couple’s decision is the most recent in a series of efforts to keep the farm going in the face of declining milk prices.

In the 1990s, J.D.’s dad built a trucking business to diversify. Seeking more price stability for their milk, the farmers started transitioning their herd of about 220 cows to organic in 2003 and were certified in 2005.

In 2012, the DeVoses raised more than $1 million to renovate the former Saputo cheese plant in Hinesburg to bottle their own milk, cream, flavored milks and other dairy products, as well as iced teas.

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After 29 years of business on Main Street in Burlington, MIRABELLES CAFÉ & BAKERY is moving to South Burlington, the restaurant announced Monday.

The cafĂŠ will close its downtown location on January 25 and open the week of February 10 at 3060 Williston Road in South Burlington, according to a press release and a Facebook post. “When I look back through the years, it’s incredible,â€? co-owner and pastry chef ALISON LANE said in the release. “So many birthday cakes and wedding celebrations. In the South Burlington shop, we expect to do more of the same.â€?

A downtown destination, Mirabelles is known for its cakes, pastries, pies and other sweets that fill glass cases. It’s also a beloved breakfast and lunch restaurant, serving pancakes, omelettes, popovers, soups, salads,

sandwiches and daily lunch specials. In South Burlington, Mirabelles will cease breakfast and lunch service but serve pastries and coffee to go and at the counter, according to the announcement.

The bakery’s wholesale business and line of frozen pastries and pies is growing, and the new location will accommodate that growth, the release said.

In addition, the spot has “heaps of parking.� “Like a good pie, our kitchen is bursting at the seams and needs a bit more space so we can work to bring Mirabelles to more people near and a bit further afield,� the Facebook post said.

Mirabelles is owned and operated by Lane and ANDREW SILVA, hands-on chef-partners who are in the cafÊ baking and cooking daily — a practice they’ve been at for almost 30 years.

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“I like them plain, just with, like, onion, maple syrup and a little sugar, I think,” said Herluf Johnson, age 8, of Morningstar Farm in Glover.

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Mash warm beans on thick, lavishly buttered slices of toasted country bread and top with olive oil, flaky sea salt and fresh chopped herbs, Stevens recommended with a hat tip to Steve Sando, owner of Californiabased heirloom bean purveyor Rancho Gordo.

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Toss firm beans into a salad, as former farmer and lifelong bean lover Mara Welton of Burlington often does. Try them in a crunchy, chopped winter vegetable salad of diced carrots, celery root, kohlrabi, Valentine radishes, shredded cabbage and finely ribboned kale, with a mustardy apple cider vinegar dressing.

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Make a bean gratin following Stevens’ general method: Combine about three cups of cooked beans with one chopped, caramelized onion or equivalent shallots, plus two cups of diced tomatoes. Stir in optional add-ins such as a bit of cooked bacon or sausage; roasted cubes of winter squash or turnips; or braised, chopped winter greens. Season to taste.

Scrape into a shallow ovenproof dish and top with fresh bread crumbs, grated hard cheese and a generous drizzle of olive oil. Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes until browned.

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Add beans to soup, Welton said: “Any kind of soup deserves a bean.”

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Vermont cranberry and black beans from Lewis Creek Farm and Jacob's Cattle beans from Morningstar Farm

specific bean she had discarded. “She’d just say, ‘I didn’t like how it looked,’” Welton said with a laugh. “My grandma always said that was her only prejudice.”

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Welton follows family tradition and makes a weekly pot of beans. She strongly recommends cooking in a clay pot, which is brought to a slow boil on the stovetop and then moved to a 325-degree oven.

“I have so many memories of sitting at the kitchen table with my grandma sorting through beans,” she recounted. “We’d pick out small sticks, stones and any beans that were broken or wrinkled.”

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Jeannette and her husband, Seth, grew about 20,000 pounds of beans last year on their Morningstar Farm, from pinto to black beans to Jacob’s Cattle to soldier beans.

They sell them all without much trouble, but Jeannette noted that dried beans have become a bit of a mystery to many.

“Somebody said to me the other day, ‘Who even buys beans anymore?

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Beans are a nutrition powerhouse, and thanks partially to the trend toward eating less meat, they’re having a moment. Of course, you can buy them canned, but culinary experts aim to convince you that beans are worth cooking from scratch — and to help you do so.

Deep winter in Vermont is the perfect time for slow-cooked pots of local beans.

Morningstar Farm sells a selection of dried beans at co-ops and other independent stores, and both Lewis Creek Farm of Starksboro and Full Moon Farm of Hinesburg sell them at the winter Burlington Farmers Market.

“I’m on a bit of a crusade to get people to cook beans more often,” award-winning cookbook author and cooking teacher Molly Stevens of Williston writes in her new book, All About Dinner: Simple Meals, Expert Advice. Canned beans are fine, she acknowledges, but “when I really want to appreciate the goodness of beans, I go back to basics and cook them from scratch.”

Mara Welton, former co-owner of Burlington’s Half Pint Farm, is a self-described “bean queen.” She and her husband, Spencer, never grew dried beans for sale, but she still plants her favorite scarlet runner beans for their own consumption.

Welton grew up in Denver in a family with deep Spanish and indigenous Pueblo roots. Every weekend, she recalled, her grandmother, Rosabel Piedad Vallejos Sandoval, would cook up a pot of beans,

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Bean gratin made with locally grown Vermont cranberry and Jacob's Cattle beans, kale and mushrooms

1 1/2 cups (about 12 ounces) dried beans, picked over and rinsed 2 garlic cloves, lightly smashed and peeled 1 carrot, finely chopped 1 celery stalk or small peeled chunk of celery root, finely chopped 1 bay leaf Salt and freshly ground black pepper

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Partially cover, adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, and cook — gently stirring from time to time so that the beans on the bottom don’t get crushed and the ones on top don’t dry out — until they are just tender, 30 minutes to two hours, depending on the beans. Add water as needed to keep the beans covered.

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‘MOVING FROM SCARCITY TO STABILITY: EMPOWERMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN AND FAMILIES’: Community members join United Way Women United for breakfast and a fireside chat followed by an activity focused on resources for advancing financial stability for working women and families. Champlain Room & Terrace at Champlain College, Burlington, 8:30-11 a.m. $30.

Info, 861-7831.

crafts

GREEN MOUNTAIN CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS’ GUILD OF AMERICA: Needleand-thread enthusiasts fine-tune their techniques.

Ascension Lutheran Church, South Burlington, 9:30 a.m.

Free for first-timers; bring a bag lunch. Info, 922-8936.

KNITTER’S GROUP: Crafters share their latest projects and get help with challenging patterns. All skill levels are welcome. South Burlington Community Library, University Mall, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

environment

BILL MCKIBBEN: The nationally known author and environmental activist presents a talk for youth and families focused on engaging youngsters in the climate crisis fight. Woodchuck Hard Cider, Middlebury, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Free; limited space. Info, lisa@ middunderground.org.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

‘AMEN.’: A 2002 biographical drama follows German SS officer Kurt Gerstein as he attempts to tell the international community of the Holocaust. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘EARTH FLIGHT 3D’: Revolutionary aerial techniques and state-of-the-art 3D cameras take viewers on a journey across the world on the wings of birds. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11 a.m., 1 & 3 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $11.50-14.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘INCREDIBLE PREDATORS 3D’: Advanced filming techniques expose the planet’s top hunters on land, under the sea and in the air. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, noon, 2 & 4 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $11.50-14.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

MOVIE: Snacks are provided at a showing of a popular film.

Call for title. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

‘SPACE JUNK 3D’: A growing ring of orbiting debris is at the center of an out-of-thisworld film showing natural and man-made collisions.

Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National

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To listen to New England band Dunham Shoe Factory is to experience a melting pot of sounds. In crafting their original compositions, the members of this contemporary acoustic quartet draw on an array of international musical styles — think jazz, classical, Turkish, Indian, Egyptian and Brazilian. The result is lively and eclectic instrumental music performed on clarinet, oud, cello and percussion that may inspire listeners to tap and clap along. Anna Patton, Mac Ritchey, Todd Roach and Dave Haughey perform as part of Valley Stage Productions’ P.M. Sundays music series.

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Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 10:30 a.m., 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $11.50-14.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

DUNHAM SHOE FACTORY Sunday, January 12, 4-6 p.m., at Richmond Congregational Church. $15-23.

Info, 434-4563, valleystage.net.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: An immersive film reveals the astonishing lives of the smallest of animals — think chipmunks and grasshopper mice. Northfield Savings Bank 3D Theater: A National Geographic Experience, ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. $3-5 plus regular admission, $11.50-14.50; admission free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 864-1848.

‘TOMORROW’: Creative solutions in the fields of food, energy, education and economics come into focus in this inspirational 2015 documentary. Waterbury Public Library, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

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BRIDGE CLUB: Players have fun with the popular card game. Burlington Bridge Club, Williston, 9:15 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. $6. Info, 872-5722.

With their perfect harmonies and poignant lyrics, Simon & Garfunkel became one of the most popular musical groups of the 1960s. Before selling more than 100 million albums, winning seven Grammy Awards, and being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were two young men honing their craft in Queens, N.Y. The concert-style theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story follows the folksters from their humble beginnings to their astounding success and, ultimately, their breakup in 1970. New York-based actor Andrew Wade and Lonely Heartstring Band front person George Clements portray the musicians in this touring show propelled by timeless tunes such as “Mrs. Robinson,” “Homeward Bound” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water.”

FAMILY GAME NIGHT: Folks while away the hours with puzzles, board games, beer and free juice boxes for kids.

Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 4 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 496-4677.

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CHAIR YOGA: Whether experiencing balance issues or recovering from illness or injury, health-conscious community members drop in for a weekly WED.8

‘THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY’ Sunday, January 12, 7 p.m., at Paramount Theatre in Rutland. $40-50. Info, 775-0903, paramountvt.org.

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FIND MORE LOCAL EVENTS IN THIS ISSUE AND ONLINE: art Find visual art exhibits and events in the art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

film See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section and at sevendayst.com/movies.

music + nightlife Find club dates at local venues in the music + nightlife section and at sevendaysvt.com/music.

All family-oriented events are now published in Kids VT, our free parenting monthly. Look for it on newsstands and check out the online calendar at kidsvt.com.

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After Dark The Old Farmer’s Almanac says the first full moon of 2020, called the Full Wolf Moon, was named for a supposed increase in wolf howling during the month of January. Outdoor adventurers can experience Earth’s satellite in all its glory during the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park’s full moon snowshoe hike and astronomy program. Guided by lunar light, participants step into provided snowshoes for a nighttime trek, as well as the chance to learn about the moon’s phases and look through a high-powered telescope. Warm clothes and sturdy shoes are recommended. Owooooooo!

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‘AND SO WE WALKED’ Friday, January 10, and Saturday, January 11, 7:30 p.m., at Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College. $12-40. Info, 603-646-2422, hop.dartmouth.edu.

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low-stress class. Waterbury Public Library, 10:15-11:15 a.m. Free. Info, 244-7036.

RESILIENCE FLOW: Individuals affected by traumatic brain injuries engage in a gentle yoga practice.

Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 448-4262.

YOGA: A Sangha Studio instructor guides students who are in recovery toward achieving inner tranquility. Turning Point Center, Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Free. Info, 448-4262.

language

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: ¡Hola! Language lovers perfect their fluency. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

MENTALLY INTUNE: Singers find harmony in a community chorus for people living with depression.

No experience or talent required.

Rumney Memorial School, Middlesex, 6:30-8 p.m. Donations.

Info, 272-7209.

OLD NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD BAND TEEN MUSIC JAM: Be they accomplished or beginner musicians, young players find harmony in the traditional music of Burlington’s past and present immigrant groups. Boys & Girls Club, Burlington, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 881-8500.

FOMO? Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

art Find visual art exhibits and events in the art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

film See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section and at sevendayst.com/movies.

music + comedy Find club dates at local venues in the music + nightlife section and at sevendaysvt.com/music.

All family-oriented events are now published in Kids VT, our free parenting monthly. Look for it on newsstands and check out the online calendar at kidsvt.com.

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SEED CLINIC: Small magnetic beads taped to acupressure points offer support for those experiencing difficult or stressful times. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 6:30-8 p.m. Donations. Info, clinicseed@gmail.com.

YANG-STYLE TAI CHI: Slow, graceful, expansive movements promote wide-ranging health and fitness benefits. Wright House, Harrington Village, Shelburne, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, 735-5467.

YOGA4CANCER: Meant for anyone affected by the illness, this class aims to help participants manage treatment side effects and recovery. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, noon-1 p.m.

Donations. Info, 448-4262.

BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: Learners take communication to the next level. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

6-7 p.m. Donations. Info, 540-0186.

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BOB PEPPERMAN TAYLOR: The University of Vermont professor discusses the relationship between Henry David Thoreau’s political and environmental messages in “Reading Thoreau in the 21st Century.” St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 748-8291.

CATHERINE SANDERSON: Cutting-edge research from the field of positive psychology informs “The Science of Happiness.”

Brownell Library, Essex Junction, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-6955.

IRENE KACANDES: In “Creativity and Historical Truths,” the scholar argues that memoir, fiction, music and art best convey reality.

Norwich Congregational Church, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184.

ROBERT WYATT: “The Sound of Music: Diamond Jubilee” reveals the history behind the Tony Award-winning play that was later adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, 7-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 388-4095.

TEDX ESSEX FREE LIBRARY: Shown on screen, three recorded talks touch on the theme of “Joyful Compassion.” Essex Free Library, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 879-0313.

tech

TECH SUPPORT: Need an email account? Want to enjoy ebooks?

Bring your phone, tablet or laptop to a weekly help session. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, 3-5 p.m.

Free. Info, 748-8291.

theater

about a small-town server with big dreams. Flynn MainStage, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $25-90. Info, 863-5966.

known aquarium aficionados share their expertise. Essex Junction VFW Post, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 372-8716.

words

film

JULIE KALISH: Those looking to write with more clarity and intention join the Dartmouth College instructor for an interactive exploration of the principles of context, audience, tone, purpose and message. Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, 7-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 334-7902.

THU.9 activism

THE PEOPLE’S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS & PANDEMONIUM: Pots, pans and wooden spoons in hand, activists join Extinction Rebellion Vermont and climate justice partners for a rally, demanding that elected officials take action against the climate crisis. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, noon-3 p.m. Free. Info, xrvt@protonmail.com.

cannabis

CANNABIS IN THE CAPITOL: STATEHOUSE ADVOCACY DAY: The Marijuana Policy Project, Heady Vermont, Dave Silberman and a coalition of Vermont’s cannabis advocates promote the benefits of regulation, champion social justice and highlight the economic development opportunities in the cannabis industry.

Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 8 a.m. Free. Info, info@heady vermont.com.

LIFTING SHAKESPEARE OFF THE PAGE: Fans of the Bard access their own powerful voices by reading, reciting and performing works by William Shakespeare.

Author Peter Gould leads this interactive workshop. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

community

‘WAITRESS’: Celebrated singersongwriter Sara Bareilles wrote original music and lyrics for this Tony Award-nominated play

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COFFEE TALK: Friends, neighbors and AARP Vermont volunteers catch up on upcoming activities and issues facing older Vermonters. Nomad Coffee — South End Station, Burlington, 9-10 a.m. Free. Info, vt@aarp.org.

TROPICAL FISH CLUB MONTHLY MEETING: Speakers ranging from local hobbyists to nationally

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

‘EARTH FLIGHT 3D’: See WED.8.

‘INCREDIBLE PREDATORS 3D’: See WED.8.

‘THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB’: A 2007 comedy follows six Californians whose real-life friendships begin to resemble those of characters in the 18th-century author’s novels. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 748-2600.

‘SPACE JUNK 3D’: See WED.8.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.8.

food & drink

COMMUNITY LUNCH: Gardengrown fare makes for a delicious and nutritious midday meal. The Pathways Vermont Community Center, Burlington, 1-2 p.m. Free.

Info, 888-492-8218, ext. 309.

games

CHITTENDEN COUNTY CHESS CLUB: Checkmate! Strategic thinkers make calculated moves as they vie for their opponents’ kings. Shaw’s, Shelburne Rd., South Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 863-5403.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA WITH SANGHA STUDIO: Supported poses promote health and wellbeing. Champlain Senior Center, Burlington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free.

Info, 448-4262.

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS: A 20-minute guided practice with Andrea O’Connor alleviates stress and tension. Tea and a discussion follow. Winooski Senior Center, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 233-1161.

KARMA KLASS: DONATIONBASED YOGA FOR A CAUSE: Active bodies hit the mat to support local nonprofits. The Wellness Collective, Burlington,

BOUGE D’ICI DANCE FESTIVAL: An annual 11-day festival celebrates Montréal’s up-and-coming contemporary dance community with workshops, a showcase and other special events. MainLine Theatre, Montréal. Prices vary. Info, info@ mainlinetheatre.ca.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

SONGWRITING WORKSHOP: Seth Melvin Cronin guides Burlington Writers Workshop musicians and singers in structuring original strains. 110 Main St., Suite 3C, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free.

Info, 578-3362.

YALE GLEE CLUB: Hosted by the Middlebury College Choir, collegiate vocalists captivate audience members with new and traditional choral music. Robison Hall, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 443-3168.

outdoors

NEW YEAR NEW BIRD MONITORING: Ornithology enthusiasts don binoculars in search of winged species. Office building, Green Mountain Audubon Center, Huntington, 8-10 a.m. Donations.

Info, 434-3068.

seminars

PODCAST PRODUCTION: Aspiring radio personalities learn the basics of creating a compelling show in the fast-growing digital audio medium. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

talks

HIAWATHA’S INFORM & INSPIRE SPEAKER SERIES: Community experts present two talks: “Healthy, Affordable Food for Kids” and “Local Food Insecurity and Resources in Vermont.” Text “care” to 31996 for childcare.

Hiawatha Elementary School, Essex Junction, 5:45-7:30 p.m.

Free; preregister for childcare.

Info, 878-1384.

MARJORIE GALE: A catastrophic event comes into focus in “Moving Earth: Cotton Brook and Other Landslides in Vermont,” a talk illustrated with images and

videos. Green Mountain Club Headquarters, Waterbury Center, 7-8:30 p.m. $5-8. Info, 244-7037.

MARK PAUL: Wildlife and landscape photos illustrate the speaker’s rundown of his journey to Alaska’s national parks.

Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

‘THE NEXT FRONTIER OF VERMONT’S BACKCOUNTRY SKIING’: Snow sports enthusiasts get a glimpse of the future, thanks to this Red Bench Speaker’s Series talk. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum, Stowe, 6:30-8 p.m. $10. Info, 253-9911.

TERESA M. MARES: Drawing on her research of Latinx farmworkers in Vermont’s dairy industry, the University of Vermont associate professor speaks about her book Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont. Norwich Public Library, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 649-1184.

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‘WAITRESS’: See WED.8.

FRI.10 dance

BALLROOM & LATIN DANCING: Singles, couples and beginners are welcome to join in a dance social featuring waltz, tango and more. Williston Jazzercise Fitness Center, 8-9:30 p.m. $10. Info, 862-2269.

ECSTATIC DANCE VERMONT: Inspired by the 5Rhythms dance practice, attendees move, groove, release and open their hearts to life in a safe and sacred space. Christ Episcopal Church, Montpelier, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, fearnessence@gmail.com.

QUEEN CITY CONTRA DANCE: Frost and Fire come through with live tunes while Steve Boylan calls the steps. North End Studio A, Burlington, beginners’ session, 7:45 p.m.; dance, 8-11 p.m. $9; free for kids under 12. Info, 877-3698.

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JANE AUSTEN WEEKEND: ‘EMMA’: A leisurely weekend of literaryinspired diversions includes dessert, tea, a Regency-style dinner party, Sunday brunch, a quiz and talks. Governor’s House in Hyde Park. $395-445; $14-35 for activities. Info, 888-6888.

MONTSHIRE UNLEASHED: Grown-ups let their scientific curiosity run wild during afterhours activities. Local fare, wine and Jasper Murdock’s Alehouse brews are available for purchase.

Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, 6:30-9 p.m. $7-10; free for members. Info, 649-2200.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

ANIMÉ NIGHT: Enthusiasts view and chat about the latest animated shows from Japan. Enter through the side door, Laboratory B, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 777-9012.

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‘EARTH FLIGHT 3D’: See WED.8.

‘INCREDIBLE PREDATORS 3D’: See WED.8.

‘SPACE JUNK 3D’: See WED.8.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.8.

food & drink

PUBLIC CUPPING: Coffee connoisseurs and beginners alike explore the flavor notes and aromas of the roaster’s current offerings and new releases. Brio Coffeeworks, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 777-6641.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.8, 9:15 a.m.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA: Students with limited mobility limber up with modified poses. Sangha Studio — North, Burlington, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 448-4262.

FELDENKRAIS COMMUNITY CLASS: An open mind and the ability to get on the floor and back up are the only requirements for participating in slow, gentle movements that reveal new ways to live with the body. The Wellness Collective, Burlington, 8:30-9:30 a.m.

Donations; preregister. Info, 540-0186.

GONG MEDITATION: Sonic vibrations lead to healing and deep relaxation. Yoga Roots, Williston, 7:30-8:30 p.m. $18.

Info, 318-6050.

QIGONG FLOW: Gentle movements promote strength, balance and well-being. Waterbury Public Library, 10:15-10:45 a.m. Free; limited space. Info, 244-7036.

TAI CHI FOR FALL PREVENTION: Beginners and older adults in this eight-week class with instructor Kenneth Russell engage in a gentle workout done seated or standing. Waterbury Public Library, 11 a.m.-noon. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 244-7036.

montréal

BOUGE D’ICI DANCE FESTIVAL: See THU.9.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

KRIS GRUEN: Influenced by the likes of Cat Stevens and Paul Simon, the Vermont singersongwriter serves up indie-folk selections as part of the casual Live & Upstairs music series.

Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 7:30 p.m. Donations.

Info, 728-9878.

THE LARKSPURS: Vermont musician Django Soulo celebrates five years of sobriety by playing an intimate set with his acoustic trio. Colin McCaffrey also performs. Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 7-9 p.m. $10. Info, 454-1286.

NORTHERN BRONZE HANDBELL ENSEMBLE: Players chime in on sacred and secular selections in “Bells Ringing, Voices Singing: Sounds of Good Cheer.”

Ascension Lutheran Church, South Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. $12. Info, 899-4934.

VERMONT MANDOLIN TRIO: Matt Flinner, Jamie Masefield and Will Patton pick and strum through an evening of bluegrass, jazz and roots music. ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery, South Pomfret, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $20. Info, 457-3500.

VERMONT YOUTH ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION: Classical favorites, early 20th century compositions, and opera and Broadway selections round out a Brick Church Music Series concert.

Williston Old Brick Church, 7 p.m. $11-15. Info, 764-1141.

WINTER WINE DOWN MUSIC SERIES: Oenophiles let loose with live music by the Hubcats, award-winning wine and mouthwatering eats. Snow Farm Vineyard, South Hero, wine service begins, 5 p.m.; music, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Cost of food and drink. Info, 372-9463.

outdoors

FULL MOON SNOWSHOE & BREW: A one-hour ramble with Mad River Glen naturalists paves the way for a Lawson’s Finest Liquids beer tasting. Cheers! Mad River Glen, Waitsfield, 7-10 p.m. $35; $5 for snowshoe rental; preregister. Info, 496-4677.

FULL MOON SNOWSHOE HIKE & ASTRONOMY PROGRAM: Nature lovers explore the park by lunar light. Snowshoes and light refreshments are provided.

See calendar spotlight. MarshBillings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Woodstock, 5:307:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, 457-3368, ext. 222.

talks

HOPE GREENBERG: Fashion meets literature in “Bare Bosoms and Padded Calves,” a talk on clothing from the time of Jane Austen. Governor’s House in Hyde Park, 8-10 p.m. $14 incudes dessert; preregister. Info, 888-6888.

NATURALIST JOURNEYS LECTURE SERIES: Joe Roman dives into “Raising Whales” as part of an annual presentation series. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 7-8:30 p.m.

Donations. Info, 229-6206.

theater

‘AND SO WE WALKED’: Cherokee writer and performer DeLanna Studi presents her bold and heartwarming story of walking a 900-mile portion of the Trail of Tears with her father. See calendar spotlight. Moore Theater, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $12-40. Info, 603-646-2422.

‘ANYTHING GOES’: Very Merry Theatre’s older teens hit the open seas with the Tony Awardwinning musical about a motley crew of passengers aboard the S.S. American. Very Merry Theatre, Burlington, 7-9 p.m.

Donations. Info, 355-1461.

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‘THE GUN SHOW’: Andrew Smith performs E.M. Lewis’ examination of America’s relationship with firearms. A talkback follows.

Seeler Studio Theatre, Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 7:30 p.m. $6-15. Info, 443-3168.

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‘LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR’ AUDITIONS: Actors vie for roles in the Shelburne Players’ spring production of Neil Simon’s play about the star of a weekly comedy television show who battles station executives over his sense of humor. Pierson Library, Shelburne, 6-9 p.m. Free.

Info, 238-2416.

‘TWELFTH NIGHT: Middle and high school students star in a First Light Theater production of Shakespeare’s comedy about love, assumed identities and the hilarious intersection of the two.

South Burlington High School, 7 p.m. $6-10. Info, 652-7117.

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YA BOOK CLUB: Young adult readers share their perspectives on Reverie by Ryan La Sala. Barnes & Noble, South Burlington, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 864-8001.

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agriculture

UNDERSTANDING TIMBER HARVESTING: Chittenden County forester Ethan Tapper leads a walk through an 864-acre forest, discussing forest management and ecology along the way.

Be sure to bundle up. Hinesburg Town Forest, 1-3 p.m. Free. Info, 861-9753.

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WINTER AT THE FARM: Families experience the season in 19thcentury style by visiting animals, touring an 1890 farmhouse and learning from interactive programs. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4-16; free for members and kids 2 and under. Info, 457-2355.

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cannabis

THE HEADIES: VERMONT GROWERS CUP: An awards party spotlights expertly judged cannabis flowers, edibles and topicals. Food trucks, an edibles banquet and live music by Barika round out the event. The Barns at Lang Farm, Essex Junction, 5-10 p.m. $90; for ages 21 and up.

Info, info@headyvermont.com.

dance

SWING DANCE WITH BELLA & THE NOTABLES: Jazzy sounds from the Montpelier-based band keeps movers on their feet.

Champlain Club, Burlington, free beginner lesson, 7:30 p.m.; dance, 8-10:30 p.m. $20. Info, 864-8382.

THU 23 ALEXANDER 6:30PM GARDNER: THE LIFE OF JAMGON KONGTRUL THE GREAT: TIBET’S GREAT TREASURE

The first-ever extensive biography of Tibet’s most famous nonsectarian Buddhist lama. Book discussion & signing.

FRI 31 KRISTEN SEVIG: 6-8PM THE LITTLE BOOK OF WINTER GNOMES A cozy book of gnomes (and gnomes)! Book signing, free.

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FAMILY CRAFTS & COCKTAILS: Creativity blooms as kids craft eye-catching headpieces and parents make luscious arrangements with the Flower Basket.

Caledonia Spirits representatives offer tastings. Hardwick Street Café at the Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 3-5 p.m.

Donations for crafts; additional cost for drinks. Info, 533-9399.

JANE AUSTEN WEEKEND: ‘EMMA’: See FRI.10.

LEGAL CLINIC: Attorneys offer complimentary consultations on a first-come, first-served basis.

274 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 383-2118.

SANCTUARY CITY COFFEEHOUSE: Locals bring a dish to pass and a song, poem or story to share in an open-mic setting. First Unitarian Universalist Society of Burlington, 6-8:30 p.m. Donations. Info, herbschr@gmail.com.

STUNT KITE FLIERS & ARCHERY HOBBYISTS MEETING: Open to beginning and experienced hobbyists alike, a weekly gathering allows folks to share information and suggestions for equipment, sporting locations and more. Presto Music Store, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-noon. Free.

Info, 658-0030.

VERMONT FANCY FELINES CAT SHOW: Animal lovers get their fix of purrfectly groomed kitties.

DoubleTree by Hilton, South Burlington, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5-7.

Info, 978-430-9093.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

‘DARLING LILI’: Julie Andrews and Rock Hudson join forces in a 1970 musical comedy set during WWI. Shown on 16mm film. Newman Center, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 p.m.

Donations. Info, serious_61@ yahoo.com.

‘EARTH FLIGHT 3D’: See WED.8.

‘AN ELEPHANT SITTING STILL’: The lives of several protagonists are linked during the course of one day in this prize-winning 2018 drama. Shown in Mandarin with English subtitles. Dana Auditorium, Sunderland Language Center, Middlebury College, 3 & 8 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

‘INCREDIBLE PREDATORS 3D’: See WED.8.

‘MONROVIA, INDIANA’: Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman trains his lens on small-town America for this 2018 documentary. Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, 3 & 5:30 p.m. $6-11. Info, 457-2355.

‘RUNNING THE 802’: An inspiring documentary follows four runners as they prepare for the 30th annual Vermont City Marathon & Relay. O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, 6:30-8 p.m. $6-8. Info, moe@personalbestfitness.net.

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‘SPACE JUNK 3D’: See WED.8.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.8.

‘WE STAND CORRECTED: DANNEMORA’: A 2015 documentary offers an in-depth look at two prisoners’ 2015 escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in New York State. A Q&A with the filmmaker and retire law enforcement officers follows. Strand Center Theatre, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 6:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 518-5631604, ext. 105.

Info, 748-2600. Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 1 p.m. $10-24. Info, 382-9222. Loew Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., 1 p.m. $10-25. Info, 603-646-2422.

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‘TWELFTH NIGHT: See FRI.10.

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JANE AUSTEN TEA: Fans of the famed writer sit down to a Victorian-style affair complete with readings and discussions.

Governor’s House in Hyde Park, 2:30 p.m. $25. Info, 888-6888.

food & drink

BURLINGTON WINTER FARMERS MARKET: More than 30 stands overflow with seasonal produce, prepared foods and artisan wares. Davis Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Info, burlingtonfarmers market.org@gmail.com.

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agriculture

WINTER AT THE FARM: See SAT.11.

bazaars

ETHIOPIAN/ERITREAN POP-UP DINNER: Meat, vegan and glutenfree options are on the menu at a buffet-style meal. O’Brien Community Center, Winooski, 4:30 p.m. $10-20. Info, info@ vpal-us.org.

ANTIQUES MARKET: The past comes alive with offerings of furniture, glassware, jewelry and more at this ephemera extravaganza. Canadian Club, Barre, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. $2-5. Info, 751-6138.

ROAST PORK SUPPER: Families feast on pork, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, applesauce and dessert, served buffet-style.

Takeout is available. Vergennes United Methodist Church, 5-6:30 p.m. $5-10. Info, 877-3150.

health & fitness

community

NEWBIE NOON HOT YOGA: First-timers feel the heat as they get their stretch on in a (very) warm environment. Hot Yoga Burlington, noon. Free; preregister. Info, 999-9963.

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lgbtq

Find club dates in the music section.

PRIDE YOGA: LGBTQ individuals and allies hit the mat for a stretching session suited to all levels. Sangha Studio — Pine, Burlington, 5-6 p.m. Donations.

Info, 448-4262.

FOMO? Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

art Find visual art exhibits and events in the art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

film See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section and at sevendayst.com/movies.

music + comedy Find club dates at local venues in the music + nightlife section and at sevendaysvt.com/music.

All family-oriented events are now published in Kids VT, our free parenting monthly. Look for it on newsstands and check out the online calendar at kidsvt.com.

Learn more about highlighted listings in the Magnificent 7 on page 11.

SEVEN DAYS JANUARY 8-15, 2020

BOUGE D’ICI DANCE FESTIVAL: See THU.9.

music

CHRISTINE MALCOLM BAND: The Northern Vermont singersongwriter brings a blend of folk, country, rock and blues from her 2019 album I Like You. Brandon Music, 7:30 p.m. $20; $45 includes dinner; preregister; BYOB. Info, 247-4295.

HEATH QUARTET: Classical fans revel in the third of a six-concert series in which the acclaimed ensemble presents Beethoven’s entire string quartet cycle in celebration of the composer’s 250th birthday. Preconcert lecture at 6:30 p.m. in MAC 221.

Mahaney Arts Center, Middlebury College, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-3168.

MARTIN SEXTON: The acclaimed singer-songwriter tours in support of his ninth studio album, Mixtape of the Open Road. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort, 7 p.m. $38-68. Info, 760-4634.

SATURDAY KARAOKE: Amateur singers belt out their favorite tunes. Burlington VFW Post, 7:3010:30 p.m. Free. Info, 864-6532.

UPPER VALLEY COMMUNITY BAND: “The Old and New Worlds” features suites by Gustav Holst and William Schuman, as well as two sets of variations by Charles Ives and John Barnes Chance.

Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 7:30 p.m. $5-12. Info, 603-448-0400.

VERMONT MANDOLIN TRIO: See FRI.10, Burnham Hall, Lincoln,

7:30 p.m. $10; free for kids and teens. Info, 388-6863.

outdoors

BUTLER LODGE VIA NEBRASKA NOTCH HIKE: Outdoor adventurers don snowshoes for a moderate 6.2-mile trek with members of the Green Mountain Club Burlington section. Contact trip leader for details. Free; preregister. Info, 899-9982.

FULL MOON FAMILY SNOWSHOE: Earth’s satellite lights the way for an educational jaunt through field and forest. North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier, 6:308:30 p.m. $10; free for members.

Info, 229-6206.

sports

USASA SLALOM & GIANT SLALOM RACES: Folks get in on family-friendly races as part of USASA’s series of events at resorts across the state and region.

See boltonvalley.com for details.

Bolton Valley Resort, registration, 8:15-9 a.m.; riders’ meeting, 9:45 a.m. Prices vary. Info, 434-3444.

theater

‘AND SO WE WALKED’: See FRI.10.

‘ANYTHING GOES’: See FRI.10, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m.

‘THE GUN SHOW’: See FRI.10.

‘LAUGHTER ON THE 23RD FLOOR’ AUDITIONS: See FRI.10, 1-4 p.m.

METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD: ‘WOZZECK’: One of the most controversial yet defining musical works of the 20th century, this post-apocalyptic opera stars baritone Peter Mattei and soprano Elza van den Heever. Shown on screen. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 12:55 p.m. $16-25.

COMMUNITY MINDFULNESS PRACTICE: Sessions in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh include sitting and walking meditation, a short reading, and open sharing.

Evolution Physical Therapy & Yoga, Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Free. Info, newleafsangha@gmail. com.

NEIGHBORHOOD HANG!: Queen City community members, including kids, chill and chow down on $4 burgers. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 5-7 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0406.

dance

BALKAN FOLK DANCING: Louise Brill and friends organize participants into lines and circles set to complex rhythms. Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, Burlington, 3:30-6:30 p.m. $6; free for first-timers; bring snacks to share. Info, 540-1020.

‘INCREDIBLE PREDATORS 3D’: See WED.8.

‘LA VIE EN ROSE’: Marion Cotillard portrays iconic French singer Édith Piaf. Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, 4 p.m. Donations.

Info, 728-9878.

‘SPACE JUNK 3D’: See WED.8.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.8.

‘WE STAND CORRECTED: DANNEMORA’: See SAT.11, 1 p.m.

food & drink

BREAKFAST WITH PATROLLERS: French toast, bacon, sausage and hot beverages entice guests to mingle with resort ski patrollers — and Murphy Moose — as part of the National Ski Areas Association’s Safety Month.

Sugarbush Resort, Warren, 8-9 a.m. $10. Info, 583-6300.

health & fitness

TECH-ASSISTED MEDITATION MEET-UP: Mobile devices and headphones in tow, participants explore digital tools and techniques for achieving deep focus. Satori Float & Mind Spa, Shelburne, 2-3 p.m. Free. Info, 498-5555.

language

‘DIMANCHES’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Parlez-vous français? Speakers practice the tongue at a casual drop-in chat.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-5:30 p.m. Free. Info, steve norman@fastmail.fm.

lgbtq

LGBTQ FIBER ARTS GROUP: A knitting, crocheting and weaving session welcomes all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations and skill levels. Pride Center of Vermont, Burlington, noon-2 p.m.

Free. Info, 860-7812.

montréal

BOUGE D’ICI DANCE FESTIVAL: See THU.9.

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music

JANE AUSTEN WEEKEND: ‘EMMA’: See FRI.10.

Find club dates in the music section.

VERMONT FANCY FELINES CAT SHOW: See SAT.11.

DUNHAM SHOE FACTORY: A contemporary acoustic ensemble plays original compositions influenced by world traditions.

See calendar spotlight. Richmond Congregational Church, 4-6 p.m. $15-23. Info, 434-4563.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

‘ALWAYS IN SEASON’: The Vermont International Film Festival and Vermont PBS Sunday Best documentary series continues with a 2019 examination of the enduring impact of lynching in the United States. A Q&A follows. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 4 p.m. Free.

Info, 660-2600.

‘COLETTE’: Keira Knightley portrays the Gigi author in a 2018 biopic shown as part of the Biography Series by Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Selects.

Town Hall Theater, Middlebury, 2 p.m. $15; $105 for series pass.

Info, 382-9222.

‘EARTH FLIGHT 3D’: See WED.8.

JUNEBERRY COMMUNITY CHORUS: Patricia Norton directs more than 75 singers in the avian-inspired program “Bird by Bird.” Lebanon Opera House, N.H., 4 p.m. $15. Info, 603-448-0400.

NORTHEAST FIDDLERS ASSOCIATION MEETING: Lovers of this spirited art form gather to catch up and jam. Montpelier VFW Post, noon-5 p.m. Free; donations of nonperishable food items accepted. Info, 565-7377.

NORTHERN BRONZE HANDBELL ENSEMBLE: See FRI.10, Grace Congregational Church, Rutland, 4 p.m. Donations.

‘A PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC COMPOSED BY GEORGE MILNE’: Refreshments follow a recital of 18 short pieces for piano, viola,

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cello, clarinet and men’s voices.

Barre Opera House, 2 p.m. Free.

Info, 476-8188.

UKULELE MÊLÉE: Fingers fly at a group lesson on the fourstringed Hawaiian instrument.

BYO uke. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4-6 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

VERMONT MANDOLIN TRIO: See FRI.10, Highland Center for the Arts, Greensboro, 3-5 p.m. $12.

Info, 533-2000.

sports

PUBLIC SKATING: Active bodies coast across the ice. Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse, N.Y., 1:15-2:45 p.m. $2-3; additional cost for rentals. Info, 518-564-4270.

theater

‘ADVENTURES IN MIME & SPACE: THE LEGACY OF MARCEL MARCEAU’: Circus Smirkus founder Rob Mermin memorializes his mentor, the mime and humanitarian Marcel Marceau, with a multimedia tribute. Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, 4 p.m. $5-15. Info, 498-3173.

‘ANYTHING GOES’: See FRI.10, 6-8 p.m.

METROPOLITAN OPERA LIVE IN HD: ‘WOZZECK’: See SAT.11, Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, Hanover N.H., 1 p.m.

‘THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY’: American folk-rock hits including “Mrs. Robinson” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water” propel a concert-style theater show about two Queens, N.Y., boys who became an iconic music duo. See calendar spotlight. Paramount Theatre, Rutland, 7 p.m. $40-50.

Info, 775-0903.

MON.13 business

FEMALE FOUNDERS SPEAKERS SERIES: ‘RESTAURATEURS’: SOLD OUT. Cara Chigazola Tobin of Honey Road, Jaclyn Major of Butch & Babe’s, and Eliza Greene of Homestyle Hostel Inn & Restaurant share their experiences as leaders in their industry. Hotel Vermont, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. $15; preregister; limited space. Info, 651-5012.

crafts

HANDWORK CIRCLE: Friends and neighbors make progress on works of knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch and other creative endeavors. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 6:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 426-3581.

environment

350VERMONT BURLINGTON NODE MEETING: Environmentally conscious individuals deepen their involvement in issues related to the climate crisis.

350Vermont, Burlington, 7-8:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, btvnode@350vt.org.

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AMERICAN VETERANS VERMONT POST 1: Those who have served or are currently serving the country, including members of the National Guard and reservists, are welcome to join AMVETS for monthly meetings. American Legion, Post 91, Colchester, 6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 796-3098.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

‘THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS’: Two boys on opposite sides of a German concentration camp fence form a forbidden friendship in this 2008 drama.

Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free. Info, 748-2600.

‘EARTH FLIGHT 3D’: See WED.8.

‘INCREDIBLE PREDATORS 3D’: See WED.8.

‘SPACE JUNK 3D’: See WED.8.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.8.

food & drink

BTV POLY COCKTAILS: Those who are polyamorous, in an open relationship or just curious connect over drinks. Deli 126, Burlington, 7 p.m.-midnight.

Free. Info, 253-310-8315.

games

802 CORN HOLE: Competitors vie for points in this popular lawn game during 10 weeks of league play. Barre Elks Lodge, registration, 6 p.m.; games, 6:45 p.m. $10; cash bar. Info, 479-9522.

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.8, 6:30 p.m.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING — MONDAY NIGHT MODERN: Tarmogoyf-slinging madness ensues when competitors battle for prizes in a weekly game.

Brap’s Magic, Burlington, 7-11 p.m. $8. Info, 540-0498.

health & fitness

CHAIR YOGA WITH SANGHA STUDIO: Supported poses promote health and wellbeing. Heineberg Senior Center, Burlington, 10:45-11:45 a.m. Free.

Info, 448-4262.

COMMUNITY HERBAL CLINIC: Supervised clinical interns offer guidance and support to those looking to care for themselves using natural remedies. By appointment only. Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, and Railyard Apothecary, Burlington, 4-8 p.m. $10-30; additional cost for herbs; preregister. Info, 224-7100.

GUIDED GROUP MEDITATION: In keeping with the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, folks practice mindfulness through sitting, walking, reading and discussion.

Zenbarn Studio, Waterbury, 7:158 p.m. Free. Info, 505-1688.

language

PLATTSBURGH CONVERSATION GROUP: French speakers maintain their conversational skills in a weekly meet-up. Plattsburgh

Public Library, N.Y., 3:30-4:30 p.m. Free. Info, ajobin-picard@ cefls.org.

lgbtq

PANORAMA: Joined by a facilitator, parents, caregivers and adult family members of LGBTQ youth ask questions and share their experiences. Outright Vermont, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free.

Info, 865-9677.

Houseplants 101 Saturday, Jan. 18 • 9:30-11:00am Burlington Garden Center Presenter: Ellen Bortner Cost: $15

montréal

BOUGE D’ICI DANCE FESTIVAL: See THU.9.

Injury Prevention for Gardeners Saturday, Jan. 25 • 9:30-11:00am Burlington Garden Center Presenter: Jenn Cardorete Cost: $15

talks

STATE OF THE WORLD COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS: Activist Sandy Baird leads an open forum reflecting on and analyzing current events in a nonjudgmental setting. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 10 a.m.

Free. Info, 865-7211.

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theater

PLAYMAKERS: Playwrights develop new work in a collaborative setting. Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, 7:309:30 p.m. Free. Info, playmakers vt@gmail.com.

PLAYS OUT LOUD: Theater fans give voice to Arthur Miller’s The Crucible in a relaxed participatory reading. South Burlington Community Library, University Mall, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Info, 846-4140.

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WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE & FREEDOM MEETING: Socially conscious individuals convene to discuss upcoming projects and communityrelated topics. Room 13, third floor, O.N.E. Community Center, Burlington, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Info, madel51353@aol.com.

community

COMMUNITY DROP-IN CENTER HOURS: Wi-Fi, games and art materials are on hand at an open meeting space where folks forge social connections. GRACE, Hardwick, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 472-6857.

crafts

COMMUNITY CRAFT NIGHT: Makers stitch, spin, knit and crochet their way through projects while enjoying each other’s company. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

dance

SWING DANCING: Quick-footed participants experiment with different forms, including the Lindy Hop, Charleston and balboa. Beginners are welcome.

Champlain Club, Burlington, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $5. Info, 448-2930.

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environment

ROGER HILL: The meteorologist shares his expertise in the talk “Changing Climate — The Latest and Some Things Unforeseen.”

Part of the Facing the Climate Crisis speaker series. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 6:30-8 p.m.

Free. Info, 223-3338.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

‘EARTH FLIGHT 3D’: See WED.8.

‘THE GODFATHER’: Marlon Brando and Al Pacino star in Francis Ford Coppola’s classic drama about an organized crime dynasty. Film House, Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center, Burlington, 7-9 p.m. Donations.

Info, 540-3018.

‘INCREDIBLE PREDATORS 3D’: See WED.8.

‘LANDSCAPE AFTER BATTLE’: Released in 1970, this dramatic film follows a young poet struggling to cope with the aftermath of the Holocaust. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 748-2600.

‘SPACE JUNK 3D’: See WED.8.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.8.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.8, 7 p.m.

health & fitness

COMMUNITY HERBAL CLINIC: See MON.13, Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

REIKI CLINIC: Thirty-minute treatments foster physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.

JourneyWorks, Burlington, 3-5:30 p.m. $10-30; preregister. Info, 860-6203.

RESISTANCE BAND STRENGTH TRAINING 101: Those looking to increase muscle strength, range of motion or bone density participate in a four-week fitness class with instructor Becky Roy-Widschwenter. Waterbury Public Library, 10-10:45 a.m. Free; preregister; limited space. Info, 244-7036.

TUESDAY GUIDED MEDITATION: Participants learn to relax and let go. Stillpoint Center, Burlington, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. Info, 318-8605.

meet to share ideas and maximize their creativity. Call for details. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 6:45 p.m. Free. Info, 467-9859.

crafts

health & fitness

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RESILIENCE FLOW: See WED.8.

language

OPEN MIC: Singers, players, storytellers and poets entertain a live audience at a monthly showcase of local talent. Wallingford Town Hall, 7-9 p.m. Free. Info, 446-2872.

MEMORABLE TIMES CAFÉ: Those living with mild to moderate memory loss and their care partners convene for casual social time. Refreshments are provided.

Vermont History Center, Barre, 1:30-3 p.m. Free. Info, 476-2681.

‘LA CAUSERIE’ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Native speakers and learners say it all in French at a social conversational practice.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 4:30-6 p.m. Free. Info, 540-0195.

ITALIAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Parla Italiano? Language learners practice pronunciation and more in an informal gathering. Hartland Public Library, 12:30-2:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 436-2473.

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ITALIAN: Speakers hone their skills in the Romance language over a bag lunch. KelloggHubbard Library, Montpelier, noon-1 p.m. Free. Info, 223-3338.

PAUSE-CAFÉ FRENCH CONVERSATION: Frenchlanguage fanatics meet pour parler la belle langue. ¡Duino!

(Duende), Burlington, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 430-4652.

montréal

BOUGE D’ICI DANCE FESTIVAL: See THU.9.

music

Find club dates in the music section.

BURLINGTON CHORAL SOCIETY AUDITIONS: Sopranos, altos, tenors and basses interested in joining the group for the first time sing for artistic director Richard Riley. Details are provided upon registration. 5-6:30 p.m. Free; preregister. Info, bcssingers@ comcast.net.

BURLINGTON SONGWRITERS OPEN MIC: Area songsters make their music heard. O.N.E. Community Center, Burlington, 7-9:30 p.m. Free. Info, 899-1139.

CATHEDRAL ARTS: YOUNG ARTISTS SHOWCASE RECITAL: Emerging Vermont musicians showcase their talents. BYO lunch. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, noon-1 p.m. Free.

Info, 879-5360.

NORTHERN VERMONT SONGWRITERS: Melody makers

sports

FREE AIKIDO CLASS: A one-time complimentary introduction to the Japanese martial art focuses on centering and finding freedom while under attack.

Open to prospective students.

Aikido of Champlain Valley, Burlington, 6:15-7:15 p.m. Free.

Info, 951-8900.

talks

WILD BURLINGTON LECTURE SERIES: Using videos, photos and stories from the field, naturalist and Crow’s Path founder Teage O’Connor takes listeners on a journey through the unfolding seasons. 20 Allen St., Burlington, 7-8 p.m. $5-15. Info, info@crows path.org.

words

BURLINGTON FREE WRITE: Aspiring writers respond to prompts in a welcoming atmosphere. Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 999-1664.

THE MOTH: ADVENTURE: Wordsmiths have five minutes to tell true tales inspired by a shared theme. Arrive at least 10 minutes early. ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7:309:30 p.m. $15. Info, 540-0406.

WED.15 activism

PRACTICE SESSION: INTERRUPTING HATE & ADDRESSING UNINTENDED BIAS: Have you ever wished you knew how to respond to racist comments and jokes? Join Central Vermont Showing Up for Racial Justice to hone effective reactions. Unitarian Church of Montpelier, 6-8 p.m. Donations.

Info, 223-7861, ext. 2.

KNITTER’S GROUP: See WED.8.

TOURISM DAY: Vermonters with experience in the tourism industry share their knowledge with leaders and legislators. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. Info, 540-2447.

film

See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section.

ALMOST THERE: MOVIES ABOUT THE FUTURE: An ambitious film from 2012 explores actions and their consequences throughout centuries. Call for title. Jaquith Public Library, Marshfield, 7 p.m.

Free. Info, 426-3581.

‘DENIAL’: When Holocaust denier David Irving sues writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt for libel, she must prove that the Holocaust actually occurred.

Rachel Weisz plays Lipstadt in this 2016 drama. Catamount Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, 7 p.m. Free.

Info, 748-2600.

‘EARTH FLIGHT 3D’: See WED.8.

‘INCREDIBLE PREDATORS 3D’: See WED.8.

‘SPACE JUNK 3D’: See WED.8.

‘TINY GIANTS 3D’: See WED.8.

‘WEATHERING WITH YOU’: A highschool runaway connects with a girl who controls the weather in this Japanese animated feature.

Essex Cinemas & T-Rex Theater, 7 p.m. $10-12.50. Info, 8787231. Cumberland 12 Cinemas, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 7 & 8 p.m. $15.

Info, 518-324-3888.

games

BRIDGE CLUB: See WED.8.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT: See WED.8.

MAH JONGG: Participants of all levels enjoy friendly bouts of this tile-based game. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 1-3:30 p.m. Free. Info, 878-4918.

montréal

CHAIR YOGA: See WED.8.

BOUGE D’ICI DANCE FESTIVAL: See THU.9.

music

YOGA4CANCER: See WED.8.

language

Find club dates in the music section.

BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE/ ADVANCED ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: See WED.8.

OLD NORTH END NEIGHBORHOOD BAND TEEN MUSIC JAM: See WED.8.

GERMAN CONVERSATION GROUP: Community members practice conversing auf Deutsch.

Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Info, 865-7211.

talks

LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: SPANISH: See WED.8.

lgbtq

GAYME NIGHT: Friends bond over contests such as Cards Against Humanity, Jenga Giant and Scrabble. Bring or borrow a game. Pride Center of Vermont, Burlington, 6-8 p.m. Free. Info, 860-7812.

CURRENT EVENTS CONVERSATION: Newsworthy subjects take the spotlight in this informal discussion. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 10:30 a.m.-noon. Free. Info, 878-4918.

JASON MITTELL: Speaking as part of the Carol Rifelj Faculty Lecture Series, the professor inspires interest in “The Chemistry of Character in ‘Breaking Bad’: An Audiovisual Book in Progress.” Room 103, Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest, Middlebury College, 4:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 443-3168.

FOMO?

‘A NIGHT OF HALL OF FAME HOOPS’: Drawing on their experience covering basketball, sports writers Jackie MacMullan of ESPN, Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe, and Jack McCallum and Alexander Wolff of Sports Illustrated address the state of the game, swap stories and answer questions. McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Middlebury College, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 443-5253.

Find even more local events in this newspaper and online:

art Find visual art exhibits and events in the art section and at sevendaysvt.com/art.

film See what’s playing at local theaters in the movies section and at sevendayst.com/movies.

tech

music + comedy

TECHNOLOGY NIGHT: Health and fitness tracking apps become second nature during a class with Vermont Technical College’s Ken Bernard. Dorothy Alling Memorial Library, Williston, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Free. Info, 878-4918. m

TECH SUPPORT: See WED.8.

Find club dates at local venues in the music + nightlife section and at sevendaysvt.com/music.

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CVUHS Campus HINESBURG. Full descriptions at access.cvuhs.org.

ACCESS ART: Part of 230+ classes for all ages. Watercolor With Ginny Joyner (three levels), Drawing, Ink Art, Landscape, Mixed Media, Oil Painting, Beginner Calligraphy, Art Journaling, Terrarium Design, Flower Arranging, Wreaths, Leaf Collage, Fly Tying. Full descriptions at cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com. Or call 482-7194 or access@cvsdvt. org. Senior discount. 10 minutes from exit 12. Location: CVUHS, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvsdvt. ce.eleyo.com.

ACCESS CRAFT: Part of 230+ classes for all ages. Ceramics (eight choices), Bowl Turning, Woodworking Workshop, Welding, Machining, Plasma Cutting With CAD Design, Chainsaw Maintenance, Soap Making, Jewelry Making, Carving a Spoon, three more carving choices, Rug Hooking, Collage, Spring Flower Centerpiece, Bracelets, Necklace, Basket Making With Alexa Rivera, Sewing, Macrame, Needle Felting, Embroidery, Terrarium Design, Plus Women and Tool Use: Custom Shelf Unit. Full descriptions at cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com. Or call 482-7194 or access@cvsdvt. org. Senior discount. 10 minutes from exit 12. Location: CVUHS, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvsdvt. ce.eleyo.com.

ACCESS CUISINE: All one night at CVUHS in Hinesburg: Part of 230+ classes for all ages. Chinese Feast, Thai Feast, Vietnamese With Kim Dinh, German, Middle Eastern, Vegetarian, Risotto, Pasta, Soup and Focaccia, Swedish, Chocolate, Mediterranean, Wild Crafting, Vegetarian, Pierogi with Luiza, Fermented Drinks, Four different Ethiopian/Eritrean With Alganesh, Irish, Italian Easter Desserts, Sweet Desserts, Cake Decorating, YUM! Full descriptions at cvsdvt. ce.eleyo.com. Or call 482-7194 or access@cvsdvt.org. Senior discount. 10 minutes from exit 12.

Location: CVUHS, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com.

ACCESS EMPOWERMENT: Part of 230+ classes for all ages. SAT Bootcamp, CPR and AED Training, First Aid Training, Women’s SelfDefense, Mindful Meditation, SelfHypnosis, Massage, Mind-Body Practice, Reflexology, Biofield Tuning, and Juggling. Writing Workshops, Using Linkedin, Knowledge With Girlington Garage. Talks on: Donner Party, Secrets of Mt Philo, Islamic Art, Temperance and Prohibition in the Champlain Valley, Sailing, Life in a Jar-book talk, Alzheimers.

Also, Bridge (two levels), Mah Jongg, Reiki, Herbals (three choices), and Tarot Reading. Full descriptions at cvsdvt.ce.eleyo. com. Or call 482-7194 or access@ cvsdvt.org. Senior discount. 10 minutes from exit 12. Location: CVUHS, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com.

ACCESS KIDS: Part of 230+ classes for all ages. These classes designed specifically for younger learners. Haircare, Macrame, Wood Slice Art, Yoga for Kids, Sewing, Soap Carving, Whittling, Fun with Fondant, Hip-Hop (two levels). Check website for appropriate ages for each of these great classes. Guaranteed. Full descriptions at cvsdvt.ce.eleyo. com. Or call 482-7194, or access@ cvsdvt.org. Senior discount. 10 minutes from exit 12. Location: CVUHS, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com.

ACCESS LANGUAGE AND MUSIC: Part of 230+ classes for all ages.

Intro to ASL, ASL 2, French (three levels), Spanish (four levels), Italian for Travelers, German (two levels), Ukulele, Guitar (two levels), Banjo, Harmonica, Mandolin, Ukelele, Circle Singing. Low cost, hands-on, excellent instructors, limited class size, guaranteed.

Materials included with few exceptions. Full descriptions at cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com, or call 4827194 or access@cvsdvt.org. Senior discount. 10 minutes from exit 12.

Location: CVUHS, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com.

ACCESS NATURE: Part of 230+ classes for all ages.

Beekeeping, Birding, Woodlot Management, Chainsaw Maintenance, Gardening for Pollinators, Fabulous Foliage, Edible/Medicinal Plants, Herb Container Gardening, Growing Mushrooms, Blueberries, Homesteading, Backyard Farming, Feline Behavior, Spring Tree ID, Reptiles, Herbals: three choices, Soap Making. Wildlife Rehab.

Guaranteed. Full descriptions at cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com. Or call 4827194 or access@cvsdvt.org. Senior discount. 10 minutes from exit 12.

Location: CVUHS, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com.

COMPUTER CLASSES: at CVUHS in Hinesburg. Part of 230+ classes for all ages.

Cybersecurity: Personal Info, Tech Tutorial, Webpage program, Excel (three levels), Smart Phone Photography, Digital Photography (three choices), Intro to Digital Darkroom, Photo Composition, Nature Photography, Photoshop.

Full descriptions at cvsdvt. ce.eleyo.com. Or call 482-7194 or access@cvsdvt.org. Senior discount. 10 minutes from exit 12.

Location: CVUHS, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com.

YOGA, FITNESS AND DANCE: Part of 230+ classes for all ages. Strength Training With Jess Voyer, Weight Training for Women, Weight Training for Seniors, Zumba, Women’s Yoga Hour Mondays, Yoga Tuesdays, Yoga Thursdays, Tai Chi, Swing or Ballroom With Terry Bouricius, Kickboxing, Hip-Hop for Kids, HipHop for Adults. Low cost, excellent instructors, guaranteed. Full descriptions at cvsdvt.ce.eleyo. com. Or call 482-7194 or access@ cvsdvt.org. Senior discount. 10 minutes from exit 12. Location: CVUHS, Hinesburg. Info: 482-7194, cvsdvt.ce.eleyo.com.

BCA Studios

Burlington City Arts Fall Class Registration is now open! Find these classes and many more at burlingtoncityarts.org.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, OPTION 1: No experience necessary. Learn the basics of a great photo, initial exposure, editing and printing in this eight-week class. Learn camera controls and functions, including aperture, shutter speed, ISO ratings, shooting in RAW, lens choices, metering techniques, and more. Organizing and editing files in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop are covered. Students leave with high-quality prints made on our archival Epson printer. Assignments and

supportive critique sessions discuss the composition, content and concepts explored. DSLR Camera and a Mac-compatible portable flash or hard drive required. Fri., Jan. 24-Mar. 13, 10 a.m.-noon Cost: $240/person; $216 for BCA members. Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: John Flanagan, 865-7166, jflanagan@ burlingtoncityarts.org, burlington cityarts.org.

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY, OPTION 2: No experience necessary. Learn the basics of a great photo from initial exposure to editing and printing in this eight-week class.

Includes overview of camera controls and functions, including aperture, shutter speed, ISO ratings, shooting in RAW, lens choices, metering techniques and more. Organizing and editing files in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop are covered. Students leave with high-quality prints made on our archival Epson printer. Assignments and supportive critique sessions to discuss the composition, content and concepts explored in your photographs. DSLR camera and a Mac-compatible portable flash or hard drive required. Mon., Jan. 27-Mar. 16, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $240/ person; $216 for BCA members.

Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: John Flanagan, 865-7166, jflanagan@ burlingtoncityarts.org, burlingtoncityarts.org.

FAMILY PAINT: Spend a morning with teaching artist Kate McKernan. Using our paints, brushes, easels and more, your family creates beautiful works of art. Supplies are provided, no experience needed. Youth must be accompanied by an adult.

Adults may assist their child(ren) free of charge. Additional tickets are required for adults who’d like to join the fun and paint on their own. Sun., Jan. 26, 10 a.m.-noon.

Cost: $10//$ 9 BCA members.

Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine Street, Burlington. Info: BCA Studios, John Flanagan, 865-7166, JFlanagan@burlingtoncityarts. org, Burlingtoncityarts.org.

PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK, OPTION 1: No experience required. 90-minute, assisted photography session. Work one-on-one with a BCA pro to photograph your 2D or 3D artwork in the BCA Lighting Studio. Your work is professionally lit and photographed by BCA staff, and you receive one high-res TIFF and JPEG of each image. BCA staff handles lighting and camera work during the shoot and applies basic color correction, density and contrast adjustments to each image in BCA’s Digital Lab. Additional digital post-production is your responsibility. You may bring up to 10 unframed pieces no larger than 40x60” or 10 objects no larger than 24x24”. BCA provides a digital camera during the session and a flash drive for taking home. Registration is required and cancellations within a week’s time will be nonrefundable.

Wed., Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m.-noon.

Cost: $120/person; $108 for BCA Members. Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: John Flanagan, 865-7166, jflanagan@burlingtoncityarts.org, burlingtoncityarts.org.

dance ADULT BEGINNER BALLET: A perfect class for absolute beginners or those returning to ballet after years away. Learn the basics of classical ballet: build strength and balance with barre work and center exercises. This class is slow and thorough to ensure proper alignment and understanding.

Come dance in a welcoming and noncompetitive environment.

Wed. 5:45-6:45 p.m. Cost: $98/7week series. Location: South End Studio, Burlington. Info: 5400044, sabrina@southend studiovt.com, southendstudiovt. com.

ADULT BEGINNER MODERN DANCE: Students explore the foundations of modern dance by learning to move in different levels and planes in space, utilizing body contractions and connecting to the ground with a deliberate use of gravity. A perfect class for beginner movers, as well as advanced dancers who want to practice the basics. Thu., starting Jan. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Cost: $115/8-week session. Location: South End Studio, Burlington.

Info: 999-1303.

PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR ARTWORK, OPTION 2: 90-min., assisted photography session.

Work one-on-one with a BCA pro to photograph your 2D or 3D artwork in the BCA Lighting Studio. Your work is professionally lit and photographed by BCA staff. Receive one high-res TIFF and JPEG of each image. BCA staff handles the lighting and camera work during the shoot and applies basic color correction, density and contrast adjustments to each image. Additional digital post-production is your responsibility. You may bring up to 10 unframed pieces no larger than 40x60” or 10 objects no larger than 24x24”. BCA provides a digital camera during the session and a flash drive for taking home. Registration is required and cancellations within a week’s time will be nonrefundable. Wed., Jan. 22, 1:30-3 p.m.

Cost: $120/person; $108 for BCA members. Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington. Info: John Flanagan, 865-7166, jflanagan@ burlingtoncityarts.org, burlington cityarts.org.

PRINTMAKING, OPTION 1: Learn printing techniques that can be used on their own or in combination to create unique artwork.

Over six weeks, learn about the studio’s equipment and materials and discover techniques such as block printing with linoleum, collagraph (a low-relief intaglio technique), and monoprinting.

Have fun experimenting. Includes basic supplies and open studio access during weeks of class.

No experience needed. Tue., Jan. 28-Mar. 10, 9:30 a.m.-noon.

Cost: $255/person; $229.50 for BCA members. Location: BCA Studios, 405 Pine St., Burlington.

Info: John Flanagan, 865-7166, jflanagan@burlingtoncityarts.org, burlingtoncityarts.org.

DANCE STUDIO SALSALINA: Salsa classes: nightclub-style, group and private, four levels. Beginner walk-in classes, Tue., 7 p.m. $15/ person for one-hour class. No dance experience, partner or preregistration required, just the desire to have fun! Drop in anytime and prepare for an enjoyable workout. Location: 32 Malletts Bay Ave., Winooski. Info: Victoria, 598-1077, info@salsalina.com.

drumming JOIN OUR TAIKO PARADE GROUP!: Open classes in January!

New sessions start in February!

Classes for adults, kids & parents.

Parade & conga classes, too.

Intermediate Taiko: Mon., 6-8:20 p.m. Taiko for adults: Tues., 5:306:20 p.m., and Wed., 6:30-7:50 p.m. Djembe for Adults: Wed., 5:30-6:20 p.m. Kids and Parents World Drumming: Wed., 4:30-5:20 p.m. Kids and Parents Taiko: Tue., 4:30-5:20 p.m. Drums provided. Schedule/register online.

Location: Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3G, Burlington. Info: 999-4255, burlingtontaiko.org.

FlynnArts

ACTING FOR BASHFUL BEGINNERS: Teen and adult.

Instructor: Susan Palmer. Thu., Jan. 16-Feb. 20, 6:45-8:15 p.m.

Cost: $135/6 weeks. Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

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ADULT JAZZ COMBO: Adults.

Instructor: Andrew Moroz.

Audition for new members: Jan. 14. (Contact FlynnArts manager to sign up at registrar@flynncenter. org.) Final performance on May 5. Wed., Feb. 26-Apr. 29, 6-8 p.m. Cost: $280/10-week class.

Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

ADVANCED CONTEMPORARY: Teen and adult. Instructor: Hanna Satterlee. Tue., Jan. 28-Mar. 24 (no class Mar. 10), 7:15-8:30 p.m. Cost: $140/8 weeks.

Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org BALLET I & II: Teen and adult.

Instructor: Elizabeth Brody.

Level I: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Level II: 6:35-7:35 p.m. Mon., Jan. 13-Apr. 27 (no class Feb. 24 & Apr. 20). Cost: $210/15 weeks.

Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

BURLESQUE ACT DEVELOPMENT: Ages 18+. Mon., Jan. 20-Apr. 27 (no class Feb. 24 & Apr. 20) 7:408:40 p.m. Cost: $205/14 weeks.

Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

& 29, & Apr. 25). Performances: May 30 & 31. Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main Street, Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter.org, flynncenter.org.

HIP-HOP: Teen and adult.

Instructor: Rose Bedard. Thu., Jan. 16-May 7 (no class Feb. 27 & Apr. 23), 5:30-6:30 p.m. Cost: $225/15 weeks. Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@ flynncenter.org, flynncenter.org.

I AM MY ANCESTOR’S WILDEST DREAMS: Voices of Color through Storytelling. Adults. Instructor: Ferene Paris Meyer. Final performance at 6:30 p.m. on Mar. 10 in the Flynn Space Theater!

Price includes ticket to ArtsRiot Moth Story Slam on Feb. 11! Tue., Jan. 28-Mar. 3 (no class Feb. 25), 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: $95/5 weeks.

Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

JAZZ & CONTEMPORARY COMBO: Teen and adult. Instructor: Rose Bedard. Thu., Jan. 16-May 7 (no class Feb. 27 & Apr. 23), 6:358:05 p.m. Cost: $255/15 weeks.

Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

BURLESQUE TECHNIQUE I & II: Ages 18+. Level I: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Level II: 6:35-7:35 p.m. Mon., Jan. 20-Apr. 27 (no class Feb. 24 & Apr. 20). Cost: $205/14 weeks.

Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

MUSICAL THEATER DANCE: Teen and adult. Instructor: Annalisa Ledson. Thu., Jan. 16-May 7 (no class Feb. 27 & Apr. 23), 5:306:30 p.m. Cost: $210/15 weeks.

Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

RHYTHM KIDS: Ages 5-8.

Instructor: Alison Mott. Session 1: Jan. 5-Mar. 15 (no class Feb. 23). Session 2: Mar. 29-Jun. 7 (no class Apr. 19). Sun., 11-11:45 a.m. Cost: $155/10 weeks.

Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

YOUTH JAZZ COMBOS: Grades 7-12. Audition for new members: Jan. 14 (Contact FlynnArts manager to sign up at flynnarts@ flynncenter.org.) Final performance on May 5. Tue., Jan. 28-Apr. 28 (no class Feb. 25 & Apr. 21). Cost: $250/12-week class.

Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

DANCE FLOOR MOVES: Ages 55+.

Instructor: Rose Bedard. Tue., Jan. 14-May 5 (no class Feb. 25 & Apr. 21) 5:30-7 p.m. Cost: $250/15 weeks. Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@ flynncenter.org, flynncenter.org.

FILMMAKING: Grades 5-8.

Instructor: Jamie Watkins. Fri., Jan. 17-May 1 (no class Feb. 21 & 28, Apr. 17 & 24), 3:45-5:15 p.m Cost: $250/12 weeks.

Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

MUSIC TOGETHER: For caregivers and children, ages 3 months to 5 years. Instructor: Alison Mott.

Session 1: Jan. 6-Mar. 16 (no class Feb. 24). Session 2: Mar. 30-Jun. 8 (no class Apr. 20). Mon., 10-10:45 a.m. Cost: $155/10 weeks; incl. materials. Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter.org, flynncenter.org.

TAP I, II, & III: Teen and adult.

Instructor: Elisa Van Duyne.

Level I: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Level II: 6:35-7:35 p.m. Level II: 7:40-8:40 p.m. Wed., Jan. 15-May 6 (no class Feb. 26 & Apr. 22). Cost: $210/15 weeks. Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@ flynncenter.org, flynncenter.org.

CABARET JAZZ EXTRAVAGANZA: Teen and adult. Instructors: Isaac Euler and Rose Bedard. Tue., Jan. 7-21, 7:15-8:15 p.m. Cost: $40/3 weeks. Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@ flynncenter.org, flynncenter.org.

ELLA-VATED IMPROVISATION: Adults and teens grade 9+.

Instructor: Tom Cleary. Wed., Jan. 8-Feb. 19 (no class Jan. 22), 7:15-8:45 p.m. Cost: $135/6-week class. Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@ flynncenter.org, flynncenter.org.

class Feb. 24, Mar. 16 & Apr. 20), 10-11:30 a.m. Level 2: Wed., Jan. 29-May 6 (no class Feb. 26 & Apr. 22), 10-11:30 a.m. Free! Supported

by Wake Robin and the UVM Binter Center. Instructor: Sara McMahon. Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter.org, flynncenter.org.

KINETIC KIDS: Ages 5-8. Instructor: Tracy Martin.

Session I: Jan. 15-Feb. 5. Session II: Feb. 12-Mar. 11 (no class Feb. 26). Session III: Mar. 18-Apr. 8.

Wed., 1:45-2:45 p.m. Cost: $55/4 weeks Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@ flynncenter.org, flynncenter.org.

MINI DANCERS: Ages 3-5.

Instructor: Tracy Martin. Session I: Jan. 15-Feb. 5. Session II: Feb. 12-Mar. 11 (no class Feb. 26).

Session III: Mar. 18-Apr. 8 Wed., 3-3:45 p.m. Cost: $45/4 weeks Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@flynncenter. org, flynncenter.org.

FLYNN SHOW CHOIRS!: Auditions for new members will be held on Jan. 18 for all groups. Rehearsals: MOVEMENT FOR PARKINSON’S Sat., Jan. 25-May 23 (not Feb. 15 2: Level 1: Mon., Jan. 27-May 4 (no 56 SEVEN DAYS JANUARY 8-15, 2020

YOUTH THEATER: Students age 4-grade 8 in the Flynn Youth Theater program progress through three age groups.

1. Sprouts: age 4-grade 1, Wednesdays, 4-4:45 p.m., $55/ five-week session, Tracy Martin.

Session 1: Jan. 15-Feb. 12. Session 2: Feb. 19-Mar. 25 (no class Feb. 26). Session 3: Apr. 1-29 (no class Apr. 22). 2. Storytellers: grades 2-4, Wednesdays, Jan. 15-May 6 (no class Feb. 26 & Apr. 22), 3:45-4:45 p.m., $210/15 weeks. 3.

Thespians: grades 5-8, Thursdays, Jan. 16-May 7 (no class Feb. 27 & Apr. 23), 3:45-5:00 p.m., $210/15 weeks. Location: FlynnArts, 153 Main St., Burlington. Info: Sarah Caliendo, 652-4537, scaliendo@ flynncenter.org, flynncenter.org.

gardening HOUSEPLANTS 101: Learn all about common houseplants and how to care for them. Presenter: Ellen Bortner. Register at gardeners.com/store. Jan. 18, 9:30-11 a.m.

Location: Gardener’s SupplyBurlington, 128 Intervale Rd., Burlington. Info: Meredith White, 660-3505, meredithw@gardeners. com, gardeners.com/store.

Generator

3D PRINTER TRAINING: Learn the basics of 3D printing and how to use the Prusa MK3. Students will: learn how to prepare a 3D design file, learn how to use the equipment properly and safely, review rules and policies of using the 3D printers. Students will make a small print (1” cubed) to take home after the print run (usually ready next day). An open discussion of 3D printing follows the training session. Equipment: Prusa MK3, 8” x 8” x 9” build volume; Prusa PLA. Wed., 6-8:30 p.m., Jan. 15 or Feb. 19 or Mar. 25 or Apr. 29 or Jun. 3. Location: Generator, 40 Sears Lane, Burlington. Info: Sarah Sprague, 540-0761, education@generator vt.com, generatorvermont.com.

BUILD A CHERRY WOODEN TABLE: Come learn the skills to build your own table in the Generator wood shop! Coffee table, Shaker table or end table made of beautiful cherry wood.

You will learn your way around Generator’s state-of-the-art wood shop to gain familiarity with tools, including table saw, bandsaw, compound miter saw, planer, joiner, drill press, sanders, vacuum bag press, and manual hand tools such as block planes and scrapers. This class is perfect for the beginner wanting to get involved and also someone wanting to learn the next step! You will leave with an amazing piece of furniture, as well as the skill to keep creating. Tue., 5:30-8:30 p.m., Mar. 24-Apr. 14. Location: Generator, 40 Sears Lane, Burlington. Info: Sarah Sprague, 540-0761, education@generator vt.com, generatorvt.com.

BUILD YOUR OWN TOBOGGAN: Ages 9-12. Get off the couch, feel the wind in your face, the speed of the snow as you race to the bottom of your favorite hill in a toboggan you made on your own! Do you wish your child could safely learn the basics of timeless craft in a state-of-the-art woodshop? Then this class was designed for you and your family.

Under the close supervision of a woodworking professional, your child will be guided through the creation of their own toboggan, including training on how to safely use hand tools and select power tools and to steam bend your pieces of wood. The excitement of bending wood that was once unbendable without

breaking is amazing! You will leave class with a lifetime play toy. Wed., 3:30-5:30 p.m., Jan. 29-Mar. 11 (no class Feb. 26).

Location: Generator, 40 Sears Lane, Burlington. Info: Sarah Sprague, 540-0761, education@ generatorvt.com, generatorvt.com.

CARVE A WOODEN SPOON: Branch to utensil! Have you ever seen a branch and wondered what you could make with it? In this class you will learn how to see the spoon in the branch, then using simple tools like straight and hooked knives you will coax the form from the fibers. We will be using the Swedish Sloyd tradition, using green wood straight from the tree. The instructor will cover several different knife grips and grasps, as well as important information about safety, sharpening and tool maintenance. You will also leave with your very own set of caving tools and knives and a hand-carved spoon! Sat., 10-4 p.m., Feb. 15 or May 30. Location: Generator, 40 Sears Lane, Burlington. Info: Sarah Sprague, 540-0761, education@generator vt.com, generatorvermont.com.

EVENING JEWELRY CLASS: Includes tool training. Over our sessions, students will learn basic jewelers’ techniques. No experience is needed, just bring a desire to learn and you’ll be off and running using the torch, jeweler’s saw, special hammers, polishing wheel and more. Each week there will be several demonstrations, including sawing, drilling, piercing, riveting, annealing, forming and soldering. We will complete a series of practice pieces out of copper, brass, nickel before designing and creating a wearable finished piece of art out of sterling silver (included with class). Tue., 6-8 p.m., Mar. 3-24.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears Lane, Burlington. Info: Sarah Sprague, 540-0761, education@ generatorvt.com, generatorvt. com.

INTRO TO GARMENT SEWING: Students will focus on learning to read and follow a sewing pattern, take body measurements to choose a size, trace the pattern, prepare the fabric for cutting, cut the fabric, and transfer any pattern markings. In the second class students will sew the

garment on a sewing machine.

Students will leave with a wearable garment at the end of the class. Mon., 6-9 p.m., Feb. 3-10.

Location: Generator, 40 Sears Lane, Burlington. Info: Sarah Sprague, 540-0761, education@ generatorvt.com, generator vermont.com.

MATERIAL EXPLORATION ON THE LASER CUTTER: This class will guide you through the creative process, from concept sketches to laser cutting the finished piece with a 60 watt CO2 laser. This class will focus on safety and tool training, along with conceptualizing and sculpting projects (using glass, wood, plastic, metal and paper). Each week will focus on a new material. Create personalized wooden boxes. Learn Rotary Tool on glassware or rod (wood or plastic). After feeling confident on the laser cutter and materials, you will create your own final project with the help of the instructor. You will have a strong understanding of the laser cutter as each week goes on, including lots of tricks and tips the instructor has learned along the way. Includes laser training.

Thu., 6-8:30 p.m., Feb. 6-Mar. 5 (no class Feb. 27). Location: Generator, 40 Sears Lane, Burlington. Info: Sarah Sprague, 540-0761, education@generator vt.com, generatorvt.com.

THE BLACKSMITH’S KNIFE: The blacksmith’s knife is a forged blade, handle and all, from a single piece of steel, often incorporating twists, curls and other flourishes, created to practice basic smithing techniques while producing a useful tool. These knives are unique and offer many options for personal touches during the forging process. The students will get hands-on experience with tools like the forge, hammer, anvil and belt grinder. Wed., 6-9 p.m., Mar. 25-Apr. 15. Location: Generator, 40 Sears Lane, Burlington.

Info: Sarah Sprague, 540-0761, education@generatorvt.com, generatorvt.com/classes.

kids KIDS’ DANCE CLASSES: Our dance classes for kids celebrate the joy of movement in a noncompetitive environment. Choose from HipHop/Jazz, Creative Dance, Ballet and Nia for kids aged 4 to teen.

While we do have end-of-session, low-pressure performances, we focus more on dance for fun and fitness. Class days vary. 6- to 12-week sessions. Location: South End Studio, Burlington. Info: 540-0044, sabrina@southendstudiovt.com, southendstudiovt. com.

language FRENCH AT WINGSPAN STUDIO: Private and group French lessons, all levels/ages. Adults, teen, kids, pre-K. Learn with experienced instructor, fluent speaker, encouraging teacher who has lived and worked in Paris, France & West Africa. Located in beautiful atelier in Burlington’s South End arts and

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industry district. Daytime, afternoon and evening slots scheduling. Allons-y! Adult French, Thu., Jan. 16-Feb. 20, Beginner: 5-6:25 p.m., Intermediate: 6:30-8 p.m.

Kids Afterschool FRArt! Art & FRench, Thu., Jan. 16-Feb. 20, 3:45-5:15 p.m. Pre-K FRArt! Fri., 10-11:30 a.m., Jan. 17-Feb. 21. Cost: $180/6 weekly 1.5-hour classes.

Location: Wingspan Studio, 4A Howard St., Burlington. Info: Maggie Standley, 233-7676, maggiestandley@gmail.com, wingspanstudioeduc.com.

sixth-degree instructor under Carlson Gracie Sr.: teaching in Vermont, born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A five-time Brazilian National Champion; International World Masters Champion and IBJJF World Masters Champion. Accept no Iimitations! Location: Vermont Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 55 Leroy Rd., Williston. Info: 598-2839, julio@ bjjusa.com, vermontbjj.com.

SPANISH CLASSES STARTING SOON: Register now, don’t wait.

Classes start next week. Our 14th year. Learn from a native speaker in lively small classes, individual instruction or student tutoring.

You’ll always be participating and speaking. Lesson packages for travelers. Also lessons for children; they love it! See our website or contact us for details. Start week of Jan. 13. Cost: $270/10 weekly classes of 90+ min. each.

Location: Spanish in Waterbury Center, Waterbury Center. Info: 585-1025, spanishparavos@ gmail.com, spanishwaterbury center.com.

ASIAN BODYWORK THERAPY PROGRAM: This program teaches two forms of massage: amma and shiatsu. We will explore oriental medicine theory and diagnosis, as well as the body’s meridian system, acupressure points, and yin-yang and five-element theory.

Additionally, Western anatomy and physiology are taught. VSAC nondegree grants are available.

FSMTB-approved program. Starts Sep. 2020. Cost: $6,000/625hour program. Location: Elements of Healing, 21 Essex Way, Suite 109, Essex Jct.. Info: Scott Moylan, 288-8160, scott@elementsofhea ing.net, elementsofhealing.net.

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VERMONT BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU: Brazilian jiujitsu is a martial arts combat style based entirely on leverage and technique. Brazilian jiujitsu self-defense curriculum is taught to Navy SEALs, CIA, FBI, military police and special forces.

No training experience required.

Easy-to-learn techniques that could save your life! Classes for men, women and children.

Students will learn realistic bully-proofing and self-defense life skills to avoid becoming victims and help them feel safe and secure. Our sole purpose is to help empower people by giving them realistic martial arts training practices they can carry with them throughout life. IBJJF and CBJJ certified black belt

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+ 2K, Burlington. Info: Gin Ferrara, 651-9692, ginf@retn.org, bit.ly/ btvmediafactory.

EDITING MASTER CLASS: ADOBE PREMIERE: This worksop unlocks powerful features in Premiere to let you enhance and fine-tune your video programs. Topics include: fine-tuning edits, re-timing clips, multi-camera editing, advanced audio mixing, color correction, transitions and effects.

Prerequisite: Basic Premiere class or equivalent experience. Wed., Jan. 15, 6 p.m. Cost: $25/suggested donation. Location: Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 2G + 2K, Burlington. Info: Gin Ferrara, 651-9692, ginf@retn.org, bit.ly/ btvmediafactory.

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VERMONT BURLESQUE FESTIVAL CLASSES: Want to improve your stage presence? Learn from experienced performers about the art of show business, standup comedy, burlesque dancing and how to prepare for a burlesque competition. All skill levels welcome.

Read more about the classes online at sevendaystickets.com.

Jan. 18. Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 101 Main St., Burlington.

Info: Vermont Burlesque Festival, Cory Royer, 276-6362, cory@ vtburlesquefest.com, sevendaystickets.com/organizations/ vermont-burlesque-festival.

SNAKE-STYLE TAI CHI CHUAN: 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. Beginner classes Sat. mornings & Wed. evenings.

Call to view a class. Location: Bao Tak Fai Tai Chi Institute, 100 Church St., Burlington. Info: 3636890, snake-style.com.

VIDEO PRODUCTION WITH CANON XA-10: The perfect place to begin learning video-making skills! Explore the basics of videography and learn the functions of our Canon XA-10 HD cameras. Learn to properly adjust focus, audio, color balance and exposure. Register at bit.ly/btvmediafactory or call 651-9692. Wed., Jan. 8, 6 p.m. Location: Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 2G + 2K, Burlington. Info: Gin Ferrara, 651-9692, ginf@retn.org, bit.ly/ btvmediafactory.

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EDIT SUITE CERTIFICATION: Get certified to use the Media Factory edit suites, which include access to Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut Pro and more. You will get a unique login and a volume on our EVO, which is a super-fast storage network designed for editing video. Register at bit.ly/btvmediafactory or call 651-9692. Sat., Jan. 11, 11 a.m. Location: Media Factory, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 2G

LEARN TO MEDITATE: Taught by qualified meditation instructors at the Burlington Shambhala Meditation Center: Wed., 6-7 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-noon. Free and open to anyone. Free public meditation: weeknights, 6-7 p.m.; Tue. and Thu., noon-1 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-noon. Classes and retreats also offered. See our website at burlington.shambhala.org.

Location: Burlington Shambhala Center, 187 S. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 658-6795.

pilates PILATES MATWORK: Ongoing pilates classes. Tue.: Pilates/ Stretch, a flowing mat-work class that includes deep stretching.

Thu.: Therapeutic Pilates, a mindful approach to pilates mat work.

5:15-6:15 p.m. Cost varies. All levels of ability welcome. Location: Burlington Acupuncture and Therapeutic Pilates, 215 College St., #2C, Burlington. Info: Sharon, 522-3992, sharon@burlington acupuncture.com, pilates burlingtonacupuncture.com.

well-being 200-HOUR AYURVEDA INTEGRATION PROGRAM: Join us in learning and immerse yourself in the oldest surviving preventative health care system. This program is ideal for yoga teachers, counselors, therapists, bodyworkers, nurses, doctors, wellness coaches, herbalists, etc. VSAC approved and payment plans available. Can transfer hours to Kripalu’s Ayurveda Health Counselor program. More information at ayurvedavermont. com/classes. 2020 schedule: Feb. 8-9, Mar. 7-8, Apr. 4-5, May 2-3, Jun. 6-7, Jul. 11-12, Aug. 15-16, Sep. 12-13, Oct. 17-18, Nov. 14-15. Cost: $2,795/person. Location: The Ayurvedic Center of Vermont, 34 Oak Hill Rd., Williston. Info: Allison Morse, 872-8898, ayurvedavt@ comcast.net.

GOOD GRIEF: THE ART OF GRIEVING : Have you experienced loss of a loved one, relationship, life transition or cultural/ancestral grief? Talking isn’t enough?

Art-making provides color and texture in a time when life feels heavy/dull. Explore the art of grieving though music, art, movement, writing, and notice the shift that happens. No prior art experience required. Jan., 12, 19 & 26,

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Cost: $240/person; $200/person if paid by Jan. 6; all materials incl.; venmo@topazweis. Location: Expressive Arts Burlington, 208 Flynn Ave., Suite 3A, Burlington. Info: Topaz Weis, 343-8172, topazweis@gmx.net, expressiveartsburlington.com.

yoga EVOLUTION YOGA: Practice yoga in a down-to-earth atmosphere with some of the most experienced teachers and therapeutic professionals in Burlington. All are welcome. Fundamentals Series: Thu., Jan. 23-Feb. 27. Yoga for a Healthy Back: Tue., Jan. 14Feb. 18. We are all beginners. This is your invitation to enjoy learning the basics and start exploring the benefits of a yoga practice.

Daily drop-in classes, including $10 community classes, Yoga Wall and Yoga Therapeutics led by physical therapists. Dive deeper into your practice! $10-$15/ class; $140/10-class card; $10/ community class. New students $100/10-class card. New! Student Monthly Unlimited just $55/ mo. Location: Evolution Yoga, 20 Kilburn St., Burlington. Info: 8649642, evolutionvt.com.

LAUGHING RIVER YOGA: Located in a beautiful setting overlooking the Winooski River. We offer highquality classes, workshops and trainings taught by experienced teachers who honor the beauty and wisdom of the yogic tradition.

Learn more about our Teacher Enhancement Program and ongoing workshops. All bodies and abilities welcome. Daily classes, workshops, 200- and 300-hour yoga teacher training. Cost: $49/ first month of unlimited classes; workshop & training prices vary.

Location: Laughing River Yoga, Chace Mill, Suite 126, Burlington.

Info: 343-8119, laughingriveryoga. com.

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Training runs Wednesdays January 29 - February 26 • 5:30-7:30pm Support an incarcerated or criminal justice-involved woman in building a sustainable life.

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Missed Connections Four 2019 albums that flew under Seven Days’ radar

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even Days reviews two albums per week. By the end of the year, we’ve reviewed more than 100 and written about scads more in other ways. But even this level of coverage doesn’t fully capture the prolific output of Vermont’s music community. There’s always more to discover.

The following roundup includes four local albums from 2019 that flew under Seven Days’ radar. These particular titles came into our field of vision only toward the end of the year. Otherwise, we might have reviewed them sooner.

CAVITIES demotions

(Self-released, digital)

Demotions, by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Greg Freeman — aka Cavities — came to Seven Days’ attention through our year-end music scene survey.

Two local musicians picked this low-key, psyched-out slice of rock among their 2019 favorites. And I can see why.

With a strong voice, Freeman alternately beautifies life’s little nothings and sketches complex emotional tableaux. In some cases he does both, as on the smoky, sorrowful slow jam “Driving Past Your House I Wonder.” Here, Freeman’s writing deflects the crushing dread familiar to anyone who’s been hopelessly in love: “Driving past your house / I wonder if I’d even know / If you were back in town / Would you let me know?”

The most telling moment of where Freeman is at as a songwriter comes on a track called “Stalls.” “I have been a passenger all my life / Too afraid to stop / Too afraid to fight,” he sings, his voice breaking as the phrase rises and falls. Subdued and contemplative, the low-blood-pressure 58

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acoustic strummer shuffles along at a leaden pace, thickening with sound as it plods.

Two interludes, the Americanainfluenced “VT Interlude” and a gauzy, acoustic folk number called “Bells,” dampen transitions between some of the EP’s heavier moments. They create breathing room at crucial moments on the emotionally heavy collection of tunes.

Demotions is available at cavities1. bandcamp.com.

LEON AMPERSAND Leon Ampersand

(Self-released, digital)

Leon Ampersand is the moniker of Cold Brewtus cofounder Will Peters.

His debut, self-titled EP landed on my desk after a mid-December interview with Jeremy Mendicino of Matthew Mercury and Lane Gibson Recording and Mastering, who engineered the recording. Peters’ sharp, synth-heavy pop-rock and dramatic vocalizations come off like a long-lost ’90s Britpop artifact. Think Supergrass, except more spaced-out and psychedelic than even

that British band’s trippy masterpiece, Life on Other Planets.

Peters’ tunes are mesmerizing and allconsuming. Soft, ragged vocals, tambourine and thick acoustic guitar chords converge on opener “Lightning Bug,” a slow-motion summertime slice of heaven.

The song ramps up to a beautifully blownout psych explosion.

Bright synths and clunky beats introduce “When You Know,” a glittering tune that celebrates a perfect love: “I can feel this feeling in my teeth / All this smiling’s hurting my cheeks / Let’s laugh all night ’til we can’t breathe.”

“Weekend Sun,” fit with nostalgic mellotron strings, is a vitamin D-soaked romp. But even amid its vision of wholesomeness, the song’s complex arrangements keep it from careering into cloying territory.

Beginning with soft synth pulses, closer “Baby Trees” is relatively stripped down compared to the resplendent compositions that precede it. It concludes the EP on a somber note with soft beats and a glittery backdrop.

Leon Ampersand is available at leonampersand.bandcamp.com.

CLOVER KOVAL

Spatial Awareness (Self-released, digital)

I came across Clover Koval’s sophomore EP, Spatial Awareness, while browsing Vermont-tagged albums on Bandcamp.

The Boston-bred University of Vermont student plays grungy, psyched-out rock with an emphasis on tight pop construction.

The EP’s title is a term that comes up regarding someone who lacks a certain environmental cognizance. The phrase “bull in a china shop” comes to mind. But Koval sings and plays with such strength and clarity that it’s hard to imagine the artist lacking spatial awareness herself.

Perhaps it’s a quality she admires in others, or one she wishes she saw more in her peers. Or maybe she’s a total klutz and has a sense of humor about it.

“Yoga Mat (Don’t Know Where I’m At)” immediately stands out as a flagship tune.

“Kissing lots of strangers gives you acne / And I’m just stretching it out / Don’t @ me …. Just want some cuddling at night,” she MISSED CONNECTIONS

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Welcome to 2020. To borrow words once made famous by the legendary NINA SIMONE, “It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me. And I’m feeling good.” I just got back from a much-needed vacation, during which I primarily binge-watched animated Disney movies via Disney+. Actually, I watched all of the major animated releases, in chronological order, and ranked them as I went. If you bump into me out and about, try to guess which one was my favorite. I’ll give you a hint: It wasn’t Home on the Range, a bizarre 2004 Western starring the voice talents of DAME JUDI DENCH and ROSEANNE BARR. Yes, this is a movie that exists.

This year is likely to bring about some exceptionally good music and nightlife.

Already on my radar are new releases from local indie-rock outfits CLEVER GIRLS and COUCHSLEEPERS, not to mention singer-songwriter JONNY WANZER, who’s been dropping delightfully unhinged Instagram videos for the past several months that challenge the Queen City’s status quo. In a nutshell: He might be running for mayor of Burlington. Or it’s all a publicity scheme to promote the album. Or it’s both. We’ll find out soon enough.

Also on the horizon is the 10th anniversary of Waking Windows. The three-day Winooski music festival hits the Onion City on Friday, May 1. The grassroots event has grown exponentially since its inception.

Though no acts have been announced (be on the lookout for an initial lineup unveiling sometime soon), you can bet

that someone huge will be taking on headlining duties. I know Seven Days contributor CHRIS FARNSWORTH has been lobbying for “WEIRD AL” YANKOVIC via social media for some time now. Let’s hope he’s successful.

A little birdie (named Facebook) told me that the renovations at Drink, a Burlington bar, are nearly complete. No official grand reopening date has been named yet, but the downtown watering hole is poised to possibly become the city’s next swank hang and DIY music venue. It can’t come soon enough because, honestly, right now, the bar is a bit on the beige side, if you catch my drift. Tons of potential, but not a ton of personality.

And since we’re at the beginning of a new year, I just want to remind folks to remember to pitch stories and album submissions early and often. Please don’t be a stranger!

The Results Are In

Remember in 2019 when Big Heavy World teamed up with consulting firm Sound Diplomacy to create the Vermont Music Sector Report? The intention of the in-depth survey was to gather data regarding all facets of Vermont’s music ecosystem. Without said data, conversations about how to improve said ecosystem tread on the anecdotal side at best and the hypothetical at worst.

But here’s the thing about data analysis: It only reflects the given sample, not the entire population. And the sample obtained for this survey is, unfortunately, heavily skewed.

According to the summary report,

now available for download at bigheavyworld.com, only 204 people responded to the survey. Of those 204, 75 percent were male. Atop that, the average respondent was male, white and at least 40 years old.

I’m not here to bash age, race or gender. If I were, I’d be a hypocrite, because I’m only three years away from fitting the aforementioned demographic to a tee. But I feel that the sample size and its demographic breakdown seriously call into question how accurately this report reflects the experiences of all working musicians and music professionals in the state. How is it possible that only approximately 53 people age 39 and under responded to this survey? (Seven percent were 18 to 24; 19.4 percent were 25 to 39.) Isn’t Big Heavy World itself all about empowering the next generation?

This was an opportunity to get a clinical evaluation of everything from how live music performance relates to income to assessing the demand for collaborative artistic spaces. I could go into more detail, regurgitating the various data points included in the 47page document. But, knowing that the data primarily came from one particular niche, does any of it matter?

What a disappointment.

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This week, a triad of Vermont’s finest mandolin players — MATT FLINNER, JAMIE MASEFIELD and WILL PATTON — teams up for a string of shows. Performing as the Vermont Mandolin Trio, the artists have multiple lifetimes of experience among them. You have four chances to see the folk trifecta, all over the state: Wednesday, January 8, at the Light Club Lamp Shop in Burlington; Friday, January 10, at ArtisTree in South Pomfret; Saturday, January 11, at Burnham Hall in Lincoln; and Sunday, January 12, at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro. Bassist PAT MELVIN accompanies the three mandolinists. (From now on, can we call them “mandalorianists”?)

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WED.8 Allison Fay Brown (singer-songwriter) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

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Julia Rose (singer-songwriter) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

comedian JACKIE KASHIAN is the patron saint of nerds

and spazzes the world around. The 54-year-old

The Marty Fogel Quartet (jazz) at Juniper, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

Free.

jokester hosts The Dork Forest, a podcast about all manner of things, but primarily pop culture.

The Medicine Tribe Trio (Americana) at Bar Antidote, Vergennes, 7 p.m. Free.

Her guests, mostly fellow comics, choose a topic and proceed to utterly, and hilariously,

Mike Martin and Geoff Kim (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

geek out about it. Past guests have discussed heavy metal music, social media and all

The Mosaic Band (funk, jam) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5/8.

18+.

that is Beyoncé. Kashian also cohosts The Jackie and Laurie Show, a podcast with

Nico Suave’s Improv Surprise (rock, experimental) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

“Conan” writer Laurie Kilmartin. Catch

Vermont Mandolin Trio (bluegrass) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 9 p.m. $10.

Kashian Thursday through Saturday, January 9 through 11, at the

Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead tribute) at Zenbarn, Waterbury, 7 p.m. Free.

Vermont Comedy Club in Burlington.

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David Karl Roberts (singersongwriter) at Tap 25, Stowe, 7:30 p.m. Free.

DOJO! (bluegrass-style ’80s covers) at SideBar, Burlington, 9 p.m. $5.

Joe Adler’s Burgundy Thursdays (folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

The Lebowski Trio (blues-rock) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free.

Light Club Jazz Sessions and Showcase at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 10:30 p.m. Free.

open mics & jams WED.8

Irish Sessions at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free.

Open Mic at Stone Corral, Richmond, 8 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with Andy Lugo at Manhattan Pizza & Pub, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. Free.

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Seba Molnar Quartet (jazz) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free.

Barika (psychedelic, global) at Tres Amigos & Rusty Nail Stage, Stowe, 9 p.m. $10-150.

Shane Hardiman Trio (jazz) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Beg, Steal or Borrow (bluegrass) at Positive Pie, Montpelier, 10 p.m. $5.

Zach Nugent (acoustic) at the Double E Lounge at Essex Experience, Essex Junction, 6 p.m.

Free.

Better Angels (rock) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m. Free.

FRI.10 Allison Fay Brown (singersongwriter) at the Skinny Pancake, Hanover, N.H., 7 p.m. Free.

Dave Keller Band (blues, soul) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m. $5.

Deer Scout, ‘The Duchess’ Vera Kahn (folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Duncan & Stokes (folk) at the Skinny Pancake, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free.

Brett Hughes (country) at Juniper, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Duncan MacLeod Trio (blues) at Jericho Café & Tavern, 6 p.m. Free.

Burlington Songwriters: Jason Baker, Hannah Housman, David Karl Roberts (singer-songwriter) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $5.

Eggy (jam) at James Moore Tavern, Bolton, 9 p.m. Free.

Elizabeth Renaud (singersongwriter) at Gusto’s, Barre, 5 p.m. Free.

Chris Lyon (Americana) at El Toro, Morrisville, 7 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with Austtin at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

THU.9

Open Mic at Whammy Bar, Calais, 7 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night at Moogs Place, Morrisville, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with Alex Budney at Localfolk Smokehouse, Waitsfield, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Open Stage Night with Marshall Dominguez and Friends at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

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Dave Mitchell’s Blues Revue at Red Square, Burlington, 3 p.m.

Free.

Open Circuit: Puppets, Crankies and Pantomime at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 9 p.m.

Free.

SAT.11

Open Mic at SideBar, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

The Big Pick (open bluegrass jam) at Hatch 31, Bristol, 8 p.m.

Free.

Irish Session at Bagitos Bagel and Burrito Café, Montpelier, 2 p.m. Donation.

SUN.12

Southern Old Time Music Jam at Bagitos Bagel and Burrito Café, Montpelier, 10 a.m. Free.

Kiss the Sky: The Jimi Hendrix Re-Experience Tribute at Higher Ground Showcase Lounge, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $18/20.

Lazer Dad (’90s covers) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9 p.m. $5.

Long Way Home (Americana) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 8 p.m.

Free.

MIRAGE (rock) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9:30 p.m. $5.

The Natural Selection (rock) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

Pontoon (yacht rock, R&B) at Waterworks Food + Drink, Winooski, 9:30 p.m. $5.

Rocky Ridge String Band (bluegrass) at Highland Lodge Restaurant, Greensboro, 6:30 p.m.

Free.

Seth Yacovone (solo acoustic blues) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

WBKM Birthday Bash with Swale, Cricket Blue, Arc Iris (rock) at Higher Ground Ballroom, South Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $17/20.

Blackiston Brothers Twin Spinning Keys (jazz) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Blackwolf (blues, Americana) at Edson Hill Dining Room & Tavern, Stowe, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Jesse Agan (singer-songwriter) at 1st Republic Brewing Company, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

Straight Jacket Slumber Party (rock) at Hostel Tevere, Warren, 9 p.m. Free.

Baxter Hall (alternative) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 10:30 p.m. Free.

Berklee American Roots Night at Zenbarn, Waterbury, 7 p.m. Free.

Ira Friedman (jazz) at Bleu Northeast Seafood, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Family Night (open jam) at SideBar, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Open Mic Night with Kyle Stevens at the Double E Lounge at Essex Experience, Essex Junction, 6 p.m. Free.

Friday Morning Sing-Along with Linda Bassick & Friends (kids’ music) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 11 a.m. Free.

George Murtie (rock, country) at the Old Foundry at One Federal Restaurant & Lounge, St. Albans, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Goodman Fiske (covers) at Pickle Barrel Nightclub, Killington, 8 p.m. $10-20.

Greta and the Groove (singersongwriter) at the Tap Room at Switchback Brewing Co., Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Honky Tonk Happy Hour with Mark LeGrand at Sweet Melissa’s, Montpelier, 5:30 p.m. Free.

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Tuesday Bluesday Blues Jam with Collin Craig and Friends at Nectar’s, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

WED.15

Bluegrass Session at Jericho Café & Tavern, 7 p.m. Free.

Irish Sessions at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free.

John Lackard Blues Jam at Sweet Melissa’s, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.

The Wormdogs (bluegrass) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

SAT.11 40 Oz. to Freedom, Twenty Years of Dookie: A Tribute to Green Day (Sublime tribute) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9 p.m. $8/10.

The Aerolites (jam) at Localfolk Smokehouse, Waitsfield, 7 p.m.

Free.

Andrew Moroz (jazz) at Bleu Northeast Seafood, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Andriana Chobot and Joshua Glass (pop) at Stone Corral, Richmond, 8:30 p.m. Free.

SAT.11

John Lackard Blues Jam at Sweet Melissa’s, Montpelier, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Old Time Sessions at RabbleRouser Chocolate & Craft Co., Montpelier, 6 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with Andy Lugo at Manhattan Pizza & Pub, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Open Mic with Austtin at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

Tom Caswell Blues Jam at Hatch 31, Bristol, 7 p.m. Free.

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need of a new location. (It originated at SideBar in 2018.) Hosted by the charismatic EDWARD JAHN, the event has now moved to a new night and venue: Tuesdays at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge.

I don’t know what it is about Hotel Karaoke that attracts some of the best amateur singers in town, but it’s well worth your time — even if you don’t sing!

Lovers of piano-driven pop should check out the final stop on pianists ANDRIANA CHOBOT and JOSHUA GLASS’ Piano Duel Tour. They hit the Stone Corral brewery in Richmond on Saturday, January 11. The duo recently stopped by the TIM LEWIS-hosted “Live at Rocket Dog Studio” web series to present a sexy, dramatic version of PRINCE’s “Little Red Corvette.” Find it on YouTube.

A couple of new DJ residencies to put on your radar: RON STOPPABLE hosts Throwback Thursday at Half Lounge, a new weekly gig devoted to hip-hop spanning the ’90s to the late ’00s. Every fourth installment features a vinyl set, as well. It kicks off on Thursday, January 9.

The same night, vinyl-only DJ duo LOCAL DORK hosts a new monthly residency at Nectar’s called The Classics. The

recurring dance party will feature some of the music industry’s most lauded voices, beginning with the dearly departed DAVID BOWIE. (The Starman, who died of liver cancer in 2016, would have turned 73 on January 8.)

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SAT.11 CONTINUED FROM P.60 Annie Rowell and Some Farmers (Americana) at the Den at Harry’s Hardware, Cabot, 7 p.m. Free.

Barry Bender (singer-songwriter) at Bagitos Bagel and Burrito Café, Montpelier, 11 a.m. Free.

Bethany Conner (singer-songwriter) at 1st Republic Brewing Company, Essex Junction, 5 p.m.

Free.

Blue Rock Boys (bluegrass) at the Old Foundry at One Federal Restaurant & Lounge, St. Albans, 6:30 p.m. Free.

backbone for UK rock group MODERN NATURE. An indie-darling supergroup, its members

djs

come from British bands Ultimate Painting and Beak, as well as New York outfits

WED.8

Woods and Sunwatchers. Their progressive art-pop flits and flutters as synthetic sounds merge with organic ones. The band’s gorgeously constructed tunes, heard on the back-to-back 2019 releases Nature — its debut EP — and the follow-up LP How to Live, imply a deep reverence for the natural world and the peculiarity of being human.

Check out Modern Nature on Monday, January 13, at the Monkey House in Winooski.

OLDEN YOLK and locals PAPER CASTLES add support.

DJ Fattie B (open format) at Rí Rá Irish Pub & Whiskey Room, Burlington, 10 p.m.

Free.

DJ KermiTT (open format) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free.

DJ Two Sev (open format) at Red Square, Burlington, 11 p.m. Free.

THU.9

DJ A-RA$ (open format) at Red Square, Burlington, 5 p.m.

Free.

DJ Abby and Friends (vinyl DJs) at Dedalus Wine Shop, Market & Wine Bar, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Carr/Rivers/Young (jazz) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free.

Carter Glass (rock) at Hostel Tevere, Warren, 9 p.m. Free.

Chickweed (Americana) at Parker Pie Co., West Glover, 8 p.m. Free.

SAT.11

DAMN: A Night of Kendrick, J. Cole, Kanye and Drake (hip-hop) at Club Metronome, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

DJ A-RA$ (open format) at Red Square, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

DJ C-Low (open format) at Rí Rá Irish Pub & Whiskey Room, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

DJ Baron (open format) at Red Square, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

DJ Earl (hits) at City Limits Night Club, Vergennes, 9 p.m.

Free.

DJ Bay 6 (hits) at Gusto’s, Barre, 8 p.m. Free.

DJ Raul (Latin) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 5 p.m.

Free.

DJ Bodel (hip-hop, R&B) at SideBar, Burlington, 11 p.m.

Free.

Chris and Erica (rock, country) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 5 p.m. Free.

DJ Taka (eclectic vinyl) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 11 p.m. $5.

DJ Reign One (house) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

Cosmic Rust (blues-rock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

DJ Craig Mitchell (open format) at Ruben James, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

Cozy O’Donnell (rock) at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 9 p.m.

Free.

DJ Cre8 (open format) at Red Square Blue Room, Burlington, 11 p.m. Free.

DJ Taka (eclectic vinyl) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 11 p.m. $5.

The Dead Shakers, Overhand Sam (psych-rock, experimental) at Foam Brewers, Burlington, 8 p.m.

Free.

DJ Disco Phantom (open format) at Finnigan’s Pub, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

Revolt with DJs Tyrant, Dagon and Torex (industrial, EBM) at Monkey House, Winooski, 10 p.m. Free.

Local Dork presents The Classics: David Bowie (vinyl DJs) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. free/$5. 18+.

Deb Brisson & the Hay Burners (rock, country) at Red Square, Burlington, 6 p.m. $5.

Duncan, Stokes and Gawler (folk) at Juniper, Burlington, 9 p.m. Free.

Throwback Thursday with Ron Stoppable (hip-hop, R&B) at Half Lounge, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

DuPont & Deluca (psychAmericana) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 9 p.m. $5.

FRI.10

Flannel Millennium (’90s and ’00s covers) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 10 p.m. Free.

BASSment BBQ (electronic) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. Free.

The Flycatchers (country) at the Double E Lounge at Essex Experience, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m. Free.

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DJ Craig Mitchell (open format) at Red Square, Burlington, 11 p.m. $5.

SUN.12

Disco Brunch with DJ Craig Mitchell at Misery Loves Co., Winooski, 11 a.m. Free.

Emo Night at Monkey House, Winooski, 8 p.m. Free.

Open Decks at Half Lounge, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

WED.15

DJ KermiTT (open format) at Red Square, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free.

DJ Two Sev (open format) at Red Square, Burlington, 11 p.m. Free.

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Missed Connections « P.58 sings on the peppy pop-rock tune. A churning wall of psychedelic sound simmers beneath the upbeat jangle of guitar chords.

“Salt From the Beach” slows things down with a bossa nova rhythm and snare-rim beats. Koval oozes personality on lines such as “I’m an underprepared bitch / I freakin’ froze / I guess it’s how these things go.”

Shifting to a more contained sound, “Quartz Composer” sounds almost claustrophobic compared to the EP’s other blazing tracks. A softly ticking beat and psych-guitar swirl circle Koval’s lucid 62

DJ Rome 802 (hits) at Gusto’s, Barre, 9:30 p.m. $3.

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longings: “I hope I talk to you soon / I hope I see your face soon.”

Spatial Awareness is available at chloekoval.bandcamp.com.

JUICEBOX Juicebox

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Another record mentioned in the year-end scene survey was a self-titled debut EP from hip-hop ensemble Juicebox. Composed of students from the University of Vermont, the collective launches its career with this five-track assemblage of laid-back, jazzcentered bops.

If DIGGS, a very recently departed Burlington-based hip-hop-funk outfit, were the life of the party, Juicebox would be the life of the after-party. That’s not to say the tunes included in their debut don’t pack a punch. But their jazzforward composition of primarily keys, bass and drums makes them better suited for a swanky lounge than a basement house party. A haze of OG Kush lingers over slinky tracks such as “Problems” and “Capri Sun.” The EP’s biggest banger, the nearly avant-garde “FSS,” pays homage to a pair of songs that demonstrate the breadth of the young band’s range. As drummer

Julian Lathrop explained via email, the song riffs on trumpeter Freddie Hubbard’s classic piece “Red Clay.” But it also teases hip-hop comedian Reggie Watts’ novelty song “Fuck Shit Stack.”

A special shout-out goes to saxophonist/ vocalist Thaya Zalewski. Though Vermont boasts an inordinate number of rappers, 99.9 percent of them are male. Zalewski spits her verse on “FSS” with something like the dexterity of motor-mouth legend Amanda Blank.

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REVIEW this Roost, Basic Phases (SELF-RELEASED, CD, DIGITAL)

It’s midnight, and I’m driving past Philadelphia, fleeing like a fugitive from a holiday down south and toward a snowstorm waiting for me in Vermont.

All the podcasts in the world can’t keep my attention at this point, so I take a gamble and put on the new Roost EP, Basic Phases. This could backfire on me.

Going with the wrong soundtrack on a latenight drive can easily result in giving up and getting a hotel, being a quitter and driving in postholiday daytime traffic like a noob.

Old North End, The War Within O.N.E. (SELF-RELEASED, CD, DIGITAL)

Old North End — usually abbreviated, like the Burlington neighborhood itself, as O.N.E. on flyers and among fans — are a band of hardcore metal disciples from the Queen City.

There aren’t a lot of Vermonters still flying the hardcore flag in 2020. When I was growing up, though, you could catch a packed bill of nothing but hardcore bands at fabled Burlington punk club 242 Main. You could also catch some boots to the face and elbows to the stomach. It was a great time to be alive.

The War Within O.N.E. is the band’s sophomore project, and it’s a tight improvement over its 2019

As the first track “Developments” kicks off, I feel instantly vindicated. A few moments of a skittering drum machine beat transitions into slick synths and a pulsing groove. Then, like some warped combination of James Murphy and Ultravox’s John Foxx, singer and multi-instrumentalist Zack Schuster saunters into the tune. His melodies, as much spoken as sung, convey a drugged-out, stream-of-consciousness sensation, and they are placed meticulously in the arrangements.

A frost-covered sort of funk starts to emerge as the EP progresses. “Winners” comes in with a postpunk-flavored bass line, courtesy of Mike Harris, that nicely dovetails with angular, sparse guitar. The band seems to have gone a little more glacial than on its 2019 self-titled debut. Live drums have been replaced with electronic beats, synths far outnumber the guitar tracks, and Schuster’s vocals are right up front like a baritone uttering nonsense in your ear.

“New Face” finds the Burlington band displaying its ever-expanding powers of arrangement and production.

“Now I’m sitting in my spot / The man I saw three months ago in the same spot / He wants a smoke again

/ I give it to him,” Schuster almost croons, a Dada-like story unfolding along with the song. Right around the four-minute mark, the groove gets so entrenched and augmented, it’s like a siren pulsing.

The city lights are far from my rear-view mirror by the time “Gated Beach Community” kicks off. Any ounce of lethargy has disappeared from my body as my head nods reflexively to the club-banger of a beat. It’s a five-and-a-half-minute rave-up that closes the EP in stunning fashion.

Roost expertly balance new-wave nostalgia with a dance-y sort of experimental side, the result of which is a fiercely distinctive sonic identity. In layman’s terms, the songs will keep your ass moving.

Though it’s only four tracks, Basic Phases clocks in around 26 minutes. Nonetheless, I let it play three times in a row as I drove through a blessedly deserted New Jersey Turnpike and, man, the Garden State has never flown by so fast. I’ll be keeping the record handy for the next drive, and you should, too.

Head over to roost.bandcamp.com to download Basic Phases or order the limited-edition CD.

debut, The Truth The Struggle. The EP is billed as “5 songs of unrelenting power,” and this is absolutely true.

In fact, I felt like a sullen 17-year-old at an Earth Crisis show about 30 seconds in.

The opening one-two punch of “War Within” and “Only the Real” brings impeccable, anthemic hardcore, a solid wall of sound. These are lean, carefully honed songs, and the sound quality is outstanding. The latter is thanks to Ryan Cohen at Robot Dog Studio, who wore every hat for these sessions: engineering, mixing and mastering.

The biggest improvements, however, are simply the band’s songwriting and performances. O.N.E. honed those crafts the old-fashioned way through constant live shows, a crucible that always forges new bands into something better. It’s appropriate that the EP centers on “242,” clearly a tribute to a certain beloved all-ages venue in the heart of downtown Burlington. Close your eyes, and you’re back in the mosh pit.

What separates hardcore from heavy metal? It’s much more than just genre convention; it’s about mentality. Where heavy metal is about shock value and excess, hardcore is rooted in community, often overtly political and big on self-improvement.

The fourth cut, “Voiceless,” is something of a manifesto. Lead singer Chris Lamothe aims to “give

hope when there’s none left” and “enlighten the young ones.” The track also features one of the best riffs on a project packed full of them. Album closer “Why” is another call to reflection that wraps up with a crushing outro sequence.

Any metal band is only as good as its drummer, and Jon Dapo is simply a machine. What really separates O.N.E. from lesser hardcore outfits, though, are their melodic riffs. While ferocious, this is also a deeply musical project, miles away from the primitive simplicity of the genre’s early days. The interplay between guitarists Jim Tye and Jason McSweeney, backed by bassist Eric Hodgson, elevates every song to deafening greatness.

Obviously, The War Within O.N.E. ain’t for everybody.

This is a short, violent project that sounds like it’s at 130 decibels no matter how much you turn it down, with shouted vocals that often get overwhelmed by the pummeling drums and howling guitars. If you can appreciate that kind of outsider art, though, I have good news: This is one of the best local metal projects in years.

O.N.E. perform Friday, January 24, at Hardcore at the Guardhouse! in Colchester. The War Within O.N.E. is available at oneoldnorthend.bandcamp.com.

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Jim & Dan (rock) at Tap 25, Stowe, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Indie Rumble (improv) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Kind Bud & Nug (acoustic) at Wünderbar, Warren, 3 p.m. Free.

Open Mic at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Last Kid Picked (covers) at Tres Amigos & Rusty Nail Stage, Stowe, 9 p.m. $10/14.

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Left Eye Jump (blues) at Red Square, Burlington, 2 p.m. Free.

Jackie Kashian (standup) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. $15.

LKHD (electronic, hip-hop) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

Free.

Midnight Moonshine (country) at Olive Ridley’s, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 9:30 p.m. Free.

The Mainstage Show (improv) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. $5.

Mike MacDonald (of Strange Machines) (jam) at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 9:30 p.m.

Free.

Rainbow Volcano Comedy Showcase (standup) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7:30 p.m. $3.

Milton Busker (rock) at Jericho Café & Tavern, 6 p.m. Free.

FRI.10

Jackie Kashian (standup) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 & 9:30 p.m. $20/27.

Purple: A Tribute to Prince featuring Craig Mitchell at Waterworks Food + Drink, Winooski, 10 p.m. $10/15.

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Ryan Hanson (rock) at Smitty’s Pub, Burlington, 8 p.m. Free.

Samuel Acus with Mad River Byway (roots) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Tim Howard (rock covers) at Twiggs — An American Gastropub, St. Albans, 6 p.m. Free.

SUN.12 Maple Street Six (jazz) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 1 p.m. Free.

Melisande Pope, Princess Nostalgia, Father Figuer (indie) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

Free.

Old Sky (bluegrass) at the Skinny Pancake, Burlington, noon. Free.

Old Sky and Friends (Americana) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 6 p.m.

Free.

MON.13 Breachway (indie rock) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

The Medicine Tribe Trio (Americana) at Lawson’s Finest Liquids, Waitsfield, 5 p.m. Free.

Modern Nature, Olden Yolk, Paper Castles (indie rock) at Monkey House, Winooski, 7:30 p.m. $5/10.

16+.

Seth Yacovone at Moogs Place, Morrisville, 7 p.m. Free.

TUE.14 Bpad (hip-hop, jazz) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Clavicles (indie folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

George Petit Trio (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 7 p.m.

Free.

Honky-Tonk Tuesdays with Pony Hustle at Radio Bean, Burlington, 10 p.m. $5.

Lovely Bones Cape May, N.J., duo

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make expansive indie folk. Steeped in the trappings of

orchestral chamber pop, such as heavy use of cello and other strings, the musicians’ tunes sound as if they’ve been swept

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composition, the band’s music swirls and cascades, both sonically and conceptually. The tunes glimmer on the surface

Comedy & Crepes featuring Jonathan Tillson (standup) at the Skinny Pancake, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

and roil with strong emotions just below, creating an ethereal ebb and flow. Clavicles perform on Tuesday, January 14, at

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in by a gentle tide — which is appropriate, given their seaside home base. Beautifully appointed with a strong sense of

Radio Bean in Burlington.

WED.15 Allison Fay Brown (singer-songwriter) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Cody Sargent Trio (jazz) at Leunig’s Bistro & Café, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Jason Baker (singer-songwriter) at the Double E: T10 Listening Room, Essex Junction, 6:30 p.m.

Free.

The Mosaic Band (funk, jam) at Nectar’s, Burlington, 8 p.m. $5/8.

18+.

Nico Suave’s Improv Surprise (rock, experimental) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

O’hAnleigh (Celtic) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 9:30 p.m.

Free.

The Ray Vega Quartet (jazz) at Juniper, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

Free.

Vanwho, Moonhollow (indie folk) at Radio Bean, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Wednesday Night Dead (Grateful Dead tribute) at Zenbarn, Waterbury, 7 p.m. Free.

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Ukulele Kids with Joe Beaird at the Skinny Pancake, Burlington, 9:30 a.m. Free.

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SUN.12 Karaoke with Samantha Dickey at Ruben James, Burlington, 10 p.m.

Free.

Karaoke at JP’s Pub, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

Happy Hour Tunes & Trivia with Gary Peacock at Monopole Downstairs, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 5 p.m. Free.

Live Broadway Karaoke SingAlong at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 6 p.m. Free.

Karaoke with DJ Amanda Rock at City Limits Night Club, Vergennes, 9 p.m. Free.

Harry Potter Double Feature (film screening) at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 9 p.m. $5.

MON.13

Trivia Night at Parker Pie Co., West Glover, 7 p.m. Free.

Karaoke at JP’s Pub, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night at Spare Time Family Fun Center, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free.

Karaoke with Dave Bourgea at Burlington St. John’s Club, 8:30 p.m. Free.

WED.8

Trivia with Tim Rouselle at Mill River Brewing BBQ & Smokehouse, St. Albans, 7 p.m. Free.

THU.9 Karaoke at JP’s Pub, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

Karaoke with DJ Jon Berry & DJ Coco at Olive Ridley’s, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 8 p.m. Free.

Lord of the Rings Trivia at Monopole, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 8 p.m.

Free.

Lowell Thompson and Friends (roots-rock) at Hatch 31, Bristol, 7 p.m. Free.

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Untapped: A Night of Burlesque and Drag at Monkey House, Winooski, 8:30 p.m. $10.

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‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ (film screening) at Babes Bar, Bethel, 7 p.m. Free.

Karaoke with Rob Jones at Manhattan Pizza & Pub, Burlington, 9:30 p.m. Free.

Lamp Shop Lit Club (open reading) at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Star Wars Trivia at ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke at JP’s Pub, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

Trivia with Jen and Ian at CharlieO’s World Famous, Montpelier, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Karaoke with Mike Lambert at Park Place Tavern, Essex Junction, 9:30 p.m. Free.

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Hotel Karaoke at Orlando’s Bar & Lounge, Burlington, 8:30 p.m.

Free.

Karaoke with DJ Molotov at Charlie-O’s World Famous, Montpelier, 9:30 p.m. Free.

The Moth: Adventure (storytelling) at ArtsRiot, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. $15.

Pullin’ Yo Chain Comedy Showcase at Light Club Lamp Shop, Burlington, 7:30 p.m. Free.

WED.15

Indie Rumble (improv) at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 7 p.m. Free.

Open Mic at Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, 8:30 p.m. Free.

Trivia with Top Hat Entertainment at On Tap Bar & Grill, Essex Junction, 7 p.m. Free.

WED.15 Karaoke at JP’s Pub, Burlington, 10 p.m. Free.

Karaoke with DJ Amanda Rock at City Limits Night Club, Vergennes, 9 p.m. Free.

String Band Karaoke (live band karaoke) at the Skinny Pancake, Hanover, N.H., 6 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night at Parker Pie Co., West Glover, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night at Spare Time Family Fun Center, Colchester, 7 p.m. Free.

Trivia Night at Stone Corral, Richmond, 7:30 p.m. Free.

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he disconnect between humans and other living creatures is not a new theme, nor is humanity’s headlong destruction of the planet. Along with scientists, philosophers, politicians and writers, artists have long addressed the hubris of people more motivated by profit — or at least convenience — than conscience. Within this realm, we seem to grant unequivocal authority to critiques by indigenous peoples: We once lived in harmony upon this earth. Look how you have screwed it up.

Travis Shilling is a Canadian Ojibwe.

His exhibition at the BCA Center in Burlington doesn’t point at a specific guilty “you” — after all, complicity in the consumption of modern life is widely shared. However, “Tyrannosaurus Clan” comprises 11 oil-oncanvas paintings that primarily depict workers and their excavation machines clawing channels in the ground to lay pipelines.

In a literal sense, the paintings can be read as a response to the bitter, protracted disputes over pipelines in Canada, particularly between the government and members of the First Na t i o n s . S h i l l i n g paints the ground and skies in murky hues, as if associating the digging with nefarious intentions and ruinous effects.

Contrasting with this setting are the symbols of spirit animals that the artist inserts into the scenes, rendering them in a colorful, lively, rather cartoony style.

These birds, fish, canines and more appear curious and incredulous, as if wondering, What do you people think you’re doing?

Shilling’s visual narrations address bundled issues of land use, cultural identity, degradation of the environment and losses of many kinds. Not least, the

paintings conjure sympathy for innocent victims: the animals being driven to extinction. Shilling reportedly began to incorporate animals into his work a decade ago after he witnessed a deer trapped by a human-caused flood.

Are these primordial animal spirits, “awakened” by the earth’s destruction, making a last-ditch effort to sound the alarm? Or do they embody a deeply sorrowful cry from and for the wilderness?

Perhaps both. “Tyrannosaurus Clan” is something of an exegesis on the impact of industry, if not on human evolution itself.

Shilling, the son of Canadian native artist Arthur Shilling, has received acclaim for his evocative paintings of natural and manmade environments.

Born in 1978, the younger Shilling has been exhibiting since age 21 and is also a playwright and filmmaker.

The paintings in his BCA Center show represent a new direction, and a more pointed one.

Shilling ’s intention is evident, but it isn’t only their content that makes these works of art compelling.

They succeed in part because of the startling juxtaposition of artistic styles: Shilling’s contemporary, slightly abstracted realism with its bold, juicy brushstrokes contrasted with his vibrant pictographic symbols. In their simplicity and clarity, the latter seem to sit like judgments — or beacons? — on these dusky landscapes.

Yet the humans in these paintings are oblivious, as if the native symbols were visible only to the viewers. In “The Village,” a 48-by-60-inch oil, men with cranes place a large pipeline in a channel. Beside them lurks a huge creature of ambiguous taxonomy: reptilian body, antlered head, clawed feet, a row of

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spikes down its back. The animal’s body is vividly painted with a pair of tepees, a full moon and other symbols. Its visible eye is huge and pink.

Shilling takes on offshore drilling in “West Coast Visitor.” Here, the contrast of grim reality and spirit animal could hardly be more pronounced. The angry sea, the towering rig and the monochromatic sky are rendered in a closely chromatic palette of gray, rust and brown.

The fish symbol hovering to the right of the rig, as if in a parallel dimension, is yellow, bright green, purple and blue.

In “Under Water,” a diver holding a spear floats in a vast sea of indifferent brown. He seems unaware of the whalesize fish spirit following closely behind, its mouth agape to reveal rows of sharp

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teeth. It is the only creature in Shilling’s collection that actually looks menacing.

The subject of “Owl” is downright cute. But then, owls are always cute — even if we must anthropomorphize this one as sad. Perched atop an excavator, which it eclipses in size, the hapless raptor turns its head 90 degrees to the side. It’s a look of confusion, as the owl witnesses the installation of yet another pipeline. The broad sky is an unnatural but beautiful salmon-pink.

The 36-by-36-inch “Partridge Hunter” might be the only painting here in which the human is aware of the spirit animal — and he’s trying to kill it. The hunter stands in a wintry field with his back to the viewer, aiming a long rifle at a bird in the sky. The bird, dark gray with turquoise-tipped feathers, lifts both wings like a conductor. Yellow earth-moving machines dot the distant horizon, a team of predators.

“The Shoreline,” also 36 inches square, is much more ambiguous in content and amply shows Shilling’s painterly technique. A man with indistinguishable features sits gazing at a small campfire, which glows yellow and emits a puff of smoke. He seems unaware of the gigantic woodpecker that warms its backside at the fire while turning its red head away. The bulk of this painting is pitch-black. But the gallery lighting reflects Shilling’s long, smooth brushstrokes — tangled layers that turn the nighttime sky into an ebony borealis.

Shilling calls “Travelers” his “seed piece” — the image from which future work evolved. The smallest work here, at 20 by 24 inches, it is a colorful group portrait of four spirit animals, each a hybrid species except for a large orange fish. Their collective expression would have to be described as bewilderment.

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f JUSTIN LEE HOEKSTRA: “The Pleasures of Being a Ghost,” a suite of seven site-specific paintings, the continuation of a yearly series of paintings in which the artist eliminates all color from the process and utilizes only black and white paint. Reception: Thursday, January 9, 5-8 p.m. January 9-31. Info, flynndogexhibits@gmail.com. Flynndog Gallery in Burlington.

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f HEATHER KRALIK: “Within Landscapes,” paintings by the Vermont artist. Reception: Thursday, January 9, 5:30-7 p.m. January 9-March 31. Info, 229-6206.

North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier. f NITYA BRIGHENTI: “Of Cities and Deserts,” oil paintings and watercolors featuring nomadic landscapes, still lifes and portraiture by the Vermont artist, poet and architect. Reception: Thursday, January 9, 4-7 p.m. January 9-March 30. Info, 2795558. Vermont Supreme Court Gallery in Montpelier.

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‘RUSSET RESPLENDENCE’: Engraved designs using pyrography — the art of applying burn marks on wood with a heated object — by Barb Godwin; and digitally manipulated fine-art photography by Roarke Sharlow in which color is removed from an image and replaced with a sepia tone. January 8-February 29. Info, 496-6682. Vermont Festival of the Arts Gallery in Waitsfield.

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’PORTRAITS & DREAMS’: Works by community members and juried gallery members that fit the theme. Reception: Friday, January 10, 5-7 p.m.

January 10-February 14. Info, 775-0356. Chaffee Art Center in Rutland.

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f MARK BARRY: “Snow Daze,” paintings depicting

Rebecca Silbernagel As the first assistant clerk of the Vermont

House of Representatives, Rebecca Silbernagel probably interacts with elected officials far

the joyful activities of winter. Reception: Saturday, January 18, 5 p.m. January 10-February 16. Info, 5332000. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.

more than the rest of us do. What’s more, she photographs them — at least those who are

f TERESA CELEMIN: “Look at Me & Let Me Explain,” colorful new drawings by the Vermont artist.

Reception and artist talk: Friday, January 17, 4-6 p.m.

January 10-February 22. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild Backroom Gallery in St. Johnsbury.

and-white photographs in the Statehouse cafeteria depicts lawmakers “with their pets at

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exhibit in a couple of years, but meantime she posts photos on Facebook as she shoots

f ‘MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE’: A suite of

exhibitions addresses topical issues: Photographic portraits from the Yellow Tulips Project tackle the stigma associated with mental illness; the Forty-Seven Main Street Artists Group demonstrates the inspirational power of abstract self-expression in paint; Gisela Gamper documents her personal journey of love and mourning; Terry Boddie examines the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade; Carl Austin Hyatt shows portraits made from two decades of travels in the Andes of Peru; and local students present themselves as they want to be seen in mixed-media portraits. Reception: Saturday, January 11, 2-4 p.m. January 11-March 15. Info, 362-1405, info@svac.org. Yester House Galleries, Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.

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‘CIPX DARTMOUTH WITH KALI SPITZER & WILL WILSON: Photographer Wilson conceptualized the Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange, which responds to ethnographic photography of Native Americans in the early 20th century. He and Spitzer take tintype photos of locals during a residency and display them alongside labels written by the subjects. January 15-March 29. Info, 603-646-2426.

Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

willing to pose outside the government milieu. Silbernagel’s current exhibition of blackhome or engaged in some activity that is grounding to them,” she writes in an email. The growing series of portraits is called the Happy Place Project — a title Silbernagel says she “borrowed” from the Adam Sandler film Happy Gilmore. She anticipates another portrait them. Her current show is on view through January 31. Pictured: Rep. Maxine Grad (D-Washington-7).

f SOLO EXHIBITIONS: Collage, drawing, encaustic and prints by Athena Petra Tasiopoulos, Margery Thomas-Mueller, Debra Claffey and Sue Katz.

Reception: Friday, January 10, 5-7 p.m. January 10-February 7. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.

ART EVENTS ART AND CONVERSATION: RECILLE HAMRELL: The local storyteller guides a dialogue about current exhibition “Travis Shilling: Tyrannosaurus Clan”; also refreshments and art activity inspired by the paintings. BCA Center, Burlington, Wednesday, January 8, 9-11 a.m. Free. Info, 865-7166.

ARTIST TALK: MARGERY THOMAS-MUELLER: The artist discusses her work in the current exhibition, “Rootless.” AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon N.H., Saturday, January 11, 2 p.m. Info, 603-448-3117.

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COMMUNITY ART OPEN STUDIO: A self-guided art-making event for all ages. Many art materials to choose from. Expressive Arts Burlington, Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., and Thursdays, 12:303:30 p.m. Donations. Info, 343-8172.

CONVERSATIONS AND CONNECTIONS GALLERY TALK: Will Wilson and Kali Spitzer give a lunchtime talk about current exhibit “CIPX Dartmouth” and ethnographic photography. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover N.H., Wednesday, January 8, 12:30 p.m. Free. Info, 603-646-2426.

OPEN ART STUDIO: Seasoned makers and first-timers alike convene to paint, knit and craft in a friendly environment. Bring a table covering for messy projects. Swanton Public Library, second Tuesday of every month, 4-8 p.m. Free. Info, swantonartscouncil@gmail.com.

TALK: HOW TO READ A RENAISSANCE PORTRAIT: Dartmouth College professor Jane Carroll leads a visual exploration of the messages in Renaissance

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portraits that indicate wealth, status, interests, trade and family ties of the subject. Rutland Free Library, Wednesday, January 8, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Info, 773-1860.

TALK: ‘THE HISTORY OF LIONEL TOY TRAINS AND OTHERS’: Paul Bortz, a member of the museum’s train crew, presents a brief hands-on talk, demonstration and discussion. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Tuesday, January 14, 11 a.m. $5. Info, 388-2117.

TRAIN TALK: DANIELLE ROUGEAU: In conjunction with the annual Lionel model train exhibition, the museum board president and Middlebury College archivist uses a photo of the 1893 Otter Creek train trestle collapse to talk about the town, train industry and the story behind that photographic moment.

Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, Thursday, January 9, noon. $5. Info, 388-2117.

ONGOING SHOWS burlington

ATHENA PETRA TASIOPOULOS & KATRINE HILDEBRANDT-HUSSEY: Collage and mixed media in 2D and 3D by the Vermont artists. Through January 18. Info, 324-0014. Soapbox Arts in Burlington.

BRENDAN BUSH: “A Cross Section,” artwork with intersecting colors, interrupted visual patterns and imperfect lines, reflecting the artists attempts at love and acceptance of self. Through February 29.

Info, 859-9222. Speeder & Earl’s Coffee in Burlington.

‘CREW NECK’: New artwork from 12 artists using T-shirts as their canvas: Annemarie Buckley, Noah Butkus, Aaron Draplin, Cody Hudson, Marin Horikawa, Scott Lenhardt, Sarah Letteney, Zak Jensen, Byron O’Neill, Tyler Stout, Jackson Tupper and Ty Williams.

Proceeds from sales will be used to provide art classes for children. Through March 5. Info, 2332943. Safe and Sound Gallery in Burlington.

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JAMES BENOIT: “New York City: Sensory Overload,” large color prints of Manhattan scenes by the local photographer. Through January 31. Info, 238-8516.

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other threats to pollinators throughout the month, as well as workshops and a film. Through January 12. Info, 738-3667. The Garage Cultural Center in Montpelier.

REILS O’NEILL: “Intimate Space,” an installation by the Parsons School of Design student that reenvisions the living room as a more abstract space, encouraging individuals to find more openness within, and a greater subjective experience for, their families. Through January 11. Info, 865-6223, reilsoneill@gmail.com. Battery Street Jeans in Burlington.

‘NORMAN ROCKWELL’S ARLINGTON: AMERICA’S HOME TOWN’: An exhibit chronicling Rockwell and other artists who lived in Arlington, as well as many local residents who posed for the scenes of everyday life they portrayed. A collaborative effort of the Canfield Gallery and the Russell Collection of Vermontiana. Through January 31. Info, 479-8500.

Vermont History Museum in Montpelier.

RUSSELL FOX: “The Soil to the Skies,” photographs taken over the past year, from macrophotography to astrophotography. Through January 31. Info, 391-4083. Gallery at One Main in Burlington.

f REBECCA SILBERNAGEL: “The Happy Place Project,” portraits of Vermont lawmakers by the photographer and Statehouse employee. Closing reception: Thursday, January 30, 4-6 p.m. Through January 31. Info, 828-0749. Vermont Statehouse Cafeteria in Montpelier.

‘SMALL WORKS’: A group exhibit of works 12 inches or smaller in a variety of mediums, geared for holiday gift-giving. Through January 18. Info, 578-2512. The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery in Burlington.

‘TRANSCENDENT: SPIRITUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY ART’: A group exhibition of nationally recognized artists who explore or evoke themes of spirituality through their work, reflecting on questions of human nature, cultural identity and sanctity in everyday life. Artists include Anila Quayyam Agha, Leonardo Benzant, Maïmouna Guerresi, Shahzia Sikander, Zarina, and Vermontbased artists Sandy Sokoloff and Shelley Warren.

‘TRAVIS SHILLING: TYRANNOSAURUS CLAN’: The Canadian Ojibwe painter debuts a new series of work that explores the environmental impact of industry and the threat of extinction to the animal realm and indigenous culture. Through February 8.

Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington.

VANESSA KOTOVICH: “Lugo-Natura,” photographs by the Hinesburg artist focused on sanctuary and history. Through February 29. Info, 391-4083. The Gallery at Main Street Landing in Burlington.

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‘JOEL BARBER & THE MODERN DECOY’: The first major exhibition to explore the life, collections and artwork of Barber (1876-1952), with objects including decoys, drawings, photographs and watercolor paintings from the museum’s collection. Through January 12. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum.

‘THIS LAND’: A group exhibition of images by 33 photographers, including six from Vermont, that reflect their connectivity to the world around them.

Selected by juror Craig Blacklock. Through January 12. Info, 777-3686. Darkroom Gallery in Essex Junction.

‘TRANSITIONS’: A group exhibition of some 16 artists represented by the gallery, marking the change of ownership from founders Joan Furchgott and Brad Sourdiffe to longtime employee Lara Maloy.

Through January 31. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.

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f ANNUAL INVITATIONAL GROUP ART SHOW:

An exhibition of works in a variety of mediums by 17 artists, each of whom has previously had solo shows at the library. Reception: Friday, January 10, 6 p.m. Through February 27. Info, 426-3581. Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield.

‘THE BRILLIANCE OF PASTELS’: Pastel paintings by 14 local artists. Through January 11. Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.

JAMES SECOR: “Peanut Butter Garlic Toast,” 12 acrylic paintings that include responses to scenes in Montpelier, Barre, Idaho and Québec, curated

by Studio Space Arts. Through February 29. Info, 479-7069. Morse Block Deli & Taps in Barre.

JIM DODDS: “Psychedelia,” 12 inkjet prints of original drawings from the 1970s influenced by psychedelic art and art nouveau, in the Quick Change Gallery. Through January 27. Info, 479-7069.

Studio Place Arts in Barre.

‘LET IT BEE’: Mixed-media encaustic works by Dona Mara Friedman, Jan Sandman and Peggy Smith.

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f ‘SPILT MILK: THREE VERSIONS OF WORLDLY UPSET’: Multimedia work including video, sculpture and work on paper by Susan Calza, Ginger Pearl Irish and Nina DuBois that responds to the theme.

Artists on-site for informal discussion in conjunction with Montpelier Art Walk. Reception and artist talk: Sunday, January 19, 2-4 p.m. Through January 26. Info, 224-6827. Susan Calza Gallery in Montpelier.

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‘CHASING LIGHT’: A group exhibition featuring the work of John Bonner, Galen Cheney, Dominique Gustin, Charlie Hunter, John Moyers, SamTalbotKelly and Jim Westphalen, curated by Kelly Holt Through January 19. Info, 760-4634. Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, Stowe Mountain Resort.

f LAURA HEIJN: “End of Day,” plein-air paintings by the January featured artist and local resident.

Closing reception: Wednesday, January 29, 6-8 p.m.

Through January 31. Info, 635-2727. Red Mill Gallery at Vermont Studio Center in Johnson.

‘ORIGINS: SKIING AND RIDING IN VERMONT’: “Green Mountains, White Gold” is a photographic journey through Vermont’s ski history; and “Surfing Snow: Vermont Inspired Boards” tells the story of snowboard technology with examples from Burton’s archives, curated by VTSSM Hall of Famer John Gerndt. Through October 31. Info, 253-9911. Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum in Stowe.

f ‘THANK OUR FARMERS FOR THE VIEW’: The Lamoille County Conservation District, artists Jess Graham, Jennifer Hubbard and Rett Sturman, and local high school students partner on an exhibit that highlights the fragile beauty of Vermont’s agricultural landscape. Reception and discussion: Friday, January 10, 7:30 p.m. Through February 24.

Info, 888-1261. River Arts in Morrisville.

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‘CONJURING THE DEAD: SPIRIT ART IN THE AGE OF RADICAL REFORM’: Photographs and original drawings acquired by Solomon Wright Jewett (1808-94), a Vermont farmer, legislator and spiritualist who claimed supernatural powers, including bringing back the deceased. DANA SIMSON: “The animals are innocent,” mixed-media/ceramic sculptures and paintings featuring animals that address loss of habitat and food sources, among other perils.

LIONEL TRAINS: Multilevel Lionel train tracks running through artist-made settings and operated by volunteer ‘engineers’ through the holiday season.

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Through January 11. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.

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FAFNIR ADAMITES: “Interfere (with),” a sculptural installation created with felted wool and burlap that focuses on intergenerational trauma and generational emotional turmoil. Through March 7. GORDON MEINHARD: “The Lives of Tables,” modernist still life paintings of tables that appear to become more animated as the series progresses, by the cofounder of the museum. Through March 7.

MARÍA ELENA GONZÀLEZ: “Tree Talk,” an installation that uses rubbings and tracings of birch bark as templates for laser-cutting paper piano rolls.

Through February 9. THELMA APPEL: “Observed/ Abstract,” a survey of the career of a cofounder of the Bennington College Summer Painting Workshop, whose work now centers on the tarot.

Through February 9. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.

fully home. Through February 29. Info, 388-4964.

Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury.

ERIN DAIGLE: A dozen plein air oil paintings of downtown Vergennes storefronts, restaurants and street scenes, all of which are featured in a 2020 calendar. Through February 29. Info, 324-7140.

Kennedy Brothers Building in Vergennes.

‘FROM THE EDGEWATER COLLECTION’: A selection of works by gallery artists including Homer Wells, Gary Hall and Alexis Serio. Through January 31. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls.

KATHLEEN KOLB: “A Winter Series,” realist paintings that capture the magic of the season. Through February 29. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury.

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NANCY CUSTER CARROLL: “The Garden Series,” small oil paintings from life. Through January 31. Info, 349-5213. Lincoln Library.

RICHARD D. WEIS: “Beyond Words,” a solo show of paintings by the Vermont artist. Through March 14.

Info, 768-8498. Ellenbogen Gallery in Manchester.

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‘CELEBRATE WITH ART’: All-member, all-media holiday gift show. Also, the debut of three new artist-members: Catherine Palmer (colored pencil), Winslow Colwell (photography on kite forms), and Michael DiMeola (photography). Through January 28. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild.

SANDY MAYO: “On the Surface,” a solo exhibition of mixed-media paintings by the local artist. Through January 20. Info, the77gallery@gmail.com. B&G Gallery in Rutland.

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‘ELEMENTS OF GLASS: FROM THE WORKSHOP OF SIMON PEARCE’: A collaborative exhibition with the renowned Vermont glassmaker explores the transformation from sand to glass, from design to finished product. Through March 31. Info, 649-2200.

Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich.

f JOAN HOFFMAN: “America’s Public Lands,” impressionistic plein air oil and watercolor landscapes at national parks and monuments by the South Royalton artist. Reception: Friday, February 7, 5-8 p.m. Through March 31. Info, 295-4567. Long River Gallery & Gifts in White River Junction.

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THE 99 FACES PROJECT: Photographic portraits, without labels, featuring people on the bipolar or schizophrenia spectrum and those who love them.

Through March 2. Info, 748-7313. Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury.

‘COME TOGETHER’: Paintings, digital work, photography, prints and more by Northern Vermont University art faculty. Through January 18. Info, 626-6459. Quimby Gallery, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon in Lyndonville.

‘GLACIERS’: Photographs by Chip Troiano and paintings by Elizabeth Nelson. Through January 21.

Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie Co. in West Glover.

MWANGA WILLIAM: “From Uganda to Vermont,” paintings by the native Ugandan and Newport resident. Through January 25. Info, 323-7759. The 99 Gallery and Center in Newport.

VANESSA COMPTON: “Sisters of the Dune,” collages by the Vermont artist. Through February 26. Info, vanessa_compton@yahoo.com. Bread & Butter in St. Johnsbury.

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‘ALCHEMY: METAL, MYSTERY AND MAGIC’: A group show featuring sculptures and painting by Jeanne Carbonetti, Sabrina Fadial, Alexandra Heller, Peter Heller, Pat Musick, Dan O’Donnell, Gerald Stoner and xJohnny Swing. Through February 29. Info, 258-3992. The Great Hall in Springfield.

DOUG TRUMP: “By Rail,” 12 oil and mixed-media works on repurposed wood. Through February 9.

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subject — or at least more luminously alive. In addition to her pristine execution, she imparts quiet transcendence to her canvases of Vermont landscapes and vernacular architecture, even when the subjects are in near-darkness. In fact, Kolb has a particular gift for the depiction of crepuscular light. The resulting scenes are still, deep and intimate, inviting contemplation on the meaning of place. The Lincoln artist’s current exhibit, “A Winter Series,” is on view through February 29 at Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury. Pictured: “Starlight, Barn Light, Lamp Light, Headlights.”

CALL TO ARTISTS ‘2-BY-2’ COMMUNITY EXHIBIT: Artwork measuring 2 inches square welcome from artists of all ages for an exhibit January 20 through March 19. To submit before January 20, take artwork to Room 106 in Harvey Academic Center. After that, work can be brought to the gallery, or mailed to gallery director Barclay Tucker, Quimby Gallery, NVU, 1001 College Rd., Lyndonville, VT 05851. Quimby Gallery, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon, Lyndonville, Through March 17. Info, Barclay.

Tucker@NorthernVermont.edu.

‘2020 VISION: SEEING THE WORLD THROUGH TECHNOLOGY’: We are now accepting applications for our partially crowdsourced exhibit on Vermont innovation and technology in our Local History Gallery as part of this statewide project.

Details and application at vermonthistory.org.

Deadline: February 28. Vermont Historical Society, Barre. Info, 479-8500.

‘BORDERS: ILLUSIONS THAT CONSTRAIN US’: The museum seeks works that share visions of birds, borders and boundaries for our 2020 art exhibit.

What borders do birds encounter? How do their boundaries connect to human borders or those of other species? How do and will these encounters alter us, birds and the borders themselves?

Submission info: birdsofvermont.org/2019/12/20/ call-to-artists-borders. Deadline: March 16. Birds of Vermont Museum, Huntington. Free. Info, 434-2167.

CALL TO ARTISTS: ‘FUTURES’: Science-fiction artists often predict the future and its technology with surprising, sometimes alarming, accuracy: space travel, electric vehicles and alternative

energies, cloning and gene manipulation, weaponized drones, AI. This show invites artists to share works of science fiction in traditional and nontraditional mediums (proposals for installations are welcome). Deadline: January 24. Exhibit dates: March 17 to May 2. Details at studioplacearts.com. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10, free for SPA members. Info, 479-7069.

CALL TO ARTISTS: THE PARADE IS COMING!: This show (July 7-August 22) includes work in a variety of mediums and installations that depict the excitement, content and colors associated with parades, as well as more solemn processions and marches. In addition to works on the walls, we’ll assemble a parade involving a group of artists’ sculptural works. Deadline: April 24. Info at studioplacearts.com/calls-to-artists.html. Studio Place Arts, Barre. $10; free for SPA members. Info, 479-7069.

‘HEARTFULLY YOURS’: GHCC is seeking submissions of 2D, small 3D and artwork with text for an exhibition that expresses and interprets the Valentine theme. Deadline January 11; drop-off January 20. Grange Hall Cultural Center, Waterbury Center. Free. Info, 244-4168.

‘THIS IS NOT MY AMERICA’ CALL TO ARTISTS: All mediums, including performance, accepted for this exhibit opening January 17. Email 2creative community@gmail.com. Deadline January 8.

2Creative Community, Winooski. Free. Info, 718-415-7135.

JORDAN LAURA MCLACHLAN & MORTON BARTLETT: “Family Matters,” a special exhibition of outsider art, in association with Marion Harris Gallery in New York City. Through February 29. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester.

KATE REEVES: “My Winter World,” a solo show of acrylic and watercolor paintings by the Barnard artist. Through February 18. Info, 889-9404. Tunbridge Public Library in Tunbridge Village.

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‘RECONSTITUTION’: A group exhibition of artists who counter the long-held Eurocentric narratives of museums and encourage agency in creating current and future histories. Through May 31.

‘SCHOOL PHOTOS AND THEIR AFTERLIVES’: An exhibition that sets an array of school photographs in dialogue with works by contemporary artists who have reframed them, drawn from the museum’s permanent collection as well as loaned images.

Through April 12. COLLEEN RANDALL: “In the Midst of Something Splendid,” abstract paintings on canvas and paper by the art faculty member. Through May 31. Info, 603-646-2426. Hood Museum, Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

f COOPER DODDS: Photographs of midwestern ski jumping, in the Lobby Gallery. f PHYLLIS NEMHAUSER: Portraits and other selections from the artist’s collection. Reception: Friday, January 10, 5-7 p.m. Through January 31. Info, 603-448-3117. AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H. ‘EGYPTIAN MUMMIES: EXPLORING ANCIENT LIVES’: An international exhibition created by the British Museum combines arts and science to tell the stories of six people who lived along the Nile in ancient times. Through March 29. Info, 514-285-2000. Montréal Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, QC. ‘IMAGINE VAN GOGH’: An immersive installation presented by Paul Dupont-Hébert and Tandem that brings viewers inside large-scale 3D versions of the painter’s famous works, accompanied by music from composers Saint-Saëns, Mozart, Bach, Delibes and Satie. See imagine-vangogh.ca to make appointment for visit. Through February 2.

Info, 514-931-9978. Arsenal Contemporary Art in Montreal, QC. JOHN BOLLES: Sculpture and drawings focused on stylized vessels by the late Plattsburgh artist on the 30th anniversary of his death. Through January 31. Info, 518-563-1604. Strand Main Gallery in Plattsburgh, N.Y. NANCY ARMITAGE: The ceramicist is the Cooperative Gallery’s featured artist of the month. Through January 31. Info, 518-563-1604. Strand Center for the Arts in Plattsburgh, N.Y. m

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Lady Bird (2017) was fun and promising, but her second solo foray behind the camera exceeds any and all expectations her debut occasioned. Little Women is simply a first-rate film.

There are way too many ways in which it’s first rate to catalog in this space, but a partial cinematic inventory would start with Gerwig’s postmodern reshaping of the source material. Her screenplay (a rewrite of a draft by Away From Her director Sarah Polley) draws not only on Louisa May Alcott’s beloved 1868 novel but on various other works of the author. The filmmaker displays impressive skill and instinct in the way she fractures and then rearranges the book’s timeline. She surgically extracts all traces of sermonizing (“The country just went through a war.

People want to be amused, not preached at,” one character observes) and even makes audacious, note-perfect plot revisions and dialogue additions of her own.

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The story of Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) and her sisters Meg (Emma Watson), Beth (Eliza Scanlen) and Amy (Florence Pugh) has been given the big-screen treatment before, of course. Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Winona Ryder are among the actresses who’ve created their own versions of Alcott’s creations. No previous adaptation, however, has been infused with remotely as distinctive a sensibility or benefitted from such an eye for intoxicating visual detail.

Gerwig opens her interpretation with a scene originally set much later in the classic. Jo, the author’s stand-in, is in New York attempting to sell one of her stories to a bigtime publisher. Tracy Letts proves to be one of the movie’s secret weapons in the role of Mr. Dashwood. If the Oscars gave an award for Best Muttonchops, Letts would be a lock. The relationship between the two is a pleasure to track.

Scenes from earlier days follow. We watch as Marmee (Laura Dern capping a banner year) presides over a bustling adolescent salon in her Massachusetts home. Jo wants to be a writer. Beth excels on the piano. Amy paints and vows “to be great or nothing.” All are charmed by Laurie (Timothée Chalamet), the louche scion of a wealthy neighbor. Who winds up with whom actually qualifies as a

SISTER ACT Gerwig’s reimagining of Alcott’s novel about the March siblings is a thing of big-screen beauty.

spoiler a century and a half after Little Women’s publication. The writer-director believed Alcott’s ending needed work. And guess what: Gerwig’s works better.

For the most part, to be sure, the story isn’t going to surprise anyone. Most of Alcott’s time-tested touchstones are lovingly preserved, even if they have been shuffled. What audiences are likely to find surprising is the young filmmaker’s mastery on so many fronts.

The dialogue is superb, pivoting exquisitely in tone from romantic to absurdist to feminist and back. The performances — Meryl Streep, Bob Odenkirk and a never-

A Hidden Life ★★★★★

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arly in Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life, an Austrian farmer named Franz Jägerstätter (August Diehl) chats with a painter busy decorating a church with scenes from scripture. The artist laments that he must offer the faithful a “comfortable Christ” because he can’t capture the more unsettling qualities that he intuits in Jesus’ sacrifice. “How can I show what I haven’t lived?” he asks, distilling the lament of all creators who aim to make compelling art out of the lives of others.

It’s one of many scenes that serve no apparent plot or expository function in the 174-minute film, and it’s hard not to see it as a meta comment on the task that Malick has set himself.

Ostensibly, A Hidden Life is a fact-based drama about Jägerstätter’s refusal to swear an oath to Adolf Hitler and perform his compulsory military service in World War II, which led to his execution in 1943 and his beatification by the Catholic Church in 2007. It sounds like prime Oscar bait, but Malick chose a less “comfortable” path. Where he could have drawn the obvious parallels between Jägerstätter and Jesus and called it a day, he seems determined to understand this conscientious objector’s “hidden life” (a phrase from George Eliot’s Middlemarch) from the inside out.

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SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS Diehl and Pachner play a farming couple parted by conscience in Malick’s lyrical bio-drama.

daughters. If Malick constructs his films like musical compositions, here the farm is his leitmotif. Even after Franz is hauled off to prison in Berlin, the movie keeps returning to Fani as she doggedly maintains their home in his absence.

If you’re wondering whether this means there are scenes of windblown wheat, why yes, there are. All the Malick tics are on full display in A Hidden Life, from whispery voice-

over to an obsession with foliage. Fluid Steadicam shots give us a sense of floating godlike through a landscape of purple mountains and ravishing greenswards.

And yet, tic or not, Malick’s intense dedication to the natural setting feels right, because Franz’s refusal to pronounce his Nazi oath has the simplicity and immovability of a glacial boulder. It’s just there, an intuitive

better Chris Cooper are in there, too! — are uniformly inspired, and someone inspired them. I’m guessing the director.

Then there’s the cinematography. Honestly, I’m rarely caught off guard by the beauty I encounter on screen. But this film left my eyes hopelessly in love. Gerwig was led to the picture’s strikingly luminous palette by a careful study of paintings of the era, their use of landscape and light. The result, I feel confident, is itself certain to prove an enduring work of art.

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certainty that swearing an oath to an evil leader is, well, evil.

Viewers may wonder whether Jägerstätter’s symbolic resistance actually mattered.

Over and over, the authorities warn Franz that his defiance will die with him, serving as an example to no one. They were right, at least until 1964, when American sociologist Gordon Zahn unearthed and publicized Jägerstätter’s story.

Malick could easily have beatified Jägerstätter the way the church eventually did, giving him a martyr’s halo. Instead, he presents him as a slight, spectral, almost Kafkaesque figure, lost in the machine of a bureaucracy that’s often rendered with jarring handheld camerawork. Both Diehl and Pachner embody transcendent ordinariness with such skill that they overcome the screenplay’s intermittent heavy-handedness. Because we believe in their commitment to the land and each other, we believe in the moral commitment that ultimately severs them.

A Hidden Life is too impressionistic to tell us much about why some people resist facism and others don’t. But the film does capture an all-too-current fear about individual acts of resistance: Do they add up?

Do they matter? Perhaps that doubt is the unsettling quality that depictions of a “comfortable Christ” leave out. By leaving it in, Malick creates a rapturous, devastating film about the price of conscience.

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LIKE A BOSS: Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish play friends who discover the cutthroat side of the beauty business when they run afoul of a power player (Salma Hayek) in this comedy from director Miguel Arteta (Beatriz at Dinner). (83 min, R. Capitol, Essex) UNDERWATER: The crew of a subterranean laboratory struggles with malfunctions and an aquatic menace in this action/horror drama. Kristen Stewart, T.J. Miller and Vincent Cassel star. William Eubank (The Signal) directed. (95 min, PG-13. Essex, Majestic)

NOW PLAYING A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODHHHH A cynical journalist (Matthew Rhys) learns lessons from children’s TV pioneer Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks) in this fact-based drama. Marielle Heller (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) directed. (108 min, PG; reviewed by R.K. 11/27) BOMBSHELLHHH1/2 Charlize Theron plays Megyn Kelly in this ripped-from-the-headlines docudrama about the women who brought down Roger Ailes at Fox News, also starring Margot Robbie, Nicole Kidman and John Lithgow. Jay Roach (Trumbo) directed. (108 min, R) CATSH1/2 Tom Hooper (Les Misérables) directed this adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about fancy felines with heavenly aspirations, starring Taylor Swift, Francesca Hayward, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen and a metric ton of disturbing digital effects. (102 min, PG) FANTASTIC FUNGIHHH1/2 This documentary that the New York Times called “informative and kooky” suggests that mushrooms might be the cure for what ails us — and the planet. Louie Schwartzberg directed; Brie Larson narrates. (81 min, NR) FROZEN IIHHH1/2 Royal sisters Anna and Elsa must find the source of Elsa’s icy powers to save their kingdom in the sequel to Disney’s animated mega-hit. With the voices of Kristen Bell, Jonathan Groff and Idina Menzel. Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee again directed. (103 min, PG; reviewed by M.H. 11/27) THE GRUDGEHH A vengeful ghost haunts a home in this reboot of the film series that started in 2004 with the remake of the Japanese horror hit Ju-On. With Tara Westwood, Junko Bailey, Lin Shaye and Andrea Riseborough. Nicolas Pesce (The Eyes of My Mother) directed. (93 min, R)

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HONEY BOYHHH1/2 Shia Labeouf plays a character based on his own father in this indie drama about a young TV star (Noah Jupe) and his controlling stage dad. With Lucas Hedges and FKA Twigs. Alma Har’el (11/8/16) directed. (94 min, R) JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVELHH1/2 Teens caught in a virtual-reality game face yet more dangerous challenges in this sequel to the 2017 comedyaction hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, again directed by Jake Kasdan. Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Awkwafina star. (123 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 12/18) KNIVES OUTHHHH1/2 Daniel Craig plays a detective investigating the death of a crime novelist in writer-director Rian Johnson’s dark comic riff on Agatha Christie-style mysteries. The all-star cast includes Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson and Toni Collette. (130 min, PG-13; reviewed by M.H. 12/4) LITTLE WOMENHHHHH Director Greta Gerwig offers her take on the Louisa May Alcott novel about four spirited young New Englanders weathering the Civil War, with Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh and Eliza Scanlen as the March sisters. (134 min, PG; reviewed by R.K. 1/8)

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SPIES IN DISGUISEHH1/2 Transformed into a pigeon, a superspy (voice of Will Smith) must figure out how to save the world in this family animated adventure, also starring Tom Holland and Karen Gillan. Nick Bruno and Troy Quane directed. (101 min, PG)

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STAR WARS: EPISODE IX — THE RISE OF SKYWALKERHH1/2 The Resistance and the First Order face off as the third trilogy of this spaceopera saga draws to a close. With Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Billie Lourd and Keri Russell. J.J. Abrams directed. (141 min, PG-13) UNCUT GEMSHHHH1/2 Adam Sandler plays a New York jeweler with a high-stakes gambling habit in this acclaimed drama from directors Benny and Josh Safdie (Good Time). With Julia Fox and Idina Menzel. (135 min, R) WAVESHH1/2 The turbulent relationship between a high school wrestler (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) and his girlfriend has repercussions for his whole family in this drama from writer-director Trey Edward Shults (It Comes at Night). (135 min, R; reviewed

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for you. They shouldn’t resemble Rumi’s description. (Rumi translation by Zara Houshmand.)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Renowned Taurus philosopher Bertrand Russell was sent to jail in 1918 because of his pacifism and anti-war activism. He liked being there. “I found prison in many ways quite agreeable,” he said. “I had no engagements, no difficult decisions to make, no fear of callers, no interruptions to my work.

I read enormously; I wrote a book.” The book he produced, Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, is today regarded as a classic. In 2020, I would love to see you Tauruses cave out an equally luxurious sabbatical without having to go through the inconvenience of being incarcerated. I’m confident that you can do this.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The 18th-century comic novel Tristram Shandy is still being translated, adapted and published today. Its popularity persists. Likewise, the 18th-century novel Moll Flanders, which features a rowdy, eccentric heroine who was unusual for her era, has had modern incarnations in TV, film and radio. Then there’s the 19th-century satirical novel Vanity Fair. It’s considered a classic even now and appears on lists of best-loved books. The authors of these three books had one thing in common: They had to pay to have their books published. No authority in the book business had any faith in them. You may have similar challenges in 2020, Leo — and rise to the occasion with equally good results. Believe in yourself!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s common to feel

(DEC. 22-JAN. 19):

Let’s get 2020 started with a proper send-off. According to my reading of the astrological omens, the coming months will bring you opportunities to achieve a host of liberations.

Among the things from which you could be at least partially emancipated: stale old suffering, shrunken expectations, people who don’t appreciate you for who you really are, and beliefs and theories that don’t serve you anymore. (There may be others!) Here’s an inspirational maxim, courtesy of poet Mary Oliver: “Said the river: Imagine everything you can imagine, then keep on going.”

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When comedian John Cleese was 61, his mother died. She was 101. Cleese testifies, “Just toward the end, as she began to run out of energy, she did actually stop trying to tell me what to do most of the time.” I bet you’ll experience a similar phenomenon in 2020 — only bigger and better. Fewer people will try to tell you what to do than at any previous time of your life.

As a result, you’ll be freer to be yourself ex-

attracted to people because of the way they look and dress and carry themselves. But here’s the problem: If you pursue an actual connection with someone whose appearance you like, there’s no guarantee it will turn out to be interesting and meaningful. That’s because the most important factor in becoming close to someone is not their cute face or body or style but rather their ability to converse with you in ways you find interesting. And that’s a relatively rare phenomenon.

As philosopher Mortimer Adler observed, “Love without conversation is impossible.” I bring these thoughts to your attention, Gemini, because I believe that in 2020 you could have some of the best conversations you’ve ever had — and, as a result, experience the richest intimacy.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mystic poet Rumi told us the kind of person he was attracted to.

“I want a trouble-maker for a lover,” he wrote.

“Blood spiller, blood drinker, a heart of flame, who quarrels with the sky and fights with fate, who burns like fire on the rushing sea.” In response to that testimony, I say, “Boo! Ugh! Yuck!” I say, “To hell with being in an intimate relationship with a trouble-maker who fights with fate and quarrels with the sky.” I can’t imagine any bond that would be more unpleasant and serve me worse. What about you, Cancerian? Do you find Rumi’s definition glamorous and romantic? I hope not. If you do, I advise you to consider changing your mind.

2020 will be an excellent time to be precise in articulating the kinds of alliances that are healthy

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I’ll present two possible scenarios that could unfold for you in 2020.

Which scenario actually occurs will depend on how willing you are to transform yourself. Scenario 1. Love is awake, and you’re asleep. Love is ready for you, but you’re not ready for love.

Love is hard to recognize because you think it still looks like it did in the past. Love changed its name, and you didn’t notice. Scenario 2. Love is awake, and you’re waking up. Love is ready for you, and you’re making yourself ready for love.

Love is older and wiser now, and you recognize its new guise. Love changed its name, and you found out. (Thanks to Sarah and Phil Kaye for the inspiration for this horoscope.)

LIBRA

(Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Renowned Greek sculptor Praxiteles created some famous and beloved statues in the fourth century BC. One of his pieces, showing the gods Hermes and Dionysus, was displayed inside the Temple of Hera in Olympia. But a few centuries later an earthquake demolished the Temple and buried the statue.

There it remained until 1877, when archaeologists dug it out of the rubble. I foresee a metaphorically equivalent recovery in your life, Libra — especially if you’re willing to excavate an old mess or investigate a debris field or explore a faded ruin.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Over a period of 74 years, the Scorpio philosopher and author

Voltaire (1694-1778) wrote so many letters to so many people that they were eventually published in a series of 98 books, plus nine additional volumes of appendixes and indexes.

I would love to see you communicate that abundantly and meticulously in 2020, Scorpio. The cosmic rhythms will tend to bring you good fortune if you do.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Picasso was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. He was also the richest. At the end of his life, experts estimate his worth was as much as $250 million, equivalent to $1.3 billion today. But in his earlier adulthood, while Picasso was turning himself into a genius and creating his early masterpieces, he lived and worked in a small, seedy, unheated room with no running water and a toilet he shared with 20 people. If there will ever in your life be a semblance of Picasso’s financial transformation, Sagittarius, I’m guessing it will begin this year.

AQUARIUS

(Jan. 20-Feb. 18): In a poem titled “The Mess-iah,” spiritual teacher Jeff Foster counsels us, “Fall in love with the mess of your life ... the wild, uncontrollable, unplanned, unexpected moments of existence.

Dignify the mess with your loving attention, your gratitude. Because if you love the mess enough, you will become a Mess-iah.” I bring this to your attention, Aquarius, because I suspect you’ll have a better chance to ascend to the role of Mess-iah in the coming weeks and months than you’ve had in many years.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Comedian John Cleese believes that “sometimes we hang onto people or relationships long after they’ve ceased to be of any use to either of you.” That’s why he has chosen to live such that his web of alliances is constantly evolving. “I’m always meeting new people,” he says, “and my list of friends seems to change quite a bit.” According to my analysis of the astrological omens, Pisces, 2020 will be a propitious year for you to experiment with Cleese’s approach. You’ll have the chance to meet a greater number of interesting new people in the coming months than you have in a long time. (And don’t be afraid to phase out connections that have become a drain.)

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DO YOU STILL READ THESE? There’s a lady with a blue jacket and pink headband ... not pink gloves, though. I stopped ladling chili to watch you and your boy ski for a minute. I love stealing glimpses of you two together; it’s beautiful and makes me smile. Hope you’re good or, at least, not bad. When: Sunday, January 5, 2020. Where: zipping across the snow. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914960 WE MET AT KKD Ken who works at TD Bank: We met over our sandwich order and shared a few laughs. Your cute smile has been stuck in my head since. I’d love to meet up for a Cajun BLT and talk about the seasons again. When: Friday, January 3, 2020. Where: KKD. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914959 YOU AND BRONSON AT BURT’S I was meeting up with a friend to go out dancing. You were making new friends with the help of your Newfie/Mastiff mix, as you had just moved to the area. I have hoped to run into you again, without much luck. Maybe we can arrange for all of us to check out Dog Mountain together? When: Saturday, December 7, 2019. Where: Burt’s, Stowe. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914957 RED LIGHT AND I-89 SOUTH You were at a red light in your baby blue SUV, and I was waiting to get onto I-89 in my gray Highlander. We made eye contact while I had my toothbrush in my mouth.

For once I didn’t feel self-conscious about brushing my teeth in the car after you kind of shrugged your shoulders and smiled at me. When: Friday, January 3, 2020.

Where: red light in Winooski and south 89 on-ramp. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914956 DUCKSLAYER Duckslayer, I hate being in love with you ... just sayin’. When: Monday, July 31, 2017. Where: being chased by a skunk.

You: Man. Me: Woman. #914955

ROSE, AT CEDAR A blue ... Scion, was it? A long gaze — do I know you? Finally, the word “gorgeous� floats through my mind — does that ring a bell? If so, try me — for tea? When: Sunday, December 15, 2019. Where: Rose St., just after 4:30 in the afternoon.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914948 BREAKFAST PATRON TO WAYSIDE HOSTESS I visit biweekly for breakfast with my son; you remember me and make attempts to not seat us at a tiny table.

You are always extremely focused and professional. Today you wore this very lovely dark lipstick. It would be nice to go somewhere and exchange more than two sentences with you, even with your multiple jobs. Let’s chat. When: Sunday, December 29, 2019. Where: Wayside Diner, Berlin, Vt. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914952 SNEAKY STRANGER I first saw you lurking around the woods. After I felt your eyes on me for a while, I was overwhelmed by how great it made me feel. I was wearing a glow-in-the-dark T-shirt. Include a better description of my outfit so I know it’s really you. I hope to see you closer to me soon. When: Wednesday, October 23, 2019. Where: North Branch Nature Center. You: Nonbinary person.

Me: Nonbinary person. #914951 BARISTAS’ ALOHAS AT THE OP Playing pool with your coworkers, wearing a black hoodie/peach spaghettistrap top. Promised myself this summer if I saw you outside of your work, I’d tell you how lovely you are and how peaceful your vibe seems. You were caught up in the game, and I didn’t want to interfere with the vibe y’all had going. When: Monday, December 23, 2019. Where: the OP. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914950

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING WOMAN You were shopping with your mom.

We chatted briefly next to the Crayola markers/pens in the afternoon. You were wearing tights that looked like denim jeans. You have a beautiful smile and good energy. I am funny, good-looking, fun to talk to and have a beard. I am your Christmas present. Let’s talk and get to know each other. When: Sunday, December 15, 2019. Where: Walmart. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914949 HEARTFELT HUG FROM ENTHUSIASTIC DANCER You caught my eye diggin’ A Band of Killers. Wonderful energy, and your moves were nailing the backbeat.

Second set I got a warm, heartfelt hug because you “had to.� I have literally never needed a hug so much in my life. I’d love to get together for a cup of coffee so that I can thank you. When: Friday, December 13, 2019. Where: Nectar’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914947 MASS. BEAUTY IN VERMONT You came into the store I work at as you paid for gasoline. I looked out the window and noticed the Mass. plates. We chatted about you being a student at Sterling. You said you were headed back to Mass. for the holiday. I said, “Out-of-state women are smarter.� Maybe I live near Sterling.

Let’s date. When: Friday, December 13, 2019. Where: in a store in Hardwick.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914946 TWO GHOSTS IN THE NIGHT We ran into each other at the yoga studio we both love. You are a yoga teacher whose eyeglasses don’t match. I’m a shy aspiring yoga teacher looking to get to know you better. I am hoping we run into each other again soon. :) When: Thursday, December 12, 2019. Where: yoga studio. You: Nonbinary person.

Me: Nonbinary person. #914945 GORGEOUS AND GLOWING AT BARKEATERS You sat at the corner of the bar on burger night, a bit of bare shoulder showing, and it glowed. You were a livelier conversationalist than your ponytailed companion. And yes, I was staring. Hi! When: Wednesday, December 11, 2019. Where: Shelburne.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914944

Ask REVEREND Dear Wilted Willpower, ���

Irreverent counsel on life’s conundrums

Dear Reverend,

Every year I make resolutions — to be healthier, to be in better financial shape, that sort of thing. Nothing ever sticks, and I wind up depressed and mad at myself for not making any changes.

How do people do it?

Wilted Willpower

(MALE, 45)

I’m not sure who came up with the whole “New Year, new me� resolution idea, but it’s a bunch of bologna. January 1 is just another day, and you’re the same person you were the day before. Big changes don’t happen overnight — especially if you spent that night whooping it up, swillin’ Champagne.

Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu is credited with saying, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.� The problem with New Year’s resolutions is that people focus on the end of the journey rather than on that allimportant first step.

Instead of telling yourself you’re going to lose 50 pounds, resolve to lose five. And then do it again.

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Heavy metal \m/ Yes! When: Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Where: Sneakers.

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We talked about how the reporting at the New York Times is getting pretty sketchy. We wondered whether the Burlington Free Press could become any more ridiculous. We speculated about explanations from evolutionary psychology on why public speaking is so terrifying. I would very much like it if the conversation could continue. When: Tuesday, December 10, 2019. Where: ArtsRiot. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914943 BLONDE BURTON BUNNY Gorgeous blonde, green bomber jacket.

You were cold and asked to close the door. I’d love to connect when I’m not working and warm you up. When: Monday, October 14, 2019. Where: Burlington.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914941 REI: BLONDE IN REDDISH JACKET Afternoon. You: tall blonde in a redcolored jacket, looking at jackets or other outerwear. Me: tall, dark-haired, also looking at jackets toward the front of the store. We made eye contact two to three times. Was hoping to say something but saw you exit without making a purchase. Are you free to meet for a coffee or other drink? When: Sunday, December 1, 2019. Where: REI, Williston.

You: Woman. Me: Man. #914940

And then eight more times. Instead of quitting smoking cold turkey, cut down gradually. Make small changes that will eventually lead to the big goal. Be patient with yourself, and don’t forget to do a little pat-onthe-back reward as you reach those milestones along the way.

We also tend to make resolutions about doing things that we don’t

CANNIBAL CORPSE PIT We were in the pit together, kept ending up next to each other and talked a bit.

Should have said something at the end of the show, but my head was rattled a bit! I have a lot of tattoos, gauges, was wearing a beanie. When: Sunday, November 17, 2019. Where: Higher Ground. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914926 LIL LADY IN TRADER JOE’S Been around for a bit and always love seeing you, but I had a lapse and I miss seeing you. You: spicy little Latina with koi on your shirt. Me: basic Vermont white boy with a beard and a hat. Hope I get to see more of you soon. When: Friday, November 15, 2019. Where: Trader Joe’s. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914921 EMERGENCY ROOM NURSE You: the redhead (India?) with the sweetest smile I’ve ever seen. Me: the guy with his daughter on Halloween, pressing the button far too often. Separated and seeking company. You seem super sweet. When: Thursday, October 31, 2019.

Where: ER. You: Man. Me: Man. #914903

BARRIO COUPLE, JOIN US SOMETIME? He’s graying; she’s blonde. Both fit and very attractive. You’re Barrio regulars, her on a Mac and him on a PC. We’ve joked about asking you to join us for an evening of warm drinks and conversation and ... perhaps the four of us can find some new ways to stay warm sometime this winter? When: Thursday, December 5, 2019. Where: Barrio Bakery. You: Couple. Me: Couple. #914937 SIMON SAYS...

Middle-of-the-week coffee shop stop.

It’s the only day I know you work. You point these ads out to me, say you always wonder if someone’s caught you. Your turn. When: Wednesday, November 6, 2019. Where: at a coffee shop. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914936

GOOD GUY (YOUR TRUCK SAID) We were delivering meals to families on Thanksgiving. I wish I had said hello, then your farewell smile left me wondering ...

Single? You: tall, sweet smile, long hair, glasses, wearing plaid. Me: short, curly dark hair, with a teen. Apple cider? Thanksgiving do-over? Extra painter? When: Thursday, November 28, 2019. Where: community center. You: Man. Me: Woman. #914930

MILTON SAND BAR SUNDAY You: on an orange Harley, long blond hair.

Enjoying the sun and your music for about an hour. Me: across the road, sitting on my tailgate. Wanted to walk over and say hi, but didn’t want to disturb you. We waved to each other as your drove off.

Should have crossed that road. Single?

Maybe a coffee sometime? When: Sunday, October 13, 2019. Where: Route 2, Sand Bar. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914890 DINNER AT SHELBURNE FARMS, 9/29 You sat behind me at a table in a creamcolored outfit, at the end of the table. I sat at the end of my table. We made eye contact several times and exchanged smiles. No rings on your hand ... Single?

When you left, I said goodnight and wished you safe travels. Would enjoy seeing that smile again. Coffee? When: Sunday, September 29, 2019. Where: Shelburne Farms. You: Woman. Me: Man. #914885

really like to do. If you haven’t exercised in a long time, joining a gym or deciding to run a marathon might not be the way to start. Get yourself a good pair of sneakers and go out for a walk a few times a week.

Take yoga classes with a friend. Make your goals enjoyable and attainable to keep the momentum going.

Whatever you do, don’t beat yourself up when you slip or if you aren’t getting the results you want as quickly as you’d like. Humans are creatures of habit, and it can be incredibly hard to change your behavior. Celebrate the fact that you care enough about yourself to give it a shot.

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The District 4 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51—Minor Applications. A copy of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the office listed below. The application

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Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 30th day of December, 2019.

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ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C10013 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On December 24, 2019, Debra Holland/Ehlerville, LLC, 22 Perkins Drive, Essex Junction, VT 05452 filed application number 4C1001-3 for a project generally described as a change in use involving 7,500 square feet of commercial space within the Ehler building.

The Project proposes to replace the health and fitness gym and small engine repair uses with CCR Sales and Service and Ehler’s Bay uses.

The Project is located at 74 Upper Main Street in Essex, Vermont.

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status under 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised.

Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the District Coordinator as soon as possible, and by no later than January 21, 2020.

If you have a disability for which you need accommodation in order to participate in this process (including participating in a public hearing, if one is held), please notify us as soon as possible, in order to allow us as much time as possible to accommodate your needs.

Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners

By: /s/ Stephanie H. Monaghan District Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-879-5662 stephanie.monaghan@ vermont.gov ACT 250 NOTICE MINOR APPLICATION #4C0329-17O 10 V.S.A. §§ 6001 - 6093 On December 20, 2019, ASTOR, LLC filed application number 4C0329-17O for a project generally described as construction of two manufacturing warehouses on Lot 17 of Phase II of the Saxon Hill Industrial Park. The project will be built in two phases with Phase I involving construction of a 9,600 sf building and Phase II involving construction of a 7,200 sf building. The project is located at 17 Corporate Drive in Essex, Vermont.

The District 4 Environmental Commission is reviewing this application under Act 250 Rule 51Minor Applications. A copy of the application and proposed permit are available for review at the office listed below.

The application and a draft permit may also be viewed on the Natural Resources Board’s web site (http://nrb.vermont. gov) by clicking on “Act 250 Database” and entering the project number “4C0329-17O.” No hearing will be held and a permit may be issued unless, on or before January 22, 2020, a person notifies the Commission of an issue or issues requiring the presentation of evidence at a hearing, or the Commission sets the matter for a hearing on its own motion. Any person as defined in 10 V.S.A. § 6085(c)(1) may request a hearing. Any hearing request must be in writing to the address below, must state the criteria or sub-criteria at issue, why a hearing is required and what additional evidence will be presented at the hearing. Any hearing request by an adjoining property owner or other person eligible for party status under 10 V.S.A.

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS § 6085(c)(1)(E) must include a petition for party status under the Act 250 Rules. Prior to submitting a request for a hearing, please contact the district coordinator at the telephone number listed below for more information. Prior to convening a hearing, the Commission must determine that substantive issues requiring a hearing have been raised.

Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law may not be prepared unless the Commission holds a public hearing.

If you feel that any of the District Commission members listed on the attached Certificate of Service under “For Your Information” may have a conflict of interest, or if there is any other reason a member should be disqualified from sitting on this case, please contact the District Coordinator as soon as possible, and by no later than January 22, 2020.

If you have a disability for which you need accommodation in order to participate in this process (including participating in a public hearing, if one is held), please notify us as soon as possible, in order to allow us as

much time as possible to accommodate your needs.

Parties entitled to participate are the Municipality, the Municipal Planning Commission, the Regional Planning Commission, affected state agencies, and adjoining property owners and other persons to the extent that they have a particularized interest that may be affected by the proposed project under the Act 250 criteria.

Non-party participants may also be allowed under 10 V.S.A. Section 6085(c)(5).

Dated at Essex Junction, Vermont this 30th day of December, 2019.

By: /s/Rachel Lomonaco Rachel Lomonaco, District #4 Coordinator 111 West Street Essex Junction, VT 05452 802-879-5658 Rachel.lomonaco@ vermont.gov

BURLINGTON DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD WEDNESDAY JANUARY 22ND 2020, 5:00 PM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, CONFERENCE ROOM, 645 PINE ST, BURLINGTON, VT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE I. Consent 1. 20-0575CA/CU; 116 Sunset Cliff Rd (RL/W, Ward 4N) Roderick and Margaretta Egger Remove existing failing concrete sea wall and replace with riprap stone retaining wall, matching neighbor’s retaining wall 2. 20-0536HO; 2 Brierwood Lane (RL, Ward 4N) Kenneth and Nancy Babineau Home occupation for pet grooming studio II. Public Hearing 1. 20-0362DT; 86 North Union (RM, Ward 2C) Diemer Apartments, LLC Appeal of 15-year determination of occupancy of dwelling by six unrelated adults 2. 20-0493CA/200514CA; 180/266 Queen City Park Road (ELM, Ward 5S)

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Property owner: Burton Corporation Appellant: CRZ Group Appeal of stormwater enhancements and parking layout revisions 3. 20-0579AP/200580AP; 180/266 Queen City Park Road (ELM, Ward 5S) Property owner: Burton Corporation Appellant: City of South Burlington Appeal of zoning permits 20-0493CA & 20-0514CA relative to site changes Plans may be viewed in the Planning and Zoning Office, (City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington), between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Participation in the DRB proceeding is a prerequisite to the right to take any subsequent appeal. Please note that ANYTHING submitted to the Zoning office is considered public and cannot be kept confidential. This may not be the final order in which items will be heard. Please view final Agenda, at www.burlingtonvt.gov/ pz/drb/agendas or the office notice board, one week before the hearing for the order in which items will be heard.

The City of Burlington

will not tolerate unlawful harassment or discrimination on the basis of political or religious affiliation, race, color, national origin, place of birth, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, disability, HIV positive status, crime victim status or genetic information. The City is also committed to providing proper access to services, facilities, and employment opportunities. For accessibility information or alternative formats, please contact Human Resources Department at (802) 540-2505.

CITY OF BURLINGTON TRAFFIC REGULATIONS The following traffic regulations are hereby enacted by the Public Works Commission as amendments to Appendix C, Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, and the City of Burlington’s Code of Ordinances: 18 Parking facility designations. (a)-(c) As Written. (d) Rules for parking structures.

(1) As Written.

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(2) [Reserved.] Lakeview and College Street Parking Garages: The Lakeview and College Street Garages are limited for parking for up to two weeks. Vehicles may not be parked in the same space longer than 2 (two) weeks. The 2 (two) week period shall begin when an official of the City, including parking attendants, parking enforcement officers or police officers observes a vehicle in a space or by other evidence indicating that a vehicle has parked in the garage. The vehicle must be moved from the space within 2 weeks of that start time.

For the purposes of this session, the term “moved from this space” means that the vehicle must leave the parking space, exit the garage, and if it returns to the garage must not park any nearer to 3 parking spaces on either side of the parking space in which it was originally located.

Adopted 6/21/17; Published 01/08/20; Effective 01/29/20.

Adopted this 21st day of June, 2017 by the Board of Public Works Commissioners:

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Attest ____Phillip Peterson Associate Engineer – Technical Services

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CITY OF BURLINGTON TRAFFIC REGULATIONS The following traffic regulations are hereby enacted by the Public Works Commission as amendments to Appendix C, Rules and Regulations of the Traffic Commission, and the City of Burlington’s Code of Ordinances: 7A Accessible spaces designated.

No person shall park any vehicle at any time in the following locations, except automobiles displaying special handicapped license plates issued pursuant to 18 V.S.A. § 1325, or any amendment or renumbering thereof:

(163) [On the south side of Canfield Street in front of 7 Canfield Street.] On the east side of Park Street in front of 192 Park Street.

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Adopted this 18th day of December, 2019 by the Board of Public Works Commissioners: Attest _______Phillip Peterson Associate Engineer – Technical Services Adopted 12/18/19; Published 01/08/20; Effective 01/29/20.

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HOWARDCENTER If you received services from Howard Center and would like a copy of your record, please contact Howard Center’s Health Information Department at 488-6000. In order to protect individuals’ privacy, the agency routinely destroys healthcare records after retaining them for the number of years required by law.

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300+ VEHICLES EXPECTED AUCTION: Saturday, January 11 @ 9AM Register & Inspect from 7:30AM

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ONLINE AUCTION: Ends Tues., January 14 @ 6PM 133 Gricebrook Rd, St. Albans, VT PREVIEW: Fri., Jan. 10 from 11AM-2PM USDA Foreclosure: 4BR/1.5BA home with 1,440±SF on a 1.5± acre parcel with mountain views plus a shed/barn.

Located across from Bean Pond and minutes to Crystal Lake.

AUCTION: Thur., January 16 @ 11AM 6871 Lynburke Rd., (US Rte. 5), Sutton, VT Foreclosure: Built in 2017, this 3BR/2.5BA townhouse style condo is located on a cul-de-sac. 2,500±SF open floor plan w/master bedroom, 2-car attached garage, basement. (Debtor in possession, please be respectful.)

AUCTION: Tue., January 21 @ 11AM 32 Keystone Dr., #2, Williston, VT Foreclosure: Built in 1977, this 3BR/2BA cape home has 1,680±SF, full basement, large country porch, and a barn, all on 2.32± acres.

AUCTION: Wed., January 22 @ 11AM 599 Newton Rd., Vernon, VT PREVIEW: Fri., Jan. 10 from 1-3PM Foreclosure: 3BR/2BA manufactured home built in 2008 with 1,456± SF on a 10± acre lot. Close to Green River Reservoir.

AUCTION: Thur., January 23 @ 11AM 212 Belanger Lane, Wolcott, VT Firearms, Militaria & Sporting Related

400± pieces already consigned, including rifles, pistols and revolvers by: Winchester, Colt, Remington, Springfield, Ruger, Glock, Browning, Smith & Wesson, Taurus, HighPoint & MORE!

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Kirby, at 66 Village Green, Burlington, VT 05408 and 43 Randall Street, Waterbury, VT 05676.

disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If Dated at Burlington TO: Logan Vermont this 17th you believe the Plaintiff day of December should not be given evCOMPANY: Seven Days 2019 erything asked for in the PHONE: 802-865-1020 x22 you must say Complaint, Helen M. Toor so in1/12= your Answer.

1/16= 1C: 2.30 x 1C: 2.72; 1C: 2.3 x 2C:Hon. 3.67 Presiding Judge 1/8= 1C: 2.30 x 3C: 5.56; 1/6= 1C: 2.3 x 4C: 7.46 Chittenden Unit, Civil 5. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR Division CASE IF YOU DO NOT BOUVIER AND VERMONT GIVE YOUR WRITTEN ANTODAY’S DATE: 01/02/2020 DEPARTMENT OF TAXES SWER TO THE COURT. If OCCUPANTS OF: 66 Vilyou do not Answer within STATE OF VERMONT NAME OF FILE: 01082020_7D lage Green, Burlington VT 41 days after the date SUPERIOR COURT DATE(S) TO RUN: 01/08/2020 Defendants CHITTENDEN UNIT on which this Summons PROBATE DIVISION was first published and SUMMONS & ORDER FOR DOCKET NO. 1691-12 file it with the Court, you SIZE OF AD: 1/2 (4.75x11.25) PUBLICATION CNPR will lose this case. You In re Estate of Richard will not get to tell your EMAILED TO: logan@sevendaysvt.com; THIS SUMMONS IS J. Stys side of the story, and the Robyn@sevendaysvt.com DIRECTED TO: John C. Court may decide against Kirby NOTICE TO CREDITORS you and award the Plaintiff everything asked for SECTION: Class Auctions 1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. To the creditors of in the complaint.

The Plaintiff has started Richard J. Stys, late of a lawsuit against you.

Essex, VT. 6. YOU MUST MAKE A copy of the Plaintiff’s ANY CLAIMS AGAINST Complaint against you I have been appointed THE PLAINTIFF IN YOUR is on file and may be REPLY. Your Answer must executor of this estate. obtained at the office of All creditors having state any related legal the clerk of this court, claims against the claims you have against Chittenden Unit, Civil Didecedent or the estate the Plaintiff. Your claims vision, Vermont Superior must present their against the Plaintiff are Court, 175 Main Street, claims in writing within called Counterclaims.

Burlington, Vermont. four (4) months of the If you do not make your Do not throw this paper first publication of this Counterclaims in writing away. It is an official notice. The claim must in your answer you may paper that affects your not be able to bring them be presented to me at rights. the address listed below up at all. Even if you with a copy sent to the have insurance and the 2. PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM. court. The claim may be insurance company will Plaintiff’s claim is a barred forever if it is not defend you, you must Complaint in Foreclosure presented within the four still file any Counterwhich alleges that you (4) month period. claims you may have. have breached the terms of a Promissory Note and 7. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. Date: January 2, 2020 Mortgage Deed dated You may wish to get legal August 5, 2016. Plaintiff’s help from a lawyer. If you /s/ Renee Vanyush action may effect your Signature of Fiduciary cannot afford a lawyer, interest in the property you should ask the court described in the Land Executor: clerk for information Records of the Town of Renee Vanyush about places where you Burlington at Volume 260 Duffy Road can get free legal help.

1313, Page 380. The Com- Even if you cannot get Milton, VT 05468 plaint also seeks relief 802-893-1685 legal help, you must still on the Promissory Note give the court a written executed by you. A copy Name of publication Answer to protect your of the Complaint is on Seven Days rights or you may lose file and may be obtained the case. at the Office of the Clerk Publication Date: of the Superior Court for January 8, 2020 ORDER the County of Chittenden, State of Vermont.

Name and Address of The Affidavit duly filed Court: in this action shows that 3. YOU MUST REPLY Chittenden Unit- Probate service cannot be made WITHIN 41 DAYS TO with due diligence by any Court PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. 175 Main Street of the method provided You must give or mail Burlington, VT 05402 in Rules 4(d)-(f), (k), or (l) the Plaintiff a written reof the Vermont Rules of sponse called an Answer Civil Procedure. AccordSTATE OF VERMONT within 41 days after the ingly, it is ORDERED that SUPERIOR COURT date on which this Sumservice of the Summons FAMILY DIVISION mons was first published, set forth above shall be CHITTENDEN UNIT which is January 8, 2020. made upon the defenDOCKET NO. 137-3-18 You must send a copy dant, John C. Kirby, by CNJV of your answer to the publication as provided In re: J.R. Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s in Rule[s] [4(d)(l) and] 4 attorney, LORAINE L. (g) of those Rules.

ORDER AND NOTICE OF HITE, Esq. of Bendett and HEARING McHugh, PC, located at This order shall be 270 Farmington Avenue, published once a week TO: Charles Ring, Father Ste. 151, Farmington, CT for 3 weeks beginning on of J.R., you are hereby 06032. You must also January 8, 2020 in The notified that the State give or mail your Answer Seven Days, a newspaper of Vermont has filed a to the Court located at of the general circulation petition to terminate 175 Main Street, Burlingin Burlington, Vermont, your residual parental ton, Vermont. and a copy of this sumrights to J.R. and that mons and order as pubthe hearing to consider 4. YOU MUST RESPOND lished shall be mailed to the termination of all TO EACH CLAIM. The the defendant John C. residual parental rights Answer is your written

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ADVERTISING INSERTION ORDER Thomas Hirchak Company FROM: Terra Keene response to the Plaintiff’s Phone: 800-634-7653Complaint. In your Answer you must state Advertising2@THCAuction.com whether you agree or

to J.R. will be held on January 29, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. at the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Family Division, at 32 Cherry Street, Burlington, Vermont. You are notified to appear in connection with this case.

Failure to appear at this hearing may result in termination of all of your parental rights to J.R. The State is represented by the Attorney General’s Office, HC 2 North, 280 State Drive, Waterbury, VT 05671-2080. A copy of this order shall be mailed to Charles Ring if an address for him is known. /s/ Thomas Carlson Superior Court Judge Date: 12/30/19 STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 714-7-14 CNCV HOME POINT FINANCIAL CORPORATION v.

MELISSA A. WILLETTE AKA MELISSA WILLETTE, BRUCE E. WILLETTE, JR., DONNA L. DIAZ, GABRIEL DIAZ AND BURGESS ENTERPRISES, INC. DBA ENVIRONMENTAL FOAM OF VERMONT OCCUPANTS OF: 112 Tracy Drive, Burlington VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered May 29, 2019, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given

by Melissa A. Willette and Bruce E. Willette, Jr. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Maverick Funding Corp., dated October 18, 2013 and recorded in Book 1235 Page 281 of the land records of the City of Burlington, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of an Assignment of Mortgage from Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Maverick Funding Corp to Maverick Funding Corp. n/k/a Home Point Financial Corporation dated June 2, 2014 and recorded in Book 1253 Page 532 of the land records of the City of Burlington for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction at 112 Tracy Drive, Burlington, Vermont on February 4, 2020 at 12:30 PM all and

SEVENDAYSVT.COM/CLASSIFIEDS singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Bruce E. Willette, Jr. and Melissa Willette by Warranty Deed of Donna Orr dated on or about even date herewith and to be recorded in the City of Burlington Land Records.

Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Donna Orr (k/n/a Donna L. Diaz) by Warranty Deed of Ralph M. Sumner, II dated November 17, 2000 and of record at Volume 663, Page 612 of the City of Burlington Land Records.

Being all and the same land and premises conveyed to Ralph M. Sumner, II by Warranty Deed of Nicola J. Quintin dated July 31, 2000 and recorded in Volume 655, at Page 711 of the City of Burlington Land Records being more particularly described as follows: A lot of land with all buildings thereon, situated on the northerly side of Tracy Drive; the dwelling house thereon being known and designated as No. 112 Tracy Drive; and being all of Lot No. 29 as shown on a Plan of Land recorded in Volume 148, Page 218 of the city of Burlington Land Records.

Said lot has a frontage on Tracy Drive of 70 feet, and a depth of 118 feet.

Reference is hereby made to the above-mentioned instruments, the records thereof, the referenced therein made, and their respective records and references, in further aid of this description.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles,

municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED : December 18, 2019 By: /S/Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032 STATE OF VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CHITTENDEN UNIT PROBATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. 1597-1219 CNPR In re Estate of Lynn T. Wood NOTICE TO CREDITORS To the creditors of Lynn T. Wood, late of Milton, VT. I have been appointed executor of this estate.

All creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate must present their claims in writing within four (4) months of the first publication of this notice. The claim must be presented to me at the address listed below with a copy sent to the court. The claim may be barred forever if it is not presented within the four (4) month period.

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Date: December 19, 2019 /s/ Elizabeth R. Wood Signature of Fiduciary Executor: Elizabeth R. Wood 81 Eagle Mountain Harbor Road Milton, VT 05468 Name of publication Seven Days Publication Date: January 8, 2020 Name and Address of Court: Chittenden Unit- Probate Court PO Box 511 Burlington, VT 05402 STATE OF VERMONT VERMONT SUPERIOR COURT CALEDONIA UNIT, CIVIL DIVISION DOCKET NO: 15-1-19 CACV MASTR ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 20051, MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-1, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE v.

RICHARD CHENEY, JR. OCCUPANTS OF: 1859 West Hill Road, Hardwick VT MORTGAGEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER 12 V.S.A. sec 4952 et seq.

In accordance with the Judgment Order and Decree of Foreclosure entered October 30, 2019, in the above captioned action brought to foreclose that certain mortgage given by Richard Cheney, Jr. to CitiMortgage, Inc. dated October 20, 2004 and recorded in Book 120 Page 257 of the land records of the Town of Hardwick, of which mortgage the Plaintiff is the present holder, by virtue of the following Assignments of Mortgage: (1) Assignment of Mortgage from CitiMortgage, Inc. to U.S. Bank, National Association as Trustee for MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2005-1 dated November 14, 2012 and recorded in Book 120 Page 521 and (2) Corrective Assignment of Mortgage from CitiMortgage, Inc. to MASTR Alternative Loan Trust 2005-1, Mortgage Pass Through Certificates, Series 2005-1, U.S. Bank, National Association as Trustee dated May 6, 2016 and recorded in Book 120 Page 524, both of the land records of the Town of Hardwick for breach of the conditions of said mortgage and for the purpose of foreclosing the same will be sold at Public Auction

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at 1859 West Hill Road, Hardwick, Vermont on February 4, 2020 at 10:00 AM all and singular the premises described in said mortgage, To wit: Closing Date: October 20, 2004 Borrower(s): Richard Cheney, Jr. Property Address: 1859 West Hill Road, Hardwick, VT 05843 Being all and the same lands and premises conveyed to Mary Jane Upton and Gerald Upton, Jr. by Warranty Deed of Leo A. St. Denis and Rita M. St. Denis dated April 19, 1989 of record at Book 81, Page 150 of the Town of Hardwick Land Records.

Being 10.1 acres, more or less, of land located on the westerly side of Hartick Town Highway No. 20. The premises herein are more particularly described with reference to a survey of Northeast Surveys entitled “Land survey for A. & G. LaCasse - Hardwick, Vermont - Scale 1” = 200’ - Sept.

1985” wherein said premises are referred to as “Lot #1 thereof, as follows: Beginning at an iron pin driven in the ground at or near the westerly right of way limits of said Town Highway No. 20 at a common corner with Lot #2; thence N 74 degrees 45’ W 1,026 feet along a blazed line on said Lot #2 lot line to an iron pipe driven in the ground at a common corner with Lot #2 and on the common line with Lot #4; thence turning left and running S 20 degrees E 687 feet along a blazed line on said Lot #4 lot line to an iron pin driven in the ground at a common corner with an undesignated lot; thence turning left and running S 89 degrees E 714 feet along a blazed line on said undesignated lot line to an iron pin driven in the ground near the westerly right of way limits of said Town Highway No. 20; thence continuing S 89 degrees E 25 feet to the center line of said Town Highway No. 20; thence turning to the left and running northerly 390 feet on said center line to a point opposite the point of beginning; thence turning left and running N 74 degrees 45’ W 25 feet to the point of beginning; all courses, bearings and distances being approximate and more or less only.

Reference is hereby made to the above instruments and to the

records and references contained therein in further aid of this description.

Terms of sale: Said premises will be sold and conveyed subject to all liens, encumbrances, unpaid taxes, tax titles, municipal liens and assessments, if any, which take precedence over the said mortgage above described.

TEN THOUSAND ($10,000.00) Dollars of the purchase price must be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check at the time and place of the sale by the purchaser.

The balance of the purchase price shall be paid by a certified check, bank treasurer’s or cashier’s check within sixty (60) days after the date of sale.

The mortgagor is entitled to redeem the premises at any time prior to the sale by paying the full amount due under the mortgage, including the costs and expenses of the sale.

Other terms to be announced at the sale.

DATED : December 3, 2019 By: /s/ Rachel K. Ljunggren Rachel K. Ljunggren, Esq. Bendett and McHugh, PC 270 Farmington Ave., Ste. 151 Farmington, CT 06032

support groups VISIT SEVENDAYSVT. COM TO VIEW A FULL LIST OF SUPPORT GROUPS ADDICT IN THE FAMILY: SUPPORT GROUP FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES OF ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m., Holy Family/St. Lawrence Parish, 4 Prospect St., Essex Junction. For further information, please visit thefamilyrestored. org or contact Lindsay Duford at 781-960-3965 or 12lindsaymarie@ gmail.com.

ADULT SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Meetings are every third Thursday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Williston, VT. The support group is for anyone who has been touched

Open 24/7/365.

Post & browse ads at your convenience. by suicide loss recently or long ago who wants to work through their grief in a safe, respectful environment. Contact Joanna at joanna. colevt@gmail.com or 802-777-5244. Maria at mariagrindle@msn. com or 802-879-9576.

Please leave a message so we can get back to you for a mutually acceptable time to talk.

AL-ANON For families & friends of alcoholics. For meeting info, go to vermont alanonalateen.org or call 866-972-5266.

ALATEEN GROUP Alateen group in Burlington on Sundays from 5-6 p.m. at the UU building at the top of Church St. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Daily meetings in various locations. Free.

Info, 864-1212. Want to overcome a drinking problem? Take the first step of 12 & join a group in your area.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUP This caregivers support group meets on the 2nd Tue. of every mo. from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Alzheimer’s Association Main Office, 300 Cornerstone Dr., Suite 130, Williston.

Support groups meet to provide assistance and information on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

They emphasize shared experiences, emotional support, and coping techniques in care for a person living with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Meetings are free and open to the public. Families, caregivers, and friends may attend. Please call in advance to confirm date and time. For questions or additional support group listings, call 800-272-3900.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION TELEPHONE SUPPORT GROUP 2nd Tuesday monthly, 4-5:30 p.m.

Pre-registration is required (to receive dial-in codes for toll-free call). Please dial the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24/7 Helpline 800-272-3900 for more information.

ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP Meets the second Monday of the month at Milton Public Library. Led by Alzheimer’s Association representative and trained facilitator.

Free. For more information, call 802-893-4644 or email library@ miltonvt.gov. Facebook. com/events/ 547688285632277.

ARE YOU HAVING PROBLEMS W/ DEBT? Do you spend more than you earn? Get help at Debtor’s Anonymous plus Business Debtor’s Anonymous. Wed., 6:307:30 p.m., Methodist Church in the Rainbow Room at Buell & S. Winooski, Burlington.

Contact Jennifer, 917-568-6390.

BABY BUMPS SUPPORT GROUP FOR MOTHERS AND PREGNANT WOMEN Pregnancy can be a wonderful time of your life. But, it can also be a time of stress that is often compounded by hormonal swings.

If you are a pregnant woman, or have recently given birth and feel you need some help with managing emotional bumps in the road that can come with motherhood, please come to this free support group lead by an experienced pediatric Registered Nurse. Held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Birthing Center, Northwestern Medical Center, St. Albans. Info: Rhonda Desrochers, Franklin County Home Health Agency, 527-7531.

BETTER BREATHERS CLUB American Lung Association support group for people with breathing issues, their loved ones or caregivers. Meets first Monday of the month, 11 a.m.-noon at the Godnick Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. For more information call 802-776-5508.

BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP IN ST. JOHNSBURY Monthly meetings will be held on the 3rd Wed. of every mo., 1-2:30 p.m., at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., St. Johnsbury. The support group will offer valuable resources & info about brain injury.

It will be a place to share experiences in a safe, secure & confidential environment. Info, Tom Younkman, tyounkman@vcil.org, 800-639-1522.

BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF VERMONT Montpelier daytime support group meets the 3rd Thu. of the mo. at the Unitarian Church

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ramp entrance, 1:302:30 p.m. St. Johnsbury support group meets the 3rd Wed. monthly at the Grace United Methodist Church, 36 Central St., 1:00-2:30 p.m. Colchester Evening support group meets the 1st Wed. monthly at the Fanny Allen Hospital in the Board Room Conference Room, 5:307:30 p.m. Brattleboro meets at Brooks Memorial Library on the 1st Thu. monthly from 1:15-3:15 p.m. and the 3rd Mon. monthly from 4:15-6:15 p.m. White River Jct. meets the 2nd Fri. monthly at Bugbee Sr. Ctr. from 3-4:30 p.m. Call our helpline at 877-856-1772.

BRAV BREAST CANCER ALLIANCE OF VERMONT MEET-UP Wed., Jan. 22, 7-8 p.m., and Wed., Feb. 19, 7-8 p.m. BRAV is a community of support for Vermonters who are dealing with breast cancer and its lasting impacts. Come join us for connection, support, resource sharing and good humor. Free.

Contact 802-598-9243 or stacy.m.burnett@ gmail.com.

CANCER SUPPORT GROUP The Champlain Valley Prostate Cancer Support Group will be held every 2nd Tue. of the mo., 6-7:45 p.m. at the Hope Lodge, 237 East Ave., Burlington.

Newly diagnosed?

Prostate cancer reoccurrence? General discussion and sharing among survivors and those beginning or rejoining the battle.

Info, Mary L. Guyette RN, MS, ACNS-BC, 274-4990, vmary@aol.com.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY Overcome any hurt, habit or hangup in your life with this confidential 12-Step, Christ-centered recovery program. We offer multiple support groups for both men and women, such as chemical dependency, codependency, sexual addiction and pornography, food issues, and overcoming abuse. All 18+ are welcome; sorry, no childcare. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; we begin at 7 p.m. Essex Alliance Church, 37 Old Stage Rd., Essex Junction. Info: recovery@essexalliance. org, 878-8213.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY Celebrate Recovery meetings are for anyone with struggles with hurt, habits and hang

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FAMILIES, PARTNERS, FRIENDS AND ALLIES OF TRANSGENDER ADULTS We are people with adult loved ones who are transgender or gender-nonconforming.

We meet to support each other and to learn more about issues and concerns. Our sessions are supportive, informal, and confidential. Meetings are held at 5:30 PM, the second Thursday of each month at Pride Center of VT, 255 South Champlain St., Suite 12, in Burlington. Not sure if you’re ready for a meeting? We also offer one-on-one support. For more information, email rex@ pridecentervt.org or call 802-238-3801.

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bulimia. Local meetings are held twice a week: Mondays, 4-5:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Norwich, Vt.; and Wednesdays, 6:30-8 p.m., at Hanover Friends Meeting House, Hanover, N.H. For more information and a list of additional meetings throughout the U.S. and the world, call 603-630-1495 or visit foodaddicts.org.

G.R.A.S.P. (GRIEF RECOVERY AFTER A SUBSTANCE PASSING) Are you a family member who has lost a loved one to addiction?

Find support, peer-led support group. Meets once a month on Mondays in Burlington.

Please call for date and location. RSVP mkeasler3@gmail.com or call 310-3301 (message says Optimum Health, but this is a private number).

GRIEF AND LOSS FOCUS GROUP FOR MEN Fridays, 10-11:30 a.m.

Continues through March 27. Please join us as we learn more about our own grief and explore the things that can help us to heal.

There is great power in sharing our experiences with others who know the pain of the loss of a loved one, and healing is possible through the sharing.

BAYADA Hospice’s local bereavement program coordinator will facilitate this weekly, eight-week group through discussion and activities. Everyone from the community is welcome; however, space is limited. To register, please contact Bereavement Program Coordinator Kathryn Gilmond at kgilmond@ bayada.com or 802-448-1610. Start date to be determined, based on registration. bayada.com.

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS Meet twice a month: every second Monday from 6-7:30 p.m., and every third Wednesday from 10-11:30 a.m., at Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice in Berlin. The group is open to the public and free of charge. More info: Diana Moore, 224-2241.

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FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY ANONYMOUS (FA) Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat? FA is a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating or

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FCA FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Families coping with addiction (FCA) is an open community peer support group for adults 18 & over struggling with the drug or alcohol addiction of a loved one. FCA is not 12-step based but provides a forum for those living this experience to develop personal coping skills & draw strength from one another. Weekly on Wed., 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Turning Point Center, 179 So. Winooski Ave., Suite 301, Burlington. thdaub1@gmail.com.

FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THOSE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS This support group is a dedicated meeting for family, friends and

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EMPLOYMENTSEEKERS SUPPORT GROUP Frustrated with the job search or with your job? You are not alone. Come check out this supportive circle.

Wednesdays at 3 p.m., Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Abby Levinsohn, 777-8602.

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CEREBRAL PALSY GUIDANCE Cerebral Palsy Guidance is a very comprehensive informational website broadly covering the topic of cerebral palsy and associated medical conditions. It’s mission it to provide the best possible information to parents of children living with the complex condition of cerebral palsy. cerebralpalsy guidance.com/ cerebral-palsy.

DISCOVER THE POWER OF CHOICE! SMART Recovery welcomes anyone, including family and friends, affected by any kind of substance or activity addiction. It is a science-based program that encourages abstinence. Specially trained volunteer facilitators provide leadership. Sundays at 5 p.m. at the 1st Unitarian Universalist Society, 152 Pearl St., Burlington. Volunteer facilitator: Bert, 3998754. You can learn more at smartrecovery. org.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT Steps to End Domestic Violence offers a weekly drop-in support group for female identified survivors of intimate partner violence, including individuals who are experiencing or have been affected by domestic violence. The support group offers a safe, confidential place for survivors to connect with others, to heal, and to recover. In support group, participants talk through their experiences and hear stories from others who have experienced abuse in their relationships.

Support group is also a resource for those who are unsure of their next step, even if it involves

community members who are supporting a loved one through a mental health crisis.

Mental health crisis might include extreme states, psychosis, depression, anxiety and other types of distress. The group is a confidential space where family and friends can discuss shared experiences and receive support in an environment free of judgment and stigma with a trained facilitator. Weekly on Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Downtown Burlington. Info: Jess Horner, LICSW, 866-218-8586.

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CENTRAL VERMONT CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP Last Thu. of every month, 7:30 p.m. in Montpelier. Please contact Lisa Mase for location: lisa@ harmonizecookery. com.

DECLUTTERERS’ SUPPORT GROUP Are you ready to make improvements but find it overwhelming?

Maybe two or three of us can get together to help each other simplify. 989-3234, 425-3612.

remaining in their current relationship.

Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m.

Childcare is provided.

Info: 658-1996.

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We welcome everyone at Cornerstone Church in Milton which meets every Friday night at 7-9 p.m. We’d love to have you join us and discover how your life can start to change.

Info: 893-0530, julie@ mccartycreations.com.

DIVORCE CARE SUPPORT GROUP Divorce is a tough road.

Feelings of separation, betrayal, confusion, anger and self-doubt are common. But there is life after divorce. Led by people who have already walked down that road, we’d like to share with you a safe place and a process that can help make the journey easier. This free 13-week group for men and women will be offered on Sunday evenings, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Sep. 8 through Dec. 1, at the North Avenue Alliance Church, 901 North Ave., Burlington, VT. Register for class at essexalliance. churchcenter.com. For more information, call Sandy 802-425-7053.

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CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS CoDA is a 12-step fellowship for people whose common purpose is to develop healthy & fulfilling relationships. By actively working the program of Codependents Anonymous, we can realize a new joy, acceptance & serenity in our lives. Meets Sunday at noon at the Turning Point Center, 179 So. Winooski Ave., Suite 301, Burlington. Tom, 238-3587, coda.org.

We choose to share experiences, support, and empathy. We validate anyone’s experience and stories about their experience as their own, as being an honest and accurate representation of their experience, and as being acceptable exactly as they are.

Weekly on Tuesday, 2-3 p.m. Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 North Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: 802-777-8602, abby@ pathwaysvermont.org.

HELLENBACH CANCER SUPPORT Call to verify meeting place. Info, 388-6107.

People living with cancer & their caretakers convene for support.

HELP AND HEALING FOR THOSE WHO ARE GRIEVING Wednesdays, 5:30-7 p.m. Walking With Grief: Sharing your sadness, finding your joy. Please join us as we learn more about our own grief and explore the things that can help us to heal. There is great power in sharing our experiences with others who know the pain of the loss of a loved one, and healing is possible through the sharing.

BAYADA Hospice’s local bereavement support coordinator will facilitate our weekly group through discussion and activities. Everyone from the community is welcome.

To register, please contact Bereavement Program Coordinator Kathryn Gilmond at kgilmond@bayada.com or 802-448-1610.

INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/PAINFUL BLADDER SUPPORT GROUP Interstitial cystitis (IC) and painful bladder syndrome can result in recurring pelvic pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder/pelvic region & urinary frequency/ urgency. These are often misdiagnosed & mistreated as a chronic bladder infection. If you have been diagnosed or have these symptoms, you are not alone. For Vermont-based support group, email bladder painvt@gmail.com or call 899-4151 for more information.

KINDRED CONNECTIONS PROGRAM OFFERED FOR CHITTENDEN COUNTY CANCER SURVIVORS The Kindred Connections program provides peer support

for all those touched by cancer. Cancer patients as well as caregivers are provided with a mentor who has been through the cancer experience & knows what it’s like to go through it. In addition to sensitive listening, Kindred Connections provides practical help such as rides to doctors’ offices & meal deliveries. The program has people who have experienced a wide variety of cancers. For further info, please contact info@vcsn.net.

KINSHIP CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP A support group for grandparents who are raising their grandchildren. Led by a trained representative and facilitator. Meets the second Tuesday monthly from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. (Jan. 14, Feb. 11, Mar. 10, Apr. 14). Free.

For more information, call 802-893-4644 or email library@miltonvt. gov. Facebook.com/ events/ 561452568022928.

LGBTQ SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE SafeSpace offers peer-led support groups for survivors of relationship, dating, emotional &/or hate violence. These groups give survivors a safe & supportive environment to tell their stories, share information, & offer & receive support.

Support groups also provide survivors an opportunity to gain information on how to better cope with feelings & experiences that surface because of the trauma they have experienced. Please call SafeSpace 863-0003 if you are interested in joining.

LGBTQ VETERANS GROUP This veterans group is a safe place for veterans to gather and discuss ways to help the community, have dinners, send packages and help the families of LGBTQ service people. Ideas on being helpful encouraged. Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday, 6-8:30 p.m., at Christ Episcopal Church (The Little Red Door), 64 State Street, Montpelier. RSVP, 802-825-2045.

LIVING THROUGH LOSS: WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUP The Volunteer Chaplaincy Program at Gifford Medical Center invites community members to attend “Living Through Loss,” a grief support group

from noon to 1:30 p.m. every Friday in the Gifford Medical Center Chapel. The group is open to anyone who has experienced loss.

Each of the Friday sessions is facilitated

by Gifford Volunteer Chaplain Anna Mary Zigmann, RN, an ordained minister and spiritual care provider specializing in trauma and loss, or by the Rev. Timothy Eberhardt, spiritual care coordinator for the Chaplaincy Program. There is no religious component to the group apart from the Serenity Prayer to close each meeting.

For more information, email teberhardt@ giffordmed.org or azigmann@gmail.com, or call 802-728-2107.

MALE SURVIVOR OF VIOLENCE GROUP A monthly, closed group for male identified survivors of violence including relationship, sexual assault, and discrimination. Open to all sexual orientations.

Contact 863-0003 for more information or safespace@pride centervt.org.

MARIJUANA ANONYMOUS Do you have a problem with marijuana? MA is a free 12-step program where addicts help other addicts to get & stay clean. Ongoing Wed. at 7 p.m. at Turning Point Center, 179 So. Winooski, Suite 301, Burlington.

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MYELOMA SUPPORT GROUP Area Myeloma Survivors, Families and Caregivers have come together to form a Multiple Myeloma Support Group. We provide emotional support, resources about treatment options, coping strategies and a support network by participating in the group experience with people that have been though similar situations. Third Tuesday of the month, 5-6 p.m. at the New Hope Lodge on East Avenue in Burlington. Info: Kay Cromie, 655-9136, kgcromey@aol.com.

NAMI CONNECTION PEER SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS Bennington, every Tue., 1-2:30 p.m., CRT Center, United Counseling Service, 316 Dewey St.; Burlington, every Thu., 3-4:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral, 2 Cherry St. (enter from parking lot); Berlin, second Thu. of the month, 4-5:30 p.m., CVMC Board

Room, 130 Fisher Rd.; Rutland, every 1st and 3rd Sun., 4:30-6 p.m., Rutland Mental Health Wellness Center, 78 S. Main St.; No. Concord, every Thu., 6-7:30 p.m., Loch Lomond, 700 Willson Rd. If you have questions about a group in your area, please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, program@ namivt.org or 800639-6480. Connection groups are peer recovery support group programs for adults living with mental health challenges.

NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Bellows Falls, 3rd Tue. of every mo., 7 p.m., Compass School, 7892 US-5, Westminster; Brattleboro, 1st Wed. of every mo., 6:30 p.m., 1st Congregational Church, 880 Western Ave., West Brattleboro; Burlington, 2nd & 4th Tue. of every mo., 7 p.m., HowardCenter, corner of Pine & Flynn Ave.; Berlin, 4th Mon. of every mo., 7 p.m.

Central Vermont Medical Center, Room 3; Georgia, 1st Tue. of every mo., 6 p.m., Georgia Public Library, 1697 Ethan Allen Highway (Exit 18, I-89); Manchester, 4th Wed. of every mo., 6:30 p.m., Equinox Village, 2nd floor; Rutland, 1st Mon. of every mo., 6 p.m., Rutland Regional Medical Center, Leahy Conference Ctr., room D; St. Johnsbury, 4th Wed. of every mo., 5:30 p.m., Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital Library, 1315 Hospital Dr.; Williston, 1st & 3rd Mon. of every mo., 6 p.m., NAMI Vermont Office, 600 Blair Park Rd. #301. If you have questions about a group in your area, please contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont, info@namivt. org or 800-639-6480.

Family Support Group meetings are for family & friends of individuals living mental illness.

NARCONON SUNCOAST DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION Narconon reminds families that overdoses due to an elephant tranquilizer known as Carfentanil, has been on the rise in nearly every community nationwide. Carfentanil is a synthetic opiate painkiller 100 times more powerful than fentanyl and 1000 times stronger than heroin. A tiny grain of it is enough to be

fatal. Click here to learn more about carfentanil abuse and how to help your loved one. You can also visit narconon-suncoast. org/drug-abuse/ parents-get-help.html for more information. ADDICTION SCREENINGS: Narconon can help you take steps to overcome addiction in your family. Call today for a no cost screening or referral: 1- 877-841-5509

Church, 24 W. Allen St., Winooski. Info: hovermann4@comcast. net.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS is a group of recovering addicts who live w/ out the use of drugs. It costs nothing to join.

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using. Info, 862-4516 or cvana.org. Held in Burlington, Barre and St. Johnsbury.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS (OA) A 12-step program for people who identify as overeaters, compulsive eaters, food addicts, anorexics, bulimics, etc.

No matter what your problem with food, we have a solution! All are welcome, meetings are open, and there are no dues or fees.

See oavermont.org/ meeting-list for the current meeting list, meeting format and more; or call 802-8632655 any time!

NAR-ANON BURLINGTON GROUP Group meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Turning Point Center, 179 So. Winooski Ave., Suite 301, Burlington.

The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of addiction in a relative or friend. Info: Amanda H. 338-8106.

NEW (AND EXPECTING) MAMAS AND PAPAS! EVERY PRIMARY CAREGIVER TO A BABY! The Children’s Room invites you to join our weekly drop-in support group. Come unwind and discuss your experiences and questions around infant care and development, self-care and postpartum healing, and community resources for families with babies. Tea and snacks provided.

Weekly on Thursdays, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Bring your babies! (Newborn through crawling stage). Located within Thatcher Brook Primary School, 47 Stowe Street, childrens roomonline.org.

Contact childrens room@wwsu.org or 244-5605.

NORTHWEST VERMONT CANCER PRAYER & SUPPORT NETWORK A meeting of cancer patients, survivors & family members intended to comfort & support those who are currently suffering from the disease. 2nd Thu. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 11 Church St., St. Albans.

Info: stpaulum@ myfairpoint.net. 2nd Wed. of every mo., 6-7:30 p.m. Winooski United Methodist

OPEN EARS, OPEN MINDS A mutual support circle that focuses on connection and selfexploration. Fridays at 1 p.m., Pathways Vermont Community Center, 279 N. Winooski Ave., Burlington. Info: Abby Levinsohn, 777-8602.

POTATO INTOLERANCE SUPPORT GROUP Anyone coping with potato intolerance and interested in joining a support group, contact Jerry Fox, 48 Saybrook Rd., Essex Junction, VT 05452.

QUEEN CITY MEMORY CAFÉ The Queen City Memory Café offers a social time & place for people with memory impairment & their fiends & family to laugh, learn & share concerns & celebrate feeling understood & connected. Enjoy coffee, tea & baked goods with entertainment & conversation. QCMC meets the 3rd Sat. of each mo., 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Thayer Building, 1197 North Ave., Burlington. 316-3839.

QUEER CARE GROUP This support group is for adult family members and caregivers of queer, and/or questioning youth. It is held on the 2nd Monday of each month from 6:30-8 p.m. at Outright Vermont, 241 North Winooski Ave. This group is for adults only.

For more information, email info@outrightvt. org.

QUIT TOBACCO GROUPS Are you ready to be tobacco free? Join our FREE five-week group classes facilitated by our Tobacco Treatment Specialists. We meet in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. You may qualify for a FREE 8-week supply of

nicotine replacement therapy. Contact us at 802-847-7333 or quittobaccoclass@ uvmhealth.org.

SCLERODERMA FOUNDATION NEW ENGLAND Support group meeting held 4th Tue. of the mo., 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Williston Police Station.

Info, Blythe Leonard, 878-0732.

SEX & LOVE ADDICTS ANONYMOUS 12-step recovery group. Do you have a problem w/ sex or relationships? We can help. Shawn, 660-2645.

Visit slaafws.org or saa-recovery.org for meetings near you.

SEXUAL VIOLENCE SUPPORT HOPE Works offers free support groups to women, men & teens who are survivors of sexual violence. Groups are available for survivors at any stage of the healing process. Intake for all support groups is ongoing. If you are interested in learning more or would like to schedule an intake to become a group member, please call our office at 864-0555, ext.

19, or email our victim advocate at advocate@ sover.net.

STUTTERING SUPPORT GROUPS If you’re a person who stutters, you are not alone! Adults, teens & school-age kids who stutter & their families are welcome to join one of our three free National Stuttering Association (NSA) stuttering support groups at UVM. Adults: 5:30-6:30, 1st & 3rd Tue. monthly; teens (ages 13-17): 5:30-6:30, 1st Thu. monthly; school-age children (ages 8-12) & parents (meeting separately): 4:15-5:15, 2nd Thu. monthly. Pomeroy Hall (489 Main St., UVM campus. Info: burlingtonstutters.org, burlingtonstutters@ gmail.com, 656-0250.

Go Team Stuttering!

SUICIDE SURVIVORS SUPPORT GROUP For those who have lost a friend or loved one through suicide.

Maple Leaf Clinic, 167 N. Main St., Wallingford, 446-3577. 6:30-8 p.m. the 3rd Tue. of ea. mo.

SUICIDE HOTLINES IN VT Brattleboro, 2577989; Montpelier (Washington County Mental Health Emergency Services), 229-0591; Randolph

(Clara Martin Center Emergency Service), 800-639-6360.

SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN who have experienced intimate partner abuse, facilitated by Circle (Washington Co. only).

Please call 877-5439498 for more info.

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SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE If you have lost someone to suicide and wish to have a safe place to talk, share and spend a little time with others who have had a similar experience, join us the 3rd Thu. at the Faith Lighthouse Church, Rte. 105, Newport (105 Alderbrook), 7-9 p.m. Please call before attending. Info: Mary Butler, 744-6284.

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SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE -- S. BURLINGTON Who: Persons experiencing the impact of a loved one’s suicide.

When: first Wednesday of each month, 6-7:30 p.m. Location: S. Burlington. This group is currently full and unable to accept new participants. Please call Linda Livendale at 802-272-6564 to learn about other groups within driving distance.

We are sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you!

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THE COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP The Compassionate Friends international support group for parents, siblings and families grieving the loss of a child meets every third Tuesday of the month, 7-9 p.m., at Kismet Place, 363 Blair Park Rd., Williston. Call/email Jay at 802-373-1263, compassionate friendsvt@gmail.com.

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TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) chapter meeting. Hedding United Methodist Church, Washington St., Barre. Wed., 5:15-6:15 p.m. For info, call David at 371-8929.

VEGGIE SUPPORT GROUP Want to feel supported on your vegetarian/ vegan journey? Want more info on healthy veggie diets? Want to share & socialize at veggie potlucks, & more, in the greater Burlington area? This is your opportunity to join with other like-minded folks. veggy4life@ gmail.com, 658-4991.

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FINANCIAL ANALYST Sheridan Journal Services is seeking a Financial Analyst.

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We are looking for a Tour Manager for our offices in Shelburne, VT. This is not a remote position. He/She will be responsible for specific tour related budgets, forecast management, as well as certain aspects of vendor management, planning, contracting, and inventory management. Job Type: Part Time (20-29 Hours Per Week).

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Seven Days is seeking a math-loving, detailoriented problem solver to manage the company’s finances, from payroll and benefits administration to accounts receivable and payable. Bookkeeping experience and mastery of Excel, QuickBooks and other accounting systems are essential, as is the ability to work independently and meet self-imposed deadlines. The right candidate is a jack-of-all-trades who is as comfortable troubleshooting the postage meter as analyzing a monthly profit-and-loss statement.

Seven Days’ business manager supports a creative team of writers, editors, graphic designers and account managers dedicated to providing highquality, local journalism and superior customer service. This full-time, Burlington-based position includes a competitive benefits package.

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TECHNOLOGY LIBRARIAN The Waterbury Public Library is seeking a part-time Tech Librarian to manage the Library’s internal technology (network is managed by others), assist staff and patrons with tech, keep our web page current, and implement new technology. The successful candidate will have technology skills as well as the ability to patiently explain technological concepts and interact cheerfully with library users of all ages. Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of experience in the computer technology field. Experience with technology in a library setting is preferred. 22 hours per week (possibly 26 beginning in April). Pay rate $20.50 per hour; eligible for paid holidays, sick and vacation time. Resume, 3 references, cover letter to almy@waterburypublic library.com.

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NONPROFIT MANAGER The Nonprofit Manager role is designed to build and evolve the 1% for the Planet approved nonprofit network to further the 10:15 AM organization’s mission.

Full details at: onepercentfortheplanet. org/careers.

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The successful candidate will: • Manage a growing peer-run recovery center with a style of motivation and empowerment • Play a leadership role with the center’s ongoing fundraising efforts • Offer firm, compassionate leadership for people in recovery from alcohol and/or drug addiction from all walks of life and all backgrounds • Nurture partnerships with state and local entities to assist those in recovery Full job description at: turningpointcentervt.org Qualified applicants should reply with cover letter & resume by January 24 to: Gary De Carolis, Executive Director, Turning Point Center of Chittenden County, 179 South Winooski Avenue, Suite 301, Burlington, VT 05401 or to garyd@turningpointcentervt.org.

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COURIER Job includes research and customer service. Must be enthusiastic, efficient, enjoy meeting and working with the public and have a good driving record. Some photography work. Friendly working environment. Company vehicle provided. Please send resume to info@nancyjenkins.com.

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New year, new opportunity, new challenge! Join VLT to support the productivity, communication, and effective leadership of our President.

We are a dynamic and growing 10:26 AM organization, a national leader in land conservation. You will be part of a team that values inclusion, curiosity, fairness, and a deep connection to the land and people of Vermont.

Visit us at vlt.org/employment to learn more about this position and how to apply. Deadline: January 31, 2020. EOE.

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Seeking an experienced, organized individual for a part-time Business Manager position. Responsibilities include: managing the billing system, tracking expenses and paying invoices, preparing monthly reconciliations and budgets, managing the Financial Aid process and fulfilling HR responsibilities. Must possess excellent communication skills, initiative, flexibility and an entrepreneurial spirit. Experience working in a school environment preferred. info@vtdayschool.org

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Enthusiastic outdoors people needed for full-time and part-time sales floor positions. Passion for outdoor pursuits, great communication skills, and personal experience with outdoor gear required. Bonus points for applicants who have experience leading/teaching outdoor activities.

Some weekend and holiday hours are a given, but so is a fun workplace in an active community.

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Para-Transit Drivers for Special Services Transportation Agency (SSTA) Full/Part Time

Patient Access Job Fair January , am pm January 3, pm 6pm 30 Community Drive, Suite 6B, Sout Bur in ton The Patient Access Specialist/Registration Representative is a key part of the patient experience and is essential to the financial health of the organi ation. The Specialist coordinates scheduling, registration, insurance and payer eligi ility management and financial screening activities to provide an exceptional customer service experience for patients, families and visitors.

Full and part time positions availa le. Bring your resume and come ready to intervie .

Are you a people person? Do you want to make an impact on your community? Do you want a flexible schedule?

Would you like to join a non-profit organization with exceptional team spirit? If so, keep reading!

SSTA (Special Services Transportation Agency) is looking to add to our team! We are currently looking to hire full and part time Para-Transit Drivers. Responsibilities include driving a 27’ passenger van, minivan or sedan; and providing reliable door to door para-transit transportation.

If you like to meet new people and have a clean driving record, give us a call at (802) 878-1527 or stop in to fill out an application at 2091 Main St. Colchester, VT 05446.

Youth Outreach Specialist

an AmeriCorps position Our AmeriCorps Outreach Specialist will use their passion for young people, learning and social justice to help give all bright Vermont students access to life-changing GIV programs.

Organized, articulate and a great writer?

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Applications are being accepted for a full time Strength and Conditioning Coach at Saint Michael’s College. This 10:12 AM position is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive strength and conditioning program for the College’s 21-sport varsity athletics program. This position provides educational opportunities/programs for the College’s 400+ varsity student-athletes and coaches.

Home Instead Senior Care, a provider of personal care services to seniors in their homes, is seeking friendly and dependable people.

CAREGivers assist seniors with daily living activities. P/T & F/T positions available. 12 hours/week minimum, flexible scheduling, currently available. $12-$16.50/hour depending on experience. No heavy lifting.

Apply online at: homeinstead.com/483 Or call: 802.860.4663

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TOWN TREASURER & ACCOUNTANT The Town of Williston seeks an experienced finance professional to join its team as Town Treasurer & Accountant. This full-time position is primarily responsible for maintaining the Town’s cash accounts, investing town money, approving accounts payable and payroll, and collecting and recording tax payments and fees.

The Town Treasurer & Accountant plays a critical fiduciary role in the financial operation of the Town. Visit town.williston.vt.us for a complete job description.

A Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years of financial administrative oversight experience, or a comparable knowledge base and skill set are required. This is an exempt position with a starting salary range of $44,000-$53,000.

If this job sounds like the right fit for you then take the next step and tell our hiring committee the reasons why. Please submit a resume and cover letter to Erik Wells, Assistant Town Manager at ewells@willistonvt.org. This position is open until filled, but the preferred deadline for applying is Friday, January 24, 2020.

The Town offers an excellent benefits package. EOE.

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LIVABLE STREETS PROGRAM MANAGER Local Motion, Vermont’s nonprofit whose mission is to make biking and walking a way of life, is seeking a Manager for its Livable Streets Program. A key member of the LM team, the ideal candidate will have expertise in transportation or urban planning and a knack for community engagement. Come help us lead change throughout Vermont.

For full job descriptions and how to apply visit localmotion.org/join_our_team

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FUSE IS HIRING

Vermont Afterschool is seeking a dynamic, self-directed, organized & team-oriented individual to lead an initiative in youth resilience. This project includes supporting interventions that increase protective factors for youth through trauma-informed practices, out-of-school time activities, family engagement & community-based efforts.

A critical element of the project will include informing Vermont communities about how to help all children grow to become resilient through different ages & developmental phrases, ensuring that all have strong healthy brains, meaningful relationships, and supportive networks.

Campus Marketing Coordinators

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This is an excellent opportunity to join our strong, nimble, and highly-effective team at Vermont Afterschool. We believe in working hard, holding high standards, and bringing positive energy to all that we do. We love our 1/7/20 7/1/19 10:34 5:50 PM AM work and care deeply about the children, youth, and families in every Vermont community.

This is a full-time position (40 hours/week) based out of our office in South Burlington with travel required statewide. Expected compensation level starts at $25/ hour and depends on experience and qualifications.

CURRENT JOB OPENINGS These positions will remain open until filled.

• Full-Time, School-Year LPN at Middle School For more information, see the full job description online • Full-Time, Full-Year Custodian at: vermontafterschool.org/about/employment.

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For more details on open positions, visit schoolspring.com.

Keyword: South Burlington School District, or contact Sarah McNally, HR Employment Coordinator, at 802-652-7255 or smcnally@sbschools.net. EOE.

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The Vermont Judiciary is looking for a temporary part-time Court Officer. The position provides security and ensures safety to courthouse occupants, as well as oversight of courtroom operations.

Located in Burlington, VT. High School graduate and two years in a responsible position required. Starting pay $17.11 per hour.

Open until filled. Equal opportunity employer.

Candidates shall submit a complete and up-to-date Judicial Branch Application and resume. An electronic version of the Application may be found at: vermontjudiciary. org/employment-opportunities/staff-openings.

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VERMONT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

VEDA’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has the broad responsibility for the Authority’s financial operations.

This position reports directly to the CEO and is a member of VEDA’s Executive Management Team.

The CFO provides forward looking strategic thinking for the Authority’s financial planning, accounting, internal controls over financial reporting, capital planning, contingency funding, investment portfolio management, stress testing, forecasting and overall asset/liability management. The CFO prepares and presents monthly financial reports to the Board.

For a complete job description visit veda.org or call 802-828-5627.

Email cover letter and resume to: Cheryl Houchens, Chief Risk and Resources Officer chouchens@veda.org VEDA offers a competitive salary and benefits package and is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.

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DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Growing nonprofit environmental association (vtruralwater.org) needs part-time employee to handle financial management and human resources administration. Must be detail-oriented and able to work independently. Responsibilities will include: budgeting, payroll, billing and office administration. Strong computer skills and ability to learn new software essential; experience with Fund E-Z a plus. Ideal candidate would be familiar with the administrative requirements, cost principles and audit processes for federal awards.

We offer a casual work environment and flexible scheduling. Approximately 20-30 hours/week. Please send cover letter and resume to: vrwa@vtruralwater.org.

Position open until filled.

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vtcenterforanxietycare.com Send cover letter and resume to:

Paul Foxman, Ph.D., 86 Lake Street, Burlington, VT 05401 or email:

paulfoxman@aol.com

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The position is listed at: phoenixhousenecareers. e3applicants.com/careers/Chemical-DependencyProfessional--South-Burlington-VT-144.

Other duties include: • Meeting with clients to evaluate their health and substance problem • Identifying issues & creating goals and treatment plans • Teaching clients coping mechanisms • Leading group therapy sessions • Ability to prepare and maintain required documentation.

• Ability to work within the confines of a corrections facility.

• EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s Degree or higher preferred from an accredited institution or equivalent combination of knowledge and experience.

to work with communities in Franklin & Grand Isle Counties

Specific projects may include, but are not limited to: municipal comprehensive plan and bylaw updates, development review, grant writing and administration, project management, regional plan development, and state and federal policy review. This position may range from assistant to senior level depending on the candidate.

The ideal candidate has knowledge and skills in municipal and regional land use planning and development. Experience in community development, project management and grant writing is a plus. This position requires effective written and verbal communication skills, the ability to work in a team environment and independently, and a strong customer service ethic. Regular night meetings will be expected and a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation are required.

NRPC offers an excellent benefit package and a flexible work environment with a dynamic and friendly staff. For more details see: nrpcvt.com/employment. Send resume and three references to: Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Northwest Regional Planning Commission, 75 Fairfield Street, St. Albans, VT, 05478, or email cdimitruk@nrpcvt.com. Interviews will begin in mid-January. This position will remain open until filled.

NRPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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FULL TIME

We are looking for a full-time Events Manager to execute large-scale events, including the iconic Kelly Brush Ride.

You will be responsible for managing events in Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Colorado, and California that host over 2,000 people and growing. You will work closely with the entire team to set strategy, build partnerships, execute worldclass events, and be a champion of our mission.

Responsibilities: • Manage all logistics relating to fundraising events, interacting with vendors, volunteers, attendees, and hosts • Plan and manage all local friend-raising events • Assist with development operations associated with events and other fundraising campaigns

Requirements: • At least 3 years of large-scale event management experience • Proven success in developing partnerships • Superior verbal communication, writing, and interpersonal skills • A passionate commitment to our mission This position includes some national travel as well as evening and weekend events.

Send resume and cover letter to cheryl@kellybrushfoundation.org

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Phoenix House of New England has a full time position open in South Burlington! A chemical dependency professional is a support system for people with drug and alcohol problems. We work with individuals on how to modify their behavior with the intention of full recovery.

Because clients are susceptible to relapses, we work with clients on an on-going basis.

EVENTS MANAGER

The Vermont Center for Anxiety Care, a psychology private practice directed

by Paul Foxman, Ph.D., on the Burlington waterfront, has an opening for licensed psychotherapist (M.A., MSW, Ph.D, LCMHC) or masters degree intern. Child therapy experience desirable.

Collaborative group with holistic approach and multiple specialties. Clinical supervision

by Dr. Foxman towards licensure and business coaching provided as needed.

Visit web site:

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Do you want to make a difference in the opioid epidemic? Do you want to be a leader? We are seeking a Clinical Director to work at one of Howard Center’s award-winning addiction programs, Chittenden Clinic. We are a large Opioid Treatment Program in Chittenden County, serving 1,000 patients. Our Medical Director, John Brooklyn, is a 2019 recipient of the Nyswander-Dole award for his contribution to the field of OUD treatment. We have a harm reduction orientation, use evidencebased interventions, and have a dedicated group of professionals using an inter-disciplinary team approach to client care. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated history of program and clinical leadership, experience with medication-assisted treatment; have a client-centered orientation and familiarity with Vermont’s hub and spoke model.

Master’s degree in social work, counseling or psychology plus LADC required. Full-time, benefits eligible position.

Howard Center has excellent benefits, including 36 days of combined time off (and increasing with years of service) medical, dental, FSA and 401K, etc. For more information and to apply, please visit howardcentercareers.org.

Howard Center is proud to be an E.O.E. The agency’s culture and service delivery is strengthened by the diversity of its workforce. Minorities, people of color & persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

EOE/TTY. Visit “About Us” to review Howard Center’s EOE policy.

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Engaging minds that change the world

Seeking a position with a quality employer? Consider The University of Vermont, a stimulating and diverse workplace. We offer a comprehensive benefit package including tuition remission for on-going, full-time positions.

Collection Development Librarian - University Libraries #F1543PO - The University of Vermont seeks a Collection Development Librarian to lead the university libraries in transforming the management of collection development. This position reports to the Director of Collection Management Services and works closely with librarians and subject liaisons across UVM’s three libraries: Howe Library, Dana Medical Library, and Silver Special Collections Library.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead major changes. Immediate priorities include reviewing and consolidating collection development budgets; building and chairing a team to oversee collection development across the UVM libraries; working with library colleagues, consultants, and a faculty advisory committee to develop a unified print management strategy; building consensus around major, upcoming decisions regarding big-deal packages; attending to the professional development of direct reports and creating plans for continuous learning; and cultivating within the collection development unit a genuine sense of belonging and an atmosphere of collegiality. The Collection Development Librarian supervises a team of Acquisitions and Collection Development staff.

Candidates are required to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae and contact information for three references. The search will remain open until the position is filled. For best consideration, complete applications should be received no later than January 31, 2020.

For further information on this position and others currently available, or to apply online, please visit www.uvmjobs.com. Applicants must apply for positions electronically. Paper resumes are not accepted. Open positions are updated daily. Please call 802-656-3150 or email employment@uvm. edu for technical support with the online application.

The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Seven Days Corporation, developer of nutritional FoodScience Issue: 1/8 supplements for humans and pets, is seeking: Due: 1/6 by noon • Size: PRODUCTION 3.83 x 5.25MANAGER • Cost: SHIPPING PICKING & PACKING $476.85 (with 1 week online) AGENT Production Manager position requires a Bachelor’s Degree or 1-2 years related experience, or equivalent combination of education & experience.

Packing Agent will have a High School Diploma or GED and must be able to lift up to 50lbs consistently.

FoodScience Corporation offers a competitive wage and comprehensive benefits package. If you are passionate and committed about helping people and their pets live healthier lives every day, apply today!

Submit resumes to Human Resources, hr@foodsciencecorp.com or at 929 Harvest Lane, Williston, VT 05495.

FoodScience Corporation is an E.O.E. & prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, parental status, crime victims or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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A Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or construction related field and at least ten years of construction management experience are preferred.

Experience managing projects ranging from $1-15 million desired.

Bread Loaf offers a competitive salary and benefits package including health, dental and vision plans, short and long term disability plans, an HRA, a flexible spending plan, life insurance, paid vacation and a 401(k) plan with employer match. Visit our website at www.breadloaf.com for a full company description.

To apply online: http://www.breadloaf.com/contact/careers Please send resume to: resumes@breadloaf.com

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The Converse Home, an Assisted Living Community located in downtown Burlington, is looking for the right individual to fulfill the role of Dining Room Manager. This team member will oversee all aspects of the front of house operations serving 70 residents.

This position has full benefits package, vacation time and starting salary minimum $19.00 per hour.

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Our Project Managers are key members of our integrated project management teams – providing support through design and taking the lead through construction. Ideal candidates will be deep in construction knowledge, a schedule wizard, able to balance multiple projects, a collaborative team player and have a customer service focus as well.

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Join the senior leadership team of passionate innovators at the Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS), a nonprofit nationally recognized as a model for our successful program outcomes. COTS provides prevention resources, emergency shelter, support services, and housing for those without homes or at risk of becoming homeless.

COTS seeks a Director of Programming & Social Services to lead a dynamic team of program coordinators who oversee our homeless prevention, rapid re-housing, transitional housing, and shelter services. This position is responsible for activities, operations and evaluation of our programs, including grant compliance. The Director also effectively collaborates with community partners. Reporting to the Executive Director, this position is a critical and integral part of the leadership team.

Master’s Degree in Social Work or related field required, as well as a minimum of 5 years of experience supervising social service staff and programs. Demonstrated leadership in program development also required.

This is a full time position with benefits. Critical thinkers, resourceful problem solvers, and results-focused leaders are encouraged to apply. Please submit your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements to jobs@cotsonline.org to receive best consideration. EOE.

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Training/Recruiting/ Hiring of service staff • Excellent communicator • Collaborative work with the team to provide the level of service our residents expect & deserve • Provides coaching, counseling, & discipline to staff • Staff scheduling

Requirements: • Prior management experience.

• Previous work experience in food service.

• Desire to work with the elderly.

• ServSafe Certifiedpreferred.

• Prior work in assisted/ memory care- preferred Please apply online at conversehome.com or send your resume to kellie@conversehome.com.

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COMMUNITY, EDUCATIONAL & PERSONAL SUPPORT We are seeking an energetic, athletic, well-disciplined individual to support an autistic young adult male in Burlington, VT. You will be out in the community daily, assisting him with his volunteer work, attending events where you will meet up with his peers and their support staff, and doing active life activities such as hiking, scootering, dancing, etc. You will also help him in all aspects of his personal care while out in the community and in his home. He is a gifted singer so your musical talents are a plus!

A four-year degree is required, as well as a valid driver’s license.

This is a full time position 8:30am - 4:00pm Monday through Friday. Pay is $25 per hour. At all times you will work as a team with one other staff member. This is not short-term as our employees generally stay for 2+ years.

Please send your RESUME, THREE REFERENCES and a LETTER OF INTEREST to: mgeorge@uvm.edu.

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PREPRESS SPECIALIST

HERE’S HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’RE THE RIGHT FIT: • You start your own engine. Unlike large print shops (but with the same major technology and tools), Villanti offers a self-motivated, growth-oriented specialist the opportunity to lead and take ownership of the prepress process from start to finish.

• Color is your second language. You have an ultra-keen eye for and understanding of color management — from producing to interpreting, matching, and maintaining color across multiple platforms.

• You’re a glutton for details. You confidently switch from evaluating job specifications and estimate details to optimizing layout mechanical files based on specifications and quality criteria.

• Your approach is a blend of art and science. You’ve mastered the Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat). And if you have hands-on experience with Kodak Prinergy and the mechanisms of offset and digital printing and finishing processes — from paper, imposition, and print and finish — even better.

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Depending on the candidate, Villanti is open to multiple interpretations of this role: • Color specialists interested in learning prepress • Graphic designers who want to learn all aspects of the printing industry, & provide design services in-house • Candidates with experience in large format (banners, posters, wraps, etc.)

• Production design specialists looking to extend their skills into the world of commercial printing prepress For more information: Villanti.com/employment.

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We are seeking a Program Specialist for the Direct Loan Origination Department.

The Program Specialist manages the on-boarding of applicants from across the nation who are seeking financing for manufactured homes.

Starting pay is $18.51/hr and includes a defined benefit/ pension plan; holiday, vacation & sick leave; medical, dental & vision insurance; basic life/AD&D insurance, college tuition reimbursement; and others.

Schedule: Monday-Thursday, 10:00am-9:00pm For full job description go to our website, www.credithuman.com.

OR please contact: careers@credithuman.com Lance Boardman, MH Direct Operations & Systems Manager, Office: (877) 475-6852 x 2604.

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Before someone goes bungee jumping, an expert methodically fastens the participant to the cord.

Well, one hopes.

As printing professionals, why would we approach our business any differently? We’re seeking a prepress pro who will treat our products with the same attention to detail, quality, and accuracy as a bungee jumping operator right before he shouts, “jump!” Or, in our case, “print!”

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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIMS TRAINEE

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Vermont League of Cities & Towns

Are you interested in joining a mission-driven organization and team of dedicated colleagues? We seek a claims professional to serve our municipal membership within VLCT’s self-insured property, casualty, and workers’ compensation pool.

We will consider candidates with various levels of workers’ compensation experience or will consider training an appropriate entry level candidate.

This key position provides expertise to members for claims underwritten by the VLCT Property and Casualty Intermunicipal Fund (PACIF) trust.

Knowledge of claim principles and law, especially workers’ compensation, is preferred but not required; familiarity with risk pooling and/or local government is helpful. This position requires a high degree of independent decision making, time management skills, and an ability to multi-task.

REQUIREMENTS • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills and the ability to analyze information; • Valid Vermont driver’s license; • Some in-state travel and some evening hours, such as meeting with members and injured workers and attending mediations, hearings, or selectboard meetings.

Hiring salary range is commensurate with experience. A detailed job ad and description is posted at vlct.org/classifieds.

VLCT offers a quality workplace in downtown Montpelier and an excellent total compensation package. Please email cover letter, resume, and 3 professional references to jobsearch@vlct.org with WC Claims as subject. Review begins immediately.

Applications accepted until position filled. E.O.E.

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New Year’s Resolution: To work where you feel good about what you do, enjoy your job, receive a comprehensive benefits package, and feel a deep sense of appreciation from your employer.

Champlain Community Services, named a “Best Places to Work in Vermont 2019,” wants you to be a part of our team. Current openings for Direct Support Professionals, Shared Living Providers and Service Coordinators offer opportunities to make a positive impact on someone’s life, and in yours.

Work at CCS & support, and live, our mission: “to build a community where everyone participates and belongs.”

Be a part of it and apply today at www.ccs-vt.org.

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Community Banker

There is no better time to join NSB’s team!

Northfield Savings Bank, founded in 1867, is the largest banking institution headquartered in Vermont. We are looking for professionals to join our team as a Community Banker for our College Street Branch and for a Community Banker – Floating for Chittenden County. As a Community Banker-Floating you will have the opportunity to work in multiple branches within our Chittenden County region. Both positions offer an excellent opportunity to work for an established and growing premier Vermont mutual savings bank.

Job Responsibilities & Requirements • The Community Banker will be responsible for receiving and processing customers’ financial transactions, matching customers’ needs with appropriate products and services, protecting customer information and maintaining customer confidentiality. We are looking for candidates who will consistently provide outstanding customer service, has excellent communication skills, and will build rapport and develop relationships with our valued customers. A high school diploma, general education degree (GED) or equivalent is required.

Opportunity for growth • The Community Banker position offers room for growth and the opportunity to learn about the banking industry. The successful candidates will enjoy a wide variety of changing duties and build relationships with our valued customers. We offer a comprehensive Community Banker training program to assist with learning the fundamentals of this position.

What NSB can offer you • NSB offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, profit sharing and a matching 401(K) retirement program.

NSB also offers professional development opportunities, and a positive work environment supported by a team culture. NSB has ten paid holidays. Northfield Savings Bank hours of operation are Monday – Thursday, generally 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Northfield Savings Bank appreciates that their employees need to enjoy time with family, friends and community on the weekends.

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker

TRAINER

Be part of a unique community resource!

Make a difference in the lives of others as part of Vermont’s only federally granted Homeless Healthcare Program! CHCB’s Safe Harbor Health Center is seeking a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to provide brief intervention and longer term clinical social work services, including individual therapy, to patients experiencing homelessness.

This full time job requires experience training adults and knowledge of child development and child abuse prevention.

Candidate must have reliable transportation.

Preferred: MA degree, Northern Lights Registered Instructor.

EOE.

Learn more about this position and how to apply at chcb.org/careers.

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College Street Burlington & Chittenden County - Floating

Please submit your application and resume in confidence to: Careers@nsbvt.com (Preferred). Or mail: Northfield Savings Bank, Human Resources, P.O. Box 7180, Barre, VT 05641-7180 Equal Opportunity Employer/Member FDIC

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The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts seeks applicants for a full-time Staff Accountant to join our team and be a part of northern New England’s premier performing arts center.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

flynncenter.org/about-us/employment-andinternship-opportunities.html Please submit application materials to: Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Human Resources Department 153 Main Street Burlington, Vermont 05401

or email HResources@flynncenter.org No phone calls, please. EOE

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The Staff Accountant assists the Finance Department in all phases of accounting procedures. At least five years of relevant experience, along with knowledge of general account procedures, ability to analyze and interpret basic financial and accounting records, experience in Microsoft Excel, and excellent communication skills are required. Reconciling, monitoring, analyzing, and processing transactions to and from multiple sources are the Staff Accountant’s main responsibilities. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, data driven, and work well with customers and co-workers while multi-tasking and prioritizing a busy workflow.

For a detailed job description and more information, visit our website at:

Resume and three References to: pcavt@pcavt.org, or

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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT The Keewaydin Foundation seeks to hire an Associate Director of Development, a key member of the successful Keewaydin Foundation Development Team. This staff member is responsible for managing specific projects in the areas of fundraising, communications, and constituent relations (e.g., donor, alumni, parent, and friend relations).

Learn more about the skills and responsibilities at: keewaydin.org/open-jobannouncement-associatedirector-of-development.

Applicants will need to send a resume, one writing sample and a list of 3 references to Mary L. Welz at mary@keewaydin.org by February 1, 2020. Finalists will be scheduled for in-person interviews, including a short on-site writing assignment.

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Berlin

There is no better time to join the NSB team!

Northfield Savings Bank, founded in 1867, is the largest banking institution headquartered in Vermont. We are looking for a professional to join our team as a HR Senior Trainer in our Berlin Operations Center. This position offers a strong opportunity to work for an established and growing premier Vermont mutual savings bank.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES & REQUIREMENTS • The HR Senior Trainer will be responsible for working with the SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer to build the organization’s depth by developing staff for future positions. This individual will design and develop creative learning solutions that include but are not limited to eLearning, classroom, virtual classes, train-the-trainer, and blended learning solutions. We are looking for someone who is highly collaborative, possesses strong presentation and communication skills, and has a passion for employee development • Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in business or communications and five to seven years of training and employee development experience.

For more information or to apply, please contact Eva at egriffin@ccs-vt.org, or call 802-655-0511 x102.

If you are looking to expand your career as a trainer, come join our team!

WHAT NSB CAN OFFER YOU • NSB offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, profit sharing, matching 401(K) retirement program, professional development opportunities, and a positive work environment supported by a team culture.

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Seeking experienced individuals to support a dynamic woman with a quick wit and energetic personality. She loves cars, animals, and a range of indoor and outdoor physical activities. The ideal staff will have clear communication skills, patience, and the ability to set strong boundaries.

Experience with working with complex individuals is preferred. Shifts are at her home and the community in 24-hour shifts, including asleep overnights in a private, furnished bedroom. Compensation is $250 per day.

HR Senior Trainer

Northfield Savings Bank hours of operation are Monday through Friday generally 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please submit your application and resume in confidence to: Careers@nsbvt.com (Preferred)

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CLIENT SERVICES COORDINATOR Are you looking for meaningful and rewarding work? Do you like helping people?

Armistead Senor Care, a premier provider of in-home, nonmedical caregiver services, is looking to add a compassionate, detail oriented, and reliable person to our team.

The Client Services Coordinator is a key member of our team and is responsible for helping Armistead retain longterm clients as well as caregivers.

• Ability to manage complex schedules with customer focus • Can change gears easily using timely decision making • Computer competency • Welcomes collaboration with peers • Approachable through proven communication skills • A positive attitude • Associate's Degree or two years of scheduling experience in health care preferred Please submit resume and cover letter to: Samantha@armisteadinc.com

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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1/3/20

Vermont Legal Aid is reopening its search for a full-time CFO to work in its Burlington office.

The CFO is responsible for the overall financial operations of a large non-profit law firm and its partner organization with over 85 employees and annual combined budgets of $9 million.

4:25 PM Must be able to prepare and analyze financial statements, make budget projections, provide guidance on critical financial matters, and clearly communicate results to the Executive Director and staff. Duties include: grant and contract compliance and reporting; preparation of overall program and contract budgets; organizational cash flow and forecasting; long-term financial planning with the Executive Director; leading the process for annual audit and Form 990 filing; and supervision of accounting and human resources staff.

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Qualifications: Minimum of a four-year degree in accounting or related field; advanced accounting degree (MPA/CPA) preferred; minimum of eight years of experience in accounting and/or financial management, preferably in a non-profit setting; demonstrated proficiency with Excel and Abila MIP or equivalent fund accounting software program.

Excellent fringe benefits including 4 weeks’ paid vacation per year.

Starting salary: $88,297+ DOE. Email your cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references to: Eric Avildsen, Executive Director, c/o Betsy Whyte (bwhyte@vtlegalaid.org) by January 24, 2020.

VLA is an equal opportunity employer committed to cultural competency in order to effectively serve our increasingly diverse client community. Applicants are encouraged to share in their cover letter how they can further this goal. Visit our website for more information and complete application instructions.

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WHERE YOU AND YOUR WORK MATTER...

INSURANCE EXAMINER I & II – MONTPELIER The Department of Financial Regulation seeks an independent, organized person with effective communication skills to assist with the review of regulatory applications and financial solvency monitoring of VT insurance companies. Review and analysis of applications to ensure compliance with criteria for company authorization and financial standards. Review of renewal applications an annual registration for compliance with Department criteria. Oversees the collection of renewal documents and fees for over 1,000 Vermonters. For more information contact Karen Ducharme at karen.ducharme@vermont.gov.

Please Note: This position is being recruited at multiple levels. If you would like to be considered for more than one level, you MUST apply to the specific Job Requisition: Job ID # 4401 or 4421.

Status: Full Time. Application Deadline: January 12, 2020.

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CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER ASSISTANT JOB DESCRIPTION

The State of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity Employer

As the Executive Assistant, you will provide a wide range of day to day administrative support to the Chief Operating Officer, COO, Next Generation Operating Model (NGOM) and their respective team.

RESPONSIBILITIES the COO to achieve business objectives by understanding and anticipating the • Proactively support priorities and needs of each person. Able to take initiative and understand the COO needs in advance

Basin Harbor is HiringWork Where you Play!

Basin Harbor is a 150-room historic resort composed of 700 pristine acres on the shores of Lake Champlain. Our benefits for non-seasonal staff include comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, a 401k, significant paid time off, access to resort amenities, and a supportive and fun team of co-workers. Diversity helps us build a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

EXECUTIVE CHEF Basin Harbor seeks a full-time, year-round Executive Chef responsible for the daily operation and overall culinary vision of the resort/restaurant kitchens.

Responsibilities also include hiring and supervising culinary managers and line level staff. The Executive Chef will guide day-to-day operations and strategy, bringing innovation, efficiency, and the highest standard of food quality and presentation to the resort.

This position is an integral part of the overall success of Basin Harbor. The ideal candidate will lead the department from a passionate, supportive, and team focused perspective and will collaborate with the General Manager and Director of Finance in creating and monitoring the culinary budget.

Product Development Mechanical Designer, R&D for Hot Runner

with a strong ability to collaborate and bring ideas and opinions forward

• Plan and proactively organize activities such as travel, facilities, on-site and off-campus meetings Product Development Mechanical Designer, R&D for Hot Runner JOB DESCRIPTION: and associated materials, schedules and calendaring

JOB DESCRIPTION: • Ability to interact positively with various levels within the entire global organization Responsible for developing injection molding machinery sub-systems in a dynamic, fun and engaging environment.

Responsible for developing injection molding machinery sub-systems in a dynamic, fun and engaging environment.

Within a team environment, and with a high sense of ownership you will invent, concept, design and implement new • Act as a focal point for communications within the NGOM team solutions and products that improve hot runner value, performance, cost, lead-time and/or application range.

Within a team environment, and with a high sense of ownership you will invent, concept, design and implement new maintain and analyze team metrics, budget and spend as it relates to travel, • Ability to monitor, RESPONSIBILITIES: Basin Harbor has an immediate opening for a fullteam member expenses and office supplies • Concept, Design and Engineer innovative hot runner products using a systematic approach and solid engineering solutions and products that improve hot runner value, performance, cost, lead-time and/or application range. principles time, year-round Human Resources Manager. The • Participate in various meetings as required by the COO • Evaluate design thru simulations (FEA and CFD) and prototyping

• Design of test models, test cells, for the verification and validation of design concepts desired candidate has a background in the hospitality • Maintain secure and confidential information and records, including confidential hiring requests • Analyze large datasets and make data driven decisions or recommendations industry with experience recruiting and developing • Contribute to the formulation of business cases and product definitions and the coordination of those activities RESPONSIBILITIES: • Support business commercialization phases teams and managing other key HR functions. The May participate in or lead continuous improvement or isolated service issue activities • Draft and prepare•letters, memos, reports, organizational charts and presentations • Create and manage development project plans & budget • • Concept, Design and Engineer innovative hot runner products using a systematic approach and solid engineering resort hires 300 seasonal staff annually and provides May participate in• orFormally communicate project status and health during the development stage lead continuous improvement activities and lead special projects as required housing for more than half of its workforce so there

principles TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE: are many moving pieces. Must be a self-starter, adept • Advanced CAD user in modeling and detailing techniques (GD&T) QUALIFICATIONS • Strong background and knowledge in mechanical design, stress analysis, fluid dynamics and heat transfer • • Evaluate design thru simulations (FEA and CFD) and prototyping communicator, and demonstrate strong critical Proficient in use of Finite Element Analysis (Thermal & structural) and CFD tools Associate’s degree• preferred • Solid understanding of manufacturing, joining and assembly processes of precision machinery thinking skills. Requirements include a BA/BS, and 3-5 8-10 years of relevant Executive Assistant experience • • Design of test models, test cells, for the verification and validation of design concepts • Ability to analyze, compile and report on large dataset analysis using statistical tools years’ experience in a busy human resources office.

• Proven ability to analyze and solve complex technical problems with innovative solutions • Advanced working• knowledge of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype, Outlook, Visio) Strong sense of project ownership and in meeting established commitments • • Analyze large datasets and make data driven decisions or recommendations

For more information and to apply, please visit Ensures the most optimum values and ethics, as the role is privy to confidential information EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS: basinharbor.com/jobs.

University degree in Mechanical Engineering (B.A.Sc. and/or M.Sc.) • • Contribute to the formulation of business cases and product definitions pertaining to compensation and executive organizational matters • 5 or more years design experience in a related industry preferred.

Solid communication skills, both verbal and written • • Support business commercialization phases • Illustrates strong problem-solving skills and good judgment • • May participate in or lead continuous improvement or isolated service issue activities ATTENTION RECRUITERS: Demonstrates both tact and ability to respect confidentiality 8t-BasinHarbor010820.indd 1 1/3/20 • Ability to multi-task effectively in a fast-paced environment • Create and manage development project plans & budget POST YOUR JOBS AT: SEVENDAYSVT.COM/POSTMYJOB • Strong attention to detail, organizational skills & ability to be flexible through changing priorities Formally communicate project status and health during the development stage • Apply PRINT DEADLINE: NOON ON MONDAYS online today at husky.co or email resume to miltontalent@husky.ca. E.O.E. (INCLUDING HOLIDAYS)

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FOR RATES & INFO: MICHELLE BROWN, TECHNICAL/PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE: 802-865-1020 X21, • Advanced CAD user in modeling and detailing techniques (GD&T) MICHELLE@SEVENDAYSVT.COM

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